A podcast going through the Revised Common Lectionary readings each week with a target audience of students of all ages, and an emphasis in Youth Ministry. I will be using textweek.com as my primary sourse for finding the texts, and the Bible translation I use will be noted in each podcast episode. All music used in this podcast is from Garageband, and is used with permission. To listen to older Podcast episodes that may not be here, you can find them here: (I do this to avoid having to pay ...
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Robert Christian, in Broadcast media over 30 years. Celebrity interviews, news, and more
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Mission: rewrite the narrative of mental health, where we are not victims of circumstance but heroes of our story.
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HIH #4 Martin Bauman | The Contradiction of "Doing it Yourself"
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Martin Bauman Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Martin peddled 7,000km across Canada in a remarkable 84-day journey spanning from June to August. His expedition became a lesson in humility and the value of community. Amidst stormy weather, a selfless man named Dave emerged as a guiding light. Dave's acts of kindness, serving as what came to be a trip ad…
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Merely desiring to accomplish tasks isn't sufficient, especially if greatness is your aim. Discover the flame within you, that burning desire to conquer challenges and achieve mastery and competence. Cultivate a sense of empowerment and competence, igniting a relentless drive to pursue even the seemingly mundane tasks with passion.…
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HIH #3 - Jon Orr | Relinquish Control to Empower Others
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Jon Orr Virginia, United States Jon Orr, a sports parent of three shares a powerful reflection for all parents. It is difficult to give up control and allow a child to embrace and pursue their sporting career in the way they want to. It is amazing the impact a sense of agency can have on passion, enjoyment and even performance in one's journey. Che…
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Why Telling People To Be Accountable Doesn't Work
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The concept of accountability, while often used to motivate, can sometimes evoke feelings of obligation and inferiority. Instead, focusing on being accountable to oneself and the potential for personal growth can be a more powerful motivator.
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HIH #2 - Ryan Drury | Give Yourself Some Credit
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Ryan Drury Arthur, Ontario, Canada Ryan lost his dad to suicide when he was 19. In this episode, he reflects on what he learned through this journey: the importance of taking a moment to give yourself credit. Now, he's leveraging this concept in his pursuit of NHL broadcasting. ___ Whether you have a story of your own or a story of someone else you…
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How to Motivate Others Instantly (As Seen in Therapy)
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In this video, we delve into the deeper layers of empowerment beyond simple affirmations. When someone is hurting, mere words might not suffice. Discover three transformative phrases that can profoundly motivate and uplift your teammates, friends, or family members. Learn how to go beyond mere affirmations by connecting them to actions and behaviou…
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So often we let the opportunities of others or opportunities we have received to influence how capable we are. Let go of the resources coming in and focus on the resources going out. The mission to beautify the world and be the best you can be with what you have been given remains the same! It is no different than playing a game of cards. I hope yo…
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Marty Hogan Chicago, Illinois A story of perseverance. Marty shares his journey of being diagnosed with cancer while awaiting the arrival of his first child. This story exudes what it means to persevere with purpose and love which allows him to maintain an endless supply of willpower. ___ Whether you have a story of your own or a story of someone e…
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How Top Leaders Communicate - Beyond Errors & Decisions
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Leadership goes beyond simply delegating tasks or responding to mistakes/errors. True leadership requires effective communication and the ability to validate individuals. By communicating openly and validating the actions of team members beyond moments of failure or difficulty, leaders foster an environment of trust and understanding. This acknowle…
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The Power Of Mistakes: Your Path To Success Or Failure
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Mistakes are not roadblocks but rather essential markers on our journey of growth. Embracing them with courage and accountability is key. By confronting our mistakes head-on, we acknowledge their potential as valuable learning experiences. They propel us forward, shaping us into more resilient and adaptable individuals. Taking ownership of our mist…
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Get to Know Your Fears 💥 Stop Sabotaging Your Potential
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In life, opportunities often present themselves when we least expect them. However, all too often, our fears can sabotage these chances for growth and success. Whether it's fear of failure, rejection, or the unknown, allowing these fears to dictate our actions can hold us back from reaching our full potential. To overcome this, it's essential to ac…
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There is a difference between proving to others and ourselves we are good enough and discovering how great we can be. I have shared this with clients and the response has been incredible. The shift in attention from what we have to prove to what is possible creates a fundamental shift in focus, belief and psychological freedom.…
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Long Term Goals: Your Inspiration or Your Downfall?
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How long term goals slow so many people down and how short term goals awaken endless energy and focus. Don't get distracted by long term goals. Short term goals give immediate feedback that unleash your potential.
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Break Free From External Influence And Stay Motivated
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A client story of finding motivation to keep up with academics while they chase an NCAA scholarship.
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Post-game Pep Talk: The Best Things To Say After Sports
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My two cents on fostering a healthy space after sport on the drive home! Keep it simple. There is no script. Empower them to discuss, share, process.
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Contemplating Giving Up? This Powerful Reflection May Change Your Mind
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A recent success story with a client I have been working with! Challenging a few stereotypes when it comes to mindset in athletics.
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109 - Dr. Cassidy Preston | Mindset First
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A casual discussion with Sport Psychologist Dr. Cassidy Preston. We discuss identity in sport and the challenges of living in reality vs the stories we tell ourselves. Check out Cassidy's new book Mindset First on Amazon. Cassidy's Website
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Neo & Increasing Efficiency by Slowing Down
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Life is getting faster and faster... but our performance is decreasing... Slowing down is a super power... not only for "wellness" but for performance. We take in more stimuli, work more efficiently AND time appears to go by slower. Listen to find out more! EndNotes: https://nymag.com/speed/2016/12/how-your-brain-controls-the-speed-of-time.html htt…
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Morgan Freeman acting as God in the movie Evan Almighty hits us with some wisdom. I tie this wisdom together with Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Flow and Performance in work, sport, and life. "Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he p…
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Are people solving the wrong problems in their life due to ignorance or because the real problems that need attention are too much to handle? Is it that likes, income, affiliation, grandiose behaviour and more, deter us from solving the problem that will give us freedom and an improved state of mind? In this episode we look at the infamous Tony Sta…
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First Episode Back!! SFL = Skills for Life. Every episode will be a 5-10 minute journey through articles, movies, client anecdotes, research & more, summarized with actionable takeaways. I call it, enjoyable, self-administered, psychotherapy. Todays Topics: 1. Empty your backpack. 2. Mental health is not as simple as we make it sound. FEEDBACK + FU…
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108 - Eva Holland | Overcome not Overpower (Fears)
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Eva Holland is an adventure enthusiast, athlete and freelance writer. She is the author of Nerve: Adventures in the Science of Fear. Eva spent a large portion of her life living in fear. It was the fear of losing her mother that transcended many parts of her life and created a constricting grip over her ability to experience life fully. One day in …
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107 - David Connolly | Preparation = Mindfulness
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Right after graduating from his musical theatre and performance degree from Sheridan college, David became the only amputee to perform on Broadway. For the screen, David has directed and choreographed several series for CBC as well as projects for CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS. David has collaborated with artists including Katy Perry, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber,…
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The best approach to behavioural change in the inclusion space is often argued and often political. Having the conversation with Mark is a breath of fresh air. It is a conversation with nothing off the table, constructive, honest and most important, creates relatability. Mark Fraser spent 15 years in pro hockey, 8 of those in the NHL. Those years c…
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#105 - Travis Macy (World's Toughest Race) | Develop a Love for Living Fully
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For those that watched Eco-Challenge on Amazon Prime you will definitely be familiar with both Travis and his father Mark, the incredible duo exemplified what we know as the hero’s journey and a thirst for living fully. Travis is a professional athlete completing over 120 ultra endurance events in 17 countries, he is a speaker, author and coach. He…
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#104 - The Israel’s | Reinvent Your Purpose
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Three generations of the Israel family, Carl, Jamie and Brett decided to convert their long standing family farm to Organic, but it came at a high cost. After converting to Organic and taking on millions in debt, the market they were promised, vanished. The family didn’t put blame on anyone else. They dug their feet in. They decided to reinvent the…
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#103 - Dr. Matthew Galati | Actionable Steps Toward Recovery/Improvement
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Dr. Galati is a traumatic brain injury survivor, and medical doctor. He has the goal of making aerobic training a part of brain injury recovery protocol. He is doing this through the Brain Changes Initiative. In this episode we discuss taking control & ownership over the brain injury recovery process with the 5-Pillars of a brain healthy lifestyle.…
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#102 - Ben Switzer | Make Difficult Tasks Easier
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Ben Switzer is a disruption architect, community accelerator, and technological storyteller. He is an entrepreneur in the health technology and virtual reality space with his present companies EXAR Studios & True Focus. The connection between imagination and behaviour. The cognitive process of reflecting on behaviour and how this can lead to cataly…
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#101 - Lauren Johnson (NY Yankees) | Your Patterns & Who You Want To Be
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Lauren Johnson is a Mental Conditioning Coach for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball. Her goal is to improve the resilience, performance and mental strength of all the athletes in the NY Yankees System. Lauren does not believe there is a set of tools for in sport and out of sport. You are the same human whether you are at home, on the st…
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#99 - Vincent Aiello (Fighter Pilot) | Servant Leadership
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Vincent Aiello spent nearly a quarter of a century as a US Navy fighter pilot. He deployed overseas on aircraft carriers numerous times and was selected to attend and instruct at the US Navy Fighter Weapons School, better known as TOPGUN. Retired from the US Navy in 2017, Vincent is now the host of the Fighter Pilot Podcast. In this episode we cove…
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#98 - Victoria Arlen | Dance Into Impossible
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Victoria Arlen’s life drastically changed in 2006 at the tender age of eleven when she developed two rare conditions known as Transverse Myelitis and Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis. She slipped into a vegetative state in which doctors had written her off as a lost cause. Victoria spent nearly four years “locked” inside her own body completely…
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#97 - (Lenox Hill) Dr. John Boockvar - Heroism. Humanity. Healthcare.
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John Boockvar is the Vice Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery and the Director of the Brain Tumor Center at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. Dr. Boockvar is well known from the incredible Netflix Documentary, Lennox Hill, Where the viewer gets to dive into the lives of four doctors as they navigate the highs and lows of working at Lenox Hill H…
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#96 - Dr. Gail Gazelle - Uncover Your True Self
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Dr. Gale Gazelle is a medical doctor, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, physician coach, mindfulness teacher and author of, Everyday Resilience, released this past august 2020. Growing up, Dr. Gazelle was abused by her father. That is where the episode begins. In this episode we talk trauma, how it hides in our subconscious, how it sur…
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Judy Joins Robert for a fantastic Interview. A bit of humor, and fantastic conversationBy Robert Christian Show
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#95 - Jesse Thistle | Rising Above Trauma
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Jesse Thistle is Métis-Cree, from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He is an Assistant Professor in Métis Studies at York University in Toronto. Honestly, I wanted to name this episode, the toughest man you never met, because when you see this intelligent, well spoken, empathetic, caring, loving person today, it is difficult to image the past he had. Be…
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#94 - Ryan Straschnitzki | Tragedy to Triumph
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Ryan Straschnitzki was a couple days from his 19th birthday playing for the Humbolt Broncos Hockey Club in 2018 when the bus crashed where 16 people died and left 13 injured. Ryan left him paralyzed from the chest down. In only three months he was getting back onto the ice as a sledge hockey player. His goal is now to represent Canada at the Olympi…
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Jon “Bowzer” Bauman base singer from SHANANA a 1970s music group joins us! From a blast from the past- to modern day Elections, and issues that matter.By Robert Christian Show
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#93 - Ben Flanagan | Inside a Champions Mind
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Ben Flanagan is an NCAA Champion from the University of Michigan. Ben went into that same race seeded as the 23rd fastest runner out of the 24 who qualified. Ben became the 2018 men’s outdoor 10,000m NCAA Champion with a time of 28:34. Today Ben is a professional Reebok sponsored runner and Olympic hopeful. In this episode we dive into the mind of …
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#92 - Sam Chase | Leverage Imperfection & Become a High Performer
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Sam Chase delivers programs in mindfulness, yoga and resilience for organizations and high performers, nationwide. Sam teaches the science of the human mind and the tools that help people lead flourishing lives. Sam is certified to teach by the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, the largest yoga center in the nation, he received his Master's Degree …
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#91 - Dr. Callum Cowan | Food As A Tool For Performance
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Dr. Cowan is a Board-certified Naturopathic Doctor and leading authority/practitioner of high performance medicine who is most recognized for his work with professional athletes. Dr. Callum clearly explains how food can be something that holds you back or powers you to enhance how you feel, work and recover. We can be performing well below our maxi…
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#90 - Matt Nichol | Defining Physical Strength & How To Achieve It
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Matt Nichol received his Bachelor of Education degree (Kinesiology/History) from McGill University and his Masters of Kinesiology & Masters in Coaching Theory from York University. He is the Creator of Biosteel Sports Drink and is a strength coach for some of the best athletes in the world. In this episode Matt defines strength, he debunks myths ab…
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#89 - Dr. Kim Dawson & Joey Hishon | How To Prepare For Change
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This episode has two outstanding guests. Dr. Kim Dawson, professor of sport & exercise psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University and the infamous Joey Hishon past Ontario Hockey League All-Star, and NHL All-Star hopeful until injury pivoted his career path in a new and exciting direction. Kim’s extensive education and research in psychomotor behavio…
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Joe shares his faith, music, humor with us.By Robert Christian Show
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#88 - Dr. Noah Wilson-Rich | Human Survival & Honey Bees
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Noah is a behavioural ecologist and published author. He is the founder of The Best Bees Company, a top to bottom bee keeping service. The company also functions as a means to raise funding for scientific research to improve honey bee health. Did you know that investing into the health of honey bees we can enhance our environment, secure sources of…
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Peter Page Actor from "Queer as folk" joins Robert for this Timely InterviewBy Robert Christian Show
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#87 - Kevin Canvenaugh | Successful Business in a Pandemic
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During the 2008 recession Kevin found himself 1 million dollars in debt. Not only did he venture through and learn from the recession, he came back stronger and prepared for this 2020 Pandemic. Kevin is an innovative developer. He creates revolutionary, rule-bending buildings that double as social experiments and subsidized housing to help fight th…
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#86 - Dada Gunamuktananda | Hope, Happiness & Humanity
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Dada is a yogic monk. He has taught meditation all over the world for 20+ years. He teaches the lifestyle and philosophy of the system of life known as yoga or tantra, the core practice of which is meditation. Dada delivers in such an eloquent way the issues of our world and why they exist. He then explains how we can fix those issues by peeling ba…
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#85 - Alanna Shaikh | How to Avoid Another Pandemic
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Alanna holds an MPH in international health from Boston University and brings twenty years of program design, management, and assessment experience spanning the humanitarian relief and development sectors including writing for UN Dispatch and TED as well as providing social media support to NGOs. First Half: We break down the (hopefully temporary) …
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Phil received the highest civilian medal for bravery in Canada. This Niagara Regional Police officer nearly lost his life trying to rescue a woman trapped in a murder-suicide with her son. He entered the house to find a man and his mother doused in gasoline… There was a pivotal point in Phils challenge with PTSD where he felt he was in danger and w…
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#83 - Joshua Beharry | The Power of Our Mind
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Before he jumped, Joshua believed he could never have positive feelings ever again, not mentally or physically. In quoting Josh himself, “The impulse to survive that I had overcome above the bridge now takes control. With broken bones, I begin to swim. At the age of 22, Joshua Beharry attempted suicide. After surviving the nine story drop Josh will…
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