Alex’s Story: Trauma, Truth, and Letting Go

This Is Why You Keep Starting Over

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2430415/fan_mail/new] Fitness is not a hobby. In this Disrupt & Discuss Podcast mini clip, Coach T shares why health, fitness, discipline, and personal training have to become part of your lifestyle if you want real long-term results. With over three decades of fitness experience, a Marine Corps background, and years of coaching everyday people, CEOs, and performers, Coach T breaks down why motivation alone is not enough. In this conversation with Just E and KayCee, Coach T explains how fitness became part of who he is: athlete first, Marine Corps discipline second, and personal trainer after that. His message is direct: you cannot treat your body like an afterthought and expect lasting change. This clip is for anyone who struggles with consistency, workout discipline, gym motivation, weight loss mindset, health habits, or staying committed when life gets busy. We also discuss old-school fitness, coaching accountability, and why some people need structure, not excuses. This is not about body shame. This is about self-respect, discipline, and learning how to show up for yourself. Watch the full Coach T episode on Disrupt & Discuss Podcast. 00:00 Coach T’s athletic and Marine Corps background 00:08 Why fitness is part of who he is 00:14 “Fitness is not a hobby” 00:21 Why fitness has to be treated like work or school Guest Links IG ~ Coach T:  @themoretothepointpodcast [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCJfKyuz4ASw_1sY67_8B-Mw]  @the_real_tee_real @realhouseradio23 (DJ House Music). The Disrupt and Discuss podcast is offering a free Misogi goal-setting template to help you prepare for 2026. This resource identifies your specific goal-setting style and provides a structure that works for your brain. Whether you are building a business or improving health, the framework turns ideas into challenging but doable goals. You can access this free offer by clicking the link in the description. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2430415/support] DnD YouTube: https://shorturl.at/vXTke [https://youtube.com/@disruptndiscusspodcast?si=9u2pdt4kl5X1xkXe] DnD Instagram: https://shorturl.at/IxIH4 [https://www.instagram.com/disruptndiscuss?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==] DnD TikTok: https://shorturl.at/WH2YP [https://www.tiktok.com/@disruptndiscuss?_t=8s53F6L3M4c&_r=1] REFERRAL LINKS -   🎙️ Edit Faster, Sound Better, Create Smarter! 🎬 I use Descript for seamless podcast & video editing—auto-transcription, AI tools, and pro-quality sound in minutes! Try it FREE today: 👉 https://get.descript.com/tn15bft44m9f [https://get.descript.com/tn15bft44m9f] 🎙️ Launch & Grow Your Podcast with Ease! 🚀 I use Buzzsprout to host and distribute my podcast—it’s simple, reliable, and packed with great tools! Start your podcast today! 👉 https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2375227 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2375227] 📩 FREE DOWNLOADS - https://stan.store/BesheaVenturesOps  2026 Misogi Goal Reset Guide & The Hiring Brief

Alex’s Story: Trauma, Truth, and Letting Go

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2430415/fan_mail/new] Alex shares her trauma story, childhood trauma, sexual assault survival, healing journey, motherhood, self-care, letting go, and how she learned to turn pain into purpose after surviving a painful upbringing and years of emotional instability. In this Disrupt & Discuss mini clip, Alex opens up about growing up around poverty, domestic violence, family instability, not knowing her father, helping raise her younger sister, and surviving sexual assault as a teenager. She also talks about dropping out of high school, working multiple jobs, going through psych wards, rehab, becoming pregnant at 19, and eventually stepping into motherhood as a turning point in her life. This conversation is about trauma, truth, healing, resilience, survival, personal responsibility, and the hard process of letting go. Alex also challenges Joe directly, telling him he cannot be happy because he has not let go. That moment opens a deeper conversation about self-care, emotional exhaustion, protecting your peace, and why you cannot keep helping everyone else while abandoning yourself. This is a sensitive conversation, but it is also a powerful one. It asks what happens when survival becomes your identity — and what it takes to finally choose peace. Viewer discretion: This clip includes discussion of sexual assault, childhood trauma, domestic violence, addiction, rehab, and mental health struggles. If this topic is personal for you, please take care of yourself while watching. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/bd1wQIx3iDU?si=2ttWJQn0g6wu6kJ4 Watch mini clip 1: https://youtu.be/u0MdvvFaYaI?si=-yb0ygUqBsbKrcFv Watch mini clip 2: https://youtu.be/S4GUSG-6l94?si=WuDaEuUYWy47IH8v Guest: Joe Felz & Alex ~  @joefelz [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UClwnOhKvgoPuERJNo2xRk9A]  Hosted by Just E and KayCee. #TraumaHealing #SurvivorStory #LettingGo #HealingJourney #DisruptAndDiscuss Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2430415/support] DnD YouTube: https://shorturl.at/vXTke [https://youtube.com/@disruptndiscusspodcast?si=9u2pdt4kl5X1xkXe] DnD Instagram: https://shorturl.at/IxIH4 [https://www.instagram.com/disruptndiscuss?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==] DnD TikTok: https://shorturl.at/WH2YP [https://www.tiktok.com/@disruptndiscuss?_t=8s53F6L3M4c&_r=1] REFERRAL LINKS -   🎙️ Edit Faster, Sound Better, Create Smarter! 🎬 I use Descript for seamless podcast & video editing—auto-transcription, AI tools, and pro-quality sound in minutes! Try it FREE today: 👉 https://get.descript.com/tn15bft44m9f [https://get.descript.com/tn15bft44m9f] 🎙️ Launch & Grow Your Podcast with Ease! 🚀 I use Buzzsprout to host and distribute my podcast—it’s simple, reliable, and packed with great tools! Start your podcast today! 👉 https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2375227 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2375227] 📩 FREE DOWNLOADS - https://stan.store/BesheaVenturesOps  2026 Misogi Goal Reset Guide & The Hiring Brief

Why Public Education Destroys Independent Thinking

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2430415/fan_mail/new] Joe Felzs talks public education, indoctrination, escaping the system, Costa Rica living, social media algorithms, American culture, freedom, spirituality, and why he believes people have been trained to stop thinking for themselves. In this Disrupt & Discuss mini clip, Joe shares his controversial view that public education is not just education, but a system that trains people to become employees, obey schedules, raise their hands, and depend on institutions. He compares that with life in Costa Rica, where his children experience shorter school days, outdoor recess, healthy meals, fewer screens, clean air, clean water, and a different way of living. Alex also opens up about social media hate, negative comments, why she supports Joe’s mission even though she dislikes social media, and what it means to protect your peace when the world feels chaotic. This clip also gets into Joe and Alex’s unusual dynamic, Tinder, algorithms, moving abroad, the difference between American culture and Costa Rican community, and a powerful spiritual moment involving a widow washing their feet before they entered her home. This is the awakening conversation — education, freedom, faith, culture, and the cost of seeing the world differently. Timestamps: 00:00 Public education, indoctrination, and employee training 02:08 Costa Rica schools, less screen time, and healthier meals 03:23 The 40-hour workweek and feeling trapped in the system 04:00 Alex on social media hate and negative comments 05:19 Joe on algorithms, Tinder, and social media 07:19 Joe and Alex’s unusual personality match 10:00 What Costa Rica gave them that money could not buy 13:49 Alex on letting go and choosing happiness 14:43 The widow washing Joe and Alex’s feet 17:21 Old Bibles, truth, faith, and reverse engineering religion Guest: Joe Felz @joefelz Hosted by Just E and KayCee. #JoeFells #PublicEducation #CostaRicaLiving #EscapingTheSystem #DisruptAndDiscuss Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2430415/support] DnD YouTube: https://shorturl.at/vXTke [https://youtube.com/@disruptndiscusspodcast?si=9u2pdt4kl5X1xkXe] DnD Instagram: https://shorturl.at/IxIH4 [https://www.instagram.com/disruptndiscuss?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==] DnD TikTok: https://shorturl.at/WH2YP [https://www.tiktok.com/@disruptndiscuss?_t=8s53F6L3M4c&_r=1] REFERRAL LINKS -   🎙️ Edit Faster, Sound Better, Create Smarter! 🎬 I use Descript for seamless podcast & video editing—auto-transcription, AI tools, and pro-quality sound in minutes! Try it FREE today: 👉 https://get.descript.com/tn15bft44m9f [https://get.descript.com/tn15bft44m9f] 🎙️ Launch & Grow Your Podcast with Ease! 🚀 I use Buzzsprout to host and distribute my podcast—it’s simple, reliable, and packed with great tools! Start your podcast today! 👉 https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2375227 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2375227] 📩 FREE DOWNLOADS - https://stan.store/BesheaVenturesOps  2026 Misogi Goal Reset Guide & The Hiring Brief

He Ran 20 Miles Barefoot From Police… Then Rebuilt His Life

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2430415/fan_mail/new] Joe Felzs’ prison-to-millionaire story is a raw, real estate transformation journey. After getting out of prison with $50, Joe rebuilt his life through construction and electrical work, eventually building a 70+ property real estate portfolio. In this Disrupt & Discuss mini clip, Joe shares how he went from a college student at UGA on two full-ride academic scholarships to getting kicked out, running from police, spending two and a half years in prison, teaching himself Spanish and Greek, and rebuilding his life from the ground up. This conversation covers prison, survival, self-education, construction, real estate investing, van life, leaving society, and the unexpected Tinder story that led him to Alex. This is not a polished success story. This is the raw origin story. Timestamps: 00:00 Running 20 miles barefoot from police 02:37 Prison, Spanish & Greek 03:41 Building 70+ properties 06:21 Leaving as a heartbroken self-made millionaire 07:25 Meeting Alex on Tinder 11:27 Five days of strange spiritual experiences Watch the full episode: [ADD FULL EPISODE LINK] Guest: Joe Felz Instagram ~ @joefelz Hosted by Just E and KayCee. #JoeFelz #PrisonToPurpose #RealEstateJourney #FelonToMillionaire #DisruptAndDiscuss Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2430415/support] DnD YouTube: https://shorturl.at/vXTke [https://youtube.com/@disruptndiscusspodcast?si=9u2pdt4kl5X1xkXe] DnD Instagram: https://shorturl.at/IxIH4 [https://www.instagram.com/disruptndiscuss?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==] DnD TikTok: https://shorturl.at/WH2YP [https://www.tiktok.com/@disruptndiscuss?_t=8s53F6L3M4c&_r=1] REFERRAL LINKS -   🎙️ Edit Faster, Sound Better, Create Smarter! 🎬 I use Descript for seamless podcast & video editing—auto-transcription, AI tools, and pro-quality sound in minutes! Try it FREE today: 👉 https://get.descript.com/tn15bft44m9f [https://get.descript.com/tn15bft44m9f] 🎙️ Launch & Grow Your Podcast with Ease! 🚀 I use Buzzsprout to host and distribute my podcast—it’s simple, reliable, and packed with great tools! Start your podcast today! 👉 https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2375227 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2375227] 📩 FREE DOWNLOADS - https://stan.store/BesheaVenturesOps  2026 Misogi Goal Reset Guide & The Hiring Brief

Independence Day? He Says We're Not Free at All

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2430415/fan_mail/new] Y'all, this one is not a typical episode. Our guest Joe Felz has lived about five different lives and somehow made all of them work. We sat down with him and his partner Alex to talk about prison, property, and what it actually costs to build a life you don't want to escape from. What we covered: * How eight felony convictions and two prison stints turned into a 70-property real estate portfolio * The barefoot 20-mile run from police through Georgia pine forests * Teaching himself Spanish and Greek while incarcerated * Walking out of prison with $50 and no plan * Meeting Alex on Tinder while looking for a diesel mechanic * Why "the blocks" reality show made him realize money isn't freedom * Building an off-grid homestead in Costa Rica from scratch * The foot-washing story that stopped the whole conversation Guest Bio: Joe Felz went from an eight-time convicted felon to a multi-state real estate portfolio of roughly 70 properties. He's since walked away from the traditional real estate grind to build an off-grid, solar-powered homestead in Costa Rica with his partner Alex, teaching people sustainable living, construction, and what he calls "reality." Find Joe & Alex:   @joefelz [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UClwnOhKvgoPuERJNo2xRk9A]  ( ⓕ Facebook, 🅾 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦,【ꚠ】𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗼𝗸, ▶YouTube) 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗲╰┈➤  Subscribe 🔔 for more real conversations on health, business, and building a life on your own terms. Catch us on ▶YouTube, ᯤSpotify, Apple, iHeart, ၊၊||၊ Audible, and YouTube Music. If this one hit different for you, share it with someone who needs to hear that it's never too late to rebuild. Rate us, subscribe, and come back next week for more real conversations. ⚠️ DISCLAIMER ⚠️ The views and opinions expressed on Disrupt & Discuss are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not represent any affiliated organizations, employers, or brands. 🙅🏽‍♀️ The content shared is for informational and entertainment purposes only 🎧. Nothing discussed should be taken as professional medical, legal, financial, or therapeutic advice ⚕️⚖️💰. Always consult a qualified professional before making decisions related to your health, finances, or legal matters. We do our best to ensure accuracy, but we make no guarantees 🤝. Links, products, or services mentioned are not endorsements unless explicitly stated 🔗. By listening, you agree that Disrupt & Discuss and its hosts are not liable for any outcomes resulting from information shared on this podcast. ✅ The Disrupt and Discuss podcast is offering a free Misogi goal-setting template to help you prepare for 2026. This resource identifies your specific goal-setting style and provides a structure that works for your brain. Whether you are building a business or improving health, the framework turns ideas into challenging but doable goals. You can access this free offer by clicking the link in the description. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2430415/support] DnD YouTube: https://shorturl.at/vXTke [https://youtube.com/@disruptndiscusspodcast?si=9u2pdt4kl5X1xkXe] DnD Instagram: https://shorturl.at/IxIH4 [https://www.instagram.com/disruptndiscuss?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==] DnD TikTok: https://shorturl.at/WH2YP [https://www.tiktok.com/@disruptndiscuss?_t=8s53F6L3M4c&_r=1] REFERRAL LINKS -   🎙️ Edit Faster, Sound Better, Create Smarter! 🎬 I use Descript for seamless podcast & video editing—auto-transcription, AI tools, and pro-quality sound in minutes! Try it FREE today: 👉 https://get.descript.com/tn15bft44m9f [https://get.descript.com/tn15bft44m9f] 🎙️ Launch & Grow Your Podcast with Ease! 🚀 I use Buzzsprout to host and distribute my podcast—it’s simple, reliable, and packed with great tools! Start your podcast today! 👉 https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2375227 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2375227] 📩 FREE DOWNLOADS - https://stan.store/BesheaVenturesOps  2026 Misogi Goal Reset Guide & The Hiring Brief