Welcome to our new home—Elevated Life: Real Wellness and Transformation. First episode on the new feed, and we're going deep immediately. Johnna bought Kate Northrup's money program thinking it was about financial literacy. Turns out it was about calming her nervous system, and what's unfolded since May has been absolutely life-changing. We're talking disassociation, living outside your body since age six, and the conversation that pulled the keystone out of the dam.

What we discuss:

• The eight-minute breath work switch—what happens when your brain shifts from conscious to subconscious mind, where dysregulation actually lives, and why five minutes won't cut it
• The unsafe conversation—what Johnna realized about why alcohol was triggering her (not drunken behavior, not arguments, something much deeper), and the disassociation-since-six revelation that changed everything
• The ultimatum versus the root cause—what Clint was wrestling with (I'm not getting blackout drunk, we're not fighting, where's the disconnect?), and the dam-breaking moment when the real issue surfaced
• The divine masculine purpose realization—what Clint discovered about creating safety, why it's not for them but for him, and the language they're now developing to have these conversations
• The white space creation process—what happened when Johnna stopped creating for three months, how somatic movement and lymph draining fit in, and why you can't just "think about nothing" when you're dysregulated
• The feeling-it-completely requirement—what gets discussed about forgiveness being the key that unlocks everything, the ugly cry meditations, and what's actually on the other side of ripping out that bitter root

This is about understanding what happens when you've been living out of your body your entire life and don't even know it, why breath work is the only way back in for the dysregulated, and how the ceiling you keep hitting isn't about working harder. We're walking through the familiar hell decision, the mind-muscle connection that finally clicked, and why hurt people hurt people when they haven't dealt with their own nervous system chaos.

Johnna's son Granger joined us today—his first podcast ever. He's 20 years old, wrestled for nine years (went to state all four years of high school), lost his finals match by one point, walked into the recruiter's office and signed the papers. Now he's an E4 corporal, an 0847 artillery sensor support Marine, and we're heading to his pinning ceremony in a week and a half.

What we discuss:

• The state finals decision—what Granger told himself about losing that match, the fence he was on senior year, and whether winning would've changed anything (spoiler: he says he probably still would have)
• The skull-dragging midnight scenario—what happened when they didn't make time setting up cami nets, the 50-yard crawl with full flack and Kevlar, and the hole-digging-until-you-find-water command his buddy got for saying "why"
• The third-class elimination proposal—what Granger and his buddy discussed at 29 Palms about bare minimums, the 26-minute three-mile problem, and why staff NCOs don't get held to the same standard
• The chow hall reality check—flies cooked into food, dry-ass chicken the size of your finger, plastic-bag eggs, and why some Marines are "super broke" because they won't eat there
• The respect-versus-rank struggle—what gets discussed about being bigger, having better PFT/CFT scores, knowing the job better than NCOs above you, and the forcing-versus-earning situation
• The future calculation—what Granger loves about what he's seen and done, the sweeping-stuff-under-the-rug problem at sergeant rank, and the one-person-can't-change-the-culture concern

This is about understanding what happens when you're 20 years old with zero military exposure except a recruiter (who's full of shit but doing their job), suddenly you're in management leading 19-year-olds, and nothing in the Marine Corps gets given to you. We're walking through the pain-versus-paperwork choice, the corporal-as-middle-management reality, and what families need to know about making the effort instead of expecting $500 flights home twice a year.

Our first guest interview! Ada Dennison moved to Tonasket four-and-a-half years ago and Johnna was one of her very first friends (they met at Granger's birthday party that he didn't tell us he was inviting people to). Ada's now a dual-certified health and life coach, and this is her first podcast interview ever—so we're all growing together, and we don't edit, so you know what to expect.

What we discuss:

• The five basic human fears—extinction doesn't mean what you think (hint: it's about making change), and what gets discussed about the four others that Ada walks through with definitions
• The stressed-eating absorption problem—what Ada discovered about eating the same food relaxed versus stressed, the 557 breath thing, and why your body can't do what you think it can when you're rushing
• The phrase that makes Ada's hair raise—what she'd ban forever, the generations of disassociation fruit (or lack thereof), and where the manifestations are showing up now
• The perfectionism conversation—what old Ada desperately needed to hear about worthiness and shame, and the specific words she'd tell herself about being enough
• The overwhelmed client scenario—what happens when someone's central nervous system is all over the place and they can't articulate the thing, and how Ada's five-step process handles that organically through questions
• The "you gotta wanna" music therapy origin—the alternative high school practicum, the kicked-out kids song, and what kept coming back when Ada needed a business name before knowing coaching was coming

This is about understanding what Ada means when she says change happens on three different levels (behavior, beliefs, identity), how the relationship-with-food thing becomes a window into everything else, and what the self-care-as-fufu paradigm costs people. We're walking through the Monday-starters follow-through problem, the rancher-livestock comparison that makes the point, and why Ada focuses on one chunk per day instead of the whole overwhelming picture when clients are struggling mid-week.

We've been listening to Kate Northrop's money mindset course and she dropped something that got us thinking—pick ONE thing and do it for 21 days. Not 15 things where you fail at all of them and decide you're a failure, you weren't ready, you're supposed to stay at this low level whatever. Just one thing. Clint forgot who he was at the start of this episode (bring on some coffee), but we're talking tangible stuff that isn't going to completely change your life necessarily, but takes that first step.

What we discuss:

• The adding-versus-restricting strategy—what we've found is more effective at first when developing new habits, the human nature curl-away response, and why we're not talking about taking away things you enjoy
• Clint's stretching commitment—the 5-or-10-minutes thing, building it into a time that makes sense (not "oh shit I forgot" at bedtime), and what gets refined as you figure it out
• The half-your-body-weight-in-ounces rule—what happens when your brain says "that's great, I don't know what that means so I'm not doing it," and why listening to your body only works if you're already used to it
• The protein-first insulin situation—what happens when you start with sugary/carbohydrate stuff, chasing that crash all day long, and the 60% of children statistic that's bonkers
• The paper clip chain memory—what Clint's brother did (Kings Canyon summer job, counting down days), the visual satisfaction component, and why there's no right or wrong way to track
• The "I missed a day" reality—what gets discussed about curve balls, the feeling that means the habit is already developing in your mind, and the grace-versus-excuse distinction

This is about understanding why things in motion tend to stay in motion (law of inertia—Johnna's writing that on the whiteboard), how we've found it effective in transformation coaching to add rather than restrict at first, and what stackable habits look like across physical/nutritional/mindset categories. We're walking through the one-minute-walk version, the couple-extra-sips-of-water version, the single-thought-of-gratitude approach, and why you don't need the leather-bound journal at the leather desk staring into nature contemplating life's meaning.

We started with a meme—alcohol consumption in the US has fallen to 54%, lowest since first tracked in 1939. Clint's looking at Gallup data, metadata studies, and hard sales numbers while Johnna's ready to talk about what alcohol does to your light body (fractured auroric field, entity access, soul gate closure). The stats say 18-34 year olds dropped from 72% to 59% drinkers, but here's what's weird: processed food consumption is UP to 60-70% of the average diet.

What we discuss:

• The 30-hours-to-10-hours shift—what happened to weekly social time with friends from 2003 to 2025, the happy-hour train-ride culture that disappeared, and whether economic pressure or design is cutting human connection
• The Trump/Rogan/mega-influencer theory—what gets discussed about abstinence modeling from public figures, the subconscious super-follow effect, and why certain demographics mirror their prophets
• Johnna's sister's teenage story—the entity-possession incident at a party (growly low voice, passed out with no memory), and what fracturing your light body means for divine purpose alignment
• The $18 gin-and-tonic versus $5 Starbucks math—what 50% cite as economic reasons, the non-alcoholic beverage market up 20% since 2023, and why premium spirits dropped 6-8%
• The gym approach anxiety situation—what men are asking in fitness groups about DM-first versus walking up, the legitimate concerns both genders have, and why bars aren't the meeting place anymore
• The processed-food contradiction—why ultra-processed consumption rose from 51% to 54% at-home during the same period health consciousness supposedly increased, and what that reveals about the awakening narrative

This is about understanding whether we're seeing genuine health consciousness or just control shifting to the next thing (forget vaping, booze is the bad thing now), what happens when you compare psilocybin healing protocols to alcohol overconsumption, and why Bedros pumps himself up jumping around instead of using the social lubricant. We're walking through the woo part (micro-tearing in auroric field, entities accessing fractured selves), the intentionality conversation around limits, and whether ancient fermented drinks were connecting to something evil.

Johnna's 3:45am mornings are rough, and something hit her during the drive to work—we don't put timelines on spiritual ascension or trauma healing (nobody says "in three months I'll be over my parent's death"), so why do we do it with fitness? Beach Body programs, Instagram influencers promising transformations in six weeks, the "rock hard summer body by spring" mentality—it's all setting people up for failure.

What we discuss:

• The NFL player ACL situation—9-to-18-month recovery windows with caveats about surgery reaction, rehab quality, genetics, and healing speed versus Instagram's "drink this tincture for five days" promises
• The hypothetical April 1st scenario—what happens when you're 235 pounds targeting 185 but hit 191 instead, whether that's failure, and the big-letters-everywhere goal problem
• The 20-year-old fitness influencer reality—what works when you're young and haven't dealt with root causes, why obese people don't all have food overconsumption issues (especially women), and the transformation coach difference
• The whole foods timeline challenge—why it takes time to come off processed food (it's a drug), dealing with holiday temptations, and what preparation/shopping skills people actually lack
• The tracking-positives approach—"I made dinner five times this week with whole foods" versus opening prepackaged lasagna, and why tracking can create negative food relationships even with positive food
• The plan-versus-outcome shift—three gym days weekly plus two walking days versus fitting into size-2 jeans, and what proving consistency means

This is about understanding why 10 people on identical programs will be on different tracks in a month, how the person starting in September won't be the same in January (and shouldn't be), and what happens when you focus on process instead of arbitrary endpoints. We're walking through why beach body programs work for some but most need longer, how professional chefs aren't made in two months, and the minor reframing that has major implications.

We've been doing this for eight months and it's exhausting—constantly re-evaluating what we're doing, refining a message that feels like a moving target. Johnna's a leaper (let's just start right now, work it out as we go), but something wasn't sitting right in her gut about Instagram. The culture wanted perfection, ChatGPT scheduling posts, asking AI what caption to write—and it all felt fake as hell.

What we discuss:

• The Instagram problem—learning the platform, researching how to get followers, the voices saying "post twice a day" (which becomes a full-time job), and why it felt like a popularity contest requiring outside validation
• The grounding reality from last week—when Johnna had to tell herself "you have to go outside and put your feet on the planet" but didn't want to, and what happened after (spoiler: not euphoria)
• The 20% versus 80% situation—what we realized we were only talking about, the solutions without the struggle, and why it sounds like "just go take a walk and you'll feel better"
• The car-ride lightbulb moment—what Johnna said during one of our multiple broken-down-car journeys, the three-word phrase that became the real message, and why it's daily even after years on this journey
• The YouTube versus Instagram lens difference—why YouTube was always raw (no bra, side ponytail, half-asleep on the road) while Instagram got tightly focused on one puzzle piece
• The Thursday-class decision—what Johnna wanted to do (fetal position, sip coffee, cancel the day), what she chose instead, and the 20-30 minute conversation that happened with the last client

This is about understanding what happens when you're a lifelong learner seeking the process instead of 45-second Instagram perfection, why podcast listeners don't need you to be perfect, and how the what-the-fucks don't go away but navigating them gets better. We're walking through the mess between reptilian brain and ascension, the comfortable hell of holding yourself to impossible standards, and why sometimes the truth is "forget this, drive to Shelly's cookie stand."

Johnna had a rough week and wanted to mindlessly watch something engaging but not action-packed (hard on the central nervous system), so we landed on Netflix's Biggest Loser documentary "Fit for TV." Clint watched episodes here and there when it aired, but Johnna watched several seasons back when Netflix mailed red-envelope DVDs—and watching it now through transformation-coach eyes was shocking.

What we discuss:

• The 260-pounds-in-six-months guy—what he said about gaining it all back plus more, the stress of keeping it off after radical transformation, and the shame cycle that compounds
• The trainer-as-pseudo-therapist accusation—what contestants said about Bob and Jillian, why that naturally happens in training relationships, and the 2004 cultural context around pursuing therapy
• The 8-hours-a-day workout reality—what one contestant revealed about their actual training schedule, the yelling and screaming relationship with the gym, and why you'd never want to step foot in there again
• The food-as-armor situation—why you can't hide weight gain like you can hide drug problems, porn addiction, or shopping addiction, and what gets people to that desperate medication point
• The weight-loss-as-byproduct versus lose-weight-to-change-life distinction—what happens when you're just a skinny miserable person, and why dealing with root trauma matters more than the scale
• The metabolic-function-in-the-tank consequence—what 800-calorie diets plus endless cardio do long-term, the injury-central form situation, and why quick fixes compound trash on shoulders already weighed down

This is about understanding why we reconstructed it in our heads as "Biggest Transformation" instead, what actionable systems look like versus entertainment value, and why we have zero interest in setting clients up to fail with six-month fixes. We're walking through the mental-fucker reality that contestants underestimated, the disassociation from body during binge states, and why leaning into ugly childhood parts requires either therapist help or willingness to do that dirty work alone.