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Ready to transition from learning to earning? Tune in to today's episode featuring rockstar Megan Huber. Discover simple yet powerful ways to leverage your relationships using social media as your marketing tool. Megan guides you in creating an outstanding client experience, and exploding your profits through retention and referrals. Check out her story to learn the real deal about how she built her coaching business from the ground up. No fluff, just the no-nonsense  strategies that have helped grow her business! BAM!  ————— Key Takeaways:[1:28] Guest Introduction[4:50] Do you need coaching certification?[8:00] How did Megan get her first coaching client?[13:11] Understanding and mastering the basics[16:37] Tips and tricks for people who want to market their coaching business on free platforms[21:14] The secret sauce for starting a coaching program in Facebook groups ————— Resources:•Center for Coaching Certification •The Academy Coaching Program•Get Everything You Can and Everything You've Got by Jay Abraham•Visit Megan's website at: www.meganjohnsonhuber.com•Podcast: Built to Last•Megan's Instagram: @meganjhubert Check out www.coachinginc.com and turn your coaching passion into a thriving business! If you would like Tom's help in building/scaling your coaching business, go to www.coachinginc.com and fill out an application for your opportunity to work with him personally.

Join Co-Hosts Ellina Yin and Deitra Hoang as they take a deep dive into what is digital addiction? How is digital addiction harmful and what is being done about it? Welcome to "Breaking the Screen Spell," a special Only in San José podcast series that explores the topic of digital addiction and how we can regain control over our relationship with technology. In this podcast, co-hosts Ellina Yin and Deitra Hoang discuss how websites, businesses, and social media target youth audiences? What is being done to keep kids safe while on the web? In this episode we feature a clip from the California Department of Justice. California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general in filing a federal lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates (Meta). Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov YouTube Clip: AG Bonta Announces Legal Action Against Social Media Company from Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Intro Music: “Full Circle by Civic Flora Somatic Exercise by Rashmi Guttal featuring music by Nature Healing Society Rashmi (she/they) is a somatic practitioner, restorative justice facilitator, and mediator. Through her background in asana (yoga), meditation, and conflict resolution, she created somatic mediation, a coaching process to help individuals and couples resolve conflict. Using the Internal Family Systems model, Attachment Theory, and body-based practices, Rashmi guides folx into deeper awareness and compassion for their different ‘parts'. She focuses on nervous system regulation, emphasizing rest, silence, and moving slowly. https://www.rashmiguttal.com/  Resources: Center for Humane Technology (CHT) as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit https://www.humanetech.com/ Your Undivided Attention Podcast (https://www.humanetech.com/podcast) The Markup challenges technology to serve the public good. https://themarkup.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onlyinsj/message

In this podcast episode, host Dawn Gabriel converses with Katie Kroening, a licensed clinical social worker and owner of a faith-based counseling practice. Katie provides insight into her faith's influence on her career, starting with her decision to seek a career in social work and setting up her own counseling practice in 2018. She emphasizes the importance of waiting upon the Lord and aligning one's professional decisions with spiritual convictions. She shares a personal story about the tragedy her husband faced and how the experience reinforced her trust in God. Katie also discusses her recent decision to open a second location of her practice, which came after years of prayer and waiting. Katie and Dawn talk about the challenges in dealing with the fear of reducing their practices' size or altering their offering due to faith-related decisions. They conclude with a conversation on overcoming the fear of judgment, maintaining cultural values, and balancing business decisions with spiritual commitments, encouraging listeners to stay true to their values and persevere in their journey. View the full show notes on the webpage.  00:08 Introduction and Welcoming Guest 00:32 Getting to Know Katie Croning 00:41 Katie's Professional Journey and Personal Life 02:04 Discussing Katie's Specialization and Practice 03:17 God as a Business Partner 03:30 Katie's Faith Journey and Career Aspirations 06:54 The Importance of Waiting on the Lord 07:28 Katie's Personal Story and Challenges 07:41 Katie's Business Growth and Expansion 09:06 The Power of Faith and Patience 19:15 The Role of Fear in Decision Making 21:13 The Importance of Aligning with Values 22:57 The Struggles and Rewards of Running a Practice 31:36 Closing Thoughts and Encouragement Links and Resources Center for Courageous Living Instagram: Linktr.ee/thrcenterforcourage Facebook: Courageous7777 Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/Katiekroeningctr4crg/ Sacred Space Community Groups - with Dawn Soul Care Retreats: Exclusively for therapists who want to recharge in a deep and fulfilling way. You will engage in your own spiritual journey, find some release from the work you do, as well as connect with other therapists all while enjoying the beauty of Colorado at a secluded and peaceful retreat center. Limited to 6-8 therapists. Show Notes and Podcast Production by Course Creation Studio.

Emerging science points to a different way of thinking about chronic illness, including cancer. Rather than divide the body into organs, functional medicine views disease as a systemic problem, in which the approach is to treat the system, not the symptom. Join me as I speak with Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, MD, as we discuss why cancer rates are at an all-time high, the importance of early detection, alternative screening options, and what an integrative treatment approach truly entails. What you'll learn from this episode:How Dr. Connealy's approach to cancer differs from standard conventional medicineSafer alternatives to conventional screenings like mammographyWhat happens when patients choose nutrition and integrative medicine firstThe importance of a holistic approach to health and healingThe connection between high phthalates & chemo resistance& So much more!Resources:Center for New MedicineDr. Connealy Instagram | Website | Facebook Thermography as an alternative to mammogramsFinancial burden of health careTruth, Lies, & ControversyAn Integrative Approach to Breast Cancer - WellnStrong GuideSafeSleeve Anti-Radiation Phone CaseDefenderShield Laptop ShieldTo learn more about WellnStrong: Subscribe to my newsletter! WellnStrong Blog WellnStrong Instagram WellnStrong Pinterest

A worldview is a lens through which we see life. Generally, a worldview can be discovered by answering four main questions: What is the origin of humanity? Does our life have meaning? Is there an ultimate morality? What happens when we die? It's back to the basics with this episode, as host Joseph Backholm highlights two main worldviews: Naturalism and Creationism. Walking through how each one would answer the four main questions, Joseph unpacks the difference between these two worldviews, what it means to have a Christian worldview, and how to discover what your worldview is. He also addresses, as Christians, where should we put our hope and how does our worldview influence our politics? Resources Center for Biblical Worldview Most Americans Think They Have a Biblical Worldview. But Do They? Ep. 30: The Seven Cornerstones of a Biblical Worldview Read ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Washington Stand⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, featuring news and commentary from a biblical worldview. Published by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Family Research Council⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

A decade ago, University of Virginia psychology professor Brian Nosek cofounded an unusual nonprofit, the Center for Open Science. It's been a cheerleader, enabler, and nagger to convince scientists that making their methods, data, and papers available to others makes for better science.  The Center for Open Science has built tools to register analysis plans and hypotheses before data are collected. It campaigns for authors and journals to state explicitly whether and where data and other research materials are available. Gradually, practices that were considered fringe are becoming mainstream. The White House declared 2023 the Year of Open Science.  Nosek refers to the pyramid of culture change as his strategy to push for reforms: first make a better practice possible, then easy, expected, rewarding, and finally, required. It starts with building infrastructure, then experience, reward systems, and ultimately policy.  In this podcast, Brian Nosek joins host Monya Baker to discuss the movement of scientific ideals toward reality. Resources: Center for Open Science Transparency and Openness Guidelines Reproducibility Project: Psychology Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology Pyramid of Social Change

Our guest this episode is Erandi Trevino of Public Citizen, Houston. Erandi grew up in Houston and has been concerned about the pollution in her neighborhood since she was a young child.Before joining Public Citizen in Houston as a Climate Policy and Outreach Specialist, she was an Advocacy Fellow with the Fulbright Association in Washington, DC, where she worked on education policy, nutrition, and financial regulations. During her time in DC, Erandi also volunteered for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.Earlier in her career, Erandi assisted the Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations in New York. She has a law degree from Fordham University and degrees in International Relations and Latin American studies from Seton Hall University. Following her graduation there, she received a Fulbright Grant to teach English in Belo Horizonte, Brazil where she became fluent in Portuguese.In this episode we discuss the following topics:The coalition of companies and other institutions that are partners with this new project called the HyVelocity Hub and their claims to be able to build an “ecosystem” from the existing hydrogen and pipeline industry in Houston to make clean hydrogen.HyVelocity Hub claims that they will be able use carbon capture to make “clean” hydrogen (called blue hydrogen) using existing hydrogen production plants.How credible is Houston's Clean Hydrogen Roadmap in general?Is HyVelocity's goal of achieving 2kg CO2 / kg of H2 is realistic?RMI currently estimates 20 kg CO2 / kg H2 with Texas's current fossil-heavy power grid.How credible is HyVelocity's vision “to serve disadvantaged communities by providing jobs and higher labor standards, reducing local pollution, and supporting and complying with the Justice40 initiative?Who are the powerful investors in this endeavor and how are they affecting the plans for these plants? Are they listening to local concerns or just greenwashing their environmental challenges?What is Public Citizen doing as a local activist to get some oversight on this HyVelocity Hub project?Resources:Center for Houston's FutureHouston Healthy Port Communities CoalitionEnvironmental Defense Fund - Better Hubs - Expring Decarbonizing IndustryGreater Houston Port Bureau's Project 11On Breath Partnership's "What is Port Houston's Project 11?" Erandi's Contact InformationSupport the showVisit us at climatemoneywatchdog.org!

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Aug. 21, 2023Federal Court Strikes Down Mississippi Constitutional Provision With Racist History Keeping 11% of Its Population from VotingMississippi has the highest percentage of voting-age citizens who are not able to vote due to past felony convictions.  In early August, a federal court struck down the responsible Jim Crow provision in Mississippi's constitution, citing “cruel and unusual punishment.” Our podcasting host recently made changes which stops us from including our entire script as part of the podcast content.  To view the whole script, please go to our website and find today's report.Today's LinksArticles & Resources:Center for Public Integrity - (2022) More than 15% of Black Mississippi residents permanently barred from votingDemocracy Docket - Mississippi Felony Disenfranchisement Challenge (Hopkins)Mississippi Today - (2020) Study: 11% of all Mississippians, 16% of Black Mississippians can't vote because of felony convictionsAdvancement Project - (2021) Our Voices, Our Votes: Felony Disenfranchisement and Re-entry in MississippiMississippi Today - 5th Circuit panel strikes down Mississippi's lifetime felony voting banThe Marshall Project - Voting Rights for FelonsGroups Taking Action:The Sentencing Project, Mississippi Votes,  ACLU Mississippi===Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #RightsRestoration #ProtectPollWorkers

Does motherhood take women away from learning, growth, and professional development, or is motherhood an effective school for becoming a better human, influencer, and leader? Join me as I share stories as well as an extensive list of what I learned talking to leading women around the world about the skills and capacities they have learned as mothers. It is clear to me that motherhood prepares women to lead. Parenting is anything but easy, and research tells us challenging experiences are some of the most effective leadership development experiences. From learning balance and prioritization to negotiation and mediation skills, the things we learn as mothers help us become better leaders and disciples of Jesus Christ.   “Motherhood can help us develop so many things that are linked to becoming a better human, influencer, and leader. Motherhood has helped me learn so much more about love.”  -Dr. Susan B. Madsen  Challenge: My challenge to you this week is to spend a little time journaling about what motherhood, fatherhood, or other types of unpaid work roles–to help you develop skills and attributes that make you better serve our Heavenly Parents. Write some thoughts down in your journal, and feel free to share your thoughts with me at ⁠⁠unleashingsistersaints@gmail.com⁠⁠ or on social media @UnleashingSisterSaints (see links below).    Resources:    Center for Creative Leadership Article: The 70-20-10 Rule for Leadership Development  Learn More:   Learn more about Dr. Susan Madsen at ⁠⁠www.susanrmadsen.com⁠⁠    Sign up to receive monthly emails from Dr. Madsen about updated research, resources, and events at www.utwomen.org. These can be helpful whether you are in Utah or beyond.    Follow Unleashing Sister Saints on social media:    Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/UnleashingSisterSaints⁠⁠    Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/unleashingsistersaints/⁠⁠    Contact Me:   I love hearing from listeners! Email me with questions, comments, or suggestions at ⁠⁠⁠unleashingsistersaints@gmail.com.⁠⁠⁠ 

Challenge to Portions of Kansas Voter Suppression Laws Reach the State's High CourtApologies:  Our podcast host is restricting our ability to provide the full script.  We're working on the issue.  Please go to our website for the full script.Today's LinksArticles & Resources:Center for Public Integrity - In Kansas, inequality in voting widens with new limitsAssociated Press - Kansas appeals court reinstates lawsuit over voting lawCampaign Legal Center - Kansas Anti-Voter Law Targeting Civic Engagement Groups Struck DownKansas Reflector - Court of Appeals reverses lower court on Kansas lawsuit challenging restraint of voting rightsKansas Reflector - Voting rights case sent to Kansas Supreme Court, challenging 2021 election lawCampaign Legal Center - Signature Matching and Mail Ballots: Safeguards to Ensure That Every Vote CountsNational Conference of State Legislatures - States With Signature Cure ProcessesU.S. Cybesecurity and Infrastructure Agency -  Signature Verification and Cure Process Groups Taking Action:League of Women Voters Kansas, Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, Topeka Independent Living Resource CenterPlease follow us on Facebook and Twitter and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #VotingRights #FreedomtoVote #VoteatHome

Amy and I share similar stories of betrayal and divorce, and we both have triggers, because we are human. As long as people want to love and invest in relationships, they will be triggered, and it doesn't need to be an earth-shattering word. My guest today is my former therapist, Amy Andrus.  She is a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2000 & CSAT since 2013.  She's taught courses at BYU & counseled many students at the Women's Services and Resources Center, where her eyes were opened to the world of sexual addiction and trauma.  Amy's life has been affected by sex addiction in a personal way. She knows the struggle, shame, and guilt the addict experiences. She has found it rewarding to facilitate individual change and work with the family system to ensure long-term growth and change.  Amy's a single mom of six. Her youngest daughter has Down Syndrome, and raising her has taught her countless life lessons. Find her on Instagram at @askamyandrus Ashlynn Mitchell kicks divorce & betrayal in the teeth. With her real world example of what's possible after betrayal & how to live boldly with compassion & forgiveness while being boundaried & free from the past. She is an advocate for women who want to live a life full of adventure & freedom. Come listen to her perspectives while she has conversations with those she loves & respects who share their #bethebuffalo moments that may just help you shift your own journey in a beautiful way. Follow her on social media at HERE Retreats with her at HERE Mentor with her at HERE Move "Beyond Betrayal" with her at HERE --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashlynn-mitchell/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashlynn-mitchell/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashlynn-mitchell/support

Does giving clear and direct feedback at home, church, or work make you feel uncomfortable or nervous? Girls and women are often socialized to be less direct in giving feedback, and I have found that women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can sometimes be ineffective in giving feedback in an effort to be more warm, kind, or compassionate. However, feedback is critical in helping others begin, stop, or continue certain behaviors, and learning to give effective feedback is an important skill. On this week's episode, I share common mistakes made when giving feedback and explain the research on how to give more effective feedback in your personal relationships, in the workplace, at church, and beyond.   Challenge: Practice the SBI Feedback Model! Give specific, situational feedback about behaviors, indicating how the behavior impacts you. Practice this skill by giving using this model to give positive feedback to your loved ones.   Resources:  Center for Creative Leadership Article: Use Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI)™ to Understand Intent  Sign up to receive monthly emails from Dr. Madsen about updated research, resources, and events at www.utwomen.org. These can be helpful whether you are in Utah or beyond.  Learn more about Dr. Susan Madsen at www.susanrmadsen.com Follow Unleashing Sister Saints on social media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnleashingSisterSaints  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unleashingsistersaints/  We love hearing from our listeners! Email us with questions, comments, or suggestions at unleashingsistersaints@gmail.com.    

This bonus episode captures the experience of attending the AMCHP Annual Conference from a variety of perspectives. As past attendees, our guest speakers shared what they learned, some pro tips for taking advantage of conference opportunities, and why it's important that we encourage and support youth and young adults, family leaders, community-rooted organizations, tribal government representatives, and students and early career professionals to attend the AMCHP Annual Conference. You'll hear from Katherine Harvey, representing the perspective of a young adult leader, and Dana Yarbrough, a family leader and proud parent of a daughter with disabilities and special healthcare needs. You will also hear from Quatia (Q) Osorio, doula and founder of Our Journ3i, and Xenia Mendez, alumna of our Graduate Student Epidemiology Program (GSEP) representing students and early career professionals. Conference links  Register for AMCHP 2023 Visit our conference platform Explore the conference theme Support CBOs, tribal entity representatives, family leaders, and youth at AMCHP 2023 Resources  Center for Family Involvement Parent to Parent USA  Family to Family Health Information Centers  Our Journ3i, LLC 

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Dr. Kevin Wagner, head of the Water Resources Center at Oklahoma State University about their research work with virtual fencing systems and how these systems could help producers manage grazing and assist in natural resource work.

In this episode on Playful Inquiry, Jenoge speaks with Angela Vargas, an Early Learning TOSA in the Beaverton School District. In her current position, she partners with kindergarten and first grade teachers to enhance their classrooms toward a more student-centered practice focused on playful inquiry. Angela believes in an asset based approach to education, recognizing the assets of both students and families.    Jenoge and Angela speak about her early learning experience and how a family move defined her as a student. Angela shares how identity, race, and social constructs are woven into the thread of her teaching. She speaks about the roles that students play in the classroom and how students can work together to enhance their own learning.    Angela gives great examples of how to draw out place-based and playful inquiry themes in day-to-day instruction. She also describes how to draw out a student's curiosity to guide lesson planning and instruction. Angela describes how listening to and observing students can help meet student learning needs. Do we always listen to or observe the behaviors of our students? Perhaps her ideas will resonate with you and help you better connect to the needs of your students.   Resources:  Center for Playful Inquiry Early Childhood Reggio Emilia Approach Democratic Learning in Classrooms Cultivating Genius by Gholdy Muhammad    OEA Grow is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. 

In this episode on Playful Inquiry, Jenoge speaks with Angela Vargas, an Early Learning TOSA in the Beaverton School District. In her current position, she partners with kindergarten and first grade teachers to enhance their classrooms toward a more student-centered practice focused on playful inquiry. Angela believes in an asset based approach to education, recognizing the assets of both students and families.    Jenoge and Angela speak about her early learning experience and how a family move defined her as a student. Angela shares how identity, race, and social constructs are woven into the thread of her teaching. She speaks about the roles that students play in the classroom and how students can work together to enhance their own learning.    Angela gives great examples of how to draw out place-based and playful inquiry themes in day-to-day instruction. She also describes how to draw out a student's curiosity to guide lesson planning and instruction. Angela describes how listening to and observing students can help meet student learning needs. Do we always listen to or observe the behaviors of our students? Perhaps her ideas will resonate with you and help you better connect to the needs of your students.   Resources:  Center for Playful Inquiry Early Childhood Reggio Emilia Approach Democratic Learning in Classrooms Cultivating Genius by Gholdy Muhammad  OEA Grow is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Dr. Greg Fonzo Greg Fonzo, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and co-director of the Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy at Dell Medical School. Fonzo's research focuses broadly on understanding mechanisms of affective disorder psychopathology and treatment and leveraging this understanding to improve clinical care and patient outcomes. Fonzo's ultimate goal is to improve clinical care for individuals living with stress-related affective disorders by discovering how current treatments work, who is best suited to receive a particular treatment and why, and designing novel mechanism-focused interventions targeted to engage specific brain circuits of interest. His vision is for every individual to receive an effective, individually tailored, biologically informed evidence-based treatment.   Gaby Poler-Buzali Gaby Poler-Buzali joined The University of Texas at Austin in May 2020 as director of development, principal gifts, for the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences at Dell Medical School. She brings 14 years of successful development and nonprofit management experience, first as executive director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas and then as executive director of the Jose Limon Dance Foundation in New York City. Prior to joining Texas Development, she served as senior director of development at Texas State University, where her primary accomplishments included raising more than $20 million in 6 1/2 years in both major and planned gifts. She has a bachelor's degree from the Conservatory at Berklee and a master's degree from Columbia University. 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My guest today is my former therapist, Amy Andrus. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2000 & CSAT since 2013. She's taught courses at BYU & counseled many students at the Women's Services and Resources Center, where her eyes were opened to the world of sexual addiction and trauma. Amy's life has been affected by sex addiction in a personal way. She knows the struggle, shame, and guilt the addict experiences. She has found it rewarding to facilitate individual change and work with the family system to ensure long-term growth and change. Amy's a single mom of six. Her youngest daughter has Down Syndrome, and raising her has taught her countless life lessons. Find her on Instagram at @askamyandrus Ashlynn Mitchell kicks divorce & betrayal in the teeth. With her real world example of what's possible after betrayal & how to live boldly with compassion & forgiveness while being boundaried & free from the past. She is an advocate for women who want to live a life full of adventure & freedom. Come listen to her perspectives while she has conversations with those she loves & respects who share their #bethebuffalo moments that may just help you shift your own journey in a beautiful way. Join her on her new podcast HERE Follow her on social media at HERE Mentor with her at HERE After producing 200 episodes together. The Hosts of the Betrayed, The Addicted, and the Expert have expanded to 3 separate podcasts still supporting those healing in there journeys of life. Sundays join the "Grow with Coby" show for the tools to grow and heal from the challenges of life. Monday join Brannon and his brother for "Real Talk Recovery" Podcast with of not 1 but 2 expert therapists. Wednesdays check out "This is Ashlynn" as Ashlynn Mitchell reveals the people and process that support her in living her life to the fullest! Each of these podcasts support you in relationships, healing from trauma, owning your sexuality, finding authenticity, and enjoying life beyond the trials. We still believe in what we teach. If you need help you can go to? Go to HERE Click here to move beyond betrayal HERE

My guest today is my former therapist, Amy Andrus. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2000 & CSAT since 2013. She's taught courses at BYU & counseled many students at the Women's Services and Resources Center, where her eyes were opened to the world of sexual addiction and trauma. Amy's life has been affected by sex addiction in a personal way. She knows the struggle, shame, and guilt the addict experiences. She has found it rewarding to facilitate individual change and work with the family system to ensure long-term growth and change. Amy's a single mom of six. Her youngest daughter has Down Syndrome, and raising her has taught her countless life lessons. Find her on Instagram at @askamyandrus Ashlynn Mitchell kicks divorce & betrayal in the teeth. With her real world example of what's possible after betrayal & how to live boldly with compassion & forgiveness while being boundaried & free from the past. She is an advocate for women who want to live a life full of adventure & freedom. Come listen to her perspectives while she has conversations with those she loves & respects who share their #bethebuffalo moments that may just help you shift your own journey in a beautiful way. Join her on her new podcast HERE Follow her on social media at HERE Mentor with her at HERE --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ashlynn-mitchell/message

#ELB 207 w Dr. Kyle Palmer, Executive Director of Human Resources, Center Schools, KC, MO

A special, and poignant episode, where we talk about the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion, its impact on Roe v. Wade, and its affect on the poly and kink communities. Resources: Center for Reproductive Rights - www.reproductiverights.org The Trevor Project - www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/spicierthantherapy/support

My guest today is my former therapist, Amy Andrus. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2000 & CSAT since 2013. She's taught courses at BYU & counseled many students at the Women's Services and Resources Center, where her eyes were opened to the world of sexual addiction and trauma. Amy's life has been affected by sex addiction in a personal way. She knows the struggle, shame, and guilt the addict experiences. She has found it rewarding to facilitate individual change and work with the family system to ensure long-term growth and change. Amy's a single mom of six. Her youngest daughter has Down Syndrome, and raising her has taught her countless life lessons. Find her on Instagram at @askamyandrus Ashlynn Mitchell kicks divorce & betrayal in the teeth. With her real world example of what's possible after betrayal & how to live boldly with compassion & forgiveness while being boundaried & free from the past. She is an advocate for women who want to live a life full of adventure & freedom. Come listen to her perspectives while she has conversations with those she loves & respects who share their #bethebuffalo moments that may just help you shift your own journey in a beautiful way. Join her on her new podcast HERE Follow her on social media at HERE Mentor with her at HERE After producing 200 episodes together. The Hosts of the Betrayed, The Addicted, and the Expert have expanded to 3 separate podcasts still supporting those healing in there journeys of life. Sundays join the "Grow with Coby" show for the tools to grow and heal from the challenges of life. Monday join Brannon and his brother for "Real Talk Recovery" Podcast with of not 1 but 2 expert therapists. Wednesdays check out "This is Ashlynn" as Ashlynn Mitchell reveals the people and process that support her in living her life to the fullest! Each of these podcasts support you in relationships, healing from trauma, owning your sexuality, finding authenticity, and enjoying life beyond the trials. We still believe in what we teach. If you need help you can go to? Go to HERE Click here to move beyond betrayal HERE

My guest today is my former therapist, Amy Andrus. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2000 & CSAT since 2013. She's taught courses at BYU & counseled many students at the Women's Services and Resources Center, where her eyes were opened to the world of sexual addiction and trauma. Amy's life has been affected by sex addiction in a personal way. She knows the struggle, shame, and guilt the addict experiences. She has found it rewarding to facilitate individual change and work with the family system to ensure long-term growth and change. Amy's a single mom of six. Her youngest daughter has Down Syndrome, and raising her has taught her countless life lessons. Find her on Instagram at @askamyandrus Ashlynn Mitchell kicks divorce & betrayal in the teeth. With her real world example of what's possible after betrayal & how to live boldly with compassion & forgiveness while being boundaried & free from the past. She is an advocate for women who want to live a life full of adventure & freedom. Come listen to her perspectives while she has conversations with those she loves & respects who share their #bethebuffalo moments that may just help you shift your own journey in a beautiful way. Join her on her new podcast HERE Follow her on social media at HERE Mentor with her at HERE --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ashlynn-mitchell/message

How can managers best support their people? What are some practical ways to lead with accountability? Eileen and Evelyn introduce this season's theme on Leadership & Administration, one of the 5 measures of company culture. Resources: Center for Creative Leadership, “Yes, You Can Increase Accountable Leadership” Achievers, “Ultimate Guide to Effective Employee Recognition” SHRM, “What is the difference between mission, vision and values statements?” Fast Company, “Real inclusion: Amplifying every employee's voice” PERKS Editorial Team, “Stay Interviews > Exit Interviews”

For many people, students included, that brings thoughts to Valentine's day and relationships. Today we will hear from one of McKinley's mental health providers about relationships and what type of characteristics can indicate a healthy or an unhealthy relationship. We will also share ways to nurture relationships and identify resources to help someone who may need to eliminate one. Relationship Resources: McKinley Mental Health - 217-333-2700 Counseling Center at UIUC - 217-333-3704 Office for Student Conflict Resolution @ UIUC Alternative Conflict Resolution » OSCR » Illinois Women's resource Center @ UIUC Advocacy & Support Services | Women's Resources Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Loveisrespect.org Thetrevorproject.org Psychologytoday.com National Dating Abuse Helpline @ 1-866-331-9474 or 1-866-331-4853 Youth can reach out for help by texting “loveis” to 22522 ----- Want to connect with us? Leave us a voice message through our Anchor Homepage (anchor.fm/mckinley-health-center) or email us at mhcmarketing@illinois.edu. Also, be sure to follow us on our social media pages for more health and wellness content. Instagram: @mckinleyhealthcenter (https://www.instagram.com/mckinleyhealthcenter/) YouTube: @McKinleyHealthCenter (https://www.youtube.com/user/MHCMcTV) ----- --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mckinley-health-center/message

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Matt Emerson, co-executive director of the Center for Baptist Renewal and editor of Baptists and the Christian Tradition: Towards and Evangelical Baptist Catholicity . Today, we talk about Baptists and their place amongst the Christian tradition.Meet Dr. Emerson: Dr. Emerson is dean of theology, arts, & humanities at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, as well as co-executive director of the Center for Baptist Renewal. His areas of interest include biblical theology, canonical interpretation, theological method, and Baptist theology. He is author of ‘He Descended to the Dead': An Evangelical Theology of Holy Saturday, and an editor of Baptists and the Christian Tradition: Towards an Evangelical Baptist Catholicity.Resources:Center for Baptist RenewalCBR Reading ChallengeBaptists and the Christian Tradition edited by Matt Emerson, Luke Stamps, and Christopher MorganCredits:Podcast Coordinator: Cameron HaynerAudio Producer: Mark Owens, Owens Productions

Dr. Jenny Richards, an Assistant Scientist at the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, shares how Indigenous strengths-based research counters harmful narratives around coming of age, menstruation, and toxic masculinity. “Reinforcing how much social support we have in our culture, in our ceremonies, in the way we raise our children [...] is protective in and of itself”. Jennifer Richards, PhD, MPH (Diné/Lakota/Taos) is an Assistant Scientist with the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health. Since 2013, Dr. Richards has led various family and child health (FCH) initiatives, including early childhood home visiting, maternal and infant health surveillance, teen pregnancy prevention, preconception health promotion, and fatherhood empowerment. Dr. Richards' research interests also include the role of Indigenous doulas in preventing maternal mortality and improving birth outcomes in tribal communities. Jennifer obtained both her MPH in Maternal and Child Health (2008) and Ph.D. in Health Behavior Health Promotion (2020) from the University of Arizona. Resources:Center for American Indian HealthThe Asdzáán Be'eena' (Female Pathways Program) Respecting the Circle of Life CurriculumAzhe'é Bidziil (Strong Fathers Program)--Indigenae theme song: “Nothing Can Kill My Love For You” by Semiah Instagram: @semiah.smithFind her on Youtube, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music. 

Brett Seymour is the Deputy Chief and Audiovisual Production Specialist with the US National Park Service Submerged Resources Center. He's spent a career participating in incredible projects that aim to support the protection, preservation, public access, and interpretation of submerged resources, both in the US and internationally. Welcome to Dive In The Podcast, your favorite podcast about all types of diving, SCUBA, Tec, Freediving, and more, we cover it all. Every week on Monday we post new episodes filled with diving news, interesting dive topics, ocean advocacy, and much more. Join Justin, Nic, April, and Amit the hosts of Dive In: The Podcast. -Guest: Brett Seymour www.nps.gov/subjects/underwater brettseymourphotography.com -Episode Links- News: dan.org/donate Diving Bucket List: Yonaguni Monument Diving Support this Podcast on Patreon Episode Sponsor: TorpedoRays.com -Find Us At- www.DiveInPod.com Contact and Subscription Links - https://linktr.ee/diveinthepodcast Find us on at- This Podcast @DiveInPod April Weickert @aprilweickert Justin Miller @idiveok Nicolas Winkler NicolasWinkler.com Torpedo Rays @torpedorays Seafoxes @seafoxes_ Halifax Freediving Club @halifaxfreedivingclub Music Credits: RetroFuture Dirty Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4278-retrofuture-dirty Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grief is a normal response to loss that, unfortunately, is no stranger to most of us. But how do we deal with it? Does time really heal all wounds, or is it more complicated than we think? In today's episode, psychiatrist Dr. Katherine Shear talks to our Executive Director, Rawle Andrews, Jr., about the different types of grief, coping strategies and treatments, and how we can support our loved ones during this time. Resources Center for Prolonged Grief Center for PG Resources For The Public Brief Grief Questionnaire Training for health and mental health professionals in recognizing prolonged grief disorder and an evidence-based grief therapy. Continuing education contact hours available. link Join the Center for PG E-Newsletter for updates on Center activities. For the Public link For Professionals link Facebook - @CenterforProlonged Grief Twitter - @CenterforPG

Mary Kathryn Nagle (Citizen of the Cherokee Nation) answers questions about the legal framework around the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit. She explains how a 1978 Supreme Court decision failed to protect Native people from violence perpetrated by non-Natives, and what has happened since to restore Tribes' rights to prosecute crimes committed on tribal land. Mary Kathryn joined Pipestem & Nagle, P.C. in 2015 from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in New York City, where she specialized in complex commercial litigation related to structured finance, bankruptcy, and federal qui tam actions. She has drafted numerous appellate briefs in federal courts, including federal appellate courts and the United States Supreme Court.Mary Kathryn has significant experience in briefing issues of constitutional law related to federal Indian law, as well as cases that implicate statutory rights under Indian rights laws such as the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (“NAGPRA”). Mary Kathryn studied law at Tulane Law School, where she graduated summa cum laude and was the recipient of the Judge John Minor Wisdom Award. Her law review articles have been published in five different journals, including the Tulane Law Review and Tulsa Law Review.She is a frequent speaker at law schools and symposia on issues related to restoration of tribal sovereignty, tribal self-determination, Indian civil and constitutional rights, and safety of Native Women.  She also represents the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) in support of the NIWRC's work to end violence against Native Women. Mary Kathryn is an accomplished playwright who has written and produced several plays relating to Indians and the law, including Waaxe's Law, Manahatta, My Father's Bones (with Suzan Shown Harjo), Miss Lead, Fairly Traceable, and Sliver of a Full Moon.Resources:Organizations:Pipestem & Nagle, P.C.: http://www.pipestemlaw.com/attorney/mary-kathryn-nagle/National Indigenous Women's Resource Center: MMIW Toolkit for Families and CommunitiesSovereign Bodies Institute: https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/Urban Indian Health Institute: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Report, 2018DonateSovereign Bodies Institute: https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/donateNational Indigenous Women's Resources Center: https://www.niwrc.org/donateUrban Indian Health Institute:https://www.uihi.org/ Native American LifeLines: https://nativeamericanlifelines.org/New York Indian Council: https://www.newyorkindiancouncil.org/ National Council of Urban Indian Health: https://www.ncuih.org/index Social Media: @mknagle--Indigenae theme song: “Nothing Can Kill My Love For You” by Semiah Instagram: @semiah.smithFind her on Youtube, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music. 

Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit have faced unfathomable violence since the arrival of settler colonialism. Dr. Blythe George, a Member of the Yurok Tribe, is here to unpack the ongoing epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and talk about its causes while centering survivorship, resilience, and healing. Professor Blythe K. George is from McKinleyville, CA, and is a member of the Yurok Tribe. She previously served as a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology at UC Berkeley after completing her Ph.D. in Sociology & Social Policy from Harvard University. Her research focuses on processes of adversity and resilience in tribal communities, with an emphasis on qualitative methodologies and database creation and management. Prof. George also serves as the research partner for the To'Kee Skuy'Soo Ney-Wo-Chek'—I Will See You Again in a Good Way project, in collaboration with the Yurok Tribe and the Sovereign Bodies Institute. This project, which was funded by the US Department of Justice's Coordinated Tribal Assisted Solicitation (CTAS Grant) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Justice Support, generates an understanding of the scope and severity of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit peoples in Northern California, with an emphasis on intervening in these cycles of violence by designing and implementing “best practices and protocols” for tribes in addressing MMIWG2.Resources:Sovereign Bodies Institute: https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/NamUs Database: https://www.namus.gov/National Indigenous Women's Resource Center: MMIW Toolkit for Families and CommunitiesReads:Yurok Tribe, Sovereign Bodies Institute: To' kee skuy' soo ney-wo-chek' - I Will See You Again In a Good Way Year 1 and Year 2 Progress Reports, Yurok Tribe Press Release      Urban Indian Health Institute: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Report, 2018Support the fight to bring back our stolen Sisters by donating to:Sovereign Bodies Institute: https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/donateNational Indigenous Women's Resources Center: https://www.niwrc.org/donate

Host Lisa Champeau talks to Mark Hoover, former and longtime CEO of the Human Resources Center, a Northeast Pennsylvania-based nonprofit that provides services for adults with physical and mental challenges. Mark talks about helping young people who were languishing in front of their TV sets for 15 years or more because there was no place for them to go and ultimately, creating a Foundation to make sure there were would always be somewhere for adults with special needs to live and work in his community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mckinley is here to help you take care of your sexual health. Hear from providers in our medical and mental health units about how they support student's sexual health needs. Our Sexual Health Educator, Kate, from Health Ed discusses services, outreach opportunities, and other resources. Also tune in to learn more about the launch of "Love, Sex, & Health For All" awareness week. ----- Want to connect with us? Leave us a voice message through our Anchor Homepage (anchor.fm/mckinley-health-center) or email us at mhcmarketing@illinois.edu. Also be sure to follow us on our social media pages for more health and wellness content. Instagram: @mckinleyhealthcenter (https://www.instagram.com/mckinleyhealthcenter/) YouTube: @McKinleyHealthCenter (https://www.youtube.com/user/MHCMcTV) ----- RESOURCES: Sexual Health Peers Instagram - Sexual Health Peers (@shpuiuc) • Instagram photos and videos Women's Resource Center - Women's Resources Center | Women's Resources Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mckinley-health-center/message

My guest today is my former therapist, Amy Andrus. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2000 & CSAT since 2013. She's taught courses at BYU & counseled many students at the Women's Services and Resources Center, where her eyes were opened to the world of sexual addiction and trauma. Amy's life has been affected by sex addiction in a personal way. She knows the struggle, shame, and guilt the addict experiences. She has found it rewarding to facilitate individual change and work with the family system to ensure long-term growth and change. Amy's a single mom of six. Her youngest daughter has Down Syndrome, and raising her has taught her countless life lessons. Find her on Instagram at @askamyandrus Ashlynn Mitchell kicks divorce & betrayal in the teeth. With her real world example of what's possible after betrayal & how to live boldly with compassion & forgiveness while being boundaried & free from the past. She is an advocate for women who want to live a life full of adventure & freedom. Come listen to her perspectives while she has conversations with those she loves & respects who share their #bethebuffalo moments that may just help you shift your own journey in a beautiful way. Join her on her new podcast HERE Follow her on social media at HERE Mentor with her at HERE

My guest today is my former therapist, Amy Andrus.  She is a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2000 & CSAT since 2013.  She's taught courses at BYU & counseled many students at the Women's Services and Resources Center, where her eyes were opened to the world of sexual addiction and trauma.  Amy's life has been affected by sex addiction in a personal way. She knows the struggle, shame, and guilt the addict experiences. She has found it rewarding to facilitate individual change and work with the family system to ensure long-term growth and change.    Amy's a single mom of six. Her youngest daughter has Down Syndrome, and raising her has taught her countless life lessons. Find her on Instagram at @askamyandrus   Ashlynn Mitchell kicks divorce & betrayal in the teeth. With her real world example of what's possible after betrayal & how to live boldly with compassion & forgiveness while being boundaried & free from the past. She is an advocate for women who want to live a life full of adventure & freedom. Come listen to her perspectives while she has conversations with those she loves & respects who share their #bethebuffalo moments that may just help you shift your own journey in a beautiful way. Join her on her new podcast HERE Follow her on social media at HERE Mentor with her at HERE

The Center for Internet Security is a nonprofit organization with the mission to 'identify, develop, validate, promote, and sustain best practice solutions for cyber defense.' Experts and IT professionals from different governments, institutes, and businesses across the globe are participating and finalizing the controls based on the consensus decision-making model. Now let us link this to why it is essential for every one of us and every organization. I have got a chance to read the article on data breaches affecting millions of users and some of the biggest breaches in recent times published by CSOonline with the title “The 15 biggest data breaches of the 21st century.” CIS Benchmarks The CIS Controls consists of a recommended best practices to secure systems and devices, and CIS Benchmarks are rules for hardening specific operating systems, middleware, software applications, and network devices. The CIS Controls and the CIS Benchmarks are developed using a consensus-based approach by communities of experts. CIS controls have been mapped to many other standards and regulatory frameworks, for example. the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), the ISO 27000, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and many others. The decision must consider an organization's requirements, evaluation criteria, and architecture principles. In CIS 8 the number of controls is reduced to 18 from 20 in CIS 7. CIS 8 contains 153 Safeguards, which were called sub-controls in CS7 and they were 171 sub-controls You'll Learn: CIS Security areas to assist you in preparing cloud security architecture What is the role of CIS and how it is playing to ensure secure internet What are CIS Benchmarks & benefits? What are the seven core categories of CIS Benchmarks? Basics of CIS Controls 7 & CIS Controls 8 What different cloud vendors provide you to meet CIS Benchmarks? Resources: Center for Internet Security CIS Benchmarks The 18 CIS Controls CSOonline “The 15 biggest data breaches of the 21st century.” 5 of the Top Questionnaires for IT Vendor Assessments CIS Foundations Benchmark for Oracle Cloud 94- How to develop a cloud migration strategy? 93- Cloud Migration Workload Assessment 91- Workload Migration to Cloud – Getting Started

My guest today is my former therapist, Amy Andrus. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2000 & CSAT since 2013. She's taught courses at BYU & counseled many students at the Women's Services and Resources Center, where her eyes were opened to the world of sexual addiction and trauma. Amy's life has been affected by sex addiction in a personal way. She knows the struggle, shame, and guilt the addict experiences. She has found it rewarding to facilitate individual change and work with the family system to ensure long-term growth and change. Amy's a single mom of six. Her youngest daughter has Down Syndrome, and raising her has taught her countless life lessons. Find her on Instagram at @askamyandrus Ashlynn Mitchell kicks divorce & betrayal in the teeth. With her real world example of what's possible after betrayal & how to live boldly with compassion & forgiveness while being boundaried & free from the past. She is an advocate for women who want to live a life full of adventure & freedom. Come listen to her perspectives while she has conversations with those she loves & respects who share their #bethebuffalo moments that may just help you shift your own journey in a beautiful way. Join her on her new podcast HERE Follow her on social media at HERE Mentor with her at HERE

Join DeJunne' Clark Jackson, Vice President of Program Development for the Center for Development and Learning, as she underscores how to overcome barriers in the delivery of accessible instruction to students. She also urges listeners to recognize and confront bias both inside and outside of the classroom in order to foster better experiences for educators and students. Finally, she leaves us with an anecdote on diversity, equity, and inclusion and speaks on the connection between the Science of Reading and dyslexia.Quotes:“The intersection of the Science of Reading and dyslexia is that the Science of Reading is the foundation for what dyslexia therapy is built upon.”“Access is the core and focus of equity. Bias is the major barrier of diversity. Inclusion is the ultimate goal.”Resources:Center for Development and LearningPlain Talk ConferenceWant to discuss the episode? Join our Facebook group Science of Reading: The Community.

Join Alana Mangham, literacy specialist for the Center for Development and Learning, as she shares her pathway from educator to changemaker in the Science of Reading field. She’ll also highlight her successful four-part literacy plan and urge you to question your instructional practices to better foster reading achievement in children today. Quotes:“The power in not being an expert to start out with is that we grow together.”“We need to give teachers credit, but we need to get to work. We have things to do.Resources:Center for Development and LearningGrowing Reading BrainsPlain Talk ConferenceNarrowing the Third Grade Reading Gap | EABWant to discuss the episode? Join our Facebook group Science of Reading: The Community.

This episode features a conversation with Kiana Dixon and Janikaa Jackson. Kiana and Janikaa are students at Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, New York and are alumni of the Peer Group Connection (PGC) program offered by the Center for Supportive Schools (CSS). PGC positions upper class-men and women in high school to mentor incoming 9th graders transitioning into high school from middle school. They are both now consultants with CSS, helping develop new programming and curriculum, and providing professional learning for educators on practices that incorporate authentic student voice.Kiana, Janikaa and Jason talk about their own middle school years and their experience being bullied, their transition into high school and finding their own path, and details of their work as upper class women mentoring incoming freshmen and women and the impact having a mentor has on young adolescents transitioning from middle school. They also touch upon their experience as consultants with CSS, developing a youth advisory board to amplify youth voice, developing accessible programming during the pandemic, providing professional development to teachers and helping them make adjustments to their curriculum to align with student needs, and what they think works best to keep students engaged; plus, Kiana and Janikaa reveal what they see for their own futures.Additional Readings and Resources:Center for Supportive SchoolsPeer Group Connection - High School and Middle SchoolCSS Youth Advisory BoardSocratic SeminarsBrooklyn CollegeUrban Assembly School of Music and Art

Beverly is a mentor and motivator for women who want to change the world through passionate commitment to their ideas, families, organizations, and communities.After 20 years of a successful business and academic career that included a Ph.D. in Business Strategy, a post-doc at the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management,  positions as VP, Strategy and Organization for Manco-Henkel, Inc. and Director of Strategic Initiatives for Stratton Corporation, she had a profound awakening.   After investing two decades in change management with a large systems focus, she came to the conclusion that change happens one person at a time.Acting on her discovery, she began training in ecopsychology and nature-based guiding with the Animas Valley Institute.  In 2008, she joined Marlboro College’s Sustainability MBA, launching a 2-year nature-based leadership development course, where she stayed for the next seven years.Also in 2008, she founded the Center for Nature and Leadership (CNL) to blend traditional leadership development with scientific and experiential findings on the beneficial effects of Nature on humans.  The Generative Council is CNL’s keystone program, designed to provide diverse women leaders the time & space to develop their personal impact, meeting  in places of wild magnificence two times/year, and supported by an ongoing community of previous participants.  CNL now offers virtual and regional programming, as well, based on these same principles.Creating and achieving bottom-lines of all sorts, and helping others see the wisdom of Nature at work in their own lives is what she loves to do.  Cultivating fearless leaders, those who stand firmly on authenticity and truth, who strive to bring new visions into reality in concert with others is her passion and expertise.And, when she’s not working with members of the Center for Nature and Leadership community, you’ll find her in the backcountry of her home in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado.Resources:Center for Nature & LeadershipGenerative CouncilGrowing Your Best Self (virtual & physical journey of personal & leadership development - Registration deadline: 5/9)Leadership the Way Nature Intended (Beverly Winterscheid)Beverly’s book recommendations:The Spell of the Sensuous (David Abram)Widening Circles: A Memoir (Joanna Macy)The Hoop and the Tree  (Chris Hoffman)

Listen now as Dr. Teaster speaks about the problem of sexual abuse in residential care settings.Meet Pamela TeasterPamela Teaster is a professor of human development and family science at Virginia Tech and director of the Virginia Tech Center for Gerontology.Teaster has a long history of serving the public interest in ensuring that older Americans receive protection from exploitation and abuse by those in positions of power or trust. Her ongoing research focuses on the mistreatment of elders and vulnerable adults, public and private guardianship, end-of-life issues and decision-making, ethical treatment and human rights issues of vulnerable adults, and public affairs and policy. She is the coauthor or coeditor of four books and more than a hundred peer-reviewed articles, reports, and book chapters.In addition to her scholarship, Teaster is on the editorial board of the Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect. She is a fellow of both the Gerontological Society of America and the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. She is an active board member and former president of the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. She also serves as secretary on the Board of Trustees for the Center for Guardianship Certification and secretary general of the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.Before joining the Virginia Tech faculty, Teaster served as director of the Center for Gerontology and chair of the Department of Gerontology at the University of Kentucky, where she also served as director of the Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional Geriatric Education Center, director of doctoral studies, and associate dean for research at the College of Public Health. She founded the Kentucky Guardianship Association and was its first president. She also founded the Kentucky Justice Center for Elders and Vulnerable Adults.Resources:Center for Gerontology: https://liberalarts.vt.edu/research-centers/center-for-gerontology.htmlEmail Dr. Teaster: pteaster@vt.edu

Public Guardianship is made for an incapacitated person who have no willing or qualified family members or friends and who do not have adequate income or assets for the compensation of a private guardian. Dr. Pamela Teaster gives some helpful insights on the problems associated with public guardianship in this episode.Meet Pamela TeasterPamela Teaster is a professor of human development and family science at Virginia Tech and director of the Virginia Tech Center for Gerontology.Teaster has a long history of serving the public interest in ensuring that older Americans receive protection from exploitation and abuse by those in positions of power or trust. Her ongoing research focuses on the mistreatment of elders and vulnerable adults, public and private guardianship, end-of-life issues and decision-making, ethical treatment and human rights issues of vulnerable adults, and public affairs and policy. She is the coauthor or coeditor of four books and more than a hundred peer-reviewed articles, reports, and book chapters.In addition to her scholarship, Teaster is on the editorial board of the Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect. She is a fellow of both the Gerontological Society of America and the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. She is an active board member and former president of the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. She also serves as secretary on the Board of Trustees for the Center for Guardianship Certification and secretary general of the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.Before joining the Virginia Tech faculty, Teaster served as director of the Center for Gerontology and chair of the Department of Gerontology at the University of Kentucky, where she also served as director of the Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional Geriatric Education Center, director of doctoral studies, and associate dean for research at the College of Public Health. She founded the Kentucky Guardianship Association and was its first president. She also founded the Kentucky Justice Center for Elders and Vulnerable Adults.Resources:Center for Gerontology: https://liberalarts.vt.edu/research-centers/center-for-gerontology.htmlEmail Dr. Teaster: pteaster@vt.edu

Public Guardianship — Is it made with the best interest of incapacitated people in mind? Join us in today’s episode with our guest Dr. Pamela Teaster as she talks about Public Guardianship. Meet Pamela TeasterPamela Teaster is a professor of human development and family science at Virginia Tech and director of the Virginia Tech Center for Gerontology.Teaster has a long history of serving the public interest in ensuring that older Americans receive protection from exploitation and abuse by those in positions of power or trust. Her ongoing research focuses on the mistreatment of elders and vulnerable adults, public and private guardianship, end-of-life issues and decision-making, ethical treatment and human rights issues of vulnerable adults, and public affairs and policy. She is the coauthor or coeditor of four books and more than a hundred peer-reviewed articles, reports, and book chapters.In addition to her scholarship, Teaster is on the editorial board of the Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect. She is a fellow of both the Gerontological Society of America and the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. She is an active board member and former president of the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. She also serves as secretary on the Board of Trustees for the Center for Guardianship Certification and secretary general of the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.Before joining the Virginia Tech faculty, Teaster served as director of the Center for Gerontology and chair of the Department of Gerontology at the University of Kentucky, where she also served as director of the Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional Geriatric Education Center, director of doctoral studies, and associate dean for research at the College of Public Health. She founded the Kentucky Guardianship Association and was its first president. She also founded the Kentucky Justice Center for Elders and Vulnerable Adults.Resources:Center for Gerontology: https://liberalarts.vt.edu/research-centers/center-for-gerontology.htmlEmail Dr. Teaster: pteaster@vt.edu

In this final episode of our three-part series, SooJin and Hannah speak with Robin Alpern and Edie Grauer from the Center for the Study of White American Culture. We explore the complexity of white supremacist culture and how racially mixed communities are not necessarily free from racism. Both Robin and Edie talk about being raised by parents who made them aware of race and racism and instilled in them the need to actively resist racism. They share stories about their respective upbringings, how they have come to make antiracism a way of life, and how they have raised their own children to be antiracists. They also talk about their work at “the Center” and how these efforts are contributing to an antiracist and multicultural society - which is better for EVERYONE. We strongly encourage you to check out their upcoming workshops, as well as additional resources listed below!Please note: We sometimes use the acronym BIPOC, which means Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color.Resources:Center for the Study of White American CultureRaising Anti-Racist White Children workshop beginning April 9, co-led by Edie Grauer and Robin AlpernSay the Wrong Thing: Stories and Strategies for Racial Justice and Authentic CommunityWhite Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America (Critical Perspectives on YouthThe Arc of White Womanhood workshop beginning March 45 Black Comics: What Can White America Do to Help in a Society Built on Systemic Racism?Past and Power: 1967 by Edie Grauer: Past and Power: 1967, Edie Grauer | (aferro.org)Edie Grauer’s Etsy Shop: Handmade jewelry pride boho earrings anklets by EGjewelrycreations (etsy.com)

In today's episode, we hear from Angie Tagtow, Lisa Crow, Mary Swander, Meg Merckens and Tom Johnson about the value of arts, theater, and cultural identities in rural communities. Visit our podcast webpage for more information, a transcript, and an evaluation. Resources: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Conservation Reserve Program Marengo Community Youth Center The Mother of All Arts: Agrarianism and the Creative Impulse Ag Arts Older Creamery Theatre Iowa Arts Council Joyce Foundation National Endowment for the Arts This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

Ayurveda teaches the practitioner to treat each patient they would their newborn baby, with the same care and attention to their every need. Jodi Boone, Ayurvedic bodyworker, lifestyle & diet consultant, and Yoga teacher, dives directly into the authentic heart of Ayurveda. She captures the reverence Ayurveda teaches for people and nature in honoring the individual within the context of their life, including successes, struggles, and traumas. Jodi then breaks down the various Ayurvedic treatments that are offered at the Center for Healing Neurology, including Reiki, abhiyanga (oil massage), shirodhara (warm stream of oil on the forehead), basti (localized ghee application), nasya (nasal application of medicated oils), and panchakarma (intensive detoxification, restoration and rejuvenation). She wisely lays out that treatments incorporate what is visible- meaning the oils, herbs and pattern of touch- and what is invisible- meaning the neurological reconnection to one's self and changes in the neuro-endocrine-immune axis that ensue from focused Ayurvedic treatments. Jodi terms this 'where the seen and unseen meet'. Join us for this discussion that explains the nuts and bolts of treatments and their impact on our mind, spirit and capacity to relax, recover and grow throughout the lifespan. Resources: Center for Healing Neurology to schedule with Jodi Boone: https://www.centerforhealingneurology.com/ More about Jodi: https://www.harmonyayurveda.com/jodi-bio/ To find an Ayurvedic practitioner in your community: https://ayurvedanama.site-ym.com/search/custom.asp?id=945

Also, newly appointed President of Georgia Power, Chris Womack, talks about operating in the pandemic and how the corporation responded to social justice issues.

Ricardo Adams  Trigger Warning: Audio contains conversation about police violence against Black people.  Ricardo (and his family!) is a person of Aria’s heart. He means a lot to her- he’s been a great friend, teacher, listener, leader and his influence on Aria’s life is exponential. Like, for real- Ricardo is one of Aria’s heroes and role models, and she’s full of love for him and his incredible family. Ricardo Adams is employed by the Center For Youth, and is a resilient youth and public education advocate. He is a graduate of Parent Leadership Training Institute's famous "cohort 5". As a parent of two daughters in the Rochester City School District he is fully engaged in making a difference in the education system. Ricardo recently ran a successful campaign for Rochester City School Board. He is the President of the Board of the Flying Squirrel Community Space and has been the Head Tour Guide for the Reality Tour the past 14 years. Ricardo has worked in partnership with Aria Strategies since 2018.   Links and Resources: Center for Youth: https://www.centerforyouth.net/ Flying Squirrel Community Space: http://thesquirrel.org/ Free the People Roc: https://www.facebook.com/ftproc/ National Parent Leadership Institute: http://parentswholead.org/ Parent Leadership Training Institute: https://www.greaterrochesterplti.org/ RCSD BOE: https://www.rcsdk12.org/boe   Reality Tours: https://swaarochester.org/reality-tours/

Purdue University Fort Wayne's Environmental Resources Center has a greatly expanded new home on the campus, located right along the St. Joseph River. WBOI's Julia Meek sat down with the center's director, Biology Professor Bruce Kingsbury, to talk about this development, the opportunities it will afford the university and the impact it will have on the community. WBOI Artcentric is brought to you by WBOI's own Julia Meek and Ben Clemmer. Our theme music is “Me voy pal campo” by KelsiCote. Our administrative assistants are Olivia Fletter and Brittany Smith. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Steve Mullaney, and Sydney Wagner.

Brannon is joined by Amy Andrus and three of her kids so they can share their perspective while going through their parents divorce. Amy Andrus, Coby and Ashlynn's therapist, joins the podcast to share obstacles they faced and overcame in order to get into recovery. Amy is a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2000 & CSAT since 2013. She's taught courses at BYU & counseled many students at the Women's Services and Resources Center, where her eyes were opened to the world of sexual addiction and trauma. Amy's life has been affected by sex addiction in a personal way. She knows the struggle, shame, and guilt the addict experiences. She has found it rewarding to facilitate individual change and work with the family system to ensure long-term growth and change. Amy's a single mom of six. Her youngest daughter has Down Syndrome, and raising her has taught her countless life lessons. Find her on Instagram at @askamyandrus We are glad you found our season 3 episodes where we share some of our most advanced learnings and bring amazing experts on when it comes to relationships, and the challenges of healing both sides of the relationship after sex addiction and infidelity. Our journey has taken us a long ways from the time we recorded these episodes, but many have still found help and hope for healing in the information. We hope you always seek healing first for yourself, and where possible for the relationship, though staying together or choosing divorce or separation can occur at the point of betrayal and at times even after healing from betrayal and addictions. If you would like support in healing from betrayal we'd invite you to look at our program https://www.beyond-enough.com/beyondbetrayal It is not a program about staying together or leaving your partner, but rather finding the healing we need as an individual who has been made aware of our partner cheating. If you would like support from a licensed therapist contact Brannon's office at www.utahtherapy.org To find out about Ashlynn's groups https://www.thisisashlynn.com/mentoring To get support from Coby check out www.growwithcoby.com Thanks for your continued support for the podcast throughout all of our journey. Don't Know Where to Start? Go to beyond-enough.com/step1 Check out our Course Shattered Trust to Thriving Intimacy here... www.shatteredtothriving.com And subscribe to the podcast here... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Connect with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/betrayedaddi... Connect with us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recovery_co...https://www.instagram.com/brannon_pat... https://www.instagram.com/ashlynnandcoby

Brannon is joined by Amy Andrus and three of her kids so they can share their perspective while going through their parents divorce. Amy Andrus, Coby and Ashlynn's therapist, joins the podcast to share obstacles they faced and overcame in order to get into recovery.   Amy is a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2000 & CSAT since 2013.  She’s taught courses at BYU & counseled many students at the Women’s Services and Resources Center, where her eyes were opened to the world of sexual addiction and trauma.  Amy's life has been affected by sex addiction in a personal way. She knows the struggle, shame, and guilt the addict experiences. She has found it rewarding to facilitate individual change and work with the family system to ensure long-term growth and change.  Amy's a single mom of six. Her youngest daughter has Down Syndrome, and raising her has taught her countless life lessons. Find her on Instagram at  @askamyandrus   Don't Know Where to Start?  Go to beyond-enough.com/step1 Check out our Course Shattered Trust to Thriving Intimacy here... www.shatteredtothriving.com And subscribe to the podcast here... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Connect with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/betrayedaddi... Connect with us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recovery_co...https://www.instagram.com/brannon_pat... https://www.instagram.com/ashlynnandcoby

On this episode of Sanity, Dr. Jason Duncan and Dr. Paul Grant dive into Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy, a new approach to cognitive therapy specifically designed to increase outcomes for those with serious mental illnesses, such as psychotic disorders. Dr. Grant explains how the focus of recovery-oriented cognitive therapy is on addressing negative beliefs an individual might have about themselves, others, or the future and building more adaptive “modes” of thinking by uncovering beliefs they have when they are at their very best. Through this treatment, individuals increase their sense of purpose and gain empowerment over their lives, which is often absent for those spending lengthy periods of time in psychiatric hospitals. This therapeutic approach is relatively new (past 10 years), however, initial study findings and past research on the various aspects of the model are promising. Dr. Grant also explains how this form of treatment can be useful for individuals with anxiety disorders, depression, or people who want to gain a deeper sense of purpose in their lives. Tune in for a great episode on a new therapeutic approach! Resources: Center for Recovery Oriented Cognitive Therapy https://beckinstitute.org/center-for-recovery-oriented-cognitive-therapy/ Book - Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Serious Mental Health Conditions https://www.guilford.com/books/Recovery-Oriented-Cognitive-Therapy-Serious-Mental-Health-Conditions/Beck-Grant-Inverso-Brinen/9781462545193 Book - Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates by Erving Goffman https://www.amazon.com/Asylums-Essays-Situation-Patients-Inmates/dp/0385000162/ref=asc_df_0385000162/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312021251979&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8656133040061873383&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027691&hvtargid=pla-421236664470&psc=1 Beck Institute https://beckinstitute.org/ Association for the Advancement of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies https://www.abct.org/ Mental Health America https://mhanational.org/ National Alliance on Mental Illness https://www.nami.org/Home Vienna Beat by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

On this episode of Sanity, Dr. Jason Duncan and Dr. Elizabeth Turk-Karan discuss how exposure therapy works, and how it is used to treat a number of different anxiety-related disorders. Dr. Turk-Karan shares how we all need some levels of anxiety to function properly, but sometimes, our anxiety can be triggered inappropriately. When this happens, exposure can be used to reduce the anxiety we feel. Dr. Turk-Karan explains how exposures are set up collaboratively with patients, and they include a hierarchy, from least to most anxiety-provoking. Patients are asked to “climb the ladder” and repeat these exposures for homework. Exposure works best when it induces sufficient anxiety, the patient's anxiety levels drop, and when they are done repeatedly over time, not just in the office. As Dr. Turk-Karan explains, while this therapy sounds tough, trained therapists are there to support their patients every step of the way, and they would never ask a patient to do something they would not do themselves. Various types of exposure treatment are discussed, such as in vivo and imaginal, and numerous examples are provided. Tune in to learn more about this revolutionary and successful treatment for anxiety! Resources: Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety and the University of Pensilvania: https://www.med.upenn.edu/ctsa/ The Treatments that Work: https://www.oxfordclinicalpsych.com/page/ttwseries/treatments-that-work-series ABCT (Find a Therapist): https://www.findcbt.org/FAT/ International OCD Foundation: https://iocdf.org/ Social Media Information: Twitter: @Center4Anxiety Vienna Beat by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

In this episode we talk with CMO at Digimind, Aurelien Blaha, all bout data. Key discussion topics include: Recent changes in data privacy Data Challenges CMOs #1 priority with data intelligence Impact of COVID-19 on data Links Mentioned - About utility marketing: https://blog.digimind.com/en/trends/what-is-utility-marketing-and-why-you-should-use-it - Our joint report on Stay-at-home industries: https://landing.digimind.com/en/understanding-the-rise-of-stay-at-home-industries-in-north-america-unlocking-insights-through-social-media-web - Digimind Resources Center: https://www.digimind.com/en/resources - Digimind Covid-19 Resources Center: https://www.digimind.com/en/resources/covid-19 Hosted by: Mantas Ciuksys Guest: Aurelien Blaha Find our podcast on multiple platforms Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-cast/id1477477954 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/socialbakers/socialcast-by-socialbakers Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7KJfBB1mmziU6FG2xQxKq8?si=g1I_cG5oQZWtKYHP5O7Shg Connect with us socialbakers.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/socialbakers Twitter https://twitter.com/socialbakers Instagram https://www.instagram.com/socialbakers LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/socialbakers-com

Episode No.11 - Suji Lee / South Korea's COVID-19 Response / 1st International Guest We welcome our first international guest, Suji, calling all the way from Seoul, South Korea! We talked about her country's response to COVID-19 and dove deep into her unique upbringing. COVID-19 Resources: Center for Diseases Control and Prevention --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yen-and-allison/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yen-and-allison/support

In this podcast Dr. Tan Arulampalam interviews Dr. Jianxing He from Guangzhou. Dr. He has faced the pandemic on the front lines of patient care in Guangzhou for the past months. Dr. He talks to Dr. Arulampalan about the evolution of the situation in Guangzhou. Authors: Dr. Tan Arulampalam and Dr. He Source: AIS | COVID-19 Resources Center powered by DialogEDU, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Institute https://covid19.aischannel.com/

  Bio Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings (@MayaforCongress) is President and CEO of Global Policy Solutions, a certified B Corporation and mission-driven strategy firm, dedicated to helping community-based, philanthropic, academic, governmental, and corporate organizations achieve strategic objectives. The firm specializes in coalition building, public policy analysis and research, program development, project management, and government relations. Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings previously served as the chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, Vice President of Research and Programs at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Senior Resident Scholar at the National Urban League, Chief of Staff to former Congressman Charles Rangel, Professional Staff on the House Ways and Means Committee, and as a CBCF Legislative Fellow in the office of former Congressman Melvin Watt among other positions. A noted speaker and author, Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings’ areas of expertise include health, social insurance, economic security, education, technology, women’s issues and youth civic participation. She is the author of The Political Action Handbook: A How to Guide for the Hip-Hop Generation and co-editor of Strengthening Community: Social Insurance in a Diverse America among many other articles and chapters. Her frequent speaking engagements have included invitations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Economic Policy Institute, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Drexel University, Women Donors Network, National Association of Black Journalists, and Grantmakers in Aging among many other organizations. She has been quoted extensively in publications such as the Washington Post and New York Times and has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, and C-SPAN among other news outlets. The recipient of many awards, including the Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellowship, she announced a run for Congress in Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in November 2019 to succeed her late husband Congressman Elijah E. Cummings.  Resources Center for Global Policy Solutions News Roundup       New York reports sharp uptick in domestic violence calls] Calls to the State of New York’s domestic violence hotline increased 30% in April, according to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Abusers are using the pandemic to justify keeping their victims isolated and have intensified the nature of their abuse from psychological or financial, to physical. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is open 24/7 and can be reached at 800-799-SAFE. 800-799-SAFE. That’s 800-799-7233. 800-799-7233. You can also text LOVEIS to 22522. That’s LOVEIS to 22522. Otherwise, you can log in to thehotline.org. That’s thehotline.org. Wyden, Eshoo introduce $5bn online child abuse bill Senator Ron Wyden and California Representative Anna Eshoo introduced a bill on Wednesday to stop the alarming spread of child sexual abuse material online. The Invest in Child Safety Act aims to invest $5bn to quadruple the number of FBI investigators focused on online child abuse  and exploitation (from 30 to 120) and expand the capacity of state and local governments to investigate and prosecute the offenders and counsel the victims of online child abuse. The money would also help fund the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, create a White House oversight office, and require tech companies to keep evidence of online abuse for at least 6 months instead of 3. This new effort comes amidst a broader effort by lawmakers to limit Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act which indemnifies tech companies for hosting content posted by third parties. California AG Becerra sues Uber and Lyft for misclassifying workers Invoking California Assembly Bill 5, which requires companies to treat workers as employees if they control how workers perform tasks of if the work is routine, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and a coalition of city officials sued Uber and Lyft for misclassifying its workers as independent contractors. The bill took effect on January 1 but so far the companies have pushed back on compliance. The New York Times reports that Uber has even gone as far as saying they’re not required to pay their drivers as employees because technology is its core business, not ridesharing. The lawsuit also claims the companies’ noncompliance is harming other businesses who have begun implementing the law. Amazon VP resigns as company fires protesting workers Calling Amazon “chickenshit”, Tim Bray, a prominent Senior Engineer and VP at Amazon resigned “in dismay” in an open letter on his blog after the company fired employee organizers protesting the company’s treatment of warehouse workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The workers went on strike, along with workers from Target, FedEx, Whole Foods, and Instacart, to protest their employers’ weak efforts to protect them from the virus. At Amazon specifically, at least 75 employees across half the company’s 110 warehouses, have fallen ill. Uber lays off 14 percent of workforce Uber announced plans to lay off some 14% of its workforce, or 3,700 employees, as demand for ridesharing has dropped during the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the layoffs will come from the CommOps and Recruiting teams. An internal memo suggested that more layoffs may be looming to as much as 20% of the current workforce, according to The Information. Airbnb has also announced plans to lay off approximately 25 percent of its workforce, or about 1,900 employees. Tumblr to remove posts that violate its hate speech policy Tumblr, founded in 2007, announced just the other day that it will remove all posts that violate its hate speech policy. Better late than never. “Researchers” at a Pennsylvania university claim to have solved the bias in AI problem Twitter dragged some so-called researchers at Harrisburg University in Pennsylvania after the university posted a link claiming they’d discovered a facial recognition method capable of detecting criminality with “80% accuracy and no racial bias”. One of researchers is a former NYPD police officer. The University pulled down the link. The paper will still be released but it’s doubtful to withstand scrutiny since many say 80% accuracy isn’t high enough for the technology to be considered bias-free.

COVID-19 workers are likely to work in dynamic teams, often with people they do not know and in high demand, variable resource settings. Optimising team performance can result in improved decision making, increased efficiency, higher adherence to safety standards, and more satisfying work relationships, which will contribute to tackling the disease outbreak. Authors Doctors Nathan Smith, Emma Barrettand Steven Yule Intro / Ending Dr. Manish Chand Source: AIS | COVID-19 Resources Center powered by DialogEDU, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Institute https://covid19.aischannel.com/

During the covid-19 response, workers from across the healthcare system (and beyond) will be called upon to fight the disease outbreak. Ensuring that staff are prepared and ready to work is important for being able to safely and successfully tackle the virus. Readiness is relevant to staff transitioning between home and work daily, those returning to work after self-isolating (potentially as a result of contracting the virus or showing symptoms), and those being drafted in to provide extra support. Authors Doctors Nathan Smith, Emma Barrettand Steven Yule Intro / Ending Dr. Manish Chand Source: AIS | COVID-19 Resources Center powered by DialogEDU, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Institute https://covid19.aischannel.com/

COVID-19 workers are likely to witness a number of distressing scenes and be exposed to a range of potentially traumatic events. For some, this may contribute to the development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Authors Doctors Nathan Smith, Emma Barrettand Steven Yule Intro / Ending Dr. Manish Chand Source: AIS | COVID-19 Resources Center powered by DialogEDU, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Institute https://covid19.aischannel.com/

Authors Doctors Nathan Smith, Emma Barrettand Steven Yule Intro / Ending Dr. Manish Chand Source: AIS | COVID-19 Resources Center powered by DialogEDU, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Institute https://covid19.aischannel.com/

"Responding to COVID-19 is going to require effort from workers over a prolonged period of time. This might span weeks, months and years. Ensuring that workers stay motivated is crucial for being able to provide effective care throughout the disease outbreak, and to protect their own psychological well-being." Authors: Doctors Nathan Smith, Emma Barrettand Steven Yule Source: AIS | COVID-19 Resources Center powered by DialogEDU, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Institute https://covid19.aischannel.com/

"COVID-19 is placing significant demand on an already stretched healthcare system. Prioritisation of resources (e.g., staff, beds and ventilators) due to increased demand means that some patients may not receive the care that they would ordinarily get. When preventable loss of life occurs due to these reasons, healthcare workers may be at risk of moral injury." Authors: Doctors Nathan Smith, Emma Barrettand Steven Yule Source: AIS | COVID-19 Resources Center powered by DialogEDU, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Institute https://covid19.aischannel.com/

"In tackling the COVID-19 outbreak workers will be faced with a lot of uncertainty and may, at times, encounter scary situations. This can lead to a sense of threat and result in feelings of anxiety and fear. A major source of anxiety and fear is likely to be related to the possibility of contracting the virus from sick patients." Authors: Doctors Nathan Smith, Emma Barrettand Steven Yule Source: AIS | COVID-19 Resources Center powered by DialogEDU, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Institute https://covid19.aischannel.com/

In this podcast Dr. Tan Arulampalam from the UK and Dr. Wenhui Lou from China, discuss about the impact of COVID-19 outbreak in healthcare providers daily routine. Dr. Wenhui Lou explains that there was a significant decrease in performing elective surgery procedures and other elective procedures. Different topics will be discussed during their conversation: PPE usage, hospital redistribution, task - shift for treating COVID-19 patients, telework, telemedicine and out-hospital patient management. Authors: Dr. Tan Arulampalam and Dr. Wenhui Lou Source: AIS | COVID-19 Resources Center powered by DialogEDU, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Institute https://covid19.aischannel.com/

In the line of duty, COVID-19 workers will encounter a number of extreme stressors or demands. These stressors/demands can impact upon an individual's capacity to do their work. In highly interdependent teams, like those working in ICU, the impact of stressors/ demands at the individual level can have onward implications for the safety, performance, and health and wellbeing of others, including other staff members and patients. Authors Doctors Nathan Smith, Emma Barrettand Steven Yule Intro / Ending Dr. Manish Chand Source: AIS | COVID-19 Resources Center powered by DialogEDU, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Institute https://covid19.aischannel.com/

Insufflation and smoke evacuation is one of the most hot topics in the surgical space during COVID-19 pandemic. Aerosol stability and dissemination depends on the surgical approach and the used devices. In this podcast Dr. Lacy in this podcast Dr. Lacy summarizes the evidence published to date on the management of insufflation in laparoscopy and aerosols management in the surgical space gives some recommendations of surgical management during COVID-19 pandemic. Author Doctor Antonio M. Lacy Intro / Ending Dr. Manish Chand Source: AIS | COVID-19 Resources Center powered by DialogEDU, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Institute https://covid19.aischannel.com/

During the COVID-19 outbreak front line workers are going to be exposed to a range of extreme demands and significant adversity. Resilience can help protect workers and enable them to maintain their performance, health and wellbeing during this time. Authors: Doctors Nathan Smith, Emma Barrettand Steven Yule Source: AIS | COVID-19 Resources Center powered by DialogEDU, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Institute https://covid19.aischannel.com/

Amy Andrus, Coby and Ashlynn's therapist, joins the podcast to share obstacles they faced and overcame in order to get into recovery. Amy is a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2000 & CSAT since 2013. She's taught courses at BYU & counseled many students at the Women's Services and Resources Center, where her eyes were opened to the world of sexual addiction and trauma. Amy's life has been affected by sex addiction in a personal way. She knows the struggle, shame, and guilt the addict experiences. She has found it rewarding to facilitate individual change and work with the family system to ensure long-term growth and change. Amy's a single mom of six. Her youngest daughter has Down Syndrome, and raising her has taught her countless life lessons. Find her on Instagram at @askamyandrus We are glad you found our season 3 episodes where we share some of our most advanced learnings and bring amazing experts on when it comes to relationships, and the challenges of healing both sides of the relationship after sex addiction and infidelity. Our journey has taken us a long ways from the time we recorded these episodes, but many have still found help and hope for healing in the information. We hope you always seek healing first for yourself, and where possible for the relationship, though staying together or choosing divorce or separation can occur at the point of betrayal and at times even after healing from betrayal and addictions. If you would like support in healing from betrayal we'd invite you to look at our program https://www.beyond-enough.com/beyondbetrayal It is not a program about staying together or leaving your partner, but rather finding the healing we need as an individual who has been made aware of our partner cheating. If you would like support from a licensed therapist contact Brannon's office at www.utahtherapy.org To find out about Ashlynn's groups https://www.thisisashlynn.com/mentoring To get support from Coby check out www.growwithcoby.com Thanks for your continued support for the podcast throughout all of our journey.

Amy Andrus, Coby and Ashlynn's therapist, joins the podcast to share obstacles they faced and overcame in order to get into recovery.   Amy is a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2000 & CSAT since 2013.  She’s taught courses at BYU & counseled many students at the Women’s Services and Resources Center, where her eyes were opened to the world of sexual addiction and trauma.  Amy's life has been affected by sex addiction in a personal way. She knows the struggle, shame, and guilt the addict experiences. She has found it rewarding to facilitate individual change and work with the family system to ensure long-term growth and change.  Amy's a single mom of six. Her youngest daughter has Down Syndrome, and raising her has taught her countless life lessons. Find her on Instagram at  @askamyandrus

Episode 30 COVID-19: A Marathon, Not a SprintRecorded Sunday April 5, 2020Today we are joined by Infectious Disease expert Dr. Dubert Guerrero to discuss COVID-19. Dr. Guerrero is a practicing Infectious Disease Physician at Sanford Health. He graduated from the University of the Philippines and completed his training in Internal Medicine at Akron General Medical Center. He went on to complete an Infectious Disease fellowship at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Guerrero is married and has three children.In this episode, we discuss common questions related to the current coronavirus pandemic, including- What is social distancing?- Is social distancing effective?- Is it important to sanitize groceries and other items coming into one’s home?- What can we expect to see over the next several months regarding COVID-19 cases?- When can we expect to see vaccines and/or treatments for the virus?Health pearl: take care of your mental health. You can do this by taking time for yourself every day, including exercise and mindfulness/meditation in your daily life.Resources:Center for Disease Control and PreventionWorld Health OrganizationYour state health departmentFollow us on Facebook and Twitter

Patreon Page // Buy Thinking Out Loud Products Thinking Out Loud is a place to digest audibly the things we tend to think through silently. We'll look at a variety of complex issues from a variety of points of view, not necessarily to get to "right answers" but to build empathy and perspective. Jason Soucinek, Executive Director and Founder of Project 619, joins me to discuss our current sexual culture and what God's word has to say about it. Christians are often louder on what they are against than what they are for, but a biblical sexual ethic has a lot of positive things about sex and sexuality. Jason and Project 619 are seeking to lead the conversation with that. Sex, after all, was God's idea. Listen to hear how we can work to change the narrative and lead people to a life or relationship that is ultimately life-giving. Resources: Center for Parent and Youth Understanding DriveTime Podcast More Than Just the Talk: Becoming Your Kids' Go-To Person About Sex by Jonathan McKee Breaking the Marriage Idol: Reconstructing Our Cultural and Spiritual Norms by Kutter Callaway One by One: Welcoming the Singles in Your Church by Gina Dalfonzo The Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender Follow Thinking Out Loud: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram Follow LOWERCASEPEOPLE: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram Follow MinistryCrate: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Grief is an expression of love for someone who isn’t here anymore. Experiencing the loss of a loved one is one of the most challenging parts of being human. When that loss is unexpected or happens in an “unnatural” order, the grief takes a different kind of toll on the person. All grief is complicated, but the loss of a child or loss as a result of a tragedy makes grief just that much more complicated. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Sonya Lott about her work as one of the only clinicians in Philadelphia trained in evidence-based treatment for complicated loss. We discuss how grief affected her and eventually transformed her life; what makes someone vulnerable to this type of grief; and what this treatment involves. Take a listen to learn more about how to help others experiencing complicated grief and reconstruct your own identity after experiencing it yourself. About Dr. Sonya Lott is a Clinical Psychologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is one of only two mental health clinicians in Philadelphia trained in Complicated Grief Therapy. Helping individuals to transform their experiences of pre-death, acute, and complicated grief. Dr. Lott obtained advanced training from The Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University, in Complicated Grief Therapy. She has recently launched CEM Psych LLC, which offers continuing education and multicultural competence for mental health professionals, approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. She is also the host of The Reflections on Multicultural Competence podcast.   Some Questions I Ask: What drew you to working in the area of therapy around complicated grief? (2:29) When you say, “complicated grief,” what do you mean? (9:08) Are there types of loss that make an individual more vulnerable to complicated grief? (13:20) What are some words of support that you have for those who have lost someone? (34:11)   In This Episode, You Will Learn: How grief manifests itself long-term. (5:33) Why people get “stuck” in the grief process. (9:42) Common types of deaths that put people at risk for complicated grief. (13:55) How complicated grief impacts various areas of life and relationships. (18:50) What complicated grief therapy realistically looks like. (24:44) How to learn more about complicated grief. (37:02)   Resources: Center for Complicated Grief Grief Steps for Parents Dr. Sonya Lott’s Website Continuing Education in Multicultural Psychology

Today, Tracy talks about ADHD and Addiction. She doesn’t like to talk about things that she hasn’t experienced personally but so many members in her Facebook Group, ADHD for Smart A** Women did struggle with addiction so she decided that the subject warranted a podcast episode. Have you ever wondered why those of us with ADHD have up to a 10 times higher likelihood of substance abuse and addiction? Do you know what Reward Deficiency Syndrome is? Have you ever felt less satisfaction than you expected to feel once you reach a goal? Do you often feel like you’ve not accomplished enough? Discover how our dopamine circuitry can create addictions and what’s behind the overlap that we often see between creativity, talent, depression, addiction and ADHD. Learn why young adults use substances to self-medicate and at what age they typically start. Discover the biggest myth about stimulant medication and addiction. Exercise is the ADHD brain’s best friend. Learn why it also helps us refrain from self-medicating. Tracy then shares information that she just learned about AA, recovery centers, medical detox programs, and sober living environments from a book called The Sober Truth by Harvard professor Lance Dodes who’s been treating people with addiction for 30 + years. It is really eye-opening. Tracy also shares information that she just learned from psychotherapist Perry Janssen about trauma and addiction. Learn about the concept called spontaneous remission and what kinds of approaches to treating addiction work best for those of us with ADHD. Resources: Center for Motivation and Change The Beyond Addiction Podcast with Dr. Josh King: Interview with Edward Hallowell  http://hams.cc/neuroscience.pdf   https://www.amazon.com/Sober-Truth-Debunking-Programs-Industry/dp/0807035874/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DN97L8MJLDP8&keywords=the+sober+truth+debunking+the+bad+science+behind&qid=1560387110&s=gateway&sprefix=The+Sober+Truth%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-1   https://www.additudemag.com/the-truth-about-adhd-and-addiction/ n. 

Measles is back in the United States and is currently spreading quickly; the number of cases in the United States in 2019 has already surpassed the number of cases in all of last year. In this episode, get highlights from two Congressional hearings addressing the measles outbreak, which answered a lot of questions about the dangers of the disease, what is causing the outbreak, what is being done about it by the government, and what we can do to help. 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Article: 78 new measles cases reported nationwide since last week, CDC says by Debra Goldschmidt, CNN, April 8, 2019. Article: More Americans have gotten measles this year than in 2018 - and it's only April by Sara Chodosh, Popular Science, April 8, 2019. Article: Australia ramps up measles warnings as cases jump, Yahoo News, April 7, 2019. Article: Judge lifts Rockland's measles emergency order banning unvaccinated children from public by Jenna DeAngelis, CBS Local New York, April 5, 2019. Article: In three months, US measles cases surpass 2018 numbers by Carolyn Wilke, The Scientist, April 2, 2019. Article: The measles virus was down and out. Now it's primed for a comeback by Helen Branswell, Stat News, March 26, 2019. Article: Footage contradicts U.S. claim that Nicolas Maduro burned aid convoy by Nicholas Casey, Christoph Koettl, and Deborah Acosta, The New York Times, March 10, 2019. Article: Measles cases mount in Pacific northwest outbreak by Jonathan Lambert, NPR, February 8, 2019. Article: Measles cases at highest for 20 years in Europe, as anti-vaccine movement grows by Sarah Boseley, The Guardian, December 21, 2018. Article: Vitamin A: Benefits, deficiency, toxicity and more by Jillian Kubala, Healthline, October 4, 2018. Article: Vitamin A protects against measles: Top Doctor by Sylvia Booth Hubbard, Newsmax Health, February 3, 2015. Research Article: Measles-induced encephalitis by D.L. Fisher, S. Defres, and T. Solomon, QJM International Journal of Medicine, May 26, 2014. Research Article: Measles inclusion-body encephalitis caused by the vaccine strain of measles virus by A. Bitnun, P. Shannon, A. Durward, P.A. Rota, W.J.Bellini, C. Graham, E. Wang, E.L. Ford-Jones, P. Cox, L. Becker, M. Fearon, M. Petric, and R. Tellier, PubMed, October 29, 1999. Resources Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine Safety Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Measles (Rubeola): Transmission Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Vaccine Safety: Autism Health Resources & Services Administration: HRSA Data and Statistics: Vaccine Compensation National Institute of Health: Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., NIAID Director Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS): Table of Reportable Events Following Vaccination Washington State Department of Health: Measles Outbreak 2019 Website: generationrescue.org Sound Clip Sources Hearing: Vaccines Save Lives: What is Driving Preventable Disease Outbreaks, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, Senate.gov, March 5, 2019. C-SPAN Witnesses: Dr. John Wiesman: Secretary of Health for Washington State Jonathan A. McCullers, MD: Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Pediatrician-in-Chief, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD: William H. Foege Professor Of Global Health Professor of Epidemiology & Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA John G. Boyle, President And CEO: Immune Deficiency Foundation, Towson, MD Ethan Lindenberger: Student, Norwalk High School, Norwalk, OH Sound Clips: 20:00 Dr. John Wiesman: As of yesterday, Washington State's measles outbreak had 71 cases plus four cases associated with our outbreak in Oregon and one in Georgia. Containing a measles outbreak takes a whole community response led by governmental public health. The moment they suspected cases reported, disease investigators interviewed that person to determine when they were infectious, who they were in close contact with and what public spaces they visited. If still infectious, the health officer orders them to isolate themselves so they don't infect others, notifies the public and the about the community about the public places that they were in when they are infectious and stands up a call center to handle questions. We also reach out to individuals who were in close contact with the patient. If they are unvaccinated and without symptoms, we ask them to quarantine themselves for up to 21 days. That's how long it can take to develop symptoms and we monitor them so that we quickly know if they develop measles. If they show symptoms, we get them to a healthcare provider and obtain samples to test for measles and if they have measles, we start the investigation process all over again. This is a staff and time intensive activity and is highly disruptive to people's lives. Responding to this preventable outbreak has cost over $1 million and required the work of more than 200 individuals. 21:15 Dr. John Wiesman: So what do we need from the federal government? First, we need sustained, predictable and increased federal funding. Congress must prioritize public health and support the prevention and public health fund. We are constantly reacting to crises rather than working to prevent them. The Association of state and territorial health officials and over 80 organizations are asking you to raise the CDC budget by 22% by FY22 this will immediately bolster prevention services, save lives, and reduce healthcare cost. Second, our response to this outbreak has been benefited greatly from the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act, so thank you. The Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement in the hospital preparedness programs authorized by this law are currently funded $400 million below funding levels in the 2000s. More robust funding is needed and I strongly urge you to quickly reauthorize POPRA because many of the authorizations expired last year. Third, the three 17 immunization program has been a flat funded for 10 years without increased funding. We cannot afford to develop new ways to reach parents with immunization information nor maintain our electronic immunization systems. Fourth, we need federal leadership for a national vaccine campaign spearheaded by CDC in partnership with states that counter the anti-vaccine messages similar to the successful TRUTH tobacco prevention campaign. We have lost much ground. Urgent action is necessary. 46:15 Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN): In your opinion, there's no evidence, reputable evidence, that vaccines cause autism? Jonathan McCullers: There is absolutely no evidence at this time that vaccines cause autism. Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN): Dr. Omer, do you agree with that? Saad B. Omer: Absolutely. Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN): Doctor Wiesman, do you agree with that? Dr. John Wiesman: I do. Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN): Mr. Boyle, do you agree with that ideal? John Boyle: I do. Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN): Mr Lindenbergeer? Ethan Lindenberger: I do. 47:30 Dr. John Wiesman: The choice to sort of make exemptions more difficult - to get them to be a sort of as burdensome as not getting the vaccine - is incredibly important. In Washington state, as you know, we have two bills right now that are looking to remove the personal exemptions from a vaccine for school entry and for child care entry. I think that's one of the tools that we have and that we should be using for this. 47:45 Dr. John Wiesman: I will also say in Washington state, another problem we have is that about 8% of our kids are out of compliance with school records so that we don't even know if they're vaccinated or would like exemptions and we have to tackle that problem as well. 1:05:45 Sen. Rand Paul (KY): Today though, instead of persuasion, many governments have taken to mandating a whole host of vaccines including vaccines for nonlethal diseases. Sometimes these vaccine mandates have run a muck when the, as when the government mandated a rotavirus vaccine that was later recalled because it was causing intestinal blockage in children. I'm not a fan of government coercion, yet given the choice, I do believe that the benefits of most vaccines vastly outweigh the risks. Yet it is wrong to say that there are no risks to vaccines. Even the government admits that children are sometimes injured by vaccines. Since 1988 over $4 billion has been paid out from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Despite the government admitting to in paying $4 billion for vaccine injuries, no informed consent is used or required when you vaccinate your child. This may be the only medical procedure in today's medical world where an informed consent is not required. Now, proponents of mandatory government vaccination argue that parents who ref use to vaccinate their children risk spreading these disease to the immunocompromised community. There doesn't seem to be enough evidence of this happening to be recorded as a statistic, but it could happen. But if the fear of this is valid are we to find that next we'll be mandating flu vaccines. Between 12 and 56,000 people die from the flu or are said to die from the flu in America and there's estimated to be a few hundred from measles. So I would guess that those who want to mandate measles will be after us on the flu next. Yet the current science only allows for educated guessing when it comes to the flu vaccine. Each year before that year's flu vaccine is, or strain is known, the scientists put their best guess into that year's vaccine. Some years it's completely wrong. We vaccinate for the wrong strain of flu vaccine. Yet five states already mandate flu vaccines. Is it really appropriate, appropriate to mandate a vaccine that more often than not vaccinates for the wrong flu strain. As we contemplate forcing parents to choose this or that vaccine, I think it's important to remember that force is not consistent with the American story, nor is force considered consistent with the liberty our forefathers saught when they came to America. I don't think you have to have one of the other, though. I'm not here to say don't vaccinate your kids. If this hearing is for persuasion, I'm all for the persuasion. I vaccinated myself. I vaccinated my kid. For myself and my children I believe that the benefits of vaccines greatly outweigh the risks, but I still do not favor giving up on liberty for a false sense of security. Thank you. 1:13:20 Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA): This administration has repeatedly sought to cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which supports key immunization programs, and they've continued their efforts to weaken the Medicaid program, which covers all of the recommended vaccines for children and for many adults as well. I am glad that most of my colleagues are on the same page about the importance of vaccines. Now let's make sure we're also on the same page about the importance of public health funding, so people get access to those vaccines. 1:28:30 Jonathan McCullers: So Mississippi does not allow any nonmedical exemptions, and they have nearly a 100% rate of immunization at school entry. They pay a lot of attention to it. Tennessee's in the middle, they allow religious exemptions, but not philosophical exemptions. In Tennessee, we have about a 97% vaccination rate of kindergarten entry, but we've seen the rate of nonmedical exemptions under the religious exemption triple in the last 10 years, so you can predict where that's going. Arkansas ,on the other hand, allows both religious and philosophical exemptions and has a rate that's around 93 to 94% below the level for community immunity. Hearing: Confronting a Growing Public Health Threat: Measles Outbreaks in the U.S., Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House of Representatives, C-SPAN, February 27, 2019. Witnesses: Dr. Nancy Messonnier Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Sound Clips: 3:42 Chairman Diana Degette (CO): The national measles vaccination rate of children between 19 and 35 months old is currently at 91%. That may seem high to some, but given the highly contagious nature nature of measles, it's well below the 95% vaccination rate that's required to protect communities and give it what it's known as herd immunity. This so called herd immunity is particularly vital to protecting those who cannot be or are not yet vaccinated against the measles, such as infants or those with prior medical conditions who are at a higher risk of suffering severe complications from the vaccine. 4:30 Chairman Diana Degette (CO): While the overall national rate of MMR vaccinations is currently at 91%, the rate in some communities is much lower. Some are as low as 77%. 9:15 Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY): Every state except three have enacted religious exemptions for parents who wish not to vaccinate their children. There are 17 states allow a personal philosophical exemption, which means that most people can opt out for any reason. For example, in Washington state, just 0.3% of Washington's families with kindergartners use a religious exemption. While 3.7% of families use a personal exemption and 0.8% use a medical exemption. Vaccine exemptions have increased in the past three years to a median 2.2% of kindergardeners among all states. 10:00 Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY): After the Disneyland linked outbreak to measles in 2014, the state of California ended the religious and personal exemption for vaccines. The Washington legislature is working on legislation that substantially narrows the exemptions for vaccination that would eliminate the personal or philosophical exemption while tightening the religious exemption. In recent weeks, take legislators in New Jersey, New York, Iowa, Maine, and Vermont, have proposed eliminating religious exemptions for vaccines. However, last week, the Arizona House Health and Human Service Committee approved three bills to examine exemptions for mandatory vaccinations. 23:25 Dr. Nancy Messonnier: From January 1st to February 21st, 159 cases of measles have been confirmed in 10 states, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, New York, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. In 2018, 372 people with measles were reported from 25 states and the district of Columbia. Most cases have been unvaccinated. 24:15 Dr. Nancy Messonnier: Nationally, we enjoy high measles vaccination coverage. However, there are pockets of people who are vaccine hesitant, who delay or even refuse to vaccinate themselves and their children. Outbreaks of measles occur, when measles gets into these communities of unvaccinated people. Those choosing not to vaccinate, tend to live near each other. Some of these are what we call close knit communities. People who share common religious beliefs or racial ethnic background. Others are people who have strong personal belief against vaccination. 25:15 Dr. Nancy Messonnier: Vaccine hesitancy is the result of a misunderstanding of the risk and seriousness of disease combined with misinformation regarding the safety and effectiveness of vaccines. However, the specific issues fueling hesitancy varies by community. Because vaccine hesitancy remains a highly localized issue, the strategy to address these issues need to be local with support from CDC. Strong immunization programs at the state and local levels are critical to understanding the specific issues and empowering local action. CDC also works to support state and local public health efforts through research to understand these reasons and develop targeted strategies to address hesitancy. 28:40 Dr. Anthony Fauci: Measles virus is one of the most contagious viruses that we know among the pathogens that confront mankind. As mentioned, that if an individual gets into a room with someone who has measles, and that person is coughing and sneezing, there's about a 90% chance that that person. That is very unlike other diseases like influenza and other respiratory diseases when the hit rate, although it's high, is nothing, uh, approaching 90%. 30:00 Dr. Anthony Fauci: As was mentioned prior to the vaccine era, there were about 3 million deaths each year. The decrease was dramatic. There were 21 million lives that were saved from vaccines between the year 2000 and 2017. But as shown on the last bullet on this slide, there are 110,000 deaths still today in the world, which means there's the danger of the reinsertion of measles from other countries, and if we're not protected. 31:00 Dr. Anthony Fauci: Well, let's take a look at some of the things that I mentioned about the disease itself. Fever, cough, rash, as was mentioned by Dr. Burgess, again, contagious from four days before the rash to four days after. So people are spreading measles before they really know that they actually have measles. We have a group of individuals who are particularly at risk for complications, infants and children, pregnant women, immunocompromised, and even adults. If you're not protected and you get infected, adults have a high incidence of complications. You've heard about the complications. They are not trivial. One out of 10 with ear infections, which could lead to deafness, pneumonia in one out of 20 cases, and encephalitis one in a thousand. A very rare occurrence called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, seven to 10 years after an individual develops measles, they can have a very devastating neurological syndrome, no known cure, and is vaccine preventable. 34:15 Dr. Nancy Messonnier: Taking care of your health, eating well, exercising, getting enough sleep: Those are all parts of a healthy lifestyle, but the only way to protect against measles is to get vaccinated. It's a safe and effective vaccine, and parents should go ahead and get vaccinated. 36:00 Chairman Diana Degette (CO): What are the risks inherent in the vaccine itself? I think that might be one reason why, um, some, some parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children as they believe that the risks with the vaccine outweigh the benefits. Dr. Nancy Messonnier: I think you're exactly right and I think in the setting of not a lot of measles cases around, parents weigh in their mind the risks and benefits and think they shouldn't vaccinate. Truth is this is an incredibly safe vaccine. We have a host of experience with it. The vaccine's been used for a really long time. We in the United States enjoy one of the most robust systems to monitor the safety of vaccines. And that's why we can say with confidence that this is a safe vaccine. The most common side effects are a sore arm, which goes away pretty quickly. 42:00 Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY): I've heard some parents claim that measles vaccine can cause brain inflammation known as encephalitis. Is that true? Dr. Anthony Fauci: Brain inflammation? Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY): Encephalitis? Can the measles vaccine cause encephalitis? The vaccine? Dr. Anthony Fauci: The vaccine? No. Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY): There's no cases? Chairman Diana Degette (CO): The Chair will remind all persons in the audience that manifestation of approval or disapproval of proceedings is in violation of the rules of the house and its committees. Gentlemen may proceed. Dr. Nancy Messonnier: In healthy children, the MMR vaccine does not cause brain swelling or encephalitis. Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY): So if a, if a child was unhealthy when they're vaccinated? Dr. Nancy Messonnier: So, there are rare instances of children with certain very specific underlying problems with their immune system and who the vaccine is contra indicated. One of the reasons its contra indicated is in that very specific group of children, there is a rare risk of brain swelling. Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY): Would the parent know if their child was in that category before… Dr. Nancy Messonnier: Certainly, and that's why parents should talk to their doctor. 43:15 Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY): So there's another thing that's that people can self medicate with vitamin A to prevent measles and not do the vaccine. Is that, what's the validity of that in your opinion? Dr. Anthony Fauci: Well, the history of vitamin A and measles goes back to some very important and I think transforming studies that were done years ago in, in sub Saharan Africa, is that with vitamin A supplements, particularly in vitamin A deficiency that children who get measles have a much more difficult course. So vitamin A associated with measles can actually protect you against some of the, uh, toxic and adverse effects. Importantly, since in a country, a developed nation where you really don't have any issue with vitamin A deficiency, that you don't really see that transforming effect. But some really good studies that were done years ago show that vitamin A supplementation can be very helpful in preventing the complications of measles. Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY): It doesn't prevent the onset of measles if, if you're not… Dr. Anthony Fauci: No. Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY): is that what you're saying? It doesn't want to put words in your mouth. Dr. Anthony Fauci: It doesn't prevent measles. But it's important in preventing some of the complications in societies in which vitamin A deficiency might exist. 46:10 Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL): I'm trying to understand what has happened between 2000 and 2019 and why we're, we've fallen so far from the public health success stories, um, when the CDC actually said that there we had eradicated in the United States, uh, measles in, in, in 2000. So Dr. Messonnier, yes or no: Do you believe the primary cause of the spike and measles outbreak over the past few years is due to vaccine hesitancy and misinformation? Dr. Nancy Messonnier: Yes and no. I think vaccine hesitancy is a, is a word that means many different things. Parents have questions about vaccines, they get those questions answered. That isn't what you should call a hesitancy. So I do believe that parents concerns about vaccine leads to under vaccination and most of the cases that we're seeing are an unvaccinated communities. However, if you look nationally at measles vaccination coverage, there were other things that are associated with low coverage. Um, for example, living in a rural area versus an urban area. Rural areas have lower vaccine coverage with measles. Schakowsky: How would you account for that? Messonnier: Well, I think that there are other things besides the sole choice that are around access to care. For example, kids without health insurance have lower measles vaccination coverage. Schakowsky: So generally lack of access to care. Messonnier: In addition to parents making decisions not to vaccinate their kids. Yes. 50:20 Rep. Michael Burgess (TX): I do feel obligated dimension that vitamin A is not like vitamin C. You may not take unlimited quantities of vitamin A with impunity. It is a fat soluble vitamin and it is stored in the body. Uh, so don't go out and hyper dose on vitamin A because it, uh, it will not accrue to your long-term benefit. 54:15 Rep. Michael Burgess (TX): Did the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine ever contain mercury or thimerosal? I'll need a verbal answer for the clerk. Dr. Anthony Fauci: No. It's preservative free. 56:00 Dr. Nancy Messonnier: So measles was identified as eliminated in the United States in 2000 because there was no longer sustained transmission in the US. However, measles continues to circulate globally, which means unvaccinated US travelers can be exposed to measles and bring it back home with them, and folks in their families and their communities, if they're not protected by vaccine, are at risk. And measles is so incredibly contagious that it can spread really quickly. So yes, we should be concerned. 57:00 Rep. Frank Pallone (NJ): What role do you see this spread of disinformation online playing in, in, in the rise of, um, of these outbreaks? Dr. Anthony Fauci: Yeah, I believe Mr. Pallone, that it plays an important role. It's, it's not the only one but, but I believe it plays an important role. And I think the classic example of that was the disinformation associated with the relationship between measles, vaccination and autism, which, uh, back when it came out, uh, years ago, there was a big concern that this was the case when it was investigated. It became clear that the data upon which those statements were made were false and fraudulent. And the person who made them had his medical license revoked in England. And yet, as you know very well, the good news about the Internet is that it spreads important information. That's good. And the bad news about the Internet is that when the bad information gets on there, it's tough to get it off. And yet people refer to things that have been proven to be false. So this information is really an important issue that we need to try and overcome by continuing to point people to what's evidenced based and what's science-based. So in, in so many respects, we shouldn't be criticizing people who get these information that's false because they may not know it's false. We need to try and continue to educate them to show them what the true evidence base is. But in direct answer to your question, that is an important problem, disinformation. Rep. Frank Pallone (NJ): Now do you think that the promotion of this inaccurate and fear based messages, would you consider that in itself a threat to public health? Dr. Anthony Fauci: Yes, of course. I think the spread of false information that leads people into poor choices, even though they're well meaning in their choice, it's a poor choice based on information. I think that's a major contribution to the problem that we're discussing. (lady behind him holds up a book titled “Autism Epidemic”) 1:04:00 Dr. Anthony Fauci: But when you have a highly effective, and I want to underscore that because measles is one of the most effective vaccines that we have of any vaccine that a massive public health effort could lead to eradication. Because we don't have an animal vector, we don't have an intermediate host. We don't have a vector that transmits it. It is just person to person transmissibility. So theoretically we could eradicate it. The problem between eradication and elimination, if you eliminate it like we did in this country in 2000 as long as this measles somewhere, you always have the threat of it reemerging if you let down the umbrella of herd immunity. 1:05:00 Dr. Nancy Messonnier: Dr. Fauci is correct about Madagascar, but I think Americans don't realize that in 2018 there were also outbreaks in England, France, Italy, and Greece. American travelers going abroad need to think about their immunization status, not just when they're going into countries like Madagascar, but even going to Europe. 1:11:45 Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC): And one of the world's measle outbreaks right now, it's happening in Brazil where people fleeing a completely broken country of Venezuela are spreadingeas measles and - madam chair- I'd like to submit for the record, an NPR article, "The collapse of health system sends Venezuelans fleeing to Brazil for basic medical needs." And I'll submit that for the record. Um, they've been in a unvaccinated population because of the collapse of the failed socialist state in Venezuela where there should be an instructive example for some of us in this committee room of the lack of that sort of medical treatment of vaccinations. I would note that the humanitarian aid that countries like the U.S. are trying to send to Venezuela is being burned on bridges by the Maduro regime instead of actually being used to help his own people. This includes vaccinations, like the ones we're discussing today. There were measles vaccinations that were burned on the bridges as part of the relief effort to Venezuela. 1:18:30 Rep. Kathy Castor (FL): I was a little confused by the last line of questioning that they're, the alarm should be over, uh, immigration and, and asylum seekers. You have a comment on that, Dr. Fauci? Dr. Anthony Fauci: Well, I, I think what Dr. Messonnier said is absolutely correct. If you look at the known outbreak, so if you take the outbreak in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn in New York City and in Rockland County, it was a relatively closed group who had a rate of vaccination that was below the level of a good herd immunity. A person from Israel understandably came over legally as a visitor into the community. And then you had a massive outbreak in New York. The Somali community in Minnesota, the same thing happened. You had a group there who had a lower rate that went below the cutoff point for herd immunity. Some immigrant came in as one of the members of the community, was a relatively closed community, and that's what you have. So I think when you talk about outbreaks, it really transcends some of the demographic issues that you were talking about, about lower income or rural versus urban. It really is an a closed community that we're seeing it. Castor: with lower vaccination rates. Fauci: Right, exactly. So a lower vaccination rates. 1:23:45 Rep. Paul Tonko (NY): In response to the spotlight on the monetization of misinformation about vaccines and the ways in which platforms are being manipulated to promote anti vaccination messaging, some companies have announced new policies. For instance, Facebook says it is working on its algorithms to prevent anti-vaccination content from being recommended to users. Pinterest has decided to remove all vaccination related posts and searches, even accurate information. And YouTube just recently announced that it would prevent channels that promote anti-vaccination content from running advertising. Dr Fauci, do you think these actions are a step in the right direction to ensure parents and families have access to science-based factual health information? Dr. Anthony Fauci: Obviously it's a very sensitive subject because it then gets in the that borderline between the, you know, the essentially crushing of information that might actually be useful information. However, having said that, I do think that a close look and scrutiny at something that is egregiously incorrect has some merits of taking a careful look as to whether, one, you want to be participating in the dissemination of that. Always being careful about not wanting to essentially curtail freedom of expression. You still want to make sure you don't do something that is so clearly hazardous to the health of individuals. Rep. Paul Tonko (NY): I appreciate that. And Dr. Messonnier, as the agency charged with protecting our national public health, what efforts are underway at CDC to counter the online proliferation of anti vaccination disinformation. Dr. Nancy Messonnier: As a science based agency, CDC really focuses on making sure that we get scientifically credible information available to the folks at the front lines it needed every day. In order to do that, we do scan social media to see what issues are arising and what questions are emerging to make sure that we can then gather the scientifically appropriate answers and get that to our partners in the front line so that they can talk to patients about that information. 1:30:30 Dr. Nancy Messonnier: The concept of herd immunity is that by vaccinating an individual, you don't just prevent them from getting disease, but you also prevent them from transmitting it to others. And what that means is that in our community, individuals who, for example, can't get the vaccine because they're too young, or they have some kind of illness that prevents it, are still protected by the cushion of protection provided by their community. Radio Interview: National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton, Hugh Hewitt Book Club, February 1, 2019. Hugh Hewitt: There are reports of Venezuela shipping gold to the United Arab Emirates. The UAE is a very close ally of ours. Have you asked the UAE to sequester that gold? John Bolton: Let me just say this. We’re obviously aware of those reports consistent with what we did on Monday against PDVSA, the state-owned oil monopoly where we imposed crippling sanctions. Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury Secretary, is implementing them as we speak. We’re also looking at cutting off other streams of revenue and assets for the Maduro mafia, and that certainly includes gold. And we’ve already taken some steps to neutralize gold that’s been out of the country used as collateral for bank loans. We’ve frozen, and our friends in Europe, have frozen a substantial amount of that. We want to try and do the same here. We’re on top of it. That’s really all I can say at the moment. White House Daily Briefing: Trump Administration Officials Announce Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil Sector, C-SPAN, January 28, 2019. Speakers: Steve Mnuchin - Treasury Secretary John Bolton - National Security Advisor Sound Clips: 7:43 Steven Mnuchin: But effective immediately, any purchases of Venezuelan oil by U.S. entities, money will have to go into blocked accounts. Now, I've been in touch with many of the refineries. There is a significant amount of oil that's at sea that's already been paid for. That oil will continue to come to the United States. If the people in Venezuela want to continue to sell us oil, as long as that money goes into blocked accounts, we'll continue to take it. Otherwise, we will not be buying it. And again, we have issued general licenses, so the refineries in the United States can continue to operate. 9:06 Steven Mnuchin: The purpose of sanctions is to change behavior. So when there is a recognition that PDVSA is the property of the rightful rulers, the rightful leaders, the president, then, indeed, that money will be available to Guaido. Interview: Jenny McCarthy talks to CNN on how she cured her sons Autism caused by VACCINATIONS, CNN, October 23, 2008. Documentary: Mission, Measles - The Story of a Vaccine, Co-produced by US Public Health Service and Merck, C-SPAN/American History TV, 1964. 3:30 Narrator: As of this time, measles is by far our most serious epidemic childhood disease. Although nearly half a million cases are reported each year, the actual number is probably closer to 4 million. 3:45 Narrator: In 1961 after the polio vaccines had reduced the deaths from that disease to 90, that same year 434 measles deaths were reported. In the less developed countries of the world, the toll taken by measles is much greater. In Nigeria, it is estimated that one out of four babies contracting measles dies from it. The tragic toll of measles is also told in a neighboring republic Upper Volta, where in one village, an epidemic killed 113 out of 115 children who got the disease. Across the ocean in Chile, measles accounts for half of all childhood deaths from acute communicable diseases each year.     Community Suggestions See Community Suggestions HERE. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

Mooniek Seebregts has coached since 2002, she also is a speaker and an international bestselling author. In 2013 she became founder and director of The Center for Innovation for Leaders located in Sacramento, California, because she realized that, "People like to go after their full potential, they want to be a great leader, but they often don’t know how to get there." Resources Center of Innovation for Leaders (official site) Mooniek Seebregts on LinkedIn Email: contact@CenterOfInnovationForLeaders.com  

  https://techpolicypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/alicia_mazzara-500x500-e1548763637485.jpg   Alicia Mazzara: Mapping How a Housing Vouchers Loophole Furthers Segregation (Ep. 171) Landlords across the U.S. are refusing to rent to prospective tenants with housing vouchers. As a result, demand for voucher-eligible housing units in low-income areas greatly exceeds supply. But in high income areas, the opposite is true. Bio Alicia Mazzara is a Research Analyst in the Housing Division at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. She works on issues related to federal low-income housing policy. Prior to joining the Center in 2015, Mazzara was a Policy Advisor in Third Way’s Economic Program where her research centered on income inequality, labor market dynamics, and workforce development. She has also spent time working in the federal government and as a Research Associate at the Pew Charitable Trusts. Mazzara has a Bachelor’s Degree in political science and international relations from Carleton College and a Master of Public Policy from George Washington University. Resources Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Interactive Map: Where Voucher Households Live in the 50 Largest Metropolitan Areas by Alicia Mazzara, Brian Knudsen, and Nick Kasprak (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2019). Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond News Roundup AOC and Pingree call out tech firms for sponsoring event featuring climate-change deniers Democratic Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chellie Pingree called out Google, Facebook, and Microsoft last week for sponsoring an event put on by the CO2 Coalition, an organization that opposes policies that are designed to address climate change. Through company spokespeople, all three companies sought to distance themselves from the views expressed at the event by saying they support organizations across the political spectrum and highlighting their substantial investments to address climate change. After those companies released statements, Ocasio-Cortez and Pingree pushed back even further saying the climate-change crisis is too great for the companies to permit themselves to undermine their leadership by associating with propagandistic organizations like the CO2 Coalition. U.S. Charges Huawei The Department of Justice has indicted several affiliates, subsidiaries and executives of Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei. The company is accused of  stealing intellectual property from T-Mobile and violating U.S. sanctions against Iran. U.S. officials say Huawei’s alleged theft of intellectual property from T-Mobile gave the Chinese government backdoor access to technology from a U.S.-based telecommunications company thereby endangering U.S. national security interests. The U.S. is also in the process of extraditing Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wengzhou from Vancouver in order to face charges that she worked to circumvent U.S. trade sanctions against Iran. Big Tech Increased Lobbying in 2018 Google, Facebook and Amazon increased their lobbying spending in 2018 over the previous year during increased scrutiny from Congress regarding how the companies use personal data. Google’s lobbying expenditures jumped from $18 to 21 million. Amazon spent $14.2 million, up from $12.8 million in 2017. Facebook spent $13 million—a million-and—half more than the previous year. All three companies concentrated a fair share of that spending in the fourth quarter. Netflix joins MPAA Netflix has joined the Motion Picture Association of America which, since 1922, has been the trade association for the six major film studios. The announcement came the same day Netflix received its first-ever Best Picture nomination for ‘Roma’. Advocacy groups call on FTC to breakup Facebook Several advocacy groups, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Color of Change, are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to break up Facebook, according to a Wall Street Journal report on a draft letter it obtained. In addition to Facebook, Facebook also owns Instagram and WhatsApp. Many advocates and civil rights groups, including the NAACP, have taken aim at Facebook following the Cambridge Analytica debacle for how the company traffics in its users’ data. It’s not clear what authority the FTC would have to break up Facebook. However, the agency is assessing whether Facebook violated the terms of a consent decree the company signed back in 2011 when it allowed Cambridge Analytica to access the data of some 87 million Facebook users when Cambridge Analytica allegedly handled most of the analytics that went into the Trump 2016 presidential campaign. US Labor Department sues Oracle for discrimination The U.S. Labor Department filed a federal complaint against Oracle last week claiming the company owes some $400 million in lost wages to women and people of color. The Labor Department says only 11 of 500 people hired into technical jobs over a four-year period were African American or Hispanic and that 5,000 women and 11,000 Asian employees were also underpaid by as much as 20% compared to their white male counterparts. MIT report says Amazon’s facial recognition technology is biased A new MIT study says that Amazon’s facial recognition technology is biased against women and people of color. The study found that Amazon’s Rekognition classified a disproportionate number of women as men. Mignon Clyburn appointed to new Artificial Intelligence advisory group The Secretaries of Defense and Commerce and top Republicans and Democrats in Congress appointed former FCC Chairman and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn to serve on the newly-created National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, which will advise the U.S. government on national security and competition issues related to artificial intelligence. Former Alphabet CEO Eric Schmidt will Chair the Commission and Clyburn will serve with Oracle CEO Safra Catz and executives from Google and Microsoft among others. The Commission was created by the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act and has a $10 million budget through 2020.

Register for Podfest: Pay It Forward January 19th was a big day for the 115th Congress: Part of the government ran out of funding and some spying authorities also expired. In this episode, learn about FISA reauthorization law that contained a giant loophole that will allow previously inadmissible information to be used against you in court, get all the details about the 69 hour shutdown that resulted from an attempt by the Democratic Party to … do something for the Dreamers, get enraged by the dingleberries attached to the fourth temporary funding law of this fiscal year, and discover why Jen is angry with just about everyone right now. Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD165: Christmas Dingleberries CD098: The USA Freedom Act Please Support Congressional Dish Click here to contribute using credit card, debit card, PayPal, or Bitcoin Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Bills S. 139: FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017   Sec. 101: Requires the Attorney General to create procedures for searching through the database that are consistent with the fourth amendment to the Constitution. The procedures must require that records of the query term used be kept Allows the FBI to search through the database and access the content of communications acquired via foreign surveillance for criminal investigations unrelated to national security if they get a court order. The FBI doesn't need to get the court order if the FBI determines "there is a reasonable belief that such contents could assist in mitigating or eliminating a threat to life or serious bodily harm." The new rules are effective January 1, 2018 Sec. 102: Information acquired via the foreign surveillance program can be used against us in court if the FBI gets a FISA court order, if the Attorney General says it is related to national security, OR the criminal proceeding involves crimes including: Death Kidnapping Serious bodily injury An offense against a minor Destruction of critical infrastructure ("assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that in incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.") Cybersecurity Transnational crimes, including drug and/or human trafficking A determination made by the Attorney General can not be reviewed by the courts. Sec. 110: Prohibits punishment for FBI and intelligence community contractors who report violations of law to certain authorities inside the government and Congressional committees. Sec. 201: Delays the repeal of authorities granted in Title VII of the FISA Amendments Act until December 31, 2023. The authorities allow the Attorney General and Director of National Intelligence to target people non-Americans outside the United States Sec. 202: Increases the penalty for unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents from a fine and/or 1 year in prison to a fine and/or 5 years in prison. H.R. 195: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018; HEALTHY KIDS Act; Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017   Division A: Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 Prohibits copies of the Federal Register from being printed for members of Congress unless they request it. CBO says this will end the distribution of about 1,000 copies of the 300-page Federal Register that are distributed daily for free, saving ~$1 million per year. Division B: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 Extends 2017 government funding levels until February 8, 2018. Allows the ~$4 billion appropriated for missile defense in the last CR to be spent by the intelligence agencies on things that were NOT specifically authorized by Congress Division C: HEALTHY KIDS Act Full Title: "Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act" Funds the Children's Health Insurance Program through 2023 at the following rates: 2018: $21.5 billion 2019: $22.6 billion 2020: $23.7 billion 2021: $24.8 billion 2022: $25.9 billion 2023: $5.7 billion + $20.2 billion = $25.9 billion The 2018 funds that were already appropriated are eliminated. Division D: Suspension of certain health-related taxes Sec. 4001: Delays implementation of the medical device tax until 2020 Sec. 4002: Delays implementation of the tax on high premium insurance plans until 2022 Sec. 4003: Suspends the annual fee on health insurance companies for 2019 & 2020. Division E: Budgetary Effects The budgetary effects of the extension of the CHIP program and the suspension of health industry taxes will not be counted in the PAYGO budget. Additional Reading Article: Top Republican warns that under new spending bill "the intelligence community could expend funds as it sees fit" by Alex Emmons and Ryan Grim, The Intercept, January 22, 2018. Article: Timeline: DACA, the Trump administration and a government shutdown by Miriam Valverde, Polifact, January 22, 2018. Report: Senate votes to end shutdown by Alexander Bolton, The Hill, January 22, 2018. Article: There's a surprise in the Government Funding Bill: More tax cuts by Margot Sanger-Katz and Jim Tankersley, The New York Times, January 22, 2018. Article: The government shutdown: We've been here before, and it lasted weeks by Steve Hendrix, The Washington Post, January 20, 2018. Article: House spending bill changes law to let Trump administration secretly shift intelligence money by Ryan Grim, The Intercept, January 17, 2018. Article: Yes, marches can make a difference. It depends on these three factors by Shom Mazumder, The Washington Post, January 27, 2017. Resources Center for National Security Studies: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Congressional Record: Senate Proceedings Monday, January 22, 2018 *Page 7: Sen. Cochran’s reason for the “blank check” provision Govtrack House Vote: S.139: Rapid DNA Act of 2017 Govtrack Senate Vote: S.139: FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 Twitter Poll Who do you blame for the #GovernmentShutdown? — CSPAN (@cspan) January 20, 2018 C-SPAN poll - Over 208,000 votes 45% blame Trump 41% blame Congressional D’s 14% blame Congressional R’s Sound Clip Sources Hearing: Senate Session, Part 2, January 22, 2018. 1:08:40 Sen. Richard Burr: The vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee and I were notified when the House CR appeared that there was language in it that was different than in the past. The language in section 148 of the CR is of concern to the Intelligence Committee. Let me just read the language: Sec. 148. Funds appropriated by the Department of Defense Missile Defeat and Defense Enhancements Appropriation Act, 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–96) may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947. This language is troublesome for the committee because it would authorize the intelligence community to spend funds ‘‘notwithstanding’’ the law that requires prior authorization by the Senate Intelligence Committee or by the House Intelligence Committee. 1:11:00 Sen. Richard Burr: As a result, this language can erode the powers of the authorizing committee. Effectively,the intelligence community could ex-pend funds as it sees fit without an authorization bill in place and with no statutory direction indicating that an authorization bill for 2018 is forth-coming. 1:16:30 Sen. Mark Warner: If this exemption is granted, you could potentially have an administration—any administration—go off and take on covert activities, for example,with no ability for our committee,which spends the time and has the oversight, to say timeout or to say we actually disagree with that policy. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

  Bio Emma Llansó (@ellanso) is the Director of CDT's Free Expression Project, which works to promote law and policy that support users' free expression rights in the United States and around the world. Emma leads CDT's work in advancing speech-protective policies, which include legislative advocacy and amicus activity in the U.S. aimed at ensuring that online expression receives the highest level of protection under the First Amendment. Recognizing the crucial role played by Internet intermediaries in facilitating individuals' expression, she works to preserve strong intermediary liability protections in the U.S. and to advance these key policies abroad. Emma also leads the Free Expression Project's work in developing content policy best practices with Internet content platforms and advocating for user-empowerment tools and other alternatives to government regulation of online speech. The Project's work spans many subjects, including online child safety and children's privacy, human trafficking, privacy and online reputation issues, counter-terrorism and “radicalizing” content, and online harassment. Emma is also a member of the Freedom Online Coalition's Working Group on Privacy and Transparency Online, which is developing best practices for transparency reporting by governments and companies regarding government demands to Internet companies for content removal and access to user data. Emma works with CDT's Global Internet Policy & Human Rights Project on advancing policies that promote free expression in global fora; she also works with the Global project in advocating for decentralized, multistakeholder approaches to Internet governance. Emma earned a B.A. in anthropology from the University of Delaware and a J.D. from Yale Law School. Emma joined CDT in 2009 as the Bruce J. Ennis First Amendment Fellow; her fellowship project focused on legal and policy advocacy in support of minors' First Amendment rights in the US. She is a member of the New York State Bar. Resources Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) SESTA Would Undermine Free Speech Online by Emma Llansó Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold (Microsoft Press, 2000) News Roundup FCC Chairman Ajit Pai releases draft orde rot overturn net neutrality Ajit Pai released a draft order to repeal the net neutrality rules last week, which the Commission will vote on at their December meeting. The order would overturn the 2015 net neutrality order by reclassifying internet service providers as "information service" providers rather than Title II "common carriers". Telecom companies applauded the new order while others, on the right and left, decried the draft order which will give telecom carriers broad discretion to throttle, block or require payment for services it doesn't favor. The order would also preempt the states from enacting their own net neutrality legislation. Cecilia Kang reports in the New York Times. NY AG Schneiderman callout FCC on net neutrality In an open letter published on his Medium page, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wrote an open letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. In it, he called on Pai to respond to repeated requests Schneider's office made to the FCC to release information on the individuals who were responsive for corrupting the FCC's notice and comment system. Schneiderman wrote that thousands of Americans' identities may have been used to submit fraudulent comments. Schneiderman wrote that his office has made 9 requests to the FCC since June, even offering to keep the information confidential, but to no avail. Justice Department sues to block AT&T/Time Warner The Justice Department has sued to block the $85 billion AT&T/Time Warner merger. Mekan Delrahim--Chief of the DOJ's antitrust devision, says the vertical merger would harm Americans with higher prices and fewer content options. Brent Kendall and Drew FitzGerald report in the Wall Street Journal. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in cellphone tracking case The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments this week in Carpenter v. U.S. In Carpenter, the FBI surveilled a defendant whom they suspected of acting as a getaway driver for several armed robberies in Detroit. The FBI tracked Carpenter without a warrant, using his cellphone location data. In the lower court, the FBI argued that it had broad authority to track anyone's location at anytime. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the FBI. Now the Supreme Court will consider the applicability of the so-called "third party doctrine" which holds that once you communicate your private information to a third party--you lose your privacy interest in that information. The third party doctrine already applies to things like your banking records. So the question before the court--for the first time--is whether that doctrine applies when you communicate your location to a cell tower. Matthew Tokson summarizes this case in New York Mag. FCC not done relaxing media ownership rules Two weeks ago, the FCC relaxed its Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-ownership rule. Soon, the agency may also relax the ownership limit that prevents a single corporation from reaching more than 39% of the national audience.FCC Chairman Ajit Pai circulated a proposal to his colleagues last week. If it is adopted at the December 14th Open meeting, the FCC will then commence to review the rule, which could take several months. The move is seen as being helpful to Sinclair Broadcasting, which is seeking to acquire Tribune Media. The combined company would reach 70% of U.S. households. Keach Hagey reports in the Wall Street Journal. Microsoft experiments with 'white spaces' to provide internet access in Puerto Rico Microsoft announced that it is attempting to provide internet access to Puerto Rico and other U.S. Virgin Islands that were devastated by Hurricane Maria. The plan is to provide the service via TV  "white spaces", which are the unused frequencies between tv stations.   Quartz: Android collects location data at all times Keith Collins at Quartz reported that Android devices collect location data and send it back to Google even when the location data option is switched off. Privacy advocates are concerned that if Google can access the information, hackers can too. Russia telecom czar plans retaliation against Google for de-ranking RT and Sputnik David Filipov and Hamza Filiban report for the Washington Post that  Russia is preparing to retaliate against Google if Google de-ranks the Russia-based propaganda outlets RT and Sputnik. At the Halifax International Security Forum over the weekend, Alphabet CEO Eric Schmidt said that Google is working to restrict websites, like RT and Sputnik, that have been "weaponized".   Russian telecom czar Alexander Zharov responded to the remarks saying that it would be investigating how Google ranks sites like RT and Sputnik and considering retaliatory measures. ProPublica: Facebook still allows race discrimination from advertisers A new ProPublica investigation found that Facebook still allows advertisers to target consumers based on race. ProPublica bought dozens of fake real estate ads on Facebook that allowed it to exclude audiences based on race. Julia Angwin reports in ProPublica. Multiple states are investigating a 2016 Uber data breach Uber is under fire yet again. This time it's because the company apparently suffered a massive data breach last year and didn't report it to anyone: drivers, customers, regulators--no one. Uber said the breach affected some 57 million customers. In addition to inflaming the Federal Trade Commission investigation which was already in progress, the company has already been sued by one user for deceptive business practices, for not disclosing the breach.  

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I love leadership! That's why I'm glad to have our guest, Mark Beese, on the show today. Mark is a leadership expert and he's here to chat about how Millennial lawyers can step up and become the leaders they are meant to be. What You'll Learn in this Episode: How lawyers can learn to become better leaders The impact of leadership on business development and sustainability of firms Why Mark believes Millennials will save the legal profession Why it's important to understand negative and positive stereotypes in order to start building your leadership skills What makes Millennial employees loyal How to ask for and give feedback the right way How to construct highly effective teams even as a young lawyer Why we can do a lot better in teams than as individuals Does teamwork make sense in a fiercely competitive legal profession? What it'll take for law firms to build better workplace culture   Resources: Center for Creative Leadership Jennifer Deal, "What Millennials Want From Work" Contact Information: mark@leadershipforlawyers.com www.leadershipforlawyers.com This episode is sponsored by MM.LaFleur

Dr. Maya Rockeymoore (@MayaRockeymoore) leads Global Policy Solutions, a Washington, DC-based policy firm that makes policy work for people and their environments. A former adjunct professor in the Women in Politics Institute at American University, Maya has also served as the vice president of research and programs at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), senior resident scholar at the National Urban League, chief of staff to Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY), professional staff on the House Ways and Means Committee, and as a CBCF legislative fellow in the office of Congressman Melvin Watt (D-NC) among other positions. Maya's areas of expertise include health, social insurance, income security, education, women's issues and youth civic participation. She is the author of The Political Action Handbook: A How to Guide for the Hip-Hop Generation and co-editor of Strengthening Community: Social Insurance in a Diverse America among many other articles and chapters. Rockeymoore serves on the board of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare and the National Association of Counties and is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. The recipient of many honors, she was named an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow in 2004 and is the recipient of Running Start's 2007 Young Women to Watch Award. A regular guest on radio and television shows, Maya has appeared on NPR, CNN, Black Entertainment Television, ABC World News Tonight, Fox News, Al Jazeera and C-SPAN. Her opinions have also been quoted by the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, LA Times, Boston Globe, Black America Web, and Houston Chronicle among other prominent national news sources. In this episode, we discussed: the potential impact of autonomous vehicles on driver jobs. how the impact of autonomous vehicles will affect people of color, particularly men, in the driver job market. policy recommendations for ensuring the downside economics of autonomous vehicles will not disproportionately impact drivers along racial and gender lines. Resources Center for Global Policy Solutions PAPER: Stick Shift: Autonomous Vehicles, Driving Jobs, and the Future of Work by Dr. Algernon Austin, Cherrie Bucknor, Kevin Cashman, and Dr. Maya Rockeymoore (Center for Global Policy Solutions, 2017) Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance   NEWS ROUNDUP The Department of Justice is now officially considering charges against individual members of WikiLeaks. The Obama administration did not press charges against WikiLeaks on First Amendment grounds, saying that WikiLeaks should be considered a news organization. The Trump DOJ is looking to reverse that course. Matt Zapotsky and Ellen Nakashima report in the Washington Post. The FCC deregulated broadcasters and companies offering business data services in orders released during the Commission's open meeting last week. The FCC voted to allow market forces to solely govern the prices for business data services that small businesses, schools, police departments, schools and other organizations pay for data. Democratic Commissioner Mignon Clyburn issued a strong dissent saying it is "one of the worst she has seen in her years at the Commission". The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy opposed the changes, as did the EU ambassador to the U.S., who said the changes would favor U.S. companies in violation of World Trade Organization norms. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and supporters of the rule changes argued the FCC had accumulated plenty of data over the last 12 years to make an informed decision about the BDS rules. And as far as the broadcast rules -- the Commission reinstated the UHF discount allows broadcasters to count only half of viewers who receive tv broadcasts via UHF towards the 39 percent market ownership cap. Amir Nasr has this story in Morning Consult. FCC Chair Ajit Pai has publicly stated that he wants his agency to stay out of the federal government's review of AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner. The way to do that is to ensure that no broadcast licenses are at stake, since broadcast licenses are firmly within the FCC's jurisdiction. Well, the FCC last week approved Time Warner's sale of WPCH-TV in Atlanta to Meredith broadcasting, thus removing a broadcast license, but as Jon Brodkin notes in Ars, Time Warner still holds several additional licenses that enable Time Warner to transmit its cable network programming on HBO, CNN and its other properties. At over $2 million, AT&T contributed more than any other company to Trump's transition team.   The FCC is still working on overturning net neutrality, but Ajit Pai reportedly held meetings with several tech companies to get their insights on what revised rules might look like. Last week, Pai spoke with representatives from Facebook, Oracle, Cisco and Intel--Cecilia Kang has more in The New York Times.

Learn how to use space as a tool to enhance creativity within your team and your organization. Mike Marcus is the Assistant Director of Creative Placemaking & Property Development at The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design. In this episode, he teaches us about creative placemaking, explaining what it is and how it can help your team develop and implement creative ideas. He shares three components of creative placemaking and how you can being using with your team. What You'll Learn What creative placemaking is and how it might impact you and your team Three tips for implementing creative placemaking and making your organization more creative About Mike Marcus Mike Marcus serves as Assistant Director of Creative Placemaking & Property Development at The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design. He is responsible for leading the organization's property development initiative, The Hive AVL – a creative campus for making, learning and enterprise, and its related programmatic element, the Center for Creative Entrepreneurship. The project includes multiple University partners and economic development organizations. Mike is passionate about cultivating vibrant communities and robust creative economies. He is particularly interested in the intersection of urban planning and economic development through the lens of the arts, local manufacturing, design and the maker movement. Mike is part of the core organizing committee for CreativeMornings Asheville and sits on the board of the Asheville Design Center. He holds a graduate certificate in Creative Placemaking from The Ohio State University, Columbus and a Bachelor's Degree in City & Regional Planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California. Resources Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design Email Mike - mmarcus@craftcreativitydesign.org Mike Marcus on LinkedIn CreativeMornings Book: Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration Book: Spaces for Innovation: The Design and Science of Inspiring Environments The Weekly Challenge Ask three people this question: When a creative idea strikes for them, what is their optimal environment to further develop the idea? This can help you create new thinking about space and hopefully lead to positive changes.  

Taylor Moore (TayMoore_CDT) is the Center for Democracy & Technology's (CDT) Free Expression Fellow. Her work focuses on preserving the Internet as a global platform for speech and association, democratic accountability, the free exchange of information and ideas, and the freedom of thought.She previously served as the Google Policy Fellow for Public Knowledge, where she was involved in advocacy work related to net neutrality, intellectual property, and internet governance. Taylor also served as the fellow for the Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice, where she supported new paradigms for the creation, management, and exploitation of knowledge resources, and worked within a wide spectrum of IP stakeholders. Before graduating from Howard University School of Law, she worked as a law clerk for Commissioner Mignon Clyburn at the FCC and the American Civil Liberties Union. In this episode, we discussed: the social justice and civil rights implications of fake news. how algorithms affect the way social media companies moderate content. how citizens can stop the spread of fake news. Resources: Center for Democracy & Technology How Algorithms Can Impact Civil Rights Movements blog post by Taylor Moore (CDT, 2017) Many Americans Believe Fake News is Sowing Confusion by Michael Barthel, Amy Mitchell, and Jesse Holcomb (Pew, 2016) The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney (Ecco, 2016) A Gentleman of Moscow by Amor Towles (Viking, 2016) NEWS ROUNDUP Google announced number of public interest research and initiatives last week. The Google subsidiary Jigsaw has developed, along with the help of The New York Times, a new app that allows site operators to weed out hate speech and other harmful speech in comment sections. The app is called Perspective and is available for free for a limited time. Google.org also announced last week that the company is investing $11.5 million in 10 organizations focused on racial justice. Five million will go to the Center for Policing Equity in New York, a think tank focused on research around how to improve interactions between the police and their communities. Also, a Google team in collaboration with a Dutch research team, cracked the cryptographic technology known as SHA-1, which has long been central to internet security. For full reports on these stories, check out Daisuke Wakabayashi's story in the New York Times, Sara O'Brien at CNNTech, and Robert McMillan at the Wall Street Journal. -- In November of 2015, in Bentonville, Arkansas, Victor Collins was found dead, lying face-up in a hot tub belonging to a man named James Andrew Bates. Bates has an Amazon Echo,  speaker that hooks up to a Alexa, a digital personal assistant that accepts voice commands. Now, Bates is the suspect, and the police want Amazon to release records of Bates' Echo comnunications. Amazon is challenging the warrant, saying that being forced to turn over those communications would violate Bates' First Amendment rights. Ashley Carman has the story in The Verge. -- Kara Swisher reported for Recode that Salesforce has joined Apple and Google in opposing Donald Trump's repeal of federal guidelines regarding transgender bathroom use in public schools. -- On Valentines Day, Free Press delivered 200,000 petitions from its members asking the FCC to defend net neutrality. But last week, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai demonstrated that their love is unrequited, begnning what he promised: taking what he termed a "weed whacker" to the net neutrality rules. In a 2-1 vote along party lines, the FCC ruled that it would go ahead and exempt net neutrality reporting requirements regarding fees and data caps for broadband providers with fewer than 250,00 subscribers. FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn noted that smaller ISPs owned by larger carriers with billions of dollars in capital would also be exempted. Ali Breland has the story in the Hill, as well as Jon Brodkin in Ars Technica. -- Despite the Trump administration's crack down immigration from majority-Muslim countries as well as Mexico, the FCC's Media Bureau gave two Australian citizens 100% ownership in radio stations licensed in America. Just last month, foreign owners were only allowed to own 49% of Univision, up to 40% of which would be by Mexico-based Televisa. Jon Eggerton has the story in Broadcasting & Cable. -- Cox Communications and the American Library Association announced last week that they will be teaming up to provide enhanced digital literacy training for K-12 students in Cox's 18-state footprint. -- Remember back in December when the FBI figured out how to hack into the iPhone of one of the San Bernadino shooters, thus bypassing Apple's refusal to do it? Well, the Associated Press, Vice Media and Gannett have now submitted a court filing asking the judge to require the FBI and Justice Department to disclose which third party they worked with or how much it cost, which the agencies have thus far refused to do. Eric Tucker has the story in the Associated Press.