Story Time With Ryan

Today's guest is award-winning wellness expert, competitive athlete, and fierce military spouse, Louise Valentine! We discuss expectation vs reality of being a military spouse, being a sports massage therapist for the NFL, bio hacking and overall wellness tips, issues with healthcare providers not listening to women, the importance of a comprehensive approach to wellness and much more! NuCalm: https://bit.ly/3cy3qGP Joovv: https://lddy.no/7nu0 Blog: https://www.teamvalentineproject.com

Today's guest is Filipina blogger, influencer, podcaster, and on-cam talent Jaymee WINS! We discuss her world travels along with events that led her to the US, how a cancer diagnosis changed her life trajectory, writing her self-published book 'That Sh*t Called Cancer' while going through treatment, mindset and winning affirmations, honest realities cancer patients go through, motivation to keep moving forward and much more! Book: https://amzn.to/30YYIv8 Website: https://www.jaymeewins.com

This is my annual sports podcast with Tim Robinson! We discuss the OSU vs Bama national title game, college football players transitioning to the NFL, Baker and the Browns, Brady and the Bucs, whether or not Kyrie should be focusing on basketball or life, the future of attending sporting events, our predictions for UFC 259 and more!

Today's guest is entrepreneur and award winning podcaster, Jen Amos! We discuss mistakes and challenges that come with entrepreneurship, finding podcasting and a sense of community, her experience as a Gold Star Daughter after losing her father during his military service, complex family relationships, the importance of mental health and learning from trauma, finding comfort in chaos, hobbies that arose during 2020 and much more! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Check out her website: https://jenamoscreates.com

In today's episode, we discuss the history behind the New Black Panther Party, placement of drugs into black communities by the US government, the COVID vaccine, whether or not trust can be established between the people and government, emotional maturity and critical thinking, what it means to be a leader, various approaches to change and much more! For more info or to get involved with the NBPP, check out the 'Black Panther Party of San Diego' page on Facebook, or, email Aaron at nbppfounder@gmail.com.

Today's episode features Hiptro Funk artist, Sir Daniel! We discuss living the van life, road trips to Vegas to test the market, the importance of living in the here and now, entrepreneurial hustle mentality, following your dreams, the upcoming tour that will end up in Miami, tips and tricks for independent artists, what is Hiptro Funk and more!

Spiritual Blacksmith is a medium, psychic, medical intuitive, reiki practitioner, ThetaHealer, yoga teacher and intuitive life coach. We discuss grappling with religion and tapping into spirit, what it was like growing up as a first generation American in a Nigerian household, the systems and beliefs that make up the matrix, learning from everything that happened in 2020, culture and race in America, the value we give to money and much more!

Aaron and I met through a mentoring program, and I’ve enjoyed getting to know him ever since. We discuss what life was like living in the Bronx at an early age and then moving to San Diego, lifestyle choices, his experience graduating high school during a pandemic, our education system, the importance of good teachers, positive mindset when related to mental health, lessons from The Lorax and more!

Narayan runs the Krishna Cow Sanctuary on the Big Island of Hawaii. We discuss why he went from atheist to Hare Krishna, tales from his first cow, how he's worked with land owners to set up a system that benefits everyone involved, dark sides of the commercial dairy industry, the ethics behind milking his cows, grass fed raw milk being a superfood, cow cuddling tours, educating people on how a healthy system can work and much more! Website: https://www.krishnacowsanctuary.com

Danny and I discuss the series of events that led to his 5 year prison sentence, the type of person he used to think he had to be, realities of life behind bars, what he did while locked up to turn his life around, perception of criminals in society and much more! I appreciate his willingness to be raw and real. His experience is one that others can definitely relate to. And it's awesome that he's sharing what he's learned so that those on a similar path might benefit from seeing there's a different way.

Today's episode features mental health therapist, Megan Fenyoe. We discuss her experience during her narcissistic abusive marriage, love bombing and gaslighting techniques that are detrimental to mental health, having to reinvent herself and start from scratch, the cycle of abuse, her upcoming book, the vision she has for Freedom Haven and more! Website: https://meganfenyoe.com I AM ENOUGH movement: https://iamenoughmovement.info

Laura is a plant medicine change maker who turned her focus on going back to grad school to look at the overlap of psychedelics and creative problem solving. We discuss living an alternative lifestyle, the importance of creativity and problem solving, ebbs and flows of life, redefining purpose and success, exploring what it means to be human, microdosing and cognitive enhancement, how to vet your shaman and more! Website: https://livefreelaurad.com Vet Your Shaman: https://bit.ly/3cXu22x

Watch out for the self-proclaimed gurus out there. Whether it’s related to fitness, mental health, life, business or spirituality, don't fall victim to scammers who are just looking to make a few bucks. John and I discuss snake oil salesmen and fake gurus, internet marketing, the toxic mentality of never being satisfied, the minimalist route, how to weed out the fakes, what to look for in good coaches, spiritual bypassing and much more!

Wesley and I discuss his affinity for music along with the project he's been working on, what it was like being born and raised Jehovah's Witness, reasons for becoming an XJW, realities of society and silver linings, his experience working at a piano bar, the upcoming election, ways we can come together during divisive times and much more! Website: https://wesleydavidmusic.com

Today's guest is songwriter and creative, Alfred Howard! We discuss his experience being diagnosed with lymes disease as a teenager, his love for music and art, reality vs expectation when it comes to the tour life, forced change, details about the Alfred Howard project and much more! Website: https://www.alfredhowardwrites.com/store Bandcamp: https://alfredhowardwritessongswithfriends.bandcamp.com/

Today's guest is co-founder of SENDIT4THESEA, Theo Quenee! SENDIT4THESEA is a nonprofit that was started in response to pollution and climate change. We discuss various sources of pollution, animals dying off in Biscayne Bay because of lack of oxygen, how to get city officials and politicians involved in solutions for your city, the importance of sea grass and mangroves in Miami, environmental education and more!

Today's guest is the President of San Diego City Council (representing District 9), Georgette Gómez! We discuss her experience growing up in San Diego and how it's changed over the years, environmental justice for less fortunate communities, stigma and reality of immigrants and immigration, how to get more involved in our communities, why she's choosing to run for congress and more!

Today's episode features intuitive deep transformation and psychedelic integration coach, Suvi Inkinen! The main focus of this episode is emotional and spiritual healing through plant medicines. We discuss following your life path, understanding emotions and feelings, medicines vs drugs, the efficacy of plant medicines, what to watch out for when contemplating psychedelics as a way to heal, doing the work and much more!

Today's episode features members of the New Black Panther Party. There is a lot of misinformation out there about the Black Panthers. Thankfully we have Robert War, Brother E. and Psyche of the Panther 48 to detail the origins of the New Black Panther Party. We dive into the massive influence of the party, why it was started in the first place, the dissolving and reigniting of the party, the importance of community, explanation of common misconceptions and much more!

Brian specializes in working with other business owners and professionals who are also competitive athletes. We discuss performance coaching, the importance of finding something you love to do, fear vs phobia, expectations and control, Type A personality pitfalls, how to get internally motivated and much more! Website: https://www.bergfordperformance.com