What if the pain you're trying to outrun is actually the doorway to your deepest healing?

In today’s episode, I sit down with the incredible Clint Hatton, a coach, speaker, and author whose life story is a powerful testimony to how trauma can shatter us or reshape us into something extraordinary. Together, we explore how pain—whether it comes from childhood trauma, addiction, loss, or unresolved emotions—can become a catalyst for purpose, compassion, and profound personal transformation.

As I speak with Clint, we journey through the very real layers of emotional pain: the kind that numbs us, the kind we fear, and the kind that ultimately has the power to awaken us. Clint shares his remarkable path—from a youth marked by chaos, addiction, and instability, to the devastating loss of his oldest son, and finally to the courageous choice to face pain rather than flee from it.

This conversation is raw, human, and deeply honest. If you’ve ever tried to avoid your pain, numb it, suppress it, or outrun it… this episode will speak directly to your heart.

Listen to the full episode to experience the entire story and its powerful insights.

Topics Covered:

• How unprocessed childhood trauma shapes emotional patterns in adulthood

• The link between pain avoidance and addictive or compulsive behaviors

• Clint’s 9-year battle with meth addiction—and the moment that changed everything

• How the loss of his son became a turning point rather than an ending

• Choosing life, resilience, and meaning after unimaginable grief

• Why suppressing emotion keeps the nervous system in protection mode

• What it actually looks like to sit with pain instead of escaping it

• Developing healthy emotional coping strategies after trauma

• Turning tragedy into purpose without spiritual bypassing

• How vulnerability creates safety, connection, and long-term healing

• Why experimentation—not restriction—is the way forward

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Have you ever wondered why “eating clean” still isn’t working for you?

In this episode, I sit down with nutrition expert Andrea Nicholson, who shares her powerful journey through decades of trial-and-error diets, mystery symptoms, conflicting nutrition advice, and the moment she finally discovered what her body actually needed.

We explore why mainstream diet rules often fail, how to recognize when your nutrition isn’t serving you, and what it really takes to find the right plan for your unique biology.

This conversation is raw, real, and packed with insights that challenge everything you’ve been taught about “healthy eating.”

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Topics Covered

• Why “perfect diets” stop working — and what that really means

• The danger of following generalized diet advice

• Why plant-based, low-fat, or high-fiber diets can work… until they don’t

• How gut health, digestive enzymes, and microbial diversity impact nutrition

• Signs your diet isn’t right for you (even if it’s “healthy”)

• The role of stress, sleep, and lifestyle in digestion and inflammation

• Why we must evolve our nutrition as our body and life change

• How testing, data, and curiosity can guide sustainable breakthroughs

• Releasing old beliefs around carbs, fats, and protein

• Why experimentation—not restriction—is the way forward

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What if your greatest pain is also the doorway to your greatest resilience?

In this episode, I sit down with Danielle Matthews, a remarkable woman who rebuilt her life after a traumatic brain injury turned her entire world upside down. Together, we explore what happens when your identity is stripped away, when doctors tell you “this is your new normal,” and when you’re left choosing between surrendering to circumstance or reclaiming your inner power.

Danielle’s story mirrors so much of my own journey after being hit by a car—and our shared experience opens a profound conversation about healing, resilience, and the unshakeable strength that emerges when everything familiar falls apart.

Stay with us to hear how meditation, mindset, and unlearning society’s medical conditioning helped Danielle transform her trauma into her purpose.

Listen to the full episode to dive deeper into Danielle’s powerful healing journey and the mindset shifts that change everything.

Topics Covered:

• Danielle’s traumatic brain injury and the invisible symptoms no one could see

• The emotional collapse after losing identity, independence, and career

• How the medical system often overlooks neuroplasticity and the brain’s ability to heal

• Why society gives doctors total authority—and how we can reclaim our power

• Learning to separate your identity from your circumstances

• Meditation as a turning point: calming the nervous system and lifting depression

• The athlete mindset: pushing forward, seeking answers, and refusing to settle

• How trauma becomes a gateway to expansion, growth, and purpose

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