Podcasts about free spirited

If your event bar still treats non-alcoholic drinks as an afterthought, we need to talk. I'm sitting down LIVE with Kevin Morgan, Global Head of Tempo by Hilton and a 24-year hospitality veteran who has worked his way through Hilton from front desk agent to brand leadership. Kevin also helped lead Hilton's global CleanStay response—so when he talks about safety, execution, and systems, he's lived it at scale. We're talking about Tempo's Free-Spirited beverage program—a non-alcoholic strategy that gives NA cocktails equal billing, thoughtful design, and operational clarity. Not a mocktail menu. Not a compromise. A deliberate approach to inclusion, guest experience, and risk management. Here's why this matters for planners and suppliers: ▶︎ Bars are social hubs at events—but alcohol-centric design excludes more guests than you think ▶︎ Inclusive beverage programs reduce pressure, improve guest confidence, and expand revenue opportunities ▶︎ Small operational details (like how drinks are marked and served) can prevent costly mistakes ▶︎ Fresh ingredients, reduced waste, and intentional partnerships can support sustainability without adding complexity Kevin will share how guest data—not personal preference—drives brand decisions, why inclusion is a baseline expectation, and how Tempo's beverage strategy connects safety, sustainability, and belonging in real, executable ways for hotels, venues, and events. If you plan events, design menus, manage food & beverage, or work with hospitality brands, this conversation will change how you think about what's in the glass—and who feels welcome holding it.

Being free-spirited is a toss of the coin

We had such a blast on Dayna's podcast talking about music memories and how they impacted my life so why not bring it to you!    Hosted by Dayna Sol, a national DJ and event host for over two decades, lives her life through music so how dynamic it is to interview guests about their cherished songs that shaped their lives shared on her Soundtrack of Life Podcast.   Remember Monkees' Daydream Believer song? That is certainly dating me, but it was that song I swooned over during my young girl days. How about iconic Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven? Yep, High School class song. :)   You'll hear why these songs are favorites of mine and never heard before memories of my young, free-spirited days from childhood to college to my breakdown to breakthrough milestone in 2017 that led to a month-long stay in Florence, Italy all during Dayna's Soundtrack of Life Podcast interview.    Dayna is not only a dear, cherished spiritual friend, but I was honored to coach her in my Life Design program and her global DJ/Host/MC business for an entire year in 2023.  A special result that came out of that year-long experience among many more personal and business successes was HER podcast.    I helped her birth her longtime desire to produce Solful Soundtrack of Life podcast idea and strategize the how and why. I am so proud her! 100% in her zone of genius! Grateful for that.    Enjoy the episode! See if you recognize some songs from your own soundtrack of life.  Show links: Dayna Sol - Soundtrack of Life Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/solful-soundtrack-of-life/id1781458520 @_daynasol_ Instagram  @marla_diann  Free Guide: What if you could manifest your one-year goals in 90 days to 6 mos?  By using the blend of masculine and feminine energies and traits, imagine what you could accomplish quicker with less stress and more ease. INSTANT ACCESS:  https://marladiann.com/prioritizing-desires/ You are invited to begin the transformation with a Next Level Empowerment Call to develop your blueprint for achievement with Marla. Use this link to complete the form and schedule your call. bit.ly/life-reimagined-now

This week, enjoy the second half of my conversation with Free-Spirit Perfumer Antoine Lie. What is the Antoine Lie Olfactive experience? What excites Antoine? What frustrates him? How does he feel about the corporate industry he left behind? And yes, yes, of course, we discuss Secretions Magnifiques. FRAGS MENTIONED: ELdO: Clean Suede, Rien; Paco Rabanne 1 Million, Armani: Code, Mania; ERIS, Les Indemodables, ELdO: Secretions Magnifiques, Rien; Dior Poison, Avon Natori, Ralph Lauren Romance for Men, Acqua di Gio FOLLOW ANTOINE: @antoinelieolfactiveexperience FOLLOW PERFUME ROOM: @perfumeroompod SUBSCRIBE TO THE OFFICIAL SUBSTACK! perfumeroom.substack.com

"Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul," says a quote from a motorcycling website. That sentiment would likely have lots of traction with motorcycle enthusiast Harry O'Reilly. He's logged over 250,000 kilometres - across Canada and the United States - and on just about every road on the Island of Newfoundland. O'Reilly has written a book called "Roaming the Rock: 50 Unforgettable Motorcycle Journeys on the Island of Newfoundland."

Welcome to the  Personal Development Trailblazers Podcast! In this episode,  we'll explore transformative practices and insights to help you nurture this inner child, heal old wounds, and rediscover the free-spirited person you were always meant to be. Alicia, with her 20-year multifaceted career in marketing, public relations, and entrepreneurship, now shines as a Certified Life and Health Coach specializing in inner child work, intuitive healing and personal empowerment. Her philosophy emphasizes the significance of intuition, holistic well-being, and achieving life balance, guiding clients to overcome limiting beliefs and embrace change, unlocking their true potential. Through her own experiences of overcoming adversity and mastering life's complexities, Alicia brings empathy and profound insight to her coaching, aiding individuals in their quest for self-discovery and freedom from insecurity, anxiety, and burnout.   Committed to nurturing inner strength and equilibrium, Alicia stands as a pillar of support and motivation for those on the path to authenticity, growth, and a harmoniously empowered existence. Alicia is also the host of The Intuitive Revolution Podcast.  Connect with Alicia here: IG: https://www.instagram.com/alicia_farricielli/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRJ8Sol2nPin0bvP8D7T_nQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@limitlessafcoaching LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliciafarricielli/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/aliciafarricielli https://www.aliciafarricielli.com Grab the freebie here: https://aliciafarricielli.com/free-inner-child-workshop =================================== If you enjoyed this episode, remember to hit the like button and subscribe. Then share this episode with your friends. Thanks for watching the Personal Development Trailblazers Podcast. This podcast is part of the Digital Trailblazer family of podcasts. To learn more about Digital Trailblazer and what we do to help entrepreneurs, go to DigitalTrailblazer.com. Are you a coach, consultant, expert, or online course creator? Then we'd love to invite you to our FREE Facebook Group where you can learn the best strategies to land more high-ticket clients and customers.  Request to join here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/profitablecoursecreators QUICK LINKS:  APPLY TO BE FEATURED: https://app.digitaltrailblazer.com/podcast-guest-application GET MORE CLIENTS: https://app.digitaltrailblazer.com/client-acquisition-accelerator-pdf DIGITAL TRAILBLAZER: https://digitaltrailblazer.com/ JOIN OUR FREE FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/profitablecoursecreators

Paige Goldstein has been traveling the world for the past 3 years. In this inspiring episode, we dove deep into the highs and lows of the nomadic lifestyle and what it means to follow your calling, trust your intuition and chase what Fills your Sol. Paige has a background in partnerships, sales and brand marketing and has built her personal brand from the ground up while daring to dream big. Expect to learn: What building connections around the world has taught Paige about life How Paige helped make her South African security guard's dreams come true Tips on using LinkedIn to land your remote dream job and build connections! The less glamorous parts of the nomadic lifestyle and why you should do it anyway Paige is passionate about helping others live their dream life so if anything from today's episode resonates with you, reach out to her directly via her social channels linked in the show notes below. Shownotes: Connect with Paige on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paigegoldstein/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paigegoldstein_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paigegoldstein Listen to the Fill Your Sol Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6avybWW897yGRVZW7k2jmc?si=73e00e6eb8bd413f

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A lady is sore and needs a massage. By oldMasseuseGuy- Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories. This is a story of a woman in her mid 30's who is no virgin but is no slut either. Her name is Hannah. She is trim with a shaved pussy and brunette hair long past her shoulders and full lips. Hannah starts her day feeling pretty sore from an intense game of tennis the day before. [[MORE]] She thinks maybe she could use a massage to ease up her sore muscles. Her legs are definitely sore and feel that a nice massage will bring them back to life again. She puts her hair up in a casual style so that the oil of the massage doesn't ruin her hair. Downtown is where the only massage parlor is. She has never gone there before but thinks today is the day. After lunch, she heads downtown and checks in at the massage parlor. There she meets a young possibly college intern and greets this young lady. The young girl responds and says, “Hi. How are you?” Hannah says to her, “Well hi. I was wondering if I could get in for a massage today?” The young girl answers and says to Hannah, “Yes, you can get in in just a couple of minutes. The masseuse is cleaning up a massage room and should be almost ready.” “I don't remember seeing you before. Could you please fill out our check in form?” Hannah fills out the form and hands it to the young lady. Then she tells Hannah, “You can change into a robe in the locker room just to the door on your right.” Hannah enters the locker room and changes into her robe. Hannah's legs are truly sore today and she is looking forward to some relief. She wonders what kind of masseuse she will have and is a bit nervous being nude except for her robe. She cinches the belt tight and waits to enter the massage room. She notices a sign over a door labeled “Massage”. Hannah only waits for about 30 seconds and the light comes on. She then enters the massage room, disrobes, and looks at the massage table. This one is different. The place for her legs is split wide so that each of her legs will be separated. She thinks it's so that the masseuse can reach her back and shoulders more easily. Hannah removes her robe. She is now naked in a strange room and feels a bit uncomfortable. She lies down on the massage table face down and places a towel over her bare bottom. She feels exposed due to that leg split and her bare pussy. Hannah is a little shy about this. But she also has a secret that being exposed like that kind of turns her on and she can feel a tingling in her pussy from this. She even starts to get a little wet already. She tries to think of something that will distract her and get her to calm down. After a minute or so the masseuse walks in and introduces himself. “Hi, my name is Al, nice to meet you.” Al is wearing a robe himself but it appears he may be nude underneath that robe. But Hannah's legs are so sore she quickly dismisses the thought from her mind and concentrates on the upcoming massage. Hannah then says “Hi Al. My name is Hannah. Nice meeting you too.” Al asks Hannah, “Is there any special area that needs extra attention?” Hannah says, “Oh yeah, my legs and especially my calves are pretty sore. That's what brought me in here.” Al then tells Hannah, “OK then we will give those pretty legs a little extra work-over.” They make some small talk before Al tells Hannah, “Are you ready for some nice warm oil?” Al sprinkles some on her feet and calves and slowly works that oil on her calves and down to each of her feet and down to her toes. He gently massages it all over her toes and even in between each and every one. Al rubs it in, over and around her feet and rubs the bottom of her feet working it into her skin. Hannah thinks to herself, “Boy this feels fantastic!” She is very happy she decided to get this massage. Hannah feels the nice warm oil on her lower legs causing those tight muscles to loosen up. She knows that she made the right decision to come to the parlor today. He lifts first one calf and then the other, rubbing and stroking each of those calves for maybe 4-5 minutes. Her lower legs are now covered in this nice, soothing oil. Hannah forgets how exposed she is and is only feeling the pleasant strokes of the masseuse on her tired feet and calves. Then Al sprinkles some oil on her aching thighs and slowly rubs and strokes it all over every part of her thighs that he can reach. “That feels wonderful,” she tells Al. Al keeps busy rubbing and stroking her thighs and gets very close to her bare bottom and her pussy too. A few times Al accidentally brushes her pussy lips and this is starting to feel REALLY good. But she is somewhat embarrassed because she feels herself getting wetter and is afraid that will show. At this point, Al says he will switch ends and do her neck and shoulders. Al tells Hannah he will have to lower the table just a bit so he can do a better job on those shoulders. First Al sprinkles some more oil on Hannah's back. Then he grabs the crank and lowers Hannah just a bit so that his cock in his robe is now bouncing on the top of Hannah's head whenever he reaches her back and sometimes her lower back. His cock bounces on Hannah's head quite a few times while he continues his massage on Hannah. This is an erotic situation for Hannah. She never thought having a man's cock tap her head would have an effect on her libido, but strangely the thought of that cock so close to her face and mouth makes her get even wetter. She tries not to think about that cock but is having a hard time trying to think of anything else. The experience is very sexually exciting to Hannah. Al continues rubbing and stroking that oil on Hannah. She also is really enjoying these sensations. It feels wonderful to have this man's hands rubbing and stroking over almost every inch of her body. She is enjoying this tremendously. After a couple of minutes of this nice warm oil rub on the lower back, shoulders, and neck Al asks Hannah if she would like him to do her posterior. Hannah is enjoying the feel of his hands roaming over her body and just wants to experience this as long as possible and thinks, “what the hell. He probably was looking at my bare pussy already and this whole thing is feeling SO good.” She tells Al, “OK but be discreet.” Al by this point is getting fairly hard stroking a beautiful woman's body for the last several minutes. He also is feeling the effects of having his hands all over this shapely woman's body. He is having a hard time maintaining his professionalism and keeping his cock from getting fully hard. He returns to her legs that are spread out on this table and then steps between them. He removes the towel which was the last thing Hannah had to maintain her fading dignity. Al then dribbles some of that nice warm oil over her ass. It runs between her crack, drips onto her pussy, and that puts even more tingles in her pussy. Al starts the massage of her ass and rubs, kneads, and strokes it. Then he slowly works his fingers all along her ass crack. Al rubs that oil in her on her little puckered hole and bumps her pussy lips over and over. Now Al is purposely bumping and rubbing her pussy repeatedly because he is getting quite turned on, but tries to pretend it's all just a normal massage. Hannah is getting pretty excited by this erotic turn of events. It really feels GREAT with that hand rubbing her ass, her puckered opening, and her pussy. Her pussy is now very wet both from the oil and her own juices. She is QUITE wet now just from her own juices and her heart is racing too. Al is still trying to maintain his professionalism, but his cock is getting very hard indeed. Al says to Hannah, “OK, Hannah, now can you turn over?” Hannah gets up a little shaky from all this stimulation. She finds herself quite turned on. While Hannah is standing up ready to lie on her back on this table, AL flips a couple of levers and suddenly the legs lift and bend to create a hospital stirrup effect. Al explains, “Hannah I'm doing this so that I can access you better without having to stretch so far to reach your stomach while I stand between your legs.” Al asks Hannah, “Do you think it would be OK if I removed this robe? It may get too many oil stains when I lean over you to do your stomach and abdomen.” Hannah looks over and thinks he is a pretty good-looking guy, and this will give her a good chance to see his cock. She is the type of woman who gets excited when she sees an erect penis. She also is a cum lover and loves to have some swirling on her lips and tongue when she is having sex. She likes messy sex and hopes any man she makes love with likes things messy too. She says, “OK Al but don't get any ideas.” Al slowly disrobes and she sees his naked body for the first time. Her heart skips a beat when she sees him like that. His cock is better than average and now is fully erect. This turns her on even more and she gets even wetter. Hannah then hops up on that massage table and then pulls her legs up onto those stirrup-type legs. This leaves her completely naked and spread-eagle with a strange nude man a few feet away. She does feel exposed and very helpless in this position. Being in this position with her pussy wide open for anyone to push their cock in made her a little uneasy but also even more turned on too. She feels VERY vulnerable. Al then heads up by her head and sprinkles oil on her neck, shoulders, and breasts. Her nipples are now quite hard before Al even touches them. The oil feels good, but those hands rubbing, kneading, and stroking her breasts, shoulders, and neck for several minutes feel fantastic. Her nipples are very sensitive and every time his hands roam over her nipples she gets even wetter. She is almost dripping by this point. Then Al leans over Hannah's face to rub and massage her stomach. When Al does this his bare cock is positioned right over Hannah's face. She sees his cock up close now, only an inch or so from her face and almost touching her lips. Al's cock is so close that she can smell the man scent and that happens to be even more of a turn-on for Hannah. She knows she just loves a good hard cock and here is one right over her face. His balls sometimes bump Hannah on her hair and that is another unexpected but sexy turn-on for her. As she watches his cock moving back and forth right over her face, she is VERY tempted to take a lick or to grab it and suck it for what she hopes is a large load of cum. Hannah struggles with her dignity, but somehow just lies there and enjoys watching his cock so close to her. Al then says, “Hannah I need to redo those legs and feet again.” Then he switches back to do just that. Hannah feels quite turned on but VERY vulnerable with her bare pussy being so exposed on this massage table, naked and spread-eagle. Al puts more oil on her legs and feet and again rubs and strokes her feet and calves. Again Al works that oil all around and even between her toes again. Hannah loves this because it feels so wonderful. Al then moves up to do her thighs. He squirts oil all over both thighs and works both his hands over every square inch of her thighs. When he is doing her upper thighs, his hands accidentally touch her pussy or her pussy lips. Hannah is ready to burst from all of this stroking. Al then squirts some oil on her stomach again but he also squirts some oil right on her pussy. Hannah thinks to herself, “Is he going to massage my pussy too?” Well, Al starts rubbing that oil on her stomach and slowly works his way down, right to her pussy now. This is getting too much for her to handle. On top of having her pussy stroked and rubbed, his cock is hitting her pussy from time to time. There were even a couple of times she felt the head of his cock start to enter her pussy. She lifted her head to get a better view of this. She could see Al's cock and it was VERY WET from her and Al's pre-cum. It also looked very hard and inviting. This happened to be just another turn-on to her and she wished that cock would enter her fully and fuck the hell out of her. This was getting to be torture now having a hard cock bumping her pussy over and over without entering her hot, wet pussy. Hannah finally said to Al, “Would you please just put it in! I can't take anymore and need that hard cock where it belongs.” Well, Al didn't hesitate very long before he guided his cock right to her pussy entrance and thrust forward, burying his cock deep. Hannah was so wet that there was no resistance to the quick entry. To Hannah, it was marvelous to have this cock deep into her pussy. He was long enough to reach VERY DEEP and it excited Hannah tremendously. Al then started pulling back and then driving it deep time after time. He would pull out until just the cock crown would be in Hannah and then drive fully into her pussy, his balls bouncing off Hannah's ass over and over. Hannah remembered that when she saw his balls, she thought they probably carried a big load. This made Hannah nervous because she wasn't on the pill and she could maybe be ovulating. She was enjoying this SO MUCH so she found it hard to think of anything but this cock fucking her. Al was getting close to cumming and was starting to drive into Hannah faster and faster. Hannah could feel that cock start to twitch in her pussy so she knew he was close to cumming in her. She had to quickly decide if she should ask him to pull out or not. Hannah decided to take the chance because she so wanted to feel that cum shooting up into her pussy and filling her up. She knew she would cum when she felt that cum unleashed deep into her pussy. Al soon fucked Hannah as fast as he could and then drove as far in and deep as he could and held tight into her pussy. He grabbed her ass and pulled her strongly onto his cock, then he spewed Hannah's pussy with 5 strong shots of cum in Hannah's love tunnel. Al jerked into Hannah for every one of those 5 bursts of cum plus a few more. Hannah felt the cum spurt into her and that's when she came too. It was the most intense orgasm she had ever experienced. All of that massage was like the ultimate foreplay. Now as she was enjoying the afterglow of a good fuck she remembered that she was in danger of getting pregnant. She tried to think of what to do and could only think that she needed the cum out as soon as possible. Then she had a thought and asked, “Al sweetie, would you mind cleaning me up?” Hannah got up from the table now and could feel some of Al's cum running down her legs. Al had deposited a big load indeed. Al was still horny and agreed. He didn't mind this cream pie. She had a lovable pussy and it looked very sexy with a load of cum dripping out. The cum was running down to her ass and down to the table too. Al quickly got up and moved a couple of levers on the table so it was flat again, the legs not raised anymore. Then Al moved another lever and those spread legs came together to form a more or less standard table. Al then lay down on the table and asked Hannah to straddle his head with her legs. Hannah was more than willing to get this cum from her out of her pussy so had no problem with this request. She also was looking forward to having Al eat her pussy. Hannah then climbed up and put one leg on either side of Al's head and slowly dropped her soaking pussy right onto Al's face and lips, and of course Al's tongue. She had positioned herself in the 69 position so she could see Al's softening cock. She couldn't help herself and reached down and grabbed it. She realized this great cock had explored her depths but she hadn't even handled it yet. It was very warm and very wet from their lovemaking. It looked so inviting that she couldn't help herself and had to take it in her mouth. Her pussy was dripping a lot of cum into Al's mouth but he didn't swallow any. Al drove his tongue as deep into Hannah's pussy as he could to try and get all of that cum out of Hannah's pussy. Hannah could taste both herself and Al on the cock in her mouth and she was turned on again. She swirled her tongue around the head and moved her head up and down so that this cock could fuck her face too. Al was no longer getting soft with all of this stimulation and was again hard and strong. Hannah's lips and tongue were doing their magic on Al. He reached around and grabbed Hannah's ass cheeks, one in each hand, and pulled her pussy even closer. He loved a good pussy, and this one was really tasty. Hannah was getting VERY excited again with a mouth and tongue in and on her pussy and a hard cock in her mouth, with that cock maybe seconds away from filling her mouth with a hot load of cum. The thought excited Hannah and she hoped Al was getting all the cum out of pussy. Al kept licking Hannah's pussy and by now had quite a bit of his own cum from Hannah's pussy stored in his mouth. He was planning a special gift for Hannah. All of this was getting to be too much for Al so he stopped licking and sucking long enough to tell Hannah, “You wonderful bitch. I'm going to CUM all in your mouth.” This excited Hannah and she was close to cumming herself. She hoped Al would cum. She wanted to taste and feel a hot load produced by her ministrations. It made her proud that she could do that to a man. Even though Al had given Hannah a warning, he then kept on licking and sucking Hannah's love box of all that cum. Al could no longer hold out. He moaned and started spewing another 4-5 decent size loads right into Hannah's mouth and tongue. “It tasted like a man's cum alright,” she thought to herself and these sensations caused Hannah to cum herself. She came all over Al's face and because she was so excited, she just started squirting her own cum. She had never squirted before but she was SO turned on it just happened. Al laid there with Hannah squirting several of her squirt shots all over his face. It was a wonderful turn on to Al having a woman do that for and to him. After Al had cum in Hannah's mouth, Hannah was playing with all that cum in her mouth. Hannah loved having so much cum in her mouth and swirled it around her mouth and all over her tongue so she could really taste that cum. She wouldn't mind more but she thought she would have to wait for a different day when she could be making love again. Al finally could taste no more cum coming from Hannah's pussy and his face was soaked in Hannah's cum so he indicated he wanted to get up. All that cum from Hannah's pussy was still in Al's mouth. Hannah got up and swallowed all that cum from Al and felt it flowing down her throat and into her stomach. She loved that feeling but wouldn't mind more. Al said, “You better lay down on the table again and I'll give you a nice kiss.” Hannah got back on the table and laid on her back. Al then leaned over to kiss Hannah now. When he did he stuck his tongue in her mouth and let all that cum fall right into Hannah's mouth. She was beside herself with this new development and was thrilled to have more cum to enjoy. Their kiss lasted a long time because they both enjoyed the warm slippery cum kiss. They moved their mouths and tongues around to get the maximum feel of this most erotic kiss between 2 lovers. Finally, they broke apart and she could see evidence of a messy love scene. They both had traces of cum on their face, lips, pussy, and cock. Hannah had a warm glow now and her legs now felt great too. She was so glad she decided to get a massage today. And now she was planning for another one to happen soon. By oldMasseuseGuy for Literotica

A lady is sore and needs a massage. By oldMasseuseGuy- Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories. This is a story of a woman in her mid 30's who is no virgin but is no slut either. Her name is Hannah. She is trim with a shaved pussy and brunette hair long past her shoulders and full lips. Hannah starts her day feeling pretty sore from an intense game of tennis the day before. [[MORE]] She thinks maybe she could use a massage to ease up her sore muscles. Her legs are definitely sore and feel that a nice massage will bring them back to life again. She puts her hair up in a casual style so that the oil of the massage doesn't ruin her hair. Downtown is where the only massage parlor is. She has never gone there before but thinks today is the day. After lunch, she heads downtown and checks in at the massage parlor. There she meets a young possibly college intern and greets this young lady. The young girl responds and says, “Hi. How are you?” Hannah says to her, “Well hi. I was wondering if I could get in for a massage today?” The young girl answers and says to Hannah, “Yes, you can get in in just a couple of minutes. The masseuse is cleaning up a massage room and should be almost ready.” “I don't remember seeing you before. Could you please fill out our check in form?” Hannah fills out the form and hands it to the young lady. Then she tells Hannah, “You can change into a robe in the locker room just to the door on your right.” Hannah enters the locker room and changes into her robe. Hannah's legs are truly sore today and she is looking forward to some relief. She wonders what kind of masseuse she will have and is a bit nervous being nude except for her robe. She cinches the belt tight and waits to enter the massage room. She notices a sign over a door labeled “Massage”. Hannah only waits for about 30 seconds and the light comes on. She then enters the massage room, disrobes, and looks at the massage table. This one is different. The place for her legs is split wide so that each of her legs will be separated. She thinks it's so that the masseuse can reach her back and shoulders more easily. Hannah removes her robe. She is now naked in a strange room and feels a bit uncomfortable. She lies down on the massage table face down and places a towel over her bare bottom. She feels exposed due to that leg split and her bare pussy. Hannah is a little shy about this. But she also has a secret that being exposed like that kind of turns her on and she can feel a tingling in her pussy from this. She even starts to get a little wet already. She tries to think of something that will distract her and get her to calm down. After a minute or so the masseuse walks in and introduces himself. “Hi, my name is Al, nice to meet you.” Al is wearing a robe himself but it appears he may be nude underneath that robe. But Hannah's legs are so sore she quickly dismisses the thought from her mind and concentrates on the upcoming massage. Hannah then says “Hi Al. My name is Hannah. Nice meeting you too.” Al asks Hannah, “Is there any special area that needs extra attention?” Hannah says, “Oh yeah, my legs and especially my calves are pretty sore. That's what brought me in here.” Al then tells Hannah, “OK then we will give those pretty legs a little extra work-over.” They make some small talk before Al tells Hannah, “Are you ready for some nice warm oil?” Al sprinkles some on her feet and calves and slowly works that oil on her calves and down to each of her feet and down to her toes. He gently massages it all over her toes and even in between each and every one. Al rubs it in, over and around her feet and rubs the bottom of her feet working it into her skin. Hannah thinks to herself, “Boy this feels fantastic!” She is very happy she decided to get this massage. Hannah feels the nice warm oil on her lower legs causing those tight muscles to loosen up. She knows that she made the right decision to come to the parlor today. He lifts first one calf and then the other, rubbing and stroking each of those calves for maybe 4-5 minutes. Her lower legs are now covered in this nice, soothing oil. Hannah forgets how exposed she is and is only feeling the pleasant strokes of the masseuse on her tired feet and calves. Then Al sprinkles some oil on her aching thighs and slowly rubs and strokes it all over every part of her thighs that he can reach. “That feels wonderful,” she tells Al. Al keeps busy rubbing and stroking her thighs and gets very close to her bare bottom and her pussy too. A few times Al accidentally brushes her pussy lips and this is starting to feel REALLY good. But she is somewhat embarrassed because she feels herself getting wetter and is afraid that will show. At this point, Al says he will switch ends and do her neck and shoulders. Al tells Hannah he will have to lower the table just a bit so he can do a better job on those shoulders. First Al sprinkles some more oil on Hannah's back. Then he grabs the crank and lowers Hannah just a bit so that his cock in his robe is now bouncing on the top of Hannah's head whenever he reaches her back and sometimes her lower back. His cock bounces on Hannah's head quite a few times while he continues his massage on Hannah. This is an erotic situation for Hannah. She never thought having a man's cock tap her head would have an effect on her libido, but strangely the thought of that cock so close to her face and mouth makes her get even wetter. She tries not to think about that cock but is having a hard time trying to think of anything else. The experience is very sexually exciting to Hannah. Al continues rubbing and stroking that oil on Hannah. She also is really enjoying these sensations. It feels wonderful to have this man's hands rubbing and stroking over almost every inch of her body. She is enjoying this tremendously. After a couple of minutes of this nice warm oil rub on the lower back, shoulders, and neck Al asks Hannah if she would like him to do her posterior. Hannah is enjoying the feel of his hands roaming over her body and just wants to experience this as long as possible and thinks, “what the hell. He probably was looking at my bare pussy already and this whole thing is feeling SO good.” She tells Al, “OK but be discreet.” Al by this point is getting fairly hard stroking a beautiful woman's body for the last several minutes. He also is feeling the effects of having his hands all over this shapely woman's body. He is having a hard time maintaining his professionalism and keeping his cock from getting fully hard. He returns to her legs that are spread out on this table and then steps between them. He removes the towel which was the last thing Hannah had to maintain her fading dignity. Al then dribbles some of that nice warm oil over her ass. It runs between her crack, drips onto her pussy, and that puts even more tingles in her pussy. Al starts the massage of her ass and rubs, kneads, and strokes it. Then he slowly works his fingers all along her ass crack. Al rubs that oil in her on her little puckered hole and bumps her pussy lips over and over. Now Al is purposely bumping and rubbing her pussy repeatedly because he is getting quite turned on, but tries to pretend it's all just a normal massage. Hannah is getting pretty excited by this erotic turn of events. It really feels GREAT with that hand rubbing her ass, her puckered opening, and her pussy. Her pussy is now very wet both from the oil and her own juices. She is QUITE wet now just from her own juices and her heart is racing too. Al is still trying to maintain his professionalism, but his cock is getting very hard indeed. Al says to Hannah, “OK, Hannah, now can you turn over?” Hannah gets up a little shaky from all this stimulation. She finds herself quite turned on. While Hannah is standing up ready to lie on her back on this table, AL flips a couple of levers and suddenly the legs lift and bend to create a hospital stirrup effect. Al explains, “Hannah I'm doing this so that I can access you better without having to stretch so far to reach your stomach while I stand between your legs.” Al asks Hannah, “Do you think it would be OK if I removed this robe? It may get too many oil stains when I lean over you to do your stomach and abdomen.” Hannah looks over and thinks he is a pretty good-looking guy, and this will give her a good chance to see his cock. She is the type of woman who gets excited when she sees an erect penis. She also is a cum lover and loves to have some swirling on her lips and tongue when she is having sex. She likes messy sex and hopes any man she makes love with likes things messy too. She says, “OK Al but don't get any ideas.” Al slowly disrobes and she sees his naked body for the first time. Her heart skips a beat when she sees him like that. His cock is better than average and now is fully erect. This turns her on even more and she gets even wetter. Hannah then hops up on that massage table and then pulls her legs up onto those stirrup-type legs. This leaves her completely naked and spread-eagle with a strange nude man a few feet away. She does feel exposed and very helpless in this position. Being in this position with her pussy wide open for anyone to push their cock in made her a little uneasy but also even more turned on too. She feels VERY vulnerable. Al then heads up by her head and sprinkles oil on her neck, shoulders, and breasts. Her nipples are now quite hard before Al even touches them. The oil feels good, but those hands rubbing, kneading, and stroking her breasts, shoulders, and neck for several minutes feel fantastic. Her nipples are very sensitive and every time his hands roam over her nipples she gets even wetter. She is almost dripping by this point. Then Al leans over Hannah's face to rub and massage her stomach. When Al does this his bare cock is positioned right over Hannah's face. She sees his cock up close now, only an inch or so from her face and almost touching her lips. Al's cock is so close that she can smell the man scent and that happens to be even more of a turn-on for Hannah. She knows she just loves a good hard cock and here is one right over her face. His balls sometimes bump Hannah on her hair and that is another unexpected but sexy turn-on for her. As she watches his cock moving back and forth right over her face, she is VERY tempted to take a lick or to grab it and suck it for what she hopes is a large load of cum. Hannah struggles with her dignity, but somehow just lies there and enjoys watching his cock so close to her. Al then says, “Hannah I need to redo those legs and feet again.” Then he switches back to do just that. Hannah feels quite turned on but VERY vulnerable with her bare pussy being so exposed on this massage table, naked and spread-eagle. Al puts more oil on her legs and feet and again rubs and strokes her feet and calves. Again Al works that oil all around and even between her toes again. Hannah loves this because it feels so wonderful. Al then moves up to do her thighs. He squirts oil all over both thighs and works both his hands over every square inch of her thighs. When he is doing her upper thighs, his hands accidentally touch her pussy or her pussy lips. Hannah is ready to burst from all of this stroking. Al then squirts some oil on her stomach again but he also squirts some oil right on her pussy. Hannah thinks to herself, “Is he going to massage my pussy too?” Well, Al starts rubbing that oil on her stomach and slowly works his way down, right to her pussy now. This is getting too much for her to handle. On top of having her pussy stroked and rubbed, his cock is hitting her pussy from time to time. There were even a couple of times she felt the head of his cock start to enter her pussy. She lifted her head to get a better view of this. She could see Al's cock and it was VERY WET from her and Al's pre-cum. It also looked very hard and inviting. This happened to be just another turn-on to her and she wished that cock would enter her fully and fuck the hell out of her. This was getting to be torture now having a hard cock bumping her pussy over and over without entering her hot, wet pussy. Hannah finally said to Al, “Would you please just put it in! I can't take anymore and need that hard cock where it belongs.” Well, Al didn't hesitate very long before he guided his cock right to her pussy entrance and thrust forward, burying his cock deep. Hannah was so wet that there was no resistance to the quick entry. To Hannah, it was marvelous to have this cock deep into her pussy. He was long enough to reach VERY DEEP and it excited Hannah tremendously. Al then started pulling back and then driving it deep time after time. He would pull out until just the cock crown would be in Hannah and then drive fully into her pussy, his balls bouncing off Hannah's ass over and over. Hannah remembered that when she saw his balls, she thought they probably carried a big load. This made Hannah nervous because she wasn't on the pill and she could maybe be ovulating. She was enjoying this SO MUCH so she found it hard to think of anything but this cock fucking her. Al was getting close to cumming and was starting to drive into Hannah faster and faster. Hannah could feel that cock start to twitch in her pussy so she knew he was close to cumming in her. She had to quickly decide if she should ask him to pull out or not. Hannah decided to take the chance because she so wanted to feel that cum shooting up into her pussy and filling her up. She knew she would cum when she felt that cum unleashed deep into her pussy. Al soon fucked Hannah as fast as he could and then drove as far in and deep as he could and held tight into her pussy. He grabbed her ass and pulled her strongly onto his cock, then he spewed Hannah's pussy with 5 strong shots of cum in Hannah's love tunnel. Al jerked into Hannah for every one of those 5 bursts of cum plus a few more. Hannah felt the cum spurt into her and that's when she came too. It was the most intense orgasm she had ever experienced. All of that massage was like the ultimate foreplay. Now as she was enjoying the afterglow of a good fuck she remembered that she was in danger of getting pregnant. She tried to think of what to do and could only think that she needed the cum out as soon as possible. Then she had a thought and asked, “Al sweetie, would you mind cleaning me up?” Hannah got up from the table now and could feel some of Al's cum running down her legs. Al had deposited a big load indeed. Al was still horny and agreed. He didn't mind this cream pie. She had a lovable pussy and it looked very sexy with a load of cum dripping out. The cum was running down to her ass and down to the table too. Al quickly got up and moved a couple of levers on the table so it was flat again, the legs not raised anymore. Then Al moved another lever and those spread legs came together to form a more or less standard table. Al then lay down on the table and asked Hannah to straddle his head with her legs. Hannah was more than willing to get this cum from her out of her pussy so had no problem with this request. She also was looking forward to having Al eat her pussy. Hannah then climbed up and put one leg on either side of Al's head and slowly dropped her soaking pussy right onto Al's face and lips, and of course Al's tongue. She had positioned herself in the 69 position so she could see Al's softening cock. She couldn't help herself and reached down and grabbed it. She realized this great cock had explored her depths but she hadn't even handled it yet. It was very warm and very wet from their lovemaking. It looked so inviting that she couldn't help herself and had to take it in her mouth. Her pussy was dripping a lot of cum into Al's mouth but he didn't swallow any. Al drove his tongue as deep into Hannah's pussy as he could to try and get all of that cum out of Hannah's pussy. Hannah could taste both herself and Al on the cock in her mouth and she was turned on again. She swirled her tongue around the head and moved her head up and down so that this cock could fuck her face too. Al was no longer getting soft with all of this stimulation and was again hard and strong. Hannah's lips and tongue were doing their magic on Al. He reached around and grabbed Hannah's ass cheeks, one in each hand, and pulled her pussy even closer. He loved a good pussy, and this one was really tasty. Hannah was getting VERY excited again with a mouth and tongue in and on her pussy and a hard cock in her mouth, with that cock maybe seconds away from filling her mouth with a hot load of cum. The thought excited Hannah and she hoped Al was getting all the cum out of pussy. Al kept licking Hannah's pussy and by now had quite a bit of his own cum from Hannah's pussy stored in his mouth. He was planning a special gift for Hannah. All of this was getting to be too much for Al so he stopped licking and sucking long enough to tell Hannah, “You wonderful bitch. I'm going to CUM all in your mouth.” This excited Hannah and she was close to cumming herself. She hoped Al would cum. She wanted to taste and feel a hot load produced by her ministrations. It made her proud that she could do that to a man. Even though Al had given Hannah a warning, he then kept on licking and sucking Hannah's love box of all that cum. Al could no longer hold out. He moaned and started spewing another 4-5 decent size loads right into Hannah's mouth and tongue. “It tasted like a man's cum alright,” she thought to herself and these sensations caused Hannah to cum herself. She came all over Al's face and because she was so excited, she just started squirting her own cum. She had never squirted before but she was SO turned on it just happened. Al laid there with Hannah squirting several of her squirt shots all over his face. It was a wonderful turn on to Al having a woman do that for and to him. After Al had cum in Hannah's mouth, Hannah was playing with all that cum in her mouth. Hannah loved having so much cum in her mouth and swirled it around her mouth and all over her tongue so she could really taste that cum. She wouldn't mind more but she thought she would have to wait for a different day when she could be making love again. Al finally could taste no more cum coming from Hannah's pussy and his face was soaked in Hannah's cum so he indicated he wanted to get up. All that cum from Hannah's pussy was still in Al's mouth. Hannah got up and swallowed all that cum from Al and felt it flowing down her throat and into her stomach. She loved that feeling but wouldn't mind more. Al said, “You better lay down on the table again and I'll give you a nice kiss.” Hannah got back on the table and laid on her back. Al then leaned over to kiss Hannah now. When he did he stuck his tongue in her mouth and let all that cum fall right into Hannah's mouth. She was beside herself with this new development and was thrilled to have more cum to enjoy. Their kiss lasted a long time because they both enjoyed the warm slippery cum kiss. They moved their mouths and tongues around to get the maximum feel of this most erotic kiss between 2 lovers. Finally, they broke apart and she could see evidence of a messy love scene. They both had traces of cum on their face, lips, pussy, and cock. Hannah had a warm glow now and her legs now felt great too. She was so glad she decided to get a massage today. And now she was planning for another one to happen soon. By oldMasseuseGuy for Literotica

A lady is sore and needs a massage.By oldMasseuseGuy. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories.This is a story of a woman in her mid 30's who is no virgin but is no slut either.Her name is Hannah. She is trim with a shaved pussy and brunette hair long past her shoulders and full lips.Hannah starts her day feeling pretty sore from an intense game of tennis the day before.She thinks maybe she could use a massage to ease up her sore muscles. Her legs are definitely sore and feel that a nice massage will bring them back to life again. She puts her hair up in a casual style so that the oil of the massage doesn't ruin her hair.Downtown is where the only massage parlor is. She has never gone there before but thinks today is the day.After lunch, she heads downtown and checks in at the massage parlor. There she meets a young possibly college intern and greets this young lady.The young girl responds and says, “Hi. How are you?”Hannah says to her, “Well hi. I was wondering if I could get in for a massage today?”The young girl answers and says to Hannah, “Yes, you can get in in just a couple of minutes. The masseuse is cleaning up a massage room and should be almost ready.”“I don't remember seeing you before. Could you please fill out our check in form?”Hannah fills out the form and hands it to the young lady.Then she tells Hannah, “You can change into a robe in the locker room just to the door on your right.”Hannah enters the locker room and changes into her robe. Hannah's legs are truly sore today and she is looking forward to some relief. She wonders what kind of masseuse she will have and is a bit nervous being nude except for her robe. She cinches the belt tight and waits to enter the massage room.She notices a sign over a door labeled “Massage”. Hannah only waits for about 30 seconds and the light comes on.She then enters the massage room, disrobes, and looks at the massage table. This one is different. The place for her legs is split wide so that each of her legs will be separated. She thinks it's so that the masseuse can reach her back and shoulders more easily.Hannah removes her robe. She is now naked in a strange room and feels a bit uncomfortable.She lies down on the massage table face down and places a towel over her bare bottom. She feels exposed due to that leg split and her bare pussy. Hannah is a little shy about this. But she also has a secret that being exposed like that kind of turns her on and she can feel a tingling in her pussy from this. She even starts to get a little wet already. She tries to think of something that will distract her and get her to calm down.After a minute or so the masseuse walks in and introduces himself. “Hi, my name is Al, nice to meet you.”Al is wearing a robe himself but it appears he may be nude underneath that robe. But Hannah's legs are so sore she quickly dismisses the thought from her mind and concentrates on the upcoming massage.Hannah then says “Hi Al. My name is Hannah. Nice meeting you too.”Al asks Hannah, “Is there any special area that needs extra attention?”Hannah says, “Oh yeah, my legs and especially my calves are pretty sore. That's what brought me in here.”Al then tells Hannah, “OK then we will give those pretty legs a little extra work-over.”They make some small talk before Al tells Hannah, “Are you ready for some nice warm oil?”Al sprinkles some on her feet and calves and slowly works that oil on her calves and down to each of her feet and down to her toes. He gently massages it all over her toes and even in between each and every one. Al rubs it in, over and around her feet and rubs the bottom of her feet working it into her skin.Hannah thinks to herself, “Boy this feels fantastic!” She is very happy she decided to get this massage.Hannah feels the nice warm oil on her lower legs causing those tight muscles to loosen up. She knows that she made the right decision to come to the parlor today.He lifts first one calf and then the other, rubbing and stroking each of those calves for maybe 4-5 minutes. Her lower legs are now covered in this nice, soothing oil.Hannah forgets how exposed she is and is only feeling the pleasant strokes of the masseuse on her tired feet and calves.Then Al sprinkles some oil on her aching thighs and slowly rubs and strokes it all over every part of her thighs that he can reach.“That feels wonderful,” she tells Al.Al keeps busy rubbing and stroking her thighs and gets very close to her bare bottom and her pussy too. A few times Al accidentally brushes her pussy lips and this is starting to feel REALLY good. But she is somewhat embarrassed because she feels herself getting wetter and is afraid that will show.At this point, Al says he will switch ends and do her neck and shoulders. Al tells Hannah he will have to lower the table just a bit so he can do a better job on those shoulders.First Al sprinkles some more oil on Hannah's back. Then he grabs the crank and lowers Hannah just a bit so that his cock in his robe is now bouncing on the top of Hannah's head whenever he reaches her back and sometimes her lower back. His cock bounces on Hannah's head quite a few times while he continues his massage on Hannah.This is an erotic situation for Hannah. She never thought having a man's cock tap her head would have an effect on her libido, but strangely the thought of that cock so close to her face and mouth makes her get even wetter. She tries not to think about that cock but is having a hard time trying to think of anything else. The experience is very sexually exciting to Hannah.Al continues rubbing and stroking that oil on Hannah. She also is really enjoying these sensations. It feels wonderful to have this man's hands rubbing and stroking over almost every inch of her body. She is enjoying this tremendously.After a couple of minutes of this nice warm oil rub on the lower back, shoulders, and neck Al asks Hannah if she would like him to do her posterior. Hannah is enjoying the feel of his hands roaming over her body and just wants to experience this as long as possible and thinks, “what the hell. He probably was looking at my bare pussy already and this whole thing is feeling SO good.” She tells Al, “OK but be discreet.”Al by this point is getting fairly hard stroking a beautiful woman's body for the last several minutes. He also is feeling the effects of having his hands all over this shapely woman's body. He is having a hard time maintaining his professionalism and keeping his cock from getting fully hard.He returns to her legs that are spread out on this table and then steps between them. He removes the towel which was the last thing Hannah had to maintain her fading dignity. Al then dribbles some of that nice warm oil over her ass. It runs between her crack, drips onto her pussy, and that puts even more tingles in her pussy. Al starts the massage of her ass and rubs, kneads, and strokes it. Then he slowly works his fingers all along her ass crack.Al rubs that oil in her on her little puckered hole and bumps her pussy lips over and over. Now Al is purposely bumping and rubbing her pussy repeatedly because he is getting quite turned on, but tries to pretend it's all just a normal massage.Hannah is getting pretty excited by this erotic turn of events. It really feels GREAT with that hand rubbing her ass, her puckered opening, and her pussy. Her pussy is now very wet both from the oil and her own juices. She is QUITE wet now just from her own juices and her heart is racing too. Al is still trying to maintain his professionalism, but his cock is getting very hard indeed.Al says to Hannah, “OK, Hannah, now can you turn over?”Hannah gets up a little shaky from all this stimulation. She finds herself quite turned on.While Hannah is standing up ready to lie on her back on this table, AL flips a couple of levers and suddenly the legs lift and bend to create a hospital stirrup effect.Al explains, “Hannah I'm doing this so that I can access you better without having to stretch so far to reach your stomach while I stand between your legs.” Al asks Hannah, “Do you think it would be OK if I removed this robe? It may get too many oil stains when I lean over you to do your stomach and abdomen.”Hannah looks over and thinks he is a pretty good-looking guy, and this will give her a good chance to see his cock. She is the type of woman who gets excited when she sees an erect penis. She also is a cum lover and loves to have some swirling on her lips and tongue when she is having sex. She likes messy sex and hopes any man she makes love with likes things messy too.She says, “OK Al but don't get any ideas.”Al slowly disrobes and she sees his naked body for the first time. Her heart skips a beat when she sees him like that. His cock is better than average and now is fully erect. This turns her on even more and she gets even wetter.Hannah then hops up on that massage table and then pulls her legs up onto those stirrup-type legs. This leaves her completely naked and spread-eagle with a strange nude man a few feet away. She does feel exposed and very helpless in this position. Being in this position with her pussy wide open for anyone to push their cock in made her a little uneasy but also even more turned on too. She feels VERY vulnerable.Al then heads up by her head and sprinkles oil on her neck, shoulders, and breasts. Her nipples are now quite hard before Al even touches them. The oil feels good, but those hands rubbing, kneading, and stroking her breasts, shoulders, and neck for several minutes feel fantastic. Her nipples are very sensitive and every time his hands roam over her nipples she gets even wetter. She is almost dripping by this point.Then Al leans over Hannah's face to rub and massage her stomach. When Al does this his bare cock is positioned right over Hannah's face. She sees his cock up close now, only an inch or so from her face and almost touching her lips. Al's cock is so close that she can smell the man scent and that happens to be even more of a turn-on for Hannah. She knows she just loves a good hard cock and here is one right over her face.His balls sometimes bump Hannah on her hair and that is another unexpected but sexy turn-on for her.As she watches his cock moving back and forth right over her face, she is VERY tempted to take a lick or to grab it and suck it for what she hopes is a large load of cum. Hannah struggles with her dignity, but somehow just lies there and enjoys watching his cock so close to her.Al then says, “Hannah I need to redo those legs and feet again.” Then he switches back to do just that.Hannah feels quite turned on but VERY vulnerable with her bare pussy being so exposed on this massage table, naked and spread-eagle. Al puts more oil on her legs and feet and again rubs and strokes her feet and calves. Again Al works that oil all around and even between her toes again. Hannah loves this because it feels so wonderful.Al then moves up to do her thighs. He squirts oil all over both thighs and works both his hands over every square inch of her thighs. When he is doing her upper thighs, his hands accidentally touch her pussy or her pussy lips. Hannah is ready to burst from all of this stroking.Al then squirts some oil on her stomach again but he also squirts some oil right on her pussy. Hannah thinks to herself, “Is he going to massage my pussy too?”Well, Al starts rubbing that oil on her stomach and slowly works his way down, right to her pussy now. This is getting too much for her to handle. On top of having her pussy stroked and rubbed, his cock is hitting her pussy from time to time. There were even a couple of times she felt the head of his cock start to enter her pussy.She lifted her head to get a better view of this. She could see Al's cock and it was VERY WET from her and Al's pre-cum. It also looked very hard and inviting. This happened to be just another turn-on to her and she wished that cock would enter her fully and fuck the hell out of her. This was getting to be torture now having a hard cock bumping her pussy over and over without entering her hot, wet pussy.Hannah finally said to Al, “Would you please just put it in! I can't take anymore and need that hard cock where it belongs.”Well, Al didn't hesitate very long before he guided his cock right to her pussy entrance and thrust forward, burying his cock deep. Hannah was so wet that there was no resistance to the quick entry.To Hannah, it was marvelous to have this cock deep into her pussy. He was long enough to reach VERY DEEP and it excited Hannah tremendously.Al then started pulling back and then driving it deep time after time. He would pull out until just the cock crown would be in Hannah and then drive fully into her pussy, his balls bouncing off Hannah's ass over and over.Hannah remembered that when she saw his balls, she thought they probably carried a big load. This made Hannah nervous because she wasn't on the pill and she could maybe be ovulating.She was enjoying this SO MUCH so she found it hard to think of anything but this cock fucking her. Al was getting close to cumming and was starting to drive into Hannah faster and faster. Hannah could feel that cock start to twitch in her pussy so she knew he was close to cumming in her. She had to quickly decide if she should ask him to pull out or not.Hannah decided to take the chance because she so wanted to feel that cum shooting up into her pussy and filling her up. She knew she would cum when she felt that cum unleashed deep into her pussy.Al soon fucked Hannah as fast as he could and then drove as far in and deep as he could and held tight into her pussy. He grabbed her ass and pulled her strongly onto his cock, then he spewed Hannah's pussy with 5 strong shots of cum in Hannah's love tunnel. Al jerked into Hannah for every one of those 5 bursts of cum plus a few more. Hannah felt the cum spurt into her and that's when she came too. It was the most intense orgasm she had ever experienced. All of that massage was like the ultimate foreplay.Now as she was enjoying the afterglow of a good fuck she remembered that she was in danger of getting pregnant. She tried to think of what to do and could only think that she needed the cum out as soon as possible.Then she had a thought and asked, “Al sweetie, would you mind cleaning me up?” Hannah got up from the table now and could feel some of Al's cum running down her legs. Al had deposited a big load indeed.Al was still horny and agreed. He didn't mind this cream pie. She had a lovable pussy and it looked very sexy with a load of cum dripping out. The cum was running down to her ass and down to the table too.Al quickly got up and moved a couple of levers on the table so it was flat again, the legs not raised anymore.Then Al moved another lever and those spread legs came together to form a more or less standard table.Al then lay down on the table and asked Hannah to straddle his head with her legs. Hannah was more than willing to get this cum from her out of her pussy so had no problem with this request. She also was looking forward to having Al eat her pussy.Hannah then climbed up and put one leg on either side of Al's head and slowly dropped her soaking pussy right onto Al's face and lips, and of course Al's tongue. She had positioned herself in the 69 position so she could see Al's softening cock. She couldn't help herself and reached down and grabbed it.She realized this great cock had explored her depths but she hadn't even handled it yet. It was very warm and very wet from their lovemaking. It looked so inviting that she couldn't help herself and had to take it in her mouth.Her pussy was dripping a lot of cum into Al's mouth but he didn't swallow any. Al drove his tongue as deep into Hannah's pussy as he could to try and get all of that cum out of Hannah's pussy.Hannah could taste both herself and Al on the cock in her mouth and she was turned on again. She swirled her tongue around the head and moved her head up and down so that this cock could fuck her face too.Al was no longer getting soft with all of this stimulation and was again hard and strong. Hannah's lips and tongue were doing their magic on Al. He reached around and grabbed Hannah's ass cheeks, one in each hand, and pulled her pussy even closer. He loved a good pussy, and this one was really tasty.Hannah was getting VERY excited again with a mouth and tongue in and on her pussy and a hard cock in her mouth, with that cock maybe seconds away from filling her mouth with a hot load of cum. The thought excited Hannah and she hoped Al was getting all the cum out of pussy.Al kept licking Hannah's pussy and by now had quite a bit of his own cum from Hannah's pussy stored in his mouth. He was planning a special gift for Hannah.All of this was getting to be too much for Al so he stopped licking and sucking long enough to tell Hannah, “You wonderful bitch. I'm going to CUM all in your mouth.”This excited Hannah and she was close to cumming herself. She hoped Al would cum. She wanted to taste and feel a hot load produced by her ministrations. It made her proud that she could do that to a man.Even though Al had given Hannah a warning, he then kept on licking and sucking Hannah's love box of all that cum.Al could no longer hold out. He moaned and started spewing another 4-5 decent size loads right into Hannah's mouth and tongue. “It tasted like a man's cum alright,” she thought to herself and these sensations caused Hannah to cum herself. She came all over Al's face and because she was so excited, she just started squirting her own cum. She had never squirted before but she was SO turned on it just happened.Al laid there with Hannah squirting several of her squirt shots all over his face. It was a wonderful turn on to Al having a woman do that for and to him.After Al had cum in Hannah's mouth, Hannah was playing with all that cum in her mouth. Hannah loved having so much cum in her mouth and swirled it around her mouth and all over her tongue so she could really taste that cum. She wouldn't mind more but she thought she would have to wait for a different day when she could be making love again.Al finally could taste no more cum coming from Hannah's pussy and his face was soaked in Hannah's cum so he indicated he wanted to get up. All that cum from Hannah's pussy was still in Al's mouth.Hannah got up and swallowed all that cum from Al and felt it flowing down her throat and into her stomach. She loved that feeling but wouldn't mind more.Al said, “You better lay down on the table again and I'll give you a nice kiss.” Hannah got back on the table and laid on her back.Al then leaned over to kiss Hannah now. When he did he stuck his tongue in her mouth and let all that cum fall right into Hannah's mouth. She was beside herself with this new development and was thrilled to have more cum to enjoy.Their kiss lasted a long time because they both enjoyed the warm slippery cum kiss. They moved their mouths and tongues around to get the maximum feel of this most erotic kiss between 2 lovers.Finally, they broke apart and she could see evidence of a messy love scene. They both had traces of cum on their face, lips, pussy, and cock. Hannah had a warm glow now and her legs now felt great too.She was SO glad she decided to get a massage today. And now she was planning for another one to happen soon.The end of Part OneBy oldMasseuseGuy for Literotica

“Omnism is the respect of or belief in all religion.[1][2] Those who hold this belief are called omnists. In recent years, the term has been resurfacing due to the interest of modern-day self-described omnists who have rediscovered and begun to redefine the term. Omnism is similar to syncretism, the belief in a fusion of faiths in harmony.[3] However, it can also be seen as a way to accept the existence of various religions without believing in all that they profess to teach. Many omnists say that all religions contain truths, but that no one religion offers all that is truth. Contemporary usage has modified "belief in all religions" to refer more to an acceptance of the legitimacy of all religions. The Oxford English Dictionary elaborates that an omnist believes "in a single transcendent purpose or cause uniting all things or people". Omnists interpret this to mean that all religions contain varying elements of a common truth, that omnists are open to potential truths from all religions. The Oxford dictionary defines an omnist as "a person who believes in all faiths or creeds; a person who believes in a single transcendent purpose or cause uniting all things or people, or the members of a particular group of people".[4] Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, considered the first Deist, argued that all religions were true.[5] In the poem All Religions are One, William Blake professed that every religion originated from God's revelation.[6] Henry Stubbe and other Socinians synthesized a form of Muhammadan Christianity.[7] Unitarian Universalism, which grew out of the Protestant Reformation,[8] practices Omnist beliefs.[9] Other notable interfaith organizations include the Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples[10] and The Parliament of the World's Religions was the first organization with the goal to unite all religions.[11]” I think all denominations of all religions have truths to them, but each denomination doesn't tell the entire truth. I'm a secular Hindu. All religious texts have moral views and immoral views in them. So religious texts doesn't always equal “

It was summertime in the early 1970s in New York City. Fifteen-year-old Jim LeBrecht boarded a school bus headed for the Catskill Mountains, home to Camp Jened, a summer camp for people with disabilities. As the bus approached the camp, he peered out the window at the warm and raucous group below."I wasn't exactly sure who was a camper and who was a counselor," he said. "I think that's really indicative of one of the many things that made that camp special."Over several years, the camp changed him in profound ways."I, for the first time, understood that I didn't need to be embarrassed about being disabled, that I could have pride in who I was," he said. "And that it was possible to fight back against the system that was keeping us down."Nearly five decades later, in 2020, LeBrecht and filmmaker Nicole Newnham released on Netflix the documentary Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution, about Camp Jened and the activism it inspired. "What did we used to say, it was like Wet Hot American Summer meets The Times of Harvey Milk?" said Newnham. "It's an activist history story. It's the origin story of a political and identity-based community, the disability community. But it's also a coming-of-age story and a joyous sort of celebration of youth and disability culture coming together." All incoming undergraduate students at UC Berkeley watched Crip Camp over the summer as part of On the Same Page, a program of the College of Letters and Science. "We had a couple of goals with our film," said LeBrecht. "One of them was to reframe what disability meant to people with and without disabilities. We also wanted to start conversations. I hope that this plants a seed within all of these students that they do talk, they do think differently, and that this is something they hold for the rest of their lives that will make the world a better place."Photo by Steve Honigsbaum/Netflix.Music by Blue Dot Sessions.Listen to the episode, read the transcript and see photos on Berkeley News (news.berkeley.edu). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In 2010, Suzanne Falter left her 25 year marriage, moved from upstate New York to San Francisco, and experienced major life changes. The most traumatic was the sudden death of her 22-year old daughter, Teal, in 2012. Suzanne then went on a journey to heal and to become a healer with Teal's help from Spirit.  This conversation will inspire you on your own healing journey. We talked about:How burnout affected the grieving process after the end of her 25 year marriageThe impact on her when her new relationship and her business both endedHow her daughter, Teal, came to live in San FranciscoThe sudden collapse of her daughter in August 2012, and her death a week laterThe experience and knowing Suzanne had the first night Teal was in the hospitalHow connecting with Teal's energy after her death impacted Suzanne's lifeHow Suzanne has followed her intuition throughout her life - and how it's changed through the yearsThe fascinating spiritual work Suzanne did early in her lifeHow Suzanne had to “relearn” how to take care of herselfThe surprising thing she stopped doing, even though she fought itHow Suzanne was able to stop working for two years (this is a great lesson in trusting the Universe!)The lessons she learned during the first two years of her grief journeyThe choice we have to become bitter or better after trauma or lossHow Suzanne's writing has evolved over the yearsThe part of the book that wasn't clear to Suzanne for many yearsWhat caused her Facebook group to blow up in 2020 - and Teal's imprint on itWho hired Suzanne to write her upcoming book about her father, the famous American illustrator, John FalterSomething fun and unique about Teal that isn't in the Free Spirited book, and what she studied related to itThe connection Teal had with Suzanne's father in Spirit before she died - and what they both lovedThe form of “payment” Suzanne's father received from one account he hadThe journey to Teal's organ donationSuzanne's connection with Amera, one of the recipients of some of Teal's organsWhat Suzanne and Amera's mother, Debbie, have done together since meetingThe experience Debbie had upon entering Amera's hospital room after Amera received Teal's heart (this gave me chills!)The gift of Suzanne found in being alone for a period of time during her grief before finding the love of her lifeSuzanne's inspiration to anyone on a healing journeyFinding the gold in your griefWhere you can find joy in griefBe sure to pick up a copy of Suzanne's latest book, Free Spirited (and I highly recommend listening to the audiobook!). In it, she goes more in depth on what she shared in this episode. You can learn more about Suzanne on her website.Do you have your copy of my free guide, 4 Steps to Connect with Your Higher Self? If not, get yours here!

There are many reasons people eliminate alcohol from their diet and lifestyle and the "sober-curious" movement seems to be growing. Those who choose not to drink when socializing are often met with uninspired "mocktails" or simply resort to the old standby, club soda with lime. Molly Cheraso, a former risk management pro turned "dry bar" owner, has just opened Verbena Free Spirited in Hingetown. It's an all day café too, but at 3 pm the bar opens with some of the most creative, inspired N/A drinks you've ever seen. And, she's done the research on the best N/A spirits, mixers, wines and beers so you can purchase to make your own drinks at home. Get the scoop on how Molly was motivated her to make some changes in her own life and what led to her opening Cleveland's first non-alcoholic bar. This episode is made possible with support from Chef Douglas Katz, and The Mohicans.

Note: This is the final show I'm creating for this podcast. I'm moving on to do other things—like write a biography of my father, the artist John Falter. After this one, they'll all be online and searchable… enjoy!   You CAN get the alone time you need--even when you're overwhelmed by life. This show's about how to use that time to soothe your soul, meet your needs, and come back stronger than ever.   I don't know if you're like me, but about now I could go for some alone time.  I'd just LOVE to hunker down in a long hot bath, or freely, leisurely wander the farmer's market, or the rose garden up the street, now in full bloom.   And if I let myself, I will! But…will I? Will you?   That's why this show is all about getting our much-needed alone time. Did you know there's even been research that proves how essential it is for re-grounding us?   If you have small children or an elder to care for. If you're just trying to juggle career and life, it may seem impossible to take some time just for you.   Whatever the case may be, know that this episode will CHEER YOU ON, past the guilty feelings, the hesitancy and the thought that it's impossible … towards a little soothing alone time of your own. Godspeed, my friend. Stay safe …   PS. If you haven't ever heard my essay, Why Women Get Weepy, check it out. It's a natural fit as the intro to today's show … Suzanne           LINKS USE THIS LINK FOR AG1: athleticgreens.com/BUSYWOMEN Get a FREE 1-yearsupply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase   My blog – Why Women Get Weepy   My Amy Maricle podcast (from Self-Care Soother) on Art Journaling   My Julie Yogaressa podcast on Yoga Nidra     ABOUT SUZANNE FALTER Suzanne Falter is the author of a memoir about her daughter Teal's death Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. She is also an intuitive coach who helps people find relief from crisis, confusion, and stress. Suzanne hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe.        

Often the most overlooked part of our self-care is simply our bodies. Learn how to listen to yours more closely to learn all kinds of clues about yourself, life and your path.   In today's show, we're beginning with an essay I wrote in 2016 called The Eight Secrets of Emotional Self-Care. Why? Because this is an often overlooked but critical part of the self-care path. I hope you find it useful.   One of the many unexpected gifts that came from my daughter Teal's death was a precious, slightly tattered red spiral notebook filled with healing wisdom. In it are hundreds of channeled quotes and insights she received in meditations. This is where I begin my conversation with you about the healing wisdom of the body.   To that end, I begin by reading a popular essay I wrote a while back called ‘Are Your Hot Flashes Trying to Tell You Something?' Read on – and listen in -- if this applies to you. This is wisdom that can be applied across the board, no matter what uncomfortable or uncommon body symptoms you are experiencing.   It's old news that there is a powerful body-mind connection, of course. But Teal's take on it is special I think. So I spend a fair amount of time in the main section of the podcast talking about her ideas on what the body tells us about our minds.   You will learn: -       How to observe what is going on in your body – and see if you're squelching that information -       Some helpful questions you can ask yourself about your own body discomforts -       What cravings might be trying to tell you -       The four most common emotions we try to suppress, mask or avoid … though our bodies won't let us do that for long   Hope this gives you some food for thought.   Namaste,     RESOURCES   USE THIS LINK FOR AG1: athleticgreens.com/BUSYWOMEN Get a FREE 1-yearsupply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase     Suzanne's newest book, Free Spirited   The Eight Secrets of Emotional Self-Care https://suzannefalter.com/self-care/eight-secrets-emotional-self-care/   Link to Christiane Northrup's book The Wisdom of Menopause       ABOUT SUZANNE   Suzanne Falter is the author of a memoir about her daughter Teal's death Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. She is also an intuitive coach who helps people find relief from crisis, confusion, and stress. Suzanne hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe.    

After booking a one-way ticket to Greece and not looking back, Kati Isabel experienced a healing breakthrough. She discovered how to listen to her body and show up as a free-spirited entrepreneur who came here to serve and impact the world. Now as a coach, Kati focuses on the body via feelings, intuition, and wounds so that her clients feel safe to reclaim their power. You will fall in love with Kati and her story; she is bold, unafraid, and challenges the notion that entrepreneurship has “one right way.” This episode will get you inspired to expand beyond your wildest dreams! We talk about: Having a spiritual awakening during the pandemic Being an entrepreneur & doing it YOUR way Family health history - is illness inevitable as we age? Health & wealth - why health is not valued in our society Living with intention Tips for starting your self healing journey Join the conversation in our FREE Facebook Community, The Sacred Leadership Circle: [facebook.com/groups/901057184506045] Get clarity and guidance for your path and purpose. Book a Soul Purpose Guidance Session with Amber HERE [https://amber-gordon.mykajabi.com/offers/zVv9Kcrv]Use code SACREDLEADER to get a discount! Connect with Kati:Instagram: @kati_isabel2.0 [instagram.com/kati_isabel2.0]Book a free discovery call with Kati by sending her a DM Info about your host, Amber Gordon:Book your free consultation with Amber: [bit.ly/AmberConsult]Sign up for the email list: [bit.ly/AmberCoaching]Instagram: @letgo.and.lead [instagram.com/letgo.and.lead]TikTok: @letgo.and.lead [tiktok.com/@letgo.and.lead] Exceptional leaders share the wealth. Send this episode to someone who would benefit, leave a review to let others know about the show, and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Join us every Tuesday for more honest conversations and powerful insights.

Alicia New, a singer/songwriter from Frankfort, Kentucky, writes songs ranging from the soulful strains of sad love songs to light hearted playful tunes and lots of colorful tales evoking visions of magical places. An avid music lover who plays multiple instruments and percussion she loves traveling and playing music festivals! Her free spirit comes through in her captivating music. She has played with several bands and many years in a duo with Josh Alcorn, but is now performing as a solo act. She is currently making an album with Jason Simpson, bassist for Colter Wall..... her songs, his arrangements. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tophillrecording/support

Today's guest saw Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead live in concert when he was sixteen. Chris Woods was hooked. He would tell you that everything you need to know in life can be found in the lyrics of a Grateful Dead song. His obsession as a “Deadhead” eventually led him on tour to follow other classic jam bands like Fish and Widespread Panic. So,  to hear that Chris Woods is a free spirit with an affinity for open roads should come as no surprise. And when he was introduced to Driveaway, it was a match made in heaven. In Driveaway, Chris has found the pace he's always craved to prioritize time with his family and carve out space for his side gig as a professional artist. And as a tow-behind specialist, he's even found a way to maximize his time and profits. Is it any wonder that the “Deadhead” gets great sleep in his Jeep? Don't miss a minute of this fascinating conversation with Chris Woods on the #SixFigureTrucker.Show NotesThis Tow-Behind driver loves to Sleep in his Jeep! (1:03)Chris loves his Freedom in Driveaway (12:25)A “Deadhead” and a “Spreadhead”, this driver has a long history with some historic jam bands (13:30)Having done it all, Chris picks Driveaway as his favorite career (19:45)Chris loves his kids and loves his freedom to be a good dad (22:00)This Driver is also an Artist (30:18)Chris takes us behind his planning strategy in Driveaway (34:25)Doing Art projects with His kids and living his best Life! (44:00)As we wrap, Chris pitches the pros and cons of Driveaway (46:44)Keep Truckin' ChrisThe Six-Figure Trucker is a weekly conversation that shares the strategies and stories that successful drivers have used to build lucrative careers in the driveaway trucking industry. For more information or to subscribe, please visit https://www.six-figuretrucker.com/. The Six-Figure Trucker is brought to you by Norton Transport. 

Do you sometimes feel like what you are doing right now isn't fulfilling? Do you want to make a change but don't know how? This episode is for you!Suzanne Falter is the author of a memoir about her daughter Teal's death Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife, and an intuitive coach who helps people find relief from crisis, confusion, and stress. Suzanne hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe. Today, she joins us to talk about her experiences and gives us some practical tips and advice on finding our own path by listening to ourselves. You can look forward to:(00:55) Introduction(01:28) Suzanne's Journey and Balance(10:37) How do we hear ourselves?(14:46) Financial Uncertainty (20:59) Finding the Balance between busy and rest(27:02) Antidote to Doom Scrolling (32:57) Final Comments and LinksCheck out Suzanne on her website to follow along her journey and find out more about her books!Share this episode with your mum, sister or a friend if you know they'll love it too!Until next time, Stay Balanced P.S. Need a fix in-between episodes? Head on over and connect with us on our TikTok & Instagram!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thebalancetheory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a parent, experiencing the worst possible thing can provide valuable perspective. Despite the devastation of losing her daughter, our guest on this episode learned how to prioritize herself and reinvent her life to achieve sustainability, richness, serenity, and happiness. She shares her story and ways to practice true self-care so that you can live a life of impact despite the tragedy.ABOUT SUZANNESuzanne Falter is the author of a memoir about her daughter Teal's death, Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. She is also an intuitive coach who helps people find relief from crises, confusion, and stress. Suzanne hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe.CONNECT WITH SUZANNEWebsite: https://suzannefalter.comFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/svfalterFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/selfcareforextremelybusywomenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzanne_v_falter/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SuzanneFalterTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@suzannevfalterGET THE SHOW NOTESwww.realhappymom.com/204LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEBook: Bored to BrillantBook: Free SpiritedPodcast: Self-Care for Extremely Busy WomenNEXT STEPSGrab Your Freebies: https://www.realhappymom.comCheck Out the Course: https://courses.realhappymom.com

Our theme this week is overcoming our innate perfectionism. As busy people, we're bound to be hard on ourselves.   Yet, as I discovered after Teal's death, perfectionism is just a tired old habit—one that can be ultimately released and discarded.   I begin this show with an easeful essay I wrote back in 2012, On Loving My Imperfection, from my book Surrendering to Joy. Then I add a few updates notes and observations of my own.   May it inspire you to relax, ease the pressure and love yourself more…even when times are tough.   Much love,   Suzanne   PS. Don't forget to check out a special meditation I created for overcoming our perfectionism. All part of Meditation Friday this week. See you there!     RESOURCES   USE THIS LINK FOR AG1: athleticgreens.com/BUSYWOMEN Get a FREE 1-yearsupply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase     Suzanne's book, Surrendering to Joy   Suzanne's newest book, Free Spirited       ABOUT SUZANNE Suzanne Falter is the author of a memoir about her daughter Teal's death Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. She is also an intuitive coach who helps people find relief from crisis, confusion, and stress. Suzanne hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe.      

In this week's episode, Jen interviews Suzanne Falter.  In their chat, they talk about grief, mourning, and self care.  Suzanne discusses how each of us can connect with someone in spirit, the default mode and why doing nothing so important to healing and connection, and some ways to raise your vibe so you can find and keep those connections. I hope you enjoy and let me know what you think.We love to hear from you. Send emails to ForOurSpecialKids@gmail.com if you have questions, topics, or an amazing person we should highlight. And, please tell a friend or caregiver about us! Follow Us on Instagram & FaceBook, @ForOurSpecialKids or go to https://www.ForOurSpecialKids.comhttps://uppbeat.io/t/lane-king/journeyLicense code: E3DYP1B4L21HSX8E

I created this guided meditation with you in mind if it's hard to take time to meditate and rest. It takes about 12 minutes to complete... ahhhhh....   May this meditation help you get back to real rest and relaxation. Here's to you!   Suzanne   PS. Don't miss the show that came out earlier this week, Give Yourself Permission to Rest. Look for it right here!   All content in this podcast can be found on Suzanne's website at www.suzannefalter.com   ABOUT SUZANNE Suzanne Falter is the author of a memoir about her daughter Teal's death Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. She is also an intuitive coach who helps people find relief from crisis, confusion, and stress. Suzanne hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe.  

If this show seems different, it's because it is. I'm now releasing two shorter shows per week, including one of Fridays that is nothing more than a guided meditation on a particular topic. This will be easier for you to find if you want to do replays. Enjoy!   For some reason we are incredibly adverse to taking time to rest and relax, us busy people. So to that end, I've made a list of ways you can actually build more rest time into your life. Because as we all know, it's beneficial. Even critical, for reasons I share here. Ways to give yourself more rest time:   1.     Practice breathwork as soon as you wake up, just for five minutes 2.     Forgive those who anger you. Just let that sh*t go. 3.     Acknowledge yourself. What's this have to do with rest? Plenty—here's where the permission comes in 4.     Take back lunch 5.     Turn off your phone even in small increments 6.     Start to walk places or ride a bike there (especially if you have no time for exercise) 7.     Take more naps 8.     Ask yourself what you need and provide it   May this help you get all the rest you need!   Suzanne   PS. Don't miss the meditation designed to help lock this rest time in…find it here on ‘Meditation Friday'.     RESOURCES   Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive & Creative Self by Manous Zomorodi   All content on Suzanne's website at www.suzannefalter.com   ABOUT SUZANNE Suzanne Falter is the author of a memoir about her daughter Teal's death Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. She is also an intuitive coach who helps people find relief from crisis, confusion, and stress. Suzanne hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe.  

I begin this show with an essay I wrote a while back called How I Learned to Do Too Much … And What I'm Doing About It. In it, I share how my childhood affected my need to overdo and overachieve … and how I've been resolving that for myself. And why so many of us feel ashamed if we don't constantly empty out our endless To Do lists – and how Teal managed life without a To Do list. I spend the rest of the episode sharing some ideas about the real basics we need self-care … especially if we are driven women. I got on the path after my daughter Teal's death, and the collapse of all the structures in my life. Such wonderful things have come out of this, I knew I just had to share these ideas.   I cover the following:   -       How I went from being a workaholic to finding balance in life -       Why self-care is so critical for us -       The gift we are given at birth that is grounded in self-care -       The mindsets that keep us stuck in poor self-care -       One of the most basic self-care actions we forget -       Different reasons we overwork … and what you do about it -       Some great, grounding questions to ask yourself -       How to find more time for self-care Listen … and relax …. And while we're at it, here's some writing you can do.   Questions for Assessing Your Own Self-Care 1.     How would you describe your general state of mind? 2.     How's your energy? 3.     How would you describe your self-care? 4.     When was the last time you took a fun vacation? 5.     Where do you find the fun in life? 6.     Is real fun happening often enough? May you enjoy!   Suzanne       RESOURCES Suzanne's new book Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife       Suzanne Falter is the author of a memoir about her daughter Teal's death, Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. She is also an intuitive coach who helps people find relief from crisis, confusion, and stress. Suzanne hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe.  

Welcoming back today Suzanne Falter, a writer and podcaster who tells us of her story of healing. Losing her daughter suddenly, at a very young age was a heartbreaking trial on Suzanne's strength. Today she is a different person thanks to the guidance by her daughter after her passing. Trauma, no matter the type, requires self reflection, learning, and growth. Listen now to one woman's story of growth and recommitment to what really matters.

Suzanne Falter is a speaker and podcaster who helps busy women find happiness through self-care. She joins Laura on Healing Powers to talk about her story and her latest book, Free Spirited, the story of how her daughter's incandescent energy has appeared in visions, dreams, whisperings, and a tingling, channeled laughter that left Suzanne uplifted and healed after her sudden passing.Suzanne hosts the podcast Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women which is in the top 1% of all podcasts and the top 150 of Mental Health podcasts in the U.S. Suzanne leads online and live workshops for busy professionals about self-care and building healthy self-care habits. Her participants tend to work in high-stress industries like tech, health care and real estate. Suzanne is the host of the Self-Care Group for Extremely Busy Women on Facebook, a thriving group of 55,000 women committed to self-care. Learn more about Suzanne and the book at https://suzannefalter.com/about/Laura will be teaching another Psychic Training Program starting on May 11, 2023! Whether you want to learn how to navigate life intuitively or want to develop a spiritual and psychic intuitive business, this program is for you! There will be guest expert speakers, access to materials, and a community of fellow empathics to join online! Payment plans are available. Visit https://www.healingpowers.net/training to sign up or contact Laura at bookings@laurapowers.net for more information.For more information about Laura and her work you can go to her website www.healingpowers.net or find her on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, on Facebook at @realhealingpowers and @mllelaura, and on Instagram and TikTok @laurapowers44.

This episode is all about things ephemeral—so I begin with a particular passage from my new book Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. Because hey—how I met my wife, the love of my life, IS a really great story and it was guided by Teal!   What follows is an interview with medium, shaman and energy healer, my friend Michaela McGivern. She shares with us a lot of wonderful insight and experience into what a medium really can do for us.   Among other things, I learned -       What is ‘a structure' -       The difference between energy healing and medium work -       Why she does this work -       The difference it can make for people -       When to call in a medium   And we had some delightful messages from Teal about our life purpose and how to put meaning back into our lives.   May you find something of value to help you on your path.   Much love,   Suzanne     RESOURCES   Suzanne's new book, Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife   Tapping into the Other Side–My Gift from Teal   Michaela McGivern's website   USE THIS LINK FOR AG1: athleticgreens.com/BUSYWOMEN Get a FREE 1-yearsupply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase     OUR GUEST Michaela is a Psychic Medium, Shaman and Energy Medicine Healer who facilitates communication between those that have passed on and their loved ones. She has been practicing Energy Medicine healing for more than 20 years in the US and Europe. Born with clairvoyant and clairaudient abilities she is able to access the seen and unseen realms to bring comfort, completion, and profound healing to her clients. She has two grown children who live in Belgium and lives with her husband in Asheville, NC. When she is not working, she delights in dancing, vocal improvisation, and cooking to feed her soul. Exploring new places on this planet, and beyond, are her passion.  

Suzanne discusses ‘over-producing' – doing more than is actually needed at any given time. Hence the reason so many of us have no time for self-care.   Today, I begin the show by blowing the trumpet and giving you a wake-up call. This essay, inspired by the post of a dying member of our Facebook Group, Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women, instantly stops all of our protests to self-care.   Then I follow that up with this question… are you doing too much? Are you actually over-producing? You know this is you if you're the last one out the door at work, if everyone comes to you to solve their problems, if you find yourself unable to say ‘No'.   Take a listen if you truly believe you don't have time for self-care … or if you just want permission to be … good enough! Because honey – you most definitely do! This one's for you.   You'll find more about this idea of ‘overproduction' in the book that started this podcast, The Extremely Busy Woman's Guide to Self-Care   May today's show get you to stop, think about how you're using your time, and make choices that help you get back to YOU.   You can do it. I promise.   Love, Suzanne     RESOURCES Suzanne's Blog: Wake Up Call- How Will You Look Back on  Your Life?   The Self-Care Group for Extremely Busy Women on Facebook   The Extremely Busy Woman's Guide to Self-Care  book   ABOUT SUZANNE   Suzanne Falter is the author of a memoir about her daughter Teal's death Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. She is also an intuitive coach who helps people find relief from crisis, confusion, and stress. Suzanne hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe.  

We start this episode with a little chat about mom—specifically mine, and what it took to come to a place of peace and forgiveness with a difficult mother. Truthfully, this is how you surrender big loads of grief, shame, anger and more you might be carrying if you come from a dysfunctional family. This was excerpted from my book, Surrendering to Joy.   My guest is a powerhouse personal trainer and online exercise influencer, Jaime Filer. Jaime had a lot to say about what functional exercise looks like and how to align your mindset so you'll actually do it. Because that's the thing. Unless your mind is in the right place, you simply won't DO the online exercise.   Will you?   Among other things, we talked about: -       Why people resist working out, and what ‘Gym-timidation' is -       How exercise impacts folks with anxiety -       How much exercise we actually need -       What her process is in working with people -       What to do with kids in the house when you want to work out at home -       What if you're just too busy to get started?   It's an inspiring show… enjoy!   Best as ever,   Suzanne     RESOURCES   Surrendering to Joy   Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife   jaimefiler.com   Jamie's Instagram   Jaime's free Anti-Gym Anxiety ebook       OUR GUEST Jaime Filer has her Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology, is a published fitness model, a renowned Instagram influencer in the LGBTQ community, and an online personal trainer. She helps her clients integrate mental and physical health in order for them to overcome overwhelm and reduce their anxiety.

Suzanne shares ideas about conscious spending, and creating far more serenity with your money—a fundamental act of self-care.   We open this show with an encouraging little talk about how to stop ‘shoulding' on yourself, and making yourself wrong. What a way to lose our power. So here are some helpful alternatives.   In a heart to heart talk about money, Suzanne shares what she's learned about making conscious spending a priority in her life. In moving from being a compulsive spender back to healthy balance with money, she learned some really useful tools she shares here. They include: -       Getting out of denial around money -       Where to find help -       Why it's okay to talk to friends about money—and why you must -       Tools for actually organizing your finances -       Healthy money habits -       Where to look to save -       Some ideas for increasing your income -       An inspiring money story to help you get started if you need mindful money magic   May this bring a little light to a topic often kept in the dark….     RESOURCES USE THIS LINK: athleticgreens.com/BUSYWOMEN Get a FREE 1-yearsupply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase   Suzanne's new book, Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife   Suzanne's Blog How to Stop ‘Shoulding' On Yourself   Debtor's Anonymous   Business Debtor's Anonymous   Underearner's Anonymous   ABOUT SUZANNE Suzanne Falter is a speaker, writer, podcaster and essayist whose work has been featured in SELF, O, More, Tiny Buddha and The New York Times. She is the host of The Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women and Back to Happy podcasts, and has been heard widely on podcasts and radio including Coast to Coast AM. She's the author of multiple self-help titles including The Extremely Busy Woman's Guide to Self-Care (Sourcebooks). Learn more at www.suzannefalter.com  

Today's show is all about letting go and managing grief when it comes up. There are all kinds of grief, from everyday loss like the grief of not getting a desired promotion to the grief of suddenly losing your partner.   My opening essay tackles the interesting question of what it takes to connect to the other side—with some sage words from Teal's journal. Then I get into the real nitty gritty of serious loss with my guest, Cheryl Jones, host of the Good Grief podcast.   Her calm, grounded, old soul wisdom will help you tackle the hardest parts, and know you are truly not alone. I loved talking to her, especially as we compared notes about the fantastic, transformational crucible that grief is…if you manage it the right way.   We talked about:   -       Cheryl's Four Things You Need to Navigate Loss -       Why she actually loves grief and focusses her work on it -       When does the transformation actually begin in grief? -       How to accept support even if you don't want it -       How denial can take grief off the rails    It's a thought provoking show… and I hope it serves you well!   With love,   Suzanne       RESOURCES   Suzanne's new book, Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife   USE THIS LINK: athleticgreens.com/BUSYWOMEN Get a FREE 1-yearsupply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase   Suzanne's blog How Do You Connect to the Other Side?   Cheryl Jones' website, weatheringgrief.com   Cheryl's podcast, Good Grief   Contact Cheryl     OUR GUEST   Cheryl Jones is a grief counselor. During her education as a Marriage and Family Therapist, her first wife was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, which was at the time a uniformly terminal illness with a six month to one year prognosis. In the eight years that followed, Cheryl engaged daily in the work of preparing for her death. After her wife's death, Cheryl immersed herself in her own multifaceted grief, surprised by frequent moments of joy.  

Listen to Chapters four and five of the audiobook of Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife, written and narrated by Suzanne Falter. This is the last sample being offered of the audiobook. You can find it for purchase on Amazon here.

I begin today's show with a blog I first published… oh, maybe back in 2013? It's called How to Stop Having Same Old Problems… and it's about exactly that. Yeah, okay. It took me a major life crisis to move past some of the old detritus. But must it always take a crisis? I share thoughts on how to weave your way past the roadblocks and problems you're just sick to death of having.   And on to relationships!   My guest this week is Shena Lashey, host of the Black Girls Heal podcast and a coach, brings us some really good insight about the nature of addictive relationships. I learned all about the fraught give and take between love avoidants and love addicts… and I hope you will, too.   We talked about:   -       How her own relationships showed her what was needed -       What love addiction has to do with trauma -       How love avoidants can't resist love addicts and vice versa -       How systemic racism contributes to the trauma for women of color -       What to do about it, and how Shena works with her clients   Shena's perspective is warm, real and wise… I hope you love this chat as  much as I did.   Love,   Suzanne       RESOURCES   Suzanne's blog, How to Stop Having the Same Old Problems   Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me From the Afterlife   Shena Lashey's podcast Black Girls Heal   Shena Lashey's website, coaching, etc.     OUR GUEST Shena Lashey is host of the Black Girls Heal podcast, and a former Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in helping women heal from unresolved childhood trauma wounds, break free of addictive relationships, compulsive sexual patterns, intimacy disorders, and build a healthy sense of self-worth and value.    

Take a listen to a chapter from Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me From the Afterlife, written and narrated by Suzanne Falter Available in ebook, paperback and audiobook on Amazon and elsewhere.

This episode starts with a nod towards the ephemeral. Do you believe in angels? I never did until Teal died, and she pretty much turned into one. That's partly what I write about in my new memoir, Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me From the Afterlife. I am now convinced that angels are real—and have included plenty of examples for you skeptics out there. (That used to be me!)   Then I go on to share 20 different ways you can use right now to start to get the tension out of your body. Why? Because tension is beyond harmful. It can disturb everything from your heartbeat to your nervous system and your brain.   Here I've listed the eleven lesser known ways to get tension out of your body… with links to find what I'm talking about.   BETTER KNOWN WAYS—LINKS   Kashi Ananda Yoga online   Box Breathing video   Insight Timer   Suzanne's blog for meditation resistors     LESSER KNOWN WAYS 1.    Yoga nidra a.    Julie Yogaressa's Calm Yoga Nidra Playlist   2.    Listen to Healing Bowls/Chimes a.    Spotify – Sound Bath Playlist b.    My show with healing bowl symphony folks Simona + Guy 3.    TRE – Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises by David Berceli a.    https://traumaprevention.com/ b.    Shake It Off Naturally book c.     Shake It Off Naturally streaming video   4.    Pet therapy (get dog to lie on you) 5.    Standard Foam roller a.    Basic roller in many sizes   6.    Sue Hitzman's MELT method a.    Link to foot and hand balls b.     Link to Melt Method Book c.    Link to Melt Method Soft Roller   7.    Qigong a.    Qigong Basics streaming video 8.    Laughter medicine 9.    Inhaling relaxing aromatherapy a.    Lavender Essential Oil b.    Aveda Stress fix Rollerball   110.Journal until the tension leaves your body 111.Put hand on gut and focus on tension in your body until it moves, breaks up or dissolves   Suzanne's essay, Are Angels Really Around Us?   Suzanne's new memoir, Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me From the Afterlife   May this serve you well.   Namaste, friend.   Suzanne     ABOUT SUZANNE Suzanne Falter is the author of a memoir about her daughter Teal's death Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. She is an intuitive healer who helps people suffering from upset, confusion, and stress. She also hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe.  

Teal and her friend Sean travel to Morocco, where she has the vision that she believes gives her a healing gift.  Meanwhile Suzanne goes through Teal's death and learns what transcendance really means. Purchase Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me From the Afterlife. Available in ebook, paperback and audiobook!

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Please listen to Chapter One of my new audiobook. Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me From the Afterlife. It's available on Spotify and coming soon (if not already there) on Audible.  Free Spirited is available in ebook and paperback as well, where books are sold both online and off. The theme music was arranged and sung by Teal.

Suzanne Falter hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe. Connecting with the healing energy of her late daughter Teal, she also serves as a healing intuitive to those who are struggling or confused. She is the author of a memoir about her daughter's death and her subsequent healing, Free Spirited, and The Extremely Busy Woman's Guide to Self-Care (Sourcebooks).Suzanne also keynotes and leads workshops and online programs on self-care for healthcare and corporate. Website: https://suzannefalter.com/

Did you know that life eventually gets better as you age—no matter what? At least it does from the perspective of all round wisdom. I begin this show with an essay titled, ‘How Accepting Hardships Makes Us Wiser'… because, yeah, my knocks have been my greatest wake up calls. My greatest teachers.   Do you know how to visualize? Like… really? So you get results? I've been working with visualization for thirty+ years and I've finally learned a thing or two about it, shared here. I have a concrete process to really clear your field of negative energy, and uplevel your vibe to create what you want… no matter what. Go grab a journal, and dig in! Your future is waiting! Suzanne   LINKS Save 40% on your first purchase of Magic Mind www.magicmind.co/busy CODE to SAVE BIG: BUSY20   Suzanne's blog, How Accepting Hardships Helps Us Grow Wiser After 60   Suzanne's new book, Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife   Suzanne Falter hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe. She also keynotes and leads corporate workshops and online programs on self-care. She is the author of The Extremely Busy Woman's Guide to Self-Care (Sourcebooks) and a memoir about her daughter's death and her subsequent healing, Free Spirited.  

We begin today's show with a blog I wrote about a key to personal power … and that's clarity. Do you actually KNOW what you want in this life—or need? Most of us haven't slowed down enough to find out. That's why I read a blog called ‘What if I Don't Know What I Want?'   If this rings a bell … then this one's for you, friend. Enjoy.   Cool guest on today's show—Samara Bay. She's a voice coach to actors, influencers, and corporate bigwigs in Hollywood. And she shares the fundamentals of shring your voice to reflect your true power.   Samara says: “Hating your voice is a systemic problem, not a personal feeling.” In other words, a lot of us hate how we sound. But can we change it? You bet.   Among other things, I learned: How to use your voice to get what you want Our shame around our voices That we have a ‘true' voice that is baseline authentic Habits that can create a particular voice image Why we may feel we need to get ‘permission' to be empowered speakers Technical tips for creating authentic voice   I hope you enjoy this—and grab some mojo from it!   Suzanne RESOURCES   Save 40% on your first purchase of Magic Mind www.magicmind.co/busy CODE to SAVE BIG: BUSY20     Samara's book: Permission to Speak; How to Change What Power Sounds Like, Starting with You   Suzanne's book, Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me From the Afterlife (Out Feb 7 -- preorder now)   Samara's website www.samarabay.com     OUR GUEST Samara Bay is a sought-after speech coach, author, speaker and thought leader whose coaching clients include top actors in Hollywood, C-suite execs and thought leaders, candidates for U.S. Congress, and celebrities presenting at award shows and at the UN. Her debut book, Permission to Speak (Crown, Penguin Random House), is slated for early 2023 and her work on rethinking the sound of power has been featured in The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, CBS Sunday Morning, Tamron Hall, Slate, Create & Cultivate and Jezebel. She lives in Los Angeles, with her husband, son and dog, Moxie.

Suzanne talks with anxiety expert and podcast host Kelli Walker about the vagus nerve and various easy exercises to calm anxiety and get grounded again.   This show begins with a piece of writing I did called ‘You Matter More Than You Think'. It's a vulnerable, tender piece of writing from the time just after Teal's death, when I could suddenly see the world and our interconnectedness so very clearly. In it, I discuss a concept Teal shared called The Unified Field of Love.   My guest, Nurse Health and Wellness Coach Kelli Walker, has some excellent hacks for managing anxiety and getting grounded again. Really there's is no substitute for slowing down, as Kelli reaffirms. And she shares some great ideas on how to get there.   We discussed: Why standard medical treatment for anxiety can be lacking The connection between self-care and anxiety What the vagus nerve is and how to tone it… and why it matters A fun way to ‘channel your inner hippie' to relax Neuroplasticity ideas for anxiety and why it works Tips on aromatherapy   I hope you enjoy this powerful and interesting show!   Best to you,   Suzanne     RESOURCES   Save 40% on your first purchase of Magic Mind www.magicmind.co/busy CODE to SAVE BIG: BUSY20   Suzanne's new memoir, Free Spirited   The show's intro essay was taken from Suzanne's book, Surrendering to Joy   Kelli's website   Not Another Anxiety Show (podcast)     OUR GUEST Kelli Walker is host of Not Another Anxiety Show podcast and a nurse health and wellness coach. She combines her nursing knowledge, coaching psychology, and human experience to support others looking to improve their mental and physical health and well-being, whether it's cultivating more emotional resilience, balance, groundedness, calm, ease, etc. Whatever your vision of health and wellness is, Kelli is here to support you in achieving that!  

Suzanne breaks down what these worries are, and how to provide big healing by using the natural resources within your own body and psyche.   If you're like the rest of us, you worry sometimes. Sometimes you even cook up more drama than is good for a heart and soul. To that end, I begin today's show by sharing my essay “Are You a Drama Junkie?” It's bound to strike a chord if you know life is just a LITTLE more exciting than you wish it was. Don't worry, friend… serenity is at hand.   The main chunk of the show is my own take on dissecting worry, anxiety and perfectionism—and the underlying fear of not being enough that really drives that. There are some powerful healing steps you can take that will bring you into deeper alignment with yourself when you're feeling scared or anxious. And I share them here. This is for you if you've ever worried for no good reason, or panicked that something you're doing will turn catastrophic. Behind all of this you may have unresolved fears that have little to do with what is actually happening.   Finally I end the show with a healing meditation in which you can truly meet your fear head on, and find the message from your guides that will turn things around.   Sent with love from Oakland,   Suzanne     RESOURCES   Save 40% on your first purchase of Magic Mind www.magicmind.co/busy CODE to SAVE BIG: BUSY20   Suzanne's new memoir, Free Spirited   Suzanne's essay, Are You a Drama Junkie   ABOUT SUZANNE Suzanne Falter hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe. She also keynotes and leads corporate workshops and online programs on self-care. She is the author of The Extremely Busy Woman's Guide to Self-Care (Sourcebooks.)  

Learning how to eat more mindfully, and not emotionally overeat is a skill many of us need to learn. Suzanne talks to Jessica Procini, emotional eating expert, on how to use food as food, instead of a comfort substitute.   I don't know about you, but I'm a WAY restless meditator. So this week I start the show by sharing a practical list of ways you can overcome that restlessness… and just settle down and chill out. Good idea for the start of a new year, right? Because we all need to get ourselves on the meditation cushion if we want serene minds.   To that end, I also interviewed an emotional eating expert, Jessica Procini. She's got a fascinating take on emotional overeating and how we can heal from it—something she calls “digesting your emotions”.   Among other things, I learned What emotional eating actually is What to do when your emotions feel like a threat How to recognize if you are an emotional eater Why high powered, super successful women are prone to emotionally eat Tools other than food that she recommends for managing intensity And…. Ideal lunch breaks!   Hope you find this chat an inspiring way to start the new year.   With love,   Suzanne     RESOURCES   Save 40% on your first purchase of Magic Mind www.magicmind.co/busy   Suzanne's new memoir, Free Spirited   Julie Yogaressa's Yoga Nidra album on Spotify   My interview with Julie Yogaressa about Yoga Nidra   Meditation for Restless Minds blog     Salted licorice fish from Nordic Sweets   escapefromemotionaleating.com Jessica's Website Jessica's Freebies      OUR GUEST Jessica Procini is on a mission to help high-achieving women heal the roots of their emotional eating. When Overeaters Anonymous and therapy weren't enough to help her end her fight with food, she spent ten years in research before developing her signature healing framework, Escape From Emotional Eating®, which has helped women reclaim their power over food. Now that she's been 100% free from her compulsions with food for over 5 years, Jessica helps female entrepreneurs and executives do the same at EscapeFromEmotionalEating.com.  

Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, has been reading a profound book by Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey, Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment (Princeton University Press, 2021). In the midst of his reading, he received notification of an NBC News article titled “How Monkeypox Spoiled Gay Men's Plans for an Invincible Summer,” by Benjamin Ryan (https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/monkeypox-spoiled-gay-mens-plans-invincible-summer-rcna45326). More than a hundred gay, bisexual, or transgender people talked to NBC News about the “sex they never had” as a result of monkeypox. How monkeypox “upended a summer that was supposed to be a well-earned opportunity” to once again “revel with their gay brothers.” In the article we hear about “resurgent sexual liberation” through “hookup apps,” which “have made meeting sexual partners as convenient as procuring takeout.” That “post-Covid” everyone “went crazy, and there were sex parties all over town”—“free-spirited bacchanalia.” But, alas, the “long-awaited libertine summer” was “sharply curtailed” by monkeypox. The NBC News article is very sympathetic. What all these men have in common, as Storey and Storey make clear, is the acceptance of the notion that fleeting pleasure is a substitute for solid joy. These men have bought the lie that permissiveness will make them happy—that voyeuristic curiosities will make them whole. At the root of all this is a materialistic worldview—a worldview that denies transcendence. A failure to recognize that a thinking being is of necessity more than merely material. Why are we restless? So often we see the world as merely molecules in motion, and if we are mere molecules in motion, everything is permissible. The book, Why We Are Restless, includes a chapter in which the philosophy of Blaise Pascal is unveiled, showing why it is metaphysically and practically bankrupt to consider ourselves merely material beings, and why God veils His presence. God veils Himself because He does not want to force Himself upon those who do not seek Him. Once one seeks after Him, the veil is removed. For further study, see Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey, Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment https://www.equip.org/donate/