The Spirit Collective

Ariane interviews remarkable people from business, finance, sport, music, and beyond about a side of their lives they rarely discuss: their spiritual path. Honest conversations about spirituality, purpose, and personal growth, with people you wouldn't expect. New episodes weekly.

The Spirit Collective is a society podcast hosted by Ariane de Bonvoisin, with 10 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.

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  Episode #10

  Why Elite Performers Are Quietly Turning to Spirituality: Andy Walshe on the Hidden Link Between Success and Spirituality

  Aug 18, 20261h 4mS1

  Andy Walshe has spent more than two decades coaching some of the world's highest performers, from Olympic athletes to Red Bull's global roster of extreme talent, to executives, entrepreneurs, and the team behind Felix Baumgartner's historic jump from the edge of space. But after decades studying elite performers, Andy believes the greatest differentiators aren't talent, fitness, or even mindset. They're purpose, character, self-compassion, and learning when to rest or slow down. In this episode of The Spirit Collective, Ariane de Bonvoisin sits down with Andy to explore the spiritual side of high performance, why recovery fuels excellence, why self-compassion is a performance tool, and how down-regulating, relaxing, and becoming more human may be the ultimate competitive advantage. Whether you're leading a company, raising a family, competing at the highest level, or simply trying to navigate modern life with more intention, Andy offers a refreshing perspective on real success that is practical, simple, and profound. What We Cover: 00:00 – Intro 2:53 – Andy's Journey to Becoming One of the World's Leading High-Performance Coaches 12:27 – Why Purpose and Spirituality Matter to High Performance 15:41 – What Really Separates Elite Performers From Everyone Else 16:46 – The Character Traits Great Leaders Need Under Pressure 18:30 – Learning to Trust Your Intuition and Listen to Your Body's Signals 22:39 – The Bear Exercise and How Resilience Can Be Trained 27:58 – Self-Compassion and Why It May Be an Overlooked Key to High Performance 29:59 – How Andy Defines Spirituality Through Passion, Purpose, Belief, and a Deeper "Why" 32:43 – The Role of Mindfulness, Meditation, and Nature in Human Performance 37:54 – What Elite Athletes Can Teach Business Leaders and Executives 39:39 – The Quickest Way to Improve a Team's Performance 43:37 – What Felix Baumgartner's Historic Jump Taught Andy About Courage, Preparation, and Risk 50:04 – What Turning 60 Revealed About What Really Matters 54:20 – Raising Resilient, Curious Children in a Distracted World 58:12 – Why Learning to Relax May Be the Ultimate Performance Advantage 1:01:35 – Why Recovery Matters as Much as Training About Andy Walshe: Andy Walshe is now the founding partner and Chief Performance Officer of Liminal Collective. Widely recognized as one of the few global authorities on elite human performance, he has spent decades at the frontier of human achievement, including at Red Bull and the Olympics — spanning research, innovation, and applied practice across sport, arts, military, and business. Today, his work sits at the intersection of advanced technology, creativity, and experiential immersion, designing systems that continue to unlock potential for elite performance and make those capabilities accessible to the mainstream. Connect With Andy: Website: liminalcollective.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liminal.collective/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-liminal-collective/ About Liminal Collective: A global network of people doing humanity's hardest work — bringing together elite performers across sport, military, arts, and business to unlock human potential at scale. People & Organizations Referenced: Felix Baumgartner — Red Bull athlete behind the historic stratosphere jump Cirque du Soleil — mentioned as a Liminal Collective program partner Bart the Bear — the grizzly used in Andy's famous Montana training exercise Jurgen — Liminal Collective team member who coined "there's no win or lose, it's win or learn" Tools & Practices Mentioned: Float tanks / sensory deprivation tanks Sound pods Cold plunge Breathwork The "three-day effect" — Andy's term for the shift that happens after three days in nature without digital connection About Ariane de Bonvoisin: Ariane de Bonvoisin is the founder of The Spirit Collective, a podcast at the intersection of success and spirituality. A former media and venture capital executive, she left the corporate world to integrate her own external success and inner path — and now interviews remarkable people from business, finance, sport, music, and beyond about a side of their lives they rarely discuss: their spiritual path. Honest conversations about spirituality, purpose, and personal growth, with people you wouldn't expect. New episodes weekly. Connect With The Spirit Collective: Website: spiritcollective.com YouTube: @ariane-de-bonvoisin Instagram: @arianedebonvoisin LinkedIn: /arianed1 X: @clickariane TikTok: @arianedebonvoisin If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe for weekly conversations at the intersection of success and spirit. #SpiritCollectivePodcast #AndyWalshe #PeakPerformance #ElitePerformance #HighPerformanceMindset Connect with Ariane: Visit spiritcollective.com Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@ariane-de-bonvoisin Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4nRJrFU Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033oE4kP6X0ekQoU4Tkcpk Follow Ariane on Instagram: instagram.com/arianedebonvoisin Learn more about Ariane: https://arianedebonvoisin.com

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  Episode #9

  BRAIN INJURY. PLANT MEDICINE. HEALING. I Tried Everything to Heal. Here is What Really Helped! | Lani Cooper

  Aug 12, 20261h 7mS1

  What happens when a traumatic brain injury puts you on a path to try every healing modality and gives you a completely different way of seeing life? Lani Cooper, has started multiple successful businesses, exited 3 of them already, and is now the founder and CEO of MOBOT, the world's first patented foam roller water bottle. But behind her success is an extraordinary story of growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, addiction, a life-changing brain injury, and a healing journey that shaped not only her life but the business she built. In this episode of The Spirit Collective, Ariane de Bonvoisin sits down with Lani to explore the many healing options available today. They talk about recovery from all types of trauma, nervous system regulation, heart-mind coherence, psychedelic therapy, entrepreneurship, embodied leadership, and the power of community. Together, they discuss what truly helps us heal, why integration matters more than quick fixes, and how our greatest challenges can become the foundation for resilience, purpose, and lasting transformation. What We Cover: 00:00 – Intro 3:39 – Lani's Journey from Jehovah's Witness to Making Her Own Choices 10:26 – Her Younger Years of Trauma and Addiction 19:32 – Recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury and Memory Loss 20:00 – Heart-Mind Coherence and Reconnecting with Your Intuition 22:28 – Psychedelic Therapy and What Creates Lasting Change 25:03 – Why Community Is Essential for Healing and Recovery 26:02 – Daily Rituals That Support Healing, Presence, and Well-Being 27:15 – Healing Versus Self-Optimization and Biohacking 27:57 – Active Meditation as a Better Type of Meditation 30:04 – Building MOBOT and Finding Purpose Through Entrepreneurship 37:58 – Ibogaine, MDMA, Psilocybin and Other Medicine 58:07 – Embodied Leadership and Leading from Authenticity About Lani Cooper: Lani Cooper is the Founder and CEO of MOBOT, the wellness company behind the world's first patented foam roller water bottle. After surviving a life-changing traumatic brain injury and navigating years of neurological recovery, she became passionate about understanding the intersection of healing, resilience, spirituality, and human performance. Today, Lani is an entrepreneur, speaker, and recovery strategist who shares practical tools for living with greater presence, resilience, and purpose. Through science, storytelling, humor, and lived experience, she helps people transform adversity into growth while reconnecting with themselves through simple, intentional daily practices. Connect With Lani Cooper: Website: https://www.mobot.com (Use code: Freedom for 20% off.) Instagram: @lanicooper_ Instagram: @mobotnation LinkedIn: Lani Cooper Links & Resources: PSYCHEDELIC EDUCATION + RESOURCES Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) https://maps.org/about-maps/ Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research – https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/research/psychedelics-research Microdosing Collective – https://www.microdosingcollective.org BOOKS Trauma + healing: • Trauma and Recovery – Judith Herman https://amzn.to/3TUiXZA • The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk https://amzn.to/4wVTY6U • Waking the Tiger – Peter Levine https://amzn.to/45YKuvy • Anchored – Deb Dana https://amzn.to/3Su7xvc • What Happened to You? – Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey https://amzn.to/4cx68e4 Spirituality + self: • The Untethered Soul – Michael A. Singer https://amzn.to/4whIA4d • The Surrender Experiment – Michael A. Singer https://amzn.to/4xU2ovN • Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl https://amzn.to/4qdo5nM • The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz https://amzn.to/4fZTw04 • Radical Acceptance – Tara Brach https://amzn.to/4wVz4ot • When Things Fall Apart – Pema Chödrön https://amzn.to/4zcqSl6 Love + relationships: • The Mastery of Love – Don Miguel Ruiz https://amzn.to/4xEmOZA • Attached – Amir Levine & Rachel Heller https://amzn.to/4bLBU6R • Esther Perel’s books, talks + podcast https://amzn.to/4hyrrj3 The most important thing I’d add is that I don’t think any one book, teacher, therapist, ceremony or medicine heals you. I believe we have all the answers inside ourselves and sometimes we just need a guiding hand to remember, listen and hear! All of the above can open doors, give you tools, help you see things differently and create an encounter with yourself… but then you have to integrate, adopt it and live it. That’s probably been one of my biggest lessons. My spiritual practice used to be something I DID. Now it’s much more about how I LIVE and love Stay curious, ask lots of questions, take your time and find people you really trust. ~ Lani Cooper About Ariane de Bonvoisin: Ariane de Bonvoisin is the founder of The Spirit Collective, a podcast at the intersection of success and spirituality. A former media and venture capital executive, she left the corporate world to integrate her own external success and inner path — and now interviews remarkable people from business, finance, sport, music, and beyond about a side of their lives they rarely discuss: their spiritual path. Honest conversations about spirituality, purpose, and personal growth, with people you wouldn't expect. New episodes weekly. Connect With The Spirit Collective: Website: spiritcollective.com YouTube: @ariane-de-bonvoisin Instagram: @arianedebonvoisin LinkedIn: /arianed1 X: @clickariane TikTok: @arianedebonvoisin If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe for weekly conversations at the intersection of success and spirit. #SpiritCollectivePodcast #LaniCooper #SomaticHealing #nervoussystemregulation Connect with Ariane: Visit spiritcollective.com Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@ariane-de-bonvoisin Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4nRJrFU Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033oE4kP6X0ekQoU4Tkcpk Follow Ariane on Instagram: instagram.com/arianedebonvoisin Learn more about Ariane: https://arianedebonvoisin.com

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  Episode #8

  Gary King on his NDE, Healing Trauma and the Happiness Experiment

  Jul 28, 202650 minS1

  What if happiness isn't a goal, isn’t difficult and is available to all of us ? After surviving 36 major life traumas, a clinical near-death experience, and years of complex PTSD, Gary King didn't just survive. He built a formula. In this episode of The Spirit Collective, host Ariane de Bonvoisin sits down with her dear friend, speaker, author, entrepreneur, and creator of The Happiness Formula and The Happiness Experiment, for one of the most honest and practical conversations about happiness, healing, trauma, forgiveness, self-worth, and purpose you will ever hear. Gary's philosophy is simple, radical, and life-changing: happiness is not in the future after something has happened. It is a decision. What We Cover: 00:00:00 Introduction and highlights 00:00:57 Welcome — Gary King joins The Spirit Collective 00:01:26 Gary's story — 36 traumas, the loss of his son, and a life rebuilt through happiness 00:03:26 How a near-death experience changed everything — and what happens when you clinically die 00:04:23 The three foundations of true spirituality: forgiveness, honesty, and self-worth 00:05:11 The Happiness Formula — and why it is simpler than anyone thinks 00:06:09 What Gary discovered on the other side — the clinical near-death experience in full 00:11:42 Why 90% of people never find their true purpose — and what purpose actually means 00:13:45 Unconditional self-love is a choice, not a process 00:15:34 Why we suppress our emotions — and what we lose when we do 00:18:01 Why Gary's definition of success is happiness, not money 00:18:59 Losing his son — and how his spirituality carried him through the unthinkable 00:21:48 The grief and loss cycle — and why most people don't know it exists 00:26:44 Character, integrity, and the conscience as a bank account 00:27:34 There are no coincidences — how synchronicity shapes our lives 00:33:49 What every child should be taught — Gary's hope for the future of education 00:34:39 The Happiness Experiment — how a single sign has changed lives around the world 00:42:59 Childhood trauma and the waterline — what sinks a person is always below the surface 00:44:28 The why that created your life — not the what 00:47:39 Don't ever push crying back — why tears are a gift, not a weakness 00:48:11 The message Gary wants every person to remember About Gary King: Gary King is a speaker, author, entrepreneur, and U.S. Navy veteran who has dedicated more than 35 years to understanding what creates lasting happiness and how anyone can reclaim it. After surviving 36 major life traumas, including losing his only son, complex PTSD, and a profound near-death experience, he didn't just rebuild his life — he built a formula. Having read over 2,300 nonfiction books and presented to millions of people worldwide, Gary is the creator of The Happiness Formula and The Happiness Experiment, an award-winning movement that has inspired people around the world with one simple but radical truth: happiness is a choice. Books: The Happiness Formula: The Ultimate Life Makeover https://amzn.to/3SVcgWV The Happiness Experiment: The Experiment That Can Change The World https://amzn.to/4w6VeU6 Rethinking Success by Douglas Holiday https://amzn.to/44CHYdV Happiness Signs: Get your Happiness signs and learn more about The Happiness Experiment https://thehappinessexperiment.com/ Connect With Gary King: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Gary-King/100089043998832/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHappinessExperimentLive About Ariane de Bonvoisin: Ariane de Bonvoisin is the founder of The Spirit Collective, a podcast at the intersection of success and spirituality. A former media and venture capital executive, she left the corporate world to integrate her own external success and inner path — and now interviews remarkable people from business, finance, sport, music, and beyond about a side of their lives they rarely discuss: their spiritual path. Honest conversations about spirituality, purpose, and personal growth, with people you wouldn't expect. New episodes weekly. Connect With The Spirit Collective: Website: spiritcollective.com YouTube: @ariane-de-bonvoisin Instagram: @arianedebonvoisin LinkedIn: /arianed1 X: @clickariane TikTok: @arianedebonvoisin If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe for weekly conversations at the intersection of success and spirit. #SpiritCollectivePodcast #GaryKing #TheHappinessExperiment #neardeathexperience #ptsd #trauma #forgiveness #selfworth #happiness #purpose #spiritualpodcast #consciousculture Connect with Ariane: Visit spiritcollective.com Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@ariane-de-bonvoisin Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4nRJrFU Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033oE4kP6X0ekQoU4Tkcpk Follow Ariane on Instagram: instagram.com/arianedebonvoisin Learn more about Ariane: https://arianedebonvoisin.com

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  Episode #7

  Incarceration. Purpose. Freedom. From Prison to Yale: Reginald Dwayne Betts on Second Chances

  Jul 21, 202654 minS1

  What does it mean to find freedom inside a prison cell? Reginald Dwayne Betts is a poet, author, lawyer, Yale Law School graduate, MacArthur Fellow, and Founder and CEO of Freedom Reads, an organization bringing books to people in prison while advancing prison and criminal justice reform. After spending nine years in prison—including fourteen months in solitary confinement—he transformed his life through introspection, books, poetry, and found his purpose. In this episode of The Spirit Collective, host Ariane de Bonvoisin sits down with Dwayne for a rare and deeply moving conversation about second chances, books as liberation, the hand of God in an unlikely life, wonder as a spiritual practice, and why tomorrow will always be better. It's a powerful conversation about freedom, beauty, and what it means to chase awe in the darkest of places. What We Cover: Growing up without a formal faith—and finding wonder and awe as his own version of spirituality The night everything changed—the carjacking at sixteen that sent him to prison as an adult Fourteen months in solitary confinement and the inner dialogue that kept him going The book slid under his cell door that changed the course of his life How a secret prison library—books travelling in pillowcases along sheets strung between cells—became a lifeline Why he chose to become a writer in a holding cell the day he was sentenced How books in prison became a kind of freedom—and a way to immerse himself in a thousand other stories besides his own The hand of God—the chance conversation at Harvard Law School that ultimately led him to Yale Law School Freedom Reads—the mission to bring books into prisons by placing a library in every cell block in America From prison to Yale Law School, the MacArthur Fellowship, and a life rebuilt through literature Synchronicity, karma, past lives, and soulmates—Dwayne's deeply personal relationship with life's biggest questions What beauty looks like inside a prison—and why looking for it is an active daily practice Why vulnerability means being willing to talk even when you don't have the answer "Don't fall asleep in your enemy's dream"—and why tomorrow will be better What he would pour into the world right now if he could—and why he believes people should weep a little more About Reginald Dwayne Betts: Reginald Dwayne Betts is a poet, author, lawyer, and Founder and CEO of Freedom Reads, an organization transforming access to literature in prisons while advancing criminal justice reform across America. At sixteen, he was sentenced to nine years in adult prison—including fourteen months in solitary confinement—where a book of poetry slid under his cell door and changed the course of his life. He went on to earn a J.D. from Yale Law School, receive both a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, and become a nationally recognized poet and advocate for prison reform, criminal justice reform, and the transformative power of literature. He is the author of the memoir A Question of Freedom and the poetry collections Felon, Doggerel, and others. His latest collection, Doggerel, was published in 2025. His documentary March Forth, chronicling his life and the work of Freedom Reads, premiered at the 2026 Tribeca Festival. Connect With Reginald Dwayne Betts: Instagram: @dwaynebetts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginald-dwayne-betts-esq-494a20102/ Freedom Reads Instagram: @freedombeginswithabook Freedom Reads LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/freedomreads Freedom Reads Website: www.freedomreads.org Film — March Forth: https://tribecafilm.com/films/march-forth-2026 Book — Doggerel: https://amzn.to/4vxsva2 Book — Felon: https://amzn.to/4hbzEcs Book — A Question of Freedom: https://amzn.to/3R95axo About Ariane de Bonvoisin: Ariane de Bonvoisin is the founder of The Spirit Collective, a podcast at the intersection of success and spirituality. A former media and venture capital executive, she left the corporate world to integrate her own external success and inner path — and now interviews remarkable people from business, finance, sport, music, and beyond about a side of their lives they rarely discuss: their spiritual path. Honest conversations about spirituality, purpose, and personal growth, with people you wouldn't expect. New episodes weekly. Connect With The Spirit Collective: Website: spiritcollective.com YouTube: @ariane-de-bonvoisin Instagram: @arianedebonvoisin LinkedIn: /arianed1 X: @clickariane TikTok: @arianedebonvoisin If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe for weekly conversations at the intersection of success and spirit. #SpiritCollectivePodcast #ReginaldDwayneBetts #FreedomReads #PrisonReform #SpiritualPodcast Connect with Ariane: Visit spiritcollective.com Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@ariane-de-bonvoisin Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4nRJrFU Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033oE4kP6X0ekQoU4Tkcpk Follow Ariane on Instagram: instagram.com/arianedebonvoisin Learn more about Ariane: https://arianedebonvoisin.com

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  The Spirit Collective

  Siri Lindley on How her Faith made her a World Champion and Beat Cancer!

  Jul 14, 20261h 16m

  Siri Lindley achieved something that most of us would consider impossible: At 23, she didn’t know how to swim and a few years later became the world champion triathlete! Recently, she was given just a 5% chance of surviving acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Today, the two-time World Champion triathlete says the greatest victory of her life had nothing to do with sport—it came through faith, surrender, and discovering that life was happening for her, not to her. In this episode of The Spirit Collective, Ariane de Bonvoisin sits down with Siri to explore the spiritual journey behind one of the most extraordinary stories in sport. What We Cover: The faith that has carried Siri through every great challenge in her life Growing up lonely and scared — and how she created her own sense of divine companionship How her faith helped her become the world champion Why Siri once raced to prove she was good enough, lovable, and worthy — and the turning point where she began racing as a way of saying "thank you" to God for her gifts, which is when she started winning everything Why shifting her beliefs changed everything — and how you can do the same The mantra that kept her alive: "I am always guided, supported, protected, and loved" Her new definitions of success and failure and what business can learn from athletes The spiritual gifts of animals and her life's work rescuing horses How to find the invisible hand that has always been holding yours Signs, synchronicities, and messages from the other side (including Pacman!) Why you can't afford not to believe in something greater than yourself The truth she wants everyone to remember: you have everything you need inside of you About Siri Lindley: Siri Lindley is a two-time World Champion triathlete, motivational and keynote speaker, author, and business performance expert ranked among the top 10 speakers globally. She has coached champions to world titles and is recognized as having achieved the impossible. In late 2019, she was given less than a 5% chance of surviving acute myeloid leukemia (AML) — and walked out of the hospital cancer-free the following May. She is the founder of Believe Ranch and Rescue, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that rescues horses from abuse, neglect, and slaughter, which she runs with her wife, Bek. Book: Finding A Way: Taking The Impossible And Making It Possible Download the free ebook: www.sirilindley.com Purchase on Amazon (proceeds go to Believe Ranch and Rescue): https://amzn.to/4xgUDQK Film: Tri Me: The Siri Lindley Story — now streaming on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Google TV, and Fandango Watch Now On Amazon Prime https://amzn.to/4w6E1ua Believe Ranch and Rescue: www.believeranchandrescue.org Connect With Siri Lindley: Website: www.sirilindley.com Instagram: @sirilindley Facebook: Siri Lindley LinkedIn: Siri Lindley X: @SiriLindley TikTok: @sirilindley YouTube: @SiriLindley-TriMe About Ariane de Bonvoisin: Ariane de Bonvoisin is the founder of The Spirit Collective, a podcast at the intersection of success and spirituality. A former media and venture capital executive, she left the corporate world to integrate her own external success and inner path — and now interviews remarkable people from business, finance, sport, music, and beyond about a side of their lives they rarely discuss: their spiritual path. Honest conversations about spirituality, purpose, and personal growth, with people you wouldn't expect. New episodes weekly. Connect With The Spirit Collective: Website: spiritcollective.com YouTube: @ariane-de-bonvoisin Instagram: @arianedebonvoisin LinkedIn: /arianed1 X: @clickariane TikTok: @arianedebonvoisin If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe for weekly conversations at the intersection of success and spirit. #spiritcollectivepodcast #sirilindley #worldchampion #triathlete #faithjourney #leukemiasurvivor #believeinmiracles #horserescue #spiritualawakening #spiritualpodcast #consciousculture #mindsetshift Connect with Ariane: Visit spiritcollective.com Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@ariane-de-bonvoisin Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4nRJrFU Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033oE4kP6X0ekQoU4Tkcpk Follow Ariane on Instagram: instagram.com/arianedebonvoisin Learn more about Ariane: https://arianedebonvoisin.com

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