Lessons in the Wild

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By: Mitch Adams

Through wrong turns. Hard seasons. Big risks. Unexpected wins. Painful mistakes. Quiet breakthroughs. And the moments that force you to become someone new.Lessons in the Wild is a podcast about the wisdom people earn by actually living.We sit down with guests from different professions, cultures, industries, backgrounds, and walks of life to uncover the lessons hidden inside their real experiences—the choices that changed them, the setbacks that humbled them, the risks that paid off, the beliefs they had to unlearn, and the truths they now carry with them.If life has tested you, stretched you, surprised you, or...

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Peter Boolkah: How to Escape the Hamster Wheel Trap® and Build a Business That Runs Without You
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Today at 3:37 PM

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Does your business give you freedom—or has it become a job you can never escape?

In this episode of Lessons in the Wild, Peter Boolkah, bestselling author of YOUR BUSINESS SUCKS and creator of The Hamster Wheel Trap®, reveals why successful entrepreneurs often become trapped in their own businesses.

With over 20 years of experience and 60,000+ coaching hours, Peter shares practical insights on overcoming founder dependency, building effective business systems, empowering leadership teams, preventing burnout, and increasing business value.

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Heather Schmid: Sound Healing, Humming & Vibrational Voice to Reduce Stress and Find Your Voice
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Today at 2:56 PM

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What if the sound that could help you feel more grounded was already inside you? You don't need to sing beautifully to discover the power of your own voice!

In this fascinating episode, Heather Schmid, classically trained opera singer, international recording artist, filmmaker, and creator of Vibrational Voice, reveals why she's shifting from making beautiful sound to making useful sound.

After 25 years in music, Heather explores how breath, humming, and sustained tones can become simple tools for relaxation, self-expression, and conscious...


Angel Willard: Healing Childhood Trauma, Breaking Cycles & Finding Yourself Again | Her Story
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Today at 2:26 PM

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What does it take to rebuild your life after trauma, separation, and devastating setbacks? For Angel Willard, the fight was about more than survival—it was about finding her way back to herself.

In this powerful episode of Fighting to Come Home: Coming Home to Myself, author Angel Willard opens up about her deeply personal journey through childhood trauma, motherhood, chronic pain, incarceration, accountability, and healing.

Discover how she faced painful experiences, confronted past choices, and found the courage to break cy...


Finding Hope, Healing & Purpose Through Grief | Katie Rizzo
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Yesterday at 10:24 AM

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How does a mother find the strength to keep living after losing her child?

On September 17, 2024, Katie Rizzo lost her firstborn son, Nicholas, to addiction. What followed was an unimaginable journey through grief, love, and an unexpected discovery: poetry became her way of staying connected to him.

In this deeply moving conversation, Katie shares the inspiration behind The Trimesters of Grief, how loss reshaped her understanding of life, and why healing doesn't mean forgetting someone you love.

Discover how...


Bold Moves, Reinvention and Becoming More with Sabine Kvenberg
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10/05/2026

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Sometimes the life that looks safest from the outside is the one you have already outgrown.

Lyanne Richardson speaks with Sabine Kvenberg about the moments that ask us to choose between familiarity and possibility. Sabine shares how an unexpected encounter challenged her to listen to a deeper calling, leave a secure career, and pursue acting—opening the door to an entirely different chapter of creativity, risk, and reinvention.

Her journey also included seasons she never would have chosen: financial hardship, losing he...


Money, Recognition and Success with Michael Muccio
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10/05/2026

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What happens when you finally reach the kind of success you once wanted—only to realize it still does not answer the deeper questions?

Lyanne Richardson talks with Michael Muccio about the difference between achievement and fulfillment, and the moments that can completely change the direction of a life. Michael reflects on leaving the corporate world, learning from Zig Ziglar, entering ministry, and discovering how persistence, faith, and difficult seasons helped shape the person he became.

The conversation also explores what it...


Rebuilding Life After Trauma | Angel Willard
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10/04/2026

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Healing is not always about getting back to the person you were before. Sometimes it means learning how to build a new life from what remains.

In this conversation, Lyanne Richardson speaks with author Angel Willard about trauma, chronic pain, motherhood, difficult choices, accountability, and the long process of learning to forgive yourself. Angel shares how real change began when she stopped viewing her story through only one lens and learned to acknowledge both what happened to her and the choices she made...


Turning Burnout Into Creativity and Meaning| Lyanne Richardson and RD Ravenwood
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10/03/2026

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What happens when burnout is not just a sign to work less—but a signal that something in your life needs to change?

In this episode, Lyanne Richardson sits down with RD Ravenwood to explore how creativity, play, environment, and identity can shape the way we experience energy and purpose. RD shares how an unexpected experience at Disneyland helped him rethink burnout and inspired a deeper look at why some spaces seem to wake us up while others slowly drain us.

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