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Today we look to the ancient technologies of indigenous ecosystems to provide guidance for the future (and survival) of humanity in the face of climate change.    We are thrilled to welcome designer, activist, academic, and author, Julia Watson to SOUNDFOOD. Julia is a leading expert in the field of Lo—TEK nature-based technologies for the built environment and climate-resilient design. Her bestselling book with Taschen, Lo-TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, Monocle, Architectural Digest, and more. Regularly teaching at Harvard and Columbia University, Julia's studio work involves landscape and urban design, along with public speaking and consulting with brands on sustainability. In her studio, she  collaborates with a horticulturist as Watson Salembier, with a focus on rewilding, and has just completed the summer gardens for Rockefeller Center using a native plant palette inspired by the American meadow.    Julia has written for Topos, Landscape Architecture Frontier, ioARCH, Kerb, Water Urbanisms East and co- authored A Spiritual Guide to Bali's UNESCO World Heritage. She's a 2020 TED speaker, and a fellow of Summit  REALITY, Pop!tech, & The Christensen Fund. Born in Australia, she regularly treks across the globe.    Above all, Julia is a master observer. In today's conversation, she reflects on the greater understanding that has been revealed to her through her explorations of Earth's  sacred spaces- what makes them sacred, who makes them sacred, and whether those experiences can be recreated in design. Her combination of extensive research and awareness of natural processes has resulted in the most visually stunning, nutrient dense, empowering,  design forward book we could dream of.    Julia possesses an exquisitely comprehensive view of the world, with attention to both the micro and macro,  she has dedicated herself to applying critical thinking  and understanding of indigenous ingenuity to the design of  modern, climate resilient technologies. Through her eyes and mind, we have a glimpse into the ways that global communities have interactacted synergistically  with nature for millenia.  Watson invites us all to reflect on what we can learn from the past and present to envision  what a Lo—TEK future could behold.    Thank you Julia for sharing your wisdom, insights, and vision with us!   Where to find Julia: JuliaWatson Julia's Instagram   Books Mentioned In This Episode: Lo―TEK. Design by Radical Indigenism by Julia Watson    USING THE DESIGN OF BALI'S WORLD HERITAGE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE TO EMPOWER BALINESE COMMUNITIES- Prof. Julia N. Watson and Prof. J. Stephen Lansing   Also Mentioned In This Episode:  Eva Marie Garroutte- Radical Indigenism  ArcoSanti by Paolo Soleri    SOUNDFOOD Episodes Mentioned:  A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS: Film, Farming, Fungi and the Future with Nathalie Kelley Catch our first ever JAM SESSION with Rocío Graves here!   MIKUNA SPECIAL CODE FOR LISTENER:    Use the code SOUNDFOODFAMILY for  25% off first purchase 30% off subscriptions from mikunafoods.com (chocho based superfood products)    TUNE INTO SOUNDFOOD: WEBSITE  INSTAGRAM   TEXT US ON OUR TELEPORTAL   for high vibrational updates on all things SOUNDFOOD @ 1-805-398-6661    MERCURIAL MAIL  Subscribe to our newsletter HERE.   Connect with our Host: @nitsacitrine Lastly, we would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE PODCAST!   Julia's Last Meal on Earth in a nutshell:  The beauty of Julia's last meal on Earth would be centered around who cooks it.  The creative agency that her partner would take with the meal would make it more meaningful than the details of what he would make. As Julia says, being cooked for by someone you love- and who loves you- is an incredibly powerful thing. Whether it's a cup of tea made by a parent or truly a last meal made by a loving partner, what makes it so deeply engaging is that it's accompanied by the people who you love and who give you love in return. 

THE DAMAGE from lawyer turned novelist Caitlin Wahrer is an edgy, propulsive read about a small-town family pushed to the brink questions what we will do in the name of love and blood. Tony has always looked out for his younger brother, Nick. So when he's called to the hospital bed where Nick is lying battered and bruised after a violent sexual assault, his protective instincts flare, and a white-hot rage begins to build. As a small-town New England lawyer, Tony's wife, Julia, has cases involving kids all the time. When Detective Rice gets assigned to this one, Julia feels they're in good hands. Especially because she senses that Rice, too, understands how things can quickly get complicated. Very complicated. After all, one moment Nick was having a drink with a handsome stranger; the next, he was at the center of an investigation threatening to tear not only him, but his entire family apart. And now his attacker, out on bail, is disputing Nick's version of what happened. As Julia tries to help her brother-in-law, she sees Tony's desire for revenge, to fix things for Nick, getting out of control. Tony is starting to scare her. And before long, she finds herself asking; does she really know what her husband is capable of? Or of what she herself is? About the Author: Born to two hippies in a small town in Maine, Caitlin Wahrer left the state for college but returned to attend law school and practice law, where she worked on cases involving some of the broad issues she writes about in The Damage. She lives in southern Maine with her husband. The Damage is her debut novel. Follow her online: Twitter: @CaitlinWahrer Instagram: @caitlinwahrer Photo Credit: Justine Johnson --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steve-richards/support

What is clean beauty? Lotions, potions and makeup that don't contain harmful ingredients? Absolutely but it's more than that. Clean beauty is a crucial pillar of holistic health. We all have signature products we feel we can't live without but do you know what's actually in your favorite products? After one night going down the research rabbit hole, homeopathic practitioner Julia Edgely was shocked to find a bevy of research about the adverse effects of ingredients found in our personal care and beauty products. This discovery led her to become a passionate clean beauty advocate incorporating it into her practice. The truth is, your body responds to tiny doses of these toxins. As Julia points out, when you adopt a clean beauty routine, not only are you supporting yourself and your family, you are supporting the environment. If you honestly care about climate change, you will take clean beauty seriously. We go deep on many aspects of clean, holistic beauty and wellness including: The difference between scaremongering and educating The truth about safety testing The #1 thing that helps her patients overcome fertility issues and become pregnant Which ingredients do you really need to avoid? How fast do the toxins affect your health? The vitamin deficiency that could be causing your gray hair Julia's favorite clean products Julia's easy DIY skin and hair care recipes Links & Resources Mentioned: The Body Harmony Method Group Program with Kelly is open for enrollment! (Limited spots available) Julia's Website: https://www.juliaedgely.com Download Kelly's free toolkit: Clean Your Beauty Routine & Boost Your Metabolism Join us on FB & IG: Instagram @kellybonanno @juliahomeopath Join Kelly's free FB group: Savvy Girl's Organic World Facebook Group FREE Masterclass: Introduction to Intermittent Fasting Book a complimentary clarity consult call with Kelly: https://calendly.com/nontoxicsavvy/20min p.s. I would love it if you left me a review! If you enjoyed this episode, please head to Apple Podcasts, select 'listen in Apple Podcasts', choose the 'ratings and reviews' tab to share your thoughts. I would be most appreciative, thank you!

The driest year California has experienced since the 1970s will have wide-ranging impacts in the West. In the Sacramento Valley, a reduced water supply will lead to about a 20 percent reduction in rice plantings. The loss of about 100,000 acres of rice fields has implications well beyond the farm level. The reduced plantings will impact rural communities that depend on agriculture as their foundation. It’s also a concern for wildlife, which greatly depend on rice fields for their habitat. Fortunately, rice growers are collaborating with conservation groups to get the most out of what’s available. “Over the last 150 years, over 90 percent of the wetlands that used to be in the Central Valley have gone,” remarked Julia Barfield, Project Manager with The Nature Conservancy. “They've been lost to development and agriculture, and there's a shortage of habitat that birds migrating along the Pacific flyway need. And that is wetland habitat, specifically shallow wetlands for migratory shorebirds, which is a group of species that have declined precipitously in the last 50 years. And we are working hard to make sure there's enough habitat, especially in years like this that are really dry -- and there's not going to be much habitat on the landscape when they're migrating this fall.” The Nature Conservancy has spearheaded two key rice conservation programs, BirdReturns and Bid4Birds, which have helped during past droughts. “What we've found in the last drought,2013 to 2015, which was a critical period, was that the incentive programs, such as BirdReturns, provided 35 percent of the habitat that was out there on the landscape and up to 60 percent in the fall period during certain days,” said Greg Golet, a scientist at The Nature Conservancy who has spent years working to maintain and enhance shorebird habitat in Sacramento Valley rice fields. This cooperation wouldn’t be possible without rice growers being willing participants. For decades, rice fields have provided a vital link to the massive Pacific Flyway migration of millions of birds. “I've been doing this for 40 years now, every farmer that I know is an environmentalist at some level,” said rice grower John Brennan, who works at several places in the valley, including Davis Ranches in Colusa. “We're the ones that are out there in the environment. We're the ones that get to enjoy the birds. We're the ones that get to see habitat and all the excitement that it brings to the landscape. But on the other side of it, we need to make sure that rice stays relevant in the state of California. And so, we're not going to be able to maintain this habitat, as habitat. There's not enough money in the state of California to do that. We need to come up with a farming program that does both, that provides food and provides habitat.” As summer approaches, the value of rice field habitat – especially during drought -- will grow right along with America’s next crop of sushi rice. The rice fields, complete with their diverse ecosystem, are a welcome sight to Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, who has worked on several fronts to bolster such conservation. “It makes me feel relieved,” she said. “It makes me feel like there's hope. It makes me feel like there's the beauty that we have all around us in Northern California -- and then to appreciate every single moment of it, and not to take away, but to help enhance what we have and to continue it for our future.” Episode Transcript CBS 13 Newscaster 1: The drought impacting much more than how you water your lawn, but the way food is grown in the Sacramento Valley. CBS 13's, Rachel Wulff shows us the changes to a multi-billion-dollar industry that supports 25,000 jobs. Fritz Durst: Farmers are eternal optimists. You have to be, to risk so much with so many things out of your control. Rachel Wulff: Fritz Durst, trying to keep his spirits up in a down year. Jim Morris: The past year plus has been difficult for our world, and now a significant new challenge has hit much of the west. Precious little rain and snow fell during fall and winter, leading to the driest year California has seen in generations. As a result, there will be less rice grown in the Sacramento Valley this year. That has wide ranging impacts, including to birds that migrate along the Pacific flyway. But as the newly planted rice emerges and more birds arrive, there's at least a momentary lift during this difficult time. Welcome to Ingrained, the California Rice Podcast. I'm your host, Jim Morris. I've worked with California farmers and ranchers for more than 30 years helping tell their stories. I'm at the historic Davis Ranches in Colusa, and even though drought has taken out about 20 percent of normal rice acreage, it is a beautiful time in our valley and an important one as well. Julia Barfield has been with the Nature Conservancy since 2010. After her undergraduate degree in English Literature and German, her early career was in publishing and editing, and then she made a big shift getting her graduate degree in biology with thesis work, including a field endocrinology and behavioral study on a nocturnal endangered species in a very remote field station in a desert grassland environment. And Julia, you need to go back to publishing after you write that book because I'll buy two copies of it, it sounds like a wonderful book. So we went from pandemic to drought and that is certainly challenging for protecting the environment, but let's start with something positive being out here in the country. What are your thoughts when you're in and around the rice fields and you see all the wildlife? Julia Barfield: Oh, it's so refreshing to get out, up here in the rice fields. And there's such a diversity of birds and we're out here today on Davis Ranches, and you can hear bird song in the background, and it's just such a release after being cooped up in the last year. Jim Morris: The Nature Conservancy has been contributing to this effort for many years, as well as some other conservation partners, and we're very grateful for that. So why is the Nature Conservancy using its time and expertise and resources to help wildlife in rice fields? Julia Barfield: Well Jim, over the last 150 years, over 90 percent of the wetlands that used to be in the Central Valley are gone. They've been lost to development and agriculture, and there's a shortage of habitat that birds migrating along the Pacific Flyway need. And that is wetland habitat, specifically shallow wetlands for migratory shorebirds, which is a species that has declined precipitously in the last 50 years. And we are working hard to make sure there's enough habitat, especially in years like this that are really dry and there's not going to be much habitat on the landscape when they're migrating this fall. Jim Morris: The Nature Conservancy has two specific programs they've worked with regarding rice farming and the environment. Tell me about those. Julia Barfield: Back in 2014 during the last drought, we developed a program called BirdReturns. I just mentioned that there's been a huge loss in habitat in wetlands, in the Central Valley. And during migration season, which is early fall and late spring for migratory shorebirds, there's often few places for them to stop and rest and feed on migrations that can go anywhere from Alaska down to Patagonia. So these birds are long distance fliers and they need to refuel along the way. And so, to make up this habitat shortfall, we developed this program called BirdReturns, where we work with growers to flood their fields for a few weeks at a time during the most critical times of year. And we call these pop-up wetlands. And another way to talk about it is we often refer to them as an Airbnb for birds. Jim Morris: And now there's a Bid4Birds. So tell me a little bit about that. Julia Barfield: So, the Nature Conservancy is part of a formal partnership with two other conservation organizations, Point Blue Conservation Science and Audubon, California. And we are working closely with the California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation to create a BirdReturns like program called Bid4Birds. It's the same kind of concept where we ask growers to submit bids to participate in the program, and we select growers who have the best quality habitat for the lowest price. Jim Morris: Tell me a little bit about working with growers, that's obviously a key element to make sure these programs are successful. Julia Barfield: Yes, the growers are a key component and since the beginning of doing burn returns, we work closely with the rice community and rice growers have been close partners for us. And the idea is that this is a win-win approach. So, by working with the growers, we are able to help promote their long term farming operations and also create habitat for birds. And we are kind of both an organization, if you will, where we want to have benefits for both people and nature, and rice growers are a very important part of this work. Jim Morris: Also here on the farm is Greg Golet, who has a PhD in Biology and an MS in Marine Sciences, and you spent time in Alaska with the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a wildlife biologist studying seabirds, sounds fascinating. And what type of birds did you study, and tell me a little bit about that Alaska experience. Greg Golet: I went up to go to Alaska after finishing college in Maine, because I wanted to go to one of the wildest places I could possibly find and do research biology. And there I studied blackleg kitty wakes and then pigeon guillemots out in beautiful Prince William Sound. Jim Morris: How long were you in Alaska and what was the most unusual thing that you saw, because Alaska is a very unusual place? Greg Golet: They say you judge your time in Alaska based on the number of winters that you spend there. And I will confess that early on, I was going to Alaska for field research and then returning to warm Santa Cruz for grad school. But I did put in four and a half winters there before heading back to Northern California. The wildest thing I think that I ever saw in Alaska was out at my field camp, which was tucked up in a fjord with a tidewater glacier at the head. The snow melted out beneath an avalanche cone and exposed this bear that had been taken out by a slide in the winter. And over the days we would go there and look at the various animals feeding upon it, including wolverines. Jim Morris: Oh, my goodness, Julia has a second book, she's going to need to work on too. So that's pretty amazing. And the rice ecosystem, doesn't have what you just described, but it is very diverse, and I think surprising to people. So tell me a little bit about your time in the rice ecosystem and some of the things that you've seen. Greg Golet: In Alaska, it was incredible because I had these remote experiences out in wild country where I saw incredible nature spectacles. But in the rice landscape, we see that as well. What's interesting to me about it, is that here it's a human dominated, managed, highly altered ecosystem. As Julia was mentioning, 90 percent of the historic wetlands are lost, and what's here is all tightly controlled with water allocations and specific management practices. But yet, when you do things right, you can see incredible responses of wildlife in spectacles, really as powerful as those that I had in Alaska with fields absolutely teaming with shorebirds. And of course the huge goose populations and so forth. Jim Morris: Let's talk a little bit about shorebirds. Rice fields provide internationally recognized shorebird habitat, and tell me some of the species that you've seen out here. Greg Golet: Well, we've seen many different species out here, and I'll tell you about a couple that I find to be extremely interesting. One is the Western Sandpiper and another is the Dunlin. And they're pretty similar, when you look at them, especially to the untrained eye, they might look just like these little brown birds. The Western Sandpiper only weighs about an ounce and the Dunlin isn't much bigger. Both of them breed up in the Arctic. Dunlin have a circumpolar distribution, whereas the Western Sandpipers are more just out on western Alaska, out by the Bering Sea. But what's really interesting and different about them, is that they have strikingly different patterns of migration. And so what that means is that when they head south for the winter, which both of them do, the timing is different. And so, the Dunlin typically come down, not until October, and then they spend the winter in the Central Valley and the rice country is extremely important to them. Whereas the Western Sandpiper comes down early. They come down, they peak in July when they move through the central valley on their way south, and then they don't come back until April. So there's really hardly any overlap between these two species out in the field. And what that means for us as conservationists, and what we really have to pay attention to, is that we can provide habitat over that broad range of time so that we can meet the dependencies of both of these species. Jim Morris: I find those shorebirds very interesting too, because I think almost every time I've seen them, they're eating. So they feed out of the rice fields as well as a place to rest. And so we are unfortunately in a drought situation. So how valuable are the rice fields in a year like this? Greg Golet: Rice field habitat is phenomenally important to these birds in droughts, as well as in regular years. What we've found in the last drought 2013 to 2015, which was a critical period, was that the incentive programs, such as BirdReturns, provided 35 percent of the habitat that was out there on the landscape and up to 60 percent in the fall period during certain days. Jim Morris: We've seen these dry years before, so do you have a degree of optimism that we're going to get past this, at some point? Greg Golet: I absolutely do. One of the things that we have on our side is that this is a highly managed system. And so therefore we can pull the levers that we need to, to put the habitat out there, where and when it will be most valuable to the birds. And what we also have now is this emerging science that tells us specifically what the habitat needs are and therefore where to best place them for maximum return on investment. Jim Morris: Essentially the Pacific flyway, that massive migration of millions of birds, even if we have a drought, you can't take a year off in terms of giving them the habitat in the Central Valley, right? Greg Golet: When these birds stop in here, it's likely that they need to replenish their reserves rapidly. They need time to rest. They need to have the time with their other members of the flock to establish the social connections that they do at these stopover sites. Or they need to just have the opportunity to set up for an extended period as they overwinter. Jim Morris: John Brennan is a rice grower, farm manager, Ag Business Management graduate from Cal-Poly, and one of those who has embraced wildlife friendly farming. John, why go the extra steps to help wildlife? John Brennan: I've been doing this for 40 years now, every farmer that I know is an environmentalist at some level. And we're the ones that are out there in the environment. We're the ones that get to enjoy the birds. We're the ones that get to see habitat and all the excitement that it brings to the landscape. But on the other side of it, we need to make sure that rice stays relevant in the state of California. And so we're not going to be able to maintain this habitat, as habitat, there's not enough money in the state of California to do that. We need to come up with a farming program that does both, that provides food and provides habitat. Jim Morris: And it is amazing any time of the year, but particularly in the fall and winter, the staggering amount of wildlife that are in rice fields. Is it something that you're used to? Is it still pretty impressive when you drive by and you see tens of thousands of geese in a field? John Brennan: Oh yeah. I don't think you'll ever get used to it, especially when they lift off. And then I think the one thing that we talk about is when we first started talking to the migratory bird partnership, they would quiz us or quiz our growers because we manage a lot of different farm land, if we see shorebirds out there. And I would say, "Well, we see Killdeer." And I didn't realize that everything that we thought was a Killdeer, was a lot of different shorebirds, right? We just didn't recognize the difference. And now 10 years later, most of our growers have bird cards and can identify different birds, and they can tell you exactly where they see those birds, right? John Brennan: Those birds are in one inch of water. Those birds are in mudflats. Those birds are in fields with deeper water. When we give the Bird Day out here at Davis Ranches, we've gone to a flooding program that we just fill up the field. So we fill it up fairly deep, 8 to 10 inches, and then we just shut it off and go to the next field and let it kind of draw down. So when you're out there at Bird Day, you'll see fields that are swans, pelicans, egrets, and then the next field, it'll be geese. And then the next field, it'll be ducks and the next field will be shorebirds. And the next field will be the little shorebirds. And you can just follow them around based on the depth of the water. Jim Morris: Oh, that is awesome. And those who love Japanese cuisine know Nigiri is fish over rice. And the Nigiri Project is a little different. It's an innovative way to help salmon. This project with Cal Trout has been around for a long time and it has yielded promising results. So how can rice fields help salmon? John Brennan: So, this whole discussion about getting fish out of the river onto the floodplain started in the late nineties. So the idea was we'd get more fish out of the river and onto the floodplain. And so, we actually bought the Knaggs Ranch to do the science out there. When they were talking about getting fish out of the Sacramento River and onto the floodplain, in the old bypass, all of the discussions were to put them over seasonal wetland habitat. And our argument was that, "Hey, we're in the rice business, these are the surrogate wetlands. We really just farm rice in the off season, the exciting season's the winter. There's no reason that the fish wouldn't do the same over rice fields in the winter that they do over seasonal wetland habitat." John Brennan: We named it then the Nigiri Project just to keep rice in the discussion, because we were going to do all the science on rice fields, and we didn't want people to forget about the rice, that's why we named it, the Nigiri Project. And so what the project has really shown is that when you get water out there on the floodplain, even though it's been farmed to rice, we still maintain all of those same benefits or can establish, or can garner all those same benefits that you get out there over the traditional floodplain. Jim Morris: And I know that with our Pilot Project at the Rice Commission, that we're also working with UC Davis and Cal Trout, very encouraging results. And there's also growing fish food in the rice fields of the Sacramento Valley and returning that to the river. So very exciting work for salmon. And hopefully there will be progress there, and rice fields will be able to serve salmon just like they are birds right now. So it's a great time for the environment, when you look at Sacramento Valley rice fields. And on that subject, what do you think the future is for wildlife friendly farming in the Sacramento valley? John Brennan: I think for the rice world, there's a tremendous amount of promise. Jim Morris: We've been talking about helping out, not only growing the crop, which supports a lot of different communities and infrastructure in the Sacramento Valley, there's also the environmental needs, birds and fish. So it's a pretty big juggling act this year, I would imagine considering we have a drought. John Brennan: This year, it started off dry and it stayed dry. And so we have all of these environmental conditions that we want to meet on our farm with flooding and some of the habitat that we create and provide here. But then also in the river system where our water supplies are dependent on meeting certain environmental factors with the cold water pool and flows and everything else, and so navigating that and being part of that discussion. But we're rotating out of rice on about 20 percent of our acreage and that complicates things. And that a lot of this is contracted, we have a lot of specialty varieties out here, we're moving fields around. And not knowing exactly which fields are going to have water and which fields aren't going to have water, is also a complex issue for most of the mills to stay up on. And then we have the infrastructure. I mean, we own the dryer there in Robbins. We're going to be at about probably two-thirds capacity. Most of the mills are probably going to be at about two-thirds to 80 percent capacity. And so, keeping the industry healthy and then serving all of our clients, I mean, people buy this rice every year and once we lose out on markets or don't supply rice to the markets, they go somewhere else. And then if there's water next year and we're in business again next year, we have to go out and try and get those markets back again. It's a roller coaster ride and there's more than just the fields to think about. Jim Morris: We're at Conaway Ranch in Yolo County and California Waterfowl Association just released Mallard ducks. They're trying to maintain and enhance that population. Assemblymember, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry is out here. How important are rice fields to help the whole process of preserving our environment, particularly in a year like this, where water is so short? Cecilia Aguiar-Curry: Well, the importance I think is just that number one is that after we collect the eggs and they grow and our little ducks grow, there's got to be a place for them to go into the water. And today we just released them into the water, but I'm concerned that with the drought, if our rice farmers are going to be able to do that, and to help us during this period of time. But that's why winter flooded rice is so important. Jim Morris: And in Northern California, in the Sacramento Valley, in particular, when you see that wildlife in the rice fields, all the birds, how does it make you feel? Cecilia Aguiar-Curry: It makes me feel relieved. It makes me feel like there's hope. It makes me feel like there's the beauty that we have all around us in Northern California and then to appreciate every single moment of it, and not to take away, but to help enhance what we have and to continue it for our future. Jim Morris: That wraps up this episode. Thank you to CBS 13 Sacramento for granting us use of an excerpt and the rice coverage. And thank you to our interviewees, Assemblymember, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Julia Barfield and Greg Golet with the Nature Conservancy and rice grower, John Brennan. You can find out much more information about California rice, including a link to all of the podcast episodes, and you can also find a special page we've set up with the latest on impacts of the ongoing drought. All of that, and more are at calrice.org, that's calrice.org. Thanks for listening.

This week, we are talking about the intersection of relationships and sustainability! Jaiko is speaking with four couples who are navigating how sustainability fits into their everyday lives and decisions! First, meet Carolyn & Yair who met during an internship in Savannah, Georgia. They are going to discuss how sustainability impacts their decision making as a couple in addition to honoring cultural differences. Then, Jaiko is speaking with Julia Campbell who has been with her partner, Connor, for ten years! As Julia and Connor recently moved in together, she is going to give advice on how to compromise and lovingly convince a partner to be more sustainable. Next, meet Mackenzie and Ethan who have been together for eight years and are located in Atlanta, Georgia! While Mackenzie and Ethan find different ways to incorporate sustainability into their lives, they ensure that they have fun along the way. Finally, Jaiko speaks with Kat Schaich who is married to her partner, Noah. Both Kat and Noah work in the sustainability field and bring sustainability into their personal lives as well whether it’s biking to church or composting. Whether you are in a relationship, live with roommates, or live with your family, each couple provides great advice on how sustainability can fit into a variety of lifestyles. Also, if you are trying to convince a partner, roommate, or family member to be more sustainable, each couples shares examples from their own lives of how to navigate those conversations. Look for more information about today’s episode on Instagram @hopefullysustainablepod. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com.

Chakras are energy points within each of us that go from the root of our spine to the crown of our head.  As Julia says " Our soul is energy" . There is so much more you need to have a listen.    Julia Rugo is an energy alignment coach who guides spiritually-minded professionals to reclaiming balance and power through yoga & meditation teachings.   Her embodiment techniques focus on the energetic self to enhance one's own healing abilities. Cleansing and shifting from the vibrational level leads clients to feel restored, rejuvenated, and radiant in all aspects of life.   To connect with her go to:  https://juliarugosa.com IG: @juliarugosa   This space is all about inspiring each other, connecting and sharing stories Please like, follow and share so we can empower each other to recognize and own our talents  go to : https://www.iamcreativephilly.net/home to see all the ways you can have fun and open yourself up to your talents and feel joy!   Creatively yours,    Hollis

Julia and Gino share with the listeners what has helped them strengthen their relationship the past twenty plus years. And we know that Gino needed a LOT of help. But, he loved his wife and was willing to look at his shortcomings and become a better husband and father.   Some of Julia’s recommendations included: Choose to love each other even when you are struggling. Always answer the phone when your spouse is calling. Make time together a priority. Surround yourself with friends who will support your marriage. Make laughter the soundtrack of marriage. Marriage isn’t 50/50. Sometimes, one of the spouses has to pick up the slack.   The marriage outline includes Awareness, Vision, Assessment, and Obstacles. Questions that you need to ask yourself:   Where am I now? Where do I think my spouse is now? What does our marriage look like? What needs to change in myself? What are we willing to start doing or give up to achieve this outcome? What is in the way of change? Am I being honest with myself?   We are all the authors of our lives, and we can write the script of a beautiful marriage, but we need to work on it daily. As Julia likes to say, a “perfect” marriage is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other.”

When you think about Kentucky's deep red politics today, it's likely the face of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his laconic drawl that comes to mind. But one northern corner of this solidly Republican state is streaked blue by its state house representation. Covering local government in northern Kentucky through our Report for America program, reporter Julia Fair with the Cincinnati Enquirer has been following this trend just across the Ohio River. It’s there, in Kentucky's District 67, that she’s been covering a race for the Kentucky general assembly. And though you may think you know where this story is headed, it’s not politics as usual. As Julia says, in her time reporting on local politics, she’s never seen a race quite like this – one that is starkly framed by a time of deep political divides. Sign up for the On the Ground newsletter for the latest dispatches from across the United States

Featuring Nancy Coleman. After the death of Benjamin Powell, he makes his high strung and neurotic daughter his heir. As long as she doesn't go insane before her 23rd birthday. As Julia's birthday approaches, she becomes fixated on a strange painting in her bedroom. Harvey and Laura are her guardians, and try to gently break the news that insanity runs in her family. Might the local doctor help them assure Julia? She thinks the man in the picture is going to kill the girl with her back turned to him. Julia's fear is compounded when the picture seems to move. The man is closer to

Have you been to China? I haven't yet but it is on my list. But now when the time comes to visit China, I will be more prepared and will have my guide already- this episode! I got in touch with Julia- a girl from Argentina but who spend quite a few years across China. Learn curious things about Chinese culture, The Great Wall, Beijing, and things to do around the city. About Julia: Julia is an Argentine traveller who spent the last 7 years in China, where she fell in love with its history, cultural diversity... and everything else Asian! As she shares in this podcast, after finishing her Legal Translation degree in Argentina, she moved to China to advance her studies in Mandarin Chinese. She did her Master's in International Relations in the Northeast of China and relocated later on to Hangzhou, east China. She has travelled extensively both within China and Asia. Currently working remotely during the COVID pandemic. As Julia says... if you only get to experience one country in Asia... why not choose China? Mentions in the podcast: Beijing北京 (Northern Capital, compare with 南京Nanjing, Southern Capital, where the empire resided also for centuries) 胡同 hutongs (old traditional alleyways commonly found in Beijing) -南锣鼓巷 Nanluoguxiang now trendy young area built around some of Beijing's most well-conserved hutongs, offers a great starting point for a day walk or bike tour to see some of the remaining ones. 天安门广场 Tiananmen Square, the most famous square in Beijing, right across from Imperial Palace aka Forbidden Palace. 故宫 Gugong - Forbidden Palace one of the most imposing and amazing palaces in the world, the residence of emperors from centuries 景山公园 Jingshan park: park off the northern gate of the Forbidden City, on a clear day allows for one of, if not the best sunset plan in Beijing. Made with the soil that was dug out to build the Forbidden City. 颐和园 Yingheyuan Summer Palace Must see in Beijing. The Great Wall长城 There are many ways to enjoy it, with sections scattered across different provinces in China. In Beijing, 八达岭 Badaling mostly Chinese tourists, 慕田峪 Mutianyu fully-restored, shockingly beautiful and easily accessible, with not too many tourists. 金山岭 Jinshanling half-wild wall, perfect place to feel like an explorer. 杭州 Hangzhou, Julia's second home, capital of Zhejiang province, and less than 1h away from Shanghai (上海), the most populated city in China. 云南Yunnan located in the South of China, it's the most diverse province. About half of all ethnic minorities in China can be found in Yunnan. Let's connect: www.curiouspavel.com/links My Podcast Equipment: www.curiouspavel.com/podcast-equipment •••••••••••• Music By ••••••••••••• Rising Spirits Jay Man - OurMusicBox http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox #China #travel #Beijing

Today's guest is someone I fell in platonic love with by reading her work. Julia Samuel is one of the country's leading psychotherapists but she is also well-known as an author. Her first book, Grief Works, was a Sunday Times bestseller and is routinely cited as one of the most helpful and compassionate books on bereavement you will ever read. Her second book, This Too Shall Pass, Stories of Change, Crisis and Hopeful Beginnings, was published just before lockdown and could not have been a more insightful guide to the uncertain times we all found ourselves in. Adwoa Aboah called it 'one of the most valuable books I've ever read', while my hero Esther Perel, said it was 'a remarkable portrayal of how we need to understand ourselves to truly heal'. She joins me to talk about failing exams, failed jobs, her self-perceived failures as a mother and the impossibility of putting our emotions through a logical system. We also touch on imposter syndrome, quitting things you aren't good at, being a twin (she is one!), her close friendship with the late Princess Diana (plus what kind of godmother she is to Prince George) as well as the discomfort she feels talking about herself, rather than being the one to ask questions of a client.  I am so honoured to have Julia on the podcast. Her integrity and intelligence, forged through 30 years as a working therapist, shine through absolutely everything she does. Her work has been crucially important to me personally and I'm sure it will be to you too. As Julia says: 'We are brought up thinking life is an upward journey, a stairway to a better place, each step higher than the last. but the reality is far less certain: there are ups and downs, and the only certainty that exists is that there will be change.'  * Julia's latest book, This Too Shall Pass, is out now and available to order here. * I've written a new book! Failosophy: A Handbook For When Things Go Wrong is out in October. It's a practical, inspirational and reassuring guide to the seven principles of failure I've developed since doing this podcast. Packed full of contributions from loads of former guests, as well as listener stories, it is also beautifully illustrated by Paul Blow and I would love it if you wanted to pre-order a signed copy here.   * How To Fail With Elizabeth Day is hosted by Elizabeth Day, produced by Naomi Mantin and Chris Sharp. We love hearing from you! To contact us, email howtofailpod@gmail.com *  Social Media: Elizabeth Day @elizabday Julia Samuel @juliasamuelmbe How To Fail @howtofailpod           

Vermont Author Julia Alvarez on her new novel, Afterlife (Algonquin).  This week I have two Write the Book Prompts to offer, both generously suggested by my guest, Julia Alvarez. First, a prompt she learned about when she was researching titles for her book. In considering the title Afterlife, she researched, as authors do, to be sure her book’s title was original and unique. As she did this work, she found out about another book titled Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, by the neuroscientist David Eagleman. The book offers forty short, imaginative narratives on the theme of God and the afterlife. Julia says the pieces are sometimes funny, sometimes not, but they are all clever and inspiring. She suggests a writing prompt in which we write such a piece: a 2-3 page vignette that imagines what happens when we leave this life. The second prompt Julia suggests is to write a six-word story or bio. Hemingway famously penned this one: For sale: baby shoes, never worn. Julia was once asked to contribute to a book titled NOT QUITE WHAT I WAS PLANNING: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure, edited by Smith Magazine. As Julia points out, it can be hard to do! If you like, you can narrow it down to what your life is like in this particular year. Either way, here is a six-word prompt for you, from Julia Alvarez:  Write your story in six words.  Good luck with your work in the coming week, and tune in next week for another prompt or suggestion. Music Credit: Aaron Shapiro

En-route from Vilnius to Riga, an extraordinary inflexion point on my Insight Vacations’ guided journey of the Baltics was a whistle-stop visit to the Hill of Crosses. It is a unique place in terms of its breath-taking scale and blood-stained history, with over 200,000 crosses currently adorning the hill. It is statement Christianity on an epic scale, which gained immense significance for Lithuanian believers during the long and oppressive Soviet era, a statement of resistance to the totalitarian regime. Following independence, the hill took on added stature as a symbol of the country’s unshakeable faith, prompting visits and crosses to be placed by Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. I’ve never seen anything quite like it. Dubbed the “Paris of the North and “the Baltic Berlin,” reinvented Riga is Latvia’s hip little capital. Small, green and beautiful, Riga is big on architectural styles, from art deco to rococo, while stamping its mark as art and food destination. Riga’s handsome and historic Hanseatic Old Town is the locus for city exploration, which is where my loquacious Insight Vacations’ guide, Julia, came in handy, to unpack the secrets. The city walls, warehouses, houses and churches here have been painstakingly renovated since the fall of communism – Riga feels like a giant, breathing museum. Julia shared a plethora of fascinating insights with us, like the building that was built for Soviet troops and awash with bugging devices. It turned out to be the lovely hotel we were staying in – thankfully, swept of all bugs! Riga is beloved for its head-swirling trove of Art Nouveau buildings – 800 of them, at last count. Alberta Iela, just north of the Esplanade and Kronvalda Park, is the best single street for viewing these treasures. Mikhail Eisenstein, father of the film director Sergei, designed several of the most striking buildings.The biggest lingerer of Soviet statement architecture is one of Stalin’s “birthday cakes”, nicknamed the Seven Sisters. It’s a carbon copy of the structures still standing in the likes of Warsaw and Moscow. But the city’s Soviet gloom has been largely eviscerated by the peppy sense of Baltic optimism. The city was first founded by the Crusaders and Teutonic Knights in the 13th century. In addition to the Soviets, Riga has also been ruled by the Poles, Germans and Swedes, and all have left their mark. Dipping into Riga is a like a journey into the ravages and vagaries of European history on a very intimate level. For a crash course in recent Latvian history, our group headed to the Museum of the Occupation With clear English explanations, it is a thoughtfully designed and well-curated historical museums. Its comprehensiveness is extraordinary, spanning everything from Latvian partisan Nazi and Soviet uniforms to propaganda posters, from chess sets carved from scrap and wood in the gulags to heartbreaking, frantically scribbled notes hurled from trains by deportees to Siberia. Among the Old Town’s cabinet of wonders, the museum is a must. Just across from the Occupation Museum, is the city’s colossal medieval cathedral, begun in 1211 by Albert von Buxhoeveden, the German missionary-warrior who sailed north to convert the Livonian heathens. Our group were most enthralled by building directly opposite, the House of the Blackheads. Flanking the southern side of the square. Built to house bachelor Hanseatic traders and sailors, it derives its name from their patron saint, Mauritius, traditionally depicted as an armed Moor. As Julia explained, the Soviet’ obliterated this majestic Gothic-Dutch Renaissance building. Its Teutonic architecture was deemed by them to be too decadent, but after independence, it was one of the first structures to be rebuilt. Being very close to Rigans’ hearts, the work was financed by individual donations. We also doted over a cluster of merchant houses called the Three Brothers, all clad in miniature windows to mitigate the size-specified window taxes, in...

Julia Winston is the CEO and leadership strategist at BRAVE Leadership consulting. She has worked for many individuals and corporations, holds two coaching certifications, and a masters degree in human resource development. Her passion is for kingdom women to rise in the workplace. Grab your pen and paper and take notes for what Julia has to say for how you can make a greater impact in the workplace too! Introduction to Julia Winston (2:15) Julia grew up in the church in the inner city of Baltimore, Maryland. At an early age she came into relationship with God based our of fear, afraid that if she didn’t do what was right, God may of come after her. As Julia grew in the faith she realized God was not this big man in the sky waiting to pound on her head, rather the trinity and love of the Father was beautiful. Made for Relationship (4:00) It was through Julia's relationship with Jesus that she really found who she was. BRAVE Leadership Consulting and Kingdom Executive Unleashed  (5:35) Julia helps Christian women rise to new levels of impact, influence, and income in their workplace. Some of her greatest spiritual advances came through work related things and she is passionate about helping women in this realm of influence too. The Story of Joshua (7:00) Joshua, the biblical character had a mandate to get up and lead people into the promised land and this was no easy task. Sometimes like Joshua, we are called to fight through seasons of life and different circumstances to help create a new standard, including helping others rise to that new standard too! Catalyst to Spiritual Growth (8:30) For some of us, our professional life is the very place God has in mind for us to grow spiritually too. God is calling some of us to the workplace not just to be there, but to actually have an impact, to have leadership positions, and to change industries with a kingdom focus. You are not alone in this and Julia is here to help you cultivate that calling. Ambition Makes A Difference (10:15) Ambition is not a bad word, God has given us ambition for a reason. The enemy has a bad habit of taking anything good God has created and tries to kill, steal, and destroy any part of it he can. In many ways, it seems ambition for women has been stolen by the enemy. As professional, Christian women in the Church, sometimes we’ve been told that we can’t work, rather we should be a stay at home mom or that we need to tone our spirituality in the workplace down. This is simply not true and it’s time to take our ambition back! The Deborah Dilemma (13:45) Deborah was a woman in the book of Judges who was a professional, military strategist to the king, a spiritual leader, a wife, mother, and prophet of Israel. There was no indication that these different roles she had clashed, in fact it seemed like she did great! Jael, is also a woman in the book of Judges who had a leadership role outside of the house. Both of these women who worked inside and outside of the home were used in tandem to accomplish God’s will. This is the same for today, be who God created you to be, not what your culture says you should be! Inspired (15:00) Carrie shares how she used to feel like she had to tone down her passion for business within the church four walls. Julia’s encouragement to be who God created you to be, not what the culture says, inspired Carrie to embrace the role she has in business no matter what.  Raising Up His Daughters (16:00) God is in the process of raising up His daughters and is using Julia to help steward that in mighty ways. Greater Impact (18:45) In order to make a greater impact, as women in the workplace we need to rise in greater influence. One way to gain an influence is by going in with the heart posture of serving those who are in your industry.  Problem Solved (20:00) Because Joseph and Daniel in Biblical times solved some major problems, this allowed them to have a greater impact and influence. When you make a positive impact, often times opportunities will come to speak into people’s lives spiritually. Acronym for RISE (22:30) Julia shares on what the acronym for RISE stands for. The first letter “R” stands for “Realize your divine mandate for work”. We will never understand our purpose apart from God so in order to find that purpose, we must seek God first and that's on us to do.  "I" in RISE (25:30) Take inventory of your tool kit and spiritual gifts. What gets you passionate? Ask God what He would like you to do with those passions. "S" in Rise (26:45) Serve your industry. God did not place you in the workplace just to complain, you are there to serve the people you work for. We are made to serve our realm of influence with solutions. What’s a problem you can help solve with where you’re at today? Ask the Holy Spirit for help in this too! "E" in Rise (28:30) Enlarge your circle of industry. It’s important to widen your network of influence with people that can offer you wisdom, new connections, and encouragement. Make sure you have these types of people in your spiritual and professional life. Great Provider (32:00) When you are determined to find and fulfill the mission God’s given you, He’s obligated to provide resources for you in return! There is a favor from God on other people for the mission He’s called you to. Be encouraged, friend!  Fearfully and Wonderfully Made (33:30) Let us disregard and cast off guilt about being working mothers and having ambition. If God has wired you this way, it is good. There is no glass ceiling in the kingdom and we have an audience of one before the Lord. Speak Up (34:45) If God has placed you in a position to speak, speak! It does not matter what the ratio of men to women is, speak up. Free Training (36:45) Are you interested in learning more about how you can rise to greater positions of impact, influence, and income at work without fasting, fighting or faking it? Check out this great resource here. Importance of Identity (38:00) It is so important to know whose you are and where you come from. Julia suggest for women listening on the show today, to write out an identity statement declaring who you are and who God says you are. When we know who we are in Christ, we are then able to walk into a room knowing that we’re there for a reason. True confidence comes from our perfect heavenly Father. CONNECT with Carrie Robaina by clicking here. CONNECT with Julia Winston by clicking here. RATE & REVIEW  Rate and review She Walks In Truth on iTunes by clicking here. JOIN THE AFTER PARTY Connect with Carrie and other sister friends who listen to the show by joining the after party in our She Walks In Truth private group on Facebook by clicking here. In the group we chat about the episodes and support one another on this journey called life!  

It's the Year of Disasters.  Madre is a theatrical memoir that follows Julia de Maria Auxiliadora, an aging woman in Colombia who is fighting to maintain a sense of self as she succumbs to Alzheimer’s. As Julia’s lifetime of memories unravels, her adopted daughter Angela returns from Toronto to care for her, and to make one last desperate attempt to resolve their conflicted relationship while Julia still recognizes her. This is third (and final) instalment of our presentation of Madre, by Beatriz Pizano. This episode is also available in Spanish. New episodes are released every Saturday. Subscribe to this show wherever you get your podcasts.  The story so far: It's "the year of disasters", according to Julia. She is still denying her Alzheimer’s, despite being diagnosed by 2 different doctors. Angela is left alone to figure out the reality of the situation. Credits:  Marcia Benett as Julia Kim Nelson as Angela Margarita Valderamma as the young Julia Carlos Diaz as Jorge + the Cab driver Rosalba Martinni as Donna Anna + the female Doctor Monica Garrido as Leonila / Secretary / TV Announcer Augusto Bitter as the male Doctor / Doorman Dramaturgy by Emma Tibaldo Direction by Carlos Diaz Original sound Design by Thomas Ryder-Payne New music by Marcelo Puente Production, editing, and additional sound design by Charles Ketchabaw and Aidan McMahon Translation and Script co-ordination by Bruce Gibbons Fell Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, and Playwrights Workshop Montreal’s Glassco translation residency in Tadoussac. Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido. For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook. Photo of Rosa Laborde by John Lauener.

Guilt. Memory. A mother and daughter battle against Alzheimers in a country at war.  Madre is a theatrical memoir that follows Julia de Maria Auxiliadora, an aging woman in Colombia who is fighting to maintain a sense of self as she succumbs to Alzheimer’s. As Julia’s lifetime of memories unravels, her adopted daughter Angela returns from Toronto to care for her, and to make one last desperate attempt to resolve their conflicted relationship while Julia still recognizes her. This is second instalment of our presentation of Madre, by Beatriz Pizano. This episode is also available in Spanish. New episodes are released every Saturday. Subscribe to this show wherever you get your podcasts.  The story so far: Julia is deteriorating rapidly, and she can't distinguish between dreams, reality, and the memory land. When her daughter Angela finally arrives to Medellín, she finds Julia's apartment in a terrible state and realizes that something is terribly wrong.  Credits:  Marcia Benett as Julia Kim Nelson as Angela Margarita Valderamma as the young Julia Carlos Diaz as Jorge + the Cab driver Rosalba Martinni as Donna Anna + the female Doctor Monica Garrido as Leonila / Secretary / TV Announcer Augusto Bitter as the male Doctor / Doorman Dramaturgy by Emma Tibaldo Direction by Carlos Diaz Original sound Design by Thomas Ryder-Payne New music by Marcelo Puente Production, editing, and additional sound design by Charles Ketchabaw and Aidan McMahon Translation and Script co-ordination by Bruce Gibbons Fell Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, and Playwrights Workshop Montreal’s Glassco translation residency in Tadoussac. Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido. For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook. Photo of Anita LaSelva and Carlos Gonzalez-Vio by Trevor Schwellnus.

Join us for the first instalment of Madre by Beatriz Pizano (part 1 of 3). This episode is also available in Spanish. New episodes are released every Saturday. Subscribe to this show wherever you get your podcasts.  About the play: Madre is a theatrical memoir that follows Julia de Maria Auxiliadora, an aging woman in Colombia who is fighting to maintain a sense of self as she succumbs to Alzheimer’s. As Julia’s lifetime of memories unravels, her adopted daughter Angela returns from Toronto to care for her, and to make one last desperate attempt to resolve their conflicted relationship while Julia still recognizes her. We want to give a special shout out to the Vanguardia Dance Festival, running at Native Earth’s Aki Studio from April 2 - 6 2019! Vanguardia Dance is interested in the dissemination of contemporary artistic practices of dance artists with Latin American background in Canada, maintaining conversation with the rest of the country and the world. This festival pushes the boundaries of ‘contemporary’, and there are tons of beautiful performances and free workshops to attend.  Credits:  Marcia Benett as Julia Kim Nelson as Angela Margarita Valderamma as the young Julia Carlos Diaz as Jorge + the Cab driver Rosalba Martinni as Donna Anna + the female Doctor Monica Garrido as Leonila / Secretary / TV Announcer Augusto Bitter as the male Doctor / Doorman Dramaturgy by Emma Tibaldo Direction by Carlos Diaz Original sound Design by Thomas Ryder-Payne New music by Marcelo Puente Production, editing, and additional sound design by Charles Ketchabaw and Aidan McMahon Translation and Script co-ordination by Bruce Gibbons Fell Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, and Playwrights Workshop Montreal’s Glassco translation residency in Tadoussac. Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido. For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook. Photo of Marcia Bennet by John Lauener.

As Julia is exploring Kira's happiest memories and the Brakebills kids are exploring the traumatic death of children in Plover's house, we are talking about Memories and what it is and isn't! TW: THIS EPISODE IS LOADED OF TRIGGER WARNINGS. As the episode is tackling many hard subject we will talk about them; so be warn that we will talk about sexual abuse, pedophilia, domestic violence, rape and torture. It all goes from 23:15 to 43:03  Please rate us on itune so more people can find us! Patreon: patreon.com/filloriansunited Facebook. fb.me/filloriansunited Twitter: @fillorians Tumblr: filloriansunited.tumblr.com Email: filloriansunited@gmail.com  

"I am a link between my father and my ancestors, the Incas, and knowledge formed thousands of years ago." The daughter of a Shaman, Julia has just released a book of her father's stories. Abuelito tells the tales of boyhood adventures with Eduardo Paez's grandfather in the foothills of Ecuador, trekking into mountains, visiting his special tree, watching the rituals of the wise men.  Stories of fun and adventure, they also represent an ancient spirituality, a First Nations cosmovision, and bring a wisdom formed thousands of years ago into the modern day, a wisdom gentle and profound. From Eduardo's grandfather, a strong man, leader and warrior, there are gentle lessons on how to tackle climate change, how to protect the Earth that sustains us, and how to get along with each other.  As Julia asks, "Who will still be telling these stories in a thousand years?"

"Selfie" was a sitcom that aired in the Year of our Lord 2014, and was categorized as a "romantic comedy". This episode of this podcast is about a certain episode of that series, but is more accurately about romcoms as a film genre. As Julia(?) would say, "But seriously, folks," there's some excellent discussion here that springboards out of the idea that "Selfie" could be revived as a feature length movie. Spawning from that, like Athena birthed from the forehead of Zeus, is another even bigger and more important question: What if it was revived as TWO movies?

Join Psychic Medium, Angel Intuitive and Author, Julia Treat for the Stepping Into The Light Podcast. Develop your own intuitive mojo and hitch a ride with the Divine to connect with your own divine light. Create a blueprint for manifesting magnificence and blast thru blocks to create anything you desire. In this episode Julia talks about a recent reading she did where something truly amazing happened. Julia recalls her first moment where she connected with (and could hear) a bird talking to her. As Julia was preparing for her upcoming Sedona trip she came across her journal from her first pilgrimage to this magical land. Julia reads and excerpt from her divine experience at Angel Valley. It still brings tears to her eyes. There are still a couple of openings for Julia's transformational Sedona retreat. Check out the link below! Check out Julia's Spiritual Bootcamp! It is running every single day so don't wait to sign up and start manifesting a life you love! Here's the link! http://www.juliatreat.com/spiritual-bootcamp-2/ To check out all of the juicy details of Julia's upcoming Sedona retreat, click here! http://www.juliatreat.com/pilgrimage-to-sedona/ Thanks for listening! God bless YOU!!!  

Julia Bland is CEO of Louisiana Children’s Museum (LCM). On Saturday, August 25, 2018, LCM will host its 20th CHAIRish the Children auction and gala. As Julia explains, “The centerpieces of CHAIRish the Children are one-of-a-kind, whimsical chairs created by local artists.” The 2018 fundraiser will be LCM’s last auction and gala at its Julia Street location where the museum has welcomed children and families for more than three decades. In summer 2019, the Children’s Museum will relocate to an expansive new space in New Orleans’ City Park. Many of LCM’s iconic items will be auctioned at this farewell gala. These favorites include Mr. Bones, the beloved skeleton that taught children how their own bones work when they are riding on a bicycle. In addition, auction-goers will have opportunities to bid on a total of 250 items featuring travel, dining, jewelry, and art. Help celebrate the Louisiana Children’s Museum’s last gala on Julia Street! For additional information, visit https://www.lcm.org/

Julia is a gifted pschic, medium and angel intuitive whose mission is to help others step into their amazing manifesting mojo. She created this meditation to help YOU begin to manifest all of your hopes and dreams. As Julia has learned over the years after "seeing through God's eyes," we are never dreaming big enough! Let this meditation help you step into your god-given abilities to manifest all that you desire. You were born to have it all! It's about time you realize it.  You can connect with Julia further by visiting her website http://www.juliatreat.com.  It's time to BE amazing my friend. It's our birthright... xoxo

Today, we feature an Interim Season Edition.   We'll hear from Julia Jung, a Rice University sophomore studying Cognitive Science.  During the fall semester of 2016, Julia worked with ISH as a practica student, concentrating on the religious significance of disorders of consciousness. As Julia delved into her project, she became increasingly fascinated by the impact of religion and spirituality on patients and healthcare professionals, particularly around their perception of health. Julia explored profound questions through dialogues and interviews with scholars, religious leaders, and health professionals.  In today’s episode, Julia takes us with her on this journey.  Thanks for joining us.

#52: Imagine transitioning from making $8.50 per hour and sharing a crammed apartment with 5 people, to becoming a six-figure business owner doing what you love.   That's the journey that Julia Kelly, caricature artist and founder of JK Expressions, took.   Sounds great, right?   Well, as they say, more money = more problems.   When Julia earned $25,000 - $30,000 per year, she had fantastic money management skills. She had no debt and plenty of savings.   But when her business started making six figures, she began ignoring her finances, stopped saving money .... and racked up thousands in personal credit card debt.   Why?   Some of us write this off as life getting more expensive as we get older, but it's actually a classic case of lifestyle inflation -- when you make more, you spend more.   After Julia began earning six figures, she decided she was no longer happy with $12 haircuts from Supercuts. She happily splurged for $75 salon style cuts instead.   She started paying for convenience. One-click Amazon order? Check. Ordering an Uber or Lyft so she didn't have to deal with parking at the airport? Check. Eating out? Check.   She became lazy about saving money, assuming that she could always earn more. Money was coming into her bank accounts at an unprecedented pace – so her finances would take care of themselves, right?   Wrong.   As Julia discovered, when you "upgrade" certain aspects of your life, you may find it difficult to downgrade. You keep spending more and more, trapped on a consumer treadmill. You’re forced to work to fuel your spending addiction.   Left unchecked, this saps every ounce of freedom from your life.    Ouch.   In this episode, you'll learn: · Why you shouldn't take lifestyle inflation lightly · How to stop lifestyle inflation before it happens · What Julia regrets buying … and what she doesn’t · The easiest, most effective antidote to lifestyle inflation · How Julia differentiates between saving time vs. wasteful convenience spending · What Julia's advice is to those who are increasing their income, but don't want to succumb to lifestyle inflation -- Paula   Resources Mentioned:     •    Gretchen Rubin's episode, The Power of Habit Formation     •    Julia's story on the Afford Anything blog
     •    Cal Newport's episode, The Incredible Value of Deep Work, Instead of Distraction     •    Julia's site, JKExpressions.com __________________________ I also want to take a moment to thank the sponsors for this episode. First, huge thanks to Nerdwallet. Their new app lets you have one-on-one conversations with financial advisors. You can chat about anything related to money, such as retirement, investing, insurance, or paying off debt. You'll get personalized, one-on-one advice -- available at no cost to you. Check it out at no cost to you by visiting nerd.me/paula. _________________________ If you've been listening for a while, you've heard me interview many best-selling authors. Before I interview these guests, I need to read or refresh my memory of their books. Sitting down to physically read the books can take a long time. That's why I listen to their audiobooks, thanks to my subscription to an audiobook service called Audible. If you want to give them a try for free, head to audible.com/trynow for a free 30-day trial. _________________________ For a full list of show notes, visit http://podcast.affordanything.com/52-how-to-combat-lifestyle-inflation-with-julia-kelly

On a seemingly ordinary Saturday in a California suburb, Julia and her family awake to discover, along with the rest of the world, that the rotation of the earth has suddenly begun to slow. The days and nights grow longer and longer, gravity is affected, the environment is thrown into disarray. Yet as she struggles to navigate an ever-shifting landscape, Julia is also coping with the normal disasters of everyday life—the fissures in her parents’ marriage, the loss of old friends, the hopeful anguish of first love, the bizarre behavior of her grandfather who, convinced of a government conspiracy, spends his days obsessively cataloging his possessions. As Julia adjusts to the new normal, the slowing inexorably continues.

Julia Cameron’s best-selling book The Artist’s Way has awakened millions to their creative potential and has provided practical guidance for achieving dreams! As Julia has said, “Most of us have no idea of our real creative height. We are much more gifted than we know. My tools help to nurture those gifts.” Julia spends this hour with Valleri discussing how each of us can transform our lives through the methods she has developed.