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Episode Summary:In this powerful episode of the It's Just Different Podcast, host Ashley Roberts sits down with Zay Green — professional basketball player and former McDonald's All-American — to talk about the real journey behind the WNBA dream.Zay opens up about multiple ACL injuries, mental health battles, and the emotional rollercoaster of transferring between schools like Tennessee, Texas A&M, and UAPB. Through it all, she never gave up — and her story is a true testament to resilience, faith, and focus.This episode gives listeners an honest look into what it really takes to push through when the odds are stacked against you — and how parents, coaches, and athletes can better navigate injuries, recruiting, and the pressure of high-level basketball.Key Takeaways:- Resilience Through Injury: Zay's story proves that adversity can build the mindset needed to go pro — if you don't quit.- Authentic Communication Matters: Being real during the recruitment process helps athletes land in the right situation.- The Role of Parents: Support is important, but athletes need space to make their own decisions and learn from them.- Transfer Portal Talk: Zay shares honest thoughts on how the portal is being used — and how it's affecting the game.- Inspiring the Next Generation: Her journey is a blueprint for any young female athlete who needs a reminder to keep going.Helpful Links:Join the Basketball Parent Community for FREE for 7 days! https://www.ashleynroberts.com/community Shop ‘Different' Merch: Use Code "Podcast" for 15% offhttps://itsjustdifferentapparel.com ⁠

What we believe is often a mixture of what we heard , what we have experienced, and what is convenient for us in the moment. The truth is, we are desperate for certainty and as our desperation grows, our ability to be reasonable and discern goes down. Thats when ideas turn into rules based on nothing more that our desire for getting an answer. Then a myth is born.  This is part one of a 2 part episode series that will break down about a dozen myths that have wormed their way into the minds of owners so deeply that to question them may sometimes seem silly or even dangerous.  Today we will be talking about these myths:  "Automation saves you on labor and training" "Independent cafes deserve support" "Inspiring words create change" "The right people will just get it" "If it works for them, it will work for me"   Related episodes!

Holly and her son Nate join this week's episode! Nate is the 22-year-old founder of 21 Pineapples, a Hawaiian shirt company on a mission to spread joy, break stereotypes, and change the world with love. Nate, who has Down syndrome, shares his humor, wisdom, and heartfelt outlook on life reminding us all to “be a good human.” Holly opens up about their journey, the challenges and gifts of parenting, and her own resilience as a cancer survivor. Together, they discuss family, acceptance, and why embracing the unexpected can lead to the most beautiful parts of life. Follow Nate (21 Pineapples): @21pineapplesshirtco Follow Holly: @hollywould11 Follow Morgan: @webgirlmorgan Follow Take This Personally: @takethispersonallySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Vineyard Church Wheeling is now Newbridge Church! Our mission is to help people find and follow God. Led by Pastor Chris Figaretti, our Sunday services are held at the Capitol Theatre, in downtown Wheeling, WV. Make plans to join us: https://newbridgechurch.us/join-us.For more information or to plan a visit, check out newbridgechurch.usConnect with us:facebook.com/newbridgechurch.usinstagram.com/newbridgechurch.us

Welcome Keyser, West Virginia native Donnie Marple! Donnie is best known as the full-time drummer for American country music singer and songwriter Lee Brice. He's also the 2007 Champion of the storied Guitar Center Drum-Off.Starting from his early love for drumming inspired by his musical family and church, Donnie describes his rise through the competitive ranks, from local area competitions to competing nationally in the Guitar Center Drum-Off and eventually performing a solo at the prestigious Buddy Rich Memorial Concert - where he would share the stage with legends like Neil Peart and Chad Smith. Donnie discusses the evolution of his career with Lee Brice, his continual efforts to improve, and his experience balancing fatherhood with a demanding touring schedule. He also reflects on his passion for golf and reading, and offers insights into overcoming overthinking and focusing on mental health. The episode wraps as Donnie emphasizes the importance of humility, gratitude, and balancing professional success with personal fulfillment. We hope you enjoy!Chapters:0:00 Intro2:08 Welcome, Donnie! 3:42 Lee Brice Audition 18:50 Mental Health and Overcoming Challenges 28:53 Golf and Drumming: Finding Balance 31:55 Learning from Other Drummers 37:14 Drum Box (Sponsor) 37:57 Early Beginnings 43:36 Guitar Center Drum-Off 57:19 Low Boy Beaters (Sponsor) 58:38 Buddy Rich Memorial Concert 1:07:10 Reflecting & Inspiring the Next Generation 1:10:35 Drum Supply (Sponsor) 1:18:08 Gear Talk and Endorsements 1:24:31 Sonique Drums (Sponsor) 1:28:43 Balancing Family and Career 1:30:50 OutroThank you to our Episode Sponsors:Drum Boxhttps://drumbox.spaceDrum Supplyhttps://www.drumsupply.comLow Boy Beatershttps://lowboybeaters.comGroove MPLhttps://www.groovempl.comSonique Drumshttps://soniquedrums.comConnect with Donnie:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donnie_marpleYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/donniemarpleWebsite: https://donniemarple.comMusic Featured in this Episode:"Soul" - Lee Brice"Rumor" - Lee BriceSupport the showConnect with us:WebsiteInstagramTikTokYouTubeFacebookRecorded at Garden Groove Recording Space, Nashville, TNPodcast Artwork: GENUINE CREATIVE ART ⓒ 2025 Nashville Drummers Podcast, LLC

In this episode of the Out of Zion Show, ICEJ USA President Dr. Susan Michael sits down with Mat Staver—lawyer, founder of Liberty Counsel, and passionate advocate for Israel. Mat shares how his legal work has shaped the fight for religious freedom and Judeo-Christian values, his life-changing first trip to Israel, and his mission to inspire the next generation about Israel through education and advocacy. From meeting Prime Minister Netanyahu just before his historic meeting with President Trump, to confronting antisemitism and advancing pro-Israel policies, this conversation highlights why now is the time for Christians to take action that will impact generations.Chapters0:00 Opening0:45 Introduction of Mat Staver2:00 Mat's Legal Work at Liberty Counsel4:00 Mat's Passion and Work with Israel6:00 Christians in Defense of Israel 8:20 Mat's Meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu12:30 The War on Terrorism15:30 Wrap-Up

In this enlightening conversation, Nick Rose, a leading voice in food sovereignty, joins me to explore the complexities and challenges of our global food systems. We dive into the intricacies behind food production and distribution, evaluating the staggering power held by a small number of corporations and the impact this has on farmers, consumers, and our health. Nick shares his inspiring journey from a corporate lawyer to a passionate advocate for sustainable food practices, delving into the pressing need for reform. We discuss how individuals can contribute to positive change, the potential for community initiatives, and the role of local and federal governments in transforming our food landscape for a healthier future. What You'll Learn: Food Systems Overview: Understand how a small group of corporations dominate global food supply and what that means for consumer health and farmer sustainability. Nick's Personal Journey: Learn about Nick’s transition from corporate law to food activism and how living in Guatemala shaped his perspective on food sovereignty. Impact of Corporate Power: Discover how major supermarkets influence prices for farmers and consumers, affecting food availability and quality. Importance of Local Producers: Explore why supporting local farmers and producers is crucial for a sustainable food system. Gardening and Community: Find out how growing your own food and participating in community gardens can benefit mental health and foster community connections. Government's Role: Learn about local government initiatives and the potential for policy changes at state and federal levels to support food security and sustainability. Key Takeaways: Corporate Dominance: The control exerted by a few corporations in the food industry poses significant challenges to sustainability and health. Empowerment through Gardening: Growing your own food offers nutritional, mental, and environmental benefits. Community Involvement: Engage with local initiatives like farmer’s markets and community gardens to support regional food producers. Advocacy and Policy Change: Involvement in political processes can drive necessary changes at local, state, and federal levels. Sustainable Choices: Every purchasing decision can impact the food system, emphasising the importance of buying local and reducing dependency on major supermarkets. Resources: Australian Food Network: Join a community of like-minded individuals committed to transforming the food system sustainably. Sign the Vote for Food pledge Read the Pandemic Gardening survey report Inspiring local examples (school-based): Farmraiser- Bellfield Farm My School- Bellarine Secondary College VicHealth's Local Partnerships for Food First - $6.5 m funding investment over 3.5 years - Sustain's Australian Food Network will be the digital home for all these partnerships. Support the Podcast: If you found this episode valuable, please consider subscribing to our podcast and leaving a review. Your feedback helps us continue bringing important conversations like these to a wider audience. Share this episode with friends and family to inspire more conversations about food sovereignty and its crucial role in our lives and communities. 00:30 Nick Rose's Journey into Food Systems 01:10 Living and Learning in Guatemala 02:11 Human Rights Work and Education in Central America 06:51 The Impact of Corporate Interests on Food Sovereignty 14:56 The Power of Supermarkets in Australia's Food System 33:19 Empowering Individuals: Gardening and Mental Health 44:31 Community Initiatives: Gardens and Social Connection 48:36 Local Government's Role in Urban Farming 55:29 State and Federal Government Policies 01:03:06 Call to Action: How You Can Help See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of High Velocity Radio, host Lee Kantor talks with Deborah Haile and her son Jonah Seyum of Tiny Global Footprints. They discuss how their family travel adventures inspired a business creating children's books, podcasts, and vlogs that celebrate cultural exploration. Deborah and Jonah share insights on involving kids in creative projects, running […]

 "Let's Get To Work" by Dr. Bobby Allen, emphasizes that genuine faith requires active participation and tangible effort, not just passive belief or discussion. It argues that biblical figures consistently demonstrated their faith through action, such as Noah building the ark or Abraham journeying to an unknown land. The author asserts that God often works through individuals, urging readers to overcome comfort and inconvenience to fulfill their divine assignments, seeing their efforts as "Kingdom Business" that holds eternal significance. Ultimately, the text calls for a transition from simply assenting to faith to actively engaging in God's work with urgency and dedication, highlighting that such labor is never in vain.

In this inspiring episode of Talking WIT Kevin & Son, host Kevin McLemore sits down with the incredible Alda “Spoon” Weatherspoon — playwright, poet, producer, and founder of The Weatherspoon Institute.From producing events for icons like Michelle Obama, Barack Obama to spearheading literacy programs across Boston, New York, and beyond, Alda's mission is clear to empower minds through creativity, education, and leadership.Discover how The Weatherspoon Institute is tackling the post-COVID learning crisis, engaging children through theater, poetry, and music, and building a future where every voice matters.

Welcome to the Find Your Fierce Podcast, where you will discover your fierce, unlock an unstoppable mindset, build unbreakable courage, and completely transform how you show up every single day. I'm your host, Jill Allen, and I'm so glad you're joining me today. If you've ever felt trapped in the 9-to-5 grind, dreamed of breaking free, or longed for the freedom to create an income on your own terms—without sacrificing time with the people you love—then today's episode of Fuel Her Fire is for you. I'm sharing something that completely transformed my life—and continues to empower women everywhere: the power of building a life that's rich with purpose, freedom, and fulfillment through direct sales. It's OK to walk a different path. It's OK to lead in a way that doesn't look like everyone else's. In fact, that's the point—sometimes the most powerful shifts come when we choose the road less traveled. This is your invitation to take a different path—one that might be exactly what you've been looking for, even if you didn't know it. Here's what we're diving into today: 02:06 – How one bold decision changed everything for me and opened up new possibilities. 04:38 – Why direct sales could be your ticket to financial and personal freedom. 08:15 – Overcoming the stigma around non-traditional paths and why it's worth embracing. 12:21 – What to look for in the right opportunity to ensure success. 14:36 – Inspiring stories of women building businesses in the small moments of their day. 16:39 – How personal growth becomes your secret weapon for success. 19:25 – What to do when you feel called to something bigger and are ready to take that next step. Key Takeaway: “A company where people are winning with wellness, they are winning with financial growth, and it's leading with this heart-led leadership.” -Jill Allen “You weren't made for average. You weren't made to just get by until retirement. You were made for freedom, growth, purpose and impact.” -Jill Allen How I lost 8 pounds and 2 inches since April! Check out my favorite health products HERE! and Join us for the PIVOT CHALLENGE! If you're looking for a boost and some extra support from women who truly understand the busy life, join Fit & Fierce! Become unstoppable with us and enjoy access to over 500 on-demand 20-minute workouts that you can easily fit into your day from the comfort of home. Special offer: Design Your Next Getaway or Private Custom Retreat! Looking to plan your next epic adventure or your very own private getaway or custom retreat? Let's make it happen! NEW Gift Alert: Get Instant Access to SET FIRE NOW Grab your copy of SET FIRE: Stories and Devotions For Women Who Desire A Life On Fire For Jesus Connect with me on: Website:https://jillallencoaching.com/ Facebook: Jill Allen Instagram: @‌jillallen & @‌fit_andfierce Hike.Live.Explore on Instagram: @‌hike.live.explore MAKE SURE YOU SHARE, RATE THE EPISODE 5 STARS & LEAVE A REVIEW!  

In this groundbreaking episode, I'm joined by Dr. Marcus Weller — visionary entrepreneur, inventor, and CEO of DeepInvent.ai — to explore how AI can accelerate the pace of human innovation for the benefit of all. Deep Invent's AI platform can generate patent-ready ideas in minutes, identify untapped “white space” in any field, and even improve its own architecture. Learn about The Deep Invent for Good contest — $10,000 for the best open-sourced invention to benefit humanity (closes August 21, 2025).Deep Invent for Good — Learn more and enter to win the contest: https://deepInvent.ai (closes August 21, 2025)Follow Dr. Marcus Weller on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusweller/We discuss:How AI is moving beyond data analysis to creative inventionWhy embedding human cognitive heuristics into AI changes the gameThe Deep Invent for Good contest — $10,000 for the best open-sourced invention to benefit humanityEthical guardrails to ensure innovations serve people and planetHow to make AI innovation more energy-efficient and sustainable You'll also hear inspiring real-world examples of AI-generated inventions, from augmented reality e-readers to sustainable tech breakthroughs.Time Stamped Chapters:00:00 – Introduction / Welcome to Care More Be Better — today's guest, Dr. Marcus Weller of DeepInvent.ai01:05 – Meet Dr. Marcus Weller - Early curiosity, tinkering with appliances, and the movie Short Circuit03:45 – How AI Becomes a Creative Partner - From data processing to human-like cognitive heuristics07:15 – Identifying “White Space” for Innovation - How Deep Invent maps the innovation landscape and generates new patents10:55 – Beyond “Fail Fast” - Starting with complete context to build the right thing the first time12:50 – Augmented Reality E-Reader Example - An AI-generated invention inspires a career pivot15:05 – What Is Superintelligence? Domain-specific superintelligence for innovation16:40 – AI Agents and Self-Improving Systems - The story of Deep Invent patenting its own architecture19:00 – Deep Invent for Good Contest - How to enter, win $10K, and open-source your idea for humanity22:45 – Examples of Contest Submissions - From cancer therapies to adaptive prosthetics25:05 – Open Source vs. Patenting Your Own Ideas - Why the campaign focuses on shared innovation27:35 – Ethical Guardrails for AI Innovation - Preventing harmful inventions and ensuring benefit to humanity29:55 – AI, Personality, and Human Connection - Training AI with psychometric data for a natural feel34:00 – Energy Efficiency & Sustainable Computing - How Deep Invent optimizes compute use and supports clean tech innovation38:00 – Marcus's Optimistic 10-Year Vision - A radically accelerated positive future40:30 – Inspiring the Next Generation - Marcus's one-minute message to a classroom of 12-year-olds42:00 – Closing Thoughts & Invitation to Participate - Why now is the time to innovate for good44:00 – Outro & Tree-Planting Update BUILD A GREENER FUTURE with CARE MORE BE BETTER Subscribe to our newsletter, and we'll plant a tree in your honor! Subscribe and rate us wherever you listen, and we'll plant another tree Together, we've planted 25,788 trees in 2025 through our partnership with ForestPlanet. Follow, subscribe, or join our newsletter to help us keep growing! Follow us on social media:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caremorebebetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caremorebebetterFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better

On this week's episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Leia Hunt — cancer survivor, inspirational speaker, author, and founder of Leia's Kids - a nonprofit dedicated to supporting children and families battling cancer. Leia's own cancer journey began when she was just two years old, after being diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer. She endured 26 surgeries and multiple rounds of chemotherapy, ultimately losing sight in one eye. But instead of letting her struggles define her, Leia turned her pain into purpose — speaking at the White House, working alongside the American Cancer Society and the Eye Tumor Research Foundation, and inspiring countless others through her story. At just 18 years old, while still in high school, Leia founded Leia's Kids — a nonprofit dedicated to supporting children and families battling childhood cancer. As a survivor herself, Leia knows firsthand the challenges these children and their families face. Her organization provides financial grants, hosts dream parties, organizes mental health retreats, and so much more — offering not just support, but joy, hope, and a sense of community during some of life's hardest moments. In this episode, you'll hear: ✨ Leia's incredible journey as a child with cancer and now as a cancer survivor; ✨ How her childhood experiences inspired her to start Leia's Kids at just 18; ✨ The heart and mission behind Leia's Kids — and the life-changing impact they have on families; ✨ Stories from the dream parties, retreats, and programs she's created; ✨ How faith and resilience have guided her through challenges; ✨ What she's learned about life, hope, and community from the children she serves; ✨ And so much more!

Lisa (Elizabeth) Joyce Freeman serves as a Senior Advisor in the School of Medicine at Stanford University. She administratively supports the Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement. The goal of the Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement is to become the best at getting better Inspiring and accelerating the delivery of consistent, excellent care across Stanford Medicine measured by performance improvement in Safety, Quality, Patient Experience, and Cost Reduction (Collectively=Value) from today's baseline and ultimately developing a reputation as a national leader, to which others look for inspiration and as an educational resource. From 2001 through 2016, she was the Chief Executive Officer of the VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS). VAPAHCS is a $900M, 800 - bed federal health care system with three inpatient divisions and seven outpatient clinics serving 90,000 Veterans in 10 counties in Northern California. It is affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine, has the second-largest research enterprise in VA ($58M), trains 1500 residents, internsand students yearly and is home to every specialized Veteran treatment modality offered in the VA system. She was responsible for all administrative and clinical aspects of VA Palo Alto, including strategy and master planning for facilities. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Notre Dame in Civil Engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree from Louisiana Tech University. She is a licensed professional engineer and a Fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives. She is the recipient of two Presidential Rank Awards, one at the meritorious level and the second at the distinguished level.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.

Text us your questions or topics for the show! We got you!Cass Morrow, Author of Disrupting Divorce: The NEW Man. Saving Struggling, Sexless, and Toxic Marriages.Kathryn Morrow, Author of Behind The White Picket Fence.Why Women Must Take Responsibility to Save Their Marriage?In this episode of The 'NEW' Marriage, Cass and Kathryn discuss the often-avoided truth: women play a crucial role in saving a marriage. This isn't about blame — it's about empowerment. Learn how taking personal responsibility can help you address patterns, improve communication, and create a healthier dynamic that benefits both partners. If your marriage feels disconnected, cold, or on the brink of collapse, this episode gives you practical steps to lead change from your side.

Today's practice will give you gratitude for your ability to keep learning - and it will inspire you to pick up a new skill right now. What is something you have been wanting to learn lately? Can you honor the fact that you are a person who wants to continuously grow and learn? And can you envision what knowing this thing would feel like and how it will change your life? There is so much out there waiting for you. Tune in to begin.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kristy returns to Art and Cocktails to share the inspiring story behind writing and publishing her book. We talk about the dream that began in childhood, the process of bringing it to life, and the milestones that followed. These include holding the finished copy in her hands, receiving an endorsement from Jerry Saltz, and seeing her work translated into Taiwanese. Kristy also addresses the myths that hold artists back from writing, why you do not have to identify as a “real writer” to publish a book, and how to navigate both traditional and self-publishing while keeping your vision intact. She shares details about her upcoming Essential Publishing Bootcamp with Frannie, a live two-day workshop that helps artists and creatives turn their book ideas into reality. Participants will learn about the different publishing paths, receive a step-by-step workflow for bringing a book to life, and review examples of real winning pitches that secured book deals. Whether you are interested in traditional publishing, indie presses, or self-publishing on Amazon, this workshop will provide the tools to make it happen. Kristy Gordon is a Canadian-born artist based in New York City whose paintings have been exhibited internationally, including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Uris Center, the European Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona, and the National Academy Museum in New York City. She is a three-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant and earned her MFA from the New York Academy of Art, where she now teaches. Her work appears in more than 600 collections worldwide and has been featured in Vogue, Hyperallergic, and Fine Art Connoisseur. She is represented by Garvey|Simon, Blumka Contemporary, and Grenning Gallery. Learn more about Kristy's Essential Publishing Bootcamp and sign up at https://www.down2art.com/Write-Your-book. Create! Magazine is now accepting submissions for our upcoming issue. Apply to the current call for art at https://www.createmagazine.co/call-for-art. Publish your own art catalog: https://www.createmagazine.co/art-catalog  

Izumi "Asura" Serra is a healer, a teacher, a singer, and a sound journey-ist (it's a word because I said it's a word). Through her bowls and bells, gongs and drums, and yes, even her own voice, she channels emotion, compassion, and rejuvenation. In this good episode, she shares her life from growing up in Japan to coming to the United States, becoming a teacher of young children, and how it all led her to rediscover her passion for music - and yes, sound itself. Through her company, Music of the Spheres, she provides a safe and nurturing space where one can connect with your body, mind, and spirit. Her classes and workshops empower anyone to embrace joy and take charge of creating the life they are truly meant to live. This episode also features a sound journey for you to take part in as Asura plays just for us. Who's up for a sound journey? It's gonna be a good one. ____________ Steve is busy at work on the third book in his cozy mystery series, THE DOG WALKING DETECTIVES. Grab the first two and get caught up: Book 1: DROWN TOWN Amazon: https://amzn.to/478W8mp Barnes & Noble: https://bit.ly/3Mv7cCk & Book 2: MURDER UNMASKED Amazon: https://shorturl.at/fDR47 Barnes & Noble: https://shorturl.at/3ccTy

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This is a recording of a live guided meditation.  The meditation guide and the members of the public who joined the meditation used the Zoom platform.   Even though you are listening to this meditation as a recording rather than attending live, in the world of consciousness, there is no time or space. Meaning, regardless of when you listen, you are in a meditation with a large group of folks from different walks of life and places on the planet.Meditation Guide: Judy Hunter, Master meditation guide and seasoned teacher and trainer for the Divine Spark Program.Judy's Meditation Guide Style: Rich, musical tone to her voice.  Inspiring imagery and clear guidance makes possible going deep into your center safely and joyfully.Content: Features these tools and techniques:Grounding (Earth Connection)ReleasingCenteringIntentional BreathingCenter of Head AwarenessFinding the energy flow of universal consciousness within you, then stepping into itTraveling within your energy architecture -- moving point of awareness through 1-12 chakras Intention setting Bringing your life energy into harmony with your divine/universal self

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On Episode 590 of Impact Boom, Daryl Chambers of InPower Academy CIC discusses why martial arts serve as a powerful vehicle to build resilience, discipline, and self-belief in young people, and how social entrepreneurship can infuse personal passion with purpose to create sustainable, lasting impact in underserved communities. If you are a changemaker wanting to learn actionable steps to grow your organisations or level up your impact, don't miss out on this episode! If you enjoyed this episode, then check out Episode 228 with Audrey Tang on stimulating social innovation in Taiwan and radically trusting citizens -> https://bit.ly/4oNSVCq The team who made this episode happen were: Host: Indio Myles Guest(s): Daryl Chambers Producer: Indio Myles We invite you to join our community on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram to stay up to date on the latest social innovation news and resources to help you turn ideas into impact. You'll also find us on all the major podcast streaming platforms, where you can also leave a review and provide feedback.

Hamilton talks with Ava, Tio and Bannessa, students in the College of Arts and Architecture who are members of the Mending Walls at Penn State student club.  These students recently traveled to Richmond together to see the original Mending Walls murals, meet some of the artists that painted them, and find further inspiration for their Mending Walls experience on campus.  Resources for this episode: Mending Walls Penn State -- find pictures of the murals the students created here.More information:Mending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassInstagram: @mendingwallspsu @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction:19RED @ Fuel

Lt. Col. Nichole “Vapor” Ayers '11 joins us from orbit! SUMMARY From cadet to astronaut, she shares how the U.S. Air Force Academy prepared her for life aboard the International Space Station, the lessons space learned in the space program about leadership and how viewing Earth from 250 miles up re-shapes one's call to serve.   SHARE THIS EPISODE LINKEDIN  |  FACEBOOK   COL. AYERS' TOP 10 LEADERSHIP TAKEAWAYS  - Seeing Earth from space changes your perspective on leadership.  - The fragility of Earth inspires a desire to protect it.  - A lifelong dream of becoming an astronaut requires hard work and dedication.  - Teamwork at the Air Force Academy prepared me for life in space.  - Daily routines on the ISS are structured and focused on science and maintenance.  - Astronauts are normal humans, not just heroes in space.  - Quick thinking and calm leadership are crucial during space missions.  - Community support is vital for success in unconventional paths.  - Inspiring the next generation is a key part of my mission.  - Curiosity and exploration should be fostered in young people.   CHAPTERS 00:00 Journey to the Stars: Becoming an Astronaut 03:32 Life Aboard the ISS: Daily Routines and Responsibilities 07:23 Lessons in Leadership: Quick Thinking in Space 10:54 Observations from Above: Humanity and Resilience 12:10 Inspiring the Next Generation: A Sense of Purpose 13:17 The Long Blue Line: Community and Support     ABOUT NICHOLE BIO U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers is a trailblazing pilot, leader, and astronaut whose journey began at the United States Air Force Academy, where she graduated in 2011 with a degree in mathematics. An accomplished F-22 Raptor pilot, Ayers is one of the few women ever to fly the world's most advanced stealth fighter—and she's one of even fewer to command them in formation for combat training missions. Col. Ayers earned her wings through years of training and operational excellence, logging over 200 flight hours in combat and playing a critical role in advancing tactical aviation. Her exceptional performance led to her selection in 2021 by NASA as a member of Astronaut Group 23, an elite class of 10 chosen from among 12,000 applicants. As a NASA astronaut candidate, Col. Ayers completed intensive training at Johnson Space Center, which included spacewalk preparation, robotics, survival training, systems operations, and Russian language. Now qualified for spaceflight, she stands on the threshold of a new chapter that led her to the International Space Station. Throughout her career, Col. Ayers has exemplified the Academy's core values of Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do. Her journey from cadet to combat aviator to astronaut is a testament to resilience, determination, and a passion for pushing boundaries.   LEARN MORE ABOUT NICHOLE NASA Astronaut Nichole Ayers     ALL PAST LBL EPISODES  |  ALL LBLPN PRODUCTIONS AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR PODCAST PLATFORMS   TRANSCRIPT SPEAKERS Guest, Lt. Col. Nichole "Vapor" Ayers '11  |  Host, Lt. Col. (ret.) Naviere Walkewicz '99   NASA  00:00 Station, this is Houston. Are you ready for the event?   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  00:05 Houston, Station, I'm ready for the event.   NASA Air Force Academy, this is Mission Control, Houston. Please call Station for a voice check.   Naviere Walkewicz  00:13 Station, this is Lt. Col. Naviere Walkewicz. How do you hear me?   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  00:17 Hi, ma'am. I've got you loud and clear. Welcome to the International Space Station.   Naviere Walkewicz  00:20 Welcome to a special presentation of the US, Air Force Academy, Association and Foundation's, Long Blue Line Podcast Network. I'm Naviere Walkewicz, Class of '99. I was honored recently to speak with a true pioneer, United States Air Force Academy graduate, accomplished fighter pilot, 2022 Young Alumni Excellence Award recipient and now NASA astronaut, Lieutenant Colonel Nicole “Vapor” Ayers, Class of 2011, Vapor joined us from the International Space Station orbiting about 250 miles above Earth. Her journey from Cadet to astronaut embodies the pursuit of excellence and the spirit of exploration that distinguishes the Long Blue Line. For this conversation Vapor and I explored what it means to be a human in the vastness of space, how one's perspective shifts when Earth shows up as a distant blue marble, and what her journey can tell us about courage, connection and the Future. Lieutenant Colonel Ayers, this is such an honor. So excited. Seeing Earth from space forever changes your perspective. How was the experience for you? And how has it changed the way you view your role as a leader?   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  01:32 Yeah, you know, I think for everybody, the experience is slightly different. For me, seeing the earth from the Dragon window for the first time was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. And then seeing the Earth every day from the cupola and then the lab window that we have here, you know, you don't see country or state lines on the Earth, right? There's not like each state has a different solid color, right? There's just geography and just terrain. And so you get to learn the world all over again in terms of colors and textures and geography and water. You know, there's so much water on this earth, and it's hard to put it into perspective until you're actually looking at the Earth, and it's, it's something that has really hit me, because the Earth is so fragile. You know, we see these beautiful auroras, we see thunderstorms, we see different natural disasters, and it's really kind of made me want to take better care of this earth. And you know, when I get home, I want to just do things a little bit better and just take that extra step, to take my make my part in taking good care of this earth.   Naviere Walkewicz  02:38 That makes amazing sense. And, you know, I think it takes us to kind of your path to becoming an astronaut. Can you walk us through what that was like?   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  02:47 Yeah, sure. So, you know, I was, I've been saying that I wanted to be an astronaut since I was little kid. And, you know, I always had an affinity for space and for the sky. And growing up in the Shuttle era, you know, as soon as I learned that you could fly the shuttle be the pilot. I was like, “Ooh, that's what I want to do.” And so, the very serious little Nichole set my goals really high and started working towards that path. And, you know, grew up right there in Colorado Springs, watched the Air Force Academy graduation, you know, and the Thunderbirds fly over every year. And it just kind of seemed like a natural path for me to go to the Air Force Academy, become a pilot and try to pursue the astronaut dream from the pilot's perspective. So you know, I worked really hard, set my goals really high, and never got bumped off that path and was able to apply and actually get selected. And now here I am talking to you from the International Space Station.   Naviere Walkewicz  03:36 And it's pretty incredible being able to see you weightless there, and you're here in its full glory. It's pretty amazing. Can you, talk about your time at the Air Force Academy? Specifically, what foundational experiences would you say have really kind of played a part with your life in space right now?   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  03:54 Yeah you know, I think the Air Force Academy, for me, the biggest part was just being on teams. You know, I played volleyball there. And, you know, I would say every Squadron is its own little team. And you know, as a four degree, you're there with all of your classmates, and you're going through training sessions together. And so being on these teams in different environments, and some austere environments and high pressure situations, and learning how to take care of other people in those moments, I think, has been huge in my path to getting here. You know, those, all those words speak truth here on the International Space Station, you know, we're in an austere environment. Sometimes we're under pressure situations, and it's just a few of us up here working together with the ground to make this International Space Station stay in orbit, to execute all of the science and the maintenance and keep it running and continue to learn everything we possibly can, both about space and about Earth in order to inform how we do life on Earth and how we get to the moon and Mars.   Naviere Walkewicz  04:47 Thank you. So maybe, can you share with us what your daily routine aboard the ISS is like...   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  04:53 Yeah, you know, it's not unlike yours. Potentially. You know, our schedule is pretty set to the ground team figures out about, you know, what science and what maintenance needs to be done, and who's going to go do it. We are scheduled from about 7:30 in the morning to 7:30 in the evening, and we get, you know, two to two and a half hours of exercise time so that we can maintain our bone and muscle and cardiovascular health up here. And then when we're not working out, we're, like, I said, executing science. You know, I'm surrounded just here in this module, every single rack has some sort of payload or science experiment going on, so we just kind of follow the schedule. We work with the ground team to figure out where the things are that we need, and the procedures and all of that. But it's not unlike life on Earth...   Naviere Walkewicz  05:37 Maybe a little bit different. What's the biggest misconception people have about life on the ISS, you think? And what's something that surprised you while you're being there?   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  05:48 Man, you know, I've been asked this question before. I'm not sure if I know the biggest misconception. You know, I think that often people kind of put astronauts up on a pedestal, but, you know, we're just humans who like to do, like the work that we do. We're really passionate about what we do. We're good teammates. So we're just normal humans, and it's not the most glamorous job, you know, we do, you know, often wear diapers, or we're working really hard, or things like that. So, you know, just normal humans up here. I think one of the things that surprised me the most, I'll see if I can do this without bumping the Astrobee off the wall here. But for me, it took my brain a while to, you know, get used to seeing people on the wall, or, you know, our treadmills on the wall, or seeing people upside down, and there's no up and down in space. And so it took a while for me to get used to that, and for my brain to kind of remap what I consider up, down, left and right in space. And you know that people are just floating, and we get a float every day, I can let go the mic and talk to you.   Naviere Walkewicz  06:46 So we have a lot of cadets and young officers that listen to us. What advice would you give them in the dream of following in your footsteps?   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  06:56 Yeah, that's a great question. You know, I love to preach hard work and teamwork. You know, find something that you really enjoy doing. You know, NASA needs, I studied math, right? I'm a pilot, but we need doctors. We need scientists, we need engineers. So figure out what you really enjoy doing, work really hard at that thing, and then go find a team you can be on, and figure out how to take care of other people, and figure out how, how you mesh in this world, and how you can and thrive in these small environments or austere environments with other people. So I love to just say, you know, work hard, be a good teammate, and everything will work out in your favor. I think.   Naviere Walkewicz  07:30 Can you share if you've received any valuable insights or advice from other Air Force Academy grads who were astronauts?   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  07:37 Oh, yeah, I think tons, is what I would say, you know, Eric Kjell, and specifically Nick and Roger, who just recently flew and came back, you know, I think that there's been a ton of advice just in terms of of how we do life here on the International Space Station and how, you know, we're going to continue to explore on the Moon and Mars, and how we can share our story, and how we can share all of the science that we're doing. But I think one of the most practical things that I got was from Nick during the handover, when we, we had a couple days up here together, and he said, “Don't forget, you're still squishy.” You know, we're surrounded by a bunch of metal up here. Nothing is very soft. And so if you, if you get moving too quick, or you get too confident, it's very easy to stub a toe or hit something. And so we're still just squishy humans. And you know, if you take that one step further metaphorically, I think, you know, we're still just humans, and we make mistakes, and that's okay, as long as you can bounce back, and as long as you're not going too fast when you hit a handrail too hard.   Naviere Walkewicz  08:31 Absolutely. Well, you talked a little bit about the austere environment. What do you hope your mission and your story inspiring the next generation of Academy grads, especially those who feel called to serve in bold and unconventional ways.   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  08:46 Yeah, you know, I think the bold and unconventional part really hits me, because, you know, growing up during the shuttle era, and then I was at the Air Force Academy when the last shuttle flight flew. And you know, as you grow up, you say you want to be an astronaut, people often say like, Wow, that's awesome. And then when you become an adult, sometimes you don't quite get the same response, you know, sometimes you get a laugh. And so, you know, I would say that even if people don't believe you, or they don't necessarily support what you want to do, if you've got a goal or a dream, just continue to, like I said, work hard at it, you know, put your nose to the grinder. Get really good at whatever it is that you want to go do, and don't let the naysayers get you. You know, there will always be someone there who thinks it's silly, but you will always find someone who supports you. My old commander, Robin, again, he was the one who supported me and got me here, and he said, “Are you silly?” Like, why would you ever think that's silly, or hesitate to tell me what you want to do? So, keep talking about your goals, keep working towards it. And yeah, like I said, maybe someday you could be up here with us.   Naviere Walkewicz  09:44 Absolutely bold and unconventional, for sure. And speaking of such space missions demand precision under pressure. Can you share a moment, whether in training or on the ISS where quick thinking and calm leadership made a difference for you?   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  09:57 Yeah, definitely. I think that I.... Actually, a great example is our space walk that Anne McClain and I did about a month and a half ago. You know, right in the middle of the space walk, the priorities changed and the game plan changed. And if you were just an onlooker watching, sitting at home watching, you may not have even noticed that. And I think that's a huge testament to our ground team and our flight director, Deanna Trujillo, for the day, you know, her ability to lead that ground team and change the game plan on the fly, and then get those words up to us through some calm loss and some other hardships that we were working through, and then for us, for Anna and I, to work together, both just the two of us out outside the space station and the vacuum of space, but also us with the ground to make that all look very seamless. We're very proud of how that space walk went, and our ability to kind of change the plan on the fly, execute, come up with new ways of doing things, and figuring out how we're going to leave the station in a good state, and also achieve all those objectives. So think that was we're actually really proud of the way that we, you know, manage all of those changes, and hopefully to the onlooker like yourself. It looks seamless.   Naviere Walkewicz  11:04 Absolutely and it kind of talks a little bit to what you said earlier about, you know, seeing Earth from a different vantage point and wanting to protect it. I'd like to actually ask you more about that. So can you share, from your vantage point what you've observed about humanity and the resilience as you, as you look on it, from us, from our perspective here on Earth, and you being up there,   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  11:24 Yeah, you know, I think that one of the biggest things that, you know, I mentioned the natural disasters that we see and, you know, and I feel a sense of duty to photograph and to try to document the things that just humans endure on a daily basis. You know, I talked about thunderstorms or landslides, forest fires, all sorts of things. You know, we see it from such a different vantage point up here. And, you know, knowing that there are people down there who are trying to survive, and knowing that those people will survive, and that we have an entire community that's going to rally around those people in those instances. And you know, just trying to do our part from up here and give, you know, that unique vantage point and give as much data and as much help as we possibly can. I think that's one of the biggest things that our world does well, is, you know, helping each other when we're in need.   Naviere Walkewicz  12:09 And Lieutenant Colonel Ayres, maybe you can share what's been the impact of this mission on your sense of purpose, and how do you think it will shape your next chapter when you come back on Earth?   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  12:22 This is a great question. I've done a lot of thinking about this, you know, you know, finally achieving your childhood dream. What's next? You know, what do you do next? And I think for me, the biggest thing that I want to continue to do is just inspire the next generation. You know, all those little kids who say they want to be astronauts, and then they get laughed at as adults. You know, I think that's it's so important to just foster that curiosity and foster that sense of exploration. And really, you know, encourage the next generation to go do what they're passionate about, because we will always need someone in that niche thing that you're passionate about. And so helping people get there is, is really what I want to do next. And, you know, helping the next youth get to their dreams and their goals and continue to just build this society that continues to explore and as you know, especially as we go to the moon and onto Mars and we commercialize low earth orbit, I think there's so much that we can do. And it's I feel, again, a sense of duty to help the next generation do that?   Naviere Walkewicz  13:21 Well, we talk about the next generation and the long blue line being enduring. Is there anything else you'd want to share with Air Force Academy grads in general?   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  13:30 Yeah, you know, I think it might be a dead horse that I'm beating at this point, but the teamwork is so important. You know, just, just take care of the people around you. Make sure that you're always looking out for each other. You know, the long blue line is a very special thing to be a part of. And, you know, like yourself, you know, I met you a couple years ago, and it feels like I could just go, you know, hang out with you, have dinner, and we could pick up like old friends. And that's what the long blue line is all about. You know, having friends all over the world who can help you. You know, I got to hang out with Nick Hague in space, another member of the long blue line who told me I was going to be squishy. You know, things like that are just the unique moments that we have as Academy grads. You know, there's always going to be someone there who supports you and who loves you and who wants to see you be successful,   Naviere Walkewicz  14:15 Wonderful. Thank you so much for this time. There's probably so many more questions we could ask you, but I think the biggest one is just, you know, we would leave you with it's such an honor and a privilege to see you out there. We're proud of everything that you're doing, and we can't wait to see more of what you're able to accomplish while you're in space and when you come back.   Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers  14:34 Thank you so much. Like I said, so excited to talk to you today and to just share the experience and also, you know, have a have an influence on the AOG. I'm excited that the AOG is interested in space and interested in all of us who are out here. You know, again, the Long Blue Line is a really cherished and unique group to be a part of. So honored and proud to be a part of that group, and excited that I got to share a little bit of what we do up here with you guys today.   Naviere Walkewicz  15:02 Thank you so much for the time. Naviere Walkewicz  Well, before I close, I'd like to share what happened after the podcast. My cell phone rang, and I had a call from government, and I said, “Who could be calling me?” Well, I answered, and wouldn't you know 250 miles above the Earth, Vapor Ayers was calling me on my cell phone just to say what an amazing conversation we had. What technology we have, that she sounded like she was next door. It was an incredible opportunity for us to talk a little bit more about the podcast and highlight what you might hear in an upcoming Checkpoints article. So for now, I'll sign off. I'm Naviere Walkewicz, Class of '99. Thank you for listening. This has been a special presentation of the US, Air Force Academy, Association and Foundation's Long Blue Line Podcast Network. You can listen to this and all our podcast network programming at LongBlueLinePodcast.org once more, that's LongBlueLinePodcast.org   NASA  16:03 Station, this is Houston. ACR, thank you. That concludes our event.   KEYWORDS NASA, astronaut, International Space Station, Air Force Academy, leadership, resilience, teamwork, space exploration, inspiration, Earth       The Long Blue Line Podcast Network is presented by the U.S. Air Force Academy Association & Foundation      

What if your biggest breakdown became the start of your most powerful business breakthrough? In this week's episode of Lead Your Life, I sit down with Diane Cunningham Ellis, a powerhouse business coach, author of 12 books, and the unapologetic creator of the Masterpiece Mastermind. Diane's journey is one of courage, conviction, and calling. From surviving a literal plane crash to walking away from a marriage that no longer aligned with her purpose, she shares how choosing faith, fierce clarity, and bold self-leadership helped her transform her life, and turn her business into a movement. Together, we explore what it means to build a business as a faith-based female entrepreneur without hiding the broken pieces. Diane is proof that your story doesn't disqualify you, it qualifies you. Especially when you remember that you are, in fact, God's masterpiece. ☑️ What it really takes to lead after divorce, doubt, and fear ☑️ Why Diane almost gave up on her mastermind, and what God revealed instead ☑️ How your business can become a ripple effect of healing, legacy, and movement This conversation is raw, real, and faith-fueled, perfect for the woman who's ready to build with boldness, reclaim her story, and lead her business like the masterpiece she already is. Subscribe and listen now to remember what's possible when you lead your life in alignment with your calling. More About Diane: Diane Cunningham Ellis, M.Ed. is a Business Strategist, Courage Coach and Trusted Advisor with 25 years of experience teaching thousands of women.  She founded the National Association of Christian Women Entrepreneurs in 2010 and sold it in 2017. She offers private coaching, business consulting and masterminds for women who want to create profitable communities to scale their impact, influence and income.   She has a Masters Degree in Counseling, has written 12 books and is proud to have 12 years of recovery from alcoholism.  She is married to her retired FBI agent turned private investigator husband and has also survived a plane crash.  Website: https://DianeCunningham.com FB:  https://www.facebook.com/DianeCunningham YT:  https://www.youtube.com/@DianeCunningham LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianecunninghamellis/   HOW I CAN SUPPORT YOU

In this, Ivy's first time Gone Fishin' and the finale of Unceasing Summer Fun, it's time to play fully thirty hours of Infinity Nikki! In everyone's favorite machine for teenage girls questioning their identity, we're sent back in time to prevent the end of the world by hanging out with the coolest girl you've ever met, holding hands with extradimentional versions of ourselves, uncovering forgotten histories about snake marriage, and asking a truly sovereign question: Is there anything cooler than an electrician? The answer is no! Wait, it's only a four star!? Gone Fishin'! cover art by ash! Follow along with the Outfit of the Day:  https://www.tumblr.com/soul-mates-podcast/791447398883917824/soul-mates-gone-fishin-infinity-nikki-outfits Support the show:  https://ko-fi.com/ivyfoxart Follow the show on Tumblr:  https://soul-mates-podcast.tumblr.com/ Follow the show on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@Soul-Mates-Podcast Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast:  https://bunnygirlbrainwave.substack.com/archive Art by Ryegarden:  https://www.instagram.com/ryegarden Music by Sueños Electrónicos:  https://suenoselectronicos.bandcamp.com/ Follow and support ash:  https://ko-fi.com/asherlark

"I Bear The Scars" by Dr. Bobby Allen, centers on the profound meaning of spiritual and physical "scars" endured by believers. Drawing from Galatians 6:17, the sermon asserts that these marks are not signs of weakness but rather badges of honor and identity with Jesus Christ, who himself bore scars. Dr. Allen emphasizes that Christians will inevitably face suffering and pain for their faith, whether emotional or physical, but these experiences ultimately serve as testimonies of God's power and a deeper belonging to Him. The sermon concludes by encouraging believers to embrace their scars, using them to inspire and provide hope to others, reminding them that these marks signify perseverance and a future reward in glory.

In this powerful episode, host Ashleigh Bodell welcomes special guest Stefanie Dingbaum - therapist, clarity coach, and fellow podcaster for an inspiring conversation all about manifestation, aligned action, and believing in the magic of synchronicity.Stefanie shares her deeply personal and moving story of manifesting her baby boy after a seven-year fertility journey - a story filled with surrender, soul-aligned choices, and undeniable signs from the universe. Ashleigh and Stefanie delve into what it truly means to co-create with the universe, the significance of clarity and intuition, and how releasing control can unlock the portal to life-changing manifestations. Whether you're crystal curious, on your spiritual journey, or simply looking for inspiration to live your most intentional life, this episode is packed with wisdom, encouragement, and all the big crystal energy you need to expand.Grab your favorite crystal, pour yourself a cup of tea, and get ready to jump down the rabbit hole with us as we explore the intersection of magic, mindset, and real-life miracles!Key Moments: 41:03 "Angel Number Reassurance Encounter"42:26 Vision Board Baby Name Secrets45:59 "Co-Creating Your Reality"48:48 Choosing Motherhood Path Before 4053:38 Daily Affirmations for Personal Growth55:49 Excited for Upcoming ConferenceStefanie Dingbaum's journey turned transformative when she decided to fully commit to her business. Immersed in rebranding and growth, she set aside other desires—like starting a family—to channel her energy into her entrepreneurial path. It was in this phase of complete surrender, driven by genuine joy and contentment in her work, that Stefanie experienced the power of letting go. She discovered that when she released her grip on specific outcomes and focused instead on finding fulfillment in the present, life's manifestations had a way of finding her. Stefanie's story is one of dedication, personal growth, and the magic that happens when we trust the process.Connect Stefanie : Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/stefanie.dingbaumBusiness Website: https://www.waveshealingtherapy.com/Personal Website : https://www.stefaniedingbaum.com/Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6AhAWHXEEsiqYKEoKSl0co-cYjYm3plPMeet Ashleigh Bodell – your guide to the mystical and the magical on the Big Crystal Energy Podcast.By day, she's a dedicated orthopedic physician assistant, but by night, she dives deep into the metaphysical, exploring crystals, energy work, and the unseen forces that shape our world. From childhood fascinations with witches and faeries to a transformative rediscovery of crystals, Ashleigh's journey bridges science and spirituality, the practical and the mystical. A mom, a wife, and a seeker, she brings a relatable, no-fluff approach to exploring the “spooky and kooky” side of life. Through Big Crystal Energy, she creates a space where the magical and the mundane coexist—because we don't have to chooSend me any questions or comments you may have and I will answer them on upcoming podcast episodes!! Looking forward to hearing from you!Connect Ashleigh : https://www.instagram.com/bigcrystalenergypodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mystical.mama.ash Please message me with any questions or comments. bigcrystalenergypodcast @gmail.com

In this episode of The Mike Litton Experience, we sit down with Brooke Kromer—former sports reporter, NFL insider, and now a leading real estate professional along Florida's scenic 30A. Brooke shares her incredible journey growing up in a football family, traveling the country with her NFL coach father, breaking into sports broadcasting with Fox Sports […]

In this episode of The Observatory, Dan and Ally McFarland join the show to discuss their journey through marriage, highlighting what makes their relationship thrive. Hear the origin of their drive to provide service to people, the first time they met, how their lives came together, and their lives before the awakening.  They also discuss their battle with addiction, their turning point to getting sober, the tools that helped them navigate addiction and strengthen their marriage, and how their marriage is different now. You will also learn how to combine the masculine and feminine energies, as well as the importance of having men's and women's groups. Timestamps[02:30] The drive of Dan and Ally to provide services to people[09:29] Dan and Ally's lives before the awakening[13:29] The first time that Ally and Dan met[23:41] How Dan and Ally's lives came together[27:22] Their battle with addiction[35:13] Dan and Ally's turning point to getting sober[41:17] The tools that helped Dan and Ally navigate addiction and strengthen their marriage [46:59] Finding love for yourself[53:15] The marriage work that Dan and Ally did[01:04:03] How their marriage is different now[01:07:19] Combining the masculine and feminine energies[01:15:40] The importance of having the men's and women's groups[01:26:18] ‘You are Medicine' retreatNotable quotes:“For you to heal, you have to put your trust in something outside yourself.” - Dan McFarland [37:39]“The principle of spiritual enlightenment is that you have radical control over yourself and take accountability.” - Dan McFarland [41:24]“You can always start afresh in your relationship.” - Ally McFarland [01:16:13]Relevant links:Dan McFarland Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mistermcfarland/Ally McFarland Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intent.ion.ally/?hl=enSubscribe to the podcast: Apple PodcastProduced by NC Productions!

On this week's episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Amanda Booth — model, actress, advocate, and mother. You may know Amanda from her incredible modeling career, from national campaigns for Lancôme, Target, and True Religion, or from her appearances in Parents, Harper's Bazaar, and People magazines. But in this deeply personal and powerful episode, Amanda opens up about a very different part of her journey — motherhood, advocacy, and life with her son Micah, who has Down Syndrome and nonverbal autism. When Amanda and her husband, Mike, became parents to Micah, their world shifted — and so did their purpose. Instead of hiding behind the camera, they stepped into the spotlight to share their story, spread love and awareness, and break down harmful stereotypes around Down Syndrome and disability. Through storytelling, modeling, fashion, and everyday family life, Amanda has become a leading voice in the Down Syndrome community and a fierce advocate for inclusion and representation. In this episode, you'll hear: ✨ Amanda's journey from international fashion model to proud mother and advocate; ✨ Micah's birth story — and how his life changed Amanda's perspective on life and purpose; ✨ How Amanda uses storytelling, photography, and social media to raise awareness and build community; ✨ The beauty and joy of life with Micah — and what he teaches her every day; ✨ The importance of inclusion in fashion, media, and society; ✨ Amanda's advice to parents navigating a diagnosis or raising a child with different needs; ✨ And so much more! Follow their journey: Follow Amanda @amanda_booth and Micah @lifewithmicah on Instagram to see their beautiful family, learn more about advocacy, and join the conversation around inclusion and love. Listen + Subscribe: Don't miss this heartfelt, honest, and inspiring conversation — and so many others! Listen to The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and be sure to subscribe to stay up-to-date with our latest episodes. ✨ Join the movement to empower women and girls — and change the world, one story at a time. For more information, visit: 1GirlRevolution.com

In this episode of the Lean to the Left Podcast, Amanda Lipman, founder and president of Run for Something discusses the future of the Democratic Party, the importance of inspiring young Democratic candidates, and Run for Something's mission to encourage and support young, diverse progressives running for local office. Amanda discusses the rise of millennial and Gen Z candidates and their impact on local politics, as well as her new book, 'When We Are in Charge.' They also touch on the challenges facing the Democratic Party and the need for embracing genuine values, the role of new communication tools in modern politics, and the importance of grassroots leadership.It is clear that the Democratic Party stands at a crucial juncture. At a time when young individuals increasingly turn toward Republican ideals, despite Donald Trump, there's a pressing need to reinvigorate the Democrats. Millennials and Gen Zs are tired of bullshit and inauthenticity, and the Democratic Party must recognize that to succeed, Litman says.CHAPTERS:00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Today's Topic00:29 Meet Amanda Lipman: Founder of Run for Something01:21 The Mission and Impact of Run for Something03:05 Challenges and Strategies for Young Democratic Leaders05:19 The Rise of Zohran Mamdani and Its Impact08:25 The Future of the Democratic Party and Young Leaders17:30 Amanda Lipman's Book and Final Thoughts

Need a fresh stack for your family's read-alouds and personal reading time? In this episode, host Carole Joy Seid shares her current reading stack and other related, trusted favorites. Discover beautiful books for yourself, from novels like "The Warmth of Other Suns" by Isabel Wilkerson and "Cry, the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton, to classic children's series like "Little Britches." As always, grab our free book list with another 150 recommended books for all ages at http://homeschoolmadesimple.net/booklist. Listen in and get reading!RESOURCES+Click HERE for a complete list of books listed in this episode+Build Your Family's Library: Grab our FREE book list here+Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.+Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!CONNECTHomeschool Made Simple | Website | Seminars | Instagram | Facebook | PinterestMentioned in this episode: Crossway Dream KeeperLearn More about CTCMath

Mike Matthews had an incredibly close relationship with his Grandma Eileen. So when one of his co-workers needed some support and a sounding board, he gave them her phone number and said, 'Give my grandma a call. Trust me.' And after this co-worker did call Grandma Eileen - and had a great experience - Mike came to the realization that he needed to share her with the world. That's how - and when - Grandma Stand first started. The concept is simple: A purple stand where a Grandma waits, take a seat, ask the jumping off question and the rest just flows naturally. This is a redefining of the phrase, 'generational wealth,' where both parties who participate in these conversations experience the riches of what each other has to offer. We've been focusing on community and what Mike and Grandma Stand are doing truly nails this. Who knows - maybe you have something you'll want to ask OR maybe you'll be the grandma with all (or some) of the answers. __________________ Steve is busy at work on the third book in his cozy mystery series, THE DOG WALKING DETECTIVES. Grab the first two and get caught up: Book 1: DROWN TOWN Amazon: https://amzn.to/478W8mp Barnes & Noble: https://bit.ly/3Mv7cCk & Book 2: MURDER UNMASKED Amazon: https://shorturl.at/fDR47 Barnes & Noble: https://shorturl.at/3ccTy

Do you ever sit down to journal, only to stare at a blank page with no idea where to start? Or maybe you've tried journaling before, but it felt more like a chore than a tool for real growth. In this episode, Lindsey breaks down how to make journaling work for you—especially if you're feeling... ...overwhelmed ...stuck ...or craving clarity. You'll learn the real reason journaling feels hard, how to shift your mindset around it, and how to turn it into a POWERFUL tool for emotional release, problem-solving, and personal development. Plus, Lindsey shares three simple journaling prompts that can help you get clear, stay grounded, and start transforming your mindset in just five minutes a day. ✨ Whether you're brand new to journaling or ready to make it a more consistent habit, this episode will help you write with purpose and grow through the process. Tune in and start journaling your way to more clarity, intention, and personal leadership. HIGHLIGHTS: ✨ Why journaling feels so intimidating—and how to shift your mindset around it ✨ The key difference between journaling for productivity vs. emotional growth ✨ How journaling can help you get unstuck, reduce overwhelm, and solve real-life problems ✨ Why identifying what you're journaling for is the secret to staying consistent ✨ Three powerful journaling prompts you can use daily to gain clarity and grow RESOURCES + LINKS: Join our free Facebook Group, Energy Secrets for Business Owners and Professionals, for more content, live coaching, and a kick ass community HERE: https://fitnessproject.kartra.com/page/energysecrets   WANT TO BUILD A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORKOUT FOR 6+ HOURS / WEEK AND BE ON A TEDIOUS DIET? i.e. Want fitness to fit into your life rather than having to become your life? -- Apply Now to Learn More About How We Can Support You In Your Journey: https://thefitnessproject.us/application/   Check out our client transformations: https://thefitnessproject.us/client-transformations/ Tag us in an Instagram Story with your biggest takeaway  @conquerthedaypodcast   Connect with Lindsey Pickowicz Instagram | @lindseypickowicz Facebook | @lindseykatepickowicz   Connect with Brian Pickowicz  Instagram | @brianpickowicz   Connect with The Fitness Project for Inspiring, Healthy Content Facebook | The Fitness Project Co Instagram | @thefitnessprojectco

https://www.builtonethereum.network/ https://x.com/petheth Timestamps-  00:00 - Introduction to the GreenPill.Network Podcast 01:03 - Launching the Documentary: Built on Ethereum 02:22 - Exploring the Use Cases of Ethereum 05:39 - Real-World Impact of Crypto in Developing Countries 06:59 - Inspiring the Disillusioned: A Call to Action 10:27 - The Balance of Cynicism and Hope in Crypto 12:05 - Future Projects and the Meta Media Production Company 14:25 - About Argentina on Chain initiative 16:26 - Closing remark

This is a recording of a live guided meditation.  The meditation guide and the members of the public who joined the meditation used the Zoom platform.   Even though you are listening to this meditation as a recording rather than attending live, in the world of consciousness, there is no time or space. Meaning, regardless of when you listen, you are in a meditation with a large group of folks from different walks of life and places on the planet.Meditation Guide: Judy Hunter, Master meditation guide and seasoned teacher and trainer for the Divine Spark Program.Judy's Meditation Guide Style: Rich, musical tone to her voice.  Inspiring imagery and clear guidance makes possible going deep into your center safely and joyfully.Content: Features these tools and techniques:Grounding (Earth Connection)ReleasingCenteringIntentional BreathingCenter of Head AwarenessFinding the energy flow of universal consciousness within you, then stepping into itTraveling within your energy architecture -- moving point of awareness through 1-12 chakras Intention setting Bringing your life energy into harmony with your divine/universal self

Laura Dowling served as the White House Chief Floral Designer from 2009-2015 during the Obama administration. In this episode she shares her favorite White House projects and tips for holiday decor.  I loved hearing about her experience interviewing for the job at the White House. Inspiring and honest, I loved every minute of this conversation!  Laura's latest book, Designing Christmas, will be out this fall and I can't wait to order it.

Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell welcome author Kate Moore to discuss her book "The Woman They Could Not Silence," which chronicles Elizabeth Packard's journey being held captive within an insane asylum in the 1860's.   Inspired by the #MeToo movement, Moore aimed to explore the historical silencing of women labeled as "mad." She found Packard's story in a University of Wisconsin essay and was captivated by her insanity trial. Packard, a 19th-century mother of six, was institutionalized by her husband for asserting her independence. Moore highlights Packard's resilience, her literary talents, and her crowdfunding efforts to publish her memoirs. The book's detailed research includes historical documents and personal accounts, emphasizing Packard's impact and the ongoing struggle against women's silencing. Liz and Mandy share keynote insights and additional portions of this interview in this week's Pesky Picks Q & A - only for LUNASHARK Premium Members. Stay Tuned...  ☕ Cups Up And 'Cheers'! ⚖️ Meet New York Times Bestseller Kate Moore and her incredible books!

Text us your questions or topics for the show! We got you!Cass Morrow, Author of Disrupting Divorce: The NEW Man. Saving Struggling, Sexless, and Toxic Marriages.Kathryn Morrow, Author of Behind The White Picket Fence.How People Test Your Emotional Availability?Do you ever feel like your partner is testing you emotionally? In this episode of The 'NEW' Marriage, Cass and Kathryn dive into the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways people test emotional availability in relationships. Learn how to recognize these tests, respond with empathy instead of defensiveness, and create deeper emotional intimacy without losing yourself.

When you have God's Spirit, and you obey His leading, you will exhibit certain attributes, or virtues, of His nature. We look at the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians, starting with heaven's language—love! We examine how it changes all of us and our relationships. Inspiring and consequential!

Whitney Jones is a trailblazer in the fitness world, best known for winning the prestigious Ms. Olympia title three times—a feat made even more remarkable by her unconventional start at age 34. As the first mother to ever win an Olympia title, Whitney redefines what's possible in competitive bodybuilding. Her journey includes overcoming 18 surgeries, including a broken neck, while building a thriving career as an athlete, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, author, and dedicated mom. Through it all, she's remained focused on empowering others with her mindset of grit, purpose, and possibility.Whitney opens up about the mental and physical resilience it takes to succeed after severe injuries, why competing against yourself is more powerful than seeking validation, and how motherhood became a superpower—not a setback. She also shares how she transitioned from the advertising world to owning a gym, building a brand, and inspiring youth through fitness and self-belief.Key TakeawaysWinning While Broken: Whitney shares how resilience and mindset—not physical perfection—are what separate champions.Motherhood & Muscle: As the first mom to win an Olympia title, Whitney proves motherhood can fuel, not hinder, greatness.From Corporate to Coach: Her leap from ad agency life to gym ownership highlights the power of following passion over comfort.Inspiring the Next Generation: Whitney is committed to empowering youth, helping them break past limitations and rewrite their own stories.The Power of Visualization: Learn how visual learning and inner dialogue have been essential tools in Whitney's evolution as both an athlete and person.Notable Quotes"If you look at everything on paper, I should have never been a pro athlete. I should have never qualified for Olympia.""I didn't compete to impress the judges—I competed to conquer myself.""What sets champions apart is that they've learned how to win even when broken.""At the end of the day, I had to answer to myself. That's what pushed me harder.""Why not be everything you dream to be—without limits?"Connect with Rudy Mawer:LinkedInInstagramFacebookTwitter

In this episode of the Tough Girl Podcast, meet Ioana Barbu—an unstoppable ultra runner with big goals, bold energy, and a fierce belief in betting on herself. After winning the Ice Ultra (230km at the Arctic Circle) and the Highland Ultra (125km in the Scottish Highlands) in 2025—each by hours and against stacked fields—Ioana is now going all-in to complete the entire Beyond the Ultimate series in one calendar year. That means racing across jungles, deserts, mountains, and ice—self-funded, self-motivated, and 100% committed. We dive into her mindset, training strategy, and what it takes to juggle full-time work while prepping for some of the toughest foot races on Earth. From selling her flat to afford the journey, to building her endurance and community from scratch, Ioana's story is raw, real, and massively inspiring. Explicit language: This episode contains one F-bomb. If you're chasing big goals or need a fire lit under you—this is the one to listen to.  New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast drop every Tuesday at 7 AM (UK time)! Make sure to subscribe so you never miss the inspiring journeys and incredible stories of tough women pushing boundaries.  Do you want to support the Tough Girl Mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media in the world of adventure and physical challenges? Support via Patreon! Join me in making a difference by signing up here: www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast.  Your support makes a difference.  Thank you x Show notes Who is Ioana  Based in London  Working in post production of video production  Being an ultra runner Growing up in Europe Moving to the UK at 18  Living in New Zealand and Canada Being into Snowboarding  Getting into running  Her younger years  Growing up with her grandparents in the countryside Getting into swimming, ballet  Starting snowboarding in her early 20s and how it changed her life Wanting to get good at the sport Book: Power Speed Endurance : A Skill-Based Approach to Endurance Training. By Brian Mackenzie  Breathe work, breathing, posture Running on a treadmill for training  Training with Altitude Centre in London, in an altitude chamber   Living in Wellington, New Zealand Working with a snowboarding coach Don't think about it too much or you will catch fear Always end on a high  Moving back to the UK and fast forward a few years Getting back into running during lockdown in 2020 Starting to sign up for races  Royal Parks Half Marathon  How her running journey progressed Running the London Marathon for charity  Make Some Noise  Giving a voice to small charities  Working with Spencer Matthews on his Big Fish Podcast  Deciding to sign up for the - Beyond the Ultimate Jungle ultra - 230km  Being surrounded by people who encourage you and support you Being told she couldn't do a 30 miler I'll prove you wrong Julian Morgan-Ayres  The Early Birds  Is it a race or is it an event? Emma Kirk-Odunubi - Running Coach  To The Finish Line  Having a lovely time running the marathon  Adam Kimble - Running Coach  Kris King Never quit at the end of the day Doing the right volume of training (6 days a week) but doing the wrong type of training  Averaging about 30k - 50k a week max - which wasn't enough Running 70k - 100k weeks  More running and less hyrox/strength training Beyond The Ultimate - Jungle Ultra  Palate fatigue  Needing to be her own hero Winning Races Arctic Race - 230km race  Going out to race and win Getting her period in the jungle and ending up doing the short course Wanting to make ultra running a full time job Global Expedition Medics  Going into the ice-ultra with such a strong mindset Knowing what to expect with snow and ice 2025 - Racing the full series in one year (calendar year) Self funding the challenge  Harry Edmonds - youngest racer to compete the extreme sport series  How much will it cost?! Selling her flat and using the money to pay for the race series Needing to buy specialist kit  Approx £30k so far… Wanting to quit her job and do this full time Dr Freya Bayne - London Southbank Uni Sports Department  Heat acclimatisation in a heat chamber and why it was one of the best things to do before the desert race All female researchers How can people connect and follow along  Final words of advice  Find people who are like minded, don't be afraid to join a community Inspiring other women to start running    Social Media Website makesomenoise.enthuse.com/pf/ioana-barbu  Instagram @ioanabarboux  

Join me, Danielle Ireland, on this week's episode of Don't Cut Your Own Bangs as I chat with Jeanine Bobenmoyer, the founder of City Moms. Jeanine shares her journey from feeling isolated in a new city to building a thriving community for moms that is expanding nationwide. We dive into the power of community building, the importance of saying 'no,' and how City Moms grew from a local network to a national movement. This conversation is filled with heartfelt moments, laughter, and invaluable lessons on self-trust and service to others. Tune in to learn how Jeanine's mission evolved and how you can connect with this incredible community of supportive moms. Don't miss Jeanine's own 'Don't Cut Your Own Bangs' moment—it's a story of transformation you won't want to miss!   00:00 Introduction and Guest Overview 01:11 Jeanine's Background and City Moms Origin 02:46 Early Challenges and Community Building 04:39 Meeting Sarah and Business Growth 10:32 Drew Barrymore Show and Indianapolis Love 13:54 Content Strategy and Community Engagement 20:59 COVID Impact and National Expansion 23:05 Expanding the City Moms Community 24:17 Building a Female-Led Team 26:15 Listening to City Moms 28:50 Storytelling Over Sales 36:02 Launching a New Membership Experience 38:32 A Personal Story of Change 50:11 Conclusion and Final Thoughts   RATE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBE TO “DON'T CUT YOUR OWN BANGS”  Like your favorite recipe or song, the best things in life are shared. When you rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast, your engagement helps me connect  with other listeners just like you. Plus, subscriptions just make life easier for everybody. It's one less thing for you to think about and you can easily keep up to date on everything that's new. So, please rate, review, and subscribe today.    DANIELLE IRELAND, LCSW I greatly appreciate your support and engagement as part of the Don't Cut Your Own Bangs community. Feel free to reach out with questions, comments, or anything you'd like to share. You can connect with me at any of the links below.   Connect with Jeanine: Website: www.thecitymoms.org Join our membership waitlist: https://thecitymoms.org/join-waitlist  Instagram:@thecitymoms TikTok: @thecitymoms Pinterest: @thecitymoms  Connect with Danielle: Watch the show on YouTube Instagram The Treasured Journal Wrestling a Walrus Transcript [00:00:00] [00:00:08] Hello. Hello, this is Danielle Ireland and you are catching an episode of Don't Cut Your Own Bangs. [00:00:13] And today I have the opportunity to sit down with city moms founder, janine Bobmeyer. Janine is a mom of teens, a yoga addict, a Michigan native, and an avid reader. Her dream vacation includes hiking in national parks with her family and a cup of hot chai. And do we get into the tea in this episode? [00:00:34] But RT is super heartfelt, heart led, and based on community building and vulnerability. If that's the stuff that you're into, then oh, you are gonna love this conversation. Of all the things I took from this episode, what Janine embodies and what you are able to learn from as well is what it means to trust yourself, and that in the process of honoring yourself, giving a wholehearted loving no or saying yes to adventure, it is leading you to something that is not only in service of you. [00:01:09] But in service of others. Janine has founded a community city moms and started as a local community that she built based on her own need in Indianapolis. But it has grown and it is popping up in cities all over the country. We get into the early days and please stay tuned if there was ever a, don't cut your own bang moment to really not wanna miss. [00:01:31] This is a good one. It actually, it bookends the episode perfectly because we start by talking about her business and the community and company that she started, but we understand the why, the deep, profound, heartfelt, why that inspired it all. What I believe to be true that when we act in service of ourself it ultimately rises everybody up with you. [00:01:56] Everything we have leaving up to it is also just equally beautiful, sweet, funny, and endearing. [00:02:03] Thank you for being here. Thank you, Janine, for this beautiful conversation. And I can't wait for you to sit back, relax, or put in your AirPods and go for a walk however you like to listen and enjoy. ​ [00:02:18] Danielle: Janine Bobmeyer. It's such a pleasure to have you on the Don't Cut Your Own Banks podcast. You are the chief executive officer and co-founder of City Moms, and it is the largest growing lifestyle brand in the Midwest. [00:02:31] So I am just so honored to spend some time with you and share all of what you do and what you offer women and mothers in the Midwest, to the Don't Cut Your own Bangs. Listeners, thank you for being here. [00:02:43] Jeanine: Thanks for having me. I'm so excited to be here. [00:02:46] Danielle: Yeah, so fun fact on how we connected, if I'm remembering this correctly, a couple of years ago, city moms reached out to me to feature Don't cut your own bank podcast in, one of your, articles or newsletters just featuring local podcasts in Indie. [00:03:03] And that was so lovely. That was at a time where I was just starting and didn't know who was listening. It was such a, it was so validating and a real confidence boost for me. So I first wanna just say thank you. [00:03:14] Jeanine: Oh my gosh, I'm so glad I remember that article. We were. [00:03:18] Pulling, I think it was the top 10 podcasts you should be listening to in Indianapolis. Specifically founded by females. And you were one of the first that came to mind, because I know you were just launching at the time. You were like, well, hello. Of course you need to be listed on this. [00:03:32] Danielle: When you're just getting something off the ground, there is such a. There's so much space between where you are, right, where you imagine yourself to be or where you wanna be. [00:03:43] And whatever you can do to just keep getting one foot in front of the other, or even getting started takes so much energy and it's vulnerable. And so you and your best friend and business partner Sarah Hawker, are sitting on top of this really beautiful community that you have built. I think community building is just a magic skill. [00:04:06] And so I wanna go back to the early days of City Moms. You have some language on your site that I love. You need a village. We have it. Yeah, I was thinking that we don't need super women. We need supported women. Right. [00:04:20] I've also learned that what we offer others usually starts with the healing we need it. And so you're a mom of teens now? Yeah. So can you tell me a little bit about like the origin of city moms and how you went from I'm imagining having a good idea with your girlfriend to sitting where you're sitting today, being featured on the Drew Barrymore show. [00:04:39] Jeanine: Yeah, I was new to Indianapolis in 2011, so we had moved to the city from Detroit. I'm originally from Michigan, but my husband's from Indy. And in moving here to be closer to his family, I didn't know anybody. And you know, my husband wonderfully, having grown up here, has a lot of friends that are still here, but he's like, let's go out with Davis and let's have, lunch with Johnson. [00:05:02] I was like, I don't wanna do any of that, like . I'm a mom and at the time I had a 1-year-old and a 4-year-old. So you're just trying to keep, your life together in those moments of motherhood anyway. So to be in a new city, and just not know One Soul was really, I mean, just adds more challenges on top of what you're already facing. [00:05:20] Danielle: Mm-hmm. [00:05:20] Jeanine: So we had been here and just before I moved, a friend of mine in Detroit said, have you checked out Meetup? And I was like, no, what is this? And so she's telling me about Meetup and you can go on, you can kind of filter based on your interests and find a local community. And so I did and I found a couple moms groups that were in the Indianapolis area. [00:05:43] I found that, most of the majority of moms communities that we find really across the nation, even today, are tied to one of two things. It's churches [00:05:51] Danielle: or it's schools. [00:05:52] And we [00:05:52] Jeanine: didn't have either. I decided that that was the moment to potentially launch, my own community. [00:05:58] One that was just open to all moms across Indianapolis, that didn't have those specific kind of school or church affiliation, and we had a hundred members sign up on the first day. [00:06:09] Danielle: Whoa. I I have to pause for just a moment. Yeah. So you were seeking to meet your own need. Yes. And I find that so interesting that's really telling about you. [00:06:20] Just as a person and how you move through the world is you saw a gap for your own experience and then immediately connected it to what? Like, how do I expand this beyond me? Yes. As opposed to like, how do I find my community? How do I find my people? You're like, oh, there aren't people or communities, so I'm gonna build one. [00:06:40] That's really interesting. [00:06:42] Jeanine: Yeah. And for me it was because, I desperately needed community. I desperately was seeking that out. I had never been, shy to creating that myself in prior iterations. I was coming out of the advertising industry in Detroit and even in this really large advertising agency, had found my little corner of people. [00:07:04] At the time, had founded a tiny, I forget exactly what we called ourselves, but we were almost like our cheerleading community of the agency itself, where we started to put on little events for this large agency. And it started just because, we saw that at the workplace, it was just constant go, go, go. [00:07:21] In advertising. And there wasn't that pause to connect with, you know, your your desk mate or a team member. And so that for me, is just something that I've always loved doing. [00:07:31] But in coming to Indianapolis recognized, I also needed a community here and without kids in school, without having a church home, without even having, a neighborhood that I was close to. Just that gap existed and I realized it was something I needed to fill. [00:07:48] Danielle: Yeah. And not only did you, it sounds like fill that for yourself, but then you met a need that many other women in the community had too. Now, how did this, so was Sarah somebody that came with you from Michigan? Did you meet her here? How did that connection happen? [00:08:04] Jeanine: Yeah, so Sarah, my business partner and one of my dearest dearest, I actually met her. [00:08:08] We've known each other seven years now. [00:08:10] Danielle: Hmm. [00:08:10] Jeanine: The city moms community. And membership was running for years. [00:08:15] Danielle: Oh. [00:08:15] Jeanine: I was introduced to her, through a mutual friend. It was such a funny experience because we were at this mutual friend's house for a dinner, and immediately upon meeting her I was like, well, this is someone I obviously need to know forever. [00:08:30] She just has one of the most dynamic personalities. She's so engaging. She just pulls you right in. And she asked me a question about, a dress I was wearing. It was from anthropology. And she was like, oh yeah, I have that dress. I think I have that in black. And you're, you wearing it in like a green. [00:08:45] And I was like, boy. Yes. [00:08:47] Danielle: Yes. It's like that scene in stepbrothers, it's like 1, 2, 3 anthropology. [00:08:51] Jeanine: Yes. Exactly. [00:08:52] Danielle: Exactly. And I [00:08:53] Jeanine: was like, oh, well, we're obviously besties. Yeah. Yeah. At the time, she was in the process of, quitting her nursing job. [00:09:02] Danielle: She said, [00:09:02] Jeanine: yes, I'm really, I think my last day is going to be August 31st, and that happens to be my son's birthday. [00:09:09] And she said, I'm just, I've been working so hard, I making this change. I'm going to start my own company. And I just, I've needed this push for a long time. And I said, I am going to text or call you on August 31st and find out how it's going. And she was like, are you really? [00:09:27] And so there we are two months later. I texted her and I said, how's it going? Did you start your own company? Are you making this next move? And she was like, yes. And this is amazing that you remembered. And we just have been close ever since. So she's one of my absolute favorite people, and as the city moms has evolved, so has her role. [00:09:47] First as a member, then she was a member of our content team, which I'm sure we'll chat about here a little bit. And now she's, my business partner. [00:09:55] Danielle: Wow. That's so beautiful. I find that, women who work together, play together, raise kids alongside each other, it's like in the way that women can change hats in life. [00:10:08] They can do that within relationships. I've just seen really well, is it, I think that there's that old paradigm of which I've never really bought into, which is, check your feelings at the door or leave work at the door. It's like we're all one person. The day where we have all these different parts and that's so beautiful. [00:10:26] How. That sounds like this friendship has grown as well as the business growth. [00:10:30] Jeanine: Yes. [00:10:31] Absolutely. And, you've hinted at the Drew Barrymore Show which was an opportunity that came out in COVID complete surprise. [00:10:40] Danielle: Yeah. [00:10:40] Jeanine: To receive an email from the producers in set by, actually this was like end of July, 2021. [00:10:46] And they said, with COVID having really tampered down, a lot of the programming we're able to do for this show, we're not allowed to travel as much. We are launching a new kind of mini segment inside the show itself. We would love to chat with you about the one that we would like to do in Indianapolis. [00:11:02] We noticed that you're based there. Would you have any interest? And of course, Sarah was my first phone call because [00:11:08] I just like, ah, I need someone to scream with for a moment. Yeah. And because we had no idea or context what the segment specifically was about. And so I called and scream with her and then, immediately called the producers. [00:11:19] And they said, well, what we're looking to do is have two best friends in the city showcase the city together. And what makes your city unique? [00:11:28] Danielle: I mean, who better to do it? [00:11:30] Jeanine: And we were like, Indianapolis is such a incredible city and community to begin with. In just the 14 years that we've been here to see the growth that this area has had. [00:11:40] Just all of the changes downtown, all of these incredible like national events that they bring in, like this weekend being WNBA All Star Weekend. [00:11:49] The city has just shown up for this. They've had the final four. They've had US Olympics pre swim trials. This city knows how to put on, a really incredible display on a national level. [00:12:01] Danielle: Do you know, what you're making me think about is, so in the work I do in therapy, particularly when I'm working, with someone on their relationship, that the longer you've been with someone, or, and you could even, insert really any topic, a job, a place you live in this case, a relationship, it's easy to take for granted what you think. [00:12:23] About them and you lose access to maybe the curiosity and the wonder that allows you to continue to discover. I have lived in Indianapolis my entire life. You mentioned living here 14 years, but when I was preparing for this interview and seeing all the places that you're highlighting, there are places I have never been, and I've been here my whole entire life. [00:12:44] Just because I think I know, like this is where I live. Of course, I know there is so much that I don't know and we're talking about community and we're obviously highlighting City moms, but I think that there are takeaways that can be applied to so many walks of life, which is just when you think you know something, for sure. [00:13:02] Allow yourself a little bit more space. There's this little bit room for a little bit more wonder and curiosity. [00:13:09] Jeanine: Yeah, absolutely. I think that takes it back even to the origin of the city moms, in a big piece of that mission was I wanted to get out and explore this new city and community that we were in. [00:13:21] Just didn't have the roots quite yet to do that. And I wanted to do it alongside people [00:13:25] as opposed to on my own. And, we're talking about all these big events that the city puts on. But the other beautiful thing is that the real fabric of the city lives in its people and those that are here, we see so many that are coming in from other communities. [00:13:41] We see a lot like you that have lived here for forever. But there's such an incredible mix of people in this city that really make it as special as it is. And I love that. [00:13:51] Danielle: Thank you that's such a great response. And your love for the city is so felt. And I, I'm curious about when you're in your content, which by the way, for any, everyone listening, everything is linked in the show notes, all the social media platforms, city moms, where you can join the wait list for their membership program. [00:14:09] All of that is accessible to you in the show notes. So press pause, sign up, follow all the things and then come back. 'Cause the other thing I love about your content is you layer in a lot of humor and, even though it's not maybe spoken this way, there's this quality of, yeah, girl, I've been like, this is messy. [00:14:28] And I'm also wiping up my own mess. I also have coffee stains. I also have food in my teeth. Can we just laugh at the ridiculousness of how hard this is sometimes? And I'm curious about how intentional is it? [00:14:39] Are there like pillars that you try to hit when you put content out? Like it must hit these notes and if so, I wanna know what they are. [00:14:47] Jeanine: Yeah, we really do because I think you're absolutely right for us. And I'll just share a little bit behind the scenes for the city moms, in terms of the tone and voice that we are always after in virtually every piece of our content. [00:14:59] I think this also comes out of my marketing and advertising background, but, the voice and the tone in the brand that we are always aspiring to be. Is your best friend growing up and your best friend growing up was the person you confided everything to Similar to me, screaming at Sarah about Drew Barrymore. [00:15:18] This is the pers there's your first call, that's your first call, your first text. But your best friend's sister, her older sister growing up was the coolest girl that you ever met. She was the girl that had the full pull out posters on her wall. She had the Dr. Pepper lip smackers, she was watching the Hills, and she was the girl that you're like, I wanna be her when I grow up. [00:15:40] She's the person that is just a few steps ahead from where you are , in your current life. [00:15:45] Danielle: Yeah. [00:15:45] Jeanine: stage. And you are constantly keeping an eye on her. That voice, that older sister is the one that we always aspire our city moms brand to be. Because we have been there, we have sat in those shoes. We have experienced a lot of the mess. [00:16:00] But that doesn't mean that we are completely. Removed and away from it. It means that we are just a couple days ahead of where our city mom might be and all of our content will always ladder into that voice to say, yeah, we know it sucks 'cause we've been there. [00:16:17] For us, I think what's so critical when we're selecting what content we wanna put out, so the humor that you see in a lot of our Instagram content . Is something that really is a great way to be super relatable and just, share a lot of those similar moments. The one we posted yesterday, [00:16:33] but, in case anyone wants to go back, either the reel that we posted yesterday is from a creator named Sam, and she's sitting on her bed thinking and speaking aloud saying, why did I say that I was so busy before I had kids? What was I even doing before I was a mom? And I think all of us in motherhood and truly in adulthood [00:16:55] Danielle: mm-hmm. [00:16:56] Jeanine: Have had that moment where even like, what did I do with my time? Like, what on earth was I filling my hours with? [00:17:02] That to be able to have kind of those humorous moments, I think is really critical to making sure that we're connecting with our City mom followers and, prospective, members too. [00:17:14] Danielle: That type of humor makes you feel seen. Yes. It helps you feel seen. And I think some, especially someone who like will grab the shovel and help dig into like the pits of experience with clients, some having the levity. If there was ever a myth I wish I could bust about therapy and community, whether it's group or a community like city moms or any extension when you find that type of connection, yes, you can have like with a best friend or a best friend's older sister, you can have those moments where it may be a tear or two are shed, but when somebody sees you. [00:17:51] There's laughter that happens in every therapy session that either I've participated in my own therapy or have led somebody else through. There is something about the truth, especially the truth that you try so hard to avoid or that this is the one thing I just need to keep tucked in my drawer and never let anybody see. [00:18:07] But then you see somebody else has it and you're like, oh, , you have that dress too. Oh my God. Yes, [00:18:13] Jeanine: yes, yes. Absolutely. And I think too, what's, really critical in doing that is just knowing that you are not living a path that is completely unpaved. [00:18:25] It is so hard in. Those moments when you've had two hours of sleep. It's so hard in those moments when you're like, are we ever gonna get past this phase? But I think what brings so much comfort along the way is knowing that there are other women that have done that. [00:18:38] And for us, that's why it's so critical to have a community that is supportive of each other and really allows you to be in those vulnerable moments with others. [00:18:48] Danielle: What do you think attracts people to you and to your organization? [00:18:51] Because like anything that you're highlighting could also be Googled. Yeah. But there's a way that you offer it and there's a way that you present it that is, it simplifies. It's reliable. There's like this bubbly, sparkling champagne effervescence to it. It just makes it a little shinier. [00:19:09] Jeanine: That's such a good question. I don't, there's some days when I'm like, I have no idea. You're like, we've been doing this for so many years, what are we doing? I really think it's because, and to use your phrase, feeling seen. [00:19:20] And feeling seen and being a part of an club that is all, inclusive and allows everyone to be a part of it. Even in some of our content where we're sharing events that we might have put on for just our membership, so not even just our social media, following our, editorial readers, the people that see us and broadcast and tv, but we do have this community of members as well. [00:19:42] So when we put on these membership events, that are a little more exclusive, we love to share those out with the phrase, steal this idea, because then it becomes less, this is only available to these specific women or these specific members and make it a, this can be your idea too. So steal this idea. [00:20:02] We ordered pizza and we set up a really fun style party, or picnic set up in a park and we didn't invite kids. It was just moms and we gabbed for the entire evening and we had a blast. Yeah, and you should steal this idea too, because it doesn't need to just be ours. [00:20:19] Danielle: I can feel now how that falls. [00:20:20] So in line with your idea of, we wanna be your best friend's, big sister, because that's what they would do. Listen, just take the shirt. You can keep it. It doesn't fit me anymore. I love that. Not only is it generous, but it speaks to, I think with time and experience you realize, oh, there's always gonna be more for me. [00:20:36] So why gate keep it like there's always gonna be more. So you just have some of this. You can share some of this magic. That's so beautiful. Has your mission changed? Since you first started, has it grown or is it kind of the same? [00:20:48] Jeanine: It's evolved. I mean, initially the mission and the focus was always just to create this membership community. [00:20:55] And that would be it. And we just had this, community of women here in Indianapolis. The change happened and evolved in COVID because as everyone knows, COVID forced so many of us home. That ability to connect in person no longer existed. In COVID, we held for our membership a daily call at four o'clock on Zoom that allowed our members to just get on and just have people. [00:21:20] We had moms that were like, I've been in my backyard all day. We had moms that were like, I cannot play with Play-Doh anymore. I just need to have an adult to talk to. It started. With the realization that we couldn't be together in person any longer and we needed to make a shift. [00:21:37] And in making that shift, what we found was that our brand exploded nationally. So it went from we are moms in Indianapolis, to, we are moms that everyone across the nation can now connect with because we are all living the same life together. And it never slowed down. So when we look at the breakout of our following in our audience right now, about 30% of that is in the Midwest and very quickly growing. [00:22:03] But the other pockets are New York. Texas, California. And, it just is such an incredible realization that, what started as this very local idea became a steal. This idea, let's all do this. [00:22:17] And on a much bigger scale. So, now we have this wonderful platform. Our number one driver is certainly Instagram because that's where we, I mean, as almost all women in our age group. [00:22:30] Yeah. We live, we love it. Yeah. So Instagram's kind of our number one. A channel, I would say our second is, broadcast tv. [00:22:38] Danielle: Mm-hmm. [00:22:39] Jeanine: So in COVID, a lot of broadcast stations around the country, also had to shift to a Zoom model and Yep. Desperately needed content. and started reaching out to us because we provided a lot of lifestyle content. [00:22:51] The here tips for keeping your kids, safe in the new COVID world. Here are tips for planning kids being at home during back to school. And it, we grew from that and we are now in nine different TV broadcast markets around the Midwest. [00:23:04] Danielle: Wow. [00:23:05] Jeanine: In addition to segments we do across the country. [00:23:07] Danielle: Those segments. I mean, not only are they, fun to look at, but they also provide great information. So when everybody listening goes to city moms.org, you'll be able to see all the media outlets that they've been on. [00:23:19] All those clips are saved there. It's like in this beautiful little library bank that you can watch. So it sounds like it's changed, it's grown rapidly. Beyond, or I would say even within the container of the community that you've created in Indianapolis, there's also a growing community for the business itself. [00:23:35] There's many direct reports and people who are working within the city moms organization, and also supporting in other ways. So I'm curious, just from a business owner standpoint, how has that, 'cause that, as your community expanded, it's also like the call's coming from within the house, there's growth happening inside too. [00:23:53] What has that been like? [00:23:55] Jeanine: It's been incredible. , Because again, we really thought that, in initially creating this community, we were going to live as a micro kind of nano events community would probably be the best way to put it. Or we put on events for our members and we would just keep putting on events for members. [00:24:09] And we had our social channels to share out some of that information. But I thought for a long time that it was just gonna be isolated in this teeny circle. And now, we have a extremely popular blog. We have a digital editor, an entire writing staff that works under her. We have a completely female, based staff. [00:24:28] Every member on our team is female. We've got this digital editor writing staff under her. We have a content team separate from the writing staff. They are the ones that go out and gather a lot of the content that we put across social and broadcast. We have project management team for all of our brand sponsorships that we work on. [00:24:47] Our newest hire is a Pinterest expert, which has been so fun. Pinterest is one of those sleeper cells that, not a lot of emphasis gets put on for lifestyle media brands, and we've decided to invest a person in that. She does a wonderful job at getting our editorial and our broadcast out in Pinterest. [00:25:06] And then, there's Sarah and I who provide leadership Sarah has been a co-partner now for, four months, or we're going into our fourth months together. So we're still figuring out those little funnels right now. We're just having fun, overlapping, and living everything together. [00:25:21] And where she was that first call, I made for the Drew Barrymore show, she's now my first call literally for everything. We've got this big event coming up on Saturday. We need to figure out, the backdrop we're gonna have behind that. [00:25:31] She called me yesterday and I said, Hey, work wife, because that's, we've definitely become for each other in addition to Best Friends. [00:25:38] Danielle: Yeah. Is it an instinct? Is it research? Is it a combination thereof of how you stay connected with what moms really need? Yeah. Is because , I'm a mom of littles. I have a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old and almost 2-year-old. He'll be two later in August. And I, I know my experience, but you seem to have a really strong sense based on the way people are really connected to this community, of staying connected with what mothers specifically really need. And I'm curious how you stay current with that, or is it more that the needs really haven't changed? [00:26:15] Jeanine: No, I think that, for us, because we have such a large staff, [00:26:20] and for the most part, the majority of those women are mothers. [00:26:24] Danielle: Yeah. [00:26:24] Jeanine: All of us are living a different little phase of motherhood. [00:26:28] I have teens, Sarah has 12, 10, and eight. Our photographer Brittany has four and two just like you. So everyone is living in a different stage and I think not only do we have each other from our team perspective but because we have our membership community who is most certainly living all of this. [00:26:47] We are able to lean on their experiences in addition to our own. [00:26:52] And then, one of the biggest things that I really implore our team to do is listen and constantly listen about what city mom and we call our avatar is city mom. And, regardless, again, if she's a member or if she's a follower of our brand and another channel, we call her city mom. So I'm always pushing to listen to city mom, listen to where city mom is right now, what things are the hurdles in her life, what she's up against. [00:27:19] And listening is the most important thing because the last thing that I wanna do in managing and running a brand and spearheading a brand is to not listen and just assume. I think when I also talk about voice, one of the biggest things that, we've talked about as a team as well, is I'm hearing a lot of we [00:27:39] and I'm not hearing enough of you. And by that I mean. We can't come out and say, we know that you're so tired. We know that you're doing all of these things and say, you're telling us that you're tired. You're telling us that you need some space or you need some tips on this. And by making that switch in kind of that voice that helps city mom understand that we are listening, [00:28:02] Danielle: Ooh. [00:28:03] That is a, that's a really powerful language shift. And it's amazing how adjusting a word from a we to a u can really make something washed and vague to very specific and like straight to the heart. I think that there's something too. The language of clarifying what is a really a we what is a you and it speaks straight to the heart of what I think we want, which is to be seen. [00:28:30] There's something about your community that doesn't beat you over the head with messaging. That's one thing that I was really impressed with , is that you get the sense of the essence of what you're saying, but there's not like a slogan. But the sense of the community is so clear. [00:28:47] Jeanine: Yeah. [00:28:47] Danielle: Which I find really beautiful. [00:28:49] Jeanine: I appreciate that. I think, one of the things that we've forever wrestled with was, is really that idea of sales. [00:28:56] I am, I and my team has heard me say this a number of times. I've always been a bigger fan of storytelling over sales and, storytelling kind of an experience as opposed to, you should buy in today. Deadline is this day, you gotta get in now, join here. This is the link. Because we get sold on almost everything across our lives. [00:29:18] And it's, something as little as, the gym to making a donation to a school, your kid's school to just, everything else you can think of under the sun. To me, it's important to continue promoting the essence of a community that you belong to as opposed to an idea that you need to buy into with dollars. [00:29:37] And, that's one of the reasons that we transformed the city moms into a completely free membership. [00:29:43] That also came out of COVID and hearing a lot of city moms say, I have to make some concessions right now. We had to shut off Netflix. We're not doing our Netflix subscription anymore because we're just so worried about budget. [00:29:56] And, that 9 99 a month that we were initially charging for membership, I was like, no. Done. That's out. [00:30:03] Danielle: Never [00:30:03] Jeanine: We will never go back to a paid membership. It will always be free because it needs to be accessible to everyone. [00:30:10] Danielle: So taking away a paid membership that sure, that money was budgeted and allocated for you to operate what you do, it sounded like it was absolutely the right call for your community and your business, but how did you know that that would work? [00:30:26] Or did you [00:30:27] Jeanine: It didn't. No. For a little bit it didn't work, and I'll say that because I think. A lot of us are parts of, Facebook communities that are very, spirited, maybe in some ways that, bring a lot of entertainment. And we were nervous that that would essentially be the transformation that we would undergo. [00:30:47] But, we have all members incoming. Agree to specific member guidelines. And, the number one guideline that is in there is every mom, parents in her own perfect way. And we use that specific language because, in some of similar to a lot of things that we've talked about, the fact is we're all doing our absolute best that we can. And you need to be able to have some space held for you to do that. [00:31:13] Rather than us identify our community based on your specific parenting model, we said, Hey, everyone is welcome here and we're going to honor you for being the parent that you are because we are all parenting in our own perfect way. [00:31:26] Danielle: Yeah. And nobody knows. Yes. No one has any, nobody knows. [00:31:31] That's always the gift of captain Hindsight, who comes in after a crisis and it's what should have happened? It's you know what studies are showing now. You're like, where were you before? I, I, so you talked about, advertising and with all of the products and content and methodologies that are targeted to parents, but more specifically moms, what are the values that you look for when you're filtering through? Who do you partner with? Who do you highlight? Who do you say yes to? Like, what's the value that you're really looking to offer? [00:32:02] Jeanine: I'm so glad you're asking that because, I think the space that we sit in. We often are, seeing a lot of influencers and content creators that they are really working hard to grow their brand and do that by signing with any partner that they can. And you find that there can be a real, I don't wanna say a moral gap because again, I'm just coming off saying everyone parents their own perfect way. [00:32:25] So everyone pulls content and creates content in their own perfect way. But, in, looking and evaluating the partners that we wanna work with, it's really critical to us that they offer a strong, supportive, product or experience for our members and for our followers. We do a lot of partnership with tourism, with attractions, that offer something for you to really be highlighted as the queen of your family. [00:32:51] 'cause you're like, Hey. We're gonna go to Nashville for the weekend, and I've been able to put together a whole itinerary, thanks to the city moms maybe tipping me off about a couple things. But now I've gone out and sourced this great itinerary, or I have been able to enhance our nursery because we found this one product that the city moms recommended. [00:33:09] All of that to say it's really important to us. We spend a lot of time vetting the products that we suggest we spend a lot of time working with or having conversations with the brands that we bring in. That's never just a, Hey, we want to, compensate you X and you guys promote us, and we'll be like, okay, perfect. [00:33:25] There's a lot of time that we spend really making sure that is going to make a lot of sense. In fact, one of my favorite things to say is, no, Sarah will tell everyone this. [00:33:33] Danielle: Tell me more about that. [00:33:34] Jeanine: Yes. Just did this yesterday. I love when we are being, approached by a particular brand or a client or prospective partner. [00:33:41] And I love going through that vetting process and saying, you know what? We spent some time looked into this and this isn't gonna work for us. Case in point, the brand I turned down yesterday is something that we actually use a lot. Sarah and I are big fans of a couple of their products. [00:33:57] Danielle: Mm-hmm. [00:33:58] Jeanine: And they approached us about a new launch they're doing and said, we would love to ship you, two of the new products, but we want all of this content, you need to send it to us for review. [00:34:08] You can only post on the dates that we want. You need to release it all to us that we can use it for our future advertising. By the way, the cost of the products that we're sending you in total is $300. And, the amount of media that was gonna be attached to that from our side was about $5,000. [00:34:26] We have a staff I need to pay, we have a team that, relies on us. We have a full following that relies on us to make sure that we're being authentic in what we are bringing forward. I talked to Sarah about it a little bit and I said, I'm gonna tell them no. And I'm gonna say there's a big value gap here. [00:34:41] Not just from the official bottom line kind of payment side of this, but also because I never wanna put someone into a brand consideration when that brand's not considering them. Just considering their own needs and their own drivers. [00:34:56] Danielle: Oh, that's so strong. And not an answer I expected, but when I so appreciated on a personal level, a professional level. [00:35:04] I don't know, if you've ever done Myers-Briggs, it's a test that Oh yeah. There's so many beautiful like personality assessment profiles, but I'm an extroverted, intuitive feeler perceiver, so I'm all the, ooey, gooey side, the mussies. And, when I see people who maybe from the outside seem to have a very discerning methodology for how they make decisions. [00:35:23] I find that so appealing because I'm such a heart led gut check, first kind of person, I don't always know why it's a yes or a no yet. It's like I feel it first, and then it works its way up into my brain and then whatever reasoning is sort of filtered through will come from that. [00:35:41] But I love that you saw value in yourself, how you believed in the value of what you offer, and you also saw the gap in representing that product or that brand, that didn't fully appreciate the value you were. I just, I love that answer so much. I'll be thinking about that after this, so thank you. [00:36:01] Jeanine: Yes, absolutely. [00:36:02] Danielle: Absolutely. You have a new membership experience starting. [00:36:05] We do very, very soon. This episode, I believe, will be being released mid-August, so, we could safely say it's live, what do you want people to know about what's coming and as far as what you can say, what do you want people to know so that if they wanna participate, get involved, they can. [00:36:23] Jeanine: So our new city moms membership is, officially launching to our, we will be, rolling it out to our existing members starting August 1st, and then it will be available to everyone starting, early September. [00:36:34] Danielle: Awesome. [00:36:36] Jeanine: So we are shifting into a different platform than we have used previously. It's called Circle and it's a wonderful space where we not only can have our full national city mom community, you're gonna find chat groups where you can connect with other city moms across the country there, because, me having like toddler woes in Indianapolis is no different from something having toddler woes in Seattle, Washington. [00:37:01] So why shouldn't you have access to that mom and her, lines of recommendation and such. So we'll have these national chat groups. We also have an opportunity, we'll be doing a lot of lives inside the community that are member exclusive, that we can connect you to some of these, brands and partners that we work with. [00:37:17] And then we are doing nano communities inside of that so that you can hyper connect with women inside your own city. So Indianapolis obviously will be our first big pilot there, but we have Dallas and Cincinnati that are also existing inside, that nano community area. And we have, three other cities that we think are going to be quickly following in 2026 as well. [00:37:40] Danielle: That's so incredible. Congratulations. It sounds like your own city mom social network. Yes. Yes, it totally is. I'm excited for everybody who's an existing member to get to benefit from that. And then the new members who continue to join to get involved in that. [00:37:55] That's incredible. [00:37:57] Jeanine: Thank you. Yeah, it's been one of Sarah's biggest passion projects as she's been getting her feet wet and she's done an incredible job with it. The other really exciting benefit is there are perks, not only for our national members, but then in your hyper local communities too. [00:38:11] So, here in Indianapolis, we've got some great perks with, the Ile Jordan Museum, with the Children's Museum, even dry bar, face Foundry, 'cause we need space for us too, all of those exclusive perks will be part of that too. [00:38:25] Danielle: Beautiful. So not just stuff for the family, but also like ways for moms to take care of themselves too. Exactly. Gorgeous. Yes. Well, Janine, I would be remiss if I signed off without asking you about your, don't cut your own bangs moment because I, it is good. So if you are good taking it away, I would love to hear [00:38:43] Jeanine: yeah. I just wanna tell you, I love this so much. I've listened to so many of your other podcasts and these are the moments I just feel like really are the ones that sit with me the most so I'm so thrilled that you have this as kind of just, that final vehicle to the podcast content. [00:38:59] But mine's a little different because there is, a little sadness tied to it, but it brings a great lesson. [00:39:05] Danielle: Yeah. [00:39:05] Jeanine: So I had mentioned that I worked in advertising for 10 years. I worked on the agency side and I was working in Detroit at the time. And I had a newborn. My daughter was a newborn, and then I had my son who was three years old at the time, and my client was based out of Germany. [00:39:25] It's a very large grocery chain that happens to be based in Germany and they have a lot of outputs here in the US And at the time, we were all going through just a horrible recession in the world. And I was working about 60 to 70 hours a week. Advertising is one of those, especially on agency side. [00:39:44] It's one of those industries. It is go, go, go. And it is never stopping. My husband also works in advertising. It's actually how we met. He at the time was doing about 90 hours a week. We never saw each other, we rarely saw the kids. So my day normally started around 3:00 AM because that's when the German, office was open. [00:40:03] And it normally coincided with the time I was feeding my newborn in the middle of the night. So I would have my phone with me, feeding her, scrolling through email and catching up with the German team, put her back to sleep. Then, I would get up around six when my toddler was awake and finally get the two of them off to daycare. [00:40:18] And I made the decision, which a male boss of mine later told me was selfish to go work out at a gym that was halfway between daycare and, work every day. So I didn't get into the office until around 8 45. Technically our office started at nine. I would work absolutely all day and then race out of my office at 5 51 because if I could leave at 5 51, I could literally run down the street to our parking garage, get in my car, drive as fast as I could at daycare and be there before the seven minute grace period was over. [00:40:50] Danielle: You had it down to the minute? [00:40:52] Jeanine: Down to the minute and. It was coming at a time where it was just, I was so burnt out. My husband was so burnt out this one day I got to daycare. My kids were always the final ones getting picked up. And I had a phrase for my toddler at the time where I'd always say, mommy always comes back. [00:41:11] I would say that to him every morning when I dropped him off. And I ran into daycare this day and my son was crying. I could hear him in the toddler room. So I grabbed the newborn. She was already in her carrier. And then I went in to pick him up and he's crying. And I said, honey, I'm here. [00:41:26] And I got down and gave him a hug. And I said, sweetie, what do I always say? Mommy always comes, Ooh, this makes me tear up. Even think about all this years later. And he goes Last, mommy always comes last. And that was the most soul crushing thing I had ever heard in my life. And I cried the entire way home. [00:41:47] Danielle: Mm-hmm. [00:41:48] Jeanine: And we put the kids down to bed after dinner and after their bath, and I turned to my husband, I said, we cannot do this anymore. I'm done. We're done. We can't keep this schedule going. This is just, this is not gonna sustain us anymore. And we made the decision that night that was the end of this work experience for us. [00:42:08] And, we immediately put resumes and feelers out and that is what made, the transition to Indianapolis possible. It took months, but we eventually found ourselves here and it was the best decision that we ever made. [00:42:21] And what it all came down to was in my don't cut your own bangs moment, was it is okay to say no. It is okay to take that stop. And is it okay to invest in yourself and your family if that's what really matters to you? I think maybe that's what the critical note is. It's okay to invest what matters to you. [00:42:39] To me, that has always been the moment that I have seen as a turning point and, has really been probably the most critical thing for me. [00:42:48] Danielle: Thank you so much for that story that my whole body, it was waves and waves went through, with that and you, when you said it earlier in the interview, but I can really feel the truth of that in a different way. [00:43:05] That you love saying no. Yeah, because I think what I hear in that is it's a fully embodied no is also a yes to something else. [00:43:17] Jeanine: Yes, [00:43:18] Danielle: it is its own. Yes. Like I'm saying no to this offer to position your brand. And I'm saying yes to my integrity. I'm saying no to the needs and the demands that this company and this industry has for me and my life. [00:43:35] And I'm saying yes to my son. Yeah, my infant, like I'm saying yes to me. Oh, I, that reminded me, I hadn't thought of this in so long, but it brought me back to when I. Made the decision to start my, when my husband and I made the decision to start to try to get pregnant, the journey was, knowing what I know now, far less complicated than it is for many. [00:44:01] But it didn't happen the way I thought it would. And that is almost always where suffering comes from me. When there's an unmet expectation and I could, you're taught your whole life. It's like if you look at a penis or sit on a toilet seat wrong you never know how you're gonna get pregnant. So when you first start trying it like, what do you mean it didn't happen right away? What do you mean? My first pregnancy I was a new-ish therapist. I think I had been practicing for, I'm gonna say two and a half, two and a half-ish years, three, maybe three. [00:44:28] But I had, the process of going back to grad school, finding I didn't have the credits I needed to even qualify to apply to the grad program. All of this work and effort. It was like once I set my sights on, I think this is something I want for myself, there was almost immediately after, oh my God. [00:44:46] But I figured that out so late in life and I gotta go, go, go, go, go. So I burnt myself to a crisp getting through all of the hoops I needed to get through to do the job. And I didn't realize the grind on my body, on my mind, on my life. I just didn't see it. I joked that it felt like the road runner and coyote running off the cliff and you didn't realize you were over the cliff until you looked down and my moment of looking down and falling was when I lost that first pregnancy. [00:45:14] And, I don't blame myself for it. It's not that. But there was a clarity in the grief and I think the grief I felt in my own body. Yeah. Your son spoke his truth to you. I felt like my body was, the grief in my body was revealing a truth to me that I wasn't willing to see, which was [00:45:36] there's no room for me in this life that I've built and I have to cut back. And it brought up like being a good girl, being a strong woman, being a strong feminist, being a diligent employee, being reliable, all of these roles and these external things that I was chasing in the pursuit of being really good at my job. [00:45:58] Mm-hmm. That loss was just, oh, actually none of this matters as much as I thought it did. Not that it doesn't matter, but it didn't matter because I thought it did and my hours cut dramatically back and it didn't work for the practice that I was working for before the hours that I would be willing to do. [00:46:18] But then I realized with my husband's support that, oh, I actually can go out on my own. And life has unfolded. It wasn't like magically overnight any more than city moms was created magically, overnight. But it got you to Indianapolis. Mm-hmm. It's like the breadcrumb trail that you were following to freedom led you to something so beautiful that you probably couldn't have imagined at that day at your son's daycare picking them up. [00:46:43] Jeanine: Absolutely. And I think, it's kind of the power of listening and that's one of the things I love so much about your podcast is being able to listen to the other stories that come from your guests and really, that you have the ability to tease out such a gift and clearly the path that you have followed has allowed you to be there too, in, that space of, [00:47:05] beauty and it's just, it's wonderful. [00:47:08] Danielle: Thank you. Thank you, Janine. Thank you so much. I'm going to bring us to a close 'cause we can't get any better. That was so, great. I will definitely encourage, again, for everybody listening to please visit the show notes before you click back into your life and take your AirPods out or, get off of your walk or wherever you are in life. [00:47:29] Like to hop over the show notes, check out city moms, follow them on social media. They make it very easy to find what you need to know, so all the places you can follow them. [00:47:37] But thank you again. Thank you. Thank you Janine. And, [00:47:40] Jeanine: Thank you so much for having me. [00:47:42] ​ [00:47:42] ​ [00:47:44] ​ [00:48:52] ​ [00:50:11] Thank you so much for joining me in this week's episode of Don't Cut Your Own Bangs. I hope that you enjoyed listening because I thoroughly enjoyed making it. Before you hop away, please check out the show notes, everything that we mentioned here in this conversation, as well as links that you can stay connected with me. As well as everything needed to connect with city moms. Please remember to rate and review and subscribe to the podcast. It helps the podcast grow. It helps other people find this that could benefit from it too. Thank you so much for being here. [00:50:37] Your attention means the world, and I hope you continue to have a wonderful day.

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Hello, we're Elaine and Julian Walker. We're American expats. We are currently living in Japan again, this time in northern Japan.  We've been doing intermittent fasting since mid-March of 2018. My husband was already looking at some health videos by Thomas Delauer, but I never really caught on to it.  After moving to Japan in 2017, I knew I wanted to improve my health, but I lacked a strategy.  It wasn't until I went in to get a dental cleaning done that I was told that I had high blood pressure. They could do the cleaning, but not give me a cavity filling.  That led me to see a doctor, and I was told that I had hypertension. I immediately went home and started looking at health videos, which led me to Dr. Eric Berg.  We credit him for introducing keto and intermittent fasting to us and additionally, gaining more knowledge on artery health, vitamin information, and especially the importance of vitamin D3 and K2.  Three days after that doctor's appointment, I started IF and keto. Nine days after that, my blood pressure started going down, and I was able to wear my wedding band again.  My highest weight was 278. Julian saw that I wanted to skip a meal that first day, and he started IF with me.  When we last spoke to you, we were living in Hawaii for a couple of years. My husband's government job has a consecutive time limit on how long we can live in Japan.  We never stopped doing IF, but we both were having window creep, eating fast food and the standard American diet a bit more. We strayed away from keto and carnivore. We've been back in Japan since August 2024.  Julian arranged for us to see a military base doctor so that we could assess our health. On October 10th, the doctor called Julian at night, saying that his A1c was very high. And my weight had bounced up to 215 pounds. The next day, we kicked things back into gear. Julian wanted to go strict carnivore, and that's where we've been since October. The carnivore diet has reduced visceral fat, improved our A1c markers, and resolved our fatty liver. I am now down to 170, which is less than my high school weight. Julian has lost more than 30 pounds. I have tips, such as:- Prioritise protein when you open your eating window. - workout fasted- Limit and remove bad oils- Trace minerals and electrolytes are very important. To join the Patreon Community. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway or visit the website www.thefastinghighway.com for more information.NEW-Graeme's Breaking Free From Sugar Club is an added Benefit for Patreon Members with two hours of group support a month Via Zoom to help you break free from Sugar. This is in addition to four weekly Zoom Support meetings held each month at convenient times worldwide.To book a one-on-one support session with GraemePlease go to the website, click " get help" and " get coaching " to book a time. www.thefastinghighway.comDisclaimerThe views expressed in this podcast are those of the host and guest only and should not be taken as medical advice.

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