Podcasts about Possibility

— In 2014, alone and wretching on the floor with food poisoning in a hut in the jungles of Bali, Derek Loudermilk thought it might be the end.  In a single year, he lost his house to a freak flood, suffered a traumatic brain injury, got divorced and dropped out of his PhD program.  All the scripts running his life had dissolved. Derek had become a man with no identity. But at that moment, he realized his future was full of infinite possibility. He set about building a new lifestyle and business around adventure, connection, meaning, and possibility. Valeria interviews Derek Loudermilk — the author of “Activate Your Life Book Series — Transformational Exercises From Coaches Around The World (Volume I,II and III ) and also Superconductors: Revolutionize Your Career and Make Big Things Happen.”  Derek has coached global influencers, leading scientists, cutting edge entrepreneurs, billionaires, world record athletes, thought leaders, NYT bestselling authors, and high achievers around the world for more than 15 years Derek Loudermilk is a former pro cyclist and extreme microbiologist turned professional adventurer, author, and lifestyle entrepreneur. His podcast the Derek Loudermilk show brings people to a high-level understanding of cutting edge topics in science, spirituality, adventure, and human potential. Derek hosted the top rated ‘Art of Adventure' podcast for seven years Derek Loudermilk is the creator of the L.E.A.P. system for quantum entrepreneurs. His business coaching process incorporates The Thought Leader's MBA, The Adventure Mindset, The Energy Experience, And Peak Performance Mastery. As an international speaker and trainer, Derek regularly presents on topics such as human potential, skill mastery, adventure, metaphysics, charisma, and confidence. Derek has visited over 40 countries and all 50 US states. He has been location independent for six years and travels the world with his wife and two young children. They have lived in six different countries as a family. As the founder of AdventureQuest, Derek leads entrepreneurs and thought leaders in transformative adventure experiences around the world. To learn more about Derek Loudermilk and his work, please visit: derekloudermilk.com   — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.  

Hour 2: Aaron Judge is betting on himself this season. What are the chances that the Mets and Steve Cohen want to bet on Mr. Judge? Keith gives his strong thoughts on the situation. 

Welcome to Episode 221 of Building My Legacy.We're visiting again with change expert Rick Maurer, a speaker and consultant, who works with companies in terms of change, change management and team building engagement — all things that have become so important right now. In this podcast Rick talks further about the logical steps to take when you need to implement a change in your business. He also relates how simple things — like paying attention to your customer or listening to your workforce — can help you keep customers or eliminate the need for downsizing. In today's rapidly changing world Rick's message will resonate with and provide valuable, practical information for leaders of businesses of all sizes. So if you want to know:– The important first step we often miss when communicating about changes– Why your go-to position to improve your bottom line shouldn't be reducing your workforce– A model that explains why people resist change and how to get their support– Why leaders should be curious about what their people are thinking and feeling– How to add vitality to that meeting everyone hates About Rick MaurerChange expert Rick Maurer works with leaders and their teams to overcome resistance to change. Since the publication of his book Beyond the Wall of Resistance in the 1990s, Rick's opinion has been sought by The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, NBC Nightly News, Fortune and many other media outlets. He has consulted on change management for some of the largest companies in the world, including Lockheed Martin, Deloitte, Verizon, Charles Schwab, NASA and Kaiser Permanente as well as government agencies around the world. He is the author of Seizing Moments of Possibility, which answers the question of many leaders — “Who has time to gain employee support for change?” — by showing how to blend support for change into routine tasks. It and his latest e-book, The Magic List, are available free on his website, RickMaurer.com. About Lois Sonstegard, PhDWorking with business leaders for more than 30 years, Lois has learned that successful leaders have a passion to leave a meaningful legacy. Leaders often ask: When does one begin to think about legacy? Is there a “best” approach? Is there a process or steps one should follow?Lois is dedicated not only to developing leaders but to helping them build a meaningful legacy. Learn more about how Lois can help your organization with Leadership Consulting and Executive Coaching:https://build2morrow.com/Thanks for Tuning In!Thanks so much for being with us this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below!If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends by using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post.Don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic episode updates.And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on iTunes. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show, and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews we get.Please leave a review right now. Thanks for listening!Building My Legacyhttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/building-my-legacy/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/episode-221-rick-maurer-with-a-new-look-at-change-management-with-lois-sonstegardphd

This is part two of my interview with C. S. E. Cooney about her publishing journey for Saint Death’s Daughter, featuring questions from my patrons. You can listen, or read the transcript below, and in case you missed it, part 1 of this interview is here! If you have not already devoured Saint Death’s Daughter in one day, like I did, I encourage you to check it out! It’s available as a printed book, an ebook, and an audiobook, and Claire does her own narration for the audio version!JuliaWelcome to the OMG Julia Podcast, where we talk about creative lives and processes. This is part 2 of my interview with C. S. E. Cooney about her journey to publication with Saint Death’s Daughter. We’re picking up this conversation after Claire told us about how she loves to read her first drafts aloud. JuliaI love that about you! I love working with you, because I've done work at the same time and place as you, and even if I'm not super productive during those times, I always love hearing what you've come up with. Because I feel like I've gotten a lot out of just talking through plots with you, even if I haven't been writing. ClaireI Do. I Love that part. Yeah.JuliaBecause I think that writing is a lot of different things, and some of that is getting the words actually down on the page, but some of it is actually just being in a place where you can think through story structure, and what is actually happening. And one thing that I've learned about myself over years and years and years of basically feeling like I must be broken because I don't write x words every day… Which, there is so much advice out there that's like, “You're not a writer if you don't write every single day.” And I don't. I don't write every single day. ClaireYeah, it's so harmful. Oh my gosh.JuliaI have to have a long period of time usually before any project where I just kind of like think about it. And now that I've learned that this is how I work, it really has made a huge difference for me. Because I know that if someone has asked me to write a story for an anthology or something, I can tell myself very clearly, “You know we have to write a story for this anthology. So, let's start thinking about that.” And then I go about my business doing other things, but I'll be working through the problem in the back of my mind. And I will do research and I'll do other things, but the whole time, what I'm really doing is the hard brain work of invisibly creating something inside my head that I don't even necessarily really fully understand until I actually start writing. And I won't be ready to start writing until it's ready.ClaireI feel like I do that process, but I do it in drafts rather than in my brain first. But I draft a lot, like 4 to 8 drafts sometimes, so it's like I write before I even know what I want to write, before sometimes I have an idea. And that makes a whole draft before my draft starts, but sometimes it's just like this vague, you know, itch. Or a character, or even like a feeling between two characters. Like, what is that? How do you make that? Like, I wanted to write a theater story and I knew what the theater troupe did. And I kind of knew the world they did it in but I didn't have characters you know like the troupe was almost like an entity but somebody still has to tell the story. There has to actually be a plot. And these elements of this theater troupe that does this thing in a world that does this thing… those were like the tensions grinding against each other. So I had the 2 major tensions, but what are the pieces at play within those tensions? And I didn't know that until I started, you know, wrote the first line, which came out of nowhere.JuliaRight? yeah.ClaireAnd then I figured my way through from there. But it's funny how much you can do with 2 grinding tensions. JuliaI mean, yes, as the actress said to the bishop. You can count on me for that 12-year-old humor. ClaireLOL. Anytime, Julia Rios.JuliaNo, but I find that for me, I used to be the kind of person who writes a zero draft that's not a first draft. It's the draft where I try to tell myself what I'm even writing, and it's a giant mess and completely often unsalvageable. So I have many, many old stories languishing on hard drives that are just like a complete mess. It doesn't do anything for me, and many of them are such a mess that I've never come back to them. It's like, it's not worth it. Now that I know that I kind of have to do this percolating thing, my drafts come out a lot cleaner. Which isn't to say that I don't end up having to change them and edit them. I do! It's just that my rate of unsalvageable muck is lower.ClaireThat's cool. You can actually work on it because you're not shuddering away from it.JuliaAnd because there's something to work on. I literally, because I tried to do NaNoWriMo many years, and I had so many attempts at it that just came out as just a mess. Not a mess that you're like, “Oh, this could turn into a good story!” Just like, what is even happening here? No one knows.ClaireHave you over have you ever tried to do a NaNoWriMo where you've spent all year thinking and prepping for it the way you do for a short story for an anthology?JuliaI think, yes, I have, and that's probably the one that came the closest to actually being decent. This was many years ago, though, and I say close to being decent, by which I mean, like, had a full story arc. And I don't think I finished the word count during NaNoWriMo. I definitely didn't finish the novel during NaNoWriMo, but I had been thinking about it a lot before I started it, and I did do a big chunk of it during NaNoWriMo. I don't remember if I did 50,000 words or if those 50,000 words ended up staying. I think I still have that saved somewhere, possibly in a Google drive. But it's the kind of thing that also it was so long ago. I haven't attempted NaNoWriMo in many years because I finally figured out that like, hey, you know what? Trying to push myself in that particular way isn't actually productive for me. ClaireYeah, that's what Ellen Kushner once called the cult of word count, which, I have to say, I mean, all these years later: Saint Death's Daughter! But it is not really the story I wrote in NaNoWriMo, though there are many elements… Like, you could see the origins there. JuliaI don't think it's a cult of word count. I think that it's a really useful tool for some people. I think it depends a lot on what kind of writer you are. ClaireYeah, I always wanted to do it again.JuliaI know people for whom they have a great time and they come out of it with something that they enjoy. And I know several self publishers who, like, a lot of the people who really are successful in self publishing can just crank out stuff and they are very prolific. They have an idea of what they want to do and they just sit down and do it, and they do that over and over again. And if you're really fast, doing something with a bunch of other people and knowing that everybody's doing it at the same time can be a very powerful tool.ClaireI've always wanted to do it again, and I never have, and I wonder why. It was like that 1 year in Chicago, and, I mean, I was commuting an hour both ways to the bookstore that I worked at. I'd come home and I remember that I would read a chapter of Jane Eyre (which I've read an umpteenth billion times) right before writing, because I couldn't get started without having read something, but I couldn't read something that I would get into too much, because I didn't want to lose all my time to reading something that I found super fascinating, but it had to be really good. Because it had to feed the writing itself. So Jane Eyre was the book of choice, and I would set a timer. I'd read for a half hour, and then I would try to do 2,000 words, and it was really interesting, and it created a lot of cool things. And I feel like I was like, “This is cool. This works.” If I did that every month, oh boy. What a writer I would be! And it made it feel possible to to be that kind of writer, and yet I've never been able to duplicate it.JuliaWell, the other thing I wonder is, for you, if that isn't the kind of thing that you can sometimes do in a sprint, but can't do in a marathon setting. And often when you're writing as a career, you're doing a writing marathon. You're not doing a writing sprint.ClaireYeah. Yeah, maybe I'll do it this year, though who knows? It would be cool. You know, it'd be cool if I wrote the next two drafts of Miscellaneous Stones —sorry, of Saint Death's Daughter. I still do call it by its old title, or just by her name, really— if I did both drafts as NaNoWriMo to start with, to give myself, like, starting time motivation. You know, like, here's the seed… and maybe if I start out with 50,000 words and I don't give myself 12 years, it won't turn into almost. 200,000 words. Maybe I could just kind of keep it in… But, you know, usually a second draft doubles. So like 100,000 words is not bad for a novel, you know. We could maybe keep it at that that.JuliaSo you mentioned NaNoWriMo, and you said that this is what came out of it. Was this actually your NaNoWriMo novel?ClaireIt was, but it wasn't the beginning. The beginning is further back than that, though I often count the first draft of Saint Death's Daughter as the NaNoWriMo. I think it was 2006. But, before that, was a short story in Phyllis Eisenstein's science fiction class at Columbia College, where there was the idea of a girl raised in a family of assassins. But it was a sci-fi story, and the butler was not a housekeeper, and it was not undead. It was a robot, a robot butler named Graves. So, before that, though… Several years before that, either I was just in college or just before college, my friend Kiri took me out shooting in the Arizona desert. We were both raised in Arizona. She said, “You're going to be a writer. At some point you probably will have to write about guns, so you should definitely shoot a gun sometime during your life, and I want to be the one to take you to shoot a gun.” So we went out to the desert to shoot guns, and we had noise canceling headphones and everything, but either mine weren't working or my ears are very sensitive or bullets are just that loud, but it was so loud that after the first shot I was getting heart palpitations and my hands were sweaty because I didn't want to hear that sound again. I was like, “Oh gosh, if this had a silencer on it I'd be a badass assassin, but it doesn't and I'm afraid of the sound. Wouldn't it be interesting if there was a character who was supposed to be an assassin, but was allergic to violence?”That was the idea, and I remember when it happened, and it didn't show up in a short story for several years, and it didn't turn into a NaNoWrio novel. But the idea has always been appealing, especially throughout all the media and books I've read, and still am reading, where violence is such a problem solving tool on a micro and macro scale. There are so many TV shows where, if you don't agree with someone, you punch them in the face, which is not how my life works at all. And then like on an epic fantasy scale, if you don't agree with someone, you invade their country and you kill all of their orcs or whatever, you know? And I just thought like what if she doesn't have that option? What else can we do if you don't have that option? How many workarounds does somebody have to figure out in their life? In a world like ours that's full of violence, but you're incapable of it? Not that you don't want to sometimes, but that even wanting punishes you?I mean, I still think it's an interesting idea. Thank goodness, because it's still enough of an idea to create two more books out of, I think. And then trying to turn it and look at it from a different point of view. What does violence mean? What does history mean? What is, like, not only the violence of a physical violence, but the violence of your own history? The lies and the biases and the prejudices you've been told? The violence of your own education? How seeing the world and growing a little older and thinking about things differently, and learning another language changes your mind, you know? So, I mean, I still think that's interesting. JuliaYeah, I mean I think it's very interesting. I think that you really do dive into a lot of those questions, and it's very cool to see Miscellaneous Stones exploring them.Yeah, I think this leads into… This is a good place to dig into a question from Francesca Forrest.ClaireOh, I Love her!JuliaThat's because she's delightful! So, she says, “I know Claire's journey with this novel is very long. I'd love to hear what the most important differences are between the novel now and the novel she started so long ago, and which things have remained the same or very similar over all the years.”ClaireThe first novel, that was 50,000 words almost exactly, was very cheeky. It's very lighthearted, and the violence is cartoonish, and the consequences are surface. It's as funny as I could have made it at the time, which isn't very. But what has happened since then? Well, many things. Many drafts, many years, and also Carlos. And one of the wonderful things about Carlos—so he caught me at about draft four, so he's been with it for more than half the book, more than half of the drafts. It was about eight full drafts till it hit the agent and went on submission, and then a couple more drafts from the editor. So, Carlos did many, many things for me, but the three things that stand out are:The child, DatuThe father, Mac The Scratches, the Scratch family So, in the original, the child, Datu, is like one of those anime 6-year-old genius serial killers. Do you know what I mean? Like, cold stone killer, acrobatics, dance on the edge of a leaf. Really funny and witty, but also six years old. And he was like, “She's a child. She's six years old. She may have been trained. You know, like, you see children gymnasts who are capable of amazing things, or children Broadway performers, or child actors who've won the Academy Award, and they are amazing. They're still children, and that level of savant genius has a toll, generally.” He kept being dissatisfied. He's like, “We've seen cartoon death child already. Like, what else have you got?” So, I think Datu’s really different.Mac, the father, really different. Because he's one of the only nurturing, moral male characters in the in the novel. And I think Carlos was just like, You know, give me more than brooding male / potential love interest.” Earlier drafts, he definitely was Lanie's love interest, and I've moved far away from that. Because it is more interesting. Satisfying romantically is one thing, and what I kind of like to read and am inclined to write. But what is more intellectually and emotionally interesting now is different. And he's like, “I don't think if one's sister has enslaved a man, got her child upon him, abused him in many ways, that it's very likely that that man will end up falling in love with you, unless it's super traumatic and ugly, you know?” Like, he was just so repulsed by it in a way that was so different from every romance novel ever that takes a damaged man and puts it with your protagonist and by the end he's not as damaged because love has saved him, or whatever. Like all of those tropes that I grew up with. So he kept saying that. He kept being dissatisfied. And, you know, his best friend Maggie once told me, “You have too high of an opinion of his high opinion.” But the truth is I do want his high opinion so badly, and it tells me something when I can make him cry or laugh. Like, it's working. That's what I want. And when I make him make a certain face like, this just isn't right! This doesn't feel good. “Give me something. Mac has to be better than that. You have to make him better.”So he really turned into, in many ways, a moral center. He's wrong sometimes. But he thinks about it, comes back, and says, “I was wrong about that.” You know, he's actually capable of growth. He has such an interesting internal life. And he and Lanie become like brother and sister, true brother and sister almost in spite of everything that happened to them. Consciously, to make this decision to be family, that’s something that is a huge difference from brooding man who turns into a falcon, totally damaged, awesome, scarred, so hot, ends up being the love interest that lightheartedly, coyly flirts with you at the end sort of thing. I still have that Mac inside of me, but he doesn't fit anywhere in the future of Lanie Stones. What does fit in is an increasingly interesting intimate. Not sibling the way she and her sister are siblings, but like, will be there for you if you need me. Always, and in both physical and spiritual ways. And then, the Scratches… There's like the huge major villain, which is the Blackbird Bride, which, I actually am a little in love with her, and I feel deep pity for her. But she's also, like, she just needs to be shaken some sense into, and she's not capable of being shaken sense into. She was not born that way. But the Scratches are the villains on the ground, or at least the antagonists. They are definitely working against the Stoneses, for reasons that are both apparent and mysterious. There's the front reason, like, you owe us money. And then there's the deep-seated, like, your family versus my family a hundred years ago, feudal reasons.But the nature of the scratches… They were very much like cartoon villains, and in the first draft, by the end, Lanie had turned them into like neon colored bunny rabbits. That was what her magic did. They ended up being a bunch of neon bunny rabbits that she sold to a circus or something like that. That was that story. It is not that story anymore. There's no magic that turns anybody into neon colored bunny rabbits, and there are severe consequences to the Scratches doing things the way they do. Which is, you know, sometimes with violence, and sometimes with arrogance, or with coldness, or with an uncompromising vision. And not everybody survives that.And the Scratches, once they have enough power to do so, change their name back to their true name, and they start to live by their own standards. They'd been sort of subsuming themselves for so many years, but like the nature of of culture and language again like they kind of represent a lot of that and they are very reasonable and and yet have been part of a people who have been very oppressed and downtrodden for. Hundred years so like there's a there's like they occupy a whole different space. So I would say those are the 3 and I blame Carlos for all of them but also just like living in the world a little longer than 27 years Ah also helped.JuliaYeah, I mean, I'll say one thing that I noticed a lot, reading the final version versus the the draft that I read so many years ago… because I think it was probably ten years ago that I read a draft of this. ClaireYeah.JuliaFor me, some of the things that stood out were just how much more real a lot of the world felt. And I don't mean like I could imagine being there, because I feel like you always have drawn worlds that I could imagine being in. They're very vivid. And your writing voice tends to draw people in that way. So it's normal to think, “Oh, I'm reading something by C. S. E. Cooney and I feel like I could just walk into this world.”But the realness was more of this sort of like… The sense that all of this frivolity was happening in the harmony and contrast with oppression and suffering and what those things specifically meant and how they tied into each other and fed each other on multiple axes. And I don't know if part of that is just your deepening life experience or part of that is having feedback from different people. But I think, like, you were talking about the character of Mac, and how he changed from being just like a hot scarred hawk guy and into someone who has become in a lot of ways a moral center, and I think that I noticed that with Goody Graves as well. ClaireYeah.JuliaIn the draft that I remember first reading, Goody Graves was just sort of like a loyal retainer who was always there and liked Lanie. And that's great and cool, and it's also you know, unexpected that your loyal retainer is going to be an undead, stone, statue person. But in this draft you you learn a lot more about who she is and her backstory and what she is capable of doing or not doing, and it makes it feel that much more real and rich because you have a lot more — there's a lot more to chew on, I guess.ClaireYeah, Amal said when she read it —this will always stay with me, “It’s like I can see your stretch marks.” You know like she's read so much, like you, I feel like she can see all the layers. I don't think she ever read an earlier draft. And I'm very aware of the draft you read, because you were the one who gave me the language of the many gendered god of fire, and I remember changing that because of how you were very gently like, “I don't think we use those words anymore.” And then I started thinking about gender in a different way, because, at some point in our lives, we have to start. You know like if you don't know something, there's a point where you learn it, and that was the point where I learned like, oh, a fire god, a many-gendered god of fire makes it much more interesting and open and like less like, “Oh, I don't want to touch that…” You know, like, you gave me my god of fire, Julia.JuliaOh, that's so nice! I love the way that worked out, by the way. And I really love that the inn that she sort of ends up working at has a history of having been a brothel at one point, and it's still actually there and informs the present of it today. And I love the character that's clearly Patty Templeton.ClaireDread! Yes, I want to write the novella that's mentioned in the footnote about Havoc Dreadnought. Havoc: the life and times of Havoc Dreadnoought, and how she… like there's a huge footnote about it, and yeah, I want that to be the title of a novella someday. JuliaI guarantee you you will have a built-in readership for that.ClaireYeah, I love the school. So there's an inn, and on top of the inn is a bakery, and on top of the bakery is a school, and the the school part had been a brothel, but they leave a lot of the brothel trappings to sort of, the footnote says, to lure people into higher education. To lure the unsuspecting into higher education. I feel like some of the cheekiness of the first draft, when I really just wanted to be Terry Pratchett and failed constantly. I'd lost a lot of the humor in many of the drafts to come, and then I just missed it so much that, very late in the drafting process… There was so much world-building and backstory that I wanted that didn't fit into the narrative flow, and so many jokes that I wanted to make that delighted me, so that's when the footnotes happened.I was like, I have to cut all this, ooh, but I could put it in a footnote and then make it even funnier! So that's what I did and I feel like Jasper Fforde, Terry Pratchett Susannah Clarke, you know, I think they sort of give you permission to do footnotes.And when I was younger, if a story had footnotes in it, I would actually not read them. It just didn't occur to me to do so. And I feel like if a younger person, or somebody who hates footnotes, read Saint Death’s Daughter through, they'd still get it without having to read the footnotes, but the footnotes are the parts that made me laugh out loud. And I don't easily respond to my own writing like that. But some of the footnotes still make me laugh.And I have to say that's what Carlos says. When he's writing, if he can make himself laugh out loud, he knows it's working, because it's like tickling yourself. It's a lot harder to do.JuliaYeah, I 100% agree with that. Okay, so last Patron question is, “I would love to find out what it was like finding an agent and how your agent helps you in your career.”ClaireOkay, yeah, it's so hard. I thought when I was first setting out to find an agent, I'm like, “I'm going to submit to an agent a day. No, five agents a day!” It's a numbers game —everybody says it's a numbers game— if you can get to a hundred submissions, your chances are so much higher than if you do ten submissions, but so is dating, they say. I don't know how similar or dissimilar they are, but what I found when I was submitting….First of all, it's sort of like the cover letter and the synopsis takes a lot of eyes and brains. You definitely want to get some friends on it, especially friends who've already gone through the process. For doing the synopsis, if you have three friends who've read your book, basically what I ask them is, “Could each of you write your version of a synopsis of my book and send it to me?” My friend Caitlyn is really good at that. So I think Carlos maybe did, and Caitlyn did, and I had my synopsis. And Caitlyn's really good at making my book sound like something somebody would want to read. I wrote a very stilted like, “And then, she very formally did this thing in an elucidating sort of way, and you know there was a villain…” or whatever. It just was very stiff, and she'd be like, “Kapow! Kablam! Exclamation point!” I mean it all felt like an exclamation point. It felt like an actual back of a book, and by reading her synopsis, I saw what was important or what stood out, or like, “Oh that's what it feels like to write a compelling synopsis. I think she left a few important things out which I will slip in and try to do it more in her style…” And then again if you have a third view, it's even better because then you can have a pretty hefty, true to the story synopsis in a way that you, as a writer, may be too close to write initially. So I say cover letter, synopsis… And cover letter is much like a cover letter for a submission for a short story, where you give your credits. So you have to make yourself look like you're worth reading the first chapter of, I guess. Which doesn't necessarily mean that you have to have a bunch of credits to your name, but you just have to, I guess, be confident, or know who you are, or at least be polite and professional. So anyway. All of that to say that I set out with this very what Caitlyn calls Big Book Energy. You know, I'm going to do all of this because it's a numbers game! And I found that like after submitting one, I had this terrible headache. My stomach was a mess. I had to go lay down, and the whole day was shot, and I was like damn it this is not how you win a numbers game! But I couldn't, emotionally, make myself do more than one a day, very rarely more than one a week, so it was a very, for me, slow process. I Still don't know, if I have to do it again, how would I do it. Because it would just… I'd hope I'd be tougher now. And I'd hope I'd make better lists and do things better, but actually I think it will always be hard, and it's what mood people are in how overwhelmed they are, how much they might like the thing that you're writing. And, boy, like books are so personal and so intimate. So I would say that I sent it out to a lot of people. I got very few responses. Some of the responses I got quick were just, “This is not for me. Didn't catch my interest.” And you try to think, “Ah, I didn't catch their interest. I am boring. Nobody loves me.” Eventually, I got a great response from one of the submission editors at New Leaf, I think they're called. I loved every single agent bio that I read, I loved their mission statement, I was like, “Oh, these people! I want these people to read my book and love me!” And it got to the submissions editor or agent, the one who reads things before they send it up to the main agent, like kind of to get you past the slush pile, and she just wrote back with such enthusiasm! And she's like, “I'm going to set it up to my boss right away!”Even just that stage, even to get any kind of feedback of that tone of voice that I'd been waiting for… I want the people who represent me to have that tone of voice! And it did get passed up to her agent, and I think she even was reading it, but I think she had a baby and a lot of things.And in that interim, when she was reading it and having a baby and life was happening, Markus Hoffmann at Regal Hoffmann & Associates also read it. And he was a suggestion of a writing friend, who said, “This is my agent. I really like him. just tell him I sent you.” So that was a kind of a Who You Know moment. It was Audrey Niffenegger, who I had met once at Columbia College Chicago. We were on a panel together. She had been a teacher there and I had been a student. She wrote The Time Traveler's Wife. So we were Facebook friends, but we had had literally no interaction since that one panel we were on, where we were on a panel but didn't really talk to each other, we just talked with each other. And she saw on Facebook when I was like, “Oh, this agent quest, it's such a slog.” You know, how one does when one's on an agent quest. She private messaged me and she said, “Try Regal Hoffman. I didn't know you didn't have an agent.” You know, like, tell him I sent you… So Marcus got back to me and he wrote an email. He said, “I quite like the first 50 pages. May I see the rest?” And then he wrote an email saying, “I would love to talk to you to tell you about this agency.” When I talked to him, I just loved him immediately. He said all the right things, and in such a tone of voice, very European. He's German, and just gentle and warm and really incisive, and had great questions, and… It's like that kind of person you want on your team, that he'll be the editor before your editor gets to you. He'll be the editor who makes the draft that makes the the publication happen. So just on all of those levels, I really clicked. So I wrote to the people at New Leaf, who still had my manuscript. I was like, “I'm sorry, I'm going with another agency.” And that agent had just read it and said, “Oh, I just finished it! I was about to write to you.” So I feel this very warm radiant feeling toward New Leaf, and I think I feel like if I had gone a little further in the process, maybe would have not been so emotionally wrecked by it, I would have gotten better at it. I would have gotten a tighter and tighter synopsis and cover letter. You know, it might have taken 50 or 100 more, but I think eventually it would have happened. That it happened this fast, I think, was due to the shortcuts of going to conventions, being on panels, that whole networking web that happens that you think will never happen that it's really hard to make happen on purpose. But Gene Wolfe once told me, “You know, all networking means is making friends.” And you don't really make friends with this cold eye of calculation of what your friends will do for you someday, you just sort of make friends who all love the things you love writing and reading, you know, and then sometimes somebody knows somebody who knows somebody, and that's one way to do it. But I think the other way also works. It just takes longer and has a toll. So I would say, working with my agent is amazing. I sometimes like think of him as like a ninja elven prince. Yeah, that's the space in my brain he occupies. He's sly, he likes things like talking up my book, and making deals, and like, going to parties. Things that I don't really know how to do, and don't really want to know how to do. he has people who do the contracts like, “Markus, can you look at this contract because it's scary?” And then he'll look at it, and he does things that I can't. I don't have the tool set, and I'm so, so grateful. And as Carlos and I have done some collaborative projects, It's been really fun, because Carlos's agent is DongWon Song and mine is Markus Hoffmann, but they used to almost work together at one point. They knew each other! And they met at a house party at our house, and they're like, “What are you doing here?” So they get to work together sometimes on mutual contracts and it's really nice that they already had a kind of warm, friendly relationship.JuliaOh, that is nice. So how long would you say it took from the time you started sending queries out until the time you ended up with an agent?ClaireIt's it's really hard to say because, like at one point I had sent it to an agent and he suggested these edits, so that took me six months to make the edits and turn it back in. He suggested more edits, and at that point, I thought, “Ooh. I liked the first round of edits a lot, but the second set of edits sounds like the book he wants is not the book I want to write.” And so I gently backed away very amicably and then started submitting again.And then there maybe comes a time where it's like, “Oh, I can't believe I ever thought that draft was worth submitting. I think I need to just sit down and rework it.” You know? So it was a lot of stops and starts, and it was years. I think I started submitting it at the fourth draft and it wasn't until like draft eight that it got an agent. That's at least a draft a year, so I would say maybe four years for that one. Some people don't ever start submitting until they are totally sure they're done. Me, I'm like totally sure I'm done after my first draft, and then two weeks later I'm like, “What was I thinking?” And you know then twelve years later it's ready…JuliaOkay, well thank you so much for talking to me about this. We didn't talk about your career as an Audiobook narrator at all, which is a sort of a separate thing from your writing career. Except for when you narrate your own books. ClaireYes, thank goodness.JuliaAnd so I want to close this out by asking how was the experience of narrating this novel as a narrator who is also the writer of the book? Did you always know it was going to be you? Did you really want it to be you? And what was the whole experience like?ClaireThat's a great question, and it has a complicated answer, so forgive me beforehand. So, if I could have gotten a world class, phenomenal, powerful narrator like one of the ones I listen to all the time, like Kate Reading, for example. Or who's the really famous one? Simon Vance. You know, somebody of that caliber. Then I would totally have wanted somebody else to narrate my audiobook. But most narrators are like me, where we're pretty good. We make a living, or we would make a living if we lived in a small town and had two roommates. But since I'm married to Carlos, you know, I make a living as far as I'm concerned, but not like a New York City living. Anyway, so if somebody is just going to be very good, and I know I'm pretty good, and I know how to pronounce all my made up words. So that part of my narrating writing brain is like, “I should probably do it unless they get somebody extraordinary.” Which sounds… I don't know how it sounds, but that's how my brain works. Now, Carlos, and my mother, and a couple people who love me very much have agitated strongly from the beginning that no matter if they got Kate Reading or Simon Vance, I should still be the one to narrate it, which I fight against because there's a part of me that is not arrogant enough to think that that my text couldn't be improved upon by somebody else. I would be eager to listen to a different interpretation. It's easier to listen to somebody else's voice than my own, even though I like my voice just fine. All of that to say, when we made this deal, Rebellion seemed very excited. They like having authors narrate their own work and that had been kind of a handshake agreement. And earlier this year, as we're getting closer to publication, it ran into some snags. Like, it's pretty expensive to hire a US narrator. They have people in-house. They have deals going on. So it was almost that I couldn't narrate it and they had some pretty good narrators lined up, and I was like, “Okay, well just make sure that they call me so I can give them the pronunciations of the words I made up.”But I was unhappy, I think, in that moment because I had been looking forward to it. for two years I'd sort of had it in my head I was going to do it. I'd been prepping for it, and so that felt like a little like, “Oh it's not going to happen. Okay.” And I had to readjust my thinking.But over the pandemic, instead of commuting to Connecticut to do my studio recording for Tantor Audio, they have a working relationship with a small studio that's just three miles from me, which I can walk to. Three miles is a big difference from a three hour commute to Connecticut and staying overnight for three or four days, which is what I'd been doing for the two or three years since I'd moved here before the pandemic. So I told my agent and Rebellion. I was like, “Well, there's this little studio I work with. They do all this amazing professional production work for all of these different companies. Here are their rates. Here's their email. Maybe we could work something out.”And the next thing I knew, they're like, “Okay, you're recording next week.”So whatever they worked out, whatever my agent did, and whatever all of the powers that be… Because of the pandemic, and because of this relationship, and maybe because I wrote the right email at the right time, all of this worked out so that I could I could actually record my audiobook. So it was a bit of a roller coaster right at the end, and it was right up at the edge of time of when we could record it to have it out concurrently with the book. All of which to say that I didn't have as much prep time as I had wanted, and yet I have been prepping for twelve years at this point.I wanted to make every day in the studio more than usually special. I really wanted to say this is the end of a very long journey of many drafts and many despairs and a lot of leveling up. And yet it felt like another day. If I didn't pay super close attention, it would just be another grinding week at the studio, and I didn't want that. So every day I dressed up to match the section of the book that I was going to be recording. I wore like a different little perfume that had a note of citrus in it because citrus is the smell of necromancy in my book, and I wore a piece of jewelry that usually a friend or a loved one had given me that had to do with the book. I really tried to make it not just a recording, but a celebration of a decade and a half of work. And it was a blessing, in that sense, to record my work, and to look at it in its final form, and to say, “Ah, well, this was a thing, and this is what that thing looks like, and now it's in my mouth, and it's for you in your ears for all of posterity.” And that's something, because you know we still listen to W. B. Yeats at the beginning of the twentieth century reading his work in his own voice. There are probably better actors to read his work, but it is something to have his poems and his own voice. And so now we have this work in my voice, and I feel that in this human pageant, it's something that is super special. Very pleased.JuliaI think it's great. I loved it, and I think you're a wonderful narrator. I think you're not giving yourself enough credit.ClaireOh, but not British, Julia!JuliaWell, no, you're not British, but you are someone with a huge background in theater, and training, and also a large amount of experience at this point in narration, and you know your stories better than anyone, because you did spend all of your twelve years refining this particular book.ClaireThat's what Carlos says, so you and Carlos… if you and Carlos say it, I know that you're both more right than I am because I trust your brains.JuliaI thought it was a wonderful experience listening to you read it, and if you're listening to this podcast and you like listening to things, go ahead and pick up the audiobook of Saint Death's Daughter, because it is really wonderful. If you like to read things on the page, the text is also there for you, and that is also wonderful. But if you like listening to Claire's voice, get that audiobook. Thank you Claire and, thank you so much for taking all of this time to talk to us and answer all of our questions.ClaireThank you so much. Julia.JuliaI hope everybody goes out and reads your wonderful book, which is full of horrifying things, and also great bits of humor, and wonderful humanity. ClaireThank you.JuliaThanks so much for listening. If you want to have the chance to ask your own questions, or request specific kinds of posts from me, consider joining my patreon which is at patreon.com/juliarios, or my substack, which is at omgjulia.substack.com All patrons and subscribers get early access to every piece of creative work I commission from other creators in my Worlds of Possibility project, and your pledges and subscriber fees go directly to help pay for those stories and poems, and for the cost of my equipment and my labor, because recording these interviews, and then editing the transcripts and editing the recordings and making them podcast-ready for you takes a lot of time and effort! I am a little later on this one than I had intended to be because I got COVID again! Oops! So that’s why my voice sounds a little hoarse right now. Luckily, I was able to get antivirals, so that is fine, and I am doing better, but it kind of threw a wrench in things and it really made me realize how much time and effort this kind of thing takes. It takes a lot! So, if you have been enjoying this, please do subscribe. Please, any amount that you feel like contributing will absolutely help keep things going for me. And I’m in the middle of accepting all the pieces I am going to accept for this wave of Worlds of Possibility, and I have some GREAT stories to share with you, so I can’t wait to get into that, too. Thank you for listening, and I’ll catch you next time!Thanks for listening, and I’ll catch you next time. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit omgjulia.substack.com/subscribe

Michelle joins the show for the 7.30 update

Brett McMurphy talks about the media back-and-forth between Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher, the position college football is in right now, whether the Big Ten could look to eliminate divisions like the Pac-12 and more. 

Matt and Dustin talk about the possibility of David Njoku receiving a long-term deal, whether the Browns should pay top money to the tight end. 

Karen McMahon is a Certified Relationship and Divorce Coach and Founder of Journey Beyond Divorce. Karen leads a team of divorce coaches in supporting men and women around the world to become calm, clear and confident as they navigate divorce. Karen began divorce coaching in 2010 after recognizing that the pain of her divorce led her on a transformational journey into an incredible new life. During her three and a half year tumultuous divorce, Karen had a laser focus on healing and refining herself, she found her true voice, learned to set suitable boundaries, and surrendered what she could not control. As a result, her life began to improve exponentially. Karen has since spent the last decade helping thousands of men and women navigate the emotional and practical difficulties of relationships, breakups and divorce. Karen is the host of the acclaimed Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, co-author of ‘Stepping out of Chaos: Turning Pain to Possibility” and co-creator of JBD's exclusive 12 Step Divorce Recovery Program. Her other accomplishments include work as a NYS Lobbyist, Health Advocate, Community Organizer, and Chairperson of a NYS non-profit organization, Director of Sales and Marketing, and successful small business owner. Quotes: "Nobody shows up as their prettiest self during a divorce." "Most of us have not been taught how to handle conflict." "Once you see a flaw, all you look for is more flaws. And in divorce, we've seen flaws." "We often listen to hear where we disagree." "As parents, it's often hard for us to transition with our kids as they grow up." "Every upset is a setup." "Four things influence how we respond to external data: 1) assumptions; 2) interpreting; 3) limiting beliefs; 4) inner critic." "Replace judgment with curiosity." Resources: Adversaries into Allies by Bob Burg: https://www.amazon.com/Adversaries-into-Allies-Ultimate-Influence/dp/1591848164 Journey Beyond Divorce support website: https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/ Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast: https://journeybeyonddivorce.libsyn.com/ FREE Rapid Relief Call: https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/rapid-relief-call FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/JourneyBeyondDivorce Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/journey_beyond_divorce/

The DeAndre Ayton free agency rumors are swirling after the Phoenix Suns were bounced out of the playoffs in the second round. Could the 23-year-old center end up in Portland? How is Damian Lillard involved in this suddenly more realistic rumor? Let's go through the math and the logic of how Portland could land Ayton and why a sign and trade with Jusuf Nurkic is the only realistic path to luring the former No. 1 overall pick away from Phoenix. Then to close the show let's have a little fun with the Blazers lottery odds. You know what's less likely than Portland landing the No. 1 overall pick? You getting into Harvard or winning the Price Is Right. I got the numbers to back it up. Music for Locked On Blazers by Drae Slapz. Find more of Drae's work here: https://ffm.bio/thedraeslapz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode host Conrad Benner is joined by Rick Krajewski. Krajewski is a State Representative running for his second term serving PA's 188th District. He is a progressive Democrat in a PA Congress which has Republicans in control of both chambers of the state legislature. As he comes to the end of his first two-year term and runs for his second, we discuss the obstacles and opportunities of working in this congress, especially over the last two years with the added challenges created by Covid. And we talk about his goals for a second term, one he'll likely serve if he beats his Primary challenger in the coming May 17th elections. 

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to his Russian counterpart, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Friday for the first time since Russia initiated its invasion of Ukraine. According to a readout from the Pentagon, during the conversation with Shoigu, Austin "urged an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and emphasized the importance of maintaining lines of communication." The call is the first time the two officials have spoken since Feb. 18, before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. A Russian lawmaker is warning Friday that recent comments from Poland's leaders are encouraging Moscow to "put it in first place in the queue for denazification after Ukraine." Finland is preparing for Russia to cut off gas supplies after leaders in Helsinki backed entering Nato “without delay”.The Kremlin warned it would retaliate with "reciprocal steps, military-technical and other" as it branded Finnish membership to the US-led alliance a risk to Russian security. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to his Russian counterpart, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Friday for the first time since Russia initiated its invasion of Ukraine. According to a readout from the Pentagon, during the conversation with Shoigu, Austin "urged an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and emphasized the importance of maintaining lines of communication." The call is the first time the two officials have spoken since Feb. 18, before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. A Russian lawmaker is warning Friday that recent comments from Poland's leaders are encouraging Moscow to "put it in first place in the queue for denazification after Ukraine." Finland is preparing for Russia to cut off gas supplies after leaders in Helsinki backed entering Nato “without delay”.The Kremlin warned it would retaliate with "reciprocal steps, military-technical and other" as it branded Finnish membership to the US-led alliance a risk to Russian security. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's Banking With Life Q&A, James answers some questions on where to find qualified IBC® practitioners, homeowners associations and the Infinite Banking Concept®, some effects of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 on life insurance (7702 changes), and more! As always, we hope you enjoy and thank you for listening!Today's Questions:0:22 - Where to start setting up a policy1:58 - How do changes to 7702 affect IBC®? 5:42 - Possibility for HOA's to practice IBC®?10:08 - Nonprofits potential involvement with IBC® 12:24 - Where to purchase Nelson Nash's books?The Q&A series is designed to help you become more knowledgeable in the Infinite Banking Concept®.━━━Become a client!➫ https://www.bankingwithlife.com/how-to-fast-track-becoming-your-own-bankerBuy Nelson Nash's 6.5 hour Seminar on DVD here:➫ https://www.bankingwithlife.com/product/the-5-part-6.5-hour-video-series-nelson-nash-recorded-live/(Call us at (817) 790-0405 or email us at myteam@bankingwithlife.com for a DISCOUNT CODE)Register for our free webinar to learn more about Infinite Banking...➫ https://bankingwithlife.com/getting-s...━━━Implement the Infinite Banking Concept® with the Infinite Banking Starter Kit...The Starter Kit includes Becoming Your Own Banker by R. Nelson Nash and the Banking With Life DVD by James Neathery.It's the perfect primer for everyone interested in becoming their own banker.Buy your starter kit here:➫ https://www.bankingwithlife.com/exclu...━━━Learn more about James Neathery here:➫ https://bankingwithlife.com━━━Listen on your iPhone through iTunes:➫ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/b...Listen on your Android through Stitcher:➫ https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bank...Listen on Soundcloud:➫ https://soundcloud.com/banking-with-l...━━━Follow us on Facebook:➳ https://www.facebook.com/jamescneathery/━━━Disclaimer:All content on this site is for informational purposes only. The content shared is not intended to be a substitute for consultation with the appropriate professional. Opinions expressed herein are solely those of James C. Neathery & Associates, Inc., unless otherwise specifically cited. The data that is presented is believed to be from reliable sources and no representations are made by James C. Neathery & Associates, Inc. as to another party's informational accuracy or completeness. All information or ideas provided should be discussed in detail with your Adviser, Financial Planner, Tax Consultant, Attorney, Investment Adviser or the appropriate professional prior to taking any action.

In the return of the Heel Turns & Headlocks podcast, Bear DiGiulio and Brayan LaPre discuss the polarizing possibility of CM Punk defeating Adam Page to win the AEW World Championship. While DiGiulio and LaPre understand the comparisons to the mistakes made by WWE, WCW, and TNA, Punk can be an example of how to properly do what those companies failed to. Let us explain. #AEW #AEWDynamite #CMPunk

The Red Sox trading Bogaerts is a depressing thought but real possibility

Welcome to episode 100! This is an episode of celebrations. Not only are we celebrating our 100th podcast episode, but we are also celebrating over 61K downloads, receiving the 100K award from The Life Coach School, and onboarding a new group of amazing women into the Bootcamp.  Whoo-hoo! Thank you all for listening to the podcast and sharing it with your peeps. This is as much your celebration as it is mine, so thank you Luxe Lifer. And so after noodling on this milestone for a while, I decided to share the one thing I wish someone had told me when I was struggling to lose weight.  If you can relate to the feelings of frustration caused by your weight this episode is my gift to you. Press play to learn all about the solution that I am calling the possibility prescription.   In this episode, you'll learn: what I would have wanted someone to tell me when I was struggling to lose weight   FEATURED ON THE SHOW — Ready to Stop. Dieting. Forever.™?  Join us in the next Stop. Dieting. in 30 Bootcamp. Get all the details at jenniferdent.com/bootcamp Want to learn all about the Stop. Dieting. Forever. weight loss process?  Go to jenniferdent.com/stopdietingforever to get immediate access to my weight loss system   FOLLOW ME — Facebook - facebook.com/coachjenniferdentbrown Instagram - instagram.com/jenniferdentbrown   MORE ABOUT JENNIFER — Jennifer Dent Brown is a Life + Weight Loss Coach who helps women learn to stop dieting and start living through her company, LUXE Life Coaching. Living a LUXE Life has nothing to do with money and everything to do with a state of mind. Feeling hopeless and unable to control your weight will never get you to your goal. Learning to live with the mindset of a woman who is already at her goal weight is the key to lasting, permanent weight loss.

Should everyone go to University? If they do, will their post graduate salaries be close to their expectations? Guest: Trevor Buttrum, Executive Director Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers With the ongoing effects of the pandemic on education, does reintroducing Grade 13 makes sense? Guest: Paul Bennett, Director and Lead Researcher of School House Institute After the Leafs game four defeat to the Lightning, what is the outlook for the rest of the series? What is standing in the way of more accountability for officials and referees? Can the CFL endure the possible strike with Collective Bargaining talks stalling with the players? Guest: Don Robertson, Head Coach & Owner, Dundas Real McCoys & Broker of Record, ComChoice Realty See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MSNBC's Dr. Jason Johnson fills in for Ari Melber to host "The Beat" on Monday, May 9, and reports on the latest in the Jan. 6 probe, the fight for abortion rights, the rise of QAnon candidates within the GOP, and the passing of legendary comic book artist George Pérez. Juanita Tolliver and Howard Dean join.

This week's episode is a look into my life and the results I've been creating. There have been so many amazing things happening in my life and my growth and I am so excited to share them all with you! I am giving you a look into my brain and what thoughts I was having while creating all of these experiences. I'm also sharing what practices I've been using going through a break up, booking my first show since 2019 and how it's all possible for you too! I am so lit up by what's possible and I cannot wait to record more episodes like this, showing you what's possible and how to get there! If you loved this episode share it with a friend and/or share it on social media and tag me! Connect with Rachel:InstagramTikTokWork with Rachel:Click here to schedule a consult. Let's take an hour together to discover how you can get everything you always wanted with less shame and less negative self talk! The journey is just as important as the destination, so let's find a way to have it be fun and full of love and ease. Schedule your free consult today! Other episodes you may enjoy:Ep. 43 Opening Up to the Possibility with April JosephineEp. 12 What's Right Isn't Always ForeverEp. 42 A Meditation for your Highest Self

DawgNation Daily -- the daily podcast for Georgia Bulldogs fans Beginning of the show: A look at what a Kentucky assistant recently said about the Wildcats chances of beating Georgia this season. 15-minute mark: I address the lingering debate about how Alabama's injured WRs impacted the national championship game. 20-minute mark: Former UGA All-American Jon Stinchcomb joins the show. 40-minute mark: I take a look at other SEC headlines including Mike Leach's argument for Playoff expansion. End of show: I award a Golden Shoe winner and share the Gator Hater Updater and the Gator Hater Countdown. After the show: I take questions and comments as part of the Podcast Cool Down.

Vicky White and Casey White have now been on the run for a little over a week. The police, according to what they have told the public, are still at a loss for where the two could be. After finding their broke down escape vehicle in Tennessee, the US Marshall service and the other authorities involved, are no closer to capturing the pair.Now, with new information coming out, the question has to be asked...did they receive any help from people on the outside? Investigators recently stated that Casey White may not have been the only inmate that Vicky was "nice" to and that they or she could have had some help waiting for them on the outside. Let's dive in and take a look!(commercial at 9:37)To contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/vicky-white-possibly-aided-by-ex-inmates-she-treated-above-par-commander/ar-AAX2Wvw?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=44ef349f05df466f8e5675a854503357

Vicky White and Casey White have now been on the run for a little over a week. The police, according to what they have told the public, are still at a loss for where the two could be. After finding their broke down escape vehicle in Tennessee, the US Marshall service and the other authorities involved, are no closer to capturing the pair.Now, with new information coming out, the question has to be asked...did they receive any help from people on the outside? Investigators recently stated that Casey White may not have been the only inmate that Vicky was "nice" to and that they or she could have had some help waiting for them on the outside. Let's dive in and take a look!(commercial at 9:37)To contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/vicky-white-possibly-aided-by-ex-inmates-she-treated-above-par-commander/ar-AAX2Wvw?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=44ef349f05df466f8e5675a854503357

This is episode 1073 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Danny Creed who is an executive development coach, business coach, keynote speaker, corporate trainer, coach recruiting expert, and musician. In this episode, Danny talks about his path into coaching, and his journey as an entrepreneur, musician, and coach. He shares his wisdom from his book 'A Life Best Lived.' He speaks about the value of focusing not on what if, but rather what is., and moving intentionally forward. He talks about learning from failure, setting up strong resilient foundations for your business and life, and how he views his role as a coach as being the 'lighthouse of possibility.' Danny has been with FocalPoint Coaching and Training International of Arizona for 15 years. After starting with FocalPoint as a keynote speaker in 2007, Danny started business coaching for musicians and performing arts professionals in 2008. That same year he also started coaching and consulting executives. Danny is also a coach recruiting expert and corporate trainer with FocalPoint as well. Today, Danny has been coaching for 14 years, is a volunteer mentor and coach for Brothers in Blue, and volunteer and mentor for Junior Achievement of Arizona. Danny is also a best-selling author with his books “Straight Talk on Thriving in Business” “Champions Never Make Cold Calls”, “Bootstrap business”, “A Life Best Lived...”, “The SUCCESSFUL MIND”, and “The Success Spirit.” He is a 6-time winner of the Brian Tracy Award for Sales Excellence, 2010 FocalPoint International Coaching Practice of the Year, and 2019 FocalPoint Coaching and Training International Coaching Practice of the Year. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This episode was produced on December 15, 2021. Copyright © 2022 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

Our last episode wrapped up the 3-part series on the Human Project Framework – Plan, Act, Reflect. In each of those episodes I shared tools and techniques that I explored and have embraced to support me in my own human projects. In this episode, we explore a tool that has intrigued people on their journeys to self-discovery – Enneagram. Matt Schlegel and I discussed what Enneagram is and how it can fuel your human projects and your relationships. Listen in and let us know what resonates!Best-selling author Matt Schlegel is committed to developing highly effective, style-diverse teams and giving them the tools and strategies to tackle challenges that are seemingly impossible. Principal of Schlegel Consulting, Matt started his career as an electrical engineer and soon realized that successful project outcomes depend more on leading people than leading electrons. Matt discovered a powerful system called the Enneagram and used it to develop a novel set of tools, strategies, and applications for team effectiveness that he uses in his consulting practice and shares in his book Teamwork 9.0.In this episode:Beyond the Human Project FrameworkWhat is Enneagram?Awareness and curiosityCommunication and conflictHow to get startedConnect with Matt:Website – www.evolutionaryteams.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattschlegel/Instagram - @MattSchlegel6YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkUMHuG4HVa831s9yeoZ5Q/Continue the conversation with Amy and The Encourage Project community!Interested to work with Amy? Go to www.theencourageproject.com to book a curiosity sessionInstagram – @the_encourage_projectLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-a-fairchild-pmp-03b7022/Special thanks to my new producer Nick Galieti – and the band Suite 25 (check them out on Spotify)!

#100Mondays 005: Commitment, Betting On Yourself & The Possibility Of It Working Out..

Sermon by The Rev. Scott Quinn on Psalm 23 and John 10:22-30, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 8, 2022.

 Set the context for a joyful, exuberant day with a short, powerful message from Sadhguru. Explore a range of subjects with Sadhguru, discover how every aspect of life can be a stepping stone, and learn to make the most of the potential that a human being embodies. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.orgSadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__appOfficial Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusiveYogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times.

Host Halley was interviewed for another podcast, called Being in Possibility. Please go check it out. It is uplifting women and positive narratives, and we can all use that right now!

The leak of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has sparked questions about access to abortion, other rights at risk and how this issue will define the midterm elections. We'll get reaction from DFL Sen. Tina Smith and state Sen. Michelle Benson, R-Ham Lake. Plus, historian Jon Meacham remembers Walter Mondale.

In this episode: - Future Marriage Possibility - Hearing Loss Solved- Past Life Clue- Migraine Pain Healing- Hormone ReplacementPlease call in with your question next week. Thursdays at 8pm ET, 7pm CT, 5pm PT. (667) 770-1476 Access Code: 483620# And, please leave a five-star review and subscribe so you can hear all the new episodes. http://www.ratethispodcast.com/julie For more information go to http://www.askjulieryan.com

In this episode, we talk about procrastination and some tips and tricks to break the habit. We talk about some of the things that cause distractions and keep us from achieving our goals, and some techniques to avoid them.

Biography:My name is Coach Lee. I help people create lasting friendships and... I'm also transgender. For several years, l didn't have supportive people who knew the real me in my life. I always thought that I knew what to do when it comes to making friends BUT many times, even though I had friends, I found myself very lonely. That's because when it comes to making friends – I mean really building meaningful friendships and relationships, I was doing more damage than I realized. Since then, I have dedicated my life to helping others overcome the loneliness that comes from not making close friends.I believe that life feels more complete when you have people to share it with. Don't you agree?I'm here to help others create the fulfilling friendships and relationships that they deserve.Get Your FREE 10 Tips, Course & Presentation!https://www.patternsofpossibility.com/morepossibility

In this episode, hear from Michelle Markowitz, President and CEO of Cardinal Cushing Centers, as she discusses how the organization's variety of programs embodies its vision of being a caring intergenerational community where individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities live full and meaningful lives at home, at work, at school, and at play. Find out more here: https://cushingcenters.org/ The post Finding Possibility, Opportunity, and Hope at Cardinal Cushing Centers appeared first on PLAN of MA and RI.

This episode is part of a series where Brandi shares Biblical References of 40. Since this is her 40th year on earth, and the Bible mentions this number several times, we thought it would be fun to dive into some of these references.Biblical Reference of 40 #1Consistency: The Flood Gen. 7:4 “Seven days from now, I will make the rains pour down on the earth. And it will rain for forty days and forty nights, until I have wiped from the earth all the living things I have created. He's consistent even when he is doing what we can't yet comprehend. It had never rained like this before. He didn't make it pour from the heavens for one day or one week, it poured in a manner that had never been seen before, and it did so for 40 days. He made the impossible not only possible but consistent.In the same way that he formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into the man's nostrils, and the man became a living person in Genesis 2:7.In the same way that he formed me in my mother's womb and knit all of cry inner parts together in Psalm 139:14In the same way that he has laid out a path for me and made plans of hope and a future in Jeremiah 29:11 He is a God of possibility. But he is a consistent God of possibility. He doesn't just do the impossible once but he does it time and time again, from the very beginning of humanity to the present day that each and every one of us is standing in.And, when we doubt with our human minds and fearful hearts, we are questioning his very infinite capabilities. When God has called us to take a step of faith and we are perched on the threshold, we have to remember that he has been a God of consistency that has never failed us. He is not concerned with what happens after we take that step because he has laid the plans out on the other side. He just needs us to be fearfully obedient and trust his consistency to do the impossible. He sees you. He sees the mountain that you are facing. He hears your doubt and uncertainty. He recognizes your fear. He doesn't need you to do anything other than to trust his consistency. Read the full passage of the flood in Genesis here: 7 Next God said to Noah, “Now board the ship, you and all your family—out of everyone in this generation, you're the righteous one.2-4 “Take on board with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and a female; one pair of every unclean animal, a male and a female; and seven pairs of every kind of bird, a male and a female, to insure their survival on Earth. In just seven days I will pour rain on Earth for forty days and forty nights. I'll make a clean sweep of everything that I've made.”5 Noah did everything God commanded him.6-10 Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters covered the Earth. Noah and his wife and sons and their wives boarded the ship to escape the flood. Clean and unclean animals, birds, and all the crawling creatures came in pairs to Noah and to the ship, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah. In seven days the floodwaters came.11-12 It was the six-hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month that it happened: all the underground springs erupted and all the windows of Heaven were thrown open. Rain poured for forty days and forty nights.13-16 That's the day Noah and his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, accompanied by his wife and his sons' wives, boarded the ship. And with them every kind of wild and domestic animal, right down to all the kinds of creatures that crawl and all kinds of birds and anything that flies. They came to Noah and to the ship in pairs—everything and anything that had the breath of life in it, male and female of every creature came just as God had commanded Noah. Then God shut the door behind him.17-23 The flood continued forty days and the waters rose and lifted the ship high over the Earth. The waters kept rising, the flood deepened on the Earth, the ship floated on the surface. The flood got worse until all the highest mountains were covered—the high-water mark reached twenty feet above the crest of the mountains. Everything died. Anything that moved—dead. Birds, farm animals, wild animals, the entire teeming exuberance of life—dead. And all people—dead. Every living, breathing creature that lived on dry land died; he wiped out the whole works—people and animals, crawling creatures and flying birds, every last one of them, gone. Only Noah and his company on the ship lived.24 The floodwaters took over for 150 days.If you loved this episode, please write a review and leave a rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Check out The Power Hat Co here: www.thepowerhatco.comWant to start. a podcast? Start here ---> https://www.skillshare.com/r/profile/Brandi-Voth/7199018

Welcome back to the Mother's Quest Podcast.   I know it's been a while– a long while.    When my father, David Lieberman, died in December, I put the podcast on pause. And in many ways, it felt like I also put parts of my life on pause. But after months of navigating waves of grief, I'm finding my way back into my life and back to my voice.   Through laughter and tears, I recorded a special solocast to officially close out Season Six of the Mother's Quest Podcast so I can begin again. It felt like part of my healing to share my stories with you and I'm hopeful that there may be something in these reflections that can be meaningful and healing for you too.     Death is one of the few things we can all count on in our lives. And yet it's one of the things we are most reluctant to talk about. I hope this exploration of my experience during my father's death, and the lessons I learned, might support you to open yourself to conversations about death. In so doing, you'll open yourself more fully to life and love.    "There is nothing so whole as a broken heart" – a quote I cut out in a magazine while working on my vision board the other day. It resonated immediately. There were so many people, only a few of you who I mention by name in this episode (but you know who you are!) whose wisdom, compassion and caring made moving through this painful process not only bearable but at times beautiful. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You helped me and my family stay whole and I am so grateful.  Lessons To Guide You Through the Death of a Loved One In this episode, I walk you through the eight lessons I learned through my father's death, my grief, and most importantly– my love for my Dad and my family.    1) Look for the Signs  2) Find Your Guides  3) Closure Can be Healing  4) Lean Into Your Rituals. Make Them Your Own.  5) Let Laughter In and Invite the Possibility that the Unexpected Can be a Gift  6) Release Perfectionism and Shame  7) Open Your Heart and Ride the Waves  8) Have the Conversations    This Episode's Challenge: While it's not easy to talk about, having conversations about death is one of the best ways to prepare ourselves and those around us for when the time comes– because we'll never know when it might happen. So say "yes" to conversations about death and dying. Use the resources at Death over Dinner to gather with friends and family for these conversations.  Also have meaningful conversations, and consider recording them, like I did with my father, with the important people in your lives. Finally, enjoy the journey, cherish the dash between the years from when you were born and when you will die and continually ask yourself the question "What is it you want to do with your one wild and precious life?"   Resources and Podcast Episodes Mentioned: Love of Family and Pursuing our Fate with David Lieberman – A Father's Day Special Mystics Oracle Deck  YouTube | The Dash Summer Day by Mary Oliver Death Over Dinner: The Most Forgiving Place for Difficult Situations Jewish Hospice Center of Los Angeles  Right Livelihood, Magic, and Meaning with Lindsay Pera of the Modern Mystics Institute Embracing Neurodiversity and Being an Adult with Julie Lythcott-Haims and Ryan Neale   Special note about this episode: These reflections are based on my experience navigating the death of my father who lived a full and happy life until the age of 84. I am certain that losing a child or someone of any age to a traumatic situation is a whole different experience. I do want to share a link to an episode I recorded with Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, who tragically lost her son in senseless gun violence. I invite you to listen to this episode for a different and important perspective on grief: From Grief to Advocacy and a Circle of Mothers with Trayvon Martin's mother Sybrina Fulton.   This Episode Is Dedicated By: Donna Helete   Donna Helete thrives in the realm of human connection.  She's a regenerative grief coach, bereavement counselor, relationship tender, mentor, educator, and community builder with experience in non-profit leadership. She holds space for conversations around grief, love, life, and death.  She walks a path toward elderhood, bringing with her real life credentials which include the death of her husband of 28 years in September 2015.  Through her experience, she emphasizes the regenerative nature of grief, which allows us to be renewed again and again.  To learn more about her work, visit donnahelete.com and learn about her one on one sessions and workshop offerings. Mother's Quest is a podcast for moms who are ready to live a truly E.P.I.C. life. Join in for intimate conversations with a diverse group of inspiring mothers as they share how they are living an E.P.I.C. life, Engaging mindfully with their children (E), Passionately and Purposefully making a difference beyond their family (P), Investing in themselves (I), and Connecting to a strong support network (C). Join our community of mothers to light the way and sustain you on your quest at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mothersquest/

When you hear about using data in your teaching practice, you may think about test scores, but Shane Safir and Dr. Jamila Dugan are expanding our idea about data and how we can use it to support our students and our teaching. Safir and Dugan are the co-authors of Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation and will be speaking at this summer's Teacher Leadership Institute. In this episode of 3Ps in a Pod, they talk with co-hosts Paula, Marlys, and Kathleen about what street-level data is and how it is different than “satellite data” or “map data.” Safir explains how people can collect street data through deep listening and how that deep listening can bring systemic change to schools and districts. Dugan explores how that deep listening and street data can bring voice to the marginalized and the vulnerability required to get to that transformative level. Safir and Dugan also reflect on how difficult teaching has been the past few years and share encouragement for those working to continue on and deepen their practice. Advance your teacher leadership and your understanding of street data at the 17th Annual Teacher Leadership Institute: New Possibilities Through Connections and Experiences from June 13-15 in Tucson. Learn more and register at azk12.org/TLI2022. Learn more about the Arizona K12 Center at azk12.org.

May 4, 2022: Supersonic Transport | Pushing the Boundaries of Possibility

Albert Breer talks about the takeaways from the NFL Draft, the complications in trying to deal Jimmy Garoppolo and Baker Mayfield, the fifth-year option for first-round rookies and how the control has shifted to the player, the latest with Jarvis Landry and Jadeveon Clowney and how Deshaun Watson's legal situation will impact a decision by the NFL.

Wednesday 5/4/22 Hour 1 - Steve discusses the possibilities of 'super teams' forming from the transfer portal, but Steve still thinks things will calm down.

ESPN's Chris Spatola on the possibility of non-revenue scholarships being funded in exchange for service time in the military. And Halftime Entertainment: How many Carolina Hurricanes made the top 50 players in the NHL Playoff list? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday, May 3, 2022: What the possibility of Roe vs. Wade being overturned means in Ohio, what you need to know about today's primary election, more information on an investigation into sexual assault at Cedar Point, and more on 3News Now with Stephanie Haney Need a break from bad news? Watch It's All Good (News!) with Stephanie Haney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djFWRcAMKhI Like this show? Check out the 3 Things to Know with Stephanie Haney podcast: http://wkyc.com/3thingstoknow Connect with Stephanie here: http://twitter.com/_StephanieHaney http://instagram.com/_StephanieHaney http://facebook.com/thestephaniehaney Read more here: Supreme Court Chief Justice confirms draft abortion opinion is authentic https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/supreme-court-roe-wade-abortion-draft-decision/507-5d1c42ae-f1c4-41c4-8da6-c52b08d11030 Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose addresses reports of election day issues https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/elections/ohio-primary-election-day-polling-place-issues-secretary-of-state-frank-larose/95-53a035a3-b421-43d7-acf8-a18616cc6e27 VOTER GUIDE | Ohio's May 3 primary election: See what's on the ballot and how to find your polling place https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/elections/ohio-may-3-primary-election-day-voter-guide-governor-race-united-states-senate/95-6f1de176-7922-48a9-8bab-e96764c2c4c1 3News Investigates: Cedar Point and shattered summer dreams https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/places/cedar-point/3news-investigates-cedar-point-shattered-summer-dreams/95-ad852d9e-b7f9-45fe-8276-67c517ee0ec5 Kent State dedicated May 4 markers to honor 9 hurt in 1970 shooting https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/portage-county/kent-state-dedicates-may-4-markers-9-hurt-1970-shooting/95-2ab32afd-7d83-4f97-9e0d-f4a160d9c41d REAL ID deadline 1 year from now: Here's why it's required and how you can get one https://www.wkyc.com/article/travel/real-id-deadline-ohio-license-identification-tsa/95-8fe5e853-4525-4fa5-a98c-c8010c0a7965 3 things the Cleveland Browns still need to accomplish this offseason https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nfl/browns/3-things-the-cleveland-browns-offseason/95-6774bc1d-55b3-4812-946b-6e1492769619

A draft majority opinion obtained by Politico appears to show that the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. If that does occur, the effects will be felt nationwide, including in California, which is already preparing for the possibility of an influx of people looking to get an abortion. Guest: Shannon Olivieri Hovis, Director of NARAL Pro-Choice California In a recent op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle, former legislative staffer Ruth Ferguson details her experiences working in the office of Bay Area Assemblymember Marc Berman. She says her experience included harassment from her direct supervisor and retaliation for reporting incidents that concerned her. Now, she's looking to help lead change in the ways these claims are investigated. Guest: Ruth Ferguson, former staffer for Bay Area Assemblymemebr Marc Berman

Host Lisa Garr continues the conversation today with our guests, NYT best-selling author of “Happy for No Reason” Marci Shimoff and scholar, philosopher, and researcher Jean Houston, Ph.D, as they further delve into the idea of finding possibility, even in the face of deep suffering. Through the crisis of recent years, we are also preparing for a new way of being. They discuss the idea of how we can be supported now, as “future humans.” We hold access to powers that have never before been united in the human heart. If we stay united together and realize we are part of the cosmos, we can bond in unity. We have the power within us to access cosmic tools of consciousness. It involves a change of perspective and accessing our “cosmic heart” to recreate our mind/body/spirit relationship. As we wake up, we are weaving a new pattern of consciousness with Spiritual Activism. Jean talks about her experience in Africa of being shot at by child soldiers and how she calmed the situation. She shares a meditative exercise to send love and a heart connection to individuals by visualizing every person on this earth connected in love. We CAN create a planet of peace. Info: JeanHouston.com and YourYearofMiracles.com

I have an interview with Charles Rose Jr. Charles grew up in Freeport, Bahamas in a very close-knit family. He has a passion for helping people realize their dreams and one of the ways he does that is through real estate investing. And today, the conversation is really about hearing Charles' story and the things that he overcame to get where he is today. I was very personally touched by his story because I related to it in my own journey of not letting our life circumstances dictate our life and how we can set our sights on something more. So as you listen in, be thinking how can you set your sights for more and what choices you might need to make in the future to create the life that you want to create? Enjoy.   Charles shares her insights:    The semester, I was interviewed on TV about my story, like you know, that was crazy for people on the island, like a lot of people haven't even been from one end of the island to the other. Like island people just kind of stay where they are often. And so it's like it's crazy guys, it was on TV and it was so amazing that this story reach so many people and encourage so many young people to go after their dreams. And you had like people call in the TV station - millionaires like who are from all around the world, because you know, a lot of people have like vacation homes in the Bahamas. And just people calling wondering, how can I help this young man out. So my story was like you know, very different. So I was able to get, you know, all of my school and funded. And I didn't ask for any money on TV. They just wanted to help me achieve my goals because they did know, I went off in faith that first semester, and so they helped me to finish college. And I got some more scholarships over time, too. So it was just you know so amazing. It was such a blessing. And that shows that you know, whatever you want to go after in life, you just have to take that step of faith even you know you don't have to have all the answers.   Yeah absolutely Leisa. And I love how you really broke it down. It's not about you know running away from the pain. But it's really if any of you want to run, you know, you run towards the pleasure. You run towards your purpose and your goals, and you know, and that is so powerful to when you can put your goals in the front of you and be able to like work towards that is so much better than just trying to avoid pain. And because you know in life, you know there's gonna be some challenges there's gonna be some struggles. I just talked about my story with the ups, the downs...   By then I would want want to meet my cash flow goals, where I have so much cash flow coming in, so I can be completely completely financially free with my friend answer freedom numbers. I have different levels of financial freedom. You know the one of the first levels, it's kind of like where my income is more than my expenses. And I've hit that level. Then I have another level, where I want, you know, to have like you know, maybe like five times my expenses. And so, I'm working towards that level where my wife and I, we could both be stay at home parents. And then, and just to be able to be with our kids and grew up with them and just to be able to love on them. And then you know, the other side of the goal is to help as many people as I can. And to achieve that goal is something that I'm so passionate about. I love to see when people hit their goals...   Charles Rose Jr. is a Real Estate Investor and coach who works with new investors to help them close that first cash flowing rental property on their path to financial freedom. He also helps other investors scale their business into a 6 figure real estate business.   Charles Rose Jr firmly believes that getting in the right investor mindset is key to being a successful real estate investor. He is a co-host on the Master Passive Income Podcast with Dustin Heiner, and was a featured guest on the Breakthrough Millionaire and Living Off Rentals Podcasts. He is also the Community Manager of Master Passive Income, and a speaker at REWBCON (Real Estate Wealth Builders Conference).   Charles Rose Jr holds a Bbachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Charlotte University, and is the author of Journey To Success: Defy The Odds & Realize Your Dreams.   Learn more about Charles:   Gift(s): FREE Real Estate Investing Course https://charlesaffiliate.krtra.com/t/tuzjBm1lKLdT   Website: www.roserentalhomes.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charleslrosejr   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesrosejr   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlesrosejr

In Jesus, God rose with wounds that would have impaired his mobility and fine motor skills. In John 20, Jesus allows his disciples to gaze at his impaired body, and even lets Thomas touch his wounds. Let's explore how this story connects to the complications of marginalized bodies being put on display for public consumption — of being made into a spectacle. Is it possible for marginalized persons to have any agency in how our bodies are viewed and interpreted? How does Jesus model possibility for his disciples, similar to what Laverne Cox calls trans possibility models? How have marginalized persons identified with the wounded Christ across the centuries? Content Warning: brief, undetailed mentions of hate crimes, transphobia, ableism, antiblackness, fatphobia ___ Part of this episode explores an art piece by Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin — a photograph of Jesus with top surgery scars — that you can view here. Or view it and other images, with image descriptions, in the episode transcript. The episode also draws from S. Bear Bergman's 2021 article "Please Come and Be Fat." The episode ends with Rebekah Anderson's meditation "The Body of God." A previous episode of this podcast also delves into the John 20 story of Jesus and Thomas through a trans and disabled lens — episode 40, "Goodness Embodied: An Intersex, Nonbinary First Human and a Disabled Risen Christ." If you want to watch the sermon that this ep is based off of, visit here. ___ TALKING POINTS: (0:00 - 3:36) - Introducing the topic: based off a sermon; Jesus's disabling wounds & marginalized bodies as spectacle (3:37 - 6:30) - Affirmation of Faith in God the seamstress, the wounded Christ (6:31 - 9:59) Introducing & reading John 20:19-29 (10:00 - 15:59) Identifying our experiences with Christ's — medieval labor pains; Jesus with top surgery scars (16:00 - 21:52) - Possibility models: proving it's possible to be trans and successful & happy; Jesus proving there is life after suffering & death (21:53 - 23:51) - Jesus on the cross was forced to be a spectacle; the resurrected Jesus has regained his agency, chooses to share his wounds (23:52 - 26:10) - "Blessed are those who haven't seen and believe" — parallel with a friend's chronic illness & being believed (26:11 - 29:18) - risking vulnerability — visibility politics in trans & disabled communities (29:19 - 33:48) - The risen wounded Christ proves once and for all that what the world calls shameful & broken is not incompatible with the divine (33:49 - end) - "Imagine the body of God...God has every ability, and every disability in the world" ___ Blessed Are the Binary Breakers is part of the Rock Candy Podcast Network. Find more shows, such as Magnified Pod, at www.rockcandyrecordings.com. This show's theme song is "Aetherium" by Leah Horn. This episode includes clips from “Dreamer,” “Theme 9,” and “Mod 5,” by Jeremy SH Griffith; as well as "Can't Find" by Mother Hood.

Nora and Scott take a ride with Peloton star and Nike athlete Tunde Oyeneyin, who instructs up to 20,000 riders through her motivational and community oriented classes. She reveals how she grew her team following, built a brand and talks about her new book called Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. Hosts: Nora Ali & Scott Rogowsky Producer: Bella Hutchins  Production, Mixing & Sound Design: Daniel Markus Music: Daniel Markus & Breakmaster Cylinder Senior Producer: Katherine Milsop VP, Head of Multimedia: Sarah Singer  Full transcripts for all Business Casual episodes available at https://businesscasual.fm

HOUR 2 - Seth and Sean discuss the how likely it is we see the Texans take a running back on day 2, react to how the talking heads graded the Texans first round, share some of the fun from the Texans Draft party last night, and go through the Headlines.

Guests: Ilya Yablokov, Ron Fein, Jeff Stein, Dr. Julie MoritaThe White House announces massive new aid as bombs fall in Kyiv during a visit from the U.N. Secretary General. Tonight: The ominous signals from Russia as we approach a dangerous crossroads in Ukraine. Then, what we know about the other members of Congress allegedly implicated by Marjorie Taylor Greene, as the January 6th committee seeks interviews with more Republican members. Plus, Mitt Romney enters the debate over student loan cancellation with bribery allegations—and that's a good thing.

  ASKING QUESTIONS....the ultimate game changer. Are you asking yourself, others, or God/Universe for guidance? Learn how to ask all the right questions after listening to today's episode to level up your life. I have two legends on the show--Crystal and Mark Victor Hansen. I know you are going to love all the wisdom they share ESPECIALLY if you are ready to live a life of excellence! I loved listening to the wisdom shared by both of them about writing, success, telling your story, marriage, parenting, and more. Mark and Crystal are leaders in all these areas and you will be re-inspired to live with grit and grace after listening to them. Mark was turned down 144 times trying to get his book published. He kept going when others told him it would never work -- that it wasn't a good idea. Today with almost 500 million Chicken Soup for the Soul books sold, Mark is glad he held fast to the principles of perseverance, excellence, and self belief, allowing him to create extraordinary achievement in his life. As one of the world's most respected thought leaders, he is known globally as the Ambassador of Possibility. Crystal Dwyer Hansen speaks internationally, and as an author, coach, and entrepreneur with expertise in the field of human potential, she guides people to be their best selves. Through her years spent as a Transformational Life Coach, and Wellness/Nutrition Expert, she has seen people experience profound and lasting transformation in relationships, career, health & wellness, by tapping into their own inner resources. We talk about the importance of asking ourselves the right questions, listening to the answers, and showing up for the unique path that is put before us. Get ready for huge inspiration in this episode!   Here's what you will learn: How learning to work for something you love builds self-confidence (2:10) The importance of asking questions in personal progression (8:30) How overcoming roadblocks helps us to ask important questions (16:36) Why asking questions shows trust and admiration (24:34) How vision requires action to manifest (32:43) The importance of boundaries with parenting (41:29) What did you learn from this episode? Share on Instagram and tag me at @amberlylagomotivation @markvictorhansen and @crystaldwyerhansen so we can see!   Follow Mark and Crystal: Mark's Facebook Mark's Instagram Crystal's Instagram Mark's Twitter Crystal's Twitter Mark's Website Crystal's Website   Links mentioned in this episode: You Have a Book In You: Make Money with YOUR Story Speed Write Your Life Story: From Blank Spaces to Great Pages Join Ask The Book Club   Read the "True Grit and Grace" book here and learn how you can turn tragedy into triumph!  Thank you for joining us on the True, Grit, & Grace Podcast! If you find value in today's episode, don't forget to share the show with your friends and tap that subscribe button so you don't miss an episode! You can also head over to amberlylago.com to join my newsletter and access free downloadable resources that can help you elevate your life, business, and relationships! Want to see the behind the scenes and keep the conversation going?  Head over to Instagram @amberlylagomotivation! Audible @True-Grit-and-Grace-Audiobook  Website @amberlylago.com Instagram @amberlylagomotivation Facebook @AmberlyLagoSpeaker