#teammate talks by Peaceful Warriors

Last Updated: May 4, 2026
Family discussions on life, parenting, and self-improvement from the minds of a small family of life skill coaches, martial artists, and physical trainers.
The box never fits
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Reality isn't right or wrong, black or white, or any other two opposites. Life is so much more nuanced and complicated than that. Let's remember that when we are dealing with others

How does it feel?
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Learning to talk about and express our emotions in a healthy way is a very important skill for adults, but we have to learn it if we are going to help our kids do better.

You keep using that word...
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As a parent, don't confuse control as guidance, or fear as respect. The only thing truly in your control, is you. The sooner you accept that, the better influence you will be for your kids!

It's about control...
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This one thing can cut so much stress out of your life if you can figure out how to apply it...

What do you choose?
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Perspective shifts can save your life, and a whole lot of stress!

Be It to See It
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Let's talk about what you want to see more of in the world, and what you can do about it.

Reflexive B.S.
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Reflexive apologies are pointless. Let's talk about how to model and teach our kids how to meaningfully apologize for something with this 3 step process!

Party Time! (Almost)
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I started this episode to talk about a party we were having. But you can listen to see how quickly i get distracted by questions about sports and combat sports!

Don't Push It...
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Let's chat about teaching our kids (and ourselves) about setting and respecting boundaries...

Git'er Done
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We can't let our emotions get in the way of our responsiblities. Let's talk about modelling that for our kids! Reframe it to help you and your kids have more grit and discipline for your responsibilities

It's Not Them, It's You
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There are things we can control and things we can't.... We need to use patience to let our kids make mistakes and grow into their coordination... 

No Jerking!
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While confidence building is really important for kids and adult alike, its also important to temper that confidence with an understanding of humility. Let's get into it!

Loser Stuff
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I started off with a great plan to talk about why its important to let your kids fail, and how you can't design every aspect of your kids... Instead, you get a look into what happens when I'm left to my own forgetful and easily distracted devices...

The Controlling Con
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Let's talk about parenting, control, and the effects of controlling behaviors on our kids...

Big Feels
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Let's talk about something we all experience. Restraint collapse when we finally get home and to a place we feel safe after a long day. Kids go through it too, its part of why they sometimes lose their minds when they get home from school. Here are some effective strategies in helping yourself or your kids deal with restraing collapse.

What Matters More
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Let's talk about building confidence the RIGHT way.. In  sustainable way that will help you (or your kids) maintain a higher level of confidence through the ups and downs of life... So you can achieve your fitness goals, your skill goals, or any other goal you set for yourself!

Quit It...
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It's time to talk about quitting... Or more precisely, how to help your kids (or yourself) develop perseverance and grit...

The Why Factor
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It's the most important question you can learn to ask and answer... Help your kids learn to use the power of why. Knowing the why improves the how, keeps motivation going, helps build a routine of achieving your goals, and helps make the decision making process easier!

Parenting Breakdance
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Helping kids build confidence in physical skills isn't always easy... Let's talk about some ways to make it fun!

Are You A Minion?
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I feel like the agentic state is one of the most dangerous things facing our society today... That is why I feel like teaching our kids critical thinking skills has never been more important... Unfortunately, I think most adults don't fully understand what critical thinking means.

Are Yours Online?
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This time we dive into a fascinating conversation surrounding how confidence, self esteem, and understanding influence can help keep your kids safe online!

Where to look?
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Want to teach your kids integrity (or improve your own) but you aren't sure where to start? I got you!

Don't El(F) it up...
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This week we talking about christmas, memories, and some real talk about Santa and kids...

Is That All You Got?
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Deep dive into making sure we don't limit ourselves, our kids, or anyone else! This is all about how to unlock someone's true potential!

Got A Hit Problem?
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Worried martial arts will cause your kids to have more issues hitting others? If its taught right, it's quite the opposite! 

Sounds simple... But is it???
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I'm taking a deep dive into the art of influence and manipulation and how others use it against you! Let's teach our kids about these things so they don't fall victim to the same old tricks!

I cause a stir sometimes... And that's OKAY!
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Sometimes we see things differently than a lot of people... Two of our lead instructors explain ourselves after causing a commotion on Instagram over the fact that we said punishments just create better liars, and consequences are far better for teaching life skills...

Uncertainty
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Uncertainty affects us all. Short term uncertainty is not necessarily a bad thing. Prolonged uncertainty can lead to very negative mental health outcomes.

Why are you afraid of me? (or me of you?)
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Have you met a controlling person? Do you know why they control people or situations? Have you ever done this? 

Do you practice it?
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Do you practice your emotional and mental fitness? Do you ever think of emotional or mental when you think of types of fitness? Fitness itself can encompass so much more than just the physical... 

Competitive Quitting
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Are you overly competitive? Do you know where it comes from? Join us as we dive into the interplay between coaching and support and how that changes the outcome for people who might end up quitting an activity, becoming a pushover, or becoming overly competitive and tying their personal value to their performance.

We Don't Care Like That
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As instructors/coaches/leaders, there are some things we care about and others we don't such as developmentally appropriate behavior from children. 

It Do Be Like That Sometimes
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Want to learn a trick for dealing with the strong emotions of loved ones? Follow along on a journey about acceptance and tricks to help kids learn to cope better

Question It
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Do your kids question everything and ask why a lot? Then, congratulations! That is actually a good thing. Let's talk about that and ODD...

Greatest Gift You Can Give
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Behavior management is one of the hardest parts of parenting and psychology. I truly hope this discussion helps you see things in a way that will help you guide your child to an ultra confident and successful life!

Do Not Freak Out!
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As parents, it is easy to get lost and confused as to what milestones kids should be at or working towards at different ages... There is a lot of misinformation out there. Chances are, your kid is fine right where they are. If you are not sure, listen to this podcast to get a lot more information about helping kids develop normal age appropriate milestones.

Let's Lose It!
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We don't talk about fitness often but it is a big part of our business. Join this discussion about my own weight loss journey and tips to help you be successful at it!

I Am In Danger
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Danger is an important aspect of the experience of life. The training and skills for dealing with danger are unbelievably important in childhood development. Let's talk about why!

Respect It
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Join us while we delve deep into the common understandings and less common understandings of popular key word character traits like respect

Freedom, Consent, & Active Protection
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It had to be said. We were taught this country was about freedom. Freedom to choose and be who we were or who we wanted to be. Freedom to consent to what happens with your body. Can we still say that is true?

What Does It Mean To You?
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Ever wondered what it is like to be homeless? What it is like to have mental health disorders? Do you or have you dealt with them yourself? Join our #Teammate discussion!

Don't Confuse It
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Some topics feel easy to understand but are hard to apply and articulate fully. This is one of them.

The Quitters Trap
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Looking for ways to teach yourself or your kids how to persevere and have more discipline? Maybe how to deal with quitting? Quitting is not always a bad thing, it comes down to knowing why and how to go about it. Teaching our kids discipline and perseverance means leading them through the difficult times. Join our #Teammate staff in this discussion about teaching our kids to persevere and have discipline!

Keep Calm And Carry On
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Join us for some tips on handling emotional distress and helping your kids to do the same!

Principles To Feeling Good
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Guilt is both the curse and the motivation of those that wish to be better people. Want to feel good about yourself? Want to know what it takes to be a leader? Check this episode out!

Don't Let'em Take It
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A quick exploration into improving focus and not getting caught up and manipulated by other peoples tactics. Including sales...

Creating Trust
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Do you have trouble with your kids, family, friends, or spouse not following through or making excuses? Do you teach them how?

Are You Really Honest With Yourself?
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Join us on a discussion about managing negative thinking and self doubt. 5 tips on how to manage it, and how to be more tactful with yourself!

Why? You Ask
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There are a lot of stigmas around mental health disorders. Join our Teammate Team as we dig deep into those and DESTROY THEM. As well as some great chats and stories on coping skills and more.

Might As Well Accept It
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The practice of patience can be life changing. How good are you at differentiating between what you can control and what is not in your control?

Saying Vs Doing
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Do you find someone who embodies their virtues at all times honorable or admirable? Do you find people that can stay calm under pressure admirable? You can do it too, listen to find out several mental tricks to help deal with intense emotions and maintain your peace in who you are.

Do It Enjoy It
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If you can enjoy difficulty; you can enjoy nearly anything. Join me on an exploration of how motivation and discipline work together. As well as dealing with life's setbacks as challenges and training to enjoy those.

Dealing With It
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Coping with frustration and anger as it has to do with setbacks we all experience in life. We look at how desire affects the emotional distress of a setback and methods we can use to overcome frustration with them before it turns to destructive behavior and anger.

Not Transactional
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Talking about the nuances of giving and receiving. It should not be about social contracts, it should be about who you are.

Where do you keep yours?
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Join us on a quick delve into just how deep and important the concept of training your focus can be in today's world!

Let's Be Real Holiday Edition
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I get real with stories of my past and the why behind two of the most important aspects of the Teammate life skills and every project I do. If you have ever wondered where the passion comes from, this is it.

Work It
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If you could change anything about how society or our educational systems bring up children to give them a better shot at happiness and success, what would it be?

Seasonal Depression
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This talk goes deep into the symptoms of anhedonia and ways that you can combat that seasonal depression.

Let Us Compare
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In this episode, the Teammate staff delves into the difference of mindset and definition between active protection and fighting.

I Feel For You
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A deep exploration of compassion and empathy. Why it is important and what has happened to it the last few years. Some believe empathy is a talent or gift one is born with. Listen to find out why we think otherwise...

Word Is Bond
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Want to increase your self-esteem? Start here. The foundation of all character development starts with your word.  Whether it is to yourself or others, it has everything to do with faith and trust.

Don't Let Them Do It For You
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You are going to want to hear this one. We discuss why so many people identify themselves based on how those around them think and how toxic that is in a soap box style rant about being and doing your best. For you and for no one else. We discuss the gifted kid conundrum. We also discuss dealing with how those around you respond when you are trying to be your best and do what is best for you. 

Important Challenges
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Today we dive into something that really and truly scares me. The development of strong and healthy children with good coping mechanisms. It is one of the reasons we do what we do. If you don't want to end up with kids that act like the ones described in this episode, which we see all too often, then listen up!

Rut Got You Stuck?
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Ever feel like you have been stuck in life or in the same patterns over and over? There is a part of the brain that does this. As luck would have it, it can be reprogrammed! It is hard since this part of our brain has been conditioned through threat, trauma, and reward throughout our whole lives. This episode has tips on how to start reprogramming your habits. We go through why it happens, and steps to take to start to change them.

Creating Good From Bad
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Join us on this personal journey about creating good from bad things in life. When you go through trauma, you have a couple of choices. One of them is to be the change you needed. Often the best character comes from the worst situations.

Is There No Good?
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I tell a story about a time a met a couple of murderers and did not die. Plus discussion with Mrs. Rose about learning to look for the good even when you don't feel like it. This helps you lift others up which in turn helps you focus on the positives and lifting yourself up.

Confidence Doesn't Argue
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The lovely Mrs. Rose and I dive into a conversation about confidence versus arrogance. There are a ton of great tips for figuring out where on that spectrum you and the people around you land and how to deal with it.

Brain Hacks
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This episode gets wild and a little too personal for my liking! Still, it is full of great information about how to learn better that anyone and everyone could benefit from. This is great information for parents looking to help their school age children improve their grades or for people who are struggling to learn new things to improve their life.

To Be Or Not To Be
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One of my best teammates and I wanted to discuss just how complex the application of coordination can be! Whether we are talking about physically, mentally, or with others. Great things came up in this conversation, check it for yourself!

Sticks n Stones n Stuff
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The teammate staff all came together for this great episode about words and communication. From parenting to texting and dealing with customer service. This episode is a ton of fun and covers a ton of great material!

Not Always Pretty
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Life is NOT supposed to always be pretty. If it was, we would STILL be miserable. Besides, whether it is pretty or not completely depends on how we look at it. Today, we explore how patience opens up the real keys to finding your ability to be happy.

Happiness Paradox 2
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Join us on further discussing finding happiness and the paradox created by chasing it. We delve deep into the ideas of using focus to control your brain instead of it controlling you and how to exercise control over that focus physically and mentally.

Happiness Paradox
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Ever found yourself chasing happiness in something to come in the future, like the next day off, or with the next achievement? Join our exploration of the paradox that this creates and the mindset of true happiness in all the things we do, even if we don't want to.

No Right Ways - Knowledge Vs. Wisdom
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Join us in our exploration of NOT getting stuck. As we explore the idea that there are no right ways, we also delve into the difference between knowledge and wisdom. Join us for some great tips on learning and remembering better as well as getting more out of the experience called life.

Overthink Think Over
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The #Teammate staff dives into the awful cycle of overthinking. Speaking from experience on several different types of overthinking, their effects, and a few applicable tips to overcome the anxiety of overthinking.

You Keep Using That Word
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Join us while we delve into a discussion about what patience can truly mean and what it can do for your life if you change the way you think about what it means.

Hard Talks 2
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In this follow up video to Hard Talks, we delve further into addictions faced by both kids and adults. This time focused on electronics and social media.

Hard Talks
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My son and I delve into the hard talks about what sort of addictions children face today. Join us while we explore the symptoms, the withdraws, and how to identify and adjust when we become too reliant on something we don't need.

Find Out What It Means To Me
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I am here with my best young #Teammate today to talk about using respect to calm situations down and combat negative thinking. From the perspective of both parents and kids.

Compliment Paradox
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Join the #Teammate staff as they dive into a discussion about the compliment paradox. Why compliments can be hard to take for some people and how to be more effective in communicating compliments.

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