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The centerpiece of this episode is DHP Episode 253: Academia is a Racket, which CJ produced back in late-February 2023, only about 6 months after he walked away from academia, after spending 22 years of his life in it (6 as a student & 16 as a teacher.) In this episode, CJ mostly avoided the lowest-hanging & widely understood defects of academia in recent decades — ie, the rise to hegemony of once-fringe (even in academia) “Woke” ideology, & the exorbitant costs to the students of getting a college “education.” Instead, drawing from his 22 years inside academia, he mostly focuses on structural (in the true sense of the word) problems inherent in the nature of the institution & the perverse incentives created thereby, which minimize the amount of education (in the true sense of the word) that takes place. Join CJ as he discusses the following problems with modern conventional academia: No real market feedback mechanism to indicate whether a “good education” is being provided. Overspecialization. Rigid credentialism. Too many courses online (especially at the intro/gen-ed level.) Excessive disability accommodations. Private-sector profiteering (off a captive audience & cartelized, non-competitive system.) Administrative bloat. A focus on arbitrary metrics that can be juked/gamed. Degree inflation. The accreditation agencies functioning as a cartel enforcer to artificially restrict entry & reduce competition. Ideology baked into most (if not all) disciplines, in many cases for over a century. The adversarial relationship often automatically created between student & teacher. State & corporate influence & control. Like this episode? Support the DHP on Patreon! Through Labor Day (9/7) of 2026, CJ's running a Back to (Dangerous History) School Special: There will be a 25% discount on the first year of an annual membership at any level of support, or 25% off the first month of a monthly membership (also at any level of support)! If you want to get access to the upcoming multi-hour DHP Bonus Episode “Wooden Walls on the Water,” covering just about everything we know about ancient Greek warships & naval warfare, sign up as one of his Patreon supporters at the Journeyman Scholar-Warrior Level (or higher) — if you're not already one of those excellent individuals who keeps the DHP a going concern, of course!

be realistic, expect miracles.The universe is chaotic and the more we fight that the harder it is to deal with it. Resistance of that truth is the problem, not the truth itself. When we finally learn to accept the reality that the universe is unpredictable, we stop limiting ourselves to our expectations. I am constantly at war with the reality of the universe. I cling to shit I can't have and resist shit I can't avoid. But clinging to the illusion of control is a false sense of safety. It makes me feel like I'm doing something of value, when it's simply redirecting the little bit of control I do have into something I have no control over. Accepting that the future is not within our control frees us from the stress of trying to control it. Fighting reality takes so much mental energy and wastes our capacity for changing what actually we can change. Rigid expectations blind us to the limitless possibility of the future. I have an ampersand tattoo on my arm to remind me of the improv principle of “yes and” which is very helpful when I get stuck in my often limiting worldview of “this is it, forever.” I have found that it is a powerful practice to remember that the story doesn't end with the discomfort. Yes, I am in pain AND I can move forward. Yes, that sucked, AND I can make it suck less. As somebody who wants to “fix” everything right away and avoid all discomfort, it's nice to be able to focus on what I can actually affect instead of the reality that there's much I can't control. We can only see so much of the path ahead, our limiting ability of sight doesn't mean the path doesn't exist or we won't be able to navigate it once we get there, it just means we can't see what we haven't approached yet. BE REALISTIC EXPECT A MIRACLE.SOURCES:https://strengtheningyourconsciousself.com/free-will-willpower-and-choices/https://www.universetoday.com/articles/does-free-will-exist-part-2-the-chaotic-universeRead Julie's Medium Blog.Support JULIE (and the show!)Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON.Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTune in on INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE or TIKTOK.Info on War Tax Resistance.Donate to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund and the Sudan Relief FundThe opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rigid time-blocking sounds great in theory, but it falls apart the moment real life shows up. In this episode, Thanh shares five adaptive planning methods that preserve your intentions without making you feel behind before lunch. You will learn flexible focus blocks, rolling Top 3 priorities, time theming, buffer blocks, and energy-based planning. Visit www.asianefficiency.com […]

What happens when highly capable people can solve complex problems but struggle with tasks the workplace considers simple? In this episode of Future Fit Leadership, I speak with executive coach Frankie Berkoben about neurodiversity, executive functioning and what leaders misunderstand about people who think differently. Frankie’s own career has crossed geology, engineering, product and program management, endurance cycling and executive coaching. Following her experience of burnout and a later ADHD diagnosis, she began to recognise that many talented people spend years believing they are inconsistent, unfocused or somehow broken, when the real issue may be the fit between the individual and the system around them. Frankie explains why systems thinking, pattern recognition and intuition can be significant leadership strengths, even when traditional workplace structures fail to recognise them. She also explores the shame created when people are repeatedly told they are too much or not enough, and the impact this can have on identity, confidence and belonging. The conversation moves beyond diagnosis. Stress, uncertainty, overload and constant context switching can affect executive functioning in any of us. Frankie and Sadhana discuss what neuro-inclusion looks like in practice, why psychological safety requires more than a policy, and how small changes to meetings, communication and work design can help different minds perform at their best. This is a conversation about building workplaces around humans, rather than expecting every human to fit the same system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 12, 2026 is: gnomic • NOH-mik • adjective Gnomic is a formal word that describes something cryptically said or written in few words. // The painter is notorious for offering terse, gnomic responses to questions about her work that leave interviewers and critics scratching their heads. See the entry > Examples: “Indeed, the album that ‘Michelangelo Dying' reminds me of most is [Laurie] Anderson's seminal ‘Big Science,' from 1982. ... Both albums feature gnomic lyrical pronouncements. (‘Rigid, collapse,' [Cate] Le Bon chants on the track ‘About Time,' reminiscent of Anderson talk-singing, ‘Big Science, Hallelujah.')” — Rumaan Alam, The New Yorker, 26 Sept. 2025 Did you know? A gnome is an aphorism—that is, a short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea. Gnomes are sometimes couched in metaphorical or figurative language, they are often quite clever, and they are always concise. We borrowed the word gnome in the 16th century from the Greeks, who based their word gnōmē on the verb gignōskein, meaning “to know.” (The other gnome—referring to the dwarf of folklore—comes from New Latin and is unrelated to the aphoristic gnome.) We began using gnomic, the adjective form of gnome, in the late 18th century. It describes a style of writing, or sometimes speech, characterized by pithy phrases, which are often terse to the point of mysteriousness.

Rigid time-blocking sounds great in theory—until your 10 AM deep work block gets hijacked by an urgent meeting and you feel behind before lunch. In this episode, Thanh and Brooks break down why traditional time-blocking fails and share 5 adaptive planning methods that actually survive real life: flexible focus blocks, rolling daily Top 3, time […]

Lorrel walks us through the evolution of her church life and thought as she has shifted from rigid perfectionism to a place where she can embrace the messy beauty of diversity and even a little bit of chaos.Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization. If you believe in the ministry of Kindred Church and would like to support our efforts, visit kindredchurchreno.com/donate to make a contribution. If you'd like to join us for a gathering, please visit kindredchurchreno.com/gatherings for our location and service times.Thanks for listening.

Change is inevitable, but compromise isn't.In this episode of Student of Life, we explore what adaptive leadership really means. It's not about abandoning your convictions every time culture shifts or circumstances change. It's about remaining deeply rooted in your values while being flexible enough to serve people wisely in changing environments.Drawing from leadership, ministry, and Scripture, we talk about the difference between principles and preferences, why disruption often exposes rigid leadership, and how mature leaders learn to adapt without losing who they are. Whether you're leading a family, a ministry, a business, or a team, healthy leadership requires both conviction and humility.

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes(00:00) An overview of the two parts of Job: the frame and the poem.(07:31) In the frame, Job is described as a just and perfect man whose property and children are destroyed, yet he praises and blesses the Lord. In the end, he receives back more than he lost.(16:53) The poem describes Job's complaints. He even curses being born.(22:42) Three friends come to “comfort” Job. How to properly engage with someone who is suffering. Rigid orthodoxies and a lack of true empathy can destroy relationships.(34:52) Our capacity for joy is connected to pain.(40:20) When we can't see the purpose of pain, we can still trust in God's wisdom. It is not possible for mortals to entirely understand his plan. After Job's revelatory experience with God, his perspective changes.(46:39) The ideology of the Deuteronomist is challenged in the poem. Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad people? The answers may not come in this life, but pain will ultimately be resolved in “the third act.”(53:19) Jesus, our Redeemer, will overcome all the injustices of mortality.(1:00:25) Another way to see Job 19.25. The redeemer in this alternate reading is Job's defender who will one day come and vindicate him, and will defend his statements regarding the injustice of God.(1:03:29) A hymn to wisdom and then Job's final speech. The Lord speaks to Job about his mighty works. God's creative power and wisdom far exceed the Behemoth and the Leviathan.(1:09:22) The book of Job can also be read as a temple text, a journey that returns Job back into God's presence. → For more of Bryce Dunford’s podcast classes, click here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook The post Ep 384 | Job, Come Follow Me 2026 (August 10-16) appeared first on Talking Scripture.

The biggest names in neurofeedback — Jay Gunkelman, Dr. Mari Swingle, Dr. Andrew Hill, Joy Lunt, Saul Rosenthal, and Anthony Ramos — join host Pete Jansons for an unscripted panel that opens with a story you won't forget: a women's prison where, the panel says, a neurofeedback program was shut down because it worked "too well." Plus criminal recidivism, the "hot cingulate," PFAS and sleep, remote neurofeedback, the one-vs-nineteen-channel debate, side effects and safety — and Joshua Moore's intro to QEEG phenotypes.CHAPTERS:0:00 — The prison story cold open0:39 — Welcome: Jay Gunkelman, Dr. Mari Swingle & the panel2:23 — Jay's 75th birthday (Suisun City Summit)5:01 — PFAS and 80 minutes of lost sleep6:18 — Do these chemicals change your genes?7:51 — Beta spindle vs. OCD rumination insomnia8:18 — Sleep basics + the PFAS in your sheets8:53 — Saul Rosenthal stops by10:08 — Cortisol, adrenals, and why you need them11:40 — Cortisol, bipolar, and the manic switch12:33 — Norepinephrine and tuning your alpha14:26 — Jay heads out14:57 — Stop demonizing cortisol15:36 — Welcome to the panel, Saul16:06 — Autism, schools & CPT codes18:30 — Can neurofeedback rehabilitate offenders?18:55 — The women's prison that worked TOO well20:11 — Recidivism flipped 75% to 25%21:00 — Death-row inmates and the hot cingulate21:55 — Rigid kids — and the miracle you can do22:20 — "You're changing a life"23:48 — Is a hot cingulate genetic?24:10 — The pit bull in your head25:56 — Al Pacino in "Heat"26:32 — The "divorce signature"27:39 — Why women get more powerful with age28:31 — Joy: you can't reduce a person to a brain area30:09 — Remote neurofeedback: Dubai, Portugal, Oman32:19 — "The 10th time it's not plugged in"33:28 — Clients at 700–800 sessions35:02 — The danger of "magical" software35:40 — In-office vs. remote: both work37:18 — What to ask a client after a session38:24 — Once a week vs. twice a day39:46 — Match the top 3 goals to the EEG43:41 — Hot cingulate and hypersexuality?45:12 — One channel or nineteen?46:41 — "More channels is just more math"46:50 — Why we won't trade protocols on air49:34 — Why fewer channels can be safer50:39 — Three audiences: parents, techs, clinicians52:05 — "Doctors for answers, scientists for questions"54:02 — Do side effects really happen?55:57 — Why 75 parameters at once is trouble56:52 — Experiment vs. iterative57:58 — Is SMR well tolerated? Joy vs. Andrew59:44 — "You two are closer than you think"1:05:10 — "We lose one QEG amp a year"1:05:59 — Patreon, subscribe & contact1:06:40 — Joshua Moore: intro to QEEG phenotypes1:08:04 — 85% pairing meds with the phenotype

Which school do you fall into? Karaoke-forward or karaoke-averse? This week on Friday Drinks, Victoria, Bec and Jess are bringing you all the best Broke Tips and Money Wins from our community, plus money dilemmas that tread the investment line. They’ll discuss the pros and cons of lumped contributions versus dollar-cost averaging and whether you can make a relationship work if you’ve got opposing money values. What should we put on our She’s on the Karaoke playlist? CANCEL YOUR SUBS: Another rogue $9.99 charge on your card? Can-it, with our blog to walk you through it all. Search ‘subscriptions’ over at www.shesonthemoney.com/blog INVESTMENT CALCULATOR: Here’s a link to the calculate V mentions on the pod, https://investcalc.github.io/ FREE INVESTMENT CHEAT SHEET: Grab your copy of our investment cheat sheet over here: www.shesonthemoney.com/download-resources New here? Follow us on Instagram (@shesonthemoneyaus) for Q&As, bite-sized advice, daily money inspo... and relatable money memes that just get you. Acknowledgement of Country By Nartarsha Bamblett (nartarshabamblett.com.au) The advice shared on She's On The Money is general in nature and does not consider your individual circumstances. She's On The Money exists purely for educational purposes and should not be relied upon to make an investment or financial decision. If you do choose to buy a financial product, read the PDS, TMD and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored towards your needs. Victoria Devine and She's On The Money are authorised representatives of Money Sherpa PTY LTD ABN - 321649 27708, AFSL - 4451289See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Customer experience has long been recognized as an important part of running a successful business. Companies invest heavily in customer service training, satisfaction surveys, loyalty programs, and performance metrics, all with the expectation that happier customers will naturally lead to greater business growth. But what if satisfaction isn't enough? For many organizations, customer satisfaction has become the finish line rather than the starting point. A customer who isn't unhappy isn't necessarily a customer who is expanding their relationship with your business. In competitive markets where acquiring new customers continues to become more expensive, growth increasingly depends on strengthening relationships with the customers businesses already have. That shift requires a different way of thinking about customer experience. Rather than asking whether customers are satisfied, organizations should be asking whether customers genuinely feel valued. That distinction may seem subtle, but it can dramatically influence long-term growth. According to customer experience researcher Jim Tincher, organizations whose customers feel valued are significantly more likely to increase their business over time. Satisfaction may reduce the likelihood of losing a customer, but creating a relationship built on appreciation, trust, and meaningful engagement is what encourages customers to deepen that relationship. This philosophy forms the foundation of what Tincher calls the Growth Laws. The concept challenges many traditional assumptions about customer experience. For years, businesses have relied on metrics such as Net Promoter Score (NPS), customer satisfaction surveys, and online reviews to evaluate performance. While these measurements can provide useful insights, they often fail to identify the factors that actually influence future growth. A customer may rate a company highly and still decide to spread future business across multiple vendors. Another customer may rarely complete surveys yet continue expanding their partnership year after year. The difference often comes down to emotional connection rather than numerical scores. As Tincher explains, "Reliability will keep an account. Feeling valued is what grows it." That perspective becomes especially relevant in business-to-business organizations. Unlike consumer purchases, B2B buying decisions often involve significant financial investments, operational risks, and professional accountability. Business leaders are rarely purchasing products alone. They are choosing partners whose performance may directly affect their own careers. That reality changes how customer experience should be approached. Trust, responsiveness, expertise, and partnership become just as important as pricing or product features. Customers want suppliers who understand their business, anticipate future challenges, and bring ideas that create additional value beyond the original transaction. One of the most overlooked ways organizations can accomplish this is through executive engagement. In many companies, customer relationships are delegated almost exclusively to sales teams or account managers. While those relationships remain essential, they often leave customers connected to only one individual within the organization. As businesses grow, that creates unnecessary risk. If the relationship exists with only one representative, turnover can quickly weaken years of trust and communication. Strong organizations intentionally create relationships across multiple levels of leadership, giving customers access to executives, subject matter experts, product teams, and operational leaders who can contribute additional perspectives and insights. This broader engagement demonstrates something customers consistently value. Commitment. It communicates that the relationship extends beyond a single salesperson and reflects the organization's broader investment in the customer's success. Customer experience also requires organizations to become better educators. Every business possesses knowledge that customers find valuable. Industry trends. Best practices. Emerging technologies. Lessons learned from serving similar organizations. Yet many companies hesitate to share those insights, assuming customers only expect products or services. In reality, expertise often becomes one of the greatest competitive advantages. Customers increasingly seek partners who help them make better decisions, not simply vendors who fulfill orders. Sharing thought leadership, relevant research, and practical insights positions an organization as a trusted advisor rather than a transactional supplier. That distinction often creates opportunities for deeper relationships and future growth. Technology continues reshaping customer experience as well. Artificial intelligence, automation, predictive analytics, and digital communication tools are helping organizations respond faster, personalize interactions, and improve efficiency. Used strategically, these technologies create tremendous value for both businesses and customers. The challenge lies in how they are implemented. Technology should remove friction, not relationships. Customers appreciate automation when it simplifies routine tasks, accelerates service, or improves convenience. They become frustrated when technology replaces meaningful conversations or forces them into rigid processes that ignore their unique needs. As Tincher notes, "The biggest threat to your share of wallet isn't your competition. It's your policies." Rigid systems, inflexible procedures, and poorly implemented technology often create greater barriers than competitors themselves. The organizations that excel at customer experience understand this balance. They use technology to support people rather than replace them. They automate repetitive tasks while creating more opportunities for employees to engage personally with customers. They recognize that convenience and human connection are not competing priorities. They are complementary ones. Perhaps the most important lesson within the Growth Laws is that customer experience cannot remain the responsibility of one department. As organizations expand, customer experience must evolve into an organizational discipline rather than an isolated initiative. Marketing influences customer expectations. Sales shapes first impressions. Operations determine consistency. Finance affects policies. Technology influences convenience. Leadership defines culture. Every department contributes to how customers experience a business. Organizations that recognize this interconnectedness create stronger alignment across teams while delivering more consistent customer experiences. That consistency builds trust. Trust builds loyalty. Loyalty creates growth. Customer experience has never been more important than it is today. Competition continues increasing. Consumer expectations continue evolving. Technology continues changing how businesses interact with customers. Organizations that simply meet expectations may retain customers. Organizations that consistently make customers feel valued will be the ones that grow. That is the difference between customer satisfaction and customer experience. And it is ultimately the principle at the heart of the Growth Laws. Watch the full episode on YouTube. Join Fordify LIVE every Wednesday at 11 a.m. Central across your favorite social media platforms and catch the replay on The Business Growth Show Podcast for more conversations with today's leading business experts, entrepreneurs, and growth-minded leaders. About Jim Tincher Jim Tincher is the CEO of Heart of the Customer, a customer experience consulting firm that helps B2B organizations strengthen customer relationships and accelerate business growth. A nationally recognized customer experience expert, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and researcher, Jim developed the Growth Laws framework through extensive research into the behaviors that drive customer loyalty, retention, and long-term growth. He works with organizations across multiple industries to create customer-centric strategies that build stronger relationships and deliver measurable business results. About Ford Saeks Ford Saeks is a Business Growth Accelerator who has generated more than a billion dollars in sales worldwide by helping businesses attract loyal customers, increase visibility, and accelerate growth. As President and CEO of Prime Concepts Group, Inc., Ford has founded more than ten companies, authored eleven books, earned three U.S. patents, and advised organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. A recognized expert in business growth, customer acquisition, leadership, franchising, marketing, and AI-driven business strategies, Ford helps business owners and leaders identify opportunities, improve performance, and achieve sustainable results. Learn more at ProfitRichResults.com and watch Fordify LIVE at Fordify.tv.

Leadership is often the deciding factor in whether organizations thrive or falter, but the way we lead matters even more. In the latest episode of Workplace Stories, Dr. Benjamin Granger, Chief Workplace Psychologist at Qualtrics and author of A Leader Worth Following, explores why so many organizations still default to dominance-based leadership, and what it means to build cultures that reward prestige-based approaches instead. Blending insights from evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, and years of workplace research, Ben shares his thoughts on how leadership styles shape employee experience and business success. You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...00:00 Discussing Leadership Challenges and Trust06:21 Understanding organizational psychology07:30 Balancing theory and practical application14:50 Playing the power politics game20:00 Discussing organizational power shifts22:36 Operating under dominant leaders35:12 Handling Uncertainty as a Leader37:46 Influence of environment on behavior40:58 The impact of physical environment50:44 Focusing on honest feedbackThe Evolutionary Roots of LeadershipMost social animals, including humans, establish hierarchies where certain individuals rise to the top. In non-human species, this rise is usually based on dominance: the biggest, strongest, or most aggressive become the alphas by imposing their will on others. Humans, however, have developed an alternative: prestige. Prestige-based leaders earn followership by demonstrating genuine competence and contributing to the group's well-being, prompting others to follow willingly rather than out of fear or obligation.Prestige is one of the things that makes us the most evolutionarily distinct. But despite its clear advantages, modern organizations too often favor dominance. Dominance works in the short term, it gets quick results, especially in high-pressure situations, but, like alphas in the animal kingdom, it's always temporary and can be overturned by newer, stronger rivals.Why Organizations Default to DominanceDespite prestige-based leadership delivering better outcomes, structural pressures and cultural inertia mean that organizations still often rely on dominance. Environments that obsess over immediate results—hitting quarterly numbers, quick responses to crises—inevitably reward those who can “get it done now,” even if it means sidelining empathy, trust-building, or transparency.Organizations often pay lip service to soft skills, layering emotional intelligence and empathy expectations over systems fundamentally designed for command-and-control. This is backward, though, every organization exists to meet the needs of other people, and if it doesn't do that, it doesn't exist. Building Prestige-Based CulturesChanging leadership norms starts with both organizational systems and individual behaviors. Audit Your Core Values: Are they truly reflected in observable behaviors and environmental cues—from glass doors symbolizing transparency to real open Q&As in all-hands meetings? Measure What Matters: Don't just reward outcomes; examine how results were achieved, looking for consistency with your stated values.Foster High-Fidelity Communication: In an age of automation and AI, preserve spaces for genuine human dialogue to counteract the erosion of trust and connection.Invest in Leadership Skills: Require training in rhetoric, body language, and executive presence for all leaders—not to polish surface impressions, but to deepen real influence and trust.The Future of Leadership in an AI WorldAI and automation are accelerating every aspect of business, but they also risk stripping away the very things that make organizations human. Rigid digital systems (like micromanaged expense policies) can signal distrust as surely as an angry boss. If organizations lean too heavily on these tools, they may unwittingly degrade the high-trust, collaborative communication on which true prestige-based leadership is built.As Benjamin says, “Mankind's greatest achievements have come about by talking, its greatest failures by not talking. All we need to do is make sure we keep talking”. Leadership for the future is about mastery of self and service to others, pulling people forward by example, not pushing them down by force.  Resources & People MentionedDr. Steve Hunt Josh Bersin Edgar ScheinStephen Hawking A Leader Worth Following: How to Master Yourself, Influence Others, and Create Exceptional Experiences by Benjamin GrangerSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariAn Integrative Model of Organizational Trust Connect with Benjamin GrangerBenjamin Granger on LinkedIn Connect With RedThread ResearchWebsite: RedThread ResearchOn LinkedInSubscribe to WORKPLACE STORIES

Letha Sandison, CEO + Founder, Four Moons Spa   A lifelong creative and service-driven visionary, her work has always centered around creating spaces that help people feel more seen, supported, and inspired. Before founding Four Moons, Letha lived in Uganda, where she ran an NGO supporting pediatric cancer patients and their families—an experience that deeply shaped her understanding of healing, human connection, and the power of community care. Upon returning home, she envisioned a new kind of wellness space: one where beauty, healing, artistry, and meaningful connection could coexist under one roof. Under her leadership, Four Moons has evolved into more than a spa. It is a wellness playground and community gathering place designed to help people slow down, reconnect to themselves, and experience wellness as a way of life. Through thoughtful details, transformative experiences, and a deeply human approach to hospitality, Letha continues to shape Four Moons as a space where ritual becomes a return to self. Outside of Four Moons, she finds inspiration in travel with family and loved ones, painting, and all things art and design. For her, self-care looks like daily morning and evening rituals that support a conscious and mindful life. She feels most lit up when creating art, connecting with interesting people, and exploring the world with family and friends.   Connect with Letha: Instagram socials: @fourmoonsspa and @lethasandison LinkedIn: @lethasandison   Episode Summary:   Lyndsay Dowd sits down with Letha Sandison, founder of Four Moons, a wellness "playground" in Encinitas, California, built for slowing down and reconnecting. Letha shares how nearly a decade running an NGO in Uganda — creating a fashion line that funded chemotherapy for pediatric cancer patients — shaped her belief that self-care isn't a once-a-year luxury but a daily necessity. She and Lindsay dig into why wellness has become a critical leadership tool, what sets Four Moons apart from a traditional spa (community programming, "healers and mystics," makers markets, women's tables), and why prescriptive wellness advice ("meditate for 30 minutes or you're failing") often backfires. Letha closes with a look at Four Moons' upcoming at-home ritual product line and her hope that listeners give themselves permission to be honest about what they actually need.   Key Takeaways:   - Self-care isn't a treat for your birthday — it's daily fuel that shows up in how you lead and show up for others. - Working harder doesn't make you better. It just burns you out faster. - Wellness works best when it's a two-way street: healers with formal training paired with more intuitive, esoteric support. - Rigid wellness rules ("you must meditate 30 minutes a day") can make people feel like failures. Start small and build the muscle instead.   Episode Chapters:   00:00 Cold Open: Why Self-Care Isn't Optional 00:48 Welcome & Guest Introduction 01:53 Letha's Path: Art School to Nonprofit Work 03:08 Founding a Fashion Line to Fund Pediatric Cancer Care in Uganda 06:13 Coming Home and Reimagining Wellness 07:37 Why Wellness Is a Leadership Imperative 10:23 Inside Four Moons: A Wellness Playground, Not a Spa 13:00 Community as Medicine (and Coming Home to Social Media) 14:55 What Leaders Experience and Take Away 16:04 Ditching One-Size-Fits-All Wellness 19:01 Sponsor Break: Cozy Earth 19:59 What's Next: Bringing Spa Rituals Home 22:26 Where to Find Letha and Four Moons 22:43 Inspiration, Legacy, and Final Advice

One thing almost every great goal is missing? A Plan B.Whether you're going vegan, strength training, starting a business, or cutting back on alcohol, most of us have only ever had Plan A: perfection. And when it cracks — it always does — we don't slow down. We stop.Stop planning only for perfection. Start planning in advance for reality - YOUR reality.  Just like professional educators.Mentioned in this episode• Sid Garza-Hillman — MOTT: "most of the time” • Marcus Aurelius: "You have to assemble your life yourself, action by action.” • Day-tight compartments (Dale Carnegie) • The abstinence violation effect (relapse research) • Rigid vs. flexible dietary restraintHaving a clear Plan B isn't planning to fail — it's the reason you won't.  Plan B is there to jump in the moment you'd usually give up so you keep making progress.Subscribe & Review:If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your feedback helps us grow and share the message of plant-based living with more listeners.For more information, to submit a question or topic, or to book a free 30 minute Coaching session visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠veganatanyage.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@micheleolendercoaching.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music, Production, and Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Charlie Weinshank⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For inquiries email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠charliewe97@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Virtual Support Services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://proadminme.com/⁠

Sadanand Dhume examines India's "reservations" system, a rigid quota-based affirmative action program facing intense criticism for undermining university competitiveness. Originally intended to redress historical caste-based wrongs, quotas have expanded to cover roughly 60% of medical school seats. Dhume notes that while merit-based systems in Chinaprovide a brutal but efficient benchmark, Indian political parties fear touching the quota system would be "electoral suicide." This policy has entrenched caste identities. (12)1934 JAPAN

If standard 9-to-5 schedules, time blocking, and rigid metrics leave you feeling burned out or unmotivated, it's not because you lack discipline—it's because those systems weren't designed for your cognitive architecture.In this video, we break down why standard productivity advice fails INFPs and how to build a framework aligned with your personality type. Learn how to leverage your core strengths—the *Soul* (Introverted Feeling) and the *Explorer* (Extraverted Intuition)—and stop relying on inferior Extraverted Thinking ($Te$) to get things done.What You'll Learn in This Video:Why forcing rigid routines burns out INFPsHow to use your emotions like a maglev train (push & pull motivation)The danger of relying on inferior Extraverted Thinking ($Te$) for daily tasksHow to replace artificial productivity rules with single, meaningful, values-aligned actions00:00 - Why Standard Productivity Systems Fail INFPs00:23 - Your 2 Core Strengths: The Soul & The Explorer01:41 - Using Emotions as Fuel (The Maglev Principle)02:12 - Clarifying What You Actually Want vs. What You Refuse to Accept04:02 - The Inferior Extraverted Thinking ($Te$) Problem05:07 - Stop Asking "What Should I Do?" (Focus on Inspired Action)06:06 - The INFP Productivity Formula & Final TakeawaysIf you found this helpful, subscribe for more practical INFP personality psychology, INFP productivity strategies, and personal growth insights. Leave a comment below with your biggest takeaway!

She held two things dear: the privilege of making mistakes, and the right to be a “damn fool”.This episode is a re-air of a conversation between host Elizabeth Mintun and her mother, Margy, who died in January of 2025. They set out to talk about compassionate accountability; how to live aligned with our values without turning that alignment into one more way to fall short. What Margy offers is something roomier. She describes the constriction of inherited shoulds, the moment she saw that her own parameters had shrunk her possibility of living fully, and the slow work of learning her mistakes could be pardoned. It's a short conversation, and a plainspoken one. It may be helpful for anyone carrying a should that was handed to them and would like to feel more grace and love towards themselves. Key takeaways:Shoulds are inherited, usually from people trying sincerely to give us direction - and it's adult work to ask of each one whether we actually embrace it.Rigid parameters of right and wrong don't tend to protect a life; they often shrink it.Mistakes aren't the failure of growth, they're the mechanism of it.Self-forgiveness and forgiving others are the same capacity, practiced in two directions.ResourcesFree Guided Meditation: https://thecalmingground.com/free-guided-meditationQuestions or reflections from this episode? Email Elizabeth at elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.comWant to go deeper in your own practice? Learn more about 1:1 coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here Find Elizabeth on Facebook & IG @thecalminggroundSubscribe to The Calming Ground Podcast so you never miss an episode. If you loved this conversation, please share it with a friend

The following article of the Automotive industry is: "New Financing Era: From Rigid Credit to Smart Personalization” by Mauricio Medina, CEO, TIP México. (AA1495)

Cold openWelcome to the Treatment Funhouse…First room. Guy in a jumpsuit, “We gotta strap ya in.” He waves at a chair. “Safety,” he says in a bored voice.So you sit. You really want… something… different in your miserable life.[Brief music]Suddenly he snaps manacles on your wrists. Then behind you he grabs a blowtorch…[music]IntroThis is AutisticAF Out Loud, Season 7, episode 1. Today, I find moments of joy… after some brutal ones.Like Leonard Cohen sang in Suzanne, “among the garbage and the flowers.”I'm Johnny Profane. Startled awake. Taking a new direction. And writing a neurodivergent autobiography… out loud.Content note: Mentions abuse, trauma, suicidality... and dark humor.Just one autistic elder's voice. Raw.3 fragments from my free archive, autisticaf.me… I'll tell you more at the break.[music]Welcome to the Treatment FunhouseBeing trapped in the medical model of autism for decades?Imagine an elaborate carnival funhouse… the kind that's a maze. You gotta find your way out. But…This one's got a horror theme.The sign outside… “23 Mirrored Rooms That Will Change Your Life… Forever!”Never saw that before.So you stand in the long wait line. That, naturally, doubles back on itself. Many times.Finally, you belly up to the barker's ticket window. Start to scan the price board.“125 bucks?” You cry out.“You wanna change yer life, kid? Whatchya think it would cost?”So you sigh. You think…You need… different. You fork over.First room. Guy in a jumpsuit, “We gotta strap ya in.” He waves at the chair. “Safety,” he says in a bored voice.So you sit. You really want… well, something… different in your miserable life.Suddenly, he snaps manacles on your wrists. Then behind you, he grabs a blowtorch.You see this scene reflected in all the mirrors. In detail. Enhanced by all your grisly memories.You protest. “What the actual fuck.”“Trust me. This is the latest research. Sure as hell gonna change your life.” That smile. Thin. Cold. Professional. “We got paying customers outside. Lined up. Waiting to get inside. You in… or out.”You reflect on your miserable life. You nod.Then he slowly, methodically works you over. A light burn here. Another there. Starting at your feet. Working upwards.You scream. You cry. You plead. You evade. You bargain. Not a word out of Jumpsuit Guy.And… the only way you can block out the terror reflected in those mirrors?Close your eyes…He finishes. He unshackles you. Helps you up as you tremble. Guides you efficiently to the door.“Next room. Room of Knives. Yer gonna love it,” he laughs.“Just 22 to go.” Leans in… conspiratorially. Whispers in my ear…“Wait til the Meds room. Everybody talks about the Meds Room.”Beat.“If you make it there.”musicInterludeOkay, then. A fun little… metaphor. Now… some dark reality. Family… and professionals… tossed off what I was going through in my late teens as “immaturity.” Something I'd age out of. Totally ignoring all the red danger flags of the coming disaster.Quick side note. Some folks wrote you couldn't read articles. Multiple platform problems… demands you subscribe… pestering friends, even if they used a“free” link.I heard ya . So, I built my free personal archive at autisticaf.me. No paywall. No ads to piss ya off. All free & shareable… on me.You'll find more pieces like this next one… there. — The Autistic Treatment Funhouse, Room of ExamsThey Called It Immaturity. They Missed Everything.Content note: This is the tough one I mentioned. With the brutal flowers.Look, first of all… This is not the beginning of a poor-me story.This is a story of how I found moments of joy… and darkness… in my autistic life. Like Leonard Cohen sang in Suzanne, “among the garbage and the flowers.”But I found dark humor... every where.1972 was a hell of a summer… Room 1I first sought a diagnosis at 19. Following suicide attempt #1.I was driving after dark. Which I wasn't supposed to do… new family rule.See, I'd damaged our car the week before, making a hasty turn into our driveway near Jumping Deer Road in Katonah. Hit the damn stone wall on the way in.This was Westchester County, NY. Local code only allowed a nano break between the 18th-Century stones guarding our yard. Colonial heritage or something… masking slave labor.I'm in the doghouse. With parents already skeptical about letting me go to college. Not “mature” enough.Yet, when the hood and fender are finally fixed? They drop me off on a muggy, hazy June night. Out in the boonies at the old Amawak Service Center on Route 202.“Pick it up and bring it home. No side stops.” Then they instruct me, “Be… careful.” Rolling their collective 4 eyes.I pull out, then wait. The light's gotta change at the 4-lane intersection with Route 35 before I can head home.The light turns green. I go into a weird space in my head. There's… there's some reason I shouldn't turn left… yet… But I watch myself shrug, flick my signal switch, and turn. Right into two lanes of accelerating traffic coming right at me.Don't remember much more. Just the red, don't-turn-yet-idiot arrow. Staring at me brightly… through the windshield that used to be there.I survived. That classic, white 1965 Mustang… didn't. Barely street legal, 271-horse V8 under the hood. Maybe the most collectible American car of all time.A hand-me-down gift to our family from my father's father. Who bragged, “I had to jew the dealer down from 5 grand,” back when he bought it new in '65. A lot of money then.Um, things got tense at home.“You are responsible for your own actions. You are the cause here.”Parental meeting time.“Uh, I don't know what happened.” I couldn't stand these “meetings.” So many in my childhood. This was maybe the worst of all.“I don't know. It… it... just happened.”Making my parents even more furious. These were avid Ayn Rand readers. And my grandfather? He slept beside an orderly nightstand. Mein Kampf tucked tightly in its tidy drawer. My dead father's voice echoes coldly in my mind still. “You are responsible for your own actions. You are the cause here.” But, I stumble on. Making things worse… in my way.“Something's wrong. I don't know what. I'm having horrible visions. Hitting people with the car as I drive by. Hitting their bodies… bones…” I trail off. Into stony silence, I say, “And now something weird happened. I think… I think… maybe I should see a doctor…”Next thing I know, I'm sitting in front of a Westchester County caseworker. Cuz my parents felt a psychologist or private therapist cost too much.I had no idea what I was feeling… much less why.The intake experience was horrific.I felt… badgered.She called it… delicately. “Maybe the accident looked like an attempt to… maybe… harm yourself?” But she continued with a sledgehammer.“I know you have a secret you want to tell me.” Rinse, repeat… Rinse, repeat…I wanted so badly to please her. But had no idea what I was feeling… much less why.Worse yet? There were things I didn't want to tell her. Darker than the physical or sexual abuse she was probably check-listing. Things a traumatized kid might do… himself.I never went back. I told my parents I was uncomfortable talking to her.My dad rocked back in his dark, maple, Early American dining room chair. “Fine. That's your choice.”He paused. Looking directly at my mother as he said to me, “I can see you won't speak to this counselor. I see no reason to look for another for you to talk to. Your decision.”And that was that.We were all dying for freedom.Finally at 63, a psychologist specializing in autism gave me another name, Alexithymia.He said a lot of autistics can know something is wrong. But not know what. And baptized me, Autism Spectrum Disorder… with a side of ADHD.2016 was a good year. A damn fine year.But 1972 was a summer from hell.The last US troops shipped home, fleeing Viet Nam. Palestinians massacred Israelis at the Olympics. My father died that August. The week after he molested me for the last time.We were all dying for freedom.[music]Cuz… if you don't know us… how ya gonna love us.InterludeOkay. Here's the last frag I toss… today. Let's end with joyful moments. Among the dark. Let's end with survival.See, I'm giving you these fragments of my life…Cuz… if you don't know us… how ya gonna love us.And this is part of me, too…[music]I Don't Think I Had a “Personality” as a KidI was busy finding Infinity in a burnt-off ant leg…This one brings home the stakes.The moments of joy along the way… that drew a line under what could have been. Not if they fixed me. But maybe what all of our children could be.If we just listen to them. And support what they say they need.“What are you doing…?”My mother's voice was sharp.I'm lying spreadeagled on the backyard grass, face down.“I've called you three times.” Annoyed. “WHAT are you doing…?”I don't know it in Second Grade… But I have difficulties shifting attention when I'm lost in thought…I try to focus my ears…Then think back,review my short-term memory,and replay the last few moments.Trying to hear and translate anything she might have said while I'm in my private thought bubble…Already at 7, this process of “rehearsing” or “rewinding the tape” to interpret what's going on? It's an automatic, constant routine when I'm around… well, people.Checking for verbal mistakes, missed cues… Just trying to understand, what's going on…?So I'm still trying to sort it out,choose words carefully to explain,clearing my throat,moving my sleeping tongue,loosening my jaw,getting ready to speak…“HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!”“Umm… Nothing…?” Close as I come to a lie at that age.I've been lying in the grass for an hour or so, exploring with my new magnifying glass.See, there was this great hobby shop in Johnson City. It had all kinds of cool science “toys.” And I had saved my 50-cent allowance for weeks to buy a “Real, hand-held, magnifying glass  —  made with ALL-METAL handle!!”I was entranced.Examining grass leaves, dew drops, and…Ants.Dozens of ants. One after another.Legs.Antennae.Mandibles.Eyes.Guiltily burning off the occasional leg with focused sunlight…Endless fascination…I was in the flow…“Okay. Whatever you are doing…” I wait for the command I know will end my timeless bliss… “Stop doing it. It's time for lunch.”I sigh. Roll over.And. Trudge. In.Hardly sounds like abuse, right…..??Imagine that last, delicious dream you're enjoying as you drowse in a warm snuggly bed… when you don't have to get up…My autistic joys are hard to explain to another person.Pretty much ANY non-autistic person.And trying to… drags me into Deep Philosophical Waters…Imagine that last, delicious dream you're enjoying as you drowse in a warm snuggly bed on a lazy Saturday morning when you don't have to get up…And someone screams, “GET UP!”Eyes pop open. Instantly. You're so startled, for a minute… you have no idea where you are, what you're doing, the time of day, the season…Now… imagine that… if you can…Every. Damn. Day. Many, many, MANY times a day… Every single day of your childhood.Torture.Being startled out of the flow? It's like that.Capisce? Ya dig? Feel me?That's as close as I can think of to explain my moments of autistic flow.Or, better yet, my autistic joys.That same joy you seeon an autistic kid's faceas he dances endlesslyin a sprinkler in the sun…If I had to guess, this is precisely what Being in the Moment, in the Now, maybe even Zen Satori…Mean.Gradually as I aged, these blissful moments became fewer and fewer…Now, that's all preamble to what I really wanna talk about…Here's the deal on Flow…I think that's where I spent most of my time as a young kid.When I wasn't interacting with family, a few schoolmates, parents, one teacher a year… the few humans I let into my life back then.And that time alone… Endlessly exploring, learning, feeling, being… was…Wordless delight.Gradually as I aged, these blissful moments became fewer and fewer… further and further and further apart… nearly gone…First, I was forced into a school system… That I was clearly not wired for.Rigid.Lockstep.Regimented.Regulated.BORING.No Free Time.To simply… explore.Later, of course, it got MUCH worse. Jobs, relationships, finances… Life in Modern Adult America.Like when I founded Unix World magazine. I was so high on the concept and the joy of process… My inner vision won us awards our first year. Western Publishing Association Best New Publication and Best Issue. Beating out Macworld and PC World.Yeah. We won awards. A couple months after I was fired from my own mag. Fired because… in my autistic mind… the game was Create the Most Amazing Publication… Ever.But the whole time, the world was shouting that it was Make the Most Money You Can… Right Now.Snake eyes. I lost.My natural state, left alone to my own devices? Wandering from moment to moment of… fascination.Now, I have some personal speculation to get off my chest.First… I don't think I had a native personality when I was a kid…At least not as bell-curve average humans understand a personality.My natural state, left alone to my own devices? Wandering from moment to moment of fascination. No motivations. No intentions. No (verbal) thought…So… I was either happy exploring in the fields… or with my chemistry set in the basement… or catching polliwogs in Spring pools…Or I was forced to don my “personality.”In other words,the language,facial expressions,body language,polite responses,social lies,and predictable actionsthat humans think of as “personality”…and that social contact demands.Which is so natural for most humans, they aren't even aware of it.Even though they must have it from me… to feel safe.But, for me, “personality” was likebeing dragged out of my comfy pajamas,forced intothe worst, most cumbersome, restrictive, awkward, embarrassing winter coat,ear muffs,muffler,heavy snow boots,and mittensyour mother ever stuffed you intoto shove you onto that bus to kindergarten…And “personality” still is suffocating. Today. In my 70s. Ten years after diagnosed as autistic and ADHD.Especially, “fun times”… They're the real killers.Parties.Intimate conversations…Shudder... Family holidays? So nightmarish, I wrote the 7-page narrative poem sneaking my mother's creepy g-d on high.These are all times I must adopt my “personality.” You know, to survive. No matter how much “fun” they're supposed to be.What pros call “masking”? Really nothing more than exhausting habits of behavior & speech. That I must shroud myself in. Like an embalmed mummy. Just so it's easy for other humans… to feel “comfortable” around me.Not an essential Self. Just, ya know, “personality.”Certainly not me. Nothing comfortable about it.I'm going to hazard a guess.Which may be narcissistic delusion… Flow seems awfully close to what the Buddha described as experiencing “no-self” vs. the “conditioned mind.”From at least age 2 on, I clearly remember lucid dreaming and long periods of time spent without verbal thought of any kind. Just perceiving, in awe and wonder…EVERYTHING.Until I had to interact with humans. Any humans. Even those I was required… to “love.”And donning the “personality”? The joy collapsed. Fast as a quantum waveform when you try to measure it. Not into pain…Collapsing into an all-absorbing effort.Intellectualizing every word,gesture,tone of voice of my own…Then interpreting all those of each and every human I was with at the time…and THEN determining precisely the right word,tone of voice,facial expression,and body attitude to project back…all at the same timeTo avoid being in trouble.Because I was… Bad.And I had to protect everyone around me from that.Every. Single. Second…And even at a young age, a growing sense of the need to protect others…From me.Because I was different. Because I hurt people without understanding. Because I acted as if I were “arrogant”… etc., etc.Like two divorces. Cuz I could be amazing for 3 to 6 months. Caring. Fun as hell. Then fall into deep depressions and work burnouts. Cuz I couldn't handle that much intimacy. Hell, that much time alone with another human…Because I was… Bad.And I had to protect everyone around me from that.Every. Single. Second… That I am with another human.Except very young children. And of course, animals… Since I was… 4 years old.Now since diagnosis, I found a few tricks.In 2019 when I first started writing about my autism, I was all about lists. Trying to “help” others. Took me a year or two to realize we are… every one of us autists… different. Different lives. Different needs and goals. Different survival skills.So I'm only an “expert” on my own life. Even if I am the only expert on that there is.Your mileage certainly will vary.But for me? My autistic life is not about “getting better.” Or fixing me. It's about knowing who I truly am. And what I truly need. Doing what I can to meet those needs.Then being… me.So I moved to the Country…Living in the trailer across the courtyardFrom my third, loving wifeWhere I can reduce sensory overload.Reduce the number of humans I talk with To only folks I feel comfortable around.And stopped failing at jobs I was never built to do.But I… now… can pursue those things that have brought me joy since childhood.Spending unstructured, unmeasured time on any of my passions…walking in the wildest Nature I have access to,baking bread,fermenting pickles,gardening,deep-focus while replaying a favorite movie… that seventh time,illustrating,writing,playing music,researching world events….so, so many others.When I pursue a “special interest”… alone? Sometimes it's nearly orgasmic… In fact, I've redefined my understanding of my passions.They're not a forbidden pleasure. A shameful quirk. Something I “waste time on” when there's nothing more important to do.They are my gateway to Bliss, Satori, Oneness… Maybe even whatever God is… or Isn't…I'm not talking toxic positivity. My autistic joys aren't some advanced spiritual state I've achieved in my 70s. And now, suddenly… I'm here to tell you how to make everything okay. And talk you into buying your 5th NEW self-help system on the way out the door.But my joys are moments of love and happiness sprinkled through most of my days. Between meltdowns and burnouts. And some average life.They are my reason for Being.There are just NOT 7 Easy Things that Successful Autistics Do…That Will Change My Life Forever.There's just living complex… and in the end… wild autistic life.being old & autistic ain't so bad.losing inhibitions.some of which protected me from…Life.freedom turns out to be pain…and joy…in superposition.until maybe they annihilate you.Notes from the bardobefore the bardoI learned a lot that Spring afternoon on the lawn in Johnson City.I saw Infinity in a burnt-off ant leg.And, eventually… I went for it.[music]OutroNow you know. So... there ya go.This project is consuming me. In that good, auDHD passionate way. Cuz your response keeps me going.If it meant something to you… I bet you know someone else it will mean something to. Share it.Everything's free at autisticaf.me. For everyone. On me.Stay weird.Stay fierce.Stay alive. * If this 3 fragments grabbed you… binge them all in order here: The Book: Frag by Frag.Click to get the next frag in your inbox free. Plus a PDF of my chapbook. To support my work, consider a paid subscription.These fragments are from my upcoming autobiography, Autistic Noir: My Life is My Art, arriving Fall 2026.I'm building a book out loud. Fragment by fragment. Just like I lived it.The Next ActDon't trust a corporate algorithm's decision about whether you get to see the next excerpt or not.Join my Substack for free… and the next fragment comes straight to your inbox. And you get a free digital download of my complete poetry chapbook.* Unlock the next act for free.Why I Write My AutobiographyI'm only an expert on my own life. Born 1953, diagnosed at 63. Your mileage will vary.Individual minority voices speaking truth out loud? They build bridges to mainstream readers. Think Malcolm X. 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What happens when your ex doesn't just badmouth you to the kids, but tells them God is on their side? In this episode, Lisa talks with interfaith minister and trauma-informed therapist Sherri Heller about one of the most under-recognized weapons in a high-conflict divorce: faith itself.When a marriage involving a high-control religious system breaks down, the parent who leaves is rarely treated as someone making a healthy choice. They're cast as the one who “deviated,” the one who is “morally depraved,” the one the children must be protected from. Sherri explains exactly how this plays out as parental alienation and why family courts so often miss it, pushing for reconciliation “at any cost” while the smear campaign hides in plain sight behind a veneer of virtue.If you've heard your own child repeat phrases that don't sound like them, like one parent in this episode, whose child said she should be talking to “good Christians, not bad divorced people,” you've seen what Sherri calls borrowed scenarios and abuse by proxy: the child used as a vessel to carry the alienating parent's message. She and Lisa talk through what to actually do in that moment, why opposing the indoctrination head-on backfires, and how to find the “middle ground” and the “way in” instead.You'll also hear Sherri's candid take on a hard truth we teach our own clients: in a system that won't recognize this abuse, you have to learn to play the game. Stay tactical. Gray rock. Build leverage so you're not completely cut off from your child, and plant seeds quietly (through nature, literature, science, and critical thinking) that give your kids room to find their own autonomy as they grow, especially in adolescence when the contradictions start to surface.Sherri and Lisa also talk about where to put your energy instead of into endless arguments. At Been There Got Out we teach our clients to look for the “universal agreements,” the handful of things both parents claim to want, like a child who is healthy, happy, and well cared for. Anchoring your communication there keeps you on the high ground, gives a watching judge a clear contrast between your behavior and your ex's, and quietly removes the conflict your ex is fishing for. Sherri's clinical framing of why opposition feeds the narcissist lines up exactly with the strategic communication we coach every day.There's also real hope in this episode. Sherri reminds protective parents that the very contradictions an alienating parent creates tend to surface on their own, especially in adolescence, when the pressure of living inside someone else's story starts to produce its own symptoms. The seeds you plant now, quietly and consistently, are often what your child reaches for later when they begin to question. Your steadiness is the long game.This is essential viewing if you're navigating custody where religion, a controlling community, or a “messianic” ex is part of the picture. It pairs directly with our book “When Your Ex Turns the Kids Against You” and our work on strategic communication.About our guest: Sherri Heller is an interfaith minister and trauma-informed therapist specializing in narcissistic abuse and complex trauma recovery, and a survivor herself.⏱ CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS00:00 Welcome — a topic we rarely cover00:52 What is spiritual & religious abuse?02:12 Meet Sherri Heller: minister & trauma-informed therapist03:40 Common misconceptions (it's not just isolated sects)06:02 How love bombing opens the door08:17 When the community sanctions the abuse09:44 A survivor robbed of her future11:23 Rigid rules: controlled marriages & forced isolation13:31 Narrowing it to the family system14:17 Red flags: cognitive dissonance & the absence of humility17:47 Covert vs. overt: ontological gaslighting18:48 Triangulating with the divine & prosocial camouflage20:34 Grooming children into martyrs24:49 Divorce, leaving the faith & parental alienation25:51 Learning to “play the game” in family court28:49 Borrowed scenarios & abuse by proxy29:36 Finding the middle ground with an alienated child31:34 When (and how) to tell kids a parent is mentally ill33:32 Getting out: reclaiming yourself35:27 Gray rocking, planting seeds & the adolescent awakening37:21 Where to find Sherri Heller37:53 Closing thoughtsWHO WE ARE: Been There Got Out helps protective parents survive high-conflict divorce, custody battles, and parental alienation. Lisa Johnson and Chris Barry teach the strategy that attorneys often don't — how to communicate, document, and present your case while protecting your relationship with your kids. We've been there. We got out. We'll help you do the same.→ Struggling with alienation right now? Book a free 30-minute discovery call: https://btgo.as.me/?appointmentType=24686877→ Get the book “When Your Ex Turns the Kids Against You”: https://www.amazon.com/Been-There-Got-Out-Against/dp/1967674183/Find Sherri Heller: https://sheritherapist.com/index.html#ParentalAlienation #ReligiousAbuse #HighConflictDivorce #CustodyBattle #NarcissisticAbuse #CoerciveControl #ProtectiveParent #CoParenting #BeenThereGotOut

What actually happens after you hand your insurance card to the front desk at a doctor's office? On the pharmacy side, a claim clears in milliseconds. On the medical side, the same visit can trigger a weeks- or months-long odyssey of coding, clearinghouses, carve-outs, and paper claims before anyone knows what's owed. On this episode of Astonishing Healthcare, host Justin Venneri revisits the "story of a claim," this time following the far more complicated journey of a medical claim.Joining him are two guests who've been working to improve medical claims processing for years: Kevin Sundquist (VP, Product) and Liya Lomsadze (Senior Director, Product). Together, they trace why medical claims lag, why the system got carved into so many disconnected pieces, and how unifying medical and pharmacy benefits on a single platform - Judi® - changes the experience for plan sponsors, members, and providers.HighlightsWhile pharmacy claims are adjudicated in real time, medical claims often can't even be created on the spot. The clinical record and billing system are frequently separate, and each handoff adds lag and introduces new chances for error – a single mislabeled insurance record can delay a simple lab claim by six months.In the medical world, it's common to split a single claim's journey across multiple vendors: in-network pricing to one entity, out-of-network pricing to another, prior authorization to a third, and benefit application to yet another. Plan sponsors, brokers, and consultants need one system and the flexibility to carve out any piece to a preferred partner if they'd like.Rigid legacy systems force unnecessary compromises and workarounds. Manual tracking of visits to a chiropractor or physical therapist and hacking deductibles for plan members are all too common.Judi's capabilities are expanding. Payments, care navigation and management, case management, and much more are brought into a more connected experience for members, sponsors, and providers.Related ContentAH037 - The Story of a Claim: Redefining the Benefit Experience, with Kevin SundquistTop 10 New Judi® Updates Improving Health Benefits AdministrationAH094 - How Unified Claims Processing Evolved from Pharmacy: Improving Member Care & Operating EfficiencyFor more information about this episode and its transcript, please visit Judi Health Insights.

Ramiro Roballos grew up in Buenos Aires, and 6 or 7 years ago, moved to Miami and now lives in Buffalo, NY. His path to entrepreneurship has been different, as he started out as a musician, and then an orchestra conductor for several years. He eventually got into building how companies, starting his own music school and his own orchestra. Eventually, he got his MBA, worked for McKinsey and some startups before doing his own. Outside of tech, he is married to a cellist, and keeps playing music for fun. He also enjoys Formula 1, and watches every change he gets.Ramiro went through the immigration process in the US, and was very disappointed in the quality of the service, given the importance of this process in determining a pillar life outcome. He felt there should be a better way, one that has excellent service and quality, and centralizes the expansive process into one platform.This is the creation story of Tukki.SponsorsUnblockedTECH DomainsMezmoBraingrid.aiLinkshttps://tukki.ai/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramiro-roballos/Our Sponsors:* Check out Cash App and use my code CASHAPP10 for a great deal: https://cash.app* Check out Plaud AI and use my code CODESTORY for a great deal: https://plaud.aiAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Taylor shares part 2 of the special episode series all about our connection with our Sprit Guides. She and Claire discuss common mistakes in self-divination + Spirit Guide Work, Rigid vs. Fluid Desire + how rigid desire blocks intuition,  the importance of all the chakras in intuitive work and SO much more on this week's episode of Magic Hour! *Quick Disclaimer: We experienced a few difficulties with internet on this week's Sitting With Spirit, so there might be an occasional glitch in the audio.  We know it's not perfect, but the messages were just too good not to share. Thanks for bearing with us! Connect with Taylor Paige Instagram @angels_and_amethyst  Website https://www.angelsandamethyst.com Follow @MagicHourPod on instagram and YouTube for more Magic Hour content.   *************************** The doors to the temple are open for Taylor's signature program Becoming The Oracle! In this 8 week mentorship container Taylor shares her signature method and professional expertise after almost a decade as an Angelic Intuitive, Astrologer, and Evidential Medium. Learn her tricks of the trade, gain confidence in your intuitive abilities, and learn to reliably connect with Spirit, Angels, and Guides. Find more info and apply at https://angelsandamethyst.com/becoming-the-oracle-mentorship/ **************************   If you have any questions about, intuition, spirituality, angels, or anything and everything magical, please email contact@magichourpod.com. We will answer listener questions once a month in our solo episodes Don't forget to leave us a 5 sparkling star review, they help more people find the pod and remember their magic. Please screenshot and email your 5 star reviews to contact@magichourpod.com and we will send you a free downloadable angelic meditation, and enter you to win an angel reading with Taylor Paige! The next Angel Reading giveaway will happen when we hit 333 5 star reviews on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Join the waitlist for a reading with Taylor here: https://angelsandamethyst.com/offerings/   Find Taylor's 3 part workshop series on Angelic Connection, Attracting a Soulmate Connection, and Healing the Witch wound here: https://angelsandamethyst.com/workshops/   Code 333 gives $33 off, plus, each student can email Taylor one question on the subject material per lesson. Join Taylor's email list at https://www.angelsandamethyst.com  to know when her monthly gatherings of Earth Angel Club are open for registration. Earth angel club is a monthly meeting of like-minded and magical people across the world. EAC includes an astrological and energetic overview, a guided meditation attuned to the current zodiac season, and for the highest ticket tier, a mini email angel reading. Each EAC member also has the option to skip the waitlist and sit with Taylor sooner for a reading.   Are you an aligned business owner that would like to advertise to our beautiful community of magical people? Please email contact@magichourpod.com ****** Editing by Ashley Riley  Music by Justin Fleuriel and Mandie Cheung. For more of their music check out @goodnightsband on instagram.   #magichour #witchypodcast #intuition #spirituality #angelicmessages #higherself #intuitiveguidance #spiritguides #astrologer #astrologytips #birthchart #zodiac #monthlyenergyreport #horoscope #collectiveenergy

If you listened to Part 1, you got the foundation. You heard what EOS is, how it works, and why so many companies are using it to bring clarity and structure into their business. But now… We're going to get real. Because here's the truth—everything we talked about in Part 1 sounds great… until you actually have to live it. Until you're the one being asked to: • Let go of control • Trust your team in ways you're not comfortable with • Sit in meetings that demand accountability • And follow a system that, at times, can feel… restrictive And I'll be honest with you… That's where I've struggled. So in this episode, I'm doing something a little different. I'm not just hosting—I'm pushing back. I'm asking the questions that every CEO, every visionary, every leader is thinking but doesn't always say out loud. Questions like: • Is EOS too rigid? • What happens when your team doesn't fully buy in? • What if you don't have the right people yet? • And am I—the leader—the one actually getting in the way? We get into delegation and the reality of letting go… we talk about fear, ego, and why leaders hold onto things way longer than they should… and we unpack what it really looks like to build a business that doesn't depend on you for everything. So if Part 1 helped you understand EOS… Part 2 is going to challenge you. And I'll tell you right now—this is where it clicked for me.

Send us Fan MailOne bold rule can sound comforting until it starts making you feel like you're failing at life. We've both hit that wall lately, listening to the kind of wellness and self-improvement advice that insists there's one correct way to eat, exercise, parent, manage anxiety, and even think. The problem is simple: people are not templates. What helps one person can be pointless or harmful for another, and when “best practices” turn into moral judgments, they create shame instead of change.We get into the real-world examples you've definitely seen: diet culture swings from carbs-are-evil to protein-only to dairy panic, while fitness culture loves to dunk on anything that isn't the current trend. We make the case for personalized wellness and sustainable habits, including why group fitness still counts, why listening to your body matters, and why flexibility keeps you consistent. One phrase becomes our north star: failure follows rigidity. Health isn't a pass/fail test, and goals work better as ranges that adapt as your life changes.Then we zoom out to the bigger forces behind all this, like social media echo chambers, hot takes, and the quiet comparison that steals joy. We talk about holding strong beliefs without losing empathy, doing a “self-check” when something triggers you, and setting boundaries that protect your mental health. We also share a simple analogy from how schools teach math today: multiple strategies, same destination. That's the energy we want for anxiety tools, career decisions, and everyday life. If you like thoughtful conversations that ditch perfectionism and keep what works, subscribe, share this with a friend who needs permission to breathe, and leave us a review.Please be sure to checkout our website for previous episodes, our psych-approved resource page, and connect with us on social media! All this and more at www.thelylaspodcast.com

Are you an overachieving corporate leader or elite sales executive who loves performing at the top of your game, but wants to create more personal autonomy over your schedule?   In this transparent guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Rebecca Knörr, an illustrious former enterprise hardware and software sales leader who successfully expanded her professional world by founding Silver Dog Recruitment and Art by Rebecca Knörr. Rebecca shares the raw reality of moving past a rigid corporate mindset to design a fluid lifestyle harmony across five different countries. Discover how to embrace imperfect action by "flying the plane while building it," leverage the elite communication skills you've already mastered inside corporate walls, and build a bespoke passion enterprise that enhances your career fulfillment so you can walk into every professional room completely on your own terms.  

Rigid phone trees frustrate your patients. They also waste your staff's time.MyCare Medical decided to fix their digital front door. They implemented healow Genie AI to handle calls. Gary Moorefield, VP of Technology at MyCare Medical, explains how they did it. He breaks down why handling messy, non-linear patient conversations is critical. He also shares how automation gives valuable time back to front desk teams without cutting jobs. Are your patients still stuck on hold listening to bad elevator music? Or are you still forcing them into “press 1” or “say yes” decision trees? If you are, this video is for you!

Flexible PCBs can solve some incredible mechanical design challenges—but they also introduce a whole new set of manufacturing considerations.In this episode, we answer a listener's question about flex and rigid-flex circuit assembly, covering what actually changes on the manufacturing floor when a board bends instead of staying rigid. Chris shares lessons learned from developing Worthington and CircuitHub's flex PCB assembly process, including the custom fixtures, dummy boards, baking requirements, and reflow considerations that make these jobs very different from traditional FR-4 assemblies.If you're designing a flex or rigid-flex PCB—or thinking about it—this episode offers practical advice that can save both time and money before your design reaches manufacturing.f you're designing flex or rigid-flex PCBs, Chris recommends these Global Electronics Association resources:IPC-2223: Sectional Design Standard for Flexible/Rigid-Flexible Printed Boards – The primary design standard for flex and rigid-flex PCBs. Covers bend regions, stackups, conductor routing, fabrication drawings, ZIF connectors, dielectric thicknesses, and many other design considerations. Used alongside IPC-2221. https://shop.electronics.org/ipc-2223/ipc-2223-standard-onlyIPC PCB Design for Flex & Rigid-Flex Boards Course – An in-depth instructor-led training course covering flex PCB design, manufacturing, assembly, documentation, and industry best practices. https://www.electronicsu.org/product/pcb-design-flex-rigid-flex-boardspickplacepodcast.com

s the Old Testament Law a heavy burden to be avoided, or a guide to the heart of the Lawgiver?

Reflecting on the year 1860, Germanicus characterizes the American Civil War as an authoritarian suppression of the South by rigid abolitionists who sought to replace southern institutions with a utopian vision. He draws a direct parallel between those nineteenth-century radicals and modern "woke progressives," claiming both share an authoritarian mindset that views their opponents as "evil" rather than merely disagreeable. Germanicus warns that this drive to "transform" the nation through force and the refusal to seek true reconciliation mirrors the unresolved tensions of the Spanish Civil War. He concludes that by using the past to ensure control of the future rather than learning its lessons, the nation risks entering a cycle of "endless strife" and permanent internal conflict. (3)2808 BOSTON

Is there a "secret recipe" for biblical fatherhood, or have we been looking at the wrong map?

Vendor channel consolidation continues to restructure the MSP landscape, with private equity-backed rollups driving both market concentration at the top and increased deal volume. This episode centers on the sale of Worksighted, a 25-year-old, $27 million revenue MSP with strong vertical focus in healthcare and construction, to Thrive in a 35-day close. The structural mechanism at play is an increasing market segmentation where larger MSPs systematically acquire or merge with similarly sized providers, often leaving a gap for smaller operators as larger entities move upmarket. Primary evidence for this consolidation includes direct transaction data and workflow. According to Abraham Garver, his team handled 132 vetted buyer candidates for Worksighted, resulting in eight competitive offers after 76 signed NDAs. Thrive, having completed 27 MSP acquisitions, was able to accelerate the deal's timeline due to deep experience and preparation by both buyer and seller. The trend is further supported by Q2 market updates indicating 22 U.S. MSPs likely to come to market in 2026 and over 120 M&A transactions in Q1 alone, as reported by Drake Star. Related developments highlight the bifurcation of deal opportunities by provider size and the associated liquidity for MSPs. Private equity buyers increasingly favor acquisitions with a minimum of $3 million in revenue and $500,000 in EBITDA, while smaller MSPs are more commonly left to pursue peer-to-peer mergers or organic growth strategies. The episode also addresses the operational pitfalls of optimizing solely for high recurring revenue percentages, with evidence suggesting buyers offer premiums for organic growth and new client acquisition rather than rigid recurring revenue thresholds. For operators, these dynamics generate clear tradeoffs and risks. Larger MSPs face the challenge of integrating acquired firms and potentially divesting smaller clients who do not meet their revised minimums. Smaller MSPs may find opportunity by acquiring divested clients or targeting niche segments that fall beneath larger consolidators' thresholds. For all providers, the importance of thorough preparation, clean financials, and strategic clarity on post-transaction roles emerges as a key safeguard against value loss and disruption. Rigid adherence to target metrics not grounded in buyer behavior—such as focusing excessively on monthly recurring revenue—carries the risk of reduced flexibility and diminished exit prospects. Sponsored by:ScalePad ABCS Sloutions LLC

Avem, astăzi, atât de multe instrumente cu care ne putem face viața cât de cât mai bună. Dar toate instrumentele astea trebuie să vină pe o fundație. Altfel, e ca și cum am construi o clădire fără să o branșăm la utilități. Ceva ce am văzut că se mai întâmplă pe la noi. O astfel de fundație poate să fie mentalitatea potrivită în fața tuturor lucrurilor pe care viața ni le pune în față.Vorbim astăzi, la Vocea Nației, despre mentalitatea rigidă vs. mentalitatea flexibilă și cartea „Mindset”, scrisă de Carol S. Dweck.

When you notice yourself gripping tightly to being right, holding tension in your body, or moving through conversations with defensiveness, pause for a moment. Soften your shoulders, lower your gaze slightly, and ask yourself: what would it feel like to meet this moment with reverence instead of control Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get The 1.6:1 Ratio System: https://go.justinegliskis.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=book_funnelEmail: hey@justinegliskis.com to get in contact with meNew episodes out every Monday and Thursday at 10 AM Eastern TimeWhy rigid men break under pressure. The discipline paradox: structure without adaptability creates brittleness.The tree that bends in the wind survives—rigid one snaps. I had perfect routine, then one bad day destroyed everything. Discipline without flexibility is just control disguised as strength. Your perfect morning routine is making you weaker. Obsessive discipline is just fear of losing control. Type-A achievers collapse when life gets messy. Water flows around obstacles—rock fights them until it breaks. The oak breaks in the storm, bamboo bends and survives.The warrior's fluidity: strong principles, flexible methods. Discipline is the river, not the dam.Listen if you're ready to build discipline that bends without breaking. One missed workout shouldn't destroy your identity. Flow with purpose, don't force against reality.Discover a podcast designed for entrepreneurs and solopreneurs navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship, offering insights on stress management, health and wellness, and overcoming imposter syndrome, while emphasizing work-life balance, energy alignment, and inner peace; explore topics like burnout recovery, business automation, scaling a business, business growth strategies, client management, mental resilience, overcoming anxiety, and achieving clearer thinking for sustainable success, using the blade of awareness, solving emotional dysfunction and unveiling the trickster within. Experience transformative solitude for entrepreneurs who seek to overcome loneliness while embracing spiritual isolation as a pathway to energy alignment and emotional clarity; learn to thrive alone and awaken in solitude through purposeful mental reset practices that cultivate an abundance mindset and build emotional resilience rooted in inner peace and deep self-inquiry, enabling mindful business growth through productivity that flows from peace rather than pressure, offering essential burnout recovery and healing alone strategies with specialized alignment coaching focused on deep listening skills that unlock success in silence and develop a resilient entrepreneur mindset capable of sustainable achievement.

At first glance, most rigid endoscopes look pretty much the same. So why can some be steam sterilized while others absolutely can't? On this episode of "SPD Fact Check," Kurt Audette, Clinical Specialist at KARL STORZ, helps us look beyond the surface and into the complex design features that determine how rigid endoscopes should be reprocessed. From understanding how optics respond to temperature changes to why light post adapters should almost always be removed before sterilization, Kurt connects the anatomy of the scope to the realities of SPD workflow. Whether you're processing rigid scopes every day or still trying to decode the IFUs, this conversation brings much-needed clarity to one of Sterile Processing's most nuanced reprocessing topics. For more rigid endoscope reprocessing insights, check out Kurt's Beyond Clean Rigid Endoscope Expert Series™ here: https://beyondcleanmedia.com/expert-series/rigid-endoscope-expert/ After finishing this podcast episode, earn your 1 CE credit immediately by passing the short quiz linked here: https://www.flexiquiz.com/SC/N/episode32-07 Visit our CE Credit Hub at https://www.beyondcleanmedia.com/ce-credit-hub to access this quiz and over 350 other free CE credits. #BeyondClean #SterileProcessing #Podcast #Season32 #SPDFactCheck #RigidEndoscopes #IFU #Endoscope #SteamSterilization #LowTempSterilization

VERONIQUE DERUGY Successful private sector figures joining the Trump administration struggle with the rigid rules of government, finding it far more difficult to cut spending or fire employees than in the private sector. (14/16)1929 HOOVER  INAUGURATION PARADE

Rigid org charts are quickly becoming a barrier to AI-fueled business impact. Microsoft's CVP of Workforce Transformation joins WorkLab host Molly Wood to share how the most forward-thinking companies are breaking down silos, building teams around skills, and embracing constant change. Discover why adaptability, curiosity, and a willingness to reinvent are the new must-haves for leaders and employees alike—and how your organization can unleash human capability for the AI era. Show Notes WorkLab Subscribe to the WorkLab newsletter

Rigid org charts are quickly becoming a barrier to AI-fueled business impact. Microsoft's CVP of Workforce Transformation joins WorkLab host Molly Wood to share how the most forward-thinking companies are breaking down silos, building teams around skills, and embracing constant change. Discover why adaptability, curiosity, and a willingness to reinvent are the new must-haves for leaders and employees alike—and how your organization can unleash human capability for the AI era. Show Notes WorkLab Subscribe to the WorkLab newsletter

In this episode of Classical Et Cetera, we discuss the “how” behind classical education. Why do we emphasize memorization, repetition, teacher-led classrooms, and rigorous books? Are these methods outdated, or are they essential to meaningful learning? We explore the purpose behind what we do, respond to common criticisms, and discuss how structure, discussion, discipline, and intellectual formation work together to shape not just knowledgeable students, but thoughtful and virtuous human beings.  

A cat feeder in California, meant to monitor Ivy and Tony's two pet cats unintentionally captures the following events on camera.   12:21 am, Ivy walks into the kitchen and starts cleaning up. By 1:04 am, Ivy turns off the lights and heads to bed.   4:43 am and suddenly movement is detected. Tony, her husband, comes into frame with his shirt splattered in a deep red substance. He wanders out of frame only to return wielding a circular hand saw - the electric ones with a rotating blade and serrated edges made to cut two by fours.   He's tense. Rigid. The electric saw isn't on but he has it pressed against his throat. The serrated blade is frozen. His finger hovers over the power button. All he needs to do is just. press. down.   He pulls the saw away from his neck and walks out of frame again.   The next time he's caught on the pet feeder, one of his arms is completely swollen, drenched in blood. But Tony isn't injured. So where is all this blood coming from? What has he been doing all night? And what is he going to do when he realizes the pet feeder is recording his every move? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A cat feeder in California, meant to monitor Ivy and Tony's two pet cats unintentionally captures the following events on camera.   12:21 am, Ivy walks into the kitchen and starts cleaning up. By 1:04 am, Ivy turns off the lights and heads to bed.   4:43 am and suddenly movement is detected. Tony, her husband, comes into frame with his shirt splattered in a deep red substance. He wanders out of frame only to return wielding a circular hand saw - the electric ones with a rotating blade and serrated edges made to cut two by fours.   He's tense. Rigid. The electric saw isn't on but he has it pressed against his throat. The serrated blade is frozen. His finger hovers over the power button. All he needs to do is just. press. down.   He pulls the saw away from his neck and walks out of frame again.   The next time he's caught on the pet feeder, one of his arms is completely swollen, drenched in blood. But Tony isn't injured. So where is all this blood coming from? What has he been doing all night? And what is he going to do when he realizes the pet feeder is recording his every move?         Full show notes available at RottenMangoPodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us Fan MailParents hear it all the time: kids need routine. But what does that actually mean—and how do you make it work in real life without becoming overly rigid?In this episode, we are joined by pediatric occupational therapist Jessica Irwin, founder of Rooted in Routine, to talk about how simple, flexible routines can make a big difference for kids—and parents.We discuss: Why routines help kids feel safer, calmer, and less anxious  The 5 key anchor points every family can focus on (and why it doesn't have to be perfect)  How to balance structure and connection—especially during busy evenings  Practical strategies for smoother mornings, after-school transitions, and bedtime  Why sleep is one of the most important foundations for child health  Common mistakes parents make (and how to avoid them)  A refreshing take on “gentle parenting,” boundaries, and who's really in charge We also dive into potty training, screen time, and how tiny “30-second routines” can strengthen connection in your family.This episode is full of realistic, doable advice—and a reminder that you're probably doing better than you think.Find Jessica Irwin on Instagram: @rootedinroutine. Find her potty training content: @pottybyrooted Your Child is Normal is the trusted podcast for parents, pediatricians, and child health experts who want smart, nuanced conversations about raising healthy, resilient kids. Hosted by Dr. Jessica Hochman — a board-certified practicing pediatrician — the show combines evidence-based medicine, expert interviews, and real-world parenting advice to help listeners navigate everything from sleep struggles to mental health, nutrition, screen time, and more. Follow Dr Jessica Hochman:Instagram: @AskDrJessica and Tiktok @askdrjessicaYouTube channel: Ask Dr JessicaIf you are interested in placing an ad on Your Child Is Normal click here or fill out our interest form.-For a plant-based, USDA Organic certified vitamin supplement, check out : Llama Naturals Vitamin and use discount code: DRJESSICA20-To test your child's microbiome and get recommendations, check out: Tiny Health using code: DRJESSICA The information presented in Ask Dr Jessica is for general educational purposes only.  She does not diagnose medical conditi...

Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comIf your cleaning routine only works when life is calm…it doesn't really work. Improve it with Sweep & Smile - convivialcircle.comIn this episode, we break down why cleaning checklists fail—and what to do instead.Your home isn't a machine.Your family isn't predictable.So your routines can't be rigid.Instead, you need to:pay attention to what's actually happeningrespond to real needsbuild a flexible, livable rhythmThis is what real homemaking looks like:✔ not perfection✔ not control✔ not a checklistBut engaged, thoughtful stewardship of your home.✨ Join Sweep & Smile inside Convivial Circle:  convivialcircle.comOr start with the free workshop:  simplyconvivial.com/cleanYour home is a tool for life—not a trophy.Repent. Rejoice. Repeat. Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.com

Hester Grainger is the ultimate ADHD coach and viral sensation spreading her ADHD message to millions online. As an ADHD advocate and renowned public speaker, she is an expert in all things ADHD. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 06:38 Do a little everyday 14:23 Body doubling 18:35 Out of sight storage 22:54 Tiimo advert 39:51 Deep cleaning marathons 49:20 Rigid daily cleaning schedules 52:37 Closing advice 53:28 A letter to my younger self Find Hester on Instagram

15. Haym Benaroya details engineering lunar settlements, focusing on rigid structures, inflatables, and lava tube cities. He explains the challenges of utilizing local regolith while protecting astronauts from radiation and toxic dust. (15)1970 HAWAII

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy, hosted by Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC—Renowned ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. We're thrilled to have you with us. We believe this podcast, a valuable resource, will empower you to push the boundaries in your work, helping individuals and couples connect more deeply with themselves and each other. IWe aim to equip therapists with practical tools and encouragement for addressing relational distress. We're also excited to be part of the team behind Success in Vulnerability (SV)—your premier online education platform. SV offers innovative instruction to enhance your therapeutic effectiveness through exclusive modules and in-depth clinical examples.  Stay connected with us: Facebook: Follow our page @pushtheleadingedge Ryan: Follow @ryanranaprofessionaltraining on Facebook and visit his website James: Follow @dochawklpc on Facebook and Instagram, or visit his website at dochawklpc.com George Faller: Visit georgefaller.com In this Stage 2 AIRM episode, Ryan and James dive deep into one of the most tender, high‑risk, and high‑reward parts of EFT: working with attachment injuries in Stage 2. Building on de‑escalation work from Stage 1, they explore how to move past “talking about the injury” into fully opening the scene of the wound so that real limbic revision can occur. Ryan shares how his own disorientation around when and how to work with injuries led him to train intensively with George and Karen, and how doing solid attachment‑injury work actually taught him how to do all of Stage 2. James opens up about his personal learning edge—how hard it can be, as a caregiver, to invite vivid pain into the room—and what helps him stay present instead of pulling back. Across the episode, they unpack: Why “you cannot change what you cannot open” How to set a platform for attachment‑injury work that stabilizes both partners The art of scene work: evoking 5–7 concrete sensory cues to move from summary into live experience How to hold the injured partner's pain open long enough for the offender to truly feel the impact Why clients are “not fragile, they're too stable”—and what that means for our stance as experiential therapists They also connect this process to AIRM, the EFT World Summit, and the broader map of Stage 2—reminding us that deep injury work is not a side path, but a powerful way into the heart of restructuring the bond. Key Teaching Points from This Episode 1. Why Attachment Injury Work Belongs in Stage 2 Most clinical conversations get stuck in “What do we do with injuries in Stage 1?” Stage 1 is about stabilization and de‑escalation, not “doing surgery” on the injury. Once there is enough stability and safety, Stage 2 is where we go to the heart of the injury to create lasting change. For Ryan, learning to do good Stage 2 attachment injury work was how he learned to truly do Stage 2 at all (vs. just using its concepts). 2. “You Cannot Change What You Cannot Open” Effective injury repair requires fully opening the synaptic memory system of the event. Therapists must help clients move from summary (“this thing that happened back then…”) to live, embodied experience in the room. If the pain stays in the background, it acts like a “boogeyman”—emerging unpredictably and hijacking the bond. The task is not to “make them hurt,” but to give the pain that already lives in them a chance to be explicitly on stage, in a safe, co‑regulated frame. 3. Scene Work: How to Open and Stay in the Injury Ryan describes his scene‑based approach: Set a clear platform (framing why you're going here, for both partners). Open a specific scene of the injury and stay there (often 20+ minutes, “circles and circles”). Focus primarily on one partner's deep experience at a time. Use 5–7 concrete physical/sensory cues to shift out of summary and into experience: What do you see? What do you smell? Temperature on your skin? Textures around you? What's happening in your body? In your eyes? “You can't revise what you can't open”: the deeper and clearer the scene is evoked, the more powerful the potential for revision. 4. The Therapist's Own Edges and Nervous System James shares that, from his caregiving/medical background, watching vivid pain come alive in session can be hard on his own nervous system. The temptation is to protect clients from feeling too much, but: We are not creating pain. We are bringing existing pain into shared awareness so it can be held and transformed. Therapists must train themselves like firefighters: Trust your training Trust your equipment (the EFT map, Tango, AIRM) Trust the people you've trained with A healthy fear of what could go wrong is important, but must be balanced by a clear vision of what is lost if we never go there. 5. “Right Dose at the Right Time” Drawing on Bruce Perry's work: therapy requires the right dosage at the right time. Do not do this kind of deep, evocative surgery in Stage 1—that would be an overdose on an unstable system. In Stage 1: We treat the injury (acknowledge, validate, build some safety), But we do not do full surgical repair yet. In Stage 2: The partner is more available to co‑regulate and respond. The bond is more ready to sustain deep limbic work and revision. 6. Clients Are Not Fragile—They're Too Stable Ryan's provocative teaching line: “Your clients are not fragile. They're too stable.” They are stable in their woundedness and rigid organization: Rigid protective strategies Rigid negative self/other models As experiential therapists, if we treat clients as too fragile to go into these places, we: Collude with the stability of the injury Miss the opportunity for deep restructuring We must hold both: Tenderness and strong alliance (like a good mom with a third grader) Relentlessness in going after the dark places 7. Two Core Goals of Attachment Injury Repair (AIRM) Ryan summarizes the two main goals of attachment injury repair: The injured partner sees their pain reflected back in the eyes of the injurer. Not just verbal apologies The limbic system needs to register: “You are with me in this pain now, not talking me out of it.” Often assessed by asking (carefully): “Do you feel like your partner really gets the depth of this?” A felt sense of confidence that, given the same circumstances, this would not happen again. This is not cognitive reassurance alone. It's a body‑based sense that something fundamental has shifted in the bond and in the injurer. When both are present (often over multiple sessions), the injury can be considered functionally repaired, and the couple can return to the previous stage of EFT work. 8. Platform Building: How Ryan Sets Up the Work Ryan starts with a platform conversation before opening the scene: To the offender: “I'm not doing this to make you feel bad. You deserve not to have this event be the story of you.” Frames the work as a way to retire the “Scarlet Letter” and integrate the event into a larger, more hopeful story. Uses metaphors like sleeping on an unpinned grenade—life is too precarious if the injury is never addressed. To the injured partner: Names that a part of them is still stuck in that place (delivery room, the moment they discovered the affair, etc.). With their permission, he proposes spending several sessions there to go find and bring back that part of them. This platform: Clarifies what they're doing and why. Re‑establishes consent and collaboration. Begins stabilizing the offender's shame and the injured partner's fear before going deeper. 9. The Five “People” in the Room Ryan offers a helpful image: during injury work, there are effectively five people involved: The therapist The adult injured partner The adult injuring partner The younger/earlier version of the injured partner in the scene The younger/earlier version of the injurer in the scene The work is about going after all of them in a redemptive way—bringing those divided versions back into connection and coherence. 10. From Scene Work to Tango Move 5 and Back to the Map Once the scene is open, Ryan sees the work as “old‑school Step 5”: Deep affect assembly in the injured partner Clear enactments to the offender Sculpting the offender into A.R.E. responsiveness (Accessible, Responsive, Engaged) Helping the injured partner take in that responsiveness He often uses multiple, small enactments rather than rushing to one big one: Micro‑processing present‑moment shifts “What do you see in their eyes right now?” “What happens in your body as they reach for you?” Crucially, after deep injury work: Don't get so disoriented that you abandon the EFT map. Ideally, you return to where you were (e.g., late withdrawer re‑engagement) and complete the rest of Stage 2: Full withdrawer re‑engagement Pursuer softening 11. Using Yourself and Accepting Disorientation Ryan normalizes that, in late Stage 1, Stage 2, and especially Stage 2 injury sessions: He often leaves feeling completely disoriented (in a good way). It takes a minute to re‑orient, use the bathroom, splash water on his face. This disorientation is a sign that: He has fully entered the memory with them. He is using himself deeply as an experiential therapist. He distinguishes this from burnout: Burnout was more present when he tried to work these places without scene‑based experiential depth. Deep scene work, while intense, is actually more effective and less demoralizing than spinning in summary and argument. 12. Honoring Clients and the Mission of EFT Therapists Both highlight: Clients as major teachers—it's worth explicitly thanking them at times. Sue's stance: even at the end of her career, she was “excited to go up the hill and see what my clients are going to teach me today.” They frame trainers (and this podcast) as trying to be like: Military commanders who can't go on every mission, but must equip the troops well: Best training Best equipment Clear mission The closing tone: Deep appreciation for therapists who are willing to go to dark, painful places with their clients. Reassurance that with the map, the tango, and the AIRM frame, you are not walking into those places alone. If you like the concepts discussed on this podcast you can explore our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Thank you for being part of our community. Let's push the leading edge together!

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