The Breaking Normal Podcast

Daniel Eisenman
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Breaking Normal: Exploration of memetics, language, & mystery, and applying it to an everyday lifestyle

  1. Sep 23

    Hypnotize Yourself Into the Life You Actually Want with Jimmy Huynh

    Normal is trying to fit in. Breaking normal is diving in. Jimmy Huynh has lived seven careers across five industries, walked away from a life that looked successful on paper, and built his current work around one of the strangest and most powerful tools we discuss on the podcast: the subconscious mind. Jimmy uses hypnotherapy and subconscious reprogramming with his clients — and on himself — to uncover mental blocks, break old patterns, and question whether the things we spend our lives pursuing are even things we genuinely want. We talk about the difference between reinventing yourself and running away, how much of our identity is programmed into us, why success doesn’t necessarily make you fulfilled, and what happens when you deliberately start rewriting the programming underneath your conscious mind. Then it gets personal. At 37 — somehow looking about 27 😂 — Jimmy is preparing to move to Switzerland to be with the woman he loves, after a relationship adventure that included testing life together at AfrikaBurn in South Africa. Maybe the strangest takeaway is also the simplest: Normal is being hypnotized without knowing it. Breaking Normal is choosing the programming. 🌀 Jimmy’s work centers on helping people break old patterns, reconnect with what they actually want, and build lives around that vision. Connect with Jimmy: Instagram: @jimmy.serendipity Life Transformation Lab: @life.transformation.lab What If It’s Possible Podcast: @what.if.its.possible.podcast Website / coaching: fulfilledjourney.com Link hub: fulfilledjourney.com/link-in-bio And because Jimmy left the podcast with a fertility stack of his own: Want to get on the same fertility stack I gifted Jimmy? Get your hunt on at TribeVitamins.com.

  2. Aug 18

    Plucking Apart Beef vs. Bison vs. Elk Organs with Celebrity Chef James Barry

    James Barry went from cooking for Tom Cruise, George Clooney, Gerard Butler and Barbra Streisand to sneaking liver, heart, kidney, pancreas and spleen into everyday food as the founder of Pluck. We get into beef vs. bison vs. elk organs, grass-fed vs. grain-finished, which organs actually taste best, culinary applications for the weirdest parts of the animal, fatherhood, leaving Portland, his first impressions of Boulder - and whether Pluck might someday involve bison or elk. I also loaded James up with Tribe Vitamins samples: bison liver, heart, kidney, pancreas and spleen, elk liver + heart, elk velvet antler, Femur Creamer and more. Tribe Vitamins currently specializes in 100% grass-fed bison organs and North American elk products. And apparently morning sun is still the best sunscreen. ☀️😂 Links:James: https://eatpluck.comDaniel: https://tribevitamins.com Breaking Normal with James Barry: where celebrity chef meets ancestral nutrition, and beef finally has to defend itself against bison.

  3. Aug 4

    Sunrise, Synchronicity & Becoming Your Own Doctor | Caden Zrubek

    After being brought to a health reset by Lyme disease and mold exposure, Caden Zrubek wasn’t sure he’d have the bandwidth to coherently share his story. I’m grateful he did. What unfolded wasn’t just a conversation about health—it became a conversation about synchronicity, resilience, intuition, and learning to design a life that’s aligned with nature instead of constantly fighting against it. Caden and I retrace the unlikely chain of events that brought us together—from meeting at the Boulder Creek sauna, to me renting his truck, to my old #YoUberTube interviews years before we really knew each other, to a string of synchronicities that neither of us can fully explain. Today, Caden wakes up with the sunrise, structures his life around circadian biology, and helps others reconnect with their health by focusing on light, movement, environment, and the body’s innate ability to heal. In this episode we explore: Recovering from Lyme disease and mold exposureWhy conventional medicine wasn’t enough for his healing journeyBecoming your own doctor—and where modern medicine, personal responsibility, and God each fit into the healing processWhether “God as the doctor” and nature as medicine offer something modern healthcare often overlooksThe hidden impact of artificial light and our modern environmentWhy morning sunlight may be one of the most powerful forms of medicineThe surprising synchronicities that shaped both of our livesBuilding a truly “dialed” lifestyleWhy health begins with your environment long before it begins with supplements Follow Caden: Instagram: @caden_zrubekDialed Lifestyle: dialedlifestyle.comBioSpectral Systems: biospectralsystems.com If you want to “get your hunt on” like Caden, check out the 100% grass-fed bison organs and bison tallow balm from Tribe Vitamins: tribevitamins.com

  4. Jul 31

    Breakups, Boners & Becoming | Adam Roa on Crazy Love

    Adam Roa returns to The Breaking Normal Podcast to celebrate the release of his new book, Crazy Love, but this conversation quickly goes far beyond poetry. We dive into modern dating, "heartbreak", vulnerability, masculinity, authenticity, and one surprisingly memorable question: Can you have a boner… and cry at the same time? From the illusion of choice created by dating apps to why heartbreak can become one of life’s greatest teachers, this episode explores what happens when we stop performing and start telling the truth. We also discuss: Why every breakup might actually be a gift.The one question everyone should ask on a first date.The biggest problem with modern dating.Why creating emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual safety is the foundation of both healthy relationships and raising healthy children.How Adam’s daily practice keeps him grounded.The difference between chasing approval and becoming addicted to authenticity.Why what’s most personal often becomes the most universal.The tension between living from your history versus living toward mystery.Following your biology instead of your conditioning.Why I stopped showering… and why Adam thought I was taking tanning peptides.Why Adam is now officially a fan of edible bison tallow—and yes, we also talk about freeze-dried bison testicles and optimizing fertility before having children. Whether you’re healing from a breakup, questioning modern relationships, or simply trying to become more authentically yourself, this conversation is full of laughter, honesty, funcomfortable questions, and moments that may completely change the way you think about love. Connect with Adam Roa:🌐 Website: adamroa.com📖 Crazy Love — available now📷 Instagram: @adam.roa Support the podcast & experience fertility maxing:🦬 Tribe Vitamins: TribeVitamins.com

  5. Jul 27

    Speaking Is Praying. Listening Is Meditating. | David Sauvé

    My daughter Divina joined us in the studio as one of our live audience members for a conversation that quickly moved beyond words. David Sauvé is a holistic lifestyle guide, breath and bodyworker, and founder of the Quantum Soma Method. We talk about how we first met at Eben G. Fine Park in Boulder, and the synchronicities that continued unfolding through Tribe Vitamins, 100 Sundays, breathwork and Network Spinal Analysis. Years ago, David found himself near the end of his rope—living in mold, nearly losing the vision in his right eye and carrying the effects of anger, sexual trauma and a childhood in which connecting with other people did not come naturally. At his roommate’s suggestion, he decided to try Network Spinal Analysis. Over the following year, something began coming online. David was already a dancer, but the way he danced began to change. His body became more fluid, expressive and awakened. He describes a new energy blossoming from his spine like a flower—and almost exactly one year later, the vision in his right eye returned. That experience, and everything that happened between those two points, became part of the foundation for the work he now offers through Quantum Soma: combining breathwork, spinal attunement, movement, presence and nervous-system integration to help people reconnect with their bodies and move energy that may have been held for years. But what does “moving energy” actually mean? We go directly into the territory that can appear from the outside like an exorcism, an orgasm—or both. David helps bridge the gap between how this work looks and what may actually be happening internally. We also explore: * Why speaking can be a form of prayer and listening a form of meditation * What God, consciousness and energy mean beyond inherited definitions * How David went from an extremely awkward skateboarder who would punch kids in the balls and run away to someone who is still plenty weird—but definitely more capable of connecting and communicating with other people * The relationship between trauma, the nervous system, breath and spontaneous movement * David’s offer to give me a session that may be impossible to explain without experiencing it * How I held my breath for more than five minutes—and David held his for more than ten This conversation is an invitation to listen with more than your ears. Because perhaps speaking is praying. And listening is meditating. Connect with David Sauvé: Instagram: @davidsauve_embodied Quantum Soma Method: @quantum_soma_method Website: QuantumSomaMethod.com Explore Tribe Vitamins: TribeVitamins.com

  6. Jul 1

    From Black Bear Hunt to Plant Medicine Quest: A Hunter’s Awakening | Ryan Dumville

    Would you be willing to harvest the animal you eat… or would you rather pay someone else to do it? Ryan Dumville joins the Breaking Normal Podcast after a life-changing black bear hunt in Colorado that completely reshaped the way he sees life, death, food, gratitude, and purpose. What began as a hunting story became a conversation about sacred responsibility. From there, we connect Ryan’s experience to a plant medicine ceremony in Costa Rica with previous Breaking Normal guest Cheyenne Carter, the Lakota bison harvest behind Tribe Vitamins, the home birth of my daughter Divina, and why the portals of birth and death may be some of the most sacred experiences humans can witness. We also explore: 🦬 Why hunting may actually be more ethical than buying anonymous grocery store meat 🐻 The spiritual lessons hidden inside a bear hunt 🌿 Plant medicine, visions, and the birth of Ryan’s upcoming Arrow & Altar hunting retreats 🙏 Gratitude from harvest to plate 🪶 The sacredness of harvesting animals with intention 🏹 Why modern hunting can reconnect us to nature instead of separating us from itThis isn’t simply an episode about hunting. It’s an episode about remembering we comes from—and what responsibility really looks like. ➡️ Follow Ryan Dumville and learn more about his upcoming Arrow & Altar retreats: @rdumville ➡️ Get your modern-day hunt on at TribeVitamins.com — 100% grass-fed, grass-finished American bison organs

  7. Jun 27

    He’s actively trying to get Fat with Parasites, Bacteria, & More ~ Scott Hall Jr.

    Scott Hall Jr. may be the most radical guest we’ve ever hosted on Breaking Normal.   What started with what Scott describes as a mandatory two-dose HPV vaccine in high school sent him on a decades-long search for answers. That search took him from veganism for spiritual reasons to what he believes is the most natural way for humans to live. In this conversation, we discuss: * Why Scott says he reversed his Tourette’s and ADHD through a primal lifestyle.* Why he believes fresh, raw foods are fundamentally different from anything frozen or processed.* Why he eats raw meat—including beef, pork, chicken, and even bear.* Why he fears no parasites, bacteria, ticks, worms, staph, or trichomonas.* Why he’s intentionally trying to gain healthy body fat with parasites.* Why he believes pig poop and cow poop can have health benefits.* His views on vaccines, antibiotics, and modern medicine.* The divisions within the primal community over polyamory, psychedelics, and his interpretation of Aajonus Vonderplanitz’s teachings.L. Whether this conversation expands your mind or completely challenges your worldview, it’s one you won’t forget.   Follow Scott Hall Jr.:@scotthalljr If you’re looking for premium ancestral foods that Scott won’t have, learn why in this episode. Visit www.TribeVitamins.com

  8. Jun 11

    Yoga on the Inside with Eddie Modestini

    This episode begins with Eddie Modestini casually dropping into a yoga pose that makes him look 13 years old. The surprising part? He is 73 years old. From there, we dive into a lifetime of learning from a man who has spent more than five decades studying movement, breath, healing, and what it means to remain a student of life. We explore Eddie’s journey from working on an elk ranch in Paonia and suffering a debilitating slipped disc to being told surgery was his best option. Instead of going under the knife, he chose a different path—Tai Chi, massage therapy, and eventually yoga—a decision that would completely change the course of his life. Along the way, we discuss: Teaching yoga to Bob Marley’s mother and the Marley family, including Ziggy MarleyWorking with musicians like Michael FrantiHis connection to my friend Alec and their time studying yoga together in IndiaWhy he’s in Boulder this week for Alec’s weddingHow staying a student of life may be one of the most powerful longevity practices availableThe role of curiosity in keeping both the body and mind youthfulBee breathing, box breathing, breath retention, and a Norwegian exercise techniqueHow breath can influence energy, focus, recovery, and wellbeingMovement as medicineHis thoughts on nutrition, organ meats, and aging well More than a conversation about yoga, this is a conversation about choosing a different path when life presents obstacles—and continuing to learn long after most people stop asking questions. At 73 years young, Eddie is living proof that age and aging are not the same thing. Enjoy this conversation with a man who has spent a lifetime practicing Yoga on the Inside. Get your hunt on with Eddie at www.TribeVitamins.com and follow his journey on Instagram @yogaontheinside

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Breaking Normal: Exploration of memetics, language, & mystery, and applying it to an everyday lifestyle

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  • Creator
    Daniel Eisenman
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    239
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    Explicit
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    © Daniel Eisenman
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