Chad Peevy is a best-selling author and award-winning speaker on human behavior. He has worked with thousands of high-performing professionals, helping them gain clarity, broaden perspective, and enhance overall well-being. With a master’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin, Chad’s leadership spans founding the Austin PRIDE Foundation and the PS Foundation for the Arts, coaching business owners, and serving as the Director of Marketing for the world’s largest real estate company. ...
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Hey everyone, I’m Tony Hardman your host for “Not Quite Zen” a podcast about struggling with mental health and finding ways to make life better. I’ve struggled with mental health all my life, and through lots of therapy and hard work I’ve learned how to be calmer, happier and more grounded. Hopefully, this show can do the same for you.
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My Biggest Breakthrough: "Gifted Adult" Awakening
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28:47WARNING: This episode includes some strong language and open conversations about suicide and drug use. These are tough topics, but they’re part of real life—and part of what I'm here to talk about honestly. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling, please seek support from a mental health professional or contact a cr…
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What Narcissism Taught Me About Confidence
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24:34📧 Upgrade your inbox! Get the Mindset Monday Newsletter ➡️ Take the Fulfillment Style Assessment _______________________________________________________________________ In this episode, Chad unravels the misconceptions about narcissism, explores the narcissistic spectrum, and reveals the third way—a balanced, healthy sense of self. Chad offers a fr…
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📧 Upgrade your inbox! Get the Mindset Monday Newsletter ➡️ Take the Fulfillment Style Assessment ______________________ Join Chad Peevy as he shares a transformative insight on how to read and learn from books effectively. Rather than striving to emulate the lives of those we read about, Chad urges us to discover how these individuals have become m…
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📧 Upgrade your inbox! Get the Mindset Monday Newsletter: https://bit.ly/cp-mindsetmonday Extended Cut Interview with Betty Reid Soskin Clip of Interview with Betty Reid Soskin ➡️ Fulfillment Style Assessment found here. ----------------------------- In this episode, Chad Peevy shares a conversation with his friend Amanda and a moving clip from a 10…
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📧 Upgrade your inbox! Get the Mindset Monday Newsletter: https://bit.ly/cp-mindsetmonday The Maybe Mindset: Transforming Struggles into Growth What if life's setbacks were actually setting you up for success? Join Chad Peevy as he delves into the 'maybe mindset' – a powerful way of rethinking challenges – illustrated through a thought-provoking par…
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📧 Upgrade your inbox! Get the Mindset Monday Newsletter: https://bit.ly/cp-mindsetmonday In this episode, Chad Peevy guides listeners through the process of confronting unresolved past traumas and reframing them to live a freer, more empowered present. Sharing personal anecdotes about his own struggles, particularly with his father, Chad illuminate…
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How To Add Mental Health Into Your Routine
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22:51Whether you’re just getting started, or you’re someone who has gotten better, it’s important to create a daily routine for mental health to stay on track. When I started building mental health activities into my day, it was an important aspect of my success in overcoming anxiety and depression. I started small by practicing mindfulness without medi…
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What To Do When You Feel Sick And Depressed
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12:41I’ve had mental health problems for most of my life, but a few years ago I finally learned how to overcome my anxiety and live in the moment. My mental health improved so much that I started this podcast in hopes that it would help others get better, faster. But, when I was hit with a heart scare, broken ankle, two bouts of COVID-19, the flu, and a…
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Whole Life Fitness - Featuring Dai Manuel
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1:16:52In this episode, I’m joined by Dai Manuel, author of the book “Whole Life Fitness Manifesto.” Dai has an upbeat contagious personality and offers great wisdom in what it takes to incrementally improve your life little by little, physically, mentally, and spiritually. He is also an award-winning digital thought leader, Distinguished Toastmaster, key…
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How To Find A More Fulfilling Life – Featuring JJ DiGeronimo
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41:57Today’s episode is about how to dive into a world of self-discovery to find a more fulfilling life and work. With so many of us searching for meaning and purpose, it can be challenging to find the right path. That's why I'm thrilled to be joined by JJ DiGeronimo, an author and former woman in tech who shares how letting go of your ego, mindfulness,…
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How To Break & Untangle From Your Trauma - Featuring Chad Peevy
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53:51In this episode, I speak to Chad Peevy, author of “Break & Untangle: Discover the Freedom To Be You Despite The Inherited Mindsets Holding You Back.” Chad grew up gay in an emotionally and physically abusive family in rural Arkansas. He had to spend years learning how to overcome the trauma, depression, and anxiety that followed him into adulthood …
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How To Transform Your Life at the Crossroads of Science, Spirituality, and Health — Featuring Megan Nolan
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36:22On today’s episode, I invited Megan Nolan to join us. Megan is a personal trainer, yoga instructor, and vitality coach with more than 17 years of experience. She is passionate about helping people prioritize their mental, physical and spiritual health so they can thrive at work and still have time and energy to enjoy their lives. Megan is going to …
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Are you experiencing holiday anxiety? It’s not uncommon. According to a survey from BetterHelp, nearly half of Americans worry about their mental health during the holidays. But why is this the case when it’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year? There are a variety of potential triggers for holiday anxiety. You may be stressed about …
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Not Quite Normal: Mental Health Success Story Featuring — Marc Paisant
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1:13:04Have you ever felt like you were not quite normal, a little bit out of place compared to everyone else? Well, today I have a great guest for you. Marc Paisant is the creator and host of the Relatively Normal podcast. In his show, he shares his experiences with ADHD, anxiety, and depression. He shows that no one is alone and there is always someone …
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How To Overcome Anxiety In Relationships - Featuring Jackie Hardman
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44:33At the beginning of a romantic relationship, things can seem perfect. We often call this the honeymoon period. But as time goes on, challenges will surely show up. Every relationship will experience some form of stress and anxiety as time marches on. All relationships require a lot of time and effort to be successful. But what happens when one or b…
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WTF is Burnout? How To Understand It, Prevent It, And Recover — Dr. Hollie Strugon
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46:52Have you ever felt burnt out? Like you’re so overwhelmed that you can barely hang on? Employee burnout is a global concern. According to a Deloitte survey, 77 percent of people say they have experienced burnout at their current job. 91 percent say that unmanageable stress or frustration impacts the quality of their work, and 83 percent say burnout …
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How To Make Peace With Your Past — Dr. Margit Gabriele Muller
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44:40Today, I have with me, Dr. Margit Gabriele Muller — a veterinarian and certified mental health coach who specializes in helping women who have experienced childhood trauma overcome their mental illness. At a young age, Dr. Mulller herself had to learn how to overcome the unique challenges of having a mother who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Fue…
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For most of my life feeling depressed was my default. It felt normal to me, and any sliver of happiness I ever experienced seemed odd. I didn’t know how to cope with depression. Luckily, I was able to break free from depression and change my mental health for the better. That’s not to say I don’t still get depressed, I do, it’s normal to feel down …
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How to Ease Anxiety When You’re Overwhelmed
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24:09I want to talk again about one of my favorite subjects – anxiety. Do you ever have those days when your mind is racing with negative self-talk and worry? Does the thought of going anywhere makes you want to throw something across the room, or make you start to panic? As your stress levels increase, does your anxiety also go up? If you regularly suf…
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It's hard enough to raise your hand and say I need help, but what happens when you go to therapy and you're not getting the results you hoped for? When you’re in therapy, you hope that it will be helpful. You hope that it will help you to deal with whatever issues you’re facing and get past them once and for all. But sometimes the reality of going …
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How Meditation Can Improve Your Life - Neil McKinlay
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48:37Today, we’re gonna talk about mindfulness, meditation, and how it can improve your life. I have with me, Neil McKinlay. Neil is a meditation teacher who has vast experience practicing and leading embodied meditation. He’s also the host of the Bringing Meditation to Life podcast. In this episode, Neil and I discuss: His own struggle with mental heal…
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It's Perfectly Ok To Not Always Be Ok - Erik DaRosa
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1:26:51If you’ve struggled with mental health, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “It’s ok to not be okay,” but have you ever wondered what that truly means? I’m this episode, I’m joined by Erik DaRosa, known by friends and clients as “Yoda,” he is an inspirational speaker and the Founder and Co-host of the podcast From Survivor to Thriver. Erik is a guy w…
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The No B.S. Approach To Confront Trauma And Achieve Success – With Kevin Palmieri
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49:59Today, I’m excited to bring you a fantastic and motivating guest. Kevin Palmieri grew up in a broken home without a lot of money. He didn’t meet his father until the age of 27. No doubt these were contributing factors to the anger he experienced in his everyday life. Something I’m sure many of us can relate to, myself included. Eventually, he got t…
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Anger is a very difficult emotion to regulate because it’s a natural response to feeling threatened. Our primitive brains are wired to protect us from perceived danger, and when we feel threatened, it triggers our fight or flight response. It’s that all too familiar adrenaline rush that floods through your body, tenses up your muscles, and signals …
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In this episode, I bring you a remarkable mental health success story. Kai Smit, was a normal 19-year-old kid from the Netherlands, who was getting ready to head off to university and start his life when a sudden brain hemorrhage would change everything. His odds of survival were incredibly slim, but luckily he made it. Then came the hard part. Kai…
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The Individual Nature of Trauma and How to Heal – Mike Hynes
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51:05In this episode, we’re going to talk about trauma. I have with me former psychotherapist and current executive coach Mike Hynes. Mike is the author of “The Myth-Guided Mind: Unleash Your God-Given Genius at Work and at Home,” and he’s going to share about his personal struggle with PTSD, the start and stop nature of healing from trauma, the importa…
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How to Overcome the Failure Loop and Lead Your Life With Confidence — Emily Sander
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47:58I’m really excited for today’s episode, I have with me, Emily Sander. Emily has vast business experience and is a C-Suite Executive. She’s also the founder of Next Level Coaching, so she knows a thing or two about how to achieve success and become a leader. But, why is that important for a mental health podcast you may be asking? Because being a le…
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How to Wake Up to Your Life With Consciousness — Bri Tartaglione Success Story
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51:42In this episode, I have with me Bri Tartaglione. She’s a Motivational Speaker, Certified Counselor, Emotional Wellness Coach, and podcaster in the field of personal development and mental well-being. She holds two master's degrees in School and Counseling Psychology from Columbia University and is working on completing her Advanced Certificate in C…
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How to Keep Going When You Want to Give Up
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17:53I want to talk about giving up. Pretty much everyone has a goal at some point in their life. They may want to lose weight, get fit, write a novel, start their own podcast, and improve sleep; the list goes on and on. Goals are great to have, but they are often really hard to achieve. Motivation wanes, deadlines loom, life gets in the way and you’re …
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Today I want to talk about anxiety. There are thousands of books, millions of articles, and many podcasts about how to get rid of or deal with anxiety. I can’t tell you how to get rid of anxiety, I still have some and I know that I’m going to have some level of it for the rest of my life. But I’m cool with that because I’ve learned how to overcome …
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How to Find Life's Purpose by Identifying Your Values
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17:48Often when you’re feeling down, or depressed, life can seem meaningless. You may feel this way occasionally, or it could be constant. This feeling may also lead to apathy. When you feel this way it’s nearly impossible to find joy and happiness. If you take stock of your life, and you’re unhappy with how you’re living, what you’ve accomplished, and …
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Do you find yourself thinking about the past or worrying about the future? If so, you’re not alone. Many of us feel this way at one time or another. For years my anxiety was so bad that’s pretty much all I could do. I would constantly worry or speculate about what could happen, or beat myself up over embarrassments from the past. Even when I had so…
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it can be hard to find a sense of peace in our hectic lives. We are constantly faced with challenges and stressful situations that can feel impossible to overcome. We’re bombarded with constant noise: phone notifications, emails, text messages, advertisements, every news story is “breaking news,” there are constant interruptions. Modern society is …
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In this episode, I'll share with you my first experience at Esalen. Listen in on the lessons I learned and the unexpected way those lessons appeared - from frustration and getting naked. Find photos from my stay at Esalen here. You may not find this episode suitable for kids - you've been warned. Be sure to check out Esalen and book your stay there…
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Welcome back everyone, and hello to my new listeners. Today’s episode is one I did not have planned, and frankly, it’s something I wish I didn’t have to talk about. I actually wanted to record and release this ahead of schedule, but I simply couldn’t because like many of you I am struggling right now. That’s where the “Not Quite” part of my show co…
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Hello everyone, if you’re a new listener welcome to the show, and if you’re an existing listener thanks for coming back. If you want to stay up-to-date with the latest content from Not Quite Zen I highly recommend you subscribe to our newsletter. You’ll get great mental health content once per week. Today’s episode is going to be a little different…
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Burnout First Aid: How to Quickly Relieve the Stress
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16:50Disclosure: Not Quite Zen is reader supported. This post contains affiliate links, and we may earn a small commission when you make a purchase. We never recommend products we don’t believe in. Curing burnout is going to take more than a day off or a weekend away, but there are some things you can do to release a little pressure without taking a vac…
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In the first two episodes I talked about whether or not therapy works, shared my personal journey with mental health, and covered different types of therapy programs. Today I want to shift gears, and start covering different ways you can take action to improve your mental health. We’re going to start by talking about how to stop negative thoughts. …
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In this episode I wanna talk about how to find the right therapy for you. This is a question that’s often overlooked. If you’re thinking about starting a therapy program, you’re most likely asking yourself, “where can I find a good therapist,” and that’s an important question, but you may first want to consider the different types of therapy that a…
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If you've ever struggled with mental health, then you've probably questioned whether therapy really works at least once or twice. My name is Tony Hardman, and I’m a regular guy (not a therapist) who has dealt with depression, anxiety, anger, and a host of other issues throughout my life. I've been in and out of therapy since I was a teenager, so by…
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Welcome to Not Quite Zen, I'm your host, Tony Hardman. I just a regular guy who has struggled with mental health most of my life. Luckily, after years of therapy, mindfulness practice and meditation I’ve changed and grown into a calmer, happier more balanced person. As anyone who struggles with mental illness can tell you, there are good days and b…
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[INTERVIEW] Becoming, Productivity, and Mentors: An Interview with Melanie Kennemann
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53:37In this episode I'm interviewed by my dear friend, Melanie Kennemann. We talk about what it means to step into who we are meant to be, how to rethink productivity, and how much our mentors have an impact on our lives. Be sure to follow Melanie on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/melanie.kennemann Get a FREE copy of my book Get your complimen…
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How is it that we intellectually know that comfort is the enemy of our own growth - and yet we’ll do anything to stay there? In this episode, Chad discusses the idea of comfort and how to move beyond comfort and into growth. What exists for us on the other side of comfort? Get your free copy of Chad's book, Break & Untangle by going to ChadPeevy.co…
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A Prayer for a Nation Transcript of this episode is available at ChadPeevy.comBy Chad Peevy
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Explicit for some language. This is an off script episode - that means it isn't as "produced" as the other episodes, it's just me talking to you. ***** If you or someone you love is the kind of person who has to work at good mental health, then this is for you... I'm the same. I've been in therapy since 4th grade and so I'm no stranger to the chall…
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I'm turning 40 this week! The older I get, the more important I find it to be in the moment, in the present. The truth is though, I spend most of my time trying to avoid it, retreating to my past or my future. In this episode I'll talk about why I think that is and how I've found ways to tether myself to the here and now. Here are some notable quot…
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[INTERVIEW] Living Without Apology with Alyssa Turner and Chad Woodard
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30:35ADULT CONTENT WARNING - not suitable to listen to with young children. Really honored to have had the opportunity to interview 2 folks who are also members of the High Performance Mastermind. While at a mastermind event in Sundance, Utah, I invited Chad Woodard and Alyssa Turner to sit down for an interview. Enjoy their stories and be sure to check…
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[INTERVIEW] The Coaches Coach - with Amanda Kaufman
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48:03I'm excited to have Amanda Kaufman, friend and fellow mastermind member on the podcast today! Amanda is an executive coach, speaker, wife, mother, productivity and performance nerd, and an advocate for you CRUSHing It in your own life! Prior to formally launching her coaching practice, Amanda spent a decade as a strategist, mentor, and leader, trav…
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[INTERVIEW] Identity, Business, Being Different: An Interview with Anthony Trucks
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30:50In today’s podcast I interview Anthony Trucks. Even though we came from very different backgrounds, our human experience has a lot of similarities. I can relate to the struggles that he talks about, I understand the challenges and the approach he has taken to overcome those struggles, I can relate to being different and how that has made an impact …
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