Episode 139: Open Forum: Real Talk, Real Life – What Are You Choosing This Season?
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Release Date: 04/18/2025
Ep 151: The Neuroscience of Trust: How to Build (or Rebuild) Relationships
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Trust is what makes us feel safe, connected, and willing to take risks with others. But it’s also fragile—it can take years to build and only moments to break. In this episode, we’re exploring the neuroscience of trust—what’s happening in the brain when trust is present, and what shuts it down. We’ll talk about how to build—or rebuild—trust in both your personal and professional life. Here’s what we’ll explore: 🧠 The neuroscience of trust 🗣️ Conversational Intelligence® ⚖️ Why trust matters more than control Who in your life do you want to trust more...
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Ep 150: Love After Loss: Reimagining Relationships
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On this episode of Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix, we’re exploring how to navigate grief, endings, and the courage it takes to love again. Love after loss is never simple. It takes: ✨ Courage to grieve ✨ Courage to stay open ✨ Courage to reimagine what love can look like after endings Here’s what we’ll dive into: 🌟 Emotional courage after heartbreak 🌟 Staying open while healing 🌟 Honoring the past while embracing the future Remember—honoring the past doesn’t mean you can’t embrace the future. Your heart has the capacity to heal, to expand, and to love again…...
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Ep 148: Write Your Next Chapter : Beyond the Pages with Courage!
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Our latest episode is all about building something meaningful—whether it’s a career, a business, or a personal dream, it all starts with courage, resilience, and an unshakable belief in your own worth. From overcoming pain and breaking free from labels to embracing rejection as part of the journey, Natalie Banks—bestselling and award-winning novelist—is living proof that personal breakthroughs pave the way for professional success. And perhaps most importantly, she’ll show us that the most powerful stories we can tell are the ones that come from our most authentic selves. From this...
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Ep 147: Are You Living or Performing? The Difference Between Living Authentically vs. Living for Approval.
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Are You Living or Performing? This week’s episode is one that will hit close to home for many of us. The question we’re asking is simple, but powerful—are you living, or are you performing? Too often, we get caught up in living for approval—saying the right things, doing what’s expected, fitting into a mold—while slowly losing touch with who we really are. We’re digging into the difference between living authentically and living for validation. What part of your life feels like a performance? And more importantly—what would your life look like if you stopped performing...
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Ep 146: Unspoken Conversations: What Are You Afraid to Say?
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What are you afraid to say—and why? What we don’t talk about often shapes who we become. Today on Get a G.R.I.P., we’re exploring the courage it takes to speak the truth—even when it’s hard. What is the power of radical honesty and emotional transparency? Silence can be a safe space… but it can also be a prison. We're challenging ourselves—and you—to break the silence and step into radical honesty, because healing begins when the truth is spoken. 💬 Your voice has power. Your truth matters. And no matter how hard the conversation, your freedom is on the other side of it....
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Ep 145: Open forum: The State of Us; A Candid Catch-Up!
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We’re Back! Join Us for a Powerful New Episode of Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix After a short time away, Coach Elix and Steven return this Friday with a brand-new Open Forum episode—and it’s one you won’t want to miss. We’re catching up, keeping it real, and opening the phone lines to YOU. 💬 Got something on your mind? 💬 Struggling to navigate uncertainty? 💬 Want to hear what we’ve been up to? Now’s the time to connect. In times like these, connection is more than comfort—it’s power. And we want you to know: we’re here for it, and we’re here for YOU. Let’s...
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Ep 144: Power in Pride: Living Loud, from Survival to Thriving!
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Today on our special pride episode, we’re honored to welcome a voice that embodies the true spirit of Pride—not just as a celebration, but as a powerful expression of resilience, equity, and transformation. Iris E. Fernández Valdés is a wellness coach, a proud trans Puerto Rican, and an unwavering advocate who has turned community support and activism into a healing force for justice. She joins us to share her remarkable journey, the impact of collective care, and what it truly means to create wellness that is inclusive, intentional, and rooted in equity. This...
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Ep 143: Feedback Unfiltered: Say What Matters. Cut the Noise. Transform Everything.
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What if feedback wasn’t about criticism—but about care? On this episode of Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix, we're joined by world-renowned leadership coach, author, and friend Donna Karlin, who’s here to change the way we think about feedback. Her new book “Feedback Unfiltered: Say What Matters. Cut the Noise. Transform Everything” dives deep into how honest, timely feedback—when done right—can radically improve our careers, relationships, confidence, and personal growth. We avoid hard conversations in our personal lives the same way we do at work—by sugarcoating, staying...
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Ep 142 : Open forum: Our Voices Unheard; Whose Freedom Counts?
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“America at a Crossroads: Whose Freedom Counts?” In a time when so many are screaming to be seen and fighting to be heard, we’re hitting pause to open up a real, unfiltered conversation. This week’s episode is a powerful open forum where Coach Elix and Steven dive deep into the state of our nation—and how it’s impacting the lives of minorities, especially the LGBTQ+ community, people of color, immigrants, and other marginalized groups. America is at a pivotal moment, and we’re asking the hard questions: Why do some feel more American than others? What’s it like to live...
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Ep 141 : Voices From the Margins: Immigration, Identity & Human Rights.
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On this episode of Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix, we’re diving into one of the most urgent and powerful conversations of our time—immigration, civil rights, and the human realities at the U.S. border. Our guest, Stephen Katsurinis, is a respected attorney, non-profit executive, and innkeeper who brings a rare combination of legal expertise and deep compassion to the table. He’s pulling back the curtain on: ✅ The constitutional rights every person in the U.S. is entitled to ✅ The evolving history of U.S. immigration policy and enforcement ✅ What ICE is doing now—and why that...
info_outlineWhat Are You Choosing This Season in Your Life?
That’s the question we’re holding space for this week on Open Forum: Real Talk, Real Life with Coach Elix and Steven.
Life moves fast. Seasons shift. And sometimes, we find ourselves reacting instead of choosing.
This episode is all about getting intentional—about the habits, beliefs, relationships, and mindsets that are either serving us… or holding us back.
What are you choosing?
✅ Rest or hustle?
✅ Boundaries or burnout?
✅ Faith or fear?
✅ Your healing or your history?
✅ Growth or comfort?
✅ Being seen or staying small?
Whether you're making bold moves or quietly protecting your peace, your choices matter—and they’re shaping your future right now.
In our episode today, join us for a vulnerable, judgment-free conversation. Let’s talk about what it means to:
✨ Choose yourself
✨ Set new intentions
✨ Let go of what’s no longer serving you
✨ Build a life aligned with your truth and your purpose
This season, choose with courage. Choose with clarity. Choose you.