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In this episode of The Observatory, James ‘Fish’ Gill joins the show to talk about the delicate art of finding balance in relationships, particularly when dealing with challenging conversations. James, a Perth-based transformational expert in Australia, specializes in heart coaching, yoga instruction, and facilitation. He dedicates his expertise to helping couples, businesses, and community organizations rebuild trust, strengthen connections, and foster mutual understanding. As a heart coach, yoga instructor, and facilitator, James shares his insights on conscious communication, emotional management, and rebuilding trust in various relationships. He delves into the complexities of processing difficult topics, the importance of taking responsibility for one's actions, and the power of understanding our partner's true intentions. 

Timestamps

[02:01] Conscious communication in relationships
[08:00] Taking the responsibility for cleaning up your side of your street
[10:45] The difference between speaking analysis and speaking our experiences
[20:09] Handling our emotions during communication in our relationships
[21:05] Assuming ill intent in your partner
[28:51] Condemning and condoning in conscious communication
[32:41] Trusting that your partner has no ill intent
[35:07] Unskillful ways in which we express our love and support for each other
[40:55] Understanding what your partner is longing for other than making you suffer
[45:18] Mechanisms that amplify conflict
[47:50] Even mindedness in relationships
[51:04] How to get someone to recognize your goodness
[01:00:50] Fish Gill’s closing remarks
[01:06:10] About Gill’s book - How To Fall In Love With HumanityNotable

Quotes:

• “I don’t have any agency over what anyone else does or says or thinks or feels ever in any moment; I’ve only got agency or control over what I’m thinking, feeling, saying and doing.” - Fish Gill [05:41]
• “How we contribute to conflict and how we sustain it and how we even escalate it actually lies out of our view until we start to see it.” - Fish Gill [08:42]
• “Speaking to emotions is really the way to go.” - LaRae Wright [16:59]
• “There is no quicker way to escalate rapture than to assume the badness of someone.” - Fish Gill [21:55]
• “Human beings are motivated partly by needing our pain expressed, needing our pain diminished or needing our pain tasted by others.” - Fish Gill [33:57]
• “Victim and villain story is there in our psychology for the purpose of having our pain recognized.” - Fish Gill [59:30]

Relevant links:

Fish Gill Website: https://www.leadbyheart.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/james_fish_gill/

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In this episode of The Observatory, Jake Wiseman joins the show to talk about overcoming addictions. Jake is the Owner of Lift at Station Park and a Realtor with Realtor Rodger. Hear about Jake’s journey out of opioid addiction, finding himself through psychedelic therapy, living from the inside out, how the body holds on to emotion, and the power of living in authenticity and with vulnerability.

Timestamps

[01:58] A bit about Jake.
[03:31] Jake’s changing life.
[10:59] Opioid losses.
[13:55] Making a change.
[44:34] What makes the journey worthwhile?
[53:16] Living inside-out.
[55:42] Ice baths.
[63:42] Emotions held in the body.
[71:55] Self-awareness and authenticity.

Notable quotes:

• “You don’t know you’re addicted until it’s too late.” – Scott Wright [13:19]
• “The only way past is through.” – Jake Wiseman [52:46]
• “It is harder to change if you’re not trying to become more self-aware.” – LaRae Wright [72:02]

Relevant Links:

Website: liftatstationpark.com.
Instagram: @wisjak_/.

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In this episode of The Observatory, Glen Wright joins the show to discuss his battle with cancer—the physical and emotional roller coaster. Glen is Scott’s brother and has been battling cancer since his diagnosis in February 2023. Hear the methods they used to treat cancer, the physical and emotional changes throughout the journey, the experience of getting tattooed, and the most meaningful things that came to his mind when he heard the news of having cancer. Glen also shares his best experience during the treatment, the encounter with the Vietnam War veteran, and the moment he realized that there was light at the end of the tunnel. 

Timestamps

[03:03] The battle with cancer
[06:55] The emotional journey throughout the battle
[08:23] The three methods that they used to treat the cancer
[14:30] Glen’s experience of getting tattooed
[17:14] When Glen first heard the news of having cancer
[22:00] The experience with the Cardinals
[32:23] The best experience that Glen had during the cancer treatment
[40:00] The best encounter with the Vietnam War veteran
[46:20] The moment that Glen realized that there was light at the end of the tunnel
[52:36] The experience with the fireman in the hospital
[59:31] Glen’s final advice

Notable quotes:

• “The chemotherapy was part of the therapy that was difficult. It had a lot of side effects and other physical issues.” - Glen Wright [08:58]
• “It’s tough to be positive when you don’t know what the outcome will be.” - Glen Wright [13:13]
• “No matter what you are going through, there is light at the end of the tunnel.” - Glen Wright [45:45]

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We are joined today by Gary and Leesa Price. Gary and Scott have known each other for a very long time and we’re excited to share this conversation we had with them. These two are a couple that really does like each other who have a strong belief that things happen for a reason and that their journeys are often the very thing that make us who we are. Leesa was widowed at the age of 26 and left with 4 children under the age of 6 when her husband took his own life and went through a really difficult time as she tried to adapt to this new phase of life, but as she was able to work through things, she eventually came to realize that she loved helping other women who were going through difficult times similar to the journey that she had just been down and navigate it better than she did. Gary and Leesa found each other 14 years ago and have loved every minute of their journey as they have grown together.

About Gary and Leesa 1:33
Divine Turbulence: Navigating the Amorphous Winds of Life 9:48
Talking non stop and experiencing synergy 19:48
The Statue of Responsibility 21:14
Where they are with this project 25:17
The gift of giving 35:43
The scope of Gary’s work 40:00
Gary’s belief in a higher power 48:50
TP nights 67:43

“For a lot of years Gary worked on this before we even met, and then as we came together we realized that it wasn’t just an idea, it was actually his destiny. When something becomes that significant to you, it’s no longer a hobby. It becomes something that you’re compelled to do, so quitting has never been an option for us and it never will be.” 25:58

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Today we welcome to the podcast Dr. Reid Robison, who is the Chief Clinical Officer for Numinus and also has several local clinics known as Cedar Psychiatry. He has his own podcast and Instagram, and talks about this subject at great depth there, which we’re going to get into today. We talk about the world of psychedelic therapy, how music is important in what we do and how it is really having a powerful effect in the lives of people who are dealing with difficult things such as anxiety, stress, PTSD, suicidal thoughts, and all sorts of things that are widespread today. This is ancient medicine for today’s medicine and we hope this can be something that will help those who are struggling.

How he’s incorporating this medicine into his practice and his backstory 5:26
Common ways people get stuck 13:25
The harm chart 19:33
What has drawn him to this 23:48
Coming in for a ketamine treatment 29:36
The importance of music as medicine 35:52
What medicine is to the mind 42:54
The Marsh Chapel experiment 47:34
What Dr. Reid gives to people and microdosing 48:55
Some of the success stories he has seen 52:09

“So far it is synthetic Psilocybin that is still, like at the studies at Johns Hopkins, like in the ones we’re doing, still at this dose, bringing about a very strong, mystical type experience, but we would love to use naturally derived Psilocybin from mushrooms, and that’s coming I believe.” 49:10

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Today our guest is Dicken Bettinger, author of the book “Coming Home.” In his life he had the opportunity to work with and rub shoulders with Sidney Banks. Sidney had a moment of enlightenment in his life where he understood some universal principles of what life is, and it changed his life forever. We are pretty passionate about this and really it is the foundation of why we’re doing what we’re doing, so we invite you to sit back, take a moment, listen with your heart, don’t be attached to the words and just allow this message to flow through you.

Dicken’s background 1:51
Everyone is connected to cosmic energy 11:58
The 3 principles: thought, consciousness, and mind 18:41
For those who haven’t heard about this 24:06
Understanding the principles and putting them to work 37:47
Nature’s influence 48:33
People are beginning to understand 60:38
Feeling grief 63:44

“We are intimately a part of that dimension of life in the same way a wave is intimately a part of the ocean. We’re not separate from the other forms of life. It’s living us, creating us, breathing us, pumping our blood. We can’t not be that.” 15:54
“Insight learning is different than information learning. Information learning is memorization of facts, but it’s insight that changes people. Not information.” 24:38

Today we are so excited to have on the podcast a dear friend, the lovely Courtney Anderson, owner of Spa Trouve, the premiere med spa in Utah where they offer services such as laser hair removal, Cool Sculpting, Botox and filler treatments, and medical grade skincare treatments. She is a very talented entrepreneur that Larae has spent a lot of time with and she currently has 6 locations, with a 7th coming March 1st. Courtney talks about the great many things she has learned on her business journey and how she has been able to overcome all kinds of obstacles both in her own personal life and in her business, constantly adjusting to scale whatever mountain of challenges she is faced with.

How life changing skincare can be 1:40
Are you where you expected to be? 8:00
Courtney’s dad and his influence he has had on her 15:24
Finding feminine and masculine balance 21:18
The role her husband has played in her life as an entrepreneur 26:27
When her husband wanted to change things up 34:48
Going to the next layer of Courtney 41:05
The old paradigm of male and female roles 50:51

“I thought ‘Oh, I can change the world with this manager. I’ll partner her in, and then this esthetician will grow and we’ll make her the manager and I soon learned that even the people closest to you leave and you can’t bank on the people you work with. You have to bank on your vision. You have to hold tight to your vision, and you have to implement processes and systems to keep that vision progressing.” 11:58

Today we talk to a good friend of ours, Justin Swensen. He lives in Kanab, Utah and works in the wilderness therapy realm, working in a number of different ways and using other different methods, which we get into in this episode. Justin tells us about the positive effects that prolonged time in nature has on their clients and how they’re able to go and find that same connection with nature when they return home where you might not think nature or the same peaceful elements can be found. He has been able to see multiple young people experience the healing power that nature can have when prolonged time is spent there. “That cave you fear to enter holds the treasure that you seek.”

What drew him to this line of work 2:50
The value of being out in nature 9:42
An impactful story 14:51
How this work has impacted how Justin works and approaches the youth 25:03
Making the decision to go on the journey of wilderness survival 33:29
Finding good relationships 38:47
Music and its influence in therapy 46:16
How this has shaped him as a parent 58:13
Where he sees himself going from here 62:39

“He still struggled with his temper issue after that, but his desire to connect really depended in those moments and he started, when he would get upset, he would start looking for things in the desert that he found interesting and it would help him calm down.” 18:09

Today we are delighted to have our guest, Shannon Bahrke Happe, join us and you’re going to hear a lot about her experiences as an olympian, an entrepreneur, a mother, a wife, how she navigates the public speaking world, and what has really changed in her life since Covid, how that impacted her business, as well as changed her perspective about what people are looking for or needing in their lives. As you’ll see, she’s a bundle of energy that is forever thinking and giving. Shannon talks about the importance of breath and how to use it to destress, re-center herself, and focus, which she has done to drastically improve her calmness in life. We hope you enjoy this episode.

The thing that has proved the hardest 2:27
Dealing with suicide 7:19
Her amazing training program 9:38
The importance of breath 11:58
Getting into the flow state or the zone 15:56
The ebb and flow of Shannon’s and Matt’s relationship 21:46
Becoming great at something 30:37
How her message/audience has changed since Covid 35:24
How the connection to nature has impacted her 40:42
Her mother and her strong role model 50:19

“Breathing is one of the things that we can do consciously and subconsciously, and with intention, and just with no intention. It all happens whether we’re exercising or sleeping, or in yoga, or whatever we’re doing, we have to breathe. It’s one of the things that when we talk about mindfulness, it is one of the sole things that can bring us truly back into our body.” 12:10?

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We have a good friend of ours on the podcast today, Mr. Hugh Vail. We’ve known Hugh for about 4 years or so and when we were introduced to one another, he began this process of working with wild mustangs. He was on his own journey of healing, which is something that really connected us. We discuss how horses are so similar to humans in various ways and how they are able to help us understand our own internal feelings. Our most profound messengers from inside of us are our emotions, and if we have resentment in our life or feel we’re carrying it, it’s because we have pain that has been avoided and ignored. “Don’t seek for peace because when you seek for it, all you get is non peace. Seek to just be OK with what is, and then you will all of a sudden have peace.” -Eckhart Tolle

What Mustang Medicine is 7:19
Horses are 99.9% the same as humans 20:53
Avoiding shadow emotions 26:15
Willful surrender 37:33
The rewilding event 44:09
The spiritual aspect to the event 54:57
Changing his belief that he was not a good man 71:07

“[Horses] are 99.9% the same as humans. There’s a couple things, obviously they’re on 4 feet, we stand up right, but when you get into the skeleton, they only have 2 more bones than we do because one of the joints in their feet moves differently. Other than that they’re the same, the same digestive system, the same reproductive systems, the same everything. The human body has 11 major systems and horses have the same systems.” 20:53

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