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by Nik Wood - NextUs

The NextUs Podcast is a dive into what we want the future of life on Earth and humanity to be and then at who we each individually need to be to win that game. We're keeping the elements of the Life Athletics podcast where we looked at life like it's a sport or trainable activity while also looking at the macro level of life on Earth as a whole.Every episode we'll be talking with visionaries who have a goal for our collective future as well as an idea of what we can do now to move forward.Join host Nik Wood as he talks to extraordinary people from around the world on what they want the future of life on Earth and humanity to be and their ideas on how we can get there.

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Episodes

  1. Juliane Taylor Shore - Boundaries that Stick

    Juliane Taylor Shore has made a career out of helping people build boundaries that actually hold, not to win an argument or get the last word, but so they can stay close to the people they love without losing themselves in the process. In this conversation, she and Nik take apart the four kinds…

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  2. Annette Müller - Re-Wilding Women ep 226

    In the latest episode of the NextUs podcast, we step into the world of Annette Müller—an embodiment and empowerment guide whose work is a delicate blend of ancient wisdom and modern necessity. 🌿 Annette is the founder of Wild Nettle, a movement born from her initiation as a Green Witch…

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  3. Ivy Miller - Relationship Keys

    In our latest episode of the NextUs podcast, we dive deep into the art of connection with Ivy Miller, a mindset and relationship coach who's all about cultivating peace, authenticity, and compassion in our relationships—starting with ourselves. From teaching conflict resolution and conscious...

  4. Aren Bahia - Conscious Entrepreneurship

    In the latest episode of the NextUs podcast, we explore the profound transformation of Aren Bahia—a Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a soul whose life embodies the full spectrum of human experience. From the gritty streets of Vancouver's underworld to the serene peaks of the Himalayas,...

  5. Amber Hickman - All are welcome - Pride 2024

    Celebrate Pride Month with us on the NextUs podcast as we explore identity, individuality, safety, freedom, and belonging with the remarkable Amber Hickman, founder of Mindful Rabbit! 🌈🎙️✨ In this special live recording from the HAAB Project in Mexico City, Amber shares her unique blend of...

  6. Annette Ackema, a Glow up Blueprint

    Join us on the NextUs podcast for an enlightening conversation with Annette Ackema! 🎙️✨ Annette is a human design and self-pleasure enthusiast who combines these practices to help individuals find their flow state in life. Her unique approach integrates the wisdom of human design with the...

  7. Andrea Guzman, Water and Life

    Join us for a special live recording of the NextUs podcast from vibrant Mexico City! 🎙️✨ In this episode, host Nik Wood sits down with Andrea Guzman, an engineer, urbanist, and dedicated water advocate. Andrea's groundbreaking work focuses on integrating technology and nature-based solutions to...

  8. Echo, Dancing with Shadows

    Welcome back to the NextUs podcast, where we explore the future of humanity and life on Earth through the journeys of extraordinary individuals. I'm your host, Nik Wood, and today I'm thrilled to introduce our guest, Echo Giselle Widmer. Echo has been a seeker throughout her entire life, guided…

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  9. Eri Kardos - Unconditional Love

    Welcome back to the NextUs podcast, where we envision the future of humanity and life on Earth through the stories of extraordinary individuals and thought leaders. In this episode, we are thrilled to feature Eri Kardos, the founder and lead coach of Relearn Love, LLC. Eri is a world-renowned...

  10. Kate Middleton: Secure Attachment For All

    Welcome to the NextUs podcast, where we delve into the captivating stories of extraordinary individuals making a positive impact. In this episode, we have the pleasure of featuring Kate Middleton, a true embodiment of contrasts and passions. Born and raised in Victoria, BC, Canada, Kate's…

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  11. Ravi Rothenberg: Conscious Fatherhood

    Welcome to the NextUs podcast, where we explore the stories of extraordinary individuals making a positive impact. In this episode, we have the honor of featuring Ravi Rothenberg, a transformational coach for dads, embodiment facilitator, yoga teacher, and trauma-aware space holder. Ravi is the...

  12. Ash Wang, a Fit Future

    Welcome to the NextUs podcast, where we uncover the stories of extraordinary individuals making an impact in their unique ways. In this episode, we are thrilled to feature Ash Wang, a Brooklyn-based Strength & Conditioning Coach (CSCS) and Nutrition Coach (PN-L1). With six years of professional...

  13. New Name! The NextUs and Life Athletics podcasts are merged!

    After 9 years the Life Athletics podcast will now be known as the NextUs podcast. The two shows were the micro and macro view of the same thing and it no longer made sense to keep them separate. If you liked the show before, you'll love what we have in store!

  14. Sascha Haert: Know Thyself

    Welcome back to the Life Athletics Podcast. On this Episode, I am thrilled to introduce our guest, my friend, Sascha Haert. Sascha is a renowned Human Behaviors Expert and Performance Coach, dedicated to empowering high-achieving individuals worldwide. With over a decade of experience, he has...

  15. Ruby Chase - DJ Your Life!

    Ruby was one of the last interviews I did before accidentally breaking my skull two and a half years ago. Ruby is an artist, musician, performer, and life curator. Her love and adoration for life pours our of everything she shares in this interview. I had been saving it and because of the…

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  16. Ryan Estrada - Create, create, create!

    Today's Life Athlete is Ryan Estrada. This is Ryan's second appearance on the podcast and we did it shortly after my skull fracture while he was in Bali. Ryan is nearly impossible to categorise as he's a creative whirlwind. He throws himself at live and creative projects with a mix of youthful...

  17. Nemanja Sonero - Shadow, Masculine, Feminine, and life.

    Today's Life Athlete is Nemanja Sonero. Nemanja and I were linked on line due to our love and commitment to Men's work, archetypes and human empowerment in general. We connected immediately and recorded a podcast episode almost a year ago. Due to personal reasons related to my recovery from…

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  18. Neil Beirne From Amateur to Pro. Mindset Coaching

    Neil has competed at a high level in the sporting and corporate worlds. He learned a lot about himself during both careers and the impact his mindset had on his ability to succeed and enjoy the process day to day. He is now a mindset coach, who supports elite athletes and high performing...

  19. Adam Roa - Art, depression, and the permission to be fully human.

    Life Athletes welcome to episode 208 of the Life Athletics Podcast, this is your host, Nik Wood. Today's guest Life Athlete is Adam Roa. Adam is a transformational artist, and coach, creating all sorts of art to elevate human consciousness and awareness. He shares as authentically and vulnerably…

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  20. Dr. Gertrude Tavernier - Maeve- Self pleasure, connecting with self.

    Today's guest Life Athlete is Dr. Gertrude Tavernier. Gertrud always pursued the philosophy of 'a healthy mind in a healthy body' and she started to see that for many people a missing piece was a healthy sex life, and so she built a tool for women to help foster a healthy relationship with sex.…

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  21. Chris Dufy - Coaches Cartel

    Chris is many things among them a coach's coach. As the founder and CEO of Coaches Cartel, he helps fitness experts move from in person to online businesses powerfully and successfully. On the outside Chris looks like he was made in a laboratory. He's incredibly fit, perfectly tan, his teeth...

  22. Ryan Miller - Inner Leadership

    Life Athletes welcome to episode 205 of the Life Athletics Podcast, this is your host, Nik Wood. Today's guest Life Athlete is Ryan Miller. Ryan is The founder of Inner Leadership Academy, Own your Stage, and Inbody Fit and has also been working with the Contentment Foundation. He is a dynamic,...

  23. Sabi Kerr - Self Love

    Sabi Kerr is a self-love coach and yoga teacher. She guides women to fall deeper in love with themselves, so that they can create magical loves full of passion and purpose. Through 1:1 coaching, workshops, yoga, retreats and group programs, Sabi's mission is to guide as many people as possible…

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  24. Dr. Nore Salman - Focussing on what works

    Dr. Nore Salman is a human experience expert, and student. Dr. Salman has a Doctorate in Psychology and after over 7 years of working as a psychotherapist she noticed that her energy, vibration, and joy were declining. She got curious and leaned in. She switched her focus in helping people from...

  25. Derek Loudermilk - Mastery in Life

    Derek is a Polymath with the equivalent to a PHD in Adventuring after upwards of 300 episodes of the Art of Adventure Podcast as well as a life well lived. He has been on this show multiple times and was in fact the first interview on the Life Athletics podcast. Check out those episodes for more...

  26. Mike Chang - Fitness and Flow: Finding Happiness

    Mike Chang, YouTube's first fitness Guru, "The Ab Guy", the former face and body of the most subscribed to fitness channel on YouTube transformed his life after unlocking a level of happiness previously unknown to him and then setting out to learn how to recreate it for himself and others. This…

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  27. The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 200

    After a long time out due to an injury, I am recovering extremely well and reinvigorated. Reminding myself of and embodying the Life Athletics methodology has been a key reason for my quick bounce back and so I thought I'd share some of the foundations of the methodology with you. This short...

  28. Derek Loudermilk - Comfort in the discomfort - The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 198

    Originally this conversation was meant to be released as episode 201 and was recorded well in advance BUT host Nik Wood's life threatening injury in August 2019 had us record a new episode 201 with Derek as it felt right to acknowledge that event and that landmark appropriately. There's so much...

  29. Nik Wood - My Near Death and Rebirth - The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 199

    This is a special episode as it is the last of a 200 episode cycle and the final word before a new chapter. We haven't published an episode in quite some time and it is also a special episode because of the reason why. I nearly died 4 months ago. I'd like to say at this time that I'll be talking...

  30. Paul Tracogna - Excellence at the Circus - The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 197

    Today's guest Life Athlete is Paul . Paul fascinated me the moment I met him. He's the one of the best in the world at what he does and by his own admission, most people won't know who he is. Paul has been an aerialist circus performer for over 15 years and he and his wife recently won a Bronze...

  31. Malin Amle: Tune in and line up with source energy - The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 196

    Malin is a professional kiteboarder gone conscious creatrix on a mission to empower people to design the life of their wildest dreams and live in Divine flow. This is Malin's second appearance on the podcast, previously appearing on episode 119 where we talked a lot more about her kiteboarding...

  32. Imaya Sabine The Psychospiritual Therapist - The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 195

    Imaya Sabine is a human experience student & expert. She breaks down esoteric teachings and psychological insights into actionable, everyday life practices for happiness, mental health, and emotional equilibrium. Diagnosed with depression and hospitalized for her mental health at age 20, she...

  33. Aaron Klienerman - Clear the mind and the heart will follow - The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 194

    Aaron is a friend who I've known for years and he's a Transformational Sex and Relationship Coach, Facilitator and Speaker. He came from a childhood of chaos, and dysfunction and at a young age completely lost faith in humanity. After attending the prestigious US Merchant Marine Academy, he found…

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  34. In the Arena with Simon Pelland - The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 193

    This is a bit of a special episode as it is doing double duty as an Episode of the Life Athletics Podcast and Simon's show, the Courage podcast and so we're interviewing each other. Simon is a a friend and an inspiration. He has the genetic predisposition for Huntington's disease, a degenerative...

  35. Unleash Your Sensual Artistry - Luna Agneya - The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 192

    Australian born and word travelling nomad, Luna has been working between the adult industry and the spirituality communities for over 8 years in Australia, Europe and South East Asia. Her passion is fusing the conscious communities and the kink- and sex-positive spaces to create alternative…

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  36. Be Who You Want to Be: Superman, Super Human - Jonathan Belle - Life Athletics Podcast Episode 191

    Everyone needs a superhero. For Jonathan, he became his own superhero. --- In November 2016, Jonathan packed his bags and left his job at Union Pacific Railroad. For a year and a half, he lived in a van and washed dishes on the side - what for? To become who he truly is: Superman. With a suit…

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  37. Sexual Energy and Genuine Transformation - Amrita Sophia - The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 190

    Amrita is a Sacred Sexpert and Kundalini Yoga Teacher. She spent years under a cloud of shame, her sexual energy on lock down, resulting in a life of unfulfilling relationships, unsatisfying jobs, and general dis-ease. It wasn't until she came to understand that Sexual Energy in its healthy state...

  38. Models Do Eat - Jill de Jong - Life Athletics Podcast Episode 189

    Jill de Jong was born in Holland, and her successful modeling career brought her to the United States. She was based in New York for many years, explored Miami for a few years and then fell in love with Los Angeles, where she currently resides; it's a great place to pursue her passion for health...

  39. Of Stunts and Superheroes - Bobby Holland Hanton - Life Athletics Podcast Episode 188

    Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 188 of the Life Athletics podcast. Today's guest life athlete is Bobby Holland Hanton. Bobby has always been the athletic type. At the age of four, Bobby started his career as a Gymnast, and climbed through the ranks to compete as a National Squad…

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  40. Overcome Shame and Turn On Pleasure - Dr. Alison Ash - The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 187

    Dr. Alison Ash is a sex and intimacy coach, sexual empowerment educator, author, and founder of TurnON.love. A champion for others overcoming shame and deepening pleasure, Aly helps her clients experience the kinds of sexual interactions and romantic relationships they long for. As a sociologist...

  41. "Who Are You?" - Tarek Kholoussy - The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 186

    Like most All-American children, Tarek was born and raised in a small town (in Philadelphia), went to college, and dove into the corporate world. It was an ideal life with clear expectations of him, but it wasn't the life he felt he was destined for. So he set off to find himself and get to know...

  42. My Interview on the Hello Human Podcast with Echo Giesel Widmer - The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 185

    Today, I bring you quite a deep conversation with my friend, Echo, host of the Hello Human podcast. Echo visited me in my villa here in Ubud, Bali, and we talked about a range of topics - including intimacy, sexuality, and vulnerability.

  43. Christina Weber - Deepen the Quality of Your Relationships - The Life Athletics Podcast Episode 184

    Christina Weber is the co-founder of Deepen, a series of live events facilitated by educators, entertainers and accredited guides, where you meet interesting people, doing interesting things. Among Christina's nicknames are Relationship Activist, Your Love Accomplice, Feminine Weapon and The…

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  44. Solara Sophia Rose - The Life Sport of Superabundance - Life Athletics Podcast Episode 183

    Solara Rose is an international channel and catalyst for high-frequency flow mastery, superabundance and thriving Divine success. She has been described as the modern Tesla of human energetics and living vortex of cosmic magic. With a background in intensive personal transformation, integrative...

  45. Juna Mustad - Anger and the Good Girl - Episode 182 Juna Mustad

    Juna Mustad is a Life and Relationship coach, an Intuitive, and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner focused on helping you create healthy relationships, expand your emotional awareness, and embrace your full potential. Her sessions skillfully weave the Hendricks Institute's whole body coaching...

  46. Jackie Knechtel - Follow the Flow to Effortless Living - Life Athletics Podcast Episode 181

    Jackie Knechtel is the co founder of the Flow Consciousness Institute which holds cutting edge trainings, retreats, workshops, and delivers transformational experiences worldwide. Jackie is a pioneer in the area of Flow and is the author of the upcoming book "Flow: The art of effortless living"...

  47. Nikki Rhodes - Unlocking Emotional Freedom through Sexuality - Life Athletics Podcast Episode 180

    Nikki Rhodes is a passionate advocate for authentic relating and positive sexual education coaching both men and women. She has a degree in psychology, childbirth education and was a lecturer at the University of Auckland in Ancient Greek and Roman Medicine specialising on issues surrounding...

  48. Matthew Solomon - All the Good Men - Life Athletics Podcast Episode 179

    Matthew Solomon is "The Coach for the Modern Soul;" an empowerment coach specializing in communication & relationships, and the author of "Man School: Relating with Women in the #MeToo Era." Born and raised in the melting pot that is Los Angeles, Matthew has always had a passion for equality and...

  49. Steve Wood - A Conversation with My Father - Life Athletics Episode 178

    Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 178 of the Life Athletics Podcast. Today's guest life athlete is Steve Wood. This episode is close to my heart, as aside from this being a birthday episode for me, the guest is also a special person in my life - my father. Until a year and a half ago…

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  50. Dr. Andrea Paige - Vitality Is Your Birth Right - Life Athletics Podcast Episode 177

    Dr. Andrea Paige is a master of lifestyle medicine. Andréa travels the world empowering people to take their health back into their own hands. As a yoga teacher trainer and shaper of the future of Yoga, Andréa specializes in the physiological benefits of the advanced yogic practices. She is also...

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The NextUs Podcast is a dive into what we want the future of life on Earth and humanity to be and then at who we each individually need to be to win that game. We're keeping the elements of the Life Athletics podcast where we looked at life like it's a sport or trainable activity while also looking at the macro level of life on Earth as a whole.Every episode we'll be talking with visionaries who have a goal for our collective future as well as an idea of what we can do now to move forward.Join host Nik Wood as he talks to extraordinary people from around the world on what they want the future of life on Earth and humanity to be and their ideas on how we can get there.

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