Sam Led is Anxious Ambition’s guest for episode 11! After going through a harrowing, traumatic, and life-changing experience, Sam spent close to a decade wallowing in self-pity as his life fell apart around him. One day, he decided he was tired of playing the victim. He worked to look beyond the chaos of his life and thought processes and try to find “absolute intelligence.” Sam’s coaching involves “conversation, questions, and [an] experiential process” to help his clients discover their A-HA moments and begin reshaping their realities. Sam works to get his clients to access the divine wisdom ..read more

After a month-long hiatus, Anxious Ambition is back with our tenth episode of Season 2! Some of our guests have included: podcasters like Tre Moss, the founder of Active Minds at the University of Dubuque; LA-based actor and musician Josh Pertler; Chance Savant, executive director of the Southwest Louisiana branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and many more! In the hopes of shedding light on the fact that women and men deal with these issues, all of Season 2’s guests have been men. This week is no different, as Justin sits down and talks with James Anastassiades, another of the f ..read more

In this episode, we share a clip from each of the episodes from Season 2. In Season 2 we focused on having on solely male guests with the hope to help promote Men's Mental Health Awareness. These amazing men all came on shared their stories. We truly appreciate each and every one of them for being vulnerable and reassuring others that they are NOT alone.  Visit their social media below! Tre Moss @tre_speaks Larry Wrather @motiv8_mvb Josh Pertler @pertpertla Reggie Vantrease @rollwiththeregg Chance Savant @chance_savant Rob Samp samprj01@gmail.com  Jarred Madison Frey @thebipolarbache ..read more

Dalton Solbrig is our guest for episode 9! Dalton is currently living in Germany playing professional volleyball. Dalton grew up playing sports in Illinois and attended college in Hawaii. As a result of injury and the pressure to perform at his best constantly, Dalton realized that mental care needed to be an integrated part of an athlete’s training. That’s why Dalton, along with a couple of friends, started Off the Court, an initiative dedicated to improving mental health, nutrition, and recovery when it comes to sports. Through their very own podcast and social media, Off the Court has made ..read more

Over the course of this season, we here at Anxious Ambition have talked a lot about depression and anxiety with our guests, but this week is a bit different. Our guest for episode 8 is Jarred Madison Frey, a man who was diagnosed with Bipolar I disorder over 14 years ago. In that time, he has been hospitalized 20 times as a result. Since his diagnosis, Jarred’s life has been a series of ups and downs as he worked on figuring out his bipolar disorder. From thoughts of suicide to the hills and valleys of emotions and episodes, he and Justin talk about his journey of understanding and his desire ..read more

This week on Anxious Ambition we have Rob Samp, mental performance coach and licensed therapist specializing in trauma, athletes, and substance abuse! He first realized he wanted to help people in this field when he was a camp counselor around 2011. Realizing he wanted to help people on a deeper level, he graduated with a Master’s from Adler University. Based out of Naperville, Illinois,  Rob works with Labyrinth Counseling and Consulting as a therapist and with MOD Volleyball focusing on mental performance. Join Justin and Rob as they discuss Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing ..read more

Episode Six of Season Two has Justin welcoming Chance Savant to Anxious Ambition! A Louisiana native and graduate of McNeese University in Lake Charles, Chance is currently the executive director of the Southwest Louisiana chapter of NAMI, or the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Coming from a small town of roughly 2,000, Chance was unaware of the mental health services that could have helped someone in his position. It wasn’t until he left Kinder that he became cognizant of everything offered. This prompted him to pursue a degree in the mental health field and do his best to pay it forward ..read more

Continuing our season of all-male guests, Justin welcomes Reggie Vantrease to Anxious Ambition! As Reggie navigated his way through early life and a budding personal training career, he found himself working to understand the relationship between mental and physical health. He soon realized that, as a result of events from his childhood resurfacing, he was dealing with anxiety and depression. He soon recognized the signs, and after visiting with a therapist, he was able to learn strategies to help him deal with it. Currently, Reggie works as a sports performance coach and personal trainer out ..read more

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For this episode and more, make sure to follow Anxious Ambition on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube, and @anxiousambition on Instagram! And make sure to keep sending us questions! Anxious Ambition: https://linktr.ee/theanxiousambition Contact Us: Justin@anxiousambition.com ..read more