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WhenBrian Costello lost everything, he was able to understand what true healing is.
Brian Costello is the author of The Primordial Code, a former CrossFit gym owner, and a multi-time national beach sprinting champion who rebuilt his life from rock bottom into something he never planned for.
We open with the body, because the way you’re sitting right now is training how you'll walk into every conversation this week. Brian throws light on the root, heart, and crown, and how couches and cushions mask the signals your spine has been sending for decades. He shows why back chain dominance changes how people respond to you before you even speak.
From there we move into his story. A 250-pound snatch PR started the collapse, followed by a surgery he wouldn't do today. His wife had an affair with a close friend, and for nearly two years anger was the only emotion he could reach. A 30-day fast with his wife reset them both. Plant medicine and a move to Costa Rica followed. His book came through once he stopped trying to write the one he thought he owed people.
His brother Danny also gets real time here. Danny was vaccine-injured at 18 months and spent 20 years without a voice, but at age five he had a dream that his answer would come in the form of a board… You’ll want to hear this one!
You'll Learn:
[0:00] Introduction
[10:37] Fully taking up your space as physical and spiritual practice
[26:29] How the GOATa blueprint decodes durable human movement
[36:06] Primordial Flow turns the floor into a conversation with the body
[1:00:31] How CrossFit and a betrayal led Brian to rock bottom
[1:16:20] Finding a way out one bite at a time
[1:23:17] The 30-day fast that redefined abundance and healing
[1:31:04] Ancient healing discoveries that led Brian to write The Primordial Code
[1:49:58] The Primordial Code's fictional society and the real Confluence community it's inspiring
[3:03:17] Brian's brother, a nonverbal speller, and what spellers can teach us
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Resources Mentioned:
All We Know… ...Is In The Air by Danny Costello | Book
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Fast Like A Girl by Dr. Mindy Pelz | Book or Audiobook
Find more from Brian:
Brian Costello | Website
The Primordial Code | Audio Series
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