What Am I Modeling with Dr. Tricia Pingel
What Am I Modeling with Dr. Tricia Pingel
Podcast Description
Here's the uncomfortable truth: You're modeling something through your behavior every single day, whether you realize it or not. The question that will change everything: What am I modeling?I'm Dr. Tricia Pingel, a naturopathic physician and stress expert with an unusual background - I started working as a professional fashion model when I was 9 months old. Between modeling and medicine, I learned to look perfect while completely losing myself in the process.When my mom died after a 9-month cancer battle, I realized my boys had been watching me their entire lives, learning that pushing through no matter what was the only way to live. That's when I found my way back to myself through hip hop dance and discovered the power of authentic living.This show is for anyone tired of looking successful on the outside while barely holding it together on the inside.You'll hear my messy transformation stories, raw conversations with people who've stopped performing and started actually living, medical insights on stress and why your body keeps the score, real talk about surviving high-pressure work environments, and permission-giving moments that make you feel less alone.This is your permission slip to stop modeling burnout and start curating joy.New episodes every Tuesday.About Dr. Tricia: Naturopathic physician, bestselling author of "Total Health Turnaround" (60,000+ copies), and featured expert in Prevention Magazine, Good Housekeeping, and Women's Health. Connect at drpingel.com.
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Content Themes
The podcast delves into themes such as emotional authenticity, the pressures of societal expectations, and the impacts of stress and burnout, with episodes like 'I'm Fine - The Most Expensive Lie We Tell' analyzing common phrases that contribute to emotional distance, and 'The Dual Nature of Perfectionism' discussing how perfectionism affects mental health. Other topics include the transformative power of hip hop dance and strategies for sustainable success.
Here’s the uncomfortable truth: You’re modeling something through your behavior every single day, whether you realize it or not. The question that will change everything: What am I modeling?
I’m Dr. Tricia Pingel, a naturopathic physician and stress expert with an unusual background – I started working as a professional fashion model when I was 9 months old. Between modeling and medicine, I learned to look perfect while completely losing myself in the process.
When my mom died after a 9-month cancer battle, I realized my boys had been watching me their entire lives, learning that pushing through no matter what was the only way to live. That’s when I found my way back to myself through hip hop dance and discovered the power of authentic living.
This show is for anyone tired of looking successful on the outside while barely holding it together on the inside.You’ll hear my messy transformation stories, raw conversations with people who’ve stopped performing and started actually living, medical insights on stress and why your body keeps the score, real talk about surviving high-pressure work environments, and permission-giving moments that make you feel less alone.
This is your permission slip to stop modeling burnout and start curating joy.
New episodes every Tuesday.
About Dr. Tricia: Naturopathic physician, bestselling author of “Total Health Turnaround” (60,000+ copies), and featured expert in Prevention Magazine, Good Housekeeping, and Women’s Health. Connect at drpingel.com.
From Childhood Trauma to Animation Success: How Faith and Perseverance Built a Madden Graphics Empire
Bryan Engram overcame childhood abuse, poverty, and family addiction to become the founder of Brazen Animation – the studio behind Madden NFL graphics, Space Jam 2, and The Chosen animated series. This is the ultimate entrepreneurship success story about turning trauma into triumph.
🎯 PERFECT FOR: Entrepreneurs, animation professionals, faith-based business leaders, anyone overcoming childhood trauma, parents worried about their kids' future
BRYAN'S TRANSFORMATION:
From: Government housing, absent father, family drug addiction
To: CEO of successful animation studio working with EA Sports, Angel Studios
The breakthrough: Realizing theater + art = animation at age 25
Key moment: Choosing unpaid internship over $32k manager job
What you'll learn:
✅ How childhood trauma can become business qualifications
✅ The faith practices that sustained him through poverty
✅ Why he took unpaid internship with only 1 month's rent left
✅ Animation industry career path from intern to studio owner
✅ Parenting lessons: Breaking generational trauma cycles
✅ Business strategy: Growing from 25 to 600 employees
✅ Entrepreneurship: Starting animation studio from scratch
Bryans Portfolio: The Man behind the graphics of Madden NFL, Fortnite, Space Jam 2, The Chosen, College Football games, Overwatch, Dungeons & Dragons
Connect with Bryan Engram:
🌐 Website: brazenanimation.com
🎮 Work: Madden NFL, EA Sports, Angel Studios
🎬 Current: Tempest feature film, The Chosen animated series
@BrazenAnimation
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Animation career, childhood trauma recovery, faith-based business, entrepreneurship success, video game industry jobs, creative industry careers, overcoming abuse, CEO mindset, business perseverance, animation studio, Christian entrepreneur, poverty to success
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