Brian is a powerhouse mentor, trauma-informed coach, and keynote speaker who helps people turn pain into purpose. With a thriving global community and large social media following, he blends lived experience, business insight, and humor as a podcast host and stand-up comedian to inspire transformation. His work goes beyond healing from toxic relationships—he empowers individuals and communities to reclaim confidence, create opportunity, and drive meaningful social impact.
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I just got off the phone with someone whom I dearly love, but he was a little thrown off by my seemingly nonchalant demeanor during this whole mess. What’s the right thing to do? Aggressively delineate one contingency plan after another or stop and smell the roses while we’re essentially forced to? I kindly […]
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For those unfamiliar, let me share with you one of my favorite short parables. Pound-for-pound it best captures the essence of what it means to be human, succinctly and poignantly and any other three dollar words that end in “ly.”
Let us commence:
The Story of Two Wolves
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. […]
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I just returned home from a Super Bowl party on the Venice Canals, the most wonderfully stereotypical LA experience I’ve had to date: acai bowls and Impossible Burgers instead of your classic hot dog and burger BBQ, fully rapt attention for the halftime show and an utter disregard for the actual game (in fairness […]
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Although I pray, admittedly for pragmatic reasons, I really consider science to be the most functional form of religion I have. And if I can’t explain something with valid backing, I find it hard to fully suspend or disable my disbelief. Of course, any person who fancies themself to be hyper-rational (a backdoor way […]
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To be human is interesting, to say the least. We do things for reasons even we don’t understand (Thinking Fast and Slow, cognitive biases, Influence by Robert Cialdini, etc.). Let’s boil it down to two fundamental drivers of essentially all human decisions and actions. Without this realization and understanding, you will be very confused […]
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Do I want to go to my high school reunion? Not really. Nor do I desire to return to the annual Christmas party with an old batch of high school friends. This HS jock is going AWOL. You heard me girl.
Groups and their pertaining conversations if you can call them that suffer from what […]
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I love double-dipping and stacking health benefits; anything that smells of efficiency thoroughly excites me. Examples include getting vitamin D while forest bathing or walking in nature, or perhaps you fancy a meditative trance while walking. We live in an age where brains are valued over brawn, so anything that enhances mental clarity and cognitive […]
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If you’re not familiar, the Oura Ring is a wearable that tracks health variables and biometrics like heart rate variability (HRV), steps, REM and deep sleep, etc. I bought it explicitly for sleep tracking as nothing throws me off course faster than poor sleep; I wake up after a terrible night’s sleep looking for […]
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“Want to join me for a hike today, Brian?”
A seemingly innocuous question from a pretty good friend who is a walking Pretty Good Joke Book. I truly wish the answer was as simple as the question seems.
The opportunity cost of every action and decision can drive an optimizer mad if left unchecked. Any given […]
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Besides all the obvious ones like sugar, negative people, phone notifications, etc. listed below are some that you may have not considered or taken steps to reduce usage.
Toilet paper: bidet is the WAYShampoo: try the “no-poo” strategy or much less frequent use. Your hair oil glands and production will adapt instead of being on […]