Becoming Who You Truly Are!
Welcome to the Becoming Who You Truly Are podcast! We all come into the world as unique personalities. Personalities that come from a part of us which existed before we were born and continue long after death. But while we’re on Earth, with all its joys and wonders and mountains and waterfalls and people and animals and rainforests, well, it seems like we get so excited by the playground that we forget that deepest part of ourselves. And we start to live life from a less true place. And then, slowly, slowly, the merry go round stops spinning and things get real difficult. I started my YouTube channel almost two years ago because I wanted to help myself and others rediscover who we truly are. Because I believe that when we become who we truly are, we reconnect to our deepest creativity and vitality and we’re able to make a better life for ourselves and others. Through my YouTube channel, I’ve shown you places around the world and shared how they helped me reconnect to and become more of my deepest self. Now, in this podcast, I’m going to bring in people: the people who have helped me in my journey to becoming more of who I am. People who are walking their own gloriously imperfect path to authenticity. People that I admire, respect, and want to introduce to you! My hero, Carl Jung, once wrote that, ”The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are,” and I hope that through this podcast, we’ll all learn a little more about how to live life the best we can. Not as others see fit, not as prescribed by a doctor or society or expectations, but as pure and unique as possible! Becoming Who You Truly Are is, in a way, the simplest thing in the world, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Therefore, it’s super helpful to have good companions along the quest, and that’s exactly how I hope you’ll think of me and my guests! I can’t promise a bed of roses in this podcast, but I can promise to engage your curiosity, make you laugh, and have conversations that provide you with the flexibility to see life in a new light! Together, we’ll laugh, cry, and everything in between as we explore how to create a life of deep meaning and authenticity. So, whether you’re tuning in on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, thanks for your support, and together, let’s go further down the journey of becoming who we truly are!
Episodes
Call me! This week, I’m THRILLED to be speaking with Gary Lachman, who played bass guitar for the iconic rock group Blondie before embarking upon a successful legacy as a biographer of major figures in philosophy, psychology, and mysticism.
Gary and I begin by discussing his wonderful book Jung the Mystic, which I stumbled upon in a library several years ago.
Then, we talk about the turning points in Gary’s life story: comic book...
This week Nancy Walker (retired professor of voice at UNC Greensboro) and I talk about proud memories during her 33 year teaching career as well as life lessons from marriage, motherhood, and her Quaker faith.
In this episode, Nancy shares three important turning points in her journey to letting her life speak authentically: taking a big leap in changing her major from English to music in undergraduate studies, meeting her husband...
This week my gym buddy KC Andersen joins the podcast to talk about turning points in his life that helped him grow into a more authentic version of himself.
In this episode, KC gets real about how losing his mom at an early age helped him understand personal responsibility, how a brain injury helped him appreciate life more, and how having kids taught him the true meaning of priorities and sacrifice.
KC and I have a lot of fun with...
Originally from Orange County, California, Courtney Draughon ended up seeing the world through the Air Force before meeting my nephew and having a beautiful baby boy!
In this episode, Courtney and I reminisce on our first impressions of each other as well as our recent time together in Doha, Qatar, where she currently lives.
We talk about her childhood in Orange County, California, and her high school years.
Courtney shares about h...
This week I'm joined by my longtime friend Mickey Peters who has seen me through all sorts of ups, downs, and sideways turns over the last decade of my life!
In this episode, Mickey gets real about how his college years helped him go from an intellectual understanding of God to a real, intimate relationship with his Higher Power.
Mickey courageously shares about how a marital affair helped him develop a deeper relationship with him...
My childhood piano teacher Kristen Anderson has created a powerful legacy through her holistic methods that teach students how to laugh at ourselves, to just breathe when we get nervous, and that our value and worth is NOT tied to our talent.
In this episode, Kristen and I reminisce on her first impressions of me as a sixth grader and her childhood working in tobacco fields with her highly musical family, as well as in depth discus...
My amazing friend Tushar Niras used curiosity to fuel his rise from the slums of Mumbai to jobs in Google and Amazon!
In this episode, Tushar and I discuss the meaning of his name and tattoo, what life was like in his childhood village, and how life changed when his family moved to the slums of Mumbai.
We talk about his culture shock in moving from a village of 1,000 people to one of the biggest cities in the world, how he didn't...
My childhood best friend Morgan Thompson and I take a trip down memory lane! Morgan and I reminisce on how there wasn’t a time we don’t remember being friends, we remember showing animals during our 4-H days, and share memories from church youth group, and spill the beans on a very memorable night at a Kelly Clarkson concert!
We open up about how as teenagers we hid parts of who we truly were and how lucky we felt to be each other’...
Hardeep Phull, M.D. (cancer doctor, pilot, girl dad) shares his journey to becoming himself up to this point in his life.
He opens up about his path to becoming a medical doctor, including his mom's career as an oncology nurse, volunteering at the VA as a teenager, being rejected from medical school and how that shaped his journey, and how the financial support of Cleveland Clinic's endowment helped him choose his interest in oncol...
Welcome to the Becoming Who You Truly Are podcast!
We all come into the world as unique personalities. Personalities that come from a part of us which existed before we were born and continue long after death.
But while we’re on Earth, with all its joys and wonders and mountains and waterfalls and people and animals and rainforests, well, it seems like we get so excited by the playground that we forget that deepest part of ourselve...
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