Podcasts about Receiving

In this episode:  Rehoboth Office News — Our upcoming open house and new location. Federal Estate Tax — Who may still be affected and where planning can help. Offers in Compromise — When the IRS may accept less than the full tax debt. Taxpayer Advocate Service — Help when an IRS issue stalls. Tax Fraud and Filing Deadlines — Why the usual statute of limitations may not apply. Net Investment Income Tax — The surtax that can catch investors and rental property owners. Late S Corporation Elections — What happens when the filing deadline is missed. IRS Online Accounts — Digital tools for payments, notices, transcripts, and more. IRS Audit Activity — What declining audit numbers mean for taxpayers. Maryland Tax Notices — Why some businesses are receiving questionable notices.        

What happens when someone says something about us—and before they've even finished speaking, we're already preparing our defense?That's not what I meant.That's not what happened.You don't understand.Defensiveness can show up quickly. We explain. We justify. We shut down. We counterattack. Or we become so focused on proving that we're right that we stop listening.But what if defensiveness isn't simply something we need to get rid of?What if it's trying to tell us something?In this Sound Bite, inspired by my recent conversation with Kerry Siggins about hard conversations, feedback, and trust, I explore defensiveness through a different lens: not judgment, but curiosity.Our brains are designed to help protect us. And the things we perceive as threatening aren't always physical. Feedback can bump up against our sense of competence, our intentions, our identity, our belonging—or an older story we carry about ourselves.That may be why a comment that seems relatively small can sometimes create such a big reaction.A Question to ConsiderKerry offered a question in our conversation that got me thinking:Am I trying to be right—or am I willing to be curious?Because being curious doesn't mean the other person is right.It doesn't mean we have to accept everything someone says about us.And it doesn't mean poorly delivered feedback suddenly becomes okay.It simply creates enough room for us to ask:Is there something here I can learn?This reflection also inspired the third Girl, Take the Lead! Reflection Panel:When DEFENSIVENESS shows up...PAUSEWhat am I protecting?Am I trying to be right?What can I learn?How do I want to respond?That last question matters.The PAUSEBecause the goal isn't to never feel defensive. The goal may be to notice when it happens—and create enough space between the feeling and our response to choose what comes next.Maybe we own something.Maybe we apologize.Maybe we ask another question.Maybe we clarify what we meant.Maybe we ask for time to process.And sometimes, after considering what we've heard, we may decide that the feedback simply doesn't belong to us.Receiving feedback doesn't require accepting all of it. It asks us to be willing to examine it.The Girl, Take the Lead! Reflection Panels are handmade reminders designed to help us pause, reflect, and get curious when familiar feelings or patterns show up.You can find the Reflection Panels and other handmade cards in the Girl, Take the Lead! shop:Girl, Take the Lead! ShopThe next time defensiveness shows up, instead of judging it or immediately acting on it, what might happen if you ask:What is this trying to tell me?Listen to the Conversation That Inspired This Sound Bite321. Hard Conversations: Clarity, Kindness, and Trust with Kerry SigginsAvailable on Girl, Take the Lead! wherever you enjoy podcasts.Connect with Girl, Take the Lead!Website: girltaketheleadpod.comYouTube: Girl, Take the Lead!LinkedIn: Yolanda “Yo” CannyInstagram: @girltaketheleadpodFacebook: Girl, Take the Lead!Pinterest: Girl, Take the Lead!Coming NextNext time, I'm joined by Riana Malia, an identity architect for high-achieving women who've built extraordinary lives—except for the thing they may want most: love that matches them.Riana is a Board-Certified Integrative Neurosomatic Practitioner and creator of the Extraordinary Love Method™ and Extraordinary Love Index™.And yes—I took the Index myself.We'll explore the patterns we may carry into love and relationships, what those patterns may be trying to protect, and what can happen when we begin to see them more clearly.

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Smylie Kaufman sits down with NBC/Golf Channel analyst and four-time PGA TOUR winner Notah Begay III, fresh off his Payne Stewart Award, to discuss the state of the Presidents Cup as member of the 2000 USA team which won on home soil (including a rarely-told Tiger Woods story from that competition).Plus: the NB3 Foundation's 20-year, $10 million run investing in Native communities, Notah getting back into the grind of competition on the Champions Tour, Jackson Koivun's leap from Notah's Junior Presidents Cup team to Team USA at Medinah, and a pitch for fixing the Presidents Cup format for good.Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!Chapters0:00 Payne Stewart Award3:56 NB3 Foundation's impact6:04 Duff Foreman AI reveal9:30 Naming Duff Foreman11:11 Champions Tour return14:31 Left-handed putting fix18:16 Tiger Woods yardage standoff22:31 Jackson Koivun's rise23:41 US vs. International depth27:14 Sign-off & Medinah preview#golf #notahbegay #tigerwoods #presidentscup

If you run a business, you have to know how to sell — and yet so many of us do this thing I call the mom voice the second it's time to say a price out loud. Something like, "It's $300," in this careful, coaxing tone, like we're convincing a kid to tie their shoes. Meanwhile we're talking to a fully capable adult who actually wants to work with us. This week I'm joined by Nikki Rausch, a sales strategist, speaker, and the founder of Sales Maven. Nikki spent 17 years in corporate sales, mostly in a male-dominated, technology-driven world, before she started coaching women entrepreneurs on exactly what she'd learned along the way. Now, with more than 25 years of sales experience and a background as a Master Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, she teaches service-based entrepreneurs how to have sales conversations that lead to yeses, without feeling pushy or fake. Nikki and I get into why so many of us freeze up, get weird, or avoid the conversation altogether the moment sales comes up, and what actually shifts once you stop treating selling as something you do to a person and start treating it as something you do with them. I loved hearing her real client examples throughout this one, including a story about a client who pictured her ideal buyer as a polished, highly paid professional, while the people actually showing up to hire her were moms in hoodies with their hair in a bun — herself included. If you've ever felt weird about naming your price, or wondered why some sales conversations feel so much harder than others, this episode is for you.   WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: The one condition that has to be in place before you ever try to sell to someone, and why most people skip it entirely The two habits Nikki sees that quietly sabotage sales conversations, including one she calls "hallucinating" what the other person is thinking How a simple "softening phrase" makes it so much easier to ask the budget question everyone's afraid to ask What a "rapport bank account" is, and why every early interaction is either a deposit or a withdrawal Nikki's "cat calling versus dog calling" framework for creating curiosity without coming on too strong Why your first 10 seconds, and the next two minutes, decide whether someone trusts you, and what that means for how you show up   NIKKI'S GIFT TO YOU As her gift to Girlfriends, Nikki is sharing her Sales Follow-Up Made Easy Guide — proven follow-up strategies, ready-to-use scripts, and techniques to build trust and stay top-of-mind with your leads, so you're never stuck wondering what to say or when to send it. Get it → https://yoursalesmaven.com/easyfollowup CONNECT WITH NIKKI RAUSCH: Website: https://www.yoursalesmaven.com Podcast: Sales Maven Podcast — https://www.yoursalesmaven.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/your_sales_maven/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yoursalesmaven/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkirausch/   ABOUT NIKKI RAUSCH Nikki Rausch is a sales strategist, speaker, and founder of Sales Maven. With more than 25 years of sales experience and over a decade as a business owner, she teaches service-based entrepreneurs how to have confident sales conversations that lead to yeses, without feeling pushy or fake. As a Master Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Nikki focuses on the language and communication behind selling. Her approach is rooted in building rapport, recognizing buying signals, and guiding conversations in a way that feels natural for both you and the client. She is the author of three books, including The Selling Staircase, and host of the Sales Maven Podcast, ranked in the top 1% globally. Through her coaching, programs, and speaking, Nikki supports women entrepreneurs in turning sales into a skill they can rely on, so they can grow their business with clarity and confidence. READY TO STOP GUESSING IN YOUR SALES CONVERSATIONS? This episode might have you thinking about where you've been going quiet in your own sales conversations, or where you've been guessing instead of asking. If so, let's talk about it. As my gift to Girlfriends, I offer a 30-minute discovery call. We'll talk about where you are right now and what might be getting in the way. Book here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=13047670&appointmentType=2244195   FREE GIFT FROM SARAH Get Sarah's Freedom Calculator and discover how much your business needs to make to finally be free. Download at https://sarahwalton.com/freedom   LEARN FROM SARAH Explore Sarah's online courses and free resources to start building your business with confidence. Online Courses: https://sarahwalton.com/online-courses Free Resources: https://sarahwalton.com/free-resources   CONNECT WITH SARAH: Website: https://sarahwalton.com/podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSarahWalton Instagram: https://instagram.com/thesarahwalton   ABOUT SARAH WALTON Sarah Walton is a wealth consciousness coach, strategic advisor, podcast host, and mentor who helps women entrepreneurs build businesses they love. Her mission is simple: to put more money in the hands of more women. She's the creator of the Abundance Academy, The Art of Receiving, and the Game On Girlfriend® podcast. Sarah teaches authentic, heart-centered business strategies because when women have more financial power, they don't just keep it — they use it to take care of their families, support their communities, and build something bigger than themselves.   RELATED GAME ON GIRLFRIEND® EPISODES YOU'LL LOVE: Episode 211: 3 Easy Tips for Your Sales Conversations, with Jamie Gulino Davis — Jamie's tips on building rapport and asking better questions in a sales conversation are the tactical follow-up to the "with" versus "to" framework Nikki lays out in this episode — https://sarahwalton.com/sales-conversations/ Episode 336: How to Sell Without Feeling Slimy — Sales Tools That Actually Work — This solo episode on using sales tools ethically, supporting people who already want what you're offering instead of pushing reluctant prospects, is the same "with, not to" distinction Nikki draws in this episode — https://sarahwalton.com/how-to-sell-without-feeling-slimy/ Episode 216: How I Made $1 Million in a Year, with Kendall SummerHawk — Kendall's own journey through fear and tears around money is the deeper dive into the complicated relationship with money that Nikki and I talk about in this episode — https://sarahwalton.com/make-one-million-a-year/   LOVE THE SHOW? LEAVE US A REVIEW! Thank you so much for listening. I'm honored that you're here, and I'd be grateful if you could leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts by clicking here, scrolling to the bottom, and clicking "Write a review." Your reviews help other women entrepreneurs find the show and get the support they need to build businesses they love. Thank you for being part of the Game On Girlfriend® community! (If you're not sure how to leave a review, you can watch this quick tutorial.) (If you're not sure how to leave a review, you can watch this quick tutorial.)  

What happens when the life you thought you were meant to live begins making way for something your soul has been quietly preparing you for all along? In this beautiful conversation, Katie welcomes Amma Ventelä back to the Soulful Valley Podcast to explore her extraordinary journey from an international career in science to becoming an Angel Guide, Unity Guide, artist and Remembrance Keeper. With a PhD in aquatic ecology and 41 international scientific publications behind her, Amma spent years immersed in the scientific world, even during periods when she consciously resisted the spiritual experiences and guidance that had been present since childhood. Yet, as Amma shares, the guidance never really disappeared. Together, Katie and Amma explore what happened when she finally surrendered, the awakening of her clairvoyant senses, her relationship with Divine Mother Sophia, and the powerful realisation that even the years when she believed she had chosen the wrong path were an essential part of the journey. They also delve into Amma's chapter in the forthcoming Evolving on Purpose: Angels, Spirit Guides and the Frequency of Miracles, launching on Amazon on 26th September 2026, and how writing it revealed something she had not fully understood before: she had been guided even when she believed she was disconnected. Amma also shares why she has continued returning to Soulful Valley Publishing collaborations, the transformation she has experienced through writing, her unexpected journey into poetry, and why these books have become far more than a marketing opportunity for her. The conversation moves into creativity, art, light codes, light language and Amma's striking painting of Divine Mother Sophia, before closing with a beautifully simple invitation: to stop, breathe, surrender and remember who you really are. In this episode Moving from academia and science into spirituality Resisting spiritual awakening and eventually surrendering Angels, spirit guides and trusting unseen guidance Why the paths that look wrong may have been necessary Releasing our human need to control Soul contracts and synchronicity Writing as a catalyst for personal transformation Amma's journey into poetry and intuitive creativity Divine Mother Sophia, art and light codes Sharing our stories from a conscious rather than wounded space Building an international voice through collaborative books Remembering who you are beneath fear and limitation Evolving on Purpose: Angels, Spirit Guides and the Frequency of Miracles launches on Amazon on 26th September 2026. Connect with Amma Ventelä Discover Amma's courses, retreats, transmissions, art and writing at: https://ammaventela.com Soulful Valley Publishing also currently has opportunities to join Soulful Poems: Wisdom of the Soul, launching 24th November 2026, and the next Evolving on Purpose collaboration, The Energy of Money and Receiving, launching in 2027. Find the current publishing opportunities at:  https://soulfulvalley.com  

When's the last time you used AI to create something for your business and thought, "This sounds polished, but it doesn't really sound like me"?   AI can produce website copy, emails, content ideas, and even an entire website within seconds. This speed can feel exciting, especially when you're already stretched for time. Yet, moving faster doesn't automatically mean you're building something clear, differentiated, or designed to support your long-term business growth.   In this Mastering Excellence conversation, Nikki welcomes branding strategist Tiffany Neuman back to the Sales Maven Show to discuss why strategy needs to come before AI.   You learn how a strong brand foundation gives AI better direction, protects what makes your work distinctive, and creates a website and messaging ecosystem that evolves with your business instead of forcing you to start over every time something changes. The Transformation Before listening, you may find yourself: Asking AI to clarify your brand before you've defined your strategy. Receiving polished copy that sounds generic or similar to everyone else. Constantly changing your messaging because your foundation doesn't feel settled. Feeling overwhelmed by the time, cost, and decisions involved in rebuilding a website. Assuming a website built quickly is automatically built well. Wondering how to use AI without losing your voice or giving away your intellectual property. After listening, you learn how to: Put brand strategy and clear positioning ahead of AI execution. Create a central brand manual that guides your messaging, content, and website. Use AI as a trained brainstorming partner instead of handing it control of your brand. Protect your differentiation and reduce generic, copy-and-paste messaging. Build a website designed for conversion, authority, and long-term use. Create a foundation that allows your business to evolve without constantly reinventing itself. Key Takeaways In this episode, Nikki and Tiffany discuss: Why AI is only one piece of a larger branding and business strategy. How generic AI tools can create more confusion instead of greater clarity. Why your intellectual property, voice, and differentiation need to be defined before you begin generating copy. How Tiffany's Brand OS process combines strategy, trained AI support, website copy, and human expertise. Why a comprehensive brand manual becomes a useful business asset beyond the website. How AI-generated websites may create hidden problems with conversion, editing, code, and long-term maintenance. Why a strong foundation allows you to evolve without constantly questioning your direction. How both branding and selling become easier when you work from principles instead of relying only on scripts. Strategy First, AI Second AI can generate ideas, affirm your thinking, and produce content quickly.   The problem is that it doesn't automatically know whether an idea is strategically sound, distinct from your competitors, or aligned with the business you want to build.   As Tiffany explains, generic AI tools often tell you an idea is brilliant, suggest expanding it into something bigger, or draw from familiar language already circulating online.   This can leave business owners with more ideas but less clarity.   The better order is: Strategy first. AI second.   Your strategy defines who you serve, what you want to be known for, how your work is different, and what language reflects your brand.   AI can then support this strategy instead of attempting to create it for you. AI Is a Piece of the Puzzle, Not the Whole Process Tiffany shares that AI made it possible to bring a long-held vision for a more efficient branding and website process to life.   However, AI isn't the complete solution.   Her process combines more than 20 years of branding experience with: A defined strategic methodology Guided training and exercises Purpose-built AI brainstorming partners A comprehensive brand manual Conversion-focused website messaging Human review and refinement Professional website design and development   This distinction matters.   AI increases speed and access. The underlying methodology determines the quality of the result. The Brand OS Tiffany calls her process the Brand OS, or Brand Operating System.   The Brand OS creates an ecosystem for your brand and business rather than treating the website as an isolated project.   It supports newer entrepreneurs who need a clear foundation, as well as established entrepreneurs who are ready to refine, reposition, or elevate what they've already built.   The process begins by codifying the deeper elements of the brand before writing website copy.   This includes areas such as: The purpose and mission of the business The ideal client Positioning and differentiation Brand language and voice Core ideas and intellectual property The client experience Messaging that supports authority and sales   Once this foundation is clear, AI becomes far more useful because it has meaningful context to work from. Build a Brand Manual Before You Build More Content One of Nikki's biggest takeaways from going through Tiffany's process is the brand manual she created before beginning the website copy.   Clients sometimes call this document their brand Bible. Nikki refers to hers as her legacy document.   This document creates one central source for the business.   Instead of reinventing your messaging every time you write an email, create content, update a sales page, or begin a conversation with an AI tool, you have an established foundation to reference.   The brand manual can guide: Website copy Email marketing Podcast content Social media posts Sales messaging Partnerships Team members and contractors Future AI conversations   This reduces the feeling of floating from one idea to the next because the essential decisions about your brand already have a home. Use AI as a Buddy, Not the Decision-Maker Nikki describes the AI component of Tiffany's process as a buddy rather than something that writes everything for her.   This distinction protects the quality and integrity of the final work.   The AI partner supports the thinking process, generates possibilities, and speeds up execution. Nikki still evaluates the language, adjusts the phrasing, and makes sure the copy reflects how she genuinely communicates.   The result isn't simply AI-generated content.   It is Nikki's strategy, expertise, language, and judgment, supported by a tool trained to guide a specific process.   Even when an AI tool gets you 90 percent of the way there, the remaining human refinement often determines whether the content feels accurate, credible, and truly yours. Protect Your Differentiation One of the biggest risks of relying on generic AI is sameness.   AI tools learn from patterns. When many business owners ask similar questions without providing a clear brand foundation, they often receive similar language, program names, content structures, and positioning ideas.   What feels original in one private chat may already be showing up in hundreds of other businesses.   Tiffany emphasizes that differentiation is a core principle of effective branding.   Your perspective, process, frameworks, language, and intellectual property give people a reason to recognize and remember your work.   AI should support this differentiation, not smooth it away. Create a Business Brain You Control AI platforms and models continue to change.   A tool you prefer today may not be the one you use next year. Features change, model quality shifts, and your business may eventually require a different system.   Tiffany recommends creating what she calls a business brain in a separate, controlled place.   This allows you to preserve important information about your brand, messaging, processes, voice, and intellectual property instead of leaving everything scattered inside one platform.   Your business brain becomes portable.   You can bring this foundation into whichever tool or system best supports the work you're doing next. A Website Needs More Than Speed AI can now generate a website within seconds.   This capability is impressive, but speed doesn't answer the more important questions: Does the website position you as an authority? Does the messaging sound like you? Is the site designed to convert? Can you update it easily? Is the code sustainable? Does it support your long-term strategy? Are the legal and maintenance requirements addressed?   Tiffany explains that quickly generated websites can create messy back-end code, making even small changes difficult.   A site may look complete on the surface while creating future costs, limitations, and frustration behind the scenes.   The goal isn't merely to get a website online.   The goal is to create a useful business asset that supports credibility, sales, and growth. Build a System, Not Something Disposable Nikki and Tiffany compare the difference between building something durable and creating something that needs to be thrown away and replaced.   A website without a clear brand foundation may become outdated quickly because the messaging wasn't connected to a larger strategy.   A true brand system gives you something you can refine over time.   You may update language, adjust an offer, replace an image, or evolve your positioning. You aren't forced to begin again from scratch every time your business grows.   Tiffany connects this directly to the idea of a legacy brand.   Long-term success requires more than isolated tactics. It requires a system that continues producing clarity and consistency. Foundation Creates Flexibility A strong foundation doesn't prevent your business from evolving.   It makes evolution easier.   When the core of your brand is established, change becomes more intentional. You make smaller refinements over time instead of constantly questioning everything.   Nikki connects this to the way she teaches sales.   Scripts can give you a place to begin, but real conversations don't follow a perfect script. A buyer may say something unexpected, ask a new question, or take the conversation in another direction.   Your foundation allows you to respond with confidence.   In branding, sales, and business, principles create flexibility. You know what you're standing on, even when circumstances change. A Quote Worth Remembering "When the foundation is set, it's minimal changes over time rather than constantly trying to figure it out forever." Try This This Week Choose one piece of content you've recently created with AI.   This might be an email, website paragraph, social media post, offer description, or podcast summary.   Before editing the copy, ask: What strategy is this content supporting? Does this language sound like me? Could this same copy belong to several other people in my industry? What idea, framework, or perspective makes this distinctly mine? Is AI supporting a decision I've already made, or is it making the decision for me?   Then revise one section so it reflects your voice, your point of view, and the specific outcome you create for your clients. Who This Episode Is For This episode is especially valuable when you: Use AI in your marketing but want the results to sound more like you. Are considering a website refresh or complete rebuild. Feel unclear about your brand positioning or business messaging. Want to protect and organize your intellectual property. Are tired of constantly changing your language, offers, or direction. Want AI to save time without weakening the quality of your work. Are building authority and want your website to reflect the depth of your expertise. Need a stronger foundation before creating more content. Keep the Conversation Going Did today's conversation change the way you think about using AI in your brand and website?   Here are a few places to continue learning:   Learn more about Tiffany Neuman and Your Legacy Brand: https://yourlegacybrand.com/ Create a short and long professional bio with Tiffany's Authority Bio Agent: https://yourlegacybrand.com/bio/?rootabl=salesmaven&lid=1QFjAvBE Explore the Sales Maven Society: https://yoursalesmaven.com/sales-maven-society/ Discover more relationship-based selling strategies: https://yoursalesmaven.com Listen to more episodes of the Sales Maven Show: https://yoursalesmaven.com/sales-maven-podcast/ Timestamps 00:00 Why a strong foundation reduces constant reinvention 00:18 Welcome to the Mastering Excellence Series and meet Tiffany Neuman 01:39 Putting strategy first and AI second 02:03 Nikki's experience rebuilding her website through Tiffany's process 03:41 How Nikki and Tiffany met and the early vision for a legacy brand 05:54 Tiffany explains her reinvented branding and website process 06:39 Why AI is only one piece of the puzzle 07:32 Combining a proven branding methodology with AI support 08:52 Introducing the Brand OS 09:21 Nikki's experience joining the Brand OS beta 10:30 Building the brand foundation before writing website copy 11:12 The value of Nikki's in-depth brand manual 12:25 Why clients call the brand manual their brand Bible 13:05 Using the brand manual to guide future AI work 13:46 Turning the brand strategy into website copy 14:27 Why the copywriting process felt easier and faster than expected 15:03 Trained AI support versus generic AI-generated copy 15:49 Structuring website messaging for conversion 16:29 Creating a website that feels more like the business owner 17:41 The pitfalls of using generic AI for business strategy 18:39 Why your business brain needs to exist outside one AI platform 19:18 AI sameness and the importance of differentiation 20:19 Protecting your intellectual property when using AI 21:00 Training AI on your voice and brand foundation 21:59 Creating a portable business brain as platforms change 22:50 Why AI still misses important human nuance 24:29 When AI tries to make your core message bigger and less clear 25:56 Generic AI pitches and the problem with recycled formulas 27:06 Why original ideas and human language stand out 27:44 AI as a buddy, not a replacement for your judgment 28:40 Creating website copy in real time 29:08 Reducing the time and financial investment of a website build 29:40 Website maintenance and ongoing legal support 31:34 Authority positioning and what AI-built websites may be missing 32:24 The hidden back-end problems with instant AI websites 33:10 Why a proper system still matters 34:31 Verifying AI output and understanding what you can't see 35:15 Building a lasting asset instead of something disposable 36:20 Why business success requires a codified system 37:11 How a strong foundation allows your brand to evolve 37:26 The connection between brand strategy and sales skills 38:11 Staying tethered to your foundation when things change 38:49 The Little Something Extra with Tiffany 39:08 What brings Tiffany joy right now 39:50 Tiffany's adventurous side and Golden Gloves boxing 41:10 Introducing the Authority Bio Agent 42:28 Where to connect with Tiffany About Tiffany Neuman Tiffany Neuman is a visionary branding strategist who supports highly motivated women entrepreneurs in elevating their businesses.   After 15 years in the corporate world, working with brands including FedEx, Adidas, and Burt's Bees, she left to establish a revolutionary branding business that stays one step ahead of trends.   Tiffany now works with clients across the globe to support them in increasing sales and shining even brighter in their niches. She is a contributor for Entrepreneur and has been featured in Forbes multiple times as a branding expert.   Learn more at https://yourlegacybrand.com/. About Nikki Rausch Nikki Rausch guides consultants and service-based women entrepreneurs to close more of the sales conversations they're already having through natural, relationship-based strategies that feel calm, clear, and confident.   Whether you're still learning how to sell without feeling pushy or you're an experienced consultant ready to improve conversion, refine your messaging, and enroll more of the right clients, Nikki shows you how to strengthen each stage of the sales conversation.   Through private coaching, practical frameworks, and proven communication strategies, you learn how to explain your value, guide buyers toward a decision, and create more consistent revenue without pressure, fake tactics, or sacrificing your integrity.   Nikki's approach is designed for women who want sales that feel natural and results that feel inevitable.

In his sermon launching a miniseries on generosity, Andrew acknowledges the cultural discomfort surrounding church discussions about money while asserting that generosity is a core theme in Jesus's teachings and essential for spiritual transformation. Contrasting modern society's equation of wealth with happiness, the talk highlights social-scientific research supporting Jesus's claim that giving actually fosters greater joy, health, and psychological well-being. Using Matthew 6 as a foundation, Andrew explains that Jesus identifies money as a rival god, "mammon," which competes for our hearts and drives either a fearful "scarcity mindset" or a trusting "abundance mindset". The practice of generosity is presented not merely as a financial obligation or a behavioral checklist, but as a transformative spiritual discipline that realigns the heart with the triune God, who is inherently generous as seen from creation to the Gospel. Ultimately, believers are encouraged to actively engage in generosity to break the grip of greed and fear, thereby stepping into the profound joy and freedom found in giving.

What are we excusing that may be stealing our peace and joy?A little too much wine. A story that wasn't ours to tell. A private exchange we wouldn't want our spouse to read. Another purchase we hide. Repeating our grievances until anger becomes our constant companion.Nothing dramatic happens. No lightning bolt. No immediate exposure. So we dismiss the nudge of conscience: It's no big deal. Everyone does it.The absence of immediate consequences doesn't mean there is no harm. God's patience is not His permission.Romans 2:4 reminds us that God's kindness is intended to lead us to repentance. His mercy gives us an opportunity to change direction. But let's not forget that forgiveness doesn't prevent the consequences of our choices from tumbling back toward us.Our culture may call gossip “catching up,” drunkenness “partying,” lust “entertainment,” and greed “ambition.” But social acceptance cannot make destructive behavior harmless.Let's use discernment in all of this—enjoying food is not always gluttony. Feeling attraction to someone is not always lust. A glass of wine with dinner is not necessarily drunkenness. Reporting abuse or seeking support is not gossip.The real question we must ask ourselves is: What are my choices doing to my character, my relationships, my peace, and the fulfillment of my purpose?James 1:14–15 describes how desire can grow into sin and destruction. Repetition makes crossing a line easier. Eventually, we may stop noticing the line.But we don't have to wait until our behavior reaches crisis proportions. God can deliver us from the behaviors that hurt us. Here is where we begin.1. Name the behavior without excusing it.We cannot surrender what we keep defending. Speak the truth outlaid to yourself. Say, “I'm drinking more than I intend. I'm sharing private information. I'm feeding resentment. Or I'm hiding things.”Be specific. Replace “Everyone does it” with “This is hurting me, and I want to change.”First John 1:9 assures us that God forgives and cleanses us when we confess. We can acknowledge sin without declaring ourselves hopeless.2. Identify what leads up to it.Ask yourself about the circumstances the precede the behavior you want to change: When does this happen? Who am I with? What am I feeling? What am I hoping this behavior will do for me?Answer honestly. Consider that gossip may be providing you a sense of belonging. Shopping may offer you a feeling of distraction from the things that trouble you. Anger may create a false feeling of being in control. Recognizing our need ahead of time, helps us choose circumstances in which we're better able to live as the best version of ourselves.When the urge for our destruction behavior comes, pause. Name the feeling. Pray, take a walk, call someone trustworthy, or rest. Practice meeting the need without repeating the harm.3. Picture the example you want to set.Imagine those closest to you describing you the way you want them to see you.Then ask yourself: If my family and friends, especially the children in my life, did what I do, would I be proud or worried? Our actions teach others what is acceptable. People within our influence can also learn from watching us apologize, seek help, and make positive changes in our lives.Choose one action today that reflects the person you want them to see.4. Plan before temptation arrives.Romans 13:14 instructs us not to make provision for sinful desires. Put that into practice by removing easy access and deciding ahead of time how you will respond.For gossip: Say, “That's her story to tell.” Change the subject or leave the conversation.For drunkenness: Plan an alcohol-free evening. If drinking in certain situations feels difficult to control, choose not to go until you feel stronger. You can also seek qualified support.For lust: Unfollow tempting accounts, block pornography, and end secretive or flirtatious exchanges.For gluttony or overspending: Plan meals and purchases. Notice when you want comfort, and choose a response that actually addresses what is troubling you.For destructive anger: Stop talking to people about the things that make you angry. Pause before speaking, and address the problem calmly with God and someone who can help.For dishonesty: Correct the exaggeration or lie promptly. Practice telling the truth even when it costs you approval.Write a simple commitment: When _____________ happens, I will _____________.Change the setting when necessary. Good intentions are stronger when our surroundings support them.5. Ask God for help, and act on it.Pray: Lord, help me recognize my weaknesses and the things that tempt me to sin and help me take the next right step.Then take that step. Close the app. Leave the conversation. Apologize. Ask a trusted person to check in with you.God's help may come through Bible Scripture, a friend, a pastor, a counselor, or a recovery community. Receiving help is part of moving forward.If you stumble, confess, repair what you can, and strengthen your plan. Romans 8:1 assures us that there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ. We can return to Him and keep growing, but let's not make that our failsafe position by going ahead with sin. We're stronger than that.We protect our peace and joy through the choices we practice, not the ones we intend to make someday. Let someday be today.Pray:Lord, show me what I do that is holding me back from your good plan for my life. Please give me the strength and courage to change what I can, please change the things I can't change, and please give me the humility to accept help. Help me choose what honors You today. Amen.Pray. Listen. Act. Repeat. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rhondasciortino.substack.com

Sept. 13, 2026 - Receiving from Christ - (Luke 10:38-42) - TJ Hayes - cpcspokane.org

The Covenant Nation Sunday ServiceBy Pastor Poju Oyemade13th September 2026

Fr. Jeremiah Caughran Forgiving through Receiving Forgivness, Matthew 18.21-35 When St. Peter asked Jesus how much he should forgive his brother who sins against him, Jesus told him that forgiveness must be unlimited because we have been forgiven more by the Father in heaven than any amount of sin that can be done against us by our brother.Image: The Unmerciful Servant, John Everett Millais, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Many conversations about improving your sex life focus on what men can do differently. But there's another side that rarely gets talked about: women who can't receive. In this episode, Amanda breaks down two distinct patterns — the wife who checks out and endures, and the wife who keeps redirecting everything back to her husband — exploring why each happens, where the need for control comes from, and what it actually takes to change. Whether you're the one struggling to receive or the husband who's stopped trying, this episode offers a way forward. Get the worksheet here

Kyle got very sick with idiopathic chronic neutropenia and then healed with the Lion Diet.  Kyle is an executive director of a religious denomination in the state of Oklahoma. He is an ordained minister, executive coach, marathoner, and amateur stand-up comedian. He lives with his wife and children in Norman, Oklahoma. Socials: IG: @milesmeatsmics X: @milesmeatsmics TikTok: @milesmeatsmics Threads: @milesmeatsmics Facebook: @milesmeatsmics Timestamps: 00:00Trailer 00:32 Introduction 05:20 Undergoing medical tests and treatment 06:52 Meat and water diet success 12:08 Receiving a neutropenia diagnosis 15:44 Losing weight and getting fit 19:15 Carnivore diet observations and experiences 20:23 Improved energy and parenting 24:53 Public speaking experiences 28:57 Discussing dietary lifestyle changes 30:38 Finding hope after illness 33:44 Balancing family and personal goals 40:29 Practicing gratitude through illness 42:05 Diet consistency and flexibility balance Join Revero now to regain your health: https://revero.com/YT Revero.com is an online medical clinic for treating chronic diseases with this root-cause approach of nutrition therapy. You can get access to medical providers, personalized nutrition therapy, biomarker tracking, lab testing, ongoing clinical care, and daily coaching. You will also learn everything you need with educational videos, hundreds of recipes, and articles to make this easy for you. Join the Revero team (medical providers, etc): https://revero.com/jobs ‪#Revero #ReveroHealth #shawnbaker  #Carnivorediet #MeatHeals #AnimalBased #ZeroCarb #DietCoach  #FatAdapted #Carnivore #sugarfree Disclaimer: The content on this channel is not medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider.

Send us Fan MailWhat if the woman you're waiting to be isn't coming?That isn't because you're incapable of being her. Not at all.But because you were never supposed to wait for her in the first place.I'm recording this episode exhausted, emotional and still trying to process what happened last week at the very first Be You Now, my identity reinvention event for founders and business owners.Six months ago, I was still employed full-time, carrying huge responsibility in that role and preparing for surgery on an arm that had already been broken for 9 months.And on Friday, I stood on a stage in London at an event I'd created, teaching my own frameworks and intellectual property, surrounded by extraordinary speakers, partners and a room full of people who had trusted me enough to buy a ticket and be part of it.The really fucking mad part?Be You Now went from launch to event in just over six weeks.And somewhere in the aftermath, I realised something.I wasn't simply teaching identity reinvention on Friday. I was living and breathing it.Be You Now was one enormous Identity Experiment. And I was my own evidence.The problem with Future HerI love a bit of future-self work, don't get me wrong.Visualisation. Rehearsal. Imagining the woman you want to be, the business you want to build and the life you want to live.But the problem is that we can make Future Her so damn separate from who we are now that she becomes another destination.When I earn more, I'll be her.When I'm more confident, I'll be her.When I've healed, I'll be her.When I've got the qualification, I'll be her.When somebody invites me onto the stage, I'll be her.When somebody else tells me I'm ready...Then…And meanwhile, we wait.But your Designed Future Self isn't going to ring your doorbell one random day next summer and announce that she's finally arrived.You don't arrive at an identity. You build one.And you build it through evidence.Friday became a living demonstration of that idea.Throughout Be You Now, we explored identity through health, success, nervous-system regulation, money, boundaries, visibility, business, self-recognition and the willingness to actually act on what we know.Because you can understand every single one of your patterns.And still keep doing the same fucking thing.Awareness isn't transformation until it becomes behaviour.Identity changes when you make a different decision.When you uphold a different standard.When you send the email.Say no.Say yes.Raise the price.Apply for the thing.Eat your fucking lunch.Let somebody help you.Or, apparently, create your first event in six bloody weeks.And apparently, I have another Identity Gap...Because I'm not teaching any of this from some imaginary identity mountaintop.Friday showed me my own next piece of work.Receiving. I explain my own gap in the episode!So where is YOUR Identity Gap?You probably already know a lot about the person you want to be.The question is, where aren't you being them?Maybe you want to lead like a CEO, but you're still operating like an overwhelmed employee.Maybe you want to be known, but you're hiding.Maybe you say you want wealth, but avoid your finances.Maybe you value your time but continually breach your own boundaries.Maybe your health is supposedly important while your body permanently gets whatever is left over.Maybe you know exactly what you want to do, but you're waiting for confidence before you'll let yourself do it.That's the gap.And that's where the work is.The Identity EDITThis is exactly why I've created The Identity EDIT, my new eight-week live identity reinvention programme.We're going to identify the biggest Identity Gap between who you know you want to be and how you're actually living now.Then we're going to close it.And importantly, The Identity EDIT isn't only about business.Your gap might be in your business, yes. But it could equally be in your health, relationships, money, confidence, boundaries, visibility, self-care or the thing you've been promising yourself you'll do for the last three years.Because you don't need another year of knowing who you could be.You need to start creating evidence of who you are.In this episode, you'll hear:Why Be You Now became my own real-time Identity ExperimentThe danger of putting your future self permanently in the futureWhat I mean by the Identity GapWhy awareness alone doesn't create transformationHow your standards and everyday behaviours reinforce identityWhat Friday taught me about my own difficulty with receiving supportWhy visibility is fundamentally an identity issueWhat health, money, boundaries and business operations can reveal about who you believe you have to beWhy a wobble doesn't mean your new identity is wrongHow to create evidence rather than waiting for confidenceHow The Identity EDIT will help you identify and close the biggest gap in your own life or businessAnd perhaps most importantly: Stop waiting for her.She's not coming to rescue you.And that's fucking brilliant news. Because it means you don't have to wait.Be her now.Join The Identity EDITIf this episode has made you realise exactly where your Identity Gap is, The Identity EDIT is where we're going to work on closing it.Eight weeks. Real-life experiments. Real evidence. Real change.Because you don't find yourself. You design her.And you don't design her by describing her. You design her by creating evidence.

In this short bonus episode, Craig explores the powerful connection between your beliefs and your income, revealing how your bank account can become a mirror for the stories you hold about money. He breaks down why receiving is a practice, how turning down compliments, help, opportunities, and money can quietly block the very abundance you're asking for, and why circulation is essential to expansion. Drawing from his study of tithing and unconditional giving, Craig shares the principle that what you circulate expands, and explains why money needs to flow with purpose rather than being held from a place of fear or attachment. Through a powerful real estate story, he challenges us to trust, release the need to cling, and become a greater vessel for what we're calling in.0:15 Money Mirrors Your Beliefs00:50 Receiving as a Spiritual Practice02:01 What You Circulate Expands02:49 When Money Stops Flowing03:55 Trust Over ClingingEarly Bird Tickets now available for our October live event, CLS: Formation HERE:Check out The Command Room HERE: To join our community click here.➤ To connect with Craig Siegel follow Craig on Instagram➤ Order a copy of my new book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and business strategies to elevate your day, text (917) 634-3796➤ INSTAGRAM➤ FACEBOOK➤ TIKTOK➤ YOUTUBE➤ WEBSITE➤ LINKEDIN➤ X

Terry? Diggs? Chig? Which Commanders pass catcher will have the most yards in the season opener?

Tommy opens the show by discussing what the Giants WR room is going to look like.

Today's guest has focused her life's work on closing the leadership gap for women. She spent years as a CEO in the corporate world, always trying to make herself fade into the background instead of letting herself shine. She shares what it took to overcome a multitude of limiting beliefs and how she finally realized that her methodology works—100% of the time. She shares a real-client example of applying her approach to flip the script and reap the results. You'll also learn how she turned client testimonials into a mantra that keeps her going, even when life gets challenging. Join us to learn more!Moira Lethbridge is a speaker, executive and leadership coach, and the creator of The Female Advantage, a unique leadership approach. She is the author of Savvy Woman: Make Time for a Life That Matters and The Gift of Receiving. Moira serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Richmond and is the principal and owner of Lethbridge & Associates. As a former president and CEO, she draws on 25 years of organizational experience and success to help individuals and companies boost productivity and improve performance. She works with business owners, executives, and individuals to help them grow their business, do more of what they enjoy, and balance health, well-being, and achievement. Show Highlights:Moira's experience: Being a stuck CEO who learned that the same behaviors (from men and women) result in very different outcomes.Listening to “the voice in the room” and learning that “to be successful, I had to be less.”Developing The Female AdvantageTurning client testimonials into a useful mantraFinding the courage to “claim your lane”Moira's revolutionary discovery: “My framework works 100% of the time.”It's okay for revenue numbers to confirm and validate the work you do.Moira's advice to leaders about having and showing courageWhat's next? Moira shares her exciting next steps.Moira's key takeaway for leaders: “You are magnificent.”Resources:Connect with Moira Lethbridge: Website, LinkedIn, and Stuck or Overextended? ResourceConnect with Meg:Explore our mentor program! Now enrolling for Fall 2026! Click here for more information!Learn more about the STaR Coach Community. We would love for you to join us!Explore past episodes and other resources at www.STaRcoachshow.com. Mentioned in this episode:Mentor ProgramIf you're working toward your ACC or PCC credential, or if it's time to recertify your ACC mentor, coaching isn't just a requirement on a checklist. It's one of the most transformative investments you can make in yourself and your coaching. I've taught or mentored over 2000 coaches, and I hear the same thing again and again. I came because I had to, and I am so glad that I did. Coaches tell me they walk away with renewed energy, deeper confidence and a community of peers who genuinely support each other. Here's what you need to know right now. Mentor coaching must span a minimum of three months, so the time to start is not when your credential is just about to expire. And if you complete your hours in 2026, you get ahead of the upcoming ICF changes, which means peace of mind along with skill development. My fall cohort is already filling up. Every group is capped at ten. It's small, personal, and powerful. If you've been waiting for the right time, this is it. So head over to Star Coach Show. That's https://starcoachshow.com/mentor/ to grab your spot or to learn more. I'd love to work with you. Now, let's get into today's show.

Senior Director of Fiscal and Economic Analysis at the Illinois Policy Institute Bryce Hill joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss how last year, the top fifty of Illinois’ state pensioners each averaged about $437,000. Together, they discuss the factors that could lead to such an unsustainable system and what measures need to be made […]

Have you ever felt a little lost when something that once defined your days suddenly changed? Children grow up. Careers shift. Ministries evolve. Dreams unfold differently than we imagined. Sometimes a season ends long before we are ready—and when our identity has become tangled up in what we do, that change can leave us wondering who we are. This week on The Love Offering Podcast, I’m talking with my friend Elizabeth Laing Thompson about her new 90-day devotional, In Season. Although the book was written for young female athletes, our conversation is for every woman who has felt pressure to perform, walked through disappointment, or questioned her worth when life did not go according to plan. Elizabeth and I talk about: • Separating who we are from what we do• Finding hidden growth within disappointment• Quieting comparison and listening to God’s voice• Making room for God during busy seasons• Receiving rest as an act of trust Friend, your worth is not measured by your performance, productivity, or recognition. Roles change, accomplishments fade, and seasons end—but you remain a beloved daughter of God. Connect with Elizabeth Laing Thompson:Website: https://lizzylife.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethlaingthompsonYouTube: Search “Elizabeth Laing Thompson” Learn more about Rachael Adams:https://rachaelkadams.com Discover more faith-filled podcasts from LifeAudio:https://www.lifeaudio.comSupport the Show: https://rachaelkadams.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode, J. Raul Gutierrez, MD, MPH, FAAP, discusses the ways the U.S. immigration system fails   immigrant children and families seeking humanitarian protection. David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also speak with Cameron Rosenthal, MD, FAAP, about child exploitation through online parental sharing or "sharenting" and the role of the pediatric provider. For resources go to aap.org/podcast.

My guest this week had a childhood nickname: Muscles. She wasn't the smallest kid on the block, but she could always outrun the boys and knock a softball clean out of the park. Somewhere along the way, that name got buried — and stayed that way for decades. Mary Ellen Loranger is a 56-year-old entrepreneur, author, and wellness leader who's spent the past eight years, alongside her husband Wayne, coaching thousands of women through nutrition, health, and lifestyle transformation. A former Ironman athlete, she's spent the last few years building Midlife Strong®, a strength training and mindset platform for women navigating midlife and menopause. I work with a lot of health coaches one-on-one, and right now they're going through a massive shift inside their industry because of GLP-1 medications — the wave of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. I think it's an incredible opportunity for entrepreneurs, you included, to understand how to pivot when the market changes on you. That's exactly what's happening with Mary Ellen — she's had no choice but to pivot her own business right along with it. In this episode, we get into what that shift means for muscle, for metabolic health, and for anyone whose industry is changing under them. This one isn't just for people who care about fitness. It's for any woman in midlife who's been told to shrink back, slow down, or settle, and for any entrepreneur trying to figure out what to do when the ground shifts under their business.   WHAT YOU'LL LEARN Why Mary Ellen's childhood nickname, "Muscles," disappeared for decades, and what finally brought it back to the surface What the GLP-1 boom is doing to muscle mass, and why protein and strength training matter more now than they used to The misconception about building muscle after 40 or 50 that the research says just isn't true What a "progressive overload" strength training program actually looks like, and how to start with nothing but a couple of dumbbells The simple three-part protocol Mary Ellen gives every client, whether they're on a GLP-1 or not Why she and her husband just invested in a gym instead of keeping all their eggs in one basket   SPECIAL GIFT FROM MARY ELLEN As her gift to Girlfriends, Mary Ellen is offering half of a four-week, customized progressive overload strength training plan through her Midlife Strong® app, for home or gym, at any level, for $25. She's also offering $50 off any nutrition plan — fat loss, calorie deficit, optimization, or GLP-1 nutrition plans. Get started → https://www.midlifestrongbyme.com/   CONNECT WITH MARY ELLEN  Website: https://www.midlifestrongbyme.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m.e._in_midlife/   ABOUT MARY ELLEN LORANGER Mary Ellen Loranger is a 56-year-old entrepreneur, author, and wellness leader dedicated to helping women thrive in midlife. Alongside her husband, Wayne, she has spent the past eight years coaching thousands of people in nutrition, health, and lifestyle transformation while building a nationwide team of health coaches. A former endurance athlete who completed multiple Ironman competitions, she now focuses on strength training and empowering women to build muscle, confidence, and resilience. She founded Midlife Strong®, a platform that supports women navigating midlife and menopause through nutrition, strength training, and mindset coaching. Mary Ellen is also the bestselling author of Win Today: A Jersey Girl's Guide to Living Your Best Life and Called to More: Stepping Boldly into God's Purpose in Midlife – A 30-Day Devotional. Through her work, she encourages women to see midlife not as a slowdown, but as an opportunity to step into strength, purpose, and possibility.   READY TO STOP SHRINKING BACK IN YOUR BUSINESS?  This episode might have you thinking about where you've been shrinking back in your own business instead of stepping into strength. If so, let's talk about it. As my gift to Girlfriends, I offer a 30-minute discovery call. We'll talk about where you are right now and what might be getting in the way. Book here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=13047670&appointmentType=2244195   FREE GIFT FROM SARAH Get Sarah's Freedom Calculator and discover how much your business needs to make to finally be free. Download at https://sarahwalton.com/freedom   LEARN FROM SARAH  Explore Sarah's online courses and free resources to start building your business with confidence. Online Courses: https://sarahwalton.com/online-courses Free Resources: https://sarahwalton.com/free-resources   CONNECT WITH SARAH: Website: https://sarahwalton.com/podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSarahWalton Instagram: https://instagram.com/thesarahwalton   ABOUT SARAH WALTON Sarah Walton is a wealth consciousness coach, strategic advisor, podcast host, and mentor who helps women entrepreneurs build businesses they love. Her mission is simple: to put more money in the hands of more women.  She's the creator of the Abundance Academy, The Art of Receiving, and the Game On Girlfriend® podcast. Sarah teaches authentic, heart-centered business strategies because when women have more financial power, they don't just keep it — they use it to take care of their families, support their communities, and build something bigger than themselves.   RELATED GAME ON GIRLFRIEND® EPISODES YOU'LL LOVE:  Episode 301: From 40 Guitar Students to Two Thriving Businesses: How Rachel Lipson Built Multiple Income Streams Without Burning Out — the entrepreneurial side of what Mary Ellen and Wayne are doing with their new gym — https://sarahwalton.com/how-she-built-two-businesses-without-quitting/ Episode 335: When Your Labs Say You're Fine and Your Body Disagrees, with Katie Hardie — the same shift away from a single number that Mary Ellen describes in her own coaching — https://sarahwalton.com/holistic-health-women-entrepreneurs/ Episode 205: Myth Busting: Fall Prevention and Aging with Joy Fletcher — the exact argument Mary Ellen makes about strength training and longevity — https://sarahwalton.com/senior-fall-prevention/   LOVE THE SHOW? LEAVE US A REVIEW!  Thank you so much for listening. I'm honored that you're here, and I'd be grateful if you could leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts by clicking here, scrolling to the bottom, and clicking "Write a review." Your reviews help other women entrepreneurs find the show and get the support they need to build businesses they love. Thank you for being part of the Game On Girlfriend® community! (If you're not sure how to leave a review, you can watch this quick tutorial.)

A listener writes in hopes to land the best possible scholarship for a law school in New York City. Ben and Nathan's advice: cast a wide net, apply to every school in the city, and lead with your best LSAT score.Also in this episode:- August LSAT score release day celebrations from the Demon Discord- A student whose score hold finally got released- What's the Deal with... University of GeorgiaPaul Campos's Article: Is Your Law School Going Broke: A Field Guide for Interested PartiesStudy with our Free Plan⁠⁠Download our iOS app⁠Watch Episode 575 on YouTubeCheck out all of our “What's the Deal With” segmentsGet caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library0:00 August LSAT Score Release15:30 Receiving a Disappointing Score 23:16 Test D Question — Cake Baking32:05 Cheating Allegations Exonerated41:57 Tips from Departing Demons49:10 Don't Pay for Law School58:13 How to Bring Up RC Accuracy1:07:40 What's the Deal with... University of Georgia1:25:15 Word of the Week — pernicious1:28:22 Email of the Week

Broadcasting from a shady Michigan porch alongside an overly affectionate cat, Alan details his first clinical experiences integrating biofilm guided hygiene protocols into practice. From navigating setup quirks to pairing Ivoclar's OptraGate with Zirc's disposable Mr. Thirsty bite block, he shares how combining disclosing agents with air polishing completely shifts the prophylaxis experience. The real turning point? Receiving completely unprompted, glowing reactions from patients—including his son Sean—raving that their teeth had never felt so smooth. Alan also explores his microscope recording workflow and breaks down a remarkably simple, inexpensive video editing utility called LosslessCut that makes trimming clinical footage painless. Some links from the show: Woodpecker PT-E Woodpecker PT-B Mini Ivoclar's Optragate Zirc's Mr. Thirsty GC's Tri Plaque ID Gel Lossless Cut video editing software The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you'd like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! We're proud to be supported by the folks at Net32! I'm a big fan of the Bioclear Method! I think you should give it a try and I've got a great offer to help you get on board! Use the exclusive Very Dental Podcast code VERYDENTAL8TON for 15% OFF your total Bioclear purchase, including Core Anterior and Posterior Four day courses, Black Triangle Certification, and all Bioclear products. Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best prices you'll find anywhere! If you head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy and use coupon code "VERYSHIP" you'll get free shipping on your order! Go save yourself some money and support the show all at the same time! The Wonderist Agency is basically a one stop shop for marketing your practice and your brand. From logo redesign to a full service marketing plan, the folks at Wonderist have you covered! Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/wonderist! Enova Illumination makes the very best in loupes and headlights, including their new ergonomic angled prism loupes! They also distribute loupe mounted cameras and even the amazing line of Zumax microscopes! If you want to help out the podcast while upping your magnification and headlight game, you need to head over to verydentalpodcast.com/enova to see their whole line of products! CAD-Ray offers the best service on a wide variety of digital scanners, printers, mills and even  their very own browser based design software, Clinux! CAD-Ray has been a huge supporter of the Very Dental Podcast Network and I can tell you that you'll get no better service on everything digital dentistry than the folks from CAD-Ray. Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/CADRay!

This is the 5th part of the Hidden Taxes That Are Costing Your Millions Series This episode is powered by The Ascension Archetype Quiz. " The work is not to chase a bigger ocean. The ocean is already there. The work is to become a bigger vessel."— Dr. Darnyelle Jervey Harmon Maybe you don't need more. Maybe you need the capacity to hold more. You've been praying for more money, asking for more support, working for more clients and believing for more ease, while assuming the reason it hasn't arrived is that you haven't done enough yet. But what if the supply isn't the problem? What if you're standing in front of an ocean of everything you've asked for holding a teacup and wondering why abundance won't stay? Because giving got you here. Receiving determines how much of what comes next you'll actually be able to hold. And if you're phenomenal at pouring into everyone else but uncomfortable letting money, support, recognition, rest, ease or love pour back into you, your next level may not require more output. It may require a bigger container.If you are the most benevolent person you know, lean in. You've mastered giving. You give to your clients, your team, your family, your community and everybody who needs something from you. But what happens when it's your turn to receive? In part five of the Hidden Taxes Series, we're exposing The Receiving Tax, the hidden cost of being an extraordinary giver who struggles to receive money, support, recognition, ease, love and rest. If you've been asking how to make more money, scale to seven figures, receive more support or create more ease in your business, the answer may not be another strategy or more output. You may have reached the limit of what your current capacity can hold. Because you cannot keep praying for an ocean while refusing to put down the teacup. Here’s the truth: your inability to receive isn't necessarily humility. Refusing to be supported, celebrated, compensated, rested or loved can become its own form of pride, and a closed hand cannot hold a harvest. You’ll walk away with a completely different understanding of what it means to have capacity for millions. You'll identify six places the Receiving Tax may be quietly showing up, understand why some of the world's most generous people still burn out, and learn three practices for strengthening your receiving muscle. Most importantly, you'll see why your next level may not be waiting on another strategy, launch or achievement. It may be waiting for you to become the vessel capable of holding what you've already been asking to receive. Grab your Move to Millions Podcast Notebook, a pen and your favorite beverage and listen in to discover: ✔ How to recognize the six places a receiving problem can hide✔ How to distinguish generosity from self-sacrifice✔ How to expand your capacity to receive✔And so much more This episode is a call to stop assuming giving more is always the answer. If you're constantly pouring out but uncomfortable being poured into, your generosity may be disguising the very imbalance that's capping your next level. This is your invitation to open your hands to the money, support, recognition, ease, love and rest you've been asking for. More cannot fill a hand that is still clenched around self-reliance. Subscribe to the Move to Millions Podcast: Listen on iTunes Listen on Google Play Listen on Stitcher Listen on iHeartRadio Listen on Pandora Leave us a review Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Now if you’re feeling extra loving, I would be really grateful if you left me a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you! Resources Mentioned: Take the Move to Millions Ascension Archetype Quiz Join the Waitlist for Sanctuary Apply for a Soul + Strategy Conversation Move to Millions: The Proven Framework To Become a Million Dollar CEO With Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind by Dr. Darnyelle Jervey Harmon – Get Your Copy Join the Move to Millions Circle Community for ongoing support and community engagement – Join Now Move to Millions 90-Day Business Growth Planner – Get Your Planner See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's LuAnna: Ali G is back, the girls are prepping for Celine Dion, Lu impaled an Addison Lee taxi on her own security bollards after some overenthusiastic arm-waving (the CCTV is stunning), and you know how we warn about podcast scammers? Well, Anna's got a tale to tell. Plus, Imo's tortoise-sitting, a woman ate pizza crusts covered in her boyfriend's foot parmesan, a reason to avoid Subway loos, a deep conversation about donor eggs and IVF, the Scouse bride who went viral for throwing her Tuscany wedding without the groom, and an 81-year-old gran with unused "good" bin bags.-------------LuAnna: The Podcast is a Global production, available every Monday and Thursday on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your shows. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode.GRAB YOUR TICKETS FOR THE BIG PARTY AT EVERYTHINGLUANNA.COMRemember, if you want to get in touch you can: Email us at luanna@everythingluanna.com OR drop us a WhatsApp on our brand new number 075 215 64640Please review Global's Privacy Policy: https://global.com/legal/privacy-policy/

Matriarch Movement Podcast — Season 6: Indigenous Voices of This Generation This episode, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild, sits down with Daniela Riojas — a medicine keeper, educator, musician, and artist whose roots stretch from the Coahuiltecan lands on the Texas-Mexico border to the Peruvian Amazon, where she trained under Shipibo and Ashaninka lineage holders and was initiated into ceremonial plant medicine work. Daniela is the founder of Indígena Medicina, creating sacred containers for healing rooted in Indigenous knowledge, plant medicine, and ceremony. Daniela and Shayla trace her path from growing up "siphoned" between two identities on the border, to activism in San Antonio, to the grief and long search that led her to her teachers in Peru. She opens up about her mother's passing and the ancestral womb work that initiated her deeper into her medicine path, what a dieta actually involves, and how Icaros - the songs of the plants - become a living technology for healing in ceremony. The conversation also turns practical: how to responsibly vet a ceremony facilitator amid the current plant-medicine boom, how she stays grounded through physical discipline and nutrition, and her advice for anyone trying to reconnect with lineage, land, or spirit when the elders and acces s aren't there. They close on matriarchy -Daniela's mother, her sisters, and the mentors who shaped how she leads with what she calls "heart-led advocacy." 01:11 — Guest introduction: Daniela Riojas, medicine keeper and founder of Indígena Medicina 02:31 — Daniela's roots: born in Eagle Pass, Texas, connected to the Coahuiltecan people 04:08 — Growing up "siphoned" between two identities on the Texas-Mexico border 05:31 — Activism in San Antonio and fighting for Indigenous voices in the story of the Alamo 07:00 — Shayla on fragmentation, residential schools, and reclaiming pride as a younger generation 08:00 — Daniela's advice for reconnecting to elders and spirit without direct access 12:39 — What a curandera is and how the term is used in her Peruvian lineage 15:21 — What a dieta actually involves — from 8 days to years-long processes 20:40 — Why she began dieting: her mother's passing and the womb work that followed 24:22 — Receiving the Icaros — the "songs of the plants" — as a form of coding technology 28:06 — How she holds the responsibility of space-holding without burning out 30:34 — Physical discipline and nutrition as grounding practices for ceremony work 34:19 — Navigating cultural appropriation and how to vet a ceremony facilitator 37:22 — Lateral violence and protocols for creating safety within community containers 41:47 — Daniela's mentorship for stepping into confidence, power, and self-expression 44:09 — Defining matriarchy: her mother, her sisters, and mentor Miriam Hosny 50:08 — Where to find Daniela: her website, Instagram, and upcoming European tour Follow Daniela Riojas at Intikhana for details on her mentorship, retreats, and upcoming tours. @danielariojas https://www.intikhana.com/ https://linktr.ee/danielariojas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why does it sometimes feel easier to give than to receive?In this joint episode, Nimesh and Stacey explore the deeper spiritual and emotional blocks around receiving love, support, help and abundance.For healers, empaths and those on the spiritual path, giving can feel natural. Receiving can feel uncomfortable, vulnerable, or even wrong.Together, Nimesh and Stacey talk about childhood programming, ancestral patterns, self-worth, independence, abundance, and why asking for help is not weakness — it is part of healing.Stacey also shares honestly about learning to receive support during a challenging season, especially as her birthday brings up the discomfort of being celebrated.This episode is for anyone who gives easily, supports everyone else, but struggles to let others hold space for them.Maybe receiving is not selfish.Maybe it is balance.Maybe it is time to let yourself be supported.In This Episode✨ Why giving can feel safer than receiving✨ Childhood and ancestral patterns around support✨ The link between receiving, self-worth and abundance✨ Why asking for help is a sign of strength✨ Learning to receive without guilt or repaymentWhat You'll Take Away✨ Receiving is connected to self-worth✨ Abundance is a vibration, and receiving is part of it✨ You are not a burden for needing support✨ Letting others help you can be a gift to them too✨ Balance comes when giving and receiving both feel safeContinue Your Journey With Nimesh✨ Spiritual Journey MembershipJoin a safe and supportive spiritual community with monthly teachings, guided meditations, energy updates and space to grow alongside others on the path.https://nimesh-radia.com/spiritual-membership/✨ Book a Free Discovery Call with NimeshIf this episode speaks to where you are right now, you can book a free discovery call to explore spiritual mentorship, Akashic Records or deeper support.https://calendly.com/spiritualjourney/30min✨ Akashic Record ReadingIf you feel called to understand your soul contracts, patterns, purpose or guidance more deeply, an Akashic Record Reading can support that journey.https://calendly.com/spiritualjourney/akashic-record-readingConnect with Nimesh and StaceyNimesh RadiaEmail: nims@nimesh-radia.comWebsite: https://nimesh-radia.comPodcast: https://nimesh-radia.com/podcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nimesh_radia/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nimesh.radiaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimesh-radiaStacey BrownEmail: staceylbrown555@gmail.comWebsite: https://stacey-brown.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/staceybrown_555ReflectionWhat are you asking for that you do not yet believe you are worthy of receiving?This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Today's sermon, by Rev. David Norse, was offered on Sunday, September 6, 2026. The scripture passages this morning were Matthew 6:24-34 and Matthew16:24-28. To listen to the full Lord's Day service, search YouTube for "Swarthmore Presbyterian Church."

Jesus taught us three keys to receiving answers to our prayers. First, we need to **ask**, which means we need to be specific about what we are requesting from God. Second, we need to **seek**, which means we need to actively look for the answers. God is not going to simply drop the answer from heaven. The answers are here on earth, so we have to look for them with the help of the Holy Spirit. Third, we have to **knock**. Jesus said that when we knock, the door will be opened. This means we must be persistent, continuing to ask, seek, and knock until we receive the answer to our prayers. __________ Matthew 7:7–8 KJV, Matthew 7:7–8 NLT, Romans 8:31–32 NLT __________ Partner with Us: https://churchforentrepreneurs.com/partner Connect with Us: https://churchforentrepreneurs.com __________    

1048. Receiving an inheritance can be a life-changing financial event, but passing a portion of those funds along to family members comes with a unique set of tax rules. Host Laura Adams breaks down the federal tax consequences of sharing an inheritance. You'll learn how inherited assets are taxed at receipt, how the federal annual gift tax exclusion works, and smart tax-free strategies to help your loved ones without triggering extra tax paperwork.Key Takeaways:Receiving plain cash or life insurance proceeds does not trigger federal income tax, and you do not need to report it on your federal return. However, a gift giver could owe state tax depending on where they live. As a gift giver, you can exclude up to $19,000 per person per year (or $38,000 if married) without reporting it. Gifts above the exclusion simply require filing IRS Form 709 to count against your $15 million lifetime exemption, meaning almost no one owes actual gift tax.Inheriting property or taxable investments adjusts the asset's cost basis to its fair market value on the owner's date of death, erasing past appreciation.If you want to pay tuition or medical bills directly for someone else, it does not count toward your $19,000 annual exclusion or require Form 709 reporting.You can superfund a 529 savings plan for someone else and use five years' worth of annual exclusions at once.Discover more from Money Girl!FacebookNewsletterTranscripts available at QuickandDirtyTips.com.Email: Laura@LauraDAdams.com or leave a voicemail: (302) 364-0308. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WelcomeHello, lovelies. It's Juliette here, and today I'm joined by Josy Frotton, a cosmic weaver, bodyworker, traveller, and host of the Soul Dancers podcast.In this conversation, we explore what it means to soften, receive, and stop abandoning yourself in the name of caring for everyone else.Josy Frotton shares what has been unfolding for her after a powerful Moon Dance ceremony, the deeper layers she has been meeting within her body, and the patterns of overgiving, responsibility, and “selfishness” that so many of us inherit.We speak about mothers and daughters, boundaries, generational conditioning, speaking your truth out loud, and choosing to honour your own path even when someone you love wants something different from you.This episode is an invitation to soften without disappearing.To receive without guilt.And to remember that choosing yourself does not mean you stop loving others.

Touch is one of our most basic human needs, yet for many men, meaningful platonic touch can disappear from their lives for years, sometimes even decades.  In this deeply moving conversation, Dr. Dan welcomes Aaron Johnson, public speaker, facilitator, filmmaker, touch activist, founder of the Chronically Untouched Project, and co-founder of Holistic Resistance and Grief to Action. Aaron's work explores the emotional and relational lives of Black men and the messages many have received about what masculinity is supposed to look like. Be strong. Hold your emotions in. Take care of yourself. Don't show vulnerability. Through intentional listening, platonic touch, consent, tenderness, and community, Aaron is creating spaces where men can experience a different way of connecting with themselves and with one another.  Aaron shares how this work began with his own grief after the death of his father and his nearly year-long journey to regain access to tears after approximately 20 years of not crying. Rather than forcing an emotional breakthrough, Aaron discovered that being deeply and consistently listened to created the safety necessary for his emotions to emerge. That experience became foundational to his work and to one of its central principles: “Listening is the first hug.” Aaron and Dr. Dan explore what happens when men are given permission to move beyond the roles they have been conditioned to play. Aaron describes the powerful question that became a cornerstone of the Chronically Untouched Project: When was the last time you experienced three minutes of thoughtful, platonic touch? For many of the men Aaron has worked with, answering that question means searching decades into their past. The conversation explores why something as simple as holding another man's hand can feel profoundly vulnerable, particularly for Black men who have absorbed cultural expectations around hypermasculinity, strength, sexuality, and survival. Aaron explains how creating safety through listening and explicit consent allows participants to slowly experience touch without coercion, pressure, or judgment. Aaron also takes listeners inside one of the most moving practices featured in his films Dark and Tender and Dark and Tender: Big Island: the “tuck-in.” Grown men are invited to ask directly for the kind of care they need… pillows, blankets, a hand held, someone sitting near them, or simply the presence of others and then allow themselves to receive it. It is a seemingly simple act with profound implications. Aaron describes these experiences as an interruption of the belief that grown men, and particularly Black men, cannot or should not be held tenderly. Dr. Dan and Aaron also discuss the broader potential of this work. Learning to listen, communicate boundaries, practice consent, and understand vulnerability within our own bodies may influence how we treat other people's bodies and relationships. The conversation expands beyond individual healing into questions of violence, community, family, parenting, and future generations. Aaron emphasizes that homes and families can become powerful places for change. By modeling positive touch, listening deeply, making room for tenderness, and helping children use their voices, parents and caregivers can begin changing the messages boys receive about what it means to be strong. Ultimately, this episode is an invitation to reconsider connection itself. Strength and tenderness do not have to be opposites. Vulnerability does not have to diminish masculinity. And sometimes healing begins not with having the perfect words, but with creating enough safety to listen, to feel, and to allow another human being to be present with us. 1. Listening can be a form of connection before physical touch ever happens.Aaron describes listening as “the first hug.” Deep, nonjudgmental listening creates trust and emotional safety, allowing people to take increasingly vulnerable interpersonal risks. 2. Emotional breakthroughs cannot always be forced.Aaron spent months trying to regain access to his tears after his father's death. He ultimately discovered that safety, patience, trust, and being heard—not pressure—allowed the grief he had carried for years to emerge. 3. Three minutes of platonic touch can reveal how disconnected many men have become.A few minutes seems insignificant until someone realizes they cannot remember the last time they experienced sustained, intentional, nonsexual touch. 4. Consent becomes especially powerful when people experience it through their own vulnerability.Aaron's workshops emphasize explicit yeses and noes, careful listening, and respect for boundaries before physical contact takes place. 5. Tenderness and strength can coexist.Aaron's work challenges cultural narratives that teach men—particularly Black men—that softness, vulnerability, emotional expression, or being cared for somehow diminishes their strength. 6. Receiving care can be as transformative as giving it.Exercises such as the tuck-in give adult men permission to identify what they need, ask for it clearly, and experience being cared for without having to perform, compete, or prove themselves. 7. Changing the culture begins at home.Aaron encourages parents, caregivers, and families to create homes where healthy touch, listening, tenderness, emotional expression, consent, and the human voice are modeled from childhood. For more information visit CutProject.org and follow (GUEST INSTAGRAM HANDLE LIVE LINK) on Instagram. Please listen, follow, rate, and review Make It a Great One on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @drdanpeters on social media. Visit www.drdanpeters.com and send your questions or guest pitches to podcast@drdanpeters.com. We have this moment, this day, and this life—let's make it a great one.– Dr. Dan KEY TAKEAWAYS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(Episode #11) What if the only thing standing between you and receiving is your own permission? This week's live coaching covers a lot of ground: a freelancer weighing a stable corporate job against the terrifying, exciting possibility that her dreams are actually coming true; a business owner who's been hemorrhaging energy and money while convinced the answer is always to give more; a handywoman stuck in an invoicing spiral that's really about permission, not productivity; and a listener untangling anxious-avoidant patterns in a new dating connection. Threaded through all of it is the same question Brittany and Zoey keep circling back to — not "what more can you give," but "what are you willing to receive?"In this episode:(00:00) Introducing The Bitching Hour, plus glimmers and stickies(00:10) A client's question: choosing between a stable dream job and the fear of jumping into someone else's timeline(00:35) Rewriting the nervous system's relationship to hope — why "worst-case scenario" is a defense, not a fact(00:38) A client's question: healing a lifelong receiving wound after years of hemorrhaging energy and money(01:14) A client's question: the invoicing block that's really about giving your "baby business" permission to be enough(01:39) A listener's reflections on disorganized attachment, the hiding wound, and choosing to slow down instead of self-sabotage(01:53) Closing remarks and a first look at Brittany and Zoey's new 21-day joint offer, "That Bitch"Join The Bitching Hour for FREE with Zoey and Brittany: jointhebitchinghour.com Did you love this episode? The Bitching Hour! Team lovingly asks for your support! We'd be eternally grateful if you'd rate, review, and subscribe! We want to make sure you never miss a dose of divine guidance.If this conversation resonated with you, we hope you share it with someone you think would connect with the message. Stay connected with us! Follow us on IG @jointhebitchinghour Connect with Zoey here: Instagram: @thezoeygrecoTikTok: @thezoeygrecoWebsite: ZoeyGreco.comConnect with Brittany here:Instagram: @brittanyannetteTikTok: @brittany.annetteWebsite: brittanyloeser.com

Your hormones aren't broken — they're communicating. In this episode, I'm walking you through the exact map I use with every client and inside my Soul Aligned framework: the energetic correlation between your seven major glands, their corresponding chakras, and the symptoms showing up in your body right now. We'll go gland by gland  and I'll show you how each one maps to a chakra, what it's asking of you when it's blocked, and the specific physical and emotional symptoms that show up when that center is out of alignment. But this episode is bigger than symptoms. It's about why alignment is the actual mechanism behind manifestation. You can vision board, affirm, and set intentions all day — but if your body is in a state of misalignment, you are not in a receptive state. Receiving requires a nervous system that feels safe, a body that isn't in survival mode, and an internal "yes" that isn't muffled by fear, grief, or an old belief still running the show. You cannot fully receive the life you're calling in while you're disconnected from your own body and out of alignment with the divine. Your glands and chakras are the communication line — and when that line is blocked, it's not just your hormones that suffer, it's your capacity to receive everything you've been asking for. In this episode, you'll learn: How your body is designed, and what it's communicating through your symptoms How to locate and release the root beliefs driving your hormone chaos What an authentic yes and no actually feel like in your body Why alignment — not effort — is the real mechanism behind manifestation and receiving How to start building a hormone protocol that's personalized to your specific system How to move from understanding your patterns to actually living differently inside them If you've been doing "everything right" and still aren't receiving the life you're calling in, this episode will show you what's actually blocking it — and why root-cause work has to include the energetic layer, not just the physical one. ✨ Mentioned in this episode: CLICK HERE to download my FREE Manifestation Mindset Makeover guide

In this episode of the Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh welcomes Stacy to share her powerful story of experiencing birth trauma through two very different pregnancies. As a labor and delivery nurse, Stacy entered motherhood with an understanding of the medical side of birth, but that knowledge made it even more difficult to process what happened when both of her births took unexpected and traumatic turns. Her first daughter was born via C-section after developing gestational hypertension, followed by a significant postpartum hemorrhage, severe anemia, fluid overload, and a difficult recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic.When Stacy became pregnant again, she discovered she was expecting twins. At 33 weeks and 5 days, she was diagnosed with preeclampsia with severe features and underwent an urgent C-section. What followed was a life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage, magnesium toxicity, multiple emergency procedures, and a massive transfusion of 16 units of blood and blood products. Stacy shares what it was like to wake up in the ICU, feel disconnected from her newborn daughters, and later realize just how close she had come to dying.In this vulnerable conversation, Stacy also opens up about the emotional aftermath of her births — postpartum anxiety, grief, guilt, losing her sense of identity, the loneliness of recovering during COVID, and the pressure she felt to simply be grateful because everyone had survived. Ultimately, her healing began when she gave herself permission to acknowledge that what happened was traumatic, without comparing her experience to anyone else's.✨ In this episode, Stacy shares:

If the goal you are pursuing feels far beyond your own ability, take heart—this is often a sign that you are right where God wants you to be. Over the years, I have seen again and again that when we embrace a vision from God and set goals inspired by Him, He meets us with His faithfulness. I want to share with you a simple, Scripture-based approach that I have relied on in my own journey, especially when my vision seemed too big, my confidence was shaken, and my own strength was not enough. God is ready to help you, just as He has helped me.At the heart of our faith is the unshakable truth that God loves you unconditionally and desires to help you in every area of your life. This is not just a general promise—it is rooted in the Word of God. Hebrews 11:6 reminds us that God rewards those who earnestly seek Him, and Jesus Himself invites us to ask, seek, and knock, assuring us that God will respond. In my own walk with the Lord, I have seen these promises come alive in practical ways. Asking God is not just a ritual; it is a vital part of building a close relationship with Him. As you receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord, the Holy Spirit comes and abides in you to empower and equip you for every good work.From this foundation, I encourage you to join faith with practical goal-setting and a God-given vision. The goals God places in our hearts are often beyond what we can accomplish on our own, so we must rely on His strength and trust Him for the results. Over the years, I have learned the importance of connecting every goal with a specific promise from Scripture, such as Deuteronomy 28:8. I have made it a habit to speak God's promises over my circumstances, especially in challenging times. One method that has helped me greatly is to write a verse on a dated card and commit it to memory, so that when doubt, fear, or unbelief try to creep in, I can stand firm on God's Word.If you are seeking guidance, encouragement, and a deeper, more faith-filled way to pray, I invite you to listen now. Share this message with a friend, colleague, or family member who needs hope, and let others know how you are standing on the promises of God today.Send Tony a Texthttps://www.seldicompany.com/

Receiving a financial gift from your parents can create a great opportunity, but also plenty of questions about what to do next. Ryan walks through several ways families might use gifted money and explains why the intentions of the person giving the money and the goals of the person receiving it should both be part of the conversation. A generous gift can go much further when there's a thoughtful plan behind it. Here's what we discuss in this episode:

Legendary Miami Dolphins WR Oronde Gadsden doesn't think the Dolphins' receiving core has a #1 option and believes it will hurt their offensive production.

In hour one, did Tua expose himself for having a burner account? Oronde Gadsden doesn't think the Dolphins' receiving core has a #1 option and believes it will hurt their offensive production. Plus, Hoch isn't buying into the Dolphins "sneaking up" on the Raiders in Week 1.

My guest this week spent forty years studying death — first as a pathologist doing autopsies, later coaching people from inside her own pathology office. What she found in that work wasn't morbid. She found more life force in the morgue than she usually found walking around on an ordinary day, and that contradiction sent her looking for why. Sabine O'Laughlin calls what she found the mother line: the idea that everybody has one mother, whatever your relationship with her looks like, and that mother gave you exactly one thing — your life. Until you can accept that fully, Sabine says, you stay closed off to receiving — not just love, but money, health, and everything else too. This conversation is one I needed to hear myself, as someone who works in wealth consciousness all day and doesn't have a relationship with my own mother. This episode gets into where that shows up in your body, what giving too much can actually cost you, and what changes once you do this work.   WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: The three principles that hold family systems together — belonging, order, and the balance of give and receive — and what happens when any of them is out of balance Why being "a little bit dead" isn't dramatic — it's any place you learned to hold back to keep your caretakers happy, and how it shows up in your posture, your jaw, and your voice Why the giver, not the taker, is usually the one who kills a relationship, and how over-giving can be a form of control dressed up as generosity What it might mean if you've always felt like the black sheep of your family, and why that role usually isn't random Why Sabine says money is an energy, not a thing, and why nothing you buy will work until you can take in the source of your own wealth What changed for Sabine the day her mother died, and how it turned into four decades of studying death for a living   TAKE SABINE'S FREE ENERGY LEAK AUDIT Curious where your own energy might be leaking? Run Sabine's free Energy Leak Audit or book a Health Matrix Audit → https://sabine-olaughlin.com/start/   CONNECT WITH SABINE O'LAUGHLIN: Website: https://sabine-olaughlin.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabine-o-laughlin-88501b56/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabineolaughlin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sabineolaughlin Her podcast, Death Audit: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/death-audit-who-murdered-your-potential/id1838825376 Her book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FTTFXWGH   ABOUT SABINE O'LAUGHLIN Sabine O'Laughlin, MD, is a pathologist and functional wellness coach for women late-diagnosed with ADHD or AuDHD. As the creator of the Health Matrix, she helps women uncover the hidden patterns draining their energy and limiting their potential. After spending decades studying death and disease, Sabine discovered what helps people truly live. Her own life changed when she was diagnosed with ADHD at age 62. Today, Sabine combines medical expertise, family systems work, and a deep understanding of neurodivergence to guide high-achieving women from burnout and self-doubt to greater clarity, vitality, and fulfillment.   READY TO CLEAR WHAT'S BLOCKING YOUR RECEIVING? This episode might have you thinking about the parts of your own story that never seemed to add up. If so, let's talk about it. As my gift to Girlfriends, I offer a 30-minute discovery call. We'll talk about where you are right now and what might be getting in the way. Book here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=13047670&appointmentType=2244195   FREE GIFT FROM SARAH Get Sarah's Freedom Calculator and discover how much your business needs to make to finally be free. Download at https://sarahwalton.com/freedom   LEARN FROM SARAH Explore Sarah's online courses and free resources to start building your business with confidence. Online Courses: https://sarahwalton.com/online-courses Free Resources: https://sarahwalton.com/free-resources   CONNECT WITH SARAH: Website: https://sarahwalton.com/podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSarahWalton Instagram: https://instagram.com/thesarahwalton   ABOUT SARAH WALTON Sarah Walton is a wealth consciousness coach, strategic advisor, podcast host, and mentor who helps women entrepreneurs build businesses they love. Her mission is simple: to put more money in the hands of more women. She's the creator of the Abundance Academy, The Art of Receiving, and the Game On Girlfriend® podcast. Sarah teaches authentic, heart-centered business strategies because when women have more financial power, they don't just keep it — they use it to take care of their families, support their communities, and build something bigger than themselves.   RELATED GAME ON GIRLFRIEND® EPISODES YOU'LL LOVE: Episode 344: Why You Struggle to Receive Money (Even When You're Good at Making It) — why making money and receiving it are two different skills, and what gets in the way of the second one — https://sarahwalton.com/money-mindset-receiving-women-entrepreneurs/ Episode 312: Awakening, Abundance & Ancient Wisdom — Rewriting Your Money Story, with Halle Eavelyn — how women can overcome financial programming and build wealth through mindset shifts — https://sarahwalton.com/women-money-mindset-halle-eavelyn/ Episode 252: How The Abundance Academy Changed My Life, with Adriana Keefe — how one woman's confidence and revenue grew from the inside out — https://sarahwalton.com/abundance-academy-changed-my-life/   LOVE THE SHOW? 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I am very good at giving. I spent a long time being terrible at receiving. And I have come to understand that the inability to receive is not humility. It is a wall. And it keeps love out just as effectively as it keeps pain out. In this episode I share the story of my friend Colleen volunteering at my first retreat and what happened when I finally said yes to being supported. What I discovered completely reframed how I think about receiving. When I refuse it, I am not protecting anyone. I am denying the people who care about me the opportunity to love me. And I am denying myself the experience of being loved. I also name the three things that typically sit underneath the inability to receive: vulnerability, worth, and control. And I offer a simple practice for beginning to let care in. Ready to go deeper? Grab my book, The Consistency Code: A Midlife Woman's Guide to Deep Health and Happiness, at https://theconsistencycode.com   #GraceAndGrit #ArtOfReceiving #MidlifeWomen #SelfCompassion #Vulnerability #WomensWellness #DeepHealth #RelationshipHealth #IntentionalLiving #MidlifeHealth

Episode Summary We're talking about money and abundance today, and this is such a powerful topic because the word "money" alone can bring up so much contraction, fear, shame, and emotion for people. In this episode, I'm joined by Shanna Stevens, a holistic master life coach through The Adult Chair, for a vulnerable and transformational conversation about money blocks, receiving abundance, and the unconscious beliefs that can keep us stuck. So many people are doing all the "right" things. They are visualizing, affirming, meditating, making vision boards, taking wealth consciousness courses, and trying to manifest abundance. But sometimes, no matter how much we consciously desire something, there is an unconscious belief underneath that is blocking us from receiving it. Shanna shares that she had been doing all the things to call in more money and abundance, but instead of money flowing in, she was feeling scarcity, fear, embarrassment, and stress around paying bills, buying food, and finding income. During one of our coaching calls, she vulnerably raised her hand and asked for help, and we began listening for the patterns and keywords underneath what she was saying. As we worked together, we traced her money block back to a childhood memory of being five years old and watching her mother cry as boxes of donated food and clothing were being dropped off for their family. As a child, Shanna took on the embarrassment she felt from her mother and unconsciously formed the belief that receiving abundance was embarrassing. Once we found that taproot, we were able to work with her inner child, update the old belief, and help her see the truth: her family was actually receiving abundance. It may not have looked the way the ego thought it should, but support, food, clothing, and care were coming in. After that shift, Shanna felt lighter, softer, more open, and more able to receive. Within days, money and opportunities began flowing in, including refunded fees, new clients, paid-in-full sessions, an invitation to present, and more ease in her body and energy.  Key Takeaways: The word "money" can bring up contraction, fear, shame, and triggers for many people Abundance blocks are often connected to unconscious beliefs formed in childhood Manifesting, affirmations, gratitude, and vision boards can be helpful, but they may not work if an opposite core belief is running underneath Our unconscious beliefs often create the reality we are living in now Triggers can reveal the hidden beliefs that are blocking what we want to create Owning your current reality is the first step to transformation Shanna's money block was connected to embarrassment, worthiness, and receiving As a child, Shanna took on her mother's embarrassment around receiving donated food and clothing The old belief that emerged was: "To receive abundance is embarrassing" Inner child work helps us update old programs and release beliefs that are no longer true Receiving abundance can include money, support, opportunities, love, friendship, care, and ease When an old belief shifts, the body and energy field can feel lighter, softer, and more open Money and opportunities can begin to flow more easily when the energetic block is removed Abundance does not have to feel forced or heavy. It can feel easy, aligned, and natural Resources from this Episode: Shanna Stevens Website: https://shannastevens.com The Adult Chair® Metamorphosis: https://theadultchair.com/metamorphosis The Adult Chair® Coaching Certification: https://theadultchair.com/certification   MORE MICHELLE CHALFANT Website: https://www.michellechalfant.com Membership: The Adult Chair Collective https://www.michellechalfant.com/collective  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themichellechalfant Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMichelleChalfant The Adult Chair® Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theadultchair YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Michellechalfant

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What if receiving love and support feels almost as uncomfortable as the pain you're already carrying? In this deeply compassionate coaching session, Christine works with Maryam, an Iranian woman living in Norway who is struggling with grief, fear, and guilt as she witnesses tremendous suffering in her homeland while her family remains in Iran. At the same time, Maryam has built a beautiful life with a loving husband who consistently shows up for her. He listens, comforts her, walks with her, and gives her space to grieve. Yet instead of simply receiving his support, Maryam often finds herself apologizing for needing it. Underneath that guilt is a powerful question: If people I love are suffering, is it okay for me to feel safe, supported, and loved? Christine helps Maryam explore how trauma can condition the nervous system to expect chaos and suffering—making safety and love feel unfamiliar when they finally arrive. Sometimes, without realizing it, we may even add guilt to positive experiences as a way of recalibrating back toward what feels familiar. Together, they explore collective grief, survivor's guilt, highly sensitive nervous systems, receiving in relationships, and the difference between compassionately witnessing suffering and believing you must suffer alongside someone in order to love them. If you've ever felt guilty for having something another person doesn't, struggled to receive help without apologizing, or believed that your own happiness somehow minimizes someone else's pain, this conversation offers a powerful invitation to choose differently. Press play to discover why your suffering doesn't relieve someone else's—and how allowing yourself to receive love may actually give you greater capacity to offer love in return. Consider / Ask Yourself Do you feel guilty receiving support when other people are struggling? Is it easier for you to care for others than to allow someone to care for you? Do you unconsciously believe that suffering alongside someone proves how much you love them? When something good enters your life, do you find yourself waiting for something bad to happen or creating additional worry? Can you allow yourself to experience safety and love even when suffering exists elsewhere? Key Insights and A-Ha's Compassion for another person's suffering doesn't require adding unnecessary suffering to your own life. Trauma can orient the nervous system toward chaos, making love, safety, and support feel unfamiliar. Guilt can become a way of limiting how much goodness we're willing to receive. Receiving support doesn't make you less compassionate, committed, or connected to the people you care about. Rejecting support can also prevent someone you love from experiencing the gift and purpose of supporting you. Your suffering does not automatically lessen someone else's suffering. Receiving love can expand your capacity to give love. Sometimes healing means allowing your nervous system to recalibrate to safety instead of continually tethering itself to pain. How to Deepen the Work When you notice yourself apologizing for needing support, try replacing "I'm sorry" with "Thank you," "I love you," or "I'm grateful you're here with me." Notice what happens in your body when someone offers you love, comfort, or support without asking for anything in return. Remind yourself that it is safe to receive—even when other parts of your life or the world feel uncertain. Ask yourself whether your suffering is actually helping the situation you're concerned about. Give yourself permission to step away from collective pain at times and return to the reality of your own present moment. Practice receiving support without immediately feeling obligated to reciprocate it. Resources Mentioned in This Episode Featured Sponsor: Peluva Barefoot Shoes Christine shares more about Peluva, a five-toe minimalist shoe featuring five-toe articulation, which gives each toe its own space and supports more natural movement while walking or running. Use code CHRISTINE for 10% off your first pair. Shop Peluva through Christine's link Social Media + Resources Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment Christine Hassler Podcasts including Coaches Corner Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler Facebook — Christine Hassler Instagram — @ChristineHassler Instagram — @SacredUnionCouples Apply to be coached on the show: christinehassler.com/waitlist Courses, retreats, and more resources: christinehassler.com