My guest today is Elec Simon. Elec refers to himself as a “host-tainer” - he’s an event emcee and percussionist based in Orlando, FL, combining his passion for rhythm and entertainment. Originally from Ohio, Elec has performed Stomp on Broadway, was a Cleveland Cavaliers entertainer, and has emceed for the likes of Lewis Howes. Elec’s journey in the entertainment world has allowed him to connect with diverse audiences and leave a lasting impact through the power of music and words. He brings so much energy and excitement to his audiences, but it wasn’t an easy journey to get to where he is today. Join us to hear all about Elec’s incredibly inspiring journey!Connect with Elec:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elecsimon/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Elecsimon333Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

On this solo podcast, I’m sharing some stories and moments from my life before I got sober, my “life of the party/party animal/rock star era.” Whilst most people know me now as a pretty chill sober dude that does a bunch of yoga and meditates, I used to be a MASSIVE partier and I’ve got a lot of wild stories. Some of these stories might strike you as kinda funny, others might shock you, others are just plain embarrassing.The reality is, I’m not proud of the way I used to live my life and show up in the world. I’m sharing these stories from my party days - not to glorify my behavior back then - but because I want to show people that they don’t have to take the same route I took, and that if you want it, change IS possible. I was 37 when I realized what I really wanted in my life! I have learned to see my past as what has shaped me to become the person I am today, but that my past also doesn’t define me.Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

Rachel Brooks is the owner and an instructor at Seeking Space Yoga and Yin Yoga Space in Portland, OR.A Portland-native, Rachel opened Seeking Space Yoga in 2017 as a first time business owner and brand new yoga teacher! She continued to work her “day job” at a mortgage company and bartend at night whilst also running and teaching at the yoga studio - it was a lot!Throughout her eighteen years in the service industry, Rachel found yoga to be a positive way she could wind down after her bartending shifts. It is Rachel’s belief that yin yoga can help tremendously with anxiety, detox and trauma, and she found herself looking for a place she could practice after her shifts. A longtime advocate of accessible yoga, Rachel founded Yin Yoga Space in 2022 in part to open up yoga as an option for workers in Portland’s service and sex industries.Connect with Rachel:Instagram: @yogabrooksSeeking Space Yoga:Instagram: @seekingspaceyoga Website: https://www.seekingspaceyoga.com/Yin Yoga Space and Sin Yin Yoga:Instagram: @yinyogaspaceInstagram: @sinyinyogaWebsite: https://www.yinyogaspace.com/Sin Yin Yoga programBe the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

Frank Turner is an English punk and folk singer-songwriter. He began his career as the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, then embarked upon an acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005. He’s been super successful as a solo musician, releasing nine solo studio albums to date, with his most recent studio album, FTHC, reaching number 1 in the UK albums chart in 2022. He’s performed over 2,800 shows over 48 countries, and he’s opened for the Boss himself - Bruce Springsteen! Franks tenth studio album, “Undefeated”, which he'd just finished recording when we chatted last year, is to be released on May 3, 2024.But it wasn’t an easy road to success - Frank’s first solo performance was to a “crowd” of 2 and it took him over 3 years to build up to where his previous band, Million Dead, left off. Join me and Frank for this episode as Frank opens up about his decision to launch his solo career at age 23 by following his “art.” Frank Turner's music:Website: https://frank-turner.com/Pre-order his new album, Undefeated: https://frankturner.orcd.co/undefeated.OWESocial Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankturnermusicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankturnerYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FrankTurner/videosBe the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

Nikki Weaver is an actress, a yoga teacher, a trained massage therapist, and an art therapist. She leveraged her diverse skill to co-found the Portland Playhouse and she now leads On The Inside, a non-profit supporting incarcerated women through creative connection. On the Inside is currently operating in prisons in Oregon, Nebraska, Wyoming, Missouri and Virginia. Nikki also runs wellness retreats for women.Nikki has witnessed first-hand the creative power that art making has in healing emotional, mental, and spiritual beliefs. In this episode, we cover how she empowers women through connection to their bodies, each other and their spirits. Connect with Nikki and her work:On the Inside:Website: https://www.ontheinside.space/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ontheinside2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ontheinside.spaceNikki Weaver:Website: https://www.nikkimarieweaver.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikkiweaverBe the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

My guest on today's episode is my dear friend and my housemate, Zacharia Azar. Zach was a paramedic and professional firefighter in New Mexico. He owed his own home and had 2 cars. He had a great life! But then he failed a drug test, was fired from his dream job, and his life spiralled downwards for a number of years. Learn how Zach picked himself up from rock bottom, became a registered nurse and is finally living his dream life.Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

This episode is another solo episode.  I wish I could say that I haven’t struggled with holding grudges in the past, but I have! There was a time in my life not too terribly long ago that I held a HUGE grudge. This grudge had a large and shitty ripple effect on my life and on a lot of people that I love...Dive into this episode to hear more about this grudge, the impact that it had, and how I let it go.Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

Today I am joined by Derrick Green. Derrick is the lead singer of the Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura and co-host of the plant-based travel TV show, Highway To Health.Sepultura is a world famous metal band that’s been around since 1984 - Derrick’s been the lead singer since 1997 - he's one of the few African American men in metal music Derrick’s been vegetarian for 38 years, vegan for 5 years and sober for 3 and a half years!  Connect with Derrick:Social Media:https://www.instagram.com/derrickgreenofficial/https://www.instagram.com/highwaytohealthofficial/https://www.instagram.com/sepultura/Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

How does one set intentions?  Good question! In this episode, I take you through my journey where I learned how to set powerful intentions that helped me make massive shifts in my life AND I share my step-by-step intention-setting process with you. In fact, ALL of the intentions I set when I started this process in May 2020 have since come to fruition - plus SO many more! One example? I went from working two jobs that I HATED (working at pizza spot and, believe it or not, a liquor store!), to delivering workshops all over the country, teaching yoga at various studios across Portland, touring with my two bands and absolutely LOVING my work! I now make a living from doing what I love :)Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

Day Bibb is the founder of Om Thrive,  a nonprofit organization that provides free online yoga classes to survivors of domestic violence. Day is also the founder and CEO of Helen Rose Skincare, which makes handmade, all-natural, eco-friendly skincare products. A native Portlander, she’s a mother to two daughters, a yoga instructor and a domestic violence survivor and advocate.I hope you enjoy this episode with Day Bibb - she’s a powerhouse and a true inspiration!Connect with Day Bibb:Websites: https://helenroseco.com/https://omthrive.org/Social Media:https://facebook.com/helenroseskincarehttps://instagram.com/helenroseskincarehttps://instagram.com/omthrivefoundationBe the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

In the very first episode of this podcast, I shared a little of my own personal story: “How I went from beer-chugging meathead to sober vegan yoga instructor.” In this episode, I expand on the impact that the party lifestyle that I used to lead had on me, what I think it means to truly be a “rockstar”, and some tips for how to live that “rockstar” lifestyle whilst sober! Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

Bonnie Weeks is a yoga teacher and coach who mentors others on how to amplify their voice. I’ve known Bonnie since 2020 - I took one of her yoga classes that she was running out of her garage and it  was like nothing I had ever experienced before! Since that time, I’ve done two different yoga-related trainings with Bonnie - she was, and still is, such an inspiration to me! In this episode, we chat about Bonnie's journey from being raised Mormon (she got married and gave birth to her first child whilst still in college) to sharing nude photographs of herself online and sharing sexy poetry prompts with her followers, getting into yoga, taking on leadership roles and growing her following on social media, all while raising three kids!Connect with Bonnie Weeks:Website: www.carrotbowlbonnie.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carrot_bowl_bonnie/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexysundaywithbonnie/Ways to work with Bonnie Weeks:Flow SchoolStudio BCoaching Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

My last solo episode was on the topic of success, so I thought it would be relevant to follow that one up with the topic of failure. Something I know a thing or two about, being in the music business! In fact, if I believed all the “nos" I've received over the years, I would have given up on music way back in 2002!  In this episode I talk about whether rejection equates to failure, my advice for how to deal with rejection, the breakdown and "failure" of my marriage and MORE!Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

Jonathan Horstmann is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and the creative force behind Urban Heat, an American post-punk band from Austin, Texas.  Urban Heat had a viral moment on TikTok in 2022, with their single “Have You Ever” being viewed over a million times. I'd been into Urban Heat for a while, and after I saw them perform live, I knew I had to get Jonathan on the podcast! Jonathon was such a commanding force on stage - his epic performance, stage presence and charisma blew me away!! I’d never seen an African American man front that kind of band…I’d never seen anything like it!  In this episode, Jonathan shares his deeply personal story of overcoming a heroin addiction, how it led him to discover meditation and sound healing, and how he's incorporated these practices into his daily life to manage the symptoms of the mental illnesses he suffers from. Check out the official music video for Have You Ever, and Urban's Heat's upcoming tour dates.Follow Urban Heat:Website: https://www.urbanheatband.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbanheatband/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@urbanheatbandFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/urbanheatbandTwitter: https://twitter.com/urbanheatbandYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UrbanHeatbandBe the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

I often say that happiness and success aren’t off limits to anyone! That happiness and success are truly available to all! But what does that truly mean? How do we define happiness and success?In this episode, I invite to you to reflect on these questions, and I share my own personal definition of what success looks like on me.  Because I believe that the answers to these questions aren't found in dictionary definitions, or in societally dictated versions of what success supposedly looks like. I believe that success is PERSONAL.  That we've each gotta define what success and happiness looks like and feels like for ourselves. Coz it looks different for everyone! Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

Debbie Baxter (she/her) is a mother, artist, fine art photographer, author of NEST, and creator/founder of The Nest Project, Inc, an arts nonprofit. Debbie turns life's pain and challenges into beautiful works of art.  In this episode, Debbie shares her powerful story of how she used art as a way to make sense of, and hold, her pain and wounding from a challenging childhood in small town Ohio. The human-sized nest she built in her own backyard provided her with the healing she’d been searching for, and she knew that others could also benefit from this form of art therapy.  Debbie has since traveled to multiple cities worldwide building handmade nests, and photographed close to 400 people naked in those nests. Her continued mission is to create projects that inspire and remind us to slow down, tend to our wounds, and reflect on how we treat the vulnerable parts of ourselves and the vulnerable members of our society.Check out Debbie Baxter's NEST Book and her upcoming Bali Nest RetreatsConnect with Debbie Baxter: Website: www.debbiebaxter.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenestproject/Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

Diversity, inclusiveness and accessibility are much needed in the yoga space.  As someone who has pretty much always been the only Black man in the yoga studio, it's important that we break down the assumptions and perceptions about what yoga is and who yoga is for.  Because I once thought that yoga wasn’t for me, and that I was excluded from it. But I gave it a shot, and it changed my life. Yoga isn’t about image or aspiration. To me, it's a sacred ritual, it's an everyday physical, mental, emotional and spiritual practice. Yoga is not ours to co-opt, but rather, we should share the space and expand its reach so that it includes ALL people. I want those who may be feeling like I did, who feel excluded from yoga, to know that it’s for them, too. That they can practice yoga and benefit from it, too.That’s why I chose to become a yoga teacher, that’s why I’m using my platform to show that just like success and happiness, yoga isn’t off limits to anyone. Because I  know that yoga isn't only for a certain segment of people. I want to let ALL people know that yoga is for them - that yoga doesn’t have a size, a weight or a color!! Yoga is TRULY available to all!If you want to practice yoga with me, I currently teach at three locations in-person in Portland, Oregon. You can view my current teaching schedule and book a yoga class with me using the link HERE.Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

It’s our FIRST episode with a guest - and our guest is Matt Brunson, guitarist for the doomy yet groovy, legendary metal band, none which is heavier - CROWBAR!!  When I came up with the concept for this podcast early last year, I KNEW that Matt had to be my first guest, because I KNEW the impact he would have on people. Matt’s a total metalhead - and you know the stereotype of a metalhead.  Hard, tattooed, longhaired and certainly don’t show emotion! But Matt flips that script on its head. Sure, Matt is longhaired, covered in tattoos and he’s in one of the heaviest metal bands in the world  - BUT he always seems so cool, calm and collected, no matter WHAT the situation! HOW does he do it?!  He credits it to the breathwork practices that he learned through martial arts - he teaches Korean Han Mu Do and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Listen as Matt and I chat about Crowbar, martial arts, breathwork, anger management, and how to be yourself.Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!

What’s up good people! My name is Nick Harris and I'm the host of The Power Of Positivity Podcast.  I’ve been blessed to be able to do a lot of things and live a lot of life at my age.  I was once a beer-chugging meathead. I would drink 40s almost every night in college - I was the party captain of my rugby team, and would lead our team in drunken rugby songs. I smoked pot all day, every single day.  I’d take 4 foot bong rips, smoke joints - however I could smoke it!I co-owned a bar called the California Burger Bar with my good mate, Permanent Mark, in Palma De Mallorca, Spain - as you can imagine, it was nuts!I toured all over the world playing heavy metal music with my band Armed for Apocalypse, partying up a storm.This is the life I lived, from the age of 22 through to the age of 37 - for almost 16 years! I partied, I smoked pot every single day, there were months that I’d go without having a single day off from drinking. This is the life I lived until I got sober 6 years ago. I went from absolute party animal and super stoner to where I am now: a vegan yoga instructor with a bunch of tattoos. This is the story of how I got here!Be the first to know when the latest episodes of The Power of Positivity Podcast drop, and receive more POSITIVE content emailed to you weekly by signing up to my newsletter! If you'd like to learn how to set positive intentions using the power of “I AM” statements, you can claim your copy of my free intention setting worksheet on my website. Follow me on Instagram @blakk_wylde and on Facebook Nick Harris and together, let's spread love, gratitude and positivity!!