The Tya Podcast — An Advanced Operating System for Life

You’re not burned out because you’re doing too much.
You’re exhausted because you’re managing yourself.

In this episode of The Tya Podcast, David breaks down why so many conscious, self-aware people feel spiritually and emotionally depleted — even after years of inner work, healing, and “doing it right.”

This conversation explores:

• Why awareness alone creates exhaustion
• The hidden cost of constantly regulating yourself
• H...

Emotional intelligence isn’t about knowing what you feel.
It’s about what holds when pressure is on.

In this episode of The Tya Podcast, David sits down with Matt Gardan to explore why awareness alone often collapses in high-stakes moments, and what actually allows emotional intelligence to function in real life.

This conversation examines the difference between insight and stability, why smart and self-aware peop...

Awareness is often praised as the key to growth — but under pressure, it’s rarely enough.

In this episode of The Tya Podcast, David sits down with David Roode to explore why intelligent, self-aware people still spiral when stakes are high — and what actually creates emotional stability in real-world conditions.

This conversation goes beyond insight and into regulation, speed, and structure — the elements that determine how d...

Self-awareness is praised as the key to growth — but what if it’s not enough to actually change your life?

In this episode of The Tya Podcast, David explores why awareness alone often keeps people stuck in the same emotional patterns, despite years of insight, reflection, and personal development.

You’ll discover:

• Why noticing your patterns doesn’t automatically dissolve them
• How awareness can quietly turn into obs...

What if the moment your life starts to fall apart… is actually the moment it begins?

In this deeply vulnerable and transformative episode of The Tya Podcast, David sits down with Kami, founder of Austin Tinkering School, to unpack one of the most powerful High Stakes Change stories of the year — a story of radical reinvention, emotional honesty, and spiritual awakening without bypassing.

Kami arrived at a live Tya event in M...

In this transformative episode, David interviews Erica Lynn, a Tya graduate and coach, who shares her journey from leaving New York for Florida with no plan, to creating her own thriving business. 

Erica reveals how the practice of "quiet contemplation" became her game-changing tool for receiving clear guidance, regulating her nervous system, and finding the courage to leave job security for entrepreneurial freedom.

Lear...

In this powerful episode of The Tya Podcast, David sits down with Reverend Angelika Schafer’s to explore a remarkable life shaped by trauma, resilience, and spiritual awakening. Born in post-war Germany and raised in the shadow of her mother’s terror, Angelika describes feeling “born with PTSD.” Her search for meaning took her from Alaska’s frontier to the Ananda spiritual community in Northern California after a devas...

In this powerful episode, David sits down with Tya Coach, Derrick Johnson for a raw and revealing conversation about vibrational responsibility, emotional mastery, and what really changes when you stop fighting your own patterns.

Derrick opens up about years spent in survival mode, repeating the same emotional cycles, and wondering why his life kept circling back to the same pain. Through the lens of the Tya Practic...

How are dreams teaching us about creating our reality? In this mind-bending episode, David explores the unexpected connection between dream states and conscious manifestation, revealing how anyone can use dream intention to access deeper realities—even those who can't "see" mental images.

• Discover why modern technology rarely appears in dreams (and how to change that through intention)
• Learn about aphantasia: when your m...

If happiness feels like it’s always just out of reach, this episode will show you why. David Strickel, creator of the Tya Practice, reveals the top three vibrational traps that keep us from true joy — and how to shift them starting right now.

You’ll learn why fear of loss, judgment, and attachment to control create a downward spiral in your vibration, and how to move back into peace and clarity through the Tya perspecti...

Is everything you've built your life around just a comfortable lie? In this provocative episode, David dismantles the fantasy worlds we cling to - from religion to spirituality to manifestation - and reveals what actually creates true freedom. 

Stop chasing false promises and discover why your attachment to "spiritual systems" is keeping you trapped in fear and judgment.

• Learn why most spiritual teachings are designed to k...

What if the most powerful shift in your life isn’t about what you get — but how you see?

In this episode, David Strickel and Tya graduate Grace explore why appreciation—not judgment—is the ultimate form of Emotional Intelligence. Discover the freedom that comes when you stop feeding the matrix of fear and start practicing peace as power.

You’ll learn:

• The one daily habit that instantly raises your vibration.

• How to detach ...

What if nothing “out there” is running your life—and freedom begins the moment you take total ownership? In this candid conversation, David Strickel and Tya coach David Roode unpack how real Emotional Intelligence removes anxiety at the root by detuning fear and judgment—and why appreciation (of all things) becomes your unfair advantage.

You’ll learn:

• Why total ownership creates immediate emotional authority—with...

For generations, society sold us a promise: work hard, play by the rules, and you’ll be safe. That promise is gone. In this episode, David and Matt explore the collapse of the social contract and what happens when the “matrix” of fear, division, and false certainty finally breaks.

They reveal how Emotional Intelligence—Tya’s advanced operating system for life—gives you power where the matrix wants you powerless: your emotio...

What if the secret to happiness isn’t more money, status, or success — but the ability to rise above the matrix of fear and judgment?

In this episode, David Strickel, creator of The Tya Practice, lays out the clearest explanation yet of Tya: what it is, what it’s not, and why it’s the advanced operating system for life.

You’ll learn how Tya frees you from outdated religious, spiritual, and matrix-driven belief system...

What happens when a life-threatening diagnosis meets a mindset built for clarity, peace, and real-world results? 

At 75, Adi Hicks shares how the Tya Practice helped her meet cancer—and life’s other seasons—with radical appreciation, gentle lessons, and unwavering community.

Tya is the advanced operating system for life: practical tools that deliver emotional intelligence, clarity, joy, and abundance while exposing the trap ...

Most “gratitude practices” collapse under pressure. Tya doesn’t. In this episode of the Tya Podcast, Susie Johnson—top John Deere equipment salesperson and Tya graduate—shares how she transformed her life through authentic appreciation instead of bypassing, and how detuning ego-driven pressure unlocked peace, prosperity, and clarity.

We dig into:
 • The difference between bypassing gratitude and true appreciation
 • H...

In this episode of The Tya Podcast, David sits down with spiritual seeker and Human Resource Executive Coach Patty Miller for a powerful conversation about living authentically, embracing your gifts, and stepping into the fullness of who you are meant to be.

Patty shares her personal journey of self-discovery, healing, and alignment with Source. Together, she and David explore:

• 🌱 Breaking free from old patterns and limi...

In this powerful episode of The Tya Podcast, David welcomes medium and spiritual coach Andrea St. Amand for a deep dive into intuition, alignment, and living a source-connected life.

Together, they explore how to move beyond fear, embrace your gifts, and trust the guidance that is always available from Source.

Andrea shares her journey of opening to spirit communication and how we can all access higher wisdom in practical, g...