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Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#242 | A Mindset Shift I Hated Until It Transformed My Trauma Recovery and ResilienceWhat if the mindset shift that helps you heal is also the one that initially pisses you off?In this powerful microdose episode, Michael opens up about a question that landed at the wrong time—but eventually changed everything. As part of the “R” in his GRACE model, reframing is more than just thinking positively. It’s about claiming your power by choosing how you relate to what’s happened.Takeaways:Hear how one conversation reframed Michael’s recovery from near-death trauma.Learn why reframing isn’t about denying your pain—but about relating to it differently.Take a...2025-07-1108 minWhole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness203 | Ways Perfectionism Sabotages Trauma Recovery—And How Mindfulness Can Spark ResilienceDo you ever feel like you're falling behind in your healing because things aren't going perfectly?In a world that filters everything to look flawless, survivors of trauma and injury often feel pressure to “get better” without setbacks. In this episode, Michael challenges the perfection myth and shares a powerful mindset shift to help you stay consistent, make meaningful progress, and honor your journey—scars and all.Takeaways: Discover the mindset that helped Michael move forward when recovery felt slow and messyLearn how the wisdom of Kintsugi and stoicism can help you embrace your imperfe...2025-04-1109 minWhole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#198 | A Microdose Meditation: Exhaling to Reclaim Calm and Resilience for Trauma SurvivorsDid you know that something as simple as your exhale can help you feel stronger, calmer, and more in control?In this episode of 'Whole Again,' host Michael introduces a micro-meditation designed to help survivors of physical injury and trauma reclaim their strength and resilience through mindful breathing. The meditation focuses on the power of breathing out and emphasizes relaxation and trust in the natural rhythm of the breath. Listeners are guided through a breathing exercise and reminded to integrate mindful breathing into their daily lives. Additionally, Michael encourages listeners to explore more mindfulness practices through...2025-03-3103 minWhole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#189 | The Power of a Simple Breath: A Microdose Meditation Gratitude Practice For Healing, Growth, and ResilienceMonday's Micro Dose of Mindfulness: Embracing GratitudeIn this episode of Monday's Micro Dose of Mindfulness, Michael guides listeners through a brief gratitude meditation. He shares his personal experience of discovering gratitude during his recovery and emphasizes its importance in healing. Listeners are invited to settle into a comfortable position, focus on their breath, and reflect on what they are grateful for about their bodies. The session concludes with a reminder of the power of gratitude and an invitation to explore more mindfulness practices through Michael's app.00:00 Introduction to Monday's Micro Dose of Mindfulness2025-03-1003 minWhole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#187 | Can You Trust Your Body Again? Here’s How to Rebuild That Connection to Heal, Grow and Stay ResilientRebuilding Trust in Your Body: A Kintsugi ApproachHave you ever felt like your body betrayed you? After illness, injury, or trauma, trusting your body again can feel impossible.Losing trust in your body can bring fear, frustration, and a sense of losing control. But what if you could rebuild that trust—one small step at a time? In this episode, we explore why trust in the body is essential, what causes it to break, and how to restore it using a mindful and compassionate approach.In this episode: Discover why trust in...2025-03-0512 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#150 | Why Micro-Meditation Practices Might Be More Effective: Insights from Dr. Sarah StrohmaierThis week on The Kintsugi Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Sarah Strohmaier a psychology and mindfulness researcher, to discuss the intricacies of mindfulness practices and the concept of "dose." Sarah delves into her research findings on how varying lengths and frequencies of mindfulness practices impact mental health, shedding light on why shorter practices might sometimes be more beneficial than longer ones. We discuss the importance of personalized mindfulness practices, the role of organizational structures in employee well-being, and the potential adverse effects of mindfulness.Key themes:Mindfulness and Organizational Well-being Sarah...2024-07-021h 03
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#148 | How Mindful Breathing Can Boost Resilience & Transformation: Insights from Moonbird’s Stefanie BroesIn this episode of the Kintsugi Podcast, host Michael O'Brien sits down with Stefanie Broes, co-founder of Moonbird, a company that develops products to help people use their breath as a tool for better mental health and well-being. Stefanie shares her personal journey with breathwork, the inspiration behind creating Moonbird, and her vision for making a lasting impact on the world.Key Quotes:"Meditation is not an exercise, but for me, it's some sort of philosophy. It's a way that you behave and through which you approach the world." "I believe that these physical tools where y...2024-06-1855 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#147 | What Cycling Missouri’s KATY Trail Taught Me About Healing, Resilience & Transformation On My Bike Ride Across America - Chapter 8In this episode of The Kintsugi Podcast, host Michael OBrien shares his journey of resilience while cycling across America, focusing on his experience in Missouri. Michael reflects on the unexpected detours, the scorching heat, and the lessons learned on the Katy Trail. He emphasizes the importance of embracing nature, developing small but consistent habits, and persevering through life's muddy moments.Key Themes and Messages:Embracing Nature:Michael underscores the importance of reconnecting with nature, not just as a backdrop for our activities but as an integral part of our lives.Quote: "We are nature...2024-06-1125 minWhole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#132 | Building a Strong Support System For Resilience and Transformation During My Bike Ride Across America - Chapter 6Welcome to Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience after Physical Trauma through Kintsugi Wisdom, where Michael shares deep insights and stories about connection, resilience, and the human experience.In this episode, Michael takes us on a memorable journey through Colorado, reflecting on life's challenges and the beauty of community support. Join us as we explore the lessons learned from the open roads and the unexpected adventures that life throws our way. Highlights & Key Messages: Community and Support: Through his journey, Michael highlights the significance of community - drawing on an African...2024-04-0932 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#107 | Resilience & Mindfulness: Finding Common Ground in a Divided Nation During My Bike Ride Across America - Chapter 3Welcome to Idaho and our next Open Awareness episode on Whole Again. During our Open Awareness segments I share stories from my bike ride across America. This week, we travel through Idaho, speak to the election of a lifetime, and talk about what divides us and how we come together and heal. Key Points: .Overcoming 'Othering': Insights on the divisiveness in American society and the importance of understanding and empathy.Healing a Divided Nation: Michael's reflections on how we can work towards national unity and healing.Mindfulness in Politics: The application of mindfulness in understanding political di...2024-01-1626 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#106 | Resilience & Mindfulness: Finding Grounded Stability Through Micro- MeditationMichael leads us through a micro-meditation to bring forward a sense of grounded stability. Join us as we explore the power of mindset and learn how it can change our relationship with stress, improve our sleep, and infuse mindfulness into our everyday moments. And remember, our invitation extends beyond this episode – our app, Pause, Breathe, Reflect, offers additional practices like the one shared today, and you can always join our live practices throughout the week.Take a moment to pause, breathe, and reflect with us as we embark on this journey of self-discovery and mindful liv...2024-01-1208 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#105 | How Mindful Communication & Self-Care Strengthen Resilience & Connection with Kristin GrahamIn this episode, Michael O'Brien chats with one of his favorite Word Nerds, Kristen Graham, about the profound impact of words in both personal and professional spaces. Kristen shares her insights on the power of communication, the importance of saying "I'm sorry," "I love you," and "Thank you," and how acknowledging and appreciating others can lead to stronger connections. The conversation delves into the nuances of verbal exchanges and how to make every word count in building relationships and communities. Topics Covered : Kristen's take on the impact of words and conversation The importance of acknowledging and...2024-01-091h 21
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#104 | A Micro-Meditation To Build Resilience & Bring Calm to the New YearMichael leads us through a Micro-meditation to give us a moment of quiet amid the noise of the new year. Join us as we explore the power of mindset and learn how it can change our relationship with stress, improve our sleep, and infuse mindfulness into our everyday moments. And remember, our invitation extends beyond this episode – our app, Pause, Breathe, Reflect, offers additional practices like the one shared today, and you can always join our live practices throughout the week.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a f...2024-01-0509 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#103 | Resilience & Transformation: A Journey to Connection & Belonging with Jerry ColonnaIn this profound and inspiring episode of Whole Again, host Michael delves deep into the themes of leadership, suffering, and the human longing for belonging with guest Jerry Colonna. They discuss Jerry's latest book, "Reunion: Leadership and The Longing to Belong" and explore how radical self-inquiry and understanding our own stories can lead to more compassionate and inclusive communities and workspaces. This conversation is a call to action for everyone to contribute to a world of systemic belonging. Key Insights: Jerry Colonna's insights on good leadership and the importance of radical self-inquiry. The discussion around systemic...2024-01-0254 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#102 | Resilience & Mindfulness: A Micro-Meditation Reflecting on 2023 & Setting Intentions for the Year AheadMichael leads us through a short micro-meditation to help us reflect on 2023 and set our intentions for the year ahead. Join us as we explore the power of mindset and learn how it can change our relationship with stress, improve our sleep, and infuse mindfulness into our everyday moments. And remember, our invitation extends beyond this episode – our app, Pause, Breathe, Reflect, offers additional practices like the one shared today, and you can always join our live practices throughout the week.Take a moment to pause, breathe, and reflect with us as we embark on thi...2023-12-2909 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#100 | Resilience & Mindfulness: A Mirco-Meditation Embracing the Light of the Winter SolsticeIn this episode, Michael leads us through a short mindfulness practice to recognize that we've survived 100% of our dark days and prepare to welcome more light into our lives.Join us as we explore the power of mindfulness and learn how it can change our relationship with stress, improve our sleep, and infuse mindfulness into our everyday moments. And remember, our invitation extends beyond this episode – our app, Pause, Breathe, Reflect, offers additional practices like the one shared today, and you can always join our live practices throughout the week.Take a moment to pause, br...2023-12-2208 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#99 | How Mindfulness, Resilience & Community Support Turn Struggle into Strength on My Bike Ride Across America - Chapter 2Join us in this engaging episode of The Kintsugi Podcast as Michael O'Brien shares his inspiring journey across America on a bicycle. From enduring harsh weather in Oregon to discovering the kindness of strangers, Michael's adventure offers profound insights into resilience, connection, and the power of asking for help. Accompanied by his wife and their furry companions, Michael's trip not only tested his physical limits but also brought to life the real meaning of community and support in challenging times.Show Notes:Michael introduces the podcast and his cross-country cycling journey in 2022.Michael shares unique stories...2023-12-1918 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#98 | A Loving-Kindness Micro-Meditation For Self-Care, Healing, and ConnectionIn this episode, Michael leads us through a short mindfulness practice with a loving-kindness practice that is a cornerstone of Pause Breathe Reflect.Join us as we explore the power of mindfulness and learn how it can change our relationship with stress, improve our sleep, and infuse mindfulness into our everyday moments. And remember, our invitation extends beyond this episode – our app, Pause, Breathe, Reflect, offers additional practices like the one shared today, and you can always join our live practices throughout the week.Now, you can "Pay What You Can" for your first year. Ye...2023-12-1508 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#95 | How Resilience & Mindfulness Can Help Redefine Success & Foster Happiness with Luis GallardoWelcome to Whole Again, where we share stories of connection. This episode, hosted by Michael, features Luis Gallardo, founder of the World Happiness Summit and advocate for a new system he calls 'Happytalism.'During our conversation we talked about: His insights on consumerism, the capitalist system, and traditional benchmarks of success: fame, money, and power.The conversation shifts to the concept of resilience and how we can foster happiness and peace in a world riddled with conflict.His journey from coaching handball to working with the United Nations and eventually leading corporate marketing strategies.The W...2023-12-0556 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#94 | A Mirco-Meditation for Mindfulness & Self-As You Navigate Holiday Stress & Find BalanceIn this episode, Michael guides us through a short practice together, inviting us to slow down and create space amidst our never-ending to-do lists. Join us as we explore the power of mindfulness and learn how it can change our relationship with stress, improve our sleep, and infuse mindfulness into our everyday moments. And remember, our invitation extends beyond this episode – our app, Pause, Breathe, Reflect, offers additional practices like the one shared today, and you can always join our live practices throughout the week.Take a moment to pause, breathe, and reflect with us as...2023-12-0107 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#88 | How Mindfulness & Resilience Shaped My Healing Journey After TraumaWelcome to Whole Again with your host, Michael O'Brien, where we explore the beauty of resilience and connection and how we can apply the principles of kintsugi to our lives, making us stronger and more beautiful for having been broken. In this episode: Michael shares his journey of recovery from a near-fatal cycling accident and how it led to the creation of The Kintsugi Podcast. Discover how a total knee replacement and the challenges of the pandemic led Michael to take a pause and reassess his priorities. Learn about Michael and his wife's epic cross-country adventure...2023-11-0912 minWhole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#87 | Mindfulness & Self-Care: A 5-Minute Follow-the-Leader Micro-Meditation for ChildrenA Five Minute Follow the Leader Micro-Meditation for childrenIf this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not something to be ashamed of but can...2023-10-0804 minWhole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#86 | Mindfulness & Self-Care: A 5-Minute Loving-Kindness Micro-Meditation for ChildrenA Five Minute Loving Kindness Meditation for childrenIf this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not something to be ashamed of but can be...2023-10-0804 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#84 | Mindfulness & Resilience: Lessons from "I Miss You When You Blink"Today’s Conversation about Resilience is inspired by Mary Laura’s Philpott’s essay, I Miss You When You Blink. It’s about living with awareness.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi re...2023-10-0711 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#80 | A 5-Minute Counting Micro-Meditation Builds Resilience & Mindfulness for Teens & AdultsA Five Minute Counting Meditation for teensIf this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not something to be ashamed of but can be emb...2023-10-0706 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#83 | Resilience & Mindfulness: A 5-Minute Pause Breathe Reflect Micro-MeditationToday’s Conversation about Resilience is a five-minute Pause Breathe Reflect Meditation.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not something to be asham...2023-10-0705 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#81 | How Resilience & Self-Care Help Turn Life’s Lemons Into Growth & TransformationLemons. Bittersweet. Tart. Some would say a perfect sum of life’s attributes, a perfect portrayal of life’s moments. Whether we choose to see these lemons as bad moments or as new opportunities to “squeeze the zest” from life it depends solely on ourselves. The choice is ours to believe that beauty exists in everything, even in our setbacks.So, I encourage you to prevail, to accept the wonderful growth that can spark from every grieving process, to “turn lemons into lemonade” if you like, and to set your mind to acknowledge that, moments happen for us, not to u...2023-10-0714 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#82 | How Mindfulness & Resilience Shape a Life of Transformation with David Taylor-KlausToday’s Conversation about Resilience is with husband, father, friend, and difference-maker David Taylor-Klaus.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not something to be...2023-10-0737 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#79 | How a 5-Minute Grounding Micro-Meditation Builds Resilience & Mindfulness for Teens & AdultsA Five Minute Grounding Exercise for teens. If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not something to be ashamed of but can be embr...2023-10-0705 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#74 | How Resilience & Mindfulness Transformed My Recovery After Total Knee ReplacementIt’s been 20 years… 20 years since my last bad day, 20 years since my life changed for the better, despite the circumstances that generated the change. It’s been a tough but wonderful journey, and the new chapters that await are as inspiring and as important as the road I traveled so far... So I invite you all to join me on this new venture towards recovery, where we can learn together how to shift our emotional strength and align our mind, body, and soul in order to gain adaptaversagility- that wonderful $5 word coined by one of our Peloton...2023-10-0719 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#75 | How Love, Acceptance & Mindfulness Build Resilience: Lessons from "The Mosaic" with Danny LevinToday, on the Whole Again we host a remarkable human being, a rare blend of a spiritual and business mind, a man who lived the human experience in all of its forms, a storyteller with a powerful voice, intent on helping people redefine their journey through life - Daniel Bruce Levin.Listen to the story of Kintsugi, captured in his book, The Mosaic - a magical journey about finding the meaning of life, about building resilience through love, acceptance and validation, and breaking the walls erected by fear so we can discover and accept our true selves...2023-10-0739 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#76 | How Small Acts of Self-Care & Mindfulness Create a Ripple of ResilienceToday’s Conversation about Resilience is a throwback episode from the beginning of The Whole Again but the message is timeless.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our chall...2023-10-0706 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#77 | How Self-Care & Mindfulness Help Create a Resilient Work-Life BalanceIn today’s episode of the Whole Again, we start our talk about resilience and our continuous strive for creating a better life-work harmony, with a story. A story about a personal ad- the best ad of my life- the ad that prompted the happiest 29 years of my life, and proved to me, once again the importance of making my voice heard.In this day and age, it’s more vital than ever to advocate our truth- the truth of the life that we want to live. We need to reevaluate our boundaries regarding our life-work relationship, take...2023-10-0714 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#78 | How Women Shape Resilience & Transformation Through Love, Strength & MindfulnessMama - The first word we learn in life and the person our entire childhood revolves around. The first person we think about when we want to share the happiest news about ourselves and the person whose gentle touch we cry for when in fear or sickness.The voice that remains forever in our minds, guiding us with kindness and hope.Even though, through life experiences, our perspective shifts, women remain the center of our existence. Our mothers, our wives, our daughters… Their voices are essential to making a greater difference in the world.We ce...2023-10-0710 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#73 | How Gillian Castle Turned Trauma Into Resilience & Transformation Through MindfulnessGiving birth seems like the most natural and emotional experience in the world. But what happens when things don’t go as they should, what happens when the most beautiful moment a woman should experience becomes a nightmare that changes the entire course of her life? In today’s episode of Whole Again, we continue our talk about resilience with another inspirational person whose life took a different turn after a traumatic event that took away all the things she considered defining for her life. Listen to Gill Castle’s- Stoma Chameleon story, a story about gratitude, accepta...2023-10-0749 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#72 | How Danielle Thompson Transformed Self-Doubt Into Resilience Through Mindfulness & Self-CareToday, on Whole Again we are introduced to Danielle Thompson, an intuitive success coach who shares her story about chasing happiness, overcoming self-doubt, and breaking through the limitations of living life according to other people’s expectations.She opens up about finding resilience while going through a challenging divorce, the power and sense of purpose she discovered in raising a child with Down syndrome, and changing her career in order to help other women rediscover themselves.Enjoy listening to this week’s guest and remember to always believe in the power of your breath to guid...2023-10-0745 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#71 | How DeAndra Harmony Transformed Trauma into Resilience & Healing Through MindfulnessToday, on Whole Again, we continue our series of inspiring interviews with DeAndra Harmony- Personal Development Strategist, Entrepreneur, Author, Founder and most importantly, a Survivor with a life story that is a confirmation of the true power that resides in our choices and in living life with awareness and positivity.Despite everything she lived through, from growing up in an abusive environment with a father fighting with mental illness and drug addiction, being sexually abused by her stepfather to divorcing herself and fighting breast cancer, DeAndra found the courage to rebuild herself, take control of her life...2023-10-0753 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#70 | Halftime: A Moment to Reflect, Reset, and Move Forward With ResilienceThe day is finally here… As we reach the halfway mark of 2021 and start to reevaluate our new normal and the way our lives have changed, I enter a new challenge with a mixture of emotions- my knee replacement surgery. I’m eager and excited but also nervous and anxious. But this time I also feel prepared for everything that is going to happen.To our Whole Again family, Ripple Challenge community, our Peloton, our tribe, I thank you and I hope you’ll continue to join us on this new journey and that it will further motiva...2023-10-0716 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#69 | Who’s in Your Peloton? The Key to Resilience & GrowthThe world changed. For the better or for the worse depends only on how we decide to live our lives from now on… Sharing energy, thoughts, ideas, or just a simple touch, a hug, has always been a fundamental way for people to express their feelings. And now that we can share that again we discover how much the need for connection propels us in this race called life. Just like in a peloton we need to surround ourselves with people that we can trust, people that will support and collaborate with us to transform this journey to the fi...2023-10-0721 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#68 | 3 Ways to Break Free From Comparison & Build ResilienceI’m bionic!The surgery that I visualized worked, and I’m finally back on our weekly conversations here on The Whole Again Podcast to share my story, hoping to inspire and help others that are going through their experiences, and to shed some light on another “enemy” that I identified on my road to recovery... An enemy that stands in the way of our fully committed life, in us being present and resilient- the constant tendency to compare ourselves to others and our constant search for the “just right” even though our experiences and the arenas that we figh...2023-10-0715 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#67 | The Art of Finding Your ‘Wa’: How to Create a Life Beyond the Hustle and HealIn our quest for finding the perfect balance between work and life, we find ourselves always choosing work over life, living more as human “doers'' than as human beings. So why don’t we just stop settling for balance and aspire for more? Why don’t we jump off our hamster wheels and focus our energy on growing as human beings? Why are we afraid of taking the dip dive and dedicating time for inner work and emotional labour?Join this week's episode of The Kintsugi Podcast as we put myths to sleep and take another step on our...2023-10-0713 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi MindfulnessMorning Intention Setting MeditationToday’s conversation about resilience isn’t a conversation. It’s a meditation to help you set your intentions for the day. Often we start our day in a rush. We hop on our hamster wheel and get spinning. A better approach is to take a moment to Pause Breathe Reflect and determine how you wish to BE today. This framework will help you meet your challenging moments with grace.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with go...2023-10-0710 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#65 | Why Speaking Your Truth Is the Key to Healing & Resilience I’ve always been timid… hiding from the world, ashamed of my own voice, afraid of taking space, being a slave of my inner critique that stopped me from sharing my truth, my sense of humor, my essence. We all have our stories and experiences that left their mark and had consequences on our future, the only difference is the way we managed to overcome them, to shift them into boosters for our confidence and self-esteem.So, today, on The Kintsugi Podcast we encourage those who have been marginalized to blossom and we invite you all on Club...2023-10-0716 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#61 | Emotional Self-Mastery: Resilience & Inner Growth with Shasheen ShahThis week on The Kintsugi Podcast we introduce you to Shasheen Shah, a brilliant author and successful communication coach, dedicated to mastering personal development and the ability to gracefully navigate and find coherence and integrity in all aspects of life.We talk about his amazing book, “The Kid and the King”, the constant pressure of today’s society that focuses on external solutions, the necessary inner work, and finding the right questions that lead you to the real purpose- to conquer and re-engage with life.Enjoy listening to our conversation and, until next week, remember to hav...2023-10-0750 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#62 | Bridging Fear & Growth: A Journey of Resilience, Uncertainty & Letting GoI had a dream… A dream about terrifying heights, about a stranger who became a companion in an uncertain walk over the bridge, and of finally letting go and embracing the unknown, all supported by a very popular soundtrack by Dua Lipa- Hallucinate.As surreal as this sounds, this is a choice that we all face- cross that bridge and face uncertainty, face the chaos, learn to dance with it and grow or remain on the safe side, become that creature of habit, being a slave to fear, refuse to adapt despite knowing that things might never re...2023-10-0718 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#64 | Building Better Habits: How Mindful Practice Shapes Resilience & GrowthToday, on The Kintsugi Podcast we talk about practicing mindfully and how our lives are a collection of our habits- conscious and unconscious habits that bring out the best in us or on the contrary, habits that stop us from living a life of awareness and creating a better tomorrow.As I’m recording on Labor Day, I encourage you to take this time to reflect on what you are practicing, and to focus on gratitude, kindness, and love, being calm in your most challenging moments, and to visualize where you want to be and what are th...2023-10-0714 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#63 | The Importance of The Day After: How Connection & Resilience Shape Our FutureThe day after… The day after supreme happiness, the day after complete chaos, the day after everything changes in our lives… In the heat of the moment we gain the ability to connect, to see each other, to reach out to one another, to extend our love towards people around us and practice inclusion for all people, but, as in many aspects of our lives, we end up losing this new gained power in the face of habit. And division settles…In today’s talk about resilience, we look back twenty years ago at the events of Septembe...2023-10-0717 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#59 | Seasons of Growth: Why Pausing Can Lead to Greater ResilienceToday is bittersweet. I’ve decided it’s time to pause our conversations here on The Kintsugi Podcast. At least for a while.It’s not a decision I make with ease, but I am at that moment in life when I need time to concentrate more on the things that I consider will help me grow and reach more people. “Just like the trees lose their leaves in autumn, we humans need to lose or let go of something in order to grow...”I leave you, for now, with the conviction that what we created he...2023-10-0711 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#60 | Change Your Breathing, Change Your Health: Resilience & Healing with Dr. Amy NovotnyHow’s your health? When we think about our health we often turn to diet or exercise as ways to get healthier. These are great but what if your breath was your gateway to wellness? In today’s Conversation about Resilience, I sit down with Dr. Amy Novotny to discuss PABR (Pain Awareness Breathing Relief) and how it can help us reach a new level of wellness.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or la...2023-10-0732 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi MindfulnessThe Kintsugi Podcast TrailerA new podcast from Michael OBrien, Chief Shift Officer at Peloton Executive Coaching. The Kintsugi Podcast - Conversations about Resilience was inspired by my Last Bad Day and near-death cycling accident. Through my recovery I discovered the power of a healthy mindset, strong peloton, and gritty resilience. Please listen, subscribe and share with members of your Peloton. You can discover more at www.kintsugipodcast.com and until our conversation, have fun storming the castle! Michael 2023-10-0702 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#58 | We Only Have Moments to Live: Resilience & Wellness for a Healthier LifeToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about the importance of spending time on your wellness to prevent being forced to spend time on your illness.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi remin...2021-04-1419 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#57 | The Path to Healing: How Forgiveness & Gratitude Build ResilienceToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about moving from Forgiveness to Gratitude.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not something to be asham...2021-04-0715 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#56 | Embracing Unity: How Connection & Resilience Create a Stronger TomorrowToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about the power of oneness.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not something to be ashamed of bu...2021-04-0512 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#55 | Miracle Mornings with Brianna Greenspan (Resilience & Mindfulness for Transformation)Today’s Conversation about Resilience is all about how our mornings can help us become more resilient.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are n...2021-03-2541 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#54 | The Power of Letting Go: How Releasing Attachments Builds Strength & ResilienceToday’s Conversation about Resilience is easing your grip on attachment to help you become more resilient, agile, and adaptable.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars...2021-03-1713 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#53 | Overcoming Burnout: Tony Martignetti on Purpose, Healing & ResilienceToday’s Conversation about Resilience is moving beyond burnout with Inspired Purpose Coach, Tony Martignetti.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not somet...2021-03-1146 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi MindfulnessC.A.R.E. to Be an Ally: Resilience, Healing & Creating a Better TomorrowToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about how we can embrace each other and create a better tomorrow for all.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars...2021-03-0316 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#51 | You Belong: Resilience, Mindfulness & Healing with Sebene SelassieToday’s Conversation about Resilience is with mindfulness teacher, Sebene Selassie. We talk about her journey and how to create more belonging as a way to create a better tomorrow.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rathe...2021-02-2545 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#50 | Love & Resilience: What It Looks Like in Work & LifeToday’s Conversation about Resilience is all about love and what it looks like at work.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not s...2021-02-1811 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#49 | Living an Inside-Out Life: Resilience, Belonging & TransformationToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about the importance of moving beyond our circle to create more belonging and a better tomorrow.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our c...2021-02-1117 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#48 | The Power of Acceptance (Resilience, Mindfulness & Transformation)Today’s Conversation about Resilience is about how to win the argument you can’t win.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not som...2021-02-0412 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#47 | The Power of Helping Others: How Giving Back Builds Resilience & ConnectionToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about how we can build a stronger community and more resilience.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are n...2021-01-2813 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#46 | Why You Should Talk to Strangers: Connection, Resilience & GrowthToday’s Conversation about Resilience is all about why you should talk to strangers. If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not something to be...2021-01-211h 19
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#45 | Nourishing Mind, Body & Soul: A Path to Resilience & TransformationToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about how we are feeding our mind, body, and soul.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not s...2021-01-1415 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#44 | How to Stop Missing Your Life: Mindfulness & Resilience with Cory MuscaraToday’s Conversation about Resilience is with one of the nation’s leading experts on mindfulness, Cory Muscara. We talk about how to be present during chaotic times.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. M...2021-01-0744 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#43 | How Will You Use Your Dash? Embracing Resilience & Growth Through Life’s JourneyToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about how you wish to use your dash. You know, the dash between your birthday and final day.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us th...2020-12-2311 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#42 | Finding Strength in Uncertainty: Lessons from the Hospital & Life’s ChallengesToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about how we manage when we don’t know where the finish line is. It’s something that I remembered while in the hospital last week.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valu...2020-12-1718 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#41 | Parenting with Resilience: Lessons in Strength, Growth & HealingToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about a few lessons I’ve discovered as a parent that can help us create a better tomorrow once we get through what we need to get through.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making...2020-12-1016 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#40 | A Thanksgiving in Quarantine: How Mindfulness & Gratitude Build ResilienceToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about how I spent my Thanksgiving holiday in quarantine because I thought I could have COVID. The good news is my test came back negative but my thoughts were positive.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my...2020-12-0214 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#39 | How to Pause, Breathe & Reflect: A Mindfulness Practice for ResilienceToday’s Conversation about Resilience is a special episode to help you Pause, Breathe, and Reflect more this holiday season.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover mor...2020-11-2507 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#38 | The Power of Gratitude: Chris Palmore on Mindfulness & ResilienceToday’s Conversation about Resilience is with Chris Palmore from The Gratitude Space. He shares his journey with gratitude. You can discover more at www.gratitudespace.comIf this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.2020-11-2558 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#37 | Gratitude in Tough Times: How Mindfulness Builds Strength & ResilienceToday’s Conversation about Resilience is all about the power of gratitude especially during our tough moments.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sign up...2020-11-1812 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#36 | Finding Stability After Change: A Mindful Approach to Resilience & GrowthToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about how we can move forward post-election. If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sign up for My RIPPLE EFF...2020-11-1110 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#35 | Navigating Uncertainty: How Mindfulness & Reflection Can Help in Emotional MomentsToday’s Conversation about Resilience is an invitation to pause, breathe, and reflect this week. This will be an emotional week. To support you, I share a few questions and mantras that can help you focus on the things that truly matter.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get...2020-11-0318 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#34 | What I’d Tell My 20-Year-Old Self: Resilience, Transformation & Embracing ChangeToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about what we can discover through a fresh perspective and it’s a celebration of my youngest’s 20th birthday.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.2020-10-2817 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#33 | The War of Art & Resilience: Steven Pressfield on Overcoming Inner BattlesToday’s Conversation about Resilience is with Steven Pressfield, the author of The War of Art and Gates of Fire. We discuss Spartan Women, Resistance, and this moment in time.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by...2020-10-2146 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#32 | Breaking Through Resistance: How Love & Mindfulness Build ResilienceToday’s Conversation about Resilience is all about Resistance and Love. If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sign up for My RIPPLE EFFECT newsletter by...2020-10-1417 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#31 | The Power of Letting Go: How Releasing Attachments Builds Resilience & StrengthToday’s Conversation about Resilience is all about letting go of our attachments to grow.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sign up for My...2020-10-0813 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#30 | The Power of Reflection: How Mindfulness Creates Resilience & TransformationToday’s Conversation about Resilience is all about finding more time to reflect as we navigate this moment known as 2020. It’s an invitation to do something for yourself and become more resilient. If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breath...2020-09-3016 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#29 | Lessons from 2020: Finding Strength & Resilience in Life’s Unexpected MomentsToday’s Conversation about Resilience is all about the one thing that all these crazy 2020 moments have in common and it’s the thing that can help us get through this moment because we are getting through this.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free...2020-09-2311 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#28 | Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art (Healing, Resilience & Micro-Meditation)Today’s Conversation about Resilience is about your breath. I sat down with James Nestor to discuss his latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sti...2020-09-1633 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#27 | The Secret to Resilience & Success: How Mindful Recovery Fuels TransformationToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about the importance of recovery if you want to get things done. It’s also a celebration of six years of being an entrepreneur and I share one thing that has helped me build my company from nothing into something unique.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to he...2020-09-0916 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#26 | Unshakeable Resilience: Bruce Ross on Leadership, Mindfulness & Peak PerformanceToday’s Conversation about Resilience is with leadership expert, Bruce Ross.His proprietary approach (FlowPreneur: Unshakeable Bold Leadership) integrates brain-science and optimal psychology directly into business to help individuals and teams tap unsuspected reserves of human performance, intelligence and potential.Bruce has spoken at over 30 annual conferences and has been published internationally – on the topic of 'Leadership' and 'Accessing peak mental performance'. He has personally coached over 1200 business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs. If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll l...2020-09-0247 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#25 | A Lesson in Resilience: Celebrating My Dad’s 84th & Finding Strength in Hard TimesToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about celebrating my dad’s 84th birthday and a lesson he passed down to me that could help us get out of this COVID mess.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect stick...2020-08-1914 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#24 | How to Get the Hard Things Done: 3 Questions to Boost Productivity & ResilienceToday's Conversation about Resilience is about getting the hard things done.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sign up for My RIPPLE EFFECT newsletter b...2020-08-1213 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#23 | Joy in Uncertain Times: How Mindfulness & Resilience Can Transform Your ExperienceToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about finding Joy during COVID.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sign up for My RIPPLE EFFECT newsletter by...2020-08-0515 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#22 | Harnessing Your Energy: A Kintsugi Approach to Mindfulness & ResilienceToday’s Conversation about Resilience is all about your energy. It's the one thing you can always control. If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sig...2020-07-2915 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#21 | The Best Way to Start: A Mindful Approach to Resilience & TransformationToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about the best way to start.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sign up for My RIPPLE EFFECT new...2020-07-2212 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#20 | Why Community Matters: Building Resilience & Strength TogetherToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about the value of a strong peloton.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sign up for My RIPPLE EFF...2020-07-1514 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#19 | Overcoming Doubt: A Kintsugi Approach to Resilience & TransformationToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about how to deal with doubt when it strikes.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sign up for My...2020-07-0815 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#18 | How to Make Change Last: Resilience & Transformation Through KintsugiToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about How to Make Change Last.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sign up for My RIPPLE EFFECT new...2020-07-0113 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#17 | Gen X, Y & Z: A Conversation on Resilience (Mindfulness & Kintsugi Wisdom for Growth)Today’s Conversation about Resilience is about Gen X, Y, and Z.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sign up for My RIPPLE EFFECT new...2020-06-2412 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#16 | What Do You Need Today? A Mindful Approach to Resilience & TransformationToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about Boomerangs and Curiosity. If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sign up for My RIPPLE EFFECT newsletter by clic...2020-06-1713 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#15 | Black Lives Matter & Resilience (Mindfulness, Kintsugi, & Healing Through Awareness)Today’s Conversation about Resilience is about Black Lives Matter and Privilege. If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticker.To discover more and sign up for My RIPPLE EFFECT news...2020-06-1015 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#14 | Finding Clarity in Crisis: A Mindfulness & Resilience ApproachToday’s Conversation about Resilience is about how to find clarity during this moment in time. It’s all about what you can do if you are still. If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by clicking sticke...2020-05-2710 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#13 | Lessons in Resilience: What Steve Jobs Got Wrong & How to Move Forward After SetbacksToday’s Conversation about Resilience is for anyone looking to step toward a better tomorrow. It’s inspired by the class of 2020 and something that Steve Jobs got wrong.If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Refle...2020-05-2005 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#12 | Reducing Stress & Inflammation for Resilience & TransformationToday’s Conversation about Resilience is with wellness coach, Julie Michelson. We discuss how to reduce your stress and inflammation during this moment in time. You can discover more about Julie at https://juliemichelson.com/If this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my fre...2020-05-1326 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#11 | Redefining Masculinity: Resilience & Transformation Through KintsugiToday’s Conversation about Resilience is all about shifting our masculinity script in hopes that it can help us create a better tomorrow. You can discover more at www.kintsugipodcast.com and www.michaelobrienshift.comIf this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my fre...2020-05-0613 min
Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience After Physical Trauma Through Kintsugi Mindfulness#10 | Solving Life’s Puzzle: Resilience & Transformation Through KintsugiToday's Conversation about Resilience is all about solving your puzzle and what you need to create a better life and career. You can discover more at www.kintsugipodcast.comIf this episode sparked something within you, please download it and share it with a friend. Discover how to scroll less and live more by taking my Free Smartphone Wellness Audit by clicking phone.Did you know that stickers are wonderful visual cues to help you create healthy habits? You can get one of my free Pause Breathe Reflect sticker by c...2020-04-2910 min
The Kintsugi Podcast - Conversations about ResilienceThe TrailerA new podcast from Michael OBrien, Chief Shift Officer at Peloton Executive Coaching. The Kintsugi Podcast - Conversations about Resilience was inspired by my Last Bad Day and near-death cycling accident. Through my recovery I discovered the power of a healthy mindset, strong peloton, and gritty resilience. Please listen, subscribe and share with members of your Peloton. You can discover more at www.kintsugipodcast.com and until our conversation, have fun storming the castle! Michael 2020-04-0102 min