Choosing To Stay With Aaron Schaben | Convos With Friends

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