What if improving your fitness isn’t about working harder—but figuring out what actually needs to improve?

In this episode of the Redefine What’s Possible podcast, Shanon sits down with human-performance expert Andrew Hauser to explore the idea of the rate limiter—the system or factor that may be holding back performance, recovery, or adaptation.

Andrew has spent his career working with professional athletes at the highest levels of sport, including leadership roles with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves.

Together, Shanon and Andrew explore how to use data, testing, and careful observation to better understand the person in front of you rather than jumping straight to a generic solution. They discuss VO₂ max, breathing, muscle oxygen, recovery, Zone 2 training, wearables, and why two people with similar numbers may need completely different approaches.

The bigger takeaway:

Don’t start with the solution. Start by understanding the limiter.

The goal isn’t simply to collect more data or work harder. It’s to understand what your body needs, train with greater intention, and build the capacity to keep doing what matters for decades to come.

The more clearly we understand what our bodies are telling us, the more intentionally we can train, recover, and build the capacity to keep doing what matters.

Visit www.continuumhp.com to learn more about Andrew's work at Continuum HP.

Most of us were taught what to want: success, belonging, approval. Yet, very few of us understand our desires and how they reveal deeper truths about ourselves. What if the places where we feel stuck, conflicted, restless, ashamed, or unfulfilled are not evidence that something is wrong with us, but invitations to heal and understand ourselves more deeply?

In this heartfelt conversation, Shanon sits down with Jay Stringer, a licensed mental health counselor, ordained minister, and international speaker, about the often misunderstood nature of desire and its role in our lives.

This conversation invites us to ask ourselves: what are the origin stories that bring us life and goodness, and what are the origin stories that dimmed some of the life in our eyes?

This episode sheds light on the misconception that desire leads to shame or is a source of conflict. Because when desire goes unexamined, it can quietly shape the life we build, the relationships we avoid, the patterns we repeat and the ways we disconnect from ourselves and others. And when desire is approached with curiosity, compassion, and honesty, it becomes a doorway to healing.

This conversation is more than just an exploration of desire; it's a call to engage with our inner narratives and seek healing through understanding.

Resources mentioned:

• Jay Stringer's Website
• Follow Jay Stringer on Instagram
• Jay's Books

What if the answer to exhaustion at work isn't another initiative? What if, before we build something new, we need to understand what's already there?

This question is at the heart of today’s episode with Kathy Coffey Solberg, a community weaver and experienced leader, who has spent over two decades training leaders and shaping organizational culture. Her journey has led her to profound insights about connection, community, and the importance of understanding our foundational values.

One of the most compelling metaphors in this conversation is that of fabric, illustrating how workplaces can be viewed as woven materials. The vertical warp threads represent foundational values, policies, and procedures, while the horizontal weft threads represent company culture, communication, and personality. Together, they create an environment of belonging, connection, and mattering.

Kathy's insights remind us that understanding these threads is crucial for fostering environments and creating systems where individuals can thrive. As we reflect on these ideas, consider how you can contribute to creating a workplace or community where individuals feel they belong and matter.

To dive deeper into Kathy's insights and the framework of her new book, check out Reweaving What Matters and explore the transformative power of community and connection in your own life.

Have you ever thought about what happens to your insurance premium after you pay it?

In this episode of Redefine What’s Possible podcast, Nick Gardner, co-founder and Head of Partnerships & Community at Premiums for the Planet, helps us see insurance differently — not as a boring bill we pay once a year, but as a hidden system where dollars become capital, investments, influence, and ultimately part of the future we are building.

We talk about Premiums for the Planet, climate finance, B Corps, the hidden power of commercial insurance, and why the money we are already spending may be one of the most overlooked levers for climate action.

But this conversation goes deeper than insurance.

Nick is also involved with the US Chamber of Connection, and we explore why connection, belonging, and community may be essential infrastructure for meaningful change.

This episode is for anyone who wants their life, work, money, and community to better reflect the future they say they care about.

One of the biggest biggest takeaways:

You do not have to solve the whole system today, but you can start asking better questions.

Resources Mentioned:

• Premiums for the Planet
• Nick Gardner on LinkedIn
• US Chamber of Connection
• US Chamber of Connection — Six Points of Connection
• Tradewater and refrigerant disposal
• Topo Finance
• Carbon Collective
• Climate First Bank
• B Lab / B Corp Certification
• 1% for the Planet
• The Conservation Alliance
• Soapbox Climate
• Experience Momentum

This week, Shanon sits down for a conversation with Cal Dietz—one of the world’s leading strength and conditioning coaches and the longtime Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Minnesota.

Cal is best known as the creator of Triphasic Training, an influential training system focused on how athletes produce, absorb, and control force to improve performance and resilience. Throughout his career, Cal has helped prepare more than 50 Olympians representing 11 countries, worked with athletes who have earned more than 40 Olympic medals, and contributed to 11 NCAA National Championship teams. His experience also includes working with professional athletes across the NHL, NFL, NBA, MLB, MMA, and boxing.

Beyond the championships and medals, Cal has spent decades studying what allows people to continually adapt and improve. His work offers lessons that extend well beyond elite sport—from building strength and resilience to recovering from setbacks, aging well, and developing the capacity to keep doing what matters most.

In this episode, Cal Dietz shares insights from decades of coaching elite athletes, emphasizing movement principles, mental tenacity, and habits that promote health span and longevity. Whether you're an athlete, coach, or anyone seeking to improve their quality of life, this conversation is a good reminder that you don't have to be training for the Olympics to train like someone who believes their best years are still to come.

This week on the Redefine What’s Possible podcast, Shanon is joined by psychiatrist, neuroscientist, professor, and mindfulness expert, Dr. Judson Brewer for an enlightening conversation on negative behavior patterns and how mindfulness can transform behavior. Dr. Jud is a bestselling author known internationally as a leading voice in studying anxiety, addiction treatment, and behavior change. His TED talk, “A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit,” has now been viewed over 38 million times.

In this episode, Dr. Jud shares insights from neuroscience, practical techniques, and his latest program 'Going Beyond Anxiety,' to help us reframe our relationship with stress and anxiety. This conversation explores the myth of willpower, and how to leverage mindfulness, curiosity, and understanding to break bad habits and create lasting change.

If you are curious about the science behind behavior change, neuroplasticity, and what mindfulness does to the brain, this episode is a must-listen.

You can keep up with Dr. Jud by checking out his website or signing up for his free weekly Substack newsletter.

What if the very things that helped you survive and become resilient are the things that are keeping you from healing?

That is the question Shanon explores with bestselling author, TEDx speaker, resilience expert and founder of Vulnerability Muscle Framework, Reggie D. Ford.

Reggie’s life story began with trauma, violence, and severe dysfunction shaped by poverty. Because his life started with such devastating circumstances, he normalized a life lived in constant survival mode. But, the strategies that helped him survive were not the same strategies that helped him heal.

By harnessing the power of vulnerability, he was able to transform his pain into his purpose and pull himself out of the darkness and suffering to create a clear sense of meaning and direction in his own life.

One of the most important takeaways from this conversation? Leaning into and recognizing the power of vulnerability can help you break the curse of generational trauma and discover your own true potential.

This is a deeply vulnerable and heartfelt conversation about survival, using success as a shield, finding meaning in adversity, and embarking on the lifelong journey of healing.

Reggie’s inspiring story shows us that we can redefine what’s possible in our lives when we stop performing for worth and start living from it.

You can keep up with Reggie on Instagram, LinkedIn, Youtube, and his website.

In this week’s episode of the Redefine What’s Possible podcast, Shanon and Kelly Tysland sit down for a conversation about the wearable Whoop device and the undoubted positive impact it has had on their everyday lives as business owners and busy parents of four children.

With Whoop guidance, they are able to use personalized data to balance family life and personal wellness by optimizing sleep, minimizing strain, and maximizing recovery. By receiving daily feedback and guidance, they are able to build connection, adjust habits, and identify how they can best support each other.

Whoop is able to give them more than just data. It allows them to stay connected and understand where they are at in terms of capacity. Paying attention to their personal metrics not only helps set them up for a better life, but gives them something to connect on that’s moving them forward with their goals, relationship, family, health, and fitness.

While wearable technology is able to give us powerful data, one of the best benefits it offers is not just the opportunity to do more, but to be smarter with how you use your energy.

The end goal is not perfect metrics.

The goal is to live well and show up fully for the life you want to live.