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The Motion of Gratitude®
✨ The Motion of Gratitude Podcast | Hosted by Shannon Missimer
There’s more to life than going through the motions.
Welcome to The Motion of Gratitude Podcast, where we explore what it truly means to live with intention, reconnect with yourself, and create a life aligned with your values.
Join Shannon Missimer, holistic well-being coach, breathwork facilitator, and mindfulness expert, as she brings you real conversations, science-backed strategies, and transformative insights to help you:
✔ Cultivate daily gratitude for a stronger, more resilient mind
✔ Regulate your nervous system and break free from stress & burnout
✔ Reconnect with your intuition to make empowered life decisions
✔ Shift out of autopilot and into a life of presence, purpose, and fulfillment
Each week, we dive deep into personal growth, nervous system regulation, mindful living, and emotional resilience, with inspiring guest experts, powerful solo episodes, and practical tools you can apply immediately.
✨ Whether you’re an educator, entrepreneur, parent, or anyone craving more connection and clarity, this podcast will help you stop merely existing and start thriving.
🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast platforms.
🌿 Want to go deeper? Connect with Shannon at www.themotionofgratitude.com
🔔 Hit subscribe and join us every week—because there is more to life than going through the motions.
The Motion of Gratitude®
From Rock Bottom to Radical Reinvention: The Journey of Taylor Cavanaugh
What happens when you lose it all—and no one is coming to save you?
In this raw and riveting episode, Shannon sits down with Taylor Cavanaugh, the only man in history to have served as both a U.S. Navy SEAL and a French Foreign Legionnaire. But Taylor’s story is not just about elite military service—it’s a journey through rock bottom, addiction, jail, and homelessness, and the profound inner work it takes to rebuild a life from the inside out.
From self-destruction to self-mastery, Taylor shares how discipline, subtraction, and silence became his path to freedom. After spiraling into chaos post-SEAL career, he made an unthinkable decision—he boarded a plane to France and enlisted in the French Foreign Legion.
In this conversation, we explore:
- What it takes to truly own your story—no matter how far you’ve fallen
- Why rock bottom can be your greatest teacher
- The power of subtraction over addition in a noisy world
- How daily habits, not grand gestures, rebuild your self-worth
- The quiet wisdom of your inner advisor—and how to finally hear it
- Redefining freedom, fatherhood, and success from the inside out
Taylor’s story is a testament to the human capacity for transformation—and a reminder that there is more to life than going through the motions.
🎧 Listen now and be reminded that your lowest point might just be your beginning.
📺 Connect with Taylor on YouTube or explore more on his website: www.taylorcavanaugh.com
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Looking forward to connecting with you!