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Joshua Berglan: What's up, Everyone? Welcome to conversations with Joshua t Berglan and I am blessed and honored to get to know While introducing you to Micah how you doing, Welcome to a conversations with Joshua T. Berglan

Micah Yott: Sir. Thank you for having me.

Micah Yott: Thank So I made this logo for my website. It's a wellness center, essentially focusing on education and connection. It stands for. Arc. All range combat. So the idea that we can combat trauma inside of us, And then we can. Bet every range beyond ourselves. So then it's then extend to and hand combat and gun so on and so forth.

Joshua Berglan: what inspired that?

Micah Yott: This has been a goal of mine to reform the Public education.

Micah Yott: try to create a facility that combines education. And healing. So, I kind of feel like our education system is lacking our public education system so, designed a kind of a guide that I've been working on. To kind of break the day up. So, it's a little bit more spaced out. And more focused on connection rather than just sitting there and listening. It's more interactive. And I feel like if I can get Been running, it will help change and reform, the education system that we have.

Joshua Berglan: Why? Okay, I want to preface this because I'm around a lot of educators that are doing a lot of things for education. And there's a similar theme with every one of them that I know my partner, Jessica included.

Joshua Berglan: So, I know their ing. behind it? What's your reason? Why do you care? Do you have children?

Micah Yott: I do. I have a six-year-old daughter?

Joshua Berglan: So is that part of your Or why do you care so much? Because I can tell the audience from what That this is not a Level thing for you, this is not only have you been preparing and covering all of your bases and being methodical and going into detail and taking your time with it. Because on the appearance from what I can tell you really care, but Answer the question, Why do you really care?

Micah Yott: And that's a very good question. why do something like this? so, since I was a child,…

Joshua Berglan: Yeah.

Micah Yott: I was very small school.

Micah Yott: You do benefit from having a smaller classroom. So I got the benefit of having such a Class. But at the same time, it's standardized education. So it doesn't really fit everybody. Specifically my experience. I was always very quiet. I was a timid quiet kid. So I would just sit in the back, not really get any attention because I wouldn't raise my hand. Speak up. so I learned how to educate myself, just through observation and note taking, so I managed to get through school but I was so disengaged. It wasn't really fulfilling for me at all. I would just minimum so that I could at least get through it. I would do the bare minimum class work just to get through the classes.

Micah Yott: I was Focus more on art because it was more fulfilling for me to create something rather than just sit and listen to somebody. Speak about something and have me. Regurgitate the information. I feel like, If I can. At least create a seed of change in the education system even if I'm Responsible for it, at least. I start the idea and Implant it into Our ecosystem essentially. Maybe we can reform it and Make it more interactive for people like myself.

Joshua Berglan: He?

Micah Yott: We've learned with hands-on rather than sitting and just Irritating.

Joshua Berglan: Along with you there. Have you ever read the book Code of the Extraordinary? Mind? I think you would like it.

Micah Yott: No. I'll write that down.

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Joshua Berglan: yeah, I think you would like it because the very first time I ever Heard or read someone talk about. The education system and what it really is and what it should or could It lit me Inside it changed my whole world view. It made me understand that. I wasn't crazy, but that one. I learned Into. The dreams and the visions inside of me. Were real, like I wasn't crazy or hallucinating or making things up. imagination is actually something that's good. We get to use it to create things and that set off my creative. Everything it set me free because I didn't know until that point I didn't know I was an artist. Didn't know.

Joshua Berglan: I was good at carving on desk and, I did crazy things with art and expressed art in different ways, but I t know that's what I was doing. but I didn't realize this vivid imagination was wanting To paint and not literally paint. But know what I mean? Express itself, and get that out, that book is what changed everything for me and that started. I've read that book when I was homeless and that is what shifted for me, everything. So, I love this track that you're on what I'd like. I also like to know because I know some of your creative projects, you are an artist you're also media savvy, the different media channels to be able to use I don't know this for fact, but I'm going to guess and I'd love for you to correct me.

Joshua Berglan: It seems like to me that you discovered this on your journey yourself. It wasn't like, you grew up going. Hey, I want to learn media it almost seems like, The least of what I can tell the way you've put things together that you discovered this on your journey and understood that it was the vehicle to get this message that you have out, how far of Am I?

Micah Yott: You're right, you're accurate. Yeah. Yeah.

Joshua Berglan: Wow, that was good. Okay. So, go ahead.

Micah Yott: I have a coping mechanism of Hyper independence. From childhood, probably from a wound. so essentially, it caused me to just go out and discover everything on my own as much as possible because I have A tendency to not ask for help. It's kind of a weakness of mine.

Joshua Berglan: Same, I can relate to that 100%. So, I want to ask you that. why are you afraid to ask for help?

Micah Yott: That is the question, why? And I always relate it back to a childhood wound of neglect Rejection. And I think. Also, part of programming for the masculine mind. And our society that if you ask for help, you are a weak man. Because you can't do it on your own. And it's that. very old way of And we have to give away from, and I've been working on it, myself, reflecting quietly, meditating, trying to get to the source. and I've been putting in as much effort in my capacity to reach out and connect with people that I don't know, which is very difficult for me because I live in a cave.

Joshua Berglan: so, I'm gonna

Joshua Berglan: you saying that reminds me of our first interactions. When we had trouble with the getting on zoom to talk for the first time.

Joshua Berglan: I was so frustrated. But I didn't know if it was me or you.

Joshua Berglan: That I was frustrated with because I couldn't figure it out. I like something was off, couldn't tell if you're playing games with me. I didn't know what was going on but as I've gotten to know you because we figured it out, We finally got to talk And then I was just blown away with you and all that you're about. But you operate on a different level than most people like you truly are. In your own world. So I'm assuming here and not because I'm the same way. That's why I want to say this. I would assume that it's very lonely for you even being around other people.

Micah Yott: and yes, unfortunately

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Joshua Berglan: Is that true?

Joshua Berglan: So, I have the same thing. I can be in a crowd, I could be around a thousand people and completely Feel like I do not resonate or…

Micah Yott: yeah.

Joshua Berglan: identify or a line or have anything in common with any of the people that I'm around. Could that be something? I'm making up in my head? very possible. But doesn't change how lonely it is. it doesn't change the fact that every time I try to develop a friendship, Somehow it goes south. And if I typically think it has something to do with me every time I have first introductions with people.

Micah Yott: Yeah.

Joshua Berglan: I hit it off and they're like, You're my boy male or female. Doesn't matter. You're my boy, good. Yeah. We're gonna be buddies for life. and then, Maybe two or three conversations later. Never hear from again. and I like, Okay what's going on? Is this God removing this person from my life? Am I toxic Is there something wrong with me?

Micah Yott: Yeah.

Joshua Berglan: And then I mean there's a lot of different examples like that. so, how do you get through it? Because I don't do a good job getting through it. Most of the time, I really struggle in my blessed to have a partner, that kind of helps me navigate these things, but how do you deal with it?

Micah Yott: that is a great question because it breaks my heart every time because I put a hundred percent of my love into every connection that I make,…

Joshua Berglan: 

Micah Yott: only because I feel like if I'm holding myself back and I'm not giving the opportunity. For that connection to actually flourish. And I don't want to be responsible for the reason why a connection fails. Even if my honesty does. To fail because I am going to be authentically honest with people and the acts as a filter. It gets rid of people that can't handle. Who I am. Which is okay.

Micah Yott: Part of me, does it might breaks my heart because I want to have that connection? I want to be. Connected to people.

Micah Yott: So, after so many times of Having your heart broken. You learn how to recover? More quickly. At least I have, and

Micah Yott: I have to say, There it is. A process of grief. It's like Anytime you do, go through a relationship and it falls apart. You're going to cry, you're going to feel. it was your fault. You're gonna feel like you're a fail. And that you can't seem to connect with anybody. And then, once you get past That self-pity. you'll come right back and you'll be like, it just wasn't meant to be Because we have no control over anything. Life is happening. For us. So when somebody leaves our life,…

Joshua Berglan: Not true.

Micah Yott: It was for the best.

Joshua Berglan: So I relate to that But then the thought came to me. So them leaving that was what's best for them too. so, it's not So much that they're bad and I'm good or vice versa. It's just this is not for you, either. One of you. Is that really the appropriate way to look at it?

Micah Yott: Yeah. Yeah. I feel like we are all on a very specific frequency like a song and some songs. Harmonize with each other and…

Joshua Berglan: 

Micah Yott: you could see that with overlapping certain songs they sync up almost perfectly. and that could just because of Harmonies, syncopation. But I feel like humans are the same way. We're just A cluster of melodies. And sometimes the frequencies, they harmonize so well and they just stay together. That's how I feel. And then, they don't. So they have to separate because it's causing dissonance and it's causing so much conflict that they have to separate to get back to That they are.

Joshua Berglan: I like that, that's pretty what is your feeling about, trauma bonding then?

Micah Yott: That's interesting because it's like, When I was reflecting on my own trauma bonding. Why would I feel like I need this chaos in my life to give me that identity at least purpose. because, All I ever knew that was the comfort zone.

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Joshua Berglan: Mmm.

Micah Yott: And I feel like when we, Don't. US. The trauma that we have inside of us, and we Look at it like that's just who I am. We identify with the trauma. instead of doing the work and focusing on healing, It's almost like we are settling for a version of our That is less than what we could be. And when we find somebody to reinforce

Micah Yott: almost like, Reassure us that we're making the right choice. It allows us to. cope with our decision even though, we know, subconsciously that It's not healthy. It's not making us feel good. It's not making our life better. We still do it. And then we go. Are we just crazy and broken. It's like, no. We're being lazy.

Joshua Berglan: That's not what I thought you were about to say at all. Not even close.

Joshua Berglan: Trauma bonding is like a drug. it's the strangest thing…

Micah Yott: Yeah.

Joshua Berglan: because I'm all about high vibing people. I love big energy, love it drawn to it, like author flame, not to use a douchey, Whatever those are things are called. but, High vibe is great. You want to be around high vibing people, blah. But there's something. almost drug- about trauma bonding, it's a line of cocaine, shot of meth, whatever may be and I am using those examples because the consequences of it Are about like math and cocaine. It's a train Soulkiller it just waiting to happen every time. But yet. It feels.

Joshua Berglan: So good and important. And needed. But it's not.

Joshua Berglan: I know, Do you have any explanation for why is this? Just my experience with it?

Micah Yott: No, I think you're absolutely correct. It is like a drug because it's reinforcing that feeling like Are living. in the right way. it's like everything you've experienced in the past, in the present as an adult in a more complex To reinforce everything you experience to say. Yes, that Experience was accurate and it was good. so now we're doing it in a much more complex way as an adult and it's like, Yes, this is correct. Keep doing this. It makes you feel good to feel that high and it makes you feel good to feel that terrible, low, in that pain. And then you identify with both ends of the spectrum that pain body and that high.

Micah Yott: And it creates that duality for the ego to exist.

Joshua Berglan: Mmm.

Micah Yott: The ego Both needs that Reass. and it needs that pain in order for it to exist, if you get rid of both and you live completely at peace, in the present, there's no room It's just, what is?

Joshua Berglan: Wow.

Joshua Berglan: Okay, so I want to know because it's pretty apparent that you've been on your own healing journey. Where did you learn all of this? Because It feels like you've really mastered. Your trauma experience.

Micah Yott: It has been An Education that I pick up through observation.

Micah Yott: I am drawn to certain individuals, The way they articulate things. The two that pop up in my head. From that question. Is. Eckhart Tolle. And Jordan Peterson. These two minds. Have really. resonated with me, the way that they Approach life. And Our human experience. Especially relationships, and how?

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Micah Yott: If we don't address our own control over our ego or control, might be the wrong Distance of our ego.

Micah Yott: That him, it almost causes us to be disabled. And incapable of having real relationships.

Joshua Berglan: Yeah, I aligned with that. I like Jordan Peterson too and Eckert told. I've tried to read some of his books. he's a little smarter than I am the way he writes, My brain doesn't comprehend so well, but every once in a while, I'll pick up on something, he's trying to say, And he's an interesting guy for sure. I feel like I'm in a phase of unlearning. Because I've awoken to the fact that most of what I've learned was absolute b*******.

Micah Yott: I agree. Same here.

Joshua Berglan: that's, and if somebody that spent a lot of time trying to educate himself on every possible issue that I was told I believed was important to myself at the time, only to find out that that's not relevant to your life. It's been quite the journey. I did all this work heal. Only to get to this place of healing to realize that I needed to unlearn everything. because I had just put myself into a different type of box. So before, it was a trauma box, an addiction box, and a skate box. But then I got into a self-righteous box. That religion took me towards. and then when I chose to walk away,

Joshua Berglan: Because I realized what was going on there. And then when I found freedom, I was A newborn deer trying to get its footing on ice, whatever that cartoon was I don't remember didn't watch cartoons as a kid. Really is a Bambi baby on the ice anyway.

Micah Yott: I think so.

Joshua Berglan: But that's what it was like for me. And then I just kept hitting wall after wall after wall, trying to find truth.

Joshua Berglan: And then got to a place of I'm not going to know these absolute truths, just yet. So now I've come to this place of unlearning. And that's is weird of a feeling. I feel like for the first time in my life, I have peace. Because I don't feel like I need to know anything.

Joshua Berglan: I don't feel like I need to be the smartest guy in the room. I kind of enjoy being around other smart, interesting people. And I may not necessarily agree with what they're saying, but I find it interesting. And I'm cool with it. I don't care if Nephilim is a thing. Or Donald Trump's really the Antichrist or the world going to turn into robots. I used to care about all that. Now, I don't really care. I just want to live my life and enjoy it. And it get out of my own way. But it took seven years to get to that place of unraveling all the stuff before. where was the point for Where you realize that okay I've been trying to learn all the stuff to become the man the person I was created to be.

Joshua Berglan: not gonna learn all that. what was your process?

Micah Yott: It in a nutshell is untangling and unlearning just so we can get back to our authentic self. It's got all these layers of societal programming and cultural programming and it's all this nonsense that they just convolute everything. Intentionally just Mess you up as an individual and it's easier to control you. So for me I started at the same concept, I saw Them ahead of About 10 years ago. I started happening. I knew just through pattern recognition that we're heading in a really chaotic state our environment. So what's the solution there? we got to become self-reliant. And he become self-reliant you.

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Micah Yott: Out in the woods and you start creating a homestead that survives off grid or self-sustaining, How do you do that? you got to get into farming and you got to get into livestock And you got to build, so you got to be pretty efficient builder. I started carpentry. Then I already had some knowledge of farming growing up. So I basically just started my path, which I knew was going to take years to build an grid homestead. So I designed a home that Would sustain off-grid recycle, everything kind of like a landship. I think they call it.

Micah Yott: I just started that journey about 10 years ago, a little less. With currently, my ex-wife. and our goal was to, Create a little safe haven from this chaos.

Micah Yott: Halfway through. I started to learn that. No, escaping it. Because it' not It's inside of us. So, you can't build. Your way out of it, you have to heal your way out of it.

Micah Yott: I only discovered this past. Enter last winter. When? I, Learned that.

Micah Yott: My wife at the time was being unfaithful to me, so I had to make a decision whether to continue the relationship and try to heal from it. separate entirely. And I tried for some time to forgive and move on. Unfortunately, I am not. Capable of doing such a thing. Unfortunately, so I had to separate.

Micah Yott: It was at such a little point. Me that myself worth was completely gone. And I think that was the turning point for me. That's what All of this change in my mindset, my perspective or my perception.

Joshua Berglan: How do?

Joshua Berglan: You don't seem like the cheating type. it didn't seem like your character or anything what you're about even when you were In your healing thing. I mean, we're all always healing but I mean, before you turned it around, and you got on this healing journey, you don't seem the type.

Joshua Berglan: And I could be making an absolutely ridiculous assumption, but I just don't feel that about you. I was a cheater but at the same time, Being cheated on. Was. The worst feeling and the world. It was probably it was a shot to my ego and pride and everything else, but it was devastating and I couldn't deal with it mentally. It was making me insane. And the only way I knew how to deal with it was to turn it into a fantasy. The same way, I had done with being molested with everything, I Twisted the the hope, the reality of the situation or my perception of it. I flipped it turned it into a fantasy years ago which created its own kind of monster that said so Is someone who

Joshua Berglan: is not a cheater, you don't have those type of issues. For you. What was the first thought that went through your head when you found out that you were cheated on, By your wife.

Micah Yott: That it's a tough one. It was.

Micah Yott: I was responsible somehow.

Micah Yott: I was failure as a husband. And Father.

Micah Yott: I didn't deserve to live.

Joshua Berglan: Holy cheese.

Micah Yott: Yeah, that was the self-worth that I was talking about. It was.

Micah Yott: I never. Committed to marriage until after about five and a half years of dating my wife.

Micah Yott: That was. Only because I didn't want to falsely. Get married to somebody. I wanted to really know a person.

Micah Yott: I foolishly thought. That I could. Help.

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Micah Yott: I guess. Mitigate my own trauma as well as hers because we were both struggling with childhood trauma. And my ego thought I could handle both of the responsibilities. And then when that happened immediately felt like a failure. And that I wasted 12 years of my life.

Joshua Berglan: God.

Micah Yott: so, I felt like Ending it.

Micah Yott: That was just the pressure I put on myself.

Joshua Berglan: Did you always desire a monogamous relationship? Did you have that? married for life. I'm only going to have sex with you and I'm good with this. I would imagine that that's earth-shattering. and I'm asking the questions,…

Micah Yott: Yeah.

Joshua Berglan: the way I'm asking because my entire life up until my relationship with Jessica, Everything was very unhealthy. So I never really asked these questions to anyone before because I've never met anyone in your situation. I've never actually met a guy that would honestly say and I would believe them, but they wanted monogamy. I meet a lot of guys that don't want their wife to cheat on them, but they want to have sex with other people. So,

Micah Yott: Yeah. Which is contradiction.

Joshua Berglan: Which is a huge contradiction. it's one.

Micah Yott: Yeah.

Joshua Berglan: It's a scary contradiction in my view…

Micah Yott: Yeah.

Joshua Berglan: but I've met a lot of people that way and you know what? Being in all honesty which I've kind of alluded to it but I was that way too. I cheated because I didn't know my identity, I was struggling, I had a lot of trauma and wounds and I just didn't have the self-discipline or self-control or anything else to be monogamous and not a cheater. In fact, I didn't even have the strength to be patient for the woman that I really wanted. The one woman that I really desired, but if two of the five boxes were checked and she would put up with my BS, and that was good enough. That was my approach to relationships, that's how damaged I was. But now, being in a healthy relationship, it's

Joshua Berglan: Totally different. I see it through the lens that you do. I see the spiritual connection. a true connection. without How it almost feels empty.

Joshua Berglan: Almost like death. and…

Micah Yott: .

Joshua Berglan: so, even though I could never give my virginity to Jessica, because that was long starting the age of seven. Why can't do that? I see why people would want it now.

Joshua Berglan: It took 44 years of my life to get there. So, my heart goes out to you in every bit of a way that it could possibly understand. but even though I don't necessarily relate or to understanding how you feel, I can totally see why it would be devastating. Let me ask you this, we're watching the show. I can't remember the name of it. But it's about a kid that's autistic has ASD. And it's navigating their family. And one of the episodes the wife Cheated had it started an affair. On the husband and that dynamic is playing out now. So you brought up your child?

Joshua Berglan: What has that been navigating the relationship. There's a co-parents and having a child with what happened in the relationship.

Micah Yott: So, another part of the pressure that I put on myself is To. Provide a life that Is much better than the one I was given as a child. So, I do everything in my power to only say positive things about

Micah Yott: her mother. and separate her from Any type of, Conflict that? We ever exper.

Micah Yott: It hasn't been easy.

Micah Yott: but,

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Micah Yott: When we were together. And she was. Too. Starting to really comp. The chaos that was around her.

Micah Yott: It would break my heart.

Micah Yott: 

Micah Yott: So, I had to protect her from there.

Joshua Berglan: I hope that I didn't reopen something for you. Wasn't my intention.

Joshua Berglan: But I

Joshua Berglan: I felt led to ask those questions.

Joshua Berglan: because,

Joshua Berglan: I just felt led to, I don't really have a reason. But I remember growing up. I guess I know why. I've asked the questions. I grew up in a home. where, One of my earliest memories. Went to the office with my dad. One night. I was with my little brother. And the secretary. 'S kids were there. And we were told to go to this room.

Joshua Berglan: And play.

Joshua Berglan: I'll never forget. obviously why are we here? And what are they doing? And just being a nosy kid. And seeing my dad cheat or hearing my dad cheat. I couldn't see it. I heard it. For the first time. And after example of my father cheating and being around it, and seeing it. And those stories and it did a lot of damage. To my brother. because of the things that we saw the things that we witnessed And then to make it worse, when my mom finally got the courage to leave and very proud of her for doing so.

Joshua Berglan: But my father, Took things to a different level. With then trying to shame my mom. After all that he had done.

Joshua Berglan: It's hell on children and I don't know why when I was a cheater, I didn't think of those things. And it took me a while to wake up and go. Wow, I spent my whole life hating my dad and only to realize that I've become exactly like my dad but not exactly like I became worse. like everything I hated I became

Joshua Berglan: so, This.

Joshua Berglan: You handling things like this with your daughter, the way you have, I just have a ton of respect for you. Because that is not an easy situation to navigate.

Micah Yott: Thank you.

Joshua Berglan: And the way that you've handled it. You're probably saving A lot of therapy bills. So, I have a tremendous amount of respect For this. How? Let me ask you this. If you noticed that it's been harder or I don't know if you're dating now but if you noticed that it's more difficult, For you to trust now.

Micah Yott: Yeah, I've heard this conversation once With another person about dating after divorce.

Micah Yott: Part of me wants to try. And I have tried. Unfortunately. I failed multiple times even trying because I realized I'm Open. I'm not really trusting. And I think that's part of the fact that I wasn't healed yet. There wasn't ready to trust myself to Rejection.

Micah Yott: Or neglect.

Joshua Berglan: Mmm.

Micah Yott: I was putting pressure on myself again. Before I was ready.

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Micah Yott: I am not dating anybody home. I said, I tried to connect with some Women. but, it didn't turn into anything.

Micah Yott: so, I Think it's important to.

Micah Yott: Try to. Find that trust in yourself again. Before. Spreading some more trauma.

Joshua Berglan: Or Okay, that would you just said is so Important. because that if you have not taken the time to heal and done the work to heal, All that s Just comes with you. In the next relationship and it shows up and reveals itself. At the worst times. And I've done it thinking when I was in a good place thinking I could help someone heal.

Micah Yott: Yeah.

Joshua Berglan: And a lot of people thought they could love me, help me learn to love myself. all these things, and It was always. A disaster. and then, That relationship would end and immediately go into another one. So it's just more baggage and more baggage, and more, baggage, and more trauma, and more trauma. And then when you factor in kids, And it's a whole other level and then their families and I wish if I died. Today. If there was any message that I

Joshua Berglan: Could leave. with younger people even older people.

Joshua Berglan: Don't just jump into relationships. Take the time to Do the work, it's worth it. And when you do the work and you are then in a position to attract. The person for you. You don't want to wounded version of the person for you because that's still not the person for you. And I'm very fortunate. even though it took a long time to get that message through my head, That I did take the time to heal, do the work be alone abstain from sex because that just complicates things too.

Joshua Berglan: It can be a beautiful thing and good sex can make you stupid too, because a lot of people say in relationships because it's good sex, or they do the freaky s**, that the wife wouldn't do. And the next thing, you're in a four-year relationship with somebody just because you enjoy the sex but you hate their guts and every other capacity, I always speaking from experience here, It's worth it doing the healing because I got to tell you are doing the work to heal. Because there is someone for each of us. I believe it with all my heart because even I, Was able to get that. And I have HIV, I've been in jail six times. I've been a junkie, I've been everything. And then, I mean, I've been the worst of the worst.

Joshua Berglan: And if I could be blessed with the perfect partner, and in a good family than anyone can because I didn't do anything to deserve it and you're way nicer for a guy that I am. but I appreciate you sharing all that because I know, it can't be easy. and now you're art makes so much more sense to me. So I'd love for you to share with people right now about your project and…

Micah Yott: Yeah.

Joshua Berglan: I call it a project because I don't have a better word. Yeah. It's gonna be a An audiobook. Probably a movie franchise. Probably action figures and all kinds of things like you have something developing that I've been able to see that is Such a cross-cultural. Multi-faceted multi-genre. I don't even know have the vocabulary to try to explain what you have going on. But it's movies. It's comic book. it's

Joshua Berglan: I'm gonna shut up now and I'm gonna let you explain it, but I got to tell you. It is very cool. And there's so much depth. It's almost gonna be like a never-ending story because it can keep on going and growing, there's multiple layers to it. There's multiple offshoots. There's multiple opportunities for it to go into multiple genres. Could be a talk show, could be a movie, toon, could be a comic book. Could be a short film, could be a TV series, a series of books. you're just sitting in the middle of something. Very beautiful. So would you please share with the audience about your creation?

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Micah Yott: Thank you.

Micah Yott: Yes, I actually just watched the Neverending story last night, so I think that's funny. But that you mentioned it.

Joshua Berglan: but, I love it.

Micah Yott: That's one of my favorite movies.

Joshua Berglan: Yeah, it is great.

Micah Yott: So the silent scream is what you're referring to. It started with an idea. We all have a silent scream inside of us that needs to come out. That's what ARC is all about the Wellness Education Center that I'm Developing. I want to pull out the silent scream out of everybody including myself. so that's where it started and then

Micah Yott: I decided I wanted to make it a superhero story. I wanted to make a superhero. That was the ream that People. Inspires people to pull out the silent scream inside of them.

Micah Yott: I didn't want it to be the Super Origin Story. I wanted it to be something that was personal to me, so the whole story is a reflection of Life. Which I'm sure most writers would say the same thing.

Micah Yott: The idea. Was. Combining multiple genres that I'm interested in which is anime sci-fi horror. And Rule I love psychological thrillers as well as Easter eggs. I love little hidden things that you can later discover and makes you feel good because you discovered something so, I combined All of the things that I love into one story. I put in about, Six months of work on this. I have. Three stories so far, I've only released the first one. so, It's still developing the characters and the storyline, but I have pretty much the entire story written. As well as.

Micah Yott: Multiple whatever they call spin-offs side stories.

Joshua Berglan: Yeah.

Micah Yott: And multiple spinoffs. so, Essentially. My goal is to. Inspire. Young men. And young women. Because they'll see that it's not just a single superhero, it's multiple.

Micah Yott: and I want, Able to. Embrace the idea that They don't have to. Make themselves small. To fit and make everything around them comfortable. Make everyone uncomfortable. And be as big as you want. That's really the idea behind it. Disrupt everything. because this is, System and we need to break it.

Joshua Berglan: I, Has this perfectly said. I'm a fan man. I'm glad that I brought up the first time we try to communicate and I'm glad that That. Wasn't the actual reality and that we actually got to connect. because I think that, Will one your incredible human being and

Micah Yott: Thank you.

Joshua Berglan: and you just trigger my curiosity. I know there's just so much more, and I could just sit here and keep asking you questions and questions and questions and digging and digging and digging because there's just so much. Death to your brain, where you're coming from your perspective, what you've witnessed, how you've healed, what you've experienced, how you feel? all of those things are fascinating to me. and that yet understanding, that's very complex. It's no freaking wonder. You feel alone? because, I don't think you could feel the way you feel, if you are surrounded by people all the time, And yet, it's these things that you feel and that you imagine and you see that are enabling you to create. Such masterful work.

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Joshua Berglan: And it is masterful. I am.

Joshua Berglan: I really believe that this is your project that you have and what you're creating and put together this ecosystem, Of.

Joshua Berglan: Of it's a creative, genius. Yes. But it's masterful in the sense of how it intertwines and hits all of the necessary areas that matter. to the world that we live in today, but the world that we're going into And I think I could be wrong about this. I don't believe I am. But I think that When we come into this new world that you're going to be seen as one of the people to help build it. With your art.

Joshua Berglan: I'm really rooting for you. it really am. Please tell the audience. What you're looking for? To really take this project to the next level. Because again, it's kind of like, you people talk about, what's a superhero? I don't really watch movies, but

Joshua Berglan: the Marvel Universe or whatever it's called. it's got all these different things going on and there's theme parks and amusement parks, and apparel, and movies and you've got your own version of that. But to me it's for something good. And that will help people heal and help people grow. And encourage people to express themselves through art. So please tell the audience, what kind of support you need to be able to make this happen, whether it's financial a team, just lay it all out there because you never know who's watching. And I can tell the audience that I've seen behind the scenes of what he has.

Joshua Berglan: And I wouldn't be talking like this if it wasn't epic it is epic. It's special, it's new and there's frankly very little out there that's new because everything at this point has been recycled, it's been done before. What he's got is not been done that I've seen So will you please share with what you need to be able to make this happen?

Micah Yott: I think you hit the nail on the head with I mean I am struggling artist so I have no financial support whatsoever. I need a team of artist. Whether it's one, or two, doesn't matter. Someone besides myself to. Help push this. I am building it by myself, so it's slow, especially with no money.

Joshua Berglan: Relate.

Micah Yott: I am. interconnect with, as many people as possible to

Micah Yott: Find somebody interested in this project. I've met. when I'm very very thankful for meeting you because like I said, I've been alone on this and I've been developing this for nine months. and I want, Somebody to believe. In it besides me.

Micah Yott: hey, I have a list of production. companies that I'm going to try to make a relationship with I've found artists that I think are brilliant. Unfortunately, Can't put the cart before the horse.

Micah Yott: Besides myself animating it every page. That's pretty much where I'm at. I can't do anything beyond that.

Micah Yott: So, I've been trying to do commercial work. Graphic Video editing. I've tried creating books. I give away I'm a transmutation book for free because I feel like that's more important. Just to get out there to people, but I'm working. Are a small lesson plan. Of how to recreate what I did. So that people can simply follow the steps. And do it themselves.

Micah Yott: So, I'm trying to create anything that will generate income. But I have no income.

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Joshua Berglan: Yeah, that's a lot of artists. and I've been there, I know, I mean, and it's only been recently That it's turned around and have momentum going. But it's not easy because I think most artists would agree to The statement one of the few times that an artist feels alive. is when they are creating,

Micah Yott: Yes.

Joshua Berglan: Because that's what they're created to do. Is create.

Joshua Berglan: And it's tough, because as artists we don't think about the business side of things Why?

Micah Yott: Yeah.

Joshua Berglan: I'm very fortunate that. As I figured out, I was an artist. I was also kind of thrown into

Joshua Berglan: a situations where was learning I was learning media. through. The first sponsoring events than falling into production to producing events got me on set, which got me my first acting job, which then led to producing movies, but electively through volunteering and serving, I learned these skills and how to do things and then my creative mind was able to put it together and go, that's this is what I need to do that and was able to figure it out. But even then, Trying to build something my media systems and do it with no money. how am I supposed to do that? And I'm competing with people that have money. They have the money to pay the robots or a staff to help them do things for them.

Joshua Berglan: and it's just like, how am I supposed to do this? I understand What you're talking about, and it's frustrating. because even once you get your platform bill, in my case, I needed to build the platform where it would do the selling for me of services and other things. Where then my only job was to create. That's so now. I don't have to necessarily rely on and if we have I've sponsors for my show and things like that but I don't have to rely on that. this is one example of what I get to create. But by creating that it promotes, the other things that I do.

Joshua Berglan: That for me is a dream because the thought of becoming a salesperson or getting a sales job or having to be on the phone calling people going, hey, and trying to enroll them into some system that I don't really even want to do that sounds like death to me. if you need me, I want to be there to help. If I want to provide a service. And my point is, this is Artists don't really learn business and the world that we're in doesn't really cater to Artists are only appreciated after they're dead. They go crazy and kill someone. Or someone buys their art. other than that there are starving artist and…

Micah Yott: Yeah.

Joshua Berglan: and yet at the same time, that's the thing that they're here to do is to create. So it's a weird dynamic but the most encouraging thing that I can think of Is that the world that we're going into? Is for artists. and I believe that you're going to be one of those people that helps bring us into that new world and helps create that world that we want to live in, and it's because of the art that you create. So, I pray that anyone out there that's listening or watching, That has the funds. That's looking to invest in a cool project that is going to have an impact on the world. I just ask that you reach out to Micah because in sign an NDA. Look at what he has got going on because it's special to me. It's something that would give you a return. You would make your money back and then some

Joshua Berglan: But more importantly, it's a project that you can feel good about that covers multiple levels that fits into multiple age groups. It's not just for kids, it's not just for adults. It's not just for people that have gone through trauma. anyone. It is special. So Micah, please tell people where they can follow you where they can support your journey and where they can learn more about what you're doing.

Micah Yott: I do a lot of posting on Facebook, I post a lot on Tiktok on Instagram. I'm not really on much else. I do a little bit of LinkedIn. But I do have a link tree that I try to keep updated. Of all of my work. I'm currently making a short film for Tiktok. I've spoken it up into tiny sections so it's not All at once. I'm going to finish that on Halloween, it's a short horror film that I'm creating Just for entertainment.

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Micah Yott: Yeah, I'm hoping to connect with anybody. That's willing to either work with me or just simply be an angel. which, We need angels.

Joshua Berglan: We all need the angels I do. Do you have a website?

Micah Yott: I have. Work website that it's a prototype. It's listed as godaddy sites. whatever arc Wellness center, but the actual official website, once I have the finances to produce, it is the silent screams.com which is I tied it into the graphic novel movie.

Joshua Berglan: May I give you some advice real quick. Before you buy the silent scream by your name. Calm.

Micah Yott: Absolutely.

Micah Yott: Okay.

Joshua Berglan: I talked to you for an hour. That's important. I won't Just hope that you trust me on this. That would be the first website I buy. just saying you're gonna need it…

Micah Yott: Okay.

Joshua Berglan: because silent scream is One project of many, that you're going to create that you've already created multiple already. but, your name is gonna be the most important domain that you own especially for the talent that you are. Because all that, you've learned how to do so far. And again, I seen a lot of it. In the thing that you have that's hurting you. Is that it's not at one central location. It's all everywhere. Piece by piece and a lot of artists go through this.

Joshua Berglan: Because that's what we're kind of taught to do. get your Twitter account. Get your YouTube, get this. Get that You don't own any of those. and if you sell any of your stuff on, any of those platforms, You're not getting to keep all your money. I mean It depends on what you've created on that platform. But the point is this You're the energy that it takes. To promote. All of those different platforms. Could be channeled into promoting one platform that has all your stuff. Why would you promote something you don't know? And you are so talented.

Micah Yott: Right.

Joshua Berglan: And the people that you may lose some traffic. And eyeballs because you're not in an algorithm. That's, pushing your content to be seen by certain people that certain hashtags are sending them to But the same energy. That you put into promoting all of these other platforms you could put into promoting yours. In one person coming to your website. Is better than 200 people. Seeing senior stuff on social scrolling. Because if they come to your website, they're there intentionally, it's different. so again, I know you're an artist, there's things going on, there's steps to things, but I want to encourage you to buy your domain before you buy anything else because then you can just be the work in progress with all of your creations,…

Micah Yott: Okay.

Joshua Berglan: but everything essentialized And people will know Micah Yott. People are going to know you.

Micah Yott: Thank you.

Joshua Berglan: You do great work. brother, thank you so much for your time. Thank you for the man that you are. Thank you for the work. You've done. Thank you for being vulnerable. and sharing some very hard things. I commend you tons of respect for you. And I look forward to connecting again.

Micah Yott: I do too. Thank you for having me..

Joshua Berglan: See you, brother.

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