Getting Under The Surface (GUTS)
Getting Under The Surface is a podcast that helps listeners improve their mental, physical and emotional health by digging into the connections between mindfulness, meditation, self-care and relationships — including the relationship we have with ourselves. Topics covered include: anxiety, burnout, caregiving, consciousness, grief, illness, loss, meditation, mindfulness, self care, stress, and trauma. Your podcast host, Joey Donovan Guido, is a certified Teacher of Presence Life Coach who works with people to help them be in the present moment more, instead of being ruled by thoughts and emotions. This has an array of benefits, as it helps individuals approach whatever they’re dealing with in life from a place that’s less anxious and stressed — and more calm and connected with their deeper selves.
Episodes
25 episodes
Finding Small Moments of Mindfulness: Diminishing Burnout, Stress & Overwhelm, with Katherine Chestnut
Katharine is an author and coach who helps people who have been barely holding it together, for too long, stop running on empty and build calm confidence for real life.In this conversation, Katherine shares practical strategies for manag...
The Organic Intelligence Approach to Healing Trauma, with Steve Hoskinson
In this episode of GUTS, I talk with Steve Hoskinson, founder of Organic Intelligence. Steve is an internationally recognized teacher, author and innovator in Post-Trauma Growth (PTG).Topics Discussed Include:The Polyvagal Th...
Men’s Challenges & Opportunities: A Conversation with Scott Savage, Part 2
In Part 2 of my conversaion with Scott Savage, we shift our focus from men's challenges to men's opportunities for growth, emotional balance, boundaries and self-care. Discover practical advice on clarifying your path, embracing vulnerability, ...
Men’s Challenges & Opportunities: A Conversation with Scott Savage, Part 1
In this two-part series, I speak with Scott Savage — a long time friend and mentor — about the challenges men face, as well as the opportunities that are available to men, that they might not necessarily be aware of.In Part 1, we focus o...
Setting Boundaries & Feeling Time Starved as a Caregiver
In this short episode of the GUTS podcast, I cover the topic of boundaries with a focus on:Setting clear boundaries with yourselfThe effects of poor boundaries, including erosion of a caregiver's mental, physical, emotional...
Physician Burnout Tips that Anyone Can Put into Practice, with Joe Sherman MD
In this episode of GUTS, I talk with Joe Sherman, MD.Joe is a board-certified pediatrician who has had a successful career, but despite his professional success he experienced episodes of profound burnout which necessitated his leaving m...
The Emotional Toll Caregiving Takes & The Mourning of What Won’t Be
In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Nathaniel Ruck, a long-time friend, and fellow caregiver who is the owner of The Ancient Willow, which provides shamanic healing services.Major topics discussed include:The emotion...
The Long Road to Season 3
In this episode we're talking about the long road to season three of the GUTS podcast, and how struggle — as well as a major shift in focus — have played a role in a nearly two-year gap between seasons.In this brief episode, we talk abo...
Consciousness, Parenting & Running Your Own Business, with Kyle Wege, of Crimson Sun Studios (S2, ep.4)
In this episode of GUTS, I’m talking with Kyle Wege, owner of Crimson Sun Studios, which is a company that specializes in photography, motion and time lapse.That said, what Kyle does for a living is only a small part of what we’ll be tal...
12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon, with Trevor Lee (S2, ep.3)
In this episode of GUTS I’m talking with Trevor Lee, author of 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon.TOPICS WE'LL DISCUSS INCLUDE:How running can pertain to businessThe importance of preparation...
An interview with Josh Taylor of SIXINCH USA on experiential design, strategic marketing, the creative process & brand DNA (S2, ep.2)
Welcome to GUTS Season 2, Episode 2.In this episode I’m talking with Josh Taylor, Brand Director at SIXINCH USA, an experiential furniture brand. TOPICS WE'LL DISCUSS INCLUDE:Who sixinch isWhat it's like ...
GUTS Workshop: Being in the Moment & Diminishing Anxiety (S2, ep.1)
Welcome to the second season of GUTS!In episode 1, we'll be tackling Being in the Moment & Diminishing Anxiety.WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:What if we approached our anxious thoughts differently? Join me for a thought-provo...
Six Steps to Writing Blog Posts that Build Relationships (ep.13)
In this episode of GUTS, we'll be diving into brewing a better blog with my efficiency-boosting, stress-reducing blogging process.The process includes six steps to writing blog posts and developing relationships, and this process can al...
An Interview with Tom Ziglar on Leadership and His Dad, Zig Ziglar (ep.12)
In this episode of the GUTS podcast, I had the honor of talking with Tom Ziglar about leadership and about his dad, Zig Ziglar.Tom is the author of multiple books. His latest is titled: 10 Leadership Virtues for Disruptive Times
Tackling Trauma — An Interview with Mark Brady, Ph.D, Part 2 (ep.11)
Welcome to the GUTS podcast.Today we’ll be diving into part two of our conversation about trauma with Mark Brady, Ph.D.Mark is a transpersonal neurobiologist, neuroscience educator, and recent throat cancer survivor. He’s also the...
Tackling Trauma — An Interview with Mark Brady, Ph.D, Part 1 (ep.10)
Welcome to Getting Under The Surface, episode 10.WHAT THIS EPISODE IS ABOUTToday we’ll be talking with a long-time colleague and brain guru, Mark Brady, Ph.D., who I met over a decade ago when I was writing a blog called Daddy Brain...
Online Marketing Tip: Juan’s Food Cart — a Study in Analog User Experience & Relationship Building (ep.9)
In this episode of Getting Under The Surface, we'll be exploring — and defining — analog user experience by telling the story of Juan's Food Cart in New York City.Although this episode is less than 10 minutes long, it's packed with insi...
Marketing Tip of the Day: When Selling Becomes Smelling & the Art of Relationship Building (ep.8)
I often find when people I don’t know try to “connect” with me on LinkedIn, they send a sales pitch just moments after I accept them into my network.Nobody likes to be sold, not even the people doing the hardcore selling. But the quest ...
The Challenges of Being an Artist, Mom & Business Owner with Chronic Health Issues — Camille Gerrick (ep.7)
In this episode of GUTS we’ll be talking with Camille Gerrick — an artist, mom and business owner dealing with chronic health issues.Topics Tackled Today Include:What it’s like to be a neurodivergent artist (we’ll also defin...
Welcome to the Grief Club, a Discussion on Loss and the Grieving Process — Janine Kwoh (ep.6)
Welcome to Getting Under The Surface, Episode 6In this episode, we talk with Janine KwohJanine is the author of, "Welcome to the Grief Club," which she created after experiencing how hard and complicated grief can be when she lo...
Creative Side Hustling, Embracing the Suck, Fear, & Fatherhood — Scotty Russell (ep.5)
Welcome to Getting Under the Surface, Episode 5In this episode we’ll explore five questions with Scotty RussellScotty is …The “side-hustler’s coach,” helping creatives turn their side hustle into a full-time dream hu...
How to Practice Self Care When You Have a Sick Spouse (ep.4)
If we have a spouse who's sick, or a parent or child for that matter, we can often feel pressure and responsibility to focus on being a caregiver, and forgo caring for ourselves. This is what happened to me back in 2018.In this episode ...
A Creative’s Journey, Running a Business & Dealing with Challenges – Amanda Weedmark (ep.3)
Amanda Weedmark is a Canadian designer, illustrator and business owner who creates and sells nature-inspired stickers, pins, patches and paper goods. WHAT THIS EPISODE IS ABOUT:In this episode of Getting Under The Surface, we as...
Behavioral Science, UX, & How Human Behavior Research Can Spark Business Growth – Susan Weinschenk, Ph.D. (ep.2)
Susan is the Chief Behavioral Scientist at The Team W, Inc., a business she founded nearly a decade ago. During our interview she will be sharing insight into behavioral science, user experience, ethics, and how human behavior research can dram...
Mini Episode: Why This Podcast Exists & What You Can Expect From It
In this episode, I share how this podcast started manifesting over four years ago, and how my wife's health issues caused me to take a deep look at how (poorly) I was practicing self care.We'll also discuss some of the topics you can ex...