As the digital world of AI accelerates faster than ever, it's tempting to automate, optimize, and outsource nearly every part of our lives. But what if the path we're on is, ironically, pulling us further away from a meaningful life and genuine happiness?

In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with my good friend Ryan Levesque to explore a powerful, yet contrarian concept he calls Return to Real—and why it may be the thing we need most when AI is making us feel more disconnected than ever before.

Ryan is a renowned entrepreneur, author, and creator of the ASK Method, who has built and scaled several successful companies. His perspective weaves together business strategies, neuroscience, ecology, and spirituality to challenge how we've come to define success and what leads to true happiness and fulfillment.

In our conversation, Ryan breaks down three (3) transformative shifts for living well in the age of AI. He explains why the best things in life don't scale, why optimizing for oxytocin is more important than chasing dopamine, and why reconnecting with nature restores clarity, creativity, and purpose.

If you've been feeling overwhelmed or disconnected in the digital world that's changing faster than ever, this episode is an invitation to return to what's real.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• What "Return to Real" Really Means
• Three Forces That Are Colliding & Reshaping Humanity
• What History Tells Us About the Future with AI
• Ryan's Journey to Living Intentionally On a Farm
• Three Shifts That Challenge Mainstream Advice
• The Best Things in Life Don't Scale
• Optimize Your Life for Oxytocin, Not Dopamine
• How Efficiency Squeezes Oxytocin Out of Your Life
• A Very Simple Way To Increase Oxytocin Levels
• Prioritizing Time In Nature, Not Manmade Things
• The Benefit of Touching Earth Before Touching A Screen
• How To Connect With Ryan and Get His Book

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If you've ever struggled with challenges in your relationships, emotional triggers, or just feeling stuck in old patterns, you're not alone. Those cycles are hard to break, and it often feels like no matter how hard you try, you end up repeating the same behaviors, sabotaging your goals with limiting beliefs. But as today's guest reveals, you're not broken; this is your subconscious telling you that you're ready to heal.

Thais Gibson, PhD, is an author, researcher, and founder of The Personal Development School, whose groundbreaking work has helped millions of people unravel emotional blocks, heal core wounds, and defeat the limiting beliefs that quietly sabotage our lives. Thais is certified in more than a dozen therapeutic modalities and has an extraordinary ability to take complex neuroscience and translate it into simple, actionable tools that anyone can use to change their life from the inside out.

In our conversation, Thais explains the science behind why we get stuck, how childhood conditioning shapes our adult identity, and why willpower alone will never prevail when your subconscious beliefs are working against you.

Thais also shares a powerful 21-day reprogramming method and her step-by-step process for creating lasting emotional and behavioral changes. If you've been feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, or stuck in your personal growth, this episode will show you how to reclaim your confidence and inner strength, and you can get started today.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Thais' Podcast Experience with Mel Robbins
• You're Not Broken, You're Ready to Heal
• How Your Subconscious Mind Shapes Your Life
• A More Effective Method for Daily Affirmations
• Why Core Wounds Become Self-Fulfilling
• The Real Reason We Self-Sabotage
• How Repetition and Emotions Rewire Our Brains
• Reprogramming Tools To Heal Emotions Faster
• How to Identify Your Limiting Beliefs
• Why Vocalizing Positive Thoughts Rewires Your Mind
• Accepting Reality vs. Resisting Reality
• How Our Brain Gives Meaning To Emotional Trauma
• A Step-By-Step Framework to Rewire Your Brain
• Incremental Repetition Makes A Huge Difference
• How to Learn More From Thais Gibson

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During the holiday season, many people break from their daily routines by staying up late, having drinks, and overeating, and tell themselves they'll get serious again on January 1st. But if you want next year to be the best year of your life, waiting until the new year to begin is one of the biggest mistakes you can make.

In today's episode, I'm sharing why the final weeks of the year are your greatest opportunity to prepare mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually for the future you want to create. The truth is, the decisions you make in December will undoubtedly impact the momentum, mindset, and confidence you carry into the new year.

I'll also walk you through some of the practices I'm focusing on right now, including my commitment to 30 minutes of silence every day for 30 days, and how listening to that voice—call it your intuition, your soul, or divine downloads from God—can guide you to make decisions that align with what matters most.

Finally, I'll show you how to use your Miracle Morning with a specific year-end focus that will help you start the new year with clarity, momentum, and purpose, to make 2026 the best year of your life.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Why preparing for your best year ever begins before January 1st.
• How December habits create momentum, confidence, and clarity for the new year.
• The role of reflection and journaling in closing out your year with intention.
• Why listening to your intuition can align you with what matters most.
• How to use your Miracle Morning to intentionally prepare for 2026.

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