In this episode of How to Stay Human, Tori and Kyle open a conversation that sits at the core of personal transformation — the difference between values and virtues, and why virtues are the true compass of the soul.

Values are often inherited… taught… or projected onto us by culture, religion, or institutions.

But virtues?
Virtues are embodied.
They live in the body, in the heart, in the soul. They are the qualities of your essence — courage, honesty, devotion, awe, patience, truthfulness, creativity, trust, and more.

Together, Tori and Kyle walk through:

• Why values often feel rigid, performative, or socially prescribed
• Why virtues are alive, adaptive, and deeply personal
• How virtues help you return to yourself during seasons of uncertainty
• How to identify your “home frequency”
• How to map your own virtue design (your soul’s operating system)
• What underdeveloped virtues are trying to teach you
• How virtues show up inside partnership and mirror your growth
• Why your virtues shape your reputation, impact, and spiritual expression
• How to use virtues as a framework for healing, clarity, and self-leadership

This is a foundational episode — one that will change the way you understand yourself, your relationships, and the path you’re walking.

If you’re feeling lost, unsure, or in transition… this episode will bring you home.

• Virtues vs. values
• Home frequency
• Virtue mapping
• Embodiment vs. performance
• Soul-led decision making
• Devotion vs. attachment
• Trust, surrender, faith
• Assertiveness, detachment, honesty
• How virtues support relationships
• How to stay grounded during uncertainty

0:00 — Welcome to Just Push Record Studios (Austin episode 2)
1:30 — Why this conversation is timely + alive
3:00 — The limitations of socially prescribed values
7:20 — Values vs. virtue signaling
9:30 — What virtues actually are (mystical, philosophical, psychological)
11:30 — Virtues as the language of your light
14:30 — Success vs. excellence (a major reframe)
17:00 — Your inherent worth and divine nature
18:50 — Values as performance vs. virtues as embodiment
20:45 — Innovation vs. creativity (doing vs. being)
22:30 — Attachment vs. devotion
25:45 — The Virtues Project + how to work with the cards
29:40 — Mapping your virtues + identifying your core essence
34:20 — Tori’s core virtue: Truth
36:00 — Virtue clusters in relationships & partnership mirrors
39:45 — Kyle’s hardest virtue: Assertiveness
42:40 — Detachment, trust, surrender
47:00 — When you feel lost, virtues bring you home
49:30 — How to navigate uncertainty using virtues
51:20 — Using virtues to solve problems & make decisions
53:00 — Appreciating virtues in others as a spiritual practice
54:30 — Final reflections + an invitation to choose a virtue this week

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This is the story behind the biggest leap of our lives.

In this new episode of How to Stay Human, Tori and Kyle open up about the decision to leave Las Vegas, uproot their entire lives, and begin again in Austin — not from fear, not from pressure, but from alignment, trust, and truth.

This episode is an intimate look at what it means to follow your soul when the path is unclear, the timing feels inconvenient, and the stakes are high.

It’s about endings done well, beginnings done bravely, and learning to trust the signs that guide you into your next chapter.

We explore how to choose calling over comfort, how to maintain sovereignty inside relationship, how to honor the seasons of your life, and why true partnership never asks you to abandon yourself.

This is a conversation about alignment, courage, devotion, and the unknown — and what becomes possible when you say yes before you have all the answers.

The fear and excitement of starting over in a new city

Why all meaningful change begins with a single yes

How to know when a season of your life is complete

Why endings deserve intention, closure, and respect

How to live from calling rather than comfort

The difference between commitment and devotion

How to stay sovereign inside relationship

What it means to follow signs instead of logic

Why resistance to change creates suffering

Asking the question: What do you want to be known for in this chapter?

You feel a life change coming, but you’re afraid to act

You’re in a season of uncertainty, transition, or initiation

You want to learn how to hear and trust your intuition

You’re craving deeper alignment and more honesty with yourself

You’re exploring partnership, sovereignty, and conscious relating

You need permission to end a chapter — or begin one

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00:00 — Welcome to Austin: the start of a new chapter
02:00 — The invitation of change and the discomfort of the unknown
04:30 — Saying yes even when the path isn’t clear
07:00 — The first nudge toward Austin (and why it took years)
10:00 — Spiritual awakenings, internal shifts, and following the call
14:00 — Signs, synchronicities, and trusting the higher self
17:00 — Ending a marriage, beginning a pilgrimage
20:00 — Listening to your soul vs. abandoning yourself
24:00 — Kyle’s dark-night-of-the-soul and major life reset
29:00 — Surrendering control and learning to swim with life
34:00 — The moment their paths reconnected
38:00 — Devotion vs. compliance in conscious partnership
42:00 — Why safety and sovereignty matter before big decisions
47:00 — Ending well: how to close a chapter with integrity
52:00 — Starting a new chapter without leaking energy
55:00 — What they each hope to be known for in Austin
58:00 — Final reflections: movement over fear, alignment over certainty

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What if health wasn’t just physical—but a full-spectrum experience of being alive?

In this continuation of The Seven Energetic Bodies, Tori and Kyle return to complete the holistic framework that’s shaped how they live, love, and lead. In Part II, they explore the social, financial, primal, and spiritual bodies—the energetic dimensions that connect us to belonging, abundance, vitality, and divine purpose.

This is a grounded, heartfelt conversation about how to build real balance in a world that glorifies hustle, isolation, and survival. Through personal stories, practical frameworks, and spiritual insight, they reveal what it means to live in alignment—body, mind, and soul.

What We Cover

The social body: building conscious relationships rooted in truth and boundaries

The financial body: transforming your relationship with money and self-worth

The primal body: reconnecting to nature, movement, and instinct

The spiritual body: deepening your connection to the divine

Why balance begins with awareness

How avoidance, neglect, and disconnection show up across all seven bodies

The importance of co-elevation and growing with your community

How money mirrors your internal state of value and trust

Practices to return to your primal and spiritual intelligence

Why awareness—not perfection—is the first step toward wholeness

This Episode Is For You If:

You feel off balance or out of rhythm in your body or relationships

You’re craving deeper connection—to yourself, others, and Spirit

You’ve been avoiding your finances or feel disempowered with money

You sense that your modern life has disconnected you from nature

You want to live with more purpose, stability, and spiritual integrity

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Whether you're exploring ketamine therapy, need psychiatric medication management, or want ongoing support from experienced clinicians, Anywhere Clinic brings expert care to you—wherever you are.

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Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome back to Part II: Expanding into wholeness
03:00 – The social body and the power of boundaries
08:00 – Conscious relationships and energy management
15:00 – How your community reflects your identity
20:00 – The financial body: money as energy and mirror
27:00 – Awareness, avoidance, and taking responsibility
32:00 – Building systems for financial stability and sovereignty
40:00 – The primal body: returning to instinct and nature
46:00 – The cost of modern disconnection and overstimulation
51:00 – The spiritual body: rediscovering inspiration and divine guidance
56:00 – Integration and daily awareness practices
59:00 – Closing: The journey of self-mastery is infinite

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What if you could see your entire life on one dashboard—your health, your mind, your emotions, your relationships, your finances—and know exactly what was in or out of balance?

In this episode of How to Stay Human, Tori Gordon and Kyle Herron introduce a new model for holistic success: the Seven Energetic Bodies.
They explore how physical vitality, mental clarity, and emotional regulation form the foundation for all other aspects of a fulfilled life.

You’ll learn:

What the 7 energetic bodies are and how they interact

Why systems don’t limit freedom—they create it

How to identify imbalance and restore harmony in your life

Practical steps to strengthen your physical, mental, and emotional bodies

The difference between reactivity and intentional creation

Why emotional expression (especially for men) is a gateway to freedom and connection

This episode will help you come home to yourself—body, mind, and heart—and build a life that supports your purpose, vitality, and peace.

00:00 – Introduction: The infinite game of self-mastery
04:45 – Outgrowing your old self & the messy middle
08:20 – Kyle introduces the 7 Energetic Bodies framework
14:30 – Why systems create sovereignty
19:10 – Physical Body: Movement, sleep & nutrition as gateways to vitality
24:30 – Tori’s journey with Function Health and personalized data-driven wellness
34:00 – Mental Body: Mastering your mind and inner dialogue
40:10 – The cost of stress and information overload
44:50 – Emotional Body: Awareness, regulation & the courage to feel
55:00 – Healing masculine conditioning around emotion
1:02:00 – Authenticity, congruence & embodied leadership
1:08:30 – The Emotional Guidance Scale & the Map of Consciousness
1:10:00 – Closing reflections & what’s coming next (Part 2)

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

Why chronic disease is rising despite increased lifespan

The difference between lifespan and healthspan — and why most people are missing both

What’s broken in the current healthcare model (and how we fix it)

How Dr. Sharma integrates internal medicine, functional diagnostics, and spiritual insight

What makes concierge and longevity care different — and how it can be made more accessible

The most important biomarkers and tests for long-term health (regardless of budget)

Why healing is not just physical — it’s emotional, spiritual, and relational

How to build a personalized roadmap to prevent disease and extend quality of life

What it means to treat your body as sacred, intelligent, and worthy of devotion

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What if the hero you’ve been waiting for… is you?

In this potent and timely episode of How to Stay Human, Tori and Kyle explore the real meaning of heroism—not as a fantasy, but as a fully embodied expression of who you are, what you value, and how you choose to show up in a chaotic, rapidly changing world.

This is a soul-first, truth-telling conversation about inner conflict, spiritual leadership, aligned action, and what it looks like to become the kind of human the future needs.

We’re not just facing external crises. We’re reckoning with the dissonance between who we are and who we pretend to be. And that’s exactly where the call to courage begins.

The real reason people feel unfulfilled—even when they “have it all”

Why the greatest battle is the one happening inside of you

How superheroes are forged in times of global crisis

The power of being before performing

What it looks like to live your values when no one is watching

Why aligned action is the missing piece of most spiritual teachings

How purpose, integrity, and presence turn you into someone worth following

The difference between serving yourself and being of service

What to do when your fire has gone out—and how to reignite it

Why the future belongs to the ones who choose to show up, fully

You’re feeling disconnected from your purpose or potential

You crave more courage, clarity, and conviction

You’ve been hiding your gifts or suppressing your truth

You want to live with more integrity, presence, and impact

You’re done with playing small and ready to rise

This episode is sponsored by Anywhere Clinic—your online destination for high-quality mental health care.

Whether you're exploring ketamine therapy, need psychiatric medication management, or want ongoing support from experienced clinicians, Anywhere Clinic brings expert care to you—wherever you are.

💻 Book your first appointment or explore holistic mental health options now at
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00:00 – Welcome: The world is calling
02:30 – Superheroes, suffering, and the myths we believe
08:00 – Internal conflict as the root of external chaos
13:00 – What it means to live with integrity
16:45 – Performance vs. embodiment
21:00 – Courage, cancel culture, and spiritual leadership
28:30 – The richness in the ruins: Why the world is still worth saving
34:00 – Abundance, tech, and global progress that no one talks about
40:00 – Privilege, purpose, and the soul’s mission
46:00 – Letting go of obligation and choosing from alignment
51:00 – How to take action toward becoming your own hero
57:00 – Closing: Superheroes don’t wear capes—they make choices

If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs the reminder that they are the one they've been waiting for.

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Your courage to listen is the beginning.
Your choice to act is the transformation.

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How to tell ego from soul. How to sharpen discernment. How to stay sovereign in turbulent times. Tori and Kyle unpack fear vs love, attention control, nervous system health, and why nature is the model for human cooperation.

We explore the inner split (ego vs soul), why fear narratives spread fast, and how to reclaim your attention, hope, and agency. Practical practices. Clear language. No spiritual bypassing.

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A simple test for ego vs soul decisions

Why your attention is your most valuable asset

How discernment cuts through fear, propaganda, and noise

The role of nature and community in nervous system regulation

Why optimism is strategic, not naïve

A weekly practice to anchor your mind and body

Ego is not “bad.” It’s limited. Let soul lead.

Reclaim attention → reclaim sovereignty.

The forest thrives by sharing. So do we.

Choose to opt in. Run toward your edge. Power lives there.

Practicing together beats doom-scrolling alone.

00:00 Welcome: why this conversation matters
02:36 Conflict, systems, and why fear spreads
08:29 The inner split: ego vs soul and the illusion of separation
16:04 Survival mode gone wrong; nervous system costs
17:20 Nature refuels clarity; solitude as medicine
20:46 “Wood Wide Web”: how forests share resources
23:18 Cooperation over competition
33:28 Ego isn’t bad. It’s limited. Choose sovereignty.
34:06 Stop outsourcing leadership. Reclaim your attention.
39:35 Discernment: truth vs false safety
41:32 Old systems crumble; compost the chaos
43:54 Media fear loops; choose your focus
46:16 Hope and the vulnerable; why anchors matter
50:27 Re-imagining the future we haven’t seen yet
51:27 Your dreams are closer than ever
53:50 Opt in or opt out
55:10 New earth energy; why you are here now
56:40 Prompts for next week; calling in your superpower
58:29 Close

10 minutes in nature: feet on ground, no phone. Breathe.

Attention audit: list the top 3 inputs that contract you. Replace one with a nourishing input.

Discernment check: “Does this expand me or contract me?” Act from the answer.

Community touchpoint: one call, one hug, one shared meal.

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