Podcasts about reclaiming

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After thousands of years of biblical wisdom available to us, humans are still stressing over whether there is any peace to be found in the daily struggle to survive and thrive. We overfill our lives with more than we can handle, stew over unfinished to-do lists, and quietly convince ourselves that choosing to rest is somehow irresponsible — maybe even brazen. And so the exhaustion compounds, and restoration stays just out of reach. But God's ultimate plan is restoration. And you cannot even spell that word without rest. Genesis 2 tells us that after the immeasurable work of creating everything, God Himself chose to rest on the seventh day and made that day holy. He did not have to. He is infinitely capable. But at the very beginning of His love letter to us, He modeled something essential: rest is not a reward for finishing everything. It is a sacred rhythm built into the design of life itself. Psalm 4:8 was written on an index card beside a bed during one of the hardest seasons imaginable — between jobs, in a temporary apartment, caring for a child through painful change — and whispered aloud in the dark as a declaration of trust: in peace I will lie down and sleep, for You alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. That verse is an invitation to unclench our grip on every fear and worry and let God watch over what we were never designed to carry through the night. Today's Bible Verse "In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety."— Psalm 4:8, NIV Ponder Today Rest is not a reward for finishing everything — it is a God-designed necessity. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy precisely because He rested on it. Rest is not laziness or irresponsibility. It is obedience to the rhythm God built into creation. You cannot spell restoration without rest. God's ultimate plan for you is restoration — of body, mind, heart, and soul. Refusing to rest is not faithfulness. It is standing in the way of what God is trying to do in you. Reclaiming rest requires shifting from striving to trusting. First Peter 5:7 invites you to cast your cares on God. Philippians 4:6-7 promises that when you present your requests to Him, He will guard your heart and mind. Rest is an act of faith, not an act of indulgence. Psalm 4:8 is a declaration you can whisper in the dark. When fear and worry make sleep feel impossible, speaking this verse aloud is not a passive act. It is a deliberate choice to place yourself under God's watchful care and release what you were never designed to hold through the night. You are loved not for your works or achievements, but because you are God's beloved child. Rest is the place where that truth settles most deeply. In stillness, without anything to prove or produce, you are simply held by the One who made you. A Prayer for You Today Dear God, help me remember that rest is an intentional gift from You. Remind me that I am not proving myself to You — rather, I am celebrating Your goodness. Show me how to ease the pressure I put on myself and make room for the restoration my heart, mind, soul, and body need. Inspire me with ideas for relaxing that let me enjoy unstructured time, naps, and sleep without guilt. I know You desire what is best for me. Help me not to stand in the way of the sweet refreshment You provide. Show me how to reclaim rest. In Jesus' name, Amen. Don't Miss an Episode If today's prayer gave you permission to finally put something down and rest, we'd love to stay connected. Subscribe to the LifeAudio newsletter at LifeAudio.com for daily prayers, devotionals, and more content to restore your soul and renew your faith every day. If you like this podcast, be sure to check out our sister podcast, Your Nightly Prayer - an evening Christian prayer podcast to help you end your day in conversation with God. https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-nightly-prayer/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this intimate intuitive flow, Amy Natalie maps out the evolution of her love life—from the people-pleasing "cool girl" to the empowered "worthy woman"—and how she called in her current era of Epic Love.Ditching the illusion of the "fairy tale" relationship, Amy breaks down her signature E.P.I.C. Love Method for the self-aware woman who refuses to settle for status quo partnerships. She shares raw, behind-the-scenes lessons from her marriage, divorce, and anxious attachment loops, revealing the exact somatic and mindset shifts required to stop overthinking romance, regulate the nervous system, and open up to a love that is deeply passionate, safe, and easeful.Themes:Redefining modern romance through Emotional attunement, Passion and pleasure, Intentional partnership, and authentic Connection/communication.Moving away from the illusion of the "ready-made king" and choosing a grounded partner who is simply willing to grow.Releasing the tendency to play small, self-abandon, and choose relationships based on how they look on paper.Reclaiming self-reliance, healing codependency, and exploring solo somatic pleasure after divorce.Moving past basic mental awareness into deep nervous system regulation to break the cycle of chasing emotionally unavailable men.Softening internal armor and soothing relationship anxiety to fully let in an aligned, adoring partner without self-sabotage.❤️‍

What happens when Orthodox Christians stop simply criticizing culture and start creating it? In this episode, Buck chats with his good friend Mano Elia—host of the Study of Stuff Podcast, founder of Spoon Records, and one of the driving forces behind the Bored No More movement—to discuss what it means to reclaim culture by creating art, music, film, and authentic community centered on Christ and His Church. Mano shares the vision behind Bored No More, a growing network of Orthodox Christian creators dedicated to producing meaningful media, cultivating community, and encouraging artists to create work rooted in Christ. He also discusses Bored No More's partnership with Logos Cinema, where the network's growing catalog of content will soon be available alongside a broader streaming platform devoted to faith-centered films and entertainment. Rather than merely reacting to a culture in decline, Mano challenges Orthodox Christians to what he calls "inverting the inversion"—reclaiming the very spaces that have been distorted and restoring them to the service of God. Buck and Mano also discuss the spiritual condition of Canada, the growing sense of isolation and nihilism they see throughout the country, the expansion of medically assisted suicide, and what these trends reveal about a society that has lost hope. They also explore the blessings and pitfalls of online Orthodoxy, why internet debates should never replace life in the parish, and why our hardworking priests deserve far more grace and gratitude than criticism. Topics include: * What "inverting the inversion" really means * Why Orthodox Christians should create culture instead of merely critique it * The vision behind the Bored No More movement * Bored No More's partnership with Logos Cinema * Spoon Records and cultivating meaningful music * Canada's growing spiritual crisis * Loneliness, nihilism, and medically assisted suicide * The strengths and weaknesses of online Orthodoxy * Why faithful parish life matters more than internet arguments * Showing grace and appreciation for our priests Learn more about Mano's work: Bored No More Community Support the mission Bored No More Study of Stuff Podcast (YouTube) Study of Stuff on Instagram Logos Cinema Sponsor: Donate to the show here: https://www.patreon.com/counterflow  Podsworth App: https://podsworth.com  Code: BUCK50 for HALF off your first order! Clean up your recordings, sound like a pro, and support the Counterflow Podcast! Full Ad Read BEFORE processing: https://youtu.be/F4ljjtR5QfA  Full Ad Read AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/J6trRTgmpwE Visit my website: https://www.counterflowpodcast.com  Audio Production by Podsworth Media: https://www.podsworth.com  Leave us a review and rating on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!

We were promised that more data would give us more control. Somewhere between the sleep score and the blood panel, many of us stopped asking how we actually feel. After stepping away from the demanding executive career that had shaped much of her identity, physician and healthcare leader Dr. Nasim Afsar was forced to confront a deeper question: Who are you when the role, schedule, and story that defined you are suddenly gone? In this conversation, Nasim and Marc explore identity beyond achievement, the danger of trying to fix every uncomfortable emotion, and the growing anxiety surrounding wearables, supplements, testing, peptides, and longevity protocols. They also examine how unified health data and artificial intelligence could create a more personalized and human healthcare system—provided that people remain the owners of their information and the centre of every decision. This is a conversation about becoming whole, trusting how you feel, and remembering that no technology can replace sleep, movement, purpose, community, and a life you genuinely want to live. Show Partners: Get your MENTAL FITNESS BLUEPRINT here! A special thanks to our mental fitness + sweat partner Sip Saunas Personal Socrates: Better Question, Better Life   Connect with Marc: https://konect.to/marcchampagne   Timestamps: 00:00 — The question that opens every interview: “Who are you?” 01:41 — Leaving the career that had become part of her identity 04:23 — What story are you telling yourself about who you are? 06:32 — Becoming a more whole human being 08:21 — What a Valentine's Day disappointment taught Nasim about pain 11:14 — Why fixing the problem can prevent us from understanding it 13:16 — Letting discomfort teach you instead of managing it away 15:38 — How medical training conditioned doctors to disconnect emotionally 18:36 — Feeling difficult emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them 20:03 — Why high-stress professions must teach people how to process trauma 22:17 — The connection between human context and intelligent health 23:47 — The patient labelled “non-compliant” whose real story was being missed 26:06 — Why clinical care represents only part of what shapes our health 26:44 — The three pillars of intelligent health 28:53 — Why modern health optimization has become overwhelming 30:12 — When wearable data disconnects you from how you actually feel 31:58 — The psychological cost of forcing yourself through “healthy” routines 33:34 — The anxiety and stress hiding inside the longevity movement 35:33 — A healthier, seasonal approach to wearables and tracking 37:56 — The simple fundamentals shared by people who live well 39:12 — The dangerous side of rushing into unverified health treatments 40:32 — Returning to the fundamentals before chasing the latest protocol 42:01 — Why fragmented health data prevents personalized care 45:15 — Where to begin when health information feels overwhelming 46:06 — Baseline testing, trusted practitioners, AI, and health-data privacy 47:38 — Why no peptide can replace the foundations of health 48:18 — The personalized health future that may be closer than we think 49:55 — Reclaiming autonomy without chasing every health trend * Special props

Episode #1163 Do you keep telling yourself you'll work on your marriage when life slows down? If so, you're not alone. Many successful businessmen pour everything they have into growing their business while convincing themselves there's no time left to improve their relationship. In this episode, Doug Holt and Christopher Hansen unpack what's really behind that mindset. They explore why so many men avoid working on their marriage, how fear of rejection and identity can keep you stuck, and why hiding in your business never solves the problem at home. You'll also hear why trying to compartmentalize your work and marriage doesn't actually work, how the quality of your relationship impacts your performance as a leader, and what happens when you start making your family a real priority instead of something you'll get to later. If you've been feeling disconnected at home, questioning where your energy is going, or wondering why success at work doesn't feel as fulfilling as it should, this conversation will give you practical insights and a clear place to start. Want to understand what's really keeping your marriage stuck and learn the first steps to rebuilding connection? Get the free training at https://thepowerfulman.com/scales and discover a practical framework you can start using today.

Brad Stulberg is a bestselling author, performance coach to founders & elite athletes, and researcher on sustainable excellence, well-being, and behavior change. His new book, The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World, is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller. He's also the author of The Practice of Groundedness and Master of Change, and co-author of Peak Performance — books that have sold more than 500,000 copies and been translated into 20+ languages. He's on faculty at the University of Michigan, co-hosts the podcast excellence, actually, and writes regularly for the New York Times, with additional work in The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic. He coaches founders, executives, and elite athletes — and has spent over a decade studying what actually separates world-class performers from people who just perform intensity.(02:00) Untangling worth from work(03:18) Mountains and passion(05:47) Clean fuel vs dirty(07:17) Simplicity over optimization(10:01) Stress rest growth cycle(11:14) Rest as the work(15:10) Digital Sabbath reset(18:33) Reclaiming focus(23:27) Dopamine fast reality(25:52) Excellence requires intimacy(29:15) Attention and mastery(32:57) Progress plateaus and curiosity(36:26) Learning mindset in sports(37:58) Steve Kerr values and perspective(40:50) Identity house minimum dose(45:15) Mental toughness responding(48:08) Nature nurture fit grit(51:39) Testosterone status and masculinity(56:05) Closing thanks and where to findBrad's websiteBrad's Instagram, Twitter, and SubstackThe Jitterbug phone

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of CosmicRX Radio, we sit down with creator of MILF Etiquette Amanda Fowler. Celebrating the exact one-year anniversary of her viral movement, Amanda opens up about her whirlwind journey into young motherhood at age 22, navigating identity shifts during a global pandemic, and deciding to dismantle the toxic "martyr mother" complex in real time. Together, they dive deep into a joyful conversation about personal autonomy, self-expression, and why reclaiming your raw creative and sexual life force is the ultimate hack for manifestation.

The baseline premise of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) rests on the fundamental principle that communication is an inherent human right rather than a privilege to be earned through baseline cognitive compliance. Too often, school systems and clinical providers inadvertently stall access to verbal alternatives by requiring non-speaking students to prove communicative readiness or complete repetitive testing metrics. Brenda Del Monte, an AAC specialist and author, alongside Sarah Kinsella, an assistive technology specialist, join Emily Kircher-Morris to discuss ways to reverse this traditional framework. They work to dismantle the clinical assumptions that hinder expressive access. TAKEAWAYS Communication should be an absolute human right that must be provided without pre-qualifying conditions, compliance mandates, or prerequisites of demonstrated cognitive readiness. Implementing top-down testing protocols on assistive devices turns natural expression into an artificial performance. The usage of hand-over-hand physical guidance to steer a student's selection on an assistive device overrides physical autonomy and lessens authenticity. Changing communicative environments requires a baseline differentiation between a user's current physical selection skills and their potential capabilities. Introducing descriptive, speech-generating tools does not reduce a child's internal drive to develop natural verbal language, and actively enhances social interaction. Our latest CE course for mental health professionals is available now online. It's called The New 3 Rs: Mindfulness-based Resilience, Regulation, and Relationships, and is facilitated by Dr Christopher Willard. In this course, we explore how resilience develops, what stress and overwhelm do to the developing nervous system, and why relational safety is not simply a nice addition to an intervention. The training video is available now, and is worth 1.5 APA- and NBCC-approved CE hours. Click here to take the course now. Brenda Del Monte is a speech language pathologist and an assistive technology evaluator and facilitator. She worked as an SLP in Washington state public schools for 7 years. She is currently a private practitioner in AZ where she does home based therapy, as well as AAC evaluations and trainings. Her background includes experience in the medical setting, private setting and birth-to-three. Her role at SETC involves teaching webinars and classes, creating video tutorials, and collaborating with districts on implementing assistive technology with children with a wide range of physical and cognitive abilities. She published the book I See You In There in October 2021. Sarah Kinsella is a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) passionate about empowering students with complex communication and learning needs through Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Holding a Master's degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Sarah has been providing support and training to children (birth-21), their families, and educators in WA state for nearly two decades. She currently works for the Special Education Technology Center (since 2015) where, in addition to providing technical assistance and training, she co-hosts and develops content for the "Awe and Wonder AAC & AT Podcast". Her background includes 11 years as a public school SLP, serving 6 of those years as district Assistive Technology (AT) Specialist. BACKGROUND READING Special Education Technology Center website, SETC on Facebook, Brenda's Technically Speaking website, Technically Speaking on Instagram, Technically Speaking on YouTube The Neurodiversity Podcast is on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky, and you're invited to join our Facebook Group. For more information go to www.NeurodiversityPodcast.com If you'd like members of your organization, school district, or company to know more about the subjects discussed on our podcast, Emily Kircher-Morris provides keynote addresses, workshops, and training sessions worldwide, in-person or virtually. You can choose from a list of established presentations, or work with Emily to develop a custom talk to fit your unique situation. To learn more, visit our website.

Derrick Broze and Hakeem Anwar discuss the rapid expansion of AI data centers and the rising surveillance state. They introduce ReclaimFuture.com, a platform designed to help citizens map local data centers that threaten utility prices, water supplies, and digital privacy. The conversation highlights a growing movement of mass non-compliance against technologies like license plate readers and biometric tracking. The speakers argue that these infrastructure projects are part of a transnational technocracy that spans both Western and BRICS nations, requiring a unified, grassroots response. To combat this, they are organizing a national day of local activism on August 1st to encourage community-led resistance. They emphasize that achieving data privacy and preserving resources depends on people power and education rather than relying on global political shifts. Escape the Technocracy Live Workshop (w/ Geopolitics & Empire)! https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-escape-the-technocracy-live-workshop-season-2 Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopolitics American Gold Exchange https://www.amergold.com/geopolitics Escape The Technocracy (15% off w/ GEOPOLITICS!) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics Expat Money (FREE “WW3 Plan-B” Report!) https://expatmoney.com/geopolitics PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com StartMail https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites Reclaim Our Future https://reclaimfuture.com AI Data Center Map https://aidatacentermap.org The Conscious Resistance https://theconsciousresistance.com Derrick Broze X https://x.com/DBrozeLiveFree Derrick Broze Substack https://derrickbroze.substack.com Take Back Our Tech https://takebackourtech.org TBOT Substack https://tbot.substack.com Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopolitics About Derrick Broze Derrick Broze is a journalist, author, documentary film maker, public speaker, and activist. He is the founder of The Conscious Resistance Network and author of How to Opt-Out of the Technocratic State. About Hakeem Anwar Hakeem Anwar is a technologist and educator who dropped his career in big tech to work on meaningful social movements. He founded #TakeBackOurTech to teach freedom lovers how to use technology privately, and created Above: a privacy-first technology company that develops phones, laptops, and communication services. *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

What if you could handle parenting stress with a simple daily practice? I'm sitting down with the incredible Emily Stella Fletcher, meditation expert and author of "Stress Less, Accomplish More." Emily shares her journey from Broadway star to meditation guru and how her Ziva Meditation technique has been a game-changer in her life as both a mom and a CEO. We're deep diving into how meditation and sacred sexuality can supercharge your life and help you handle the chaos of motherhood with grace.  Snag your spot for Magic Maker, a free 3-part live experience designed to break the invisible cages keeping you from the love, abundance, and joy you deserve happening 7/16, 7/21-23: https://zivameditation.com/cait  Tune in to hear:  How Ziva Meditation transformed Emily's life as a mom and CEO. Using sexual energy as a powerful manifesting tool. How meditation can actually rejuvenate your life and relationships. Ways you can use meditation to help your children manage their emotions Practical tips for integrating meditation into daily life as a parent. Connect with Emily: Free masterclass on the science of Ziva Meditation: https://zivameditation.com/podcast zivaKIDS: https://zivameditation.com/kids Listen to Emily Fletcher's Podcast "Why Isn't Everyone Doing This?" https://link.chtbl.com/whythis Follow Ziva on Instagram: instagram.com/zivameditation Follow Emily Fletcher on Instagram: instagram.com/emilystellafletcher

Joyce discusses illegal immigration and what the Founding Father's really had in mind with Birthright Citizenship and other immigration laws. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You built the practice. You earned the success. So why does it feel like the firm is running you instead of the other way around? If you are quietly wondering whether you have become the bottleneck inside the business you created, this conversation will hit a nerve.In this episode, Gary sits down with Raquel Gomes, founder and CEO of Stafi, to talk honestly about what it actually takes to grow a law firm without losing yourself in the process. From her early lessons in Brazil to the breaking point that launched her company, Raquel offers a clear-eyed look at delegation, team building, and what freedom actually looks like for a high-achieving attorney.Key Takeaways:Identify which tasks on your plate truly require an attorney and which are quietly costing you billable hoursRecognize the limiting beliefs around money, success, and balance that keep brilliant lawyers stuck in the weeds of their own firmsTreat remote and offshore team members as full members of your firm to unlock real law firm growthUse a personality and behavioral assessment, not just an interview, to predict which hires will actually thrive in the roleReframe community and outside perspective as essential, not optional, for sustainable lawyer leadershipApply Raquel's exercise of listing your daily tasks, attaching a dollar value to each, and asking whether you should really be the one doing themAbout the Guest:Raquel Gomes is the founder and CEO of Stafi, a virtual staffing company that has helped over 420 law firms reduce attorney burnout through skilled remote support from Latin America. With a background in psychology and an International Business MBA, she brings a rare blend of human insight and operational rigor to the conversation about modern law firm management.If this episode resonates, share it with a colleague who needs to hear it. Subscribe, leave a review, and pick up a copy of Breaking Free on Amazon for a deeper look at the invisible chains holding accomplished lawyers back, and the keys to unlock them.[00:00] — Buried by the firm you built[02:26] — Lessons from a Brazilian entrepreneur[06:03] — The breaking point that built Stafi[08:05] — Confronting the limiting beliefs[11:05] — Growth partner, not staffing provider[14:34] — The psychology behind a good hire[17:24] — What 420 law firms keep discovering[21:17] — Where remote talent is heading next[26:20] — Advice for the lawyer who feels off[28:19] — What freedom actually looks like[32:27] — One step to take tomorrow morningRaquel Gomes is the founder and CEO of Stafi, a virtual staffing company that helps law firms reclaim their billable hours through skilled remote professionals based in Latin America. She serves attorneys and firm owners who want to grow without sacrificing their personal lives, offering an integrated model that includes assessment, onboarding, and ongoing coaching for every team member placed. With a background in psychology and an International Business MBA, Raquel has built Stafi into a company supporting more than 420 law firms with over 600 team members worldwide. A Brazilian immigrant, mother, and entrepreneur, she built Stafi to prove that career success and a fulfilling personal life are not competing forces.You can find The Free Lawyer Assessment here- https://www.garymiles.net/the-free-lawyer-assessmentWould you like to learn what it looks like to become a truly Free Lawyer? You can schedule a complimentary call here: https://calendly.com/garymiles-successcoach/one-one-discovery-callWould you like to learn more about Breaking Free or order your copy? https://www.garymiles.net/break-freeAccess this free tool to identify your productivity time drains and move to purposeful strategy- https://upbeat-trailblazer-9238.kit.com/7c3c667ff1Check out the Elite Lawyer's Productivity System  https://www.garymiles.net/productivity

Kamini Wood breaks down the concept of "leadership presence," arguing that typical outer-focused behaviors—like striking a power pose, altering vocal tone, or maintaining calculated eye contact—fail under pressure if they are merely installed as external software. Kamini asserts that true presence is not a performance but a direct reflection of the nervous system's state, which "leaks" our internal reality to everyone in the room. When a leader is dysregulated, unconscious survival patterns manifest physically as over-explaining, fidgeting, over-softening feedback, or over-apologizing. By championing a "state before strategy" approach, Wood invites listeners to stop trying to look grounded and instead focus on actually becoming grounded through nervous system regulation. Reclaiming true presence, she explains, begins with owning your unique pressure patterns and taking the time to regulate your internal state so that authentic, natural confidence can follow.

At 59 years old, Halle Berry is stepping into her most authentic chapter yet, and she's not asking for permission. In this candid conversation with Hoda Kotb on Making Space, the Oscar-winning actress and director pulls back the curtain on the "invisible" stage of aging, the realities of menopause, and why she is done managing everyone else's expectations. Halle opens up about her passion project, and why she's fighting to destigmatize women's health in a society that often overlooks women once they turn 50. She also gets candid about her partnership with Joylux and her new product, "Juicy Like a Peach," sharing how this innovation helped her reclaim her sex life and why she believes it's time to stop shying away from important conversations about pleasure. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of The Birth Lounge Podcast, HeHe welcomes back perinatal therapist Ashley Mariani for a conversation that isn't happening nearly enough: the relationship between sexuality, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. So often, our culture either completely ignores sexuality in motherhood or hypersexualizes birth in ways that don't actually serve women. HeHe and Ashley explore what it looks like to honor your sexuality as a natural, embodied part of pregnancy, labor, birth, and beyond, and why that relationship with yourself doesn't simply disappear once your baby arrives. Together, they dive into the realities of rebuilding intimacy after birth, navigating breastfeeding, co-sleeping, body changes, exhaustion, and the identity shifts that come with becoming parents. They also unpack how these experiences impact relationships, why desire often changes postpartum, and how couples can reconnect without shame, pressure, or unrealistic expectations. Whether you're pregnant, newly postpartum, or years into parenthood, this conversation offers a compassionate, honest look at one of the most overlooked parts of the motherhood journey and reminds you that your identity, your relationship, and your sexuality all deserve care, too. 00:54 Content Warning and Space 03:08 Guest and Episode Focus 06:42 Sex Taboo and Real Support 09:21 Sex and Birth Connection 12:23 Purity Culture Origins 14:44 Porn Culture and Pregnancy 21:37 Postpartum Porn and Healing 34:37 Sex Positive Parenting 35:51 Co Sleeping and Desire 39:52 Spontaneous Intimacy Ideas 41:57 Free Birth Advocacy Class 43:41 Postpartum Desire Differences 46:32 Playful Safe Flirting 49:29 Two Year Desire Timeline 52:21 When Therapy Is Refused 56:29 Family Origins And Shame 01:00:46 Misogyny Porn And Incel Culture 01:05:16 Relearning Embodiment Postpartum 01:10:50 Breaking Cycles With Communication 01:12:32 Vaginal Mapping And Tiny Bites 01:17:28 Wrap Up Resources And Farewell   Guest Bio: Ashley Mariani, a Registered Social Worker, mom, wife, and the owner of Mind Online Therapy. She's been practicing virtually since 2018—long before it was trendy—and she's known for a nervous-system-first approach that's practical, grounded, and refreshingly free of fluff. Ashley's work focuses on couples therapy, intimacy, anxiety, trauma, and perinatal mental health, with a strong emphasis on co-regulation, stress physiology, and shame-free conversations about what's really happening beneath conflict. She's also a birth trauma advocate, helping bring language, validation, and support to an experience that's often minimized or misunderstood. Ashley is the voice behind The Rogue Therapist, where she delivers bold, honest education for people who are done performing their healing.   Connect with Ashley: Mindonline.ca SOCIAL MEDIA: Connect with HeHe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tranquilitybyhehe/  Connect with Mind Online on IG: https://www.instagram.com/mindonline.ca/ Connect with Ashley on IG: https://www.instagram.com/therogue.therapist/   BIRTH EDUCATION: Learn how to stay in control of your birth and reduce the risk of unnecessary interventions in our Avoid a C-Section Webinar. HeHe breaks down the cascade of interventions, explains what's really happening in the hospital, and shares practical strategies to protect your birth plan, advocate for yourself, and navigate labor with confidence. Perfect for anyone who wants a positive, informed hospital birth experience: https://www.thebirthlounge.com/csection Feeling nervous about speaking up in labor? Our Scripts for Advocacy give you the exact words to handle the most common conversations that can make or break your birth experience. From declining unnecessary interventions to asking the right questions about procedures, these scripts empower you to stay in control, speak confidently, and protect your birth plan — even when the pressure is on. Think of it as your personal toolkit for advocating like a pro, so you can focus on your baby, not the stress: https://www.thebirthlounge.com/Scripts-for-Advocacy And if you haven't grabbed it yet… Snag my free Pitocin Guide to understand the risks, benefits, and red flags your provider may not be telling you about, so you can make informed, powerful decisions in labor: https://www.thebirthlounge.com/pitocin Join The Birth Lounge for judgment-free, evidence-based childbirth education from HeHe that shows you exactly how to navigate hospital policies, avoid unnecessary interventions, and have a trauma-free labor experience, all while feeling wildly supported every step of the way: https://www.thebirthlounge.com/ Want prep delivered straight to your phone? Download The Birth Lounge App for bite-sized birth and postpartum tools you can use anytime, anywhere: https://www.thebirthlounge.com/app

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. Maybe like me you love hearing stories by women who know who they are. They don't waste words on small talk. They don't give "nice" little speeches. When they speak, the whole room stops. Many of us spend our lives doing the exact opposite. We say what we think people want to hear. We shy away from speaking our truth, offering our ideas. For example, recall a time when you spoke up in a meeting. The surface story is: “I pitched an idea, it got rejected, and I sat down.” That's a report, not a story. The real story happens when you ask yourself why rejection stung so bad. It wasn't about the project; it was the moment you sat down and realized you've been shrinking yourself to make other people comfortable—and you're finally done with that. The memorable story—the one that sits in your chest—arises from your “depth of inquiry.” You're not looking for glory; you're fighting for your right to be seen and heard. TIP: Expressing yourself creatively isn't about being showy. It's about standing in your own shoes, saying exactly what you mean, and meaning what you say. Speak your truth like you know what you're talking about... because you do.  And, I can help. Email me: info@quartermoonstoryarts.net You're always welcome: "Come for the stories - Stay for the magic!" Speaking of magic, please subscribe, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, bring your friends and rellies, and join us! You will have wonderful company as we continue to walk our lives together. AND!  Stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website during reconstruction, email me [info@quartermoonstoryarts.net] to arrange a no-obligation Discovery Call, and stay current with me as Quarter Moon Story Arts on Substack. Stories From Women Who Walk Production Team Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts Music: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music ALL content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.  If you found this podcast episode helpful, please consider sharing and attributing it to Diane Wyzga of Stories From Women Who Walk podcast with a link back to the original source.

boss offered her a million dollars to have his baby. The story in between is the one Wall Street never told. Joanne Redding sits down with host and producer Dr. Tom Dutta on The Quiet Warrior Show, a Top 20 Leadership Podcast in Canada and Top 2 CEO Podcast in the USA (Feedspot), and a Top 100 Storytelling Podcast internationally (Million Podcasts), to talk about House of Pretend (She Writes Press, now available), the memoir fans of The Glass Castle and Educated have been waiting for. What you will hear: ✅ The bridge, the kerchief, and the sentence that shaped four decades of silence ✅ How a sixteen-year-old escape became a Wall Street trading desk ✅ The night a million-dollar offer changed her life forever ✅ Why she stopped waiting to be saved, and what she did instead ✅ The day a dementia ward delivered three words she had waited a lifetime to hear Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. https://joannereddingauthor.com/

RESOURCES- Step into your next level of growth and join me inside Lotus Rising Premium Coaching at danettecoaching.comWatch Trust Me: The False Prophet here: https://www.netflix.com/us-en/title/81758532CONNECT WITH DANETTEInstagram: @thedanettemayFacebook: Danette MayTikTok: @thedanettemayNEW TV Show on Youtube: @TheDanetteMayListen to The Danette May ShowRead my book: danettemay.com/embraceabundancebookGet The Rise book: therisebook.comWork with Danette: danettemay.comIn this powerful final episode of my Trust Me: The False Prophet series, I sit down with Nomz Bistline for a raw conversation about surviving coercive control, religious trauma, prison, and the long road back to personal freedom. Nomz opens up about facing her abuser in court, living with panic attacks behind the scenes, and what it really means to be labeled “strong” when all you want is permission to fall apart. We also explore trauma recovery, dissociation, victim blaming, spiritual abuse, and the deep emotional impact of being forced to rebuild your identity after years of manipulation and control.Nomz shares how she began questioning everything she had been taught, why anger can be an essential part of healing, and how reclaiming her voice has led her toward music, advocacy, and a new life on her own terms. Her message is a powerful reminder to trust your inner knowing, keep asking questions, and stop outsourcing your power to people or systems that do not feel right. This episode is for anyone healing from abuse, toxic relationships, religious conditioning, coercive control, or the belief that they must always be the strong one.This episode is an independent conversation and commentary related to themes discussed around Trust Me: The False Prophet and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Netflix.IN THIS EPISODE:(00:00) Welcome back to the series(4:31) Nomz Bistline joins the show(5:18) What happens behind the mask(6:40) Facing her abuser in court(7:53) The trailer case explained(11:23) Tired of always being strong(15:57) Family, support, and feeling alone(19:57) Watching the documentary back(24:34) Surviving prison and questioning everything(27:14) Coercive control and legal reform(31:08) Power and manipulation in the courtroom(31:32) The trauma of living with uncertainty(33:28) Words that gave her hope(34:36) Planning joy after traumatic moments(36:59) The pain people hide(38:07) Leaving a triggering environment(39:35) Turning trauma into music(43:35) Why anger can support healing(46:54) Faith conversations after religious trauma(51:03) Nomz's final message to women(53:10) Closing the seriesCONNECT WITH NOMZIG: https://www.instagram.com/nomzia_b/?hl=us

In this episode of the Get Obsessed podcast, hosts Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor welcome Dr. Sherrie Campbell for a powerful conversation about trauma healing, overcoming family trauma, recognizing emotional abuse, and finding freedom from a toxic family dynamic. Inspired by her new book You Are Home, Dr. Campbell explains how survivors can recover from emotional neglect and childhood trauma by rebuilding their sense of safety, strengthening self-worth, and establishing healthy boundaries. She shares why therapy, self-healing, and inner child healing are essential to improving mental health and breaking cycles of generational trauma. This episode also explores protective estrangement, learning to trust yourself again, and finding peace without waiting for family members to change. In this episode, we discuss: How the idea behind You Are Home reframes trauma healing Why leaving a toxic family can be an act of protection instead of rejection Recognizing family trauma and why emotional abuse often becomes clear in midlife The realities of protective estrangement and navigating life after no contact Breaking generational patterns through love, respect, and intentional parenting Practical strategies for healing while still living with emotionally unhealthy family members Reclaiming self-worth by building an emotional home from within ABOUT THE GUEST: Dr. Sherrie Campbell is a licensed psychologist, bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and host of the globally ranked Sherapy Sessions podcast. She specializes in helping survivors of toxic family systems heal from emotional abuse, establish healthy boundaries, and rebuild self-worth. Inspired by her newest book, You Are Home: Heal from Family Trauma, Establish Boundaries, and Find a Place of Peace and Safety, Dr. Campbell combines decades of clinical experience with her own personal journey to help people reclaim safety, peace, and belonging within themselves. MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: (Book) Children of the Self Absorbed by Nina W. Brown - https://www.amazon.com/Children-Self-Absorbed-Grown-Ups-Getting-Narcissistic/dp/1572245611 (Video) Dr. Sherrie Campbell TEDx Talk on toxic family relationships - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deyHwDkG7oc (Video) Academy of Self Help interview featuring Dr. Sherrie Campbell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpusILQxBu0 (Reference) Susan Forward and her books on toxic family relationships - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Susan-Forward/author/B000AQ1NCI CONNECT WITH DR. SHERRIE CAMPBELL: Website: https://drsherriecampbell.com/ Book: You Are Home: Heal from Family Trauma, Establish Boundaries, and Find a Place of Peace and Safety - https://drsherriecampbell.com/self-esteem-relationship-counseling-in-yorba-linda/ Podcast: Sherapy Sessions: https://drsherriecampbell.com/the-hows-of-healing-hidden-family-trauma-podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SherrieCampbellPhD Instagram: https://instagram.com/dr.sherrie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.sherrie ABOUT GET OBSESSED Website: www.getobsessedpodcast.com Be a Guest! http://www.getobsessedguest.com Reach Out To Us! hello@getobsessedmedia.com The Get Obsessed podcast is dedicated to exploring the passions, mindsets, and habits that drive high performers. We believe that what you obsess over defines your future. LISTEN, RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE - Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Before EP Description: Learn about the Healing Power of Prolonged Fasting: HEREWhat happens on the day your cancer treatment ends and instead of feeling free, you feel like you're standing at the edge of a cliff instead?Host Dr. Katie Deming sits down with Tara Elmore, the founder of Complex Creatures, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 37.Tara understands the strange silence that follows the very last treatment, because she lived it. The roadmap disappears, the check-ins slow down, and people see your hair growing back and assume that you're fine. But inside, you're left wondering what you're supposed to do with the 364 days that stretch between one screening and the next.Dr. Katie brings her own perspective as a former radiation oncologist who used to prepare her patients for this exact moment. She saw the anxiety, the loneliness, and the fear that tend to show up right when the world expects you to celebrate. They explore what it means to reclaim your agency, how to gently detox your body after treatment, and why the intuitive knowing inside you is far more powerful than you've been led to believe.Chapters:00:05:42 - The Emotional Cliff After Treatment00:08:49 - Why Ringing the Bell Feels Complicated00:09:52 - Reclaiming Your Role in Healing00:11:13 - Building a Post-Treatment Care Team00:12:31 - Taking the First Step Toward Recovery00:15:09 - The Fast That Changed Her Body00:18:22 - Finding Safer Ways to Fast Postpartum00:20:16 - Turning a Healing Gap Into a Mission00:22:34 - Supporting Skin Through Radiation00:26:20 - Why Breast Care Matters Between Screenings00:30:46 - Reconnecting With Your Body00:32:46 - Reclaiming the 364 Days Between Screenings00:33:14 - Choosing Your Health Non-Negotiables00:34:58 - Understanding the Body's Terrain00:39:14 - Making Health a Lifelong PracticeYou'll hear how Tara rebuilt her health one small step at a time, why fasting became a surprising turning point in her story, and what breast care has to do with reconnecting to your own body. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by protocols or afraid to stop doing all the things, this episode was made for you.Press play and to learn the simple starting place from Tara that changes everything, and it's easier than you might think. Join Dr. Katie's 3-Day Guided Fast, for expert support, daily live calls, and a community to fast alongside: Sign-Up Follow Dr. Katie Deming on InstagramWatch on YoutubeDISCLAIMER: The Born to Heal Podcast  is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for seeking professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Individual medical histories are unique; therefore, this episode should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease without consulting your healthcare provider.A thought-provoking podcast explores cancer through the lens of holistic medicine and functional medicine, discussing causes of cancer, metabolic health, and unconventional approaches like water fasting, fasting and autophagy, and detox, while weighing fasting benefits against chemo side effects and radiation side effects, sharing stories of a cancer survivor navigating chemotherapy, natural medicine, holistic healing, and even spiritual healing on the path toward cancer remission and holistic health. 

After rounding up the day's top news stories, Richie is joined by Dr Jessie Keener. Jessie is a naturopathic physician, breathwork pioneer and educator who has spent almost 40 years helping people understand the connection between physical health, emotional wellbeing and human potential. She's hosted her own television health programme, appeared on hundreds of radio and podcast interviews, and her work combines natural medicine with neuroscience, consciousness and personal development. She's also celebrating the release of her brand new book, "The Breath Knows: Recovering from PTSD and Reclaiming the Joy of Being Alive." Jessie believes that she might just have the answers to some very important questions, including:Why is breathing something most of us never think about when we are unhealthy?Is there evidence that changing the way we breathe can alter our nervous system and emotional state?Can someone begin healing decades-old trauma simply by learning to breathe differently?Is modern society creating trauma faster than we can heal from it? https://drjessie.life/https://x.com/DrJessieKeener

#155: On today's episode, Han sits down with actress, founder, and breast cancer survivor Miranda McKeon for a conversation around mental health, grief, identity, and what it means to surrender. At 19 years old, Miranda had just come off the Netflix series Anne with an E when she discovered a small lump in her breast. She quickly was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer.Miranda and Han explore how trauma changes your relationship with mental health, and how Miranda reclaimed a sense of agency. The girls get into:Being diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and how she navigated eight rounds of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and 25 rounds of radiationThe mental, physical, and spiritual toll of cancer treatmentThe grief that comes when the future you imagined suddenly disappearsHaving to surrender when you are someone who craves controlLearning to speak to yourself like someone who will always have your backnavigating depression as someone who never struggled with mental health issuesthe problem with outsourcing comfort and validationhow women tether themselves to our physical appearance The complicated relationship women have with beauty, value, and appearanceMoving away from a “why me?” mentality and the art of reframingHow changing your language can help you reclaim agencyWhy surrendering can still be an intentional choiceHow facing mortality changed the way Miranda values her time and her lifeLearning not to waste energy obsessing over things you cannot controlTherapy, journaling, and returning to the tools that support your mental healthThe breast cancer signs and symptoms young women need to knowThe rise of breast cancer diagnoses among young women& MORE!This episode is for anyone navigating grief, depression, trauma, illness, or a season of life that has forced them to release control. If you're looking to feel inspired to move through your trauma, this episode is for you!TIMESTAMPS:00:00 – Introduction05:21 – Coming off Anne with an E and believing her career was just beginning05:40 – Being diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at 1906:00 – Finding a lump during a breast self-exam07:55 – The immediate mental-health impact of a cancer diagnosis08:25 – Surrendering control when your future feels uncertain11:07 – Why your relationship with mental health changes over time11:35 – Egg freezing, chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and radiation11:50 – The mental, physical, and spiritual toll of cancer treatment12:30 – Depression and losing hope for the future15:00 – Grieving the life and future you thought you were going to have16:20 – Why mental-health struggles can feel so isolating18:04 – Outsourcing comfort and validation when you feel alone19:40 – The wounds cancer brought to the surface20:35 – Why women are taught to use beauty as an asset21:58 – Why losing her hair did not feel empowering22:30 – Moving away from a “why me?” mentality25:00 – Reframing the way you speak about difficult experiences25:15 – Changing “I have to” into “I get to”25:39 – Using language to reclaim agency and control27:13 – How surrendering can still be a choice31:35 – Why Miranda no longer perseverates on everything that goes wrong32:00 – How facing mortality changed the way she values her life32:20 – What Lexapro and antidepressants actually changed34:29 – Learning how to live with the unknown35:07 – Struggling to release control35:33 – Why obsessing over what you cannot change only wastes your energy36:00 – Returning to the mental-health tools that support you36:43 – Therapy as a tool for healing40:22 – Creating resources for women navigating breast cancer42:30 – The rise of breast cancer among young womenCONNECT BELOW:follow Miranda ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow Fill Your Tank hereCONNECT with HAN:follow Han ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow HOW I SEE IT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow Han on Substack ⁠here⁠watch HOW I SEE IT on YouTube ⁠here⁠

Most of what competes for your attention today isn't winning on the strength of its ideas — it's winning on the strength of its engineering. Apps built on variable reward, infinite scroll, and algorithmic feeds are designed to keep you holding them, not to serve you and let you put them down. In this solo episode, Brett Ingram traces how that design shapes a life one unnoticed moment at a time, and offers a way back to it that isn't another productivity system: noticing where your attention actually goes, and choosing more often than not. What You'll Learn in This Episode The real difference between a tool you pick up and a system built to keep you holding it — and why that distinction is a business model, not a conspiracy theory How "variable reward" (the psychology behind slot machines and the pull-to-refresh gesture) keeps you scrolling even when you don't expect to find anything Why a life is never stolen all at once — it's surrendered in increments too small to notice, remember, or regret What "attention residue" is, and why switching tasks leaves part of your mind working on the thing you left behind Why clock time and lived time aren't the same thing, and what the research says about how often minds wander — and what that costs in happiness The difference between rumination and genuine reflection, and why they can look identical from the outside A single 24-hour practice for starting to reclaim attention, with no apps deleted and no digital detox required Episode Timestamps [00:00] Cold open — the question almost no one can answer [01:00] What the attention economy actually sells [02:30] Variable reward — the psychology behind the pull-to-refresh [04:30] The small fragments that quietly become a life [07:30] Attention residue and what constant capture does to your inner life [11:00] Attention as the real unit of time [14:30] Reclaiming attention without turning it into another performance [18:00] Closing synthesis and the one practice to try today Episode Summary There's a difference between a tool you pick up and a system built to keep you holding it. A hammer doesn't care whether you put it down. A lot of the platforms on your phone are designed, quite deliberately, to care very much — and that's not a conspiracy theory, it's a business model. For a huge share of the digital products people use every day, the actual customer isn't the user, it's the advertiser. What's being sold isn't a product or a service — it's attention, harvested, measured, and resold. That framing, drawn from Tim Wu's book The Attention Merchants, is the starting point for this episode: not a takedown of any single company, but an honest look at what happens to a life when other people and other systems get to keep deciding, moment after moment, what enters your awareness. The mechanism at the center of it is called variable reward. Decades ago, psychologist B.F. Skinner found that a reward arriving on an unpredictable schedule is far more compelling than one arriving on a predictable one — an animal or a person pulling a lever for an uncertain payout will pull it more, and stop less, than one working for a reward it can count on. That's the same mechanism behind a slot machine, and it's the same mechanism behind pull-to-refresh: you don't know if the next scroll holds something interesting, and that's exactly why you keep scrolling. Brett draws a parallel to something a dog trainer once told him — the "jackpot mechanism," where varying the size of a reward (one treat, one treat, then suddenly a handful) keeps a dog working harder than a consistent reward ever would. Feeds run on the same principle, minus the treats. None of this makes the design automatically sinister — plenty of genuinely useful tools use similar hooks, and companies vary widely in how aggressively they lean on it. But the deeper issue isn't that these tools exist; it's that very few people ever agreed, out loud, to the terms. And the cost shows up in pieces too small to register as losses: checking a phone without deciding to, reaching for stimulation before a thought can finish forming, being physically present somewhere while mentally somewhere else entirely. "A life is not stolen all at once," Brett says. "It's surrendered in tiny, forgettable increments — and forgettable is the operative word, because you can't grieve what you don't remember losing." He points to The Truman Show, where Christof's line — "We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented, it's as simple as that" — captures the idea exactly, and to Idiocracy as an exaggerated but uncomfortably familiar picture of what happens when everything is delivered and nothing requires effort. The episode's second half turns inward, connecting attention to what your inner life actually needs to function. Researcher Sophie Leroy's concept of "attention residue" shows that switching away from an unfinished task leaves part of the mind working on it in the background, so the next task gets a smaller, more distracted version of your attention than it otherwise would. Separate research on workplace interruptions found that refocusing after a disruption can take considerably longer than the disruption itself. And a widely cited real-time study by Killingsworth and Gilbert found that people's minds wander nearly half of the time — and that mind-wandering, regardless of the activity, was associated with lower happiness than simply being present with whatever was actually in front of them. That's the reframe at the center of the episode: clock time and lived time aren't the same thing. You can technically possess an hour and never inhabit it. Attention management asks a different question than time management — not "how do I fit more in," but "where am I, actually, when I'm here?" Rather than prescribing a digital detox or a five-step system, Brett offers a different orientation: notice before restricting, learn to name the difference between chosen and captured attention, protect small transitions in the day, and treat boredom as something to tolerate rather than immediately fill. The practice he leaves listeners with is deliberately small — pick one ordinary moment of waiting in the next 24 hours and let it be boring, just to prove you can survive an unfilled minute. As he puts it near the close: "Your attention is the only material your life is actually made of. Everything else is just what you built with it." Resources Mentioned The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads — Tim Wu's history of the attention-economy business model, from 19th-century newspapers through modern platforms — Publisher page Schedules of Reinforcement — Charles B. Ferster and B.F. Skinner's foundational research on variable-ratio reinforcement and behavior — Background reading "Why is it so hard to do my work? The challenge of attention residue when switching between work tasks" — Sophie Leroy, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2009 — ScienceDirect "The Cost of Interrupted Work: More Speed and Stress" — Gloria Mark, Daniela Gudith, and Ulrich Klocke, UC Irvine, CHI '08 — Full paper (PDF) "A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind" — Matthew A. Killingsworth and Daniel T. Gilbert, Science, 2010 — Study The Truman Show (1998) — Referenced for Christof's line on accepting a manufactured reality Idiocracy (2006) — Referenced as an exaggerated picture of a world where everything is delivered and nothing requires effort Frequently Asked Questions What is the attention economy? The attention economy is the business model behind most free digital products: rather than the user being the customer, the user's attention is the product, harvested and sold to advertisers. It explains why so many apps are engineered to maximize time-on-platform rather than simply being useful and letting you move on. What is "variable reward" and why does it make apps so hard to put down? Variable reward is a psychological principle, first documented by B.F. Skinner, showing that rewards on an unpredictable schedule drive far more persistent behavior than rewards on a predictable one. It's the same mechanism behind a slot machine, and it's built into features like pull-to-refresh and algorithmic feeds — you keep scrolling because you don't know if the next scroll holds something interesting. What is attention residue? Attention residue, a concept from researcher Sophie Leroy, describes how part of your focus stays behind on a task you've switched away from, especially if it was left unfinished. That means the next task gets a smaller, more distracted share of your attention than it would have otherwise — and the effect compounds every time attention gets pulled and pulled back throughout a day. Does mind-wandering actually make people less happy? Research by Killingsworth and Gilbert, tracking people in real time throughout their days, found minds wandered in nearly half of sampled moments — and that mind-wandering was associated with lower reported happiness than staying present with whatever activity was actually happening, even when that activity was mundane. It's a correlational finding, but it's a strong one. Do I need to do a digital detox to fix this? No. The episode explicitly pushes back on delete-the-apps, get-a-flip-phone solutions, arguing that a structural, cultural problem can't be solved through sheer personal discipline alone. The approach offered instead is about noticing where attention defaults to, naming the difference between chosen and captured attention, and making small environmental changes — not achieving perfect, monk-like focus. What's the difference between rumination and genuine reflection? They can look identical from the outside, but they function very differently. Rumination is a stuck loop of worry that replays without resolving anything. Genuine reflection is structured, curious attention toward your own experience aimed at actually processing something and reaching a conclusion. What's one thing I can do today to start reclaiming my attention? Pick one ordinary moment of waiting in the next 24 hours — a red light, a line, the kettle boiling — and let it be boring. Don't reach for anything to fill it. The exercise is deliberately small: it's not about fixing your entire relationship with attention at once, just proving to yourself that you can survive an unfilled minute. Keep Exploring If this episode resonated, these are worth your time: Mind & Inner Life — Goes deeper into self-knowledge, emotional intelligence, and the difference between rumination and genuine reflection touched on in this episode → optyoumize.com/mind-inner-life Time, Rhythm & Rest — Where "attention as the real unit of time" gets its fullest treatment, along with a framework for rest and rhythm → optyoumize.com/time-rhythm-rest Life Architecture — For designing a life around what actually matters, rather than defaulting to whatever captures your attention first → optyoumize.com/life-architecture Enjoyed This Episode? The best way to support optYOUmize is to subscribe and leave a review — it takes about two minutes and makes a real difference in helping more people find the show. 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How do you go from wondering whether a couple is flirting with you at Target to taking a red-flag couple to Mexico?A and B from WFgoCouple join The Professor and Chuck D to share the messy, funny, and sometimes uncomfortable path that brought them into the lifestyle. Their first soft-swap experience nearly made them quit. The reclaiming sex afterward turned into twenty-four times in seven days. Then they met a couple trying to fix their marriage through swinging, ignored nearly every warning sign, and somehow ended up traveling to Mexico together.They also talk about swinging in Fargo, why North Dakota's scene is bigger than outsiders assume, how difficult it can be to find verified couples in a smaller market, and how attending CND events finally helped them find a safer and more welcoming community.In This Episode: Wondering whether another couple was flirting with them at Target Trying to find swingers “in the wild” Why two completely new couples struggled through their first soft swap The experience that nearly made them leave the lifestyle Reclaiming sex and twenty-four times in seven days Meeting a couple who said swinging would fix their marriage Recognizing a consent problem and getting dressed to leave Ignoring more red flags and eventually traveling to Mexico together Finding CND and attending their first lifestyle event The growing Fargo and North Dakota lifestyle community Advice for new couples attending their first eventHosts & Guests: Hosts — The Professor and Chuck D. Guests — A and B from WFgoCouple Producer — David Produced by — Down & Dirty Productions CompanySponsored by: Glitz by Jax / Good Supply PassionScapes Photography CouplesNextDoor.comCND New Member Promo Code: Use code DD25.Listen and find more episodes at:https://downdirtypodcast.com

High conflict divorce can leave you feeling lost, overwhelmed, and questioning who you are. In this powerful conversation, divorce coach Karen McMahon shares how to reclaim your identity, regulate your emotions, and begin healing after divorce.If you're facing a high conflict divorce, struggling with betrayal, or wondering if life will ever feel normal again, this episode is for you.Lesa sits down with renowned divorce coach, speaker, and host of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, Karen McMahon, for an honest conversation about what really happens during divorce—and how women can emerge stronger than ever.Karen shares her deeply personal story of surviving a three-and-a-half-year high conflict divorce, losing herself in marriage, and rebuilding a life she now calls her greatest gift. Together, Lesa and Karen discuss emotional regulation, surrender, self-worth, people-pleasing, codependency, healing childhood wounds, and why the comeback begins long before the divorce is final.If you've been feeling stuck, afraid, or overwhelmed, this episode will remind you that healing is possible and your best chapter may still be ahead.Because divorce isn't the end of your story—it can be the beginning of your comeback.Timestamps(00:00) Welcome and introduction to Karen McMahon(03:15) Karen's powerful high conflict divorce story(08:40) Why women often lose their identity in marriage(15:10) Emotional regulation during divorce(22:30) Reclaiming your identity and rebuilding confidence(30:05) The power of surrender and letting go of control(38:20) Breaking free from victim mentality and embracing acceptance(47:15) Healing betrayal, grief, and emotional wounds(55:40) How to get unstuck and move forward after divorce(1:03:30) Creating your comeback and envisioning your future selfKey TakeawaysMany women lose their identity long before divorce begins—and healing starts by reconnecting with yourself.Emotional regulation allows you to make wiser decisions during divorce instead of reacting from fear.Acceptance isn't giving up; it's letting go of what you can't control while taking responsibility for what you can.Your divorce does not define your future—your response to it does.The comeback begins when you start becoming the woman you were created to be.Guest BioKaren McMahon is a nationally recognized divorce coach, speaker, and host of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast. After surviving a lengthy high conflict divorce herself, she dedicated her career to helping women reclaim their confidence, rebuild their identity, and create a life they truly love after divorce. Karen has coached thousands of individuals through one of life's most difficult transitions with compassion, practical strategies, and hope.Resource LinksKaren McMahonJourney Beyond Divorce PodcastWebsite: https://journeybeyonddivorce.comLesa KoskiJoin the Divorce Comeback Community (Live every Wednesday at Noon CST)Website: https://www.lesakoski.comSchedule a Divorce Clarity Callhttps://www.lesakoski.comPodcast SponsorsSoberlink – A trusted alcohol monitoring solution that helps reduce conflict and increase accountability during co-parenting and family law matters.https://www.soberlink.com/divorce/family-law?utm_source=affiliatelink&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=lesa-koski-affiliatelinkOsteoStrong – Support your bone health, strength, and healthy aging with OsteoStrong.https://osteostrongmn.com/affiliate-referral-koski/Tags/Keywordshigh conflict divorce, divorce recovery, divorce coaching, healing after divorce, identity after divorce, emotional healing after divorce, divorce support, codependency recovery, people pleasing, emotional regulation, betrayal trauma, self-worth after divorce, women over 40, divorce podcast, Journey Beyond Divorce, Karen McMahon, Lesa Koski, Doing Divorce Different, divorce mindset, life after divorce, divorce healing, rebuilding after divorce, personal growth, women empowerment

Fluent Fiction - Hungarian: Reclaiming the Past: A Journey Through Time and Treasure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hu/episode/2026-07-14-07-38-19-hu Story Transcript:Hu: A nap perzselő sugarai halványan szűrődtek be az elhagyatott raktár hatalmas, piszkos ablakain keresztül.En: The scorching rays of the sun faintly filtered through the massive, dirty windows of the abandoned warehouse.Hu: Bálint és Réka egy régi, rozoga ajtón léptek be.En: Bálint and Réka entered through an old, rickety door.Hu: A hely tele volt poros dobozokkal, rozsdás polcokkal és elfeledett emlékekkel.En: The place was filled with dusty boxes, rusty shelves, and forgotten memories.Hu: Az egésznek olyan hangulata volt, mintha az idő lelassult volna, mintha valaha itt történt események szellemei keringenének körülöttük.En: It felt as if time had slowed down, as if the spirits of past events that happened here were swirling around them.Hu: "Bálint, miért kell mindig a múltban vájkálnod?" kérdezte Réka ingerülten, miközben egy kitömött egérrel szemezett egy közeli asztalon.En: "Bálint, why do you always have to dig into the past?" asked Réka irritably, while eyeing a stuffed mouse on a nearby table.Hu: "Ez számomra fontos," válaszolt Bálint, miközben fürkészett egy sor doboz között.En: "This is important to me," Bálint replied, as he searched among a row of boxes.Hu: "A nagymamámnak volt egy ilyen figurája. Emlékszel, meséltem róla."En: "My grandmother had a figure like this. Remember, I told you about it."Hu: Réka sóhajtott. "Igen, de a napunkat erre pazarolni..."En: Réka sighed. "Yes, but wasting our day on this..."Hu: "Figyelj, tudom, hogy velem vagy. De ez más, ehhez érzelmileg kötődöm," mondta Bálint eltökélten.En: "Look, I know you're with me. But this is different, I'm emotionally attached to this," Bálint said determinedly.Hu: Réka csak bólintott, de a homlokán gyülekező ráncok megmaradtak.En: Réka just nodded, but the wrinkles gathering on her forehead remained.Hu: A raktár hatalmas volt, és nehéz átlátni.En: The warehouse was enormous and difficult to navigate.Hu: Mindegyik doboz újabb rejtélyt tartogatott Bálint számára, de Rékának csupán kacatokat jelentett, amikből kiszabadulni vágyott.En: Each box held another mystery for Bálint, but for Réka, they were just junk from which she wished to escape.Hu: Mégis, Bálint kitartó volt.En: Still, Bálint was persistent.Hu: Szinte az összes dobozt átnézték már, de amikor már-már feladták volna, egy poros kartondobozban, legalul, ott volt a rég vágyott kincs: a törékeny porcelánbaba, amely a nagymamájáé volt.En: They had already gone through almost all the boxes, but just when they were about to give up, in a dusty cardboard box at the very bottom, was the long-desired treasure: the fragile porcelain doll that belonged to his grandmother.Hu: Réka közelebb lépett. "Ez az?" kérdezte, és látta, hogy Bálint arca a boldogságtól ragyog.En: Réka stepped closer. "Is this it?" she asked, seeing Bálint's face glowing with happiness.Hu: "Igen, ez az," suttogta Bálint meghatottan.En: "Yes, this is it," Bálint whispered, moved.Hu: "Köszönöm, hogy kitartottál velem."En: "Thank you for sticking with me."Hu: "Persze," válaszolta Réka, és már mosolyogott.En: "Of course," Réka replied, now smiling.Hu: "De ígérd meg, hogy a jövőben több időt töltesz a jelenben is."En: "But promise me that in the future you'll spend more time in the present, too."Hu: Bálint bólintott. "Ígérem," mondta melegen, és megfogta Réka kezét.En: Bálint nodded. "I promise," he said warmly, and took Réka's hand.Hu: "Készítsünk együtt új emlékeket."En: "Let's make new memories together."Hu: Ahogy kiléptek a dohos raktárból a napsütötte világba, a múzeumokra emlékeztető helyet maguk mögött hagyva, mindkettejükben ott élt a megbékélés, hogy a múlt csupán része az útnak, nem pedig célpontja.En: As they stepped out from the musty warehouse into the sunlit world, leaving behind a place that reminded them of museums, both felt a sense of reconciliation, understanding that the past is merely part of the journey, not its destination.Hu: Bálint számára a figura nemcsak emlék volt, hanem egy kapu a további kalandok felé.En: For Bálint, the figure was not just a memory but a gateway to further adventures. Vocabulary Words:scorching: perzselőfaintly: halványanabandoned: elhagyatottrickety: rozogadusty: porosrusty: rozsdásforgotten: elfeledettswirling: keringenénekirritably: ingerültenstuffed: kitömöttpersistent: kitartónavigate: átlátnijunk: kacatfragile: törékenyporcelain: porcelánglowing: ragyogreconciliation: megbékélésattached: kötődömwrinkles: ráncokdesire: vágyottmemories: emlékekadventures: kalandokemotionally: érzelmilegdeterminedly: eltökéltenwarmly: melegencardboard: kartondobozmassive: hatalmasfilter: szűrődtekgathering: gyülekezőescape: kiszabadulni

Movement isn't just something we should do, it's something we were built to do. Yet modern life has quietly rewritten the way our bodies behave. Most of us now spend the majority of our day sitting: at desks, in cars, on sofas, hunched over laptops and phones. Hour after hour, day after day, our bodies adapt to this stillness. Hips tighten, backs weaken, posture collapses, and the brain begins to treat these limited patterns as “normal.” The result? A generation of people who are more sedentary than any humans in history - and increasingly unhappy, uncomfortable, and in pain. In this episode of The Happier Life Project host Gabby explores this crisis with someone who has dedicated his career to solving it. Dr Cuan Wayne Coetzee is a family and sports chiropractor and the best‑selling author of Why Movement Is Medicine. After earning his Master's in Chiropractic from Durban University of Technology in 2013, he practised in South Africa before relocating to London in 2019. He is the founder of MoveMed and creator of the Neural Re‑Education (NRE) Protocol, a neuroplasticity‑based system designed to help people move safely, confidently, and pain‑free. A former national triathlete and award‑winning researcher, he has lectured doctors in sports medicine and served as Team Chiropractor for England at the 2014 Indoor Cricket World Cup. He continues to help patients move pain-free through neuroscience-driven rehabilitation. In this episode, Dr Coetzee explains how our bodies; once shaped by walking, bending, lifting, squatting, reaching and running, are now shaped by chairs, screens, and stillness. He breaks down why back pain and neck pain have become universal, how repetitive sitting rewires the brain's movement “safe zones,” and why so many people feel stiff, fragile, or fearful of moving. Dr Cuan introduces neural re‑education, the process of teaching the body to move the way it was designed to, and explains how chronic pain becomes a learned neurological loop that can be unlearned through safe, intentional movement. He explains his seesaw analogy, illustrating how stress, inflammation, recovery and daily habits constantly tilt the body toward healing or overuse, and he shares the LENDS pillars - love, exercise, newness, diet and sleep - the foundations he believes everyone should address before getting lost in wellness trends. From the four pillars of movement (strength, endurance, mobility, balance) to the neuroscience of prediction error, Dr Coetzee offers a clear, compassionate roadmap for anyone wanting to feel better in their body. His message is simple and urgent: modern life may be making us unhappy and in pain, but movement, done well and done consistently, is one of the most powerful ways to reclaim our wellbeing. To download the My Possible Self App: https://mypossibleself.app.link/podcast To follow My Possible Self on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypossibleself Movemed website: https://www.movemed.co.uk/ To follow Dr Cuan on Socials:  https://www.instagram.com/movemeduk https://www.youtube.com/@movemeduk https://www.facebook.com/drcuanwaynecoetzee  

While more car lanes induce congestion, reclaiming road space for micro-mobility would make for a highly efficient transport. Synopsis: On Wednesdays, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore's social issues of the day with guests. New rules for Personal Mobility Aids (PMAs) kicked in on June 1, slashing speeds to 6 km/h and requiring medical certificates to crack down on able-bodied riders. But as pedestrians, e-bikes, and gig workers continue to squeeze onto narrow pavements, are we fighting over the wrong patch of concrete as Singapore embarks on a car-lite journey? In this episode of In Your Opinion, assistant podcast editor Lynda Hong sits down with associate professor Yap Fook Fah from Transport Research Centre@NTU. They discuss why it is unsafe for micro-mobility devices to travel on Singapore’s roads, and his argument for allocating more space to transport modes that take up less room but have the capacity to ferry more people. Yap also discusses why regulations alone won't fix our active mobility woes, the illusion of induced demand for cars, and how aggressively reclaiming car lanes might be the ultimate, sweat-free solution to Singapore’s last-mile commute and congested feeder buses. Highlights (click/tap above): 6:27 The mobility gap: why able-bodied commuters are using PMAs 14:07 Cars take up more space but ferry fewer people 16:30 Why fewer cars would not slow the economy 17:57 How allocating more space for cars would induce traffic congestion 26:22 How integrating micro-mobility transport could save hundreds of millions of dollars in commute time 29:42 The weather isn’t hot for the first and last mile commute 34:19 Shifting the mindsets to view roads as public space instead of car space Read ST’s Opinion section: https://str.sg/w7sH Follow Lynda Hong on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/Gm2v Host: Lynda Hong (lyndahong@sph.com.sg) Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim Executive producers: Danson Cheong and Lynda Hong Follow In Your Opinion Podcast here and get notified for new episode drops: Channel: https://str.sg/w7Qt Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wukb Spotify: https://str.sg/w7sV Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7 Get more updates: http://str.sg/stpodcasts The Usual Place Podcast YouTube: https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast --- Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX --- #inyouropinionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After years of helping individuals and couples navigate the complexities of intimacy, renowned clinical psychologist and sex therapist Dr. Kate Balestrieri has seen it all—from the challenges of fostering honest conversations to the powerful transformation that comes with reconnecting to oneself. In this episode, Dr. Kate shares profound insights into why so many people feel disconnected from their desire and how curiosity, vulnerability, and non-judgment can reignite connection and pleasure in relationships. Drawing from themes in her upcoming book, “What Happened to My Sex Life,” she also reveals how overcoming self-abandonment is the key to living authentically and building deeper intimacy. In this episode, Darius and Dr. Kate will discuss: (00:00) Introduction to Dr. Kate Balestrieri (02:00) Dr. Kate's Journey into Sex Therapy (05:40) Exploring Crime and Psychology (09:35) The Spectrum of Sexuality (12:50) Cultural Shame Around Sex (15:39) Hedonism vs. Shame in Sexuality (18:59) Parenting and Sexual Education (27:14) The State of Sexual Satisfaction (33:40) Improving Partnered Sex Lives (37:58) Navigating Novelty in Relationships (43:59) The Rise of Non-Monogamy (49:03) The Role of Therapy in Sexual Conversations Dr. Kate Balestrieri is a licensed psychologist, certified sex therapist, and founder of Modern Intimacy, with practices in Los Angeles, Miami, and Chicago. Passionate about the intersection of mental health, sex, and relationships, she helps individuals and couples heal from trauma, navigate addictions, improve communication, and build deeper intimacy. Guided by a holistic approach that integrates evidence-based practices, Dr. Kate emphasizes the mind-body connection to foster resilience, recovery, and thriving vitality. She also hosts the podcast Get Naked with Dr. Kate, where she explores topics on mental health, sexuality, and relationships. Connect with Dr. Kate: Website: https://www.modernintimacy.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-balestrieri-psy-d-cst-csat-s-pact-iii-42b378152/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkatebalestrieri/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-naked-with-dr-kate/id1563975869 Book: https://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-My-Sex-Life/dp/1891011766  Connect with Darius: Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatnessmachine  Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you operate at a high level, your mind naturally generates a buzzing cloud of mental static, while your body quietly locks down its creative gates. Tonight, or whenever you press play, we deploy a gentle yet profound somatic circuit breaker—our sacred daily affirmation: "I open to the flow of life around me. My nervous system is safe to let go of control." We look back at how early societies understood that human resilience isn't built on constant striving, but on the ability to fluidly adapt to life's rhythms. We also dive into the cutting-edge science of "tissue memory," mapping how chronic over-functioning forces the body into a defensive, muscular bracing pattern that continuously pumps out cortisol. Step out of the exhausting grid of productivity, claim your inner peace, and let your nervous system return to its true, sovereign baseline.

Adam Woolard is the Vice President of Business Development and Health Coach at Joi + Blokes, where he helps people optimize their health through personalized hormone care and functional wellness. Inspired by his own health transformation, Adam is passionate about helping others uncover root causes and reclaim their energy, vitality, and performance. Connect with Adam Website: Joi + Blokes — https://joiandblokes.com Instagram: @admandew

What if the intuition you silenced to survive your betrayal is the very thing that can guide you out of it?    In this episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Dallisa Hocking — fifth-generation psychic medium and energy architect — to explore what happens to our intuitive sense when trust is shattered. Whether you intentionally shut it down to avoid confrontation or inadvertently turned it off just to get through the day, this conversation is your invitation to turn it back on.    You'll learn how to distinguish true intuition from fear-based thinking, why rebuilding self-trust is the foundation for everything that comes after betrayal, and how tools like interactive guided imagery can help you access the answers already living inside of you.    They also explore the nuanced world of psychic readings and predictions — what they can and cannot do for someone recovering from betrayal — and discuss free will's role in shaping what comes next in your life.    In This Episode:  How betrayal causes us to turn down (or off) our intuition — and why that happens  The key difference between intuition and fear-based thoughts — and a simple test to tell them apart  Why rebuilding self-trust starts with small, daily commitments — not grand gestures  How your intuition signals differently for everyone — and how to identify your personal 'markers'  What interactive guided imagery is and how it helps you access inner wisdom  The truth about psychic readings: what's helpful, what gives your power away, and what to look for in a trustworthy practitioner  How to hold spiritual and religious beliefs alongside a new, direct relationship with your inner guidance  Dallisa's 'Breakthrough Three' — her best-thing-from-hardest-moment, what still surprises her, and the one thing she'd want you to hear on your worst day    Resources Mentioned:  The Guest House — Rumi (poem)  Conversations with God, Book One — Neale Donald Walsch  Free 10-Minute Reset Audio — available at spiritandspark.com    Connect with Dallisa Hocking:  Website & free audio: http://spiritandspark.com    Substack, podcast, and social media via the website   Connect with Dr. Debi  The PBT Institute: https://ThePBTInstitute.com  

Anika sits down with Dr. Mickey Fitch Collins to expose the leadership development trap most companies fall into, uncover the psychological safety crisis silently burning out middle managers, and reveal the counterintuitive secret to sustainable organizations: it's never about the strategy. It's about the people executing it—and whether they feel confident enough to show up as their whole selves.In This EpisodeBass fishing to breakout rooms: How 30 years of professional fishing taught her more about leadership than any MBA—and why early public speaking shaped her entire careerThe leadership development gap: Why companies wait until burnout is critical to invest in leaders, and the cost of reactive vs. proactive developmentMiddle manager isolation: The push-pull stress of serving two masters, losing peer relationships, and why leaders are abandoned once they "make it"Psychological safety as the foundation: Why you can't build better leaders without first creating spaces where people can be honest, vulnerable, and wholeThe burnout epidemic: How the WHO classifies burnout as a health concern, and why control-based work models are burning people outRemote work and trust: Why flexible work aligned with individual needs enhances motivation, and why monitoring software is the opposite of trustLearn It Lounge podcast: Building community among L&D professionals by sharing authentic problem-solving storiesThe giving phase: What's next for Mickey—coaching, speaking, and helping others grow while designing a life centered around familyTimestamps00:00 Introduction: From pro bass fisherman to leadership facilitator06:23 Why she left higher education after 20 years and a PhD08:00 The pandemic pivot: From C-suite to corporate learning and development16:00 The most common breakdown when companies scale: Delayed leadership investment20:20 Why outsiders and consultants bring objective credibility24:30 The push-pull of middle management and burnout30:31 Psychological safety as the antidote to burnout34:32 Work models and control vs. trust: Why flexible work beats surveillance38:26 How Learn It Lounge started and what's next for MickeyKey Insights & TakeawaysInsight 1: Leadership Is a Learnable Skill, Not Innate ExpertiseBeing a great founder, engineer, or visionary doesn't automatically make you a great people manager. Leadership—coaching, vision-casting, conflict resolution, delegation—is a skill set that must be built. The organizations that win are the ones that invest in emerging leaders before they're in crisis mode, not after.Insight 2: Proactive Development Beats Reactive InterventionCompanies that delay leadership investment until burnout, turnover, or conflict forces their hand end up spending 3-4x more on reactive solutions. The smartest organizations identify rising stars early and develop skill sets before people are drowning.Insight 3: Psychological Safety Is the Foundation of EverythingYou cannot build better leaders, improve communication, or increase engagement without psychological safety. When people can admit mistakes and be vulnerable without fear, they stop wearing masks and performing—and that's when real growth happens.Insight 4: Control-Based Work Models Are the Opposite of TrustStrict hours, in-office mandates, and monitoring software send one message: "I don't trust you." When organizations care for the whole human—flexible work, autonomy, trust—they get higher motivation, lower turnover, and higher profitability. The research is clear.Insight 5: Storytelling Creates Meaning Beyond DataWe make decisions with data, but we make meaning with stories. In the age of AI and critical thinking, storytelling and authentic presence are just as important as problem-solving skills.Resources & Links MentionedLearn Ithttps://www.learnit.com/Learn It Lounge Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-learnit-lounge/id1817436348Conversations with L&D professionals sharing authentic problem-solving stories and best practicesAbout Dr. Mickey Fitch CollinsDr. Mickey Fitch Collins is a leadership facilitator and learning strategist at Learn It, specializing in leadership self-efficacy and building confident leaders. With a PhD in Leadership and Higher Education, a master's degree in Counseling and Student Personnel, and a bachelor's degree in Psychology, Mickey spent 20 years in higher education leadership before transitioning to corporate learning and development during the pandemic.Her unique origin story includes 30 years of professional bass fishing experience—competing at the national level with 30+ sponsors, speaking at expos and on radio and TV. This early experience shaped her public speaking confidence, marketing acumen, and deep understanding of leadership in male-dominated environments.Connect with Dr. Mickey Fitch CollinsLearn It Website: https://www.learnit.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mickeyfitchcollins/Open to: Coaching, speaking engagements, and mentoring emerging leadersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join Sarah Marie Bilger, a birth and postpartum doula, as she traces the arc from panic to power. Unpacking why endless feeds and worst‑case stories leave so many women feeling afraid, and why that fear doesn't have to be the story you tell about your birth. Through candid reflection and practical rituals, trusted education, building your village, nervous‑system care, and a simple brain‑dump exercise she shows how preparation can transform overwhelm into grounded confidence. This episode is for you if you're ready to stop scrolling, trust your body, and enter motherhood informed, supported, and quietly fierce. Find the Full Show Notes Here: https://www.enteringmotherhood.com/episodes Relevant Links: Register for the O.W.N Your Birth Childbirth Education Course 5 ways to prepare for an Unmedicated Birth Download the FREE Comprehensive Birth Planning Preference Guide Hypnobabies is a great tool to use hypnosis when preparing for childbirth. Use the code MOTHERHOOD20 to receive 20% off today! Truly fuel your body with FOND Bone Broth a verified regenerative by land to market company dedicated to serving you rich and handcrafted items. Use code ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 10% off. Looking to become a doula yourself and get into birthwork? Check out the Online Doula Training Program to get started on your path today. Become certified through Postpartum University and help clients learn more about how to nourish their bodies in the postpartum period. In need of nursing tops and postpartum items? Kindred Bravely is the place to shop for all of your attire needs and more.  Connect with Entering Motherhood: The Entering Motherhood Website @entering.motherhood (IG) Entering Motherhood (FB) Contact us Direct  

Send us Fan MailIn this foundational episode of The Box & The Sky series, Keya McClain the Poet explores the invisible boxes that shape our identities long before we have the opportunity to define ourselves.From childhood expectations and cultural conditioning to religious beliefs, gender roles, and societal labels, this conversation challenges listeners to examine the stories they've inherited—and the limitations they've unknowingly accepted.Keya unpacks how judgment and labels often work together to reduce beautifully complex human beings into simplified identities, and how healing begins when we become curious enough to move beyond them.In this episode, Keya discusses:• How labels become emotional prisons• The relationship between judgment and certainty• Why curiosity is often more powerful than criticism• The hidden limits created by fear and conditioning• Reclaiming your authentic identity beyond societal expectations• The difference between surviving and fully living• Why healing is remembering who you were before the world defined youThis conversation is for anyone who has ever felt boxed in by expectations, misunderstood by labels, or limited by beliefs that no longer align with who they are becoming.You were never created to live inside someone else's definition of you.The sky is your reminder that growth has no ceiling.Support the show

Everyone is talking about July 2026. But beneath all the predictions, there’s a much deeper question… Can you actually receive what’s trying to come into your life? This week’s astrology may be one of the rarest windows of 2026—not because something is happening to you… but because something extraordinary is becoming possible. While Sabrina continues to recover from illness (thank you for all the love you’ve been sending ), Dr. Karen Rees from the ReWilding Team is stepping in to guide us through the astrology of July 13–19. Together we’ll explore the Cancer New Moon, Jupiter, Pluto, Uranus, Barbault’s Basket, and why this week may be one of the greatest invitations of the year to open to more joy, possibility, and grace. GO DEEPER What if the life you’ve been asking for… …is already trying to find you? The Jupiter Journey is where your next chapter begins. More joy. More possibility. More love. More support. More life. This isn’t about becoming someone else. It’s about becoming large enough to fully live as the person you’ve already become. Open through July 31. Journey with Jupiter ————– READY FOR EVEN MORE You’ve caught glimpses of what’s possible. Now it’s time to live it. The Magicians combines Uranus, Merlin, and Jupiter—three archetypal initiations that awaken new possibilities, teach you to consciously create, and expand you into a life that’s finally big enough to hold you. This isn’t more healing. It’s where knowing becomes living. Get all three journeys for the price of two and save $197. Available through July 31. Step Into Your Magic ReWilding Weekly: Stay connected with our community and get practices, journal prompts, and deeper insights in your inbox. Subscribe here  _____ Portals of Transformation – The Rare “Barbault's Basket”: Discover the significance of this unique six-pointed alignment. – Cancer New Moon: Planting seeds in the deep feminine to prepare for the week’s upgrades. – Shadow Work & Worthiness: Why we often block the very blessings we've been praying for. – Uranus & Kali: The wild destroyer meets the lightning bolt of change to liberate your true self. – Grand Air Trine: How the Moon in Libra completes a cycle of auspicious energy. Listen to “July 13–19 Astrology | One of the Rarest Weeks of 2026“ podcast here… Topics Explored in “July 13–19 Astrology | One of the Rarest Weeks of 2026” podcast: (Times based off audio version) The Path Through the Portal (00:00) What is Barbault's Basket? A Rare Portal of Grace (02:35) – The Jupiter-Pluto Opposition: Expansion & Transformation (04:02) – Learning to Receive (05:42) – Monday: Venus, Uranus & The Reclaiming of Magic (08:49) – Tuesday: Cancer New Moon & Tending Your Sacred Flame (12:05) – Wednesday: Uranus Conjunct Kali—Liberating the True Self (14:00) – Friday: Uranus Trine Pluto—The First of Five Upgrades (15:09) – Saturday: Jupiter Hits the Basket & The Joy of Being Loved (16:50) – Sunday: The Grand Air Trine & Reclaiming Your Power (18:05) – Closing Thoughts: How to Align with the Magic You can leave a comment or question for Sabrina on the YouTube version of this episode. Listen to after “July 13–19 Astrology | One of the Rarest Weeks of 2026”: Steve Judd: I’ve Waited 40 Years for this Moment Rick Levine: Why July 2026 Feels Different Than Anything Before Full Moon in Capricorn: The End of an Era STAY CONNECTED ReWilding Weekly (free, embodied astrology)  IG  Website  Disclaimer: Educational/spiritual perspectives; not medical/mental-health advice. #2025Shift #NewHuman #SpiritualAwakening Welcome to ReWilding with Sabrina Lynn & ReWilding for Women! A gifted facilitator of revolutionary inner work and the world's leading archetypal embodiment expert, Sabrina Lynn is the creator of the groundbreaking ReWilding Way and founder of ReWilding For Women. Sabrina has led more than 100,000 people through programs based on the ReWilding Way, a modality of healing and awakening that strips away the false, the deep wounds from early life, and the fears that hold people back, to reveal their true and unique soul light and help them build their innate capacity to shine it in the world. Her work includes in-person retreats and events, the monthly ReWilding Membership, Living Close to the Bone, Priest/ess Trainings, Mystery Schools, the ReWilding with the Archetypes, and the wildly popular 6 Faces of the Feminine workshop series. Welcome to ReWilding! The post 391 – July 13–19 Astrology | One of the Rarest Weeks of 2026 appeared first on Rewilding for Women.

Just the idea of working on a family tree can be intimadating but, all you need is the right tools in your tool box. Tap in to discover exactly what you need to begin your journey of discovery and how you too can grow your family tree.

What happens after Lyme disease treatment ends—but you still don't feel like yourself? In this powerful in-person Tick Boot Camp studio interview, bestselling author, certified health coach, and Lyme disease advocate Amy Kurtz returns to discuss her groundbreaking new book, But You Look Fine: Trapped in the Hell Between Sick and Well and How To Break Free. Following the overwhelming response to her first Tick Boot Camp interview in Episode 449: Kicking Sick: Your Go-To Guide for Thriving with Chronic Health Conditions, Amy joins Matt Sabatello and Rich Johannesen for an unforgettable conversation about the emotional, neurological, and psychological aftermath of chronic illness. Together, they explore why healing doesn't always end when symptoms improve—and why many Lyme disease patients remain trapped between being physically better and emotionally free. Amy introduces the concept of Medical Trauma Brain, a framework that helps explain the fear, hypervigilance, anxiety, identity loss, and nervous system dysregulation experienced by so many people recovering from Lyme disease, tick-borne illness, mold illness, autoimmune disease, Long COVID, and other chronic conditions. If you've ever wondered why recovery still feels incomplete after treatment, this episode is one you won't want to miss. Listen or Watch

On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Executive Chairman of Ovid Therapeutics Dr. Jeremy Levin joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss how the biotech industry is essential for American healthcare and security, and how China has strategically advanced its biotech industry to overtake the United States'. They also discuss the distrust Americans have in health institutions and how Covid politics invaded scientific institutions to enforce an agenda.You can find Dr. Levin's new book, Biotech in the Balance: Saving a Strategic Industry in an Age of Distrust, here.The Federalist Foundation is a nonprofit, and we depend entirely on our listeners and readers — not corporations. If you value fearless, independent journalism, please consider a tax-deductible gift today at TheFederalist.com/donate. Your support keeps us going.

On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Executive Chairman of Ovid Therapeutics Dr. Jeremy Levin joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss how the biotech industry is essential for American healthcare and security, and how China has strategically advanced its biotech industry to overtake the United States'. They also discuss the distrust Americans […]

In this episode of Crazy Wisdom, Stewart Alsop sits down with Javier Rolandi, who works in investor relations and communications, for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from the SpaceX IPO and the trust people place in Elon Musk to Javier's own path through electronics, literature, and linguistics in Argentina. They talk about science fiction as a lens on the present, arguing over Borges versus Cortázar and touching on Philip K. Dick, before turning to Stewart's treasure hunt project and what it means for adults to reclaim a sense of play. The back half of the episode gets into bigger cultural territory: the Peter Pan syndrome as it shows up in Buenos Aires and Silicon Valley, the demographic crisis and why people are hesitant to commit to marriage or kids, the immigrant roots of Argentina's tight-knit communities, and a closing debate about solarpunk versus cyberpunk futures and whether religion still has a role to play in building a more human-centered utopia.Timestamps00:00 – Opening dive into the SpaceX IPO and why people place so much trust in Elon Musk's competence. 05:00 – Javi traces his non-linear path into technology, from electronics school to a lifelong love of science fiction. 10:00 – A close look at Borges, his puzzle-like short stories, and layered literary references. 15:00 – Javi picks Cortázar as his favorite, then Stewart demos his treasure hunt game idea. 20:00 – More treasure hunt details, plus the pelotudo/al pedo language game. 25:00 – Javi's fading interest in building electronics and why adult play still matters. 30:00 – The Peter Pan syndrome, Buenos Aires neighborhoods, and staying stuck in teenage behavior. 35:00 – The demographic crisis, Peter Thiel's arrival, and commitment to marriage and kids. 40:00 – How the internet reshapes connection beyond borders and nations. 45:00 – Solarpunk vs. cyberpunk and Argentina's potential as a utopian model. 50:00 – Argentina's immigrant roots, tribal bonding, and ethnic clubs in Buenos Aires. 55:00 – Closing thoughts on religion, ecumenism, and staying optimistic about humanity.Key InsightsTrust in visionary founders like Elon Musk isn't really about understanding the technical details of something like SpaceX—it's about faith in a person's competence to pull off things that would sound crazy coming from anyone else.Javier's relationship with technology has always been non-linear: an early fascination with electronics gave way to literature and linguistics, and only later did a startup career pull him back toward tech, showing that curiosity doesn't have to follow a straight professional line.Science fiction endures because it's never really about the future—it's a way of examining the decisions being made today and how they'll ripple outward, which is why Javier finds himself circling back to present-day questions after every story or film.Reclaiming play as an adult, whether through treasure hunts or simply being unembarrassed in public, isn't regression—it's a deliberate rebellion against the idea that growing up means becoming serious and losing creativity.The demographic shift away from marriage and kids may be less about capability and more about marketing: people who look unhappy while promoting commitment aren't going to convince anyone that the traditional path is worth choosing.Argentina's strong culture of community and friendship traces back to waves of immigrants who had to lean on each other to survive, a tribal instinct that still shapes how people bond in Buenos Aires today.The tension between solarpunk and cyberpunk visions of the future comes down to whether technology serves human connection or overshadows it, and Javier argues Argentina—with its resources and family-oriented culture—is well positioned to lean toward the more hopeful, human-centered version.

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself!In this episode, Wendy sits down with Angela Burk, author of The Real Girl's Guide to Midlife. Angela spent decades saying yes to everything—yes to things she didn't want to do, yes to explanations and justifications, yes to everyone else's needs before her own. Then she hit a wall. Not one explosive moment, but a gradual awareness that she'd lost parts of herself in the process of trying to be everything to everyone. So she started saying no. And her life changed.They explore:How saying no is actually saying yes to yourself, and why "no" is a complete sentence that needs no explanationBreaking patterns rooted in decades of modeled behaviors and old stories about who you're supposed to beThe simple power of speaking your truth out loud: even saying it to yourself in an empty room interrupts a thought pattern and shifts your entire trajectoryAngela's philosophy centers on one core truth: you are not broken; you've just been operating from old blueprints. Midlife is an invitation to get real about what's working and what isn't. Rest isn't weakness. Boundaries aren't selfish. Your voice matters. And the messy middle part—the part nobody talks about—is where the actual transformation happens.Connect with Angela:Get her book, Real Girls Guide to Midlife: Hot Takes, True Stories, and Fearless Advice from Women Who've Lived It & Experts Who Get It: amazon.com/Real-Girls-Guide-Midlife-Fearless/dp/1959009338?tag=syty-20realgirlsguidetomidlife.comInstagram: instagram.com/realgirlsguide55/Referenced in this Episode:Episode 281: Aging Gracefully Vs. Aging Helplessly | Dr. Sofia Din: buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/18782263 A Widow's Fire: An Intimate Memoir of Heartbreak, Survival, and Moving Forward by Diane Pike Heiler: amazon.com/Widows-Fire-Intimate-Heartbreak-Survival/dp/B0F67HJ3HW________________________________________________________________________________________Connect with Wendy:LinkedinInstagram: @wendy.harropFacebook: Phineas Wright HouseWebsite: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm StaysPWH Curated Experience and TravelInterested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.comPodcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Last night live show I had to share what went on this past few days. My website got flagged. My blog got blocked. So I'm talking about it.In this powerful episode, Nyomi and Dog Pound Mike Mike discuss healthy eroticism, why female sexuality is still taboo, body appreciation, and reclaiming your sexuality without shame.Topics: What healthy eroticism actually is • Female sexuality at any age • Double standards between male and female sexuality • How eroticism strengthens relationships • Body appreciation • Sensuality as self-care • Breaking free from shame • Communication with partners • Freedom and reclamationRemember: Your sexuality is sacred. Your desires are valid. Your body is beautiful.You can be spiritual AND sexual. You can be 50+ AND horny. You can celebrate your body AND be powerful.RESOURCES

Start Your Transformation Now  In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim opens a new series comparing North Korea's overt, state-mandated ideological conditioning — its real "Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System" — to the covert brainwashing many Westerners experience through consumerism, nationalism, and religion. The difference, he argues, isn't whether brainwashing exists, but how visibly it's enforced.  Jim details North Korean practices like mandatory portrait care and weekly self-criticism, then shows how Western consumerism and the need to feel "good enough" condition people just as thoroughly, only without coercion. His goal: separating listeners' true identity — their consciousness — from the conditioned "container" of the body and ego.  This first episode in a multi-part series is an essential starting point for anyone ready to question who they really are.  What You'll Discover in This Episode:  (00:00) The hidden link between North Korea and the West — Jim reveals that the only real difference between a brainwashed North Korean citizen and most Westerners is the name and method of the conditioning.  (05:18) Who gave you your thoughts? — Jim challenges listeners to question who actually taught them their fears, preferences, and even their own name.  (14:31) Inside North Korea's Ten Principles — Jim details real mechanisms like mandatory portrait care and weekly self-criticism as a mirror for subtler Western conditioning.  (19:49) Consumerism as covert brainwashing — Jim traces his own teenage desire for Polo shirts to a culture that uses advertising to convince people they're incomplete.  (28:22) Who chose your reality? — Using a scene from The Devil Wears Prada, Jim shows how decisions we believe are our own were often shaped long before we could choose them.  (30:17) You are consciousness first — Jim reveals the series' foundational truth: listeners are consciousness that inhabits a body, not a body that has consciousness.  Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  Most of us believe we are free-thinking, autonomous beings, but the truth is that nearly every thought, preference, and fear we carry was downloaded into us by family, media, culture, and society long before we were old enough to question it. Recognizing this isn't a cause for despair — it's the first step toward real freedom. The body is a container, conditioned and shaped by the world around it, but the listener is not that container; they are the consciousness, the life force, that inhabits it. Reclaiming that truth is where authentic power begins.  Let's Connect:  Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn  LIKED THE EPISODE?  If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more people.  Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!  With gratitude, Jim 

How do you break free from the constant exhaustion of 65 to 80-hour work weeks while continuing to perform at the top of your corporate stack ranking?   In this powerful solo episode, host Billy Keels addresses the severe burnout plague hitting senior corporate leaders and elite enterprise sales executives. Billy shares an eye-opening lesson from his time leading teams in the UK, where he discovered a top-producing account executive pulling in seven-figure bonuses who remained completely fresh by focusing strictly on high-quality outcomes rather than endless hours. Learn how to implement Billy's exact "Time Telescope" exercise—auditing your schedule in 15-minute snapshots to pinpoint hidden time leaks, systematically reduce your work week by 10%, and reclaim up to eight hours every single week to spend with loved ones, restore your mental presence, or launch a profitable side business.  

Parenting isn't just about raising children, it's about leading them God's way. Dr. Tony Evans shares how biblical authority brings stability and purpose to the home.

In this essential Part 1 of our series on Estate Reclamation, we welcome back Russell Paul Arthur, a certified practitioner of sovereign law and the creator of the Grace Sovereignty Academy. Russell explains the lawful procedure of reclaiming your estate—the net worth of everything you own, earn, and owe—back from the control of the Crown Commonwealth. We explore the deception of property registration, the reality of the "public estate," and how the "citizen" functions as a legal franchise that keeps your assets in bondage. This episode provides the foundational knowledge needed to transition your assets from public control to private sovereign authority. ⏱️ Complete Chapter Points & Timestamps 0:03 Welcome to the Awakening Podcast and the Sovereign Man Podcast 0:36 Russell Paul Arthur's Bio and Credentials 1:05 Welcome Back, Russell 1:17 Today's Presentation: Estate Reclamation Explained 2:04 Disclaimer and Advisory Statement 4:15 What Exactly is an Estate? Definition and Components 5:55 Everything is Taxable Under Crown Estate Control 6:16 The Public Estate: Registered Citizens and Crown Authority 6:47 Registration at Public Agencies (HM Land Registry, DVLA, Companies House) 8:42 Registration Means Handing Over Paramount Authority and Control 9:49 Roman Civil Law: The Historical Roots of Modern Legal Systems 10:06 Roman Empire Across Europe and British Isles 10:19 Roman Civil Law Brought to Africa and West Asia 10:35 No Equity in Civil Law—Predetermined Penalties and Punishments 11:17 The Public Domain: An Area of Control and Extortion 12:00 The Public Domain Doesn't Exist in Reality—Only in Fiction 12:26 Venue and Jurisdiction as Mental Containment Fields 13:03 The United Kingdom as a Corporate Enterprise 13:22 HM Land Registry, Companies House, Ministry of Justice, DVLA 15:07 Corporate Officers and Hidden Controllers 15:59 The Illusion of Democracy and Voting 16:34 Everyone is Stuck in the World of Business (Busyness) 17:16 Citizenship is Deception and Fraud 17:45 Birth Registration: How They Create Legal Bondage 18:00 The General Registrar and the Creation of the UK Citizen 18:20 You Become Legally Bonded to the UK Citizen 19:00 Voluntary Acts and the Bonded Surety System 20:01 Becoming a General Member of the Public 21:00 You're in the Public Venue and Jurisdiction 23:00 Building Your Estate Over Time in Fiction and Fraud 30:06 Status Correction and Legal Joinder 31:30 Estate Reclamation: Claiming Back Your Entire Estate 31:49 Implied Trust Arrangements with Public Agencies 32:08 Companies House and Legal Titles (Director, Chairman, Secretary) 32:46 HM Revenue & Customs and the Taxpayer Status 33:16 Language is Important When Transitioning to Sovereignty 34:27 Creating a New Private Estate in the Sovereignty Movement 35:10 Private Estate Never Registered or Incorporated 35:32 Multi-Jurisdictional Private Estate Structure 36:10 Corporations in the Public Domain and Tax Codes 36:32 Private Estate as a Charitable Missionary Entity 37:02 Tax Relief and Exemptions for Charities 37:44 Transferring Funds from Public to Private with Tax Relief 38:27 VAT and the Extortion System 38:49 VAT Registration and the End User 39:16 The Joke of VAT and Taxation 40:24 Calculating Total Tax Burden (70-80% Over Lifetime) 42:56 Creators Funds and VAT (Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee) 44:17 Most People Operating as Registered Citizens 45:02 Everything You Think is Yours is Registered in Your Name 50:01 Resident as Another Legal Title and Status 50:25 Everything Built in the Name of the Citizen 51:53 Estate Dissolution and Liquidation in Courts 78:52 What We're Doing Inside Grace Private Society 85:09 Public Trust Arrangements and Crown Estate Control 86:39 Closing Discussion and Fair Payment System 87:05 The 10-Week Trial System 87:37 10% Completion Rate and Serious Commitment Required 88:12 Buyer Beware: Many False Sovereigns Out There 88:25 Freedom Comes from Within 88:59 The Importance of Good Teachers and Guidance 89:14 Shall We End It There? 89:20 Final Links and Contact Information 89:36 End of Episode TOTAL DURATION: 89 minutes 37 seconds

Description:In this deeply personal solo episode, Jen takes us to the place where this journey began: Me Camp. What started as a spontaneous trip to coastal Maine during one of the hardest seasons of her life became an annual practice of restoration, adventure, healing, and joy. Six summers later, as she arrives in a tiny lakeside town in Ontario for another month of Me Camp, she's reflecting on the small word that changed everything: yes.This month, we'll be exploring what it means to reclaim joy, embrace rest, honor our desires, and create lives that are not just productive—but deeply satisfying.It's time to discover your own Sacred Yes.Thought-provoking Quotes:“MeCamp changed my life. I'm not being demonstrative or exaggerating. It's where the ‘Sacred Yes' got its first footing.” – Jen Hatmaker“I keep my heart open to whatever's possible. Who could I meet? What could I experience? Where could I go? What can I see? And when people are like, hey, do you wanna…? The answer's yes. And so that sacred yes got sort of imprinted on my heart.” – Jen Hatmaker“I feel the weight of irresponsible yeses that should have been no's.” – Jen HatmakerResources Mentioned in This Episode:MeCamp 2026 Announcement -Awake: A Memoir by Jen Hatmaker - https://amzn.to/4xzBo5nJen's Substack - https://jenhatmaker.substack.com/Join the Awake Collective - https://jenhatmaker.substack.com/p/the-awake-collectiveJen Hatmaker Book Club - https://shop.jenhatmaker.com/collections/book-clubConnect with Jen!Jen's Website - https://jenhatmaker.com/Jen's Instagram - https://instagram.com/jenhatmakerJen's Twitter - https://twitter.com/jenHatmaker/Jen's Facebook - https://facebook.com/jenhatmakerJen's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/JenHatmakerThe For the Love Podcast is presented by Audacy.