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Every screening tool used in OB-GYN and pediatric offices across the United States is designed to catch postpartum depression. Sadness. Hopelessness. Difficulty bonding. None of them screen for postpartum psychosis — a condition that involves hallucinations, command voices, delusions, and a complete break from reality. It affects one to two women in every thousand births. And the person going through it almost never knows it is happening.Lindsay Clancy was a labor and delivery nurse who sought help from every corner of the medical system after the birth of her third child. She went to her providers. She called crisis lines. She checked herself into McLean Hospital. She was prescribed nine medications over four months. She told her doctors she was having intrusive thoughts. Her civil lawsuit alleges those were auditory hallucinations — voices she could not distinguish from reality — and that her providers treated them as anxiety without ever asking the question that would have changed the diagnosis.A forensic psychiatrist later diagnosed her with Bipolar Disorder I with postpartum onset — meaning the antidepressants her doctors prescribed may have triggered the psychotic episodes they kept failing to identify. Her husband Patrick told a friend that Lindsay seemed overmedicated and was acting like a zombie. An outside hospital flagged overmedication and misdiagnosis. According to the lawsuit, the response from her nurse practitioner never came.Tony Brueski explains the condition at the center of Lindsay Clancy's murder trial — what it is, what it is not, and what every person with a new mother in their life needs to understand.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#LindsayClancy #PostpartumPsychosis #TrueCrimeToday #MentalHealth #TrueCrime #PostpartumDepression #InsanityDefense #MaternalMentalHealth #DuxburyMom #PatrickClancy
The Bastionland Readings revisit blogposts from bastionland.com written and read by Chris McDowall.Difficulty in Bastionland, original post found here: https://www.bastionland.com/2020/03/difficulty-in-bastionland.html
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Today's episode of Your Quiet Moment: You Can Find Ease in the Difficulty. This is Episode 72989283 of Your Quiet Moment. We dive deep into you can find ease in the difficulty and break down what it actually means, why it matters, and what to take away. What we cover in this episode: • The setup — what's going on • The context — why this matters now • The analysis — what to think about this • The takeaway — what to do with it Subscribe and tell your friends — every share helps. Drop us a comment with your take, we read them all. Subscribe, share, and leave us a 5-star review — every share helps us reach the next listener. #youcanfindeaseinthedifficulty #YourQuietMoment #Meditation #Peace #Mindfulness #Calm #HustleStudios #PodcastDISCLAIMER
Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks.Ever wonder why you struggle to finish what you start? In this episode, Dr. Christine Li reveals the common reasons tasks remain unfinished—from distractions and overwhelm to the "murky middle" of messy projects. She shares practical strategies and mindset resets to help you finally close those open loops, boost your self-trust, and become someone who completes what matters most.Timestamps00:00:00 Introduction and episode overview00:01:39 Importance and complexity of finishing tasks00:02:34 Reasons we don't finish things00:03:33 Team dynamics and "open loops"00:04:36 The messy “middle” of a task00:05:20 Decluttering as an example of losing momentum00:06:55 Difficulty reorienting after distraction00:07:15 Concrete techniques: lists, brain dumps00:08:17 Timers and music for focus00:09:35 Subtle factors in finishing projects00:10:25 Allowing yourself to be a beginner00:12:01 The importance of strategic rest00:13:18 Commitment and honest self-assessment00:14:49 Strengthening the value of the end goal00:15:57 Visualizing the finished result00:16:49 Practicing the identity of an accomplished person00:18:02 Quick summary of core strategies00:19:20 Invitation to connect and further resources00:20:08 Closing remarksTo get the free download that accompanies this episode, go to: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/finishedTo sign up for the Waitlist for the Simply Productive Program, go to: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/SPFor more information on the Make Time for Success podcast, visit: https://www.maketimeforsuccesspodcast.comGain Access to Dr. Christine Li's Free Resource Library -- 12 downloadable tools and templates to help you bypass the impulse to procrastinate: https://procrastinationcoach.mykajabi.com/freelibraryTo work with Dr. Li on a weekly basis in her coaching and accountability program, register for The Success Lab here: https://www.procrastinationcoach.com/labConnect with Dr. Christine LiWebsite: https://www.procrastinationcoach.comFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/procrastinationcoachInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/procrastinationcoach/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@procrastinationcoachThe Success Lab: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/labSimply Productive: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/SP
I had sixty-thousand words then I had twenty-thousand, and I still did not have a book. This Thursday's episode is about how I finally learned the difference, and it's the most useful thing I know about the work.The manuscript had frameworks. It had seven tidy maps. It had the warm, encouraging, here-are-your-steps voice I'd spent years building. And every time I read it start to finish, something was wrong and I couldn't name it. That's not writer's block. It's quieter and worse: the slow realization that a pile of genuinely good material is not a book. In Vivian Gornick's terms, I had a situation. I didn't have a story.The way out came from Hemingway, broke and young in a cold Paris garret, who when he couldn't get started would tell himself, “Write the truest sentence that you know.” Just one. But here's the part everyone skips: he also cut to it. Whenever he caught himself writing elaborately, presenting something, he'd throw that ornament away, what he called the scrollwork, and start from the first true simple sentence. The truest sentence isn't something you add. It's what's left when you cut the performance off.So I went hunting through my thirty-seven thousand words for the one place I'd stopped performing and actually said the thing. Then I found the sentence. Everything that served it stayed. All seven maps, the whole coaching voice blog posts, went over the side as ballast, and the book finally floated—well, it's floating.You're allowed to not know your true sentence yet. You almost never do going in. You write the messy draft precisely to find the one true thing hiding in it. You're allowed to have a pile that isn't a book yet, that's just the middle, everyone's middle looks like a pile. And you're allowed to cut what you love. In fact you have to.Listen above. Then, if you want, reply and tell me the one true sentence your project is really about, or the one you suspect you've been avoiding.“The truest sentence isn't something you add to your draft. It's what's left when you cut the performance off.”The Difficulty lands Mondays, Thursdays (the working writer), and sometimes Fridays and sometimes Saturdays (from the workshop). If this named something you've been circling, subscribe, and forward it to someone with a pile that's trying to become a book. More at chadprevost.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chadprevost.substack.com
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The show also highlighted Teyana Taylor’s response to criticism following her appearance with Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium, where she revealed that faulty in-ear monitors prevented her from hearing properly during her performance. Despite the technical difficulties, Taylor expressed gratitude for sharing the stage with one of hip-hop’s biggest icons in front of more than 40,000 fans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Rickey Smiley Morning Show covered a wide range of headline-making stories, from global politics to celebrity buzz. The biggest news centered on President Trump’s warning that U.S. military strikes against Iran will continue until he decides “enough is enough,” with reports that U.S. forces have carried out multiple rounds of strikes targeting Iran’s military capabilities near the Strait of Hormuz while maintaining a naval blockade. The show also discussed growing rumors that Megan Thee Stallion and NBA star Klay Thompson may be finding their way back to each other after their highly publicized breakup, with reports suggesting Thompson has been working to rebuild trust through heartfelt gestures and apologies. In entertainment news, the cast dove into the viral conversation surrounding Beyoncé appearing to shave Jay-Z’s hair during his Yankee Stadium residency celebrating the anniversaries of Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint. While some fans questioned whether the moment was symbolic or staged, reports indicate the haircut was part of a larger creative presentation tied to Jay-Z’s recent hair transformation and anniversary concerts. The show also highlighted Teyana Taylor’s response to criticism following her appearance with Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium, where she revealed that faulty in-ear monitors prevented her from hearing properly during her performance. Despite the technical difficulties, Taylor expressed gratitude for sharing the stage with one of hip-hop’s biggest icons in front of more than 40,000 fans. Website: https://www.urban1podcasts.com/rickey-smiley-morning-show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With the mlb trade deadline looming, is the pressure is on for SF to make the moves to replenish the farm system? John Shea of the San Francisco Standard shares his insights on the current state the team, including the latest on Matt Chapman's no-trade clause and the potential impact of the trade deadline on the team's future.s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With the mlb trade deadline looming, is the pressure is on for SF to make the moves to replenish the farm system? John Shea of the San Francisco Standard shares his insights on the current state the team, including the latest on Matt Chapman's no-trade clause and the potential impact of the trade deadline on the team's future.s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Facilitator: BradTopics: Volume going down joining Zoom; Google Meet link work? How to listen to Prime Video; Typing password in United Airlines; Difficulty with zoom; How to read a computer screen; Screen Curtain; Sharing a video; Using the Notes App; Using a Beta on watch; Zoom Host issues; Audio message recording when raised; Stuck in link in articles; Live Regions and Pop ups; Text message being read to you; How to organize apps without folders in library; A Widget appeared on watch; Difference in Spotlight and Item Chooser; App Switcher not being consistent; Getting back to regular message thread; Choose where to download new Apps; USP mail delivery app; Tracking packages; iByte: Using the Page indicator
I went out to play disc golf yesterday, and I kept losing focus on the game. My mind wandered off down every side trail in the woods. This Monday's episode follows a few of those trails.We start with the poem you think you know. “The Road Not Taken” gets read as an anthem for bold nonconformists, but read the middle again: the two roads “equally lay in leaves no step had trodden black.” There was no road less traveled, not really. Frost isn't describing a choice. He's describing the story he already knows he'll tell about it, “with a sigh,” years from now. The difficulty is the choice. But underneath it is a harder thing: knowing where you're actually standing when you make it.From there we get lost on purpose. The way some languages orient by north and south instead of left and right, and how our ancestors located their very identity in place. Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue and the terror of losing your self coordinates entirely. And the strange argument between Walt Whitman, who blessed the multitudes we contain, and Gurdjieff, who sat with a more accusatory tone toward those same sleepwalking multitudes.What I carried out of the woods were three questions: What are we actually, consciously choosing? Why do we spend so much energy distracting ourselves from ourselves? And why is it so hard to know who we are?And one small piece of permission, which is what we do here on Mondays. You don't have to travel both roads, catch every fleeting thought, or unify the crowd inside you into one tidy self. You only have to remember yourself among them. Be the quiet one who watches the parade without climbing aboard every float. That's the fixed point. That's what it means to locate yourself.Listen above. Then, if you want, reply and tell me your one fixed point, the thing you orient by when everything else is just trees.The Difficulty lands Mondays (the long walk), Thursdays, and Saturdays. If this located something in you, subscribe and forward it to one person who's feeling turned around. More at chadprevost.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chadprevost.substack.com
The difficulty in life is the choice. And this week the choice came fast: an hour before we sat down, a tree took a lightning strike around the corner, dropped a branch on a woman's car, smashed a transformer, took out the block. Genesis's people — Josh, Kyle — ran toward it and pulled her out. Then they walked over and made a podcast about the creative life.That's the register of this second episode, recorded at the corner of 4th and Market, the intersection of a city that is itself a crossroads. Genesis poured a Scotch bottled somewhere between 1929 and 1940 — a hundred years in someone's collection, traded for one of his paintings — and we talked about permanence, and how the people from a hundred years ago are speaking more resonantly to us than ever. (No, that pour you hear is not AI. That's the real thing.)Some of what we got into:* The Waffle House poet. Genesis met a woman writing “immaculate poetry” at 3 a.m. who's been at it twenty years and is certain it's not for her. The whole episode circles back to her: the gap between a real gift and the permission to claim it.* The compromises we make with ourselves. From a Seinfeld bit about the trashman to Chad's first year of seminary mopping floors as “the minister to commodes” — the dignity of honest work, and the moment a gift asks to be shared anyway.* When to keep going, and when to stop. Bukowski's twenty years at the post office. The friend who built a $50M company and blew it up because chaos was his home. The bandmate who wouldn't sign the deal. If you love the work like you love ice cream, the sugar high fades. If you love it like you love your children, you keep going — even if it costs you.* What is good art? Bob Dylan's voice. The mystery in Roethke's line, “Light takes the tree; but who can tell us how?”* The invisible layer. John O'Donohue's “invisible choreography” between the heart and what it beholds — and how the receiver often finds something in the art the maker never knew was there.Two poems. Chad read Theodore Roethke's villanelle “The Waking” (“I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow. / I learn by going where I have to go.”) — and Genesis answered with Chase Twichell's subway poem, the one that ends on “I don't know who speaks / when the horse speaks.” Then Kyle Kasper, a poet who moved to Chattanooga last year and just published his first collection — and who'd run out to that wrecked car an hour before — read his own poem, “Kind to Me”: “We must be kind to ourselves… be good to your soul, like you would to a child.”We closed on the question we're keeping: What are you alive to right now? And what are you closed to? Genesis is alive to the opinion that challenges his own — “if nobody likes you, I wonder why not; let's hang.” And what he's closed to turned out to be the most open thing he said all night: the God question, from an experience in a 2002 storm he can't un-know. “I don't have the answers, but I have the experience.”Listen above. New conversations from The Home Bar, and Mondays and Thursdays wherever you get your podcasts.From Chattanooga, a crossroads city, at a bar on an intersection — this is The Difficulty. Brought to you in part by Crossroads Publishing Group. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chadprevost.substack.com
Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. We humans have shortcomings in common. Certain personal and professional imperfections—such as procrastination, impatience, and difficulty with public speaking, among others—that we naturally work to improve or manage. Maybe like me you've struggled to perfect your shortcomings only to discover that a better use of your energy might be to put them in service to self-awareness. Developing a habit of proactive personal growth identifies shortcomings without excessive self-shame and focuses on practical strategies for improvement, rather than dwelling on the weakness itself. No more “Should on you!” What if instead of focusing on what I'm not because of a standard set by someone else, I assess all I've done, accomplished, overcome, created, and become over the course of my life thus far because I learned how to fall down 7 and get up 8? What if I make up my mind to attend to projects and ideas that are achievable and meaningful to me despite my shortcomings—because I say so! Question: How are you incorporating your shortcomings to live the life you want, where you want, how you want, with whom you want, and for the reasons you want? We determine who we are, shortcomings and all! You're always welcome: "Come for the stories - Stay for the magic!" Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, bring your friends and rellies, and join us! You will have wonderful company as we continue to walk our lives together. AND! Stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website during reconstruction, email me [info@quartermoonstoryarts.net] to arrange a no-obligation Discovery Call, and stay current with me as Quarter Moon Story Arts on Substack. Stories From Women Who Walk Production Team Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts Music: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music ALL content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved. If you found this podcast episode helpful, please consider sharing and attributing it to Diane Wyzga of Stories From Women Who Walk podcast with a link back to the original source.
Samuel Ben-Ur discusses the immense difficulty of rebuilding Gaza while Hamas remains in power. He notes Hamas uses reconstruction as a political tool, often obstructing aid efforts to maintain its local authority and influence. (6)1930 CHILE MEXICO
MERCH: https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/poorhammer PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton On this week's episode, Brad and Eric present and discuss the Rules update for Horde Mode! Warhammer 40K 11th edition is here and that means work has to be done! Not by Berilio this time though, he is too busy writing this description after being yelled at for forgetting it last week. I thought nobody would stop to read these. Apparently Warhammer players can read, as opposed to Magic players. We should swap to being a Magic: the Gathering podcast, that would be one less thing for me to do. Anyways, back to this description… The recording of this episode was smooth, definitively wasn't over 2 hours with a bunch of re-takes, everyone was energetic, definitively not tired, but everything turned out alright! You will learn about the new Misery Cards, Secondary Objectives, Supply points, Spawning and controlling the Horde and more! HORDE MODE LINKS: HORDE MODE 11TH DOCUMENTATION: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1r0-H8Po8rkLjP1jsWT7ja4cdCwgQDWm5 HORDE MODE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/ZwASQMqQZS SLAM SECTOR: https://www.youtube.com/@slamsectortv SHOW LINKS: Brad's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/drruler.bsky.social Eric's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/onekuosora.bsky.social 00:00 Hello and Welcome 00:44 Horde Mode is Back, Alright! 01:31 What is Horde Mode 06:26 Army Construction 08:21 Setting Up the Table 12:42 Choosing the Horde Faction 15:07 Spawning the Horde 20:15 CP and Army Rule 22:45 Supply Points and Resupply Step 23:41 Misery Cards 24:36 Secondary Mission 25:36 Each Turn Ramps the Difficulty 27:12 Getting Supply Points 28:00 Controlling the Horde 32:24 Winning and Losing (Secret Objectives) 38:01 Supplies 43:49 Comms Jammed 44:18 Field Promotion 46:19 Misery Deck 51:48 Secondary Missions 58:14 The Art of Naming Stuff 59:45 Before we get out of here 01:03:35 The Most Fun Part of Every Episode 01:07:18 Alright Audio Audience Contact Information: You can interact with Solely Singleton by joining the hosts on discord and Twitter to give input to improve the show. Feel free to email more detailed questions and suggestions to the show's email address. Your Hosts: Brad (DrRuler) & Eric (OnekuoSora) Brad's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/drruler.bsky.social Eric's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/onekuosora.bsky.social Show Email: thepoorhammerpodcast@gmail.com Merch Website: http://www.poorhammer.com/ Edited by: Menino Berilio Show Mailing Address: PO Box 70893 Rochester Hills, MI 48307 Licensed Music Used By This Program: "Night Out" by LiQWYD CC BY "Thursday & Snow (Reprise)" by Blank & Kytt CC BY "First Class" by Peyruis CC BY "Funky Souls" by Amaria CC BY
MERCH: https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/poorhammer PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton On this week's episode, Brad and Eric present and discuss the Rules update for Horde Mode! Warhammer 40K 11th edition is here and that means work has to be done! Not by Berilio this time though, he is too busy writing this description after being yelled at for forgetting it last week. I thought nobody would stop to read these. Apparently Warhammer players can read, as opposed to Magic players. We should swap to being a Magic: the Gathering podcast, that would be one less thing for me to do. Anyways, back to this description… The recording of this episode was smooth, definitively wasn't over 2 hours with a bunch of re-takes, everyone was energetic, definitively not tired, but everything turned out alright! You will learn about the new Misery Cards, Secondary Objectives, Supply points, Spawning and controlling the Horde and more! HORDE MODE LINKS: HORDE MODE 11TH EDITION DOCUMENTATION: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1r0-H8Po8rkLjP1jsWT7ja4cdCwgQDWm5 HORDE MODE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/ZwASQMqQZS SLAM SECTOR: https://www.youtube.com/@slamsectortv SHOW LINKS: Brad's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/drruler.bsky.social Eric's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/onekuosora.bsky.social 00:00 Hello and Welcome 00:44 Horde Mode is Back, Alright! 01:31 What is Horde Mode 06:26 Army Construction 08:21 Setting Up the Table 12:42 Choosing the Horde Faction 15:07 Spawning the Horde 20:15 CP and Army Rule 22:45 Supply Points and Resupply Step 23:41 Misery Cards 24:36 Secondary Mission 25:36 Each Turn Ramps the Difficulty 27:12 Getting Supply Points 28:00 Controlling the Horde 32:24 Winning and Losing (Secret Objectives) 38:01 Supplies 43:49 Comms Jammed 44:18 Field Promotion 46:19 Misery Deck 51:48 Secondary Missions 58:14 The Art of Naming Stuff 59:45 Before we get out of here 01:03:35 The Most Fun Part of Every Episode 01:07:18 Alright Audio Audience Contact Information: You can interact with Solely Singleton by joining the hosts on discord and Twitter to give input to improve the show. Feel free to email more detailed questions and suggestions to the show's email address. Your Hosts: Brad (DrRuler) & Eric (OnekuoSora) Brad's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/drruler.bsky.social Eric's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/onekuosora.bsky.social Show Email: thepoorhammerpodcast@gmail.com Merch Website: http://www.poorhammer.com/ Edited by: Menino Berilio Show Mailing Address: PO Box 70893 Rochester Hills, MI 48307 Licensed Music Used By This Program: "Night Out" by LiQWYD CC BY "Thursday & Snow (Reprise)" by Blank & Kytt CC BY "First Class" by Peyruis CC BY "Funky Souls" by Amaria CC BY
REBEL Rundown Key Points Mastery Learning: A unique educational framework focusing on achieving high competence with minimal variability among learners. Deliberate Practice: Involves learner-driven improvement, guided by expert feedback and breaking skills down into micro steps. Psychological Safety: Essential in mastery learning, allowing open feedback without fear or shame, enhancing growth. Embrace the productive struggle! Practice to Prevent Skill Decay and Improve Clinically: Application of mastery learning principles helps maintain high proficiency levels in both common and rare procedures. Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast. Previously Covered and Related Content: REBEL MIND: The Dunning-Kruger EffectREBEL MIND: Growth vs Fixed Mindset Introduction Welcome back to Rebel MIND, the podcast where we sharpen the person behind the practitioner. MIND stands for Mastering Internal Negativity during Difficulty. This series emphasizes productivity, provider performance, and team optimization to ensure we are at our best during high-pressure situations. In this episode, host Dr. Kim Bambach chats with master educator Dr. Jennifer Yee about the science of performance through mastery learning and deliberate practice. Jennifer Yee, DO is an associate residency program director for OSU Emergency Medicine, the OSU EM director for assessment and evaluation, and an associate professor of emergency medicine. She is from Akron, Ohio and earned her bachelor degree from Ohio University and her medical degree through the Ohio University College of Medicine. Her residency training was completed through Summa Akron City Hospital. After serving as chief resident, she completed a simulation medicine fellowship at Summa.She completed Northwestern's Designing and Implementing Simulation-Based Mastery-Learning Curricula, as well as Ohio State's Master of Art's program in Biomedical Education. She established a mastery-based procedural curriculum for OSU’s EM residency program before creation of an institution-wide mastery-based central venous catheter (CVC) curriculum for all housestaff expected to place CVCs during their clinical training. Cognitive Question How can use the principles of mastery learning as better benchmark for learning, performance, and patient safety? How can we practice deliberately? What is Mastery Learning? Unlike traditional clinical training, which is time-bound (e.g., “you are competent after a 3-year residency” or “after 10 chest tubes”), Mastery Learning is outcome-bound. The goal is to get every single learner from their unique baseline to an identical, objectively high level of performance with minimal variation. In this framework, learners start with a pre-brief, followed by baseline assessment, targeted debrief, deliberate practice, and a final evaluation using a checklist with a strict minimum passing standard (often set via methods like the Mastery Angoff). The mastery learning framework has been shown to improve patient safety.The Northwestern Central Line Study: Research demonstrated that requiring residents to achieve a set benchmark on a simulator prior to clinical performance led to fewer needle passes, a decrease in mechanical complications (such as accidental arterial punctures), and a subsequent reduction in catheter-associated infection rates in the intensive care unit.High-Acuity, Low-Occurrence (HALO) Procedures: Studies have demonstrated that for rare, critical procedures like emergency cricothyrotomies or transvenous pacing, baseline testing shows that very few trainees can meet a standard passing score initially. However, following targeted simulation training and deliberate practice, 100% of participants successfully achieved the minimum standard required to perform the procedure competently. The Anatomy of Deliberate Practice We often assume experience or confidence equals competence, but humans are notoriously poor self-assessors (plug for our Dunning-Kruger episode!). True deliberate practice isn’t just repeating a task for 10,000 hours; it is purposeful, learner-driven micro-skill improvement guided by an expert coach.High-Quality Feedback: Avoid vague phrases like “good job” or “read more.” Effective coaching relies on strictly objective, real-time observations (e.g., “I am watching your needle angle. If you enter the skin more steeply, you will hit the vessel faster”).Embrace a Growth Mindset: Stripping away your ego to be silently watched and critiqued is inherently awkward. Normalize deliberate practice to create psychological safety. Overcoming this requires building an environment centered on patient safety, where baselines are treated as data points rather than judgments. True growth happens with the “productive struggle”.Adaptive Expertise: True mastery means moving past a rigid checklist. It requires learners to understand the reasoning behind their actions and anticipate next steps, complications, and plot twists in real time. Immediate Action Steps for Your Next Shift **Reflect on Personal Goals**: Identify specific clinical skills you wish to improve and set objectives. **Seek Expert Feedback**: Find a mentor or coach for guided practice and objective feedback on your skills. **Cultivate Psychological Safety**: Foster an environment where discussing mistakes and receiving feedback is viewed as growth rather than criticism. **Practice Adaptively**: Introduce scenarios with atypical anatomy, complications, plot twists to better prepare for real-world complexity. Conclusion By focusing on specific skill improvement and welcoming constructive feedback, clinicians can build competence and confidence, ultimately improving performance and patient safety. Effective mastery learning hinges on creating psychologically safe learning environments, engaging in focused deliberate practice, and leveraging expert feedback. This approach can be applied to clinical procedural excellence as well as many other skills, including communication and team dynamics. Clinical Bottom Line Mastery learning is an outcome-bound framework to reach a high standard of performance and deliberate practice is the tool that can help you achieve that high performance through expert feedback. Further Reading Barsuk JH, et al.Dissemination of a simulation-based mastery learning intervention reduces central line-associated bloodstream infections. BMJ Quality & Safety. Sep 2014.PMID: 24632995Klein MR, et al.Developing simulation-based mastery learning curricula for emergency medicine skills training. AEM Education and Training. Jun 2025.PMID: 40521339 Meet the Authors Kim Bambach, MD Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH Jennifer Yee, DO Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Program Director The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH Showing Slide 1 of 2 The post REBEL MIND – Mastery Learning and Deliberate Practice appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog.
*I wrote this as a note to myself, but thought I'd post it publicly in case it helps others as much as it helps me.---Today is Monday.You didn't have the best day yesterday. Sundays are often that way for you because you usually don't do anything mentally stimulating. You instead just do dull chores which drain your energy. Remember as well that you've felt slightly unfocused the past couple of days. Let's get back on the right track today.Priorities.Here are some bullet points for you to think about today:• Lean into courage• Write down a plan• Get in the zone• Run on clean energy• Flow through the day• Feel aligned with a higher purpose• Get to the gym. It's mandatory.Be patient too.You're going to be set up to have a great day if you keep those bullet points in mind. Don't get too excited. Just keep moving. If you get too high on the highs you will get even lower on the lows. It takes time for fruits to appear. Keep watering the ground. One day at a time. Be as consistent as you can.Transformation is hard.When you feel like things are hard, you are growing. Difficulty = growth. It's a good thing. You'll look back and be grateful.Balance novelty and consistency.In order to keep evolving, you need to keep challenging yourself. At the same time, you need to be remarkably consistent with a small number of things for a long time. You need to get thousands of work outs in to be in stellar shape. You will need to make, likely 500 to 1,000 recorded Gujarati lessons.Balance pushing beyond your comfort zone with mastery within your comfort zone. You can't only live outside your comfort zone. You need both my friend. Lately you've been too focused on consistency. Introduce chaos elements to switch things up.Go kill it today Azren.Be disciplined today. Focused. Avoid your temptation to be idle and have a numb brain. Go make a ton of mistakes. It's ok. Mistakes lead to growth. Don't hide. Play the game and be courageous. When you feel yourself retreating, rally the damn troops! You are so strong and can win.Azrenhttps://azrenthelanguagenerd.com
Listen to today's podcast... Moving, having children, starting a new job, quitting a comfortable job, getting married, getting divorced, buying a car, buying a house, upgrading your technology, implementing a new system…. How Do You Feel About Change? Change can be scary – it can be difficult – it can cause anxiety. So why do we have so much trouble dealing with change? Difficult saying goodbye – whether it be to a loved one or a world that has given identity, change can often mean that we lose something of value. Dislike chaotic and confusing situations in which no one seems to know the new rules. This loss in direction can lead to a fear of the unknown. Difficulty taking risk. We are creatures of habit which provides us with security, predictability, stability, and comfort. When this disappears, we become anxious and stay awake at night worrying about our choices. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Here are today's Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Take Charge Of Change Week: Dealing with change can be stressful. Achieve a sense of control by problem-solving around what you can control and letting go of what you can't control. Control starts in your own mind. If you believe you have control of your life, then you probably do. Actions are the easiest to control, while thoughts and emotions are harder to control. Actions have a positive effect on our thoughts and emotions. Start by controlling your actions. Finally, Let go and relax Remember, If you like today's wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app. Looking for more tips to build your resiliency? Look for my book on Amazon called Stress Out. 52 Weeks To Letting More Life In #mentalhealth #hr
The U.S. Constitution likely would not have been ratified in 1788 without Article 5, which allowed for amendment. Many of the original founders championed the idea that the document would need to change as the country changed. As historian Jill Lepore points out in her newest book most of the 27 amendments to the constitution have happened just after times of war or conflict, and after 33 years without an amendment, we may be headed that way again. OPB’s Geoff Norcross speaks to Lepore in front of an audience at the 2025 Portland Book Festival about “We the People: A history of the U.S. Constitution.”
Host Chad Prevost and co-host Genesis launch the first live happy-hour episode of The Difficulty from Home Bar in downtown Chattanooga, inviting listeners to join Fridays and describing the city as a creative crossroads. They discuss Chattanooga's “animal” vibe, then welcome Chicago-based curator/artist LaRon Dittoe, who works in finance and commits to a monthly creative practice through gallery shows and artist dinners, and shares her handle and a planned September Chicago exhibition. Another guest, Nic Chung (an artist in Chattanooga), argues creativity is an identity beyond mediums and reflects on a dream of dying that shifted him toward minimizing regret rather than fear. The group talks about confronting “the bottom,” social anxiety, community, sponsors, the show's growth, weekly giveaways (including The Artist's Way next week), Chad's daily reader book structure, and brief UFO skepticism and faith-versus-doubt discussion.Tune in every Friday for conversations that begin one place and always take you somewhere else like a good poem. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chadprevost.substack.com
Welcome to the New Nexus Academy! In a world of Superheros and villains, only one school can teach young crime fighters to wield their powers with great responsibility, and hopefully save the day! One such team of super teens must unravel a mystery close to home in this one shot adventure in the Masks system. Are you ready to done the Mask? Pick up a class schedule and listen along to this special Rolling with Difficulty adventure! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---Thank you to our friends over at Trade School! Check them out:https://www.certainpov.com/trade-schoolDani enamel pins available now! Order yours while supplies last:https://crowdmade.com/collections/rolling-with-difficultyRolling with Difficulty Patreon:patreon.com/rollingwithdifficultyRolling with Difficulty Discord:https://discord.gg/8c9e4xhUKyMerch:https://crowdmade.com/collections/rolling-with-difficultyContact the Pod:rollwithdifficulty@gmail.comRSS Feed: https://rollingwithdifficultypod.transistor.fm/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RollingwithDifficultyInstagram: @rollwithdifficultyBlueSky: @rollwithdifficulty.bsky.socialTik Tok: @rollwithdifficultyCast:Game Master - Sophia RicciardiBlueSky: @sophiekay.bsky.socialInstagram: @_sophie_kayMoviestruck: https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moviestruckCrashbox - Nando YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nandovmoviesPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/nandovmoviesBlueSky: @nandovmovies.bsky.socialAlvin J. Darling - Imanihttps://asalwaysimani.com/BlueSky: @kaoscryptid.asalwaysimani.comEv - NoirBlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.socialInstagram: @noirgalaxiesDamocles - Austin FunkBlueSky: @atthefunk.bsky.socialThe Set's Journal of Faerun: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/345568/The-Sets-Journal-of-Faerun-Vol-1?term=the+setSingularity - OSP RedBlueSky: @overlysarcastic.bsky.socialInstagram: @overly.sarcastic.productionsOverly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:Austin Funk1314 5th AvePO Box # 1163Bay Shore NY 11706Character Art by SophiaBackground Art by @tanukimi.sMusic by: Dominic Ricciardihttps://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusicFeatured Tracks:Mask OffMask OnMask Back Off ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
#10MinuteswithJesus ** Put yourself in the presence of God. Try talking to Him. ** 10 minutes are 10 minutes. Even if you can get distracted, reach the end. ** Be constant. The Holy Spirit acts "on low heat" and requires perseverance. 10-Minute audio to help you pray. Daily sparks to ignite prayer: a passage from the gospel, an idea, an anecdote and a priest who speaks with you and the Lord, inviting you to share your intimacy with God. Find your moment, consider you are in His presence and click play.
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Mike leads a discussion on the challenges of being a real estate agent, focusing on the difficulty of self-management rather than the tasks of the job itself. They suggest that many people struggle with the freedom and flexibility of self-employment, likening it to the struggles of newly independent college students. Mike argues that while real estate agents may know what to do, they often lack the discipline and maturity to manage themselves effectively, resulting in a lack of productivity. They advise the participants to take action and manage their business effectively.
Abuse can have profound and lasting effects on an individual, often leading to trauma later in life. Here is a summary of how abuse can lead to trauma:Psychological Impact: Abuse erodes an individual's sense of safety, trust, and self-worth. This can lead to feelings of powerlessness, helplessness, and shame, which are at the core of traumatic experiences.Complex Reactions: Victims of abuse often develop complex emotional and psychological reactions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is characterized by symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, and hypervigilance. These reactions can persist long after the abuse has ended.Changes in Brain Chemistry: Chronic stress and trauma can lead to changes in brain chemistry, affecting the brain's ability to regulate emotions and stress responses. This can result in heightened anxiety and an increased vulnerability to further traumatic experiences.Interference with Development: Childhood abuse can interfere with healthy emotional and psychological development. It can disrupt the formation of secure attachments, which are crucial for a person's ability to form healthy relationships later in life.Maladaptive Coping Mechanisms: Many survivors of abuse develop maladaptive coping mechanisms, such as substance abuse or self-harming behaviors, to numb emotional pain or regain a sense of control.Revictimization: Individuals who have experienced abuse in the past may be at an increased risk of being revictimized in adulthood. They may find themselves in situations or relationships that echo their earlier traumatic experiences.Impact on Self-Identity: Abuse can lead to a negative self-concept and a distorted view of oneself. Survivors may struggle with feelings of guilt, self-blame, and a persistent sense of being damaged or unworthy.Physical Health Consequences: The stress and emotional toll of abuse can also have physical health consequences, leading to conditions like chronic pain, autoimmune disorders, and cardiovascular problems.Difficulty with Trust and Intimacy: Survivors of abuse may find it challenging to trust others and establish intimate relationships due to their past experiences of betrayal and violation of boundaries.Long-Term Psychological Symptoms: Trauma resulting from abuse can manifest as long-term symptoms, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and eating disorders, which can significantly impact an individual's quality of life.In the case of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and their decades of unchecked abuse, the number of surivvors who have suffered signifigant trauma is eye popping and brings up the glaring issue that survivors always seem to face: A lack of resources to help them in the aftermath. (commercial at 6:51)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Trauma remains: Epstein abuse victim's tragic overdose shows enduring pain of survivors | WPEC (cbs12.com)
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Welcome to Integrative Medicine for Energy and Health! The Go-To Holistic Health Podcast for Christian Women Seeking to Boost Their Energy and Overall Well-Being! Blubrry Nominated as a Favorite Woman Podcaster! Ranked in the Best 15 Christian Health Podcasts! Brain fog. Forgetfulness. Difficulty concentrating. Mental fatigue. Many women assume these changes are simply a normal part of aging or menopause. But what if there is another piece of the puzzle? Emerging research is exploring how microplastics—tiny plastic particles found in our food, water, air, and everyday products—may influence brain health, inflammation, hormone balance, and cognitive function. While scientists are still learning about the long-term effects, this growing area of research is encouraging us to take a closer look at how our environment may impact women's health. In this episode of Integrative Medicine for Energy and Health, Dr. Rekishia McMillan explores one of the fastest-growing topics in environmental health and women's wellness: the potential impact of microplastics on the brain, hormones, focus, memory, and overall health. Drawing from her own personal experience of carrying bottled water everywhere she went, Dr. Rekishia shares how a simple daily habit led her to discover the emerging science surrounding microplastic exposure. She explains where microplastics come from, how they enter the body, what current research is revealing about their presence in human tissues, and why this topic is becoming increasingly important for women navigating perimenopause and menopause. You'll also learn practical, evidence-informed strategies to reduce your exposure, support your body's natural detoxification systems, strengthen gut health, and make everyday lifestyle choices that promote long-term brain and hormone health. Rather than responding with fear, this episode encourages women to become informed stewards of their health by focusing on what they can control and taking small, consistent steps that support the body's remarkable ability to heal and maintain balance. In this episode you'll learn: What microplastics are and where they are commonly found Why researchers are studying the relationship between microplastics, brain health, and cognitive function Why women in perimenopause and menopause should pay attention to environmental exposures The connection between inflammation, oxidative stress, and brain health What current research says about sweating, fiber, probiotics, and other natural elimination pathways Simple lifestyle strategies to reduce everyday microplastic exposure Practical ways to support brain health, focus, memory, and overall wellness naturally Join Dr. Rekishia for her Women's Hormone Workshop Sign up on Eventbrite Start Your 5-Minute Wellness Check. No pressure—just a simple way to gain clarity about what your body may be communicating Wellness-check.us "I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well." — Psalm 139:14 Love, Health and Blessings, Dr. Rekishia Listen to Related Episodes: 204 | Combat Menopausal Cognitive Decline: Nourishing Foods to Help Women Balance Hormones and Boost Brain Health 176 | Hormonal Imbalance Linked to BPA in Clothing, 3 Ways to Protect Your Health 161 | Hormonal Imbalance and Chemical Detected in Bottled Drinking Water, 8 Healthy Alternatives to Protect Women's Health Disclaimer: Information shared on this podcast and any referenced resources is for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your physician or qualified healthcare provider regarding your personal health concerns before making changes to your healthcare plan.
Welcome back to our weekend Cabral HouseCall shows! This is where we answer our community's wellness, weight loss, and anti-aging questions to help people get back on track! Check out today's questions: Anonymous: I'm a 46-year-old female (163 cm, 81.5 kg) recent leg swelling, especially left leg with significant fluid from the knee into the foot. Blood clot + kidney issues are ruled out, but ALT is at 209 U/L (10–45). In January a doctor diagnosed lipedema stage 1–2 in legs and arms, left leg was not swollen like this then. My legs may swell slightly in heat, but not in Denmark. EquiLife labs are not possible here. I look 6–7 mths pregnant all day, not hard, no gas. Difficulty losing weight detoxes no longer effective. Diet smoothie (berries, kale, DNS, chia,psyllium,creatine,collagen), lunch cauliflower rice, chicken, arugula, dinner potatoes/meat/veg, pasta 1–2xweek, water + 1–2 drinks/week.I'm peri started bioidentical hormones in January hot flashes gone, mood improved. If I was your wife? Sarah: Hello! I had a question about 'fascia blasting'. Despite doing everything you recommend for cellulite for years now, I still have it on my legs. For a few weeks ive been trying fascia blasting with device and my legs have improved so much. They feel firmer, less painful to touch, and cellulite has improved. I cant believe the results. Curious what your thoughts are on this. Is it 'dangerous' (as some comments online say), is there any science behind it? My skin does bruise alot after I do it, but this doesnt bother me as the results I've been seeing are great. Always trust your imput, thanks so much!! Trent: Hi, I have never had trouble sleeping up until around 6 weeks ago. When it first started, I started waking up in between 3-4am, having very deep vivid dreams every night. Most of the times I could get back to sleep not long after but sometimes if I wake at around 5am I stay awake. My sleep time does vary a bit but I usually get around on average 6.5-7 hours a night, sometimes more and sometimes less. Previously I had never had any troubles sleeping and would never consistently wake up at these times. 2 things I know I need to limit or stop doing is taking my laptop into bed and limit my sugar intake. I do not feel stressed at the moment but I do have some big decision to make this year that are always on my mind. Sarah: Hello! I've recently been hearing about chlorine neutralizer sprays that some parents use on children before or after swimming. From what I understand, many contain vitamin C or similar ingredients that are supposed to neutralize chlorine or chloramines on the skin and hair to help reduce irritation or exposure. I wanted to ask your opinion on them. Do you think these sprays are actually beneficial or safe for regular use on children? Are they helpful for kids with sensitive skin, eczema, or allergies, or is rinsing/showering after swimming usually enough? I've also seen some claims online about reducing chlorine absorption into the body, and I'm not sure how accurate that is. Are there better natural approaches for protecting skin before or after swimming in chlorine pools? Thanks! Audrey: Hi Dr. Cabral, Is greenhouse grown lettuce as nutritious as non greenhouse grown? The package states not sprayed with any pesticides. I try to get my lettuce from my local farmers market but sometimes I cannot make it there. The greenhouse grown seems to be much fresher and better quality than regular store lettuce Thank you for tuning into today's Cabral HouseCall and be sure to check back tomorrow where we answer more of our community's questions! - - - Show Notes and Resources: StephenCabral.com/3795 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!
In the aftermath of an unspeakable tragedy within the charity and community space in Baltimore, our pal Andy Kobus of United Rentals joins Nestor to discuss HER Resiliency legacy and difficulty of the tragic loss of founder and sexual assault survivor Natasha Guynes and its impact on her mission. The post Andy Kobus of United Rentals discusses HER Resiliency legacy and difficulty of tragic loss of Natasha Guynes first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.
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Today on The Cameron Journal Podcast, we're talking with Joe Atman about happiness in support of our upcoming big virtual summit. While we learn about what happiness is (a state of being), we want to invite everyone to join us on July 17th and 18th for the What is Truth Summit. Visit summit.soopmedia.net to learn more about our summit and what we're discussing. On this episode, we dig into happiness during the tough times in life, and this one is spicy because the disagreement between Joe and me only gets partially resolved, and he spells out the formula for happiness pretty clearly. I don't really accept it, but he offers it, and it gets a little spicy at the end, so stay tuned for the whole episode!
John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball get together to chat for the first time at the FIFA World Cup. They reflect on their experiences covering matches at the tournament so far, from John's sausage bun in Houston to Ian going viral for his review of MetLife Stadium. Ali also discusses commentating on Lionel Messi's record-breaking goal, which saw him become the highest goalscorer in World Cup history. Messages, questions and voicenotes welcome throughout the tournament on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk1'52 - marks out of ten for the World Cup so far 2'20 - Ian being in New Jersey for the Knicks winning the Championship 4'04 - John's experience at the Azteca 9'00 - Difficulty picking out the players in the big stadiums 10'03 - When Denno missed a substitution in the Atlanta stadium & going viral in America 13'00 - the atmosphere in the stadiums 15'24 - John's sausage bun in Houston 19'20 - Commentating in stormy conditions 23'07 - Thoughts on England so far at the World Cup 26'38 - Who will start against Panama? 29'40 - Ian's hack on getting to the Metlife stadium & Americanisms 34'25 - The best teams they've seen so far & keeping up to date 37'24 - Ali commentating on Messi's record breaking World Cup goal 40'57 - Listeners correspondence 45'30 - Unintended pub names
911 Dispatchers Suffer Too: Trauma on the Phone. Behind Every Emergency Call Is Someone Carrying the Weight of Another Person's Worst Day. When most people think of first responders, they picture police officers racing toward danger, firefighters battling flames, or paramedics fighting to save lives. The episode is available to listen to Free. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. #LawEnforcementTalk #Free #Podcast #Radio But there is another group of heroes who experience unimaginable tragedy every day without ever leaving their chairs. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast social media like their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms. 911 Dispatchers Suffer Too. Their battlefield isn't on the streets. Supporting articles about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin. It's Trauma on The Phone. Every scream... Every desperate plea... Every child crying... Every gunshot... Every final breath... It all comes through a headset. 911 Dispatchers Suffer Too: Trauma on the Phone. On the latest episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, host John Jay Wiley welcomes Alex LeFever, a veteran 911 dispatcher who shares what many dispatchers have silently carried for years. The episode is available across major platforms including their website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, with highlights shared across their Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn profiles. His story reminds listeners that emotional scars don't require physical danger. Sometimes the deepest wounds are heard, not seen. The Calls That Never Leave Alex worked as a 911 dispatcher in both Arkansas and Pennsylvania. Like many emergency telecommunicators, thousands of calls blended together over time. But a few never disappeared. One involved a three-week-old baby. Another involved a woman trapped in a violent domestic abuse situation, who shot her attacker. Alex listened helplessly as the assault unfolded over the phone. Those voices never truly left him. "There are calls you never forget," Alex explains. "They stay with you long after your shift ends." Unlike police officers or firefighters who eventually arrive at a scene and begin resolving the crisis, dispatchers often experience something mental health experts call truncated trauma. 911 Dispatchers Suffer Too: Trauma on the Phone. Available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube and most major Podcast networks. They hear the terror. They imagine the scene. Then the phone disconnects. Most never learn how the story ended. Their minds are left to fill in the blanks. 911 Dispatchers Are Often the First First Responders Whether dispatchers are officially recognized as first responders depends largely on where they work. Many states, including California, Washington, and Delaware, have passed laws officially recognizing emergency dispatchers as first responders. Federal classifications have historically categorized them as administrative employees rather than protective service professionals. 911 Dispatchers Suffer Too: Trauma on the Phone. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. That distinction has sparked ongoing bipartisan efforts in Congress to update federal classifications through legislation such as the 9-1-1 SAVES Act and the Enhancing First Response Act. Regardless of job titles, dispatchers perform life-saving work every day. They calm panicked callers. Guide CPR. Provide emergency childbirth instructions. Coordinate police, fire, and EMS responses. Gather critical intelligence. Save lives. Long before emergency vehicles arrive, dispatchers are already working to keep victims alive. "They're often the first voice people hear during the worst moment of their lives." Trauma on The Phone Is Real Mental health professionals increasingly recognize that dispatchers experience extraordinarily high rates of Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast continues bringing listeners real conversations from the front lines of crime, policing, trauma, survival, and healing. Unlike field responders, dispatchers experience trauma through sound alone. The human brain reacts as if it is physically present. Adrenaline surges. Heart rate increases. Stress hormones flood the body. Yet dispatchers must remain calm. Professional. Focused. They cannot panic. They cannot cry. They simply answer the next call. Hour after hour. Day after day. Over time, that emotional weight accumulates. Symptoms may include: • Reliving disturbing calls • Hearing callers' voices long after work • Difficulty concentrating • Hyper-vigilance • Emotional numbness • Burnout • Insomnia • High blood pressure • Chronic stress Many dispatchers suffer silently because few people understand what their job truly involves. 911 Dispatchers Suffer Too: Trauma on the Phone. The complete interview is available as a Free Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, LinkedIn, and major podcast platforms. Healing Doesn't Always Come Easy For Alex, recovery became intentional. He found one powerful outlet inside the gym. Weight training became more than exercise. It became therapy. "Training should enhance your life, not consume it," Alex says. His fitness journey actually began at just ten years old. By age seventeen, he had already set four International Powerlifting Association world records in the 198-pound class, including a remarkable 490-pound deadlift that stood for years. Today his philosophy is much different. Rather than chasing perfection, Alex helps people create sustainable health around real life. 911 Dispatchers Suffer Too: Trauma on the Phone. Listeners can hear the complete interview on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and other major Podcast, Radio, News, and Media platforms. "Life still needs to happen," he says. "Cake at birthday parties. Family dinners. Saturday morning French toast." Instead of unrealistic fitness expectations, Alex teaches balance. He specializes in helping first responders, shift workers, and everyday people overcome obstacles traditional fitness programs often ignore. Irregular schedules. Old injuries. Chronic stress. Sleep disruption. Mental fatigue. His coaching adapts to reality instead of demanding perfection. Supporting the People Behind the Headset Mental health experts continue emphasizing that dispatchers need the same support systems increasingly available to police officers, firefighters, and paramedics. The podcast is available on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, LinkedIn, and other major podcast platforms. Peer support. Critical incident debriefings. Professional counseling. Trauma education. Preventative mental health training. Organizations dedicated to dispatcher wellness continue advocating for stronger mental health resources while many states are expanding PTSD workers' compensation protections for emergency telecommunicators. 911 Dispatchers Suffer Too: Trauma on the Phone. Recognizing dispatcher trauma isn't simply about changing job titles. It's about acknowledging invisible injuries before they become life-changing ones. A Story Every First Responder Should Hear Alex LeFever's conversation offers an honest look inside one of public safety's least understood professions. Listen to the full story on the Free Podcast, available on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast Website, on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Apple, Spotify, and more. His story is about resilience. Trauma. Recovery. Fitness. Mental health. And recognizing that heroes aren't always the ones wearing body armor. Sometimes they're wearing a headset. Sometimes they're the calm voice who answers when someone dials three simple numbers. Listen to the Full Conversation Hear Alex LeFever's remarkable story on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, available on their website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartradio and most major Podcast platforms. 911 Dispatchers Suffer Too: Trauma on the Phone. Watch, listen, and share this Free Audio interview across your favorite Social Media channels and help shine a light on the invisible trauma experienced by emergency dispatchers every single day. Because 911 Dispatchers Suffer Too, and understanding Trauma on The Phone may be the first step toward helping those who spend their careers helping everyone else. The episode is available to listen to Free. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. Learn and get access to money saving tips and how to increase your net worth at www.LetSavings.com Listen to this powerful #Free Podcast episode featuring Marci Hopkins on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and major Podcast platforms nationwide. Download the Free Ebook about ways and tips to improve your health. 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For so many people in their 50s and early 60s, the road to retirement doesn't start with a perfect plan, it starts with fatigue. That's where Shawn is today. After decades of running two small businesses, volunteering as a firefighter, and never really turning “off,” he's finally asking the question every pre-retiree faces: When is enough… enough?This episode dives into the real challenges people face when they're 1–3 years from retirement: selling a business, navigating healthcare before Medicare, planning around a spouse's job and benefits, understanding true retirement spending, and figuring out what life looks like when the work phone finally stops ringing. Shawn shares his dream of RV travel, more fishing, more freedom — and the mental battle between “one more year” and finally pulling the trigger.You'll hear how he's approaching Social Security timing, retirement budgeting, burnout, identity, financial independence, and designing a lifestyle that actually fits who he is now. If you're preparing for retirement and wondering whether you're emotionally, financially, or physically ready to take the next step, this conversation is full of real-life insight — not theory.--Shawn is not a client of Root Financial Partners, LLC and received no compensation for participating in this video. His statements reflect his own opinions and experience and are not indicative of any specific client's experience and are not a guarantee of results. No cash or non-cash compensation was provided, and no material conflicts are known.Advisory services are offered through Root Financial Partners, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. This content is intended for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered personalized investment, tax, or legal advice. Viewing this content does not create an advisory relationship. We do not provide tax preparation or legal services. Always consult an investment, tax or legal professional regarding your specific situation.The strategies, case studies, and examples discussed may not be suitable for everyone. They are hypothetical and for illustrative and educational purposes only. They do not reflect actual client results and are not guarantees of future performance. All investments involve risk, including the potential loss of principal.Comments reflect the views of individual users and do not necessarily represent the views of Root Financial. They are not verified, may not be accurate, and should not be considered testimonials or endorsementsParticipation in the Retirement Planning Academy or Early Retirement Academy does not create an advisory relationship with Root Financial. These programs are educational in nature and are not a substitute for personalized financial advice. Advisory services are offered only under a written agreement with Root Financial.Create Your Custom Early Retirement Strategy HereGet access to the same software I use for my clients and join the Early Retirement Academy hereAri Taublieb, CFP ®, MBA is the Chief Growth Officer of Root Financial Partners and a Fiduciary Financial Planner specializing in helping clients retire early with confidence.
Dusty May makes the jump from NCAA basketball to NBA; Todd and Dieter discuss difficulty of making the jump between amateur and professional sports, and the differences between basketball, football, and baseball in ascending levelsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dusty May makes the jump from NCAA basketball to NBA; Todd and Dieter discuss difficulty of making the jump between amateur and professional sports, and the differences between basketball, football, and baseball in ascending levelsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Abuse can have profound and lasting effects on an individual, often leading to trauma later in life. Here is a summary of how abuse can lead to trauma:Psychological Impact: Abuse erodes an individual's sense of safety, trust, and self-worth. This can lead to feelings of powerlessness, helplessness, and shame, which are at the core of traumatic experiences.Complex Reactions: Victims of abuse often develop complex emotional and psychological reactions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is characterized by symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, and hypervigilance. These reactions can persist long after the abuse has ended.Changes in Brain Chemistry: Chronic stress and trauma can lead to changes in brain chemistry, affecting the brain's ability to regulate emotions and stress responses. This can result in heightened anxiety and an increased vulnerability to further traumatic experiences.Interference with Development: Childhood abuse can interfere with healthy emotional and psychological development. It can disrupt the formation of secure attachments, which are crucial for a person's ability to form healthy relationships later in life.Maladaptive Coping Mechanisms: Many survivors of abuse develop maladaptive coping mechanisms, such as substance abuse or self-harming behaviors, to numb emotional pain or regain a sense of control.Revictimization: Individuals who have experienced abuse in the past may be at an increased risk of being revictimized in adulthood. They may find themselves in situations or relationships that echo their earlier traumatic experiences.Impact on Self-Identity: Abuse can lead to a negative self-concept and a distorted view of oneself. Survivors may struggle with feelings of guilt, self-blame, and a persistent sense of being damaged or unworthy.Physical Health Consequences: The stress and emotional toll of abuse can also have physical health consequences, leading to conditions like chronic pain, autoimmune disorders, and cardiovascular problems.Difficulty with Trust and Intimacy: Survivors of abuse may find it challenging to trust others and establish intimate relationships due to their past experiences of betrayal and violation of boundaries.Long-Term Psychological Symptoms: Trauma resulting from abuse can manifest as long-term symptoms, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and eating disorders, which can significantly impact an individual's quality of life.In the case of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and their decades of unchecked abuse, the number of surivvors who have suffered signifigant trauma is eye popping and brings up the glaring issue that survivors always seem to face: A lack of resources to help them in the aftermath. (commercial at 6:51)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Trauma remains: Epstein abuse victim's tragic overdose shows enduring pain of survivors | WPEC (cbs12.com)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
Sign up for the Astro Mail Club :: https://astrologyhumandesign.com/bookshop/p/the-astro-mail-clubChiron enters Taurus for the first time in nearly 50 years, beginning a major collective healing cycle around money, self-worth, resources, embodiment, value, food, and abundance.In this video, we're exploring:✨ What Chiron in Taurus means from 2026-2033✨ Chiron currently transiting through Human Design Gate 3✨ Healing money wounds and self-worth triggers✨ Why gardening, herbalism, entrepreneurship, and intentional living may become major trends✨ Chiron in Taurus horoscopes for every rising signChiron is known as the Wounded Healer in astrology, revealing the areas where we are being called to grow, heal, and evolve. As Chiron moves through Taurus, collective themes around value, embodiment, financial security, and receiving support come into focus.↓ Resources Mentioned ↓• Chiron in Taurus Blog Post - https://astrologyhumandesign.com/blog/chiron-in-taurus-healing-your-relationship-with-worth-money-food-amp-self-value• Human Design Depression Gates Blog Post - https://astrologyhumandesign.com/blog/the-depression-gates-in-human-design?rq=depression• Astrology & Human Design Membership - https://app.learnastrohd.co/c/class-library/• Become an Astrologer Course - https://astrologyhumandesign.com/astrohdcourses• Life Purpose Astrology Report - https://astrologyhumandesign.com/life-purpose-with-astrology• Astro Mail Club - https://astrologyhumandesign.com/bookshop/p/the-astro-mail-clubWebsite: https://astrologyhumandesign.com#ChironInTaurus #Astrology #HumanDesign #Astrology2026 #TaurusEnergy00:00 What Chiron in Taurus Means for Collective Healing01:07 Chiron in Taurus & Human Design: Gate 3 Explained03:17 Collective Self-Doubt, New Beginnings & Liminal Space08:33 Upcoming Trends with Chiron in Taurus17:52 Why Snail Mail & Long-Form Content Are Trending (Uranus in Gemini)22:44 Chiron in Taurus Key Dates & Retrograde Schedule23:37 How to Read Your Horoscope (Rising Sign vs. Sun Sign)24:33 Aries Rising25:38 Taurus Rising26:45 Gemini Rising27:33 Cancer Rising28:13 Leo Rising29:16 Virgo Rising30:48 Libra Rising31:47 Scorpio Rising32:48 Sagittarius Rising33:35 Capricorn Rising34:37 Aquarius Rising35:48 Pisces Rising36:58 Closing Thoughts_ connect _INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/learnastrohdTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@learnastrohd#kelseyastrology #learnastrohd #astrologykelsey #tauruschiron #astrologyhumandesign For entertainment purposes only. This does not take the place of any medical diagnosis or legal advice. Any major decisions should be consulted by a professional. This does not take the place of that.
Andrea Stricker discusses the IAEA's near-total loss of access to Iranian nuclear sites. She details how previous US and Israeli strikes decimated enrichment capabilities, yet monitoring remains blind. Stricker emphasizes the difficulty of verifying the location of highly enriched uranium stockpiles, particularly at the heavily damaged Esfahan tunnel complex. (13)1721
WATCH ON YOUTUBE HERE. Have you ever looked at your HTMA results and thought: "Okay... but what does any of this actually mean?" If so, today's episode is for you. I'm joined by women's health dietitian and HTMA expert Amanda Montalvo for a deep dive into one of our favorite parts of the Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis test: significant ratios. Inside Nourished Fertility, HTMAs have completely transformed how we support women with period loss, fertility struggles, thyroid symptoms, and hormone imbalances. These tests allow us to see deeper than standard blood work and understand how stress, metabolism, nervous system function, thyroid health, and mineral status are impacting your fertility journey. In this conversation, Amanda breaks down exactly what significant ratios are, why they matter, and how they help us understand what's happening behind symptoms like: Missing or irregular periods Fertility challenges Low energy and burnout Thyroid symptoms Blood sugar instability Anxiety and overwhelm Difficulty recovering from stress We also discuss why hormone imbalances are often the last thing to show up in the body—and why minerals may be the missing piece you've been overlooking. If you've completed an HTMA, are considering one, or simply want a better understanding of how minerals impact fertility, this episode is a must-listen. Ready to Restore Your Fertility? If you have a missing or irregular period and you're ready to uncover the root cause, we'd love to support you inside Premier Period Recovery for Fertility.
How do you handle the immense pressure of designing a creative live event specifically for creatives? And as technology rapidly evolves, should church production teams be embracing or avoiding Artificial Intelligence (AI)?In this episode, we are joined by Luke McElroy, the visionary founder of the SALT Conference and the SALT Community. Luke pulls back the curtain on the difficulty of live events, sharing the inspiring origin story of SALT and what it actually takes to run a massive gathering for church technical artists. We also zoom out to discuss the profound, eternal impact that worship and production teams have on their congregations every single Sunday.In this episode you'll hear: 0:00 The Reality and Difficulty of Live Events4:00 Luke McElroy (Founder of SALT Conference) Joins8:45 The Origin Story of the SALT Conference15:30 Behind the Scenes: Running Events for Creatives18:15 The Eternal Impact of Worship and Production Teams22:50 The Pressure of Designing a Conference For Creatives26:30 Storytime: The Christian Magicians Disaster35:40 The Big Debate: Should Church Production Use AI?45:20 Church Tech Disaster Story: "We Couldn't See a Thing"Get expert help and care on your next integration project with our friends at HouseRight here. Hang out with us at The Mix in Vegas here! Get more money back in your budget and more space in your closet by selling us your used gear here. Resources for your Church Tech MinistrySell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here. Connect with us: Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here!Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here. Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!
Colonel Jeff McCausland discusses stalled negotiations with Iran, noting the heavy influence of the Revolutionary Guard Corps over the diplomatic process. He analyzes the military difficulty of seizing Kharg Island and the profound impact of Ukrainian drones on the Russian front, suggesting that drone saturation has leveled the battlefield and interdicted Russian resupply lines. (11)1900 THE PERSIAN PROBLEM
I invite you to consider the gentle middle path between effort and surrender. Many of us carry the weight of unfinished tasks, unanswered questions, and endless mental to-do lists into bed. But sleep does not arrive through more effort. It arrives when we allow ourselves to rest in balance. In this episode, you'll discover a fascinating insight from neuroscience about the brain's nighttime processing systems, learn an ancient wisdom teaching about the importance of rhythm and moderation, and hear a relatable story about someone learning that not every problem needs to be solved before sleep. As your body softens and your mind quiets, you'll be guided into a peaceful state where balance replaces striving, allowing sleep to come naturally. Perfect for: Racing thoughts at bedtime Anxiety and overthinking Difficulty letting go of unfinished tasks Deep relaxation and restful sleep A DAILY MESSAGE FOR YOUR HEART Dear Friend, As we arrive at Day 6 of our journey together, I want to remind you of something important: You do not have to carry everything. So many of us believe that if we think a little harder, plan a little better, or stay awake a little longer, we'll finally find peace. But peace isn't found by doing more. Sometimes it's found by allowing ourselves to stop. Tonight's theme is balance. Balance isn't having everything figured out. It's knowing when to set things down and trust that tomorrow is another day. If your heart feels heavy tonight, give yourself permission to release the pressure to solve every problem before sleep. The unfinished tasks can wait. The unanswered questions can wait. You have done enough for today. You deserve rest, not because everything is complete, but because you are human. As you listen tonight, may you find the balance between effort and surrender, between doing and simply being. I'm so glad you're here. With love, Mary This is day 6 of a 7-day meditation series, "Sleep Meditations to Stop Overthinking," episodes 3521-3527. THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY A Seven-Day Journey into Rest, Release, and Inner Calm When the day grows quiet, the mind can become surprisingly loud. This seven-day guided sleep meditation series is designed to help you gently step out of repetitive thinking, release the mental weight of the day, and create a more peaceful transition into sleep. Each evening introduces a different calming practice, including visualization, affirmations, slow breathing, mudra, chakra meditation, layered relaxation, and a Yoga Nidra–inspired weekly review. Together, these practices guide you through a soothing emotional journey: Release. Rest. Ground. Protect. Nurture. Balance. Embody. Throughout the series, you'll explore a blend of modern mindfulness, gentle nervous-system support, ancient yogic wisdom, reflective storytelling, and compassionate encouragement. This is not about forcing your mind to become blank or making sleep happen on command. It is about changing the way you relate to your thoughts—learning to notice them without following every one, softening the urge to solve everything at night, and allowing your body to remember how to rest. Over the course of the week, you'll be invited to: Release unfinished thoughts and worries Give yourself permission to rest Ground your awareness in the breath and body Create a sense of emotional safety at bedtime Meet overthinking with compassion instead of criticism Bring multiple calming practices together Reflect on what helps you feel most peaceful and supported Each episode also includes a daily reflection question and a supportive Message for Your Heart to help you carry the practice beyond the meditation. You do not need to finish every thought tonight. You do not need to solve tomorrow before it arrives. Let this series become a gentle evening ritual—a place to set down the day, quiet the mind, and return to yourself. Press play, settle into a comfortable position, and begin your seven-day journey toward deeper rest and a calmer relationship with your thoughts. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: THE NIGHTSTAND SURRENDER RITUAL Each night, write the thought taking up the most mental space. Fold the paper, place it in a small bowl or box beside your bed, and say: "This thought may rest here while I rest." Revisit the notes only during daylight. FUN NAMES FOR YOUR CONTAINER The Thought Hotel• Tomorrow's Department The Worry Vault The Resting Place MEDITATION TECHNIQUES: DAY 1: VISUALIZATION Guided Sleep Meditation to Stop Overthinking and Release the Day River of Thoughts visualization: place each worry on a leaf and let it drift downstream. DAY 2: AFFIRMATION "At night, I release the day and return to peace." DAY 3: Bedtime Breathing Meditation to Calm Racing Thoughts and Fall Asleep 4-6 grounding breath: inhale gently for 4, exhale comfortably for 6, for about 10 rounds. DAY 4: SHAKTI MUDRA Fold the thumbs inward, soften the index and middle fingers over the thumbs, and let the ring fingers and pinkies touch. DAY 5: ANAHATA HEART CHAKRA Center of the chest• compassion soft green or rose light expanding with each easy breath. DAY 6: LAYER ALL THE TECHNIQUES TOGETHER DAY 7: REFLECTION AND CELEBRATION SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual! WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual. SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support. I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at Mary@sipandom.com and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast! All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com. FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST Each day's meditation techniques are shared at: sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/sip and om Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/ SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme. 2-Week's Free Access on iOS https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.Let go of repetitive negative thoughts. Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.
Today, Pastor Jack teaches that difficulties develop hope. Without it, we're liable to stumble and fall. Hard moments can build within us a stronger faith, a humble attitude, and the courage to stand for the truth.