The Assignment Podcast
Welcome to The Assignment, the only podcast that doesn’t just talk about growth, it dares you to do the damn work.
This is your wake-up call wrapped in dark humor, soul-punching truths, and the kind of raw, unfiltered conversations that feel more like a spiritual slap than a self-help pep talk.
Each week, we crack open the human experience: business, body, relationships, leadership, consciousness, etc. and expose the hidden patterns, excuses, and energetic leaks keeping high performers stuck in low-level cycles.
This isn’t about hacks or fluff. It’s about assignments, the ones your soul signed up for. The ones that demand your full presence, radical self-responsibility, and the courage to burn down who you’ve been for who you're here to become.
Whether you’re a coach, entrepreneur, rebel, or recovering people-pleaser trying to lead yourself and others into something real...
Here’s your next assignment. Let’s get to work.
The Assignment Podcast
The Real Work Behind Healing, Identity & Embodied Leadership w/ Chris O'Brien
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In this soul-striking episode, Nick Komodina sits down with entrepreneur, healer, and high-performance mentor Chris O'Brien to dismantle the performative BS of the self-help world. Together, they explore the raw, often uncomfortable process of identity death and spiritual reawakening that true leaders must walk through.
This conversation is a wake-up call for high performers, coaches, and visionaries who've hit success but still feel a haunting emptiness. If you've ever questioned your path, lost your sense of self while chasing goals, or felt like you’ve outgrown the “persona” that built your brand, this one’s going to cut deep.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- Why chasing success still leaves you empty (and how to stop)
- The painful but necessary “identity deaths” all leaders must face
- What somatic work and trauma healing actually looks like in real life
- How to lead with embodied truth, not polished performance
- The danger of using personal development to avoid real inner work
- Chris’s raw journey through ego collapse, illness, and rebirth
- How to dismantle spiritual superiority and become truly grounded
This is not your typical self-help episode. This is the real medicine most people avoid… and exactly what you’ve been craving.
