Highly Optimized

Send us Fan Mail At just 19 years old, today’s guest was already obsessed with powerlifting, squatting an incredible 605 pounds completely naturally. On the outside, it looked like he was destined for greatness. But behind the records and medals, injuries began piling up. He bounced from practitioner to practitioner, each one promising answers, yet leaving him with the same nagging pain. Hope was fading fast…until he discovered the work of Paul Chek. That moment became a turning point. His fo...

Send us Fan Mail Some stories hit you in the heart before they even reach your ears, and today’s conversation is one of them. My guest’s life began in pain, heartache, and a childhood that left him feeling alone, not good enough, and deeply unworthy. To survive, he built walls, thick ones, around his heart. Those walls kept him safe from the chaos and the people his mother brought into his world, but they also kept him from feeling the love and connection he craved. It wasn’t until years late...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Highly Optimized podcast, the show where we explore what it means to live in full alignment, physically, emotionally, mentally & spiritually. Today’s episode is a journey. A raw, unfiltered, soul-level transmission about what it really looks like to walk away from the default path…& choose something different. My guest today is someone who cracked the code early, someone who looked around, saw the way most people were living, & said: "Na...

Send us Fan Mail There are certain people you meet in life & instantly feel like you’ve known them forever… That’s exactly what happened when I crossed paths with today’s guest at the High Vibe Festival, which, side note, if you haven’t been yet, do yourself a favor & get there next year. From the jump, we were having deep, soul-expanding convos one minute… & dancing our faces off to some of our favorite artists the next . But beyond the vibes, what struck me most was this guest’s...

Send us Fan Mail If there’s one thing I hold above all else as the cornerstone of my growth as a human being, it’s my relationship with Rachel. For the past 8 years, we’ve chosen each other, again and again. In the moments of joy, in the messiness, through every high and every heart-stretching low, we’ve returned to love. And not just love for each other, but love for ourselves, our path, and the evolution we’re committed to walking side by side. Because of that commitment, we’ve unlocked som...

Send us Fan Mail Every now & then, I get the absolute privilege of sharing space with someone who not only lives & breathes the work, but redefines what it means to be a guide, a coach, & a true steward of transformation. My guest today is just that, a powerhouse who’s been on the frontlines of the coaching world for over 20 years, & who has spent the last decade diving deep into the mysteries & magic of the plant medicine space. She’s trained with some of the world’s lead...

Send us Fan Mail There’s a moment in every seeker’s life where the outer world no longer matches the inner one. Where the path that once felt aligned begins to pull at the seams—not because it was wrong, but because something deeper is ready to emerge. Our guest today knows this moment intimately. He climbed to the heights of success on Wall Street, playing the game at the highest level. And the surprising part? He loved it. It wasn’t a story of disillusionment with the work—but of imbalance....

Send us Fan Mail Over the past 5 years, I’ve been fortunate to meet some amazing souls who have supported me in giving me the confidence & courage to pave my own path in life regardless of what the mainstream world thinks. That being said, there have been some key people in that time that have become lifelong friends & today’s guest is no different. From first meeting through Mark Englands epic lake house parties, to traveling together, going on wild psychedelic journeys together &amp...