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The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp 051: Death By Distraction - Rewire Your Rhythms, Restore Your HealthIn this culturally timely episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, Jamie Belz talks with Jacob Spehar—licensed mental health and addiction counselor and founder of Courageous Way Counseling. Together, they unpack the concept of “Death by Distraction”—how our dependence on screens, overstimulation, social media, hustle culture, and avoidance behaviors are not only numbing us but quietly stealing our joy and dismantling our families, physical and mental health, spiritual connection, and connections to one another. Jake shares both clinical insights and practical tools for interrupting the dopamine loops, rewiring your life with intention, and simpl...2025-07-151h 25
Athletes UnBoxedJordan BrambillaJacob talks with Jordan about her work in the CrossFit realm, recovery after birth and her family business.2023-02-041h 04Athletes UnBoxedRalph Fairchild2023-01-201h 12Athletes UnBoxedMiranda RiceJacob chats with Miranda this week to discuss her CrossFit journey, her job as a teacher and how she works to balance everything with her mental health.2023-01-061h 29Athletes UnBoxedJacob SpeharTables have turned this week as Jacob is in the hot seat and Kelsey is asking the questions! Jacob talks about his sports background, body image issues he’s worked through and his hopes of fatherhood.2022-12-231h 26Athletes UnBoxedBethany LarsonThousand Lakes Fitness celebrated a milestone of 3 years on December 1st, 2022 under the ownership of Mat and Bethany Larson. Jacob talks with Bethany about how they have overcome many of the challenges they faced buying a gym just a few months before the COVID-19 pandemic. Bethany speaks on her sports background, how she came to find Crossfit and how her focus has changed in all aspects of life since becoming a mom.2022-12-091h 28Athletes UnBoxedKarl WitekJacob talks with Karl Witek about a few of the transitions he has had in his life; his move here to the United States and his weight loss and Crossfit journey. Karl discusses how he has been able to keep a positive relationship with food while still continuing to meet fitness and life goals. Shout out to the Brambilla laptop rental … again! 2022-11-251h 03Athletes UnBoxedJen RehbeinThe guest this week on Athletes UnBoxed is Jen Rehbein. She talks to Jacob about her continued fitness journey despite having chronic back pain. Jen credits her current workout routine and being surrounded by her motivating 5:30am crew as a huge reason shes been able to put off the next intervention, back surgery, for so long. 2022-11-1149 minAthletes UnBoxedJake KrauseThis week Jacob sits down with Jake "Big Rig" Krause to discuss his football career at Bemidji State University and about how he found out he had Hodgkin's Lymphoma during his freshman year of college. Jake explains how he was able to work through this sickness and how it has shaped him into the man he is today. Also shoutout to Jordan Brambilla for her laptop rental! 2022-10-2847 minAthletes UnBoxedKelsey SpeharJacob speaks with his wife Kelsey for the first episode of Athletes UnBoxed to see what drew her to Crossfit, why she keeps doing it and what she believes are some extraordinarily ordinary moments in her life so far.2022-10-1441 min