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FailCraft
FailCraft is a podcast about the messy, real side of success. Host Ezekiel Iferia dives into the stories of creators, founders, and everyday people who turned setbacks into stepping stones. From failed ideas to reborn dreams, each episode uncovers how failure shapes mastery — and why learning to fall is part of learning to fly.
Episodes
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Life After the Game: The Identity Pivot & Franchise Ownership - James Hilovsky
What happens when yourathletic identity abruptly ends, and how do you transition into successfulbusiness ownership without risking everything on an unproven…
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From Child Star to Overcoming Addiction: Stop Leading With Your Wound - Hilary Momberger Powers
Why does wearingchildhood trauma as your primary identity keep you trapped in victimhood, and howdo you break free from the performance of having it all…
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Escaping the 80-Hour Hustle: How to Build a Business That Runs Without You - David Salerno
Why does romanticizingthe 24/7 entrepreneurial hustle trap founders in a self-made prison, and how doyou transition an eight-figure company to run autonomously…
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Publishing 18 Books at 87: Why Retirement Is a Failure of Purpose - David Selley
Why does modernculture treat aging as an inevitable slide into irrelevance, and how do youmaintain creative fire, launch global businesses, and break world…
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Overcoming Bullying, Building True Confidence & How to Teach Kids Resilience - John Geyston
Why does the moderninstinct to bubble-wrap children from failure actually create a massive crisisof confidence, and how do we teach the next generation to get…
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Stop Juggling Elephants: The Real Secret to Laser Focus & Energy Management - Jones Loflin
Why do we mistakeconstant motion for meaningful progress, and how does trying to do everythingguarantee that our most important goals never get finished? Jones…
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Surviving Suicide, Healing Unprocessed Pain & A Course in Miracles - Susan Michel
Why does attempting tosuppress or outrun emotional trauma lead to devastating breaking points, andhow does sitting directly with our pain unlock authentic joy…
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Solo Parenting Burnout: How to Rebuild When You Feel Broken - Jennifer Gill
Why is the"strong solo parent" trope a dangerous trap, and how do you recoverfrom chronic, invisible burnout when there is no partner to tag in? Jennifer Gill…
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$10 Tickets, Equal Living Wages & The Battle Against AI Art - Ben Zingos
Why has the commercialtheatre industry normalized the "starving artist" trope, and how canan independent nonprofit provide radically affordable $10 tickets…
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Combat Veteran on the Broken American Dream & Knocking on 9,000 Doors - Christopher Rivers
Why are millions ofworking-class families playing by the rules yet falling further behind, andwhat happens to a democracy when everyday citizens feel…
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Corporate Burnout to Living in Technicolor: Reignite Your Life Force - Baiba Wisse
Why do we trade ourdaily vitality to survive until the weekend, and how do you walk away from apractical corporate career when your inner light begins to dim?…
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When the Healer Gets Sick: Chronic Illness, Identity Loss & Pain Psychology - Dr. Jeffrey Bone
What happens when aclinical psychologist of twenty years becomes the patient in the infusionchair, and why does modern healthcare fail to address the…
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No Expiration Date on Creativity: Storytelling & Podcasting at 72 - Lucinda Sage-Midgorden
Why does society pushthe narrative that our creative lives must wind down in retirement, and how doyou embrace the vulnerability of becoming a beginner again…
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Overcoming Trauma, The Science of Coping Skills & Stop Avoiding Pain - Gina Yanovitch
Why do we spendimmense amounts of energy running from uncomfortable emotions, and how doeschronic avoidance keep us trapped in cycles of trauma and maladaptive…
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Sudden Wealth Guilt, Female Breadwinners & Stop Paying for Love - Suzanne Leydecker
Why does sudden wealthoften trigger intense emotional guilt, and how does over-functioning and payingfor everything quietly sabotage intimacy in romantic…
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The Accidental Manager Trap: Why Promoting Top Talent Fails - Joanne Merrick
Why does corporateculture blindly promote its best individual contributors into managementwithout preparation, and how does the brain interpret workplace…
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How to Make a Halftime Adjustment When Life Benches You - Toni Thrash
What do you do when asudden divorce, career collapse, or major loss renders your existing lifeplaybook completely useless, and how do you stage a comeback when…
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Dropping The Professional Mask, Nonprofit Burnout & Career Detours - Kristin Gardner
Why do high-performingprofessionals exhaust themselves maintaining a polished corporate persona, andhow does the mission-driven nonprofit world trap leaders in…
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Overcoming CPTSD, The Inner Critic & Healing Generational Trauma - Karen Dwyer-Tesoriero
Why do high-achievingadults suffer from relentless negative self-talk, and how does complex PTSDfundamentally alter the brain's ability to feel safe? Karen…
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From Burnout to Hands-Off CEO: Scaling a Healthcare Practice - Dr. Stephanie Telibasa
Why is tyinghealthcare revenue entirely to your physical presence a guaranteed recipe forburnout, and how do you transition from an exhausted practitioner to…
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Financial Structure Over Income, The Power of Compounding & Investing from $20/Month - Cecil Williams
Why do high-earningprofessionals and business owners still feel stressed, disorganized, and broke,and how does building a structured money system matter far…
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AI Voice Clones, The Human Blindspot & Hacking The Human Firewall - Robert Siciliano
Why does conventionalcybersecurity software fail against the incoming wave of AI-driven scams, andhow are cybercriminals exploiting our biological instinct to…
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Writing Bestselling Poetry from Bed, Chronic Illness & Redefining Self-Worth - Autumn Williams
What happens when asevere chronic illness forces you into stillness, and how do you separate yourinherent human worth from physical productivity? Autumn…
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Nervous System Regulation, Healing Grief & Embodied Leadership - Nuria Gimenez Bosch
Why do we mistake theprotective mechanisms of our nervous system for our permanent personality, andhow does sitting with discomfort allow us to transform grief…
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Overcoming Addiction, The Addiction to Suffering & The Harmony Method - Robin Clare
Why do high achieversget trapped in a perpetual cycle of fighting their own bodies, and how doesstriving harder keep people stuck in suffering? Robin Clare is…
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Combat Medic, Purple Heart Recipient & Taking on the Senate Paywall - Rachel Howard
What happens when a14-year combat medic and Purple Heart recipient runs for the U.S. Senate, onlyto discover that the political establishment values corporate…
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Overcoming Incarceration, Breaking Silence & Reclaiming Your Voice - Kalise White
What happens when youreturn home after more than a decade of incarceration with no formal workhistory, no safety net, and a society telling you that you are…
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Independent Filmmaking, Off-Grid Living & Learning from Failure - Jake Green
What does it take toproduce feature-length documentaries on a micro-budget without Hollywoodgatekeepers, and why is building an off-grid life the ultimate test…
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Overcoming Creative Blocks, Martial Arts Wisdom & Reclaiming Innovation - Patrick Williams
Why do moderneducational systems and corporate structures strip away the innate creativegenius we all possess as children, and how can entrepreneurs sitting in…
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Creative Resilience, Speculative Fiction & Rebuilding from Chaos - Douglas Cole
How do you findcreative validation and purpose when your projects face constant rejection orremain unproduced, and what does it take to rebuild your life when…
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How to Beat Podfade, Build Superfans & Scale Your Show - Wendy Brant
Why do the vastmajority of new creators quit podcasting before ever reaching their 20thepisode, and how do you transform a struggling hobby show into an…
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How to Negotiate Lower Rent, Landlord Secrets & The Real Cost of Vacancy - Justin Pogue
Why does the realestate industry publish thousands of resources for landlords and propertyinvestors while leaving the renters—who contribute over half a…
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Becoming a CEO, Widow & Pastor in 24 Hours: Leading Through Chaos - Sheyna James
What happens when asingle 24-hour window abruptly forces you to step into the roles of CEO, widow,single mother, and pastor all at once—and how does learning…
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Overcoming Microaggressions, The Brag Bag™ & Thriving in Male-Dominated Trades - Samantha Harris
Samantha Kaye Harris is a workforce retention and confidencestrategist, author, host of the Rooted in Your Confidencepodcast, and founder of The SKH…
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Publishing Secrets, The Prodigy Trap & Writing a Thriller at Any Age - Michael Wendroff
What happens when yougrow up surrounded by literary legends like Robert Ludlum and Truman Capote,write an award-winning MBA thesis on publishing marketing, but…
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Preserving Family Roots, Native Folklore & The Wisdom of Folktales - Joseph Bolton
Why do modern familiessuffer from a collective amnesia regarding their ancestral roots—and how canancient folklore, mythical trickster characters, and…
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Rewiring Chronic Pain, Flow States & The Failure of "No Pain No Gain" - Brandon Day
Brandon Day is a two-time national college footballchampion, former All-American linebacker at Carroll College, Sports Illustrated cover athlete, and the…
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Special Needs Fatherhood, Autism & Breaking the Isolation Trap - John Fela
What happens when afather receives a life-altering autism diagnosis for his son and realizes thattraditional expectations of "fixing" problems and silently…
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Grief as Spiritual Awakening: Finding Joy After Devastating Loss - Angela Clement
Why does modernsociety treat bereavement as an endless endurance sentence of passivesuffering—and how can moving from internal grief to active, outward…
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Escaping the Hustle Trap: Scaling Without Burnout & Dirty Fuel - Andrew Poles
Why do high-performingfounders believe the dangerous myth that 80-hour workweeks and relentlessgrinding are the only path to scale—and how does running on the…
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18 Years in Law Enforcement, Real-World Procedural Writing & Finding Solace - R.L. Carpentier
What does Hollywoodget completely wrong about criminal investigations, and how does an 18-yearveteran of law enforcement channel the real, messy humanity of…
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ADHD, Dyslexia & Rebuilding After Losing Everything at 56 - John O'Shea
John O'Shea is an Australian entrepreneur, author, andneurodiversity advocate. Describing his brain as a "V8 engine with nobrakes," John spent over five…
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Sports Cards Math, Avoiding Hype Traps & Rebuilding from Zero - Jordan Linford
Jordan Linford is an enterprise software marketingexecutive, youth football coach, and the founder of SportsCard Portfolio (sportscardportfolio.io). After…
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Beyond the ADA Checklist: Redefining Disability & True Inclusion - Jenna Udenberg
Why does society treataccessibility as a legal compliance checklist rather than a design for humanconnection—and how does navigating the world from a manual…
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Overcoming Lupus, The Healing Power of Horses & Creative Expression - Kasia Bukowska
Kasia Bukowska is an internationally recognized equinetherapist, artist, mindset mentor, and author. Moving across the globe topursue professional riding…
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Surviving a Near-Death Experience, Psychic Mediumship & Soul Contracts - June Edward
What happens when asuccessful entrepreneur suffers a near-death experience at age 27, crosses tothe other side, and returns with fully activated psychic…
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Why Ergonomics Fails, The 3PM Slump & Desk Posture Secrets - Alessa Caridi
What happens when alifetime of classical dance training is abruptly cut short by a career-endingfoot injury—and how can studying the daily movement routines of…
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Purity Culture's Broken Promise, Male Shame & Sacred Freedom - Juno B. Thorne
Why do millions ofChristian men who "did everything right"—stayed pure, married young,and followed every conservative rule—still feel broken by sexual shame…
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Civic Tech, Decoding Government Bloat & Cutting Partisan Noise - Carl Able
Carl Able is a retired U.S. Marine Corps GunnerySergeant, civic technologist, and the founder of Crayon Box Politics.Having spent two decades managing complex…
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Overcoming Chronic Pain & Post-Concussion Syndrome Through Hypnotherapy - Ethan Reisboard
Ethan Reisboard, CHT is a Board Certified Hypnotherapist helpingindividuals overcome chronic pain, anxiety, and subconscious behavioral blocks.In 2021, Ethan's…
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Fixing Failing Businesses, Physics of Finance & Scaling to $100M - Nick Jain
Nick Jain is the co-founder of Eagle Rock CFOServices, a competitive poker player, and an experienced turnaroundexecutive. After training in mathematics and…
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When a Psychologist’s Life Blows Apart: Codependency & Addiction - Dr. Sarah Michaud
What happens when anaddiction psychologist with 30 years of clinical experience and 40 years ofpersonal sobriety watches her own life blow apart when her…
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Escaping C-Suite Isolation, Thinking Traps & Engineering Wisdom - Dave Bates
Why do high-performingfounders and executives struggle when transitioning from technical individualcontributors to people leaders—and how can leaders avoid…
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Leading Through Church Decline, Nonprofit Burnout & Faith - Loren Richmond Jr.
What happens when anorganization's budget collapses, volunteer fatigue peaks, and church attendancenumbers drop—and how can faith-based leaders navigate…
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Surviving Divorce, Raising 3 Kids Alone & Rebuilding Life - Gail Showalter
What does it take tolose a picture-perfect life—a beautiful home, family business, and financialsecurity—due to infidelity and divorce, navigate 16 years as a…
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Grief, Immigrant Expectations & The Courage to Rewrite Your Life - Shivani Malik, PhD
What happens when youachieve the ultimate immigrant milestone—earning a PhD, training at Stanfordand UCSF, and leading a biotech cancer research team—only to…
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Why Explaining Yourself to Police is Fatal - Saul Bienenfeld
What happens when atop prosecutor with a 98% conviction rate in the Special Narcotics Bureaurealizes the justice system cares more about closing case files…
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Sensory Interior Design & Habitat Interventions for Neurodivergent Minds - Stephanie Lee Jackson
Why do highlysensitive and neurodivergent individuals often feel chronically anxious,overwhelmed, or unable to focus at home—and how can shifting from…
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Breaking the 8 Bad Moods, Emotional Mastery & True Happiness - Matt O'Neill
Why does conventionalself-help push "toxic positivity" by telling us to slap on a fakesmile, and how can facing, understanding, and moving throughnegative…
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Homesteading, Preparedness Over Panic & Beating Mom Burnout - Wendi Bergin
Why is the modernpreparedness industry obsessed with selling doomsday panic and bunker gear—andhow can learning practical, old-fashioned homesteading skills…