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2 episodes with fairfield connecticut
2 episodes with fairfield connecticut
2 episodes with fairfield connecticut
2 episodes with fairfield connecticut
On this episode, we are joined by Lori Algar and Katie Loomis, who both serve on ASHT's Research Division. They share with us the results of a recent research community survey that the division conducted to better understand the needs of our members when it comes to clinical research. Guest Bios: Lori Algar OTD, OTR/L, CHT is an occupational therapist and Certified Hand Therapist who works for Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC in Fairfield CT. She has been specializing in the outpatient treatment of individuals with orthopedic injuries to the upper extremity since 2006. She earned her clinical doctorate in occupational therapy from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in 2013. Lori joined ASHT's Research Division following the completion of her clinical doctorate program and is currently the Research Division Director. She has many publications in the Journal of Hand Therapy and Journal of Hand Surgery, including a randomized clinical trial completed during her clinical work. Katie Loomis, MA, OTR/L, CHT, is a PhD candidate in the Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Southern California and a research assistant in the Musculoskeletal Sonography and Occupational Performance Laboratory. She has 12 years of clinical and research experience in hand therapy, is an active member of the ASHT Research Division, and an ad hoc reviewer for several rehabilitation-oriented journals. Katie's research interests center on facilitating large-scale, collaborative practice-based research to better understand and quantify the multidimensional process of upper extremity rehabilitation, and to advance care effectiveness and individualization.
ITS THE HOLIDAY SUPER SPECIAL SHOW! TERRIFICON Mitch and artist /writer JERRY ORDWAY are decking the halls with pizza and comic book talk at Colony Grill in Fairfield CT. The guys talk about the Superman Teaser Trailer, Krypto, James Gunn's Creature Commandos, DCU vs MCU, Modern Day Comic Legends, Egg Nog and making Hot Chocolate Mitch announces a bunch of 2025 guests at the end! - its the year end show and holiday talk - plus Claire drops by and tells us what she thinks of Die Hard as a Christmas movie.#christmasmovies #terrificon #superman #jamesgunn #comicbooks #pizza
On the latest episode of the LionHearted Dentist Podcast we are joined by Dr. Michael Sonick out of Fairfield Connecticut. Dr.Michael Sonick is cut from a different type of cloth in his own words "Our field has become excessively commercialized, fixated solely on procedures. Yes, we teach you the procedures, but first, you must prioritize complete diagnosis and treating the patient as a human being. Hospitality and culture are taken to the next level by Dr.Sonick as Dr.Steven L. Rasner is enlightened.
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Thomas Church, Ridgefield, Connecticut Homily During Eucharistic Adoration for School Children and Parents May 20, 2024 This talk was given to students of St. Thomas School, their parents and their parishioners during solemn Eucharistic exposition. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/5.20.24_St._Thomas_Aquinas_and_the_Eucharistic_Revival_1.mp3 The post St. Thomas Aquinas and the Eucharistic Revival, St. Thomas Church, Fairfield, Connecticut, May 20, 2024 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.
https://www.denisecolette.com/ denisecolette1@gmail.com The Colette Technique was created by founder Denise Lamoureux's quest for healing from childhood trauma and addiction. In her journey through several years and forms of healing therapies, she realized she was not getting better. Ms. Lamoureux realized that in order to have a different life she needed to create a different future and it could not be one that was influenced by the traumas of the past. She needed to create a new way of healing. She combined her education and knowledge in both western and eastern medicine to create The Colette Technique for Core Trauma Healing. Ms. Lamoureux started her journey as a successful restaurant owner for 26 years, yet even with all her success she struggled with anxiety, lack of self- love and an all-around belief of not being “good enough” in any aspect of her life. She went to doctors, neurologists, therapists, etc. Nothing helped. She found Chardonnay could relieve her anxiety but then alcoholism became her issue. NO ONE WAS TALKING ABOUT TRAUMA. Feeling nothing was helping her she began studying Eastern Medicine. She is a Reiki Master, Theta Healer and IYS therapist. She studied mediumship with James Van Pragg and was in John Holland 's advanced Mediumship class. In 2007 the building behind her restaurant which was her office and food storage was stuck by lightning and burnt to the ground. She rebuilt a building with almost zero funds and created a Wellness Center. Finding Feathers Wellness Center in Fairfield Ct. This was an amazing time of education as healers and Gurus came from all over the globe. But Ms. Lamoureux still found herself on a constant roller-coaster of addiction, happiness or fear. On a return trip from India she realized she was missing something and began to study childhood trauma and the effects on the brain and the nervous system. She spent years traveling to study the lectures with Dr. Gabor Mate. She has taken workshops with Dr. Joe Dispenza. She follows the work of Peter Levine, Louise Hay and Dr. Van der Kolk, to name a few. This is where she fell in love with her work and created The Colette Technique. The Colette Technique—Core Trauma Healing is an innovative approach to healing. The Colette Technique allows the client and therapist to override the conscious brain and work directly with the unconscious. Which is where the trauma sits. Remember—it's not "what's the matter with me?” but it is "what happened to me?” The Colette Technique is a very quick solution to healing old trauma. Ms. Lamoureux's love for her work has resulted in her practice having extraordinary results from long term issues such as, anxiety, addiction, suicidal thoughts, cutting, weight gain or loss, auto immune system illness, emotional well-being, physical problems and general overall dislike of the self and life. What is the Colette Technique ? TM Core Trauma Healing. The Colette Technique is an innovative approach to healing. The results are freedom from long term issues such as: anxiety, addiction, suicidal thoughts, weight gain or loss, autoimmune system illness, emotional well-being, physical problems and general overall dislike of the self and life. The Colette Technique was created by founder Denise Lamoureux's quest for healing from childhood trauma and addiction. In her journey through several years of healing, she realized she was not getting better. Ms. Lamoureux realized that in order to have a different life she needed to create a different future and it could not be one that was influenced by the traumas of the past. She needed to create a new way of healing. She combined her education and knowledge in both western and eastern medicine to create The Colette Technique- Core Trauma Healing. This is not just about your body or your thoughts. It's about what happened in your life that made you feel the world is an unsafe place
It's a full house on this episode! We have returning Guest Co-host Jennifer Pesicka. On this episode we are joined by the ladies of F45 Fairfield CT, F45 Coaches - Elizabeth Dehler, Hannah Kozdeba and Jess Wallace. This was a very fun episode. We had the opportunity to dive into how they arrived at F45 Farifield, why they love coaching and working out there. Jess, Hannah and Elizabeth were also kind enough to share their personal stories and walk us through their journey. We end the episode like we always do with some fun questions like "would you rather be visited by an Alien or Ghost. " F45 Fairfield CT: F45 Training Fairfield (@f45_training_fairfieldusa) • Instagram photos and videosHannah KozdebaInstagram: Hannah Kozdeba (@hannahkozdeba) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-jo-kozdeba Jess Wallace Instagram: Jess Wallace (@jessswallace) • Instagram photos and videos@jesswrkouts • Instagram photos and videosElizabeth DehlerInstagram: Elizabeth
It's a full house on this episode! We have returning Guest Co-host Jennifer Pesicka. On this episode we are joined by the ladies of F45 Fairfield CT, F45 Coaches - Elizabeth Dehler, Hannah Kozdeba and Jess Wallace. This was a very fun episode. We had the opportunity to dive into how they arrived at F45 Farifield, why they love coaching and working out there. Jess, Hannah and Elizabeth were also kind enough to share their personal stories and walk us through their journey. We end the episode like we always do with some fun questions like "would you rather be visited by an Alien or Ghost. " F45 Fairfield CT: F45 Training Fairfield (@f45_training_fairfieldusa) • Instagram photos and videosHannah KozdebaInstagram: Hannah Kozdeba (@hannahkozdeba) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-jo-kozdeba Jess Wallace Instagram: Jess Wallace (@jessswallace) • Instagram photos and videos@jesswrkouts • Instagram photos and videosElizabeth DehlerInstagram: Elizabeth
Joseph in Fairfield Connecticut called in to explain his views on the Migrants situation in nyc, regarding Mayor Eric Adams. Viviana in Brooklyn NY called in to ask Mark about his thoughts on Biden's alleged china transaction fraud.
On this episode we are joined by F45 Fairfield CT coaches Anthony Crowder and Gregory Nichols. We dive into their early lives, how they got into fitness, their motivations, coaching, and of course F45.F45 Training is functional group fitness, with the effectiveness and attention of a certified personal trainer. Our workouts are designed for every body.https://f45training.com/Anthony Crowder is currently the District Manager of F45 Fairfield and F45 South Norwalk locations. He has been in fitness for 9 years. Anthony has done everything from in home training to boot camps, personal training, strength and conditioning, and group fitness. He has been a Head coach, regional educator, and studio manager. Most importantly a Dad, https://www.instagram.com/rac_fitness_24.7/Gregory Nichols is a Fitness Trainer and business owner of Happy Hour Wellness and of course F45 Trainer at F45 in Fairfield CT. Most importantly a Dad.https://www.instagram.com/shreddie_murphy/***Please note all opinions expressed on The Three Guys Podcast do not represent any Group, Company or Organization***Episode Produced by The Three Guys ProductionsInstagram: The Three Guys Podcast (@the_three_guys_podcast_) • Instagram photos and videosTwitter: The Three Guys Podcast (@TheThreeGuysPo1) / TwitterYouTube: Three Guys Podcast - YouTubeLinkedIn the-three-guys-podcastDerek: Derek DePetrillo (@derekd0518) • Instagram photos and videosBrian: Brian Nazarian (@the_real_brian_nazarian) • Instagram photos and videosBrett: Brett J. DePetrillo (@78brettzky
On this episode we are joined by F45 Fairfield CT coaches Anthony Crowder and Gregory Nichols. We dive into their early lives, how they got into fitness, their motivations, coaching, and of course F45.F45 Training is functional group fitness, with the effectiveness and attention of a certified personal trainer. Our workouts are designed for every body.https://f45training.com/Anthony Crowder is currently the District Manager of F45 Fairfield and F45 South Norwalk locations. He has been in fitness for 9 years. Anthony has done everything from in home training to boot camps, personal training, strength and conditioning, and group fitness. He has been a Head coach, regional educator, and studio manager. Most importantly a Dad, https://www.instagram.com/rac_fitness_24.7/Gregory Nichols is a Fitness Trainer and business owner of Happy Hour Wellness and of course F45 Trainer at F45 in Fairfield CT. Most importantly a Dad.https://www.instagram.com/shreddie_murphy/***Please note all opinions expressed on The Three Guys Podcast do not represent any Group, Company or Organization***Episode Produced by The Three Guys ProductionsInstagram: The Three Guys Podcast (@the_three_guys_podcast_) • Instagram photos and videosTwitter: The Three Guys Podcast (@TheThreeGuysPo1) / TwitterYouTube: Three Guys Podcast - YouTubeLinkedIn the-three-guys-podcastDerek: Derek DePetrillo (@derekd0518) • Instagram photos and videosBrian: Brian Nazarian (@the_real_brian_nazarian) • Instagram photos and videosBrett: Brett J. DePetrillo (@78brettzky
Mark talks to Dave in Chicago about Chris Christie committing career suicide by bad-mouthing Trump. Mark talked with Steve from Fairfield CT about Nancy Pelosi needing to be indicted for not asking for 10,000 troops to help out on January 6th as President Trump asked.
Our listener episode for this month is so very rich in cultural heritage that we were pleasantly overwhelmed! The Odell family, hailing from Bedfordshire, England, embarked on a transatlantic journey that led them eventually to the serene area of Sleepy Hollow, NY. This family began a chapter, weaving their own narrative into the tapestry of this historic town that then led the family to branch out to Hammonton, NJ.
Jonathon Edington took justice into his own hands when he was told that his 2 year old daughter had been molested by his neighbor, Barry James. Jonathon stabbed James to death in 2006, but were his actions justified?Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on Facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.
Wellness Wednesday. One day a week on my one hour weekday radio show, I cover all things health and wellness related. Things I find important or interesting that I like to share with others who might benefit. If even one nugget of new knowledge helps one of you listening or reading here, my time has been well spent. This Wellness Wednesday show podcast is just me talking. No guests. Just Me. (and occasionally my engineer Bob) There was big news this week that we have a crisis of loneliness going on here in the U.S. Half of the U.S. Adults are feeling lonely every day? How horrible is that? The U.S. Surgeon General released an advisory on Tuesday calling attention to the public health crisis of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection in the United States. Everyone should read the story from ABC News called ‘US Surgeon General calls for action regarding the ongoing 'epidemic of loneliness and isolation', by Emma Egan. The report highlights that a lack of social connection can present significant health risks, as loneliness can increase risk of premature death by 26% and social isolation by 29%. On the flip side…U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy was quoted as saying, "Social connection can reduce the health risks associated with isolation and loneliness.” “By taking small steps every day to strengthen our relationships, we can rise to meet this moment together… And we can ensure our country and the world are better posed than ever to take on the challenges that lay ahead.” I'm personally suggesting that everybody put a little more effort into stepping up your social connections for your own sake and for the good of us all. And check in with a friend, a family member or someone who you think might need a dose of caring…just because. Hey if parrots can do it we can do it. What? You missed the story about the parrots being taught to call each other to become less lonely? It's True. U.S. scientists got owners to train their pet parrots to contact other birds using a touchscreen tablet. Read the story in The Guardian Here. Other Topics I covered this episode include; Why are Teen Girls Suffering from Record Levels of Sadness and Suicidality? A very disturbing report from Amen CLINICS. Parents and caretakers of teenage girls really need to read this. World Password Day. Celebrated the first Thursday of May exists to raise awareness about the importance of password security. I say create passwords that makes you smile each time you type one in! What Does a Kids Healthy Eating Plate Look Like? Just because I always have a stash of emergency lollipops and gummies in my car, doesn't mean I don't ‘try' and teach my little granddaughter about healthy eating. The Kid's Healthy Eating Plate featured on Harvard.edu is a visual guide to help educate and encourage children to eat well and keep moving. Everyone and their mother is playing Pickleball. What's the draw — and is it really a workout? Found some good answers in this NY Times story here; I only tried Pickleball once but so far I don't think like the Pickleball ‘ball'. As a tennis player I'm not sure I can get used to what feels like a WIFFLE BALL. While we're on the subject of Wiffle Balls (we weren't but who cares) did you know where the Wiffle Ball came from? It was Summer 1953, and a Dad was watching his kids play a game in their backyard in Fairfield Ct. using a perforated plastic gold ball and a broomstick handle. The rest of the story and family legacy is here on Wiffle.com Ever get an allergic reaction and freak out? Me too. That's relaxing, eh? It's why I always carry Benadryl with me especially when traveling. ‘Allergies in the sky: Airlines are pressed to treat severe reactions', was a report this week from NBC. The FAA is considering updates to their emergency kits including Epi Pens, pediatric doses of antihistamines and meds to reverse opioid overdoses. BTW: AN EpiPen® is an auto-injector that contains epinephrine, a medication that can help decrease your body's allergic reaction by: Relaxing the muscles in your airways to make breathing easier Helping to reverse the rapid and dangerous decrease in blood pressure Relaxing the muscles in the stomach, intestines, and bladder EpiPen® is for emergency treatment only and does not replace seeing a healthcare provider or going to the hospital.
WE MADE A BEER! This episode we are at Elicit Brewing Company in Manchester Connecticut to taste our first beer collaboration with Brian Ayers. Brian is the headbrewer at Elicit and invited us to help make his first Maibock which we named Hard Rock Bock. Brian joins us on the show to talk about the brewing process on the coldest day in February. Why "Mashing Out" is fun for podcasters and not for brewers. And discusses Elicit's new location in Fairfield Connecticut. Plus, we are joined by a panel of Beer experts to taste our beer and let us know if they think it is Solid or Not Solid. Big Mike and Brando from Brewheads Entertainment join us as well as Dave Pesky from Industrial Mechanics Brewing to try our beer. And Beer Man Beer favorite Briizy Hiltz. While we enjoy our new beer we also get into conversation about Briizy getting married. How we feel about Furries. What Keg got hit in the forehead with in Rhode Island. "Nudy Bars" in Wild Wood New Jersey. And we all tell our stories of the first time that we were pulled over by police. A Fun Time with Beer Fam trying our first beer collaboration with Elicit. Thank you to Brian Ayers for the opportunity. Hard Rock Bock on Tap now at Elicit Brewing Company in Manchester. Solid. #Cannonball!
In this episode, we talk with Tony Petiprin of Joe Homebuyer in Fairfield, Connecticut about why he decided to make the transition from the corporate world in the automotive industry to owning his own business with the Joe Homebuyer franchise. He shares his story, his background, and how the Joe Homebuyer franchise has helped him get the training and support he needed to start and grow his business.
This episode is all about being safe when out with your pup, and is an episode that every dog parent needs to hear. For instance, what if you are hiking somewhere without cell service. Do you know how to still let people know your location? Or, what should you do if a coyote or bear is lingering around while you are walking your pup? And, if you think coyotes or bears are only in rural, wooded areas, think again. These types of animals have been spoted in some major cities such as Arlington, VA, a suburb of Washington, DC. Tiffanie Bennett, dog mom to @tankbennettthebeabull, is a veteran police officer and stopped by the podcast to give us some great safety tips for a variety of situations when walking your furry family members. Some of the things Tiffanie brought up and highlighted were things I never thought of as dangers and her tips, while simple, are things we should all be doing. This is an episode for every dog owner, regardless of your pup's breed or age and regardless of where you live. Be sure to tun into your favorite podcast platform to hear some great safety tips and hear about some dog friendly beaches in Fairfield, CT.
An undisputed expert in the fine art of making hit music, JIM MESSINA's legacy of musical genius spans five decades, three super groups, a vibrant solo career and scores of producing and engineering credits. While acting as producer/audio engineer for Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Buffalo Springfield, Messina ultimately joined the band as its bass player. When “the Springfield” disbanded in 1968, Jim and fellow bandmate Richie Furay formed Poco. With Jim on lead guitar, Poco defined a new musical genre, Country Rock. In November 1970, Columbia asked Jim to work with an unknown Kenny Loggins. While helping Kenny get ready for a record and touring, the two discovered that they worked well together and Jim agreed to sit in on Kenny's first album. Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin' In was released in November of 1971 and an accidental duo was formed. Over the next seven years, Loggins & Messina released eight hit albums, had scores of hit songs and sold over 16 million albums. They had become one of rock's most successful recording duos ever, but it was time for the duo to go their separate ways. After a series of celebrated solo acoustic tours, Jim formed a band made of acclaimed musicians who have played with him at various points in his career. His latest release, In the Groove, includes selected hits from all three of Jim's previous bands, as well as several of his solo works.Touring the country and playing sold-out shows, Jim says that he's enjoying discovering who he is, where he's been and, most significantly, where he's going.https://www.jimmessina.com/
Stand Up is a daily podcast that I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more See Christian, Ophira and I June 11 in Fairfield CT Christian Finnegan is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in New York City. BUY HIS NEW ALBUM--- "Show Your Work: Live at QED" Check out Christian's new Substack Newsletter! What is New Music for Olds? This newsletter has a very simple premise: You don't have time to discover new music. I do. Here's what I've discovered. Finnegan is perhaps best known as one of the original panelists on VH1's Best Week Ever and as Chad, the only white roommate in the “Mad Real World” sketch on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show. Additional television appearances as himself or performing stand up have included “Conan”, “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”, "Would You Rather...with Graham Norton", “Good Afternoon America” and multiple times on The Today Show and Countdown with Keith Olbermann, and on History's I Love the 1880s. He hosted TV Land's game show "Game Time". As an actor, Finnegan portrayed the supporting role of "Carl" in the film Eden Court, a ticket agent in "Knight and Day" and several guest roles including a talk show host on "The Good Wife". In October 2006, Finnegan's debut stand up comedy CD titled Two For Flinching was released by Comedy Central Records, with a follow-up national tour of college campuses from January to April 2007. “Au Contraire!” was released by Warner Bros. Records in 2009. His third special "The Fun Part" was filmed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on April 4, 2013 and debuted on Netflix on April 15, 2014. GET OPHIRA'S NEW ALBUM ! Youtube for the special : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-7qnFrSDhU Here's the pre add for Apple Music etc: https://800pgr.lnk.to/PlantBasedJokes Ophira Eisenberg is a Canadian-born standup comedian and writer. She hosted NPR's nationally syndicated comedy trivia show Ask Me Another (airing on 400+ stations) where she interviewed, joked, and played silly games with some of the biggest and funniest folks in the world. Lauded as “hilarious, high risk, and an inspiration,” Ophira filmed her comedy special Inside Joke, when she was 8½ months pregnant. The show's material revolves around how she told everyone that she was never going to have kids, and then unexpectedly found herself expecting at “an advanced maternal age.” Inside Joke can be found on Amazon and iTunes, along with her two other comedy albums, Bangs!and As Is. She has appeared on Comedy Central, This Week at The Comedy Cellar, Kevin Hart's LOL Network, HBO's Girls, Gotham Live, The Late Late Show, The Today Show, and VH-1. The New York Times called her a skilled comedian and storyteller with “bleakly stylish” humor. She was also selected as one of New York Magazine's “Top 10 Comics that Funny People Find Funny,” and hailed by Forbes.com as one of the most engaging comics working today. Ophira is a regular host and teller with The Moth and her stories have been featured on The Moth Radio Hour and in two of The Moth's best-selling books, including the most recent New York Times Bestseller Occasional Magic: True Stories About Defying the Impossible. Ophira's first book, Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamyi s a comedic memoir about her experiments in the field as a single woman, traveling from futon to futon and flask-to-flask, gathering data, hoping to put it all together and build her own perfect mate. She is also sought after as a brilliant interviewer and moderator, and has interviewed dozens of celebrities, writers, and actors. Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Ophira graduated with a Cultural Anthropology and Theater degree from McGill University. She now lives in Brooklyn, NY where she is a fixture at New York City's comedy clubs I caught up with Harry Dunn the afternoon of June 9 to talk about the Jan hearings that began that night. Officer Harry Dunn is a 37 year old Capitol Police Officer who has been on the job 14 years. Officer Dunn Responded to and was in the middle of the insurrection on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Officer Dunn was one of four of the capital police officers selected To testify in front of the January 6 select committee. Officer Dunn Has appeared on several major media outlets and I was really excited that he agreed to sit down and speak with me. I wanted to have a little bit different conversation than many he has been a part of over the past year and I am looking forward to talking to him again. Harry Dunn is on Twitter and you should follow him And let them know that you heard him on this program. POST J6 Hangout Talk Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page
What does it take to get yourself on tv? Maybe you would like to do it with a sushi master? Danielle Wilkinson aka @lakegirlcasting joins us to talk about it! Plumluvfoods is proudly sponsored by The Pantry, The Pantry in Fairfield CT 1580 Post Rd, in Fairfield, Connecticut 06824
Strategizing Sunday Secrets To Success Source: https://www.danceteacherweb.com/en/articles/owner_article/2007/8/15/the-9-secrets-to-success/ Author: Steve Sirico & Angela D'Valda Sirico Angela D'Valda Sirico and Steve Sirico are the Co-Founders of Dance Teacher Web. They are the directors and owners the D'Valda and Sirico Dance and Music Centre in Fairfield CT for over 30 years. They also have been teaching, choreographing and producing shows. In 2007 they founded Dance Teacher Web now the #1 online resource for dance teachers and studio owners worldwide. They also produce the live event every summer for Dance Teacher Web. In 1979 they formed the Adagio team of D'Valda & Sirico after performing in shows and on television worldwide as individual dancers. https://www.danceteachersummerexpo.com/ Dance Teacher Web is the trusted online dance resource that deepens continuing education skills and fosters a positive community filled with motivation and support for dance studio owners and teachers. Through our unique Dance Teacher Web membership options, dance teachers and studio owners take their teacher training or business development to new heights from the comfort of their studio, home or office. Members get 24-7 access and prolonged mentoring through articles, how-to videos, choreography and business tips. Our mission is to provide instantaneous results. Are you practicing your tip for the day? Share with us on social media and tag @dancetipsdaily to be shared on our platform! Need accountability in your daily practice? Enjoy these resources here: Daily Challenge Tracker: https://www.dancetipsdaily.com/_files/ugd/490ec9_0e03a5595ab44be09958e121fac0362f.pdf Goals Planner: https://www.dancetipsdaily.com/_files/ugd/490ec9_4d720dcbc0c14ec4b61e86b8dcd2b817.pdf Don't forget to follow us on IG and Facebook @dancetipsdaily! Stay up to date with DTD & Subscribe to the once a month newsletter at www.dancetipsdaily.com Like what you heard? Give us a 5 star rating or share with a friend to help us keep bringing well rounded & grounded dance content to you! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dance-tips-daily/support
Sailing into America this week is our featured family paternal line, the Fairchild/Adams ancestors. So fun, and lots of random historical tidbits. Jackie wears a scarlet "D" this week.
Garrett Hickey enters his fourth season at Fairfield Prep as the Associate Head Coach. The 2013 Assumption University and 2015 Sacred Heart University graduate most recently was an Assistant Coach at Albertus Magnus from 2015-2017. Coach Hickey helped Albertus Magnus make back to back GNAC Championships, winning the title in 2016-17. Prior to his time at Albertus, Coach Hickey was an assistant for ND-Fairfield where they lost in the Class L State Championship. Coach Hickey is also a trainer and coach for PHD Baksetball and has his own own blog called #ShareTheGame. coachhickey@ctphd.com @Coach_Hickey5 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-furtado/support
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If we love deeply, we're going to grieve deeply. It's inevitable. And it's that simple. So together, let's understand and experience grief better in order to love better. In this episode, I review the popular models of grief with their strengths and limitations, illustrating them through poetry, quotes, and evaluating them with the best of the psychological research. Lead-in: We are going to start out with a simple truth. We Catholics get close to people. We get close to people We form deep, intimate bonds with our Parents, siblings, spouses, children, our friends -- all those we love. Last weekend, I was at my grandson's baptism. Tiny little guy, names William Peter. I'm not super sentimental, not one to just burst into intense emotion at the drop of a hat, but holding him and talking with him. I could feel the bond developing. He's really growing on me. My first grandson. William Peter. I told myself I wasn't going to be one of those fawning grandfathers that shows the pictures around to everyone and prattles on about grandchildren, but here I am, bringing it up in a podcast episode. I love that little guy. I really do, I've been surprised at how quickly that all developed. We form deep intimate bond with people. And that's a great privilege, an honor, a sacred thing. October 29, 2017 before the Angelus Prayer, Pope Francis Indeed, we were created to love and to be loved. God, who is Love, created us to make us participants in his life, to be loved by him and to love him, and with him, to love all other people. This is God's “dream” for mankind. But in this life there's a difficult side to that. The realities that entered the world with original sin. Inevitably, we lose at least some of these bonds, these connections -- in our fallen world, they are not permanent, they are temporary Parents die Some experience a romantic breakup -- or a divorce Estrangements, ties being cut And we experience the loss of someone Jandy Nelson succinctly sums up the mystery when she writes “Grief and love are conjoined—you don't get one without the other.” My Constant Companion By Kelly Roper Grief is my companion,It takes me by the hand,And walks along beside mein a dark and barren land.How long will this lonesome journey last,How much more can my weary heart bear?Since your death, I've been lost in the fog,Too burdened with sorrow and care.People tell me my sadness will fade,And my tears will reach their end.Grief and I must complete our journey,And then maybe I'll find happiness again. Talking to Grief by Denise Levertov Ah, Grief, I should not treat youlike a homeless dogwho comes to the back doorfor a crust, for a meatless bone.I should trust you. I should coax youinto the house and give youyour own corner,a worn mat to lie on,your own water dish. You think I don't know you've been livingunder my porch.You long for your real place to be readiedbefore winter comes. You needyour name,your collar and tag. You needthe right to warn off intruders,to considermy house your ownand me your personand yourself “So it's true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” ― E.A. Bucchianeri And we pay on a sliding fee scale as Orson Scott Card tells us “Life is full of grief, to exactly the degree we allow ourselves to love other people.” Grief -- after five episodes on suicide, it seemed like the next topic. Stay with me as we investigate grief… Intro: Welcome to the podcast Interior Integration for Catholics, I am so glad you are hear with me for these moments together, thank you for spending the time. As you know, I am Dr. Peter Malinoski, clinical psychologist and passionate Catholic you are listening to the Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, where we don't hesitate to take on the tough topics that matter to you. We bring the best of psychology and human formation and harmonize it with the perennial truths of the Catholic Faith. Interior Integration for Catholics is part of our broader outreach, Souls and Hearts bringing the best of psychology grounded in a Catholic worldview to you and the rest of the world through our website soulsandhearts.com Today's episode, number 81 is entitled "Grieving is the Price We Pay for Loving" and it's released on August 16, 2021 We are broaching the big topic of grief. We touched on it briefly way back in episode 15, but now we're getting into much more detail. There is so much misinformation out there about grief. So many myths, so many misconceptions to clear up. Why is that? We're going to answer that question with the professional research, the best of psychological theory, with Scripture, with poetry, with examples and with quotes to help you understand the experience of grief -- your grief and the grief of others. Why should we learn about grief? Earl Grollman sums it up like this: Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve. If we love, we will grieve. Part of loving well is grieving well. If we flee from grief, we will also flee from love. You can't love without eventually grieving. Our Lord modeled this for us: Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. John 11: 32-36 Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was and saw him, fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled; 34 and he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus wept. 36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” ] Our Lady Modeled this for us. Mary at Calvary looking up at her beloved Son, innocent, yet accused, mocked, reviled, slapped, spit upon, beaten, whipped. crowned with thorns, forced on death march, and then nailed to a cross, bleeding and dying. His disciples save John had abandoned him, the people had turned against him. Flesh of her flesh, bone of her bone, but yet also Almighty God, the second person of the Trinity, Love Incarnate going through his grief. What was her experience? I can hear her asking, in the words of the Good Friday Reproaches, My people, what has he done to you? How has he offended you? Answer me! Alice Von Hildebrand: We gain a dolorous awareness that being as weak as we are, we cannot guard the loved one, hard as we try. We realize that this precious being is infinitely fragile. This is inevitably a source of profound suffering. The loved being whose beauty has wounded our heart is frailty itself, and we realize that, ardently as we wish to, we are ourselves too weak and too helpless to shelter him in this threatening and treacherous world where dangers are constantly lurking. That's why we need to learn to grieve well. We need to be able to understand something about grief and to grieve well to pick up our crosses, to bear our sufferings well, the suffering that is essential to love in this earthly life, in this fallen world. We are going to love and we are going to lose our loved one. That is a reality. I'm going to experience it -- you're going to experience it. I'm taking a risk in loving my grandson William Peter -- I could lose him. I've taken a great risk in loving my wife Pam -- we've playfully argued about who gets to die first, so as to avoid the pain of the loss of our relationship. And yes, there's the Communion of Saints. Yes there is eternal life. But still… One of us is going to have to live on in this life first, without the other one present in the same way. Many models of grief are based on a single, unified, monolithic, homogenous personality. That's the problem. That single, unified, monolithic, homogenous personality undergirds the stage and phase theories of grief. Swiss Psychiatrist -- Elisabeth Kubler Ross -- Death and Dying 1969 -- Discussed this in episode 17, will go into more detail today Kubler Ross gathered anecdotal evidence from more than 200 terminally ill patients as they were dying -- case studies. Five stages of grief -- DABDA model Denial: is the first of the five stages of grief. It helps us to survive the loss. Denial and shock help us to cope and make day-to-day survival possible. Denial helps us to pace our feelings of grief. There is a grace in denial. It is nature's way of letting in only as much as we can handle. As you accept the reality of the loss and start to ask yourself questions, you are unknowingly beginning the healing process. You are becoming stronger, and the denial is beginning to fade. But as you proceed, all the feelings you were denying begin to surface. Shock and disbelief: This initial phase, which may last from a mere few seconds up to six weeks, is marked by numbness, disbelief, and, often, alienation from others. The loss may be intellectualized and dealt with on a "rational" level, as opposed to a "feeling" level. This is the stage many people are in at the time of the funeral. Awareness: This next stage is an emotional and suffering phase that resides in the heart. At the same time that the chemicals (for example, adrenaline) released in response to the stress of our loved one's death are beginning to decrease, and the support of friends is lessening, the impact of the person's loss is beginning to be truly realized: the lonely bed, the lack of someone with whom to talk. Anger -- from a deep sense of injustice -- of being wronged, of being violated. Underneath the anger is the pain. The anger can serve to suppress the intensity of the pain of loss. Bargaining -- frantic attempts to control the outcomes Depression -- feeling the loss “You can't truly heal from a loss until you allow yourself to really feel the loss.” — Mandy Hale Acceptance -- accepting the reality of the loss. Colin Parkes -- 1972 Bereavement: Studies of grief in adult life. 1983 with R.S. Weiss: Recovery from Bereavement Argued that the bereaved must go through four overlapping phases of grief in order to adequately resolve the grief Shock and numbness Yearning and Searching Disorganization and Despair Reorganization and Recovery Phases Shock and numbness This can't be happening Struggling with comprehension -- numbing out Helps to survive emotionally, initially the shock of loss “There's a fine edge to new grief, it severs nerves, disconnects reality–there's mercy in a sharp blade. Only with time, as the edge wears, does the real ache begin.” ― Christopher Moore “Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.” — Vicki Harrison Yearning and Searching Let's go back to the way it was Missing the person, seeking that person out, how can we be close again? Wishing the deceased would just come home Weeping, pining, sadness, anger confusion. Come back, fill the emptiness “I know in my head that she has gone. The only difference is that I am getting used to the pain. It's like discovering a great hole in the ground. To begin with, you forget it's there and keep falling in. After a while, it's still there, but you learn to walk round it.” — Rachel Joyce A Call From Heaven © Zeb EdingtonPublished: November 2018 I lie awake long into the night,Hoping that maybe you just mightGive me a call to say you're okayAnd let me know you made it through the day. I would give everything that I haveTo make you feel not so sad.I know the pain is sometimes too great,But the love was something you can never mistake. I long for the day when I see you again.Then we can talk about where all we've been.We can think about all the times we had,How we've missed each other ever so bad. I feel like I've been cheated and robbed so blind.God took you away when I thought you were mine.Now I'm stuck here and feel so aloneAs I sit and wait right beside the phone. You gave me a life and everything I have.I couldn't say no, even when I was mad.You gave me my children that I hold so dear.You took away everything that I ever feared. As the hurt seems to fade but the memories are bright,Maybe I'll see you in a dream tonight.That's all I can hope for until the dayWhen were together in heaven for an eternity. Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/a-call-from-heaven-2 Disorganization and despair Easily distracted, difficulty with attention and concentration Initial acceptance. He is not coming back. He is really dead. Depression may set in, anxiety may set in, apathy, anger -- rebellion against the loss. Withdrawal from others, disengaging from activities, isolation. No longer searching -- yearning gives way to apathy, anger, loss of hope, and questions of meaning and purpose Reorganization and recovery Life can go on. Rebuild, renew, begin again. Energy levels lift Concentration and attention improve Ability to enjoy good things. Positive memories of the person. New normal achieved. Criticism of Stage or Phase Models Not empirical studies Models were misused - Kubler Ross' model based on those who were dying, not those with loved ones dying. Not as relevant to losing a family member to death Still generalized to all kinds of situations of loss and grief. Clinical observations the these stages necessarily go in order Not a lockstep process Danger of the stages or phases being taken as a proscriptive model Proscriptive vs. descriptive. You have got to feel the anger -- or the depression. The five stages - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance - are a part of the framework that makes up our learning to live with the one we lost. They are tools to help us frame and identify what we may be feeling. But they are not stops on some linear timeline in grief. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Research Studies Carol Barrett and Karen Scheweis 1981 article in OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 193 widows and widowers in Wichita, all 62 years of age or older, did not confirm a stage process of adaptation to grief. George Bonnano and colleagues in major article in the 2002 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology tracked trajectories of grieving the death of a spouse from before the spouse died and 6 and 18 months after the death. 205 participants. Very low levels of correspondence with the stages of grief described by Kubler Ross. 2007 Study in the Journal of the American Medical Association by Paul K. Maciejewski and his colleagues Set out to examine the relative magnitudes and patterns of change over time postloss of 5 grief indicators for consistency with the stage theory of grief. disbelief, yearning, anger, depression and acceptance of the death community-based sample of 233 bereaved individuals, near Bridgeport and Fairfield Connecticut. Five rater-administered items assessing disbelief, yearning, anger, depression, and acceptance of the death from 1 to 24 months postloss. Did not fit the stage model . Acceptance was always higher than all the others, across all time intervals. Yearning was the highest of all the others across all time stages. Popularity of these stage models -- why after fifty years are they still with us? Reasons There was a huge need. The need for something to hang on to, to help us make sense of an overwhelming experience Kubler Ross's model is simple -- DABDA Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance They are intuitive, they seem to make sense The stage models gave us a language, a way to symbolize the experience of grief into words to make sense of it. This is really a gift. With the language Kubler Ross and Parkes gave us, we could communicate about grief more clearly, more readily, we could share the experience of grief. Observation of real human experience. Uniqueness of grief “Each of us has his own rhythm of suffering.” ― Roland Barthes “Grief is bizarre territory because there's no predicting how long it'll take to get over certain things. You just don't know how long it's going to resound in your life.” – Sam Shepard “I wasn't prepared for the fact that grief is so unpredictable. It wasn't just sadness, and it wasn't linear. Somehow I'd thought that the first days would be the worst and then it would get steadily better – like getting over the flu. That's not how it was.” Meghan O'Rourke So some clinicians have moved away from the Stages or Phases of Grief to discussing Signs or Signals of Grief -- Sources 2017 online article by Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care Mayo Clinic Vitas Healthcare website Helpguide.com article on coping with grief and loss. Categories Emotions Agitation – inability to relax, shaken up Anger – a strong emotion of displeasure with others or with an event Anhedonia -- inability to enjoy things, to experience pleasure. Anxiety – feeling nervous and worried Apathy – things do not seem important anymore, not caring what happens Betrayal – feeling someone purposely chose to hurt you Bitterness about the loss Despair – to lose hope Disbelief – trouble accepting the loss really happened Emptiness –void inside, nothing to give. Nothing inside. “Losing him was like having a hole shot straight through me, a painful, constant reminder, an absence I could never fill.” ― Jojo Moyes “Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief.” — William Faulkner Fear – the individual does not feel safe or worries for the safety of loved ones Guilt – self-blame, feeling regretful about doing or not doing something Helplessness – feeling like there is nothing one can do to make a difference in a situation Impatience – want things right away and have trouble waiting Isolation – removed or away from others Loneliness – feeling alone Numbness- can't feel any emotion Powerlessness – having no control over what is happening Relief – to feel free from stress, pain or burden Sadness, intense sorrow – feeling unhappy and sorrowful Shame – feeling dishonored or disgraced Shock – feeling surprised and disturbed by a sudden powerful event Strength – tough, powerful Thankfulness – appreciative Uncertainty – feeling unsure Uselessness – feeling worthless Weakness – frail, powerless Positive Emotions Opening up, accessing in a way never before. Breaking down old ways of coping. Cognitive Reactions, the way grief impacts our thinking, our mental processes “Grief can derange even the strongest and most disciplined of minds.” ― George R.R. Martin “Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.”― Sophocles Difficulties in concentrating Trying To Balance Grief © Liz Newman Published: May 25, 2021 Grief stacksItself upUpUpAs you try and balanceYour daily tasksYour emotionsYour painThe towerWobblesAs you tryTo do everythingYou normally doEverything youNormally canBut right nowYou can'tAnd it comesAllThe wayDown Continuously thinking about the loss -- rumination Narrow focus -- only thinking about the loss, difficulty thinking about anything else Difficulty making decisions Pessimism about the Future My grief lies onward, and my joy behind. Shakespeare, Sonnet 50 Memory difficulties Believing you were responsible for the loss Increased or decreased dreams Increased nightmares, odd dreams Thinking everyone is watching you Thinking you are different from everyone else Self-destructive thoughts Physical Reactions Crying -- not mentioned. J.R.R. Tolkien knew we needed to allow ourselves to feel sadness. In one particularly poignant passage at the end of “The Return of the King,” Frodo is about to sail away, leaving his friends behind. “Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the sea comes the end of our fellowship in Middle-earth,” Gandalf says to the gathered companions. “Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.” “There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” — Washington Irving "Tears are the silent language of grief." Voltaire “To weep is to make less the depth of grief.” — William Shakespeare Sleeping changes – too little or too much hypersomnia, insomnia Weight and appetite changes Tiredness Deep sighing Feeling weak Aches and pains Restlessness Lethargy Energized: feeling strong/invincible Muscle tension Pounding heart Headaches and stomach aches Nausea Dizziness Shortness of breath Easily shaken by certain sights and sounds (particularly those that remind you of the loss) Increased number of colds and infections -- weakened immune system Spiritual Reactions Feeling lost and empty Feeling abandoned or punished by God Questioning a reason to go on living Feeling like you don't belong Feeling angry with God Questioning your religious beliefs I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. – John 14:18 Disruption in the plan of life. Feeling spiritually connected to the person who died Feeling spiritually connected to God Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. – Matthew 5:4 Needing to receive forgiveness Finding hope in prayer/spiritual beliefs "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, there will no longer be any mourning, crying, or pain, for the old order of things have passed away." Revelation 21:4 Finding purpose in life Finding a deeper sense of compassion, of connection to others Rumi: “Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom.” Behavioral Reactions -- Social Interactions Trying to stay constantly active Overachieving Underachieving Changes in work performance Being preoccupied and forgetful Being more clumsy Crying a lot, or more easily Blaming others Not caring about things, wanting to drop out Wanting to spend more time alone Dropping out of social activities “People in grief need someone to walk with them without judging them.” – Gail Sheehy Pulling away from other's attempts to touch and comfort you -- detachment “To spare oneself from grief at all costs can be achieved only at the price of total detachment, which excludes the ability to experience happiness.” — Erich Fromm My Mask © Ellie Nazza Published: June 2011 Every morning I wake up and put on a mask.The mask makes everything seem all right,But they don't know I cry at night.The nightmares just won't go away.If only I knew it was your last day.For six years I've felt this pain.The feeling just won't go away.Everyone thinks I've dealt with your death the best,But without this mask I'd be a mess. Wanting more attention and affection Seeking approval and reassurance from others Distrusting others Detaching from others Being aggressive, getting more arguments Showing more creative expression through music, writing, and art Deepening relationships Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys. Alphonse de Lamartine "The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief--but the pain of grief is only a shadow when compared with the pain of never risking love." Hilary Stanton Zunin Weakness of these models So we've done some prep work today to get us ready, getting reacquainted with what the prevailing models of grief can tells us, the descriptive power they have. Not proscriptive -- merely descriptive They don't really inform us about how to be with the other person, this specific person Signs of grief are not necessarily specific just to grief. Identity Issues -- not as often address Low self-esteem Who am I now, that I am no longer married? I am a widower Now we're ready for a much better way to approach grief, both inside ourselves and inside others. The myth of the unified, homogenous, monolithic personality really compromises our ability to understand grief. So in the next episode, I'm bringing in a whole new model of grief, one developed by Internal Family Systems therapist Derek Scott, who has done the best conceptual work on understanding grief and responding to it that I have ever encountered in the natural realm. We are going to get into that deeply, we are going to understand how our different parts experience grief, and we going one step further, and that's to bring in the Catholic foundation. And why, again? Why are we doing this? In order to increase our capacity to love. That's why. Action Items I want to hear from you Conversation hours T, R 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM 317.567.9594 -- great response in the last office hours, it was good to hear from so many of you. Pray for me and for the other listeners Catholic Mental Health professionals -- work with me in the Interior Therapist Community at Souls and Hearts -- find out how you can join one of my therapist groups, which are starting in September, They are all about working on your human formation, informed by Internal Family Systems and grounded in the Catholic Faith. Find all the details at soulsandhearts.com/itc. Emal me with questions at crisis@soulsandhearts.com or call me on my cell at 317.567.9594 to find out how we can work together!
Connie B. from Fairfield, CT shares her experience around the concept of A New Direction in recovery.A NEW DIRECTIONOur human resources, as marshaled by the will, were not sufficient; they failed utterly. . . . Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all our activities.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 45, 85I hear talk of the "weak-willed" alcoholic, but I am one of the strongest-willed people on earth! I now know that my incredible strength of will is not enough to save my life. My problem is not one of "weakness," but rather of direction. When I, without falsely diminishing myself, accept my honest limitations and turn to God's guidance, my worst faults become my greatest assets. My strong will, rightly directed, keeps me working until the promises of the program become my daily reality.Need the Daily Reflection Book?Visit our web siteRead about Recovery on our BlogVisit our Facebook GroupFollow us on TwitterSupport the Podcast:- On Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailyreflection- On PayPal: https://paypal.me/dailyreflectionIf you're struggling with alcohol or addiction, or wondering how to stop drinking it's helpful to know that there's a solution that has worked for millions of people. The Daily Reflection Podcast provides hope, and inspiration through the shared experiences of people that have found a way out.
Scott McBride is the Women’s Assistant coach at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield Connecticut and former Associate Head coach at Bridgeport University and NOGA soccer regional manager. I first met Scott back in 2006 when I started working for Noga soccer in Connecticut. In today’s episode we talk about Scott’s introduction into coaching with Noga and the many programs he has helped develop in his 23 years coaching in the U.S how he progressed his coaching career from summer camp coach to Division 1 College assistant. Paul Kelshaw on Twitter https://twitter.com/PaulKelshaw on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/paulkelshaw Like my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PKsoccerinc email paulkelshaw@pksoccer.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/paul-kelshaw/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-kelshaw/support
It's another trilogy. This time we will discuss legendary style icon Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. The legend. It is very important to study the origins, the roots of the Icon in Oder to get it. What really contributed to this style influencer/iconic phenomenon? Was she born this way, was she influenced by her environment? Was is Miss Porter's legendary border school in Fairfield CT where she learned all the Dos and Donts of elegance, style, charm and high society? I am giving you a lot of info here. Sure you will delight, get inspired and do it. Just do it! Become inspired by the legend my darlings! xxxSusanna
It's a fact that comedienne Lisa Lampanelli is the premiere insult comic of her generation. Then after numerous comedy specials, a Gammy nomination, and establishing herself as the best celebrity roaster in the business, she decided to retire from stand up in 2018. But now she's BACK with a new livestream event...telling stories, giving out questionable advice and roasting those who deserve it, "Sit Down and Shut Up!"...April 24th from the Fairfield Theater in Fairfield CT !! Get your tickets here!! https://lisalampanelli.com/events.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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For the thirteenth episode, my guest is @Zsuzsannadeer. Zsuzsanna grew up in Hungary and now lives one town away in Fairfield CT. Her Instagram page incorporates Hungarian dishes and food that emphasizes gluten free cooking and eating for wellness.
Recorded: August 3, 2020 About the podcast Topic: One of our regular guests, Don Burshnick, stands-in for Antlerboy and takes his place behind the bar - somewhere at which he is all too familiar and steps right into the roll. We start the evening off with a discussion about SpaceX and the successful completion of their manned mission to the International Space Station marked by the safe return to Earth of the astronauts aboard. From launch to splashdown, the mission was as perfect as any mission ever was - kudos to Team SpaceX. This episode finds us with an eclectic group of characters who have traveled far and wide to join us at The Outliers Inn. The conversation that is had is varied, but interconnected. And we learn a bit about the "Requisite Agility Movement" which seems to be the thread that binds most of the guests. Our first guest is Geordie who starts off the conversation from Fairfield Connecticut and has put aside his work in the garden for a spell to spend some time and share some thoughts with us. He has been out of work for a while because of COVID. He has been honing his skills and capabilities by participating in the "Requisite Agility Movement" and creating his own particular flavor of analysis he calls the "structures of work". Kyle joins us from El Paso Texas where he has been for 10 years. He is also participating in the "Requisite Agility Movement" and shares that he is a bit brain-dead from preparing for the PGMP Exam. He is currently working on the transit infrastructure program as part of the transition team. Anne joins the conversation all the way from London. And shares with us the current state of COVID in the UK and related goings-on. But she is not interested in sharing her thoughts about COVID and masks (or not), but rather wants to "share her feminist agenda" (rut-roh). Ann shares with us her thoughts regarding social contracts and what is expected (either implied or stated) of each of us to be a part of society. Mario calls in from even further - Pretoria South Africa - and shares with us his evaluation work in complicated systems and the challenges with the eGovernment strategy in South Africa. His work involves getting people to understand what others are saying and mapping the relationships - especially between management and workers. JP is remise his primary responsibility when it comes to the introduction of our next guest; Aiden who joins us from London. Aiden shares with us perspectives on artistry, specifically movies with some of his thoughts on two of JP's most favorite movies; "The Sting" and "Twelve Angry Men" Come listen in - the group conversation at the end is especially engaging. Hosts: Joseph Paris, Founder of the OpEx Society & The XONITEK Group of Companies Benjamin Taylor, Managing Partner of RedQuadrant.
Vulnerable. It's a big, scary word for so many of us. But it doesn't have to stay like that. In this episode, I pick Lauren's brain on all aspects of vulnerability - why it's super important, what it takes to get there, and steps you can start doing today to begin the process of becoming more vulnerable. Lauren Ares attended Fairfield University in Fairfield Connecticut and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of New York. She has nine years of experience working with individuals, couples and families in various settings. She believes in every person’s potential to grow and life a fulfilling life. She has a deep commitment to how our relationships shape who we are and how we can embrace our authentic self and that of our loved ones. Lauren has continued her education with a post graduate certification in Ecosystemic Family Therapy from the Philadelphia Child Guidance Training Center and completed the Emotional Focused Therapy Externship in June 2019. Contact Luaren: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/lauren-d-ares-new-york-ny/423086 http://www.breakthroughmft.com Reserve your slot for the Genius Relationships Online Course with ST Rappaport today, at GeniusRelationships.com
Today, Michelle speaks to Michael Arterberry from Fairfield Connecticut about rising above the pain of his past to make an impact in the lives of others. Michael is a Master Encourager, and Dynamic Motivational Speaker. Michael shares his story of adversity and the choices he had to make throughout his life. The struggles he faced compelled him to dedicate his professional life to helping people navigate the difficulties of life and launch their future into motion. For more than 25 years, he has been helping teens and adults to use what they have gone through as a catalyst for success rather than an obstacle for failure.
The loss of a pet can be as hard or sometimes harder than losing a loved one. It can be devastating and having help coping with this loss is important. On today’s show, Jodi will share practical steps of dealing and coping with the loss of a beloved pet and how to find peace in whatever stage of grief you are in. Loss of a pet due to death or when it goes missing, can cause intense feelings of guilt. Jodi will discuss ways of navigating this loss and how to start to heal. After working briefly in the mental health field, Jodi decided to move into the care of pets. For the past 20 plus years, she has owned and operated a family run pet care business in, both Westchester and Fairfield Counties. Through the years, she has learned how to take care of special needs, elderly, and sick pets of all kinds. She has also experienced the devastation and sadness both personally as well as professionally, when our pets leave this world. This experience led her to become a pet bereavement counselor. She graduated from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield CT in 1993, with honors, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. She then went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fairfield University. In 2016, she became certified as a Pet Bereavement Counselor by Dr. Wallace Sife, the founder of the Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement (APLB). In September of 2018, she started working towards her certification as an Animal Chaplain, under the direction of Joe Dwyer.
The loss of a pet can be as hard or sometimes harder than losing a loved one. It can be devastating and having help coping with this loss is important. On today’s show, Jodi will share practical steps of dealing and coping with the loss of a beloved pet and how to find peace in whatever stage of grief you are in. Loss of a pet due to death or when it goes missing, can cause intense feelings of guilt. Jodi will discuss ways of navigating this loss and how to start to heal. After working briefly in the mental health field, Jodi decided to move into the care of pets. For the past 20 plus years, she has owned and operated a family run pet care business in, both Westchester and Fairfield Counties. Through the years, she has learned how to take care of special needs, elderly, and sick pets of all kinds. She has also experienced the devastation and sadness both personally as well as professionally, when our pets leave this world. This experience led her to become a pet bereavement counselor. She graduated from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield CT in 1993, with honors, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. She then went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fairfield University. In 2016, she became certified as a Pet Bereavement Counselor by Dr. Wallace Sife, the founder of the Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement (APLB). In September of 2018, she started working towards her certification as an Animal Chaplain, under the direction of Joe Dwyer.
Host Art Gerckens welcomes Gary MacNamara, Executive Director of Public Safety & Governmental Affairs, Co-Chair Sacred Heart University Corona Virus Management Team, and former Police Chief for the Town of Fairfield CT. Gary talks with Art about the vital role of communication, advanced preparation, and strong leadership in keeping returning students and faculty safe during the Corona Virus pandemic.
In this episode Taylor and Meghan, cover a recent murder and some swanky crimes in Fairfield, Connecticut. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Welcome to the Town of Stratford, CT. In this episode Erika & George start by talking up this great part of Connecticut. We start in the Lower Loop, talk about the Lordship section - Little Pub and Riley's On The Seawall are musts!. We head right up Main Street into the heart of town and investigate the National Helicopter Museum, then Paradise Green for some awesome sweet eats at Donut Crazy. We end up in Putney/North Stratford and check out Booth Memorial Park and Museum. Erika does her thing ... great information on the status of Stratford's real estate market. It's showing pretty steady too!We have a GREAT interview with Jay Tolisano, Branch Manager of Cross Country Mortgage. He goes into the importance of credit scores, specifically FICO score. We touch on the construction and remodeling loans. Listen to this interview - you will take away a lot of information.As always, we have our Go-To-2: #1 The Windmill Tavern for hot dogs, burgers and great German food. #2 of the segment focuses on Mellow Monkey on Sniffens Lane. A great home decor and design store with very unique, fun and artisan gifts and home wares. Our Google Slide Presentation: Town of Stratford:https://www.keepandshare.com/doc23/110185/stratford-hbhl-podcast-5-feb-25-2020-pdf-2-7-meg?da=yhttps://shopsmallstratford.com/the-lower-loophttp://nationalhelicoptermuseum.org/http://www.boothememorialpark.org/https://donutcrazy.com/https://mellowmonkey.com/https://thewindmilltavern.com/https://crosscountrymortgage.com/Fairfield-CT-5801/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HerBrainsHisLooks?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=creatorshare)
Erika "The Brains" and George "The Looks" cover the Town of Fairfield, CT in this week's episode. They talk about Fairfield's awesome beaches - from Jennings Beach to Penfield Beach and take their kids and dogs up to Lake Mohegan. The Industry Focus this week was their first live interview with Albert Strazza, Esq. from the Law Offices Of Ambrose & Strazza. Al talks to Erika and George about the Closing Process in a real estate transaction. Great interview! For their Go-To-2 they check out a great sushi and fish market - Nordic Fish (they suggest a container of the salmon tartare.) They both went in also to check out a great in-town store The Beehive and found another store hidden within it, Party Party - both a must for gifts, custom furniture, women's accessories, stationary and customized invites. #hbhl #Realtor #realestate #GoTo2Our Google Slide Presentation on Fairfield PDF:https://www.keepandshare.com/doc23/110188/fairfield-podcast-2-pdf-2-8-meg?da=yhttps://www.ambrosestrazza.com/https://www.nordicfishfairfield.com/http://thebeehivefairfield.com/http://www.partypartyfairfield.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HerBrainsHisLooks?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=creatorshare)
World renown life coach, Sharon Pearson comes together with an established clinical supervisor, family therapist and professor Jennifer Slack to talk about how she approaches therapy, her philosophies and discuss their ethics within their different disciplines. Get your FREE getting started as a successful life coach gift pack here: https://tci.rocks/gift-pack-2020 Resources: · Ultimate You Book - https://tci.rocks/order-ultimate-you · Ultimate You Quest Telecast - www.ultimateyouquest.com · Upcoming Events at The Coaching Institute - www.thecoachinginstitute.com.au/trainings · Sharon’s Website - www.sharonpearson.com · Disruptive Leadership- https://www.disruptiveleading.com/ · Phone The Coaching Institute - 1800 094 927 · The Coaching Institute Fan Page – https://www.facebook.com/BecomeALifeCoach · Feedback/Reviews/Suggestions, topics to be discussed - perspectives@sharonpearson.com · Perspectives YouTube Channel – https://www.tci.rocks/youtube Transcript: Introduction Hi I'm Sharon Pierson and welcome to this episode of perspectives. This episode really means so much to me. Recently I was in Fairfield Connecticut in the United States and I'll stay with my dear friend Jennifer. She's an amazing human being. We met about 18 years ago now and she is the reason I became a life coach. We were sitting outside at my beautiful home having a glass of wine and just talking about where we heading what are we going to do. She just said you should be a coach. I didn't even know what it was. I didn't know it existed and we walked through it and that time she was just starting to train to be a family therapist we're just starting to think about it. I thought I can't be a coach I can't help anyone but I can't help myself. So that journey for me was really about me helping me and it all got started with Jen and I remember finding her out one day sound terrified. I don't think I can do it. I'm just so scared and she gave me the classic words that I've used to this day I still say this to so many people and it's always attributed to Jen. Of course, you feel afraid anyone would in your situation you're about to go to another level. How else could you feel. And I remember just feeling. It was amazing feeling of being validated and being allowed to feel what I feel which is something I was so unfamiliar with. So she gave me very many gifts in the early days of our friendships and continues to she's beautiful you got to meet her. Her sound for herself very shortly. She's warm and kind hearted and values driven. She lives a life that is aligned around what matters to her the most which is her family and make a difference through her therapy work. She has crafted a life for herself that is so suited to who she is it's one of the things one of the many things I admire about her so much and the Fact that we've maintained such a beautiful and close relationship across the malls for all these years means so much to both of us. So I know I got to stay in her beautiful home for a couple of days in Connecticut. We went hiking together and then one morning I said we should do a podcast. And we started chatting and it went for over two hours. And so what we've done is we split it into two parts and you're going to want more and more of this woman when you hear her in the first part. We talk about her approach to therapy and she's a trained therapist. How does she approach therapy what's her philosophy behind therapy. What is she thinking about attending to what is what is she weaving into her therapy and how does she bring that to life. That's going to be the first part of the podcast and the second part which will be playing down the track again with us just sitting on her couch in her beautiful home. We digress and we just by now it just naturally moved into chatting about family because one of the things I've admired about her all these years I was we became friends when her youngest son was just born and was hadn't wasn't walking just a baby. And I've watched her as she's been a mother raising her three beautiful children their amazing human beings and all of them have gone on to start crafting lives that are based on their values what they care about what they stand for. And at young ages they know that. Now one of the things General will be the first to tell you she's not a perfect mother and then not a perfect family. They have ups and downs. They're flawed. She is. She insists that that message comes across and I of course admire that about her as well. The humility she has. But there is still an underpinning there of love being expressed in a really functional and loving way. And you're going to see that come across in part two of this podcast with Jen. Now I'm going to read here because I want to get a title right. And titles are my strengths. So she is a clinical supervisor and member of the American Association of marriage and family therapy and also an adjunct professor at Fairfield University. And she works as a family therapist and therapist. And I know some of the work she does at university. She works as a supervisor so new therapists who are training. She sits and what it she could be standing. She's with them helping them craft their own narrative style as therapists. And I say to her nearly every time we talk about this topic anyone who gets trying to get emotional anyone who's fortunate to be trained by this woman is going to be just the most phenomenal therapist. And I hope you love her and I know you'll love her as much as I do. So here's Jen Sharon Pearson: Hey. This is Sharon Pearson. I'm in Fairfield Connecticut and I'm here with my dear friend Jen psych who is a therapist and a phenomenal human being. And I'm so thrilled to be out to share with you today. Her message in her words. Welcome Jen. How are you. Jennifer Slack: Thank you Sharon. It's wonderful to be here with you my dear friend. S:So we've known each other for J: since 2001 S: 18 years J: Yeah. S: And we met before we were both moving into what became our passions. J: Yes. S: And our songs. Yeah. We were trying to figure out our passions our songs. There were conversations we had. Yeah overshadowing the backyard. J: Exactly. And I I think we helped each other kind of identify and crystallize how to manifest those passions. S: I'll always remember that moment. Can I share that moment. I was some for some reason I said I was going to be a coach. We'd come to that together over a glass of Chardonnay in my backyard was my turn to host. And then I was on the phone with you saying I was really scared and you said of course you are anyone in your situation would feel that way. You're going to a different level. You're about to have new experiences you've never had before. How else could you feel it was the most beautiful validation. And from there I was able to leap into it completely blind Jan. I we say it's a leap of faith. It was. I didn't have faith. It was a leap without anything but those comforting words. So I'll always remember that moment. Do you remember it or do you do you do. J: No I do. Yeah. S: It was very significant to me to feel that validated instead of my fears being dismissed. I was used to hearing you'll be okay or it'll work out. But you just accepted it embraced and held beautifully. My uncertainty about it was very valid and that's what enabled me to launch into something that I felt incredibly ill equipped to do. J: Well you might not have had faith but you had courage. Yeah. And you were willing to explore the unknown territories and just dive in and figure it out. S: And I did. J: Yes you did. Yes. S: And then so and then some and you began studying when you were in Melbourne. J: I did. Yeah. So I began a graduate program there. Yeah. Ecology. Yeah. And then we moved back to the States in 2003 and I picked up and began my marriage. Marriage and Family Therapy master's degree. S: Wow. J: With three kids of my own I went slowly at a pace that worked for me. S: And all your kids were under at that stage under about 12 with a rhythm. J: Yeah. Two years apart each. Yes. So it was a lot. S: It was a lot. S: And then tell us a little bit more about what you've done since then to get us up to now and then we'll go into your philosophy of. J: So I studied at Fairfield University. And I interned at a neighbourhood clinic where I stayed on for a total of 12 years and became a supervisor and then eventually the clinical director and then I left. Just coming up on a year ago to invest fully in a private practice and now I teach a class at Fairfield University and do supervision S: of psychology or family therapy family. J: It's family therapy. It is so fearful and I would you to study in family therapy. Yes. That's fantastic. Yeah. S: And what were the cut up. Because I'm interested what were the kind of who was the influences in that program. J: Who were they drawing on the structural and strategic models. Primarily with a little limited exposure to post-modern approaches as well. Yeah but really largely based in the modernist perspectives S: so pre 70s pre 60s. J: Yes when it was a little bit more objective. S: Exactly. J: A little as a black boxy. S: Yes yes. So who were the main influences for you philosophically. Who do you feel you draw on or empathize with or connect with in terms of approaches to therapy and family therapy. J: I have to say that underpinnings of structural therapy Manute chins the graphics spatial physical metaphors of that model in particular are like a scaffolding for me. Very very helpful. But my way of being with people is much more grounded in post-modern approaches which for me are all about exploring with people not having answers outside of the exploration necessarily but then continuing on. Now what we're learning in terms of neuroscience and brain chemistry and just the organic aspects that are playing a role also that it may be have to do more with like an individual's organic system as much as a family system interest. I think there are so many different kind of layers to explore in terms of doing therapy. How much do you draw on systems theory for family therapy even if you're working with one individual. Yeah I think heavily even if I define it in the way I just did. Yeah. So even if I'm working with an individual on individual behaviors and patterns of interacting with people and we're not really talking about their families so much I'm thinking about context and I'm thinking about that maybe their individual systems like their organic body system his you often share with me how when you're with a client where were you feeling that. S: The question I'm indicating with my hands reality people can say to me you. Where are you feeling that whereas that sitting with you. That's a big part of how you work. So it's to you is that a way of helping the client bridge the cognition to the feeling so that that's one of the ways I use it it gets I think I feel physically is a way of changing it too I feel I have an emotion. S: Do you ever use it that way or is. J: Yes. Yeah definitely. And the other way. Yeah. Because sometimes people come in with a lot of awareness about what their body is feeling but they aren't connecting it to a cognition or vice versa. And I think ultimately it's all good. Now one it's all unified. I'd like to separate it and yeah our Western culture but it's all one thing and I just I think having multiple modalities to better understand a person's experience is going to be better than this. S: Yeah. When you began what was your feeling or your thought around working with people did you have a philosophy or a bent or an expectation back then and I'd be interested to know how it's grown over the years. J: I think it's grown in a lot of ways and changed as I learned more about just a lot of the like the neuroscience pieces of this and my ideas about diagnosing have shifted a lot over the years and continue to shift back again, in family therapy the idea of diagnosing a person is largely frowned upon. And I think for really good reasons because it's subjective diagnoses are very subjective and there's been a lot of harm done around diagnosing and yet still sometimes people have very specific acute difficulties that can be helped with treatment approaches that go hand in hand with certain diagnoses. So I. So that's been one area of shift. And but then there are areas that are completely the same and haven't shifted at all S: since the day I met you J: which is probably three glasses of chardonnay just being with people in a way that is normalizing. That's built in love and compassion and a commitment to be to hold what they say with an open spirit and non judging and respect and integrity so to me that's kind of ethics the ethics of this work. And it's S:I really want to unpack that because that's one of my that's as you know one of the things that I delight the most from speaking with you. It's how you do that. And it's all how it's who you are when you're doing that. When your clients patients what do you call them either clients. J: Clients. S: when your clients come to you and you all just create a scenario for you and change it however you want. A client comes to you the walls are out the boundaries are way too rigid. No one's getting in their home protection defensiveness and the need to repel what's just. Could you paint a picture of perhaps hypothetically how you would go about helping them see that there can be self trust or. What. What are you thinking about. I won’t put words in your mouth. What do I be thinking about self dress. What would you be thinking about. J: I think I'm thinking about other trust. I'm thinking about how can I create a safe place for this person to begin to trust that my agenda is nothing more than what I am hoping will be helpful and healing to her. Or him. So that it's truly joined and connected. I really ultimately think it's all about connection and when someone comes in so well defended they've been hurt in connection and I'm hoping to be one small repair for them S: that it can be safe. That their will be their emotions will be safe, that they're bits that they've been rejecting we'll be safe with you. J: Exactly. And sometimes it takes time for some people one or two conversations does the trick. And for other people it takes I think the passage of time and repeat experience to me. I agree. Heal and enters yes. S: To rehearse. OK so what happened last weeks consistent this week. I can count on that and I can build on that. This is how I can respond in this moment it's a bit safe for me to respond that way and they can rehearse it with you in a safe environment and a team too. In practice in the real world and experience it J: and people can tolerate an expression of my emotions that can tolerate hearing what my thoughts are they can tolerate aspects of myself that I'm not sure are tolerable. S: Yes that was a big part of my healing as you know for me was embracing all of me and not feeling the need to suppress it hide it deny it. Get angry with it judge it. that's. Would you say that's a big piece of what you do. J: Completely. Yeah. One hundred percent. And I think when things are so scary that we can't even identify themselves let alone risk saying it out loud with another person. They just sit and grow and fester and become very toxic S: and real. They seem very real. J: Yes. Yeah they do. They its real and the problem which doesn't even very often is not a problem but it becomes a problem. So my hope is to make these things talk about a ball and with compassion people understanding where they're coming from and that it's OK and that there are more options kind of about expanding options for what you do with these feelings. Beginning with non-judging accept and accepting said things S: it’s a big part of it J: huge S: I didn't even know that was the thing. As you know I could accept my feelings. Yes. What are you talking about. What is this strange magical mystical words you're using. Except yes. And now I can't coach without. Yeah just holding. I always teach coaches we're holding our clients with our hearts as we are using cognition. But if that piece isn't there this won't have an effect. What's your way of interpreting that. Because I know a big part of what you do you're thinking about how to different approaches and different choices. That's an inevitability but a big pot huge part. Most of what you do is holding the client can you talk to that in your own way. J: Yeah it is. It is a holding space and all of you know I'm unconscious as we're having this conversation about you know the many people who have preceded me in terms of these terms and concepts that they are not original ones. They're just very dear to me. S: Yes. J: And yeah it is it's a holding it's a body and a mind experience and it's relational and it's all three of those happening at the same time. And so I think it starts with me being aware with my own feel of my own feelings my own body my own head and really making it all about the client and putting in check anything that's coming up for me if I'm having moments of you know OK. I don't know where I'm gonna go from here. It's a signal to just slow it down and check in with the client. And together we find our way. No two therapy sessions are the same. I mean that's why models are great and they can help us from getting lost. But there is so much creativity that happens in any session. S: I've never. I can't ever served on the same session twice in thousands of sessions. J: It's not possible. It wouldn't make sense right. If it if it is happening twice then say OK I was let's paint by number. S: It is I think is where I began when I was doing student student trials with supervision. I would have begun with I've got my twelve questions thank goodness. J: Yeah I mean you need a script. S: I needed it. I needed the script I need to better turn the page noisily right. So the client knew I was turning the page and I would need to read the second page because it gave me but the client knew I was a rookie with the L plates on. Yeah so I felt very safe in that environment because I don't know read the question. Yeah. They would be with me as a comrade encourage a colleague encouraging but there does come a moment where we have to learn to fly that leap which to me is the favourite thing ever. That leap. When I'm with the client I know I've got all these models and all these ways I could draw and inspiration these beautiful people who could steer and all of them have just created such beauty and approaches and philosophies and it all fades away. It just disappears from the periphery of my mind and all I see is the client and that's all there is there's me there's not even me there's the client and they're just feeling like I'm throwing a cloak of protection over this client the models and everything else float away they don't matter anymore or they're so assimilated that I don't there's nothing conscious there's nothing I can't notice them J: yeah they're there they're there. J: But they're so integrated. And I think what you are talking about having this script and how the people you're working with are so gracious and to me that comes from transparency and a spirit of collaboration and so everyone has their own style but that is that is definitely my posture. And so I you know I have yet to meet a person and you know. S: Yeah. Yeah. J: With more people I can count. And there is a there is a we achieve a mutual respect that is based on honesty and I have to be able to be honest about my approach. S: Transparency is a huge part of how you operate. Can you unpack that a little bit for me. It sounds so obvious. J: Transparency is such a buzzword. S: Yes. Can you unpack it and tune into a process for us. J: The process for me is it's about honesty. It's about probably a need that I have for me to be sort of we. You know we have to wear clothes that we feel comfortable and authentic and for me transparency is a way of being with people that allows me to be most comfortable so that I don't have any sense of I might have boundaries but I'm not having secrets I'm not holding something over the client that the client isn't aware of that is not a good recipe for me. So I have to work to find ways to be appropriately disclosing and authentic about what I'm thinking. What I'm concerned about where I'm coming from and that feels very genuine and connected. S: Do you do it in real time is that thought feeling cognition comes to. Or do you sometimes hold it thinking it it'll be little appropriate once this is more appropriate when this is wrapped up. Do you have a sense of time and space around that or is it in the moment. J: Both both. It often comes in the moment but then it often has to wait and sometimes I'm not aware. Or I don't have a frame that I'm comfortable with like I know there might be a conversation that needs to happen but I don't have the words to say it. I've learned I am not opening my mouth to go there until I know why I'm doing it. What I'm going for and how I'm gonna say it S: another big piece of this. Maybe this is the time to drop it in. Is do no harm. And what your. I don't have the right language. One of your goals is for the wholeness of the client and the well-being of the client. And I'm wondering how transparency. I imagine transparency for you is vital for that outcome to allow the client to see your reflections back openly without censorship. Didn't end up there. I get that but you do give the truth how is that linked. That's my question. How is that linked to helping the clients wholeness. I know it is but I'd love you to unpack that. J: I think that's trust. I think it's authenticity and I think it's connection. We wire ourselves in relationship. I mean you know mirror neurons. We are not actually separate entities. We are all commingled whether we're aware of it or not. And it's very powerful. It's sitting here with you just a few feet away when we pick up on each other's energies and if you don't know the truth about my context about why I'm saying and being the way I am being you're in the dark. Yeah. Yeah. And that to me is a breach. S: Tell us more about that J: to some extent or it's potentially a breach of of trust and connection and how and if I you know I think ultimately it is about raising awareness non-judgemental awareness that we are hoping for people so that they can survey, they can step back from their worried thoughts and feelings stuck behaviours and assess is this working for me or not. It's pretty simple. S: So we simple just do that. J: So we have to be able to step back ourselves and assess S: So are you seeing yourself in third position sometimes when you're in the session. J: Yeah I try to really that's so what. You know one of the many gifts that I've come across include mindfulness and John Cabal in particular has been hugely influential to me taking a witnessing position just helps me when I'm feeling stuck to get unstuck. There was a whole pathway I wanted to go come back to that if I remember it but something's just come up to me then a lot of times when people are starting out in this they bring their own stuff and into it. What would you suggest is a part because you don't you're very clean. I call it very clean work that you do. That's always my goal too. Does that make sense of the word clean. It's not enmeshed with my stuff. My as much as it can be my ego my issues my fears my life whatever's going on for me is separate to this precious moment with the client. I call that very clean work. It's messy work when the person is feeling what the client's feeling and is getting hooked into the drama of what the client is sharing. And the question I get all the time from people starting out is how do you do that sharon and how do you separate. Why why I care so much so why don't you feel what I feel like somehow it's not caring if I don't feel the client feels Yeah. Can you talk to that bit. J: It's a really it's a great I mean it's so central to the work that we do. And the truth of the matter is we do pick up yes what our clients are feeling and I do have my own stuff that I become aware, I think the trick is it's actually being aware that I have my own stuff happening right now and then that's the piece that I want to I. A disaster would be not being aware and then continuing the conversation you know that's reactivity that's enmeshment. And so I want to be catching myself. And for me that's very it's very helpful to start with the body. And I think that's why I kind of work to work with that with clients because I find it so helpful. And then taking a step back from it you know talk and sort of being my own supervisor here you know it's all in service to the client which is kind of paradoxical because we're talking about it's all connection but this is Tibet if it's not going to benefit the client I'm not going to go there with whatever that the conversation might be or whatever my response might be. S: I know there have been times I've been with a client. This is being I've done this for quite a while I separate emotional activity for feeling state that I exposed to the client and really conscious of the difference so emotional is someone tells me something that hooks me somehow personally and I associate into it. I can't think of an example but I'm just right now clenching my fists something happens I feel my emotional reactivity vs. a client shares something with me and it's so painful to them me showing empathy so I'll have tears appear in my eyes they're never full because they're not here to comfort me but I'll well up and we'll have such a feeling face of empathy and maternal I'm with you. With your hurt right now and I want to separate that for anyone listening from emotional reactivity of me not controlling managing being aware and just blurting out Oh my God that's terrible. There is a complete distinct difference and that's really important. As one of the things I learned from you very early on in our relationship you would mirror back if I shared something with you that was painful and it hurt me in my past or whatever it was you mirrored to me in a very maternal way held me with your face your you softened your features I mean just to get really clinical about it you soften your features and you said all share and you did tone was so gentle and that peace was magically healing to me magically healing. I know you can. You know the process you did and enabled me to feel what I felt and know would be safely received. I have taken that into my work and it is beautiful to reflect back. That's got to really hurt. that's really that's yeah it is. J: There has to be you give me too much credit. But as I've said many times but I need to I need to put that on record. Way too much credit. S: I love it. J: People do need to feel felt that connection. Is that safe. That's trust you. That's the proof that they're okay. That's the proof that they're going to be OK. Yeah and that's the holding space. Right it is and it's often non-verbal. Yeah so I agree it is as one wise supervisor told me it's OK to cry just don't cry harder than your client. S: Oh I love that and I love that that I love that. J: It's wonderful. S: My benchmark is the tears can appear but they can't fall because they can't hit the client. No word about reassuring him exactly J: and clients are deeply moved when it is a genuine and very often the most distressing. Content or experience will will happen or be disclosed in a session and I won't have tears and that's fine too. You just. S: Yeah it's not a requirement. J: No we're not saying that No. Here now is the time to be considered such a no no. S: Yes. That's why I'm bringing it up. Yeah. As of the expert status of the third. Exactly. J: Those old modernist day. Yeah. Yeah. But I do. I think one of the I'm not sure if we've talked about kind of just normalizing that such a bit. I mean that's there's nothing bigger in my eyes. My concept of things than normalizing and truly I do believe that all behaviour makes sense in its context does all behaviour. It does no matter how deviant it might be. It makes sense. S: Yes. J: And so if we just have to peel back and begin with the premise of this makes sense that you're doing this or that you're feeling that or that you're thinking that or that this has happened and you know hurt people hurt people. Yeah it's how it goes. S: it’s what they know and they don't. J: And we repeat patterns until we repair them. And so the white hair has to be in a normalize. People have to feel that they are normal in their context. S: I think it's one of the first steps for repair that I can see. One of the things I learned from Bradshaw is shame loves shadows. And that was a light bulb to hear it put so perfectly and succinctly because when the clients with me and I went speak to your experience. But when the clients with me if they can out the stuff that they thought was too ugly for the light and it's normalized by me so I acknowledge it. I normalize it. I validate that that is their experience. J: Use the words say it out loud. Yeah. Yeah. Repeat back S: exactly out that no matter how ugly they think it is. I'm so comfortable with it. It enables them to stop treating it like the secret in the in the in the in the bunker in the cellar. J: Right. S: So if it's got light now I can do something about it. Yeah. So it becomes the beginning of the change process to me. What's your secret. Did You have that experience. J: I mean definitely. To me I think that's largely what therapy is. It's yes it's helping identify what's going on. It's it's not always deep shame related but it's being able to find words is being able to construct the words around feelings and behaviors. And we I mean what we're doing even in this conversation it's it's it's social construction. I mean we identify our thoughts in the process of being together in conversation. We're creating something in the act of talking with another person. And what we can't talk about. It's very hard to access it to make changes around and then we worry if we have new examples and we'll say why S: if we can talk about it with the therapist or with the coach or her everywhere Who's our partner in this journey we then can't take it publicly. So I always think that the client with me is being out to rehearse how how it could be great out there. So if I can give them a great experience and by great I mean normalized accepted embraced and still feel compassion still feel accepted still feel that they're that way together that gives them rehearsal. Oh so it can be like that out there J: totally. S: So you get to spirit and take her cause. Yes. J: Yep. Everything exactly how you do anything is how you do everything. And exactly. It's so relevant. S: Yeah. And so I rehearsed with the client. I'm always feeling I am in the session replacing every other person who they feared would respond badly or would cause them to want to protect themselves or would give them reason to pause in terms of being their fully authentic self. So I feel the responsibility any joy around it. I represent everyone they haven't met yet or everyone who has ever shut them down. And I get the opportunity to help them do it over by being accepting embracing loving compassionate into them in the face of their shame fully embracing and with no hesitation there's just no hesitation in me whatsoever because I'm just thinking they get to know rewrite some of that and they can experience it differently. Do you have a relationship to that. Do you have a way of interpreting that that's your way. J: I think I would describe that in similar terms but yeah it's just it is absolutely an opportunity to repair. And sometimes it's not necessarily about repair but it's about just people coming in and they're just stop what they're trying Isn't working. So there isn't really necessarily big time repair work. I there. Let's just think out of the box. So what might work more effectively for you than what you've been trying. And that's very generative and exciting in a very different kind of way. But I think the process of conversation and connection and trust and normalization is central to that. It's just as central to that work as it is to you know traumatic repair work. S: So it constantly comes back to the launching pad J: for me it it does me as well. That is the launching pad. Yeah. That's the only reason I'm bothering to wrong. I mean that's not that and I and I. Yeah I wonder that that is the biggest ethical commitment that I can think of. You always describe it to me you're very consistent describes an ethical commitment. I know you as that's just who you are is not an ethical decision you're making you simply you're being I don't know that you would know how not to do that or be that that's an inevitability with you Jen. I don't think it's an ethical decision inverted commas you're making. I think it's just who you are. That's there consistently and I can't even imagine how it wouldn't be. J: Well I I appreciate your words kind of but I think also in thinking on a metal level thinking about the work I'm doing and thinking about difficult client situations where I'm maybe feeling less effective or stuck myself to some extent. OK where are we going to go from here. How can I best help this person. And certainly in training of students who are becoming therapists or working with other therapists in a supervision capacity I find that a very helpful home base to come back to and to say out loud with people because I like the rule of thumb that if the client were overhearing this conversation with the client be OK with it. And if not why are we saying it. S:I love it. J: Change the way you're saying we have to hold our people in our hearts with kindness and respect and dignity and S: with them in when they're not. J: Exactly. And our hearts and in our heads. And it is it. Yeah I think it's the humanity is in the feels. It feels to me like an ethical violation when that's not happening. S: Yeah.
Ever wanted to attend a National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) walk? Well, on September 15th host of the podcast - Julia Werth RD - did and brought along a couple of recorders too. Listen in to Dr. Doug Bunnell, a psychologist who has worked with eating disorders for more than 20 years share his expertise as well as personal stories from Alex Helmes, Kyle Davis and tidbits from walkers on the course! If you enjoy the show, please rate and review this podcast. If you have any questions for the Q&A episode send them in to werthyourwhilenutrition@gmail.com and follow @werthyourwhile on instagram, facebook and check out werthyourwhile.com for more. Article of the week: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/21/deaths-five-women-eating-disorders-linked-coroner-amid-growing/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw
The Pequot Library, in Fairfield Ct. is part of a new pilot program to encourage residents to recycle their food waste into beneficial compost, either through home composting or curbside pickup, recently launched by the SFTF and the Town’s Solid Waste and Recycling Department and Commission Dan Martens and Mary Hogue of the SFTF are my guests in studio to talk about how to do your part by starting home composting.
Jake Shimabukuro I’m so excited to share today’s episode with you! I was able to sit down with Jake Shimabukuro for an interview last month when he came through Fairfield, CT for a concert.Jake’s website can be found here. From there you can read more about him, hear his music, see where he’s playing next, and more. The song at the beginning and end of our conversation is “Missing Three” by Jake Shimabukuro from the album Grand Ukulele.Nashville Sessions is his most recent album. You can hear it on iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon among other shops.Life on Four Strings is a wonderful movie from 2013 that shows a bit of Jake’s life as a virtuoso and touring musician.Dave Preston is playing guitar with Jake on tour, and Nolan Verner is playing bass.We talked a bit about how to practice more and make it easier for you to improve.Ukulele Hale is a fantastic ukulele school in Honolulu, HI, founded by Jody Kamisato. Yes, Jake’s in the Guitar Player Magazine’s Hall of Fame! To see and find out more about Jake’s signature Kamaka, go here.When we were discussing it, I said at one point “if you haven’t seen it” while trying to address you, the listeners. I think Jake thought I was talking to him, which is when he pointed out that the uke he’s using now on his tour is that exact model. I thought it was kinda funny. Of course he’s seen the uke being made for him!I had a chance to play it a little. It’s truly an incredible instrument!We talked a bit about strings and the pedals he’s using, too. “Blue Roses Falling” can be heard on his albums “Live in Japan” and “Gently Weeps”. Email me at podcast@ukuleleabe.com You can leave a review for the show at Apple Podcasts (iTunes) here.For the contest, make sure you send me an email so that I know what your username is and so I can get the strings to you if you win. As always, thank you for listening! Support the podcast through the tip jarOr use the Buy Me A Coffee pageSend us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/92bab00c-ca6b-4870-9508-ff561a1255b5
"Finding Balance at Barefoot Living Arts". Welcome to the next edition of P5 protocols. I am lucky to be here with Mark Romano who is the founder of Barefoot Living Arts which is a unique studio and place of treatment in Fairfield Connecticut. And I’ve known Mark for 10 years initially as a patient, and he’s become a good friend, but he’s also been a guide, a mentor and what I would call a sage of wisdom; and, he’s gotten me through some very difficult times with incredible equanimity. So, with that I’d like to welcome you.
Mike Lenz interviews Edge Studio CEO, David Goldberg. Information about Edge Studio: We are VoiceSTA certified. We have 1000+ clients, 20+ years experience, and 0 complaints ever registered in the Better Business Bureau. Currently I oversee all areas of our business. I interact with everyone in the office daily to ensure that every customer is receiving the best possible experience. I am directly involved with marketing, production, casting, sales, career building, and internal operations. I am always available to customers and make certain that each is treated as though they are the the most important one that Edge Studio has regardless of how much money they spend. * Started a recording studio by myself and continued to grow the operation to a team of very impressive experts * Partnered with related businesses to further expand the suite of services offered to customers * Pride myself on only being an email or phone call away from any customer with any question or concern they have * Currently have three locations in Washington DC, Fairfield Connecticut, and New York City * Speak at numerous industry events and/or send a member of our team * Edge Studio maintains a level of recognition and professionalism currently achieved by very few companies Feel welcome to call us. We're all for speaking! Specialties: Audiobooks, Documentaries, Corporate training, eLearning, Commercials, Telephone Systems, Cartoons, Animation, Medical, and all types of Voice Over Production, Casting, and Training.
Women we love, the songs they wrote and the men they slept with. On this episode of Satellite Sisters podcast from July 2, 2008, Liz, Sheila and Monica interview Sheila Weller about her New York Times Times Bestseller "Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon and the Journey of a Generation." On April 6, 1971, Carly Simon was about to take the stage at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. In the audience, James Taylor with his girlfriend Joni Mitchell. And back in NYC in the famed Brill Building, Carole King was already so famous as a songwriter that she was the person the Beatles asked to meet on their first trip to America. Meanwhile, in Fairfield CT, Monica, Sheila and Liz were in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades learning to love these voices of a generation. And love the men they loved. We are talking to you, James Taylor. Please fill out our 2017 Listener Survey: https://survey.libsyn.com/satellitesistersHere's from amazon about Girls Like Us: "A groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America’s most important musical artists—Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon—charts their lives as women at a magical moment in time. Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon remain among the most enduring and important women in popular music. Each woman is distinct. Carole King is the product of outer-borough, middle-class New York City; Joni Mitchell is a granddaughter of Canadian farmers; and Carly Simon is a child of the Manhattan intellectual upper crust. They collectively represent, in their lives and their songs, a great swath of American girls who came of age in the late 1960s. Their stories trace the arc of the now mythic sixties generation—female version—but in a bracingly specific and deeply recalled way, far from cliché. The history of the women of that generation has never been written—until now, through their resonant lives and emblematic songs. Girls Like Us is an epic treatment of midcentury women who dared to break tradition and become what none had been before them—confessors in song, rock superstars, and adventurers of heart and soul."For the complete Satellite Sisters archive of our podcasts since 2008: http://satellitesisters.libsyn.com/podcast/size/5/?search=2008
ARG is an acronym for alternate reality games. Learn how teachers are using this powerful gaming model to engage students in riveting learning experiences. Follow: @MatthewFarber @mrmatera @@mr_isaacs @bamradionetwork John Fallon is an Upper School English teacher at Fairfield Country Day School in Fairfield CT. He designs alternate reality games for his classroom and believes that game based learning is a crucial best practice for modern education. He also likes games. A lot. Steve Isaacs has been teaching game design and development at William Annin middle school in Basking Ridge, NJ and online for Virtual High School for years.He is the co-founder and moderator of the weekly #EdTechBridge chat and also a founding member of the games4ed initiative.
As the old saying goes, "what gets measured gets managed, and what get's managed gets improved." Ed Laflamme of The Harvest Group Business Consulting will show you how to set gross margin goals and how to set up a system to track these goals. Tracking your gross margin is so important for the success of your landscape business. By doing this you will not only know if you are making money but also be alerted to potential problems in your estimating process, including markups and installation issues. Laflamme is the author of the nationally acclaimed book, "GREEN SIDE UP, Straight talk on growing and operating a profitable landscaping business." He started his own business with $700 that he borrowed from his mother, bought two lawn mowers and began by working out of the trunk of his car. Nine years later he sold the residential segment of his business and concentrated on commercial and industrial maintenance. Always a "big thinker" Laflamme set his sites on the mother of all commercial contracts: General Electric's World Headquarters in Fairfield Connecticut. In 1985 he was awarded his first multimillion-dollar account. Today Laflamme is an author, professional speaker, consultant/coach and mentor to landscape owners nationwide working as the East Coast's Head Harvester at The Harvest Group. He uses his unique "sounding board" approach to act as a silent partner, helping his clients' businesses thrive and grow as a result of his personal mentoring. Laflamme is a Landscape Industry Certified Professional and currently sits on PLANET's membership committee. He lives in Wilton, Connecticut with his wife and two sons. He can be reached at ed@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com or 203-858-4696. For more information visit www.harvestlandscapeconsulting.com.
As the old saying goes, "what gets measured gets managed, and what get's managed gets improved."Ed Laflamme of The Harvest Group Business Consulting will show you how to set gross margin goals and how to set up a system to track these goals. Tracking your gross margin is so important for the success of your landscape business. By doing this you will not only know if you are making money but also be alerted to potential problems in your estimating process, including markups and installation issues.Laflamme is the author of the nationally acclaimed book, "GREEN SIDE UP, Straight talk on growing and operating a profitable landscaping business." He started his own business with $700 that he borrowed from his mother, bought two lawn mowers and began by working out of the trunk of his car. Nine years later he sold the residential segment of his business and concentrated on commercial and industrial maintenance. Always a "big thinker" Laflamme set his sites on the mother of all commercial contracts: General Electric's World Headquarters in Fairfield Connecticut. In 1985 he was awarded his first multimillion-dollar account.Today Laflamme is an author, professional speaker, consultant/coach and mentor to landscape owners nationwide working as the East Coast's Head Harvester at The Harvest Group. He uses his unique "sounding board" approach to act as a silent partner, helping his clients' businesses thrive and grow as a result of his personal mentoring. Laflamme is a Landscape Industry Certified Professional and currently sits on PLANET's membership committee.He lives in Wilton, Connecticut with his wife and two sons.He can be reached at ed@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com or 203-858-4696. For more information visit www.harvestlandscapeconsulting.com.
As the old saying goes, "what gets measured gets managed, and what get's managed gets improved."Ed Laflamme of The Harvest Group Business Consulting will show you how to set gross margin goals and how to set up a system to track these goals. Tracking your gross margin is so important for the success of your landscape business. By doing this you will not only know if you are making money but also be alerted to potential problems in your estimating process, including markups and installation issues.Laflamme is the author of the nationally acclaimed book, "GREEN SIDE UP, Straight talk on growing and operating a profitable landscaping business." He started his own business with $700 that he borrowed from his mother, bought two lawn mowers and began by working out of the trunk of his car. Nine years later he sold the residential segment of his business and concentrated on commercial and industrial maintenance. Always a "big thinker" Laflamme set his sites on the mother of all commercial contracts: General Electric's World Headquarters in Fairfield Connecticut. In 1985 he was awarded his first multimillion-dollar account.Today Laflamme is an author, professional speaker, consultant/coach and mentor to landscape owners nationwide working as the East Coast's Head Harvester at The Harvest Group. He uses his unique "sounding board" approach to act as a silent partner, helping his clients' businesses thrive and grow as a result of his personal mentoring. Laflamme is a Landscape Industry Certified Professional and currently sits on PLANET's membership committee.He lives in Wilton, Connecticut with his wife and two sons.He can be reached at ed@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com or 203-858-4696. For more information visit www.harvestlandscapeconsulting.com.
As the old saying goes, "what gets measured gets managed, and what get's managed gets improved." Ed Laflamme of The Harvest Group Business Consulting will show you how to set gross margin goals and how to set up a system to track these goals. Tracking your gross margin is so important for the success of your landscape business. By doing this you will not only know if you are making money but also be alerted to potential problems in your estimating process, including markups and installation issues. Laflamme is the author of the nationally acclaimed book, "GREEN SIDE UP, Straight talk on growing and operating a profitable landscaping business." He started his own business with $700 that he borrowed from his mother, bought two lawn mowers and began by working out of the trunk of his car. Nine years later he sold the residential segment of his business and concentrated on commercial and industrial maintenance. Always a "big thinker" Laflamme set his sites on the mother of all commercial contracts: General Electric's World Headquarters in Fairfield Connecticut. In 1985 he was awarded his first multimillion-dollar account. Today Laflamme is an author, professional speaker, consultant/coach and mentor to landscape owners nationwide working as the East Coast's Head Harvester at The Harvest Group. He uses his unique "sounding board" approach to act as a silent partner, helping his clients' businesses thrive and grow as a result of his personal mentoring. Laflamme is a Landscape Industry Certified Professional and currently sits on PLANET's membership committee. He lives in Wilton, Connecticut with his wife and two sons. He can be reached at ed@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com or 203-858-4696. For more information visit www.harvestlandscapeconsulting.com.
Awesome Advocates- For Dogs, Cats, & other Pets on Pet Life Radio (PetLifeRadio.com)
Annie Blumenfeld, High School Student from Fairfield Connecticut is not one to sit around when there is a problem. She discovered that Teddy, the dog her family adopted had heartworm disease. As she watched the long and recuperation process Annie decided to raise awareness of heart-worm disease and formed Wags 4 Hope. Her goal is to help educate pet owners about heart-worm. She has appeared on TV, in print and also paints pictures to sell in order to raise money for Wags 4 Hope. Learn why that doggy in the window costs much more than most of the public realize. Meet Deborah Howard, Companion Animal Protection Society founder and president. Learn about why Howard was horrified when she learned what was behind the doggy in the window, and why she organized CAPS. Questions or Comments? Email Max A Pooch: maxapooch@petliferadio.com More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Wags 4 Hope and CAPS on Pet Life Radio var ACE_AR = {Site: '845738', Size: '468060'};
Fairfield Connecticut's Rob & Kathleen Trenske discuss their brand-spankin- new Blogsite, how they met and how they will - one day - live in Paris.No liquor was involved in this PHODcast, although pastries did play a part.
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