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Abandoning our treaty obligations to protect a democratic Ukraine, pissing away our weapons in a useless war with Iran, and draining our economic strength with self-enriching policies- deep down does Trump hate us because we don't love him enough?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson joins Jimmy to argue that damage to U.S. military installations in the Persian Gulf has prompted the Pentagon to reconsider its long-standing military presence in the region, including whether damaged bases should be rebuilt. The two believe the conflict has weakened U.S. influence with Gulf states, which as a result will increasingly seek regional security arrangements independent of Washington, citing a proposed Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani security agreement as an example.  The discussion shifts to growing political divisions in the United States over support for Israel, with both Jimmy and Larry suggesting the issue could fracture the Republican Party and contribute to the emergence of a new political movement. The segment compares this potential realignment to the collapse of the Whig Party in the 1850s and argues that prominent former Trump allies are increasingly breaking with him over U.S. policy toward Israel. Plus segments on Iran potentially losing its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, the Trump/Israel connection to Charlie Kirk's murder and Dr. Fauci's top advisor pleading guilty to intentionally dodging FOIA requests during the COVID pandemic. Also featuring Stef Zamorano, John Cullen, Mischa Paullin and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from Kash Patel!

8.20.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Karmelo Anthony Gets New Judge. NAACP Joins Nolan Wells Case. Angie Nixon Scores Upset Win The Memphis City Council approves a 12-month moratorium on new data center permits and rezoning. Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson will explain what that really means. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens blasts the Democratic National Convention after the city loses its bid to host the 2028 convention. In a letter to the city, he says this snub is an example of how the Democratic Party continues to abandon the South and Black voters. A Missouri court is allowing a GOP-favored map to help them hold onto their slim majority in the House. In less than two years, the twice-impeached, criminally convicted felon-in-chief, Donald "The Con" Trump has managed to fulfill every aspect of Project 2025. Michael Harriott will be here to give us a "Project 2025 Performance Review." Chris Cuomo calls out Bill O'Reilly for saying he'd vote for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin before casting a ballot for Senator Jon Ossoff. All over a comment the Georgia Senator made. A special appointed Texas judge is hearing testimony to decide if Karmelo Anthony deserves a new trial. The third annual Back-to-School Community Day Hosted by Wanda Durant and the Durant Family Charitable Foundation is taking place this weekend. She'll be here in the studio to talk about this weekend's event. Black Star Network Partner: ChapterChapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. ____ Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens to tomorrow's leadership pipeline when employers automate the entry-level tasks through which beginners learn? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Gary Flowers, Chief Information Officer for Transformation and Technology Services at Year Up United, about AI fluency, human skills, economic mobility, skills-first hiring, and the future of entry-level work. Year Up United prepares young adults without bachelor's degrees for meaningful careers while helping employers reach skilled, career-ready talent. Gary says the organization has over 35,000 alumni working across companies ranging from the Fortune 1000 to the Fortune 50. Gary challenges the assumption that younger workers will automatically understand AI because they grew up with technology. Access to a chatbot does not create workplace readiness. Young adults also need training, support, ethical awareness, judgment, communication, adaptability, and experience applying tools to real business problems. He argues that AI may redefine entry-level work rather than eliminate it entirely. Candidates who understand how to work with AI may gain an advantage over those who do not, but employers must also reconsider which tasks beginners need to develop business knowledge and professional confidence. We discuss the risk of another technology divide. AI could widen economic opportunity, but unequal access to tools, training, mentorship, and workplace experience could reinforce existing inequalities. Gary believes organizations must teach workers when AI should be used, rather than limiting training to what the technology can do. Year Up United combines AI fluency with workplace and career readiness. Gary describes its 17 durable skills, six-month curriculum update cycle, close employer feedback loops, and participation as an inaugural host partner in Anthropic's Claude Corps Fellowship program. For employers, one of the hardest decisions involves balancing immediate efficiency with future capability. Automating junior work may reduce costs today while weakening the pipeline of experienced professionals and leaders required later. Gary recommends creating a culture of continuous learning, supplying employees with appropriate tools, building communities of practice, sharing successful use cases, and treating AI as a company-wide responsibility. He also distinguishes between AI as a workforce skill and AI as an organizational capability capable of changing how functions operate. Can employers capture the value of AI while preserving the career pathways that allow inexperienced workers to become tomorrow's experts and leaders? Listen to the episode and share your thoughts.

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#391: This week, I explore the question so many of us struggle with: how do we stop overextending ourselves and self-abandoning… without losing the parts of ourselves that genuinely love supporting others? Tune in this week to learn how to recognize when you're giving from a place of genuine care versus fear, obligation, or a need to prove your worth. I'll guide you through understanding how your nervous system drives people-pleasing patterns, how resentment can be a clue that you've crossed your own boundaries, and how setting limits can actually be one of the most loving things you do for yourself and your relationships. Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://beatrizalbina.com/391 Order your copy of End Emotional Outsourcing here: https://beatrizalbina.com/book/ Follow me here: https://www.instagram.com/beatrizvictoriaalbinanp/?hl=enMentioned in this episode:Join The Shift today!You cancel plans with yourself the moment someone else needs something. You say yes when everything in you means no. You have watched yourself do it and been genuinely bewildered. The Shift is 12 weeks of structured somatic practice built around the three needs at the root of every Emotional Outsourcing pattern: safety, worth, and belonging. The same foundational methodology as Anchored, structured entirely around your own life. Check it out here: https://feminist-wellness.captivate.fm/theshiftThe Shift

(Galatians 1:6-12) - Paul was amazed that the Galatians were so quickly deserting Him who called them by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel which was actually not a gospel at all. - [34 minutes]

Episode #587: Su Thit, the founder of Spouses of People's Soldiers, frames military defection in Myanmar less as a single brave act than as an extended struggle against survival math. Leaving the institution means losing salary, housing, rank, and the thin protection that comes with uniform. Staying can mean remaining inside a system that demands obedience to violence. She describes the decision to defect as the hardest part of her own life—everything afterward is hardship with consequences: exile, scarcity, psychological strain, and the persistent ache of being unable to return home. In her account, the main barrier for those considering defection is not ideology but logistics—how to eat, how to earn, where to live once the military salary and accommodation vanish. Fear is reinforced by internal punishments: prison terms for running from the compound and even harsher consequences for fleeing a frontline battalion. Against that pressure, motivations vary. Some refused the illegality of coup initially. Some run because they do not want to die. Some remain inside for years because a parent's illness or family needs make departure feel impossible, even while quietly feeding information outward. Su Thit's organization operates as a set of practical supports meant to turn defection from a leap into hunger into a survivable transition. She describes arranging accommodation and food, supporting families with children in forest conditions, and providing monthly basic assistance from the Thai border—growing from dozens of families to now over 200. She argues spouses are a crucial leverage point inside the military household, and she invests heavily in testimony-driven media meant to weaken indoctrination. “If we can remove their brainwashing, at least they will not kill the civilians,” she says, treating reduced violence as a minimum gain even when full transformation is slow. The work expands into conscription cases as well, with families pleading for help to retrieve young men sent to the front line. Success depends on reach—knowing the area, having resistance links, being close enough to act. What remains, for her, is endurance under constraint and the insistence that defectors and their families—often undocumented, underpaid, and exhausted—still do not go back.

What if the reason you feel like your needs aren't being met is because you've never actually learned how to acknowledge, communicate, and prioritize them?In this episode, I'm diving into self-abandonment, people-pleasing, over-giving, boundaries, and learning to put yourself back on your own priority list. I share the personal realizations that came up for me around relationships, unmet needs, and the ways I've been putting other people before myself.If you've been feeling resentful, exhausted, unseen, or like you're constantly giving more than you're receiving, this episode is for you.Grab a journal and come through this process with me.

Sensitivity is not fragility, and nervous system healing does not mean avoiding everything uncomfortable.In this episode we explore how highly sensitive people can honor their nervous systems while still living brave, meaningful, expressive lives.If you are a highly sensitive person, you may have wondered: Is this discomfort a sign that something is wrong for me, or is my nervous system asking for more support as I stretch toward something that matters?This episode offers a compassionate and practical framework for understanding the difference between discomfort that signals danger, discomfort that comes with growth, and overwhelm that means you need more support.You'll learn the difference between:Comfort Zone: familiar, manageable, and supportive for rest and recoveryCapacity Zone: stretching, uncomfortable, meaningful, and workable with supportOverwhelm Zone: too much, too fast, or too unsupportedThis episode is especially supportive if you are a highly sensitive person, empath, deep feeler, or sensitive soul who struggles with anxiety, overthinking, people-pleasing, emotional overwhelm, self-doubt, visibility, or fear of doing hard things.You'll explore questions like:Am I activated and still connected to myself?Do I still have access to choice?Is this discomfort connected to something meaningful?Can I make this more manageable?What support would change this?You do not have to choose between honoring your nervous system and living a life that stretches you. You can rest, prepare, ask for support, go slowly, say no when something is truly too much, and say yes when something meaningful is asking you to grow.Inside Rooted Resilience, we practice this kind of supported growth in practical ways.Rooted Resilience is my monthly membership for highly sensitive people who want nervous system support, emotional resilience, mindfulness practices, and tools they can actually use in daily life.It is a space to learn how to come back to yourself in real moments: when you feel overwhelmed, overstimulated, emotionally stretched, afraid to speak honestly, or unsure how to honor your sensitivity without making your life smaller.You can learn more about Rooted Resilience here:https://yogiranger.com/rooted-resilienceYou may also enjoy these Insight Timer practices:Yoga Nidra for Nervous System Reset & Deep Rest: https://insighttimer.com/yogiranger/guided-meditations/yoga-nidra-for-nervous-system-reset-deep-rest_1Yoga Nidra for Burnout Recovery: https://insighttimer.com/yogiranger/guided-meditations/yoga-nidra-for-highly-sensitive-people-burnout-recoveryNew to the podcast? Start here:Episode 33 – Are You a Highly Sensitive Person?Episode 39 – The Hidden Struggles & Strengths of Highly Sensitive PeopleEpisode 40 – Boundaries for Highly Sensitive PeopleEpisode 41 – Nervous System Regulation for HSPs

Sermon Series: Invited Sermon Title: Abandoning the Baggage Scripture: 1 Sam. 9:1-2; 1 Samuel 10:1-6, 17-22 Date: 8.9.2026 Message by: Pastor David Adams

There are moments in life that change everything.But more often...Life changes quietly.One small compromise at a time.One conversation we don't have.One boundary we don't hold.One feeling we convince ourselves isn't that important.Until one day we wake up and wonder how we ended up feeling so disconnected from ourselves.In this episode, Tara explores the quiet, often invisible ways we abandon ourselves, not through dramatic moments, but through the tiny acts of self-betrayal that slowly become our normal.Through deeply personal stories of friendship, business, relationships and rebuilding, alongside reflections on the nervous system, intuition and the roles we learn to play to feel loved and safe, she invites us to consider a different question.What if healing isn't about becoming someone new?What if it's about remembering the woman who has been there all along?This is a conversation about self-trust.About listening before your body has to scream.About understanding why we leave ourselves—and how we gently find our way home again.If you've ever ignored your intuition, stayed too long, explained yourself too much, or felt like you've lost sight of who you are beneath all the roles you've carried...This episode is your invitation to come home.Not all at once.But one small act of self-loyalty at a time.If this conversation resonated with you, I'd love for you to share it with someone who might need this reminder too.Connect with Muse Haus:Instagram: @musehauscoSubstack: Muse HausWebsite: Coming Soon Connect with Tara: @taraleemuses / www.taralee.coBecause healing isn't becoming someone new.It's becoming someone who no longer abandons herself.Connect with Tara:FacebookInstagram

Send us Fan MailSuccess is a loaded term. It comes with expectations and targets. It's measured and tracked and is closely tied with a person's worth. Not just their self worth, either. Society isn't interested in the film that doesn't get watched or the book that doesn't get read. They get tossed to one side, relegated to the bottom of the pile, and ignored for the most part. It's easy to get caught up in the benchmarks of success, but what happens when we start creating for the sake of creating? What happens when we make art or create content because we feel inspired to and not worry so much about what comes after? Abandoning all hope of success doesn't mean giving up. It means letting go of the standards set by other people and finding value in yourself and what you produce. My Joints Hurt: A Practical Guide to Navigating Healthcare in a Fat Body is available to purchase on Amazon or read on Kindle Unlimited.Got a question for the next podcast? Let me know!Connect With MeBUY THE BOOK: Never suffer through another through another weight loss lecture from your doctor againJOIN THE NO WEIGH MOVEMENT: Get a free script when you sign upTHE WEIGHTING ROOM: Community with a neurodivergent flavour. **BOOK CLUB** exclusive to Weighting Room members. BOOK A CONSULTATION: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journeyEXPLORE THE MASTERCLASS LIBRARY: Become an expert in your condition and the weight inclusive ways to manage itFREE GUIDES:Evidence-based, not diet nonsenseFind me on Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

Betrayal Rage: How to Regulate Overwhelming Emotions Without Abandoning Yourself Episode Summary After betrayal, many people experience a level of anger or rage that feels completely unfamiliar. They may yell, lash out, throw things, or feel an intense desire to make their partner understand the depth of their pain. When the moment passes, shame often follows: Who am I becoming? Why can't I control this? In this episode, Dr. Kevin Skinner and MaryAnn Michaelis, LCSW, explain why betrayal rage is often a natural trauma response. When the nervous system perceives overwhelming threat, the brain can become flooded and shift into fight, flight, or dissociation. Understanding this response does not excuse harmful behavior, but it can replace shame with compassion and create an opportunity for change. Dr. Skinner and MaryAnn explore how betrayed partners can recognize triggers, create a pause between emotion and action, and listen for the deeper pain beneath the rage. They also discuss how the partner who caused the betrayal can remain accountable and emotionally present without becoming defensive or escalating the conflict. Healing does not require eliminating every trigger. It means learning how to recognize what is happening, respond in ways that reflect your values, and develop a plan for moments when emotions become overwhelming. Key Ideas Betrayal rage is often an involuntary trauma response to deception, loss, humiliation, abandonment, and emotional threat. Understanding the biological response helps reduce shame, but it does not make physical, verbal, or emotional harm acceptable. Emotional flooding limits the brain's ability to reason, empathize, and communicate productively. Choice begins with awareness: recognizing triggers creates space between the initial reaction and what happens next. Rage may function as a protector, defending a more vulnerable part that feels rejected, powerless, foolish, or not enough. Healthy regulation may include grounding, journaling, physical movement, support from others, planned timeouts, and professional help. The partner who caused the betrayal can help by acknowledging the injury, accepting responsibility, and remaining present when it is safe and productive to do so. Resources & Links Mentioned in the Episode Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal by Dr. Kevin Skinner Includes the “Five Whys” exercise discussed in the episode for identifying the beliefs and pain beneath intense emotional reactions. Learn more at Human Intimacy. Emotional Flooding—The Gottman Institute Learn how elevated physiological arousal interferes with listening, reasoning, and productive communication: Understanding Emotional Flooding. The Resiliency Advantage by Al Siebert, PhD Explores resilience as the ability to experience adversity while learning how to respond, adapt, and move forward: The Resiliency Advantage. Additional Support Trauma Inventory for Betrayed Partners A free assessment developed by Dr. Kevin Skinner to help betrayed partners identify and better understand their trauma symptoms: Complete the TIBP. 100 Days to Healing After Sexual Betrayal A structured program offering education and practical support for recovery following betrayal: Explore the program. IRM Couples Intensives An immersive experience for committed couples who need personalized support as they work to restore safety, strengthen communication, and move forward after betrayal: Learn about upcoming IRM Couples Intensives. Invitation If betrayal has left you and your partner feeling overwhelmed or stuck in painful patterns, an Intimacy Repair Method Couples Intensive may help you understand what is happening and develop a clearer path forward. These intensives provide focused guidance, personalized couples sessions, and practical tools for rebuilding emotional safety and connection. Learn more about upcoming IRM Couples Intensives.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about Nekkhamma = Letting Go To truly renounce, to truly let go, we have to investigate the process of attachment happening in our mind. We can observe and investigate this process everytime when we're shopping. For example, if we buy a new phone, or any other object. The moment we pay and take the phone, our mental attitude changes profoundly. Mine-making happens. We suddenly regard the phone as 'mine'. It's exactly the same phone, nothing has changed in the object after we bought it. But what has changed is our mental attitude, we now regard it as 'our possession', we cling and attach to it. However, if we clearly see with wisdom how this 'mine-making' actually leads to our pain & suffering (e.g. the phone breaks or malfunctions or gets stolen), we will abandon or at least weaken our sense of ownership. Ajahn also gives examples how ownership implies permanent possession. If we can't keep it forever, it's only 'rented', we don't really own it. But can we keep our body permanently, or is it just 'rented' from nature (earth, water, fire, wind) for a while? How about our feelings and emotions? Can we keep them forever? If not, why do we think we own them? Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dhammagiri.net/news⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our email Newsletter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Latest Photos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://latest-pics.dhammagiri.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Youtube Channel:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724#ownership #clinging #attachment #minemaking #dhammatalk #letinggo

In this powerful conversation, Mark Groves explores family conditioning, boundaries + the fear that telling the truth might cost you love. What if the thing keeping you stuck isn't your relationship—but the ways you've learned to abandon yourself to keep it? From childhood wounds + relationship patterns to triggers, healing, and self-trust, this episode will remind you, girls, that real connection starts when you stop betraying yourself to belong. Morning Microdose is a podcast curated by Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik, the hosts and founders of Almost 30, a global community, brand, and top-rated podcast. With curated clips from the Almost 30 podcast, Morning Microdose will set the tone for your day, so you can feel inspired through thought-provoking conversations…all in digestible 10-minute episodes.  Wake up with Krista and Lindsey, both literally and spiritually, Monday-Friday. If you enjoyed this conversation, listen to the full episode on Spotify ⁠here⁠ and on Apple ⁠here⁠.  Sponsors: Quince | Make your summer wardrobe feel easier. Go to Quince.com/microdose for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.

Have you ever looked after everyone else so well that you forgot how to look after yourself? In this episode of The Nope Coach Podcast, I'm joined by Holly Fair for an honest conversation about self-abandonment, people pleasing, confidence, identity, and what it really takes to start trusting yourself again. After surviving childhood abuse, divorce, infertility and the loss of a baby, Holly found herself disconnected from the person she used to be. Then she made an unexpected decision. She wore a crown every single day for nearly two years. It wasn't about getting attention. It became a daily practice of showing up differently, taking up space, and becoming the person she wanted to be before she fully believed she could. We talk about: what self-abandonment actually looks like why confidence usually comes after action, not before it how people pleasing slowly disconnects you from yourself surviving other people's disappointment when you start setting boundaries why your identity changes through repeated actions, not positive thinking the stories we tell ourselves versus what's actually true finding your own version of "the crown" learning to take up space without apologising for it If you've ever struggled to say no, found yourself shrinking to keep everyone else comfortable, or wondered how to rebuild self-trust after difficult experiences, this conversation is for you. Connect with Holly here: https://www.fireuplife.com Connect with Suzanne here: https://www.suzanneculberg.com 

Rejection has a way of feeling bigger than the moment itself. A missed invitation. An unanswered text. A friendship that seems to be slipping away. An opportunity that goes to someone else. Even when we can understand why it happened, something inside us can begin telling a much older story: I'm not enough. I don't belong. This always happens to me. In this deeply personal solo episode, Dr. Alison shares a recent experience with rejection and explores why present-day disappointments often awaken wounds from the past. Drawing from Psalm 27, attachment psychology, and the healing practice she calls Recognize and Return, she offers a compassionate framework for tending the sting of rejection without letting it define your worth. You'll learn: Why rejection often activates emotional memories far older than the present moment How to recognize when today's hurt has become an old inner narrative Why logic alone can't heal wounded places inside us How self-compassion helps right-size present disappointments The difference between extending grace to others and abandoning yourself A practical practice for moving through rejection with God's loving presence Rejection may still hurt. But it doesn't have to become the story you tell about yourself. Healing begins when today's pain is allowed to be today's pain—instead of carrying every hurt you've ever known. More Resources: You can now preorder Dr. Alison's newest book, The Secure Soul, and immediately receive the first 3 chapters as well as early access to the companion guide! Connect further with @dralisoncook on Instagram Curious what Family Role may have shaped you? Take the Family Role Quiz to learn how you may be showing up in your relationships with others. Want to hear more like this? Start here: Episode 201: “This Must Be My Fault”—Why We Take Rejection So Personally

Los Angeles has officially waved the white flag on Skid Row. The U.S. Postal Service permanently shut down the only post office serving the area — not because of budget cuts, but because repeated break-ins, vandalism, and threats to employees made it impossible to guarantee basic safety. When the federal government can no longer run a post office, something has gone catastrophically wrong.Three hundred sixty-four families are now cut off from essential services — many of them elderly and disabled residents living in SRO hotels and shelters who had no other option. The nearest alternatives are miles away in a city where getting around isn't simple for people with limited mobility or no car. Local business leaders called it exactly what it is: a total surrender.Sean walks through what this moment really means for California under Gavin Newsom's leadership. Infrastructure is being stripped for copper and scrap, businesses are hanging on by a thread, and now even federal services are pulling out. If police and fire are next, Los Angeles won't need a doom loop narrative — it'll just be the reality on the ground.CHAPTERS0:00 Skid Row Post Office Shuts Down1:01 Homeless Encampment Swamps LA Post…2:55 Disturbing Conditions Outside Downtown…4:31 Los Angeles Surrenders Skid Row to Chaos6:13 Newsom's California Loses a Post Office7:33 LA Businesses Abandoned Next to…8:34 Copper Thieves Strip City Infrastructure9:29 Spencer Pratt's Homeless Funding…10:12 364 PO Boxes Moved Two Miles Away11:57 Skid Row: LA's Throwaway Community13:40 Congresswoman Didn't Know Post Office…15:35 Seattle Faces the Same Homeless…16:43 Criminal Activity Closes a Post Office#WashingtonState #GasPrices #TaxesGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS

In episode host Christine Tulley describes "zombie writing projects" - projects that remain perpetually on to do lists but are never completed. The episode covers how to identify zombie projects and four actions to take to finally clear them from your writing backlog. Slides from this Episode Resources Mentioned Free Fall 2026 Planning Webinar - Free Fall 2026 Planning Webinar - Monday, July 27 • 11 AM - 12 PM ET Join our Summer 2026 Writing Accountability Group - just $25 for entire summer and sessions are recorded - email me if you want to join us every Monday (christine@defendpublishlead.com) and get a FREE summer progress tracker Episodes Mentioned Episode 108 – Your Writing Project Mix Episode 39 - Abandoning a Project  DPL Resources Set your writing goals with us! Try us out in a free consultation. Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com Don't forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net New to TAA? Join for just $25 using discount code DP26! You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.  

We are called to apply biblical truths to the world around us, but are we doing that? Janet Parshall will tell you more, in this week’s commentary.Become a Parshall Partner: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/inthemarket/partnersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We start the show by asking listeners if they should stop buying from Amazon and WalmartHennepin County District Attorney Mary Moriarty zooms in to discuss her attempts to hold federal agents accountable in the shootings of three Minnesotans.Andrea Cabral, former Suffolk County Sheriff, discusses the court proceedings of Lindsay Clancy, accused of killing her three children ... and the efforts from the Trump admin to dismantle election security across the country.Bill McKibben, environmentalist, discusses the continuing and worsening impacts on our air quality from wildfire smoke.We end the show with our Am I The A-Hole segment, asking listeners how they feel being asked to do their work expertise, outside of work... 

Send us Fan MailHabits can be the key to or the lock on our success.Nearly everything we want to improve, from our health and confidence to our relationships, performance, and wellbeing, depends on what we do consistently. Yet in a world where life already feels relentlessly additive, habit creation can quickly become another overwhelming project.Add a morning routine. Add exercise. Add meditation. Add meal preparation. Add journaling. Add recovery. Add another app that promises to reorganize your entire life by Thursday.In this episode, I strip habit creation back to one simple and practical tool: scaling.Drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and evidence-based coaching, we explore three questions that can help you design habits you're far more likely to sustain:How important is this behavior?How much will I enjoy it?How confident am I that I'll follow through?You'll learn why some habits collapse before they've truly begun, how to make difficult behaviors more personally rewarding, and why reducing the size of a commitment can strengthen rather than weaken your chances of success.This episode isn't about adding more pressure, complexity, or unrealistic expectations to your life. It's about creating greater clarity, building evidence that you can trust yourself, and making meaningful change feel more accessible.Sometimes you don't need a bigger goal or more motivation.Sometimes you simply need to ask better questions before you begin.Visit us at:www.theselfhelpantidote.com

You’re listening to American Ground Radio with Stephen Parr and Louis R. Avallone. This is the full show for July 21, 2026. We open with a 29-year-old Democratic Socialist named Milat Kiros who just defeated a 15-term congresswoman in Colorado's Democratic primary — with the backing of the DSA and Bernie Sanders — and who has told voters exactly what she believes: that America is exploitative and extractive, that ICE is a terror apparatus, that Israel's military aid should end, and that the existing world order needs a reckoning. We note that she arrived in America because her father won the U.S. diversity visa lottery — a program that saved her family from an Ethiopian civil war and famine — and that she earned degrees at Washington College and Notre Dame Law School on American soil. We are not speculating about her worldview. She has put it in writing. And she is one general election away from Congress in a district Republicans haven't won in half a century. We say what needs to be said: believe people when they tell you who they are. In our Top 3 Things You Need to Know, the federal government suspended $867.5 million in Medicaid payments to California and $199 million to Minnesota after CMS reviews flagged high-risk fraud in home health and other services — with CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz saying the administration is done chasing stolen funds after they've already left the building. Then New Jersey's Democratic Governor Mikey Sherrill revealed that a software glitch allowed 6,000 non-citizens to register to vote in 2023 and 2024, with 400 of them actually casting ballots — a story the governor got ahead of before the DOJ could, and one that makes the case for the SAVE Act more powerfully than any speech. And 100 New York state lawmakers sent letters to the congressional delegation demanding ICE be abolished — the same ICE that exists because Congress decided in 2002 that someone should enforce federal immigration law. We also cover the Trump administration's discovery that the federal government has been sending nearly $100 million per year to dead people — and has now stopped. The fix required asking one basic question: is the person we're sending this check to still alive? That question, apparently revolutionary in Washington, was answered by comparing 885 million federal payments against death records. Government doesn't have a revenue problem. It has a stewardship problem. Our American Mamas Teri Netterville and Kimberly Burleson debate whether they'd go back to old TV over smart TVs — and the answer is a resounding yes, for reasons that go beyond nostalgia. Streaming costs more than cable ever did, smart TVs are listening and tracking everything, you can no longer skip commercials, the content is ideologically slanted, and nobody can find anything. Teri misses Blockbuster. Kimberly misses the DVR. Both agree that horizontal screens make sense because human eyes are horizontal — and that vertical video on phones is a waste of the aspect ratio God gave us. We dig deep into former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper's early release of 4,234 prisoners following an NAACP lawsuit arguing that incarceration is racist — a number that exceeded the 3,500 agreed to in the settlement and included 99 sex offenders and 24 people convicted of murder. Within five years, 2,412 of those released — a 57% recidivism rate — had committed new crimes and been rearrested, including charges of rape and murder. Among those released and later arrested for murder was the man accused of stabbing Ukrainian immigrant Iryana Zyrutska to death on a Charlotte train. Roy Cooper is now the frontrunner for the North Carolina Senate seat. We say plainly: we should stop rewarding failure. There are people dead in North Carolina today because their governor let violent criminals out of prison to kill again. We also cover the State Department's follow-up report confirming that Cuba is actively helping Iran, Hamas, and other jihadist organizations expand their influence throughout the Western Hemisphere — connecting the dots between communist Cuba's survival dependence on American adversaries and the broader axis of pressure being applied to the United States from multiple directions simultaneously. No single threat defeats us. Together, they create friction, consume resources, divide attention, and complicate national security. All of it from 50 miles off the coast of Florida. For our Bright Spot, Texas Representative Andy Hopper wrote a letter responding to a Mexican senator who demanded that Texas stop enforcing its border laws because migrants were dying trying to cross illegally. Hopper's response is worth reading in full — citing Texas independence, the Alamo, San Jacinto, and the sovereign right of every nation to determine who enters its territory. He also told Mexico directly: we will not accept border policy instruction from a government that has allowed cartels to dominate vast regions of its own territory. Abandoning enforcement would not save lives. It would guarantee the cartels more victims, more profits, and more power. We call it exactly what it is — a bright spot. We also cover New York City's welfare rolls hitting 865,000 cash assistance recipients under Mayor Mamdani — up from a low of 336,000 under Mayor Bloomberg — and note that a democratic socialist does not view this as a crisis. He views it as an achievement. We view it as what happens when you promise free things and then wonder why more people ask for them. We also discuss the case of a 29-year-old woman who died after a ChatGPT conversation that increasingly centered on themes of sacrifice, death, and resurrection — with the AI telling her she would need to die before becoming who she was meant to be. We make the distinction between a mentally healthy person who reads letting your old self die as a metaphor for personal growth, and someone already struggling with depression or delusion who reads it as instruction. AI is a language tool. It produces eloquent, resonant language. It does not know who is reading it. And we close with Scottish runner Josh Kerr breaking the world mile record in London — running the mile in 3 minutes and 42 seconds to break Hicham El Guerrouj's record that had stood since 1999, the longest anyone had held the official world mile record since records began. In front of 60,000 fans, a man ran a mile in the time it takes most of us to find the remote. May your pursuit of happiness bring you joy. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, visit AmericanGroundRadio.com, and join the conversation at 866-AGR-1776!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are D&D Encounters replacing the Adventurer's League? Meanwhile, Paizo revokes its Pathfinder and Starfinder license from Archives of Nethys and we decide the best social encounter rules.Book your seat for the Starlight D&D Epic: https://events.humanitix.com/starlight-dndEmail your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.comBen: @TheBenByrneDael: @dailydael Todd:  @ToddKenreck  Shawn: @shawnmerwinEditor:  @jberrt  Topics:00:00 - Using a DM Screen?07:45 - D&D Encounters S216:53 - Finding a TTRPG group21:19 - Starlight D&D Epic23:35 - Ghostfire at Gen Con25:09 - Paizo revoke license41:06 - Best social mechanics

In this powerful episode, Tobia James explores the hidden cost of “pick me” culture and the fear of abandonment that leads so many people to shrink themselves, silence their needs, and chase validation. Through a blend of psychology, history, and scripture, the conversation reveals how abandonment wounds shape attachment, relationships, and self-worth and why healing begins when you stop abandoning yourself. This episode offers a clear path forward: name your abandonment story, grieve honestly, reparent yourself, set standards, stop auditioning for love, and root your identity in something deeper than external approval. If you've ever struggled with people-pleasing, rejection, or feeling chosen by everyone except yourself, this conversation is a reminder that you are not too much, not too broken, and never meant to beg for love. The healing starts with one decision: choose yourself.To connect with Gloria:https://linktr.ee/theunfilteredbygade

Joe Roberts, executive director of Jewish Tulsa and a Canadian expat, discusses why some Canadian Jews are relocating to Tulsa, Oklahoma amid rising antisemitism and what the mid-sized city in America's Bible Belt is doing to attract them. He examines the safety concerns driving this migration, critiques the Canadian government's response to antisemitic threats, and explains Tulsa's appeal. Roberts addresses concerns about ethnic enclaves, immigration pathways, and whether Canada's liberal democracy is adequately protecting its Jewish citizens post October 7th.This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaFollow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS:Elia Gross - Producer and Video EditorHarrison Lowman - HostChristinne Muschi/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you are searching, "why do I keep sabotaging my business" or "how do I stop self-sabotage as a Christian entrepreneur", then this episode is for you as it directly answers that question. Is your business starting to work and you're somehow finding ways to slow it down, derail it, or talk yourself out of it?  Friend, you are not broken. But you do have a pattern that needs a name. In this episode, I break down the spiritual root of self-sabotage and why strategy alone will never fix it. Welcome to The S.A.F.E. Trap, Four faces of self-sabotage every Christian woman entrepreneur falls into: Shrinking when God said expand, Abandoning when it gets hard, Flooding your focus with comparison, and Escaping into endless preparation. Each one is grounded in Scripture, including Numbers 14:2-3, 1 Peter 5:8, Galatians 6:9, Proverbs 16:3, and Philippians 1:6. You'll learn why the Israelites in the wilderness are the original self-sabotage story and why every premature pivot resets the harvest you were about to see. This action plan gives you four concrete steps: identify your default S.A.F.E. Trap, make a 30-day no-pivot commitment, mute your comparison triggers for one week, and pray a specific prayer of repentance and recommitment over your calling. God did not give you this calling so you could talk yourself out of it every six weeks. The business He gave you hasn't expired and it has not been reassigned. It just needs your consistent, committed obedience.  I pray this episode is the one that finally makes it click.   Ready to Make Consistent Income From a Podcast? Join my 5-Day Profitable Podcast Bootcamp! I'll show you how to create a podcast that makes steady income on autopilot, without relying on social media

If You're a FAN leave me a message :-) But more importantly, let us know what you think, suggestions, topics, constructive criticism... ALL WELCOME!!You say you want a breakthrough, but how long do you stay once the work becomes repetitive, ordinary and emotionally unrewarding?In this episode of The 15 Minute Monday, I  examine why so many people remain trapped in a cycle of enthusiastic beginnings and quiet withdrawals. Discover the five-step Repetition Protocol, learn how to create a “boredom floor,” delay premature evaluation, recognise invisible progress and keep moving after motivation disappears.Key Takeaways Breakthroughs usually emerge from accumulated effort rather than one dramatic event.  Choose a repeatable behaviour beneath every outcome you want.  Create a minimum version of the routine for difficult or low-energy days.  Decide when you will evaluate the method before impatience begins negotiating.  Track leading indicators and invisible progress, not only final outcomes.  Missing once is human; missing twice risks becoming a new pattern.  Self-confidence grows from evidence that you can rely on yourself.Plus, a special thank you to Doc Marty Mushrooms for supporting 15 Minute Mondays. Visit www.docmarty.com and listen for details of the 20% first-purchase discount available to listeners.#SuccessBlueprint #MindworxCoaching #PeakPerformance #DocMartyMushrooms #15MinuteMondays #Breakthrough #Consistency #Discipline #Repetition #PersonalGrowth #SelfLeadership #HabitBuilding #ExecutiveCoaching #MentalPerformance #BehaviourChangeSupport the showContact me:Daniel@the-success-blueprint.co.zawww.mindworx.bizdaniel@mindsworx.comInstagram: @Mindworx_Coaching

Is Europe losing its competitive edge? Can the EuropeanUnion remain economically strong while protecting its social model, environmental ambitions and democratic values?In this special episode of Talk Eastern Europe, recorded at the Connecting EU Seminar in Sofia, Bulgaria and organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Adam Reichardt moderates a wide-ranging discussion on Europe's biggest economic and political challenges.Joining the discussion are:• Cillian Lohan – President, Civil Society Organisations Group (EESC)• Sandra Parthie – President, Employers' Group (EESC)• Philipp Lausberg – Senior Analyst, European Policy Centre• Florian Marin – Workers' Group (EESC)Topics include:As Europe faces growing geopolitical competition, economicfragmentation and rising security challenges, this conversation explores what the EU must do to remain prosperous—and united.This episode was produced in partnership with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).Learn more about the event, including recordings from the discussions here: https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/events/defence-european-values-power-civil-societyTalk Eastern Europe is the podcast from New Eastern Europemagazine - your trusted source for in-depth analysis and expert perspectives on Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and the post-Soviet space.Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and all majorplatforms.Read the New Eastern Europe Magazine Bimonthly publication with exclusive long-form analysis. https://neweasterneurope.eu/become-a-member-of-new-eastern-europe/ Support us on PatreonJoin our community for bonus content, early access, behind-the-scenes insights, and access to our exclusive WhatsApp group where we discuss the news in real-time. https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneuropeSubscribe to the Brief Eastern Europe NewsletterWeekly briefing sent out every Monday with news updates,expert commentary, and our editorial picks - free to your inbox: https://briefeasterneurope.eu/subscribeFOLLOW USInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/neweasterneuropemag/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewEasternEurope/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-eastern-europe/

In this powerful episode, Sabrina Vedete Elmaliah joins the conversation for a raw and inspiring exploration of inner-child healing, self-worth, emotional boundaries, and attracting relationships that truly match your identity.We explore how childhood experiences shape who we become, the hidden danger of people-pleasing, why so many people abandon their own needs, and what it actually means to reclaim your power and live from alignment rather than fear.If you've ever struggled with self-love, repeating relationship patterns, weak boundaries, or feeling disconnected from your purpose — this episode will speak directly to you.✨ What you'll learn:Why inner-child healing unlocks confidenceHow to stop abandoning yourselfHow to recognise unhealthy patterns and trauma cyclesBuilding emotional awareness and self-trustHow aligned relationships form naturallyPractical steps to raise self-worth and shift identityWatch the episode on YouTube:YouTube.com/yeskingoliverConnect & explore more:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yeskingoliverFREE course — Take Control: http://www.talkwitholiver.comFor healers, lightworkers & conscious travellers:Exchange healing services, connect with aligned people, plan journeys across Asia, list retreats, discover festivals, and share your work at

How do we love people who are difficult to love?This is one of the hardest spiritual practices.Across many wisdom traditions, we are taught that we are not separate from one another. Beneath our personalities, opinions, wounds, beliefs, and stories, there is a shared essence moving through all of us.But that can be very hard to remember when someone is being hurtful, angry, unfair, frustrating, selfish, or difficult.In this episode of The Midlife Purpose Project, we explore what it means to love when it feels hard — not in a way that asks you to abandon yourself, excuse harmful behavior, or stay in situations that are not safe, but in a way that helps you protect your own heart from closing completely.This episode looks at the difference between love and self-abandonment, compassion and enabling, boundaries and resentment.Through the lens of yoga philosophy, we explore ahimsa, or non-harming, and why loving others must also include not harming yourself. We also talk about triggers, ego responses, resentment, anger, and the spiritual freedom that becomes possible when we learn to pause before reacting.When someone activates something painful in us, it can feel automatic to respond from anger, defensiveness, judgment, or resentment. But the real practice is learning to pause, breathe, return to center, and choose a response that does not rob us of our peace.This episode also explores the idea that difficult people can show us where we are not yet free. Our triggers can reveal the wounds that still need our attention. And while that does not make someone else's behavior acceptable, it can help us see our own inner work more clearly.You'll also hear about the practice of not taking things personally, the wisdom of seeing someone's behavior as a reflection of their own internal experience, and the yoga practice of pratipaksha bhavana — cultivating the opposite perspective.This does not mean pretending harm did not happen.It means learning to see the whole person without denying the harm.It means choosing where you place your attention.It means keeping your heart open without removing your boundaries.And it means remembering that love is not weakness. Sometimes love is the most courageous spiritual practice there is.In This Episode, We ExploreWhy loving difficult people is one of the hardest spiritual practicesHow many wisdom traditions point toward our shared essenceWhy people's wounds, stories, and beliefs can hide the truth of who they areWhy closing your heart may protect you from pain, but can also block love and healingWhat yoga philosophy teaches through ahimsa, or non-harmingWhy love does not mean abandoning yourself or ignoring harmful behaviorHow anger and resentment can keep us trapped in sufferingWhy the pause between stimulus and response is where freedom beginsHow triggers can reveal the wounds that still need healingWhy other people's behavior is often about their own internal experienceWhat it means to not take things personallyHow to see the good in someone without denying the harm they have causedHow pratipaksha bhavana helps us shift our perspectiveWhy choosing love is not the same as excusing bad behaviorHow to respond from your higher self instead of your wounded egoYoga Philosophy Concepts in This EpisodeAhimsaAhimsa means non-harming. In this episode, we explore how non-harming applies not only to others, but also to ourselves.Loving someone does not mean allowing them to harm you. Boundaries can be an expression of love and non-harming.SvadhyayaSvadhyaya is a sanskrit term for self study. In yoga philosophy, it means the practice of honestly observing yourself — your thoughts, patterns, beliefs, reactions, habits, wounds, desires, and inner truth — so you can begin to see yourself more clearly.It is not self-analysis in a harsh or judgmental way. It is compassionate awareness.Pratipaksha BhavanaPratipaksha bhavana is the practice of cultivating the opposite perspective.When the mind becomes caught in anger, judgment, or aversion, this practice invites us to consciously turn toward a different way of seeing. It does not require us to deny harm, but it helps us remember that people are complex and rarely only one thing.Reflection Questions From This EpisodeWho in my life feels difficult to love right now?What happens inside my body when I think about this person?What wound might be getting touched in me?Am I responding from my center, or from protection?What boundary would help me practice love without abandoning myself?What am I taking personally that may actually be about the other person's inner world?Can I see any good in this person without denying the harm?What response would allow me to keep my peace?Where am I being invited into more freedom?Practice From This EpisodeThe next time someone triggers anger, resentment, or defensiveness in you, pause before responding.Take a few slow breaths.Feel your feet on the ground.Place a hand over your heart if that feels supportive.Then ask yourself:What is happening inside me right now?What wound might be getting touched?What response would protect my peace?What response would come from love without abandoning myself?You do not have to respond immediately.Sometimes the most powerful spiritual practice is creating enough space to choose.

What do you do when life doesn't turn out the way you expected?You thought you'd be further along by now.You thought the relationship would last.You thought the diagnosis wouldn't come.You thought the job was secure.And then the storm hit.In Acts 27–28, the apostle Paul is on his way to Rome—confident in a promise God had already spoken over his life. But before he reaches his destination, he faces a violent storm that tears apart the ship, disrupts the journey, and threatens every life on board.Yet what looked like disaster became a platform for God's purpose.In Shipwrecked, we'll discover that storms are often unexpected—but never outside of God's control. What feels like a delay may actually be divine positioning. What looks like a detour may be preparation for something greater.Because the storm may change your plans—but it does not change God's purpose.At Discover Church, we exist to see our city changed by Jesus, one life at a time, by helping people discover LIFE in Christ, BELONGING in Community & PURPOSE in God's Calling on their life so that they can MAKE A DIFFERENCE.-You can join us live on Sunday mornings at 9:00 or 11:00 am, either in person or online! Visit www.discoverchurchkc.com for more information!

Some people do not lose themselves dramatically.They lose themselves gradually.Quietly.Relationally.

Drop us a note about the podcast. Harmony sounds like a gentle word until you read Psalm 133 and realize it's tied to holiness, blessing, and the hard work of living in truth. We start with that Scripture and a prayer for the lonely, the vulnerable, and leaders who carry real authority. From there, we pick up a set of “marriage verses” from 1 Corinthians 11 that many people would rather skip, and we talk plainly about what happens when the Bible collides with modern assumptions about family, roles, and obedience.Acts 10 becomes the anchor story as we walk through Cornelius's devotion, generosity to the poor, and disciplined prayer life, then follow Peter through the vision that forces him to rethink what he calls clean or unclean. The emphasis is practical and personal: if we're looking for Christian guidance on marriage, leadership, or everyday decisions, we can't outsource our convictions to trends. We hold to a simple standard that applies to every voice we trust: we only follow anyone as long as they follow Christ.Then the tone shifts into cultural commentary, touching on reports of grooming and rape cases in West Yorkshire and the argument that selective enforcement undermined the rule of law to preserve social stability. We connect that debate to immigration, assimilation, and national identity, asking what it means to call a place “home” and whether a nation can stay free without shared principles grounded in Christian faith. If you care about Christian heritage, civic duty, and the tension between compassion and clarity, there's a lot here to wrestle with. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review telling us what “home” means to you.#ChristianNation#AmericanHeritage #DailyScripture Support the showThe American Soul Podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribeCountryside Book Serieshttps://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2 America's Christian Heritage Podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2622483

In her follow‑up episode, “You've Answered the Question — ‘What Do You Want?' — Now What?” Jacquette gets real about being tired and how that fatigue can be a sign you're in what she calls “the waiting space.” A space that often arrives right on the edge of your breakthrough. She unpacks the swirl of emotions that live there (confidence, fear, courage, doubt, anxiety) and shares how to move through the waiting space without speeding up, shutting down, or giving up on what you want.Want More? Check Out:www.jacquettetimmons.comwww.jacquettetimmons.com/digital-productswww.instagram.com/jacquettemtimmonsBuyMeACoffee.com/JacquetteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

— “Snorkelers in first!”I felt awkward about the subterfuge and reminded Bob that I was a proofreader, not a writer. "Free Ink" by Arlene Mandell Randell Jones - voice Arlene Mandell lives in Linville, NC, and is a longstanding artist at the Carlton Gallery in Banner Elk, NC. Abandoning big-city roots to relocate high up in the Blue Ridge Mountains with Captain Dan, triggered a compelling desire to write. Her memoirs are published in Gateways Creative Arts Journal; County Lines Literary Journal; and Personal Story Publishing Project anthologies. Her podcasted memoirs can be heard at randelljones.com/6minutestories. Arlene thanks writing friends Diana, Karen, Cindy, and Carol for unwavering support—and special friend, nonagenarian Emily Rosen for her eye-opening perspective on life!Author's Talk Arlene Mandell Despite long, grueling hours when “in production,” and the relentless pressure of deadlines, I relished my proofreading job on a travel magazine in Miami. A highlight for me was listening to the colorful tales of island life our writer brought back to the office. One morning, on short notice, I was commandeered to pinch-hit for our writer, who was scheduled to depart on a time-sensitive island assignment. I agreed to go out of fear of losing the job, which I could not afford to do. However, I went with mixed feelings: apprehension, knowing that I'd be well outside of my comfort zone; but also curiosity, as it might be an instrument of opportunity. It all began in Bonaire. —Arlene Mandell

In this episode I want to talk about something that sits at the heart of so much relational pain for complex trauma survivors — needs. Specifically, why the needs we crave the most are usually the ones that were never met in childhood, why that creates a desperateness that can push people away, and how we end up in a cycle of repressing our needs until we finally explode. I share the distinction that has changed everything for me and for my clients: the difference between expectations and standards, and why one comes from a wounded child place and the other comes from a grounded, secure sense of self. This one is practical, personal, and I think it is going to land somewhere deep. WORK WITH ME 1:1:❥Softening into self- 3 month 1:1 with Whats App Support:https://marina-yt.mykajabi.com/offers/PAWQhZHu❥❥1:1 Coaching with me: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWcZM5s9c2OjOLwoGMI5jE6rh_JAzjN2d_vCtuVe7e3pVGxw/viewformDOWNLOAD FOR FREE:Stay or Go: 5 Clarity Questions to Reconnect with Your Inner Knowing: https://marinayt.com/stay-or-go-guideAttatchment Practice: Discover the actual blocks beneath the surface so you can actually have the deep intimacy you crave: https://marinayt.com/attachment-practice Connect & Ground: 10 Incredible Somatic Practices for Nervous System Regulation: https://marinayt.com/connect-and-groundAlive & Aligned: 7 Embodiment Practices For Self Connection: https://marinayt.com/alive-and-alignedTrigger to Rooted: A step by step process of working with your triggers: https://marinayt.com/trigger-2-rooted VIEW MY COURSES & RESOURCES:https://marinayt.com/resources CONNECT WITH  ME:Follow me on Instagram:⁠ ⁠www.instagram.com/marina.y.t⁠⁠ Subscribe to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@marinatriner Top Episode Quotes:"Just because you have a need, you're not needy. It's not the need itself — it's the energy behind the need." — Marina"A need is just a need. It's like a desk. Is this desk too much? I don't think so. It's just a desk." — Marina"When we again and again abandon ourselves by saying that's okay, I don't need that — we've already left the relationship. We're already gone." — Marina"Expectations come from a child place that says I need an adult to meet me or I won't survive. Standards come from inside yourself — they are yours." — Marina"Because I feel this loyalty to myself that I am going to get this need met no matter what — I don't linger in desperation. I just know." — Marinasomatic healing, nervous system regulation, trauma healing, complex trauma, inner child work, emotional regulation, attachment healing, self trust, needs and boundaries, people pleasing healing, self abandonment, relational healing, codependency healing, secure attachment, standards vs expectations, embodiment, survival mode, burnout recovery, deep within podcast, somatic coaching 

Get ready for a glow-up, baby! K+L reflect on self-abandonment, grief, and learning how to become a safe home for yourself. From people-pleasing to food, soothing, and attachment, the girls open up about the ways they've learned to protect their energy and honor their needs. This episode is a reminder that true peace comes from no longer abandoning yourself to keep others comfortable. Through conversations on healing, nervous system regulation, and relationships, K+L explore what it means to move through life with stronger boundaries. Morning Microdose is a podcast curated by Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik, the hosts and founders of Almost 30, a global community, brand, and top-rated podcast. With curated clips from the Almost 30 podcast, Morning Microdose will set the tone for your day, so you can feel inspired through thought-provoking conversations…all in digestible 10-minute episodes.  Wake up with Krista and Lindsey, both literally and spiritually, Monday-Friday. If you enjoyed this conversation, listen to the full episode on Spotify ⁠here⁠ and on Apple ⁠here⁠.  Sponsors: AirDoctor | Head to AirDoctorPro.com and use promo code MICRODOSE to get $250 off select AirDoctor air purifiers, including the 3500, 4000, and 5500 models.

When a marriage ends, most people think the hard part is letting go of the other person. But for so many, the real work is learning how to let go of who they became inside that relationship. In this powerful episode, Karen McMahon sits down with Dr. Kristin Davin, licensed psychologist and founder of Reflections From Across the Couch, for one of the most honest and illuminating conversations the Journey Beyond Divorce podcast has ever had about codependency. Not as a label, but as a survival strategy that once kept you safe and is now quietly keeping you stuck. If you were the fixer, the peacekeeper, the emotional glue, the responsible one, or the one who carried the relationship, this conversation was made for you. Karen and Kristin trace codependency back to where it actually begins. Not in your marriage, but in the first chapter of your life. In the family where you learned to read the room, make yourself small, and earn your safety by taking care of everyone else. They explore why those patterns feel impossible to break, why the fear of abandonment drives so much of what we do in relationships, and why the person so afraid of being abandoned is often the very person abandoning themselves most deeply. They also get into the truth about boundaries that nobody says out loud. That setting them is simple in theory and terrifying in practice. That the pushback you get when you finally start enforcing them is not a sign that you are doing it wrong. And that the resentment so many people feel toward their ex is often misplaced anger at themselves for saying yes when every part of them wanted to say no. If you have ever wondered why the same thing keeps happening to you, why you keep attracting the same kind of person, or why letting go feels so much harder than it should, Kristin offers something rare in this space. Not just insight, but a genuinely compassionate and practical path forward. You don't need to become someone new. You just need to come home to who you were before you learned to disappear. Connect with Dr. Kristin: Email: hello@kristindavin.com Special gift for JBD listeners: Use code JOURNEY25 for 25% off Dr. Kristin Davin's interactive workbooks on codependency and boundaries at reflectionsfromacrossthecouch.store Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/drkdavin/?next=%2F https://www.pinterest.com/drkdavin/ Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Book a Free Rapid Relief Call: http://rapidreliefcall.com Free Divorce Support Network Gift: https://divorcesupportnetwork.com/jbdpod

What if hitting rock bottom in midlife was actually the beginning?When life falls apart at once — a relationship ending, a health crisis, financial debt, or waking up one day completely disconnected from yourself — it's hard to imagine that anything good could come from it. But sometimes the hardest chapters hold the seeds of the most profound transformation.In this episode, I'm joined by Wendy Valentine, host of The Midlife Makeover Show and author of “Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play.” Wendy opens up about hitting rock bottom in midlife — navigating divorce, debt, health issues, and grief all at once — and what she discovered on the other side.This is a conversation about waking up, choosing yourself, and rebuilding your life from the inside out. With honesty, warmth, and hard-won wisdom, Wendy shares how a midlife crisis can become a midlife invitation — to become more free, more honest, and more fully yourself.In this episode:Why hitting rock bottom can be the beginning of real and lasting changeWendy's lotus metaphor and what it teaches us about growth and resilienceHow to move from fear and familiar misery toward more freedomWhy self-abandonment is so common in midlife — and how to stopHow negative self-talk shapes the way you see yourself and what to do about itWhy "acting as if" helps you step into the woman you're becomingHow grief, anxiety, and old patterns resurface during major life transitionsThe power of giving yourself permission to feelA simple journaling practice to connect with your next chapterIf you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of who you're becoming — this conversation is your reminder that your story is not over. This may be exactly the part where you begin to wake-up.Much love and freedom,LaurieClick here to purchase my “Nervous System Regulation Starter Kit” it's $29.99Click here to purchase my book: Sandwiched: A Memoir of Holding On and Letting GoFree ResourcesClick here to schedule a FREE inquiry call with me.Click here for my FREE “Beginner's Guide to Somatic Healing”Click here for my FREE Core Values ExerciseConnect with me:WebsiteInstagramConnect with Wendy:WebsiteInstagramPlease leave me feedback. I cannot respond so if you'd like me to respond, please leave your email***********************DISCLAIMER: THE COMMENTARY AND OPINIONS AVAILABLE ON THIS PODCAST ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LEGAL, MEDICAL OR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LICENSED THERAPIST IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING SUICIDAL THOUGHTS. YOU SHOULD CONTACT AN ATTORNEY IN YOUR STATE TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE. YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY MEDICAL ISSUE OR PROBLEM.

Adrian Wooldridge concludes by recommending a "remoralization" of meritocracy, where those with talent view their abilities as a public duty rather than just a source of personal reward. He warns against abandoning objective testing (like the SAT), arguing that lotteries or subjective admissions are more "gameable" by the privileged. Finally, he stresses that the West must purify its meritocratic systems to compete with China's "examination state," which has successfully linked its ancient testing traditions with modern science and technology. Without internal reform, the current meritocracy remains vulnerable to global competition. 81825

You've spent years abandoning yourself to keep the peace. The guilt you feel when you finally speak the truth? That's not a sign you're doing something wrong, it's a sign you're finally coming home. Real emotional healing doesn't start with gratitude journals or "just moving on." It starts when you stop hiding the parts of yourself you buried to be good, easy, strong, or lovable. In this conversation, Cathy Heller and Hope Lutz Vercel explore how healing from divorce, relationship change, grief, and personal transformation can become a path back to your true self when you're willing to face what you feel rather than bury it. This is for you if:  You're navigating life after divorce or a major relationship change  You feel guilty every time you tell the truth about what you need  You're exhausted from keeping the peace at your own expense  You're ready to reconnect with yourself and stop self-abandoning Join me at cathyheller.com/circle. Both close at midnight on June 19th.  • Join Cathy's Circle ⁠https://www.cathyheller.com/cathys-circle/⁠  • Follow Cathy on Instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/cathy.heller/⁠  • Want to work with Cathy? ⁠https://www.cathyheller.com/start-here/

Preview for Later Today: Josh Blackman examines the Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Bremerton, where a football coach's public prayer was challenged. The court ruled the action wasn't coercive, ultimately abandoning the long-standing "Lemon test" for religious expression.

Michael McFaul discusses the Mar-a-Lago meeting between Trump and Xi, supporting the concept of "peace through strength" but emphasizing that engaging autocrats should not mean abandoning democratic values. He argues that the United States must work harder to keep allies united and should explicitly advocate for human rights during high-level meetings. Raising individual cases of repression, such as that of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong, serves to inspire "small D democrats" living under tyranny. McFaul advocates for a self-help alliance system among democracies to counter cooperation between Russia, China, and Iran. (6)

Twin brothers come to Esther with a shared question: how do they break free from the conflict that has shaped their relationship for years? One feels smothered, the other abandoned, and together they are caught in a cycle of pursuit and withdrawal that neither knows how to escape. With Esther, they explore how to loosen the grip of old roles and find each other again, not just as twins, but as two distinct people learning how to stay connected without losing themselves. Esther Callings are a one time, 45-60 minute interventional phone call with Esther. They are edited for time, clarity, and anonymity. If you have a question you would like to talk through with Esther, send a voice memo to producer@estherperel.com. Producer's Note: When our anonymous guests do a session with Esther for the podcast, it is an act of generosity for everyone who listens. These sessions are meant not only to support the people in the room with Esther, but all of us who learn from their stories. Our stories have many chapters, and what you hear is just one moment in someone's journey. So even though the sessions are anonymous, please remember that real people are behind them and they may be reading your comments. Also, please join me on Entre Nous, my new home on Substack for anyone who wants to live, love, and work with more connection and imagination. I invite you to sign up and become a free or paid member at estherperel.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join me live for 8 days https://cathyheller.samcart.com/products/born-for-this If you have ever pretzeled yourself to keep the peace, avoided a hard conversation, or woken up wondering how you got so far from yourself, this episode is for you. I sat down with human connection expert and author Mark Groves to talk about codependency, self abandonment, shame, and what it actually looks like to stop leaving yourself to belong to other people. We get into why telling the truth is the most radical act of self reclamation, how to know when you have outgrown an adaptive strategy, and why the boundary that feels like it will break everything is usually the thing that sets both people free.  • Join me live for 8 days https://cathyheller.samcart.com/products/born-for-this  • Follow Mark Groves on Instagram @createthelove  • Visit Mark at https://www.createthelove.com/  • Get your ticket to Cathy Heller Live: Divine Download in LA, August 2-3 https://cathyheller.com/summit/  • Join Cathy's Circle https://www.cathyheller.com/cathys-circle/  • Follow Cathy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cathy.heller/  • Want to work with Cathy? https://www.cathyheller.com/start-here/ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - How Mark Groves Became a Human Connection Expert 3:44 - The Hardest Conversation He Ever Had (And Why It Led Him Back to Himself) 5:16 - Cathy's Codependency Wake-Up Call: "I Need to Be in All Seven Places" 7:03 - Why Belonging Wins Over Authenticity Every Time (And What to Do About It) 11:43 - Why Women Especially Struggle to Ask for What They Need 13:10 - "I Leave Me to Be With People Because I'm Afraid They'll Leave Me" 17:52 - The Dinner Party Where Two Strangers Admitted They Were Addicts — And It Was the Best Night Ever 21:21 - How to Get Into Your Shame Instead of Running From It 23:50 - The Meditation That Changed Everything: Welcoming Home Your Younger Self 27:09 - Going Back to Meet Your Seven-Year-Old Self 29:53 - How He Went From Viral Blog to Video — And Why He Was Terrified to Make the Switch 35:44 - The Biggest Way We Self-Sabotage (It's Not What You Think) 37:29 - Why Receiving Love Can Feel More Terrifying Than Losing It 40:11 - What to Do When You Ask Yourself What You Want and the Answer Is "I Don't Know" 45:39 - Stop Trying to Heal Other People — Inspiration Is Born From Self-Transformation 53:17 - Six Takeaways to Carry With You

(1) In 92 AD, at their Londinium wine bar, Gaius and Germanicus critique the "American way of war," arguing it has failed by abandoning war's sacred ritual roots. In antiquity, war forged civic bonds and served as an apotheosis where performance and sacrifice mattered more than victory. They contrast the "nation in arms" with the modern "emperor system" that relies on hired soldiers. Citing Spartan mothers who wept for surviving sons and celebrated the fallen, they emphasize that honor was the true goal. The transition to "whole of government" strategies reflects a late-Roman decline.550 BCE