We Need To Talk - My Story: Ego & The Gap Between Knowing and Doing

We Need to Talk "Goes Dutch II" - Yiorgos Trypas Story - Greece, Basketball, Life & Losses

Another "Dutch" conversation is about life. Not about my life.This second Dutch Podcast is about the Life of Yiorgos Trypas and the way he overcame so many obstacles within his still young life. we openly talk about living in two worlds as a child `living in Greece and the Netherlands` The pain of losing a parent. Living as a Professional Youth Basketball player. Finding his true potential now after doing the internal work.

We Need to Talk "Goes Dutch" - My Story & That of MONQ: Volume One - The Awakening of his Manifestation

We Need to Talk "Goes Dutch" - Episode with DJ & Producer MONQ This is the conversation I've been wanting to have. MONQ is a DJ & producer who became one of the fastest growing artists in the Netherlands in 2024, hitting Spotify charts with "Vannacht slaap je bij mij" and "Fallin in Love."  His track "Loco" entered the Latin Spotify charts, marking his signature summer sound. But this episode isn't about chart positions. It's about what happened when MONQ, is videographer, and I traveled to Spain with nothing but a vision, meeting two artists we'd never met before (one from Cuba, one from Spain) to shoot two music videos for two hit songs. No safety net. Just trust in the universe and the process. In this episode, we talk about: * What happens when you show up with nothing but belief * How abundance flows when you give without expecting * The power of positive energy and positive people * Books and life lessons that shaped our paths * Strengthening real friendship in just a few days * Why hard work + universal timing = magic * Trusting the process when nothing is guaranteed MONQ has traveled the world with Afrobros and worked with Zion, Ape Drums, Mariah Angeliq, and more. But now he's following his own path, guided by trust, the universe, and the people who show up when it matters. This is his FIRST podcast ever. Raw, honest, vulnerable. We talk about success, struggle, Spain, meditation on beaches, and what really matters when the cameras stop rolling. This is "We Need to Talk" going Dutch for the first time. Episode Topics: * Artist life and mental health * Trust and abundance mindset * Spain adventures and creative collaboration * Latin music inspiration * Friendship and positive energy * Life lessons and personal growth More to come in 2026 CONNECT WITH MONQ:  Youtube: @heyMoNQ TikTok: @heymonq  Spotify: MONQ This episode is about trust, abundance, positive energy, and what happens when you show up with nothing but belief in the universe and the people around you.

We Need To Talk - My Story: The Body Keeps the Score - Finding Myself Through "Trauma Sensitive Yoga"

My Newest Story About TCTSY. 📌Timestamps: 00:00 - Opening & Setting the Stage * We Need To Talk: important and hopeful episode * Raw honesty about the TBI journey 01:50 - The Broken Reality After TBI * Living in body that wasn't mine * 12cm skull crack, brain bleed, 20 minutes non-responsive * Waking up not as myself, a scared stranger 03:50 - The Male Response: Power Through * Building walls, shutting down, dealing alone * You can't bully a nervous system into healing * Deeper knowing “you need something different" 05:55 - Introduction to TCTSY * Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga explained * Scientific clinical lifeline, not woo-woo * Finally coming home to myself 07:02 - The Science Behind Healing * How movement rewires traumatised brains * Neuroception & Interoception concepts 08:18 - Understanding Neuroception * Dr. Porges and Polyvagal Theory * Nervous system's security scanner * My TBI threw my whole system out of whack 10:30 - When Everything Becomes Threat * Living in constant alert for year after accident * Supermarkets too loud, restaurants overwhelming 11:38 - Dr. van der Kolk's Breakthrough * “The Body Keeps the Score" impact * Partnership with Yogi David Emerson * Language older than words 14:30 - The Deeper Intelligence * Wisdom beyond ancient survival parts * Intelligence that doesn't get trauma-damaged 15:26 - What Makes TCTSY Different * Not about perfect poses * Working with your neuroceptive system 16:21 - Three Pillars of Safety * No physical adjustments * Invitational language 18:03 - Revolutionary Power of Choice * Choices violently taken in accidents * Getting keys to your own house back * No right way 20:01 - Understanding Interoception * Feel what's happening inside your body * How trauma shatters this connection 22:10 - The Guided Tour Home * Practice in interoceptive awareness * Coming back to your skin safely 23:50 - The Witness Consciousness * Finding the part that watches the storm without being it * Building new neural pathways 25:40 - Invitation to Experience * Optional “Guided practice”  * Complete control over experience 27:30 - Noticing Support * Notising contact points with support * The quiet observer always there 30:01 - Breath Awareness * Not changing the breath, just noticing * Body knowing how to breathe 31:31 - Making Conscious Choice * Movement options * No right or wrong choices 32:42 - Exploring Internal Experience * Noticing what happens during movement * That deeper knowing, without thinking 34:30 - Integration and Return to the Now * You just practiced: Introception, Agency, Present moment experiences. 37:32 - My Journey Back Home * From passenger to driver again * Arms-above-head triggering experience 39:00 - Accessing Wisdom Beyond Logic * Simple act revealing deeper intelligence * Building trust week by week 41:41 - The Deeper Teaching * Not my thoughts, pain, rage, anxiety * Weather patterns passing through 43:30 - From Healing to Helping * Recovery is meant to be shared * Becoming certified TCTSY facilitator 45:10 - Stories of Transformation * Veterans learning stillness * Survivors discovering hidden strength * Offering Choice and Safety 48:15 - The Evolving Science * Growing research backing practices * Literal brain structure changes 50:50 - Beyond "Big T" Trauma * Cutting-edge neuroscience with ancient wisdom * We all need this work 52:02 - Message to Listeners * My recovery isn't over, still managing daily * No longer stranger in own life 54:08 - Your Body Is Not Enemy * Hypervigilance as protection * Work is to listen and befriend it 55:47 - You Don't Have to Do This Alone * People who understand * Facilitators trained in trauma-sensitive approaches 56:33 - My Promise to You * 12cm crack, massive brain bleed, lost so long * If I found way back, so can you * Your story matters because YOU matter 57:26 - Almost Closing Gratitude * Thank you for courage to keep going * Trust your body knows the way home 58:26 - The Buddhi Revelation * Deeper wisdom mentioned 11 times * Promise to explain ancient wisdom next episode 60:00 - End * Please Dance in the Rain like nobody watching

We Need To Talk - My Story: Ego & The Gap Between Knowing and Doing

📌Timestamps: - Ego & The Gap Between Knowing & Doing 00:00 - Introduction & Setting the Stage * Opening thoughts on Ego - The Gap between Knowing & Doing  01:30 - The Two Conversations * Conversation with Swami Anand Swatantra “ Ego” * Hart-to-Heart talks with Alice about vulnerability & trauma * What triggered me to make this episode 02:37 - My TBI Survivor's Unique Perspective * Learning everything twice: before and after injury * How trauma changes the relationship between knowing and doing * The universe as my patient teacher 04:41 - Before the Injury: The Control Illusion * Believing I could work and think through everything * The analytical approach to life * How trauma stripped away these illusions 05:43 - Doing Mind vs. Thinking Mind * Accessing different parts of my consciousness * Introduction to Buddhi - Intuitive intelligence * How my Thinking mind demands guarantees vs my Doing mind learns through action 06:55 - Relearning Trust in my Doing Mind * Post-injury experiences with body memory * When hands remember what the mind forgot * The Intelligence that exists beyond analytical mind 08:08 - Ego's Temporal Prison * Eckhart Tolle's teaching on ego and the present moment * Ego's past and future * Personal experience rebuilding sense of self * Trapped between regret and anxiety 10:08 - Practice of my Presence Ritual * Karma yoga “The path of selfless action” * Relearning basic functions after my TBI * What problem exists in the Now 12:08 - TBI Teaching: When Survival Becomes an Awakening * The messy reality of Trauma recovery * Two years on the couch as my safety zone * Gabor Maté's teaching on Ego preferring familiar pain over growth 14:36 - The Moment of Realisation * Difference between Thinking, Trying, and Doing * The Magic of instant feedback * Why “Trying" to me means setting myself up to Fail 16:36 - My Daily Practice of Defiance * Standing up to my ego-mind * Action over Analysing * My 60-minute journey to the fence * Breaking down the timeline of recovery 18:38 - Two States: Doing and Not Doing * Eliminating "trying" as middle ground * "I did it, just didn't succeed this time" * The Action of doing itself is Success, regardless the outcome 19:43 - When Soul Gets Edged Out * Deepak Chopra and “Edging God Out" * Post-injury disconnection from self * Waking up in a stranger’s life and body * Feeling like a ghost in my own existence 22:28 - Being Erased from the Self * How Ego edged Me out * Reconnection to the self and the Universe * You are NOT your thoughts 24:10 - The Space Between Stimulus and Response * Rebuilding the pause that trauma collapses * The Trauma Sensitive Yoga training insights * Creating conditions for choice to emerge 26:14 - Trauma Sensitive Yoga’s Invitation * Inviting Awareness through the Body * The Radical possibility of choice * The space where agency lives * Relearning the sensations of the body 28:15 - What my Brain Injury and Old Trauma Stole from me  * I am NOT My Reactions, I am NOT My Pain * It’s My Choice of what comes Next * The space where healing lives 30:17 - My Truth about Trusting my Doing Mind * Emotions still gets scrambled * Practice of stepping back from all the confusion * It’s Not about Control over the Mind * The Ego Voice wants to keep you Small 33:57 - The Real Question about Knowing & Doing * Are You willing to do the Next Right Thing? * Staying Awake and Aware to Receive Answers  * Invitation to take Action from a place of NOT Knowing * Be willing to start taking the next step 36:06 - Three Perspectives on Ego * Tolle's: Dysfunctional relationship with present * Chopra's: E.G.O. as Edging God Out * Maté's: Trauma Informed protective mechanism of Ego 38:14 - Closing Wisdom * The When of Tolle, The What of Chopra andThe Why of Maté * The Beauty of Rebuilding  my sense of self  * Ego is not my enemy anymore 40:59 - Namaste & Sign-off * Short answer to the question from Alice! * Keep dancing in the rain like nobody is watching Disclaimer: I'm not a medical professional These are all my experience as I live with my TBI

We Need To Talk - My Story: The Connection Between Pain, Focus, and Breath (How One Broken System Nearly Destroyed Me)

📌 TIMESTAMPS Real Talk Unfiltered 00:00 - Introduction: The Connected Crisis We need to talk about pain, focus, and breath, and how discovering they're the same problem with the same solution changed everything 01:07 - The Questions That Changed My Perspective How do I handle pain with breath work. How do I keep focus with sensory overload? These seemed like different problems I was wrong 02:34 - What Is Going On Inside of Me I have Left Temporal Brain Damage, with Emotional Regulation Problems, Memorie lost, and Sensory Overloads. And the 24 hour pains 04:40 - The Research Rabbit Hole  Month 20 after my accident, still trying to understand why my brain was glitching daily. Nobody explained why everything felt disconnected yet connected 06:35 - The Left Temporal Discovery Left temporal lobe injury where language, emotions, and sensory filtering live When damaged, it's like a computer virus corrupting multiple programs 07:52 - The Hemisphere Disruption My left and right brain trying to dance to different songs. One hyperactive, one under-active. Pain wasn't just physical - my nervous system was stuck in permanent alarm mode 11:03 - The Breakthrough Realisation Interconnection symptom clusters: Pain amplifies focus problems. Focus problems increase emotional dysregulation. And the Emotional dysregulation makes the pain worst It's one broken system, manifesting and reacting in three reactions 12:20 - Rishikesh Breakthrough  India, lying in bed after yoga, crying quietly. My teacher mentioned nervous system regulation through breath. Desperation led to breakthrough 12:26 - The 1-4-2 Breathing Discovery  Breathe in for 4, pauze for 16, exhale for 8. First time since my accident I could focus on just two thing without seventeen other inputs 17:14 - The Three Game-Changing Techniques After that breakthrough, I became focused on breath work. These aren't just breathing exercises - they are my neurological medicine 19:00 - Modified Nadi Shodhana Thumb closes right nostril, breathe in left 4 , close the nose with your left ring finger hold for 8, exhale right 6. Each nostril connects to opposite brain hemisphere 23:52 - Modified Bhramari Thumbs in ears, fingers over eyes and face, hum like a bee. Vagal toning, brain tissue massage, reduces inflammation. 28:28 - Daily Application System Knowing techniques vs. applying them in real life My morning system assessment and pain management protocols 31:41 - Morning Pain Protocol & Early Warning System Squinting eyes, thousand-yard stare, then pain wave The moment I recognise this sequence, I NEED TO STOP 34:18 - Focus & Sensory Overload Management Micro resets every 20 minutes small breathing practice 30 minute work blocks. Social situations drain brains of people with a TBI, bathroom break to resets 41:30 - The Science Behind Why It Works Neuroplasticity in action. Understanding WHY changers the HOW Controlled neurological input teaches damaged brains new patterns. Chemical and electrical rebalancing 44:00 - Critical Recovery Points Start slowly, consistency beats intensity, listen to your system, track responses Your injured brain might feel overwhelmed initially 45:19 - Redefining Control Control isn't making everything go back. It's working with reality instead of fighting a fake reality Pain is still there, but I can breathe through it 46:52 - It I’sn’t about positive thinking or pretending everything is fine Your breathing can help you Teach your brain new pathways in your brain Remember it won’t always work, but thats fine It’s how we react to it that matters 49:08 - Closing: Your Breath is Always Accessible I'm not saying breath-work cures brain injuries. Your breath is the one thing always available 51:30 - Sometimes the Solution isn’t  Multiple Treatments Sometimes it Just One Thing that brings you the Solution, listen to your body and to what your brain needs Disclaimer: I'm not a medical professional This is all my personal experience as I live with my TBI