Episode 311

Finding His Way Back Through Self-Awareness and Breathwork with John Hall

Published on: 11th June, 2024

Do you find yourself being top of your game at work, yet when you get home, you feel inadequate and struggle to make things work? John Hall, a seasoned tech executive found himself in a challenging 25-year marriage, but an accident one day provided him with his wake-up call. Through self-awareness John found childhood wounds negatively impacting his life, he began looking to increase his emotional well-being and remove relational conflicts.

John began experiencing transformation within his life through breathwork and somatic work. After 30 years as a tech executive, he is now sharing his knowledge and insights with executives and entrepreneurs to optimize their performance at work and home. His personal journey from adversity to peace shows that change is possible for all of us. Join me to how John addressed limiting beliefs and developed self-awareness through breathwork, how it can be an invaluable resource if you're seeking personal development and growth in your life.


In this episode, you will be able to:

  • Unravel the power of overcoming personal challenges in life.
  • Harness the potential of breathwork for peak performance.
  • Navigate the transition from corporate to entrepreneurship with confidence.
  • Cultivate the art of building healthy relationships with men.
  • Tackle limiting beliefs head-on with the transformative power of breathwork.


The key moments in this episode are:

00:09:54 – Dichotomy between work and home life

00:14:42 - The Impact of Childhood Wounds on Relationships

00:17:37 - Inner Work Impacting Professional Life

00:19:36 - The Power of Pause and Self-Awareness

00:29:17 - The Power of Somatic Awareness

00:30:38 - Starting an Awareness Practice

00:34:12 - Mindfulness and Breath Work

00:15:12 - Overcoming Challenges


Connect with John Hall

Website

https://breathe-with.me/

 

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnthomashall/

 

Instagram

http://instagram.com/johnhallcoaching


Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/johnhallcoaching

 

Connect with Mike Forrester

Podcast Website

https://LivingFearlessTodayPodcast.com

 

Coaching Website

https://www.hicoachmike.com/

 

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hicoachmike/

 

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/@hicoachmike

 

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/hicoachmike

 

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/hicoachmike

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Living Fearless Today
Helping men break generational cycles, heal the father wound, and become a better husband and dad.
You swore you'd be a different kind of father than the one who raised you. Then one day you caught his words and tone coming out of your mouth. You felt the same distance creep in at home, and wondered how much of him you're still carrying despite the promise you made to yourself.

Living Fearless Today is a podcast for men who are done repeating the patterns they grew up with. Host Mike Forrester has stood where you're standing. Every week he brings honest conversations and practical tools for the parts of a man's life that rarely get said out loud: the father wound you never named, the anger that shows up with the people you love most, the marriage that's gone quiet, and the man you still want to become.

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Mike Forrester

Mike Forrester is a men's transformation coach, founder of the Living Fearless coaching programs, and host of the Living Fearless Today podcast. His insights, methods and stories of overcoming childhood trauma, dyslexia and loss of loved ones have been featured on various podcasts, including Hanging Onto Hope, Extreme Health, Own Your Life Own Your Career and Think Unbroken.