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USE CODE: BRODOUGHXXO for 20% off XXO membership. Can't be redeemed after 12/31/2021 at 11:59PM EST | https://www.xxoconnect.com | Rewind back to high school. For Bro Dough founder Erica Rankin, this was when her struggle began. Body image took over. Hiding from people and replacing it with food become her therapy. She even wanted to end it all. We talked about healing, past boyfriends and relationships, mental health and therapy, eating disorders, and her journey into personal development, self-love, accepting herself and graduating therapy. And the couch story! Just when you think the podcast is over, we really get personal! - Enjoy, Jason Lebowitz - XXO CONNECT. CONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE | https://www.xxoconnect.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience | https://www.clubhouse.com/club/xxo-connect | SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE: XXOCONNECT

Listen in on my conversation with Jason Lebowitz as we talk about his amazing new platform, XXO Connect. I also reveal my Big announcement! XXO is an online community for those who value wellness, personal growth and wish to deepen the relationship with themselves while meeting others. If you are single, it is also a new safe space to connect/meet with likeminded people. This a community you don't want to miss being part of! I believe in what this platform represents so much, I am happy to announce I will be part of the panel of experts and lead a weekly room helping you Raise Your Love Signal!!! ❣️❣ Wooohooo!!! So take the time to listen to our convo for all the details! It's time to invest in yourself! -- Jason Lebowitz, founder of XXO, the platform built for connection to self first, XXO Singles Community and RAQVISION 17 and under Youth Social Network is creating an energetic tidal wave to accelerate human connection, transform one million lives by 2025, disrupt and reinvent the current online dating model to save intimacy and restore connection to humanity. | https://www.xxoconnect.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience | https://www.clubhouse.com/club/xxo-connect | SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE: XXOCONNECT

Have you ever been in a toxic relationship? Are you recovering from one? Listen to Mushka Gurevitch tell us how to recover from them, how to pay attention to not end up being in one, and what to do when you are in one. Such great insights! You need to learn and identify these things to cross over the other side and finally "BE" in a healthy relationship. Don't you want that? - All Love. Chantal - Mushka is a therapist and coach specializing in relationship trauma, helping individuals heal after toxic relationships. She advocates for discovering your self-worth and using it to identify a life of healing, growth and love. She is also a weekly XXO Community Connection Coach. | https://www.xxoconnect.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience | https://www.clubhouse.com/club/xxo-connect | SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE: XXOCONNECT

Do you have any idea how much s#it we hold on within our bodies over the years through trauma and repressed emotions? And why the hell would you want to hold on to that painful s#it if you knew there is no need to? “Clearing trapped emotions out of the body untethers you from the stories you have decided to tell yourself. It liberates you out of the trauma, triggers and self-sabotage to reintegrate and, live your best life!” This was such a powerful conversation with Jen Russman on how to use your emotions as energy, as well as how to use them to release energetic attachments to trauma to heal all of it once and for all! As she clearly expresses, "We are meant to live and be the best version ourselves. When we learn to be “whole” there is no lack!" Ask yourself this question: Who would you really be without the story you're attached to? - All Love. Chantal. - Jen Russman, aka: Jenergy⚡️Vibes, is an emotional release practitioner and energy healer, trauma guide and self healing expert and a weekly XXO Community Connection Coach | https://www.xxoconnect.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience | https://www.clubhouse.com/club/xxo-connect | SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE: XXOCONNECT

On September 4th 2020, I was a guest on Laura Nutt’s Podcast. It was her second recording. Although she chose not to pursue podcasting and release the episodes, she gave it to me so it will live under XXO Podcast. -- I’m in the guest chair today. We talk about where XXO started, dating and relationship struggles, online dating, codependency, inner work to connection, distraction, mental health, the relationship to self, and the transition from career to matchmaking to connection platform. The moment I stopped believing in reality. -- Enjoy, Jason Lebowitz - XXO | CONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE | https://www.xxoconnect.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience | https://www.facebook.com/xxoconnect | SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE: XXOCONNECT

At 16, Shannon Bowling found herself escaping an unsafe, dysfunctional family environment. She turned to theater and acting as protection and a coping mechanism for survival. While acting grounded her, allowing to express and process trauma, it also trapped emotions deep within. - We talked about healing, leaving behind the character and acting to face yourself, personal development and breaking patterns of unhealthy relationships. Full acceptance and gratitude to survive and thrive. -- Enjoy, Jason Lebowitz - XXO | CONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE | https://www.xxoconnect.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience | https://www.facebook.com/xxoconnect | SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE: XXOCONNECT

Cultural change begins with disruptors. They are the ones who refuse to accept ‘this is how it is’ limited mindset and realize the rules don’t apply to them. They stir up the world, projecting their voice to shift towards positive change and breaking cultural habits. Raquel Borras shares her journey of shifting her internal family culture with this mindset. We discuss unhealthy family dynamics, boundaries, clinical depression and how it stemmed from her family dynamic, the pressure of it all and thoughts of taking her life, and the transformation when she became vulnerable. -- Enjoy, Jason Lebowitz - XXO | CONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE | https://www.xxoconnect.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience | https://www.facebook.com/xxoconnect | SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE: XXOCONNECT

It was 2009. What felt like a pharmaceutical experiment for Krista Samimi inside a psychiatric facility became a 72-day lockup. Delusions of the FBI and FDA after her were signs of living with bipolar disorder. An ugly sweater party was the turning point regaining freedom. A google search almost became the end of her. We talk about mindset, mental wellness, gut-brain axis, depression and soul work.-- Enjoy, Jason Lebowitz - XXO | CONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE | https://www.xxoconnect.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience | https://www.facebook.com/xxoconnect | SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE: XXOCONNECT

A Nebuchadnezzar moment saved her life. During months of sickness, depression and suicidal ideations, a shell of Laura Nutt decided she needed to die as a way to sacrifice herself in order to free her family. It was in that moment she had a vision that she did commit suicide. “As I was dying, I saw Jesus say ‘I was just about to heal you’.”We talked about mental health, depression, emotional and physical trauma stored in the body, distraction, breaking free of family trauma and releasing negative energy and core beliefs.-- Enjoy, Jason Lebowitz - XXO | CONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE | https://www.xxoconnect.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience | https://www.facebook.com/xxoconnect | SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE: XXOCONNECT

At 18, Andrea traveled as far away from her family as she could. Leaving one toxic environment led her to another. In between, she became the legal guardian and caretaker for her younger sister during her last year of cancer. After a long struggle with dating and relationships with family and partners, she lost who she was and wanted a ‘normal life.’ We discuss the fear of change, trauma, sexual harassment, rape, me too movement, suicide, and boundaries. --GIFT FOR LISTENERS ---- Free Lifetime Membership to Cancer U for newly diagnosed cancer patients or caregivers of newly diagnosed cancer patient: Go To: cancer.university. Click ‘Apply Now’ and fill out the application. Use coupon code: XXOPODCAST |Enjoy, Jason Lebowitz - XXO | CONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE | https://www.xxoconnect.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience | https://www.facebook.com/xxoconnect | SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE: XXOCONNECT

There are things you don’t recover from. In these moments, your focus shifts to safety and well-being to stay alive, live another day and continue to breathe. After the turning point that led to divorce, Judi Fox found herself in another toxic relationship. This time at work. What set her free was her voice. We discussed trust, transformation, meditation, self-worth, mindset, divorce, connection, energy and the choices in life and ownership we take. #foxrocks -Enjoy, Jason Lebowitz - XXO | CONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE | https://www.xxoconnect.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience | https://www.facebook.com/xxoconnect | SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE: XXOCONNECT

In the moment, it can all change. A basketball could literally fall from the sky, changing your entire life. Dropping the ball. Julia shares her story of finding the loves of her life in a journey of body appreciation, anxiety, self-love, relationships and mental health.Enjoy, Jason Lebowitz - XXO | CONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE | https://www.xxoconnect.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ | https://www.facebook.com/xxoconnect | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience |@connectionoverconvenience Instagram@xxoconnect TikTok@xxoconnect Youtube

In our second podcast, Zoe-Anna Bell exposes herself. We discuss the similarities of the porn industry and online dating industry, what it means to be an intimacy coach, lingam and yoni massages, sexuality, vulnerability and true connection. From the Best Selling Author of RAW - A Key to a Woman's Heart and Soul. - Enjoy, Jason Lebowitz - XXO | CONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE | https://www.xxoconnect.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ | https://www.facebook.com/xxoconnect | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience |@connectionoverconvenience Instagram@xxoconnect TikTok@xxoconnect Youtube

I met my highest self and life would never be the same. Her words. Her life. Lecia talks about sharing in your experience as opposed to your story, the alignment of self, purpose and life, dating, the uncomfortable feeling of receiving love but the ability to give it, being fully seen and loved and multiple life breakthroughs through it all. Lecia is not one to be locked in a box. As she continues to unwrap herself, this world will become a better place. -Enjoy, Jason Lebowitz - XXO | CONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE | https://www.xxoconnect.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ | https://www.facebook.com/xxoconnect | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience |@connectionoverconvenience Instagram@xxoconnect TikTok@xxoconnect Youtube| https://www.instagram.com/leciajfox/ | https://www.facebook.com/groups/leciafox/

Transitional times at 41. How we get rid of the block to break the patterns of co-dependency, relationship cycles, and filling our life with self-love and self-worth. What we are missing is Connection and Love. The higher-level living in the present. Life is just starting at 41. The message of who we should be from others and who are.What can’t be taken from me.Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE | https://www.xxoconnect.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ | https://www.facebook.com/xxoconnect | https://www.instagram.com/connectionoverconvenience |@connectionoverconvenience Instagram@xxoconnect TikTok@xxoconnect Youtube | https://anchor.fm/annietude/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/annieleib2020/ | http://annieleib.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/annietime1/

Loss and uncertainty. Destructive behavior. Finding purpose. To live fully as Relational Beings. “What we don’t want to do is start putting our own worth on things that are changeable.” “This is who I am and I stand by myself.” “Not abandoning ourselves for the approval of others.” “The moment that I stopped making my whole freaking life about what other people thought of me was the moment I truly lived and could find inner peace.” These are the words of Ismene Cole. It is possible to live life as a therapist and UNICORN. An Ismeaningful life.Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXO- CONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE - https://www.xxoconnect.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ https://www.facebook.com/xxoconnecthttps://www.instagram.com/jaeiouy@jaeiouy Instagram and TikTok@xxoconnect Youtubehttps://ismenecole.comhttps://www.instagram.com/ismenecole@ismenecole

Fear presents in many ways. Being alone. Rejection. Abandonment. With five minutes notice, Clee Stacy is never fearful of spontaneous podcasting. We talked about lonely ex-texting during the current times, pandemic challenges in the world and in our head, loving and dating yourself, purpose, love and happiness, ego and energy. In a connection proposal to Clee, she accepted. We challenge you to do the same. Pick up the phone and call or video someone. A human voice always wins over a text. Connection over convenience. Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE https://www.xxoconnect.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ @jaeiouy Instagram @jaeiouy TikTok @xxoconnect Youtube@cleestacyhttps://www.cleestacy.com/https://www.facebook.com/cleestacy#xxo #connectionoverconvenience #connection

The restricted mind becomes a limiting mind. Possibilities are always a reach away. Fear is the only variable. Limitless is how I would describe Abbie Shaw. This conversation was planned for upcoming July, but her six-month excursion out of the country was cut short. “Life really can be what you want it to be. I’ve struggled a lot with anxiety and depression. I often feel lost and without purpose. To the point it tears apart my soul from the inside, out. I lose myself. Traveling is my antidepressant. It is my purpose.” These words posted before leaving for her trip got me emotional. At the end of our podcast I got emotional. She is living her best life, free of restraint. She didn’t hold back, traveling deep below the surface into vulnerability. Ironically, she just became a Divemaster. We all want to find that someone special. But then realize being alone is all we know. So, we compromise the possibility of a true relationship advancing with that someone special because we fear the unknown. We fear losing our independence. We fear true connection. We fear ourselves. So we continue the cycle and run from ourselves. Until we don’t. On your own but not alone. Please consider a donation to: https://action.lung.org/site/TR/Cycle/ALANE_Northeast?px=7092936&pg=personal&fr_id=18638 Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE Follow us on Socials!https://www.xxoconnect.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ @jaeiouy Instagram @jaeiouy TikTok @xxoconnect Youtube @albietravelinghttps://action.lung.org/site/TR/Cycle/ALANE_Northeast?px=7092936&pg=personal&fr_id=18638 #xxo #connectionoverconvenience #connection

Perspective. Before Cancer and After. With so much to talk about, today wasn’t about business or cancer. It was all about Tabitha Cavanagh the human and her Strong Ass Mindset. I love our story of how we met, but I love her so much more. I am what I choose to become. In sickness and in health. Our purpose in life is clear. Connection over convenience and People or everything. Unconditional Love until the end. Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE Follow us on Socials!https://www.xxoconnect.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ @jaeiouy Instagram @jaeiouy TikTok @xxoconnect Youtubehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tabtherecruiter/@tabtherecruiter#xxo #connectionoverconvenience #connection

Love. Digital. Hopes and dreams. Distraction. Temporary satisfaction. Words. Rhythm. Illusion. Confusion. Welcome to today’s dating where you’ll find a mixed variety of intentions. What is real? What's not? What are you looking for? What are they? And so XXO was born. Twins really. An offline matchmaking service and a dating and relationship podcast. This was created out of sheer necessity. The desire to create change and curve the culture back to connection. As a previous subscriber of online dating, it became apparent there was a cultural shift in dating and relationships. Online dating becomes an addiction. A dependency. It lacks vulnerability, depth, and true intimacy. It’s pure digital. Artificial. Superficial. The connection has been lost. To each other and to ourselves. Toxicity continues to rise while self-worth continues to fall. My goal, my purpose, my responsibility, is to curve the culture back to connection. Connection begins within and continues outward. Love you. Then Love me. In that order. How far are you willing to go to become you? I’d love for you to join me along the way. I’m not matching profiles. I’m matching people. Connection over convenience. Always.If you are interested in becoming a guest for the podcast, please contact me. Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE Follow us on Socials!https://www.xxoconnect.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ @jaeiouy Instagram @jaeiouy TikTok @xxoconnect Youtube#xxo #connectionoverconvenience #connection

What appears real can live inside a portrait. While not all portraits represent life accurately, Crystal Lina is true to her name. An artist who lives with bats, frogs, snakes and koala’s, living a cookie-cutter lifestyle was never an option. She tells all about growing up wearing a mask, feeling misunderstood, not fitting in, and her transformation after removing it and loving herself. As the founder of Syndrome Without A Name Portraits for children in palliative care, her passion for creating positive change in the lives of others is a gift to the families involved. We talked about mindset, trauma, the superpower of intuition, self-love, boundaries, affirmations, parenthood, feeling energy, self-worth and anxiety. Not everyone knows what’s happening on the inside of us. Sometimes the pain of staying stuck is greater than pain of moving forward. The only moment you will ever have is now. Choose this moment. Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE Follow us on Socials!https://www.xxoconnect.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ @jaeiouy Instagram @jaeiouy TikTok @xxoconnect Youtube@crystallina_art Instagram@crystallina3 TikTok#xxo #connectionoverconvenience #connection

The Choices We Make. Rewind back to 2012 for Kathy Leckey. Her life turned upside down. She lost her family business, home, and husband at the time when he was sentenced to prison shortly thereafter. What may have been the darkest time continued on in her new relationships. Until the day she would not live a victim anymore. She had a choice. With great tragedy comes greatness. We talked about childhood healing and the inner work, self-love and loving yourself, the search for a relationship, connection over convenience, toxic relationships and co-dependency.Whatever you are going through, and how terribly disruptful it seems, your life will change. It may be your darkest day today. You may not realize it yet but this will become a blessing tomorrow. You will look back at those dark times and be grateful for them making you who you become. It's the people and situation that were not kind to you that you will appreciate the most. Choose you through it all. How’s your energy today?Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE Follow us on Socials!https://www.xxoconnect.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ @jaeiouy Instagram @jaeiouy TikTok @xxoconnect Youtubehttp://kathyleckey.com/@the_choices_we_make Instagram@kathy.leckey Instagramhttps://youtu.be/wWmL4MRgv6E YouTube TEDx Talkhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/505074366763310/?ref=share FACEBOOK Grouphttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kathyleckey/#xxo #connectionoverconvenience #connection

Clee Stacy is one of my favorite humans I know. As a life coach in the UK and a student of life, she has undergone a massive transformation. The need for drama was a fix in the past that led to depression and suicidal thoughts. While many life coaches choose to edit themselves to fit the mold, Clee is too busy delivering nonstop, authentic vulnerability to worry about how it should be. She chooses to live in the now while helping female freelancers stop procrastinating. We talked about trauma, suicide and depression, personal development, self-love, connection over convenience, naked meditation, outgrowing relationships, life timeline, law of attraction and mindset.She glows like the orange she loves to wear. Breaking free of an emotional home of sadness, she has become unnumbed. “I love myself very deeply,” she stated during our conversation. If her ukulele is an extension of her, the world is in for a treat of life songs she will sing to us in the years to come. Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE Follow us on Socials!https://www.xxoconnect.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ @jaeiouy IG @jaeiouy TikTok @xxoconnect Youtubehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/clee-stacy-27367061/@cleestacy IGhttps://www.cleestacy.com/#xxo #connectionoverconvenience #connection

In a culture where relationships have a convenience of one type meaning, or seasonal love, I was very excited to discuss the connection of two with Sheri St Marie. A masterful wordsmith who commands control of her audience, she shares her past trauma in a marriage, and the journey into finding her greatest love. Herself. We talked about trauma, personal development and doing the work, self-care and love, self-responsibility, today’s culture as a disruptor, and connection over convenience. We can spend a lifetime working on avoiding ourselves or we can work on ourselves for a lifetime. Commitment to yourself leads to a meaningful life and everyone it involves. While many today are searching for love externally to complete them, you are all the love needed. She waited and waited for it until she realized it was her she was waiting for. Healthy, Whole and Healed.Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCE Follow us on Socials!https://www.xxoconnect.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/ @jaeiouy IG @jaeiouy TikTok @xxoconnect Youtubehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sheri-st-marie-ms-%F0%9F%8E%A4-8089b494/http://storylaneproperties.com/@sheristmarie IG

Sean Hykey and I met through a Gary Vee Instagram post. He was relentless in positive responses to what seemed like hundreds of people commenting on Gary’s post. So I DM’d him. And we became friends. His content was undeniably vulnerable, inspirational, motivational and pure. Everything keto, fit, rapping, and positivity. How was he this comfortable with himself? Spending time with yourself borders confinement in prison. It removes all distraction where you are left with nothing but yourself. For Sean, it was just that. It took time in prison blocking out all the noise to understand his purpose in life. Growing up, selling drugs was cool. So was school. Selling ounces of weed per day with perfect attendance in high school provided the perfect contrast until years later it caught up. We talked about purpose, self-worth and being a worthy person, distractions, habits and the people we choose to surround ourself with, transformation, life during and after prison, Body by Jake, fitness, becoming a man, mindset, gift of connection, self-love, motivation, affirmations, the genuine life, and waking up knowing every day that you have to grind twice as hard now in order to get where you want to be due to your past. How fitting this was my first REMOTE podcast. I can’t think of anyone I’d rather spend time with. We are all nothing more than regular human beings with mistakes in our past. Becoming a better version of ourself every day, we can be worthy of more than a criminal. Leaving a lot on the table of what could be accomplished, this is by no means an excuse. While not all of us have lived in prison, many of us live in one mentally. If you decide to give up and do nothing then that part of you might as well stay in prison. In your comfort zone, you’re locked up. Returning is being institutionalized. Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCEFollow us on Socials!https://www.xxoconnect.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/@jaeiouy IG@jaeiouy TikTok@xxoconnect Youtube@hykeyfit IG@HykeyFit Twitter

And so this bubble refused to pop. Chantel Soumis looks back at her younger self. Alone. No friends. A life filled with anxiety and depression. Even with multiple suicide attempts, dying was just not an option. Hitting rock bottom, Multiple Sclerosis took her vision, ability to walk and hear effectively after giving birth. Chronic depression carried on until she discovered her purpose. Being a mom. Neuroscience, diet, quantum physics and energy manipulation changed her world. Her old self disappeared. We talked about the girl she was from years ago, feeling so sad for her for having zero self-love and filled with self-hate, authentic connection, sexual attacks, shame, sexual advances from higher-up executives in order to win business, law of attraction, rebuilding a life, disruption, energy depletion and spoonies, fascination with magic and being yourself, taking control of your thoughts, self-worth and loving yourself.When Arianna Huffington contacts you in 2020, when you are on the Top 15 Best People to Follow on Linkedin for 2020 along with Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Simon Sinek, Jeff Weiner, Kevin O’Leary, and when you make the Brava Magazine 2020 Women to Watch, this is when you believe in magic. Hindsight is 20/20. I believe in you, Chantel Soumis. And today, so do you.Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCEFollow us on Socials!https://www.xxoconnect.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/@jaeiouy IG@jaeiouy TikTok@xxoconnect Youtubehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chantelsoumis/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUB3YKi6Omt-aNPZ-K8824A#chantelshares #xxo #connectionoverconvenience

It was about a month ago where Melanie Ruelas first posted about her childhood and growing up in a trailer. Up until then, it was something she was embarrassed about and never discussed. As a young girl, she was one of six living in a trailer. At 16, she was a high-school student carrying a backpack and a baby. At 19, she was a bank teller and single mom of two, a college student and on her own. Today, she accepts who she is.We talked about growing up in a trailer, feeling embarrassed of her upbringing, embracing life, the impact of sharing our struggles, transformation and figuring herself out, the life timeline of when and who we are supposed to be, outgrowing relationships, single-mom life with three kids, fighting over money and budgeting, serving as a volunteer firefighter, online dating, showing up and being present, going outside your comfort zone, age and awareness, baptism and the risk of posting religion, self-care, marriage of one and losing yourself, boundaries and reflection.We all have our trailer stories. What Melanie doesn’t have is phone notifications. She chooses to be available to herself first and she chooses happiness. You will always catch her wearing a smile and loving herself. Our life becomes a staircase to move upwards and build on who we are. In a world of convenience, she has climbed up and found true connection.Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCEFollow us on Socials!https://www.xxoconnect.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/@jaeiouy IG@jaeiouy TikTok@xxoconnect Youtubehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieruelas/http://melanieruelas.com/#melaniemagnifies #melanieruelas #hustlehappiness

Rewind back this life for Zoe-Anna Bell. All that was missing for her was feeling loved, feeling good enough and feeling accepted. It took years of learning what her NO was after feeling scared inside. She feared rejection and abandonment. Her partners reflected those exact things back. During that time, she experienced physical trauma, emotional, psychological and sexual trauma.Today as a Relationship and Intimacy Coach, Author and Speaker, she is helping us heal trauma, ignite our energy, access our raw, feminine and masculine power, everything from pushups and poetry to lingam and yoni love. We talked about the numbness constant state of being, recreating relationships with different partners, being present, meditation, inner work, shift of awareness, toxic relationships, channeling energy, TABOO subjects, the art of silence, our love for Wim Hof, codependency and self-worth, celibacy and abstinence, reclaiming sovereignty, intentions, awakening others, purpose, cultural shift in relationships, intimacy sessions, and healing and transformation.During our conversation we lost the camera feed, power and batteries. How ironic. Perhaps our talk was too controversial. In the parallels of online dating and the porn industry, they’re perfectly orchestrated to create shame, blame, and guilt in keeping things in disconnection from true connection. We are disrupting these industries today. The only form of rejection should be from toxicity. Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCEFollow us on Socials!https://www.xxoconnect.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/@jaeiouy IG@jaeiouy TikTok@xxoconnect Youtubehttp://www.zoe-anna.com@zoeanna_bell IGhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-anna-bell/

TECHNOLOGY CAN’T FIX RELATIONSHIPS. THERAPY CAN.Matt Chirdon and I have known each other since 1983. Thirty-seven years and going strong. By the time we were in Kindergarten, we were already long-time friends and the relationship has continued from there. We talked about the forbidden world of online dating, and the guide from A to STD inside a 3 billion dollar a year industry, therapy inside a marriage and the struggles leading up to, balancing checks and balancing life within a marriage with discrepancies between partners, expectations from a simple hello, rotary phone syndrome, and the journey in finding connection and the true meaning of intimacy.Today, we’ve become more conditioned to swiping our phone than waving our hand and saying hello in person. It’s time to stop running from ourselves. It’s time to swipe on ourself. The Real Connection.Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCEFollow us on Socials!https://www.xxoconnect.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/@jaeiouy IG@jaeiouy TikTok@xxoconnect Youtube

GIVE OURSELVES PERMISSION. ALLOW MYSELF TO BE VISIBLE.Lydia McClain has never been on a podcast before. And this would be my first one. It didn’t take long for us to get deep. As a vocal empowerment coach and breathwork facilitator, she has such a beautiful insight into connection, vulnerability and true intimacy. We talked about a sense of sovereignty, self-love and self-worth, unhealed relationship cycles, boundaries, partner healing sessions, accountability, speaking your truth, and perfection.In the end, no one has it all together all the time. We can still do the work while we work in the self-help industry. We’re all in this together. Own the beautiful mess that is me. Own my emotions. Own our moments.Enjoy,Jason Lebowitz - XXOCONNECTION OVER CONVENIENCEFollow us on Socials!https://www.xxoconnect.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlebowitz/@jaeiouy IG@jaeiouy TikTok@xxoconnect Youtubehttp://lydiamcclain.com/@Lydia.McClain IG