Episode 51: Nervous System, AI, Child Immunisation, Intuition, and the Future of Wellness
Episode DescriptionWe kick off 2026 with a proper catch-up after a summer of travel We unpack parenthood, boundaries, and what it actually takes to be present, not just productive.Then we go deeper into intuition and decision-making (especially under pressure), nervous system regulation as the real foundation, and why “how you do it” matters as much as “what you do”. We finish with a big conversation on AI, where it helps, where it subtly erodes creativity and independence, and why the future belongs to people who can stay human, build community, and lead with real presence.💫 Stay ConnectedWork with ZakWork with JordanJoin Jordan’s Skool communityInstagram: Jordan: @jordan_daveyZak: @coachzakgoold🎧 Chapters00:00 – Back for 2026, travel catch-up, and resetting the lensNew Year energy, Tassie vs NZ, summer rhythm, and why this ep is a proper catch-up.05:55 – Tassie: food, family, and the pull back to slownessWild seafood, “motherland” feelings, and how places you wanted to escape can call you back.10:45 – Merimbula + the power of a big viewWhy looking out at the horizon changes your baseline, creativity, and nervous system.14:30 – New Zealand: South Island road trip, water, mountains, perspectiveWedding, Christchurch, Twizel, Wanaka, Queenstown, and what a real break does to your mind.19:35 – Time off, honouring what you’ve built, and coming back sharperCelebrating the work without living on autopilot, boundaries that actually stick.24:05 – Fatherhood, presence, and protecting the sacred afternoon windowMinimum effective dose in business, the cost of “yes”, and being there for the moments that matter.29:10 – Men becoming fathers, the gradual shift vs the shockPreparing early, mirroring the slow-down, and why it reduces resistance later.33:35 – The vaccine tension: values, projection, and staying steadyNavigating friends/family opinions, not over-explaining, and holding your line without war.40:10 – Intuition vs fear, and how to make decisions in the right stateBody signals, state-based decision making, and why rushed conversations create “yuck” choices.47:00 – Nervous system regulation in real life (not just more practices)Presence as a way of living, chewing food as a daily anchor, and the “how” over the “what”.52:20 – Dopamine, distraction, and why people can’t integrate what they knowDetoxing stimulus, getting awareness back, and letting clarity come to you.57:40 – AI: tool vs takeover, and the future being more humanWhy people will crave real presence and community, and where coaches become more important, not less.1:03:40 – Wrap-up: what’s next (Q&A, gut health, peptides) + closing reflectionsUpcoming episodes, communities, and locking in the rhythm for 2026.