Ep. 283 - Channel your crazy energy better with Josh Pais
Ever wish you could flip your anxiety, stress, or even full-on rage into superpowers? That’s exactly what we’re unpacking in this episode of Culture Changers with the wildly insightful Josh Pais, actor, New York Times bestselling author ofLose Your Mind: The Path to Creative Invincibility, and the guy who literally played Raphael in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
I get vulnerable about what it feels like to live with a fried nervous system and nagging self-doubt, and Josh takes us on a journey to transform those so-called bad emotions into fuel for creativity, confidence, and genuine presence. We talk about why the self-help industry’s obsession with feeling better often keeps us stuck (spoiler: your mind can be a real asshole), and how welcoming every messy feeling, no matter how uncomfortable, can be your gateway to creative invincibility.
Josh shares radical, body-centered strategies you can use on the spot, including his four access points to shift from mental drama to full-body aliveness. If you’re over toxic positivity, exhausted by faking it, or just want to stop fighting yourself, this one’s for you. We get vulnerable, irreverent, and, dare I say, pretty damn actionable.
In this episode, we get into:
Embracing all emotions without judgment
Transforming anxiety and stress into creative fuel
The harm of suppressing feelings
The self-help industry's narrative
The myth of good and bad emotions
Authenticity and removing the emotional mask
Playfulness and creativity as healing tools
Notable Quotables:
“As the breath decreases, the shit talk increases.”(17:29)
“Anxiety is just an energetic pattern.”(15:16)
“Ride it, don’t hide it.”(30:41)
“Everybody’s mind is mean.”(15:38)
“When there’s truth, you can’t look away.”(39:24)
Timestamps:
0:00 Channeling emotional energy
4:00 Processing heavy moments in real time
11:00 Why emotions aren’t good or bad
15:00 Anxiety as energy
19:00 Feeling emotions in the body
24:00 Turning nervousness into fuel
30:00 Why suppression backfires
38:00 Truth, trust, and presence
45:00 Playfulness and creativity
Resources & Links Mentioned:
Lose Your Mind: The Path to Creative Invincibilityby Josh Pais
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