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What if hosting a meaningful retreat didn't require a luxury resort, a huge audience, or 50 people in the room?In this episode of Selling the Couch, Mel sits down with licensed psychologist Dr. Shawn Hondorp to talk about what she's learned from creating small, intimate retreats — including the logistics, the challenges, and the deeper value of bringing people together in person.Shawn shares how her first retreat started with just eight people at an Airbnb near her home, how she finds and chooses vendors, and why she believes relationships and the energy people bring to an experience matter just as much as their skills.They also talk candidly about the parts of hosting retreats that don't always make it into the highlight reel: what happens when a vendor gets sick at the last minute, how to decide what to delegate, what it feels like when a retreat doesn't fill as quickly as you hoped, and how Shawn has learned to define success on her own terms.In this conversation:What a small-scale retreat can actually look likeWhy Shawn started with an Airbnb and a group of eightHow far in advance she plans her retreatsHow she finds chefs, movement instructors, massage therapists, and other vendorsWhy she prefers to work with people whose services she has personally experiencedWhat to delegate when hosting a retreatHow knowing your “zone of genius” can shape the experience you createWhat Shawn has learned from hosting retreats that don't immediately fillWhy creativity, play, and in-person community may matter even more in an increasingly AI-driven worldHow to start exploring a retreat idea without overcomplicating itOne of the biggest themes in this conversation is that your version of a successful retreat doesn't have to look like someone else's.You can start small. You can build around the kind of connection you naturally create. And you can bring in people who are gifted at the pieces that aren't your strengths.As Shawn puts it, sometimes the first step is simply asking: What am I craving?If you've had the idea of hosting a retreat sitting in the back of your mind but have felt overwhelmed by everything it would take to make it happen, this conversation offers a thoughtful and refreshingly real place to start.Learn more about Dr. Shawn Hondorp and her work:drshawnhondorp.comConnect with Shawn on Instagram:@innovativetherapistListen to The Innovative Therapist Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.--RESOURCES Join our FREE WORKSHOP: Your LinkedIn Profile is Either Working For You Right Now — or It Isn'tJoin Mel on September 18th for a free 60-minute live workshop designed to help therapists turn LinkedIn into a 24/7 silent referral partner—without becoming a content machine. You'll learn how to optimize the five parts of your profile that matter most, make your expertise easier to discover by both humans and AI search engines, and build a quiet online presence that can lead to referrals, speaking opportunities, podcasts, and more.Save your spot at: https://melvinvarghese.kartra.com/page/linkedin
If you've ever wondered what goes on in a fragrance trade fair, get ready for all the news as Suzy reviews this year's Pitti Fragranze in Florence. There are some some thrilling new launches and brands to get excited by, and she reveals some of the trends we can expect to see filtering their way through to the wider fragrance world over the coming months.In fact, firstly a storm stopped play as we arrived in Florence, with Suzy's plane stranded on the runway for three hours as lightning struck. Luckily the rest of the trip was exciting for all the right reasons!Suzy has been attending the Pitti Fragranze trade fair for thirteen years, and genuinely felt this was one of the best ever years. The overall vibe seemed to be a return to beauty - classical perfumery elements woven in new and intriguing ways, and with greater cultural diversity from brands showcasing their heritage and aromas they grew up with. We'll be focussing more in this aspect - as well as talking about the trends Suzy saw emerging this year - in next week's episode. But until then, enjoy this whistle-stop rundown of some of Suzy's highlights of the show this year…Suzy's top picks of the show (well SOME of them - there were a lot! We'll have to cover some more in future episodes and on our Patreon page).Beaufort London Sunken TobaccoImagine an ancient, lead-lined wooden box of tobacco—lost in a shipwreck and submerged beneath the sea. Centuries later, the wreck re-emerges and its precious cargo is rediscovered. Barnacled and salt-encrusted, the lid is levered off - within, tobacco lies preserved in shadow and silt.Exposed at last to the sun, the furled leaves begin to bloom: warm, dark, faintly honeyed. Salt crystals glitter on wave-lapped rocks as the tobacco is laid out upon sun-bleached driftwood, its leathery richness threaded with mineral air, smoke, tar and sea-spray.A buried treasure, reclaimed from the deep - not pristine, but made stranger and more compelling by its long immersion. Sunken Tobacco is the scent of faded maps and flooded holds - of a sailor's hoard brought blinking into daylight, still carrying the ocean in its grain.Four new Olfiction Lab Editions (coming soon! Expected launch on their website by end of November)BALSAMNeo-vintage amberAldehydes, Apple, BergamotJasmine, Ylang Ylang, MuguetPeru Balsam, Labdanum, Vanilla absolute, Fir Balsam, Benzoin, White Musks, OakmossSUAVENeo-vintage fougereNutmeg, Shaving soap, Cedar Leaf, Coffee CO2Lavender absolute, Lavender oil, Coffee absolute,Geranium, SageMusk Accord, Suede, Animal notes, Incense resin, Rectified Cedarwood, OakmossCASSISSIMOFruity floralBlackcurrant Bud CO2, Blackcurrant Bud absolute, Blackberry, Red MandarinChampagne accord, Tuberose absolute, Rose absolute Bulgaria, Geranium RosatMusk, Cognac oil, Vanilla syrup, Benzoin, Patchouli, Sandalwood AustraliaLASKIAISPULLAGourmandNordic Shrove BunsWhipped Cream, Marzipan, Raspberry Jam, RaspberryLeaf, OrrisVanilla sugar, Vanilla absolute, Tonka absolute, Tonka infusion, Benzoin, OpoponaxOLYMRAFounder: Born and raised in Greece, Dr. Frida Michailidou is an award-winning scientist whose work is deeply rooted in Greek botanical heritage, nature, and innovation. Previously a Lecturer and Collegium Fellow at ETH Zurich, she led the first scientific expedition to decode the rare scents of Mount Olympus using pioneering non-destructive technology. Recognised as an MIT Innovator Under 35 Europe and TEDx speaker, she is redefining perfumery through the convergence of science, sustainability, and the timeless spirit of Greece.‘Born from the rare botanicals of Mount Olympus, OLYMRA transforms myth, memory, and wild nature into modern extrait de parfum.Grounded in earth, inspired by the divine.'Persephone‘Deep. Intimate. Transformative.OLYMRA PERSEPHONE is a fragrance of dual worlds: one of light, one of shadow. Inspired by the mythic queen who walks between both, it captures a moment of transformation: the instant spring yields to desire, and dusk begins to bloom.The fragrance opens with bergamot, pink pepper, and cardamom; bright, spiced notes that shimmer like sunlight across stone. At its heart, a lush pairing of Damask rose, Centifolia rose, and the OLYMRA plant accord, a precise reconstruction of rare mountain flora, unfurls with velvet intensity. Beneath, a deep base of cacao, tonka bean, beeswax, grey amber, and hyrax evokes warmth, earth, and skin; the lingering traces of a myth reborn.OLYMRA PERSEPHONE is not a fragrance of opposition, but of passage and evolution; from innocence to knowing, from surface to depth, from petal to flame. Crafted for those who carry both sunlight and shadow.She walks between worlds. Will you follow her into the dusk?'Kharon‘Dark. Sensual. Elemental.OLYMRA KHARON is a fragrance shaped by myth and memory. Inspired by Kharon, the ferryman of Hades, silent, unwavering, eternal, it is an olfactory passage through the darker recesses of the soul.The scent opens with sharp lemon, luminous neroli, and the spark of black pepper, evoking the moment just before surrender. At its heart, the complexity deepens: Damask rose and tobacco entwine with the OLYMRA Accord, a precise reconstruction of wild flora from Mount Olympus. In the base, smoked wood, beeswax, vetiver, sandalwood, and a bold note of hyrax create a dry, tactile finish; intimate yet vast, like breath inside stone.OLYMRA KHARON is not designed to please. It is designed to confront. To carry. To remain. A fragrance for those drawn not to light, but to truth; wherever it may lead.The river lays ahead... Are you ready to cross?'Laboratorio Olfattivo Bagage à main(translates as hand luggage in British English)‘Leather and Nutmeg; middle notes are Vetiver and Peru Balsam; base notes are Patchouli, Amber, Tonka Bean and Ambronova ™'Laboratorio Olfattivo Rose Me Twice(By Jean-Claude Ellena)‘With over 40,000 varieties, the rose is the flower whose fragrance has been most extensively explored by perfumers — an entire universe in which one can easily lose oneself among its infinite nuances. This exploration took a decisive turn in 1867, when the breeder Jean-Baptiste Guillot created ‘La France', the first hybrid tea rose.With this innovation, Guillot introduced not merely a new flower, but an olfactory signature that would shape perfumery forever. Today, whenever I perceive a tea note within a rose, I immediately recognize its lineage from that historic hybridization. The secret of this aroma lies in a specific molecule: ionone — used to recreate the scent of violet, but also a key component in the olfactory impression of tea.'Heeley ChirisHistoric French house revered and revived by James Heeley in this INCREDIBLE leather / iris / Chypre fragrance.‘The fragrance house of Antoine Chiris dates back to 1768 and is considered to be the first and perhaps the greatest of the enterprises that made a business of harvesting natural materials and turning them into the raw materials of perfumery and, at times, creating the perfumes themselves.Antoine de Chiris was born into a wealthy family of Italian origin. In Grasse he began buying up fields which produced flowers which were converted into perfumery materials. Chiris held early patents on a steam distillation process capable of producing significant amounts of high quality oil at an economic cost. This technology helped made Grasse the international focus of perfumery for over a century and a half.'History from https://www.perfumeprojects.com/museum/marketers/Chiris.shtmlThe fragrance: ‘Chiris by James Heeley is an iris and leather fragrance created by James Heeley and launched in 2026. It pays tribute to Chiris, the historic perfume-materials producer founded in Grasse in 1768, and to the Iris Pallida it cultivated in Tuscany. Osmanthus, citrus and peach open the composition, followed by Iris Pallida and olibanum over a base of leather, cedar, sandalwood and amber.'Lorenzo Villoresi Vol D'AbarisThe nose behind this fragrance is Alessandro Villoresi. The fragrance features Tobacco, Amber, Vanilla, Musk and Woody Notes.
There is huge interest in the latest Charles Spencer book, but he has written about his family before. They started as sheep farmers. They were successful! This conversation was recorded in the 90s at Althrop the Spencer family stately home. It was memorable to talk to the author in one of the grand rooms surrounded by portraits of his ancestors. The purpose of the interview was to promote his family history book that was about to be published.
Sebuah percakapan intim tentang cinta, relasi, pernikahan, dan bagaimana membangun mindful partnership, hubungan yang dijalani dengan kesadaran, kehadiran, dan pemahaman yang lebih dalam.Dalam episode Intimate Book Talk ini, kita berbincang bersama Rani Anggraeni Dewi, author of Trilogi Untuk Apa sekaligus Marriage Consultant, untuk mengeksplorasi berbagai perspektif tentang partnership dan kehidupan bersama pasangan.Apa yang sebenarnya kita cari dalam sebuah hubungan?Bagaimana memahami diri sendiri sebelum memahami pasangan?Dan bagaimana menciptakan partnership yang bukan hanya tentang “bersama”, tetapi juga tentang tumbuh bersama?Mari menyimak percakapan yang hangat dan reflektif ini bersama Rani Anggraeni Dewi.
When was the last time you really checked in on your relationship and intimate life—not because something was wrong, but simply to ask, "Is this still working for me?" In this episode, Dr. Sonia guides you through a relationship and intimacy audit to explore what's working, what isn't, and what you may have stopped noticing. From your connection with yourself and your body to libido, desire, communication, touch, sex, and pleasure, this isn't about fixing anything—it's about getting curious about where you are right now. You'll explore how connected you feel to yourself and your partner, what desire looks like for you in midlife, whether your sexual life feels satisfying, and whether there's enough pleasure in your life overall. This is Part 1 of a two-part relationship assessment. In Part 2, Sonia explores what happens when we know something isn't working but continue to look away. In this episode, you'll discover:
Professor Tom Hulme's second book reconstructs the erotic and romantic lives of queer men in Belfast across roughly seventy years, from the recriminalisation of sex between men in the 1880s to the emergence of a mainstream public debate about homosexuality in the 1950s. It follows men cruising the city centre, reading and passing around homosexual novels, forging relationships across the lines of class and religion, and navigating a world that was often more knowing and more tolerant than Northern Ireland's later reputation would suggest. Where we might expect only shame and fear, Hulme finds pride, defiance, and a guarded everyday acceptance, though one whose limits fell hard on those caught with much younger partners, and one that narrowed sharply after the Second World War. Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation (Cornell UP, 2026) is built from two very different archives, the criminal record of some sixty Belfast court cases and shaped by the violence of policing, and the extraordinary personal diaries of David Strain, forty-three volumes and perhaps two million words, brought into scholarly use here for the first time. Out of that pairing Hulme develops the book's broader argument, a case for intimate, emotionally invested methods in the history of sexuality, and two organising ideas: the "intimate queer city," in which Belfast's very scale and familiarity shaped how men met and loved, and the "queer Irish world," which places sailors, the docks, and migration between Belfast, Liverpool, and New York at the centre of the story. Along the way the book takes up religion and respectability, masculinity on trial, and the entanglement of queerness with the ethnonational and sectarian order of Ulster. Belfastmen is published open access by Cornell University Press and can be read for free through the Cornell Open initiative. About the author Tom Hulme is a professor at Queen's University Belfast and a cultural historian of modern Britain and Ireland. He is Principal Investigator of the Arts and Humanities Research Council project Queer Northern Ireland: Sexuality Before Liberation, run with Professor Leanne McCormick, and the author of After the Shock City: Urban Culture. His work on queer history has appeared in Irish Historical Studies, The History of the Family, and the Journal of the History of Sexuality, and his research has been covered in the Guardian and the Irish Times. About the host Niall Herron is a PhD researcher in Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast. His ethnographic work examines queer experience during the Northern Ireland Troubles, taking the everyday as a focal point for how queerness and space were assembled across the period, and how sexuality, gender, region, ethnonational identity, and class were bound up together. His writing has appeared in the anthropology journal Ethnos and the academic queer history blog NOTCHES. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law
AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH SUE ELLEN Monday night at 8 PM Eastern Every life has a story. Some stories travel through cities, careers, friendships, heartbreak, advocacy, creativity, music, theater, and more than a little karaoke. Monday night, we spend An Intimate Evening with Sue Ellen. Born in Massachusetts and blind since birth, Sue has built a life that has taken her from New England to New Mexico, Ohio, Florida, and ultimately Kentucky. Along the way she has been a writer, advocate, performer, community leader, actor, singer, museum educator, theater professional, and podcaster. But those are only the labels. Monday night, we want to meet the woman behind them. We will talk about growing up blind, finding her voice, navigating education and employment, discovering advocacy, chasing creative dreams, relationships and loss, the places she has called home, and the role music has played throughout her life. We will also explore the unexpected roads that eventually brought Sue back to performing, into the world of community karaoke and Behind the Music, and finally to Next Generation Entertainment Soaps, where a longtime dream of becoming a podcaster became reality. There will be laughter. There will be music. There will be memories. And there may be a few stories even those of us who know Sue have never heard before. This is not an interview. It is a conversation. It is a journey. It is An Intimate Evening with Sue Ellen. Presented by the Sunday Edition family of podcasts and digital media content services. Listen Here: For Sunday Edition programming, podcasts, Corona FM, upcoming events, and more, visit www.anthonycorona.com pisode Notes Notes go here Support Sunday Edition with Anthony Corona by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/acb-sunday-edition Find out more at https://acb-sunday-edition.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/acb-sunday-edition/1e24275c-0a6c-4ad1-8f64-0af75ce735c9 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Paul Axton preaches: There is an apocalyptic logic laid out in the New Testament, which the Lutheran notion of justification misses, in which there is a crisis and implosion, an attempt to silence God, and it is from the midst of this attempt to destroy him that Christ speaks. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron!
On tonight's episode, we're diving deep into the weird, the wacky, and the under-reported. Why Travis and Taylor's MSG wedding was just a showbiz spectacle for fans?Tartaria, Mud Floods, & Tesla: Expert Guy Anderson breaks down the lost global empire of Tartaria, how "mud floods" buried its free-energy buildings, and the shocking truth behind the World's Fairs. Dr. Linda Salvin reports on a swimmer who needed 38 stitches after an otter ambush, plus a wild Harlem pastor's theory about Starbucks' secret ingredient.Why open-plan offices are a nightmare and how introverts can use their quiet superpowers to survive a loud world and can you identify the three mystery clips to win a set of kazoos? Let's play!
The guys are back in the living room on the yellow couch! And with a special guest! They are joined by the extremely talented, brilliant, and delightful, Hillary Staple @hkstaple. She is an improvisor, sketch writer/performer, playwright, avid reader, and dog mom. Jordan is alive (we think) in Australia running a marathon, which is a wild statement. They lean into the difference between safety between men and women in the world and in comedy. Soon they talk about the question of the week. How often do YOU wash your hands after using the restroom because so many people (men and women, per Hillary) are gross with no shame. Questions of the week: (find this poll on the @whosheadlininganyway Insa story) 1.) What percentage of the time do you wash your hands after using the restroom? A. 99% because I'm not a monster B. 50% because shit happens C. 1% because I want it to end Kids are filthy. That's what they said! The conversation devolves into stories of getting in trouble growing up and how deceitful brothers and sisters are. How did any of us survive? Kevin Nealon is coming to The Comedy Zone over Halloween and Jason is angling for a spot. Of course the conversation eases into movies/TV shows, only watching movie recaps like a crazy person, and all the scary movies. Oh and books. Hillary loves offseason at the beach. Jonathan has an upcoming big trip to Miami. The second segment opens on a conversation about booze and why Jason needs an intervention. It's also crazy that Jonathan is completely unaware of the phenomenon Gem and the Holograms. That naturally takes into the playing music and taking it on stage for comedy. Hillary drops a bomb that she is starting to take guitar lessons tomorrow for personal growth AND because she's writing a jukebox musical. We told you she was talented! What the frick?! You'll have to listen because that is a reference. Is frick ever the right word? Debatable. Nothing cooler than adults starting new hobbies and learning new skills. Hillary is the poster woman for that. She's also a beekeeper for crying out loud. All three of them are part of a new Sketch Comedy group but they can't say too much about it. There is going to be an unveiling at some point so stay tuned! They are all taking a writing class with the legend, Rich Tallarico. He's brilliant and the class is priceless. They cannot recommend it enough. They end the show with a Would You Rather. Well, two because the first one...was weird. Would You Rather be despised but unbeknownst to the world what you did was good or be loved but unbeknownst to the world what you did was terrible? It's a moral bender. Enjoy! Follow the Crew: • Jonathan Williams: @mrwilliamscomedy • Jordan Century @jordancentry • Jason Allen King: @jasonallenking • Hillary Staple @hkstaple FOLLOW + SUBSCRIBE Subscribe for full episodes + clips, and follow us on IG for show updates.
GOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast, S1
Questions? Comments? Text Us!Jerry was driving home from work when Jesus appeared to him.What he remembers most is the love. It was so direct and overwhelming that his first reaction was resistance.In this episode of Jerry and Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue, Jerry and Abigail talk about that encounter, what it means to receive love, and why being loved can sometimes feel exposing.Abigail brings a very different perspective to Jesus. As a Jewish philosopher, she has never understood Jesus as necessary to a relationship with God. She talks about the difference between the historical Jesus and the Christian doctrines that came later, including Original Sin and the idea of Jesus as an intermediary.They also take on Freud, Darwin, human nature, and the kinds of theories people absorb so deeply that they can start to feel more real than experience itself.Abigail returns to the subject of evil, something she explored in A Good Look at Evil. She argues that evil cannot always be explained away as deprivation, misunderstanding, or psychological dysfunction. Sometimes it has to be recognized plainly for what it is.Nietzsche, skepticism, self-trust, and cultural fashion all come into the picture as Jerry and Abigail ask what helps us stay connected to reality instead of getting lost in theories about it.Throughout the episode, love keeps coming back as something more demanding than a feeling. It means paying attention, using judgment, taking responsibility, and trying to do right by the people in front of you.Get the books:Radically Personal: God and Ourselves in the New Axial AgeGod: An Autobiography, As Told to a PhilosopherConfessions of a Young PhilosopherA Good Look at Evil***Ultimate Questions***Listen to the full episode and explore the question with a community of philosophers and seekers.Join the Ultimate Questions conversation on calling and divine guidance: https://substack.com/@ultimatequestionsOther Series:The podcast began with the Dramatic Adaptation of the book and now has several series:The Life Wisdom Project – Spiritual insights on living a wiser, more meaningful life.From God to Jerry to You – Divine messages and breakthroughs for seekers.Two Philosophers Wrestle With God – A dialogue on God, truth, and reason.Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue – Love, faith, and divine presence in partnership.What's Your Spiritual Story – Real stories of people changed by encounters with God.What's On Our Mind – Reflections from Jerry and Scott on recent episodes.What's On Your Mind – Listener questions, divine answers, and open dialogue. Stay ConnectedShare: questions@godanautobiography.comGet the books: God: An Autobiography, Radically Personal, Confessions of a Young Philosopher, A Good Look at EvilShare Your Story | Site | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
Is it possible to pray every day and still miss what God is actually saying? This week, Pastor Alvin closes out our "Wait on the Lord" series with a message titled "Intimate with God." Drawing from 1 Corinthians 2:14, 1 Corinthians 14:14, and Romans 8:26, he reminds us that Christianity is spiritual by nature, and real intimacy with God requires more than our natural understanding. There has to be a conversion, a shift from praying our will to praying His. Using Peter's rebuke of Jesus in Matthew 16 as a picture, Pastor Alvin shows how soulish prayers, ones rooted in emotion, understanding, or willpower, can sound faithful and still miss what God is actually doing. This message challenges us to move past praying to God and into praying from Him, trading our need to understand for the deeper intimacy of being led by His Spirit (Romans 8:14-15). How close are you to God? And how much are you willing to let Him lead? Scripture references: 1 Corinthians 2:14 1 Corinthians 14:14 Romans 8:26 Matthew 16:21-24 Romans 8:14-15 ABOUT US At Nashville Life Church, our vision is dedicated to following Jesus & building leaders. We are here to point every person to Jesus Christ. CONNECT Ready to connect? Click this link so we can stay in touch and get you connected here at Nashville Life: http://www.chrch.es/ap9bd GIVE To support this ministry & help us continue to reach people all around the world: http://www.chrch.es/3a843 PRAYER REQUESTS If you have a prayer request or need, we'd love to pray with you. Click this link to let us know how we can pray with you: https://bit.ly/3fVDSDh
In his new book, journalist Wilbert L. Cooper blends investigative reporting and family history to look at how a Black policing organization shaped law enforcement in Cleveland. He joins us to discuss “The Black Shield.” Cover art courtesy of the publisher Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Del disco 'Intimate', publicado hace unos meses por la cantante y trompetista Andrea Motis con los guitarristas Josep Traver y Jurandir da Silva, las canciones 'You sent me flying', 'Preconceito', 'Flor de lis', 'Tudo é ilusão' y 'De mica en mica'. Canciones del tercer disco de Bruno Berle 'Sem fronteiras' como 'Idéias mágicas', 'Manhã', 'Outra noite' y 'A noite de estrelas' y del primero de Bento Gil, 'Silêncio azul', como 'Tardes de janeiro', 'No meio do luar', 'Sereia do mar' y 'A onda quebra'. Despide Pat Metheny con 'Don´t look around'. Escuchar audio
One missed detail in Times Square can ripple across a million people, but Vicki Amar says the emotional stakes of a wedding can be even higher. She spent nearly a decade producing major NYC citywide events, then walked away to become a full-time wedding planner and the owner of Amarvelous Event in South Florida. That career pivot forces a bigger question: is “big” really about headcount, or is it about how much care you bring to the work?We talk through the surprisingly direct overlap between large-scale event coordination and wedding planning: anticipating failure points, protecting the guest experience, and staying calm when the pressure spikes. Vicki shares what changes when you go from a machine full of departments and protocols to being the one person who holds the timeline, the vendor team, and the couple's peace of mind. She also explains her favorite client touch, a post-wedding “exit call,” where couples get to relive the day and finally hear the behind-the-scenes “saves” they never noticed.Then we zoom out to what makes a sustainable career in the wedding industry: community over competition. We dig into how planners build trusted networks for referrals and support, why shared standards matter, and how design details like florals, candlelight, and color palettes can trigger the biggest emotions. We also get real about family dynamics, mediation, and reading what isn't said in the room, because weddings are never just two people and a checklist.If you're a wedding planner or professional looking for certification, support, and a global community, come check out the CWP Society. Subscribe, share this with a planner friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show.www.cwpsociety.com | info@cwpsociety.com | IG: @cwpsociety | FB: @cwpsociety
Brian Dolzani is a contemporary singer/songwriter that possesses an old soul. A listen to his music makes that point abundantly clear. So too, the fact that he lists any number of ‘60s and ‘70s songwriters as prime influences — Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Cat Stevens, Crosby, Stills and Nash, to Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and Credence Clearwater Revival, among them — suggests that his roots reside in a great storytelling tradition. Like his forebears, Brian is all about to creating a connection to his audiences through the expression of innermost emotion. In the process, he shares a sound that's vibrant, engaging and enticing, and, like his heroes, flush with both meaning and magic. It's little wonder then that his work has been described as “musical medicine for the soul” by the Lonesome Noise blog, or that the Americana bible No Depression one declared “Dolzani's melancholy musings are remarkably affecting,” while also praising his melodies as “eternally engaging, and, on more than one occasion, even soothing and seductive.” “For me, writing songs is something that's very personal,” Brian himself says. “Over the years, I've come to discover myself through making music.” https://www.briandolzani.com/homeFor tickets to see him at FTC click link below:https://fairfieldtheatre.org/events/stageone/brian-dolzani-as-the-loner_e659
San Francisco's Nina LaCour is a bestselling YA author who has turned to adult novels in the past few years. Her new book, “Meet Me In the Garden” is a shimmering novel about a Creole family's migration from New Orleans to California and the ways that they reinterpret their racial and queer identities in their new home. We talk about the Great Migration, the promise of California, and writing characters readers actually love. Guest: Nina LaCour, author, “Meet Me in the Garden,” “Yerba Buena” and “We Are Okay” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Witness to Yesterday (The Champlain Society Podcast on Canadian History)
In this masterful and engaging biography, acclaimed journalist Steve Paikin brings to life John Turner (1929-2020), one of the most glamorous and successful politicians in Canadian history. Born in England, raised in BC, Turner was a champion sprinter and a Rhodes scholar who captured the national imagination as escort for Princess Margaret on her 1959 Canadian tour. Elected to Parliament in 1962, he served in Prime Minister Lester Pearson's cabinet and as Pierre Trudeau's attorney general, minister of justice, and finance minister. In 1984, he won a hotly-contested Liberal leadership contest and served a brief four months as Canada's seventeenth prime minister before falling to Brian Mulroney in a Progressive Conservative landslide. In this surprisingly candid and personal book, Paikin draws on unprecedented access to Turner's personal and public papers to show how he struggled to meet the towering expectations that came with his abundant gifts, and keep his faith in Canadian democracy despite the challenges of his own career. STEVE PAIKIN has been a journalist in Canada for 40 years, the last 30 of them at Ontario's provincial broadcaster, TVO. He is the anchor of The Agenda with Steve Paikin, now in its 17th season. He is an officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Order of Ontario. A Hamilton native, he splits his time between Toronto and Manitoulin Island. This is his eighth book. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.
What if the person you call the love of your life entered carrying the key to the place where you still believe you are incomplete? Human beings begin life dependent. That dependence is innocent. A child requires regulation, protection, recognition, touch, presence, and care. When those needs remain unfinished, adulthood can inherit more than pain. It can inherit an assignment. Find somebody who will finally make the old absence stop hurting. Then attraction can feel like destiny because conditioning recognizes a familiar role before consciousness recognizes the script. The divine mirrored intimate play places another free, changing human being close enough to activate what solitude can keep hidden. Their distance can uncover abandonment. Independence can expose control. A boundary can reveal entitlement. Desire can expose the hunger to be chosen. Change can uncover the fear beneath your demand for permanence. The mirror shows something devastating. You have been asking an impermanent person to provide permanent evidence that you are truly whole. Bodies age, feelings move, circumstances turn, identities evolve, and relationships change form. Impermanence keeps its promise. The false self fights that fact because psychological need requires continuity of supply. Here need becomes the original sin when innocent childhood dependence survives as the adult belief that completion exists somewhere outside the self. Perhaps the fine tuning serves one ruthless purpose. Whatever you keep demanding from another person returns as a question about what remains uncultivated, disowned, or unclaimed within you. Can you become internally what you keep hiring romantic love to provide externally? Psychological freedom begins when another person can matter enormously without carrying responsibility for your wholeness. Then love loses its job as rescue. The mirror has done its work for you. You finally meet the person across from you after you stop trying to find yourself inside them.
What if the person you call the love of your life entered carrying the key to the place where you still believe you are incomplete? Human beings begin life dependent. That dependence is innocent. A child requires regulation, protection, recognition, touch, presence, and care. When those needs remain unfinished, adulthood can inherit more than pain. It can inherit an assignment. Find somebody who will finally make the old absence stop hurting. Then attraction can feel like destiny because conditioning recognizes a familiar role before consciousness recognizes the script. The divine mirrored intimate play places another free, changing human being close enough to activate what solitude can keep hidden. Their distance can uncover abandonment. Independence can expose control. A boundary can reveal entitlement. Desire can expose the hunger to be chosen. Change can uncover the fear beneath your demand for permanence. The mirror shows something devastating. You have been asking an impermanent person to provide permanent evidence that you are truly whole. Bodies age, feelings move, circumstances turn, identities evolve, and relationships change form. Impermanence keeps its promise. The false self fights that fact because psychological need requires continuity of supply. Here need becomes the original sin when innocent childhood dependence survives as the adult belief that completion exists somewhere outside the self. Perhaps the fine tuning serves one ruthless purpose. Whatever you keep demanding from another person returns as a question about what remains uncultivated, disowned, or unclaimed within you. Can you become internally what you keep hiring romantic love to provide externally? Psychological freedom begins when another person can matter enormously without carrying responsibility for your wholeness. Then love loses its job as rescue. The mirror has done its work for you. You finally meet the person across from you after you stop trying to find yourself inside them.
The discovery of intimate partner betrayal is earth-shattering. For some partners, that discovery comes as a result of law enforcement showing up at their doors. The betrayed partner is not only facing the betrayal, but the legal system, as well. Casey Allison, ACC, CDGC, CPC, PSAP, TICC, has walked through the devastation with many of these partners.Casey approaches this topic with compassion and empathy, while helping partners find a healing path forward. You can learn more about Casey here: Come Awake Recovery and Education, www.comeawakecoach.org, coachcaseyallison@comeawakecoach.org.Casey is also offering 50% off her Come Awake Recovery Roadmap Agreement Assessments. Discount code: HALF https://www.comeawakecoach.org/2026/06/summer-special-come-awake-recovery.html?m=1
When life deals you a bad hand, you can quit or you can play to win. That's what Dr. Barbara Steffens chose to do when she discovered intimate partner betrayal. She not only changed the game in her own story, she changed the game for every betrayed partner after her.Dr. Steffens is the founding president of APSATS, author of "Your Sexually Addicted Spouse", and a pioneer in helping to change the narrative around intimate partner betrayal. Her courage, strength, and wisdom have paved the way for so many coaches and counselors to understand betrayal trauma and help others heal.
"This isn't what you wanted." These are the powerful words someone spoke to Tamara as her marriage was falling apart. As Tamara was watching her dreams die, she was also discovering new things about herself. She could ask for what she needed! Tamara now uses her story and her wisdom to help others discover their own needs using the Birkman Assessment. Tamara is a certified Birkman consultant, coaching others as they learn to understand themselves. To connect with Tamara and learn more about the Birkman, visit her website: https://www.birkmansbytamara.com/
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Several of my recent guests have described sexual assault that occurred within an intimate relationship and was accomplished through coercion rather than immediately recognizable physical force. Some of the responses I received to those conversations made me realize how deeply misunderstood this form of sexual violence remains. In this episode, I draw upon my experience as a former detective and longtime trainer of sexual assault investigators to examine what coercion actually looks like and why the absence of visible force should never be mistaken for the presence of consent. Coercion rarely exists within the boundaries of one isolated sexual encounter. Its meaning may be found in the history of the relationship, where previous threats, intimidation, retaliation, financial control, or violence have already established what refusing will cost. Once an offender has created that environment, very little may need to be said in the moment. A gesture, a change in tone, or a few seemingly ordinary words can carry a meaning that is unmistakable to the person who has learned what comes next. I also explore the neuroscience behind coercive abuse, including the brain's ability to recognize patterns of danger, the effects of chronic stress on the nervous system, and the ways trauma can influence attention, memory, perception, and decision making. This understanding is especially important for investigators and other professionals who may otherwise misinterpret delayed disclosure, fragmented memory, continued contact with the offender, or the absence of physical resistance. Coercive sexual assault cannot be understood by examining the victim's response while ignoring the conditions the offender deliberately created. The central issue is not whether a victim resisted visibly or forcefully enough. It is whether fear, intimidation, threats, or an established pattern of coercion deprived that person of the freedom required to make a genuine sexual choice. An intimate relationship does not diminish that violation. It makes the betrayal more intimate. An important side note: if you're finding value in this show and these amazing episodes, please take a moment to leave a 5-star rating on your podcast platform. AND, follow SexualAssaultSurvivorStories on Instagram, then, please send me a note of support. I can't tell you how much your emails mean to me—they fuel my passion to keep this podcast going. And if you're a victim or survivor and are ready to tell your story in order to help yourself or someone else heal, let me know, and we can start a conversation about the possibility of you being on the show. Here's my email address: dave@sasstories.com Thank you to all of you who have reached out to me already. Just provide me with a phone number where I can reach back out to you…because I like to talk to people who are interested in guesting. And please keep those emails and texts coming…I truly look forward to hearing from you and hearing your input on the stories and guests featured on this show. Here are some critically important links that I hope you'll take the time to explore, and where a contribution is requested, please consider doing so! https://1in6.org/ https://soulwisesolutions.com https://safeinharmsway.org https://sironahealing.com/ https://www.whattheydontsay.com www.arcigrey.com https://startbybelieving.org https://evawintl.org/ As mentioned, and emphasized, it's time to Normalize the Conversation.™ And please remember to Start by Believing…because we all know someone whose life has been impacted by rape or sexual assault. Thank you for tuning in. -Dave
Jeremy White and Joe DiBiase evaluate potential Buffalo Bills breakout players and review Dion Dawkins' performance metrics. They are joined by Populous managing director Jonathan Mallie to discuss the design principles and fan amenities of the new Highmark Stadium. The conversation also explores NFL quarterback development challenges in the wake of J.J. McCarthy's current backup status. 02:25 - Preseason Football News 07:38 - Bills Breakout Candidates 12:41 - Roster Depth Discussion 19:10 - Dion Dawkins Review 26:54 - Highmark Stadium Design 34:36 - Stadium Canopy Features 43:21 - QB Development Debate
Jonathan Mallie from Populous joins Jeremy White and Joe DiBiase to discuss the design philosophy behind the new Highmark Stadium. He explains the focus on fan intimacy, the engineering of the protective canopy, and addresses common questions about stadium stairs and scoreboard size. 01:30 - Jonathan Mallie Interview 04:44 - Stadium Stairs and Layout 10:07 - Canopy and Sound Design 15:05 - Scoreboard and Fan Experience
Text us with topic or guest suggestions!If you spoke to 20 international educators and asked them what factors led them to taking the initial leap into international education, you would likely get 20 very different answers! And if you interviewed as many as 94, well, you can imagine the stories you would hear. Such is the task that Dr. Ettie Zilber set herself.Ettie joined Audey for this episode and shared the eight categories of catalysts, as she has dubbed them, that emerged from her doctoral research on this topic. She also shared many of the stories that her interviewees told her. We know you will connect with the 8 categories of Catalysts as well as with some of the stories.Before retiring from paid employment, Ettie enjoyed a long career in international schools in Israel, Singapore, Spain, Guatemala, China and the USA, serving first as an educator and then as a school Director.She served on the Boards of several Regional Associations and taught graduate courses for four universities which catered to international school educators. After doctoral research on Third Culture Kids, she published the book Third Culture Kids: Children of International School Educators. Other publications relevant to international schools include “Catalysts for a Career in International Schools,” “A Primer for Administrators applying to Proprietary Schools,” and many more, available on www.ettiezilber.comShe continues to conduct workshops on Cross Cultural Understanding at schools and other multi-national organizations.She lives in Arizona with her husband of 52 years, and enjoys visits with her children and grandchildren (one of whom is also a TCK/CCK). Guiding Question:“What are some factors that prompt teachers to leave their home countries and seek employment in international schools overseas?” Topics Addressed Included:Definition of terms (TCK, TCA, ACCK, CCA, multiracial/cultural children, Children of immigrants, Children of refugees, Children of minorities, International adoptees, Domestic TCKs, Educational CCKs, Self-initiated and Assigned Expatriates, push-pull factors of migration)THE BIG 8 - Eight factors that prompt people to decide to teach internationallyChildhood as a CCK (Cross-Cultural Kid)Grew up listening to family stories/seeing artefacts/had family history overseasInfluenced by teachers/colleagues or friends' stories/artefactsReading/literature, TV about overseas Or desire to learn EnglishGrew up in multicultural environment (school, community)Early international travel experiences (independent of family)Intimate relationship/loved oneLife/labour/career status dissatisfaction How hiring schools can seek to leverage these factors in order to grow W4 Wanderlust in general and thus expand their candidate poolsContact Ettie:LinkedInResources Mentioned:Ettie's Consulting Website www.ettiezilber.comEttie's ECIS article on her research 0 ecis+INFOCUS_Ettie_Zilber(1).pdfRecorded on July 17, 2026#transitions | #internationaleducation | goingglobalSupport the showRemember to access our Educators Going Global website for more information and consider joining our Patreon community at patreon/educatorsgoingglobal!Email us with comments or suggestions at educatorsgoingglobal@gmail.com Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube.Listen on your favorite podcast app: connect from our share page.Music: YouTube. (2022). Acoustic Guitar | Folk | No copyright | 2022❤️. YouTube. Retrieved October 11, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOEmg_6i7jA.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is far more common than many clinicians realize; it often presents ways that don't fit the stereotypes. In this episode of the Friends of NPACE Podcast, NPACE Executive Director and family nurse practitioner Terri Schmitt sits down with Dr. Debbie Granick, psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed clinical social worker, educator, and author, for an important conversation about recognizing and responding to intimate partner violence in clinical practice. Together, they discuss how IPV can manifest through chronic pain, headaches, gastrointestinal complaints, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and other seemingly unrelated symptoms. Dr. Granick shares practical, trauma-informed communication strategies that help clinicians create safer spaces for disclosure, build trust, and support patients without taking away their autonomy. Complete this episode on the NPACE Learning Center and earn 1.00 CE Credits! Resources National Domestic Violence Hotline - https://www.thehotline.org CDC resources - https://www.cdc.gov/intimate-partner-violence/about/index.html Futures without violence - https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/ Mandated reporter information - Futures Without Violence's Compendium of State Mandatory Reporting Law
A child enters the world carrying extraordinary potential and almost no framework for understanding themselves. Every smile, every correction, every silence, every expression of approval or disappointment becomes part of the architecture through which they eventually interpret love, value, competence, and belonging. Development begins as dependence. Maturity requires a gradual movement toward self-authorship. Intimate relationships inherit that unfinished transition. They become the first place where two fully formed adults discover how much of their inner authority still depends upon another person's reflection. That discovery introduces one of the least examined paradoxes in human relationships. Love asks us to matter deeply to one another. Development asks us never to become the owner of another person's becoming. Many relationships quietly collapse these two realities into one. Accountability slowly transforms into supervision. Concern evolves into management. Guidance becomes correction. Before long, one partner occupies the invisible position of evaluator while the other unconsciously accepts the role of perpetual student. Both people lose something essential. One loses humility. The other loses sovereignty. The opposite arrangement proves equally costly. A relationship unwilling to confront distortion does not preserve peace. It merely postpones conflict until reality presents the invoice. Unchallenged defensiveness, rationalization, avoidance, dishonesty, resentment, addiction, emotional immaturity, and unconscious repetition rarely disappear through acceptance alone. Human beings require mirrors. Without reflection, self-deception often becomes indistinguishable from authenticity. The investigation therefore refuses both extremes. What kind of accountability protects dignity without protecting illusion? How does one expose contradiction without assigning identity? How does someone tell the truth without attempting to occupy the throne of another person's conscience? These questions extend beyond communication skills. They touch the deeper architecture of human development. Psychologically, every person requires enough challenge to expose unconscious patterns and enough freedom to integrate those discoveries voluntarily. Philosophically, wisdom cannot be transferred like property. It must become internally recognized before it becomes genuinely lived. Spiritually, transformation loses its integrity the moment it becomes coerced, because authentic awakening cannot be manufactured through external pressure. Anthropologically, every civilization has wrestled with the same enduring tension: communities survive by transmitting standards, yet individuals flourish by eventually internalizing those standards rather than merely obeying them. Perhaps intimate relationships reveal this tension more clearly than any other human institution. Perhaps accountability reaches its highest form when it no longer seeks compliance but clarity. Perhaps the healthiest partners refuse two temptations with equal discipline. They refuse to abandon one another to comforting illusions. They also refuse to become architects of one another's identities. A mirror performs one remarkable function. It reveals. It does not command. It does not negotiate. It does not force. It does not rewrite what stands before it. The person standing in front of the mirror remains completely free to acknowledge what they see, deny what they see, or walk away altogether. Could healthy love operate according to the same principle? Could the deepest purpose of relational accountability involve creating the conditions where truth becomes increasingly difficult to escape, while freedom remains completely intact? If so, perhaps the strongest relationships do not produce the most obedient partners. Perhaps they produce two people whose capacity for honest self-confrontation becomes so refined that each eventually needs less correction from the other because each has become increasingly accountable to the person staring back from the mirror.
Intimate Judaism: A Jewish Approach to Intimacy, Sexuality, and Relationships
Many Jewish young adults reach their wedding night with almost no real guidance on intimacy and sexuality. Rabbi Scott Kahn and sex and relationship therapist Talli Rosenbaum open the series by explaining why these conversations need to start years before the chuppah, and what's ahead in the next nine episodes. The remaining nine episodes of Intimacy and Sexuality for Emerging Adults will drop this Saturday night, August 8th. Subscribe today on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you get your podcasts.
As we approach Intimate Partner Betrayal Awareness Day, August 4, Coach Andrea shares why everyone should care about betrayal awareness. When one person experiences intimate partner betrayal, it's not an individual problem; it's a collective issue. Coach Andrea gives three compelling reasons to provide practical ways we can make the world a better place.Betrayal Awareness Day - www.IPBAwareness.orgWork with Coach Andrea - www.fullyalivecoachingllc.com2005 Study - https://news.osu.edu/stress-substantially-slows-human-bodys-ability-to-heal/
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GOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast, S1
Questions? Comments? Text Us!What makes romantic love feel more powerful than reason, safer choices, or even self-preservation? And what does it mean to experience God's love through the person who loves you?In this intimate dialogue, Jerry and Abigail return to God's striking instruction: “Let Abigail love you. You will feel My love through her.” Jerry reflects on why God's love might need to become tangible through another person, while Abigail considers what it means to embody that love through presence, touch, sacrifice, and a shared life.Abigail reflects on falling in love as an overwhelming force that resisted every attempt to explain or contain it. Not psychology. Not philosophy. Not even Husserl's phenomenology could give her enough distance from the pull of erotic and romantic love.Their conversation moves through desire, sacrifice, feminism, sexuality, and the difference between casual sex and a love that asks something deeper of us. Abigail recalls leaving behind an ideal life in New York, not in search of comfort or happiness, but because love itself carried an authority she could not ignore.From the Garden of Eden to Dante, Jane Austen, the Brontës, D. H. Lawrence, Hemingway, and Dickens, Jerry and Abigail ask what modern culture may have lost when sex became detached from romance, courtship, nobility, and risk.Can erotic love still awaken courage, devotion, and sacrifice? And can the love between two people reveal something of God that cannot be felt any other way?Get the books:Radically Personal: God and Ourselves in the New Axial AgeGod: An Autobiography, As Told to a PhilosopherConfessions of a Young PhilosopherA Good Look at Evil***Ultimate Questions***Listen to the full episode and explore the question with a community of philosophers and seekers.Join the Ultimate Questions conversation on calling and divine guidance: https://substack.com/@ultimatequestionsOther Series:The podcast began with the Dramatic Adaptation of the book and now has several series:The Life Wisdom Project – Spiritual insights on living a wiser, more meaningful life.From God to Jerry to You – Divine messages and breakthroughs for seekers.Two Philosophers Wrestle With God – A dialogue on God, truth, and reason.Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue – Love, faith, and divine presence in partnership.What's Your Spiritual Story – Real stories of people changed by encounters with God.What's On Our Mind – Reflections from Jerry and Scott on recent episodes.What's On Your Mind – Listener questions, divine answers, and open dialogue. Stay ConnectedShare: questions@godanautobiography.comGet the books: God: An Autobiography, Radically Personal, Confessions of a Young Philosopher, A Good Look at EvilShare Your Story | Site | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
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What happens to male leadership when female dependence disappears? For generations, many cultures placed men at the head of the intimate household before asking whether the man possessed the judgment, restraint, emotional range, accountability, or relational competence required to lead anything. Gender supplied the title. Provision supplied the evidence. Female dependence supplied the stage. Yet the arrival of the self-sufficient woman forces the arrangement into open court. Can a man still recognize himself as valuable when he is no longer financially necessary, emotionally indispensable, physically dominant, socially authorized, or automatically obeyed? Can he remain grounded when a woman says, “I can live without you, and I still choose you”? That sentence may represent love in its freest form. It may also terrify anyone whose identity depends upon necessity. This investigation asks whether some forms of male leadership rest upon competence or contrast. A man may appear powerful because a woman has been trained to appear less powerful. He may seem decisive because she has been discouraged from deciding. She may perform dependence because protection, relief, status, erotic tension, or freedom from responsibility rewards the performance. The arrangement may therefore operate as a hidden exchange: he receives relevance; she receives exemption. The deeper problem concerns power itself. Can leadership remain ethical when another person's weakness protects the leader's identity? Can a leader remain objective while benefiting from the condition he claims to guide? Does authentic leadership create permanent followers, or does it strengthen another person until following becomes unnecessary? Perhaps the final test of relationship leadership arrives after need has died. No helplessness remains to manage. No cultural title can settle the question. No dependency can impersonate devotion. Only two sovereign adults remain. At that point, leadership must prove that it can survive freedom, equality, disagreement, competence, and choice. Otherwise, the relationship never contained a leader and a needer. It contained two people protecting a bargain neither could afford to expose.
What happens to male leadership when female dependence disappears? For generations, many cultures placed men at the head of the intimate household before asking whether the man possessed the judgment, restraint, emotional range, accountability, or relational competence required to lead anything. Gender supplied the title. Provision supplied the evidence. Female dependence supplied the stage. Yet the arrival of the self-sufficient woman forces the arrangement into open court. Can a man still recognize himself as valuable when he is no longer financially necessary, emotionally indispensable, physically dominant, socially authorized, or automatically obeyed? Can he remain grounded when a woman says, “I can live without you, and I still choose you”? That sentence may represent love in its freest form. It may also terrify anyone whose identity depends upon necessity. This investigation asks whether some forms of male leadership rest upon competence or contrast. A man may appear powerful because a woman has been trained to appear less powerful. He may seem decisive because she has been discouraged from deciding. She may perform dependence because protection, relief, status, erotic tension, or freedom from responsibility rewards the performance. The arrangement may therefore operate as a hidden exchange: he receives relevance; she receives exemption. The deeper problem concerns power itself. Can leadership remain ethical when another person's weakness protects the leader's identity? Can a leader remain objective while benefiting from the condition he claims to guide? Does authentic leadership create permanent followers, or does it strengthen another person until following becomes unnecessary? Perhaps the final test of relationship leadership arrives after need has died. No helplessness remains to manage. No cultural title can settle the question. No dependency can impersonate devotion. Only two sovereign adults remain. At that point, leadership must prove that it can survive freedom, equality, disagreement, competence, and choice. Otherwise, the relationship never contained a leader and a needer. It contained two people protecting a bargain neither could afford to expose.
Are you hopelessly attracted to the mirror image of patterns you claim you want to escape? And beneath that: What if the person you call “my type” is simply someone unusually qualified to recognize, tolerate, reinforce, or worship the version of you that you have mistaken for yourself?
Are you hopelessly attracted to the mirror image of patterns you claim you want to escape? And beneath that: What if the person you call “my type” is simply someone unusually qualified to recognize, tolerate, reinforce, or worship the version of you that you have mistaken for yourself?
Most couples never realize they've been believing lies about sex for years.They compare their marriage to Hollywood, social media, or unrealistic expectations and then wonder why intimacy feels disappointing, frustrating, or disconnected. The truth? Many of the "rules" we've been taught about sex are actually the very things keeping us from experiencing the passionate, connected, and fulfilling intimacy we all want.In this eye-opening episode, Nick and Amy expose some of the biggest myths about sex and reveal the truths that can completely transform your intimate relationship.You'll discover why:Waiting until you're "in the mood" may be hurting your sex life.Your spouse can't read your mind (and why that's actually a good thing).Women don't always take longer to become aroused.Sex is far more than just a "want."Talking about sex doesn't kill the mood—it creates better intimacy.Spontaneous sex isn't the only (or even the best) kind of sex....and many more myths that could be holding your marriage back.If you've ever wondered why your sex life isn't where you want it to be, this episode could change the way you think about intimacy forever. Stop believing the myths. Start creating the marriage and the intimacy you've always wanted.
Betrayal has been described as an earthquake, a war, and all manner of destruction. In today's episode, Coach Andrea shares three powerful analogies to compare intimate partner betrayal: home invasion, hurricanes, and a shipwreck. It can be difficult to capture the magnitude of betrayal into words, but to raise awareness, we must try. Intimate partner betrayal is one of most destructive forms of trauma, with the least amount of attention to survivors. Intimate Partner Betrayal Awareness Day, August 4, was created to change that. Go to www.IPBAwareness.org for details.Purchase an Ember of Light: https://www.fullyalivecoachingllc.com/an-ember-of-light
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Today's episode is an interview revisited that originally aired in February of 2022. Our guest is Khandro Kunzang Dechen Chödrön, who spent decades living, practicing, and receiving teachings from two uncompromising yogic masters of our time. She speaks about devotion, the hidden oral lineages of Tantric practice, the yogas of tsalung and tummo, and what it means to stop playing games with yourself. Time notes: 00:00:00 — Introduction 00:02:07 — First encounter with dharma 00:09:51 — Karmic seeds ripening 00:11:38 — Lama Dawa and what is a ngakpa? 00:17:53 — Responsibility for the elements 00:19:00 — Examples of elemental mastery 00:21:27 — Lama Dawa's qualities as a teacher 00:22:45 — Why Lamas avoid spirit talk 00:26:58 — Life after Lama Dawa's passing 00:30:50 — Meeting Kunzang Dorje Rinpoche 00:39:24 — Desire for an uncompromising teacher 00:39:33 — Renunciation sparked by Yeshe Tsogyal 00:42:18 — Rigdzin Sökdrup lineage 00:42:45 — Years of retreat in Nepal 00:51:34 — On tsalung 01:01:39 — Tending the body: Lu Jong, neyjang 01:04:24 — Subtle energetic systems explained 01:10:15 — Bliss and emptiness connection 01:13:40 — Intimate retreat with a teacher 01:14:02 — Uniqueness of guru-disciple model 01:18:31 — Finding teachers today 01:18:39 — Sacrifices required For more episodes with Khandro Kunzang: Devotion, Maturation & the Guru https://oliviaclementine.com/khandro-kunzang-dechen-chodron-devotion-maturation-the-guru/ Vajrakilaya, Guru Rinpoche Prophecies & the Mandala Principle https://oliviaclementine.com/khandro-kunzang-dechen-chodron-vajrakilaya-guru-rinpoche-prophecies-the-mandala-principle/ Elemental Spirits, Vajra Armor & Dharma Marriage https://oliviaclementine.com/khandro-kunzang-elemental-spirits-vajra-armor-dharma-marriage/ Cultivating Siddhis, Tukdam, Lineage Protection & Consortship https://oliviaclementine.com/khandro-kunzang-cultivating-siddhis-tukdam-lineage-protection-consortship/ Further Links: Connect with Khandro Kunzang https://www.phurbathinleyling.org/ Learn About & Support the P'hurba Peace Mandala Project https://www.phurbathinleyling.org/the-peace-mandala-project/ Podcast website & episode transcript: https://oliviaclementine.com/khandro-kunzang-the-oral-instruction-lineage-ngagpas-himalayan-yogas-of-tsa-lung-and-tummo/
One day before the release of her new album, Music, Fashion, Film, xcx joins Scott Lipps on SPIN Magazine's Lipps Service for an in-depth conversation about creativity, reinvention, and one of pop music's most influential careers. Charli discusses the inspiration behind Music, Fashion, Film, nearly walking away from music, working with A.G. Cook, growing up during the MySpace era, fashion, filmmaking, visual identity, Martin Scorsese, John Cale, Lou Reed, Andy Warhol, social media, the current state of rock, and much more. The episode concludes with Charli's Top 5 Underrated Films and Top 5 Charli xcx Songs. If you enjoy conversations with the world's biggest artists, subscribe and turn on notifications for new episodes every week. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:27 NYC 01:08 Intimate shows 02:29 Growing up (The Monkees, Bread, Britney Spears & Spice Girls) 03:34 MySpace, Uffie & Ed Banger 05:05 Building her own team 08:22 Albums that inspired her 11:26 Early music 12:08 The beginning 14:45 A.G. Cook 18:57 Music, Fashion, Film 19:15 Nearly quitting music 22:22 Album artwork 25:26 John Cale, Lou Reed & Andy Warhol 31:08 Marc Jacobs 32:34 Martin Scorsese 34:48 Music, Fashion, Film creative process 37:50 The future of music & rock 40:39 Visuals 42:03 Songwriting 44:45 David Cronenberg & legacy 47:55 Advice to young artists 50:10 Social media 51:55 Top 5 Underrated Films 56:15 Top 5 Charli xcx Songs #CharliXCX #MusicFashionFilm #LippsService #ScottLipps #SPIN #MusicPodcast #PopMusic #Interview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The News includes the latest on Tropical Storm Bertha, a woman who received "Intimate injuires" after rope swinging, and a 100-lb dog needing to be carried off a mountain. We then experienced some more audio issues on Twitch and YouTube, this time featuring Albert Breer. Greg then asks everyone if they care if NFL coaches start using ChatGPT to send out emails.
What if the peace and presence you long for is already here—closer than you imagine? In this guided meditation, we explore the practice of awakening an intimate presence with life as it is. Through mindful awareness of the body, breath, heart, and senses, we gently release habitual striving and return to the living reality of this moment. As we soften into a receptive awareness, we discover a natural spaciousness that can hold whatever arises with kindness and ease. This meditation invites you to: ✨ Relax into embodied awareness and presence ✨ Cultivate a gentle, friendly attention toward your inner experience ✨ Sense the aliveness of the body from the inside out ✨ Rest in the stillness and openness of awareness itself ✨ Deepen trust in the loving presence that is your true nature Whether you're new to meditation or a longtime practitioner, this practice offers a pathway home—to the intimacy, peace, and awake heart that are always here. Our introduction music is from "Opening" by Adrienne Torf, © 2025 ABT Music
Jared Brady and Jonathan Singletary sit down to talk about fatherhood, inheritance, and the difference between intention and what's already in the body. Jonathan Singletary is a Los Angeles-based musician, songwriter, and founder of Piano & Prayer, a musical meditation and community gathering practice featured in the LA Times that has grown into a meaningful spiritual presence for thousands of people. Jared Brady is a creative director, actor, and co-founder of Shared Entertainment. Both men are in the middle of the work. Jonathan reaches for his daughter on instinct before the decision clears his mind. Jared watches his father's disappointment move across his own face and recognizes it. Neither of them is reporting from a solved place — they're two fathers who love their kids, who came from fathers they love, and who are sitting with the uncomfortable truth that some of what they're trying not to repeat is already running underneath everything. What holds this conversation together is a question Jared names explicitly: when you strip away the edited version of yourself, what voice are you actually parenting from? This episode earns its warmth by being honest first — about cost, about inheritance, and about the grace it takes to extend that same grace back to your own father. This one is for anyone who is actively trying to parent differently than they were parented, and discovering that the work is less about what you know and more about what you notice. ———————— Show some love on Daddy Day with our sponsor Arya! Go to http://arya.fyi/shan and use code DADDY10 ;) LOVERS! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code LOVERSBYSHAN at https://www.oneskin.co/LOVERSBYSHAN #oneskinpod Showing love to our sponsor Biologica. Take their Quick Hormonal Life Stage Quiz to find the formula that's right for you, and get up to 32% on your purchase: https://biologica.com/lovers Lots of love to our sponsor, Quince. Go to quince.com/lovers for FREE shipping and 365-day returns. ———————— Follow Jonathan Singletary Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathansingletary Website: https://www.jonathansingletary.com Piano & Prayer: https://www.jonathansingletary.com/piano-and-prayer/patreon Follow Jared Brady → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enjoyjaredbrady Want more LOVERS? Get a free weekly Love Letter → http://loversbyshan.com/newsletter Join the Lovers Community → https://www.loversbyshan.com/community Explore free quizzes + worksheets → http://loversbyshan.com/quizzes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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