The Life Stylist

Mark Sisson ran for decades in cushioned shoes and paid for it with a hip replacement he believes was preventable.

Seven Gs of force hit your hip with every step in cushioned shoes, versus one or two when your feet can feel the ground. That number reframed everything I thought I knew about footwear.

Mark is the forefather of the primal movement, founder of Primal Kitchen and Peluva, and he’s spent decades studying what keeps a body moving into its 70s and beyond.

Wide-toebox shoes alone will not undo a lifetime of damage. Mark explains why toe articulation is the piece almost everyone misses, and why the big toe, the most important joint in the foot, shows its lost function in your knees, hips, and glutes.

Also covered: Failure Magazine, a $1.5M TV flop, the pivot that became Mark’s Daily Apple, cold plunges, keto, TRT, biohacking, and why chasing a top-2% VO2 max might cost you your life.

If your feet hurt, your knees hurt, or you want to still be walking at 90, this one’s worth listening to.

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You'll learn:
[0:00] Introduction
[8:25] How years of entrepreneurial setbacks led Mark to Mark's Daily Apple
[20:43] Why minimalist runners kept getting horribly injured
[26:53] Foot health as the lowest-hanging fruit in longevity
[32:07] Toe spacers versus individual toe slots
[38:56] Feeling every airport step through minimal footwear
[46:00] How breaking a hip triggers a fatal domino effect, and managing risk with age
[57:31] Why pointy shoes fight your natural foot shape, and the fashion barrier to five-toe shoes
[1:05:21] Mark's cold plunge story and when it negates your workout gains
[1:13:18] Training to stay uninjured in your seventies, and how diet builds metabolic flexibility
[1:22:24] Mark's take on supplements and TRT, and why chasing a top VO2 max isn't the goal
[1:27:26] Biohacking as the day trading of health
[1:35:55] Three teachers who shaped Mark's path

Resources Mentioned:

Primal Kitchen | Website
Know the Cause | Website
Mark's Daily Apple | Website
Read: Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall | Book
Bunions | Wikipedia
Plantar Fasciitis | Wikipedia
Metabolic Flexibility | Wikipedia
Qitone Powder Peptides | Shop
TRT | Wikipedia
VO2 Max | Wikipedia

Full show notes at lukestorey.com/barefoot

Find more from Mark:

Mark Sisson | Instagram | Facebook | X | TikTok
Peluva | Website | Instagram
The Primal Kitchen | YouTube

Read: Born to Walk: The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy―One Step at a Time by Mark Sisson and Brad Kearns | Book
Read: The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram Your Genes for Effortless Weight Loss, Vibrant Health, and Boundless Energy by Mark Sisson | Book

Find more from Luke:

Luke Storey | Website | Instagram | Facebook | X | YouTube | LinkedIn

My new book, A Horse Named Lonesome, launches November 17, 2026. Pre-order now at ahorsenamedlonesome.com and get bonuses: access to my Inner Circle Book Club, an exclusive Lonesome Conversations six-part miniseries, and an ebook transcript of the series.

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In this Lonesome Conversation, Alex and I sit down to name a paradox a lot of seekers know intimately — that the closer you draw to God or consciousness, the fewer people tend to be standing there beside you. Drawing on his favorite philosopher, Manly P. Hall, Alex explains why real spiritual growth doesn't make life easier but instead "quickens the wheel of karma," ushering in a season of trial rather than comfort. We sit with the strange irony that becoming connected to something vast can leave you more alone in your own living room.

About Alex
Alex Sachon is a philosopher with a background in the social sciences. He uses the wisdom of ancient philosophy to understand the fast-changing social, cultural, and geopolitical environment we live in.
He recently wrote a book called The Coming World Nation that lays out his model of the various tiers of the social hierarchy and offers a revisionist account of the past 200 years of American history. He's also a specialist in the field of Esoteric Philosophy and is one of the world's top scholars on the work of Manly P. Hall.

Lonesome Conversations Limited Series
Lonesome Conversations is a special series from The Life Stylist, built around my new book, A Horse Named Lonesome (out November 17, 2026). Loneliness is something almost everyone goes through, and almost nobody talks about honestly. So I sat down with psychologists, philosophers, trauma therapists, teachers, and friends to find the truth about loneliness, and how we heal from it. Each episode is its own conversation, but together they walk the same ground the book maps out. (Pre-order your copy at ahorsenamedlonesome.com) You'll find new episodes alongside our regular show over the coming months.

Is manifestation just a scam?

Frank Elaridi is a four-time Emmy-winning journalist turned energy healer whose YouTube work on spirituality has pulled 40M+ views. This is the clearest window I've had into what happens after peak experiences stop mattering.

A client came to him convinced she was channeling angels because her vision was fluttering. Frank told her: “Your retina is detaching; see a doctor now”. She'd been putting it off because YouTubers said the symptom was spiritual. That's how dangerous wellness content gets when spiritual entertainment is sold as truth.

We get into spiritual entertainment vs. actual spirituality, the trap of swapping one identity for a "healthier" one, and why his guru's lineage refuses ashrams or money. Frank also talks about walking away from plant medicine, moving alone to Joshua Tree, ending relationships, and a mantra kept secret for 5,000 years.

If you've been collecting practices, teachers, and peak experiences, this one's for you.

Visit lukestorey.com/witches to purchase Frank's new book, Witches of Calabasas. Use code LUKE to save 10%.

You'll learn:

[0:00] Introduction
[6:07] Refusing the spiritual label and stepping back from plant medicine ceremonies
[20:22] The three practices that allow knowledge to absorb
[36:00] Bypassing myself to speak to the invisible listener on a path of subtraction
[45:16] Child of a barren woman and the lightning bolt that made Nisargadatta Frank's guru
[59:21] The lineage that makes masters instead of disciples
[1:08:50] Witches of Calabasas and the illusion of manifestation
[1:17:06] Cults disguised as personal development
[1:31:19] Jesus as a guru and the missing years in India
[1:39:09] Miracles as a necessary illusion to wake others
[1:45:21] Desert solitude and whether he still wants a romantic partnership
[1:57:27] The first relationship that left him fully satisfied

Resources Mentioned:

Bhajan | Wikipedia
Read: I Am That: Talks With Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj by Nisargadatta Maharaj | Book
Gyatri Mantra | Wikipedia
David Hawkins | Website
Read: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David Hawkins | Book
Read: Selfless Self: Talks with Shri Ramakant Maharaj by Ramakant Maharaj | Book
Saddle Ranch | Website
Issa | Wikipedia
Read: Bhagavad Gita | Book
Read: A Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman | Book

Full show notes at lukestorey.com/frank2

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Find more from Frank:

Frank Elaridi | Website | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube

Find more from Luke:

Luke Storey | Website | Instagram | Facebook | X | YouTube | LinkedIn

My new book, A Horse Named Lonesome, launches November 17, 2026. Pre-order now at ahorsenamedlonesome.com and get bonuses: access to my Inner Circle Book Club, an exclusive Lonesome Conversations six-part miniseries, and an ebook transcript of the series.

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Salim and I spend this Lonesome Conversation on that specific ache of standing in a crowded room and feeling a total dissonance with everything around you. He describes how that used to tip him into depression as a teenager, and how he's since come to read it as a signal rather than a verdict — a cue to go inward and actually feel what the moment is asking to be felt. An honest reframe of isolation as information from the body, not a life sentence.

About Salim
Salim Najjar brings the lens of an engineer to the human nervous system, guiding CEOs, founders, and elite performers to nervous system sovereignty, teaching them to alchemize stress into their greatest ally with HRV as the compass. After transforming his HRV from 32 to 100+, he created the A.R.T. of the Heart framework, a path towards nervous system sovereignty.
From launching his own beverage company to traveling the globe and learning from spiritual masters, Salim stands at the intersection of entrepreneurship, biohacking, and consciousness. Today, he bridges these worlds to build a movement and community that returns empowerment to each individual, reminding us that your body’s wisdom is the only guru you will ever need.

Lonesome Conversations Limited Series
Lonesome Conversations is a special series from The Life Stylist, built around my new book, A Horse Named Lonesome (out November 17, 2026). Loneliness is something almost everyone goes through, and almost nobody talks about honestly. So I sat down with psychologists, philosophers, trauma therapists, teachers, and friends to find the truth about loneliness, and how we heal from it. Each episode is its own conversation, but together they walk the same ground the book maps out. (Pre-order your copy at ahorsenamedlonesome.com) You'll find new episodes alongside our regular show over the coming months.

Dr. Motley says most detox protocols end up poisoning the person doing them, and almost nobody talks about why.

Dr. Chris Motley is a Chinese medicine practitioner, kinesiologist, and frequency medicine expert who's spent 22 years watching organs, emotions, and infections behave as one connected system.

We start with poop. Then it gets weirder: childhood staph infections, parasites hiding in biofilms, and why cleaning your bowel might matter more than any longevity protocol. Then there’s that one wild patient story I still can't shake.

We explore the emotional side of organs, like why the gallbladder holds onto stolen identity/property, and how family trauma imprints on specific body parts across generations. Plus radionics, electrodermal EAV testing, and why he thinks homeopathy outperforms a cabinet full of supplements.

I also go on a tangent about addiction, surrender, and why helping someone who doesn't want to change makes both of you sick.

If you've been chasing symptoms for years without answers, this one will give you a different map.

Visit lukestorey.com/motleymembership and use code LUKE for 15% off Dr. Motley's Membership Program.

You'll learn:

[0:00] Introduction
[5:28] The three questions Motley asks every patient about their stool
[14:04] How an impacted colon's histamine buildup cascades up to the heart
[32:04] Butyrate suppositories rebuild the gut wall lining faster
[45:19] Inherited pain, not genetics, as an energetic blueprint
[1:05:55] How an addict at the center of a family makes everyone else sick
[1:16:56] Foot cramps and dark circles as signs of hidden prostate and kidney infections
[1:34:08] Radionics and treating patients at a distance through frequency
[1:54:52] The kidney connection behind my three years of crippling tinnitus
[2:10:51] Too many supplements can overwhelm and burden the liver

Resources Mentioned:

Dr. Schulze's Intestinal Formula #1 | Shop
BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough | Website
Alive and Well | Website
BodyBio Butyrate | Website
Boost Oxygen Canisters | Shop
Intervention | IMDb
CNP Urinary Tract Complete | Shop
Premier Research Labs Allicillin™ | Shop
AX3 Bio-Pure Astaxanthin | Website
CPK Association | Website

Full show notes at lukestorey.com/drmotley

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Simulation Theory, Urine Therapy & Where Souls Go When We Die | Q&A w/ Luke & Alyson | Podcast
Suppressed Solutions: Homeopathy for Fertility, Hormones, & Ancestral Pain w/ Melissa Kupsch | Podcast

Find more from Dr. Motley:

Dr. Chris Motley | Website | Instagram | Facebook | X | TikTok | YouTube

Find more from Luke:

Luke Storey | Website | Instagram | Facebook | X | YouTube | LinkedIn

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