
#180 - Who is Carlos Garcia and what is True Progress Lab?
From How You Level Up by Kyle Nielson
December 9, 2025 · 53 min · Season 1 · Episode 180
About this episode
Carlos Garcia discusses resilience training and the mission of True Progress Lab.
Carlos Garcia is the founder of True Progress Lab , an organization that focuses on resilience training. You can reach out to Carlos on LinkedIn , X , and Instagram . Timestamps: [01:10 ] Military life as a JAG Officer [07:29] Master Resilience Training (MRT) [12:25] Knowing emotions and exposure therapy [19:11] True Progress Lab’s mission and tools [25:40] What to do if you take yourself too seriously [31:37] The Inner Fortress program [39:17] Who can benefit from True Progress Lab [42:48] Internal Family Systems and creating distance between you and emotions [46:45] Applying these tools with kids [50:50] Reach out to True Progress Lab Want to stay informed? Subscribe here Have a question? Send a message on Instagram or X More about Kyle? Read this brief bio Support the podcast? Buy a coffee or Zap some Sats Want to learn more? Take a course on Udemy Intro/outro music: Fly Away by Mountaineer
People in this episode
Host: Kyle Nielson
Guest: Carlos Garcia
Topics covered
- resilience training
- mental health
- emotional awareness
- exposure therapy
- youth development
Keywords
- resilience
- True Progress Lab
- Master Resilience Training
- emotions
- exposure therapy
- Inner Fortress program
- Internal Family Systems
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: True Progress Lab
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