“This was the deepest surrender I’ve ever had to give way to a medicine.” - Nick Onken Today I am excited to share with you some takeaways from my personal plant medicine journeys in 2023 and to explain in-depth my most recent recent experience with a new plant medicine for me: the Tree of Light plant medicine. I just got back from this amazing trip to Peru and in this episode, I explain the ceremonies I took part in and talk about managing ego deaths. You can Subscribe and Listen to the...

“In this moment, are we bridging our own gaps?” - Rev. Briana Lynn Today I continue my conversation with Reverend Briana Lynn. Last week we discussed unraveling religion from society and culture and how to avoid the pitfalls of leadership. In this episode, Briana shares how she came to be at peace after having spent so much of her life trying to escape her own body. She argues that art is anything we interact with or participate in. She and I also discuss the importance of both...

“Our greatest joy comes when we are giving our purpose for the highest good of the most people that we can.” - Rev. Briana Lynn Today I talk with Reverend Briana Lynn about the journey of getting to a place of self-expression. Briana is a coach, mentor, and ceremonialist and the Founder of the Orgasmic Oracle Mystery School. We talk about treating ourselves like a piece of art and how to use our angst as fuel. We also touch on the ideas of bottling of our ecstasy and mastering...

“Your identity is a blank canvas for who you want to be.” - Nick Onken Today I share some of the identity alchemy that I have been working on and go into detail about what it means to master ourselves. These past few years I have been going through some major changes that I talk about. I have been doing some serious work to grow as a person and I've been searching for a partner who is on the same path. Identity alchemy and the five C's of self-mastery are helping me to get where I want to...

“Like a lot of men, I was convinced that nothing would change until I hit rock bottom.” - Connor Beaton Today, serial guest Connor Beaton and I discuss what it means to be a good, healthy, grounded, and responsible man. In this episode, Connor opens up about his own personal journey to manhood and explains how he reconciled his relationship with men. We also unpack men’s complicated relationship with porn and talk about the roots of that relationship.  Listen in as Connor and I explore...

“I’m really interested in activating a collective sovereign awakening in this lifetime for humanity.” - Kaia Ra Today I talk about channeling our divine creativity with author Kaia Ra. Kaia says that creativity wants to self-heal, expand, and regenerate and that we can prepare ourselves as vessels for this process by facing our trauma head-on. In this episode, Kaia and I talk about normalizing and accessing the psychic gifts inside each of us. We also define the divine genome and discuss...

“How we feel, move, and be in life directly affects our business.” - Nick Onken In this episode, I offer up a list of the best business tools for entrepreneurs that I have learned over the past few years. Listen in as I explain how our mindset affects our business. I share the morning routine that I have cultivated to set myself up for success each day. I also talk about when it makes sense to hire a consultant for your business, when you should outsource work, and how to optimize your...

“We can all be polyamorous.” - Meleza Morris Hey guys, welcome back to ONKEN RADIO (previously NION Radio), the podcast where we explore the body, mind, and soul of the creative entrepreneur. It’s my goal to help you take your creativity, business, and life to the next level. I’m so glad you’re joining me on this journey! Today, I’ve got an extra special guest for you to discuss elements from our sexuality that can help us build our Identity Alchemy. It’s essential to establish trust...

“It takes courage to be able to do plant medicine.” - Nick Onken I am flying high after my last retreat in Tulum, Mexico, and today I am sharing my experience with not only my own personal metamorphosis through the guided use of plant medicines but also co-hosting one of these powerful events for the first time with my spiritual co-creator, the wonderous and mythic E11even, who has been featured in past episodes of the show. We are all on our own paths and it is my pleasure to be able...

“People are following people more than companies more than ever before.” - AJ Vaden Hey guys, welcome back to ONKEN RADIO (previously NION Radio), the podcast where we explore the body, mind, and soul of the creative entrepreneur. It’s my goal to help you take your creativity, business, and life to the next level. I’m so glad you’re joining me on this journey! Today, I’ve got an extra special guest for you to discuss critical elements that help us build our identity alchemy by focusing...

“Are psychedelics the Google Maps to the kingdom of heaven?” - Brian Muraresku Hello and welcome to another episode of ONKEN RADIO (previously NION Radio), the podcast where we explore the body, mind, and soul of the creative entrepreneur. I’m so glad you’re joining me on this journey because it’s my goal to help you take your creativity, business, and life to the next level.  Today, my special guest is a good friend of mine, Brian Muraresku. He is the author of the book The...

“Create your moments.” - Nick Onken Hello, my fellow alchemists! Nick Onken here for our last solo episode of 2021 on ONKEN RADIO (previously NION Radio), the podcast where we explore the soul, mind, and body of the creative entrepreneur. Today, I'm going to recap 11 things that I learned this year.  2021 has been another crazy year,  but life is always a learning process. It’s important to keep on learning new things as we face the new year, and I think having that attitude of either...

“It’s an in-your-face moment.” - Nick Onken My mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about two years ago and we became a lot closer as I spent as much time with her as possible, even while we don’t necessarily see eye to eye on the way that we view the world.  In today's episode, I share my recent learnings from her passing away a couple of weeks ago. Sharing with you helps me to process and move through a lot of emotions that I've been feeling. I talk about navigating my mother's...

“All of these things around joy and pleasure are so penalized and stymied in this country for the business of capitalism.” - Grace Harry Welcome back to ONKEN RADIO (previously NION Radio), the podcast where we explore the body, mind, and soul of the creative entrepreneur. It's my goal to help you take your creativity, business, and life to the next level. I'm so glad you're joining me on this journey. In today's episode, we will talk about how you can cultivate joy in your life. I...

“You have to allow the messiness and the struggle.” - East Forest What’s up, my fellow earthlings? Welcome back to ONKEN RADIO (previously NION Radio), a space where we explore the worlds of creativity, consciousness, and everything else in between. My goal is to help you optimize your life and to unleash your full potential, and I am so grateful to have you all on this journey with me. I can’t wait to introduce today’s guest on my podcast — East Forest. East is one of my favorite...

“Follow your feels.” - Nick Onken Welcome back to ONKEN RADIO (previously NION Radio) — the podcast where we explore the body, mind, and soul of the creative entrepreneur. It’s my goal to help you take your creativity, business, and life to the next level. I’m so glad you’re joining me on this journey. Today, we’ve got something slightly different. I want to share 11 excellent life-optimization hacks that have helped me out over the last few years to access my creativity. Not only...

“Whose story was I living?” - Blu Today's guest on Onken Radio is Blu, a friend I met at Arkana who is defying expectations at every turn. Blu also goes by Blu Cosmic Eagle and she served in the Royal Air Force before trying magic mushrooms for the first time and starting her journey as a curious mystic. When she learned that she would gradually lose her hearing due to an incurable hereditary disorder, she bought a guitar and went traveling with it. Now an accomplished musician, Blu had to...

“Our ego is our teammate.” - Nick Onken A few weeks ago, I explained that I am developing a new process to help entrepreneurs build their personal brands. Today we’re diving deeper into this concept of identity alchemy. I want to share with you how I lost myself in my work and eventually found my self-worth in my identity. How do we become who we want to be in this world? What’s our message and our legacy? These are important questions to ask when we begin the process of detaching...

“I have made a conscious decision to evolve without pain.” - Maejor Hello, my friends! Welcome to another episode of the Onken Radio podcast (previously NION Radio), the podcast where we explore the body, mind, and soul of the creative entrepreneur. It’s my goal to help you take your creativity, business, and life to the next level. I’m so glad you’re joining me on this journey! Today, I’m excited about my special guest and music master, Maejor. I really wanted to have him on because he...

“Nick was such a huge part of capturing the beauty of our relationship.” - E11even Today we’re seeking discomfort, y'all. In the last episode of Onken Radio, I sat down with my longtime friend E11even to discuss their journey of identity alchemy. They opened up about their recent transition into identifying as nonbinary, all the personal baggage they had to deal with along the way, and how their new identity informs their current and future relationships -- it was a blast! And we had so...

“It’s been quite the hero’s journey, y’all.” - E11even In today's episode, I sit down with my old friend E11even. I've been talking a lot this year about the process of shifting our identity alchemy and they have recently gone through that exact process. We discuss flirting with creativity, how Mary Magdalene jumpstarted their quest for a new spirituality, and everything they learned about divinity from their relationship with a woman. We also talk about the process of becoming E11even,...

“The idea is to align your identity with your optical brand.” - Nick Onken Today, I will be talking about something that I have spoken a lot about lately. It’s a new process I am developing to help entrepreneurs build their personal brands. This process is really applicable to life, and it directly correlates with everything that I have been going through personally over the last few years. Hello, my fellow earthlings, and welcome back for another episode of the ONKEN RADIO (previously...

“The basic choice is love or fear.” - Gary Zukav I have been reading Gary Zukav's bestselling books for years. He was a Green Beret, he’s been on the Oprah show 34 times, and he's all about helping people step into their authentic power. It was great to chat with him about his own spiritual journey, his struggle with sex addiction, and the path to becoming a universal human. Gary is a kindred soul who shares the belief that mirrors are how we grow and that’s what spiritual partnerships...

“Self-care is all about coming back to a place of wholeness.”- Nick Onken I had a really interesting conversation this week all about self-care. What does self-care mean? Why is it so important? In this week's episode of ONKEN radio, I want to share the path that I’ve taken along my own spiritual journey. I am constantly reminded that it is so important to do things for yourself. It makes your impact on the world more sustainable and you’ll be able to bring a higher level of energy to your...