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The Scars You Can't See: Paul Gehring on Depression, Survival Mode, and Choosing to Live

56 min · 22. Apr. 2026
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Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456086/fan_mail/new] What happens when life keeps handing you hit after hit and you're the one expected to hold it all together? In this raw and deeply moving conversation, I sit down with Paul Gehring, husband, father of four, and author of Scars You Can't See: Chaos Survived. Fear Faced. The Will to Fight Found [https://amzn.to/48amZkV] and The Courage to Say I'm Not Okay [https://amzn.to/4euL0ab]. Paul opens up about walking alongside his wife through three open heart surgeries, a massive stroke, seizures, and the years of caretaking that pushed him into his own mental health crisis. He shares what it looks like to go into full survival mode, what finally cracked him open, and the moment he made a commitment to his wife that he would never bottle it up and explode again. We talk about why men (and strong women) shut help down even when they desperately need it, how depression convinces you that you're alone even when you're surrounded by love, and why the people with the neatest backpacks are often carrying the heaviest loads. This episode is for anyone who has ever said "I'm fine" when they weren't. Anyone who has ever felt selfish for needing rest. Anyone who has loved someone through something unimaginable and quietly broken underneath it. Paul's story is a reminder that you are not alone, that asking for help is not weakness, and that your life is allowed to be bigger than the hardest thing that ever happened to you. What You'll Learn * Why "I'm fine" is often the biggest red flag, and what to do when someone in your life keeps saying it * How survival mode quietly wrecks your mental health, and the early warning signs most of us miss * The pressure cooker analogy that changed how Paul handles his emotions (and why small releases beat big explosions every time) * Why the strongest people in your life are usually the ones being forgotten, and how to actually show up for them * The "tell them" mindset shift that builds deeper relationships in everyday moments * How to move from "why is this happening to me" to "why not me, and what am I going to do with it" * What it really takes to get out of depression when you can't see a way out on your own Connect with Paul Books by Paul Gehring: * Scars You Can't See: Chaos Survived. Fear Faced. The Will to Fight Found  [https://amzn.to/48amZkV] * The Courage to Say I'm Not Okay [https://amzn.to/4euL0ab] Follow Paul: https://www.instagram.com/pgehring/ [https://www.instagram.com/pgehring/]  Email Paul: paulgehringauthor@gmail.com  Resources Mentioned * Shrinking (Apple TV+ series) on destigmatizing mental health and therapy * Mel Robbins' Let Them Theory, and the Tell Them Theory by Vex King response * Talk therapy as Paul's number one recommended tool A Note Before You Listen This episode includes open conversation about depression, suicidal thoughts, and mental health crises. If you are struggling, please reach out to someone you trust or contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You are not alone. Let's Stay Connected If this episode moved you, share it with the friend you know is quietly carrying too much. Tag me @therealandiethueson on Instagram and let me know what landed for you. Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share this episode with the women in your power era who need to hear it. Own your piece. The world needs it. Support the show [https://venmo.com/u/andiethues] If something in today's episode stirred something in you, trust that. It's not random. When you're ready to take that feeling somewhere real, I have two free resources waiting for you!  If you're brand new to Human Design, grab your free chart first. It's the map back to yourself and it won't cost you a thing. Already have your chart and want to actually understand it? Download the free Decode Your Design in 5 Minutes guide. It's your cheat sheet for making sense of everything in your chart without the overwhelm. Both are completely free and both are waiting for you at andiethueson.com/resources [https://andiethueson.com/resources/] Come hang with me on Instagram, it's where I show up most and I'd genuinely love to connect. Find me at @therealandiethueson Until next time, xo Andie

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Making Me Happy Summer: The Self-Care Reframe That Actually Changes Everything

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456086/fan_mail/new] This summer, we are doing something different. We are making it the "Making Me Happy Summer," and I want you to lean all the way in. I know that phrase might feel a little loaded at first. It did for me too. It felt selfish, self-indulgent, even a little wrong. But here is the truth: when you are running on empty, everyone around you feels it. So this episode is your permission slip to stop putting yourself last and start treating yourself with the same love and care you so freely give to everyone else. We are talking about real self-care, the kind that happens on a soul level. Not spa days (though those are lovely), but the daily practices, the boundaries, the inner work that actually fills you back up. This is the summer to stop surviving and start thriving. What You Will Learn * Why "Making Me Happy Summer" is not selfish; it is necessary, and how your astrology and human design placements might be wiring you to deplete yourself * How to identify what true self-care actually looks like for you based on your moon sign (I link to a past episode in the show notes) * My personal morning routine as a Scorpio moon, including how I use journaling, meditation, tarot, and even Claude AI for reflection * The importance of tracking the thoughts and words you use about yourself throughout the day, and what to do when you catch yourself being unkind * How to build boundaries that protect your energy without building walls that keep people out * Why generators and manifesting generators especially need to honor their inner no, and what happens when they say yes but mean no * How the current astrology transits (Mercury in Cancer, Gemini season, and Leo season) support this summer of self-focus and emotional healing * Why this summer is a genuine turning point as the energies shift from heavy excavation work to something lighter, faster, and more joyful Resources Mentioned * Past episode on self-care based on your moon sign  [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456086/episodes/17093242] * The Power Era Collective [https://powerera.andiethueson.com/collective]: Andie's monthly membership with custom astrology journals, journaling prompts, and community for women stepping into their next level This summer, put your air mask on first. Make yourself happy. Own your piece. The world needs it.  Support the show [https://venmo.com/u/andiethues] If something in today's episode stirred something in you, trust that. It's not random. When you're ready to take that feeling somewhere real, I have two free resources waiting for you!  If you're brand new to Human Design, grab your free chart first. It's the map back to yourself and it won't cost you a thing. Already have your chart and want to actually understand it? Download the free Decode Your Design in 5 Minutes guide. It's your cheat sheet for making sense of everything in your chart without the overwhelm. Both are completely free and both are waiting for you at andiethueson.com/resources [https://andiethueson.com/resources/] Come hang with me on Instagram, it's where I show up most and I'd genuinely love to connect. Find me at @therealandiethueson Until next time, xo Andie

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Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456086/fan_mail/new] What happens when you have been so busy proving yourself to the world that you completely lose sight of who you actually are? In this conversation, I sit down with Carol Metz Murray, narrative disruptive coach and founder of Naked Leadership, to talk about what it really takes to strip away the masks, the people pleasing, and the years of living on everyone else's terms, and finally step into leading yourself first. Carol shares the pivotal moment in her early forties when a scary dissociative episode on a mountainous highway became her twenty seconds of insane courage. We go deep on masculine and feminine energy, the sacred necessity of anger, why authenticity is the highest frequency you can vibrate from, and why if you don't lead yourself, someone else absolutely will. This one is going to hit home. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN * What naked leadership actually means and why it starts on the inside * Why so much high achieving is, as I like to say, trauma with a good suit * How living too far in your masculine energy can quietly destroy your health * Why anger is a side partner of passion, and why suppressing one suppresses the other * The difference between protecting yourself and confining yourself * Why authenticity -- not gratitude, not love -- is the highest frequency to vibrate from * How to recognize when you have been on autopilot and what it feels like to finally take the wheel * Why you came here with a unique piece of the puzzle, and the world needs you to own it CONNECT WITH CAROL Website: carolmetzmurray.com [https://carolmetzmurray.com/] LinkedIn: Carol Metz Murray [https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolmetzmurray/] Support the show [https://venmo.com/u/andiethues] If something in today's episode stirred something in you, trust that. It's not random. When you're ready to take that feeling somewhere real, I have two free resources waiting for you!  If you're brand new to Human Design, grab your free chart first. It's the map back to yourself and it won't cost you a thing. Already have your chart and want to actually understand it? Download the free Decode Your Design in 5 Minutes guide. It's your cheat sheet for making sense of everything in your chart without the overwhelm. Both are completely free and both are waiting for you at andiethueson.com/resources [https://andiethueson.com/resources/] Come hang with me on Instagram, it's where I show up most and I'd genuinely love to connect. Find me at @therealandiethueson Until next time, xo Andie

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The Pivot That Changed Everything: Human Design, Gene Keys, and Why I Almost Gave Up on My Own Program

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456086/fan_mail/new] This week, I am doing something a little different. No guest, no polished concept, just me showing up and being real about what I have been living and moving through. Because I believe we are mirrors of each other. And what is happening in my life right now is a mirror of what I see happening in the women around me, in my clients, and in the conversations showing up in my DMs. So this week, I am pulling back the curtain. What You Will Learn: * Why I created my own workbook after months of making them for everyone else, and what happened when I finally did * How sitting with gate 39.5, the gate of provocation, helped me understand my gifts in a completely new way * Why Ignite Your Type was not selling the way I expected, and what that frustration revealed about energetic alignment in business * How the Power Era Collective was born out of that exact frustration * What human design, astrology, and gene keys each bring to the work inside the collective * The generational astrology behind why so many Gen X and elder millennial women are waking up right now * What the Power Era Collective software (Go High Level) makes possible for women who are ready to build * What happened inside the Power Era Challenge with 58 women across five days, and why I should not have ended at 7 pm * The journaling prompt from gate 38, the gate of struggle, that stopped me in my tracks: "I am here to..." The Breakthrough Sentence: "I am here to remind women who are done and ready to rise of the magic of who they truly are and help them ground their dreams into reality." That is my purpose. That is why this space exists. Who the Power Era Collective Is For: This is for women who are done playing small. Done living by everyone else's rule book. Done accepting crumbs and calling it a life. Women in the Gen X and elder millennial space who have known in their bones they are meant for more, but the how has always felt elusive. Inside the collective, we use your human design, astrology, and gene keys to map exactly how you are meant to show up and build. And then we give you the software to make it happen, all inside one program.  Power Era Collective: https://powerera.andiethueson.com/collective Support the show [https://venmo.com/u/andiethues] If something in today's episode stirred something in you, trust that. It's not random. When you're ready to take that feeling somewhere real, I have two free resources waiting for you!  If you're brand new to Human Design, grab your free chart first. It's the map back to yourself and it won't cost you a thing. Already have your chart and want to actually understand it? Download the free Decode Your Design in 5 Minutes guide. It's your cheat sheet for making sense of everything in your chart without the overwhelm. Both are completely free and both are waiting for you at andiethueson.com/resources [https://andiethueson.com/resources/] Come hang with me on Instagram, it's where I show up most and I'd genuinely love to connect. Find me at @therealandiethueson Until next time, xo Andie

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She Built a Platform So Healers Don't Have to Hustle on Social Media... And It's Changing Everything | Olivia Stromberg of Navarii

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456086/fan_mail/new] What if finding the right wellness practitioner was as easy as finding an Airbnb? Today I'm sitting down with my friend Olivia Stromberg, founder and CEO of Navarii, a platform that is changing the way seekers connect with vetted wellness practitioners and the way practitioners grow their practice without burning out on social media. We also get into something I have been feeling deeply on a personal level: the collective shift from deep spiritual exploration back into embodied, grounded, physical living, and why this moment in time is one of the most exciting and optimistic in generations. What You'll Learn * What Navarii is and why Olivia built it * How Navarii vets practitioners and why that quality control matters * What the Founding 100 program looks like and how to get involved * The collective shift from healing-mode to embodiment-mode and why so many of us are feeling it * How the current astrological landscape (Neptune in Pisces, Virgo/Pisces nodal axis, Uranus into Gemini) is backing up this transition * Why integration is the missing piece in so many spiritual and healing journeys * The future of retreats and community, and where Navarii is headed globally * Olivia's Human Design (Manifesting Generator with a 4 line) and how it has shaped her path Connect with Olivia * Instagram: Follow @Navariiofficial [https://www.instagram.com/navariiofficial/] or Olivia @Liv_Stromberg [https://www.instagram.com/liv_stromberg/] * Navarii Platform: https://www.navarii.co/ [https://www.navarii.co/] Apply or seek practitioners here Resources Mentioned * Navarii founding 100 program [https://www.navarii.co/] (free access, full functionality, no commission for first couple of months) Ready to stop scrappily piecing together your wellness journey and actually find practitioners who are walking the walk? Head to the show notes to connect with Olivia and get in on Navarii before it blows up. And if this episode hit home, share it with a friend who is ready to stop dreaming and start doing. Support the show [https://venmo.com/u/andiethues] If something in today's episode stirred something in you, trust that. It's not random. When you're ready to take that feeling somewhere real, I have two free resources waiting for you!  If you're brand new to Human Design, grab your free chart first. It's the map back to yourself and it won't cost you a thing. Already have your chart and want to actually understand it? Download the free Decode Your Design in 5 Minutes guide. It's your cheat sheet for making sense of everything in your chart without the overwhelm. Both are completely free and both are waiting for you at andiethueson.com/resources [https://andiethueson.com/resources/] Come hang with me on Instagram, it's where I show up most and I'd genuinely love to connect. Find me at @therealandiethueson Until next time, xo Andie

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He Was Told He'd Never Walk Again. He Walked Across the Stage Anyway. | Jeff Griffin

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456086/fan_mail/new] What if the only thing standing between you and the life you were meant to live is the story you keep telling yourself? This week, I sit down with the incredible Jeff Griffin, a world-renowned motivational speaker who travels the globe teaching people how to shift their mindset, reclaim their dreams, and step into the life they were built for. Jeff's story is one of the most powerful I have ever heard. After a 40-foot fall from scaffolding shattered his spine and left him paralyzed from the waist down, Jeff was told by doctors that he would never walk, never stand, and never move his legs again. But Jeff had other plans. Through the power of mindset, visualization, and what he calls dream-weaving, Jeff not only rebuilt his life, he built a movement. And at the end of every keynote, he gets up out of his wheelchair and walks across the stage. In this episode, we talk about his revolutionary dream-weaving technique, the three lies we all tell ourselves that keep us stuck, and what it really means to take radical responsibility for your life. If you have ever felt like your best days are behind you, or like your dreams are too big or too far out of reach, this conversation is going to change the way you see yourself and what is possible. What You'll Learn * How to shift from living in the gray and into living in full 4K by reconnecting with your dreams * The dream-weaving technique and how to flip what you don't want into a powerful, clear vision of what you do want * The three main lies we tell ourselves that keep us paralyzed, and how to break free from each one * Why the word "I can't" is one of the most poisonous phrases you can say to yourself (and what to say instead) * How to develop a desire that is desperate, deliberate, and real enough to carry you through the doubt and the dips * The three D's framework: Dream, Desire, and Do, and why all three are non-negotiable * Why DIYing your growth will only take you so far, and how the right coach or community can crack open what you can't see on your own * How to use visualization so powerfully that you physically feel it in your body * What hope actually means and why hopeful people are the grittiest people in the room Connect with Jeff Griffin * Website: griffinmotivation.com [https://griffinmotivation.com/] * Email: Available through griffinmotivation.com/contact Resources Mentioned * The Possibility Principle by Jeff Griffin, FREE at griffinmotivation.com/shop [https://griffinmotivation.com/product/possibility-principle/] (use code P2 at the very tippy top of the page it asks for the coupon code) * Grit by Angela Duckworth [https://amzn.to/48Hdo5k] * The Notebook (referenced as a fun reminder to ask yourself: what do you actually want?) Support the show [https://venmo.com/u/andiethues] If something in today's episode stirred something in you, trust that. It's not random. When you're ready to take that feeling somewhere real, I have two free resources waiting for you!  If you're brand new to Human Design, grab your free chart first. It's the map back to yourself and it won't cost you a thing. Already have your chart and want to actually understand it? Download the free Decode Your Design in 5 Minutes guide. It's your cheat sheet for making sense of everything in your chart without the overwhelm. Both are completely free and both are waiting for you at andiethueson.com/resources [https://andiethueson.com/resources/] Come hang with me on Instagram, it's where I show up most and I'd genuinely love to connect. Find me at @therealandiethueson Until next time, xo Andie

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