Embracing Crazy Thorald Koren

so happy to be back and into season 2 of Embracing Crazy.
I start this season off with a solo episode, unpacking the the behind the story of my new song 'Here I Go', my deepest musical share to date on what it felt like to go through a critical case of OCD, and what it took to lean in, find my courage,  and find a new way of being in the face of it.
 
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In this episode, Jeffrey and I unpack the hidden gifts of the wounding/trauma we all go through in different ways in our lives. And how when we embrace the hurt we've been through, our greatest gifts often come to the surface, becoming our service to others.
Jeffrey Van Dyk is an international speaker, guide, and transformational leader specializing in helping others find their audience and serve their people. He's also a great friend.
Jeffrey shares the challenges he went through in his early life, and how eventually finding the gift in them gave him the courage to share his message and find his tribe. He now helps others do the same.
 
 

In this episode, Dr. Joan Rosenberg and I dive into the wild, counter-intuitive, and beautiful world of letting yourself experience unpleasant feelings as they arise.
This episode is so relevant to all of us.
Joan’s insights & behavioral approach; One of accepting feelings and welcoming emotion as a necessary step toward healing ,freedom, and resilience, is powerful and so helpful.
I am so grateful to know Joan is out there sharing such a kindred approach to emotional and mental health integration.

I recorded this episode of the podcast on the night before the one year anniversary of my son's passing.
I wasn't sure I would share it, so i put it away for a couple of months. Yet coming back to listening to the episode this week, I knew it was an honest way to open the conversation around what ultimately we all experience here on earth at different times in our lives; the Loss of those we love, and the waves of grief we will each face as humans being here on earth.
I will open the podcast to many more stories around loss and grief into the future, it felt important i go first.
In loving memory of my son, Jack Mutsuro Mcrae Koren. Each and every day i miss you, and I'm forever changed by you.
You my greatest miracle to date.
 
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In this episode, I'm in conversation with my friend and brother, Justin Michael Williams. 
Justin is the Author of 'Stay Woke', a transformational leader and speaker, alongside being  a Billboard top 20 recording artist.
Justin is at the forefront mindfulness, meditation and racial justice.
Justin and I dive into his amazing story, and what it took for him to come through challenges in his own mental and emotional health, to become the human he is today.
we jam on trauma and the trauma responses of Rigidity, that can behaviorally create perfectionism in someones life...often born out of the feeling and trigger of 'I'm not good enough' 
Justin also shares his experience with an eating disorder that derailed him in his earlier life.
to discover all the amazing things Justin is up to, please visit www.justinmichaelwilliams.com

Seeing yourself in another In this episode, I'm in conversation with Mitch Wallis.
Mitch is a leader in Mental health, and one of the most recognizable faces in the mental health conversation in Australia and beyond.We met originally when I spoke at the SMBI program at Columbia University after being invited to speak by the wonderful Barnet BainAfter the event, Mitch and I became immediate friends, and brothers in a conversation around mental health, and mental advocacy - to bring light to what is one of the largest health issues facing all generations alive today.Our stories are Similar in so many ways, and Mitch boldly shares his story;from his battle with his own mental illness , to how he walked a path into the mental health he has today.We chat about one of THE most important things we can do toward mental health for ALL of us.. to help create the space to share our mental health stories.To be able to see oneself in another is part of the healing, and to hear other people’s mental health stories, allows us to realize we are far from alone.To learn more on all the wonderful things Mitch Wallis is up to, go here: www.mitchwallis.com