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RefractiveTapping into the Unconscious for Growth with Chad Hattrup and Todd Hollow-Bist
Guests Chad Hattrup & Todd Hollow-Bist, founders of Pathwise Leadership, join host Johnny G to discuss tapping into the unconscious for growth. Leveraging their backgrounds (both are experts in psychology and in adult learning), they share with listeners how to observe, respect, and befriend the unconscious mind, thereby embracing growth and living more intentionally and more skillfully. The episode covers a range of subjects, including spirituality, the power of curiosity, growth obstacles, and the difference between the subconscious and the unconscious.
Chad and Todd have helped thousands of leaders grow their impact through the work of Pathwise Leadership...
2024-07-1942 min
RefractiveTapping into the Unconscious for Growth with Chad Hattrup and Todd Hollow-BistGuests Chad Hattrup & Todd Hollow-Bist, founders of Pathwise Leadership, join host Johnny G to discuss tapping into the unconscious for growth. Leveraging their backgrounds (both are experts in psychology and in adult learning), they share with listeners how to observe, respect, and befriend the unconscious mind, thereby embracing growth and living more intentionally and more skillfully. The episode covers a range of subjects, including spirituality, the power of curiosity, growth obstacles, and the difference between the subconscious and the unconscious.
Chad and Todd have helped thousands of leaders grow their impact through the work of Pathwise Leadership. Find more information...
2024-07-1942 min
RefractiveFinding God through Creativity with Jodie King
Jodie King is a successful artist who has made it her mission to empower others as they grow through creativity. She joins host Johnny G to discuss how creativity takes many forms- from art, to cooking, walking, procreation, exercise, and even just having a conversation. Jodie and Johnny dig into why creating feels so nourishing and how to lean into the deeply spiritual act of embracing your creative power- and trust me, you all have plenty of it. Jodie offers simple, practical tips for people who don’t see themselves as creative, helping them to get in touch with th...
2024-06-2641 min
RefractiveFinding God through Creativity with Jodie KingJodie King is a successful artist who has made it her mission to empower others as they grow through creativity. She joins host Johnny G to discuss how creativity takes many forms- from art, to cooking, walking, procreation, exercise, and even just having a conversation. Jodie and Johnny dig into why creating feels so nourishing and how to lean into the deeply spiritual act of embracing your creative power- and trust me, you all have plenty of it. Jodie offers simple, practical tips for people who don't see themselves as creative, helping them to get in touch with their God-given...
2024-06-2641 min
RefractiveWhen I Love Me the World Loves Me Too with Erin Diehl
Erin Diehl joins Refractive host Johnny G to discuss the power of perspective in creating a happy life- specifically that when I love me the world loves me too. Erin, an author and motivational speaker who uses improv to help people clear barriers and live authentically, shares her wisdom and experience with Refractive listeners. She and Johnny G discuss creating our reality, opening the heart, and the secret superpower for fulfillment: being of service to others.
Find Erin’s book “I See You! A Leader’s Guide to Energizing Your Team through Radical Empathy” at your favorite bookstor...
2024-04-1544 min
RefractiveWhen I Love Me the World Loves Me Too with Erin DiehlErin Diehl joins Refractive host Johnny G to discuss the power of perspective in creating a happy life- specifically that when I love me the world loves me too. Erin, an author and motivational speaker who uses improv to help people clear barriers and live authentically, shares her wisdom and experience with Refractive listeners. She and Johnny G discuss creating our reality, opening the heart, and the secret superpower for fulfillment: being of service to others. Find Erin's book "I See You! A Leader's Guide to Energizing Your Team through Radical Empathy" at your favorite bookstore or online. Learn more...
2024-04-1544 min
RefractiveThe Spiritual Wisdom of Genesis with Michael McPadden
Author Michael McPadden and host Johnny Guidry discuss the Spiritual Wisdom of Genesis. Pulling from his book, “Genesis to Revelation,” Michael shares his insights on how the stories in the book of Genesis are layered through with spiritual and metaphysical significance. He discusses his perspectives on heaven and hell, the creation story, Abraham, and more. He then weaves connecting threads through the Gospels and the book of Revelation. Join Refractive for an enlightening episode that encourages listeners to look closer at some of humanity’s most treasured stories in order to uncover rich guidance for spiritual growth.
Learn...
2024-03-1546 min
RefractiveThe Spiritual Wisdom of Genesis with Michael McPaddenAuthor Michael McPadden and host Johnny Guidry discuss the Spiritual Wisdom of Genesis. Pulling from his book, "Genesis to Revelation," Michael shares his insights on how the stories in the book of Genesis are layered through with spiritual and metaphysical significance. He discusses his perspectives on heaven and hell, the creation story, Abraham, and more. He then weaves connecting threads through the Gospels and the book of Revelation. Join Refractive for an enlightening episode that encourages listeners to look closer at some of humanity's most treasured stories in order to uncover rich guidance for spiritual growth.
Learn more about Michael...
2024-03-1546 min
RefractiveThe Spiritual Side of Romance and Intimacy with Mariko Sakai
Mariko Sakai, aka Mistress Mariko, joins host Johnny G to discuss the spiritual side of romance and intimacy. Mariko, a coach and expert in field of relationships, intimacy, and sexuality, presents listeners with a hard-hitting question: are we REALLY willing to get honest about who we are, what we want, and how we can get there? Whether in romance, sexuality and intimacy, family life, or business, Mariko explains that our inner guidance has all the information we need to reach ongoing joy, satisfaction, and fulfillment. The map to find it is simply the willigness to love ourselves unconditionally and...
2024-02-2948 min
RefractiveThe Spiritual Side of Romance and Intimacy with Mariko SakaiMariko Sakai, aka Mistress Mariko, joins host Johnny G to discuss the spiritual side of romance and intimacy. Mariko, a coach and expert in field of relationships, intimacy, and sexuality, presents listeners with a hard-hitting question: are we REALLY willing to get honest about who we are, what we want, and how we can get there? Whether in romance, sexuality and intimacy, family life, or business, Mariko explains that our inner guidance has all the information we need to reach ongoing joy, satisfaction, and fulfillment. The map to find it is simply the willigness to love ourselves unconditionally and boldly...
2024-02-2948 min
RefractiveEmbracing the Shadow Self with Deborah Eden Tull
Deborah Eden Tull, lovingly known as Eden, joins Refractive with the message of embracing the shadow self. She encourages linsteners to see our inner darkness as sacred and perfect, a necessary part of the whole of creation rather than as a defect. Eden shares her journey of awakening, including 7 years as a Zen Buddhist monk and decades of leaning towards unconditional love, healing, and self-acceptance. Her book, Luminous Darkness, distinguishes between the evil, coloquially synonymous with “darkness,” and a broader concept of luminous or regenerative darkness. She discusses a range of impactful topics such as fierce compassion, moving beyond dual...
2024-02-0845 min
RefractiveRejection Junkies with Gary LawrenceDr Gary Lawrence, lovingly known as Dr G, joins host Johnny Guidry to review the harmful emotional patterns created by rejection experiences, and why we continue to put ourselves in the path of rejection. Dr G offers us a new, broader definition of rejection, including any number of painful emotional experiences and behaviors: agression, isolation, passive-aggressive tendencies, dishonesty, and more. He explains that we become dependent on these painful emotional experiences, and that form of dependence can develop into symptoms of depression, anxiety, violence, and extreme avoidance. A devout Christian, Dr G weaves in his own faith-based experience to explain...
2024-01-1942 min
RefractiveRejection Junkies with Gary Lawrence
Dr Gary Lawrence, lovingly known as Dr G, joins host Johnny Guidry to review the harmful emotional patterns created by rejection experiences, and why we continue to put ourselves in the path of rejection. Dr G offers us a new, broader definition of rejection, including any number of painful emotional experiences and behaviors: agression, isolation, passive-aggressive tendencies, dishonesty, and more. He explains that we become dependent on these painful emotional experiences, and that form of dependence can develop into symptoms of depression, anxiety, violence, and extreme avoidance. A devout Christian, Dr G weaves in his own faith-based experience to...
2024-01-1942 min
RefractiveThe Best of Refractive: You Already Know, You Already AreHost Johnny G shares one of his all-time favorite episodes, truly among the best of Refractive. This episode originally aired in May 2022. We spend so much of our lives scrounging and begging for scraps when there is a banquet laid out at the next table, and it's been put there JUST for us. The truth is, we humans often trade our birthright of magnificence for a life of scratching and clenching and snatching and wishing. Fortunately, we have a treasure map built into our being, it just requires us to seek to quiet the noise around us and re-learn how...
2023-12-2952 min
RefractiveThe Best of Refractive: You Already Know, You Already Are
Best of Refractive: Host Johnny G shares one of his all-time favorite episodes, originally aired in May 2022. We spend so much of our lives scrounging and begging for scraps when there is a banquet laid out at the next table, and it’s been put there JUST for us. The truth is, we humans often trade our birthright of magnificence for a life of scratching and clenching and snatching and wishing. Fortunately, we have a treasure map built into our being, it just requires us to seek to quiet the noise around us and re-learn how to access it. Jo...
2023-12-2952 min
RefractiveLearning to Like Yourself with Alan QuestelWe hear about self love, and self care, but what about self like? Guest Alan Questel, author of "Practice Intentional Acts of Kindness" talks about the importance of learning to like yourself.
In this episode, Alan talks about his journey through life challenges and interpersonal relationships that led to struggles with how he saw himself. He shares how he has been able to heal those wounds and how to find the power to shift out of that painful way of life.
To contact Alan with questions, to find his book, or to inquire into how he helps people live a...
2023-11-0945 min
RefractiveLearning to Like Yourself with Alan Questel
We hear about self love, and self care, but what about self like? Guest Alan Questel, author of “Practice Intentional Acts of Kindness” talks about the importance of learning to like yourself.
In this episode, Alan talks about his journey through life challenges and interpersonal relationships that led to struggles with how he saw himself. He shares how he has been able to heal those wounds and how to find the power to shift out of that painful way of life.
To contact Alan with questions, to find his book, or to inquire into how he h...
2023-11-0945 min
RefractiveDoes It Feel Good to be around You?
You know the saying: some people are a blessing when they walk into your life, and others are a blessing when they leave! Why do some people feel energizing to be with while others are draining? And more importantly, does it feel good to be around YOU? Host Johnny G discusses how to manage the energy you put out to those around you.
We end every episode of Refractive with the same phrase: “aim your light.” What does that mean? Can you enhance the experience of your fellows by simply entering the room? You absolutely can- and it’s...
2023-10-1845 min
RefractiveDoes It Feel Good to be around You?You know the saying: some people are a blessing when they walk into your life, and others are a blessing when they leave! Why do some people feel energizing to be with while others are draining? And more importantly, does it feel good to be around YOU? Host Johnny G discusses how to manage the energy you put out to those around you.
We end every episode of Refractive with the same phrase: "aim your light." What does that mean? Can you enhance the experience of your fellows by simply entering the room? You absolutely can- and it's not difficult...
2023-10-1845 min
RefractiveThe Best of Refractive: Surrender to Greatness
For the Best of Refractive, turn the dial back to February 2020 for an all-time favorite episode- powerful, raw, uplifting. Enjoy “Surrender to Greatness.”
Magnificence is our birthright. The illusion of struggle, expectations, status, and what’s “fair” causes us to actually fight against our own greatness as we desperately seek to control our existence. We can begin to see life as a series of threats and hardships. The truth is: something IS hurting us, and it’s US. The self is the only opponent powerful enough to drag us down. And when we put down the weapon and realize...
2023-09-2834 min
RefractiveThe Best of Refractive: Surrender to GreatnessFor the Best of Refractive, turn the dial back to February 2020 for an all-time favorite episode- powerful, raw, uplifting. Enjoy "Surrender to Greatness."
Magnificence is our birthright. The illusion of struggle, expectations, status, and what's "fair" causes us to actually fight against our own greatness as we desperately seek to control our existence. We can begin to see life as a series of threats and hardships. The truth is: something IS hurting us, and it's US. The self is the only opponent powerful enough to drag us down. And when we put down the weapon and realize that we were...
2023-09-2834 min
RefractiveInvestigating the Fear of Abandonment with Connie MonroeThe fear of abandonment is one of the most common and most damaging types of anxiety. It involves an overwhelming worry that people close to you will cease to be available (physically or emotionally). Whether through walling yourself off, sabotaging relationships, or developing unhealty forms of attachment, it can seem nearly impossible for someone with a fear of abandonment to develop healthy relationships. Author and life design coach Connie Monroe joins host Johnny G as they discuss their experiences with this paralyzing fear, how it contributed chaos in each of their lives, and how they found relief and healing.
For...
2023-09-1346 min
RefractiveInvestigating the Fear of Abandonment with Connie Monroe
The fear of abandonment is one of the most common and most damaging types of anxiety. It involves an overwhelming worry that people close to you will cease to be available (physically or emotionally). Whether through walling yourself off, sabotaging relationships, or developing unhealty forms of attachment, it can seem nearly impossible for someone with a fear of abandonment to develop healthy relationships. Author and life design coach Connie Monroe joins host Johnny G as they discuss their experiences with this paralyzing fear, how it contributed chaos in each of their lives, and how they found relief and healing.
2023-09-1346 min
RefractiveFinding Perfection in Darkness and Tragedy
This episode of Refractive offers insights, experience, and guidance on Finding Perfection in Darkness and Tragedy. Host Johnny G offers suggestions on how to learn to see the world as completely perfect, even as we find so much suffering and chaos around us. This episode challenges listeners to recognize the blessings contained in our own shortcomings, and to have compassion and empathy for those who, in their painful confusion, might seek to hurt us.
Johnny Guidry is a motivational speaker and spiritual coach who supports people who feel called to a soul-driven life. For questions and support...
2023-08-1742 min
RefractiveTrusting Your Gut with Matt Hogan
In this episode, “Trusting Your Gut,” Executive Coach Matt Hogan Joins host Johnny Guidry to share inspiring stories of self-discovery and practical guidance on learning to follow your intuition towards a more satisfying life.
One fateful day, following a period of darkness and intense struggle, Matt decided to end his life. To his horror, he later woke up in a hospital with a bullet in his head and a temporary inability to walk. While recovering in the hospital, in what he describes as a major turning point, Matt felt a message rising within himself that it was time...
2023-07-2648 min
RefractiveHeal Yourself: How to Design a Joyful Life
In this episode, host Johnny G wraps up the Heal Yourself series by sharing how to design a joyful life. Johnny discusses the difference between happiness and joy, the building blocks of joy, how joy relates to love and passion, and offers a tactical exercise for redesigning your life around joy and contentment.
The book referenced by Johnny G during this episode is “The Velvet Rage” by Dr. Alan Downs. Find it here, sold by the amazing Kramers in Washington DC.
For episode questions, or for information on coaching services, keynote speaking, or workshop and retr...
2023-07-1140 min
RefractiveHeal Yourself: Nutrition and Nourishment with Hally Brooke
This episode in Refractive’s ongoing “Heal Yourself” series welcomes Hally Brooke, Certified Functional Medicine Nutrition Counselor and Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She joins host Johnny G to discuss Nutrition and Nourishment, how the foods and substances we intake are respnonsible for the great majority of chronic illnesses today, and offers suggestions on simple ways to enhance our quality of life. Johnny shares his experience as a compulsive binge eater and how he found freedom and healing. Finally, Hally speaks on the power of loving yourself through nutrition, and the link between bodily wellness and spiritual wellne...
2023-06-2838 min
RefractiveHeal Yourself: Inner Peace Part 2
In part 1 of the Heal Yourself: Inner Peace episode, host Johnny G discussed how security affects our level of serenity. Now, in part 2, he focuses on how our concept of satisfaction can either enhance or diminish inner peace. Johnny reviews 3 primary factors that affect how satisfied we feel with our lives: fears, expectations, and intuition. Grab a pen and a journal and prepare to go on an inner exploration to challenge and reprogram the ways we unintentionally diminish our inner peace. And, spoiler alert, the solution lies in changing how we relate to this complicated world, not in securing...
2023-06-0754 min
RefractiveHeal Yourself: Inner Peace, Part 1
Why is inner peace so elusive? How can we find serenity in a world that feels so chaotic? In the second episode of the Heal Yourself series, host Johnny Guidry explores acceptance and inner peace. He presents the building blocks of inner peace, common roadblocks, and a series of exercises to help you identify where you are sabotaging your own serenity. This topic is broken into two pillars, each with it’s own episode. Part 1 covers Security, and the next episode, Part 2, covers Satisfaction.
Contact host Johnny Guidry with any questions or to book speaking or coaching se...
2023-04-1846 min
RefractiveHeal Yourself Series: Rebalancing Your Life with Luke Iorio
Are you ready to heal yourself? Refractive Podcast welcomes you to a special series designed to help you recover from the pain, sabotage, and self-imposed limits that keep life small, chaotic, and draining. This first episode, Rebalancing Your Life with Luke Iorio, offers practical tools and methods for evaluating where your life may be out of balance and then re-establishing harmony, flow, and serenity in those areas. Guest Luke Iorio is a transformational coach who has dedicated his career to supporting people who feel ready to redesign a life according to their highest inner wisdom. He shares with host...
2023-03-1438 min
RefractiveGuided by God with Jennifer Standish
What would you do if, in a vision and guided by God, you were told to sell your home and your belongings, move across the country, and start helping people heal? Didn’t that sort of experience end with the Old Testament? Clearly not! Jennifer Standish shares her inspiring story of faith with Refractive’s Johnny G, who also had a revelation to leave his old life and follow a new, God-driven path.
Jennifer explains how she handled the enormous shock and was able to honor this divine directive, move through her fears, and build a new life...
2023-02-2839 min
RefractiveHealing Parental Trauma with Lisa Goodpaster
After experiencing severe psychological abuse at the hands of her stepmother, Lisa Goodpaster couldn’t help but see her parents through a highly distorted lens. While it took decades of exploration, healing, forgiveness, Lisa founded The Stephood Project, an organization dedicated to changing the way children experience divorce. Lisa shares with her methods for defining, processing, and healing parental trauma so that we are able to learn, grow, and reduce the cycle of generational pain. To learn more about Lisa and her amazing work, visit www.StephoodProject.org.
To contact host Johnny Guidry about speaking engagements and co...
2023-02-0941 min
RefractiveHealing Parental Trauma with Lisa GoodpasterAfter experiencing severe psychological abuse at the hands of her stepmother, Lisa Goodpaster couldn't help but see her parents through a highly distorted lens. While it took decades of exploration, healing, forgiveness, Lisa founded The Stephood Project, an organization dedicated to changing the way children experience divorce. Lisa shares with her methods for defining, processing, and healing parental trauma so that we are able to learn, grow, and reduce the cycle of generational pain.
To learn more about Lisa and her amazing work, visit www.StephoodProject.org.
To contact host Johnny Guidry about speaking engagements and coaching services, visit www...
2023-02-0841 min
RefractiveThe Enlightenment Project with Jonathan Robinson
Jonathan Robinson has spent years interviewing over 100 of the world’s most fascinating spiritual seekers. From Mother Teresa to the Dalai Lama, from Oprah to Byron Katie, Jonathan condensed these life-changing conversations and learnings into a single book, The Enlightenment Project. He joins host Johnny Guidry on Refractive to share some of the profund lessons he picked up from these living legends, including the personalized meditation advice from Ram Dass that changed his life. Jonathan explains how he was able to get face time with these incredible people, and offers to listeners a simple, practical way to find and em...
2023-01-2331 min
RefractiveThe Best of Refractive: The Ancient Truths of Acceptance and PLINKO
In honor of reaching season 4 of Refractive — can you even beleive??? — host Johnny G shares one of his all-time favorite episodes, truly among The Best of Refractive: The Ancient Truths of Acceptance and PLINKO.
Johnny explains that the key to serenity is letting go of any judgments of the present moment. This episode blends personal experience, spiritual concepts, and everyone’s favorite game from The Price is Right for a deep dive into letting go of painful stories that keep us from peace.
Here’s a HILARIOUS video of a guy winning 10k TWICE IN A ROW wh...
2022-12-2848 min
RefractiveAll about Ayurveda with Natasha Sidhu
Certified Ayurvedic Health Counsellor Natasha Sidhu sits with host Johnny G to talk All about Ayurveda. Natasha gives context and background into the concept of Ayurveda, the many ways it can be practiced, how people use it to heal and enrich their lives. Having dedicated most of her life the ayurvedic way of being, she offers practical tips and guidance for those who are seeking to make more space for this ancient and powerful practice. Natasha operates Steamy Buddha, a delightful hot yoga studio and restaurant, as well as the Sanctuary on Church, a community of healing practitioners in...
2022-12-1335 min
RefractiveFinding a Career that Fits with Coach Becca Ribbing
Career Coach Becca Ribbing joins Refractive to talk about an essential part of a life that feels right: finding a career that fits. Host Johnny Guidry and Becca discuss the challenge faced by college students in making life-long career decisions, as well as some practical ways to start a pivot if you find yourself in a career that feels misaligned to your interests, gifts, or sense of purpose.
Listeners can find out more about Becca’s services and her book “The Clarity Journal” at her website: www.BeccaRibbing.com.
To contact host Johnny Guidry about coachi...
2022-11-1835 min
RefractiveThe Power of Connection with Marketing Expert Ben Albert
Why does developing genuine connections seem so hard for some of us? Marketing Expert Ben Albert joins host Johnny G to share a simple, life-changing formula for connecting with others: listen with the intent to learn. Ben talks about how as an entrepreneur in the marketing space, his success and livelihood depends on his ability to build bridges for and with his clients. Ben and Johnny talk about the power of connection and the spirituality and growth ramifications of connecting with others in a spirit of intentionality, curiosity, and service.
Learn more about Ben Albert at balbertmarketing...
2022-10-1140 min
RefractiveFatherhood and Spirituality with author Tim Olson
On this episode of Refractive, Fatherhood and Spirituality with author Tim Olson, we discuss the intersection of childhood experiences, family structures, societal norms, and gender roles on those of us who are walking a spiritual path. Tim, who has dedicated much of his life to studying and observing father-child relationships, shares his considerable wisdom on how fathers can impact our growth, our worldview, our motivators, and ultimately our sense of self. Learn more about Tim and his book The Legacy of Absence: Resolving the Wounds from Uninvolved Father in Individuals, Families, and Society by visiting www.TimOlsonAuthor.com.
2022-09-1936 min
RefractiveThe Winding Road to Serenity with Danny BerlerDanny Berler of Washington, DC shares an inspiring story of finding peace and spiritual growth through adoption, loss, yoga, recovery, and a cross-eyed cat named Henry.
Danny shares how the collapse of his business led him in an unexpected way to healing around his adoption, the gift of learning about his biological family, and the faith-building path of cycling through the hard stuff to eventually return to a state of fulfillment and abundance.
For similarly-themed episodes, try "Owning the Turbulence with Jodi Akst" and "Reshaping Your Life after a Spiritual Awakening with Josephine Hardman."
You can reach host Johnny Guidry...
2022-07-2250 min
RefractiveThe Winding Road to Serenity with Danny Berler
Danny Berler of Washington, DC shares an inspiring story of finding peace and spiritual growth through adoption, loss, yoga, recovery, and a cross-eyed cat named Henry.
Danny shares how the collapse of his business led him in an unexpected way to healing around his adoption, the gift of learning about his biological family, and the faith-building path of cycling through the hard stuff to eventually return to a state of fulfillment and abundance.
For similarly themed episodes, try Owning the Turbulence with Jodi Akst and Reshaping Your Life after a Spiritual Awakening with Josephine Hardman.
2022-07-2250 min
RefractiveIs Acupuncture Right for You? w/ Winnie Chan Wang
Acupuncturist and medical intuitive Winnie Chan Wang joins Refractive help you answer the question: Is Acupuncture Right for You? Winnie, who holds 4 science degrees, has found a lovely harmony between the science and the spirituality of acupuncture. She shares how it changed her life, what listeners can expect from treatment, and some ways to pick a acupuncturist that fits you and your goals.
Winnie is the author of Honoring Darkness, Embrace shadow work to nourish and grow your power. Learn more about Winnie, her book, and the services she offers at MindfulHealingHeart.com.
For similarly...
2022-07-0749 min
RefractiveReleasing Limits through Neuroplasticity with Bob Doyle from "The Secret"Bob Doyle, best known from the book and movie "The Secret", joins Refractive to discuss Releasing Limits through Neuroplasticity. This natural process empowers us to re-write the mental, emotional, and even physical scripts that hold us back. While neuroplasticity is a trait innate to humans and has been consciously and unconsciously leveraged throughout history, Bob has become a prominent figure in the discussion of how to be an active participant in reshaping how the brain works. Today's episode looks at the contrast between the law of attraction as discussed in The Secret and the action of rewiring our thoughts and...
2022-06-2131 min
RefractiveReleasing Limits through Neuroplasticity with Bob Doyle from “The Secret”
Bob Doyle, best known from the book and movie “The Secret”, stops by Refractive to discuss Releasing Limits through Neuroplasticity. This natural process empowers us to re-write the mental, emotional, and even physical scripts that hold us back. While neuroplasticity is a trait innate to humans and has been consciously and unconsciously leveraged throughout history, Bob has become a prominent figure in the discussion of how to be an active participant in reshaping how the brain works. Today’s episode looks at the contrast between the law of attraction as discussed in The Secret and the action of rewiring our th...
2022-06-2131 min
RefractiveYou already know. You already are.We spend so much of our lives scrounging and begging for scraps when there is a banquet laid out at the next table, and it's been put there JUST for us. The truth is, we humans often trade our birthright of magnificence for a life of scratching and clenching and snatching and wishing. Fortunately, we have a treasure map built into our being, it just requires us to seek to quiet the noise around us and re-learn how to access it. Host Johnny G discusses how holding tightly to careers, relationships, and ideologies that no longer fit keep us small...
2022-05-2852 min
RefractiveYou already know. You already are.
We spend so much of our lives scrounging and begging for scraps when there is a banquet laid out at the next table, and it’s been put there JUST for us. The truth is, we humans often trade our birthright of magnificence for a life of scratching and clenching and snatching and wishing. Fortunately, we have a treasure map built into our being, it just requires us to seek to quiet the noise around us and re-learn how to access it. Host Johnny G discusses how holding tightly to careers, relationships, and ideologies that no longer fit keep us...
2022-05-2852 min
RefractiveEnergy Work to Support Your Goals with Eugenia Oganova
Some people always seem to achieve their goals while others never quite get there. Is it just about hard work? Author and intuitive business coach Eugenia Oganova pulls back the curtain on how managing our energy- our energetics- can open the door to a life of flow and achievement. In this episode, Energy Work to Support Your Goals, Eugenia shares with host Johnny G that there are only a few steps needed to go inside, clean up the beliefs that keep success at a distance, and create space for fuller living. Eugenia specializes in working with entrepreneurs who are...
2022-04-2749 min
RefractiveEnergy Work to Support Your Goals with Eugenia OganovaSome people always seem to achieve their goals while others never quite get there. Is it just about hard work? Author and intuitive business coach Eugenia Oganova pulls back the curtain on how managing our energy- our energetics- can open the door to a life of flow and achievement. In this episode, Energy Work to Support Your Goals, Eugenia shares with host Johnny G that there are only a few steps needed to go inside, clean up the beliefs that keep success at a distance, and create space for fuller living. Eugenia specializes in working with entrepreneurs who are...
2022-04-2749 min
RefractiveTelling Yourself the Truth with Kute Blackson
Kute Blackson (www.KuteBlackson.com), Transformational Teacher and author of The Magic of Surrender joins Refractive host Johnny G to talk about the most radical path to personal freedom: Telling Yourself the Truth. Kute shares his perspective on the intense life-changing effects of looking honestly at our desires, career, goals, and relationships and identifying the spots where we’ve strayed from our values in search of security and comfort. It is in this brave effort that we can step out of the trap of society’s priorities and into our own- whatever they may be.
For similarly-themed epis...
2022-04-1346 min
RefractiveTwo Weeks in a Monastery
When a friend who knows my spiritual path recommended I schedule a stay in a Buddhist Monastery as a part of my development, I was shocked. Never had Buddhism been on my radar before and I knew next to nothing about it. As they say, when the student is ready, the master appears. Following two weeks at Temple Forest Monastery in New Hampshire, I left with a valuable cache of knowledge about Buddhism, about myself, and about the perfect harmony between my own beliefs and those of the Buddha. This episode will give a very simple overview of Buddhism...
2022-03-3046 min
RefractiveAll about Reiki with Corene Summers
Reiki Master Corene Summers joins Refractive to tell us all about Reiki, an ancient practice for managing and “cleaning” our energy. Corene explains its healing and wellness benefits, including her own life-changing story: Reiki helped end 10 years of physical ailments that was seemingly beyond medical treatment. Finally, Corene shares some simple guidance for anyone who wants to learn more or to start applying its methods and principles.
Find Corene at www.ArtisanFarmacy.com where you can learn about her services as a business coach, healer, and teacher of Reiki. You can also find her podcast Frequency Shifters at w...
2022-03-1549 min
RefractiveBreaking Free from Negative Self Talk
It’s not an exaggeration to say that negative self talk is one of the most destructive forces in humanity. In this episode, host Johnny Guidry shares concepts and methods for reprogramming our negative self talk, including a journaling exercise that flips the script on our weaknesses. He walks listeners through a process of realizing that our greatest weaknesses have uniquely equipped each of us to be of maximum service to those around us.
Referenced in the episode:
Caroline Myss’ book: Sacred Contracts can be found here (the link is offered as a service only- Refr...
2022-02-2848 min
RefractiveThe Balance of Being and Doing with Tutti Taygerly
Host Johnny G explores the balance of being and doing with Tutti Taygerly. For over 20 years, Tutti managed a fast-paced and intense career leading design initiatives for startups, creative firms, and huge companies like Disney and Facebook. Today she is an author, a leadership coach, a proud mom, and a passionate surfer. She shares lessons about establishing balance between doing (executing plans, reaching goals, and building an exciting life) and being (bringing intentionality and mindfulness into all our experiences- even the stressful ones). Tutti explores what it means to meditate while on the go and offers an easy-to-use framework...
2022-02-1241 min
RefractiveChoosing Not to Fight
In this episode, Choosing Not to Fight, host Johnny Guidry examines the concept of “do no harm,” why it makes sense to turn the other cheek, and 4 foundational steps for any spiritual seeker aspiring to forgive and find acceptance when we are hurting.
Learn more about Johnny at www.RefractiveCoaching.com and www.RefractivePodcast.com.
For similarly-themed episodes, try The Ancient Truths of Acceptance & PLINKO, If I’m Angry w/You the Problem Is Me, and Spiritual Healing through Toxic Relationships w/Jean Atman.
Reach Johnny G at Re***************@***il.com.
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2022-01-3142 min
RefractiveReshaping Your Life after a Spiritual Awakening with Josephine Hardman
Intuitive healer Josephine Hardman joins host Johnny G to discuss the overwhelming experience of reshaping your life after a spiritual awakening. Months away from completing her PhD, and after years of trying to ignore the inner nudges she felt, Josephine’s life reached a tipping point. She knew that if she stayed on her path, one she had spent her entire life forming, she would face an uphill, miserable existence. She discusses coming to terms with the life and career changes she felt compelled to make, the wider implications of those changes, and discovering healing opportunities along the way....
2022-01-1453 min
RefractiveGuided Meditation: Breath and Body Awareness
This guided meditation: Breath and Body Awareness takes the listener on a 21 minute journey to inner stillness. The meditation connects breathing to various areas of the body, eventually growing awareness to include the entire body and beyond.
For other Refractive Podcast guided meditations, try What’s My Purpose, Ocean Stillness, or Receiving Love.
For more information on Refractive or host Johnny Guidry, visit www. refractivepodcast.com or www.refractivecoaching.com.
2021-12-2425 min
RefractiveSpiritual Healing through Toxic Relationships with Jean Atman
Sharing her views on spiritual healing through toxic relationships, Soul Evolution Coach, Healer, and Reiki Master Jean Atman talks about the difference between pain and suffering, and how suffering is optional. She calls our toxic relationships our best teachers for fast-tracking soul growth, healing, and releasing ego. Having helped over 20k people over the course of her career, Jean Atman (www.jeanatman.com) offers courses, coaching, content, and other forms of support for those ready to embrace their soul’s journey on Earth.
For similarly themed content, try Making Peace with Our Dark Side, Free Yourself from Li...
2021-11-3044 min
RefractiveSpiritual Healing through Toxic Relationships with Jean Atman
Sharing her views on spiritual healing through toxic relationships, Soul Evolution Coach, Healer, and Reiki Master Jean Atman talks about the difference between pain and suffering, and how suffering is optional. She calls our toxic relationships our best teachers for fast-tracking soul growth, healing, and releasing ego. Having helped over 20k people over the course of her career, Jean Atman (www.jeanatman.com) offers courses, coaching, content, and other forms of support for those ready to embrace their soul’s journey on Earth.
For similarly themed content, try Making Peace with Our Dark Side, Free Yourself from Li...
2021-11-3044 min
RefractiveIf I’m Angry with You, the Problem Is Me
Blaming and judging seem almost required to play the game of life, but the truth is that if I’m angry with you, the problem is me. Host Johnny G looks at a powerful spiritual axiom: whenever we are upset by the wrongs of another, there is a wrong in us also.
Contact host Johnny G at jo****@***************st.com, or visit www.refractivecoaching.com for more information.
For similarly-themed episodes, try Making Peace with Your Dark Side, How the 12 Steps Can Help Anyone Heal, or From Addiction to Self-Acceptance.
Find an...
2021-11-0324 min
RefractiveFind Your Genius with Mahima
Mahima- just the one name, thank you very much- joins Refractive to encourage listeners to find your GENIUS- and embrace it! Speaker, author, and founder of The Mahima Mindset, Mahima discusses breaking free of the societal programming in Zimbabwe that threatened to keep her life WAY smaller than she deserved, and the decision to step into her full power. She talks about two important forms of purpose (your genius and your mission) that are important to investigate, and a challenge to all of us to check for self-sabotage around abundance. Mahima also reviews the link between beliefs and the...
2021-10-1848 min
RefractiveWhen Purpose Gets in the Way with Daniel Mangena
We might not realize it for years! If we aren’t staying present, pursuing our purpose gets in the way of the full, joyful life we deserve. We can get so caught up in chasing an “ideal” life purpose that sounds good on paper that we never get to actually take steps towards living it out. Daniel Mangena, best-selling author, speaker, and facilitator, reminds us that finding our purpose is pointless if we aren’t following our inner guidance all along the way. Dan describes how “purpose” is a static concept that helps us chart a path, but that our spirit...
2021-09-3035 min
RefractiveWhen Purpose Gets in the Way with Daniel Mangena
We might not realize it for years! If we aren’t staying present, pursuing our purpose gets in the way of the full, joyful life we deserve. We can get so caught up in chasing an “ideal” life purpose that sounds good on paper that we never get to actually take steps towards living it out. Daniel Mangena, best-selling author, speaker, and facilitator, reminds us that finding our purpose is pointless if we aren’t following our inner guidance all along the way. Dan describes how “purpose” is a static concept that helps us chart a path, but that our spirit...
2021-09-3035 min
RefractiveSpiritual Visions with Marlon Fixico
This episode, Spiritual Visions, features Marlon Fixico, at times a reluctant participant in his own fantastic spiritual path. Marlon, born into the Cheyenne and Seminole tribes, recounts the colorful, complicated, seemingly indirect path that led him from Native American spirituality, to Christianity, to a turn from Christianity, and finally to his own rich formula of spiritual living. Descended from a long line of spiritual leaders and healers, and an out gay man who wrestled with his rejection by society and religion during the AIDS epidemic, Marlon shares his experiences with sweat lodges, visions, auras, alcoholism, prophecies, a near-death experience...
2021-09-1648 min
RefractiveSpiritual Visions with Marlon Fixico
This episode, Spiritual Visions, features Marlon Fixico, at times a reluctant participant in his own fantastic spiritual path. Marlon, born into the Cheyenne and Seminole tribes, recounts the colorful, complicated, seemingly indirect path that led him from Native American spirituality, to Christianity, to a turn from Christianity, and finally to his own rich formula of spiritual living. Descended from a long line of spiritual leaders and healers, and an out gay man who wrestled with his rejection by society and religion during the AIDS epidemic, Marlon shares his experiences with sweat lodges, visions, auras, alcoholism, prophecies, a near-death experience...
2021-09-1648 min
RefractiveLearning to Use Intuition
Ever since childhood we are taught to follow societal norms at the expense of our intuitive guidance. The impact of this habit is a loss of connection with our intuition- the very guidance that saves animals from tsunamis and that tells babies not to let certain people hold them. While it does take effort, learning to use intuition is not impossible. It’s not even difficult. This episode offers practical guidance on how to re-connect with our highest wisdom in order to step into the life we were born to live.
For similarly themed content, try Whose Ex...
2021-08-2048 minRefractiveGuided Meditation: Receiving Love
If you feel disconnected from the love of others, or would like to deepen the awareness of your connection to all creation, enjoy this special guided meditation celebrating the infinite love that surrounds you at all times.
For similarly themed content, try “Guided Meditation: Ocean Stillness.” Visit www.refractivepodcast.com for more information and content. Email johnny@refractivecoaching with any questions or feedback.
Transcript follows- please excuse any misinterpretations by the automatic software.
Hello everyone. And welcome to a special meditation episode of refractive podcast. Today, we’re going to be doing a guided...
2021-08-0434 min
RefractiveGuided Meditation: Receiving Love
If you feel disconnected from the love of others, or would like to deepen the awareness of your connection to all creation, enjoy this special guided meditation celebrating the infinite love that surrounds you at all times.
For similarly themed content, try “Guided Meditation: Ocean Stillness.” Visit www.refractivepodcast.com for more information and content. Email johnny@refractivecoaching with any questions or feedback.
Transcript follows- please excuse any misinterpretations by the automatic software.
Hello everyone. And welcome to a special meditation episode of refractive podcast. Today, we’re going to be doing a guided...
2021-08-0434 minRefractiveFind a Career that Fits with Keyia Kersey
To thine own self be true! To find a career that fits, you have to go inside. Career Strategist Keyia Kersey recommends 3 steps for anyone looking to make a career pivot. Certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment, Keyia presents a strong case for why investigating your beliefs about who you are and what you want is the best insurance against a frustrating career and points you in the perfect direction.
Find a transcript by automatic software below. Please excuse any misinterpreted words.
Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of refractive podcasts...
2021-07-1049 min
RefractiveFind a Career that Fits with Keyia Kersey
To thine own self be true! To find a career that fits, you have to go inside. Career Strategist Keyia Kersey recommends 3 steps for anyone looking to make a career pivot. Certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment, Keyia presents a strong case for why investigating your beliefs about who you are and what you want is the best insurance against a frustrating career and points you in the perfect direction.
Find a transcript by automatic software below. Please excuse any misinterpreted words.
Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of refractive podcasts...
2021-07-1049 minRefractiveHow the 12 Steps Can Help Anyone Heal and Grow featuring Phil Reese
Refractive digs into 5 game-changing teachings from the 12 Steps of Recovery: (1)Design Your God, (2)Shame Lives in Darkness, (3)Life on Life’s Terms, (4)Keep Your Side of the Street Clean, and (5)Compare Means Despair. Guest Phil Reese of the Whole Phil Podcast and host Johnny G discuss how these essential, life-changing truths unlock the power of healing and growth for everyone- not just those in recovery.
Find Phil Reese online at PhillipJReese.com, on Twitter @ReallyPhilReese or on Facebook at PhilReeseTheDJ, and find him here on Twitch where he DJs a 45 min set each Tues and Thurs at 7:10pm...
2021-06-0947 min
RefractiveHow the 12 Steps Can Help Anyone Heal and Grow featuring Phil Reese
Refractive digs into 5 game-changing teachings from the 12 Steps of Recovery: (1)Design Your God, (2)Shame Lives in Darkness, (3)Life on Life’s Terms, (4)Keep Your Side of the Street Clean, and (5)Compare Means Despair. Guest Phil Reese of the Whole Phil Podcast and host Johnny G discuss how these essential, life-changing truths unlock the power of healing and growth for everyone- not just those in recovery.
Find Phil Reese online at PhillipJReese.com, on Twitter @ReallyPhilReese or on Facebook at PhilReeseTheDJ, and find him here on Twitch where he DJs a 45 min set each Tues and Thurs at 7:10pm...
2021-06-0947 min
RefractiveAre the Meek Still Blessed? A Modern Look at the Sermon on the Mount with Rev Rich Tafel
The Sermon on the Mount summarizes Jesus’ radical, non-religious stance on spiritual living. By encouraging us to behave meekly, not to stockpile food and money for the future, and not to fight back when someone does you wrong, it remains a radical spiritual writing even today. In this age where so many are fighting, yelling, arguing, storming, and rioting in the name of deeply held beliefs, how practical is that guidance in our world? Rich Tafel, Pastor of Church of the Holy City in Washington DC and host Johnny Guidry discuss the Sermon on the Mount and its modern-day ap...
2021-05-2151 minRefractiveAre the Meek Still Blessed? A Modern Look at the Sermon on the Mount with Rev Rich Tafel
The Sermon on the Mount summarizes Jesus’ radical, non-religious stance on spiritual living. By encouraging us to behave meekly, not to stockpile food and money for the future, and not to fight back when someone does you wrong, it remains a radical spiritual writing even today. In this age where so many are fighting, yelling, arguing, storming, and rioting in the name of deeply held beliefs, how practical is that guidance in our world? Rich Tafel, Pastor of Church of the Holy City in Washington DC and host Johnny Guidry discuss the Sermon on the Mount and its modern-day ap...
2021-05-2151 minRefractiveThe Slippery Slope to Compulsive Eating with Neena Perez
When does enjoying comfort food become compulsive eating?
Host Johnny Guidry is joined by Neena Perez of the Straight Talk, No Sugar Added podcast for an honest look at how eating for comfort after a tough day can become a crippling compulsion. This episode explores behaviors, causes, treatment, and and hope for people who feel stuck in a pattern of overeating.
Note: Johnny and Neena both face compulsive eating and speak to their experiences, but are not medical practitioners.
You can find Neena Perez’s podcast, Straight Talk, No Sugar Added here: https://st...
2021-04-0157 min
RefractiveThe Slippery Slope to Compulsive Eating with Neena Perez
When does enjoying comfort food become compulsive eating?
Host Johnny Guidry is joined by Neena Perez of the Straight Talk, No Sugar Added podcast for an honest look at how eating for comfort after a tough day can become a crippling compulsion. This episode explores behaviors, causes, treatment, and and hope for people who feel stuck in a pattern of overeating.
Note: Johnny and Neena both face compulsive eating and speak to their experiences, but are not medical practitioners.
You can find Neena Perez’s podcast, Straight Talk, No Sugar Added here: https://st...
2021-04-0157 minRefractiveRedefining Grief with Kandace Graham
How a woman mourned her mother from a place of serenity, balance, and gratitude by redefining grief.
Kandace Graham didn’t miss a daily call with her mother for over 20 years. Not one single day. When her mother unexpectedly passed away in mid-2020, Kandace found herself in a state of mourning that didn’t look like what we’ve come to expect. While she processed the sorrow of finishing one chapter of life, she entered a natural, authentic state of grief that was built on gratitude, peace, balance- and even joy- as she saw the gift of her mo...
2021-03-2345 min
RefractiveRedefining Grief with Kandace Graham
How a woman mourned her mother from a place of serenity, balance, and gratitude by redefining grief.
Kandace Graham didn’t miss a daily call with her mother for over 20 years. Not one single day. When her mother unexpectedly passed away in mid-2020, Kandace found herself in a state of mourning that didn’t look like what we’ve come to expect. While she processed the sorrow of finishing one chapter of life, she entered a natural, authentic state of grief that was built on gratitude, peace, balance- and even joy- as she saw the gift of her mo...
2021-03-2345 minRefractiveThe Gift of Laughter w/ R. Eric Thomas
It’s transformative and life-changing, it’s healing and nurturing: it’s the Gift of Laughter.
Author, playwright, and screenwriter R. Eric Thomas joins Refractive’s Johnny Guidry in an episode celebrating the gift of laughter. From laughing through the pain of societal changes to surfing the wave of group laughter at the movies, Johnny and Eric dig into this magical gift that raises our energy to the next level and nudges us to be our highest selves.
You can find Eric’s HILARIOUS writings at the following links. His website is rericthomas.com, and find him o...
2021-03-0248 min
RefractiveThe Gift of Laughter w/ R. Eric Thomas
It’s transformative and life-changing, it’s healing and nurturing: it’s the Gift of Laughter.
Author, playwright, and screenwriter R. Eric Thomas joins Refractive’s Johnny Guidry in an episode celebrating the gift of laughter. From laughing through the pain of societal changes to surfing the wave of group laughter at the movies, Johnny and Eric dig into this magical gift that raises our energy to the next level and nudges us to be our highest selves.
You can find Eric’s HILARIOUS writings at the following links. His website is rericthomas.com, and find him o...
2021-03-0248 minRefractiveWho Do You Think You Are?
When you think you are not enough, not worthy, not strong, ask yourself: is it true?
This episode of Refractive features a raw, powerful, inspiring keynote speech. Johnny G tells the story of his experience with darkness, the loss of hope, and the unexpected people who pulled him back from oblivion. The keynote speech ends with a powerful lesson that enabled him to let go of the beliefs that kept him in chains.
For information on speaking, facilitation, and custom workshops, visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com/speaking.
Many Refractive Episodes are also posted on...
2021-02-1634 min
RefractiveWho Do You Think You Are?
When you think you are not enough, not worthy, not strong, ask yourself: is it true?
This episode of Refractive features a raw, powerful, inspiring keynote speech. Johnny G tells the story of his experience with darkness, the loss of hope, and the unexpected people who pulled him back from oblivion. The keynote speech ends with a powerful lesson that enabled him to let go of the beliefs that kept him in chains.
For information on speaking, facilitation, and custom workshops, visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com/speaking.
Many Refractive Episodes are also posted on...
2021-02-1634 min
RefractiveMaking Peace with Our Dark Side
Do you struggle to contain your dark side?
Humanity has battled its darker impulses since the dawn of free will. Why haven’t we learned to drop our dark side? In this episode Johnny G covers the relative nature of good vs. bad, the impact of love and fear on our behaviors, the role of awareness and balance in correcting our path, finding self-compassion, and a powerful method for regaining balance of our energy after a negative experience.
Episode Resources:
The Poem “Autobiography in Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson can be found here...
2021-02-0945 min
RefractiveMaking Peace with Our Dark SideDo you struggle to contain your dark side?
Humanity has battled its darker impulses since the dawn of free will. Why haven’t we learned to drop our dark side? In this episode Johnny G covers the relative nature of good vs. bad, the impact of love and fear on our behaviors, the role of awareness and balance in correcting our path, finding self-compassion, and a powerful method for regaining balance of our energy after a negative experience.
Episode Resources:
The Poem “Autobiography in Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson can be found here...
2021-02-0945 min
RefractiveUnlocking Joy with Jamir Smith
Are you living on scraps of joy?
Why does it seem so hard to live a happy life? Join Johnny G and guest Jamir Smith as they take a deep dive into the buidling blocks for happiness and examine how we wall ourselves off from joyful living. This episode is full of laughter, tips, and solid advice for stepping happily into the future we deserve.
Find the YouTube video version of this episode here.
Jamir references two books, find links here. We are not compensated for any sales via this link:
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2021-01-2351 minRefractiveOwning the Turbulence with Jodi Akst
How do you cope when life throws you turbulence?
In this episode Johnny G talks with Jodi Akst, Executive Coach, as she shares with Refractive listeners the system she has fine-tuned over the years for not just navigating- but OWNING the chaos and turbulence that inevitably appears in life. From understanding what really matters to leveraging available resources, she offers a simple, powerful method for reclaiming your power whenever life sends you some rough air.
Please visit Jodi’s website at https://www.JodiAkstCoaching.com to learn more about her services, subscribe to her newsletter, or...
2020-12-2950 min
RefractiveOwning the Turbulence with Jodi Akst
How do you cope when life throws you turbulence?
In this episode Johnny G talks with Jodi Akst, Executive Coach, as she shares with Refractive listeners the system she has fine-tuned over the years for not just navigating- but OWNING the chaos and turbulence that inevitably appears in life. From understanding what really matters to leveraging available resources, she offers a simple, powerful method for reclaiming your power whenever life sends you some rough air.
Please visit Jodi’s website at https://www.JodiAkstCoaching.com to learn more about her services, subscribe to her newsletter, or...
2020-12-2950 min
RefractiveLive Event: Jumpstart (or Refresh) Your Job Search w/Executive Coach Randi Braun
Starting a job search? Wishing it were already finished?
Enjoy this recording of a powerful live event: “Coaches in Conversation- How to Jumpstart (or Refresh) Your Job Search.” Join Executive Coach Randi Braun, Founder of Something Major Coaching joins forces and Johnny Guidry of Refractive Coaching as they share their best tips on how to navigate the waters of the job search process. Topics covered include: elevating your resume & LinkedIn game; great networking in a virtual world, interview best practices, pursuing a purpose-driven career, self-care and resilience, and more.
We’re all in this together- let’s...
2020-12-061h 01RefractiveLive Event: Jumpstart (or Refresh) Your Job Search w/Executive Coach Randi BraunStarting a job search? Wishing it were already finished?
Enjoy this recording of a powerful live event: “Coaches in Conversation- How to Jumpstart (or Refresh) Your Job Search.” Join Executive Coach Randi Braun, Founder of Something Major Coaching joins forces and Johnny Guidry of Refractive Coaching as they share their best tips on how to navigate the waters of the job search process. Topics covered include: elevating your resume & LinkedIn game; great networking in a virtual world, interview best practices, pursuing a purpose-driven career, self-care and resilience, and more.
We’re all in this together- let’s...
2020-12-061h 01
RefractiveFrom Addiction to Self-Acceptance with Tom Coderre
Releasing the Self-Judgment around Addictions & Compulsions that Blocks our Best Life
This episode of Refractive Podcast features Tom Coderre, Acting Assistant Secretary of SAMHSA, the Federal Agency overseeing Mental Health and Substance Abuse. He describes his path through addiction, his fall from the ambitious life he had crafted, and the road to redemption and self acceptance. Tom shares the lessons he learned about himself that help him to turn the volume down on self-judgment and find the loving care he deserves.
Tom Coderre had painful secrets. Growing up in a Catholic, political family in Rhode...
2020-11-1242 minRefractiveFrom Addiction to Self-Acceptance with Tom CoderreReleasing the Self-Judgment around Addictions & Compulsions that Blocks our Best Life
This episode of Refractive Podcast features Tom Coderre, Acting Assistant Secretary of SAMHSA, the Federal Agency overseeing Mental Health and Substance Abuse. He describes his path through addiction, his fall from the ambitious life he had crafted, and the road to redemption and self acceptance. Tom shares the lessons he learned about himself that help him to turn the volume down on self-judgment and find the loving care he deserves.
Tom Coderre had painful secrets. Growing up in a Catholic, political family in Rhode...
2020-11-1242 min
RefractiveThe Ancient Truths of Acceptance and PLINKO
The Shortest Route to Serenity is Acceptance. Oh, and PLINKO.
The key is letting go of our judgment of the present moment. Host Johnny Guidry blends personal experience, spiritual concepts, and everyone’s favorite game from The Price is Right for a deep dive into letting go of painful stories that keep us from peace.
Links to supporting materials:
Here’s the link to a HILARIOUS Youtube video of a guy winning $10000 twice. Just skip to minute 5:00 in the video. You’re welcome
Here’s the link to the Oprah Su...
2020-10-2246 minRefractiveThe Ancient Truths of Acceptance and PLINKOThe Shortest Route to Serenity is Acceptance. Oh, and PLINKO.
The key is letting go of our judgment of the present moment. Host Johnny Guidry blends personal experience, spiritual concepts, and everyone’s favorite game from The Price is Right for a deep dive into letting go of painful stories that keep us from peace.
Links to supporting materials:
Here’s the link to a HILARIOUS Youtube video of a guy winning $10000 twice. Just skip to minute 5:00 in the video. You’re welcome
2020-10-2246 minRefractiveThe Courage to Change Careers: Dr. Karen BarnardIt’s hard to leave behind the career you’ve invested decades into. But do you know what’s harder? Moving through a life that feels wrong.
Finding the courage to pivot and change careers is a key element to living our best lives. This episode features the inspiring story of Dr. Karen Barnard, who after a 30 year career in medicine leapt into the arms of her intuition and began a new calling as a personal coach. Karen talks about how to know if it’s time to switch careers; how to know what career fits your calling...
2020-09-1149 minRefractiveSelf Care for Parents with Executive Coach Randi BraunAs parents you care for EVERYONE; what about self care?
Executive Coach and legendary mom Randi Braun, founder of Something Major (somethingmajorcoaching.com) shares wisdom, experience, and solid research on the value of investing time in self-care. She recommends micro-moments of peace and adding small, simple rituals to even the most hectic of days in order to be the best parent, employee, employer, friend, and self. This episode is uplifting, has plenty of laughter and energy, and encourages all listeners, parents or not, that consistent small acts of self-kindness are the key to living our best lives...
2020-08-1541 min
RefractiveSelf Care for Parents with Executive Coach Randi Braun
As parents you care for EVERYONE; what about self care?
Executive Coach and legendary mom Randi Braun, founder of Something Major (somethingmajorcoaching.com) shares wisdom, experience, and solid research on the value of investing time in self-care. She recommends micro-moments of peace and adding small, simple rituals to even the most hectic of days in order to be the best parent, employee, employer, friend, and self. This episode is uplifting, has plenty of laughter and energy, and encourages all listeners, parents or not, that consistent small acts of self-kindness are the key to living our best lives...
2020-08-1541 minRefractiveArtist Stan Piotroski: A Life that Feels RightIf your life doesn’t feel right, Artist Stan Piotroski has some advice for you.
This episode features an interview with Artist Stan Piotroski, who shares how his meandering life path was no accident, but a step-by-step foundation to build the life of his dreams by following his intuition.
To access his breathtaking works and add them to your own collection, please visit the website of my guest today, artist Stan Piotroski, at www.stanpiotroski.com
Visit www.refractivecoaching.com or www.refractivepodcast.com for more resources on stepping into your most authentic li...
2020-07-0840 min
RefractiveExceptional Resumes: An HR Director’s Best Tips & Pet Peeves
Do you have an exceptional resume? Take my word for it: it’s not that hard!
In this episode of Refractive Podcast, host Johnny Guidry shares a treasure trove of my best tips on creating a great, effective resume, gathered from over 16 years of HR, Training, and Talent Sourcing experience. Following this guidance will give you resume that will at least be taken seriously, and at best will get you in the interview chair to share how you can be of value to a new employer. Good luck!
For similarly themed content, try th...
2020-05-1433 minRefractiveExceptional Resumes: An HR Director's Best Tips & Pet PeevesDo you have an exceptional resume? Take my word for it- it's not that hard! In this episode of Refractive Podcast, host Johnny Guidry shares a treasure trove of my best tips on creating a great, effective resume, gathered from over 16 years of HR, Training, and Talent Sourcing experience. Following this guidance will give you resume that will at least be taken seriously, and at best will get you in the interview chair to share how you can be of value to a new employer. Good luck!
2020-05-1433 minRefractiveExceptional Resumes: An HR Director's Best Tips & Pet PeevesThis episodes is a treasure trove of my best advice on creating an effective resume, gathered from over 16 years of HR, Training, and Talent Sourcing experience. Following this guidance will give you resume that will at least be taken seriously, and at best will get you in the interview chair to share how you can be of value to a new employer. Good luck! Email me at johnny@refractivecoaching.com with questions or success stories!
Johnny G
Find below the transcript of this episode. Visit http://www.refractivecoaching.com for more info on...
2020-05-1400 min
RefractiveSurrender to Greatness
Stop fighting yourself. Surrender to your greatness!
Magnificence is our birthright. The illusion of struggle, expectations, status, and what’s “fair” causes us to actually fight against our own greatness as we desperately seek to control our existence. We feel that somebody is hunting us down with the goal of making life hard. Yes! Something is hurting us, but the call is coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE! The self is the only opponent powerful enough to drag us down. And when we put down the weapon and realize that we were fighting shadows, our true power manifests and do...
2020-02-2134 min