🎙️ Episode 2 – Returning to Your True Self with John Templeton
Welcome back to The RETURN Project Podcast — a space for real conversations about resilience, truth, transformation, and coming home to who we truly are.

In this powerful episode, host Bryan White sits down with internationally recognized high-performance coach, former New Zealand Special Forces soldier, and author of Authenticity – The Art & Science of Being Your True Self, John Templeton.

Together, they explore:

• The journey of shedding false identities
• What it means to live and lead in authenticity
• Lessons from the battlefield and beyond
• The intersection of personal growth, purpose, and performance
• How to stop chasing success and start aligning with truth

This episode is a must-listen for anyone ready to break through limits, get radically honest, and return to the core of who they are.

🧠 Connect with John Templeton:
Website: www.johntempleton.io
Facebook: facebook.com/johntempletonofficial
Instagram: instagram.com/johntempletonofficial
YouTube: youtube.com/johntempletonofficial
Book: www.johntempleton.io/books

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🔍 Episode Overview

Guest: Carolina Gonzalez – Certified Mindfulness & Meditation Teacher

In this powerful first episode, Bryan White welcomes Carolina Gonzalez, a certified mindfulness teacher and author from Sydney, Australia. Carolina opens up about her journey through grief, burnout, and emotional exhaustion—and how mindfulness became her path back to herself.

• A Personal Crisis:
  After losing her mother, marriage, and job all within a short period, Carolina found herself completely untethered. Mindfulness gave her space to breathe, process, and rebuild from within.
• A New Direction:
  After two decades in the corporate world, she became certified through the Australian Centre for Mindfulness and now leads workshops and her signature program, Renew & Rise: Your 90-Day Pathway, helping others reconnect with clarity and self-worth.
• Her Core Message:
  Carolina believes that healing starts with self-compassion and presence. She encourages others to trust their journey and rediscover the wisdom already within them.

🧘‍♀️ What You’ll Learn

• How to recognize and step away from overwhelm
• Mindfulness tools to ground yourself in tough moments
• Why self-compassion is key to transformation
• The value of community and guided support

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🎙️ Welcome to The RETURN Project Podcast 🎙️
Hosted by Bryan White

Sometimes life hits hard.
It derails us, wears us down, and makes us forget who we are.
But deep down, there’s always a whisper — calling us back.

Back to purpose.
Back to truth.
Back to ourselves.

The RETURN Project is a space for real conversations about navigating the hard stuff, rebuilding from rock bottom, and rising stronger than before. Whether you’re returning from burnout, grief, doubt, or just the noise of life — this podcast is for you.

Each episode is grounded, honest, and built to leave you with something real — clarity, connection, and a sense that you’re not in this alone.

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