Finding Better Podcast

EP 182 - Stop White-Knuckling Life: 60 Seconds to Calm - Jenny Evans on Resilience

🔥Feeling soul-tired? This episode shows you how to reset—fast.
In this episode John Suzuki sits down with performance coach and resilience expert Jenny Evans to unpack a different, science-backed approach to stress: start with your body, not just your mind. Jenny explains why stress is first a chemical-biological event (adrenaline, cortisol, noradrenaline) and shares two practical tools anyone can use: a 30–60 second microburst to change your chemistry, and a beliefs-/purpose-driven practice to change your psychology. Perfect for busy people who need quick, usable techniques to stop “white-knuckling” through life.
Inside this conversation, you’ll learn:
1. What actually happens chemically when stress hits and why mindset alone often fails.2. The microburst: 30–60 seconds of intense movement that burns off cortisol and triggers “bliss” molecules.3. Simple microburst examples you can do anywhere (burpees, stair sprints, squat jumps, push-ups under your desk).4. Why cortisol lingers (up to ~3 hours) and how small interventions reduce cumulative load.5. How clarity of belief and purpose strengthens resilience and brings your advanced brain back online.6. How to create a personal “compass” (vs. a roadmap) and use it to reduce decision fatigue and stress.7. Real-life stories and practical ways to embed these tools into work and parenting life.
💡 Key Takeaways:
1. 30–60 seconds of intense physical activity (a microburst) can rapidly shift your chemistry and reduce stress.2. Cortisol can linger — so schedule small physiological resets through the day.3. Clarity about your beliefs/purpose acts as a buffer: it brings the neocortex online and changes how you respond.4. You don’t need long routines—short, targeted practices beat autopilot stress.
Guest promo link: jennyevans.com/bestlife
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EP 181 - From Chronic Illness to Clarity: The 3 Pillars That Built Amy’s Momentum

🌙Stop trying to be the same every day — design your life around what actually moves you forward.
John Suzuki talks with Amy Lenius — speaker, coach, and Director of Group Coaching at Next Level University — about redefining success through three foundational pillars: self-worth, self-belief, and consistency. Amy shares her journey from chronic illness to full recovery, how curiosity and holistic care transformed her life, and why understanding cyclical female energy (the “four seasons” of a month) changes productivity, relationships, and wellbeing.
Inside this conversation, you’ll learn:
1. The three pillars that create sustainable momentum: self-worth, self-belief, and consistency.2. How Amy safely came off medications, rebuilt health holistically, and reclaimed her life.3. Practical ways to leverage your monthly cycle for creativity, focus, and rest.4. Why “small, unsexy fundamentals” over years beat quick fixes every time.5. How to borrow belief and use mentoring to bridge gaps in confidence.6. How to reorganize work and relationships around biological rhythm to reduce shame and increase empathy.
💡 Key Takeaways:
1. Small, consistent actions compounded over years produce real transformation.2. Knowing your cyclical energy unlocks better scheduling for creative vs. administrative work.3. Self-belief has three layers: possible, possible for me, and worth it — address all three.4. Reframing identity from “sick” or “stuck” to “in progress” opens the door to change.
Guest promo link:  https://www.instagram.com/amylenius/#
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EP 180 - Cleansing Your Energy & Rewriting Your Story with Lillian Savoie

✨ Want to design a life you truly love? In this episode, Lillian Savoie shows how listening to your spirit, clearing energetic layers, and reclaiming your story can create real, lasting change.John Suzuki welcomes returning guest Lillian Savoie — host of Awaken Change and author of Fill Your Soul the Feminine Way — to dive deep into intuitive living and energetic healing. They explore how to listen to your aura, how science is validating spiritual energy, and how parasites — physical, emotional, and even human — can block your growth. Through personal stories, including John’s powerful revelation about forgiveness, this episode explores how cleansing your energy can transform your life from within.
 
Inside this conversation, you’ll learn:What your aura and biofield really are — and why they matter.
How intuition speaks through energetic layers before physical symptoms appear.
Practical tools for cleansing your spiritual, emotional, and mental energy.
The truth about parasites — both in the body and in our relationships.
Why forgiveness may be the ultimate energetic detox.
How observing, noticing, and accepting leads to peace and clarity.
 
💡 Key Takeaways:Observe → Notice → Take Action → Accept — acceptance completes the healing loop.
Intuition sends early signals through your energetic field — learn to catch them.
Energy cleansing supports both your emotional and physical health.
Forgiveness releases decades of emotional “parasites” and frees your spirit.
You can’t skip steps — healing happens layer by layer.
 
Learn more from Lillian Savoie on her podcast Awaken Change, where she shares deep teachings, solo episodes, and real-life conversations about spiritual awakenings — not just in the ethers, but grounded in everyday life. Discover how to bring these powerful tools into your own journey of growth and transformation.
 
🎧 Listen here: Awaken Change Podcast📘 Explore her book: Fill Your Soul the Feminine Way
Visit her website for more : https://awakenchange.com/
 
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Ep 179 - He Lost Everything and Then Built a Better Life

🎧 When your business collapses, your health is on the line, and your relationships fray — how do you rebuild? Ken Cox did it with grit, humor, and a boxing glove.
John Suzuki sits down with Ken Cox — founder of River City Internet Group and inlink.com — to unpack a life that’s equal parts chaos and comeback. From growing up in hardship, to early success in web hosting, to near-bankruptcy and a life-threatening health wake-up call, Ken shares the messy, human story behind resilience. We talk sobriety, the healing power of community and structure, why he learned to laugh at himself, and how teaching kids in a boxing gym helped him find purpose again.
Inside this conversation, you’ll learn:How Ken’s early tech and film background shaped his entrepreneurial path.The contract and growth story that led to exploding success — and the lessons from a sudden collapse.Why Ken refused to “walk away” from customers and how that choice reshaped his life and business.The role of boxing, routine, and community in recovery and mental clarity.How teaching kids helped Ken find meaning and led to a new business model and purpose.Practical tactics Ken used to stop drinking and rebuild relationships and health.How to hold space for both seriousness and humor while owning hard chapters of life.
💡 Key Takeaways:Own your story — transparency and humor help transform trauma into wisdom.Small, consistent disciplines (an hour a day) rebuild brain and life routines.Community & service (teaching kids) can be a pathway from survival to purpose.At the end of the day, it’s not about the fall — it’s about how you fight your way back. Ken Cox reminds us that rebuilding starts with humility, humor, and heart. 🥊
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EP 178 - Rewire for Calm: How Jason Munson beat Chronic Stress and Rebuilt his Life

Feeling exhausted despite “having it all”? Learn how to rewire your brain for calm and creativity with Jason Munson. 🌊🧠
John Suzuki sits down with Jason Munson, author of Rewire for Calm: How to Break the Cycle of Stress and Thrive. Jason shares his real story — the outward “dream life” that hid deep depression — and the neuroscience-backed practices he used to break free, rebuild his purpose, and help others do the same. If chronic stress is stealing your creativity, relationships, or joy, this episode is for you.
Inside this conversation, you’ll learn:
How Jason’s “perfect” Amazon success led to a crushing depression and the moment that changed everything.
Why building an ideal vision of the future can interrupt the stress cycle.Practical neuroscience-based techniques to shift from stress to calm on demand.How to spot the signs that stress is sabotaging your life and work.Steps to move from surviving to designing a life that brings joy and meaning.
💡 Key Takeaways:
Chronic stress can be interrupted and retrained — it’s not permanent.Creating a vivid, no-limits vision of the future is a powerful antidote to rumination.Small, repeatable mental practices can flip you from anxious to creative in the moment.If you found value, please like, comment which exercise you’ll try, subscribe, and share with someone who needs calm.
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Ep 177 - Feeling Stuck? Know You, Believe in You, Do You!

Feeling stuck? Troy Horne — Broadway performer, bestselling author, and coach — shows why believing in yourself is the first move toward a bigger, braver life.
John Suzuki sits down with Troy Horne (Mental Toughness for Young Athletes) to talk about heart, hustle, and habits that help us rise above the noise of doubt and comparison. From humble beginnings to Broadway, record deals, and meeting Kobe Bryant, Troy’s story is proof that when you follow your heart and keep showing up, extraordinary things happen.
Inside this conversation, you’ll learn:How a single decision can change your entire direction.The power of “quiet walking” to hear your own intuition.Why persistence beats privilege every time.How to reframe failure into feedback and keep going.The secret behind Troy’s mantra: “He can do, she can do — why not me?”
💡 Key Takeaways:Trust your heart — not your fear.Make space for silence; that’s where your next step comes from.Keep showing up — that’s the only secret.Failure is learning in disguise.You owe your gifts to the world.
If this episode inspired you, hit Like, Subscribe, and share it with someone who needs a reminder to believe in themselves. Comment below what step you’ll take this week toward your dream.
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EP 176 - Like it or not, you are a leader. Here’s how to be a good one!

Two minutes you’ll want to hear: Jim Carlough breaks down leadership into six simple, life-ready pillars — starting with integrity and moving through empathy, compassion, and focus — in a conversation that’s as practical for CEOs as it is for parents.
Host John Suzuki sits with Jim to unpack real stories, including how promises and heart kept a team together during a multi-year technology transition.
Inside this conversation, you’ll learn:
Why integrity is the non-negotiable first pillar and the nightly question Jim still asks himself.How empathy and compassion transform parenting and workplace culture — not weaken leadership.Practical steps Jim used to keep a team engaged during a painful technology sunset.How to create clear focus and align teams around a single, prioritized goal.Real-world examples showing the difference between management (assigned) and leadership (earned).Actionable tactics to support people through change without losing trust or momentum.
💡 Key Takeaways:
Integrity first: ask “Did I benefit at another’s expense?” and fix it if the answer is yes.Lead with heart: empathy and compassion are leadership strengths, not soft skills.Make transitions human: give advance notice, paid training time, and job-search help.Focus wins: remove noise, dig into the problem, and model the work.Leadership applies everywhere — from executive teams to stay-at-home parenting.
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EP 175 - How One Method Took Kids from 2nd-Grade Reading to Graduate-Level Comprehension

🎧 If someone you love struggles with reading or writing, this episode is required listening — Russell Van Brocklin explains a practical, low-cost approach that moves students rapidly from struggling readers to advanced comprehender.
John Suzuki welcomes Russell Van Brocklin, a dyslexia professor and practitioner who has translated structured literacy into bite-sized multisensory routines that produce measurable progress in months — not years. Russell shares his research-backed program, classroom examples, and the surprising “specialty-first” rule that unlocks deep learning for dyslexic students.
Inside this conversation, you’ll learn:
Why word analysis followed by articulation changes everything.The “specialty rule” — how teaching through what the student cares about drives rapid progress.Simple, repeatable writing exercises that build spelling, grammar, and reading simultaneously.How to make students hyper-focused on improvement (and why retryping mistakes matters).Real-world outcomes: students moving from 2nd–3rd grade levels to graduate-school-level performance.
💡 Key Takeaways:
Start with the student’s specialty — ignite motivation first.Use word analysis then articulation to scaffold correct language production.Require accurate, repeated output (retyping mistakes) to build automaticity.Typing on a real keyboard + audio follow-along helps vocabulary and comprehension.Progress is measurable and can happen in months with consistent multisensory practice.
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