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** This episode talks about suicide. If you are suicidal, please call/text/chat *988 *** My friends Jake and Joe Sharp (twin brothers in their 20s, from Mesa Arizona, brother Sam died by suicide 16 while they were missionaries) talk about their work: * Being mental health advocates and fitness coaches to help others find hope and end shame * Helping those who are suicidal find hope and how Sam tied his identity to perfectionism * Normalizing honest and vulnerable discussions—how these are healthy male attributes * Coping with grief—how they turned to overeating and pornography use—how they learned to heal through Jesus and therapy * How shame dies in opening up and vulnerability * Their work to support the LGBTQ community * What we can do in our families and church communities to make it safer for suicidal folks to open up Jake and Joe are on a mission to bring people closer to Christ, reduce shame, role-model vulnerability, and help others find hope. I am deeply moved by and supportive of their work. They inspire me. Please listen/share this episode and contact with their social media platforms (see below). And (as mentioned in the podcast) if you are in a position to help them set up a 501c non-profit (or help an any way you feel inspired) please reach out to them. I feel impressed their work is just beginning in our community. Thank you, Jake and Joe, for all your great work. Honored to have you on the show. Links: Jake and Joe's Instagram and TikTok: @jdoufit Earlier episode 811: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-811-jake-and-joe-sharp-lost-brother-sam-to/id1347971725?i=1000691741343 Richard Ostler Substack on masturbation: https://substack.com/home/post/p-215364913

Join the EVOLVE Community to explore your character class and master your personality type: https://evolve.geekpsychology.comThis is a compilation of the 4 videos I made on the INFP subtypes. I chopped out the intros and outros to make it easier to view it all in one place.If you're an INFP and you've never quite resonated with standard personality stereotypes, it's likely because you belong to one of four distinct brain-based subtypes.Based on Dr. Dario Nardi's 64-channel EEG brain-mapping research in "Decode Your Personality," the INFP personality type expands into four distinct neurological patterns: Dominant, Creative, Normalizing, and Harmonizing.In this full compilation guide, I break down each INFP subtype, looking at their real brain wiring, core strengths, career tendencies, blind spots, and how to identify your unique character class (personality type).00:00 - Introduction to the 4 INFP Subtypes00:28 - 1. Dominant Subtype: The Noble Champion (INFP-D)01:26 - Leadership, Drive & Character02:27 - Front-Brain Wiring & Purposeful Communication03:56 - Balancing Imagination, Reality & Frameworks05:12 - Quiet Time & Screening Out Noise06:14 - Career Strengths for Dominant INFPs06:56 - 2. Creative Subtype: The Curious Dreamer (INFP-C)07:44 - Starburst Brain Wiring & Bubbly Imagination09:19 - Creative Strengths: Story, Film & Symbolism10:45 - The Missing Halo & Action Challenges13:09 - Balancing the Explorer (Ne) and Guardian (Si)15:23 - 3. Normalizing Subtype: The Faithful Supporter (INFP-N)15:53 - Fitting In vs. Staying Authentic16:58 - Cognitive Dynamics: Leaning into the Guardian (Si)19:17 - Checkered Farm Field Brain Wiring & Linear Skills23:03 - Deep Contemplation, Stories & Memory24:45 - Technical Careers & Institutional Success26:15 - The Martyrdom & Self-Sacrifice Trap27:26 - 4. Harmonizing Subtype: The Empathic Counselor (INFP-H)27:54 - Diamond Brain Networks & Zigzag Connections29:52 - Natural Therapists & Reading Human Systems31:10 - Historical Patterns, Fractals & Subconscious Clues32:52 - Age, Experience & Multicultural Perspectives34:07 - Communicating the Unshareable Inner World35:03 - Applying Your Subtype Strengths & Next Steps

Fall has arrived! On this episode let's talk fall movies, shows & spooky movies. In our current society many individuals like to normalize a lot of situations. Even the situations that truly should not be normalized. Let's discuss Normalizing situations without normalizing everything. Thank you to all my listeners for your support. Without you my podcast would not reach as many people as it has. Let the discussion begin Smooches

It's hardly news that California's income gap is among the widest in the country. But how do Californians make sense of economic inequality? Berkeley sociologists G. Cristina Mora and Tianna S. Paschel investigated how the Los Angeles and Central Valley middle class—those who “feel the promise and precarity of California most acutely”—thinks about this gnawing gap, and what stories help them justify it.Further reading: G. Cristina Mora and Tianna S. Paschel's book, Normalizing Inequality: How Californians Make Sense of the Growing DivideCalMatters interview: “They asked 6,000 Californians about inequality and learned how we live with it”This episode was written and hosted by Nathalia Alcantara and Leah Worthington, and produced by Coby McDonald. Special thanks to Pat Joseph, G. Cristina Mora, and Tianna S. Paschel. Art by Michiko Toki and original music by Mogli Maureal. Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions.Support the show

Motherhood can be beautiful, meaningful, exhausting, messy, overwhelming, and funny, sometimes all at once. So why does social media make it look like everyone else has it figured out? Emily Feret, mom, influencer, and author of Normalizing Normal: Motherhood Without the Filter, joins Emily to talk about taking the shame out of the parts of motherhood we're often afraid to admit out loud.Emily shares how becoming a mom challenged the version of motherhood she thought she was supposed to live up to, and how showing the messy, imperfect parts of her life online helped millions of other women feel less alone. From messy homes and mom guilt to mental health, identity, and the pressure to get motherhood “right,” this conversation is a reminder that struggling doesn't mean you're failing.Emily also opens up about building confidence through vulnerability, learning to tune out criticism online, pursuing big dreams, and why mothers are allowed to invest time and energy into themselves without guilt.In this episode, you'll hear about:• What “normalizing normal” really means and how the movement began• The impact social media's motherhood highlight reel can have on how we see ourselves• Why a messy home isn't a reflection of your worth, work ethic, or ability as a mom• Using humor to take some of the shame and seriousness out of motherhood• Mom guilt, mental health, ADHD, and learning to talk openly about the hard things• Embracing the mom you are instead of chasing the mom you thought you would be• Giving yourself permission to have hobbies, pursue dreams, and experience joy simply because you enjoy itThis episode is for every mom whose life doesn't look perfect. Tune in, and feel a little less alone in your messiness!

There is a particular kind of loneliness that can come with becoming a mother: the moment you realize everyone warned you that you would be tired, but almost nobody warned you that you might lose pieces of yourself. Creator and author Emily Feret built her platform by saying the things mothers are often afraid to say out loud—the house is messy, the baby won't stop crying, your body feels unfamiliar, your marriage has changed, you miss who you used to be, and sometimes motherhood is simply really, really hard. In this episode of A Fresh Story: Book Talk, Emily joins Olivia to talk about the book that grew out of that radical honesty, Normalizing Normal: Motherhood Without the Filter.Covering the terrain from pregnancy through the early years of parenting, Normalizing Normal is less a traditional parenting manual than the big sister Emily wishes someone had handed her before she became a mom. She writes about postpartum life, identity, guilt, changing bodies, relationships, friendship, overwhelm, and the strange emotional duality of loving your children fiercely while sometimes not particularly enjoying motherhood. Emily and Olivia talk about the advice mothers are given—“sleep when the baby sleeps,” “don't blink,” “enjoy every moment”—and all the things hidden underneath those phrases. What happens when you can't enjoy every moment? What if the baby screams in the car for eight months? What if becoming a mother changes your marriage, your friendships, your relationship with your body, and the way you recognize yourself? And why are mothers so often expected to qualify every difficult truth with an immediate reminder that they are grateful?For Emily, writing this book was also the fulfillment of a deeply personal dream. Becoming an author had lived on what she calls her “deathbed list”—the things she knew she would regret never attempting—and, fittingly, the opportunity eventually arrived through an Instagram DM she initially thought was a scam. But the heart of the book is much bigger than accomplishing a dream. It is about removing shame through recognition: the relief of discovering that another mother has thought the thought you were afraid to say, struggled with the thing you thought everyone else could handle, or needed to find herself again after becoming responsible for everyone else. Normalizing Normal makes room for two truths at once: motherhood can be beautiful, and motherhood can be extraordinarily hard. If you are becoming a parent, deep in the early years, emerging from them, or simply trying to find yourself again after life changed you, this conversation is a reminder that honesty can be its own kind of village.

You cannot steward what you don't know you have. In this episode, Dr. Dharius Daniels sits down with Pastor Mike Kai to unpack why most of us are secretly underestimating what we've been given, and how false humility might be the very thing keeping you stuck.   What if the biggest thing holding you back isn't a lack of talent, but a lack of self-awareness about the talent you already have? In this episode of Pound for Pound Leadership, host Pastor Mike Kai sits down with Dr. Dharius Daniels to break down his framework "Skills That Scale" , a deep dive into stewardship, humility, faithfulness, and the hidden emotional patterns (he calls them "emotional snipers") that quietly sabotage success. From the Parable of the Talents to why "nothing fails like success, " this conversation will change how you see what's already in your hands. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introducing Dr. Dharius Daniels and Skills That Scale 02:14 – Inner wealth, impact, and income: the three-part framework 03:26 – The Parable of the Talents and the real meaning of stewardship 05:12 – Stewardship is multiplication, not just management 06:38 – How you see what you've been given shapes everything 08:32 – The 2-talent guy with 5-talent potential 10:06 – Must-have characteristics: self-awareness, faithfulness, teachability, consistency 12:44 – Is our idea of humility working against us? 15:24 – You can't steward what you don't know you have 16:13 – Arrogance comes from forgetting who gave you what you have 16:55 – Scaling discernment: priority, urgency, opportunity 21:10 – "A leader with no followers is just taking a walk" – John Maxwell 23:04 – Bringing your "thing" without bringing your heart 26:42 – Nothing fails like success 27:46 – Metaskills: you go as far as your team 30:47 – "Don't be amazing, just be consistent. " 31:36 – Emotional snipers and excitement addiction 34:55 – A leader is a "chief reminding officer" 36:08 – Faithfulness requires alignment with your calling37:30 – Normalizing the ebbs and flows of passion 40:17 – Phase change: the courage to find your "why" 48:00 – It's not about the fruit, it's about the trees 50:25 – You never know how close you are to "suddenly" 52:14 – Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn 54:50 – The "holy agitation" behind Relational Intelligence 57:58 – Hawaii Marketplace Conference and closing thoughts Subscribe for more conversations on leadership, faith, and stewardship.

Everyone's seen the ads, but what does Wounded Warrior Project actually do? Spencer opens with a confession — he didn't really know either — and gets a candid, myth-busting tour from Julie, who leads WWP's Financial Readiness program and is an active-duty Navy spouse herself. The big news: WWP has expanded beyond the traditionally "wounded, ill, and injured" to serve all post-9/11 service members, including active duty. It's an honest conversation about the "deadly gap" of transition, why so many veterans won't file the benefits they've earned, and how getting your finances in order is the foundation that makes healing possible. Questions Asked: What's your personal connection to the military community? What's the history of Wounded Warrior Project — was it founded post-9/11? What mistakes do you see veterans making as they approach transition? Are there tactical tips you give service members in that zero-to-24-month transition window? What military money or personal finance topic are you and your team most excited about right now? Do you see a role for AI in financial readiness, or do you still need human connection? I never sustained combat injuries — would I still be eligible to join Wounded Warrior Project? What's the easiest way to get connected? Main Topics Covered: WWP's origins: a hospital "backpack program" of comfort items at Landstuhl and beyond, keeping a promise on behalf of a grateful nation Growth from a handful of staff to nearly 1,000 teammates and 18+ warrior-facing programs (Soldier Ride, Project Odyssey, mental health, employment support) The major expansion: now serving all post-9/11 service members, including active duty — and family support members/caregivers WWP as a complement to the VA, filling gaps rather than competing The biggest transition mistake: not preparing early — starting the benefits and career conversation years out The "do I deserve this?" stigma around VA disability, and reframing it as earned benefits codified in law ("if not for you, do it for your family") Spencer's own experience: DAV help filing, a single exam, a 70% rating bumped to 80%, and survivor's guilt Normalizing financial struggle — living paycheck to paycheck is common, and money is now sometimes harder to discuss than mental health Practical tips: build a cash buffer / emergency fund, and consider dialing TSP down to the 5% match in the final year to stockpile cash Communication about money with a spouse, WWP's CFPs and social workers, and reintegration after deployment Maslow's hierarchy applied to veterans — financial stability as the base that frees warriors to reconnect and "carry each other off the battlefield" AI as a noise-clearing tool (navigating VA benefits, MOS-to-job matching, TSP/GI Bill questions) versus the irreplaceable human element — "there's no such thing as an AI veteran" WWP's self-serve options: woundedwarriorproject.org, the myWWP app, alumni/connection events, and community partnerships Resources Mentioned: woundedwarriorproject.org (all programs, resources, and registration — all services free to warriors) myWWP app (connect with warriors, find events) https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/mission  Disabled American Veterans (DAV) for VA claim help; VA.gov Spencer and Jamie offer one-on-one Military Money Mentor sessions. Get your personal military money and personal finance questions answered in a confidential coaching call. militarymoneymanual.com/mentor Over 24,000 military servicemembers and military spouses have graduated from the 100% free, Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course available at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3 In the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course, you can learn how to apply for the most premium credit cards and get special military protections, such as waived annual fees, on elite cards. Learn how active duty military, military spouses, and Guard and Reserves on 30+ day active orders can get your annual fees waived on premium credit cards in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3 If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com. If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual.

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Today's episode is a heartfelt conversation about the importance of helping neurodivergent children understand themselves and their brain profile, and how this understanding can foster confidence and self-advocacy. Emily talks with Dr. Liz Angoff about the need for transparent communication with children about their diagnoses, and the use of relatable metaphors to explain complex concepts. They discuss collaborative approaches in assessments, the challenges of co-occurring diagnoses, and the role of parents in supporting their children. How can families find practitioners who align with neurodiversity-affirming practices, and how can that lead to understanding and acceptance for both children and their families? Get comfortable, we're revisiting a conversation that covers a lot of ground. TAKEAWAYS Helping kids understand their brain profiles is crucial. Self-understanding fosters confidence and self-advocacy. Using relatable metaphors can aid in explaining neurodiversity. Labels can serve as anchors for understanding experiences. Children often internalize negative labels if not addressed. Collaborative assessments enhance understanding for both kids and parents. Empowering parents shifts the narrative from deficits to differences. Finding the right practitioner is essential for supportive assessments. Normalizing neurodiversity can change family dynamics for life. Mental health clinicians: Telling a child about a new diagnosis can feel like navigating a minefield, but it doesn't have to. We're hosting a training with Dr. Liz Angoff, called Explaining a Diagnosis to Kids in a Neurodiversity-Affirming Way, on Friday, September 11th from 2:00 to 3:30 Eastern. The course is worth 1.5 continuing education hours, and is approved through both the APA and NBCC. You'll learn how to replace pathologizing jargon with empowering, neurodiversity-affirming language that builds self-advocacy and resilience. Register for this course today. We're getting closer to our annual, free Creating Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools Crash Course. Our panel of experts will talk all about how to approach the new school year and set our neurodivergent students up for success. The event is Tuesday, September 22 at 7:30 PM Eastern, and again, it is free to register and attend. Here's a link to register and join us! Dr. Liz Angoff is a Licensed Educational Psychologist and a Diplomate in School Neuropsychology, specializing in assessment and consultation for children and their families in the Bay Area, California. Her work centers on helping neurodivergent children better understand and embrace how their brains work, fostering confidence, self-advocacy, and empowerment. She is the author of the Brain Building Books and Our Brains, a series designed to support children in navigating their learning and identity through affirming, accessible language. Through her practice and writing, Dr. Liz is committed to demystifying the evaluation process and creating tools that help families and educators work together to support thriving learners. BACKGROUND READING Liz Angoff's website, Explaining Brains, Liz's newest book - Our Brains, tools for parents, Instagram The Neurodiversity Podcast is on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky, and you're invited to join our Facebook Group. For more information go to www.NeurodiversityPodcast.com If you'd like members of your organization, school district, or company to know more about the subjects discussed on our podcast, Emily Kircher-Morris provides keynote addresses, workshops, and training sessions worldwide, in-person or virtually. You can choose from a list of established presentations, or work with Emily to develop a custom talk to fit your unique situation. To learn more, visit our website.

These oligarchs should be concerned that they helped an aspiring fascist like Trump--from normalizing him to funding his vanity projects to helping him implement his anti-democratic agenda. Yet Google doesn't seem to care. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The battle lines are being drawn—are you equipped to recognize the invisible forces fighting for control of your mind?n this episode of  @TheSoulTrap   we are joined by Caleb Collier from  @churchandstate1776   to peel back the layers of deception in our modern world. From the shifting political landscape and the role of the "religious right" to the rise of AI and the "Beast System," we explore what it means to stand for truth in an age of confusion.Is the world being prepared for a new reality? How should Christians navigate the complexities of elections, global conflict, and the technological surge that's redefining human experience? Join us for an unfiltered conversation that moves beyond politics to the heart of spiritual warfare.Don't miss our deep dive into the 'Hours of Disclosure' at 29:28.Subscribe to  @TheSoulTrap   for more deep dives into the spiritual war.00:00 – Introduction: The Technical Challenges & Seeking Truth01:06 – Geopolitics & The "Uni-Party" Empire Mentality05:54 – The World Bank Agenda: Invading the Holdout Nations07:20 – The "Beast System" & The March Toward a One-World Currency08:58 – Midterm Elections & Predictions: Is Post-Trump Reform Possible?11:27 – Election Integrity & The Manipulation of the Political Paradigm13:53 – The "War Mentality" as a Tool for Social Control16:01 – Looking Ahead to 2028: Potential Candidates & The Elite Agenda17:01 – From JFK to Modern Assassinations: Public Executions as Warnings21:24 – "Conspiracy Slop" vs. Reality: The Saturation of Information23:31 – The Mandela Effect & The Apathy of Nihilism25:55 – The Spiritual Root: The Devil's Game Plan for Humanity27:54 – Zionism, the Third Temple, and the Future of Israel29:28 – The "Hours of Disclosure": Normalizing the Supernatural35:34 – Kabbalism, Secret Societies, and the Occult in Leadership41:42 – Connecting with Church & State: Caleb Collier's Mission#TheSoulTrap #globalagenda #endtimes #BibleProphecy #aiSupport the show

Feeling exhausted, anxious, depleted, or simply not like yourself isn't something you have to accept as the price of motherhood or getting older. Dr. Corina Dunlap has spent more than a decade helping women understand what's actually happening inside their bodies and why "this is just my new normal" deserves to be questioned. Cait and Dr. Dunlap unpack the hormones every woman should understand and how they shift through the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and beyond. They explore why support is a physiological need, not a luxury, the simple foundations that can make a meaningful difference in how women feel, and the three hormone personality types Dr. Dunlap sees repeatedly in her work: the Caretaker, Achiever, and Survivor. Key Takeaways • Why feeling worse after motherhood or as you age doesn't automatically have to become your "new normal" (10:57) • The five key hormones every woman should understand and how they influence energy, mood, sleep, strength, and more (19:35) • What actually happens to estrogen and progesterone throughout your cycle, pregnancy, and postpartum (28:20) • Why postpartum support, nourishment, sleep, and replenishment are physiological needs and not indulgences (32:36) • The Caretaker, Achiever, and Survivor hormone types and how each pattern can either support or deplete your health (42:48) About Dr. Corina Dunlap Dr. Corina Dunlap is a licensed naturopathic doctor, medical researcher, and leading expert in women's hormonal health. She is the founder of Naturopathic by Design®, a women's health clinic serving thousands of patients nationwide, and Aligned by Design®, her supplement line supporting women's hormonal health. Her work bridges evidence-based research with root-cause, whole-body care. Website: https://drcorinadunlap.com/ Naturopathic by Design®: https://www.naturopathicbydesign.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcorinadunlap/ Resources Mentioned Hormone Powered: https://drcorinadunlap.com/hormonepowered/ Hormone Type Assessment: https://drcorinadunlap.com/assessment/ Top Lab Guide: https://www.naturopathicbydesign.com/newsletter-signup Aligned by Design® Supplements: https://shopalignedbydesign.com/ The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson: https://kimberlyannjohnson.com/the-fourth-trimester/ Want to go deeper with The Millionaire Mother? Join The Millionaire Mother Diaries for weekly insights on business, motherhood, wealth, leadership, and living a deeply resourced life: https://themillionairemother.com/diaries/ Pre-order Cait's upcoming book, Born for Both: bornforboth.com Love the show? Share this episode to your stories and tag @themillionairemother, or leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Every share and review helps more ambitious mothers find the show.

A teacher tries to normalize farting with the fart corner Taylor Williamson joins us for Free Comedy Friday Throwback Trivia - Emily vs. JaimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A teacher tries to normalize farting with the fart corner Taylor Williamson joins us for Free Comedy Friday Throwback Trivia - Emily vs. JaimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's back to school time and what better way to celebrate thane taking a look at what happens when Homer is forced to to go back to school once it is found out that he is grossly underqualified for his job. Along the way we meet some nerds, a crusty old Dean, a beloved and well connected mascot and see a little slice of campus life at Springfield University. So bring out those new school supplies and join us for this absolute classic from Season 4.We also talk about: - A new co host?- SNL skits that are older than we thought- Bad Chads- Procrastinating actually pays off- Doing math- New podcast ideas- Mutiuniverses in this episode?- Normalizing naps at work- Relating to certain aspects to this episode- What do pigs and James Bond have in common?- A plea to Debbie GibsonOur Recommendations:- Patrick: Shrinking on Apple TV, Arrested Development rewatch- Cori: Bryan Adams concert & Platonic on Apple TV- Bryan: Green Day TV on YouTube, Ted Lasso Season 4Go support Patrick and check out the cool stuff that he and his wife make at www.morganstreethill.comWant to reach out to us here's how you can do it:Email: soitscometothispod@gmail.comInstagram: @soitscometothis_podFacebook: @soitscome2thisWeb: radpantheon.com

Every legal dispute comes down to a judgment call made with incomplete information — and wherever there's judgment, there are mental shortcuts quietly shaping the outcome. Host Dr. Laura Scherck Wittcoff sits down with Tricia Schafer, a full-time neutral who mediates and arbitrates cases nationwide, ahead of her TechTainment panel on implicit bias in tech-driven mediation. Together they unpack what implicit bias actually is (a normal function of the human brain, not a character flaw), why it matters most in entertainment and intellectual property disputes where there's rarely one objectively correct answer, and the practical, sometimes surprising strategies practitioners can use to design bias out of a process instead of pretending it isn't there. Tricia Schafer, Tricia Schafer Dispute Resolution PLLC: A full-time neutral and former litigator with 31 years of experience across all aspects of commercial controversies, Tricia is known for connecting people and concepts to outcomes that transcend the sum of their parts. She mediates and arbitrates cases nationwide, both privately and through the American Arbitration Association, handling commercial, real estate, health care, and consumer matters, and was recently approved as a mediator for the United States Postal Service. Based in Arizona, she also volunteers with the state court system in civil and probate matters and offers reduced-rate work to select Arizona nonprofits. She first attended TechTainment in 2024 at a friend's suggestion — arriving knowing exactly one person and leaving with roughly two dozen new friends — and has been a loyal follower since. At this year's conference, she co-presents on implicit bias with longtime friend and colleague Maria Crimi Speth, a partner at Jaburg Wilk in Phoenix and a career intellectual property litigator. What is TechTainment? TechTainment is an annual, one-day conference produced by LAIPLA, now held in partnership with the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University (ASU) at ASU's California Center in downtown Los Angeles. The conference brings together leaders in technology, entertainment, business, academia, and law to discuss the issues reshaping every industry, long before those issues become mainstream news. This year's conference: Friday, October 16, 2026, at ASU's California Center in downtown Los Angeles Tricia's panel: "Implicit Bias in Dispute Resolution and Mediation", co-presented with Maria Crimi Speth of Jaburg Wilk What implicit bias actually is: Implicit bias is not prejudice or intentional discrimination. It's a mental shortcut the brain uses to make decisions under incomplete information, limited time, or uncertainty — a normal part of being human, not a character flaw. Tricia's example makes it concrete: a Mercedes pulls into your driveway versus a beat-up pickup truck, and you've formed a judgment about the driver before you've seen them. It doesn't matter until you have to help that person resolve something that matters in their life. Why "neutral" is a noun: Tricia explains that "Neutral" is the catch-all for someone who serves as both mediator and arbitrator — a private-pay, secure way to resolve disputes outside of court. She also walks through the tradeoffs of arbitration: it's faster, it's private, it never becomes public record, and critically, you get to choose your decision-maker. File in court and you may draw a judge who spent 20 years in family law and just moved to the civil bench. Through the American Arbitration Association or another provider, you can ask for an environmental lawyer, an engineer, or a water lawyer. The cost: you pay your neutral's hourly rate, and there is almost no right to appeal. Positions versus interests, and the last orange in the house: Tricia walks through the foundational mediation exercise: two kids fighting over the last orange, and a parent's instinct to cut it in half. The better move is to ask each child why they want it — one is hungry, the other needs it for a science project — and suddenly there's a solution that makes both of them happy. As she puts it, a position is what you say you want and an interest is why you want it. Do you really want the money, or do you want the security of knowing you can keep the house? The related insight: "No" is never permanent. "No simply means I'm not going to change my position based upon the available information that I have right now." Designing bias out of the process: Tricia describes wanting software that would strip law firm letterhead off position statements before she reads them, and assign parties fake names, so she isn't forming judgments about counsel or making assumptions from the ethnicity of a surname — the same logic behind employers removing photos from resumes. She also shares a technique she uses now: she dumbs the fact pattern down, renames everyone, and spends half an hour working through the dynamic with an AI assistant. Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith fighting over a commercial building becomes Bob and Larry fighting over a pickup truck. The AI has no idea who anyone is, which is exactly the point. Where implicit bias shows up in entertainment and IP: Assumptions about how long creative work should take a human, and whether AI could do it faster. Assumptions about what a market wants and will pay for, made without consulting anyone who lives and works in that market. Confirmation bias in data used to argue for one direction over another. And the structural disadvantage facing independent creators, who often lack the resources to register, protect, or aggressively enforce their intellectual property — so their disputes get read as less significant. Tricia names the persistent disconnect between the rooms where decisions get made and the people actually watching and streaming the content. Dispute resolution is dispute prevention: One of the episode's most quotable lines, and the practical center of Tricia's advice. It's not if a dispute arises, it's when. Mediation clauses are now common in contracts — and, Tricia notes, most people don't realize those clauses are negotiable in any contract involving personal services or securing talent. "We'll mediate before we arbitrate before we litigate" means very little on its own. For how many days? What kind of mediator — an entertainment lawyer at $1,000 an hour, or a court-appointed one? In person or on Zoom? In good faith, and what does good faith mean? She points listeners to the sample clause language published by the major providers, including the AAA's ClauseBuilder tool, and notes you can even name the specific mediators you'd accept. Strategies for creators and practitioners without deep pockets: For anyone younger, newer, or under-resourced walking into a negotiation: go in without defensiveness, but look in the mirror first and ask what the other side is likely to assume about you — then stay ahead of it. On the other side of the table, for the corporations and the streamers: you know statistically what your audience does, but you don't know what's in their heads or why they're watching what they're watching. Follow the data, and also build a team of decision-makers with genuinely different perspectives. Normalizing bias instead of denying it: Tricia's hope for what people take away from her session: bias is not bad. Bias is not negative. She'd like to see the same shift the culture has already made around therapy and health tracking — from something you'd never mention to something you say out loud. Her image of what that looks like in practice: a mediator who can say "I feel like I'm getting a little biased from this room, I need to take a five-minute break." Laura's response: when you pretend it doesn't exist, it creeps in anyway. How to Get Involved Register and learn more: LAIPLA.net/techtainment Pricing: Multiple tiers are available, including discounted rates for in-house attorneys, law students, LAIPLA members, and ASU alumni Attend: The conference includes breakfast, lunch, and extensive networking opportunities Connect with Tricia: TriciaSchafer.com Connect with Small & Gutsy Website: SmallandGutsy.org Email: Laura@SmallandGutsy.org Do you know a nonprofit or social enterprise doing incredible work? Send them our way!

Danny Walsh grew up in Texas with a mother consumed by addiction and a father who was never in the picture — and when he and his brother essentially raised each other as teenagers on their own the path toward trouble found them both before anyone was old enough to stop it. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, he shares how an early sentence in the Texas Department of Corrections led him to become a peckerwood and join one of the most notorious prison gangs in the Texas system before a federal conviction in his early 20s handed him 25 years and sent him into the most brutal maximum security federal penitentiaries in the United States. He opens up about becoming a shot caller — the power, the rules, the violence and the politics that position actually involves — what spending years in solitary confinement did to him mentally and what the PTSD that prison produced has made reacclimating into society nearly impossible in ways that the system that put him there has done almost nothing to address. _____________________________________________ #shotcaller #federalprison #truecrimestories _____________________________________________ Thank you to HIMS & FACTOR for sponsoring this episode: Hims: Visit https://hims.com/lockedin to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. _____________________________________________ Factor: Head to https://factormeals.com/lockedin50off and use code lockedin50off to get 50 percent off and 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year, while supplies last until! _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ _____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 Growing up in a rough Houston neighborhood 04:08 Early drinking and harmful experiences 06:06 Normalizing poverty and abuse 06:55 Time in isolation and breaking down demons 08:15 Fighting to stay un-institutionalized 09:59 The dangers of accepting prison as home 10:40 A bus station lesson in institutionalization 11:40 Refusing to accept a prisoner's life 12:52 Youthful dreams of the military and football 13:48 Arrested and learning the code 15:15 Brother's tough lessons on loyalty 16:32 Drug use and the cycle of incarceration 17:42 Facing federal charges and refusing to snitch 19:43 The deal is a lie: 25-year sentence 22:20 Betrayed by a lawyer and becoming hardened 24:39 Why the excessive sentence? 25:45 Rejecting the state's offer on principle 28:01 Adapting from state to federal politics 29:49 TDC initiation: riots and lockdown 34:05 Surviving lockdown and a cell fire 36:15 Joining a Texas prison gang 38:08 Your gang arrives in the feds 39:37 Taking control and building respect 41:07 The lie of gang philosophy 44:32 The failure of the prison system 46:40 Fighting for resentencing and 11 years over time 48:42 Release: 23 years later and a new world 52:35 Initial struggles with a changed society 54:55 Getting a job and building a new life 58:02 Fired by the state for tattoos 01:00:49 The struggle for identity and self-love 01:02:55 Jail habits that persist 01:04:24 Why not join another white gang? 01:05:43 Misconceptions about white inmates 01:08:12 A fight for respect over a TV 01:13:40 Relationships with other races and gangs 01:18:00 Prison economy and cross-racial business 01:20:18 How did you become a shot caller? 01:23:56 Dispensing justice and avoiding trouble 01:27:10 Sex cases and the white racial code 01:30:40 The meaning behind prison tattoos 01:34:38 Regretting gang involvement and ink 01:36:43 The origins of the Woods and Texas gangs 01:40:22 Are all white guys 'peckerwoods'? 01:41:06 Why did you stay in the gang in the feds? 01:42:08 Treachery within your own ranks 01:45:39 Can the BOP eliminate gangs? 01:49:10 Why the feds keep you divided 01:55:20 The burden of being a shot caller 01:59:40 Becoming an animal and losing yourself 02:02:50 The mental toll and nightmares of prison 02:05:28 Learning to keep your word and integrity 02:08:48 Feeling compelled to violence 02:11:10 Coping with the trauma of solitary 02:14:24 The need for prison reform and support 02:18:15 Released with no help or programs 02:23:52 Job struggles and endless punishment 02:29:36 The ongoing stigma of a felony 02:32:26 Corrupt guards and a lack of control 02:36:10 The chaos of maximum-security life 02:39:20 Debunking the 'sit to pee' myth 02:43:04 You were left alone and the system failed you 02:45:40 Learning to navigate prison safely 02:48:00 Proving yourself and survival instincts 02:50:07 Good guys in bad gangs 02:53:35 A close call with a conspiracy to kill you 03:00:52 Saved from a plot and changing your ways 03:03:39 Why are you here and how did you survive? 03:04:48 The struggle to find a job after power 03:06:48 Women and bad company send men back 03:08:23 Finding peace in a wine bar 03:10:12 Learning to love yourself and move on 03:12:42 Cherishing freedom and family 03:16:32 Advice to your younger self _____________________________________________ To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/LockedInWithIanBicka

One in five people are neurodivergent. Half of them do not know it. And in home services and the trades, the number is likely even higher.The autonomy, the problem solving, the independence, the hands-on nature of the work attracts a certain kind of brain. And that brain, whether it carries an ADHD diagnosis, an autism spectrum disorder, or just a lifelong feeling of being wired differently, is showing up every day in your trucks, on your sales calls, and in your leadership seats.Dr. Matt Vorell is a PhD in Organizational Communication from the University of Colorado and a professor at St. Cloud State University. He is autistic, academically credentialed, and deeply passionate about normalizing this conversation in the workplace. His message is simple: different, not less.In this episode:Why the trades attract a higher likelihood of neurodivergent individuals than most industriesWhat autism spectrum disorder actually is and what it is notThe difference between top-down and bottom-up thinking and what it reveals about your teamWhy 90% of autistic individuals are either under or unemployedWhy 75 to 80% of autistic individuals never disclose their status at workHow masking works and the toll it takes on the people doing it every dayThe vaccine and Tylenol claims debunked directly by someone who has studied this for decadesThe double empathy problem and why communication responsibility has to go both waysHow to give instructions, write emails, and assign tasks in ways that actually landHow one manager turned her lowest performing employee into her top performer in two monthsPractical tools including AI as a communication translator for neurodivergent individualsBooks and resources to go deeperRecommended Resources:Temple Grandin - Different, Not LessNeurodiversity at Work by Theo SmithKaylin Partlow on TikTokProfessor Saul on TikTokConnect with Dr. Matt Vorell:LinkedIn: search Dr. Matt Vorell, Connect with Sam Wakefield:Website: https://www.closeitnow.netEmail: sam@closeitnow.netInstagram: @therealcloseitnowFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/samuel.l.wakefieldLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/closeitnow/Join the Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/closeitnowBring This Training to Your Team:Sam travels nationwide to deliver on-site training for home services companies serious about building a culture people want to stay in. Half day classroom, half day ride-alongs. Your team, your market, your systems.Book a call with Sam: calendar.app.google/KZH1j2Q1MAXTKbT38Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Google. Every review gets read, and if yours gets read on air you earn a no-charge one-on-one coaching session with Sam directly.Google: https://g.page/r/CbfnnDqTCwQdEAE/review

Featuring: David LaManna, Mike McHugh, and James Gowell.Edited by: Tim NicholsonWhat do you do when everything falls apart — and God feels silent?In Week 2 of our deep dive into Lamentations, we continue walking through all five chapters of one of the most raw, overlooked books in Scripture. This isn't a comfortable Bible study. This is gut-level honesty about sin, suffering, isolation, and what happens when you've been living far from God and the bottom finally drops out.We talk about the loneliness that sin produces, not as a punishment thrown at you from the outside, but as the natural harvest of the seeds you plant. We ask the hard question: Are you now a slave? Because Lamentations doesn't let you off the hook. Normalizing sin has a cost. Reaping what you sow is not a metaphor, it's a reality. And you can't escape judgment by being "a good person."But here's what makes this book extraordinary: even in the pit, there's a glimmer. The suffering wasn't wasted. God was watching the entire time and that matters more than you might think.In this episode:Why loneliness is often the natural result of sin, not just bad circumstancesThe danger of normalizing sin and becoming a slave to itThe depth of suffering in Lamentations and why Jeremiah didn't sanitize itWhat it means that God is always watchingA glimmer of hope buried inside one of the darkest books in the BibleYou reap what you plant. Don't be misledThe judgment question: if you're not facing God, what are you facing?This is Thriving in the Word — real discussion, deep Scripture, no fluff. New episodes every week. Subscribe, share with someone who needs it, and leave us a review.

On this episode of Hudson Mohawk Magazine we feature Chris Hedges's talk: Normalizing Genocide and the New World Order, recorded at The Sanctuary for Independent Media on March 7, 2025.

Have you ever entered a medical environment feeling like your voice was completely secondary to the fast-moving machines and rigid hospital policies around you? It is a vulnerable position that leaves far too many birthing parents carrying psychological scars, but what if knowing the right language ahead of time is the ultimate shield against a traumatic birth? In this episode, I sit down with board-certified Ob-Gyn and author Dr. Jennifer Lincoln to demystify the intense world of labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery. Dr. Lincoln discusses why true informed consent requires deep clinical communication, provides practical tips on how to build a flexible birth preference sheet, and fearlessly tackles the complex systemic hospital policies that families are rarely warned about. Writing the Legacy: What drove Dr. Lincoln to write a comprehensive, doctor-backed guide dedicated entirely to the raw realities of giving birth. The Hidden Trauma Metric: Why up to half of birthing people experience psychological birth trauma and how clinical dismissal fuels it. Birth Plans vs. Birth Preferences: Why shifting your terminology can protect your mental health and set you up for empowered choice in any delivery scenario. The Corporate Blindspots of Delivery: How hidden out-of-network insurance bills can strike you even when you deliver at an in-network hospital. Why Hospital Ideology Matters: The quiet systemic impact of a hospital's religious affiliation on your personal birth control options during a C-section. The Candy Wrapper Analogy: Why the current healthcare system abandons moms immediately after birth and the 3 things you must know before being discharged. Normalizing the Unspoken: A refreshing, unfiltered look at bodily functions in the delivery room and a vital resource for navigating the heaviest pregnancy outcomes. Connect with Dr. Jen Lincoln on Instagram @drjenniferlincoln, visit her site drjenniferlincoln.com and buy her new book: The Birth Book https://go.shopmy.us/p-76800588 (paid link) 00:00 - Introduction to the Episode and Guest 02:42 - The "Labor of Love": Publishing a Book 05:35 - The Role of Social Media in Medical Education 07:00 - Why Focus on Labor and Postpartum? 10:40 - True Informed Consent in the Delivery Room 14:53 - The Impact of Feeling Heard vs. Dismissed 20:04 - Birth "Preferences" vs. Birth "Plans" 24:08 - Navigating Hidden Hospital Policies 30:41 - The Reality of Out-of-Network Medical Bills 33:00 - Three Crucial Postpartum Realities 39:42 - How to Advocate for Yourself in a Medical Setting 44:25 - Discussing Stillbirth and Delivery Fears 46:47 - Finding Joy and Setting Boundaries 48:56 - Episode Outro and Final Reflections Our podcasts are also now on YouTube. If you prefer a video podcast with closed captioning, check us out there and ⁠subscribe to PedsDocTalk⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠! Shop Dr. Mona's favorite products: https://shopmy.us/shop/pedsdoctalk (paid link) And don't forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠ page of the website.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever entered a medical environment feeling like your voice was completely secondary to the fast-moving machines and rigid hospital policies around you? It is a vulnerable position that leaves far too many birthing parents carrying psychological scars, but what if knowing the right language ahead of time is the ultimate shield against a traumatic birth? In this episode, I sit down with board-certified Ob-Gyn and author Dr. Jennifer Lincoln to demystify the intense world of labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery. Dr. Lincoln discusses why true informed consent requires deep clinical communication, provides practical tips on how to build a flexible birth preference sheet, and fearlessly tackles the complex systemic hospital policies that families are rarely warned about. Writing the Legacy: What drove Dr. Lincoln to write a comprehensive, doctor-backed guide dedicated entirely to the raw realities of giving birth. The Hidden Trauma Metric: Why up to half of birthing people experience psychological birth trauma and how clinical dismissal fuels it. Birth Plans vs. Birth Preferences: Why shifting your terminology can protect your mental health and set you up for empowered choice in any delivery scenario. The Corporate Blindspots of Delivery: How hidden out-of-network insurance bills can strike you even when you deliver at an in-network hospital. Why Hospital Ideology Matters: The quiet systemic impact of a hospital's religious affiliation on your personal birth control options during a C-section. The Candy Wrapper Analogy: Why the current healthcare system abandons moms immediately after birth and the 3 things you must know before being discharged. Normalizing the Unspoken: A refreshing, unfiltered look at bodily functions in the delivery room and a vital resource for navigating the heaviest pregnancy outcomes. Connect with Dr. Jen Lincoln on Instagram @drjenniferlincoln, visit her site drjenniferlincoln.com and buy her new book: The Birth Book https://go.shopmy.us/p-76800588 (paid link) 00:00 - Introduction to the Episode and Guest 02:42 - The "Labor of Love": Publishing a Book 05:35 - The Role of Social Media in Medical Education 07:00 - Why Focus on Labor and Postpartum? 10:40 - True Informed Consent in the Delivery Room 14:53 - The Impact of Feeling Heard vs. Dismissed 20:04 - Birth "Preferences" vs. Birth "Plans" 24:08 - Navigating Hidden Hospital Policies 30:41 - The Reality of Out-of-Network Medical Bills 33:00 - Three Crucial Postpartum Realities 39:42 - How to Advocate for Yourself in a Medical Setting 44:25 - Discussing Stillbirth and Delivery Fears 46:47 - Finding Joy and Setting Boundaries 48:56 - Episode Outro and Final Reflections Our podcasts are also now on YouTube. If you prefer a video podcast with closed captioning, check us out there and ⁠subscribe to PedsDocTalk⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠! Shop Dr. Mona's favorite products: https://shopmy.us/shop/pedsdoctalk (paid link) And don't forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠ page of the website.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we are exploring innovative research methodologies in genetics, including narrative and visual methods, conversation analysis and body mapping. Our guests highlight using these methods to drive inclusive and diverse research as well as providing a more nuanced understanding of the lived experiences of families.    Segment 1: Defining joy after a genetic diagnosis: A narrative inquiry   Guest Bio: UNC Greensboro Genetic Counseling Program graduate Jordan Miller earned a masters degree in genetic counseling in 2025 and currently works as a prenatal and cancer genetic counselor at Prisma Health in Columbia, South Carolina. In addition to clinical practice, Jordan serves as part of the faculty for the University of South Carolina Genetic Counseling program, where she is passionate about supporting and mentoring future genetic counselors.   Following a personal experience of finding joy after a devastating family diagnosis, Jordan developed a deep passion for exploring how joy, hope, and humanity can remain central to patient care. Her work and advocacy focus on fostering meaningful conversations about compassionate care and the ways healthcare professionals can help patients and families find moments of connection and resilience during difficult experiences.   In this segment we discuss: - The use of qualitative narrative inquiry and in-person observations, rather than standard surveys, to capture the visceral, underreported experience of joy following a family genetic diagnosis. - The "FERN" grounded framework (Focusing on the present, Embracing life, Redefining joy, and Normalizing the journey) and how its core themes emerged from family narratives. - How healthcare providers and communities can foster joy and humanize care by interacting with pediatric patients as individuals rather than focusing solely on their diagnosis. - Balancing grief and joy in healthcare conversations without pushing toxic positivity, highlighting how small daily moments of joy help families hold onto hope.   Segment 2: Expanding the methodological repertoire: Integrating multimodal approaches in genetic counseling research   Guest Bios: Ms Malebo Malope is a clinical genetic counsellor and currently employed at Stellenbosch University as a lecturer. She coordinates the teaching activities for the Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counselling Unit and leads short courses within the unit. Additionally, Malebo provides clinical genetic counselling at Tygerberg Hospital and participates in clinical training.  Ms Malope has a special interest in decision-making on termination of pregnancy for foetal abnormalities, accessible genetic counselling services and diversity and inclusion within the field of genetics and genomics.   Dr Megan Scott is a South African clinical genetic counsellor and health communication researcher based in Johannesburg. She holds a PhD in Health Communication and works in independent clinical practice, supporting individuals and families across a wide range of genetic indications, including prenatal, paediatric, oncology, ophthalmology and psychiatric genetics. She is actively involved in the South African medical genetics community, including student supervision and training and has previously served on the Genetic Counsellors South Africa (GCSA) committee. Dr Scott is also a Research Associate at the Health Communication Research Unit (HCRU) at the University of the Witwatersrand. Her research focuses on improving healthcare practice across interdisciplinary fields, qualitative research methods, risk and uncertainty discussions, family communication and patient-centred care. She has presented at local and international conferences, published in the fields of genetic counselling and health communication and regularly reviews for academic journals. She also serves as a supervisor, reviewer and examiner for postgraduate students in genetic counselling, public health, psychology and clinical medicine.   Dr Lorraine Cowley is a clinical academic with a background in oncology nursing and currently serves as Principal Genetic Counsellor at the Northern Genetics Service, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University. With over 25 years of experience in patient perspectives research, Lorraine has led, co-led, supervised and contributed to numerous national and international studies, with a particular focus on improving patient-centred approaches in genetic and rare disease services. She is currently funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) through a Clinical Academic Research Partnership (CARP) Fellowship. Her current work involves collaboration across Latin America and the UK to evaluate the delivery and impact of whole exome sequencing for individuals with rare muscle disorders, aiming to improve equitable access to genomic diagnostics in rare disease care.   In this segment we discuss: - How visual methods like photographic elicitation and social mapping challenge traditional biological pedigrees, revealing diverse family dynamics, gendered support roles, and moral tensions around genetic testing. - The therapeutic and harm-reduction benefits of body mapping in complex pregnancy cases, allowing patients to express embodied emotional experiences beyond verbal language. - Applying conversation analysis to real-time clinical consultations to observe non-verbal cues and explore the complex tension between counselor neutrality and institutional expectations. - The potential of multimodal methodologies to capture culturally specific kinship structures globally and their application as reflective tools in genetic counseling supervision and training.   Would you like to nominate a JoGC article to be featured in the show? If so, please fill out this nomination submission form here. Multiple entries are encouraged including articles where you, your colleagues, or your friends are authors.   Stay tuned for the next new episode of DNA Dialogues! In the meantime, listen to all our episodes Apple Podcasts, Spotify, streaming on the website, or any other podcast player by searching, “DNA Dialogues”.    For more information about this episode visit dnadialogues.podbean.com, where you can also stream all episodes of the show. Check out the Journal of Genetic Counseling here for articles featured in this episode and others.    Any questions, episode ideas, guest pitches, or comments can be sent into DNADialoguesPodcast@gmail.com.    DNA Dialogues' team includes Jehannine Austin, Naomi Wagner, Khalida Liaquat, Kate Wilson and DNA Today's Kira Dineen. Our logo was designed by Ashlyn Enokian. Our current intern is Vanaja Chaava.

A Personal Loss Turned National Crusade Patty Myers shared the story of her late husband, Tony Myers, who passed away on September 9, 2021, at age 55 after being hospitalized with COVID-19. Refusing to let grief silence her, Myers turned her tragedy into national advocacy. Support Chit Chat Live!

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Today's Headlines: Trump announced a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, then posted a P.S. the next day conditioning the whole thing on Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel — a condition so significant it threw the entire deal into jeopardy before Congress even had a chance to reject it — while simultaneously telling Axios he's "close" to ordering a massive Iran strike "bigger than ever before" and that Israel would "join in two minutes" if asked, which is a casual thing to say about starting a regional war. The House passed a War Powers resolution to stop Trump's Iran strikes with four Republicans joining Democrats, oil hit $100 a barrel, the Houthis started attacking tankers in the Red Sea, and the Senate rejected the House resolution roughly 24 hours later, so that was a fun emotional rollercoaster. The Trump administration also quietly imposed new tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 countries at midnight, using an expiring tariff program as legal cover because their authority to do so is, in their own words, light. In other news, The DOJ withdrew its subpoenas for New York Times journalists' phone records — including their spouses and mothers — after a judge spent an hour in court making clear how unacceptable it was, though they say the underlying leak investigation continues, so the retreat is partial at best. And finally, the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells in Mississippi — who went missing on July 4th under suspicious circumstances and was found dead two days later — is getting significant attention, with questions about why one of his friends had his phone and car keys without mentioning it, a local judge parent writing a lengthy essay about her son's innocence, law enforcement immediately ruling out foul play, and the state medical examiner keeping parts of Nolan's body that would have been critical in determining cause of death, while the independent autopsy came back inconclusive. He was the only Black boy on a boat with four white kids in Mississippi, and Nancy Grace has entered the chat, so this story isn't going anywhere. Resources/Articles mentioned: WaPo: Trump adds condition to Saudi nuclear deal: Normalizing relations with Israel Axios: Exclusive: Trump "close" to decision on "massive attack" on Iran NYT: House Rebukes Trump on Iran in War Powers Vote as Senate Blocks Debate AP News: Brent oil tops $100 per barrel, as tumbles for Tesla and Alphabet yank Wall Street lower BBC: Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi tanker as US launches more Iran strikes  WaPo: House votes to restrain Trump on Iran as Senate fails to advance similar measure Axios: Trump rebuilds trade regime with new tariffs on global trading partners NYT: U.S. Withdraws Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists AP News: What to know about the autopsy and investigation into Nolan Wells' death Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle and Joe interview Rachel Turetzky & Douglas S. Wingate about their perspectives on the WilsonLeary 8 Circuit Model of consciousness. They recently released a CE approved program on Psychedelic Education Center to train therapists on this model and how to integrate the 8 Circuit Model into your clinical therapy practice. In this episode: Maybe Day and maybe logic: Honoring Robert Anton Wilson and learning to hold beliefs, models, and interpretations more lightly Reality tunnels: How biology, experience, culture, and conditioning filter our perception of reality Robert Anton Wilson's legacy: Guerrilla ontology, stand-up philosophy, Prometheus Rising, and using humor to destabilize rigid beliefs Timothy Leary beyond the caricature: His early work in psychology, the development of the Eight-Circuit Model, and the parts of his intellectual legacy that are often overlooked The first four circuits: Bodily safety, emotional territory, language and symbolic thinking, and social and relational conditioning The upper circuits: Sensory and somatic intelligence, metacognition, archetypal and transpersonal experience, and unitive states of consciousness Metaprogramming: Identifying the beliefs, imprints, and automatic patterns shaping our lives—and developing the capacity to revise them Circuit Zero and Stanislav Grof: Prenatal and perinatal experience, the basic perinatal matrices, and the lasting influence of early development Normalizing unusual experiences: Archetypal encounters, ancestral material, entities, out-of-body experiences, synchronicities, and other phenomena that conventional psychology may struggle to interpret Psychedelics and re-imprinting: How expanded states may loosen entrenched developmental patterns and create opportunities for psychological change Pleasure as therapeutic material: Anhedonia, chronic survival states, the "hedonic intelligence" of Circuit Five, and learning to experience joy without treating it as a distraction from the work Clinical applications: Using the model during psychedelic preparation to identify intentions, developmental imprints, and material that may emerge Medicine and dosage selection: How MDMA, ketamine, psilocybin, LSD, and 5-MeO-DMT may produce different experiences depending on the intention and dose Integration and verticality: Grounding expansive, archetypal, or unitive experiences through the body, emotions, relationships, and everyday life Chapel Perilous: Understanding destabilizing experiences, ontological shock, spiritual emergencies, and the process of reconstructing meaning afterward Beyond psychedelics: Connections with yoga, meditation, occult practice, Chinese medicine, chakra systems, and other psychospiritual traditions The new course: The structure of The Eight-Circuit Model of Consciousness: An Integrative Framework for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, including its 14 lessons, practical exercises, assessments, certification, and continuing-education options

Okay ladies, this one's for YOU. Ever secretly wondered if your wildest desires, romantic daydreams, or untamed fantasies are “normal”? Or maybe you crave more passion, more play, and more pleasure, but aren't sure how to even start that conversation? Enter the powerhouse Caitlin V: sex therapist, intimacy coach, and the straight-talking woman who's helped thousands of women discover exactly what THEY want in bed.In Part 1, we're going behind the scenes of female fantasy: unpacking Twilight, Fifty Shades, why yearning to be desired is at the heart of so much, and how to finally own your erotic power without shame. Caitlin V breaks it all down: why scheduling sex is actually hot (and necessary!), how to safely explore archetypes and kink, and why women's pleasure is far more creative and expansive than you've ever been told. If you're done hiding, done playing small, and SO ready to claim the sex and intimacy you deserve, start here.SHOWNOTESWhy feeling desired is at the core of women's fantasiesScheduling sex vs. spontaneityBreaking down archetypes: Vampires, dominance, surrenderTwilight & the erotic pull of restraint and safetyTaboo, kink, and why your fantasy is more normal (and healing) than you thinkSafely claiming sub/dom play and power dynamicsErotic Blueprints: What actually turns women onHow to break down, name, and ask for your exact desiresExploring the edges: consent, taboo, and reclaiming shame as pleasureFantasies about threesomes and queerness: Normalizing what women wantThe animal, the goddess, and every archetype a woman can beThank you to our sponsors:Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/lisaOneSkin: 15% off with code LISA at https://oneskin.co/lisaFollow Caitlin V:Website: https://caitlinvneal.comInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/caitlinvictoriousx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaitlinVFOLLOW LISA BILYEU:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpactTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisabilyeuSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Many people are told that leaking urine, pelvic pain, or feeling "off" after pregnancy is simply something they have to live with- but that's far from the truth. In this episode, Deb sits down with pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Sneha Gazi to unpack some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding pelvic floor health during pregnancy and postpartum. Together, they explore what pelvic floor dysfunction actually looks like, why it's so often normalized, and how small changes can make a big difference. Dr. Gazi explains how the pelvic floor works in harmony with the breath, posture, and the rest of the body, challenging the idea that more Kegels are always the answer. She also shares practical ways to support pelvic health throughout pregnancy, what realistic postpartum recovery can look like, and the subtle signs that it's time to seek professional support. This empowering conversation reminds parents that pain and dysfunction are common- but they are not normal, and help is available. Get the most out of each episode by checking out the show notes with links, resources and other related podcasts at: prenatalyogacenter.com Don't forget to grab your FREE guide, 5 Simple Solutions to the Most Common Pregnancy Pains HERE  If you love what you've been listening to, please leave a rating and review! Yoga| Birth|Babies (Apple) or on Spotify! To connect with Deb and the PYC Community:  Instagram & Facebook: @prenatalyogacenter Youtube: Prenatal Yoga Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the business you built could become the wealth-generating asset that changes your life—not just once, but again and again?In this episode of *Get Real, Get Results*, host Chantell Preston sits down with Carrie Kerpen, CEO and founder of The Whisper Group and author of *The Whisper Way*, to unpack the truth about women, exits, and the wealth-building conversations no one is having. After her own 8-figure exit from one of the first social media agencies, Carrie discovered a glaring gap in the market: women weren't just exiting for less—many didn't even know exiting was an option.Chantell and Carrie get refreshingly honest about the emotional rollercoaster of selling a business, the identity crisis that follows, and why "success" keeps shifting the higher you climb. Carrie shares her WHISPER framework, explains why every business should be built to be sellable (even if you never sell), and reveals the biggest mistakes founders make that quietly slash their exit value.You'll learn:- Why being "the glitter, not the glue" is essential for a strong exit- How to make your revenue RED: Recurring, Expected, and Diversified- The tax strategies most founders don't know about until it's too late- How to reinvent your identity after the deal is done- Why asking for help is the entrepreneurial superpower women underuseWhether you're years away from an exit or just starting to dream about one, this conversation will change how you think about the business you're building—and the wealth you deserve.Subscribe to *Get Real, Get Results* and share this episode with a founder who needs to hear it.Timestamps00:00 - Why no amount of money ever felt like enough00:27 - Welcome to Get Real, Get Results01:01 - Meet Carrie Kerpen and the origin of The Whisper Group03:31 - The exit gap: why women don't know selling is an option06:34 - Turning a lifestyle business into a life-changing asset07:16 - The Whisper framework: starting with your "why"09:11 - Carrie's hardest chapter: life after an 8-figure exit13:03 - The identity crisis no exited founder talks about13:41 - How Carrie reinvented herself with one video a day for a year16:13 - Why founders rush into the next thing (and why you shouldn't)16:56 - Redefining success from money to fulfillment19:11 - How women undervalue their businesses—and what to fix21:04 - The two biggest mistakes women make before an exit22:35 - Reinvention at any age: just start25:14 - The art of asking without guilt27:30 - Carrie's vision: a fund for women founders29:52 - Be the glitter, not the glue: building a sellable business32:01 - Three tweaks to make your business exit-ready34:41 - Normalizing wealth-building conversations for women35:15 - The Whisper Group relaunch and an exclusive acquisition announcement36:30 - Final reflections and Chantell's book launch

In this episode of Money & Meaning, host Jeff Bernier is joined by Dr. Joy Lere, a licensed clinical psychologist and co-founder of Shaping Wealth. They examine retirement as more than a financial milestone, focusing on the shift in identity, purpose, and daily structure that comes with leaving a career. Joy shares how unmet expectations, loss, and identity challenges can shape the transition, along with practical ways to prepare by building a meaningful life outside of work and continuing to contribute beyond a paycheck.    Topics covered:  Retirement as an existential transition, not just a financial one The gap between expectations and reality in life after work Normalizing loss, stress, and emotional complexity in transitions Building a life outside of work before retiring Balancing meaningful work with other areas of life Continuing purpose and contribution beyond a paycheck Identity challenges when stepping away from a long-held role Shifting mindset from “what you do” to “who you are” Identifying needs fulfilled by work and finding alternatives Avoidance and delaying difficult transitions Processing grief and loss in major life changes Holding both joy and grief during life transitions   Useful Links:    Jeff Bernier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffberniercfp_the-money-and-meaning-show-activity-7202103509700227072-h0Qn/  TandemGrowth Financial Advisors: https://www.tandemgrowth.com/  Joy Lere on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-lere-psy-d  Shaping Wealth: https://www.shapingwealth.com/  Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com) 

On today's totally normal episode of Quick Charge, it seems like EV sales are starting to normalize in the US after the loss of the Federal Tax Credit last September – but they're taking off everywhere else, and Europe is leading the charge!

David Ferrugio lost his father on 9/11 at age 12. Now he hosts Dead Talks, a podcast normalizing conversations about death and grief through hundreds of interviews. His new book, You're Not Dead Yet, explores how grief and loss teach you to live fully. His core belief: when we face death openly, we learn to live more completely. Instead of letting his father's death define him, David learned that loss is inevitable and you choose how you respond. The experience shaped his philosophy about mortality and meaning. He discusses the choice between fear and action, staying open to possibilities, and how normalizing death conversations actually decreases anxiety. David shares a remarkable moment at the 9/11 memorial when he heard his mother's voice speaking his father's name through the audio system at an extraordinary coincidence. He explores what happens when we assign meaning to experiences, how to balance openness without attachment, and why the absurdity of existence proves miracles are possible. His work bridges philosophy, spirituality, psychology, and lived experience through interviews with experts, celebrities, and people with extraordinary stories. Guest: David Ferrugio, Dead Talks Podcast Book: You're Not Dead Yet: How Grief and Loss Can Teach You How to Live (Available for pre-order)Website Instagram  Full show notes Buy my Books HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ IANDS CONFERENCE International Association for Near Death Studies August 27th - 30th Seattle, WashingtonJoin Us Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us!

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Evan Dumas, your co-hosts of Group Practice Tech. In our latest episode, we chat with Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey about how to properly document your therapy sessions. We discuss: Normalizing why documentation is such a struggle for clinicians Dispelling the myth that it is necessary to translate what you're doing into CBT language for insurance reimbursement and why The danger of only considering insurance when documenting Documenting what actually happened in session Acknowledging that progress notes are never going to fully capture the depth of therapeutic transformation AI documentation: is it better? What fundamentals need to be in place for AI to be clinically useful Mistakes Maelisa has seen AI make in clinical documentation Maelisa's upcoming CE training on documentation, featuring live coaching demos to help with skill-building Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ For more, visit our website.   PCT Resources: New CE Training: Beyond CBT: Documenting Somatic, Creative, and Culturally-Informed Interventions Presented by Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey | 3 CE Credit Hours | Live (7/hours 27) and On-Demand This workshop is designed for therapists who want their documentation to reflect the work they're actually doing. Participants will learn a practical framework for connecting contemporary therapeutic interventions to medical necessity, develop personalized intervention language for treatment plans and progress notes, and watch live documentation coaching sessions that demonstrate the documentation process in real time. Includes downloadable worksheets, intervention templates, and on-demand self-study CE course access following the live event.  Explore Dr. McCaffrey's PCT CE course collection on Documentation & Clinical Use of AI Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey is one of the leading educators on ethical, clinically meaningful documentation for mental health professionals. Explore her complete collection of PCT continuing education courses on progress notes, treatment plans, medical necessity, insurance audits, contemporary documentation practices, and the ethical use of AI in clinical work.   Resources: Dr. McCaffrey's book: Stress Free Documentation for Mental Health Therapists Dr. McCaffrey's company: QA Prep Want to continue learning from Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey? Visit QA Prep, her educational platform dedicated to helping mental health professionals create documentation that is clinically meaningful, ethical, efficient, and far less stressful. Explore free resources, self-paced courses, consultation, practical tools, and her Stress-Free Documentation book covering progress notes, treatment planning, medical necessity, AI, supervision, and more. 

PSR Podcast is a listener supported outreach of Be Broken Ministries. DEEP & WIDE: Please help us reach our mid-year fundraising goal of $77K by July 31st. No gift is too small!Partner with us at BeBroken.org/donate. Thank you for your support!----------In this special edition of Family Time* (which we recorded right before Mother's Day), I sit down with Norma Q-Brown, our Family Care Director, and two incredible moms, Sonia and Carol, to talk about having critical conversations with kids around emotions and sexuality. They share their personal experiences using our ministry resources, including the Honest Talk game and Honest Talk book. Together, we explore how building emotional awareness creates the trust needed for kids to open up about harder topics, and why grace, humility, and ongoing dialogue matter more than having all the answers.I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and I think you will too. It is honest, yet hope-filled. If you are a parent in today's world, you don't have to be scared.*Family Time episodes are short, practical conversations to help parents feel more confident and competent in raising kids according to God's design, even in a sex-saturated culture.Topics Covered in this Episode:Importance of emotional awareness in parenting.Tools and resources for facilitating difficult conversations with children.Experiences of mothers in using parenting resources effectively.The foundational role of emotions in discussing topics like sexuality.Building trust and open communication between parents and children.Normalizing ongoing conversations about sexuality rather than a single "talk."The impact of parental reactions on children's emotional development.Encouragement for parents to engage with their children's questions and concerns.The significance of using proper anatomical terms and age-appropriate discussions.The role of grace and community support in parenting challenges.Resources for Next Steps:Critical Conversation Online Course (free)Honest Talk* by John FortHonest Talk: The GameFor more parenting podcasts, go to Bebroken.org/tp-pods and scroll to Family Bundles.*This is an affiliate link. Be Broken may earn referral fees on purchases through this link.----------Please rate and review our podcast: Apple and SpotifyFollow us on our Vimeo Channel.

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As therapists, it is easy to fall into the trap of protocol-based treatment—treating a clinical diagnosis like a strict recipe book. But true, transformative patient care requires us to step back from the "cookbook" approach and lean heavily into intentional clinical reasoning and pattern recognition.In this episode, Hallie Bulkin takes the mic for an essential masterclass on the critical distinctions between screening, assessment, and treatment in clinical practice. She unpacks how blurring these clinical boundaries leads to stalled progress and directly impacts overall patient safety.Hallie explores the delicate balance between structural anatomy and true muscle function, provides practical strategies for sustainable habit formation, and highlights why patient-centered decision-making is the key to successful therapy. If you are ready to confidently look at the whole patient, break out of professional silos, and elevate your interdisciplinary collaboration, this episode will completely reframe your daily practice.Key Topics & TakeawaysUnblurring the Boundaries: Clear, non-negotiable definitions separating screening, comprehensive assessment, and actual functional treatment.The Clinical Reasoning Shift: Why relying strictly on protocol-based "cookbook" therapy limits your growth as a clinician and slows down patient outcomes.Anatomy vs. Function: Understanding that structural differences (like a tongue-tie) are only half the battle—how the muscles actually move and compensate dictates the treatment plan.The Referral Strength: Normalizing interdisciplinary care and seeing specialized cross-referrals as a position of clinical strength rather than a limitation.Integrated Care Systems: A high-level look at breaking down professional silos to build a truly holistic, collaborative network for your patients.Soundbites"Screening is simply deciding if more evaluation is needed. It's a decision point, not a roadmap for immediate therapy.""Assessment is about understanding exactly why the dysfunction exists, looking at the entire system from the bottom up.""Treatment is about fundamentally changing muscle function and building sustainable new habits, not just checking exercises off a list."00:00:36 – Welcome to the Untethered Podcast00:01:12 – Defining the distinction between screening, assessment, and treatment00:02:43 – The primary purpose of a screening00:06:23 – Why assessment requires clinical detective work00:11:02 – Treatment: Changing function rather than just exercises00:15:25 – Normalizing the non-linear path of progress00:21:49 – The problem with collecting interventions without clinical reasoning00:25:01 – Anatomy versus function: Why function must drive clinical decisions00:30:13 – Shifting from rigid silos to integrated care00:39:07 – Conclusion and final thoughts on serving patientsLinks & ResourcesFast Myo Screening Tool: Stop guessing during your intakes and download the checklist at FastMyoScreening.com.FREE TRAINING: Ready to bridge the gap between screening and assessment? Join the free Screen The Peds to Feed The Peds Training.RELATED EPISODES YOU MIGHT LOVEWhy Two Therapists Get Different Feeding Outcomes (And How to Fix It)Episode 145: The Missing Link In Your SLP & OT Screenings with Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, COMSTAY CONNECTED

Cameron is joined by Dr. Bushra Alzubaidi, founder of Lysty Aesthetics and Wellness, and they discuss the often-overlooked topic of women's intimate wellness. They explore the societal taboos surrounding sexual health, the impact of aging and childbirth on women's bodies, and the importance of normalizing conversations about intimate wellness. She shares her insights on the consultation process, the creation of comprehensive treatment plans, and the role of peptides in enhancing sexual wellness. The conversationCameron and Dr. Bushra emphasize the empowerment of women to speak openly about their health and the need for a supportive dialogue in the medical community. Dr. Bushra talks about the importance of women's wellness, addressing topics such as urinary incontinence, intimate wellness treatments, and the significance of patient-centric care. She emphasizes the need for open discussions about women's health issues and the evolution of treatments available. They also highlight the importance of building trust in patient-provider relationships and the connection between sexual wellness and overall happiness. Listen In!Thank you for listening to this episode of Medical Millionaire!Takeaways:Women are starting to realize they don't have to separate sexual wellness from aesthetics.Social media has played a significant role in normalizing discussions about intimate wellness.Aging and childbirth can significantly impact women's intimate health.Education is key to empowering women about their sexual wellness options.The consultation process should focus on listening to the patient's concerns first.Intimate wellness issues can affect emotional and mental well-being.Peptides can play a role in enhancing sexual wellness and libido.Women are becoming more empowered to discuss their health openly.Normalizing conversations about intimate wellness is essential for societal change.Providers need to create a safe space for women to discuss their intimate health. Women often hesitate to discuss intimate health issues due to stigma.Urinary incontinence is a common issue that can be treated effectively.Many women are unaware that treatments exist for conditions they think are normal.Patient education is crucial in intimate wellness.The market for intimate wellness is growing and evolving rapidly.Trust and authenticity in patient-provider relationships lead to better outcomes.Sexual wellness is closely linked to overall happiness and relationship stability.Men are increasingly involved in discussions about women's health.Listening to patients' experiences is essential for effective treatment.The future of wellness will focus on holistic approaches to health.Medical Millionaire: The Blueprint for Scaling a World-Class Medical Aesthetics PracticeWelcome to Medical Millionaire, the go-to podcast for forward-thinking Medspa owners, Medical Aesthetics leaders, Plastic Surgery & Dermatology practices, Concierge Wellness clinics, and Elective Healthcare entrepreneurs who are ready to scale with intention and operate like a true, high-performing business.If you're building, growing, optimizing, or preparing to exit your aesthetics or wellness practice, this show is your competitive advantage.Hosted by Cameron Hemphill Your Guide to Sustainable, Scalable Growth Your host, Cameron Hemphill, is one of the most trusted growth strategists in Medical Aesthetics and Elective Wellness.With over 10 years in the industry, Cameron has helped scale 1,000+ practices and more than 2,300 providers, working alongside the most recognized KOLs, national brands, EMRs, tech companies, and private equity groups, shaping the future of aesthetics. From marketing to operations, from finance to leadership, Cameron brings a real-world, data-driven perspective on what it takes to turn a practice into a powerful business engine.What This Podcast Is All About: Each episode takes you behind the scenes of the fastest-growing practices in the country, revealing the systems, strategies, and mindset required to win in today's Medical Aesthetics landscape.Expect tactical insights, step-by-step frameworks, and conversations with:Industry thought leadersTop injectors & medical directorsEMR & tech innovatorsOperations expertsMarketing strategistsPrivate equity & M&A advisorsWellness and longevity pioneersThis is where aesthetics, business, technology, and wellness converge. What You'll Learn on Medical Millionaire Every week, you'll access expert guidance to help you scale profitably and predictably, including:Marketing & Brand PositioningCRM + Lead Management SystemsPatient Acquisition & ConversionEMR Optimization & Tech Stack ArchitectureSales Psychology & Consultation MasteryFinance, KPIs, and Practice EconomicsOperational Workflows & AutomationIndustry Trends Backed by Real Benchmark DataPatient Retention & Lifetime Value ExpansionMindset, Leadership & Team DevelopmentWhether you're opening your first location or running a multi-million-dollar enterprise, you'll gain the clarity and direction to grow with confidence. A Show Designed for Every Stage of Practice Growth Medical Millionaire breaks down the journey into four essential stages, showing you exactly how to move from one to the next:Startup – Build the foundation and attract your first wave of patientsGrowth – Scale revenue, expand services, and strengthen operationsOptimize – Increase efficiency, margins, and customer experienceExit – Prepare your practice for maximum valuation and acquisitionIf You're Ready to Grow, This Is Where You Start. Tune in weekly for actionable insights, expert interviews, and the exact playbooks high-performing practices use to dominate their markets. This is the podcast for Medspa owners who want more than a job; they want a scalable, profitable, industry-leading business. Welcome to Medical Millionaire.Let's build your practice into the empire it deserves to be.

In this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, Russel Treat talks with Walter Nusbaum, keynote speaker at the 2026 API Pipeline Conference, about his framework for pursuing excellence as a way of life. The conversation explores how unaddressed hazards and violations can gradually normalize failure, using real world examples ranging from the 1999 Texas A&M Bonfire collapse to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster to illustrate concepts like latent error and enabling conditions. Visit PipelinePodcastNetwork.com for a full episode transcript and detailed show notes with relevant links and definitions to insider terms. 

In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, Hallie chats with Victoria Dertouzos—SLP and founder of Speech and Stuttering Therapy of New Jersey—about why stuttering therapy looks so different than it used to, and why that's a good thing. Victoria breaks down what a modern, neurodiversity-affirming approach to stuttering actually looks like in practice, how to assess what you've been missing, and what to say to students who've never felt heard in a therapy room. If stuttering therapy isn't your jam, this one's for you.Bullet Points to Discuss: Why fluency-chasing has let down generations of people who stutter—and what to do insteadWhat covert stuttering is and why your assessment might be missing itHow secondary behaviors develop—and why they're not actually part of the stutterWhat to ask a student who stutters before anything elseHow to handle teachers and parents who just want it “fixed”What a neurodiversity-affirming stuttering session actually looks likeHere's what we learned: You can reduce the struggle around stuttering—but you can't remove the stutter itself.If you're only counting disfluencies, you're missing the whole picture.A student who seems fine might be switching words, skipping answers, and falling behind without anyone noticing.Say “stuttering”—not “bumpy speech.” Normalizing the word helps normalize the experience.Ask the student what they think before you ask what they do. That's where therapy actually starts.Learn more about Victoria Dertouzos: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stutteringtherapyslp/a Website: https://www.stutteringtherapynj.com Supporting Preschoolers Who Stutter: A Teacher's Guide: https://sstnj.myflodesk.com/fssfj7n1d8 Learn more about Hallie Sherman and SLP Elevate:  

Reclaiming the Driver's Seat: Operational Engineering for Service Entrepreneurs with Jillian BaileyIn a recent episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur Podcast, host Josh Elledge sat down with Jillian Bailey, the founder of Inspired Growth, to dismantle the systemic operational chaos that frequently caps the revenue and sanity of service-based business owners. Jillian, a veteran corporate architect and systems designer, specializes in helping founders transition out of the exhausting "freedom trap"—the painful irony of leaving a corporate job to achieve lifestyle flexibility, only to become the most overworked, manual operator in their own enterprise. This conversation provides an essential operational roadmap for consultants, agency owners, and service professionals who are ready to eliminate decision fatigue, build automated standard operating procedures, and transition their companies into self-sustaining corporate assets that scale predictably without their daily physical intervention.The Architecture of Order: Systematizing Client Journeys and Eliminating Technical FrictionThe primary constraint strangling the valuation of a scaling service enterprise is almost always the founder's tendency to treat every operational task as a unique, high-touch event that requires their personal approval. Jillian Bailey notes that running an organization without documented workflows inevitably forces the executive team into a cycle of constant, reactive firefighting, which destroys cognitive capacity and introduces massive friction into customer-facing operations. True enterprise scalability is achieved when leadership steps away from the daily minutiae to conduct an honest, top-down audit of the company's ecosystem—mapping out every distinct process from initial lead generation to long-term client onboarding. By transforming fragmented knowledge into clean, repeatable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), business owners remove personal bias from the frontline, ensuring that the brand delivers a uniform premium experience while dramatically reducing administrative friction.Transitioning an enterprise away from founder-dependency requires a disciplined, non-negotiable dedication to leveraging data-driven technology stacks and automated payment pipelines. Many service providers accumulate severe operational debt by attempting to manage complex scheduling, multi-system client communication, and monthly invoicing manually, assuming that software integration is a luxury reserved only for larger corporations. Real-world profit optimization is unlocked when an organization systematically connects tools like Calendly, Dubsado, and Zapier to automate back-office admin tasks, building a resilient digital infrastructure that moves client delivery along automatically. When independent software modules handle these repetitive pipelines in the background, the business naturally minimizes transaction errors, protects its gross margins against inflation, and frees the internal workforce to focus purely on high-yield strategic initiatives.Sustaining this optimized momentum demands that executive leadership actively cultivate a transparent corporate culture that normalizes behavioral vulnerability and rejects the toxic, un-scalable myth of the perfect founder. When corporate managers hide internal bottlenecks or attempt to absorb operational errors out of fear, it creates silent cracks in the business infrastructure that eventually lead to severe team attrition and severe leadership burnout. Establishing clear, high-accountability feedback loops and celebrating transparent, honest error reporting allows corporate teams to address underlying system failures rather than masking immediate symptoms. When an enterprise synthesizes this authentic communication philosophy with empirical operational diagnostics—such as comprehensive efficiency audits—the business naturally expands its enterprise value. This proactive governance converts the corporate asset from a time-consuming job into a highly automated, passive engine designed to predictably fund the lifestyle of its owner.About Jillian BaileyJillian Bailey is the Founder and Chief Operations Consultant of Inspired Growth, and a premier authority on systems engineering and lifestyle restoration for overwhelmed service entrepreneurs. Drawing from a deep background in corporate lifecycle dynamics, workflow design, and operational psychology, Jillian specializes in helping high-performing founders replace chaotic daily firefighting with permanent, scalable infrastructure. She is a dedicated advisor focused on helping business leaders establish clear operational boundaries, implement high-yield automation, and reclaim true professional autonomy.About Inspired GrowthInspired Growth is an elite corporate consulting and operations advisory firm designed to help small-to-mid-sized service enterprises transition from chaotic, founder-dependent models into structured corporate assets. The firm specializes in delivering comprehensive business ecosystem audits, custom SOP development, automated tech stack integration, and white-glove fractional management services. Through proprietary strategic systems like the Efficiency Audit Quiz, Inspired Growth enables organizations to eliminate administrative bottlenecks, improve client retention, and secure sustainable, scalable profit margins.Links Mentioned in This EpisodeInspired Growth Official Website: inspired-growth.comKey Episode HighlightsThe Freedom Trap Framework: Analyzing why service entrepreneurs unconsciously exchange corporate structures for exhausting, high-volume operational self-employment.The Architecture of Predictable SOPs: Crafting simple, repeatable Standard Operating Procedures to eliminate decision fatigue and streamline team delegation pipelines.The 5-Stage Business Diagnostic Evaluation: Jillian's precise operational method to calm immediate fire fighting, zoom out, and systematically clean up backend workflow debt.Normalizing the "Dirty Secrets" of Scale: Overcoming executive burnout by establishing transparent workplace communication and embracing vulnerability across all management lines.Backend Automation Loops: Leveraging optimized tech integrations across scheduling, data tracking, and customer relationship management to insulate business profit margins.ConclusionThe conversation with Jillian Bailey reinforces that true operational freedom is a direct downstream result of structural precision and data-driven system architecture rather than pure manual hustle. By standardizing internal corporate governance, removing process friction from the frontline, and focusing ruthlessly on automated systems, service leaders can safely transform a volatile, time-consuming business into a highly structured, self-sustaining corporate asset.More from The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

In a world where the lines between civility and violence are increasingly blurred, a concerning trend has emerged on the left. This episode delves into the disturbing reality of how some individuals and groups have become more comfortable with using violence to achieve their goals, rather than engaging in democratic processes. The speaker discusses a recent incident at a UFC event near the White House, where an attempted terrorist attack occurred, and how it's just one example of a larger issue. They also touch on a clip from CNN, where a data analyst highlights a stark divide between Republicans and Democrats on patriotic values, such as displaying the American flag and being proud to be American. The conversation also explores how this growing polarization has led to a concerning lack of pride in America among some Democrats. The speaker argues that this trend is not just about individual opinions, but about a broader cultural shift. They point to the funding of anti-American rallies and protests by certain individuals and groups, and how this has contributed to a culture of violence. The conversation also touches on the importance of understanding what America stands for and why it's exceptional. If you're concerned about the state of our country and the values that are being eroded, this episode is a must-listen. The speaker's analysis and insights will help you understand the complexities of this issue and why it's essential to address it. Join us as we explore this critical topic and discuss the implications for our democracy. Follow Carl Jackson:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradioX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/carljacksonshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarljacksonshowWebsite: http://www.TheCarlJacksonShow.comStore: https://CarlJacksonStore.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a world where the lines between civility and violence are increasingly blurred, a concerning trend has emerged on the left. This episode delves into the disturbing reality of how some individuals and groups have become more comfortable with using violence to achieve their goals, rather than engaging in democratic processes. The speaker discusses a recent incident at a UFC event near the White House, where an attempted terrorist attack occurred, and how it's just one example of a larger issue. They also touch on a clip from CNN, where a data analyst highlights a stark divide between Republicans and Democrats on patriotic values, such as displaying the American flag and being proud to be American. The conversation also explores how this growing polarization has led to a concerning lack of pride in America among some Democrats. The speaker argues that this trend is not just about individual opinions, but about a broader cultural shift. They point to the funding of anti-American rallies and protests by certain individuals and groups, and how this has contributed to a culture of violence. The conversation also touches on the importance of understanding what America stands for and why it's exceptional. If you're concerned about the state of our country and the values that are being eroded, this episode is a must-listen. The speaker's analysis and insights will help you understand the complexities of this issue and why it's essential to address it. Join us as we explore this critical topic and discuss the implications for our democracy. Follow Carl Jackson:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradioX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/carljacksonshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarljacksonshowWebsite: http://www.TheCarlJacksonShow.comStore: https://CarlJacksonStore.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

[From June 10, 2025] Mary welcomes back Olivier Melnick to discuss the new normal: antisemitism. He is a Jewish believer in Jesus from France, the son of Holocaust survivors, whose maternal grandfather was killed by the Nazis. Olivier is an internationally known speaker on antisemitism. He holds a BA from Moody Bible Institute and a masters from Dallas Theological Seminary, and has been equipping believers to understand and fight antisemitism since 2000. The ramping up of antisemitism is a complete surprise to some, it’s not that long ago that they were the target of genocide during WW2, and if anyone alive has a parent who fought in that war, the connection is still strong. So why now? How are things different? Today we talk about the stages of normalization from his book, “The Normalization of Antisemitism”. World leaders are not so subtly being drawn into this hate as the world turns their back on Israel. Words matter. Words turn to violence. Even our neighbor to the north is being drawn in. Israel can do nothing right, so they might as well do what they are going to do to stave off the end of the west through violence, immigration, and Islam.   Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnline & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQQSvKiMcglId7oGc5c46A

In this episode, Steve Seckler speaks with Dr. Sarah Alsaidi, a psychologist, executive coach, and creator of the Brain in Mind Method, a coaching framework that integrates neuroscience and psychology to help high-performing professionals better understand how their brains work and perform at their best. Dr. Alsaidi explores the critical role of executive functioning in high-performing legal professionals. She demystifies how these mental skills influence productivity, resilience, and well-being, offering practical insights for lawyers and their organizations. This episode offers a blend of neuroscience, practical coaching strategies, and insights into the unique challenges faced by legal professionals, making it a valuable listen for anyone looking to enhance their cognitive skills and resilience in high-stakes careers. Key Takeaways: Executive functioning is like the brain's CEO, involving skills such as planning, organization, and emotional regulation. Microaggressions and cultural factors can significantly impact cognitive functions and focus. Distinguishing between perfectionism and healthy ambition is crucial for sustainable performance. Metacognition, or thinking about your thinking, is essential for identifying effective tools and strategies. Emotional regulation is vital for managing stress and maintaining resilience in high-pressure environments. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction and guest background 02:00 - Relevance of executive skills in legal practice 04:00 - Impact of microaggressions and sociocultural factors on cognition 06:50 - Behavior patterns linked to executive function challenges 11:15 - The importance of giving tools time to work 16:00 - Normalizing individual differences in the workplace 23:00 - Practical tools for self-assessment and improvement 30:00 - Supporting colleagues with executive functioning challenges

We can enhance athletic performance, lose weight with a pill and even take psychedelics to alter consciousness. At what point does all this self-optimization become self-obsession? When does it get in the way of our humanity itself? My guest this week is the German biotech entrepreneur Christian Angermayer, who believes scientific breakthroughs to extend our lives — and even put us in touch with the divine — are close at hand. 0:00 - Intro 01:40 - Investing in longevity, A.I. and psychedelics 6:06 - The vision for the Enhanced Games 13:45 - Normalizing enhancements for everyone 20:02 - Ozempic is the first of many... 30:00 - The five basics for health and well-being 36:52 - Psychedelics trips and spiritual revelations 59:20 - Christian skepticism 01:04:22 - "Jesus is not human-maxxing." Thoughts? Email us at interestingtimes@nytimes.com.  Read the full transcript here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/opinion/better-sex-better-hair-better-sleep-humanmaxxing-is-here.html Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this solo Q&A episode, I'm diving into your most-asked questions about motherhood, homemaking, and our new farmhouse build. From figuring out how to prioritize marriage when you have little ones, to managing clutter and paper piles, to designing a kitchen that actually works for a real family—I'm sharing what's working (and what's not) in our home right now. I also cover topics like breastfeeding while pregnant, sourdough fermentation timing, pantry organization, and how we're thinking through long-term homesteading plans. If you're navigating the beautiful chaos of family life while trying to live intentionally, this episode is for you. In this episode, we cover: Navigating weddings and events while co-sleeping and breastfeeding a baby or toddler Normalizing having a great marriage with less “perfect” marriage moments in busy seasons How to have a relaxing in-home date night and why it might actually be better Kitchen and pantry flow: am I worried it will be inconvenient to keep the fridge inside the pantry? Design uncertainty and the challenge of visualizing space before living in it Listener tip: what two products every mom should have on hand for allergic reactions Fermenting water kefir safely without explosions Plans to plant fruit trees and long-term property development goals How I avoid countertop clutter and what we do with important documents to keep them from piling up Naturally weaning a toddler when I become pregnant with the next child Why I am choosing old-house charm even if it's not always the most practical or convenient Is it better to long ferment sourdough bread with a small amount of starter? Troubleshooting issues with gritty texture in bread made with freshly-milled flour How I handle going out in public with kids who are constantly getting their clothes dirty View full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube. ⁠Thank you for supporting the sponsors that make this show possible⁠! RESOURCES MENTIONED ⁠Listen to my conversation with Katie Voetberg on episode 190 of the podcast⁠ ⁠Check out my conversation with Katie & Elisha on their podcast, Now That We're a Family⁠ ⁠NTWAF episode on their recent home build⁠ Join my ⁠FREE masterclass⁠ to learn my 4-step framework for making money on YouTube Master the rhythm of sourdough with confidence in my ⁠Simple Sourdough course⁠ Gain the sewing knowledge and skills every homemaker needs in my ⁠Simple Sewing series⁠ Turn your content creation dreams into a profitable business with my ⁠YouTube Success Academy⁠ Keep all my favorite sourdough recipes at your fingertips in my ⁠Daily Sourdough cookbook⁠ CONNECT Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | ⁠Blog⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠TikTok⁠ | ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠Pinterest⁠ Do you have a question you'd like me to answer on the podcast?  A guest you'd like me to interview?  Submit your questions and ideas here: ⁠bit.ly/SFLquestions⁠.

In this solo Q&A episode, I'm diving into your most-asked questions about motherhood, homemaking, and our new farmhouse build. From figuring out how to prioritize marriage when you have little ones, to managing clutter and paper piles, to designing a kitchen that actually works for a real family—I'm sharing what's working (and what's not) in our home right now. I also cover topics like breastfeeding while pregnant, sourdough fermentation timing, pantry organization, and how we're thinking through long-term homesteading plans. If you're navigating the beautiful chaos of family life while trying to live intentionally, this episode is for you. In this episode, we cover: Navigating weddings and events while co-sleeping and breastfeeding a baby or toddler Normalizing having a great marriage with less “perfect” marriage moments in busy seasons How to have a relaxing in-home date night and why it might actually be better Kitchen and pantry flow: am I worried it will be inconvenient to keep the fridge inside the pantry? Design uncertainty and the challenge of visualizing space before living in it Listener tip: what two products every mom should have on hand for allergic reactions Fermenting water kefir safely without explosions Plans to plant fruit trees and long-term property development goals How I avoid countertop clutter and what we do with important documents to keep them from piling up Naturally weaning a toddler when I become pregnant with the next child Why I am choosing old-house charm even if it's not always the most practical or convenient Is it better to long ferment sourdough bread with a small amount of starter? Troubleshooting issues with gritty texture in bread made with freshly-milled flour How I handle going out in public with kids who are constantly getting their clothes dirty View full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube. ⁠Thank you for supporting the sponsors that make this show possible⁠! RESOURCES MENTIONED ⁠Listen to my conversation with Katie Voetberg on episode 190 of the podcast⁠ ⁠Check out my conversation with Katie & Elisha on their podcast, Now That We're a Family⁠ ⁠NTWAF episode on their recent home build⁠ Join my ⁠FREE masterclass⁠ to learn my 4-step framework for making money on YouTube Master the rhythm of sourdough with confidence in my ⁠Simple Sourdough course⁠ Gain the sewing knowledge and skills every homemaker needs in my ⁠Simple Sewing series⁠ Turn your content creation dreams into a profitable business with my ⁠YouTube Success Academy⁠ Keep all my favorite sourdough recipes at your fingertips in my ⁠Daily Sourdough cookbook⁠ CONNECT Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | ⁠Blog⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠TikTok⁠ | ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠Pinterest⁠ Do you have a question you'd like me to answer on the podcast?  A guest you'd like me to interview?  Submit your questions and ideas here: ⁠bit.ly/SFLquestions⁠. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Dr. Christina Radics discuss:  Confidence follows action—not the other way around  Taking routine mini retreats to hold yourself accountable  Normalizing career pivots  "We must be brave enough to take time to ask ourselves what is it that I really want? And not be afraid to follow the answer." - Dr. Christina Radics   Dr. Christina Radics is a dentist and former clinic owner who understands leadership from the inside. She created Leadership Pulse™ to give leaders a safe, structured way to listen to their teams — and make better decisions without burnout, guesswork, or hierarchy getting in the way. This system is coach-led by design, because leadership requires interpretation, not automation.  Website Christina's book    Brave Enough 2026 CME Conference For ten years, women have gathered at the Brave Enough Conference to step away from the demands of medicine and into a space of renewal. This anniversary year, we celebrate a decade of empowerment and sisterhood—ten years of lifting each other up, reigniting purpose, and remembering that none of us has to do this alone. Join us September 24-27, 2026, at the Omni Scottsdale Resort and Spa. Coaching with Dr. Sasha Shillcutt As a leadership coach and a certified Enneagram coach, Dr. Shillcutt provides a personalized coaching strategy to help meet you exactly where you are, according to your personality. She will provide an in-depth look at your current work life challenges, and lead you through a plan to master them using the power of your personality strengths. Follow Brave Enough:   WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | LINKEDIN Join The Table, Brave Enough's community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.