Living The Red Life

In this episode, Christina Thomas and Charles Patti, the founders of MY Self Wellness, reveal how ketamine therapy and psychedelic healing are reshaping mental health, helping people overcome depression, PTSD, and addiction at the root level. What started as personal survival becomes a fast-growing wellness movement built on purpose, frequency, and transformation. As they expand into advanced psychedelic research and a global healing model, they share the mindset, risks, and unconventional strategies behind scaling impact in a controversial space.
Key Takeaways
• Healing at the root cause creates lasting transformation, not symptom relief
• Personal trauma can become the foundation for a scalable business mission
• Psychedelic therapy is redefining mental health treatment models
• Raising internal state and mindset directly impacts external success
• Building a purpose-driven brand requires risk, belief, and unconventional thinking
Notable Quotes
• “Psychedelic medicines gave me the ability to love myself enough to change my life.”
• “If I heal myself, I heal the world.”
• “Nothing ever worked for me, except psychedelic therapy.”
• “We don’t put people in boxes. We meet them where they are.”
• “It’s never too late to redeem yourself.”

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What does it really take to build something from nothing?
In this episode of Living The Red Life, Layton Jones reveals how he went from debt, uncertainty, and no clear path to building a thriving 100-acre business ecosystem rooted in community, faith, and relentless execution. Through raw insights on entrepreneurship, real estate, and team building, he breaks down how to scale multiple income streams, develop leaders, and create a business that gives back.
But the real question is—can you build success without waiting for the perfect moment?
Key Takeaways
• Why waiting for “perfect” kills more businesses than failure ever will
• The “start at the end” strategy to reverse-engineer your income goals
• How to build multiple businesses that feed one core vision
• Why getting in the trenches is the fastest path to growth
• The real difference between making money and creating impact
Notable Quotes
• “$100,000 ideas make $100,000. Million-dollar ideas make a million.”
• “Start at the end and work backwards.”
• “You’ll never start if you wait for perfect.”
• “When you can make someone else successful, there’s no greater feeling.”
• “Get in the trenches and figure it out.”

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A naturopathic doctor and founder of The Body CAN challenges everything people believe about modern health, aging, and disease prevention. In this episode of Living The Red Life, Randi Shannon reveals how face analysis, tongue diagnosis, and fingernail analysis can uncover hidden deficiencies, organ stress, hormone imbalances, and chronic health issues before traditional medicine detects them. She shares how a personal turning point pushed her from marketing and sales into natural medicine, why she believes humans should live to 125 years old, and how lifestyle habits silently destroy long-term health. From nutrition and longevity to entrepreneurship and teaching practitioners worldwide, this conversation dives into the growing movement around functional wellness, preventative health, and ancient healing systems.
Key Takeaways
Face, tongue, and fingernail analysis can reveal deeper health issues before symptoms become severe
Many common signs of aging may actually signal nutrient deficiencies or organ stress
Modern lifestyles, processed foods, poor sleep, and chronic stress reduce longevity
Randi Shannon transitioned from telecom sales into natural medicine to help reverse chronic illness
The Body CAN was created to teach people and practitioners ancient health assessment methods worldwide

Notable Quotes
“The human body is the same exact way. It tells the story.”
“I’m already looking and scanning everybody to see what’s going on.”
“I get down on my knees almost daily thanking God for the knowledge that I have.”
“The average age should be 125.”
“Together we are already shifting the game.”

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After a devastating car accident shattered her dream of following her father’s path into professional soccer, fitness coach and Rise Above Community founder Ashley Caligiuri is forced to rebuild her identity from the ground up. In this episode of LIVING THE RED LIFE, Ashley opens up about overcoming trauma, emotional instability, heartbreak, and self-doubt while transforming fitness into a mission centered on mindset, faith, and personal growth. She shares how strength training, yoga, community, and intentional living became tools for healing and empowerment. Ashley also reveals the mindset shifts that helped her rise above fear, rediscover purpose, and help women unlock their highest potential through discipline, emotional resilience, and self-love.
Key Takeaways
Why physical transformation alone never creates lasting fulfillment
How Ashley rebuilt her identity after losing her soccer career
The role faith, fitness, and community play in emotional healing
Why small daily habits create long-term transformation
How leaning into fear can unlock purpose and personal growth

Notable Quotes
“Choose your hard.”
“Your routine gets to follow you.”
“You have to lean into fear and befriend it.”
“Anybody can have a banging body. I wanted to be relatable.”
“If you want to become someone you’ve never been, you’ve got to do something you’ve never done.”

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What happens when two young entrepreneurs decide the future of nightlife, live events, and local discovery is completely broken? In this episode of LIVING THE RED LIFE, the co-founders of Charted reveal how they are building a real-time event discovery platform designed to help people find live music, nightlife, happy hours, DJs, festivals, and hidden local experiences instantly. From battling the “chicken-and-egg” problem of startups to competing against massive ticketing companies with lower fees and smarter technology, they share the mindset, pivots, and relentless consistency required to grow a software company from the ground up. As they expand into AI-powered itineraries, social discovery, ticketing, and venue mapping, the conversation dives deep into entrepreneurship, startup resilience, app development, and building technology that connects people in real life.
Key Takeaways
Building a startup means solving real-world problems, not chasing hype.
Small businesses need better tools for event marketing and ticketing.
Consistency and daily execution matter more than motivation.
User feedback can completely reshape a product’s direction.
Strong co-founders create resilience during difficult phases of growth.

Notable Quotes
“Technology should connect people, not isolate them.”
“We just kept showing up every day.”
“You see your city come alive every time that you open the app.”
“The best products are the ones that remove friction.”
“It’s not a sprint. It’s a marathon.”

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