Story Time With Ryan

Jennifer was a Jehovah's Witness for over 20 years and is speaking out against the organization after leaving. We discuss systems of oppression and perceived power, blood doctrines, predatory tactics of focusing on vulnerable people, cognitive dissonance, the Stanford prison experiment, a database of sex offenders and abusers protected by the organization, brainwashing and much more! The only way these things can be changed is if they are exposed. Please share with others and get the word out!

Tom is an old friend from college and we set this episode up to talk about racial unrest and the current climate of race relations. We discuss how to have difficult talks, change happening as a result of breaking down conversational barriers, getting involved, life experience, people getting paid to promote division, affirmative action, policing, privilege, the school to prison pipeline, white washed history and much more! YouTube: https://youtu.be/eemtUKg3HXM

Derek is a sleep coach and founder of Dormi's Glasses. We discuss being conscious of our choices, melatonin and it's impact on sleep, the downside of wearing sunglasses, poorly designed experiments being used as common knowledge, The Art of Falling Asleep, using new information to connect the dots, concerns around 5G and much more! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Dormi's Glasses (use code RYAN15 for 15% off your order): https://dormis.io Sleep Coaching: https://www.dereklaceycoaching.com

Lolita is a stress management and life coach. We discuss burnout in corporate America, how stress led to her ending up in the hospital, the "go, go, go" mentality that can be detrimental to overall health, learning how to delegate, getting better at saying no, being mindful throughout our busy days and much more! Stress is something that affects everyone, and she can help you manage it so that it doesn't control your life. Website: https://www.beamazingyou.com

I'm a sports fan, so is Tim, and we do a yearly episode about sports. In the past couple of years we've done this shortly after the college football championship. With everything going on in the world, it got pushed back a bit, but we're on it now! We discuss the NCAA football playoff and title game, the draft and the upcoming NFL season, impact of the pandemic on sports, scenarios of the NBA reopening the season, Ohio sports teams, thoughts on 'The Last Dance' documentary and more. Enjoy!

Cassidy and I discuss her personal transformational experience, emotional intelligence, checking into AA and learning to live life without alcohol, pushing people away during dark times, trauma that she went through in college, comfort vs discomfort, filling a void, positive self talk and self love, serving others and much more!

Today's guest is celebrity chef, Lauren Lawless. We discuss her new cookbook/autobiography, overcoming childhood trauma, quitting her job to compete on Master Chef, passion for creating amazing food, being involved in cooking competitions, future aspirations and more! ⠀ Chef Lauren is one of the contestants on an upcoming episode of Supermarket Stakeout on the Food Network. Mark your calendars and check out the show on June 2nd! ⠀ Website: https://www.flawlesscuisine.com

Ian is the world's first psychedelic integration coach for high level sports and performers. We discuss psychedelic integration and harm reduction, using The McCall Method to find your potential, perception and reality of different substances, being a better human being, the evolution of mindset around psychedelics involved in sports, connecting better with those we love and much more! Website: https://themccallmethod.com

Josephine is a quantum healer. We discuss what quantum healing is, her path to becoming a practitioner, results from previous clients (including some of the experience from my session with her), nuances of meditation, a traumatic experience that changed the course of her life, energy flows, listening to our spirit guides and much more! Website: https://www.josephineagius.com

Shauna spent the first 42 years of her life indoctrinated in the LDS church. Experiences in religion can vary, but in this case, her story was filled with lack of support, control, brainwashing, shame and guilt. We discuss the events that led to her leaving the LDS church, her journey of self discovery, unfortunate realities of the LDS church, how change impacts the relationships in our lives, her path to becoming a coach, religion vs spirituality and much more!

Today's guest is gym owner and coach, Anthony Roumell. We discuss his early life path dedicated to music and being in a punk rock band, the identity shift he had to make when the band broke up, his amazing fitness journey, approaches to life, the love he has for jiu jitsu, the importance of failure, functional fitness and movement, discipline and much more! Check out his IG (@anthony_balance_) for some amazing videos of body control through balancing and slacklining!

Today's guest is staying anonymous because of press and interview guidelines. What I CAN tell you is that she is a nurse who works in a correctional facility somewhere in the US. And we are discussing her experience with handling the coronavirus. We discuss the current status of her place of work, the impact it's had on inmates, the rigorous work schedule she's had to keep, dynamic between staff and inmates, her reason behind wanting to work as a nurse in a correctional facility and more!

Gill is a playwright, poet and all around lover of the arts. We discuss his experience in the Navy and how that impacted his writing and poetry, open mic nights and slam poetry competitions, the importance of the arts and self-expression during this time, his involvement with TEDx San Diego, and much more! TEDx San Diego: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5asEOoSAlU Website: https://gillsotu.com

Lee is a singer-songwriter and we get into the meaning behind some of his songs on the podcast...songs that he performs during the episode! We also discuss what it was like for him growing up in Australia, finding his passion in music, fear and validation, helping ourselves before we're truly able to help others, creating music as a way to heal, self awareness and growth, philosophical questioning, toxic masculinity, the intention behind his music and much more! Website: http://leecoulter.com/tour/

Jayda moved from Seoul, Korea to LA in pursuit of her dream as an American pop music artist, and is currently part of the cover band Liquid Blue. We discuss her background of being classically trained in piano, being extremely introverted as a child, similarities and differences between Seoul and LA, the feeling of performing on stage as a singer, how the quarantine has impacted gigs, growing as an artist and much more! https://greenentertainmentusa.com/talent/jayda/

Gala is a holistic esthetician with 15+ years experience, and certified yoga and mindfulness meditation instructor. We discuss what yoga nidra is and how she got involved in the practice, her time spent being a meditation facilitator for inmates in jail, the experiences she's had living in different places around the world, the power of meditation and energy, randomness of laws in different states in the US and much more! Website: https://yagamagowellness.com

Today's episode is with energetic kinesiologist, Julissa Byington. We discuss the power of brain integration, what energetic kinesiology entails, the benefits of practicing gratitude during the pandemic, some examples of what clients are saying after experiencing the modality she uses, teaching kids how to think for themselves, parenting, and much more! Website: https://optimizebrain.com

Sarah and I discuss her path to becoming an RN, the status of her medical unit, going into the Navy directly out of high school, how her experience in the Navy prepared her for working in a hospital setting, what it was like being raised by parents with substance issues, seeking various perspectives for personal growth, goal setting and gratitude, the importance of human connection, being curious about emotions instead of reactive, and much more!

In today's episode, we discuss her drug addiction and recovery, unhealthy relationships that included domestic violence, living with depression, entrepreneurship and starting her business Mindful Magnolia, spirituality, the power of positive mindset, the support group she started called Blooming Forward and much more! Website: https://themindfulmagnolia.com

In today's episode, Das and I discuss his affinity for famous grave sites and crime scenes, the time he bought a motorcycle and completed a cross country trip with no experience or background in bikes, some stories as a headlining comedian, why Mount St. Helens erupting played into him never going fishing again, his time as a male escort and also being involved in the adult entertainment industry, views on religion, the heart attack he had at 17 years old and much more!