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Episode 485: It's time for our end of the year radio hour where Som lets you in on Anime Summit's favorite OPs and EDs of 2024! Playlist is below and make sure to support the artists and their work in the appropriate places after listening. Thanks! 0:00 - Som Intro 4:10 - Cool Surprise Anime OP 5:07 - Som Intro Cont. 7:42 - “Sound of Snow” by Novelbright - A Sign of Affection OP 11:28 - “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” by Creepy Nuts - MASHLE OP 14:15 - “Akaneko” by Suiyoubi no Campanella - Red Cat Ramen OP  17:45 - Som Interlude 1 21:28 - “Orange” by SPYAIR - Haikyuu!! Movie: Battle of the Garbage Dump Theme 25:18 - “Perfume” by Cosmic Treat - Beyblade X S2 28:23 - “ROCK ME KISS ME feat. MOTSU” by Yu Serizawa - MF Ghost S2 OP 32:15 - “Shokuzai” by SID - Black Butler: Public School Arc ED 36:09 - “Danger Danger” by FZMZ feat icy - Shangri-La Frontier OP2 39:47 - “Nobody” by OneRepublic - Kaiju no 8 ED 41:17 - Som Interlude 2 44:24 - “Burning” by Hitsujibungaku - Oshi no Ko S2 ED 48:14 - “Falling Up -Korean Ver.”” by Stray Kids - Tower of God OP 51:23 - “Natori” by Absolute Zero - Wind breakers OP  54:39 - “Same Blue” by Official HIGE DANdism - Blue Box OP 58:33 - “Haru (Sunny)” by Yorushika - Sousou no Frieren OP2 1:03:03 - “Hate no Nai Tabi” by Aina Suzuki - The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash OP 1:05:40 - Som Interlude 3  1:11:38 - “UNDER and OVER” by The Oral Cigarettes - Yakuza Fiance OP 1:15:30 - “Lock-On” by MAISONdes feat. Hashimero, MeguriMeguru - Urusei yatsura s2 OP 1:18:17 - “Otonoke” by Creepy Nuts - Dandadan OP

Natori join Arden on the Miscarriage Stories Podcast to discuss her pregnancy experience and how traumatic miscarriage can be no matter how "early" in pregnancy you are. We discuss a difficult encounter with medical staff, things that have helped her cope and grieve, taking time off work after loss, and so much more. Do you want to share your story? https://TheMiscarriageDoula.as.me/?appointmentType=63230129 Interested in the services of The Miscarriage Doula? Learn more at her website: themiscarriagedoula.co --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arden-cartrette/support

Welcome to another episode of Faking Adulthood. Today my co-host is Uche Natori. We talk motherhood (to our plants), friendship and a bit of everything! Grab a cuppa, it's a great episode!Hope you enjoyyyy ❤️Get in touch here with thoughts, complaints of the day & dilemmas

Welcome to another episode of Faking Adulthood. Today my co-host is Uche Natori and this episode goes from deep to ridiculous very quickly! We talk about the Magic in the process, the con of preparing instead of living and of course our crushes or lack of. You know the vibes, grab a cuppa and prepare for a layered conversation between friends. Hope you enjoyyy!Follow us on:Rita B IG - www.instagram.com/msritabUche Natori - www.instagram.com/uchjnFaking Adulthood - www.instagram.com/fakingadulthoodpod

We're talking about raising kids with type 1, the journey to diabetes independence, and educating around the use of emergency glucagon. We're bringing you a panel discussion from Moms' Night Out Frisco! We have terrific speakers at our Moms' Night Out events but we also have some panel discussions. This time around it's Stacey and Cami DiRoberto. Cami's daughter, Maci, was diagnosed with type 1 at age 7 in 2017. She and turned 13 just after our conference back in October. Couple of quick housekeeping notes: this was presented and recorded as a hybrid Zoom and in person presentation – Cami broke her arm and was unable to attend in person. Her audio is fine, but Stacey's recorded through the computer mic and isn't up to our usual standards. We're providing the transcript below. Cami is a Gvoke ambassador and this panel was sponsored by Xeris Pharmaceuticals, the company that makes Gvoke. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Note: Gvoke is a prescription injection for the treatment of very low blood sugar in adults and kids with diabetes ages 2 and above. Do not use if you have a specific type of adrenal or pancreatic tumor, starvation, chronic low blood sugar, or allergy to GVOKE. High blood pressure, hypoglycemia, and serious skin rash can occur. Call your doctor or get medical help right away of you have a serious allergic reaction including rash, difficulty breathing, or low blood pressure. Visit www.gvokeglucagon.com/risk for more information. Find out more about Moms' Night Out  Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Edgepark Medical Supplies Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter here Here's where to find us: Facebook (Group) Facebook (Page) Instagram Twitter Check out Stacey's books! Learn more about everything at our home page www.diabetes-connections.com  Reach out with questions or comments: info@diabetes-connections.com Episode transcription:  Stacey Simms  0:05 This is Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms. This week talking about raising kids with type one, the journey to diabetes independence and educating around the use of emergency glucagon. I'm bringing you a panel discussion from moms Night Out Frisco. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Welcome to another week of the show. You know, we aim to educate and inspire about diabetes with a focus on people who use insulin. I'm your host, Stacey Simms and my son was diagnosed with type 117 years ago this week right before he turned to he's almost 19 years old. He's a freshman in college and he's far from perfect. I'm far from perfect but cannot believe how far we have come at our moms night out events. We always have terrific speakers. Coming up for our Charlotte event. In February we have Sarah Stewart Holland. She is the co host of pantsuit politics, and her son was diagnosed really not too long ago. She went through that very publicly, and just going to be sharing her story. Our other speaker is Madison Carter. She is a local TV news anchor who lives with type one herself. But we also have some panel discussions at these events. This time around you're going to hear me and Cami de Roberto hammies daughter Macy was diagnosed with type one at age seven in 2017. She had her birthday just after our conference, which was back in October a couple of quick housekeeping notes. This was presented and recorded as a hybrid zoom and in person presentation, kami broke her arm and was unable to attend in person. Her audio is great, but mine recorded through the zoom. And it is pretty rough. My amazing editor John has worked his magic the best that he can. But I'll be honest with you my side of the conversation is not up to what I think our usual standards are around here. I will tell you though, I'm putting a transcription in with this episode. Wherever you're listening, you should be able to scroll down on the podcast app and see and read what you're listening to. If there's any confusion about my side of the conversation, you can always head over to diabetes connections.com and click on the episode homepage to read it as well. Also, Cami is a Gvoke ambassador and this panel was sponsored by Xeris pharmaceuticals, the company that makes Gvoke you know I like my full disclosures around here. But they made this really easy. This is a genuine Parent to Parent conversation. And it's mostly about independence. You know how you get from a kid who's totally dependent on you to a young adult that you you can send off on their own. And one more thing about mom's night out the early bird special for our next event in Charlotte has ended but I'm gonna give you a promo code right here just use m n o mom's night out m n o 30 to save $30 off Charlotte registration. Alright, that is a long enough introduction. The panel is up next and since I just told you about CAMI I took out the introduction that I gave at the event and the big lead up so we're going to just jump directly in right after this important message. Gvokeis a prescription injection for the treatment of very low blood sugar in adults and kids with diabetes ages two and above. Do not use if you have a specific type of adrenal or pancreatic tumor starvation, chronic low blood sugar or allergy to Gvoke High Blood Pressure hypoglycemia and serious skin rash can occur. Call your doctor or get medical help right away. If you have a serious allergic reaction, including rash, difficulty breathing or low blood pressure visit Gvokeglucagon.com/risk. For more information. I think everybody has heard my family's diagnosis story. My son was going to the strip before he turned to one can tell us a little bit about Macy's diagnosis.   Cami  4:01 Yeah, so Macy was diagnosed in second grade. It was the tail end of her second grade year. I'm sure like many of you, I was completely ignorant about type 1 diabetes. I knew there was a type one I knew there was type two, I really didn't know the difference. I knew one kind of struck children, but I was completely ignorant. So it was like the last week of her second grade year at school and we had just moved back to California from Arizona actually. So we were kind of transitioning and all in all areas of life. And she had three bedwetting accidents in a matter of three weeks. First time she was at my mom's house, like having a little sleepover with me. And my mom called me the next morning and I called and checked in. Hey, how was everything? You guys have fun last night? She said yeah. She said we're just we're cleaning up to today. Macy had a little accident and I was like, well that's really weird. She hasn't done that in years. But that's so weird because it's not totally outside of the norm for a seven year old little girl you know it could happen so that was weird, but a week later happened again and I was like, Okay, are we drinking too much water before we go to bed? What's happening? Let's let's really so I started to pay more attention happened one more time a week later on, I was like, something's wrong. The red flags, you know, we're going off. And so it was a party it was because it was the last week of school. It was a party at school. And I woke her up and saw that she had had an accident and it kind of laid some towels down and changed your sheets. And I said, Oh, honey, I said, You had another accident. I said, I think we probably need to get in and see a doctor now. I said, Do you feel okay, you know, in my mind, I was hoping like bladder infection or something like that. But somewhere in the depths of my mother's instinct, diabetes flashed across my brain. And i i To this day, I don't know why. So I was sort of praying that it wasn't gonna be that, but I didn't really even know why I was thinking that it was all very blurry and confusing. But she said she felt fine. She wanted to go to school. So I said, okay, and I made an appointment with her pediatrician that afternoon. So I picked all three of my kids up from school that afternoon, and the four of us had at the end of the pediatrics office, and she checked it out and you know, took her vitals and sort of a physical exam. And she said, I think she'll show your daughter fine. She said, I think she's growing. It's hot outside, you know, but she's fine. And I said, Okay, I said, we'll upgrade nose and I said, Can you just indulge me? And could you check for diabetes. And I swear to you, I still don't know why I felt so convicted to request that. But I did. And she did sort of begrudgingly. And our blood sugar came back at 323. I'll never forget time kind of stopped in that moment. Doctor came back after the nurse came in and prick Macy's finger, you know, she left when three, the four of us were playing I Spy in the room. And like 1015 minutes later, so kind of like now that I look back and inordinately long time, the doctor kind of knocked on the door and up and said, Hey, Mom, can you come out in the hallway for a second? So I walked out. And she had the landline kind of cradled her shoulder and she she was clearly on hold when she said I am so sorry, I don't really know how to tell you this. But you're right, your your daughter has diabetes, and you're going to be heading to the hospital for a couple days. And you know, here's my office, if you want to make arrangements for your other kids, and just the world just kind of stops for a second. And in that moment, I didn't even know what I didn't know. I mean, I'm sure many of you can share that sentiment. It's just confusing. You don't even really know what you're about to deal with. But that was how she was diagnosed. And then off we went to children's Fortunately, she was, you know, we avoided DKA, which I'm so grateful for, like I said her blood sugar was 323. So they actually sent us home and called us when a bed was ready for her. So we were able to go home and pack a bag and kind of try to be positive and find some sanity for us. But also,   Stacey Simms  7:34 we were so lucky, our pediatrician, I called them similar symptoms. And she said, You have never seen diabetes, can anybody under the age of two to provide your program and so we can move on out. And we had such a incredible start to the families today because of that very smart pediatrician didn't let it get to be a routine thing. Can you talk a little bit of you mentioned your other children. This could be a whole separate discussion unto itself. But to talk about the impact to your to your family,   Cami  8:03 if you can believe this, at the time she was diagnosed, we were literally living through a kitchen remodel, my whole dining room was set up I had like a hot plate and we had moved our refrigerator was like an all the way by the front door. Our house was an absolute disaster. And of course, we needed to figure out our new sort of diet plan as well after all this. So kitchen remodel and type 1 diabetes diagnosis were not ideal at the same time. So my husband Tori and I were in the hospital for two nights. And fortunately, we have a big family here. And so we had my sisters in law and my brothers and I mean, we had all kinds of family that came and stayed with my kids. But those first nine to 12 months were really particularly rough on Macy's, little sister Emma, they're they're really close in age, but 14 months apart. I think it's so confusing. She was six at the time. And I think she was terrified. And so much attention goes to managing it's in those early weeks, months, gosh, even the first year who you're still trying to figure out what your cadence for management is, you know, how often are you going to prick your finger and where and when and how do you leave the house and make sure you have everything that you need. I mean, there's so much it's like everything else stops and all you can do is focus on how to make sure this child of yours stay safe. And so I think there there definitely was an impact on my two younger children because all the focus was on me so we worked really hard on my husband and I like taking turns to like take the other two and do kind of go do special things and get them out of the house. But that was tricky for a while. That was definitely tricky, but we encouraged my other two kids to like prick their fingers and hey, let's all check our blood sugar. So we did a lot of that in the first couple months, which was kind of fun. My Anna Macy sister was not not a fan of the prep but my son was like all about it. He was doing it to my sister so that was super cute.   Stacey Simms  9:53 It is hard it still works to this day. I don't want to seem genuine so like self promotion machine like I did talk to my daughter went off tests. It is one of my favorite episodes. It was just last year. It's part of the sequence and it's okay to acknowledge that what helped me was just really honest. Aisha Nina, she's 22 She is really got an interesting perspective. It's been a while to see she was fine with me was diagnosed and she's very honest. And she still has some hard feelings about it. But she's an adult to, to acknowledge why it was the way it was. And she's also it was a lot of fun to talk about that damn Calgary, Kimball. Because my son was diagnosed who for the first time all that disrupted Alright, so I'm gonna ask him, I'm gonna put my own two cents in real quick. So we're gonna talk about that what was going through your head when Macy was diagnosed? Right and talking about your concerns and views for the future? Here's how. I don't want to say dumb. Here's what I didn't know about diabetes. So my little 23 months old. My first question for the endocrinologist was, don't I have to be shuffling his feet and put his toenails differently? I was like   something is like, okay, no, it's got to be like that. I mean, we're talking about bigger fears. But you know, that's where I started out.   Cami  11:27 Yeah, I'm not too far off. My first question was, was she going to have to like wear on her body because I didn't want her tiny little frail body like Mark with devices. I was like, am I Heartland my, my mind went immediately, like pacemaker I'm like, can we get this stuff inside, so we don't have to, like be visible about the so my first little vanity, which is a concern, you know, I didn't want her to have to wear stuff. And they were like, now there's, there's no pacemaker type machine. That's gonna. I mean, it's amazing how quickly I got past that. I mean, we were we had we used to call it a power packs. And so you know, the more visible we could be the better. So we got past that. And thankfully, I think we might even touch on this a little later. But she's super open about her devices. And when people ask her and said that, so that was great. But yeah, my initial thought was, oh, my God, oh, my gosh, and and it really wasn't until I got home, Stacy that I realized the 24/7 hour nature just and actually, I remember, I think it was day two, and we were on lunch of day two. So we had checked in like late afternoon on I think, a Thursday. And so we had dinner at the hospital. And then we had breakfast at the hospital. And so we were working on lunch at the hospitals for our third meal. And the nurse comes in and says, okay, so it's time to, you know, let's do our carb counts and let dial up our insulin, we know what our ratio is. And we were like, Yeah, we got this and I looked at when I went, hey, just to like, be clear, I go, we're not this isn't like, Bro. This is like, like, while we're in LA, oh, we're gonna, this is gonna level out. We're not gonna have to do this all the time. Right? And she was like, yeah, no, this is basically, this is how we have to do meals. Wow. So that was a moment to   Stacey Simms  13:05 Yeah, we're here in order to talk about dealing with loans preparing for loans. Do you remember when you realize, because when you and I were talking, I'm gonna ask you to some of these things I have the answer to so Don't be coy. I didn't think about this for a while but used to think about this in the hospital already. When they started applying with us. Right. It   Cami  13:24 was discharged day. And it was our last meeting with the diabetes educators who were fabulous. By the way. They were wonderful contents. Yeah, it was our last day. And so we like our final meeting. And you know, Macy stayed in a row and just touring and I went into the diabetes education room. And they kind of did like an overview. And then they said, Okay, and there's, you know, there's one more thing that we need to make sure we go over with you. And that's, you know, what we call severe lows, and they pulled out the red glucagon emergency kit. And they said, You know, sometimes you can have too much insulin or too much activity. And, and it doesn't happen very often. But, you know, sometimes it can happen, and you need to be prepared to use this kit. And I was like, what? Can you pause for a moment? And let's just rewind a minute. What do you mean, and that was a massive moment in time where I realized, so this medicine that you're telling us, we have to give her, and we have to decide how much to give her to keep her alive, if we give too much, could also be fatal. And, boy, that was a poignant moment. And I'm sure one we could all share and pause on because that is the reality. But yes, that was when we left the hospital and I was absolutely terrified, terrified about severe lows.   Stacey Simms  14:42 I want to just get to the other question before the one in terms of like, do you have those fears, but you you still want him to lose their life? You still want them to be independent? I mean, your seven year old so you're going to immediately send her off to be super independent. But how did you Once the engine, you know, I hesitate to see how did you get the cast that but how did you move forward with that?   Cami  15:05 It was difficult, um, you know, that was sort of the age, you know. So we're now heading into third grade and I remember I had this like special lunchbox for her that whenever she ever we would leave the house, we go anywhere and had all of our staff had had her with an emergency kit and had her sugar it had her testing all the stuff. We all we all have that. And I remember there were a couple of times where Macy got invited to have playdates at some friends house. And again, we kind of knew what the school kind of knew newly back in California, so I didn't know everyone yet. And she had a couple playdates. And so I sent mom would text me and say, Hey, Mom, you know, so and so wants to know if Macy can come over after school and play. And so I would respond and say, yes, she would love to however, I just need to make sure you understand BCS type 1 diabetes, and this can mean this and you know, she's, she's on it, but I really need you to just have your phone with you all the time. And I will tell you, it was challenging because we didn't get a lot of repeat invites. And then and then I would go over how to use that glucagon emergency kit, because I was scared. I mean, what if, what if they're out jumping on a trampoline? And God forbid, that's her first low. I mean, so I felt like, I had to do that. But it was really tough because I didn't want to and I think her social life. So you know, then I I tried to include an invite over to our house. So I did you know, slumber parties. That was a whole nother chapter to get through. But we did them in our house. You know, we didn't have in our house for a long time. But as long as I had a willing person on the other end, I allowed me to go do those things. As long as I had a mom or a trusted, you know, dad or trusted caregiver. On the other end, I really tried to give her that opportunity to go and be away from me. Like frankly,   Stacey Simms  16:38 it was interesting. He was a two year old, my son. We taught him some things. And I know we're gonna talk about that a little bit later. But did you start teaching Macy to do her own care with like with supervision, pretty much   Cami  16:51 immediately, immediately. I have videos of her coming home, like five days after the hospital and going okay, here's Macy, she's gonna give herself her insulin injection, and I'm videoing her and she's smiling on the couch. And so immediately, I mean, we really, and I don't know why I certainly could not have possibly had the foresight to know that that was important at the moment. I don't know why we did that. But I'm glad we did. I mean, Stacy for you. I mean, he was so young. How, at what age? Did you start giving him independence? Or or? Yes.   Stacey Simms  17:25 Everybody curates differently.   Unknown Speaker  17:27 I noticed, you know, I   Stacey Simms  17:28 jokingly call myself the world's worst diabetes mom, but slight. And I, we always wanted to raise our kids to leave home. And if it's about them, and you know, everybody, everybody's different. But when he when we both worked full time, so my kids were both in daycare, and we're, we're the luckiest people, I think when it comes to the type one things that happen. And so when I brought him back to daycare, the manager was like, oh, yeah, I used to be a minute, I can get injections. And I was like, Can you sleep here because I don't want to give you the money. And then go, actually, the whole team here started learning how to do it. And once he got an Insulet, on six months later, everybody was like, Yeah, I'll check that out, you know, and two of the ladies there became nursing students, not because of him, but like he was just cool. He didn't have a desk calm because this was 2006. He didn't get a desk until he was nine. And so we decided that when he was going into kindergarten, which honestly was one of the most terrifying things for me, like that was a hard, hard transition. Because we've had it so good at daycare, we told preschoolers, as we called that, like, hey, we want Benny to know how to check his blood glucose and muses, champions to kindergarten. And so we're going to teach him that at home. And can you help us out a daycare? And if your kids have ever been in daycare, like that's where they are independent, they come home, they would do anything for being going to calculus and the dude helping us a four steps. So let's do one. He talked to him, like, boys took their own leadership when kindergarten things like demonstrated I was able to do it so that once you could do that, and he always knew, officially, I have to show my there was always a responsible adult, he wasn't just doing that. So that helped us because in our neighborhood, first grade is when people start going playdates pretty much by themselves. And so we would line up, no Dexcom. But people have to call me and be like, Here's what a meeting person and I'm going to be helping from the dose and I want everybody in my neighborhood a person, which is really fun. And that's what I believe is really good friends with London because we get the case. Every evening on the counter for the kids, I don't know it's like after school.   I could go on and my answer to that question is very gradually, every year he did something else that is more leading more and more towards independence. Was the blood sugar perfect? Absolutely not. But that's the trade off I think sometimes. Alright, so we come back to our stuff we're talking about. Do you have any lessons you learned that can help other moms with, you know, similar aged kids just starting out?   Cami  20:14 I think probably, and again, not not because I did this, because I knew what I was doing. But as it turns out, we gave me see the confidence or Macey develop the confidence to be really open about her diabetes. Um, there's actually an influencer, who she's now a PA, some of you may follow her. But she's, she's a PA, she has type 1 diabetes, and she just had chant twins a couple years ago. But anyway, she did this whole post online, maybe three years ago, something like that, about the importance of teaching your kids to be confident about this, and to talk about it enough to be embarrassed about it. Don't go into the corner and trick your finger. Don't try to hide all your stuff. Because what she found she was talking about her own experience when she was younger, she said, there was so much curiosity among kids about what you know what, what is going on? What are you doing over there? And why are you freaking out? You know what's happening? And she said, When I tried to hide it, that's when people really got curious. And it became kind of this big thing. And she said, as soon as I was like, Oh, I'm pricking my finger, because I have type 1 diabetes, and I just need to know my blood sugar. They were like, oh, okay, no big deal. And when she said that, it resonated with me, because I feel like we did that, again, by the grace of God, not because we knew what we were doing. But, you know, we really encouraged me see, to talk about it. And to educate people, I said, you know, you have this for better or for worse. And it's kind of your responsibility to talk about it and to educate and to kind of be an ambassador for this. And if you see someone else who has come on, welcome and introduce yourself and say, Hey, like, like your next column. And so to be open about it, and to embrace it, I really think it's helped or to just be confident and to accept it. And I, you know, it's easy for me to say, because my daughter was seven at the time, I think if you have a diagnosis, when you're you know, on stage, it may be for you to a little bit like that, if you have a diagnosis with a 16 year old boy, man, I think that would be really, really challenging, because you just might not have that same response from him or, you know, 15 year old girl. So I think that's difficult, but to the extent possible, I really think that's invaluable. Probably one of the most valuable components of Macy's type 1 diabetes life is that she's not embarrassed about it. It is what it is that she wished she didn't have it. Of course she did. But it is what it is. I would say that's probably my number one piece of advice,   Stacey Simms  22:21 I think to you, you kind of as I said, we were very lucky. Betty is extremely outgoing, don't know where to get stuff from. And she nearly it was never shy about diabetes, daughters Natori introverted. And I would worry, I think it would be different, but I worried about her in middle school in high school, it would have been a different experience. I think, overall, they're just different kids. Yeah,   Cami  22:43 I mean, I think as they get older, you know, Macy's in eighth grade, right for 14, and college scares the heck out of me. I mean, when she goes spent the night at a friend's house, where I know the mom very, very well. And five minutes away from me, that's one thing, but I'm terrified of college, and her leaving the house, we're doing everything we can to prepare her. But I'd love to hear a little from you. Well,   Stacey Simms  23:08 you know, I'm gonna start by my mother gave me advice a long time ago, especially when he was really little, which is don't borrow trouble. Like there's enough to worry we have in front of us. So when he was two, she was like, don't think about college yet, but you'll get there. So I won't say don't think about just obviously, your top two. But that kind of helped prove a little bit. But I will say and we touched on this a little bit. The gradual independence that we gave Benny really helped us. I mean, it helped him, but it helped us. So our diabetes educator who is just an amazing woman recently retired, she has two adult sons with type one, one of whom was in New chronologist now, and she told me that the first time we met her, I said, like, oh, you know, do you have any advice? So that what can I basically I was like, How can I not mess this up and make him a good person and a healthy adult. She's like, why we can't tell you how, but I can tell you what not to do. She said, I just taught an 18 year old who's had this for a long time how to get insulin shot, because he had never done it. And he's going off to college. And she's like, don't do that. Don't do that. And you know, we all know that families don't want to pass judgment. I don't know what's going on. But I just was like, Okay, we've got a long time to get into the printer. So what we did was at the beginning of every school year, I would say, Hey, how you want to manage diabetes this year? What's your goal? And so I didn't give him that choice in kindergarten because I was ticked like I said, I was terrified. But in first grade, he said he wanted to eat lunch by lunch at the cafeteria once a week, at least. You know, by fifth grade. He was like, I don't want anyone ever checked in with the nurse because we live in North Carolina where they don't have full time school nurses. So we had a nurse at the office maybe two days a week. We had amazing staff who were like very caring individuals but didn't really know who diabetes. So that's another reason why I taught him to check his blood glucose. Because Jeff's calm which was not just been scheduled this time. So don't shut down we got we got Dexcom we had no Sherawat follow. So I mean we do is at the time he was supposed to pick us up and even just look at the steps. So he's your team didn't really change very much. But fifth grade was I don't want anybody looking over my shoulder anymore. I'm just going to Joe's gonna be compromised. Because I don't know about you guys but Middle School fifth, sixth, seventh eighth grade Marines like Whovians. So I do anything that I need a thumbs up to your teacher, that you gave yourself insulin for lunch. And he was like, Cool. Mr. Parker said, we're good to go. Then Middle School, he's like, I'm not checking in with anybody. I'm on my own. But I want you to text me every day before lunch. You're young, you're bolus. Oh, how wonderful. You would think how wonderful and you want to do bolus every day of that we just want to run with it. And we also talk, a little wonder, but we also have the same conversation starting in middle school about how are we going to manage Dexcom share, because I have a very funny Facebook post that I pulled out for the second book. And it's one of the first to share, he went on a field trip. And I was like, how do people do this? This is the worst thing that's ever happened to me. I have to look at these numbers all the time. Oh my god, this is overflowing. I need this. So I sat him down and I'm like, but if you read above this number for this long, I will text you if you're below this evergreens, Islam, I will text you and we went every year we changed that. By the time he was a junior in high school. I turned off the high alarm senior here, which was our independence here. I was like, okay, but the junior senior high school, I am not going to help you. And once you really, I turned off my love. The real turning point for us was that when he was 16, he went to Israel for a month with a kid, not at the biggest scale just because of regular sleepaway camp. And when he didn't Well, and came home, I said, What am I supposed to do now? Like you're done? I'm done. You're cooked. When you say now your customer service. And we went to camp this summer where he was a lifeguard. And he said, we're done. Like off with follow. So I don't follow. Kids, we're doing this before sharing follow up. You're like, right,   Cami  27:12 is to allow anyone to follow him.   Stacey Simms  27:15 Know that he's following him right now. But I know in the heads of the question, I'll ask him. In the past, he's had friends follow him, friends with him without diabetes. And that's fine. He's young. He has a roommate. He's not alone. I'm sure. My concern right now is more about highs than lows, because he's just kind of doing the minimum. I do like index complexity. But you can see the back end look. I'm gonna talk to him about it, because I figured he's a busy freshman figuring it out. Yeah. So again, we all hear differently. And because I feel him in one cameo, and I'll wrap it up in a second. But because we took all those steps to independence, already, we had really bad diabetes experiences. He's been low on sleepovers. He's been high on sleepovers, he has had his infusion sets come out. He's walking on insulin at restaurants. He walked across my neighbor's lawn to our lawn that intersect without telling anybody at four o'clock in the morning because he was low and didn't like the juice selection. Do you realize   Cami  28:19 that follow over   Stacey Simms  28:21 when they're 62. Right? So we've got a lot of time to make a lot of mistakes and realize like he's a tough cookie. So it's really yeah, we've done it all. Okay, so um, but Matt, what's your question for me? I want to ask you to county before we move on, you mentioned the Congress and things and it's tough on their stuff. And I mean, everything stuff. My daughter's maybe like, can you complain to me, too? Am I the guide a little easier, she's older and she doing 13 to 14 is like when they're really pushing you to make them more independent here to them more.   Cami  28:56 You guys. Yes. So for her birthday, last year, her 13th birthday, she had all these friends that did some these like elaborate parties and all these things she could mom, all I want is I want to go to the mall with my friends. I don't want you hiding in a coffee shop down the street. Property, I want you to drop me and my friends off and leave go back home. All you when we're ready to be picked up. So I dropped her off. And that was what she wanted for her birthday. They went out to dinner. And you know, they I think they were there maybe four hours. But she literally asked for independence for her birthday. You know, we also take advantage of this technology. So she she wears an Apple Watch. So even at school like you know, if we see we're on a chain actually, it's my husband and I and Macy and then they have an iPad in the school office, that some chain so we're always watching her numbers. And if she goes really high, you know, we kind of have to kind of have thresholds like if she's too high for too long, then we're like Amy see, are you having insulin? If she goes low, he may see or you know, are you having sugar so we've kind of got this cadence of communication. And I think because we've so to hold her accountable, it's been easier to allow her to be more independent. Because she and we'll talk about this, I think in a few minutes, Didi like, you know with low she communicates mom and having sugar mom I know I'm high I'm gonna give myself three units. So that's great you know she she communicates but back to your point a few minutes ago there Her brain is also gone because she's 13 and this junior high where it's just like, sometimes we'll be on dessert already through a meal and I'm like, oh Macy bullet strike. She's like, Oh, I forgot. I'm like, provide like we've been doing this for seven years every time you put a morsel of food in your mouth?   Stacey Simms  30:34 Yeah, that's a change. Yeah. I do want to talk about, we're gonna change gears a little bit and talk about severe blows. I noticed people very nervous. I do want to say this is meant to be educational and not scary. But CAMI is going to share some stories. But I do need to say that definition realize that severe lows occur when blood sugar gets too low for your body to function optimally, and requires immediate health to recover. It is really important to be prepared for the unpredictable. And I joke around a lot. But we do take this very seriously in the afternoon students of preparation when I think of the Ford Academy, because you had unfortunately not experienced with us.   Cami  31:16 Yeah, so Macy's had three severe love, none of which happened in the first like four years of her diabetes diagnosis, which was, you know, wonderful, because we never had to use the red mix kit. I don't know if I even would have been able to do that in a moment of panic. And as I walked through the story, I think this will make more sense. But initially, when we were informed about severe lows, what they could look like what they were, I was so terrified, it was like this taboo that I almost didn't even want to think about or talk about, I knew it was there. And I acknowledged it but I just wanted to do everything I possibly could to never ever, ever have to even get into that realm of a severe low and say. And things changed for us a little bit, to be honest, when I learned about Gvoke and how it could be used. So let me walk through, you know, our severe lows and kind of how those played out. So the first one was a few years ago, and my husband was traveling, he was out of town. And so it's just me in the kids home and I tried to eat pretty low carb, but for whatever reason, this pasta night, so I made some pasta. And Keith and I were eating and Macy bolused for her entire plate of pasta, and then eat about half. And then when I was jumping, kind of like a trampoline this like Airtrack thing we have in our backyard at the time, my son was really into like learning how to do flips. So he was like, Macy, come on, let's go out. Let's go out jump on the Airtrack. And so they were out and my daughter and I were kind of inside. I think we were watching a movie or something. So all was quiet, everything's fine. Kids were having fun. It was just a regular night. And then I get the alert on the Dexcom. And it's 50 to two arrows down. And right at that moment we see blast through the front door. She's like Mom, I feel really low. So I'm like okay, so I get her some apple juice. I think we actually use the little gunk, she doesn't like apple juice. So we give her some gummies waited a few minutes. And then then the reading said low we prepped and it was extremely, she was really low. And I said Macy. You can keep pounding sugar I said or we can pull out your G book right now. And she was like, let's just do the G book.   Stacey Simms  33:08 Hey, this is Stacy jumping in. Just to give a little bit of an explanation. Here. Hypoglycemia is defined by level one glucose lower than 70 milligrams per deciliter, and greater than or equal to 54 milligrams per deciliter level to glucose lower than 54 milligrams per deciliter. And level three is a severe event characterized by altered mental and or physical status requiring assistance. This level of hypoglycemia is life threatening and requires emergency treatment, typically, with glucagon. Now, back to kami. And   Cami  33:45 so we were in that moment, I gave her a choice because she, in the absence of intervention, she was going to pass out and she was headed down. And so we injected G voc. And within a very few short moments, she started feeling well and recovered. I think she got up to about 180 and then ultimately leveled out. That's it. That was experience. Number one. Tell us about Jimi Hendrix. Number two was a little bit kind of the same, but kind of different. Again, my husband was it was during a period of time where he was working on something and so he was traveling quite a bit. So it was after dinner, I had to open like 839 o'clock at night. We were actually all up in my room. And my when my husband travels or just forgotten early on, all my kids get to have a slumber party in my room. So Macy and I were reading I think I had one on like a blow up mattress on the floor. And we were watching a movie and just kind of his quiet moment. And the Dexcom alarm goes off. And it's super low reading. And so it was we treated it the same way where we tend to treat with sugar first. And we had no we had no idea. She was I think she was 49 Two arrows down and she had like three and a half units of insulin on board. To this day, we still don't even really know what happened. And so she had sugar continued to drop, we pricked her finger, and she actually that time said, Mom, I want to use Gvoke and so We have several of them. And so we opened it, she actually injected it herself into her the first time I did it in her arm. Second time, she gave it to herself right in her thigh. And same recovery scenario. It was amazing. It worked really quickly. And I knew that it was going to give her what she needed, so that we avoided that biggest fear.   Stacey Simms  35:19 Stacy here again, just jumping back into give this disclaimer, it's really important to understand that Individual results may vary. And you've always got to consult your healthcare provider.   Cami  35:28 Right? I mean, think of severe hypoglycemia, you think of someone on the floor on that worst case scenario? I mean, really, that's what you're thinking, think of incapacitation? And I mean, is my child going to lose his or her life, I mean, that that's really what we've kind of been trained to think about severe low, and there was sort of this paradigm shift for me in my mind about using glucagon, not to say that you use glucagon every time you have a low, not at all, you know, always, of course, treat with sugar. But there are scenarios given the way technology has progressed, we know when someone is headed for disaster, we can prick a finger, we can look on it next time, we can look at their symptoms. And we know that in the absence of intervention, something bad's gonna happen. And with G voc, you can use that to ward off that unimaginable moment of someone passing out. Actually, that's a perfect time to bring up the last time she's just a little over a year ago. She was at a slumber party. That was a birthday party 13th birthday party. I know the mom quite well. She's one of those very supportive moms that you just want to hug and say thank you for understanding and for taking this on and sleeping with one eye open when my daughter spent the night at your house, they had gone out to dinner, they went to PF Changs. And so she had shared a bunch of food with our friends. And they've gone back to the house and they were all getting ready to go swimming. And Macy got a LOW Alert ello w. And I was like, oh, okay, and so we stayed on the phone. And she said, Yep, she just administered it, and she feels fine. And, you know, call you back in a few minutes. She knew she needed it, she was afraid she was gonna pass out. And she administered her Gvoke, her blood sugar popped up within a few short moments. And she never had to experience the full blown incapacitation, that gives me such comfort, knowing that she knows how and when to use that. Because you don't know when it could happen. as vigilant as we all want to be they happen. And so knowing that she has the confidence to pull that out and know when she needs to use it is a massive source of comfort for me. And we're   Stacey Simms  37:20 going to start wrapping up in just a couple of minutes. And I have another quick question for you can we but I want to share, we need to set the amount of comfort, we'd have not had to administer anything that wouldn't have gone. I would have liked it in a few places. We've been to some external markers, that red box here. But one of my proudest parenting moments, wasn't even there for freshman year of high school being wrestled in high school for a couple of years. And we didn't do this in high school, but the sports teams to travel now love them. And they fundraise and they say right hotels and I, I had an instance where I was, you know, still following me as a freshman, and I couldn't reach him. So I called the teen mom. And she was like, Oh, he's actually my son tonight. Like, I'll ping them. And of course, he just wasn't looking at his phone. And he was like, I was laying on me. That's kind of mine. Fine. But he came home though. I said, What would you have done? Like, let's talk this through more, because now I am thinking about more. You know, how do you manage that he's like, Oh, my gosh, luck is anytime I'm with new people overnight between summer camp and wrestling and sleepovers. Anytime when we meet people, I take out the G book United type 1 diabetes I'm going to be and this is the other thing I'm not drinking, if I'm passed out or I'm slurring my orders or anything like that, I'm actually Lucky's like, call the coach then use this and he shows them how to use it as well. Like I really don't want another 15 years of administering. Yeah. But at the same time, I was really proud. And then I said, Well, do you ever like Does anybody ever gets to change rooms? Because of the hammer because of the BB? And he's like, Oh, my God, Mom, I already see what works, you know. But I was really so my one of my last questions who can be here as I don't have a child who has used this? You would like you said, you were there the first time there was another adult there the second time she used it, but have you been talked about? Like, how is it helping? The chief? She fearful? What is she doing? She think about it? You   Cami  39:11 know, I've asked her? And she said she just feel safer? Because she knows that there. She's not scared of it. And to me that's everything because there's a lot of fear involved in this disease, fear of your client, my blood sugar is too high. What's that going to cause in the in the future? I mean, we're we're constantly you know, trying to mimic them an organ, a human organs. You know, there there's a lot involved in that. So just knowing that that component, that fear factor part of it, she's got a plan. She believes she's covered. If she gets to that point, and we do everything possible to avoid it, of course, like all of us do. But if God forbid it happened again, she'll know what to do. And that's amazing that Benny educate other people. I think that that's huge because sort of like wearing your seatbelt right? We we don't put our seatbelts on every day when we get in the car because we think we have a high probability of getting a new car accident but what if we put our seatbelts on? It's the same kind of concept   Stacey Simms  40:09 you're listening to Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms. Big thanks again to CAMI for zooming on in again, she broke her arm just before the event. And I give her so much credit. I had a crowd to talk to. But she was basically just looking at herself. You know how Zoom is. So I really appreciate that. Kami. Thank you so much. We did take some questions after that last comment of camis. I know it ended a little bit abruptly, but the audio really fell off. After that. There's only so much that John can do with his editing magic. If you liked what you heard, please share the episode. And please join us for mom's Night Out Charlotte in February. And for our other three stops in 2024. I am scheduled to share those locations this week. As you're listening I may have already done it. So please be sure that you're following me on social media. You can always reach out though Stacy at diabetes dash connections.com I will say there was one city that we heard the most comments from and that is on our list. So definitely let me know if your city or a place you cannot get to is on the list. Definitely ping me for 2025 We are listening to you. And we are I mean I'm going forward with this full steam ahead in probably four events a year until I don't know until people stop coming. Thanks again to jump you Candace, my editor and a big thanks again to Xeris for all of their support. I'm gonna read that important safety information one more time. Gvoke is a prescription injection for the treatment of very low blood sugar in adults and kids with diabetes age two and above. Do not use if you have a specific type of adrenal or pancreatic tumor starvation chronic low blood sugar or allergy to Gvoke High Blood Pressure hyperglycemia and serious skin rash can occur while your doctor or get medical help right away. If you have a serious allergic reaction including rash difficulty breathing or low blood pressure, visit Gvoke glucagon.com/risk For more information, I'm gonna link all of that up and the link in the show notes. And Stacey Simms. Thanks so much for joining me. I'll see you back here soon. Until then be kind to yourself.   Benny  42:14 Diabetes Connections is a production of Stacey Simms media. All rights reserved. All wrongs avenged.

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After his daring diversion into curry a few weeks ago in Masako, James reverts to the old anti-jazz kissa food ways as we get back into town for a good old-fashioned Tokyo episode with three cracking Tokyo joints! This episode is dedicated to the inimitable Natori-san of Osaka's legendary Bird/56, who sadly passed away on August 7, 2023. Thanks as always to to Brian of Grooves Ahead for audio assistance and to Louie Lastic for our theme music.

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When building a business, we suppose forget or ignore the legal aspect of it. On this episode, business lawyer Natori Arindell, who was formerly in the beauty industry, shares how business owners and entrepreneurs can go about legally protecting their business and their brand. Register For The Prepped & Primed For Business 3-Day Bootcamp: https://www.3daybizbootcamp.com/challenge Follow on IG Natori: @misslegalluxe Natori's website: https://www.misslegalluxe.com/ ___________________________________ My Podcast, IG & More: https://linktr.ee/TheSheniceBryant Sponsorships, Kind Notes and Business Inquiries: info@thebnbbossbasics.com DISCLAIMER: Shenice Bryant aka Shibivia is not a lawyer, accountant, credit analyst, or investment broker. Information Shenice Bryant provides during her presentations is for informational and educational purposes only. Shenice Bryant assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content provided. The content Shenice Bryant shares in this video, workshop, and/or presentation is provided on an "as is" basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness, or timeliness. The information shared is from Shibivia's personal experience wherein she increased her credit score, built her business credit, increased her earnings, and shifted her business organization. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone. The content in this video is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available. Shenice Bryant is not a financial advisor. This video is for entertainment and educational purposes only, it is not financial advice --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shibivia/support

Finding Your Artist Spark  Harvey Dinnerstein, Proudly Realistic Painter, passed away at 94. He documented the early days of the civil rights movement in evocative drawings. Later, his paintings examined details of the everyday life around him. Hear how current events prompted him to use art to chronicle the people in the civil rights movement.   He had to stop teaching when the pandemic hit, but he never stopped creating. Hear his philosophy on finding the artists spark in the absence of inspiration.   Looking for some inspiration? Listen to episode 123, Restore Your Artists Heart here  How to Evoke Emotion with Your Descriptions of Your Artwork   Many lingerie brands use descriptive words that connote romance, seduction, and sex to describe their products. The Natori brand went in a completely different direction, appealing to modern women who want to feel sophisticated. Their marketing copy is crafted accordingly.   Successful brands use feeling words to describe their product. Instead of being perceived as a commodity, Natori counts on us feeling good about ourselves when we wear their brand.   People will pay more for a product that makes them feel good and gives them pleasure. This is one of the things I break down in a chapter of my upcoming book.   Order your copy of the book and get the bonuses now!  Is it Worth it?   I recently moved to a two-bedroom apartment in NYC. I love our life here, but I find myself dreaming of more windows and natural light.  While preparing to move in, I found out there was an extra window that had been intentionally covered by sheet rock for a specific design aesthetic that the previous owner wanted. Is it worth knocking down a wall for the extra light?   Is it worth it is a question I hear in my artist community. Is it worth it to create a website for my art? Is it worth it to continue painting if I'm not selling much work? Is a show in the city worth it?   Is there a window hidden behind the wall in your life? I believe it's always worth it.   For support to be the artist you are meant to be check out the resources ready and waiting for you in the Artist Incubator.  Are We Born Artists?   Arnold Skolnick designed the iconic poster for the famed festival in 1969. He actually did it in a weekend after the first design was rejected by the local merchants. He was paid $12,000, a hefty sum in 1969 to be sure.   Skolnick is also known for his belief that “you don't become an artist, you either are or are not.” I'd love to know what you think. I've shared this on Instagram and would love your insights.   Let me know what you think on Instagram.  Keeping Up With What's Working Now When I was getting ready to sell my suburban home, I had a rude awakening. I was told that my brown furniture was out of style and I was even asked to remove some of it. Then I decided if brown wasn't working then I'll paint it all white.   A friend asked me how I knew what to do. Honestly, I didn't. I asked at the hardware store and with some painful trial and error, I figured out a method that worked for me.   I've had 25 years of trial and error making a living as an artist. My incubator is where you can get the short cuts and insights and the benefit of the lessons I learned along the way.   Here's a great example of keeping up with what's working or, like my brown furniture, what's not working. Check out What's Wrong with Your Instagram (and how to make it better) here.  

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This week's episode has been a while in the making and it all started with a voice note. My friend, beauty editor Ava Welsing-Kitcher, who recently moved to the US, told me how popular the UK Black Girl makeup look was becoming on TikTok and that I needed to take a look. A few hours later and I was hooked; not just on the makeup style itself, which we'll go into in this episode, but I loved the supportive comments shared between the US and UK creators. The two key names that came up over and over again when I started researching the trend that's racked up 38million views on TikTok, were that of Uche Natori and Melachild. Both creators are based in the UK and have been called the originators of the look that's centred on a highlighted under-eye and seamless blending. I invited both of them onto the pod and I'm happy to say that Uche said yes and our ensuing conversation felt so refreshing and real. At no point did Uche take credit for anything; in fact she paid homage to the makeup artists of the '90s, to drag makeup techniques, makeup artists such as Makeup By Mario and Melachild herself and also commented that American women like makeup artist King Mali Magic are the ones who have long been influencing the trends. Also in this episode, I speak with Funmi Monet, a Dallas, Texas-based creator and therapist, about why she thinks American women are falling in love with UK Black Girl makeup and there are also some clips from the inimitable Melachild and I share UK makeup artist @v A note: When I commented on social media that I was putting the episode together and that Uche was part of it, someone sent a screenshot of a 'post and delete' that the UK version of The Shade Room had shared (The Shade Room is like the online black version of a gossip magazine you might find in a supermarket - I think that's the best way I can describe it). In it Uche had commented that the 'clean girl look is low key anti-black' and said black women need 'coverage and structure'. As she deleted it, I'm guessing she realised it was a bit off, because when we spoke, she was very detailed about why black women might prefer fuller coverage for reasons such as hyperpigmentation. I'm mentioning it here in case any listeners thought I wasn't aware. I'm definitely aware but I feel what Uche has to say in this episode has more importance than what she posted. If you disagree then my DMs are always open @beautymepodcast or you can email me at beautymepodcast@gmail.com. Stay tuned to @beautymepodcast on Instagram and my TikTok @charissek because I'll be sharing some iconic video content too! If you enjoyed this episode please rate and review and be sure to tag me when you're listening. See you next time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beautyme/message

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On this episode of An Extra Dose Podcast, Alexis is sharing where you can meet guys in your city (besides dating apps), and her experience meeting a guy at Trader Joe's. She is also sharing why she tries to never ghost people. *this episode was recorded previously, so some of the dating updates have changed*   This episode is brought to you by: Natori: we LOVE their bras. We have been wearing them for years. They make underwire and wireless bras that are amazing! Their quality is top notch, and women founded.  use code DOSE for a discount Foreo: these devices make for the best at-home facials! You will LOVE these and they make a great gift, too. We use them to cleanse, exfoliate, and more. use code EXTRADOSE50 for a discount Faherty: quality and fashionable clothes for summer for women and men. Their stuff is made with quality materials and will last forever. DOUBLEDOSE for 20% off   Similar listening: Ghosting Experiences | Breakup + Dating Advice | Taylor + Samantha Play The Newlywed Game   Follow us on our blog- https://www.adoubledose.com Instagram: @alexis.belbel | @samanthabelbel doubledoseblog@gmail.com      

On this episode of An Extra Dose Podcast, Alexis is sharing her past experiences with ghosting, and why she thinks you should never ghost someone. They are also talking about their favorite snacks from Trader Joes, and best places to find affordable fashion finds, besides Amazon. They finish off the show with their go-to neutral nail colors.   This episode is brought to you by: Natori: we LOVE their bras. We have been wearing them for years. They make underwire and wireless bras that are amazing! Their quality is top notch, and women founded.  use code DOSE for a discount Foreo: these devices make for the best at-home facials! You will LOVE these and they make a great gift, too. We use them to cleanse, exfoliate, and more. use code EXTRADOSE50 for a discount Faherty: quality and fashionable clothes for summer for women and men. Their stuff is made with quality materials and will last forever. DOUBLEDOSE for 20% off   Items mentioned in episode: Lesser Evil Popcorn Simple Mills Crackers Popcorn Air Popper Bare Snacks Rhythm Cauliflower Bites Nordstrom Target Walmart Let's Be Friends - OPI Alpine Snow - OPI Funny Bunny- OPI Lisbon Want Moore- OPI   Similar listening: Online Shopping Tips | Foods To Eat For Immunity | Breakup + Dating Advice   Follow us on our blog- https://www.adoubledose.com Instagram: @alexis.belbel | @samanthabelbel doubledoseblog@gmail.com      

Thank you Newsstand Studio at 1 Rockefeller Plaza for providing a place for me to record this episode for y'all! No more Brooklyn closet recording!!!   Welcome to the TRC Remix Series #9. If you're not sure what this series is click here for more info!   For today's second to last TRC Remix episode we have love coach Shaun Galanos. I freakin' LOVE this guy. He's a straight shooter and to the point...which honestly is what we need sometimes in dating. For this episode, we collected some of your top dating questions and answered them for you! We cover everything from cheating to ghosting to finances to ‘how do you know if they're the one?' to what to do if you hate online dating.  “Why do men ghost? Especially if the man asked for my number and texted me.” They don't care They don't want to have an uncomfortable conversation with you That's all they know how to do They want to ghost you before you ghost them They want to hurt you/make you sad They don't want to hurt your feelings They feel guilty   “How do I manage finances in relationships when we have different standards of spending habits?” Values around money and debt are important— you should share those values. The money conversation can be a turnoff or red flag for someone if you bring it up early on.   “How do you know if it's the right person, just the wrong time?” If what you're really asking is: “Am I making the right choice? Is there better?” Stop overthinking! “I've been rejected, but should I just wait for them?” Move on! “If someone says no, take it as a no, believe them, and let the universe sort it out on the back end.”   “Can I build a relationship with someone I used to cheat with?” You can do anything you want in life, but ask yourself “Is this good for me?” There are so many ways to view a situation like this, some are fantasies and some are more riddled with problems. If it's something you really want to pursue, go to counseling with that person to work on how you can make this relationship better.   “Be honest, have you ever decided not to date a girl because of her ethnicity?” Neither of us have not dated someone because of their ethnicity. I share what I've noticed of my own behavior on dating apps when it comes to race and how I've been reflecting on that and learning what has influenced that behavior.   “How can I make the first move without being too forward/intimidating as a woman?”   “Just do it. Stop sitting on the sidelines hoping that he notices you and just do it.”   It's time to move on from the whole “men are hunters and women are prey” analogy, because guess what? Hunters don't woo their prey! Ask yourself what's holding you back— are you afraid of asking because you're afraid of the answer?   “How do you date in 2020 when you really hate internet dating?” Ask yourself: what did people do before online dating became a thing? Don't look down on the idea of being set-up! Get used to saying hi to strangers.   “How can I get context when it's basically over text due to distance?” So I guess we've all just forgotten about phone calls, huh? Pick up the phone! You can get so much more context in a conversation when you hear their voice. I know a lot of us feel safer over text, but it's so incomplete. Always make sure the big conversations are done over the phone or in person.   “I like masturbation, but I'm worried I'm not going to like sex when I get married.” Focus on masturbation now and worry about sex later. If you understand your own pleasure, you are setting yourself up for some really positive experiences with your partner.   “Start talking about sex…so that it becomes a natural part of your relationship.”   The book Slow Sex by Diana Richardson explores the idea that you should focus on your own pleasure and ask for what you want. ***None of this is possible without communication!****   “You will get more information when you ask for the thing that you want.”    One of my big takeaways from Shaun is that we have the permission to communicate exactly what we want, need, and desire from day one in any relationship or interaction.    If you're unclear where you stand, have a conversation. If you want to ask someone out, just ask them out. If you want clarity, ask for it.   I love how Shaun put it in our convo: “You will get more information when you ask for the thing that you want.”    It may sound scary, but it's actually so incredibly FREEING.   Resources Keep up with Shaun on IG at @thelovedrive and on TikTok at @thelovedrive. Check out his course on healthy communication at thelovedrive.com. Shaun's Love Drive videos on YouTube. IG post about why men ghost. An article Shaun wrote about ghosting. An IGTV Shaun did all about ghosting. Read Slow Sex by Diana Richardson Want to dive into a deeper conversation about masturbation? Listen to the Masturbation Series on The Refined Collective. Want to dive into a deeper conversation about sex? Check out Dr. Celeste Holbrook on The Refined Collective. I have become very invested in taking care of my skin— I just wish I had started earlier! Swedish skincare company Foreo strives to turn daily routines into vibrant rituals and celebrate aging gracefully. They bundled their most popular products into a bundle that is sold exclusively on Amazon. Go to Amazon.com and use coupon code REFINEDC50 to grab the set for $199 (it is valued at over $300!) If you're a creative, you know the drill. You're finally done editing. It's perfect. Now you just need to format...and re-format...for every single platform. With Issuu, make it once, and it's ready to post everywhere. Issuu is the all-in-one platform to create and distribute beautiful digital publications, from brochures to magazines to sales collateral and more. Get started with Issuu today for FREE or if you sign up for a premium account you will get 50% off when you go to ISSUU.com/podcast and use promo code KAT. Finding a bra that fits, is comfortable, and cute or sexy… it feels impossible. I recently had an enjoyable bra shopping experience with the female-founded and led company Natori. They have everything from size A to G. 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On this episode of An Extra Dose Podcast, we are talking about our thoughts on The Bachelor, our experience using the ozone sauna and we love it, and life lessons you can learn from olympians.   This episode is brought to you by: Natori: we LOVE their bras. We have been wearing them for years. They make underwire and wireless bras that are amazing! Their quality is top notch, and women founded.  use code DOSE for a discount Foreo: these devices make for the best at-home facials! You will LOVE these and they make a great gift, too. We use them to cleanse, exfoliate, and more. use code EXTRADOSE50 for a discount Faherty: quality and fashionable clothes for summer for women and men. Their stuff is made with quality materials and will last forever. DOUBLEDOSE for 20% off   Items mentioned in episode: Ozone Sauna Treatment -- use code DOUBLEDOSE50 Matcha  Phocus Drinks Zevia  Traditional Medicinals Teas   Similar listening: Things We Learned In Our Twenties | Everything You Need To Know About Celery Juicing | Why We Eat Fruit For Breakfast   Follow us on our blog- https://www.adoubledose.com Instagram: @alexis.belbel | @samanthabelbel doubledoseblog@gmail.com  

On this episode of An Extra Dose Podcast, we are talking about mono eating: what it is, what the benefits are, and why it can be beneficial.    This episode is brought to you by: Natori: we LOVE their bras. We have been wearing them for years. They make underwire and wireless bras that are amazing! Their quality is top notch, and women founded.  use code DOSE for a discount Foreo: these devices make for the best at-home facials! You will LOVE these and they make a great gift, too. We use them to cleanse, exfoliate, and more. use code EXTRADOSE50 for a discount Faherty: quality and fashionable clothes for summer for women and men. Their stuff is made with quality materials and will last forever. DOUBLEDOSE for 20% off     Similar listening: Why We Eat Fruit For Breakfast | Everything You Need To Know About Celery Juice | Why Millions Are Going Plant Based   Follow us on our blog- https://www.adoubledose.com Instagram: @alexis.belbel | @samanthabelbel doubledoseblog@gmail.com  

Thank you Newsstand Studio at 1 Rockefeller Plaza for providing a place for me to record this episode for y'all! No more Brooklyn closet recording!!!   Welcome to the TRC Remix Series #8. If you're not sure what this series is click here for more info!   Today's TRC Remix Episode is all about Dating 101: everything from dealbreakers to online dating profile no-nos to finding someone who's our “type”  + the #1 myth keeping you stuck! I have this conversation with my good friend + singleness + dating expert: Stephanie May Wilson.   DATING 101: Types + Deal Breakers Online dating profiles vs. Meeting IRL. We may have a type, but we have to stop making our searches so narrow—the perfect man may not be who you pictured him to be.   DATING 101: It's A Curb, Not A Cliff Real talk: we need to be as intentional about dating as we are with our career or fitness. We chat about the pressure to have meet cutes and the number one frustration women come to her looking for answers to.   "You deserve someone who wants to be with you."   What do you do with all this hope and confusion? Live this season of your life to the fullest. Show up!   DATING MYTH: There Are No Good Guys.   "There are better things we can do with that focus that actually get us to where we want to be."   Find ways to put yourself out there more. Just get involved in your community. Disappointment is part of the dating process. It's getting you ready for marriage, which is signing up to be disappointed by the same person for your whole life.   Feeling discouraged? God hasn't forgotten you. It isn't too late. You are not less than others because you are single. You are not unlovable. You don't have to figure this out alone.    The biggest thing that stood out to me in this episode is when Stephanie said: the #1 thing we should look for in a person is that they are also interested in us! Receiving this and understanding this would have transformed my 20s and early 30s. I can't tell you how in love I would be with a guy friend and how I just let myself stay in the friend zone forgetting to remember that ‘Oh my gosh I GET TO BE WITH A GUY WHO WANTS ME BACK.' I would've saved myself so much heartache!   What about you? What stood out to you about today's episode! Share a quote or thought on IG stories + tag @therefinedcollective. I'd love to hear what came up for you! Resources: Keep up with Stephanie at StephanieMayWilson.com and on IG at @smaywilson Listen to Stephanie's podcast Girls Night (listen to my episode here;)) Grab Every Single Moment for 15% off with code KAT Grab The Between Places for 15% off with code REFINED Watch my Patreon video: Are Your Standards Too High? I have become very invested in taking care of my skin— I just wish I had started earlier! Swedish skincare company Foreo strives to turn daily routines into vibrant rituals and celebrate aging gracefully. They bundled their most popular products into a bundle that is sold exclusively on Amazon. Go to Amazon.com and use coupon code REFINEDC50 to grab the set for $199 (it is valued at over $300!)   We invest large amounts of money into our careers. But with things like love, we think “It'll happen when it happens,” and with things like kids, we think “I'll think about that down the road.” What if we were just as intentional about our reproductive health as we are our careers? Modern Fertility is an easy way to test your fertility with an at-home test at a fraction of the cost. Go to ModernFertility.com/refined for $20 off your fertility test. Finding a bra that fits, is comfortable, and cute or sexy… it feels impossible. I recently had an enjoyable bra shopping experience with the female-founded and led company Natori. They have everything from size A to G. Go to Natori.com and apply the code REFINED at checkout for 15% off at checkout. Be sure to use the hashtag #MyNatori on social media.

Thank you Newsstand Studio at 1 Rockefeller Plaza for providing a place for me to record this episode for y'all! No more Brooklyn closet recording!!!   Welcome to the TRC Remix Series #7. If you're not sure what this series is click here for more info!   Today's TRC Remix episode is a solo show. I'm talking about sex in dating— specifically when and how to bring up your physical boundaries in dating and why it's important to have these honest and open conversations early on in dating. I share why I used to be afraid and ashamed to talk about my choice to abstain from sex and how I clearly communicate my boundaries from the get-go today shame free.   Disclaimer: In this episode, I am talking about specific people from the Bachelor franchise and I want you to know I have zero judgement for anyone that I mention— I just use these specific situations on the show in order to illustrate what I'm talking about!    Why I was afraid to tell guys I wasn't having sex until marriage: Fear of rejection Assumption. Shut down to my sexuality. I didn't know my why.   3 things to think about before you have 'the talk'   Know your why   Your decision has to be internally motivated QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF: What does sex mean to me? How do you define sex? Why do you define it that way? What is god's heart for intimacy + sex? What is your heart for intimacy + sex? Why or why not is this a value for me?   Assume nothing   Just because they share your faith does not mean you have the same physical boundaries. No kissing until marriage to everything but penetration—including anal—to some people who love Jesus and choose to have pre-marital sex.    Zero shame   Rejection is protection!! It may make my dating pool smaller, but it makes it stronger.    WHEN: By date 3…although NYC dating culture moves quickly…so it's not odd if I bring it up on the 1st date.    3 Reasons to Have the Sex Talk Early on Set yourself up for success If you're not having sex before marriage — this may help set-up physical boundaries in dating.What didn't work for me…getting naked on the first date.  Be kind If I'm getting what I want—but if he thinks this is leading elsewhere it's in a sense being dishonest.  Create a culture of honesty + communication aka: CONSENT IS SEXY!   The only way a relationship can last + build trust is through communication. As a couple you get to decide what boundaries will work for you—It's an ongoing conversation. A boundary might have worked in the past, but things may shift. I HAVE AN EASY OUT: I talk about this stuff professionally. However, the more I've shared, the easier it's become. It's a non-issue for me. Here is what I say: "Hey, I just want to be upfront. I don't have sex until marriage + that's not like a cute thing I say…I really mean it. So I just wanted to throw that out there + see where you're at + what you think!"   Resources: 30 minute free call with Christian Sexologist Dr. Celeste Holbrook The Bible: Flee from Sexual Immorality TRC Episode 007: Kat's ‘Why' Kat's conversation on God is Grey Read Sexless in the City TRC Episode 155: What Does the Bible Really Say About Sex? Hear more about my current dating life and what it's like to date as a person with a public platform over on Patreon. I have become very invested in taking care of my skin— I just wish I had started earlier! Swedish skincare company Foreo strives to turn daily routines into vibrant rituals and celebrate aging gracefully. They bundled their most popular products into a bundle that is sold exclusively on Amazon. Go to Amazon.com and use coupon code REFINEDC50 to grab the set for $199 (it is valued at over $300!)   Finding a bra that fits, is comfortable, and cute or sexy… it feels impossible. I recently had an enjoyable bra shopping experience with the female-founded and led company Natori. They have everything from size A to G. Go to Natori.com and apply the code REFINED at checkout for 15% off at checkout. Be sure to use the hashtag #MyNatori on social media. I'm an avid reader and always have at least 3 books going at once. Anyone else love getting lost in a good fiction book? I just got a new book I'm super excited about called The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs. This NYT Bestseller now in paperback is the perfect feel-good summer read for a beach read or your book club. Grab your copy anywhere books are sold or find more at SusanWiggs.com.

Thank you Newsstand Studio at 1 Rockefeller Plaza for providing a place for me to record this episode for y'all! No more Brooklyn closet recording!!!   Welcome to the TRC Remix Series #6. If you're not sure what this series is click here for more info!   Are you single? In need of a dating breakthrough? Does it feel like there are no good single ones left? Does it feel easy to see lack all around you?   But what if...you are the common denominator in all your dating or lack thereof experiences? What if you could actually be the one who's blocking yourself from love? Certified Relationship Coach Jillian Turecki offers some profound insight on just this. Get ready from some hard + also super practical truths.   “Our entire experience of life boils down to relationships. From the intimacy we crave with a partner to the success we achieve through our work. None of it is possible without understanding our own psychology and the psychology of those we relate to. We never learned this at school, but it is learnable.” - Jillian Turecki   What does it mean to be blocked from love? Your psychology determines your energy and how you show up in your life.   “Just because you really want something, doesn't necessarily mean that it's coming to you as quickly as you would like it to come.”    When we're in a desperate place we're blocking ourselves.   5 ways to identify if you're blocking yourself from love: Fear. Hopeless. Anxiety Despair Obsession   How our beliefs impact our ability to attract love:   “Whatever we believe, we'll see evidence of it everywhere.”   You have the ability to challenge your beliefs:  Is this really true?  Is it possible you could be wrong? We don't do anything that doesn't have a side benefit.  Ask yourself these 2 questions:  What's the reward you're getting for these beliefs?  Why are you trying to keep yourself safe + protected?   A Roadmap to Clear the Way for Love: 6 Practical things you can do today. Identify the beliefs that are holding you back. Break free from the addiction of surrounding yourself with people with the same limiting beliefs. Talk to people who don't share those beliefs about love and are able to offer you a different perspective. Identify the experiences in your life that have led you here. Ask yourself: Is your perspective freeing you or choking you? Self-worth: When we obsess over love, it's because deep down we doubt we're worthy of it. Enough-ness: Where are your fears of not being enough getting in your way?   #1 thing you can do to unblock love: Learn how to be secure in your worth and make yourself happy as opposed to waiting for someone to make you happy: Marriage is not the be all end all. Mixed Messages: if someone is uncertain about you—there have to be boundaries.   “If a guy likes you, you'll know. If he doesn't, you'll be confused.”     How buying into the myth of the ‘independent woman' could be keeping you from love: Are you independent, codependent, or interdependent? Codependence: I can't be happy unless you're happy. I don't know what my needs are. I can't focus on my life because I'm only focusing on yours. Independence: I don't need anyone. If I'm vulnerable I'm weak. Interdependence: I love you, but I don't need you to make me happy.   Healing is possible! Remember you have the permission to rewrite your story at any moment!   Resources: Check out Jillian's website here, where you can join her Conscious Woman Membership. Follow Jillian on Instagram at @jillianturecki Have any questions for Jillian? Reach out to her here! Or email her at info@jillianturecki.com.   I'm an avid reader and always have at least 3 books going at once. Anyone else love getting lost in a good fiction book? I just got a new book I'm super excited about called The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs. This NYT Bestseller now in paperback is the perfect feel-good summer read for a beach read or your book club. Grab your copy anywhere books are sold or find more at SusanWiggs.com.   I have become very invested in taking care of my skin— I just wish I had started earlier! Swedish skincare company Foreo strives to turn daily routines into vibrant rituals and celebrate aging gracefully. They bundled their most popular products into a bundle that is sold exclusively on Amazon. Go to Amazon.com and use coupon code REFINEDC50 to grab the set for $199 (it is valued at over $300!)   Finding a bra that fits, is comfortable, and cute or sexy… it feels impossible. I recently had an enjoyable bra shopping experience with the female-founded and led company Natori. They have everything from size A to G. Go to Natori.com and apply the code REFINED at checkout for 15% off at checkout. Be sure to use the hashtag #MyNatori on social media.

On this episode of An Extra Dose Podcast, we are chatting with Samantha's fiance, Taylor. They are doing their version of The Newlywed Game, where they are answering questions about their wedding, dating history, and more.   This episode is brought to you by: Natori: we LOVE their bras. We have been wearing them for years. They make underwire and wireless bras that are amazing! Their quality is top notch, and women founded.  use code DOSE for a discount Foreo: these devices make for the best at-home facials! You will LOVE these and they make a great gift, too. We use them to cleanse, exfoliate, and more. use code EXTRADOSE50 for a discount Faherty: quality and fashionable clothes for summer for women and men. Their stuff is made with quality materials and will last forever. DOUBLEDOSE for 20% off   Similar listening: Samantha's Proposal Story | Dating Etiquette With Taylor | The Best Dating + Relationship Advice   Follow us on our blog- https://www.adoubledose.com Instagram: @alexis.belbel | @samanthabelbel doubledoseblog@gmail.com  

Thank you Newsstand Studio at 1 Rockefeller Plaza for providing a place for me to record this episode for y'all! No more Brooklyn closet recording!!!   Welcome to the TRC Remix Series #5. If you're not sure what this series is click here for more info!   Today's TRC Remix episode is with Theologian and powerhouse Phylicia Masonheimer. In this conversation she candidly shares how her husband wasn't her ‘type' when they met. We move through the question: as a woman should we be looking for a ‘spiritual leader' and what does that even mean when we say that? And finally she shares the top 3 things to look for in a partner. The Way They Met Phylicia shares how she didn't see her husband as her type when she met him, but he loved her so well and he loved God--so she decided to give it a shot to see if feelings could develop.   Do I need to be led spiritually by someone else? Do we need to be at the same place on our spiritual journey with the person we date and marry?  The church taught us that we need to be led by men who act as our spiritual leaders, but ‘spiritual leader' isn't mentioned anywhere in the Bible. Phylicia shares the difference between complementarian views and the egalitarian views within Christianity.    “We're after the leader heart… not just somebody who has collected a lot of Bible knowledge.”      Questions to Ask the Guy You're Getting to Know Does he desire God? Does he desire to know God? Does he desire to go deeper? Is he dependent on his friends or parents to be spiritual? What are his sexual boundaries and standards?    3 Things to Look For in a Partner Loves God Works hard Humility “If he has those three things, then he can grow, he can change, he can develop + adapt. But it's really hard to be tied to an unbeliever, a lazy man, or a stubborn man.”    Why you should date someone that share your faith / worldview? Phylicia recalls the time she was dating someone who didn't share her faith. She was unsure if she should move forward, so she asked God for a sign. She received three.   “You've known the truth all along.”   2 Corinthians 6:14 — “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers.”…with fundamentally different worldviews you're pulling in different directions—you want to be with someone who is moving forward with you. Since this episode went live, I do a deeper dive on the question: should I date / marry a Christian HERE. Resources You can buy her book, Stop Calling Me Beautiful, here. Keep up with her at PhyliciaMasonheimer.com or on Instagram at @phyliciamasonheimer. I'm an avid reader and always have at least 3 books going at once. Anyone else love getting lost in a good fiction book? I just got a new book I'm super excited about called The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs. This NYT Bestseller now in paperback is the perfect feel-good summer read for a beach read or your book club. Grab your copy anywhere books are sold or find more at SusanWiggs.com.   We invest large amounts of money into our careers. But with things like love, we think “It'll happen when it happens,” and with things like kids, we think “I'll think about that down the road.” What if we were just as intentional about our reproductive health as we are our careers? Modern Fertility is an easy way to test your fertility with an at-home test at a fraction of the cost. Go to ModernFertility.com/refined for $20 off your fertility test.   Finding a bra that fits, is comfortable, and cute or sexy… it feels impossible. I recently had an enjoyable bra shopping experience with the female-founded and led company Natori. They have everything from size A to G. Go to Natori.com and apply the code REFINED at checkout for 15% off at checkout. Be sure to use the hashtag #MyNatori on social media.

On this episode of An Extra Dose Podcast, we are sharing our favorite Dallas spots: shopping, spa, restaurants, bars, and more.   This episode is brought to you by: Natori: we LOVE their bras. We have been wearing them for years. They make underwire and wireless bras that are amazing! Their quality is top notch, and women founded.  use code DOSE for a discount Foreo: these devices make for the best at-home facials! You will LOVE these and they make a great gift, too. We use them to cleanse, exfoliate, and more. use code EXTRADOSE50 for a discount Faherty: quality and fashionable clothes for summer for women and men. Their stuff is made with quality materials and will last forever. DOUBLEDOSE for 20% off   Items mentioned in episode: Express Abercrombie Amazon Fashion Faherty Everything But Water Revolve Nasty Gal   Similar listening: Our Dallas Staycation | Our Experience At The Texas State Fair   Follow us on our blog- https://www.adoubledose.com Instagram: @alexis.belbel | @samanthabelbel doubledoseblog@gmail.com  

Could it be Low Self Esteem? Weird Personality? Or Does He Just Love His Own Peace and Not Being Bothered By Anyone? Only one way to find out Thanks For the girls for joining on this episode, Naomi, Tihanna, Aretha, Natori and Sashauna. We really appreciated it --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode of An Extra Dose Podcast, we are talking about hormone balancing, cortisol, and things we are implementing into our routines.   This episode is brought to you by: Natori: we LOVE their bras. We have been wearing them for years. They make underwire and wireless bras that are amazing! Their quality is top notch, and women founded.  use code DOSE for a discount Foreo: these devices make for the best at-home facials! You will LOVE these and they make a great gift, too. We use them to cleanse, exfoliate, and more. use code EXTRADOSE50 for a discount Faherty: quality and fashionable clothes for summer for women and men. Their stuff is made with quality materials and will last forever. DOUBLEDOSE for 20% off   Items mentioned in episode: Nipple Covers Foreo Devices Natori Bliss Bra Maca Powder Reverse Osmosis Water Filter Favorite Supplements - use code DOUBLEDOSE Chaste Berry   Similar listening: Best Practices While On Your Cycle | Cortisol + How It Affects Your Body | Why Millions Are Going Plant Based   Follow us on our blog- https://www.adoubledose.com Instagram: @alexis.belbel | @samanthabelbel doubledoseblog@gmail.com  

On this episode of An Extra Dose Podcast, we are chatting with Retha Nesmith, an Aromatherapist with Plant Therapy. We are talking about what essential oils are, what to look for when buying essential oils, how to use them, and more. We are also sharing our favorite bras. PS- use code DOUBLEDOSE for a discount on all Plant Therapy products.   This episode is brought to you by: Natori: we LOVE their bras. We have been wearing them for years. They make underwire and wireless bras that are amazing! Their quality is top notch, and women founded.  use code DOSE for a discount   Items mentioned in episode: Watermelon Lip Balm Water Essential Oil Diffuser Car Diffuser Fruit and Veggie Wash Tea Tree Oil Hyrdosol Lavender Hyrodosol  Tea Tree Oil Roller Gut Aid Essential Oil Blend Germ Fighter Oil Blend Peppermint Oil Immune Essential Oil Blend Reed Diffuser Natori Bliss Bra   Similar listening: Our Supplement Routine | Conventional vs Functional Medicine | Chronic Inflammation   Follow us on our blog- https://www.adoubledose.com Instagram: @alexis.belbel | @samanthabelbel doubledoseblog@gmail.com  

Thank you Newsstand Studio at 1 Rockefeller Plaza for providing a place for me to record this episode for y'all! No more Brooklyn closet recording!!!   Today's guest is a pretty big deal... I'm talking with the author of a book that has changed my life. Christopher West is a Doctor of Theology, devoted husband, father of five, and president of the Theology of the Body Institute. He is also the author of Good News About Sex and Marriage, Theology of the Body, and Our Bodies Tell God's Story. Today, we talk about God's divine vision for the woman's body, and body theology 101.   Why have we demonized the Female Body?   “If Christmas is real, then woman's body is heaven on earth. It is the dwelling place of the most high God. What does the enemy want to do? He wants to desecrate the temple.” -Christopher West   Book of Genesis— Lucifer's hatred aimed at the woman and her ability to bear offspring   “Jealousy says ‘I wish I had what you have.' But envy goes a step further and it says ‘I hate that you have it and I want you to hate that you have it.'” -Christopher West     “That's the purpose of the body— to overflow with divine love.” -Christopher West   What is the root of toxic masculinity? Chrstipher unpacks the idea of toxic masculinity in a biblical lens.   “The problem is that fallen men are exerting their fallen masculinity in this world. And fallen masculinity is always aimed at women in a degrading kind of way.” -Christopher West   Ephesians 3 // Apostle Paul says his mission is to make plain to everyone the mystery that has been hidden in God Ephesians 5 // “This is a mega mystery— and it refers to Christ and the church”   “One woman's body changed the world because she said yes to God's plan for her life.” - Christopher West   Resources Check out TheologyoftheBody.com for more resources. Listen to Christopher's podcast with his wife, Wendy, here. Keep up with Christopher on IG at @cwestofficial and @tobinstitute. Read Christopher's book, Theology of the Body. Be sure + grab a copy of my book Sexless in the City.   I'm an avid reader and always have at least 3 books going at once. Anyone else love getting lost in a good fiction book? I just got a new book I'm super excited about called The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs. This NYT Bestseller now in paperback is the perfect feel-good summer read for a beach read or your book club. Grab your copy anywhere books are sold or find more at SusanWiggs.com.   Finding a bra that fits, is comfortable, and cute or sexy… it feels impossible. I recently had an enjoyable bra shopping experience with the female-founded and led company Natori. They have everything from size A to G. Go to Natori.com and apply the code REFINED at checkout for 15% off at checkout. Be sure to use the hashtag #MyNatori on social media.   We invest large amounts of money into our careers. But with things like love, we think “It'll happen when it happens,” and with things like kids, we think “I'll think about that down the road.” What if we were just as intentional about our reproductive health as we are our careers? Modern Fertility is an easy way to test your fertility with an at-home test at a fraction of the cost. Go to ModernFertility.com/refined for $20 off your fertility test.

On this episode of An Extra Dose Podcast, we are talking things we have learned in our twenties. We are also sharing things we are bringing with us on our birthday trip to Cabo, and more!   This episode is brought to you by: Natori: we LOVE their bras. We have been wearing them for years. They make underwire and wireless bras that are amazing! Their quality is top notch, and women founded.  use code DOSE for a discount Foreo: these devices make for the best at-home facials! You will LOVE these and they make a great gift, too. We use them to cleanse, exfoliate, and more. use code EXTRADOSE50 for a discount   Items mentioned in episode: Nipple Covers Foreo Devices   Similar listening: Our Cabo Recommendations | Twin Questions | Rapid Fire Questions With Samantha and Alexis   Follow us on our blog- https://www.adoubledose.com Instagram: @alexis.belbel | @samanthabelbel doubledoseblog@gmail.com  

Thank you Newsstand Studio at 1 Rockefeller Plaza for providing a place for me to record this episode for y’all! No more Brooklyn closet recording!!!   Warning: This episode covers a sensitive topic. I want to give you the opportunity to pause and listen when you are alone or use some headphones if you’re around delicate ears.   What does the Bible really say about sex? Is there a difference between sexual desire and desire for sex? How do I embrace my sexuality? What if I never meet someone?   My journey has been imperfect, but the stumbles led me to where I am today. In this episode, I share my own stumbles in waiting for marriage, including the relationships that made me really question my decision to wait for marriage. If you want to hear more of that journey, check out My Breaking Point, an episode of the podcast where I read an excerpt from my book, Sexless in the City. After that breaking point, I decided to make my faith my own and find out why I believed what I believed. Here is Part I of what I discovered. (Part II coming next week.)   Where + When does the Bible talk about Sex? The phrases “sexual immorality” or “fornification” popped up a lot in the New Testament and were always accompanied by the word “flee.”  In 1 Corinthians 6:18, Paul tells the church to flee from porneia. In 1 Corinthians 7:1–2 Paul encourages the Corinth church to get married in order to avoid the temptation of porneia. This set of verses is often used during biblical teaching on abstinence.  Porneia: blanket word that encapsulated a lot of different things: pedophilia, beastiality, adultery…in essence it’s this bundled term for any sexual activity outside of marriage. I can trust that if there is an invitation to flee from something it’s not because God hates sex or sexual activity…it’s because God has a more grand vision for whatever the thing is…   “Make a decision that is not rooted in ‘should’ or external expectation or shame, but one that is connected to abundance, wholeness, and freedom.” - Kat Harris   What Exactly is Sex? How do you define sex? Where did you come up with said definition? Is sex one act? Or a pool of experiences? What if you identify as LGBTQ+? Are the only people who can lose their virginity those who experience heterosexual attraction? What if your partner is experiencing impotence? What if you’re one of the 75% of females who only experience climax/orgasm through external stimulation? Does your deffinition of sex expand when you consider these questions?   “I didn’t want to redefine sex because if I did, I might not be a virgin anymore.” - Kat Harris   Next episode, I’ll unpack what I found in the Old Testament about God and sex. But for now...   Reflection Questions Have you felt as a person of faith that your virginity is tied to your standing with God? How would you define sex? Why would you define it that way? Where did you come up with said definition? What stood out to you today? Pool of experiences vs. vertical race to a misguided goal. Sit with it. Process. Talk with your friends about it.   Resources Buy my book Sexless in the City Join our Patreon community for exclusive videos Listen to My Breaking Point Ladies, does it ever feel like your shorts were just not made for you? Title Nine is performance outdoor gear made by women for women that you can wear working out, hiking, or just running errands. It is built to perform and made to last. Go to TitleNine.com/refined for $10 off and free shipping on your order over $100!   This past year, I’ve been trying to perfect some recipes I can have in my back pocket when I have company. In all of these experiences, I realized how important it is to have good cooking tools. I just got a brand new knife set from MadeIn Cookware and it has been life-changing. Go to MadeInCookware.com/kat and use promo code KAT for 15% off your first order! Finding a bra that fits, is comfortable, and cute or sexy… it feels impossible. I recently had an enjoyable bra shopping experience with the female-founded and led company Natori. They have everything from size A to G. Go to Natori.com and apply the code REFINED at checkout for 15% off at checkout. Be sure to use the hashtag #MyNatori on social media.

Ken Natori is president of the Natori Company. I met Ken several years ago at a conference where we were both speaking. I immediately liked his vibe and started following him on social media. Ken's mother founded the business in 1977. He was raised as an only child by a trailblazing mother and father. He talks about the story of pursuing his own path before joining the family business to now working today at his mother's side. We talk about the core values of Ken and his family and how he navigates the family business with that and mind, and how the company integrated him into the business. This is a great conversation on a family that really respects one another's differences of opinions, strengths, and desires.   What you'll learn in this episode:   How one family ran a business by respecting their individual desires Why children should explore other careers before joining the family business What being a part of a family business means for your relationship Why identifying and communicating core values is crucial when being part of a family business Tips for smoothly integrating a new family member into the business How to handle differences of opinions between leaders in the family businesses A practice that many companies use that actually encourages unhealthy artificial harmony   Resources:   Website: www.natori.com Company Instagram: www.instagram.com/natoricompany Personal Instagram: www.instagram.com/ken.natori

This week the 1.9.9.2 Boyz are back in The 90s Room with Uche Natori, discussing the following: - Freds Madison Experience - Influencer Money - The Theory Of Gravity - Mens Cooking - Eating Animals - Touching Mens Bums - Wetting Yourself PATREON by using this link - http://patreon.com/90sbabyshow/ Apple Music Playlist - https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/90s-baby-show-playlist/pl.u-mJy81XRuN7mqMM Spotify Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2vjsbNwevudcEyzCTtmZmv?si=dwRuK1vkSly8_FUDggNWWw SOCIALS https://www.instagram.com/fredsantana/ https://www.instagram.com/temialchemy/ https://www.instagram.com/vpinthecut/ https://www.instagram.com/90sbabyshow/ https://www.instagram.com/uchjn/ Studio: https://www.londonpodcaststudios.co.uk/ Instagram: @londonpodcaststudios

Elyse DeLucci (@ElyseDeLucci) welcomes you into her living room talking about Coming to America 2 - all hail Leslie Jones, stalking ex's (and their ex's stalking you - ugh!), Martin Scorsese's best (family) documentary you probably haven't seen (call me, Marty!!) and Q&A from the audience on buying house dresses!  Spoiler alert: Joan Rivers loved Natori.

Natori joins the show today and drops KNOWLEDGE! We talk fitness, podcast, film, and more! NEW Episodes every Mon-Fri! Follow Natori: Instagram - perksofbeingtor Instagram (fitness page) - natoriousfit Follow Justin: Instagram - hangingwithjustin_ TikTok - hangingwithjustin --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.09.13.295642v1?rss=1 Authors: Hata, S., Kikuchi, K., Kano, K., Saito, H., Sobu, Y., Kinoshita, S., Saito, T., Saido, T. C., Sano, Y., Taru, H., Aoki, J., Komano, H., Tomita, T., Natori, S., Suzuki, T. Abstract: Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) comprises several geometric and positional isomers of the parental linoleic acid (LA). Two of the isomers, cis-9, trans-11 CLA (c9,t11 CLA) and trans-10, cis-12 CLA (t10,c12 CLA) exert various biological activities. However, the effect of CLA on generation of neurotoxic amyloid-{beta} (A{beta}) protein remains unclear. We found that c9,t11CLA significantly suppressed generation of A{beta} in primary cultures of mouse neurons. CLA treatment did not affect the levels of {beta}-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1), a component of active {gamma}-secretase complex presenilin 1 amino-terminal fragment (PS1 NTF), or A{beta} protein precursor (APP) in cultured neurons. BACE1 activity in lysate of neurons treated with c9,t11 CLA, but not t10,c12 CLA, decreased slightly, although c9,t11 CLA did not directly affect the activity of recombinant BACE1. Interestingly, localization of BACE1 and APP in early endosomes increased in neurons treated with c9,t11 CLA; concomitantly, the localization of both proteins was reduced in late endosomes, where APP is predominantly cleaved by BACE1. c9,t11 CLA and t10,c12 CLA appeared to be incorporated into membrane phospholipids, as the level of CLA-containing lysophosphatidylcholine (CLA-LPC) increased dramatically in neurons incubated with CLA. Taken together, our findings indicate that accumulation of c9,t11 CLA-LPC, but not t10,c12 CLA-LPC, in neuronal membranes suppresses amyloidogenic cleavage of APP, thereby contributing to preservation of brain neurons by suppressing neurotoxic A{beta} production in aged subjects. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

I'm joined by Antony Cummins, author of many books on medieval Japanese ninja and samurai warriors. We talk about who the samurai were and what their relationship was with the art of ninjutsu. I ask many questions about ninja magic — the kinds of esoteric practices they did that gave them a reputation for having supernatural powers. We also talk about Antony's recent project of reviving the Natori-Ryu samurai school of war, with the blessings of the Natori family in Japan.