Life Beyond The Game

Joe Hawley
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This is a podcast about initiation, grief, and remembering who you are. When leaving the NFL I would have given anything to find community within these stories. As professional athletes, we live an entire life compressed into a decade. We experience love, loss, victory, and defeat on the worlds stage. We achieve society's dreams and have to live to watch them fade away. Life Beyond The Game has conversations with the world’s greatest athletes to hear their highest achievements, hardest moments and, ultimately, the death of who they thought they were.

  1. 08/07/2023

    Erick Godsey | The Myths of our Culture, Divine Intervention, and Playing the Infinite Game

    Are you interested in joining a powerful group of high-impact individuals on a wilderness expedition that’ll be sure to anchor you back into a remembering of who you are and why you’re here? Learn more HERE https://www.eventcreate.com/e/riverrafting Sign up for the newsletter Subscribe to the Youtube Channel This week we have the man, the myth, the legend, Erick Godsey on the podcast. Erick is a writer, philosopher, and coach for Fit For Service. He helps people garden their psyche through his coaching, articles, newsletter, podcast and courses. His goal is to share the most effective science that helps people improve their lives. In this episode we dive into topics such as the power of the breath, the myth of reincarnation, the collective awakening, and the importance of meditation and journaling. Throughout the episode, Erick shares incredible practical advice and resources for listening to the whisper and awakening the artist within. Chapters 0:00 - Erick Godsey 9:00 - The power of the breath 11:50 - Erick’s dream of basketball 20:00 - Career ending surgery and Erick’s battle with painkillers 25:30 - Erick’s experience in college and when he woke up to his arrogance 37:00 - Finding resolution in loss and transition 42:00 - Finite and Infinite Games 58:00 - A new perspective on reincarnation 1:10:15 - What is “the whisper”? What is a dream? 1:22:00 - The Myth of Er 1:35:00 - A collective awakening and the power of meditation and journaling 1:43:30 - The story of Victor Frankl 1:50:00 - How can we learn to grieve 2:06:00 - Allowing parts of ourselves to die 2:12:00 - What Erick is creating If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Resources Dopesick Documentary The War of Art - Steven Pressfield The Four Hour Work Week - Tim Ferris Finite and Infinite Games - James Carse Life Before Life - Jim B. Tucker The Artist’s Way - Julia Cameron Man’s Search For Meaning - Viktor Frankl The Smell of Rain on Dust - Martín Prechtel Connect with Erick Godsey: Website | https://www.erickgodsey.com/ Instagram | @erickgodsey LinkTree | https://linktr.ee/ErickGodsey  Book | The Art of Dharma Find The Dharma Journal and Make Your Myth here Connect with The Härt Collective and your host, Joe Hawley: Instagram | @joe.hawley LinkedIn | Joe HawleyYoutube | https://www.youtube.com/@LifeBeyondTheGame

    2h 21m

  2. 07/17/2023

    Justin LaPree | Providing Healing and Hope for Those in Service

    Are you interested in joining a powerful group of high-impact individuals on a wilderness expedition that’ll be sure to anchor you back into a remembering of who you are and why you’re here? Learn more HERE Sign up for the newsletter Subscribe to the Youtube Channel Justin LaPree is Marine veteran, ex-Wall Street salesman, entrepreneur, and former Austin firefighter. He is the Founder and President of Heroic Path to Light, an Entheogenic Church, Non-Profit Organization, based in Austin, Texas. This organization champions entheogenic therapy as a therapeutic tool for the veteran, first responder, and Gold/White Star communities. His mission, born out of his own journey to recovery, centers on providing holistic, alternative therapies to address mental health issues at their core in a legal, secure and sacred environment within the borders of our own country. In this episode, Justin shares his experience in the Marine Corps during 9/11, his battle with PTSD, and his first experience with psychedelics. He shares vulnerably about his extreme struggles with depression, homelessness, and suicide and how he found hope through discovery of the life-saving potential of entheogenic therapy. He also talks about the genesis and mission of Heroic Path to Light and his mission to provide holistic, alternative therapies to address mental health issues for veterans and first responders Chapters 0:00 - Justin Lapree 10:30 - Justin's Childhood 16:30 - Early Desire for Community 29:30 - Justin's Experience in the Marine Corps after 9/11 36:30 - The Battle of Fallujah 43:00 - Facing the Prospect of Death 46:30 - Returning Home with PTSD and Reintegrating into the World 55:30 - Justin's Experience Going from Homeless to Financial Success While Still Struggling Internally 1:08:30 - Becoming a Firefighter for the City of Austin 1:19:00 - Justin's Suicide Attempt 1:22:30 - Justin's First Experience with Psychedelics 130:30 - How Psychedelics Have Changed Our World 1:38:30 - Justin's Mission to Share the Power of Psychedelics with the World 1:52:30 - The Genesis and Mission of Justin's Organization, Heroic Path to Light 2:13:30 - Serving America in a New Way 2:20:00 - How to Connect with Heroic Path to Light If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Resources How To Change Your Mind - Michael Pollan The Immortality Key - Brian C. Muraresku Connect with Justin LinkedIn | Justin LaPree Instagram | @justinlapree Email | justin@heroicpathtolight Heroic Path to Light Connect with Joe Hawley: Instagram | @joe.hawley LinkedIn | Joe Hawley Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@LifeBeyondTheGame

    2h 23m

  3. 07/03/2023

    Aubert Bastiat | The Quest For Inner Strength & Spiritual Awakening

    This episode is brought to you by The Härt Collective, a community of high-impact leaders, entrepreneurs and influential visionaries inspired to build the new paradigm together. We’re now accepting applications. Learn more and apply HERE. Sign up for the newsletter Subscribe to the Youtube Channel Aubert Bastiat, an empowering coach based in Austin, Texas, is dedicated to fostering strong connections with the Self, partners, purpose, and God. Alongside his impactful coaching work, Aubert is a Co-Founder of Sacred Sons, a renowned global men's group. In this profound episode, we embark on a profound exploration of Aubert's transformative journey. Join us as we delve into the depths of Aubert's remarkable journey. From the early challenges of childhood trauma to the struggles of living a double life and battling addiction, Aubert's story is a testament to resilience and the power of personal growth. Explore his profound connection with God, the discovery of Inner Child Work, and the integration of Eastern and Western wisdom, leading to a path of healing, forgiveness, and reclamation. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 13:50 - The beginning of Aubert’s journey, religion, and coping through childhood trauma 36:20 - Living a double life, fitting in, and addiction 45:50 - Crying out to God before being pushed to the brink of suicide 1:06:30 - Discovering the power of Inner Child Work, and weaving in Eastern & Western wisdom 1:21:20 - The importance of initiation & confronting death 1:31:50 - On forgiveness 1:37:20 - Reparenting our inner child & healing from the father wound 1:43:20 - Over consumption & the disconnect with the Mother Archetype 1:47:20 - The destruction of Earth & what to do about it 2:07:20 - Reclamation & Sacred Sons If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Connect with Aubert Social | @Aubertbastiat Sacred Sons | https://www.sacredsons.com/ Connect with The Härt Collective and your host, Joe Hawley: Instagram | @joe.hawley LinkedIn | Joe Hawley Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@LifeBeyondTheGame Haven Telegram | https://t.me/+DG9F8IUWsgY5OGIx

    2h 24m

  4. 06/19/2023

    Jessica Depatie | From Trauma to Triumph: Embracing Post Traumatic Growth

    This episode is brought to you by ⁠The Härt Collective⁠, a community of high-impact leaders, entrepreneurs and influential visionaries inspired to build the new paradigm together. We’re now accepting applications. Learn more and apply ⁠HERE⁠. Sign up for the ⁠newsletter⁠ Subscribe to the ⁠Youtube Channel⁠ Jessica Depatie is a renowned shadow work educator and host of the Shadow Work Library podcast. She is educated in the fascinating realms of altered states, taboo spirituality, and embraces ancient wisdom in the modern world. In this episode we discover the power of personal growth and transformation as Jessica shares her journey of alchemizing past experiences, integrating her shadow, and evolving into a stronger self. Gain insights on Post Traumatic Stress versus Post Traumatic Growth and learn how to embark on your own path of healing and self-discovery. Chapters 0:00 - Intro 10:50 - What does “getting better” even mean, and the frequency of the food we consume 31:50 - The mental health crisis 38:20 - Post-Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Growth, and what is trauma? 1:03:20 - The beginning of “Dark Night of Our Soul” 1:19:20 - The importance of Post Traumatic Growth 1:39:20 - Gene Keys 1:47:20 - Cheating, plant medicine, and rebirth 2:03:50 - Forgiveness through shadow work and active imagination 2:21:50 - Real life alchemy 2:30:05 - Do you think Jeff Bezos has ever done ayahuasca? 2:33:35 - Post Traumatic Growth film  If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ and ⁠Spotify⁠ Connect with Jessica Depati Instagram | ⁠@jessicadepati_⁠ LinkedIn | ⁠Jessica Lee Depati ⁠ Podcast | ⁠Shadow Work Library ⁠ Mentioned Within Podcast Dark Night of Our Soul | ⁠Website⁠ Film Kickstarter | ⁠Donate⁠ Connect with The Härt Collective and your host, Joe Hawley: Instagram | ⁠@joe.hawley⁠ LinkedIn | ⁠Joe Hawley⁠ Youtube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LifeBeyondTheGame⁠ Haven Telegram | ⁠https://t.me/+DG9F8IUWsgY5OGIx⁠

    2h 38m

  5. 06/05/2023

    Charlie Sarmiento | Escaping The Corporate Rat Race To Pursue Your Passion

    This episode is brought to you by The Härt Collective, a community of high-impact leaders, entrepreneurs and influential visionaries inspired to build the new paradigm together. We’re now accepting applications. Learn more and apply HERE. Sign up for the newsletter Subscribe to the Youtube Channel Charlie Sarmiento is an endurance athlete and successful entrepreneur. He is the founder of Vertikal Sports, a performance athletic studio located in Guatemala, that focuses on personalized training programs based on results of medical, metabolic, mental, power and strength evaluations carried out by the team of high-performance specialists. In this episode we discuss Charlie's adventure in moving to America, his escape from the corporate rat race, how he discovered his passion for endurance sports, his deeply spiritual experience during an ultra marathon, and much more. Chapters 0:00 - Intro 14:15 - Death and uncertainty 29:15 - Processing old emotions like anger and resentment 35:15 - Combating depression through the North Face endurance challenge 44:30 - Healing the mother wound 47:45 - Travels, adventure, and moving to America 54:45 - Escaping the rat race, finding fulfillment in life, and pushback from loved ones 1:03:30 - Pursuing your dream from a place of love 1:06:45 - The runners high 1:13:00 - Integrating insights after ultra marathon in Fiji 1:19:15 - Nasdaq for athletes 1:33:15 - Current cultural and societal shifts around technology and AI 1:41:15 - How to navigate the current shifts if our world 1:53:15 - Overcoming rejection fear 1:57:00 - The one play that ended Joes NFL career, & owning your value   If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Connect with Charlie Sarmiento: Instagram | @ultrasarmiento LinkedIn | Charlie Sarmiento Website | https://charliesarmiento.com/ Mentioned Within Podcast Volcano Summit | https://www.volcanosummit.com/ Vertikal | https://vertikalsportscapital.com/ Connect with The Härt Collective and your host, Joe Hawley: Instagram | @joe.hawley LinkedIn | Joe Hawley Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@LifeBeyondTheGame Haven Telegram | https://t.me/+DG9F8IUWsgY5OGIx

    2h 14m

  6. 05/29/2023

    Eben Britton | From NFL Warrior To Ambassador Of Love

    This episode is brought to you by The Härt Collective, a community of high-impact leaders, entrepreneurs and influential visionaries inspired to build the new paradigm together. We’re now accepting applications. Learn more and apply HERE. Sign up for the newsletter Subscribe to the Youtube Channel Eben Britton is a former NFL athlete turned successful businessman, coach, yogi, podcast host and author. When he isnt coach or podcasting, Eben leads individuals through meditation, breath work, and yoga at events. In this episode we discuss Ebens career in the NFL, and how a spinal injury led him to experience first hand the corruption within the league between team, doctor, and athlete. We also discuss Ebens childhood trauma, how it affected his adult life, and Ebens eventual overcoming of inner turmoil through the Al-Anon program. Finally we delve into his journey on the shamanic path, his experience with certain medicines, and how he has chosen to share his inner medicine man with the world. Chapters 0:00 - Eben Britton 15:50 - What did it take to play in the NFL? 23:00 - Ebens transition into college football 25:31 - The power of writing and storytelling 28:20 - How writing has changed Joes and Ebens life for the better 33:35 - Hitting rock bottom 41:40 - Dealing with injury rookie year 1:04:30 - The conflict of interest between players and doctors in the NFL 1:26:30 - Trial and tribulations in retiring from the league  1:34:30 -  The broken systems within the NFL 1:40:10 - How Al-Anon changed Eben’s life 1:45:10 - Ebens connection with God 1:55:50 - Psychedelic use and experiences 2:10:30 - Taking LSD every day for a year 2:23:40 - How to handle the chaos of life 2:17:30 - The importance of fear 2:33:30 - Where Eben is now on his journey 2:37:50 - A message to all professional athletes who are in transition If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Connect with Eben Britton Instagram | @edsbritton  Website | Ebenbritton.com Podcast | The Eben Flow Podcast Events | Events Eben Leads Or Facilitates Mentioned Within The Podcast Family & Friends Group For Those Affected By Alcoholism | Al-Anon Ebens Book | The Eben Flow: Basic Tools To Transform Your Life Ebens Article | What Does It Take To Stay In The NFL? You Don’t Want To Know Connect with The Härt Collective and your host, Joe Hawley: Instagram | @joe.hawley LinkedIn | Joe Hawley Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@LifeBeyondTheGame

    2h 42m

  7. 05/23/2023

    Brandon Coleman | Creating a New Story; NFL Receiver Turned Sound Healer and Soul Seeker

    This episode is brought to you by The Härt Collective, a community of high-impact leaders, entrepreneurs and influential visionaries inspired to build the new paradigm together. We’re now accepting applications. Learn more and apply HERE. Sign up for the newsletter Subscribe to the Youtube Channel This week we have my friend Brandon Coleman on the podcast. Brandon is a former NFL wide receiver turned sound healer and musician. During his time in the NFL, he played for the New Orleans Saints and helped the team reach the playoffs in 2017. After his football career, Coleman discovered his passion for sound healing and music, and has since released a meditation mixtape and performed at various events across the country. He is dedicated to helping others heal and find their purpose through the power of sound. In this episode, we dive into Brandon’s journey from professional football to his passion for healing and music. Brandon shares his experiences of playing for the New Orleans Saints and how he discovered his purpose through the power of sound. Throughout the podcast, he discusses the importance of creating narratives and stories in your life, facing vulnerability, and finding purpose outside of football. Chapters 0:00 - Brandon Coleman 11:10 - The genesis of Brandon’s dream of football 13:20 - The draft process and the emotions that came from being undrafted 22:20 - Why Brandon chose the Saints and the beginning of his NFL career 25:50 - The challenge of making the team and earning respect in the NFL 32:50 - The beginning of Brandon’s NFL career 39:20 - Pushing through discomfort and numbing injuries 43:20 - Brandon’s choice to put his ego aside and allow his team to win 50:20 - The importance of creating narratives and stories in your life 53:20 - Dealing with injury and facing physical vulnerability 1:08:20 - Facing the end of football and coming to peace with the process 1:015:10 - Transitioning out of football and finding new modalities and purpose 1:19:50 - Dealing with Imposter Syndrome and balancing your energy 1:25:20 - How Brandon discovered the healing modalities that he uses and teaches today 1:28:20 - The power of sound and Brandon’s journey in music 1:40:20 - Answering the call of your heart 1:46:20 - Brandon’s spiritual connection and upbringing 1:55:50 - The deeper revealing within oneself 1:59:20 - How to connect with Brandon If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Connect with Brandon Coleman: Website | soulcolebrand.com Instagram | @b_cole16 Spotify | SOUL COLE Connect with The Härt Collective and your host, Joe Hawley: Instagram | @joe.hawley LinkedIn | Joe Hawley Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@LifeBeyondTheGame

    2h 2m

  8. 05/15/2023

    Fish Fischer | World Class Golf Caddie To Global Breathwork Practitioner

    This episode is brought to you by The Härt Collective, a community of high-impact leaders, entrepreneurs and influential visionaries inspired to build the new paradigm together. We’re now accepting applications. Learn more and apply HERE. Sign up for the newsletter Subscribe to the Youtube Channel Fish Fischer is the CEO and co-founder of Somatic Breathwork. Before Somatic Breathwork, driven by the desire to avoid the standard 9-5, Fish worked his way through the ranks to become a golf caddie for one of the most accomplished golfers of our time, Bubba Watson. Through his journeys Fish encounters hardship and difficulty that, by fate, lead him to eventually meet Steven Jaggers, and experience deep emotional and cathartic release that would change his life forever. Fish and Steven now run Somatic Breathwork together, and are sharing their modality with people around the world. With over 700 practitioners certified world wide, Fish is truly part of a movement that is changing the world for the better.  Chapters 0:00 - Intro 14:08 - The beginning of Fish’s journey in finding purpose 21:52 - The power of storytelling 25:13 - Fish’s connection to his inner Knowing and “North Star” 30:30 - Fish dives into his journey in becoming a world renowned caddie 1:17:28 - Creativity can trump the pressure of a situation 1:21:58 - The magic of taking space, and fish’s first ayahuasca experience 1:37:33 - The difficulty of fame and the true meaning behind pursuing fame 1:43:52 - Mental and emotional wellbeing in the game of professional golf 1:47:28 - Fish’s entrepreneurial endeavors after his caddie career 1:52:34 - Fish’s work with YouTube golf personality Gabriel Writer 1:59:49 - Fish brings Garbriel Writer with him to his second experience with Ayahuasca 2:08:04 - Fish’s fall into darkness 2:19:48 - Fish’s experience during his darkest days, and how he was supported out of it 2:23:58 - Fish experiences Somatic Breathwork with Steve Jaggers for the first time If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Connect with Fish Fischer: Instagram | @fishfischer_ Website | somaticbreathwork.com Connect with The Härt Collective and your host, Joe Hawley: Instagram | @joe.hawley LinkedIn | Joe Hawley Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@LifeBeyondTheGame

    2h 40m
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This is a podcast about initiation, grief, and remembering who you are. When leaving the NFL I would have given anything to find community within these stories. As professional athletes, we live an entire life compressed into a decade. We experience love, loss, victory, and defeat on the worlds stage. We achieve society's dreams and have to live to watch them fade away. Life Beyond The Game has conversations with the world’s greatest athletes to hear their highest achievements, hardest moments and, ultimately, the death of who they thought they were.

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    Joe Hawley
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