This episode explores how unprocessed emotions may show up as physical tension in the body, and what it actually looks like to release them. Giuliano sits down with Ann Hince to unpack the connection between feelings, memory, and physical sensation, and why simply “thinking through” your past might not be enough to move on from it.

Ann shares her personal story, from a childhood shaped by trauma to a moment in her 40s that forced her to confront how much of it she was still carrying. What started as a search for inner peace turned into a deeper exploration of emotional awareness, leading her to develop a practice centered around feeling, rather than avoiding, what comes up. The conversation walks through how she uses techniques like EFT tapping and body awareness to release long-held tension, and why many people unknowingly store emotional experiences physically.

Along the way, Giuliano challenges the ideas from a more grounded, skeptical perspective, asking the kinds of questions most people are already thinking. Is this something real and measurable, or is it just perception? Can focusing on pain actually make it go away? And if emotions are tied to physical sensations, what does that mean for how we deal with them in real time?

The discussion also expands into everyday application. What it actually means to “feel your feelings” without spiraling. Why avoiding discomfort might be the very thing that keeps it around. And how this way of approaching emotions can impact everything from relationships to parenting.

Whether you fully buy into the idea or not, this conversation will likely change the way you think about what you’re holding onto… and what it might be costing you.

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What if your life isn’t just the result of your choices… but also a series of dice rolls you never made?

In this episode of How to Be a Person, Giuliano sits down with author Howard Minor to unpack a simple but surprisingly powerful idea… the concept that each of us is walking through life with our own unique “bag of dice.”

From where you were born, to your upbringing, personality traits, mental health, and life experiences, so much of who you are was shaped by factors completely outside of your control. But at the same time, there are still pieces you can influence… and learning to tell the difference might change how you see everything.

This conversation explores how that balance between randomness and responsibility affects the way we approach personal growth, success, and even failure. It also opens up a deeper look at why people think, feel, and act so differently… and how understanding that can lead to more compassion, less comparison, and better relationships.

Howard shares how this “bag of dice” framework came out of real-life challenges within his own family, including navigating trauma, mental health struggles, and the unpredictability of raising kids who each respond to life in completely different ways. Along the way, the conversation touches on identity, parenting, self-awareness, and the tension between control and acceptance.

There’s also a fascinating detour into topics like Bitcoin, personal freedom, and how systems of control shape our everyday lives… tying back into the bigger question of what we actually have power over.

If you’ve ever found yourself comparing your path to someone else’s, questioning why life feels harder for you in certain areas, or trying to make sense of other people’s behavior… this episode will give you a new lens to look through.

Not to give you all the answers… but to help you ask better questions.

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In this episode of How to Be a Person, Giuliano sits down with Kyle Asperger for a wide-ranging conversation about creative work, career pivots, and what artificial intelligence is quietly changing beneath the surface of modern life.

Kyle is the creator of AnarchyForADay.com, where he reframes anarchy as tactical differentiation. Not chaos for chaos’ sake, but the ability to question default rules, think independently, and carve out your own blue ocean when everyone else is competing in the same crowded lanes. That perspective comes from nearly a decade of agency experience, paired with a coaching style that’s blunt, funny, and refreshingly practical.

The conversation moves fluidly between business, creativity, and identity. They explore why so many people feel trapped in careers that once made sense, how comfort slowly becomes a liability, and what it actually looks like to pivot without burning everything down. Kyle shares his views on leadership, rule-breaking done responsibly, and why most people misunderstand what innovation really requires.

They also dig into AI. Not in a hype-driven or fear-based way, but through the lens of creative work and human value. Where does artificial intelligence genuinely help? Where does it expose laziness, dependency, or shallow thinking? And how do creatives, leaders, and entrepreneurs stay relevant in a world that’s automating faster than most people want to admit?

Kyle’s personal story weaves through the episode as well. Adopted at birth, sober by choice, well-traveled, and carrying what he jokingly calls an “old soul,” he brings a grounded perspective to conversations about identity, reinvention, and self-trust. He also talks about his growing work as a film and television actor, voice artist, and occasional auctioneer, and how creative expression intersects with discipline, risk, and showing up fully as yourself.

This episode is for anyone questioning the rules they’re living by, navigating a career pivot, or trying to make sense of where creativity, technology, and personal responsibility meet in real life.

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Kristen Crabtree is an author and Certified Divorce Coach whose work is grounded in lived experience — not theory.

She’s the creator of Paramour Paradox, a self-recovery ecosystem helping seekers rediscover who they are, and Destination: True You 2.0, where she supports lesbian women leaving psychologically abusive marriages.

Through her own journey of self-recovery, Kristen helps others move from invisibility to authenticity — reminding us it’s never too late to feel alive again.

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What actually runs your life… your conscious decisions, or subconscious programming you didn’t choose?

In this episode, Giuliano sits down with Robin Harris to explore hypnotherapy, subconscious conditioning, and what it really means to operate with high agency in your own life.

Robin is a Certified Hypnotherapist, Ordained Interfaith Minister, and former technologist with more than 25 years in the tech industry. Her work blends spirituality, neuroscience, project management thinking, and hypnotherapy to help people reclaim their human potential in an increasingly polarized and AI-driven world.

The conversation begins with Robin’s personal journey. Raised in a religious environment that instilled limiting beliefs, she eventually began questioning the low-agency mindset that often accompanies rigid structures of authority. While she still believes in God, she now approaches spirituality through an interfaith lens, focusing less on dogma and more on activating the potential she believes is already encoded within us.

From there, the discussion moves into how the subconscious mind actually works. Robin explains that most of our behaviors, reactions, and decisions are not conscious at all. They are automated programs wired into the brain from early childhood, sometimes even before birth. Between zero and seven years old, we absorb beliefs in a highly suggestible state. Those beliefs become background operating systems. Over time, repetition wires them in just like muscle memory.

If the subconscious program is “I’m not good enough,” it quietly shapes job choices, relationships, creative risks, and opportunities without us even realizing it.

That’s where hypnotherapy comes in.

Robin breaks down how hypnosis works not as stage magic, but as a practical way to access and reprogram subconscious patterns. Instead of slowly trying to override old beliefs with conscious effort alone, hypnotherapy allows people to interrupt entrenched loops at the level where they actually operate.

They also explore anxiety and the nervous system. When someone lives in constant fight, flight, or freeze, the brain deprioritizes long-term planning and creativity. Survival mode takes over. In that state, it becomes almost impossible to think clearly about goals, purpose, or alignment. Returning to a regulated state can reopen access to imagination, clarity, and forward movement.

The conversation then shifts into mental health more broadly. Giuliano and Robin unpack the difference between everyday depression and clinical depression, why self-diagnosing can be dangerous, and how the DSM functions in mental health classification. They explore the tension between high agency and the need for expert guidance, emphasizing discernment over blind deferral. Doctors and therapists can be powerful resources, but they are not substitutes for personal responsibility. At the same time, some situations genuinely require professional support.

The goal is not to swing to extremes. It’s to understand when to take ownership and when to seek help, without shame in either direction.

This episode is a deep exploration of hypnotherapy, subconscious programming, high agency, spirituality beyond rigid religion, and what it means to stay fully human in a rapidly changing world.

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What if your physical pain, relationship patterns, and even your ambition are all connected to energy stored in your body?

In this episode of How to Be a Person, Giuliano sits down with multi-generational healer and energy coach Banya Lim to explore the connection between acupuncture, emotional blockages, past life regression, and the body’s ability to heal itself.

Banya, an acupuncturist and Oriental Medicine practitioner with 30 years of experience, shares how she developed her Chi Mastery System after noticing a pattern: people would come to her with chronic symptoms, receive relief through acupuncture… and then return with the same issue. What she discovered was deeper than physical imbalance. According to Banya, unresolved emotional patterns — worry, anger, fear, grief — create energetic blockages within the body’s meridian system. And unless those patterns shift, symptoms often return.

Giuliano brings his own perspective into the conversation, sharing his journey through depression, cognitive behavioral therapy, and the realization that thoughts create emotional states — and emotional states shape physical experience. Together, they explore whether healing is less about “fixing” the body and more about becoming aware of what’s being stored in it.

They discuss:

• The five-element theory and how specific emotions correlate with specific organs

• Why chronic worry is often connected to digestive issues

• How nervous system safety plays a role in healing

• The relationship between somatic work, meditation, and neuroplasticity

• Why exercise may improve depression beyond what medication can explain

• The idea that time may not be linear — and how that connects to déjà vu

• Banya’s experiences guiding past life regression sessions and what clients have uncovered

• The possibility that we carry energetic patterns across lifetimes

• Why what we think we want (money, status, Ferrari) is often masking a deeper unmet need

The conversation also ventures into bigger philosophical territory: law of attraction, free will, reincarnation, and whether life is more like a school… or even a game. Giuliano plays the skeptic at times, asking the questions many listeners might be thinking — and the dialogue stays grounded while still exploring the mystical.

At its core, this episode is about responsibility and awareness. If the body reflects our inner world, then healing may begin not with a prescription — but with attention.

If you’ve ever been curious about acupuncture, energy healing, past lives, or the mind-body connection, this episode will stretch your thinking in the best way.

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Erica D’Arcangelo is the author of A Story About Pizza, a historical fiction novel inspired by her grandfather’s immigration from Italy to America.

Her work highlights themes of family, culture, and food, exploring how pizza came to embody the American dream for countless Italian families who built thriving pizzerias across the country.

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Join host Giuliano Grimaudo and guest ASG as they delve into a captivating discussion on the power of curiosity, the intricacies of communication, and the human tendency to categorize.

This episode explores how social media shapes our perceptions, challenges the labels we assign ourselves, and highlights the importance of small talk in fostering deeper connections.

Tune in for an engaging conversation that will inspire you to question the status quo and embrace new perspectives.

ASG is the host of Simple Conversations, a top-rated self-improvement podcast where he sits down with best-selling authors, athletes, entrepreneurs, and cultural innovators.

His curious, research-driven approach uncovers the psychology of success, resilience, and what it really means to reach your potential.

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