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In episode 4 of Style Stories: Stepping Out, I chat with Sarah Stuart, celebrity & fashion stylist who leads the charge in dressing the characters that define New Zealand's major news programs and our interview could not have been more timely. As Sarah also holds an Ambassador role for NZ Fashion Week, we were supposed to engage in the excitement leading up to the event but the world being the tumultuous place that it is, the news that NZ was going into a snap lockdown broke the morning of our interview. Testament to Sarah's hard-working nature and kind character, she still showed up sporting fresh hair and fierce fashion from one of New Zealand's favourite designers, Trelise Cooper. And it's this commitment to performance coupled with a considerate curiosity and an ability to meet the mood of her audience that define both Sarah's fabulous style and her fascinating story. If you like Style Stories but are looking for a little more connection please come and join Style Stories: The Circle, a Facebook Group I've created to provide a community-minded space where you can discuss the latest episodes, get social, and share your style & your stories.
Warning: Ep97 includes discussions about suicide and domestic violence. Sarah was born last of six siblings in a house dominated by alcoholism and other mental illness. When her brothers and sister grew up and moved out, she was left to navigate the storm by herself. She's always been close with her siblings - the way people are sometimes bonded together by trauma. But now, as Sarah tries to survive and give grace in her own alcoholic marriage, her siblings don't understand why she doesn't apply the lessons of their past to her present. As Sarah explains, that's exactly what she's trying to do. Her's is a story of pain, misunderstanding, love and fading hope. It's the story of an unspeakable choice no one should ever have to make. If you love or loved an alcoholic, and your recovery could benefit from connection with people who understand, please check out our Echoes of Recovery program. Echoes of Recovery
When Sarah Sentilles realized she wanted to become a parent, she learned that her husband did not want to bring another child into an already overpopulated world. The two looked to foster care and were placed with a three-day-old girl they immediately fell in love with. In her new book, Stranger Care, Sarah recounts the journey through the system and what happened when their almost daughter was placed back with her birth mother. As Sarah tells Zibby, her goals in writing the memoir were to give herself the agency the system had deprived her of and to remind herself and other readers that love and care don't have to be synonymous with parenthood.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3w7eP71Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3yrkDd1 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
As Sarah and Barry near the end of their Disney journey, they head back to Arendelle for Frozen 2.
Content Warning: You may feel your own trauma activated by some of the content of this episode. It discusses prejudice, gentrification, exclusion, and immigration so please listen with awareness. Listener discretion is advised. Many communities create a dualistic environment where one is focused on either action or belief. Put another way: Some folks get overly focused on right belief (orthodoxy) and other folks get overly focused on right action (orthopraxis). This week's Space Makers, Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza and Rev. Anna Golladay, are the hosts of the Activist Theology Podcast, a podcast born out of the Activist Theology Project. Both the podcast and the project are creating a movement focused on reclaiming the practice of integrating theory and practice. This conversation is both challenging and filled with hope. We talk about why getting really local with our activism can be the best way to live out our own beliefs and why exhaustion is different for those who live in marginalized bodies. *Quick update on the show- this is the final episode of season three. As Sarah makes space for what is next in her own life the show is going on a break. Please check out our previous episodes and thank you for all of your support. We will update you about what is next for “Making Spaces the Podcast” soon. For More on Dr. Robyn Henderson- Espinoza and Rev. Anna Golladay https://activistheology.com/ https://irobyn.com/ https://www.facebook.com/unholyhairetic/ https://irreverent.fm/ Head to our website for all things Making Spaces: www.makingspacespodcast.com For Making Spaces Merch www.society6.com/makingspacespodcast To Support the Show, Become an Official Space Maker: www.patreon.com/makingspacespodcast Stay in touch and send us an email: makingspacespodcast@gmail.com Follow Us: www.instagram.com/makingspacespodcast Catch us on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC2opo2WxgCAYwL75xP-uZ5w Catch all things Irreverent on the site: irreverent.fm This week's episode was edited by Josephine Jael Jimenez and produced by Sarah Heath Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, another seemingly uneventful Bible story ends up playing a bigger role than we first thought. As Sarah passes away, we see how her death makes way for the promises of God.
This week COECT's CEO Sarah Naish talks from personal experience about the strain placed on a relationship when a couple adopts or fosters traumatized children.Parents can quickly experience isolation within the relationship itself. This is especially the case if one becomes the main carer and the other is not around enough to witness the difficulties that arise.About 1 in 3 relationships fail in such families unless help is sought. As Sarah says, raising traumatized children can test relationships to the limit but she presents three effective strategies to combat the problem. COECT also holds workshops and webinars to help couples put these strategies into practice. ***COECT, The Centre of Excellence in Child Trauma is an umbrella organisation combining resources, research and knowledge from cutting edge experts in the sector – Inspire Training Group, National Association of Therapeutic Parents, Sarah Naish – Keynote Speaker and Author, The Haven – Parenting and Wellbeing Centre and Safer Fostering. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CoEChildTraumaTelephone – 01453 519000 Email – info@coect.co.uk Website - www.coect.co.uk
What do you get when you combine a life-destroying journey across space and time with the fun-filled tale of a wise-cracking kid and his wacky robot friend? The answer: Disney's "Flight of the Navigator" (1986), a strange but mostly loveable combination of eerie sci-fi film and "a boy and his dog" story (except that the dog's a robot).Fun is threaded throughout this film, starting with the opening scene of a dog frisbee-catching contest that keeps teasing the audience with faux spaceship sightings. (As Sarah quips, "We open the movie with the Fort Lauderdale championship for 'Who's a Good Boy?'") The movie also features middle-class families with boats and huge houses on the water, a spaceship that operates on Muppet logic, Chekov's fireworks, and a 12-year-old who -- according to Raf -- acts like a bitter Boomer.Unlike 1982's "E.T.," "Flight of the Navigator" did not terrify Sarah as a child, who watched it multiple times with family friends and still considers it to be Sarah Jessica Parker's greatest performance (after "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"). In a slightly emotional turn, she gets a little nostalgic at the end of the episode, thinking about the recent loss of her mother and remembering "the joy of going to a movie together with my family and seeing something that we all genuinely enjoyed." But sometimes, it's okay to be nostalgic and love a movie for its memories more than its content -- especially, as Sarah notes, when we're still "trying to read our own star charts to plot our own way home."
As Sarah and Barry embark on the last stretch of their Disney voyage, this week they settle down to talk about 2011's Winnie The Pooh.
As Sarah wraps up her series in Philippians today, she unpacks Philippians 4: 10-23.
If you simply look on the surface, the Israel and Palestinian conflict will give you the same message. It’s one of Israeli violence, how horrible Israel is, and how the Palestinians are suffering. This will come from the mainstream media and the radical left. But you must know the whole story and how we got to this point before making assumptions. This conflict is not just 50 years old, as some may try to say. This conflict is thousands of years old, dating back to Biblical times. It started with two men named Ishmael and Isaac. Abraham was promised a son with his wife, Sarah. As Sarah got older, she lost her faith that God would provide a son and told Abraham to have a child with Hagar her handmaid. Hagar gave birth to Ishmael, which the Bible says would be a wild man and against every man. God did hold true to his promise in giving Abraham a son with Sarah. His name was Isaac, and the descendants of Israel come from him. Ishmael’s descendants are responsible for the Arab nations. In fact, Mohammad, the founder of Islam, traced his heritage back to Kedar, one of the tribes of Ishmael. According to Muslim tradition, Ishmael and Hagar are buried in Mecca. So the Palestinians are Arabs, Muslims, and have Hamas terrorists in their nation. They hate Israel and have for years. It’s not about a peace deal in this situation, as many would claim. This is about a hatred of Israel and the desire to eliminate them from existence. Time and again, Israel has offered to establish a peace deal. They have offered a two-state deal, many other peace deals. Each time, Palestine is not satisfied because Israel still exists. Israel did not start launching rockets at Palestinians for no reason. They were attacked with rockets first. Israel is not the brutal nation that the radicals want to claim. They are simply defending what is rightfully theirs. We must be in prayer for the nation of Israel and for peace in the area. It’s important to know the whole story, rather than just believing what the mainstream media and radicals want you to know. Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields
CW: Eating disorders are discussed in this episode. About a month ago, we got an email from an aSweatLife ambassador Sarah Piggot who wanted to talk about what it was like to be a part of the aSweatLife community as a plus-size person. And this topic - inclusion and equity for people of all sizes in the fitness community - has been bubbling up inside and outside of our community a lot. And so we worked with Sarah to create a mini-series on #WeGotGoals to discuss it. Sarah Piggott started her blog, OfficiallyCurvy, once she decided to give up dieting and love her body as it is. This journey didn’t happen overnight. As Sarah “struggled” with her weight and to find clothes in her size pretty much her whole life, she challenged herself to run 13.1 miles. After dropping a half size or so when she completed the half marathon, she told herself, “alright, this is me.” Sarah, aka OfficiallyCurvy, showcases plus and size inclusive functional wardrobe staples and that you can be healthy at every size. So, in tandem with Mental Health Awareness Month, we're doing a series of interviews with and by Sarah on the topic of size inclusion, body positivity and diet culture. We chose to do this during Mental Health Awareness Month because the ways we think and talk about our own bodies and others' bodies deeply impact our mental health. On this episode, we touch on everything from learning to love our bodies, buying clothes, and the foods we eat. And Sarah reflects on her first interaction with aSweatLife and the way she felt going into it. "When I was stalking the aSweatLife community, I never wanted to attend an event because everyone seemed so fit, and I didn't want to be the only plus sized person there. Then I went to the summit and I was like, 'I'm not the only one.' You'll also hear in the episode that the topic of shopping for clothes hit a nerve with Sarah, and that's because just before the recording of this episode, LOFT quietly announced in a reply to a tweet that they would be pulling back their extended size offering and would only be making sizes 00-18/XXS - XXL. At the end of the episode, Sarah explains how to support your friends who wear extended sizes: "The best way to support plus size is to shop where you shop and ask them if they're size-inclusive, and then ask them 'why not?'" One thing you can do is message @loft and ask them why they're discontinuing the line. Sarah's parting thought on the episode is something we think everyone can get behind. "I just want people to think all bodies are beautiful and speak to it actually," she said "I want to walk into a fitness class or gym and not feel judged. That is my goal for the fitness industry" Resources: Athleta piece on aSweatLife.com on the relaunch of Athleta's extended sizing Locally to Chicago, where aSweatLife is HQ'd, listeners can email Tera Gurney for a chance to win a $50 gift card to Athleta Find Sarah on Instagram @OfficiallyCurvy Read Sarah's piece about finding body positivity through a half marathon
EP111: In this episode, I pulled from a series of excerpts in a book I'm reading called "Simple Abundance" by Sarah Ban Breathnach. The excerpts are from her March readings really stuck with me when I read them (the book has 365 messages of abundance for each day of the year) because of the quotes she used to introduce the various topics that center around the authenticity, acceptance, and self care - the bottom line being: to celebrate the beauty that is within and love on it every day. I captured the quotes below for those who like reading better than listening. :) "Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have." -- Doris Mortman "We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later. Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth." -- Mary Antin "So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside." --Mary Kay Ash "Beauty is an internal light, a spiritual radiance that all women have but most women hide, unconsciously, denying its existence. What we do not claim remains invisible." --Marianne Williamson "Seek not outside yourself, heaven is within." --Mary Lou Cook "Most of us think of other women as beauties, never ourselves. But every woman was created by Spirit to be a genuine beauty. We learn how to reveal to the world our unique radiance only after we acknowledge it ourselves. Today, take as your personal mantra: "I am what I am and what I am is wonderful" --Sarah Ban Breathnach "Any little bit of self-nurturance is very frightening for most of us." --Julia Cameron "If you want to find the answers to the Big Questions about your soul, you'd best begin with the Little Answers about your body." --George Sheehan "Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice." --Sarah Ban Breathnach Now, TAKE ACTION: Today, spend one hour on self care. Sarah suggests a nice long bath with candles and some good-smelling oils. Then, when done, reflect and take inventory of 20 things you like about yourself. Write them in your Gratitude Journal. Start with 10 things you like about your physical self and then 10 things you like about your personality. If you have trouble making a list of 20, it's ok. Start with less but make a goal of doing this every day and soon you'll have your 20 and probably more. As Sarah says: "Seek only to be gentle and loving to yourself in small ways and watch your self-care increase." (There's a 10th quote!) And so will the realization that you REALLY ARE GREAT!!! I'd love to see you in the free training I mentioned! Sign up here: "Ignite Your Second Half Soul" If you're reading this after it's over, you can sign up on the waitlist using the same link, and I'll notify you when the next one kicks off later in 2021. If you'd like to connect or reach out to ME, you can find me at: Website: www.notyouraveragegrandma.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/LaurieColvinWright Instagram: www.instagram.com/not_your_average_grandma Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/NotYourAverageGrandma If you like this podcast but haven't yet given us a 5-star rating or a review (features only on Apple iPhone podcasting app), please do! It will help increase the visibility of this podcast so that others will see it!!! #activatingabundance #notyouraveragelivespodcast Note: Not Your Average Grandma is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
As Sarah continues her powerful series in Philippians, today she explores chapter 3: 12-21.
In this podcast, Patti Phillips shares a great conversation with the Deputy Director of Athletics at Rutgers University and current Women Leaders Board Member, Sarah Baumgartner. Sarah’s impact at Rutgers has not only elevated the institution to competition at the highest level in the BIG10 Conference, but inspired women across the country to pursue a career in development. She is no stranger to bold leadership and has trailblazed record-breaking multi-million dollar fundraising efforts for capital projects at Rutgers in the last 4 years. There is no better advocate for working in external relations than Sarah, as she has her hands full with oversight of the majority of extrinsic touch points for athletics. Her philosophy on relationship building and developing skill sets are just some of the many reasons that she has succeeded in her role. But much of what has prepared her for her current role began when she was handed Men’s Basketball as her FIRST sport supervisory role at Mizzou Athletics, and she hasn’t looked back since! In our conversation, Sarah opens up how hiring 13 head coaches in 4 years has taught her about the value of surrounding yourself with good people, why flashy resumes don’t always get you the job and how remaining present in her work and life helps her to be the best in every moment, no matter where she is. We also talk about why you should always raise your hand if you are interested in taking on new responsibilities, how being a working mom allows her kids to see the very best of her and why collaboration and empowerment allows her to see projects through with excellence and efficiency. As Sarah says, “If you can bring great attitude and great energy to anything, you can lift the world.” Don’t miss a moment of this conversation! And remember - we are Women Leaders! Head to womenleadersincollegesports.org for more about us and to become a member! Follow us at fb.com/WomenLeadersCS, and on Twitter and Instagram @WomenLeadersCS.
As Sarah continues her series in Philippians, she looks at what it means for us to be humble as followers of Christ.
In this episode, we interview Sarah Canney, the Founder of Rise.Run.Retreat and a Bronze medalist in the 2020 World Snowshoe Championships. Sarah is an athlete, coach, writer and mom with a passion for running. After battling an eating disorder for nearly ten years in her teens and early 20's, Sarah found freedom and healing. Running proved a catalyst in her transformation as she learned to rewrite the negative narrative in her head and find a unique strength within herself. As Sarah became more involved in the running community she was inspired by the connections she had made to create Rise.Run.Retreat in 2015. Sarah's mission is to help women gain confidence, find strength and make authentic connections through running. As the host, she creates a place for women to be inspired and experience personal growth through running. Sarah is also a RRCA and USATF Running Coach and since starting running has become a competitive mountain runner and was a member of the 2018 US National Snowshoe Running Team, finishing 9th at the World Snowshoe Championships in 2019. In 2020 Sarah won the Bronze medal at the Snowshoe World Championships. You can find more from Sarah at sarahcanney.com. Questions we ask Sarah include: How did you initially get started in running and/or athletics? In addition to running, you are a world champion in snowshoeing! Tell us more about this sport and how it intertwines with running. You started Rise Run Retreat, an empowering women's running retreat with both virtual and in-person events. What initially led you to start Rise Run? You've spoken quite a bit about imposter syndrome, your experience with an eating disorder, and knowing your worth. Can you share more about your experiences with these topics, and what has helped you with each? COVID-19 has led to many changes, including cancelled races, retreats, and other events. How have you adapted your business, and what were some lessons learned along the way? For the moms (and future parents) out there listening, how do you strike a "balance" between having your own business and taking care of your children (work, play, and family)? What advice would you give to your younger (late teen, early twenties) self? What does being a Strong Runner Chick mean to you? Connect with Sarah: Website: https://sarahcanney.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah.canney/ Rise Run Retreat: https://www.riserunretreat.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strong-runner-chicks/support
As Sarah continues her series in Philippians, today she explores what it means to be a good friend.
Sarah Nurse was the first Black woman to ever play in an Olympic hockey final. Now, as part of the PWHPA, Nurse (who recently inspired an official Barbie doll in her image) has become a role model for the game’s next generation.Show NotesTo celebrate International Women’s Day, we at Barrier Breakers wanted to celebrate one of the most inspiring and outspoken women in our game: Hamilton’s own Sarah Nurse.As Sarah says off the top of our episode, “It's difficult for women and women of colour to get into hockey because there are so many people telling us that we can't and that we shouldn't.”We’ve talked a lot in this series about the importance of representation in hockey. Until you start seeing players like yourself in the NHL, or on the Olympic stage, it’s tough to truly believe you can make it there. But representation doesn’t come without a fight.Whether it’s said out loud, or communicated in subtle ways, the Game doesn’t always welcome everyone in with open arms. And no one knows this better than the pioneers of women’s hockey. The world of Hockey celebrates the women’s game now—greats like Hayley Wickenheiser, Jayna Hefford, Angela James, and Cammi Granato are all rightfully in the Hockey Hall of Fame. But in the 1950s, a nine year-old Toronto girl named Abby Hoffman had to cut her hair and register as ‘Abe’—a boy—because there was nowhere for women to play. Almost forty years later, the women’s game had triumphantly grown enough to warrant the creation of a World Championship. The first one took place right here in Toronto, in 1987. But the International Ice Hockey Federation—our sport’s governing body—didn’t even want to recognize it at first. It’s been a fight. And yet, the women’s game has never been better. The calibre of play on offer today is exceptional.At the time we recorded this episode, the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association Dream Gap Tour had just made history, rolling into Madison Square Garden. Since then, it has also touched down in Chicago. Join Auston Matthews, Billie Jean-King, Cassie Campbell-Pascall and many more and put a stick in the ground in support of professional women’s hockey. If boys can dream of playing professional hockey, why can’t girls? The times, they are a changin’. And we are very excited that the Maple Leafs have partnered with the PWHPA to be a part of that change.To learn more about the Dream Gap Tour and how you can Put a Stick in the Ground, visit here.A very big thank you to Sarah for taking the time with us, speaking so candidly about her story and her hopes and dreams for the future of the game. Give her a follow on Instagram and Twitter.This has been our fifth episode of Barrier Breakers, our celebration of the amazing Black men, women, players and community organizers who are changing our game for the better. ‘Breaking Barriers’ was co-created by us here at Leafs Forever and Akil Augustine. Today's episode was written by Scott Willats and Paul Matthews, produced by Renita Bangert and Katie Jensen of Vocal Fry Studios for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.Further thanks to digital producer Emily Latimer and Executive Producer Michael Gelfand. If you liked the episode, tell people about it. And write us a review. Your feedback is always welcome. Especially on this series. Help us think about this issue in new and interesting ways, and if you have story suggestions for the types of things we should be talking about, let us know.
There was no doubt about it–the old man’s coordinates were in the Orubus Belt. The Belt was a lawless zone, claimed by none of the prefectures. Whispers of missing ships and entire crews gone mad kept all but the most foolhardy of adventurers far from its borders. All trade routes between neighboring systems circumnavigated it, leaving the Belt almost entirely uncharted. Zuli was a more than a little apprehensive, but she had promised to deliver the old man to his coordinates. And Zuli was not one to break her promises. Zuli made the sign of the Prophets across her face and muttered a short prayer. She pressed the comm button next to the navigational display on her console. “Are you certain of these coordinates?” Zuli said. “They are taking us into…” “Yes, I’m sure!” the old man’s voice came crackling over the comm system. “I know where it’s taking us. You promised! You can’t back out now!” Zuli frowned. She had no intention of breaking her promise. “No worries,” Zuli said. “The Prophets shall watch over us, even in the Orubus Belt.” “Yeah, yeah,” the old man’s voice blurted. “Just let me know when we approach the coordinates. I’ll have preparations to make.” Zuli scowled and released her finger from the comm button. She made the sign of the Prophets once more and asked for a blessing of patience. Zuli had taken pity on the old man at the New Antilles spaceport. She noticed him at the docks, dragging his large cargo container behind him and begging every passing merchant and trader for passage aboard their ship. Those who didn’t ignore him outright were quick to dismiss him once they learned of his destination. Now Zuli understood why. Zuli flicked her finger across the navigational chart on her console and flung it to the bridge’s main display. A spider web of specks and lines appeared near the bottom of the large glass screen, illuminating Zuli’s face with their dull green glow. The top half of the screen remained ominously blank. The blank space gradually expanded downward, pushing the web of charted systems and trade routes off the bottom edge of the display. Soon they would cross the border into the Orubus Belt. A red dot started flashing inside the empty map of the Orubus Belt. Zuli blinked and stared at the spot. The hairs on the back of her neck tingled, the way they always did when the Prophets were about to test her. Pulsing concentric circles expanded around the dot and faded away, like ripples in a red pond. A distress signal! Based on its proximity to their destination, intercepting the distress signal would require a slight deviation from their current heading. She tapped the alteration into her control panel, and felt an almost imperceptible shudder from the ship as it adjusted course. “What are you doing? Why have you changed course?” the old man’s voice boomed over the comm. “You promised!” Zuli sighed. “No worries, friend,” she replied. “I have detected a distress signal not far from your coordinates. I must investigate and help if I can. It is on the way.” “No!” cried the old man. “You promised to take me!” “I did promise,” said Zuli. “And I will take you. If you are unhappy with the path the Prophets have chosen for me then you are free to disembark and seek another ship whose captain is more willing to…” “Gah!” the old man cut Zuli off with a frustrated grunt. “Do what you must, but remember your promise.” Zuli sighed. The ship’s sensors indicated that the old man was still in the cargo hold. “It will be several cycles yet before we reach the distress signal or your destination,” she said into the comm. “Perhaps you would be more comfortable in one of the crew quarters, or here on the bridge with me.” “I’m fine where I am,” said the old man. The old man’s answer didn’t come as a surprise. He hadn’t left his cargo container alone for a nanocycle since boarding the ship. It was, perhaps, for the best; Zuli didn’t think he’d be very good company on the bridge. Something about the old man’s demeanor and the way he coddled that cargo container unsettled Zuli in a way she had never experienced before. Zuli released the comm button and returned her attention to the main display. The red pulsating dot–still alone in the wide empty space of the Orubus Belt–captivated her. She had heard dozens of tales of the Orubus Belt, and dismissed them as absurd. But now, as they approached its border, the seeds of doubt crept into her mind. The tales often told of dark, incomprehensible cosmic forces dwelling deep within the Belt. Zuli closed her eyes, recalling the horrific tales, and wondering what the Prophets had in store for her. Desmond sat under the desert planet’s perpetual night sky at the edge of what used to be a giant sand-worm pit. The nightly howling windstorms had filled it up, burying the sand-worm’s remains and turning the pit into more of a slight depression. Desmond stroked Bae in his lap and listened to Doyle calling Sarah to join them outside of the ship. “I am not eating one more of those… Those things!” Sarah shouted from inside. “Fine,” said Doyle, looking down at the mound of oozing baby sand-worms in his arms. “Just promise me you’ll crawl off somewhere before the end, I don’t want to see what death by starvation looks like.” That could take a while, thought Desmond. With an adequate supply of water even the frailest of human-derived species could potentially live for months without food. Desmond wondered how he knew that. It seemed to him that ever since he managed to side-load himself into the strange robot that now served as his body, he had gradually been gaining access to new knowledge. He was still an unprivileged user process running on the robot, though. Without root access, most of the robot’s systems outside of basic sensory input and motor functions remained an inaccessible mystery to him. “Don’t worry I’ll keep my distance,” Sarah called back. “The stench will keep me away.” Doyle sniffed his armpit and scrunched his nose. “Oh, you’re one to talk,” Doyle yelled toward the door of the ship. “Not exactly miss cinnamon and spice yourself.” Doyle trudged across the sand to where Desmond was sitting. He tossed the armful of baby sand-worms onto the ground. Bae leapt from Desmond’s lap to eat them. Doyle sighed as he watched the animal gleefully munching and snorting. “Is there anything we can do to get the stove or the bath back? Even for just a few hours?” Doyle asked Desmond. Desmond shook his head. “No bueno, bruh. There’s barely enough juice for the water purification and distress beacon.” Sighing, Doyle collapsed to a sitting position next to the pile of sand-worms. He grabbed one and shoved it in his mouth, making a face of disgust as he swallowed. “Any response to the beacon?” “Nah, it’s one-way. If there’s a response you’ll know. Dudes will just show up.” Sarah appeared at the ship’s doorway. She stomped across the sand to where Desmond and Doyle were sitting and, without saying a word, scooped a handful of baby sand-worms from the pile. Bae bounded after Sarah as she headed back to the ship. “You know,” said Desmond. Sarah stopped, her back still turned. “I think Heady would be pretty impressed with you guys,” continued Desmond. “He consumed thirty seven point five bugs in all the videos I had access to on the Ark. You guys probably got him beat a hundred times over by now. You should be proud.” Doyle gave a snort of laughter. “Fuck it,” said Sarah. She turned and sat down next to Doyle and Desmond. “I’ll do it for the content.” Sarah ate a worm. Desmond looked past Sarah to the large mound of sand in the distance where he had buried Bae’s mother. In spite of Doyle’s objections, Sarah had refused to consider the large rhino-pig’s potential value as a food source. The supply of baby sand-worms had also been dwindling since Desmond had killed the giant worm. Desmond had noted that the rate at which Sarah and Doyle were losing weight had accelerated, and both were suffering from a lack of energy. He wasn’t sure how much longer they could survive like this. A sudden gust of wind from above kicked sand up around the ship. Bae snorted and scurried over to Sarah, who scooped the tiny animal up in her lap. Another gust of wind hit, harder this time. “Is that a sandstorm?” asked Doyle. Desmond looked up. “Nah, bruh,” he said, and pointed. “Look!” A glowing spherical craft descended from the sky, blasting gusts of wind downward as it slowed. It settled on the sand twenty feet from the awe-struck trio. Desmond got to his feet and grabbed grub-smasher–the large metal scrap that Doyle used when fishing for sand-worms. The sphere went dark, then a doorway slid open and a ramp extended to the ground. A woman with short silver hair and orange eyes stepped out of the ship. Her silky dark blue robe flowed hypnotically in the wind. The woman made a gesture in front of her face with her hand, then started to speak. Desmond did not recognize the language. Doyle jumped to his feet. “Yeah! Oh God do we ever!” he cried, and started approaching the woman. “Dude, keep back, we don’t know why she’s here yet…” said Desmond. “What? She got the distress signal! She literally just asked if we needed a ride,” Doyle said. “Wait, you can understand her?” asked Sarah. A confused expression crossed Doyle’s face. He ran a finger across his forehead, like he was feeling for something. “Yeah,” said Doyle. “I mean, I know she’s not speaking English, but I understood every word she said.” The woman spoke again. “That’s right!” said Doyle. “That asshole who took the Ark, he shot something onto my forehead. She said it’s like a universal translator or something.” “Universal translator?” said Sarah. “What is this, Star Trek?” “Fascinating,” said Desmond. “The man who took your ship gave you this?” Zuli asked, turning the small white slate over in her hands. Its black markings didn’t look like any language she was familiar with. The man named Doyle stuffed two more green food cubes into his already-full mouth and nodded. “I’m sorry but I have no idea what this is,” said Zuli. She handed the slate back to Doyle. The man and his young female companion ate ravenously as Zuli watched. “So the two of you were stranded all alone on that planet? You poor things,” said Zuli. “Four of us,” said the girl named Sarah. Sarah pointed at the large robot who sat silent at the end of the mess-hall table, and at the tiny creature in her lap. “Ah, yes, my apologies,” said Zuli, bowing her head. The translator patch that Zuli had fabricated for the girl seemed to be working, but she couldn’t do anything for the robot. The robot had not understood any of the languages that Zuli knew how to speak, leaving her with no means of direct communication with the machine. The robot spoke to Doyle in their native tongue. Doyle nodded, then turned to Zuli. “Desmond says if you’ll grant him access to your ship’s computers, he can try to learn your language,” said Doyle. The robot spoke to Doyle again. “Also he wants to know if he can recharge somewhere.” “Of course,” said Zuli. “As you must eat food to live, your friend must also have sustenance. Desmond may join me on the bridge to interface with the computers and recharge once you are finished eating.” Zuli continued to watch Doyle and Sarah as they ate. The poor things were starving–she wondered what they had been surviving on, stranded for so long on that desert planet. They looked malnourished by any humanoid standards, and their clothing was ragged and stained. “I imagine you two could use some rest,” she said. “Perhaps while Desmond accompanies me to the bridge, you two would like to avail yourselves of the beds, baths, and clean clothes in this ship’s crew quarters…” “Baths!?” Sarah interrupted. Chunks of green food cube and spittle sprayed from her mouth. “Did you say baths?” Zuli smiled and nodded. “Please, for as long as the Prophets’ paths for us are aligned, this ship is your home as much as it is mine. There is one other passenger, an old man who has requested transport to coordinates that we currently approach. Once we have delivered him to his destination, I shall help you find your ship, if that is your wish.” Doyle grinned and nodded. Sarah shrugged and continued eating. The strange robot continued to sit in silence. Zuli crossed her hands in her lap and quietly asked the Prophets to bless her and her new companions as they ventured deeper into the Orubus Belt. Sarah stared awe-struck at a small nozzle jutting from the wall above her tub. The mere idea of soap had become such a distant memory that she refused to get excited. Then she tapped the dispenser and the minty aroma filled her nostrils and she felt like she might cry. It was the longest, most luxurious bath Sarah had taken in all the twenty two years she had been alive. She had shampooed her hair five times before it started to resemble something she was familiar with. She had initially avoided looking at the bathroom’s body-length mirror, afraid of what she might see. But after her bath, she managed to muster the courage. Sarah didn’t recognize the frail, alarmingly thin girl who stared back at her from the mirror. She used her finger to trace the hollow depression under her rib cage where her belly used to be, then the sunken shadows around her eyes. She wasn’t hungry–she felt bloated and wished she had eaten less of the green cubes that Zuli had given them. She wondered how that idiot Doyle was doing–the way he scarfed down those cubes had been embarrassing. He probably ate ten times the amount Sarah had. Despite her tummy ache, the bath had invigorated Sarah, and she decided to do some exploring before bed. She left her soiled security uniform on the bathroom floor and headed to her closet to find it stocked with clean clothes. Sarah dressed in a pair of tan cloth pants and a black silk top that fit her well enough, along with a pair of slippers. When Sarah opened the door that led to the ship, Bae jolted up, leaped from the bed, and bounded out behind her. To Sarah, the ship felt strangely reminiscent of the Nikola’s Children compound back on Earth. Clean, colorless, utilitarian hallways and rooms that served their purpose with little flourish. Everything in the ship seemed somehow softer than the compound had been. Rounded corners replaced sharp right angles. Instead of solid concrete, the floor felt slightly spongy, as though carpeted with a thin layer of rubber. The walls felt smoother–like some kind of plastic. The lighting–provided by a continuous illuminated strip running along the center of all the ship’s walls–felt warmer than the compound’s harsh fluorescents. It felt strange to think that her life with Nikola’s Children was over. She had spent almost her entire life inside the compound. Sarah had known it would end–they drilled the idea of colonizing the New Home into all the kids who grew up there, but that idea never seemed entirely real. Sarah had believed only because It’s what her father told her to believe. After Sarah passed through the mess hall and into another hallway, the lights flickered and took on a reddish hue. Sarah’s vision went hazy and she felt nauseated. Was it the ship that was trembling? Or her?. A whispering noise tickled the edge of Sarah’s perception. The whispering washed over her in waves, coming from further down the hall. Sarah placed her hand on one wall, bracing herself, and took a few shaky steps. Bae made distressed noises at her feet. “Shhh,” Sarah hushed the rhino-pig as she followed the whispering to its source. As she drew closer it sounded like a man’s voice, coming from a room further down the hall. Sarah stepped gingerly as she approached the doorway, then peeked inside. Stacks of gray crates filled the room, surrounding an old man at its center. Beneath a dark, hooded robe Sarah saw the man’s thin white beard below his shadowy, sunken eyes. He stood next to a container–different from the others in the room–and muttered at it. When his back turned, Sarah crept into the room and hid behind a crate. “We’ll be together again soon,” the man said in a strained, raspy voice. “I’ll perform the sacrament. I’ll deliver the sacrifice. Blood for blood. Blood for…” The old man started whimpering. Was he crying? “Oh my child,” said the man. “Oh my sweet, sweet child what have I done? What have I become?” The ship trembled and Sarah’s vision went blurry again. Fear gripped her chest. She leaned her back against the crate, breathing heavily. The old man’s raspy weeping terrified her. The noise of somebody falling in the hallway startled Sarah. “What was that? Who’s there?” the old man barked. Sarah grabbed Bae and scuttled to the other side of the crate, barely avoiding the old man’s gaze as he walked past on his way out of the room. The sound of the old man in the hallway faded. Sarah stood and looked at the container that the old man had been talking to. The ship trembled. The lights flickered. Sarah’s head felt hazy, like a fog had descended upon her senses. She walked to the container, and knelt to study it. There was a small dial at its base. The sense of dread that had gripped Sarah intensified, but she felt compelled to twist the dial. Bae backed away, growling. The container’s locking mechanism clicked, and white mist vented from its sides. Bae yelped, then scampered away. Sarah’s heart pounded as she gripped the edges of the lid, and pried it open. The billowing mist in the open container gradually thinned, revealing its grisly contents. Sarah’s eyes widened, and she gasped. Doyle rolled around on the sweat-soaked sheets covering the bed in his quarters. The discomfort had started while eating, and had grown into a bowling-ball sized pain in his gut. Laying on his back, Doyle tried massaging his abdomen, sending shivers of pain through his whole body. He swung his legs over and sat up on the edge of his bed. Did the ship have any laxatives? Did laxatives even exist three million years in the future? His legs wobbled as he stood up. Clutching his stomach, Doyle walked into the bathroom and splashed water on his face. He studied himself in the mirror. His grime-stained beard–fuller than it had ever been–was in stark contrast against the fresh, clean clothes he had managed to change into earlier. He needed to shave and clean up, but first he had to deal with the pain. Doyle stumbled across his quarters and out into the hallway. He started in the direction of the mess hall. Maybe there was medicine there, or maybe he could find some kind of sickbay. A ship this big had to have medical facilities. All Doyle knew was that bad things were happening inside of him, and he needed help. As he lurched through the hallway, Doyle felt his body tremble. Was that me, he thought, or did the whole ship shake? He remembered the tremors on the desert planet. His eyes darted to the ground. Was it… moving? His vision blurred and spun. The ground swirled, collapsing beneath him like a whirlpool of sand. The sand-worm, thought Doyle. How did it get on the ship? A sudden jolt of pain in Doyle’s abdomen sent him crashing to his knees. He clutched his stomach. There was a shriek–the sand-worm was attacking! Doyle raised his arms to cover his face. He opened his eyes, expecting to see the giant creature’s rows of concentric teeth closing in around him, but all he saw was the hallway ceiling. There was no shrieking monster. There was only Doyle, screaming at phantoms in his delirium. Doyle struggled back to his feet and continued down the hallway. He regretted eating all those food cubes. He regretted leaving his quarters. He should have tried to call Zuli for help. The quarters had nothing obvious like a telephone, but there were panels and buttons on the walls–surely there was something he could have used to communicate. Doyle reached the mess hall and spotted some green food cube leftovers. The sight made him retch. This was a terrible idea, he thought. Doyle rushed past the tables and chairs and into the hallway on the opposite side of the hall. He felt his legs–or the ship?–tremble again and he lost his balance. He teetered sideways and slammed hard into the wall before collapsing to the ground. “What was that? Who’s there?” Doyle heard a voice say from further down the hall. It was a man’s voice he didn’t recognize. “Help,” Doyle tried to yell. It came out as more of a hoarse whisper. “Get Zuli, I need help.” Through pain and blurry vision, Doyle saw what looked like an old man in a dark hooded robe approaching. “Yes,” said the old man. Doyle’s spirits lifted. He had done it! He had found help! The old man, Doyle’s savior, spoke as Doyle’s senses faded and he lost his grip on consciousness. “Yes,” the man said again. “You’ll do nicely.” “We’re less than a cycle away now, I should let the old man know,” said Zuli. She sat in a chair at the center of the bridge, facing a large curved glass display behind an array of control panels. Desmond was plugged into one of the control panels, charging his power banks and providing him access to the ship’s data stores. “My friends?” Desmond asked. He had learned enough of the woman’s language from the ship’s computer for rudimentary communications. It surprised him how efficiently his body was able to run his training routines–the Ark’s computers had processed data at a snail’s pace by comparison. “In their quarters,” said Zuli, after glancing at one of the control panels. “Getting some rest, I hope. They looked… weary.” “They had, difficult time on planet,” said Desmond. Zuli nodded. “It is good that the Prophets led me to you.” “Prophets?” Desmond asked. The word Zuli had used was unknown to him. “Yes, the Prophets,” said Zuli. “You do not know the Prophets? You have no… religion?” Desmond recognized that word. Heady Armstrong, the Youtuber whose videos his training routines had ingested for three million years, had strong opinions about religion. “Ah, religion,” said Desmond. “No, I have no religion.” Zuli nodded somberly. “Perhaps I can teach you of…” The ship shook slightly and one of the panels in front of Zuli started flashing. Desmond’s training algorithms stopped executing. Running diagnostics on his connection to the ship didn’t reveal any obvious problems. Why had his body terminated the processes? He stepped closer to Zuli and looked at the control panel. “What happened?” asked Desmond. “I do not know,” said Zuli. “A millicycle ago there was nothing at the old man’s coordinates. Now there is something.” “Something?” asked Desmond. “Yes,” said Zuli. She looked up at Desmond. “Oh! You are glowing!” Desmond looked down. Glowing blue lines had appeared, tracing intricate geometric patterns over his body. His body started spinning up dozens of new processes that he had never seen execute before. “Are we close to it?” asked Desmond. “Too close,” said Zuli. “I cannot stop our approach. The ship has stopped responding.” The ship shuddered again. “Can I see?” asked Desmond, pointing at the large curved glass panel. “Yes,” said Zuli. She made some gestures against the control panel, and the large glass display went dark. “Is that it?” asked Desmond. Zuli nodded and pointed at the large darkened screen. “Something is there,” she said. Desmond looked again. There was a spot at the center of the screen that looked darker than its surroundings. Desmond adjusted the gamma of his ocular sensors to get a better look. The dark mass at the center of the screen seemed to be moving–like its surface was a living, writhing thing. A series of whirring and clacking noises rang through the bridge. Desmond felt his body moving on its own, lowering its center of gravity, exposing concealed components. Canons extended from his forearms; his legs divided into an array of spider-like limbs; a device extended from his back and emitted a flash of blue light, surrounding Desmond’s transformed body in a translucent, shimmering honey-combed shield. Even if Desmond didn’t know what that thing on the screen was, his body did–and its response was to prepare for battle. “We should leave,” said Desmond. Zuli stared with her mouth open. “I am trying,” she said. An alarm sounded and another panel started blinking. Zuli tore her eyes from Desmond to look at it. “There is a new problem!” she cried. “What is it?” asked Desmond. “One of the ship’s airlocks is opening,” she said. “Your friend is inside!” “Whoah,” said Desmond. He tested his control over his new robot spider legs and prepared to see how fast they could go. “Tell me where.” – It was a child. Or at least what remained of one. Sarah stared at the grotesque figure inside the container in horror. It couldn’t have been more than five or six when it had died. The body was too twisted and mutilated to tell if it had been a boy or girl. The sound of footsteps in the hallway broke Sarah from her stupor. She grabbed the container’s lid and slid it back into place. The locking mechanism clicked, and the dial that had released the lid started tightening on its own. Sarah scrambled to another stack of containers. She peeked out from behind in time to see the old man reappear at the door. The old man scuffled to his container at the center of the room, muttering under his breath. The old man knelt next to his container and turned the dial to release the lid. Sarah tried to make out what he was saying. “The sacrifice is ready,” she heard, and a shiver ran down her spine. The old man tenderly lifted the corpse and cradled it in his arm. Then he reached back into the container and pulled out a rifle of some sort. Damn, thought Sarah–if she had known that had been hiding under the body she could have grabbed it herself. The old man started walking back toward the door. Sarah crouched, getting ready to sneak after him, but a familiar sound stopped her cold. The high pitched bark was unmistakable–Bae had made the same sound on the planet during the sand-worm attack. Still hiding, Sarah desperately looked toward the old man. She could hear Bae, but cargo containers by the door obscured her view. All she could see was the old man from the waist up, as he pointed his rifle at the ground in front of him. “Filthy creature,” the old man said. The rifle fired before Sarah could react, and then there was silence. It felt like her heart had stopped in her chest. Sarah wanted to scream, but she had lost the ability to speak; she wanted to lunge at the old man–to turn him into a mangled corpse like the one cradled in his arm, but she had lost the ability to move. She could only watch, grief-stricken as the old man kicked something from his path, then walked out into the hall. Sarah’s mind was a jumble–whether seconds passed or minutes, she wasn’t sure. She thought of Bae, and her anguish gradually dissipated, leaving blind rage in its place. She never had a pet growing up–they were unheard of in the Nikola’s Children compound. She knew from the internet that keeping pets was something that other people did, but she never understood why–until Bae. The little rhino-pig was everything to her–had been her sole source of happiness since she woke up on the desert planet. And now Bae was gone. It pained Sarah to think of Bae’s little body–kicked aside like a piece of trash. She shielded her eyes as she ran to the door. She would return for Bae later. Now was not the time for mourning. Now was the time for one thing and one thing only–seared into every fiber of Sarah’s being: Revenge. The ship started trembling again as Sarah stormed after the old man. The light emitted by the strips along the walls seemed to dim as she went. She slowed when she heard the old man’s voice around a corner ahead. An image of the rifle aimed at her face flashed through Sarah’s mind–a head-on assault wouldn’t work. She needed to be careful. She needed to keep the element of surprise. The dim lights were flickering now, creating an eerie strobe effect as Sarah peeked around the corner. The old man had laid the child’s body on the ground. He clutched the rifle and chanted, waving his hands over the corpse. Sarah couldn’t hear his words over the deep rumble of the trembling ship. A control panel jutted from the wall behind the old man. Across the hall was a large sealed door with a long window. It looked like the door they had boarded the ship through–on the other side had been a decompression chamber and another door that opened to the ship’s exterior. Something was moving in there. It was a man, frantically banging his fists against the window. Doyle! The old man continued his ritual around the child’s corpse, ignoring Doyle. Sarah blinked. She thought her mind was playing tricks on her–it looked like the area around the dead child’s body had grown darker. The black aura seemed to swell outward as the old man chanted. It almost looked alive–like a shadowy mass of writhing black tentacles. The ship’s trembling intensified. The old man finally glanced toward Doyle, who still pounded at the door. The old man leaned his rifle against the wall, turning his back to Sarah to face the airlock’s control panel. Now was her chance! Sarah charged into the hallway and sprinted as fast as she could. The old man turned to face her, and grabbed for his rifle. But it was too late–Sarah barreled into the old man, sending him soaring down the hallway. The rifle clattered on the ground and slid out of the old man’s reach. Sarah regained her balance and turned to the airlock. Doyle stared out at her. Sarah turned to the control panel and slammed her fist down on a large red button near its center. The inner airlock door hissed and slid up into the ceiling. Doyle didn’t look so good. He clutched his stomach and winced. “What the fuck, Sarah!” Doyle said. “How did you know that button would open this door and not the other one?” Sarah looked at the control panel. She hadn’t noticed before that there was a large green button next to the red one she had pressed. She opened her mouth to say “oops,” but the butt of the old man’s rifle slamming into the back of her head interrupted her. She cried out and stumbled into Doyle. “You’re too late!” cried the old man. “The sacrament is complete! All that remains is the sacrifice!” The old man pointed his rifle at Sarah and Doyle and took a step forward. Sarah stepped back into the airlock. “Why are you doing this?” she shouted. The old man, still aiming the rifle, glanced back at the child’s body on the ground. “It was my fault,” the old man said. His demeanor changed–a profound sadness replaced the vitriol in his voice. He wept. “She was all I had, and it was my fault. I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. This is the only way.” Sarah inched forward while the old man’s attention was on the child’s body. She stared at the rifle in his hands. Just a little closer and she could reach it. The old man spun to face Sarah. The sadness in his eyes vanished. “This is the only way,” he repeated. The venom had returned to his voice. “I have performed the sacrament of rebirth, now I offer the sacrifice. Blood for blood, a life taken for a life given!” Sarah saw the old man tighten his grip on the rifle. She shoved Doyle out of the way, then dove in the opposite direction. The blast passed between Sarah and Doyle, hitting the window on the door behind them–the one leading directly to the ship’s exterior. A crack formed across the window, and a creaking noise rang through the air. “Grab something!” Doyle shouted. Sarah scrambled toward the hallway and grabbed the edge of the inner doorway. The glass on the outer door shattered. A blast of air blew past and lifted Sarah’s body off the ground. Holding on for dear life, she looked up and saw the old man clutching the airlock control panel. His beard and the hood of his cloak flapped furiously in the rushing air. “Blood for blood!” the old man screamed over the howling wind. Then he let go of the control panel. Sarah watched aghast as the old man’s flailing body blew past, slammed into the outer door, then bent backwards at a horrifying angle as it squeezed through the shattered window and ejected into the cold vacuum of space. As Sarah watched the old man’s body tumble away from the ship, she felt something take hold of her arm. She looked and saw Desmond–at least, she thought it was Desmond. Blue luminescent lines covered his body, and he glowed with a shimmering light. His lower body had transformed into a dozen articulated spider-like legs. Desmond retrieved Doyle with one arm and pulled Sarah from the airlock with the other. Once they were both clear of the doorway, Desmond used one of his insect legs on the control panel, and the inner airlock door hissed shut. The gusting wind ceased, and silence descended upon the hallway. The blue lines on Desmond’s body and the light surrounding him faded away. His insect legs recombined into the humanoid legs Sarah was more familiar with, and what looked like a pair of cannons retracted back into his forearms. “I didn’t know you could do that!” Sarah said excitedly. “Dude, neither did I!” said Desmond. “Doyle did you see that? Did you know he could do that?” Doyle curled up into a fetal position and moaned. A familiar sound rang out from further down the hallway. Sarah perked up and spun around, hunting for the sound’s source. Could it be? But the old man had shot her! There at the end of the hallway, a large sooty stain on her side, stood Bae. The rhino-pig gave a honk, then started charging toward Sarah. Sarah felt like her heart was going to explode as she ran toward Bae. She scooped the little animal up in her arms and squeezed tight as she tumbled to the ground, laughing as Bae squealed with glee and licked her face. “Aw, look at that,” said Desmond. “Isn’t that cute?” “I think I shit myself,” moaned Doyle. Desmond sat at the mess hall table and stroked Bae in his lap. Despite a little charring, it seemed that the rhino-pig’s thick hide had absorbed most of the rifle’s shot. “So do you think you can do that blue glowy thing again? And those legs! Wow that was insane!” said Sarah. “I know right? But I can’t control it,” said Desmond. “It’s some kind of automated defense system.” “What triggered it?” asked Sarah. “Something that old man was doing?” “Nah,” said Desmond. He still didn’t know what the thing was that his body’s sensors had reacted to. “Something outside caused it. Whatever messed the ship up and made the lights go screwy also affected me.” Zuli entered the mess hall, carrying a covered tray in her arms. “Whatever that thing was, it weakened enough after the old man died that I was able to pull the ship away,” she said. She placed the tray on the table between Sarah and Doyle. “Did anyone see what happened to that gross corpse the old man had in his container?” asked Sarah. Doyle shrugged. “Probably blown out the airlock.” “I watched the old man go, but I didn’t see that,” said Sarah. “Did you see that?” “Where else could it have gone?” asked Desmond. He hadn’t seen the body when he arrived, after the old man had already died. “Anyway, what’s on the menu?” Doyle asked, staring suspiciously at the covered serving tray that Zuli brought. “Do not worry,” said Zuli. “The ship’s harvester drones processed a new food supply from the last planet they harvested. You will not have to eat food cubes again.” Doyle sighed with relief. “I’ll eat anything,” said Sarah. “I mean, anything is better than…” Zuli pulled the cover off the tray, revealing a steaming pile of baby sand-worms in a puddle of purple goo. Desmond looked down at Bae, who was squirming to get out of his arms. He lifted her onto the table. The little animal scampered to the pile of worms and started gobbling them down. Sarah calmly slid her chair away from the table, stood up, and turned away. “Where are you going?” asked Zuli. “To the airlock,” said Sarah. “There’s a big green button calling my name.”
Ascension may seem like a big word but it perfectly captures the moment when you rise above your negative feelings and embrace love. Today host Sarah Southwell opens up to share her recent moment of ascension. After introducing the episode, we talk about the dangers of receiving revelations and how it can lead to overthinking and anxiety. As Sarah explains, to ascend is to reach a place where you can see things clearly. Following this explanation, we explore how vital ascending is to uplifting ourselves and the people in our lives. Sarah then dives into her moment of ascension, unpacking her revelation and how it helped her overcome lifelong feelings of struggle. As we discuss her takeaways from this experience, Sarah highlights that your moment of ascension doesn’t need to last forever. Instead, it becomes a warm and wonderful reference point that you can always go back to. Tune in to hear about ascending and the beauty of letting go and seeing with love. Key Points From This Episode:The danger of that comes with not accepting your revelation. Sarah explains what it means to ascend.How ascension can help you uplift those around you.Sarah shares her fears about ascending.Hear about the links between Sarah and her husband’s dream. How Sarah experienced her moment of ascension. Why ascending is about feeling and seeing with love.The importance of setting up healthy boundaries while letting things go.How mindfulness has positively impacted Sarah’s marriage.Sarah’s final reflections on having moments of ascension.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Sarah Southwell on LinkedInGroWise Be Well
In its final episode of 2020, GCY is “gobbling” up another episode of Season 4. As Sarah explores her dark side with Volkoff, Chris notices something a little different about Erin... Also: we introduce GCY’s new intern and discuss our Risk history, and, inspired by Ellie and Devon, Erin highlights some Scandinavian baby names of her own. Grab your comically large painter’s pallets, it’s time for “Chuck Versus the Gobbler”! Hope everybody has a happy and safe new year! LIKE and SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @gochuckpodcast Email us at gochuckyourselfpodcast@gmail.com. Reddit: u/GoChuckYourselfPod Theme music: “Warm Up” by Hadokowa via freemusicarchive.org. Cover Art by Molly Gillespie @ www.mollyegillespie.com.
“I remember asking my therapist, what does self-love even feel like? And I'd had fleeting moments of experiencing it. Now it just is. It's just there. And that's beyond any expectation that I ever thought I would have. And that's what I think of when I think of “transforming trauma.”” - Sarah Buino In this special year-end episode celebrating the first year anniversary of the Transforming Trauma podcast, our host Sarah Buino and NARM Senior Trainer Brad Kammer reflect on this first year of Transforming Trauma! Brad shares that when the NARM Training Institute was founded in 2018, the intention was “to do our part in bringing trauma-informed work to so many individuals, families and communities that are dealing with the effects of complex trauma.” While the NARM Training Institute has been mainly focused on training mental health and other helping professionals in the NARM approach, they have also been committed to making NARM more accessible to those in need. During a NARM Training in Chicago, Brad had the idea to create a podcast that would be widely available, free, and bring important messages about complex trauma to listeners everywhere. He invited Sarah and together they worked toward creating a podcast that would capture the magic in the work to share with the world – and thus began Transforming Trauma! Since January 2020, Transforming Trauma has had over 50,000 downloads in more than eighty countries, listenership has grown over 300%, and it has been ranked in the top 10 mental health podcasts on Apple Podcasts. As Sarah and Brad celebrate their first year of the Transforming Trauma podcast, they express how moved and inspired they feel to know that in their very first year, Transforming Trauma has made such an impact on people’s lives. With humility and excitement, they commit to continuing to use this platform to promote and support personal and collective healing of complex trauma. To read the full show notes and discover more resources visit http://www.narmtraining.com/podcast *** NARM Level 2 Online Training begins January 2021. REGISTER NOW: https://narmtraining.com/transformingtrauma/level2/ *** NARM Training Institute http://www.NARMtraining.com *** The NARM Training Institute provides tools for transforming complex trauma through: in-person and online trainings for mental health care professionals; in-person and online workshops on complex trauma and how it interplays with areas like addiction, parenting, and cultural trauma; an online self-paced learning program, the NARM Inner Circle; and other trauma-informed learning resources. *** We want to connect with you! Facebook @NARMtraining Twitter @NARMtraining YouTube Instagram @thenarmtraininginstitute
Developmental Trauma Disorder is a little known phrase that is only now beginning to gain traction with health authorities. Why is it important? As this week's guest, Sarah Naish, explains - it is the right term to describe the behavioural characteristics displayed by children due to neglect and trauma or by those who experienced serious pre-birth problems. All too often, their symptoms are diagnosed as post traumatic stress disorder complex. But this is not the correct diagnosis and can lead to wrong assumptions by professionals that end up with the child being misdiagnosed. As Sarah says, "it's time we woke up and smelt the coffee and recognise developmental trauma for what it is". As mentioned on the podcast, you can find Sarah's book "The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting" here The Centre of Excellence in Child Trauma is an umbrella organisation combining resources, research and knowledge from cutting edge experts in the sector – Inspire Training Group, National Association of Therapeutic Parents, Sarah Naish – Keynote Speaker and Author, The Haven – Parenting and Wellbeing Centre and Safer Fostering. Telephone – 01453 519000 Email – info@coect.co.uktWebsite - www.coect.co.uk
Heidi Winn is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a private practice in Fairfield, Iowa, who learned about NARM as she was grieving the loss of her teenage son, Finn, to suicide. In sharing this deeply personal story of loss, Heidi hopes listeners will feel a sense of hope and connection with themselves in their learning process, and be able to “experience a sense of the effulgence; the richness that I have had from this learning.” Heidi intentionally calls her son before he began transitioning her ‘then-daughter’ to describe the evolution of identity that took place. Heidi’s journey with her then-daughter began roughly five years ago, when she began harming herself, and eventually attempted suicide four times in one year and spent over three months in a hospital for her own safety. Heidi shares that it was during the hospital stay that her then-daughter finally opened up both to himself as well as to his family about what was going on inside, and reported to Heidi, “I had a moment of clarity last night. I'm a boy inside and I want to be called Finn.” This clarity had a profound effect on his suicidality, which dropped overnight from a seven on the hospital assessment scale (the highest intentionality and suicidal thoughts) to zero. As a NARM Therapist, Heidi reflects back on this time with insight and self-compassion, recognizing how she was at times misattuned to her son and the ways that she unconsciously saw her children as extensions of her own identity. What has been described as parental narcissism, NARM helped Heidi to understand these dynamics within their relationship, and most importantly, to have “compassion for who we are, and where we were, and what we did, and that we did the best [we could].” To their devastation, Finn did commit suicide in his 8th grade year, while the family was dealing with financial barriers to purchasing the hormonal treatments that were helping him navigate his body’s maturation and menstrual cycle. Heidi shares the profound learning that she went through in grieving and integrating Finn’s death, including the ways that she has learned to navigate her grief through staying in touch with the complexity of her love and sadness. The ability to be with the complexity of her emotion and experience after losing Finn, is what is described in NARM as her psychobiological capacity to be with her own inner experience. With support from her community and family, Heidi describes the ways that she used her agency to direct her own experience and manage when she was overwhelmed by fear and despair. Heidi closes the podcast reflecting on the ways that her relationship to her living daughter has changed, in that she has let go of trying to know what her daughter’s truth is or control her in the same ways that she might have before. Not only has NARM helped Heidi to be with the complexity of her own inner experience, its influence has also supported her to continue to allow others to be complicated and unfolding in their lives as well. When she supports other parents of transgender people, she notices that she has a bigger capacity to “be with the not knowing,” of who they are and who they will become. This depth has brought big changes to her practice as a psychotherapist, as she gives more space to her clients to learn who they are and what they want for themselves. As Sarah so beautifully reflects, it’s “a spiritual experience to sit with somebody who is becoming fully themselves.” *** About Heidi Heidi Winn is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has a private practice in Fairfield, Iowa. She has worked in the mental health field for over 30 years and has incorporated modalities stemming from Jungian Depth psychology, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and EMDR. Heidi is now a NARM therapist, working to support clients with developmental and complex trauma to sit with and uncover barriers to their aliveness and truth. To read the full show notes and discover more resources visit http://www.narmtraining.com/podcast *** NARM Level 2 Online Training begins January 2021. REGISTER NOW: https://narmtraining.com/transformingtrauma/level2/ *** NARM Training Institute http://www.NARMtraining.com *** The NARM Training Institute provides tools for transforming complex trauma through: in-person and online trainings for mental health care professionals; in-person and online workshops on complex trauma and how it interplays with areas like addiction, parenting, and cultural trauma; an online self-paced learning program, the NARM Inner Circle; and other trauma-informed learning resources. *** We want to connect with you! Facebook @NARMtraining Twitter @NARMtraining YouTube Instagram @thenarmtraininginstitute
Nov. 16, 2020 - In this episode, the girls chat with Al Carraway author of Wildly Optimistic and the Tattooed Mormon. Al is a best-selling author, motivational speaker, a wife and mom to 3 cute kids! She’s written multiple books sharing her spiritual journey and how she feels called to lift others with her story. As Sarah and Lauren are religious, they dive in to the topic of how Al became the Tattooed Mormon and hear the story behind that name. She shares her spiritual conversion story and how finding God impacted her. The girls kick off their discussion with a quick game of Burning Questions to get to know Al better. The ladies discuss her new book, Wildly Optimistic, and she shares how she’s able to stay optimistic during challenging times. This applies to all of us more than ever with a year like 2020. Al shares some inspiring moments that helped define her and how leaning on your faith is a necessity. Both Lauren and Sarah agree that finding hope and staying optimistic in this crazy time will be the success of your family. The ladies forego their hits and misses this week but will be back soon with another episode! They hope felt lifted up by the powerful messages this week. Find Al on Instagram @alcarraway and find her books on Audible or wherever you buy your books. Thanks so much for tuning in! Follow the girls on Instagram @themomvoicepodcast or find them at www.mom-voice.com. New episodes released every Monday – so make sure to SUBSCRIBE! xo
In Alice Winocour’s new film Proxima, astronaut Sarah (played by Eva Green) faces challenges her male colleagues do not while making preparations to depart for a year aboard the ISS. As Sarah tries to balance the personal and professional, her daughter Stella goes on an emotional journey of her own, struggling with the consequences of her mother’s work. Join us as we discuss how the film presents the familiar misogynistic complications presented by “the work/life balance” in the Earth-side life of an extraordinary human headed for the stars.Time Stamps:8:19 - Main Discussion on Proxima43:31 - What’s Your Freq Out?Anita on the novel Axiom’s End by Lindsay EllisCaro on Dems’ call for CentrismEveryone on Election resultsFollow Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to our Star Trek PodcastTwitterInstagram
Show Notes | October 27, 2020 | Episode 85 Since recently finishing her MBA, Sarah Black's job experience has not matched her credentials. She is a military spouse, home school educator to three kids ranging in age from 8 to 14, and a tutor for students with special needs. She switched her education from mental health to business, has had several businesses of her own, and now has an MBA. Sarah would read job descriptions and be convinced she couldn't apply because of her life circumstances. She counted herself out before anyone else even could. She wasn't giving herself a chance. As Sarah listened to the VirtForce podcast, its #Hired success stories and all the tips, she realized she needed to stop counting herself out. Sarah is now an independent contractor working as a part-time research specialist. Sarah has known the company's founder and president for a while. She watched as the company grew, but never thought to apply because she did not have a reliably quiet environment to make phone calls. Sarah reached out to the company founder with a congratulations on the company's growth and said she wished she could apply, but she didn't have the right environment. Familiar with Sarah's MBA journey, the company founder encouraged her to participate in a job interview. Now, Sarah uses her diverse background and training to help research leads and streamline processes. If there's something Sarah can offer that will increase the return on investment the company wants to know. Sarah is able to go outside of her lane and contribute to the team with her collected skills and knowledge. As a part-time independent contractor, Sarah is also able to select the jobs she wants to take on and work the hours that fit with her lifestyle. While the job doesn't fit Sarah's educational background completely, it is giving her the work experience she needs to demonstrate her skills and move up within this company or another. Her team shows incredible flexibility and compassion when Sarah is facing adversity in her personal life. The same day she had a house fall through right before closing, one of Sarah's children had a medical scare. As moms and military spouses themselves, her team made sure Sarah knew she could count on them. They could handle the projects. She just needed to take care of her family. Sarah first discovered VirtForce through a Hiring Our Heroes webinar on military spouse employment. Then, Sarah kept seeing VirtForce pop up in the military spouse Facebook Groups she's in as the group to join if you are looking for a job that's flexible, virtual and remote. Sarah was part of the private VirtForce Facebook Group for a few years before she accidentally stumbled into the job she has now. Tune in to hear Sarah's advice for those who are still looking for remote work. If you are a new listener to VirtForce podcast, we would love to hear from you. Please email support@virtforce.us and let us know how we can help you today! Links and Resources VirtForce Facebook Group VirtForce Job Board Hiring Our Heroes Kimber Hill LinkedIn Sarah Black LinkedIn Resume Boot CampFreemium Course (Episodes 47-60) – https://bit.ly/RBCEp47Premium Course – http://bit.ly/vf-bc Join the Conversation Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our live chat, on social media, and in our comments section. VirtForce on Facebook VirtForce on LinkedIn VirtForce on Instagram Check Out Recent Podcast Episodes 84. Get to Know the USO83. #Hired: Closing Employment Gaps82. Live Resume Critique81. #Hired: Never Settle for Less80. Resume Gap Refresher79. #Hired: Focus on the Now
Show Notes | October 27, 2020 | Episode 85 Since recently finishing her MBA, Sarah Black's job experience has not matched her credentials. She is a military spouse, home school educator to three kids ranging in age from 8 to 14, and a tutor for students with special needs. She switched her education from mental health to business, has had several businesses of her own, and now has an MBA. Sarah would read job descriptions and be convinced she couldn't apply because of her life circumstances. She counted herself out before anyone else even could. She wasn't giving herself a chance. As Sarah listened to the VirtForce podcast, its #Hired success stories and all the tips, she realized she needed to stop counting herself out. Sarah is now an independent contractor working as a part-time research specialist for D Foster Consulting, a telemarketing consultant firm for in-bound and out-bound calls. Sarah has known D Foster founder and president Danielle Foster for a while. She watched as the company grew, but never thought to apply because she did not have a reliably quiet environment to make phone calls. Sarah reached out to Danielle congratulating her on her company's growth and told her she wished she could apply, but she didn't have the right environment. Danielle encouraged Sarah to participate in a job interview. She was familiar with her MBA journey. Now, Sarah uses her diverse background and training to help D Foster Consulting research leads and streamline processes. If there's something Sarah can offer that will increase the return on investment for D Foster or a client, Danielle wants to know. Sarah is able to go outside of her lane and contribute to the team with her collected skills and knowledge. As a part-time independent contractor, Sarah is also able to select the jobs she wants to take on and work the hours that fit with her lifestyle. While the job doesn't fit Sarah's educational background completely, it is giving her the work experience she needs to demonstrate her skills and move up within D Foster or another company. Her team shows incredible flexibility and compassion when Sarah is facing adversity in her personal life. The same day she had a house fall through right before closing, one of Sarah's children had a medical scare. As moms and military spouses themselves, her team made sure Sarah knew she could count on them. They could handle the projects. She just needed to take care of her family. Sarah first discovered VirtForce through a Hiring Our Heroes webinar on military spouse employment. Then, Sarah kept seeing VirtForce pop up in the military spouse Facebook Groups she's in as the group to join if you are looking for a job that's flexible, virtual and remote. Sarah was part of the private VirtForce Facebook for a few years before she accidentally stumbled into the job she has now. Tune in to hear Sarah's advice for those who are still looking for remote work. If you are a new listener to VirtForce podcast, we would love to hear from you. Please email support@virtforce.us and let us know how we can help you today! Links and Resources VirtForce Facebook Group VirtForce Job Board Hiring Our Heroes Kimber Hill LinkedIn Sarah Black LinkedIn Resume Boot CampFreemium Course (Episodes 47-60) – https://bit.ly/RBCEp47Premium Course – http://bit.ly/vf-bc Join the Conversation Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our live chat, on social media, and in our comments section. VirtForce on Facebook VirtForce on LinkedIn VirtForce on Instagram Check Out Recent Podcast Episodes 84. Get to Know the USO83. #Hired: Closing Employment Gaps82. Live Resume Critique81. #Hired: Never Settle for Less80. Resume Gap Refresher79. #Hired: Focus on the Now
Last night was the first presidential debate and it was … not a great moment for the country, to say the least. As Sarah reminds us, presidential candidates go into debates with a strategy, basing their metric of success on their ability to boost turnout among an already existing base. Did either candidate achieve what they wanted to achieve? Are undecided voters who watched the debate now more or less likely to show up to the polls? If you haven’t been following every twist and turn of the race, Trump appeared strong and forceful during the debate, interrupting the moderator and his doddering opponent in perpetuity. But were Trump’s interruptions strategic? As Jonah argues, “He didn’t let Biden talk when Biden was talking badly.” Rather than give Biden the opportunity to fumble, the president was just a “blunderbuss of interruptions,” a problem that was compounded by his refusal to condemn white supremacy. Biden, on the other hand, somewhat succeeded in his do no harm, let Trump be Trump strategy, minor gaffes aside. But it was by no means a show-stopping performance from the Democratic nominee. All things considered, it mostly served as a reminder that maybe mute buttons would be a good idea next time around. After a debate recap, Sarah and the guys discuss the electoral and national security implications of the New York Times’ report on Trump’s tax returns, as well as the DNI Director John Ratcliffe’s letter to Sen. Lindsey Graham regarding the FBI’s handling of Crossfire Hurricane. Stick around for a fun conversation about our podcast hosts’ favorite cult classic films. Show Notes: -30 day free trial at The Dispatch, Dispatch Live Post-Debate Edition, Frank Luntz’s focus group, post-debate Telemundo poll, New York Times’ report on Trump’s tax returns, DNI letter from John Ratcliffe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our bodies are put under enormous pressure as we move into fall and a chill starts creeping into the air. A common flu season, it’s difficult to keep your family safe, especially when your kids are likely to take off that jacket and hat that you insist they wear. Today, host Sarah Southwell shares her top tool for boosting her family’s immune system — her Magical Elderberry Elixir of Life. Something that anyone can begin preparing, Sarah shares how she makes her medicine, touching on sourcing her ingredients through wildcrafting and the other ingredients that she includes in her elixir. Sarah emphasizes that her medicine is preventative and that it should be used in combination with other strategies, like avoiding eating mucus producing foods. Later, Sarah highlights the power of intention when creating her medicine, which she channels through crystals and ritualistically updating her herbal medicine book. As Sarah explains, creating your own medicine is easy, you just need a little bit of guidance and to rely on your intuition. Tune in to hear more about Sarah’s Elixir of Life and how you can start making medicine — without sounding too grand, it’s a tradition that all cultures have followed since the dawn of humankind. Key Points From This Episode:Stresses that the body is put under due to seasonal changes. Getting ready for the seasonal shift by preparing herbal medicines. The preventative benefits of elderberries in avoiding flu.Creating your own healing elixirs using herbal medicine and crystals.The idea of wildcrafting your medicine — harvesting from the wild. Cutting mucus-producing and ‘cold essence’ foods out of your diet.Covering up your neck and ears to avoid sore throats and coughing. Including ingredients like Aronia berries and sea buckthorn in your elixir.Updating your “Grimoire,” AKA, your herbal medicine book.Boosting your medicines through the power of intention. From ginger to licorice root, hear what else Sarah includes in her elderberry elixir.Marking your own chest rub, tiger balm, or fever-reducing tea. The importance of not feeling too limited by recipes and using your intuition.Finding the workshop, mentor, or book that will help your medicine-making journey. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Sarah Southwell on LinkedInGroWise Be WellRosemary GladstarMountain Rose Herbs
Today I had the privilege of talking to singer, songwriter Sarah Smith. For Sarah Smith, the time has come to say more, show more, and share an even deeper truth with her fans, courtesy of her brand new album, Unveiling. As Sarah says in the album liner notes, the songs are about opening yourself to a new future, and believing that the right road lies ahead. It's a truth she's come to know the hard way through years of spiritual and musical development. Music is Sarah's full-time passion. She continues to tour prolifically, playing around 300 dates per year in Canada, the United States, and Europe. Along the way, she has shared the stage with artists including Carole Pope, Sass Jordan, Biff Naked, Emm Gryner, Joel Plaskett, David Wilcox, 54-40 and many others. Whether it's just her and her acoustic guitar or her full band, she is simply a mesmerizing performer. Her social activism includes playing shows and sharing her story in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Addictions Services of Thames Valley, My Sister's Place, Anova, and Vanier Children's Services. Sarah has won many awards throughout her career. She was named Best Adult Contemporary Artist at the Toronto Independent Music Awards and has earned multiple honours at the Jack Richardson/Forest City London Music Awards, including the Rock and Singer/Songwriter awards. Learn More: Website https://www.sarahsmithmusic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahsmithmusiccanada/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahsmithmusic/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3DxQssumPGuyg0Ex3k34yd Coaching: Are you feeling stuck and having trouble adjusting to these difficult times? Would you like to have the best 12 months of your life? Would you like to beat procrastination, overcome the failure cycle, boost performance and be propelled into action and empowered to succeed in order to achieve your goals? I have some exciting programs for individuals, groups and corporate teams! Book your call today. Need some accountability? Do you want some added support from an amazing community? Come join my Facebook group now. You never know, your input and participation could lead to being a guest on my show. Follow me on Instagram: @theroadtohealthpc Website: https://www.theroadforward.ca/
Welcome back to the Whole View, episode 419 - if we have done our basic math correctly. (0:27) This week we are talking about corn, which Stacy has so many questions on. Stacy wants to know why corn is often not suggested and comes out in a way you can recognize. We all want to know and are sure that Sarah is going to answer these questions. There are a few things going on here, Sarah notes. Listeners, you know if the episode begins with a poop question from Stacy, it is only going to get more interesting from there. A listener question inspired this week's episode, but Sarah wants to give a little bit of history to this topic as well. Sarah's Microbiome Research Sarah had been talking about her new gut microbiome eBook, which is called the Gut Health Guidebook. (2:51) The gut health cookbook is coming out in a few weeks, which is a companion and an extension to the eBook. One of the things that she did with these eBooks was taking a step back in her research approach from Paleo and AIP. Sarah worked to look at the science as objectively as she could to understand what the science says. There were a number of foods that surprised her during her research and one of those foods was/is corn. Sarah's inbox blew up when she shared this information with her e-newsletter subscribers. So we are going to talk about this science and why it was so important to Sarah to approach the research for this eBook from a neutral standpoint. Listener Comment Linda wrote, "I LOVED your latest podcast with your mother. (4:13) My husband is a retired educator who worked in both BC and at the Alberta Distance Learning Center in distance learning. So, everything your mother talked about are words that I have heard over and over. We live on the east coast in the province of New Brunswick now where he is a retired distance educator at UNB. Even though I don't have children at home, I listened to every word of this podcast. I loved what your mother said about journalists. As a retired journalist, I can relate to the deadlines! I am 70 and have 7 grandkiddies and am sending this podcast link to my own kids. Around 6 years ago I began on a very strict Paleo program. There was a time I listened to probably a dozen- or more - Paleo podcasts. Yours and Stacy's is the only one I am currently listening to. I have evolved into a natural way of eating, and away from some of the strict dictates of the old Paleo diet. I do eat gluten now. And I trust your scientific approach. You have gotten me to eat mushrooms! As well, I watch every single one of Stacy's lovely Instagram posts about her life. Peace to you both during this most difficult time." Stacy shared her thoughts on the way the show has evolved over time and is so grateful for all that Linda shared. Sarah told her mom that she did such a fantastic job last week and Linda is the listener comment to prove it. Evolving Beyond Paleo Linda's question touches on the evolution of what Sarah considers to be the root of the Paleo diet years ago. (8:36) It was about looking at the science available at that time. From 2011 to 2013, Paleo had these big conversations within the community. Are potatoes Paleo was the big debate in 2011 and 2012. There used to be a more direct connection between blogging and researchers, which provided direct feedback between influencers and scientific information. The Paleo diet has always been designed for general health, and then you can kind of layer on as necessary from there. Way back in the day, the community came together and potatoes were accepted. We did the same thing around green beans and peas in the pod. What has happened to Paleo over the last few years is the development of a disconnect between looking at the big picture that science is providing. Research is constantly evolving and we have to take these updates into account when forming opinions. This is why this podcast has evolved beyond a Paleo podcast because we are staying rooted in science. As we reevaluate the merit of some foods, this pulls us away from the rigidity of where the Paleo definition currently stands. Defining Your 80/20 Stacy pointed out the importance and value of utilizing an elimination diet to see what works best for you. (12:24) Everyone needs to figure out what is best for them and their unique goals. Sarah shared on how her approach hasn't changed, and how she has always used data to inform her choices. It has always been about understanding the physiology and biochemistry of how foods interact with the human body. Sarah also shared how her latest research for her new eBook has shaped where her understandings currently lie. Looking at the microbiome gives us more data to go on in terms of informing who these foods might work for and who they might not. This is the exercise that she wants to go through in this week's episode in looking at corn. It is a really great example of a food that has been governed by that 80/20 rule. If we start looking at the science, we can see a much more detailed picture that can help inform whether or not this food is going to work for you. And it will not work for everybody. This rooted in science approach is the same approach we have always taken on this podcast, and that Sarah has always taken in her articles online. And we are continuing now that sometimes things align with the Paleo framework and sometimes things don't. It doesn't change how we look at the merits of food. The criteria is and always has been - what is the nutritional value? How does it impact insulin, hormone systems, immune health, and gut microbiome health? Can we see if there is a tradeoff? Or is it a clear winner? This is the same approach we have always taken and will continue to take. Today we are applying that to this specific example. This will convey how we look at foods in this sophisticated way, as opposed to just lumping everything up into food groups that are either 'yes' or 'no' food groups. Listener Question Our listener question this week is from Natalie. (19:47) Natalie writes, "I was stumped by corn as great for the gut in your newsletter Sarah. I thought it was extremely hard to digest. Could you please share why it is now good for the gut? Thanks!" There is some nuance here, as corn hasn't changed. Sarah thinks that corn has not benefited from the same community conversation as potatoes, rice, and edible potted legumes in the Paleo community. Corn just hasn't had the benefit of people going back into the scientific literature and trying to understand what corn has to offer. Sarah has done that work of going back into the literature to understand how corn impacts the human body. This was motivated by spending six years works on a book about the gut microbiome. Broad Classifications Lets preface this conversation with touching on the too broad brush that the Paleo community has painted some foods with. (21:42) Paleo has typically been described as 'eat like a caveman'. With the idea to eat the way our Paleolithic ancestors ate - like a hunter-gather. From there, it is described as no grains, no legumes, no dairy, no processed or refined foods. The standard definition of Paleo has always been what you don't eat. What you don't eat isn't the thing that makes your diet healthy. If we lump together all grains, we are lumping together wheat, rice, barley, corn, and all of these different foods and treating them all as the same. The same is happening with legumes. We are treating peanuts and soy the same as black beans, lentils, and chickpeas. The same is also happening with dairy. When we look at how foods impact the composition and metabolic activity of the gut microbiome, we have the opportunity to separate out the harmful foods from non-harmful foods. Instead of taking foods and lumping them all together, we have room to be more detailed in our analysis. This is really important because there are a lot of ways to look at how foods within a broad category impact our health. No matter how you dig into the science, you see that not all grains are the same. If you look at the Paleoanthropological record, there are examples of legume and grain consumption. Instead of creating rules at this macro level of food groups, let's get much more granular and look at individual foods. Even if we take this Paleo approach to food, there is enough evidence from both the Paleolithic record as well as modern studied hunter-gathers to indicate that a whole food group approach is not enough detail. We are missing out. The more we can vary the diet, vary the nutrients, the phytonutrients, the fiber types, the greater the benefits. If we can revisit some of these foods, we will get away from dogma and yes/no food lists. We will also create a framework that is more accessible, which is extremely important. Starting with the Gut Why is the gut microbiome a great way to evaluate the merits of individual foods? (31:19) What types of bacteria want to live in the gut are directly related to the environment they live in. They are very sensitive to the Ph and the food they are getting to eat, which is what we are eating and not digesting. Depending on what foods they are eating, that will feed different species. It is a very sensitive ecosystem to permutation. You can change your diet and completely change the species of the bacteria that are thriving in your gut in as little as two to three days. We can measure it pretty easily now as well. By looking at the bacterial DNA and RNA in stool we can get a pretty good picture of what is living in the small and large intestine. We can also utilize animal studies, which are a good way to understand gut permeation in the gut microbiome. It is relatively straightforward to measure what is happening in this system. Sarah explained more about how we can measure differences. The more we learn about what our gut bacteria do, the more true the statement is that they do everything. They basically act as a virtual digestive organ and are basically controlling the health of every cell. The microbiome is the master controller that is controlling the assembly of the proteins that glue the small intestine cells together. We can't fix a leaky gut without fixing an unhealthy gut microbiome. It becomes a central point since they are involved in the health of every cell. At least 90% of all disease is linked to the gut microbiome in some way. Sarah shared a list of the many things that gut dysbiosis is linked to. Stacy wants to know how we can moderate these things for ourselves so that we are feeding our gut bacteria in a way that promotes them to be happy and healthy. Food is not the only form of medicine. There are a lot of things in lifestyle that lead to gut health being affected. No matter what you do, in some cases, things will be impacted regardless. Give yourself grace that you do the best that you can with the knowledge that you have. If you continue to have some of these symptoms, that is what modern medicine is for. Sarah reminded listeners of the fundamental things that are important for gut health. Surprising Gut Microbiome Friends As we get into the other foods, there is this whole collection that is good for the gut microbiome but isn't foundational necessarily. (42:23) If there are foods that you can't tolerate, your gut microbiome is going to be fine if you are doing all the other things. Sarah thinks this is where corn fits. As Sarah was going through this research, there were a number of foods that surprised her that fell into this collection. Certain foods she was expecting, especially based on their fiber measurements. Here are the ones that are good: black beans, chickpeas, cranberry beans, green beans, lentils, Hmong beans, peas, snap peas, snow peas, and wax beans. These are all the legumes that are good. What surprised Sarah is that brown rice is better for the gut microbiome than white rice. Also surprising, gluten-free oats and barley are good the gut microbiome. A2 dairy in addition to whey protein is good for the gut microbiome. However, A1 dairy is not. Sarah was also very surprised to hear that quinoa is good for the gut microbiome. Two Points to Consider That being said, Sarah wants to emphasize two sides of a coin. (45:50) One, Sarah thinks that these foods where science shows they are good for the gut microbiome are worth a re-look. If you have been avoiding them for a really long time, consider your individual situation and methodical experimentation to see if they work for you. These are not foods that are going to be incorporated into the AIP any time soon. There are problems with all of them. However, they are foods that deserve a second look. At the same time, none of these foods are what Sarah would consider foundational foods. None of these foods are so important for the gut microbiome or so nutrient-dense that we can't be healthy without them. If these foods don't work for you, you will not be missing anything from what you need for general health. Corn & Nutrition Sarah thinks that corn has been thrown into this category within Paleo that generalizes it as a grain. (47:28) Since corn is a grain, and Paleo defines grains as bad, corn is bad. One of the things that have not done corn any favor is all the refined and manufactured foods that utilize corn as a base. These highly processed foods are sort of what gives corn a bad name. We are eliminating all of these products from this conversation. However, let's talk about whole corn - sweet corn that is often eaten as a vegetable. Or we can talk about cornmeal, which is dried and ground whole corn. Looking at whole corn, corn is a really fantastic source of fiber. It is also a really good source of B vitamins, vitamin C, and some minerals. Yellow corn is a really good source of carotenoids and has a fair amount of phytonutrients. With a cup of fresh sweet corn (that has 132 calories), you are getting 4.2 grams of fiber, 21% of your daily value for B1, 18% of folate, 17% of vitamin C, 14% for magnesium and phosphorus, 13% for vitamin B3, 12% for vitamin B5, and about the same percent for potassium and manganese. That makes whole corn a nutrient-dense food. Corn also has some really exciting polyphenols, which Sarah named and explained in greater detail. If we look at whole corn, it has a lot of compounds in it that are beneficial nutrients, whether they are essential or nonessential. The Research Because of the fiber content, there have been a bunch of studies showing that corn can be beneficial. (53:44) There have been studies showing that corn can enhance satiety. Corn is also a good source of resistant starch, which can help to flatten the spike of glucose and insulin after a meal. There was a study done in 47,000 adult men over 18 years that showed that consuming popcorn at least twice a week was associated with at least a 28% reduced risk of diverticulitis. This is interesting because it has to do with the fiber. Corn has a lot of insoluble fiber - and the type of bacteria that grow on that fiber type tends to be really important to the probiotic species that is controlling inflammation. There is also an impact on this fiber type on the regenerative capacity of the gut wall. So it can basically help to regulate how quickly those cells are turning over. There are some studies that have looked at how the whole corn is impacting the gut microbiome. Studies have shown that as little as 2 oz. of whole corn-based food provides the bifidobacterium with the type of fiber that they love. Bifidobacterium is one of the most important vitamin producers, inflammation micromanagers, and they are a really important species for the gut microbial community in general. Studies have shown that eating whole corn or corn fiber enhances calcium absorption. The resistance starch from corn has been shown to be really beneficial as it increases gut microbiome metabolization, producing short-chain fatty acids, which increases the growth of roseburia. So we have some really great research, especially in humans, showing that corn does some great things. Stacy's Question Stacy has noticed over the last few years in accidentally consuming corn starch, that she does not have the same reaction as she does when she consumes corn. (59:47) Sarah explained the fiber that is in the corn starch and why her body responds differently to it. The case that Sarah is making is not for corn starch, but for whole corn. Stacy is right that there are some problems with it, and a lot of those problems are associated with the protein in corn. When we have either a food allergy or food intolerance, those are driven by antibody production. What the antibody binds to is a piece of a protein. So if you take out the protein, even if you are allergic to something, then there is no protein there to drive the allergy. This is probably why Stacy is ok with corn starch, but not anything that would include the corn protein. Corn does not have a particularly high allergy rate. It is estimated that as little as 1% of Americans have an actual allergy to corn. However, corn has also been shown to be a gluten cross-reactor. You can react to gluten in ways that don't require antibody production. Up to maybe 25% of people who make antibodies to gluten, that antibody will also bind to corn. Sarah explained how this reaction differs based on the antibodies that are being produced. Corn is definitely something that our bodies have the capacity to create antibodies against and learn as food intolerance. Probably having a leaky gut makes that more likely. This is one of two really important reasons, why reintroducing corn has to be informed by your personal health history. And Sarah always recommends a methodical reintroduction protocol. Pesticide Residue There is another piece to this though, and that is that corn is the most heavily sprayed crops. (1:07:18) Back in episode 405, we talked about the impact of glyphosate on the gut microbiome. Glyphosate is used extensively on corn. GMO corn is only used for animal feed, but one of the things that we know is that those fields produce residue that spreads to neighboring non-GMO fields. The FDA did a pesticide residue monitoring report, which is supposed to come out every two years. The 2018 report seems to be currently missing. However, the 2016 report showed that 63% of the food crop corn had levels that were considered measurable and below acceptable maximums. The maximums are set much too high in the USA. And this report did not give actual raw data, so it didn't tell us what the levels actually are. There have always been some studies done from third parties on food from grocery store shelves for third party testing. High levels of glyphosate were in everything that they tested. This has to do with how heavily sprayed corn and soy and wheat is, and these foods tend to be in conventional processed foods as well. Stacy gave a shoutout to one of our previous team members Crystal from Wholefed Homestead, who does a great job talking about heirloom. Crystal talks about sources and different kinds of things and the difference between heirloom and sprayed foods. Sarah shared more information on heirloom varieties. In addition, Sarah covered the way that Genetic Modification is used as a catch-all term. There is not an issue with the technology, there is an issue with the goal. Genetically engineered crops have been used to make plants not die when they are sprayed with glyphosate. We recognize that glyphosate causes gut dysbiosis and is not safe, but is now being used in huge amounts. This is an example of where the technology is being used with a simplistic idea of increasing crop yield, but it is allowing the food to be sprayed with something that makes it unhealthy for us. The goal is very important and the big picture is very important. Humans have been manipulating the genetics of their crops for a few thousand years, and it can be as simple as only planting the seeds from a plant that has specific properties. Where you don't have that control is in a wild variety, which is another fun thing to look for. When It Comes Out Looking the Same Stacy wanted to follow up and revisit her question from the top of the show. If you are seeing corn in its complete form in your stool, are you digesting it? And are you still getting all of these benefits that we just discussed? If it is coming out the other end intact, you did not digest it. Identifiable things in the stool are very revealing in terms of either digestive processes or gut microbiome. One of the first things is chewing, which is a really important thing to do to aid in the digestion process. Our teeth break things up into small bits so that all of the enzymes that our bodies make to digest can access the small bits. Because corn has a very fibrous outside coating, if we don't chew it well, our digestive enzymes won't be able to access what is inside. Seeing it intact can mean something as simple as, 'I ate like a vacuum cleaner instead of chewing my food'. There is plenty in corn that should be accessible to our digestive processes. And there is way more in corn that is a food for our gut microbiome. So all of that fiber is feeding our gut bacteria, not us. Those species of bacteria that are going to help break down whole corn are ones that really need to be nurtured with a gut microbiome friendly diet all the time. They need to be nurtured with a gut microbiome friendly lifestyle all the time as well. So while it could be as simple as needing to chew better, it can also be revealing of a missing collection of a species in the gut microbiome that needs to be nurtured on a regular basis. There could be a missing piece as to why they are not growing very well. Closing Thoughts If a food does come out looking the same, thus revealing it was not properly digested, there are a few things you can do. You can work on gut microbiome health, digestive health, take supplements to support either side of that equation, and work with a functional medicine practitioner who is familiar with gut health. Stacy feels that we have provided plenty of data and information in this show. If you have follow up questions you can submit those. The real real from Stacy and Sarah on what they think about this show can be found on Patreon. This is a non-PG, tell-all, that is combined from each episode and shared once a month. Be sure to check it out here! Thanks for listening! For anyone who is interested in digging deeper into the gut microbiome and how that interacts with health, be sure to check out Sarah's Gut Health Guidebook. You can also still preorder the Gut Health Cookbook, which will come out in a couple of weeks. It has 183 recipes in it that all feature gut health superfoods. Thanks again everyone, we will be back again next week!
Hey there demons! It’s us, the Sinister Sisters. If our information is wrong, please don’t possess us. In today’s episode, Sarah dives into the history of exorcisms and the questionable symptoms you should be on the lookout for, Erin covers the fascinating “Devil Made Me Do It” case, and Morgan ends the episode with three terrifying exorcism stories from around the globe. As Sarah once said, “It’s pretty spooky.” Enjoy this week's cup of spooks and get 20% off a $15 purchase at https://www.zerosweat.com when you use code “sinister” at checkout! Follow us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/sinistersunrisepodcast/?hl=en) If you want to look into these topics yourselves, below are the sources used: Morgans sources: (https://www.rd.com/list/real-life-exorcisms/); (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lukins); (https://www.quora.com/What-happened-to-Roland-Doe-the-real-boy-on-whose-life-the-movie-The-Exorcist-was-supposedly-based); (https://stmuhistorymedia.org/the-exorcism-of-roland-doe/); (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3009728/amp/The-horrific-moment-woman-pinned-ground-writhing-pain-priests-perform-exorcism.html); Erin’s sources: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Johnson_Cheyenne_Johnson#cite_note-post-5); (https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-250-Johnson-johnson-20140412-story.html); (https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/23/nyregion/defendant-in-a-murder-puts-the-devil-on-trial.html); (https://apnews.com/c758c33ba4756f757e1dfec4f0abd39e); (http://www.the13thfloor.tv/tag/the-demon-murder-case/); (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5wxf5z) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Violent riots escalated quicky in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. . On Wednesday, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was charged with first-degree homicide for the shooting deaths of two people in Kenosha on Tuesday evening. Sarah and David break down what we know and don’t know about the Jacob Blake shooting on today’s episode of Advisory Opinions and talk through the legality of vigilante justice during times of unrest. “These really traumatic events are playing out in front of all of us,” David says on today’s episode. In one sense they’re playing out in a way that’s quite transparent because you can see the actual shootings on tape. “But there’s still a disturbing amount of fog around all of the incidents,” he adds. As Sarah explains, “We’re never talking about black and white cases but then everyone treats them like they’re black and white cases.” From a legal standpoint, law enforcement officials will have to fill in those gaps before they can render a clear legal judgment in all of these shootings. Sarah and David also take a walk down memory lane by revisiting Bush v. Gore, while also diving into the recent TikTok lawsuit and a fun conversation about our podcast hosts’ favorite parts of adulthood. Show Notes: -Video of Jacob Blake shooting, Bush v. Gore.
Today I bring you a bonus episode with founder of the online community, A Simply Big Life, Sarah Dalton. I asked Sarah to join me to discuss a blog post she recently wrote entitled, "Simple Routines When Life Gets Crazy". In the post, Sarah walks through the steps of creating routines that best fit your season of life. Things seem to be changing week by week (and sometimes day by day) so it's my belief that routines are a critical part of health and well being. As Sarah says, "When life gets back to “normal” and people are starting to feel pulled in many different directions once again. You will have the tools to create sustainable flow and be empowered to pivot when necessary." Show Notes for Bonus Episode: Simple Routines When Life Gets Crazy with Sarah Dalton Enjoy this Podcast? Learning how you can get rid of clutter and live an intentional and purposeful life has never been this simple. If you enjoyed today’s episode of the Minimalist Moms Podcast, then hit subscribe and share it with your friends! Post a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning into this podcast, then do not hesitate to write a review. You can also share this with your fellow mothers so that they can be inspired to think more and do with less. Questions? You can contact me through my website, find me on Instagram, or like The Minimalist Moms Page on Facebook. Thanks for listening! For more updates and episodes, visit the website. You may also tune in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Stitcher.
People who watch and comment on politics do so very differently than campaign operatives do. Campaigns use voter scores and voter modeling—which is essentially “Moneyball” for politics—to gauge which voters are worth spending money on. As Sarah explains: “It’s a quadrant: on the y axis you have who you’re going to vote for, and on the x axis, you have your likelihood to vote. So you may be the most Trump-y Trump person ever.” But here’s the kicker: “If I go and look back and you haven’t voted since Jimmy Carter, your propensity to vote is so low, that how much money we’re going to spend on reaching you as a voter is going to actually be pretty low.” Be sure to listen to this episode so our podcast hosts can get more into the weeds about how those voter scores are being used behind the scenes in future episodes. The country is still mourning the death of Breonna Taylor, an African American woman who was shot and killed by police officers in her Kentucky home during a no-knock raid in March. For years, no-knock warrants have withstood the test of time, given their alleged capacity to protect police and preserve evidence. But as David says, “there’s evidence that no-knock warrants are constitutionally deficient,” and “as a practical matter, castle doctrine and no-knock warrants are incompatible.” Sarah, on the other hand, doesn’t believe the castle doctrine should apply to police. Are no knock raids worth preserving? Why are they so broadly granted to police officers? Sarah and David have answers. Catch up on the latest episode for an update on the Michael Flynn case, subpoenas for Trump’s financial records, and the Hatch Act. Show Notes: -Sarah’s newsletter, The Sweep, Jonah’s column on silent MAGA voters. -SCOTUS opinion authored by Justice Alito on no-knock raids, D.C. v. Heller. -“Flip It and Reverse It: Squirrel Edition” episode of Advisory Opinions. -“Trump’s Bank Was Subpoenaed by N.Y. Prosecutors in Criminal Inquiry” in the New York Times.
Our esteemed podcast host Sarah Isgur launched her new Dispatch newsletter called “The Sweep” today, in which she broke down the effectiveness of the new presidential campaigns ads. Conclusion? Biden’s new ads are strategically boring to offset his opponent’s predictable unpredictability, whereas Trump’s play up the anarchy of the radical left. As Sarah reminds us, persuasion ads don’t work. This leaves candidates with two options: 1) Run up their existing base in enthusiasm and support, or 2) Get their opponent’s base not to vote. Justice Roberts trended on Twitter Friday night after joining the four liberal justices in denying a Nevada church’s application for injunctive relief over coronavirus restrictions. Religious liberty lovers sounded the alarm for First Amendment violations. But our podcast hosts are less concerned about this case’s long-term effect on religious liberty case law, given the state’s interest in restricting mass gatherings will soon be subverted to transcendent religious liberty concerns once the pandemic subsides. As David says, “The real enemy is not Justice Roberts, the real enemy is the coronavirus.” Speaking of Supreme Court drama, Josh Hawley told the Washington Post on Sunday that he won’t support any SCOTUS nominee who does not explicitly acknowledge that Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided: on the record, and before they are nominated. Was this ridiculous fanfare to fuel his base? Our hosts have some thoughts. Sarah and David wrap up the podcast with some revisionist history on a Merrick Garland Supreme Court tenure and some parental advice on how to teach your kids risk tolerance and moral courage. Show Notes: -Sarah’s pilot newsletter, The Sweep: “T-Minus 99 Days and Counting …” and Thursday’s French Press, “Dump Trump, but Don’t Burn Down the GOP.” -Friday’s Supreme Court dissents on Nevada church case. -“Sen. Hawley lays down new antiabortion marker for Supreme Court nominees,” Josh Hawley’s recent speech on the failures of the conservative legal movement, and Adrian Vermeule’s case for common-good constitutionalism in the Atlantic. -Supreme Court opinions: NIFLA v. Becerra, Bostock v. Clayton County, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission , Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey Berru, June Medical Services, United States v. Davis. -The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff.
In this episode of Interrupting Grace, Anny Stevens-Gleason takes a look at Church of the Redeemer's long time relationship with Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) in conversations with past champion, Hollis Bass and with more recent volunteers, Sarah and Steve Nord. Hollis shares some history of Church of the Redeemer's involvement as well as what has been our standard set-up. Then Sarah and Steve talk about the effect of volunteering with this ministry has had on them as volunteers. Although the current pandemic may require some long term changes to the IHN structure, the involvement will surely remain as fruitful. As Sarah puts it, volunteering with IHN "gives you a different level of compassion."
Summary This week we give you all the tools you need to consistently perform your best. Our guest Sarah Taylor has truly been there and done it; transforming herself from an obese 40 year-old to a 21-time world-champion bodybuilder by the time she was 49. You’re now going to hear how Sarah applied the same mindset to become a champion in business as COO & CTO of one of Melbourne’s hottest startups. See some of Sarah’s top tips below: ** Take a habit-based approach. Break everything down in your life and work out how to develop the little things. (11:30 - 12:30) ** Those who achieve the best results are those who are motivated by something inside. Trophies and adulation shouldn’t be the main focus. (13:20 - 13:50) ** Have food that works for your current goal. It is fundamental to your productivity. (18:00 - 18:30) ** Set boundaries. Be brave enough to train the people around you by sticking to your plan. (20:10 - 20:30) ** Make sure your business is running in a regular cycle. If you review your work regularly you won’t veer off course. (24:30 - 25:30) ** Create space for your health! When things get really tough you should focus even more on yourself. (42:00 - 43:00) In this episode of Business Brain Food you will learn: ** How Sarah used the discipline from bodybuilding in the business world ** What ‘mental toughness’ really means ** How Sarah manages to have a full-time job and coach on the side ** The power of planning and routine ** Sarah’s optimum KPI review cycles ** The benefits of the Agile methodology ** Servant leadership explained Resources mentioned in this episode: ** If you’re a business coach, business adviser or would like to become one, go to: https://maxmyprofit.com.au/business-exceleration.html ** Find Sarah on Linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/sarahtayloragilechampion ** All previous BBF episodes & show notes can be found at http://www.businessbrainfood.com.au ** Join the Business Brain Food Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BusinessBrainFood/ ** Twitter: https://twitter.com/bfewtrell Call to action: As Sarah says, 40% of what we do is unconscious, so make damn sure you get your habits right! Also, if you are enjoying these Business Brain Food podcasts, then make sure to share them via social media sites or email the links to family and friends. A lot of time and effort goes into producing each of these podcasts with the goal in mind of the more people we can inspire about business the better. You can help us do just that! Until next time, have a profitable day! Cheers, Ben Fewtrell 02 8808 5500
Welcome back to the Whole View, episode 4-1-1. (0:27) Does 411 still exist as a resource you can call? This week, we have a really amazing question from Holly. The topic is one that has been bouncing around in Sarah's head for a while. When she talks to someone about how she eats, it can be tricky to navigate what vocabulary to use. So now seems like a really good time to dig into this, especially given the recent podcast name change. Listener Question Holly writes, "Hey ladies, I’m a long time listener of the podcast and I hope by telling you both how awesome you are that you will answer my question. (2:02) Just kidding! But I know it can’t hurt and it's true! Really, thank you both for all the work you do to keep us in the know. I have been finding the Covid shows so helpful and I feel like I get to rant with you both. On to my question, Sarah I noticed your new book has non-paleo and non-aip foods in it and I know the podcast name has changed, so... do you both even still follow a paleo diet? I would love to know what your diets look like now. Also, what do you both recommend now for all of us looking for general health guidelines, if Paleo is no longer the ‘thing’? Thanks again for all you do! P.S. Sorry Sarah if you cover this in the book, I admittedly have just done a quick scan, and I promise to read it soon. Sarah's New eBook Sarah completely forgot to tell our podcast listeners that she just launched her Gut Microbiome eBook. (3:01) The book that Holly is referring to is Sarah's new Gut Health Guidebook. Sarah has been working on a Gut Microbiome book for about six years now. She started this book before writing Healing Kitchen. Healing Kitchen was a book writing tangent, and then Paleo Principles was a second book writing tangent. Since Paleo Principles came out, this book has been Sarah's singular focus. She was wrapping it up earlier this year and then when covid hit, it caused a delay in the publication process. Sarah still doesn't know when it will come out, but her guess is that at this point it will be sometime in 2021. As soon as she found out that this was not going to be the late 2020 book she was pushing for, Sarah took the cohesive storyline of diet and lifestyle and package that up into an eBook. The way that the Gut Microbiome book was coming together made it clear that it couldn't be one book the way Paleo Principles is. Sarah is taking the companion cookbook and is also going to create an eBook out of that content. That will launch late this summer. So the Gut Health Guidebook is now live and you can package it together with a preorder of the cookbook. Sarah is offering a special discount for anybody who wants to do that. To find the offer, see here. From Stacy's Point of View Stacy and crew just got back from being in the wilderness for a week. (6:24) She won't call it camping because it is more glamping. They prepped a lot of food before they left and cooked over the fire each night. It is interesting for Stacy to think about this question in the context of having just been on that trip. The different kinds of foods that they took this trip versus previous glamping trips Things were very similar, with some exceptions. As we talk about what they are each now doing and why, those points will weave in. Years ago they did not take gluten-free graham crackers for example. Stacy made Paleo chocolate chip cookies and then they made marshmallows and used those homemade creations for s' mores. She also wants to note for perspective that it has been over ten years since both Stacy and Sarah started their journey into what she would call a health awakening. They started with this idea of paleo, but that health awakening really started when Cole was born and Stacy was breastfeeding for the first time. This is when Stacy realized that what she was eating was going directly into him. That transitioned over many years until the birth of Wesley, and that was the point in which Stacy realized that her body was responding to certain foods in a way that was hurting her children when nursing. Stacy has learned from her body what she tolerates vs. thrives on. It is also interesting in this world of covid, how we need our bodies to be thriving and to be as strong as possible. Where you is where you are, and there is no shame in where you have been or where you are going. When we talk about diet we talk about how you choose to eat your food. We are not talking about a fad diet, a way that you eat for short-term results. This has always been a key concept on this show. It has always been about a lifestyle. If you focus on what feels best for you and listen to your body, you can find a way to live a balance in your life to not think about food as something as anything other than fuel. Healthy Living Stacy wants to refer everyone back to episode 358 on Intuitive Eating. (11:16) This show is very representative of our thoughts on anti-diet and intuitive eating. On this episode, we share how you can incorporate this into a way of healthy living. There is a response that your body has to certain foods, and to ignore that is not beneficial to your long-term health. But how can you incorporate those foods without it being a diet that you punish yourself for? This turns food into a reward, which isn't good either. If you find yourself in a place where food has that kind of control or thought pattern, please go back and listen to that episode. It will really tell the full picture of what we are going to dive into with the way we fuel and nourish ourselves. We try to optimize thriving, while still representing the emotional importance of some of that stuff. From Sarah's Point of View Sarah loves how Stacy framed the way that her healthy awakening journey began because Sarah's started with Adele. (12:33) In her first pregnancy, she has gestational diabetes and she managed her blood sugar really well with careful measuring. When Adele was one she realized that she was getting that same sickish feeling every time she ate. Sarah still had her blood sugar testing supplies and one day after lunch decided to test her levels. Her levels were 200, which is the cusp between pre-diabetes and type-2 diabetes. She does not recommend this at all, but Sarah never told her doctor. Sarah felt so much guilt around this reality as she was intimately aware of the consequences of diabetes. So that day was the day that she changed her diet, and she went to the thing she knew. Sarah went low-carb, and in many ways, the last ten years has been a road of recovering from that stretch of low-carb. She was able to lose weight and normalize her blood sugar levels and blood pressure. She had markers showing her that she was healthy, but her autoimmune diseases were getting worse. It was a tradeoff. When Sarah's youngest daughter was closing in on two, it was actually the autoimmune flairs that brought her to paleo. Sarah's immediate was response was that paleo was crazy, but as she dug into it the science made sense. Once Sarah got into it, she went cold turkey with it on August 31, 2011, which helped a lot of things. However, it didn't help everything so for her New Year's resolution that year she started the autoimmune protocol. At that time AIP was very poorly defined. So Sarah defined and established what AIP was and is now, at the same time she was doing it. Sarah was very influenced by Dr. Terry Wahls TEDx presentation. More on Sarah's Journey So she used her knowledge base to understand how foods interact with the human body, throughout this entire experience. (18:36) And she has never stopped continuing to learn. As Sarah has continued to learn, she has continued to tinker with her diet. Over the years this has turned into something that she doesn't know if paleo is the correct label to describe how she eats now. The term paleo, as is typically defined, is still defined as what you don't eat. Sarah doesn't believe that what you eliminate makes a diet healthy or not. It is actually the foods that you eat that is what determines whether or not that diet is healthy. And it is the nutrient density that serves as the primary criteria as to whether or not a diet supports health. Eliminations are things that you add on top of that to address specific health challenges or goals. Sarah's diet has really expanded over that time. This started in October of 2012 with methodical reintroductions after having followed the AIP for about 10-months. A lot of those reintroductions were successful. When she started the AIP Lecture Series in 2019 she realized that she was scared to reintroduce beyond what she had already done. Sarah was so comfortable with where she is at that she didn't want to reintroduce anything further and run into possible setbacks. However, she realized that she really need to change her mindset around that. When you can expand your diet to allow for nutrient expansion, that is making strides towards improved health. This microbiome research has solidified Sarah's feelings towards a lot of the foods that the paleo diet has been criticized for eliminating. Legumes and rice are two examples that Sarah highlighted. Where Paleo Fell Short One of the things that paleo has failed in terms of serving its community, is the way it has lumped foods together. (23:19) The framework of the diet says no grains, no dairy, no legumes, and no processed foods. Sarah feels that it is unfair to lump all of those foods together. There are some terrible grains, and there are actually some grains with science to back their different benefits. This is true for legumes as well. When you look at the gut microbiome you can see very clearly which grains and legumes benefit the gut microbiome and which don't. So as Sarah was pulling together this information, she started methodically challenging legumes, dairy, tomatoes, and switched from white to brown rice. What worked has become very moderate additions to her diet. Sarah's diet is still mostly vegetables, fruit, and a moderate serving of protein. Introducing these other foods requires a more nuanced approach. It requires being able to not lump everything together and select what to eat carefully. If we take this nutrient-density approach, then we are eating what we need to thrive, and it changes how we tolerate some foods that might have antinutrients, but ultimately have a lot of valuable nutrition to provide the body. Stacy thinks that there are a lot of things that we have talked about on this show that are all over the place if you are trying to track when and how Stacy and Sarah's journies unfolded. We know this sounds very complicated. However, doing simple things like meal planning help to make sure that you have certain foods on your meal plan several times a week will simplify the process. For Stacy, it can be something as simple as making homemade tuna salad. Stacy's Journey Stacy and Sarah have had a similar approach. (29:57) However, Stacy will admit that her approach is a lot less focused on as many nutrients as Sarah is committed to. If Sarah's is more paleo 80/20, Stacy thinks her approach is more 75/25. However, it is also important to understand that her goal is no longer weight loss. She lost 134 pounds at the peak of her weight loss, but she only got to that number of the scale one day and she did it through disordered eating. Stacy justified the disordered eating with intermittent fasting. As a result of her habits, she had digestive distress which caused nutrient deficiency, and she had a thyroid nodule and a huge flair. Sarah and Stacy, along with a medical professional, had to work to help Stacy restore her health during that period. It got really bad healthwise and she needed to recover. Not just gut health had to recover, Stacy's body was in a bad place. In 2015, Stacy asked the question, is your paleo challenge justifying disordered eating? This was controversial because at the time many were doing paleo challenges every other month as a "normal" part of their diet. Stacy pointed out that this is not being paleo, and eating to incorporate a nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory lifestyle. This is using paleo as a yo-yo diet. The more Stacy became aware of what was happening to her and many others in the community, it was where Stacy and Sarah started talking about metrics of health. There was also a lot of fatphobia in the community. More on Stacy's Journey From Stacy's perspective and awakening in all of this is still very health-focused. (32:19) Stacy wants health, wellness, and longevity for her family. Her original goal with starting Paleo was that she had such low energy and wanting to play with her kids. Thinking about that original goal and where she is at today, Stacy feels that food enabled her to have the energy she needed to get more active. She is worlds apart from where she was in terms of her energy levels and wellness in general. Stacy did put on weight as she came out of that low-carb, paleo period. That was her starved, it was not a real weight. Stacy ended up rebounding and reaching a really good place until she injured her back, which then she couldn't move for a year. Stacy put on weight from that period of time, but she has maintained a significant amount of that weight that she originally lost. However, Stacy really doesn't weigh herself due to her history with how she equates her worth to that number on the scale. Body positivity and self-love have become very important to Stacy as she optimizes her health. Stacy looks at food and asks herself, "is what I am consuming going to give me wellness and longevity?" And sometimes that is the motivating factor she needs to not get ice cream or whatever it is. This comes from a much different place, one without deprivation and punishment and those kinds of things that Stacy did for so long. And it is not linear. For Stacy, she didn't flip a switch and was fixed. These are habits that she has to consistently work on and quarantine has not been easy. Nutrivore This is where Stacy has really changed her mindset, as she first and foremost thinks of herself as a nutrivore, someone who prioritizes nutrient density. (35:49) Stacy recognizes that they can't have a diet of only white rice, but if they are sick and that is the only thing they are able to keep down, how can they optimize it? They can put in grass-fed ghee, cook the rice in bone broth, put kept on top, and then for their next meal find something else like sweet potatoes to fill the carb cravings. Stacy does focus on adding nutrient density and vegetables to what she describes as a gluten-free, corn-free, legume-free, and night-shade free diet. She would love to be able to eat those foods, but they don't agree with her body. Stacy is not dairy-free in the same way that Sarah is. She can tolerate more dairy, but not every day. The dairy that Stacy tolerates is fat only forms. Stacy feels that there is a big difference in the thought process from where they were, to where they are now. Sarah's Implementation of a Nutrivore Diet Sarah has something very similar. (38:16) Prior to covid, when Sarah ate in a restaurant she would say she is gluten-free, dairy-free, and soy-free. These are things she knows she can't do. The term that Sarah most resonates with now is nutrivore. This best describes Sarah's approach because she looks at food as providing her body with the resources it needs to do all the things it wants to do. And those resources are nutrients. By adopting the term nutrivore, instead of saying "I eat these foods and not these foods", I'm saying that the primary goal of my diet as a whole is to supply my body with all the essential and non-essential nutrients it needs to thrive from my food. That is the goal. You can basically fit junky calories into your diet if the bulk of your diet is made up of super nutrient-dense foods. Because those junky calories at that point are not taking away from meeting that goal of getting all of the nutrients that your body needs. This helps us get away from food labels of good vs. bad, and gets into what is the quality of my diet? Did I meet my nutritional needs today? And did I meet those needs today with some energy deficit? Sarah likes that this moves us away from stigmatizing foods. However, it still recognizes foods that aren't good for anybody. Sarah doesn't believe that everyone needs to be strictly gluten-free. As we get away from demonizing foods, we can get back to the thing that is most important. Meeting the body's nutritional needs is a top priority. From there you can layer eliminations on top of that, or add additional nutritional focus on top of that to meet specific health challenges and goals. For example, Sarah thinks of AIP as a sub diet of a nutrivore approach. There is now emerging science showing that the gut microbiome really needs a minimal amount of carbohydrate. This amount is probably at least 150 grams a day, if not 200 grams a day. How to Describe It If Sarah were to describe her diet to someone who was serving her food, she would describe it as gluten-free, dairy-free, and soy-free. (43:44) If she was talking to her neighbor who wanted to make some dietary changes she would probably use the word nutrivore. Sarah would then talk about the importance of eating a lot of vegetables, higher-quality meat, more seafood, eating fruit, eating a serving of mushrooms a day, and a palm-full of nuts a day. She would also talk about snout-to-tail eating. Also why soaking legumes is still a best practice. The focus would be on eating more nutrient-dense foods and allowing them to displace the foods that aren't doing us any favors. Rather than eliminating foods that are put into this 'no' category. Stacy thinks this perspective is helpful. It is helpful to be reminded of what our ultimate goal is. We are then able to ask, ok, how do we get there in a sustainable way. If you are overly restrictive and you can't stick with that, it isn't good either. How can you optimize without boomeranging to the other side? Customization Stacy wants to point out a few more things that are unique to her since she doesn't have a gallbladder. (46:05) She has to pay particular attention to fats. Matt and Stacy have added more olive oil and avocado oil, and use less lard. They also eat gluten-free treats. Stacy doesn't do oats, and they don't do legumes in their family. They do have brown rice pasta about once a week. If Stacy does have a meal of rice or pasta, she does try to ensure that she has a veggie-rich meal on that day to make up for the overall vegetables and nutrients that she is trying to achieve every day. She also tries to move her body. It is about how she feels, and she has to listen to her body. Sarah doesn't feel bad about cooking brown rice pasta at all. Especially after going through the gut microbiome researching and learning about how good rice is for the gut microbiome. It is not a base food because it doesn't have a ton of nutrition, but in the context of a meal that incorporates other nutrient-dense options, it becomes a good contribution. Stacy mentioned this blog post on casserole prep. She also takes supplements of daily collagen but doesn't drink broth as often as she use to. Stacy also takes liver pills, vitamin D and magnesium. She is also adding mushrooms with more intention these days. Stir-fries are a favorite these days, as Stacy finds it easy to add nutrients to these dishes. Stacy has added things in, but it hasn't been as thoughtful as Sarah's process. However, she is very aware of what they are adding and what they are or aren't doing. Stacy strives to be mindful of balance because social and emotional wellbeing in terms of sustainability and disordered eating has been so impactful to Stacy. She has had to really learn to listen to her body and really find a balance on how she feels in terms of digestion and energy, more than anything else for it to work long-term. It is important to Stacy to not feel bad or to go off the rails. This can be hard if you come from a place of dysmorphia or eating disorders or any kind of stuff like that. For Stacy, she has worked on that stuff and gone to therapy and become self-aware. If you are struggling with this stuff, you can't just solve it in a vacuum. When there is emotions around your food, you do have to address the emotion or else you will never solve the problem. Closing Thoughts One of the things that have allowed Sarah to embrace the term nutrivore is to develop a healthier relationship with food. (1:01:03) Just like when we first adopted paleo, nine to ten years ago, that was always going to be a lifestyle. It has evolved, and her diet has expanded. While Sarah thinks of it as nutrivore, you could also call it AIP maintenance phase, or paleo plus, or 80/20. There are other labels that we can use, but it is still a lifestyle. It is about lifelong health and hopefully improving her longevity. This still includes getting enough sleep, managing stress, living an active lifestyle, and nature time. These are all still pieces of the health puzzle for Sarah. But what she has been able to do by shedding the dogmatic rules that have been associated with the paleo diet for so long is to develop a healthier relationship with food. One of the side effects this has had is that portion control is much easier, which has always been a real struggle for Sarah. This healthier relationship with food has allowed Sarah to regular her cravings and appetite. Getting beyond paleo has allowed Sarah to fix some of the food relationship problems that she was still having on the paleo diet. Stacy and Sarah have been talking about doing some changes on the show for a long time, and you are seeing some of them with the name change of the show. They are planning to let go of their G-rating soon, so that they can relax a bit on things. Stacy and Sarah's true unfiltered thoughts on things will be coming through in the next few weeks. That is it for this week's episode. Thank you for listening, and we will be back next week! (1:07:20)
Two years ago, Sarah Wells from the Financial Times gave a KubeCon EU keynote about how the company moved from monolith to microservices, and how her Content and Metadata platform team moved to Kubernetes specifically. She joins hosts Adam and Craig to recap that migration, and what life has been like since. As Sarah has moved to a broader role in charge of all observability for The FT, she also invited Dimitar Terziev, the current platform lead for the CM team, to the conversation. Do you have something cool to share? Some questions? Let us know: web: kubernetespodcast.com mail: kubernetespodcast@google.com twitter: @kubernetespod Chatter of the week Duck eggs Green onions News of the week kube2hadoop from LinkedIn Kubera from Mayadata Episode 56, with Evan Powell Linkerd 2.8 Multi-cluster with Ambassador Consul 1.8 Intro to Istio Ingress from Banzai Cloud Cloudflow 2.0.0 Not the shoe Google internships go virtual to help Open Source Introducing the CNCF Technology Radar CNCF SIG Observability Episode 37, with Richard Hartmann Loft (and Reddit thread) Jib 2.4 announcement and Jib extensions Zerto for Kubernetes AKS 2020-06-08 adds node image upgrade and application gateway ingress controller Cloudera Data Platform for Private Clouds Cloudbees introduces DoD compliant CI, now with a CtF to deploy into an environment with an ATO, which meets DISA STIG and NIST RMF security guidelines Episode 44, with Tracy Miranda Microsoft discovers cryptojacking in Kubeflow clusters on Azure Gokul Chandra writes up Anthos Links from the interview Financial Times The pink pages Subscriber stats Coronavirus coverage The latest figures John Burn-Murdoch Added 50,000 subscribers since COVID-19 FT Crossword KubeCon EU 2018 keynote: “Switching Horses Midstream: The Challenges of Migrating 150+ Microservices to Kubernetes” by Sarah Wells Schedule Video Slides Monzo microservices graph CoreOS Fleet Innovation tokens: Choose Boring Technology by Dan McKinley Dashing from Shopify Sarah and Dimitar on Twitter
As Sarah and Kaley always say, dating is a skill. And like any skill, it takes practice to improve. Thanks to COVID, we're taking a break from dating IRL, and that means we'll be rusty when we return. So how do you get back on the proverbial horse when society opens up again? The co-hosts discuss how to get rid of rustiness in your dating life. Chat with us! Twitter: @sarahsahagian @kaleyames Instagram: @youdoyoupod @kaleyames_ Theme music is "Tag You're It," by The Whole Other
On today's episode, our guest is Sarah Bacon. She is a writer, rare disease patient & advocate. Most recently, New York Magazine published her covid-19 related story titled "I’m in the High-Risk 2 Percent. It’s Exhausting." LINK: https://www.thecut.com/2020/03/im-in-the-high-risk-2-percent-its-exhausting.html We asked Sarah, who lives in New York City but is taking refuge in a Florida hotel, to talk about life during covid-19. Additionally, I was particularly excited to talk about her truly remarkable Washington Post story titled "Anxious and depressed as a scary disease destroyed her lungs, she turned to ecstasy for relief. Here’s what happened." LINK: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/anxious-and-depressed-as-an-ultrarare-condition-destroyed-her-lungs-she-turned-to-ecstasy-for-relief-heres-what-happened/2019/11/15/cda32bb8-da49-11e9-ac63-3016711543fe_story.html In the story, Sarah explains that a healer she sees from time to time to quell her anxiety suggested she try MDMA-guided therapy. The drug, which was banned in 1985, does have risky side effects, Sarah wrote. In 2017, however, the Food and Drug Administration granted MDMA-assisted psychotherapy a breakthrough-therapy designation for post-traumatic stress disorder, setting it on a fast track for review in clinic trials and potential approval. As of November 2019, when the story was published, Phase 3 clinical trials were underway across 16 sites in the United States, Canada and Israel. Participants have included first responders, military vets, and flood and sexual assault victims. As Sarah explained, "During previous, smaller-scale phase 2 clinical trials, for which the data are complete, 68 percent of patients no longer “qualified” for PTSD diagnosis after 12 months, according to the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a nonprofit research group that has funded the trials and worked with the FDA on the program. LINK: https://maps.org/ In the story, Sarah goes on to write that, quote, "My first MDMA-guided therapy session was among the more intense days of my life." You can find Sarah online here: Twitter: @SarahHogate and Instagram: @Baconiste
As Sarah & Talle practice yoga and social distancing, Talle takes the gals on a true crime yoga murder mystery.
Every time Sarah Selecky and I get together to talk about writing, I feel a little high afterward.This conversation was no exception and, in many ways, this one had me buzzing more than any of the ones we've had before. Sarah was the first person to convince me that revision wasn't a dirty word and that it could even be something enjoyable.The thing that gets in the way of enjoying the process is the pervasive belief that revision is something you make happen. That as the writer you have to take the material of your book so far and force it into a shape that is pleasing and effective. There is a very grinding quality to this approach.As Sarah and I remind ourselves and each other in this conversation, there are plenty of creative processes we can model ourselves after that do not look like a construction site, where we press on with timetables and a foreman checking his watch constantly. Instead, Sarah shares how she uses nature as a model, a force that is is just as powerful, if not more so, and one that plays by decidedly different rules. Follow along and learn the magical way to revise, one that leaves you uplifted rather than depleted, and let yourself be surprised by escaping the grind entirely. Have fun listening to this one -- we certainly had fun making it for you.Full show notes with links: https://secretlibrarypodcast.com/episodes/sarah-selecky-s2-ep6 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sarah Canney (a.k.a RunFarGirl) talks with Coach Sarah of the Fitness Protection Program about the role of snowshoe racing, motherhood, and unconditional love in reclaiming her life from the eating disorder she struggled with for years. Founder and host of Rise.Run.Retreat. and author of the popular running blog, RunFarGirl, Sarah Canney has developed a loyal following thanks to her authentic voice and talent for storytelling. Running proved a catalyst in her transformation as she learned to rewrite the negative narrative in her head and find a unique strength within herself. As Sarah became more involved in the running community, she was inspired by the connections she had made to create Rise.Run.Retreat in 2015. Sarah is unapologetically herself, which translates to very candid conversations and meaningful connections with her audience. Sarah's mission is to help women gain confidence, find strength and make authentic connections through running. As the host, she creates a place for women to be inspired and experience personal growth through running. Sarah is also a RRCA and USATF Running Coach and since she began running in 2003 has become a competitive mountain runner and was a member of the 2018 US National Snowshoe Running Team, finish 9th at the World Snowshoe Championships in 2019. That's where her conversation with Coach Sarah of Fitness Protection begins: the way that snowshoe racing, with its uncertain terrain, highly variable weather conditions, and deep roots in the ethos of outdoor adventure helped Sarah move away from constantly monitoring her pace while running on roads. The Sarahs start with the beginnings of body awareness in Sarah Canney's life, the day she became conscious of the fact that the otherness she experienced was a direct result of her body being bigger than that of other kids. She talks about how that awareness led her to a desire to control her body size, and then to the realization that she could in fact control it through restriction. Sarah's high school and college years were marked by the ups and downs of disordered behaviors, seeking help, relapsing into disordered behaviors, and then finding ways to hide them more and more successfully. In this deep, searching, and honest conversation, Sarah Canney gives the Fitness Protection community what many of us are looking for as we support loved ones who struggle with body shame and disordered eating: hope. Hearing Sarah talk about the way her family showed up for her and the way she ultimately showed up for herself is both deeply emotional and supremely uplifting. We are so grateful to her for her time, her openness, and her generosity with her soul. Follow Sarah Canney on Instagram: @sarah.canney and @riserunretreat MK Fleming is the founder of Fitness Protection, LLC and Sarah Axelrod leads Fitness Protection's #CoachedandLoved Community. Try our accessible, affordable monthly running plans at www.fitnessprotection.com!
What’s better than one supply chain professional? Two supply chain professionals! Allison and George are a couple who met at a supply chain conference and both work in different areas of logistics. Allison mostly works on strategy and supply, whereas George works in the tactical planning of merging technology and software. As a family working in supply chain, Allison and George complement each others backgrounds and regularly work together to solve supply chain challenges. In fact, they have white boards around the house where they discuss any issues they’re facing. This extends to their children, who also get involved and are understanding the huge role logistics have in getting products to our door. Their advice to next generation supply chain professionals? Get deep technical expertise early on and don’t wait too long to switch into the supply chain industry. Start working with products, learn the technical aspects and build a repertoire of skills. As Sarah says herself, always keep your options open and try different departments to see where you fit best. Allison and George are both minorities in supply chain, and although diversity has improved, Allison admits that women need more support not just from leaders, but also from other women. She also recommends finding your own personal board of directors to challenge you and to be your cheerleaders. In this episode we discuss: [0.36] Supply Chain conferences aren't just for networking [19.30] Supply chain in the family [23.02] Advice to the next generation in supply chain [25.31] Women in supply chain [29.25] Their plans for the future Resources and links mentioned: Stay Connected with the Podcast: Find us at Let’s Talk Supply Chain
The Joyful Mourning - A Podcast for Women Who Have Experienced Pregnancy or Infant Loss
You’re listening to The Joyful Mourning Podcast Episode #55. In this episode I have the privilege of interviewing Sarah Garvey, a woman who has experienced an incredible amount of loss and yet she communicates in a way that is full of hope and joy and wisdom. Sarah experienced infertility, three miscarriages, and the premature birth and death of her triplets. Her experience with loss and trauma has led her to a career serving as a bereavement expert. And her expertise is incredibly evident in this episode. She gives cautions and advice and wisdom that will be practically helpful to those in the middle of grief and for those who love someone grieving. Sarah spends some time talking about the uniqueness of grief and how we all grieve differently, even those grieving the same loss, such as a husband and a wife -- and why it’s dangerous to think that we grieve the same. We talk about the physical aspects of grief and we talk about grief and faith. Sarah says: “grieving with faith is difficult, but grieving without faith feels impossible.” And like I said she gives SUCH great and helpful wisdom to those who love a grieving a mom, she says this to you: “You are valuable and your support is important and necessary and it’s ok for you to not know what to do or say. Just do your best.” This episode is full of wisdom from a bereavement expert, but more than even that -- from a mom who has been there. A mom who has walk a similar journey to the one you are walking today and I am sure that her story and her heart and her encouragement will remind you that you are not alone in this and all the things you are feeling and thinking and experiencing are normal. As Sarah says in this episode, “You aren’t crazy. You’re grieving.” THE JOYFUL MOURNING COMMUNITY And lastly, if you feel alone in this journey, I want to remind you about The Joyful Mourning Community - a free online community where you can find other women walking a similar path. Women who offer a safe place to talk and feel known and understand; women who will pray for you and offer gentle wisdom when you need it. If that sounds like something you need, come join our community. Head to thejoyfulmourningcommunity.com for all the details on how to join. We would love to have you join us and I can’t wait to see you there. --- SHOW NOTES: www.themorning.com/listen THE JOYFUL MOURNING COMMUNITY: www.thejoyfulmourningcommunity.com GIFT SHOP FOR GRIEVING MOTHERS: www.themorning.com/giftshop THE JOYFUL MORNING INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thejoyfulmorning
(0:41) Welcome Welcome back to The Paleo View! Stacy has no idea what day it is The Toth/McCarry crew is currently in Salt Lake City and will soon be heading on to Denver They have a whole lot of country left to explore, and lots of events on the calendar Stacy shared details on their zigzag travel plans Sarah sent out a warm Happy Canada Day to all the Candian listeners! And a Happy Independence Day to the American listeners! Special thank you to this week's sponsor, Wild Zora They are not just sponsoring this show but are also fueling Stacy's family as they are traveling across the country To check them out visit: wildzora.com/thepaleoview Using that link you can get free shipping and 30% off your order Wild Zora is jerky that has vegetables incorporated Stacy said they are delicious and the texture is perfect (7:15) Macronutrients & Micronutrients On this week's episode, Stacy and Sarah are going to talk about macronutrients While this is a little bit of a tangential discussion from the typical micronutrient nerdiness that this show covers, Stacy wanted to dig into this topic Macronutrients were something that Stacy did use to track when she was on a lifting schedule because she found that it did help with her performance Stacy has noticed that it is common to see foods marketed today towards the keto community These foods tend to be macronutrient heavy in one way or another Recently on Instagram Stacy saw someone sharing a product with crazy macronutrient ratios It was a fat bomb that just didn't make sense on a macronutrient level What concerns Stacy about people going so focused on macros is when all acknowledgment towards balance is ignored Sarah has seen in gyms how they promote macro tracking At her gym, in particular, they have an 'Eat Your Macros' program In these instances, you see some people who aren't nutrient literate hitting their numbers with unhealthy foods/drinks Being overly focused on macronutrients runs into problems when it is not connected to a food quality conversation and a micronutrient conversation There is also this other part of this conversation that is happening right now where we are seeing these macronutrient extreme diets Examples include: Low/zero carb Keto Low fat Carnivore Sarah wants to take this episode to unpack macronutrients a little bit What is the difference between macros and micros? Macros really just translate to energy Macro means big It is nutrients that we need from food in big quantities Carbohydrates, fat, protein and fiber Micro means small It is nutrients that we need from food in small quantities Vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, essential amino acids, and essential fatty acids The stuff that we need in big quantities translates into energy There is also some raw material stuff in macronutrients Protein is used to make proteins in our body It's not just making muscle, it is making components of every single cell Fat makes up cell membranes Our brain is about 60% fat Hormones are fat based molecules We use some of these things as building materials and the rest we use as energy to drive chemical reactions Fiber is really about feeding our gut microbiome Even though we need micronutrients in small quantities, it is quite a challenge to get micronutrient sufficiency This is the nutrient density piece that is always be covered on the show As soon as you try to get all the micronutrients that your body needs in adequate quantities from whole foods, you are forced into a Paleo or AIP style diet This means eating seafood, organ meat, a ton of vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds, fresh herbs This is how you get micronutrient sufficiency (14:27) Our Needs Through the Scientific Lens Sarah is going to come at macronutrient guidelines by looking at basic ideas about human anatomy and physiology One of the ways to do this is by looking at hunter-gather intakes What is the macronutrient range that we see among hunter-gather populations, given that human evolution was often driven by the energy density of our food Sarah dug into these studies that have been completed across the world How foods are used to correct macronutrient imbalances We look at these societies that mimic the diet that we would have had for at least the last few hundred, thousand years of evolution These diets don't have any of the chronic health problems that are associated with industrial, western countries We observe the trends and form a hypothesis regarding the macronutrient levels that are likely ideal AMDR The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine has set Accepted Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) for protein, fat, and carbohydrates based on evidence from interventional trials with support of epidemiological evidence that suggests a role in the prevention or increased risk of chronic diseases and based on ensuring sufficient intake of essential nutrients Levels of too much or too little are associated with some kind of health problem This is completely based on contemporary studies AMDR for fat estimated to be 20 to 35% of total energy for adults AMDR for protein estimated to be 10 to 35% of total energy for adults AMDR for carbohydrates as an estimated 45 to 65 percent of total energy (and below 25 percent from sugars) doesn’t quite align with hunter-gatherer intakes We can take this information and through the lens of our philosophies on understanding science, we can add some interesting additional things on to that We know that higher protein intake is really really important for weight management We know that there are some genes where lower fat is really important 25% of people have one or more copies of the gene where a diet lower in fat is ideal for their bodies We know that with the modern food supply sugars are actually more important to limit than total carbohydrates When we start to add in this extra insight by taking in an even bigger picture view of the scientific evidence, we can come up with a macronutrient intake range that sort of fits modern science and hunter-gather intakes This will give us a pretty good target with a lot of wiggle room for self-experimentation When Sarah looks at all of this data together, here is what she ends up with: 20-35% of our total calories coming from fat 20-35% of our total calories coming from protein 30-60% of our total calories coming from whole food sources of carbohydrates This is what Sarah refers to as balanced macronutrients This doesn't mean that every meal needs to be super regimented The body seems to respond really well to fluctuations in macronutrients Ex: seasonal variability, macro timing throughout the day These macronutrient ranges don't look like any of the diet extremes To learn more about the challenges that arise from extreme diets, check out episodes 140and 305 Fad diets, where the primary goal is weight loss, are not designed to be healthy When we look at macronutrients and we look at them in this way, we are really looking at: What is the range where we are going to be able to maintain health? And these are the ranges that we end up in 30-60% calories from carbohydrates give us a lot of playing room (25:03) The Balancing Act What's curious to Stacy is the idea of this balance of macronutrients If you talk to three different people they would tell you three different things about what the ideal is Stacy does think it is true that it is an individual thing Sarah thinks that what we are learning is that too much or too little of any macronutrient is associated with health problems With micronutrients, we know that there is a range that is considered sufficient for most people Then there are these extra situations where you might need extra of certain micronutrients We also see that kind of variation in macros For example, if you are someone who is very active, that increases your protein requirements Every diet works to help you lose weight, but most of these diets promote both lean muscle mass loss and fat loss Depending on the diet, it can be up to a pound for pound (fat to muscle) loss When you lose muscle, you lower your basal metabolic rate Preserving lean muscle is really important for preserving metabolism If your metabolism tanks than you need lower amounts of calories to keep losing weight If you lose weight too quickly, you increase your hunger hormones, which drives appetite You have this perfect storm of being hungrier than you would normally be Making it harder to maintain your diet One of the ways to get around this is to up your protein intake and to incorporate some weight bearing exercise Aim for a moderate caloric intake so that you are not losing weight too quickly Yes you lose weight more slowly, but it is easier to keep the weight lost off Sarah provided more examples of where people will fall within the ranges based on certain attributes and medical conditions We have within these ranges people who will do better at the low end or at the high end, and there are so many different situations that will determine where you fall We probably are supposed to have seasonal variability as well Sarah recommends playing within these ranges If we are going to take a micronutrient approach and aim to get enough fiber (which is really critical) and enough protein and balance the plant versus animal food so that we achieve micronutrient sufficiency, it almost forces you into those ideal ranges It is incredibly challenging to get enough fiber and not end up with about 40% of your calories from carbohydrates Our dense fiber foods, like 3.5 cups sweet potatoes, has 25 grams of fiber Which would be the USDA fiber allowance for a woman Sarah noted that this probably half of what we actually need This is not a ridiculous amount of sweet potato to eat throughout the whole day, which will give you 150 grams of carbohydrates You can get the same amount of fiber from 24 cups of spinach Which would give you 50 grams of carbohydrates Dense sources of fiber are going to work best for most of us In order to get enough fiber, it is really tough to do without your total carbohydrates ending in the 200 to 300-gram range From a fiber intake perspective, getting enough vegetable matter to get our fiber intake up to where it is supposed to be, that automatically puts us in the higher carbohydrate range If you think about your plate being 3/4 vegetables and using some fat to make things tasty, adding some nuts and seeds, and having quality meats; it is almost impossible to not end up in those balanced macronutrient ranges when you start thinking about micronutrients This is why you need balanced macros You cannot get the micronutrients you need once you start skewing your macronutrients into these extremes You are going to miss out on something There are micronutrients packaged up with our macronutrients that are really important Part of aiming for balanced macronutrients and having a food quality criteria for choosing foods is achieving micronutrient sufficiency Stacy is shocked that it came back around to micronutrients It makes sense that athletes, for example, are turning to products that are targeted to increasing whatever macro they are focused on and not necessarily the micros associated with it Stacy loves the way Sarah framed her explanation That if you think for a minute of just the basic necessity of fiber and the micronutrients you need, and then from there consider the macro piece, you will be in the right headspace It is a struggle overall to achieve balance because there are so many factors that go into it However, when we consider the goal and where we are coming from, we are able to make decisions based on long-term health goals One of the things that Sarah wants to emphasize is that this is a learning curve Sarah will do a 3-day food diary once a quarter She uses the Cronometer app With this data, she is checking in on her fiber, protein, and her micronutrients She lets fat and carbs land where they may because they are going to land in healthy zones if she is getting enough fiber and enough protein Sarah thinks that for most people fiber is where people are most challenged when getting their macronutrients in balance Protein is typically second It takes a few days, maybe a week, of measuring foods and looking at databases for nutrition information to get a sense for where you are at and where you can fine-tune to hit your numbers Find the foods that fill in the gaps for you Figure out what your place looks like Then you can wean off the measuring and logging, and simply execute what you found out about your ideal plate makeup And from there you can check in every once in a while to make sure you are on track Food journaling is a phenomenal tool for weight loss Awareness around what you are eating is really important for the behavioral modification of weight loss However, Stacy noted that for those with a history of disordered eating it can be problematic Be mindful of this when identifying how best to check your macro and micro levels Stacy shared her experience with being respectful of the emotional pieces associated with tracking It doesn't need to be an overwhelming experience if we come from the perspective of what is my intent, what am I trying to achieve, is this food choice the best for me in this moment With that, Stacy suggests eating Wild Zora bars to increase your vegetable intake Sarah loves Wild Zora and it has been a staple in her house for years Zora has a very food quality focus in all of her products She is very micronutrient focused It is both packed with vegetables and high-quality protein The diversity of products that they offer is amazing, especially as a convenience food Wild Zora is a woman-owned, family-run company from Northern Colorado that manufactures meat and veggie bars, dehydrated backpacking meals, soups, and instant teas They have many AIP options available The products are great for packing and leaving in the car Remember, you can go to this site to get free shipping and up to 30% off their products (54:47) Closing Thoughts Thank you to Wild Zora for sponsoring this show! As Sarah noted, health is really about macronutrients and micronutrients Thank you, listeners, for tuning in - Stacy and Sarah will be back next week!
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