Podcasts about living true

Whether we care to admit it or not, a lot of us waste A LOT of mental energy overthinking what other people think of us and include their opinions on our decision making criteria in life. And as I've learned the hard way, that's a one way ticket to a life that doesn't even really feel like yours. So why do so many of us fear being judged? And more importantly, how do we stop taking things so personally, even when we hear critical opinions about us?! That's exactly what we explore together in this episode and share with you the life changing example that my coach shared with me that FINALLY helped me breakfree from the grip of other people's opinions, and I am hopeful it'll help you have that same break through too!  If you're tired of family criticism about your choices, judgmental friends, or that constant voice in your head wondering if you're doing life "right"—this episode will be a breath of fresh air for you to finally chase that dream, make that change or to just be yourself without apology.  This isn't just another feel-good podcast; it's a roadmap to taking your power back, one deliberate thought at a time. If this episode hit you in the heart and you're ready to break free from the prison of other people's opinions, I want to personally help you. Book a free 30-minute coaching consult call with me (yes, WITH ME—not some team member). Visit my website here to submit for a coaching call with me! Bring whatever problem or struggle you're overthinking, and I'll walk you through exactly how to get unstuck. These spots are limited each week, and they're for you—the person who's tired of putting your dreams on hold because you're afraid of what someone might think. Schedule your a coaching call and let's create a life that makes YOU proud, regardless of anyone else's opinions. Because trust me, the view from the other side of fear? It's breathtaking. CLICK HERE to ORDER my book "Okay. Now What?" - How to Be Resilient When Life Gets Tough. Want to download a free chapter of my book to give it a read first? CLICK HERE. To hire me to speak at your organization or next event, visit https://www.kategladdin.com/  Introduction to the Episode (00:00:00)   Kate welcomes listeners and shares her excitement about recording during a snowstorm. Keynote Speaker Experience (00:01:03)   Kate reflects on her recent speaking engagement in Indiana, focusing on resilience and confidence. Upcoming Speaking Engagements (00:01:50)   She discusses her upcoming talks in Las Vegas, Iowa, and Minnesota, emphasizing women's leadership. Importance of Practical Strategies (00:02:20)   Kate highlights the need for actionable strategies based on science to build confidence. Fear of Judgment (00:02:50)   She introduces the episode's main topic: how worrying about others' opinions erodes confidence. Taking Things Personally (00:03:32)   Kate discusses the challenge of not taking criticism personally, especially from close relationships. Understanding Human Nature (00:05:19)   She explains that the desire for acceptance is a natural human instinct. Responding to Negative Thoughts (00:06:10)   Kate shares strategies for managing automatic negative thoughts about others' judgments. Creating Emotional Space (00:07:00)   She emphasizes the importance of creating space between instinctive reactions and chosen responses. Book Reference (00:07:57)   Kate mentions a chapter from her book that addresses resilience and responding to fear. Reality of Judgment (00:08:53)   She acknowledges that judgment is inevitable and reflects on how often we assess others. Taking Opinions Personally (00:09:50)   Kate discusses the tendency to take others' opinions personally and its impact on decision-making. Example of Perception (00:10:44)   She illustrates how different people can have varying opinions about the same person. Judgment Reflects Insecurities (00:13:44)   Kate explains that others' judgments often stem from their own insecurities and experiences. Self-Reflection on Fear (00:14:44)   She encourages listeners to identify areas in their lives where fear of judgment holds them back. Redirecting Focus (00:15:39)   Kate emphasizes the importance of redirecting focus from others' opinions to personal decisions. Embracing Diversity of Opinions (00:16:37)   She discusses the value of differing opinions and preferences in making life interesting. Authenticity Over Approval (00:17:24)   Kate concludes with a reminder to be true to oneself rather than seeking external validation. Understanding Feedback and Opinions (00:18:13)   Explores how to evaluate feedback from others without letting it overshadow personal beliefs. The Fear of Judgment (00:19:20)   Discusses the instinct of loved ones to protect us from failure and its impact on our decisions. Pursuing Passion Over Comfort (00:20:18)   Shares a personal story about choosing passion over a stable career path despite external doubts. Gratitude for Courage (00:21:22)   Encourages listeners to appreciate their past courage in pursuing meaningful goals despite fear. The Reality of Support (00:22:31)   Acknowledges that not everyone will support our dreams and that's acceptable. Living True to Yourself (00:23:30)   Emphasizes the importance of prioritizing one's own opinion over others' judgments in achieving success. Coaching Opportunity (00:24:42)   Offers a free coaching consult to help listeners overcome obstacles and take action towards their goals. Invitation to Connect (00:25:43)   Encourages listeners to reach out for coaching and follow on social media for further inspiration.

I found my time with Dr. Sharnael Wolverton Sehon to be full of wonder and felt the miracle energy rippling on for several days after we recorded. I hope that you will be similarly activated as you tune into the energy of this episode. Dr. Sharnael and I explore the realm of miracles, energy healing, and the science behind it all. She is a well-versed expert in naturopathic medicine, spirituality, and quantum science, and in this episode she shares captivating experiences and life-altering insights that redefine our understanding of human potential. From her global influence spanning over 53 countries to her profound encounter with angelic light beings, Dr. Sharnael offers a unique perspective on living true and the chemistry of the body when aligned with our highest self. This episode is packed with transformative wisdom, including practical advice on emotional healing and tips on how to manifest the life you truly desire. Tune in to explore the depths of miracles, synchronicities, and the powerful message, 'you're not truly living unless you're living true.' Don't miss this enlightening discussion that promises to elevate your soul and inspire positive change. Resources: Dr. Sharnael's offerings and services: https://www.drsharnael.com/ Explore LoveTuner: https://lddy.no/1kaqc and use code KARA for 10% off Timestamp: 00:00 Introduction to Soul Elevation 00:16 Meet Dr. Sharnael Wolverton Sihon 01:41 Exploring LoveTuner and Sound Frequencies 02:29 Welcoming Dr. Sharnael 03:12 The Science of Miracles 08:00 A Life-Changing Encounter 12:46 Living True and Its Impact 19:58 Channeling and Synchronicities 34:35 The Merkaba: Our Personal Spaceship 35:05 Seeing Energy: A Lifelong Gift 35:19 Near-Death Experience and Enhanced Vision 37:12 Navigating Overwhelming Energies 39:57 The Science of Miracles 46:19 Bergamot and Emotional Healing 49:03 Connecting and Upcoming Events 51:35 Conclusion and Call to Action

Joyous Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa wishes to you and your loved ones! At times we may hear it said that Christmas has become materialistic, but the truth is no thing or no one can take the Christ-spirit out of this sacred season. My intention is that each of us may realize the eternal Christ presence […]

In this episode, we perceive the intersection of different aspects of life, as portrayed in Sangam Literary work, Kalithogai 100, penned by Maruthan Ilanaakanaar. The verse is situated in the ‘Marutham' or ‘Farmlands landscape' and pleads for a king's kindness.

Send me a text! I'd LOVE to hear your feedback on this episode!Important links:Life coaching resources, courses and more:https://www.inneru.coach/Lauren Zander of the Handel Group:https://www.handelgroup.com/lauren-handel-zander/Join my Substack, where you'll get a glimpse of my upcoming book:https://sandykruse.substack.com/publish/home?utm_source=substackGrab my Essential Thyroid Guide (this is a simplified guide and not a clinical book):US:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW4X3WJDCanada:  https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CW4X3WJDLauren Zander is the Founder and Chairwoman of Handel Group®, an international corporate consulting and life coaching company. Her coaching methodology, The Handel Method®, is taught in over 35 universities and institutes of learning worldwide. Lauren is the creator of Inner.U: Learn to Human Better®, the online coaching course that teaches the entirety of The Handel Method, which has been used by dozens of celebrities, CEOs, and entrepreneurs since 2004, and she is the author of Maybe It's You (Published by Hachette Book Group, April 2017), a no-nonsense, practical manual that helps readers figure out not just what they want out of life, but how to actually get there.I start off by exploring how to distinguish genuine influences from those that prioritize profit over passion, especially on social media. Social media's influence on our perception of reality sparks a conversation about authenticity and self-awareness. We tackle the challenges of distinguishing genuine content from curated personas and discuss practical strategies for managing personal triggers and engaging with technology mindfully. From fostering open discussions in families to setting digital boundaries, join us in embracing integrity and spiritual growth for a fulfilling life. Don't miss the chance to engage with these meaningful conversations that promise to inspire and ignite your personal journey.Lauren and I take you on a journey through the transformative realm of life coaching, highlighting its evolution as an academic discipline and its powerful impact on personal growth. Through the Handel Method, we discuss how structured life coaching can help you confront negative self-talk, set meaningful goals, and hold yourself accountable. Support the showSubscribe wherever you listen, share this episode with a friend, and follow me below. This truly gives back & helps me keep bringing amazing guests & topics every week.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandyknutrition/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sandyknutritionTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandyknutritionYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIh48ov-SgbSUXsVeLL2qAgRumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-5461001Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyknutrition/Substack: https://sandykruse.substack.com/Podcast Website: https://sandykruse.ca

Send us a textIn this episode, Sophia Mills talks with Carli Dansky, a passionate speaker, writer, and coach. She started her company, btrue&well, because she believes that being true to ourselves plays a crucial role in how we feel every day!  Based on her experiences, Carli understands that making authentic choices is key to living a life of fulfillment, joy, and purpose. The truth is, when we aren't true to ourselves life can become very stressful, and Carli knows this firsthand. During her teenage years, she recalls conforming to fit in, often making choices based on societal expectations rather than discovering herself, and what she really wanted. In Carli's view, the pervasive influences in today's world can lead us to forget what we love, what we stand for, and what we are innately good at. Before we know it, we find ourselves on autopilot, unsure of who we are or what we truly want.Carli is on a mission to show people that there is another way - by reconnecting with oneself and understanding that each of us has unique qualities and characteristics that no one else does, and that is our superpower!  Her real passion lies in her launch of The Authenticity Project, aiming to spread the message of authenticity, self discovery, and self confidence to as many young people as possible.GUEST INFORMATION/LINKS:Instagram: @btrueandwell & @theauthenticityprojecttFacebook: The Authenticity ProjectWebsite: www.btrueandwell.comNewsletter: https://btrueandwell.substack.com

In this episode I have the honour of chatting with Katie Coleman, who shared her incredible journey after being diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer. Katie opened up about the emotional and physical challenges she faced, navigating the healthcare system, and the profound impact her diagnosis had on her life and marriage. We discussed the importance of self-advocacy, resilience, and finding joy in the little things, even during tough times. Katie's story is a testament to the power of love, community, and the human spirit. Her memoir, "Too Young for Cancer," offers hope and inspiration to anyone facing adversity in the most unexpected ways.  You can check out Katie's new book, Too Young For Cancer, here!   Want to Kate to come and speak at your event? Visit https://www.theresiliencespeaker.com  Check out Kate's personalised online coaching programs for women: https://www.theresiliencespeaker.com/coaching CLICK HERE to PRE ORDER Kate's new book "Okay. Now What?" - How to Be Resilient When Life Gets Tough. For daily inspiration and tips, follow Kate on instagram: @kategladdin   =Introduction to the Episode (00:00:00) Kate Gladdin introduces the podcast and expresses excitement about the special guest. Welcome to Katie Coleman (00:01:20) Katie Coleman joins the show, sharing her gratitude for the introduction. Reflecting on 2020 (00:02:08) Discussion about significant life events in 2020, including marriage and health concerns. New Year's Eve Diagnosis (00:02:24) Katie recounts the moment she was diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer. Initial Reactions to Diagnosis (00:05:07) Katie describes her surprising relief upon receiving her cancer diagnosis. The Importance of Being Believed (00:07:54) Discussion on the power of being taken seriously in the healthcare system. Understanding the Cancer Type (00:09:32) Katie explains the confusion surrounding her cancer diagnosis and its rarity. Complications from a Bleeding Disorder (00:11:50) Katie shares challenges faced due to an undiagnosed bleeding disorder during treatment. Resilience Through Treatment (00:13:24) Katie reflects on her determination to keep fighting despite a grim prognosis. Motivation from Love and Purpose (00:15:36) Katie discusses how love and honoring friends influenced her will to fight. The Duality of Cancer Experience (00:18:12) Katie emphasizes the complexity of emotions and motivations during her journey. Reflection on Grief and Purpose (00:19:18) Kate discusses the power of sharing personal stories of grief as a source of strength for others. The Importance of Community Support (00:20:10) Katie emphasizes how vital community and support groups were in her journey through cancer. Finding Common Ground in Unique Experiences (00:22:17) Katie shares how connecting with others, despite different experiences, can provide encouragement and hope. Creating Personal Definitions of Grief (00:23:20) The speakers discuss the importance of forming individual understandings of grief based on personal experiences. Trusting Intuition in Healthcare (00:24:31) Kate asks Katie about trusting her intuition when facing medical decisions during her treatment. Overcoming People-Pleasing Tendencies (00:28:08) Katie reflects on her struggles with people-pleasing and how it affects communication with doctors. Recognizing and Communicating Symptoms (00:30:39) Katie discusses the importance of accurately describing symptoms to healthcare providers for effective treatment. Fear and Pain as Universal Experiences (00:33:01) Katie explains that fear and pain are relative and can be genuinely felt regardless of the situation's severity. Advocating for Oneself (00:34:03) Kate and Katie discuss the necessity of self-advocacy in healthcare and everyday interactions. Living Authentically After Cancer (00:37:31) Katie shares how her cancer experience taught her to live authentically and pursue her passions. Katie's Birthday Programming (00:39:13) Katie discusses how her diagnosis changed her perspective on enjoying programming on her birthday. Living True to Yourself (00:40:08) Katie emphasizes the importance of authenticity and pursuing what brings joy, regardless of societal norms. The Power of Resilience (00:40:20) Kate reflects on resilience, highlighting the significance of responding purposefully to life's challenges. Sharing Stories of Hope (00:41:03) Kate expresses gratitude for Katie's journey and the inspiration it provides to others facing similar struggles. Connecting Through Shared Experiences (00:42:14) Katie shares insights on the importance of shared experiences and how they contribute to personal growth. The Only Way Out is Through (00:43:23) Katie discusses the theme of perseverance in her book, emphasizing that sometimes you just have to endure. Post-Traumatic Growth (00:44:54) Kate talks about the concept of post-traumatic growth and the necessity of navigating dark times for personal development. Book Release Announcement (00:45:21) Katie announces the release date of her book "Too Young for Cancer" and shares where to find it. Resources for Cancer Patients (00:46:22) Katie provides information about her website, which offers resources for cancer patients and shares her writing journey. Acknowledging Support (00:47:10) Katie expresses gratitude towards her editor, Laura, for her essential role in the book's creation. Continued Connection (00:48:04) Kate and Katie express their desire to stay connected and support each other moving forward. Coaching Offer (00:48:20) Kate introduces her personalized life coaching services for women seeking to regain control of their lives.

How did Christy Wright go from a 25-year-old with no experience to sharing the stage with A-List speakers around the country? It all started by saying yes to an opportunity she didn't feel ready for…In this episode, you'll hear Christy's story of working for Dave Ramsey, why she left to start her own business, and the surprising lessons she's learned along the way.Christy is the #1 bestselling author of Business Boutique, Take Back Your Time, and Living True. She's a certified business coach, speaker, and personal development expert, as well as the host of two top-rated podcasts where she helps entrepreneurs grow in their faith and their business.WILDFLOWER SHOWNOTES : shannaskidmore.com/christy-wright/

13th August, 2024 – Join Helen and Harry for a Catholic perspective on marriage and relationships! In this episode of the Pure in Heart Show, Helen and Harry delve into Chapter 12 of Dr. Edward Sri's Men, Women, and the Mystery of Love, exploring the profound concept of the “law of the gift” as articulated by […] The post E149 | Pure in Heart – Helen & Harry – The Law of the Gift: Living True Self-Giving Love appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

Stand firm in the true grace of God as you await His eternal glory.

The book of James is going to make clear that we can think we have true saving faith in Christ when we don't. So, the book of James is unique because James takes the gospel and says, “In the light of the gospel, how then shall we live?”

A new MP3 sermon from Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Only Living, True, Seeing, Strong, Sovereign God Subtitle: Family Worship Speaker: James Hakim Broadcaster: Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian Event: Devotional Date: 3/11/2024 Bible: Psalm 115:1-8 Length: 11 min.

Why are believers brought low -- Psalm 115-1-8 prepares us for the opening portion of public worship on the Lord's Day. In these eight verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that when believers are brought low, it is for the glory of God.

A new MP3 sermon from Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Only Living, True, Seeing, Strong, Sovereign God Subtitle: Family Worship Speaker: James Hakim Broadcaster: Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian Event: Devotional Date: 3/11/2024 Bible: Psalm 115:1-8 Length: 11 min.

⁠Snag Our Signature Budget Template!⁠ Imagine trying to book a vacation but realizing your credit cards are maxed out. Sounds familiar, right? We've all been there. But here's the good news: it's possible to enjoy life, be on a budget, and pay off debt—all at the same time. Today, we're diving deep into the stories of people just like you, sharing the lessons we're learning together. This episode is packed with laughter, relatable stories, and actionable takeaways that you can apply to your own financial journey. Real Stories, Real Lessons: Overcoming Financial Overwhelm: Learn from a client who faced the challenge of managing simultaneous big bills and how they found a way to navigate their savings effectively. Impulse Spending to Intentional Saving: Hear the transformational story of someone who went from impulse spending to creating a plan for future financial stability. Innovative Budgeting with Irregular Income: Discover how a couple with unpredictable income managed to automate their finances, creating peace of mind and financial consistency. Redefining Success: Be inspired by a family's decision to sell their house to live debt-free, choosing values over vanity. Strategic Business Moves: Gain insights from a business owner who made a savvy decision with a large upfront payment, setting her business and personal finances up for success. Key Takeaways: Strategies That Work: We're sharing proven strategies to help you achieve your financial goals, whether you're saving, paying off debt, or both. Empowerment Through Perspective: Learn how changing your perspective and getting the right advice can dramatically improve your financial situation. Living True to Your Values: We'll show you the power of making decisions based on what truly matters to you, not just what society expects. Conclusion: Today's episode is all about hope, empowerment, and practical steps you can take to master your money moves. Whether you're struggling with budgeting, facing financial uncertainties, or just looking to make smarter financial decisions, there's something in this episode for you. Remember, your financial journey is unique, and it's all about taking steps that align with your values and goals. 4 Ways To Connect With Us: 1️⃣ FREE CALL: Book your FREE 20-Minute Financial Coaching Call now! Get personalized advice and start your financial journey ➡︎ https://www.myidealbalance.com/freecall  2️⃣ FACEBOOK: Become part of our Supportive Facebook Group. Connect, share, and learn with others mastering their budget skills ➡︎ https://www.myidealbalance.com/facebook  3️⃣ BUDGET: Grab our Signature Budget Template! It's your key to organizing and optimizing your finances effectively ➡︎ https://myidealbalance.com/budget  4️⃣ COACHING: Ready to dive deep into your finances? Sign up for our 1-on-1 Financial Coaching. It's the accountability and guidance you need to make real progress ➡︎ https://myidealbalance.com/coaching  "I love Shana & Vanessa and this podcast is amazing!" < If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show! It helps us to reach more people – just like you – to help them change their financial future. Don't forget to follow the show so you don't miss any episodes! And, if you're feeling really generous, we'd be SO honored if you would share this podcast with someone.  Click here to view our privacy policy. This description may contain affiliate links, meaning we may get a commission at no cost to you if you click & purchase!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/idealbalance/message

In today's video, I'm going to talk about living true to your dating standards without anger and bitterness. Read or watch below to learn more about living true to your standards and having a good time along the way. Zachary Stockill: Over ten years of dating and relationship coaching have taught me something interesting… My […] The post Living True To Your Standards Without Anger or Bitterness [VIDEO] appeared first on Overcoming Retroactive Jealousy.

Whether we like it or not, we don't exist in isolation. The interconnection of life means that when we change, our environment changes as well.  Today's guest, Heidi Hayashi, of Stratford, Conn., shares how finding the courage to live true to herself improved and deepened her family relationships. References:The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition p. 270Buddhism Day by Day: Wisdom for Modern Life, p. 315The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 4, p. 20Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth & DeathThe Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition

Every once in awhile Megan and Ciera like to ask you guys more self reflective questions and see what you have to say, as well as share our own thoughts, here is one of those episodes! Keep the conversation going on our Instagram @accordingtwo. Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/according-two-merch Follow us on Instagram: According Two: @accordingtwo Megan Stitz: @megan_marie32 Ciera Stitz: @ciera_jo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/according-two/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/according-two/support

✨ Hello Beautiful Blubirds ✨Today we're joined by Ben Nemtin, whose life's journey proves the MAGIC that can happen with an open mind and a bucket list journal. He is a living permission slip that YOU are capable of achieving your dreams (no matter how big or small).   We talk about play, accountability, and dive deep into his own mental health journey that gave him the opportunity to make a radical change in his life, leading him to where he is today.   ✨ Laugh with us - especially towards the end - Be inspired, motivated, and equipped with the tools to transform your life.   We're rewriting the narrative of what's possible.    === ⚡️This podcast is sponsored by: BON CHARGE⚡️   Use Code BLU to save 15% off your purchase from my favorite EMF protection products - protect your body and soul y'all. boncharge.com/blu   BON CHARGE is a complete holistic wellness brand with a truly global footprint. They offer optimized red light therapy devices, cold therapy, EMF shielding and blackout sleep masks, all of which have been optimized to help you live a better life in our increasingly technological world. === Chapter Stamps: 00:00 Beginning 1:05 BON CHARGE Sponsor! 2:28 Introduction 6:08 Ben's Mental Health Journey & The Start of The Buried Life 18:14 Inspiring community by LIVING TRUE to YOU 23:41 The importance of a Bucket List: Write Your Dreams Down, Share Your List, Create Accountability 26:58 Depression as a symptom of Ben living inauthentically 29:45 Life from the outside in, to the inside out 31:14 Tips! For writing your bucket list 35:38 The power of accountability  37:45 'Top 5 Regrets of the Dying' 40:20 The fear of wasting your potential 41:55 The magnitude of authenticity 44:48 Give yourself PERMISSION to follow your dreams + The connection between dreams and mental health 47:24 Struggle as opportunity for growth 49:37 Living in alignment 52:59 Dancing with the realm of unpredictability: Staying driven, yet surrendered to the universe 57:32 Overcoming fear of failure 1:02:08 Feel the fear & do it anyways 1:04:26 The power of play 1:11:46 Play as biohacking 1:18:35 The Bucket List Journal 1:26:13 The importance of Intention 1:28:41 Laugh With Us! 1:30:37 (We're still laughing) Play and Gratitude === Ben Nemtin is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, co-founder of The Buried Life movement and inspirational keynote speaker. He has delivered over 500 keynotes to brands and Fortune 500 companies around the globe. As the co-founder of The Buried Life movement, Ben's message of radical possibility has been featured on The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, FOX, and NBC News.   From playing basketball with President Obama to having a beer with Prince Harry, from reuniting a father and son after seventeen years to surprising a young girl with a much-needed bionic arm—Ben's bucket list quest has inspired millions to thrive personally and professionally.   Visit Ben's Website: https://www.bennemtin.com/  

Today's episode features Dr. Libby a former physician turned life coach. Dr. Libby shares insights into life design and her podcast, "Living True by Design."Background and Transition: Dr. Libby's medical background includes a family practice residency before specializing in pathology. After years in pathology, she transitioned to life coaching, emphasizing the importance of pursuing passion. Host expresses admiration for Dr. Libby's courageous leap into a new career and life chapter. Life Design and Transition: Dr. Libby discusses the challenges of leaving a secure job for a more fulfilling path. Emphasizes the importance of shifting from external to internal motivation in life design.Encourages listeners to assess their lives realistically and identify core values for meaningful decision-making. Tips for Life Design: Start by shifting from external to internal motivation. Clarify your current life situation and identify core values. Make decisions aligned with personal values for a more fulfilling life. Dr. Libby suggests identifying your top five values for effective decision-making. Polyvagal Theory:Dr. Libby introduces the Polyvagal Theory by Dr. Stephen Porges. Explains the hierarchy of the autonomic nervous system, emphasizing the importance of social connectedness. Discusses the ventral vagal state as the key to feeling safe and connected. Touches on neuroception, our body's constant evaluation of safety cues in the environment.Implementing Polyvagal Theory: Awareness of cues: Be aware of internal cues indicating discomfort or unease.Establishing safety cues: Create environments that feel comfortable and safe. Dr. Libby provides practical examples like choosing seating arrangements or finding quiet spaces. Encourages leaning into the idea that prioritizing safety and comfort is a physiological need. Trusting Intuition and Conclusion:Dr. Libby highlights the importance of trusting intuition and understanding our own perceptions. Encourages listeners to recognize and honor their feelings without needing detailed justification. Host underscores the significance of listening to one's own cues for building confidence. Find Dr. Libby on social media at @DrLibbySchonsmeier and explore her podcast, "Living True by Design." Learn more about Dr Libbyhttps://drlibbyschanzmeyer.com/ -------------- Dr. Sharon McLaughlin, a physician and virtual speaker, specializes in addressing topics such as confidence, communication, and career development. As the visionary behind the Female Physician Entrepreneurs Network and Business Program, she dedicates herself to empowering women in the medical field. Her mission involves assisting female physicians in transforming their innovative ideas into lucrative businesses, providing them with the freedom to lead fulfilling lives on their terms. Her latest book, Thriving After Burnout, is a compilation of stories from women physicians who share tips and strategies on what helped them during burnout. Thriving After Burnout ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thriving After Burnout: A Compilation of Real Stories and Strategies to Reduce Female Physician Burnout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Business program ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://businessmindsetmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For women physicians ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fpestrong.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sharonmclaughlinmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can reach her at sharon@sharonmclaughlinmd.com

Today's episode features Dr. Libby a former physician turned life coach. Dr. Libby shares insights into life design and her podcast, "Living True by Design."Background and Transition: Dr. Libby's medical background includes a family practice residency before specializing in pathology. After years in pathology, she transitioned to life coaching, emphasizing the importance of pursuing passion. Host expresses admiration for Dr. Libby's courageous leap into a new career and life chapter. Life Design and Transition: Dr. Libby discusses the challenges of leaving a secure job for a more fulfilling path. Emphasizes the importance of shifting from external to internal motivation in life design.Encourages listeners to assess their lives realistically and identify core values for meaningful decision-making. Tips for Life Design: Start by shifting from external to internal motivation. Clarify your current life situation and identify core values. Make decisions aligned with personal values for a more fulfilling life. Dr. Libby suggests identifying your top five values for effective decision-making. Polyvagal Theory:Dr. Libby introduces the Polyvagal Theory by Dr. Stephen Porges. Explains the hierarchy of the autonomic nervous system, emphasizing the importance of social connectedness. Discusses the ventral vagal state as the key to feeling safe and connected. Touches on neuroception, our body's constant evaluation of safety cues in the environment.Implementing Polyvagal Theory: Awareness of cues: Be aware of internal cues indicating discomfort or unease.Establishing safety cues: Create environments that feel comfortable and safe. Dr. Libby provides practical examples like choosing seating arrangements or finding quiet spaces. Encourages leaning into the idea that prioritizing safety and comfort is a physiological need. Trusting Intuition and Conclusion:Dr. Libby highlights the importance of trusting intuition and understanding our own perceptions. Encourages listeners to recognize and honor their feelings without needing detailed justification. Host underscores the significance of listening to one's own cues for building confidence. Find Dr. Libby on social media at @DrLibbySchonsmeier and explore her podcast, "Living True by Design." Learn more about Dr Libbyhttps://drlibbyschanzmeyer.com/ -------------- Dr. Sharon McLaughlin, a physician and virtual speaker, specializes in addressing topics such as confidence, communication, and career development. As the visionary behind the Female Physician Entrepreneurs Network and Business Program, she dedicates herself to empowering women in the medical field. Her mission involves assisting female physicians in transforming their innovative ideas into lucrative businesses, providing them with the freedom to lead fulfilling lives on their terms. Her latest book, Thriving After Burnout, is a compilation of stories from women physicians who share tips and strategies on what helped them during burnout. Thriving After Burnout ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thriving After Burnout: A Compilation of Real Stories and Strategies to Reduce Female Physician Burnout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Business program ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://businessmindsetmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For women physicians ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fpestrong.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sharonmclaughlinmd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can reach her at sharon@sharonmclaughlinmd.com

Christy Wright, a renowned public speaker, #1 bestselling author of books such as "Business Boutique," "Take Back Your Time," and "Living True," and the host of The Get Your Hopes Up Podcast joins us this week as we celebrate the 3-year anniversary episode of the Shadows Podcast! In this special episode, Christy delves into her personal journey, sharing how, at a young age, she found herself entangled in a heated custody battle that strained her relationship with her father. We explore her path from working at the YMCA to eventually landing a role at Dave Ramsey Solutions. Furthermore, she discusses the reasons behind her decision to step away from what she once considered her calling at Ramsey Solutions. Additionally, Christy imparts valuable insights on public speaking, achieving a balanced life, effective time management, and the role of faith in her journey. For more information about Christy Wright and her work, please visit ⁠https://www.christywright.com⁠. We'd like to express our gratitude to Sisu Stamina for their exceptional products! We encourage you to show your support for our outstanding partner by visiting ⁠https://ulauniverse.com/⁠. There, you can obtain their convenient on-the-go chews, which promise to provide you with heightened focus, sustained energy, an improved mood, enduring endurance, and increased resilience. What's even more remarkable is that when you use the promo code "Shadows10," you not only reap these benefits but also contribute to supporting the Shadows podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shadows-podcast/support

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Have you ever experienced a holiday, trip or event that just wasn't great, but you weren't sure why? In this episode, Christy shares a practical exercise that can help you understand why that experience wasn't awesome, so you can avoid making the same mistakes and avoid having another bad experience in the future. Remember to tune in for a new episode every Monday, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts so you never miss an episode! Helpful resources: - 7 Steps to Stop Feeling Discouraged available at christywright.com - Living True: 40 Days Back to You at christywright.com - Take Back Your Time at christywright.com

Messy hair, don't care!Welcome to today's episode of ‘The BraveHearted Woman' Podcast with your host and braveheart coach, Dawn Damon where your heart meets your life's vision. This is a go-to podcast for empowering women with beautiful visions for their lives who ultimately desire to live with purpose, find their brave, and fulfill dreams.Today, let's have a heart-to-heart conversation like girlfriends do. I have a question for you: how many of you are brave enough to admit that you're a late bloomer? There is no judgment here because I just want to know who you truly are, just as I will be sharing everything about myself with you. Join me as we deep-dive into the importance of self-discovery, and blooming late in life. We'll explore our potential untapped talents and life experiences. Let's engage in self-reflection and ask how life has been for you. Remember those carefree times when we were kids ~ having fun, playing 24/7, and doing anything and everything we love? What's the difference now? Are we still living our best life? Are we still finding that joy and fulfillment as we were kids? This is what I want to highlight in this week's episode. I want you to embrace the messy and challenging parts of life, take risks and keep growing.So, if you're ready to say YES to life, tune in now, and let's get brave!Timestamps:0:00 - Intro0:47 - What is it to have a messy hair day?1:10 - ‘Are you a late bloomer?2:44 - How to find your significance in life?3:23 - Tips for saying YES4:27 - What is the TRUE joy?6:08 - Robert Bly's quote on how to spend life7:52 - Jon Acuff's quote on finding out what you love doing the most8:21 - Jon Acuff's quote about one's dream job9:58 - How to live a big life?12:28 - FREE GIFT FOR THE WEEK!Quotations:“I want to encourage you to keep saying yes. Keep saying yes to your future. Keep saying yes to the best version of yourself. Keep saying yes to that new skill, that new opportunity. Keep saying yes to life, all of it. Say yes to life.” “True joy can be found when you reconnect with the part of yourself that you lost when you became an adult.”“It's not too late for you to think about your life.” “When God called you to live a large life a big life. You do the same thing day in and day out.” Resources:Get a copy of Dawn's books here: https://dawndamon.com/books/Book a strategy call with Dawn: https://dawndamon.com/high-level-mentoring-coaching/Connect with your BraveHeart Mentor, Dawn Damon:Email me at: info@DawnScottDamon.comWebsite: https://dawndamon.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawn_damon/Facebook:

I'm so excited to bring you this episode with my dear friend, Dora Vandekamp. Dora is a biohacker and business mentor who's been a friend of mine for a few years now. For the last few months, we've been having some really juicy, expansive conversations. It's been so fun for us to share what we're navigating, how we're moving through it and what we're learning and we wanted to let you in on the magic that's been coming through!    In this episode, we dive into: ✧ Entrepreneurship and honoring the ebbs and flows ✧ Allowing, surrendering and honor our cycles as women  ✧ Living from joy and what feels right for you vs what you're "supposed to" do ✧ Allowing what is versus trying to force/control things to be a certain way ✧ Navigating comparison and honoring your own path and uniqueness  ✧ How to decipher between your mind and intuition ✧ Dora's biohacking tips to optimize your health and well-being ✧ Our journeys from eating disorders to eating in intuitive alignment  

Christy Wright BioChristy Wright is the #1 bestselling author of Business Boutique, Take Back Your Time, and Living True. She is a certified business coach and speaking coach and she loves to help people push past their fear to do things scared. Christy is the host of the new podcast, Get Your Hopes Up, where she encourages people get to know God, get closer to him and get their hopes up again. Christy has been featured on the Today show and Fox News, and in Success, Entrepreneur, and Woman's Day magazines. Whether she's running around on stage or running after her kids, Christy makes the most out of life and loves to help others do the same. Christy lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, Matt, and their three children Carter, Conley, and Mary Grace.

Join us as we discuss navigating big decisions, discerning God's direction, and seasons of parenthood with Christy Wright. Christy is the #1 best-selling author of Business Boutique, Take Back Your Time, and Living True. She served for 12 years as a Ramsey Personality with Ramsey Solutions before recently taking a leap of faith to do something new. She's been featured on the Today Show, Fox News, and through numerous other media outlets.  Christy's website: https://www.christywright.com Christy's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Christy-Wright/author/B0713LZM3N?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true _____________________ www.mirandacarls.com www.biblicalleadership.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wordatwork/message

Host one of Craig's talks at your club or schoolSign-up to receive Craig's free newsletterBen Old (@_oldie8) played his football in Auckland as a kid before moving to Wellington as a 16 year old to join the Wellington Phoenix. After 3 years playing for the Academy he signed a deal to play professionally for the first team and made his debut as a substitute in the team's 3–0 win over Western United. Ben went on to make 25 first team appearances in his maiden season, starting 12 of them. Ben also represented New Zealand at the 2019 U-17 World Cup in Brazil and was a travelling reserve for the OlyWhites team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. I first met Ben when he joined AD, the Athlete Development programme I was leading at AUT Millennium in Auckland. He was just 9 years old at the time.  In this conversation, we cover a wide range of topics including how Ben handles the pressure of playing in front of 35,000 fans and where this skill came from, the importance of disciplined practice and how Ben learnt to work hard, and being a child golf prodigy. Ben also talks about his recent hernia operation and what he has learnt about his body as a result of it, and we go deep into some of Ben's core beliefs, including his perfectionistic streak and how he has learnt to challenge it. Ben's reflective nature and level of awareness at such a young age is inspiring and is bound to serve him well in his career. You'll notice a real willingness to be vulnerable in the conversation, which I love and I think we can all learn from. Enjoy!Connect with Craig:Instagram: instagram.com/drcraigharrison/Facebook: facebook.com/drcraigharrisonTwitter: twitter.com/drcraigharrisonSupport the show

Host one of Craig's talks at your club or schoolSign-up to receive Craig's free newsletterBen Old (@_oldie8) played his football in Auckland as a kid before moving to Wellington as a 16 year old to join the Wellington Phoenix. After 3 years playing for the Academy he signed a deal to play professionally for the first team and made his debut as a substitute in the team's 3–0 win over Western United. Ben went on to make 25 first team appearances in his maiden season, starting 12 of them. Ben also represented New Zealand at the 2019 U-17 World Cup in Brazil and was a travelling reserve for the OlyWhites team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. I first met Ben when he joined AD, the Athlete Development programme I was leading at AUT Millennium in Auckland. He was just 9 years old at the time.  In this conversation, we cover a wide range of topics including how Ben handles the pressure of playing in front of 35,000 fans and where this skill came from, the importance of disciplined practice and how Ben learnt to work hard, and being a child golf prodigy. Ben also talks about his recent hernia operation and what he has learnt about his body as a result of it, and we go deep into some of Ben's core beliefs, including his perfectionistic streak and how he has learnt to challenge it. Ben's reflective nature and level of awareness at such a young age is inspiring and is bound to serve him well in his career. You'll notice a real willingness to be vulnerable in the conversation, which I love and I think we can all learn from. Enjoy!Connect with Craig:Instagram: instagram.com/drcraigharrison/Facebook: facebook.com/drcraigharrisonTwitter: twitter.com/drcraigharrisonSupport the show

In this “best of” episode, hear the best tips from guest experts in time-management, productivity, planning, goal-setting, and simply being a supermom who share the secrets, the strategies, and the tools to plan your best year ever. Best-selling authors, CEOs and COOs of million-dollar corporations, women running six-figure side-hustles while working full-time, podcasters, bloggers, and more joined us to spill it all. In this “best of” episode, you'll hear from…Christy Wright, the #1 bestselling author of Business Boutique, Take Back Your Time: The Guilt Free Guide to Life Balance, and Living True and certified business coach, speaker, and personal development expert. She is also a former Ramsey personality and former host of The Christy Wright Show.Holly Marie Haynes, entrepreneur, former corporate strategist, top 100 podcaster, and twin mom. She is the creator of the Crush the Rush system and quarterly business planner and a strategic business coach.Brittany Werth, Chief Operating Officer of Simplified, a boutique lifestyle brand specializing in products to empower busy women with the tools they need to simplify their lives.Sarah Hart Unger host of the podcasts Best Laid Plans and Best of Both Worlds, blogger at theshubox.com, a practicing physician, and a mother of three.Anna Dearmon Kornick, host of the podcast It's About Time - A Podcast About Work Life and Balance, time management coach, wife, and mom.Jennifer Kropf, mom of three and blogger at Healthy Happy Impactful. Tanya Dalton, bestselling author of The Joy of Missing Out and On Purpose: The Busy Woman's Guide to an Extraordinary Life of Meaning and Success, founder and CEO of inkWELL Press Productivity Co., host of the podcast, The Intentional Advantage, and nationally recognized productivity expert. For the show notes and all the links mentioned in today's episode, head to secretsofsupermom.com/101.Stay connected!www.secretsofsupermom.comSecrets of Supermom on FacebookSecrets of Supermom on Instagram

Are you living true to your season? In this episode, Deputy Bishop Karita takes us through this edifying teaching about being true to our seasons in life. Blessings as you tune in. #CITAMChurchOnline #ChurchEveryday Get in touch with us: http://www.citam.org/ churchonline@citam.org (+254) 784 277 277 (+254) 728 221 221

We've all gone through transitions. Transitions are a part of life: going through stages in life, relationships, parenthood, loss of loved ones, career moves, and so on. These changes can be hard to deal with. However, we can be intentional and learn to cope with these inevitable transitions better. Christy Wright joins me today in the podcast, sharing her story of Transition from a Ramsey personality of Ramsey solutions with 12 years of expertise as a certified business coach, dynamic speaker, and personal development expert to something new. Christy has thousands of hours of experience speaking professionally on some of the most significant stages in the country, and she now uses that experience to teach others how to make the impact they want to make. Whether running around the stage or after kids, challenging leaders, or changing diapers, Christy makes the most out of her life and helps others to do the same.Christy encourages us not to give up our faith in God, as He always has better plans for us. After all, He is the one who chose you for His purpose, and He will pave the way for it. She also describes her emotional and spiritual struggles during the transition phases and how she overcame them with a leap of faith in God and belief in herself.She is the #1 bestselling author of 'Business Boutique,' 'Take back your time' and 'Living True.' Christy is masterful at teaching people how to craft messages they are excited to share and confident to deliver. She has been featured on Today Show and Fox News, Success, Entrepreneur, and Women's Day Magazines. Listen to the podcast to find out more about:·      The journey to her life purpose (3:40)·      The spiritual impact of the transition phase (7:00)·      Concept of reset and change in seasons of life (16:00)·      Dealing with emotional struggles of transitions (19:26)·      Counseling process and a new vision in life (24:00)·      Three pieces of wisdom (35:00)Favorite quotes:"When I obey Lord in a difficult situation, it doesn't get easier. It becomes harder. Eventually, He will bring me the perfect ones.""Things happen in the wilderness that prepares us for a blessing. I have learned the importance of a reset in this wilderness.""In your transition, God brings you through a wilderness to reset you: reset your mind and intimacy with Him.""If you have peace and sovereignty, you can walk the steps even if you are super scared."To connect with Christy: Website: www.Christy-Wright.comFollow IG: @Christy.WrightFacebook: OfficialChristyWrightJoin her new course: StopWingingIt.comTo connect with Jenny: Website: http://wholymom.com/Follow IG: @wholymomLinkedIn: Jennifer JamesFacebook: wholymomEmail: info@wholymom.comTo Support My Podcast, use: Paypal Or Venmo: @wholymomSupport the show

Christy Wright is the #1 bestselling author of Business Boutique, Take Back Your Time, and Living True. She is a certified business coach, dynamic speaker, and personal development expert. Christy served for 12 years as a Ramsey Personality with Ramsey Solutions before just recently taking a leap of faith to do something new. Christy has been featured on the Today show and Fox News, and in Success, Entrepreneur, and Woman's Day magazines. Whether she's running around on stage or running after her kids, challenging leaders or changing diapers, Christy makes the most out of life and loves to help others do the same. Christy lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, Matt, and their three children Carter, Conley, and Mary Grace.

Oct 30, 2022 Sermon by Thomas Hamilton. Living True—Even When it Hurts Genesis 39.

In this episode of The Cured Collective Podcast, Joe welcomes Kelli Moore to the show. Kelli is the Co-Founder & CEO of Soulfire Productions — a podcast production company devoted to amplifying the voices of leaders, free thinkers, and visionaries. During their conversation, Kelli shares the specific experiences that motivated her to take her career in this direction; as well as why she believes it's so important to create a platform that is dedicated to uncensored, honest, and authentic dialogue.  If you've listened to her Podcast or Instagram Reels, you will have experienced Kelli's affinity for transparency and connection. Much of what she strives to cultivate within professional and personal relationships is rooted in her ability to see others for who they truly are, identify their growth opportunities, and offer a hand in closing the gap. As a leader and an entrepreneur, she is a living example of ‘power in vulnerability'. Tune in to learn more. “People don't know how to give and take, or really understand what it means to show up for someone fully while also being [available to] receive.” – Kelli Moore Key Highlights What inspired Kelli to create Soulfire Productions; Why Kelli is on a mission to help others feel less alone in their journey; Why everyone is actually doing their best; How to simultaneously respect others' wants and needs while respecting our own; Why creating a community of like-minded, like-hearted individuals is a vital component in Kelli's life; How to nurture honest relationships; How to learn from past mistakes as an entrepreneur. Episode Resources Join our $10,000 Elevation Challenge: The Cured Elevation FB Group Opt-in to become a CURED Industry Insider and get a round-up of our favorite resources and exclusive deals. Text ‘INSIDER' to 1 (833) 830-0021; Download the FREE Productivity Guide; Learn more about any of Cured's all-natural products at our website and save 15% with checkout code "COLLECTIVE"; For any questions regarding Cured Nutrition products or our movement please email us directly at support@curednutrition.com Connect with Kelli! Instagram: @kellitmoore | @soulfireproductionsco Website: soulfireproductionsco.com Connect with us! Instagram: @josephsheehey | @curednutrition

Tahiera and Victor speaks about miracles. Victor presents a scripture and Tahiera speaks about a miracle that took place in her life. It's simply a conversation. It's just a few moments of your time. We welcome your comments.

Karina Machado welcomes Ash Perrow. Ash is an Australian musician, and creative freedom coach. In 2016, Ash had a near death experience (NDE) following complications from back surgery. He experienced leaving his body and returned to it with the awareness that he was permitted to stay ‘for the work that he does and to walk the planet from his heart'. Since then, he has been exploring the barriers to being our truest version of ourselves and helping others to do the same. Along this path, he left his teaching job and returned to writing, sharing and performing music, as well as engaging in deep personal work to discover what prevents us from living a life from the heart. Ash is passionate about helping people to create a life they love, as you're about to discover. As Ash unspooled his story, our conversation branched out in a number of fruitful directions, and I've included links in the show notes to everything we discussed, in case you'd like to explore further. Also, for the first time on the Spirit Sisters podcast, I've included a musical interlude! Ash kindly contributed one of his beautiful songs, called “I'm moving on,” featuring Naomi Connell. Music is such a big piece of Ash's life, so this seems another meaningful way for Ash to share his story – and his heart – with us all on the show today. Listen out for the song around halfway through our conversation, and I invite you to pay close attention to the lyrics. There might be a shining jewel of an invitation there for you. Connect with Ash (and learn more about his music and coaching) at his website: https://ashperrow.com/ Connect with Ash on Facebook Connect with Ash on YouTube (and watch the film clip of “I'm Moving On,” as played during our conversation). Connect with Ash on Instagram Referenced in our conversation: here is the video where Ash describes in detail the after-effects of his NDE Click here to read or listen to the poem The Guest House, by Rumi Learn more about the late author/spiritual teacher Wayne Dyer here Read about Anita Moorjani's near-death experience here Learn more about the Path of Love Retreat here Click here for information about the book How to Change Your Mind, by Michael Pollan Click here for more on the book The Immortality Key, by Brian C. Muraresku Listen to the late Mellen Thomas Benedict share the story of his NDE on the Coast to Coast radio show; or for a summary of his experience, click here.   Connect with Karina Machado at karinamachado.com Buy the 10th anniversary edition of Spirit Sisters as a paperback at Booktopia. Buy the e-book of the 10th anniversary edition of Spirit Sisters at Kobo. Buy the audio book of the original Spirit Sisters (narrated by me) at Audible. Connect with Karina on Facebook. Connect with Karina on Instagram.   Theme music: Mysterious by MusicPond, from Audio Jungle I acknowledge the Dharawal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the land of Sutherland Shire, in NSW, Australia, where I live and record Spirit Sisters, and I recognise their continuing connection to lands, waters and community. I pay respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past, present and emerging.    

In this episode of the Happiness Hive Podcast Catherine chats with holistic health teacher and well-being Yoga instructor, Suzi Joseph. Anchored by her goal of living peacefully and powerfully true to her heart, listen as Suzi shares with us the life experiences that have shaped her unique perspective and opened her to a life of daily joy! In this episode you'll also hear:- how Suzi's bravery and ability to embrace change opened her to amazing life experiences- why Suzi gave herself permission to create a whole new identity for herself- why being of service is such an important value for Suzi- the important lessons that making mistakes gift you- what challenging yourself to keep growing looks like - the poem she recited daily to move her from sadness to empowerment and so much more!Connect with Catherine here:https://www.facebook.com/happinesshive1https://www.instagram.com/happinesshive/https://happiness-hive.com/Connect with Suzi Joseph here:https://www.instagram.com/suzijoseph.motivation/This podcast is produced by Nikki O'Brien from Quintessential Being

In this episode, Isil converses with Janet M. Harvey, ICF Master Certified Coach, CEO inviteCHANGE & Author of Invite Change, Lessons from 2020 The Year of No Return.You can find the episode notes and full transcript on uniquecareersuniquelives.com/episode50Watch Janet's TED talk here.Learn more about Janet's work on inviteCHANGE website.Host : Isil Uysal CalvelliWant to connect? Email: hello@isiluysal.comLinkedin: isiluysalInstagram: @isil_uysalFacebook: @isiluysalcalvelliLinkedIn: @isiluysalTwitter: @isiluy

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After learning that her father was gay, Lisa Lucca spent her early teen years in a deep rebellion as she struggled to understand the dynamics of her new found LGBTQ family.  Dropping out of high school to manage her boyfriend's band, Lisa set out on a journey looking for love that resulted in deep lessons about her family, love, sexuality and her own greatness.  Lisa is author of Ashes To Ink, A memoir, and co-author of the memoir, You are Loved, with her partner Mark Matthias.  She was a Blog Her 17 Voice of the Year Honoree and her essays have been published across many mediums. Lisa's weekly public radio show, Live True, has streamed globally since 2019.  Her 15 year career in the entertainment industry included positions at Lucas Film and in production management on a world tour with Janet Jackson.  She has been a life coach and speaker since 2004 with a focus on empowering women to live true to who they are, especially in midlife and beyond.  She and Mark live in the high desert mountains of Southern New Mexico.    What You Will Hear in This Episode:  Lisa's personal story. The struggle to understand her father's life and sexuality. Disappointment and rejection. Learning the power of having a best friend in your partner. Learning what it was like to be in an LGBTQ family. Writing her book Ashes to Ink. Role modeling. How kids learn about love and sexuality. How Lisa's story informs her work as a coach. Learning self validation. Mindfulness and creation. Quotes “My whole life was a search for someone to love me.” “I watched my parents model beautiful love and friendship.” “I'm trying to expose as important, sharing with adolescent children, especially your own, what love and sexuality is all about.” “I made a point to not totally turn myself over to motherhood or marriage or career.” “Learning self validation is really important.” “I believe the one single thing that is synonymous with living true is creation.” “We all have a responsibility for our own greatness.” Mentioned: https://livetruecoach.com/ Ashes to Ink Live True with Lisa Lucca https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/ https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus https://twitter.com/selfpromote https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/ Gendered Ageism Survey Results Forbes article 5 Tips to own the superpower of your age Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Done-Yet-Confidence-Workplace/dp/1989603785  ***If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.   

Welcome back to the Mind Your Own Business Podcast! For the entirety of Season 2 we are exploring one central question –  What does it take to live an “Aligned Life” (and what would it allow for)? Join us at the beginning of a very deep conversation with thought leaders, Jeff Willmore & Richard Condon, who collectively have lead over 350,000 people in transformational programs and who have a profound understanding of what it means to be a human being and live an extraordinary life. They are active seekers and investigators of our human design, ontology, and have a keen understanding of how you too can live an aligned life. Together we discuss the fundamental concerns of what it means to be human. We look at ways to gain access to our blindspots and discuss principles that can get you freed up, so you can live a life filled with power, joy, synchronicity, and experience the miraculous as a regular phenomenon. Get to know them, this uncommon knowledge, and why they do what they do, here on the MYOB Podcast, Season 2. Welcome back to the show! Highlights:  Gaining access to aspects of your life that are hidden from view Creating power, joy, synchronicity, and experiencing the miraculous Understanding how your life can get in the way Discovering the 2 points of our life What we “inherited” and how that shapes everything around us (and yet we're not aware of it) The experience of inspiration and living true Common vs. Uncommon Knowledge   Show Notes:  00:00 - Intro  07:00 - Why live an aligned life?  12:21 - What do you do when you you have no more runway? 14:11 - Richard's conversations with his Father  15:12 - Living True to something NOW  17:13 - Before you came to planet Earth   18:20 - Inspired vs. Expired 19:38 - “You have never been inauthentically inspired” 20:30 -  Inspiration vs. Motivation  21:40 - What is the most important thing that inspires me? What am I going to say is important to me? What ultimately inspires you?  25:36 - It's important to say that someone doesn't have to live an aligned life - it's not a have to. The choice to commit to take it on, is the beginning of being someone who's up to the challenge of Living True. What did my life fulfill? What was it really about? What did I live true to?  26:06 - I wish I lived more true to myself  29:30 - what we mean by autonomy  34:08 - The origin of the Autonomy Course. Success as defined as working your ass off (“the Game of Business”) 36:22 -  Common Knowledge - the more you use it, the more it makes you like everyone else 44:14 - the question of how to live a meaningful life   47:30 - An Inquiry; More inquiry, less certainty - not to get an answer, but to engage with what emerges as I'm asking that question!   49:45 - If you look in the landscape of our World, the impact businesses are making on society is way greater than an individual  Episode Exercise: Start to explore into the moments (in your real life) that inspire you: Look into your real life (not a book or a theory)  What you get inspired by is absolutely trustworthy    Contact Info: Jeff Willmore & Richard Condon IG: @jeff_willmore & @rgcondon www.autonomycourse.com Reinventing Entrepreneurship, Reimagining Career, Discovering Connection   Host: Elizabeth Upton IG: @myobpodcast, @elizabethuptoncoaching www.elizabethupton.com https://linktr.ee/MYOBsocial   Original music by Adrian Vaca  IG: @adrianvaca adrianvacamusic@gmail.com   Duration : 60 minutes

INTRODUCTION:Luanne loves unpacking tough subject matter that others may find hard to discuss. She's drawn to gritty realism and believes there are others out there who share her curiosity about taboo topics. Luanne has a witty sense of humor and loves finding ways to connect with other people.  Luanne is originally from Kentucky and spent her career as a creative writing and film professor at West Chester University outside Philadelphia. She has published literary fiction and poetry in journals, and she continues to write her own work as well as editing these three anthologies: Runaway, Taboos and Transgressions: Stories of Wrongdoings and the one we are currently working on, Muddy Backroads: Stories From Off the Beaten Path. Luanne likes gritty writing, and she champions women writers who are often criticized for tackling darker subjects in fiction. Her fiction has appeared in Puerto del Sol, The Texas Review, Oxford Magazine and other literary journals and anthologies. She has published poetry and nonfiction as well. Luanne has hosted well-received AWP Conference panels focused on women writers and the challenges women face writing gritty material and bad-ass female characters. She last presented a panel on the double-standard women writers encounter compared to men when writing sexual content. Luanne still has her Kentucky accent and her blue collar upbringing stays with her in spite of over 30 years as an academic. The lady has a good sense of humor, even if she prefers gritty writing, and she has way more tattoos than what her mother approved of. INCLUDED IN THIS EPISODE (But not limited to):·      An Argument in Favor of Tattoos·      The Importance of Living True to Yourself ·      Insight Into the Writing Process·      Coming Out Through Writing·      My Advice to Republicans·      The True Meaning of Freedom·      Is God a Stickler for Rules?·      Jerry Falwell Jr. Fuckery·      Challenging Religious Bullshit·      Why We Need to Get Over Pastors and Church LeadershipCONNECT WITH LUANNE: Website: https://luanne-smith.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/luanne.smith.562 CONNECT WITH DE'VANNON: Website: https://www.SexDrugsAndJesus.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3daTqCMFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SexDrugsAndJesus/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexdrugsandjesuspodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TabooTopixLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devannonEmail: DeVannon@SexDrugsAndJesus.com DE'VANNON'S RECOMMENDATIONS:·      Pray Away Documentary (NETFLIX)o  https://www.netflix.com/title/81040370o  TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_CqGVfxEs ·      Upwork: https://www.upwork.com ·      FreeUp: https://freeup.net ·      Disabled American Veterans (DAV): https://www.dav.org ·      American Legion: https://www.legion.org  INTERESTED IN PODCASTING OR BEING A GUEST?:·      PodMatch is awesome! This application streamlines the process of finding guests for your show and also helps you find shows to be a guest on. The PodMatch Community is a part of this and that is where you can ask questions and get help from an entire network of people so that you save both money and time on your podcasting journey.https://podmatch.com/signup/devannon TRANSCRIPT:[00:00:00]You're listening to the sex drugs and Jesus podcast, where we discuss whatever the fuck we want to! And yes, we can put sex and drugs and Jesus all in the same bed and still be all right at the end of the day. My name is De'Vannon and I'll be interviewing guests from every corner of this world as we dig into topics that are too risqué for the morning show, as we strive to help you understand what's really going on in your life.There is nothing off the table and we've got a lot to talk about. So let's dive right into this episode.De'Vannon: Hey everyone. And welcome back to the sex drugs and Jesus podcast. I'm so thankful to have you with me again. One more week today, I'm talking with a lady by the name of Luanne Smith and she is an author and an editor and she's here to tell us all about her newest book, taboos and transgressions stories of wrongdoings, a title like that. It really speaks for itself. Does it not? Now this conversation is gritty. It is real. It is loving. It [00:01:00] is everything you needed to be in so much more. And this episode, we're going to get into an argument in favor of tattoos. We're gonna talk about the importance of living true to yourself, and then talk about whether or not God is really a stickler for the rules, like conservatives, try to make him seem. And then the most darling story is shared with us by Luanne about how her former students. Came out through writing and storytelling and it is just the cutest thing I've ever heard. And I cannot wait for you to hear it. I just know you're going to get a lot out of this episode. Well, hello, Luanne darling. Welcome to the sex jugs in Jesus pod. Luanne: Dan, how are ya? De'Vannon: I'm fucking fantastic. How about yourself? Luanne: Doing great. Doing great. De'Vannon: Yeah, like we were talking before we press that we're card button then I'm. I'm jealous of you bitch. Cause you were in fucking Florida or Donnie and knife and I'm in goddamn Baton Rouge, Louisiana at a high today [00:02:00] is like 43 fucking whole degrees.Luanne: I think I like we're getting up to 75 today, so I'm in the t-shirt and shorts, so, De'Vannon: If it weren't for this pandemic, I might be recording from Miami or at leastLuanne: that would be so nice. Wouldn't. De'Vannon: our Los Angeles. My favorite city is Los Angeles. Baton Rouge is not, is not going to do it for me. I cannot wait to move back to California, but here we are today. We're going to be talking about some of your writing. Now you've gifted the world with three books. One's called runaway. The other one is taboos and transgressions stories of wrongdoings.And I think there's one in the works called I think like muddy Backroads or something like, Luanne: yeah. Just finishing it up now. De'Vannon: so tell us tell us about your, your history and why you're drawn to [00:03:00] these taboo books.Luanne: I'm not sure. I grew up working class in Kentucky and, and I kinda like work that's down and dirty myself to read you know, and, and has a little grip to. And so when I started a work editing these books.I wanted the stories. I liked to read the ones that have a little grit to them. And, and the runaway story kind of had a funny or runaway book kind of had a funny beginning because I was telling a story about running away.When I was a kid, my grandfather told me that I would that five-year-olds will get arrested if they cross the street. And so I was afraid to cross the street when I ran away from home and I would just walk up and down, back and forth across the front of the yard. When I ran away and somebody was laughing about that and said, you should do a book on runaway stories. So it, it, it got more gritty than it did from that little. Funny story. You [00:04:00] know and so we I worked with Lee Zacharias and Michael gills, and we put that book together and then I was listening to a podcast or listening to a masterclass online and with Joyce, Carol Oates, and she was talking about writing taboos and I thought, what a great idea you know, and so it just kind of evolved all of them just kind of evolved, but they're the kind of stories I like to read and, and try to write myself so. De'Vannon: okay, so you, I'm sorry. You had to away from home. Tell me what was going on that makes you feel like you couldn't stay.Luanne: Oh, I actually, I had a pretty good childhood. It's not like that. It's but it's I was a stubborn little kid and I'm still a stubborn little adult now. You know, and I always wanted my way. And so I, I would run away from home every now and then just to, you know, because I get mad at mom. And, and so I'd take off [00:05:00] you know, so that story's not gritty unfortunately, or fortunately, I guess is the better word to say it, but you know you know, it's just me being a, a little brat more than anything else. De'Vannon: So, so when you would run away, how long would you stay gone? Where would you go?Luanne: I would go?to the edge of the yard as close as I could get to the street. I had a dog that would let me get very close to the street cause she'd had a puppy that got run over. So she would stay between me and the street and run away with me. And she'd push against me if I got too close to the street for her taste and, and push me back into the yard. And so I just walked back and forth with my little barbecue is filled with the you know, and, and it, it wasn't running away, running away. It was just me as a kid thinking I was running away more than anything else. De'Vannon: [00:06:00] Okay. So then the people who you find for these books that are this, all all true stories or is any of it fiction?Luanne: Mostly it's fiction?mostly it's fiction, we're taboos. We've got a couple of true stories in there about, for the most part they're fictional stories. And we just that's what I write and that's what I taught for a long time. And so that's what I leaned towards. You know, but we did have a couple of a true stories coming in for taboos and, and that in particular was a good addition to the piece.I think we had one or two true stories with runaway and we're, we definitely got a couple in Murray Backroads that are true stories as well. So. De'Vannon: Okay. So for the ones who were the truth stories Did you find that they, did they say that they got out of the stories as either they achieve any [00:07:00] sort of like emotional release from.Luanne: Oh, absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. They got a emotional release or psychological release from.being able to write their stories and share it. They also wanted to reach out to people who had had similar stories you know, and, and let them know that you can get through it whatever it happens to be.And, and you can survive it. You know, even if it's something of your own making that is a taboo that you broke. But you know, you can, can. Manage it. And so they definitely wanted to exercise their own demons as same time that they wanted to reach out and make other people feel what they had been through to some extent De'Vannon: Hmm. So then I'm curious though, the two that we're going to be talking about later in particular, that stood out to me as one that's called from, from the taboos and transgressions book at one is called exit stage [00:08:00] by I think it was Chavis woods. And then the other one is the towel of good families by Sonata, Kamala, or either one of those are true story that you remember.Luanne: the one from Komal is a true story. Yeah. The what does it fall Tao of? De'Vannon: towel of good families.Luanne: Good families. Yeah. And yeah, that one is, is a non-fiction all the way through. So that was her story, her experience. De'Vannon: Yeah. Read it, read it very real. And I was very, very drawn to that. So I can't wait to, to dive into that one. So all of all the books that you've come across in written of the true stories that you've heard, what, what, which one was the darkest one or the one that stood out to you the most. Yes.Luanne: Well that one is that one's an empowering story. The one you mentioned before I think that the the darker ones are the ones where they're dealing with sexual abuse in some way you know, or, or Parental abandonment you know, that type of [00:09:00] thing. And a lot of those stories people write into memoir.They haven't necessarily sent into this particular, these particular anthologies. But you know, I think I don't know if a should awards PR piece on exit stage is true or not, but I know that she grew up in a small. Middle America town as a gay punk kid. And so she had it rough for a while, you know, with, with that sort of being judged situation. And so I think that the story exit stage hits close to home. So I don't know that it is true. I think it hits close to home in terms of what her life was, was like growing up in middle America outwardly gay and outwardly you know, with the shaved hair and you know, trying to deliver a life authentically as she wanted to. You know, but she would [00:10:00] go into St. Louis. To, to find people like her you know, herself, and then she would deal with the bullies when she got back home. And so it was a tough, tough existence, I think. And that's a very common thing, unfortunately. I think you know, and so I think that writing is something that's very important.She's got a couple of books out and I think they're very important in terms of the statement they make about the, trying to grow up a little bit different. So.De'Vannon: No worries. Do you find people to submit. There are true stories for these books. Is there a, like some sort of forum or a hub, or it's just like through word of mouth or.Luanne: A lot of social media, a lot of word of mouth there's a, a big conference of writers called AWP that happens every spring course with COVID, it's been virtual, but that's where you connect up with a lot of people and get the word [00:11:00] out that you're looking for stories. And then I also solicited some stories. I solicited the piece asked, Chavisa to send me a piece she would. And she sent in exit stage. And I, I have asked Louis Alberto urea is giving us one for Back roads that I'm working on. Now that's a true story and it's a funny story, but it's a true story about trying to find lake Walden and, and ended up with a cow pond and said you know, and so it's, it's combination combination of asking writers that I know writers that I'm interested in.And then also just getting word out through social media as much as possible that we're looking for manuscripts. And, and what are we S we do a little write-up to tell everybody what we're looking for. And then they decide whether or.not to submit based on that. [00:12:00]De'Vannon: Okay. Now when you, yeah, I heard you used the word gritty a couple of times. So Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: what, what, what is, what is gritty to you? Like what, what do you mean by that? Exactly.Luanne: Doesn't pull conscious, you know, it doesn't back off of the tough subjects. Doesn't back off of anything, you know, makes a point of going on through and telling the story, whether the story is hard to tell or hard to read or disturbing in some way, we certainly have a couple of stories in taboos that are disturbing stories.Certainly not feel good stories at all. You know, and, and that's the kind of stuff I like to read. It's as a Southern writer, myself, there's a air. Of Southern writing that's referred to as Brit lit and grit lit is, is the tougher side of a writing. And that's where you find Dorothy, Alison and [00:13:00] writers like that, that right. Sort of sometimes the poor experience growing up in the cell sometimes you know, the experience of, of just trying to survive in a rural environment without having much to live on. And you know, the, the grit lit is what I gravitate towards because in some ways I had a great childhood, I did grow up blue collar and I did grow up without a lot of things.And it's just something that speaks to me a little bit. I think. De'Vannon: That's thinking of when you were growing up. I read about when I was researching you, I read about you where you felt like you had more tattoos than your mother approved of Luanne: Yeah, De'Vannon: when did you start to start to get tattoos or what age?Luanne: I was, I was about 30, I think when I got my first one, but that would have been 1989. So I kind of hit it just as a trend was [00:14:00] starting, I think you know, though I was older than most of the people that were getting tattoos at that time. And I got my first one and now I've got to. 10 to 12, including a sleeve on one arm.And just got a new one on the wrist about two months ago. So I tend to keep going you know, with those tattoos now. Yeah, and that was a little bit of a different thing to do if you're a college professor. But you know, that's assists who I am and I, I appreciate anybody who lives authentically and is true to themselves.And I've tried to live my life that way as well. Sometimes you, you rub people the wrong way when you do that. You know, but that's tough. That's this is me. This is who I am. Kind of thing.De'Vannon: Yeah. So going with the tattoos, there was some sort of issue that you had in the early [00:15:00] nineties. As I understand that there was some problems with like the students and the staff at a university, like he just said, it's not really a thing. A college professor does. What sort of controversy happened over your tattoos at work?Luanne: They had a little bit of an issue with me being tattooed with having specifically having tattoos that show that didn't feel like it was a very professional thing. And, and it was mentioned to me a few times nobody ever came down on me in terms of I might lose my job or something like that, but it was kind of one of those sideways conversations that I had with people that were over me in terms of you know, who they are.And then you have most of the time the students were cool with it. They didn't. You know, but the, the staff that wanted me to look professional and, and you know, that type of thing, I wore jeans and t-shirts and sneakers and had tattoos. I never looked professional a day in my life, as far as I know. You know, cause [00:16:00] it's just me. But I think when you teach creative writing, need to be a little bit more informal because the students are critiquing each other's work. And, and it's gotta be a comfortable environment for them. So for me to be there living my life, the way I choose to live it, it brought out there.Possibilities for living their own lives. I saw that in somebody that was an authority figure and I think it helped a couple of students you know, but I might just be patting myself on the back. I don't know, but I think it did help with a couple of students who thought, well, she could be in this position and have the tattoos and dress the way she dresses and, and be true to herself.Then I can be true to myself too and, and make a living and, and be the person I want to be. So, you know, that was the message I was trying to send out. And and I think it did help with a couple of students. Even if my bosses didn't [00:17:00] approve too much. De'Vannon: How do you know they didn't approve? What, like, what did they, what did they say to you?Luanne: They would ask me if there was certain kind of meeting to cover up so that my tattoos didn't show, or they would ask me to they call me the wild child. You?know, and there are just couple of things that you know, they would say to me, that sort of let me know that they weren't approving of this. You know, they would say, oh, another tattoo Gran, huh. You know, and it was looking down their nose at me for doing that kind of thing. It's changing. Now, there are a lot of younger professors who come in with all kinds of tattoos. So this was just a sort of a nineties thing where they were reacting and didn't quite know what to do with a tattooed professor. Now. A lot more tattooed professors than what they ever expected. I think so. It's, it's acceptable. De'Vannon: Yeah. I [00:18:00] mean, it reminds me of how, when I it's, like, it's almost like a uniform violation that they kind of were treating you, you know? So you weren't meeting the code. Luanne: Exactly. Yeah. De'Vannon: Dress and appearance. Yeah. W every pretty much every job I've ever had, I had some sort of snafu in terms of dress and appearance.And this is like one of the main reasons. I'm glad I don't work around people anymore because I just don't have the tolerance for the bullshit though. When I was in the military, I had piercings. So that's when I started hanging out in tattoo shops and stuff like that. It's a family, it's like a family community vibe in those tattoo shops and stuff like that. Not to mention that they can get addictive. never got a tattoo. I was more of a piercer. I was into the Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: blood. I almost got kicked out of the military for wearing piercings in uniform and, you know, and stuff like that. I knew it was wrong, but I was like, fuck it [00:19:00] in. And maybe there is a common thread there. Commonality amongst people who like to get piercings and who tend to have kind of like a fuck it mentality.Luanne: Yeah, I hope so. I hope I have a fuck it mentality. De'Vannon: And then I also, I've always used the word button down shirts. Cause I had these like, you know, like jobs that, you know, was like more like white collar and stuff. And I used to like always, I do like the first three, four buttons, so I could have like a lot of my chest out. Cause I was a vein veiny on their veins.They're very vain young man. Hey, it was what it was. I always least that likes to have the testicles out there going a little side boob here and there. When I worked at. I worked at the call center it's center point energy and Houston, Texas. And the, the floor managers would come around and tell me, make me button my shirt up and shit all the time.And [00:20:00] I fuck you, bitch.You know, you're already tied down to the damn phone. You can't get up and go piss or like jerk off or nothing without the damn phone. And now you can't have your titties out if you want to. Oh, this is just repressed worsewithin my boss. And I worked for the Texas workforce commission was totally cool about it. You know, I was meeting my numbers. You can give a shit. If I had my tits out, she was like, I think they look great.And so never forget her. She was a good, good, good fucking boss. One of the few that I've ever had in my life Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: anyway that, that that's my little there. So so what, so, so you, so you've written [00:21:00] all these books, you have like blogs and stuff on your website. Is there things you want your readers to learn and gain from the body of work that you have.Luanne: Well, we've been talking about it that authenticity, that be true to yourself, you know, and, and that's I think the More what I try to say with my own work than anything else. And I think the one of my teachers a long time ago when I was a creative writing student said my characters are all sort of these alienated Indi individuals. You know, and I I think he was right about that because they're, they're trying to live a life that a lot of normal society or whatever you want to call, it doesn't necessarily accept. You know. and I think that that's going up against the, the grain, there is something that's common thread in my work and in what I like to read you know, and, and It's not intentional.It just, it's just what comes out. When [00:22:00] I sit down to write, it's just what I like to read. You know, and, and I don't do it as a political statement. I do it as, as someone who's just always been a little bit different and always will be a little bit different. I, you know, and, and just keep going with that. Those are the people I gravitate towards are ones that are who they are, you knowDe'Vannon: I want to know. So from your, have you ever had anyone who has read any of your books, reach out to you and give you a testimony of how their life changed?Luanne: I had students do that for sure. You know, and, and they've, they've either read some of my work or they've been in my class where they've heard my talk about. Pushing the story to be what it needs to be. You know, I've had students come out as gay in my class. I've had students tell me afterwards that they've changed their mind for what they want to do with their career.Cause it's never what they [00:23:00] wanted to do anyway. You know, and so I've had this students certainly follow their own lives a little bit more closely after van and class, I'm not trying to paint myself as any kind of a hero or anything like that. You know, it's just that, that I think if you're, if you're doing it right as a teacher, you do more than just teach what's in the books to learn.You teach something about life lessons as well. You know, and, and if you reach some students, that's great. That's great. This is one of the reasons I'd never be able to teach in high school, but those parents will be after me all the time with what I want to doDe'Vannon: So when you say they came out as gay, so that they like stand up in the middle of class and be like, Hey, I want everyone to know that I'm gay. How exactly did they come out?Luanne: and their work in the writing. They came out as gay in their writing and, and came up and told me and asked if it was okay. For them to share this work that, you [00:24:00] know, and would tell me this first time they're telling anybody about this. And I would say, okay, well, we'll be very gentle not critique too hard and, and make sure that this is a comfortable space for you. You know, and, and it was usually a very accepting space for them. And, and so they, they you know, I've definitely had, I would say probably over the years, four or five students that came out?in the class through their writing De'Vannon: So how many students were in the class average size. Luanne: size.of the class was about 20 students per class. De'Vannon: So they were reading what they had written out loud for everyone else.Luanne: They pass out copies of what they had written and everybody had copies and to take home and read and read and write their responses the stories. You know and then we'd come back the next week and talk about the stories and make suggestions if we felt like anything needed to be changed. [00:25:00]De'Vannon: Well, hot damn a literary coming out. Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: Hey, that takes a lot of brave braveness. I think braveness is the word. It takes a lot of braveness and boldness to come out in any kind of way. You know, if you feel like that, that's something that you want to do. Huh. And then perhaps you could write about it. Luanne: Yeah, absolutely. De'Vannon: let me think about this.I guess if there's someone out there who feels like they need, need to come out and they don't want to tell whoever, maybe they could write a nice story, you know, write it out just a little bit more. Thorough than like a text in a sitting at tech food B kind of like a personal letter to somebody.Luanne: yeah. Personal letter or even a fictional story is release of of everything you've been holding in. You know, and so I think that [00:26:00] it's voice, it's a matter of voice it's, it's being able to speak and speak a truth that you experienced. You know, and I think that that's, that's part of the reason I like the gray stuff.It speaks truth. That's not out there very much. You know, and I think that Part of my own writing. I think I'm just trying to speak a truth about the way I see the world, the way I see people, you know, and I, I certainly think coming out in your writing is, is a way to get your voice out there. De'Vannon: Okay. So if someone's listening to this and they're saying. Shit. That sound like a good idea, but I'm not a great writer. What advice would you give to people in order to encourage them to hone their writing skills in this, you know, or to this doesn't have to be like something that's going to be like all, you know, a great manifesto or anything like that, you know?Is there any [00:27:00] advice you would give to people who may feel insecure about their ability to write effectively?Luanne: Yeah. The more you read the, the people you read they're your teachers more than anybody's standing up in front of the classroom and they'll teach you how to put up my dogs barking in the background. Sorry about that. They're the ones who will teach you how to create the sentence that says it needs to say. You know, and so yeah read as much as possible. the genre of writing that speaks to you and read as much as possible within that genre. And, and that's, that's where you're going to learn to write. Even in my composition classes, could usually tell which students were readers and which ones weren't because of their skill levels. And so it was very much a important of, of writing as spear reader as well. De'Vannon: Did I would add to that, you know, just [00:28:00] start, you know, even if you don't think it's going to come. Luanne: Oh, absolutely. De'Vannon: As polished or as nice sounding, just fucking began. Luanne: Yeah, De'Vannon: Cause you never know where it could go. And you're going to have to go back and redo it. Anyway, when I write, I like to just get something out there and then go back and then rearrange it and everything like that, and then begins kind of to be like putting a puzzle together in a way.And it gets to be fun and very relaxing.Luanne: absolutely. Absolutely. I always told my students that it was like throwing the clay on the pot, on the that you don't have the clay on the wheel to start with, if, And until you have a first draft of something you know, and then you start shaping it, then you start making it into something. So yeah, you're absolutely right.Just start, just do it. De'Vannon: And the good outline helps even if it's a simple, basic outline and it starts with the basic skeleton of an outline. And then you come back and add to each bullet point. Luanne: Yeah, [00:29:00]De'Vannon: You know, later on. So, so yeah, so it's a good to break it down into small chunkable little parts rather than looking at the whole big monster at one time, because that could be overwhelming.Luanne: absolutely. And don't take don't think about people reading it first drafts, or just think about what you want to say and then worry about people reading it and, and that sort of thing. After you get that first draft out there, say what you need to say first. De'Vannon: Right? And then you can be like fish. I said, what I saidLuanne: Exactly. Exactly. De'Vannon: on my memoir, that's getting ready to come out. Praise God. I think next month is going Luanne: Oh, awesome. De'Vannon: it's going for formatting in a week. And so, but I think I've I'm on like the eighth edit of it. So I never would've thought, but it takes a lot of editing and a lot of reworking and reworking and relooking.But Luanne: The domes. De'Vannon: full memoir. If you're just trying to write a coming out story, [00:30:00] honey, you only need a good page or two, Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: a whole 300 page or manifesto. Like what my memoir is like, it's not, you're not needed. Don't need to do all that. I think coming out is a beautiful thing for those people who choose to do it.I never did it because I have a different personality about that. I don't like to explain myself to people, but people have different value systems and different sort of communities and social backgrounds that they're coming from. So I get that too. So if somebody is listening and they're kind of like me and they're like, my attitude was like this.If I'm family, can't look at all of this, that's going on over here and you can't figure out that I'm not straight, then I don't know what the fuck is wrong with you because this is abundantly clear over here. So I've never bothered with coming out. I just thought it showing up a guy's like, yeah, either you accept this or you don't, if you don't then fuck you Luanne: sure. De'Vannon: get the fuck.So, but I know that there's a very masculine man out there for [00:31:00] instance, who are not feminine at all. And can't nobody look at them and tell them they're not. Luanne: Yeah. Yeah. De'Vannon: So they don't really have the luxury of being like, well, they should just be able to know that I'm not straight because he's so like macho masculine, so machismo and everything.So,Luanne: Still a personal choice. so you know, I mean, like I said, I think that you live in true to yourself. You're living to what you want to do you know, and if you want to come out in whatever way, great. If you are not comfortable doing that or you want to keep yourself in waves and that's your that's living true to yourself too, you know?So it's, it's a definitely personal choice.De'Vannon: so as I just don't want to let got us swerve back to something I asked about earlier, where you had made that statement and whatever it is, I was reading about what your mother, you had had more tattoos and your mother would approve of. Was that just kind of like a general statement you were making or did she actually say something about your tattoos?Luanne: [00:32:00] She would say with a cringe on her face, it's pretty, every time I show her a new one you know, she would, she would no, that was not a thing that she approved of at all. And I think my dad was, had already passed away when I got my first one, because he would have been absolutely upset about it. No, it's, it's you know, she was okay. I got one on my ankle, first one and, and, you know, one or two here or there, she was like, well, they don't show that much. So if that's okay. But now that I have ones that are. Very blatantly out there. I think she would she would not approve that at all. You know, it's just, why do you want to mark yourself up like that of thing? De'Vannon: Yeah. You know, when I was growing up in cherish, they would tell us not to get in the Pentecostal church without our recommend to no one. You know, they would tell us, you know, everything's wrong, everything's the devil, you know, piercings tattoos and stuff like that. And then they would use scripture [00:33:00] about, well, you know, the Lord says your body as a temple.So therefore you should respect that and getting tattoos and piercings the way of disrespecting your body. Okay. So what one would consider to be disrespectful or not is subjective. And so people say like your mom, like the people at church and everything, look at people with tattoos and want to judge them and everything like that.I think it's bullshit. And I think that it's reflective of people being made uncomfortable by things that that's just not like them.Luanne: Absolutely. Yeah, I agree totally that they, you know, they disapproved for whatever their personal reasons are and, and a lot of it has to do with, well, you're not acting the way I act. We're not seeing the world the way I see it. You know, and so therefore you're wrong and you're bad and all these other things.And unfortunately, I think that that's very [00:34:00] much how our society is right now. You know, and, and that's why I think, you know, finding people who are true to themselves is a rarity in some ways. You know, and, and I appreciate that. So, De'Vannon: It's all I want to offer this. Nugget of Liberty to people out there, which I don't know how many conservative people would be listening to, my show anyway, but just in case somebody might be considering abandoning their conservative ways. You can look at something or someone, you know, you don't really have to have an opinion about it one way or the other, Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: know, you don't have to like it or dislike it.You don't have to approve it or disapprove it. It could just exist and just leave with a fucking bad, like you don't have to, you don't have to, do anything. You don't have to say anything. You don't have to react. So I would say to Republicans that I liked that are shade at Republicans as they're the epitome of hate, [00:35:00] hate hypocrisy, judge judgment, being judgmental and all of that.So if a woman wants to get an abortion, Not your fucking business bitch. If Luanne: exactly. De'Vannon: a men want to get married, not your fucking business, how if somebody wants to get pat to shut the fuck up about it and go, it doesn't matter.Luanne: Mind your business live your life. You know, I agree that couldn't I, you said It perfectly.De'Vannon: It is so, but I think a lot of people who judge people don't understand how wrapped up in bondage they are by projecting their, that sort of judgment onto people, but that you can't give away what you don't have. So in order for you to try to corral and control people force them to live, like you want them to live means that you are in bondage yourself.Luanne: Absolutely. De'Vannon: And so you're not really free, [00:36:00] confident, Luanne: Hmm. De'Vannon: free people are like, say our straight allies like, well, I don't care if they're gay or not. It doesn't affect me. I'm, you know, I got other shit to do, know, that person is free Luanne: Yeah. Yeah. De'Vannon: a chord in them. And they see people living their life over there across the street somewhere, they don't feel enraged.Like they've got to go and do something about it because they are at one within themselves. Republicans are not at one within themselves, know, conservative people who want to comment on people's tattoos who thinks someone's skirts too short, who thinks And you don't understand the concept of sex positivity, you know, you know, in different things like that because you know what they have held within themselves.They are not whole, therefore they cannot allow the people to just fucking be happy. Luanne: Right, De'Vannon: They are happy. That's where it starts. The people are miserable and Republicans are just fucking miserable life. They're just unhappy the lot of them[00:37:00]though,Luanne: They live by a lot of rules. Yeah. You know, and. De'Vannon: go ahead.Luanne: I was going to say, that's, that's a, you know, one of the things I learned putting that taboos and theology together was the, the, the number of rules we have out there about how you're supposed to live your life. You know, and, and just how ridiculous it is, as long as you're not hurting anybody else, you know, De'Vannon: Right. Luanne: you know? Yeah. De'Vannon: But, you know, what the Lord, as much as it's, you know, he's not really as for rules, as people try to make him seem. Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: these, those, when he was here and let me see, you know, was an instance that happened in the old Testament when David was becoming king and he was on the run, you know, he made his way to the temple and he ate of the holy food.[00:38:00]He wasn't a priest him or the priest that was against the rules. But he, it was allowed to happen anyway, in then when Jesus was here on the earth, you know, he referenced back to that story because the, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the religious people of the day, the conservative Christian leaders of his day were trying to tell him what you're doing is against the rule, sir.And he was like, what'd, you know, God didn't make people for rules, rules were made for people. Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: you adjust those rules and you do whatever it takes to keep people in community. You know, you don't be a stickler for the rules to the, to the, to, and then you exile people and discard people, but the rules stay intact, Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: you know, that's, that's not of God.And so when we get these fundamentalists people like a certain Supreme court justice, Amy called me Baird, you fucking con. And you know, and you know, different people like that, who. Forced, [00:39:00] you know, the world to stay in original rules, no matter what, we're not even a modicum of flexibility. You know, that that is not the way God works and that that's not the way he wants us to work with people.He wants us to take a second, look at things to readjust our views as time goes on not be rigid in unmovable.Luanne: Right, right. No. And you know, you absolutely got it right on, you know, I think that I mean I grew up in the south and I grew up in the Bible belt. You know, and so, and my dog is throwing a fit. I'm so sorry, you know, but That's all right, baby. But you know, it's, it's a. Yeah. know, you interpret the Bible the way you want to interpret a lot of people, I think. And know, and so it's, I want to these are the rules we live by, because that's how price said [00:40:00] to do it. Maybe look again at the Bible and what it actually said. Because it's, it's a little bit you know, interpreted wrong a lot of the time, I think.De'Vannon: I'm gonna just say this, and then we're going to move onto the towel of good families Huh. when it comes to and I don't mind the dog, you know what? People like a good organic compensation in this thing. And especially since the coronavirus came to town, everything's done over zoom from home. So people got all kinds of dogs, cats, kids, fucking jeopardy playing in the background, all kinds of things going on.It is what it is. So I was going to say, yeah, you know, You know, the crazy world we live in, you know, people who tout the name of God are also flinging AK AK for assault rifles and shit from the pulpit, you know, you're conservative Christian people. And then we have our Jerry Falwell's, Jerry Falwell juniors to be more specific.Actually, I don't know that much about his dad, but you know, I'm just going to put this out there. And Mr. Falwell [00:41:00] Jr. Decided to come out in his own, right. In an article disavowing, everything that he's basically done in terms of religion, he was like, I'm not spiritual. There was pressure on me to be spiritual.So yeah, that's why it's because the pool boy scandal caught up and then the picture with him, with his pants open with some woman who's not as wife and all of that. And so he finally. He was like, yeah, it was all a ruse. Anyway, it was bullshit. Fuck all this church shit. So y'all so y'all can go and look that up and then take a look and question yourself thoroughly as the, why you pay attention to conservative Christian people who call themselves Christians in the news the day, because they're full of shit.And so,Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: but keeping in line with religion, the towel, the towel that families by Sanai Kemal was, oh, I think that's a beautiful name. S O N I a H K M a L this story at the Stan and that happening in this story opens with her mother holding her [00:42:00] wooden prayer beads and shit like that, which was a beautiful, beautiful imagery in the sense that it's true.Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: So right there, you got like a, probably an overly religious woman, you know, already from the get-go. And this woman is telling her daughter not to talk the boys, you know, yada yada yada whoopee. Woo. Because in a lot of overseas religions, you know, men are put on a fucking pedestal and women are like underneath the dirt somewhere, you know, even lower than that.And honestly, in a lot of ways, that's how Christianity used to be. You know, I don't know. I don't, I wouldn't say it was to that extent, but say like in the Bible say women weren't counted. So when you see like tallies of numbers, of people that don't include females, they only counted the men. You know? So there's that, although the Bible is a middle Eastern texts, it's not American.So some people try to act like we wrote the book. We did not it's from the middle east. [00:43:00] So you have that influence going on. And so in this story here, this mother is telling her daughter all about what she can't do, because basically she is a female and she has these expectations that are being levied upon her and everything like that.But what I love about this story is this girl is clapping back at her parents, her mother and she's challenging them. So I'm going to read an excerpt from this. Luanne: Sure 'De'Vannon: cause she says, where in the Quran does it say girls can't smoke and voice can where in the Koran does it say boys can go topless, but girls can wear in the Koran.Does it say that my brother can have a telephone installed in his room, but I can't even get one, even though I'm nine years older than him.And she says she has yet to receive a proper answer or she gets their belief. Baleful gazes and admonitions to stop asking stupid questions. [00:44:00] They, what you want to say about that? Because I got a lot to say.Luanne: Yeah. I would say that to S to some extent, that's the heart of the story, you know, and, and the girl or, you know, she keeps it's not a fictional piece. It's a memoir and she keeps, keeps pushing and rebelling to the point where, I mean, she's almost, she's talking to boys almost immediately in the memoir, and then she has a boyfriend and, you know, she hears this rumor about the boyfriend's mother and, and.And, you know, if she were a good girl, she wouldn't have been in this situation at all, but she's you know, saying, why does it say.I have to act a certain way? Where, where does it say that I have to act like this? Like you said, and so I'm, I'm why I'm dying to hear what you have [00:45:00] to say. So have at it, baby. De'Vannon: Well, it reminds me of when I was growing up in church and they would tell us you're not supposed to drink in Dan's masturbate. I would be like we're in the Bible. Does it say that I can't drink for answers? I can see it arguing against access. That, I mean, excess, that makes sense because being drunk is not really all that fun.So I was just told to basically just be quiet and do what they say. And so there's a rise in people, and this is why people break away from religion is because when we see an accuracies things that don't add up and we question it, we're told to shut the fuck up when I was in seminary. Before I left the fucking teeth professor to straight up admitted.He was like, yeah, we intend to control the congregation. And I, and I was like, what? And they were like, yeah, that's what we do here that we want to control the congregation. I think he was coming from a Baptist background and I [00:46:00] was like, okay, this is why movies. Like the golden compass never got a second sequel because movies like that are all about like religious control.Luanne: Yeah. Yeah De'Vannon: It's like it, this is why like in my ministry my main encouragement to people is to break away from the need of like say pastors and preachers to interpret scripture and stuff like that. if you're going to follow the Koran, if you're going to follow the Hebrew Bible and people are coming up with laws and shit that they can't justify with scripture, the fuck are you doing.Luanne: yeah, yeah, exactly. De'Vannon: You know, now, at least though Kieron, the people who read it, read it in its original language Louann. the Bible that this Hebrew Bible here that, that, that Americans use and people use is not even written in its original language, Luanne: No. De'Vannon: three languages. The old Testament is Hebrew and Aramaic. And the new Testament is Greek.[00:47:00]And I don't know very many people who actually have read it and it's a native tongue. And so at best ed, best, most people who have these staunch beliefs and shit like that are getting them derived from somebody else's interpretation of someone else's book.Luanne: That's right. I mean, it's, that's exactly how it is. It's, it's an interpretation. You know, and, and how do I tell this story in another language, but you know, you got somebody else's opinions coming in when they translate and, and so it's, it's you don't know, you have no idea how much of their own opinion they put in there when they translated.And so, know, the original language is. How you should read it if possible.De'Vannon: You know, in this day and time you can just [00:48:00] Google single passages. Like, what does this bot, what does this part say in original than the original language? Or what's some commentary on this? You got to dig deeper. You never want a preacher because preachers cannot separate their upbringing and their personal. Belief systems from their message. They don't, it's all infused into it, but it's sold to you as a divine message from God. And it does not, it has a lot of what that preacher thinks, because if you listen to what preachers say, they'll often say things like, especially when they're challenged on something that they've said, they'll say, well, I wasn't raised that way.I wasn't brought up that way. When, whenever Joel Olsteen from, you know, from Lakewood church in Houston, Texas was first asked about his stance on homosexuality and maybe on the interview that him and Victoria, his wife did on Larry King. You know, I believe it was one of, one of his responses. Like he wasn't brought up that way, but see, the thing is, and I can talk about, you know, that church, cause that's the church that I was ministering at before I got kicked out for not being straight.So I'll talk all the shit about them that I want. Luanne: [00:49:00] Yeah. De'Vannon: You know, but the point is like, okay, were you supposed to be your preacher? We don't give a damn about who you were brought up. You know, your, your job is to get your fucking ass up there and tell us what thus sayeth the Lord, not what, not what thus say it, your upbringing, Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: you know, and by that logic, then everyone should just do what the fuck they were raised as, but he's not the first preacher I've heard say that.They said that all in Pentecostal church throughout my whole life, because they would say it in response to like their criticism, someone else there'll be like, well, those Catholics over there are those Baptist people over there are those gay people over there are those drug addicts over there. You know, they're living in sin.You know, I wasn't bought up that way. I just don't understand what they're doing. Well, bitch, you don't have to. And I've already discussed earlier wise, not necess a necessity for us to understand everybody else, but you know, this girl in this book is breaking away from the control that this religion is trying to have.Luanne: Right. De'Vannon: But so many [00:50:00] people, so many people don't and then what happens is we ended up living fake. We ended up curling, you know, regressing into ourselves. Okay. This translates into suicide depression, anxiety, a lot of the problems we have in this world today that are being treated with medicine really result from a lack of true self-love and self-acceptance and a lot of it starts with religion.Luanne: Yeah. I think you're very, very right about that. And, and a lot of it starts with being brought up a certain way. You know, and, and that not, not being who you are and, and kind of feeling the bondage you know, and not knowing how to break out of it. De'Vannon: Well, that's why I do my podcasts. That's why I've written my, my memoir, which is, as you would say, grit is full of a lot of grit and everything like that. And it. And in order to try to help people break free of this, because I see it so much, [00:51:00] I'm a licensed massage therapist. People would come to me for massages, but they would tell me all their personal problems.And it's the same thing. People are so unhappy, Luanne: Yeah, De'Vannon: know? And your book serves the same purpose. You're basically laying out a whole bunch of situations where people were not happy. Luanne: right, right. Yeah. That's it. Yeah. De'Vannon: it though? How did it change? Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: So going to happy. We can't stay that way.got to give, to read a little bit more from from Sinatra's story here because I absolutely love the way that this read. She can, he continues furthermore uh, do do not have a natural aversion to siren songs. There are such as Madonna, Cindy lopper and Samantha Fox. This worries my mother to know in, and she often remarks what'd you get family will accept the Madonna type as their daughter-in-law.My mother is [00:52:00] far from impressed. When I say that I might not accept such a prudish family. I tend to look up to the likes of Madonna. The fact that upsets my mother, most of all, since everyone, and anyone can see my supposedly loose morals in my neon leggings, my tie dye t-shirts under which I wear a black bra, my six and my six earrings in each ear, which I pierced myself, my bright red HANA, dyed hair.In fact, one of the reasons my mother gave permission to, to me to attend is, I don't know what L is to attend. Elle is because they have the, maybe there's a school there to attend. Elle is because they have a uniform of sorts, the only colors permitted or unembellished khaki, whites, and reds, and also no Western wear for girls.So. She's referring to like 1980s, 1990s, Madonna there with the tie dye with Luanne: Oh, yeah, De'Vannon: everything.[00:53:00]Oh, she gave so much a lie. I was like, come on Madonna, look like a Madonna has been getting a lot of shade from the gay community lately for this and that. But you know, Madonna could give two bucks less about it.Luanne: that's true. That's what makes her who she is. De'Vannon: She's like, I don't give a fuck. I'm Madonna bitch. Arthur song said, bitch, I'm Madonna.I know my God, this girl is just giving me so much a life. So she's bringing Madonna, Cindy lopper, a gay icon. Fag hag ruin is I don't think fag has, is a derogatory term. Some people in some parts of the world think fag has, is meant insultingly. I do not. If it, if you think fag hag is, is a bad word I'll say, I'm sorry for that, but, but it just, it's not meant in a negative way.And so but yeah, it was Madonna and Cindy law [00:54:00] or some of the world's greatest fag hags. She's trying to do this in the middle of a Quran or on society. Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: I don't know if she ever moved away from there. Do you know that she's still living?Luanne: in America now. I don't remember where exactly, but she's, she's teachers riding in America now. So she's and, and very successful writer. Yeah. This is another thing I found interesting about this book. I could tell it's a different writing styles across each of the stories and there's a good, like 20 stories I think in this. yeah, De'Vannon: It's different writing style. So it will appeal to very many different readers and different backgrounds of different lifestyles. So I'm glad that she left. I'm very, very glad that she left. And so I would, I would, I would preach that message to people, to people who are black, the black sheets out there, like I'm a total black sheep and I love it. It's like probably my favorite thing about myself. I love [00:55:00] being weird. I love being different.I don't want to do normal because it's boring and overrated and it's not even attractive, but instead of trying to an institution or a group of people to like you and my God sake for, you're not going to ever try to change herself so they can accept you because they never will because they don't like themselves.That's why they're trying to change you. Leave if you can, and it may take some planning, some preparation and prayer and all of that and Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: don't stay is like, let me say this, that I'm a hush. And then, so you can talk, but it's like gay people, non straight people are straight allies. If you're setting up in a church that is anti LGBTQ two S LGBTQ plus, they don't like the people.They don't think women should get abortions. They got this shit you don't like. And I, and I've done this. I've sat there too. Cause I felt like I needed to be a church because why? Because people told me I should go, go somewhere else, go to a gay affirming church, go to places that [00:56:00] are better, that you have people who are going to support you and celebrate you rather than to attack your lifestyle and stuff like that.You know? And then, you know, because you're hurting yourself. If you're not straight, why sat there and listened to a preacher, say that you're going to go to hell. Now we rationalize it and we go, okay, well I'll disagree with them on that, but I agree with everything else and we make concessions for it. Y you know, we shouldn't stay in abusive relationships.We shouldn't say it abusive churches, abusive companies, organizations. If, if, if, if the whole thing is in positive, when nothing's fully positive, let me not say that there's something that's a personal attack against you, or what you believe in and you should go. But what do you think? Cause that's what I'm seeing.You know, she left overseas and came to the place where she could thrive rather than trying to say. Yeah.Luanne: Oh, I, I completely agree with that. In a similar [00:57:00] vein, I guess when I was a kid, it was in the sixties and we were living in a small town in Kentucky and our church Southern Methodist church was a very small community, very small congregation but a black couple wanted to join. The church first black couple to ask to join the church and the elders did not want since the sixties, the elders did not want black couple in the church.And my parents who I would never say were activists in any way. My parents left the church at that time. And God bless them for that. You know, because they saw something where they said, this is not the right church for us, that doesn't accept people no matter what. And they left the church and it had been a big part of our lives that church had had been.And, you know, for them to walk away at that point I noticed, even though I was only like six years [00:58:00] old, I noticed, and I understood why and I think it it's had a big impact on who I became as time went on, you know, and, and know, exactly if it's, I liked what you said, if it's an abusive church or an abusive situation and abuse comes in many forms then walk away from it.And, and I think if, you know, that's, that's right on, if you can do it, if you can get away, get away. And, and my parents taught me that that's great, you know, De'Vannon: Right. My my boyfriend's mom did that for him and his brother. When when they were younger, I don't think they even had a chance to come out and say anything, but mothers know when they have gay children, they just do so when, when she had them in a church at first, it may be in, but when they started preaching against the [00:59:00] gayness, she was like, oh, hell no, I'm taking my children away from this.And they just never went back to any church at all, because, you know, why keep your kids in a situation like that, where they're going to get hurt. If something I wish, you know, my, my, you know, my mom did the best job. She knew how to do with her own set of circumstances. And I'm not mad at her and I don't hold anything against her.But knowing what I know now as an adult, you know, I don't, I wish that she would not have kept the meet in a church where they were preaching against homosexuality. Luanne: right. De'Vannon: No, or against really anything, you know, I don't want to go to church to hear how much you hate some person or some group of people. That's not what it's about.And and you know, I wish that my mom would have divorced my dad because he, as I understand that he had an affair when, when she was pregnant with me and he had definitely had one when I was in, when I was in grade school, you know, and of course he would be very [01:00:00] physically and verbally abusive to myself and my siblings and then verbally abusive to my mother as well.You know, this is a mean fucking man. And, you know, I looked at his affairs as a way out, you know, because according to Jesus, once you're married, if you get divorced for any reason, other than infidelity, that he considers you an adulterer, doesn't no matter what. Luanne: right, right. Yeah. De'Vannon: I get the straight conservative church world get divorced all the time.And that seems to be cool with them. And then, but then they didn't want to turn on the tap gay people. Then there's a whole other story there. But I feel like God was giving her a way out. I wish she had taken us out of that abusive home, Luanne: Yeah. Yeah, De'Vannon: trying to make it work. You know, the, the other option is to find a better atmosphere.You know, you got to Luanne: yeah, De'Vannon: the go, when to stay, when to go. And so oh my God. So. Hmm. So I'll just [01:01:00]recap that we'll always want to be sure that we challenged challenge anything. Anyone else's telling us, let's fact check it we don't want to put ourselves in a place where we're going to living a lie, whatever we want to live, be sure it's our own truth.Not someone else's Luanne: yeah. De'Vannon: let's put ourselves in places where we have freedom of expression so that we will Luanne: Yeah. Yeah, De'Vannon: that way. We have good mental health. We have joy to share with the world we're being the truth. We're living our truth. And we are, you know, we're not, we're not living a lie because that shit will show up later with bad health.It can manifest in your body, you know, in, in, in, in different ways like that, know, it's, it's, it's a very dangerous thing to live a lie.Luanne: yeah, yeah. I agree with you a hundred percent. And I think I think my parents did inadvertently teach me that though. They didn't realize that's the lesson I was getting from that. And I think but I think from, you know, from then on, I was like, [01:02:00] well stay away from the lies, you know, be who you are, be, who you are And try to live authentically.De'Vannon: And so then the last thing we'll talk quickly about was exit exit stage a lot of this reads really and it reads really real to me. You said you weren't sure if it, if it's, if it's fiction or nonfiction, it sounds very nonfictiony to me because I've lived through this life before and we're talking about snorting cocaine and this little snippet that I took, I thought it was kind of cool because of its accuracy.And so I would just read through it real quick. And so. It, it opens up with someone talking. It says never snort cocaine out of any bill smaller than a 20. The old man told her that's a lame, that's some loser shit right there. He took a drag of a cigarette and reached into his back pocket, retrieving a crisp $50 bill.And he held it between his fingers and snap it in her face so that it popped take girl, [01:03:00] use this. That's what you want to do your first line out of, oh, she reached out and took the bill, go easy on her. She don't know no better. Her mother told him, patting her daughter on the back. And so this is a cool story here of a mom.You know, you know, watching her daughter do a couple of lines of cocaine and then whoever, whoever this guy is being like, don't be a weak ass bitch. You know, you won't be lame. You don't do that shit out of like something greater than a 20, which is real as fuck, you know, Luanne: Oh, yeah. De'Vannon: You always want to roll up like a hundred dollar bill or something, you know, you want to just be like Tony Montana with his shit, you know, that's our face with itand we're going to do it at all. But, you know, she said she had a rough upbringing, you know, I, I read that with glee, but you know, it's not necessarily the best situation for, you know, a mother to be encouraging her daughter to do cocaine.I'm not [01:04:00] judging her for it, but,you know,Luanne: Well, it's, it's the same thing though. I mean, she's doing it because her mother wants her to, you know, and she wants to be a part of her mother's life. Does she really want to do it? Is that really who she is? We don't know, you know, and, and I think it's, it's a lot, I think that has ending of that story says a lot where she, she is obviously trying to please her mother and be close to her mother through her actions. You know, and so there's, there's a little bit of a problem there with that. You know, rather than being true to herself, she's being she thinks her mother wants her to be. You know, That's kind of, it, it's kind of the opposite of the other story that you liked in terms of what the daughter's doing. But it's the same, you know, same idea in some ways. Do I please mom, or do I please [01:05:00] myself? And then this one she tries to please, mom just sit mom is into cocaine rather than the Korean. De'Vannon: Well, religion's just as much of a drug.Luanne: Oh yeah, I think so too. Yeah. De'Vannon: You know, people try to throw so much shade at like drug addicts and stuff like that. And look, I've been that added with a needle, hanging out my arm and blood squirting everywhere. And I'm not even a fucking ashamed to say that, but you know, religion is a DELWP is fucking, I mean that negative leave, like a drug people get upset.And it dipped it to the process until the ritual, just like it's like a dope theme gets addicted to the process and the ritual of acquiring drugs, setting it all up, injecting it, people get high when they go to church every time, you know, and then they want to force that shit on other people. Luanne: Yeah. De'Vannon: no different now.It's cute. It's a cute addiction because you know, you're not covered in tattoos and a grimy place with [01:06:00] your arm and a belt wrapped around your bicycle to get the veins popped up and you don't have track marks all up and down your fucking body. Could you try to shoot up in all kinds of different places that you've blown out, all the veins in your arm, you know, you get to put on a pretty dress and go set up and cherish and judge other people.But bitch, you're strong out to.Luanne: Yeah. Yeah, no, I totally agree. It's, it's a, it's an escape. It's a way of looking for something outside of yourself. You know, and, and that's exactly what drugs do too, is sorta help you escape yourself. But certainly religious religion

Every moment is an opportunity to learn something valuable about ourselves. Let's be honest though, it can also be hard to be focused on the little moments in life, and instead, we may often take life for granted. We may tune out and waste precious experiences focusing instead on negative, unproductive thoughts.  I know I am guilty of this at times. So how do we capture what is really meaningful and get the most out of life? Mindfulness keeps us present and aware. Daily Mindfulness practice allows us to show up and experience all the moments of our lives as present, accepting, and aware. I hope you will join us for our next radio show with our guest Ora Nadrich, as we dive into Mindfulness and the ways it can help us navigate challenging thoughts and emotions, while embracing all the little but meaningful moments in life. Ora Nadrich is founder and president of the Institute for Transformational Thinking, and author of Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity. Ms. Nadrich provides a compelling invitation to navigate the territory of the self in order to gently tend to our personal and collective sorrow. Ora will help us understand: Why it's important to stop the day's busy-ness and allow for interludes of present moment awareness How focusing on breath keeps you fully present Why asking the simple yet profound question, "Who am I?" leads you to self-discovery How to embark on a "raise your consciousness challenge" How one's own awakening and shift in consciousness leads to an awakening in others Ora Nadrich is the author of, Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity. A certified life coach and mindfulness teacher, she specializes in transformational thinking, self-discovery, and mentoring new coaches as they develop their careers. Learn more at theiftt.org and OraNadrich.com. Links & Resources: Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity Institute for Transformational Thinking Audible Link: https://www.audible.com/author/Ora-Nadrich/B011WAFLK0 About Ora Nadrich: OraNadrich.com

Elevates! What's the vibe? This week's affirmation: "The Pressure Of Life Cannot Pin Me Down. I Am A Champion & I'm Winning Now" We used to be so careless but now we're better than careful. We're simply living in our truth. Tune into this week's quick cap talk. Until later on, stay true. Stay you. NAMASTEEEEE

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Welcome to The Apple Seed! Some time filled with stories for you and your family. Since 2013 we've been bringing you tall tales, personal tales, fairy tales, historical tales and more. All kinds of tales, from all kinds of tellers. Holidays are wonderful! They bring us closer together and create memories that last a lifetime. However, they're also a lot of hassle and sometimes can even be really stressful. Do you love holidays or do you not think they're worth it? Dolores Hydock tells us how her father was a holiday fanatic who went all out for every occasion. Her mother, on the other hand, never cared for them... except for birthdays. Tune in to hear Dolores Hydock tell her personal tales of various holidays because whether they're good or bad, crazy or peaceful, or beloved or dreaded, they sure are memorable. On today's episode, enjoy the following: “Birthday Gift” by Dolores Hydock from Holidazed! (1:15) Radio Family Journal: "Sponge Balls" by Sam Payne (13:33) “13 Quilts” by Michael Reno Harrell from Grit & Wit (20:07) “Jaguar and Hare” by Simon Brooks from Second-Hand Tales (27:15) “Wilde Roses” by Ann Rutherford from Habit of Joy: Stories of Living True to Ourselves (36:09) “Bill Greenfield and the Big Old Bear” by Joseph Bruchac from Adirondack Tall Tales, Volume One: The Bill Greenfield Stories (51:30)

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Grab your free scripture journal today at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal! This week we're welcoming Christy Wright from the Ramsey Solutions team to the Praying Christian Women podcast. Christy is a well known speaker, author and host of the Christy Wright Show. We talk about her newest book Take Back Your Time: The Guilt Free Guide to Life Balance, which is full of "a-ha!" moments and so many words of wisdom. She's also recently released a devotional called Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You, designed to help women take just a little time out of each day to do some self-reflection and to reconnect with God. You're going to love this conversation with Christy, so pull up a chair and join us! You can connect with Christy and find out more about her books at www.christywright.com.

Lisa Lucca was enjoying what anyone might call an idyllic 1970s Midwest family life. But as an adolescent, the image of the ideal was shattered when she learned her father was gay, beginning a long journey from confusion and shame to acceptance. Lisa shares this experience in her work as a life coach and with listeners on her weekly radio talk show, Live True. Lisa has contributed to several anthologies, including Crone Rising. She is co-author of an epistolary memoir, You Are Loved, with her partner, Mark, and was a #Blogher Voice of the Year Honoree. Lisa has just completed her memoir, Ashes to Ink: A Memoir, which chronicles her complicated relationship with her father and her search for love with a wounded heart.

I know many of us dream of that fat checking account, dream bod and booming business - but the question is: at what cost?  When you begin to notice you are taking steps away from your value pillars (aka the things that matter to you most) it is TIME to stop and pay attention. Today I am honestly sharing with you how I went from plant based yoga baddie to burnt out ramen eating entrepreneur.    Takeaways: - Why comparison is the thief of joy, truth and SUCCESS - The importance of recognizing your values - How I am living out of alignment to my values and the detriment it has had to my health and success   Follow along and do not forget to rate, review and SHARE! @toohonestohandlepodcast @sirenaabalian

Chelsea talks with Lucy about living true to your values. In this episode, they chat about what it feels like to be out of alignment with your true values and how you can recognise this and start to take action from a place that serves you. You can find Chelsea on her website – chelsealeaco.com […] The post Living True to Your Values with Chelsea appeared first on .

Darkness is scary. When we can't see where we're going, we feel helpless. In this episode, we'll talk about how to find hope in the dark seasons of life. I'll sit down with singer, songwriter and author Ginny Owens, who shares her powerful story about living courageously as a blind person. And we'll wrap up the show by answering a few of your questions from the fishbowl! Remember THIS When You're Going Through Hard Times How to Move Forward When the Unexpected Happens with Ginny Owens How Do I Quit My Job After I Return From Maternity Leave? Resources: Need more time? Get back 24 hours in your week by signing up for the free 7-Day Time Finder challenge. https://bit.ly/3cs7g3W Get back to you with my brand-new devotional, Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You. It will help you break through the busyness of life and build the confidence you need to embrace the person you want to be. https://bit.ly/3v8RmBY

Living true to your values is one of Christine's motto in life. She is founder of Rippleffective counselling, EFT Practitioner, Student welfare worker, mother, grandmother and bestselling author. In this podcast Christine and Lucy talk about the challenges of discerning what our own values are rather than the values we honour to stay loyal to our families. “When we […] The post Living True to Your Values – One of Life's Motto! appeared first on .

We buy stuff because we think it'll make us happy. But does it? I've got the perfect guests to help answer that question: Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, known as The Minimalists. We'll talk about how to get past stuff so you can love your life more. Then I'll wrap up the show by answering a few of your questions on how to create balance in a crazy schedule. Why Clutter Makes Your Life More Complicated Why Minimalism Isn't What You Think It Is with The Minimalists How to Balance a Full-Time Job and the Rest of Your Life Resources: Need more time? Get 24 hours back in your week by signing up for the free 7-Day Time Finder challenge. https://bit.ly/2TAvAdg   Get back to you with my brand-new devotional, Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You. It'll help you break through the busyness of life and build the confidence you need to embrace the person you want to be. https://bit.ly/3yVgfnG

For part 2 of their conversation, Danielle and Erin are joined by Drea Dalzell. Drea shares about her transition from the Southwest to Minnesota and the many roles she holds in her life. The group also discuss the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in nonprofit organizations like CIC. Big thanks to Drea for sharing your story and all of your wisdom! **As a correction: Erin misspoke. Rather than Equanimity, Drea's work is through the lens of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusivity. Be sure to listen to Drea's podcast "Live True" and find her on Instagram @live.true.active

In this episode, we’re talking about why conflict is a good thing. Yep, you read that right! My friend and fellow Ramsey Personality Dr. John Delony will unpack the psychology of why we respond to conflict the way we do. I’ll wrap up the show by answering a few of the questions you’ve sent in on social. The REAL Problem With Your Relationships Why You and Your Spouse Are NOT on the Same Page with Dr. John Delony How to Set Boundaries at Work   Resources: Need more time? Get back 24 hours in your week by signing up for the free 7-Day Time Finder challenge. https://bit.ly/3oMi8yc Get back to you with my brand-new devotional, Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You. It will help you break through the busyness of life and build the confidence you need to embrace the person you want to be. https://bit.ly/2SkbPG8

Business coach, speaker, author, a mentor of mine and friend I'm so excited to share with you a conversation with Art McCracken. His perspective and leadership have helped me see possibilities and strive for bigger goals than I ever imagined. If you own a business or are looking for ways to show up a little bit better for yourself and your family, this is an episode for everyone!! Enjoy!Connect with Art on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3p70rtK

Danielle and Erin are joined by generous and powerful human being, Drea Dalzell. Drea shares her incredible path through recovery, her time in prison, and how her dogs have supported her in her journey. Be sure to listen to Drea's podcast "Live True" and find her on Instagram @live.true.active From Drea: Born in New Mexico, raised in Arizona, now a Minnesota transplant. I have lived in MN for 8 years. I have an older brother, who is one of my best friends. My parents are divorced, but both are very active in my life. I moved to MN because of my wonderful husband, who I met in AZ while he was attending school. We moved in 2012, and live in Sartell/St. Cloud. I am a recovering alcoholic of 10 years, I once struggled with addiction and the true feeling of non-belonging. As I have moved into a life of sobriety, I learned about the importance of community, especially a community of strong women. I am very particular about the relationships that I keep these days. Sobriety has brought me to a yoga practice, self reflection and growth, and most importantly turning that outward. I am the mother to two beautiful little girls, Eva (4) and Aria (2). By day, I work in the busy payroll industry, by night I am a game changer. I recently started a podcast of my own, nowhere near expert level, but I'm working on finding where and how I want my voice to be heard. I know deep down that I have a purpose to share and work in community, but I am only now working on the how and why. I have been married for 5 years, and have be together with my husband for almost 10. He has taught me the value of information, process and animal facts. He's a pretty amazing dude. In a nutshell, my motto is "Live true." Depth and raw authenticity is my jam. I'm about breaking down walls, and building up relationships.

How God Views Women with Rachael Lampa and Trillia Newbell   1:09 Are You Leaning Into God’s Plan for You? 9:54 What the Bible Says About Women with Rachael Lampa and Trillia Newbell 33:14 How to Transition Back to Work After Being a Stay-at-Home Mom Resources Christy's 7-Day Time FinderNeed more time? Get back 24 hours in your week by signing sign up for the free 7-Day Time Finder challenge. https://bit.ly/3w6Bz7q Christy's Devotional - Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to YouGet back to you with my brand-new devotional, Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You. It will help you break through the busyness of life and build the confidence you need to embrace the person you want to be. https://bit.ly/3uLlwf8   What does God have to say about women? I’ll share my thoughts in today’s show. You’ll also get to hear from Rachael Lampa and Trillia Newbell about an exciting new project they’ve been creating. And I’ll wrap up the show by answering a few personal questions you’ve sent in.   Are You Leaning Into God’s Plan for You? As women, we hear conflicting messages from culture and the church about who we’re supposed to be. But in reality, the only opinion that matters is God’s. So, what does God really think about you? Watch the video to find out.   What the Bible Says About Women with Rachael Lampa and Trillia Newbell Y’all, this interview was so fun! Rachael Lampa and Trillia Newbell talk about how they brought together a group of powerful and creative women for their new project, Faithful. You don’t want to miss this!   How to Transition Back to Work After Being a Stay-at-Home Mom You guys send me questions all the time, so I wanted to take some time to answer them! Today, we’re talking about getting back into the workforce after having kids.

Why Faith Is the Key to Personal Development with Lysa TerKeurst   1:24 Why Faith and Personal Development Go Together 13:56 How to Find Beauty in Your Story with Lysa TerKeurst 41:04 My Faith Story Resources Christy's 7-Day Time FinderNeed more time? Get back 24 hours in your week by signing sign up for the free 7-Day Time Finder challenge. https://bit.ly/3bmPn63 Christy's Devotional - Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to YouGet back to you with my brand-new devotional, Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You. https://bit.ly/3y5V9m9   Today, we’re tackling a big topic: how to trust God and still take responsibility for your life. I also get to have a conversation with my good friend Lysa TerKeurst about how to find beauty in the midst of pain. And guess what? At the end of the show, I’ll share a brand-new segment with you. You don’t want to miss it!   Why Faith and Personal Development Go Together People in the faith world can look down on people in the self-help world, and vice versa. But do they have to exist on such opposite extremes? I share my thoughts.   How to Find Beauty in Your Story with Lysa TerKeurst Y’all, I’m so excited to share this conversation with you. Lysa TerKeurst is an author, speaker and Bible teacher who has impacted the lives of millions of people, including mine! Today, we talk about how to find beauty even when life is full of heartbreak.   My Faith Story In today’s brand-new show segment, I get personal by answering your questions and telling you my personal faith journey.

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Have you ever gone through a season in life where your identity was tied to your kiddos, spouse, parents or job title? Did that make you feel lost or like you just didn’t know who you were anymore?! Join your friend Jeanette as she sits down with Christy Wright. Christy Wright is the founder of Business Boutique a company, book and podcast that equips women to make money doing what they love. Christy wants to help us build confidence in yourself, strengthen your faith, and become the person God created you to be.Today’s conversation is so great as we talk about her new book a 40 day devotional called LIVING TRUE 40 days to get back to you, we talk about loving our bodies, reshaping our brains and words we need to drop from our vocabulary!If you want to learn more about Christy, Business Boutique both the book and the conference, and her podcast The Christy Wright Show head to her instagram @christybwright

This is Why Your Work Matters with Jordan Raynor   0:49 How to Be Proud of the Work That You Do 9:51 How God Uses You in Your Work with Jordan Raynor 36:21 Does God Care About Your Work? Resources Christy's 7-Day Time FinderNeed more time? Get back 24 hours in your week by signing sign up for the free 7-Day Time Finder challenge. https://bit.ly/3u6H8lJ Business Boutique Conference Join Christy for the Business Boutique Conference, the event that will equip you to make money doing what you love. https://bit.ly/3dZZZtc Christy's Devotional - Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to YouGet back to you with my brand-new devotional, Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You. https://bit.ly/3xxwPt7   If you’ve ever struggled with finding meaning in your work, you need to watch today’s episode. I get to interview the brilliant author and entrepreneur Jordan Raynor, who shares why our work matters to God and to the people around us. We’ll also spend a few minutes journaling about how we can honor God in our work.   How to Be Proud of the Work That You Do Work is hard—especially if you’re feeling bored or burned out at your job. In this video, I’ll share one important truth that will help you wake up excited, not overwhelmed, about the day ahead.   How God Uses You in Your Work with Jordan Raynor Have you ever felt like the only way you can serve God is by becoming a pastor or joining a full-time ministry? Today, my friend Jordan Raynor explains why all types of work matter to God.   Does God Care About Your Work? “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” Colossians 3:23 (NIV)   This verse completely changed my perspective on work. I don’t know about you, but when I know that God cares about the details of my work, it makes me want to step it up, give it my best effort, and work to please him. Whether you’re the CEO in the corner office, or you’re waiting tables, or you’re a stay-at-home mom, God wants each of us to put our entire heart into our work. Spend a few minutes journaling your answers to these questions: Where do you see God in your work right now? How can you remember that God is using you right now in your work? How can you do your work unto the Lord more intentionally?

What if you became the woman God made you to be because of your struggles, rather than in spite of them? Christy Wright shares how times of difficulty reveal God's deeply personal nature, and how knowing Him can help you discover your truest self. She also reveals how getting real with God about your disappointments can actually lead to restored hope, crushing the doubt that is preventing you from walking confidently into the future God has for you. Visit ChristyWright.com or click here to check out her devotional Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You Check out our Sponsor Faithful Counseling 10% off first month offer Listen to this episode’s Guided Scripture Meditation Devotional on YouTube, "How God Sees You" Follow Agape Moms on Facebook or Instagram and join the Beloved Collective private Facebook group

What to Do When You’re Discouraged with Angie Smith   1:00 When Things Don’t Go Your Way, Remember This 9:32 Do THIS When Life Doesn’t Make Sense with Angie Smith 42:01 How Your Story Fits Into God’s Story Resources Christy's Devotional - Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You Get back to you with my brand-new devotional, Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You. It will help you break through the busyness of life and build the confidence you need to embrace the person you want to be. https://bit.ly/3gaQkS6 Christy's 7-Day Time Finder Feel like you never have enough time? Sign up for the free 7-Day Time Finder challenge to learn simple things you can do to take back your time. https://bit.ly/3eJjZzd     In today’s episode, we’re talking about how to get through the hard, confusing times in life. We’ll hear from author, speaker and Bible teacher Angie Smith about how to trust God when we don't understand what He's doing. And finally, we'll end with a few journal questions about how God's word encourages us through difficulty.   When Things Don’t Go Your Way, Remember This Are you feeling lost? When we’re in the middle of hard things, we quickly lose perspective and give up hope. In this video, I’ll share an important truth that will help you find the courage to keep going.   Do THIS When Life Doesn’t Make Sense with Angie Smith When you’re going through something hard, it’s easy to question, God, where are you? I sat down with my good friend Angie Smith and talked about how to trust God even when we don’t understand the story He’s writing.   How Your Story Fits Into God’s Story “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 (NIV)   From beginning to end, the Bible is full of hope. When we open the Scriptures, we find encouragement for our story by reading about the greater story. Here are a few journal questions to help unpack this idea: Have you ever thought of the Bible as one big story? What is the point of the story of Scripture? What part of God’s story do you want to know more about?

3 Steps to Get Excited About Your Life Again with Harris III   0:59 What to Do When Life Gets Boring 12:00 Is THIS Stealing Your Joy? with Harris III 35:28 What Fills You With Wonder? Resources Christy's Devotional - Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You Get back to you with my brand-new devotional, Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You. It will help you break through the busyness of life and build the confidence you need to embrace the person you want to be. https://bit.ly/3gaQkS6 Christy's 7-Day Time Finder Feel like you never have enough time? Sign up for the free 7-Day Time Finder challenge to learn simple things you can do to take back your time. https://bit.ly/3aeZSHK     Y’all, today’s episode is so much fun. We’re talking about how to get excited about life again, just like we were when we were kids. I also get to have an awesome conversation with Harris III (an illusionist, speaker, author and entrepreneur) on the topic of wonder. Finally, we’ll wrap up the show with a few journal questions.   What to Do When Life Gets Boring Between all the errands and chores and work tasks and commitments, it’s easy to feel like you’re running a business instead of actually living your life. If you’re tired of going through the motions, check out these three steps that will help you break out of boredom and experience more joy and wonder.   Is THIS Stealing Your Joy? with Harris III According to Harris III, wonder is “A childlike state in which we have permission to believe in a story we have yet to see.” The problem is, so many of us live with negative stories running through our heads all day. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Harris III shares some practical tips on how to change your story and see limitless possibilities for your life.   What Fills You With Wonder? “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” Psalm 8:3–4 (NIV)   God is performing miracles around us all the time. But often, we’re so caught up in our crazy lives that we don’t even notice what He’s doing! When we actually pause to look at the world around us and see how creative and powerful our God is, we’ll be filled with a sense of wonder. I want to give you some journal questions to help you process this: What fills you with wonder? What gets in the way of you being filled with wonder and awe? What’s one thing you want to do to take action on this idea of wonder so you can create it in your own life?  

Christy is a #1 national best-selling author and inspiring personal development speaker. She is the host of The Christy Wright Show, which is available on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Christy has spoken to thousands across the country at women’s conferences, Fortune 500 companies, and her own sold-out live events. Her first book, Business Boutique: A Woman’s Guide to Making Money Doing What You Love, has sold over 200,000 copies in all formats. We chatted about: The heart behind her latest book Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You Encouragement for someone who feels a piece of them has been put on the shelf during this season Encouragement for someone feeling overwhelmed by this season How to remind ourselves of what is constant when everything around us is changing Encouragement for women who struggle with confidence

Michelle and Lucy discuss why people shame others for investing in themselves (especially in healing with a dietitian, therapist, etc.) and how to connect to your unique values so you can forge your own path. Our goal is to share our honest & raw conversations on how to find nourishment in mind, body, & soul so that you can feel empowered to take on your life without obsessing over food! Screenshot this episode and tag us on Instagram @deepdietitians so we can say hi! We would love to hear questions you have when it comes to nutrition, lifestyle, and food. Your Q could be featured on an upcoming episode! ____ Keywords: nutrition, food, dietitians, health, wellness, mind body soul, fitness, intuitive eating, mindfulness, mindful eating, food freedom, diet culture, diet culture dropout, antidiet, social media, eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, health at every size, binge eating, binge eating recovery

What to Do When Worry Takes Over with Sissy Goff   0:50 Three Ways to Stop Worrying 12:58 What to Do When Your Child Is Anxious with Sissy Goff 38:04 Don't Worry About THIS . . . Resources Christy's Devotional - Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to YouBuild confidence to step into who you were created to be with Christy's devotional, Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You. https://bit.ly/3sGA6nd   Christy's 5-Day Confidence BoostSign up for Christy's free 5-Day Confidence Boost! https://bit.ly/3wcNAcq   Business Boutique AcademyGet everything you need to start or grow your business inside Christy's exclusive training group, the Business Boutique Academy. https://bit.ly/3uelKun     When you're anxious about something, it's easy to get stuck in your own head. Today, we'll talk about three practical ways to stop worrying. Plus, I get to interview author and counselor Sissy Goff about how to help our kids when they're facing mental health challenges. And we'll wrap up the show with a few journal questions about how we can worry less and trust God more.   3 Ways to Stop Worrying There are a million things we can worry about. And when your thoughts start to run away from you, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and stuck. Here are three ways to stop worrying before it gets out of control.   What to Do When Your Child Is Anxious with Sissy Goff My guest for today, Sissy Goff, has been a counselor for 30 years. In our interview, she shares practical tips on how to spot the warning signs of anxiety in our kids and how to love them well through mental health challenges.   Don't Worry About THIS . . . "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life . . ." Matthew 6:25 (NIV)   I love this passage because it reminds us that it's actually possible to train our minds not to worry! Instead of listening to negative thoughts and worrying about the same old problems, we can choose to focus on our heavenly Father, who loves us and is always taking care of us. Easier said than done, right? To help make this truth a reality, spend some time journaling your answers to these questions:  What do you worry about the most? How does Matthew 6:25­-34 help you remember not to worry? What comfort do you find when you remember that God will take care of you?

Have you ever really thought about all of the people, places, and things that have shaped your current life? Have you ever paused to realize that most of the choices you make every day are influenced by some(one) or some(thing), be it from the past or present? In this episode, we're unpacking all of the distractions and voices in your head that you've been carrying around - many without even realizing - that are holding you back and making space for more of your true self to show up and live freely YOU.

In this session we explore living true to ourselves and our hearts in a world that tells us to seek outside ourselves for answers and validation. We find our way back home to ourselves by turning within, and getting quiet and still. Meditation begins at 9:25.The practice beings with the poem: Start Close In, by David Whyte. The meditation explores sinking into the depth of your being and asking four simple words: what do I want?Mentions:Tina Porter- Tina Porter YogaGlennon Doyle- UntamedI greatly appreciate your support. If you would like to make a donation you can do so here:DONATE NOWI love to hear from you! Contact me HERE.Follow me on Social MediaInstagram @mollyrobinsonhealingFacebook @mollyrobinsonhealingVisit my website www.mollyrobinsonhealing.comSpecial thanks to Ashlyn McKnight for creating the music.Thank you to my teachers and sources of inspiration:Coly VulpianniJoAnne PalladinoTara BrachTina PorterThe Way Of Mastery (Shanti Christo Foundation)Glennon Doyle

Holidays are wonderful! They bring us closer together and create memories that last a lifetime. However, they're also a lot of hassle and sometimes can even be really stressful. Do you love holidays or do you not think they're worth it? Dolores Hydock tells us how her father was a holiday fanatic who went all out for every occasion. Her mother, on the other hand, never cared for them...except for birthdays. Tune in to hear Dolores Hydock tell her personal tales of various holidays because whether they're good or bad, crazy or peaceful, or beloved or dreaded, they sure are memorable. On today's episode, enjoy the following:“Birthday Gift” by Dolores Hydock from Holidazed! (11:34)“13 Quilts” by Michael Reno Harrell from Grit & Wit (6:48)“Jaguar and Hare” by Simon Brooks from Second-Hand Tales (7:58)“Wilde Roses” by Ann Rutherford from Habit of Joy: Stories of Living True to Ourselves (14:45)“Bill Greenfield and the Big Old Bear” by Joseph Bruchac from Adirondack Tall Tales, Volume One: The Bill Greenfield Stories (4:07)Radio Family Journal: "Sponge Balls" (4:44)

On today's episode, enjoy the following: “Birthday Gift” by Dolores Hydock from Holidazed! (11:34) “13 Quilts” by Michael Reno Harrell from Grit & Wit (6:48) “Jaguar and Hare” by Simon Brooks from Second-Hand Tales (7:58) “Wilde Roses” by Ann Rutherford from Habit of Joy: Stories of Living True to Ourselves (14:45) “Bill Greenfield and the Big Old Bear” by Joseph Bruchac from Adirondack Tall Tales, Volume One: The Bill Greenfield Stories (4:07) Radio Family Journal: "Sponge Balls" (4:44)

Lindsay Tompkins, Intuitive Life & Business Coach, is notable for many things, but especially for her ability to live unapologetically true-to-herself in her personal life, relationships, friendships, career and lifestyle as a whole. In this episode, you'll learn how getting honest with yourself can bring a sense of clarity and contentment to your life that will help you get out of the trap of looking for happiness in the next person, place or thing. Episode Notes In this episode we discuss: Cultivating confidence: has Lindsay always been this way? Resisting change and how it's holding you back Listening to your gut and how to do it Why Lindsay has Kathryn Ducey's name tattooed on her arm Trusting yourself and why it matters What to do when you feel uninspired Becoming more critical of food & body when life feels “out of control” Lindsay's learnings from doing the keto diet this past Summer Palm Springs Life and Intuitive Living as a whole Showing up authentically online and offline Calling in her dream partner, D Coming out as pansexual Intuitive Way For Eating Winter 2021 - APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSING The application period for The Intuitive Way For Eating Winter 2021 program is closing this Wednesday December 2nd at 5pm EST. Claim one of the 15 spots for the Winter 2021 Intuitive Way For Eating program and submit your application today! If it's a good fit, you will be contacted within 48 hours to secure your spot. Click here to apply.  Thanks to our sponsor, Made With Local Shop Made With Local's exclusive holiday bundles over at madewithlocal.com, including their Super Santa Bundle, Warm Up Winter Bundle and Gingerbread Bundle. These make for awesome gifts for teachers, families or even yourself ! Click here and use “RACHEL20” at checkout on madewithlocal.com to save 20% off of your next order.  Resources: Lindsay Tompkins Instagram @_lindsaytompkins Lindsay Tompkins Website Strut Niagara Instagram @strutniagara @notdefining Instagram Lindsay Tompkin's Runaway Bride Episode (The Very Vulnerable Podcast)

The Key to Knowing Who You Are: Getting Back to You Part 2   0:46 Why You're Not Who You Think You Are 8:17 Are You Struggling to Be Yourself? With Jamie Ivey 29:48 What God Wishes You Knew Resources Christy's New Devotional - Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to YouBetween endless errands and an overwhelming schedule, it's easy to feel like you've lost yourself. That's why I wrote my brand-new devotional, Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You, to help you break through the busyness of life and find confidence in the woman you were created to be. Get your copy today: https://bit.ly/2TGoaSC We want to hear your feedback about The Christy Wright Show! Email us at hello@christywright.com to let us know what you think of the show.   I want to be true to me. And I want you to live true to you as well. So, today, we're talking about how to live true to you. Jamie Ivey, my good friend and bestselling author, joins us to talk about her new book, You Be You. Then, we'll open up our journals and dive into what it really means to be loved and live true to ourselves.   Why You're Not Who You Think You Are It's so important for us to get to the root of our identity to know who we truly are. But so often, we look to others to tell us who we are. We look at the world around us and look at our roles and responsibilities and titles to find our sense of identity. But as wonderful as some of those roles and responsibilities and relationships are, they do not define you. The world can never tell you who you are. There's only one place that you can find the true source of your identity. We can't live a life true to ourselves if we don't first look to the one who gave us life to begin with. You're so much more than those roles and responsibilities. Sure, those things are wonderful blessings in your life, but they're not everything. They don't define you, and they aren't the single source of your identity. If one of those things changes, you need to know that you're still enough. You still have value. God says that you're created, and you're chosen. He made you, and He doesn't make mistakes. You're adored. You're loved. He delights in you. And He's with you and wants to spend time with you. You're loved by the God of the universe. That's who you are.   Are You Struggling to Be Yourself? With Jamie Ivey I'm so excited because Jamie Ivey is joining us in the studio today to dive deeper into this topic of knowing who you really are. She also shares more about her brand-new book, You Be You. Here are a few topics from our conversation: Balancing contentment and ambition The secret to staying rooted in your identity Combatting comparison Living with purpose in seasons of waiting Redefining success in our lives   What God Wishes You Knew "Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand." Isaiah 64:8 (NIV) We're made in the image of God. We're a product of His creation. It's so easy to look at all of our flaws and failures, mistakes and missteps, and all the ways we've gotten it wrong and messed up. But there's also something really beautiful about the fact that God created us, and He doesn't make mistakes. I think about how many wonderful things I love about my kids, and how many things I want for them, and how proud I am of them. But for some reason, translating that to the God of the universe-that He could love me more than that-that's so hard to wrap my mind around. Take some time to answer these questions today: If you have children, how do you feel about them? If you don't have children, think about people in your life that you love so much. How do you feel about them? What do you hope they know about themselves? This is more of a challenge: I want you to take what you wrote down as an answer for your first and second questions, and I want you to write down every one of those statements as truth...

What does it mean to live our truth? What does it mean to love ourselves? How can we become the master of our own minds? Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews author and founder of the Institute for Transformational Thinking Ora Nadrich Learn more about your guest below: Ora Nadrich is the founder of the Institute for Transformational Thinking and the author Says Who? How One Simple Question Can Change the Way You Think Forever, as well as Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity, which was named as one of the 100 Best Mindfulness Books of All Time. She is a certified life coach and Mindfulness teacher, specializing in transformational thinking, self-discovery and mentoring new coaches as they develop their careers. Her work has been featured in Women's Health Magazine, Reader's Digest, Conscious Lifestyle Magazine, Fast Company, Success Magazine, Spirituality & Health, Elevated Existence, NBC News, LA Yoga Magazine, Yahoo! Health, and many more. Learn more at * OraNadrich.com * https://twitter.com/OraNadrich * https://www.facebook.com/AuthorOraNadrich/ * https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNadxVSPDteQbFf6mj394Aw * theiftt.org * https://www.facebook.com/TheIFTT/ * https://www.instagram.com/theiftt/ Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

In this episode, I'm interviewing international relational facilitator, writer, and human design consultant, Amelia Broughton, about all things human design. Human Design is a dynamic system that reveals who you truly are, empowering you with the awareness of your inner compass so that you can follow your path with self-trust and confidence. It's designed for self-improvement and interpersonal understanding. By understanding your map, you catalyze the awakening of the person you've always been. HERE'S WHAT WE COVER: + What is HD? Intro to types, strategies, & authorities + What becomes possible in relationships, life decisions, daily interactions & more through HD + Quieting the mind & dropping into the body for your highest truth in decision making + Navigating your Saturn return w/ HD -- Connect with me & learn more about our guest! SHOWNOTES FOLLOW ME ON IG MY WEBSITE FREE GODDESS RESOURCE COLLECTION Music by @the_mastermind760 -- Thank you for listening my loves! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes! Xx

Please know that you can listen to these podcasts AT ANY TIME; time is fluid and there is some piece of information and inspiration in it for you to hear!  The podcast is separated into parts:  an initial talk and topic, a look at the daily astrology, and the final part is a guidance tarot card reading from the Osho Zen Tarot Deck, and you can skip to different parts of the podcast through the chapter markers)!     In this episode, I review the feeling of being calm and how to work toward being balanced.  How we think and feel, and what we strive for is so important!!  Today's topic, among others:  the importance of dealing with our personal energy levels--clearing out and dissolving the muck and/or draining energetic connections w/ other people and environments.  HSP's in particular need to be conscious of energetic balance of all levels:  physical, spiritual, emotional, mental, and beyond.  Maintaining this in a healthy way is key.  I share info to help dissolve fear and uncertainty, including connection with a higher source and the benefit that we get from grounding things in 'the Highest Good of All'!!     I talk about astrological happenings (Sun opposite Pluto Retrograde, Mars semi-sextile Uranus, Mars conjunct Chiron, etc.), and how it can affect us in positive ways.      I end the episode by pulling and interpreting cards from the Osho Zen Tarot deck:  today IT WAS AMAZING, TOO!  I started out reviewing the reading from yesterday (because I was so fascinated with it), and then today's reading surpassed it!  I interpret the cards using both Osho Zen and Rider-Waite counterpart meanings.I appreciate you!  For more good stuff look up and enabling Astrology Bear and Affirmation Bear through Alexa on Amazon; I offer free daily horoscopes and inspirational sayings to help guide your day! https://www.amazon.com/s?k=astrology+bear+alexa&ref=nb_sb_noss  Also follow RV Empath on Instagram, also rvempath.com For music *REACTION* videos, check out Astrology Bear on Youtube Please LIKE / SUBSCRIBE / SUPPORT this podcast, and Thank You!!

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Rashawn Copeland joins Dave on the show to discuss how we need to live out our belief in God and the Christian faith. Oftentimes, we profess what we believe, but we don't live it out other than on Sunday. Also, Rashawn fills us in on the details of his book, Start Where You Are: How God Meets You in Your Mess, Loves You through It, and Leads You Out of It, which is set to debut in September 2020. Pre-order your copy at https://amzn.to/2VFR9I4. Dave also reads John 2:1-11 where Jesus performs the miracle of turning water into wine at the wedding feast in Cana. He gives some insight on how we can live out the Mother of God's directive to listen to Jesus when she says, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” Check out the readings for April 27, 2020 at https://www.oca.org/readings/daily/2020/04/27/2. Interested in homeschooling your kids from an Orthodox Christian perspective? Well, you need to check out St. Emmelia Ministries Orthodox Christian Homeschooling. They have an online conference starting Thursday, April 30, 2020 and it's all on Zoom. Keynote speaker is Fr. Stephen Freeman. For details and to register for free, check out https://daviddomzalski.com/emmelia/. Got a question? Send Dave a message at https://anchor.fm/david-domzalski/message or email Dave at DadDevotionals@gmail.com. Also, follow Dad Devotionals on Facebook and subscribe to our channel on YouTube. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-domzalski/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-domzalski/support

Hayley takes a deep dive into what values are and why it's so important that we align ourselves to our true values in order to be living our most fulfilling lives. 

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This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes CEO, Author, Speaker and Mentor Debra Poneman. For over 35 years, Debra Poneman, bestselling author and founder of Yes to Success Seminars, has shared her success system, now used by tens of thousands of people in every corner of the globe, to create lives of not only success and abundance, but deep and profound happiness, self-love and lasting inner fulfillment. Known as the mentor to the mentors, Debra's students have used her teachings to become mega-successful entrepreneurs, renowned transformational leaders, NY Times bestselling authors, millionaires, billionaires — even household names. But Debra's greatest gift is her deep belief in each person's magnificence and her ability to convey that belief to activate in her audience members and clients profound and lasting inner and outer transformation. Segment 1: Sam begins with this week's quotes from Abraham and the Universe. He describes the importance of showing up with our soul shining through and how it can help positively shift our relationships. Sam welcomes Debra to the show. Debra reflects on today's quotes by reminding us to seek a current of good in our lives. Debra recounts her early career in investment sales in Los Angeles and how she found her passion in teaching seminars. Segment 2: Debra explains why she teaches principles from the 1980's that are still relevant today. Debra notes how we should manifest the ideas given to us by the energy the universe and how we should not wait until everything is perfect to begin. She explains that we should keep brilliant ideas secret and keep that which is sacred secret. Debra shares her principle “treat everybody like the most important person in the world”. Segment 3: Sam and Debra discuss two stories about her children: one about her daughter and one about her son. Debra recounts how her daughter taught her that everyone's work is important and everyone has the potential to change lives. She shares how her son turned his passion for basketball into a career helping underprivileged students receive college athletic scholarships. Sam describes the importance of relationship capital as shown through both stories. Segment 4: Sam and Debra weigh in on myths in the self-help space. Debra explains that we should not tell people about our ideas in the hopes of others holding you accountable. She cautions against relying on others for accountability. She explains cocoons, her idea of obstacles we have to face in life, and how cocoons are placed in our life for us to overcome. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-consultant-hour8505/donations

Welcome to episode NUMBER 3 of The Stacey June Show.On this episode, Australia's OG Podcast Queen Stacey June sits down with Laura Byrne (Bachelor - Matty J Season) to discuss her pregnancy AND her miscarriage. Stacey and Laura discuss how women can go through wins and losses with fertility and pregnancy yet still have each-other's back. Stacey opens up about trying for a baby around everyone falling pregnant.Laura discusses how The Bachelor helped her figure herself out when it comes to relationships! The irony is not lost on either of them. She talks about the relationships she was in before she met Matt, and how he has helped her to live more authentically.The Stacey June Show is a podcast that has been built to celebrate your differences, find the funny in the f*cked and give you the tools to help you be the person you know you can be. Make no mistake - this is no motivational meme. The conversations with thought leaders, celebs and experts who go deep, will leave you set to make the changes you have always desired and introduce you to your inner spark. Practical, funny and useful in one.You can find more about on her Instagram account hereYou can shop her jewels hereRead the Telegraph interview hereYou can listen to Stacey's Pregnancy / Miscarriage journey hereTo sign up to get the latest on this podcast - join our mail list hereRead more - www.staceyjune.com/blogSign up for Stacey's workshop's or coaching - www.staceyjune.com/workshopsPodcast guest bookings queries - abbie@thinkergirl.com.auManagement queries - support@staceyjune.comThis was a long ep - it felt like a catch up with a mate so we haven't touched too much of it. Let me know what you think about the length!Can I ask for some help?Please encourage your friends to subscribe and it would be super helpful if you left a rating and review so new people can find us xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Okay, friends. Our last episode of 2018 is going to straight-up light your soul on fire! We are talking to the amazing Jillian Bolanz, a transformational life and business coach who is on fire to help women find their true selves. Jillian opens up about how she finally stepped into her own power by overcoming a history of shame and self-loathing to find healing and, ultimately, her True Self. Today she's breaking down the actionable steps we can take to tap into our fullest potential as we head into 2019. Listen in for Jillian's wisdom on how to find the True You: Why we use the things we love most in life as a sword against ourselves The first small step you can take to shifting your beliefs about yourself Two key questions to ask yourself to get in alignment with the True You Why it's essential to find opportunities to celebrate and fill your “now” with the things you desire for your future self How incorporating two minutes of stillness into your daily practice will transform your life You can stay in touch with Jillian on Instagram @JillianBolanz and listen to her podcast, “Morning Sunshine with Jillian Bolanz.” Learn more about her 2019 coaching program at  www.jillianbolanz.com/dreamquest2019.   In the meantime, add Jillian's book recommendations to your 2019 reading list: Evolution of Goddess , Woman Code, and Big Magic.

We live in a world where people struggle to find true fulfillment. The normal routes people try are roadblocks. But once in a while we hear those stories which remind us that it's possible for our lives to have real meaning. What can we learn from the life of Jesus and the unique path He laid for true and lasting fulfillment?