2 hr 10 min

Kyle Kingsbury | Optimizing for Life, Healing Trauma and Building the New Paradigm Life Beyond The Game

    • Sports

Kyle Kingsbury is a former football player (Arizona State), a retired American professional mixed martial artist (UFC six years), former director of Human Optimization at Onnit and host of The Kyle Kingsbury Podcast.

While fighting at the highest level, Kyle became fascinated with nutrition, performance, and recovery. Since his MMA retirement, his focus has shifted to learning more about longevity, plant medicines, and inner peace.

In this episode, we delve into Kyle's football career, his transition to fighting, and his success in the UFC. We also explore his passion for health, spirituality, and human optimization. Kyle shares vulnerably about his personal life and recounts some incredible stories about his heroic medicine journeys and the lessons he learned from them. He also provides a wealth of resources, including books, courses, and stretching videos, as well as information about his current work with Fit For Service and Gardens of Eden, all of which are linked below.



Chapters


0:00 - Kyle Kingsbury


7:00 - Journeys of Fatherhood


9:00 - The First Dream of Football


16:00 - Mental Health Struggle, Suicide Attempt, and a Fresh Start


21:30 - The Genesis of the New Journey of Professional Fighting


26:00 - The Pain and Childhood Trauma that Shaped Kyle's College Years


37:30 - The Power of Forgiveness


40:40 - Kyle's Fighting Path and time in the UFC


49:00 - Kyle's Journey into Health and Human Optimization


54:00 - How to Minimize Inflammation and Optimize Health


1:00:00 - Kyle's Spiritual Journey


1:07:30 - Growing in Intimate Relationships


1:10:30 - Shifting from Escapism to Intentional Journeying & Meditation


1:24:00 - The Calling for and Stories of HEROIC Doses of Medicine


1:46:00 - Why Continue on the Medicine Path?


1:53:00 - How do the Next 10 Years Play Out? How Can We Dance in the Unknown?


2:08:15 - Learn more about the work Kyle is doing today and how you can get involved.





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Resources

How To Eat, Move and Be Healthy - Paul Check

Healthy Gut, Healthy You - Dr. Michael Ruscio

The Plant Paradox - Dr. Steven R Gundry

Ziva Meditation - Emily Fletcher

Getting in the Gap - Wayne Dyer

Super Couch Stretch - Kelly Starrett

Kalindi Iyi Mushroom

The DMT Dialogues - David Luke

Atomic Habits - James Clear

The Fourth Turning - William Strauss

Tucker Max on Kyle Kingsbury Podcast

The Erotic and the Holy - Marc Gafni

Gardeners of Eden



Connect with Kyle

Kyle Kingsbury Podcast

Fit For Service

Gardeners of Eden



Connect with The Härt Collective and your host, Joe Hawley:

Instagram | @joe.hawley

LinkedIn | Joe HawleyYoutube | https://www.youtube.com/@LifeBeyondTheGame

Kyle Kingsbury is a former football player (Arizona State), a retired American professional mixed martial artist (UFC six years), former director of Human Optimization at Onnit and host of The Kyle Kingsbury Podcast.

While fighting at the highest level, Kyle became fascinated with nutrition, performance, and recovery. Since his MMA retirement, his focus has shifted to learning more about longevity, plant medicines, and inner peace.

In this episode, we delve into Kyle's football career, his transition to fighting, and his success in the UFC. We also explore his passion for health, spirituality, and human optimization. Kyle shares vulnerably about his personal life and recounts some incredible stories about his heroic medicine journeys and the lessons he learned from them. He also provides a wealth of resources, including books, courses, and stretching videos, as well as information about his current work with Fit For Service and Gardens of Eden, all of which are linked below.



Chapters


0:00 - Kyle Kingsbury


7:00 - Journeys of Fatherhood


9:00 - The First Dream of Football


16:00 - Mental Health Struggle, Suicide Attempt, and a Fresh Start


21:30 - The Genesis of the New Journey of Professional Fighting


26:00 - The Pain and Childhood Trauma that Shaped Kyle's College Years


37:30 - The Power of Forgiveness


40:40 - Kyle's Fighting Path and time in the UFC


49:00 - Kyle's Journey into Health and Human Optimization


54:00 - How to Minimize Inflammation and Optimize Health


1:00:00 - Kyle's Spiritual Journey


1:07:30 - Growing in Intimate Relationships


1:10:30 - Shifting from Escapism to Intentional Journeying & Meditation


1:24:00 - The Calling for and Stories of HEROIC Doses of Medicine


1:46:00 - Why Continue on the Medicine Path?


1:53:00 - How do the Next 10 Years Play Out? How Can We Dance in the Unknown?


2:08:15 - Learn more about the work Kyle is doing today and how you can get involved.





If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify



Resources

How To Eat, Move and Be Healthy - Paul Check

Healthy Gut, Healthy You - Dr. Michael Ruscio

The Plant Paradox - Dr. Steven R Gundry

Ziva Meditation - Emily Fletcher

Getting in the Gap - Wayne Dyer

Super Couch Stretch - Kelly Starrett

Kalindi Iyi Mushroom

The DMT Dialogues - David Luke

Atomic Habits - James Clear

The Fourth Turning - William Strauss

Tucker Max on Kyle Kingsbury Podcast

The Erotic and the Holy - Marc Gafni

Gardeners of Eden



Connect with Kyle

Kyle Kingsbury Podcast

Fit For Service

Gardeners of Eden



Connect with The Härt Collective and your host, Joe Hawley:

Instagram | @joe.hawley

LinkedIn | Joe HawleyYoutube | https://www.youtube.com/@LifeBeyondTheGame

2 hr 10 min

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