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WHAT IF YOUR DAD DIDNT HURT YOU?

What if the thing you've been carrying your whole life..the wound, the unworthiness, the need to prove yourself .. was never actually about what happened to you... but about the story your child brain made up about what happened?

This week I sat down with Mitch Hunter - physiotherapist turned meditation teacher, academic turned mystic, and one of the most grounded spiritual humans I've ever met.

Mitch has 30+ years of meditation practice, has trained in Buddhist monasteries and caves in India, worked in chronic pain at university level, and had a stabilised spiritual awakening in 2019 that completely redirected his life.

This conversation went places I didn't expect. We talked about what meditation actually is (and why most people are doing it wrong), how your nervous system holds onto experiences your conscious mind has forgotten, and why the most powerful healing tool on the planet isn't a technique, it's your own awareness.

Mitch shared the story of a childhood memory that surfaced during deep meditation.. his dad burning two sticks that meant the world to him as a 9-year-old ..and how seeing that moment through adult eyes dissolved decades of overachieving, people-pleasing, and proving his worth. No therapy. No framework. Just objective truth.

We also went deep on my own journey — a past life experience during holotropic breathwork that unlocked a shame pattern I'd carried my entire life, and how one moment of being truly seen cracked it wide open.

In this episode:

— Why concentration comes before meditation and why most people skip the step that matters most

— The difference between data and drama, and how your brain weaponizes meaning against you

— How Mitch went from physiotherapy clinic to Buddhist monasteries to a 5,000-year-old temple ceremony with 2 million people

— What actually happens in the body during a spiritual awakening (and why Mitch lost 10kg in 3 weeks)

— The one question that changes everything: "What literally happened?"

— Why the people most triggered by your truth are the ones who need you most

— How living your truth isn't about chasing peak experiences

— it's about being fully present while you take your sausage dog for a pee

This one's for the men who've done the work but still feel like something's missing underneath it all.

Connect with Mitch Hunter: Instagram: @_hunterhealing

Website: hunterhealing.com

Email: hunterhealing@gmail.com

Connect with Trav: Instagram: @thetechnician

Podcast: The Technician Podcast

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What if your anxiety isn't actually the problem but just a signal that you're performing for others instead of expressing yourself?

In this raw conversation, I sit down with voice coach Mitchell Ryan to explore shadow integration, nervous system regulation, and what it truly means to be present in a world demanding constant performance.

From childhood isolation to finding flow through music, this episode is a masterclass in authentic communication and masculine vulnerability.

You'll discover:

• The "Monster at the Pub" approach to shadow integration (game-changing)
• Why curiosity is the only real form of meditation
• How hustle culture traps you in doing energy vs. being energy
• The bullying paradigm shift that changes everything
• What happened when Travis spoke to 400 kids about depression
• Mitchell's journey from isolated kid to voice coach through music

This episode is for you if:

• You feel like you're constantly performing in conversations
• You struggle with parts of yourself you wish would disappear
• You're sick of spiritual bypassing and want practical tools
• You've been hustling hard but still feel empty
• You want shadow work without the woo-woo jargon

Key Moments

"Take Your Monster to the Pub" - Travis's shadow integration method that changed a client's life

"Curiosity is Presence" - Why you can't be curious in the future or past

The School Assembly Story - 400 kids completely engaged, and the note left on Travis's car

Mitchell's Origin - Years of isolation, one conversation about guitar, everything changed

Guest Bio

Mitchell Ryan is a voice coach and energy worker specializing in authentic expression and nervous system regulation. Find him on Instagram: @mitchellryan

Quotable Moments

"Curiosity is presence. You can't be curious in the future or the past." - Travis

"What if you went to the pub WITH your monster? He doesn't need to fight anyone—he just needs to be heard." - Travis

"When spiritual people can't explain their work simply, they don't actually understand it." - Mitchell

"You can build a multimillion-dollar business through hustle—but you'll be trapped in doing energy forever." - Mitchell

Resources Mentioned

• Alan Watts - On presence and the illusion of control
• Luhan Matus - "Whisperings of the Dragon
• The Offspring - "Come Out and Play"

Connect With Travis

🎙️ Instagram: @the.technician.au
🎙️ Work With Travis: REWIRE, Simplified Depth, Blueprint Retreats

Rate, review, and share this episode. You don't know who needs to hear this today.

Let's fucking go. Trav 🐻⚡

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She Had Everything on Paper... Here's Why She Walked Away | Pippa Martin

Six years ago, Pippa Martin had it all: the house, the car, the degree, the relationship. She was 110kg, deeply unhappy, and living someone else's dream.

Then she made a decision that changed everything.

She quit her job, sold her house, and moved to the other side of the world with someone she'd known for just three months. She lost 75 pounds, built a multi-six-figure fitness business, and lived across Thailand, Vietnam, Spain, and the UK.

But that was just her first reinvention.

Recently, she walked away from that thriving business to pursue something even more aligned with her truth.

In this conversation, we explore:

→ The moment she realized "success" was suffocating her → What it actually takes to burn your life down and start over → Why the 50/50 relationship myth is destroying partnerships → How to know when it's time to choose yourself → The real cost of following someone else's blueprint

This isn't about chasing viral moments. This is about honoring the courage it takes to become who you actually are.

If you've ever felt trapped in a life that looks perfect on paper, this episode is for you.

CONNECT WITH PIPPA: Instagram: @pippamartin

WORK WITH TRAVIS: Instagram: @thetechnician__