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As Rachel traveled back to Aruba, she was reminded of the struggle the pandemic continues to bring on all of us. This year has been collectively hard - but there are silver linings! There is something that happened to you in the past months that you want to bring into your post-pandemic life. What is it? Tune in today to find gratitude for the beautiful things that come from the challenging times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join gal pals Katie and Chloe as we dive into all things FRIENDS. As Rachel reconnects with her ex-fiance, Joey battles a neighborhood peeper, and Chandler plays phone tag with a date. We discuss Lollapalooza, the unwritten rules of dating, and unearth what might be the dirtiest joke ever to appear on the show. Follow Chloe - @cuckooforchlochlopuffs Follow Katie - @littlebabykates --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chloe-r5/message

The OSF Healthcare clinic in Sheffield has moved to a new location at 240 North Mason Street in Sheffield. The new location offers more space and more convenience for patients. Rachel Gustafson from the OSF Healthcare Clinic in Sheffield joined WKEI on Wake Up Tri-Counties Monday morning to talk about what is changing at the clinic and how the new Sheffield Clinic will benefit patients. As Rachel tells us, OSF Healthcare Clinic in Sheffield Mission Partners were given a significant voice in bringing the new location to life and that meant a lot to the Mission Partners to be part of the process of creating this new location.

Over at Voodle, there's excitement about how short videos can create micro-connections for people who don't work face to face. But that's not all. Voodle's Chief Customer Officer, Rachel Lanham, is excited about the possibilities the new work landscape presents. She's also curious about how to prepare for the transition to hybrid work. So, the Voodle team asked 800 US technology workers what they're thinking about. The result is a comprehensive “Hybrid Workplace Report” that details five big challenges in the transition to hybrid. All of these challenges relate to people and how they're connected to each other. Turns out maximizing an employee's experience in the new normal means being open to new ideas about what culture is, how people are included, and the opportunities for new connection habits. Tune it to hear Rachel speak on People at Work about what this research means for all of us. She also shares how she's interpreting the data and implementing solutions for Voodle's own people and culture. As Rachel says, employees are loose in the socket and ready to plug in somewhere else. Let's listen and understand how to keep them. About our guest: Rachel has dedicated her career to solving big business problems with digital innovation and is currently obsessed with the promise of the future of work - a more flexible, inclusive, distributed, and human experience. Her home base is Seattle, WA but, born and raised in Southern California, she reserves the right to complain about the weather anyway. You can connect with Rachel on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/lanhamrachel and on Twitter @RachelLanham8. Resources: Hybrid Workplace Report Virtual Onboarding Toolkit

For this episode, we're joined today by Rachel B. Gross to talk about nostalgia and lived religion in American Jewish life, which is the focus of her book Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice. Rachel B. Gross is Assistant Professor and John and Marcia Goldman Chair in American Jewish Studies in the Department of Jewish Studies at San Francisco State University. Purchase Beyond the SynagogueRead an excerpt from the book Listen in as we talk about a variety of ways in which American Jews connect to their past through nostalgia—through historical museums like the Eldrich Street Synagogue in New York’s Lower East Side, through genealogy, through children’s books and dolls, and through delis and other foodways. As Rachel explains, nostalgia actually offers a kind of lived religious practice, even if it is beyond the synagogue. The 2013 Pew Study of American Jews identified about 20% of “Jews of no religion” (or "religious nones"). Beyond the Synagogue asks us to rethink what is religion in American Jewish life and how it is that Jews who aren’t affiliated with institutionalized religious life still access and interact with Judaism in a myriad of ways.

As Rachel spend times in Sweden, she is experiencing a huge awakening in terms of her love and connection to Mother Earth. In this episode, she shares the practice of hugging a tree, and the benefits this practice can give you. After all, we are nature, too. Tune in to thank the earth with your entire being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Rachel purges all of the items in her house, she reflects on the process of letting go and the human experience of it. Knowing that our life isn’t in our things is one of the most fundamental spiritual lessons - but that doesn’t make it any easier. No matter who we are, where we’re from, or how we live, we will all have to deal with loss. We could lose relationships with people who mean everything to us, jobs that stabilize us, or our homes that keep us safe. Loss is a reoccurring theme in our lives. So, how do we move forward?  Ultimately, in every loss there is something amazing to be gained. Energy is in constant motion and will always come back to you - just in a future where you feel totally free and not held down by past worries. Tune in to let go and get light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today’s meditation practice, you will hold space for yourself on every level of your being. As Rachel guides you on a journey from the breath, to the body, mind and heart, tune in to feel what is moving through you and give yourself permission to be the way you are every step of the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today’s world, trying to get married has become... a hot mess. So, to all the COVID brides to have been, grooms and wedding professionals: you’re not alone. Welcome to Bride To Have Been, a StudioPod original podcast hosted by Emily Lewis, with the purpose of building a community by sharing the reality of this new normal in the wedding industry. Let’s keep inspiring each other and celebrate the thing we treasure the most: love. Like many brides, Rachel thought she wanted a big wedding with all the works. She and her fiance Scott even booked a wedding venue that could accommodate 250 guests just before COVID hit in early 2020. But in the thick of the global pandemic with nine months left before their wedding date, the couple decided to switch up their grand plans for a micro wedding with just six of their family members and have opted to plan for a bigger celebration sometime in the future. Even then, the couple is planning to scale back their plans to around just 80 guests once the pandemic has finally blown over. As Rachel points out to host Emily Lewis, did she really need her mother’s tennis friends at her wedding? No.  Jump straight into: (05:48) - On Rachel expecting a proposal from Scott - “I put a couple of puzzle pieces together and figured out that today was the day.” (08:58) - Rachel realizing she didn’t need a big wedding after COVID - “I thought I wanted a big grand wedding so we booked a 250-person wedding in this expensive catering hall, but now that it's turned into what it is, I'm actually much happier.” (10:08) - Scaling down the wedding - “Obviously I want my family and my good friends there, but do I need my mom's tennis friends? No.” (19:25) - Rachel’s outlook on life in quarantine - “Everybody got screwed over in one way or another. This is just our way.” (20:59) - The chaos of planning a wedding during COVID - “The plan changed every day. We're done changing it. This is what we're doing.” (24:54) - Rachel’s takeaway from the past year - “I think everybody should take time when they first get engaged to sit down and think about it for real before making any moves.” Thanks for listening! Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/bridetohavebeen (Instagram), don’t forget to use the #COVIDBrideTribe, and feel free to send us your COVID wedding stories. Bride To Have Been is a podcast brought to you by https://www.giveagiftpod.com/ (GiftPod) and produced at https://www.studiopodsf.com/ (StudioPod). Edits were made at https://nodalab.com/ (Nodalab) and music was produced by https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ugRqsUUkY3Dxc35llDO07?si=4eTLwb3CT_SDuXuBbEDNAw (GaryOAKland). Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and share with all of your fellow brides.

There's a good chance you've come across those infamous "Florida Man" headlines turned memes. 'Florida Man throws alligator through drive-thru window,' or 'Florida Man calls 911 after his kitten was denied entry into strip club.' This week, we decide to take Florida Man one step further with "Florida (Wo)Man". Rachel details the high-profile case of Aileen Wuornos, a woman convicted of murdering several men whom she claimed assaulted her. As Rachel walks us through it, we discuss the role of trauma, mental illness, and bias. Nathalie shares the case of Sarah Boone, a woman currently awaiting trial for murdering her boyfriend. The murder weapon? A suitcase. While Sarah claims his death was the result of a game of hide and seek, an iPhone video Sarah recorded says otherwise.  [Sources are coming soon!]

Sometimes life is hard. It seems like one challenge follows another. And if we don’t keep our head and our heart in the right place, it’s so easy to slip into living a discouraged and defeated life.Today, I get to share a conversation with someone who truly inspires me by the way she has navigated the most difficult parts of life.My friend Rachel Wojo is joining me today. Rachel has experienced divorce and miscarriage. She’s lost her mother to leukemia, her special needs daughter to a rare syndrome after watching her suffer daily for many years, and recently her husband lost his job for no fault of his own. It’s not been an easy journey. Yet, she has found that God’s Word is where we find real and life-giving solutions to all of the difficulties we experience.In this episode, Rachel shares openly about the challenges of navigating loss, myths about grief we all should stop believing, why God’s Word really does contain all we need for each day, and so much more. This is one I’m simply grateful to share, and I hope it is validating as you process your own experience, inspiring in your walk with Christ, and refreshing as you move forward.As Rachel says in today’s episode, “We don’t necessarily move on, but we can move forward.” Friends, let’s move forward in confidence and assurance of the true Source of our strength, especially when we simply feel like giving up.Show Notes: https://jillsavage.org/rachel-wojo-36/

Rachel Fasham | Luke 19:28-44  As [Jesus] went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: ‘Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ‘Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!’ Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, rebuke your disciples!’ ‘I tell you,’ he replied, ‘if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.’ This was the high point in Jesus' final journey to Jerusalem. As Rachel points out, he had spent much of the day making the ascent from Jericho, and ahead of him lay betrayal and crucifixion. The past year has been a difficult journey for us, yet God walks with us and into a future of hope. The service is introduced by Dan Parnell and also includes a reading from Val Hanson. The recording is an edited version of our Sunday service. The full video version of the service, including music and prayers, can be viewed on YouTube.

What does self-love mean to you? We spend so much of our day-to-day lives rejecting our whole selves. When we feel bad, we usually try to make ourselves feel better rather than sitting with what is true for us in that moment. But how could this denial ever be considered self-love? As Rachel continues to battle pneumonia, she reflects on the mental stress of not feeling her best. Diving deeper, she uncovers a cyclical pattern rooted in deep childhood trauma as her daughter approaches the same age Rachel was when she first experienced her asthma attacks. Ultimately, life comes with ebbs and flows. If we reject certain parts of that experience, we reject ourselves. Self-love needs to be rooted in loving all parts of who we are. Tune in to hear Rachel’s journey toward self-love, and find a little more compassion for yourself along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rachel Fasham | Matthew 2:1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, 'Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.' ... On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.As Rachel says, these don't seem the most appropriate gifts for a child, but they served to represent who Jesus was and his destiny. What gifts can we offer to Jesus and to his family - the church? This livestreamed service includes a talk from Rachel and is introduced by Susan Haynes with prayers from Ann Fasham.The full video version of this service, including music and much more, can be viewed on YouTube. All the links to the various follow-up activities are on our website. 

Introducing Rachel Freiman! Rachel is an Online Fitness & Mindset Coach. As Rachel would say, she teaches women how to lose weight while still eating donuts. She also recently launched a book titled "Becoming Mindstrong" which teaches you how to lose weight based on math and science. Rachel goes on to share her methodologies and explains why you should ditch the fad diets for a more sustainable approach. Socials: Instagram: @getmindstrong Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetMindStrong Twitter: @MindstrongF Website: https://www.mindstrongfitnesscoaching.com/ Pick up Rachel's book! https://www.amazon.ca/Becoming-MindStrong-Health-Fitness-Holding-ebook/dp/B08MVC954W/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KDTR6Q79J1D8&dchild=1&keywords=becoming+mindstrong&qid=1609336671&sprefix=becoming+mindstrong%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-1 My Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarissagrg... https://www.instagram.com/girlofgenz If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, leave a rating and share it with a friend!

As parents, we like to believe that we know our child better than anyone. Maybe better even than they know themselves. But do we really? For some parents, that’s one of the hardest things about making sense of a child coming out as transgender. They didn’t see it coming. How could they have missed something so huge? Most parents suspect something is going on—but they just don’t know what it is. When we recognize that something is off with someone we love, we might ask questions like: are you okay? Is there anything going on that you want to talk about? Sometimes our loved one will tell us: yes, there is something. But most of the time, they usually say everything’s fine and then we go about our day worrying the way only parents and people with anxiety disorders can. Sometimes we miss it altogether. Sometimes we see it and we're too afraid to ask. So how do we get our kids to tell us what's really going on? Today, we’re opening Camp Wild Heart with Brave Mom, Rachel. Rachel is the mother of 15-year-old Archie. Rachel and Archie have been on this gender journey together now for a few years—and they’ve experienced high moments and low moments along the way. There’s no one way to parent any child. As Rachel shares, there are some ways that she and Archie have written the playbook for their family. And, in some ways, she’s had to grow as a mom in the process. So, I Have A Question: This interview with Rachel will probably bring up a lot of questions for you. In the second part of this episode, Dr. Linda Hawkins, PHD., will lend us her expertise and answer some common questions she and I receive from parents as we do this work. Dr. Hawkins is the Director of the Affirmative Therapy for Transgender Communities Training Program at Widener University & Director of the Gender & Sexuality Development Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She has more than 20 years of experience as a clinician. Check out the full episode to hear about: How it’s not only okay but important to ask hard, scary questions Why you and your child need to work together to determine what the playbook for support looks like How your support playbook is specific to your family—and it might look really different from other families—and that’s OK! Find out more about Dr. Linda Hawkins PHD.: Dr. Linda Hawkins at Widener   Find out more about Mackenzie Dunham: wildheartsociety.org Wild Heart Society on Facebook Wild Heart Society on Instagram   Additional resources: childrensnational.org  

If you're into healthy eating and if you follow recipes on social media, most likely you've heard this name: Rachel Mansfield. She's our guest in this episode. If you already know her, you'll be glad to listen to her on the show, and if she's a new acquaintance to you, let me tell you that you'll want to listen to all the value she shares with us today. Rachel is a cookbook author, blogger, podcast host and mom. She's managed to build a large audience around creating recipes that make healthy food super delicious, and easy to prepare. Just her instagram account surpasses the mark of four hundred thousand followers, and her feed is full of yummy, quick and healthy recipes everyone can prepare. Rachel tells us about how she's built her Instagram following, how this social media platform has changed in recent years and how she manages to engage and interact with such a large audience. She also gives us tips and advice on how to create content consistently and generate authentic content around healthy eating, inside and outside the social media platforms. Using different platforms for publishing your content One of the best strategies to build an audience around your brand is to use different platforms to share your content. Rachel, for example, uses her blog, Instagram, her podcast, her website, Facebook and her cookbook. Although using all these platforms may seem like too much, they are closely aligned to each other thus the content she posts on these platforms is very synchronized. She shares about her life, her family, her son, her struggles… but 85% of her content is definitely what she is most passionate about – food and recipes. Each of these platforms allow Rachel to do and try different things. The podcast allows her to share 50-minute interviews which she can't do on Instagram. The cookbook gave her the ability to produce something that wasn't digital, where people could bring her food into their homes. Instagram has allowed her to engage with her audience on a deeper level. As Rachel perfectly puts it, “it's been cool to find different outlets to reach more people but also allow my brand to fit within people and their lives.” 5 Secrets in growing and building your audience Today, with over 400,000 followers on Instagram, Rachel shares 5 secrets with us on how she grew her brand and audience. Produce quality content because quality content attracts people.  Create content that addresses the needs and wants of your audience. Know what they want and leverage on that. That way not only will you be serving your current audience but you will also attract new people that will benefit from your content. Consistency and frequent posting of content is key. Creating content is one thing but posting your content regularly is also an important factor to consider. It's hard to build engagement when you post once a week. People want to hear and learn from you, be present for them. This is also the reason why you need to choose the platforms you want to use wisely. Focus on two or three platforms that you know before jumping to managing seven accounts. Collaborating with other people, content creators, and brands is also important. Let's face it, no man is an island. And this also holds true for content creation. It's also good to collaborate and partner with other brands and content creators to widen your reach. You can start by sharing one another's creations and conversations. Differentiate your brand A valuable lesson we learned from Rachel is that you must differentiate your brand. One way to do this is to show the person and heart behind the brand because it humanizes the content that is posted. Share your life and vulnerabilities. Share more about you, the content creator, to connect and engage with your audience. Engage with your audience. It's also important to engage with the people who are following you on the platform. Cultivate your community, acknowledge them and make them feel that they are important. Rachel personally replies to the comments and messages on her Instagram accounts which makes her more endearing and more able to connect with her audience on a deeper level. Advice for upcoming content creators The most important thing to remember is to differentiate yourself. Don't copy what others are doing. Produce content that feels right for you and your community. It's good to have other platforms to spread your brand on but it's good to differentiate those. Make sure you are having fun with what you're doing. Don't join a platform because you have to. Join the platform because you enjoy doing the content for it.   So there you have them! We hope Rachel's tips help you in your journey towards business growth. Now, we want to hear from you. Are you trying to grow and build your brand and audience? What have you done in order to achieve that goal? Are you planning to apply one of Rachel's tips in your content strategy? Please share your thoughts with us at audiencecoach.com/contact and also on Instagram at @audience.coach.    Links and resources: Rachel Mansfield Website Rachel Mansfield Instagram Just the Good Stuff Podcast Just the Good Stuff Cookbook   Related episodes Two Advantages of Podcasting Over Other Formats in the Health and Wellness Field A 9-step Roadmap To Create A Great Health And Wellness Podcast with Melissa Monte 6 Lessons on Building an Audience in the Health and Wellness Industry, with Liz Moody Why You Should Start A Podcast If You Work In The Health And Wellness Industry

Rachel Hollis is one of the most recognizes faces of self-help, known for her candid brand of playful, irreverent, and often hilarious honesty that makes her a 3-TIME, #1 NYT Bestselling Author. But what happens when someone, who built much of her following and success on the honest marriage advice that characterized her first to books, comes to realize that her marriage is ending? She speaks her truth, and does it with power, passion, and conviction. Rachel's new book "Didn't See That Coming" offers incredible advice for any of us who are walking through grief, and let's face it, most of us are this year. Rachel's book uniquely unpacks the experience of offering incredible advice and tools for managing grief from someone who is smack dab in the middle of it. Rachel and Maria deep dive on what it means to show up for your loved ones when they're suffering, how to invite others in when YOU'RE suffering, and how we can take even the worst of circumstances and turn them into something that can make us better. As Rachel says, we're all walking through hell right now, but we can ALL come out better on the other side. Rachel is beloved for a reason, and if this episode resonated with you, we ask that you'd share it with someone who need to hear it. In the meantime, make sure you're subscribed on your YouTube channel for bonus content, and make sure to tweet about our show @MariaMenounos for #InternationalPodcastDay! RESOURCES: Rachel's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Didnt-See-That-Coming-Together/dp/0063010526 Rachel's Socials: @MsRachelHollis --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Subscribe | Transcript | Comment The Episode in 60 Seconds Events have been and are being canceled and postponed worldwide due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. From South by Southwest to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics to HubSpot's Inbound, events of all types and for all industries are affected. SAP's annual user conference, SAPPHIRE NOW, hosts more than 40,000 customers, prospects, partners, and influencers in Orlando. The original conference was scheduled for May and nearly completely planned when the US lockdown occurred. Within six weeks, SAP had reframed the event and created a snackable, interactive online experience. The results were remarkable. Two leaders behind the scenes of the major shift, Ursula Ringham and Rachel Miller, were tasked with the challenge of finding the connective tissue for the experience without losing the opportunities for business. Our Guests Ursula Ringham leads the Global Influencer Marketing team in collaborating with the entire SAP product portfolio in creating innovative content with trusted external voices to build brand awareness and create sales. Before her tenure at SAP, she had stints at Yoh, Adobe, and Apple where she was the partnership manager for Worldwide Developer Relations. She has a reputation as a storyteller, author, creator, influencer marketer, digital innovator, social media maven, champion of girls education, and an outdoor sports freak. Rachel Miller is a social media and content marketing strategist. She's listed as one of the top 50 MarTech influencer marketing and B2B marketing experts worldwide. Her background before SAP includes Thulium, TopRank Marketing, and PureMatter. During the pandemic, she is taking her fitness seriously and has earned the nickname "baby hulk" and is a craft beer aficionado. Show Notes User conferences have become a staple in SaaS showcasing the latest software developments and uniting users with platform providers, their partners, and other interested parties. These events also become huge public relations gains. [Find lists of user conferences: IT/Tech, software, engineering] SAP hosts their annual user conference, SAPPHIRE NOW, for all aspects of their business. Major sales occur at the event. SAP's reselling partners come together to learn new ways to promote SAP and to feel energized about their partnership. SAP is the backbone of America's supply chain and helps businesses run at their best. 77% of all revenue transactions worldwide run through systems powered by SAP. - Ursula Ringham Shifting an event for in-person to virtual first requires a shift in mindset. As Ursula talks about at 11:00, "It wasn't a huge change but we had to pivot with how we tell the story." For a virtual event, keep in mind who your audience is and how they will consume the content. As Rachel puts it at 14:00, "No one is going to sit through a 40-minute, talking head keynote to kick off your event. Think about how your content can be "snackable," easily-digestible, with great takeaways." Ursula and Rachel talked about the excellent video work provided by their two hired producers. You can reach them here: Sam Juno Jon Lieberman Issues to consider when creating a virtual event Speakers - how do they present on camera for a virtual audience? Topics - how do they fit in with a more segmentable, micro-casting opportunity? Production - what do you want the event to look like on screen? Connective tissue - what ties the experience together—digital hosts? [Ursula goes into great detail about finding hosts to tie the event together at 16:30] Platform - what software can manage the registrations, video streaming, recording storage, visitor interaction, VIP connectivity, and social engagement? Interactivity - how will you facilitate connection—breakout rooms, chatbots, information exchange? Budget - if transitioning from live to virtual, reallocate the funds along the lines needed to produce a great event.   Was the Virtual Event of Lesser or Greater Value? We were able to make a lot more noise. - Ursula Ringham SAPPHIRE grew from 40,000 to over 100,000 attending. The travel barrier was eliminated. Those curious could sample SAP and the event without great risk. SAP grew from a primarily US-based audience to a truly global audience in a matter of weeks. We have this virtual global audience now. If we want to make a big announcement, we'll do it virtually because we can reach so many more people. - Ursula Ringham   There's going to be a lot more pressure on making in-person events more compelling. - Rachel Miller Deploying Influencers to Augment a Virtual Event Ursula goes step-by-step through how they used influencers at 22:00 minutes. Mark Schaefer's article on SAPPHIRE NOW Reimagined. Here are some excerpts from the virtual experience. You can follow the links to pay for access to the video library. Building better core processes Tackling short-term challenges while planning for long-term success Closing experience gaps  SAPPHIRE NOW is known for giving the entire audience a once-in-a-lifetime concert experience. Past artists include Coldplay and Lady Gaga, and this year, Sting joined the virtual crowd straight from his home studio. Here are brief excerpts from all three past concerts. Coldplay Lady Gaga  Sting

Read the full Show Notes and search through the world’s largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website. That there are projects where teams feel under pressure is no news. In fact, stress-related to pressure is a very common problem in software teams. However, sometimes the situation goes too far and turns into a toxic culture. In this episode, we explore what are the signs that the normal “pressure” teams feel is turning into a much more impactful and negative set of patterns. Featured Book of the Week: Co-Active Coaching by Henry Kimsey-House et al. As Rachel grew in the coaching role, she felt frustrated by the reactive mindset she saw in leadership. That led her to explore other approaches to help executives understand and benefit from Agile Values and principles. In Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives, Rachel found a good guide to help her focus her work on helping the individual team members and executives she worked with.    About Rachel Macasek Rachel is passionate about individual and team growth. She has fostered an environment of collaboration and continuous improvement in the manufacturing, biotech, and software industries. Currently, Rachel is focused on the power of an individual and recently acquired her Leadership and Performance Coaching certification. You can link with Rachel Macasek on LinkedIn and connect with Rachel Macasek on Twitter.

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes international best-selling author Karen Dionne to the studio. Karen Dionne is the USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of The Marsh King’s Daughter, a psychological suspense novel set in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula wilderness published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in the U.S. and in 25 other languages. Her next psychological suspense novel, The Wicked Sister, will publish August 4, 2020. Karen has been active in the writing community for over twenty years. She co-founded the online writers community Backspace, organized the Backspace Writers Conferences in New York and the Salt Cay, Bahamas Writers Retreat, and served on the board of directors of the International Thriller Writers. Learn more here www.karendionne.com About The Wicked Sister: For a decade and a half, Rachel Cunningham has chosen to lock herself away in a psychiatric facility, tortured by gaps in her memory and the certainty that she is responsible for her parents’ deaths. But when she learns new details about their murders, Rachel returns to the place where she once felt safest in a quest for answers: her family’s sprawling log cabin in the remote forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. As Rachel begins to uncover what really happened on the day her parents were murdered, she learns that home can be a place of unspeakable evil, and that the bond she shares with her sister might be the most poisonous of all. @copyrighted

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes international best-selling author Karen Dionne to the studio. Karen Dionne is the USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of The Marsh King’s Daughter, a psychological suspense novel set in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula wilderness published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in the U.S. and in 25 other languages. Her next psychological suspense novel, The Wicked Sister, will publish August 4, 2020. Karen has been active in the writing community for over twenty years. She co-founded the online writers community Backspace, organized the Backspace Writers Conferences in New York and the Salt Cay, Bahamas Writers Retreat, and served on the board of directors of the International Thriller Writers. Learn more here www.karendionne.com About The Wicked Sister: For a decade and a half, Rachel Cunningham has chosen to lock herself away in a psychiatric facility, tortured by gaps in her memory and the certainty that she is responsible for her parents’ deaths. But when she learns new details about their murders, Rachel returns to the place where she once felt safest in a quest for answers: her family’s sprawling log cabin in the remote forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. As Rachel begins to uncover what really happened on the day her parents were murdered, she learns that home can be a place of unspeakable evil, and that the bond she shares with her sister might be the most poisonous of all. @copyrighted

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes international best-selling author Karen Dionne to the studio. Karen Dionne is the USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of The Marsh King’s Daughter, a psychological suspense novel set in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula wilderness published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in the U.S. and in 25 other languages. Her next psychological suspense novel, The Wicked Sister, will publish August 4, 2020. Karen has been active in the writing community for over twenty years. She co-founded the online writers community Backspace, organized the Backspace Writers Conferences in New York and the Salt Cay, Bahamas Writers Retreat, and served on the board of directors of the International Thriller Writers.  Learn more here www.karendionne.com About The Wicked Sister:  For a decade and a half, Rachel Cunningham has chosen to lock herself away in a psychiatric facility, tortured by gaps in her memory and the certainty that she is responsible for her parents’ deaths. But when she learns new details about their murders, Rachel returns to the place where she once felt safest in a quest for answers: her family’s sprawling log cabin in the remote forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. As Rachel begins to uncover what really happened on the day her parents were murdered, she learns that home can be a place of unspeakable evil, and that the bond she shares with her sister might be the most poisonous of all. @copyrighted  

Perhaps you remember the classic episode of the television sitcom "Friends" in which Rachel, a notoriously bad cook, concocts a trifle. As Rachel describes to dinner guests Ross and Joey the contents of her version of the classic English layered dessert, the two become suspicious, for interspersed among the typical tiers of ladyfingers, jam, custard, whipped cream, and berries there is a layer of beef sautéed with peas and onions. Not surprisingly, the dish is not a huge success and, curious, Ross surreptitiously takes a look at the cookbook where Rachel found the recipe only to discover to his astonishment that some of its pages have stuck together. As a consequence, Rachel created a combination trifle and shepherd’s pie. The moral of this story is that a trifle should be taken seriously. It is the perfect showstopper for any table. Thanks probably to William the Conqueror, the name for Britain's most esteemed dessert comes from the French word for inconsequential. But a trifle is

No list of great hacks would be complete without the Samy worm that ran amok on Myspace back in 2005. As Rachel points out, lots of hackers start out as experimenters, naturally curious coders who enjoy learning the rules and seeing how far they will bend before they break. If any hack made it's way into the mainstream consciousness over the last decade, it was WannaCry. It introduced a mainstream audience to the concept of ransomware and, because of the impact it had on critical hospital equipment, showed just how far software has embedded itself into our society.If you want to learn more about the Fullstack Cyber Bootocamp, you can check it out here. You can find Rachel here or email her- rachel dot troy at fullstackacademy dot com.This week, as part of our security theme, we skipped the lifeboat, and picked this gem from our Information Security Stack Exchange. Remember, when in doubt, if you absolutely need to erase all data off a drive, a plasma cutter will always come in handy.

No list of great hacks would be complete without the Samy worm that ran amok on Myspace back in 2005. As Rachel points out, lots of hackers start out as experimenters, naturally curious coders who enjoy learning the rules and seeing how far they will bend before they break. If any hack made it's way into the mainstream consciousness over the last decade, it was WannaCry. It introduced a mainstream audience to the concept of ransomware and, because of the impact it had on critical hospital equipment, showed just how far software has embedded itself into our society.If you want to learn more about the Fullstack Cyber Bootocamp, you can check it out here. You can find Rachel here or email her- rachel dot troy at fullstackacademy dot com.This week, as part of our security theme, we skipped the lifeboat, and picked this gem from our Information Security Stack Exchange. Remember, when in doubt, if you absolutely need to erase all data off a drive, a plasma cutter will always come in handy.

Stephanie Newman, author of Barbarians at the PTA is in conversation with host Pam Stack on Authors on the Air. Desperate Housewives Meets Mean Girls in this Heartfelt and Hilarious Debut Novel about a Mother-Daughter Duo Facing Cliques, Cyberbullying, and Snobs in a Wealthy NYC Suburb Victoria Bryant is starting over. After a rage-inducing scandal and the realization that her dreamy fiancé is faker than a faux Fendi purse, she moves her psychology practice and 10-year-old daughter, Rachel, to Mayfair Close, an idyllic Westchester, NY, suburb known for its manicured lawns and excellent schools. The transition is initially seamless; several PTA moms befriend Victoria, her already busy practice booms, and Rachel finds a group of friends. But before anyone can say “helicopter mom,” in walks Lee DeVry. Wealthy, glamorous and perfectly toned, the PTA president is everything Victoria is not. Vic tries to fit in with Lee and the other SUV driving, athleisure-wearing mothers. At first, she manages to balance the demands of her practice, single parenthood, and her budding romance with Jim, a handsome school administrator. All seems well until Rachel is suddenly targeted, first by the girls at school, and then by an anonymous cyberbully. As Rachel spirals, becoming isolated, playing hooky, and exhibiting signs of depression and disordered eating, Victoria vows to find out who has been messing with her daughter.

Stephanie Newman, author of Barbarians at the PTA is in conversation with host Pam Stack on Authors on the Air. Desperate Housewives Meets Mean Girls in this Heartfelt and Hilarious Debut Novel about a Mother-Daughter Duo Facing Cliques, Cyberbullying, and Snobs in a Wealthy NYC Suburb Victoria Bryant is starting over. After a rage-inducing scandal and the realization that her dreamy fiancé is faker than a faux Fendi purse, she moves her psychology practice and 10-year-old daughter, Rachel, to Mayfair Close, an idyllic Westchester, NY, suburb known for its manicured lawns and excellent schools. The transition is initially seamless; several PTA moms befriend Victoria, her already busy practice booms, and Rachel finds a group of friends. But before anyone can say “helicopter mom,” in walks Lee DeVry. Wealthy, glamorous and perfectly toned, the PTA president is everything Victoria is not. Vic tries to fit in with Lee and the other SUV driving, athleisure-wearing mothers. At first, she manages to balance the demands of her practice, single parenthood, and her budding romance with Jim, a handsome school administrator. All seems well until Rachel is suddenly targeted, first by the girls at school, and then by an anonymous cyberbully. As Rachel spirals, becoming isolated, playing hooky, and exhibiting signs of depression and disordered eating, Victoria vows to find out who has been messing with her daughter.

Stephanue Newman, author of Barbarians at the PTA is in conversation with host Pam Stack on Authors on the Air. Desperate Housewives Meets Mean Girls in this Heartfelt and Hilarious Debut Novel about a Mother-Daughter Duo Facing Cliques, Cyberbullying, and Snobs in a Wealthy NYC Suburb Victoria Bryant is starting over. After a rage-inducing scandal and the realization that her dreamy fiancé is faker than a faux Fendi purse, she moves her psychology practice and 10-year-old daughter, Rachel, to Mayfair Close, an idyllic Westchester, NY, suburb known for its manicured lawns and excellent schools. The transition is initially seamless; several PTA moms befriend Victoria, her already busy practice booms, and Rachel finds a group of friends. But before anyone can say “helicopter mom,” in walks Lee DeVry. Wealthy, glamorous and perfectly toned, the PTA president is everything Victoria is not. Vic tries to fit in with Lee and the other SUV driving, athleisure-wearing mothers. At first, she manages to balance the demands of her practice, single parenthood, and her budding romance with Jim, a handsome school administrator. All seems well until Rachel is suddenly targeted, first by the girls at school, and then by an anonymous cyberbully. As Rachel spirals, becoming isolated, playing hooky, and exhibiting signs of depression and disordered eating, Victoria vows to find out who has been messing with her daughter. 

The Cross & The Culture: Pornography | Fruit Of The Sexual RevolutionThe societal damage caused by the sexual revolution is far-reaching. "Rolling Stone" magazine recently boasted about the extreme forms of sexual perversion that took place on a daily basis during the course of a workday in their offices. Apparently, they had no reservations against informing the world that the women working there at that time would rate the sexual performance of the men they worked with via graffiti on the bathroom wall. These people and this magazine have played a major role in shaping the minds of young people over the years. A brief look at our society will confirm this fact, and heir influence has been devastating. The sexual revolution sought to tear down the societal institutions and constructs that were in place to protect young people, primarily women, from various forms of sexual abuse or exploitation. But this crowd convinced the world these institutions were restrictive and hindered their ability to truly live. They gave no thought to the possible consequences, they had no clue “she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.” They tore down these useful constructs thereby opening the flood gates of sexual perversion and confusion. This lascivious group of fools believed society's overall unwillingness to permit lewd behavior was repressive. The sooner they could set free from said repression, the sooner everyone could benefit from this new-found freedom. Too often lasciviousness is confused with liberty. From that time until now, This relentless overdose of sexual perversion helped to produce modern-day sexual saturation. We now live in a time when confusion and sexual perversion have merged into the same lane. We struggle to see the difference between the pediatrician and the pedophile. The school teacher is arrested on the basis of sexual relationships with her students. College campuses have phones lit with a familiar blue every few feet, in case the young girl can reach it before being raped. I wonder how many members of the sexual revolution in the sixty's have lately had to comfort a daughter who bore the fruit of their labors. Or maybe they had to weep over a son's prison sentence, a son who lacked understanding or societal constraints to prevent his carrying out sexual expression without the consent of his victim.   Our media is often far more influenced by the minds of pornography than we may know. The Daily Express, a newspaper in England is owned by Richard Desmond, who made himself into a media mogul through pornography. Rupert Murdoch, the one time CEO of Fox, including Fox News and Sky News, was at one time considered the largest producer of pornography in the world. How is that for being fair and balanced? By the way, Rupert Murdoch is also a disciple of Rick Warren. Just an interesting connection, a preacher with lying lips and a porn mogul intermingled with conservative news. You may also be familiar with another network owned by Murdoch called the Christian Broadcasting Network. It seems the revolution was able to break down an array of restrictive walls. The leading influences in the world around us seem to be in a rush to get us further down this road. Vulgarity, promiscuity, and perversion are conflated with seemingly mischievous behavior. Course hearts with unbridled apatite's demand the right to be satisfied maintaining no concern for anyone harmed in the process. This unbridled hedonism has led to various forms of profitably controlled chaos. The sexual revolution fought hard for its definition of freedom, kicking against every trace of moral restriction until little is left to kick against. The revolution rages on, but with few barriers left to break down, they have turned their attention towards ideas. The world is now expected to take a man serious that calls himself a woman. We are seriously expected to believe every baseless accusation made by women. Often the same women that fought for a society with no sexual boundaries. The idea that man is to have access to an endless measure of choice and pleasure is naïve at best and sinister at its worst. Regardless of the idea, people are being physically harmed as these ideas are lived out. Ideas have consequences, and moral societal constructs exist to protect the vulnerable.  This persistent demand for the ablation of restraint should be reaching tipping points. Unfortunately, the people that should care are too busy enjoying the content of the sexual revolution to mind. Outwardly they pose as if they have concern for the helpful moral restrictions of old, while behind closed doors they are participating or “taking pleasure in them that do them.” At least in part, this continued revolution takes ideological aim at anyone attempting to stand for any form of morality, especially a biblically prescribed morality. They use vile and subversive tactics to tear down any semblance of virtue. The easiest and possibly the most successful of revolutionary attacks are against the character of the individuals standing for any form of rightness. In our day, it's too easy to make manifest the failures in one's life, especially in terms of the virtue they intend to defend. If at any time in life they participated in the evil they now advocate against, their virtuous stance is then required to be viewed as enduring hypocrisy. Thus defenders of morality are halt in that they are too often double-minded, and fulfillment of unbridled appetites, at any cost, reigns supreme. Shock value is now the arbiter of truth, shock value can make one famous, even infamous. The trouble is the shock value of yesterday will not have the same effect today. Sensation hits its peak and then begins to fall rapidly. Thus the providers of sensations will have to be more and more extreme, and the consumers of sensation will speed ahead or chase close behind that next convention-breaking moment. At this point, extreme is the rule, the more extreme - the viler. The more vile - the greater the damage. Laws of obscenity still exist, yet at this point, they are but mere unenforceable suggestions. Relics left behind from a time when America cared. Today there is more pushback against legislative meant to curb obscenity rather than outrage over its existence. Obscenity is the rule, and they are not ashamed, neither could they blush. I recall the days when satire magazines in grocery store checkout lines were laughable commentaries of the absurd. We would see them and immediately shake our heads at the outrageous headlines. Today, the satire is everyday life in America, outrageous magazines are hard to sell because reality is so closely aligned. We now exist within a society that believes extreme forms of sexual perversion are in fact inalienable human rights. Pedophiles believe they have the right to engage in sexual activity with the children of their choice. We have well crossed the tipping point in our societal experiment with the unnatural. It will be hard, nationally speaking on a legal basis, to continue to deny pedophiles the freedom to harm children. If two men can marry one another and women can legally abort a living human being for the most arbitrary of inconveniences. How can any lines of restriction be drawn?  The existence of these ideas should be odd to anyone, but our governing laws now go as far as our population is willing to go. That is a scary thought, this means as long as society is willing to spiral out of control, the legal system is obliged to follow. The purpose of the existence of laws is to prevent the line from being crossed and to uphold some sense of natural and national morality, but when the laws are constantly moved along with the lascivious affections of the people, then laws no longer have a purpose. The inmates are now running the prison. We live in a world heavily weighted in favor of the perverse. The sexual revolution is not done yet. But this deeply engraved tendency of man to live out that which is hidden in the dark recesses of their minds was extent long before the rise of the perverts of the 1960s. Pornography is defined: Licentious painting or literature; especially, the painting anciently employed to decorate the walls of rooms devoted to bacchanalian orgies. Bacchus was the Roman god of agriculture, the Romans associated this false god with the harvest. He was said to be the son of Jupiter by a human woman. His main responsibility was to wander the world educating people on how to make wine from grapes. Curious to see the consistent connection between drunkenness and lewdness. Bacchus had a Greek counterpart, Dionysus. Dionysus is considered to be an earlier manifestation of the same god. He earned the title of a party god, primarily because of his promotion of drunken orgies. In the spring, Roman women would attend secret ceremonies, of which I would not dare describe, these sexual free-for-alls took place to honor their god. Due to his connection with the harvest, a celebration was held each year in his name at the beginning of October. His ultimate mission was liberation, during these perverted drunken frenzies it was said that he loosened the tongues of participants. As a result, the people involved were free to say and do what they want, in that moment, without consequence. This, of course, sounds like the modern-day Democratic Party platform. Bacchus is often portrayed as effeminate, funny, and lewd.  So as far back as the sixth-century, pornographic materials were painted on the walls of the rooms where this drunken perversion took place. As such, today pornography can be defined in a number of arbitrary ways. Loosely, it is the representation of sexual behavior in books, pictures, statues, motion pictures, and any media intended to cause sexual stimulation. This, of course, is very subjective and is limited or expanded based upon the relative taste or motives of each individual or group. The pornography of yesterday is the family television of today.  Interestingly enough, the word pornography is taken from two Greek words. Porni which means "prostitute" and the word graphein which means "to write." Thus its original use was to define any material that depicted the generally understood life and work of a prostitute. In our world today, this would describe a large portion of photos and videos that make up social media. Women today have been convinced exposure of their flesh is equal to liberation. The more women are given over to the characteristics of a prostitute, the more they claim to be free. Thus the subjective nature of pornographic material coupled with the apparent everyday practice of the average American woman certainly makes the term “pornography” broadly applicable. The term is relative to the individual or group involved, sadly Christians in America have become content with depictions the Bible would certainly declare inappropriate. Yet Islam will not allow such open debauchery to exist in their societies. That doesn't mean their societies lack various forms of sexual depravity, they most certainly do. This type of religious hypocrisy has existed for some time, in the medieval era, it was seen in the sexual depravity of Roman Catholic Monks and priests. That hasn't changed really, as of December 2019, 5000 new cases of sexual abuse were filed against the Roman Catholic Church which is expected to cost them another $4 billion. By 2019, thousands of victims have been named and billions of dollars have been paid in a feeble attempt to recompense the children that have been physically, emotionally, and spiritually damaged. In 2018 Pope Francis made a fool of himself in a rather unique way. He claimed the victims of the work of his clergy were fabricating their allegations. Yet later that year he apologized and went on to express shame and sorrow for a consistent history of abuse by the Roman Catholic Church. It seems a rather odd mistake to make for someone that claims to speak ex-cathedra. One rather notable case in 2018 involved a high ranking Cardinal and Bishop of the Catholic Church. The sexual predator preyed upon adult males and minors, but at least he opposed gay marriage and abortion. Fortunately, the Pope dealt harshly with him, he ordered him to a life of prayer and penance, whatever that means. The Vatican had a trial resulting in the laicization of their clerical pervert. He will serve no time in prison. It seems Rome is just carrying out the salacious fruit of their pagan roots. The works of Bacchus are still carried out and exported by one of the most pagan and depraved organizations to exist, the Roman Catholic Church. At this point, it should be considered abusive to allow a child or young adult to ever step foot inside a Catholic Church. Bacchanalian ideas were further propagated in Europe with the manifestation of the printing press. Over the years, as technology has advanced, it has somehow been used to further spread lewd literature and images. In 1558 the Heptameron was published, it contained 72 tales, stories that illustrate virtue and honor as well as the frustration of vice and hypocrisy. Much of the language was deeply sarcastic and meant to highlight the licentious lifestyles of monks and clerics. This book was among a group of publications that began to open the door for unnecessarily descriptive content. In the 18th century, printing technology became more advanced. Printing material developed the ability to regularly produce written content that possessed images. With this development came an underground group of perverts that began to traffic lewd materials. Books such as "Memoirs of a woman of pleasure" began to be commonly read. Pornographic pictures were produced under the guise of art, in Paris, these photos were widely produced and consumed. In France, these photos came to be known as "French Postcards." Soon pornography would be used as a means of social and political dissent. The use of pornography helped elevate ideas of sexual freedom for women, whatever that means, as well as contraceptives and abortion. They all seem to be branches from the same corrupt tree. By 1830, when Queen Victoria came to the throne, it is estimated there were more than fifty pornographic shops on booksellers row in London. During the Victorian Age, pornography flourished in England and in the United States. In 1890 a book called "My Secret Life" graphically detailed the life of a man whose only pursuit was sexual gratification. It was a lewd rebellion against the puritan based society of the Victorian era. Proponents of the sexual revolution would consider the production of such perverted material at this time in history heroic victories by the party of the sexual liberation of old. But, the revolution is not finished yet, it would later be televised. The 19th century brought about photography and soon motion pictures. Of the many wonderful uses of these inventions, pornography quickly seized its opportunity. Pornographic films were readily available as early as the 1920s in America. By the 1960s the sexual revolution is in full effect and a massive upsurge in pornographic film came to exist. The 1980s brought about a shift in the use of pornography, the invention of VHS meant sexual perverts could sit at home and watch alone in the dark. They no longer had to make their way to theater seats or enter a convenience store and embarrassingly purchase pornographic material. Now, they could take the theater home with them. Twenty years into the VHS era, more than 75% of all videos sold were pornographic. In the 1990s this problem was made worse by the invention of DVDs. As if this was not bad enough, in the ‘90s also came the world-wide-web. In rapid fashion, the pornography industry became the most profitable industry on the internet. But this again brought about a massive change in the dynamics. With the advent of the internet, individuals could take pornographic photos and videos of themselves and upload them to the internet. This has proven to be a disaster! Pornography developed many of the initial internet marketing techniques, this is considered a victory by the revolutionaries because mostly women were the developers. The mid-1990s brought about much debate over the use of pornography on the internet. It was hotly debated on the Senate floor, interesting to note, while the West is debating the use of pornography on the internet, Rwandans were being brutally murdered in the Rwandan Genocide. Nonetheless, over the years the pattern has been: new invention, expansion of pornographic materials, outrage by the moral majority, then a measure of acceptance of debased visuals by society. As the debate raged on, the question literally became: "How do we protect our children and Free Speech?" - So far, in terms of pornography, free speech has been safe. Children have become a hot commodity for the Roman Catholic Church and the Porn Industry. Human Trafficking, as an illegal industry has been fueled by the high demand of the porn industry. Due to its great lack in regulation along with its nearly endless freedom, it seems the answer to the question: free remains free, children have become abused captives. The concern was that children would find porn on the internet and ruin their hearts and minds, which they most certainly did. But the Porn industry decided to take the sexual revolution a step further and include debased means of harming children. The Senate did take up a resolution in 1995 that intended to target anyone that placed pornographic materials online. The idea was to prevent easy discovery by anyone under the age of 18. Oddly enough, Bill Clinton signed the Communications Decency Act into law. The Senate understood if something was not done at that time, the Sexual revolution would hijack the information revolution. By 1996 technological innovation and marketing would combine. A man who owned a marketing company that brokered ads for pornographic websites, in other words, a lewd fellow of the baser sort, joined up with man hoping to benefit from the technological underworld. The man owned a domain name that would be of great benefit for the perverted mindsets searching for pornography online. It soon became clear the federal regulation signed by Bill Clinton did little or nothing to stop the onslaught of pornography online. The idea of age enforcement didn’t stop children from accessing porn, and to make matters worse the massive demand now includes the abuse of children to help sustain the industry.  As the numbers of computers in homes began to rise exponentially, so did indecent exposure. This marketing group began to develop banner ads that would lead searchers to pornographic membership sites. The idea was to place these banner ads on scores of unrelated, but frequently visited websites. The ad would flash before the person enticing them to want to see more, so they click the link which takes them to the pornographic website. This idea would develop the standard for all future marketing in every area of the internet. Companies that have products to market online rely on this exact same method today. The value of such ads is still calculated in a similar fashion as well. The marketer would benefit from impressions, that is the number of times these lewd ads would load for visitors to a site. Secondly, by the number of clicks, which meant that someone was redirected from a legitimate website to a pornographic website. This initial marketing scheme profited the website owner some $30,000 per ad. The website owner put the word out in Las Vegas that he owned the online space and the marketing scheme needed for this to flourish. Porn drove the VCR industry in the 1980s, thus evangelist of the porn industry was warmly welcomed by the technology moguls of the day. Their hope was to have porn drive the information age just as it had done with VHS. Online businesses were failing, people were taking chances hoping to understand how to make money with .com's. Yet, the Wall Street Journal began to note how pornographic websites were strong in the black. It didn't take much to be successful, the website owner simply needed a blank slate to fill with perverted banners. Defiled minds would be happy to search out and pay for access to these visuals. The underground world of sexual exploitation would be hard at work creating the necessary content to be hosted on the various sites. The world at large moved past the outrage of stanch sexual content online to becoming amazed at the innovation of the respective marketers. The world of online pornography developed a means of credit card payments online, video hosting, etc. Major aspects of all we know and use online today were developed as a means of marketing and profiting by the porn industry. By 1997, the Supreme Court shot down the previous attempt at regulating obscenity on the internet. Personally I love freedom, especially freedom of speech. But we have reached a crossroads here in which pornography, as a form of freedom, is harming the lives of millions. Over the years Online Pornography has dominated the internet. I have to say, until doing the research for this series of Podcasts, I was naïve to the seriousness of the problem. As of 2018, laws against pornography are no longer relegated to obscenity, though that is bad enough. Current laws dealing with pornography are directly related to Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation. Current measures to slow down this massive form of victimization are prevented from moving forward by groups such as the ACLU, the Center for Democracy and Technology, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Free Speech Coalition. Oddly, these groups often land on the side of exploitation all the while calling it a defense of freedom. The porn industry, of course, is against any forms of regulation. They often respond by stating their belief that parents are in the best position to protect children from pornography. Which is a novel idea, expecting parents to actually take some responsibility for whatever is set before their children's eyes. Furthermore, it does seem odd to be lectured by members of the porn industry regarding the safety and welfare of children. Child trafficking and sexual exploitation essentially exist today for the purpose of producing content for the porn industry. This provides a perfect picture of this present evil world. Irresponsible parents being lectured by pornographers that use children to produce their content. Even so, come Lord Jesus! Suffice it to say, this monster has been allowed to freely grow. One online porn mogul is the company MindGeek, they own several web-based porn sites that produce what they call "entertainment." MindGeek websites receive around 115 million visitors daily. Compare that to YouTube which receives around 30 million visitors daily.  By January 2020 pornography makes up around 12% of internet webpages. 25% of all search engine requests are related to pornography. 35% of all internet downloads are pornographic. 70% of men visit pornographic sites at least monthly. Women make up some one-third of all internet visits to porn sites. Sunday is the most popular day of the week that pornography is viewed online. Thanksgiving is the most popular day of the year for the same. Often, as much as 28% of computer-based labor visits pornographic sites during their workday.  In the age of Covid-19, this next statistic is most alarming. When kids are out of school for an extended period of time, searches for pornographic sites by children rises by 4700%. Now, the sites should not exist, but this is a direct result of failed parenting. As of April 2020, during the Covid-19 home detention orders, various watchdog groups report a 95% increase in online child pornography traffic. Let me be clear, I'm not speaking of children searching porn, I'm speaking of children being used in the pornographic content. Innocent casualties of the sexual revolution and the freedom to mass-produce pornography. This same group reports that pedophiles have seen the value of moving their sick practices of preying on children online. They are targeting your children.   The various groups that intend to exploit your children for the purpose of content by way of vile sexual abuse often use Facebook, Instagram, or twitter to accomplish their devious goals. Many of them also use dating apps, why your child would be on a dating app is further evidence of failed parenting. I would suggest parents have failed if their children have access to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. The reality is these apps are used by and for adults. It is not safe to allow children to use them, the content is often vile and your children are exposed to morbid ideas. The relationship between the internet as technology and pornography as a form of content has explosively dangerous results. A massive number of people taken for the purpose of human trafficking are coerced online, often the young and vulnerable are targeted. Once they are in the hands of their traffickers, more than three-quarters of victims are then advertised online for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Porn sites are ready to receive any of the images from these exploited men, women, and children. Often Backpage and Craigslist are used to advertise them locally. The production of pornography is often facilitated by the use of force, fraud, or extreme forms of coercion. The physical and sexual abuse is recorded and photographed, then uploaded to the worldwide web for sale to the sick and twisted minds that have developed an interest in such materials.  I would like to end here with a testimony from a young girl that was abducted and forced into human sex trafficking. She is a victim of this form of free speech and the sexual revolution. Please understand this testimony is graphic, if you have any inclination to consume pornographic content, you need to listen to this testimony. If you are settled on the fact pornography is evil content that is not pleasing to God, therefore you will not consume it, then I would recommend not listening any further. By the time Rachel was five, she had already been sexually abused by a family member. This plunged her into a state of depression she could not understand at her young age. By age twelve, she was targeted by a sex trafficker. She didn't know his intent was to force her into this horrendous industry. They don't exactly show up with signs advertising their intent. No, he was smooth-talking and he had a nice car that caught attention. As Rachel was waiting for her friends to catch the bus, the sweet-talking man approached her with candy. He showed an interest in her to which she was not accustomed. The man, though much older than her, was such a gentleman, he really seemed to be able to relate to her. Over time, the man would show up there and talk with her, eventually, she gave him her phone number. One day he called her, which greatly surprised her. He asked if she would like to hang out, and she said yes, he showed up at an appointed meeting place in an expensive car. She was very excited to have this opportunity, especially with someone that seemed to care about her. The trip went great, the man treated her very nicely. This series of events happened repeatedly over the next few weeks until eventually, the man asked her to come and stay with him. She reluctantly agreed, they lived together for three months, during which he treated her like a princess. Eventually, she noticed other girls were passing through with his friends and cousins. She was suspicious, but uncertain what this was all about. Soon, the man that had treated her so well began giving her instructions. He began to inform her what would be required of her and how she could perform in such a way as to make them more money. Soon the instruction ended, and she was forced to start working. She would be taken from city to city, from 10 am to midnight she would be forced to perform. The first few days she was only required to see twenty men per-day, eventually, it was thirty men per day seven days per week. She estimates she was raped in this manner more than 40,000 times. She was forced into brothels, hotels, dark streets, homes, and on camera. The men she encountered were cruel and ruthless. Any attempts to protest or any complaints of dissatisfaction led to her being beaten by her trafficker with a chain. Rachel was ushered from place to place with other girls, some of whom were only ten years old, all forced into the same situation. Eventually, Rachel was found to be pregnant, after the birth of the baby her traffickers took the baby and used the child as leverage against her. Rachel was eventually rescued when an anti-trafficking raid kicked in the door. She was trafficked in this manner for four horrible years. While perverts sit and debate their sexual independence, girls like this are being forcefully violated. While fools argue their freedom of speech, children are being taken and used in vile ways by adults who intend to exercise that freedom. Something serious needs to be done. I'm afraid I have come across very little information in my lifetime that I have found to be so grievous. The connection between simply watching porn, exercising free speech, and the sexual revolution need to be clearly documented.    Modern man is so convinced they are so sexually enlightened. Convinced of their revolutionary freedom they no longer deal with shame, jealousy, frustration, confusion, etc. They can now sit back and enjoy the deep levels of contentment this newfound enlightenment brought about, except they are far from content. The demand for sexual freedom is now a freight train barreling full steam ahead. As such, it cannot stop, even if a child is found in the way, the child must be counted as an unfortunate victim of revolutionary sexual freedom. Chaos now abounds, unbridled lust walks to and fro arrogantly seeking whom it may devour. The sexual revolution has been a disaster, pornography, and human sex trafficking is the fruit of this disaster. Learn more about Plenteous Redemption: https://plenteousredemption.com/Hear more Plenteous Redemption Podcast Audio: https://www.plenteousredemption.media/  

Rachel Maine is on a mission to turn the world into a more sex-positive place. Through her company Wellness Sexpertise and her podcast Owning Your Sexual Self, Rachel inspires men and women to talk about their experiences, desires and everything in between. Having started her career in a local domestic violence shelter, Rachel understands how trauma or negative experiences can forever transform a person's relationship with sex and masturbation. Rachel's experience through Pure Romance (a company that sells products for adults only) gave her one-on-one understanding of women's sex journeys, and thanks to that, she now helps people of all backgrounds understand their body, their connection to pleasure and how they can meet their needs through self-pleasure.In this episode, Valerie and Rachel discuss the implications of "the less you know, the more you can control" parent mentality, being raised in a conservative Catholic household, and how parents can harness the power of the internet to break the cycle of shame. As Rachel explains, "so many young adult women don't know who to talk to, to get the advice they need" because as children, they were left to find out things on their own versus having an educated conversation with family members about sex education. Rachel and Valerie also debate the biggest sex challenges in today's society, women's first masturbation and how the act of self-masturbation can do a lot for your self-confidence. Also, Rachel dives deeper into pleasure to explain how women can masturbate the right way, and tell you why you should start looking at feminist porn.Key takeaways from this episode:-Over 80% of women experience low desire to masturbate.-Self-aspiration is deeply connected to self-masturbation.-Sex toys and sex products can be outdated and it's important to understand what you should be using (for your own good).-Sex toys are empowering to help you understand how you experience pleasure and how'd like to be pleasured.-Sex response between genders is very different and there's no reason to think everyone gets it the same way.-Masturbation can help you relieve the stress or body aches you may feel during the day ... and even help you have healthier skin!-Over 80% of women experience orgasms through their clitoris stimulation. -A sex therapist will help you understand the triggers that can cause lack or desire or libido.​Resources on this podcast:She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman, by Ian Kernerhttps://www.amazon.com/She-Comes-First-Ian-Kerner-audiobook/dp/B0007Q1CI6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=D8WD50B0J9MO&dchild=1&keywords=she+comes+first&qid=1589912715&sprefix=she+comes+fir%2Caps%2C190&sr=8-1​Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life​, by Emily Nagoski ​https://www.amazon.com/Come-You-Are-Surprising-Transform/dp/1476762090/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=come+as+you+are&qid=1589912792&sr=8-1Sex Matters for Women, Second Edition: A Complete Guide to Taking Care of Your Sexual Self​, by Sallie Foley, Sally A. Kope, Dennis P. Sugrue https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Matters-Women-Second-Complete-ebook/dp/B006L6VW9U/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2ZAD68072W7YW&dchild=1&keywords=sex+matters+for+women&qid=1589912859&sprefix=sex+matters+%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-2​Sex with Emily Podcast​https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/sex-with-emily-recorded-in-the-stitcher-studioSmart Sex, Smart Love with Dr. Joe Korthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-sex-smart-love-with-dr-joe-kort/id1471803230​How to connect with Rachel:https://www.buzzsprout.com/764204https://www.facebook.com/pureromance.byrachel.12https://www.instagram.com/rachelmaine_ownyoursexualself/https://www.wellnesssexpertise.com/

BizNews — The captain of the Springboks Siya Kolisi is a man known for humility and he knows just what to say in the big moments. With food and hunger, and the needs of so many poor communities increasing due to the lockdown in South Africa; he is again in tune with what the nation needs. He and his wife Rachel have decided to switch the focus of the foundation that they were setting up from rugby to help those in need during the pandemic. As Rachel told Biznews, Siya experienced hunger first hand when he grew up. - Linda van Tilburg

BizNews — The captain of the Springboks Siya Kolisi is a man known for humility and he knows just what to say in the big moments. With food and hunger, and the needs of so many poor communities increasing due to the lockdown in South Africa; he is again in tune with what the nation needs. He and his wife Rachel have decided to switch the focus of the foundation that they were setting up from rugby to help those in need during the pandemic. As Rachel told Biznews, Siya experienced hunger first hand when he grew up. - Linda van Tilburg

'Painfully real, and so beautifully written I wanted to stay within its pages forever' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'Stylish and sensual' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'A thrilling look at mothers and daughters, adolescence, sex, suburbia and secrets' NELL FRIZZELL 'Sexy, sensual, difficult, provocative...definitely one of the best reads of the summer' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS 'Pulls you into its sweaty interior and keeps you gripped' RENEE KNIGHT --- A dazzling debut novel of a dark love affair, set to ignite debate in summer 2020. FOR FANS OF ZOE HELLER, EMMA CLINE, EXPECTATION AND MY DARK VANESSA. --- The summer burns with secrets... It is too hot to sleep. To work. To be questioned time and again by the police. At the beginning of a stifling, sultry summer, everything shifts irrevocably when Lily doesn't come home one afternoon. Rachel is Lily's teacher. Her daughter Mia is Lily's best friend. The girls are fifteen - almost women, still children. As Rachel becomes increasingly fixated on Lily's absence, she finds herself breaking fragile trusts and confronting impossible choices she never thought she'd face. It wasn't supposed to happen like this. Intoxicating and compulsive, Heatstroke is a darkly gripping, thought-provoking novel of crossed boundaries, power and betrayal, that plays with expectations at every turn. --- 'I couldn't tear myself away' ERIN KELLY 'Compulsive, sticky and full of gorgeous writing' KIRSTIN INNES 'A scorching tale of obsession, betrayal and the wounds that mothers and daughters inflict on each other in the name of love' TAMMY COHEN

'Painfully real, and so beautifully written I wanted to stay within its pages forever' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'Stylish and sensual' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'A thrilling look at mothers and daughters, adolescence, sex, suburbia and secrets' NELL FRIZZELL 'Sexy, sensual, difficult, provocative...definitely one of the best reads of the summer' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS 'Pulls you into its sweaty interior and keeps you gripped' RENEE KNIGHT --- A dazzling debut novel of a dark love affair, set to ignite debate in summer 2020. FOR FANS OF ZOE HELLER, EMMA CLINE, EXPECTATION AND MY DARK VANESSA. --- The summer burns with secrets... It is too hot to sleep. To work. To be questioned time and again by the police. At the beginning of a stifling, sultry summer, everything shifts irrevocably when Lily doesn't come home one afternoon. Rachel is Lily's teacher. Her daughter Mia is Lily's best friend. The girls are fifteen - almost women, still children. As Rachel becomes increasingly fixated on Lily's absence, she finds herself breaking fragile trusts and confronting impossible choices she never thought she'd face. It wasn't supposed to happen like this. Intoxicating and compulsive, Heatstroke is a darkly gripping, thought-provoking novel of crossed boundaries, power and betrayal, that plays with expectations at every turn. --- 'I couldn't tear myself away' ERIN KELLY 'Compulsive, sticky and full of gorgeous writing' KIRSTIN INNES 'A scorching tale of obsession, betrayal and the wounds that mothers and daughters inflict on each other in the name of love' TAMMY COHEN

'Painfully real, and so beautifully written I wanted to stay within its pages forever' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'Stylish and sensual' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'A thrilling look at mothers and daughters, adolescence, sex, suburbia and secrets' NELL FRIZZELL 'Sexy, sensual, difficult, provocative...definitely one of the best reads of the summer' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS 'Pulls you into its sweaty interior and keeps you gripped' RENEE KNIGHT --- A dazzling debut novel of a dark love affair, set to ignite debate in summer 2020. FOR FANS OF ZOE HELLER, EMMA CLINE, EXPECTATION AND MY DARK VANESSA. --- The summer burns with secrets... It is too hot to sleep. To work. To be questioned time and again by the police. At the beginning of a stifling, sultry summer, everything shifts irrevocably when Lily doesn't come home one afternoon. Rachel is Lily's teacher. Her daughter Mia is Lily's best friend. The girls are fifteen - almost women, still children. As Rachel becomes increasingly fixated on Lily's absence, she finds herself breaking fragile trusts and confronting impossible choices she never thought she'd face. It wasn't supposed to happen like this. Intoxicating and compulsive, Heatstroke is a darkly gripping, thought-provoking novel of crossed boundaries, power and betrayal, that plays with expectations at every turn. --- 'I couldn't tear myself away' ERIN KELLY 'Compulsive, sticky and full of gorgeous writing' KIRSTIN INNES 'A scorching tale of obsession, betrayal and the wounds that mothers and daughters inflict on each other in the name of love' TAMMY COHEN

'Painfully real, and so beautifully written I wanted to stay within its pages forever' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'Stylish and sensual' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'A thrilling look at mothers and daughters, adolescence, sex, suburbia and secrets' NELL FRIZZELL 'Sexy, sensual, difficult, provocative...definitely one of the best reads of the summer' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS 'Pulls you into its sweaty interior and keeps you gripped' RENEE KNIGHT --- A dazzling debut novel of a dark love affair, set to ignite debate in summer 2020. FOR FANS OF ZOE HELLER, EMMA CLINE, EXPECTATION AND MY DARK VANESSA. --- The summer burns with secrets... It is too hot to sleep. To work. To be questioned time and again by the police. At the beginning of a stifling, sultry summer, everything shifts irrevocably when Lily doesn't come home one afternoon. Rachel is Lily's teacher. Her daughter Mia is Lily's best friend. The girls are fifteen - almost women, still children. As Rachel becomes increasingly fixated on Lily's absence, she finds herself breaking fragile trusts and confronting impossible choices she never thought she'd face. It wasn't supposed to happen like this. Intoxicating and compulsive, Heatstroke is a darkly gripping, thought-provoking novel of crossed boundaries, power and betrayal, that plays with expectations at every turn. --- 'I couldn't tear myself away' ERIN KELLY 'Compulsive, sticky and full of gorgeous writing' KIRSTIN INNES 'A scorching tale of obsession, betrayal and the wounds that mothers and daughters inflict on each other in the name of love' TAMMY COHEN

Today’s guest is acupuncturist Rachel Brumberger, here to talk about acupuncture and Chinese medicine and how you can use those principles to do some self-care at home right now. Rachel began studying acupuncture in 2009. She has earned a master in acupuncture, a master of Oriental medicine and a postgraduate certificate in women’s holistic health—all from the Maryland University of Integrative Health. She co-founded Third Space Wellness in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, about five years ago. Then, in 2019 she started Rachel Brumberger LLC, which is the home of her clinic, writing projects and wellness for workplaces. She now has her own practice for clients in downtown Bethesda, Maryland. Rachel explains the concepts behind acupuncture. It’s whole body medicine, recognizing that the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual are all connected. Therefore, acupuncture can help with a wide variety of ailments, including migraines, menstrual disharmony, back pain, sleep issues, anxiety, depression and infertility. Even though I dislike winter, the past two years as we have come out of winter, I notice I feel more blah than usual. I don’t feel like myself. So, two years ago I decided to go to Rachel—who I had received acupuncture from before—just to see if she could soothe me. She knew exactly the feelings I was talking about as we changed seasons. As Rachel explains, human beings have seasons just like Mother Nature. It’s common for people to come out of winter—which should be a slow, hibernating season—and feel strange or blah. “We reflect the season, and sometimes our bodies need a minute and need a little help catching up to that movement so that we can move into it with more ease. As we regulate the energy within the body we’re basically synching up to the nature around us.” As we’re all dealing with new and enhanced feelings that can change daily during this coronavirus pandemic, Rachel asks us first to pause and acknowledge our feelings. Sit with your emotions before you try to “do” something about them. Rachel compares emotions and feelings to waves forming in the ocean. Picture yourself at the beach and how the waves come in, crest, go out and come back. Our emotions are like that. And it’s important to allow your feelings to come in like waves before you try to fix them, label them, judge them, stop them, heal them. This could mean watching a sad movie and crying through it. It might mean laughing, yelling or crying with a partner or a close friend on Zoom—or it might be a very private thing you do by yourself. Take a quiet moment with no work, no kids, no phone, no immediate responsibilities. Clear the space and sit with your thoughts and feelings. Some people find it easier to do this at night when the rest of the world is quiet. After you do this for a bit, then you can begin to think about self-care tools you can try. Right now, there is a lot of noise in our world, especially for those people who are being asked to be on video chats all day long. Even extroverts are recognizing they need some peace and quiet right now. “We can’t really go anywhere too much and yet it still feels loud, too loud, to do our feelings.” There is no shame in having a wide range of emotions. Acknowledge that you are a human and that these are the emotions that humans experience. If you weren’t supposed to have a full range of emotions, you wouldn’t. Humans are built this way. That helps to not judge yourself. Recognize that if a friend was experiencing these feelings you would not judge them about their emotions. So, why judge yourself? “There’s all kinds of fascinating dynamic emotions people are experiencing right now that they maybe never had before, or never this big, or not for a long time, so it can be very confusing.” Can you listen to yourself and your emotions—with love and respect—and not judge yourself right now? Now, what are some of the tools we can use? First, come back to your breath. Start by lying on the floor or at least put both of your feet flat on the floor. Take a few breaths—that is the cheapest, most accessible tool we all have. It can slow down our brain and our nerves and calm us. You can do this yourself or search out meditation apps like Calm or Breathe. As you’re waiting for each Zoom chat to start up, sit with both feet on the floor and take a few deep breaths. Take deep breaths while you’re cooking or while you’re taking a shower. It doesn’t have to be 40 minutes of meditation. Where can you put it in your day where it’s easy? Unclench your jaw, drop your shoulders, unfurl your brow. Breathing deeply helps. Write “Breath” on Post-it Notes and stick them around your house to remind you. Drink water. Think of a wilted or dried-up plant. Our bodies are 70% water, so remember to hydrate, which can affect your emotions too. If you don’t love water, add a pinch of salt or a lemon or a berry. Even drop a tea bag in your water—something that makes the water seem more like food for the body. Sip the water—don’t gulp—throughout the day. If you can, eat as healthy as possible. Consider canned and frozen fruits and vegetables if you can’t easily get fresh ones right now. Write down the three times of day that are best for you to eat. It differs for everyone. What times work for you? Write it down and stick to that schedule. If you skip breakfast or you push your lunch back a few hours or eat dinner later than you are used to, you start getting crankier and that can increase anxiety. You can use principles of acupuncture at home on yourself or others to take care of yourself. A “scraping” technique is called Gua Sha, which helps the body move stagnation. Watch Rachel’s helpful how-to Instagram video to learn this easy method: www.instagram.com/p/B-Ablj1B1Jl. You can do Gua Sha on sore muscles, or on the chest to relieve anxiety and anger, and on the chest or back to help general moodiness. You can also massage acupuncture points on your own body. See links below under Resources for information about a couple of points. Do the ones that feel good to you. When you find an acupressure point oftentimes the area will feel tender. However, the rest of the body will start to respond to that massage and start to regulate itself. You can also use the five senses. For example, take the sense of smell. What smells good to you? A particular spice, a flower, a candle, your shampoo? Use your nose to smell those scents regularly to calm yourself. How do you get through these tough emotions when you have an immediate deadline or kids to take care of? Take a minute away from work, away from your family and jump up and down for a few seconds. It might sound silly, but it helps. You can also take one hand and wipe it down the other arm, like you’re wiping something off. Then do the other arm. If you are feeling angry and annoyed—like Melanie admits she gets some days during pandemic—and if you have the flexibility in your schedule, just stop the work day. Take a break. Give yourself a “permission slip” to just stop. You can also tell the other person exactly how you’re feeling. Ask for a minute. Ask to call them back or postpone the meeting. That rarely crosses our mind because we’ve been taught to suck it up or leave it at the door. But if you name that feeling and admit to it, it’s easier to blow away those feelings. People are more understanding and sympathetic than they probably ever have been. Unlike other hard moments, we’re experiencing this with so many other people. It’s not just our tough moment or problem. Sometimes it just helps to sleep on your feelings—if you aren’t having trouble sleeping. And if you have to make a decision, tell the other person, “I need a minute. Let me sleep on it and I’ll let you know tomorrow.” Melanie—who is a fan of naps anyway—decided to take a nap recently on a day when she could not stop her anxiety from spiraling. So she just took a nap and woke up two hours later feeling better. Not perfect, but the anxiety had calmed way down. Think of yourself like a toddler—when you get overwhelmed, troubled, cranky, you may need to go to the bathroom, eat, get some exercise or sunshine, or take a nap. Even before a meeting, open a window or step outside even for one minute to breathe in some fresh air and feel the sun. Or you can even just lie down on your floor and look out the window and listen to the birds. Thank yourself, give gratitude for your body, mind and spirt, for freaking out. Your body is taking care of you and trying to save you in the “flight or fight” moment. Tell your body that is OK to calm yourself down. Practicing gratitude acknowledges your feelings and prepares you to begin breathing practices.   Resources: RachelBrumberger.com Rachel on Instagram Rachel on Facebook Rachel demonstrates how to do Gua Sha at home in this Instagram video. Yintang acupressure point to try at home Liver 3 acupressure point to try at home

As you anchor into your meditation practice today, turn your awareness to your breath. More specifically, focus only on your exhales. Allow your inhales to be wide, open, empty spaces, directing your attention to the quality, the length, and the feeling of your breaths out. As Rachel guides you through this practice, you may realize that your breath is growing deeper, your shoulders are dropping, and your face is softening. You are being drawn into the present moment through the power of your breath. Tune in to begin.

Rachel Fackoury is a vibrant and energetic trainer, whose vision is to lead women on a path of self-discovery through fitness. Her passion for personal fitness, health and wellness is rooted in a love of field hockey, which ultimately led her to pursue an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology. In the past five years, Rachel has pursued her passions by teaching group fitness classes, and serving as a personal fitness instructor in local communities throughout Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo. From a young age, Rachel was involved in a variety of sports. Dance, gymnastics, cross country and track, soccer, volleyball and field hockey – you name it, she played it. When it came time to select a field of study, kinesiology was an obvious choice. Originally having her sights set on becoming a dentist, fitness instructing and personal training began only as a summer job. As Rachel developed and grew her own fitness classes, she quickly realized that she not only saw remarkable improvements in people's physical strength, but their mental health and well-being too! Having a career that allowed her to be involved in igniting positive change in another person's life is something she never knew could have existed. From then on, Rachel has been devoted to helping people lead their best lives and become their best self. Website, Facebook and Instagram

Rachel FashamOnce again we focus on someone whose story is told in an entire book of the Bible: Nehemiah, who led the people of Jerusalem in the task of rebuilding the walls of the city after their return from exile. In our All-In service we got the story in just 6 minutes in this fast moving video. As Rachel explains, Nehemiah rebuilt not just the walls but a community with God at the centre. What might that look like today, especially in Christ Church? We went on to respond to that question in a variety of ways as we spread out around the building to create, move, discuss, sing, think and write.The broken-down walls of JerusalemThe Create zone: decorating gingerbread menThe Move zone: finding words to describe a restored community

We are one people. We all have the same beating heart inside our chests. We are all born with the same longing to be loved and free. However, our freedom only extends as far as our privilege, and some of us are born with more privilege than others. In this episode, Rachel shares the story of how she found herself faced with the challenge of having her US ESTA visa revoked and the eye opening process that followed. She is no longer free to travel to a country she pays taxes in, has multiple businesses in, and has visited countless times before. As Rachel travels to the nearest US embassy to apply for a new visa, she is faced with a stifling situation. She watches applicant after applicant be denied entry to the US; family members who have not seen their children in years, only to be sent home heartbroken. The whole situation is emotionally draining and exasperating, yet Rachel leans into the discomfort and brings light to what unites us. So much more connects us than could ever separate us - and the world is made up of much more than border lines. This episode will remind you that with privilege comes the responsibility to help other people. After all, we often don’t even notice our own privilege until it is taken away. You can help by donating to https://togetherrising.org/, an organization helping families separated at the US border, created by Glennon Doyle.

Welcome to Episode 21 of Intuitive Queens podcast from your Intuition Queen.   My name is Mara and I have created this podcast to inspire you with the amazing stories of my guests. They talk about how they overcame fears, limiting beliefs, tragedies and obstacles and managed to find their purpose following their intuition. My hope is that you will resonate with one or all of them and their story will inspire you to take-action to change your life, and finally go after your dreams.   In this episode I am Interviewing Rachel Onojafe, the founder of wellness platform The Trove, 'where the mystical meets modern wellness' & Life Purpose and Business Coach.   Rachel talks to us about her life and early stages of life as a student in Norther California and how she didn’t feel she fit in the classical “blond, fit and popular” stereotype that was very much a reality when she lived there.   Her feeling of inadequacy together with being bullied made her focus on what was the typical idea of success: good school, good job and making a lot of money.   She dove into that but, something inside of her was more interested in the exploration of new avenues and particularly, new countries, like Europe.   That’s how she ended up in London and realised the diversity in cultures, body types, way of thinking and being. She had found her place and eventually she moved to London.   After years of operating with her masculine energy, being successful in her job and adapting the Success Formula: work hard, make money and don’t be too emotional, don’t be weak.. she realised something was wrong. She wasn’t happy.   That’s how she slowly started getting interested in a variety of topics but, what changed her understanding of herself was taking a course called Moon Logic. The discovery was to understand that women, as the moon, have phases, thanks also to the menstrual cycle that mirrors it, and that we have different set of emotions and feelings that change every day and that’s ok because it’s normal!   This was the starting point of a spiritual quest that brought her to become extremely interested in astrology and then the meaning of numbers. Rachel slowly realised the interconnection between those practices and us, human beings.   The biggest realisations for Rachel was understanding that she wasn’t trusting herself and she was looking for external validation, which made her a people pleaser. This was a pattern that she adopted when she was younger, to survive her environment.   As an astrology expert we talked about the moon, Saturn return and how those planetary movements can affect us in various areas of our lives at different times.   We talked about astrology, menstrual cycle, body acceptance and body variety, emotional and mental health and life purpose.   As Rachel went deeper in her search, she then realised it was time to make a career out of those passions that were exciting her and helping her to become more herself.   That’s how she used her professional skills as a consultant and a lot of post it notes, to figure out what she could do that she loved and turn it into a new profession.   That’s how The Trove came about. She created a platform that allows wellness entrepreneurs to expand, grown and connect because she wished there was one for her then.   From the initial idea, The Trove evolved and it’s now a platform where you can take courses, find events where Rachel helps “wellness explorer” - as she likes calling her audience – to try different things and figure out how to get support in their healing journey, especially if you are at the beginning of your discovery or if you have just stepped into the new journey and you are still new.   Rachel is also a Life Purpose and Business Coach and helps people to find their bigger purpose and work with that especially is you are interested in starting your own business.   Check her website to see all her programmes and offers and learn more about purpose, business astrology and spirituality.   To learn more about Rachel’s journey, listen to the full Episode on Itunes, Spotify or watch it on you tube.   If you liked this episode please subscribe and leave us a review. If you have been inspired and you know someone that would like and benefit from it, please share.     Get in touch with us!   RACHEL ONOJAFE   www.tintothetrove.com IG: @intothetrove     Fb @rachelonojafecoaching IG @rachelonojafe         THE INTUITION QUEEN:   www.theintuitionqueen.com hello@theintuitionqueen.com   IG: https://www.instagram.com/the_intuition_queen/ Fb: https://www.facebook.com/theintuitionqueen/

Tonight's special guest is Rachel Grant from San Francisco, California, a child abuse survivor and returning NAASCA family member. Rachel is a counselor and Sexual Abuse and Trauma Recovery Coach at Rachel Grant Coaching. Abused as a child by her grandfather, Rachel provides a compassionate and challenging approach for her clients, using coaching to help survivors of childhood sexual abuse let go of the pain of abuse and finally feel normal. As Rachel says, "What you think, you create!" She brings a passionate belief that her clients do not have to remain trapped or confronted daily by the thoughts or behaviors that result from abuse. Her program, Beyond Surviving, has been designed to change the way we think about and heal from abuse. Rachel writes, "The Beyond Surviving program is based on what I have learned through my own journey of recovery from sexual abuse, my study of neuroscience, and my training in counseling psychology. We use my guidebook, Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse as the roadmap for our work." Rachel is joined tonight by Ashley Easter. The two are co-creating a women's retreat called Emerge, which will be happening in February. They explain, “The retreat is open to all women and is focused on unleashing your empowered self, whether or not you've experienced abuse. It's a great opportunity to receive empowering coaching from experienced coaches, practical tools they can take home with them to better their lives, and much-needed self-care and sisterhood time.”

That first step towards your goals is the hardest. By taking just one step forward you are exponentially closer to your wildest dreams girl! Today on STG we talk about getting started, taking massive action, forcing growth and the impact just FIVE minutes each day can have over a year. As Rachel says " ALL GAS. NO BREAKS." Make good choices, look both ways. I love you the most. Katie

Join us for the first Money Conversations episode on That Makes Total Sense! This week Alexis interviews Rachel Hendrick of Mercy Creates. As Rachel and her husband Jacob were going through their debt free journey, they were hit hard when a government program didn’t pay off like they expected. So, they started to pray and … Continue reading Episode 008 – Money Conversations with Rachel

In this episode, Rachel reflects on her present emotional state and the powerful tool of service. As humans, we can quickly become self-centered and only concern ourselves with our immediate problems. As Rachel begins to unpack her emotional state, she takes a closer look into herself and starts to do the internal work. She begins to focus on the aspects of her life that bring her peace: service. The launch of Yoga Girl Foundation is the number one project in her life that brings her peace. After two little boys who lived 15 minutes from her home in Aruba died from abuse, Rachel’s eyes opened to the massive abuse problem worldwide. She created the Yoga Girl Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping abused women and children. Yoga Girl Foundation’s first project is to build a Family Justice Center in Aruba. The goal of this center is to catch the victims of abuse and to ensure that they are safe, loved and free from harm. Yoga Girl Foundation’s focus is to make sure the proper protocol is in place, the victims are well cared for, well documented, well managed, and all of the entities are connected within the system. Being of service is one of the most important offerings you can make to the world. If you would like to learn more about the Yoga Girl Foundation, please visit www.yogagirlfoundation.com. You can donate directly to the foundation, help spread the word on social media and to your friends and family. This episode will remind you to turn to service in any way possible, and do what you can for the sake of this world! 

How can you use your sensitivity and intuition to program your life for success? Today’s show is about how we find more happiness, achievement, and transformation by focusing on the right things. We will also learn how each of us can make a positive impact on the world by committing to small, everyday actions. Rachel O’Rourke is the owner of O’Rourke Media, a marketing agency for innovative, e-commerce-based startup companies. She’s also the founder and CEO of SPARK Global, an event company that facilitates self-development summits dedicated to supporting women who are ready to show up in the world. Rachel has done amazing things building community events such as SPARK Live, which I’ll be attending this fall. In her upcoming book, 27 Things, Rachel shares the 27 things that are holding women back from making their lives extraordinary and the action steps to take to spark a major shift in each area. Her podcast, Flawed Females, released in May of this year. You can hear Rachel and co-host Lizzie Keith as they captivate you with their conversations. Show Highlights: The whirlwind of events over the last two years--ever since Rachel left the corporate job she hated Why she is passionate about what is possible for women that they don’t even realize How women have been programmed in certain ways that can be changed to bring more happiness, achievement, and transformation The difference in conscious vs. subconscious programming Why Rachel believes focus goes hand-in-hand with success and that we need to be sensitive and intuitive to our bodies and to what the universe tells us As Rachel grew up, she was unaware of what her mind and body were trying to say The need to impress on kids the intensity of their focus How Rachel as a younger person felt like she needed to tone down and not shine too brightly What women tell themselves about going after jobs and accomplishments How Rachel’s obsessive nature can get out of control and lead to her not taking care of herself and her family How Rachel commits daily to making a positive impact in the world with small actions How meditation helps Rachel harness the power of her intensity How Rachel uses visualization to see what she wants to come to fruition The best advice she received: “Protect your energy and set boundaries.” Books that have helped Rachel: You Are a Badass and The Path Made Clear How Rachel helps others realize it only takes one small thing to spark a fire Why Rachel has consistent rituals each day to keep her fire and focus going: meditation, visualization, and consumption of high vibrational content in books and podcasts Why you should protect your environment to keep vibrating at a high level The upcoming 3rd Annual SPARK Summit in Portland in September Resources: Rachel’s website:  Rachel O'Rourke Find Rachel on Facebook and Instagram Find out about the SPARK Summit: The Spark Events 27 Things by Rachel O’Rourke You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey

Would you want to live forever? What would your spouse, your children, your friends mean to you if you knew you would outlive them all? Is our mortality a problem to be solved, or an indispensable ingredient in making life worth living? These questions have long been debated by philosophers and bioethicists, but they are perhaps best explored though the medium of literature. That's exactly what bestselling novelist Dara Horn does in her latest book, Eternal Life. The book tells the tale of Rachel, a young women living in Roman-occupied Judea, who makes a trade with God: her sick child will live, but she will never die. As Rachel reflects on a lifetime of 45 marriages and hundreds of children, lived in many countries over thousands of years, she tries to understand what makes life worth living, and moves us to ponder the question along with her. In this podcast, Dara Horn and Jonathan Silver discuss her novel. They explore the ways Eternal Life subverts age-old tropes about immortality in literature, the different ideas Rachel's entertains about the purpose of life, and how the life of this fictional woman who cannot die can help us think more profoundly about living and dying in the real world. Musical selections in this podcast are drawn from the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a, composed by Paul Ben-Haim and performed by the ARC Ensemble.

Auntie Julia is joined by author Rachel Carter to discuss mastering your own story and keeping an open mind as you piece together your life. She shares her thoughts on dating and finding a partner in her 30s but not defining her life's success by her relationship status. As a creator, she values her free time which plays a part of why she hasn't yet decided if she wants to have kids. They also discuss the importance of the desire to have kids and how that should be a larger part of the decision to become a parent. You should want them if you're going to have them! And if you don't know, you should take the time to figure that out. As Rachel says, "Just because something is hard, doesn't mean you have to tackle it."

So many people, my past self included, want to skip the “mindset woo” and go straight to strategy. The problem with that is, looking to strategy means you’re focusing on things outside your control instead what you already have inside of you. Rachel McMichael interviewed me on her podcast, Business With Impact, and brought up so many great questions that allowed me to do what I love to do most: show the science behind the “woo.” The reality is, neuroscience backs up why our mindset, especially as high-achievers, is the foundation of success. I really embraced this opportunity to break down the step-by-step process of neuro-hacking and show the power of our entrepreneurial mind. So if you’re like me and love a great process, get ready to take notes then take action! The biggest take-aways from today’s episode are:   “The first step is, we’ve got to remove the limiting beliefs and make them empowering truths.”   As Rachel points out, our thoughts will take us captive if we don’t take them captive. This first step in my Mind Matrix is pivotal in the process of rewiring your brain for success. Listen in to learn the best time to uncover limiting beliefs and the steps to take to replace them. [8:48] “If we want to be the very best version of ourselves and really want our big dreams, it’s available to us, but we need to step into the daily practice of becoming the creator of our thoughts.” If we’re actively practicing the things we want most in our life, they come to us. What we focus on, grows. I share how to create a practice that is effective in transforming your thoughts, emotions, actions, and results. [12:02] “The reality is, if something is going to be hard or something is going to be easy, that starts with a thought.” Most of our limiting beliefs stem back to childhood. It is so pivotal to pull out that limiting belief, record it on paper, and refute it with the truth. When we see it in front of us, on paper, our adult brain more easily identifies the falsity in that lie and automatically refutes it with truth. I use an interesting technique with my students to help them through this process and share it with Rachel. [13:24] We are all too close to our own thoughts, so it is always great to have people in our lives that help us level-up in this area. I would love to be that person for you and help you step into the best version of yourself. Start by downloading the FREE Brain Priming Visualizations below! Make sure to connect with Rachel McMichael on Instagram & Facebook and listen to her Business With Impact podcast. Do you find yourself second-guessing your decisions when it comes to your business? Do you worry that you do not have what it takes to push it to that next level?     I’ve got your back! I am here to help you remove these success-sabotaging stories and start building your Epic Business! I have created these special 2-Part A.M. and P.M. audio Brain Priming Visualizations where I guide you to rewire your self-defeating thoughts, to write a new story that aligns with your business goals and to program the truth. Your Epic Business is waiting for you to take this step so download your free Brain Priming Visualizations and get ready to crush your own expectations!

Rachel Farnsworth and gang discuss her business which is devotedly followed by millions, as The Stay at Home Chef. Before making it big on The Stay at Home Chef, Rachel became a stay at home mom after working in social work when she suffered heart failure, the cause of which being Addison’s disease, an autoimmune disorder. As Rachel was left permanently disabled due to the disease, TO SPITE of the emotional and physical stress one top of raising kids has developed a brand that has grown into a profitable Facebook page empire.1:55 – How things started… rolling down hill7:45 – from basic cooking content to Facebook empire10:25 – The Finnicky internet audience15:10 – In Spite vs Despite her disabilityTo learn more about Rachel and check out her fantastic site: https://thestayathomechef.com/ or her famous facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheStayAtHomeChef/If you’re interested in learning more about Harmon Brothers, you can grab a copy of our book at harmonbrothersbook.com. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share. We’ll see you next Tuesday at 6 am MST with a brand new episode.

As Rachel and Brock worked through the first four Silent Hill games, there were a few episodes where time ran out and the ability to dive into the deeper stuff got cut. That's where Whitney Chavis (Chemi_Ro) comes in. Whitney runs the Silent Hill Historical Society and live-streams the games for charity and just generally has a doctorate in this haunted town, whereas Rachel and Brock are more like haunted undergrads. So join us in circling back for some fascinating facts and theories and skinless creatures.

As Rachel followed the creek home and came upon her home field, Clem mistakes her for an Indian and shoots. In the last split second Clem hear's her voice and pushes the gun up. The two rush toward each other with great emotion. Clem calls for their friends and all six excitedly talk at the same time. Rachel pleads for time with her husband alone. The next day Rachel describes her ordeal.

On the fourth episode of Titans Podcast Season 1, Andy Behbakht and Laura Sirikul get together with Tatiana Hullender (of The Flash Podcast) to break down the fourth episode of DC Universe’s Titans! As Rachel escapes the convent, Beast Boy introduces her to his surrogate family the Doom Patrol while Dick and Kory get to know each other better. In addition to that, the gang reads listener feedback from the listeners about "Doom Patrol." That and more on this week’s episode of the Titans Podcast! Catch our NYCC 2018 interviews with Brenton Thwaites (Robin), Ryan Potter (Beast Boy), Teagan Croft (Raven), Alan Ritchson (Hawk) along with executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Greg Walker! As mentioned on the show previously, DC TV Podcasts has launched its own TeePublic store for all things DC TV! Be sure to click here to get some sweet DC TV gear-up while also supporting the podcasting network. “EPISODE SYNOPSIS: Now aware of Rachel's power, Dick and Kory unite to find her. Escaped from the convent that sought to imprison her, Rachel puts her trust in Gar who reveals his own transformative powers. Seeking refuge, Gar brings Rachel home to his "family" – a group of misfit medical experiments we will come to know as The Doom Patrol (including Cliff Steele aka Robotman, Larry Trainor aka Negative Man and Rita Farr aka Elastiwoman) – in hopes of helping the girl. But what starts as a place of comfort for Rachel, soon turns dark under the scientific curiosity of The Doom Patrol's leader Dr. Niles Caulder, whose experiment into Rachel's powers threatens to set free a darkness, and reveal a new level of evil waiting to escape.” Find Titans Podcast on: Social Media: Facebook – @TitansPodcast – Instagram Subscribe: Apple Podcasts – Stitcher Radio – YouTube – DC TV Podcasts – Google Play – iHeartRadio Contact: thetitanspodcast@gmail.com Support: TeePublic Store

As Rachel and Olivia harp on about every week, dating in your 20s is no walk in the park. But add a baby into the mix, and things get a lot more complicated.This week we’re joined by Amy Nickell, author of Confessions of a Single Mum, to debunk the most common misconceptions around life as a young single mother on the dating scene today.Follow us on Instagram to stay up-to-date! https://www.instagram.com/millennial_love See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As Rachel leaves we get Bruce sweeping through the manor. With his robe billowing behind him like a cape. Finally we get a suiting up moment. Check out Eric over at reelpodcastnetwork.com/watchmenminute/   Follow us on:   Facebook: facebook.com/darkknightminute Twitter: twitter.com/darkknightmin Join the Dark Knight Minute League of Listeners group on Facebook Support and donate to us at Patreon: patreon.com/DarkKnightMinute Email: contact@geekmindfusion.com Websites: geekmindfusion.com , moviesbyminutes.com  

The Cloverfield Paradox was released as an extreme publicity stunt and immediately panned by critics, but does the film really deserve such harsh backlash? What began as a stand-alone feature was ultimately picked up by JJ Abrams' Bad Robot and forced into the Cloverfield franchise. As Rachel says, he got his JJ all over it. And yet, despite all of that baggage, The Cloverfield Paradox is better than you think and even worth a watch.

As Rachel continues to seek out the truths about the late Allen and Georgia Clark and their mystery adopted son, Jay, she finds a wellspring of knowledge in an ex-evangelical camp counselor, Wade.

A Simply Brilliant slice of the 1970s that never were...     1. The Splintered Man by Roland Moore When a Spanish scientist kills himself in an explosion at a secret test facility, Counter-Measures are called in to salvage anything they can from the wreckage. But someone else is stalking the scene - and they're determined that whatever is lost will stay lost.    As Rachel is reunited with an old flame, she finds herself drawn into the heart of a mystery. What exactly was Doctor Javier Santos working on? And who exactly is trying to prevent its discovery?   2. The Ship of the Sleepwalkers by Christopher Hatherall   The Counter-Measures team wake on a luxury cruise, with no knowledge of how and when they got onboard. Who has brought them here, and why?   As their investigations deepen, they find themselves in the middle of an international conspiracy, with enemies on both sides. How can they escape when they can’t even trust each other?   3. My Enemy’s Enemy by Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky   Glamorous international arms dealer, Lady Suzanne Clare, has come to town and is offering herself into the hands of Counter-Measures. The price: her own safety. But can their former nemesis ever really be trusted?   With one of their own side seemingly working for the enemy, the race is on to prevent a disaster. But who are they really fighting? And what does Lady Clare really want?   4. Time of the Intelligence by Andy Frankham-Allen A strange voice is interrupting TV broadcasts across the capital, and bear-like creatures are raiding factories, stealing equipment and killing guards. The Great Intelligence and his army of Yeti have returned. And there’s only one team that can stop them.    Familiar with their foe, Sir Toby calls on the help of Edward Travers to defeat the menace. But without the Doctor to help them, can the Intelligence ever be stopped?     Professor Travers, The Yeti & The Great Intelligence © Haisman & Lincoln and used under licence With thanks to Hannah Haisman and Candy Jar   Written By: Roland Moore, Christopher Hatherall, Robert Khan, Tom Salinsky, Andy Frankham-Allen Directed By: Ken Bentley Cast Simon Williams (Group Captain Gilmore), Pamela Salem (Rachel Jensen), Karen Gledhill (Allison Williams), Hugh Ross (Sir Toby Kinsella), Owen Aaronovitch (Doctor Javier Santos), Dan Starkey (Doctor Henry Cording), Beatriz Romilly (Mariana Lopez), Cory English (Ted Hunter), Ewan Bailey (Dimitri Papkin/ Mr Dobson), Caroline Harker (Dr Jayne Smythe), Carolyn Seymour (Lady Suzanne Clare), Laurence Kennedy (Sir August Frazer), Leighton Pugh (Bernard/ Freddie), Lisa Diveney (Doctor Norma Vine), Tim Bentinck (Professor Edward Travers/ The Great Intelligence), Charlie Anson (Reece Goff/ Jacob). Other parts played by members of the cast.   Producer David Richardson Script Editor John Dorney Creative Director for the Haisman Estate Andy Frankham-Allen    

As Rachel rushed off to find another cafe with internet in downtown Missoula, she reflected on the difficulty of squeezing six hours of interviews into six minutes for radio. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear and "City Limits" by Blue Dot Sessions.

Ever pay extra cash to avoid a hassle or make something you dread more bearable? On this podcast, we explore the habit of “Dread Financing”-- spending money to make an upcoming situation a little less dreadful. As Rachel and Suzanne discover, with the help of Michelle Smith from Source Financial, this behavior is costing you more than you might think. Let's fix that. Ready? Calculators should be at the ready, ladies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pie Work. It's challenging. Never-ending. When you make the product you sell the work never stops. Thankfully, for Rachel Pennington baking is a passion. As a result, not only has The Pie Chest on the Downtown Mall become a first-stop for lovers of all things pie, it has become a safe space. A welcoming place where folks from all different backgrounds can meet, talk, commiserate, and create an environment of good feeling and fellowship. The kind that used to exist before people were so bent over their smartphones. Here instead of capturing a moment with a photo friendships develop over the shared love of a dessert in pastry crust. Rachel came to baking entirely by accident. Bored with her current job, she answered an ad on Craig's List for a baker at The Whiskey Jar. The rest is history. When owner Wilson Richey approached her and suggested, "How about we open a pie shop?" Rachel went for it. With only an idea, a vision, and literally no business plan they spent months in development, getting the proper permits, all the rigamarole you have to go through to get something like this up and running. The result is The Pie Chest which opened on 3/14/15 at 9:26 am (3.1415926). Lines were out the door that day and they've never looked back. Her partner Tina acts as Business Manager and Wilson helped developed the interior design, but all the pies are Rachel's, who's become a master baker in only a few short years, developing her pies with a focus on flavor more than recipes. Although the Lemon Chess is Wilson's grandmother's, all of Rachel's concepts come through much trial and error. Working tirelessly, she creates pies full of flavors you can actually taste rather than total bombs of sugar. Her coconut cream is the best I've ever had, full of essence and never too sweet. In fact, it made my Best of List for 2016.  And the chocolate? It's one of her most popular and one I order whole. One slice is never enough once you've tasted its blend of dark chocolate with a secret ingredient you'll just have to listen to the episode to discover. The vibe at The Pie Chest is classic Southern, the types of pies you'd eat with your grandmother. This comfortable atmosphere translates to the decor with homey antique signs and illustrations adorning pale yellow walls reminiscent of Grandma's kitchen. They have savory pies, the mushroom, leek, and gruyere being a personal favorite. There are even breakfast hand pies, or fried pies, Southern in origin and only now coming back into fashion. If you've never had one, you're missing out. Rachel's fit the bill with a delightfully flaky crust and unique flavors like goat cheese, sausage, honey and egg. Good for what ails you and a terrific way to start the day. Rachel uses a commercial kitchen for her baking because when you produce thousands of pies a month, a 700 square food space isn't enough. She needs that kitchen because The Pie Chest still provides all desserts and breads for The Whiskey Jar, Revolutionary Soup, cookies for Milli Coffee Roasters and even does pie weddings! How does Rachel deal with bad Yelp reviews which can often result in moments of Imposter Syndrome? It affects all of us, not just food folks and our discussion on this topic is wonderful because all human beings face this stumbling block. We both agree sites like Yelp do more harm than they help. If you have a problem, address it while you're there! At The Pie Chest, as in so many other establishments, they will bend over backwards to fix it. We also talk about the tight Cville community a theme popping up so much on this podcast. One person says, "Hey, I've got an idea," then 10 people step forward to offer their thoughts and suggestions. What are her tips for the perfect pie crust? In a small town bursting with new bakeries and restaurants how does Rachel find qualified employees? You'll just have to listen to find out. I was thrilled to finally talk with Rachel because her story is so inspiring and she was my earliest podcast supporter, letting me know she listened while baking late at night, offering up her suggestions and encouragement when I was suffering from my own version of Imposter Syndrome. We met in such a unique way. At an event that was a crossroads for the both of us - The Southern Foodways Alliance dinner at The Whiskey Jar in 2013. It was my first visit to a big-name industry conference, attending alone and knowing no one. For Rachel it was her first high-profile dinner where she was responsible for creating a memorable dessert to honor Edna Lewis, the high priestess and pioneer of Southern cuisine. How did she do? Splendidly. Her peach trifle made my "Best of" list that year which gave her the confidence to embark on a career as a baker. Connections. Community. It's the reason I started this podcast and hearing that story again in this episode brought tears to my eyes. Without exaggeration, the single greatest moment of my writing and podcasting career to this point. It tells me I'm on the right path. As is Rachel. One of the missions of The Pie Chest beyond great dessert is to provide a safe, welcoming space to the people of our community. Particularly in this uncertain environment, now more than ever Rachel and Tina want to make sure everyone is welcome. It's why they hung a safety pin in the window. We talk a lot about what hard choices businesses will need to make going forward. How they will adapt and react should volatile situations arise. It's a very real concern and something we can no longer ignore. Even in the bubble that is Charlottesville. This sort of reflection and commitment to creating wonderful moments while eating translates to the environment of the shop where many folks not only stop in for pie but to converse, play board games, and get to know the stranger sitting next to them. Goes without saying more of that kind of shop in this world would be a very good thing. As Rachel says during the interview, "There's always room." And she's not just talking about pie. The Pie Chest is a very special place. Good food, good vibes, good fellowship. The very essence of what a strong community can and should be. Not only is Rachel an exquisite baker, her writing is amazing. Thoughtful and profound, a result of her spiritual studies and background. One post in particular brought me to tears. Worth your time and attnetion. SHOW NOTES – Links to resources talked about during the podcast: Scotty Nichols GoFund Me Campaign: My best friend of 30 years, Scotty Nichols, is struggling with Stage 3B anal cancer. And the bills are piling up. One PET Scan costs $14K. He's had two. Can you please help? No amount is too small. He's an extraordinary individual and the light of my life. Click on the link to learn the story of our friendship. Then please help. Thank you. Polina's Recovery Fund: Local baker Polina was in a horrible car accident and has loss the use of one hand. Please donate to help expenses to help with her recovery. Charlottesville needs her. VA Festival of the Book: Arrives in Charlottesville March 22-26, 2017. Five major cookbook authors will be attendance. And I will be talking with *ALL* of them in future episodes. Click to learn more! Mark your calendars! Waitress: My favorite movie about pie. It's wonderful. Watch. Then watch it again. Andy Griffith's performance is worth a viewing all by itself! Charming and lovely. This episode is sponsored by MarieBette Café and Bakery and listeners like you who donated their support at Patreon, who wants every creator in the world to achieve sustainable income. Thank you.

This is an amazing episode. Since we recorded it, I've flipped it back and forth in my mind considering the content. My position on the Gimlet story has changed since I first heard it, but I'm still astounded by how it all comes together. Jason started be describing how he located the recipe first in Patrick Gavin Duffy's book, The Official Mixer's Manual and then verified that it was also in the UK Bartenders Guild's Cafe Royal Cocktail Book. Jay explained that when he does preliminary searches and finds the recipes first in these post-Prohibition usually he finds the first printed example of the cocktail in question in Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book or Harry McElhone's ABC of Mixing Cocktails. In this case, he found the Gimlet in both which means that McElhone had the first printed version of the recipe in 1925. All evidence points to McElhone as the originator of this drink. Now, we're not saying that he's the first person to put gin and lime juice together. What we are saying is that he's the first person to serve it in a bar as an enjoyable beverage, give it the name it has, list it in a recipe book and have that all carry forward through history as this one drink. The rest of the story all depends upon the name. What everybody knows (or at least what every early 20th century bartender knows) is that a gimlet is a tool for boring into wood usually to vent gas from a cask. It's a simple design that makes the task easy even turning it by hand. This is the obvious origin of the name. Named after the tool, it's another cocktail that generally denotes getting wasted as the drink has a sharp bite of the lime followed by the penetration of the gin. We could stop there. It would be very easy to. However, further investigation reveals that in the Covey Crump manual of British Naval slang a gimlette is the 19th century name for the British Naval lime ration (originally instituted in 1795, this is why British are called "limeys") mixed with gin. This word can be directly correlated with an individual, a Mr. Thomas Desmond Gimlette, who was a British Naval surgeon stationed in Malay around 1878-79 who was known for instituting a citrus ration in gin to the sailors to prevent scurvy. This is a fact, well-known and solid. Because Harry McElhone enlisted in a branch of the British Royal Navy in 1916 it is extremely likely that he became familiar with the gin-lime ration and its name so that when he returned to civilian life in 1919 and began working at Ciro's in London he had a new cocktail recipe ready to try out at the bar. So we have two really good origins for the cocktail name and one, though more complex, seems very likely. The problem with this is that familiarity with the best story is not likely, so by default most people would assume the easiest story. As Rachel points out, it's not hard for the stories to get conflated and in a way start to be true in both cases. Unfortunately, it seems that the T.D. Gimlette story has a good chance of vanishing entirely even though there is a good chance it is truly the origin of the cocktail name. Its return to cocktail culture in the 50s was caused by the popular novel by Raymond Chandler The Long Goodbye wherein one of the characters expounds upon the virtues and proper recipe for the Gimlet. Rachel expanded upon the idea of the popularity of prepared foods in the 50s, a middle class luxury making life seem upper class, and how Rose's Lime Juice Cordial fits right into that narrative also making the Gimlet a perfect cocktail for the age. Sixty-five years later the Gimlet makes a second return as both craft cocktails experience a resurgence in popularity in conjunction with the popularity of the cocktail drenched television series Madmen. What’s in it: 2.5 oz gin 0.5 oz Rose's Lime Juice Cordial 0.5 oz lime juice Another big shocker in this episode was the age of Rose's Lime Juice Cordial. Children of the packaged food generation, we expect all of these over-preserved, food-prep-short-cut ingredients to have been formulated in some Frankenstein lab somewhere in Ohio in the 50s. It's one of the prejudicial crosses we bear. To learn that it was invented by a Scotsman in 1867 blew us all away. We're also used to decrying preserved foods out-of-hand, but to learn about its role in supporting global travel and expansion puts the practice under a new light. It played a part as a stepping stone to global human achievement, one that is now less visible because our need to preserve foods has been supplanted by new developments in transportation and food production. Nevertheless, humbling. Michael brought us two versions of the Gimlet. The Brixton version, following the latest trend in fresh/artisan/craft food and drink, used only fresh lime juice and dressed it up with a sugared rim and as always an original/classic version following the recipe from our book. Truth be told, most considered the Rose's version to be more smooth and drinkable. Only Bethany preferred the fresh lime juice to the Rose's. I, of course, discouraged by all things lime flavored, could leave this drink for the Brits.

As Rachel and Burns begin their unauthorized flight to the Kyoto, they do so firmly convinced that Maxwell will destroy them if Sally doesn't buy them more time.  But they have Swipe to contend with, too, and Rachel's final attempt to make things right will involve facing him.  And this time she resolves to do it right.