On today’s episode, we venture back to the lands of the Jicarilla Apache people up in northern New Mexico and speak with a young Indigenous role model and aspiring nurse. We talk about her upbringing on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation, her love for family, powwows, all things Apache and her journey to becoming the 55th Miss Indian New Mexico. If y…

On today’s episode, I would like to share a story with you about our beloved, trickster, and fellow brother, Coyote. As we all know, Coyote is a tricky, sly, mischievous, envious, and vain creature that gets himself into situations to fulfill his simple desire of being the envy of the animal world. Often driven by vanity, greed, jealousy and hunger…

On March 17th 2024, the Life of a Dog on the Rez turned 2! Over the past 2 years, I released episodes of funny, cringeworthy, and inspirational stories from our beloved Pueblo homelands and Turtle Island, with truly amazing, funny, and inspirational individuals that I have had the absolute pleasure having a conversation with. Many share their, upbr…

“Welcome to the "Life of a Dog on the Rez”, Podcast a place where we share funny, cringe-worthy, and inspirational stories from our beloved Pueblo homelands. Stories that uplift the soul, provide us hope, and heal our spirits, I’m your host Michael and I am so happy that you joined me today. I'm back, your friendly neighborhood Rez Dog. First off, …

On today’s episode, I speak with another inspirational Indigenous runner, mother, coach and veteran of the armed services. We journey through her life as a young child growing up on the rez, going into the military, experiencing things that changed the world, all the while holding on to her core values taught by her parents, grandparents and commun…

Today we journey outside the Pueblo realm and head to Oklahoma by way of Tualatin, Oregon. I had the pleasure of having a wonderful conversation with another funny and inspirational Indigenous runner, mother, adventurer, and all-around amazing person; Birdie. Come journey with me through her upbringing in the Pacific Northwest, growing up, as she p…

Thank you for joining me today and listening to part 2 of my wonderful conversation, with my sister, Shayai. In part one, we journeyed with Shayai through the Miss Indian World competition, becoming the eventual titleholder in 1997. If you haven’t listened to episode 26 “My sister” MIW, my interview with Shayai Lucero, please take a listen to get c…

On today's episode, I bring you part one of my conversation with my good friend and sister, the former Miss Indian World 1997, Shayai Lucero. It must be pageant month, the current Miss Indian New Mexico graced the Rez Dog studios with her story on Episode 25. For my next interview, I have lined up, the Miss United States contestant Miss Rhode Islan…

Purpose-driven entrepreneurs, here's your fresh take on well-being. Many of us think we know what self-care is, but do we really? If you're like me, then you probably have an outdated understanding of it. It's time to cast away "should haves" and "good enoughs" in a conversation with Lisa Borden, founder of the Wellness Intelligence Collective. In …

The rules of mentorship have changed. Did you get the memo? I didn't. That is, until I read Eric Koester's new book, Super Mentors: The Ordinary Person's Guide to Asking Extraordinary People for Help. In this episode, Eric teaches us why the old approach to mentorship is no longer relevant, and what effective mentorship looks like today. Join us to…

Join me and thought leader Daniel Pink in a lively discussion debunking conventional wisdom on effective signage, the myth of who makes good sales people, a little know trick for smarter self-talk and some surprising science on the power of embracing your regrets. You'll learn about the four main regret categories - foundation, boldness, moral, and…

On today’s episode, I am honored and blessed to bring you my wonderful conversation with the 2022-23 Miss Indian New Mexico, Alysia Coriz. This interview was a long time coming, ever since I became a supporter of her cause and the advocacy work she does, bringing awareness and understanding of our beautiful pueblo way of life. Alysia shares her sto…

On today’s episode, I mix up my line up and bring you my conversation with a fellow Pueblo singer, shoemaker, language keeper, Dungeness crab loving brother, and all round nice guy from the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico. Phillip and I have know one another for quite sometime now, we share many of the same mutual family and friends. Phillip is a fa…

On today’s episode, I am super excited to bring you my first official interview request. One day, as I was minding my own business, I got a DM from a fan who gave the show a score of 10 war cries. Side note; the war cry scale is based on a 1 to 10 rating. 1 representing, a noble but mousy war cry and 10 representing, a war cry heard after a Norther…

On today’s episode, I bring you my conversation with a self-confessed superfan of the show. Amore started listening to the show at the beginning of the year, after hearing it mentioned on KUNM 89.9 FM, The Singing Wire radio program. She has helped me with some editing, scripting and even did a guest reading of the Rezdog haikus on episode 18, “Gra…

I am excited to bring you my conversation with Daphne Coriz from Kewa. (Santo Domingo Pueblo) Join Daphne on her journey of growing up on the reservation, her traditional upbringing, life's struggles, redemption and eventual creation of an amazing Indigenous owned business, but I will let her fill you in on all the details, so sit back, relax, get …

On today’s episode, I am excited to bring you my interview with another amazing, inspirational and funny Indigenous Pueblo woman. We talk about her years growing up on the reservation, her educational journey, career path, CrossFit and finally her amazing SFX content creation, but I’ll let her fill you in on all her amazingness. So sit back, relax,…

Today, I bring you my interview with a young, beautiful, talented, and self-confessed "Little Monster" from the Jicarilla Apache Nation. I've known Nicole ever since she was a baby and watched her grow into a strong, confident and independent Indigenous woman. She shares with us her journey of growing up on the reservation in Dulce, New Mexico, goi…

In this episode, I talk to Andrea Sampson who, through her work with Singularity U, has been coaching people who've been working on AI technologies for the better part of a decade. Andrea Sampson, is a TED speaker coach and founder of Talk Boutique, where she helps scientists, academics, roboticists, experts and anyone with an important mission and…

The Life of a Dog on the Rez podcast is a place where we share funny, cringe-worthy, and inspirational stories from our beloved Pueblo homelands. Stories that uplift the soul, provide us hope, and heal our spirits, I’m your host Michael, and I'm so happy that you are all my amazing and wonderful listeners from around the world. This podcast of mine…

Do you have a book, a passion project, or a business idea that is stuck in your head? Are you looking for a system to help move your creative ideas from the realm of the imagination to physical reality? If so, you’re going to love today's guest, Emily Tamaya Meyer. Emily teaches us that turning the chakras upside down is the path to creativity. Usu…

What if pursuing purposeful prosperity through fresh ideas was our best chance for creating a happier and healthier world? It’s a bold idea, and it’s the one behind season 2 of Thinking Vitamins... Find out about my Season 2 guests here: https://thinkingvitamins.podbean.com/p/season-2-guests/ Thank you for listening! If you enjoy the podcast, remem…

On today’s episode, I am excited to bring you several different styles of storytelling. Since our emergence, storytelling was always used to pass on cultural knowledge, ceremony, history, language, a form of entertainment and a guide for how the people were to exist in the upper world. We start off with the re-telling of two stories from the book "…

I am honored and blessed to share with you a wonderful conversation I had with Janice Lucero from Isleta Pueblo. Janice is the owner and operator of Cotton Blossom Gardens, a namesake of her Tiwa name "Tah-Khee-Pauff", meaning Cotton Blossom in the Tiwa language. I came to know of Janice through our mutual friend, he told me about several ideas and…

I am honored to have a young, strong, respectful, and humble Tamayame woman, Janiece Garcia come on my show today to share her life story of growing up on and off the reservation with you. Coming from three different tribal communities, Janiece explains how that has shaped who she has become and her journey of starting up a cookie company. The titl…

Today, I bring you my interview with my friend and brother Korey Herrera from the Pueblo of Cochiti, one of the 19 Pueblo tribes in the state of New Mexico. Korey and I go back a few years working with the youth from the surrounding communities. We collaborated on many projects bringing experiential learning to the students. Korey was the first per…

Today I'm honored to bring you my interview with Mrs. Alberta Lente of Isleta Pueblo. Alberta just celebrated her 100th year on mother earth back in July and is still going strong. I came to know Alberta through her grandson David who I became friends with after meeting him down in Phoenix at the Heard Museum Indian Market back in March of this yea…

Today I bring you a bonus episode as a follow up to my interview with my friend and fellow content creator Aisha Smith on her wonderful Podcast, "You’re on Mute with Aisha." As you know, I’m from the Pueblo of Tamaya born and raised, I explained to Aisha what I know about growing up on the reservation, the life path I have chosen and the inspiratio…

This week I’m playing for you an episode from another podcast i think you’d really like. The show is called You’re on Mute with Aisha, I had the opportunity to be interviewed by my friend and fellow content creator Aisha smith. In her words, Aisha was born at home in upstate New York in a very small town. She recently learned that the town got its …

Have you struggled with pain, be it physical, emotional, or mental? Have you lived with what feels like maybe more than your fair share of pain? There's a famous quote. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” But, if suffering is indeed optional, how do we reduce it? Through my 18 month journey of recovery after my car accident, I learned firs…

Do you ask yourself big questions like: Who am I? What is this world that I live in? What is my purpose in this world? These are important questions and answering them has everything to do with how abundant you will feel in your life. To feel abundant, is to feel as though you have as much of everything as you could possibly imagine. It is hard to …

The more you give, the more you get. It's an equation for abundance. The ultimate reason we seek abundance is to be fulfilled, and fulfillment is the return on our investment of giving. Whether you give a smile or a check, you will get something back. My guest this week on the Thinking Vitamins Podcast is David Hancock, Founder of Morgan James Publ…

You have toxins in your home. We all do...but what does that mean for you? There are no "nutritional labels" for household goods and you practically need a chemistry degree to know what's in things. As well, exposure to toxins can impact your sleep, focus, productivity and it may cause headaches, breathing issues, even weight gain. I've been increa…

Does it make sense that what we think on, we'll become? You can do it, if you prime your subconscious mind for what you want to happen. This week we explore with my guest Karen Lorre, a best-selling author who helps people transform pain into pleasure, how to reprogram your subconscious mind for what you want. Karen’s work has been endorsed by Deep…

I continue my interview with my brother Faron. We talk about covid, becoming grown ass men, language, culture, traditions, and of course powwow. Faron loves to sing and in this episode he shares several songs with us, some that he composed, and some that were given to the Rio Grande Singers. I truly appreciate his gift and his willingness to share.…

Do you feel like your life trajectory is rock solid or are you wondering how to get on the right track? This week we explore how to trust your inner wisdom so you can live to your fullest potential. My guests are Miguel & Marco Peralta, the StarSeed Twins, who live and embody Universal Truth and help others apply this wisdom to everyday life in pra…

Just now, were you thinking about something that already happened...or about something you need to do in the future? So what did you miss? What is passing you by right now, unnoticed as your mind is cast about everywhere but here and now? Usually our minds are in one place or the other, yet rarely in the present, in the moment. This week my guest o…

Pssst. I've been working on a new book. I decided to write a book about how to achieve abundance because after 10 years of working on myself, getting better, but still feeling held back and like I had more in me, I decided to write a book about it so I could figure out what I was missing. Good news. It worked! I had massive increase in abundance si…

I bring you part one of my interview with my good friend and brother Faron. I've known Faron for many, many years, and our connection goes back to our grandmothers. They met at Santa Fe Indian School and became close friends. I remember going to Acoma Feast with my grandma and she telling me, we were going to visit her friend. Little did I know, th…

When it comes to creativity, how often have you heard "That's not a real job"? So many of my clients have come to me, later in life, to explore their real passion because they were once told or felt the societal pressure, that the creative endeavour they loved so much, was not a suitable career. My guest on this weeks episode was no different. Sylv…

Have you ever thought "This is not who I was meant to be" or "This is not what I was meant to do"? Sometimes the risk and uncertainty of accepting who you really are may be frightening and it can be easier to just stay where you're at. My guest on this episode of The Thinking Vitamins Podcast knows this feeling very well. Shuli Elisheva is a trailb…

I am excited to bring you my first podcast interview with my daughter Taneya. After months of asking, scheduling and rescheduling, the stars finally aligned and, the rest is history. Taneya is the oldest of my three children and pretty much the only girl in our family of many, many boys. In her words, “I wouldn’t trade those hooligans for anything”…

Think about the most important relationship that you have with another person. Does it feel like "home"? Whatever your definition of an amazing relationship is, be it romantic, friend or family, there is so much to discover about how to have a healthy and happy relationship from my guest in this weeks episode of The Thinking Vitamins Podcast. Miche…

Have you fallen into “the Great Happiness Myth?” It goes like this… “I’ll be happy when I…” or “Once I get [fill in blank] I’ll be happy…” My guest on this episode of the Thinking Vitamins Podcast, That Daisy Chick (aka. Heather Pardon) was living her own happiness myth until she realized she wasn’t getting any closer to the finishing line. So sold…

Back in May of this year, I was asked by the Notah Begay Foundation NB3, to be part of their team at the 2022 Ragnar Zion Trail Relay located just outside of Zion National Park at the Zion Ponderosa Resort located in Orderville, Utah. Up until that point I had no clue as to what Ragnar was. A couple if their teammates got injured while training and…

How frustrating is it to want something so badly, only to realize you've sabotaged yourself...again? You're not alone and it is possible to stop these disrupting patterns. My guest on this episode of the Thinking Thinking Vitamins Podcast is Cari Rosno, a Quantum Healer and Trauma Specialist who is also a survivor of the Boston Marathon terrorist a…

What is your dream of prosperity? Is it spiritual, relational, physical, emotional? Whatever you seek there will be a universal law that can tune you into how you can prosper. In this episode of the Thinking Vitamins Podcast I speak with Victoria Rader, Possibility Coach™, bestselling author, transformational speaker, and founder of YU2SHINE. From …

Grab your shield, sword & helmet...time to mentally prepare for your day! But is your armour protecting you...or weighing you down? Let's find out! In this episode of the Thinking Vitamins Podcast I speak with Sean C. Higgins, CTO and co-founder at Herjavec Group, information security technology expert, coach, speaker, podcast host, and author. Sea…

Have you ever been really excited about a project, took action and then came to a dead stop Was it because of other responsibilities, or you ran out of time, money, inspiration? Well, it's happened to me, but with my background in neuroscience, change leadership, entrepreneurship and a never ending curiosity into "why we are how we are" I have the …

My mother's family was wealthy. My father's family was not. When they married my mother was disowned by her family for marrying a poor man, whereas, my father's family welcomed her with open arms and generosity. This is just one of the financial stories that was handed down to me and explains my complex relationship with money. What are the stories…