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Do feel unprepared for how to mentally and emotionally prepare to give birth? I'll show you how today on the show!LINKS FROM THE SHOWWork with me 1:1 in my virtual doula program GRAB YOUR FREE GUIDE How to Choose the Right Provider For Your BirthGRAB YOUR FREE Guide! Preparing for Postpartum GRAB YOUR FREE Guide! 4 Keys to a Positive Birth Get the Thriving Through Postpartum PlaybookMy WebsiteBreath as Prayer Book ABIDE app for FREE Listen to Related Episodes: 52: The Exact Steps to Overcome Fear in Childbirth 50: 4 Ways to Prepare for Postpartum Connect with Alise DM me on IGAlright friend. If you're a fan of the show and you'd like to show your support here are your ACTION STEPS: HIT SUBSCRIBE wherever you listen to podcasts! Leave a REVIEW on iTunes. Everyone who leaves a review this week will get a FREE COPY of the Thriving Through Postpartum Playbook! Send me a DM on IG Share the love! Please TELL YOUR FRIENDS about the show! Screenshot and share your favorite episodes on social media and let me know you're listening!

Hey, it's Katie and I want to welcome you to this special bonus episode. It'll be here for you completely ad-free for the next week so you can get a feel of what it's like to be a PREMIUM member. If you'd like an easy ad-free experience for all of our podcasts - that's over 200 episodes each month, then JOIN PREMIUM today at https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Join our Premium Sleep for Women Channel on Apple Podcasts and get ALL 5 of our Sleep podcasts completely ad-free! Join Premium now on Apple here --> https://bit.ly/sleepforwomen I'm so glad you're taking the time to be with us today. My team and I are dedicated to making sure you have all the meditations you need throughout all the seasons of your life.  If there's a meditation you desire, but can't find, email us at hello@womensmeditationnetwork.com to make a request. We'd love to create what you want!  Namaste, Beautiful,

Hey, it's Katie and I want to welcome you to this special bonus episode. It'll be here for you completely ad-free for the next week so you can get a feel of what it's like to be a PREMIUM member. If you'd like an easy ad-free experience for all of our podcasts - that's over 200 episodes each month, then JOIN PREMIUM today at https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Join our Premium Sleep for Women Channel on Apple Podcasts and get ALL 5 of our Sleep podcasts completely ad-free! Join Premium now on Apple here --> https://bit.ly/sleepforwomen I'm so glad you're taking the time to be with us today. My team and I are dedicated to making sure you have all the meditations you need throughout all the seasons of your life.  If there's a meditation you desire, but can't find, email us at hello@womensmeditationnetwork.com to make a request. We'd love to create what you want!  Namaste, Beautiful,

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 405: Howard Margolin invited me to join him on his Destinies: The Voice of Science Fiction show (on WUSB Radio) in a dramatic reading from the second chapter of my 2024 novel, It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles.  Here's the reading, with some commentary before and after by me. Relevant links: Get the Kindle, paperback, or hardcover of the novel Read the award-winning first chapter of the novel, FREE Listen to the award-winning radioplay adapted from the 1st chapter, FREE Anne Reburn's recording of "Real Love" for the radioplay Watch my reading the 1st chapter of the novel at its book launch at The Players in NYC, March 27, 2024 Interview about the novel on Bloggerythms February 23, 2025 up-coming in-person dramatic reading from parts of the novel -- at Big Red Books in Nyack, NY -- featuring Anthony Marinelli (playwright, director) and Amanda Greer (actor), who are real-life characters in the novel My reviews of Max & Domino (play), and Why I Had to Kill You While You Slept (movie), both written and directed by Anthony Marinelli and starring Amanda Greer Listen to the full episode of Destinies: The Voice of Science Fiction, with both the reading in this podcast, and Howard Margolin's interview with me, before and after our reading, December 27, 2024, FREE

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Hey, it's Katie and I want to welcome you to this special bonus episode. It'll be here for you completely ad-free for the next week so you can get a feel of what it's like to be a PREMIUM member. If you'd like an easy ad-free experience for all of our podcasts - that's over 200 episodes each month, then JOIN PREMIUM today at https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Join our Premium Sleep for Women Channel on Apple Podcasts and get ALL 5 of our Sleep podcasts completely ad-free! Join Premium now on Apple here --> https://bit.ly/sleepforwomen I'm so glad you're taking the time to be with us today. My team and I are dedicated to making sure you have all the meditations you need throughout all the seasons of your life.  If there's a meditation you desire, but can't find, email us at hello@womensmeditationnetwork.com to make a request. We'd love to create what you want!  Namaste, Beautiful,

Hey, it's Katie and I want to welcome you to this special bonus episode. It'll be here for you completely ad-free for the next week so you can get a feel of what it's like to be a PREMIUM member. If you'd like an easy ad-free experience for all of our podcasts - that's over 200 episodes each month, then JOIN PREMIUM today at https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Join our Premium Sleep for Women Channel on Apple Podcasts and get ALL 5 of our Sleep podcasts completely ad-free! Join Premium now on Apple here --> https://bit.ly/sleepforwomen I'm so glad you're taking the time to be with us today. My team and I are dedicated to making sure you have all the meditations you need throughout all the seasons of your life.  If there's a meditation you desire, but can't find, email us at hello@womensmeditationnetwork.com to make a request. We'd love to create what you want!  Namaste, Beautiful,

I am so excited to be back, and I have so much to share.  This podcast is like a phone call between you and me. I tell you what happened, why I stopped podcasting, why I did not want to share my relationship online.  I also have a huge announcement and introducing a project I've been working on for a long time.  It is FREE:  Listen to the podcast and then come back and click the links below!    The Gumball Love ROMANTIC QUIZ: https://gumballlove.outgrow.us/romantic The Gumball Love NON-ROMANTIC QUIZ:  https://gumballlove.outgrow.us/non-romantic-v3 Website:  www.GumballLove.com  Email Melissa: melissa@GumballLove.com  Instagram: @melissajaneroberts Private Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/GumballLovePrivateVIPClubHouse

Episode 4 of the Electoral Chair covered the Killaloe Municipal District and was recorded on the 11th of April 2024 in the SBCR studios with analysis from Garry Miley, Barry O'Donovan, Fiona McGarry and hosted by head of News and Sport for the Clare Echo Paraic McMahon.   The Electoral Chair is the Clare Echo's political podcast available exclusively for Subscription members- to watch and listen to all episodes become a subscriber at   https://www.clareecho.ie/subscribe/   EXCLUSIVE Free Listen for SBCR  - with thanks to the Clare Echo.  Episode 4 of the Electoral Chair, the Clare Echo Podcast about the local Elections in Clare in 2024 was recorded in the SBCR Studio and consisted of a round table debate about the candidates for the Killaloe Municipal District in the forthcoming local elections to be held on the 7th of June 2024 hosted by Head of News and Sport for the Clare Echo Paraic McMahon  

Welcome to another episode of Treat Your Business! I'm your host, Katie Bell, and today we have an inspiring chat with Ruth Sudol, a clinic owner who has transformed her business and life in just three months with our Thrive Coaching Programme.Summary:Do you ever feel buried under appointments and overwhelmed by your business? You're not alone. Ruth shares her journey from feeling stuck and buried in her business to finding clarity, focus, and freedom. She talks about the catalyst that made her seek help and how the Thrive Coaching Programme has been a game-changer for her. From understanding her mindset to building a strong foundation for growth, Ruth's story is a testament to what's possible when you invest in the right support and strategies.Key Takeaways:Recognising when you're stuck and seeking help is the first step to change.Building a strong foundation with clear strategies and structures is essential for growth.Mindset work is ongoing; as you grow, new challenges and self-doubts will arise.Accountability and focus are crucial for staying on track and achieving your goals.It's okay to say no to distractions and shiny objects that don't serve your growth plan.If you're feeling stuck in your business and wondering if coaching could be the answer, Ruth's story is a must-listen. She's proof that with the right support and mindset, you can break free from the hamster wheel and create a thriving business that aligns with your values and vision.Resources: Score App: https://bizhealthcheck.scoreapp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/thrivebusinesscoaching https://www.facebook.com/thrivebizcoaching https://thrive-businesscoaching.com/ Book your business and marketing audit call here - we only have 5 slots per month! https://call.thrive-businesscoaching.com/business-audit Book a Discovery Call to find out how our programs can help you grow your business https://call.thrive-businesscoaching.com/discovery-call https://thrive-businesscoaching.com/podcast/what-is-your-qbr/ Rate This Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/tyb This podcast is sponsored by the team at HMDG

Last Saturday an era ended when "Nick & Tom's Intercontinental Adventure" ended. Next Saturday, a new era begins with a new WWE-themed weekly podcast with new hosts. To bridge that gap today, we are bringing you a free double-dose of a VIP-exclusive weekly show, "NXT 8 Years Back" hosted by Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup. This features the Apr. 6 and Apr. 13 episodes from this month including analysis of Shinsuke Nakamura's debut on the weekly show, Tessa Blanchard's first appearance, and more. They also include movie talk in these episodes with a look at the new "Road House" and Hilary Swank's career.

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Filly & Chris are joined with Sammi Jaeger, a power-house woman of wearing hats, passionate about living a fuelled up life! This was such a great convo. We met Sammi a couple of years ago, when she kindly hosted us on her podcast Date Forever (see episode here - we give all the juicy details about how we make our relationship work!). And today the tables were turned! About Sammi Jaeger Sammi Jaeger is an Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, Integrator, Coach, Speaker, Author in the making and Co-Host of The Date Forever Podcast. After Sammi's life hit a crossroad, she hit the wall, picked herself up again and began leaning into creating and living her own Fuelled Up Life. This time by design. Sammi is deeply passionate about how our relationships impact the quality of our lives. She is an advocate for the UN Global Goals and knows that we all have a role to play in creating a better world. In today's episode, Sammi talks to Chris & Filly about: Her own body burnout story - hitting a wall after climbing the ladder to achieve in her career, where not even a 3-month overseas trip healed her body. How she then disappeared to a tiny island off Indonesia, to reconnect with herself, and to start her healing journey. The root-cause of her body burnout, stemmed in deeper beliefs of unworthiness and chasing praise through achievement. The 8 different tanks that Sammi has nailed, to life a Fuelled Up Life. How your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship in life. Looking for the glimmers of goodness in life. Show Note Links: Pre-order your copy of Filly's Ending Body Burnout book & receive $291 bonuses for FREE Listen to Sammi's Date Forever Podcast here Find out more about Sammi on her website Follow Sammi on Instagram here Take Chris & Filly's Ending Body Burnout Assessment here Check out how you can work with Chris & Filly Functional Medicine here Disclaimer: This Ending Body Burnout Show podcast and any information, advice, opinions or statements within it do not constitute medical, health care or other professional advice, and are provided for general information purposes only. All care is taken in the preparation of the information in this Podcast. Chris & Filly Functional Medicine does not make any representations or give any warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose. This Podcast and any information, advice, opinions or statements within it are not to be used as a substitute for professional medical, psychology, psychiatric or other mental health care or natural medicine health care. Chris & Filly Functional Medicine recommends you seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Inform your doctor of any changes you may make to your lifestyle and discuss these with your doctor. Do not disregard medical advice or delay visiting a medical professional because of something you hear in this Podcast. To the extent permissible by law Chris & Filly Functional Medicine and the Ending Body Burnout Show Podcast will not be liable for any expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damages) or costs which might be incurred as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason. No part of this Podcast can be reproduced, redistributed, published, copied or duplicated in any form without the prior permission of Chris & Filly Functional Medicine.

Hey, it's Katie and I want to welcome you to this special bonus episode. It'll be here for you completely ad-free for the next week so you can get a feel of what it's like to be a PREMIUM member. If you'd like an easy ad-free experience for all of our podcasts - that's over 200 episodes each month, then JOIN PREMIUM today at https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Settle your body into comfort, And your mind into calm. PAUSE… Breathe… And relax deeply, Facing your palms up, Raising your chin just a bit, And opening your chest. PAUSE… Now listen. LONG PAUSE… Namaste, Beautiful  

Welcome to season 4! The TURTLEBOX Outdoor Speaker claims to be the loudest, rugged, and portable speaker on the market that is specifically built for the outdoors. Let's dive into the tech behind it, and the company and founders that created it, on this episode of Technology Time Machine. Resources https://turtleboxaudio.com/ ⁠Follow the host on X (Formally Twitter)⁠⁠ @TECHTM_Podcast Disclaimer: The Technology Time Machine podcast serves as a platform for open discussions and conversations on various topics. Please note that the personal opinions expressed by the host during the podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the podcast as a whole or its affiliated individuals or organizations. The host's opinions are based on their own experiences, knowledge, and perspective at the time of recording. We encourage listeners to approach the podcast with an open mind and engage in critical thinking, forming their own opinions based on the information presented. The Technology Time Machine podcast strives to provide diverse perspectives and encourages respectful dialogue among listeners. It it also meant to be a form of entertainment. Technology Time Machine is a MICRO BREAK podcast production. Michael J Maione - Creator/Producer Michael J Maione - Host --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/technologytimemachine/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/technologytimemachine/support

"I may have lost so many battles. But, I have not lost the war. I am not defined by my mistakes. I will fight again. And this time I will win. So let Shame and Guilt be silenced. I am an Overcomer. The stronghold of Shame and Guilt has lost it's grip on me. Yes, I am Free" Listen to this episode on Overcoming Shame and Guilt and send your feedback to radiantpuritypodcast@gmail.com OR bit.ly/talktohesterriches Sexual Purity is still possible

Cindy West from No Sweat Nature Study LIVE and Richard Fink from The Vocal Gym by Throga have an interesting discussion about the science of vocals through the lens of nature study. Learn how sound is made and how animals use sound for communication. Nature study is an amazing tool for teaching hands-on, experiential science. Nature study IS science and even connects to the physics of sound in this episode!  Need a hand with nature study? Here are several ways you can get extra help! FREE: Listen to the No Sweat Nature Study podcast with your kiddos and download the free resources to expand the learning opportunities! https://ourjourneywestward.com/podcast/ Open-and-Go: Choose one of our many NaturExplorers or No Sweat Nature Studies and explore with your family! https://ourjourneywestward.com/shop/ Done for You! Let Ms. Cindy teach your kids fun, engaging, living nature study lessons in the No Sweat Nature Study membership. Plus, you'll get access to a huge library of every previous lesson! https://ourjourneywestward.com/downloads/no-sweat-nature-study-live/ If your child is in high school (or has a deep interest in vocals in middle school), please check out The Vocal Gym at https://throga.com/ (affiliate link). You will find a course specifically for homeschoolers! Not a homeschooler? There's a course for you, too!  

I recently chatted with Sarah Mackenzie of Read Aloud Revival about using picture books alongside nature study to enhance learning. It was such a fun, casual conversation that I thought you might like to hear it too! Nature study is an amazing tool for teaching hands-on, experiential science. While nature study IS science, it easily connects to so much more across the curriculum. Reading picture books is one easy example of how to make cross-curricular connections. Learn how to make those easy connections and even hear about some of our favorite nature study picture books. Need a hand with nature study right now? Here are several ways you can get extra help! FREE: See a nature study picture book list.  FREE: See a nature study chapter book list.  FREE: Listen to the No Sweat Nature Study podcast with your kiddos and download the free resources to expand the learning opportunities! Open-and-Go: Choose one of our many NaturExplorers or No Sweat Nature Studies and explore with your family!  Done for You! Let Ms. Cindy teach your kids fun, engaging, living nature study lessons in the No Sweat Nature Study membership. Plus, you'll get access to a huge library of every previous lesson! Help your family fall in love with books with Sarah Mackenzie in Read Aloud Revival!   Learn more about Sarah's new picture book, A Little More Beautiful: The Story of a Garden.  

Join us for a fun guest podcast interview we did with Samantha Brown. We talk everything from friendship to business to home organization. Listen to hear about: What pretend progress is & how to fix it How women don't give ourselves credit for what we are doing. Instead we jump to the next thing. How exactly our friendship led to business together. How we work together being very different (we've never had sisters before). How the Total Money Makeover and a trip to Portugal changed Vanessa's life. How personal training turned into life coaching for Shana. How we do home organization together. How we have totally screwed up hiring personal assistants a few times. How impatient we are as business owners. How things have to be messy before they get better. This goes for fitness, for your money issues, for home organization and business! What a Level 10 Life is. It comes from the popular Life Wheel exercise coaches. Go to this link to see some of our before & afters for home organization. Find out more about Samantha Brown here or on Instagram. She helps folks turn their organizing obsession into a chic, profitable business. Website - > www.myidealbalance.com Connect - > info@myidealbalance.com ****If you'd like more help, we'd love to work together **** Option 1: Grab our free guided life coaching session - > https://myidealbalance.com/guidedsession Option 2: Join our newsletter - > ck.myidealbalance.com/newsletter Option 3: Hop on a free call to see if we should work together! - > calendly.com/myidealbalance/level-10-life-call --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/idealbalance/message

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If you still think podcasting won't do wonders for your business, think twice! Because in this episode, I will share how amazing podcasting is for businesses while using me and my business as an example. ----more---- It all started in 2019 when I wanted to have some sort of online diary or portfolio wherein people could connect with me on a different level. So, I started podcasting! After more than 80 episodes later, I saw how important having a podcast is to an entrepreneur. ----more---- Podcasting helps entrepreneurs connect with their audience and potential clients on a different level – a more personal level. This connection is something you don't get through social media posts. ----more---- So, as a part of this episode, I'd like to invite you to the 5-Day Podcasting Bootcamp. I will share more about this in detail when you listen to this episode. But as an overview, this would be filled with so much value that would help you kickstart your podcasting journey. PLUS AMAZING PRIZES! Join us in this COMPLETELY FREE EVENT by clicking the link below: ----more---- Podcasting like a boss link: https://sandscreative.ck.page/podcastlikeabossbootcamp ----more---- So, did this episode make you want to have a podcast? Send me a DM on Instagram (@for.the.success) or email me (info@sandscreative.ca)! ----more---- Let's stay connected through these links: www.sandscreative.ca www.instagram.com/s.and.s.creative www.instagram.com/for.the.success

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“Do you want my help with pitching for paid clients for free?” In this episode, Ashley covers a free gift for the podcast listeners! The Pitch Your Way To Cash Free Challenge! Register here: www.pitchyourwaytocash.com Please leave us a review! Be sure to follow Ashley on Instagram at @theashleynicoleshow and @speakyourwaytocash To Register for Speak Your Way To Cash's next FREE Pitch Your Way To Cash Challenge, register here: www.pitchyourwaytocash.com Join our Speaker Mailing List & Learn About Our Other Resources Here: https://www.ashleynicolekirkwood.com/connect-with-ashley Register for the Speak Your Way To Cash Live Event here: www.speakyourwaytocashlive.com About Speak Your Way To Cash: Speak Your Way To Cash® was started to help speakers, authors, experts and entrepreneurs start at the top of the speaking market instead of working your way up from the bottom! The company is designed to help speakers land 5-6 figure corporate speaking offers! Side note; our clients also work with colleges, associations, corporations and government entitis too! If you want to grow your business - speaking or otherwise - there's a Speak Your Way To Cash® Course, Event or Coaching Program for you! Learn more about us at www.speakyourwaytocash.com About Ashley Kirwkood: Speak Your Way To Cash® (‘SYWTC') founder and former Fortune 100TMTrial Attorney Ashley Nicole Kirkwood has carved a niche as one of this nation's leadingthought experts on the speaking and training industry. Her internationally recognizedpodcast and book - both titled, Speak Your Way To Cash® - helps speakers around theworld learn to land five and six figure corporate speaking contracts. Her clients havegarnered national media attention and landed hundreds of thousands of dollars in speakingcontracts!Ashley is recognized as a distinct, inclusive, and authoritative voice by Forbes, The ChicagoTribune, FOX32 Chicago, NBC5 Chicago, Crain's Chicago Business, The American Lawyer,Black Enterprise, and many more. She lives in Chicago, and her unique workshops,programs, and talks are highly sought after by companies across the United States whowish to become better, both internally and as community citizens.Want to connect with Ashley? Email her at ashley@ashleynicolekirkwood.com or check outspeakyourwaytocash.com to learn more about how she can help you!

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Am I giving too much for free? How much should I give? In this episode, I show you how to move beyond the scarcity mindset in order for you to receive even more abundance in your life and business. Make sure to leave a 5-Star review and if you feel this could be of value for another woman on this journey, please SHARE it! Share this episode on your socials (tag me @chloegin__) and to thank you, I'll give you access to an incredible library of mindset tools, meditation and hypnosis audio for FREE! Are you ready to create epic results in your business and live your dream life-style now? Send me a private message, let's see what program would work best for you! I love you

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How  Soul Ties are Formed 1. By spending  a lot of time with someone 2. By making vows, commitments & promises3. By sexual intercourse (the first 2  explain how it's possible to have a godly soul tie with a friend for e.g. David & Jonathan in the Bible )And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. - 1 Samuel 18:1Prayer of Salvation:The first step to getting free is making Jesus your Lord. If you do not know Jesus as your Savior and Lord, simply pray the following prayer in faith, and Jesus will be your Lord!Heavenly Father, I come to You in the Name of Jesus. Your Word says, "Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Acts 2:21).I am calling on You. I pray and ask Jesus to come into my heart and be Lord over my life according to Romans 10:9-10: "If you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you  will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." I do that now. I confess that Jesus is Lord, and I believe in my heart that God raised Him from the dead. Thank you Father for the new life I have in you in Jesus name Amen.Get help being a Christian Steps to be Free (Listen to this episode but I put the steps below in the form of an acronym to make it easy for you to remember later). CRUSH the power of sin out of your life pretty lady! C-ConfessR- RenounceU-UntangleS-Surrender to GodH-Habits (form new godly habits)Then be persistent. The price of freedom is vigilance. Get help being consistent with prayer Prayer to Renounce an Ungodly Soul TiePray the prayer below after throwing away any and every gift and thing that reminds you of them and destroying every connection between you & them -blocking their number & social media, moving out, ending the relationship, etc. {please note: if you know you are not able to resist the person & cannot effectively end the relationship just disappear they will get the message. Closure is not necessary. It's more important now for you to run

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Dry Eye Syndrome plagues so many women as they get older. Our eyes naturally deteriorate, but there are some amazing ways that you can boost your eye health. I’m joined by Dr. Travis Zigler and Dr. Jenna Zigler, optometrists who specialize in dry eyes, to talk about what we can do right away to improve our eye health. Key Takeaways Your 3 Day Challenge to Reduce your Blue Light Exposure: Turn off or put your phones to airplane mode when the sun goes down Do something for yourself: Read a physical book, do yoga, or meditation Take the entire hour before sleep to just wind down. About Dr. Travis Zigler and Dr. Jenna Zigler Dr. Travis Zigler graduated in 2010 from The Ohio State University College of Optometry with Magna Cum Laude honors. He is the founder of Eye Love whose mission is to heal 1,000,000 dry eye sufferers naturally.  Dr. Travis and his wife, Dr. Jenna Zigler, use the profits from Eye Love to fund free and low-cost clinics in Jamaica and in the US. They also started a charity called the Eye Love Cares Foundation which provides exams, glasses, and sunglasses for those in need, free education, and scholarships for students that align with their mission. Previously, Dr. Travis and Dr. Jenna owned two optometry practices, which they sold in 2017 to focus on their online efforts. Dr. Travis enjoys reading to his son, Jude, traveling to Jamaica, and playing the ukulele while he drinks his morning coffee. In the future, the Foundation will fund permanent free and low-cost clinics in both the US and Jamaica, and it is their goal to provide optometry scholarships for students who have an interest in eye care mission work. Why We Get Dry Eyes As we age, our eye health naturally decreases and dry eyes become more common. This is much for the same reasons that women find their vaginas drier after menopause. I’m so glad to welcome Dr. Travis and Dr. Jenna Zigler onto The Girlfriend Doctor, who are both huge advocates of the Keto-Green Diet! Following a diet like Keto-Green is one of the first things you can do to improve the dryness of your eyes. This is just one of the steps that Jenna shares about how you can care for your eyes. Her other initial recommendations surround the care of your eyelids, as these have a very direct impact on your overall eye health. Travis and Jenna talk about whether you should wear contact lenses or not. They say that single-use contacts are better and also give insight into how best to care for your eyes while wearing them. We also talk about makeup. Sadly, not many brands of makeup are truly eye-safe. Travis explains why you should replace your makeup regularly, what the problem with permanent makeup is, and why he’s planning a range of single-use makeup brushes. The Problem with Blue Light It’s not just what you use on and around your eyes that can impact their health and dryness. Travis and Jenna talk about other skin conditions, such as rosacea, that relate to your eye health and what you can do to treat both. By now, you’re likely well aware of how bad blue light is for not just our eye health, but our circadian rhythm as well. Jenna and Travis absolutely recommend using blue light blocking glasses whenever you’re on the computer. But in addition to this, they encourage you to get direct sunlight without the use of sunglasses in the early morning and late afternoon light.  Jenna and Travis conclude this insightful discussion with their three best tips for improving your eye dryness. Included in this, Jenna explains how you can give yourself a gentle eyelid massage to help improve the moisture in your eyes. Travis ends by giving us a 3-day challenge to reduce your exposure to blue light in the hour before you sleep. Do you suffer from dry eyes? Will you be participating in Travis’s challenge? As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com.   In This Episode Why a change in diet can help with your dry eyes [7:45] How to care for your eyelids [9:00] How to wear contact lenses safely to reduce symptoms of dry eyes [13:30] What the problem with makeup is [15:30] What other skin conditions are related to your eye health [26:15] Why we should limit our use of sunglasses [30:00] How to give yourself a gentle eyelid massage [36:00] Key tips for caring for your eye health and preventing dry eyes [40:40]   Quotes “We have an overgrowth of bacteria on our eyelids. If that overgrowth becomes too much it produces a toxic waste product. That causes inflammation, redness, and irritation.” [10:44] “The sun’s also good for blue light. Blue light regulates our sleep cycle. When the sun comes up, it’s the most abundant source of blue light and it’s more than your screens could ever get close to. When the sun goes down at night, blue light goes away. Blue light going away tells our body to start producing melatonin.” [31:33] “Once the sun goes down, you should eliminate all blue light from your life. Which means putting down your phones, putting down your computers, turning off your tv because that’s going to keep you from getting in a deep sleep. Deep sleep is what you need to rest your mind and body.” [32:12] “Take the TV out of your bedroom because the bedroom should be for sleep and sex only.” [33:13] “Get your eyelid hygiene regimen down. The simplest way is adding Hypochlorous Acid to the end of your daily routine.” [41:04]   Resources Mentioned Get Your Exclusive Offer! Use Code: CABECA at Checkout! Get a Copy of the Dry Eye Treatment eBook for Free Listen to The Dry Eye Show with Optometrist Dr. Travis Podcast Join the Dry Eye Syndrome Support Community on Facebook Rethink Your Dry Eye Treatment Blog Find Dr. Travis Zigler Online Find Eye Love Cares Online Follow Dr. Travis Zigler on Facebook | YouTube Join the KetoGreen Community on Facebook Buy Keto-Green 16 Check out the full episode page Find Dr. Anna Online Follow Dr. Anna on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter  

Dry Eye Syndrome plagues so many women as they get older. Our eyes naturally deteriorate, but there are some amazing ways that you can boost your eye health. I'm joined by Dr. Travis Zigler and Dr. Jenna Zigler, optometrists who specialize in dry eyes, to talk about what we can do right away to improve our eye health. Key Takeaways Your 3 Day Challenge to Reduce your Blue Light Exposure: Turn off or put your phones to airplane mode when the sun goes down Do something for yourself: Read a physical book, do yoga, or meditation Take the entire hour before sleep to just wind down. About Dr. Travis Zigler and Dr. Jenna Zigler Dr. Travis Zigler graduated in 2010 from The Ohio State University College of Optometry with Magna Cum Laude honors. He is the founder of Eye Love whose mission is to heal 1,000,000 dry eye sufferers naturally.  Dr. Travis and his wife, Dr. Jenna Zigler, use the profits from Eye Love to fund free and low-cost clinics in Jamaica and in the US. They also started a charity called the Eye Love Cares Foundation which provides exams, glasses, and sunglasses for those in need, free education, and scholarships for students that align with their mission. Previously, Dr. Travis and Dr. Jenna owned two optometry practices, which they sold in 2017 to focus on their online efforts. Dr. Travis enjoys reading to his son, Jude, traveling to Jamaica, and playing the ukulele while he drinks his morning coffee. In the future, the Foundation will fund permanent free and low-cost clinics in both the US and Jamaica, and it is their goal to provide optometry scholarships for students who have an interest in eye care mission work. Why We Get Dry Eyes As we age, our eye health naturally decreases and dry eyes become more common. This is much for the same reasons that women find their vaginas drier after menopause. I'm so glad to welcome Dr. Travis and Dr. Jenna Zigler onto The Girlfriend Doctor, who are both huge advocates of the Keto-Green Diet! Following a diet like Keto-Green is one of the first things you can do to improve the dryness of your eyes. This is just one of the steps that Jenna shares about how you can care for your eyes. Her other initial recommendations surround the care of your eyelids, as these have a very direct impact on your overall eye health. Travis and Jenna talk about whether you should wear contact lenses or not. They say that single-use contacts are better and also give insight into how best to care for your eyes while wearing them. We also talk about makeup. Sadly, not many brands of makeup are truly eye-safe. Travis explains why you should replace your makeup regularly, what the problem with permanent makeup is, and why he's planning a range of single-use makeup brushes. The Problem with Blue Light It's not just what you use on and around your eyes that can impact their health and dryness. Travis and Jenna talk about other skin conditions, such as rosacea, that relate to your eye health and what you can do to treat both. By now, you're likely well aware of how bad blue light is for not just our eye health, but our circadian rhythm as well. Jenna and Travis absolutely recommend using blue light blocking glasses whenever you're on the computer. But in addition to this, they encourage you to get direct sunlight without the use of sunglasses in the early morning and late afternoon light.  Jenna and Travis conclude this insightful discussion with their three best tips for improving your eye dryness. Included in this, Jenna explains how you can give yourself a gentle eyelid massage to help improve the moisture in your eyes. Travis ends by giving us a 3-day challenge to reduce your exposure to blue light in the hour before you sleep. Do you suffer from dry eyes? Will you be participating in Travis's challenge? As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com. In This Episode Why a change in diet can help with your dry eyes [7:45] How to care for your eyelids [9:00] How to wear contact lenses safely to reduce symptoms of dry eyes [13:30] What the problem with makeup is [15:30] What other skin conditions are related to your eye health [26:15] Why we should limit our use of sunglasses [30:00] How to give yourself a gentle eyelid massage [36:00] Key tips for caring for your eye health and preventing dry eyes [40:40] Quotes “We have an overgrowth of bacteria on our eyelids. If that overgrowth becomes too much it produces a toxic waste product. That causes inflammation, redness, and irritation.” [10:44] “The sun's also good for blue light. Blue light regulates our sleep cycle. When the sun comes up, it's the most abundant source of blue light and it's more than your screens could ever get close to. When the sun goes down at night, blue light goes away. Blue light going away tells our body to start producing melatonin.” [31:33] “Once the sun goes down, you should eliminate all blue light from your life. Which means putting down your phones, putting down your computers, turning off your tv because that's going to keep you from getting in a deep sleep. Deep sleep is what you need to rest your mind and body.” [32:12] “Take the TV out of your bedroom because the bedroom should be for sleep and sex only.” [33:13] “Get your eyelid hygiene regimen down. The simplest way is adding Hypochlorous Acid to the end of your daily routine.” [41:04] Resources Mentioned Get Your Exclusive Offer! Use Code: CABECA at Checkout! Get a Copy of the Dry Eye Treatment eBook for Free Listen to The Dry Eye Show with Optometrist Dr. Travis Podcast Join the Dry Eye Syndrome Support Community on Facebook Rethink Your Dry Eye Treatment Blog Find Dr. Travis Zigler Online Find Eye Love Cares Online Follow Dr. Travis Zigler on Facebook | YouTube Join the KetoGreen Community on Facebook Buy Keto-Green 16 Check out the full episode page Find Dr. Anna Online Follow Dr. Anna on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Wrapping up the July edition of our Teaching Math Teaching Podcast Summer Book Club with a conversation about the book High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice with the book's lead authors, Robert Q. Berry III, Basil M. Conway IV, Brian R. Lawler, and John W. Staley. Links High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice (Use code 30FOR30 at checkout to get free shipping and 30% off) - https://us.corwin.com/en-us/nam/high-school-mathematics-lessons-to-explore-understand-and-respond-to-social-injustice/book262378#free-resources Video of 1st Weekly Book Chat: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2625633324315045 Video of 2nd Weekly Book Chat: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=756721311747717 Video of 3rd Weekly Book Chat: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=501790513936678 Video of 4th Weekly Book Chat: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=273350393769663 The Impact of Identity in K-8 Mathematics: Rethinking Equity-Based Practices: https://www.nctm.org/Store/Products/The-Impact-of-Identity-in-K-8-Mathematics--Rethinking--Equity-Based-Practices/ GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network): https://www.glsen.org/ Link to FREE Listen to GLSEN Lesson: https://us.corwin.com/sites/default/files/berryhsmathlessonssocialjustice5.3.pdf Link to FREE Social Justice Teaching Strategies: https://us.corwin.com/sites/default/files/berryhsmathlessonssocialjustice4.3.pdf Special Guests: Basil M. Conway IV, Brian Lawler, John W. Staley, and Robert Q. Berry III.

Hey guys! Today is the day! Chapter 1 of Rookie drops on Anchor, YouTube, and Substack! Chapter 1: You'll meet the main characters, the wrestling promotion, the feuds, and honest feedback of the world that the characters live in. The character have lives outside of wrestling. Follow their journey especially the main character to uncover whether or not his father disappeared or died within the wrestling world. This is a Murder Mystery Novel! If you enjoyed Chapter 1 and wish to support further, take advantage of the promotion sale to unlock cool features! Rookie If you want to sign up to the official wrestling newsletter from Squared Circle Podcast over at Substack: Squared Circle Podcast Love YouTube? Love Booktube? Want a visual novel? Subscribe below: Youtube Squared Circle Podcast Love you guys! Marie Shadows --- 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/squaredcirclepodcast/message

Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the Squared Circle Podcast. I am your host, Marie Shadows. And today I’ll be reading exclusively from the first draft of my wrestling novel in progress called Rookie. Rookie is a murder mystery wrestling novel. It’ll have all your favorite wrestling elements like highflying, technical, promos, fun characters, emotions, betrayal, and love always finding a way to break through darkness. It follows a male protagonist seeking answers for the disappearance or death of his father after reading the letter addressed to him years ago. His trusty female love interest will be at his side and along the way, they’ll meet various characters. These chapters are also written. The audio format is your bonus content to take on the go. If you enjoy the content I put out into the world of pro wrestling, please consider becoming a supporter via Substack the home of this wrestling newsletter The Squared Circle Podcast. At the end of each chapter they’ll be a button to become a supporter. I hope you enjoy this project as much as me. Make sure to tell your friends. I'll see you in the comments! For more info please sign up at: https://squaredcirclepodcast.substack.com Thank you! Marie Shadows --- 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/squaredcirclepodcast/message

Trump issued an executive order to address bias on social media platforms - it is largely a joke which I explain. I also discuss Joe Biden's VP search and Trump re-election strategy. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

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In this episode of Declaring Liberty, I discuss where the 2020 Presidential race stands and what I think would happen if the election was held today. Of course I also discuss a lot of other issues along the way. (( Subscribe for Free )) Listen:

We're screwed. I begin to explain why in this episode of Declaring Liberty. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

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COVID-19 has further exposed serious problems with both the Republican Party and the country. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

Government's response to the coronoavirus crisis has been authoritarian. Trump's most passionate defenders are part of the problem. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

The most disturbing aspect of the Coronavirus crisis thus far is the willingness of so many Americans to cede their constitutional rights to the government. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

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In this episode of Declaring Liberty, I discuss how Texas continues to turn blue and what that means for the future of the country. I also discuss my frustration over Republicans who refuse to face reality. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

In this episode of Declaring Liberty, I discuss a terrible crime committed by an illegal alien which sends we into a fit of rage. Next, I turn my ire on the Cultists who make excuses for Trump's inaction. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

In this episode of Declaring Liberty, I discuss the Coronavirus and the possible implications for our politics and economy. The effects that this contagion is already having demonstrates the fragility our our economy and political system. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

In this episode, I discuss the results of "Super Tuesday." Next I explain how the cult of personality on the right keeps making things worse. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

In this episode, I finish our discussion of the political propaganda surrounding the New Hampshire primary. I then deal with some of the stupid excuses we hear from Trump supporters to defend his awful hiring decisions. I also throw in some talk about economics and immigration. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

I go off in this episode. No other way to put it. I have had it with the mindless groupthink in the Republican Party and I ranted about it. Hope you enjoy! (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

In this episode, I talk a little about Rush Limbaugh following his cancer diagnosis. I also discuss the State of the Union Address and Democrat politics. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

In this episode I discuss Article V of the Constitution which provides for a Convention of States and how calling such a convention might be affected by illegal immigration. I also discuss the problem with feckless Republicans and I offer a few parting thoughts about impeachment as the Senate trial comes to an end. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

In this episode of Declaring Liberty, I discuss what I see as our biggest political problem.... Republican Groupthink! I talk about how this relates to the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump and to various political issues. I then turn my attention to new information recently released about our massive deficit and debt. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

In this episode of Declaring Liberty, I discuss my frustration with unserious Republicans and their delusions. I also discuss a new push for amnesty and I give you something to think about regarding the Senate impeachment trial. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

In this episode, I get back to the issues. No more impeachment crap! I debunk stupid things that people on our side say. I also discuss Joe Biden and what is really behind the Democrats' support for illegal immigration. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

In this episode of Declaring Liberty, I discuss this ridiculous impeachment circus as it has now made its way to the Senate. As I usually do, I am sure that I will piss off a lot of people with this episode. Oh well, I'm telling you what I think. I hope you enjoy listening whether you agree or not. I hope to at least make you think. (( Subscribe for Free )) Listen:

In this episode, I discuss why few Republicans actually care about issues or the future of the country. They are satisfied with nonsense while the country continues on its path toward collapse. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

In this episode of Declaring Liberty, the first of 2020, I discuss where we stand. Where our country stands at this moment and where we, as a conservative movement and Republican Party stand as we begin this new year. I won't lie, things are not looking good. (( Subscribe for Free )) Listen:

Trump has been impeached. What does that mean for the future of the country? My thoughts. (( Subscribe for FREE )) Listen:

In this episode of Declaring Liberty, I explain how being a member of the Republican Party is like being caught in the movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. WARNING: Many more harsh truths in this episode. Don't say I didn't warn you. (( Subscribe for Free )) Listen:

Join me as I interview the fabulous India Jackson, founder of India Jackson Artistry, a visual marketing agency known for taking an authentic and unapologetic approach to helping clients reach their goals.   India is a model-turned-entrepreneur who provides consulting strategy, photography, and training for both small businesses and big brands. In her spare time, India loves disrupting the way people view job titles, branding, visibility, and ultimately themselves.   Today, we’re talking about finding your voice and clarifying your brand. We’ll discuss how visual imagery, social media, and even graphic design reflect who you are, what your business is, and how you reach clients.   We’re also talking about intuition and the role it plays in clarifying your business’s purpose and vision. And yes, we talk about journaling – why some people resist it, why it’s so important, and what you can do if you really hate writing.   You’ll also hear more about the upcoming Clarity Summit: who’s going to be there, what you’ll learn, and how to register. Did I mention it’s FREE? Listen for more details!   Mentioned in this episode: Work Your Inner Wisdom website Lee’s interview with Erica Courdae: Episode 12 Flaunt Your Fire website Pause on the Play podcast with Erica and India India’s Instagram Page The Wisdom Library Work Your Inner Wisdom Facebook Community Follow Lee on Instagram! The Clarity Summit, coming September 30. Register online for FREE!

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Today, we go over the International Friendlies Preview, MLS Matchweek #28 Preview, Mexican Players Abroad, new Anchor update, the Latin Podcast Awards 2018, our FIFA 19 Giveaway, and more!   **Primer Toque is giving away FIFA19 for FREE** Listen for more details at the end of Primer Toque: Episode 40. Primer Toque thanks you for listening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/primertoque/support

Today, we go over the Liga MX Jornada #8 Review, MLS Matchweek #27 Review, English Premier League Matchweek #4 Preview, new Anchor update, FIFA 19 Giveaway, the Latin Podcast Awards 2018, and more!   **Primer Toque is giving away FIFA19 for FREE** Listen for more details at the end of Primer Toque: Episode 39. Primer Toque thanks you for listening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/primertoque/support

Dan Kennett hosts this Under Pressure podcast and he's joined by Gags Tandon, Simon Brundish and Daniel Rhodes for a special Analytics 101! On this first part of a doubleheader, the A-Team go through the data sources they use and what data collection methods they undertake for every Under Pressure podcast you listen. If you want to know what goes on behind the scenes and how much work goes into every podcast, make sure you listen in!You can listen in every week via the AI:PRO service by signing up and receiving a FREE week's trial here: anfieldindex.com/joinDiscussion points include:Data Sources1.1) On-Ball (Opta)1.2) Off-Ball (Camera/GPS tracking)1.3) PressingData Collection2.1) Raw Opta data2.2) Analytics/Measures derived from Opta data2.3) Data collection examplesData AnalysisBasic Analytics/Measures we create based on what we collect:Per90 stats. Why per90? Why not totals or per match?Quirks with the Opta data you might not know aboutFancy Analytics/Measures we create based on what we collectAnalytics on physical dataVideo analysisData presentation/interpretationHow do we finalise the outputs for UP? Not only the analysis on the Podcast but charts/images used in tweets from the account.Key pitfalls in interpreting the dataTo listen to the AI Under Pressure Podcast every week make sure you sign up to AI:PRO via the website and get a FREE 1 week trial too: anfieldindex.com/join See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In today’s conversation, I’m speaking with The Retirement Answer Man himself, Roger Whitney. Besides being a CFP and having just about every other designation a financial advisor can have after his name, Roger is one of the few financial advisors in the US who has cracked the podcasting code and is actually using his weekly show to drive substantial assets to his firm from all over the country. Not only is Roger landing clients nationwide, but he recently even signed a US citizen living in Burma, so I guess he’s officially gone international! This conversation is a must-listen episode if you are looking to expand your marketing to what I find for most advisors is an unknown digital frontier… podcasting. Special Offers for Our Listeners To Download a FREE Chapter of Roger’s book, Rock Retirement visit BradleyJohnson.com/44 I also bought a big stack of Roger’s books and I’m giving them away for FREE - Listen to this episode to find out how you can get a copy delivered directly to your doorstep! Take the 1st Step to Building Your Ideal Practice Want to find out how to grow your business and design a practice that serves you VS. being a slave to your practice? Yes it is possible to grow your business and work less - this is a model we’ve replicated for financial advisors over and over in markets all over the country. If you’d like to apply to see if it makes sense for us to have a 1-on-1 conversation, you can do that at bradleyjohnson.com/apply.

Online dating game: the pros & cons. Host Kim McAuley share her experience of online dating. Is it Right or Wrong? Are you glorifying you or trying to be like your friends and be part of the online dating game.

The title of this episode totally sounds like 'click bait'. Well, it is...kinda. It's honest click bait. I've found a way to become financially free over the past 12 months and I'd like to share my story and experience with you. As I move forward with my life and business, I'm making it my job to help others escape the trap they find themselves in. I'm not going to guarantee anything, except for opportunity. Take a listen to what I have to say and contact me if it fits in with your path in life. Enjoy!Send your resume and application to RobZShow@gmail.comTitle your email "Rob, I want to work with you" so that I know you listened to this podcast.Shoutout to the sponsors:The Comic's Vault @TheComicsVaultAltoonaHarlequin Pepper Yoga @HarlequinPepperYogaThe Clay Cup @TheClayCupTrade Secrets @SecretsInTradeJoos @TheJoosBarSports Evolution @LeadingAthletesYo Zebruh's leave me a voicemail @ (814) 799-0064Please give me a rating on iTunes. It would help the podcast tremendously.How can I make more $$$ for you and/or your business?Message me with "Fix My Social" on any of my platformsTwitter & Snapchat @RobZyoFacebook, Instagram & LinkedIn @RobZRadioYouTube @RobZShowwww.RobZRadio.comMy mission is to help businesses and individuals stand out through their social media networks. I like to describe it as taking a brick and mortar business and turning it into a personality that people can identify with. Giving businesses an identity. Call me (814) 799-0064 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You and I have the image of God in us and so does everyone we meet! We would probably freak out if we could see others the way God sees us. Liz talks about one of her favorite books today, A Little Princess by Francis Hodgson Burnett. In this book, Sara holds on to her identity of a benevolent princess even when she loses everything and it’s an amazing illustration of how we should view ourselves and the world around us as Christians. FREE: Listen to A little Princess https://librivox.org/a-little-princess-by-frances-hodgson-burnett/ Our Free class to leave worry and overwhelm back in 2017: http://epiceverydaynow.com/setting-up-your-year-for-success/ Please take our new years quiz to get your CSCs score: http://epiceverydaynow.com/where-do-you-need-to-grow-this-year/ Epic Every Day is available on iTunes, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitter: @AKindOfLying @ElizFrerichs @EEDCast EpicEveryDayNow.com Liz's book: Tales From A Spacious Place Music by: Nu Skiffle Brigade used under creative commons license

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In this Episode 139: Are YOU An Alpha Female Misfit? I discuss: *the feeling I've had of being an Alpha Female Misfit for most of my Life, and numbed this part of me down for a lot of my Life *that I felt compelled to do something BIG for the last almost 20 years, but was scared of this  *but over the last 18 months, I drew my line in the sand, and decided to be the Alpha Female Misfit that is ME, regardless of what other people think *and since then, I have never felt so FREE Listen to the latest Women Wanting More episode on iTunes here.  MORE TIP  Opt in to my NEW 4 Part Video Series on the 3 Lessons to Create MORE and Have it All in your Life here. You'll get Instant Access to Lesson #1, and a new Lesson every day over the next 3 days.   Then send me a private message on my personal Facebook page, post on my wall, or on the Women Wanting More FB page to let me know what has come up for you with this. RESOURCES  Episode 109: But People Don't Get Me Episode 102: Let the Dark Side Out  Apply to be 1 of just 15 Powerful Women attend the first Women Wanting More Live Event in beautiful Victoria, BC, Canada (October 16-18, 2016) ***over 20% sold out*** Request to be added to my private FB Community: Women Who Want MORE Like the Women Wanting MORE Facebook page here Warrior on Fire podcast (the inspiration for THIS podcast) Your Daily Revolution (a NEW podcast by my incredible coach, Setema Gali Jr.) Subscribe to the Women Wanting More Newsletter to get the Show Notes for Each Episode conveniently delivered to you inbox daily, get your More Tip to start putting what I teach into ACTION to get MORE out of your Life, daily email inspiration on how to Have it All, AND the MORE Four Action Guide, too!

“Listen to What The Holy Spirit is Saying"The Holy Spirit is a real person who came to reside within Jesus Christ's true followers after Jesus rose from the dead and ascended to heaven (Acts 2). Jesus told His apostles..."I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." (John 14:16-18)Min RALEIGH THORNTONFb: Min RALEIGH THORNTONEmail Rolandfortunert@gmail.comSecondary email Rev1571@icloud.comBookings:(937)520-0827 mrs Harris.Utube Min RALEIGH THORNTON Twitter Min RALEIGH THORNTON (manofGod911)Periscope MRTJ ministry

“Listen to What The Holy Spirit is Saying"The Holy Spirit is a real person who came to reside within Jesus Christ's true followers after Jesus rose from the dead and ascended to heaven (Acts 2). Jesus told His apostles..."I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." (John 14:16-18)Min RALEIGH THORNTONFb: Min RALEIGH THORNTONEmail Rolandfortunert@gmail.comSecondary email Rev1571@icloud.comBookings:(937)520-0827 mrs Harris.Utube Min RALEIGH THORNTON Twitter Min RALEIGH THORNTON (manofGod911)Periscope MRTJ ministry

Jade Harrell with Reena Hajat Carroll, Executive Director of Diversity Awareness Partnership. DAP offerings FREE Listen. Talk. Learn. Dialogue Across Difference Facilitation Sessions (LTL) Our goal during these sessions is to convene members of the community and begin healing together during trying times surrounding race relations and unconscious bias. Any individual or group interested in learning how to navigate difficult dialogue around these topics is encouraged to register for these trainings. Companies and organizations may request to host an LTL community session at their facility. Attendees will leave the training with the following information: Differences between Debate vs. Dialogue Facilitation Tips and Strategies: Strategy for answering difficult and polarizing questions about race, racism, and bias Information on future LTL sessions will be announced soon. For more information on registering, and/or hosting an LTL session, please contact kpruitt@dapstl.org.

Jade Harrell with Reena Hajat Carroll, Executive Director of Diversity Awareness Partnership. DAP offerings FREE Listen. Talk. Learn. Dialogue Across Difference Facilitation Sessions (LTL) Our goal during these sessions is to convene members of the community and begin healing together during trying times surrounding race relations and unconscious bias. Any individual or group interested in learning how to navigate difficult dialogue around these topics is encouraged to register for these trainings. Companies and organizations may request to host an LTL community session at their facility. Attendees will leave the training with the following information: Differences between Debate vs. Dialogue Facilitation Tips and Strategies: Strategy for answering difficult and polarizing questions about race, racism, and bias Information on future LTL sessions will be announced soon. For more information on registering, and/or hosting an LTL session, please contact kpruitt@dapstl.org.

This week, award-winning, globe-trotting travel journalist Adam Skolnick returns as guest host for another edition of Writer Porn, where we discuss pertinent, writerly paraphernalia that has crossed our collective radar.   Adam is the author and co author of 25 Lonely Planet guidebooks. He has also written for publications as varied as the New York Times, ESPN, Men’s Health, Outside, and Playboy. He recently finished his first narrative non-fiction book — based on his award-winning New York Times coverage of the death of the greatest American free diver of all time — titled One Breath (slated for publication in January). In this 41-minute file Adam Skolnick and I discuss: What is Writer Porn? How to Counteract the Negative Effects of Sitting All Day Why You Think Better on Your Feet Is Binge Reading Online Making Us Dumber? 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Start getting more from your site today! The Transcript Writer Porn: Standing Desks, Binge Reading, and James Patterson s MasterClass Voiceover: This is Rainmaker.FM, the digital marketing podcast network. It’s built on the Rainmaker platform, which empowers you to build your own digital marketing and sales platform. Start your free 14-day trial at RainmakerPlatform.com. Kelton Reid: These are The Writer Files, a tour of the habits, habitats, and brains of working writers, from online content creators to fictionists, journalists, entrepreneurs, and beyond. I’m your host, Kelton Reid: writer, podcaster, and mediaphile. Each week, we’ll find out how great writers keep the ink flowing, the cursor moving, and avoid writer’s block. This week, award-winning, globe-trotting travel journalist Adam Skolnick is back as guest host for another edition of Writer Porn, where we discuss pertinent, writer-ly paraphernalia that has crossed our collective radar. Adam is the co-author and author of 25 Lonely Planet guide books. He has also written for publications as varied as The New York Times, ESPN, Men’s Health, Outside, and Playboy. He recently finished his first narrative, non-fiction book based on his award-winning New York Times coverage of the death of the greatest American free diver of all time. In this episode, Adam and I will discuss how to counteract the negative effects of sitting all day, why you think better on your feet, is binge reading online making us dumber, why relaxing your process can help your productivity, and how to write a bestseller according to James Patterson. What Is Writer Porn? Kelton Reid: I am pleased to welcome Adam Skolnick back to The Writer Files for another edition of something that we are calling ‘Writer Porn.’ Adam Skolnick: Ha, ha, ha. Porn! You said ‘porn.’ Kelton Reid: What is Writer Porn? Adam Skolnick: I have no idea. You named it that. Kelton Reid: I think it’s things that come across our desk that are pertinent to the writing life. Adam Skolnick: Oh, to the writer and only the writer? Kelton Reid: Sure, yeah. Adam Skolnick: What if our listeners aren’t writers? Kelton Reid: Well, that’s okay. We welcome you. Adam Skolnick: Welcome, welcome non-writers. Kelton Reid: I collect these kind of tidbits of whatever they might be — quotes, writer-ly advice — and lump them into this category, and I asked you back, and thankfully you took me up on it, to do another session where we riff on some of these things. It’s a little bit different than the interview segments that I do for The Writer Files, but I’m excited to have you back. Thanks for taking time to do this. I know that you just finished your book. That’s very exciting. I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this, but I did get to look at a galley. Did you know that? Adam Skolnick: I don’t think it was a galley. I think I emailed you the book. Yes, I knew that. I emailed it to you. Kelton Reid: Oh. Adam Skolnick: Who do you think emails my emails? Do you think I hire an email service? Kelton Reid: I don’t know, but I was very honored to get into it. Man, it’s good stuff, very compelling. I’m excited for the rest of the world to get a chance to see it. Congratulations, man. Adam Skolnick: Thanks, man, I really appreciate that. Kelton Reid: What are you presently working on over there? Adam Skolnick: I am about to get on a boat with Jack Johnson and a couple of pro surfers in the Bahamas, and I’m going to sail through the Bermuda Triangle to Bermuda, researching marine plastic pollution for a magazine story. I leave on Friday for that. That should be a wild and interesting journey. Kelton Reid: Jack Johnson, is he the musician? Adam Skolnick: Yeah. Kelton Reid: Okay, cool. He’s also a well-known surfer, so I get it now. Adam Skolnick: Yeah, yeah, he’s lives on the north shore of Hawaii. He’s been surfing his whole life. The ocean’s important to him, and he’s giving back. He’s sponsoring this expedition. It should be cool. Kelton Reid: Sounds really exciting. I’m jealous. Adam Skolnick: Thanks, man. Well, I hope it’s cool. I’ve never gotten sea sick before, so I trust I’ll be fine. I bought a windbreaker at REI, so I think if I bring my windbreaker, and my moleskin notebook, and nothing else, I should be fine. Kelton Reid: Your bikini. Adam Skolnick: Oh, my bikini and my cowboy hat. Kelton Reid: Yeah, don’t forget the hat. It really completes the look for you. Now that I’ve got you here, I can pick your brain about some stuff that’s crossed my desk. I know you’ve seen a lot of these things as well. How to Counteract the Negative Effects of Sitting All Day Kelton Reid: Speaking of desks, the first thing we should chat about is standing desks. Essentially, I keep seeing more and more stuff about standing desks. For people who work online and are professional writers — full-time writers, content creators, what have you — a lot of us are getting these missives about the standing desk. Do you have a standing desk, Adam? Adam Skolnick: I do not, Kelton. Kelton Reid: Have you ever used a standing desk? Adam Skolnick: I have. There was a period of time where I had two desks going on, and I would switch back and forth. It was one of those butcher blocks that became a desk. I’d have my sitting desk and my standing desk, and I liked it. It worked, but with me and my lifestyles, I’m so nomadic that I end up just pretty adaptable. I’ll sit wherever I have to sit to work. When I was writing the novel, the non-fiction book, it just required too much focus. I didn’t find standing at it was working for me, but if I’m working on a guide book, something like the Lonely Planet book or a magazine article where it doesn’t take as much long-term focus, I can bang out a few things standing. I do stand a lot when I’m talking on the phone in between. I don’t sit all day at any one point, but I’ll sit for a couple of hours at a time maybe. Kelton Reid: Well, I think writers of all disciplines tend to work sitting down for many hours at a time. Now we’re seeing evidence that, that excessive sitting can technically be considered a lethal activity — or we keep hearing sitting is the new smoking. Adam Skolnick: Yes, but what would sitting and smoking be then? Kelton Reid: Probably not great for you. Adam Skolnick: No. Kelton Reid: I quit many, many decades ago. Adam Skolnick: I only smoke on the treadmill now. Kelton Reid: Writers are investing money in these standing desks for their health. There’s a couple different kinds of standing desks. Certainly, there are some hacks to get into a standing desk. You could do what you do, just use a higher counter. Adam Skolnick: Yes. Kelton Reid: That New York Times article, Is Sitting a Lethal Activity?, pointed out that there are a cascade harmful metabolic affects that occur when we’re sitting. It’s not great for your heart or your cholesterol levels to be sedentary. Adam Skolnick: Right. Kelton Reid: Over a lifetime, these unhealthful effects of sitting do add up according to research by these epidemiologists. Am I saying that right? Adam Skolnick: Epidemiologist, yeah. Kelton Reid: Thank you. At the American Cancer Society, they did this huge study that showed a definite overall increase in the death rate. They estimated that, on average, people who sit too much definitely shave a few years off their life. Adam Skolnick: Well, that makes sense to me. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Adam Skolnick: I think everyone knows that sitting and being a potato of some kind — couch or desk potato, I guess that’s what we are now, desk potatoes — that’s going to be bad for your physical fitness. Not everyone has the space or the attention span, frankly, to create the perfect work environments. You’re one of those people that your physical environment, your interior environment, your office has always been important to you, so you’re going to do something about it. There are a lot of people like you. Then there are people who just don’t have the capacity to care about much. What I read recently, I read something in Outside Magazine that said it’s really not necessarily that you’re sitting all the time while you’re working — it’s that you’re sitting all those hours unbroken. I know Outside just published something online, and if you look at cures for sitting at the desk or something on their website, Outside Online, you’d find this incredible exercise routine that wouldn’t take long. It includes things that babies do — crawling and rolling yourself over without using your hands on your back. Basically, just rolling over, rolling from one side of the room to the other, and it does something. It aligns your body and your posture in a way that basically counteracts everything you’ve been doing at the desk for that 55 minutes beforehand. If you do something like that every five minutes, that’s another example that that could help, every five or 10 minutes, or if you take two hours to work and then 15 minutes to do moderate yoga or something in the office to counteract it. Take a walk around. It’s the unbroken sitting that’s the bad part. I don’t think it’s that you can’t sit at a desk and work. What you’re doing, which is to allow yourself to be more productive in different ways, is also a great cure for it. There’s a lot of ways to do it. Kelton Reid: Sure, absolutely. There’s definitely no one way. I have seen the yoga poses, which, frankly, isn’t something I’m going to do, but one of the other studies was saying that, in that sense, any kind of non-exercise activity — ‘thermogenesis’ is what they call it, or NEAT is the acronym — is basically the little movements that you do throughout the day to counteract that stuff, any kind of stretching or moving around in the office. Why You Think Better on Your Feet I tend to pace, which is another thing that we can talk about in a second, but it’s actually really good for you. Just getting up and walking around helps you to be more creative, interestingly enough. What that big study showed was that the good news is that, that peril can be countered is — I think, the point that you are also getting at. This other study by these Canadian researchers showed that both types of the different standing desks actually reduce sedentariness, which is one of the big problems, and improved mood. Either a standing desk or a treadmill desk, and clearly the treadmill desk is going to be a little bit more distracting. Adam Skolnick: Treadmill desk? Kelton Reid: A treadmill desk. This is a thing. Basically, overall, they’re saying the evidence suggests that both standing and treadmill desks may be effective in improving overall health, both physiologically and your mental health combined. It’s kind of interesting, but they did say that the treadmill desk ranked lower for productivity stuff. I think that’s probably because how can you walk and … Adam Skolnick: I don’t think the treadmill desk is destined to be a big seller. I’m going to go out on a limb here. Kelton Reid: Well, you wouldn’t know until you tried it, but I just can’t imagine doing it. Adam Skolnick: That’s going to hurt its product profit rollout. Kelton Reid: I’m not selling it here. I’m not an affiliate. Adam Skolnick: It’s going to hurt the product rollout if you can’t imagine ever using it. Kelton Reid: Probably. Adam Skolnick: That’s the problem with the treadmill desk. Kelton Reid: International Journal of Health, Promotion Education proved that, in another study, that people really do think better on their feet, which is probably another check mark in the category of we should be probably standing more while we work. There are some ways that have been proven to be effective, and there are some ways that actually probably wouldn’t be that effective. I think the treadmill desk is a question mark, but making sure that you’re using the right posture when you are actually using a standing desk is also important. Are you using the right technique? This other article that I found, basically — for MakeUseOf — said that if you’re using the wrong posture, it’s going to basically counteract those positive things that you’re doing as a user of a standing desk. My hack here was I’ve inherited a very nice bookshelf from a friend. It looks like some kind of piece of modern art, but it has the perfect height to put a laptop, which should, according to MakeUseOf, be at eye level. Of course, typing on the laptop at that level would be terrible for, say, my back or getting some type of carpel tunnel syndrome, so it is suggested to do some kind of Bluetooth keyboard and/or mouse on a different shelf, and that’s exactly what I’ve done. Zero dollar hack — I have a standing desk. I can get up and use it when I start to feel slothful. Slothful? Adam Skolnick: Yes, slothful. Okay, I think we’ve covered standing desks. Kelton Reid: Okay, well, that was the big one. It’s been a topic that keeps coming across my own desk, so we nailed it. Adam Skolnick: Yeah, we really nailed that one. I hope they’re all still listening. Is Binge Reading Online Making Us Dumber? Kelton Reid: Let’s talk about word consumption. Adam Skolnick: Let’s talk about it. Kelton Reid: What does it mean? Adam Skolnick: Binge reading disorder, is that what you’re referring to? Kelton Reid: Yes, binge reading disorder. Adam Skolnick: Ah, explain binge reading disorder, Kelton Reid. Kelton Reid: Well, I’m not sure if that’s the scientific terminology for it, but according to data, recent data, a typical American consumes more than 100,000 words a day and remembers probably very little of that information that’s being scanned into their cerebral cortex. Adam Skolnick: Is that a good thing? Kelton Reid: I don’t know. Is it making us dumber? What’s your take on it? Adam Skolnick: I don’t think so. I think we were already dumb. Kelton Reid: That’s a great answer. I think we can just stop right there. Adam Skolnick: I don’t know. Typically, if I’m reading stuff online, it’s typically mindless sports drivel. News stories I’ll read on my phone in the morning. I’ll get the newspaper on the phone. You’re reading more now. You’re just not reading all of it in the same place. The big argument is, is there a difference in reading it on the screen versus reading a hard copy? I like to read both ways. I don’t think it matters. I’m kind of agnostic on platform stuff. It’s just easier to use a Kindle when I’m on the road. I’ll use a Kindle when I’m on the road, and I don’t feel bad about it. I don’t think it’s making us dumber at all. If anything, our memories are probably hampered because you can Google anything at any time, but that also makes our arguments more informed. Instead of just two people talking over a cocktail about something that neither of them knows anything about but really being really passionate about it, they can actually Google it. Then they don’t have to talk about it anymore. Kelton Reid: True. Yeah, I pull out the smartphone on countless occasions in any sort of, not argument per se, but discussion. Adam Skolnick: What-does-it-all-mean type discussion? Kelton Reid: Sure, sure, right. I think it’s interesting that — going back to that Atlantic article by Nicholas Carr, Is Google Making Us Stupid? — where he argued that the abundance of information that the Internet provides is diminishing our abilities to comprehend what we read. I don’t know how I feel about that. I do feel at times like I know too much because I’ve scanned so much stuff in there. What this study found, at least the UC San Diego report, said the average American basically ingests 100,000 plus words — includes text messages, emails, social media, subtitles, advertisements. Adam Skolnick: Right. Kelton Reid: We’re just bombarded with stuff. Adam Skolnick: Yes. Kelton Reid: The truth is that when this gentlemen, Josh Schwartz — he’s a data scientist for the traffic analysis firm Chartbeat — found that the way people read on the Internet is that they very rarely make it past halfway through any article that crosses their desk, and there’s a very large percentage that don’t even get into the article. They just click the link, grab a link, share it without even reading it. So a lot of the stuff that we’re seeing in the Twitter feed is stuff that these social shares haven’t actually ingested, comprehended. Adam Skolnick: Yes, that’s for sure. People do that all the time. I, myself, have done that once or twice. I don’t know if Schwartz knows that. Was it Schwartz? Did Schwartz out me on that one? Kelton Reid: Yeah, he pointed me to your sham Twitter feed. Adam Skolnick: Damn you, Schwartz. Listen, if I Tweet out a link, chances are I’ve read at least half of that link. If there’s something at the end of that story that makes me look like a jerk, it’s not my fault because I’m just following. I’m just following. Kelton Reid: Right, but this is probably what most of us are feeling that, “All right, I kind of get it,” so we’re scanning. We’re scanning. Adam Skolnick: Well, I think we’re also parroting. We see someone’s Tweet come across, and we’re like, “Oh, I like that guy, so that must be cool.” You just want to support that person. For whatever reason, you want to be a positive in their social media sphere for that moment, so you do it. Kelton Reid: Sure. Adam Skolnick: I think a lot of times the Retweets of other people’s links are fine, but the funny part is if no one ever read the link. Kelton Reid: Right. Adam Skolnick: What if the person who you’re Retweeting hasn’t even read the link that they’re Retweeting, and it’s just this crazy hall of mirrors. Kelton Reid: Sure, it’s a crazy hall of mirrors. Adam Skolnick: Wait, you’re saying the Internet is a hall of mirrors? Kelton Reid: Well, there’s definitely an echo chamber. Adam Skolnick: Is that what Schwartz is saying because he’s a genius? Kelton Reid: Yeah, well, this is some kind of existential question about something else. Moving on, a peer report comparing the habits of ebook readers versus print readers, which is kind of interesting, noted that paginated reading comprehension far outpaced the continuous, infinite scroll, like we face on the Internet every day. Maybe there is something to be said for comprehension of reading done in a different way than we are so used to seeing on the Internet. Adam Skolnick: Well, that could also just mean books are taken more seriously than the general scroll, or the time you take to leaf through a magazine is going to matter more than the general scroll that you do on a typical day. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Well, I think this researcher from that report in Sweden said that scrolling took more of your mental resources that could be spent comprehending text, at least enough to memorize it. I guess if you’re doing some pretty heavy research, you probably want to make sure that you’re staying a little more focused. I think coffee works great, too. Adam Skolnick: Oh, yeah, good. Kelton Reid: Is that helpful? Adam Skolnick: No. I think we should just go directly to James Patterson okay, at the beginning of your podcast. I think you’re going to find, as you go through this podcast, it really should be all Patterson. This is our big tease to the Patterson experiment. Kelton Reid: Just a quick pause to mention that The Writer Files is brought to you by the Rainmaker Platform, the complete website solution for content marketers and online entrepreneurs. Find out more and take a free 14-day test drive at Rainmaker.FM/Platform. How Taking Notes by Hand Might Boost Comprehension Kelton Reid: Okay, we’re going to skip over the notebook portion. I’m assuming that’s what you’re suggesting? Adam Skolnick: Well, I don’t know. The notebook portion? We could do the notebook portion. Kelton Reid: Well, I just think it’s interesting that this other study, the last study that we’ll mention, by a researcher at Northwestern University, showed that students who took notes in a notebook in a class compared to on a computer ended up with better test scores for that class. I’ve seen this in a few different places. Adam Skolnick: Yeah. Kelton Reid: How do you feel about that? Adam Skolnick: I might have talked about this in the last podcast. I feel like I’m repeating myself, but I was a part of a process at Lonely Planet when Lonely Planet was going to a shared publishing platform. Before that, authors were preparing their manuscripts in Word, emailing that to a coordinating author, who was putting that all into one document, and sending that in to the publishers, who were then taking it apart and putting it in their own publishing platform internally, their own software so that they could paginate and do everything they needed to do. Then after that book was done, the web people would take it apart, put it online, and update whatever their online content was. Basically, what that was doing was making it impossible to have fluid, updated material online and in a timely and efficient way because everything was geared towards the brick-and-mortar bookshops and the print books. Now, as everything was changing, I think about 2008 this was, whenever I was in Colorado doing that. Was that ’08? No, that was like 2010, so everything started to change around 2010. They decided to get sleeker and try to be more competitive, and try to figure out a way that you could be updating online at the same time you’re updating the books. They had a couple of us pilot this shared publishing platform experiment where I would take notes in my phone or on an iPad. They didn’t want me using my moleskins, which is how I was usually taking notes when I was in the field. It was everything from using this new database type platform when we were writing it up, but all the way to, in the field, try to use some other type of equipment. At first, I thought, “Wow, I’m going to lose something in the translation,” because I always thought there’s something about putting your pen to paper in an analog way that opens your brain and opens your own perception and comprehension in a way that’s unique and interesting. I always thought that. At first, I found it really clunky to use the iPhone for notes, but then over time, I just stayed with it. I was asked to stay with it for a week and see if it changed. Within a few days, it started to change. Within a few days, I started to get comfortable taking notes. Now I can take notes on the phone faster than I can write them in a moleskin. I can then save those notes. The notes are going to constantly get uploaded to the cloud, so you’re not going to lose stuff. If you somehow lose a notebook, you’re screwed, but not on the phone. I also find that this idea that using a pen and a paper opens your mind in a certain way isn’t so accurate anymore, either. Once I got used to doing that, I could come up with similar insights. I don’t think the insights are any different. My conditioning to creating the insight, or discovering my own insight, or whatever it might be that was a condition, I just happened to be doing that while I was using the pen and paper. When I started to use the phone, it worked that way, too. Now, when you’re trying to comprehend something, I think writing it down might do something to your brain that typing it wouldn’t. I don’t know, but it might. Could be. It sounds like Solomon found that to be true. It could be, yeah. Kelton Reid: A lot of my stuff definitely starts on paper. I find that it helps me early on in the process. Then I move into the more digital idea-building. I feel like the ideas are born more easily for me when they start in a notebook or on a note card, but I’m a fan of all these hybrid models, you know? Why Relaxing Your Process Can Help Your Productivity Adam Skolnick: Yeah. I think the key point for writers, especially newer writers or younger writers that are making a go of it, the important point isn’t are you sitting at a desk, or standing up, are you using a notebook or are you using a phone, or using a laptop. The key is do it. Just keep doing it. It doesn’t matter. I’m really agnostic with all this process stuff. I’m not a real process guy. Partly, it’s because I’m on tight deadlines a lot, so I’m constantly having to do it. Partly because I’m traveling so much, I’ve just become adaptable by nature. The key thing is to not be too precious, for me anyway. I think the more precious I get about the way things have to be done, the greater the excuses to not getting things done. That’s my personal approach. It’s not everybody’s approach. I think process can really matter for some people, and it’s really important. Some people are super interested in that. I’m less interested in that and more interested in are you doing the work. However you need to do it, do the work. If it helps to create a process that works for you, then do it. I’m just to the point where process takes a back seat. Kelton Reid: Nice, that’s a great take away. Thank you for getting us there. Adam Skolnick: Sure, man. Learn How to Write a Bestseller with James Patterson Kelton Reid: So — precious. Let’s talk about another precious American resource. Adam Skolnick: No, this man is decidedly not precious, which is probably the greatest thing about him. Kelton Reid: James Patterson. Adam Skolnick: That and his website. Kelton Reid: James Patterson. Adam Skolnick: James Patterson. I am so excited to be talking about James Patterson, mainly because I’ve never once read a James Patterson book, not one time. Kelton Reid: That is so strange. I cannot honestly say the same thing. The reason we’re talking about this is because he is offering a masterclass in writing through a website called MasterClass, a startup called MasterClass. There’s no question that James Patterson, whose annual salary clocks in at $90 mil it looks like, knows how to write a bestseller. Now, for $90 — that’s right, $90 American — you, too, can learn how to write a bestseller from James Patterson. Adam Skolnick: Yes, or not, but we’re going to find out if this works. Kelton Reid: What is it about James Patterson that ruffles people’s feathers, aside from the fact that he is the author of 19 consecutive number one New York Times bestsellers? Adam Skolnick: I think it’s because he has basically created this stable of co-authors and comes up with these ideas. Then they execute them. Then he manages to turn them all into bestsellers — it’s almost like the sausage factory of writing. That bothers a lot of people, especially in the literary world, who are super driven towards the auteur type production. Although, in a lot of ways, what he’s doing is kind of the new 2.0 version of Pulp Fiction past, which was just get stuff on the market and get people reading. He’s very un-precious about it, which is probably the coolest thing about it. I haven’t read his novels, so I have no idea how good they are. There must be something to them. They’re selling a lot. Kelton Reid: Sure, so he’s basically the bestseller machine over there. Now he’s working with these ghostwriters and co-authors. Probably nothing wrong with that other than it ruffles some people’s feathers probably in the literary. It actually even ruffled Stephen King’s feathers, but it’s interesting debates about James Patterson and his kind of claim to fame. Adam Skolnick: He’s written 95 novels since 1976. That’s amazing. Kelton Reid: Yeah. He holds the New York Times record for most bestselling hardcover fiction titles by a single author, a total of 76, and that is also a Guinness record. Adam Skolnick: That’s amazing. He’s got something going on, you know? Kelton Reid: Well, he clearly knows what he’s doing. Adam Skolnick: Yeah. Kelton Reid: In a sense, could you compare him to McKee and his kind of screenwriting formula? Adam Skolnick: Well, I don’t know because I’ve read a story by Robert McKee, and I liked it. I thought it was interesting. I don’t know. I’m excited to hear that part. For me, personally, why I’m interested in the course — aside from hoping that there’s some amazing James Patterson quotes that we can talk about on the podcast over the next several weeks — I’m hoping that it’s absurd but also poignant. I’m hoping he strikes gold here and there. I’m sure not every episode’s going to be great, but I’m hoping there’s some good moments. I keep thinking of Adaptation. Kelton Reid: Yes. Adam Skolnick: That great movie with Nicholas Cage where he plays Charlie Kaufman, and Kaufman takes the Robert McKee class after his twin brother had taken it and decided to write a screenplay. Now Charlie, who’s kind mired in writer’s block and is having a hard time turning The Orchid Thief — a great book by Susan Orlean — into its own movie, he takes McKee’s class. McKee berates him publicly, and then gives him some great, great tips. That’s an amazing scene. It’s tremendous, and I hope at some point James Patterson personally lambastes me during this class. Kelton Reid: What? Okay. Adam Skolnick: Kaufman was having a hard time in that scene. I know it’s fictional, but it’s still funny. He was having a hard time because he was trying to take this somewhat complex subject and turn it into a story without falling into the cliché traps of beginning, middle, end, action, act 1, act 2, act 3 — all the things you’re supposed to do. He wanted to break that mold. McKee basically tells him, no, you’ve got to see that mold through and come out in the end because life is like that. I, personally, have a different issue. I get attracted to ideas that have so much to them, it’s hard to distill it in a simple storyline. I’m always envious of writers who can create simple, small, perfect stories. I think those are the stories readers like the best. They can relate to them the best. They can get lost in them a little easier. Even the book I’ve just finished — which I really like, and I think you can get a lot out of it — there are three levels to it. It works for that book, but if I’m going to write a better novel next time around my previous novel was this slice of life, 10 years of my life squashed into one. There’s just so many twists and turns to it. It’s definitely not that neat and tidy story. I think, if anything, Patterson definitely has story hooks down. I’m interested in being able to reign myself in as a writer and bringing my energy into a bit more of a tight story. I’m hoping Patterson will have some tips in that regard, so that’s a serious reason. Kelton Reid: True. Adam Skolnick: I’m hoping there’s something there, and then I’m also hoping there’s a lot of unintentional comedy. Kelton Reid: Well, there is something to be said for these writing formulas, and certainly Hollywood uses it, a screenwriting formula, as you know. Copywriters also use formulas all the time. I’m thinking of the AIDA method for writing good online and print copy, which is attention, interest, desire, action. These are all things that writers can learn from. I think it’s interesting, actually, you coming from a creative non-fiction, fiction, and screenwriting background, me coming from some of those same backgrounds with the copywriting thing thrown in there — it’ll be interesting for us to experiment. So, what are we going to do? Adam Skolnick: Well, I think we have to figure out, do we like Patterson, first off. I think it’s easy. It’s funny, you look at this MasterClass, and you can take acting classes from Dustin Hoffman or tennis lessons from Serena Williams. It’s so absurd. Is the MasterClass Startup onto Something Huge? Kelton Reid: Well, the MasterClass project is very interesting. Adam Skolnick: It’s just completely absurd, but it’s like your famous icons pitching infomercials. Kelton Reid: Right. Adam Skolnick: It used to be the people on infomercials were the people who were the washed-up actors of old. For instance, I think it would make more sense if Erik Estrada was giving a masterclass on acting online than Dustin Hoffman. That’s what I think. Kelton Reid: What these guys have done with the MasterClass Project, this San Francisco startup has gotten some really impressive, marque names to back them for this San Francisco based project. Well, not only did they get Usher and Robert Downing Jr.’s company, and Michael Bloomberg’s venture capital, Bloomberg Beta, backing for this project, they’re using some really high-profile directors to make these online courses, which are kind of the new black for sure. They’re directed by top filmmakers, so they look beautiful. They have interactive exercises. Hopefully, one of them is Mr. Patterson yelling at you. Adam Skolnick: Yeah, I hope so. I’m holding out hope. Kelton Reid: They come with additional learning materials, Q&A sessions. This is the new — and it’s been around forever — online business model. These are like beautiful digital products, like the highest quality. Adam Skolnick: Yes, they’re great products. But they’re like dream products where people taking them can imagine that one day they’ll be like the person teaching them. Kelton Reid: Right. Adam Skolnick: In reality, it’s just a way to get those other people rich. It’s not like this giving. Listen, if Dustin Hoffman and James Patterson wanted to teach a class, and they cared mostly about just giving what they’ve learned to create their legacy freely to people, they would do it for free and on YouTube. Kelton Reid: Okay. So you’re saying it’s not philanthropy? Adam Skolnick: Absolutely not. It’s this crazy marketed approach to teaching people. I think it’s going to be limited, but I’m interested in it because, if anything, there’s going to be nuggets. I don’t think you could put people who’ve accomplished what they’ve accomplished on camera telling them to teach the way they want to teach and not have nuggets. I think it’s one of those flawed, genius concepts. Hopefully we’ll find out. Adam Skolnick s Patterson MasterClass Experiment Kelton Reid: Okay, so we’re going to put journalist Adam Skolnick on the case, and you are going to take the course. I’m going to try to do it as well, if I find the time or the patience. Adam Skolnick: First, we’ve got to read up on some Patterson. Kelton Reid: What are you going to read? Adam Skolnick: I don’t know. I’ve got his list. There’s 1st to Die. If you look at Goodreads, and there’s a Listopia I guess, and Goodreads. I like Goodreads. It’s a cool website. They have the list of favorite Patterson novels. 1st to Die comes up number one — 91 people voted, and that’s number one. It’s part of his Women’s Murder Club series, which is interesting, so I’m going to do that. I love a whodunit, so I’m cautiously optimistic about 1st to Die. You wanted to do Along Came a Spider, right? Kelton Reid: I think so, yeah. I think I want to start there with the Alex Cross. That sounds more up my alley. Adam Skolnick: Yeah, you know what, I think so, too. I think I might switch. I never saw the movie. Kelton Reid: It’d be kind of like CliffsNotes — how do you pronounce it? How to Listen to Moby Dick for Free Adam Skolnick: CliffsNotes. That’s like I’ve never read Moby Dick. I’ve read the CliffsNotes of Moby Dick, and now I’m going to read Along Came a Spider. So far. I’m exactly who they’re looking for. I’m the target audience of the MasterClass. Kelton Reid: They have a Moby Dick Big Read. You can hear the entire Moby Dick read by famous people. A lot of them are famous authors that read the entire text of Moby Dick. It’s a free podcast. You can download it today. Adam Skolnick: Really? Kelton Reid: Yeah. Adam Skolnick: I thought we’re supposed to read it. Kelton Reid: Exactly. Okay, last thing I’m going to skip over the fact that James Patterson is also starting an imprint of Ray Schultz’s books because does he really need to extend his brand further? Adam Skolnick: He’s just having a good time. There’s something about how his website, I love how he just having a good time. Like he doesn’t care. He’s breaking all the social mores. Somewhere the great authors, like Jonathan Franzen must hate James Patterson. I can only imagine. Franzen must think Patterson is the devil. Kelton Reid: Oh my. Adam Skolnick: I wouldn’t know, but it seems to me that Franzen’s pretty serious about his work. I love Franzen, and I have no idea if I’m going to like Patterson. I love Franzen, but I can imagine a guy like that who’s super literary, literary to the 10th degree, isn’t going to be into the Patterson approach. But there’s something about that approach which is appealing to me in some way. Like, “Don’t be so precious. Do your work however you want to do it. This is what I do,” so I’m hoping we can have some J Pat nuggets. Kelton Reid: All right. Well, we’re going to bring you back and get your take on the James Patterson course once you have completed it. Adam Skolnick: Yes. Kelton Reid: And I will pretend that I have also. Adam Skolnick: Then I can start in on the Dustin Hoffman course straight after that. Kelton Reid: I’m going right to Usher. Adam Skolnick: I’m going to go to the Usher, how to be an R&B crooner, right after that. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Think about it. With my — yeah, nevermind. Adam Skolnick: Nevermind. Actually, I want to take the LeBron James course. If I finish the LeBron James course, then I can be quite good at basketball. Kelton Reid: I think that’s probably a wrap on the MasterClass seq. Adam Skolnick: Oh, sorry. Kelton Reid: Adam, thank you so much for coming back on The Writer Files, doing this session of Writer Porn as a guest host. I really appreciate your time, and I look forward to rapping with you again in the future. Adam Skolnick: Thank you, man. I’ll be back with some J Pat nuggets of knowledge. Kelton Reid: Where can listeners find you at out there in the world? Adam Skolnick: AdamSkolnick.com, @AdamSkolnick on Instagram and Twitter. I think that’s it. Kelton Reid: All right, my friend. Adam Skolnick: There’s an article in the June issue of Playboy Magazine that’s out right now on free diving I think you’ll like. Kelton Reid: Excellent, and have a great time in the islands. Which islands? Adam Skolnick: Oh yes, in the Bermuda Triangle. Kelton Reid: Ooh, that sounds like another episode. Adam Skolnick: It sounds like a James Patterson novel. Kelton Reid: Okay, perfect. Use it. It’s all grist for the mill, my friend. All right, thanks, bud. Adam Skolnick: Cheers. Kelton Reid: Cheers. Thank you for tuning into the Writer Files. Now get back to work. I am going to take a long walk. For more episodes of The Writer Files and all of the show notes, or to leave us a comment or a question, drop by WriterFiles.FM. Please subscribe to the show in iTunes. Leave us a rating or review, and help other writers to find us. You can always chat with me on Twitter, @KeltonReid. See you out there.