I'm quite passionate. I mean, I know it sounds like a dramatic way to start a podcast, but it's just my truth.

I'm quite passionate about healing yourself from the inside out in order to transform your business.

Yeah, and you're like, whoa, we come in real hot. We are. We're coming in hot today because I'm going to admit that I'm getting a little extra vulnerable because today my guest is my former therapist.

Yeah, that's where you hear like tires screeching in the distance.

My former therapist is named Mark Harrington and he has over 15 years of experience working in the field of counseling.

So he had a life threatening car accident and then it gave him a first hand experience in overcoming trauma and then it motivated him to live his life in the moment.

And you're like, okay, but what does that have to do with business? Okay, you're about to find out in this conversation, Mark and I discuss why high performing entrepreneurs need therapy to uplevel their life and business and how you can find the right therapist or get help.

And you're like, no, no, this is not the podcast for me. How about you have an open mind to know or to learn what you might need to know a learn about upleveling your business and your life.

And I have to let you know that this conversation, it really exposed and showed a new part of me that I actually like sharing with you.

So I loved chatting with him again and no matter what your experience is with personal development, even if it's not your cup of tea, even if like in a bookstore, you're like, that's the self-help section. We don't look at that. No, no, no, we're having conversation, y'all.

I know that you're going to gain so much clarity from his insights. So let's listen in.

Well, Mark Howard, and welcome to the Jasmine star show. I have to tell you that I think this has been years in the making. We just didn't know it. We didn't know it, but it has been years in the making. I'm so happy you're here.

And I know that there are listeners who are just like, wait a minute, Jasmine, are you actually bringing your former therapist to talk?

And I'm like, oh, oh, I am. Oh, I am. I love getting uncomfortable. I love opening up my story to help others. I won't get into specifics unless it leads down that pathway.

Like I mentioned, Mark, I do have notes for the show, but every time our conversation just go the way that they are intended to go.

So I am happy that we have connected over the years, but can you give us a brief overview of who you are, like what you focus on and set the framework for this conversation?

Yeah, first of all, yeah, I am just so happy to be here. Like it's really an honor. And I guess I guess by law, I have to ask, are you comfortable reviewing the ethical or releasing the ethical standard of confidentiality?

So get that cleared out of the books. I don't get some as a as a law school dropout. I'm so proud of you for asking. I mean, yes, yes, yes, I am. I am. I've been very open with my journey. I have talked about things. And yeah, let's go there. Let's get a little bit. You can hear it.

I'm like, ah, because I've been to this point. I've been to this point. My line has been I can either confirm or deny that I know Jasmine star. But now I know Jasmine star. I mean, what a few stuff. Cool, cool. Yeah. So no, I'm a therapist in private practice in Orange County.

And although my office is here in Orange County, I've got clients all over the place. In fact, I had a couple session in Hong Kong just recently through the wonderful power of Zoom.

But yeah, I've got clients all over the country and I work with individuals and couples. Predomely from a therapeutic approach, but my style and sort of the psychology and the approach that I come to my work with is very coach minded.

And very much kind of a dynamic like let's get into it. Let's talk about, you know, both your thoughts and your actions as well, sort of the deeper psychological dynamics of who we are, where we kind of come from and how that motivates and influences our lives and our work in the here and now.

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