The De-stress Podcast

The frustrations experienced in the service industry can be maddening. Today's guest, Maurice Lyrique, likes to channel his frustrations of his work in hospitality on Pensacola Beach into his poetry and his music. We also talk about his time in the military and moving from Mobile to Pensacola as a child.

In today's Quick Minute Mini, Peace talks about the health benefits of a good massage. Human contact is extremely important, it helps fight off pain and depression, and massages help release dopamine.

Jacobi Williams is our youngest guest yet at 23, and he just likes to make people happy. His attitude served him well when he faced discrimination at school. His love of music and the acceptance and support of his family have certainly helped him face the stress of life.

In our last episode, we talked about the loss of community and home. Big changes in our lives, such as moving and having to find a new community, can make us feel overwhelmed and stressed In this Quick Minute Mini, Felipe talks about the concept of Forest Baiting, which helps fight depression and improve mood. 

In this episode of the De-stress Podcast, we were joined by Jessica Baralli Kao. Jessica came to Pensacola after losing her home in Mississippi because of Hurricane Katrina. We talk about the stress of starting over after losing a community, on top the difficulty of raising a child.

Mindfulness means "awareness" and "being present". Today, Felipe Munoz talks about how mindfulness meditation can help with attention and concentration, as well as develop skills to deal with depression and anxiety.  

Today's guest, Trish Taylor, moved to the U.S. from England in 2005. If you're wondering why she came to America to live, she warned, "be careful who you dance with." Trish talks about the stress of transitioning not only to a new country and new job, but engaging in new ventures like becoming an author and speaker. 

In our last episode, we talked about laughter and positive emotions to help with high stress, hard work, and outside negative influences. In this Quick Minute Mini, Felipe talks about the value of focusing on the positive aspects of our life to our mental and physical health.

Chris Djedala: In this episode, Chris Jadallah opens up about what what it was like being of Middle Eastern descent and growing up in Pace. Chris let his experiences help shape his comedy sketches with Kitty Get A Job and his company, Calliope Films.

How can you look around you and connect with moments in a more positive manner? In this Quick Minute Mini, Felipe Munoz brings perspective to shifting attitude and nurturing positive behaviors. The way you look at life, and how you put energy and thought into what matters can change how you relate to a situation or even how you can influence the results of what challenges you. You can connect directly with Felipe Muñoz or Peace Mokoreen by email or on Facebook, just follow our page and reach out to us.

Angie West Robinson, a wellness advocate, labor and birth coach, and musician, shares her journey with Peace and Felipe. Talking about how surrendering to the experiences of life can create a deeper connection with ourselves, our community, our family, and ancestors. A conversation about how everything from birth to now influences our perspectives, resilience, and coping skills we learn.  To connect with Angie for Doula and coaching services in Pensacola: https://www.facebook.com/asabibirthservices/

In our last episode, we talked about how Meditation can help with stress throughout life. Allowing your mind to focus, and your thoughts to be reorganized can be a powerful tool to cope with hard times but also to build resilience. Listen to Felipe Muñoz, Mindfulness and Meditation at Empathic Practice, give a quick exercise on how you can implement meditation in your life without making your schedule busier and adding another stressor to your day.

In this episode, we sat down with Joshua Carlson. Photographer, artists, and all things I.T. guy, Josh is a unique individual with deep thoughts about life, and a way of sharing his experiences that left our hosts in a conundrum on how to edit this episode! On a ride of a conversation, Felipe, Peace, and Joshua talk about life and death, happiness and sadness, marriage and divorce. Topics that can be stressful to anyone but that in this chat with the ebb and flow sound inviting and intriguing. Follow Joshua on his Instagram to check out all his work and adventures in life at https://www.instagram.com/jshcrlsn/

Peace Mokoreen address mental health and wellness, and how you can find help for the stressful and traumatic situation by talking with someone about it.  

in this episode, mental health counselor and Kemetic yoga instructor Camelia Willis opens her heart to our hosts Felipe Muñoz and Peace Mokoreen. Stories about raising kids while pursuing your dream, and how stress can come to teach us to become more resilient. Follow Camelia here, and keep an eye for her classes schedule at https://www.hennypennyspatisserie.com

In this quick minute mini Felipe gives a tip on breathing, and why knowing how to modulate and be aware of your breathing can be so important as a stress management skill, and as an introduction to meditation practices. Want more? Check out this guided meditation with Felipe Muñoz for inner healing through smiling and joy. 

On this episode, join Felipe and Peace in their conversation with Paul Stadden aka Paul, The Podcast Guy. Work, stress for work, satisfaction from work, and destress with work. We're all trying to find balance, and the stories we share helps us to understand that work is just part of the equation, it shouldn't be the result of it. 

Felipe shares a quick tip about how to use aromatherapy to relax and treat yourself to a spa-like experience.

Peace and Felipe welcome the musician and artist Gina Mae The Jones, on a convertible about what stressful situations life puts us through and how we can find ways to deal with those times. Sometimes is easier to say it than do it, and in this open and heartfelt chat, we talk about that. Find more about Gina Mae The Jones at http://www.ginamaethejones.com/

The Destress Podcast Quick Minute Mini brings a little bit more about ways to deal with stress and tips based on a topic from our previous conversations. in this episode, Peace Mokoreen talks a more about Coloring and how that helps to aliviate stress and relax the mind.

Meet our hosts Peace Mokoreen and Felipe Munoz. Peace Mokoreen is a musician and producer, transplanted from Los Angeles to Pensacola, Florida. Felipe Munoz is a Brazilian Mindfulness and Meditation coach, that works in a Medical Marijuana clinic. From different backgrounds and with two sets of listening years, our hosts interview a different guest every episode, asking the easy question of "What Stress You Out?" and the hard one "What do You Do to Destress?"