Nion Radio With Nick Onken

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In NION Radio, Nick Onken explores the body, mind, and soul of the creative entrepreneur, bringing you inspiring guests to help take your creativity, business, and life to the next level.

Episodes

  • 204: Eleven – Transitioning to Non-Binary

    21/07/2021 Duration: 01h08min

    “It’s been quite the hero’s journey, y’all.” - Eleven Welcome back to ONKEN RADIO (previously NION Radio) the podcast where we explore the body, mind, and soul of the creative entrepreneur. It’s my goal to help you take your creativity, business, and life to the next level. I’m so glad you’re joining me on this journey! Today, I’m excited to bring to you a dear friend of mine, Eleven. We met about eight years ago on set shooting for Tori Kelly, who’s actually a previous podcast guest from 2014. Eleven was doing makeup for the shoot and after meeting we became friends — we even went out on a couple of dates way back in the day!  I’m excited to have Eleven here today to teach us about what it means to transition into non-binary. Let me just give you a little preview here: “Vulnerability is your superpower. Sharing with people the process and what’s coming up in real time goes back to that same thing — authenticity. I think when we can be vulnerable and show up and be like, ‘Hey guys, I don’t have all the ans

  • 203: What is Identity Alchemy?

    07/07/2021 Duration: 20min

    “The idea is to align your identity with your optical brand.” - Nick Onken As you may know, we’re in the process of creating an identity alchemy course, so in this episode, we're going to break it down. What is it? How do we use it in our daily lives? How does it play a role in our personal business or brand? At its core, identity alchemy is the deconstruction of the self, then the curation of the new version of the self, and finally becoming who that is. Once you understand the three parts of this process, you can use them to help you build your personal brand and tell your story authentically. Listen in as I explain why building a personal brand is important, how to build a personal brand, and how brands can connect with their audience. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And please leave me a Rating and Review! “People want to know that who you are as a person is the same person you’re putting out into public.” - Nick Onken Some things we learn in this podcast: How to tell

  • 202: Gary Zukav – Becoming a Universal Human

    22/06/2021

    “The basic choice is love or fear.” - Gary Zukav I have been reading Gary Zukav's bestselling books for years. He was a Green Beret, he’s been on the Oprah show 34 times, and he's all about helping people step into their authentic power. It was great to chat with him about his own spiritual journey, his struggle with sex addiction, and the path to becoming a universal human. Gary is a kindred soul who shares the belief that mirrors are how we grow and that’s what spiritual partnerships are. He's on a mission to show us how we can expand beyond the limitations of the five senses through spiritual growth, expanded consciousness, and a process of consulting our intuition. Listen in as Gary shares what multi-sensory perception is, how to create authentic power, and how we can expand our consciousness. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And please leave me a Rating and Review! “Every creation is a co-creation.” - Gary Zukav Some things we learn in this podcast: What started Gary’

  • 201: Deconstructing & Implementing Self-Care

    09/06/2021

    “Self-care is all about coming back to a place of wholeness.”- Nick Onken I had a really interesting conversation this week all about self-care. What does self-care mean? Why is it so important? In this week's episode of ONKEN radio, I want to share the path that I’ve taken along my own spiritual journey. I am constantly reminded that it is so important to do things for yourself. It makes your impact on the world more sustainable and you’ll be able to bring a higher level of energy to your endeavors each day. Listen in as I share what I’ve been through and how self-care has become such a huge part of my life over the past few years. I also share some of my favorite self-care tips, tricks, and products. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And please leave me a Rating and Review! “Self-care is all about coming back to a place of wholeness.”- Nick Onken Some things we learn in this podcast: How to overcome a difficult time [5:00] Ways to improve your quality of life [8:45] W

  • 200: Creating Together in Partnership with Vienna Pharaon and Connor Beaton

    26/05/2021 Duration: 01h17min

    “The relationship is a third body.” - Connor Beaton This week we're talking about couples with a couple. Vienna Pharaon and Connor Beaton have both been guests on the podcast before, but that was well before they got engaged! Now they are an official pair and they work together and separately as therapists. Vienna is a couples' therapist and Connor works predominantly with men doing a lot of shadow work. We chat about co-creating as a couple, what they’ve created together and what that has looked like, and how a couple working together can create safety for each other. Listen in to today's episode as Vienna Pharaon and Connor Beaton explain what makes a healthy relationship, how to deal with codependency, and how to navigate conflict. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And please leave me a Rating and Review! “When we’re in conflict, there’s an opportunity to learn something new about the self and the other.” - Vienna Pharaon Some things we learn in this podcast: When did C

  • 199: 3 Tips on Creating Under Pressure

    12/05/2021

    “We are the midwives of creativity.” - Nick Onken This week on ONKENradio, we are going to discuss some practical tips to help you create under pressure. Especially with my schedule, every week and every month look different. When you're being asked to create with a deadline like I am with this podcast, it can be challenging to do your best work. With a little guidance, a little practice, and a little help from your friends, it is totally possible to find your inspiration — even under pressure. Once you've mastered my recipe for creating under pressure, you can use the same skillset in avenues outside of your professional life, too. I talk about why I started this podcast, how my childhood affects my creativity today, and what exactly the process of identity alchemy is that I am undergoing. Listen in to this episode to find out how to create under pressure, ways to maximize your creativity, and how to stay present. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And please leave me a Rating a

  • 198: Jim Poole – Hacking Your Way to Deep Stress Relief and Body Recovery

    28/04/2021 Duration: 01h33min

    “Everything is about frequency. NuCalm is about managing frequencies.” - Jim Poole In this week's episode of Onken Radio, I go in-depth with the Founder and CEO of NuCalm, Jim Poole. Before he met the inventor of NuCalm, Jim had been a part of plenty of large companies, but after learning about the potential power of NuCalm's neuroscience technology aimed at managing the human brain, he quickly became a convert. Now NuCalm is being used by 49 professional sports teams, has been adopted by the U.S. military, and is newly available for personal use on a subscription-based plan. Want to try it out? Use the coupon code "nickonken50" at checkout over at NuCalm.com for 50% off your first month. Listen in as Jim explains what NuCalm does, how stress and sleep are related, and the key to mindfulness. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And please leave me a Rating and Review! “NuCalm is designed to balance the autonomic nervous system, meaning it’s designed to stop the sabotage of fear

  • 197: Healing & Traversing the Fabric of the Matrix with Ayahuasca

    13/04/2021 Duration: 43min

    “I found myself at the outer reaches of the universe.” - Nick Onken I just had a huge week and I'm bursting to tell you all about it! If you've been listening along, you'll already know that I’ve been doing plant medicine for a couple of years now, but this past week was something completely new. I visited the Arkana Spiritual Center in Peru where I was welcome as a part of the family to experience some of the most powerful and profound plant medicines on the planet. Over the course of a week, I was able to enjoy the effects of peyote, DMT, and ayahuasca under the watchful care of the amazing team at Arkana. My own journey of consciousness is deeply linked to my creativity and the more I learn, the more I want to share with you. Listen in as I talk in more detail about my recent excursion to the Arkana Spiritual Center, an Ayahuasca Retreat Center in Peru. I share how a sweat lodge works, why people take ayahuasca, and how to ensure that you have a positive experience when taking plant medicines and psychede

  • 196: Alyson Stoner – Transcending Yourself Through the Art of Movement

    24/03/2021 Duration: 01h04min

    “There is poetry in how you treat yourself.” - Alyson Stoner I'm really pumped to share today's episode with Alyson Stoner. You have probably already heard of Alyson, a former actor, singer, and dancer. She has been working in the Hollywood entertainment world for over 20 years — since she was a kid! She’s performed with Missy Elliot, Outkast, and Ludacris, and she regularly works with Disney Channel. Now she is producing, writing, and directing, and is one of the founders of Movement Genius where she teaches people how to heal themselves through movement. She is also a vocal advocate for mental health and I love that she is on track to become the best version of herself. In this episode, Alyson and I talk about what it was like growing up in an adult world, how she learned to connect with people who shared similar interests, and how to use movement to get to know ourselves. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And please leave me a Rating and Review! “I was the actress who couldn

  • 195: Identity Alchemy: What I Learned From My First Big Photo Job

    10/03/2021 Duration: 16min

    “At the beginning, I didn’t even feel worthy to work with a brand like Nike.” In today's episode of Onken Radio, I’m going to share with you some of my history and a story about my path during the deconstruction phase of my life. I’ve been working on a lot of identity alchemy projects recently and this means that I've been deconstructing things about my past that I don’t necessarily want to deconstruct. I've been mulling over what it really means to become better versions of ourselves, why there's no such thing as a professional misstep, and how knowing who you don't want to be can help you on your journey to finding out who you do want to be. I've also been unpacking the impact of my first big job and the struggles I went through afterward. Landing a huge gig can be a great confidence booster, but if that immediate success isn't instantly followed by a slew of new and greater successes, your path forward can become daunting. Learning all of this has helped me to create the facets of my upcoming Identity Alc

  • 194: Dr. G – Healing the Body & Mind to Create with Soul

    24/02/2021

    “The answer to us is not an algorithm; it is so much more complex than that.” On this episode on ONKEN Radio, we have my man Dr. Christian Gonzalez in the house. Going by the name Dr. G, he is a holistic doctor and oncologist with his own private practice and he even has his own podcast called Heal Thyself where he does product reviews and goes into detail about his journey to heal himself over the years. Today we are talking about healing the body and mind to create with soul. We dive into so many exciting topics from the act of creating to how chronic low-grade stress negatively affects people and how Dr. G got involved in holistic medicine. Dr. Christian Gonzalez shares why Traditional Chinese Medicine has too much influence over peoples’ health today, why nature is important for our health, and what a constant state of fear can do to the body. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And please leave me a Rating and Review! “There’s a place for all medicines, I just think we have

  • 193: Curate Your Container

    10/02/2021 Duration: 13min

    “The magic happens when we’ve created a container around it.” - Nick Onken Hello, fellow earthlings — welcome back to another episode of ONKEN RADIO (formerly NION Radio), the podcast where we explore the world of creativity, consciousness, and everything in between to help you alchemize your life to its fullest expression!  A Creative Alchemist is someone who alchemizes their inner world to create a more creative expression of their outer world — and to do that, they have to be dedicated to living a life in full-color. In this podcast, I want to share some concepts on how to activate that Creative Alchemist that’s inside all of you. Together, we will distill complex spiritual practices so that you can deepen your creative flow and create beautiful things.  What I’m going to share with you today is something that I’ve been practicing for many years, and I’m just now becoming aware of what it actually means for the creative process. It’s a method I call “curating your containers.” We have so many container

  • 192: Peter Crone – Hacking Out of Your Survival Mind

    27/01/2021

    “People can’t be held accountable for that which they’re oblivious to.” - Peter Crone For today's episode, we have with us the fabulous Peter Crone, self-proclaimed mind architect. He is in the business of helping people find the world of freedom — which is his main product — on the other side of the constraints of their subconscious. How does he do it? He helps his clients to completely rewire their brains by pushing them beyond a survival mental construct. He heightens their sense of awareness and demonstrates how the mind construct can translate to the metaphysical and spiritual world. In this episode, Peter shares what a mind architect does, what a survival mental construct looks like, and how to alter your perspective on your personal development. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And please leave me a Rating and Review! “Words are the wardrobe for the soul.” - Peter Crone Some things we learn in this podcast: How Peter came up with the professional title of ‘mind arc

  • 191: 20 Things I Learned in 2020

    13/01/2021 Duration: 36min

    “The universe is going to throw you cosmic bricks and they’re going to get bigger and bigger if you don’t listen to them.” Hey, guys, welcome back to ONKEN RADIO (previously NION Radio), the podcast where we explore the body, mind, and soul of the creative entrepreneur. It’s my goal to help you take your creativity, business, and life to the next level. I’m so glad you’re joining me on this journey! Part of the journey I’ve been on in the last few months is consolidating my personal brand. Don’t worry — photography is, and will always be, a part of my work. But, if you follow me, you know I’ve been getting my hands dirty with a lot of other creative ventures, which include making hats, painting murals, and recording this podcast. These new endeavors are the result of the spiritual journey I’ve taken over the last few years to awaken deeper levels of my creativity and consciousness. See, I believe that as we become a more true and complete version of ourselves, our work — our art — also reaches a more true

  • 190: Dopamine Detox

    27/05/2020 Duration: 15min

    “We get addicted to scrolling, to checking Facebook, to checking our text messages, to the point where we are actually doing nothing.” Today I want to dive into something that I’m calling The Dopamine Experiment. I had never done it before, but now I've done it a few times over the past couple of weeks and I'm hooked -- and this experiment goes way beyond a digital detox! If you’re anything like me, you’ve been struggling to focus at work ever since social media burst into our lives. My mind is always searching for that hit of dopamine. And we get addicted to scrolling. Having some extra time at home during the quarantine, I knew that this could be the perfect time to try out this reset plan. There are a few options to choose from with varying levels of strictness, so you can spend some time deciding which option is best for you to start with, and we talk about those options in today's episode. Listen in to learn about the benefits dopamine, what the three levels of a dopamine detox consist of, and why thi

  • 189: Jim Kwik – Becoming Limitless

    29/04/2020 Duration: 01h09min

    "If you fight for your limitations, you get to keep them." Today's exciting episode was produced in conjunction with the magazine Undo-Ordinary, and we have an exceptional returning guest, the fabulous Jim Kwik. We last did a podcast episode with Jim about four or five years ago already, so we were thrilled to sit him down to dive into his 20+ years spent as a kind of brain coach as well as going in-depth about his new book, "Limitless". In today's episode, Jim talks about how chronic stress affects the brain, ways to create more self-awareness, and why kindness is so important. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And please leave me a Rating and Review! “If you’re not motivated, you’re not getting out of that box.” Some things we learn in this podcast: What are the three M’s of becoming limitless [3:10] How chronic stress affects the brain [7:55] How mental health is the most important piece of survival [8:50] How to describe a survival mental construct [18:00] Why m

  • 188: Aaron Doughty – Channeling Your Creativity

    08/04/2020 Duration: 01h14min

    “A lot of spiritual awakening is questioning reality.” Hello everybody! I am sending my sincerest wishes that you are all happy and healthy and safe wherever you are in this big beautiful world of ours! I know it is a super stressful time for all of us and so I wanted to share an amazing conversation that I had recently to take your mind off of things for a little bit, so on this week's episode, we catch up with the ever-fabulous Aaron Doughty at his amazing space in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada. Aaron, as you probably already know, is a Youtuber and I have to say absolutely love what he brings to the world through this medium. I suppose that what I love most about his content is that he talks about everything spiritual -- you all know that is my jam! In our chat, we go in deep on topics like our own spiritual awakening, meditation tactics, and synchronicity as a by-product of the way reality works. Listen in as Aaron Doughty and I discuss self-love, the definition of alignment, and how to open up and be comforta

  • 187: Coronamania: From Survival To Creation

    25/03/2020 Duration: 20min

    “We have to learn to assess what is, shift our perspective, move forward, and do what we can to help other people.” Today I want to talk about what is happening now: the Coronapocalypse! Things are not as they once were. I have been seeking ways to live a deeper and more soulful life for as long as I can remember. And how does this relate to our current state of emergency? Survival to creation is something we feel on a daily basis that has been amplified during these scary times. There are three things being threatened: our health, our wealth, and our families. While I am worried about myself, I am much more worried about my family -- and I know I am not alone. A few future jobs of mine have already been canceled and this is happening across the board. It is a good time to take a step back and reassess. It is a great time to address and work on your coping methods. For example, one coping method that I have used in the past and continue to use is breathwork. I talk more in-depth about this practice in Epis

  • 186: You Are Not Your Human

    11/03/2020 Duration: 11min

    “Maybe this should be called ‘Living Your Meat Suit.’” This week we are continuing to unpack the list I made towards the end of 2019 on the 21 Things I Learned This Year. Our last episode was on the healing power of psychedelics and this really led me into a space of deeper understanding on the topic that we're going into detail about today: you are not your human. It may sound like a bizarre concept at first, but lately, I have been driving down this road of consciousness and spirituality. You are your consciousness, your spirit, your soul — whatever you want to call it. You are so much more than simply your body and that can be a difficult distinction to make. Listen in to learn what life is like after taking psychedelics, what keeps us from experiencing joy, and how to separate your spirit from your body. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And please leave me a Rating and Review! “Why don’t we live the best life we can — and that is up to us to create.” Some things we lear

  • 185: The Power of Psychedelics

    26/02/2020 Duration: 19min

    “I was on this rocket ship out of my body and into the universe and I found myself amongst the stars.” This week we're going far out, guys. As you probably know by now, I did a podcast episode at the end of last year about the 21 Things I Learned This Year. This year, we are dedicating one entire episode to each point on that list and this week, we're on number three: the healing power of psychedelics. A few years ago I went through a dark time. During that time I lost so much drive and I was searching for meaning in my life, so I began my first foray into the mystical world of psychedelic drugs and plant medicines. The first one I tried was DMT and since then I've also had experiences with ayahuasca and psilocybin mushrooms. You might recall that I talked about All Things Mushrooms & Creativity with Tero Isokauppila, the founder of Four Sigmatic, a food and beverage company that specializes in mushroom-based drinks. I also spent an episode with Gerry Powell discussing How Plant Medicine Can Change Your Lif

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