In today’s solo, George’s message is admittedly one that he needs to hear himself. As high-achieving people, we often find ourselves only permitting ourselves to do things with some end goal in mind. When we live this way for years on end, whether we know it or not, we’re destined for burnout. George opens up about why he believes that, as he approaches 35, the best thing for him to do is to get comfortable with slowing down.

Megan Joy is an LA-based mindfulness educator, speaker and self-proclaimed joy anarchist. She aims to help others find peace through pain, use joy to live with more confidence, no burn-out and radical self-advocacy. Like George, Megan recently fell head over heels for someone, only to learn he was already in a relationship. In today’s conversation, Megan and George reflect on their respective experiences and how romance has a way of reintroducing old habits that we thought we had squashed for good. They also revise their perceptions of infidelity and question whether they would ever willingly enter a similar situation in the future.

In this past year, George lost two of his grandparents, a grandfather on one side and a grandmother on the other. Experiencing, and moving through, grief within his own life has him feeling called to talk about a topic that’s not often talked about: Today’s solo is a reflection on death. George explains why he believes our culture’s relationship with death is rooted in avoidance and aims to share the skill set of grief that he’s developed in the wake of his personal losses, with the hopes of helping others view death as another way to learn about life.

Today’s breakthrough episode features the up and coming DJ and musician, who also happens to be a Product Manager at Google, Nicole DeSantis. Better known as “Barbara”, “DJ Barbs”, or just “Barbs”, Barbs is a Bay area singer-songwriter with a bright smile and funky disco pop style.

Today on Think Out Loud, George coaches Claire Yvonne Nasbitt, a body attunement guide and an accredited coach in her own right. Claire specializes in helping people heal, from the inside out, by releasing stress and trauma stored within the body. In this episode, George coaches Claire to help her solidify her identity, and way of being, as she steps into the next chapter of her life and business. They work through a variety of topics, namely how she can build a more healthy, meaningful and divine relationship with money.

Today’s show is another coaching session with Johnny Rapp, an accomplished meme creator, marketer, and humanitarian. George and Johnny believe we are all born with an innate creativity that most of us lose at the hands of our home environment, or the expectations of our modern world. When we take the time to reflect, introspect and do the work of healing our inner child, life becomes a more peaceful, welcoming and enjoyable experience: We can more easily navigate through times of stagnation, we become more kind and understanding to ourselves—and the people around us—and we gain the capacity to honor our birthright to lead a life of authenticity and radical self-expression.

In this breakthrough episode, you’ll hear one of George’s coaching sessions with Jeremy Green, a subconscious mindset coach, global community builder and motivational speaker. After overcoming his own debilitating social anxiety, Jeremy is now in the business helping others do the same, building unshakeable and unlimited confidence in themselves along the way. Today, Jeremy opens up to George about his own insecurities, particularly the ones he thought he’d already subdued. George helps Jeremy, who often questions the value he brings to the world, to break free from the guilt he feels from charging his clients such a high rate.

Today on Think Out Loud, George is joined by the cultural anthropologist, creative speaker and entrepreneur, Jesh De Rox. Jesh’s work explores the link between emotional intelligence, creative genius and human connection. He has also developed a modern form of meditation, called Kindred, that helps participants easily regulate their emotions and access states of creative genius. In this episode, Jesh and George cover a wide range of topics, using a variety of cultural and personal reference points as supporting evidence, from the creative process and the transcendent nature of good art, to the importance of fostering genuine human connection centered around honesty and compassion.

Today, George coaches his friend, a fellow coach, yoga instructor, ice bath aficionado and spiritual leader, Kyle Cassidy. Kyle’s focus is to enhance the minds, bodies, and spirits of others and build a conscious community in LA. In this episode, George helps Kyle settle into his evolved approach to leadership, one centered on trust, delegation and service. As he rings in his 30th year, Kyle desires to ‘pass the baton’ by allowing others to step into their own purpose and to embrace his, and his team’s, mistakes as celebrations.

In this episode of Think Out Loud, George has a vulnerable conversation with his friend and fellow leadership coach, Meredith Baker. Meredith is a graduate of Harvard, Oxford, and is certified in neuro linguistic programming. She is a 25x marathon runner and the co-founder of the More of That Podcast. Today, George and Meredith touch on a variety of topics, with each of them opening up about some of their most recent struggles in life. As their conversation organically winds to a close, the notion that the best, truest, and most aligned things come through, or come to, us when we finally surrender all expectations and trust source energy to take care of the rest.