Beyond The Label

Jacob Spellis
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Beyond the Label is a podcast dedicated to real, raw, and inspiring conversations with people who have risen above the labels placed on them. Through interviews with individuals and experts, we explore powerful stories of perseverance, identity, and hope. Each episode dives into personal journeys of overcoming — reminding us that we are so much more than the labels others try to define us by. Whether you've wrestled with stigma, stereotypes, or self-doubt, Beyond the Label offers encouragement, wisdom, and a reminder that a deeper, freer life is possible.

  1. 2d ago

    Success Won't Fix What's Broken Inside | Beyond the Label Ep. 42

    🛒 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. What if the thing you're chasing isn't what you actually need? In Episode 42 of Beyond the Label, Jacob shares a deeply personal conversation about success, fulfillment, social media, family, burnout, entrepreneurship, and the pressure of trying to keep everything together. This episode asks a difficult question: What does it actually mean to be successful? Because if happiness is always somewhere else, you'll spend your whole life chasing it. From ADHD and addiction to leadership, parenting, surgery recovery, and the pursuit of purpose, this conversation challenges the labels we put on ourselves and what we're really trying to prove. What you will hear: • Why success doesn't automatically create fulfillment • The danger of comparing yourself to social media • ADHD, addiction, trauma, and identity labels • Why many people hide their struggles behind achievement • Entrepreneurship, pressure, and exhaustion • Family, marriage, and competing priorities • The difference between happiness and peace • What legacy really means • Learning to be honest about where you are in life This episode is for anyone who feels like they should be happier than they are and is trying to figure out what actually matters. 🎙 Beyond the Label airs Thursdays at 11 AM EST. #BeyondTheLabel #Success #MentalHealth #Purpose #SelfGrowth

    11 min

  2. Jun 4

    The Burnout Epidemic Nobody Is Talking About | Beyond the Label Ep. 41

    🛒 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. People are working harder. Feeling less fulfilled. And wondering if it's even worth it anymore. In Episode 41 of Beyond the Label, Jacob explores what he calls the quiet epidemic nobody is talking about: burnout. From rising costs and workplace dissatisfaction to AI, healthcare challenges, leadership pressure, and finding purpose in a rapidly changing world, this episode tackles why so many people feel exhausted, disconnected, and stuck. But it's also about hope. How do you keep going when everything feels overwhelming? And what happens when you reconnect with the reason you started in the first place? What you will hear: • Why burnout is affecting so many people right now • The statistic that 61% of people are unhappy at work • Leadership pressure and decision fatigue • The impact of AI on careers and job security • Burnout in healthcare and helping professions • Why purpose matters more than ever • How to rethink success and fulfillment • The importance of family, connection, and mission • Finding meaning in uncertain times This episode is for anyone feeling overwhelmed, burned out, stuck, or questioning what comes next. 🎙 Beyond the Label airs Thursdays at 11 AM EST. #BeyondTheLabel #Burnout #Leadership #MentalHealth #Purpose

    15 min

  3. May 28

    PTSD Controlled My Life for Years | Beyond the Label Ep. 40

    🛒 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. PTSD doesn't just affect memories. It changes how you see the world. In Episode 40 of Beyond the Label, Jacob opens up about childhood trauma, incarceration, PTSD, nightmares, hypervigilance, therapy, and the long-term effects trauma can have on relationships, sleep, trust, and identity. This is an honest conversation about what PTSD actually feels like and why so many people suffer silently because they were taught to hide it. The episode also explores healing, therapy, EMDR, and learning how to stop letting trauma control your entire life. What you will hear: • Childhood trauma and early conditioning • PTSD after incarceration and violence • Why trauma rewires the brain • Hypervigilance and survival mode • PTSD nightmares and disrupted sleep • How trauma affects relationships and trust • Why many men struggle to talk about mental health • EMDR therapy and processing traumatic memories • Letting go of shame and labels • Learning to heal instead of just survive This episode is for anyone struggling with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, grief, or the long-term effects of painful experiences and for the people trying to understand them better. 🎙 Beyond the Label airs Thursdays at 11 AM EST. #BeyondTheLabel #PTSD #MentalHealth #Trauma #Healing

    14 min

  4. May 21

    Success Doesn't Mean You're Happy | Beyond the Label Ep. 39

    🛒 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. What happens when success still doesn't make you feel fulfilled? In Episode 39 of Beyond the Label, Jacob opens up about the hidden pressure entrepreneurs and leaders carry behind closed doors. From panic attacks and sleepless nights to financial pressure, burnout, and the emotional weight of leadership, this conversation dives into the side of success people rarely talk about. This episode explores the reality behind entrepreneurship and the labels people place on successful people without ever seeing what it costs internally. What you will hear: • The mental health struggles entrepreneurs hide • Why success and fulfillment are not the same thing • Panic attacks, burnout, and leadership pressure • The emotional weight of being a CEO • Financial stress and fear of failure • The "must be nice" perception around success • Why entrepreneurship can feel isolating • Learning to separate identity from achievement This episode is for entrepreneurs, leaders, business owners, and anyone carrying pressure silently while trying to build something meaningful. 🎙 Beyond the Label airs Thursdays at 11 AM EST. #BeyondTheLabel #Entrepreneurship #MentalHealth #Leadership #BusinessOwner

    21 min

  5. May 7

    The Trauma We Pass Down to Our Children | Beyond the Label Ep. 37

    🛒 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. Most parents are not trying to hurt their children. They're trying to survive with what they were taught. In Episode 37 of Beyond the Label, Jacob talks about generational trauma, parenting, family patterns, and the moments where you suddenly realize you are repeating things you swore you would never do. This episode explores how trauma gets passed down through generations and what it takes to finally break those cycles. It's about accountability. Self-awareness. Healing. And becoming the example your children actually need. What you will hear: • How trauma gets passed from generation to generation • Parenting through self-awareness instead of survival mode • Growing up around anger and emotional chaos • Why kids absorb more than we realize • The impact of labels like ADHD and dyslexia on identity • Helping children without projecting your own trauma onto them • Why apologizing to your kids matters • The importance of becoming the example instead of repeating the cycle This episode is for parents, future parents, and anyone trying to heal the parts of themselves they inherited. 🎙 Beyond the Label airs Thursdays at 11 AM EST. #BeyondTheLabel #Parenting #GenerationalTrauma #Healing #MentalHealth

    22 min

  6. Apr 30

    ADHD Became My Superpower | Beyond the Label Ep. 36

    🛒 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. What if the thing you were told was holding you back… is actually your advantage? In Episode 36 of Beyond the Label, Jacob breaks down how ADHD, OCD, and dyslexia shaped his journey and how those same traits became tools in entrepreneurship, leadership, and growth. This is not about ignoring the struggles. It's about learning how to use them. From struggling in school to building companies, this episode challenges the way we look at labels and asks a bigger question: What if you're not broken… just built differently? What you will hear: • Growing up with ADHD, OCD, and dyslexia • Why traditional school systems don't fit everyone • How ADHD can feel overwhelming and exhausting • Turning hyperfocus into a skill • Why obsession beats motivation in entrepreneurship • The importance of discipline outside of work hours • How to use your "weakness" as a competitive advantage • Why some labels are just misunderstood strengths This episode is for anyone who has ever been told they couldn't focus, couldn't sit still, or couldn't succeed. 🎙 Beyond the Label airs Thursdays at 11 AM EST. #BeyondTheLabel #ADHD #Entrepreneurship #Mindset #SelfGrowth

    16 min

  7. Apr 23

    My Cancer Story | Beyond the Label Ep. 35

    🛒 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. This is not a highlight reel. This is what actually happened. In Episode 35 of Beyond the Label, Jacob shares his personal cancer story. From starting a business and building a life to being diagnosed with one of the rarest cancers known at the time. This episode walks through the reality of what that experience looked like. The misdiagnosis. The weight loss. The moment everything changed. The surgery. The aftermath that doesn't get talked about. This isn't just about surviving cancer. It's about what comes after. What you will hear: • The moment symptoms started and were dismissed • Being diagnosed with a rare form of sarcoma • The emotional impact on family and identity • Surgery, radiation, and long-term effects • Living with pain, trauma, and uncertainty • What people don't understand about cancer survivors • Why "at least you're alive" isn't always helpful • Choosing to keep going despite everything This episode is for anyone who has faced something life-changing or is supporting someone who has. 🎙 Beyond the Label airs Thursdays at 11 AM EST. #BeyondTheLabel #Cancer #CancerSurvivor #Resilience #RealStories

    42 min

  8. Apr 16

    The Mentor Who Changed My Life | Beyond the Label Ep. 34

    🛒 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. Sometimes the person who changes your life isn't the one who goes easy on you. It's the one who refuses to let you stay the same. In Episode 34 of Beyond the Label, Monica shares her story and the impact she's had on people coming from the streets, the system, and environments where no one expects them to succeed. This conversation is about tough love, accountability, and what it really takes to help someone believe in themselves when they've never seen it before. It's also about identity. Letting go of labels. Learning to love yourself. And becoming someone you never thought you could be. What you will hear: • Monica's journey and background • The reality of growing up in difficult environments • Why tough love matters in mentorship • The role of accountability in real change • How labels can trap people in old identities • The importance of self-worth and self-love • What young people actually need but rarely get • Why one person believing in you can change everything This episode is for anyone who had someone push them when they didn't want to be pushed and for those still looking for that person. 🎙 Beyond the Label airs Thursdays at 11 AM EST. #BeyondTheLabel #Mentorship #Recovery #Identity #Purpose

    42 min
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About

Beyond the Label is a podcast dedicated to real, raw, and inspiring conversations with people who have risen above the labels placed on them. Through interviews with individuals and experts, we explore powerful stories of perseverance, identity, and hope. Each episode dives into personal journeys of overcoming — reminding us that we are so much more than the labels others try to define us by. Whether you've wrestled with stigma, stereotypes, or self-doubt, Beyond the Label offers encouragement, wisdom, and a reminder that a deeper, freer life is possible.

Information

  • Creator
    Jacob Spellis
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    Beyond The Label