The University of Life

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Feb 2026

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The University of Life podcast has become my personal collection of fascinating learnings from the people I meet and experiences I have as I explore life and journey deeper in to the space of business mentoring & life coaching.

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February 26, 2026Episode 161 hr 42 min

The University of Life & Ryan Moresby-White

Depth is earned, not posted.In this episode, we sit with Ryan to explore how a man becomes trustworthy by putting his message in his body — choosing to feel, to grieve, and to stay open when the nervous system wants to shut everything down. What begins as a story of childhood loneliness expands into a lived framework for modern masculinity, one that refuses the false choice between mission and love.We speak candidly about the pressure and velocity of online growth, and the nervous system cost of living under millions of eyes. Ryan shares the practices that keep him honest: breathwork, ritualised detachment from metrics, and the discipline of rest. Heartbreak emerges as an unskippable teacher, exposing where identity collapses into relationship — and how healthy shame (not toxic shame) can become the pause that changes everything.We unpack spread activation and implicit memory to explain why a small conflict can feel like a tidal wave, and how to meet that surge without being pulled under. From there, the conversation widens into provision beyond money: the capacity to hold tension, tell the truth, and create safety.Rigid stoicism and the chase narrative are challenged. We distinguish neediness from clean, masculine choosing. Selectivity becomes self-care. Boundaries become proof of respect. Ryan offers a simple pyramid for capacity — self at the top, supported by two equal foundations: mission and family.No one leaves childhood unmarked. We close with grief, forgiveness, and the relief of embracing imperfect humanity. Security doesn’t require perfection. It requires presence.If this conversation gave you language or courage, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs it, and leave a review to help more men find this work. And tell us — what will you choose fully this week: yourself, your mission, your love… or all three?Support the showIf ever you'd like to connect, please don't hesitate to connect via my website www.jamiewhite.com. I am always open to feedback, reflections, guest / subject recommendations and anything else that might come up.Thank you for listening, Jamie x

February 19, 2026Episode 151 hr 15 min

The University of Life & Edward Dangerfield

What if your story could be read through the way you breathe?In this deeply grounded conversation, we sit down with a master facilitator who has spent over 13,000 hours observing human breath — and through it, the nervous system, hormonal patterns, and the unconscious loops we can’t see from the inside. The journey moves from early childhood survival strategies and an avalanche-triggered PTSD spiral to a profound recalibration through surrender, attunement, and the slow, precise art of completing unfinished reflexes.We explore safety as the first medicine. Why rapport consistently outperforms technique. Why real validation heals more than silver linings. And what becomes possible when a steady, regulated presence meets a body that’s finally ready to let go.You’ll hear how contraction becomes identity — tight shoulders, shallow breathing, constant vigilance — and how breathwork, somatic awareness, and compassionate holding begin to unwind the loop. We look at early development and how the years from zero to seven shape movement and breath, echoing later as burnout, people-pleasing, or the unconscious pull to recreate familiar pain in the hope of resolving it.From practical cues to deeper philosophy, we cover how to read posture and breath mechanics, recognise fidgets as signals of discharge, and work with rage as a protector of boundaries — without shaming it shut. We unpack the nuance of breath retentions, where diminishing returns appear, and why different bodies require different doorways.Intimacy emerges as a classroom of its own: co-regulation, resonance, and the quiet power of a regulated nervous system transmitting enough safety for the next breath to arrive. Forgiveness and boundaries are explored as twin practices — releasing without self-abandonment — while memory returns not as overwhelm, but as the body gently retires amnesia and allows a fuller life to emerge.If you’re looking for grounded healing rather than hacks, deep safety instead of quick fixes, and breath practices that meet you exactly where you are, this conversation will land.Subscribe, share it with someone who could use a steadier breath, and leave a review with the moment that shifted something for you.Support the showIf ever you'd like to connect, please don't hesitate to connect via my website www.jamiewhite.com. I am always open to feedback, reflections, guest / subject recommendations and anything else that might come up.Thank you for listening, Jamie x

February 12, 2026Episode 141 hr 8 min

The University of Life & Amadragona

This conversation felt different.Amanda (Amadragona) has worked with me as a relationship coach, and if I’m honest, she challenges me in ways not many people do.She doesn’t let things slide.She doesn’t accept surface-level answers.And in this episode, you’ll probably hear something obvious from me…Nervousness.We go into attachment, power dynamics, emotional honesty, blind spots, and the uncomfortable edges of intimacy. The places where we think we’re self-aware, but maybe we’re still protecting something.It’s confronting.It’s raw.It’s honest.And at times, it pushed me.Enjoy.Support the showIf ever you'd like to connect, please don't hesitate to connect via my website www.jamiewhite.com. I am always open to feedback, reflections, guest / subject recommendations and anything else that might come up.Thank you for listening, Jamie x

February 5, 2026Episode 131 hr 19 min

The University of Life & Crystal Claire

What if the thing you’re chasing isn’t missing at all — you’re just moving too fast to feel it?In this candid, wide-ranging conversation, we journey from years of hardcore Ashtanga and professional bodybuilding into radical stillness: long hours of sitting, letting the inner snow globe settle, and learning to live proactively rather than reactively.We explore the masks we wear to belong, how motivation is really the redirection of desire, and why the most powerful move is often to slow down. We talk about blueprints — the felt map of who you are beneath conditioning — and how to recognise it through simple, practical experiments. Change your environment and you change your energy: wild nature versus dense cities, deep sleep versus wired exhaustion, nourishment versus control. Manifestation becomes resonance, not effort.Intention infuses everything: food, movement, work, even making the bed. Ritual isn’t lofty or performative — it’s presence with a pulse.We also bring a fresh lens to relationships through the codes of sacred union: two whole circles meeting, not two halves completing. Self-love becomes tangible — saying no when you mean no, resting before you crash, telling the truth even when your voice shakes. Heartbreak isn’t failure; it’s an opening, if you breathe into it rather than resist it.This episode is an exploration of surrender, trust, and aligning personal will with something deeper — a way of moving through life with less friction and more grace.If you’ve felt drained by grind culture, dysregulated by the environments you’re in, or caught in the in-between of identities, this conversation offers a warm, grounded path back to yourself.Slow down to speed up.Sit long enough to hear what panic can’t.And let your life meet you where you actually are.If this resonates, subscribe, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review to help more people find the show.Support the showIf ever you'd like to connect, please don't hesitate to connect via my website www.jamiewhite.com. I am always open to feedback, reflections, guest / subject recommendations and anything else that might come up.Thank you for listening, Jamie x

January 29, 2026Episode 121 hr 14 min

The University of Life & Jenna Switzer

A whiff of peppermint sets the tone for a fearless conversation about sex that actually works.We begin by mapping the real motivations behind intimacy — escapism, recreation, connection, and the spiritual — and why friction so often arises when two people arrive in the same bed with different intentions. The shift isn’t a trick or technique; it’s language. When we name the experience we want in this moment, we create safety, integrity, and space for a genuine yes.We also dismantle tired dating scripts. Chasing can feel thrilling, but purpose sustains attraction. A person in motion, aligned with their mission, is magnetic. When a relationship is built with intention, it becomes a capacity multiplier — sharper focus, cleaner energy, richer lives. From there, we zoom out to structure: monogamy, open relating, or something bespoke. The point isn’t the label, but the alignment. Clear agreements that reflect real values — veto power, no-sleepover boundaries, priority calls, and an honest definition of what intimacy means right now.We speak candidly about sexual fluidity across life stages, letting go of identities that feel like cages and choosing what fits the season you’re in.Performance struggles are reframed through the nervous system. Great sex lives at the edge between activation and surrender — you need turn-on for vitality and turn-down for connection and release. Train that switch in daily life by balancing effort with rest, and protect desire with attention hygiene: curate your inputs, reduce misaligned stimulation, and bring presence back to the person in front of you.We share practical upgrades — breath, pelvic floor work, hip mobility, honest check-ins — and expand intimacy beyond performance, especially during high-stress periods. Most meaningful change happens long before any pill: through communication, movement, and better containers.If you’re ready to design sex that feels true, alive, and sustainable — hit play. And when you’re done, subscribe, share, and tell us which type of intimacy you’re choosing tonight.Support the showIf ever you'd like to connect, please don't hesitate to connect via my website www.jamiewhite.com. I am always open to feedback, reflections, guest / subject recommendations and anything else that might come up.Thank you for listening, Jamie x

December 25, 2025Episode 1153 min

The University of Life & Jonny Dodge

A business built around freedom shouldn’t chain you to a desk. Jonny Dodge joins us to share how he engineered eight companies around experiences that energise rather than exhaust, from Formula 1 hospitality and global adventures to superyacht brokerage, private jet charter, and even commercial space trips. The common thread isn’t luxury; it’s a deliberate system for living well while scaling impact.We dig into the mechanics: hiring for your weaknesses so you can operate in your zone of vision and relationships, and building community as a core asset. Johnny’s Global Committee brings influential founders together for meaningful experiences and candid conversations, while Global Base pioneers “subscription living” for the luxury nomad who rotates homes and wants lifestyle, network, and access bundled together. He shows why the right room changes your baseline, your decisions, and your deal flow.Johnny’s growth playbook is equal parts mindset and method. Forget 10% gains, ask what it would take to 10x, then let that ambition demand new pricing, clients, and systems. Break rules when they block standout experiences. Go to the customer first, give value before you monetise, and build trust in motion. Start before you’re ready, because momentum makes steering, and pivoting possible. Most of all, tell your future. People buy why you do it, not what you do. When your narrative aims high, the right allies show up.If you’re tired of grind-for-grind’s sake and want a life-first, scale-ready way to work, this conversation is your spark. Listen and share with a friend who needs a push.Support the showIf ever you'd like to connect, please don't hesitate to connect via my website www.jamiewhite.com. I am always open to feedback, reflections, guest / subject recommendations and anything else that might come up.Thank you for listening, Jamie x

December 18, 2025Episode 101 hr 20 min

The University of Life & Bec Mylonas

What if intuition isn’t a soft skill, but the sharpest edge you have?In this episode, I sit down with an “oracle to emperors” to explore how mystic counsel once shaped empires, why patriarchy forced magic underground, and how to reclaim a clear inner signal in a world addicted to noise.This is a journey through history, body, place, and power, and how to realign them without losing your grip on the real.We trace the arc from ancient courts guided by astrologers and oracles to a culture that prizes linear logic over living wisdom. You’ll hear the Irish and Mayan echoes of ritual gone underground, how modern media scripts our choices without us noticing, and why a society that elevates intellect over intuition is easier to control.From there, we make it practical: how to treat the body like an antenna, using sleep, stillness, sea swims, and clean food to clear static so gnosis can land. Sensitivity becomes a superpower when paired with boundaries, not something to suppress or apologise for.We also explore eros, discernment, and devotion: celibacy as focus, high standards as energetic engineering, and how heartbreak can alchemise into creativity, leadership, and service. Place enters the conversation too, Bali as a purification portal, Peru’s sacral charge, and how astrocartography can refine both business and purpose. We break down dragon lines, sacred sites, and why cultures encode the land long before science catches up.If you’ve ever felt life is richer than the script you were handed, this episode gives you language, tools, and permission to choose the magical path with both feet, grounded, awake, and sovereign.If this resonates, tap follow, share with someone who needs the reminder to trust their signal, and leave a review telling us where your intuition speaks loudest.Support the showIf ever you'd like to connect, please don't hesitate to connect via my website www.jamiewhite.com. I am always open to feedback, reflections, guest / subject recommendations and anything else that might come up.Thank you for listening, Jamie x

December 11, 2025Episode 91 hr 28 min

The University of Life & Sebastian Tiaga

Ever reached a finish line and felt… nothing?In this episode, we open a raw, grounded exploration of what happens when the life you built on performance finally collapses, and why that collapse can become the most important turning point of your life.This is a journey from numbness to embodiment.From leaking energy to living with coherence.From chasing validation to standing in your own signal.Sebastian shares how bullying, shame, and the hunger to prove himself created a hollow drive, and how a dark night, kundalini practice, and radical honesty pulled him back into truth. Together, we explore sexual energy as life force: not something to control or suppress, but something to cultivate, honour, and channel.We dive deep into semen retention as transmutation, why porn and fantasy disconnect you from your body, and how to rebuild nervous system capacity so desire flows through you instead of blowing your circuits. Intimacy shifts from performance to presence, breath, pacing, sensation, and the courage to actually feel.We talk about erections and self-love, why sensitivity is a reward not a curse, and how clearing blocks in the body changes everything: your relationships, your creativity, your work, your leadership.When head, heart, and sex align, radiance replaces hustle.You push less, you create more, and you carry a quiet magnetism people feel before you even speak.The tools are simple, sleep, sunlight, clean food, daily practice, breath, devotion.But the effect is profound:You stop chasing.You start emitting.You become the signal.If you’re ready to reclaim your energy, question the scripts that keep you small, and build a body that can hold what your soul is asking for, press play.And if this resonates, subscribe, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review with one insight you’re committed to acting on this week.Support the showIf ever you'd like to connect, please don't hesitate to connect via my website www.jamiewhite.com. I am always open to feedback, reflections, guest / subject recommendations and anything else that might come up.Thank you for listening, Jamie x

November 27, 2025Episode 81 hr 21 min

The University of Life & Jaro Cabla

It starts with a simple question: “How are you, really?”What follows is a raw, honest conversation about growth, responsibility, and the quiet cost of success.Our guest built a massive audience as a travel creator, then pivoted into mentorship, now leading a 20-person team. That shift comes with new weight: guiding people, protecting energy, and keeping your voice intact when others help you speak. We explore the difference between being stretched by meaningful work and being drained by misaligned effort, the kind that burns you out even when the schedule looks “light.”We talk about mentorship as an accelerator: how paying for guidance can save years of trial and error, and why the most important system to scale is your nervous system. Behind every reel and strategy lies the simple truth, your body has to be able to hold what your vision demands.The breakthrough comes through presence. Through documenting life instead of performing it. Through small, honest beginnings, like selling everything for a one-way ticket to New Zealand, and waiting eight months before pressing record. Once the first step is taken, momentum, confidence, and community follow.Midway, we pause for a live heart-check: separating head noise from inner knowing. The clarity that comes is simple, keep sharing, protect health, guard presence. We explore flow state through the everyday, surfing, cooking, sea swims, dancing, the moments that bring the body back online and the mind back home.We also go deep on creative business: how brand deals built the foundation but limited freedom, and how teaching others can widen your impact while reclaiming your voice.If you’ve ever wondered how to stay authentic while scaling, how to respond to hundreds of DMs without losing your centre, or how to tell if you’re tired or truly off-track, this episode will meet you right where you are.Expect honest talk on boundaries, creativity, and community. Expect no slogans, just soul.If it resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs a nudge toward their next step, and leave a review telling us what you’ll begin, or return to, this week.Support the showIf ever you'd like to connect, please don't hesitate to connect via my website www.jamiewhite.com. I am always open to feedback, reflections, guest / subject recommendations and anything else that might come up.Thank you for listening, Jamie x

November 19, 2025Episode 71 hr 5 min

The University of Life & Talia Di Giulio

What if the fastest way to better work… is to slow down and build a stronger family?In this episode I sit with Talia, speaker, guide, and proud “wellness warrior”, to explore how motherhood reshaped her sense of purpose, softened her drive, and deepened her relationship with her body and nervous system. From the vulnerability of a Kambo ceremony to the fierce trust of a home water birth, this conversation unpacks agency, presence, and the village it takes to raise both children and leaders.We challenge the false divide between family and ambition, and discover how parenthood can actually sharpen focus. When time gets shorter, clarity gets stronger: fewer performance games, more essential action, cleaner boundaries. Talia shares how orienting toward service dissolves anxiety, how radical responsibility transforms mental health, and how every birth story imprints a family’s first memory of trust or tension.We speak to the cost of living numb, the power of small rituals, and the compounding return of calm. Sleep, breath, presence, and saying no, these become the cornerstones of capacity.At its heart, this is a call to re-centre presence. To honour mothers without shaming their choices. To invite fathers in as true partners. And to bring back the village — grandparents, friends, and community, who remind us we were never meant to do it all alone.Whether you’re a parent or not, this conversation offers a blueprint for a calmer, clearer, more integrated life, where work serves what you love, not the other way around.If this episode speaks to you, follow the show, share it with someone who needs a gentler gear, and leave a review telling us what you’re choosing to slow down for this week.Support the showIf ever you'd like to connect, please don't hesitate to connect via my website www.jamiewhite.com. I am always open to feedback, reflections, guest / subject recommendations and anything else that might come up.Thank you for listening, Jamie x