Podcasts about skippy mesirow

In the first episode of 2025, host Eldra Jackson III welcomes Skippy Mesirow, certified master coach and founder of the Elected Leaders Collective (ELC), for a deeply personal and insightful conversation about healing our politics, addressing addiction, and confronting the unspoken realities of mental health and suicide. Skippy shares his journey from battling severe addiction to founding ELC, which leads the nation in mental health and well-being training for public servants. Through his own experiences, he emphasizes that healing politics begins with the human in the mirror, reminding us of the critical role self-awareness plays in creating systemic change. As we enter a new year, this conversation is a call to action for creating spaces of healing, both personally and collectively. Tune in to hear about Skippy's work with ELC, his mental health advocacy, and how we can all play a role in healing the systems that shape our lives. For more information, visit healingourpolitics.com. Find skippy on intagram at @skippymesirow.

In this episode, Dr. Dave Rabin engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Skippy Mesirow. They delve into the evolving landscape of psychedelic medicine, discussing recent setbacks in the FDA's decision regarding MDMA-assisted therapy and the implications for the broader psychedelic community. Skippy shares his journey as a facilitator in the psychedelic space, offering insights from his work in Colorado's movement and innovative approaches in Aspen. Together, they discuss the vital role of community, compassion, and collaboration in advancing therapies, reflect on the healing and creative energy of Burning Man, and emphasize the importance of unity among advocates for decriminalization and legalization. Tune in for an inspiring call to action and valuable insights from two dedicated leaders in the field.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skippymesirow/Web: https://www.electedleaderscollective.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrDavidRabinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdavidrabinWeb: https://www.drdave.io/

In this episode, Skippy and Jeffrey discuss his upbringing, working in the Obama campaign and other political endeavors, his time filming a travel show in Laos, his love for Aspen and the effort he's put toward that, the importance of self-awareness and vulnerability. Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/yLq9212ki2w Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/6/24 Skippy Mesirow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skippymesirow/ https://www.instagram.com/skippymesirow/ https://www.facebook.com/skippymesirow Business: https://www.instagram.com/electedleaderscollective/ Podcast - https://www.healingourpolitics.com/ Gone Gonzo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbyNgfPUJTM www.electedleaderscollective.com https://aspen.skyrun.com/ https://www.healingourpolitics.com/#newsletter Bio: Skippy Mesirow is a public to his core. He is the Founder of the Elected Leaders Collective, a Natural Medicine Advisory Board member, and a former Aspen City Councilperson. His life's mission is to heal our politics. In 2007 Skippy rose from unpaid intern to Deputy Director of home state and a 5-state region for Obama for America 08'. At 23, he ran a state-wide race as Campaign Manager for Jesse White 2010. Turned off by the toxicity of politics in Chicago, Skippy left a promising career and traveled the world, often solo with a backpack and a motorcycle. His perspective began to expand. Working on an ill-fated start-up, he moved back to his favorite place on Earth, Aspen, CO., where he had previously lived as a competitive skier and collegiate national champion. Here he began to do "the work," diving deeply into his soul, connecting and healing and re-contextualized years of childhood trauma and their resulting expression. As he did, he re-engaged politically. He co-founded and Chaired Aspen NextGen to give youth a voice. He organized a successful ballot initiative to change Aspen's election day, resulting in the highest-ever voter turnout by 26%. He Chaired the APCHA housing board and the P&Z Comission, going on to serve four years on Aspen's City Council from 2019-2023. In his term, Aspen established a net-zero-waste goal and passed a housing strategic plan. Skippy advocated for innovation to improve government function, citizen involvement, and voter turnout and t psychedelic reform. He serves on the Aspen Psychedelic Resource Center board. During his service, he observed incredible heart-centered leaders try to make change, only to drop out as they faced public hate, misinformation, conflict, and the resulting stress, anxiety, overwhelm, and other mental health challenges of our toxic culture. Integrating his mental-health journey, he founded the Elected Leaders Collective to "heal our politics." The ELC works with elected officials and public servants to reduce mental health challenges, increase performance, and connect with other heart-centered leaders. ELC's coaching addresses all five parts of the human experience – mind, body, emotion, unconscious, and spirit. Leaders cultivate awareness, remove internal blocks, and achieve aligned external action to reach their highest self in life and leadership. Skippy lives with his partner Jamie in Aspen. They travel as much as possible, still on two wheels, to unconventional places. Skippy is an ultra-marathoner, burner, skier, biker, driver, & cook w/"Citizen" tattooed on his right arm. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:44 - Healing Our Politics Podcast 11:00 - What Motivates You? 17:32 - Where Did You Grow Up? 25:29 - What Drew You to Colorado? 33:44 - Growth at an Impressionable Age 35:47 - Electric Vehicle Start Up 38:02 - Gone Gonzo 45:29 - Political Origin 51:49 - Healing in Politics 1:04:28 - Public Service 1:14:08 - When Work Affected Change 1:19:49 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:22:52 - Most Grateful for 1:24:15 - Snap Your Fingers 1:27:43 -  How to Support

Just like, being human applies to all humans, mental health applies to all with mental, including elected officials.   Scott Turnipseed (Mayor of Eagle,CO) helps host the "Elected Leaders Collective" (Skippy Mesirow & Jamie Butemeyer) "Elected Leaders Collective" https://www.electedleaderscollective.com/  81% of local leaders (National League of Cities) faced some form of threat, personal persecution, and/or vandalism this year. 90%+ of elected leaders faced mental health challenges this past year*. This is a predictable outcome of a toxic political culture. 83% experienced anxiety and/or depression. 75% experienced overwhelm. 50% feel isolated, and/or have fallen out of love with their community. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, since 2018, a full-time Federal Government employee was 560% more likely to die by suicide than their private-sector counterpart.   "How to Heal Our Politics: Main-stage Talk at MT2030 by Skippy Mesirow of Elected Leaders Collective" National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . . . 988 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/   Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/  SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 www.TheBuildersJourney.com Alex K. Mintling 970-390-9755 Plumb Kendall Solutions Alex@PlumbKendall.com www.RemodelVail.com Music Provided by our proud sponsor: Plumb Kendall Solutions www.RemodelVail.com Music Sourced from www.Pond5.com    

How can we impact the world around us? In the States, we have a chance to support elected officials in a way that will positively influence our neighborhoods. Council Person Skippy Mesirow, founder of Elected Leaders Collective, has created a community to care for dynamic leaders in government so they can fulfill their missions & keep fighting the good fight. Like we speak to on this podcast, it starts with caring for mental wellness.  Learn about Elected Leaders Collective: https://www.electedleaderscollective.com/  Follow ELC: https://www.instagram.com/electedleaderscollective/  Connect with Skippy Mesirow: https://www.instagram.com/skippymesirow/  IJC's Brand Ambassador: http://inspiredjourneyconsulting.com/brand-ambassador/ 

In this episode, Aspen, CO City Councilmember Skippy Mesirow discusses his experiences personally and politically with psychedelic-assisted treatment, and discusses the drug decriminalization issue at large.

Ep. 22 takes a deep-dive on the affordable housing crisis exacerbated by the pandemic-fueled mountain town housing boom. The issue is currently playing out in towns across the west and is on the minds of workers, longtime locals, elected officials, and regional housing authorities. The lack of affordable housing is more acute than ever and has transitioned into a labor crisis. Guests Jason Blevins and Skippy Mesirow offer their deep understanding of the topic coupled with first-hand knowledge. We honed in on the problem and offered potential solutions to this volatile issue that is truly an existential threat to the character that makes our mountain communities so special. Jason Blevins is an award-winning writer at The Colorado Sun, a digital media outlet focused on local journalism directed by readers and owned by journalists. Jason has been covering Colorado business – sports, tourism, mountain culture, and the resort industry – for decades and recently penned several in-depth stories on the affordable mountain town housing crisis currently impacting Colorado.  Skippy Mesirow is serving his first term as Aspen's youngest City Councilperson and has served as a political intern, staffer, campaign manager, activist, and organizer at the national, state, and now hyper-local levels. To subsidize his public service habit, he is the general manager of SkyRun Aspen, a vacation rental and property management business. Skippy is an outspoken advocate for affordable housing in Aspen and chairman of the board for the Aspen Pitkin County Housing Authority.  ----- This episode is brought to you by Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel — an independent investment advisory and financial planning firm based in Aspen and Denver with roots dating back to 1982. Their team of experienced investors, thoughtful financial advisors, and focused problem-solvers would like to offer all listeners a complimentary, no-pressure investment portfolio review. To schedule an appointment and learn more about their services, visithttps://obermeyerwood.com/ ( https://obermeyerwood.com/). ---- This episode is brought to you by One Snowmass Residence Club — located in the heart of the new Snowmass Base Village. This limited collection of ski-in/ski-out residences lets you choose any ownership plan that fits your family's lifestyle. With two-, three- and four-bedroom options available, you can select the size that makes sense for you and how much time you want to spend in Snowmass. To learn more, visithttps://onesnowmassresidenceclub.com/ ( https://onesnowmassresidenceclub.com/). ----- This episode is brought to you by Basalt River Park, a new riverfront neighborhood in historic downtown Basalt, Colorado. After an extraordinary community-wide planning effort, Basalt River Park is pleased to offer five brand new Waters Edge residences impeccably designed by CCY Architects. The homes overlook the Roaring Fork River and have easy walkability to downtown Basalt. To stay in the know, call (970) 927-8080 or visit https://www.basaltriverpark.com/. ----- This episode is brought to you by SH Building Group. The experienced team of professionals at SH Built, consists of client, site, accounting, subcontractor, design, and craft building specialists. They integrate the latest construction management technology into every project and offer Home Guardianship Services and Advanced inspections. Start planning your project today, call (970) 438-0925 or visithttp://shbuilt.com/ ( http://shbuilt.com/). ----- Thanks for listening to this episode of Selling The Mountains. You'll never miss an episode if you follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your listening platform of choice. Please leave a short review and share it with a friend if you like what you heard. Sign up for the free Selling The Mountains newsletter to get exclusive content, episode recaps, exclusive sponsor offers, and more — visithttps://www.sellingthemountains.com/ (...

I first met Skippy through a mutual friend and I'm so glad he did. He's a man who lives our show theme in everything he does from taking a risk on a job with Obama for America, to trying to start his own company, and now as an elected official in Aspen; he's living proof you can make an impact on the world around you. And he's just a great guy. Alzheimer's Bike Ride, Donate Now: https://act.alz.org/site/TR/LongestDay2020/TheLongestDay?team_id=595018&pg=team&fr_id=13035 Sponsor: Bruck and Co., use code LIVEITWELL for 10% off. Skippy can be found online here: Instagram: http://instagram.com/skippymesirow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skippymesirow And I, Richard, can be found here: http://twitter.com/richarddedor http://instagram.com/richarddedor Music Credit: Ukulele Fun by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5441-ukulele-fun- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/liveitwellpodcast/message

with Skippy Mesirow, Bert Myrin, and Host Debbie Braun

An in-depth interview of Aspen City Council Candidate Skippy Mesirow, hosted by Reid Haughey, and filmed in the GrassRoots studio at the historic Red Brick. Aspen, Colorado. Visit http://www.grassrootstv.org/ for live streams, archived videos of interesting and engaging subjects from the Roaring Fork Valley’s past and present, as well as local non-profit, entertainment, and government coverage. Now in HD Comcast Channel 880 - Aspen to Glenwood Springs Generously Underwritten by The Thrift Shop of Aspen https://aspenthriftshop.org/

This Episode was recorded at Mountain Chalet in Aspen Colorado. In this episode Skippy Mesirow interviews RJ Gallagher, Founding and Managing Partner for Forte International. He is responsible for all of the day-to-day operations of Forte and its overall performance. Prior to Forte, R.J. was the Founder and President of Gallagher Sharp West in Aspen from 1991 until 200, when GSW became Forte International. GSW was a pioneering organization, implementing successful marketing, sales, communications and design programs for high-end real estate projects and select clients in the resort, entertainment, hospitality, travel industries. During that time GSW provided services for some of the finest projects throughout the United States and Mexico, generating over $14 billion in sales revenues. GSW also provided services within the entertainment, resort, luxury hospitality and professional sports franchise industries on a global level. Read more at tinyurl.com/y7w5vhob https://aspenentrepreneurs.com/podcast

This episode features Sharon Matusik, Dean and Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Leeds School of Business, at University of Colorado. Matt Doyle, with FATMAP, a 3D Mapping Platform for outdoor adventure recreation. Mike Kaplan, CEO of SkiCO. And Rudy Defelice of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. Hosting this showcase is Skippy Mesirow of Aspen Entrepreneurs. If you’d like to find out about all the great things that Aspen Entrepreneurs are doing, head to their website> aspenentrepreneurs.com This episode was recorded in Aspen, at Maker + Place, a co working popup location. Learn more about them online at makerandplace.com

This Episode was recorded at Mountain Chalet in Aspen Colorado. In this episode Skippy Mesirow interviews RJ Gallagher, Founding and Managing Partner for Forte International. He is responsible for all of the day-to-day operations of Forte and its overall performance. Prior to Forte, R.J. was the Founder and President of Gallagher Sharp West in Aspen from 1991 until 200, when GSW became Forte International. GSW was a pioneering organization, implementing successful marketing, sales, communications and design programs for high-end real estate projects and select clients in the resort, entertainment, hospitality, travel industries. During that time GSW provided services for some of the finest projects throughout the United States and Mexico, generating over $14 billion in sales revenues. GSW also provided services within the entertainment, resort, luxury hospitality and professional sports franchise industries on a global level. Read more at https://tinyurl.com/y7w5vhob

Hosted Brent Gardner-Smith of Aspen Journalism (Watch Now)

Jillian Livingston of Aspen Real Life interviews Skippy Mesirow, candidate for Aspen City Council, about his decision to run and the ways in which he hopes to positively affect his community. For more ARL, visit the blog at aspenreallife.com

On today's CrossCurrents, Elizabeth Miller of Pathfinders talks about ForeverLove, a community day of remembrance for grief and loss at Paepcke Auditorium this Saturday. Also, Skippy Mesirow, chair of the Aspen NextGen Advisory Commission on a candidate forum on April 22nd at the Sky Hotel. http://www.pathfindersforcancer.org/#!forever-partner/c19sd https://www.facebook.com/AspenNextGen To learn more about CrossCurrents: aspenpublicradio.org/programs/crosscurrents