What if suffering wasn’t just something to endure but a tool to unlock your full potential?&nbsp;Today’s guest is Sean Waxman—a renowned strength and conditioning coach, former Olympic weightlifter, and author of the transformative book Suffer Smarter. He’s also been a close friend for nearly 30 years and someone I constantly enjoy learning from.Sean’s journey is one of resilience, transformation, and purpose. I do not say those words lightly. He turned the heartbreak of missing the Olympics into a mission to help others discover their own inner strength—both physically and mentally.Sean’s insights are practical, raw, and deeply inspiring—a powerful reminder of the lessons waiting in life’s hardest moments.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;What if suffering wasn’t just something to endure but a tool to unlock your full potential?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today’s guest is Sean Waxman—a renowned strength and conditioning coach, former Olympic weightlifter, and author of the transformative book &lt;em&gt;Suffer Smarter&lt;/em&gt;. He’s also been a close friend for nearly 30 years and someone I constantly enjoy learning from.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sean’s journey is one of resilience, transformation, and purpose. I do not say those words lightly. He turned the heartbreak of missing the Olympics into a mission to help others discover their own inner strength—both physically and mentally.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sean’s insights are practical, raw, and deeply inspiring—a powerful reminder of the lessons waiting in life’s hardest moments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Sean Waxman shares his journey from aspiring Olympian to transformative coach, unpacking the powerful lessons he’s learned about failure, suffering, and purpose. 

Suffer Smarter: Sean Waxman on Harnessing Pain for Growth

Can transforming thoughts and beliefs lead to measurable changes in your health and wellbeing?I’m thrilled to share this week’s conversation with Dr Joe Dispenza. Dr Joe is a New York Times best-selling author, researcher, lecturer, and corporate consultant, known for his transformative teachings on the power of the mind to heal and shape reality.&nbsp;Since 2010, Dr Joe has partnered with renowned scientists and universities – including University of California San Diego, Harvard University, Stanford University, and others – to perform extensive research on the effects of meditation on the brain and body.Inspired by the latest findings in neuroscience, psychoneuroimmunology, epigenetics, and quantum physics, Dr Joe teaches people worldwide to rewire their brains, break free from limiting patterns, and unlock their potential – all of which (and more) is showcased in his most recent film, SOURCE - It's Within You.If you’re curious about how to harness the mind’s power to alter your experience and achieve greater fulfillment, this conversation is one you’re going to want to listen deeply to. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Can transforming thoughts and beliefs lead to measurable changes in your health and wellbeing?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I’m thrilled to share this week’s conversation with Dr Joe Dispenza. Dr Joe is a New York Times best-selling author, researcher, lecturer, and corporate consultant, known for his transformative teachings on the power of the mind to heal and shape reality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since 2010, Dr Joe has partnered with renowned scientists and universities – including University of California San Diego, Harvard University, Stanford University, and others – to perform extensive research on the effects of meditation on the brain and body.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Inspired by the latest findings in neuroscience, psychoneuroimmunology, epigenetics, and quantum physics, Dr Joe teaches people worldwide to rewire their brains, break free from limiting patterns, and unlock their potential – all of which (and more) is showcased in his most recent film, SOURCE - It's Within You.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you’re curious about how to harness the mind’s power to alter your experience and achieve greater fulfillment, this conversation is one you’re going to want to listen deeply to. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Join Dr Joe Dispenza as he shares powerful insights on how rewiring our minds can unlock profound healing and personal transformation.

Dr Joe Dispenza on Using The Power of Your Mind To Heal

What if the most important part of a young athlete’s experience is the car ride home?&nbsp;Today, I’m excited to share a special conversation I had with football legend Greg Olsen on his podcast, Youth Inc.&nbsp;For those who aren’t familiar, Greg is a football broadcaster for FOX Sports and 3x pro-bowler tight-end who played in the NFL for 14 seasons.&nbsp;Now – alongside his career as a broadcaster – Greg launched a media company called Youth, Inc., which has a flagship podcast by the same name that focuses on the changing world of youth sports. And in that space Greg is someone to pay attention to.This was a fantastic conversation all about fostering environments for kids to thrive – and I’m super excited to share it with you here. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;What if the most important part of a young athlete’s experience is the car ride home?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today, I’m excited to share a special conversation I had with football legend Greg Olsen on his podcast, Youth Inc.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For those who aren’t familiar, Greg is a football broadcaster for FOX Sports and 3x pro-bowler tight-end who played in the NFL for 14 seasons.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now – alongside his career as a broadcaster – Greg launched a media company called Youth, Inc., which has a flagship podcast by the same name that focuses on the changing world of youth sports. And in that space Greg is someone to pay attention to.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This was a fantastic conversation all about fostering environments for kids to thrive – and I’m super excited to share it with you here. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Join Greg Olsen and Dr. Michael Gervais as they dive into one of the most crucial yet challenging moments in youth sports: the car ride home.

NFL Legend Greg Olsen on Helping Children Thrive

How does an integrative approach to living “the good life” - one that blends mental, physical, and spiritual development — help to unlock new levels of human potential?&nbsp;That’s a big question.&nbsp;To help us answer it, I am honored to welcome one of my own mentors to the podcast for this week’s conversation – Dr. Cristina Versari.&nbsp; Cristina is a pioneer in the world of sports psychology and the president of the San Diego University for Integrative Studies.&nbsp; She is renowned for her work mentoring athletes, executives, and high performers using an innovative approach to performance and personal growth.In this conversation, we discuss how Cristina’s near-death experience shaped her perspective on growth and resilience, how she teaches her students using a “business-minded” approach, and so much more.&nbsp;&nbsp;We are all navigating challenges – whether it’s anxiety, grief, financial challenges or simply the pressure to perform. Cristina offers a refreshing perspective that’s grounded in integrative psychology. I’m really excited for you to learn from her insights…. And to learn a bit more about me along the way. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;How does an integrative approach to living “the good life” - one that blends mental, physical, and spiritual development — help to unlock new levels of human potential?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That’s a big question.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To help us answer it, I am honored to welcome one of my own mentors to the podcast for this week’s conversation – &lt;strong&gt;Dr. Cristina Versari&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Cristina&lt;/strong&gt; is a pioneer in the world of sports psychology and the president of the San Diego University for Integrative Studies.&amp;nbsp; She is renowned for her work mentoring athletes, executives, and high performers using an innovative approach to performance and personal growth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this conversation, we discuss how &lt;strong&gt;Cristina’s&lt;/strong&gt; near-death experience shaped her perspective on growth and resilience, how she teaches her students using a “business-minded” approach, and so much more.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We are all navigating challenges – whether it’s anxiety, grief, financial challenges or simply the pressure to perform. &lt;strong&gt;Cristina&lt;/strong&gt; offers a refreshing perspective that’s grounded in integrative psychology. I’m really excited for you to learn from her insights…. And to learn a bit more about me along the way. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Join Dr. Cristina Versari as she discusses how to design a personalized approach to growth and tapping into your potential. 

Unlocking Human Potential: Dr. Cristina Versari's Approach to Thriving in Life

What does it take to cultivate a mindset that thrives on challenge and discomfort?... To have the courage to be radically honest with yourself to experience extraordinary growth?And how can having that courage lead to personal growth and winning multiple times on the world-stage?Today we’re joined by the legendary Kerri Walsh Jennings. Kerri is a five-time Olympian with three gold medals and one bronze medal – the most decorated beach volleyball player in history, known for her relentless pursuit of growth on and off the court.&nbsp;Kerri and I got to catch up in Paris during the Olympics – it was such a joy to reconnect, to learn from her, and to reminisce on some of the work we had done together years ago.&nbsp;There’s no one like her. Her fire, her care for others, her commitment to be her very best as a competitor, a wife, a mother, and a friend is all part of her recipe to becoming one of the all-time greats in her sport.&nbsp;Her unique mindset allows her to embrace challenges, redefine failure, and lean into the full spectrum of human experience.We all have adversity - she walks us through how she uses it for growth and sustained success. I’m so excited to share it with you. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;What does it take to cultivate a mindset that thrives on challenge and discomfort?... To have the courage to be radically honest with yourself to experience extraordinary growth?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And how can having that courage lead to personal growth and winning multiple times on the world-stage?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today we’re joined by the legendary Kerri Walsh Jennings. Kerri is a five-time Olympian with three gold medals and one bronze medal – the most decorated beach volleyball player in history, known for her relentless pursuit of growth on and off the court.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kerri and I got to catch up in Paris during the Olympics – it was such a joy to reconnect, to learn from her, and to reminisce on some of the work we had done together years ago.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There’s no one like her. Her fire, her care for others, her commitment to be her very best as a competitor, a wife, a mother, and a friend is all part of her recipe to becoming one of the all-time greats in her sport.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her unique mindset allows her to embrace challenges, redefine failure, and lean into the full spectrum of human experience.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We all have adversity - she walks us through how she uses it for growth and sustained success. I’m so excited to share it with you. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Join us as Kerri Walsh Jennings, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, shares her mindset strategies for staying resilient, thriving under pressure, and achieving greatness on and off the court.

5x Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings on Pressure, Greatness, and Resilience

Dive into the minds of the world’s greatest athletes, leaders, thinkers, and doers with Dr. Michael Gervais—a high performance psychologist and world-renowned expert on the relationship between high performance and the mind. Dr. Gervais’s client roster includes Super Bowl winning NFL teams, Fortune 50 CEOs, Olympic medalists, internationally acclaimed artists, and more.On Finding Mastery, Dr. Gervais sits down with the best at what they do, like David Goggins, Brene Brown, Toto Wolff, soccer legend Abby Wambach, neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella — translating their life stories, mental skills, and personal practices into applicable tools you can use to unlock your potential.Walk with us to the edge of human possibility and learn what you are capable of. New episodes every Wednesday.

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