EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONS with Amin Mombani

AMIN MOMBANI

Welcome to Everyday Conversations with Amin Mombani — a podcast built for the rest of us. This is a space where we drop the armor, skip the filtered noise, and talk about the actual things we all go through. No fancy acts, no perfect scripts—just real, down - to - earth and daily conversations. Your voice and your opinion actually matter here. Take what clicks, leave the rest, and keep it real. Hit that follow button.

  1. 1d ago

    Ep 11 | YOU ARE SO ENOUGH – Leslie Kuny on Rebuilding, Business Betrayal & Finding Your Special Sauce | Everyday Conversations

    She made a choice that was best for her. It also made peoplesee her as the villain.   Leslie Kuny is an award-winning dance educator and studioowner. In this conversation: losing every teaching contract in one year, walking away from a business partnership, and why she tells her students "Everything's made up and the points don't matter."  Follow the show so you never miss an episode. New conversations every Sunday and Wednesday. 💬 "That choice led people to see me as a villain." — Leslie 💬 "Everything's made up and the points don't matter." — Leslie 💬 "She danced through it." — Amin⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Cold open 00:40 Welcome + intro 07:43 Growing up in small-town Saskatchewan 26:47 Losing every teaching contract in 2017 28:50 The business partnership and the split 39:52 What it's like day-to-day at her own studio now 43:01 The student who reminded her why she does this Connect with Leslie: Instagram: @lesliekuny Website: https://absolutemotion.ca Contact Details for Host Amin Mombani - Host Email: Mombanipodcast@gmail.com Website: https://aminmombani.podview.com Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIoXPESGBAlhpbeWg_E7Hrw Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/033CGyVtUGh2KFJ0MJypEZ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-conversations-with-amin-mombani/id6782858287 CastBox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id7284639?country=us LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amin-mombani-29979721/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61592072735008#EverydayConversations #AminMombani #confidencecoaching #smallbusiness #dancerlife #LeslieKuny #AbsoluteDanceStudio

    Ep 11 | YOU ARE SO ENOUGH – Leslie Kuny on Rebuilding, Business Betrayal & Finding Your Special Sauce | Everyday Conversations
  2. 4d ago

    Episode 11 | You're Not Broken ft. Dr. Victor Daniel, from Falcon Doctor to Family Constellations | Everyday Conversations

    He used to bring falcons back from the edge with surgicalprecision. Now he does it for people.   Dr. Victor Daniel is the "Falcon Doctor" — a former elite falcon veterinarian turned Family Constellations facilitator andtherapist. In this conversation: inherited family patterns, walking away from an elite career, and why you're not broken — you're just carrying something that was never yours.   Follow the show so you never miss an episode. New conversations every Sunday and Wednesday. ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:07 Cold open 04:32 The Falcon years 13:13 Walking away from an elite medical career 21:27 Inside a Family Constellations session 36:08 "You're not broken" — the core message 44:01 Where his spiritual transformation began 49:14 Wildcard: hilariously bad at accepting ignorance 51:02 Can AI replace this human work? 52:04 His takeaway message Connect with Dr. Victor Daniel: Instagram: @dr.danielmateuta YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@BeyondAwakening8⁩  Contact Details for Host Amin Mombani - Host Email: Mombanipodcast@gmail.com Website: https://aminmombani.podview.com Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIoXPESGBAlhpbeWg_E7Hrw Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/033CGyVtUGh2KFJ0MJypEZ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-conversations-with-amin-mombani/id6782858287 CastBox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id7284639?country=us LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amin-mombani-29979721/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61592072735008 #EverydayConversations #SilentEmotionalCrisis #ComingHome #MentalHealthMatters #HighAchievers #YouAreNotAlone

  3. Aug 19

    THE SILENT EMOTIONAL CRISIS: COMING HOME TO WHO YOU ALREADY ARE ft. ROHNE

    She built the career most people dream about — global banking, a life across continents, every external marker of success. And underneath it, she was disconnected, exhausted, and quietly falling apart. In this episode, Amin sits down with Rohne — Silent Emotional Crisis™ Expert, Courage Coach, and author of Realized: From Rock Bottom to Unconditional Love. Rohne opens up about the gap between the self we build to survive and the selfwe actually are, the night that changed the entire direction of her life, and why she now spends her days helping high achievers stop performing success and start actually feeling it. This is a conversation about coming home — to yourbody, your mind, and who you were always meant to be. 🎙️ In this episode: 💬 "You don't need to become someone else. You just need to come home to who you already are." 🎧 Watch the full conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIoXPESGBAlhpbeWg_E7Hrw Contact Details for GuestRohne — Silent Emotional Crisis™ Expert, Courage Coach & Author Email:rohneconnect@gmail.com Website: https://rohneofficial.com Book: Realized: From Rock Bottom to Unconditional Love (Amazon) Instagram: @rohne.officialFree masterclass "Feel Rich Inside & Out™" — coming soon on her website Contact Details for HostAmin Mombani - Host Email: Mombanipodcast@gmail.com Website: https://aminmombani.podview.com Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIoXPESGBAlhpbeWg_E7Hrw Spotify Link:https://open.spotify.com/show/033CGyVtUGh2KFJ0MJypEZ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-conversations-with-amin-mombani/id6782858287CastBox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id7284639?country=us LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/amin-mombani-29979721/ #EverydayConversations #SilentEmotionalCrisis #ComingHome #MentalHealthMatters #HighAchievers#YouAreNotAlone

  4. Aug 16

    He Named His Directional Debut After His Own Diagnosis — Cole Sylla on Mental Illness, Anger as Armor & The Camera That Saved Him.

    His directorial debut is named after a diagnostic code. It'shis own.   Cole Sylla is a writer and documentary producer whose workcenters on mental health. In this conversation: the bipolar II diagnosis behind his directorial debut "f31.9," anger as a way of pushing past fear, and the script that got him to HBO and Showtime. 🎙️ In this episode: - Why "f31.9" — the diagnostic code for bipolar II disorder — became the title of his directorial debut - How anger became his way of pushing past fear, and what itcost him in an HBO pitch meeting - The camera as a source of safety since childhood — and howit let him "control the narrative" - Why his script "Porter" — about a civil rights attorney secretly battling mental illness — became the one that got him to HBOand Showtime - What he'd say to someone documenting everything exceptwhat's happening inside them   💬 "I don't need permission." — Cole 💬 "I'm always preaching to an audience of one." — Cole 💬 "Cole picked up a camera instead of picking up the phone." — Amin Mombani   ⏱️Timestamps: 00:01 Cold open 01:43 Getting into screenwriting almost by accident 07:03 Anger as a coping mechanism 10:46 Growing up between two faiths 14:35 Coming to the US — early trauma 21:45 His college roommate's death 36:20 "Where I'm From with Brent Johnstone" 42:01 f31.9 — the diagnosis behind his directorial debut 45:29 The script that got him to HBO and Showtime 57:16 Wildcard: terrible at basketball   🔗 Connect with Cole: Website: ColiSylla.com   🔗 Listen/watch everywhere: Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/033CGyVtUGh2KFJ0MJypEZ?si=4049b4af670847d3 Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-conversations-with-amin-mombani/id6782858287 All platforms: https://aminmombani.podview.com Follow the show so you never miss an episode. New conversations every Sunday and Wednesday.

  5. Aug 12

    SHE LOST EVERYTHING. THEN SHE BUILT A WAY BACK ft. Jessica Gammell-Bennett

    Most people carry one major life-altering hardship. She carried nearly all of them. Jess is a licensed psychotherapist, Reiki Master Teacher, and founder of The Whole Self-Healing System. In this conversation: breaking generational cycles, trusting her own intuition over outside authority, and a live channeled song created in the moment for listeners. Most people carry one major life-altering hardship. She carried nearly all of them — and built a healing system from what she learned surviving them.In this episode of Everyday Conversations, Amin sits down with Jess — a licensed psychotherapist, Family Life Coach, Reiki Master Teacher, and founder of The Whole Self-Healing System — for a conversation about breaking generational cycles, trusting your own intuition over outside authority, and the moment she channeled a live song for the audience.🎙️ In this episode:- How she made the connection between unresolved trauma and physical illness- Walking away from conventional cancer treatment against nearly everyone's advice — and trusting her own inner guidance instead- What codependency actually looks like, and the first sign most people miss in their own relationships- Breaking intergenerational cycles — a specific way to recognize the pattern in your own family- A live channeled song, created in the moment for listeners💬 "I believe that's how we will heal our world — by breaking cycles." — Jess💬 "Just ask, and you will receive." — Jess💬 "That distinction between what happens to us and what we build from it." — Amin⏱️ Timestamps:00:01 Cold open02:31 Where the "breaking cycles" belief came from07:45 Being told she'd never have children15:00 On grief and losing four siblings21:21 Building the Whole Self-Healing System25:19 What codependency actually is31:30 The deepest moment — the bathroom floor36:13 Her one message for listeners39:08 The live channeled song🔗 Connect with Jess:Website: https://www.JessicaGammellBennett.com 📌 Enrollment now open for her "Foundations" class (intro course to The Whole Self-Healing System) launching in September — details on her website.Instagram: @jessica_gammell_bennettUpcoming events:Group healing circle: 9/4, 7-9pm ESTFoundations Course:9/12 & 9/13, 9am-12pm each day. Link to sign up:https://www.jessicagammellbennett.com/upcoming-eventsHome page & Newsletter sign up:https://www.jessicagammellbennett.com/🔗 Connect with Everyday ConversationsInstagram & Threads: @Everyday.ComvPodcastListen/watch everywhere:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033CGyVtUGh2KFJ0MJypEZ?si=4049b4af670847d3Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-conversations-with-amin-mombani/id6782858287All platforms: https://aminmombani.podview.com Follow the show so you never miss an episode. New conversations every Wednesday and Sunday #EverydayConversations #AminMombani #breakingcycles #traumahealing #energyhealing #codependency

  6. Aug 9

    Episode 7 - The Coach Who Walked Away From His Own Gym — MoJaf on Burnout, You Versus You & Letting Go | Everyday Conversations

    He closed the gym he built with his own hands — because he almost lost himself in it.In this episode of Everyday Conversations, Amin sits down with Moh Jafar — endurance athlete, founder and head coach of The Grind OCR and Fitness in Kuwait — recorded the night before his HYROX Men's Pro race in Istanbul.🎙️ In this episode:- The 2020 race that broke him — bottom ten after being 2nd the year before — and rebuilt who he was- Why he closed The Grind, the gym he built alone with no partners and no bank loan- What "You Versus You" actually means when your body wants to quit at kilometer 30- Why he developed the alter-ego "Mojaf" to separate the competitor from the ego- The wildcard: how he can recite every client's training plan but loses his passport in the glove compartment for three weeks💬 "Never lose yourself in the process of whatever you're doing."⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 The race that broke him02:52 Recording the night before HYROX Istanbul08:00 Why he chose this over pre-race rest11:44 Kaizen — the word that changed everything16:18 His first Spartan race, January 201824:22 Opening The Grind27:22 Closing The Grind — what it actually cost him42:19 What "You Versus You" really means51:28 Where he draws the line with social media58:26 Faith and the endurance mindset1:00:46 The passport story1:03:56 His one message for listeners🔗 Train with Mo Jafar / Connect: Instagram - @MohJafar 🔗 Listen/watch everywhere:Spotify: [https://open.spotify.com/show/033CGyVtUGh2KFJ0MJypEZ?si=4049b4af670847d3]Apple Podcasts: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-conversations-with-amin-mombani/id6782858287]All Platforms Link - https://aminmombani.podview.com/#EverydayConversations #AminMombani #hyrox #fitnessmindset #burnoutrecovery #mohjafar #mojaf #kuwait #hybrid #hyroxathlete #athlete #kaizen

  7. Aug 5

    THE CREATIVE WHO DID IT ANYWAY — Kelly Smith on Imposter Syndrome, Storytelling & Starting Your Own Podcast | Everyday Conversations

    EPISODE 6: THE CREATIVE WHO DID IT ANYWAY — Kelly Smith on Imposter Syndrome, Storytelling & Starting Your Own Podcast What happens when two podcast hosts — both wondering ifanyone's actually listening — finally sit down and talk to each other? In this episode, Amin talks with Kelly Smith, an Australiancreative who spends her days telling stories in the disability sector and hosts her own podcast, Where Do I Find You?, on the side. Kelly opens up about the nerves that never fully go away before hitting record, why it took her years to finally launch her own show, the "get past episode ten" mindset that's kept her consistent, and what backing yourself actually looks like when the doubt never really disappears. This one's for anyone who has an idea sitting in a drawerbecause they don't feel "ready" yet. 🎙️ In this episode: The nerves that show up before every single recording — even after years of doing itWhy Kelly waited so long to start her own podcastStepping out of the comfort zone and finally showing her face on cameraThe high school moment that sparked a lifetime of "I'll prove you wrong"25 years in the disability sector — and the power of being trusted with someone's story The meaning behind the name Where Do I Find You?Imposter syndrome, unfiltered — does it ever actually go away?What "backing yourself" requires in practice, not just in theory 💬 "You back yourself by deciding the doubt does not get the final vote." - AMIN MOMBANI, HOST   Connect with Kelly Smith • Podcast: Where Do I Find You? https://open.spotify.com/show/4hp2PsfPK8yq8sjWjbvNmE?si=7eed7e93d59541fd  • Instagram: @kelstar @wheredoifindyoupodcast   Connect with the Show • HOST: Amin Mombani (mombanipodcast@gmail.com) • Instagram & Threads: @Everyday.ConvPodcast • Podcast Web: https://aminmombani.podview.com/

  8. Aug 2

    The Criminal Defense Attorney Who Cracked Productivity | Coach Lee on Productivity, Systems & Creating a Life Your Career Can't Destroy

    She walks into courtrooms to defend people whose lives are on the line.   And then she helps everyone else build a life that actually works.   Coach Lee — criminal defense attorney of 13 years, productivity and accountability coach, and author of Lee's Laws of Productivity — joins Amin Mombani for one of the most practical and honest conversations on Everyday Conversations yet.   She wakes up at 2:30 AM every morning. She leaves work at 5 PM every day. She has gone on vacation once a month this year. And this is her best year in business. She is anti-hustle. Anti-grind. But absolutely not anti-hard work.   In this episode: • How a criminal defense attorney and productivity coach actually live inside the same person • The Lee Method — Look, Examine, Execute • Why your to-do list is making you feel worse not better • The real cost of hustle culture — and the lie it keeps telling you • What work-life balance actually looks like in practice — not theory • How she almost hit burnout after 13 years and what saved her • Why accountability is the thing most high achievers are missing • Can AI replace a productivity coach? • The desk that is always a disaster — and what that teaches us about systems • One sentence for anyone who keeps going in circles   "You do not need more motivation. You do not need a perfect morning routine. You just need a system. And you need to start." -- AMIN MOMBANI, Host   GUEST: Coach Lee Criminal Defense Attorney | Productivity & Accountability Coach | Author Website: www.legallee.me Instagram: @legallee.me Threads: @legallee.me Book: Lee's Laws of Productivity Productivity Audit: www.legallee.as.me/productivityaudit   HOST: Amin Mombani Instagram: @everyday.convpodcast Threads: @everyday.convpodcast All platforms: https://aminmombani.podview.com/ Email: MombaniPodcast@gmail.com   Everyday Conversations with Amin Mombani "Building the life you want, from the mess you have."

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Welcome to Everyday Conversations with Amin Mombani — a podcast built for the rest of us. This is a space where we drop the armor, skip the filtered noise, and talk about the actual things we all go through. No fancy acts, no perfect scripts—just real, down - to - earth and daily conversations. Your voice and your opinion actually matter here. Take what clicks, leave the rest, and keep it real. Hit that follow button.