Mental Health In A Modern World: Holistic & Alternative Approaches for the Spiritually Curious Young Adult

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23. Mindfulness Training for When You Can’t Quiet Your Mind

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“When you can quiet the mind and there’s not a wave or a ripple, that’s when you experience the true reflection of yourself—and the true reflection of reality,” says holistic health practitioner Greg Schmaus, who returns to Mental Health in a Modern World for a powerful solo episode on one of the most daunting challenges of our time: quieting a racing mind in an age of constant overstimulation. Drawing on his own journey overcoming severe anxiety and OCD, Greg dives into the real roots of mental chatter, unpacking why traditional approaches so often backfire and revealing how our thinking mind works more as a protector—like a loyal but overzealous watchdog—than a true enemy.

In this episode, Greg lays out the paradoxes of mind, why what you resist persists, and how befriending negative and intrusive thoughts leads to authentic inner calm. He shares two transformative meditation techniques (one for cultivating attention, the other for awareness), plus practical frameworks from Jungian psychology, Internal Family Systems, and Taoist wisdom. Greg also explores the powerful interplay between breath and thought, demonstrating how simple physical practices can break the loop of mental chaos.

Tune in to Mental Health in a Modern World to learn how to move beyond duality, train your “unruly puppy” of a mind, and discover how stillness is the gateway to your truest self.

5 Key Takeaways

Quieting a racing mind is possible with practical tools and self-understanding—here are five powerful actions you can take today:

1. **Practice Sustained Attention**: Use breath counting meditation daily—focus your attention on the in-breath and out-breath through your nose, counting up to 10, and gently return focus whenever your mind wanders.

2. **Cultivate Open Awareness**: Spend time each day in the “watchtower,” observing thoughts, feelings, and sensations without attachment or aversion; when you get hooked, simply note “thinking” and return to observing.

3. **Feel to Quiet the Mind**: When your mind is racy, ask yourself, “What am I resisting feeling right now?”—drop into your body and allow yourself to fully feel emotions, noticing how this naturally settles your thoughts.

4. **Befriend Negative and Intrusive Thoughts**: Instead of fighting or replacing negative or intrusive thoughts, thank them as protectors, and welcome them like an old friend for tea, turning resistance into curiosity and gratitude.

5. **Regulate with Breathwork and Movement**: Use practices like square breathing (inhale, hold, exhale, hold—each for four counts) and walking meditations matched to your breath to calm both mind and body.

Take one of these steps today—commit to a mindful moment and begin reclaiming your inner peace.

Memorable Quotes

"When you can quiet the mind and there's not a wave or a ripple, that's when you experience the true reflection of yourself and the true reflection of reality."

"The more we can access the feeling body, the more we can quiet the mental body."

"The most important thing when you're having negative thoughts is to not create resistance or opposition to it, but to actually express gratitude, seeing it as a watchdog or a protector that's just looking out for your sense of safety."

Resources Mentioned

Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell (Translation) - https://amzn.to/3VK4CCQ

Open Focus Brain by Les Fehmi - https://amzn.to/3VKeTiJ

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22. Healing Beyond Therapy - Emotional Epigenetics and Intergenerational Trauma

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it’ll rule your life and you’ll call it fate,” says Josh Trent, host of the Wellness and Wisdom podcast, who joins Mental Health in a Modern World to illuminate what true mental health really means in an era of speed and disconnection. Josh shares how his own early childhood trauma, from witnessing his mother’s struggle with mental illness to feeling abandoned and unsafe, became both his great wound and his eventual gift—fueling a lifelong journey to wholeness and authenticity.

In today’s episode, Josh traces his evolution from soul-numbing corporate work and addictive coping strategies to helping thousands through integrated healing that honors mind, body, and spirit. He reveals why so many symptoms of “mental illness” are actually threads pointing to deeper stories of self-abandonment, inherited trauma, and the masks we’re forced to wear to survive. Josh unpacks “emotional epigenetics,” explores the liberation that comes from radical self-responsibility and integration of all parts of self, and issues a clarion call for the return of true elders and embodied wisdom in our culture.

Tune into this compelling conversation to discover why chasing the “why” can be a fool’s game, how to break cycles of generational pain, and how presence, curiosity, and authentic connection are the bedrock of both personal and collective wellness.

5 Key Takeaways

Transforming your mental health starts with practical steps—let these actions guide your integration and healing journey.

1. Identify and Integrate Abandoned Parts of Self

Trace your symptoms and patterns back to the inner parts you may have exiled or rejected, then work to accept and reintegrate them for authentic wholeness [13:40](/timestamps/820).

2. Stop Excavating for "Why" and Focus on "What Happened"

Shift your healing inquiry from searching for reasons to clearly recognizing what occurred, allowing you to integrate lessons and move forward [23:01](/timestamps/1381).

3. Use the Liberation Loop Model for Transformational Change

Map your beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and actions (BTFA) in reverse to uncover core limiting beliefs, then consciously cultivate new beliefs through trust, faith, and consistent evidence-seeking action [01:02:40](/timestamps/3760).

4. Seek True Elders and Community for Support

Find guidance and healing within genuine community and elders—those whose embodied wisdom, humility, and presence can support your transformation [43:01](/timestamps/2581).

5. Make Curiosity and Self-Responsibility Daily Practices

Adopt a radically curious mindset and embrace ongoing self-inquiry; celebrate mistakes and remain open to growth instead of defending beliefs or identities [51:31](/timestamps/3091).

Start your journey today: pick one takeaway and put it into practice—your path to integration begins with a single, authentic step.

Memorable Quotes

"We are coming to a high point of consciousness that does not rely on us stuffing down emotion or ignoring what has happened. When we can identify what happened, we can understand how we can integrate deeper parts of ourselves without abandoning or rejecting them."

"The quality of my life is dictated by the authenticity of my being, because when I'm authentic, I'm at peace. Yet these parts of self are very subtle—at some point we abandon a part of ourselves, and most often it's the younger version of ourselves."

"True freedom is the result of when your biology and your reality are no longer at war. Your biology—who you are—and your reality—who you think you are—are one and the same. And then you can be free."

Connect with Josh

Website - wellnesswisdom.com

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshtrent

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joshtrentofficial/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WellnessF/

X - https://x.com/wellnessforce

Resources Mentioned

It Didn't Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn - https://amzn.to/4i9ofqS

No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Dr. Richard Schwartz - https://amzn.to/3JU9JzY

How to Know Higher Worlds by Rudolf Steiner - https://amzn.to/44DaI28

Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill - https://amzn.to/3VJ5Rbh

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21. Mental Health Beyond Medication: Healing Through Holistic Approaches

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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"A lot of what we call disease is really just dis-ease with this mismatch of what we are designed for versus what we find ourselves in today," says Jeff Bohnen, psychiatry resident and holistic health practitioner, who joins Mental Health in a Modern World to illuminate why much of modern psychiatry misses the mark on both the root and treatment of mental illness.

Trained in both Western medicine and holistic health, Jeff Bohnen shares his inside perspective on the tension between pharmaceutical-driven psychiatric care and science-backed natural interventions like nutrition, movement, and spiritual health. He reveals why SSRI antidepressants (and the infamous "chemical imbalance" model) are far less effective than patients are led to believe—citing the real research numbers that pharmaceutical companies don't want you to know—and how vital factors such as vitamin D status, the gut-brain axis, and even daily sunlight are overlooked in mainstream mental health care.

Jeff Bohnen draws on both research and firsthand experience to explain how symptoms like depression and anxiety are the body’s intelligent but maladaptive attempts to cope with an artificial environment—akin to trying to swim a fish in sand. He outlines how common psychiatric diagnoses are often merely 'disorders of the human experience' calling for more than a pill or label, and offers a path forward for people and practitioners who are ready for a radically integrated approach.

Listen to this episode of Mental Health in a Modern World to discover what most psychiatrists never learned in med school, which interventions outperform antidepressants in clinical trials, and how the future of mental health will require us to reclaim ancient wisdom as much as cutting-edge science.

5 Key Takeaways

This episode is a wake-up call to approach mental health with greater depth, curiosity, and self-honesty—here are five powerful ways to take action starting today:

1. Address the Basics First: Prioritize quality sleep, reduce caffeine, eat whole foods, and establish a safe environment as the fundamental building blocks of mental well-being.

2. Embrace Holistic Tools: Integrate exercise, nutrition, meditation, breathwork, and time in nature into your daily routine—these accessible practices can outshine medications for many.

3. Question the Status Quo: Think critically about the effectiveness of psychiatric medications and explore evidence-based alternatives; don’t accept the "chemical imbalance" narrative at face value.

4. Personalize Your Healing: Align your approach to what resonates with your values and beliefs, whether it’s therapy, lifestyle changes, or spiritual exploration—your buy-in is essential for success.

5. Take Ownership and Get Curious: Don’t wait for the medical model to catch up; seek out research, question your symptoms, investigate micronutrient deficiencies, and become an advocate for your own health.

Start today—pick one small change from this list and make it yours.

Memorable Quotes

"I think a lot of what we call disease is really just dis-ease with this mismatch of what we are designed for versus what we find ourselves in today."

"If anything is not smart, honestly, it's our environment, our environmental structure. The body is doing what it's supposed to be doing for a lot of people, but we have removed ourselves from the state of optimal conditioning for that body."

"I think of mental illness in a lot of cases as being kind of the same thing as an autoimmune condition. The immune system is trying to help, trying to do its best to protect, and the symptoms are a casualty of that response. Often these mental disorders might reflect the body's attempts to stay safe more than something being 'wrong' with the individual."

Connect with Jeff

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbohnen

Resources Mentioned

Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - https://amzn.to/3VE3Oro

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb - https://amzn.to/3z6zmBo

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) by American Psychiatric Association - https://amzn.to/4bte2E1

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20. Healing Beyond Therapy: Traditional Chinese Medicine for Mental Health

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“We’re part of this flow of life—and to get back to harmonizing our mind, our spirit, our body involves being in nature and being connected with all of those things,” says Jonny Suarez, doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, who joins Mental Health in a Modern World to reveal how the ancient wisdom of Chinese medicine illuminates the path to true mental, physical, and spiritual health.

Jonny Suarez shares how his childhood obsession with kung fu films began a lifelong pursuit of the ‘warrior monk’ archetype, leading him into Chinese martial arts, holistic fitness, and a deep dive into Eastern healing. On the podcast, he unpacks how traditional Chinese medicine views the body not as a set of disconnected parts, but as an integrated system linking mind, body, and spirit—and why this makes it so radically effective for addressing chronic pain, emotional distress, traumas, and mental health challenges where Western medicine falls short.

He reveals how Chinese medicine’s focus on harmonizing and strengthening the body contrasts with the Western pharmaceutical tendency to block or suppress symptoms; why early life experiences—like the birth process and the mother-child bond—reverberate through adulthood in surprising ways; and how practices like time in nature and “shaking Qigong” restore balance lost to the overstimulation of modern life.

If you want a mind-expanding look at the connections between ancient wisdom, modern suffering, and true healing in the age of anxiety, tune in to this week’s Mental Health in a Modern World episode with Jonny Suarez.

5 Key Takeaways

Immerse yourself in these powerful ancient principles and rediscover harmony in your mind, body, and spirit.

Spend intentional time in nature to ground yourself and disconnect from overstimulation and devices.
Practice simple body-shaking Qigong daily to clear stagnant energy, rebalance your system, and return to center.
Prioritize nourishing connections—whether with loved ones or through self-care rituals—to build vital Yin (restorative) energy.
Address your health holistically: focus on strengthening and harmonizing your body’s systems, rather than just suppressing symptoms.
Create pockets of stillness throughout your day to counter the fracturing of your attention and reclaim clarity of mind.

Choose one to begin today and start your return to balance.

Memorable Quotes

"We're part of this flow of life and to get back to harmonizing our mind, our spirit, our body involves being in nature and being connected with all of those things. That also means time away from devices. So go into the forest where you don't have reception and spend some time out there."

"The yin anchors the yang. The yang, if it did not have yin, would just be all over the place, lost and ethereal and blasting out. There's nothing to ground it. The yin is what grounds the yang."

"I feel like the low-hanging fruit is what we should go for, which is the easiest things we can begin to change in our lives or support that just start inching us closer to maybe working on the deeper stuff."

Connect with Jonny

Website - https://unifiedfma.com/

Resources Mentioned

Shaking Qigong (General reference; video resources available on YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=shaking+qigong

Paul Chek’s Holistic Health and Nutrition Courses - https://chekinstitute.com/

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19. The Invisible Contracts That Shape Your Life with Sarah Peyton

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“We are metaphor, that we're made of metaphor. And so the issues that we have and the problems that we have with people are metaphors for the places where our brains are tied in knots and need to be untied and untangled so that we can become whoever it was brains were meant to be— in their snowflake, completely unique incarnation in the world.” says Sarah Peyton, researcher, teacher, and author specializing in relational neuroscience and nonviolent communication, who joins Mental Health in a Modern World for an unforgettable exploration of healing, trauma, and the forces shaping who we become.

Sarah Peyton draws on revolutionary findings in neuroscience, family constellation work, and her own lived experience to explain why so many of our struggles are rooted in inherited patterns, unconscious contracts, and a deep need for resonance and accompaniment—rather than advice or “fixes.” In this conversation, Greg Schmaus invites Sarah Peyton to unpack the science and soul of how trauma disrupts our natural capacity for connection, why metaphor is a biological language of the brain, and how precision and warmth together create the conditions for transformation.

Discover how the roles played by our earliest caregivers, unacknowledged grief, and “sabotaging” habits all point to what the nervous system has done to ensure our survival—and what’s truly required for lasting change. Listen to learn why we unconsciously replicate our family dynamics throughout life, how to uncover hidden “carrots” underlying self-sabotage, and what it really means to become the unique person your brain was always meant to be.

5 Key Takeaways

Discover transformative tools for healing, growth, and self-awareness from this episode. Start implementing these actionable steps in your own journey today:

Cultivate Resonance: Practice offering others both precision and warmth in your communication to foster emotional connection and relaxation in the body 05:53.
Embrace Metaphor: Use and notice metaphor in your language as a way to better understand yourself and create deeper connection with others 10:11.
Prioritize Accompaniment over Advice: When supporting others, focus on being present and attuned rather than jumping straight to advice-giving 11:28.
Identify and Update Unconscious Contracts: Reflect on self-sabotaging or restrictive patterns in your life, discover the hidden commitments driving them, and consciously choose healthier, updated behaviors 27:24.
Recognize and Heal Family and Ancestral Patterns: Notice how family imprints and constellations shape your actions, and work to untangle and release what no longer serves you 54:38.

Take your next step—choose one actionable point, practice it this week, and witness meaningful change in your life.

Memorable Quotes

"We are made of metaphor. The issues and problems we have with people are metaphors for the places where our brains are tied in knots and need to be untied, so we can become who our brains were meant to be in their snowflake, completely unique incarnation in the world."

"When the correct word is given to an emotion that a human is feeling, that person's body relaxes. It's like the message has been received, and they get to move on to whatever's next."

"If there's accompaniment and resonance, we don't actually have to make these contracts. If somebody were with me, going, 'Yes, of course this would be kind of scary sometimes,' then I don't have to make that contract to be closed; I can just be with what is."

Connect with Sarah

Website - https://sarahpeyton.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/empathybrain

X - twitter.com/resonantself

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/sarahpeyton

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahpeytonauthor/

Resources Mentioned

W.W. Norton Publishing - https://wwnorton.com/

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18. Archetypal Psychology: Four Survival Archetypes and the Roots of Chronic Disease

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“There are no good archetypes, there are no bad archetypes. All archetypes have 50% light and 50% shadow,” says holistic health practitioner Greg Schmaus, who returns to Mental Health in a Modern World for a deep dive into the four survival archetypes and the unconscious contracts that shape our healing journeys. Drawing on teachings from Caroline Myss, Sarah Peyton, and Richard Schwartz, Greg exposes how the child, victim, saboteur, and prostitute archetypes underpin not just our challenges but also our paths to reclaiming inner empowerment and agency.

This conversation explores how these primal patterns originate in childhood, the hidden agreements we make to secure safety, and how our light and shadow sides work together beneath the surface. Greg unpacks how these archetypes influence everything from trauma responses and chronic pain, to relationship dynamics and self-sabotage. He shares practical frameworks for identifying your own unconscious contracts—and guides listeners through a meditative exercise to “unblend and befriend” the parts of ourselves that hold us back, transforming internal enemies into allies for growth.

Listen in to Mental Health in a Modern World for a revelatory dialogue that challenges how we see our suffering, provides tools for practical self-inquiry, and invites you to a more empowered, integrated path toward healing.

5 Key Takeaways

Transform your healing journey by bringing awareness and agency to your foundational patterns—here’s how to start:

Identify which of the four survival archetypes (child, victim, saboteur, or prostitute) most influences your current patterns and reflect on its impact in your life.
Write out an unconscious contract you may hold with one archetype, detailing the agreement, behavior, benefit, and cost involved.
Practice the guided meditation to connect with the part of yourself carrying this contract, using curiosity and compassion to understand its fears and history 33:31.
Actively observe moments when you compromise your values, self-sabotage, or default to victimhood, and consciously choose a new response aligned with your empowered self.
Unblend and befriend your protective parts by expressing gratitude for their role, then reclaim more agency and sovereignty over your choices 43:12.

Start today: pick one archetype and take a small step toward compassionate self-awareness and transformation.

Memorable Quotes

"Archetypes are really the language of the psyche. Archetypes become the vehicles that we use to express ourselves and come to know ourselves in relationship to ourselves, others, and the world."

"The saboteur always shows up at moments of expansion, at thresholds or moments of change or transformation. The saboteur is very often trying to protect us from the most empowered version of us."

"You see the saboteur, the prostitute, or the victim are not an enemy. We see them as parts expressing this archetype, trying to protect us from some core wound, some trauma, or some experience from the past that they want to make sure never happens again."

Resources Mentioned

Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential by Caroline Myss - https://amzn.to/3VUzSPT

Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain's Capacity for Healing by Sarah Peyton - https://amzn.to/3zK1g9V

Internal Family Systems Therapy by Richard C. Schwartz - https://amzn.to/4bZqUE3

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17. Walking Between Worlds: A Doctors Journey Through Birth Death and Plant Medicine with Nathan Riley

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“It's the whole Dionysian Apollo dilemma… We don't value this sort of just oozing with, like, some sort of naturalist phenomenon that maybe came to you through a walk in the woods or standing under a waterfall and picking fresh fruit off of a tree or just trying to eat some flowers or berries from a bush. Like, ugh, who said that was okay to do?” says Nathan Riley, Western-trained OB-GYN, who joins Mental Health in a Modern World to share how a journey through plant medicine—guided in part by legendary shaman Hamilton Souther—upended his traditional medical training and transformed his understanding of birth, death, and our collective crisis of embodiment.

A trailblazer at the intersection of holistic health and psychedelic medicine, Nathan Riley recounts his leap from pharmaceutical and surgical protocols to Amazonian wisdom and deep ceremonial work with psilocybin and ayahuasca, where practical and mystical insights now inform everything from postpartum care to the existential crises surrounding parenthood. He delves into the humbling lessons learned as both practitioner and student; the surprising, intuitive healing that emerges from surrendering to these master “allies”; and why reclaiming sovereignty over our bodies may be the most revolutionary act in today’s world.

Tune in to his powerful conversation with Greg Schmaus for a candid exploration of how ancient plant teachers—and the simple act of being in our bodies—hold the keys to meaning in the modern human experience.

5 Key Takeaways

Unlock transformative healing and deeper self-connection by embodying these insights from the conversation:

Develop a regular practice of intentional plant medicine or psychedelic ceremonies to foster personal growth, humility, and direct guidance from inner wisdom.
Set clear, authentic intentions when entering any ceremony or healing space—ask the plants or your own subconscious specific questions and state your desired focus for maximum clarity and empowerment.
Make yourself truly available for spirit, intuition, and deeper insight by cultivating stillness, subtracting distractions, and spending time in nature or silent space.
Reconnect with your body’s natural intelligence by tuning into somatic signals, emotional releases, and intuitive guidance, especially during moments of challenge or transition such as birth, parenting, or grief.
Trust and honor your unique path—embrace remembering who you are at your core, rather than constantly seeking external validation, gadgets, or additions to fill internal gaps.

Take one of these steps today: set aside time for stillness, reflect on your true intentions, or simply listen to your body's wisdom. Transformation begins with one choice.

Memorable Quotes

"I made an agreement with myself that every two to three weeks I would do a deep dive with psilocybin, nourish my own mushrooms, set up an altar, and have a conversation with the mushrooms to set intentions. Initially, it was very hard—months of just going through my own stuff. But at some point, I started the ceremony by talking to the mushrooms out loud and saying, 'I want to see your playful side' or 'I want to know how you want me to comport myself to be able to offer this medicine in a safe environment for others.' And then they show you."

"When you’re in the river, you’re not going to die—not with these medicines. There’s a part of you that might be left behind, but that’s stuff I didn’t need to carry as baggage anyway. There are strange allegories that come through, and it’s a full send—surrender, leaping into the waters and treading for a while, instead of grabbing onto a rock for dear life, just letting the current take me downstream."

"What’s most important is that many Eastern mystics have seemed to be on board with this for centuries. Since the age of enlightenment, if it’s not measurable, it’s not important—that, of all things, is just not useful to me anymore. There’s nothing more than you in this moment. If you want the world or your life to get better, you have to be willing to just be."

Connect with Nathan

Website - www.bornfreemethod.com

Instagram - www.instagram.com/nathanrileyobgyn

Resources Mentioned

Abundance Archetype (program by Jason Picard) – https://jasonpicard.org/abundance-archetype/

Sanctuary (offerings and teachings by Hamilton Souther) – https://www.bluemorphointernational.com/sanctuary

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16. Archetypal Psychology: The Archetype Wheel and Your Soul Blueprint

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“I love talking about rewiring your belief systems because, you know, your beliefs create your choices and your choices, you create your actions, and your actions create your reality,” says Kirsty Pratt—holistic coach, Ninja Warrior, and former Catholic schoolgirl—on this episode of Mental Health in a Modern World. Kirsty’s journey from being shaped by the rigid expectations of her upbringing to consciously liberating herself from inherited patterns is just the beginning.

A longtime collaborator with Paul Chek, Kirsty unpacks how her intuition flourishes in nature, why the “visionary” archetype defines her approach to life, and how struggles with people-pleasing and burnout became springboards for authentic growth. She reveals what it takes to honor boundaries, live from intuition, and shed the limiting beliefs we rarely realize we carry.

Tune in for an inspiring deep dive into self-mastery, archetypes, and the powerful intersection of creativity, discipline, and spiritual liberation—a roadmap for anyone seeking sovereignty in a modern world.

5 Key Takeaways

Unlock your self-mastery and growth by exploring your archetypes and bringing conscious awareness to your patterns—here are five actionable takeaways to start your journey:

Identify and work with one archetype each month, using the archetype wheel as a blueprint for personal growth and self-reflection
Pay special attention to your “survival archetypes” (prostitute, victim, saboteur, and child archetypes), as these reveal areas with the greatest potential for healing and transformation.
Practice saying “no” and setting clear boundaries in your communication and relationships to honor your authentic needs and avoid people-pleasing patterns.
Balance active seeking and productivity with rest and integration, especially when you notice signs of burnout—use nature as a tool to recenter and restore yourself.
Open yourself to receiving support—from others and the universe—instead of trying to do everything alone; asking for help is a strength, not a weakness.

Take action today: Choose one takeaway, implement it for a week, and notice what shifts in your mindset and life.

Memorable Quotes

"I love talking about rewiring your belief systems because your beliefs create your choices, your choices create your actions, and your actions create your reality."

"When I went through my quarter life crisis and really started spending time with myself and learning to love aspects of myself that I really hated, I realized how needed alone time is in my world, because without it, I am just out of balance."

"I've gotten really familiar with what is a healthy balance between doing the seeking, the learning, and the experiencing versus the resting. It's about enjoying the journey, reminding myself that there's not just a destination."

Connect with Kirsti

Website - https://www.nextgenerationsfitness.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kirsti.pratt.coaching/

Resources Mentioned

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle - https://amzn.to/3QHbCeB

The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu - https://amzn.to/43XhJ1w

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15. Parts Work Through IFS: Healing Community Beyond Individual Therapy

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“We can't take people places we haven't gone ourselves,” says trauma therapist Chris Burris, who joins Mental Health in a Modern World to reveal why most of what we call ‘mental illness’ is actually the psyche’s adaptive strategy for survival—and why only true self-healing can allow us to guide others. Over his 35 years of clinical experience, Chris has witnessed the rise of “multiplicity of mind” as a liberating paradigm: understanding that our psyche is made of parts working both for and against us, many born from trauma and shaped by the need to protect.

In this episode, Chris demystifies the Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach, explains how our internal critics often adopt the voices of past authorities and perpetrators, and explores why befriending—rather than battling—these wounded parts is the key to freedom. He shares stories of transformation, the importance of community healing, and how elders and true initiation are missing medicines in our fractured world. Chris also opens up about his journey with plant medicine, shamanic studies, and the necessity for both humility and holistic teamwork in therapy.

Tune in to learn why healing is not a solo mission, how therapists must examine their own wounds, and what it really means to reclaim mental health in a world that desperately needs reconnection—to self, to others, and to something greater than ourselves.

5 Key Takeaways

Unlock deeper healing in your life with these actionable insights from the episode:

Befriend all your parts, even the critical or self-sabotaging ones, by approaching them with curiosity and compassion rather than resistance or judgment.
Prioritize holistic health—address both mind and body imbalances and collaborate with a supportive, multidisciplinary team when seeking mental health support.
Regularly engage in self-reflection and personal healing work, especially if you are a healer or helper, as you cannot guide others beyond where you’ve gone yourself.
Actively seek out or create intentional healing communities or circles to experience support, belonging, and collective transformation.
Clarify your gifts and purpose, and find ways to serve your community, transitioning from “me” focus to “we” focus through acts of service and connection.

Take one bold step today: Choose a takeaway above and bring it into your own life or healing journey.

Memorable Quotes

"We can't take people places we haven't gone ourselves. If we haven’t rescued or unburdened our own parents that we're disconnected with, it's really hard to know how to help others do that themselves."

"Being healthy in a messed up world isn't the most ideal circumstance. There's a quote I love: it's no sign of health to be adapted to a sick world."

"A true elder is asking: How am I serving my community? What are my deliverables to that? If you don't have people who mirror that and actually live it, then there's no example of what we’re supposed to mature into."

Connect with Chris

Website - http://burriscounseling.com

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/burris.counseling/

Resources Mentioned

Creating Healing Circles: Using the Internal Family Systems Model in Facilitating Groups - https://amzn.to/4vOVYwA

IFS (Internal Family Systems) - https://ifs-institute.com/

MAPS: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies - https://maps.org/

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14. Parts Work for the Inner Critic: Why Positive Thinking Isn't Enough

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“The inner critic is not an enemy. The inner critic has good intentions. The inner critic is a benevolent protector,” says Greg Schmaus, holistic health practitioner and integrative mental health coach, on this episode of Mental Health in a Modern World. After personally overcoming severe anxiety and OCD, Greg Schmaus has dedicated the last decade to guiding thousands through healing by combining lifestyle coaching, psycho-emotional work, mindfulness, and archetypal practices.

Today, Greg Schmaus breaks down the origins of the inner critic, revealing how this often-misunderstood internal voice is not something we’re born with, but a protector part we inherit in response to early criticism or shame—usually from parents or authority figures. He exposes the limitations and potential harm of common self-help advice that urges us to “eliminate” or “replace” the inner critic with positive thinking, arguing instead for a revolutionary approach: befriending and understanding the inner critic’s protective role.

In this episode, Greg Schmaus shares a powerful meditative practice to relate to your inner critic with compassion, explains the neuroscience and psychology behind parts work, and explores how modern life’s overwhelming flow of information fuels cycles of not-enoughness and self-sabotage. You'll walk away with concrete tools to begin unblending from your inner critic and forging a healthier, more spacious relationship with yourself.

Tune in to Mental Health in a Modern World for a transformative perspective on the root cause of your inner dialogue—and discover how true healing begins by turning toward, not away from, your most critical parts.

5 Key Takeaways

Unlock new freedom from your inner critic—here are five powerful steps you can use starting today:

Recognize that your inner critic is a protector, not an enemy—approach it with curiosity instead of resistance.
Pause and practice "unblend and befriend": create space between yourself and the critical voice, then get to know its positive intentions.
Identify the core wound or belief your inner critic is trying to protect (such as shame, humiliation, or not-enoughness).
Write out your self-critical contract: clearly state the agreement, behavior, benefit, and cost driving your inner dialogue.
Balance your information consumption with mindful integration to prevent your inner critic from growing louder—apply what you learn rather than just accumulating more knowledge.

Start implementing one step today and witness the shift inside yourself—your healing begins with action.

Memorable Quotes

"The inner critic is not an enemy. The inner critic has good intentions. The inner critic is a benevolent protector."

"No child is ever born with an inner critic. All judgments and all criticisms are borrowed and inherited."

"In parts work, what's called unblend and befriend. Unblend means we separate ourselves from the part; befriending means it's not the enemy—it's a part that we see in a benevolent way."

Resources Mentioned

Family Constellation Work (as taught by Sarah Peyton) - https://sarahpeyton.com/

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13. Archetypal Psychology: The Warrior Archetype for Modern Men's Mental Health with Kyle Kingsbury

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“The medicine’s always with you. Until you realize it for yourself, it doesn’t matter who tells you that or how many times you drink ayahuasca,” says Kyle Kingsbury, former UFC fighter turned holistic health coach, on Mental Health in a Modern World. Kingsbury shares how his journey from the physical violence and discipline of professional fighting evolved into a lifelong quest for presence, self-mastery, and ultimately spiritual awakening. He peels back the layers of the “warrior” archetype, describing how true strength lies not just in discipline but in knowing what’s worth fighting for—and balancing that drive with the softer power of the lover archetype.

In this episode, Kingsbury details his transformation through martial arts, plant medicines, and deep spiritual practice, questioning the Western pursuit of constant addition—more hacks, more knowledge, more intensity—as a substitute for genuine self-understanding. From the dangers of awakening that outpaces integration to the pitfalls of spiritual ego and the necessity of real community and connection with nature, Kingsbury brings raw honesty and powerful lived experience to the table.

Tune in to Mental Health in a Modern World to hear why Kingsbury believes we can’t “add” our way to healing, why the strongest among us are often the most attuned to vulnerability and connection, and what we’re missing about real rites of passage, self-acceptance, and the wisdom found in simply slowing down.

5 Key Takeaways

This episode delivers practical wisdom for living with depth, purpose, and balance—here are five actionable steps to transform your life today:

Commit to Integration, Not Just Insight: After any powerful experience—whether plant medicine, therapy, or learning—focus on actively integrating the lessons into your daily life to create real, lasting change.
Master Your Shadow Through Self-Inventory: Regularly review your behaviors and patterns, especially those shaped by the warrior and other archetypes, to expose and work with your personal shadow.
Prioritize Community and Authentic Connection: Seek out and cultivate genuine relationships and participate in groups or circles that offer support, challenge, and authentic witnessing.
Balance Consumption With Contemplation: Slow down your rate of consuming information, create regular pockets of stillness and reflection, and trust when you feel the urge to pause or let go.
Reconnect With the Natural World: Develop a direct relationship with nature—whether through farming, sourcing your food locally, or simply spending mindful time outside.

Memorable Quotes

"The warrior faces life frontally. It doesn’t avoid challenge. When I was a kid, my parents would fight, I would shut down and freeze. But in school, when things got tough, I would stand up and fight. There’s a big distinction between crumbling and confronting life head-on."

"When your rate of awakening outpaces the pace of integration, the potential downside is you lose your mind. That’s probably the biggest one, and that’s the worst one by far. There’s nothing as bad as that; I’m not even sure death is as bad as losing the mind."

"The medicine’s always with you, and until you realize it for yourself, it doesn’t matter who tells you that or how many times you drink ayahuasca. It takes you actually having access to that point to recognize it. People can tell you over and over that you’re going to be successful or have all this going for you, but until you understand it for yourself, it’s meaningless."

Connect with Kyle

Website - https://www.kingsbu.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kylekingsbu/

Resources Mentioned

King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette - https://amzn.to/4epm17G

Stealing Fire by Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal - https://amzn.to/4uR23c5

Gene Keys by Richard Rudd - https://amzn.to/4frFJki

How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy! by Paul Chek - https://amzn.to/4uQYItt

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12. Alternative Mental Health: Mediumship and the Boundary of Belief

Fri, 29 May 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“Spirit’s always in charge… Life is just the lily pads to getting to where we’re going to go anyway,” says Dawn Paula, evidential medium and energy healer who joins Mental Health in a Modern World to unravel the mysteries of intuition, near-death experiences, and the deep connection between the physical and spiritual realms. Having encountered profound paranormal experiences since childhood and survived a life-changing near-death event in high school, Dawn Paula has spent her life seeking out others who share these boundary-expanding encounters—and now helps clients explore their own intuitive and psychic abilities.

In this immersive, hope-filled episode, Dawn Paula reveals how “the spirit world isn’t out there—it’s right here,” sharing her journey from sports medicine into massage therapy, Reiki, and ultimately, mediumship. She explains why modern society dampens our innate sensitivity, how children’s energetic gifts are shaped (and often shut down) by trauma and cultural programming, and how the rise of technology is altering our consciousness and frequency. She and Greg also dive into the purpose of soul contracts, the nuances of free will, and why embracing both the dark and the light is essential to the human experience.

Tune into Mental Health in a Modern World for an unforgettable conversation on spiritual awakening, evidential mediumship, and how to reclaim your sovereignty—and your joy—on this wild, multidimensional path.

5 Key Takeaways

Unlock your intuitive potential and embrace your spiritual path with these actionable steps:

Trust your intuition—reconnect with the innate sensitivity and knowingness you had as a child.
Nurture your physical body—maintain your health to raise your vibration and deepen spiritual connection.
Approach technology mindfully—limit overwhelming input to create space for subtle awareness and intuitive growth.
Embrace free will—recognize your power to shape your journey through conscious choice and self-empowerment.
Allow yourself to play—infuse your life with joy, curiosity, and lightness on your spiritual path.

Take one step today to trust yourself more and live with greater presence!

Memorable Quotes

"I believe that we are really spiritual beings having this earthly human experience. As children, we're open, we're just naturally intuitive, and then society starts to desensitize us from that knowingness."

"Our intuition is one of the hardest and greatest things that we can do in being connected to source and spirit. I think that's what really desensitizes children—teaching them to go against the grain and not to trust themselves."

"The gift is being in the human body and being able to experience it all, knowing that it's not the end all, be all."

Connect with Dawn

Website - https://www.dawnpaula.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_dawnpaula_

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DawnPaulaPsychicMedium

Resources Mentioned

Sacred Soul Society – https://www.dawnpaula.com/sacred-soul-society

Waze – https://www.waze.com/

Poltergeist - https://amzn.to/3PqyiiU

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11. Alternative Mental Health for Porn Addiction: Healing Intimacy Issues (Live Coaching)

Fri, 22 May 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“I've been using spirituality and other means to reject myself and repress who I am, and I was just finally ready to ask for help,” says Speaker A, an emerging artist whose struggle with insomnia, pornography addiction, and the fear of intimacy leads to a powerfully vulnerable session on Mental Health in a Modern World. In a riveting conversation with holistic practitioner Speaker C, Speaker A unpacks his journey: four nights without sleep, waves of shame, and the realization that his deepest wounds stemmed not from simply bad habits, but from a lifelong impulse to hide the truest parts of himself.

Today, Speaker A shares how archetypal and parts work unlocked the protective, sabotaging patterns within him and the childhood pain beneath—a territory rarely explored so openly by men. He courageously details the process of breaking his unconscious contract with pornography, the visceral chaos of inner transformation, and how somatic dance (and finally, authentic creative expression) helped him find safety in his body and connection with others.

Tune in to this episode of Mental Health in a Modern World for a raw, hope-filled look at healing addiction, shame, and the path to genuine intimacy—starting with the courage to be seen.

5 Key Takeaways

Healing deep wounds and reclaiming intimacy requires courage, self-inquiry, and compassion—here’s how you can start:

Identify and compassionately engage with your inner protector parts to understand what they’re guarding and what they truly need.
Give yourself permission to express difficult truths and vulnerabilities, especially the ones you’ve been ashamed to share.
Replace self-destructive coping mechanisms, such as pornography or media binging, with embodied practices like somatic dance and creative expression.
Release unconscious contracts and old patterns by consciously naming them, honoring their original purpose, and inviting in healthier replacements.
Regularly create safe spaces for authentic self-expression and supportive community connection—your healing can inspire others to share and heal as well.

Start today: embrace your inner work, express your truth, and reconnect with your authentic self.

Memorable Quotes

"I was cracking up the other day because here I am, 30 years old, living with my parents, dealing with porn addiction, compulsive masturbation, insomnia— all these things going on. As I'm healing, it's like my parents are out of town, and I feel like Kevin McAllister in Home Alone, stepping outside going, 'I'm not afraid anymore.' But then, of course, that guy down the street shows up and I realize, okay, I'm still afraid. That's what these past weeks have been like."

"I knew that the deeper need of pornography was me looking to be held, for intimacy, and I confused it with sex. I took on the programming of pornography—so when that moment arises where you feel lonely and want to be held, it means that you want to have sex or consume sexual content. But what I actually needed was intimacy, to be held."

"For so many years, I was sharing things I thought were cool designs so people would accept me. Now I'm excited to finally share the things that move me, not the things that keep me safe."

Connect with Kevin

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kev.net_

Resources Mentioned

King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering Masculinity Through the Lens of Archetypal Psychology - A Journey into the Male Psyche and Its Four Essential Aspects - https://amzn.to/4nGVN3R

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10. Alternative Mental Health for Addiction: The Hidden Cycle of Self Sabotage

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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"Addictions are when wants become needs—and wants become needs as a result of unmet needs," says Speaker A, holistic health practitioner and host of Mental Health in a Modern World. Drawing from a decade of experience helping clients navigate anxiety and OCD, Speaker A dives deep into the epidemic of “socially approved” addictions, from scrolling social media to processed food and caffeine, and unravels why most of us are unconsciously trapped in cycles of self-sabotage.

In this episode, Speaker A explains how socially normalized patterns of addiction are rooted in invisible wounds: attachment injuries, unmet essential needs, and the internal wars between our desires and our deeper needs. He breaks down frameworks for understanding the psychology behind addiction—including Gabor Maté’s cost-benefit ratio, the alignment of "head and heart," and the role of internal "protector parts" that uphold destructive habits.

If you want to uncover the hidden contracts that keep you trapped, decode what unmet needs are fueling your habits, and hear actionable steps for healing addictive patterns at the deepest level, tune in to Mental Health in a Modern World for this insightful solo episode with Speaker A.

5 Key Takeaways

Transform your relationship with addiction by putting these steps into practice now:

Take a Needs vs. Wants Inventory: Write two columns for your essential needs and non-essential wants; identify which wants have turned into needs and which needs consistently go unmet.
Reflect on Attachment Injuries: Look back at your childhood to uncover breaks or injuries in your attachments to caregivers and where you may have sacrificed authenticity to secure attachment.
Identify Your Story Gap: Recognize any discrepancy between your internal feelings and the story you project outwardly to others—closing this gap removes a major driver of addiction.
Check Your Head-Heart Alignment: Explore where your head and heart (or mind and body) are out of alignment, and commit to making choices that unite your intellect and intuition.
Write Out Your Unconscious Contracts: Clearly state your unconscious agreements driving self-sabotage—identify the behavior, its perceived benefit, and its cost, and start the process of renegotiating these contracts.

Start now—empower yourself by taking one concrete step from this list today!

Memorable Quotes

"Addictions are when wants become needs, and wants become needs as a result of unmet needs."

"You can't escape the prison that you don't know you're in."

"Addiction is when a want becomes a need."

Resources Mentioned

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté - https://amzn.to/4tz76fu

Introduction to Internal Family Systems by Richard C. Schwartz - https://amzn.to/4uQgAnP

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9. OCD Recovery Beyond Medication: What Most People Miss About Healing Obsessive Thoughts

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“You resist persists. If you want to shrink something, let it expand. If you want to get rid of something, allow it to flourish. As soon as you make one thing good, another thing becomes bad,” says Greg Schmaus, holistic health practitioner and founder of Healing 4D, who joins Mental Health in a Modern World to share his deeply personal and professional journey healing obsessive compulsive disorder.

In this episode, Greg Schmaus unpacks why OCD is skyrocketing today and how conventional approaches may miss its true roots. Drawing from his experience healing his own severe OCD after a Division 1 collegiate athletic career, he explains how trauma fragments the psyche, why unaddressed gut infections and inflammation can inflame the mind, and how true healing requires a blend of somatic work, Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, mindfulness, and paradoxical spiritual practice.

He busts common myths, shares paradoxes drawn from Zen and Taoist teachings, and outlines his integrated, holistic approach—rooted in his Four Doctors philosophy and real-world case experience—to address the entire mind-body-spirit landscape.

Tune in to Mental Health in a Modern World to discover why, for Greg Schmaus, OCD became not just something to overcome, but his greatest spiritual teacher, guiding him and his clients back to unity consciousness and genuine self-healing.

5 Key Takeaways

Healing OCD requires a comprehensive and compassionate approach—explore these five actionable steps to begin your transformation today:

Address unresolved trauma using Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy by working with protector and exile parts of your psyche.
Shift focus from obsessive thoughts to bodily sensations—practice somatic awareness to feel and process stored emotions.
Embrace mindfulness and non-judgmental awareness, allowing thoughts and feelings to arise and pass without resistance or attachment.
Build a strong healing foundation by prioritizing lifestyle essentials: a nourishing diet, restorative sleep, regular movement, and time for happiness.
Contemplate and practice spiritual paradoxes: let go of resisting thoughts, allow them to expand, and observe how this creates inner quiet.

Start with one of these steps today—your path to wholeness and relief begins with a single, intentional action.

Memorable Quotes

"You resist, persists. If you want to shrink something, let it expand. If you want to get rid of something, allow it to flourish. As soon as you make one thing good, another thing becomes bad."

"You cannot heal OCD in the mind; you heal it in the body. The language of the mind is thinking. The language of the body is feeling."

"OCD was the greatest spiritual teacher I've ever had because it taught me how the mind works, how reality works, how energy works, and how to eventually find my way back to that place of witnessing, that place of observing, and that mindfulness space of non-attachment and non-aversion."

Resources Mentioned

Internal Family Systems (Richard Schwartz, IFS Model) – https://ifs-institute.com/

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu - https://amzn.to/4nijMpF

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8. Biogeometry for Holistic Mental Health: Energy Symbols Beyond Talk Therapy

Fri, 01 May 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“Oftentimes, I share with the students. Everybody wants to do Psychedelic Journey these days. And I'm like, listen, if you are not cleaning up your diet and getting your body right, your mind is not going to be able to project the images properly.” says Speaker A, holistic lifestyle coach, shamanic practitioner, and expert teacher at the Czech Institute, who joins Mental Health in a Modern World for a riveting exploration of the intersections between ancient shamanic wisdom and cutting-edge biogeometry.

A lifelong seeker whose own childhood health struggles propelled her into the world of holistic healing, Angie Chek weaves together biology, energy medicine, biogeometry, and shamanism to reveal how unlocking mental, emotional, and spiritual health demands clearing not just the mind—but the body and one’s physical environment as well. She unpacks the surprising ways in which energetic imbalance, environmental toxins, and even soul fragmentation show up as chronic diseases or mental health challenges. Her stories of animal spirits, nature divination, and soul retrieval offer a fresh perspective on anxiety, depression, and the so-called “spiritual crisis” seen today in children and adults alike.

Tune in to this episode of Mental Health in a Modern World to learn why true healing requires a clean vessel, how biosignatures act as an energetic language for organ balance, and why our pain, rather than being suppressed, is often the very key to transformation. Discover practical insights for parents of sensitive kids, seekers of non-psychedelic shamanic practices, and anyone interested in bridging science and spirit for next-level mental wellbeing.

5 Key Takeaways

Discover practical steps from this episode to enhance your well-being, mental clarity, and sense of connection—start transforming your life today:

Clean up your diet and lifestyle to become a clearer vessel for insight, healing, and shamanic experiences.
Incorporate daily meditation and movement practices to quiet your mind and strengthen your intuition.
Explore biogeometry and start experimenting with biosignatures to harmonize your personal energy and environment.
Limit screen time and increase time spent in nature for yourself and your children to reduce overstimulation and enhance grounding.
Practice soul retrieval and address past traumas to reclaim lost parts of yourself and support your mental and emotional health.

Take the first step now—choose one action and commit to it today!

Memorable Quotes

"Everybody wants to do Psychedelic Journey these days. If you are not cleaning up your diet and getting your body right, your mind is not going to be able to project the images properly."

"If you really want to dive into these realms, start with meditation. Get your mind to quiet—when you quiet your mind, then you can start to hear again, you can start to feel again, you can start to sense again. Then that whole world opens up to you."

"Don’t spend your life trying to convince someone to like peaches when there are so many people who love peaches. Find your people, find your tribe, be you, and watch the magic happen."

Connect with Angie

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/angie-chek-9a73748/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/1anginator/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/angie.lustrick

Resources Mentioned

Biogeometry: Back to a Future for Mankind by Dr. Ibrahim Karim - https://amzn.to/4eQo5X1

The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner - https://amzn.to/4efnUo3

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay - https://amzn.to/4t6J9My

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7. Archetypal Psychology and Addiction: The Root of Self Worth with Justin Price

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“Even things that are quote, unquote, healthy for us can become addictions and turn into damaging behaviors,” says Justin Price, structural health expert and holistic coach, reflecting on decades spent tracking pain, performance, and the seamless dance between body and mind. In today’s episode of Mental Health in a Modern World, Justin Price joins Greg to illuminate how movement, self-mastery, and the archetypal forces driving our choices shape personal evolution far beyond the gym floor.

Justin Price reveals how his own early reliance on exercise and other “healthy” coping mechanisms hid deeper emotional wounds—and what it took to break free from societal and internal patterns of self-negotiation. He discusses the power of the “detective” archetype in healing chronic pain, shares why true spiritual growth demands direct inner experience, and unpacks how the same drive that catalyzes athletic excellence can, when unexamined, limit our lives and relationships.

Tune in to Mental Health in a Modern World to discover why movement may be the body’s safest entry point to healing trauma, how your greatest strengths can become blind spots, and what it takes to authentically transmute pain and addiction into purpose.

5 Key Takeaways

Unlock deeper self-awareness and healing by integrating archetype work, self-tracking, and intentional practices into your journey.

Use movement or somatic practices as accessible entry points for emotional and spiritual self-discovery (04:08).
Track your own physiological, mental, and emotional states to deepen self-understanding and enhance your ability to help others (32:22; 34:06).
Examine and consciously renegotiate addictive patterns—especially those disguised as “healthy” habits—to support true holistic wellbeing (13:02).
Practice honoring intuition over inner negotiation, especially when fear or the drive for safety tempts you to betray your deeper knowing (52:08).
Cultivate direct experience and introspection as the foundation of spiritual growth, then return to share your embodied wisdom with others (40:53; 47:08).

Start today: Pick one takeaway and commit to one small action that honors your integrated wellbeing.

Memorable Quotes

"I found that people had a lot of emotional and spiritual challenges they were uncomfortable directly addressing, but as things came up somatically in a safe environment, it was easier to access it from that entry point. Movement is so much more accessible because it feels a little less personal, even though that’s mostly an awareness or access thing."

"It was really interesting because I was so attached to that strategy as a way to feel good about myself that even though those other things were negative, I was unwilling to see how it was connected for a very long time. Not until many injuries and personal relationship challenges and burnout several times did I begin to reframe my relationship with it in a way that was supportive and sustainable."

"Anything that wanted to put an intermediary between me and the divine immediately didn’t feel right in my system. I enjoy solo practice and deep experiences—knowing from the inside out and then feeling really clear and grounded in that truth."

Connect with Justin

Website - https://www.myointegrity.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/myointegrity

Resources Mentioned

Sacred Contracts by Caroline Myss - https://amzn.to/48N9FDg

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6. Healing Anxiety Beyond Medication: Alternative Root-Cause Approaches

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“Anxiety is never the root cause—it’s a symptom of a deeper problem,” says Greg Schmaus, holistic health coach and founder of Healing 4D, who returns to Mental Health in a Modern World with a solo episode devoted to healing in the age of anxiety. As rates of anxiety continue to hit record highs—affecting up to one-third of U.S. adults—Greg Schmaus unpacks why “curing” anxiety with quick fixes or pharmaceuticals fails to address its complex, multidimensional roots.

In this must-listen episode, Greg Schmaus challenges the mainstream approach of medicating anxiety, revealing the staggering statistic that 90% of serotonin isn’t produced in the brain, but in the gut—and warns how overreliance on SSRIs skips the foundational building blocks: sleep, nutrition, movement, breathwork, and regulating our exposure to digital overwhelm. He explores why both top-down (mind to body) and bottom-up (body to mind) strategies are essential, and how anxiety can be a protective response to trauma, attachment injuries, or even signs of spiritual awakening.

Find out how to move beyond symptom-chasing and discover a truly holistic path to healing anxiety—one that acknowledges our uniquely “biopsychosocial-spiritual” nature, and empowers you to reclaim ownership of your mind and body. Tune in to Mental Health in a Modern World to learn what the statistics miss, what every psychiatrist should be asking about your gut, and why your anxiety may be something far deeper—and more transformative—than you think.

5 Key Takeaways

Take charge of your mental health by focusing on foundational habits that target the root causes of anxiety.

Prioritize high-quality sleep and align your daily rhythms with natural light to reset your nervous system.
Eat whole, unprocessed foods and support your gut health to reduce inflammation and stabilize mood.
Move your body daily through exercise to boost mood-enhancing neurotransmitters and decrease stress.
Establish a daily meditation or breathwork practice to anchor your awareness in the present moment and calm anxiety.
Limit your exposure to devices, social media, and news—replace digital time with meaningful moments in nature.

Start today—choose one habit and commit to making it part of your daily routine.

Memorable Quotes

"Anxiety is never the root cause of a situation. Anxiety is a symptom of a deeper problem."

"Belief and intention are the most powerful things in the world. What you create in your mind actually starts to shift matter."

"Healing rather than curing is really the only path forward when it comes to this current mental health crisis, but really the chronic disease crisis at large."

Resources Mentioned

You Are the Placebo by Dr. Joe Dispenza - https://amzn.to/4cuAsW3

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-schmaus-22929589/

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5. Holistic Mental Health: Bridging Spirit Work and Western Therapy with Payam

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“This is a vocation that chooses you. Ultimately, it's not a vocation that you choose,” says Payam, a shamanic medicine carrier and integrative healer, joining the Mental Health in a Modern World podcast to illuminate the true demands and sacred responsibilities of medicine work. Far from a fashionable trend or therapeutic add-on, Payam explains that working with plant medicines—and safely facilitating others in these deeply transformative realms—requires enduring rigorous spiritual initiation, facing dismemberment of the self, and developing the character to carry others through profound psychic rebirth.

In this riveting conversation, Payam shares how his path unfolded unexpectedly, bridging years in New York’s creative world with shamanic initiation rooted in both Western psychology and indigenous spiritual wisdom. He dissects the gulf separating clinical, retreat-based psychedelic approaches from authentic lineage-based facilitation, exploring why pain and suffering are essential to spiritual initiation, and why true healing goes far beyond symptom management.

Tune in to this episode of Mental Health in a Modern World to hear Payam and Greg Schmaus open up about soul wounds, the dangers of bypassing initiation, and the real reasons you should be deeply discerning both as a seeker and (especially) as a would-be facilitator. If you’ve ever felt the “call” of plant medicines or questioned mainstream approaches to mental health, this is one conversation you can’t afford to miss.

5 Key Takeaways

Discover how to truly honor the power of medicine work and begin your healing journey with integrity, discernment, and courage.

Trust your intuition when choosing a facilitator or community for medicine work—seek those who demonstrate integrity, openness, and a willingness to answer all your questions fully 01:06:22.
Understand that true healing and initiation require facing discomfort, pain, and even disintegration—don't seek to numb your suffering, but move courageously into it to discover your authentic self 31:49.
Recognize the difference between credentialing and true readiness; look for guides who are genuinely initiated, experienced, and chosen by the medicine—not just certified by a training program 27:01.
Prioritize doing your own shadow work and continually question your beliefs and conditioning—discernment is key to sovereignty and avoiding indoctrination 01:11:25.
Embrace community and brotherhood (or sisterhood) as medicine in itself—healing alongside others who have walked the path fosters authenticity and deeper transformation 40:06.

Take one real step today: initiate a conversation with someone you trust about your healing journey, and approach the path with respect, patience, and a willingness to be truly transformed.

Memorable Quotes

"This is a vocation that chooses you. Ultimately, it's not a vocation that you choose."

"When we go into medicine work, it's about remembering by forgetting. Remembering is to bring back together, but to bring back together requires you to completely let go and to dissolve to the Great Spirit, to dissolve into that universal consciousness where you no longer exist as who you thought yourself to be."

"The reality of the experience is substantially more demanding of your character, your patience, your mind, your body, your spirit, your resources, your life."

Connect with Payam

PAYAM (official website) – https://payam.com/

The Psychedelic Executive – https://thepsychedelicexecutive.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/payam-a5b35a6/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_psychedelic_executive/

Resources Mentioned

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté – https://amzn.to/4cyV7JF

Sensory Motor Psychotherapy (Pat Ogden) – https://www.pesi.com/sales/bh_c_001577_patogdencomplextrauma_organic-328416

Internal Family Systems (IFS) – https://ifs-institute.com/

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4. Holistic Mental Health: 5 Keys to Optimizing Your Well-Being

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:15:00 -0400

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“As soon as they have hijacked your dopamine system…you don't have free will anymore,” says Greg Schmauss, holistic health practitioner and host of Mental Health in a Modern World. After overcoming severe anxiety and OCD himself, and guiding thousands through integrated approaches to mental well-being, Greg brings clarity to why mental health issues are surging in today’s high-speed, overstimulated culture.

In this milestone solo episode, Greg makes a compelling case that reclaiming agency over your attention and neurochemistry isn’t just essential for happiness—it’s essential for sovereignty itself. He breaks down the four-dimensional nature of human beings—biological, psychological, social, and spiritual—and reveals why so many are suffering from anxiety, depression, and addiction as we abandon nature, creativity, and even our sense of self for endless consumption and digital distraction.

Discover the five keys to optimal mental health that Greg has distilled from a decade of practice, including the power of delayed gratification, the loss of sustained attention, the necessity of true solitude, and why reconnecting with nature is as vital as any therapy. If you’re ready to understand how your environment, relationships, and even technology shape your mind—and what you can do to change it—don’t miss this episode of Mental Health in a Modern World.

5 Key Takeaways

Transform your mental health by reclaiming your agency and reconnecting to your true nature—here's where to begin:

Balance creation and consumption—nourish your life by shifting from endless consuming to purposeful creating.
Practice delayed gratification—pause, breathe, and train your mind to wait before indulging, building willpower and self-mastery.
Strengthen your sustained attention—devote daily time to focused activities like meditation, reading, or creating, and put away your devices.
Prioritize solitude—spend intentional, distraction-free time alone to rediscover who you really are.
Reconnect with nature—step outside daily, ground yourself to the earth, and let the natural world restore your well-being.

Choose one thing to act on today—your mind and spirit will thank you.

Memorable Quotes

"Having agency over your life. Because as soon as, whether it's the processed food industry or the social media or technology industry, as soon as they have hijacked your dopamine system, from my perspective, you don't have free will anymore." 00:00

"When you're truly willing to be alone is when you realize that you're never alone." 38:49

"The balance of creation and consumption is actually a law that we have to live by. If the snake consumes itself faster than it can recreate itself, it destroys itself." 21:36

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3. Healthy Anger for Men's Mental Health with Mike Salemi

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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“In a real initiation, there's no going back,” says Mike Salemi, renowned coach and men’s work facilitator, who joins Mental Health in a Modern World for a deep exploration of modern masculinity, authentic power, and the missing rites of passage that shape who we become.

A celebrated strength coach turned men’s retreat leader, Mike Salemi shares how his journey from the athletic arena to leading transformational men’s work revealed “there is so much more to this than what happens in the weight room.” He breaks down the true nature of masculine and feminine energies—not as genders but as felt, embodied qualities—and explains why integrating healthy anger is essential for real power and wholeness. With personal stories and actionable insights, Mike Salemi illuminates why organized initiation is critical for men to move past numbness, addiction, and indecision, and instead live with grounded authority, vulnerability, and purpose.

Tune into this episode of Mental Health in a Modern World to learn what a modern-day rite of passage looks like, why embodiment matters more than escape, and how sustained attention and self-trust are cultivated in the presence of real community and self-awareness. Discover why so many men leave Mike Salemi’s retreats saying, “I came in with who I thought I was... I left with a much deeper knowing of who I am.”

5 Key Takeaways

When it comes to cultivating authentic masculinity and greater self-leadership, this episode delivers practical wisdom you can implement today:

Embody both masculine and feminine energies—learn to hold your own emotions while also staying grounded in decisive action.
Develop a healthy relationship with anger—see it as a source of power, boundaries, and healthy protection, not just aggression.
Prioritize meditation as a practice of sustained attention and emotional regulation, especially to cultivate stillness and presence.
Evaluate your language—notice and reduce “soft talk” (maybe, I guess, probably), and instead speak with intention and decisiveness.
Seek out structured initiation experiences—place yourself in environments that stretch your capacity, deepen self-trust, and create real transformation.

Take action: Pick one of these and implement it in your life this week. Your growth begins the moment you step forward.

Memorable Quotes

"There is so much more to this than what happens in the weight room. Way more."

"If you really don't know what your range is from an emotional perspective, from a possibility perspective, capability perspective, how are you ever—how am I ever going to really deeply trust myself?"

"The integration of both is absolutely critical. You need both the spine and the flow—the masculine and the feminine—for true strength and depth."

Connect with Mike

Mike's Executive Edge Program: https://mikesalemi.io/theexecutiveedge

Men of Movement Retreat / Mike Salemi’s Website – Information and registration for retreats and men’s work. https://mikesalemi.io/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mike.salemi/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MikeSalemi

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesalemi111/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mike.salemi.583

X/Twitter - https://x.com/mike_salemi

Resources Mentioned

Paul Chek (C.H.E.K Institute) – Holistic health and performance teachings referenced throughout. https://chekinstitute.com/

Whoop – Wearable fitness and recovery tracker mentioned as an example. https://www.whoop.com/

Oura Ring – Wearable health/sleep tracker referenced for monitoring metrics. https://ouraring.com/

The Four Survival Archetypes (constellation/parts work) – Referenced as a framework for deep personal exploration - https://www.myss.com/library/contracts/four-survival-archetypes/

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2. Alternative Mental Health: Addiction Recovery and Ancestral Wisdom (Live Coaching)

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:30:00 -0400

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"That loneliness that I felt was more—it was not the disconnection externally, it was the internal disconnection... behind all the grasping around substances, it was really trying to pull my attention to seal into this more," says McKayan May, sharing a raw account of his healing journey from addiction and religious trauma on Mental Health in a Modern World.

This episode introduces McKayan May, a creative and courageous voice breaking generational silence, as he sits down with holistic health practitioner Greg Schmaus for a live, immersive coaching session. Transitioning out of a successful tech career, McKayan May opens up about growing up in a strict religious household, navigating addiction, and his struggle to reclaim his authentic voice on the path to becoming a coach himself. With profound honesty, he reveals the hidden layers of grief, the roots of self-regulation, and the courage it takes for men to face the emotional states we so often numb.

Tune in to learn how McKayan May untangles inherited burdens and reclaims creative expression, all while modeling the strength found in vulnerability. Discover why his story resonates with so many who are ready to step into authenticity and break cycles of silence.

5 Key Takeaways

True transformation happens when you turn self-awareness into inspired action—start now by integrating these five takeaways into your life:

Cultivate Self-Compassion: Approach your struggles, especially with addictive patterns or self-judgment, from a place of understanding and empathy, just as McKayan May demonstrates with his inner parts.
Practice Regulating Your Emotions: Use breathwork and body-based awareness, like feeling and tracking sensations, to process emotions instead of numbing or avoiding them.
Express Your Truth: Unlock your voice by speaking honestly about your emotional states and experiences—even if that means challenging inherited beliefs or cultural expectations.
Acknowledge and Release Old Contracts: Identify inherited or outdated agreements (internal “contracts”) you’ve carried, then consciously release them, as modeled in the ritual work in this session.
Embrace Vulnerability as Strength: Step into openness and share your journey with others, knowing that healing your wounds uplifts not only yourself but the wider community.

Start today—pick one action from this list and let it move you closer to genuine healing and self-empowerment.

Memorable Quotes

"That loneliness that I felt was not the disconnection externally, it was the internal disconnection. It was this exile that wanted my attention, and behind all the grasping around substances, it was really trying to pull my attention to heal into this more."

"I can see its purpose, and it’s very much like we’re friends in that perspective. I don’t have a lot of judgment towards it."

"For me, it feels like I'm just letting other men especially know that you can be vulnerable. You can go into these emotional states that we so often just numb ourselves out from, and that's been a big pattern with a lot of these addictions for me—the numbness, and not having the courage to really feel into that."

Connect with McKayan

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mckayan-may-60304b150/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mckayan888/

X/Twitter - https://x.com/mckayan888

Substack - https://substack.com/@mckayan888

Resources Mentioned

Richard Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems (IFS) – https://ifs-institute.com/

Sarah Peyton’s Constellation Work – https://sarahpeyton.com/

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1. Healing Beyond Therapy: Greg Schmaus on Overcoming Anxiety and OCD Holistically

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:05:00 -0400

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"I started to really come to the awareness that, you know, heaven and hell are not places we go to, they're states of awareness that we embody." – Greg

On this inaugural episode of Mental Health in a Modern World, you’ll meet Greg, a former Division I athlete whose life was turned upside down virtually overnight by debilitating anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Guided by his unrelenting quest for healing, Greg transformed his deepest struggles into a profound source of purpose—evolving from a bewildered patient into an insightful teacher and holistic practitioner. Drawing wisdom from Eastern philosophy, gut health, and family systems, Greg now helps clients all over the world reconnect with their wholeness. Curious to hear how surrender became his greatest tool, and why he sees every coaching session as a mirror into his own growth? Tune in and discover why his journey makes him such a captivating presence in the mental health space.

5 Key Takeaways

This episode is packed with transformative insights to help you reclaim your mental well-being and empower your healing journey.

See your challenges as opportunities for growth, not obstacles—every wound has the potential to become your greatest source of purpose.
Replace forced effort with surrender—true healing comes from letting go and allowing, rather than trying to control or resist your mind.
Build a strong foundation through nutrition and lifestyle—prioritize sleep, movement, healthy food, and self-care practices for lasting change.
Seek understanding and connection—find practitioners, mentors, or communities that truly “get you” to create a safe space for healing and personal growth.
View yourself as a forever student—embracing humility and curiosity will keep you evolving, learning, and deepening your transformation.

Start putting these into action today and take empowered steps toward your own healing journey!

Memorable Quotes

"Every honest teacher must first be a humble student. For me, the first step to being an honest teacher is to be a humble student and to always stay in a state of humility."

"I started to really come to the awareness that heaven and hell are not places we go to—they're states of awareness that we embody."

"I'm interested in giving people their power back, not taking their power away from them. That's why a three to six month commitment is usually what I ask for, for clients to get started. Anything less than that, then you run the risk of getting into more victim-rescuer territory."

Connect with Harry

FullCast (done-for-you podcast production): https://fullcast.co

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamharryduran/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harryduran/

Connect with Greg

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-schmaus-22929589/

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Welcome to Mental Health In A Modern World: Holistic Alternative Approaches for Young Adults

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:50:00 -0400

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Most people can feel that something is off with modern mental health care—too much labeling, too little listening, and not nearly enough focus on the whole human being.

Join Greg Schmaus, holistic mental health coach and founder of Healing4D.com, each week for grounded, honest conversations that blend nutrition and lifestyle coaching, psycho-emotional healing, mindfulness training, and archetypal work to help you rediscover your true nature beyond anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma.

If you’re a spiritually curious young adult, a high-performing professional overwhelmed by technology and overstimulation, or someone seeking a holistic approach to mental health and deep self-discovery, this show offers practical tools, real client insights from over 6,000 coaching sessions, and a path toward peace, purpose, and wholeness.

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