The Ethan C. Lewin Podcast

Brendan Pitcairn grew up as the kid who didn’t quite have his tribe yet. So he went into the woods—spending his time fishing and hunting. What began as isolation and escape slowly became mastery—and eventually purpose. Today, Brendan is a husband, father, outdoorsman, and mentor passionate about guiding the next generation of boys back toward adventure, brotherhood, and the natural and spiritual world. Along the way he worked in the mental health field serving low-income families and faced a life-altering diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome—often called the “suicide disease” because of its severity—shortly after becoming a father. Through it all, Brendan says the best decision he ever made was marrying his wife, who has walked beside him through pain, healing, and raising their twin sons.In this conversation, Brendan reflects on faith, friendship, and finding your tribe. After his uncle passed, one of Brendan’s 10 year olds comforted him with simple certainty: “Don’t worry, Dad, everything's okay. He’s in heaven now, happy, and free from his earthly body.” In that moment, one thought kept coming back to him: this is why we pay for this tuition.Welcome to episode forty-one.Elevate the ExperienceHelp bring better audio, video, and filmed episodes to life: VenmoI tithe 10% of all contributions—half to the All Secure Foundation (supporting soldiers’ transition home) and half to the Academy of the New Church High School.Stay ConnectedInstagram: @ethan.c.lewinA Note from MeI’m inspired by the stories people carry, the power of honest feedback, and the magic that happens when creative minds connect. If you’re a brand interested in partnering, let’s talk: LinkedIn.Thanks for being part of this journey—PEACE!Intro/Outro MusicInstagram: @julien_buss

Kathy has been my health guide and guru for the past five years, walking a unique path: chiropractor → physical therapist → Chinese medicine → anatomy educator → lifelong student. She’s suffered 7 concussions, dissected over 2,700 cadavers, faced the valley of the shadow of death in her 20s, and relearned how to be in her body — turning her journey into a calling to help others heal.In this episode, Kathy shares her story, and interwoven throughout, we explore how medical schools need to emphasize critical thinking more, the implications of overreliance on AI in healthcare, what babies can teach us about posture, what dissecting real bodies reveals about living ones, the future of concussion recovery (including NeuroLabs), why breathing matters more than eating, and much much more…Welcome to episode twenty-nine!Check Out:Immaculate Dissection: ⁠www.immaculatedissection.com⁠Dooley’s Healthy Life Tips: “Eat less, breathe more, think less, move more, hurt less, laugh more, frown less, smile more, jog less, sprint more, sit less, walk more, stress less, love more.”Elevate the ExperienceHelp bring better audio, video, and filmed episodes to life:⁠ Venmo⁠I tithe 10% of all contributions—half to the⁠ All Secure Foundation⁠ (supporting soldiers’ transition home) and half to the⁠ Academy of the New Church High School⁠.Stay ConnectedInstagram:⁠ @ethan.c.lewin⁠Contact:⁠ ethanchaselewin.com/contact⁠A Note from MeI’m inspired by the stories people carry, the power of honest feedback, and the magic that happens when creative minds connect. If you’re a brand interested in partnering, let’s talk:⁠ LinkedIn⁠.Thanks for being part of this journey—PEACE!Intro/Outro MusicInstagram:⁠ @julien_buss⁠

Today, we explore the story behind the therapist — how Bri Kern’s own experiences, including a devastating series of losses and lessons no one ever wants to face, led her to the work she does today as a licensed mental health professional and founder of Mind Body Heart Counseling. We explore how childhood shapes the way we love and parent, how grief often hides as anger, and the importance of fully allowing ourselves to feel it.Bri has been one of the steady voices on my team of healers, and I’m grateful to bring her and her story to you.Welcome to [REMOTE] episode twenty-five.Check Out:https://www.mindbodyheartcounseling.com/Elevate the ExperienceHelp bring better audio, video, and filmed episodes to life: VenmoI tithe 10% of all contributions—half to the All Secure Foundation (supporting soldiers’ transition home) and half to the Academy of the New Church High School.Stay ConnectedInstagram: @ethan.c.lewinContact: ethanchaselewin.com/contactA Note from MeI’m inspired by the stories people carry, the power of honest feedback, and the magic that happens when creative minds connect. If you’re a brand interested in partnering, let’s talk: LinkedIn.Thanks for being part of this journey—PEACE!Intro/Outro MusicInstagram: @julien_bussReflections"Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’” — Matthew 22:37

Jeff Harmer is a true walking legend — someone who’s lived life to the fullest. Adventure and entrepreneurship have been the two driving forces throughout his journey. Early on, Jeff took on the ambitious 7 Summit Challenge, aiming to climb the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents.Inspired by The Art of the Deal in his youth, Jeff dreamed of building skyscrapers. From delivering newspapers to launching multiple startups in his early twenties — including a furniture store and an excavation company — he quickly learned that working in dirt wasn’t getting him close enough to his dream.Determined to level up, Jeff earned a spot at UPenn’s Wharton School of Business. That opened the door to a commercial real estate firm, where he played a key role in developing million- and billion-dollar skyscrapers in Seattle — living out his childhood vision.More recently, Jeff extended a sabbatical during COVID that turned into an early retirement. He chose to forgo his highest-earning years to focus on his health, wealth, and able-bodiedness—sailing & now switching to the Seven Seas challenge alongside his equally remarkable wife. Jeff knows no amount of money can ever buy back that time while he’s healthy and able.I could’ve talked to Jeff forever. Welcome to Episode 14!Elevate the Podcast Experience:Elevate the Podcast Experience: Support better podcast quality & filmed episodes: @TheEthanCLewinPodcast on Venmo. I tithe 10% of all contributions—split evenly between the All Secure Foundation (helping soldiers transition home):⁠ ⁠allsecurefoundation.org/donate⁠⁠ and the Academy of the New Church HS:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠secure.qgiv.com/for/aotnc⁠⁠.Get In Touch:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠ethanchaselewin.com/contact⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram: @ethan.c.lewinReflections:"…If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” - Matthew 17:20Post Note:I’m inspired by the stories people carry, honest feedback, and the magic when creative minds connect. If you’re a brand interested in partnering, reach out:⁠⁠⁠ www.linkedin.com/in/ethanlewin⁠⁠⁠.Thanks for being part of the journey! PEACE!Intro | Outro Music Credits:Instagram: @julien_buss