Your mind never stops taking shots — so how do you defend your peace? In this episode I explore how to train your mind like an athlete, treating life as a continuous mental game where playing good defense is critical. We cover some of the following:

• Using an athletic framework to counter our conditioned self (aka ego)
• Learning to play great defense to protect the mind
• "Coach Ego" and the myth of multiplicity
• Simple drills to improve your mental fitness and wellbeing
• Everyday opportunities to improve awareness

Go to my blog at culturalhealthsolutions.com for related resources and show notes on most episodes.

Your mitochondria and microbes are ancient communities that mirror how we live, connect, and find purpose. We keep turning to the outside to learn from others, instead of tapping into this profound inner wisdom. In this episode, I explore what these inner networks teach us about resilience, loneliness, purpose, and thriving from the inside out.

You'll learn:

• Mitochondria origin story
• Lessons we can learn from mitochondria and microbial behaviors
• How Survival fo the Fittest has led us astray
• How mitochondria and microbes communicate with the brain
• The loneliness myth and what might matter more than social connection

Go to my blog at culturalhealthsolutions.com for related resources and show notes on most episodes.

Prompting AI chatbots is a new skillset humanity has recently acquired. In this episode we use our understanding of how LLMs (Large Language Models) work to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves in an effort to free our minds from ego. We'll cover some of the following:

• How AI engines mirror the way our ego runs on old scripts and algorithms
• Why middle-of-the-night "why" and "how" questions usually come from ego, not your authentic self
• Meet WAYDE, the imaginary AI Agent I created to help free me
• Prompts to break mental loops and rewire your responses
• How habitual self-prompting can help liberate your mind and optimize your physiology

Go to my blog at culturalhealthsolutions.com where I post a brief summary and show notes for most episodes with relevant links.