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What if the most powerful healing tool available to you requires nothing more than your own breath?

Jon Paul Crimi is one of the most sought-after breathwork coaches in the world — working with celebrities, Fortune 500 companies, and Tony Robbins events — and his story begins not in a wellness studio, but in the depths of addiction and trauma. What brought him out was breathwork. And he has spent the last two decades helping others experience the same transformation.

In this episode of The Game Changer Podcast, Jon Paul joins Michelle Dutro to break down the science behind conscious breathing, why circular breathwork can feel like 20 years of therapy in a single session, and how anyone — regardless of background, beliefs, or experience level — can use breath to heal, perform, and live more fully.

In this episode:

• Jon Paul's journey from addiction and trauma to becoming a world-class breathwork facilitator
• The science of breathwork and how conscious breathing impacts the brain, nervous system, and emotional health
• The difference between circular breathwork and techniques like Wim Hof or box breathing
• How breathwork accelerates healing in recovery, trauma release, and mental clarity
• Why breathwork is now being used in high-performance environments including Hollywood and corporate settings
• How to choose quality breathwork training and what makes a safe and effective teacher
• Quick breath practices for stress, emotional triggers, and social media conflicts
• Why every breathwork session is unique and how layers of healing unfold over time

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What if the secret to unstoppable resiliency wasn't found in the latest bio-hack or wellness trend — but in a 6-domain framework developed by a retired Air Force Colonel and performance scientist?

Dr. Mickra Hamilton is a retired Air Force Colonel, performance scientist, and author of The Coherence Effect. She joins Michelle Dutro on The Game Changer Podcast to break down her 6-domain system for optimal health and human performance — a framework she developed not just for elite soldiers, but for anyone ready to stop treating symptoms and start experiencing genuine wholeness.

If you've ever felt like you're optimizing one area of your health while the rest falls apart — your sleep is great but your relationships are suffering, your nutrition is dialed in but your mental health is struggling — this conversation was made for you.

In this episode:

• The 6 domains of healing: physical, psychological, social, environmental, spiritual, and energetic
• How breathwork impacts stress, PTSD, and nervous system regulation
• The coherence effect and what it means to be truly whole
• The role of nature, sacred medicine, and psychedelics in self-awareness and healing
• How to transition from surviving to thriving — in any season of life
• Why presence and awareness may be the most underrated performance tools available

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What if the very science promising to extend your life is quietly stealing the one thing that makes it worth living? Documentary filmmaker David Donnelly joins Michelle Dutro to pull back the curtain on the longevity revolution — and the loneliness crisis hiding inside it.

Donnelly's upcoming documentary Forever Young, out this summer, takes an unflinching look at what happens when we optimize for lifespan while neglecting the human connections that actually make life meaningful. In this conversation, he shares what years of filming inside the world of longevity science taught him about purpose, community, AI, and what it really means to age well.

In this episode:

• Why health span and lifespan are not the same thing — and why that gap is costing us
• What the science of aging reveals about purpose and community as longevity tools
• How AI is accelerating the loneliness epidemic inside the very industry promising longer life
• What conscious longevity actually looks like when human connection is part of the equation

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What if your team's performance problem isn't a strategy problem — it's a trust problem?

Emile Studham has spent his career studying why some teams thrive under pressure while others fall apart — and his answer is consistent across every industry he's worked in. Before you fix the mechanics, you have to unlock the human dynamics. Trust, safety, and belonging aren't nice-to-haves. They are the engine.

In this conversation, Michelle and Emile explore why so many leaders unknowingly create environments of fear and protection rather than openness and cooperation, what the "player-coach syndrome" is and how it silently undermines team culture, how storytelling builds the kind of trust that no performance review ever will, why your reward systems may be driving the exact opposite of the cooperation you're trying to create, and how the principles of high-performing teams apply just as powerfully to your personal relationships and family.

Emile also shares his own journey from burnout to purpose-driven coaching — and what that turning point revealed about the environments we create for ourselves and others.

If you lead people — at work, at home, or in your community — this conversation will change the questions you ask.

To learn more about Emile Studham's work visit https://www.emilestudham.com

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What if the reason you can't focus, your relationships feel strained, or your motivation keeps stalling has nothing to do with your mindset — and everything to do with your kitchen table?

Architect and Conscious Home Design founder Talor Stewart has spent his career studying the relationship between the spaces we live in and the lives we're trying to build. His conclusion is both simple and startling: your environment is either supporting your growth or quietly undermining it — and most people never stop to look.

In this conversation, Michelle and Talor explore why clutter is never just about messiness, how dedicated spaces rewire the subconscious for success, what Winston Churchill understood about buildings and human behavior that most people still haven't caught up to, why your bedroom, workspace, and kitchen table may be working against you, and how Conscious Home Design works alongside Feng Shui and intentional living to create spaces that actually support who you're becoming.

You don't need a renovation. You need a new way of seeing the space you're already in.

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What does it take to rebuild your entire identity from the ground up — not once, but multiple times?

Former Marine Dennis Connors knows better than most. After serving his country with distinction, Dennis faced a series of devastating traumatic brain injuries followed by a stroke that threatened to take everything. His athletic career. His sense of self. His future.

What happened next is nothing short of extraordinary.

Rather than accepting the limits placed on him, Dennis redefined what perseverance actually means — and went on to become an elite Paralympic athlete competing on the world stage.

In this conversation, Michelle and Dennis explore what it really means to lose yourself and find your way back, why community and connection are not optional in recovery, how identity survives — and thrives — after catastrophic loss, what elite adaptive sports teaches us about the human spirit, and why Dennis believes none of us have any excuse to give up on what we love.

This episode is for anyone navigating a major life transition, health challenge, or moment where they've looked up and wondered who they've become.

You are worthy of love, support, and a life that lights you up — no matter what you've been through.

To follow Dennis Connors' journey and support him in the Los Angeles Paralympics in 2028- visit dennisconnorsusa.com

In this Episode:

00:00 – Introduction to Dennis Connors

02:50 – The Journey of a Marine and Athlete

14:03 – Facing Adversity: Strokes and Identity

22:29 – Redefining Identity and Finding Worth

26:54 – A Message of Hope and Worthiness

27:19 – The Power of Connection and Support

29:49 – Redefining Identity and Perseverance

33:46 – High Performance and Competitive Spirit

39:56 – Challenges of Paralympic Athletes

41:42 – Legacy and the Pursuit of Passion

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Former British Army commando Mark Seven is taking on the ultimate ultra-endurance challenge: a massive run across America for the 2027 Run of Hope Liberty Torch Relay.

In this episode of The Game Changer Podcast, we dive deep into the mind of an ultra-endurance athlete to uncover what it really takes to build unbreakable resilience and discipline. From battling extreme self-esteem struggles to becoming an ultramarathon champion and motivational speaker, Mark shares the internal shifts required to push past your physical and mental limits.

Whether you're looking for extreme motivation or a way to reconnect with your true purpose, this conversation will change how you view your own potential.

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✨ About the Show: Welcome to a space where purpose meets possibility! I’m Michelle Dutro, coach, mentor, and host of The Game Changer Podcast. My mission is to help you reconnect with your purpose, align with your values, and live your best life from the inside out.

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After 40 years as a psychiatrist, Dr. Fred Moss is challenging everything we know about mental health and medication. What if your diagnosis isn't a life sentence, but a misunderstanding?

Summary:
In this provocative episode of The Game Changer Podcast, host Michelle Dutro sits down with Dr. Fred Moss to explore a radical approach to mental health that prioritizes human connection over prescriptions. They dive deep into the trap of "alphabet soup" diagnoses, why believing you are "broken" is the biggest obstacle to healing, and how true recovery often starts with honest conversation rather than a pill. Dr. Moss reveals why creative self-expression might be the most underutilized antidepressant available and challenges you to ask: "What if there’s nothing actually wrong with me?"

Chapters:
00:01 – Intro: Dr. Fred Moss + healing through conversation
01:22 – His origin story: why communication became the “medicine”
05:30 – Mental hospital work + why he rejected mainstream psychiatry
08:00 – Becoming a psychiatrist to change the system from within
10:55 – 2006: taking hundreds off meds (with consent) + what happened
12:10 – “Welcome to Humanity”: suffering ≠ something wrong with you
13:37 – When diagnosis becomes identity (alphabet soup labels)
20:45 – Taking back the reins: choice, agency, and human connection
22:00 – The elephant metaphor: how labels can create cages
26:07 – Prozac + the shift to “biological psychiatry” (1987)
33:30 – Creative Eight: creativity as self-expression and relief
38:50 – The core message: healing through human connection
40:30 – Where to find him: drfred360.com + The Undoctor Reset
44:10 – Final question + answer: “There’s nothing wrong with you.”

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https://drfred360.com/

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