13 episodes

So welcome to Peeling It back with Eddy Johnstone, so in short peeling it back, is a podcast around covering wellness, mindset, growth, bio hacking and transformation journeys.

Everyday I come across people that have the most amazing and inspiring stories, and these stories I want to share with you.

Thank you again for tuning in.

Peeling It Back Eddy Johnstone

    • Health & Fitness

So welcome to Peeling It back with Eddy Johnstone, so in short peeling it back, is a podcast around covering wellness, mindset, growth, bio hacking and transformation journeys.

Everyday I come across people that have the most amazing and inspiring stories, and these stories I want to share with you.

Thank you again for tuning in.

    FInding the lessons within the pain

    FInding the lessons within the pain

    Welcome to another episode, this week we have Matt Caruana what a story he has, words cant do it justice so I'm just going to let you have a listen.
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    And to contact Matt direct please go to https://www.mattcaruana.com/
     

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Ep 12 The Magic of communication

    Ep 12 The Magic of communication

    Recorded live on the shores of Manly.
     
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    • 4 min
    Ep 11 Beachside Mediation

    Ep 11 Beachside Mediation

    Listen to the relaxing meditation from Kiki Bosch recorded live on Manly beach
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    • 24 min
    Learn about all things gut health, escaping cults and more with CHEK practitioner

    Learn about all things gut health, escaping cults and more with CHEK practitioner

    Episode – Gus Rickard  
    Summary: 
    In this episode, Eddy chats with Gus Rickard, the resident ‘Gut expert’ for the About My Brain Institute. He regularly presents to companies like Microsoft and ASX on the links between gut health and brain function. Today, he shares with us a plethora of information and value about gut health, including what affects it, what food we should stay away from, and the importance of paying attention to your body. Aside from these topics, Gus also walks us through his martial arts experience, why he walked away from his martial arts group, and the life lessons he learned through his experience.
     
    Time Stamped Show Notes:
    00:01 – Eddy welcomes Gus 00:40 – Gus believes the reason most people have gut issues is that people moved away from their natural environment Lifestyle has changed dramatically — both in diet and agriculture Antibiotics and the huge increase in stress are also causes of gut issues 04:13 – Gus talks about physiological stresses that stimulate cortisol production The perception of stress also does the same to our body Living in a city causes physiological stresses even with a stress-free mindset Acute stresses like exercises and workouts are needed by the body When a person is in a stressful state, food tends to sit longer and ferments in the gut because of the absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach Body temperature rises and inflammation becomes present with stress 09:40 – Our gut is a very delicate, balanced eco-system Antibodies cure indiscriminately ⅓ of people recover the diversity of their guts in 2 weeks, ⅓ takes 6 months and the last ⅓ never recover “I’ve ruined my gut,” said Gus when he took antibiotics for 10 years 13:32 – Food to take depends on a person’s genetics and microbiome Everything that goes in your gut feeds the microbiome A change in the diet means a shift in the microbiome 19:15 – There are foods that are generally bad for your gut like gluten and processed dairy Dairy in the form that we get it, will not have a positive effect on our gut 22:31 – Obvious signs that come from your gut Any abnormality that you feel after eating gas, burping, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea The gut is responsible for so much more than just digestion of food A lot of illnesses, including mental and emotional challenges, can be cured thru the gut The gut transfers information to the brain 26:30 – Eating meat should be a nice balance of nutrients, not just muscle meat 28:06 – A healthy diet differs for everybody 29:04 – Gus talks about the many species of whole foods that we should be eating Pay attention to your body Any food you eat will have an effect on your body for at least 72 hours 32:26 – Gus shares his martial arts experience, especially with Jeet Kune Do He talks about the book, The Artist of Life, and how it influenced him “Be like water” and “responding like an echo” are two things Gus learned from Bruce Lee’s martial arts 36:05 – The calling of doing meditation and Tai Chi Mindfulness and being present in the moment lessons The difference between Tai Chi and Qi Gong “I kind of committed 6 years of my life to that teaching” Gus talks about leaving the practice 41:24 – “I don’t think anyone has bad intentions, only selfish intentions” Gus left realizing the manipulations that were happening in the school he was in “I choose to only believe in the material” 47:05 – Gus believes that somehow, you lose yourself to the group A “cult” is like an addiction 50:46 – Gus had some of the best moments in his life in the group he was in His whole sense of self-worth was tied to that practice He had a belief that he was safe because he was “protected” being there 52:45 – The ideology of death has changed for Gus For Gus, we are an eternal soul that is here to learn and to grow 57:49 – Setting the space you’re in and your min

    • 1 hr 11 min
    Hear how a back injury at a young age led to a life of self discovery

    Hear how a back injury at a young age led to a life of self discovery

    Episode – Andri Iceland  
    Summary:
    In this episode, Eddy introduces Andri Iceland to the show.. Andri is a Life Coach,  Cold Therapy & Movement expert. A method that has impacted his life to the point to define himself to be "reborn", the inflection point from where years of severe chronic lumbar pain and migraines simply disappeared. Inspired by Mindfulness, Yoga, Movement, Cold Therapy  (Wim Hof Method certified) and other techniques, he is now dedicated to share his story aiming to guide others to be re-born to the health benefits of Cold Therapy.
     
    Time Stamped Show Notes:
    00:39 – Eddy welcomes Andri 01:26 – Andri was a gymnast at 5 until he got into an accident at 13 Andri was paralyzed from his knee to his waist Pain from the accident had Andri quit gymnastics At 14, Andri started drinking alcohol and it wasn’t until later that he realized he drank because of the pain he felt 04:20 – The pain Andri felt was constant — he was never pain-free except when he was drunk Hearing the clink of the beer can already has an effect with Andri He started drinking on weekends and then turned everyday Today, Andri doesn’t drink anymore “It was just an escape from reality” 07:28 – Andri shares about how many times he wanted to stop drinking Andri and his struggles dealing with his spine injury At 39, he looked down at his life and realized his marriage was gone 10:43 – “It’s crazy to look back into it and see all these years I was just complaining” “I didn’t do anything, I was always waiting for somebody to fix me” Realizations have to come from within He believed he could not do anything for himself, and so he did nothing 13:04 – A dream led Andri to find Ido Portal Movements He threw out his medications and drugs and started the program 3 weeks into the program, Andri got rid of his migraine and depression 15:00 – “Depression feels like hell. It feels like hopelessness” The belief system you have makes your reality 18:55 – Andri knows he had to go through the hardship to wake up 19:46 – Finally deciding to do something with his life 22:20 – Andri talks about his relationship with the cold “You can’t fight the cold. You need to surrender to it” Andri shares his thoughts on hypothermia and a close call to death 29:03 – Andri almost had a stroke after a swimming session with 2 other guys The nurse was talking to him how his core temperature dropped The next week, Andri swam in the ice cold water again The lesson: Listen to your body, not your mind 37:48 – Andri’s message to people who are taking medication and drugs “You have to do something.” Do not limit yourself Surrendering to the cold completely shuts down your ego 43:44 – Reacting triggers chemicals and feelings 47:28 – Staying a couple of minutes in cold water already gives you all the benefits you can get from it 53:15 – What drives Andri to help others with the program he offers Don’t be confined in society’s box, go out and experience life If you believe it, it’s true 59:11 – The society creates standards that later become your belief system Everything we put out is our story Your belief system is your limit 01:08:03 – Not doing anything will lead you to nothing Just do something 01:09:37 – The cold is a beautiful tool that helped Andri “There is no limit. The only limit is you...your mind” 01:17:32 – Andri’s phrase: HÆTTU AÐ VÆLA KOMDU AÐ KÆLA 01:19:45 – The most influential book for Andri is The Power of Now 01:20:15 – His earliest teachers were his gymnastic mentors and learned a lot of discipline 01:23:25 – Andri’s 3 highest values “Believing in myself” Letting go of b*llsh*t Caring and sharing Contact Eddy at Peeling It Back or on Facebook and Instagram  
    Resources Mentioned:
    The Power of Now – Book that influenced Andri

    • 1 hr 33 min
    Vincent Hurner chats about his vast knowledge on hypnosis and systema

    Vincent Hurner chats about his vast knowledge on hypnosis and systema

    Summary:
    In this episode, Eddy chats with Vincent Hurner. Vince’s activities revolve around passion, desire to learn and share, and exploring life. He teaches Systema, a Russian martial art, and hypnosis. Today, he graces the show by sharing his journey to learning and practicing hypnosis and Systema, and how these two influenced his life and the work that he does today.
     
    Time Stamped Show Notes:
    00:02 – Eddy introduces Vincent to the show 01:19 – Vince shares his first encounter with hypnosis Influenced by the book, Auto-hypnose : Un manuel pour votre cerveau by Kevin Finel Fact: Vince didn’t want to read the book at first On the third time his friend was convincing him to read the book, Kevin Finel, the author, walked in at the restaurant they were eating at The second thing that struck Vince was the quotes inside the book were from books he already read 04:30 – The coincidence of meeting the author was what pushed Vince to follow the course The book initially triggered Vince’s curiosity in what the human brain can do 07:05 – “Self hypnosis is like learning martial arts — it’s hard to learn it from a book” Learning requires patience and hard work 08:35 – Vince was working in criminology before he started to study self-hypnosis Working with his own emotions was a big step 10:07 – Vince talks about the 4-week course he took on hypnosis 12:42 – For Vince, hypnosis is a set of tools and techniques that helps someone to create the right framework to explore the realms of reality “Everything is based on our subjectivity” It’s hard to know hypnosis without exploring it 16:16 – Hypnosis is a common thing; Kids, most of the time, are in a sort of state of hypnosis Hypnosis is either winning or losing The power of belief Fact: Our subconscious wants to help us 22:59 – With hypnosis, you can open the possibilities of learning from mimicking 27:13 – Our brain is hard-wired on things that could potentially go bad That’s how we survive as a species “Fear is rational” 34:56 – Hypnose has helped Vince to feel more relaxed in general Vince describes hypnosis as a “very practical thing” “Everything is subjective...what’s important is the way we deal with what happens to us” 39:51 – Vince talks about how people taking hypnosis classes later realize how much an individual manipulates himself The biggest manipulator of all — your brain If you believe you can or can’t do something, you’re right 46:24 – “Nothing is a problem unless it is being lived as a problem for a person” A problem can be a driving force for a person 48:24 – Hypnosis is not changing anything, it’s just creating the condition in which a person can change himself There’s a difference between hypnosis and therapy 52:53 – Vince shares his martial arts journey 3 things that martial arts taught Vince: Nothing comes off easy The value of practicing hard Learning dedication for the arts Every martial art is a culture 58:00 – Systema opened the way for hypnosis in Vince’s life Systema is an internal art The movement you have to do in Systema is yours, it’s not taught 01:06:15 – Once you start to open up and feel life again, life starts to open up too Vince just got back from Russia, learning with his friend He realized that Systema, like hypnosis, is something that you really have to “feel” “There’s so much more than just fighting” 01:13:41 – An interesting point to raise: there is a connection and difference between trauma stored in the body and in the mind To keep everything general, things do not go away per se Contact Eddy at Peeling It Back or on Facebook and Instagram  
    Resources Mentioned:
    Auto-hypnose : Un manuel pour votre cerveau by Kevin Finel – The book that influenced Vince to hypnosis

    • 1 hr 21 min

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