Fearless Happyness Podcast

Max Nijst
Fearless Happyness Podcast

The Fearless Happyness Podcast showcases phenomenal individuals, from across the United States and from all walks of life, who overcame serious traumas, addictions, life obstacles and challenges to living the life of their dreams. Listen in as each week, Max and his guests sit down to share their experiences and spread strength, hope and faith to help others also become fearless in their pursuit of happiness!!

  1. 13 HR. AGO

    Transform Your Health and Life with Heather Deba

    Transform Your Health and Life with Heather Deba A health and nutrition coach, Heather Deba helps women restore their max metabolism and regain their confidence by rediscovering a healthier and more authentic version of themselves, just like she did.   Born and raised in China, Heather came to the United States on her own when she was just 16 years old.   Leaving her parents and everything she knew behind, Heather arrived in a whole new country, discovering a whole new lifestyle that she had never experienced before, including American cuisine.   Not putting much thought into the pizza, ice cream and other foods she was eating, Heather would soon discover that within eight months of arriving in the US, she was 45 pounds heavier, all because of the food she was eating.   Having youth and a vibrant body on her side, she was able to quickly lose weight.   However, before she knew it, years had gone by and Heather was in her mid 30’s, eating very little to maintain and still overweight and unhappy.   Feeling miserable, Heather would soon realize that she was not only depriving herself of food but also the moments that really mattered in life.   And that is when she said NO MORE! Now the force and inspiration behind HD Body Academy, Heather spends her days empowering other women to take back their lives by helping them create a more simplified approach to lose weight and keep it off permanently, while reaching their full potential.   Listen in as Heather and I sit down to discuss how she turned her own struggles with weight and nutrition into an empowering journey that has her on a mission to helping others do the same and how it has all led her to finding her own path to FEARLESS HAPPYNESS!

    1h 2m
  2. NOV 6

    From Wounded to Warrior with Tiffany Owen

    From Wounded to Warrior with Tiffany Owen As a certified health and wellness coach, Tiffany Owen is passionate about helping clients participate in their own rescue by radically transforming themselves into the person that God intended them to be, just like she has done.   Raised in a home with two very busy entrepreneur parents, you can say that Tiffany raised herself.   She is not a bad parent; she is just extremely busy. Tiffany was about 8-9 when her parents divorced, and her mom married someone else.   Leaving behind her family and community in Texas to move with her Mom to Kentucky, Tiffany often felt alone but tried to adjust the best that she could.   Then, one night, as she awoke from a deep sleep late at night, Tiffany discovered she was all alone.    With her parents no wear in sight and not home, Tiffany felt devastated and totally abandoned.   Meaning no harm, thinking that she would stay asleep while they went out, Tiffany was forever changed and left with severe abandonment issues and seeking self-worth in external circumstances.   Afraid that someone was always going to leave her, Tiffany often times comforted the pain she felt that night with alcohol, drugs, sex, and bad relationships.   By the time she was 29, Tiffany had already been married four times and had two children from two different dads.   Coating her pain with alcohol and drugs, Tiffany so desperately wanted the people that she loved to stop being mean and hurting her.   More afraid of living than dying and left with no fight in her, Tiffany finally hit rock bottom one day when she was given an ultimatum from her husband.   Knowing that she didn’t want to lose anymore, Tiffany found a little fight left in her to finally seek treatment and heal all that was sabotaging her life.   She shares her journey in her first book, “Wounded to Warrior: How to Participate in Your Own Rescue,” where she doesn’t hold back in telling her story and sharing the tools that helped her overcome PTSD, Addiction, Mental Health Struggles, and living in a victim mindset!   Now the keynote speaker and founder of TO Fitness, Tiffany is on a mission to empower others to be radically transformed into the person they were created to be by becoming the dominant force in their own life.   Listen in as Tiffany and I discuss how she transformed her life from victim to warrior, how she is helping others do the same, and what has helped her discover her own path to Fearless Happyness!

    1h 3m
  3. OCT 23

    Building A Big Ticket Life with Jeff Giagnocavo

    Building A Big Ticket Life with Jeff Giagnocavo   A serial entrepreneur and lifetime advocate for small businesses from the tender age of 7; Jeff Giagnocavo has consistently recognized the profound impact that local businesses have on both their employees and the communities they serve.   From the moment he sold his first business at the ripe age of 16 to buy a car, Jeff embarked on an entrepreneurial journey that would eventually lead him to become one of the most highly sought-after consultants for business owners across the country.   Jeff’s entrepreneurial journey continues to thrive through multi-business ventures and several best-selling publications.   In his latest book, “The Space for Leadership,” Jeff takes an illuminating journey into the often-overlook realm of a leader’s past and unravels stories of leaders who have faced adversity, trauma, and life-altering challenges, including himself.   It was through his own experiences with violent abuse as a child from a family friend that Jeff would discover the courageous strength he had inside of him to survive, move forward, and thrive as the leader he is today.   Now, Jeff strives to do the same for others.   His ultimate mission is to help all business owners unlock their untapped potential and turn it into a life of genuine joy and rewards of business ownership.   Listen in as Jeff, and I discuss how he overcame years of abuse to become one of the most successful business leaders in the county, his mission to help others do the same, and how building a “Big Ticket Life” has led him to his own path of FEARLESS HAPPYNESS!

    49 min
  4. OCT 16

    A Journey of Transformational Healing with Tara Portelli

    A Journey of Transformational Healing with Tara Portelli As a former Paramedic for 9 years, Tara Portelli knows first-hand what suffering with PTSD, anxiety, and depression can do to one’s life.   As the inner healer who wanted to save everyone, Tara often attracted toxic relationships and situations to her life, trying to save others while sacrificing herself.   One night, while out on a call, Tara came face-to-face with a life-threatening situation that soon became her breaking point.   Completely exhausted mentally and physically and realizing that she had nothing left to give, Tara found what little strength she had left to make a change.   Finding the courage to leave her career, marriage, and unhealthy family dynamic, which were holding her back from achieving her Divine calling, Tara set out on a healing journey that started on a beach in Mexico, where she discovered Psilocybin Therapy.   It was there that Tara finally discovered self-love and compassion for the first time and gained a deeper understanding of her life's greater purpose.   Now the Certified Natural Health Practioner, Author, and Founder of Arcadia Healing Sanctum, a center for wellness and whole-body healing, Tara is on a mission to teach people that we don't have to be the victims to our past traumas, that we can empower ourselves through self-love, compassion and creating new meaning around our trauma stories.   Listen in as Tara and I sit down to discuss what the breaking point was that pushed her towards a journey of discovery, compassion, and healing for herself, how she is helping others do the same, and how it has all led her to find her own path to FEARLESS HAPPYNESS!

    45 min
  5. OCT 10

    Creating an Abundant and Prosperous Life with Dawna Campbell

    Creating an Abundant and Prosperous Life with Dawna Campbell Widely recognized as The Mind Whisperer, Dawna Campbell enables clients worldwide to manifest a life of happiness, prosperity, and love, just like she has.   Once a Financial Advisor and Managing Principal of a National Investment Firm, where she managed over $500 million of other people’s money, Dawna’s health eventually started to break down.   After the medical community couldn’t figure out what was happening to her, Dawna would learn through a natural path doctor that she not only wasn’t able to digest food but also what was happening inside and outside of her.   Seeking direction to heal completely the natural way, Dawna was led to an Ashram, where she immersed herself in studying physics, brain wave patterns, science, metaphysics, and meditation.   Through guidance from renowned esoteric healers across the globe, Dawna would learn various natural medicine techniques for healing with energy, enabling her to share these gifts with others and make a positive impact in the world.   Healing and thriving, Dawna would use her expertise in finance, money, and energy healing to write her international best-selling book “Financially Fit: Living the Secrets to an Abundant and Prosperous Life,” and “Cracking the Rich Code” with Tony Robbins, Jim Britt, and Kevin Harrington to help millions redefine financial fitness and unlock their true potential, manifest their dreams, and live their best lives.     Today, the CEO and Founder of The Healing Heart, Inc., an international business that provides life-changing services to clients all over the world, Dawna continues to empower heart-centered business owners and entrepreneurs to discover, release, and transform blocked emotions in the subconscious, so that they can create results in a consistent revenue increase of 25% or more.   Listen in as Dawna and I sit down to discuss how she turned deep trauma and illness into soul-healing transformation, how she helps others do the same and how it has all led her to living a life of FEARLESS HAPPYENSS!

    46 min
  6. OCT 2

    Learning to Be Unapologetically You with Tara May

    Learning to Be Unapologetically You with Tara May   As a visionary, charismatic leader, and an international neurodiversity advocate, Tara May has spent most of her career transforming legacy organizations into thriving, future-focused digital properties.   Through her career in media and tech, Tara has masterfully revolutionized companies and has become a go-to expert and strategic consultant for some of the world’s biggest brands that we know today, including Hershey’s, Disney, and Wells Fargo.  However, her role as a mom has brought Tara to discover her mission and passion in life.   The proud mother of an autistic preteen, Tara is dedicated to championing and helping people worldwide embrace neurodiversity in life and work.   As the CEO of Aspiritech, a revolutionary tech company with a mission of meaningful employment for autistic team members, Tara is known for being an empowering leader who fosters high-performing teams through a positive, data-driven work environment that champions embracing neurodiversity, mental health, and, most of all, kindness in the workplace.   A strong believer in the ROI of kindness and transparency, Tara knows that explosive business growth is never far behind when her people thrive.   Listen in as Tara and I sit down to discuss how a legacy career in tech helped her discover a passion for people, purpose, and the power of neurodiversity that has ultimately led her to a life of FEARLESS HAPPYNESS!!

    47 min
  7. SEP 27

    Finding the Other Side of Comfort with Brian Barraza

    Finding the Other Side of Comfort with Brian Barraza A Professional Runner from Boulder, Colorado, Brian Barazza has been running towards the Good Life ever since childhood.   Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, Brian began running at age 7 after his mom suggested the sport as a solution to help him with being hyperactive!   Discovering that running was exciting and a haven, Brian soon became an avid runner, running for sport.   As a standout athlete at the University of Houston, Brian would go on to compete post-collegiately at higher levels of track and field for years.   Then, in 2018, while competing for a team title at the NCAA Championships, Brian experienced a heartbreaking loss.   With just a minute left to go on his final lap in the Steeplechase and seconds away from winning the championship, Brian clipped a barrier that would cause him to fall and lose it all.   Devastated, injured, and feeling soul-crushing guilt, Brian knew that his energy was best spent getting back up instead of staying down.   Quickly turning the loss into a win by learning from the whole experience, Brian went on to compete at the 2021 Olympic Trials Final, where he placed 11th in the 3000 meters. From there, he achieved a World Athletics Championship standard in 2022.   Now, the Student of the World, Designer, Author, and Coach is helping break down the barriers between professional and amateur by coaching athletes of all ages and abilities worldwide to run toward a life of endless possibilities and happiness.   Listen in as Brian and I sit down to discuss how, with the right mindset and trust in himself, he turned a devastating loss into an everlasting win at life and his mission to help others do the same so that they can find the path that he did to living with FEARLESS HAPPYNESS!

    43 min
5
out of 5
70 Ratings

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The Fearless Happyness Podcast showcases phenomenal individuals, from across the United States and from all walks of life, who overcame serious traumas, addictions, life obstacles and challenges to living the life of their dreams. Listen in as each week, Max and his guests sit down to share their experiences and spread strength, hope and faith to help others also become fearless in their pursuit of happiness!!

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