I met JP a couple of months ago and he offered me free admission to his online breathwork class. Slightly skeptical but always down to woo woo, I went and cried like a frickin baby. I can't say enough good things about my experience, even though it reminded me of the time my ovary exploded.

Episode 20 is a delightful reminder about how what seems like a devastation (being diagnosed with Aaopecia) can be just the nudge you needed to change course.

This episode we talk about:

JP's background in acting/screenwriting background

Losing all his hair to alopecia, and pivoting from the screen to writing comedy

The lightheartedness of JP's classes, despite the heavy material

Leah's Mormon background and scrupulosity (religious OCD), and why a tiered heaven is like wanting a 5.0 GPA

Leah's discovery how breathwork strips back layers of vanish she didn't know was there

JP's first breathwork experience with crappy music and people talking about spirit animals

His epiphany to bring an "East Coast edge," science, good music, and a trainer's push to breathwork

JP's online breathwork pre-COVID set him years ahead of his luddite peers

The insights you can get from stepping back, like realizing you actually want kids

Letting go of dreams and getting really good at the thing you were born to do

How breathwork beats ayahuasca for it's cost, convenience, and no need to puke

The CO2 science behind why hard core athletes get tetany more often than chill people do

Super sciency drops like: transient hypofrontality (shutting down the critical part of your brain)

Tips on how to fit breathwork into busy schedules

Conspiracy-theory siloing and how algorithms will lead grandpa down a Greater Idaho rabbit hole

The agony of "picking a lane," self-trust, and avoiding social media's harms

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You can find JP here:

https://breathewithjp.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoo2rpt8qhu_-U1jj76BVDA

https://www.facebook.com/breathewithjp/

https://www.instagram.com/jonpaulcrimi/

Leah's Links:

Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/

YouTube: / @leahreneecomedian

Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian

Reddit: / leahreneecomedian

Facebook: / leahreneecomedian

IG: / leahreneecomedian

LinkedIn: / leahcreative

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