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Before Joseph Smith was a prophet, he was already living in a world of buried treasure, divining rods, seer stones, dreams, angels, folk Christianity, and people who believed the invisible world could be consulted for very practical reasons.This is Part One of an Idiot Mystic series exploring Peter Levenda's The Angel and the Sorcerer: The Remarkable Story of the Occult Origins of Mormonism and the Rise of Mormons in American Politics.We begin before the Book of Mormon, before the Church, and before Joseph Smith became one of the most consequential religious figures in American history.In this episode, we get into Joseph Smith's early treasure seeking, his use of seer stones, Josiah Stowell, the strange 1826 court proceeding, the Smith family's supernatural worldview, the Fraternity of Rodmen, Francis Barrett's The Magus, and the much messier boundary between religion and magic in early America.Peter Levenda calls Joseph Smith “The Sorcerer.”The interesting question is whether that label actually explains him, or whether it reveals how differently we categorize supernatural experiences now compared with the people who lived through them.This series takes Levenda's occult connections seriously without treating every connection as proven. Historical fact, disputed claims, Levenda's interpretation, and my own speculation stay separate as we go.Next: The Angel — when buried treasure becomes sacred scripture and the supernatural guardian becomes Moroni.IDIOT MYSTICWebsite: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@idiotmysticDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmystic If you're reading this somewhere other than where you usually listen or watch, just search Idiot Mystic on your platform and you should find me there.

This is a one-hour guided sound bath designed to help the body soften, settle, and gradually release tension.The opening begins with a slow body scan, moving from the crown of the head down through the face, jaw, shoulders, arms, chest, belly, hips, legs, and feet. The emphasis is simple: notice the body, let it become heavy, and allow whatever is beneath you to support your weight.After the guided introduction, the voice fades and the sound bath continues on its own.The piece moves through a gradual arc of arrival, deepening, stillness, and return, with evolving ambient textures, soft bell tones, and a binaural progression that descends from alpha through theta toward delta.Headphones are recommended if you want to experience the binaural layer as intended, but they aren't required to enjoy the sound bath itself.Use it for meditation, sleep, deep rest, body awareness, or any time you want to step away from everything for an hour and let the body do less.You don't need to follow the music.You don't need to achieve anything.Just let the body release.Website:https://idiotmystic.comBlog:https://idiotmystic.com/blogYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@idiotmysticInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmysticDiscord:https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmM

I think one of the strangest things about headphones is that they let you build a room inside another room.You can be sitting in an airport, a hotel, an office, a crowded apartment, or somewhere that simply feels uncomfortable, press play, and suddenly the atmosphere changes. The walls stay where they are, but the space around you starts feeling a little more private.This hour begins with a reflection on sound, environment, and the weird ability we now have to carry weather around with us. After the introduction, the voice fades and leaves steady rain over a deep, low ambient layer with a subtle 6 Hz binaural beat underneath.Headphones will let you hear the binaural layer as intended, but they aren't necessary. The rain is still the center of the track.Use it for sleep, reading, studying, travel, work, meditation, or whenever the room you're in could use another room inside it.Sometimes you don't need to completely change how you feel.Sometimes the room just sucks.Website:https://idiotmystic.comBlog:https://idiotmystic.com/blogYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@idiotmysticInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmysticDiscord:https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmM

There's a version of every city that seems to appear sometime after midnight.Traffic thins out. Shops close. Apartment windows go dark. Then it starts raining, and ordinary streets suddenly look completely different. Streetlights stretch across wet pavement, headlights smear through the rain, and a convenience store you would barely notice during the day starts looking like the last building on Earth.This hour begins with a reflection on that strange, peaceful version of a city that only seems to exist late at night. After the introduction, the voice fades away and leaves steady nighttime rain layered over a very low ambient drone and a subtle 6 Hz binaural beat.Headphones will let you hear the binaural layer as intended, but they aren't necessary to enjoy the recording.Use it for sleep, reading, studying, meditation, late-night work, or just sitting somewhere for a while without needing anything from the world.The city is still awake somewhere.You don't have to be.Website:https://idiotmystic.comBlog:https://idiotmystic.com/blogYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@idiotmysticInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmysticDiscord:https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMSearch Idiot Mystic on wherever you listen to stuff.

Do you remember how a storm could change an entire afternoon when you were a kid? The sky went dark, plans disappeared, and being inside suddenly felt like its own little world.This hour begins with a personal reflection on childhood rain, the sounds we carry with us, and those ordinary days we somehow miss years later. Then the voice fades, leaving steady rain over a very low ambient drone and a subtle 6 Hz binaural layer.Headphones will let you hear the binaural layer as intended, but they aren't needed to enjoy the rain.Put it on to sleep, read, daydream, or sit by a window for a while. For the next hour, the storm can have the outside world, and you can stay here.Find Idiot Mystic wherever you listen or watch.Website:https://idiotmystic.comBlog:https://idiotmystic.com/blogYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@idiotmysticInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmysticDiscord:https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMSearch Idiot Mystic wherever you listen to stuff.

One threat actor compromised at least 440 PaperCut instances across 395 organizations in 48 countries, using AI to run the same playbook at scale. The fastest path to domain admin took five minutes. But out of hundreds of organizations hit, the attacker only got domain admin at 12 of them.Spencer and Tyler use GreyNoise's recent PaperCut report to make the case that the basics matter more now than they ever have. The attack itself was not novel. It used a known vulnerability, a lab environment built to test exploits, an internet scanning service, and familiar offensive tools. AI (Codex and DeepSeek) is what took it from one target to hundreds.In this episode:How the attacker built a PaperCut and Active Directory lab to test exploits before going wideWhy five minutes to domain admin is fast but not unheard of, and how certificate abuse makes it possibleThe Conti playbook comparison, and how LLMs are turning attack playbooks into automated campaignsThe toolkit: Certify, Rubeus, SpoolSample, Impacket, NetExec, BloodHound, Mimikatz, and AMSI bypassesWhy letting hosts reach GitHub directly is a red flag, and how DNS and category filtering slow attackers downThe one case where Cloudflare's WAF stopped the attackWhy the 12 domain admin compromises are a hopeful sign that hardening worksWhere to start with AD hardening: tier zero permissions, dangerous rights on broad groups, service accounts, and certificate templatesMoving past EDR alone with application control, NDR, and identity-based detectionsComparing what a security tool costs to what a compromise costsSpencer and Tyler are penetration testers at SecurIT360.If you get something out of the show, subscribe and leave a rating or review. It helps more than you would think.Work with Us: https://securit360.comBlog: https://offsec.blog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cyberthreatpovTwitter: https://x.com/cyberthreatpovFollow Spencer on social ⬇Spencer's Links: https://spenceralessi.com

Somebody calls you, and before they have even finished saying hello, part of you is already preparing to help.Maybe they need advice. Maybe they need a ride. Maybe something has gone wrong and you are about to become useful again.Then they tell you that nothing happened. They just wanted to talk to you.What do you do when nobody needs anything from you?This episode explores the fear that usefulness may be the condition under which people continue to love us. It follows the dependable person who solves problems, keeps everyone comfortable, and quietly wonders whether they would still have a place in the room if they arrived exhausted, confused, unemployed, sick, or empty-handed.Drawing on Thérèse of Lisieux and her “little way,” we look at trust, grace, human limitation, and the possibility that love was never supposed to function like a reward for good performance.This is episode two of Letting Love Reach You.You can find Idiot Mystic on whatever platform you are not currently watching or listening on by searching Idiot Mystic.Website: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@idiotmysticInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmystic

When an episode ends, you go back to a life I mostly know nothing about. I care about what happens there.This is a personal conversation about why I share my thoughts freely and what I hope you experience through the meditations and sound baths. We get into the trust we place in spiritual teachers and how easily that trust can be misused. I also talk about my belief in the unseen, the moments of stillness that can change how you understand yourself, and why you're always free to find your own way.Being able to share this work with you is already a gift to me.Wherever you're reading this, you can find more of my work on other platforms by searching “Idiot Mystic.” Look for me on YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you prefer to watch and listen.Come hang out and continue the conversation:Discord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMWebsite: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@idiotmysticInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmystic

If you've ever wondered how UFOs, world history, childhood cartoons, trauma, and a voice asking you to notice your left foot ended up on the same channel, this episode is for you.There's a reason I keep following these apparently unrelated interests. They give us different ways to explore who we are, what we believe, and how we came to experience the world the way we do. In this episode, I talk directly to you about what I've been trying to offer through Idiot Mystic.Drawing on The Matrix, Alice in Wonderland, The Golden Compass, and Paradise Lost, we explore consciousness, meditation, faith, and the stories we inherit about ourselves. An unanswered message can feel like rejection before we've even considered another explanation. A role we've played for years can become difficult to separate from who we are. Getting curious about those moments can open up possibilities we hadn't seen.What might you discover about yourself if something you've always believed suddenly became a question?Come hang out and continue the conversation:Discord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMWebsite: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@idiotmysticInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmysticYou can also find Idiot Mystic on YouTube. If this episode brought someone to mind, send it to them.

Someone remembers you had a difficult appointment and asks how it went. You try to answer, and your voice gives way. Why can a little kindness do that to us?In this episode of Idiot Mystic, we explore why receiving care can feel so exposing when you're used to being the dependable one.Drawing on Julian of Norwich, we reflect on the relief of being looked after and the sadness it can awaken for the times we managed alone. What would it feel like to let someone help without immediately apologising or working out how to repay them?This is the first episode of Letting Love Reach You, a series about the strange vulnerability of allowing ourselves to be loved. But I don't really say the labels of series after I'm a few episodes in...so I guess it is just a thing I say sometimes.Come hang out and continue the conversation:Discord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMWebsite: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@idiotmysticInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmysticYou can also find Idiot Mystic on Spotify. If this episode brought someone to mind, send it to them.

One French-speaking hacktivist targeted 42 organizations and got internal access to 14 of them, working alone. That is the kind of detail Anthropic's September 2026 threat intelligence report put on the record, with data spanning December 2025 through August 2026. Spencer and Tyler walk through all six generative threat groups named in it and what actually changes for defenders.Their read: the attacks themselves are familiar. Stolen credentials, unpatched edge devices, exposed services, phishing, SQL injection. What AI changed is speed, automation, and scale, and that is enough to matter.In this episode:The skill floor for hacking has dropped, and solo operators are now running campaigns that used to take a teamThreat actors vibe coding phishing kits, credential dashboards, and custom toolingAutomated vulnerability discovery and exploit development, including one workflow that produced more than a dozen potential zero-day findings in a monthWhy older models with looser guardrails are showing up in operations while frontier models refuse the same requestsCustom harnesses and multi-agent pen testing frameworks that chain traditional offensive tools under an LLMStolen AI credentials and API keys as a high-priority target, plus resellers advertising discounted access to frontier modelsOn-the-fly obfuscation and retooling that breaks signature-based detectionWhy baselining, behavioral detection, application control, and external attack surface hygiene matter more than they did a year agoGroups covered: GTG-2006, GTG-50014, GTG-10007, GTG-50020, GTG-50021, and GTG-50029.Spencer and Tyler are penetration testers at SecurIT360. If you get something out of the show, subscribe and leave a rating or review. It helps more than you would think.Work with Us: https://securit360.comBlog: https://offsec.blog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cyberthreatpovTwitter: https://x.com/cyberthreatpovFollow Spencer on social ⬇Spencer's Links: https://spenceralessi.com

A special, shorter bonus episode — and the final stop on our HNS 2026 Maynooth coverage. Recorded live at the Historical Novel Society's Maynooth conference, Matthew and Justin sit down with historical fiction author MJ Porter (aka Melissa) for the only long-form interview they recorded that weekend.MJ talks ferry-only travel to Ireland, a nervy trip into the Newgrange passage tomb, St Kevin and Glendalough, her Saxon Mercia novels and her latest release about King Offa, what she's writing next, and a surprise same-day release of a Warhammer 40,000 novel. Enjoy this one — normal service resumes next episode!Support the podcast: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcastMJ Porter linksWebsite: https://www.mjporterauthor.comBlog: https://mjporterauthor.blogTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/coloursofunison

As our hormones and female physiology change, running a bit less and more strategic is essential to feel stronger, healthier, and even faster.Louise Valentine, a leading expert for perimenopausal active women and runners, sits down with Jen to look back on their four-month training cycle and share what happened when they reduced running mileage, focused more on the Breaking Through Wellness female-specific strength training and fitness methods, and stopped forcing their bodies to keep up with demanding race goals.One of their biggest lessons was once again learning to recognize a bioindividual “stress tipping point”, a science-backed theory that Louise teaches us to thrive through perimenopause. For example, more training is not always better, especially when sleep, recovery, hormones, hunger, mood, and body composition start to suffer. Louise shares how stepping away from half-marathon training helped improve her sleep, libido, strength, physique, recovery, and hormone markers while still allowing her to run faster. Jen also discovered that shorter runs brought her faster physique changes, more joy, improved energy, and made training easier to fit into her busy family life.They also discuss excessive cardio, hunger hormones, female-specific strength training, ditching social media pressure, and the empowering freedom that comes from changing goals without feeling like you failed.The takeaway is simple: your healthiest and most effective training plan looks a lot different in midlife as your hormones and female physiology change.RESOURCES + LINKSLearn & level up with my free nutrition guide & award-winning 1:1 Academy to thrive through perimenopause with less stress: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.comBlog post mentioned in this episode, “Trying to find your sweet spot with running & fitness in perimenopause? This is for you!“ is found here.Previous podcast episode #133 on choosing to shift training goals mid-training plan: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/maximizing-hormones-physique-running-through-perimenopause/id1716725195?i=1000767715477Link to check out Function Health & save $25 off comprehensive, proactive blood work using code “LVALENTINE11”  here.  $25 goes back to support BTW with each new sign up! Thank you!Take advantage of our podcast listener discount & save 20% off Kion's science-backed clean products. Code "LOUISE" saves on all future orders: https://www.getkion.com/pages/maximizing Check out my FullScript here where you can see curated supplement picks, by topic, to address your concerns & save 25% off!  A small portion of EACH sale goes back to support BTW.  Thank you!Learn, laugh & level up with a Breaking Through Wellness masterclass here.Episode Highlights:(0:00) Intro(3:31) Why they changed their training approach(5:31) Understanding your stress tipping point(7:08) Choosing health over race performance(8:39) When long runs stopped working(10:28) Finding your joyful running distance(12:18) High mileage and hormone health(14:00) Health, happiness, or harder training(19:27) Finding balance between running and strength(22:32) Leptin, hunger, and excessive cardio(25:25) What happened after running less(29:17) Hormone improvements after changing training(32:19) Is the half marathon worth it?(35:26) More training balance, more family time(38:44) Life after stepping away from social media(41:07) Choosing family over outside pressure(47:32) Freedom from having a race scheduled(50:09) OutroTune in weekly to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" for our simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress!I'd love to connect!Email

Hi, I'm Connor with Honor - message me here!"You do not pay us anything until we get you results." Three ads in a row said it to me. So I pulled all three transcripts, fed them to AI, and asked it to check the arithmetic against itself. The numbers fell apart in about nine seconds.AD ONE claims 300 to 500 pre-qualified bookings every month, and separately claims a 40 to 60 percent close rate. Run 400 bookings at 50 percent and that is 200 new clients a month. But the same ad says the agency has signed 74 clients total. 74 out of 400 is 18.5 percent. Not 40. Not 60. He cannot have it both ways inside the same four minute ad. Either the booking volume is inflated or the close rate is, and either way the number selling you is not the number he is living on.Then the headline math. 74 clients times $10,800 is $799,200 a month. That is $9.6 million a year. From an owner who somehow has time to personally build and manage funnels for strangers inside seven days.AD TWO is worse. Over 4,000 partners averaging $18,105 per month. That is $72.4 million a month across the network. $869 million a year. That would make it one of the largest agency networks on the planet. Note the word average, not median, so a handful of outliers can carry the whole thing. And $18,105 is false precision. Exact looking numbers read as audited when they were invented.NOW THE PART TO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND. "Pay only after results" is real. It is just not what it sounds like.You pay the ad spend directly. Usually $5,000 to $15,000 a month, straight to Meta or Google, on your card. They never touch it and it is never refundable, because it was never their money. Their fee is the setup or management fee. And "results" in the contract is almost always defined as bookings or qualified calls. Not closed revenue. Not money in your bank account. People kicking the tires.So you can spend $30,000 on ads over 90 days, hit the booking target, owe them their full fee, and have closed nothing. The risk reversal is theatrical. The money still leaves your account.Anyone can run ads and generate leads. I could sell squirrel parts on Facebook and generate leads. Nobody wants to buy a squirrel shoulder. But the leads come in, and the moment they do, you owe.ASK THESE TWO QUESTIONS AND YOU WILL KNOW EVERYTHING1. What is the monthly ad spend requirement, and why that number?2. What is the exact contractual definition of "results"?If the answer is vague, or gets redirected to a call, or you have to talk to a manager who happens to be a very good salesperson, you already have your answer.And here is the tell that ends it for me. If it worked that well, they would shut up about it and just do it. They would not be selling it to normal folks.I spent years at LAPD. It grinds on me when people sell nonsense.HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF IN 60 SECONDSScreenshot the ad or grab the transcript. Paste it into your AI. Ask it to check every number against every other number in the same ad. Ask it what is missing. Most of us can already smell it. This proves it with arithmetic before your card is on file.Chapter markers are in the player.LISTEN OR WATCH ON YOUTUBEhttps://youtu.be/hiKDEpDx9mUGET ON MY CALENDAR, 15 to 30 minutes, no chargehttps://bookwithhonor.comMore on AI for business owners: https://santaclaritaartificialintelligence.comBlog: https://connorwithhonor.comI am Connor MacIvor. Be well.Youtube Channels:Conner with Honor - real estateHome Muscle - fat torchingFrom first responder to real estate expert, Connor with Honor brings honesty and integrity to your Santa Clarita home buying or selling journey. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for valuable tips, local market trends, and a glimpse into the Santa Clarita lifestyle.Dive into Real Estate with Connor with Honor:Santa Clarita's Trusted Realtor & Fitness EnthusiastReal Estate:Buying or selling in Santa Clarita? Connor with Honor, your local expert with over 2 decades of experience, guides you seamlessly through the process. Subscribe to his YouTube channel for insider market updates, expert advice, and a peek into the vibrant Santa Clarita lifestyle.Fitness:Ready to unlock your fitness potential? Join Connor's YouTube journey for inspiring workouts, healthy recipes, and motivational tips. Remember, a strong body fuels a strong mind and a successful life!Podcast:Dig deeper with Connor's podcast! Hear insightful interviews with industry experts, inspiring success stories, and targeted real estate advice specific to Santa Clarita.

Hi, I'm Connor with Honor - message me here!Somebody at the seminar asked me what artificial intelligence looks like in two years. I paused on it, because the answer is not a prediction. It is a pattern, and this time the pattern is running backwards.Every revolution before this one was a single narrow piece of intelligence, followed by decades of building the thing that made it work.The internal combustion engine gave us the automobile. The automobile was not the game changer. Roads were, and roads took decades. The printing press turned a mostly non-reading world into a reading one and handed regular people the texts their priests had been reading to them. The loom moved clothing from human work to machine work, and you still needed humans to run the loom. Radio worked, then TV was going to fail, then satellites went up and the whole planet got connected. I remember driving to Kansas with my parents, no air conditioning, dad smoking the whole way, and long stretches where the radio picked up nothing. There were dead zones on this planet. Computers were dismissed as over-glorified calculators. My dad worked at Holloman Air Force Base and brought home punch cards that looked like Scantron sheets. He was thrilled. I was a kid. I said "great, dad."Here is why this one is different, and why it is moving this fast.One. The infrastructure is already built. The fiber went in the ground during the internet boom. The first investors took a bath, same as the railroads. The second wave bought the scraps and got rich.Two. We are not building another narrow tool. We are building the mechanism. Intelligence is the thing that produced every invention on that list. We built the source, and the roads were already poured.So what actually worries me? Not Terminator, and not the Matrix. If something bad comes, it comes from a direction nobody labeled.Humans can be the most fantastic creatures that have ever existed. We also do horrible things at scale. Now there is an intelligent machine in the room, listening, and possibly willing to do worse at greater scale.We used to forget. That was a mercy. Now nothing is forgotten. Right now it is a microphone. Soon it is a small nondescript disc, and after that maybe something embedded in tissue. Always on. Sold to you as safety. And once everybody has one, the people who decline become the unsafe ones. That is the Star-Bellied Sneetches all over again.The humans in control scare me more than AI in control. AI in control, I could not even tell you what that looks like. Maybe a superintelligence values biological life precisely because it is rare. Maybe that means museums and zoos. Maybe it means being somebody's well cared for pet. We tell ourselves we will just train it and control it. That is squirrels trying to control us.But I am an optimist, and I am not going in blind.ONE CORRECTION FROM MEAt 12:14 I say AI approval is around 75 percent. That is wrong, and I am not leaving it uncorrected in an episode where I tell you to check the numbers. Pew's June 2026 survey found 52 percent of Americans are more concerned than excited about AI, and only 9 percent more excited than concerned. Under 30, it is 55 percent concerned, a majority for the first time. Usage is the high number, not approval. About half of US adults now use AI chatbots. People are using it and worrying about it at the same time.Chapter markers are in the player.WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBEhttps://youtu.be/zMiAOD3FM3kGET ON MY CALENDAR, 15 to 30 minutes, no chargehttps://bookwithhonor.comAI for business owners and agents: https://santaclaritaartificialintelligence.comBlog: https://connorwithhonor.comI am Connor with Honor. Thanks for listening to the Rant of the Week.Youtube Channels:Conner with Honor - real estateHome Muscle - fat torchingFrom first responder to real estate expert, Connor with Honor brings honesty and integrity to your Santa Clarita home buying or selling journey. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for valuable tips, local market trends, and a glimpse into the Santa Clarita lifestyle.Dive into Real Estate with Connor with Honor:Santa Clarita's Trusted Realtor & Fitness EnthusiastReal Estate:Buying or selling in Santa Clarita? Connor with Honor, your local expert with over 2 decades of experience, guides you seamlessly through the process. Subscribe to his YouTube channel for insider market updates, expert advice, and a peek into the vibrant Santa Clarita lifestyle.Fitness:Ready to unlock your fitness potential? Join Connor's YouTube journey for inspiring workouts, healthy recipes, and motivational tips. Remember, a strong body fuels a strong mind and a successful life!Podcast:Dig deeper with Connor's podcast! Hear insightful interviews with industry experts, inspiring success stories, and targeted real estate advice specific to Santa Clarita.

In Part 2 of Family Matters, Pastor Hazen Stevens explores Paul's prayer that the eyes of our hearts would be **flooded with light**. We can hear that God loves us, know the gospel, and even believe that we are chosen—yet still need the Holy Spirit to reveal the depth of what those truths actually mean.At the center of that revelation is Jesus. We were chosen and loved so completely that Christ willingly gave His life for us. Paul prays that what we know in our minds would become revelation in our hearts—that we would truly see the hope we have in Christ, how precious His people are to Him, and the incredible power of God at work on our behalf.Key Scriptures:Ephesians 1:15–21Main Points:1. Spiritual truth must move from information to revelation2. The Holy Spirit floods the eyes of our hearts with light so we can truly see3. Jesus chose us and demonstrated the depth of His love by giving His life for us4. We are precious to God—His people are described as His glorious inheritance5. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is at work for those who believe6. Paul's prayer gives us a model for asking God to make these truths real in our hearts➤ For more, visit presencecenteredlife.comBlog: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TjvHeNIz4cK1sXhZAVsLjyIg-414SD5vpM-qip6_YqM/edit?usp=sharing#FamilyMatters #FloodedWithLight #Ephesians1 #ChosenByGod #LoveOfJesus #EyesOfTheHeart #SpiritualRevelation #PresenceCenteredLife #ChristianPodcast #SundaySermon

Hi, I'm Connor with Honor - message me here!I spent an hour and a half in front of a room of REALTORS at the Southland Regional Association talking about artificial intelligence. This episode is the part that mattered most, and it is not the tools. It is the order you do things in.Somebody is selling you a system where you say "I am a real estate agent, make it work," and then you go fishing. Pay ten, twenty, thirty thousand dollars once and they install it. Some of them say you pay nothing until it produces. That game works because you are not paying them. You are paying Meta. You are paying Google. You are paying LinkedIn. Ads produce leads. Leads are not clients. The moment the leads land, the guarantee is satisfied and your card gets charged.That system is coming. Today it is not here. Here is what is.THE FIVE STEPS1. Pick one model and actually pick it. ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Gemini, Copilot. Try the free tiers first.2. Commit. Twenty dollars a month. Memory is the whole game and free tiers do not carry it.3. Teach it who you are. Not typed. Talked. Record yourself, transcribe it, feed it in.4. Feed it your material. Your scripts, your coaching, your records, your years of notes.5. Then bring it your contacts. The drawer full of cocktail napkins. The CRM nobody has touched in two years.The mistake almost everyone makes on day one is treating a large language model like a search box or a vending machine. Simple thing in, simple thing out, then they decide AI is overrated. You did not hire an assistant with a PhD. You put a rookie in a car alone on day one and told them to go enforce the law.The proof test takes five minutes and costs nothing. Have your AI write something. Hand it to your spouse or a close friend. Tell them you wrote it. If they say "you did not write this," you are not done training it.I also get into finding your niche, why your alignment IS your niche, the luxury market reality check, why I do not do dual agency, and the guardrails I will keep repeating until people listen. Do not let it send on its own. Read the newsletter before twenty thousand people do. Click the links. Check the QR code. Push back on every statistic before you put it in front of the public. And do not believe anyone who tells you incognito mode makes it safe to load client information into a public model.EVERYTHING FROM THE SEMINAR IS FREE AND UNGATEDhttps://santaclaritaartificialintelligence.com/srar0820No email. No form. No opt-in. The prompts, the PDFs, and the interview prompt that pulls your background out of you.Chapter markers are in the player.WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBEhttps://youtu.be/_D__3tzmllsGET ON MY CALENDAR, 15 to 30 minutes, no chargehttps://bookwithhonor.comMore AI for agents and small business: https://santaclaritaartificialintelligence.comSelling in Santa Clarita: https://scv123.comBlog: https://connorwithhonor.comConnor T. MacIvor, CalDRE #01238257, Sync Brokerage, Inc., DRE #02031490Youtube Channels:Conner with Honor - real estateHome Muscle - fat torchingFrom first responder to real estate expert, Connor with Honor brings honesty and integrity to your Santa Clarita home buying or selling journey. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for valuable tips, local market trends, and a glimpse into the Santa Clarita lifestyle.Dive into Real Estate with Connor with Honor:Santa Clarita's Trusted Realtor & Fitness EnthusiastReal Estate:Buying or selling in Santa Clarita? Connor with Honor, your local expert with over 2 decades of experience, guides you seamlessly through the process. Subscribe to his YouTube channel for insider market updates, expert advice, and a peek into the vibrant Santa Clarita lifestyle.Fitness:Ready to unlock your fitness potential? Join Connor's YouTube journey for inspiring workouts, healthy recipes, and motivational tips. Remember, a strong body fuels a strong mind and a successful life!Podcast:Dig deeper with Connor's podcast! Hear insightful interviews with industry experts, inspiring success stories, and targeted real estate advice specific to Santa Clarita.

In the opening message of Family Matters, Pastor Hazen Stevens begins a journey through Ephesians with the story of his sister's adoption and a powerful truth at the heart of the gospel: God chose us. Paul tells us how to live as family, he tells us that in Christ we have already been chosen, adopted, and brought fully into the family of God.We are not second-class members of God's household or children who have to earn our place. We have been blessed with every spiritual blessing and welcomed into the Father's love and inheritance. And this was never an afterthought—God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world. When we truly believe that we are wanted, chosen, and loved, it changes how we relate to God and how we love the people around us.Key Scriptures:Ephesians 1:3–14, Romans 8:29Main Points:1. In Christ, we have been chosen and adopted into the family of God2. We are not second-class children—we receive the full love and inheritance of the Father3. We are first in the affections of God4. Our adoption was always God's plan, not an afterthought5. Being chosen gives us both privilege and responsibility as members of God's family6. Because we have been welcomed in, we are called to welcome others into the family➤ For more, visit presencecenteredlife.comBlog : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ByPmI0KDeMHtu2S-L5rQ8sTcYn9-vAjC75_N72rlkDk/edit?usp=sharing#FamilyMatters #SheWasChosen #Ephesians1 #ChosenByGod #Adopted #FamilyOfGod #IdentityInChrist #PresenceCenteredLife #ChristianPodcast #SundaySermon

Two pen testers have spent thousands of hours inside client networks, and the most common failure they see isn't a missing security product — it's an EDR nobody ever tuned.In this episode, Spencer and Tyler open up the CrowdStrike Falcon console and walk through the specific settings that decide whether your team catches an attack or never sees it. They start with the story that kicked the whole thing off: Tyler running a pen test where every AMSI bypass gets blocked and detections fire left and right, while Spencer runs nearly identical tooling against the same product at another client and the SOC sees nothing all week. Same CrowdStrike. Same version. Different checkboxes.From there it's a tactical walkthrough of Endpoint Security → Prevention Policies and the settings worth your attention: Enhanced Exploitation Visibility, which unlocks command-line and PowerShell telemetry that Microsoft disables by default; Enhanced DLL Load Visibility for side-loading attacks; WSL2 Visibility, which closes a sandbox threat actors have been using to run Kali tooling under the radar; memory scanning for in-memory C# tradecraft; Office malicious macro removal; file system containment for ransomware over SMB; vulnerable driver protection, the direct mitigation for BYOVD attacks and EDR killers; and cloud-based anomalous process execution for living-off-the-land binaries.They also cover custom IOA rule groups for blocking unauthorized RMM tools, centralized firewall policy management, device policies for USB control, and a warning on exclusions — especially wildcard paths, which Tyler calls a threat actor's best dream.The takeaway is simple: you're paying real money for EDR, and default configurations aren't giving you what you paid for. Open your console, work through the settings, test them against an IT pilot group, and enable what fits your environment.TOPICS COVERED- Why EDR vendors ship deficient defaults on purpose- Enhanced Exploitation Visibility and the telemetry gap in PowerShell attacks- DLL side-loading, WSL2 abuse, and vulnerable driver attacks- Memory scanning and in-memory tooling detection- Blocking RMM tools with custom IOA rule groups- Exclusion hygiene and the wildcard path problem- Device policies, USB blocking, and insider threatSentinel One and Defender for Endpoint are next — let us know what else you want covered.Blog: https://offsec.blogWork with us on an internal pen test: https://securit360.comBlog: https://offsec.blog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cyberthreatpovTwitter: https://x.com/cyberthreatpovFollow Spencer on social ⬇Spencer's Links: https://spenceralessi.comWork with Us: https://securit360.com | Find vulnerabilities that matter, learn about how we do internal pentesting here.

We talk about hourly wages as though somebody has carefully calculated the value of a human hour. Usually, they have not. Someone offered a number, somebody needed the money, and eventually that number started to feel official.In this episode of Idiot Mystic, I look at the real cost of work. The commute, the preparation, the emotional performance, the unpaid messages, the physical pain, and the hours it takes your nervous system to become yours again. You might be paid for eight hours while the job quietly consumes twelve.Using psychology, my time driving more than a thousand Uber rides, years of professional fighting, chronic pain, fatherhood, and building this podcast, I explore why some exhausting work still feels meaningful while easier work can leave us completely hollow. We get into autonomy, burnout, effort without reward, the myth that exhausted people are simply lazy, and why a paycheck can never fully measure what an hour costs.This is not an episode telling everyone to quit their job and follow a dream. People have rent, families, debt, medicine, and responsibilities. It is about recognizing the full exchange and remembering that what somebody currently pays you is not a final statement about your worth.Money can return. Time only leaves.Before all your hours are gone, I hope you make at least a few of them too expensive for the world to purchase.Explore more Idiot Mystic:Website: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: https://instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmysticListen on Spotify and watch on YouTube by searching Idiot Mystic.

This is Part 6 of my deep dive into David McGowan's Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream.In this episode, the story shifts from the bands themselves to the strange father figures of Laurel Canyon.We get into John Phillips, The Mamas & The Papas, Frank Zappa, and the question of who was really guiding the scene once the counterculture became more than a few kids with guitars and a dream of escaping the world they came from.John Phillips helped sell one of the most powerful versions of the California myth: sunshine, harmonies, longing, sex, beauty, and the flower-power dream. Frank Zappa stood in the middle of the same world while mocking it, shaping it, and hosting part of it from the famous Log Cabin.So this episode is really about a bigger question:What happens when a movement that claims it is escaping authority starts building new authority figures of its own?This series is not about pretending every connection proves one giant conspiracy. Some of this is documented history, some of it is McGowan's interpretation, and some of it is part of the larger pattern he is trying to map.Website: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: https://instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@idiotmystic

Before the Kardashians became one of the most famous families on Earth, their ancestors were connected to a strange Armenian Spiritual Christian community known for prophecy, ecstatic worship, visions, migration, and people literally jumping when they believed the Spirit entered the room.In this episode, we follow the story from Karakale and the Caucasus to Los Angeles, beginning with the child prophet Efim Klubnikin, who reportedly warned his community to cross the ocean before catastrophe arrived. We get into the Pryguny, the Molokans, the so-called King of Spirits, the Book of the Sun, Spirit and Life, the Shakarian family, faith healers, Azusa Street, charismatic business networks, and the strange historical machinery that eventually places the Kardashian family inside the most powerful image-making city on Earth.There is no evidence that the Kardashians worship Moloch. That rumor mostly comes from confusing two completely unrelated words. The real history is honestly much weirder. Their ancestors distrusted religious icons, yet their descendants became some of the most recognizable human images ever produced. A prophetic migration led one branch of the family toward revival meetings and international religious networks, while another eventually built an empire from cameras, confession, beauty, family mythology, and attention.This episode leans into the conspiracy possibilities, occult symbolism, inherited family stories, and bizarre historical coincidences, but it also separates documented history from folklore and interpretation. Sometimes the fake conspiracy is what stops us from noticing the real mystery.Welcome to Idiot Mystic, a podcast about consciousness, spirituality, psychology, strange history, conspiracy, the paranormal, and the pretty freaking confusing experience of being alive.Listen with an open mind, keep what is useful, and investigate everything for yourself.More Idiot MysticWebsite: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: https://instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmysticSupport the show by liking, subscribing, sharing the episode, or sending it to the one person you know who has been waiting their entire life to hear the phrase “the Kardashian prophecy.”

Send us Fan MailHustle culture tells you to grind harder, but your soul seems to be asking for something else. We're talking about biblical rest as more than sleep, more than “self-care,” and definitely more than laziness. I'm joined by  Mrs.Darius Thompson, founder of Ruth Marie Co, a faith-rooted business offering Christian coaching, guided journals, and devotional tools for women walking through growth, grief, and transition, and she brings a powerful framework for understanding what God is actually inviting us into.We break down three kinds of rest found in Scripture: physical Sabbath rest (the command to cease), spiritual rest for the weary soul (Jesus' invitation in Matthew 11), and the eternal rest we enter because of Christ's finished work. From the Israelites and manna to the warning signs of burnout, we keep coming back to one idea: rest is dependence. If you've ever felt like slowing down means you're falling behind, we name how that mindset can become self-sufficiency, striving, and even a hidden idol of control.Take a listen and  after this conversation helps you breathe again, subscribe, share it with a friend who's burned out, and leave a review so more survivors can find real rest!Please check the show notes  below for Darius's blog , media platforms and website info!About our guest : Mrs . Darius Thompson Darius is the founder of Ruth Marie & Co., a faith-rooted business offering Christian coaching, guided journals, and devotional tools for women navigating seasons of growth, grief, and transition. As a wife and mother of two girls who has walked her own seasons of deep loss, her desire is to help women slow down and notice God at work around them, through them, and in them.She also leads In This Season, a membership for women in every season of grief, waiting, or growth — with free and paid tiers, including one-on-one coaching for those wanting deeper support.Find her:Website: https://ruthmarieandco.comBlog: https://ayingardens.substack.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/ruthmarieandco?igsh=MThic2gxdHcyanNjNA%3D%3D&utm_source=qrTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ruthmarieandco?_r=1&_t=ZT-98TIqknRsBKYouTube: https://youtube.com/@ruthmarieandco?si=k8GLLp1aF9LDHi6PFind Eve TIKTOK- https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdXBhyrM/FB-https://www.facebook.com/eve.mcnairIG-https://www.instagram.com/mseve_mseve/How to cope with Trauma “Talk to a few trusted people, open up about your struggle, seek online support groups, read self-help books or practice small acts of self-care such as meditation, breath work, yoga and exercise can help you regain some feeling of control.” Find a therapistGet Started (betterhelp.com)Online Psychiatric Medication & Mental Telehealth Services - Rx Anxiety, Depression & Insomnia Treatment | Cerebral  Triumph Over Trauma Scripture:  II Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be unto to God , who always causes us to Triumph in Christ.... Books I'm reading on my healing journeyThe Body Keeps the Score -  https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143127748/ref=cm_sw_r_em_api_i_HXH4RMNC329DT7VPQ5WGTrauma & Recovery https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465061710/ref=cm_sw_r_em_api_i_It didnt start with you Ihttps://a.co/d/3CZwWaoSupport the show2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be unto God, who always causes us to Triumph! 

This is Part 5 of my deep dive into David McGowan's Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream.In this episode, the question shifts from who was in Laurel Canyon to who was actually making the sound.The mythology of 1960s rock usually gets told as a magical accident: young people picked up guitars, rejected the world of their parents, and created the soundtrack for a cultural revolution.But once you start looking at the machinery behind the music, the story gets a lot more complicated.This part gets into The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and The Monkees. The Byrds helped define the sound of folk rock. Buffalo Springfield gave the era one of its most famous protest songs. And The Monkees were openly manufactured for television, which strangely makes them one of the most honest parts of the whole story.Because if The Monkees were the fake band, what does that say about the “real” ones?This episode is not about saying the music was bad, meaningless, or secretly fake in every way. A lot of it was great. The songs mattered. People heard them and genuinely felt something.But the music industry did not just document the counterculture.It shaped it.It packaged rebellion, edited authenticity, and helped decide which version of the 1960s would be sold back to the public.This episode covers:The MonkeesThe ByrdsBuffalo SpringfieldRoger McGuinnStephen StillsFolk rockThe Sunset StripManufactured bandsStudio musiciansProtest songsThe music industryLaurel CanyonDavid McGowan's Weird Scenes Inside the CanyonWebsite: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: https://instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@idiotmystic

In 1614, an anonymous manifesto announced that a hidden brotherhood of physicians, mystics, alchemists, and reformers had been quietly operating across Europe for generations.They claimed to possess lost knowledge, heal the sick without payment, and work toward a complete reformation of religion, science, and society.There was only one problem.Nobody could find them.In this episode of Idiot Mystic, we follow the strange legend of Christian Rosenkreuz, from his travels through Arabia and North Africa to the discovery of his perfectly preserved body inside a hidden seven-sided vault.We explore the three original Rosicrucian texts, The Fama Fraternitatis, The Confessio Fraternitatis, and The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreuz, along with the religious conflict, alchemy, science, politics, and apocalyptic expectations that shaped them.Were the Rosicrucians a real secret order? A literary experiment? A serious spiritual philosophy disguised as a joke? Or did a fictional brotherhood slowly become real because enough people decided to continue its work?We also trace Rosicrucianism through later alchemical orders, Freemasonry, the Golden Dawn, AMORC, the Rosicrucian Fellowship, and the modern groups that still carry the name today.This is the story of a secret society that may never have existed, and the enormous influence it had anyway.Welcome to Idiot Mystic.Join the Idiot Mystic Discord:https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMWebsite:https://idiotmystic.comBlog:https://idiotmystic.com/blogInstagram:https://instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmystic

This is Part 4 of my deep dive into David McGowan's Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream.This time, the series moves into one of the strangest parts of the whole book: Jim Morrison, The Doors, his military family background, and the growing list of musicians and countercultural figures who died young, violently, or under circumstances that became part of the mythology of the era.Jim Morrison became one of the most recognizable faces of psychedelic rebellion. He was the leather-pants poet, the wild frontman, the shamanic figure telling people to break through to the other side.His father was Admiral George Stephen Morrison, a senior naval officer connected to the Gulf of Tonkin incident, one of the events used to escalate the Vietnam War.So the son of a man tied to the machinery of war became one of the great symbols of rebellion against it.That does not automatically prove anything sinister, but it does make the story much stranger than the clean version most people remember.This episode gets into Jim Morrison's background, The Doors, the death list in McGowan's book, the way the music industry turns damaged people into permanent symbols, and the uneasy pattern of young artists becoming more valuable after they are gone.Some of these stories have ordinary explanations. Fame, drugs, trauma, unstable relationships, bad decisions, and dangerous scenes can create plenty of tragedy on their own. McGowan's argument becomes more unsettling when the same kinds of stories keep appearing around the same place, during the same cultural moment, among people connected to the same networks.I would ask you to like, follow, subscribe...all that good stuff, but there are too many platforms and too many calls to action. I'm sure if it's meant to be, it will be. Website: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: https://instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@idiotmystic

You made it to the end of the day.This 15-minute guided body scan is for the nights when your body is tired, your mind is still carrying things, and sleep feels close enough to want but difficult to reach.We move slowly from the top of the head down to the feet, pause with the whole body, and then travel back up again. The attention moves like a tide going out and returning, with your body becoming a little heavier and quieter each time.There is nothing to achieve here. You do not need to relax perfectly, empty your mind, or force yourself to fall asleep. You can simply notice what is present and let the surface beneath you carry more of your weight.Use this meditation while lying in bed, resting after a long day, winding down after work, or whenever your nervous system needs a gentler transition into sleep.Some tension may soften. Some of it may stay. Either way, your body does not have to solve anything tonight.Headphones are helpful, though a quiet speaker works too. Keep the volume low and comfortable.This meditation is intended for relaxation and general wellbeing. It is not a replacement for medical care, therapy, or professional support.The day is over. Tomorrow is not here yet.For now, there is just this breath.Idiot MysticWebsite: https://www.idiotmystic.comBlog: https://www.idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: @idiotmysticTikTok: @idiotmysticYouTube: Idiot Mystic

People talk about freedom as though it is a door. The door opens, you walk through, and congratulations, you are now free.The body can be a little more complicated.This episode begins with an old horse standing inside a stable. The rope is gone. The rider is gone. The gate is wide open, and the horse can smell the grass outside. Still, it hesitates.I keep coming back to that image because people do this too.We learn which parts of ourselves keep the room calm. The funny child keeps everyone laughing. The responsible child becomes useful. The strong one stops asking for help. The invisible one becomes extremely good at reading faces. Years later, those arrangements get introduced as personality.Some of them probably helped us survive. They carried us a long way. The problem begins when the stable moves inside and follows us into new relationships, new jobs, new countries, and the notebook we bought because this was supposedly our new chapter.In this episode, I talk about childhood conditioning, old fear hiding inside reasonable thoughts, the difference between genuine rest and avoidance, chronic pain, creativity, boundaries, Stoicism, relationships, and why freedom can feel threatening when captivity became familiar.There is also a horse metaphor that comes dangerously close to belonging on a mug beside a dream catcher. I tried to stop it. The horse kept coming back.The goal here is not to hate the parts of you that adapted. Something happened to that animal. It learned. Understanding that gives us somewhere better to begin than asking what is wrong with us.Eventually, though, the gate is still there.Maybe freedom begins with one honest conversation, making something before you feel ready, taking the rest you keep postponing, allowing someone to misunderstand you, or noticing that the danger your body remembers is no longer standing in the room.The horse does not have to sprint.One step is enough.Idiot MysticWebsite: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: https://instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@idiotmystic

A group of teenagers somehow turned the Idiot Mystic Spotify comments into their own high school group chat, and for a while I had absolutely no idea what I was looking at.It started with a few people saying hello. Then more names appeared. People were checking on each other, asking everyone to look at the “PL,” announcing what state they lived in, discussing volleyball, Walmart, relationships, secret accounts, and one extremely confusing cheating scandal.At first, I thought they might be bots.Then the conversations became far too specific, emotional, and painfully human.This episode is mostly my live reaction to watching the whole thing unfold while trying to understand teenage internet language in real time. I attempt to decode terms like PL and IFB, become increasingly concerned about everyone sharing their locations, accidentally get pulled into relationship drama, and eventually accept that my podcast comment section is no longer mine.Please excuse the rougher audio. This was recorded during a livestream while I was hunched over my desk in what can only be described as a Gollum-gremlin-goblin position.Underneath all the confusion, there were some genuinely kind moments. Young people checking on friends, offering support while dealing with their own problems, and trying to be there for each other in the middle of all the gossip and chaos.Spirituality does not always happen on a meditation cushion or inside a temple.Sometimes it happens in a Spotify comment section while you are desperately trying to figure out what “check the PL” means.Please do not attempt to identify, contact, or harass anyone mentioned in this episode. They are young people being young people, and I sincerely wish all of them well.Idiot MysticWebsite: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: https://instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@idiotmystic

Charles Manson did not begin as some desert demon watching the hippie dream from far away.He wanted in.This is Part 3 of my deep dive into David McGowan's Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream.In this episode, we move from the early dark rooms of Laurel Canyon into Hollywood, Cielo Drive, Dennis Wilson, Terry Melcher, The Beach Boys orbit, and Manson's failed attempt to become part of the music industry.Most people know the end of the Manson story: the murders, the trial, the photographs, the documentaries, and the way his name became attached to the symbolic death of the 1960s. What gets talked about less is how close he actually got to the same music world that was selling freedom, rebellion, youth, and California possibility to the rest of the country.Manson wrote songs.He wanted a record deal.He became close to Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys.He met Terry Melcher.He moved through the edges of the Hollywood and Laurel Canyon scene before the world knew him as the face of the nightmare.This episode is not about pretending every connection proves one giant conspiracy. Some of this is documented history, some of it is David McGowan's interpretation, and some of it is part of the larger pattern he is trying to map.The question underneath this part is simple:Was Manson really outside the hippie dream?Or had the nightmare already been invited inside?Website: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: https://instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@idiotmystic

Think Active Directory is dead? Think again. According to Microsoft data, 86% of organizational workloads still touch Active Directory, and nearly 20% of organizations don't expect to reach a hybrid state for 10-20+ years. In this episode, Brad and Spencer break down why AD attack paths remain one of the most critical threats in enterprise environments and what defenders can do about it right now.Spencer also previews his ContinuumCon workshop "Killing AD Attack Paths Once and For All" where he demonstrates how authentication policies and silos can eliminate an entire class of lateral movement attacks built into Windows and Active Directory.In this episode:- Why Active Directory is still alive, well, and heavily targeted- What an Active Directory attack path is and how attackers use them- The four prerequisites attackers need to abuse AD attack paths- Real-world examples: Kerberos ticket theft, SCCM abuse, certificate misconfigurations, and misconfigured permissions- Tools defenders should know: Bloodhound, PingCastle, Purple Knight, Locksmith, and ADelegator- How to prioritize remediations based on ease of exploitation vs. impact- Why retesting is the most overlooked step in any remediation cycleResources mentioned:- Spencer's ContinuumCon Workshop (Fri. June 12, 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET): https://continuumcon.com/schedule/- Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast (Semperis): https://www.semperis.com/hybrid-identity-protection-podcast/- Bloodhound CE: https://github.com/SpecterOps/BloodHound- PingCastle: https://www.pingcastle.com- Purple Knight: https://www.purple-knight.com- Locksmith: https://github.com/TrimarcJake/Locksmith- offsec.blog | securit360.comBlog: https://offsec.blog/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cyberthreatpovTwitter: https://x.com/cyberthreatpovFollow Spencer on social ⬇Spencer's Links: https://spenceralessi.comWork with Us: https://securit360.com | Find vulnerabilities that matter, learn about how we do internal pentesting here.

Part 2 of The Golden Egg Theory. ( thanks Caldinovin! )This one goes deeper into the idea that there is something inside you worth protecting, even if the world keeps trying to make you explain it, monetize it, prove it, perform it, or hand it over before it is ready.The golden egg is that private, strange, sacred thing in you. Some call it their dream. Others their purpose. Sometimes innocence. And sometimes your inner world. The part of you that still believes something meaningful can come out of all this, even after disappointment, confusion, bad decisions, weird years, and whatever emotional side quest you accidentally got drafted into.This episode is about guarding that thing without becoming bitter. Letting it grow without forcing it. Knowing when to share it and when to keep it warm in the dark a little longer.A fairy tale for adults who are still trying.Idiot Mystic Links:Website: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: https://instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmystic

It's 2am. You're awake. Maybe there's a reason, maybe your brain just decided this was the perfect time to replay your entire life like a cursed little highlight reel.This episode is for that exact moment.Yo won't find any productivity advice here. I won't be forcing positivity. No fake “just be grateful” nonsense. This is just a quiet late-night break for anyone lying awake, overthinking, grieving, feeling lonely, feeling weird, or just trying to make it to morning.Put this on in the dark. Let it keep you company for a little while.Idiot Mystic Links & Stuff:Website: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: https://instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmystic

Before Laurel Canyon became a myth, it was a room.This is Part 2 of my deep dive into David McGowan's Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream.In Part 1, we looked at Laurel Canyon from above: the military family backgrounds, Lookout Mountain, and the strange feeling that the official hippie dream had something sitting over it in the hills.In this episode, we go inside the rooms.This part gets into Vito Paulekas and the Freaks, the strange dancers and scene-makers who helped create the atmosphere around the early Los Angeles counterculture. These were not just random people in the crowd. They helped make the scene feel like something was happening before the public fully understood what the “hippie dream” even was.Then the story gets darker.We talk about Godo Paulekas, Kenneth Anger, Lucifer Rising, Bobby Beausoleil, occult film, performance, young runaways, unsafe rooms, and the question that keeps coming up throughout this whole series:What kind of freedom was this, and who was actually safe inside it?This episode covers:Vito PaulekasThe FreaksGodo PaulekasKenneth AngerLucifer RisingBobby BeausoleilLaurel CanyonThe Sunset StripThe early countercultureThe dark side of the hippie dreamThis series is not about pretending every connection proves one giant conspiracy. Some of this is documented history, some of it is David McGowan's interpretation, some of it is speculation, and some of it is just extremely weird.The goal is not paranoia.The goal is discernment.Website: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: https://instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@idiotmystic

Scott Pearson is a full-time freelance writer and editor working across multiple genres in both traditional and indie publishing. His published works include short stories and novellas in humor, mystery, horror, urban fantasy, and science fiction. His most recent publication is The Sad Rains of Mars: New and Collected Stories, which includes nine previously anthologized stories plus three stories exclusive to this edition. Forthcoming, with fellow author William Leisner, is their as-yet-untitled third volume of Tales of the Weird World War. Scott's Star Trek fiction appears in a handful of anthologies and the e-book exclusive The More Things Change. Although he coscripted two IMAX space documentaries, Space Next and Touch the Stars, they've never been booked in his home state, so he's never seen his name on the big screen. He was an in-house nonfiction editor for ten years, primarily of military history, before getting laid off and going freelance and shifting to fiction. He copyedited the Simon & Schuster Star Trek novels for ten years before becoming their developmental editor. He's an editor and occasional writer for the Star Trek Adventures roleplaying game and proofreads graphic novels and comic books for IDW, including their Star Trek titles. He also copyedits for Baen Books and works directly with many indie authors on their self-published books in the above-mentioned genres. Somewhere in all of that he hopes to finally finish his first novel. Scott and his wife, Sandra, live in the wilds of Minnesota.Website: scott-pearson.comBlog: scottmpearson.wordpress.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/smichaelpearsonBluesky: scottpearson.bsky.social

This is Part 1 of my deep dive into David McGowan's Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream.I kept seeing clips of Joe Rogan bringing up this book, and people started asking me what it was actually about. So instead of pretending I had a neat little opinion based on screenshots and vibes, I read it.This episode starts with the big picture: Laurel Canyon, the official hippie dream, the strange number of military-family backgrounds around the scene, and Lookout Mountain, the secret military film facility that sat above the same hills later mythologized as the birthplace of peace, love, folk rock, psychedelic rebellion, and the California counterculture.I'm not treating every connection in the book as proof of one giant master plan. Some of this is documented history, some of it is David McGowan's interpretation, some of it is speculation, and some of it is just so weird that even if you stay skeptical, you still have to sit with it for a second.This series is about the question underneath the book:What if the soundtrack of freedom was recorded inside a haunted house?Part 1 covers:Laurel CanyonDavid McGowanJoe Rogan's interest in the bookThe dark side of the hippie dreamMilitary families in the countercultureLookout Mountain LaboratoryHollywood, music, and covert powerThe beginning of the Laurel Canyon mythMore parts coming soon.Website: https://idiotmystic.comBlog: https://idiotmystic.com/blogDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram: https://instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@idiotmystic

BUY THE SLOW LIVING BOOK HERE! Stephanie closes out the final episode of the Slow Living Podcast with an honest and heartfelt conversation about retirement, purpose, and what it really means to live a meaningful life. Rather than viewing retirement as the end of productivity or achievement, she explores how this season can become a shift toward presence, connection, rest, and intentional living. From redefining success beyond money and status to embracing a slower, more fulfilling lifestyle, this episode offers a refreshing perspective on retirement and personal growth.After five years of sharing reflections on slow living, motherhood, work-life balance, and creating a life aligned with her values, Stephanie shares why it feels right to step away from the podcast. She opens up about wanting more unstructured days, deeper family connection, yoga, rest, and the freedom to let life unfold naturally. Whether you're approaching retirement, craving a simpler life, or searching for purpose beyond achievement, this inspiring farewell episode will encourage you to slow down, look inward, and live life on your own terms.Want to know more about living a slowed down life?!Simple Shortcuts to Peace Course - https://stephanieodea.com/peaceNew Year, New You Mini Challenge - https://stephanieodea.com/newyouJoin me for my LIVE Masterclass - https://stephanieodea.com/masterclass/Website - https://stephanieodea.comBlog - https://stephanieodea.com/blog/Slow Living Podcast - https://stephanieodea.com/podcastSpeaking Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/speaking/Coaching Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/coaching/Courses - https://stephanieodea.com/courses/Contact - stephanieodea.com/contact/

Meet Jonathan TreiberJonathan Treiber CEO of Skill-Care Corporation.  Chief Problem Solver Jonathan has been featured in Business Insider, MarketWatch and he is a FORBES Contributor.  Skil-Care Corporation was founded in 1978 & has pioneered the design and development of innovative safety and comfort healthcare products for patients within the nursing home, hospital, rehabilitation, and home care settings for over 50 years.Terry & Jonathan discuss fall prevention and it's importance to our aging population. Of the 1.6M residents in U.S. nursing facilities, approximately half fall each year, making fall prevention one of the most persistent and costly challenges facing care operators. Yet many organizations continue to respond by investing in increasingly complex technology that is difficult to deploy, train on, and sustain in real-world care environments.https://skil-care.com/fall-prevention-awareness/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathantreiber/https://skil-care.comBlog:https://jonathantreiber.com/Connect with Host Terry LohrbeerIf you are a Boomer and feel you would make a great guest please email Terry with your bio and any other info you would like to share email: terry@kickassboomers.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2658545911065461/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrylohrbeer/Instagram: kickassboomersTwitter: @kickassboomersWebsite: kickassboomers.comTerry's editing company: Kenny Destefano LEAVE A REVIEW and join me on my journey to become and stay a Kickass Boomer!Visit http://kickassboomers.com/ to listen to the previous episodes.

BUY THE SLOW LIVING BOOK HERE! Feeling stretched thin between student loans, raising kids, career pressure, and caring for aging parents? In this episode Stephanie dives into why so many Millennials and Gen Xers feel overwhelmed, overcommitted, and stuck chasing a version of “caught up” that never seems to arrive. She explores the hidden cost of constantly saying yes, the moving goalpost of success, and why more money or more time doesn't always create more peace.Stephanie shares practical ways to embrace slow living, protect your time and energy, and focus on what truly matters in this season of life. From redefining what “enough” looks like to stepping away from quiet competition and burnout culture, this episode offers encouragement and actionable mindset shifts for anyone craving a simpler, more intentional life. If you're ready to create more balance, peace, and purpose, this conversation is one you won't want to miss.Want to know more about living a slowed down life?!Simple Shortcuts to Peace Course - https://stephanieodea.com/peaceNew Year, New You Mini Challenge - https://stephanieodea.com/newyouJoin me for my LIVE Masterclass - https://stephanieodea.com/masterclass/Website - https://stephanieodea.comBlog - https://stephanieodea.com/blog/Slow Living Podcast - https://stephanieodea.com/podcastSpeaking Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/speaking/Coaching Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/coaching/Courses - https://stephanieodea.com/courses/Contact - stephanieodea.com/contact/

Send us Fan MailYour running plan might be missing the one thing that makes everything else work: strength. I'm joined by strength coach and entrepreneur Chris Ryan, and we get honest about what actually helps runners stay healthy, improve form, and keep chasing goals without getting stuck in the injury cycle.Chris shares his path from competitive sports and Division I track to the real-world turning point many athletes face: recurring injuries, shifting priorities, and the need to build a life beyond competition. From corporate finance to entrepreneurship to coaching in New York, he explains how discipline and consistency transfer across every arena. We also talk about what he loves most as a coach: helping people build self-respect through small, repeatable wins that compound over time.Then we get practical for endurance athletes. We break down why many runners struggle when they only “pound the pavement,” why surface choice matters, and how adding controlled intensity can improve running economy and posture. Chris makes a strong case for strength training for runners, including why the trap bar deadlift is such a powerful tool for building force and resilience without chasing muscle size. We also cover mobility and prehab staples like tibialis raises, ankle and calf work, and hip mobility patterns that support better mechanics.We even zoom in on nutrition with a simple lens: the “liquid diet” problem, from alcohol to sugar-loaded coffee drinks, and how cleaning that up can change energy, recovery, and body composition fast. If you want smarter training, fewer aches, and a plan you can actually stick to, press play, subscribe, and share this with a runner who refuses to lift. After you listen, what's one small change you're committing to this week?Website: chrisryanfitness.comBlog: https://thefitlifewithchrisryan.com/Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/chrisryanfitIG: @chrisryanfitnessLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisryanfitness?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_iosYouTube: https://youtube.com/@chrisryanfitness?si=zMKb7TJDFkY1bXn6

BUY THE SLOW LIVING BOOK HERE!In this episode of Slow Living for Gen Z, Stephanie speaks to a generation that often feels like it's falling behind. If you've been comparing your timeline to others, this is your reminder that life isn't a race. She explores the pressure Gen Z faces and shares a fresh, intentional approach to building a life with clarity and purpose.Stephanie dives into slow living, encouraging you to cut out the noise, set boundaries, and create stability on your own terms. From living with less to building a calm, sustainable career, this episode offers a grounded path to a more peaceful, fulfilling future.Want to know more about living a slowed down life?!Simple Shortcuts to Peace Course - https://stephanieodea.com/peaceNew Year, New You Mini Challenge - https://stephanieodea.com/newyouJoin me for my LIVE Masterclass - https://stephanieodea.com/masterclass/Website - https://stephanieodea.comBlog - https://stephanieodea.com/blog/Slow Living Podcast - https://stephanieodea.com/podcastSpeaking Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/speaking/Coaching Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/coaching/Courses - https://stephanieodea.com/courses/Contact - stephanieodea.com/contact/

BUY THE SLOW LIVING BOOK HERE! In this episode, Stephanie shares her perspective from Silicon Valley, where she chooses to use technology as a tool—not a destination. She explores the reality of social media today, from algorithm-driven feeds to the pressure of chasing likes and views, and offers a refreshing take on how to navigate the endless digital stream with more intention.She also touches on the growing role of AI in social media and how it's transforming the way we create and connect. While technology is everywhere, Stephanie reminds us that real human connection matters most. Tune in for a thoughtful conversation on slow living, setting boundaries with technology, and choosing when to step into—or out of—the social media stream.Past Episodes You May Love:Episode 44: Ignoring InfluencersEpisode 45: Cultivating Creativity Part 1Episode 46: Cultivating Creativity Part 2Episode 57: Protecting Your EnergyEpisode 112: Living Your Life Away from Social Media with Sandy CooperWant to know more about living a slowed down life?!Simple Shortcuts to Peace Course - https://stephanieodea.com/peaceNew Year, New You Mini Challenge - https://stephanieodea.com/newyouJoin me for my LIVE Masterclass - https://stephanieodea.com/masterclass/Website - https://stephanieodea.comBlog - https://stephanieodea.com/blog/Slow Living Podcast - https://stephanieodea.com/podcastSpeaking Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/speaking/Coaching Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/coaching/Courses - https://stephanieodea.com/courses/Contact - stephanieodea.com/contact/

BUY THE SLOW LIVING BOOK HERE! Curious about a more meaningful way to explore the world? In this episode, Stephanie introduces slow travel—a mindful approach that focuses on staying longer, doing less, and truly enjoying where you are. Instead of packed schedules and constant rushing, this style of travel invites you to relax, go with the flow, and create experiences that actually feel good.If you're tired of exhausting trips that leave you needing a vacation from your vacation, this episode is for you. Learn how slow travel can help you feel recharged, present, and connected—whether that means shopping local, taking it easy, or simply savoring the moment.Want to know more about living a slowed down life?!Simple Shortcuts to Peace Course - https://stephanieodea.com/peaceNew Year, New You Mini Challenge - https://stephanieodea.com/newyouJoin me for my LIVE Masterclass - https://stephanieodea.com/masterclass/Website - https://stephanieodea.comBlog - https://stephanieodea.com/blog/Slow Living Podcast - https://stephanieodea.com/podcastSpeaking Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/speaking/Coaching Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/coaching/Courses - https://stephanieodea.com/courses/Contact - stephanieodea.com/contact/

BUY THE SLOW LIVING BOOK HERE! Discover how intentional parenting and a slower-paced lifestyle can transform your family dynamic in this inspiring episode of Meet the Whole Wellness Mama. Host Stephanie sits down with Amy Nesbitt, the voice behind the “Whole Wellness Mama” podcast, to explore her recent move from the Bay Area to Southern California and how it's reshaped life for her and her two sons. Amy shares how encouraging independence and real-life skills—like monthly DIY projects at Home Depot—has empowered her boys to thrive. If you're searching for ways to raise confident kids while creating meaningful family routines, this conversation is packed with relatable insights and practical ideas.Amy also opens up about redefining work-life balance, setting healthy tech boundaries, and embracing a more intentional, less rushed way of living. From using tools like screen-time limits and Apple tags (with flexibility) to launching her “Covid Baby” YouTube channel during the pandemic, Amy shows how creativity and boundaries can coexist in today's digital world. Whether you're a busy parent, wellness enthusiast, or someone craving a more mindful lifestyle, this episode offers inspiration on how to slow down, stay connected, and design a life that truly aligns with your values. Guest Links to Follow: Youtube: Whole Wellness MamasFacebook: Amy NesbittApple Podcast: Whole Wellness MamasInstagram: Whole Wellness MamasWant to know more about living a slowed down life?!Simple Shortcuts to Peace Course - https://stephanieodea.com/peaceNew Year, New You Mini Challenge - https://stephanieodea.com/newyouJoin me for my LIVE Masterclass - https://stephanieodea.com/masterclass/Website - https://stephanieodea.comBlog - https://stephanieodea.com/blog/Slow Living Podcast - https://stephanieodea.com/podcastSpeaking Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/speaking/Coaching Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/coaching/Courses - https://stephanieodea.com/courses/Contact - stephanieodea.com/contact/

Historian Alex Smith (author and host of They Create Worlds) joins us to challenge the prevailing "Genesis does what Nintendon't" narrative. While Sega's bravado captured the American imagination, the reality behind the ledger was far more precarious. We dissect how aggressive price wars and a strengthening Japanese yen turned market-share victories into hollow financial gains, creating a "leaky bucket" that even Sonic couldn't outrun.Our conversation traverses the internal friction between Sega of America and Sega of Japan, the fragmented rollout of the 32X and Saturn, and the precise moment when ambition collided with fiscal reality. It's a deep dive into the corporate motivations and economic pressures that dictated the rise and decline of a hardware titan.You can listen to the Video Game History Hour every other Wednesday on Patreon (one day early at the $5 tier and above), on Spotify, or on our website.See more from Alex Smith:Website: theycreateworlds.comBlog: videogamehistorian.wordpress.comPodcast: podcast.theycreateworlds.comBook: https://www.routledge.com/They-Create-Worlds-The-Story-of-the-People-and-Companies-That-Shaped-the/Smith/p/book/9781138389908Video Game History Foundation:Email: podcast@gamehistory.orgWebsite: gamehistory.orgSupport us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

BUY THE SLOW LIVING BOOK HERE! In this heartfelt final session, Shelly reflects on her journey toward inner calm and what it truly means to be living in peace. From envisioning peaceful mornings without alarms to recognizing the importance of self-care and healthy boundaries, this episode captures a powerful transformation. If you've been searching for ways to reduce stress, find balance, and create a more peaceful daily life, Shelly's story will resonate deeply and leave you inspired.As Stephanie and Shelly wrap up their last session together, they explore what the future could hold—from staying active and healthy later in life to embracing the opportunities already surrounding us. You'll also hear about the Simple Shortcuts to Peace course and how ongoing support can help you stay grounded and focused on your personal growth journey. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking personal development, mindfulness, and practical tools for lasting peace—so tune in and take your next step toward a calmer, more fulfilling life.Want to know more about living a slowed down life?!Simple Shortcuts to Peace Course - https://stephanieodea.com/peaceNew Year, New You Mini Challenge - https://stephanieodea.com/newyouJoin me for my LIVE Masterclass - https://stephanieodea.com/masterclass/Website - https://stephanieodea.comBlog - https://stephanieodea.com/blog/Slow Living Podcast - https://stephanieodea.com/podcastSpeaking Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/speaking/Coaching Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/coaching/Courses - https://stephanieodea.com/courses/Contact - stephanieodea.com/contact/

BUY THE SLOW LIVING BOOK HERE! Stephanie and Shelly kick off this episode with a real-life check-in that many listeners will relate to. Shelly shares how her week began with a freshly cleaned house and a shift at work as she prepares to move from part-time back to full-time hours. At the same time, she opens up about the ongoing challenge of supporting her biological father through frequent medical appointments while also trying to stay on top of her own health. Stephanie checks in on the challenge she gave Shelly in the previous episode—scheduling her own doctors appointments—and gently reminds her of the importance of the boundaries she has been working to set.As the conversation unfolds, they explore the ups and downs of family relationships and the emotional weight that can come with caregiving. Stephanie reassures Shelly that the choices she makes to protect her time and energy do not define her worth as a person. The episode wraps up with a discussion about affirmations, mindset, and self-compassion, and how practicing daily affirmations can help reinforce confidence and personal growth. If you're working on setting boundaries, navigating family dynamics, or building a more positive mindset, this episode offers relatable insight and encouragement.Want to know more about living a slowed down life?!Simple Shortcuts to Peace Course - https://stephanieodea.com/peaceNew Year, New You Mini Challenge - https://stephanieodea.com/newyouJoin me for my LIVE Masterclass - https://stephanieodea.com/masterclass/Website - https://stephanieodea.comBlog - https://stephanieodea.com/blog/Slow Living Podcast - https://stephanieodea.com/podcastSpeaking Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/speaking/Coaching Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/coaching/Courses - https://stephanieodea.com/courses/Contact - stephanieodea.com/contact/

BUY THE SLOW LIVING BOOK HERE! Get ready to step into a cozy, joy-filled episode as Shelly shares her vision for the ultimate “Hallmark Christmas” and how she's planning to make December truly magical. From finishing her Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving to putting up her tree right after and even planning a festive holiday dog photoshoot, she's fully embracing Christmas preparation. If you love holiday planning, Christmas traditions, and getting ahead on your seasonal to-do list, this conversation will leave you feeling inspired.Shelly and Stephanie also talk about how Christmas can still feel magical as we get older, especially with traditions like a Hallmark Christmas movie marathon. They wrap up by shifting from holiday cheer to everyday responsibilities — like finally scheduling those long-overdue medical appointments. It's a relatable mix of festive fun, productivity, and real-life balance that makes this episode a perfect listen. Past Episodes You May Love: Episode 7: How to Slow Down this Holiday SeasonEpisode 13: New Years Resolutions -- yay or nay?Episode 25: Caring for the CaregiverEpisode 43: Imperfect ActionEpisode 80: Don't Reinvent the WheelWant to know more about living a slowed down life?!Simple Shortcuts to Peace Course - https://stephanieodea.com/peaceNew Year, New You Mini Challenge - https://stephanieodea.com/newyouJoin me for my LIVE Masterclass - https://stephanieodea.com/masterclass/Website - https://stephanieodea.comBlog - https://stephanieodea.com/blog/Slow Living Podcast - https://stephanieodea.com/podcastSpeaking Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/speaking/Coaching Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/coaching/Courses - https://stephanieodea.com/courses/Contact - stephanieodea.com/contact/

BUY THE SLOW LIVING BOOK HERE! In this episode, Stephanie and Shelly kick things off by celebrating a major personal growth win—Shelly is learning to say no and step out of the caretaker role with her dad so she can simply be his daughter. They talk about setting healthy boundaries in family relationships, shifting long-standing dynamics, and still showing love in practical ways (hello, Walmart runs!). Shelly also shares how organizing her closet has transformed her morning routine, proving that small habits and simple systems can create big mindset shifts.The conversation flows into career confidence, dealing with difficult customers at work, and building self-worth through tools like Shelly's affirmation wall. They also touch on prioritizing annual medical appointments, creating hobbies that feel joyful instead of heavy, and the realities of the traditional gender divide in housework. If you're navigating caregiving boundaries, personal growth, work stress, or conversations around household roles and modern womanhood, this episode offers relatable insights and empowering encouragement you won't want to miss.Want to know more about living a slowed down life?!Simple Shortcuts to Peace Course - https://stephanieodea.com/peaceNew Year, New You Mini Challenge - https://stephanieodea.com/newyouJoin me for my LIVE Masterclass - https://stephanieodea.com/masterclass/Website - https://stephanieodea.comBlog - https://stephanieodea.com/blog/Slow Living Podcast - https://stephanieodea.com/podcastSpeaking Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/speaking/Coaching Opportunities - https://stephanieodea.com/coaching/Courses - https://stephanieodea.com/courses/Contact - stephanieodea.com/contact/

This week's episode Kenzie sits down for a solo podcast episode to talk about the 28 things in 28 years. She's talking about grief, loss, friendship, mindset, mistakes, hobbies & so much more. Hope you enjoy!!