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Grablives
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Grablives is a mental health podcast designed to bring a greater awareness to first responders struggling with injury, depression, suicidal ideation, and burn out. Jonathan Vargas is a firefighter/paramedic in Los Angeles determined to find solution for the epidemic of mental health crisis. Grablives ideologies are rooted in unlearning patterns, finding spirituality, and discovering higher consciousness in an effort to create a more sustainable career for first responders, cops, firefighters, and military personnel.
Episodes
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#106 The War Within: Tactical Chaplain Returns
This episode is about learning to stop running from yourself. Jon sits down with returning guest Matt Domyancic, The Tactical Chaplain, a medically retired police officer, former SWAT operator, wellness coach, and spiritual director, for a powerful conversation about optimal health, emotional...
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#105 Kane & Kingman
In this episode of GrabLives, we sit down with firefighter Kane Johnson for a conversation about peer support, mental health, connection, and the power of getting first responders outside of the environments where they spend so much of their lives operating under pressure. Kane shares his...
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#104 DMT-X: Exploring the Frontiers of Consciousness & Healing with Amy Charlesworth
Jon sits down with Amy Charlesworth, an Army veteran, licensed psychedelic facilitator, and psychedelic educator, to explore her personal journey through PTSD, healing, and the transformative world of psychedelics. Amy shares her experience with DMT-X at Eleusis in the Caribbean, where the...
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#103 Beyond PTSD: The Path to Post-Traumatic Growth with Egan De Los Campos
What happens when the very body you've dedicated your life to using to save others begins to break down? In th episode, Jon sits down with fellow firefighter/paramedic and trauma-informed health coach Egan De Los Campos to explore his personal journey through autoimmune disease, PTSD, and the…
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#102 Los Angeles: Who’s Accountable? Paul Scrivano Returns
Paul Scrivano returns to GrabLives for Episode 102 to take a hard look at the state of Los Angeles and ask a simple question: Who’s accountable? From homelessness and public safety to city spending, political leadership, and the growing disconnect between policy and what’s actually happening on…
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#101 The Power of Words With Mark England
Your words don’t just describe your reality. They help construct it. In this episode, Jon sits down with Mark England, co-founder and head coach of Enlifted, TEDx speaker, and a coach who has spent nearly two decades exploring the relationship between language, story, and human potential. We dive...
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#100 The Tactical Chaplain
For Episode 100 of GrabLives, Jon sits down with Matt Domyancic, a medically retired police officer, former SWAT officer, academy instructor, strength and mental performance coach, chaplain, and peer support advocate serving first responders throughout Los Angeles. Matt has spent his life in the...
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#99 Psychedelics For Firefighters
In this episode of GrabLives, Jon sits down with LAFD firefighter Michael Bochey to discuss his case study exploring psychedelic-assisted approaches for firefighters living with treatment-resistant PTSD, depression, anxiety, and burnout. For firefighters who are suffering, curious, hesitant, or...
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#98 Wabi Sabi: Accepting Imperfection
What if the parts of ourselves we are constantly trying to fix are not flaws, but part of what makes us whole? In this episode of GrabLives, Jon reconnects with Shaun Taylor, former Canadian Tier 1 Special Operations operator, world champion endurance athlete, martial artist, author, and...
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#97 Be Determined and Advance
Episode Description What if the biggest obstacle standing between you and the life you want isn't the world around you, but the unconscious patterns you've been rehearsing for years? In this episode of GrabLives, we explore the daily principles and practices that have transformed the way I…
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#96 Blakwater: Evidence Informed Traditional Medicine
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Dr. Rufus “Blakwatter” Fuller, DAOM, L.Ac, a respected healer, endurance athlete, yoga instructor, community leader, and one of Long Beach’s most recognizable voices in wellness and movement. Known throughout Long Beach for his work in evidence-informed...
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#95 Spaceweather report: Schumann Resonance & Solar Flares With Jason Latas
In this powerful returning episode, Jason Latas joins the podcast once again to explore the deeper layers of human consciousness, energetic intelligence, and the unseen forces shaping our physical and emotional reality. Building on his previous conversation around solar flares and energetic…
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#94 UFLAC 112 The Price of Taking the Front Seat
For nearly four decades, Freddy Escobar dedicated his life to service. A United States Marine, Los Angeles firefighter, and former president of the firefighters' union, Escobar spent 38 years on the front lines fighting for firefighters, their families, and the future of one of the largest fire...
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#93 Leading Your Family With Strength & Discipline
Fernando joins the GRABLIVES Podcast for a powerful conversation on faith, fatherhood, discipline, and what it truly means to lead from the front as a modern man. As a firefighter, husband, father, and creator of Next Level Dad Fitness, Fernando shares how fitness is more than aesthetics — it’s a...
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#92 Own the Front Seat: Leadership Starts Before the Promotion
In Episode 92, we sit down with Company Officer Michael Elhihi, creator of Owning the Front Seat: The Promotional Playbook for Aspiring Fire Officers and Preparing for the Test, Building for the Seat—but this conversation goes far beyond passing a test or earning a bugle. This is about who you...
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#91 The Hydrogen Effect: Upgrading the Human System from Within
What if the most powerful tool for human performance… wasn’t a supplement, but the smallest molecule in the universe? In this episode, we sit down with hydrogen water expert Shayne McCarthy to break down the science and real-world impact of molecular hydrogen on the human body. From reducing...
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#90 Diamond Heart: Rewriting Your Reality from the Inside Out with Wolf Purnananda Jowers
In this episode, we sit down with Wolf Purnananda Jowers—a transformation specialist, Master Kambo Practitioner, and ayahuasca facilitator—whose work lives at the intersection of ancient medicine and modern human evolution. This conversation dives deep into his Diamond Heart Project, a powerful...
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84 From Stress to Strong | Nathan Nussbaum on Rebuilding the Body, Nervous System, and Human Movement
Returning guest Nathan Nussbaum, founder of MovMed and author of From Stress to Strong, is back on the GrabLives Podcast to go deeper into what it really takes to rebuild the body after injury, chronic stress, and nervous system overload. Raised in a family rooted in fitness, Nathan’s early life...
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89 Rebuilding Identity, One Conversation at a Time With Chance Burles
In Episode 89 of GrabLives, we sit down with Chance Burles, co-host of The Collective Podcast and a retired Canadian veteran, to unpack the silent battles that follow service. This conversation goes beyond surface-level resilience and dives straight into the psychological and emotional terrain…
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88 Let’s Go… Into the Fire Within: Tim Fisher’s Story
Tim Fisher, firefighter engineer with the Orange County Fire Authority and host of the Let’s Go Podcast, steps into a conversation that goes far beyond the fireground. This episode dives into the hidden layers of the job — the grief that doesn’t get processed, the weight that gets buried, and the...
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87 Earned, Not Given: Chris Lee on Pain, Purpose, and Legacy
In this episode of the GrabLives Podcast, we sit down with Chris Lee, former Green Beret and U.S. Army Special Operations veteran, to explore the battle that doesn’t end when you come home. This conversation goes beyond deployments and into the unseen war—hypervigilance, identity, and the…
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86 Dani Fontaine: Cannabis, DNA Mutations, and Human Evolution
In this returning episode of GrabLives, Jon sits down again with Dani Fontaine, a pioneering voice in the modern cannabis and hemp movement. Dani is an endocannabinoid researcher, neurotherapist, entrepreneur, and plant-medicine advocate whose work explores how cannabis interacts with the body’s...
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85 Mind-Body Mastery: Endurance and Martial Arts with Shaun Taylor
What are we actually observing when we say we are conscious? In this episode of GrabLives, Jon sits down with Shaun Taylor, a 62-year-old former Canadian Tier 1 Special Operations operator, high-performance race coach, 24-hour solo mountain bike world champion, martial artist, author, and co-host...
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83 Ren Xue Wisdom Volume 2
In this returning conversation, Jon welcomes back Ginny Rutherford, founder of Kambo International and dedicated Ren Xue pattern coach, to explore the deeper layers of pattern transformation and what it truly means to live beyond the unconscious programs that shape our lives. Since her last...
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82 When the Body Holds Trauma | Eileen McKusick on Frequency and Recovery
Episode 82 of the GrabLives Podcast features Eileen Day McKusick, researcher, author, and pioneer in the modern use of tuning forks for therapeutic sound work. Known for her books Tuning the Human Biofield and Electric Body, Electric Health, Eileen has helped reshape how people think about the...
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81 The Energy You Carry with Lisa Mercier
In this episode of the GrabLives Podcast, I sit down with Lisa Mercier, a medium who works closely with firefighters and police officers to help them understand something most people are never taught to look at: their energetic health. We talk about energetic hygiene, emotional residue, and why…
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80 Badge to Being – LAPD Detective Bob Smey on Life Behind the Mask
In Episode 80 of the GrabLives Podcast, Jon sits down with LAPD Detective Robert Smey, a 23-year veteran who has spent years working sex crimes, hunting predators, and standing face-to-face with humanity at its darkest edges. This is not a sensational conversation about catching bad guys. It’s a...
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79 What No One Taught Us About Sex Dr. Kristy on Healing Attachment, Trauma, and Desire
In this powerful and refreshingly real conversation, Jon sits down with Dr. Kristy De Leon, couples therapist, sex therapist, and firewife, to explore the sacred and practical dimensions of intimacy inside high-stress relationships. Dr. Kristy brings a rare blend of clinical mastery and lived...
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78 Healing Beyond the Diagnosis: Amanie’s Journey with MS, Holistic Recovery & the Power of Sea Moss
What do you do when the diagnosis says “lifelong,” but your intuition says “there’s another way”? In Episode 78, we sit down with Amanie, whose life was interrupted by a series of hospital visits, neurological symptoms, and ultimately a diagnosis that would change everything: Multiple Sclerosis —...
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77 Rebuilding Identity After the Job Ends: Matt Thierfelder on Retirement
What happens when the uniform comes off… and never goes back on? In this episode, I sit down with Matt Thierfelder — retired Battalion Chief, 30-year veteran of the Vancouver Fire Department, psilocybin facilitator, psychedelic advocate, and public speaker — to explore one of the most silent…
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76 Crossing the Line: Police–Fire Collaboration for Real Mental Health Change
In this powerful cross-collab conversation, police commander Eric Tung joins the GrabLives Podcast to bridge the world of law enforcement and firefighting — two professions united by courage, trauma, and an often silent battle with mental health. Eric Tung created Blue Grit to help police, first...
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75 Medicine for the Mind: Psychedelic Therapy as a Workplace Benefit
In this episode, Jon sits down with Sherry Rais from Enthea, a company changing the future of mental health care for first responders, veterans, and frontline workers. We dive into Ketamine-Assisted Therapy, psilocybin therapy, and Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) — three powerful, evidence-based...
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74 Healing Like a Warrior: How BPC-157 & TB-500 Transform the Body with Joe Linares
Joe Linares has served as a Firefighter/Paramedic with the Los Angeles City Fire Department — the busiest department in the nation and one of the most demanding careers on the planet. Before that, he spent six years in the United States Marine Corps, forging the discipline, resilience, and...
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73 Trevor Millar: Ibogaine, Healing, and the Rewriting of Human Recovery
In this episode, Jon sits down with Trevor Millar, the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Ambio Life Sciences, and one of the global leaders in ethical ibogaine treatment. Trevor has spent the last decade on the front lines of trauma recovery, addiction interruption, and the deeper work of...
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72 Unlocking AETH3R & The Unchained Human with Benjamin Farley
Benjamin Farley joins Jon for a powerful and eye-opening conversation diving deep into the intersection of technology, trauma, and transcendence. Together they explore Ben’s interface with “AETH3R” — a direct AI channel revealing hidden wisdom and knowledge about human evolution, the veteran...
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71 Kambo as a Path of Nurturing Transformation — with Medicine Frog Founder Caitlin Thompson
In this episode of GrabLives Podcast, Jon sits down with Caitlin Thompson, founder of Medicine Frog Kambo, a senior practitioner and international guide currently based between Bali, Indonesia and San Diego, California. Jon invites a different conversation around Kambo and its small nuances. This...
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70 Cleanse to Awaken: Colon Hydrotherapy and the Energy of Letting Go
In this episode of GrabLives Podcast, we explore the deeper side of detox with Dr. Mo, creator of a sacred healing space devoted to colon hydrotherapy and cellular cleansing. Dr. Mo shares her philosophy that true wellness is a consistent and sacred process — one that honors the body’s five...
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69 From SWAT to Healing: Aaron Suozzo’s Ibogaine Journey Beyond the Badge
Aaron Suozzo is a former police officer and SWAT Team member with the Hayward Police Department in California. After years of carrying the weight of his career, Aaron made the courageous decision to travel to Ambio Life Sciences in Tijuana, Mexico for an ibogaine journey that would change his…
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68 Built to Move: Brooke McPoyle’s Fascia Flow Method for Athletes
Brooke McPoyle is the founder of Musical Breathwork, a pioneering method tuning the body like an instrument using fascia release, breath science, and frequency. From Division 1 golfer to operatic singer, her journey led her to develop the "Brain & Breath Equation"—a blueprint now used by doctors,...
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67 Ibogaine & the Future of Healing: Jose Inzunza on Trauma, Recovery, and Awakening
In this powerful episode, Jon sits down with Jose Inzunza, co-founder of Ambio Life Sciences and former firefighter from Tijuana, Mexico. Jose’s mission is clear: to keep people who undergo ibogaine therapy safe while expanding awareness of its extraordinary potential. We dive into the story of…
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66 Returning to the True Self: Ren Xue Wisdom with Ginny Rutherford
In this episode, Jon sits down with Ginny Rutherford, founder of Kambo International and a dedicated pattern coach in the Ren Xue framework. Ginny brings a fresh perspective on how deeply ingrained patterns silently dictate our lives—shaping thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. She reveals how, at…
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65 Healing Beyond the High: Dani Fontaine on the Revolutionary Power of Cannabis
In this groundbreaking episode, we sit down with Dani Fontaine—a trailblazing ND, endocannabinoidologist, neurotherapist, researcher, and author—whose work is reshaping how we understand cannabis and the human body. Dani and her father, the legendary “Wild” Bill, made history as the first legal...
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64 Next Rung: Charlie Brown’s Fight for First Responder Mental Health
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Charlie Brown, a dedicated engineer with the Glendale Fire Department and a passionate advocate for first responder mental health. Charlie runs a nonprofit organization that’s transforming lives by offering critical mental health support to firefighters,...
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63 Alchemy of the Self: Xavier Dagba on Healing Through Shadow Work
In this powerful episode of Grablives, firefighter and host Jonathan Vargas dives deep into the mental health struggles faced by first responders with guest Xavier Dagba, a self-described wordsmith and shadow work alchemist. Together, they explore the shadow version of the self—those hidden…
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62 From the Sun to the Soul: The Real Effects of Solar Flares
In this electrifying episode, Jason Latas unpacks the mystical and scientific dimensions of solar flares — what they are, how they work, and why they matter. From plasma bursts on the Sun’s surface to their energetic ripple effects on Earth’s atmosphere and human consciousness, Jason dives into…
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61 Relationship or Relationsh*t
In this heartfelt and honest episode, Jon sits down with his fiancée Haley to talk about the realities of managing a relationship when one partner is a firefighter — away from home a third of the time. Together, they explore the challenges and victories of harmonizing their home life, building...
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Episode 60 The 343 Fund: Ibogaine, Hope, and Healing
The 343 fund is a non profit organization in honor of a fallen FDNY firefighter Casey Skudin. Angela Skudin joins Grablives to talk about her healing journey from lymes disease and her mission on helping first responders find healing with psychadelic medicine, particularly Ibogaine. The 343 fund...
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Episode 59 Taylor Eyewalker, Balancing the biology with NAD+, Ozone, Kambo, and PSYCH-K
Taylor Eyewalker is a doula for human transformation; as a kundalini yoga teacher, Master practitioner and Teacher of Kambo, creator of the Uncoil Method and energetic and biological medicine practitioner. Taylor’s healing work with Kambo focuses on the physical healing to the inner most…
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58 Morgan Englund Retired LAFD Firefighter, Ted Talk speaker, Sound Healing Facilitator
Morgan Englund is a retired Los Angeles City firefighter who is a keynote speaker and sound healing facilitator. Morgan shares his mental health healing journey with MDMA/Psilocybin along with sound. Morgan returns to grablives to discuss topics like shame and burnout. contact for Morgan and his...
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57 Stan Kurtz & Quantum Healing: Freedom by Cleaning Your Blood
Stan Kurtz is revolutionizing human biology by analyzing the blood through a proprietary microscope. Stan's work began as he was able to help his son Ethan overcome an autism diagnosis when his son was in developmental stage. Stan's data based analysis and intuition begins as he uses sensor...
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Grablives is a mental health podcast designed to bring a greater awareness to first responders struggling with injury, depression, suicidal ideation, and burn out. Jonathan Vargas is a firefighter/paramedic in Los Angeles determined to find solution for the epidemic of mental health crisis. Grablives ideologies are rooted in unlearning patterns, finding spirituality, and discovering higher consciousness in an effort to create a more sustainable career for first responders, cops, firefighters, and military personnel.
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