EFR 512: The Great Unlearn - How to Give Yourself Grace When Creating New Belief Systems with Cal Callahan

08/12/21 • 74 min

Cal Callahan is the host of The Great Unlearn podcast, on which he dives into unlearning and questioning what the world taught us, and—in the process—how to be the truest version of yourself, minus the bullshit.

Chase and Cal kick things off with a discussion on parenting, with Cal disavowing the oft-quoted saying, “There’s no such thing as a bad kid; just a bad parent.” There was a time he believed it, but not anymore.

He now insists that parenting is about showing up for your kids while allowing them to experience the fullness of life. It’s about setting appropriate boundaries but never beating yourself up when your children stray on occasion.

“I’m not doing this because I want to be a cool dad,” says Cal. “I’m doing it because I want this kid to have his own experience. And I want to show him that I trust him and I trust his judgement.”

And just as Cal had to unlearn everything he thought he knew about raising kids, so too did he have to forgo many of his beliefs about how to live his own life.

Listen in as Cal dares us to question our belief system, to figure out whether our beliefs are really ours or someone else’s, or to simply discover whether or not we’ve been BSing ourselves all our lives. He invites us on a journey back into our body, where we’re able to put our trust in our hearts over our minds.

Finally, he challenges us to continue loving our wounded selves even as we unlearn our old paradigms and step into a new phase of knowing.

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Key Highlights

Cal reflects on how he was forced to reevaluate his “picture-perfect” existence when he found himself fearing for his life during the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.
Most people never experience a radical come-to-Jesus moment as Cal did in 2017. How can the average person find their own unique path to healing and making big changes in their life?
How can you continue to love the past version of yourself and glean valuable lessons from that “previous” life as you step into a new phase of knowing.

Episode resources:

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Learn more about Cal and get complete show notes at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/512

And just as Cal had to unlearn everything he thought he knew about raising kids, so too did he have to forgo many of his beliefs about how to live his own life.

Finally, he challenges us to continue loving our wounded selves even as we unlearn our old paradigms and step into a new phase of knowing.

Follow Cal @cal.callahan

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Key Highlights

Cal reflects on how he was forced to reevaluate his “picture-perfect” existence when he found himself fearing for his life during the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.
Most people never experience a radical come-to-Jesus moment as Cal did in 2017. How can the average person find their own unique path to healing and making big changes in their life?
How can you continue to love the past version of yourself and glean valuable lessons from that “previous” life as you step into a new phase of knowing.

Episode resources:

Save 10% on any Somavedic device at https://somavedic.com
Learn more about Cal and get complete show notes at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/512

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EFR 511: The Self-Employed Mindset and Why Now is the Best Time Ever for Creatives with Jeffrey Shaw

Jeffrey Shaw is a small business consultant, sought-after speaker, and author of Lingo and The Self-Employed Life.

From selling eggs door-to-door at fourteen to gaining a reputation as one of the most preeminent portrait photographers in the United States, Jeffrey has lived a varied and colorful life with only one thing in common: He’s never, ever worked for a boss other than himself!

Listen in as Jeffrey explains why discovering “the intersection of meaning and marketability” is key to finding success as a self-employed professional. He breaks down the three-element “self-employed ecosystem” that he writes about in The Self-employed Life; namely, personal development, business strategies, and daily habits that create consistent mindsets.

As every crisis deepens our humanity, Jeffrey believes there is a call for businesses to be more compassionate, empathetic, and inclusive, now more than ever. He shares how he sees companies redesigning the workforce to accommodate the value-shifts of the last year-and-a-half.

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Key Highlights

What is the very first thing you need to know once you’ve decided to step into the self-employed life?
Since the beginning of the pandemic, which aspects of one’s personal development have become more crucial than ever to focus on?
What does the future of the workplace look like, not just physically, but from a cultural level as well?
There’s never been a better time in history to be a creative. Jeffrey shares how the self-employed creative can thrive in today’s market.
Jeffrey talks about the concept of “hug marketing” and what makes it so much more powerful than simply moving prospects through a sales funnel.

Episode resources:

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Learn more about Jeffrey and get complete show notes at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/511

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EFR 513: How Psilocybin Improved My HRV by 40%, Mental Health, Resting Heart Rate and Total Recovery in 30 Days

In this solo episode, Chase breaks down the exact protocol and the results he experienced after one whole month of using psilocybin.

Chase’s first experience with psychedelics began in the Fall of 2020. But medicinal mushrooms have been a vital part of his nutritional routine for half a decade prior dipping into the hallucinogenic variety.

This is thanks in large part to Shawn Stevenson of The Model Health Show who promoted the scientifically proven wonders of lion’s mane, reishi, and cordyceps, among other varieties of functional mushrooms.

Listen in as Chase dives deep into his two-day-on, one-day-off microdosing schedule, the exact ingredients each dose consisted of, and the impact of this protocol to his physiological and mental faculties.

He describes the transformational effects of the experience and explains how he tracked the physiological changes that took place over time, which included a staggering 40% increase in HRV!

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