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Respectfully...Stop Parenting Your Grown KidsYou raised a human being—not a puppet.In this episode of Respectfully, we’re talking about something that's quietly destroying relationships: parents who don’t know how to stop parenting, and adult children who are still living in fear of disappointing them.From unsolicited advice to guilt trips masked as “just checking in,” we break down the real psychology behind why parents cling to control—and why grown adults struggle to let go of their need for approval.This one goes deep.🔹 Why it’s so hard to break the pattern🔹 How...2025-07-2512 minRespectfully...What the Hell Is DMT Doing to My Brain? The Science Behind the Spirit MoleculeEver wonder what's actually happening in your brain when people talk about "meeting God" on DMT? We break down the raw science behind the most intense psychedelic experience known to humans—from the neurochemistry that shuts down your ego to why people across cultures see the same mysterious entities.This isn't your typical trip report. We dive deep into:What DMT actually is (spoiler: it's already in your body)The brain chemistry behind "breakthrough" experiencesWhy the Default Mode Network matters more than you thinkThe entity phenomenon that has scientists scratching their headsWhat quantum consciousness research tells us...2025-07-2517 minRespectfully...If Suffering Is Guaranteed, Why Suffer for Someone Else's Dream?The most honest 15 minutes you'll hear about why we're all suffering for the wrong things.Navy vet turned sales trainer Alex Noori breaks down the brutal truth: you're going to bleed in life. The question isn't whether you'll suffer—it's what you're suffering FOR.Most people are grinding 40 hours a week for someone else's profit margins, drowning their souls for a paycheck that barely covers the bills. But what if that same pain, that same stress, that same exhaustion could build something sacred instead?In this raw episode, Alex shares:Why "paying yo...2025-07-2311 minRespectfully...To the Man I Hope to BecomeThe final letter. A promise to the future, a conversation with hope, a covenant with becoming. After all the breaking down, this is the building up. This is who we're all trying to become - not perfect, but purposeful. Not finished, but faithful to the work. The last letter from the book, but the first day of the rest of the mission.#respectfullypodcast #becoming #promise #future #hope #purpose #mission #leadership #service #love #truth #growth #transformation #legacy #fatherhood #change #heal #inspire #human #real2025-07-2113 minRespectfully...The Only Way OutThe final truth. After all the corporate cages, all the lies, all the waking up - this is what matters. Love isn't a contract or a transaction. It's the only way out of everything that's killing us. The hardest lesson and the only one worth learning. This one will break you open - and that's the point.#respectfullypodcast #loveistheexit #unconditionallove #heartbreak #healing #vulnerability #reallife #truth #purpose #connection #courage #authenticity #growth #humanconnection #compassion #grace #hope #transformation #awakening #consciousness2025-07-2015 minRespectfully...The Dream, the Cage, and the Person Who Tried to Keep Me ThereWhat happens when the person you love most wants you to stay small? This episode is about waking up to the American lie - and leaving behind anyone who tries to keep you asleep. Corporate greed, system manipulation, and the hardest choice: your dreams or their comfort. You can't have both.#respectfullypodcast #americandream #corporatecage #relationships #systemiccontrol #wakeup #leavethecage #chooseyourdreams #breakfree #toxicrelationships #veteranlife #mentalhealthawareness #authenticity #rebellion #truthtelling #personalgrowth #courage #boundaries #selfworth #dreams2025-07-1922 minRespectfully...The Corporate Cage & The Sales RebellionWhat happens when you finally admit the suit never fit? In this episode, I read Letter 8 from my book - The Corporate Cage - about the version of me that almost died in a dress shirt. Then I share Chapter 1 of my new sales book, breaking down the shift from taker to servant leader that saved my life.This one's for anyone who's ever smiled through the rot. Anyone sitting in their cubicle right now wondering if they're crazy for wanting out.You're not crazy. You're awake.You don't need saving. You need...2025-07-1913 minRespectfully...The Wall of Unrealistic Expectations: Letter to the Husband Who Couldn't Be EverythingThis episode is for anyone who thought they had to be everything for everyone. I read my letter to the husband who tried to fix what needed healing, who carried impossible expectations while falling apart inside. We talk about the cost of trying to save others without saving yourself first. If you've ever felt like you had to hold it all together, this one’s for you. Let’s get real about what it actually takes to love, show up, and stay human.2025-07-1020 minRespectfully...The Wall of Silence: Letter to the Sailor Who Smiled Through ItThis episode is for the ones who held it all in so no one else had to. I read my letter to the sailor who wore the mask of strength while breaking inside. We talk about the cost of silence, the wall of stoic strength we built to survive, and what it takes to finally speak. If you've ever felt you had to carry it alone, join me for this one. Let’s get real about what it means to be strong.2025-07-0920 minRespectfully...To the One Who Tried to DisappearThis one is for the kid who learned to survive by folding up small. Who erased their accent, their roots, and their truth just to belong.In this episode, I read Letter 2: To the One Who Tried to Disappear—a raw reflection on being the “little brother,” being made fun of for my accent, and carrying the weight of always trying to fit in.We talk about the second wall we build as kids: not anger or pushing people away, but disappearing so completely no one can hurt you.It kept us safe. But it...2025-07-0820 minRespectfully...Walls We Build (And Why We Fucking Tear Them Down)This episode is raw as hell. I read a letter to my 7-year-old self—the kid who thought silence was strength and goodbye was easy if you were pissed off enough. We talk exile dressed up as opportunity, Pokémon card fights that broke best friends, and staying awake on red-eye flights visualizing a better life. This is for anyone who built walls as a kid and is ready to admit they’re burying themselves alive. Forgive the kid. Thank him. Then tell him to rest. Smash play, laugh, cry, question your whole emotional strategy. Let’s get into it.2025-07-0718 minRespectfully...Get Out of Your Own Fucking WayYou’re the only thing stopping you. Not them. Not the world. Just you. In this episode I’m cutting the bullshit about what’s really holding you back, breaking down the brain’s RAS filter (Ninja Selling style), and calling you out to stop bleeding on people who didn’t cut you. Add “not yet” to every excuse and watch it die. Get the fuck out of your own way and go build the life you want.2025-07-0616 minRespectfully...Outrage Is Your Drug and ‘You’re Perfect’ Is the Lie That’s Killing YouWe live in a culture that wants you angry, addicted, and stagnant. Outrage is currency, and fake self-love is the sales pitch. This episode rips the mask off the outrage machine and calls bullshit on the ‘you’re perfect as you are’ lie that’s keeping us weak. No safe spaces here. Just the hard, necessary truth about why we're all stuck—and how to actually break free. Buckle up.2025-07-0513 minRespectfully...MEN ARE FUCKING LONELY: The Crisis No One Wants to FixWe live in the most “connected” era in history—and men are falling apart. This episode rips the bandaid off the modern masculinity crisis: why men are lonelier, angrier, more lost than ever before. We’re talking fake connections, dead friendships, shamed masculinity, and a culture that demands men be vulnerable but laughs when they cry. This isn’t just their problem—it’s everyone’s. Tune in if you’re ready to hear the brutal truth and why ignoring it is killing us all.2025-07-0323 minRespectfully...Victim Culture & Privilege: The Truth No One Wants to HearNo safe spaces. No sugarcoating. Just the brutal truth.We’re tearing apart Victim Culture and exposing what Privilege really means. Stop blaming the system while refusing to move. Stop performing your pain for likes. This is the conversation most are too scared to have.For anyone who actually wants to grow, own their shit, and fight back against the comfortable lie.Keywords: mental health, veteran, fatherhood, rebellion, truth, real talk, accountability, self-improvement.Listen if you can handle the heat. Respectfully.2025-07-0211 minRespectfully...Communication is Salvation: Raw, Funny, No-BS MasterclassRaw, unfiltered talk on mental health, fatherhood, truth, rebellion, and the veteran experience.Cut through the bullshit and learn to truly connect. This episode is a hilarious, raw, and brutally honest dive into real communication. We talk leadership, tough conversations, sales without the slime, and storytelling that actually sells. No jargon. No corporate crap. Just real talk about how to be heard, understood, and unforgettable.Honest conversationVeteran perspectiveNo bullshit truths2025-07-0117 minRespectfully...A Letter To A Corporate SlaveRaw, unfiltered talk on mental health, fatherhood, truth, rebellion, and the veteran experience.Honest conversationVeteran perspectiveNo bullshit truthsThis is a raw, unflinching letter to the version of myself who traded his soul for a paycheck and called it success. A confession. A reckoning. A map for anyone who feels trapped behind glass walls and polite smiles. Listen if you’re ready to see the cage for what it is—and remember you hold the key.2025-06-3013 minRespectfully...No One’s Coming To Save YouRaw, unfiltered talk on mental health, fatherhood, truth, rebellion, and the veteran experience.Honest conversationVeteran perspectiveNo bullshit truthsTired of waiting to feel ready? Newsflash: that day doesn’t exist. This episode is your no-bullshit wake-up call. We’re tearing apart the lie that you need permission, perfect timing, or someone to save you. It’s raw, real, and probably what you don’t want to hear—but exactly what you need.👉 Stop blaming. Stop waiting. Start moving. Because no one’s coming. And that’s the best news you’ll...2025-06-2812 minRespectfully...You’re Not Broken. You’re Just Alone.Raw, unfiltered talk on mental health, fatherhood, truth, rebellion, and the veteran experience.Honest conversationVeteran perspectiveNo bullshit truthsMost people aren’t broken—they’re just alone. In this episode, we tear apart the myth that more therapy is always the answer and get honest about what we’re really missing: tribe. From the soft parenting epidemic to influencer therapy culture, this is a raw, unfiltered breakdown of how disconnection is destroying our mental health, and how to build a better system—starting in your own home. Real talk. Real solut...2025-06-2615 minRespectfully...Obesity Killed the Kitty: Why Comfort Is Killing You More Than Guns, COVID, or CopsRaw, unfiltered talk on mental health, fatherhood, truth, rebellion, and the veteran experience.Honest conversationVeteran perspectiveNo bullshit truthsThis episode will piss some people off. Good.We’re talking about the quiet killer nobody marches for—obesity. Not the kind that just makes your jeans tight. The kind that’s silently murdering 900 people a day in America. That’s 7 times more than gun deaths. 250 times more than police killings. And we’re not screaming about it—why?I read my poem “Obesity Killed the Kitty” and break down h...2025-06-2515 min
Respectfully...You’re Not Supposed to Be the Same Person ForeverMarriage isn’t ownership—it’s orbit. In this episode, I read “On Marriage” from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran and break down what it really means to be in a sacred union without losing yourself. We talk about the balance of growing with someone while still growing as yourself. This isn’t about becoming one—it’s about becoming better, side by side.#TheProphet #Gibran #OnMarriage #ModernLove #SpiritualGrowth #HealthyRelationships #KnowYourself #FTADR #PodcastSeries2025-06-2409 minRespectfully...Lead With Love or Don’t SpeakLove isn’t soft. It’s sacred. In this episode, I read “On Love” from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran and tear into what real love actually means—how it crowns you and crucifies you. We’re done pretending love is easy. We talk about the pain, the ego death, the transformation, and why love is supposed to hurt if it’s doing its job. If you’ve ever loved hard and lost harder, this one’s for you.#TheProphet #Gibran #OnLove #ModernLove #RealTalk #SpiritualGrowth #BreakTheMold #FTADR #PodcastSeries2025-06-2415 minRespectfully...The Ship Is Here — So Am IThis is where the journey begins. In this episode, I read “The Coming of the Ship” from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran and break it down in today’s terms. We talk about what it means to outgrow your past, to hear the call of transformation, and to leave—even when it’s hard. This is a message for anyone who’s ever felt like their time somewhere was up… but stayed anyway. Your ship is here. Are you ready to get on it?#TheProphet #Gibran #SelfGrowth #Rebirth #ModernPhilosophy #PodcastClip #Respectfully #FTADR #SpiritualJourney 2025-06-2322 minRespectfully...Real Money, Real Pain – You’re Not Lazy, You’re SurvivingYou ever look at your paycheck and wonder how the hell you're still drowning?You’re not lazy — you’re exhausted.From carrying trauma and groceries at the same time.From surviving a system that was never built for you to win.This is five minutes of truth for anyone who’s ever felt like they’re failing just for feeling tired.It’s not a motivational speech — it’s a moment of rebellion.A permission slip to breathe.To rage.To rest.You’re not behind — you’re under attack.Le...2025-06-2305 minRespectfully...Six Months at Red Lights – Why the Pause Might Be the PointYou’ll spend nearly six months of your life sitting at red lights.And most of us never stop to ask: What if that’s exactly where we’re meant to be?This isn’t just about traffic — this is about life.About patience.About stillness.About those sacred, breathless moments we spend trying to get somewhere, when the real story is happening right where we are.In this episode, I talk about using the pause — the red light — to connect.To your kid.To your partner.To yourself.T...2025-06-2116 minRespectfully...Love Is the Exit – The Dog, The Daughter, and The Day I Became a ManThis episode will break you open — in the best way.It’s not a love story. It’s a resurrection.I tell the truth about the day my daughter almost died before she was born.About the dog who found me curled in my own silence and never left.And about what real love actually looks like — when it’s messy, wordless, and costs everything to stay.If you’ve ever been told you’re too much, too broken, or too late for love — this episode is your proof that you’re not.2025-06-2030 minRespectfully...I Served My Country, But I Can’t Even Afford a DoctorIn this episode, I talk about what it really means to serve your country — and then come home to a system that forgets your name.No healthcare. No support. Just pills, waiting lists, and silence.This isn’t just a rant.It’s a raw look at what veterans are really dealing with. The cost of survival. The weight of memory. The truth about how we’re treated when the uniform comes off.I talk about my own experience with mental health, what broke me, and what (barely) kept me alive.This epi...2025-06-191h 04Respectfully...Mini Episode 2- “The One Who Tried to Disappear” — A Letter I Never Got as a KidThis is a reading from my book Hey Kid, I’m Sorry—a collection of letters written to the younger versions of myself I buried to survive.In this episode, I read “To the One Who Tried to Disappear,” a letter to the kid who erased his accent, changed his name, and silenced his identity just to fit in. I wrote this book to tell the truth about what it means to carry shame, and how I learned to turn what I thought was weakness into power.If you’ve ever hidden who you are to be acce...2025-06-1807 minRespectfully...No Child Left Undamaged: Mental Health, Medication, and the Machine That Breaks UsThis episode is about what happens when no one ever teaches you how to be human — only how to be manageable.We go deep into the trauma pipeline: from being a misunderstood kid with ADHD… to getting labeled, medicated, and muted… to becoming an adult working a soul-sucking job just to afford therapy that keeps you stuck. This is about the cost of surviving in a world that rewards silence and punishes sensitivity.“They don’t want you healed — they want you rebooked. They don’t want you whole — they want you hooked.”We’re not just tal...2025-06-1757 minRespectfully...You Only Called Because You Thought I Was CrazySomeone told me I sounded like I was going crazy — like I was high, wrote something wild down, sobered up, and should’ve known better than to say it out loud.But what if the things we call crazy are just the truths we’re too scared to admit?What if we stopped waiting for people to break before we finally listen?This episode is about silence, survival, and the way love can save you without ever knowing it. It’s about asking better questions — not “what’s wrong with them,” but “what happened to them?”I’...2025-06-1632 minRespectfully...Movies That Broke Me OpenSome people have holy books. Some people have scars. I have movies.In this episode, I walk you through the films that didn’t just entertain me—they saved me. From Patch Adams to Donnie Darko, Pirates 3 to Peanut Butter Falcon, I break down how each one taught me something about love, rebellion, leadership, and the real version of the American Dream.These aren’t reviews. They’re confessions.And if you’ve ever cried during a cartoon or felt more seen by a character than your own parents—this one's for you.Based on Chapter 8 of...2025-06-1535 minRespectfully...HELP- I Need SomebodyThis is not a long episode.But it might be the most important thing I’ve said yet.We’re all out here yelling about sides, politics, opinions—but no one’s asking the simplest question:What do you need?How can I help?This episode is me reaching out, one more time, to remind you:You don’t have to do this alone.And maybe the world won’t change overnight—but we can still choose to show up for each other right now.So I’m asking:2025-06-1409 minRespectfully...Communication, Accountability, and Loving Like You Mean ItNobody teaches us how to love right.We’re thrown into relationships with zero tools,just repeating what we saw growing up—and wondering why it keeps breaking.This episode is about communication.Not the cheesy kind.The real kind.The kind where you say what you mean without blowing shit up.Where you learn to listen without flinching.Where you stop keeping score and start building trust.We talk about how to be a better partner.How to stop projecting.How to stop running.2025-06-1319 minRespectfully...God's Broken PromisesThis one’s for every kid who was told to bow their head…and grew up realizing the world never bowed back.In this episode, I talk about God.Not the version in stained glass and sermons—but the version we were handed as children.The one wrapped in guilt, fear, and control.The one that promised safety, love, and truth…but delivered silence, shame, and pain.We talk about the boxes religion puts us in,the way school conditions us to obey,and how the ones in power...2025-06-1330 minRespectfully...Mini Episode 1- Veteran Mental HealthIn a country falling apart at the seams, where veteran mental health gets buried beneath politics and noise, this episode is my beginning.See You Soon, Brother is a poem.But it’s also a goodbye.To the kind of bond that can only be built in blood and fire—and the kind of grief that comes when it’s ripped away without warning.This isn’t just about war.It’s about what happens after.About the silence veterans come home to.About the brotherhood we lose.And the wa...2025-06-1209 minRespectfully...Drug Trip DownloadsEPISODE 4 – DRUG TRIP DOWNLOADSWhat if the thing that finally healed you wasn’t therapy, religion, or another prescription — but a mushroom in the dirt whispering the truth?In this episode, we dive into Chapter 3 of Fuck The American Dream: Respectfully — where ego death, psychedelic breakthroughs, and raw emotional downloads collide.We talk DMT, grief, God, and the moment I realized my bearded dragon understood me better than most humans.This isn’t a love letter to drugs — it’s a wake-up call to feel everything you’ve been trained to ignore.Co...2025-06-1133 minRespectfully...The Lie We Bought🎙️ Episode 3 – The Lie We BoughtThey told us to work hard and stay quiet. That if we did everything right, we’d be free.They lied.In this episode, we tear open Chapter Two of Fuck The American Dream: Respectfully — a raw dive into the biggest scam America ever sold us. From broken promises to generational debt, from military bait-and-switches to mortgages disguised as milestones, this one’s for anyone who’s ever felt like they did everything “right” and still ended up stuck.We talk obedience, bur...2025-06-1020 minRespectfully...Leadership is LoveEpisode 2 – Leadership Is LoveWhat if leadership wasn’t about power, control, or being the loudest voice in the room?What if real leadership meant loving harder, bleeding first, and showing up even when you're scared?In this episode, I talk about what leadership has meant to me — from military drills to fatherhood, from failure to forgiveness. This isn’t about being in charge. It’s about being present. It’s about raising your hand first to say, “I’ve got you.”We talk ego, softness, imposter syndrome, bad days, and the lega...2025-06-1036 minRespectfully...It's OK to say FUCK ITIn the debut episode of Respectfully, we rip the Band-Aid off. I talk about why this podcast exists, how the American Dream lied to me, and what it means to start over without sugarcoating anything. From Navy grit to mental breakdowns, tattoos, DMT, and raising my daughter in a world that feels upside down—this is the raw intro to a bigger conversation. No scripts. No bullshit. Just me, talking to you. Respectfully.2025-06-0946 min
Stay Paid Podcast470 - Training Tips that Create GREAT Sales Callers (with Alex Noori)In this week’s episode, we sit down with someone near and dear to our hearts: Alex Noori. He is the talent development specialist at ReminderMedia (the company behind Stay Paid), where he helps shape our new classes of callers into sales assassins. Listen to his interview to discover how to seek out hires who will bring your team the most success, which qualities to look for that can help you train people effectively, and the power of emotional intelligence in the sales training process. Be sure to check out our show notes at https://remindermedia.com/po...2023-07-0331 min
Among the StacksTale 3: Pier 18In which things lost are remembered and things remembered are lost.To avoid spoilers, content warnings are listed at the end of this episode description.Dramatis Personae:DAVID AULT as LANNOORI as ZAIDACAMERON WELDON as MASTER FISHERRHYS SUBITCH as STREET MUSICIANWritten by ALEX NIGHTINGALEDirected by ALEX KINGSLEYProduced by ALEX KINGSLEYScoring by LINWOODEnd credits music by ALEX SCHWARTZEpisode Transcript by MATY PARZIVALEpisode Art by...2023-01-2108 min
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Everyday EndorphinsEP#34- What Brings You Endorphins? Friends From College EditionIn the spirit of graduation, I decided to interview 11 of my college friends on what has brought them endorphins this past year, and reflect on the WashU 2021 Commencement Address given by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
From walking to cooking to playing Super Smash Bros, there are multiple activities beyond what we commonly think of, being physical activity and exercise, to spark endorphins and joy in our day-to-day life.
Thank you to Katrianna Urrea, Dalia Weinstein, GraceAnne Aldred, Adam Glotzer, Armaan Nallicheri, Andrew Fleck, Alex Levine, Wyatt Williams, Kion Noori, Riley Hager, and Nicole Rabenou.
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TranslationWhat Regulates the Regulatory T cells? with Jessica CortezWhether it's Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes, Lupus, or Crohn's Disease, autoimmunity is a rapidly growing problem that traditional pharmaceuticals have failed to completely cure. While these diseases have very different symptoms, they all have the same root cause -- the body’s immune system is attacking its own healthy organs. Lurking within ourselves are a group of T cells called regulatory T cells that have the power to suppress immune function. These cells have huge potential to be engineered and utilized as a platform to cure any autoimmune disease. Unfortunately, they easily lose their suppressive abilities and can even ex...2021-02-2541 min