The Double Take Podcast

What if the pain you’ve been living with isn’t just coming from your body? In this episode, Alexandria Aurora shares her incredible journey from being diagnosed with fibromyalgia and living with debilitating chronic pain to becoming pain free and completely changing the way she understood her body, mind, and nervous system. After years of searching for answers, trying medication, studying pain therapy, and feeling like nothing was truly working, Alexandria discovered a different approach. Tha...

What happens when the dream you've worked toward your entire life disappears overnight? In this episode, Jordan shares the incredible story of going from chasing Division I softball to being diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder that required major brain surgery forcing her to walk away from the sport that defined her identity. Instead of letting tragedy define her, she turned pain into purpose. We talk about: • losing your identity as an athlete • being diagnosed with Chiari malform...

Emotion. Logic. Success. Purpose. Why do so many smart people make decisions that sabotage their own success? In this episode, I sit down with Kemmy Safdie to talk about emotional decision-making, entrepreneurship, hustle culture, mental resilience, and how to build success without losing yourself in the process. We talk about: • why most people make emotional decisions disguised as logical ones • how entrepreneurs sabotage themselves without realizing it • removing emotion from business ...

Dyslexia. Addiction. Leadership. Purpose. What happens when someone labeled a "slow learner" grows up to build and sell seven colleges? In this episode, Steve Whiteside shares the incredible story of overcoming dyslexia, addiction, self-doubt, and the labels that nearly defined his life. We talk about: • being told college wasn't for him • discovering dyslexia later in life • overcoming addiction and finding sobriety • building and selling seven private colleges • imposter syndrome and sel...

Success. Real estate. Faith. Purpose. Identity. What started as a conversation about investing and house flipping turned into something much deeper. In this episode, we talk about: • why so many successful people still feel empty • analysis paralysis and taking risks • real estate investing and opportunity mindset • hustle culture and the pressure to “make it” • fatherhood, purpose, and what actually matters • adoption, insecurity, and identity • why money can never replace fulfillment • wh...