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Sister Act 40k is excited to announce that we are partnering with Justin Seo of the Warp Wanderers RTT to kick off a new TTS team event: "Noosphere Knockdown"! Signups are live right now and will run until April 3rd, with the event starting on April 5th. Justin and Innes Wilson, Scotland's WTC captain, join us to talk about how team events work generally, the structure of the Noosphere Knockdown, and the very unique event awards available. The Noosphere Knockdown is a 4 person team tournament - you can sign up as a team on behalf of a captain or as an individual where you'll be assigned to a team before the event starts. The event will last 5 rounds, playing one game per week. If you've never played in a team event before - great! Neither have many of the participants and it's a great opportunity to experience the format. For all the details you need on the event, go here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PbMWRSXTLGQMHboWaWXakK5pC0gcXg3ptBIWb8HhFMY And to sign up, fill out this 30 second entry form: https://forms.gle/sujxnwUYPZBqNCHD7 Hope to see you there!

Sponsored by Linode! pythonbytes.fm/linode Special guest: Sebastian Witowski Watch on YouTube Brian #1: Raspberry Pi Pico Release Announcement A review $4 microcontroller Small Extremely low power needs. Built on RP2040, a brand-new chip developed by Raspberry Pi Related: Mu : codewith.mu, 1.1.0-beta.2 Mu is “a simple Python editor for beginner programmers.” 1.1.0 support new boards, including Pico, Lego Spike, plus lots of new fixes. Michael #2: New MongoDB ODM: Beanie via PyCoders Beanie - is an asynchronous ODM for MongoDB, based on Motor and Pydantic. Very new but also very exciting. Main component of Beanie is Pydantic. It helps to implement the main feature - data structuring. Beanie Document - is an abstraction over the Pydantic BaseModel that allows working with Python objects at the application level and JSON objects at the database level. Example, classes: class TagColors(str, Enum): RED = "RED" BLUE = "BLUE" GREEN = "GREEN" class Tag(BaseModel): name: str color: TagColors = TagColors.BLUE class Note(Document): # This is the document structure title: str text: Optional[str] tag_list: List[Tag] = [] Sebastian #3: Sourcery No, not the Terry Pratchett novel (although this one is pretty cool too!) Gives you refactoring recommendations in your code editor Integrates with PyCharm and VS Code Super easy to use - you get suggestions as you type and with one click you can apply them Free to use in the code editor (you will need a personal token) and paid plans with analytics, CI integration, etc. It keeps finding errors in my code (well, maybe I'm just a bad programmer

After some quick Tournament Structure errata, we finally get to sink our teeth into the Underworld expansion talking about the Corvid Conspiracy. We’re on record saying the Lizard Cult is a bad faction, but we didn’t realize how bad it can get. The Corvids can certainly shine, but what we’ve seen from the tournament is a faction that is easy to stop and just enough self-balancing that it can be hard to find your footing. But let’s learn them so you can make your own judgement!   4:20 - Ep 178 Errata (Tournament Structure and Signups)   14:00 - Learning the Corvid Conspiracy 20:13 - Abilities 25:16 - Setup 26:39 - Plot Tokens 34:31 - Birdsong 41:18 - Daylight 47:12 - Evening 52:19 - Opening Ideas 1:01:01 - Crafty Corner: Base Deck 1:11:34 - Crafty Corner: Exiles and Partisans 1:23:31 - Pitfalls 1:30:45 - Where do we find our victory? Music by Brian Kupillas. Find more at wanderinglake.bandcamp.com To learn more about our Discord, Twitter, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

Red Bull announces the Red Bull Campus Clutch, a global collegiate Valorant tournament with more than 50 countries. Teams will play against others from their own country until the World Final. Right now the only detailed information out is for the qualifiers Qualifiers are happening from February - May 23, where all countries are holding their qualifiers on specific days. The qualifiers for the US will be happening from March 1 - April 20. The dates for the US-specific qualifiers will be announced on February 9th. Signups are now live. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Anna chats with Eduardo Antuñia Díez (https://github.com/eduadiez) - co-founder / project lead of DAppNode (https://dappnode.io/) - about the importance of running your own node, the roll out of ETH2 and the role DAppNode aims to play in the future. Here are some useful links: STABLE Act (Stablecoin Tethering and Bank Licensing Enforcement (STABLE) Act) Jordi episode (https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/145) DAppNode Discord (https://discord.dappnode.io) DAppNode Gaurdians of Ethereum DAO proposal (https://medium.com/dappnode/guardians-of-ethereum-a-validator-dao-proposal-d82e76231b45) Zero Knowledge Gitcoin grant (https://gitcoin.co/grants/329/zero-knowledge-podcast) is eligible for Gitcoin's CLR matching - on now! Last chance to donate before the new year. Thanks to this week’s sponsor O(1) Labs (https://o1labs.org/), the team incubating Mina (minaprotocol.com) protocol. Mina is the world’s lightest blockchain, powered by participants. And over the past 18 months, the community - alongside the core team at O(1) Labs - have been working on a rigorous testnet. And now they’re close to finding a mainnet candidate. Signup for this adversarial testnet, Testworld. Signups open today, but is limited to the first 1000 participants. Go to minaprotocol.com/adversarial (https://minaprotocol.com/adversarial) to secure your spot. Also be sure to join their active technical community discord at bit.ly/minadiscord (http://bit.ly/MinaDiscord) If you like what we do: Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefm (-https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) Join us on Telegram (https://t.me/joinchat/B_81tQ57-ThZg8yOSx5gjA) Catch us on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYWsYz5cKw4wZ9Mpe4kuM_g) Read up on the r/ZKPodcast subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/zkpodcast t) Give us feedback! https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A Support our Gitcoin Grant (https://gitcoin.co/grants/329/zero-knowledge-podcast-2) Support us on the ZKPatreon (https://www.patreon.com/zeroknowledge)

Top-Trending 2020 YouTube Videos Demonstrate Longer Is Stronger | These 10 videos made it to the top this 2020. Get insights on video length and strategies to help you make better content. Google Transparency Core UpdatesGreg Sterling leaving Third Door Media and Search Engine LandGoogle December 2020 Core Update still rolling outUS Government moves to break up FacebookRural Broadband is available via SpaceX with a nearly $1Billion subsidy from the US Federal Communications Commission in a bid to push broadband access to all Americans in the next ten years.Former Salesforce, Richard Socher, to start a new search engine to compete with Google at You.com/. Signups are being accepted but that puts you on a waitlist. Apparently, you can move up the list by filling in a survey and inviting other users to you.com/.SMX is on!Google to look into the dismissal of AI expert Timnit Gebru.

Benji Hyam is the co-founder of Grow and Convert, a content marketing agency that does things a little differently to other agencies. They identify pain points to drive content, conversation, and sales, which is something of a novelty in the world of marketing agencies. In this episode, I wanted to understand why lead generation was not a priority for marketing agencies, where Benji gets his ideas from, and how he creates high-quality content that converts. We covered: How most agencies are focussed on output of content not leads Why many agencies choose not to measure ROI Is content here to stay? Figuring out which channel is best to convey what you want to say How all content starts with the written word Why engagement begins with customer research The impotence of doubling down on your strengths Tips for getting articles seen by the right people Short and long term tactics Resources: Grow and Convert Pain Point SEO: How to Produce SEO Content That Drives Conversions SaaS Content Strategy: How We Scaled Leadfeeder's Signups to Over 200/month B2C Content Marketing: How We Grew a B2C Blog to 70,000 Pageviews in 14 Months Become a Top Content Marketer Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill The Lean Startup - Eric Ries Contagious - Jonah Berger Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely

On iOS Today, Leo Laporte recommends the iOS app MySudo when signing up for potentially spammy accounts across the web. The app features end-to-end encryption. Get the app at https://mysudo.com/ Full episode at twit.tv/ios505 Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our full shows at https://twit.tv/shows/

On iOS Today, Leo Laporte recommends the iOS app MySudo when signing up for potentially spammy accounts across the web. The app features end-to-end encryption. Get the app at https://mysudo.com/ Full episode at twit.tv/ios505 Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our full shows at https://twit.tv/shows/

On iOS Today, Leo Laporte recommends the iOS app MySudo when signing up for potentially spammy accounts across the web. The app features end-to-end encryption. Get the app at https://mysudo.com/ Full episode at twit.tv/ios505 Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our full shows at https://twit.tv/shows/

On iOS Today, Leo Laporte recommends the iOS app MySudo when signing up for potentially spammy accounts across the web. The app features end-to-end encryption. Get the app at https://mysudo.com/ Full episode at twit.tv/ios505 Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our full shows at https://twit.tv/shows/

#174 Busy preparing for some virtual 'stage' work for the next three days. You can find me, Werner Puchert on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Questions, Comments, Suggestions - Show Email - archivett24@yahoo.com News and Notes: Teatrul Țăndărică Romania - Website / Facebook USITT - Facebook Our friends at DPA Microphones have been busy this past week with their own series of FREE webinars hosted by mic expert Bo Brinck. To view the recorded versions of these webinars, head over to DPA's page and click on "videos" in the side navigation. In addition to our New@Noon and Forum@Four online opportunities, we'll also be offering online versions of Resume Doctors and Portfolio Reviews on Fridays at 2-4 p.m. EDT from April 10 to May 1! Industry experts are ready to help you put your best foot forward when searching for a job in our industry. Signups to have your work reviewed are now available for the Online Portfolio Reviews. Resume Doctors, however, do not require advanced signups. Learn more by visiting the links below. Resume Doctors: usitt.org/education-training/online-resume-doctors Portfolio Reviews: usitt.org/education-training/online-portfolio-reviews We are currently looking for volunteers for both programs, as well. Links are available on the respective web pages to sign up! Alex Rockey - a scenic design student at Pace University. Alex was the Scenic Designer for the school's production of "The Wolves," which has since been canceled. A big thanks to Alex for sending these designs to us! Technical Theater Educators - Facebook Documentary Suggestions from Scenography - Josef Svoboda / Franco Zeffirelli Lanterna Magika - Youtube Czech National Ballet - Website

Uh Oh! It's our first every BONUS EPISODE!!! Mary Upchurch and Phil Korz came over hashed out both of their relationship wants, needs and goals. Mary expressed her frustrations with Tinder, and Phil shares that he can no longer get a date!!! Will you, our listeners, help our dynamic duo and our cast of daters?!? Project Blind Date was invented to help give our cast another avenue to find Mr./Ms. Right! There's a (free) sign up,, and we're looking for listeners who want to go on blind dates with and are crushing on someone from our cast! (Signups available on the Broken Drift Productions facebook page.) Don't miss this very special pre-Valentine's Day episode and sign up to date on of us now!

Thanksgiving Week Podcast: Teamwork. Adventure. Endurance. Challenge! In this episode we speak with the Race Director with SwimRun Georgia – Signups […]

Build a website in just 5 days (even if you're not techie) at www.free5daywebsitechallenge.com Already have a website? Take the Free "Jumpstart Your Website Traffic" marketing mini-course at www.jumpstartyourwebsitetraffic.com Leave a Review! Welcome to my October 2019 Income Report! Every month I publish an income report to take you behind the scenes of my online business and reveal exactly how much money I make, how much I spend and lessons learned along the way! Important things that happened in October: I intentionally starting reducing my work hours. I did a photo shoot since my last real one was in 2016. I traveled to Colorado for a long weekend to visit my best friend and celebrate her 40th birthday. I hosted another partner webinar with ConvertKit. I recorded 9 podcast guest episodes. I hosted the third 5 Day Freebie Challenge to promote the Website Marketing Lab – and I’ll break down all the stats for you that in this income report too. Notes I found to myself in my planner: “I’m ahead!” “OMG I finally love everything I’m doing in my biz right now, I have butterflies in my chest!” “How can I show like up a boss this week and over-deliver for the 5 Day Freebie Challenge? How can I make this the best experience they’ve ever had from a live challenge?” Review of my goals My target revenue goal is $15,000 a month by March of 2020. My minimum baseline $10,000 a month – $2500 to cover my normal monthly expenses, I set aside $2500 a month for taxes, and pay myself $5,000 a month – two paychecks of $2500 each. Total Revenue: $12,018.50 Affiliate Income: $2027.86 Courses: $7490.64 Done For You & Consulting: $2500 Total Expenses: $2192.83 Out of the ordinary expenses: Facebook Ads to promote “5 Day Freebie Challenge” – $436.78 Annual fee for EasyWebinar – $500 Which means I ran the bare bones of my business for just $1256.05 in October. Good to know in case life hits the fan, and that will also help me meet some of the goals I set at my mastermind retreat, which I’ll talk about a bit later. Get the full breakdown of income, expenses and net profit month by month here. Net Profit: $9825.67 I paid myself $6K of my profit – which I may not have mentioned this in prior income reports, but I’ve actually been paying myself $3000 a paycheck since I think June to repay myself for the Growth University investment. I now have a cushion in the bank where I’m one paycheck and one month’s expenses ahead, and the rest of my profit goes into my tax account – and after I pay taxes every year, what’s left is mine to put back in the business, do something fun, invest, whatever. Biggest Lessons Learned In September, my online courses earned more money than ever before in the history of my business. And then in October, I beat that number by $931. In September, my passive income and courses combined accounted for 76% of my revenue. In October again, passive income and courses combined accounted for exactly 76% percent of my revenue, whereas in previous months it’s never accounted for more than 50%. And I’m so pumped about that…because one of my goals when I joined Growth University was to make enough money from passive income to cover the $2500 monthly consulting gig that I have, planning ahead for when that revenue goes away because it was 25% of my month. And I’m just a few dollars shy of making that happen on the revenue side, but I’m currently totally fine on the expense side because I’ve pared my expenses down so much. Not only have I decreased my expenses, I’ve decreased the amount of time I’m working every week. I mentioned that I made a commitment to my mastermind gals to reduce my work hours, stop working on weekends, vacations and holidays and I truly did put that into practice in October. Here’s how much I worked each week: Week 1: 38 hours, 5.5 of that on the weekend (including my photoshoot). Week 2: 25 hours, Monday – through Thursday morning, then left for Colorado, didn’t work at all there. Week 3: 30.5 hours, started work late mornings, about 6 hours a day, no weekend. Week 4: 41.5 hours, 5 Day Freebie Challenge week, started later in the day, worked every evening and a couple hours on the weekend – all on the Challenge. Total Hours Worked: 135 I went to Colorado for a long weekend and while I brought my laptop with me, I didn’t even open it. For four days it sat untouched in my work bag. This is probably a first in the history of me starting this business that I didn’t open my laptop for that many consecutive days. It wasn’t easy, because I’m a workaholic in recovery, but I was able to do it because I planned ahead. I made a list of all the things I needed – not wanted – needed to get done or scheduled before my trip, scheduled time to get them done, planned time to get my inbox down to zero, put a vacation message on my email and let my students know I’d be offline for a few days. And then I practiced relaxing and unplugging, and I just told myself that what I wanted for the weekend was to be PRESENT. I’m usually distracted. I’m usually working in the mornings while everyone is sleeping… and then they get up and I’m like… “I just gotta finish this one thing…” and I wrap it up… but the damage is already done. My brain is in work mode for the rest of the day. I’m distracted. I’m checking my phone. I’m not fully there. I’m talking about work with my friends who don’t really want to talk about work, and I never feel recharged or relaxed. So this time, I planned ahead to do NOTHING. And it was AMAZING. And I came home relaxed and ready. And I know this might sound lame to those of you who aren’t planners or chronic overworkers, but that mini-trip was a test. Because I’m going on vacation for a week for my 40th birthday in less than 2 weeks at the time of this recording, and I don’t intend to open my laptop for 8 days. I don’t intend to be in any of my Facebook groups for 8 days, or responding to email for 8 days. I feel like I’m finally ready and prepared to take advantage of the life I’ve created…to go on vacation and choose to not work, to practice doing nothing, and to reap the benefits of giving my brain some downtime, and to just be PRESENT with my husband and our friends. Also in October, I ran the 5 Day Freebie Challenge for the third time, which is one of my FAVORITE things to do. I talked about this a little bit last month, I go live in a Facebook group nightly for 5 days, and I teach some core concepts about online marketing and give people action steps to take to get started, and then I give them feedback on their homework and stuff – basically giving them a taste of what it’s like to work with me inside my program. And at the end, I share more about the Website Marketing Lab and how people can continue to work with me after the free live Challenge is over, and then I’d give them a week to enroll, and then I’d close the doors and start walking the new group through the lessons. For the first time, I ran Facebook Ads to promote the Challenge – and I did that as a test. I wanted to see how much they would cost me, how many new signups I got, and how many of those signups actually became customers. So here are all the stats for the 5 Day Freebie Challenge: Total # of Signups: 641 Signups from Facebook Ads: 208 Signups from Email Invitation: 233 Signups from Courses Site: 298 (overlap on signups from email + courses site) Signups from Main Website: 40 Signups from Pep Talks for Side Hustlers Site: 8 Total # of Email Recipients: 600 (bounces, unsubscribes) # of people who joined the Facebook Group: 277 from 10 countries 3.1K likes, comments and reactions. 258 posts 249 Active members # of people who joined the Website Marketing Lab: 19 Conversion Percentage for all signups: 3.2% Conversion Percentage for active participants: 6.9% Total revenue in October from NEW Website Marketing Lab Signups: $4843 (doesn’t include future revenue expected over the next 9-12 months for everyone that opted for a payment plan). So this year, I spent $436 on Facebook ads, and again, I used Claire Pelletreau’s Facebook Ad Spend calculator to figure out my budget and my expected return on investment. I talked to Claire back in episode 231 all about when is the right time to use Facebook Ads in your business so you can go back and listen to that one here. The calculator NAILED IT when it came to my ad spend, the cost of my course, the cost per lead and expected ROI… But here’s the interesting thing about this launch – none of the people that signed up for the 5 Day Freebie Challenge via a Facebook Ad actually joined the program this time around. I mean, I know why… It’s because they don’t know me yet. I haven’t built the know, like and trust factor yet. Our relationship isn’t solidified. I’ll be interested to see if the people that signed up for those ads make a purchase in the future. If I didn’t dig in to my numbers deep enough, I might think that my Facebook Ads were successful. Because I could sit here and tell you that I 10x’d my return on investment for my ad spend… But I didn’t. I spent $436 on Facebook ads and not one of those signups became a customer. My Facebook Ads were successful in terms of growing my list and filling my challenge… So the next Facebook Ads test I’m going to do is run ads to my free content in between launches and see if that brings me my ideal client, and see if those people stick around on my list and eventually become a customer. But they had nothing to do with the results of my launch. I think what made my launch so successful is the relationship I’ve cultivated with my subscribers over time, and the live engagement in my challenge. Just like last month with the Web Designer Academy, I showed up in a Facebook group every night for 5 nights, interacted with everyone in there, shared everything I could share in 60 minutes a day, and answered all their questions and gave feedback on their homework.. I didn’t do a big sales presentation, and I also gave people a chance in every step of the way to opt out of learning more about the Website Marketing Lab. And just like I said with the Web Designer Academy – It’s so much easier to get customers when you’re not trying to sell. And that’s what I teach people to do inside my programs too. And I’m not knocking Facebook Ads at all, but it’s not like they’re magic. I still have to gain the trust of those people. And I’m still going to test out different strategies to see what if anything gets me results… So these Facebook Ad tests that I’ve done the past couple of months, they are just telling me that I’m on the right track. Because you wanna know the strategy that IS bringing me subscribers that turn into customers? Relationships. One of the core strategies I teach me Website Marketing Lab students how to leverage. Yep, building relationships with people that serve the audience I serve, creating opportunities to get in front of their audience and deliver value to them, and in the process getting new subscribers – but these subscribers aren’t coming to me not knowing if they can trust me… because someone they already trust is introducing them to me, I’ve shaved off a big chunk of the time it takes to build that trust vs. people that come in through Facebook Ads. It’s fascinating. And building relationships is free and priceless all at the same time. So that will continue to be my focus throughout the rest of 2019 and 2020 – instead of creating new courses or programs or products, I’ll be creating new relationships. Thanks so much for listening – and I’ll see you right here next week where I’m talking to Sylvie McCracken all about how to create a profitable side hustle as a health care professional. And if you need a website but have no idea how to get started, go to http://www.free5daywebsitechallenge.com and sign up for the 5 Day Website Challenge and learn how to create a website for your side hustle. And if already have a website and you want to learn how to get traffic to it, go to www.jumpstartyourwebsitetraffic.com and sign up for my free 6-part mini-course that’ll walk you through how to get started getting targeted traffic to your website.

Alissa shares the lessons learned from her life’s challenges breaking the poverty cycle, surviving infertility and watching her preemies struggle to live.https://tamarakanderson.com/alissa-mcclure-lessons-from-a-broken-home-infertility-and-preemies/About Alissa McClureRaised in poverty in a broken homeBecame a teacherChildren’s book authorBloggerMarried her best friendStruggled with infertilityGave birth to preemie twins and almost lost themSummer of 2018 released her first book for adults called, “Joy On! Ten Ways to Add More Joy to Your Life”Lessons from a Broken HomeFirst, Alissa shared an experience she had in first grade where she learned that there was a better way to treat people than she was taught in her home.From this experience, she learned to watch people outside of her home that were happy and doing good things and tried to incorporate those examples in her own life.It must have worked with a nickname like “Smiley.”Lessons from InfertilityAfter trying for over 5 years to get pregnant, she started to feel broken, frustrated, and that she was the only one that was struggling with this challenge.She visited many specialists in the Houston area and no one could figure out what was wrong or help her.Alissa wondered why God wouldn’t bless them with such a good goal of having children.She wondered if maybe God didn’t trust her or think she was worthy to be a mother. Alissa said lots of prayers asking for children, but received no answer.Satan is cunning and places doubts in our minds because he doesn’t want us to feel good about ourselves.You are not alone in your doubts and inner struggles!It took Alissa years to realize that as a teacher and working with the young women of her church that she was able to “mother” children, and she was finally able to be okay with that. And she loved those girls and her students as best as she could.She told God that she was finally okay with the extent of her motherhood in March and found out she was pregnant with twins in July.Alissa feels like she needed to reach that point where she could submit to God’s will before He blessed her with children, but everyone is on their own path and the answer might be different for other people.Find an infertility support group. God will guide you to others who are struggling with the same issue, but you need to be willing to open up and talk to others, because often they have no idea.She almost felt both joy and sadness when she found out she was expecting: Joy because it had finally happened, but sadness because she didn’t want to tell her support group friends that were still struggling with infertility. It was kind of like a “survivor’s guilt.”Extreme gratitude for every child God gave her–even when they are fighting she reminds herself, “I begged for this!”Tip 1: Never ask a woman if she is pregnant!Tip 2: Don’t expect people who struggle with infertility to participate in baby showers, it is often too hard for them to straddle the happiness and grief at the same time.Lesson for others: Don’t judge someone if you see they don’t have children–sometimes it is not by choice. Be kind in your comments.Birth of PreemiesNext, Alissa shared her story of getting pneumonia and having to deliver the babies 10 weeks early by Emergency C-Section. Then her babies got a Staph infection and were balancing between life and death.Alissa remembers thinking as she watched her babies struggle for life “This might be it for me. This might be my one chance for motherhood and I might never take my babies home.”She learned to be grateful for each moment she spent with her babies.Faith is shown in our works: She spent two months in the NICU beside her babies. Finally a nurse came up to her and said, “You must have a lot of faith.” Alissa wondered what she was talking about, but the nurse explained that she was there every day and she was smiling.Look up and serve no matter where you are. After that, Alissa reached out to the other mothers in the NICU and formed like a mini support group.God has a plan and He is aware of us even when it feels like we are all alone.It is hard to leave your baby at the hospital and go home without them.It is also hard to watch others come and go from NICU faster than you.Have mini pity party when discouraged and move on.Tips to help others in this circumstance: Offer to drive them to the hospital (especially if they have had a C-Section and can’t drive.)Book Recommendation for PreemiesPreemies: The Essential Guide for Parents of Premature BabiesThis book is great because it explains medical terms and give explanations for acronyms used in the NICU because the nurses there speak a different lingoIt is also good to read how common these things were and that you weren’t alone in having your baby experience them.Examples: it explains why the the baby has a feeding tube in their nose and or an iv on their head. Bonus tipKeep going. Don’t give up.Inspirational Quotes & Shareable MemesFavorite Bible Verses1.Matthew 6:28-30 “And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?”Back story of this favorite verse: As a child she only had 4 outfits and so she had to figure out which outfit she would need to wear twice that week (and this was important to her at this time because she didn’t want people to know how poor her family was).Her takeaway: Why am I worried about my clothes when the Lord will provide for me? God will always take care of us.2. Luke 1:37 “For with God nothing shall be impossible.”The tricky thing here is often Alissa feels like she is getting inspiration coming from God and her very next thought is a doubt and she has to remind herself that with God nothing is impossible!How to Connect with AlissaWebsite: http://alimcjoy.com/https://www.facebook.com/alimcjoy/https://www.instagram.com/alimcjoy/https://www.pinterest.com/alimcjoy/Alissa’s Joy On! CourseGet Alissa’s Joy On! book on Kindle for 99 cents! Background to writing the book Joy On!After her 4th baby, Alissa experienced postpartum depression that took a long time to recover from. When she found out she was pregnant with her fifth baby, she was so worried she would have postpartum depression again. Her husband encouraged her to start doing the things that enabled her to recover from it the first time right away.So, she started thinking about those things and doing them and it eventually dawned on her that these are things that she should share to fulfill her life mission: to bring more joy to the world.Sign up for Alissa’s Joy On! Course here.Signups are only through January 31, 2019, so act quickly.In her course, you will focus on one topic each month with January doing some prep and preview exercises and December doing evaluation.Listeners of Stories of Hope in Hard Times get a 20% discount on this $48 course (that’s right–making it only $38.40 for you to be coached in a small group and have 2019 be a year of JOY for you!Your coupon code for this 20% discount is: HOPE2019.

Kelsey Patel is literally sunshine in human form. Jordan always says that sitting down with her is like sitting down to the church of Kelsey Patel because wisdom just pours out of her. In this episode Jordan and Kelsey chat about exciting new projects, like Kelsey’s upcoming book and her new podcast, Magik Vibes. Kelsey also does a special Reiki healing for Jordan and everyone listening. Something that’s super special about Kelsey’s podcast is that she does distance Reiki on the show every single week. The work for Jordan’s course, Waking Back Up To Your Own Soul, has started, and the first live webinar was last week. Everyone was completely tapped into all their angels and guides and the energy was so powerful. Signups are now closed, but it will open back up in the future. If you're interested and you're saving money, or it just didn't work for you to join this round, sign up for Jordan’s newsletter here to hear about the next one. Jordan’s also working on something super special for her subscribers - a free meditation to give you a taste of what you'll get in the course.  If this podcast brings you value and you enjoy listening to it, Jordan would be so honored to have you leave a rating and review in iTunes. Send a screenshot of your review and subscription to jordan@thebalancedblonde.com and to thank you, she’ll send you her Soul on Fire yoga ebook for free.Jordan would love to thank all the amazing sponsors of the show including: Four Sigmatic (Use the code BLONDE to get 15% off all the best mushroom coffees, matchas, lattes, skincare and more) Thrive Market (Go to ThriveMarket.com/blonde to get $25 and free shipping off your first online grocery online shop) HUM Nutrition (Use the code SOUL for 20% off the best beauty supplements on the market) Silver Fern Probiotics (Use the code BLONDE for 20% off all of the best probiotics, plant-based protein powders and digestive enzymes) Ritual Essential Vitamins (Use the code TBB for 10% off) Cured Nutrition CBD (Use the code BLONDE) To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: http://www.thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ Resources: Learn more: (https://www.kelseyjpatel.com/) Listen: Magik Vibes podcast Facebook: The Reiki Healers’ SocietyInstagram: @magikvibes Listen: Episode 85 with Tero, the founder of Four Sigmatic Listen: Episode 106 with Charity, former chief nutritionist and CEO of Silver Fern Probiotics The Balanced Blonde is a production of Crate Media

Signups are underway and the the summer reading program is set to begin for children, teens and adults.

Churches all around the world are beginning to embrace digital signups and are saying goodbye to papers and clipboards. But why? If we’ve done something for so long and our church is familiar with it - is it worth changing? Today, you’ll get the ultimate comparison between paper and digital signups. And you’ll learn how to smoothly make the transition.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-finally-ditch-paper-signups-for-digital-at-church/?preview=true   What's In This Session? #1: Volume of church attendees (1:20) #2: Volume of events (2:08) #3: Storage (2:39) #4: Acess (3:10) #5: Backups--digital backups are neater and easier to store (3:38) #6: Complexity--Digital forms allow for conditional logic (4:35) #7: Changes (6:03) #8: User and church data (6:35) Seize the 167: Paper signups limit the ability for your congregation to sign up for events beyond Sunday service (9:14) Switch over cold turkey: Station volunteers at a kiosk (12:20)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Nucleus.Church Nucleus Lobby Kiosk Set Up Guide Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram Brady Shearer on Twitter Alex Mills on Instagram  

Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of The business of Dance Podcast. My name is Claire O’Shea and today I will be sharing a very special episode with you, and will be diving into the benefits of adding check-in emails into your studio sequences as well as the very email that enrolled over 20 parents to my studio! Now, I have touched on email sequences a bit in past episodes, and blog posts discussing why they are so vital for creating a solid base for communication at your studio with your parents and students. I’ve also made an entire episode about the importance of a welcome and nurture sequence, and if you would like to listen to that episode as well, and that is episode 59 (https://www.claireosheacoaching.com/ep59/) Today's episode is going to be more focused on those who either have attended your studio in the past, participated in a holiday camp, or even just took a workshop once at your studio. These are the people who we are connected to but may not have been in contact for a period of time. Today I want to share with you the reasons why just a simple checking in can go a long way and the email that brought 20 parents back to my studio. You never know if someone is in the right position to re-enroll or take a class again at your studio until you reach out. Timing is such a big thing when it comes to business as well as life, and just a little “hello” can go a long way. I also will be providing a very special free download called the Check-in Email Cheat Sheet. This is for those wanting a copy of the email I will be mentioning in this episode, plus some extra info on creating these check-in emails. You can get your copy by going to www.claireosheacoaching.com/checkinemail   So without further delay, let’s dive into the show! 1.Create a system for storing or keeping emails on file The first thing you can do to get this process started for you and your team is to create a system to keep track of all those who come to contact with your studio and place them into categories That way you can see what stage someone is with your studio, and from there they are getting the correct information based the position they are in. For example, Enquries>Booked trials>Those who've trialled>Those who haven’t>new enrolled>not yet enrolled>unenrolled etc. When it comes tools or software you use to keep track of your email lists, a great one which I use is MailChimp. With MailChimp, you can both schedule out emails for a designated time, or in a sequence which spreads out your message to others in a drip feed style based on the time they were added to the list. It is also good to keep in mind the reason why someone may not be enrolled or unenrolled. If there was an issue with a student and the parents have stated they wish to not return, then putting them on a list to receive future info may not be wise. But for those who we keep on file who may have both participated and showed interest in an event, trial or camp at our studios, we have the opportunity to reach out and inform them about new and exciting things at our studios. Keeping these people on file and up to date gives them the opportunity to assess when the time is right for them to revisit our studios, as well as make them feel welcome at any time. Don’t be afraid to reach out or feel you are “bombarding” people Sometimes we can feel both as business owners and people, overwhelmed with the amount of content we are creating and consuming We all know those emails we get once or even multiple times a day by certain companies that we kind of give an eye roll to, but the truth is in terms of our studios, if someone is interested, they will read what we have to say. In the grand scheme of things an email that we may send out once a week or even a few times a month is a very small fish in the pond of someone's inbox. If someone isn’t enjoying our content or wishes to not receive our emails they will simply unfollow or delete your email. It is completely normal and standard for a business to send out update emails to others who have come into contact with our business. It is natural to want to keep others in the loop with new and exciting business ventures. It is a part of caring about others, and frankly just good marketing. We don’t need to feel any shame of “bothering” someone with updates, because you never know when the very email you send could catch someone's eye and be just want they or looking for. Or better yet, know someone else who may be interested. If you honestly feel you are sending too many emails, feel free to cut back, but from my experience, a weekly or even fortnightly or monthly email is not too much. Timing is everything The reason why timing is key is that you never know the place someone may be in until you ask or put yourself out there Many times those who have visited or took part in an element of our business and didn’t signup right away doesn’t mean that we did something wrong or that our studio is the wrong fit. It can be a multitude of reasons from; low funds, moving to a new part of town, balancing other hobbies their child has or that their child simply isn’t ready to start a dance class There are many cases where someone may come to your studio but may not have the intention of staying or signing up. But that does not mean they will never. Sometimes people like to test out different studios, and that is why trials can be a wonderful thing is to integrate into your studio If the timing simply isn’t right, but they loved you and your studio, guess where they will go when they are ready? Your studio! With the email I sent out, it was simply a timing issue with a few of the parents who I reached out to. This is why keeping those update and check in emails is so important, while remaining on good terms. Another tip is to relieve this sense of pressure. If someone isn’t ready or in a place to signup, let them know you understand and are here whenever the time is right. A great way to achieve this is just by having confidence in your studio. That if someone doesn’t sign up it will still thrive because the right people will come along in time or gravitate back. You don’t want to leave others with a bad taste in their mouth or feel guilty for not signing up as that will not attract them in the future. Wording your “check-in” email The key to this email is the wording and length You want to give the important details if you are giving an update and ask the essential questions to get your point across I would try to keep it short and sweet if possible and be honest with your intentions   So those are some of my reasons why it is so important to do little check-ins and updates for those who come into contact with your studio but may not signup right away or those taking a break from your studio. I hope that these tips helped and the email which enrolled more students in my studio will give you some ideas of what you may want to say to others in a similar position with your studio or dance business. Keeping in contact with others is an important aspect not only when attracting others back to our business but forming a community in and around our studios. If you would like more assistance with the topic of email sequences, I actually provide a service where my team and I not only write a specific sequence you are needing in your studio but we actually set it up for you in MailChimp! If this is something you would be interested in integrated into your studio, feel free to visit www.claireosheacoaching.com/emailcreation. A reminder that you can also get your free copy of the email I mentioned in this episode, plus extra tips to get started, called the Check-In Email Cheat Sheet, and you can get your copy by going to www.claireosheacoaching.com/checkinemail That is all for today’s episode. I hope you have a wonderful day wherever you are in the world and I will talk to you soon. Bye for now!   For more Business Of Dance please, like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram @claireosheacoaching. If you have any questions, topic suggestions or wish to be a guest on the podcast please contact us at podcast@businessofdance.net.   Hosted By: Claire O'Shea

In this episode you'll learn: what the verse on shipping is, its meaning and why Allah (swt) would mention shipping of all things; about the shipping industry and its modern-day importance (this might surprise you); tangential fiqh issues on contracts (e.g. selling goods you don't own); practical next steps on how you can use this verse to reflect and get closer to Allah (swt). If you enjoy this tafseer, sign up to our Tafseer Club with your name and e-mail only - members get the benefit of being able to attend the live tafseer online as well as extra benefits. Signups will close at the end of 31 January 2019 and re-open around April: https://mailchi.mp/da8475c055c6/tafseerclub

This is the fourth episode in the email marketing series that we're working on. And today's episode is going to go over ConvertKit vs MailChimp. I've used quite a few different email service providers over my business career, and these are the two I like the best, especially for beginning business owners. I think those are the two best for non-techies. And they are the two best if you want to get your email system marketing up and running quickly. And they're the easiest, I think, for doing it all yourself. So you don't have to have any big team doing it for you. It's really easy to get in there, do we need to do and then get out. Now, I'm going to go over the bits and pieces, the pros and cons, the differences of the two. I definitely think if you are just starting out in business and don't have an email service provider yet. Or especially if you've never used one before, you're going to want to choose one of these two. Hopefully going over all this information will help you make the best choice for you and your business right now. In this episode, we will go over: The Dashboard Forms and Signups vs Landing Pages Emails Price Tagging/Segment vs Groups/Segments eCommerce Support Integrations Affiliates This episode is sponsored by your FREE MailChimp Email Marketing How-to. If you have a business, you know you need an email list. But, what if you're just starting out, and your budget is close to zero. Or, maybe your budget is actually zero when it comes to using an email service provider right now. What are you gonna do? In this free gift that I have created for you, it's called MailChimp Email Marketing How-to. I show you how to use MailChimp's free service. So, MailChimp lets you use their service for free, with a few limitations for up to 2000 people on your list. And that sounds great. But, here's the problem with that. The way they have it setup, it's not intuitive on how to use their free service if you have more than one thing that you're giving away. So, basically you create these lists. But it's only good for one thing that you're giving away. If you go to give something else away, then it changes the first thing. Does that make sense? Well, anyway, you're gonna grab this free gift. Let's say to get people on your email list, you have two to three different freebies that you're trying to give away. But to set up to the three lists, it's a bit tricky. Just click here for your MailChimp Email Marketing How-to. If this podcast has been helpful for you, go ahead and - Subscribe in iTunes. So you can get new episodes delivered to you every Tuesday and Thursday. And while you're there, if you have a moment, please - Leave a Review in iTunes. If you think this podcast is gonna be helpful for other people, leaving a review is a great way to get it up there and suggested for the other people that are looking for podcasts. So, really, really appreciate it if you would leave us a review. And that's it. We will see you in the next episode. Links Mentioned in this Podcast: Organizing Her Business Systems and Technology FB Group Send me an email MailChimp Email Marketing How-to ConvertKit (affiliate link) - 14-Day Free Trial MailChimp ORGANIZING HER BUSINESS SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY FB COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/OrganizingHerBusiness TIA HAIN INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/tiahain/ ORGANIZING HER BUSINESS SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY SHOW NOTES - https://tiahain.com/9

Implement an Online Marketing Sales Funnel My guest today says, “We rise by lifting others.” Joining me today is Sharnee Bennett. Sharnee is a highly experienced Online Marketing Strategist who is an expert at helping Service Providers, Local Businesses, E-commerce & Network Marketers get more Clients, Sales & Signups.  Sharnee has deep expertise across the [...] The post [Ep#249] Implement an Online Marketing Sales Funnel appeared first on The Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast Network.

Doree and Matt get some unexpected instructions from their doctor. They also give advice about how to break the news to parents that you're doing IVF and how to find a therapist. Plus, they get some answers to a Friends mystery.Join the Egghead Secret Santa! Signups close Dec. 13. https://www.elfster.com/exchange/view/28776840/af19a9/To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast and get up to two bonus episodes per month, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.This episode is sponsored by:- Sock Fancy. Get an extra pair of socks added to any subscription for FREE when you go to sockfancy.com/adventure now and enter code ADVENTURE at checkout.- CanvasPeople. Get a free 11x14 canvas – just pay shipping! Go to www.canvaspeople.com and use the promo code ADVENTURE.- ThirdLove. To get 15% off your first order, go to www.thirdlove.com/adventure.- Episona. Can your sperm make good quality embryos? Visit www.episona.com to learn more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You suck at selling your service. So does Chris Cooper.In fact, he hates selling. So he doesn't. In this episode, he'll talk about how you can to increase client numbers, revenue and profit without feeling like a salesperson. Some people enjoy sales. Chris really doesn't. Here's how he's been incredibly successful at making sales without "selling" anything.

Today I'm sharing with you what you need to have in place to DOUBLE your online sales this year. You can download the checklist that goes along with this Podcast at this link: http://bit.ly/checkMpod 

In this episode, I am talking about what to do when no one is signing up for that free resource which you've spent so much time and effort creating. It can be so deflating so let's look at what you can do if your freebie isn't flying in the way you hoped. Emma x

New game releases/gaming newsRecap of GRG’s top games of 2015RB6 Siege’s 1st DLC, Operation Black Ice coming out in FebruaryKojima to be inducted into DICE Awards HOF in February/New exclusive partnership with SonyCommunity eventsFriday Night 1/8RB6 Siege with Disney (XB1)Let’s L2Tanks with Klown (PS4)Monday Night 1/11Monday Night Halo with Sexy Grexy (XB1)Tuesday Night 1/12Tuesday Night Battlefront with Tex (XB1)L2ARK with Digital (XB1)Friday Night 1/15RB6 Siege with JH (PS4)If anyone else is interested in hosting an event please post up in the forums* Upcoming clan eventsBlack Ops 3 One Night Only Tournament – 1/27 Signups are now closed but we are taking subs in case people don’t show. See the forums for the thread to sign up.Member spotlight– Beers & LeafsThread 3 threads–Activision rumored to have purchased MLGARK XB1 on 115Community Night Focus* Videos of the week? We will have to check w/DigPotato of the month –Clan HypeWelcome all the new members in the Clan. This week we got many people on both platforms, and recruiting is bringing more in.Call for EDITED videosNext show on January 21st w/member spotlight Cridlander!Facebook Page www.facebook.com/grimreapergamers (also in the forums as well) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The I Flunked the Written Cowl for the Sunnydale Yarn Club This episode is sponsored by the new and improved Dizzy Blonde Studios. Check out our new website at www.dizzyblondestudios.com Catching Up: (00:55) Laura was at Alamitos Bay Yarn Company for meet and greets for the Los Angeles Yarn Crawl. We mention Trendsetter Yarns, Baah Yarn, and Reywa Fibers. She got to take a day off and go to Disneyland, where she got to meet Thor and see a lot of props from the Marvel Universe movies. She's on Round 3 of her final Nerd Wars tournament for a while. She is still working out some of the bugs for the new Dizzy Blonde Studios website. She will use her Etsy shop for patterns and clearance yarns and one-off skeins. She's also fighting a cold. Jen was at the Craftcation Conference in Ventura. She stayed at a hotel right on the water. She loves Ventura. And she took a cookingclass with Aida Mollenkamp. She learned to make preserved lemons, took a drawing class, took workshops on branding, social media, and blogs, got to listen to Melanie Falick on a panel, did some embroidery classes (and got embroidery kits from Ugly Baby and La Ru (with patterns from Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching). She's reading Swamplandia!. She's working on a monologue from the play Educating Rita for her acting class. And she's going to write on her blog more. And she released a a pattern! It's currently exclusive for the Sunnydale Yarn Club, but in six months, you can buy it. In the Knitting Bag: (15:53) Laura is working on the left hand version of the Hand to Hold Dishcloth by Rachel van Schie. She has done the right hand square in Berroco Vintage DK in blue. She is also working on a blanket square using the Fruity Oaty Bar Chart by Elizabeth Herac out of Berroco Comfort in a sage green. She is working on her vintage man sock in Lambie Toes in the color No Touching Guns. And she's continuing to work on the Broncos hat for her brother out of Knitpicks Brava in blue, orange, and cream. And she has put a few leaves on her Leftie by Martina Behm, out of a Miss Babs kit in slate and reds. Jen is also working on a Leftie out of Knitpicks Palette in Cream, Rouge, Spearmint, and Aster. She is very happy that she went stashdiving. She is working on a Leah's Lovely Cardigan out of Malabrigo sock in Eggplant. She is working on her Rocky Coast Cardigan by Hannah Fettig out of Fibre Company Organik in Highlands.  She regrets not doing the sleeves before she finished the body, so there is less to flip (something she learned fromThe Knitmore Girls), because the body of this sweater is heavy. We mention Melissa's custom colorway from the Loopy Ewe. Finished Objects: (26:36) Laura finished the right hand Hand to Hold Blanket Square, the Leaf on the Wind "Wash Cloth" by Becca out of Berroco comfort worsted. Jen finished her 2x2 ribbed scarf out of Patons Wool Classic in the colorway Kimono for the charity Interval House. Devil's Tower: (28:45) Laura has been really good about pulling things out of the Devil's Tower. Jen's Rocky Coast Cardigan is hovering around Devil's Tower. And her Watership Down KAL shawl is Devil's Tower because she doesn't have the brain power for it right now. Frog Pond: (30:55) Jen has been lucky, but Laura has not been. Laura frogged her initial Bronco's hat because the pattern with the stripes was looking too feminine. In addition, she put a knot in at the color change and the knot came undone and it unraveled. Plus, she couldn't figure out a way to do the color changes she liked, so she frogged it and started over in a new pattern of her own making. On Deck: (33:20) After Nerd Wars, Laura plans on making an Effortless Cardigan by Hannah Fettig out of Dizzy Blonde Sock in Timey Wimey (TARDIS Blue). She also will be making some more blanket squares for Nerd Wars. Jen kind of wants to re-make her Sweetheart of the Rodeo cardigan, because it's knit at a small gauge in high twist yarn (Wollmeise DK). She may just cut out the colorwork and re-do it as embroidery. Or maybe she will re-make a new one out of fingering weight. She wants to make the Chickadee from Ysolda’s book Little Red in the City in Quince and Company Chickadee in Slate, Egret, Lichen, and Rosa Rugosa.  She also wants to make a Lauriel Cardigan (also by Ysolda and from Little Red in the City) out of Wollmeise DK in Pesto.and a pair of Water for the Elephants socks by Rose Hiver in some Knitpicks Stroll in a bare (natural) and Summer Blooms (pink).  She also has an idea for some mitts with jacaranda blossoms embroidered on them. We mention Celestarium and Southern Skies by Audrey Nicklin. Knit Culture: (40:06) We answer a question from our Knotty Talk Thread. knitallthestuff asks Here’s one that falls more under “discussion topic” than “request for help/info”. When selecting what patterns to knit/crochet and which ones to do next, how do you juggle all the conflicting desires/intentions: 1. OMG, SHINY! Must. Make. Now. 2. I should do this now, so I can get some use out of it before next year. 3. It would be really nice to have this, but I should wait until X date (see #2). 4. Other deadlines, whether externally- or self-imposed (Christmas, Birthdays, Ravellenics). 5. That skein of ___ is calling to me from my stash. I must use it and love it and call it George. We answer, but we want to know what you think. We come up with the overall answer of "it depends on the mood and the pattern." We both determine that we are more motivated by the pattern than the yarn. Laura has had a great need for deadline work for Nerd Wards and booth samples. Jen takes the cast on time into account. We mention a bunch of patterns, including Yggdrasil and the The Princess Shawl. But we really want to know about your motivations. So let us know in the Ravelry thread for this episode. We also announce prizes for the overall Podcaster Throwdown. PlainJayne12 knit the most hats overall (for Team Sock-a-holic). The most prolific knitter for Team KnottyGirls was Karen E. They both win an "Almost the Works Package" for any Stitches event in 2014 or 2015, donated by XRX Books. Carrie M. of The Yarn Sellar contributed the most hats overall. She got the residents of a correctional facility to knit and donate 99 hats for Team Craftlit. She wins a membership to the second patrol of the Sunnydale Yarn Club donated by Dizzy Color. Robdob contributed the most virtual hats. She raffled off a shawl and donated the proceeds to Team Sock-a-holic. She wins a prize package consisting of a 40th Anniversary Large Eden Drawstring Bag from Della Q, 1 Set each Knitters Pride Dreamz US Size 5 in 24” & 40”, Valley Yarns Pattern Series Snowdrop Baby Blanket, and 10 balls Valley Yarns Longmeadow in Natural, donated by WEBS. Our team MVP is Peggy Baxter (pbaxter), president of ESSS, who was such an enthusiastic supporter. She wins a two-year subscription to Knitter's Magazine, donated by XRX Books. Random Drawings: 4 Mini-skein samplers donated by Skeindalous Yarns 1. Estella A 2. Meshuggeknitter 3. Bluesjules 4. Seajaneknit 5 skeins Blondee Merino/Superfine Alpaca blend donated by Dizzy Blonde Studios 1. Kim Rennick 2. indigodogmt 3. CrispyBacon 4. JudithLee 5. Mary 3 Books donated by Heather Ordover of Craftlit 1. What would Madame Defarge Knit?--Edith 2. What else would Madame Defarge Knit?--Susan from Brea 3. Grounded--Barbula 2 skeins of 100% Yak Yarn donated by Bijou Basin Ranch 1. Dark Blue--Glenda from Fullerton 2. Light Sandy Brown--knitsnhikes 1 4oz./100g. Skein Skeindalous Joi Sport 100% BFL in Candy Floss donated by Skeindalous Yarns--Barbula A copy of History on Two Needles donated by Annie Modesitt--Ruth L A digital pattern collection of Marly Bird's patterns donated by Marly Bird herself--Karen E 3 Needle Cases donated by Knit Totes 1. RKSmom 2. Fred from ESSS 3. afreyedknot 2 50-gram skeins FibraNatura 100% linen donated by Laura 1. Regatta color--Shanda S 2. Purple color--KnittyBarb A Project Back Pack donated by the KnottyGirls Knitcast--E Gould 3 Knit stitch marker sets donated by the KnottyGirls Knitcast 1. k8erpillar 2. Kay from Ladera Ranch 3. scmusicals 2 Crochet stitch marker sets donated by the KnottyGirls Knitcast 1. ariane 2. Lifewithmonkey Thank you so much to all the prize doners, to everyone who contributed hats (virtual or real) or gave someone yarn to knit hats or contributed in any way. You all did an amazing thing for Halos of Hope. Geek Culture: (1:01:01) We talk about knitting webcomics. We mention Worsted for Wear and Knit Princess. We love both of them. Jen also mentions other webcomics she loves: Questionable Content and xkcd. And we want to know what cool stuff you find on the internet. So we started a thread in our Ravelry group where you can post any cool knitting-related or geek-related things you find on the internet. Share the love. Events: (1:05:29) Signups for Patrol 2 of the Sunnydale Yarn Club will start April 17th and close on May 2nd. There are 32 spots in the club; if more than 32 people sign up, names will be drawn for the spots on May 5th. First installment will go out in June. Pricing, details, and the signup form are at dizzycolor.wordpress.com We are planning an event for World Wide Knit In Public Day. Details to follow, but our event will be either June 21 or June 22. We are both going to the CogKNITive retreat run by Dr. Gemma of the CogKNITive Podcast on July 25. Jen will be at the Retzlaff Winery Fleeces, Food, and Fun event on June 7th. We also mention Pear Pie with Red Wine and Rosemary. Thanks for listening to our 25th episode. Our next milestone prize will be at 1000 members, so join the Ravelry Group. And don't forget to post your finished April projects in the April Thread. You can win yarn!

This episode is sponsored by Dizzy Blonde Studios. "Beautifully hand-dyed yarns and inspired knit design." Listen to the episode for a special coupon code. Signups for the Mean Girls Yarn Club open soon! Love to Jan and Ellen of Twinset Designs for playing our promo. Catching Up: (1:17) Jen was on vacation and did a lot hiking and swimming. On the way home, she visited Sierra Cottons and Wools. Laura has been busy with the Mean Girls Yarn Club; the final installment is due out soon. She also was visiting her parents. She also was interviewed on The Fiber Hooligans Podcast on Monday, July 15th. You can find her interview here. Fiber Hooligans is also on iTunes. There is also mischief afoot with Heather from Mad Color. In the Knitting Bag: (6:00) Blocking sweater pieces. Jen is working on her Tempest Cardigan by Ann Weaver from Knitty Spring 2008 for Month 2 of Camp Loopy. The yarn is Dream in Color Smooshy in Charged Cherry and Rosalita. Jen is also working on the Dinner in the Eiffel Tower Shawl by Jessie Dodington for the Mean Girls Yarn Club Wank-A-Long in the color Dictate Hoar. Laura is also working on her Mean Girls Yarn Club WAL. She frogged the Tennessee Twister Cowl and is instead making a Lattice Wingspan, by Kim Brody Salazar, a variant of Wingspan by Tri'Coterie Designs. (The pattern on the Lattice Wingspan reminds Jen of filet crochet. Also, Wingspan won't be free for much longer). She's using MGYC Hoar's Yer Buddy colorway. We mention both Elann.com because Laura bought some Tarantella Yarn from there (which reminds Jen Jojoland Melody yarn. Laura is also working on an Inara-inspired Mother Bear (Inara Bearra) for Nerd Wars. She's using Berroco Comfort in Salmonberry Heather and Berroco Vintage in Sloeberry. Finished Objects: (13:33) Wash Lives! Laura finished her Hoban Washbear. On Deck: (13:58) Jen will be participating the Unique Sheep Watership Down Mystery Knitalong using their Selene Superwash Lace in the Nature Walk gradience colorway. The shawl will be faroese shaped. She also wants to knit the Sunshine Socks by Cookie A, afghan squares, the Rocky Coast Cardigan by Hannah Fettig, and something for Camp Loopy month 3. Laura will be starting the Cabled Beret by Darlene Dale out of Berroco Vintage in the colorway Ruby. She will also be making some catnip toys inspired by Badger from Firefly. We talk about prematurely cancelled shows in which Mark Sheppard played a character (Firefly, Dollhouse, Jake 2.0, Mantis, and Soldiers of Fortune). We are both excited for Agents of Shield. She will also be starting the next Mother Bear: Koalee Frye. Knit Culture: (19:56) We answer a Knotty Talk Question. Canyonwren2 asks "One of you sounds like a die-hard lace fan. Maybe both??? I would love to hear if it’s possible to fix a mistake in your project without taking it out row by row. I’m knitting with dental floss, uh I mean lace weight linen cotton. Very pretty but I’ve lost that loving feeling after unknitting three rows of 60+ stitches and still can’t find where I went wrong. I would like to not abandon this project like so many other lace projects I felt too dumb to knit." We give our tips and tricks for fixing lace, spotting mistakes, and avoiding mistakes. Here are some good tutorials: Lifelines Unraveling and reinserting needles in complicated patterns(Really all of the Fixing Mistakes videos are really good at Knitting help) Afterthought lifelines Romi Hill's method of lace surgery Fixes for Common lace mistakes Sally of the Rainey Sisters fixes some lace mistakes. An example of pinning out lace to fix mistakes. World Wide Knit In Public Day Pictures are up on our Flickr. Jen mentions the Laminaria Shawl and the Frost Flowers Stole. Geek Culture: (32:46) We talk about the new Much Ado About Nothing movie, directed by Joss Whedon. We highly recommend it. We also talk about The National Media Museum's Doctor Who fan exhibit in London. They are asking for anecdotes and memorabilia (both official merch and fan-made stuff. Contact them via drwho@nationalmediamuseum.org.uk in order to discuss what you might be able to contribute. The museum stresses not to send anything to them at this time and just to contact them by the email address, as they can't guarantee inclusion or return before they finalise the exhibition items. Potential submissions need to be made to the museum by 9th August - the exhibition itself will run from 12th November 2013 to 2nd March 2014. Events: (42:25) We will both be at Stitch N’ Pitch on July 26th at Dodger Stadium. Come say hi and get swag! Game starts at 7:10. KnitDizzney will be Sunday, September 8th, 2013 at Disneyland. More details to come, but we’d love to spend a day at the Disneyland park with you! We will have t-shirts for preorder and possibly a custom yarn color! Join the Ravelry group! The next prize drawing is at 250 members!

Older Than Jesus, New Backpack, Sportlandia At Rose Garden, Jehovas Witnesses, American Idol Signups, Smelly Elevators, Presents From Nick, Methhead Fireworks, Stolen Metal, Cornhole Issues, 4th Of July, Roman Candles, Stabs

Yes, you can listen to and download Episode 6 of the Knitting Purls podcast series. In this episode you'll find: Sticky Notes Don't forget to sign up for the Knitting Purls Indie Sock Yarn Club. Signups close on December 31,...

Signups for the Paleo Women Lifestyle Program are NOW OPEN! If you're ready to finally get all of your health questions answered and fully embrace a health lifestyle with group support and accountability, this is for you! The program will officially begin on July 2nd, but the course can be done at your own pace. This five module program covers the basics of nutrition, the paleo diet, macronutrients, building balanced meals, cooking and grocery shopping hacks, the top health mistakes women make, balancing hormones, and getting the rest of your healthy lifestyle in check when it comes to stress, fitness, sleep, body image, and more. You'll also get lifetime access to the private FB group and live video coaching calls, where you can ask me anything you want! Head to bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyleto sign up! The first WELLNESS REALNESS RETREAT is happening in August in Austin, Texas, and tickets are on sale now! Head to bit.ly/crwretreat2018to snag your spot and learn more info! The weekend will be filled with workshops on nutrition, health, mindset, and more, cooking classes, workouts, walks, and yoga, acupuncture, facials, a ton of delicious paleo food, killer swag bags, and MORE! You do NOT want to miss out on this opportunity to meet other likeminded individuals and learn a TON of information! In this episode, I discuss Instagram TV and the detrimental effects of social media on our generation. I also talk about the power of admitting when you're wrong and when you don't know something, and how challenging your beliefs is a great way to grow as a person. I then get into listener questions and share some of my current favorite products! I discuss insulin resistance, blood sugar imbalances, PCOS, and type 2 diabetes, as well as the diet and lifestyle factors that can cause and also help manage those conditions. Lastly, I discuss the supplements I think are most important to include in your daily routine! Want in on all of the health benefits of mushrooms?! Functional mushrooms like Reishi, Chaga, Cordyceps, and Lion's Mane have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. With Four Sigmatic products, we can now easily take advantage of mushrooms' many health benefits for immunity, energy, longevity, and more. Four Sigmatic makes drinking mushrooms and superfoods delicious and easy with their Mushroom Coffees, Mushroom Superfood Blends, and Mushroom Elixirs! Head to foursigmatic.com/crwto check out all of their products, and use the code "CRW" for 15% off all purchases on their site! For more from Christina, head to her website, christinaricewellness.com, to find her services, blog, programs, and ebooks. If there's a question you'd like answered or a topic you'd like discussed on the podcast, send it in to podcast@christinaricewellness.com! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group, Wellness Realness Podcast Tribe, to meet other podcast listeners! If you're finally ready to reach your fitness goals, check out the MAPS programs from Mind Pump Media at www.mindpumpmedia.com/christinaricewellness. You can use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off! I recommend MAPS Anabolicto anyone who goes to the gym and wants something that will increase their strength and fitness levels while also reducing body fat, and I recommend MAPS Anywhereif you're looking for a program that doesn't require a gym and focuses more on bodyweight exercises. Interested in switching to safer beauty products to protect your health? Shop at beautycounter.com/christinarice for safer skincare, makeup, hair care, and more! If you need help with color matching or product recommendations, feel free to reach out to Christina. You can email her at christina@christinaricewellness.com. If you want to change your life with essential oils, head to bit.ly/doterracrw to get started! Feel free to email Christina to learn more about how doTERRA essential oils can transform your health! If you're not sure where to start with essential oils, head here. Christina's latest ebook, #NoSugarNoProblems: A Lovely Collection of Paleo Sweetener-Free Desserts, is now available! This ebook is filled with 30 paleo desserts (with plenty of vegan options) that are free of all sugar and sugar substitutes - cookies, brownies, cupcakes, puddings, milkshakes, cheesecake, cream pie, and more! No sugar, no stevia, no xylitol, no maple syrup, no honey, no erythritol, no bananas, and no dates! This is perfect for anyone who is on the Candida diet, ketogenic, low-carb, diabetic, low-FODMAP, paleo, primal, vegetarian, vegan, or just looking to limit their sugar intake! You can get your copy at christinaricewellness.com under "ebooks" or at bit.ly/nosugarnoproblems. Use the code "wellnessrealness" for 20% off! Do you love Primal Kitchen Foodsproducts as much as Christina?! If you want to stock up on healthy paleo mayo, salad dressings, bars, collagen, and more, use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off your Primal Kitchen order! Are you a health coach, NTP, nutritionist, or just interested in wellness, and want to turn your passion into a thriving business and work from anywhere?! You NEED to check out my friend Amie Tollefsrud's online course, Digital Nomad Nutritionist, to learn how to build up your online nutrition business and finally make your side hustle your full-time gig! This is a 100% self-paced online course that will teach you EVERYTHING you need to know to create a thriving business and finally be your own boss. You'll learn how to distinguish yourself from other health/wellness blogs and websites, set up your website, email list, and blogging strategy, find your niche, expand your email list, grow your social media, build a personal brand without a designer, and much much more! For $100 off the course, head to bit.ly/digitalnomadCR! I cannot recommend this course enough. If you're still using olive oil from the grocery store, STOP!!! To snag some of my FAVORITE olive oil, head to kasandrinos.comand use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off your entire order! You can count on Kasandrino's for pureolive oil that tastes amazing and that you can trust to be 100% real! If you'd like to support the show, you can do so by shopping through our Amazon link. All you have to do is do your regular Amazon shopping through this linkor by clicking the button below, and a small amount of your total order will go towards the show's production, at no extra cost to you!   If you haven’t already, be sure to SUBSCRIBE on iTunes and/or Stitcher to keep up with new episodes! And leave a rating and review to show the show some love!  

This week I'm chatting with Dr. Michael Ruscio, functional medicine doctor, gut health expert, and the author of Healthy Gut, Healthy You. In this episode, Dr. Ruscio shares his personal story of how he became interested in gut health and functional medicine. He talks about why it's so important to start with the gut when addressing health concerns, the dangers of strict dietary protocols, and how to mitigate the effects of antibiotics. He also explains all about probiotics - the different types, what to look for, and his favorite brands. We discuss SIBO and its causes, the low FODMAP diet and keto, and what "low carb" means. We also discuss hydrogen sulfide SIBO and sulfur intolerance, histamine intolerance, and how to know if you have SIFO. Dr. Ruscio explains the connection between exercise and gut health, as well as how fertility is linked to gut health. For more from Dr. Ruscio, head to drruscio.com, follow him on Instagram (@drruscio), and listen to his podcast, Dr. Ruscio Radio. For more from Christina, head to her website, christinaricewellness.com, to find her services, blog, programs, and ebooks. If there's a question you'd like answered or a topic you'd like discussed on the podcast, send it in to podcast@christinaricewellness.com! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group, Wellness Realness Podcast Tribe, to meet other podcast listeners! I'm so excited to be partnering with Just Thrive Probiotic & Antioxidantto bring you this podcast episode! Just Thrive Probiotic & Antioxidant is the first 100% spore-forming probiotic that arrives alive in the intestines naturally. It helps to support optimal gut health, digestive health, immune health, anddelivers antioxidants. I've noticed a huge difference in both my digestion and overall health since using it regularly, and I recommend it to all of my clients. The strains in Just Thrive were recently proven in a published study to begin to heal leaky gut in just 30 days! Head to bit.ly/justthrivecrwto learn more about this research-based probiotic and to place an order! Interested in winning a Dastony nut butter?! Leave a rating and review on iTunes or share the podcast on social media, and send in a screenshot to podcast@christinaricewellness.com for a chance to enter! You can also comment on the podcast Instagram photo with your favorite nut butter. Unlimited entries. Giveaway ends June 18, 2018. US entries only. Signups for the Straight Up Paleo retreat are still open! Head to bit.ly/supretreat2018to snag your spot at a reduced price for the month of May! Ready to start your own podcast?! Katie Dalebout from Let It Out Podcast has created Let [a podcast] Out, an online workshop that will teach you everything you need to know to create your own podcast, and you can sign up now for the workshop that starts in June! You'll get access to hours of interviews with top podcasters, comprehensive audio lectures from Katie, homework and online resources, access to a private Facebook group and live coaching calls with Katie, and more. Head to bit.ly/launchpodcrwto learn more and sign up. You can use the code "WELLNESS" to get $100 off enrollment! If you're finally ready to reach your fitness goals, check out the MAPS programs from Mind Pump Media at www.mindpumpmedia.com/christinaricewellness. You can use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off! I recommend MAPS Anabolicto anyone who goes to the gym and wants something that will increase their strength and fitness levels while also reducing body fat, and I recommend MAPS Anywhereif you're looking for a program that doesn't require a gym and focuses more on bodyweight exercises. Ready to dive into the paleo diet and lifestyle as a woman? Christina's Paleo Women Lifestyle Programis now available as a SELF-STUDY course! If you're looking to finally reach your health and wellness goals and optimize your health as a woman, this is the answer for you. Modules cover the basics of nutrition, the paleo diet, macronutrients, and building balanced meals, cooking and grocery shopping hacks, the top health mistakes women make, balancing hormones, and getting the rest of your healthy lifestyle in check when it comes to stress, fitness, sleep, body image, and more. If you choose to sign up for the self-study version of the program, you'll get access to all course modules and PDFs, but you won't have access to the private FB group or the live video calls. You can upgrade to the full version of the course that includes the FB group and live video coaching calls any time a new group is running! Head to bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyleto learn the details! Interested in switching to safer beauty products to protect your health? Shop at beautycounter.com/christinarice for safer skincare, makeup, hair care, and more! If you need help with color matching or product recommendations, feel free to reach out to Christina. You can email her at christina@christinaricewellness.com. If you want to change your life with essential oils, head to bit.ly/doterracrw to get started! Feel free to email Christina to learn more about how doTERRA essential oils can transform your health! If you're not sure where to start with essential oils, head here. Christina's latest ebook, #NoSugarNoProblems: A Lovely Collection of Paleo Sweetener-Free Desserts, is now available! This ebook is filled with 30 paleo desserts (with plenty of vegan options) that are free of all sugar and sugar substitutes - cookies, brownies, cupcakes, puddings, milkshakes, cheesecake, cream pie, and more! No sugar, no stevia, no xylitol, no maple syrup, no honey, no erythritol, no bananas, and no dates! This is perfect for anyone who is on the Candida diet, ketogenic, low-carb, diabetic, low-FODMAP, paleo, primal, vegetarian, vegan, or just looking to limit their sugar intake! You can get your copy at christinaricewellness.com under "ebooks" or at bit.ly/nosugarnoproblems. Use the code "wellnessrealness" for 20% off! Do you love Primal Kitchen Foodsproducts as much as Christina?! If you want to stock up on healthy paleo mayo, salad dressings, bars, collagen, and more, use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off your Primal Kitchen order! Are you a health coach, NTP, nutritionist, or just interested in wellness, and want to turn your passion into a thriving business and work from anywhere?! You NEED to check out my friend Amie Tollefsrud's online course, Digital Nomad Nutritionist, to learn how to build up your online nutrition business and finally make your side hustle your full-time gig! This is a 100% self-paced online course that will teach you EVERYTHING you need to know to create a thriving business and finally be your own boss. You'll learn how to distinguish yourself from other health/wellness blogs and websites, set up your website, email list, and blogging strategy, find your niche, expand your email list, grow your social media, build a personal brand without a designer, and much much more! For $100 off the course, head to bit.ly/digitalnomadCR! I cannot recommend this course enough. If you're still using olive oil from the grocery store, STOP!!! To snag some of my FAVORITE olive oil, head to kasandrinos.comand use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off your entire order! You can count on Kasandrino's for pureolive oil that tastes amazing and that you can trust to be 100% real! If you'd like to support the show, you can do so by shopping through our Amazon link. All you have to do is do your regular Amazon shopping through this linkor by clicking the button below, and a small amount of your total order will go towards the show's production, at no extra cost to you!   If you haven’t already, be sure to SUBSCRIBE on iTunes and/or Stitcher to keep up with new episodes! And leave a rating and review to show the show some love!  

Interested in learning all of Christina's tips and tricks for finally reaching your health goals and living a healthy lifestyle? Signups for Christina’s Paleo Women Lifestyle Programare NOW OPEN, and the program is on sale for the first 24 hours! Signups will close by April 13th at the latest (or earlier if spots fill up), and the program begins April 16th! There are limited spots available! For more info, head to bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyle. In this program, you’ll receive weekly video lectures, audio lectures, and PDFs that cover everything you need to know about health and wellness - nutrition, macronutrients, exercise, stress management, optimizing sleep, body image, balancing hormones, staying healthy in social situations, the top health mistakes women make, and more. The program can be done entirely at your own pace or you can move along with the group. Once enrolled, you’ll have lifetime access to the materials, the private Facebook group, and the live video coaching calls! Through the FB group and live video calls, you can ask anything you want at any time and interact with me and the other women in the program. You’ll definitely make some lifelong friends along the way! To learn more information, head to bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyle. This week's podcast is sponsored by Somnifix! Somnifix is a mouth strip that optimizes breathing patterns and reduces snores by directing airflow through the nose. Somnifix ensures that you breathe through your nose during the night, which allows you to sleep much more soundly all night long and can eliminate needing to wake up, snoring, drooling, restless nights, and more. This has TRANSFORMED the way I sleep! The strip is hypoallergenic and contains a small vent to allow some air to pass through! You can get Somnifixon Amazon, and use the code "CRWSLEEP" at checkout for 15% off! This week I'm answering more listener questions! First I give updates on my paleo "vegan" experiment and how it affected my body. I also talk about different signs of hunger and how you can tell when you're hungry even if your stomach isn't growling. I also talk about one of my favorite experiments, the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, and how it helps explain some of the longterm effects of short-term dieting. I also talk about overcoming amenorrhea as an athlete, how to make new associations with food after an eating disorder, and overcoming orthorexia and fear of weight gain. I also talk about what I eat for breakfast, what a typical day in my life is like, and my favorite cities to visit! Remember, the information in this podcast is not meant to be medical advice and cannot replace a qualified practitioner. Be sure to check with your doctor before implementing any changes that may affect your health! For more from Christina, head to her website, christinaricewellness.com, to find her services, blog, programs, and ebooks. If there's a question you'd like answered or a topic you'd like discussed on the podcast, send it in to podcast@christinaricewellness.com! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group - Wellness Realness Podcast Tribe! Interested in switching to safer beauty products to protect your health? Shop at beautycounter.com/christinarice for safer skincare, makeup, hair care, and more! If you need help with color matching or product recommendations, feel free to reach out to Christina. You can email her at christina@christinaricewellness.com. If you want to change your life with essential oils, head to bit.ly/doterracrw to get started! Feel free to email Christina to learn more about how doTERRA essential oils can transform your health! If you're not sure where to start with essential oils, head here. Christina's latest ebook, #NoSugarNoProblems: A Lovely Collection of Paleo Sweetener-Free Desserts, is now available! This ebook is filled with 30 paleo desserts (with plenty of vegan options) that are free of all sugar and sugar substitutes - cookies, brownies, cupcakes, puddings, milkshakes, cheesecake, cream pie, and more! No sugar, no stevia, no xylitol, no maple syrup, no honey, no erythritol, no bananas, and no dates! This is perfect for anyone who is on the Candida diet, ketogenic, low-carb, diabetic, low-FODMAP, paleo, primal, vegetarian, vegan, or just looking to limit their sugar intake! You can get your copy at christinaricewellness.com under "ebooks" or at bit.ly/nosugarnoproblems. Use the code "wellnessrealness" for 20% off! Do you love Primal Kitchen Foodsproducts as much as Christina?! If you want to stock up on healthy paleo mayo, salad dressings, bars, collagen, and more, use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off your Primal Kitchen order! Are you a health coach, NTP, nutritionist, or just interested in wellness, and want to turn your passion into a thriving business and work from anywhere?! You NEED to check out my friend Amie Tollefsrud's online course, Digital Nomad Nutritionist, to learn how to build up your online nutrition business and finally make your side hustle your full-time gig! This is a 100% self-paced online course that will teach you EVERYTHING you need to know to create a thriving business and finally be your own boss. You'll learn how to distinguish yourself from other health/wellness blogs and websites, set up your website, email list, and blogging strategy, find your niche, expand your email list, grow your social media, build a personal brand without a designer, and much much more! For $100 off the course, head to bit.ly/digitalnomadCR! I cannot recommend this course enough. If you're still using olive oil from the grocery store, STOP!!! To snag some of my FAVORITE olive oil, head to kasandrinos.comand use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off your entire order! You can count on Kasandrino's for pureolive oil that tastes amazing and that you can trust to be 100% real! If you'd like to support the show, you can do so by shopping through our Amazon link. All you have to do is do your regular Amazon shopping through this linkor by clicking the button below, and a small amount of your total order will go towards the show's production, at no extra cost to you!   If you haven’t already, be sure to SUBSCRIBE on iTunes and/or Stitcher to keep up with new episodes! And leave a rating and review to show the show some love!  

In this week's episode, I'm talking all about my history with anxiety and depression while growing up. I talk about when my mental health issues started, things that contributed to my anxiety and depression, and how I figured out something was wrong. I discuss bullying, being a teenager in today's world, my biggest insecurities, my experiences with different therapists and medication, and much more. I also talk about what I did to help overcome my anxiety and clinical depression and how I manage my mental health now. For more from Christina, head to her website, christinaricewellness.com, to find her services, blog, programs, and ebooks. If there's a question you'd like answered or a topic you'd like discussed on the podcast, send it in to podcast@christinaricewellness.com! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group, Wellness Realness Podcast Tribe, to meet other podcast listeners! I'm so excited to be partnering with Just Thrive Probiotic & Antioxidantto bring you this podcast episode! Just Thrive Probiotic & Antioxidant is the first 100% spore-forming probiotic that arrives alive in the intestines naturally. It helps to support optimal gut health, digestive health, immune health, anddelivers antioxidants. I've noticed a huge difference in both my digestion and overall health since using it regularly, and I recommend it to all of my clients. The strains in Just Thrive were recently proven in a published study to begin to heal leaky gut in just 30 days! Head to bit.ly/justthrivecrwto learn more about this research-based probiotic and to place an order! Signups for the Straight Up Paleo retreat are still open! Head to bit.ly/supretreat2018to snag your spot at a reduced price for the month of May! Ready to start your own podcast?! Katie Dalebout from Let It Out Podcast has created Let [a podcast] Out, an online workshop that will teach you everything you need to know to create your own podcast, and you can sign up now for the workshop that starts in June! You'll get access to hours of interviews with top podcasters, comprehensive audio lectures from Katie, homework and online resources, access to a private Facebook group and live coaching calls with Katie, and more. Head to bit.ly/launchpodcrwto learn more and sign up. You can use the code "WELLNESS" to get $100 off enrollment! If you're finally ready to reach your fitness goals, check out the MAPS programs from Mind Pump Media at www.mindpumpmedia.com/christinaricewellness. You can use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off! I recommend MAPS Anabolicto anyone who goes to the gym and wants something that will increase their strength and fitness levels while also reducing body fat, and I recommend MAPS Anywhereif you're looking for a program that doesn't require a gym and focuses more on bodyweight exercises. Ready to dive into the paleo diet and lifestyle as a woman? Christina's Paleo Women Lifestyle Programis now available as a SELF-STUDY course! If you're looking to finally reach your health and wellness goals and optimize your health as a woman, this is the answer for you. Modules cover the basics of nutrition, the paleo diet, macronutrients, and building balanced meals, cooking and grocery shopping hacks, the top health mistakes women make, balancing hormones, and getting the rest of your healthy lifestyle in check when it comes to stress, fitness, sleep, body image, and more. If you choose to sign up for the self-study version of the program, you'll get access to all course modules and PDFs, but you won't have access to the private FB group or the live video calls. You can upgrade to the full version of the course that includes the FB group and live video coaching calls any time a new group is running! Head to bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyleto learn the details! Interested in switching to safer beauty products to protect your health? Shop at beautycounter.com/christinarice for safer skincare, makeup, hair care, and more! If you need help with color matching or product recommendations, feel free to reach out to Christina. You can email her at christina@christinaricewellness.com. If you want to change your life with essential oils, head to bit.ly/doterracrw to get started! Feel free to email Christina to learn more about how doTERRA essential oils can transform your health! If you're not sure where to start with essential oils, head here. Christina's latest ebook, #NoSugarNoProblems: A Lovely Collection of Paleo Sweetener-Free Desserts, is now available! This ebook is filled with 30 paleo desserts (with plenty of vegan options) that are free of all sugar and sugar substitutes - cookies, brownies, cupcakes, puddings, milkshakes, cheesecake, cream pie, and more! No sugar, no stevia, no xylitol, no maple syrup, no honey, no erythritol, no bananas, and no dates! This is perfect for anyone who is on the Candida diet, ketogenic, low-carb, diabetic, low-FODMAP, paleo, primal, vegetarian, vegan, or just looking to limit their sugar intake! You can get your copy at christinaricewellness.com under "ebooks" or at bit.ly/nosugarnoproblems. Use the code "wellnessrealness" for 20% off! Do you love Primal Kitchen Foodsproducts as much as Christina?! If you want to stock up on healthy paleo mayo, salad dressings, bars, collagen, and more, use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off your Primal Kitchen order! Are you a health coach, NTP, nutritionist, or just interested in wellness, and want to turn your passion into a thriving business and work from anywhere?! You NEED to check out my friend Amie Tollefsrud's online course, Digital Nomad Nutritionist, to learn how to build up your online nutrition business and finally make your side hustle your full-time gig! This is a 100% self-paced online course that will teach you EVERYTHING you need to know to create a thriving business and finally be your own boss. You'll learn how to distinguish yourself from other health/wellness blogs and websites, set up your website, email list, and blogging strategy, find your niche, expand your email list, grow your social media, build a personal brand without a designer, and much much more! For $100 off the course, head to bit.ly/digitalnomadCR! I cannot recommend this course enough. If you're still using olive oil from the grocery store, STOP!!! To snag some of my FAVORITE olive oil, head to kasandrinos.comand use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off your entire order! You can count on Kasandrino's for pureolive oil that tastes amazing and that you can trust to be 100% real! If you'd like to support the show, you can do so by shopping through our Amazon link. 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