40. Charlie Hoehn | Facing Your Shadow and the Free Work Revolution

<p><a href="https://charliehoehn.com">Charlie Hoehn</a> has one hell of a resume. Currently, he is the head of Multimedia for Scribe Media. He is the author of three books, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Play-Away-Workaholics-Cure-Anxiety/dp/0615918174">Play It Away</a>, which Tony Robbins called the “cure to your stress” and was Tim Ferriss’s first employee and Director of Special Projects. Together, they edited and launched The 4-Hour Body to #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list and #1 Amazon Most Sold.&nbsp;</p><p>He has also worked with Seth Godin, Ramit Sethi, and Tucker Max.&nbsp;<br><br>To top it all off, he’s done four TEDx talks and his ideas on work-life integration have been featured in more than 50 media outlets.</p><p><b>Show Notes:</b></p><ul><li>Intro: Arman sets the stage and provides background on Charlie, how they met and the topic of today’s episode. [00:12]</li><li>Arman and Charlie talk about fear. [04:19]</li><li>How do you define success when it comes to marriage? [17:07]</li><li>Becoming a parent. [17:29]</li><li>The shadow self and turning towards the parts of your inner world that you’ve resisted. [20:03]</li><li>Anxiety and depression. [22:29]</li><li>Resisting the expression of painful emotions. [25:46]</li><li>MDMA therapy, psilocybin research, trauma treatment and dealing with triggers in a healthy way. [30:20]</li><li>When you gamify facing the shadow. [37:39]</li><li>The danger of unconsciously projecting out pain from the wounded parts of you. [38:22]</li><li>Creating a deep sense of curiosity and excitement around things that scare you. [47:47]</li><li>Alchemizing your pain and turning it into your superpower. [48:10]</li><li>Controlling your emotional reaction. [50:01]</li><li>Arman talks about the story of meeting Lewis Howes and the mindset of leading with value. [57:14]</li><li>Charlie talks about bursting in like the Kool-Aid man through the wall when you’re going after opportunities you want. [01:02:10]</li><li>Doing free work can open up doors and build rela