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The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishIt’s Sowing Season: Planting seeds now to reap a harvest laterEverything we do and don’t do has a consequence, for better, or for worse. Whether it’s our relationships, health, finances, or spiritual life, everything is always changing and how we carry on (or don’t) effects these domains.If we find we are in a space in life that we did not intend to be in, we would benefit from taking extreme ownership in that we are the reason that we are where we are, and start sowing seeds today that will change the course of our future.If on the other hand, we app...2022-02-211h 21The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishEveryone (Toxic) Must Go...RespectfullyVibes. We feel them. Good and bad… we could be wrong about them. But over the long term, if we are honest with ourselves, one can not deny whether or not the people whom we spend time with are building us up, or painfully tearing us apart. So what do we do? Especially when it’s a friend since childhood?… or even a blood relative. How do we break the cycle of a toxic relationship? And what does a toxic relationship mean? Simply put, around a toxic relationship, we become something OTHER than our best self. Join...2022-02-151h 18The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishLife is a Marathon: The Unfathomable Gifts of Discipline‘Only the disciplined ones are free.’-Eliud KipchogeUgggh…. Who wants to hear about discipline? That word has been dragged around the proverbial social media/high performance/self-improvement space for far too long. What comes to mind for most are the dirty synonyms of pain, torture, and drudgery. The fruits of discipline are spoken of much more. They are pretty…. They are sweet… They are desired by everyone, yet, so few enjoy these fruits for too long…such as physical health, mental well-being, positive relationships, well earned income, etc.Our human existence is...2021-10-122h 10The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishDon‘t Hide Your Fire: Faith, Family, and Fitness II‘The best way out is always through.’-Robert FrostNo one wants hardship. No one wants trials. No one wants pain or suffering. No one wants to feel the harsh reality of desolation. But no matter who we are, ‘the rain falls on the just and the unjust.’ No matter how ‘good’ we are… or ‘bad,’ … rich or poor… seats of influence or not, we will experience the full range of life. This is objective truth. However, these challenges that come and how we interpret and walk through them are entirely within our control. We have free w...2021-10-051h 46The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishWhy Bands (and sometimes friends) Break UpNothing worse than a beloved band, whose music holds a special placein our lives, breaks up. The chemistry between the members formulatesa certain unidentifiable "something" that just can't be replicated.But as fate would have it, it is a fact of life: Bands break up...andsometimes....so do friends.There are many reasons for this, but one in particular is resentment.How many offenses or judgements.. or criticisms go unspoken of despitethe need for these things to be addressed properly?What if more people voiced their issues with one another in aproductive, healthy manner? Well, this is exactly what...2021-08-031h 22The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishExercise to Exorcise: Faith, Fitness, and Friends/FamilyWhat does it mean to 'exorcise' something? It means to drive out or expel. Well, exercise is a concrete and tangible way to 'exorcise' the risk of illness, but also the mental demons of anxiety and stress. The triple threat is truly fitness, faith, and friend/family for my guest Rodrigo Agreda, 2 time CrossFit Games Bolivian Champion. Listen in on how the interplay of these three crucial components of his life have brought him the level of athletic success, a thriving personal coaching roster, an unshakeable mindset, and a new found growth in his own journey of faith and what it...2021-06-281h 25The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishTRUST: In self, others, and the process.Trust. What does that word mean? How does it apply to our relationships, our means of income, our goals and aspirations? How much of this intangible resource do we give away? How much of it do we hold back and from who or what?And when the trash hits the fan and we lose faith in the act of trusting, what do we do? Do we just throw our hands up in the air? Or do we trust the still, small voice inside that quietly whispers, ‘something's not right… something has got to change.’Join us as we sit with K...2021-06-091h 28The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishWinning isn't everything. Honoring is.'It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.’-Aeschylus This whole project was birthed out of one seed of honor. About a year ago, Matt Pana of @likewisepodcast asked me to be on his podcast. I had no idea why he would want to speak to me or what we would speak about. I was truly humbled that he shared with me that I had been someone he had looked up to as a drummer. I played drums for many years because I enjoyed it and was not intending to have...2021-05-031h 49The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishBack on my feet: Rebuilding in the wake of depression and suicideDid you know that one in 6 men will encounter a clinically significant depressive episode in their life? Think of your closes 6 friends...well, 6 friends, you’re pretty lucky (joke to break the seriousness of this topic), but that is a staggering number.Even if not ‘clinically significant,’ as in meeting all the criteria a provider utilizes, don’t we all have somewhat of an idea of how that may feel?For some, the descent into that chaos of depression is an abyss that seems insurmountable, and even worse, many tangible things can be lost along the way...2021-03-181h 19The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishDying to Live: One man's true story of an unlikely survival from COVID"There's nothing certain in life except for DEATH and TAXES."Death.. we don't like to think about it. Matter of fact, how often do we take a step back behind the veil and think about the "matrix," that we're in so-to-speak. Have you ever asked yourself why you are here? How did you get here? Where are we going after "this" is over. Who or what put me here in the first place? What is death going to be like? Is there life afterwards? What about the in-between?Near-death experiences have skyrocketed since the dawn of CPR and though...2021-03-101h 48The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishThis is the wAAy - Part lIJoin us as we close out this segment on the spiritual awakening that the program of Alcoholics Anonymous can provide one who has tried everything else to maintain sobriety from alcohol and drugs. This program can provide the willing participant to regain control of their life, not just over substance abuse, but even for the non-addict who struggles with engaging in behaviors they can not break, thinking patterns that are self-defeating, and resentments that breed a life of drudgery. 2021-02-221h 16The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishThis is the wAAy - Part lSee what I did there? ‘w-AA-y.’ Thats because this episode is all about how the program of Alcoholics Anonymous would be massively helpful to anyone, and not just those who are working towards their recovery from illicit substances or alcohol.I’ve had the honor and privilege to work along side patients and their counselors on their road to recovery and have witnessed tremendous change from the inside out. Some would call that a ‘spiritual,’ change. From what I’ve seen over and over, anyone seeking lasting change in anything in life, there is something that goes deep within and beyond b...2021-02-011h 14The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishAre you in a RelationSHIP? Or a RelationSHIT?Ahhhhh relationships.... such a complex and personalized topic. But what is the point of relationship? We were never meant as human beings to live life alone. It is in our DNA. The human race would not be here to this day otherwise.Culture is constantly changing, but the truth remains that some relationship are life giving, while others are ... well, NOT.Every relationship we enter into is a gamble. We don’t have much control of our attractions, but we do choose who we decide to commit to. But when is it time to call it quits? When do we...2021-01-191h 24The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishTwo Men Working in Mental Health Working on Their Own Mental Health: Part II (Salman)Listen as the tables are now turned and Angel plays host as we journey through this writer's experience into working through mental health issues never before lived. 2020-12-221h 01The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishTwo Men Working in Mental Health Working on Their Own Mental Health: Part I (Angel)Mental health.... just those words alone bring about stigma. It’s not sexy. It’s not commonly spoken about with even our closest associates. It’s a scary thought that one can descend off into the lower side of the mental health spectrum, but the reality is we all have a certain level of resiliency and threshold to cope with life.The pandemic has added another layer of anxiety that hangs on the backdrop of the complex life that we are all already living. There are those in the field like myself and Angel Bosquez who are in the thick o...2020-12-151h 11The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishLife is a Contact SportWe’ve heard it said before that it’s not what you know but who you know. As human beings, we are meant to be in communion with one another, like it or not. We were not created to be isolated creatures. And within the depth of our being is a yearning to be good to our fellow humans, and ideally, make a lasting positive impact on humanity. This, inherently, leaves us with a feeling of accomplishment, joy, and peace. Join me as I speak with Eric Nowoslawski, a man on a mission to leave this...2020-10-201h 08The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishYou're Dead to Me: The Effects of Cancel CultureYou may or may not be aware of the undercurrent of, "Cancel Culture." It is sweeping away whole careers, movements, companies, cultural icons, even history; so much has been "cancelled," without any chance for redemption. This plays out with an even more furious pace given the usage of social media platforms, where news, valid or not, goes from the clouds to our hands exclaiming, "Cancel (fill in the blank), they did (fill in the blank), and so it goes.All of this is taking place on the macro level, but this also takes place on the micro...2020-10-061h 19The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishPlug in. Power Up. Give Back.Do you have power in your life? What is power anyway? And if you don't have power, how can you acquire it?Join me and my guest John Troche, Substance Recovery Specialist and Interventionist as we explore the concept of power and how possession, or lack there of it, can make or break our lives. We have a deep intuition that there is a part of us that has not been actualized. No matter what level of consciousness, something so germaine to being human is this wisdom that we can be something different, maybe even b...2020-09-221h 19The Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishKill Your GiantsAll of us have either had a giant to face, are currently facing a giant, or will have to face a giant in our lives. The ‘giant’ of a new endeavor: a marriage, a new job... the ‘giant,’ of a conflict that you would rather not deal with... maybe with a friend, co-worker, a boss... maybe in your marriage or relationship. And if we are really honest with ourselves, the ‘giants’ inside of us... our pride, shame, guilt, low self-esteem...The truth of the matter is that giants never back down. Giants don’t have mercy and give you space or time...2020-09-0849 minThe Upstream Podcast with Salman, Like the FishAnti-Social Social MediaListen in on one man's journey as he enters into the desert of a social media detox. A REAL detox. Isn't it ironic that we're speaking about distancing oneself from social media, yet social media is the channel that this message is being delivered? Maybe, but we are not advocating a detox necessarily. However, if you have the slightest suspicion that toxicity is finding its way into your life through social media and you're curious about how your life could change from a social media holiday, wonder no more! Let my guest, Dan Ivanir tell you all a...2020-08-2456 min