Getting Under The Skin
Getting Under The Skin
Podcast Description
Welcome to Getting Under The Skin (GUTS)! Where the stories of our lives can be medicine for each other. Where reflection and curiosity opens up paths of conversation for us to explore together.Join us for an exploration through conversation. This is an expedition, a journey in search of the stuff that makes us feel most human, the stuff that stirs your soul and reminds you of what really matters. These conversations are not performative interviews, book release tours or productivity hacks. They are an antidote to superficial small talk or marketing in disguise. We explore how people are formed by the lives they’ve lived, and celebrate the wisdom gained along the way.Hosted by Topaz Adizes, Emmy Award-winning writer, director, and experience design architect exploring the transformative power of human connection. He is the founder and executive director of THE SKIN DEEP, creator of {THE AND} and author of 12QFL.If you're ready to Get Under The Skin — we’ll meet you here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of personal transformation, emotional resilience, and human connection, featuring episodes on generational trauma, navigating grief, and finding purpose, with specific discussions on healing from illness and redefining family roles.
Welcome to Getting Under The Skin (GUTS)! Where the stories of our lives can be medicine for each other. Where reflection and curiosity opens up paths of conversation for us to explore together.
Join us for an exploration through conversation. This is an expedition, a journey in search of the stuff that makes us feel most human, the stuff that stirs your soul and reminds you of what really matters. These conversations are not performative interviews, book release tours or productivity hacks. They are an antidote to superficial small talk or marketing in disguise. We explore how people are formed by the lives they’ve lived, and celebrate the wisdom gained along the way.
Hosted by Topaz Adizes, Emmy Award-winning writer, director, and experience design architect exploring the transformative power of human connection. He is the founder and executive director of THE SKIN DEEP, creator of {THE AND} and author of 12QFL.
If you’re ready to Get Under The Skin — we’ll meet you here.
Thomas Droge is a physician of Classical Chinese Medicine, a Qigong master, an executive coach, Chief Mindfulness Officer at TIFIN and author of The Leader Within.
At 18, Thomas was hiding a kilo of coke under his parents’ floorboards. At 12, he watched his father survive a near death experience, and he later saw 300 strangers fill a church to honor that same man’s changed life. From there his path ran through martial arts, meditation, heartbreak, a breaking point in San Francisco and years of rebuilding. Today he’s spent more than thirty years practicing Daoism, Tai Chi and Qigong, founded the Pathfinder Institute and coaches leaders through his practice, Pathfinding.
Thomas and Topaz talk about somatic healing, trusting your intuition, finding your purpose, compassion in action, and where we find our value as AI changes the world.
📖 The Leader Within: https://www.amazon.com.au/Leader-Within-foundational-practices-meaningful/dp/B0GV489M7D
🔗 Follow Thomas: https://www.instagram.com/thomasdroge/
Chapters
0:00 Introduction to Thomas Droge
1:23 Early Life and Father’s Impact
6:05 Changing How We Live
16:47 A Wild Journey at Eighteen
25:23 Near Death Experiences and Spirituality
39:56 Martial Arts and Somatic Healing
54:55 The Breaking Point and Reconstruction
1:02:10 Cultivating the Gift of Healing
1:06:37 Compassion in Action and Community
1:17:38 Testing Beliefs and Perspectives
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