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What if true wellness wasn’t about restriction, but alignment?

In this episode, we sit down with Cassandra Bodzak: mindfulness author, holistic wellness coach, and creator of The Mindful Table, to explore the deeper connection between nourishment, self-worth, and conscious living.

Blending science, spirituality, and lived experience, Cassandra shares how many people, especially women, have been conditioned to disconnect from their bodies, ignore their intuition, and tie their worth to unrealistic standards around food and wellness.

Together, we explore mindful eating, emotional healing, self-care, and what it means to create a life that ge...

What if intuition and creativity were the keys to remembering who you truly are?

In this episode, we sit down with Gwyneth Flack, transformational teacher and author of Limitless: Transform Your Life With Intuition and Creativity, to explore how intuition, creativity, and consciousness shape the human experience.

After a near-death experience at age four, Gwyneth began seeing life through a very different lens, one that challenged the idea that we are only our bodies or identities. Together, we dive into the “terrible twos,” spiritual awakening, creativity as a healing force, and how intuition can guide us t...

What happens when life forces you to stop completely?

In this episode, we sit down with Krista Clive-Smith: entrepreneur, author, and personal branding expert, to explore how a sudden and severe health crisis transformed her life and work.

After being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and multiple autoimmune conditions, Krista went from peak performance to being completely immobilized for months. In that time, she faced intense physical pain, mental challenges, and a moment where she nearly gave up.

But through that experience, something shifted.

By reframing her mindset and surrendering control, Kr...

What if you’re not here to learn, but to remember?

In this episode, we sit down with Susan Stone: shaman, healer, and author of The Magical Nature of Humans, to explore the idea that we are souls having a human experience, slowly waking up from a kind of “amnesia.”

From early spiritual awareness to addiction, recovery, and deep healing work, Susan shares how life’s challenges aren’t random: they’re part of a greater unfolding designed to help us reconnect with who we truly are.

We dive into unlearning, intuition, karma, and the shif...

What if everything you thought you knew about food… was wrong?

In this episode, we sit down with Robert Saik: agrologist, entrepreneur, and global agriculture expert, to uncover the truth behind the modern food system and the myths shaping how we eat.

With over four decades in agriculture and as the author of Food 5.0: How We Feed the Future, Robert breaks down the reality behind organic labels, GMOs, and the fear-driven narratives that dominate today’s food conversation. What emerges is a perspective that challenges conventional beliefs, and reveals how little most of us actually unde...

What if remembering who you truly are could change everything?

In this episode, we sit down with Kris Land, award-winning author, conscious entrepreneur, and creator of The Infinity Within, to explore the deeper nature of the soul, reality, and human potential.

Drawing from decades of entrepreneurship, spiritual exploration, and personal experiences, Kris shares a perspective that blends logic, philosophy, and awakening. Together we explore the idea that life may function like a game designed for experience, and how fear, doubt, and illusion often keep us from recognizing our true nature.

Rather than offering...

What happens when spirituality and economics finally meet?

In this episode, I sit down again with Don Barden: economist, leadership researcher, and global strategist, to explore the powerful intersection between human energy and economic systems. With decades of experience in global business and behavioral economics, Don brings both academic depth and lived insight to a conversation that challenges how we think about work, success, and purpose.

Together, we unpack why economics is ultimately a reflection of human nature, how fear and love shape decision-making, and what true alignment looks like across our personal, professional, and...

What if the answers you’ve been searching for already exist within your subconscious?

In this episode, I sit down with Ursula Lentine: consciousness researcher, minister, and subconscious healing specialist, whose work bridges spirituality, neuroscience, and energy healing to help people reconnect with clarity, peace, and purpose.

This conversation dives into the deeper layers of healing, not just as emotional release, but as a return to wholeness. From understanding how the mind protects us from pain to exploring consciousness beyond time and identity, Ursula invites us to move from living in reaction to living with in...

What if flow isn’t something you chase, but something you allow?

In this episode, I sit down once again with Walt Hampton: former criminal defense lawyer turned interfaith minister and business coach, whose life reflects the power of alignment, curiosity, and trusting the deeper current beneath our choices.

This conversation unfolds organically, touching on identity, surrender, creativity, and the illusion of competition. From ancient spiritual metaphors to modern entrepreneurial pressures, Walt shares insights that invite us to loosen our grip, reconnect with wonder, and remember that alignment isn’t optimized, it’s embodied.

This...

What if true healing begins in the unseen?

In this episode, I sit down with Marilyn Prebul, spiritual shamanic healer, intuitive guide, and founder of Rosa Mystica Spiritual Healing & Home Clearings, whose work helps people build spiritual resilience, clear energetic interference, and return to alignment with their true identity.

Marilyn’s spiritual path began with a deep intuitive awareness in childhood and was later shaped through years of shamanic training. Her approach blends prayer, nature, and intuitive discernment to help clients release trauma, generational patterns, and spiritual blockages that weaken their inner foundation.

Th...

What if looking back on your year could help you see yourself more clearly, and step forward with intention?

In this special year-end episode, I step into the mic solo to reflect on 2025: the first full year of the Viking Academy Podcast. Across 26 conversations with thinkers, healers, entrepreneurs, and explorers, a powerful theme emerged: true growth happens when we explore the mind, body, and spirit together.

This episode isn’t a highlight reel, it’s a guided reflection. I revisit the insights that shaped me most this year, share what challenged my thinking, and invite you...

What if the body already knows how to heal, if we simply knew how to listen?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Bill Schroeder, physician, molecular biologist, and integrative medicine pioneer, whose life bridges rigorous science and profound intuitive awareness. Trained in internal medicine and molecular biology, Bill spent decades working inside the conventional medical system while quietly exploring the subtle energy dynamics that shape health, consciousness, and human resilience.

After studying under Dr. Andrew Weil and legendary healer Rosalyn Bruyere, Dr. Schroeder began integrating energy medicine, neuroscience, and evolutionary biology into his...

What if understanding human nature could unlock the future of our species?

In this episode, I sit down once again with Don Barden, economist, author, Wall Street executive, seminary scholar, and one of the deepest thinkers on human behavior today. Don’s life blends intellect, spirituality, and real-world leadership in a way few people ever achieve.

Together, we explore the timeless patterns of human behavior, why ambition and purpose are built into our DNA, and how our morality shifts while our core nature never does. From innovation to spirituality, from economic evolution to cosmic possibility, Do...

What if purpose isn’t something you discover, but something you activate?

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Jessica Rimmer: leadership strategist, CEO of Solomon Strategic Advisors, and author of The Purpose Formula. Jessica is known for her rare ability to take complex, theoretical ideas and translate them into practical, measurable strategies that transform leaders, teams, and entire organizations.

With a career rooted in executive leadership, organizational culture, and strategic planning, Jessica has helped entrepreneurs, CEOs, and high-performing teams navigate complexity with clarity and conviction. Her work is grounded in a guiding belief: when...

What if the boundaries of your imagination were never limits, but invitations?

In this episode, I sit down with Stacey Murphy: architect, regenerative farmer, racecar driver, psychic medium, and CEO of Dreaming Earth, a quantum venture studio helping visionaries build from higher dimensions of potential. A two-time founder and award-winning entrepreneur, Stacey has been featured in Fast Company, The New York Times, BBC, and TEDx for her pioneering work in sustainability, innovation, and human potential.

Through her Quantum Leap Activations and Dreaming Earth Incubator, Stacey guides creators and leaders to access timelines where their biggest...

What if clarity of sight could help you see your soul?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Stel Nikolakakis — Optometrist, Consultant, and Motivational Speaker — whose new book, Soul Sight: Lead with Vision. Live with Intention. Impact with Purpose. bridges the space between science, spirit, and self-discovery. Trained in the intricacies of the human eye, Dr. Stel has spent decades exploring how our physical sight and inner vision are deeply intertwined, revealing how we see not just the world around us, but who we truly are.

Through his groundbreaking Quantum Access Method, Dr. Stel help...

What if the key to unlocking your purpose has been within you all along?

In this episode, I’m joined by Chad Jenkins, CEO & President of SEEDSPARK. A lifelong entrepreneur who launched his first venture at just eight years old, Chad has since built and guided over fifty businesses. Renowned for transforming traditional business models, he focuses on using what’s already available to spark innovation and growth: no heavy investments or long timelines required.

Through his work at SEEDSPARK CoLAB, Chad explores what he calls “dimensional vision awareness,”  the ability to perceive opportunities and value in...

What if the chaos of our times isn’t the end — but the beginning of something greater?

In this first edition of Odin’s Roundtable, we sit down with three master healers —Niki Hughes, Denise Grams, and Tammi Grantham — for a wide-ranging conversation on the turbulence of our world, the hidden traumas that shape us, and the path toward higher consciousness.

From past life regressions to medical intuition, energy work to multidimensional healing, each of these practitioners brings decades of experience helping people break through fear, release old patterns, and rediscover their freedom. Together, they explore wh...

What if the soundtrack of your life could help you heal?

In this episode, we sit down with Erik Horbacz — entrepreneur, writer, and community-builder — whose latest venture, Corvia AI, explores the meeting point of ancient expression and modern technology. After navigating profound personal upheavals, from business collapse to divorce, Erik began experimenting with AI not as a tool for productivity, but as a mirror for the soul.

What emerged was extraordinary: a process that turns personal stories, emotions, and memories into original songs. By weaving together cognitive behavioral prompts, AI-driven composition, and the timeless power of m...

What if myth wasn’t just a story — but the map of reality itself?

In this episode, we sit down with Peter Fae, founder of Into the Mythica and lead storyteller of a decades-long real-life quest. Since childhood, Peter has experienced the world differently — perceiving patterns, archetypes, and elemental forces woven into everyday life. At 13, a direct encounter with mythic beings set him on a path that would carry him across continents, through libraries and mountains, and deep into the living tapestry he calls the World Tree.

For over 20 years, Peter has walked what he calls...

What if ancient wisdom wasn’t old-fashioned — just overlooked science?

In this episode, we sit down with Alexander Heyne, a specialist in Traditional Chinese Medicine whose journey began not in a lab, but with a health crisis that modern medicine couldn’t solve. His search for answers took him from GI specialists’ offices to a small clinic run by a French herbalist, and eventually to the mountains and monasteries of China.

With training that bridges East and West, Alexander brings a rare perspective on healing — one that blends proven ancient herbal formulas with modern medical insights...

What if the mystical wasn't magic — just misunderstood technology?

In this episode, we continue our deep-dive with Gina Mollicone-Long, a transformational coach and speaker, where she’s exploring the hidden links between science and spirituality.

With an academic foundation in engineering, philosophy, and the science-spirit intersection, Gina is uniquely equipped to bridge seemingly opposing worlds. She draws from both modern and ancient performance technologies, empowering individuals to reprogram outdated conditioning and reconnect with their true greatness. Gifted in rapport, language, and intuitive insight, Gina has a rare ability to cut straight to the root of what...

Today, we explore how embracing neurodivergence can unlock hidden strengths and reshape the way we work, live, and lead.

I sat down with André Brisson, a successful entrepreneur, engineer, and the mind behind the Impulsive Thinker Podcast. Diagnosed with ADHD later in life, André had to rethink everything—from how he ran his businesses to how he understood himself.

What began as a journey to “fix” what felt broken evolved into a powerful mission to help others with neurodivergent brains harness their unique wiring. With raw honesty and hard-won insight, André shares how he learned to stop m...

Today, we explore a radical rethinking of how we perceive reality—one that challenges the belief that success is purely about strategy, hustle, or logic.

I sat down with Chad Jenkins and Dr. Stel Nikolakakis—two returning guests whose work bridges entrepreneurship, neuroscience, and high-frequency living—to uncover the science, philosophy, and human potential behind Quantum Vision. What begins as a curious conversation about multidimensional possibility quickly unfolds into a blueprint for collapsing infinite potential into present-day results.

In this conversation, we unpack Chad’s iC3 Formula for daily clarity, the emotional frequencies that shape what we...

Today, we explore a radical rethinking of fitness—one that challenges the belief that more time in the gym equals better results.I sat down with Andrei Yakovenko, founder of New Element Training and co-author of Deep Fitness, to uncover the science, philosophy, and purpose behind his 30-minute-per-week workout method. What started as a personal passion transformed into a thriving movement based on high-effort, low-frequency strength training—designed to build muscle, strengthen bones, and increase longevity, especially for people over 40.

In this conversation, we unpack Andrei’s courageous leap from geophysics to fitness entrepreneurship, the importance of traini...

Today, we are exploring what it means to truly live in alignment—with our purpose, our spirit, and our deepest truth.

I sat down with Dr. Tom Garcia, a psychedelic guide and integration coach who works with entrepreneurs, executives, and healing professionals to help them reconnect with their authentic voice and creative power. Through fire ceremonies and the sacred use of psilocybin mushrooms, Tom facilitates transformational journeys that dissolve ego, ignite inner guidance, and awaken a sense of divine purpose.

In this conversation, you'll hear the story of how Tom transitioned from careers in chiropractic an...

Is stress sabotaging your health more than you realize?

Today, we’re exploring adrenal health, stress resilience, and the power of preventative care with Dr. Marita Schauch — a renowned naturopathic physician, author, and expert in women’s health and hormonal balance. Dr. Marita shares her journey from conventional science to holistic healing and unpacks how chronic stress, modern lifestyles, and overlooked factors like nutrition and mindset are shaping our long-term well-being.

In this energizing and educational conversation, we explore how you can support your body, mind, and hormones by tuning in to your stress...

What if your past lives hold the answers to your current struggles?

Today, we are exploring the transformative power of past life regression with Niki Hughes — a hypnotherapist, spiritual guide, and author of Radical Self-Love. Niki’s journey from IT executive to spiritual healer led her to help people release emotional trauma and uncover the deeper patterns affecting their lives.

In this conversation, we explore how past life regression can unlock hidden emotional wounds, release trauma, and help you live with more clarity and purpose.

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What’s really stopping you from reaching your potential?

Today, we’re exploring greatness and personal development. We dive deep into the subconscious with Gina Mollicone-Long — a master coach, speaker, and author who helps people get out of their own way.

Gina’s journey took her from engineering and advertising to the world of deep transformation, where she now helps people clear internal blocks, rewire outdated programming, and reconnect with their inner greatness. In this conversation, we explore what it really takes to change — not just your life, but yourself — from the inside out.

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