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The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast
Hosted by Primal Wellness Coaching · EN
What if fatigue, brain fog, and burnout weren’t signs of getting older, but signals that your body is ready for an upgrade? The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast is where high performers discover the science and strategies to reclaim energy, sharpen focus, and thrive in every area of life. Hosted by executive wellness coach Drew Griesel, this show dives into the cutting edge of fitness, neuroscience, biohacking, and holistic health. Through expert interviews and no-fluff insights, you’ll learn how to optimize your body and mind, extend longevity, and unlock the next level of human performance.
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How to Regulate Your Nervous System with Simple Breathing Techniques for Stress
Mar 3100:53:50Tap to summarizeWhat if the reason you feel stressed, overwhelmed, or constantly “on edge” isn’t your workload… but the way you’re breathing?You’re doing everything right, but you still feel drained and stuck in stress. Your focus drops, your energy fades, and it’s hard to stay calm or figure out how to calm down fast.The real issue goes deeper than your schedule. It comes from how your body is reacting. When your system stays stressed, more effort won’t fix it. The shift comes from learning how to regulate your nervous system using simple tools like breathwork for anxiety, breathwork for stress relief, and practical emotional regulation techniques that support parasympathetic activation.In this episode, Tabatha DeBruyn breaks down breathwork explained in a simple, practical way. You’ll learn powerful nervous system regulation techniques like the box breathing technique, physiological sigh breathing, and vagus nerve breathing, along with insights into somatic breathwork and 9D breathwork. We also touch on nasal breathing benefits and how breath supports breathing for sleep, recovery, and performance.Here’s what we cover:how to regulate your nervous system in secondsbreathing techniques for stress and breathing exercises for anxietybreathwork for beginners you can use dailyhow to get out of fight or flight mode and how to stop stress immediatelybreathwork for focus, breathwork for energy, and mental clarity techniquesIf you’ve ever felt stuck in stress or struggled to stay calm and clear, this episode will give you simple tools you can start using right away.If this resonates, subscribe to The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast for more conversations on using health, fitness, and wellness as performance tools, with practical habits that build strength, energy, and resilience so you can stay consistent and perform at your best under pressure.Join the live executive training, The Hidden Performance Tax, to learn how to protect and stabilize your performance. Register here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/webinarTake Executive Wellness ScoreCard Here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/scorecardReady to take control of your performance?Book a free strategy call with Coach Drew here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/executiveedgeLearn more about Tabatha DeBruyn here: 👇Website: https://tabatha.onlinePersonal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabatha_debruynInstagram (nervous system & breathwork focused): https://www.instagram.com/tabcollective?igsh=MTF1eGoyNmFudHJ6OA%3D%3D&utm_source=qrOther Resources from Tabatha Here: 👇https://tabatha.myflodesk.comTabatha's Book Here: 👇Ordinary to Extraordinary: An Inspired Guide to Living the Life of Your Dreams https://a.co/d/amYg8HD
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The Psychology of Fear: The Hidden Link Between Self-Awareness and Mental Toughness
Mar 2701:15:32Tap to summarizeFear influences more of our decisions than we realize. You might find yourself overthinking choices, avoiding difficult conversations, dealing with public speaking anxiety, or feeling the fear of failure even when you know what the right move probably is.But what if the real issue isn’t confidence at all? What if it’s fear quietly influencing your thinking through your stress response or even an amygdala hijack. Understanding the psychology of fear can completely change how you approach pressure and decision making under pressure in business leadership.In this episode, we’ll talk about:The psychology of fear and how it shapes decision making under pressureHow self-awareness and situational awareness improve rapid decision makingHow fear management builds mental toughness and emotional resilienceTony Blauer also shares lessons from the SPEAR System, a framework rooted in self-defense psychology and performance psychology, explaining how the fear loop, fight flight freeze, and the startle flinch response influence our intuition and instincts.By the end of the episode, you’ll walk away with practical ways to strengthen your leadership mindset, step outside your comfort zone, and build the kind of stress inoculation that helps high performers respond more effectively under pressure.If this resonates, subscribe to The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast for more discussions on business leadership, mental toughness, and the mindset skills that help you perform better under pressure.Join the live executive training, The Hidden Performance Tax, to learn how to protect and stabilize your performance. Register here: https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/webinarTake Executive Wellness ScoreCard Here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/scorecardReady to take control of your performance?Book a free strategy call with Coach Drew here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/executiveedgeLearn more about Tony Blauer here: 👇Website: https://blauerspear.com/bioYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqIFBr_2N35wrfN0Fvk6YjQInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyblauerFree Resources from Tony Blauer👇1. SHTF: When Shit Hits the Fan eBookThis is a FREE resource. Covers decision-making under pressure, avoidance, de-escalation, and how to weaponize the flinch. Great for those new to Coach Blauer’s work. Feel free to share this with your audience.https://blauertactical.com/shtf2. Fear Management Starter BundleIncludes: Making Friends With Fear, the full KNOW FEAR® program, and the Human Weapon System course.https://blauerspear.thinkific.com/bundles/hws-kf-package3. Private Coaching with Coach BlauerOne-on-one guidance for those ready to go deeper.https://blauerspear.com/one-on-one4. Newsletter Sign-UpWeekly insights, tools, and early access to new training.https://links.blauertactical.com/widget/form/W1GumN1z2YxUgTng9rwZ
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Entrepreneur Mindset and Mental Resilience for Building a Successful Business with Ari Rastegar
Mar 1800:57:13Tap to summarizeMany entrepreneurs believe the path to success is simply working harder and pushing through every obstacle, yet many still feel like something is missing despite the effort they put in.What often goes unnoticed is that a business rarely grows beyond the person leading it. When your mindset, health, and mental resilience are not strong, the business eventually reflects that. The founders who build lasting companies focus on developing their entrepreneur mindset, building strong business habits, and treating their well-being as the foundation for long term business success and business growth.In this episode of The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast, we explore:Entrepreneur mindset for long term business success and how Ari Rastegar developed the founder mindset behind building a billion dollar real estate business.Mental resilience and learning from failure in entrepreneurship.The success principles that help founders grow through difficult seasons.Success habits and health optimization for high performance entrepreneurs.Ari’s approach to biohacking, his morning routine, and the performance habits that support peak performance in business and life.Throughout this conversation, Ari shares lessons from his journey that connect business success with personal growth and well-being.By the end of the episode you will walk away with practical insights on strengthening your mindset, improving your health optimization, and building success habits that support both your business and your life.If this resonates, subscribe to The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast for more conversations on entrepreneur mindset, mental resilience, and building lasting business success.Join the live executive training, The Hidden Performance Tax, to learn how to protect and stabilize your performance. Register here: https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/webinarTake Executive Wellness ScoreCard Here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/scorecardReady to take control of your performance?Book a free strategy call with Coach Drew here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/executiveedgeLearn more about Ari Rastegar here: 👇Website: https://rastegarcapital.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arirastegarInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rastegarTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arirastegar
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Leadership Under Pressure: The Hidden Decision Making Trap for Executives
Mar 1201:00:49Tap to summarizeWhat happens to leadership decision making when pressure outside of work quietly begins to build?For many leaders, that question rarely comes up until something starts to feel different inside the organization. Companies refine their management strategy, improve operational systems, and invest in a healthy workplace culture that promotes work life balance. Yet even in well supported environments, something subtle can begin to shift.At first the signs are easy to miss. Communication shortens. Focus narrows. Decision making takes longer than it used to. From the outside everything still appears stable, which makes these early changes difficult to recognize for leaders responsible for organizational performance.Often the real pressure is not happening inside the workplace. Personal responsibilities and everyday stress quietly increase a person’s mental load and cognitive load, which reduces their personal capacity for clear thinking. Over time, that pressure affects decision quality, leadership performance, and the ability to guide teams with clarity.In this episode of The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast, we explore:Why high performers burn out even when work life balance appears healthy.How rising cognitive load changes leadership decision making.How stronger organizational systems and performance systems can support burnout prevention, improve employee retention, and protect long term employee wellbeing.Because when hidden pressure begins to affect how people think, the real risk is not just burnout. It is the quiet performance decline that can slowly weaken even strong business leadership if leaders do not recognize it early.If this resonates, subscribe to The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast for more conversations on entrepreneur mindset, mental resilience, and building sustainable high performance.Join the live executive training, The Hidden Performance Tax, to learn how to protect and stabilize your performance. Register here: https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/webinarTake Executive Wellness ScoreCard Here:👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/scorecardReady to take control of your performance?Book a free strategy call with Coach Drew here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/executiveedgeLearn more about Apogee here: 👇https://apogeestrong.com/Follow Matt Beaudreau here: 👇Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattbeaudreau/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-beaudreau-071a5b99/
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Early Signs of Cognitive Decline Most High Performers Miss (It Starts With This Simple Clue)
Mar 500:51:34Tap to summarizeYou’re working as hard as ever, but something feels off. Focus slips, words stall, and the afternoon crash hits. It’s easy to call it stress or executive burnout, but ongoing low energy like this is not a work problem and it is not imaginary.What if this isn’t burnout at all, but biology that has never been properly tested? What looks like stress could actually be a hormone issue or a deeper metabolic problem that routine labs never catch. The real risk is assuming everything is fine.In this episode of The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast, we are going to break down:The early signs of cognitive decline and how subtle speech changes can be one of the first indicators.Burnout vs hormone imbalance and how to tell whether your exhaustion is psychological or biological, especially when metabolic health and glucose control are off.The hidden issues doctors don’t usually test for, from everyday environmental toxins to deeper concerns like heavy metal toxicity, and why treatments discussed in the biohacking world, such as ozone therapy, are often offered through a specialized longevity clinic.For anyone operating at seventy percent of their potential without a clear reason, this conversation will help connect the dots.If this resonates, subscribe to The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast for more episodes on restoring energy, sharpening focus, and building sustainable high performance.Join the live executive training, The Hidden Performance Tax, to learn how to protect and stabilize your performance.Register here: https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/webinarTake Executive Wellness ScoreCard Here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/scorecardReady to take control of your performance?Book a free strategy call with Coach Drew here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/executiveedgeLearn more about the guests and Longevity Center here: 👇Website: https://www.thelcfl.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelcfl/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@longevityunlocked-w5lApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/longevity-unlocked/id1727734924LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thelcfl/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelcflX: https://x.com/theLCFL
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How to Fix Adrenal Fatigue and Reset Your Stress Response for Peak Performance
Feb 2701:16:48Tap to summarizeAre you operating at high performance on the outside but feeling drained underneath it all?You still care about peak performance, personal growth, and strong leadership presence, yet your stress response rarely switches off. Deep sleep is inconsistent, energy management feels unstable, and even basic emotional regulation takes effort. This pattern shows up in executives, parents, and veterans navigating military transition, and it sits beneath serious conversations around veteran wellness and even suicide prevention.What looks like fading drive is often declining recovery. When sleep recovery weakens and hormone balance shifts, brain health and mental resilience drop. Fatigue slows trauma recovery and quietly erodes long-term capacity. Recovery is the foundation of real performance optimization.In this episode, we will talk about:How chronic overload disrupts physiologyWhy intentional breathwork can restore balanceHow consistent recovery habits supported by sleep optimization protect long-term output and clarityTim Thomas’ journey through extreme fatigue now informs his work supporting those rebuilding after service and high stress careers. You will leave with practical tools you can use tonight, starting with how you breathe and how you sleep.If this conversation resonates, subscribe to The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast for more episodes on restoring energy, improving sleep, strengthening mental resilience, and building sustainable high performance for the long term.Join the live executive training, The Hidden Performance Tax, to learn how to protect and stabilize your performance.Register here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/webinarReady to take control of your performance?Book a free strategy call with Coach Drew here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/executiveedgeLearn more about Tim Thomas and Breathwork here: 👇Website: https://breathworkinbed.com.au/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettersleepbetterworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breathworkinbed/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breathworkinbedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breathworkinbed?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
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Why Deep Work and Flow State Feel So Hard Right Now (And It’s Bigger Than You Think)
Feb 1801:11:54Tap to summarizeYou can be disciplined and productive yet still feel behind. Many high performers do everything right and still feel their grip slipping in today’s attention economy.Productivity is only part of the surface. Underneath it, fear of failure, dopamine loops, and digital distraction slowly erode emotional regulation and push high performers toward executive burnout. Poor environmental design and rising cognitive load quietly sustain the cycle.Today, on The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast, Drew Griesel and Steven Puri break down how performance psychology and the neuroscience of focus reveal a hidden problem: poor distraction management sabotages deep work, depletes mental energy, and slowly erodes long term success.In this episode, you’ll learn: Why high performers burn out even when they are productive, including how cognitive load, emotional stress, and the pressure of high performance undermine focus recovery and career fulfilmentHow to regain control of your time and priorities using practical tools like time blocking, priority setting, habit stacking, and a leadership mindset built around work life alignmentHow deep work and flow state restore focus and energy by reducing digital distraction, improving emotional regulation, and supporting sustainable productivity in demanding environmentsThis episode connects productivity to attention, focus to wellbeing, and output to meaningful work. This will help you have a clearer way to structure your day, protect your attention, and work with your brain instead of against it. Not to do more, but to regain control.If this conversation resonates, subscribe to The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast for more episodes on performance health, longevity, and building a smarter, more resilient body for the long term.Ready to take control of your performance?Book a free strategy call with Coach Drew here:👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/executiveedgeTake Executive Wellness ScoreCard Here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/scorecardLearn more and get in touch with Steven Puri here: 👇- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-puri/- Email: steven@thesukha.coDownload The Sukha App Here: 👇https://www.thesukha.co/
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How High Performers Track Their Health Without Obsessing
Feb 1200:10:04Tap to summarizeMost people are trying to improve their metabolic health by stepping on a scale, counting workouts, or following advice they picked up online. They are tracking effort instead of outcomes, and wondering why energy, body composition, or performance still feels inconsistent. If you have ever felt stuck while doing the “right things,” you are not alone and you are not failing.The real problem is that you are trying to track your health without the right feedback loop. A traditional scale can only tell you your weight, not what is actually changing in your body. Without tools like the Hume Body Pod and the Hume Band, you lose the inputs that explain changes in muscle vs fat, reveal sleep and recovery, and show how stress is quietly shaping performance. Once you understand beyond the scale thinking and use integrated health data to guide decisions, precision wellness becomes practical instead of overwhelming.In this episode, we will break down: Why guessing fails and data driven coaching works Why weight alone is not a useful measure of progress How the Hume Body Pod shows what changed and the Hume Band shows whyHow sleep, recovery, stress, and HRV directly impact body compositionHow integrated health data leads to smarter daily decisionsEach section connects wellness, health optimization, and high performance health into a system that actually fits busy lives.By the end of this episode, you will understand heart rate variability, how sleep quality tracking, movement tracking, and stress monitoring work together, plus how wearable health tracking devices and an at home body scan cut through the noise. If you want a sustainable executive wellness approach built on biofeedback health, healthspan habits, and measurable energy and recovery, tune in as we turn health data into clear, confident action because real progress starts when you stop guessing and understand what your body is actually doing.Subscribe to The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast for more conversations on metabolic health, performance wellness, and using real data to make smarter decisions about your body.If you’re curious how integrated health data can support your own performance and recovery, explore the Hume Body Pod and Hume Band to start tracking what actually matters:👉 https://www.humehealth.com/DREW10207Use code PRIMAL for 20% off your purchase.If you want a deeper understanding of HRV and how it connects to recovery, stress, and performance, listen to my full conversation with Dr. Torkil Faerø:👉https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/superhumanblueprintpodcast/drtorkilTo see how the Hume Body Pod compares to other body composition devices and why at-home tracking can be a game changer, watch here:👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaqSgTkPrlgFor a closer look at how the Hume Body Pod works, what it measures, and how to interpret your body composition data, check out this deep dive:👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwo4wdtkl5QLearn more about Hume Health Here: 👇Website: https://www.humehealth.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humehealth/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hume-health/This episode of The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast is sponsored by Hume Health, endorsed after careful evaluation by Primal Wellness Coaching.#HighPerformanceHealth#WearableTech#LongevityHealth#HighPerformers
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The Gut-Brain Connection: Why Your Microbiome Controls Mood, Stress, and Energy
Feb 300:47:24Tap to summarizeMany high-performing people feel constantly tired, mentally foggy, more anxious than they used to be, or emotionally flat, even though they’re “doing the right things.” They optimize sleep, train hard, eat decently, manage their schedule, and still feel off. It’s frustrating because nothing feels broken enough to explain why they don’t feel like themselves.What if the issue isn’t motivation, mindset, or willpower at all? What if your brain isn’t the starting point, but the downstream effect? For a lot of people, what feels like a mental or stress problem is actually coming from the gut.In this episode, you’ll learn:What the gut–brain connection actually isHow your microbiome influences mood, stress, and energyPractical ways to support gut health in real lifeBy the end of this episode, you’ll have a much clearer framework for why your body has been giving you these signals and what to do about it without overhauling your entire life. This isn’t theory for theory’s sake. You’ll walk away with simple, realistic levers you can actually use starting now.If this conversation resonates, subscribe to The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast for more episodes on performance health, longevity, and building a smarter, more resilient body for the long term.Ready to take control of your performance?Book a free strategy call with Coach Drew here: 👇https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/executiveedgeLearn more about Gabe Dough and Good Bru Here: 👇Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/good.bruFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/goodbruWebsite: https://goodbru.com/#GutBrainConnection #GutHealth #Microbiome #StressAndHealth #EnergyLevels #MindBodyConnection #HealthPodcast
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Longevity Medicine Explained | Biological Age Testing and Personalized Healthcare
Jan 1601:13:51Tap to summarizeHigh-performing professionals rarely wake up one day and realize their health is gone. More often, it slips quietly while careers, responsibilities, and pressure continue to grow.In this episode of The Superhuman Blueprint, Drew Griesel sits down with Kristy Berry, CEO of Cenegenics, to explore what modern performance health actually looks like when it is guided by data, experience, and long-term thinking. They discuss why preventive healthcare and proactive health management matter long before symptoms appear, and how precision health approaches are changing the way executives think about longevity medicine and health optimization.Kristy breaks down how personalized healthcare is built using precision diagnostics such as DEXA scan body composition analysis, biological age testing, epigenetic testing, and cognitive performance testing. The conversation covers hormone balance, metabolic health, and how tools like sleep tracking devices support better sleep optimization and energy optimization when interpreted correctly. Drew and Kristy also talk about the growing role of health data analytics, data-driven health strategies, and where AI in healthcare fits into executive health programs and executive wellness without replacing human judgment.This episode offers a grounded look at performance health clinics, optimal aging, and the difference between chasing trends and building a sustainable foundation for long-term vitality. If you are interested in biohacking for longevity, executive health, or using data to make smarter health decisions, this conversation will give you a clearer framework for what actually works.If this conversation resonated, follow The Superhuman Blueprint and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode on performance health, longevity, and building a smarter, more resilient body.Ready to take control of your performance? Book a free strategy call with Coach Drew here:https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/executiveedgeTake Executive Wellness Scorecard Here: https://www.primalwellnesscoaching.com/scorecardFind Kristy Berry Here:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristynicoleberry/Learn more about Cenegenics:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cenegenics-eh/Website:https://cenegenics.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cenegenics/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cenegenics/
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