Joe Hawley played 8 years in the NFL for the Falcons and the Buccaneers before converting to minimalism, starting his blog (@manvandogblog) and traveling around North America with his dog Freedom. This episode was recorded inside of Joe’s pimped-out camper van at a campsite in Freeport, Maine. Topics explored: Van life Minimalism, downsizing, and simplifying your life The story of how Joe “manifested” his perfect van The power of thought: can we really manifest our reality? The Law of Attraction Intermittent Fasting The Dangers of the standard American diet The myths of eating fat Keto, Paleo, plant-based diets, Veganism Gut biome & micronutrients Why you might be getting tired after breakfast Does food have a vibration? What is intuitive eating? Can meditation prevent or help remediate brain trauma from high impact sports?  Resources: “Minimalism” documentary on Netflix “The Magic Pill” on Netflix Headspace App  InsightTimer App The Surrender Experiment by Michael A, Singer The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer 10% Happier by Dan Harris I would love to share some more magic with you. I’m always learning cool things that I can’t always fit in the podcasts. Drop your email address hereeeee to get dope extras and deeper dives with The Thought Room Newsletter.  Subscribe to The Thought Room:  iTunes | https://tinyurl.com/qp3mqnp Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/wxyzmdw Stitcher | https://tinyurl.com/wrxv39g Connect with Hallie Rose: Website | www.thoughtroompodcast.com  Thought Room IG | https://www.instagram.com/thoughtroompodcast/  Hallie Rose IG | https://www.instagram.com/hallie_rosebud/ Email | thoughtroompodcast@gmail.com  Sign up for the weekly Newsletter | www.thoughtroompodcast.com  Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/thoughtroom The Thought Room is offered freely and funded entirely by listener support. All interviews are done in-person for better chemistry, more intimacy, and more powerful storytelling. Donations to this podcast support travel expenses and pay for the fees of our podcast hosting platform.  → Click here to support The Thought Room on Patreon so we can keep alchemizing epic magic for thine ears! Your support really makes a difference.  Special thanks to Emmy-Award winning composer Kodomo (Chris Child) for allowing us to use his brilliant track Concept 1 as our theme song. The Thought Room is a combination of edge-of-your-seat storytelling and groundbreaking interviews with celebrated thought-leaders like Erick Godsey and many more from around the world. Recorded everywhere from hotel rooms in New York City, to a camper van in Maine; from the coastal forests of Costa Rica, to a picnic blanket amongst grapes in a vineyard in Sedona—host Hallie Rose captures rich, face-to-face interviews and intimate storytelling in a variety of eccentric locations. From musicians to mathematicians, life coaches to psychonauts, PhDs to professional athletes—we’ll invite them all to step into the Thought Room to spill their stories and share their most distilled wisdom. The show covers a breadth of topics including psychology, spirituality, sex & relationships, psychedelics, ayahuasca, non-violent communication, law of attraction, bio-hacking, fitness, nutrition, alternative health, personal development, business & entrepreneurship, mindfulness, yoga, and meditation.   Quotes from my guests on Psychedelics: “Psychedelics are like a direct portal to the Psyche” - Erick Godsey “What my experience with psychedelics has taught me is that all the magic is here!” - Kyle Buller “The medicines have a way of changing one's perspective powerfully and profoundly.” - Luke Storey “Psychedelics are not suppressed because they are dangerous to users; they’re suppressed because they provoke unconventional thought, which threatens any number of elites and institutions that would rather do our thinking for us.” - Dr. Dennis McKenna   Quotes from my guests on Consciousness: “I’m a true believer that our lives are a product of our imaginati