Podcast appearances and mentions of linda hall

•Linda Barnwell, born Linda Hall in Chicago, IL; discovered her gift for singing at the age of four at Antioch MB Church, under the pastorate of Rev W.N. Daniels. Having accepted Christ, Linda's musical journey began, singing in church and community groups and choirs later expanding to serving as a worship leader.  Her music ministry has included the television ministry of New Covenant Church under Pastor Stephen Thurston. •Linda's musical talents flourished as she sang in various groups and choirs, including Milton Brunson's Thompson Community Singers and the renowned "Chicago Mass Choir," recording twice with the latter. •In her move to Phoenix in 2003, where her husband pastors First New Life Church, Linda continued to serve as Worship Leader . Her musical journey includes vocal training with Margaret Bell and the Late Lecresia Campbell. Linda completed her first music project in collaboration with celebrated gospel artist and writer Pastor Calvin B. Rhone, showcasing her versatility having written all the songs on the album. •Releasing her first solo music project “I Do, Don't You?” on all digital outlets; in 2024, Linda Barnwell strives to develop and steward her musical gift to its fullest potential, always ensuring that God receives the glory through her inspiring music gift. •Please send Let's Talk: Gospel Music Gold an email sharing your thoughts about this show segment also if you have any suggestions of future guests you would like to hear on the show. Send the email to ⁠⁠letstalk2gmg@gmail.com⁠⁠ •You may Subscribe to be alerted when the newest episode is published. Subscribe on Spotify and we will know you are a regular listener. All 4 Seasons of guests are still live; check out some other Podcast Episodes •LET'S TALK: GOSPEL MUSIC GOLD RADIO SHOW AIRS SATURDAY MORNING 9:00 AM CST / 10:00 AM EST ON INTERNET RADIO STATION and now on WJRG INTERNET RADIO STATION on Saturdays 12:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM CST •Both the Podcast and Radio shows are heard anywhere in the World! •BOOK RELEASE! •Legacy of James C. Chambers And his Contributions to Gospel Music History •Available for purchase on Amazon.com

Linda Hall talks with Dave Jemitus and sings her new single Inner Circuit which is about Menopause.

Linda Hall (Miss Fu-sion) chats with Dave Jemitus about her music career, wellbeing and her upcoming gig at Hampton Hill Theatre.

Certified Cat Behavior Training Specialists Rita Reimers and Linda Hall aren't only the Cat Behavior Alliance, they both with the late Richard Simmons. They talk about what the exercise guru was really like. Rita was also a pet sitter/dog walker for Richard. They also explain the Cat Behavior Alliance is an educational tool, and an outlet […]

WGN’s Steve Dale talks with Linda Hall and Rita Reimers, both of whom worked many years with the late Richard Simmons, about what it was like being close with Richard and the impact he had on so many people. Linda and Rita share fond memories of Richard Simmons and discuss his goal of helping everyone […]

In this Pet Care Report Podcast episode by Pet Summits, host Dr. Meghan Barrett discusses cat behavior and integration with Linda Hall and Rita Reimers from the Cat Behavior Alliance. They emphasize taking it slow, understanding personality cues, and offer practical tips like using temporary screen doors and scent swapping. Their insights aim to foster peaceful coexistence and build stronger bonds between cats and their owners. Show Notes (03:44) Can Cats Be Friends? (06:52) Steps for Introducing a New Cat (15:55) Common Mistakes in Cat Introductions (18:50) Understanding Cat Behavior Issues (20:10) Introducing New Cats to Your Home (21:47) Hierarchy and Dynamics in Multi-Cat Households (23:17) Challenges with Exotic Cat Breeds (26:27) Environmental Enrichment for Cats (28:46) Litter Box Tips for Multi-Cat Households Follow Linda Hall and Rita Reimers: https://catbehavioralliance.com/ https://www.facebook.com/CatBehaviorAlliance/ https://www.instagram.com/catbehavioralliance/ https://www.youtube.com/catbehavioralliance https://www.tiktok.com/@catbehavioralliance Follow our Cat Health Host, Dr. Meghan Barrett, here: https://drbarrettvet.com. Dr. Meghan Barrett's Pet Nutrition Blueprint here: https://drbarrettvet.com/from-basic-to-bougie-book Want to see more from Pet Summits? Subscribe to the PetSummits YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@PetSummits Check out the latest free events here: https://petsummits.com/events/

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan MIchaels are joined by Matt Derrick of Chiefs Digest & 41 Is The Mic Podcast to talk about last night's Linda Hall event on analytics, new stadiums, Training Camp 2024 and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert and Linda Hall are my guests again today, as we continue our conversation about the loss of their only child John to addiction.  They talk about how this experience has changed them, and how important it is to look at their grief through the lens of eternity, knowing that one day we will be free from suffering, pain, and sin, and that we will live with the Lord our children forever in Heaven.  They share some of their favorite books, scriptures, and music, and talk about the While We're Waiting support group for bereaved parents they facilitate in Auburn, Alabama.  Again, I believe you'll be encouraged by listening in!  Click HERE to see all of Nancy Guthrie's books on Amazon.Click HERE to see a complete list of our While We're Waiting support groups for bereaved parentsI would love to hear your thoughts on the show. Click here to send me a message!All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alone, and may not represent the Statement of Faith and Statement of Beliefs of the While We're Waiting ministry. We'd love for you to connect with us here at While We're Waiting! Click HERE to visit our website and learn about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for bereaved parentsClick HERE to learn more about our network of While We're Waiting support groups all across the country. Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channelClick HERE to follow our public Facebook pageClick HERE to follow us on Instagram Click HERE to follow us on Twitter Click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation to the While We're Waiting ministryContact Jill by email at: jill@whilewerewaiting.org

My guests today are Robert and Linda Hall from Auburn, Alabama. The Halls struggled through eight years of infertility before they adopted their only son, John, at four months of age.  John was a remarkable child who loved the Lord and loved people and brought great joy to his parents.  When he was a young teen, however, a perfect storm of the traumatic loss of a friend, a prescription for Oxycontin due to a sports injury, and exposure to others' drug use, led to years of addiction.  Over the next two episodes, the Halls share John's story, and discuss the struggles of parenting a child through addiction, the experience of losing their only child, grieving with grace as husband and wife, and the WWW support group they lead in Alabama. Click HERE to see all of Nancy Guthrie's books on Amazon.Click HERE to see a complete list of our While We're Waiting support groups for bereaved parentsI would love to hear your thoughts on the show. Click here to send me a message!All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alone, and may not represent the Statement of Faith and Statement of Beliefs of the While We're Waiting ministry. We'd love for you to connect with us here at While We're Waiting! Click HERE to visit our website and learn about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for bereaved parentsClick HERE to learn more about our network of While We're Waiting support groups all across the country. Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channelClick HERE to follow our public Facebook pageClick HERE to follow us on Instagram Click HERE to follow us on Twitter Click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation to the While We're Waiting ministryContact Jill by email at: jill@whilewerewaiting.org

Elizabeth Kolbert, the Pulitzer-winning author of "The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History" and a staff writer for The New Yorker, says there are no easy choices when it comes to dealing with water shortages in Kansas, but changes are necessary. Kolbert will speak at the Linda Hall library Tuesday, Feb. 13.

CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen encourages public health agencies to share their data with each other; Linda Hall, Director of the Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health, says her state is working to align its government agencies on a strategy to improve children's mental health with a current focus on the well-being of girls in the state; an ASTHO blog article outlines how to improve sexual and reproductive health services and education for young people; and stay informed with ASTHO resources.    Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health: Fact Sheets ASTHO Webpage: Current Trends in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health ASTHO Stay Informed  

Guest: Linda Hall In this episode that was recorded on-site in the office of FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, host Melvin E. Edwards was able to interview Linda Hall, the widow of FAME producer and owner Rick Hall. A benefit concert the day before was the reason he was in town, but after having lunch with Mrs. Hall, he decided that he wanted my audience to hear her story, too. At 82 years old, she still works at the studio every day and is truly the muscle behind the legacy of Muscle Shoals music. She was initially reluctant to talk but agreed to give me a few minutes. She then started telling her stories of faith, resilience, love, and music that lasted for 45 minutes. he didn't want to interrupt her, so he didn't. This episode is presented without any interruptions. FameStudios.com

It's been stated that Jon's favorite soundtrack ever is for the John Hughes film Some Kind of Wonderful from 1987. We've heard from artists featured on it, including the music supervisor Tarquin Gotch, but this time we're hearing from some of the lesser known bands. We start with Alison Marr of Lick the Tins whose cover of "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" plays over the closing credits. Next up is David Joyner and Linda Hall of Blue Room who had "Cry Like This" in the film, but also had "I'm Afraid" in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and a cover of "Every Time You Go Away" in Planes Trains & Automobiles. And lastly we hear from Tom Ashton and Rosie Garland of the March Violets who not only had two songs in the film ("Turn to the Sky" and "Amanda Jones"), but also appeared in the club scene in the movie! Each one has their own unique story in and out of the movie. Enjoy! 

Eric Dorfman has taught at major universities, headed renowned natural history museums, and now, he's leading one of the world's premier science research libraries.

When I launched the AVIATE with Shaesta podcast, it was a priority to find women in government who could talk about their career journey and their impact on the industry. In my research, I came across the first female to serve as the FAA Acting Administrator, Linda Hall Daschle. Recently, a very kind and supportive aviation leader introduced me to Linda, and I am so grateful to him.Linda, a Kansas native, is a prominent public policy and government affairs figure. Daschle has served as a senior executive at several leading organizations and was actively involved in their government relations strategies. After 20 years of actively working in the aviation industry, Linda was nominated by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Deputy Administrator to the FAA. Daschle became the first woman to serve as the FAA Acting Administrator three years later. In addition to her work in government affairs, Linda is also a sought-after speaker and has participated in numerous conferences and forums, sharing her insights and expertise on various policy issues. She is known for her ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and compellingly, making her a respected voice in the policy arena.Linda, welcome!

On October 10, 2022, Newsmakers Host Lisa Pugh sat down with Linda Hall, Director of the Office of Children's Mental Health (OCMH), to discuss how Wisconsin’s children are faring. Concerns about eroding youth mental health had been increasing prior to the pandemic, but signs indicate things are getting worse for kids in Wisconsin and nationwide. One […]

Dedicated to helping people better understand cats and bringing out the best behavior in cats, Rita Reimers and Linda Hall are the force behind Cat Behavior Alliance. They also co-host a popular podcast called 19 Cats and Counting on Pet Life Radio. Learn more at www.catbehavioralliance.com.  Teoti Anderson is a best-selling dog author and past president of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT). She is vice president of A Dog's Best Friend, the first dog training company to use positive reinforcement in South Florida. In this episode, Teoti unleashes ways to teach adult dogs new tricks and good manners. Learn more at www.teotianderson.com.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rita Reimers and Linda Hall from Cat Behavior Alliance are back to drink some MEOWgaritas in celebration of Cinco De Mayo, and chat about cat behavior! You can check them out here: catbehavioralliance.com SHOP Our Healthy Cat Products: http://bit.ly/Feline-Essential-Products SHOP FUN MERCHANDISE: https://bit.ly/Two-Crazy-Cat-Ladies-Merch Qualify for a LIFETIME membership with Dr. Katie Woodley: https://calendly.com/naturalpetdoctor/healthy-holistic-pet-for-life-blueprint-call Use coupon code CRAZYCATLADIES for 33% off Smalls Cat Food: https://bit.ly/Smalls-Fresh-Cat-Food Get the REAL Ripple Rug for your Kitties: https://shop.ripplerug.com/products/the-ripple-rug-2-crazy-cat-ladies TEXT us your questions & cute kitty pix: 702-466-1150 BECOME a VIP member and join our private Facebook group: http://bit.ly/MemberSignupForm SUBSCRIBE to our podcast for exclusive chats on cats, life and business: http://bit.ly/Back-In-The-Closet Are you on other social media platforms? Follow us on: YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/Twocrazycatladiesofficial IG: https://www.instagram.com/thetwocrazycatladies/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTwoCrazyCatLadies/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twocrazycatladies Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/2CrazyCatLadys/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/two-crazy-cat-ladies/message

Home Partners of America's Business Development Manager and podcast host Safiyah Basir provides pro tips twice a month for agents and residents. This episode we received tips for agents from one of our top Atlanta agents, Linda Hall. Pro Tips For Agents : - Always qualify the tenant, make sure they meet the criteria, so no one is left on different pages. - Use other agents are resources if you have any questions, using the Facebook group will be super beneficial - Attend Home Partners webinars/classes, they really help with developing leads and generating them. - Learn the Home Partners Process and Transaction Overview so you can inform your clients and know answers to their questions - Treat Home Partners clients with respect and urgency, they most likely need to move as soon as they can! Pro Tips For Residents : - Favorite Homes to your agent so they can see what homes fit your criteria - Read through the Qualifications and make sure you are informed when you are applying to ensure an approval - Ask your HP agent any question you have, this is an emotional process and the agent will be there to answer anything confusing. ------------------------------------- https://campsite.bio/homepartners/ https://twitter.com/homepartners?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/homepartnersofamerica/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/c/Homepartners https://www.facebook.com/Home-Partners-of-America-298554257630842 WelcomeHome@homepartners.com 50% off Application fee code welcome21

Rita Reimers and Linda Hall from Cat Behavior Alliance make a special appearance on today's Cat Extravaganza Week interview. They'll be discussing the do's and don'ts of common cat behavior problems. For more information: https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2022/01/13/cat-behavior-alliance.aspx

Home Partners of America's Business Development Manager and podcast host Safiyah Basir provides pro tips twice a month for agents and residents. This episode we received tips for agents from one of our top Atlanta agents, Linda Hall. Helpful Pro Tips: Always be professional and friendly Make yourself accessible for your clients Be knowledgeable of the Home Partners Program dos and don'ts Be willing to go that extra mile for your client, even if it means driving a little further than usual. Staying loyal, dedicated and persistent, it will always pay off ------------------------------------- https://campsite.bio/homepartners/ https://twitter.com/homepartners?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/homepartnersofamerica/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/c/Homepartners https://www.facebook.com/Home-Partners-of-America-298554257630842 WelcomeHome@homepartners.com 50% off Application fee code welcome21

In the sixth episode of Welcome Home, Safiyah speaks with Linda Hall, an HPA Top Agent operating in Atlanta, GA. Linda is a top agent operating in Atlanta, GA who has closed more than 90 Home Partners transactions. She shares insights and tips on using the Program with a variety of clients. Subscribe https://campsite.bio/homepartners/ https://twitter.com/homepartners?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/homepartnersofamerica/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/c/Homepartners https://www.facebook.com/Home-Partners-of-America-298554257630842 50% Application fee code welcome21

The topic today for Spirit In Action is the mental health of our children, and who better to talk about it than the director of Wisconsin's Office of Children's Mental Health, Linda Hall.

Casey Clark interviews Linda Hall, a Real Estate Investor, and co-owner of L2, LLC, in episode 38 of the weTHRIVE podcast.

This week Michelle Fern chats cats with Rita Reimers and Linda Hall, the hosts of Pet Life Radio's 19 Cats And Counting podcast about what it's really like to have a multi multi multi cat household! How much does it cost to feed them? How many litter boxes do you need? Can you ever go on a vacation? Tune in for answers to these and many more cat questions! EPISODE NOTES: 19 Cats.... And Counting!

Have you ever feared a black cat crossing your path? This is from ancient superstitions where people thought this meant bad luck. So, to try and dispel these myths about black cats, National Black Cat Appreciation Day was created & celebrated on August 17. There is also National Black Cat Day, which is October 27th, and celebrates the beauty of these fantastic felines, and to raise awareness about the low adoption rates for black cats. To talk about these two black cat holidays, and how awesome black cats really are, this week Michelle Fern welcomes, cat behaviorists, and hosts of 19 Cats and Counting on Pet Life Radio, Rita Reimers and Linda Hall, along with America's favorite cat expert and author, Pam Johnson-Bennett. Tune in to this Meow-valous episode! EPISODE NOTES: Black Cats Matter

This episode is sponsored in part by Smalls Fresh Cat Food and Doobert.com. In this episode, Stacy talks to Rita Reimers, a cat behavior consultant, writer, and podcast host. Rita writes a column for Catster Magazine and the Litter Genie website, and hosts the Pet Life Radio show 19 Cats and Counting with Linda Hall. She is also a cat rescue volunteer and cat owner (sharing her home with 19 cats!). Stacy and Rita discuss common behavior issues such as litter box problems and how to introduce new cats into your household. They also touch on the differing mentalities around spay/neuter and letting your cat outside that exist around the country, the importance of targeting owned cats as well as community cats with spay/neuter programs, and the problems surrounding owner surrenders. You can find out more about Rita on her website, and you can listen to her podcast here. To read her column and join a community of cat lovers, subscribe to Catster Magazine.

Have you ever wondered if your cat is really happy? If he's acting strange, is it because he is ill? After surgery, does he really need these pain pills or are you medicating your cat needlessly? Sylvester AI can tell you! Join Rita and Linda as they talk with Miche and Sajna about this amazing software, called Tably, how it works, and how our own Linda Hall saved the life of her cat using Sylvester AI while we were testing it for the show! Linda's story actually changed the target demographic for the release of Tably, so that not only can veterinarians use it in the office, but virtually everyone can use it at home, too. You don't want to miss this ground-breaking show! EPISODE NOTES: Is Your Cat Happy? Miche Priest and Sajna Massey of Sylvester AI Can Tell You For Sure!

Coming to the "Really Charlie" podcast on April  27, 2021 at 7 p.m. Guests Niki Williams, Mika Marie & Linda Baptista Hall of (Inclusion Clubhouse) sit down with us as we discuss and advocate for Autism Awareness. Feel free to help in the discussion about Autism.Autism Speaks  #kindnesscounts--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/charles-perry/message

Best friends and self-described ‘Modern Cat Ladies,' Rita Reimers and Linda Hall, share the story of how they became BFFs and play a little game called 123 BFF, which was inspired by a Seventeen Magazine bestie quiz. As cat moms to over 30 rescue cats combined and with over 30+ years of experience as pet parents and pet professionals, Rita and Linda, know their stuff. These crazy fun cat ladies tell it like it is, how they met on a Richard Simmons Cruise to Lose, how they came to work together, and what they think about all things cat training. Isabel asks about their podcast, 19 Cats & Counting, Rita talks about her television aspirations, and Linda recalls that time she made Mel Gibson cry in the movie What Women Want. EPISODE NOTES: 20 Years & Counting

A mother of 4 beautiful children and Founder of Inclusion Clubhouse based in Cali. She's a lover of life and advocate for our special needs community. Listen as she explained why she founded Inclusion Clubhouse and why it's important to give to Inclusion Clubhouse. Visit inclusionclubhouse.org to learn more --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

As more and more people are having to move in with friends and family due to the affects of Covid on the economy, Rita continues her discussion with Linda Hall about blending two multi-cat households into one. Linda noticed changes in the behaviors of her 7 cats and 1 dog with the addition of Nikki and Sebastian's 4 cats to their household. Linda and Rita also discuss how humans and felines alike are coping with the household changes. How did the cats' personalities change? ALSO: How can you help someone who needs to move in with you when they have pets? Hear one mother's story; a friend of Rita and Linda's, Bee learned the hard way that there are horrible people out there, and sadly 4 cats paid the ultimate price. Please, don't let this happen to YOU! EPISODE NOTES: Linda Hall and Rita discuss Blending 2 Multi-Cat Households during Covid-19, Part 2 on Pet Life Radio

Linda Hall had been absent from the show, as she and her entire family battled Covid-19. In addition to sharing how 2020 has affected her family forever, Linda and Rita also discuss the challenges of adding 4 more cats and another adult to her household. Cat dislike change, and some major changes came along with Covid-19: the loss of Linda's son-in-law Sebastian, the loss of her cat Warren, and her daughter, Sebastian's widow, Nikki, moving in with their 4 cats, while they all grieve the loss and the life changes no one wanted. How did she do it and how did the cats adapt? Tune in to find out how to blend two multi-cat households, as more people are having to so during these trying economic times. EPISODE NOTES: Linda Hall and Rita discuss Blending 2 Multi-Cat Households during Covid-19, Part 1

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Looking for clues if your cat adores you? Perplexed by why your cat is suddenly boycotting the litter box? How are some ways cats can make you happier and healthier? To find answers to these catty questions and more, Oh Behave Show host Arden Moore interviews cat behaviorist Rita Reimers and her longtime work partner, Linda Hall of Just For Cats Pet Sitting. Rita is a popular columnist for Catster Magazine and proudly shares her two-story home with 19 cats -- who all get along. Discover all things c-a-t by tuning into this special episode. EPISODE NOTES: Meet Two Gals With Catitude: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall

During this podcast, we will discuss the importance of evolving your leadership skills as your particular company or organization grows. We will review the growth stages of companies and the specific skills needed during those growth periods. As our guest, we have Linda Hall, President and Senior Partner of Wakefield Way Consulting – and somebody who is near and dear to Jill as she has been her executive coach for a large part of Jill's career.

Rita Reimers is the founder of Just for Cats, a company that has been providing cat behavior services and cats-only pet-sitting for the last 18 years. She's the world's most in demand cat behaviorist and has written a new book called The Lucky Cat Approach to Cat Behavior Correction, which will give people the knowledge and tools to better understand and develop a deep bond with their cats. She is joined by her Executive Director Linda Hall who worked with health and fitness guru Richard Simmons for 17 years, where she met Rita. When Richard retired Linda joined Just for Cats. Learn more about Rita. Learn more about The Passionistas Project. Full Transcript: Passionistas: Hi and welcome to the Passionistas Project Podcast. We're Amy and Nancy Harrington and today we're talking with Rita Reimers and Linda Hall of Just for Cats, a company that has been providing cat behavior services and cat-only pet sitting for the last 18 years. Rita, the world's most in demand cat behaviorist, has written a new book called "The Lucky Cat Approach to Cat Behavior Correction," which will give people the knowledge and tools to better understand and develop a deep bond with their cats. Rita also writes a hugely popular cat behavior help and advice column called "A New Cattitude" which answers questions through her membership only group Club Cattitude and is launching a new line of USA-made cat toys and bedding called Gracie and Esther. Linda worked with health and fitness guru Richard Simmons for 17 years, which is where she met Rita. Linda was Richard's customer service manager on his website — working with site visitors, posting content and participating in chats. When Richard retired, Linda joined just for cats as executive director. So please welcome to the show, Rita Reimers at Linda Hall. Rita: Great. Thank you so much for having us. Passionistas: Oh, I'm so glad I am exhausted just reading that intro. Rita: But we love it. I've dedicated my life to cats. I left a six figure salary job to start over from scratch. It's actually 18 years now. Um, I left corporate America about 15 years ago, but the first three I did was doing both cat sitting and cat behavior counseling. Actually three things. I was still in corporate America and working for Richard Simmons all at the same time. And I thought, how can I make my life harder? I know I'll quit the job that makes all the money and I've not looked back. I've not looked back since I'm, I'm very blessed. Passionistas: We like to ask our very first question on both of you is, and I think we know the answer, but what are you most passionate about? Rita: Cats. Keeping cats more than that. Keeping cats in people's homes. Helping somebody with a behavior issue that may have meant the cat. What's going to end up being surrendered if we didn't fix it? Linda: Yes. Cats are so often misunderstood. You know, dogs are so, they're just dogs. They're in their way. Tail is wagging and you hopefully know, I mean there are constant speech bubbles over dogs hands, right? Take you for a walk. Feed me. Cats are so much more complicated than that and the signs are so much less obvious. And Rita has really taught people how to read their cats behaviors, how to read their moods. Um, I can tell now by the way, the tail is curled that he's curious. Blinky eyes means I love you. I mean this whole language that exists and understanding the cats and in solving some problems, there are relatively small problems, which seem really big when you're dealing with it. Like your cat urinating on your bed every night. This gets really big. Rita: That's a big problem. Linda: People rehomed their cats over it and it may just be that her litter box, they had just changed litter. The cat liked the letter. So I started. So they changed back and it was all better and things like this. And of course some problems are a lot more complicated than that, but I've seen people on the verge of rehoming their cats that then Rita has spoken to them and given them answers. And these cats can stay home and safe. And that's huge. I mean that's just, I can't think of anything bigger than that than saving lives and keeping families. Rita: I agree. I agree. That's what it's all about. Saving lives. Yes. Passionistas: So where does this love of cats come from? Rita: I think I was born with it. Um, I was given a cat when I was eight years old. We couldn't keep it cause my dad was allergic. Um, but I always felt this affinity towards cats since I was, you know, like two years old. I'd go near a cat. My mom would say, don't put your face near him. And I'd say, I have a cat. He understands. I made my cat, my mom dressed me as a cat, every holiday, um, every, uh, trick or treat Halloween. Thank you. Um, and then my dad had an aunt, my great aunt Chesser who lived in the country and I think she was the original cat person in our family. She did TNR, trap, neuter, release before it was a thing. She fed all the outdoor cats. A few of them became tame and became her pets, but we would, various members of the family go down to Smithville Falx, New York and help her get the kitties and to the vet to be spayed and neutered. Um, I just fell in love with cats then I think. Passionistas: How about you Linda? Linda: Uh, yeah, I didn't have cats, like Rita, Rita, Stan was allergic. It was my mom. So we had dogs and I love animals and I love having a pet, but you know that in your face stuff is a little much for me sometimes. Plus taking them outside again, I live where there's snow. It's just not my thing. And so when I got a cat it was like this, this is my, this is my match, this is my soul animal, this is my match. And then, you know, as we got more and found all the differences in cats and, and brought more into the house, it just, it's amazing the things you learn and the feeling. Yeah. And it's just, it's indescribable. I just, I don't know. It's in my soul. Rita: Well, to make you earn their love, I always say a dog will love you until you give them a reason not to, but account won't love you until you give them a reason to love you. Linda: That's true. Passionistas: I love that. So tell us a little bit about your journey separately towards working together. Rita: Um, well Linda first started working for Richard Simmons way before I did. Um, so Linda, do you want to talk about what you did for and why I snagged you for my company? Linda: Yeah, I worked for him for 17 and a half years before he officially retired and I started out working as a typing angel, helping him to get his responses to people out, did some infomercials with and worked on some infomercials. We got to do a lot of fun stuff with him. And then I went into managing his clubhouse. So when he retired and Rita was thinking about starting up a cat club house so that people can have more access to her and her behavior, how she called me and she said, I heard Richard's retiring and you're losing your job. And I said, yes, I'm so stressed. And she said, lack of work for me. Yes, please. Rita: No, I needed your skill set. And I knew Linda through Richard Simmons and the clubhouse plus I, uh, produced radios, uh, Richard's radio show on Sirius for three years. It was a live call in radio show three hours every Sunday. Um, so I got my cred of working for Richard. So the other people that worked for Richard Simmons knew I was a genuine, you know, person and not just someone trying to get close to Richard. Um, so Linda and I started developing a friendship. Um, I moved back to the Carolinas from LA and right away I was so fortunate to be offered the opportunity to do some videos for Catster magazine. And the producer of the videos happened to be right here in Charlotte because I said, darn, I can't do it. I just left LA and they're like, well, you know what, the producers are in Charlotte five miles away from me. So I started doing those videos, uh, there actually for a website at the time called Pecha that's now owned by chewy. Everything's been changed around a little bit. And through that, um, Catster offered me the New Cattitude column right around the time I was wanting to launch the clubhouse. And Linda became free and she had been coming to me for cat advice anyway as her cat family was growing. And I knew she had the skill set to help me make a success of this clubhouse. And the reason I'm doing the clubhouses, you know, not everybody can afford a personal cat behavior session. Plus I'm in, just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. I can't be everywhere. I can't go everywhere, reach everyone. Um, and not everyone can afford that anyway. So I wanted to have a clubhouse where people can have a community of other likeminded people or other people who've had similar problems and access to me and my staff. Um, so they can come to us for cat behavior help, funny stories. Some camaraderie with each other. We've got some awesome sponsors with some great prizes from, um, Litter Genie, uh, Pretty Litter, Catster magazine of course. Um, and then, uh, the Cat Lady Box came aboard and oddly enough Spanglers candy, which that's good too. Doesn't love candy. Um, they were originally going to be sponsoring our Catstitute Cruise, but we can't do that right now with the COVID 19. So the clubhouse is even more important for people to join. We actually just cut the price in half. It was $19 a month. It's now $9.95 a month because I want everyone to be able to afford to have a cat behaviorist in their toolbox when they have a problem. Come to me, come to the clubhouse, come to the people there. Come to Linda who has eight cata and a dog. Um, Nikki and Sebastian, a married couple who have five cats. Um, we all know cats. Right. And what fun. It's fun to giving away. Linda: Yes. Yes, yes. Well, when we took the clubhouse, she was saying, you know, with Covdshould we offer a month free or something? Everybody's struggling. People are off work. So we decided to do a $1 for the first month and the dollar is going until June. We're donating it to a local rescue here in Ohio, Friends of Felines. And then after that we'll switch to another rescue so that you can get a month for a dollar and you're donating the dollar to a rescue. So rescues are in trouble right now. So yeah. Passionistas: Rita, you were saying that you had a six figure career. It's one thing to love cats and want to have a lot of cats. It's another thing to decide to make it your career. So what inspired you to do this full time? Rita: Well, I had a very successful career in information technology. I was somewhat of a hybrid between the tech people and the business people. And I was good at my job, but honestly I was bored. Mmm. My last position was with a nonprofit organization that's awesome, called the California Endowment, but by and large, my career has been spent working for companies, making the people up at the top, rich, not contributing anything much to society. And then doing pet sitting on the side, at the time I did both cats and dogs, seeing what some of these animals go through. Linda: Um, and then volunteering for rescues. Really getting a look firsthand at how many animals needlessly wind up in the shelters, let alone the ones that are born because people don't span neuter. Mmm. I knew I had to change the focus of my life and with the cat sitting, that was the first start, you know, towards getting into people's homes, getting people's ear, you know, having them trust me as a cat expert and listen to what I had to say if they came to me for advice. You know, I had to be very careful because someone came coming to me for pet-sitting cats and didn't necessarily want advice, but if they asked, they got it, you know, or if I, thought that something was really a miss and had to be addressed. No, I find a way to bring it up subtly. Uh, I know it was so much more rewarding even though at first it didn't pay well. It still doesn't really pay anywhere near what I was making. I don't care. I'm happier. And I want to leave a legacy behind of, um, having more people understand cat behavior. A goal of mine and Linda's is to go into the schools and teach children at a young age about appropriate behavior with all kinds of pets, not just cats, but cats tend to be the ones that get picked on a lot by children who really don't understand animals have the same heart, soul and feelings that we do. Um, I don't have children, so I'm looking to lend us children to carry on the legacy. When she and I and her husband, Brian, are no longer here. I want to leave something behind that. It makes a positive dent in cats lives and the lives of their owners, owners. I hate to use that word. We don't really own the cat. Right? Yeah. Yeah. And that's another reason we're looking at launching this. USA-made pet Caroline too. Um, something that I've been talking about doing for years. I've seen the tide change. People want more USA-made products. Um, so Linda and I right now we're working on um, catnip and cat toys, a spray catnip that's made from homegrown organic cotton grown in defiance, Ohio. And some cat toys that have this organic catnip in them don't have any loose. You know, sometimes you'll see little whiskers, a little eyes on the toys and you know, cats can eat those, swallow them, choke on them. So, um, Linda and Nicki, her, her daughter who works for us hand so's everyone by hand. Of course when we make it big, we'll have to go into a manufacturing situation, but we make them in such a way that even if the cat was to chew on the thread, somehow it won't come apart. Linda, talk about that a little bit. Linda: Yeah, I, so about an inch and then I back up and go forward. And so an inch, so if at any point it comes, and this, this was quite an eye opening thing that Rita taught me, you know, we buy toys that are cute and attractive to us, right? Googly eyes, your cat couldn't care less about that space or go go. They just want the toy. And we had, I remember we had a booking for when we had the cat sitting business and the lady called and said her cat was an emergency stomach surgery. He had ripped open his toy and eaten insides, weaker jingle bell or whatever and it was lodged in his intestine, emergency surgery, darn near die. You know, you don't think about this stuff. You just assume anything you buy is safe. And then you know, some of the materials have a lot of dyes on them. You see it water bowl and then your water bowl turns blue. Your cat slobbering on this is all very, very scary. So you know, you don't need tails and Danglies and, and you know your cat just monster. Rita: The thing is if it's shaped like a mouse or a square or something round, they don't care. I'm like little mice just for the owner. Exactly. Linda: But yeah, no eyes, no jingle bells sticking on them, nothing like that. And yeah, sewing and stopping and sewing and stopping because that was another thing. String causing obstruction or they can um, get it tangled around their neck. So this way, the most they're going to unravel is about an inch at a time. So they'll be separate pieces. So yeah. Rita: And why are we called Gracie and Esther? Linda: Gracie and Esther are our alternate personalities. You were any pet sitting conference and Rita gets these colds or whatever sinus thing and she can't hear. And what exactly, it's really fun sharing a hotel room with her because you say something and, and you'll hear, I think you said something, but I have no idea what it was or so one point I was just tired and loopy and said, Esther put your hearing aid and you can't hear a thing. It's so this just became this thing. Rita: Then her daughter became little girl. Linda: It just kind of took off on its own. So we decided that was a cute name to brand our business. Rita: It'll be just for cats by Gracie and Esther. Linda: Gracie and Esther. Rita: You gotta laugh. That's the other thing. You know, we laugh a lot. I didn't laugh in the corporate world, you know, we laugh a lot, even though we see some tragic things, you know, wait, we try to end the day on some kind of humorous note. My cats make me laugh all the time. I know Linda's yours do too.   Linda: We've learned to laugh at everything. Best thing on earth is to be talking to Rita and have her come out and tear you out. Who did that? You know, as she steps in that pilot bar for whatever. So I finally told her one day, this is the epitaph that's going on your gravestone. Who did that? Rita: Cause I'm a behaviorist. My cats are not perfect. I have 19 I just don't have the fighting or any of that. They get along well sometimes. But you know, I have little jealousy issues. I sometimes have pee pee on the floor accidents or you know, whenever they have a hairball, they're not going to do it on my wood floor. They're going to do it on my big area rug. Right, or the sofa or the bed. Yeah, there was like three nights in a row. This week I slept on the sofa because my two shy cats that are a little bit, yeah. Skiddish where on my bed? On my pillow, on my side and I'm like, I can't disturb them for three nights.   Linda:… gave up the bed one night and tried to go to the couch and they were mauling her and I got this text in the middle of the night. I'm just going to sleep on the floor in my office. Rita: So I went upstairs into their bedroom. I slept on it one of the nights, but you know, 10 of them found me. Unbelievable. Linda: Everyone the key to me, you know, it sounds crazy having 19 cats read and did not go to a shelter and decide no. Her cat house with 19 cats. I can find me. The key to Rita is send her a picture of a cat with the soulful eyes, you know, looking right into the camera and then tell her the story about how it's got a dangling leg or it's unadoptable or it's going to be euthanized. And she will be in the car and go get that kid. Rita: I've got one just three minutes before we went on the air. I can't do it. I can't take it anymore. I can't. So I CC'd my mom, who runs the humane society of Lancaster, South Carolina, and I said, can you get photos? Can you, can you shop this around on your web, on your internet, on your website, on your Facebook? I can't take anymore. 20 is max? That doesn't mean I have an opening at night. An empty spot. We're perfect right now. The last two that I adopted were kittens. I didn't mean to adopt them, but of course, you know, a friend of mine found an orange kitchen and she had 12 cats and she's like, I know this kitten's yours. I know you love orange kitties. I took the kitten and he was great. He was getting along with my adult cats but were going nuts cause he was hyperactive so I purposefully went out and got this last kitten Sweetie Pie and the two of them are best buddies since she's kind of my heart cat now. I'm glad I went and got her, but she's the only cat I ever went and got on purpose and I'm done. No more. Passionistas: You're listening to the Passionistas Project Podcast and our interview with Rita Reimers and Linda Hall. During the month of June, Rita is offering cat lovers the first month's membership to Club Cattistude for only $1. She's also donating that dollar directly to Friends of Felines Rescue Center in Defiance, Ohio. To join visit RitaReimers.com/joinclubcattitude and use the discount code HELPFFRC to donate to Friends of Felines Rescue Center. Now here's more of our interview with Rita and Linda. Why do you think people who like cats are so open to having so many cats? Rita: Well I know what happened to Linda. It would probably help us to a lot of people. You go out and you adopt cat and you think, I want this wonderful lap cat. I want this cat to love me and sit with me. And you know, maybe you don't end up with that kind of cat and then you already have, then you start thinking, well how would I want to be the only cat in a house full of people? I should get one more. Everybody says it's easier with two, I should get one more. So you go get one more. Maybe those two get along. Maybe they don't. And you still don't get your laptop. You sit on the sofa at night and you're like, okay, I got to get another one. But then what happens is the rescue or shelter, they got your pegged and they're like, Oh, that's a sucker. So then, then she had went public and I know this happened to Linda and Brian. Linda, we just took in this cat. Oh yes, we have to find out a home. This was latte, right? Do you want to tell the story? Linda: Latte had been born in the rescue. I went and started with my daughter who needed a cat fix. So she wanted to volunteer at this, at the local rescue friends of felines, and, but she was under 16 so she needed an adult to go with her. Fine. I'm just going to sit and watch the cats. Right. So of course I fall in love when we come home and my husband has decided he hates cats, which I guarantee you, he's sitting in a chair of the cat in his lap right now. Guaranteed. So it didn't stick. So now he hates cats. No cats, no cats. So then finally it's all right. One can't go get super that you keep. So I went and got super, and then it's like, you know, everybody says you need to. So okay. So we went and we got back and then we went to this fall festival and the owner was selling things to raise money for her rescue. I was just thinking of you. She says this mama cat had had these babies, her name was Java. They got all got coffee names. They were all adopted out for some reason. Latte's Parents had to move lattes, lived in a home for a few years and Oh shoot, I just don't want to put her back at the rest. We went and got the cat. But you know, I find being a former dog person, when you sit down on the couch, your dog is jumping up with you. I had three cats was looking around. Where's the cats? You know, they're laying in the, I mean I have eight cats. All I can see one laying in the window right now, but nobody's in this bedroom with me right now. So you gotta have more to have interaction all the time Rita: They don't need as much focused energy and attention as a dog. So you can have I think three cops to one dog. Yeah. Still not be expanding the amount of energy it takes to take care of a dog. I love dogs. But they just, they were require more constant energy. Passionistas: So tell us a little bit about the book, Rita. Rita: "The Lucky Cat Approach," I'm working on that one right now. And that is based on, um, what I've learned from doing some cat behavior sessions with people. Um, I remember one session I did with this couple and they, they adopted this cat and the wife really wanted to keep the cat but he kept attacking the husband. I want to go out there to do the session. This is kind of sad. He was kind of treating the cat like people used to treat dogs with the rolled of newspaper, smacking it over the head. Well the cat would get, you know, bite him or nip at him cause he was trying to play cause he was never raised right. He was raised in a shelter. He didn't know what it was like to be in a home and the guy would yell at the dog or the cat and knock it on the nose and then wonder why when he went near the cat, the cat lunged at him. Okay. So I had to teach him. Let me, let me call it up on my other computer so that I tell you exactly the acronym correctly. Mmm. It's really all this will spell lucky cat. It's about loving your cat unconditionally, just the way he is. And understanding your cat's point of view on life and his unique capabilities, which means, you know, you may want a lap cat, you might not be a lap cat cause you don't know when he went through before he got to you. Right. I have one Picasso. She was very neglected. She wasn't really abused, she was just neglected. And she'll come to me when she's scared of something I thought were strong or what have you. She'll come to me and let me Pat her. I could scratch her under the chin, behind the ear with whatever. Other than that, I can't really touch her because she is not used to that. So I have to accept that that is her capability. That's the level of interaction she can accept. And that's it. I can't turn her into a lap cat like my Simba. Um, and you've got to communicate with your cat every day. Some people don't bring a cat home though. I care. I have a cat. They put it down and that's it. They never interact with it again. They expect the cat to come to them when it needs something. That's not how it works. You've got to communicate, you've got to seek out your cat every day. Mmm. And you've gotta be kind to your cat because that's what strengthens the bond between, right. If you're treating it like that man who was, you know, smacking the cat for not acting right. Or even the water bottle. I don't really believe in the water bottle. You know, your cat is going to start being afraid of you. That's going to cause all kinds of anxiety and behavior issues. Maybe you can't even solve them because the cat becomes some petrified of people ends up in the shelter and get euthanized. Right. So, you know, you've gotta be an active participant in molding your cat's personality. You can't just have them sit under the bed and be an aloof cat. You know, you've got to actively participate in drawing them out with toys and treats sitting by him, reading to, you know, showing him you're not going to hurt him. Mmm. Consistency is really the key to making it all work and the amount of tension and time you spend with your cats is critical to keeping that bond between you. So you have a cat, you know you've been paying attention to forever or you're, your daughter has been instrumental in this cat's daily life and then she goes off to college. Well somebody who's going to have to fill in, you can't just let that cat sit there cause he'll start to revert to his natural tendencies to be aloof. It's scared of people because um, the most important thing that people need to know about cats I think is that they're both predator and prey. Unlike dogs, their constant life is spent in a hypervigilant state waiting for something to have them for dinner. Okay. They are wither hunted or being hunted. So yeah, that's why cats get so startled when there's noises, when there's new smells in the household. That's why when somebody comes to your door, most cats will take off running to hide because their first instinct is self preservation. And you have to know that and that that's really what drives us 95% of what your cats do. Oh, Not a lot of people do realize that. You know. And another thing too is like we, we went out and we domesticated dogs. We turned them into working dogs and we bred them and made different types of dogs. Cat's decided to come to us. They domesticated themselves. They started coming to our, you know, many thousands of years ago to our, our camps, you know, to take the little scraps of food to eat the mice that were attracted by our food and slowly, you know, worm their way into our hearts. Cause if you look at kitten or even a full grown cat, look at their face, a lot of it resembles a human face. Their cry sounds like a baby cry. Okay. It gets right into our hearts. But they decided to become part of our lives. We didn't go out and domesticate them. So our relationship with cuts is a lot more fragile than it is with dogs. Passionistas: That's so interesting. Um, you, um, you also have a, um, cat behavior and help advice column called "A New Cattitude,” which I love, love that name. Um, is there, are, you know, is there one or two stories, are there one or two stories that stand out to you from your years of doing that, that kind of resonate with you? Some of your favorites are some of the more challenging questions you've been asked? Rita: I think, um, biggest challenge that I, I hate to pick on people that I know, but it just happens to be Linda's daughter and son-in-law when they were engaged to be married. And Sebastian and NICU moved in together to say, go for the wedding. She had two cats and I'll did he on tartar harder to not, he's a momma's cat. He did not like Sebastian at all. He would swipe at and his Adam and they didn't know what they were going to do. So I suggested make Sebastian the one that does the feeding, make him be the one that gives the treats, you know, make him be the one that puts the food down at night and talks to him. Slowly but surely they forged a relationship and I think he can even pet tiger now. Am I right Linda? Linda: Yeah, tight tigers. A cranky old man. That's, we just call him the grumpy old man and he even scares that tax not to need a lot of vet techs. Hand ones. You just see him with Nikki. He's like such a loving, wonderful kid. And then anybody else, it's like watch your face. He's not an ego. So he's, I don't think he's in love with Sebastian, but he tolerates Sebastian and Sebastian is allowed to sleep with his wife and that is a very good outcome. It's luck. It's, they're allowed to share a bed cause he wouldn't have and he'd wedge in between them and he'd growl and his like, the wedding's off. Tiger doesn't like me. Rita: That's an important factor though. I mean if your pets don't like your spouse, that's bad. Really bad. I think another one is I went to this behavior session here in Charlotte and they have three cats each living in a separate room and I said to them, How long have you been been in this situation? You know, two or three years. You can't live like that, but they were hesitant to do the introduction too because of course it looks like what children, they're not going to love each other at first. A few merge a husband and wife like a Brady Bunch, and you merge human children. There's going to be a resistance. Just like with cats. What are you going to do separate them? Your kids live on this side of the house and live on the side of the house. When they move out, we can get back together. There's ways to work through the painful process. Most often the posturing and the noise you hear when you're introducing cats to each other or even to a dog, it's noise, you know? Very seldom do you really see physical fighting and blood. That's very rare, but people, you know, it hurts them to see that. So they'd rather live with their cats all separated forever or they'd go through that pain. Linda: 90% of the time it's just bark. Like kids fighting with each other. Rita: Yeah, right, exactly. Even my cat that love each other, pinky and booboo, brother, sister love each other. Booboo gets a wild hair and he'll just decide to antagonize his sister and she'll yell at him and know she's like, what's going on in the background? Just pink and verbose. I don't even get up anymore. I think me teaching people that, that's just, you know, it's a temporary painful hatch they have to go through and it's much worse for them than it is for the cats. The cats, they either love each other or they learn to be respectful, be distinct from each other. Passionistas: Have you found a new behavioral issues arising during this time of COVID 19 and if you had tips for people about how to deal with the togetherness? Rita: Yeah. You know, at first, if you don't work at home and you're at home, you're interrupting your cats sleeping period. Usually they're sleeping during the day. They're like, why are you here? Get out of my, get off my sofa. I want to slip there. You know? Then after a while they're used to being there. Mmm. Then you're going to go back to work and they're going to go through separation anxiety. They're like, why aren't you there? I used to be on there at my Beck and call. I could lie on you whenever I want. Um, so I always suggest that people do what I'm doing right now. I shut myself in my office. There's no cats in here. Let them have some time. Apart from you, let them have their routine. You know, they're looking at, they're making a new routine. Cats don't like change. You disrupted their routine by being at home. Now you have to make a new routine, which I think includes having them be on their own and having you be in a separate room or go outside for a walk or do something to be apart from them. Um, so I noticed that I have a cat that's very attached to me. Smoochy I've had her since she was four weeks. She's three legged. She's always been extremely attached to me, but it's getting worse. Mmm. She's practically under my rear end when I sleep on it. When I sit on the sofa, I sleep all the stuff I want. I sit on the sofa and she started like lunging and parking at the other cats when they come near me. So I have to consciously make sure I get up here for a few hours every day. And that seems to be, make her relax a little bit, not be quite so anxious that she's got to be right up against me every moment of the day. Um, and the other thing I think that's important is cultivating this routine around, um, what I call the four PEGS of cat behavior. There's four basic behaviors that cats do every day to ensure their survival. One of them is they hunt for Prey. That's the P. We may make that by playing with them. So really take a wild type toy or something. You can make them chase around, mimic that they're hunting, let them catch it and then feed them. That's the E in the pigs is they eat, they'll eat their dinner or breakfast and then right away count's instinct is to groom and they do this cause out of nature. They want to get all the particles of remnants of their kill off of them so that their predators cap find them. Yeah, fine. Aren't attracted by the smell of the prey. And so they won't become someone's dinner. And then lastly they're going to go to sleep. That's pegs. So I always suggest people, even when they're home, practice those morning and night, because in the morning you're going to do play, eat, groom, sleep. You're going to go off to work, so sleeping or you're going to be up in your office or what have you. And then at night I'm going to do it again. So I always do it really, you know, maybe an hour or so before I want to go to bed. I do play, eat grim sleep, so they're ready to sleep when I'm ready to sleep. And that way they won't tend to wake you up at three o'clock in the morning when they have you captive and they want to expend that energy. You've already done that by doing PEGS and whatever other antics you might do with them during the middle of the day. Passionistas: Is this a good time for people to adopt a cat as far as you're concerned? Rita: I would say so. Um, because you're home, you're able to bond with the cat, especially if you've got introductions to do with other cats or dogs. Um, or children in the household. Um, I know some facilities they are doing video pre adoption screening. Um, so when you go to the shelter or rescue, you know, you get to see the cat that you've been talking about seeing on the video or what have you. Cause too, they're trying to cut down on their, you know, exposure to people as well. So it's not like you can go and walk through the shelters or rescues like you could before I know the shelter, her leg, Castro hasn't even been open. The rescues are, um, I know FFRC they're doing some of that, Linda, it's not what Jack had. Linda: I just talked to Jackie yesterday and she said it's, it's exhausting. This woman, she's don't, she's just given her life to, that's in her own way and has built this rescue onto her home and it keeps building and she's all about the cats. She's up early, she's up late. Well they have a webcam. So for one thing people can watch a cat and be like, Oh, I love that cat. But you know, often you, you decide, Oh this cat and then you get there and the cats really aloof and not your cat. So she's taking appointments and she's got thumpers room that she can let the cats and people interact one at a time and then they leave and they scrub everything down and disinfect it and then they take the next one. And so it's exhasuting , but it's kitten season and you know, they're getting full, they need help. Rita: So, and I know she's lost a lot of volunteers due to COVID. And the fear of growing, this is the backbone of what runs our rescues. So it's quite a detail deal, but they're making it work. Well you talked to a lot of places need fosters now because it's getting season. So they need people to hold onto the cats and socialize them. Maybe not adopt them, but, um, they need places to put all these kids. That's always a need. But I think it's more so now. Passionistas: So what's the most rewarding part of what you do? Rita: I am so blessed that I get to make money doing what I love. Um, and at night when I sit down to unwind, watch TV, I have all this unconditional love around me and I have so many people that support me. I didn't know were in my corner. Um, like I won't say her name, but she knows who she is, who hooked me up with my PR firm and my, my manager who believes in what I do so much. He's working pro bono right now and he's a big name. Um, you have support sometimes where you don't even know you have it. And once I started really being open about how many cats, what I do, it's, I'm just amazed. People that I knew from high school. I'm getting support from, I'm working with, um, somebody now who makes jewelry and I knew her in high school and her brother was actually in a Richard Simmons video. I grew up with him too. So everything converging it together. She's selling the jewelry to support animal rescue. She's a big animal rescue person. So we're going to write an article about her. So it's like people from all the aspects of my life are coming back into my life. It's amazing to me how many people care about animals. Linda: Well, I absolutely can't imagine read it. If there was a number out there somewhere of cats that have not gone to a shelter because of you. I mean, I'm not talking about the 19 you've rescued that, that alone. Well, plus, I mean the cats have come and gone in your life, but how many times somebody has just been, this is it. I can't do it anymore. And I'm going to, and then you help them find a solution and that cat gets to stay in the home. That's money. Rita: And one of our Richard Simmons friends, Wendy a cat, came up to her door. She'd never had a cat before, largely because I was able to answer questions from her. She kept this cat smokey Simone who passed away recently. She was heartbroken, but I helped her, you know, just, just answering a few questions and encouraging her that, you know, cats need love just like dogs do. It's just in a different way. Passionistas: What's your secret to a rewarding life? Rita: I think loving what you do for a living. I'm one of those people that whatever I do for a living, it kind of becomes my life. When I was in information technology, it was a big, huge part of my life. Um, uh, it's kind of my identity. Uh, to me it works. You know, I have to be happy in my work and have it be fulfilling and fit in with my lifestyle. Yeah. Linda: If you can feel good about what you're doing, which isn't not, I mean like all jobs are necessary. I'm going to get really upset if everybody leaves burger King because I crave a Whopper every once in a while. This is rewarding stuff. But when you have put yourself, you know, working for Richard, I was helping people and support them and getting a healthy lifestyle and answering their questions and that was just, that was a high. And when he was here I was like, I don't know that I can go just work behind a desk and answer phones. I know I'm helping someone, but this was such an onboard and now here I am in this, you know, cat versus weight loss, but still a passion and helping people. That's huge. And if you know that your life has mattered and you help people, that's yeah, that's worth a lot more than money or anything. Passionistas: Thanks for listening to our interview with Rita Ramers and Linda Hall. During the month of June, Rita is offering cat lovers the first month membership to Club Cattitude for only $1. She's also donating that dollar directly to Friends of Felines Rescue Center in Defiance, Ohio. To join, visit RitaReimers.com/joinclubcatittude and use the discount code HELPFFRC to donate to the Friends of Felines Rescue Center. Please visit ThePassionistasProject.com to learn more about our podcast and subscription box filled with products made by women owned businesses and female artisans to inspire you to follow your passions. Sign up for our mailing list to get 10% off your first purchase. 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Join us for a conversation with Linda Hall as she shares her journey of raising a daughter with Cerebral Palsy. We also get to learn more about her organization Inclusion Clubhouse where everyone is included no matter your disability. Take a listen. You can find her on social media @lindabaptistahall and @inclusionclubhouse

BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on living with 19 cats. Hear the full episode. Hear more from Rita and Linda: BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on whats included in a Club Cattitude membership BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the podcast 19 Cats and Counting BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on advice to young female entrepreneurs BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on Rita's book Sadie's Heart BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on other cat behaviorists they respect BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their definitions of success BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on how Richard Simmons inspired her BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the mantras they live by BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their pop culture icons Learn more about Rita. Learn more about The Passionistas Project.

Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the mantras they live by. Hear the full episode. Hear more from Rita and Linda: BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on whats included in a Club Cattitude membership BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the podcast 19 Cats and Counting BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on advice to young female entrepreneurs BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on Rita's book Sadie's Heart BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on living with 19 cats BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on other cat behaviorists they respect BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their definitions of success BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on how Richard Simmons inspired her BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their pop culture icons Learn more about Rita. Learn more about The Passionistas Project.

Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on how Richard Simmons inspired her. Hear the full episode. Hear more from Rita and Linda: BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on whats included in a Club Cattitude membership BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the podcast 19 Cats and Counting BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on advice to young female entrepreneurs BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on Rita's book Sadie's Heart BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on living with 19 cats BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on other cat behaviorists they respect BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their definitions of success BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the mantras they live by BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their pop culture icons Learn more about Rita. Learn more about The Passionistas Project.

Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their pop culture icons. Hear the full episode. Hear more from Rita and Linda: BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on whats included in a Club Cattitude membership BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the podcast 19 Cats and Counting BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on advice to young female entrepreneurs BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on Rita's book Sadie's Heart BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on living with 19 cats BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on other cat behaviorists they respect BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their definitions of success BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on how Richard Simmons inspired her BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the mantras they live by Learn more about Rita. Learn more about The Passionistas Project.

Rita Reamers and Linda Hall on their definitions of success. Hear the full episode. Hear more from Rita and Linda: BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on whats included in a Club Cattitude membership BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the podcast 19 Cats and Counting BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on advice to young female entrepreneurs BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on Rita's book Sadie's Heart BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on living with 19 cats BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on other cat behaviorists they respect BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on how Richard Simmons inspired her BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the mantras they live by BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their pop culture icons Learn more about Rita. Learn more about The Passionistas Project.

Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on other cat behaviorists they respect. Hear the full episode. Hear more from Rita and Linda: BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on whats included in a Club Cattitude membership BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the podcast 19 Cats and Counting BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on advice to young female entrepreneurs BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on Rita's book Sadie's Heart BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on living with 19 cats BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their definitions of success BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on how Richard Simmons inspired her BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the mantras they live by BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their pop culture icons Learn more about Rita. Learn more about The Passionistas Project.

Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on whats included in a Club Cattitude membership. Hear the full episode. Hear more from Rita and Linda: BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the podcast 19 Cats and Counting BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on advice to young female entrepreneurs BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on Rita's book Sadie's Heart BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on living with 19 cats BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on other cat behaviorists they respect BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their definitions of success BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on how Richard Simmons inspired her BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the mantras they live by BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their pop culture icons Learn more about Rita. Learn more about The Passionistas Project.

Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the podcast 19 Cats and Counting. Hear the full episode. Hear more from Rita and Linda: BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on whats included in a Club Cattitude membership BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on advice to young female entrepreneurs BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on Rita's book Sadie's Heart BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on living with 19 cats BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on other cat behaviorists they respect BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their definitions of success BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on how Richard Simmons inspired her BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the mantras they live by BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their pop culture icons Learn more about Rita. Learn more about The Passionistas Project.

Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on advice to young female entrepreneurs. Hear the full episode. Hear more from Rita and Linda: BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on whats included in a Club Cattitude membership BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the podcast 19 Cats and Counting BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on Rita's book Sadie's Heart BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on living with 19 cats BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on other cat behaviorists they respect BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their definitions of success BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on how Richard Simmons inspired her BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the mantras they live by BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their pop culture icons Learn more about Rita. Learn more about The Passionistas Project.

Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on Rita's book Sadie's Heart. Hear the full episode. Hear more from Rita and Linda: BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on whats included in a Club Cattitude membership BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the podcast 19 Cats and Counting BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on advice to young female entrepreneurs BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on living with 19 cats BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on other cat behaviorists they respect BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their definitions of success BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on how Richard Simmons inspired her BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on the mantras they live by BONUS: Rita Reimers and Linda Hall on their pop culture icons Learn more about Rita. Learn more about The Passionistas Project.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast we’re talking with Linda Hall about meditation and how to focus on the mind-body connection and stress management as a tool that runners can use to recover faster, decrease the risk of running injury and hopefully even recover from overtraining injuries.

The Mo'Kelly Show Presents – A party with a purpose as Linda Hall; founder of Djanai's Angels & inClusion ClubHouse, introduces their “1st Annual Charity Karaoke Battle” PLUS Kenya Yarbrough; Director, Marketing & Advocacy at Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, providers an in-depth look into the issues surrounding the recently announced merger between the Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts USA on KFI AM 640 – More Stimulating Talk

A message from Linda Hall at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Linda speaks about our faith in God versus ungodly fear.

Linda Hall was a six-year-old living in southern Ohio at the start of the war. She witnessed the effect of a distant war on her small town and watched as it changed the American way of life. Her stories include memories of Roosevelt, rationing and men going to war and not returning.

Hey Conscious Runners! Another week has gone I've got another fantastic interview for you. Yes, I know I keep saying this, but it's true. It's just that my guests are so awesome! This week I've got meditator, teacher, personal development coach and Author Linda Hall on the line with me to show us how we can take our running to another level, by running with the mind of mindfulness meditation.

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Linda Hall WhitmanReinventing Healthcare"The satisfaction with MinuteClinic has consistently been 99%"Download and ListenPatient satisfaction for health care is generally about 78%. So how has does MinuteClinic end up with a patient satisfaction rating of 99.9%? MinuteClinic Founder and COO Linda Hall Whitman tells us it's because of a carefully designed customer experience -- not just for the end user, but for the retail stores such as Target, Cub and CVS that host MinuteClinic, the employees, and the insurance companies. Linda tells us how MinuteClinic got "buy in" from these very different groups.Linda speaks at 3:00 P.M. on November 3, 2005 at the MN-AMA Fall Conference.Click here to stream podcast if you can't download it.

Linda Hall WhitmanReinventing Healthcare"The satisfaction with MinuteClinic has consistently been 99%"Download and ListenPatient satisfaction for health care is generally about 78%. So how has does MinuteClinic end up with a patient satisfaction rating of 99.9%? MinuteClinic Founder and COO Linda Hall Whitman tells us it's because of a carefully designed customer experience -- not just for the end user, but for the retail stores such as Target, Cub and CVS that host MinuteClinic, the employees, and the insurance companies. Linda tells us how MinuteClinic got "buy in" from these very different groups.Linda speaks at 3:00 P.M. on November 3, 2005 at the MN-AMA Fall Conference.Click here to stream podcast if you can't download it.