The Root Podcast

Ep. 9 - Burnout and the Butterfly Effect (with special guest Ty McKinney, PhD)

In this Episode, Dr. Ty McKinney talks about his personal, academic, and professional journey in psychology and mental health. Ty recently completed his PhD at the University of Utah with a research focus on brain health assessment. Using his expertise and own personal research, he co-founded a mental health tech start up called 8 Bit Cortex. This new technology and approach aims to “gamify” mental health with a focus on preventing burnout in the workplace. After the last year and a half, this could not come at a better time! Connect with Ty Ty McKinney's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tytheneuroguy/  8 Bit Cortex Website: https://www.8bitcortex.com

Ep. 8 - Burn the Boats

In this Episode, Donny Wong, shares his experience in the pursuit of Dharma. From owning a nightclub, to losing his memory, Donny developed and used his 4 core values in guiding him to ultimately express his true and unique purpose. His new business pursuit Booost, is a company that embodies all of his 4 core values, Grit, Creativity, Mastery, and Flow.  Connect with Donny  TakinLunchMoney Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/takinlunchmoney/] Booost Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/booost.ca/] Booost Website  [https://booost.ca]

Ep. 7 - Becoming Better Men with MenzLeague

Fabian Warner (founder) and Derek Hill (cofounder) started a community for men to discuss their mental health as well as key cornerstone practices to become better men.  Menzleague exists to provide a diverse group of like-minded men with a support system surrounding mental health, physical health, financial aptitude, and relationships.  In this episode, Fabian and Derek share their personal journey of how this community came to be, their experiences facilitating a space for men to come together, and their vision for the future of MenzLeague.  Connect with MenzLeague  MenzLeague website [https://menzleague.com] MenzLeague Instagram  [https://www.instagram.com/menzleague/] MenzLeague Clubhouse [https://clubhousedb.com/club/471913848-menzleague]

Ep. 6 - The Weight of Responsibility

In this episode, Michael Best, discusses how his childhood influenced his insatiable curiosity today. As a child, he would always find himself "looking under rocks." Michael overcame the labels once put on him in his formative years as "not fit for university" and transitioned into taking in the wisdom of the great stoics and philosophers (Epictetus, Plato, Marcus Aurileus, Seneca). As he now says, "once you know better, do better."

Ep. 5 - Invictus

In this episode, Aaron Pedro (software developer), discusses his journey navigating his first (of many) panic attacks. Both family and healthcare team dismissed the legitimacy of his symptoms, leaving him undiagnosed and without treatment for 5 years. Through finding community, change in environment, and the grounding poem "Invictus," Aaron found stability with his mental health.