Podcast appearances and mentions of Stephen Joseph

Steven Joseph is a first-generation American, veteran attorney, negotiator, prolific speaker, and a modern humorist. He's a real New Yorker. A fully cured overweight person, Steven is a five times Boston Marathon runner and 16 times NYC Marathon runner – balancing it all perfectly through the art of Zen. In his award-winning masterpiece “A Grownup Guide to Effective Crankiness: The CrankaTsuris Method,” we learned how to navigate and celebrate our grouchy moments. Now, in “Cranky Superpowers: Life Lessons Learned from the Common CrankaTsuris Chronicles,” our journey to mastering our moodiness takes a humorous twist that is guaranteed to have you chuckling out loud.

Today's special guest, Steven Joseph, is a first-generation American, veteran attorney, negotiator, prolific speaker, and a modern humorist. He's gone from writing comprehensive legal briefs to penning award-winning non-fiction for children and adults.Yet Steven believes he is smart enough to know that he hasn't figured everything out, except for crankiness. Being a son of a Holocaust Survivor, Steven recognizes and celebrates his Jewish heritage. Most of his writing is based on the concept of survival, which was ubiquitous in the household he grew up in, and acknowledgment which, he learned through his zen practice. As a crankiness expert, Steven can help you manage your emotions, embrace your crankiness, and improve communication with friends and family. Steven is the author of the Mom's Choice Award-winning The Last Surviving Dinosaur: The TyrantoCrankaTsuris and The Crankatsuris Method: A Grownup Guide to Effective Crankiness. In his award-winning masterpiece “A Grownup Guide to Effective Crankiness: The CrankaTsuris Method,” we learned how to navigate and celebrate our grouchy moments. Now, in “Cranky Superpowers: Life Lessons Learned from the Common CrankaTsuris Chronicles,” our journey to mastering our moodiness takes a humorous twist that is guaranteed to have you chuckling out loud. Peppered with captivating tales, both fresh and familiar, “Cranky Superpowers” unveils the often-missed hilarity in our everyday grumbles and groans. But it's not all laughter—this witty guide offers priceless insights into our hidden “Cranky Superpowers,” powers that when harnessed correctly, can ignite a more understanding, patient, and positively cranky version of ourselves.    

Adding biochar as a soil amendment creates an ideal habitat for beneficial microorganisms. Sitos Group CEO and Co-founder Mayo Ryan and PR, Marketing, and Communications Manager Jessica Bronner explain how biochar amendments improve disease resistance, plant health, pest resistance, water retention, and drought mitigation. The team explains three different ways to make biochar and why they have chosen to use the slow pyrolysis method to ultimately produce biochar for different soil types. Resources: REGISTER: February 16, 2024 Biochar in the Vineyard 56: Conservation Burning and Biochar 106: What? Bury Charcoal in the Vineyard? 167: Use Biochar to Combat Climate Change Burn: Igniting a New Carbon Drawdown Economy to End the Climate Crisis Carbon Removal FAQ Monterey Pacific Inc. New Science Says Biochar is Very Permanent Regeneration Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation Sitos Group Sitos Group Biochar Page Sitos Group Blog Sitos Group Social Channels: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube United States Biochar Initiative Why ‘regenerative viticulture' is gaining ground among major wine producers Vineyard Team Programs: Juan Nevarez Memorial Scholarship - Donate SIP Certified – Show your care for the people and planet   Sustainable Ag Expo – The premiere winegrowing event of the year Sustainable Winegrowing On-Demand (Western SARE) – Learn at your own pace Vineyard Team – Become a Member Get More Subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode on the latest science and research with the Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast. Since 1994, Vineyard Team has been your resource for workshops and field demonstrations, research, and events dedicated to the stewardship of our natural resources. Learn more at www.vineyardteam.org.   Transcript Craig Macmillan  0:00  Our guest today are Mayo Ryan. He is CEO and co founder of the Sitos Group and also his colleague, Jessica Bronner, who is the PR marketing communications manager for the Sitos roup as well. Thank you both for being here.   Mayo Ryan  0:12  You're welcome, Craig. Hey, happy to be here.   Jessica Bronner  0:14  It's a pleasure.   Craig Macmillan  0:16  So what is the Sitos Group? What do you folks do? How did it start? I know the answers to these questions, but like why are we here? Today we're going to talk about biochar. But where are you focusing? What do you do?   Mayo Ryan  0:29  Well, you know, when we when we figure it out, I think we'll let you know but anyway, where we are today is Sitos Group is a California based biochar manufacture and carbon removal company and we got started two years ago. It was a really great collaboration between myself and our co founder Steve McIntyre. Steve is the owner, founder and owner of Monterey Pacific, which is a very large vineyard management company, based in solid California about an hour south of Salinas and Monterey  Pacific farms about 18,000 acres of wine grapes in the Monterey County and San Luis Obispo areas. Steve's a winemaker and has his own winery. And he started using biochar with his in house soil scientist Dr. Doug Beck. almost 10 years ago, Doug has spent a lifetime in Far East Asia perfecting and understand the use of biochar and brought it to Monterey Pacific. They've perfected that use. And so, Stephen Monterey Pacific along with Doug had the use of biochar and winegrapes down I started my journey into biochar in late 2017. Designing and building an almond processing company in Northern California, in that process wanted to do something different to the almond shell market is is really valueless. It's a valueless byproduct almond hole is used in cattle feed in that year, the price dropped by 75%. So we were looking for an alternative income source in the form of almond shell and the next year and 2018, Kathleen Draper and Albert Bates wrote this seminal book called Burn and oddly enough, coincidentally, Steve and I read the book The same year, and it's what got us into biochar was the big sort of lightbulb moment. And then in 2018, I think October it was the inner governmental Panel on Climate Change wrote its report about negative emissions technologies. And in my head, I put those two together and have really drank the biochar Kool Aid and never going back. This is a lifelong venture now. We got together a few years ago, a fellow graduate of the California ag leadership program, we're both graduates of that program got us together, Steve's headwinds where he knew everything there was to know about using biochar in agricultural setting. And I had the, you know, production technology side of it pretty well wrapped up his headwinds were my tail winds and vice versa, we got together and as I said earlier, it's a marriage made in heaven. We've had a really wonderful partnership over the last almost couple of years, we have a pilot plant up and running at Regen Monterey, which is Monterey County's Waste Management District, with this incredible staff there. And our partner in that project is Keith Day, who runs the compost operation, the Keith day company that runs the compost operation at region Monterey, and we've had a pilot plant up and running since early this summer. And yeah, things are going really well.   Craig Macmillan  3:04  So question for you, Jessica. How did you get involved with the Sitos Group?   Jessica Bronner  3:08  That is a lovely question. So Steve reached out one day and was like, Hey, I have a job opportunity for you. And he connected with mayo, and the rest was history. And I always joke that I never thought I'd be excited about dirt, except now I'm excited about chocolate ish, kind of st compound. But yeah, that's how I got into it. And I'm never looking back. I can tell you that for sure.   Craig Macmillan  3:32  And so I've got another question for you. Jessica because I think you might have a really great answer to this. We have other episodes on this topic, but just very briefly, what exactly is biochar and what are some of the uses for it?   Jessica Bronner  3:44  So biochar, what Mayo calls is a wonder drug. And I could not agree more. I really porous material, and it's actually a type of charcoal with a low ash content. So it's a higher carbon content. What sets it apart from charcoal is its porosity. So it's has a lot of pores inside of it. We call it the coral reef for the soil. So all of those pores and little rooms are kind of housing for the micro organisms, or the soil biota that we incorporate into it.   Craig Macmillan  4:16  Mayo, you had mentioned how you kind of got connected to it. What are some of the uses for biochar in agriculture?   Mayo Ryan  4:22  We're farmers at heart and I mean, you all of us are lifelong agriculturalists. So we really start the conversation about biochar from an agricultural perspective. It is a wonderful soil amendment and because of its porosity, as Jessica said, and the idea that it is this coral reef for the soil, all of the complex fungi and bacteria and the myriad other micro organisms that help us with our digestion and our immunity and our disease resistant, live in, in biochar, it's like long term housing for all of those organisms. And I mean, in a single handful of soil there are more micro organisms, microbial bodies and our human beings on the planet and and biochar is their long term housing. You know, it's a condo for them. And so they take up residence, and it just fuels all this great activity that all those organisms have when they interact with the plant this complex communication between microbial activity and the plant itself. And so it leads to increased fertility, plant health, disease resistance, pest resistance, a really good amount of moisture retention, so drought mitigation, you know, and you just go down a list like a, like Jessica said, I think it's a wonder drug because it has these almost unbelievable amount of CO benefits. It does so many good things. That's just on the on the agricultural side, what we think about at Sitos are these co equal benefits of soil health and carbon sequestration. It's a really effective shovel ready and efficient tool. First, full carbon seed, atmospheric carbon removal,   Craig Macmillan  5:50  You talked about carbon. So obviously, this is made from materials that are high in carbon, Jessica, what kinds of materials go into this process that we're going to talk about in a second, what kinds of materials go into making biochar?   Jessica Bronner  6:02  Well, ultimately, you can pyrolyze is the secret word that we're going to get into in a little bit, but you can pyrolyze any organic matter Sitos Group specifically, we are currently working with municipal wood waste. We tried working with some compost leftovers previously, and they were a little high in water content for us to make biochar in the moment. So now we're just using some wood residue from other wood materials that are lower in the water content, but you can pyralyze organic, any type of organic waste, if that's biosolids, if that's corn husks, if that's vineyard waste, or almond waste, we're looking to get into almond waste almond hole and shell later on down the road hopefully sooner than later. But anything organic ultimately, if it's going back into the agricultural application,   Craig Macmillan  6:51  So Mayo, there's a particular process we've called pyrolysis that's necessary to make this happen so that you don't end up with ash or charcoal is it's a different kind of a combustion Mayo, Can you talk a little bit more about pyrolysis and then we'll talk about how you actually do it.   Mayo Ryan  7:04  Our goal is to ultimately make various qualities of biochar for specific soil types. And so we want a machine that's adjustable, which is why we pick slow pyrolysis there are other means of making biochar one's called gasification. And that's what we have largely in California. These are these are really energy production facilities where energy is about 80% of the product and biochar is a byproduct. Fast pyrolysis is another way to do it. Slow pyrolysis is a little bit different. There aren't many manufacturers that equipment around the world, but I think we found a great one and that machines very adjustable. So we can through different throughput times different temperature rates, we can make biochar 's that have higher pH level than others or a higher cation Exchange capacity and ultimately hope to customize biochar for soil types but you know, it's a new process. This is our machine at Regen Monterey the pilot plant is the first of its kind in the country. We've spent a good long while investigating manufactures years actually at this and, and are really pleased with this. With this process. The machine was invented or designed by two professors and biochar, Johanna Sleeman at Cornell and Stephen Joseph at the University of New South Wales, to pretty eminent people in our world. And so far, we're really pleased with the design and hope to perfect it over the years. And, you know, get the most out of it that we can it's economic, it's fairly easy to operate. As Jessica said, it's feedstock agnostic, we can use a lot of different feedstocks, and it's transportable, we can put one in a 40 foot trailer and, and you know, it's not like we can hook it up to the back of a car and drive it around. But it is somewhat transportable.   We've had other guests on the podcast and I've had tailgates where we have had big piles of vines that we lit from the top and then hose down material at the end. I've talked to people about digging pits and burning stuff covered in the ground. We've seen some smaller kinds of units, kind of like a tank I've seen people doing and kind of an open trench. The secret to pyrolysis is it's the low edition of oxygen. Is that right?   That's exactly right. Yeah.   Craig Macmillan  9:08  So you're talking about a machine. So what is this machines, magical machine? What is how does it work? How do you get stuff into it? How does it burn? How do you get stuff out of it? How much can you do at a time? Does it take 10 people to operate it? I've just gotten super curious about this, because this is the first time I've really heard about this kind of technology.   Mayo Ryan  9:27  You make it sounds so mysterious, but it's really not all the processes you described, Craig are what stands out about them is that they're batch processes. We wanted something that was continuous. There's such an abundance of agricultural byproducts, waste and biosolids, and forest waste in California that we wanted something that we could start this machine or put two or three of them side by side and it was a continuous process. So the feedstock enters the machine in a in a trough at the bottom of the machine at a temperature say 150 degrees centigrade, the moisture leaves so we dry the feedstock going in and In it say 350 to 500 degrees centigrade, all of the non carbon materials. The volatiles, if you will in that feedstock, whether it's almond shell or biosolids, or wood waste go away from the feedstock. And what we create is this bubble of sin gas or production gases. And at those temperatures, those sin gases combust. That bubble of of flame, if you will, lives above the feedstock. And that heat is what pyralyzes that say 750 degrees centigrade, paralyzes the feedstock. And what paralyzation means is it literally means change by fire. And so that feedstock goes from whatever it was with whatever quantities of lignin, cellulose hemicellulose into almost a pure carbon, it's completely chemically transformed. And what you end up with is just because it earlier is this very porous material. One of the quality standards for biochar is the International biochar initiative, surface area standard, which is 500 meters per gram. It was hard to get my head around this, but that's the surface area of a football field in the size of a pencil eraser. And that just speaks to how porous and fragile it is. And if you were to take an electron microscope and look at one of the walls of those pores, it would look exactly like the original start. It's very fractal down to different degrees of magnification. And at that high carbon content level microbes break their teeth on it, you know, it's it's something that lasts in the soil for hundreds, if not 1000s of years, as farmers we are using the biochar, principally for soil health and Plant Health take that responsibility for using that biochar in an agricultural setting, you know, very seriously. And so we are, you know, we really think that that leads to a more durable and permanent carbon removal, but it's just as I said earlier, it's a wonderful, incredible wonder drug. It does so many great things.   Craig Macmillan  11:48  To continue, mayo what happens to the stuff that's not the carbon you said it volatilizes off, but what's its eventual fate in the environment?   Mayo Ryan  11:50  We essentially combust it and so the machine acts as its own thermal oxidizer, so everything that's not carbon gets lifted above the feedstock. The feedstock never actually catches fire all the sin gas and production cloud gases do above the feedstock and they're consumed right then and there. And so theoretically, you know, what comes out of the stack is very little heat, principally, we generate a ton of byproduct heat, but very little exhaust gases, little NOx little Sox, well under what you know, are the standards here. Everything that's as I said, Not carbon gets combusted within the chamber   Craig Macmillan  12:34  And gets broken down into less problematic. Compact.   Mayo Ryan  12:37  Exactly, yes,   Craig Macmillan  12:38  Question for you just the coolant, the biochar coolant. I'm hearing a lot about biochar. Obviously, there's a lot of people mixing up the Kool Aid. I'm guessing that your job is probably to sell the Kool Aid.   Jessica Bronner  12:49  My job is actually to educate people on what the Kool Aid is. Once they know it kind of sells itself going from there on. It's definitely breaking down the complex understanding of slow pyrolysis and biochar so if someone could understand it, who's new to the ag industry or carbon removal industry or any of that.   Craig Macmillan  13:13  So again with you, Jessica, so this material is produced, you folks are selling it to other folks selling it to different people, outlets, companies, municipalities.   Jessica Bronner  13:23  That is the future plan for now we have an offtake agreement set for this first pilot plant with Monterey Pacific. So actually, all the biochar we'll be producing in the years going forward will be going directly into the vineyards that MPI manages, which is terrific yay for Sitos, Group biochar. And then moving forward it will be available to sell to outside markets.   Craig Macmillan  13:46  What do you think those markets might be?   Mayo Ryan  13:47  I can go with that. You know, we're we're we're lucky in that biochar and wine grape vineyards is an established fact more or less. We can all stipulate the benefits of biochar in wine grapes largely due to Dr. Doug Beck and Steve's work over the last eight to 10 years. We're doubling down in the wine grape industry is is kind of a short term means of proving biochar is affecting agriculture. Next, we'll spend time educating almond and pistachio growers in the San Joaquin Valley about those same benefits. I used to work as pistachio grower relations guy for a large pistachio company. And you know, I'm convinced pistachios and biochar go hand in hand. But there are so many other uses. We can sequester carbon and concrete, you know line production for the concrete businesses one of the largest carbon emitters in the world. If we can get biochar and concrete we can significantly reduce by 20%. Perhaps the amount of lime going into concrete, we can create graphenes and graphite for use and batteries. The endless list of uses of biochar is really endless. We were starting in agriculture but there are a lot of opportunities for us as we build the business.   Jessica, are you you said you're doing the education and the outreach. You're teaching people what it is what kinds of methods tools, avenues are you using to communicate all this stuff?   Jessica Bronner  14:59  So far we've been very successful on LinkedIn. That's a great avenue for people to find out what we're doing where Mayo is every week speaking to different at different arrangements and educating people that way. With that we do a lot of public outreach. So we spoke at the Monterey Rotary Club and then the Cannery Row Rotary Club. So we had some good educational moments, we'll be having a biochar tailgate with a vineyard team coming up next beginning of next year. And then our website has a lot of information about biochar. We'll write blogs, if people have questions, they can submit questions on our website. We really want to be open book to the public and to people who are interested because educating oneself is kind of the most powerful tool that you have i We really value that and we want to create avenues for people to learn from their own standards. And then a website that we like to go to for information for the public to know about, they obviously probably already do if they know about biochar is the US biochar initiative USBI. They have a terrific website with a lot of knowledge and materials on biochar and application and agriculture and different settings.   Craig Macmillan  16:12  And just as a as a timestamp, this has been recorded in November of 2023. And so this Tailgate you mentioned, would be in 2024. For Mayo to you what what is the future look like? The big picture future do you think is going to be for this industry? This is a sounds like it's an industry are potentially a fledgling industry, maybe. But where do you see this going? You've talked about almond orchards and you've talked about municipal waste. What's the potential here on a big, big picture? You   Mayo Ryan  16:42  know, agriculture is facing a huge set of problems, which makes it just more and more difficult to meet this global demand for a secure and healthy food supply. And those problems are, you know, soil degradation and desertification, drought or moisture loss. You know, carbon emissions from agriculture is huge. We've got to fix that loss of biodiversity. And so, we believe that biochar is a way to transition conventional traditional ag into a regenerative ag set of practices, which would include things like cover cropping and minimum or no till on but but essentially at the highest level conversion from a chemical based farming regime to biological based farming regime and, and we want to facilitate that our vision of sounds embarrassing a bit, Craig, but you know, Steven, Jessica, and Alan and our wonderful operators who Swain said, Well, I'll want to sequester a million tonnes of carbon be a mega ton supplier of carbon removal by the end of 2030. It sounds crazy. When I say it, I get a bit embarrassed. But our friends in the carbon world are telling them that's not enough, we need to have much more larger ambitions, you know, we all need to be sequestering a billion tons by 2030. And we're you know, we're just a very small part of that. But that's our goal. That's what we want to have happen. That's what we're going to pursue over the next seven years is to take these plants that we have the goal of the pilot planet region, Monterey is to perfect a three machine design that will templatized and deploy throughout the Salinas, Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, I think in my lifetime anyway, you know, I don't have to look much beyond those regions for opportunities to make biochar and sequester in soil. But that's the plan and to you know, to do our best to facilitate regenerative ag and, and those regenerative site supply chains and remove as much carbon from the atmosphere as we possibly can.   Craig Macmillan  18:24  Jessica what do you have to add to that? What? What do you see? What's your vision?   Jessica Bronner  18:28  My vision for biochar is really lead the regeneration of the earth to the soil. I mean, I recently read, or am reading the book by Paul Hawkins called regeneration and mayo knows it very well. And I encourage everyone else to go and read it if they have not. But it ultimately talks about how are we supposed to thrive on a planet that's degenerating? And what can we do to regenerate that so we can continue to sustain life? Well, not just since sustain life, but to thrive, have life thrive on this planet? So future going forward would for biochar to Excel that regeneration of the earth of agriculture of supply chains of humanity? That would be that's my big end. I'll be I'll go through this.   Craig Macmillan  19:14  That's a good goal. Let's continue with you, Jessica. We're getting close to the end here. What is one thing that you would recommend to listeners or that you'd like them to take away regarding this topic?   Jessica Bronner  19:26  I mentioned it earlier, but really is just to educate themselves on biochar and sustainability and regeneration, because there's only so much you can do from here. So he or she say, but when you actually double down and find out what it is that you're passionate about, or maybe you're not passionate about for your individual self, I think that's really powerful. Like I said before, I had never knew that I'd be excited about charcoal or about agriculture, but here I am, like, never, never going back and I really attribute that passion to education. personal education me diving in and figuring that out so that's that's my biggest encouragement for people just curious about it is to read about it dive in jump in headfirst come down a rabbit hole and drink the Kool Aid.   Craig Macmillan  20:14  How about you Mayo?   Mayo Ryan  20:16  Know what I'm gonna shamelessly crib what Jessica stains it's get involved. I mean, if you're on our website and you find that that tab and that button all over, we have a little mantra internal saying it Sitos. It's not either or it's also and we have a very limited competitive view, we don't think there are such things in, in the biochar or carbon removal world as competitors, we need lots of Sitos' we need lots of other companies in this business as many as can can get involved. And that's it. You know, Friday, we hit a record. It's the first time we were over two degrees of pre industrial temperature, a third of this year was over 1.5 degrees, which was the Paris Climate Accord. It's here it's happening. And so my suggestion and my hope is that is that people just get involved educate, as Jessica said, and, and join us in this effort to save ourselves.   Craig Macmillan  21:03  Jessica, I am going to ocme back to you, where can people find out more about you and your colleagues and the Sitos group in general?   Jessica Bronner  21:11  Our website and click the Get Involved button and you send an email directly to me and I will respond to you ASAP. You can also find us like I said on LinkedIn, we have our social media platforms on Facebook and Instagram. We're thinking about launching a YouTube channel. You can go check us out right now and find some terrific vineyard application videos of biochar have been applied to some of the McIntyre vineyards, soils. But I would say email if you want to get direct contact with us. It's our first names with our last initial at Sitos.earth it is not.com We got fancy and put a dot Earth on there. So yeah, send us an email reach out. We're happy to chat set up a call and have a conversation. Well,   Craig Macmillan  21:53  our guest today has been Mayo Ryan. He is CEO and co founder of the Sitos group and Jessica Bronner, who is the peer Marketing Communications Manager for Sitos want to thank you both for being here.   Mayo Ryan  22:05  Delighted, Craig, thank you for having us.   Jessica Bronner  22:07  It was a pleasure for sure.   Transcribed by https://otter.ai Nearly perfect transcription by https://otter.ai

Join Stephen Joseph as he explores the power of embracing our inner crankiness in this thought-provoking episode. With humor and wisdom, Stephen challenges societal norms by highlighting the positive aspects of being a little bit grumpy sometimes. Learn how accepting and channeling your crankiness can lead to personal growth and self-awareness. Ready for a refreshing take on emotions? Listen now to uncover the hidden benefits of embracing your own crabbiness! Helpful Links: 1. Grab Snoodles in Space: A Snoodle, the Zoodle Kidoodles, and One Happy Schmoodle https://amzn.to/3F2MHJe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chatsfromtheblogcabin/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chatsfromtheblogcabin/support

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5th March 2023 | Stephen Joseph | GUEST SPEAKER

To watch the video of this episode, please go to: https://youtu.be/1xN5ULnKCr8   What resources, hope, and insights are available for those dealing with mental illness? What inspired MindAid.ca and how is it looking to create change in the world? What are some simple actions we can take to help?   Discover these possibilities and more in this powerful episode of Kaleidoscope of Possibilities: Alternative Perspectives on Mental Health, in which host Dr. Adriana Popescu is joined by founder of MindAid.ca, recovered schizophrenic and cycling enthusiast Matthew Dickson.  In this wise and vulnerable conversation, you will hear about Matthew's journey of recovery from mental illness, his vast reading and self-education, and inspiration for creating an organization to help and support those coping with mental illness around the world.   In this episode: Matthew's story Recovery from schizophrenia Models of mental health care Hope Catherine Goetzke book Thinking and ruminating Post-traumatic growth Autotelic personality (flow) Humor ca Books and resources Avatar therapy Talking and isolation Different world perspectives on mental illness Education   Resources mentioned in this episode: Website: https://www.mindaid.ca/ Free Tips: https://www.mindaid.ca/mental-health-tips Mark Divine: https://markdivine.com Verbal Judo: https://verbaljudo.com Lauren Kennedy, Living Well with Schizophrenia: https://www.livingwellwithschizophrenia.org/ Biggest Little Book About Hope: https://kathryngoetzke.com/biggest-little-book-about-hope/ What Doesn't Kill Us by Stephen Joseph: http://www.profstephenjoseph.com/books/what-doesnt-kill-us-guide/ TedTalk with Vikram Patel: https://youtu.be/yzm4gpAKrBk What A Shaman Sees in A Mental Institution article: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2014/08/22/shaman-sees-mental-hospital/   About Matthew: Matthew Dickson helps people with mental illness in developing countries so they can get access to basic mental health care at MindAid.ca. Mind Aid is the world's first website with all the organizations working on mental health in developing countries on one site (they are otherwise scattered across the web). These organizations use models of basic mental health care that are low-cost, proven effective, and scalable. Some of these organizations have been endorsed by Bill Clinton, Forest Whitaker, Arcade Fire, Ashley Judd, as well as Zak Williams (son of Robin Williams) and Tim Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics. Matthew has successfully recovered from schizophrenia and has bicycled across Canada.    “There is hope beyond hope.” – Matthew   Would you like to continue this conversation and connect with other people who are interested in exploring these topics? Please join us on our Facebook group! (https://www.facebook.com/groups/kaleidoscopeofpossibilitiespodcast/)   About your host: Dr. Adriana Popescu is a clinical psychologist, addiction and trauma specialist, author, speaker and empowerment coach who is based in San Francisco, California and practices worldwide. For more information on Dr. Adriana, her sessions and classes, please visit: https://adrianapopescu.org/ To learn about her new trauma treatment center Firebird Healing, please visit the website: https://www.firebird-healing.com/   You can also follow her on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAdrianaPopescu/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradrianapopescu/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrAdrianaP Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-popescu-ph-d-03793 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dradrianapopescu Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCflL0zScRAZI3mEnzb6viVA Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/kaleidoscopepossibilities TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dradrianapopescu?   Disclaimer: This podcast represents the opinions of Dr. Adriana Popescu and her guests. The content expressed therein should not be taken as psychological or medical advice. The content here is for informational or entertainment purposes only. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or treatment questions. This website or podcast is not to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing “standard of care” in any legal sense or as a basis for legal proceedings or expert witness testimony. Listening, reading, emailing, or interacting on social media with our content in no way establishes a client-therapist relationship.  

Traumata haben viele Ursachen. Eine posttraumatische Belastungsstörung kann die Folge sein. Posttraumatisches Wachstum bedeutet, diese Erfahrung ins Positive zu wenden. Diese Achtsam-Sendung zeigt, wie es geht. **********Quellen aus der Folge:Affleck, G., Tennen, H., Croog, S., & Levine, S. (1987). Causal attributions, perceived benefits, and morbidity after a heart attack: An 8-year study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, 29–35.Lehman, D. R., Davis, C. G., Delongis, A., Wortman, C. B., Bluck, S., Mandel, D. R.,& Ellard, J. H. (1993). Positive and negative life changes following bereavement and their relations to adjustment. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 12, 90–112.**********Dianes und Main Huongs Empfehlungen:Was uns nicht umbringt - Wie es Menschen gelingt, aus Schicksalsschlägen und traumatischen Erfahrungen gestärkt hervorzugehen von Stephen Joseph, 2015, Springer Spektrum.**********Den Artikel zum Stück findet ihr hier.**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.**********Ihr habt Anregungen, Ideen, Themenwünsche? Dann schreibt uns gern unter achtsam@deutschlandfunknova.de

Stephen Joseph is an attorney turned children's book writer. In this episode, he talks with Gary about his interesting take on crankiness, craziness, and more.In This Episode:The unusual thing he did after getting diagnosed with COVIDGrowing up in the BronxBeing a “reformed fat person”Losing 85 pounds quicklyHow he stopped being a “garbage can”The word he prefers over “habit”The unique way he writes his storiesRunning a marathon for his ex-wifeHis mother, a Holocaust survivorHis spin on The Wizard of OzPulling yourself out of crankinessGiving people permission to be crazySteven Joseph is an excellent attorney and a remarkable writer. He's gone from writing comprehensive legal briefs to penning award-winning non-fiction for children and adults.Being a son of a Holocaust Survivor, Steven recognizes and celebrates his Jewish heritage. Most of his writing is based on the concept of survival, which was ubiquitous in the household he grew up in, and acknowledgment which he learned through his zen practice. As a crankiness expert, Steven can help you manage your emotions, embrace your crankiness, and improve communication with friends and family.Steven is the author of the Mom's Choice Award-winning The Last Surviving Dinosaur: The TyrantoCrankaTsuris and The Crankatsuris Method: A Grownup Guide to Effective Crankiness.You can learn more about Stephen on his site: www.stevenjosephauthor.com

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Today, I want to share a cool story and then of course I will follow up with a question.  I attended a meeting last week when a lovely woman approached me and said, I appreciate your podcasts and here is the one word that sums it up….Authentic.  Your authenticity shows up over the sound waves.  That really made me smile and after thanking her profusely I really stopped and thought about it.  That is absolutely the highest compliment one can receive.  What does showing up authentically mean to you?  And, are you showing up as your authentic self or showing up as someone you think people want you to be?  Trust me, it happens a lot.  We are all guilty.  We are afraid to reveal our true self because we are afraid we will be judged or ridiculed.  So what do we do?  We create this persona at work, or at social engagements and yes, sometimes even with those that are closest to us. Think about this in your key relationships. We make concessions all the time and give up a little of ourselves.    The truth is we can only do that for so long before we feel like a fraud, or an imposter. Let me share some news on the benefits of showing up as your authentic self. Dr. Stephen Joseph states, authentic people cope better with stress, live more harmoniously with others and have deeper relationships. Join me for some insights on authenticity.  

Während einer Wanderung wurde ich durch ein Schild gewarnt: "Wanderwege durch Naturgewalten beschädigt. Betreten auf eigene Gefahr." Ich erlebe diese Aussage als eine Metapher für das Leben. Denn sicher kennst Du das auch: Du machst Pläne, gehst Deinen Weg und es ist alles eigentlich soweit in Ordnung. Doch plötzlich - wie eine ungeahnte Naturgewalt - fällt eine Katastrophe über Dich, Deine Karriere oder Deine Lieben herein. Ungeplant, unerwartet, ungefragt und vor allem: Ungewollt! Wie Du damit umgehen kannst, was wir von Viktor Frankl lernen können und was es bedeutet, Katastrophen zu umarmen, das beschreibe ich Dir in diesem Podcast. Außerdem habe ich noch zwei Buchempfehlungen für Dich: - Viktor Frankl, Trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen; - Stephen Joseph, Was uns nicht umbringt

Episode 47 : A Clockwork Orange with Shirley and Tony Jaffe Shirley Jaffe is a British actress who trained at the Central School of Speech & Drama in 1954. Among other early jobs, she was in the first British Theatre in the Round Company at Scarborough, with Stephen Joseph and later Alan Ayckbourn. Her film career began in the mid-'50s with Crime/Dramas The Passing Stranger in 1954, and The Secret Tent in 1956. Shirley was also a regular cast member of the long-running TV serial Emergency Ward 10 as Nurse Angela Foster in the late '60s, and in 1970 she appeared in Hammer's Taste the Blood of Dracula with the late great Christopher Lee. She appeared on television in the infamous Michael Jackson's Earth Song live performance at The Brits in 1996, and as a Greek nun in Little Britain Abroad. She's directed and acted in plays in Brighton, Edinburgh, The West End, and Helsinki festivals and recently played Irene in the award-winning British feature Ambleton Delight. She was nominated for a Star Award in the Brighton Fringe for her performance as "Nana" in the musical, Here Comes the Bride. More recently she appeared with her husband Tony in the music video to Spankox's “To The Club”. Her latest film is called Nurse Shirley Foster.  This is Kubrick's Universe and so…… in 1971 Shirley made an appearance in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, when she played a nurse who helps administer the first round of Ludovico's treatment to Alex DeLarge, of course played inimitably by Malcolm McDowell. Skybreak, the home she shared with her husband Tony, was also featured in the film, as the interior location for the scene in which Alex and his Droogs attack a writer and his wife (played by Patrick Magee and Adrienne Corri). Production Credits : Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong  / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz & James Marinaccio

Niemand hat gesagt, dass das Leben leicht ist. Immer wieder werden wir konfrontiert mit Problemen, Herausforderungen und die meisten von uns auch mit Schicksalschlägen. Oft kommen diese plötzlich und sie stellen unser Leben schlichtweg auf den Kopf.Sei es eine Trennung, ein Jobverlust, eine schwere Krankheit oder auch der Verlust eines geliebten Menschen. Schicksalschläge kommen in so vielen Varianten und manchmal betreffen sie eine ganze Gruppe von Menschen, wie jetzt zum Beispiel die Flutkatastrophen in unterschiedlichen Teilen Deutschlands.Was kannst du tun, wenn dein Leben aus den Fugen gerät? In dieser Podcast-Folge möchte ich dir kleine Hilfestellungen geben, die dir vielleicht diese schwere Zeit etwas erträglicher machen. Aber vielleicht bist du auch jemand, der einem Freund/Freundin oder Familienangehörigen durch eine schwere Zeit helfen möchte. Doch du bist dir unsicher wie.Dann ist diese Folge auch für dich.Falls du weitere Unterstützung brauchst, kannst du dich natürlich auch gerne an mich persönlich wenden: hc@cobaugh.de Alle Podcast-Folgen findest du hier:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1118606Buchempfehlungen/Links: Schicksalsschlag: Der Weg zurück ist kein Spaziergangvon Annunziata von Hoensbroechhttps://amzn.to/3y2Zhmw Was uns nicht umbringt: Wie es Menschen gelingt, aus Schicksalsschlägen und traumatischen Erfahrungen gestärkt hervorzugehenvon Stephen Josephhttps://amzn.to/3kIdx02Hilfreiche Links:www.telefonseelsorge.dewww.psychotherapiesuche.deSelbsthilfegruppe finden:www.nakos.deNothilfe in der Flutkatastrophe:Caritas-Internationalhttps://bit.ly/3eLKJA5 Webseite:https://www.cobaugh.de Email:https://www.cobaugh.de/kontakt/ YouTube: Heike Beck-Cobaugh - YouTube

Word je levenstevredenheid bepaald door je omstandigheden of kan je er écht zelf iets aan veranderen? Is de ene mens van nature vrolijker en optimistischer dan de ander? En wat als je leven ingrijpend veranderd: je wint de lotto bijvoorbeeld, of je belandt in een rolwagen? Een aflevering over optimisme en humor, invloed en betrokkenheid, taart en concentratiekampen. Hier kan je meer informatie vinden over ons thema: Sonja Lyubomirsky bespreekt haar ‘gelukstaart' in het boek “De maakbaarheid van het geluk” en in dit onderzoek: Lyubomirsky, S., Sheldon, K. M., & Schkade, D. (2005). Pursuing happiness: The architecture of sustainable change. Review of General Psychology, Vol.9(2), 111–131. De lotto-winnaars en paraplegie-patiënten die laten zien hoe je geluks-basisinstelling hetzelfde blijft, worden in dit web-artikel uitgebreid besproken: en over het oorspronkelijke onderzoek kan je lezen in dit wetenschappelijk tijdschrift: Field, J. (2009). Well-being and Happiness IFLL Thematic Paper 4. National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (England and Wales). Viktor Frankl schreef het prachtige boek “De zin van het bestaan” over zijn ervaringen als Holocaust-overlevende en over zijn logotherapie Daniel Gilbert laat met zijn onderzoeken zien hoe slecht we zijn in het voorspellen van ons toekomstig geluk, een concept dat hij ‘affective forecasting' noemt. Hij schrijft daarover in zijn boek “Stuiten op geluk“. Hier kan je een TED-talk met hem bekijken. Over post-traumatische groei kan je lezen in het werk van Stephen Joseph of in het boek “Post-traumatische groei: sterker door ellende” van Anja Jongkind De oefening met de cirkels van invloed en betrokkenheid komt uit het boek “De zeven eigenschappen van effectief leiderschap” van Stephen Covey Je kan je mailadres achterlaten op onze website, dan sturen we je een freebie (afdrukbare versie van die oefening) met de cirkels - ons experiment van deze week.

What doesn't kill us, can make us stronger! On the two-year anniversary of a near death experience, I invite a friend of the podcast, John Evans to sit down for an extended conversation about post-traumatic growth. Post-traumatic growth refers to the positive psychological changes that a person can experience as a result of adversity. John and I cover a lot of ground in this episode, referencing Stephen Joseph's book, What Doesn't Kill Us, Judith Herman's book, Trauma and Recovery, and Stephen Pressfield's book, The War of Art. . If you're wondering how to move through feeling stuck, and hitting plateau's in day-to-day life, John gives some helpful insights from his 13 year recovery. We also talk about the importance of finding a survivor mission, and transforming the meaning of personal tragedy by making it the basis for social action. . Looking to further your mindfulness practice? Check out the Mental Events mindfulness journal. It’s dedicated to examining the workability of the mind’s proposed solutions to problems, and offers an opportunity to step back from giving over your life to negative thoughts. . Wanting to integrate mindfulness into your life? Sign up to receive my free Mindfulness Framework video. . Watch this video to learn more about Mental Events Therapy.  . Watch this video to learn more about the benefits of online therapy with Mental Events. . As always, we’d like to hear from you. Send your questions via email - hello@mentalevents.com. . Connect with Mental Events on social media: Instagram @mentalevents Facebook @mentaleventstherapy.

This is part 2 of our interview with Stephen Joseph Antonelli, owner of Song Builder Studios in Catonsville, MD. Check out Part 1 of our interview as well. We hope you enjoy it. Search Bmore YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSGUv_fJ1fzIJ32WZ1T8DoA... INSTAGRAM: Search Bmore: http://www.instagram.com/searchbmore QWG http://www.instagram.com/qwgrealestate TWITTER: @searchbmore @qwgrealestate TIK TOK: @qwgrealestate --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/searchbmore/message

Stephen Joseph Antonelli is an accomplished songwriter, musician, record producer, and is the owner of Song Builder Studios in Catonsville, MD. Over this 4 part series, you'll get to know Stephen's backstory, learn all about what the Baltimore music scene is like, and what the future holds for Stephen and Song Builder Studios. Search Bmore YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSGUv_fJ1fzIJ32WZ1T8DoA?sub_confirmation=1 INSTAGRAM: Search Bmore: http://www.instagram.com/searchbmore QWG http://www.instagram.com/qwgrealestate TWITTER: @searchbmore @qwgrealestate TIK TOK: @qwgrealestate --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/searchbmore/message

In the last couple +1s, we talked about The Shattered Vase (and the power of taking those pieces and making a beautiful new mosaic) then we practiced The Art of Precious Scars (as we chatted about “golden repairs”).   Let’s imagine that art sitting on a desk in our dojo-studio.    We’ve got the mosaic and that golden-seamed vase.   And…   Right next to those pieces of art, let’s put a snow globe.   A snow globe?   Yep.   Stephen Joseph actually introduced this metaphor in his book on posttraumatic growth. He used it in the context of being shaken up after a traumatic event and the fact that it takes time for the metaphorical snow to settle in our lives.   But…   When I imagined that snow globe, the first thing I thought of was our minds and what we often do to them right before we go to bed.   Maybe it was because I was prepping for the PM Bookend session of our Carpe Diem module in our Mastery Series.   We’ve talked (many times!) about the fact that your day begins the night before.   Want to create a Masterpiece Day that starts with waking up nice and early (without an alarm!) feeling all refreshed and ready to rock?   Well…   TURN OFF YOUR ELECTRONICS and GO TO BED EARLY!! (Hah.)   Seriously.   Science is unequivocal.    All that digital stimulation—both the blue light AND the raw inputs—right before you go to bed isn’t helping the Deep (And REM) Sleep cause!!   You know what it’s like?   It’s like shaking a SNOW GLOBE right before you go to bed.   Your brain’s all hyped up right when you want it to be relaxed.   That’s Today’s +1.   Let’s leave the snow globe alone—quit shaking it by turning off all your electronic stimulation AT LEAST (!) an hour before you go to bed.   Remember: Sleep. It does a body (VERY!) good.   Let’s Optimize ours.   TONIGHT.

In the last couple +1s, we talked about The Shattered Vase (and the power of taking those pieces and making a beautiful new mosaic) then we practiced The Art of Precious Scars (as we chatted about “golden repairs”).   Let’s imagine that art sitting on a desk in our dojo-studio.    We’ve got the mosaic and that golden-seamed vase.   And…   Right next to those pieces of art, let’s put a snow globe.   A snow globe?   Yep.   Stephen Joseph actually introduced this metaphor in his book on posttraumatic growth. He used it in the context of being shaken up after a traumatic event and the fact that it takes time for the metaphorical snow to settle in our lives.   But…   When I imagined that snow globe, the first thing I thought of was our minds and what we often do to them right before we go to bed.   Maybe it was because I was prepping for the PM Bookend session of our Carpe Diem module in our Mastery Series.   We’ve talked (many times!) about the fact that your day begins the night before.   Want to create a Masterpiece Day that starts with waking up nice and early (without an alarm!) feeling all refreshed and ready to rock?   Well…   TURN OFF YOUR ELECTRONICS and GO TO BED EARLY!! (Hah.)   Seriously.   Science is unequivocal.    All that digital stimulation—both the blue light AND the raw inputs—right before you go to bed isn’t helping the Deep (And REM) Sleep cause!!   You know what it’s like?   It’s like shaking a SNOW GLOBE right before you go to bed.   Your brain’s all hyped up right when you want it to be relaxed.   That’s Today’s +1.   Let’s leave the snow globe alone—quit shaking it by turning off all your electronic stimulation AT LEAST (!) an hour before you go to bed.   Remember: Sleep. It does a body (VERY!) good.   Let’s Optimize ours.   TONIGHT.

In our last +1, we talked about Stephen Joseph’s “shattered vase” metaphor to help us understand one powerful way to respond to trauma: rather than try to tape and glue the shattered vase back together, we take the pieces and make a mosaic.   I recently shared that wisdom in one of our 2.5-hour marathon Coaching sessions with our Coaches. (Note: Spending time Coaching our Coaches is one of my favorite things.)   Right after I shared the wisdom, our Head Coach Michael said it reminded him of the Japanese art of repairing broken vases and ceramics with gold.   Enter: Google search to learn more about this beautiful art form.   Search = “Japanese broken pottery gold”   Enter: Kintsugi.   Result #1 from Wikipedia tells us:  Kintsugi (金継ぎ, "golden joinery"), also known as Kintsukuroi (金繕い, "golden repair") is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum… As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. Result #2 is entitled “Kintsugi: the art of precious scars” and tells us: By repairing broken ceramics it’s possible to give a new lease of life to pottery that becomes even more refined thanks to its “scars.” The Japanese art of kintsugi teaches that broken objects are not something to hide but to display with pride.  And continues:  When a bowl, teapot or precious vase falls and breaks into a thousand pieces, we throw them away angrily and regretfully. Yet there is an alternative, a Japanese practice that highlights and enhances the breaks thus adding value to the broken object. It’s called kintsugi (金継ぎ), or kintsukuroi (金繕い), literally golden (“kin”) and repair (“tsugi”). Kintsugi.   The word literally means “golden repair.”   How awesome is THAT?   Today’s +1.   Got any broken parts in your life?    (Echo: OF COURSE YOU DO. YOU’RE HUMAN!)   Rather than try to hide them, let’s wear those precious scars like medals and make them part of our life’s art.   TODAY.

In our last +1, we took a quick look at the science of posttraumatic growth.   Today I want to spend another moment on the subject and talk about one of the metaphors Stephen Joseph uses to bring his wisdom home in What Doesn’t Kill Us: The New Psychology of Posttraumatic Growth.   Stephen tells us: “At the core of this book is the theory of the shattered vase. Imagine that a treasured vase sits in a place of prominence in your house. One day, you accidentally knock it off its perch. It smashes. Sometimes when vases shatter, there is enough left intact to provide a base from which to start the process of reconstruction. In this case, however, only shards remain.   What do you do? Do you try to put the vase back together as it was, using glue and sticky tape? Do you collect the shards and drop them in the garbage, as the vase is a total loss? Or do you pick up the beautiful colored pieces and use them to make something new—such as a colorful mosaic?   When adversity strikes, people often feel that at least some part of them—their views of the world, their sense of themselves, their relationships—have been smashed. Those who try to put their lives back together exactly as they were remain fractured and vulnerable. But those who accept the breakage and build themselves anew become more resilient and open to new ways of living. The guiding principle that underscores this book is the belief, drawn from years of research and clinical practice, that focusing on, and understanding, and deliberately taking control of what we do in our thoughts and actions can enable us to move forward in life following adversity.”   So…   You have a beautiful, precious vase.   Imagine it breaking.   It’s in so many pieces that it can’t be restored to its original state.   What do you do?   Stephen tells us that we can either try to tape it up and glue it back together (and remain forever fragile in the process) or we can recognize that we can never go back to where it was but... we CAN choose to use those beautiful pieces to make something new.   We can take those broken pieces of the vase and create a new mosaic—using the trauma as an engine to creating a new us.   (How’s THAT for a new take on being ANTIfragile?)   That’s Today’s +1.   Has life picked up your precious vase and shattered it ever/lately?   (OF COURSE IT HAS. YOU’RE HUMAN.)   Let’s pick up the pieces.   And make something even more beautiful.   TODAY.

هل نحتاج الى صفعة موجعة ؟ عن النمو ما بعد الصدمة نتحدث حساب الكاتب عبداللطيف القرين في تويتر (https://twitter.com/alquraynak) كتابة : عايشة و عبدالرحمن تصميم الغلاف : أحمد حساباتنا على تويتر (https://twitter.com/muswaddah) و انستغرام (http://instagram.com/muswaddah.podcast) موقعنا (https://muswaddah.com/)للاستزادة أو التواصل رشاد فقيها: دفنت أبي بيدي (https://youtu.be/oa-PaVkl6go) د. نادية التميمي: وحينما مات جنيني كانت أول وآخر مرة سمعت فيها دقات طفل (https://youtu.be/EJtVoLagn1I) خالد خلاوي | نظرية الكارثة (https://youtu.be/SJP8OCliHVU) What Doesn't Kill Us: The New Psychology of Posttraumatic Growth Book by Stephen Joseph

QUICK FIRE question round with The Recruitment Rollercoaster guests on the topic of The Future of Recruitment. Stephen Joseph shared his thoughts on his perspective on what the future of Recruitment looks like. The questions I asked Stephen were the following: Do you think recruiters will ever become obsolete?... why?” Recruitment has evolved a lot since its inception, what do you think has been the biggest change to the recruitment industry? What do you think the most successful recruiters need to do to stay relevant? What are the tools and technologies you've adopted and applied to your recruitment processes? How do you see technology and innovation affecting the recruitment landscape in the next 10 years? As always if you want to connect with me the best place is Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/ (Hishem Azzouz)

This week I'm joined by Stephen Joseph who is currently a Business Manager for Teach Active in London. He is also the author of Secure, Survive & Thrive which is a book he has written to share his abundance of experience having worked in the industry for nearly a decade. I absolutely loved Stephens optimism towards recruitment, he really has taken the time to learn his trade and grabbed his career by the scruff of the neck. We really breakdown how he has managed to build a high performing recruitment team and how he has enabled to get the best out of his people. I think it's amazing that Stephen has taken his own time to write his very first book with the simple mission of helping more people in Recruitment. As explained on this episode if you want to get your hands on his book then you can grab the Kindle version for free for the next two days, here is the link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/SECURE-SURVIVE-THRIVE-Recruitment-Probation-ebook/dp/B07W782WF2 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/SECURE-SURVIVE-THRIVE-Recruitment-Probation-ebook/dp/B07W782WF2)   You can connect with Stephen on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-joseph-a5637442/ (Stephen Joseph) As always please feel free to connect with me and share feedback on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/ (Hishem Azzouz)

It's been a colorful spring, and the fun's not over. As Heath Bartosh explains in this final episode of "A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants," you can keep making discoveries all year long. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association Featuring Heath Bartosh with Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks-Franco, Brian Peterson, Cyndy Shafer Music  Phil Heywood, Steve Arnold, Podington Bear Fire Recovery Illustration  Laura Cunningham Production and Narration   Joan Hamilton Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrahan/Texas A&M, Jepson Herbarium, Al Johnson, Neal Kramer/Strybing Arboretum, SWKrullImaging/iStock, Kit Leong/iStock, Marshman, Carl Osborn, Bill Sattler, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Arturo Reina Sanchez, Spyglass Hill, Terry Tomkins/USDA, Charles Webber/Cal Academy of Sciences, Westphalia/iStock Special Thanks  Bay Nature Institute

LAND OF DISCOVERY  Mount Diablo has attracted some famous botanists over the years, including David Douglas, Alice Eastwood, and John Howell. Learn their stories—and those of the modern-day explorers following in their footsteps. Presented by SAVE MOUNT DIABLO in partnership with the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.  Featuring Heath Bartosh Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrahan/Texas A&M, Jepson Herbarium, Al Johnson, Neal Kramer/Strybing Arboretum, SWKrullImaging/iStock, Kit Leong/iStock, Marshman, Carl Osborn, Bill Sattler, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Arturo Reina Sanchez, Spyglass Hill, Terry Tomkins/USDA, Charles Webber/Cal Academy of Sciences, Westphalia/iStock  Music: Podington Bear Fire Recovery Illustration: Laura Cunningham, Bay Nature Magazine Production, Narration: Joan Hamilton

MARY BOWERMAN  She wrote the book on Mount Diablo plants. She co-founded an organization to defend the mountain from subdivisions. The rest is Save Mount Diablo history . . .   Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.  Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, and Robert Doyle Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor  and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrahan/Texas A&M, Jepson Herbarium, Al Johnson, Neal Kramer/Strybing Arboretum, SWKrullImaging/iStock, Kit Leong/iStock, Marshman, Troy Montemayor, Carl Osborn, Bill Sattler, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Arturo Reina Sanchez, Spyglass Hill, Terry Tomkins/USDA, Charles Webber/Cal Academy of Sciences, Westphalia/iStock  Music:  Podington Bear  

SHRUBS  Dive into the mysteries of chaparral, a plant community that covers 3 percent of Earth's surface and nurtures 20 percent of its biodiversity.  Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.  Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks, Brian Peterson, Cyndy Shafer. Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrahan/Texas A&M, Jepson Herbarium, Al Johnson, Neal Kramer/Strybing Arboretum, SWKrullImaging/iStock, Kit Leong/iStock, Marshman, Troy Montemayor, Carl Osborn, Bill Sattler, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Arturo Reina Sanchez, Spyglass Hill, Terry Tomkins/USDA, Charles Webber/Cal Academy of Sciences, Westphalia/iStock  Music: Phil Heywood, Steve Arnold, Podington Bear Illustration: Laura Cunningham, Bay Nature Magazine Production, Narration: Joan Hamilton 

WILDFLOWERS  To find rare plants and remarkable beauty, take your springtime hike in an area has recently burned. Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.  Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks, Brian Peterson, Cyndy Shafer. Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrahan/Texas A&M, Jepson Herbarium, Al Johnson, Neal Kramer/Strybing Arboretum, SWKrullImaging/iStock, Kit Leong/iStock, Marshman, Troy Montemayor, Carl Osborn, Bill Sattler, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Arturo Reina Sanchez, Spyglass Hill, Terry Tomkins/USDA, Charles Webber/Cal Academy of Sciences, Westphalia/iStock  Music: Phil Heywood, Steve Arnold, Podington Bear Illustration: Laura Cunningham, Bay Nature Magazine Production, Narration: Joan Hamilton 

TREES  Lessons learned from Mount Diablo's oaks, pines, bays, and buckeyes.  Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.  Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks, Brian Peterson, Cyndy Shafer. Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrahan/Texas A&M, Jepson Herbarium, Al Johnson, Neal Kramer/Strybing Arboretum, SWKrullImaging/iStock, Kit Leong/iStock, Marshman, Carl Osborn, Bill Sattler, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Arturo Reina Sanchez, Spyglass Hill, Terry Tomkins/USDA, Charles Webber/Cal Academy of Sciences, Westphalia/iStock  Music: Phil Heywood, Steve Arnold, Podington Bear Illustration: Laura Cunningham Production, Narration: Joan Hamilton Special thanks to Bay Nature magazine

The 2013 Morgan Fire swept across 3,000 acres and yielded new knowledge about life on the East Bay's highest peak.  Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.  Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks, Brian Peterson, Cyndy Shafer. Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor. and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrahan/Texas A&M, Jepson Herbarium, Al Johnson, Neal Kramer/Strybing Arboretum, SWKrullImaging/iStock, Kit Leong/iStock, Marshman, Carl Osborn, Bill Sattler, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Arturo Reina Sanchez, Spyglass Hill, Terry Tomkins/USDA, Charles Webber/Cal Academy of Sciences, Westphalia/iStock  Music: Phil Heywood, Steve Arnold, Podington Bear Illustration: Laura Cunningham, Bay Nature Magazine Production, Narration: Joan Hamilton

A HIKER'S GUIDE TO MOUNT DIABLO PLANTS  Why is this 3,849-foot peak so central to California's cultural and natural history? Find out on a hike near the summit.  Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.  Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks, Brian Peterson, Cyndy Shafer. Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrahan/Texas A&M, Jepson Herbarium, Al Johnson, Neal Kramer/Strybing Arboretum, SWKrullImaging/iStock, Kit Leong/iStock, Marshman, Troy Montemayor, Carl Osborn, Bill Sattler, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Arturo Reina Sanchez, Spyglass Hill, Terry Tomkins/USDA, Charles Webber/Cal Academy of Sciences, Westphalia/iStock  Music: Phil Heywood, Steve Arnold, Podington Bear Illustration: Laura Cunningham, Bay Nature Magazine Production, Narration: Joan Hamilton   

A HIKER'S GUIDE TO MOUNT DIABLO PLANTS Enjoy five fascinating hikes led by rare-plant expert Heath Bartosh. Gain an appreciation for the long-hidden flora revealed by recent fires. Nod to the work of the scientists who've worked these storied slopes. And get ready to make your own discoveries!  A nine-part series presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.  Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks, Brian Peterson, Cyndy Shafer Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrahan/Texas A&M, Jepson Herbarium, Al Johnson, Neal Kramer/Strybing Arboretum, SWKrullImaging/iStock, Kit Leong/iStock, Marshman, Carl Osborn, Bill Sattler, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Arturo Reina Sanchez, Spyglass Hill, Terry Tomkins/USDA, Charles Webber/Cal Academy of Sciences, Westphalia/iStock  Music: Phil Heywood, Steve Arnold, Podington Bear Fire Recovery Illustration: Laura Cunningham, Bay Nature Magazine Production, Narration: Joan Hamilton          

Have you been through a divorce or are going through one right now but are fearful about how you may cope financially and emotionally? In this podcast I interview Caroline Strawson, one of the UK's first accredited Divorce and positive psychology coaches.  We talk about Caroline's journey about how she dealt with anxiety, depression and self harm. She now helps clients to bounce forward and flourish after being in a narcissistic or abusive relationship. Divorce became her superpower.  Here is what you will learn in this episode: What is positive psychology? Is divorce still a taboo subject? How Caroline's early experience of money influenced her relationship with money  How you can thrive and flourish after divorce How Caroline paid off £70k of debt How Caroline used Facebook to build her business How Caroline changed her career of 20 years as a pediatrist to running a home based business to now coaching women How you take back your power so you are not reliant on anyone else Financial luxuries and necessities - dealing with the finances How Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused fear  Why is it difficult for you to make big decisions if you are going through divorce with high emotions Don't forget about pensions in your financial decisions How happiness is priceless  What is a narcissist? Where are you in the grief cycle of divorce and the importance of self-care How divorce can become your superpower Resources: Caroline's Website: Caroline Strawson Caroline on Facebook and Instagram Caroline's FREE Facebook Group  Caroline's best selling Amazon book 'Divorce became my superpower.' Caroline's Recommended book 'What doesn't kill us - The New Psychology of post traumatic growth' by Stephen Joseph  What to include in the financial discussions - blog The Grief Cycle Join Catherine's Facebook Page and FREE Facebook Group My Website  My Online Courses My YouTube Channel  Connect with me on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook  This post (2) 'How divorce can become your superpower with Caroline Strawson' appeared first on the In Her Financial Shoes Podcast, from The Money Panel.  

Recorded July 23rd 2018 Talking with Stephen Joseph of Riverport Barbecue in Jefferson, TX, a conversation with Patrick Clayton of The Marshall Police Department, and another wine tasting courtesy of Fulbright Family Vineyards. Join the conversation on The Hot Box at 903-420-2300. Check out our website at pinecurtainnetwork.com Follow Matt Moore @mattmmoore79 Justin Peak @elpistoli   Dylan Roth @Grub_Sacker Questions and comments to beyond@pinecurtainnetwork.com

Regulating for the common good - is the devil the detail? In an era of disruption, how do we bring in effective regulatory systems with a bigger picture view, geared towards public good? Journalist Matthew Gwyther interviews: Christine Armstrong, Co-founder, Jericho Chambers; David Brown, CEO, Go-Ahead Group; Harry Armstrong, Head of Technology Futures, Nesta; Katy Taylor, Group Marketing and Customer Experience Director, Go-Ahead Group; Michael Hurwitz, Director of Innovation, Transport for London; Simon Craven, Special Adviser, Go-Ahead Group; Stephen Joseph, CEO, Campaign for Better Transport, and Tony Travers, Director, Institute of Public Affairs, London School of Economics. From a starting point of transport, the conversation covers wider use of data, nationalisation vs privatisation, the importance of culture, better power symmetry across different industries, and working with - not against - innovators to design regulation fit for the future.

Travel with us to northeast Texas where we talk with owner and pitmaster Stephen Joseph about riverboats, gambling, prostitution, ghosts, Bigfoot, and yes, even BBQ. 

Stephen Joseph was commissioner of health of New York City from 1986-1990. Already considered one of the most challenging public health jobs in the United States, Joseph took the position when New York City was at the epicenter of the AIDS crisis. While Joseph was supported by the Koch Administration, he faced opposition from the public and activists over issues such as disease reporting, contract tracing, education, and the needle exchange. In this podcast, Joseph discusses the differences between the New York and the San Francisco models and the political implications of estimating the numbers of people infected with the AIDS virus. Joseph details what he considers the pivotal moment in the rupture between the gay community and the Koch Administration.     This oral history with Dr. Joseph was conducted by students at LaGuardia Community College as a part of the Koch Scholars program run by the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives. You can read the transcript in its entirety here:  http://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/FILES_DOC/Koch_FILES/ORAL_HISTORY/08.100.0039V0039.PDF

Stephen Joseph was commissioner of health of New York City from 1986-1990. Already considered one of the most challenging public health jobs in the United States, Joseph took the position when New York City was at the epicenter of the AIDS crisis. While Joseph was supported by the Koch Administration, he faced opposition from the public and activists over issues such as disease reporting, contract tracing, education, and the needle exchange. In this podcast, Joseph discusses his support of the needle exchange as a means to stem the spread of AIDS amongst intravenous drug users and the subsequent public resistance to the program. ​   This oral history with Dr. Joseph was conducted by students at LaGuardia Community College as a part of the Koch Scholars program run by the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives. You can read the transcript in its entirety here: http://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/FILES_DOC/Koch_FILES/ORAL_HISTORY/08.100.0039V0039.PDF  

Dennis Stephen Joseph and I reminisce and discuss his role as Annas in Jesus Christ Super Star at the Levoy Theatre.