Return To Authenticity
Join the Return to Authenticity podcast where host Eric Sardina interviews guests who have made awesome and inspiring pivots in their lives toward their authentic selves, toward their values and purpose in life and toward lives filled with meaning and fulfillment. Our guests often felt out-of-sync, empty, or just plain stuck at some point in their lives before making the return to authenticity shift that made all the difference. Join us weekly to hear these stories and be inspired to explore your own alignment with your authentic self and the life you were born to live.
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129 episodes
No Limits: Aaron Hale on Mindset, Resilience, and Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities From The Point of Impact | EP122
Episode 122! Joining me in the studio today is my guest, SSG Aaron Hale. Aaron is a 14-year veteran of both the US Navy, where he was a cook and chef to admirals and dignitaries while he sailed in the Mediterranean, and the US Army,...
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The Learn It All Leader: Damon Lembi on Growth, Leadership, and the Power of "I Believe In You" | EP121
Episode 121! Joining me in the studio today is guest Damon Lembi. Damon is a 2x best-selling author and leader of global training company Learnit, a live learning platform that’s upskilled over 2 million people. As CEO for ove...
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Breaking Free: Erin Bradley On Building A Business And Life You Love | EP120
Episode 120! Joining me in the studio today is Erin Bradley, a dynamic speaker, seasoned trainer, and bestselling author of “Pursuing Freedom: Be Yourself, increase your referrals and have more fun growing your business”. She’...
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Faith, Leadership and Success: Chris Widener on Proverbs, Purpose and Personal Growth | EP119
Episode 119! Today’s guest is Chris Widener. Years ago, Chris was personally selected and mentored by two of the legends of the speaking and personal development world, Jim Rohn and Zig Ziglar, and he now carries on their legacy.&n...
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Overcoming The Hidden Addiction: Dr. Gary Lawrence on Healing From Rejection and Emotional Trauma | EP118
Episode 118!Today’s guest is Dr. Gary Lawrence, known by many simply as, Dr. G. Married for 57 years, Dr. G and his wife Sylvia, bring their knowledge, experience, and deep passion to individuals and couples who wish to reso...
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The Art of Goal Setting: Wyatt Graves' Story of Resilience and Business Triumph | EP117
Episode 117!Today’s guest is Wyatt Graves! Wyatt grew up in Louisiana with a younger sister and a half brother. Money was tight and his family struggled to make ends meet. The stress of living paycheck to paychec...
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The Power Of "We": Kyle McDowell On Uniting Teams For Success | EP116
Episode 116!Today’s guest is Kyle McDowell. Kyle was formerly a successful Fortune 10 executive where he led tens of thousands of employees over several decades at some of America’s biggest firms. Through it all, he became caught ...
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Leading with quiet strength: Stacey Chazin's guide to thriving as an introvert | EP115
Episode 115!Today’s guest is Stacey Chazin! Stacey is a dynamic leadership development coach, and a proud introvert, and she is rewriting the narrative on introversion. Having grappled with societal expectations that favored...
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Get Booked, Get Paid: Catching Up with Nicky Billou On His Latest Success | RTA Uncut #6
Special Christmas Episode! That last gift that was hiding behind the tree is this week's episode of RTA Uncut #6 with my guest and friend, Nicky Billou. Nicky is back in the studio to catch up with us since he was last on Ep...
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Helping Troubled Teens and Families Heal: Austin Davis on Recovery and The Power of Faith | EP114
Episode 114!Joining us in the studio today is Austin Davis. Austin earned a Bachelor of Science in Pastoral Ministry from Lee University in Cleveland, TN, and furthered his education with a Master of Arts in Counseling from The Ch...
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From Rock Bottom to Limitless: Liam Naden's Path to Balance and Fulfillment | EP113
Episode 113!Today in the studio, I have guest Liam Naden. Liam was an ambitious success-seeker who became a business entrepreneur and multi-millionaire - only to lose everything and become homeless and penniless in his mid-40s. In rebui...
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J Stamatelos is helping men replace chronic insecurity and shame with a sense of internal peace and grounded confidence |EP112
Episode 112! Struck by the events of 9/11, which took place when he was 15 years old, James (J) was convinced stopping radicalization and violence was the best way to help his community. After earning multiple degrees, he we...
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Making Radical Change to Heal and Help Kids and Teens Overcome Chronic Illness with Brianna Greenspan | EP111
Ep111! Joining us in the studio this week is Brianna Greenspan, founder of Brianna Greenspan International, an educational consulting firm helping adults and children throughout the world. Brianna had to overcome her...
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Learning to work hard in the dark to win in the light with Anthony Trucks | EP110
Episode 110! Today’s guest is Anthony Trucks. At the age of three years old, Anthony was abandoned by his biological mother and placed into the foster care system, a system where 50% of kids will end up homeless upon aging o...
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Helping others find their voice to make an impact with Catherine Nikkel | EP109
Episode 109! Catherine Nikkel joins the show from Toronto, Canada where she is a writer and a bestselling author specializing in ghostwriting books and blogs for CEOs, entrepreneurs and influencers where she has authored 15 books. ...
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Finding True Freedom with Bodhi Aldridge | EP108
Episode 108!On this episode, Bodhi Aldridge joins me in the studio all the way from Byron Bay, Australia where he lives by the beach with his wife of 40 years and their 4 children and 10 grandchildren. He spends time in the ocean ...
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Fighting in the trenches of the mental health crisis with Sam Mandel | EP107
Episode 107! This conversation with Sam is all about mental health from the perspective of someone leading what is now one of the world's most respected Ketamine clinics. Ketamine has it's proponents and it's naysayers in the ment...
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Discussing our Catholic Christian faith and being a follower of Jesus Christ with Fr. Edwin Leonard | EP106
Episode 106! This was a conversation I was so excited to have with my pastor, Father Edwin Leonard, who is the pastor of St Ann Catholic Parish in Coppell, Texas. We talk about his childhood, his early faith life, and his conversi...
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Learning to let God lead with Darryl Lyons | EP105
Episode 105! What a great conversation with Darryl Lyons! Darryl tells his story of coming from humble beginnings in a trailer park before rising to the heights of success in the financial world. Along the way, Darryl faced ...
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A Wild Ride Through the Truths We Hide with Annette Whittenberger | EP104
Episode 104! After the tipping point moment of not achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, Major Annette Whittenberger (ret.) left the military after 17 years of service. She had experienced and seen others struggle with d...
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Gerard White is Standing Up Now to Bring Back God | EP103
Episode 103! Gerard White knows something about overcoming the odds and rising above adversity. After his parents divorced, he became involved with the drug scene - buying, selling and using a variety of illegal substances...
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Turning High Achievers into Effective Leaders with Mark Silverman | EP102
Episode 102! This week's guest is Mark Silverman. In 1989, with the help of his brother, Mark got his life together as he entered college as a recovering drug addict and alcoholic. After college he joined the working w...
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Wired Differently to Build the Kingdom with Todd Saylor | EP101
Episode 101! You'll love the energy and positivity Todd Saylor exudes from every pore. He was raised by a powerful role model in his father, a legendary high school football coach and business owner who taught Todd the value...
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Building Men with Dennis Morolda | EP100
EPISODE 100!!It's been an amazing first 100 shows! So many fantastic guests sharing their stories of overcoming so much and finding their authentic self. I'm so honored that this guest, my friend Dennis Morolda...
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Into the Fire, Raising Alphas with Chief Stephen Davis | RTA Uncut 5
RTA Uncut #5! Chief Stephen Davis is BACK in the studio after joining us on Episode 83 on Return to Authenticity back at the end of 2023. Stephen is here to update us on all the things he's been working on since getting the ...
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