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In a world of social media polarisation, The COSMIC Bridge wants to close the gap and help build a bridge between extremes, ultimately creating more balance in the world.
Sharing inspiring stories weekly from cult survivors, pro footballers, death row psychiatrists, and more.
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Send a text In this week's podcast, we're joined by mental exercise coach Trixi Menhardt. Join us as we explore the journey that led Trixi to her current career path. From her diverse upbringing across the globe, Trixi reflects on pivotal moments that shaped her passion for PQ reps as a therapeutic practice. Discover how these experiences have influenced her unique coaching style. Today, Trixi runs Red Pants Coaching, her own company specializing in coaching corporate teams, where she applies...
Send a text This week on the show, we have former paratriathlon world champion, motivational speaker, and author Steve Judge. Tune in for a truly inspiring conversation as Steve shares the story of his accident and his remarkable journey to recovery, which ultimately led him to become a world champion athlete. Steve, now a motivational speaker and author, has written two books: his autobiography "Don't Lean on Your Excuses" and "GOLD," a book focused on the mindset needed to achieve winning...
Send a text Join us on this episode of The Cosmic Bridge as we welcome Alex Stephany, the Founder and CEO of Beam, an innovative online platform dedicated to crowdfunding employment training for homeless individuals. Discover the inspiring journey that led Alex to establish Beam and learn about the transformative power of technology in aiding their mission. From leveraging AI to utilizing cutting-edge tech solutions, Alex and his team are revolutionizing the way homeless individuals access e...
Send a text In this week's episode, we're joined by gut health expert Jasmin Corbett. Join us as Jasmin and Mikey delve into the intricate world of gut health, discussing everything from identifying harmful products to avoiding chemicals in your food and daily use items. Jasmin shares invaluable insights drawn from her personal journey with gut health and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Her own diagnosis served as a catalyst for deeper exploration, leading her to study the profound connection betw...
Send a text Join us for a captivating excerpt from Episode 62 of the Cosmic Bridge Podcast, featuring Drewe Broughton. In this episode, Drewe delves into the mindset and drive of sports personalities like Novak Djokovic and John Terry. He explores the reasons behind their behaviors and what these insights reveal about their approaches to performance and management. Podcast Chapters: 00.00 Analysing the best 2.50 Wellbeing movement 5.14 There’s fallout from the winner 9.30 How football...
Send a text Join us for a captivating excerpt from Episode 76 of the Cosmic Bridge Podcast, featuring Sister Bliss. Delve into her insightful reflections on navigating criticism and industry pressures as an artist. This snippet offers a glimpse into the broader conversation, shedding light on the challenges artists encounter. Whether you're in the industry or simply curious, this segment promises valuable insights. Podcast Chapters: 00.00 - The power of the streaming era 01.17 - Health...
Send a text Unlock the secrets to living fully by embracing death positivity in our newest podcast episode featuring Jack Frimston. Jack, a former musician who once sought harmony through melodies. Now, as a death enthusiast, he shares insights on how understanding death can profoundly shape our lives. Join him and Michael as they delve into the transformative power of confronting mortality and cultivating a mindset of acceptance and appreciation for life's fleeting moments. Enjoy the show, ...
Send a text Chris Hatfield is a dedicated mindset and wellbeing coach with a passion for empowering individuals to thrive in both their professional and personal lives. As the founder of Sales Psyche, Chris specializes in coaching sales professionals, recruiters, and leaders to cultivate high-performance mindsets while prioritizing mental wellbeing. Chris shares valuable insights and actionable techniques in this episode of The Cosmic Bridge, including the "5 Senses Exercise," designed to fo...
Send a text In this episode of The Cosmic Bridge Podcast, Michael dives into the world of social media addiction. He shares his own journey with it, dishes out some tips for breaking free, and throws in some eye-opening stats! 7 Tips for Overcoming Social Media Addiction. 1. Leave your phone outside of your bedroom while you sleep. 2. Leave your phone outside of your office. 3. Be a creator not a consumer & use social media consciously not subconsciously. 4. Hide apps from your home scre...
Send a text Ayalah Bentovim, better known by her stage name Sister Bliss, is a British keyboardist, record producer, DJ and songwriter. In the studio, she is best known for her work with Rollo Armstrong as one half of the production duo Rollo & Sister Bliss, and particularly as part of the group Faithless. In this episode of the show she discusses her relationship and upbringing with music, her journey to global stardom with Faithless, how it came with a lot of hard work and grit, why ...
Send a text Sales and Your Dark Side, Your Shadow! How does Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow show up in sales? What is the shadow? How can you use it to your advantage? And what do you need to be avoiding? Listen to a fascinating show with Michael Hanson on the concept of the shadow in sales. As Carl Jung puts it, “The shadow is that hidden, repressed, for the most part inferior and guilt-laden personality whose ultimate ramifications reach back into the realm of our animal ancestors… It...
Send a text Charlotte Lloyd helps Founders and Solopreneurs increase pipeline and convert clients on LinkedIn by showing you how to social sell using content along with a warm cold outbound system to close sales. However in this episode of the show we won’t be discussing sales. We talk about an incident much closer to home and deeper in Charlotte’s story. The death of Charlotte’s mother when she was 17. How she initially dealt with this. The delayed bereavement. The lessons and gift i...
Send a text In 2021, Jake Housdon walked away from his executive role at a tech company to create a retreat center in the Peruvian Amazon. After a decade in SaaS sales, he’s redesigned his life and is no longer choosing between his hustle and his health, his drive and his thrive. His three loves in life are people, plants and creativity. He’s a devoted student of each and likes to hang out where they intersect. If plants are on one side of a Yin Yang, and people on the other, he’s the wavy...
Send a text Dr.Kaushik Ram is a distinguished Neuroscientist, Author, Board Member and Inventor of the Precognition Method, formulated from two decades of study into the optimal performance of the brain and nervous system. His career defining invention shows you how to biologically modulate the rhythms of the heart to release stress, overwhelm and anxiety, instead of relentlessly attempting to calm the racing mind. In this episode of the show we discuss how a near death experience he had i...
Send a text James Ski is a public speaker, soon to be author, the Founder and CEO of Sales Confidence, and is a prominent voice for sales on LinkedIn. In this episode of the show we discuss James’ journey with mental health, how he was diagnosed with bipolar at the age of 20, what obstacles he’s faced in his life and career as a result, how he’s overcome the challenges, and so much more. Enjoy the show, subscribe and let us know what you think! Sales Confidence is a community elevating sal...
Send a text Petra Velzeboer is a renowned author, psychotherapist, TedX speaker, and CEO of mental health consultancy PVL. Born into a notorious cult ‘’The Children of God’’, Petra was raised in a strict environment where individuality and self expression were discouraged. Travelling the globe, she learned firsthand about cultures and people but was sheltered from education, books or friendships outside of the community. Raised to believe the world was going to end, she took her birthright...
Send a text Jocelyn Pepe is a mum, a passionate mental health and wellbeing advocate, an eternal learner, a truth seeker, daughter, sister, niece, and partner. She’s also a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and Registered Health Coach, and as a founder of TrU Living, Jocelyn has co-created profound change globally, partnering with individuals and organizations to develop healthy habits to truly thrive. She is passionately committed to every individual realising the benefits of...
Send a text Donald Trump! A new format this week and the first time talking about politics on the show. Michael Chapman and Michael Hanson sit down to have a balanced debate and discussion about this very controversial figure. But the central theme to the whole debate is dialogue. In many parts of the world we’ve lost the ability to have sensible discussion about things we disagree with, and when this happens, society begins to break down. So even though the two Michael’s disagree o...
Send a text Donna Star is a highly sought-after certified executive coach and professional speaker after a successful thirty-year career in corporate America. At the heart of Donna’s success is her ability to connect with people in a deep and meaningful way. Donna has always been intuitive, but she received formal training from a forensic medium and taps into this skill to help bring her clients even greater clarity. She’s a proud Bostonian with two amazing adult children, and, yes, she ...
Send a text Amy Englemark is the author of the book, "From Burnout to Bliss: The 21 Day Plan To Boost Health, Wealth and Happiness" and the founder of Amy Englemark Coaching and Consulting. She provides practical tools and strategies to help business owners and healthcare leaders decrease stress and increase happiness while achieving professional dreams. In 2012 Amy established her coaching and consulting practice and has mentored clients in Costa Rica, US, Poland, London, Denmark, Africa,...
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Great stories from professionals that are actively working to blend personal and professional. As a host, Michael asks great questions of a diverse guest list.