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  You Have to Live While You Wait: Build a Long Game Worth Living (Self-Care Saturday) 06.09.2026 33min

  All week, we've repeated one message: Urgency with the actions. Patience with the outcomes. But today… I want to make sure we don't accidentally turn that into: “Suffer now so someday you're finally allowed to live.” Because that's not the long game I want for you. Today I want to talk about something incredibly important: You have to live while you wait.I think almost everyone has said some version of this: “I'll be happy when…” Resources: Brain.fm App (First month Free, then 20% off subs...
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  One Meal Doesn’t Make a Diet: Stop Letting Individual Choices Overpower the Pattern (Fuel-Up Friday) 04.09.2026 36min

  If you eat around three meals a day… 1,000 meals is roughly a year of eating. Now imagine laying all 1,000 of those meals out in front of you. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. Again. Again. Again. For almost an entire year. And now I want you to point to one meal. That's what I want to talk about today. Because we give individual meals way too much power. Resources: Brain.fm App (First month Free, then 20% off subscription) Discount Code: coachdamiensd Links: IG: @coachdamien_sd @damienrayevans...
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  How to Get Better at Bodyweight Movements — Push-ups, Pull-ups, Planks, and More. (Throwback Thursday) 03.09.2026 1godz 18min

  All week we've been talking about playing the long game. Casting votes. Practicing. Progressing. Understanding that the things we do repeatedly eventually become the results we see. Well, today's throwback is that exact philosophy applied to your physical abilities. Push-ups. Pull-ups. Squats. Lunges. Dips. Sit-ups. Planks. Because here's the secret to getting better at bodyweight movements: You practice them. You find the version you can successfully perform today. You master it. You get str...
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  Your Brain Is Practicing Something: Neuroplasticity, Repetition, and the Mind You’re Building (Wellness Wednesday) 02.09.2026 47min

  You have the mind of your last 1,000 conversations. Now, just like the 1,000 meals idea… I don't mean that literally. There is no neurological accountant sitting inside your skull counting conversations. But the underlying idea? I think it's incredibly important. Your mind has a history. The things you've practiced thinking about. The skills you've practiced. The problems you've practiced solving. The stories you've practiced telling. The language you've used. The conversations you've partici...
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  Adaptation Has a Speed Limit: What Your Body Is Actually Doing While You Wait for Results (Training Tuesday) 01.09.2026 50min

  I think people often imagine exercise almost like depositing muscle directly into a bank account. I lifted today… therefore I built muscle today. I squatted today… therefore my bones are stronger today. I ran today… therefore I am fitter today. But that isn't really how adaptation works. Training creates a challenge. A demand. A reason for your body to change. Then, between workouts, your body responds to that challenge. And after enough properly dosed challenges… with enough recovery… repeat...
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  The Receipt: Stop Judging Your Future by Today’s Snapshot (Mindset Monday) 31.08.2026 43min

  Life is far too complicated to reduce a human being to a thousand decisions. But as a metaphor? I think there is something incredibly valuable here. Because so much of where we find ourselves today is the accumulated result of things that happened repeatedly before today. Not yesterday. Not last weekend. Not the last seven days. Often… years. And that is what I want to talk about all week. Resources: Brain.fm App (First month Free, then 20% off subscription) Discount Code: coachdamien...
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  Build a Life You Don’t Constantly Need to Escape From: How to Create an Environment That Restores You (Self-Care Saturday) 15.08.2026 31min

  In this episode, I want to close this week by talking about self-care. But I don’t want to give you another list of things to buy. I don’t want to tell you that self-care is a bubble bath… a massage… a vacation… a candle… or a face mask. Those things can be wonderful. I love a good Thai Massage. I love getting outside. I love the ocean. But self-care is bigger than any individual activity. Here is the question I want us to explore today: What if self-care isn’t only about escaping your enviro...
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  Your Kitchen Makes Decisions Before You Do (Fuel-Up Friday) 14.08.2026 35min

  In this episode, we’re walking into one of the most influential environments in your entire life: Your kitchen. Because your kitchen is not just a room where food is stored. It is a decision-making environment. What you buy… what you prepare… what you place on the counter… what you keep at eye level… what can be eaten immediately… what requires thirty minutes to cook… what appears first when you open the refrigerator… and what can be ordered from your phone in three taps… all of it begins inf...
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  Why Foot Health Is So Important. (Throwback Thursday) 13.08.2026 1godz 20min

  This week’s throwback takes our question—“How’s the water?”—all the way down to the ground beneath your feet. Because your feet are your foundation… but for most of your life, that foundation has been surrounded by shoes. Cushioning. Arch support. Narrow toe boxes. Raised heels. And footwear designed around fashion, comfort, or performance—sometimes without considering what your feet were naturally built to do. In this episode, we’re exploring the history and evolution of footwear, how the sh...
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  Your Nervous System Lives Somewhere: How Light, Noise, Technology, Relationships, and Place Become Biology (Wellness Wednesday) 12.08.2026 33min

  Your environment becomes biological information. The light entering your eyes… the noise reaching your ears… the messages appearing on your phone… the emotional energy in the room… the people sitting beside you… the amount of safety or uncertainty you feel… Your nervous system is always receiving information. Always interpreting. Always asking: “Am I safe here?” “Do I need to be alert?” “Can I recover?” “Is it time to perform?” “Is it safe to let my guard down?” Your nervous system does not e...
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  Your Environment Is Your Unseen Coach How to Make Fitness the Easier Choice (Training Tuesday) 11.08.2026 34min

  The workout begins long before the first repetition. It begins when you decide where your shoes live. It begins when you choose a gym. It begins when you put a workout on your calendar. It begins with the people you spend time around. It begins with whether movement feels convenient or complicated. It begins with the environment that either carries you toward exercise… or forces you to fight your way there. Your environment is always coaching you. And when it comes to fitness, that coach may ...
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  What the Hell Is Water? How Your Environment Quietly Shapes Your Health, Habits, and Future (Mindset Monday) 10.08.2026 35min

  There’s an old story that was made famous by writer David Foster Wallace. Two young fish are swimming through the water when they pass an older fish. The older fish greets them and asks: “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” The two younger fish keep swimming. Then, after a little while, one looks at the other and asks: “What the hell is water?” The story isn’t really about fish. It’s about us. The things that surround us every day become almost invisible precisely because they are always there. ...
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  Sometimes the Best Thing You Can Do Is Float (Self-Care Saturday) 18.07.2026 12min

  This week we've spent a lot of time talking about the ocean. The waves. The tides. The rhythms of nature. And today... I'd like to end the week with one final lesson the ocean has taught me. One that I think we all need to hear a little more often. Sometimes... the best thing you can do... is float. Resources: Brain.fm App (First month Free, then 20% off subscription) Discount Code: coachdamiensd Caldera Lab Skin Care www.calderalab.com Discount Code: CoachD Links: IG: @coachdamien_sd...
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  Feed the Life You're Living: Why Your Nutrition Should Move Like the Tides (Fuel-Up Friday) 17.07.2026 14min

  One of the questions I get asked more than almost anything else is... "Coach... what's the best diet?" Keto? Mediterranean? Carnivore? Vegan? Intermittent fasting? Low carb? High carb? Every expert seems to have a different answer. And every expert can usually point to studies that support their position. So... who's right? Honestly... probably all of them. For somebody. Because my very first Life Rule—the first rule I've had written in my phone for over ten years—is this: Life Rule #1: Do wh...
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  Supplements Part 2. Whats good, whats not. Whats worth it and what you should really focus on. (Throwback Thursday) 16.07.2026 57min

  Every Thursday, we take a step back into the podcast archives and revisit an episode that's just as relevant today as the day it was recorded. Science evolves, new research emerges, and I'll always continue learning—but many of the core principles of health, fitness, and wellness remain timeless. Today's throwback is Part 2 of my deep dive into supplements. We'll separate evidence from marketing, focus on what actually moves the needle, and help you spend your time and money on the things tha...
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  Find Your Rhythm What the Ocean, Your Heart, and Your Nervous System Can Teach You About Wellness (Wellness Wednesday) 15.07.2026 15min

  Have you ever noticed... that almost everything alive has a rhythm? Your heartbeat. Your breathing. The tides. The sunrise. The seasons. The moon. Sleep. Hunger. Energy. Even the ocean itself. Nothing in nature stays perfectly still. Nothing. Resources: Brain.fm App (First month Free, then 20% off subscription) Discount Code: coachdamiensd Caldera Lab Skin Care www.calderalab.com Discount Code: CoachD Links: IG: @coachdamien_sd @damienrayevans @livinthedream_podcast YouTub...
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  Your Body Grows in Waves (Training Tuesday) 14.07.2026 14min

  Yesterday, we talked about how life comes in waves. Sometimes you're riding high. Sometimes you're getting tossed around. Sometimes you're waiting patiently for the next set to roll in. And today, I want to continue that conversation—but this time, through the lens of fitness. Because here's something that completely changed the way I looked at training... Your body doesn't get stronger when you exercise. Resources: Brain.fm App (First month Free, then 20% off subscription) Discount Code: ...
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  Ride the Waves: What the Ocean Can Teach Us About Living Well (Mindset Monday) 13.07.2026 20min

  Every day that I jump in the ocean and body surf the waves… I catch myself just watching the waves. Observing like the novice I am. Wave after wave after wave. Each one completely different. And I remember thinking... "Man... life is just like the ocean." Some weeks everything seems to be going your way. Smooth. Fun. Euphoric. Other weeks it feels like you're getting knocked around and just trying to keep your head above water. Chaotic. Scary. No control. Some days you're riding t...
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  Press Pause: The Reset Your Nervous System Needs (Self-Care Saturday) 04.07.2026 14min

  Welcome to the final episode of this week’s theme: Live Your Life Like a Video Game. Earlier this week we talked about: • Mindset Monday – Stop trying to start life at Level 50. Start at Level 1. • Training Tuesday – Turn fitness into a game by earning XP through consistent action. • Wellness Wednesday – Pay attention to your health dashboard. • Fuel-Up Friday – Fuel your character with nutrition power-ups. And today we’re finishing the week with something every good player ...
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  Nutrition Is Your Power-Up: How Food Buffs or Debuffs Your Character (Fuel-Up Friday) 03.07.2026 15min

  Welcome to another chapter of this week’s theme: Live Your Life Like a Video Game. On Mindset Monday, we talked about why you shouldn’t try to start at Level 50. Real progress comes from starting where you are and earning experience points through consistent action. On Training Tuesday, we talked about gamifying your fitness—turning workouts, habits, and discipline into a game you actually want to play. Then on Wellness Wednesday, we talked about your body’s dashboard—the key stats like sleep...