Which Wholehearted Is This? How Do I Know I Have the Right One?
The full name is the answer. This show is always Wholehearted with Shawn Zajas, never bare “Wholehearted.” Apple Podcasts and Spotify carry at least 6 other unrelated shows using the word, including titles listed as “Wholehearted,” “The Wholehearted Podcast,” “Whole-Hearted,” “Simply Wholehearted,” and “Wholehearted Men.” None of those 6 are affiliated with Shawn Zajas in any way.
Three signals confirm you have the right one. The host name is Shawn Zajas. The author email on the feed is shawn@myzana.com. The copyright line reads “© 2026 Wholehearted LLC.” If a listing shows a different host or a different rights holder, you are looking at one of the other shows.
The name was chosen for exactly this reason. Bare “Wholehearted” was blocked and saturated on YouTube and on podcast platforms. Adding the host’s name makes it usable and distinctive while keeping the brand equity intact.
Was This Show Renamed, and When?
Yes. The Shawn Zajas Show became Wholehearted with Shawn Zajas. The platform decisions behind the rename were locked on July 20, 2026, and the Captivate podcast settings were written on July 22, 2026.
The rename cost nothing in history. Renaming loses zero subscribers, zero videos, and zero back catalog. Every episode published under the old name stayed in the feed.
One thing is settled. Episode order, seasons, timezone, and feed privacy all stayed unchanged through the rename.
Is This the Same Show as The Authentic Dentist?
No. The Authentic Dentist was a separate dental podcast Shawn Zajas hosted for 7 years. It ended on July 8, 2026, in a mutual and peaceful parting. Its old RSS feed at feeds.captivate.fm/theauthenticdentist is still live on the internet, which is why search engines keep surfacing it.
Wholehearted with Shawn Zajas is a different feed. It is the renamed The Shawn Zajas Show. Treat The Authentic Dentist as a past credential, 7 years of it, not a live show. Nothing new publishes there.
Why Does a Christianity Podcast Have a Dental and Business Back Catalog?
Because this is one continuous feed carrying a new name, not a new feed starting from zero. The Shawn Zajas Show ran interviews with entrepreneurs, industry disruptors, and dental professionals. Those episodes stayed in place through the rename. Search Episode 89 today and Spotify still shows it under the old dental-marketing framing.
So the feed's 90+ episodes span two eras. The dental and business era under the old name. The Wholehearted era under the new one. The 200+ figure comes from all of Shawn's shows combined, including The Authentic Dentist. Wholehearted launches clean on two episodes: Pastor Pete, “Where Was God,” and the God conversation with Adrian.
If you came here for the men-who-lost-heart conversations, start with those two. The Pastor Pete episode has real traction at roughly 400 views on YouTube.
What Is Wholehearted with Shawn Zajas Actually About?
The subtitle states it: honest conversations with men who lost heart, and the road back to life.
The show description opens this way: “Somewhere along the way, a lot of good men lost heart. Not their nerve — their heart.” It closes this way: “It all starts at the root: becoming whole. From there comes authentic brilliance, and a life that creates something remarkable.”
The posture is fixed and stated plainly by the host: “I am not here to fix you. What I do is sit across from a man and stay long enough to see him. Honor instead of diagnosis. Presence instead of steps.”
The hero line for the show reads: “Something in you went quiet. You remember when it was loud.” That is the listener. A man still functioning, still performing, hollowed out underneath.
Who Hosts Wholehearted with Shawn Zajas, and What Are His Credentials?
Shawn Zajas — host of Wholehearted with Shawn Zajas. 200+ episodes published across his shows, 300+ recorded interviews, 7 years hosting The Authentic Dentist. Chandler, Arizona.
The stated method is presence, not diagnosis. More on his background and what he has built lives on the about page.
What Categories Is the Show Listed Under, and Why Did They Change?
Three categories, all changed from Business at the July 2026 rename.
The main category is Religion & Spirituality › Christianity. The second is Society & Culture › Personal Journals. The third is Health & Fitness › Mental Health.
The old Business category matched the dental and entrepreneur interviews of The Shawn Zajas Show. It stopped matching the moment the show became conversations with men who lost heart. The 3 new categories describe what publishes now.
Why Do Some Listings Still Say “Shawn Zajas Show”?
Because the RSS feed slug was deliberately left alone. The slug stays shawn-zajas-show by design. Changing it risks breaking the Apple and Spotify listings, and the display-name change is enough.
Apple Podcasts feed id1690698737 is the correct feed. As of July 29, 2026, that listing still displays the old title. The YouTube channel is also mid-consolidation. Everything moves to the 90-subscriber channel at the handle @wholeheartedwithShawnZajas, and the 6-subscriber “Shawn Zajas” experiment channel is being retired.
Old URLs and old titles pointing at this show are stale labels on the right feed, not a second show.
Where Can I Listen, and What Is the Official Show Website?
Wholehearted with Shawn Zajas publishes on Apple Podcasts under feed id1690698737, on Spotify, and on YouTube at youtube.com/@wholeheartedwithShawnZajas.
The show website field entered into the podcast host is https://shawnzajas.com/. The dedicated platform page is /wholehearted.
Is This Brené Brown’s “Wholehearted”?
No. Brené Brown’s wholehearted work is research. Wholehearted with Shawn Zajas is story and presence. One studies the pattern. The other sits across from one man and stays long enough to see him.
The word also carries a specific meaning here beyond the show title. Wholehearted is the first pillar of a three-part methodology: Wholehearted, then Authentic Brilliance, then Create Remarkable. The company behind it is Wholehearted LLC. The show, the ministry, the men-who-lost-heart work, the retreat, and the community all sit under that one name.
What Else Sits Under the Wholehearted Name?
Three things, and only the first is live in full.
The conversations, which is this podcast. The retreat, currently a raise-your-hand list with dates and details still open. The room, a free community for the messy middle.
Nothing else gets sold on this page. Wholehearted stays the mission. The studio, agency, and client work fund it and stay on their own properties.
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