The Gerry van der Walt Podcast

The Gerry van der Walt Podcast

Gerry van der Walt

Episodes 90
Avg. Duration 7m
Activity Dormant
Since Mar 2022
Latest Episode Aug 2025

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About This Podcast

Dive into a raw, unfiltered journey where Gerry van der Walt, a Mindset & Performance Coach and Arctic Expedition Leader, pushes the boundaries of human potential and performance. Expect edgy insights, real talk on breaking comfort zones, and soon, electrifying interviews with trailblazers who dare to live fully. This isn’t just a podcast—it’s your wake-up call to chase possibility, one bold step at a time.

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Recent Episodes

#90 - The Work You're Avoiding

Aug 19, 2025 4m

In this episode, I talk about why you already know exactly what's holding you back - and why you keep avoiding it anyway. It's time to stop negotiating with the version of yourself that's been…

#89 - The Geography of Coming Home

Aug 12, 2025 7m

The final piece in the geography series. Returning home after intense travel with new awareness about the difference between facilitating other people's experiences and actually living your own.…

#88 - Finding the Geography of Joy

Aug 12, 2025 5m

From the Mara River after witnessing incredible wildlife crossings, I explore how to find lightness and wonder even while carrying the weight of difficult choices. Sometimes joy and complexity can…

#87 - The Weight of What Comes Next

Aug 12, 2025 5m

After 23 years as a safari and expedition guide, I share the raw truth about fear of change and why the anticipation of difficult decisions is almost always worse than the decisions themselves. View…

#86 - The Tyranny of Either-Or

Jul 22, 2025 8m

We take complex situations and make them binary, which means we miss all the nuance. In this episode I talk about the the space where most of life actually happens.You can read my latest newsletter…

#85 - The Geography of Missing

Jul 15, 2025 18m

After twenty-three years of guiding, I share the raw truth about what it costs to live other people's adventures while missing your own life. This deeply personal reflection explores what I call the…

#84 - Stop Fighting Battles You Can't Win

Jun 10, 2025 5m

You can't control your anxious thoughts any more than you can control your heartbeat, but you can control how you respond to them. Instead of being a dictator demanding your anxiety disappear, become…

#83 - The Silent Suffering That's Eating You Alive

Jun 03, 2025 6m

When you keep your problems locked in your head, they grow and distort because they never face reality - your mind isn't meant to store unprocessed pain, and problems that live only in your thoughts…

#82 - The Fundamental Misunderstanding That's Destroying Your Life

May 27, 2025 8m

In this episode, I explore what might be the most fundamental misunderstanding about human fulfillment: our obsession with happiness. I argue that happiness is fool's gold that makes you fragile and…

#81 - Reclaiming the Boundary Between Work and Rest

May 20, 2025 7m

We've forgotten the essential rhythm between effort and rest, mistaking constant availability for dedication when it's really just fear. Without clear boundaries, work invades every corner of life…

#80 - Are You Smart Enough to Realize That Being Smart Isn't Enough?

May 13, 2025 8m

High IQ doesn't guarantee happiness. In fact, brilliant people often live the loneliest lives.This episode breaks down how overdependence on pure intellect - while ignoring emotional and social…

#79 - New Content That Matters

May 06, 2025 6m

In this episode I share some new blog posts that has some great value. You can link to the newsletter and the blog below:Newsletter:…

#78 - The Things We Pretend Don't Exist

Apr 08, 2025 10m

Just because you don't believe in gravity doesn't mean it won't kill you when you step off a cliff.This morning, I woke up feeling like sh*t. Low. Not physically. Mentally. That heavy cloud that…

#77 - When There's Nowhere to Hide From Yourself

Apr 01, 2025 6m

In this episode, I explore our deeply ingrained habit of avoiding self-reflection and the transformative power of sitting with our own uncomfortable thoughts. Through personal experiences like facing…

#76 - The Void Between Summits

Mar 25, 2025 8m

In this episode, I explore the vital space between achievements—the emotional void that follows our greatest triumphs. Drawing from my Arctic expedition experiences, I discuss why this…

#75 - Your life task and making stories

Dec 11, 2023 8m

Welcome to Monday!We are the only mammal on the planet that gets born without a purpose or exact plan as to what we're supposed to do with our life.It's up to you to find your life task and making…

#74 - Simplifying and staying focused on what matters

Dec 04, 2023 4m

Welcome to Monday!Whether you're trying to 'fix' something and work on self care or you have goals you're chasing, it's important to make sure you maintain focus and not get distracted which, in…

#73 - Balancing work, relationships and personal goals and wellness

Nov 27, 2023 7m

Welcome to Monday!Conversation around work-life balance can make us quite anxious as it often feels like a very challenging thing to navigate.By being aware of the three elements that you need to…

#72 - Are you doing the right thing?

Nov 20, 2023 5m

Welcome to Monday!We all want to be better, do better and feel better and there are a lot of protocols and exercises you can deploy as a part of you self development and self care journey.But…

#71 - What do you want to feel?

Nov 13, 2023 5m

When you start down the road of self development and self care it can be difficult to keep going and keep staying on track. During times like these, try and imagine what that goal would FEEL like…

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How many episodes does The Gerry van der Walt Podcast have?

The Gerry van der Walt Podcast has published 90 episodes since March 2022, covering topics in Hobbies, Leisure.

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The Gerry van der Walt Podcast is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 7m.

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