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The RAW VIBE Podcast: Unfiltered Empowerment & Mindset Mastery Welcome to The RAW VIBE, your essential source for unfiltered conversations that drive sustainable personal growth. We dig deep into the wins, the failures, and the lessons that shape real resilience. Join us every Tuesday as we interview captivating guests to help you rewire your subconscious, unlock your potential, and cultivate a life of purpose. Subscribe now to start your journey and catch new episodes every TUESDAY at 4:00 AM PT. #PersonalGrowth #ResilientMindset #Empowerment #MindsetMastery

  1. Sep 29

    How Small Habits Can Change Your Life

    What if changing your life doesn't require one giant decision—but a series of small ones? In Episode 409 of The Raw Vibe, Chuck Tuck welcomes back Matan Cohen-Citron for another thought-provoking conversation about the powerful connection between movement, habits, mindset, and behavior change. Matan explains why movement isn't just about physical fitness. It can also be a powerful tool for emotional health, mental well-being, longevity, and personal growth. We explore how movement complexity and diversity can challenge the brain and body, why our habits can be difficult to change, and how subconscious beliefs and programming can influence the way we behave. The conversation also dives into something many of us struggle with: resistance to change. Why do we know what we should do but still find ourselves avoiding it? Matan shares practical strategies for overcoming mental blocks, starting small, building sustainable habits, and turning positive decisions into lasting behavioral change. You'll also hear why planning, execution, and reflection are important parts of changing behavior—and how self-awareness and self-regulation can help us move through fear, doubt, adversity, and the beliefs we inherit from society and culture. The message is simple but powerful: you don't have to change everything at once. Small, intentional decisions can create an exponential effect over time. • The connection between movement and emotional health• Why movement diversity and complexity matter for longevity• How habits are formed—and how we can change them• Overcoming resistance to movement and personal change• The influence of beliefs and subconscious programming• How to start small and build sustainable habits• Planning, executing, and analyzing behavioral change• Overcoming fear, doubt, and mental blocks• How societal and cultural beliefs influence health and movement• The importance of self-awareness and self-regulation• How adversity and conflict can contribute to personal growth• The exponential impact of small positive decisions "Movement can be a powerful tool for emotional health." "Building movement complexity keeps the brain young." "Start small and build sustainable habits." Whether you're trying to become more active, improve your emotional well-being, break an unhealthy habit, or simply create a healthier and more intentional life, this conversation offers practical ideas you can begin putting into action. Learn more about Matan Cohen-Citron, his approach to movement, mindset, hypnotherapy, and personal transformation: 🌐 www.MatansMovement.com For more conversations with fascinating people exploring life, personal growth, health, technology, relationships, and the human experience: 🌐 www.TheRawVibe.com If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to The Raw Vibe, follow the show, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who could benefit from the conversation. Your support helps The Raw Vibe continue bringing meaningful conversations and fascinating guests to listeners everywhere. Please be a responsible pet parent. Our pets depend on us for their health, safety, and well-being. Spaying or neutering your pets when appropriate can help reduce pet overpopulation and support healthier communities for animals. Keep moving. Keep learning. Keep growing. And remember—small decisions can lead to big changes.

    How Small Habits Can Change Your Life

  2. Sep 24

    Reprogram Your Mind- The Truth About Hypnotherapy

    Are You Really in Control of Your Mind? The Hidden Power of the Subconscious What if some of the behaviors, fears, habits, and emotional patterns we struggle with aren't controlled entirely by our conscious mind? In this thought-provoking episode of The Raw Vibe Podcast, Chuck Tuck sits down with Nelson Whiting of No Limits Hypnotherapy for a fascinating conversation about hypnotherapy, the subconscious mind, belief systems, triggers, addiction, compulsive behaviors, self-acceptance, personal growth, and the connection between our mental and physical states. Nelson explains how he approaches subconscious patterns and why simply knowing that we need to change doesn't always translate into changing our behavior. The conversation explores how triggers and associations can influence habits, how deeply held beliefs can shape our identity, and how changing the way we understand ourselves may influence the way we respond to the world around us. We also dive into what actually happens during hypnosis, the neuroscience and altered states associated with hypnosis, spiritual perspectives on the mind, and the role that faith, grace, and a higher power can play in personal transformation. Nelson shares examples from his work and discusses his approach to creating change in as little as 1–3 sessions, as well as the importance of testing and reinforcing new patterns. Most importantly, this conversation isn't simply about hypnosis. It's about understanding ourselves—why we develop certain patterns, why we sometimes fight against the very changes we want, and how self-love, self-acceptance, and a growth mindset can become part of the journey. 00:22 — The role of triggers and belief systems in addiction 01:41 — The science behind hypnosis and altered states 03:32 — Neuroscience and spiritual views on the mind 05:34 — Working with the subconscious to change behavior 07:30 — Case studies: overcoming compulsive behaviors 10:40 — The importance of self-acceptance and internal energy 13:28 — Triggers, associations, and how habits form 16:16 — The power of belief systems and changing core identities 18:36 — Rapid change in 1–3 sessions and success rates 22:23 — The paradox of subconscious protection and change 24:44 — The role of faith, higher power, and grace 34:46 — Practical tools: accessing and reprogramming the subconscious 44:58 — The importance of self-love, self-acceptance, and a growth mindset 49:25 — The physical effects of mental states and self-criticism 54:33 — Conclusion: Empowerment through understanding the mind Learn more about Nelson Whiting and No Limits Hypnotherapy: No Limits Hypnotherapy You can also visit the website to learn more about their approach, available programs, testimonials, and consultation options. If you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe to The Raw Vibe Podcast, leave a comment, and share this episode with someone who might find the conversation valuable. Have you ever wondered whether your subconscious mind is influencing your behavior more than you realize? Watch the episode. Listen to the conversation. Then tell me what you think. This episode is intended for informational and conversational purposes only. The discussion represents the perspectives and experiences shared by the guest and should not be considered medical, psychological, or professional healthcare advice. No Limits Hypnotherapy states on its website that it is not a medical doctor or licensed psychologist and does not diagnose, treat, prescribe, prevent, cure, or heal medical conditions. 🎙️ In This Episode🔗 Connect With No Limits Hypnotherapy🎧 Listen, Watch & Subscribe⚠️ Important Note

    Reprogram Your Mind- The Truth About Hypnotherapy

  3. Sep 16

    Your Gut Is Talking To You!

    What if your gut is influencing far more than your digestion? Your microbiome may play an important role in the complex relationship between the gut, brain, mood, energy, and overall wellness—and in this fascinating episode of The Raw Vibe, Chuck Tuck sits down with holistic health educator Karen “ZuZu” Armas for an energetic conversation about gut health, natural wellness, nutrition, and the human body. ZuZu shares insights from her personal health journey and decades of educating others about holistic health, cellular health, nutrition, and natural approaches to wellness. She explores why microbiome diversity matters, how diet can interact with neurotransmitters, and why the gut-brain connection has become such an important area of health discussion. The conversation also explores processed foods, antibiotics, minerals, iodine, sunlight, healthy fats, candida, and the importance of understanding how the body functions. ZuZu's work centers on education and helping people better understand their bodies. She is the founder of ZuZu Unleashed, co-founder of Holistic Health Educators, and co-founder of Lilly Fields Wellness Center in Georgia. 🦠 Gut health and microbiome diversity🧠 The gut-brain connection and mental wellness🥗 How nutrition and diet affect the body🧬 Microbiome diversity and chronic health⚡ Neurotransmitters and the digestive system🧂 The role of minerals and iodine in cellular function☀️ Sunlight, vitality, and the body's relationship with nature🍬 Processed foods, sugar, and modern dietary habits🧫 Candida and questions surrounding gut health🌿 Natural and holistic approaches to wellness💡 Why health education can change the way we think about our bodiesZuZu also discusses her own experiences with epilepsy, scoliosis, and arthritis and how those experiences shaped her approach to holistic health education. Her personal account and the approaches she advocates should be considered her perspective; medical conditions should always be discussed with an appropriately qualified healthcare professional. 🌿 Connect With ZuZu Lilly Fields Wellness Center:www.lillyfieldscenter.com ZuZu Unleashed:www.zuzuunleashed.com Instagram:@zuzu_unleashed Facebook:ZuZu Unleashed on Facebook Holistic Health Educators:Holistic Health Educators If this conversation makes you think differently about your health, don't keep it to yourself. 👉 Watch, listen, subscribe, and share The Raw Vibe with someone who might find this conversation valuable. 👍 Like the episode💬 Leave a comment and tell us what resonated with you🔔 Subscribe to The Raw Vibe on YouTube📲 Share this episode with your friends and family Real people. Real conversations. A brighter tomorrow. 🎧 Join the Conversationvisit: www.TheRawVibe.com 00:00 Introduction to Zuzu Armas and her health journey 01:01 The microbiome's role in happiness and mental health 01:49 Introduction 01:50 Impact of processed foods and antibiotics on gut bacteria 04:33 The connection between gut health and chronic diseases 06:24 Natural strategies for reversing epilepsy and scoliosis 10:23 The importance of healthy fats and avoiding sugar 14:35 Neurotransmitters and the microbiome's influence 18:28 Testing for candida and understanding microbiome health 22:28 The significance of minerals and iodine in health 28:22 Sunlight, biophotons, and their effects on vitality 34:24 Returning to nature and simple health solutions 38:31 The importance of education and natural healing principles 48:26 Practical steps to start improving health today

    Your Gut Is Talking To You!

  4. Sep 14

    You’re Not Stuck—Your Survival Skills May Be Holding You Back

    Life doesn't always follow the plan. Relationships end. Careers change. Children grow up. Grief arrives. Retirement forces a new identity. Sometimes the person you thought you were—and the life you thought you were building—no longer exists. So what do you do next? On this episode of The Raw Vibe Podcast, I sit down with Chanda Coston, U.S. Navy veteran, business strategist, published author, mother of five, grandmother, and self-described “professional pivoter.” Chanda has lived through military service, entrepreneurship, career transitions, four divorces, grief, retirement at 50, and multiple seasons of rebuilding. Her experiences have given her a unique perspective on something many people struggle with: How do you stop simply surviving your life and start intentionally creating it? Our conversation goes far beyond motivation. We explore the hidden ways survival skills can become self-sabotaging patterns, why highly capable people often feel compelled to carry everything themselves, and why being needed can sometimes become tied to our sense of self-worth. We also get into the difficult questions: 👉 How do you know when resilience has turned into unnecessary endurance?👉 Why do we stay in situations that no longer serve us?👉 What happens when divorce, grief, retirement, or major life changes disrupt your identity?👉 How do you rebuild self-trust after making choices you regret?👉 Is changing your mind really failure—or can it be a sign of growth?👉 How do you let go of the version of yourself that everyone else expects you to be?👉 And perhaps most importantly, how do you start over without believing you're starting from scratch? Chanda brings both professional expertise and deeply personal experience to the conversation, offering practical insight for anyone navigating life transitions, personal growth, career change, relationships, burnout, identity shifts, or the challenge of figuring out what comes next. Because sometimes the biggest breakthrough isn't becoming someone new. It's finally giving yourself permission to become who you were meant to be. Survival skills and self-sabotageThe psychology of being “the strong one”Resilience vs. unnecessary endurancePeople-pleasing and the need to feel neededDivorce and rebuilding your identityGrief and major life transitionsStarting over after 40, 50, or beyondRebuilding self-trustTaking responsibility without living in regretGiving yourself permission to changePersonal transformation and intentional livingMoving from surviving to creatingConnect with Chanda Coston:Chanda Coston's Website Free Resource — Barriers to Breakthrough:Barriers to Breakthrough Guide In This Episode:

    You’re Not Stuck—Your Survival Skills May Be Holding You Back

  5. Sep 14

    What Keeps You Going When Life Falls Apart? Part 2

    What keeps you going when the cameras are off, the lights go down, and you're alone with your thoughts? That's the question at the heart of Part 2 of my conversation with Jeff Johnston of Living Undeterred. This episode takes our conversation into some unexpectedly deep territory—exploring resilience, grief, self-compassion, spirituality, human connection, mindfulness, music, mental health, and finding hope during life's darkest moments. Jeff opens up about how his psychedelic experiences changed the way he viewed himself and helped him confront the person he had been hardest on for much of his life: himself. He describes learning to step outside his own ego, develop greater self-compassion, and recognize that he had been carrying enormous expectations and judgment. Then comes one of the most powerful stories of the conversation. Jeff recalls a night scuba diving with his son Seth in Saint Lucia. During a safety stop, the divers turned off their lights—and in the darkness, Jeff suddenly heard the distant calls of whales. The experience became a profound metaphor for life. What if we're so focused on where we're pointing our own spotlight that we're missing everything happening around us? Jeff realized that he had spent portions of his life focused on achievement, money, expectations and his own internal struggles while potentially missing the things that mattered most. He now encourages people to occasionally “turn off the flashlight” and simply listen—to the world, to other people, and to themselves. We also talk about the surprising power of music, why certain sounds can instantly change our emotional state, the importance of allowing ourselves to be who we are without constantly worrying about how other people perceive us, and why Jeff believes lived experience and human connection can be incredibly powerful. But eventually, our conversation comes back to the question that matters most: When you're alone and nobody is watching, what keeps you going? Jeff's answer is simple but incredibly powerful: he reminds himself that he has survived 100% of every worst thing that has ever happened to him. He talks about hope, faith, journaling, resilience, impermanence, and believing that his best days can still be ahead of him. This episode isn't about pretending that life doesn't hurt. It's about recognizing that the hard moments don't last forever—and neither do the good ones. It's about learning to be kinder to ourselves. It's about paying attention. It's about human connection. And sometimes, it's simply about waiting long enough for the darkness to pass. If you've ever struggled with grief, loss, loneliness, mental health, self-doubt, or simply wondered how you're going to get through the next difficult chapter of your life, there's something in this conversation for you. Because sometimes the most important thing you can do is keep going. 🎙️ The Raw Vibe PodcastReal People. Real Stories. Real Conversations. This is Part 2 of my conversation with Jeff Johnston. visit: https://www.brightn.app/visit: www.TheRawVibe.com

    What Keeps You Going When Life Falls Apart? Part 2

  6. Sep 12

    When Life Changes Everything: Finding Strength When You Need It Most

    Better, Not Bitter: Jeff Johnston on Loss, Addiction, Grief & Finding Purpose Part 1 of 2 What happens when life takes someone you love—and then asks you to keep going? In Part 1 of this deeply personal two-part conversation, I sit down with Jeff Johnston, founder of Living Undeterred, for a conversation that goes far beyond addiction and mental health. Jeff knows devastating loss firsthand. After losing his 23-year-old son, Seth, to fentanyl poisoning, his life changed forever. Years later, he would experience another devastating loss with the death of his wife, Prudence, from alcoholism. It would be understandable for grief, anger, and bitterness to take over. But Jeff made a different choice. He chose “Better, Not Bitter.” In this episode, Jeff opens up about what that choice really means—and what it looks like when you're dealing with grief that doesn't simply disappear. We talk about addiction, fentanyl, mental health, the stigma surrounding substance abuse, the importance of asking for help, and the difficult question many people eventually face: How do you find a reason to keep moving forward when your world has been turned upside down? This isn't a conversation about having all the answers. It's about being honest about the questions. Jeff shares the experiences that ultimately led him to create Living Undeterred, a mission dedicated to helping people and communities confront addiction, mental health challenges, grief, and the human cost of silence. If you have ever experienced profound loss—or know someone who has—this conversation may hit differently. And this is only Part 1. Part 2 takes the conversation even deeper. 🎙️ The Raw Vibe PodcastReal people. Real stories. Real conversations.

    When Life Changes Everything: Finding Strength When You Need It Most

  7. Sep 9

    Why Seed Oils Are In Everything (And How To Avoid Them)

    Truth About Seed Oils: What Should We Really Know?Are seed oils as concerning as we’ve been led to believe—or is the conversation more complicated than social media makes it seem?In this episode of The RAW VIBE Podcast, I’m joined by Cherie Calbom, MS, CN, better known as "The Juice Lady.” Cherie is a nutritionist, health educator, and bestselling author who has spent decades helping people think differently about nutrition and healthy living.Our conversation takes a closer look at the ongoing debate surrounding seed oils and the foods we eat every day. Cherie shares her perspective on the concerns surrounding commonly used oils, traditional fats, food processing, omega-6 fatty acids, and inflammation.We also talk about something much more practical: How can we make better food choices without becoming overwhelmed by conflicting nutrition advice?Cherie shares practical ideas for becoming more aware of the ingredients we consume, choosing cooking fats, and taking a more intentional approach to what goes on our plates.Whether you already avoid seed oils, are considering making changes to your diet, or simply want to understand why seed oils have become such a controversial topic, this conversation is designed to give you information to consider and questions to ask.Listen to the conversation, hear Cherie's perspective, and make the choices that are right for you.🎙️ The RAW VIBE Podcast with Chuck TuckThis episode is for general informational and educational purposes and is not intended to provide medical or nutritional advice. Health claims discussed during the episode represent the perspectives of the participants and should be evaluated alongside reliable scientific evidence and guidance from qualified healthcare professionals.Are seed oils actually bad for your health? We break down the science behind seed oils to clarify what you should really know.This discussion features a direct conversation analyzing the nutritional impact of common cooking fats. If you have been confused by conflicting advice regarding dietary choices, this session helps separate fact from fiction. We examine the current evidence surrounding seed oils to provide a balanced perspective on their role in modern nutrition.Understanding how processed vegetable oils affect the body is essential for anyone focusing on long-term wellness. By looking at the available data, you can make informed decisions about what to keep in your pantry and what to avoid. We aim to clear up the confusion regarding inflammation and metabolic health associated with these ingredients, helping you navigate grocery shopping with more confidence.Subscribe for weekly nutrition breakdowns and comment below with your questions about dietary fats. visit and support the guest: https://juiceladycherie.com/ visit and support the channel: www.TheRawVibe.com

    Why Seed Oils Are In Everything (And How To Avoid Them)

  8. Sep 3

    What It Means To Be A Highly Sensitive Person

    In Part 1, Angie Feuerstein shared the storms she has faced and the experiences that shaped her journey. In Part 2 of our conversation on The Raw Vibe, we move from the story to the tools that can help us navigate our own storms.Angie, author of Navigating the Storm: Journal to Action for the Sensitive Soul, shares practical ways to find steadiness when life feels overwhelming. We explore the power of stillness, journaling, grounding, accepting reality, and activating faith—and how these simple but meaningful practices can help us process difficult emotions rather than become consumed by them.We also talk about letting go of what we cannot change, finding peace in the middle of uncertainty, and discovering that living “fully alive” doesn't mean having a life without problems. Sometimes, it means learning how to move through the storms while still making room for joy, purpose, hope, and peace.Angie's message is ultimately about more than surviving adversity. It's about discovering practical ways to keep moving forward and becoming more intentional about how we live—even when the waters around us aren't calm.If you're going through a difficult season, or know someone who is, this conversation offers perspective, encouragement, and tools you can begin putting into practice.🎙️ Part 2 of my conversation with Angie Feuerstein on The Raw Vibe.

    What It Means To Be A Highly Sensitive Person
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The RAW VIBE Podcast: Unfiltered Empowerment & Mindset Mastery Welcome to The RAW VIBE, your essential source for unfiltered conversations that drive sustainable personal growth. We dig deep into the wins, the failures, and the lessons that shape real resilience. Join us every Tuesday as we interview captivating guests to help you rewire your subconscious, unlock your potential, and cultivate a life of purpose. Subscribe now to start your journey and catch new episodes every TUESDAY at 4:00 AM PT. #PersonalGrowth #ResilientMindset #Empowerment #MindsetMastery

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    Raw Vibe Media
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    426
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