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#79. Our 40 Day Shadow Work Journey with “Claim Your Power” by Mastin Kipp

“In my experience, I’ve always looked at the top level, being Behavior, as the first and foremost thing that we’re trying to change. And he (Mastin Kipp) argues that instead of focusing on behavior and trying to shift behavior, we should flip the script and then start with the Original Incident.” - Aidan Weinmann
Welcome back to another episode of Discover More.
In this week’s episode, we reflect on our experience completing Mastin Kipps’ book, “Claim Your Power”
“Claim Your Power” is a 40-day journey, that helps readers identify and dissolve hidden traumas and discover their life’s purpose.
The book is a unique blend of psychology and spirituality and combines captivating storytelling with insightful writing prompts.
We share some of the most impactful prompts from the book, as well as a few of our biggest takeaways.
One of our biggest ideas from the book is the “Anatomy of Transformation Ladder, a framework that explains that path to transformation.
When it comes to change, we all look at behaviors first… how to lose 10 pounds, wake up earlier, stick to a healthy diet, etc.
Kipp explains that for true change to occur, we must flip the model on its head and, instead of looking at behaviors first, we must look at our Original Incident, or trauma that informed the beliefs, emotions, stories, and behaviors in our life.
From bottom to top: Original Incident, Beliefs, Emotions, Stories, Behaviors.
We also share and reflect on our favorite quotes from the book.
This was one of the most impactful books that we’ve ever read, so we highly recommend picking up a copy if you feel called.
We hope you enjoy this episode of Discover More with us.
Show Notes:
“Claim Your Power” by Mastin Kipp
“Stillness Is The Key” by Ryan Holiday
Read More on “What is Shadow Work?”
A Simple Guide on Shadow Work
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#78. How to Notice & Integrate Judgement, and Embrace The Power of Group Flow, Live Music, and Trauma-Informed Yoga — Andrea Rumler, LLPC

“The trees are my biggest teachers, that’s the fewest words I can give that to you. Nature has changed my life. I think I’ve learned more about mental health from the trees than reading my textbooks all the time. Being in tune with that and Mother Nature and how it operates is our biggest teacher.” — Andrea Rumler, LLPC
Welcome back to another episode of Discover More.
This week, we continue our 2-part conversation with Andrea Rumler.
Andrea is a licensed clinical counselor, yoga teacher, golf coach, and nature enthusiast.
Last week’s episode is centered around Andrea’s personal journey into yoga & counseling, so we recommend listening to it as a starting point.
This week, we discuss a wide range of topics related to physical & emotional health, including, overcoming judgment, expanding our identity boxes, and doing shadow work.
Andrea shares how she balances self-care and client care, as well as some of the insightful questions she uses to find this balance.
We also discuss the power of live music, group events, and Mother Nature.
We hope you enjoy this episode of Discover More, with us and Andrea Rumler.
Show Notes:
Andrea’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrearumler_/
“The Body Keeps The Score” by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
“The Hidden Life of Trees” by Peter Wohlleben
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#77. Why We Need to Sit With Our Thoughts, Exercise Diaphragmatic Breathing, and Expand Our Understanding of Mental Health— Andrea Rumler, LLPC

"And this became the saying of the summer, 'sit with it.' Sit with it, please. Like we don't always have to make decisions based on what we're feeling right now, we don't always have to react. So we can just sit with it. If something's really bothering you, if you're really happy, sit with it for a minute and just soak that in." - Andrea Rumler, LLPC
Welcome back to another episode of Discover More.
This week’s guest is Andrea Rumler.
Andrea is a licensed clinical counselor, yoga teacher, and golf coach.
She has a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and comes with a wealth of knowledge around spirituality, psychology, philosophy, wellness, and social justice.
In this week’s episode, Andrea shares her surprising but inspiring journey into yoga, as well as some of the biggest lessons it taught her.
We also discuss the importance of living in alignment with values and noticing our thoughts and feelings (without judgment).
This conversation expanded our perspectives of mental health and provided many tangible actions to deal with anxiety and/or depression.
Show Notes:
Andrea’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrearumler_/
"Consciousness Medicine" by Francoise Bourzat
“The Body Keeps The Score” by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
Read About: The Eightfold Path
Read About: Diaphragmatic Breathing
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#76. The Reflective Episode—Finding Worthiness, Balancing Idleness & Productivity, Enneagrams, Integration, and More

"Because I think we live in the societal and social narratives that everyone's always saying, "I'm busy", "I'm always busy", "I'm working on this", "I'm working on that", but if you're always busy, when do we have time for ourselves? Our amazing guest, @weswoodson, once said: "how can you love yourself if you don't spend time with yourself?" I realized, "this is the first opportunity I've had to commit a month to nothing else, no one else, but to me. Just working on myself. - Benoit Kim
Welcome back to another episode of Discover More.
In this week's episode, hosts Aidan & Benoit sit down to reflect on Benoit’s first two months living in Los Angeles.
After leaving his job last May to pursue graduate school, Benoit felt like he had lost his purpose and was battling feelings of unworthiness.
Unworthiness is one of the most common and crippling issues that we’ve seen and experienced within the world, and it becomes a key topic of this week’s conversation.
We believe that you don’t need to be productive to be worthy. Just being human is enough.
Similarly, we believe that productivity is placed on a pedestal in America and idleness carries a negative stigma.
In this week’s episode, we dispel some of these ideas and explore the topics of achievement, worthiness, and recovery within our own lives.
Benoit shares about the personal struggles that he has recently faced, as well as the practices that have helped him heal in the past few months.
We also discuss a variety of topics including Enneagrams, motivation, and integration.
We hope you find this episode helpful, wherever you may be, and we thank you for listening.
Show Notes:
Wes Woodson’s Interview
David Choi on Joe Rogan Podcast
“The Art of Impossible” by Steven Kotler
Watch Pomodoro Technique on Youtube
“12 Rules for Life” by Jordan B. Peterson
“Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It” by Kamal Ravikant
The Enneagram Personality Test
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#75. How to Use Language to be More Intentional in Daily Life

“The words and the language are the main toolkits that we have. It is the main paintbrush that we have to describe not just external realities, to describe not just what we see, what we experience, our traumas, our stories, our experiences. But most importantly, it is, in a way, the only tool that we have to describe our internal realities onto the others.” - Benoit Kim
Welcome back to another episode of Discover More.
This week, we unpack one of the big topics from our interview with Professor Jack Knipe, Ph.D.—the power of language.
Jack explained the power of language through the lens of cognitive linguistics, which is the study of the relationships between language, the mind, and how we relate to the world.
Language is one of the most powerful tools we have in life.
As author Don Miguel Ruiz says, “The word is a force; it is the power you have to express and communicate, to think, and thereby to create the events in your life.”
We explore these relationships as well as some of the language reframes that we’ve used to create empowering narratives within our own lives.
This episode will help you explore the question, “how intentional are you being with the words that you’re bringing to life?”
Thank you for Discovering More with us this week.
Show Notes:
Subscribe to the DMP Newsletter:
More on: “What Is Cognitive Linguistics?”
More on: Neuro-Linguistic
Think Again by Adam Grant on Amazon
A Book on The Power of Affirmations - The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Dr. Joseph Murphy
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Arun Gandhi:
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#74. Reframing Life through Cognitive Linguistics and Finding Grace through Unconditional Love — Jack Knipe, Ph.D.

"There is a very thin line between being politically correct for the sake of trying to use it to charge on other people, because they aren't informed on using the correct terms, and actually trying to be instrumental in making the world a better place." - Jack Knipe, Ph.D.
Welcome back to another episode of Discover More.
This week, we continue our conversation with Jack Knipe.
Jack has a Ph.D. in International Education & Linguistics and is currently an assistant professor of English and Spanish at Limestone University & an International Student Support Coordinator.
He is an extremely impressive polyglot who speaks 9 languages and comes with a wealth of knowledge in sociolinguistic, critical thinking, and equitable education.
If you haven't checked out part 1 of this fascinating and wide-ranging conversation with Jack, we would strongly recommend you to check it out here.
In this episode, Jack shares vulnerably about his journey pursuing a Ph.D. while battling an autoimmune condition.
He also explains many fascinating and important topics including intercultural competency, cognitive linguistics, and psychological frame theory.
Using examples from his classroom and stories from his past, Jack delivers a conversation that is both emotionally moving and inspiring.
Please note that there are a few sensitive and potentially triggering topics discussed at the end of this episode, including death and suicide, so please feel free to skip accordingly.
We hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Discover More with us and Jack Knipe.
Show Notes:
Jack’s Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/jack.knipe
Jack’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackknipe
Jack’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackknipe
Jack’s Publications: https://www.limestone.edu/directory/john-knipe
Jack’s Email: jmknipe360@georgetown.edu
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#73. The Impact of Sociolinguistics, Education as an Art, and Critical Race Theory — Jack Knipe, Ph.D.

“In brief, dialogism says when you go to a text, and read a novel and they present different characters, every character should be viewed as having their own storyline. So dialogism plays out in the classroom in the same way. Recognizing theoretically that every student that I have has their own story. They all have their own narrative. Like you said, we can’t dismiss them. It’s very dehumanizing to pretend that all of these students can learn in the same way and they all have the same capacity and they all have the same background.” - Jack Knipe
Welcome back to another episode of Discover More.
This week’s guest is Jack Knipe, an assistant professor of English and Spanish at Limestone University & an International Student Support Coordinator.
Jack has a Ph.D. in International Education & Linguistics, Masters in Education in Integrated Curriculum & Instruction, and more. He is also an alumnus of the University of Cambridge, George Mason University, Georgetown University, and Middlebury College, just to name a few.
Jack comes with a wealth of knowledge and expertise in all things sociolinguistic, critical thinking, and more equitable education for all.
Not to mention, he is also an exceptionally impressive polyglot, who speaks 9 languages, including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Scottish Gaelic, and more.
In this episode, we discuss a wide range of fascinating topics related to language and education.
Jack shares his experience learning 9 languages, as well as teaching in K-12 and higher education settings.
He explains the complex relationship between language, race and power, and explores some of the positives and negatives of today’s education system.
Jack views education as an art, one that necessitates a holistic lens of openness, diversity, and compassion.
We hope you enjoy this week’s Discover More with us and Jack Knipe.
Show Notes:
Jack’s Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/jack.knipe
Jack’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackknipe/
Jack’s Publications: https://www.limestone.edu/directory/john-knipe

#72. 5 Biggest Lessons from Living in Philadelphia

“I think true vulnerability requires true discomfort. I think the definition of vulnerability is inherent to discomfort and vice versa. So I think you’re spot on - I think there is no true vulnerability without true discomfort. And if you feel comfortable sharing whatever you want to share, then that may be a vulnerable piece of your experience of the past, but currently speaking, you’re not being vulnerable in that moment.” - Benoit KimWelcome back to another episode of Discover More.It has been almost a month since Benoit has left Philadelphia, where he has called home for the last 4 years.He left Philadelphia on May 21st, and the date of today’s recording is June 19th, so he has been in LA for almost a month.So this is the episode where he reflects on his journey and chapter in Philadelphia, where he met so many amazing people and was able to collect so many invaluable toolkits. And where he was able to grow professionally and most importantly holistically as a person.This is the episode where Benoit attempts to distill down the 5 biggest takeaways and lessons from the last 4 years of his life in Philadelphia.The lessons are:1) We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know2) Vulnerability is Strength3) Curiosity is Power4) Always Be Humble5) Surrender is the WayWe hope you enjoy this week's episode of Discover More with us. Show Notes: Discover More Newsletter: https://tinyletter.com/discovermorepodcastDiscover More Website: https://discovermore.blog/Benoit’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benoitkim/Aidan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aidanjames24/Brene Brown TED talk “The Power of Vulnerability”: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=enBrene Brown Netflix Special “The Call to Courage”: https://www.netflix.com/title/81010166Art of Impossible by Steven Kotler: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Impossible-Peak-Performance-Primer/dp/0062977539Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday: https://www.amazon.com/Ego-Enemy-Ryan-Holiday/dp/1591847818Jaclyn’s Episode Part 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discover-more/id1478666639?i=1000511096776Jaclyn’s Episode Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discover-more/id1478666639?i=1000512059090

#71. How to Create Balance in a World of Expectation?

“By using the word 'find' we are tricking ourselves because there’s not a magic button… balance isn’t hidden somewhere in this room for us to discover. It’s not an Easter egg hunt. But rather, it’s a cultivated practice. Just like anything else in the world. Similarly, I think that’s the same ethos we want to convey about the difference between finding balance and creating balance. You must create it through continuous practice. Because if you can’t find balance in the little things in life, how can you possibly find balance when it really matters.” - Benoit KimWelcome back to another episode of Discover More. This week, we’re kicking off a new series that we’re excited to share with you.These mini-episodes will discuss one of the main topics that we discussed in last week’s interview.One of the big ideas that came up in our last interview with Sashia Liriano was Balance.In the episode, we discussed the balance of flavors within food, also known as “Umami”.So, we wanted to take it a step further to unpack what balance means to us and how we strive towards it in everyday life.We hope you enjoy this week's episode of Discover More with us.

#70. America’s Gentrified Food Culture, the Beauty of Dominican Cuisine, and the Chef’s Journey — Sashia Gabrieli Liriano

“But I think an important thing is making things inclusive. Before anything goes out to a customer, every single person in the kitchen and all of the servers try everything. We take input from everybody. Understanding that everyone knows what good food tastes like. Having an inclusive kitchen where everybody’s able to put their input in. I think that’s what builds a great menu.” - Sashia LirianoWelcome back to another episode of Discover More.This week, we continue our conversation with Sashia Liriano.Sashia is a Dominican American chef who is the Chef de Cuisine at Friday, Saturday, Sunday, the #2 restaurant in the city according to Philly Magazine.In part 1 of the interview, Sashia shares about her personal journey into the culinary world, so we recommend starting there for context around this week’s conversation.In this episode, we bounce around to a wide range of food topics, ranging from recipes to recommendations to food insecurity.Sashia explains what she looks for in a good restaurant and recommends some of her favorite places to eat and shop for groceries in Philadelphia.She also shares about her experience growing up in the Bronx and how that informs her life today, both in and outside of the kitchen.We also dive into an uncomfortable but important conversation around food insecurity. Not only is food inaccessibility damaging the health of disadvantaged populations, but it’s also disrupting the food systems and cultural traditions of many communities.We both took so much away from this conversation and we encourage everyone to reflect on the topics discussed, especially around food inequality and our role in it.We hope you enjoy this episode of Discover More, with us and Sashia Liriano. Show Notes:Sashia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sashia_gabrieli_/Friday Saturday Sunday’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friday.saturday.sunday/Restaurant Website: https://www.fridaysaturdaysunday.com/Sashia’s Favorite Restaurants in Philadelphia: - New American- Cadence: https://www.cadencerestaurant.com/ - French- Forsythia: https://www.forsythiaphilly.com/ - Chinese- David’s Mai Lai Wah: http://www.davidsmailaiwah.com/ - Mexican- Burrito Feliz Foodtruck: https://www.instagram.com/burritofelizphilly/?hl=en - Pho- Nam Phuong: https://www.namphuongphilly.com/ - Ramen- Terakawa Ramen: http://www.terakawaramen.com/ - Sandwich- Stockyard Sandwich: https://www.stockyardphilly.com/ - Sandwich- Middle Child: https://middlechildphilly.com/