Beacon Road with Rich Levesque

A tale of a round trip flight that was a no good, bad ,terrible, awful experience.It is also a  tale of celebration. I could have let my emotions take over and made the situation so much worse, and ruined my trip in a number of ways. And yet, I didn't give in at any point. In the losses, I'm taking the win.There are also cameo appearances by "Susan" and "Dude Karen" (with apologies to those named Karen who didn't ask for this and have every right to speak to a manager).Thank you for visiting, please like, subscribe and shareTo find more of my content (writing and podcasts) please visit To support:Venmo: richlevesque10Cashapp: $richlevesque10Social links:https://instagram.com/misfitwandershttps://twitter.com/misfitwandershttps://tiktok.com/misfitsandwanderershttps://linktr.ee/MisfitsandwanderersThe purpose of this episode is simply to inform and offer ideas and possibilities for further exploration. Nothing said is to be taken as medical or any other advice without consulting with your service providers. The host, guests, anyone associated with creating this content or any of the hosting platforms do not acknowledge responsibility for any contrary actions taken by any listener.Created using  Audacity and Wondershare FilmoraBackground music: Blue Mood - Robert MunzingerMisfits & Wanderers is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Rabbit Hole Melodies and Musings at rabbitholemelodies.substack.com/subscribe

Sharing with you a cautionary tale in too many acts, a story from my own past where I saw what I wanted to see and took off toward what felt like a dream opportunity, but was in reality a nightmare. If only I paid attention to the first red flag, or the tenth.Anyway, allow me to gift you some laughs and a lesson. I hope you enjoy it a lot more than I did.Thank you for visiting, please like, subscribe and shareTo find more of my content (writing and podcasts) please visitTo support:Venmo: richlevesque10Cashapp: $richlevesque10Social links:instagram.com/misfitwanderstwitter.com/misfitwanderstiktok.com/misfitsandwanderershttps://linktr.ee/MisfitsandwanderersThe purpose of this episode is simply to inform and offer ideas and possibilities for further exploration. Nothing said is to be taken as medical or any other advice without consulting with your service providers. The host, guests, anyone associated with creating this content or any of the hosting platforms do not acknowledge responsibility for any contrary actions taken by any listener.Created using  Audacity and Wondershare Filmora Get full access to Rabbit Hole Melodies and Musings at rabbitholemelodies.substack.com/subscribe

Three short stories from holidays past, each bringing an important lesson. From a piece I originally wrote in 2019. Wishing you peace, joy, love, and kindness for you and yours, whatever your holiday, however you spend them. Thank you for visiting, please like, subscribe and shareTo find more of my content (writing and podcasts) please visit To support:Venmo: richlevesque10Cashapp: $richlevesque10Social links:instagram.com/misfitwanderstwitter.com/misfitwanderstiktok.com/misfitsandwanderershttps://linktr.ee/MisfitsandwanderersThe purpose of this episode is simply to inform and offer ideas and possibilities for further exploration. Nothing said is to be taken as medical or any other advice without consulting with your service providers. The host, guests, anyone associated with creating this content or any of the hosting platforms do not acknowledge responsibility for any contrary actions taken by any listener.Created using  Audacity and Wondershare Filmora Get full access to Misfits & Wanderers at misfitsandwanderers.substack.com/subscribe

Thoughts inspired after reading "Be That Kind of Person", a piece from Nikita GillThank you for visiting, please like, subscribe and shareTo find more of my content (writing and podcast) please visit and subscribe to my Substack To support:Venmo: richlevesque10Cashapp: $richlevesque10Social links:instagram.com/misfitwanderstwitter.com/misfitwanderstiktok.com/misfitsandwanderershttps://linktr.ee/MisfitsandwanderersThe purpose of this episode is simply to inform and offer ideas and possibilities for further exploration. Nothing said is to be taken as medical or any other advice without consulting with your service providers. The host, guests, anyone associated with creating this content or any of the hosting platforms do not acknowledge responsibility for any contrary actions taken by any listener.Created using  Audacity and Wondershare FilmoraMisfits & Wanderers is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Misfits & Wanderers at misfitsandwanderers.substack.com/subscribe

I was forwarded a story that served as a reminder that often, no matter how amazing you are, some people are just going to be unable to see it.It reminded me of an experience from the theater days of my youth, and I shared that story. Enjoy.Thank you for visiting, please like, subscribe and shareTo find more of my content (writing and podcast) please visit To support this podcast and my work in general consider a paid subscription above, or for single donations:Venmo: richlevesque10Cashapp: $richlevesque10Social links:instagram.com/misfitwanderstwitter.com/misfitwanderstiktok.com/misfitsandwanderershttps://linktr.ee/misfitsandwanderersThe purpose of this episode is simply to inform and offer ideas and possibilities for further exploration. Nothing said is to be taken as medical or any other advice without consulting with your service providers. The host, guests, anyone associated with creating this content or any of the hosting platforms do not acknowledge responsibility for any contrary actions taken by any listener.Created using Audacity and Wondershare FilmoraMisfits & Wanderers is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Misfits & Wanderers at misfitsandwanderers.substack.com/subscribe

Love Persevering: Exploring Grief Legion of Misfits Episode 2 hosted by Rich Levesque “But what is grief if not love persevering?” -Vision (from the Marvel Studios series WandaVision) In this episode will focus on grief. I was inspired for a couple of reasons, the first being that the 12th anniversary of my mom's passing is approaching as of the release of this episode. Also, I've come across a number of people who have been struggling with the idea that their own grief processes are taking longer than others in their lives (in some cases themselves as well) have the patience for. Truth is, when we lose someone close to us, the mourning never fully ends; we simply learn to carry on as we are ready and build around the hole that the loss left in our being. It never does truly fill in, we simply learn to adapt to the hole. Of course grief doesn't come as a result of death, even though it's the first thing we naturally think of. But there are grieving processes that result from loss of all kinds. Loss of a home, a job or career, ending of a friendship, even the ending of a way of life as we know it, as we've all experienced to some degree in the last couple of years for obvious reasons. Be aware, this episode does contain occasional strong language in the form of occasional cuss words used (would probably fall into a PG-13 or TV-14 rating in the US). This episode of Legion of Misfits is dedicated with love to the memory of Sandra (Ross) Levesque, 1/12/51-4/21/10. Love you and miss you Mom! Sections (not counting intro and closing) 1. Grieving our Control 2. The Letter She Will Never Read 3. The Influence of Time on Grief 4. Finding Joy After Grief 5. The Eulogy That I Wish I Wrote Credit to resources shared on the show (with links): Finding Joy After Grief - Moving On After Tragedy by Wendy https://www.griefandsympathy.com/joy-after-grief.html The Influence of Time on Grief – Thoughts on Grieving the Loss of a Partner https://www.griefandsympathy.com/influence-of-time-on-grief.html Grief Stories: ~The Letter She Will Never Read http://www.lifewiththefrog.com/2013/09/grief-storiesthe-letter-she-will-never.html?m=1 Grieving Our Control https://richlevesque.medium.com/grieving-our-control-66bd7b963615 The Eulogy I Wish I Wrote for My Mom https://richlevesque.medium.com/the-eulogy-i-wish-i-wrote-for-my-mom-8b4a1df5e2f1 Thank you for taking your time to listen, to find what else I'm up to: https://linktr.ee/legionofmisfits IG / Twitter/ TikTok: @legion_misfits For collaboration and other inquiries: legionmisfits@gmail.com Tips accepted: paypal.me/BeaconRJL or ko-fi.com/misfits10 The purpose of this episode is simply to inform and offer ideas and possibilities for further exploration. Nothing said is to be taken as medical or any other advice without consulting with your service providers. Legion of Misfits, the host, or any platforms do not acknowledge responsibility for any contrary actions taken by any listener. Created using Audacity and Wondershare Filmora --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legionofmisfits/support

Legion of Misfits with Rich Levesque (New Season, Sorta New Name) Episode 1 Emotional Sunburn: Exploring Rejection Sensitivity This episode is called "Emotional Sunburn", and it focuses on how for many of us, the understanding that rejection has nothing to do with us and can serve to support us on our path, while true, can be a devastating thing for the brains of many of us to process, and we can not only struggle with regulating emotionally but it can really hold us back with taking steps in all areas of life. While not an official diagnosis (DSM, etc.) it is recognized by many as a neruodivergent symptom known as rejection sensitivity dysmorphia (RSD), in particular with ADHD. It can also be seen as connected to CPTSD as well. Please not that while there are still clearly things that science and medicine have yet to make consistent links with for multiple reasons, what is clear that a number of us are afflicted with this and just for knowing that we aren't the only ones, let's talk about it. Maybe knowing that this is a real thing can help us to know what is going on in the moment and give us just enough to realize that what is happening is something we need to allow to pass rather than react from in the moment. From there, it's information and possibilities that we need to explore further, through research and also through connecting with our medical and mental health professionals to understand our own unique situations. IG / Twitter/ TikTok: @legion_misfits For collaboration and other inquiries: legionmisfits@gmail.com To donate: paypal.me/BeaconRJL or ko-fi.com/misfits10 Resources: Living with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria https://neuroclastic.com/living-with-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria/?fbclid=IwAR0ZtxD5iVnNgu3VAg4zCLzIGaks2bt3LccKDUZcrPzJUgUk1HeVznoXl5w Is My Trauma Response RSD, C-PTSD or Both https://themighty.com/2021/06/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-complex-post-traumatic-disorder-similarities-differences/ Person Gives A Spot-On Explanation Of Rejection-Sensitive Dysphoria, Many Are Surprised This ADHD Symptom Has A Name https://www.boredpanda.com/adhd-rejection-sensitivity-dysphoria-twitter/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic Emotional sunburn: What rejection sensitive dysphoria feels like to me https://www.understood.org/en/articles/emotional-sunburn-what-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-feels-like-to-me Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria: The link between ADHD and sensitivity to criticism. https://www.drmelissashepard.com/post/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-the-link-between-adhd-and-sensitivity-to-criticism Is It Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria or Complex Trauma? https://jessemeadows.medium.com/is-it-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-or-complex-trauma-d9d519b5bb55 More Than ‘Thin-Skinned': Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/more-than-thin-skinned-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-1130197 The Incredible Shrinking World: Life with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria https://yourcontractualobligations.medium.com/the-incredible-shrinking-world-life-with-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-62f9d08f7cc0 How Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Affects Me as a Person With ADHD https://themighty.com/2017/12/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-adhd-emotional-sensitivity/ After recording, I learned that the story from the final segment was actually published in Reader's Digest in 1985 https://www.readersdigest.com.au/podcasts/heart/letter-in-the-wallet The purpose of this episode is simply to inform and offer ideas and possibilities for further exploration. Nothing said is to be taken as medical or any other advice without consulting with your service providers. Legion of Misfits, the host, or any platforms do not acknowledge responsibility for any contrary actions taken by any listener. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legionofmisfits/support

Thanksgiving. A time for gratitude, a time for demolishing all kinds of goodies, and yes-a time for drama, judgment, and other shenanigans. Here is a guide to navigating through it all as seamless as possible, and maybe the urge to choke someone out over a flatscreen on Black Friday won't be quite as strong. Happy Thanksgiving! (Originally Created in 2019; Edited for clarity and presentation) Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and share To donate: https://ko-fi.com/misfits10 paypal.me/BeaconRJL Venmo: richlevesque10 Cashapp: $richlevesque10 Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, and how to work with me: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

This was asked to me point blank. My answer surprised me, and also led to to a clarity I'd sensed for years yet couldn't describe. Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and share To donate: https://ko-fi.com/misfits10 paypal.me/BeaconRJL Venmo: richlevesque10 Cashapp: $richlevesque10 Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, and how to work with me: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Riding On by Martin Rose End-Drift By Drift --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Life is muddy, no matter how much we want to keep it clean and easy. What if that was okay? What if the mud is okay? Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and share To donate: https://ko-fi.com/misfits10 paypal.me/BeaconRJL Venmo: richlevesque10 Cashapp: $richlevesque10 Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, and how to work with me: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Riding On by Martin Rose End-Drift By Drift --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Feeling seen, feeling understood, feeling like not only other people are truly listening to you, but that you're able to be fully present for yourself. It's a simple act in theory but it can be very hard in practice for a number of reasons. Sometimes the manner somebody is trying to be seen violates boundaries. In other cases it forces us to look at things within ourselves that we quite frankly would rather not. This gets a bit scattered admittedly, but there is so much to this and it is very hard to do any justice in a small amount of time. This involves many hard conversations and a lot of very powerful, difficult work. That work is so important. It's not necessarily the solution to any one thing, of course. But it's the first step to EVERYTHING. Whether it's a universal conflict or an internal struggle. Macro or micro, it's the same. We can't fix anything if we can't understand what we're all seeing. Does it mean we have to agree on what we see? Of course not, we all have different values and life experiences and we will never all see the world the same way. But the openings come when we understand each other and why we see things the way we do. It starts with seeing. It starts with feeling seen. Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and share To donate: https://ko-fi.com/misfits10 paypal.me/BeaconRJL Venmo: richlevesque10 Cashapp: $richlevesque10 Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, and how to work with me: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Riding On by Martin Rose End-Drift By Drift --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

There's plenty of reason to feel anger. Certainly, in this current climate. Anger needs to be seen and heard and is a powerful and important teacher. It needs to do its job. But then it needs to be free to be sent on its way. When it overstays its welcome and hijacks our logic and blocks out our consciousness...well, look around. Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and share To donate: https://ko-fi.com/misfits10 paypal.me/BeaconRJL Venmo: richlevesque10 Cashapp: $richlevesque10 Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, and how to work with me: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Riding On by Martin Rose End-Drift By Drift --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Saw a bumper sticker that said "Save Me From the Savers"...I got what they were saying. Or not. Either way I was inspired to riff on it. Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and share To donate: https://ko-fi.com/misfits10 paypal.me/BeaconRJL Venmo: richlevesque10 Cashapp: $richlevesque10 Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): anchor.fm/misfitswanderers Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, and how to work with me: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Riding On by Martin Rose End-Drift By Drift --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Talking about the inner conflict between our NEED to be seen and our FEAR of being seen. Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and share To donate: https://ko-fi.com/misfits10 paypal.me/BeaconRJL Venmo: richlevesque10 Cashapp: $richlevesque10 Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): anchor.fm/misfitswanderers Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, and how to work with me: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Riding On by Martin Rose End-Drift By Drift --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Talking Victimus Maximus. Lot of us know him. I certainly do... Tends to convince us to frame situations gone wrong so that we are the big victims, that the world is out to get us, blah blah blah. He's convincing, for sure... Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and share To donate: https://ko-fi.com/misfits10 paypal.me/BeaconRJL Venmo: richlevesque10 Cashapp: $richlevesque10 Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): anchor.fm/misfitswanderers Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, and how to work with me: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Riding On by Martin Rose End-Drift By Drift --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Reminder that wherever you're at, it's not a permanent state and that it will pass. An old voiceover I did a couple of years back that was inspired by the late, great George Harrison. Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share if these are moving you in any way. I also invite you to take a gander at a piece I wrote discussing how to support and be supported by the voices that you find most inspiring. Some are of course financial, but also know that it doesn't have to take money to help create a big impact on the lives of the creators you love. This can apply of course to myself, Misfits, and Beacon Road but this also applies to others that touch your heart, and also to YOU if you are trying to share a gift or a message with the world. https://beaconroad.net/support/ To donate: https://ko-fi.com/misfits10 paypal.me/BeaconRJL Venmo: richlevesque10 Cashapp: $richlevesque10 Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, and other resources of mine: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Feet on Wood-Listening All the Way Down --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Some random life lessons I picked up along the way. Enjoy. Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and share I also invite you to take a gander at a piece I wrote discussing how to support and be supported by the voices that you find most inspiring. Some are of course financial, but also know that it doesn't have to take money to help create a big impact on the lives of the creators you love. This can apply of course to myself, Misfits, and Beacon Road but this also applies to others that touch your heart, and also to YOU if you are trying to share a gift or a message with the world. https://beaconroad.net/support/ To donate: https://ko-fi.com/misfits10 paypal.me/BeaconRJL Venmo: richlevesque10 Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): anchor.fm/misfitswanderers Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Light Years – Take Off --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Adam is a Light Alignment Coach who helps his clients master the story of their core wounds to empower themselves to directly achieve their goals of “Illuminated Alignment” Part of his practice is his oracle readings. If you really want to feel seen, get a reading from Adam. Adam has a couple of running streams you can see on Facebook: Adam's Oracle Live (AOL) and “Coffee with Adam”. I invite you to check them both out. I've been blessed to know Adam for almost a year now, and one of his great talents in addition to what I've shared, is his courage in taking big leaps to go after his calling. He's leapt out of a career as an executive chef into coaching full time. He's uprooted and relocated to the Seattle area after living in California his whole life. We talk a lot about what that all looks like, actually, when we jump into the next chapter. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did having it. Find Adam: https://instagram.com/iamadammartinez Adam's Facebook group, Aligned Ascended Archangels Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe, and share. I also invite you to take a gander at a piece I wrote discussing how to support and be supported by the voices that you find most inspiring. Some are of course financial, but also know that it doesn't have to take money to help create a big impact on the lives of the creators you love. This can apply of course to myself, Misfits, and Beacon Road but this also applies to others that touch your heart, and also to YOU if you are trying to share a gift or a message with the world. https://beaconroad.net/support/ To donate: https://ko-fi.com/misfits10 paypal.me/BeaconRJL Venmo: richlevesque10 Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): anchor.fm/misfitswanderers Follow Rich: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-“Riding On” by Martin Rose, “Come Back Home” by Low Tree End- “Verve” by AGROUP, “Drift” by Drift --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

I found this old piece this morning and it provides a few important reminders. Even before social media, cancel culture, and this whole mess, we've always had people come and go in our lives. Most do, actually. We grow together, and often we grow apart. Very few are “lifetime” connections, and most are “reason” or “season” connections. It hurts sometimes when we learn that someone who we believed was the former end up being the latter. This piece continues this conversation in a little more detail. Enjoy, would love to hear how this landed with you. Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and share I also invite you to take a gander at a piece I wrote discussing how to support and be supported by the voices that you find most inspiring. Some are of course financial, but also know that it doesn't have to take money to help create a big impact on the lives of the creators you love. This can apply of course to myself, Misfits, and Beacon Road but this also applies to others that touch your heart, and also to YOU if you are trying to share a gift or a message with the world. https://beaconroad.net/support/ Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Marvel asked, "What If?" and then created a comic, then a TV series, based around those possibilities. Completely unrelated, I pondered some of the possibilities that could be in this particular universe. "You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one" -John Lennon Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share I also invite you to take a gander at a piece I wrote discussing how to support and be supported by the voices that you find most inspiring. Some are of course financial, but also know that it doesn't have to take money to help create a big impact on the lives of the creators you love. This can apply of course to myself, Misfits, and Beacon Road but this also applies to others that touch your heart, and also to YOU if you are trying to share a gift or a message with the world. https://beaconroad.net/support/ Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Michelle is a powerful intuitive and medium based in Washington State. She provides readings and workshops and has done speaking engagements where she taps into her gifts to provide clarity and healing for many. Follow Michelle at facebook.com/morphingenergetics To connect or learn how to work with Michelle, use her email: morphingenergetics@gmail.com Michelle and I talked about a number of different ways we're at a crossroads as a species and as a society. Life has shifted in a permanent way, and we are still in the process of learning what that's supposed to look like. The unknown is scary, and if you find yourself in certain information bubbles, you're primed to be afraid of different things. Our fear is leading us to be unable to see the humanity in each other, especially those who trigger our fears the most. What is that leading to? How can we shift that? What would that even look like? Some questions to ponder: What if at the end of the day we are all just a bunch of scared little kids trying to figure it all out? If we are all equal, then don't we have more power that we give ourselves credit for? What if we shifted that power into building instead of dividing our communities? What if we sought the common ground (and don't believe the news or social media, we all can find common ground) instead of fighting over words and concepts that if we can find solutions to in an overnight if we just cut out those who benefit from…well, this? Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and share I also invite you to take a gander at a piece I wrote discussing how to support and be supported by the voices that you find most inspiring. Some are of course financial, but also know that it doesn't have to take money to help create a big impact on the lives of the creators you love. This can apply of course to myself, Misfits, and Beacon Road but this also applies to others that touch your heart, and also to YOU if you are trying to share a gift or a message with the world. https://beaconroad.net/support/ Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): anchor.fm/misfitswanderers Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Riding On by Martin Rose, Come Back Home by Low Tree End-Verve by AGROUP, Drift by Drift --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Fear and love come from two different areas, and every thought, every action can only come from one. It may not feel like it but it's always a choice. Which do you choose? Which do you WANT to choose? What do you need to be able to choose that? Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share I also invite you to take a gander at a piece I wrote discussing how to support and be supported by the voices that you find most inspiring. Some are of course financial, but also know that it doesn't have to take money to help create a big impact on the lives of the creators you love. This can apply of course to myself, Misfits, and Beacon Road but this also applies to others that touch your heart, and also to YOU if you are trying to share a gift or a message with the world. https://beaconroad.net/support/ Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): anchor.fm/misfitswanderers Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Bumper music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use their Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): GOLET'S - Slaves Garret Blevins- Infinite-Star Dust --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Limit Breaking: Online and In Person with Kyler Borthwick Kyler and I recorded this episode the day after the Great Facebook and Instagram Outage of 2021, so it was natural to start there. The conversation went from how it affected our days directly to what we as humanity could learn going forward. Also, what would happen if these big platforms suddenly went away? How would we reconnect? (we're tribal and social animals, we would ultimately find a way. We talked about how important the internet is not only for our social connection but in our day to day lives…using Uber as an example (who would have thought taking rides from strangers would be so profitable after what we learned as kids, but here we are). How working in gig economies can show us what other entrepreneurial possibilities are there for us. Whether we follow that path or we are happy in a current job or career path, we are ultimately selling our time, and we are becoming more aware of this and responding accordingly. That shift in mindset is beginning to shift the entire paradigm whether we are ready for it or not. Kyler's podcast is called Breaking the Limit, and you can find it here: https://breakingthelimit.podbean.com/ Follow Kyler: instagram.com/therealkylerb Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe, and share. I also invite you to take a gander at a piece I wrote discussing how to support and be supported by the voices that you find most inspiring. Some are of course financial, but also know that it doesn't have to take money to help create a big impact on the lives of the creators you love. This can apply of course to myself, Misfits, and Beacon Road but this also applies to others that touch your heart, and also to YOU if you are trying to share a gift or a message with the world. https://beaconroad.net/support/ Social links: instagram.com/richlevesque10 twitter.com/richlevesque10 tiktok.com/@richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Bumper music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use their Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Riding On by Martin Rose, Come Back Homeby Low Tree End-Verve by AGROUP, Drift by Drift --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Random thoughts inspired by Don Miguel Ruiz' The Four Agreements. Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this, please like, subscribe and share Instagram/ Twitter/ TikTok: @richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community: Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Welcome (back) fellow Misfits! On this episode, we get to connect with Meagan Hopper, who is an amazing healer and all-around blast to hang out with. We got to learn about some of Meagan's work which includes working with ceremonial cacao, and sharing what the process of the ceremony is about, as well as the experience of cacao itself. We also discussed another modality Meagan works in, Auriculotherapy (study of the outside of the ear), the vast amount of pressure points on the outer ear that can provide relief all over the body when activated, and how she uses vaccaria seeds in particular for providing that relief. So there's where the episode title came from. We also talk about many other cool thing over the course of the episode, including the experience of release in energy healing the surprising things that can come through healing, especially as we learn to listen to our bodies the real purpose of ego, shadow, whatever other names we use for them (note: they are not all bad-not at all!) truly appreciating the spaces around you, once we can sense past the humanity and other distractions how it's really possible to communicate deeply with animals Meagan's website Meagan's Instagram The Cacao Crowd, Meagan's podcast All Meagan's links Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Misfits Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): Instagram/ Twitter/ TikTok: @richlevesque10 Join the Misfits Community: Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: Bumper music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Riding On by Martin Rose End-The Rhythm of Memories by Earth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Celebrating Good Ol' Charlie Brown. Still and stand-up of a guy as they get. This is a tribute. This is simply a tribute with the understanding that all rights to the name and character belong elsewhere. Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): Instagram/ Twitter/ TikTok: @richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community: Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: Bumper music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Name of the Child-Motions --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Celebrating underdogs, focusing in particular on one epic underdog, Steve Rogers. He couldn't become Captain America if he wasn't Steve Rogers first. Being a MCU fan, this was fun! (Trigger warning for some punching sounds in between 2 and 3 minutes) Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Instagram/ Twitter/ TikTok: @richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Zero claims on any rights intended in the use of Steve Rogers and Captain America, it's pretty clear who the big mouse is that owns those. This is used as tribute and celebration. Bumper music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): The Mine Sweepers: Rancid Life/ Laid Back --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Welcome (back), fellow Misfits & Wanderers. On this episode, I was honored to hang out with Noah Chute (AKA Noble). Noble is the host of his own podcast, Noble Dreams. We started the conversation talking about the community he created at the outset of the pandemic, The Quarantine Circus, when I first got to connect to Noble. We shared why community like this was so needed, and also how to navigate the situation when some is out of line, and many are screaming to “eliminate” the “problem”. We went from there to talking about communicating in general, how we can clearly see the results of our society being unable to have hard conversations is having (look around). We also shared our experiences with how sometimes we appear as messy and imperfect, complete with tics, stammers, stutters, “ummm”s and “you know”s, how it can be triggering to hear the imperfections form ourselves, why it's important to get over it, and even more important to not let anyone else's triggers keep your voice contained. I want you, the listener to feel like you're at the table with us while we're having a conversation. Would love to hear what comes through while you listen, and what conversations you may be inspired to have going forward. Because your voice deserves to be heard, no matter what. Noble's podcast, Noble Dreams, can be found here, I invite you to check him out: https://www.nobledreams.net/podcast Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Instagram/ Twitter/ TikTok: @richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Bumper music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Riding On by Martin Rose End-Drift by Drift --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

You're still here, still standing. It may not feel like an accomplishment but I promise that it is. Congratulations. Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): anchor.fm/misfitswanderers Instagram/ Twitter/ TikTok: @richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Bumper music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Since I Started-Roll in Vinicor --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Free flow was the perfect name for this. Because this was EXACTLY what this episode brought. Emily and I talked about so many things in an hours time: from food rewards to Taco Bell, Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy, damage (to ourselves and others) stemming from our own trauma, communicating our needs, falling in love with yourself before falling for others, how we all have an amazing story within us whether we can see it or not, and there's even more than that there. Certainly something that will resonate to anyone listening. Emily Lynch is based out of San Diego, CA, and is a yoga instructor, reiki healer, intuitive coach, and all-around queen. Find Emily: Facebook.com/waxlotuswellness Instagram @waxlotuswellness Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): anchor.fm/misfitswanderers Instagram/ Twitter/ TikTok: @richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Connect to writings, podcasts, other resources of mine: https://linktr.ee/beaconroad10 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com Bumper music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Riding On by Martin Rose End-The Rhythm of Memories by Earth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

On this episode I chatted with Holistic coach Megan Holt. We chatted about all sorts of cool things. We chatted basil and garlic, to gut health, how our minds are important in their roles but what about letting our other important centers make the calls they are designed to, such as the heart, gut, and lungs. We even chatted about cicadas (locusts), how noisy they are, and apparently (new to me) they can be quite tasty. I learned quite a bit, and also found myself reconnecting to things that I knew yet sometimes we forget when we spin around this crazy wheel called life. This was such a fun ride, and I'm sure you'll enjoy it as well! Find Megan: https://www.instagram.com/meg.holistic.coach/ https://linktr.ee/m._holt And the link to the poem I read at the end: The Anatomy of Peace (formerly titled "How to Live With My Body") by John Roedel https://www.johnroedel.com/post/how-to-live-with-my-body Bumper music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Whistling All the Way Down by Feet on Wood End-The Rhythm of Memories by Earth Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Connect with Rich: www.beaconroad.net Rich's blog, emergency and wellness resources, and a store with cool stuff. From there, you can sign up to have the goodness sent right to your inbox! Instagram/ Twitter/ TikTok: @richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

Is it "Happy" or "Fulfilled" that we're looking for? Links to Webster definitions used: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fulfillment Music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Lord Taylor- Until There's More Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share www.beaconroad.net Rich's blog, emergency and wellness resources, and a store with cool stuff. From there, you can sign up to have the goodness sent right to your inbox! Instagram/ Twitter/ TikTok: @richlevesque10 Join the Misfits & Wanderers Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers My Linktree For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: richlevesque10@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

This was the perfect name as more than a few times that was exactly what happened in this conversation. Join guest JoDi Evans and host Rich Levesque in this conversation, which is an invitation for us to do the same. This conversation was free flowing, with no limits or set topics. We went to places such as: · Reconnecting to society, social “rules” · Stopping and asking ourselves “why?” · How the big scary decisions can't happen without learning to shift the small, everyday choices we make are what lead to possibilities · Believing things can happen is what leads to things happening · Failing is not the end unless you decide it is · Being aware of and being conscious of the information we are taking in…and we're always taking in things! · Where our beliefs and biases come from and how we can learn to understand the world beyond them · Planting “seeds” of ideas in conversation while understanding we can't change anyone. · Engaging and connecting with people who see the world in a different way · Handling anger and other emotions from others and within ourselves · What “woke” REALLY means · Shifts in health JoDi can be found: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUzLISBPeT5ax1Tial05jMQ www.facebook.com/joyfuljodievans www.instagram.com/joyfuljodievans http://www.joyloveart.com Thank you for watching, if this or any other video inspires you, your support would be greatly appreciated and helps us do even better things! Shop Beacon Road and Misfits merchandise: https://beaconroad.net/shop Or buy a copy of my book, Becoming A Beacon: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781730832093 Or simply support us directly: paypal.me/beaconRJL Or simply like, subscribe, share with a friend. Or lots of friends. If you want to have some of these conversations too, join the private Community for Misfits, Wanderers, and the Rest of Us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/misfitswanderers Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): anchor.fm/beaconroad For questions, comments, business inquiries (including sponsorships and collaborations): richlevesque10@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/richlevesque10 https://twitter.com/richlevesque10 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misfitswanderers/support

We learned “fight or flight”, then “freeze”. In this episode we explore “fawn”. Fight, Fight Freeze or Fawn. Our body's automatic defense mechanisms that activate when the primal mind (in particular the amygdala) senses danger. Fawning is the behavior most of us know as people pleasing. Seeing it as an automatic defense changes the way I looked at it and made me look at a number of things in a different way. I use a tweet string shared with me by a member of the Misfits, Wanderers and the Rest of Us Community. The author of the string is Sam Dylan Finch and the entire string is available here: The book mentioned in the Episode: Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A GUIDE AND MAP FOR RECOVERING FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA by Pete Walker Follow Rich on Social: Instagram Twitter Join the Community for Misfits, Wanderers, and the Rest of Us

Why do we insist on seeking validation from people unable to validate us? After a recent personal experience involving some decisions, where I thought I was making them from, and where I ACTUALLY was making them from… I wanted to explore this some more. I found a couple of articles that helped as well as some comments that were left on my social media that helped to inform me. Ultimately, even as a learned habit it is still a choice that we make for ourselves to hand over our power to someone else. Where do you find that you still need outside validation in your own life and how could that change? Resources Used in the Show: Why Seeking Validation Is Crippling You by D. Grant Smith https://dgrantsmith.com/why-seeking-validation-is-crippling-you/ 5 Ways to Validate Yourself: Be Part of Your Support System by Lori Deschene, posted on Tiny Buddha https://tinybuddha.com/blog/5-ways-to-validate-be-part-of-your-support-system/ Bumper music credit(music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Whistling All the Way Down by Feet on Wood End-The Rhythm of Memories by Earth Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Connect with Rich: www.beaconroad.net Rich’s blog, emergency and wellness resources, and buy cool stuff. Sign up to have the goodness sent right to your inbox! Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): anchor.fm/beaconroad For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: beacon@beaconroad.net https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad10/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

Welcome to Beacon Road Show with Rich Levesque, and Episode 18: Ugh, I'm Blocked! Where do you feel blocked in life? Creativity? Career? Small stuff? Big stuff? All the stuff? Does it feel like you can’t move forward unless it’s perfect? Does it never feel like it’s good enough? How does that feel in the moment, and how does it feel when you can blast through what is blocking you and make it to the other side? On this episode of Beacon Road Show, this is what we’ll be discussing. I went through this myself recently, and I’ll be sharing some of that experience to go with some other nice tidbits as well as sharing some comments from social media. This will be well worth your time, especially if you can relate. Resources: 20 ways to overcome creative block By Tom May https://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design-tips/20-expert-tips-to-beat-creative-block-123523 8 Lessons on Creative Block from Miyazaki, by Christine Nishiyama https://might-could.com/essays/8-lessons-on-creative-block-from-miyazaki/ Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Bumper music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Whistling All the Way Down by Feet on Wood End-The Rhythm of Memories by Earth Connect with Rich: Beacon Road Website https://beaconroad.net Rich’s blog, emergency and wellness resources, and cool stuff to buy. Sign up to have the goodness sent right to your inbox! Rich’s latest for Elephant Journal: Little One, there’s Absolutely Nothing Wrong with You: a Letter to my Inner Child. https://elejrnl.com?p=2646938 For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: beacon@beaconroad.net Join Beacon Road Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/1922852994686615 Rich on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad10 Rich on Twitter https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

(How Does It Feel) When You're Loved Asking the question while motivated by seeing a large amount of heart signs and being reminded that ultimately, when we release all the mental, social, and other junk, all we want is to love and be loved. Which then made me wonder how people knew and felt they were loved. How do you know? How do you feel? What does it look like? Of course, I asked the question on the socials. I'll share some of those responses plus throw in some of my own observations. Would love to hear from you as well: What does it feel like for YOU when YOU KNOW you're loved? Resources: Love (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman https://www.amazon.com/Love-Languages-Secret-that-Lasts/dp/080241270X What Are The 5 Love Languages? Everything You Need to Know by Julie Nguyen https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/the-5-love-languages-explained Bumper music credit (music used under license granted through Wondershare, I use Filmora 9 to build my video and audio content): Intro-Whistling All the Way Down by Feet on Wood End-The Rhythm of Memories by Earth Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Connect with Rich: www.beaconroad.net Rich’s blog, emergency and wellness resources, and buy cool stuff. Sign up to have the goodness sent right to your inbox! Podcast links (including Apple & Spotify): anchor.fm/beaconroad For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: beacon@beaconroad.net https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad10/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

Welcome to Beacon Road Show with today’s guest Tamara Leigh Tamara is a Tantrika & Business strategist for Spiritual, heart-centered, ambitious women. I invite you to listen to our conversation, where we discuss topics such as shame and how it blocks us from living on our own terms, as well as discovering how to find the possibilities in the overwhelming and scary. Tamara’s energy is magical and contagious, you’ll see for yourself. On a side note, while recording it was made apparent that Tamara had Tim Horton’s. Not having any within hundreds of miles these days, I felt a tinge of jealousy… This was a great chat, come check it out! More about Tamara, in her own words: “I built a Self-Sufficient Business from Behind the Screen during the Height of a WORLD CRISIS and am now creating an EPIC Program that teaches the exact methods to Bring your Confidence, Gifts & Financial Desires to LIFE! I am passionate about helping Women on, · Stopping the burnout cycle · Building Confidence & Self Worth · Removing shame · Manifesting Money through their gifts! · Using their gifts to Transform Lives · Manifesting a Life of Pleasure & Abundance through exact methods that will activate High Tantrik Frequencies & implement highly effective strategies for a profitable business. · Manifesting a highly aligned, Dreamy Life where your Business is your Pleasure & Abundance!” Tamara’s website is www.sensual-mystic.com where you can contact her and book an appointment -------- Thank you for listening, please subscribe on your platform of choice and share far and wide! Connect with Rich: www.beaconroad.net Rich’s blog, emergency and wellness resources, and buy cool stuff. Sign up to have the goodness sent right to your inbox! Stay tuned to this space for offerings and membership packages coming soon! For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: beacon@beaconroad.net https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

We are talking kindness and introducing the #ShinetheBeacon Challenge! First, I share a couple of articles on kindness followed some cool stories collected showing how amazing we can truly be. At the end I talk about the “Shine the Beacon” Challenge which will run through the rest of August. Details can be found below. Sources read from: The Importance of Kindness by Karyn Hall PhD https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pieces-mind/201712/the-importance-kindness Genuine Kindness is the Universal Language https://exploringyourmind.com/genuine-kindness-universal-language/ Rules and Information for the #ShinetheBeacon Challenge (AUGUST 2020) will be posted on the website: www.beaconroad.net Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and share Connect with Rich: www.beaconroad.net-Rich’s blog, emergency and wellness resources, and buy cool stuff. Sign up to have the goodness sent right to your inbox! For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: beacon@beaconroad.net https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 Beacon Road on YouTube --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

Welcome to Beacon Road Show with Rich Levesque Today’s guest is Logan Nellis Logan is a Divine Masculine Leader and Coach Inspiring People through Aligned Inner Wisdom, Love, and Intuition This was a powerful conversation where we discussed what is meant by Divine Masculinity, what it is and what it is not, and the struggle to find that level and balance. Of course, we need to find balance with the Divine Feminine but we also need to allow our masculine to feel seen and truly explored in order to feel whole. I invite you to listen in with us and to share what comes through for you while listening to our conversation. I only wish it could have been longer because there is so much to discuss on the subject. In Logan’s words… “It is my highest honor, privilege, and excitement to work with men from all walks of life meeting them where they are and as they are while empowering them to step into who they have always wanted to be. Utilizing the body's innate intelligence, we will create access, understanding, and coherence between the mind, body, and soul so that they leave our sessions feeling touched, moved, and inspired to step into their Full Body F-- Yes!!” Connect with Logan via e-mail: innerwisdomwarriors@gmail.com Schedule a free 30-minute Discovery Session with Logan: https://calendly.com/innerwisdomwarriors/discovery Connect with Rich: Beacon Road website – Rich’s blog, emergency and wellness resources, and buy cool stuff. If you like what you see sign up to send it to your inbox! www.beaconroad.net Stay tuned to this space for future episodes and offerings. For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: beacon@beaconroad.net https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share if you received value from this or any show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

Welcome to Beacon Road Show with Rich Levesque Topic: TRUST This can be tough one to untangle, it has multiple meanings and like most concepts, has different perspectives for each of us. But we’re going to try it anyway in this coffeehouse chat. We’ll start with what the meanings are of trust we are working with (Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust) From there I’ll proceed into a couple of recent stories that served as general reminders for myself. One includes a pair of kite surfers at the beach and how trust appeared from my eye to guide each of them. The second involves an incident in the woods where what I trusted externally failed spectacularly and I was forced to trust within. Next we’ll break down Brene Brown’s Elements for Trust B- Boundaries R- Reliability A- Accountability V- Vault I- Integrity N- Non-judgement G- Generosity (Source: https://daretolead.brenebrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BRAVING.pdf) From there, we’ll jump into some feedback left when I posted the following questions… 1. How does someone GAIN your trust? 2. How does someone LOSE your trust? 3. What does it mean to trust YOURSELF and what does that look like? Feel free to weigh in on these in the comments or message me directly. ------ Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Connect with Rich: Beacon Road website – Rich’s blog, emergency and wellness resources, and buy cool stuff. If you like what you see sign up to send it to your inbox! www.beaconroad.net Stay tuned to this space for offerings and membership packages coming soon! For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: beacon@beaconroad.net https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

Welcome to Beacon Road Show with Rich Levesque Today's guest is the amazing singer-songwriter Eliza Rush! This conversation brings a number of amazing lessons Eliza shares from her own experience of taking leaps of faith that took her along the way, often with unexpected surprises along the way! Oh, and we also recount our experiences learning to surf in Venice Beach, California a couple years back. Eliza also performs 3 of her original songs for us: “Daughter of the Sun”, performed solo, approximately 10 minutes in “Come This Far”, followed by “You Are Worthy”, both accompanied by percussionist Mike Wojik. These songs begin approximately one hour and 10 minutes into the show. This is a little longer than my shows usually go but it’s worth the time because it connects inspiring lessons, entertaining stories, and amazing music all rolled into one. I may be biased but it’ll make that long trek to the beach just a little more amazing. --------------- From her website: Classically trained and steeped in the rich musical culture of Canada, Eliza Rush is no stranger to performing but is a relative newcomer to the acoustic scene in the Lehigh Valley. Pulling from all styles of music, she is a finder and interpreter of songs that beg to be shared. Her hauntingly beautiful and evocative voice paints landscapes in song. Reminiscent of Annie Haslam, Eliza takes a pop song or an old standard and makes it all her own. A blossoming songwriter, she will sprinkle in her originals while adeptly performing as an acoustic band, duo or solo artist. When you see her perform, her voice and presence will pull you in. Connect with Eliza: www.elizarushmusic.com https://www.facebook.com/elizarushmusic/ YouTube at Eliza Rush Music Instagram.com/elizarushmusic ---------- Thank you for stopping by, please follow and or subscribe to stay in the loop with this show as well as Rich’s assorted projects. Beacon Road website – Rich’s blog, emergency and wellness resources, and buy cool stuff. If you like what you see sign up to send it to your inbox! www.beaconroad.net https://www.patreon.com/BeaconRoad https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

Coffeehouse Chat with Rich, the topic: WHAT IS HOME? When you think of the word “home”, where does that word take you? Is it a place, a mindset, a memory, an emotion? All of these? None of these? I posted this question recently to my social media and in this episode I share a story regarding where this question took me recently (back to school, literally) as well as share and reflect off of the comments I received. It seems as though this topic, like many, has a unique answer for everybody who responded, and there are likely an infinite number of other answers that could be explored. I would love to hear what this brings out to you when you listen to it. What is home to YOU? Respond in the comments, on my social media, or drop me a line at beacon@beaconroad.net. I get a lot of ideas for written pieces, videos, and podcasts from connecting to you and hearing what you have to say so please feel welcome to stop by. “Just a reminder that you’re doing the best you can today with what you have to work with. Whether it feels like it or not, you are enough, and you matter. Please take extra special care of yourself today and every day.” On Beacon Road show everything is intended to come back to this message, to wrap around this message. Because ultimately, we’re all doing our best to be our best and to be seen and heard. Both by ourselves and by the world around us. The goal for this show is to honor that by speaking of how that works for us and how it can look. We’ll share stories of how we’re navigating that journey. We’ll also talk about skills and tools that are available to help us along in our own journeys. That’s the thing. There’s no ONE way for anything. We each have to find what works for each of us, in our own ways and on our own terms. Like all things, treat this like a buffet table. Remember those? Take what clicks, leave the rest. In whatever way you came about finding this little corner, and however you choose to use it, it’s an honor to have you spend some time here. Thank you for watching or listening, please subscribe to keep good stuff like this coming your way. Connect with Rich: Beacon Road website – Rich’s blog, emergency and wellness resources, and buy cool stuff. If you like what you see sign up to send it to your inbox! www.beaconroad.net https://www.patreon.com/BeaconRoad https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

Welcome to Beacon Road Show with Rich Levesque. On this episode, we are chatting with Self Sabotage Coach Janna Van Train! Connect with Janna: www.intentionalwellness.org Email: Janna@intentionalwellness.org Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Connect with Rich: Beacon Road website – Rich’s blog, emergency and wellness resources, and buy cool stuff. If you like what you see sign up to send it to your inbox! www.beaconroad.net https://www.patreon.com/BeaconRoad https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

Welcome to Beacon Road Show with Rich Levesque. On this episode, we are chatting with Transformation Guide Dre Meller! Dre is a professionally trained coach, certified Reiki Master, and Akashic Records Practitioner. They are an expert transformation coach helping adults who feel overwhelmed explore their spiritual path and connect with their Cosmic Zen so they can experience more success in life! Dre has been a coach for over ten years. One of the things they are passionate about sharing with their clients is breaking free from the conditioned thinking that was placed upon you throughout your life. This shedding of layers through spiritual exploration and healing is personal for Dre. They have done the work they teach you. Dre was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia and their journey in traditional education left them with a lot of scars and things to heal that weren't true. Dre believed they were dumb for so many years. Those messages totally prohibited Dre from having the success they wanted. That is why Dre is here to help adults who feel overwhelmed learn ways they can truly connect with their inner wisdom for a more successful life! Connect with Dre: www.spirituallyawaken.com facebook.com/spiritualguidanceandwisdom instagram.com/spiritualbadassdremeller Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Connect with Rich: Beacon Road website – Rich’s blog, emergency and wellness resources, and buy cool stuff. If you like what you see sign up to send it to your inbox! www.beaconroad.net https://www.patreon.com/BeaconRoad https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

Beacon Road Show with Rich Levesque recorded 6/25/2020 Today’s guest was Mindfulness Coach and Writer Ana Ferrari from New Zealand. It was a tremendous discussion regarding how the practice of staying in the present offers the opportunity to allow the emotions we’ve been avoiding for years and decades to be seen and felt. Once this happens they do what they need to and move along. The message is that we do not and have never needed to be fixed, just truly seen in our entirety. In the end, that’s really what we’re all trying to do here, be seen and understood. It starts with being seen by our own selves. To connect with and/ or work with Anna, she can be reached at info@anaferrari.com Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Connect with Rich: https://beaconroad.net/ https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 https://www.patreon.com/BeaconRoad --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

Beacon Road Show 6/24/2020 “Screw It, Let’s Do This!” For a lot of us, there is that mechanism in our bodies that on occasion, takes over for our minds and we just find ourselves taking an action, taking a step, making a commitment that our minds have been talking ourselves out of, sometimes for years. These moments can be simply calling out of work and taking the kids to the beach for the day because you all need it. Or they could be as huge and intense as walking away from a career and doing the thing you always dreamed of. These may look ridiculous to the outside world, and on occasion even to ourselves. But they are what we need, and sometimes it feels like we’re just watching our bodies act on the think over the objections of our minds. The other day I posted the following on social media: Tell me about a time where you just said “F___ it” and did a thing. Did it work? How did it feel? Today we’ll work through the responses and comments and talk about how this means different things for different people. Like most things do, of course. Thank you for watching or listening, please like, subscribe and share Connect with Rich: https://beaconroad.net/ https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 https://www.patreon.com/BeaconRoad --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

Welcome to Beacon Road Show, and on this episode, we are chatting with Inner Child Advocate and Emotional Freedom Coach Gwen Orwiler! Gwen teaches her clients to use Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT, also known as "Tapping") to work through emotional obstacles, often stemming from something that happened in childhood. Trust me, this stuff works. Gwen's mission is to "help you release emotional wounds from the past, at a core level, so you can stop repeating them and live Your Strongest Life" Connect with Gwen: www.yourstrongestlife.com https://www.facebook.com/yourstrongestlife https://www.instagram.com/gwenorwiler https://twitter.com/gwenorwiler Thank you for watching, please like, subscribe and share Connect with Rich: https://beaconroad.net/ https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 https://www.patreon.com/BeaconRoad --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

Using Valentine's Day as a backdrop, the focus is on self love. The overall premise is that we are all like water pitchers (or lemonade, whatever) and we need to keep our pitchers full or else we can't pour for others. Rich reads an old piece on Valentine's Day, then submissions received from social media about what self-love means to different folks. The beauty is that there is no one answer. www.beaconroad.net Instagram Twitter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

In this episode, the talk is on expectations. Many more aspects can, should, and ultimately will be discussed but because no one has 37 hours to devote to one podcast, the chat focuses on a couple of areas: college and motherhood. Oh, and an anecdote involving a disappearing hat. Visit more of Rich's musings at beaconroad.net. Additionally, there is a directory of assorted mental and physical well-being resources to connect with. Swing through the shop with T shirts, coffee mugs and other goodies and gift ideas. www.beaconroad.net Twitter: @BeaconRoad10 Instagram: @beaconroad --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

Gear Change Life throws things at us fast. Suddenly, what we thought was going to be the focus of the moment can turn to dust, and something else takes over the entirety of our plate. It may be that all of our effort is needed to address the sudden situation. It may also be that it takes all of our energy to be able to process what we just saw, heard, experienced. It may be light and fun, like a great song. It may be silly and awkward like a fart. However, it can also be really heavy, painful and scary. It can also become a sudden matter of life and death, a medical emergency or bad accident. It is amazing how we are really quite adept at being able to change gears on the fly the way we can. It’s quite an amazing feat that us humans can pull off. Let’s chat about that, shall we? Visit more of Rich's musings at beaconroad.net. Additionally, there is a directory of assorted mental and physical well-being resources to connect with. Swing through the shop with T shirts, coffee mugs and other goodies and gift ideas. www.beaconroad.net Twitter: @BeaconRoad10 Instagram: @beaconroad --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support