Double Shot of Wellness

Show host and creator, Donald Taylor, invites us to embrace each season as we live it. Reflecting on lots of season changes--literal and metaphoric--Donald shares tips on how to truly embrace each season and moment; and also tips on how to release past seasons and avoid fixating on seasons yet to come. Join the e-list to stay abreast of developments as we take a season break to reflect, regroup, and reimagine. Show Links Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Facebook! Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness

In this episode, we are joined by Jessica Tanselle, Medium, and Spiritual Teacher. Her story of wellness includes overcoming addiction, healing past trauma, and learning to cleanse her energy. Join us as she invites us to "get grounded through meditation--cancel your schedule if necessary!" As an added bonus, Jessica shares a few guided meditations and rituals she uses to cleanse and ground herself. Show Links Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness Guest Links https://www.thejessicatanselle.com

This week, we revisit an essential episode from our catalog - featuring special guest Jessica Tanselle, who shares some affecting nuggets of wellness wisdom, plus some of the meditations she uses in her practice! Thanks for joining us. We'll be back with a fresh episode next week. In this episode, we are joined by Jessica Tanselle, Medium, and Spiritual Teacher. Her story of wellness includes overcoming addiction, healing past trauma, and learning to cleanse her energy. Join us as she invites us to "get grounded through meditation--cancel your schedule if necessary!" As an added bonus, Jessica shares a few guided meditations and rituals she uses to cleanse and ground herself. Show Links Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness Guest Links https://www.thejessicatanselle.com

We are joined by a special guest today who gives us a glimpse into their journey of "Operation Quaranton Removal", having to find a new home just days after burying their father suddenly, and through it all the resounding lesson that "more is to be revealed." Tune in if you're having a rough season to hear a true story of tragedy to triumph, from Earth-Angels to Otherworldly Angels, in this short episode we cover a lot!  Show Links Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Facebook! Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness

Today, we're taking the week off to revisit one of our favorite conversations with Lacy Ford from Episode #2. Enjoy this throwback episode, and join us next week for a new discussion! In this episode, our guest Lacy Ford, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, shares many nuggets of Wellness Wisdom. She invites and encourages listeners to "find something you love, and practice it!" Show Links Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Facebook! Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness

Fred Johnson returns to share even more Wellness Wisdom with us. This week, he highlights on creating culture through story telling, walking the walk when people are depending on you, relieving suffering and incorporating creating a culture of wellness as an intentional teaching pedagogy in the classroom. So much of Fred's Wellness Wisdom can be condensed to this: Be intentional.  Show Links Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Facebook! Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness

School teacher, mindfulness practitioner, mentor, mentee and retired Army Colonel, Fred Johnson shares the connection between his Mona Lisa coffee mug and Marcus Aurelius. We dive right into life and death, seeing waterfalls that have always been there, for the first time, and how to bring peace and mindfulness to a chaotic classroom of middle school students. Fred's Wellness Wisdom Nuggets will help guide us on the journey from Shame to Purpose. Show Links Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Facebook! Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness Guest Links Joseph Campbell Foundation: www.jcf.org  Brene Brown: https://brenebrown.com Learn more about today's guest: www.fivewars.com 

Retired educator, environmental educator, and political candidate Betsy Ruhe joins us to drop all kinds of Wellness Wisdom. She shares what she gets out of trail running, the overlap of environment and physical health as well as behavioral health, and invites listeners to reconnect with Nature. Just as we were about to end the episode, Betsy drops her biggest Wellness Wisdom Nugget, tune in to discover what it is.  Combining my love for coffee, conversations, and wellness, listeners are invited to sit and enjoy over a cup of java as we explore the unique wellness journey of regular, everyday people...all over a cup of coffee and a baked goodie! Show Links Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Facebook! Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness

In this episode, closing out and extending our Pride Month focus we are joined by Chris Hartman, Director of the Fairness Campaign. Chris fesses up to his escape from reality through Fortnite with his friends. We dive right into his journey towards wellness which includes working through a growing reliance of opioids for relief to exploring healthier options that work for him. His shots of wisdom will serve us all well--There are lots of us out here, we'll get through it together.  Show Links Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness Guest Links www.fairness.org  www.thetrevorproject.org 

In this episode, we are joined by Jessica Tanselle, Medium, and Spiritual Teacher. Her story of wellness includes overcoming addiction, healing past trauma, and learning to cleanse her energy. Join us as she invites us to "get grounded through meditation--cancel your schedule if necessary!" As an added bonus, Jessica shares a few guided meditations and rituals she uses to cleanse and ground herself. Show Links Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness Guest Links https://www.thejessicatanselle.com

In this episode, we are joined by Jessica Tanselle, Medium, and Spiritual Teacher. Her story of wellness includes overcoming addiction, healing past trauma, and learning to cleanse her energy. Join us as she invites us to "get grounded through meditation--cancel your schedule if necessary!" As an added bonus, Jessica shares a few guided meditations and rituals she uses to cleanse and ground herself.  Show Links Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness Guest Links https://www.thejessicatanselle.com

In this episode, we are joined by Michael De Leon. After a serious health & medical scare, Michael had some significant revelations on life and took to the task of making major life changes. From being an openly gay man, adopting two children, and taking the marriage to his husband all the way to the Supreme Court helping secure Marriage Equality for all, Michael has tons of Wellness Wisdom to share so grab your steaming cup of coffee and join us.  Show Links Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness

In this episode, black, indigenous, educator Aletha Fields joins us. She shares her stories of writing and performing her written word art, taking 20 years to release the work in form of a book, and shares her ancestral influence of why she is a pristine clean chef. Her Wellness Wisdom is all throughout this episode, but her single and double shots include: I can do the next right thing, and I have a 100% success rate of surviving my worst days. Join us, with an extra large cup of coffee, you won't want to miss a single moment of this episode!  Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness

In this episode, Karl takes us on part of his journey from rebuking the idea of granting forgiveness, pursuing one's own mental & emotional wellbeing, and meanders through his many "jack of all trades" side-journeys. Along the way, he invites us to, "get going & don't stop" while slipping into the notion of Serendipitous living. Grab your steaming cup of coffee, buckle up, and hang on cause this episode takes more turns than a life-sized maze.  Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness

In this episode, as we slide into our sixth month of podcasting, our host reflects back on three different guests and their Shots of Wellness Wisdom. The Donald Hot Take will expand on episodes 2, 5, and 7 with Lacy Ford, Devon Ballard, and Mia Seitz. This episode also offers the first opportunity for you to become a backer of Double Shot of Wellness through a newly-launched Patreon. So grab your steaming cup of coffee, your pen and notebook, and be ready to go further on your own Wellness Journey!  Check out our first six months of podcasts here. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doubleshotofwellness  Show Links Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Instagram! Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com

Kimberly returns for her second episode in which she regales us with unintentional, yet prophetic, Wellness Wisdom as it relates to her gardening journey at home: If I don't see it thriving I move it and use a different fertilizer." This was just the first five minutes, she goes on to share two of her Double Shots of Wellness Wisdom: SLEEP. A lot! And Listen to your children and parents. Join us as we welcome Kimberly back and be sure to grab your notepad and pen, her Wisdom is nonstop! 

In our first episode with today's guest, Kimberly Jenci Hawthorne, we get a glimpse into Kimberly's eclectic and beautiful life. From using belly dancing costumes as wall decor to her menagerie of animals and finally diving right into her Wellness Wisdom Nugget: "Guess what? It really does not matter that much." Her episode was so full of great nuggets we had to record TWO episodes so be sure to tune into both! Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Instagram! Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com

This week, Double Shot of Wellness welcomes Cassey Helm. Cassey talks about her wellness journey and how her past experiences have impacted it--the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. She shares with us her single and double shots of Wellness Wisdom: Take care of yourself before taking care of others & never ignore your intuition, it is your little alarm. Having overcome many challenges, including being a single, teen, mom while working full time and putting herself through college, we can all be inspired and learn from Cassey's life. Show Links Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Facebook and Instagram! Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com

In this episode, we are rejoined by guest Diane Bailey-Boulet for her Part II. She shares with us some of her favorite cooking experiences, books, and we dive right into how her Wellness Journey and Author Journey collide. Through this process, she shares with us how she believes she may be healing past generational trauma and bringing to life untold stories of poverty to possibilities.  Show Links Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Facebook and Instagram! Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Guest Links Diane's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Diane-Bailey-Boulet/e/B08NXNC9DB?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1649519092&sr=8-1 Book Insta: Poverty_to_Possibility For more on her coaching services or e-mail for your free autographed copy of her book (first three people, so don't dawdle!): www.scaleExcellence.com

In this episode, executive and life coach, author, and inspirer-er extraordinaire Diane Bailey-Boulet shares with listeners her single shot of Wellness Wisdom: Settle Into Your Body. She shares how living with her family of immigrants and World War II survivors influenced this mixed in with an exquisite story of intruding on a gentle Tai Chi class in the middle of a park.  Show Links Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Facebook and Instagram! Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Guest Links Diane's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Diane-Bailey-Boulet/e/B08NXNC9DB?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1649519092&sr=8-1 Book Insta: Poverty_to_Possibility  For more on her coaching services or e-mail for your free autographed copy of her book (first three people, so don't dawdle!): www.scaleExcellence.com 

In this episode, our guest is none other than our very own host--Donald Taylor, Jr.! Donald is interviewed by longtime friend (30ish years, we shan't disclose) Robyn Smith. Exploring everything from a long career as a Youth Worker to currently Licensed Massage Therapist, Soapmaker, and Baker but most of all...we focus this episode on Donald's Wellness Journey as a Single Dad. Join us as we discuss the foster care system, the proverbial "village" it takes to raise a child, and all sorts of details of Donald's life as we meander through this part 1 of Donald's journey.  Show Links Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Facebook and Instagram! Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Guest Links St. Joseph Children's Home: www.sjkids.org  Donald's Massage Practice: www.infinitebalancemassage.com 

This week, our guest is David Farsetti--an acclaimed music therapist. Through a conversation we laugh about "stealing" his partner's mug, local hikes, and of course some excellent wellness tips. Join us as we dive into "taking as an act of giving" and how to navigate making space for the uncomfortable in your life.  Show Links Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Facebook and Instagram!  Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com Guest Links David's Therapy Practice can be found on Facebook  Insta: @LouisvilleCenterforTherapy  And online at www.LCTPS.org 

This week's guest is Stephanie Corbett. Stephanie's Wellness Journey includes exploring ALL the hobbies. Whether it's tie-dye (which she gifted me a shirt and will be up on the website soon!), stained glass, fish-rearing or her favorite past time: Adventuring with her daughter, she's always staying busy. Along the journey, Stephanie began to do the hard work of learning to listen to her gut. When asked what advice she'd give for someone just starting to listen to their gut, she admits, "I don't know!" How refreshing for those of us still struggling to get out of our heads. Grab your cup of coffee and join us for Stephanie's story.  Show Links Follow Double Shot of Wellness on Facebook! Check out more DSW content at doubleshotofwellness.com

Warning: This episode talks about suicidal ideation and behavior. In this Part 2 of Meg Stevens' episode, Meg shares with us about a dark two-year period of their life. Meg shares what that "dark pit" looked and felt like, and how their path to emerging began with making one call, temporarily rehoming a firearm, and finding strength in being vulnerable by asking for help. Once on the other side, Meg marvels at how different life looks just 365 days later-but we have to make it there to see it! Feeling like they got a second chance at life, Meg now lives each day to the fullest, waisting not a single minute of it. Links Facebook doubleshotofwellness.com The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8355

In this episode, musician, mother, daughter, wife and all around great person Cheryl Price discusses her love of black coffee, car-karaoke, and inspires listeners to be grateful for their body--which is a temple! She shares with us part of her "how to", and "how NOT to" manual on maintaining that temple. Join us, as we learn more about Cheryl and her journey to wellness, one day at a time!  Show Links DSW on Facebook doubleshotofwellness.com Guest Links Harmony Grams: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2523219571325386 Most Wanted Cover Band: https://www.facebook.com/groups/59224804987

In this episode, we hear from Meg Stevens. While Meg does not like coffee so there is no Mugshot of the week, they do have a gratitude journal which they describe in plain detail. Meg also shares part of their story of living each day to the fullest, pulling out of a very dark period, and sharing the importance of doing something every day that makes you smile. Join us for Part 1 of 2 of Meg's Wellness Journey.  Show Links Facebook doubleshotofwellness.com Guest Links The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

In this week's episode, Mia Seitz is our guest. She talks about her favorite hikes, the entertainment value of raising three children, the Whitmore Academy of Magic. Mia also leaves our guests with much to think about as she shares her Wellness Wisdom: You are stronger than you think; AND you don't have to be strong ALL the time--look for the helpers.  Show Links Check out Double Shot of Wellness on Facebook! doubleshotofwellness.com Guest Links Dimmit Moon Fine Robes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MiaTSeitz Whitmore Academy of Magic: https://www.facebook.com/WhitmoreAcademy

We welcome Rachel back for Part 2. in this episode, we hear about Rachel's volunteerism, including The Little Loom House where the "Happy Birthday" song was written! She takes us on a journey and invites us to ask ourselves three questions every night before bed:  1) What went well today?  2) What am I grateful for?  3) What did I learn today? optional  These questions will help us train our brain to think positively. And trust me, Rachel is Miss Positivity. And you know, it seems to be working for her!  Show Links Facebook doubleshotofwellness.com Guest Links The Little Loom House http://littleloomhouse.org/llh1/wp/ Louisville Girls Leadership https://louisvillegirlsleadership.org

In part 1 of a special 2-part episode, we talk with Rachel Roarx. A proud aunt, sister, daughter, and wife and community advocate and role model. Rachel invites us to find power in accepting our role and creating our own boundaries around those roles. Show Links Facebook doubleshotofwellness.com Guest Links Links for Rachel's Community Involvement: The Little Loom House http://littleloomhouse.org/llh1/wp/ Louisville Girls Leadership https://louisvillegirlsleadership.org

In this week's episode, we hear from Rashi. Rashi is a war survivor, immigrant, lover of backyard bonfires, and has some hilariously embarrassing stories to share!  Show Links Facebook doubleshotofwellness.com Guest Links Rashi's business FB page: https://www.facebook.com/rashialmagsoosi

In this week's episode, Devon brings her background as a Health Education Specialist to the podcast. Don't get that confused to be all stuffy--oh no, this episode is full of laughs, wisdom, and trying new things like Fire Cider! Devon drops such great Wellness Wisdom nuggets as: "Pay yourself first," "Be Kind to Yourself" and "you can decide if you want to sing along or not, but you cannot decide if I sing along." She shares her favorite tunes to belt out while driving and how she went from 4 plants to over 50 in less than two years!  Show Links Facebook  doubleshotofwellness.com  Guest Links Find Devon on Insta @onlydevonknows  "Try Softer", by Aundi Kolber Five Tibetan Rites   NULU Business Association 

In this episode, Cherry Nelson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C shares her journey to wellness. This journey includes a culturally blended family with Japanese and Midwestern influences AND Cherry is brutally honest that baking with her kids is memorable but not relaxing. When she needs a wellness pick-me-up, she reminds herself to give grace and speak kindly. Show Links Facebook Website

In this week's episode, our guest Russell, shares his longest television binge (MULTIPLE hours), favorite teas, and words of wisdom inspired by drag performer Latrice Royale--Let Them Eat It! While also inviting listeners to try something new today. Show Links Facebook  Website Guest Links A Witch's Brew Tea: https://awitchsbrewtea.com Discount Code: Wellness to get 15% off Latrice Royale: Let Them Eat It: https://www.latriceroyale.com

In this episode, our guest Lacy Ford, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, shares many nuggets of Wellness Wisdom. She invites and encourages listeners to "find something you love, and practice it!" Show Links Facebook  Website Guest Links Connect with Lacy directly: www.fordinterventions.org  Peruse the unique creations of Amber go to: www.undertheglaze.com  For more Murder Mystery hosting: https://www.shotinthedarkmysteries.com

In this episode, Nedra McNeil shares parts of their wellness journey, including: being an artist, identifying as queer, and building regulation go-karts from reclaimed materials! Nedra's Wellness Wisdom Nugget: Spend time getting to know yourself and trusting your body. Show Links Website  Facebook  Guest Links LVL1 Hackerspace: https://www.lvl1.org To see Nedra's KMAC Couture Piece: https://www.kmacmuseum.org/2019?pgid=jvwqptbk-dd9531cb-cbd2-4b44-af32-d359fdcd88a4 For more on Power Racing Series (go-karts): http://powerracingseries.org