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Some of the greatest transformations start in the hardest seasons of life. When Jakob Gricar was only 13 years old, he was living with a chronic illness, insomnia, and the feeling of being completely misunderstood. In his search for answers, Jakob discovered self hypnosis, meditation, and the incredible power of the mind. These practices healed his body and opened the door to a lifelong journey of spiritual growth, travel, and helping others create lasting change.

Jakob Gricar is now a trauma informed transformational coach with over a decade of experience in somatic work, internal family systems, ontological coaching, NLP, CBT, and indigenous ceremony. His journey has taken him from seasons of homelessness and near death experiences to yogic studies in India and plant medicine training in the Amazon. He has worked with entrepreneurs, leaders, and creatives to help them regulate their nervous systems, release old identities, and live with greater freedom. Through the Metamorphosis Collective, Vortex Retreats, and his high touch coaching programs, Jakob blends science, spirituality, and accountability to create spaces for deep transformation.

In this episode, we talk about

How Jakob’s healing journey began at 13
Using self hypnosis and meditation to create physical and emotional change
His years of solo travel and moments of homelessness
Life lessons from indigenous tribes in the Amazon and India
The benefits and challenges of plant medicine
How structure and healthy boundaries can create safety for transformation

What you will take away

The way we think can either hold us back or set us free
A change in focus can reveal new opportunities
Sometimes we need to leave the familiar to find true belonging
Community can help us heal more deeply than isolation
Clear structure and accountability create space for growth

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Links and Resources

Website: https://jakobgricar.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakobgricar
Sign up to join his Inner Circle: https://app.helloaudio.fm/feed/0e67bdac-f779-4b45-9495-ddf6fe234d83/signup
Join free 30-Day Metamorphosis Challenge: https://tally.so/r/nPJ2ge

More about Jakob:

Jakob Gricar is a trauma-informed transformational coach who blends a decade of mastery in somatic work, internal family systems, ontological coaching, NLP, and CBT and other modalities to catalyze profound inner change. From high-impact entrepreneurs to people stepping into their purpose, he guides clients to regulate their nervous systems, dismantle limiting identities, and remember the truth beneath the noise.

His journey began at 13, when recovering from a chronic illness ignited a lifelong devotion to spiritual practice. That spark carried him from homelessness to near-death initiations, yogic studies in India, deep plant-medicine studies in the Amazon, and the creation of retreat centers in Guatemala and Mexico. Today, Jakob works with world-renowned coaches, mentors other business leaders, leads Vortex Retreats and runs a multi-six-figure online program.