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Discover how to break free from the illusion-self, reclaim your wholeness, and live from the freedom of your true divine nature.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “The Freedom of Be-ing” (pages 172–194), exploring how real freedom isn't about doing whatever you want — it's about being who you truly are.You'll learn how to recognize when you're operating from your chaff identity (in your mind and ego) — the illusion-self driven by fear, control, and external validation — and how to return to your wheat-self (your soul self), the divine essence rooted in truth, peace, and wholeness. This is the path to living a soul-based life.What You'll Hear in This Episode* How the illusion-self fragments your sense of peace and purpose* What it means to reintegrate lost aspects of your soul* How to trust divine timing in your transformation* Why some relationships, roles, and desires naturally fall away* How to embody authentic passion that flows with easeContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 11 — The Liberation from Longing, which explores releasing attachment and reclaiming spiritual sovereignty. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“Real freedom isn't about doing whatever you want — it's about being who you truly are.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Learn the seven imbalances that keep you from peace — and how to release them so you can return to your authenticity and originality (and your inner divine self).This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “The Three Veils and Seven Imbalances of the Mind” (pages 34–60), focusing on the seven imbalances Yeshua names as the distortions that keep us in fear, separation, and struggle.Before we can walk the path of peace, we have to understand what's keeping us from it. As Meggan Watterson writes in Mary Magdalene Revealed (a beautiful companion book to TFT), these seven imbalances — or what she calls the seven powers — serve as a template for what it means to be human. They reflect the ways we get stuck. We need to notice them and then confront them so we can realign with what is real and infinite within us.In this episode, we explore the seven imbalances: what they are, how they show up, and the practices that help dissolve them. When we release these imbalances, we return to our true essence — clear-hearted, connected, and at peace.What You'll Hear in This Episode* The origins of the seven imbalances — and why they aren't from the Divine* How each imbalance distorts our perception and blocks peace* Practical ways to transcend patterns like judgment, greed, and fear* Why self-awareness is the first step to spiritual freedom* How aligning with Divine Will restores balanceContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 2 — I AM Yeshua, where Yeshua calls us to release the illusion self. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“These seven imbalances serve as the template of what it means to be human.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Discover the 3 illusions that make us see things not as they really are — and how lifting them restores clarity, balance, and connection to the Divine.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “The Three Veils and Seven Imbalances of the Mind” (pages 60–66), focusing on the Three Veils Yeshua reveals as the illusions that keep us in separation, judgment, and stagnation.Before we can dissolve the imbalances of the mind, we have to understand what's underneath them. These Veils shape the way we see reality, and by lifting them, we reclaim clarity, balance, and connection to the Divine.In this episode, we explore each Veil, how it shows up in daily life, and the practices that help dissolve it. This is essential groundwork for moving toward peace and freedom.What You'll Hear in This Episode* The deeper origin of the Seven Imbalances of the Mind* How the Veil of Separation creates shame, fear, and isolation* How the Veil of Polarity fuels judgment and emotional swings* How the Veil of Complacency keeps you stuck in avoidance* Practical ways to lift each Veil and restore inner balanceContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 3 — The Seven Imbalances of the Mind, which lays out the imbalances these Veils give rise to. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“By lifting the Veils, we reclaim clarity, balance, and connection to the Divine.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Discover the four energies of peace within the Sacred Heart — and how Simplicity, Stability, Surrender, and Stillness can bring lasting peace.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “The Chambers of the Sacred Heart” (pages 67–76), exploring the four energies that make up the Sacred Heart and how each one can transform your daily life.What if peace wasn't something you had to search for, but something you could embody every day? In The Freedom Transmissions, Yeshua teaches that the Sacred Heart is the gateway to your divine self — the place where peace, balance, and freedom begin. It's the bridge between the horizontal (our every day life) and the vertical (spirit, the divine).In this episode, we explore Simplicity, Stability, Surrender, and Stillness — the four energies of the Sacred Heart. These energies already live within you; your role is to illuminate and embody them.What You'll Hear in This Episode* What the Sacred Heart is — and why it's the foundation for spiritual peace* How Simplicity clears chaos and restores inner ease* Why Stability is essential for embodying the Divine* The deeper meaning of true Surrender (and how it's different from passivity)* How Stillness opens the doorway to Divine Grace* Practices to integrate these energies into your choices, relationships, and daily rhythmContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 4 — The Three Veils and Seven Imbalances of the Mind, Part 2, which lays out the illusions we're working to lift. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“The Sacred Heart is the gateway to your divine self — the place where peace, balance, and freedom begin.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection..If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Learn how to unstitch from fear and distortion — and reweave your life with the threads of love, presence, and truth.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “The Thread and Stitching of the Dreaming” (pages 81–96), exploring how we are woven into the Web of Life, and the threads we choose each day shape our reality.What are you “stitched” to — fear, imbalance, and distortion, or love, presence, and truth? In The Freedom Transmissions, Yeshua teaches that we are all woven into the Web of Life, and the threads (people, work, conversations, news, stories and beliefs…) we choose each day shape our reality.In this episode, we step into Part 2 of the book (The Freedom Transmissions) and explore how to identify the frequencies you're connected to, how to unstitch from patterns that drain your light, and how to reweave your life to align with your true essence.What You'll Hear in This Episode* How your soul is woven into your body through DNA, chakras, and spirit* The Web of Life — and what disconnection does to our energy* The truth about what we take with us after death* How to spot when you're stitched to distortion and imbalance* Practices to raise your vibration and reweave toward love and alignmentContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 5 — The Chambers of the Sacred Heart, which lays out the four energies of the Sacred Heart. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“The threads we choose each day shape our reality.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Learn how to separate what serves your soul from what holds you back — and reweave your life with purpose, peace, and clarity.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers the second half of “The Thread and Stitching of the Dreaming” (pages 96–106), deepening our understanding of how we're woven into the Web of Life and how to separate what aligns with our soul from what no longer serves.This is about releasing what no longer serves you. We revisit the importance of discerning what we're energetically “stitched” to, and explore Yeshua's teaching on the wheat (soul) and the chaff (ego identity). You'll learn how to release old attachments, honor grief as a sacred energy, and recommit to your spiritual evolution.What You'll Hear in This Episode* The wheat and the chaff — and how each shapes your reality* How to unstitch from fear, shame, and imbalance* Why grief is a sacred part of transformation* The difference between serving from the soul vs. the ego* The “one stitch” that matters most — your sacred heartContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 6 — The Thread and Stitching of the Dreaming, Part 1, which introduces the Web of Life and what we're stitched to. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“The one stitch that matters most is your sacred heart.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Discover how to release the heavy side of hope — and turn it into a grounded, present-moment source of strength and clarity.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “Shades of Hope” (pages 109–123), exploring how hope can either uplift and anchor us in the present or weigh us down when rooted in expectation and fear.This is about transforming hope into faith. You'll learn how to recognize the light and shadow forms of hope, how to separate from distorted thought patterns, and how to create from your “wheat-self” — your soul and spirit — rather than from ego (the “chaff”). This is an invitation to refine your thinking, live with presence, and step into your truest self.What You'll Hear in This Episode* How to recognize the light vs. shadow sides of hope* Why sacred separation is a powerful spiritual tool* How to witness and shift fear-based thoughts* The difference between manifesting from ego and creating from soul* Why true hope is a present-moment prayer, not a future projectionContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 7 — The Thread and Stitching of the Dreaming, Part 2, which explores separating the wheat from the chaff. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“True hope is a present-moment prayer, not a future projection.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Learn how to turn life's in-between moments into fertile ground — and plant seeds that shape your future with love and intention.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “Sacred Seeds” (pages 124–145), exploring the seeds we're planting with our thoughts, words, and actions — and how those seeds shape our future and the collective reality.Through the lenses of Faith, Forgiveness, and Freedom, we're invited to navigate the “voids” in life — those sacred spaces of transformation — with courage, presence, and conscious choice. It's a reminder that you reap what you sow, and now is the time to plant with intention.What You'll Hear in This Episode* How to use life's “voids” as opportunities for spiritual reset* Why Faith, Forgiveness, and Freedom are the keys to the New Era* How to release old grievances and self-suppression* The difference between planting seeds from fear vs. from love* Daily questions to guide your choices and align with your soulContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 8 — Shades of Hope, which explores turning hope into a grounded, present-moment force. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“You reap what you sow, and now is the time to plant with intention.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Stop giving your power away — learn how to move from longing to true belonging and reclaim your spiritual sovereignty.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “The Servitude of Longing” (pages 149–161), exploring the difference between longing, which keeps us chasing external validation, and true belonging, which anchors us in peace, simplicity, and Divine alignment.This teaching asks a vital question: what you belong to also belongs to you — so is it truly aligned with your soul? Through discernment and conscious choice, we can reclaim our spiritual sovereignty and stop giving our power away.What You'll Hear in This Episode* How longing traps us in cycles of dissatisfaction* Why true belonging starts within, not in external systems or approval* How branding and influence can subtly “own” your identity* The importance of spiritual discernment in where and to whom you belong* A sacred prayer to restore clarity, humility, and sovereigntyContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 9 — Sacred Seeds, which explores planting seeds of intention through Faith, Forgiveness, and Freedom. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“What you belong to also belongs to you.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Break free from the endless cycle of seeking — learn how to release longing and find freedom through true belonging.This episode is part of an ongoing series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “The Liberation from Longing” (pages 162–171), exploring how emotional attachment and the need for external validation create suffering, and how spiritual surrender offers a path out.In this episode, we explore The Liberation from Longing (pages 162–171) from The Freedom Transmissions. This teaching reveals how external seeking — for validation, possessions, or acceptance — traps us in a cycle of fear and attachment, and how true liberation comes from belonging to something far greater: the Divine.Yeshua invites us to see that we are already whole and complete, and that freedom doesn't come from acquiring more, but from releasing our attachments and trusting in divine belonging.What You'll Hear in This Episode* How longing drains your energy and keeps you stuck* Why true belonging starts with your soul, not external approval* How to identify what “owns” you — and how to release it* The role of faith in dissolving fear and scarcity* Why letting go of ownership frees not just you, but others tooContinuing the SeriesThis episode builds directly on Ep. 10 — The Servitude of Longing, where we first explored how longing takes hold. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“Freedom doesn't come from acquiring more — it comes from releasing our attachments and trusting in divine belonging.”If you've been chasing something outside yourself to feel whole, this conversation will help you release the grasp, reclaim your spiritual sovereignty, and live from peace instead of fear.✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist for the upcoming Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Discover how shifting your perception to Love can transform even your biggest challenges — and move the mountains in your life.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “The Power of Perception” (pages 197–209), exploring how our challenges — the “mountains” in our lives — are shaped not just by what they are, but by how we see them.Yeshua reminds us that Love moves mountains (what we perceive as the issues and challenges in our life). When we shift our perception from fear and control to trust and Divine Love, what once felt heavy can become holy. Some mountains are meant to be moved, others simply witnessed — but all invite us into deeper transformation.What You'll Hear in This Episode* Why perception determines whether a challenge grows or dissolves* How Love transforms the weight of your “mountains”* The difference between a real mountain and a perceived one* Why vulnerability is courage, and armor keeps us disconnected* How to trust Divine timing to move what needs to be movedContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 12 — The Freedom of Be-ing, which explores reclaiming wholeness and living from your true divine nature. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“Love moves mountains.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist for the upcoming Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Discover a pathway to greater peace, balance, and inner freedom — and how to begin living with The Freedom Transmissions.This episode kicks off a new series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions, channeled from Yeshua through Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers the Introduction (pages 1–20), laying the groundwork for how to approach the book and why this teaching matters right now.If you've been searching for a spiritual practice that brings more clarity, steadiness, and real-life integration, The Freedom Transmissions book offers a grounded way forward. This Hold the Light podcast series is an invitation to walk through The Freedom Transmissions: A Pathway to Peace one chapter at a time — slowly, intentionally, and in lived practice.Whether you're new to The Freedom Transmissions or returning for a deeper, more integrated experience, this episode introduces the heart of the teachings channeled from Yeshua through Carissa Schumacher — and how this work supports spiritual awakening, inner liberation, and lasting transformation.In this first episode of the series, we explore the Introduction (pages 1–20), why The Freedom Transmissions matter right now, and how to approach the book so the wisdom moves from page to practice. Rather than rushing through the material, we focus on presence, receptivity, and allowing the transmissions to unfold in their own timing.What You'll Hear in This Episode* Why The Freedom Transmissions are more than a book — and how they function as a living meditation* How the teachings of Yeshua support peace, trust, and inner stability* Ways this work helps release fear and reconnect you with your true self* Why The Freedom Transmissions are not about religion, but conscious living and spiritual alignment* Practical ways to integrate the book through reflection, awareness, and daily lifeStarting the SeriesThis is the first episode in an ongoing exploration of The Freedom Transmissions, chapter by chapter. Next up: Ep. 2 — I AM Yeshua.Something to Ponder“The Freedom Transmissions are not about religion, but conscious living and spiritual alignment.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist for the upcoming Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning Grossman If this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Find out why clarity isn't about knowing everything — and how to receive the guidance you've been waiting for in a way your soul truly needs.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers the first part of the chapter “Clarity” (pages 210–218), exploring how clarity isn't something we earn by working harder or chasing answers — it's something we see when we're fully present.Yeshua reminds us that the clarity we most often seek — the exact plan, the perfect next step — is rarely given in the way we expect. Instead, clarity arrives through truth, acceptance, and our willingness to live in the mystery. When we stop resisting what is, we begin to see with new eyes.What You'll Hear in This Episode* Why clarity is the most common request made to the Divine — and how it's usually answered* The three main reasons clarity feels clouded* How impatience, misplaced focus, and resistance block the truth* Why free will means we'll never be handed the full roadmap* Simple practices to invite clarity nowContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 13 — The Power of Perception, which explores how shifting our perception to Love transforms our biggest challenges. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“Clarity isn't something we earn by working harder — it's something we see when we're fully present.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

When you stop chasing certainty and start embracing truth, clarity arrives. Discover how presence, self-worth, and love open the way forward.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers the second part of the chapter “Clarity” (pages 218–233), exploring how clarity isn't about knowing exactly what will happen next, but about aligning with presence, love, and truth, even in seasons of uncertainty.Yeshua reminds us that when clarity feels out of reach, it's often because we're rushing the timeline, avoiding an inconvenient truth, or rejecting parts of ourselves. The invitation here is to slow down, embrace all of who we are, and choose the “temple” of love and peace over the one built on fear and control.What You'll Hear in This Episode* Why lack of clarity is often about safety, not vision* How resisting truth clouds your ability to see clearly* The link between self-worth and your ability to receive clarity* Yeshua's metaphor of the two temples — and how to choose wisely* Practices to invite clarity through patience, presence, and self-acceptanceContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 14 — Clarity, Pt. 1, which explores why clarity isn't something we earn by working harder. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“Truth, even when uncomfortable, is always guiding you home.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Light and void aren't opposites — they're partners in your transformation. Discover how embracing both unlocks your highest path.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “The Spectrum of Spirit” (pages 237–251), reframing the way we see light and darkness — not as enemies, but as complementary forces that work together to guide our evolution.Yeshua reminds us that the void is not a place to fear, but a space of infinite potential where transformation begins. The light illuminates, the void expands — and both are essential to our spiritual growth. We're invited to examine our fears, embrace both energies, and step into our role as conscious creators of our lives.What You'll Hear in This Episode* Why the void is a space of limitless potential, not emptiness* How light and void work in harmony to support transformation* The two types of fear — fear of the void vs. fear of the light — and what they reveal* How surrendering control opens the door to peace* The role of environmental stewardship in our spiritual evolutionContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 15 — Clarity, Pt. 2, which explores aligning with presence, love, and truth. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“The void is not a place to fear, but a space of infinite potential where transformation begins.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

You have two sides within you — one rooted in fear, one rooted in love. This is how to choose the one that sets you free.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “Polarity, Resistance, and Transcending Doubt” (pages 252–276), exploring how within each of us lives both the Yeshua Self — aligned with love, trust, and Divine will — and the Lucifer Self — clinging to fear, control, and separation.Yeshua reminds us that resistance to growth is natural, but it becomes harmful when it keeps us locked in fear. As our light grows, resistance often intensifies. The key is to notice when we're operating from fear and gently return ourselves to the light.What You'll Hear in This Episode* Why resistance often increases as your light expands* The difference between healthy resistance (discernment) and unhealthy resistance (fear)* How to identify and shift from your Lucifer Self to your Yeshua Self* Why resurrection is an ongoing process of awakening, not a single moment* How to move from reactive living to conscious creationContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 16 — The Spectrum of Spirit, which explores light and void as partners in transformation. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“The key is to notice when we're operating from fear and gently return ourselves to the light.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist for the upcoming Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Discover how life's endings and beginnings work together — and how love continues to guide us long after loss.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “The Alpha, the Omega, and Eternal Life” (pages 279–309), reframing life and death — not as opposing forces, but as partners in the soul's evolution.Yeshua reminds us that every ending creates a new beginning, and love does not vanish after loss. By embracing both the light and the void of life's sacred cycles, we can move through grief, find balance, and experience a deeper peace that transcends fear.What You'll Hear in This Episode* Why life and death are two halves of the same sacred design* How grief is an expansion of love, not a loss of it* Why feelings can't be solved by logic — they must be moved through* The three levels of awareness, and how to let intuition lead* How to balance the mind and heart to find true peace* What happens when we die, from a soul's perspectiveContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 17 — Polarity, Resistance, and Transcending Doubt, which explores choosing love over fear in our inner polarities. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“Love never leaves. It simply changes form.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Learn how to live, die, and leave a legacy of light through the interconnected web of all life.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “Resurrection” (pages 310–320), expanding resurrection beyond the human soul into the interconnected web of all life. Here, resurrection means returning to life's sacred balance over and over, in this body and beyond.You'll discover how every word you speak, every choice you make, and every energy you carry leaves an imprint on the Earth long after you're gone. This teaching calls us to live as caretakers — honoring animals, plants, people, and the planet as extensions of our own being.What You'll Hear in This Episode* Why resurrection is not only about the human spirit but about the renewal of all life* How the energy you carry now becomes part of your lasting legacy* The wisdom animals and plants offer about living in balance* How reincarnation serves the soul's evolution and healing* Why justice is about restoring harmony — not punishment* Practical ways to raise your vibration and contribute to collective peaceContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 18 — The Alpha, the Omega, and Eternal Life, which explores how love continues to guide us after loss. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“Resurrection means returning to life's sacred balance over and over, in this body and beyond.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Discover why balance has nothing to do with control — and how to find peace and clarity by letting go of what you no longer need.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “The Justice of Divine Balance” (pages 323–338), reframing balance as something we receive through surrender, not control.Yeshua reminds us that chasing external validation — whether through success, approval, or control — can leave us feeling unfulfilled and disconnected from our true nature. Real balance comes from humility, authenticity, and releasing what no longer serves us. Even loss, while painful, can be a pathway to freedom when we meet it with trust and openness.What You'll Hear in This Episode* Why chasing external success often leaves us feeling empty* How the “archery” metaphor reveals whether you're aiming at the right targets in life* Why release and loss are often necessary for realignment and growth* How global energetic shifts are asking us to adapt, trust, and evolve* The role of simplicity and authenticity in cultivating peace* A powerful prayer from the text that invites deep surrenderContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 19 — Resurrection, which explores leaving a legacy of light through the interconnected web of all life. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“Real balance comes from humility, authenticity, and releasing what no longer serves us.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Discover how to loosen fear's grip and step into a life guided by faith, joy, and connection to the Divine.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers the first part of “The Three Strands of the Braid of the Holy Trinity” (pages 339–362), revealing how fear shapes our lives and how our relationship with it determines whether it keeps us trapped or becomes a doorway to freedom.We look at the difference between the Shadow Trinity — Separation, Judgment, and Fear — and the Trinity of Light — Repentance, Atonement, and Redemption. (Don't let those words scare you! We are looking at them in a new way, not a religious way.) By understanding how fear works and shifting our perception toward faith, we can move out of limitation and into connection with our highest potential.What You'll Hear in This Episode* How fear creates illusions that keep us stuck in suffering* Ways external systems manipulate fear to maintain control* Why faith — not certainty — is the real antidote to fear* The three braids of the Shadow Trinity and how to unbraid them* The three strands of the Trinity of Light and how they set us free* How repentance and atonement restore peace, balance, and joyContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 20 — The Justice of Divine Balance, which explores finding balance through surrender rather than control. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“Faith — not certainty — is the real antidote to fear.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Discover how redemption, joy, and divine reciprocity can free you from fear — and open the door to lasting peace.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers the second part of “The Three Strands of the Braid of the Holy Trinity” (pages 363–376), inviting us deeper into the Trinity of Light — Repentance, Atonement, and Redemption — while also understanding the ongoing unbraiding from the Shadow Trinity of fear, judgment, and separation.Yeshua reminds us that this is not a path of perfection but a lifelong exploration. True peace comes from releasing what no longer serves, embracing joy as a spiritual lens, and living in alignment with divine will. Along the way, we discover that service is not just about giving — it's a sacred exchange that uplifts both giver and receiver.What You'll Hear in This Episode* Why spiritual growth is about integration, not mastery* How joy shifts our perspective without bypassing pain* The sacred reciprocity of shared burdens in service* Redemption comes to us as a renewal of faith, forgiveness, and freedomContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 21 — The Three Strands of the Braid of the Holy Trinity, Part 1, which explores the Shadow Trinity and the Trinity of Light. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“Service is not just about giving — it's a sacred exchange that uplifts both giver and receiver.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Discover how salvation becomes a homecoming to your true self — and why the peace you've been seeking has been within you all along.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “Salvation” (pages 379–404), reframing salvation not as something granted to us from outside, but as an inner process of awakening to who we truly are.Yeshua reminds us that salvation is a return — a homecoming to the truth, love, and peace that already live within us. It's not about striving for perfection, but about remembering what's real when fear, illusion, and distraction pull us off course.What You'll Hear in This Episode* Why salvation is an inner transformation, not an external reward* How to release false narratives and choose faith over fear* The role of presence in dissolving illusion* What it means to “be the bridge” for others in times of awakening* How to move through light and shadow without losing your wayContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 22 — The Three Strands of the Braid of the Holy Trinity, Part 2, which explores redemption, joy, and sacred reciprocity. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“Salvation is a homecoming to the truth, love, and peace that already live within us.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

What if peace didn't require more effort — but less? Learn how to release striving and live from your true self.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “I AM Yeshua” (pages 23–33), where Yeshua introduces Himself and calls us to dismantle the “illusion self” so we can reconnect with the truth of who we are: divine beings in co-creation with Infinite Intelligence.If you've been chasing “more” — more achievement, more progress, more proving — this chapter invites you to lay it all down. Here, we're reminded that true peace doesn't come from striving, but from being.You don't need to believe in Yeshua to receive the grace in this work. The message is clear: you are already enough, and your presence is your greatest gift to the world.What You'll Hear in This Episode* Why choosing peace is choosing your true self* How to release the constant need for “more”* The difference between Light-holders and Light-workers* What it means to surrender without losing your power* How to hear the quiet call of your soul — and why it's growing louderContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 1 — Introduction: The Freedom Transmissions Series, which lays the groundwork for this work. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“You are already enough, and your presence is your greatest gift to the world.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

You already are freedom — here's how to live it.This episode closes our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher, covering the final chapter of Transmission 8, “The Chalice and Vessel of Freedom,” and the brief yet profound Transmission 9, “The Covenant.” These teachings challenge the way we often think about freedom — showing us that it's not something to win, demand, or be given, but an inner state we cultivate and embody.Freedom isn't about external conditions or control. It's about ending the battle within — choosing forgiveness over conflict, presence over distraction, and love over fear. This chapter invites us to see that we are already free, and that the real responsibility of freedom is living it.We also arrive at a powerful realization: the ninth transmission is you. The Covenant is your commitment to carry the light you hold, to walk forward in peace, and to remember who you truly are.What You'll Hear in This Episode* Why freedom can't be given or taken away — and where it truly lives* How the illusion of freedom keeps us trapped in cycles of wanting* Why forgiveness is the only “battle” that leads to lasting peace* The role of presence and awareness in cultivating freedom* What it means that you are the ninth transmissionCompleting the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 23 — Salvation, which explores salvation as a homecoming to your true self. This closes out our journey through The Freedom Transmissions — if you're just discovering this series, Ep. 1 — Introduction is where it all began.Something to Ponder“You are the ninth transmission.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Send us Fan MailIn this special compilation episode of AI and the Future of Work, we are bringing you four conversations recorded live on the show floor at HumanX 2026. This is the second and final compilation of our three-part HumanX Live series.Our first compilation explored how AI amplifies the human potential it can never replace. This one turns to the technical side, and to a question that gets harder the more these systems touch our lives: how do you build AI you can actually trust not to fail when it matters most? As technology reaches further into the moments that count (the systems that monitor our health, drive our cars, and work alongside us on the job), these four builders share how they design for accountability, safety, and harmony between people and machines.What You'll LearnWhy reading code is no longer enough, and how observing real outcomes (not system metrics alone) is the only way to know whether AI is actually serving the people who depend on itWhat "AI values" are, and why companies will soon need shared norms for how people disclose, review, and engage with work produced by agentic systemsHow robots earn trust on a job site by measuring their own uncertainty, asking questions, and communicating their intentions before they actWhy the most valuable place for automation is the dirty, dull, and dangerous work humans were never meant to do, and what that means for keeping people safeWhy physical AI should be built first as a reasoning and communication model that can explain its thinking to people, rather than one that jumps straight to actionHow "harness engineering" moves teams beyond prompt and context engineering, and why orchestrating several frontier models together can outperform any single oneFeatured GuestsChristine Yen, CEO and Co-Founder of Honeycomb. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19362645 Dr. Ali Agha, CEO and Co-Founder of FieldAI. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19362711 Dr. Jaime Lien, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist of Archetype AI. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19363341 XD Huang, Chief Technology Officer of Zoom. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19363454 Inspired by something you heard in this episode? Share your favorite insight about the future of work and tag us on social:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ai-and-the-future-of-work Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aifutureofwork/ And don't forget to subscribe to AI and the Future of Work for more conversations with the leaders shaping what comes next.Explore the Full HumanX 2026 SeriesThis episode is part of a special three-part series recorded live at HumanX 2026:Episode 1: Special conversation with Stefan Weitz, CEO of HumanX: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19210355Episode 2: Compilation featuring the CEOs of Scribe, Operative Games, and Dataiku, and the Chief Business Officer of Zensai: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19257142LIVE EVENT: See how leading enterprises are using agentic AI to give employees back 4–6 productive hours every week. Join PeopleReign CEO Dan Turchin for a live demo on June 25, 2026.Register here: https://go.peoplereign.io/live-demo-how-agentic-ai-is-being-used-by-global-enterprises

This is part 1 of a 3 part mini-series titled: Priming for disclosure and part 33 of the larger "Beyond Earth" mini seriesThis episode deals with the psychological reaction to UFO's and Aliens that people have. It deals with the preprogrammed reactions that often come with a form of denial, dismissal, or just plain fear of the unknown. It's about the knee-jerk reactions to this subject.It's best not to join a worldview already out there and stay neutral and nuanced with this one. We're talking about a subject that none of us really have the answer to. As governments and media have changed their tune about this, and now it's being put out there before us, along with the UFO files, it's best to look at all angles and take this serious, whether it's a fake UFO invasion or a mix of both.Show website:⁠https://www.chantitdownradio.com/⁠Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmTlBzFViiv58N4_K9On0UQ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chantitdown/⁠Telegram:⁠https://t.me/chantitdown⁠Odysee: ⁠https://odysee.com/@chantitdownradio:c⁠Rumble: ⁠https://rumble.com/user/Chantitdownradio⁠Please help support the show. Subscribe, leave reviews, help algorithms find the show. Support the show if possible.Support Luemas in his new documentary series  join Patreon and get the extra show: Afterthoughts : ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Luemas⁠See Sacred Sight: https://www.sacredsight.info⁠https://www.chantitdownradio.com/store.html⁠Chant it down t-shirts: https://chant-it-down-store.creator-spring.com/listing/chant-it-down-logo

Send us Fan MailAfter twelve episodes, Echoes of Eden reaches its powerful conclusion.In this final episode, Tim and Steve explore the Tower of Babel—not simply as a story about language confusion, but as a profound commentary on pride, empire, failed communication, conformity, and humanity's repeated attempts to create identity apart from God. But Babel is not the end of the story.This conversation traces the surprising connection between Babel and Pentecost, revealing how the Gospel reverses humanity's fragmentation and restores God's vision for unity without forced conformity.Along the way, Tim and Steve reflect on some of the biggest themes from the entire Echoes of Eden series—from the goodness of creation and the imago Dei to garden life, divine presence, and humanity's deep longing for home.In this episode: • What the Tower of Babel is really about • Why Babel is more than a story about different languages • The danger of conformity disguised as unity • How pride drives empire-building and self-made identity • What failed speech does to trust, relationships, and culture • Why Pentecost is the great reversal of Babel • God's desire for diversity and unity • Why humanity keeps longing for Eden • Tim and Steve reflect on their biggest takeaways from the seriesThis finale brings the Genesis journey full circle—from creation and garden life to exile, scattering, and the hope of restoration.If this series has challenged, encouraged, or deepened your faith, share it with a friend.Support the mission of Impact Nations: ❤️ https://www.impactnations.com/donateExplore Impact Nations:

What if the reason your brand isn't converting… isn't your expertise - but your positioning?In this episode of SYNARCHY, we break down one of the most important (and most misunderstood) foundations of building a successful online expert brand:Positioning.Specifically - how to move beyond restrictive “niching down” advice and step into what actually makes your work powerful, differentiated, and in demand:

Most changemakers are still relying on referrals, institutions, relationships, and word-of-mouth to grow their work.Meanwhile?Online expert personal brands are shaping culture, public opinion, trust, and buying decisions every single day.In this episode of SYNARCHY, Adina breaks down why mission-led experts can no longer afford to stay invisible online - and why personal branding today is no longer about vanity.It's infrastructure for impact.Because when changemakers stay hidden, louder voices with less integrity fill the gap.This episode kicks off a new series focused on helping mission-led entrepreneurs, advocates, educators, and experts build online brands that:command premium clientsexpand visibilityscale impact sustainablyand lead what comes nextWhy Traditional Credentials Are No Longer EnoughWe are entering a new era where:Traditional institutions are losing trustIndividuals hold more influence than organizationsMost people now learn online through creators, educators, and thought leadersExpertise without visibility often gets overlookedAdina explores why changemakers need positioning, visibility, and strategic messaging — not just credentials.The Biggest Mistakes Changemakers Make OnlineMany mission-led experts:stay hidden or underchargeresist marketing, visibility, and salesblend in instead of standing outstruggle to clearly communicate their valueAnd when messaging is unclear:audiences don't understand the transformationcontent doesn't convertopportunities get missedimpact becomes limitedBecause incredible expertise without positioning rarely scales.The Shift: Personal Branding as LeadershipOne of the biggest reframes in this episode:Personal branding is not ego — it's leadership.Adina shares how visibility, systems, and strategy became necessary to:reach more peoplegrow impact sustainablyattract aligned clients globallybuild revenue independent of institutionsWhen positioned clearly, expert brands can become movements.Key Takeaways✨ Your expertise deserves visibility.✨ Changemakers can no longer afford to stay hidden online.✨ A strong online expert brand builds trust, attracts clients, and scales impact sustainably.✨ Strategy + systems allow mission-led experts to grow without burnout.✨ The future belongs to changemakers willing to lead publicly.Follow Along for the SeriesThis episode is part of a new SYNARCHY series focused on:positioningmessagingvisibilitysalesonline business growthsustainable impactIf you're ready to clarify your positioning, strengthen your messaging, and grow your impact-driven business:

A branded mini series in partnership with Wild Nutrition, celebrating the launch of The Fertility Disconnect report.What do over 1,000 women in the UK who have tried to conceive in the past five years actually know about their own fertility? The answer, according to Wild Nutrition's brand new Fertility Disconnect report, might surprise you.In this first episode of our mini series, I sit down with Gail Madalena, fertility and cycle health specialist and registered nutritional therapist, to unpack the most striking findings from the report and what they mean for anyone on a conception journey right now.Gail also shares her own story: a decade in fashion PR, a lifestyle that was not serving her body, a husband who was a personal trainer and still found himself in the dark, a PCOS misdiagnosis, a low sperm count diagnosis with no follow-up advice, and over three years of trying before finally conceiving during an IVF cycle. It is a conversation I loved having, blending clinical expertise with real, lived experience.What we discuss in this episode:The Fertility Disconnect report: what it found and why it mattersWhy 41% of women did not know when their fertile window wasWhy 60% of respondents were completely unaware of fertility testing options available to themThe gap in sex education: preparing for pregnancy vs preventing itHow the oral contraceptive pill and years of cycle suppression leave women without the basicsGail's own journey: PCOS misdiagnosis, her husband's low sperm count, and three years of tryingThe single most impactful thing you can do for your egg or sperm health right nowWhat a genuinely fertility-supportive diet looks like in practiceThe Mediterranean diet and the research behind it for fertility outcomesWhy 76% of people are not meeting their Omega 3 recommendationsWhy 40% of reproductive-age people are low in folateThe alcohol conversation: what the research says and how to be realistic about itNavigating fertility nutrition across different cultural food traditionsThe biggest myth in fertility: that it is mostly a female issueThe 50% fall in average sperm count since the 1970sFertility as a whole body event: hormones, gut health, liver function, microbiome and moreWhat blood tests can actually tell you and why ultrasounds matter more than people thinkHow to push back when your GP dismisses you and what private testing can addWhat a free consultation with Wild Nutrition actually looks likeKey stats from The Fertility Disconnect report41% of respondents did not know when their fertile window was16.7% did not know the length of their own cycleOnly 1 in 5 said they know a lot about egg health60% were completely unaware of fertility testing options available to themUp to 10% of Gen Z respondents said they know nothing about fertility76% are not meeting Omega 3 recommendations40% of people in reproductive age are low in folate32% only reduced alcohol once they had actively started trying to conceiveAround 1 in 5 men are estimated to have a sperm count below WHO guidelinesSince the 1970s, average sperm count has fallen by around 50%Links mentioned in this episodeThe Fertility Disconnect report by Wild Nutrition: Download the report at wildnutrition.com/fertilitypodcastFree fertility consultation with Wild Nutrition:Book your free one-to-one with a nutritional therapist at wildnutrition.com/fertilitypodcastExclusive listener offer:50% off Wild Nutrition supplements for 3 monthsA free personal consultation with an expert nutritional therapistVisit wildnutrition.com/fertilitypodcast to get started. Terms and conditions apply.About Gail MadalenaGail Madalena is a fertility and cycle health specialist and registered nutritional therapist with deep expertise in IVF, recurrent miscarriage and unexplained infertility. Her approach combines advanced functional medicine training with her own lived experience of a three-year conception journey. She supports women through conception, pregnancy and postpartum with tailored, evidence-based guidance and works with Wild Nutrition to offer personalised consultations for those trying to conceive.About this mini seriesThis is a three-part branded mini series in partnership with Wild Nutrition. The next two episodes cover:Episode 2: Weight, Nutrition & the Road to ConceptionEpisode 3: Secondary Infertility: The Hidden StruggleThank you, as always, for your ear holes. Until next time

A branded mini series in partnership with Wild Nutrition, celebrating the launch of The Fertility Disconnect report.Weight and fertility is one of the most charged, confusing and often poorly handled topics in reproductive health. I have spoken to so many people who have been told to lose weight in order to access funded treatment, sent away with no guidance on how to actually do that. And all the while, the internet is full of conflicting advice, fad diets and quick fixes that can make the whole thing feel completely overwhelming.In this second episode of the Wild Nutrition mini series, I am joined again by Gail Madalena, fertility and cycle health specialist and registered nutritional therapist, to cut through the noise. They cover everything from ultra-processed foods and GLP-1 medications to mitochondrial health, exercise, rest, and how to actually rebuild your body between cycles.This is not about restriction or guilt. It is about understanding what your body actually needs and finding an approach you can sustain. I hope it helps.What we discuss in this episode:Why the weight and fertility conversation is so often handled badly by medical professionalsThe stigma around weight and why so many people feel they are not being taken seriouslyWhy BMI is such a divisive and limited measure of healthWhat metabolic health actually means and why it matters so much for fertilityThe problem with fad diets and starvation mode when trying to conceiveUltra-processed foods: what the research actually says about their impact on fertilityThe stat from The Fertility Disconnect report: over 60% of the average UK diet is made up of ultra-processed foodsHow UPFs drive inflammation, oxidative stress and poor sperm and egg qualityPractical strategies for reducing ultra-processed foods without overhauling your whole lifeWhat mitochondria are and why they are central to egg quality and early embryo developmentWhy the egg is the largest cell in the body and demands an enormous amount of energy to ovulateHow blood sugar balance, antioxidants and healthy fats support mitochondrial healthGLP-1 medications: what people trying to conceive really need to understandWhen GLP-1s can be a useful preconception tool and when to stop taking themHow to protect nutrient status and hormone health while using GLP-1sExercise and fertility: why high intensity training can elevate cortisol and affect progesteroneWhy strength training and daily walking may serve you better than five gym sessions a weekThe vagal nerve and why switching on your parasympathetic nervous system matters for conceptionMindfulness, rest and recovery: finding what actually works for youEnvironmental and lifestyle factors: starting small rather than overhauling everything at onceRebuilding nutrient stores between cycles and why recovery time is often overlookedWhy being kind to yourself is not soft advice, it is clinical adviceA note on GLP-1 medicationsGLP-1s came up in consultations with Wild Nutrition clients frequently enough that Gail wanted to address them directly. The key things to know if you are trying to conceive:You cannot take GLP-1 medications while actively trying to conceiveIn the preconception window, they can be a useful tool for shifting weight, reducing inflammation and supporting metabolic health, particularly for those with PCOS, endometriosis or fibroidsAim for gradual, micro-dosed weight loss rather than rapid lossPrioritise protein intake, movement and nutrient density while taking themComing off them requires a plan to maintain the healthy habits built during that periodLinks mentioned in this episodeThe Fertility Disconnect report by Wild Nutrition:Download the full report at wildnutrition.com/fertilitypodcastFree fertility consultation with Wild Nutrition:Book your free one-to-one with a nutritional therapist at wildnutrition.com/fertilitypodcastExclusive listener offer:50% off Wild Nutrition supplements for 3 monthsA free personal consultation with an expert nutritional therapistVisit wildnutrition.com/fertilitypodcast to get started. Terms and conditions apply.About Gail MadalenaGail Madalena is a fertility and cycle health specialist and registered nutritional therapist with deep expertise in IVF, recurrent miscarriage and unexplained infertility. She combines advanced functional medicine training with her own lived experience of a three-year conception journey and works with Wild Nutrition to offer personalised consultations for those trying to conceive.About this mini seriesThis is a three-part branded mini series in partnership with Wild Nutrition. If you missed the first episode, go back and listen:Episode 1: Understanding Your Fertility HealthEpisode 3: Secondary Infertility: The Hidden Struggle (coming next)Thank you, as always, for your ear holes. Until next time

In this episode, David J. Staley reads from his latest University Design blog entry, Educable, where he explores a provocative new concept drawn from Leslie Valiant's recent work: that what truly distinguishes humans is not intelligence—but educability.What if education is not simply about acquiring knowledge or skills, but about undergoing a fundamental “state change”—a transformation in how we think, act, and understand the world? And what if this idea reshaped how we assess learning, design degrees, and even imagine the future of artificial intelligence?Staley challenges us to reconsider long-standing assumptions about education versus training, the purpose of higher education, and what it really means to be “educated” in a rapidly evolving world.Key Ideas ExploredEducability vs. Intelligence: A new framework for understanding human uniquenessEducation as “State Change”: Learning as deep cognitive transformation, not just information transferRethinking Assessment: What if grades reflected the degree of transformation rather than performance?Education vs. Training: Why education prepares us for the unforeseenArtificial Educability: A bold vision for the future of AI beyond current modelsThe Future of Teaching: Imagining new methods for educating both humans and machinesWhy This MattersAt a time when higher education is under pressure to demonstrate value and relevance, this episode invites us to think more expansively. If education is truly about transformation—about changing who we are—then our current systems of grading, credentialing, and ranking may be missing the point.Staley's reflections open the door to a more ambitious vision of higher education—one centered on human development, adaptability, and lifelong learning.

What does it really mean to be “spiritual”?In today's culture, spirituality can mean meditation, manifestation, energy work, mindfulness, or simply being open and expansive. But not everything labeled spiritual comes from the same source. In this episode of The Vibrant Living Podcast, I continue the Lies We Believe series by exploring a foundational truth: there are not infinite spiritual paths. There are two kingdoms. The Kingdom of Light operates through a relationship with God, surrender, and divine authority. The counterfeit kingdom imitates what God created but operates through technique, control, and human will as ultimate authority. This conversation is not about fear. It is about clarity. When you understand source, authority, and purpose, you regain spiritual discernment and alignment.In This Episode, You'll Hear:• Why the word “spiritual” means different things depending on who is using it• How deception often appears enlightened rather than dark• The difference between relationship-based faith and technique-based spirituality• Three diagnostic questions to help you discern source and authority• Why Jesus being “the way” is not about restriction, but protectionA Question to Reflect OnWhen did your definition of “spiritual” begin to shift? And what disappointment or experience influenced that shift? Discernment begins with honesty.About the SeriesThis episode is part of the ongoing Lies We Believe series, where I address subtle spiritual assumptions shaping how we live, lead, and relate to God. Each teaching is designed to bring clarity, strengthen spiritual authority, and re-anchor identity in Christ.Connect with MeWatch the full teaching on YouTubeExplore more resources at www.iVibrantLiving.com

Open-wheel racing is faster, more competitive, and more technically demanding than ever — and safety engineering must evolve just as quickly.In this episode of Race Industry Now, EPARTRADE dives deep into the latest safety innovations transforming sprint car and open-wheel racing. Industry expert Eddie Smith of Motor State Distributing, MPD Racing, and Ti22 Performance explains how modern engineering solutions are replacing improvised trackside fixes to improve driver protection, debris containment, and crash survivability.Hosted by Brad Gillie from SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, this highly technical session covers the real engineering behind:

Recognizing Relational Drift | Psalm 119 Series.In Part 5 of our journey through Psalm 119, we address a spiritual condition that many believers experience but rarely talk about openly — relational drift.A believer may still read Scripture, attend fellowship, and remain active in ministry, yet something deeper begins to change. The Word of God is still familiar, but the sense of closeness with God begins to fade.Psalm 119 speaks directly into this reality. The psalmist does not pretend everything is perfect. Instead, he brings his weariness, struggles, and questions honestly before Yehovah. Through his example, we learn how to recognize spiritual drift early and return to the life-giving presence of God.In this teaching we explore:• Why spiritual familiarity can sometimes weaken intimacy with God• The subtle ways relational drift begins in the life of a believer• Why silence often allows spiritual distance to grow• How Psalm 119 shows us the path back to restoration• Yeshua's call to remain (abide) in Him as the source of lifeThe goal of Scripture has never been simply information.The goal is communion with God.Featured Article – Part 5You can also read the Featured Article excerpt from the upcoming book Held Not Hidden: A Journey Through Psalm 119 here: https://member.bulldozerfaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FEATURED-ARTICLE-Part-5-When-Scripture-Becomes-Familiar-but-God-Feels-Distant.pdfStudy the Psalm 119 SeriesThis teaching is part of an ongoing series exploring the depth and spiritual wisdom of Psalm 119 and how it strengthens believers to walk closely with God in every season.Subscribe & FollowIf this message encourages you, please:• Subscribe to the channel• Share this teaching with others• Leave a comment with your reflections or questionsSupport the MinistryIf you would like to partner with the work of BulldozerFaith, you can learn more here:https://bulldozerfaith.comYour support helps us continue teaching the Word of God and strengthening believers around the world.Scripture References - Psalm 119:25 Psalm 119:28 Psalm 119:37 Psalm 119:59 Psalm 119:176 John 5:39–40 John 15:4–5Dr. Kenny RussellBulldozerFaith – Haifa, Israel

Ukraine has lost close to a quarter of its civilian workforce since the invasion. Three and a half million workers left government-controlled areas: mobilised into the armed forces, displaced inside the country, gone abroad as refugees, or killed. Giacomo Anastasia, Tito Boeri, and Oleksandr Zholud draw on an unprecedented wartime dataset to document how Ukraine's labour market adapted under that pressure. What they find is not what you might expect. Aggregate matching efficiency fell by only about 15%; less than the decline recorded in the United States during the 2008 financial crisis. Firms hired women into roles previously closed to them by law, took on older workers and people with disabilities, and expanded remote work to keep displaced employees and refugees connected to Ukrainian payrolls. The collapse was real, but concentrated: in contested territories near the frontline, employment fell to less than half its pre-war level and vacancy postings dropped to virtually zero. The question the paper poses for reconstruction is how to sustain that resilience, absorb close to a million returning soldiers, and begin to reverse what five years of disrupted schooling has done to a generation.The research behind this episode:Anastasia, Giacomo M., Tito Boeri, and Oleksandr Zholud. 2026. "A Wartime Labor Market: The Case of Ukraine." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues, special issue: "What's Next for Ukraine?"To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim. 2026. "What's Next for Ukraine: A Wartime Labour Market." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues (podcast).Assign this as extra listening. The citation above is formatted and ready for a reading list or VLE.About the guestsGiacomo Anastasia is a PhD student in Economics at Columbia University and Columbia Business School. His research interests include public economics, labour economics, and industrial organisation.Tito Boeri is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University and one of Europe's leading authorities on labour markets, unemployment insurance, and welfare state reform. He served as President of INPS, Italy's national social security institution, from 2015 to 2019.Oleksandr Zholud is a researcher at the National Bank of Ukraine. He was central to maintaining the economic data systems that continued to function through the war, and which made the empirical work in this paper possible. Research cited in this episodeThe civilian labour force contraction is estimated at roughly twenty to twenty-five per cent of the pre-war workforce in government-controlled areas, equivalent to a loss of around 3.5 million workers. The calculation combines refugees abroad (between six and seven million, of whom approximately seventy per cent are of working age), military mobilisation (at least 800,000 since 2022, up from 250,000 before the war), and combat casualties. The authors note that a shock of this scale has almost no modern precedent; the closest comparisons are Serbia's losses in the First World War and the economic disruption caused by the 1994 Rwandan genocide.Work.ua is the largest online job-search platform in Ukraine, covering around 125,000 firms and 4.5 million workers. The paper draws on weekly data from Work.ua on vacancy postings, job-seeker resumes, and offered and expected wages to track labour market dynamics across sectors and regions throughout the war. This platform data continued to be updated through the conflict and provided the primary source for the paper's matching analysis, replacing the State Statistics Service household survey, which suspended publication after the invasion.The InfoSapiens household survey, commissioned by the National Bank of Ukraine since 2021, serves as the wartime replacement for the State Statistics Service quarterly Labour Force Survey. It interviews around 1,000 individuals per quarter on employment, unemployment, and labour force participation, stratified by gender, age, region, and settlement size. Despite its smaller sample, it remains the primary regular survey-based source on Ukraine's labour market since the full-scale invasion.The State Employment Service (SES) firm survey, conducted in January 2025 in cooperation with Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, covered 55,000 enterprises employing 4.2 million workers plus 70,000 registered unemployed persons. This cross-sectional survey provided the paper's evidence on how recruitment practices, remote work adoption, and workforce composition changed after the invasion; it is described in the paper as one of the largest wartime enterprise surveys of its kind.Air raid alarm data are used as the paper's proxy for regional exposure to the war. When missiles or drone attacks are detected, sirens activate across affected areas; the authors use the frequency and duration of these alarms to classify Ukrainian regions on a spectrum from low-exposure (western oblasts such as Lviv) to high-exposure (eastern regions such as Kharkiv) to contested (partially or fully occupied territories including parts of Donetsk and Luhansk). This classification is the basis for the paper's finding that war intensity is the primary driver of differences in labour market outcomes across regions.Matching efficiency is a standard labour economics measure of how effectively the market converts a given stock of unemployed workers and open vacancies into new hires. A fall in matching efficiency means that jobs and workers exist but find each other more slowly. The paper estimates that Ukraine's aggregate matching efficiency declined by about fifteen per cent after the invasion; a smaller fall than the more than twenty per cent recorded in the United States during the 2008 financial crisis, though with severe deterioration concentrated in frontline and contested regions, where matching efficiency dropped by close to twenty-five per cent.Remote work as a retention mechanism. A survey of Ukrainian refugees abroad found that roughly forty per cent of those in employment were working for Ukrainian firms remotely. Those maintaining an employment link to a Ukrainian company reported a significantly higher intention to return to Ukraine after the war compared with refugees employed by foreign firms. Anastasia argues this makes remote work not only an economic adaptation but a tool for sustaining the connection between displaced workers and the country they may one day return to rebuild.More in the "What's Next for Ukraine?" seriesThis episode is the third and final in a series based on papers presented at the inaugural Economic Policy winter conference, Paris, December 2025.Episode 1, with Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Maurice Obstfeld: why $40 billion a year in investment is more achievable than it sounds, why deep debt restructuring is a prerequisite for attracting private capital, and what the Euroclear frozen assets could unlock. Episode 2, with Edward Glaeser, Martina Kirchberger, and Andrii Parkhomenko: why the right model for rebuilding Ukraine's cities is postwar Tokyo rather than postwar Berlin or Warsaw, and why directing reconstruction spending towards the most damaged regions would be rebuilding in the wrong direction. Related reading on VoxEUThe labour market in Ukraine: Rebuild better, the companion VoxEU column by Anastasia, Boeri, and Zholud, summarising the paper's findings on matching efficiency, firm adjustment, and the policy priorities for reconstruction. You only live twice: A growth strategy for Ukraine, Gorodnichenko and Obstfeld's companion column to Episode 1, making the case for $40 billion a year in investment and explaining why EU and NATO accession momentum is the key enabling condition.Rebuilding cities in Ukraine, a VoxEU column on the spatial and urban decisions that will shape how Ukraine's cities develop in the decades after the war, and why the Tokyo model of decentralised land readjustment is the right precedent.

Ukraine's cities were failing long before the Russian invasion began. Kyiv and Lviv ranked among the 40 most congested cities in the world, yet neither makes the top 100 by population. Ninety per cent of Ukraine's housing stock was built before 1990. Its urban infrastructure was designed for a Soviet economy and never properly adapted for the one that followed. So when reconstruction begins, the question is not simply how to repair what was there: it is whether repairing what was there is the right goal.Edward Glaeser of Harvard, Martina Kirchberger of Trinity College Dublin, and Andrii Parkhomenko of the University of Southern California argue that the most instructive precedent is not post-USSR Warsaw, or postwar Berlin, it is postwar Tokyo. Firebombed into ruin, Tokyo rebuilt in a way that was strikingly decentralised: master plans quickly abandoned, local communities empowered to combine small lots through land readjustment, and figure it out from the bottom up. Before the war, Ukraine's economic activity was already shifting away from heavy industry and the east, towards services and the west. Reconstruction that concentrates investment where the damage is greatest, rather than where people want to build a new life, would repair the buildings and miss the point.The research behind this episode:Glaeser, Edward L., Martina Kirchberger, and Andrii Parkhomenko. 2025. "Rebuilding Ukraine's Cities: Maximizing Benefits and Minimizing Costs." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues, special issue: "What's Next for Ukraine?" To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim. 2026, "What's Next for Ukraine: Reconstruction." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues (podcast). Assign this as extra listening: the citation above is formatted and ready for a reading list or VLE.About the guestsEdward Glaeser is Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is one of the world's leading urban economists, with a research agenda spanning cities, housing markets, economic growth, and governance.Martina Kirchberger is a CEPR Research Affiliate and Assistant Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin. Her research focuses on structural transformation, urban economics, and development in low- and middle-income countries.Andrii Parkhomenko is Assistant Professor of Real Estate at the USC Marshall School of Business and a researcher at the Kyiv School of Economics. His work centers on urban and spatial economics, with a particular focus on housing markets and city growth.Research cited in this episodeUkraine Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment, World Bank Group, European Commission, and UN, 2024. The source of the physical damage figure cited in this episode: approximately $175 billion by the end of 2024, with estimates for end-2025 likely exceeding $200 billion. Some independent projections cited by Glaeser run to $500 billion or above.The concept of investing-in-investing, referenced by Kirchberger, originates in work by Paul Collier on how resource-rich developing countries can scale up capital investment effectively. It refers to the prior investments in institutions, skills, and capacity that must be made before large-scale capital flows can be productively absorbed. The implication for Ukraine: there is work to do now, before reconstruction begins at scale.The Tokyo land readjustment model, which Glaeser cited as the most instructive reconstruction precedent, allowed owners of small fragmented lots to pool their land, redevelop it jointly, and receive a share of the new property in exchange for their stake in the old. It enabled large-scale urban reconstruction without central expropriation, and without waiting for government direction. The mechanism remains in active use in Japanese urban planning.The Solidere reconstruction of central Beirut was raised as a cautionary counterexample: a centralised, top-down rebuild that produced a high-end commercial district with questionable benefit to ordinary Lebanese, and which substantially enriched its private shareholders. The contrast with Tokyo's decentralised model is the episode's sharpest illustration of what reconstruction can and cannot achieve when organised from above.More in the "What's Next for Ukraine?" seriesThis episode is the second in a three-part series based on papers presented at the inaugural Economic Policy winter conference, Paris, December 2025.Episode 1: Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Maurice Obstfeld on the investment and financing challenge: $40 billion a year, debt restructuring as a prerequisite for private capital, and why the number is more achievable than it sounds.Episode 3: Demobilisation and the labour market: getting soldiers back into work without breaking the economy that kept the country going. Related reading on VoxEURebuilding cities in Ukraine: A VoxEU column on the urban reconstruction challenge, including the spatial decisions that will shape how Ukraine's cities develop in the decades after the war.A blueprint for the reconstruction of Ukraine: A comprehensive VoxEU overview of the reconstruction architecture: what institutions are needed, how international financing can be coordinated, and what the sequencing of investment should look like.Completing Ukraine's reconstruction architecture: On the remaining gaps in the international framework for financing and coordinating Ukraine's rebuild, and what needs to happen before reconstruction can begin at the required scale.Lessons for rebuilding Ukraine from economic recoveries after natural disasters: What the evidence from post-disaster reconstruction in other countries tells us about what works, what fails, and how quickly economies can return to their pre-shock trajectories.

I turned 50 this week.And I'll be honest — this birthday feels different.There's awareness.There's fear.There's grief.And there's a level of self-trust I would have begged for in my twenties.In this episode, I'm starting a 5-part series sharing 50 things I know at 50 about being a sensitive woman in 2026 — not just how to survive, but how to thrive.Today, I'm giving you the first 10.These are the foundational lessons — the ones about your nervous system, your emotions, your responsibility, and your capacity.Because if you don't understand how you're wired, you will misunderstand your entire life.In This Episode, I Cover:Why sensitivity is not a flaw (even if it's been treated like one)How your nervous system drives your reactionsWhy emotions are messengers — not problemsThe difference between regulation and suppressionWhy other people are not responsible for your feelingsHow to stop fucking yourself overWhy joy must be cultivatedHow to move with fear instead of shrinking from itWhy friendship takes work (especially at midlife)What loving yourself actually requiresWhy focusing on what you want MORE of changes everythingKey TakeawayBeing a sensitive woman in 2026 is not about hardening yourself.It's about building emotional capacity.It's about regulating your nervous system instead of reacting from it.It's about becoming unwilling to betray yourself.Turning 50 hasn't made me less sensitive.It's made me more skilled.And skill changes everything.Continue the SeriesThis is Part 1 of a 5-part birthday series:50 Things I Know at 50 About Being a Sensitive Woman in 2026Stay tuned for Part 2 next week.Connect With MeIf this episode resonated, I'd love to hear from you.Send me a message on Instagram: @theamandahessOr visit www.amandahess.ca to learn more about working together.

Ukraine will emerge from this war with enormous debt. The conventional wisdom treats that as an obstacle: investors weigh it before committing capital, and the burden slows the recovery before it starts. Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Maurice Obstfeld of UC Berkeley argue the opposite. A thorough restructuring of Ukraine's war debts – including, for sufficiently large obligations, outright forgiveness – is not just politically defensible but economically essential for attracting private investment. The bill for rebuilding and growing Ukraine, Gorodnichenko estimates, is $40 billion a year: $20 billion to replace destroyed capital, $10 billion to stop Ukraine falling behind its Eastern European peers, and $10 billion to start closing the gap. Put that figure next to what Poland absorbed in FDI during its post-communist transition, or the €200 billion of Russian state assets currently immobilised in Euroclear, or the budgetary support Ukraine has been receiving since 2022 – and it looks achievable. The harder challenge, they argue, is not raising $40 billion. It is directing it: towards investment rather than consumption. Ukraine didn't grow in the post-Soviet era at the rate that its neighbours achieved. EU accession momentum and secure borders can be a signal to investors that this time the trajectory will be different.The research behind this episode:Gorodnichenko, Yuriy, and Maurice Obstfeld. 2026. "You Only Live Twice: Financial Inflows and Growth in a Westward-Facing Ukraine." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues, special issue: "What's Next for Ukraine?"To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim. 2025. "You Only Live Twice: Financial Inflows and Growth in a Westward-Facing Ukraine." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues (podcast).Assign this as extra listening — the citation above is formatted and ready for a reading list or VLE.About the guestsYuriy Gorodnichenko is a CEPR Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he leads CEPR's Ukraine Initiative. His research spans monetary policy, fiscal policy, and the macroeconomics of growth and business cycles.Maurice Obstfeld is a CEPR Distinguished Fellow and Class of 1958 Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He served as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund from 2015 to 2018, and as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama from 2014 to 2015. He is also a Fellow of the Econometric Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Research cited in this episodeThe discussion of debt overhang draws on a body of work from the 1980s developing-country debt crises, notably the insight that for sufficiently indebted countries, debt reduction can increase the expected value of what creditors recover. Gorodnichenko and Obstfeld apply this framework directly to Ukraine's war debts, arguing that deep restructuring – supported by bilateral official creditors, many of whom are European – is a prerequisite for private investment to follow.The €200 billion figure for immobilised Russian central bank assets held at Euroclear is the basis for Obstfeld's proposal of a reparations loan that would give Ukraine immediate access to large-scale resources, with repayment contingent on Russian reparations. This is discussed in more detail in the related reading below.More in the "What's Next for Ukraine?" seriesThis episode is the first in a three-part series based on papers presented at the inaugural Economic Policy winter conference, Paris, December 2025. Episodes 2 and 3, on rebuilding and the labour market, are forthcoming.Related reading on VoxEUYou only live twice: A growth strategy for Ukraine — Gorodnichenko and Obstfeld's own VoxEU column summarising the key arguments in this paper: why $40 billion a year is achievable, what the policy levers are, and why the window matters.Euroclear and the geopolitics of immobilised Russian assets — The legal and financial context behind the €200 billion of Russian central bank assets frozen at Euroclear, and what it would take to use them for a reparations loan to Ukraine.Using the returns of frozen Russian assets to finance the victory of Ukraine — A VoxEU proposal for channelling the interest income generated by frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine's needs, without requiring the more politically contested step of confiscating the assets themselves.Ukraine's recovery challenge — An earlier VoxEU overview of the reconstruction task: the scale of damage, the role of EU accession, and the two-phase approach to restoring growth.

Stop waiting for the perfect circumstances to feel joy. In this 10-minute mindfulness for beginners journey, we shift your mindset from reactive to intentional, providing deep anxiety relief and restorative power for those experiencing seasonal burnout or chronic stress.Success is measured by your ability to choose calm in the chaos. Today, we use powerful affirmations and nervous system regulation techniques—including the "double inhale" and somatic squeezing—to help you stop overthinking and silence racing thoughts. Whether you are looking for a morning meditation to set a daily intention or a way to unwind before sleep, this session provides a sanctuary for your consciousness.Inside This Episode, You Will Discover:The Double Inhale Technique: A physiological sigh to release immediate tension.The Golden Thread Visualization: A practice for heart-opening and grounding.Affirmation Power: Planting the seeds of happiness with the mantra: "I give myself permission to be happy."Mind-Body Connection: A focused scan to melt the "gray mist" of tension behind the eyes and jaw.Renewable Energy: A visualization of walking into a new season of abundance.3 Caring Tips for a Happier, More Positive LifeGlimmer Hunting: Find three tiny moments of safety or joy throughout your day.The Play Intervention: Spend five minutes daily on something purely tactile and "unproductive," like drawing or dancing, to reset your nervous system.Somatic Squeezing: When stress arises, squeeze every muscle tight for five seconds and release to signal to your brain that the stress cycle is over.Timestamps for Deep Relaxation00:00 – Cold Open: The permission to be happy.00:27 – Introduction to Mindfulness for Beginners.01:08 – The Double Inhale: Breathwork for stress release.02:00 – Body Scan: Softening the "gray mist" of tension.03:43 – Affirmation Session: "I give myself permission to be happy."05:36 – Visualization: The glowing ember of the solar plexus.06:54 – 3 Caring Tips for a positive life.08:58 – Outro: Protecting your newly awakened energy.Join the SeriesThis episode is part of our "Protecting Your Energy" mini-series. Be sure to join us tomorrow for Part 2, where we explore how to maintain this inner peace and guard your renewable energy against external negativity.Subscribe to Calming Anxiety for daily guided meditations, sleep hypnosis, and panic attack relief.

Send us a textWhen a child is emotionally dysregulated, it's easy for parents to feel unsure, exhausted, or like they're constantly reacting instead of responding.In this episode of Mother's Guide Through Autism, host Brigitte Shipman sits down with Sara Lewis Hartley, a healthcare leader with over 20 years of experience and the author of the Purposefully Me children's book series, to explore what emotional regulation really means—and how parents can support it without burning themselves out.This conversation goes beyond surface-level tips. Sara shares practical, compassionate insights about creating emotional safety at home, why regulation starts with the parent, and how understanding emotions—rather than trying to control them—can change the dynamic between parent and child.

Are you doing all the right things — eating well, balancing your hormones, healing your gut, supporting your minerals — and yet still feeling… not great?You're not alone. That's exactly where I found myself — and where many of my clients were, too. That's what led me to explore something I had only heard whispers about: peptide therapy.In this first episode of my Peptide Therapy Mini-Series, I'm sharing: ✨ Why peptides caught my attention (personally + for my clients) ✨ My initial concerns and what I learned that changed my mind ✨ My experience so far with NAD+ and Tesamorelin/Ipamorelin ✨ What needs to be in place before even considering peptides ✨ A sneak peek at what's coming in this mini-seriesThis isn't about magic pills or shortcuts. It's about exploring a powerful new tool for optimization in midlife.

Welcome to Part 2 of our special 5-part podcast series dedicated to commemorating the 350th Shaheedi Divas of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, the Ninth Guru of the Sikhs and the protector of faith.In this powerful episode, we trace the deeply spiritual and historic moments leading up to the revelation of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji as the True Guru, following the final days of Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji and his cryptic last words: “Baba Bakala.”This episode explores the confusion that followed, the rise of 22 impostor claimants to Guruship, the deception of the Sangat, and the courageous discovery by Bhai Makhan Shah Lubana, who helped reveal the True Guru in Baba Bakala.

Send us a textThe Bible Project Daily Podcast: Welcome to the Book of RomansEpisode 1: Introduction to RomansWelcome to a new series of The Bible Project Daily Podcast! This time, we embark on an in-depth journey through the Book of Romans, one of the most influential writings in the New Testament. Written by the Apostle Paul, this letter lays out the core doctrines of the Christian faith, tackling themes such as sin, grace, justification, and righteousness by faith.Why Study Romans?Romans has been a cornerstone of Christian theology, shaping the faith and thought of believers for centuries. Its impact on key figures such as Augustine, Martin Luther, and John Wesley underscores its power in transforming lives. As we work through this book, we will examine its historical context, theological significance, and practical applications for our daily walk with Christ.Structure of the SeriesThis series will be as always, a chapter-by-chapter, verse-by-verse exploration of the book. Along the way, we will:Unpack key theological conceptsExplore Paul's arguments in their historical and cultural contextReflect on how Romans applies to contemporary Christian lifeWhat to Expect in This EpisodeIn this introductory episode, we will cover:The Author: Who was Paul, and what motivated him to write this letter?The Recipients: Understanding the church in Rome and its unique challengesThe Purpose: Why did Paul write Romans, and what are its key themes?The Big Picture: A quick overview of the book's structure and main argumentsHow You Can EngageI encourage you to read through the Book of Romans as we progress through the series. Take notes, reflect, and feel free to share your thoughts. You can engage with me through the podcast platform or on Patreon to discuss insights and ask questions.https://patreon.com/JeremyMcCandless?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkLet's embark on this exciting journey together! May the study of Romans deepen our faith and draw us closer to the heart of God.Support the showFor an ad-free version of my podcasts plus the opportunity to enjoy hours of exclusive content and two bonus episodes a month whilst also helping keep the Bible Project Daily Podcast free for listeners everywhere support me at;|PatreonSupport me to continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

Part of the Prayer and The Trinity sermon seriesThis sermon was preached by David Shaw and is 32 minutes long.

In this episode, Susan Robbins is back with Christina Cadden, a board-certified family nurse practitioner specializing in functional medicine, mold, hormones, thyroid, gut health, Lyme, and specialty cancer testing.For the past year and a half, Susan and Christina have been working together behind the scenes, combining their expertise to bring clients the best of medical + lifestyle support. Now, they're officially launching a new program that delivers affordable, personalized health solutions designed to help YOU break free from the cookie-cutter approach to wellness.What you'll discover in this episode:Why men's health is overlooked and why that's about to changeThe missing piece in personalized health that most programs ignoreHow medical + lifestyle coaching together create real, lasting resultsA sneak peek at the upcoming offers (affordable + tailored just for you!)How you can ask YOUR health questions & get expert answers in a new monthly seriesThis is the future of health, and it's happening NOW.Listen in, get excited, and be the first to hear about this life-changing launch!Have a question for Susan & Christina? Send it in, and they'll answer it on the second Monday of every month!Learn About Christina Cadden:A board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and registered nurse with a background in critical care. Christina's holistic approach to patient care stems from her comprehensive nursing education and career.Originally from Texas, Christina recently relocated to the mountains. Her personal health journey began two years ago when she experienced hair loss and chronic fatigue. Frustrated by conventional medical advice, she delved into functional medicine, discovering unique approaches to health. Christina has battled conditions like Hashimoto's, EBV, IBS, SIBO, Leaky Gut, and Mold, fueling her passion to help others facing similar issues.She founded Watchful Wellness, PLLC, launched November 2024. Outside of work, Christina enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with her husband, two daughters, and their chocolate lab.RESOURCES:SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!  Email: susan@healthyawakening.co or christina@watchfulwellnesspllc.comVisit the website: healthyawakening.co/podcastFind listening links here: https://healthyawakening.co/linksSHOW NOTES: healthyawakening.co/episode42Connect with Susan:Contact me for your DNA testing or epigenetic coaching!To schedule a FREE consultation, send an email to susan@healthyawakening.coFaceboook: https://www.facebook.com/susanrobbinshealthyawakeningInstagram: @susanrobbins_epigeneticcoachP.S. Want reminders about episodes? Sign up for our newsletter, you can find the link on our podcast page! https://healthyawakening.co/podcast

CLIMATE ACTION SHOWProduced by Vivien Langford November 4th 2024WHAT  THE  HECK  PLIBERSEK! "It's wishful thinking that gas miraculously moves overseas without emissions".ROBERT HOWARTH - Famous Ecosysystem Scientist at Cornell University As the minister for the Environment and climate change Tania Plibersek approves new coal and gas projects these groups push back: Frack Free NT - Louis Boyle Bryant in an interview about Tamboran Resources and the Beetaloo Basin Gas in NT Get up! -  CEO Larissa Baldwin at Darling Harbour First Nations Defenders - Aunty Rhonda Dixon, Gadrian Hoosen from Boroloola NT, Raymond Bubbly Weatherall from Gomeroi Country who chaired the meeting out side Plibersek's Nature Positive Conference. NSW Greens - MP Sue Higginson- "People right now are standing up against logging of precious Bulga State Forest and its enfdangered species" Lock the Gate Alliance - Nic Clyde AYCC - Natasha Abhayawickrama Nature Conservation Council Jaqui  Mumford "NSW is a global hotspot for biodiversity destruction"Plus Move Beyond Coal, Knitting Nanas, XR Drummers Sydney Environment Institute Stories are the toolbox seriesPreventing more climate chaos is one thing. Being prepared for the consequences is another.The second item is courtesy of the Stories are the toolbox podcasthttps://shows.acast.com/the-sei-podcast-seriesThis episode shows a Blue Mountains neighbourhood preparing for bushfire.Disaster-affected communities frequently emphasise the need to ‘know your neighbours' – know who they are, what their needs and plans may be and what skills and resources they have. This vignette demonstrates how for some communities this takes the form of warden or street facilitator networks; people who understand the lay of the land, can serve as a point of contact for advice and organise street-level disaster preparation and readiness activities.   

Down Home Cajun Music- Khoury's 700 SeriesThis episode documents the final Cajun recordings on George Khoury's Khoury's label. The Khoury's label began in 1950 and lasted into the 1960's. The 700 series is basically 45 rpm releases beginning with Nathan Abshire's 701 in 1957. Khoury released 6 Cajun records on the 700 series as listed below. But by 1960's, he reissued several of his old 78 rpm recordings on 45 rpm. I've included two examples of those. To me, these are some of the greatest examples of Cajun music in the late 1950's. By the late 1950's the studios improved their sound and the pressings improved. This would lead to other labels releasing great Cajun music in the late 1950's into the 1960's. But Khoury's musical legacy is filled with absolute great music.Nathan Abshire & His Pine Grove Boys- "Crying Pine Grove Blues" (Khoury's 701A) 1957Nathan Abshire & His Pine Grove Boys- "LSU French Waltz" (Khoury's 701B) 1957Cleveland Crochet & His Hillbilly Ramblers- "Sha Meon Waltz" (Khoury's 702A) 1957Cleveland Crochet & His Hillbilly Ramblers- "Midnight Blues" (Khoury's 702B) 1957Nathan Abshire & His Pine Grove Boys- "Cannonball Special" (Khoury's 704A) 1958Nathan Abshire & His Pine Grove Boys- "Red Rock Waltz" (Khoury's 704B) 1958Pee Wee Broussard & The Melody Boys- "Perradin Twoster" (Khoury's 709A) 1959Pee Wee Broussard & The Melody Boys- "Jolie Te Blun" (Khoury's 709B) 1959Blackie Fruge & The Moonlight Serenaders- "Elton Two Step" (Khoury's 725B) 1959Blackie Fruge & The Moonlight Serenaders- "La Robe Barre" (Khoury's 725A) 1959)Pee Wee Broussard & The Melody Boys- "New Iberia Stomp" (Khoury's 725A) 1960Pee Wee Broussard & The Melody Boys- "La Valse De Bon Amies" (Khoury's 725B) 1960Lawrence Walker & His Wandering Aces- "Evangeline Waltz" (Khoury's 615A) 1951 (45 rpm repress) 1960Lawrence Walker & His Wandering Aces- "Johnny Can't Dance" (Khoury's 615B) 1951 (45 rpm repress) 1960 Nathan Abshire & His Musical Five- "La Waltz A Belezere" (Khoury's 610A)(45 rpm repress) 1960Nathan Abshire & His Musical Five- " "Choupique Two Step" (Khoury's 610B)(45 rpm repress) 1960

We're back on our ODM gear and slaying titans, assisting a milatary Coo, and fighting a giant Kaiju horror titan. It's time for AOT season 3 the start of the fall the nonsense of this seriesThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5507168/advertisement