From Cancer to Creative Courage | Actor Paul Shearman on Dementia, Fear & a One-Man Fringe Show

In this episode of The Alex Lo Show, actor and playwright Paul Shearman shares the life-altering journey that compelled him to stop waiting, embrace fear, and step fully into creative purpose—at 65 years old.

After receiving a cancer diagnosis, Paul was forced to confront his mortality and the quiet ways he had been postponing his deepest desires. What followed was a radical shift: instead of waiting for permission or security, he chose courageous action. That choice led him to write and perform his first-ever one-man stage play, The Last Audition, now touring major Fringe Festivals including Adelaide, New York, and Edinburgh.

The play follows an aging Shakespearean actor navigating early dementia, memory loss, identity, and the threat of assisted living—mirroring real emotional experiences faced by millions of families worldwide. Drawing from personal encounters with Alzheimer’s and caregiving, Paul brings uncommon depth, compassion, and authenticity to a subject most people are afraid to face.

Together, Alex and Paul explore what it truly means to create when there’s nowhere left to hide—emotionally, artistically, or spiritually.

✨ In this episode, you’ll discover: • How a cancer diagnosis can awaken creative urgency and purpose • Why it’s never too late to reinvent yourself artistically or personally • What performing a one-man show reveals about fear, presence, and identity • How dementia and Alzheimer’s affect not only individuals, but caregivers and families • The emotional and physical demands of solo performance at Fringe Festivals • Why embracing failure is essential to meaningful creative work • How lifelong learning and storytelling help preserve vitality and meaning as we age

🎭 This conversation offers rare insight for artists, creatives, caregivers, and anyone navigating aging, illness, reinvention, or the quiet fear of running out of time. It is a testament to courage, vulnerability, and the power of choosing purpose—even when the outcome is uncertain.

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🔗 Connect with Paul Shearman & Learn More About The Last Audition Website: www.PaulShearman.com Show Page: www.PaulShearman.com/TLA

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From People-Pleasing to Personal Power | Tony Robbins Coach Traci Butz on Identity, Worth & the Six Human Needs

In this deeply revealing episode of The Alex Lo Show, Traci Butz, Tony Robbins Results Coach, shares her transformational journey from lifelong people-pleasing, external validation, and codependency to embodied confidence, emotional mastery, and authentic self-worth.

Traci opens up about growing up without structure, seeking value through helping others, navigating a marriage impacted by addiction, and the moment her entire inner world began to change. Through divorce, single motherhood, and career upheaval, her path ultimately led her into the Tony Robbins coaching world—where she confronted her deepest subconscious patterns and rebuilt her identity from the inside out.

Together, Alex and Traci explore what it really means to shift from survival-based identity to conscious self-leadership — including how Tony Robbins’ Six Human Needs, emotional state management, and physiology shape every decision we make.

✨ In this episode you’ll learn: • Why people pleasing is a subconscious survival strategy • How significance and certainty drive behavior — and silently sabotage fulfillment • The difference between helping others and abandoning yourself • How to change the meaning you assign to rejection, failure, and “not enough” • Why personal growth must be felt in the body, not just understood intellectually • How physiology, energy, and emotional state determine success and confidence

🎧 This conversation offers clarity and tools for anyone struggling with people-pleasing, seeking approval, navigating addiction or codependent relationships, or ready to reclaim inner authority and emotional freedom.

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🔗 Connect with Traci Butz: Email: traci.butz@tonyrobbins.com

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In this episode Chris Wasko shares her deep journey from childhood trauma and survival mode to intuition, spiritual awakening, and emotional healing. Chris opens up about growing up with conditional love, navigating severe injury and loss as a teen, and how she ultimately found strength through therapy, nervous system regulation, and self-trust.

Together, Alex and Chris explore what it really means to release victimhood, understand intuition, and heal trauma at the emotional and energetic level — including how forgiveness and felt experience lay the foundation for authentic power and presence.

✨ In this episode you’ll learn: • The difference between forgiveness and accepting what was done to you • How emotional healing changes the nervous system and intuition • Why victim identity persists, and how to move beyond it • The role of intuition, clairs, chakras and energy reading in personal development • What it takes to transform trauma patterns into strength

🎧 This conversation offers hope and tools for anyone healing from toxic family experiences, struggling with self-trust, or seeking deeper emotional intelligence and spiritual insight.

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🔗 Connect with Chris Wasko: Website: www.chriswasko.com

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