Mark Groves is a Human Connection Specialist, founder of Create the Love, and host of the Mark Groves Podcast. Mark's work bridges the academic and the human, inviting people to explore the good, the bad, the downright ugly, and the beautiful sides of connection. Kylie McBeath, also known as @beingisbeautiful to her 130,000+ Instagram followers, shares daily guidance and teachings on relationships, spirituality, and embodied liberation. She is also a Certified Health Coach and the host of The Journey Home podcast. Order their book, Liberated Love, here: https://read.macmillan.com/lp ..read more

Joy Sullivan received an MA in poetry from Miami University and has served as the poet-in-residence for the Wexner Center for the Arts. She has guest-lectured in classrooms from Stanford University to Florida International University and is the founder of Sustenance, a community designed to help writers revitalize and nourish their craft. Buy her book, Instructions for Traveling West, here: ⁠https://amzn.to/43QRrNC⁠ Read her thoughts on the creative life in her Substack newsletter, Necessary Salt: https://joysullivan.substack.com/ Follow her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joysu ..read more

A former US Air Force Captain, Bryan Reeves is now an internationally renowned author and coach with a current focus on supporting men to have better lives and relationships. His viral blog has been read by over 50 million people in every country on the planet (except North Korea). He’s the co-founder of "Elevate Your Relationship,” a live coaching program for men ready to elevate their relationship game, which currently serves men in 10 countries. He's co-host of the popular podcast “Men, This Way” and author of two books, "Choose Her Every Day (Or Leave Her)" and "Tell The Tru ..read more

Julie A. Christiansen, MA, is a registered psychotherapist and the author of several books about anger, stress, bullying, and coping with crisis. She is an award-winning public speaker and creator of the Anger Solutions method of anger resolution training tools. Her work in Anger Solutions had her named one of the 30 Most Influential Forensic Psychologists Practicing Today. She is also the recipient of a Niagara 40 Under 40 award and has been a two-time finalist for the YWCA Women of Distinction award. Christiansen lives in St. Catherines, Canada, with her husband. Check out her new book, Rise ..read more

Amanda Ruggeri is a multi-award-winning journalist and editor who spent eight years on the BBC's international features team. During that time, she was editor of BBC Future (bbc.com/future; a website devoted to in-depth, evidence-based features), managing editor of the BBC.com features teams (managing a team of 20+ editorial and production staff), and a senior journalist. A graduate of Yale (B.A., history) and Cambridge (M.Phil, international relations), Amanda previously worked as a political reporter in Washington, D.C. Now freelance, her beats include the science of parenting, child de ..read more

James McCrae is an author, poet, meme artist, and creative strategist based in Austin, Texas. In his writing and art, he applies the principles of mindfulness and Eastern philosophy to modern life with humor and candor. James offers coaching and consultation services and teaches classes on conscious creativity. James is the author of two books: Sh#t Your Ego Says (Hay House, 2017), an autobiographical guidebook for quieting negative self-talk and reconnecting with intuition, and How to Laugh in Ironic Amusement During Your Existential Crisis (Thought Catalog, 2021), a book ..read more

Elijah Kala McShane, also known as Son of O'ahu, is a devoted Ambassador of Aloha from the sacred islands of Hawai'i. His mission of sharing The Way of Aloha has reached millions worldwide via his social media reach and his work as a demanded speaker, facilitator, and ceremonialist. Elijah's message focuses on three fundamental principles of Hawaiian spirituality: Aloha 'Aina (connection to the land), Aloha Akua (connection to spirit), & Aloha Kanaka (connection to one another).  As a Native Hawaiian on O'ahu ..read more

To celebrate the 200th episode of this podcast, I asked my good friend, Traver Boehm, to get weird and do something a bit different. I sent him a text asking him to think about a couple of random things he loves or is inspired by so we could talk about them. Neither of us knew what the other was bringing to the table. A surprising feast ensued. I've long loved the podcast conversations Tim Ferriss has with his pal, Kevin Rose, so I decided to emulate that here. This chat is informal and unpredictable. It's also filled with random stories, lots of laughter, and it's quite different than any oth ..read more

Erin Skye Kelly is a multiple award-winning author who has helped thousands of people pay off millions of dollars in consumer debt and ultimately change their lives, through her online course, Get the Hell Out of Debt. Erin has written two best-selling books: Get The Hell Out Of Debt - The Proven 3-Phase Method That Will Radically Shift Your Relationship With Money Naked Money Meetings - Ending Money Fights With Your Partner Forever In spite of her terrible stage fright and general Canadian awkwardness, she has shared the stage with legendary motivational speakers su ..read more

Sylvester McNutt III is a best-selling author, podcaster, public speaker, course creator, and father who teaches people how to transform their mindsets through self-awareness and healing practices. As a retired arena football player and survivor of traumatic experiences, Sylvester now uses storytelling to teach people how to introspect, gain confidence, and sustain self-love. He believes healing is the key to success, and self-awareness unlocks freedom. Sylvester's passions are writing, lifting, traveling, yoga, and exploring the human experience. In this conversation, we discuss the rele ..read more