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When Women Lead in Their Feminine Energy, Business Thrives
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1:12:48Lexi Bowler shares her journey of building Bowler Aesthetics into a thriving business while discovering that embracing feminine leadership leads to greater success and personal fulfillment. • Started with a desire to help clear her own acne, then expanded into permanent makeup and product development • Built the "Bowler Sisterhood" by openly sharin…
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What Men Hide Is What Controls Them
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1:09:18Brandon takes us through the critical components of masculine shadow work and the transformation that awaits men who undertake this healing journey. We explore the seven core shadow aspects that block men from their authentic power and the specific wounds that create these patterns. • Shadow is defined as unconscious aspects of personality that the…
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Self-Sacrifice to Sovereignty: The Feminine Revolution
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57:55The feminine shadow and its wounds are not just emotional scars but nervous system imprints stored in our bodies, requiring somatic integration for true healing to occur. Darci reveals how shadow work combined with nervous system regulation allows women to reclaim their authentic feminine essence and transform protective patterns into their greates…
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What if your pain is just your soul trying to break free?
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1:08:30Brandon Burke shares his transformational approach to guiding men through the midlife transition, revealing how what we call a "crisis" is actually a sacred portal to authentic living. • Midlife transition is not a crisis but a sacred opportunity to leave behind everything you are not • Indigenous cultures had structured rites of passage from boyho…
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How Leaving Religion Deepened Our Spiritual Connection
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1:12:47Brandon and Darci explore the difference between performative religious practices and transformative spiritual experiences, reflecting on their personal journeys since leaving organized religion. • Defining spirituality as the practice of love and deep connection • Community as both the benefit and shadow side of religious participation • Moving fr…
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From Diagnosis to Purpose: The Cancer Journey That Sparked a Movement
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1:45:28Ashley Baird shares her incredible journey as a breast cancer survivor, mother of five, and community builder who transformed her diagnosis into a mission to help others. • Diagnosed at age 36 with stage 4 triple-negative breast cancer after finding a lump the day after Christmas • Given only a 20% chance of successful treatment and a prognosis of …
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Why do we fear failure more than we embrace challenge?
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1:48:53Former NFL quarterback John Beck shares his remarkable journey from undersized, late-developing young athlete to BYU football star and NFL draft pick, revealing the psychological dimensions of high performance and resilience through life's inevitable challenges. • The importance of having a clear vision and unwavering belief from a young age • How …
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What No Good Mother Would Ever Do: Breaking Free from Patriarchal Spirituality
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1:02:22Religious upbringing disconnects women from their divine feminine essence by teaching them to rely on male authority figures rather than their own intuition and spiritual wisdom. Patriarchal systems reinforce this by limiting recognition of feminine divinity and creating shame through purity culture, which research shows leads to religious trauma s…
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A Man's Journey to Authentic Masculinity
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1:19:51The dance of masculine and feminine energies represents one of humanity's most powerful dynamics—yet these essential polarities are often misunderstood and constrained by societal expectations. Brandon Burke peels back layers of conditioning to reveal the truth: "Masculine and feminine are not gender identities. They are energetic life forces that …
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What if the most powerful energy you could emit isn't happiness, love, or gratitude—but simply being authentic? Groundbreaking research reveals that when humans express authentically, regardless of which emotion they're experiencing, they generate energy spikes 40 times greater than traditionally "positive" emotions. This scientific confirmation va…
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Breaking Free from What Controls You
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1:08:15What happens when our beliefs control us rather than us controlling our beliefs? This profound question lies at the heart of our journey through attachment and how it shapes our connections with others and ourselves. Attachment isn't inherently problematic—it's how our nervous systems organize for survival, safety, and belonging. The challenge emer…
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Stop Calling It Personality When It's Actually Trauma
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1:17:57Trauma shapes our intimate relationships far more than most of us realize. In this revealing conversation, Darci and Brandon explore how the wounds we carry from childhood create unconscious patterns in our adult relationships. What if the key to deep connection isn't understanding your partner's love language, but rather their trauma language? As …
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Your nervous system holds the key to transforming your relationships. In this illuminating episode, somatic practitioner Darci Burke explains how childhood experiences shape our attachment styles and why cognitive understanding alone isn't enough for healing. The conversation begins with a special treat as Brandon and Darci's daughter Graci joins f…
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What Nobody Told Us About Marriage!
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1:30:22How did the fantasy version of love peddled by Hollywood and pop music shape your expectations about relationships? In this deeply personal episode, we trace the evolution of our 28-year relationship from blind romantic mythology to genuine connection. We begin with the serendipitous way we met—dancing to Tim McGraw at a college event in 1997—and j…
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I Left Mormonism When I Discovered This
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1:08:07What happens when your spiritual foundation begins to shift after four decades? Brandon Burke takes us through his unexpected journey leaving Mormonism, beginning with a profound encounter with a hummingbird during meditation. This seemingly small moment carried a powerful message about the relationship between power, wisdom, and heart – foreshadow…
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Leaving Mormonism: Can Changing Your Beliefs Change YOU?
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1:10:56What happens when your entire identity, community, and sense of safety is wrapped up in a belief system you can no longer embrace? Darci Burke opens her heart in this deeply moving conversation about leaving Mormonism—a faith that had been her foundation since birth. The journey begins when Darci and Brandon's teenage daughter courageously question…
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Breaking Free From Proving to Improving | Episode 1
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45:55What happens when you discover your ladder of success is leaning against the wrong wall? In this pilot episode of Safe to be Seen, hosts Brandon and Darci Burke share their raw journey from outward success to inner authenticity. Brandon opens up about battling severe depression despite appearing to "have it all," while Darci reveals how somatic hea…
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