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Ever felt like you're living someone else's life—even if, on paper, everything looks “successful”? What if the freedom, joy, and meaning you're craving are waiting on the other side of letting go?

Back by overwhelming demand, Sean Mitchell returns to The Successful Contractor — and this time, he's not holding anything back.  

Hey Dog Lover! Ever feel like your dog just isn't listening fast enough? Or maybe they hesitate, and you're tempted to push them along, because you know they know...you know? In this episode, we're diving into The Power of the Pause and why giving your dog space to process their world can make all the difference. Whether you have a fearful pup or just want to strengthen your bond, this simple but powerful technique is a game-changer.

  In today's episode, Vic and Kels tackle the challenges of managing stress, anxiety, loneliness, and feelings of inadequacy. Whether you're grappling with emotional eating, fear of rejection, or navigating tough moments in your career, this conversation is packed with actionable tools to help you cope healthfully and regain control. Through heartfelt discussions, expert insights, and practical strategies, they explore: The RAIN Method: A simple yet powerful tool to Recognize, Allow, Investigate, and Nurture your emotions. The SEEN Method: Developed by relationship coach Morgan Burch, is a transformative approach designed to enhance connection and understanding in relationships with 4 questions to identify what you may be Scared of, Embarrassed by, Expectations not met, and Needs you may have.  Journaling Prompts: Reflective questions to help you process emotions and shift your mindset. The Power of the Pause: How to create a moment of space between stimulus and response, inspired by Viktor Frankl's wisdom: “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Tools to Prevent Emotional Eating: Practical techniques to identify triggers and make mindful choices.  If you've ever felt overwhelmed by emotions or stuck in negative patterns, this episode offers empowering perspectives and tools to help you navigate life's challenges with grace and resilience. Tune in to discover how small shifts in your daily practices can lead to big transformations!  

Grab the FREE Improve Your Fertility Masterclass Masterclass   Are you feeling stuck and overwhelmed in your fertility journey? Maybe you're tired of trying everything on your own, wondering why nothing seems to work, and praying for clarity and peace. In today's episode, we're diving into 4 Christ-centered steps to strengthen your fertility journey: 1️⃣ Pause – How to step back from the overwhelm and quiet your heart to hear God's voice. 2️⃣ Pray – The power of bringing your deepest desires to God and inviting Him into your fertility journey. 3️⃣ Seek Wise Counsel – Finding support, guidance, and wisdom through faith-aligned resources. 4️⃣ Proceed – Taking faithful, intentional steps forward, trusting in God's timing and design for your body. You'll learn how to align your actions with God's will, trust His timing, and take steps that honor the incredible way He created your body. Because when we surrender our plans and follow His path, miracles happen.   Join Boost Your Fertility Blueprint: BYFB   Join us in the free Facebook group: Fertility Foundations and TTC Support   Let's connect on Instagram: @fruitfulfertilityco

Hey Love! This is the fourth episode in our Detox Done Right series. Today, we're shifting gears from the physical aspects of detoxing to focus on the mental. If you've been carrying around emotional baggage or mental clutter that's weighing you down, this episode is for you! In this episode, I'll share four emotional detox strategies to help you release what no longer serves you, make space for peace and joy, and reconnect with what truly lights you up.  What You'll Learn in This Episode: The impact of emotional clutter on your energy and joy. How to identify what's mentally weighing you down. Four actionable strategies for emotional detox: The Power of the Pause: How a 2-minute pause can help you identify and let go of mental noise. Set Boundaries That Protect Your Peace: Practical tips for saying “no” with grace and intention. Detox Your Inputs: Curating your social media feed and reducing toxic influences. Reconnect with What Lights You Up: Simple acts of joy to nourish your soul. Tips for maintaining your emotional detox as a sustainable practice.   Bible Verse  2 Timothy 1:7: "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind". Motivational Quote: “Life is too precious to carry around what's weighing you down. The world needs your light, energy, and passion—and that starts with letting go of what's dimming your shine.” Thank You for Listening! If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a friend who might need to lighten their mental load. And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps more women like you find support and inspiration!   Until Next Time: Take the very best care of YOU. Peace and Blessing!   LaDawn Hickman Holistic Nutrition Weight Loss and Accountability Coach   What's Next?! Want a customized plan? Book a call with me!  https://calendly.com/hickmansolutions/40min   Links & Resources Mentioned Free Download: 7 Day Meal Guide that includes shopping lists and macro-nutrient breakdowns - https://bit.ly/7daymg Follow me on Instagram: https://bit.ly/HH180Instagram – DM me your questions or share your favorite takeaway from this episode! Facebook Community: If you would like more support and to be a part of a community of women like you, please join our Facebook Community at https://bit.ly/HH180FB   Previous Podcast Episodes and Article Links: (https://www.terryhershey.com/product/the-power-of-pause/) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthy-habits-180-fitness-over-40-weight-loss-quick/id1662272651?i=1000679335420 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthy-habits-180-fitness-over-40-weight-loss-quick/id1662272651?i=1000679837263 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthy-habits-180-fitness-over-40-weight-loss-quick/id1662272651?i=1000680452488 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthy-habits-180-fitness-over-40-weight-loss-quick/id1662272651?i=1000681740508

In this episode of the Kids with Big Emotions podcast, we dive into the world of impulsivity and explore strategies to help kids pause, reflect, and make thoughtful decisions. If your child often acts without thinking, struggles to stop themselves, or faces social and emotional challenges due to impulsivity, this episode is for you.Learn why impulsivity happens, the foundational skills kids need to develop inhibition, and practical steps you can take to support them in creating that all-important pause before they act.Key Takeaways:What is Inhibition? Inhibition is the ability to pause and think before acting on impulse. It helps kids (and adults!) avoid blurting out, interrupting, or reacting emotionally without considering the consequences.What Impacts Impulsivity? Impulsivity can stem from an underdeveloped executive functioning system. Kids need attention, perception, and working memory to stop and think before acting.Why "Just Stop!" Doesn't Work: Simply telling kids to stop isn't enough. They need help learning how to pause, reflect, and process the situation.Practical Strategies: Teaching kids to use alarms, create plans, and break tasks into steps can build their inhibition skills over time.Understand the Whiteboard Effect: When kids' brains are overloaded with distractions, emotions, and external stimuli, their ability to pause is diminished. Reducing this "whiteboard clutter" is key to helping them focus.Episode Highlights:[00:00:00] Introduction: Recognizing impulsivity in kids and how it shows up in daily life (e.g., blurting out, hitting, or struggling to wait their turn).[00:02:00] What is Inhibition? The ability to pause and think before acting—and why it's crucial for social and emotional development.[00:04:00] The Building Blocks of Inhibition: How skills like attention, perception, and working memory play a role in self-control.[00:08:00] The Impact of Overload: Why kids struggle more with impulsivity when their executive functioning system is taxed (e.g., after a late night or an overstimulating event).[00:10:00] The Whiteboard Effect: How distractions, emotions, and screens overload a child's mental "whiteboard," making it harder for them to pause and think.[00:16:00] Why Screens Make Impulsivity Worse: The high working memory demands of screens and how they pull kids' attention away from what they should be doing.[00:18:00] Creating Space to Pause: How to teach kids to stop and reflect before acting, and why this skill builds healthier relationships and better emotional regulation.[00:22:00] Strategies That Work: Practical tips for helping kids navigate impulsivity, including alarms, breathing exercises, and step-by-step plans.[00:30:00] The Power of Individualized Plans: Why each child's inhibition strategies need to match their unique executive functioning profile.[00:34:00] Long-Term Growth: Understanding how inhibition develops over time and why challenges may resurface during different life stages.Resources Mentioned:Inhibition Intake Form: A detailed self-assessment tool to help parents identify their child's challenges and strengths in inhibition. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hZqpIgPgFXB_V8_1NGsiClJ6O2GAHb5jXdJNzSxg-yY/edit?usp=sharing Support Circle Membership:...

Earlier this year, 10ofThose was privileged to host Sarah Allen at a women's conference in west London about her new book Pause: How to Enjoy God, Find Hope and Bear Fruit through Midlife and the Menopause. Speaking on the importance of finding rest and joy in God during what can be a challenging time of life for both women and the whole family, Sarah shares encouragement and biblically-founded wisdom across two talks and a Q&A.This second and final part contains the second of Sarah's talks plus the Q&A which features essential insight into the spiritual and physical nature of midlife as well as how we should approach this season as eternity-minded followers of Christ.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review on wherever you listen!  Also remember to share with friends and family; both of those actions will help us spread the word about the show.To learn more about Pause: How to Enjoy God, Find Hope and Bear Fruit through Midlife and the Menopause, please visit either our US or UK based sites.

Earlier this year, 10ofThose was privileged to host Sarah Allen at a women's conference in west London about her new book Pause: How to Enjoy God, Find Hope and Bear Fruit through Midlife and the Menopause. Speaking on the importance of finding rest and joy in God during what can be a challenging time of life for both women and the whole family, Sarah shares encouragement and biblically-founded wisdom across two talks and a Q&A.Sarah is also joined by Dr Rosslyn Perkins who speaks from a professional medical experience as a general practitioner, and seeks to answer some of the big questions around the physiological and psychological nature of menopause as well as what the Bible has to say about medical responses to our bodies. This first part (of two) contains the first of Sarah's talks and Dr Perkins' insights. If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review on wherever you listen!  Also remember to share with friends and family; both of those actions will help us spread the word about the show.To learn more about Pause: How to Enjoy God, Find Hope and Bear Fruit through Midlife and the Menopause, please visit either our US or UK based sites.

  Episode Title: Trust the Pause: How to Break Patterns and Choose Again   Description: In this episode, Audrey shares a personal story about navigating the challenges of parenting and the powerful lesson she learned about trust—trusting her kids, and ultimately herself. She dives into the realization that when we try to control others, we might actually be revealing a deeper fear: a lack of trust in their ability to make good choices. Audrey explores how this relates to breaking patterns in our own lives and how we can shift from control to trust using her “Notice, Pause, Choose Again” method.   If you've ever found yourself stuck in a pattern of control or doubt, this episode will inspire you to ask, “Where did I learn this from? Is this who I want to be?” Audrey walks you through how to shift your thoughts, behaviors, and actions to create more freedom and trust, both for yourself and those you love.   What You'll Learn:   • How to recognize when control is rooted in fear or mistrust • The importance of letting go and trusting others to make their own choices • How to break old patterns using the “Notice, Pause, Choose Again” method • Tips for shifting your mindset from control to trust, especially in relationships   Mentioned in this Episode:   • JOIN ME for Soul School my 5-week virutal program designed to help you break free from old patterns, find your true self, and live a more empowered, joyful life. Learn the tools you need to step into your most authentic self. Join SoulSchool HERE: www.audreysuttonmills.com https://buy.stripe.com/8wM00Scxl7c8448bIK   Take Action: Start today by asking yourself, “Where did I learn this pattern?” and “Is this who I want to be?” Begin the shift by noticing your thoughts, pausing to reflect, and choosing again from a place of trust and love.   xx Audrey

Hey, it's Katie and I want to welcome you to this special bonus episode. It'll be here for you completely ad-free for the next week so you can get a feel of what it's like to be a PREMIUM member. If you'd like an easy ad-free experience for all of our podcasts - that's over 200 episodes each month, then JOIN PREMIUM today at https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Oh, the courage that it takes to live.  To truly live.  PAUSE… To follow our passions. To experiment with interests.  To fall in love. To live our values.  PAUSE… Oh, the courage it takes.  So relax your body, Deep into comfort.  PAUSE… Let your breathing, Slow down.  PAUSE… Anais Nin said, “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”  PAUSE… Be here with this quote. And see what it brings up for you.  LONG PAUSE (3 MIN)… “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”  PAUSE… How will your life expand today? Namaste, Beautiful

Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium How long have you been starving, For something you cannot name? How long have you been wishing That someone would notice your pain? PAUSE… We need to eat; it's a fact of life. We need to nourish ourselves. But nourishment comes in many forms, What you need may not come from the shelves. PAUSE… What exactly do you hunger for? What would fill you up? What have you been missing out on? And how long have you gone without? PAUSE… The first step toward satisfaction Is to name the thing you seek. To see it and feel it and call it out, The Universe will see your technique. PAUSE… Think about why you're in the back, About why you don't speak up. What makes you feel less important, Than those you take care of? PAUSE… They need you to be healthy. They need you to be strong. They want to know that you're okay, That you're not just playing along. PAUSE… So what will you tell them when they ask, When they see that your shine has faded? How will you tell them to care for you? What yearning begs for urgent attention? PAUSE… How will it feel to get what you need? What will it change deep within? Will guilt rise up to steal your joy, And will you send it packing? LONG PAUSE… Inhale and fortify yourself with thoughts of your power and value. Exhale and liberate yourself from the thoughts that undermine you. PAUSE… Where does this hunger come from? What can it tell you if you listen? Is there something helpful and positive Hiding in its shadows? PAUSE… What's the secret message, The thread that runs throughout? What can this empty space tell you, About the cost of going without? PAUSE… We all know your heart's in the right place, That you want what's best for all. But deprivation just can't get you there. It just doesn't have the power. PAUSE… Instead you need indulgence, At least every now and then. You need to see yourself as worth the effort, And make time to see it through. PAUSE… Feel the new energy in your body, The burst that happens when you feed your soul. Sink into the safety of fullness, And let yourself rest there. PAUSE… Imagine how beautiful you look now, Shining with the glow of abundance. Enjoy the warmth coursing through you, Flavored with love and gratitude. PAUSE… So many things feel possible now, So many ideas come forth. It's hard to know how stunted we are, When we're just holding on for dear life. PAUSE… But that isn't you anymore. You've asked for what you need. And because those you love truly love you back, What you asked for came to be. LONG PAUSE… Inhale and know you're part of something bigger than yourself. Exhale with thanks for those who care, those who catch you when you can't. PAUSE… Think of this as a wakeup call, A reason to make a change. Feeding ourselves is a necessity, Whether food or love or peace. PAUSE… Though change can't happen overnight, You can do it need by need. Check in with yourself regularly, And pay attention to what you crave. PAUSE… You're not taking anything from others, When you choose to feed yourself. Instead you're multiplying what you give, By starting from a place of health. PAUSE… If anyone in your life disputes this, Give that bond some thought. Love is not meant to starve our hearts, But instead to make them swell. LONG PAUSE… Pull in a deep and cleansing breath, hear your heart's new song. Send out a deep and cleansing breath, sweeping away what doesn't belong. PAUSE…

Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium How long have you been starving, For something you cannot name? How long have you been wishing That someone would notice your pain? PAUSE… We need to eat; it's a fact of life. We need to nourish ourselves. But nourishment comes in many forms, What you need may not come from the shelves. PAUSE… What exactly do you hunger for? What would fill you up? What have you been missing out on? And how long have you gone without? PAUSE… The first step toward satisfaction Is to name the thing you seek. To see it and feel it and call it out, The Universe will see your technique. PAUSE… Think about why you're in the back, About why you don't speak up. What makes you feel less important, Than those you take care of? PAUSE… They need you to be healthy. They need you to be strong. They want to know that you're okay, That you're not just playing along. PAUSE… So what will you tell them when they ask, When they see that your shine has faded? How will you tell them to care for you? What yearning begs for urgent attention? PAUSE… How will it feel to get what you need? What will it change deep within? Will guilt rise up to steal your joy, And will you send it packing? LONG PAUSE… Inhale and fortify yourself with thoughts of your power and value. Exhale and liberate yourself from the thoughts that undermine you. PAUSE… Where does this hunger come from? What can it tell you if you listen? Is there something helpful and positive Hiding in its shadows? PAUSE… What's the secret message, The thread that runs throughout? What can this empty space tell you, About the cost of going without? PAUSE… We all know your heart's in the right place, That you want what's best for all. But deprivation just can't get you there. It just doesn't have the power. PAUSE… Instead you need indulgence, At least every now and then. You need to see yourself as worth the effort, And make time to see it through. PAUSE… Feel the new energy in your body, The burst that happens when you feed your soul. Sink into the safety of fullness, And let yourself rest there. PAUSE… Imagine how beautiful you look now, Shining with the glow of abundance. Enjoy the warmth coursing through you, Flavored with love and gratitude. PAUSE… So many things feel possible now, So many ideas come forth. It's hard to know how stunted we are, When we're just holding on for dear life. PAUSE… But that isn't you anymore. You've asked for what you need. And because those you love truly love you back, What you asked for came to be. LONG PAUSE… Inhale and know you're part of something bigger than yourself. Exhale with thanks for those who care, those who catch you when you can't. PAUSE… Think of this as a wakeup call, A reason to make a change. Feeding ourselves is a necessity, Whether food or love or peace. PAUSE… Though change can't happen overnight, You can do it need by need. Check in with yourself regularly, And pay attention to what you crave. PAUSE… You're not taking anything from others, When you choose to feed yourself. Instead you're multiplying what you give, By starting from a place of health. PAUSE… If anyone in your life disputes this, Give that bond some thought. Love is not meant to starve our hearts, But instead to make them swell. LONG PAUSE…

Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium When you come from a place of love, things seem to work out without much effort. But much of the time, we go through life led by our reactions and allow the ego to run the show.  PAUSE… How would your life be different if you were willing to let love take the lead? PAUSE… Take a gentle breath in, and silently say to yourself,  I am willing to let love lead the way.  I am willing to let love lead the way.  LONG PAUSE… In everything you do and say, let love lead the way. PAUSE… Bring to mind something in your life that feels tense or heavy right now.  PAUSE… Breathe in deeply,  Breathe out slowly.  PAUSE… And now turn inward, and ask:  How can I let love lead the way here? If I let love lead me in this situation, where would I go and what would I do next? PAUSE… Quietly listen. Open, And still.  LONG PAUSE… Trust, move confidently forward, and know that you are willing to be led by love.  Namaste, Beautiful

Guide: Katie Krimitsos Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Our daily lives often tire us. They can separate us from joy. But if we let it, night can help. Rest can connect us again. PAUSE… First close your eyes and breathe in deep, Acknowledge the fatigue. Then try to sink beneath it, To the real you waiting below. PAUSE… It's so easy to lose ourselves, Under layer upon layer of effort. And it takes a while to shed that skin, To strip ourselves bare once again. PAUSE… But night is the time to do it, Those magical, restorative hours. It's then we remember why we tried in the first place, And decide we can do it all again. PAUSE… So find that pure you deep within. Greet yourself with a smile. Take your hand and settle in, Get ready for the dance. LONG PAUSE… Feel your essence as you pull in a breath. Feel its power grow as you exhale the excess. PAUSE… It may seem like you've forgotten how To let your soul move with abandon. But the memory of bliss never leaves you. It sits patiently and waits for the call. PAUSE… It remembers what sets your heart on fire. It knows what you long for most. It's ready to leap into action, Whenever you give it the sign. PAUSE… Start with some inner music. Hear the melody of your yearnings. Let the song travel through your body, Waking mind and cells alike. PAUSE… See yourself in motion. Admire your strength and grace. Feel the moves come back to you, Ignited by the power of your song. LONG PAUSE… Enjoy the rhythm of your breathing, the way it lifts you up. Let the nourishing air fill you, then release and make space for more. PAUSE… Why do we forget to dance When life starts its rapid movement? Why do we send bliss into hiding Just when our spirits need it most? PAUSE… It's not just you. We all do the same. The reasons may vary, But the choices look so much alike. PAUSE… But it's time to break the chain. To close your eyes, and see yourself, As a joyful dancing soul. LONG PAUSE… Imagine how you'll feel in the morning, Fresh from a night of gleeful twirling. Glowing and smiling,, Ready to face a fresh new day. PAUSE… Feel that smile deep within, breathe its joy into your chest. Send that smile out into the world, sharing your joy with all. PAUSE… Think about your younger days, The way you used to dance. Picture yourself shaking everything loose, As you move across the floor. PAUSE… Remember how free you used to feel, When you gave in to the music with relish. See your hair flying and your hands fluttering, Your hips swaying, and your heart thumping. PAUSE… Once again, you are carefree. Once again, your soul gets to celebrate, Once again, bliss leads the way. PAUSE… How long has it been since you felt like this? How long have you held yourself in check? How much have you missed such pleasure? How good does it feel to come back? LONG PAUSE… Feel your lungs sing as you breathe in. Feel at one with your body as you breathe out. PAUSE… Think about what might be different, If you let your soul dance regularly. Think about who you might be in the daylight, If you spend your nights feeling free. PAUSE… Perhaps there are other things, You might feel inspired to try. Now that your soul has come to life again, Now that you remember your self expression. PAUSE… Maybe others will see the change in you, And want to feel it themselves. What if you end up helping others, Simply by being yourself? LONG PAUSE…  

Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Breathe deeply and find your sacred space, The inner retreat on which you rely. Invite your awareness to join you there, As, together, you prepare for a journey.   It's time to begin a brand-new quest, a search for your highest aims. You and your spirit have work to do, dreams to foster and hopes to renew.   PAUSE… How long has it been since you set your mind free, Since you told it to do what it will? How long have you been stuck on a path you don't love, Searching for an off-ramp or a detour to save you?   The path might not be a difficult one, And it may not even be wrong, But if you're trudging forward instead of running, It's time to question the road you're on.   PAUSE… Inhale deeply and open your mind, Look for breadcrumbs in unexplored directions. Let your curiosity unfurl and spread out, Sending its tendrils into unexpected places.   Who knows what waits in your unexplored places, in the lush forest of your consciousness? Wander around and take in the view, glimpse the majesty that makes you YOU.   PAUSE… Move toward whatever captures your attention, Whatever shiny detail draws your inner eye. Focus your vision and see what you see, Let this new energy wash over you.   Perhaps you want to dig deeper, To see more of this possibility. Or maybe you're yearning for a collection of options, A collage of new opportunities.   PAUSE… There is no wrong answer when you're searching, Only a panorama of wishes from which to choose. The key is to let your attention fly toward them, To see all your spirit aspires to be.   Namaste, Beautiful.

Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Today's morning meditation will help you practice pausing before you react. Before you respond, Before you judge, Before your words are sharp. Before you blow up. Before you melt down. Pause, And breathe. And ask love to guide you. As you live out your day, As you gather with friends, As your fingers scroll through your feed. Remember to pause, Before you react, Take a breath, and just think. PAUSE… How would you feel, If others filled you, With words fueled by their hate. If they acted out, Of frustration and fear, You know it doesn't feel great. PAUSE… So pause before you react, Just take a deep breath, Then ask yourself what you should do. Come from love, Even if it's tough, The energy of the world will thank you. Namaste, Beautiful

Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium My intention in creating these meditations is to give you an opportunity to reflect back on your life this past year.  To give you this sacred space to identify the lessons learned, the moments created, and the love that existed within it all.  And to honor the growth you've had and ultimately, to feel deeply grateful for who you've become and where you are now.  These meditations are not meant to keep you in the past, but to use it to deepen your presence and to consciously shape your future.   My parents taught me at a very early age that life gets better with every year that passes.  Even if that year has been deeply challenging, we are always growing.  Always expanding.  Always learning. So this meditation honors the growth you've experienced this year, and the woman you've become because of it.  So begin by resting your hand on your heart, Feeling the warmth of your skin.  PAUSE… See if you can connect to your heartbeat, As you bow your head, And receive these words.  PAUSE... I am a phenomenal woman, And I identify and celebrate my growth today with love, Compassion, And pride. PAUSE… Breathe in deeply, Slowly dropping your hand to your side. And come into the center of you. PAUSE… How have you grown this year? Who have you become? PAUSE… Let yourself swim in these answers that arise. LONG PAUSE… You are a phenomenal woman, And I celebrate your growth today with love, Compassion, And pride. Namaste, Beautiful

Welcome to Day 2242 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom Wisdom Nuggets – Proverbs 15:1-7 – Daily Wisdom   Wisdom-Trek Podcast Script - Day 2242 Welcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps! I am Guthrie Chamberlain, and we are on Day 2242 of our Trek. The Purpose of Wisdom-Trek is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. In today's Wisdom Nugget, it's a pleasure to have you join me on this journey through the timeless wisdom of the Bible. As we navigate life's twists and turns, we find the guidance we need in the eternal pages of the Scripture. Pause… Today, we're delving into Proverbs 15:1-7 from the New Living Translation, which offers profound insights to enrich our daily lives. So, lace up your hiking boots, and let's trek the trails of the wisdom of Proverbs. Pause… Verse 1: “A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.” This verse reminds us of the power of our words in diffusing or escalating conflicts. A gentle response can calm anger, while harsh words fan the flames of rage. Pause… So, what's the solution to this problem of escalating anger? Practice Gentle Responses: Choose to respond with gentleness and humility, even in the face of anger. By doing so, you can prevent a situation from spiraling out of control and foster understanding. Pause… Verse 2 offers an intriguing perspective on knowledge. “The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.” This verse highlights the role of wisdom in making knowledge attractive and the contrast of foolishness spewing out nonsensical words. Pause… What can we learn from this verse? Communicate with Wisdom: Let your words be a conduit for wisdom and understanding. Present knowledge in an appealing way, and avoid spouting senseless words. Pause… Verse 3 emphasizes God's omnipresence. “The Lord is watching everywhere, keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.” This verse serves as a reminder of God's constant vigilance, as He watches over both the wicked and the righteous. Pause… How can we apply this truth to our lives? Live in Awareness of God's Presence: Recognize that God is ever-watchful, and let this awareness guide your choices and actions. Live a life that acknowledges His presence in all circumstances. Pause… Now, let's explore verse 4. “Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.” This verse underscores the life-giving quality of gentle words, which provide nourishment to the soul. In contrast, deceitful words crush the spirit, leading to a sense of desolation. Pause… What's the solution here? Nurture with Gentle Words: Speak words that uplift and nourish the spirit. Avoid deceit and falsehood, as they can have a detrimental impact on the emotional and spiritual well-being of others. Pause… Now, verse 5 emphasizes the importance of truth. “Only a fool despises a parent's discipline; whoever learns from correction is

Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Our daily lives often tire us. They can separate us from joy. But if we let it, night can help. Rest can connect us again. PAUSE… First close your eyes and breathe in deep, Acknowledge the fatigue. Then try to sink beneath it, To the real you waiting below. PAUSE… It's so easy to lose ourselves, Under layer upon layer of effort. And it takes a while to shed that skin, To strip ourselves bare once again. PAUSE… But night is the time to do it, Those magical, restorative hours. It's then we remember why we tried in the first place, And decide we can do it all again. PAUSE… So find that pure you deep within. Greet yourself with a smile. Take your hand and settle in, Get ready for the dance. LONG PAUSE… Feel your essence as you pull in a breath. Feel its power grow as you exhale the excess. PAUSE… It may seem like you've forgotten how To let your soul move with abandon. But the memory of bliss never leaves you. It sits patiently and waits for the call. PAUSE… It remembers what sets your heart on fire. It knows what you long for most. It's ready to leap into action, Whenever you give it the sign. PAUSE… Start with some inner music. Hear the melody of your yearnings. Let the song travel through your body, Waking mind and cells alike. PAUSE… See yourself in motion. Admire your strength and grace. Feel the moves come back to you, Ignited by the power of your song. LONG PAUSE… Enjoy the rhythm of your breathing, the way it lifts you up. Let the nourishing air fill you, then release and make space for more. PAUSE… Why do we forget to dance When life starts its rapid movement? Why do we send bliss into hiding Just when our spirits need it most? PAUSE… It's not just you. We all do the same. The reasons may vary, But the choices look so much alike. PAUSE… But it's time to break the chain. To close your eyes, and see yourself, As a joyful dancing soul. LONG PAUSE… Imagine how you'll feel in the morning, Fresh from a night of gleeful twirling. Glowing and smiling,, Ready to face a fresh new day. PAUSE… Feel that smile deep within, breathe its joy into your chest. Send that smile out into the world, sharing your joy with all. PAUSE… Think about your younger days, The way you used to dance. Picture yourself shaking everything loose, As you move across the floor. PAUSE… Remember how free you used to feel, When you gave in to the music with relish. See your hair flying and your hands fluttering, Your hips swaying, and your heart thumping. PAUSE… Once again, you are carefree. Once again, your soul gets to celebrate, Once again, bliss leads the way. PAUSE… How long has it been since you felt like this? How long have you held yourself in check? How much have you missed such pleasure? How good does it feel to come back? LONG PAUSE… Feel your lungs sing as you breathe in. Feel at one with your body as you breathe out. PAUSE… Think about what might be different, If you let your soul dance regularly. Think about who you might be in the daylight, If you spend your nights feeling free. PAUSE… Perhaps there are other things, You might feel inspired to try. Now that your soul has come to life again, Now that you remember your self expression. PAUSE…

Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Our daily lives often tire us. They can separate us from joy. But if we let it, night can help. Rest can connect us again. PAUSE… First close your eyes and breathe in deep, Acknowledge the fatigue. Then try to sink beneath it, To the real you waiting below. PAUSE… It's so easy to lose ourselves, Under layer upon layer of effort. And it takes a while to shed that skin, To strip ourselves bare once again. PAUSE… But night is the time to do it, Those magical, restorative hours. It's then we remember why we tried in the first place, And decide we can do it all again. PAUSE… So find that pure you deep within. Greet yourself with a smile. Take your hand and settle in, Get ready for the dance. LONG PAUSE… Feel your essence as you pull in a breath. Feel its power grow as you exhale the excess. PAUSE… It may seem like you've forgotten how To let your soul move with abandon. But the memory of bliss never leaves you. It sits patiently and waits for the call. PAUSE… It remembers what sets your heart on fire. It knows what you long for most. It's ready to leap into action, Whenever you give it the sign. PAUSE… Start with some inner music. Hear the melody of your yearnings. Let the song travel through your body, Waking mind and cells alike. PAUSE… See yourself in motion. Admire your strength and grace. Feel the moves come back to you, Ignited by the power of your song. LONG PAUSE… Enjoy the rhythm of your breathing, the way it lifts you up. Let the nourishing air fill you, then release and make space for more. PAUSE… Why do we forget to dance When life starts its rapid movement? Why do we send bliss into hiding Just when our spirits need it most? PAUSE… It's not just you. We all do the same. The reasons may vary, But the choices look so much alike. PAUSE… But it's time to break the chain. To close your eyes, and see yourself, As a joyful dancing soul. LONG PAUSE… Imagine how you'll feel in the morning, Fresh from a night of gleeful twirling. Glowing and smiling,, Ready to face a fresh new day. PAUSE… Feel that smile deep within, breathe its joy into your chest. Send that smile out into the world, sharing your joy with all. PAUSE… Think about your younger days, The way you used to dance. Picture yourself shaking everything loose, As you move across the floor. PAUSE… Remember how free you used to feel, When you gave in to the music with relish. See your hair flying and your hands fluttering, Your hips swaying, and your heart thumping. PAUSE… Once again, you are carefree. Once again, your soul gets to celebrate, Once again, bliss leads the way. PAUSE… How long has it been since you felt like this? How long have you held yourself in check? How much have you missed such pleasure? How good does it feel to come back? LONG PAUSE… Feel your lungs sing as you breathe in. Feel at one with your body as you breathe out. PAUSE… Think about what might be different, If you let your soul dance regularly. Think about who you might be in the daylight, If you spend your nights feeling free. PAUSE… Perhaps there are other things, You might feel inspired to try. Now that your soul has come to life again, Now that you remember your self expression. PAUSE…

Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Close your eyes, Relax your mind. PAUSE… If there are any thoughts or emotions swirling around right now, Invite them all to float away,  As you relax further into comfort.   PAUSE…  See if you can bring to mind, Someone special to you.  A friend, A mentor, Your child, A colleague, Or a romantic partner.  PAUSE… How has this person impacted your life?  How have they forced you to grow?  Made you better?  Helped you to love deeper?  PAUSE… Let gratitude fill you,  As you reflect on this person.  LONG PAUSE… Now, let another person come to mind, And invite yourself to reflect on who they've been for you, And how they've touched your life.  LONG PAUSE… Now imagine all of the people in your life,  Gathering around you now. PAUSE… Let yourself acknowledge them one by one,  Feeling your heart expand with gratitude more and more, As this sea of people, This sea of love, Surrounds you.   LONG PAUSE… You are blessed with incredible people in your life. Namaste, Beautiful  

Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Our daily lives often tire us. They can separate us from joy. But if we let it, night can help. Rest can connect us again. PAUSE… First close your eyes and breathe in deep, Acknowledge the fatigue. Then try to sink beneath it, To the real you waiting below. PAUSE… It's so easy to lose ourselves, Under layer upon layer of effort. And it takes a while to shed that skin, To strip ourselves bare once again. PAUSE… But night is the time to do it, Those magical, restorative hours. It's then we remember why we tried in the first place, And decide we can do it all again. PAUSE… So find that pure you deep within. Greet yourself with a smile. Take your hand and settle in, Get ready for the dance. LONG PAUSE… Feel your essence as you pull in a breath. Feel its power grow as you exhale the excess. PAUSE… It may seem like you've forgotten how To let your soul move with abandon. But the memory of bliss never leaves you. It sits patiently and waits for the call. PAUSE… It remembers what sets your heart on fire. It knows what you long for most. It's ready to leap into action, Whenever you give it the sign. PAUSE… Start with some inner music. Hear the melody of your yearnings. Let the song travel through your body, Waking mind and cells alike. PAUSE… See yourself in motion. Admire your strength and grace. Feel the moves come back to you, Ignited by the power of your song. LONG PAUSE… Enjoy the rhythm of your breathing, the way it lifts you up. Let the nourishing air fill you, then release and make space for more. PAUSE… Why do we forget to dance When life starts its rapid movement? Why do we send bliss into hiding Just when our spirits need it most? PAUSE… It's not just you. We all do the same. The reasons may vary, But the choices look so much alike. PAUSE… But t's time to break the chain. To close your eyes, and see yourself, As a joyful dancing soul. LONG PAUSE… Imagine how you'll feel in the morning, Fresh from a night of gleeful twirling. Glowing and smiling,, Ready to face a fresh new day. PAUSE… Feel that smile deep within, breathe its joy into your chest. Send that smile out into the world, sharing your joy with all. PAUSE… Think about your younger days, The way you used to dance. Picture yourself shaking everything loose, As you move across the floor. PAUSE… Remember how free you used to feel, When you gave in to the music with relish. See your hair flying and your hands fluttering, Your hips swaying, and your heart thumping. PAUSE… Once again, you are carefree. Once again, your soul gets to celebrate, Once again, bliss leads the way. PAUSE… How long has it been since you felt like this? How long have you held yourself in check? How much have you missed such pleasure? How good does it feel to come back? LONG PAUSE… Feel your lungs sing as you breathe in. Feel at one with your body as you breathe out. PAUSE… Think about what might be different, If you let your soul dance regularly. Think about who you might be in the daylight, If you spend your nights feeling free. PAUSE… Perhaps there are other things, You might feel inspired to try. Now that your soul has come to life again, Now that you know what you've missed. PAUSE…  

Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium As you live out your day, As you gather with friends, As your fingers scroll through your feed. Remember to pause, Before you react, Take a breath, and just think. PAUSE… How would you feel, If others filled you, With words fueled by their hate. If they acted out, Of frustration and fear, You know it doesn't feel great. PAUSE… So pause before you react, Just take a deep breath, Then ask yourself what you should do. Come from love, Even if it's tough, The energy of the world will thank you. Namaste, Beautiful  

Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium There are things that have been weighing on you.  Mistakes you've made. Relationships that are challenging.   Life and world circumstances that are shifting and impacting you.  Decisions that need to be made. And so much anxiety about it all.  But my dear, you are unshakable.  No matter how challenging things are. No matter how low you feel. No matter how much you've lost, nothing can diminish your shine. Nothing can shake your true essence. So the intention of today's meditation is to remind you of who you are at your core, so you can transcend anything life is throwing at you right now, knowing that you are unshakable.  So Let's Begin… Go ahead and settle into any position that's comfortable for you right now.  As your eyes close, bring your attention inward,  Becoming aware of your body, Letting yourself adjust and release any kinks or tension, And letting yourself drop deeper into comfort.  Notice any noises or sounds you might hear around you.  Feeling the rhythmic expansion and contraction of your body as it syncs with your breath.   Breathe… PAUSE… You may be coming to this practice feeling heavy today. Perhaps even feeling weakened from things you've been going through, like the smallest things may break you.  But rest assured, my dear, this is your time to heal. This is your time to reconnect with your power.  And the best part is you don't have to do anything.   You just have to allow yourself to be.   PAUSE… So just relax and come along with me as I tell you a story.  A story about a girl who wanted it all.   To live vibrantly, to live out her dreams, to laugh and love and feel without apology.  She spent her days doing her best to go after all the things she wanted out of life.  But every once in a while, life would knock her down.  An injury, a loss, a wrong decision with big consequences, an event that would interrupt her progress. Or worst of all, the deafening noise inside her head judging, analyzing and criticizing.  It would take her out.  Steal her laughter, rob her dreams and leave her gasping for air on the floor. PAUSE… How can this keep happening to me? The girl wondered in despair.  Why does life keep knocking me down? Every time this happened, she would eventually pick herself back up, learn all she could from the pain and continue her life, vowing she would never allow life to floor her again.  But you know how this story goes… It kept happening. Again and again.   Until one way, the girl found herself on the floor again, this time desperate to break the pattern.  PAUSE… What do you want from me? She called out to life.  Why do you keep throwing hard stuff at me when all I want to do is live vibrantly and lovingly? It's so painful.  She wasn't surprised when she heard life talking back. My dear, I keep coming at you because when you are down, there's a beautiful moment when you must reconnect with your essence, your true self in order to stand back up.   In these moments, you realize who you truly are, and that you are unshakable. You realize that nothing I throw at you can shake your core.   And it's beautiful to see. It's a moment that brings me great joy.    

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Today, I'm joined by John Klein, Co-founder and CEO of Pause Studio, a chain of wellness studios dedicated to mental and physical recovery. Founded in Southern California in 2016, Pause Studio offers modern and holistic solutions designed to help clients sleep, train, perform, and live better. Through modalities like vitamin therapy, contrast therapy, flotation, cryotherapy, and light therapy, its franchised clinics are a destination for all things holistic healing and mind-body recovery. In this episode, we discuss Pause Studio's roots in holistic healing, maintaining the brand while franchising nationwide, and the future of wellness and recovery. In this episode, you'll learn: What John learned from his days at Equinox and how he's applying it to Pause How the Pause team is building and growing a wellness franchise What's trending in holistic healing and mind-body recovery Subscribe to the podcast → insider.fitt.co/podcast Follow us on Twitter → twitter.com/fittinsider Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:19 John's background and experience 03:51 Starting Pause Studio 06:13 Studio growth and franchising 08:42 Maintaining the brand while franchising 13:35 Holistic healing and mind-body recovery methods 14:24 Incorporating product sales into the business model 15:02 Creating a lifestyle brand 17:20 Competition and potential partnerships 20:12 Research behind the methods 22:29 Adding services to the model  25:16 Educating consumers and driving demand 27:53 Near term outlook 29:43 Conclusion

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Episode Notes Episode summary Andre and Margaret talk about a lot of things. They talk about recycling/reusing/remelting plastics, turning them into fuel, setting up solar power systems, setting up DIY internet, intranets and mesh networks as well as some concepts dealing with solar punk and hydroponics, and of course how most things can be easily analogized to baking a cake. Guest Info Andre can be found at www.anarchosolarpunk.substack.com, or on Twitter @HydroponicTrash or on TikTok @HydroponicTrash. Host Info Margaret Killjoy can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instagram at @margaretkilljoy. Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. Transcript Andre on Solar Power, DIY Internet, Mesh Networks, and Solar Punk Margaret 00:15 Hello, and welcome to Live Like the World is Dying, your podcast for what feels like the end times. I'm your host, Margaret killjoy. And I use 'she' and 'they' pronouns. And I am very excited about this week's episode, which I guess I probably say, most weeks. But, I'm excited to be talking to Andre, who is someone I first ran across his work because someone was just I think someone sent it to me or was showing me these, these pictures of someone who had 'hydroponic trash' as the user name, and was talking about making off grid internet through mesh networking. And I was like, "Yeah, this is up my alley," but not my alley that I've actually explored. It's a alley that I'm interested in. So I'm very excited. I think you all will be very excited. But first, this podcast is a proud member of the Channel Zero Network of anarchists podcasts. And here's a jingle from another show in the network. 01:45 Jingle Margaret 02:23 Okay, if you could introduce yourself with your name, your pronouns, and then maybe kind of a little bit about yourself about the kind of stuff that we're going to be talking about today. Like how you got into it or what you do? Andre 02:34 Yeah, for sure. My name is Andre, my pronouns are he/him. I go by Hydroponic Trash on Twitter and Tik Tok. I focus a lot on upcycling things that people would normally kind of regard as like trash, like recycling plastic containers to make indoor vertical hydroponic gardens. I'm a hacker, a gardener, a woodworker, I kind of tend to do a lot of random shit. So. I also write speculative solar punk fiction on combining technology, both low and high tech, with social change, and balancing that with the ecosystem. With that being said, I've been also kind of focusing in on infrastructure, and how people can build passive and active systems to meet their basic needs like food, water, shelter, communications, electricity. Right now, what that kind of looks like is making off grid intranet networks, off grid solar power, and some other passive projects that kind of deal with DIY off grid stuff. Margaret 03:47 Yeah! You basically just listed all of my interests. This very exciting to me. I'm going to ask at the end of the episode as well, but do you want to say where people can find like, say, for example, your speculative fiction, like, I know that you write about a lot of the stuff that you do, and you also write fiction. Where can people find that? Andre 04:03 Yeah, so mainly, I post my long form stuff on anarchosolarpunk.substack.com. So mainly post my like, long form writing on Substack. But, I post a lot of written form content and other stuff to my Twitter, HydroponicTrash and Tik Tok, I posted videos whenever I can make videos about a whole bunch of various different topics or projects that I'm working on. Margaret 04:29 That's cool. Okay, so I was gonna start with off grid internet. But first, I want to ask you about recycling plastic trash, because I'm really excited about ways to...recycling is like fake, right, these days, you know, like market based recycling? It seems like most, I don't have the numbers in front of me or whatever. But it seems like more and more if you put something in the recycling bin, it just gets thrown in the landfill. And so I'm really excited about ways that people can directly recycle. So, what does that look like that you're recycling plastic trash. Is this like melting it down? Or are you just like repurposing it or what's happening? Andre 05:03 So, at the moment, it's mostly repurposing, but I am going to start doing actual plastic recycling by melting it down and making it into other objects. But um, so right now repurposing plastic, it really started when I, like, just saw how many plastic containers there were just out in the world, I've been picking up trash in like my local park for a little bit. So, while picking up trash, it was like, it makes you really, really aware of the type of pollution that's out there in the world, because you're picking it up out of like waterways and in parks and stuff. So. it got me thinking of like, okay, well, plastic to-go containers, for instance, how do we actually like reuse these types of things. So, what I started doing was taking old Tupperware, that was just kind of sitting in my cabinet, sitting in my kitchen. And I drilled holes for it to put in net cups, which are usually used for hydroponics, and I just started growing plants in it. So trying to find some creative and different ways to not only like reuse plastic in a safe manner, but not only to reuse the plastic, but to find a new use for it. So that way, it didn't just end up going into the landfill. And it was also kind of doing something productive as well. Margaret 06:24 Yeah. Yeah, I, I got really excited when I, I people think people might have already heard me talk about this, but I'm really excited about the idea of basically like, setting up mutual aid recycling in the same way that I think that neighborhoods can compost with each other. Like, some of the infrastructure, it seems like is better put at a neighborhood level, like a small community level than like a, you know, an individual level. But I'm curious when you start repurposing it....Okay, so the things that I've come up with for plastic--I haven't done any of these things.This is all just me falling down rabbit holes on YouTube and stuff.--The main things is people taking certain kinds and making DIY 3D printable plastic. Other ones are like literally just melting it down and putting it into forms and molds. And then the one that I'm like, kind of the most excited about, although it's sort of terrible is that apparently you can make diesel fuel out of plastic DIY? I don't know, like, what do you? What are your aspirations? Or what are you thinking on for your DIY recycling? Andre 07:22 So, all of that pretty much entire, all the stuff that you just said, is pretty much what I want to do. So I'll go into some more repurposing stuff and talking about specifically about additive manufacturing and recycling inputs into stuff. So yeah, like, recycling, plastics is a really big thing. So recycling PLA plastic or recycling...there's a whole bunch of plastics that will melt and be able to remelt that you can make in certain different things. And I think that recycling plastics specifically for 3d printing is going to be kind of like the next frontier of additive manufacturing, because not only are you taking plastics...so say, for instance...it's a full cycle...So, we could be not only cleaning up the environment of plastic waste, but using that plastic and re-melting it down and making it into new objects, when otherwise that plastic would have just been floating in some water in a creek or sitting, you know, not deteriorating in a landfill. Margaret 08:29 Yeah. Andre 08:30 And so from there, it kind of opens up a whole new space of thinking about the things that we use and thinking about manufacturing in general, because we're moving away from mining the earth and using natural resources and exploiting the natural resources to make the inputs for the stuff. And instead, mining the trash and mining the stuff that we've that we've thrown away and regarded as trash and mining that. So, I kind of think of it as like a closed loop, circular ecosystem of removing trash from the environment, repurposing it. And then not only that, kind of changing our social relations when it comes to how we deal with objects, changing our conceptions of things of like disposability, changing our conceptions of how we treat objects, and moving away from disposal into like modularity or repurposing stuff. So yeah, I think it's really interesting to think of it in that way of like, instead of making these new things, taking what we've already polluted the earth with and making things out of that. Margaret 09:45 Yeah, no, this is...I'm just gonna basically over and over be like, "Yeah, this is this is my alley. This is the shit that I love." Yeah, one of the things that I notice is that, you know, from living off--I don't currently live off grid, but I've spent a lot of my time living off grid--is you start noticing every single object that comes into your purview, right? Because 'what are you going to do with it at the end?' becomes this very important thing. If you don't have trash pickup, if you don't have a way to just easily make the thing go away, then you have to be like, "Okay, I'm going to compost this, I'm going to, you know, compost that." I was just thinking of cardboard. And I was like, "Oh, I used to burn all my cardboard, but I'm gonna try and move to composting it," you know. And, you know, just like thinking, "Okay, I'm responsible for all of these objects, I've chosen to caretake." And this isn't me trying to be like, "Oh, recycling is gonna save the world," or whatever, because it's like, but for me, it's more about when we think about when we start thinking of small scale systems, based on all of the things involved, I think that puts us in a better position to imagine better futures. Because we actually have to think to ourselves like, "Well, if I don't want, if I want to use plastic, what the fuck am I going to do with it afterwards?" And I mean, I don't actually particularly, I used to sort of hate plastic. And now I'm kind of like now that I think of mining the trash for plastic. I sort of like it, you know? Andre 11:05 Yeah, I could talk more about turning plastic into fuel. Margaret 11:09 Yeah, please, do I only know the like YouTube level of it. Andre 11:15 Yeah, so another part of that is...okay, so, even if we were to say, for instance, like in the future, get everything that we wanted, have the big 'R' Revolution, you know, have the utopic vision that we have come to fruition, there's still going to be the problem of trash, there's still going to be the problem of yeah, like, what do we do with plastic, even after it's like, use has kind of gone through, and we can't reuse anymore? Like, what do we do with it?Like, another option of that, too, is using the plastic as a fuel source. So you can do stuff like pyrolysis, where basically, you're heating up plastic, condensing that, and basically making it back into a form of burnable fuel. And like, you know, personally, I absolutely hate combustible fuels, obviously, for their, for their, their impact to the environment. But then again, there are a lot of things that are absolutely necessary to run. So say for instance, you know, if we are using renewables only to power things, one issue is, say, for instance, solar, if you don't get a lot of sunlight, you don't get power, pretty much. And you could supplement that with other, you know, renewable energies. But there might be times especially in say, like a natural disaster, when like, you absolutely need power to power like medical equipment to power to power hospitals, or to power equipment that we need up and running. And so that would be a time when, like, using these fuels would really make a lot of sense. On the flip side of that, too, talking about like fuel and stuff like that, there's also making hydrogen fuel using electrolysis. So, using electricity, to basically separate the hydrogen from water, and then using that hydrogen as a fuel. So, that's another, you know, way of approaching it and way of approaching energy, not thinking of extracting it from the earth, but trying to figure out new ways and different ways of finding energy that's really all around us. Margaret 13:34 Yeah, my, my favorite, I looked into it at the last place I lived because was on enough of a hill, I got really into storing electrical power through gravity. You know, like, you could do this thing where I've seen people do it where you like, you set up...okay, you set up a water...a rain barrel at the bottom of your house. And then you also set up a rain barrel at the top of your house. And you use your solar while it's running, instead of to power a lithium battery, which is obviously not a renewable resource, you know, which is the thing that people often forget. Well, I mean, whatever, it's better than some things. But, you know, the battery storage is one of the weakest parts of off-grid power, right? And so you put your rain barrel at the top of your house, and then while there's power, you pump the water up to the roof. And then when there's not power coming through the solar, then the, the rainwater comes back down and it charges...like I mean this charges like a cell phone, this is not a you know, but people are talking about doing it on these industrial scales where you can do it like water towers, you can do it, you know, dammed areas, whatever.. I'm not presenting it as like the perfect solution, but just like interesting to me that there's all of these different ways that we can store power that we don't traditionally think of. I don't know. Andre 14:54 Yeah, exactly. And it's one of those things where like, it isn't necessarily profitable too, to do stuff like that. So it just isn't being done right now. But if we were to look at living in a post capitalist world, obviously, we want to pick solutions and pick things that not only like are detrimental socially, but not detrimental ecologically as well. So like stuff like that is just so perfect in taking the energy that we have just all around us and using it in responsible ways. So yeah, Margaret 15:29 Okay, so this isn't even what we were going to talk about today. I just got really excited about that. The the main thing I wanted to talk to you about today is, is off-grid internet is mesh networking is DIY internet. And I'm wondering if you could explain what that kind of concept is? Andre 15:45 Yeah, for sure. So I'll kind of go into a little bit of background on like, why, or what really got me started in thinking on this train of thought. So like, I live in Texas. And living in Texas has made me very aware of kind of the crumbling infrastructure in this country. Margaret 16:06 Whaaat?! [Sarcastically] Andre 16:07 Yeah, I know, "What?" a private grid run by a corporation that seems to fail, even though there's no regulation, "What?Oh." And a big wake up call was winter storm Yuri, which like completely, absolutely fucked up Texas. It was a week long ice storm with snow. And, it just like completely destroyed the homes of just thousands of people. Thousands of people lost their lives because of the storm. And it just kind of pointed out the fact that ERCOT's mismanagement of the power grid and the effects of that were just like, really big. So, it kind of got me thinking of ways to do communication and electricity, that didn't rely on the crumbling infrastructure around me. So, after thinking about that kind of got me thinking about emergencies and building resilient systems, and communication was like really, really up there. Especially when it comes to communications during natural disasters. There's, you know, there's obviously Ham radio and handheld radios that people use during natural disasters. But, when it comes to actually sharing information, say, for instance, sharing books, sharing videos, communicating with a massive amount of people that doesn't require specialized equipment, like radios, that's a whole nother realm, you know. So, that's what kind of got me thinking about making an emergency like community internet was so that way people in my neighborhood could have access to like, a chat server ebooks with like info on surviving different natural disasters, a media server to stream videos, either for educational content, or for just like, if the power's out, you're bred you know, you have nothing to do, sooo. And music is another big thing. Margaret 18:08 That was one of the things that before, before Covid, I was like, running around doing all my preparedness stuff. And I went out and got a hard drive and filled it with movies that I obtained legally. And I was kind of even as I was doing it. I was like, "What the hell disaster am I going to be in? What version of the apocalypse has me like bored watching movies?" And then COVID hit. And I like, and I was off grid, and I like, didn't have good internet, you know? And I was like, "Oh, this, this is the crisis for which I prepared." And, you know, whatever public domain television shows got me through, got me through the worst of it. Anyway, I didn't mean to completely derail you, please continue. Andre 18:54 No, no, no, that's completely on topic, you know, especially because like, these kinds of systems allow people to communicate without needing to be face to face. And so what a lot of people don't like think about are people who are immunodeficient who can't like, go face to face in front of people or people with disabilities who it would be harder for them to physically go out and get a radio from somebody and start using it. So, you know, resilient systems that like keep everybody in mind that can access it like really big. But yeah, like COVID was a perfect...not really perfect, but you know, it definitely pointed out some some, some stuff that maybe we were all thinking about, but didn't really want to think about, but...So, from thinking about all this stuff, what I kind of landed on was making a solar powered internet with like a Raspberry Pi as the server that ran all the services and a Raspberry Pi is a single board, like small computer that runs off of USB power. So it requires really, very little power. But, from there, you know, it's fine to have your own small kind of like local network. But, I really wanted to come up with ways to try and expand that network. So, basically make like beacons to connect back to the main network to spread out the signal. Margaret 20:25 Cool. Andre 20:27 So, in a way, this kind of started off as just like a small off-grid, solar powered system. But, now it's kind of grown out to be more of almost like a community wide Internet where like, we can add more routers to the network and spread the connections out from there. Margaret 20:44 How...How do? [Pause] How does that happen? Like, like are thre resources that, you know...how complicated is it? How expensive? Is it? How...it seems like it's scalable, so you can kind of up the complexity and the expense as you want? But yeah, what's involved? Andre 21:04 So I, when I wrote the article, and like, was thinking about this, I really wanted to start from like the bare minimum, and try and convey the bare minimum of information that somebody would need to do this. So, starting off, I wanted to make sure to use things that were first of all easy to find, second of all, easy to work on, like the average person with some technical skills could pick it up and like, know what to do with it, and wasn't something super proprietary, where maybe only a handful of people in a city would even know how to work it. So, it has to be, you know, easily picked up by your average person. So, that's kind of where I wanted to start from was using the most basic hardware, the most basic software, and from there, you can build up to it. So, for example, like in the article that I wrote, that kind of goes by like step by step on how to make it, it's more of like a recipe book almost. So, breaking it down into like, its fundamental parts, with core ingredients to make it what it is. So like, you know, a cake has core ingredients that you know, make it a cake, but you can add and subtract on top of it to make it work for whatever you need it to work for. Margaret 22:34 Well other people can. Andre 22:35 True Margaret 22:38 Whenever I try to make a cake...I can make muffins and brownies. Anyways I'm that useful wit cakes yet. Andre 22:49 Well, yeah, as long as you can find somebody to make it. That's the biggest thing. Yeah. Margaret 22:54 Okay, what are some of those core ingredients? Andre 22:57 So, the core ingredients are basically a client, a router, and a server. So, that's pretty much it, which sounds really really reductive. But, when you boil it down, and kind of like, look at the core concept, that's the three things you have. So, a client is a computer. Really, any computer. A router determines like what addresses computers in the network have, and it directs traffic. And a server is basically another computer that hosts the data for your clients to access. So. I'll kind of walk through some of that stuff, too. So, like I said, A client can be really like literally any computer, it could be like a brand new MacBook, it could be a single board computer, like a Raspberry Pi, you could even use like a smart fridge to do this. It can literally be anything that...it can literally be any computer that can access the internet, you can use as a client to go onto the network, right? Yeah. And so next you have routers, which are basically like little boxes that can direct traffic and determine like, what addresses computers on the network have. So think of it as like mailing addresses almost. So, if I wanted to send information to somebody down the street, I would have an address and they would have an address, and the router is basically like a mailman who delivers that information from me to the address that I wanted to send it off to. And I'm obviously kind of like making this way more simpler than what it is, because in reality there's like so many networking things in the middle that makes this happen but routers basically do that. Margaret 24:44 Okay, can this router in this case be like, like I have a router right now I believe that is connecting between my modem and my computer or something, right? Can Can. It sounds like this router is the most custom piece of this whole puzzle or is it something that you can also repurpose out of an existing like Wi-Fi router or something? Andre 25:06 You can repurpose it out of any Wi-Fi router, which is awesome. Margaret 25:10 Hell yeah, cause it's in every house. Andre 25:12 It's in every house. Every house has internet access, you have a router. All you have to do is change the networking settings to be able to basically connect back to whatever network you make. So, it doesn't require you to go out and buy something. You probably already have it in your house already. Margaret 25:29 Yeah. Okay. I mean, you probably have to destroy the one you have, or you have to reprogram the one you're having you have so you wouldn't be able to use it and your regular internet? Andre 25:42 Excatly. Margaret 25:43 Yeah, you would need to go find one in an abandoned house. Andre 25:45 Yeah. Margaret 25:45 Okay. Cool. Andre 25:49 You could, you could. Yeah, I mean, like internet squatting is a, I guess, a new thing now so.... But the last kind of part of that is the server. And that's like, again, really any computer that's running software to share data. So, with those three pieces, a client, a router, and server, if you scale that up like a million times and add in fiber optic cables from the bottom of the ocean to connect routers and to data centers together, and then boom, you have the 'Internet,' right? So, like network engineers are probably going to be listening to this and be really mad about what I'm saying. But, the internet is basically just a giant combination of intranets. It's a big intranet that's been connected to other intranets, through a bunch of other networking equipment, protocols, datacenters, all that kind of stuff. Margaret 26:43 An an intranet is a is an internet, but a local one, a one that exists within like a building or a neighborhood or something is an intranet. It's a network that is not part of the larger internet. I mean, it can be part of that. You can access it from the larger internet, but it's sort of walled off. Is that a decent way to explain intranet? Andre 27:03 Yeah, exactly. So, if you add your client, a router and a server, you basically made an intranet right there because it isn't connected back to the major, actual internet. But, that's what the Internet is. It's this gigantic intranet. So, it kind of takes a lot of the black box magic out of the Internet, because really, you're just distilling it down to these core pieces and understanding, "Okay, well, if I can do this at like a super small level, and I spread this out, we really could create, you know, a local, a regional, or even a gigantic people own Internet with our own hardware." Margaret 27:48 So, basically, if we build this entire shadow internet...Are there other people who have done this? Are there already existing like large networked intranets all networked together? Do they control like, the giant space laser or whatever? Like? I mean, what are the? Yeah, how much is this already done? Andre 28:08 Yeah, so not exactly when it comes to like making it almost like an alternative internet, it's mainly done to actually provide internet access to people who can get it. So, a good example of that is NYC Mesh. And they're are a group in New York City who basically are doing this exact same thing. They're making an a mesh network to broadcast out a Wi Fi signal. And then they have nodes that pick up that Wi Fi signal and keep basically building out the range that the network can can hit. So, what they're doing is finding areas that internet service providers won't bring in the necessary equipment to give people internet access, or people who can't afford internet access. And so, they're basically making these mesh networks to get the Wi Fi coverage over to the people who need it. So, we can do basically the same thing with a system like this. So, you can make a network like this that works in tandem with the Internet. So say for instance, if power or Internet access gets shut off, for whatever reason, you have a backup, basically like community internet. But, you can also connect, say, for instance, like your main router that you're kind of using to run the network or just any router on the network, connect that to the internet, and then you can share Internet access across the secondary internet. So, basically, you can make a mesh intranet network, and you can have it walled off from the wider internet and still have it work without electricity. grid electricity and without internet access, but when you have electricity and internet access, you can actually supply Internet access to the network and give other people access to the internet. So, it kind of serves two purposes too so that way, it's not just like, "Oh, this is only in an emergency network." But also, you know, there's some resilience resiliency built into it. Margaret 30:25 That's cool. I like that it has a purpose, sort of during crisis, and also even just like during the crisis that is, you know, poverty and lack of access and stuff like that. The other thing that I like about this, I mean, it's funny, I don't like it personally, because I live rurally, but, but one of the things that comes up is that so much of the prepping stuff that gets talked about, especially under the name 'prepping,' rather than 'preparedness' focuses on rural folks, right? It focuses on access to, if not financial resources, it often focuses on access to space, like physical space to store things, or even kind of what you can do with low population density. Right? It's a lot easier for someone to have five acres here in West Virginia than it is for some of the five acres in the Bay Area or something, right. And the thing, that's kind of interesting, because you're pointed out that the you know, a lot of this work, people have been doing it New York City, and I'm like, h, it the higher population density you have like, the more bang for your buck, it seems like this kind of thing would have. And that's cool, because I think that we way too often think of high population density as like, 'bad.' Whereas actually, in terms of like, efficiency of living, in terms of even like small ecological footprint, higher population densities can be really fucking good. So, I like that. For my for myself, I'm like, oh, well if I set it up, it would just be on my like, you know, like, where I live with some people or whatever and it would just be the like, "Well, if the power goes down, you can access the the movie server and the off-grid, Wikipedia," or the, you know, I do a download of Wikipedia every, whenever I remember, it's usually about once a year as like part of my preping is I do the download of Wikipedia or whatever. Without the images. I don't have enough money to pay for that kind of terabytes of data for the images. But yeah, I don't know, the larger. I don't know, I'm just getting lost thinking about the possibilities of something like this. What distinguishes a mesh network from just a simple intranet? Is a mesh network, because it's all wireless. Like what what makes it a mesh network? Andre 32:32 Yeah, so mesh network differentiates itself because you're basically able to connect networking equipment back to each other. So, you can do a mesh network, a quote unquote, 'mesh network' with like, hard wired Ethernet cable, but really what network mesh networks do is use certain protocols to connect routers or network equipment together. So, in this case, what we're doing connecting our main router to our beacon that will, you know, propagate that network is using a protocol called WDS, which is called 'wireless distribution system.' And basically, what that lets you do is it lets you connect other routers, as if they were connected with an ethernet cord together, but it's completely wireless. So, you can get another router, turn on WDS, join in the network, and then this new router that joins in becomes a beacon and extends the range of the network. Margaret 33:37 Okay. So, you don't have to, you don't have to as the alternative internet engineer, you don't have to walk around and physically set up each and every beacon. It's a it's a thing where basically people by joining are making the network better? Andre 33:53 Exactly.. As long as they can get power. Anybody can turn their home router, and either use WDS to connect their routers together, or basically putting the routers into what's called AP mode or basically making it an-- 34:12 An 'access point.' [Not getting the joke] Yeah. Margaret 34:12 [Interuptting] Advance Placement. Margaret 34:15 No, I was lying. Sorry, I was trying to make a bad joke. Andre 34:21 See, I'm not smart enough to have taken an AP classses High School. Yeah, I my terrible ADHD like stopped me from going into AP classes. So. Margaret 34:32 Yeah, fair enough. I took AP English. Did not did not pass it to the college level. In my defense, the only they only taught, they only taught books written by men in my AP English class. I think all white men. Now there might have been I feel like.... Andre 34:54 Yeah, what English class isn't just full of just like old white dudes? Margaret 34:58 Yeah. Although actually, it was before....This is just completely tangential. English class is how I like learned about like Langston Hughes and stuff in 10th grade and like, so that was good. That's all I remember. Andre 35:14 My introduction to de-schooling was actually through an English teacher. So I guess, yeah, English teachers, English classes, thumbs up, you know? Margaret 35:25 Yeah, Totally. Many of them, many of them. Okay, so before we started thinking about our English teachers, okay, you mentioned that if you have power, right? But and I'm I'm under the impression, a lot of what you've also done is work on trying to figure out how to make sure that people within this network would have access to power during a crisis or whatever. What does that look like? Andre 35:54 Yeah, so I mean, obviously, we can't run electronics without power. So trying to think about, what are some ways that we can generate power locally, and be able to supply power to people who need it. So, getting into talking about power kind of connects it to other areas of infrastructure to, and all those other areas of infrastructure connect into building mutual aid networks, but so we'll start with power first. So, with powering nodes, basically, what we're talking about here is creating almost like micro, community micro grids using solar. So, basically making like small power stations that use solar energy to charge batteries and supply power to your neighbors. And so, this can turn into a form of mutual aid, right? So if we're making these small scale solar power stations that we can attach to like dollies, or attach to wood and like, roll them out when need be. Now we're talking about giving people the autonomy and giving people the tools to make their own power and help each other survive in a way that's beneficial to everybody in the community. But also is helping to power, you know, the devices that will connect back to the network, the network itself, but also help power medical devices and stuff like that, that you know, people need to survive and live off of. So, talking about making community micro grids, we'll start from like, the small scale and then start building up, because again, like, all of this is modular and able to scale with however many resources you have, or however big you need it to be. But, the key part is to understand that like at every level, it's the same idea, just with, you know, some parts switched out. So. And there's also two, there's also different kinds of solar power, too. There's solar photovoltaics using like traditional solar panels is what we think of, but also passive solar as well, because there's energy, you know, the sun is fucking hot. The sun rays have a lot of energy. So, there's other ways to produce energy and talk about that sort of stuff. So, there's high tech and low tech, solar, but we'll start in and start small with small scale, kind of micro community micro grids. Right? So by solar in this case, I'm talking about photovoltaic cells to generate electricity from the sun. So you can make stuff like this, or you can buy like premade systems to kind of cut down on the amount of work that you need to do, but there are some like major downsides to getting like a premade solar system kind of like an all in one package, because most of the parts are proprietary. So, in the middle of an emergency, you're not going to be able to like mail your solar charge station if the power plug breaks. So, a DIY method allows you to kind of have modular off the shelf parts that if something breaks, you can easily fix it. And all of these parts are easy to find too. So once I start talking about the parts that are involved with it, you can think of a whole bunch of places where you can find this stuff that's just sitting out there. Margaret 39:32 Just by the side of the road. Andre 39:35 Yeah, honestly Like literally, I found solar panels in the middle of forests, just kind of like smashed solar panels in the middle of a forest before so like yes search on the side of the roads. You could find some cool shit. Margaret 39:52 Yeah. Andre 39:53 But yeah, so like when you start talking about solar power and solar power generation it's really daunting, because like what we're used to is seeing solar panels on roofs, or electricians installing this stuff. But, really, it's really simple once you break it down into the core ingredients, just like before, just like making a cake, once you know the core ingredients, you can scale things up, add, subtract to whatever you need, to whatever scale you need. So. Margaret 40:21 Yeah, that you have to like...you do when you scale solar power...I don't know that much about mesh networking. But I've installed a bunch of different solar systems and lived off solar systems of different types. And, it's a really good point about the modularity that can pull pieces out and put them back in. But, it's annoying that every time you're like, Oh, I'm going to go from 400 watts of solar power to 800 watts of solar power. Now, I need to change out every piece of the entire thing. Because it's, it's like baking, if in order to double the ingredients. You also had to like, buy a different bowl and spoons, you know? Andre 40:58 Exactly, exactly. You're like these look exactly the same, but like I have to pay like an extra $500 For this one that can handle like, oh, a little bit more power. What the hell? Margaret 41:07 Yeah. Yeah. And it is it is more like baking than than cooking. You know? it's...because it is very like, "Okay, do this. Exactly. And it'll be great and safe and right." Andre 41:24 Yeah, add these ingredients in together in a safe way, and you'll be good. Margaret 41:30 Yeah, exactly. Which is not to try and scare people off of it, it really can be done safely. Like, I didn't know shit about electricity when I first started doing this, I, when I first installed my first 12 volt battery, I was like terrified of it. You know, I was like putting the cables on it. And I was afraid it was gonna like shock me and my friend just like went up and grabbed both terminals and was like, "It's fine. It's 12 volts." And like, and then he was immediately like, "But if you dropped a wrench and connected the two poles, then you might die. But..." Most use case scenario....anyway. Sorry, I have a lot of I have a lot of thoughts about solar. But please, please continue. I'm sorry. Andre 42:13 No, no, no, no. But like, yeah, like you just said, with anything to do with solar power, obviously, there's gonna be some safety things to keep in mind. But, you know, if you practice basic electrical safety, you can make these systems pretty well, at least at a small scale. Once you're talking about like, multiple megawatts of power generation, then we're talking about kind of things that are kind of outside of this. But, for small scale, like, say, for instance, right now I have 400 watt solar panels charging a battery bank right now, like that's easy to handle for most people. And for producing power for, say, for instance, like a couple of different families at different houses or different apartments, that, that that'll work. It sounds small, but like 400 watts of solar power, and like a decent amount of storage will get you really far, especially in emergencies when you're only powering a couple things at a time, but. Margaret 43:15 It's not going to run your AC. And it's not going to run your electric heater. And it probably it's not gonna run your fridge. But, it'll run a tiny electric cooler, it'll keep your phone's charged, it'll keep the lights on, it'll keep a fan going. Especially if it's not...box fans use an ungodly amount of power. I mean, that said, I did keep a fan going on 400 Watts, 24 hours a day for like a year once. So, you know, Andre 43:41 Yeah, I can't be done. But like, okay, so in terms of like the core ingredients of a solar system, you've got really basically four parts, you've got your solar panels, a charge controller, batteries for storage, and an inverter if you're going to be doing specific stuff. So, adding those four things together, you can make either like a super small system more, say for instance, like you're talking about earlier, running some pretty basic household appliances. But you can also change all this stuff to fit the needs that you have. So, using this as an example, for like a really, really micro community micro grid, we could basically take like furniture dollies, tie some wood to it, put a charge controller, a battery, or two, strap it on to that, and an inverter, and then attach those to a solar panel, and then basically what you're doing is just generating power on a really small scale. And then, say for instance, you want to make a bigger one well, get more solar panels, add a different charge controller, add more batteries in series to your battery bank, and add a bigger inverter, and then you could power refrigerators and AC units and stuff like that at a bigger scale. But, the key is just knowing kind of the core parts to it. I go through step-by-step on an article on my Substack called "DIY Off Grid Solar Primer." And it kind of walks through like all of the steps that you go through to make either a really small solar system or a pretty big one, that'll power a lot of things. And so it's kind of like, it's one of those things where it's, it's like a black box, and not a lot of people really, like understand the stuff that goes behind it. And not a lot of people understand that it's not that crazy to do this type of stuff. Margaret 45:53 Yeah, I guess that is the...you know, when I, I don't know, the fact that this is actually doable, like, from, you know, I won't do...I'm not going to do a house level install. I'm not going to do grid tied solar myself. I feel like, that reaches a level where, I mean, you're actually putting the safety of the like, the electrical workers at risk if you do grid tie stuff, right? So, I understand the need for people with specialty training for that. But yeah, the the actually doable part, I think, is just what people...what I want more people to understand. Andre 46:34 Yeah, because there's so much information out there that just seems so out of reach for most people. But it's really enriched, it's just the fact of like, knowing what to do, knowing, even knowing what you don't know, is like the key to really getting started with it. Margaret 46:49 Yeah, but I will say though, in defense of the, the all-in-one boxes, I've used both, and I've like talked with a lot of people who are living off grid about which is better in which circumstance. And for people who are like, "I live in this cabin, I want my life in here to be good," Build it yourself, or work with a friend who knows what they're doing, but get the actual pieces and build it modularly. But, for people who are kind of like, "This is my truck camper, I sleep in two months of the year," and like, or, "This is my cabin for now. But I kind of don't really see myself being living here in a year," you know, or "I have a really limited budget, and I just need to get my cell phone charged." There's like, there's, I think there's purposes for the all-in-one boxes there in that you just don't have to fuck with it. It's like it takes less specialization, like one of the one of the infrastructures I've lived with...sorry, there's very few topics I get to like be I get to be really excited about and have like more like some experience on compared to, you know, when I talk to someone about. But, one of the ways that I had it going at one point was like I built a solar power setup, and I built it modularly partly actually, because I didn't have enough money to go out and get the size of box I wanted. On the other hand, in the end, I probably paid more for my system,because I kept upgrading it, because I kept being like...but you can kind of you can kind of do it. 100 bucks here, 100 bucks there as compared to going out and buying this $1,200 all-in-one box or $400 all-in-one box. They come in all different sizes. And, what I found that most people didn't bother with was using the all-in-one boxes hooked up to solar panels. What I found, what we ended up doing was, you know, the the barn on the property with the solar setup that I built, everyone would just bring their boxes over and charge them. You know, and so it's not a very proper way to do a grid. But, in some ways, that's how we did our grid is that there was like a central charging station and everyone would bring their boxes and then go plug their boxes back into their shacks or whatever, you know, Andre 48:58 That's really cool. Because like, I mean, that technically is a grid, because I mean, you're transferring power from one generation into, you know, a place where you're actually going to use it. So like, but people don't consider that a grid only because, you know, it's just kind of so used to just like, oh, the grid is just the shit on the lines that just exists. Yeah, but like there's so many other ways to think about it. Margaret 49:23 Yeah, I had another friend who, another off grid project I know of, a friend of mine has a cart, a trailer pulled behind a car, very light, one very small, one size of a teardrop or smaller and it's just full of old iron, lithium, whatever the cheap old batteries, the car batteries. And well they're AGM. They're just not lithium ion. And we just drive them into town like once a week. Just attach it to the car, drive it into town. Charge it at the Anarchist social center in town. And then drive it back out. And then power everything on the land project for like a week or whatever with these, you know, big battery banks. Andre 50:10 Yeah, I mean, that's that's definitely one way to do it. Like I did the same kind of thing where like, I was running a whole bunch of stuff off of this, like little RYOBI portable inverter thing for like my power tools, and like just charge the, the, the batteries and then just like take the batteries with me and then use it like that. So like yeah, it's same concept. Margaret 50:37 Yeah, I use my battery tool batteries as my cell phone charger for a long time before I got all the solar stuff set up. Yeah. Andre 50:45 It works. You have power. So, that like ultimately, that's what it comes down to is like figuring out ways to take energy, store it and then transport it somewhere else where somebody else can use it. So like, who cares if you're using like, a drill battery attached to a little inverter to power the router for the network? It's still powering it. So there you go. Margaret 51:08 That's cool. That just makes it cooler. Because then also anyone could just take it and charge it on it. You know, like everyone has a charger for that thing. Well, then you can have the Ryobi versus DeWalt class war, but the person with the Makita will chime in and be like, "No!" Andre 51:31 But yes, so I mean, like, so we've gone from making like small internets into making a larger mesh network. I also want to like, I also wanted to run back and talk about what you brought up earlier, when it came to the differences between kind of urban and suburban areas and doing this in rural areas, or areas that might not like be as accessible. So, when it comes to rural areas, you can do the same thing. So making this mesh network. The biggest thing is going to be actually getting that signal out. So, then we're talking about like, kind of more high powered antennas, and talking about, like, how to broadcast signals, like a far distance. And there's some interesting stuff out there. So, I saw this guy on YouTube who made a giant parabola, and made it out of wood and chicken wire, and then put a Wi-Fi card in the middle of that parabola. So, you know, like the curve, almost like a satellite dish, but made out of chicken wire. And, he was able to broadcast Wi-Fi through the jungle for about six miles, just just using chicken wire in a parabola shape. And, you know, a simple like off the shelf network card. So like, line of sight, with some really simple DIY shit like that, like making parabolas out of chicken wire, or even using old satellite dishes to bounce that signal off, And at least get it over to maybe if you, you know, have a neighbor six miles away from you, then they could be the next node in the network. And they could just bounce signal around there. So like, in mountainous regions, it's really hard to get internet access. Margaret 53:37 I'm Aware. Andre 53:42 Mainly because, you know, internet service providers are, you know, they don't think it's profitable to spend the money for the infrastructure to bring it out there. But, it's also really hard to do it period. So, in that case, you know, you could set up a mesh network with your own DIY antennas to basically like bounce up and down mountainsides to supply internet access to other people. So, it works not just from like urban suburban areas, but also rural areas, but it just requires a, again, like a different, like thought process behind it. Margaret 54:17 Right, but out here, it would be more possible for me to like, you know, talk to the person who does own the next ridge over and be like, "Hey, can I put up like this old satellite dish and some solar panels on your property, you get free internet, and so does everyone on the other side of the hill," you know? I mean, presuming the friendliness of the person who has the...owns the top of the mountain or whatever, but no, that's okay. Yeah. Andre 54:48 And that can be a really good intro point to establish a mutual aid networks in rural areas, because it's really hard especially like in In rural areas to like, talk to your neighbors if your neighbors are like six miles away, but if you come to the people and say like, "Hey, we can mutually benefit each other," in a way that like, you know, they can completely understand and like be on board with, then you have, then you're talking to your neighbors, even though your neighbors live like super far away from you. So yeah, it's a really good in to like starting to build relationships locally. Margaret 55:29 Yeah. No, that's interesting. So one of the things that you talked about, you mentioned earlier about how this all ties into general infrastructure and how infrastructure as a way to build mutual aid networks, is that something that, you know, basically, because most of what I've talked to people about mutual aid networks, which is incredibly valuable, but a lot of mutual aid networks are around community health, or food access, or, you know, defense against sweeps of encampments of people who are living out. And, you know, the idea of like, providing internet and power it obviously makes sense, as part of it, it's just part that doesn't get talked about as much because I think it probably more of my friends know how to cook than know how to program routers, you know, although then again, 10 years ago, it was probably the opposite. Well, when I was a teenager was definitely the opposite. But yeah, so I'm curious if you have thoughts about sort of general infrastructure, how this ties into infrastructure, mutual aid networks. Andre 56:32 Yeah. So, when we were talking about like, hierarchical, well, we talked about like, systems like capitalism, hierarchical systems, states, the way that they cement power is basically by controlling our access to like our basic needs. So, if we can build our own infrastructures, either both like within the system, but also alongside and out of the system, then we can much more easily separate from capitalist and hierarchical systems, and create our own networks, and our own infrastructure in our own worlds alongside of things. So, that kind of touches into, you know, ideas of building dual power of like building the systems that we want to use and building the world that we want to see now, not just working within capitalism, sometimes you'll have to say for like legal issues and stuff like that, but building systems that work outside of capitalist and hierarchical systems. So, taking back control of the infrastructures that really rule our lives. So like, the infrastructures that can underlie everything that we do, you know, we kind of have the main, the big three, food, water shelter. But, I'd include a couple more things in there just because like, you know, our modern times things have like changed, technology has changed. On top of that, I put communications, so that would include like stuff like radio and Internet, electricity, which includes things like air conditioning and a lot of regions that like you will literally die without air conditioning, and care work as the kind of like main parts of infrastructure Margaret 58:38 That, that tracks. And those do seem to be...I mean, those are the things that we kind of focus on with mutual aid with this special edition of communication and power. I'm into it. Andre 58:58 But like, so, I'll go into a scenario of how building community micro grids and building communication networks can like, tie back into mutual aid efforts and like other revolutionary things, so you know, starting out, you decided to do this, you get a foldable solar panel, you use that to make your own small network with your server, you get a Raspberry Pi or like an old laptop and use that as a server. And then use an old router that you have or your the router that you have in your house right now. To just start, to start the network. And from there, you're like, Okay, well, let me you know, if I want to build this network out, then I'll start making small micro community micro grids to share with my neighbors. So, let's say if you live in an apartment building, then you're like, Okay, I'll go to the people in my apartment building, make one of these things, you know, make one of these, like solar power carts or something. And then just like talk to my neighbors and say like, "Hey, would this be valuable to us?" And so then like, you're starting to provide, basically free electricity to your neighbors. And by doing that, you know, you're starting to build relationships, starting to talk to people, and with talking to people, and kind of showing people what can be done with just like solidarity and working together, then, you know, you start talking some more and some more. And let's say like, you, through these relationships that you have with the people in your apartment building, you're like, "Okay, well, what if we like formed a tenant's union? I don't know, that might be a good idea?" And in trying to form that, you'll need some ways of communicating that's going to be secure. So, you can either meet in person, but not everybody is going to be able to meet in person. So, how do we make secure communications with each other to do stuff like organizing tenant unions are organizing unions within our workplaces. And so, you can do stuff like this, where you're making the services, the infrastructure available to people to be able to talk to each other in secure ways. So you could on your server, put up like encrypted messaging, and then use that as a method of organizing the tenants union or whatever, you know, use that as a method of organizing. So, you're going from like, starting out with just kind of like wanting to build your own solar power stuff into now you're talking to your neighbors, and now you're organizing stuff. And this kind of snowballs. As you add on to it, as you talk to more people as things kind of, like, move along, there's a snowball effect and to just like, being able to make the infrastructure for things to happen. And like that's the big thing. Margaret 1:02:09 I like it. I am sold. I...there's that joke, "I would like to subscribe to your newsletter..." But in this case, people should subscribe to your newsletter, or Substack or whatever. Okay, well, we're kind of coming up on time. There's a lot of stuff that I want to talk to you about that we didn't even get into about you know hydroponics. It's what's in your username, and I want to turn my basement into a place that produces food, 24 hours, or 12 months, a year, whatever. You know, I live in a climate with a real winter. And I'd like to be able to still have fresh vegetables and hydroponics seem cool. But that's not what we're going to talk about today. But, that might be what I bug you about sometime in the near future. Is there any kind of final thoughts on the stuff that we've been talking about today that you want to bring up? Andre 1:02:50 Yeah, I mean, I guess ultimately, it just comes down to if there are things out there that you want to do, try and figure out like, the core concepts and build on that. And just like just fucking try it. Like there's, there's so many things like all this, like building this off grid, internet building, off grid power systems was all just kind of like, I want to do it. I'll try and find the information and condense it for other people to use and they can build it themselves too. But like, that was the key was just like, fuck it. Let me just get started and try it. So, it's the same thing with like mutual aid networks. It's like if there isn't one around you, fuck it, try building it. Margaret 1:03:31 Yeah, totally. No, that's so good. That is...Yeah. The secret is to really begin. I can't remember what this from, some insurrectionist tract, but I really like it. You know, just the like, well we actually just got to do it. We you know, like, I don't know, I feel like I would have more clever way to say that, but I don't Andre 1:03:54 No. That was good. Margaret 1:03:57 All right. Well, if people want to subscribe to your newsletter, or follow you on the internet, how should they go about it? Andre 1:04:03 Yeah, you can find me on Substack. It's anarchosolarpunk.substack.com. And then I'm active also on Twitter and Tik Tok at 'hydroponictrash.' Margaret 1:04:18 Cool. Yeah, we didn't even talk about solar punk. That was like on the list of things that we should talk about. We will talk again soon, I assume and people will get to hear from you again. All right. Well, thank you so much for coming on. Andre 1:04:30 Awesome. Thanks for having me. Inmn 1:04:37 Hi, I am not Margaret. But, I am here to thank you for listening, because Margaret forgot to record an outro, which is short for our introduction, in case anyone was wondering. Okay, I stole that joke from Margaret. Sort of. So now it's kind of like you're getting her. I'm Inmn, and I do some of the behind the scenes work for Live Like The World is Dying, to make sure that it comes out every two weeks. If you enjoyed this podcast, please go tell someone about it and rate and review and like and subscribe or, you know, whatever the algorithm calls for, feed it like a hungry God. You could also post about it or tell people in person. It's the main way that people hear about the show and honestly one of the best ways to support it. 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There is so much confusion in our culture about what a man or woman is and how do we function. This week, I'm going to look at what the bible says when it comes to the role of men and women and the nature of our relationship together. DISCLAIMER: If you don't listen to the sermon all the way through, you may come away with a different point than what I'm actually saying, because there is a twist at the end… Don't miss it! Help us advance the Kingdom, support our online ministry (harmonychurch.cc/give). Got kids? Check out Harmony Kids online (updated weekly) https://www.harmonychurch.cc/harmony-kids-online/! ------------------- Sermon Notes Slide Key: Sermons always start with “OPENING ILLUSTRATION:” and end with “CLOSING ILLUSTRATION:"All scriptures are NIV unless otherwise notedBold = Slide text (scriptures will be noted, please reflect formatting of scripture on slides, i.e. - underlines, bold, etc.)“b" or “B” on a line by itself = Slide break/New slideBold ALL CAPS WORDS = heading to be ignored[some text] = programming notes to be paid attention to ----------------------------- OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Went hiking a month ago to find this arch @ Red River Gorge.  didn't know we had taken the long difficult path, it was tough travel, but when we got there it was so beautiful.  -going to go through some tough country-may feel a little backwards (not progressive) - stick with me to end -surprise twist - and hopefully something a little beautiful 1 Corinthians 11:3-103 But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved. 6 For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head. 7 A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. 8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; 9 neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 10 It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.  ILLUSTRATION: What's all this head talk - Piper walking through with ball in her hoody for her head…  What's Paul talking about Paul making two points in passage - one cultural one theological 1.  Cultural:  Men and women should lead in a way that is honoringb2.  Theological:  God created men and women differently and this should influence how we live b Paul is making an argument that the man is the leader of the wife and he is the source of the woman. head in OT referred to either leader or source - head of river[PAUSE]How does that sit with you? like me - gets you antsy - not favorite things to get up and preach…Because In our culture - we have worked hard to bring equality to men and women -  and the reality is, we are moving quickly to a point where to be man or woman is a choice you make, not something you are born into. progress has brought ability to disintegrate way we think of other stuff This fly's in the face of who we are as Americans And…It's why I'm preaching on it - because you need to know what the scripture says. Before write Paul off as a chauvinistic pig - dig into argument… Genesis 2:18-2218 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” 19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.  was a time when man was alone with God  He was created, but he was not complete know feeling of being incomplete?  why we seek relationship-single?  doesn't mean not a valid expression of God's image     -does mean valid to feel lonely -Adam can't get what needs from animals out of Adam, Eve created 18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”  vs. 18 - the two words in the Hebrew for “helper suitable” are ezer (ay-zer) neged (neh-ghed) - which mean “helper facing towards” or “helper opposed”. -Adam a helper opposed - some of you get it, right? ? -Woman is beautiful expression of opposite ILLUSTRATION:2x4's against each other - the opposition allows them to stand…God puts Adam to sleep, rib = creates woman  Out of man, woman originates - created for the completion of man and THAT sticks in our craw… Paul's original argument is that out of this created order, humankind has a leadership structure and an origin story. b And, I think, especially if you are a strong woman - that still feels like a problem FULL STOP! - Can I tell you something? I think you don't have a problem with what the bible says - I think you have a problem with how our world defines leadership Because What Christianity means by leadership is wholly different from what the world means by leadership  ILLUSTRATION: when we hear leader, we think of what I thought it meant…Teenager - low ropes, only girls = tell what to do OH MY GOODNESS…  Was FURIOUS!  why?! My idea of Leadership was that Leadership is a top-down activity, I tell others what to do and they follow.  I think most people have the same idea. so, I was ticked when I had to give that up - especially to girls-I repented by the way… THIS IS NOT THE LEADERSHIP OF CHRISTIANITY  Jesus Matthew 20:25-28 25 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”  In the economy of the Kingdom, leaders don't exalt themselves, they serve, they don't rise up, the bend down…  Ephesians - Paul, headship - it's about submission to one another…no problem with biblical headship - problem with worldly leadership Men, it is YOUR responsibility to lead your family to know Jesus -to make sure they will be in eternity with you -not to get the biggest paycheck or to be impressive b To me, this is why women should be drawn to Christianity - and why men should be challenged as they engage with Christ b But this is a Christianity that is beyond just going to church and hoping to be better-it's dying to self-it's finding the way of Jesus and living it The question is, Are you “All in”? b Listen to me…  Jesus isn't interested in half-way b Half-way has done more damage in the name of Jesus than just about anything else out there…-left wives in loveless marriages-left children with fathers who are a lump when it comes to spirituality-left workplaces devoid of life and full of ego This sermon is not about how women need to submit to men - it is a sermon about how men need to give their lives for their women dare you, ask my wife if I live this or not -not just some pie in the sky.. What would your wife say? CLOSING ILLUSTRATION:As a man, I don't like things that aren't challenging.as a kid, hated cub scouts moms did everything Somehow, Christianity emasculated listening to lecture, singing some songs and going home…want a challenge - Die to yourself, accept Jesus, lead your family to know Him…It will change, EVERYTHING!

Based on Mark chapter 5 The Unclean As the boat approached the shore after the terrible storm, the disciples saw the man running their way. He was hard to miss! Naked and unkempt from years of living amongst the tombs and wandering in the wilderness - he hurried to where their boat was landing. Even as Jesus climbed out of the boat the man ran towards Him. And at seeing Jesus, he shrieked, threw himself on the ground and started screaming! ‘Why are you bothering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please, I'm begging you – don't torture me!' He was pleading with Jesus because already Jesus had started to tell the evil spirits to come out of the man and leave him alone. The evil spirits had often taken control of the man. When people had tried to put him in chains to control him, he simply smashed the chains and ran out amongst the tombs or into the wilderness screaming and shrieking and hurting himself with rocks, totally under the power of the demons. ‘Tell me,' Jesus asked, ‘What's your name?' ‘Legion,' replied the man, ‘Because there are many of us inside this man'. And then they started to beg Jesus again and again not to send them to some far off place. (PAUSE) Just nearby was a very large herd of pigs. ‘Send us into those pigs instead,' the demons begged, and Jesus gave them permission. So, at Jesus' command, the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs. (P) As they did, it looked as if the whole hillside was moving. The herdsmen watched in horror as the whole herd of two thousand pigs stampeded down the hillside and drowned in the lake! The herdsmen were terrified and ran as quickly as they could to the nearby city telling everyone they met what they'd seen and what had happened to the pigs! Within no time at all a crowd gathered around Jesus, the people wanting to see for themselves if what the herdsmen had said was true. And what they saw filled them with fear, for as they came to Jesus, there in front of him sat the man they'd always know to be demon possessed. Before, he'd been like a madman, screaming and shrieking and running around the tombs, but now, although they recognised his face, it was almost as if a new man was sitting there. For he was no longer controlled by demons, but completely sane, clothed and sitting quietly at Jesus' feet. As the crowds gathered, those who'd seen the whole thing happen told the newcomers how Jesus had healed the demon possessed man and what'd happened to the pigs. (PAUSE) How should the people have responded to have amongst them One so powerful? Surly they should have welcomed Him into their homes having decided to turn away from all their evil deeds. They should have begged Him to teach them, to show them how they could become children of the Most High God. But instead, in their fear and because of losing their pigs, they begged the One who had come to heal them - to go away and leave them alone. (P) And so Jesus started to leave. As Jesus got into the boat, the man who'd been possessed begged Him, ‘Lord please, let me come with you.' But He refused to let the man come, and instead told him, ‘No, you stay here and go home and tell all your friends what wonderful things the Lord has done for you and how merciful He's been.' And so as Jesus and His disciples set sail for the other side of the lake, the man stayed and did just as Jesus had commanded. Travelling to all the towns and cities of that area he told everyone about the great things Jesus had done for him, and all who heard these things were amazed. (PAUSE) When Jesus' boat arrived back on the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around Him on the shore. News of all that Jesus had done was well known in the region, so it wasn't too surprising when someone came to Him, begging Him to heal their daughter. This person, Jairus, was the leader of the local Jewish meeting place, the synagogue, and he was terrified that his precious daughter, his only child was about to die. ‘Please,' he...

Danielle is the author of Pause - How to Press Pause Before Life Does it For You and runs the Pause retreat. In this episode we talk about managing the challenging times of social distancing and isolation during Covid-19, through creating a rhythm and developing practices.We talk about creating rhythms and practices to improve creativity, using the time for play and learning, to use the time intentionally & develop a self directed retreat.Buy Danielle's book hereFollow Danielle on Instagram @pauseglobalFollow me on Instagram @thegitajoshi

Founded in 2013, Pause Global offers bespoke retreats and coaching for leaders. Led by a team of human transformation experts in beautiful locations around the world, Pause retreats have been attended by leaders from HSBC, Mars, BP and the United Nations.  The Pause method is based on the best-selling book by Danielle North, an international board level executive coach. For the last 15 years, she has helped teams and leaders across the world to pause in order to reach their next level of brilliance. The philosophy of the Pause is simple, if you're going to perform in a world that's speeding up, sometimes you need to slow down...    In today’s episode:     Danielle experienced burnout nearly 10 years ago Productivity is often valued above rest. ‘Busy is better’ is an adage that many live by For many people, the focus is on the outer world (goals and targets) rather than the inner world (thoughts, feelings, values and beliefs). Accessing the inner world requires being slower and more restful An enforced pause provides a space to go inward and connect more deeply to what matters, and to get much-needed rest You can go inward simply by sitting for a few minutes, ‘turning the eyeballs inwards’, and following the breath into the body. “Eyes are the windows to the world, but they are always looking outwards” Exploring the inner landscape takes a little time, space and consciousness When Danielle experienced her burnout, she was living and working in Singapore. As soon as she was able, she returned to the UK and went to a farm in Cornwall for a week’s holiday. She realised that she was unwell and extended her stay month by month in order to allow herself to recuperate. “Piece by piece I discovered what I needed” Pause evolved from an idea, into Danielle’s life’s work Signs of needing to pause: being excessively busy, unable to switch off or “tired and wired”, chronic exhaustion, finding it hard to cope with even simple things, brain fog, crying a lot Some doctors don’t acknowledge burnout The World Health Organisation recognises workplace burnout  White space in the diary is a simple idea. Instead of going from one activity to the next, allow space to breathe. It’s like a running paragraph without any full stops. White space is time to do nothing and it can be planned into the diary. This might be easier to experiment with on a weekend Having some space to meander Opportunities for self-reflection and re-aligning with the things that matter to you if you can stay curious at this time Alice Walker: “What it is referring to in this hexagram is something that I am going to call “the pause.” The moment when something major is accomplished and we are so relieved to finally be done with it that we are already rushing, at least mentally, into The Future. Wisdom, however, requests a pause. If we cannot give ourselves such a pause, the Universe will likely give it to us. In the form of illness, in the form of a massive Mercury in retrograde, in the form of our car breaking down, our roof starting to leak, our garden starting to dry up. Our government collapsing. And we find ourselves required to stop, to sit down, to reflect. This is the time of “the pause,” the universal place of stopping. The universal moment of reflection.” From the I Ching, “if we don’t slow down and pause, then life will do it for us” Retreating at home. Setting the space to keep returning to. A cushion, candles, incense and a plant or piece of nature all help to create a beautiful space. Putting things you love, and putting love into the space. You might use the space to turn inwards, do some breathing, journalling, meditating, reading or anything you choose Using sage or palo santo or essential oils in the space to clear the energy and then build in love. Have the space contain or hold people so it feels safe and comforting Care, love and attention are palpable in a space Are you waking in the morning feeling sufficiently rested?  Matthew Walker - ‘Why We Sleep’ Low lighting in the evening and making the bedroom a nice place to go to Danielle’s suggestions for working from home: keep your routines as if you were going to the office, delay turning on your devices, use the ‘travel time’ to do something nice for yourself, get dressed! Have proper breaks, set a finish time Peloton are currently offering a free 3-month membership so you can exercise from home https://www.onepeloton.com/ Belonging and connection are important aspects that come from the workplace Deeper the connection to the self with yoga, meditation or Qi Gong Being in nature helps to amplify a sense of belonging Get creative with virtual connections Being ok with ambiguity and learning to trust   Resources:   Pause Global: www.pauseglobal.com   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauseglobal_/?hl=en   Twitter: https://twitter.com/pauseglobal_   Danielle North’s first book Pause: How to Press Pause Before Life Does it For You https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pause-Press-Before-Life-Does/dp/B06XK8BP4R/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=danielle+north&qid=1584994232&sr=8-2   Danielle’s new book ‘Sleep Meditations’ is out in the Summer: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleep-Meditations-anxious-adults-drift/dp/1783253576/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1584979046&sr=8-1

Have you had your pause today? Today, we are going to hit the pause button and rewind. This is the first season called the power of pause. Whether you are part of Evo or you're listening from outside of the company, the power of pause is Evolution Hospitality’s mindfulness program. I am Dr. Romie, Evo's Chief Wellness Officer. When I stepped into this role last year, we decided to start our workplace wellness journey with mindfulness. And that's known as the power of pause. This rewind episode takes us on a journey of the last 12 episodes. Our mindfulness journey is based on the latest research and brain science, medical evidence, and organizational psychology. The team that pauses together moves forward and is successful together. Show Notes [02:42] We launched the power of pause initiative one year ago. We gathered our strongest leaders and trained mindfulness Evo guides and champions. [03:06] All of our teams are in various places in the movement. [03:35] Today is going to be a reminder of why we should take a pause, and it will help us navigate through some of the past episodes of this podcast. [04:04] We have over 6000 employees, and we wanted an innovative way to communicate with you. That is why we launched this podcast. [05:02] We are going to answer questions, bring experts in, and highlight other leaders. [05:18] You can learn more about me in episode 4. [06:03] Episode 1 will really help you understand who Evo is and why we not only hire for skills but also for culture. [07:20] Our episode on embracing mindfulness at work will help you implement the power of pause in your life and with your team. [09:16] If you are wondering what to do next listen to our inspiring episode how to grow the power of pause with Michael Kapoulis. [11:15] Find some quiet time and listen to the short interviews. [12:14] There are also bonus issues that take your through the meditations. [13:02] We all have busy brains. Taking a pause will convert that brain into a calm consciousness. Listen to our 3 minute personal mediation for this. [14:12] There is also a 10 minute at home guided meditation. Find a moment to take a pause. If you are doing this than email me how you and your team take a team pause. [17:20] We will be wrapping up our power of pause season and traveling around the wellness triangle. [17:36] This is my strategic plan on how to grow and foster wellness for our team of over 6000. [18:02] Season 2 starts in May and it's going to be about nourishing and nutrition. [18:25] We also have seasons coming up on sleep, finding your calling, and other important wellness initiatives. Links and Resources: Why Workplace Wellness & Mindfulness is Important for Leaders & Culture: Interview with Evo's President John Murphy Evo’s Foundation for Workplace Well-being: Understanding and Implementing The Wellness Triangle Embrace Mindfulness at Work: How to Start & Implement the Power of Pause How to Grow the Power of Pause With Michael Kapoulis Bonus Episode: Home 10 Minute Guided Meditation: Power of Pause Bonus Episode: Personal Pause 3 Minute Guided Meditation: Power of Pause Bonus Episode: Team Pause 3 Minute Guided Meditation: Power of Pause What is & Who is your Chief Wellness Officer? Dr. Romie Pauses to Share Her Story, Vision & Mission as Evo’s CWO Evo@DRRomie.com

Remarkable communicators do not have a problem with bringing a strong message to the market. But if you are like other entrepreneurs whose core skills are in other areas, sending your message out there can be a daunting task for you. Articulating what you want to say and expressing them clearly are vital skills that can be learned by any willing entrepreneur who wants to have a more significant impact in their industry. Keep Reading >>   On today’s episode, I share how to be an effective communicator as a female entrepreneur. I share the foundational skill that all leaders have from a communication perspective as well as the steps that will help you convey your big message to the marketplace. I also share how to simplify your communication so you can distill and focus your message - skills every outstanding business communicators have.         “Becoming a fabulous communicator in business is actually a series of different skills that you’re trying to practice individually.” - Eleanor Beaton       Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:   The first step to bringing your Million-Dollar message to the market What it means to ‘land a direct hit’ with your audience The skill that underlies the ability to land a direct hit Why you are losing too many people with your communication strategy Defining the ‘Art of the Pause’ How to communicate simply           Join Me for Your Million Dollar Message Retreat   Are you ready to outsell and out position your competition this year? To create more impact and generate more revenue and wealth - you need a powerful, clear message that positions you as the preeminent expert in your field.   You need a Million Dollar Message.   So, if you’re ready to supercharge your impact, power up your marketing, get clear on your message, and uplevel your position, join me for Your Million Dollar Message Retreat - the premier 3-day workshop for powerhouse women entrepreneurs.   This workshop is our most intimate workshop yet! You’ll work directly with me and my team to hone your message, improve your marketing materials, and elevate your position as a powerhouse female leader.   To register for the Your Million Dollar Message Retreat 3-Day Workshop, visit www.eleanorbeaton.com/mdmretreat   Spots are limited - so grab your tickets today!       Join the Exclusive Incubator Program!   Are you ready to build, leverage, and scale your business to the next level? Ready to maximize your leadership skills and grow your business to 7-figures and beyond? Join our Incubator Program - the 12-month high-octane program that blends leadership strategy, accountability, and business building support to help you propel your business to the next level and increase your earning power. Head over to EleanorBeaton.com to learn more about The Incubator Program and submit your application today!       Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!    O      

Author, speaker, entrepreneur and money-behavior expert Darryl Lyons is on the show today to talk to the middle class about our behavior with money. If you’re not on food stamps or you’re not vacationing on your yacht, then you and I both would be considered the middle class...and we have unique challenges. All of us our continually hyper-marketed to on a daily basis to get us to spend our money on “stuff” right now and putting off any kind of delayed gratification. Think about our credit cards, Amazon one-click, Apple-Pay, “Hey Alexa”, and all the other ways to spend money without really “feeling” money. Genius, right? But what happens when our spending doesn’t leave room for saving and we don’t save enough? Did you know that $1 million is no longer enough to retire with and saving 15% of your gross income still isn’t going to get you to your goals? And how much should you have saved at each age (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80…)? How do you know when you have enough saved and what are things you should be doing to ensure you pivot into chapter two of life with enough to start chapter two. During our interview Darryl and I go over… Why $1 Million for Retirement Still Isn’t Enough The Ben vs Arthur Example The power of “Pause” How to create your “filters” so you don’t break the bank The science behind cash vs plastic How much you need at each age And why the word “retirement” may as well be a cuss word ;)   All the show notes, links and anything Darryl and I mentioned can be found at https://www.moneypeach.com/session110

If you've ever felt overwhelmed burned out or stuck, then do we have the Pause for you. Today I'll be talking with Rachael Oh'Mare ah, transformational coach, Google exec, a host of the Mindful Talks at Google program, US National rowing champion, and the author of a fantastic new book called Pause. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about harnessing the life-changing power of giving yourself a break. She was a customer support manager at Google when she realized she was burned out and needed to reassess her path. The best way to do this was to take a “pause” a time out to create space for her inner voice to be heard and to align her actions to lead a more fulfilled life. We'll talk about top signs you need a pause and what that may look like. We'll examine top types of pauses, how to take them, and even what to do when you only have a minute. Plus we'll even look at how to take a pause while single parenting! Pause Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  What is paid puppy leave? How did Pizzeria Uno help her take her first pause in Europe? What happened to Rachael five years ago while working at Google? How was rowing, and she became a national champion, a means to pause? How'd she end up at Double-Click? How did she end up feeling like a floundering failure, and what were the options she was given? What are the top five signs you need a pause What her friend Kathleen told her when she first began her pause What do yearnings have to do with taking a pause What can we learn from her mentor's Bob and Judith Wright? What can we learn from Judith right specifically about pauses? What is some basic pause advice? Why has Rachael dedicated her life to helping others find their pause? What's the pause paradox? What does it mean that a pause is about surrendering? Why does a pause require courage? How do we overcome the fear necessary to take a pause? What's it mean to “busify” and how do we break this addiction? What's a taser technique? What can we learn about meditation and taking a pause? How does mindfulness fit into the equation? How can we take a pause in just a minute What's a digital device pause? What's a nature pause? What can we learn from her experience at Burning Man? How do we get back in alignment? What homework can we begin today to bring more pause to our lives? What can single parents do to give themselves a pause? To find out more visit: http://www.rachaelomeara.com/ Google's Rachael O'Meara On Harnessing Life-Changing Power of Taking a Pause & How to Do It! + Guided Meditation! Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire

Today’s guest is Danielle Marchant who is the author of Pause: How to press pause before life does it for you and the founder of Pause Retreats. She talks about the benefits of living in a rural area, how she reached the point of burnout and the steps she took to feel better. She also talks about her book Pause, what are Pause Retreats, the different kinds of Pause Retreats and who are they for.

Today’s guest is Danielle Marchant who is the author of Pause: How to press pause before life does it for you and the founder of Pause Retreats. She talks about the benefits of living in a rural area, how she reached the point of burnout and the steps she took to feel better. She also talks […]

My guest on the podcast today is Danielle Marchant, author of the new book Pause: How to press pause before life does it for you. Danielle has a long work history as a successful executive coach in the corporate industry, working with top-level executives at companies such as HSBC, McKinsey Unilever and SAP. She has more than 13 years experience working with leaders in 20 different countries; and spent 3 years living and working in Asia, where she set up a pioneering coaching company and an award winning change management consultancy. After learning that goals and ambitions could be just as happily and successfully achieved when simply allowing the body and mind to pause, she adapted her coaching style with both personal and corporate clients to flow rather than fight against the ups and downs of life. In her new book, Pause, Danielle gives you the space and the practices so that you can learn how to benefit from the power of the pause. The book uses nature, creativity and your inner spirit to allow the energy to flow freely once again. There are exercises to ground you, give access to your intuition, to breathe deeply and allow your monkey mind to settle. Pressing pause is about giving you time to explore what is big in your life right now, to know deep down what matters. It opens you up, allowing you to freely experience all the pain, the joy and the twists and turns of life. It gives you back your courage, your fire and your connection. Here's my conversation with Danielle Marchant, in episode 230 of Informed Choice Radio.   Get answers to your personal finance questions Do you have a personal finance or investing question for Martin? Email martin@icfp.co.uk or ask on Twitter @martinbamford. You can call our dedicated podcast voicemail line on 020 8144 2745 with your question or visit www.icradio.co.uk/voicemail to leave an online voice message.  

If you've ever felt overwhelmed burned out or stuck, then do we have the Pause for you. Today I'll be talking with Rachael Oh'Mare ah, transformational coach, Google exec, a host of the Mindful Talks at Google program, US National rowing champion, and the author of a fantastic new book called Pause. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about harnessing the life-changing power of giving yourself a break. She was a customer support manager at Google when she realized she was burned out and needed to reassess her path. The best way to do this was to take a “pause” a time out to create space for her inner voice to be heard and to align her actions to lead a more fulfilled life. We'll talk about top signs you need a pause and what that may look like. We'll examine top types of pauses, how to take them, and even what to do when you only have a minute. Plus we'll even look at how to take a pause while single parenting! Pause Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  What is paid puppy leave? How did Pizzeria Uno help her take her first pause in Europe? What happened to Rachael five years ago while working at Google? How was rowing, and she became a national champion, a means to pause? How'd she end up at Double-Click? How did she end up feeling like a floundering failure, and what were the options she was given? What are the top five signs you need a pause What her friend Kathleen told her when she first began her pause What do yearnings have to do with taking a pause What can we learn from her mentor's Bob and Judith Wright? What can we learn from Judith right specifically about pauses? What is some basic pause advice? Why has Rachael dedicated her life to helping others find their pause? What's the pause paradox? What does it mean that a pause is about surrendering? Why does a pause require courage? How do we overcome the fear necessary to take a pause? What's it mean to “busify” and how do we break this addiction? What's a taser technique? What can we learn about meditation and taking a pause? How does mindfulness fit into the equation? How can we take a pause in just a minute What's a digital device pause? What's a nature pause? What can we learn from her experience at Burning Man? How do we get back in alignment? What homework can we begin today to bring more pause to our lives? What can single parents do to give themselves a pause? To find out more visit: http://www.rachaelomeara.com/ Google's Rachael O'Meara On Harnessing Life-Changing Power of Taking a Pause & How to Do It! + Guided Meditation! Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire

Moving into a new position in a “make an immediate impact” world is a risky challenge for anyone starting in a new job today. Almost 50% of new leaders fail in their first eighteen months because of fundamental mistakes made in the first three months. In this CareerCast, Nance Guilmartin, executive advisor, organizational consultant, and author of The Power of Pause: How to be More Effective in a Demanding 24/7 World will share her insights, proven solutions, and cutting-edge techniques for successfully transitioning into a new role.