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Intro We frequently compare ourselves to others, don't we? We compare how we look to how other people look. We compare our body types to other people's body types. We compare how much we eat to how much other people eat. Even I do it. We all do. Well, fellow member of The SociEATy Megan Olson and I are here to share one helpful tip with you – stop doing it! Because of how viral and pervasive that diet culture is, this is not an easy habit to break, but we can make efforts to break it! Megan (who has been a huge asset to The SociEATy) grew up eating intuitively but eventually became so obsessed with nutrition and food rules that they controlled her thoughts and affected her body, her mood, and her relationships. She frequently found herself comparing how she ate to how others ate and comparing her body to others' bodies, and it was an obsession that spiraled out of control until she eventually found intuitive eating and joined The SociEATy. Megan has now been eating intuitively and enjoying food freedom for three and a half years, so remember, this does not happen overnight! It takes time. As Megan explains, she had to come to terms with the fact that she had a problem and then seek out help and advice from others, including someone outside of the situation who could provide objective wisdom, and it took her some time to get to where she is today. She is here not only to tell her story but also to provide insight about what to do if you find yourself comparing yourself either to others or to past versions of yourself from years ago, such as avoiding social media tools like Facebook Memories and Timehop, making use of affirmations, and journaling. Please be sure to join us in the SociEATy Facebook group where you will be very likely to run into Megan as she is a very active member, and please do run some thoughts or ideas by me or simply share what you're doing as you're listening to the podcast! I love hearing from you!   Time Stamps [1:54] – Colleen enthusiastically welcomes SociEATy member Megan Olson to the podcast, and Megan tells us about herself such as her history with eating and food rules. [4:31] – Colleen muses on how food rules and obsession with food often starts innocently and then spirals out of control because they're coping mechanisms. [7:19] – Megan chronicles the last three and a half years of her life, during which time she has been eating intuitively. [10:35] – Colleen stresses how normal that it is to compare your body size to others, even if you're eating intuitively, because of how influential and pervasive that diet culture is. [12:48] – Megan explains how, during her own journey, she was easily prone to comparing her body to others. [17:40] – Megan expounds on how she deals with the tendency to compare what she is eating to what others are eating. [20:37] – Colleen reads aloud an online post of Megan's that talks about comparing herself to a photo of herself from ten years ago, and Megan gives us advice about what to do if we find ourselves doing something like that. [25:35] – Colleen reflects on how women's bodies are constantly changing throughout their entire lives. [27:08] – Megan advises us on what to do if we are still feeling guilty after we eat, and Colleen enthuses over how important that it is to reflect on what you eat in order for intuitive eating to be successful. [31:26] – Megan lists a couple of actionable tips on how to avoid comparing ourselves to others.   Links and Resources Colleen Christensen Nutrition – Website The SociEATy – Website Colleen's Instagram Page The SociEATy's Instagram Page The No Food Rules SociEATy – Facebook Group James Clear – Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Diet Starts Tomorrow Podcast

The title of this episode says it all. Megan B. Bartley is BACK and she is here to help the zen community look deeper into what is creating a rise in childhood anxiety and what we can start doing today to help our kids.  SPOILER! It most likely can start with you and that is not a bad thing.  As Megan explains, all kids exist within numerous systems and the most important system is the one at home.  Added stress throughout the last year has left many of the nurturers of the household on emotional empty.  Who is nurturing the nurturer? During this episode you might ask yourself a lot of probing questions. What is my parenting temperature? Can I take a step back? Is anyone dying? We think this is a much needed therapy session with Megan to help unlock exactly what the nurturer needs right now.  Megan B Bartley IG Megan B Bartley Website

Life is pretty intense for Paul these days. We present this interview with Megan Levis from the 2019 Society of Catholic Scientists archives, every bit as relevant now as it was then. It was originally presented as two episodes. Megan Levis is a fifth-year graduate student in bioengineering at the University of Notre Dame. The topic of her talk at the annual conference of the Society of Catholic Scientists was “Created in the Image and Likeness of Man.” She described the University’s bioengineering program. Growing what can be deemed the beginnings of a human brain, for purposes of research, invites important ethical considerations. Levis has found resources at and through Notre Dame for deeper study of the responsibilities entailed in such research. She has worked with the John J. Reilly Center on science, technology and values. She has also been part of the Leadership Advancing Socially Engaged Research (LASER) program within the Graduate School. Levis participated in an NSF-supported workshop on engineering design principles of multicellular living systems. Such workshops reflect a growing nationwide interest in the ethical and societal ramifications of rapidly developing technology related to systems of living things. The interest is prompting collaboration among philosophers, scientists, ethicists and engineers. It’s a false dichotomy to separate faith and engineering. Levis said her advisor [Jeremiah Zartman] has been supportive of integrating values-related concerns, and that integration has made her research better. Now that there is an increased focus in bioengineering on the transfer, or translation, of knowledge from the lab bench to hospitals and clinical practice, the assessment of ethical implications is even more important. Organoids are systems built from human cells that begin to look like an organ. In this new field, it’s important to create room for philosophical understanding, but right now the field is dominated by engineers and scientists largely using terms that sound like clunky jargon. Philosophy tells us we need to define our terms better, Levis said. We need better ways to describe what’s going on in accessible ways that allow for ethical thinking. Engineers tend to look at every component in its specifics, but there is value in seeing how one thing is similar to something else so both may come under similar ethical principles. This is the second half of TSSM’s interview with Megan Levis. We talked at greater length about this graduate student’s research and its good fit with values-informed thought, with the Society of Catholic Scientists, and even literature. The Society held its third annual conference at the University of Notre Dame a few months ago. In Megan’s presentation to the scientists at the SCS annual conference, she posed the question: How do you distinguish and exercise ethical responsibilities when something like brain organoids are “made in the image and likeness of man rather than the image and likeness of God.” Organoids are multicellular systems built from brain tissue. Are they just cell cultures or something so akin to the human being—particularly when they are brain organoids—that ethical duties arise out of respect for human dignity? This is a relatively new field where the scientific understanding and moral consideration still must develop in tandem, she explained. A New York Times article touched on some of the questions being raised. Megan’s own main research project as part of her graduate studies at Notre Dame deals with microfluidics. They are devices, a kind of miniature bio-reactor, in which researchers can grow cells and small organs. Her goal is to make it easier and less expensive to make microfluidics that can be used in future research. Here are resources on microfluidics from the journal Nature. Her collaborations in this area came about from her meeting with a leader in microfluidics technology, Dr. Fernando Ontiveros, while they were both attending a previous SCS conference. His team is exploring new applications for microfluidics, such as the growing of organoids. At what point should moral concerns tied to the dignity of the human person “kick in” when dealing with the brain and brain organoids? Where do you as a person reside in the body? The existence of a capacity for rational thought is a conventional scientific benchmark for the existence of personhood, Megan said. There are many theories of the complex brain-mind-body connection with personhood. The human person is a complex creature, not reducible to the brain or body alone. Here’s an exploration of some insights from National Geographic. There is a real role for literature in helping us to explore the many questions that combine operational questions of engineering and more abstract, integrated thinking about persons, Megan says. She recommends renowned author Walker Percy, who explored such subjects in Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book. He comments that being a human is inevitably an uncomfortable process involving tensions within our nature. Our culture tends to look to science for answers to the big questions of human nature, but literature and art are pathways to answers too; literature allows us to think without predispositions and suppositions, to discover truths about ourselves and the world that transcend scientifically measurable parts. As Megan put it, the ability to wonder about the world is a gift that is transmitted sometimes through engineering and sometimes through literature and art. Megan has been able to work with Ontiveros while he has done research and prepared journal articles at Notre Dame. With the support of mentors and advisors, she has embraced opportunities at Notre Dame and elsewhere to spend time thinking about faith and science in relationship. She attended a conference with like-minded graduate students interested in these connections. She has appreciated the insights of SCS president Stephen Barr and microbiologist Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, OP, a speaker at this year’s SCS conference. Barr is the author of Modern Physics and Ancient Faith. Austriaco has recorded a podcast available through the Thomistic Institute titled The Science and Practice of Christian Prayer. What does Megan recommend for graduate students and others who want to advance in their bioengineering studies while staying informed and mindful about the faith-related aspects? She highlights the power of community, building friendships and conversations over time with a diverse range of people on similar journeys, including philosophy and science. One can attend relevant lectures and conferences, such as those sponsored by Notre Dame’s De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. She recommends the resources of the Collegium Institute. Building and updating such mindfulness is a long-term process requiring persistence, she adds.

(Megan - Dice Stacking)   In this episode, I had the honour to have Megan as my guest. She shared with me her interest in dice stacking as her hobby.   Dice aren’t only used for board games or gambling, there’s a relatively new way to use dice, and that’s stacking them. It’s more challenging than it looks. Before the interview, I gave it a try and couldn’t even get one die in the cup. Megan continuously challenges her self by trying new tricks to stack these dice. At this point, she can even stack dice with both hands at the same time and even blindfolded. The cool thing about dice stacking is that you can challenge yourself and stack it on almost anything. As Megan and I discussed, it might not be a good idea to stack the dice on the family dog.   Time For Your Hobby links: Website: Time For Your Hobby website (click to find Apple, Spotify, Google and more) Merch: TFYHpodcast  Instagram: @timeforyourhobby Twitter: @tfyhpodcast Podchaser: Time For Your Hobby  Patreon: Timeforyourhobby  Email: timeforyourhobby@gmail.com     If you like this episode and think it can be helpful to someone you are more than welcome to share it and leave a review. If you want to be on my podcast or have any questions at all, by all means, contact me through any of the platforms above. So until the next episode... make some time for your hobby.   Shout out to my Patrons: Chess Talk (https://chesstalk.podbean.com/) Mélissa   Take care,

2021 has arrived—and we’re still navigating the prolonged effects of the pandemic. You’ve probably seen the impact on your team. But their productivity feels more important than ever. How can you do what’s best for your team and your company? The answer might surprise you. Taking care of your team isn’t just an exercise in integrity and altruism. It’s a smart business strategy. As Megan and Michael make the case for why caring well for your team builds your business, you’ll be challenged to lead from a place of greater empathy and intentionality. In this episode, you’ll discover— An experiment undertaken at Michael Hyatt &Co. The power of benefits to communicate care How company culture shapes retention and recruitment Why you’re probably measuring productivity the wrong way A reminder that we care when people care about us This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by our goal-setting course, Your Best Year Ever. Discover how you can create a better 2021 no matter what. Claim your copy today at bestyearever.me. 

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori & David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Megan Bottom with Broken2Blessed. Megan has been blending for 10 years and has three bio kids and three stepkids. As Megan and her now-husband were moving her and Megan’s kids to Texas, Megan found out the court did not rule in her favor to take the kids with her to Texas. She left her bio kids with their dad in Nevada and moved to Texas. In hindsight, Megan realizes it was best for her kids to stay with their dad. As a stepmom, Megan, like many stepmoms, made a lot of mistakes with the stepkids over the years. One day, while watching television while she was unemployed, Megan saw an ad on television for Liberty University and decided to become a Christian Counselor and went on to get her Masters in Pastoral Counseling.  In this episode, we discuss: Moving away from your bio kids Co-parenting with your significant other’s ex  Stepmom mistakes Picking your battles Mini-wife syndrome

About the Show -- This week I speak with Megan Stephens of Be Grateful., a company she started to help people express gratitude to the special people in their lives by creating gratitude boxes. We dive deep on what is gratitude and how it impacts others. Megan shares how her gratitude practice has shifted and how it has impacted the way she shows up in life. As Megan says, "The magic is all around us if we just look for it." -- About Megan Stephens: -- Have you ever met someone who looks after the lives of everyone around them but is barely present in their own? Well, that was me.I had a collection of moments where I felt like an imposter. I was constantly saying, “Yes,” to everyone but wasn't genuinely capturing real memories. The realization of how precious these real memories are struck me when we lost my grandmother to dementia. In one fell swoop, a lifetime of amazing stories was washed away and replaced with feelings of grief, anger, and guilt. This was the moment I felt my grandmother nudging me forward. It started as a gift for my mom to help her remember all the incredible moments we had shared. With a simple ask, friends and family came forward with memories of my grandmother and our family. I curated them all and placed them in a small box. When my mother opened it on Christmas morning, the love that poured out of that very first Gratitude Box was incredible. I saw pure gratitude radiate from her. It was the gift I had always wanted to give her but didn’t know how. In that moment, I committed to stop running through life, only capturing moments to put up on social media. I recognized that meaning is made from the everyday moments in our lives, both "perfect" and "imperfect." These fragments weave together to create the unique and wondrous story that is our life. From then on, I would be grateful for them all. The beauty in discovering Be Grateful Inc was realizing it wasn’t just my pieces that made my story; it was the moments contributed by my loved ones around me as well. I can’t wait for you to share in my experience of the immense power of gratitude. Social links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/begratefulinc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/begratefulinc/

Your habits exist to work for you. But sometimes, it doesn’t seem that way. Changes in your family or job can make once-helpful habits impossible. You don’t have time for them, but you feel like you should. If habits are supposed to help you, why do you feel so frustrated? Change is inevitable. And good habits are still possible. You can recalibrate your habits to fit where you are now. As Megan and Michael discuss how they’ve adapted their habits over time, you’ll learn how to take stock of your life, notice what’s working and what isn’t, and create realistic habits that leave you feeling encouraged, not defeated. You can leverage the power of habits—no matter your stage of life. In this episode, you’ll discover— Signs it might be time to downsize your habits How often you need to reconsider the habits you’ve created Why small habits aren’t incompatible with big goals Proof that no habit is sacred, not even date night Permission to stick with what works and drop the rest

As Megan's relationship with new boyfriend Machine Gun Kelly seems to be getting more intense, Ex- Brian Austin Green discovers that he and Megan Fox are 'two very different people.'

In this episode, host Anny Stevens-Gleason again sits down with Megan Hughes Johnson to discuss Church of the Redeemer's long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice through Becoming Beloved Community. Megan shares the fall programming offerings, a new Becoming Beloved Community Action Team formed as part of our Mission Ministry and what this work has meant to our worshiping community since beginning it a year and a half ago. As Megan says, "this this work of understanding race and racism in our country and understanding the role that we as Christians need to play in bringing about racial justice and racial equity is more important now than ever."

This week, Tom and Megan take a look at The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 6 - Moaning Lisa Some delays in editing threw us off schedule for a bit, but we're finally back on track for Sunday releases! This week, we sat down and watched the sixth episode of the season, and in many ways, this was one of our favourites. We discuss the fine balancing act of writing such an emotionally charged episode of a comedy animation, Megan speaks at length about some of her favourite children's shows from back in the day, and Tom finally has the opportunity to gush about some good art and animation this season! We both really like this episode, sow e both really hope you do too! of course as always, any feedback you have, good and constructive, is welcomed with open arms. As Megan mentioned at the end of the episode, this episode deals with mental health and depression, and so we thought it would be helpful to provide some links for any of you in a bad spot, which I'll be leaving below. There's no shame in seeking help, friends. Stay safe. NHS A-Z of UK based support contacts - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/ CALM List by country of links to support. Your country is almost certainly listed - https://www.thecalmzone.net/2019/10/international-mental-health-charities/ Until next week, Tom & Megan Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/EyeonSpringfield Twitter - Twitter.com/AnEyeOnPodcast Email - EyeOnSpringfieldPodcast@gmail.com Thanks to our friend Luke, for the artwork we use. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Megan Sweet is a systems-thinker who has been in education for more than twenty-five years. She's been a teacher, school administrator, and school district leader. She also has a Doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and her academic and professional interests rest mainly with how to create effective change in educational contexts. She's passionate about meditation, mindfulness, and the power of love to heal our world. As Megan says: "When we approach educating our youth from the inside-out, by building a supportive and heart-centered connection with ourselves and our colleagues first, we have the confidence and resilience to tackle the important work of transforming our educational settings." Megan is dedicated to supporting individuals and teams to lead the classrooms and schools that will allow all children to thrive. She believes that the most powerful forces for innovation in our schools are the people - educators, students, and families. Her goal is to empower these people with the expertise, confidence, and courage to transform their communities from the inside-out through developing deeper relationships with themselves and with one another. Tune into the next episode of Health and Wellness University to learn about "Your 3 Eyes" with Megan Sweet. Truly a powerful episode that will help you optimize your mental, spiritual, and emotional health. To connect with Megan please visit: https://www.your3eyes.com

Not to yuck anybody's yum, but a lobster fetish is a red flag - right? As Megan tells us on this week's episode, it apparently wasn't a deal-breaker for poor Mormon schmuck Travis Alexander...

We have all experienced shame before: the feeling that we are not enough, or that we do not live up to certain standards or ideals. But what happens when this shame spirals out of control? What happens when it overtakes our life, and affects the way we think and behave? In this week’s podcast I speak with Megan Bruneau, a psychologist and registered counselor who specializes in crisis support, compassion-based therapy and executive coaching, about the problem of shame, learning how to love yourself despite your imperfections, how to help someone with an eating disorder, the danger of medicalizing normal human emotions and why positive affirmations often fail.  Megan has been featured on national television programs like Good Morning America and The T.D. Jakes Show) and is a regular contributor to Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen and Forbes. Using both her personal and professional experience, her goal is to teach people to face and learn to live with their imperfections and be kinder to themselves. As Megan says, we are all a journey, and we are all worthy of being loved, and there is room for both joy and sorrow in life. You don’t have to wait till you feel happy or look a certain way or have a particular life or succeed at something to feel like you belong and that you matter, because you are worthy, right here, right now.  Megan’s website: https://meganbruneau.com Follow Megan on social media:   https://www.instagram.com/meganjbruneau/ https://www.facebook.com/meganbruneauma https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5EC_tOiVRKk3ftpqTdviuw   Podcast Time Highlights: 3:00 Megan’s background and her personal battle with perfectionism and shame 5:30 Why positive affirmations don’t work 10:18 Why the happiness industry is dangerous 12:43 Why we need to deal with difficult emotions 20:00 What are some of the major issues we face today? 25:00 How to heal eating disorders 54:45 The importance of self-compassion and purpose    For additional resources to help you on your mental health healing journey: Get my new 21 day brain detox program here: https://theswitch.app Register now for my 2020 Mental Health Summit Dec 3-5 in Dallas, TX! 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Megan is a teacher turned full-time student working on her doctorateAfter spending years in the classroom she began to feel misaligned with her former passion to teach. She was looking for more, and at first didn't know what that was. While on maternity leave she began to see things differently. She returned to work feeling stuck and more negative. She was living for school breaks and really questioning what was next. She started putting herself out there, began being more purposeful with her life because she knew if she wanted something different she'd have to do something different. As Megan finishes up her doctoral program, she is navigating what is next for her. She is planning to start her own business and is open to the opportunities that come her. -------------------------------------------------------------------Discover the #1 habit to take your side business from hobby to career!Be your own boss, create your own schedule and work on your terms!Join Nikki for a free LIVE training series starting February 13. Register today at https://training.nikkigingrich.com/register

Choosing a marketing partner is an important decision no matter the size of your business!As Megan and Kristen discussed in this episode of Marketing Revelations, it's crucial that you evaluate yourself as a business before you choose a digital marketing partner.After you evaluate your business, you'll be able to understand your capacity and set SMART goals that you can take to a digital marketing agency/partner.After you have your goals set and begin talking to a variety of digital marketing partners, make sure to ask the following questions: -Is there a roadmap for strategy? -How much experience does the agency/partner have? -What kind of communication are you looking for from a digital marketing agency? That's it for this time, folks! Remember, we're here to help you learn more about marketing, so be sure to email us any questions to podcasts@revlocal.com. 00:00 Choosing a marketing partner 02:50 Setting goals 03:23 Marketing Strategy 07:00 Marketing Experience 09:55 Marketing CommunicationIf you'd like to learn more about choosing a digital marketing partner, head over to our blog for a list of pros and cons to watch for! https://www.revlocal.com/blog/local-search-marketing/how-to-choose-the-right-digital-marketing-agency

Dear Colleagues & Friends,Have you ever thought of transportation as an integral part of healthcare?Have you heard the term “transportation desert” used to describe our inner-city, suburban & rural communities?  Are you aware that the literature demonstrates a direct link between the availability of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) and outcomes such as missed appointments, medication adherence, patient safety and healthcare savings?  During the interview with Megan, I was surprised by my own lack of understanding of how important NEMT is as a major contributor to the health outcomes and well-being of our patients and the populations we serve.  Megan herself admits that, prior to joining Lyft, she did not appreciate the profound impact and importance of NEMT, despite having more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Now, it is her entire focus. Megan Callahan is the VP of Healthcare at Lyft. Prior to her current role at Lyft, Megan served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Change Healthcare. Before that, she served as SVP of corporate strategy and business development for McKesson Technology Solutions, where she oversaw enterprise strategy, business development and M&A for their $3B healthcare IT business. She holds a Masters in Public Health from UCLA.In this interview you’ll hear:Why Lyft is in the business of healthcare, and why healthcare is a growing business within Lyft.How Lyft delivers transportation to patients through health plans & hospital systems - which differs from the commercial approach we’re used to as individual customers.The negative impact of inadequate transportation on healthcare and health; and the important role Lyft plays in the NEMT ecosystem - in terms of lowering costs, improving safety and providing more personalized care.The rapidly expanding role of Lyft in state Medicaid programs, commercial Medicare Advantage programs, and in leading integrated healthcare systems across the country.Here are some key points I came away with from this enlightening conversation with Megan:First - transportation is one of the cornerstones of the ‘social determinants of health’ which are the major non-clinical drivers of health outcomes, accounting for over 60% of health outcomes in our country. As Megan emphasizes, the lack of transportation in healthcare has negative, even devastating, consequences for patients as well as for healthcare delivery systems. Second - although transport to medical appointments is the major reason healthcare systems & health plans utilize Lyft’s services, studies have demonstrated that the vast majority of demand and usage by elderly patients are for trips to the pharmacy, grocery store and to community and family social events. This should come as no surprise given that food insecurity and social isolation are two social determinants that are epidemic in our country and across the globe. Third - in addition to the concrete value proposition Lyft is offering - the transport of people to medical appointments - there is another set of deeper emotional and existential issues that Lyft is solving for. Toward the end of the interview, Megan shares a story of a woman with breast cancer who was immunocompromised due to the chemotherapy she was receiving. This woman was using a traditional shuttle transport to get her to the doctor’s appointments. Because of the ride-sharing, it was taking her two hours each way to get to an appointment!  And, because she was being transported with other patients in the shuttle, she was at high risk for infection because of her immunocompromised status. When she was able to obtain a Lyft transport through her health plan, her travel time decreased to just 20 minutes and she was able to secure an individual ride. Megan’s telling of this story is heart-warming and illustrates not only the clinical but also the human and emotional impact that high quality, reliable and customer-oriented NEMT can have on patients and patient care.I leave you with a bit of a reframe on the work that Lyft is doing. It’s as much about the human touch - about human dignity, decency and empathy, about human connections and relationships - as it is about the new technologies and business models that Lyft is bringing into healthcare. Having spent some time getting to know Megan Callahan I believe she would fully agree with me on that.Until Next Time, Be Well.Zeev  

This is the second half of TSSM’s interview with Megan Levis. We talked at greater length about this graduate student’s research and its good fit with values-informed thought, with the Society of Catholic Scientists, and even literature. The Society held its third annual conference at the University of Notre Dame a few months ago. In Megan’s presentation to the scientists at the SCS annual conference, she posed the question: How do you distinguish and exercise ethical responsibilities when something like brain organoids are “made in the image and likeness of man rather than the image and likeness of God.” Organoids are multicellular systems built from brain tissue. Are they just cell cultures or something so akin to the human being—particularly when they are brain organoids—that ethical duties arise out of respect for human dignity? This is a relatively new field where the scientific understanding and moral consideration still must develop in tandem, she explained. A New York Times article touched on some of the questions being raised. Megan’s own main research project as part of her graduate studies at Notre Dame deals with microfluidics. They are devices, a kind of miniature bio-reactor, in which researchers can grow cells and small organs. Her goal is to make it easier and less expensive to make microfluidics that can be used in future research. Here are resources on microfluidics from the journal Nature. Her collaborations in this area came about from her meeting with a leader in microfluidics technology, Dr. Fernando Ontiveros, while they were both attending a previous SCS conference. His team is exploring new applications for microfluidics, such as the growing of organoids. At what point should moral concerns tied to the dignity of the human person “kick in” when dealing with the brain and brain organoids? Where do you as a person reside in the body? The existence of a capacity for rational thought is a conventional scientific benchmark for the existence of personhood, Megan said. There are many theories of the complex brain-mind-body connection with personhood. The human person is a complex creature, not reducible to the brain or body alone. Here’s an exploration of some insights from National Geographic. There is a real role for literature in helping us to explore the many questions that combine operational questions of engineering and more abstract, integrated thinking about persons, Megan says. She recommends renowned author Walker Percy, who explored such subjects in Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book. He comments that being a human is inevitably an uncomfortable process involving tensions within our nature. Our culture tends to look to science for answers to the big questions of human nature, but literature and art are pathways to answers too; literature allows us to think without predispositions and suppositions, to discover truths about ourselves and the world that transcend scientifically measurable parts. As Megan put it, the ability to wonder about the world is a gift that is transmitted sometimes through engineering and sometimes through literature and art. Megan has been able to work with Ontiveros while he has done research and prepared journal articles at Notre Dame. With the support of mentors and advisors, she has embraced opportunities at Notre Dame and elsewhere to spend time thinking about faith and science in relationship. She attended a conference with like-minded graduate students interested in these connections. She has appreciated the insights of SCS president Stephen Barr and microbiologist Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, OP, a speaker at this year’s SCS conference. Barr is the author of Modern Physics and Ancient Faith. Austriaco has recorded a podcast available through the Thomistic Institute titled The Science and Practice of Christian Prayer. What does Megan recommend for graduate students and others who want to advance in their bioengineering studies while staying informed and mindful about the faith-related aspects? She highlights the power of community, building friendships and conversations over time with a diverse range of people on similar journeys, including philosophy and science. One can attend relevant lectures and conferences, such as those sponsored by Notre Dame’s De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. She recommends the resources of the Collegium Institute. Building and updating such mindfulness is a long-term process requiring persistence, she adds.

Radar tells Blake the truth… from a certain point of view. Inside the Mess Tent, Hawkeye’s teasing (and Tigger impression) escalate until Frank finally attacks him. It’s the return of Blake’s English Boarding School! Travis Bow brings the history research, including the origin of “You wouldn’t hit a guy with glasses, would you?”. What follows this fight is the MASHiest transition in all of MASH and a song that inspires a mystery when Tierney’s research turns up nothing. As Megan points out, if you want the drama of middle school but also enjoy drunken antics, then have we got a movie for you!

Many of us assume that we automatically feel our feelings, but unfortunately it’s not that simple. There are so many ways society encourages us to deny, avoid and repress emotions. Megan Jane Soutar is a self healing guide who I have had the honor of knowing as a friend and client for many years. As Megan describes in our interview, her transformation has taken her from someone who numbed emotion, to someone who intellectualized emotion, then finally to someone who could FEEL their emotions, fully. And in this transformation Megan has come to working with others in truly feeling their feelings too.  Episode Highlights: 1 min - Marks introduction, dealing with hard emotions. 6 mins - Introduction to Megan Souter and her role as a self healing guide. 15 mins - Numbing emotions instead of feeling them. 17 mins - Megan’s experience of depression in childhood and living with mental illness within the family. 21 mins - Living within a disruptive household. 27 mins - Intellectualizing emotions to avoid feeling them. 31 mins - The safety to have your own experience and emotions. 39 mins - Megan’s experience of bullying throughout school. 46 mins - Living at your highest level of integrity.  50 mins - Dealing with major life changes and coming off of medications. 59 mins - How Megan is using her story in her life and work today. 1hr 7 mins - Shaming our feelings. 1hr 18 mins - Stepping out of the story we have been assigned. Episode Links: Megan Jane Souter Megan's Instagram  

Ana Lucia has backed herself into a corner, how will she find a way out? And what is it exactly that happened to her that made her act the way she does? Special guest Matt Guerrero from Drunk Monkeys and the Worth-A-Click Podcast joins Will and Megan to discuss episode 33, "Collision". As Megan and Will continue their ongoing Ana Lucia debate, who will Matt side with? Join us on this week's show to find out! Follow Matt Guerrero at @guerreroPMG Follow the Worth-A-Click podcast at @worthaclickpod Follow Drunk Monkeys at @DrunkMonkeysWeb   Go to fredsbs.com and use the offer code "NoLoveLost" to get 20% off your order! Tshirts available at https://store.podcastjukebox.org/collections/no-love-lost Art by Megan Willis (@lynxgriffin) Theme by Michelle Cullen (michellecullen.com)

Ana Lucia has backed herself into a corner, how will she find a way out? And what is it exactly that happened to her that made her act the way she does? Special guest Matt Guerrero from Drunk Monkeys and the Worth-A-Click Podcast joins Will and Megan to discuss episode 33, "Collision". As Megan and Will continue their ongoing Ana Lucia debate, who will Matt side with? Join us on this week's show to find out! Follow Matt Guerrero at @guerreroPMG Follow the Worth-A-Click podcast at @worthaclickpod Follow Drunk Monkeys at @DrunkMonkeysWeb   Go to fredsbs.com and use the offer code "NoLoveLost" to get 20% off your order! Tshirts available at https://store.podcastjukebox.org/collections/no-love-lost Art by Megan Willis (@lynxgriffin) Theme by Michelle Cullen (michellecullen.com)

Ana Lucia has backed herself into a corner, how will she find a way out? And what is it exactly that happened to her that made her act the way she does? Special guest Matt Guerrero from Drunk Monkeys and the Worth-A-Click Podcast joins Will and Megan to discuss episode 33, "Collision". As Megan and Will continue their ongoing Ana Lucia debate, who will Matt side with? Join us on this week's show to find out! Follow Matt Guerrero at @guerreroPMG Follow the Worth-A-Click podcast at @worthaclickpod Follow Drunk Monkeys at @DrunkMonkeysWeb   Go to fredsbs.com and use the offer code "NoLoveLost" to get 20% off your order! Tshirts available at https://store.podcastjukebox.org/collections/no-love-lost Art by Megan Willis (@lynxgriffin) Theme by Michelle Cullen (michellecullen.com)

This evening on Spaced Out Radio Weekend Host Tessa N Thomas aka TessaTNT is joined by Megan Gehring. Megan grew up in the Cascade Foothills of Washington State, surrounded by rich history, Megan always felt different. As Megan blossomed into a teenager, she realized a natural draw to people and places. Through self-work she realized she had traits of an Empath. Megan served as a Marine for a short time and during that time she discovered a paranormal investigation group. She learned valuable investigation techiques, gadgetry, but more importantly client care. She has been an active member in the paranormal since 2004. Recently in 2018, Megan achieved Astral Travel Capabilities and has continued to assist many people with paranormal issues, such as hauntings and attachments. When she is not working on the paranormal, she is digging into conspiracies.

Already up to our fourth episode and we’ve pulled the ole switcheroo! As Megan one of the glorious brains behind the podcast, interviews our spicy host Tahlya. Dipping into the identities of Tahlya and navigating the Brisbane queer scene. Listen in now...Find Tahlya on he Instagram feed: www.instagram.com/tahlya_jaydeSubscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY or your podcatcher of choice.Find us on SOCIAL MEDIA.

As Megan delivers her final talk at St John's after filling in during Tim's leave, she shows off her Latin vocabulary and looks at the phrase sub specie aeternitatis, meaning "from the perspective of eternity". Peter uses this section of his letter to first-century Christians to lift our eyes to the reality of eternity - the present reality of suffering can make our lives difficult, but we must live in the light of eternity and things to come. Peter writes about ways people in the first century lived in the day-to-day, debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, detestable wild living - and while they might not be a part of our day-to-day focus, there are still signs of living for today. If time is short, maximising the amount of pleasure in your life might be making sure you have the best clothes, that your money is secure, that your own personal success is guaranteed. Having the perspective of God, from an eternal point of view, can help us persevere the storm, knowing that there is a connection to eternity. 

ORIGINALLY RECORDED: JULY 8TH, 2018 Spring has come and gone and we are smack dab in the middle of summer. But, before we dive into the summer anime season, there are two more shows we mentioned we would be covering from spring.... Today we get ever closer to another full circle as the OG hosts return to a series that was a third of the reason the insanity called Dub Talk truly started. As Megan takes command of her fellow investigators, Steph and Hardy, the trio tackle one of the few sequels ever covered by Dub Talk. Get ready for a ghoulish time, as the OGs review the dub of Tokyo Ghoul:re!! Like what we do? Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/dubtalkpodcast Or consider buying us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/dubtalk DUB TALK SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @DubTalkPodcast Instagram: @dubtalkpodcast Twitch: dubtalkpodcast Tumblr: dubtalkpodcast HOSTS @queenira2 @LilacAnimeRevue @SpacemanHardy EDITOR @LilacAnimeRevue MUSIC "asphyxia" by Cöshu Nie "Half" by Ziyoou-vachi

Megan's heart is filled with rainbows, because she and Will are talking about an unquestionably fantastic episode of Lost. As they dig into Sun's backstory, they take a look at Sun living a life of privilege until a young blue-collar boy swept her off her feet. Is the price he's willing to pay for their love worth the toll it takes on their relationship? As Megan and Will discuss the excellent writing and performances, they address the most important issue of the day, who is the best OTP this show had to offer?   Go to fredsbs.com and use the offer code "NoLoveLost" to get 20% off your order! Art by Megan Willis (@lynxgriffin) Theme by Michelle Cullen (michellecullen.com)

Megan's heart is filled with rainbows, because she and Will are talking about an unquestionably fantastic episode of Lost. As they dig into Sun's backstory, they take a look at Sun living a life of privilege until a young blue-collar boy swept her off her feet. Is the price he's willing to pay for their love worth the toll it takes on their relationship? As Megan and Will discuss the excellent writing and performances, they address the most important issue of the day, who is the best OTP this show had to offer?   Go to fredsbs.com and use the offer code "NoLoveLost" to get 20% off your order! Art by Megan Willis (@lynxgriffin) Theme by Michelle Cullen (michellecullen.com)

Megan's heart is filled with rainbows, because she and Will are talking about an unquestionably fantastic episode of Lost. As they dig into Sun's backstory, they take a look at Sun living a life of privilege until a young blue-collar boy swept her off her feet. Is the price he's willing to pay for their love worth the toll it takes on their relationship? As Megan and Will discuss the excellent writing and performances, they address the most important issue of the day, who is the best OTP this show had to offer?   Go to fredsbs.com and use the offer code "NoLoveLost" to get 20% off your order! Art by Megan Willis (@lynxgriffin) Theme by Michelle Cullen (michellecullen.com)

This episode covers the concept of the "alignment report," a software tool for determining whether a company or law firm's prosecution performance is in line with what is normal at the USPTO. As Megan discusses the goals and potential pitfalls of such data comparisons, she discovers that the most challenging step is actually selecting which applications to include in the comparison. Many patent practitioners make the mistake of defining the application set too broadly, to include applications from vastly different technology areas. This can result in unfair comparisons: for example, comparing a law firm that only works on software patents with one that works on mechanical patents.

When was the last time you experienced grief, pain, or loss? It’s our cultural instinct to brush those feelings off, to sweep them under the rug, and try to move past them as quickly as possible. Today, Megan Devine, a Pacific Northwest writer, speaker, and grief advocate, is here to remind you that personal tragedy’s going to happen (it’s inevitable), but she’s also going to reassure you that in those darkest times of your life — it WILL be okay. As Megan puts it, “it’s okay that you’re not okay.” Megan’s on a mission to help people love each other better. As the founder of Refuge in Grief, a hub of grief education and outreach, Megan leads people through some of the most devastating times in their lives. Together, with her team, she facilitates a growing catalogue of courses, events, and trainings to help grieving people — as well as help those who wish to support them — to learn the skills they need to carry pain that cannot be fixed. Megan’s newest book, It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief & Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand. She’s been featured wildly in the media including Huffington Post, Modern Loss, and the Manifest-Station, and in dozens of podcasts and radio appearances. Dive into the conversation that surrounds grief, pain, and loss to discover how much more healing the entire process can actually be. Key Takeaways: Healing through well intentions. You’re going through your life and the unimaginable happens. It could be a close death, a job loss, or a health diagnosis, but suddenly your world’s turned upside down. Your support system will instinctually try to relate or do whatever they can to help you move past this, but THIS is what you’ll actually need…[09:25]. Embracing the conversation. Talking about grief can make us uncomfortable. The truth is we all walk around with a backlog of unspoken or unheard pain that we’re afraid to reveal; but why? The TRUTH behind our silence and what we’re really so damn afraid of…[16:26]. Finding your safe ground. When you’re met with tragedy you want to be comforted knowing there’s a safety net; a person or group of supportive people who will help you heal. It’s not about reducing the harm, but to feel safe. How can you build that community before needing them? Try this…[19:55]. Carrying the loss. When things go wrong, we want to fix them. It’s in our nature to try. But the next time your loved one calls you distressed and grieving, it’s incredibly important to remember Megan’s sound advice – things cannot be fixed, they can only be carried. Learn what this ONE saying means and be better prepared to face it all…[30:47]. Tune in and turn the volume up for a dose of inspiration and life lessons. You're never more than One Idea Away from a whole, new reality.

Episode 64: As with many things in life, you get what you pay for when it comes to choosing a dentist. As Megan reports, some Canadian patients learned that lesson the hard way. Following the frugal theme of the news roundup, the Case of the Week in this Episode 63 of Chairside Live shows what happens when a dentist skimps on syringe material … It's costly. Click below to learn from the mistakes of others!