What if you were given the choice to stay or go — and you chose to stay?

In this conversation, I sit down with my friend Aaron Schaben, and we start exactly where his story begins: the moment he left his body during a near-death experience at the 2019 Boston Marathon. With an internal body temperature of 108°, Aaron found himself above his own body — not in fear, but in complete peace — and was given a choice most of us never face.
What followed was 15+ months of physical recovery and some of the deepest soul-searching of his life.

In this episode, Aaron shares publicly for the first time what he saw, what he felt, and how that experience cracked him open to a completely new way of living.

We get into:

• What it actually felt like to be given the choice to "stay or go"
• How a near-death experience becomes a nervous system reset — physically, mentally, and spiritually
• The concept of sacrifice with intention and how it reframes the trade-offs we all make
• Why curiosity might be the most underrated spiritual practice
• Gene Keys, Human Design, North & South nodes, and how these tools can complement — not contradict — faith
• Elevating consciousness and what it actually has to do with your relationship with money
• How aligned finances start from the inside out

Aaron is one of my closest friends and one of my biggest supporters in staying true to who I am. This is one of those conversations I've been having privately that I knew needed to be recorded — and I'm so glad it finally was.

If you're drawn to questions about purpose, soul, and what it means to truly show up in the life you chose — this one's for you.

Chapters

00:00 Integrated Wealth Advisor: A New Narrative
01:13 Near-Death Experience: Finding Peace in Chaos
06:44 Life After the Choice: Transformation and Recovery
11:27 Sacrifice with Intention: Defining Our Choices
17:10 The Power of Presence: Lessons from Family
25:57 Breaking the Hypnotic Rhythm: Aligning with Purpose
27:18 The Beauty of Innocence and Connection
28:18 Exploring Astrology and Personal Growth
29:19 Tarot and Synchronicity: Messages from the Universe
31:15 Understanding North and South Nodes
33:06 Curiosity and Spiritual Exploration
36:20 Integrating Faith and Curiosity
39:05 The Importance of Service and Connection
40:20 Learning Through Experience
42:10 The Power of Independence
46:51 The Role of Synchronicity in Life
49:20 Lessons from Suffering
51:23 Finding Purpose Beyond Distractions