The Choice to Grow

"It takes courage to push yourself to places you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to stay tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais NinWhat tools, practices and perspectives can help you to thrive more in life? To build your abilities for using challenges and unfamiliar experiences as powerful opportunities to grow and add value?The Choice to Grow tunes into stories of positive impact. Spotlighting change makers, innovators and trailblazers in wellness, leadership, music, and art whose continual choice to grow is adding value, forging innovation and opening up new possibilitiies around the world.Each guest is someone who’s met plenty of obstacles and challenges and continues to make the key choice — The Choice to Grow and to keep on growing.Dialogues, discoveries, tips and tools for an extraordinary life that feels great and inspires others to grow."Just when the

The Choice to Grow is a business podcast hosted by Scott Schwenk, with 34 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Scott Schwenk hosts The Choice to Grow, a business show with 34 episodes published.

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  Maude Hirst on Trusting Intuition Over Logic

  Mar 23, 20261h 18mS0

  <p>In this dynamic dialogue, Scott Schwenk and guest Maude Hirst dive right into the heart of navigating through a series of major life changes with so many unpredictable elements at play.</p><p>Together they explore the courage and real life changes it takes to trust the quiet signals of the body over the loud arguments of the mind.</p><p>Maude pivoted from a life of performing and a familiar life as an actress on a hit TV show to training to help people grow through meditation and breath and within a short bit of time was married...

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  Feel It. Don't Fight It. Charlie Goldsmith on Growth Without Resistance

  Feb 23, 20261h 26mS0

  <p>In this expansive and eye-opening conversation, Scott Schwenk sits down with globally recognized energy healer and author Charlie Goldsmith to explore the mechanics of how we can heal deeply and powerfully, beyond what our limiting beliefs tell us is possible. </p><p>Charlie shares a radically simple but profound teaching: growth is not about fixing yourself — it’s about feeling what you feel without rejection. From parts work (healing shadow) and overwhelm to generational conditioning and the true nature of money, this dialogue reframes suffering, healing, and success through the lens of acceptance.</p><p>Charlie also leads a power...

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  Stillness, Surrender, and the Sacred: Elena Brower on Holding Nothing

  Nov 17, 20251h 18mS0

  <p>In this heartfelt conversation, Scott Schwenk welcomes author, poet, and teacher Elena Brower for a luminous dialogue centered on her new book Hold Nothing. Together, they explore what it means to live—and love—with radical honesty, spiritual discipline, and open-hearted presence. Elena shares the intimate stories, somatic wisdom, and poetic insights that shaped this newest offering, weaving themes of motherhood, grief, recovery, and devotion. A timely conversation about courage, creativity, and choosing to hold nothing back.</p><p>Elena Brower – Teacher, Author, Artist</p><p>Mother, mentor, poet, artist, volunteer, bestselling author and host of the Practice You Podcas...

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  Stillness, Surrender, and the Sacred: Elena Brower on Holding Nothing

  Nov 17, 20251h 18mS0

  <p>In this heartfelt conversation, Scott Schwenk welcomes author, poet, and teacher Elena Brower for a luminous dialogue centered on her new book Hold Nothing. Together, they explore what it means to live—and love—with radical honesty, spiritual discipline, and open-hearted presence. Elena shares the intimate stories, somatic wisdom, and poetic insights that shaped this newest offering, weaving themes of motherhood, grief, recovery, and devotion. A timely conversation about courage, creativity, and choosing to hold nothing back.</p><p>Elena Brower – Teacher, Author, Artist</p><p>Mother, mentor, poet, artist, volunteer, bestselling author and host of the Practice You Podcas...

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  Emergent Leadership for a Thriving Planet with Abigail Lynam

  Nov 10, 20251h 14mS0

  <p>In this episode of The Choice to Grow, Scott Schwenk is joined by systems thinker, educator, and inner development guide Dr. Abigail Lynam. Together, they explore what it means to lead during planetary transformation—how our internal development shapes our external impact. From generational healing to the science of interconnectedness, Abigail shares her path through grief, shadow, and emergence. A profound dialogue on belonging, leadership, and the conscious evolution of systems and self.</p><p><br></p><p>Abigail Lynam</p><p>Abigail Lynam is a guide for transformation—of self, of systems, of the shared life we inhabit. As a...

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