Radical Responsibility Podcast

What if healing isn't always about calming the nervous system, but sometimes requires bringing frozen parts of ourselves back to life?

In this conversation, Fleet sits down with Brian Tierney, PhD, somatic psychologist, educator, and host of The Boundless Body podcast, to explore the connection between trauma, the nervous system, and embodied healing. From anxiety and emotional repression to deeply ingrained patterns of tension and shutdown, they examine how unresolved experiences can shape our relationship with our bodies and limit our capacity to feel fully alive.

Challenging the idea that nervous system healing is always about slowing down and creating safety, this conversation explores the importance of emotional expression, healthy aggression, movement, and reconnecting with our natural instincts. Through the concept of “rewilding the nervous system,” we discover a different perspective on trauma recovery, one that recognizes the importance of both regulation and expression, and the possibility of reclaiming vitality, boundaries, and personal sovereignty.

Ultimately, healing may not be about eliminating discomfort or maintaining a constant state of calm, but about developing the capacity to experience life more fully, reconnect with our body's innate intelligence, and move beyond the patterns that have kept us stuck.

Memorable Quotes
“We can't just assume that embodiment is going to be safe for everybody.” — Brian Tierney, PhD
“Too much safety is unsafe.” — Brian Tierney, PhD
“We are animals. We are domesticated animals.” — Brian Tierney, PhD
“We just hold the animal intensities in there.” — Brian Tierney, PhD
“The warrior draws lines.” — Brian Tierney, PhD

Resources Mentioned
Visionary Somatics — Brian Tierney, PhD
The Boundless Body podcast
The Somatic Doctor
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS)
Wilhelm Reich
Robert Moore's King, Warrior, Magician, Lover
Dan Siegel's interpersonal neurobiology work
Peter Levine and Somatic Experiencing
EMDR
Drama therapy
Structural Integration / Rolfing
Craniosacral therapy / Stillness Touch
Mankind Project
Women Within

Brian Tierney, PhD, is a somatic psychologist, adjunct professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and international trainer of somatic clinicians. Since 1999, his work has included diverse populations ranging from cancer patients and participants in drama therapy groups to men and boys engaged in rites-of-passage work.His training spans somatic and therapeutic modalities including structural integration, EMDR, biodynamic craniosacral therapy, advanced breathing facilitation, yoga, clinical hypnosis, transformational dance, and drama therapy. He also hosts The Boundless Body podcast and is the author of the forthcoming Visionary Somatics, an exploration of trauma neuroscience with a particular focus on the cerebellum.

Connect with Brian Tierney
Instagram: The Somatic Doctor
Podcast: The Boundless Body
Upcoming Book: Visionary Somatics
Email: somaticdoctor@gmail.com

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What if better health begins by paying attention to the environment your body experiences every day?

In this conversation, Fleet sits down with Andy Mant, founder of BON CHARGE, to explore the intersection of wellness technology, human biology, and radical responsibility. Andy shares how his own struggles with weight, health, and sleep led him to question conventional approaches and eventually build a company focused on light, recovery, and wellness technology.

Together, they explore how modern environments may interfere with our natural rhythms, why circadian light exposure and recovery matter, and how consumers can distinguish evidence-driven wellness technology from marketing hype. Andy also discusses red light therapy, PEMF, wearables, and the potential for AI to help personalize wellness while cautioning against turning AI into yet another unquestioned authority. Ultimately, Andy argues that longevity doesn't have to mean chasing every new optimization trend. His advice comes back to simplicity, consistency, recovery, and understanding why you're adopting a particular practice in the first place. 

Memorable Quotes
“Enough's enough. Like, I need to start questioning everything.” — Andy Mant
“If it makes a positive change, keep it in your life. If it doesn't make any difference, drop it.” — Andy Mant
“What you're doing now is going to compound over the more times you do it.” — Andy Mant “How you perform is based on your recovery.” — Andy Mant 
“Never take anything as gospel, even AI.” — Andy Mant
“You got to know why you're doing something.” — Andy Mant

Topics Discussed
Taking radical responsibility for your health
Circadian rhythms, light, and sleep
Red light therapy and PEMF
How to evaluate wellness technology
Recovery as the foundation of performance
Consistency and the compounding effect of healthy habits
AI, wearables, and personalized wellness
Why simple fundamentals still matter

Resources Mentioned
BON CHARGE - Andy founded BON CHARGE after struggling to find blue-light-blocking glasses that met the specifications he was looking for. The company later expanded into circadian lighting, red light therapy, infrared products, PEMF, and other wellness technologies.
Red Light Therapy
Andy discusses red and near-infrared light as part of his approach to recovery and wellness, including how he thinks about these technologies in relation to mitochondrial function and long-term health.

Connect with Andy Mant
Website: BONCHARGE.com
Instagram: @boncharge_

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What if the goal isn't to eliminate fear and anxiety, but to transform your relationship with them?

In this conversation, Fleet sits down with meditation teacher and spiritual educator Craig Hamilton to explore fear, anxiety, and the surprising role they can play on the path of personal and spiritual transformation.

Craig introduces the concept of “sacred anxiety”—the recognition that our lives are finite, our choices matter, and there are risks worth taking if we want to live fully. Together, Fleet and Craig explore how meditation can help us stop fighting difficult emotions, how consciously moving beyond our comfort zones can loosen deeply conditioned patterns, and why spiritual freedom may be less about controlling our experience and more about learning to allow all of it.
Craig closes by sharing two practices central to his approach: allowing and not knowing—learning to meet experience without immediately trying to change, explain, label, or judge it.

Memorable Quotes
“It’s not making fear and anxiety go away, but it’s coming to a different relationship to all feelings, including those.” — Craig Hamilton
“I don’t want to blow it with my life. I want my life to matter.” — Craig Hamilton
“One of the most transformational things we can ever do is take risks.” — Craig Hamilton
“No experience I could ever have would be an obstacle to my natural awakened state.” — Craig Hamilton
“Give yourself the freedom of not needing to know anything at all.” — Craig Hamilton

Topics Discussed
Fear and anxiety as part of the human experience
“Sacred anxiety” and living a meaningful life
Taking meaningful risks as spiritual practice
Fear as information rather than simply an obstacle
Meditation, allowing, and the practice of not knowing
Moving beyond conditioning without suppressing emotions
Resources Mentioned
Meditation Changes Everything — Craig's podcast
CraigHamiltonGlobal.com — Craig's website and free resources
FreeMeditationWorkshop.com — Craig's free 90-minute meditation workshop
Craig's Direct Awakening approach to meditation

About Craig Hamilton
Craig Hamilton is a meditation teacher and spiritual educator whose work integrates decades of intensive spiritual practice and consciousness exploration. According to his bio in the interview, his programs have reached more than 16,000 graduates across 85 countries, and his background includes more than 17,000 hours of personal meditation practice, serving as a senior editor of What Is Enlightenment? magazine, and being a founding member of Ken Wilber's Integral Institute.

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Website: CraigHamiltonGlobal.com
Podcast: Meditation Changes Everything
Free Workshop: FreeMeditationWorkshop.com

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What if lasting change isn't about reinventing yourself overnight—but learning how to make the next good choice?

In this conversation, Fleet sits down with author, teacher, and The One You Feed podcast creator Eric Zimmer for a deeply personal exploration of addiction, recovery, self-compassion, identity, and the mechanics of meaningful change.

Eric reflects on reaching a point in his twenties when he was homeless, severely addicted to heroin, physically ill, and facing the possibility of decades in prison. Entering long-term treatment mattered—but Eric explains that the real transformation came from the thousands of choices that followed. That experience ultimately shaped one of the central principles of his work: big breakthroughs may matter, but lasting change is built through accumulation.

Together, Fleet and Eric explore what radical responsibility looks like without falling into self-blame. Eric explains why understanding the causes and conditions that shaped us can coexist with taking ownership of what we do next—and why self-compassion isn't an excuse for avoiding change, but one of the conditions that makes learning and growth possible. They also discuss the inner critic, perfectionism, addiction, the power of identity, and Eric's belief that change itself is a skill set that can be learned.

The conversation ultimately comes back to a deceptively simple question: What's the next good thing you can do? Eric shares why starting small, choosing something you can actually succeed at, and building from there can turn three minutes of meditation—or one positive choice—into an entirely different way of living.

Memorable Quotes
“It’s not my fault that I’m the way I am, but I am completely responsible for it.” — Eric Zimmer
“Self-compassion [is] sort of a midpoint between self-acceptance and self-improvement.” — Eric Zimmer
“That is how a little becomes a lot.” — Eric Zimmer
“Change is a skill set. It is not character related.” — Eric Zimmer

Topics DiscussedRadical responsibility and personal agency
Eric's journey through addiction and recovery
Why transformation isn't a single breakthrough
Small choices and cumulative change
Self-compassion vs. self-criticism
Shame and the inner critic
Self-acceptance and self-improvement
Perfectionism and the 80–85% approach
Coaching yourself through resistance
Procrastination and lack of clarity
Self-doubt
Choice points
The One You Feed and the two-wolves parable
Addiction as a spectrum
Habits, rewards, and compulsive behavior
Learning to tolerate discomfort
Spiritual practice and basic goodness
Identity and behavior change
Recovery and 12-step programs
Why identities can be useful until they're not
Change as a learnable skill
Starting small
Building motivation through success
Acceptance and change

Resources Mentioned
How a Little Becomes a Lot: The Art of Small Changes for a More Meaningful Life
The One You Feed Podcast
12-Step RecoveryMeditation & Zen Practice

Connect with Eric Zimmer
Website:
https://www.oneyoufeed.net
Book:
How a Little Becomes a Lot: The Art of Small Changes for a More Meaningful Life
Podcast:
The One You Feed

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What if anxiety isn’t something we need to eliminate—but something we can learn to understand and work with differently?

In this conversation, Fleet sits down with NeuroDynamic Breathwork creator Michael Stone to explore anxiety, embodiment, and the unconscious patterns that can shape the way we experience the world. Michael shares his own journey from an anxious childhood and a deep need for control to discovering the hidden belief that had been influencing his life for decades.

Together, they explore the difference between useful and debilitating anxiety, why uncertainty and a lack of perceived control can intensify fear, and how breathwork can bring us out of looping thoughts and back into the body. Michael also shares practical approaches using gratitude, breath, trust, and surrender—and explains why learning to experience difficult emotions rather than continually avoiding them can create greater confidence in our ability to meet life.

Memorable Quotes
“Anxiety lives in the future.” — Michael Stone
“Feel it so you can heal it.” — Michael Stone
“The two basic concepts…are trust and surrender.” — Michael Stone
“It really doesn’t take long to change your state.” — Michael Stone

Topics DiscussedAnxiety and uncertainty
Adaptive vs. maladaptive anxiety
Radical responsibility
Childhood conditioning
Unconscious beliefs
The need for control
Rumination and catastrophizing
Embodiment
The default mode network
Nervous system regulation
NeuroDynamic Breathwork
Holotropic Breathwork
Emotional suppression and release
Trust and surrender
Inner guiding intelligence
Gratitude
Breathwork and expanded states
Moving from fear toward inner trust
Building confidence in our ability to handle life
Present-moment awareness
Daily practices for changing our state
Resources Mentioned
NeuroDynamic Breathwork: Michael's breathwork approach combines connected breathing, music, embodiment, and a non-directive process. He explains that the longer online experience includes preparation, approximately an hour of breathing, and an integration/share period.
Free NeuroDynamic Breathwork Sessions
Michael offers free live online sessions through his website, with multiple sessions available throughout the month.
Holotropic Breathwork
Michael discusses his earlier training in Holotropic Breathwork and how his experiences with the modality ultimately contributed to the development of NeuroDynamic Breathwork.
Gratitude Practice
During the conversation, Michael guides Fleet through a brief embodied gratitude practice designed to shift attention, posture, breathing, and emotional state.

Connect with Michael Stone
Website:
https://breathworkonline.com
Free Breathwork Session:
https://breathworkonline.com/free
Michael says NeuroDynamic Breathwork offers approximately 20 live online sessions each month at different times and encourages people interested in the practice to experience a session for themselves.

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