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Today's episode is with the incredibly captivating Ainslie MacLeod, a well-known past-life psychic, award-winning author, and spiritual leader. Ainslie shares his belief that past lives explain everything – why we feel blocked in certain areas of life, what triggers us, our personalities, and our fears – about our current lived experience. This conversation explores what a soul is, where our soul's go in between lives, as well as many of the concepts he speaks to in his books, like soul types and soul ages. He even gives me a reading, showcasing one of my past lives and revealing how old my soul is! It was so interesting as it spoke to so many things he couldn't have known I have always struggled with.This conversation is rooted in beautiful possibilities and I really hope you enjoy it!Here are some of the things we discuss:Ainslie's background and why he views himself as a reluctant psychicThe definition of a soul and the concept of soul familiesWhy he believes past lives explain everythingWhat the purpose of reincarnation isThe difference between new and old souls by soul age [or level]Ainslie shares what he got from reading my soul - a past life as well as my soul age & typeA few of the soul types [more in The Instruction or you can take the Soul Type Quiz]The project he's working on next related to narcissistic personality typesCONNECT WITH OUR GUESTAinslie MacLeod's WebsiteAinslie Book: The InstructionAinslie's Book: Old Soul's Guidebook Ainslie's IG: @ainslie_macleodADDITIONAL RESOURCES‘Many Lives, Many Masters' by Dr. Brian WeissPARTNERSToday's episode is brought to you by:OSEA Malibu: Enjoy 10% off site-wide with code ALYSONHALEY10 at checkoutCurrentBody: Enjoy 15% off on any product with code ALYSONHALEY at checkoutAre you a brand wanting to inquire about ad placement? Email molly@vraidigital.comCONNECT WITH HALEYInstagram: @alyson_haleyWebsite: AlysonHaley.comNewsletter: Saturday Style RoundupJOIN THE CURIOUS COMMUNITYPodcast Instagram: @consciouslycuriouspodcastPodcast Website: coming soon!Subscribe to Podcast Community

I'm progressing some pretty big goals in my life right now.  It has taken me way out of my comfort zone and the result of that recently were some serious feelings of comparison! So in this episode - I use myself as an example of what to do if you find you're battling self doubt, wondering if you're good enough or feeling “less than”. In this episode I reveal: Three ways I was comparing myself to another woman (she's phenomenal by the way - and my coach!!) Ways that perfectionism, jealousy and pedestalling another show up with comparison What is actually happening in the nervous system How the root trigger is found in your subconscious, NOT your current day life Why so many women stay stuck in comparison What I found as my own root trigger and how I'm healing it Connect with Gemma here daily on instagram, and for more resources head to gemmahanley.com

I've got SO many great things to tell you about in this episode including:The ultimate tinted lip balmThe perfect cosy candleA concealer that will totally match your skin shade and typeA towel that will dry your hair by 50% and is big enough to cover all hair typesA machine that makes personalised fragrances for £45The best snack for when you're flaggingA great liquid eyelinerA bath and body collection that smells woody and super expensiveEnjoy Outspoken Beauties xx

Want to guide your freshly recruited partners to revenue as quickly as possible? Listen to the third episode of our five-part series – Partner Enablement : Driving Success in Marketing, Sales and Tech.In the episode, Rick van den Bosch and Alex Whitford

Here is part 2 of the perfectionism conversation my love! In this episode I'm answering the questions that came through via Instagram.. How can I get rid of perfectionism? How to not stress about making the perfect decision? How do I know if it's perfectionism or a justified standard? How do I change ingrained habits of perfectionism? What can I do when I'm feeling overwhelmed by perfectionism? What steps can I take to be okay with uncertainty when I'm wanting to feel in control? With lots of little extra bits along the way, beauty!   Connect with me on instagram (gemmaehanley) or on www.gemmahanley.com Apply for this round of Reveal & Rise here my love: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoAaN_ZVrzL5tqMKDqXhmGKlFScxrJ5fvh7vHQrrVA-V3-iQ/viewform 

On this week's episode of Enneagram IRL we meet with Jackie Brewster, a certified Enneagram coach, experiential specialist, author, and speaker who consults with teams and people across the country. She shares daily, practical Enneagram content on her fast-growing Instagram page @enneagramwithjb. In her free time, Jackie loves to cook, work out, and spend time with friends, and is constantly on the hunt for growth and spiritual development in her own life. She and her husband, Stephen, have four amazing children and live in Franklin, Tennessee.Order Jackie's Workbook: The Enneagram and Your Marriage: A 7-Week Guide to Better Understanding and Loving Your SpouseFollow Jackie on Instagram: @enneagramwithjbConnect with Jackie online: Enneagramwithjb.com www.facebook.com/EnneagramWithJBHere are the key takeaways:Jackie's journey to finding her typeA look inside Jackie's relationship with her husbandThe writing process through Jackie's lensExperiencing fear as a Type 7Recognizing our personality patterns“My partner is not interested in the Enneagram. How can we get on the same page of doing inner work using this tool?”How can the Enneagram be transformational as individuals and as partners in relationships?Jackie gives some helpful advice Resources mentioned in this episode:Atomic Habits by James ClearWisdom of the Enneagram by Don Richard Riso, Russ HudsonCard Deck for Self-Awareness and Connection by Jackie BrewsterWant to keep the conversation going? Join me on Instagram @ninetypesco to keep learning and chatting about how our types show up in REAL LIFE! Connect with me here: https://www.instagram.com/ninetypesco/?hl=enLearn more about subtypes! Download my free subtypes guide here.Want to stay up to date with all things Nine Types Co? Join my email-list and receive Enneagram reflections, thoughts about growth and personal development. Plus, you'll get priority access to new offers and courses! Sign up here.Not sure about your type? Get my free self-typing guide and a series of six emails to walk you through the whole process. Sign up here: https://ninetypes.co/selftyping-guideTravel to Oaxaca with @BonTraveler (an Enneagram One!) Get all the details here https://www.elcamino.travel/shop/oaxaca-with-bon-travelerAnd follow Jess on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bontraveler/

INTRODUCTION: Let's start withthe basics I am 29 and identify as non-binary, pansexual and demisexual. I amon the spectrum and neurodivergent. I also have mitochondrial disease, ADHD,associated mood disorder, anxiety, depression and more. I am however an openbook on everything.  I am deeply engrained in the kink community and alsothe furry community. So I was born and diagnosed with mitochondrialdisease when I was young. Over the course of my life my single mother did herbest but like most parents of those with chronic illnesses she protected me wayto much. When my brothers were born they also were diagnosed with mitochondrialdisease I often joke that my mother hit the lottery 3 boys with mito with notrace of it anywhere else in our family.Having mitochondrial disease has posed manychallenges in my life from school where I had an IEP all the way intoadulthood. I have always known I was different from everyone else and growingup with that knowledge has made life hard for sure. I also decided however whenI was 24 that I was going to stop feeling sorry for myself and not let mycondition define me. It was at this point that I launched Lights Out, BarksOut! Or LOBO! for short. LOBO is a night club event that focuses on beingsex positive, kink positive, body positive, gender inclusive, and creating asafe space for all. When we started we were mostly a party in dc for pups andfurries but we have grown now to be in 8 cities and to include a wide anddiverse group of patrons. LOBO has changed my life and the lives of many otherswho have found their community and safe space through us. We actually as of afew days ago launched our non-profit wing called the LOBO Initiative whichfocuses on LGBTQ+ youth and adults and those with disabilities who need ahelping hand to achieve their dreams. In addition to LOBO I am a full time professionalDJ and producer and I get the opportunity to play all over the world at circuitparties. This however is at great expense to my overall health.  Havingthe Mito and being on the road 24/7 working late hours into the 3-5 am timeslot isn't good for someone with a mitochondrial cell deficiency. As I saidthough I made the decision that I wanted to live my life my way and if thatmeans taking a few years off so be it. IN SHORT:- Professional touring DJ and Music Producer aswell as event promoter (including events geared for kinksters, furries, andthose with sensory issues)  - Non-binary, Pansexual, Neruodivergant (High Functioning Autism), ADHD, Associated Mood Disorder, GAD-Reporter for Switch the Pitch Soccer Covering the USMNT-Founder and COO of The LOBO Initiative Non-ProfitINCLUDED IN THISEPISODE (But not limited to):·     An Explanation Of Mitochondrial Disease·      Jake'sTotally Kick Ass Grandma·      YAYCHOSEN FAMILY!!!·      Jake'sPath To Becoming A DJ·      ABreakdown Of LOBO (Lights Out Barks Out)·      HowJake Helps Other Rise In The Music Industry·      DifficultiesFor Creatives To Get Their Break·      NightClub Events For People With Sensory Concerns·      PupPlay & Furry Community ·      KetamineTestimonial  CONNECT WITH JAKE: Website: https://jakemaxwellproductions.comMixCloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/live/jakeMaxwell/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LightsOutBarksOutFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DjJakeMaxwellInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightsoutbarksoutdc/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djjakemaxwell/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LightsOutDCTwitter: https://twitter.com/DJJakeMaxwell   CONNECT WITH DE'VANNON: Website: https://www.SexDrugsAndJesus.comWebsite: https://www.DownUnderApparel.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3daTqCMFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SexDrugsAndJesus/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexdrugsandjesuspodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TabooTopixLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devannonPinterest: https://www.pinterest.es/SexDrugsAndJesus/_saved/Email: DeVannon@SexDrugsAndJesus.com  DE'VANNON'SRECOMMENDATIONS: ·      PrayAway Documentary (NETFLIX)o  https://www.netflix.com/title/81040370o  TRAILER:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_CqGVfxEs ·     OverviewBible (Jeffrey Kranz)o  https://overviewbible.como  https://www.youtube.com/c/OverviewBible ·     Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed (Documentary)o  https://press.discoveryplus.com/lifestyle/discovery-announces-key-participants-featured-in-upcoming-expose-of-the-hillsong-church-controversy-hillsong-a-megachurch-exposed/ ·     Leaving Hillsong Podcast With Tanya Levino  https://leavinghillsong.podbean.com  ·      Upwork:https://www.upwork.com·      FreeUp: https://freeup.net VETERAN'SSERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ·      DisabledAmerican Veterans (DAV): https://www.dav.org·      AmericanLegion: https://www.legion.org ·      What TheWorld Needs Now (Dionne Warwick): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfHAs9cdTqg  INTERESTED INPODCASTING OR BEING A GUEST?: ·     PodMatch is awesome! This applicationstreamlines the process of finding guests for your show and also helps you findshows to be a guest on. The PodMatch Community is a part of this and that iswhere you can ask questions and get help from an entire network of people sothat you save both money and time on your podcasting journey.https://podmatch.com/signup/devannon  TRANSCRIPT: [00:00:00] You're listening to the sex drugs and Jesus podcast, where wediscuss whatever the fuck we want to! And yes, we can put sex and drugs andJesus all in the same bed and still be all right at the end of the day. My nameis De'Vannon and I'll be interviewing guests from every corner of this world aswe dig into topics that are too risqué for the morning show, as we strive tohelp you understand what's really going on in your life.There is nothing off the table and we've got a lot to talkabout. So let's dive right into this episode.De'Vannon: JakeDidinsky is the host of the Lobo, which stands for Lights Out Barks Outpodcast. He runs Lobo nightclub events all across the country, and most of all,he lives his life out and proud. Y'all listen and learn about Jake'scontributions to the kink community, and Jake is particularly interested in PupPlay the Fur Community, which is super cute, super awesome.Learn about Jake's path to becoming a [00:01:00]dj. The ways Jake helps others rise in the music industry and Jake's tips forthose living with mitochondrial disease, which is something that Jake has livedwith all his life. That disease cannot be overstated as many people living withit are not expected to live very long. ,but Jake has defied the odds. He is still alive And he is sohere to help everyone in any way that he can. Please listen and fall in love.with Jake, just as I have. Hello, you beautiful souls out there and welcomeback to the Sex Drugs in Jesus podcast. I hope you all are doing fan fucking taskas myself and my guest Jake Denki are doing. Jake, how are Jake: you? I'm good.I am just happy to have another day on this earth and, you know living thedream one day at a time De'Vannon: hall.Love you Tabernacle and praise. And so y'all is he Lobo which [00:02:00] stands for Lights Out, Bark Out, I believeLights Out Barks Out, I believe is what that stands for. He runs the Lobopodcast and as well, he is a dj, an event promoter and a music producer, and sohe. Living a high energy life, . And today on this we're gonna be talking abouthis medical history.He has something that's called mitochondrial disease, which I'dnever heard from before. He's gonna be telling us about his low boatinitiative, what his nonprofit does, and what it can do for you. So let's startwith your own history. Like what is it you would like to tell us Jake: about yourself?Yeah. So the first thing people will notice about me, I'm surethey're in this podcast and just listen to me, is I'm severely adhd. So if Ijump around a lot, I apologize. In addition to that, I'm also on the spectrumvery proudly actually. So those are two of like my badges of honor, adhd, verymuch so neuro [00:03:00] divergent.As you mentioned, I have the MET Disease that was diagnosedwhen I was I think four. Both me and my two brothers have it with no othertrace of it. And my family, I like to often joke that my mom had three boys andhit the lottery. All three boys have a condition that it's only passed throughthe mother that she doesn't have.So go figure. You know, that's always often the joke. I am adj, I'm a producer. I run light top, barks out the event all over the country.In addition to our logo initiative, nonprofit as well as I am a soccerjournalist have previously worked in politics. I've kind of been all over theplace you know, run an e-sports team.I, if it exists, I will do it. My whole thing is that basicallyI don't know how much time I have on this earth because people of my conditionsdon't typically live to be my age. And so I'm trying to take full advantage ofit and live as much of a life to the fullest as I. I De'Vannon: admire youand encourage [00:04:00] your, your strengththat you have there, that you keep going.So, so you're saying people with your disease don't usuallylive to your age. How old are you as of today? Jake: I am 29. I willturn 30 in in April. April 16th. Yes. I can do this. April 16th, I will turn30. I will be officially gay dead as the kids say. But I am very excited to bein my thirties and looking forward to that chapter.You De'Vannon: should belooking forward to it. Thirties are wonderful. That's when we really solidifywho we are. So how long do people typically live with this disease if, if 29 isso far out? Jake: So it's one ofthose things where it's, it's really like with the mitochondria disease, it'skind of hard to, to put a number on it, right?Because the way I explain it is mitochondria cells are ineverything in the body, right? So when your mitochondria don't work, That meansnothing in your body works the way it's supposed to. And when you have adeficiency where certain things in your body might work and other things maynot, it's very hard to follow a [00:05:00] pathof how that condition may go.So there's really not one person who has my condition, it hasthe exact same symptoms as anybody else. I often compare it to, if you take abag of a million jelly bean and try to pick out the same one twice, the odds ofdoing that are slim to none. So on the one hand you have people like me who areless affected but could go immediately plummeting like I was in the hospitalthree weeks ago out of the blue.Or you have people on the other end who are very, very, veryseverely affected who don't make it to V3 or four. And there's a whole bunch ofsub conditions. And as we learn more and more about it with geneticconditioning and genetic testing, like we are able to start to pinpoint itmore. But essentially it's one of those things where, It's really kind of acrapshoot because you just don't know.You just, it, it's, I was hospitalized with a minor virus thatspread, that nearly took me out and that was terrifying. And it's somethingthat, you know, it's one of those [00:06:00]things where you just kind of, you never really know with my condition, andthat is something that weighs on you a lot as a.Hmm. De'Vannon: Okay. Sotell us like, you know, scientifically, you said that the, the mitochondriadon't work or there's not enough of 'em. Tell us exactly like your definitionof mitochondrial Jake: disease. Yeah,so with the mitochondrial disease, the scientific definition is essentially ifyou have a deficiency within your mitochondria cell, the mitochondria cellitself, then you have a mitochondrial disease.Within that, there is a much broader spectrum of which one youhave. It can go, It is a very wide ranging spectrum. I think there's like 67,68 different sub conditions of mitochondrial disease. With myself, essentiallythe, the most common thing that almost everyone of a MIT deficiency has is anenergy deficiency, right?So right out the gate mitochondria produced like 96, 90 7% ofthe body's. So if they're not working right, you're already starting off of alow energy. And having a [00:07:00] low energycan lead to other things like having a weak immune system. And then you getinto things, like I said, every single organ, every single part of your bodyhas mitochondrial cells in it.So if your cell mitochondrial cells aren't working the way theyshould be you're gonna have deficiencies in those org organs. So as an example,I had a feeding tube from the time I was like 13 to the time I was 22. I, whenI was 13, 14 years old, I was like 56 pounds and four feet tall. I wasdiagnosed failure to thrive.They had tried everything and I was eating like a machine, butI was metabolizing things so quickly that the food wouldn't like do anything.It would just go right through. Right? So I had a feeding tube, and because ofthat, that's a lot of where my ADHD and my autism comes from. The mitochondriaGIS use, gastritis, gastroparesis, kidney stones since I was 13.All, all this bumped up, all stems traditionally from themitochondria disease as a baseline. Well that's De'Vannon: like,that's like a lot. That's like fucking a lot. Like fuck. [00:08:00] I looked up real quick and I saw thatabout one in 5,000 people both in the United States and globally have thisdisease. Jake: Yeah. And a lotof times it goes undiagnosed because a lot of doctors don't know what it is.So like most doctors, when I say mitochondrial disease, thinkI'm talking about multiple sclerosis, which are two very, very, very, verydifferent conditions. I mean, they couldn't be further apart. One is very muchso brain related and one is very much so body oriented. You know also I'veheard people say, Oh my, that must be muscular dystrophy.That's another one. Closer. But not exactly the same. I havebeen guilty myself of walking into the ER and being like, Yeah, I just havemuscular dystrophy because if I say me disease, I've had doctors look at melike I'm making something up. That has happened to me in the ER multiple times.I went in to actually.But I was admitted to the hospital the first after I saw, thoughtI was just there to get opioids because I was making up something that he'dnever [00:09:00] heard of. And that was a wholewonderful experience where I was like, Dude, no, I'm here because I'm in painand don't wanna be on opioids. Please don't gimme opioids.This is a real thing. You should know this. You're a medicalprofessional. I'm like that. A son of a bitch, , right? Like there's nothingmore infuriating than walking in. Hospital and them being like, Yeah, we don'tthink this is a legitimate thing. This is like, we've never heard of it can, orlike, having you, I don't mind having you explain to a doctor my condition.I usually just walk in with a binder now that I just like handthem. I'm like, Here's everything you need to know about my condition from likemedical specialists in my, in my hoop, Specialize in medo. Just read this andcall them if you have any questions. Because at this point, like I'm so tiredof giving the spiel to these doctors that it's just, it's frustrating andoftentimes they just don't want to hear it.I had to tell the when they were giving me my scope in thehospital to check my stomach. I'm like, You gotta make sure you don't gimmelactic ringers. I will have a reaction. And the nurse looked at me like I hadthree heads because most [00:10:00] patientsdon't tell on theirs that they can't have lactic ringers or even know whatlactic ringers are.So the fact that that was mentioned is just kind of one of thethings that I've been doing for so long. It doesn't phase me anymore. Okay. De'Vannon: And then Iread where you have an had an IEP all the way through adulthood. Yes.Adulthood. And I'm assuming that stands for an individualized education Jake: plan. Yes.So one of the things that is actually very dear and important tomy heart is special education. I intend to run for school board at some pointin my life. I think that people with disabilities need more representation onschool boards from those who have gone through the special education program.I had an iep originally, they wanted to give me a 5 0 4 plan, Ibelieve which is the alternative. But my mother made sure was an IEP cuz shewas a lawyer and knew the system, which is unfortunately something that a lotof kids don't have access to. But that is part of the reason I wanna getinvolved.We'll come back around to that. But I was on an iep originallythey wanted to hold me back in third grade cuz I couldn't write [00:11:00] cursive and that was a whole thing. Theygave me a bunch of. They came back and they said we can't hold this kid back.He's reading at a college level. He's writing at a college level.We should actually skip him ahead of grade. And that was like acomplete whirlwind. So yeah, but the IEP was literally one of the things thathelped me get through school. I actually had to go to three to three differenthigh schools before they finally figured out a system that worked for me.When I was at my first high school, I was getting like D's andF's, but they couldn't figure out why, because I was getting perfect scores onthe state test in Virginia and I was getting like, perfect scores on all myexams. And the reason was I wasn't doing the homework cuz it bored me. Itwasn't challenging enough.And so I just was like, I'm not gonna do it. Like it doesn't, Idon't get anything from this. So I would just like do the exams and then notbother up the homework cuz I knew most of the material. Then they moved me to asecond school where I had a teacher tell me that I couldn't go on a field tripwith my journalism class because she didn't wanna be [00:12:00]responsible for a medical condition.Because she didn't think I could ride the metro for an hourwith kidney stones, which was a whole thing. And my mom said, Uhuh, we're notdoing this. Like we're gonna, we're gonna find a different place cuz this isnot like, acceptable. And then finally I arrived at Falls Church High School inVirginia which is where I ended up graduating from and will always have aspecial place in my heart, which is why I continue to go back there and visitand get back to the school.But there they kind of realized that they had to create almostthis alternative like, plan to help me, I guess, or I guess make it moreaccessible for me, right? Because what ended up happening was I was doing allthese classes and I was, I was getting, like I said, perfect scores and I waseventually they came up with the quantity or quality versus quantity.Which meant that if I could prove that I was getting thematerial, it wasn't how much work I was doing versus the qual, the quality ofthe work I was doing. So at one point [00:13:00]during my senior year, we ended up with the situation because I started inMaryland that I had to take world history. I, and in Virginia, that is afreshman class in Maryland, that is a senior class.I at that point did not want to spend an entire school yearsurrounded by freshmen. Not that I had any problem with it, it was just thatfor me, with being on the spectrum of a bunch of other issues, I was having areally hard time connecting with the freshmen, being older. And also I hadalways had a hard time kind of in school connecting with people my own age.I often spent most of my lunch periods hanging out with thestaff and teachers. So they allowed me to spend that period with my teacherfrom the previous year in us. And, you know, helping him with grading papersand teaching US history and whatever world history had a test, I would takethat test and I would pass it.And that was kind of how they allowed me to navigate my senioryear. Most schools wouldn't have been okay with that, but in this situation,they realized [00:14:00] that if they weregonna fail me because of this, it would've, it would've made no sense becauseat the end of the year, I got a perfect score on the state test, which issomething that should be eliminated altogether because state testing is a jokeand a massive fraud.And realistically, is it the way we should be measuringpeople's success? But that's a whole nother story. Mm-hmm. . De'Vannon: Wow. Thankyou for going into such great detail with that. I appreciate it because thoseare the sort of the, that's the sort of information that helps people. So in myresearch of you, I, I came across where you felt like your mom protected youway too much because of this chronic illness.I got the sense that. Maybe other parents do the same sort ofmaybe like overprotection thing. So I wanna know like what advice you wouldgive both to young people who have this disease and also to the parents ofyoung people who have this Jake: disease. Yeah.So I think first and foremost I should acknowledge that [00:15:00] while my mom and I don't have the world's bestrelationship, I acknowledge that she did the best that she could, right?She had three boys, all of a chronic illness that she had noexperience with as a single mother. And I respect the hell out of the fact thatshe did the best that she could in the circumstances that she could. And welived a relatively comfortable life growing up. And I will always have thatrespect for her, right?That that's never gonna go anywhere regardless of how strainedour relationship is. That being said, I think that it's important not just forparents of people with mito, but for parents. I'll start their parents,especially of kids with chronic illnesses, to understand that. You know, at acertain point in time, you're not gonna be there for your child anymore, right?Like, at a certain point in time, your child's gonna have to goout into the world in theory and figure it out on their own. And if you protectthem to a point where they get there and they're so used to people doing thingsfor them that they don't know how to handle themselves, it can create massiveroadblocks and relearning experiences that [00:16:00]put them behind the eight fall.Like I had never borrowed taxes previously up until a coupleyears ago because I had always been claimed as a dependent, and then all of asudden I wasn't a dependent and I had no idea how to do it. And it was likeincredibly overwhelming and incredibly alarming for me. And that was somethingthat I legitimately had to teach myself because I just had never even occurredto me.I think that the, the instinct just for parents in general isto protect, right? Because this is, this is someone, this is your child, right?Like you want the best for them, and you're afraid sometimes to take your handsoff the wheel. . But I think that you have to trust and find the balance ofletting your kid going, go out and fail and learn from that experience.But also being there to pick them back up when they do. Becausewhat I'm not saying to do is just push 'em out the nest and say, Okay, figureit out. But I'm also not saying like, to protect them to a point where theyhave no idea and think the world is this perfectly welcoming place to peoplewith disabilities because the reality is the world is really hard for peoplewith [00:17:00] disabilities.It just is. It is not a nice world out there at times. Andthat's something that I think a lot of kids with chronic illnesses, when theybecome into adulthood, find out the hard way. As for children and those teens,especially young adults going through this trying to find their independenceand expressed that they can do things, You know, the way I finally got my momto get it was just by demonstrating that I was capable of doing things.And eventually, if she really was adamantly against somethingand I really thought I could do it, I would just do it. And. At the end of theday, it may have led to some strain, but ultimately in the end, she understoodafterwards that I was just trying to show that I could, I could complete what Iwas trying to set my mind to.You know, she was pretty adamant against me becoming a DJbecause she didn't think it would be good for me with my medical condition. Andso because of that and because of my dad previously being a DJ and [00:18:00] thinking it would be a really hard worldto navigate for someone on the spectrum and all these other things, she did notwant to get me DJ equipment when I was younger.So I went on and bought my own. And then three years later shecame to see me play. She was like, Wow, you're really good at this. Like, youshould be doing this professionally. I'm like, I am, should. I've been tryingto tell you for the last three years is that I, I'm good at what I do and I'mokay with the trade off that it affects me medically because I make a bunch of peoplehappy and that's okay with me.But I think that not everybody has the ability to advocate likethat, Right? So, I would just say if you are a, a teen or a young adult outthere and you're saying, Man, I really wish my mom or my dad would like justget, get this point through their head. Just sit them down and be like, Look,at a certain point, there's gonna come a time when you just can't protect meanymore and I need to know how to navigate the world.And I think having that come to Jesus moment with them willreally, really help [00:19:00] open their eyes.So De'Vannon: the, thestrain that you spoke of between you and your mother was, is that the primaryreason there was strain because, you know, you were getting away from hercontrol and it sounds like she wanted what she thought was best and you had adifferent point of view and maybe she took that personally.Is that what, Was there something else that strange y'all evenfurther? Jake: I think a lotof it came down to the fact that she ultimately, Wanted to, wanted what wasbest for me in her eyes. And I wanted what was best for me in my eyes. And Iwas the oldest, right? I was her first born. So automatically she's gonna bethe most protective because she hadn't done it before.And traditionally parents who have multiple children, the firstborn is often told like, No, no, no. Like very protected. But then the secondand third or however many kids come after are often allowed to do things thatthe first born may not have been allowed to. Like I wanted to play in middleschool.I was told no, but my brothers both joined band in middleschool. And unfortunately growing up, it's [00:20:00]not as big of an issue now, but growing up there was a lot of resentment therebecause, well, why are you allowing my brothers to do the things you told me Icouldn't? But as I grow older, I kind of understand and try to piece togetherthose decisions and it starts to make more sense to me.But in the moment it created a lot of heat and strife. But alot of it, I think, did come down to the fact that yes, she. Wanted a lot ofcontrol, wanted to kind of in her mind, this is what's best. You know, I knowwhat's best, like I've done it. And a lot of it came down to me feeling like Iwas never quite good enough to live up to her expectations.And that kind of created a lot of headbutting where you know,being on the spectrum, a lot of these ideas kind of started fill in my head andwhether they were true or not, that's what became the image of my mother in mymind. Now we have come a long way since then. She is very supportive of mycareer now.She is very supportive of me now. She really does the best thatshe can, but as my fiance says, I think that she [00:21:00]is at the point where she just wants to be my, like, best friend and sometimesnot as much of like that's a point of mother figure, if that makes sense. WhichDe'Vannon: one wouldyou prefer? The best Jake: mother, or doyou want both?I mean, every kid wants to have that relationship with theirmother, Right? Where it was like you know, where. It's mom, right? Like I cancall mom and have her do cartwheels because I'm playing in New York City like Iwas last week. And you know, the reaction I got was, yeah, that's kind of cool.Okay. As opposed to like this overwhelming beaming of pride.For me that was a very big moment. And so I think there'salways a part of me that will want that relationship. But to understand thatyou have to go back to the relationship I had with her mother, my grandmother,which was, she was my best friend. She was absolutely, without a doubt theperson I was closest to on this earth.I came out to her first when I was like 16 and she's like,Yeah, okay, let me take you to the sex shop. Like let me help you. [00:22:00] Like if you need a place to, you know, doextracurriculars with people that's not your house, that's fine. You can do ithere. Like Grandma was the shit, like grandma used to have gay parties at herhouse all the time when she was younger.Grandma used to have all the kids in her neighborhood, but mymom and my uncle were younger, come over and party in her basement so that ifthey wanted to do drugs or something, they could do it under the supervision ofa, of a adult. And if they, something happened, she would rather to thehospital and all the parents in the neighborhood were fine with this cuz they'drather them be doing it under the supervision of somebody than doing it out onthe streets.And so these underground parties would just happen at mygrandma's house back, back in the day. And so she was literally everything Iaspired to be. She would give you the shirt off her back. I mean I very much soam my grandmother's child. And I think a lot of that bugs my mother in a waythat we are not as close as I was with, with my grandmother.But that was just because, you know, [00:23:00]grandmother, we call her, my mom and I were just incredibly close. We went toflyers games since I was a kid. We would talk sports. We often joked about theeulogies we would give at each other's funeral because that's how close wewere. If whichever one of us passed away first, like we had a very, very strongdynamic.She would not date somebody without my approval. Like it wasjust, she was like, Okay, like I, she's like, I need you to meet my grandsonand if he doesn't like you, then like, it's not gonna work. Like we were justthat close. It was that kind of a strong bond that some people just couldn'tunderstand.And I truly believe that even though she's no longer here in inperson, she's always with me in spirit. In fact, I always like to tell the. Andwhen she passed away, everybody assumed I would be devastated. I figured I'd bedevastated. But I went to the hospital, she just come outta surgery. She was ina coma, and I, I held her hand and I was like, Listen, like you've been througha lot in your life, girl.Like, you know, it, it's, it's okay. Like you don't gotta keepbiting this if you don't want to. Like, I will be okay. You will, you will be [00:24:00] okay. Like, I trust, I trust that we'regonna be fine, but if you feel like it's your time to go, then you know I'll beokay. And she squeezed my hand and I saw a tear come down her eye and I waslike, Okay.I knew that that's what we were doing. And I looked at her andI said, Just wait till I get back to your house before, before like anythinghappens because I can't be in the hospital. If you passed away, I will, I willhave a breakdown. And I drove back to her house and then I got the call that asI walked in the door, she had passed away.And then that. I had a dream where I, where she was there andwe spoke and we just spoke for hours and hours and hours. And she explainedlike, Look, I just want you to keep living your life. I don't want you toderail everything. Like, you know, this is what I need from you is to not stopliving because I'm never gonna not be there.I'll always be watching you. And then I was fine the next dayand I went about my life. Yeah, I was, I video1709663557: was De'Vannon: gonna askyou if you ever see her in your dreams because, you know, I see my grandmotherand my dreams, particularly in times of [00:25:00]stress and trouble and I had that strong relationship with my grandmother too.She, when I was a little crossdresser, running around at aboutfour or five years old in my, in an oversized shirt, one of my mom's belt andmy mom's little two inch pumps. You know, Granny would let me do that and she'dkeep a lookout in case my parents came back and give the signals I can get backin my boy clothes.And so, I'm here for the Grannys who watch out for the littlegay grandkids running around when the parents are too fucking stiff to get withthe fucking program. So you, it's just the most mindboggling thing. You know,grannys are born like the twenties and thirties and you would think people bornmore recently would be the more open minded ones, but they're just not.And so, so then your siblings don't necessarily have thisstrained relationship with your mom because she was more lenient on Jake: them. Yeah. Somy siblings actually both live out in California with my mother currently. I donot, I live about as geographically far away as I can [00:26:00]be on the East Coast.And you know, I think that, yeah, there, there, there's somestrain there, but not nearly as much as on that as we have. I actually don'thave the world's greatest relationship with my brothers either. In a lot ofways I explain that my brothers are very much like my mother. They're very typeA, they're very materialistic.Which is not, you know, you know, a bad thing in itself. Ifthat's what they are, that's what they are. Whereas I'm very much like mygrandmother, which is very type C. There is more than one right way to dosomething. Like if there's a start line and the finish line, how you get theredoesn't matter as long as you get there.My mother and my brothers, there's a start line and the finishline is really only one correct way to get to the finish line is how I kind oflike describe it. You know, to me my life has been a, a struggling journey,right? Like it's been, get knocked down, climb back up, get back down, climbback up. But the point is I always get back up and manage to get across thefinish line.Whereas, you know, in I think my mother and my brother's eyes,it's get back, get knocked down, but then go this way [00:27:00]as opposed to, you know, I'm like, you know, dude, a bunch of circles fall downa bunch of times, but I got there. But yeah, my brothers and I are starting todevelop a better relationship now.It. Great. I'm one of them is better than the other. They'reactually twins. So you know, there was always that to contend with. But yeah,I, I really am actually not close with a lot of people in my biological family.I do have a very close chosen family which, you know, we, in this community,very much so value, but as far as my biological family, I'm very close with mybiological father, but like not anybody else.De'Vannon: I am herefor all of the chosen family. Fuck this blood relative Jake: trauma andfamily . De'Vannon: The bloodrelatives can be very, very bad for your health. Y'all pick you a betterfamily. Do not have to contend with them. Blood relatives. Congratulations on the engagement. I heard you mentionedfiance. Jake: So actually funstory about that.[00:28:00] We actually had todo it twice. The first time I decided to do it at a pride party at Lobo. Wewere planning to do it the following month, but my mom actually got very upsetthat we didn't call and get her permission to get engaged and that she wasn'tthere. So she flew in the following month to Lobo and we did it all again sothat she could be a part of it.That is literally what we're dealing with which is not a badthing in itself. I get that she wanted to feel like she was involved, and I getthat it was a big deal for her. Her oldest was getting engaged. She's verytraditionalist in that way. I, you know, to me, I didn't really think it was abig deal in 2022 to have to call and be like, Hey, I'm getting engaged, youknow?But. I guess she felt she should have been informed and that'sfine. You know, And her, when she was my age, that was kind of the way it was.You know, Talk to your mother, talk to your father. Me. I'm like, Screw it. I'mjust gonna do this. Like, it was an auto whim decision at four in the morning.So like, you know yeah.But she did fly in the following month and we did it all againat Lobo in front of 400 people. Yeah. I mean, De'Vannon: [00:29:00] that's cute and all, but you lost me atpermission. Jake: Yeah, yeah. Itwas, it was a choice. It was a. De'Vannon: No, wedon't. We don't need nobody's permission to do the fucks we want to do. Butsee, that's why I'm always preaching for people to get over this addiction tofamily because inherent in blood family is a lot of control and a lot ofassuming that this person in the family or that person in the family cannot dothis unless we all agree it's good or something, some kind of bullshit likethat, that I tuned out years ago.I was like, Oh, hell no. . I observed my family. I'm like, Youknow what? All y'all's fucked up each and every fucking last one of y'all don'treally know how to live your damn life, so you not about to try to tell me howto live mine. Even though I am the youngest child. I got better sense than mostpeople in my family, if not them all.you know? So, mm. There there'll be no permission beinggranted. None of [00:30:00] this. I never cameout. I was like, If y'all can't figure it out, then shame on you. I'm doing myfucking life. Deal with it. . I mean, that's it myself Jake: to you bitches.That that's it. Like that, that's a hundred percent. It's, there's a ton ofcontrol.That's why I distanced myself from a lot of them. De'Vannon: Yeah. So Ijust wanted to point out we've been using the word chronic with this disease,y'all. And so what that means is that it's not like, and the opposite of thatis acute, meaning that it would go away over time or through treatment. Chronicmeans that, in this particular case, that there's really no like set cure forthe mitochondrial diseases.Well, so what they were treated with is like vitamins, physicaltherapy, I mean, not any kind of therapy to help the patient feel better, tohave a more comfortable life. They'll treat the symptom as they come up withvarious medications and stuff like that. But like with hiv, which is what, youknow, I have a history of.There's no way to like just say get rid of it. You manage thesymptoms and then you just promote an overall healthy [00:31:00]life. So when we say chronic, that's what we mean exactly. And so his websitey'all is jake maxwell productions.com. Of course that will go in the show notesand then the social media and all of that will be there too.So I bring up the website because this, I want you to tellpeople about that website and about how it all got started. I read where whenyou were 24 that you decided that you were gonna stop feeling sorry foryourself and stop letting your condition define you. So I want you to talk tome about this turning point that happened when you were 24.I want to hear about how your mind was before, cuz it soundslike you were in some. Pity party or a state of low self-esteem or feelingsorry for yourself or something like that, which can happen to us when we getsick or, or you know, we, or when we're fighting these uphill battles. So talkto me your mindset before you have this revelation at 24 and then Jake: after.Yeah. So, you know, [00:32:00]to understand that you kind of gotta go back to like when I was 18, it's alittle bit of a journey, right? So I had all these aspirations as a kid of allthe things I would be doing with my life. And, you know, a lot of them I hadachieved, like, I worked, started working in politics when I was 16.I was on a presidential campaign, I was on a senate campaign, Iwas on a congressional campaign. Like I had done all this stuff by the time Iwas 22. In fact, in 2016 I worked as a presidential and was like the youngestone as a field director in Virginia. So without a college degree. So I had, Ihad like accomplished that I did what I wanted to do on that front.And then, you know, 2016 happened and the whole world justkinda. Got flipped upside down. And I was not happy with the state of the worldand I was unhappy with where I was at with my life. I was going through thissituation where my grandmother had just passed away. And even though I was notreally affected by it as much as I was there, there was some lingering effects,obviously from losing that [00:33:00] strongconnection that I had.And I kind of, you know, was doing this DJ thing. I had, youknow, actually I've been in a kink relationship, not a, not a dating one, but akink one that it just ended and it ended very, very, very badly. And I was justlike, you know, I'm unhappy. I have this condition that's gonna kill me. Like Ihave, this is what was going through my mind, not currently, but at this timeit was like, I have this condition that's gonna kill me.I'm running into a wall. Like I'm, I don't know how to set pathforward. I haven't gone to college. Like, what, what am I doing? Like, what'sthe point? And. Eventually, like literally I was just lying in bed and one ofmy other friends called me and invited me out to a kink club, ironically, whichis how this story starts.And I was like, I wasn't gonna go, but he didn't really give mea choice. He said, You're coming or we're gonna come pick you up and take youregardless. So it's like, all right, I'll go, you know, what have I got tolose? And I went and at this party I met someone named David Merrill. [00:34:00] And this person was the catalyst for my DJcareer.Over time me and who would eventually become my chosen brother,best friend, and all around, like biggest support for me in my life. Corey, akaPhoenix. He, we would do kink demos at David's party. Corey would like flog me,right? And that, that's how my career started. And then one day I went to Davidwas like, David, can I like just dj?I was like, The DJ's not here. Do you mind if. Just try. And hewas like, Yeah, I mean, you know, it can't be any worse than we've ever had, sogo for it. And I went up there and I'm jamming and I'm having the time of mylife and I get done and I'm like, Man, that was awesome. And he's like, No, no,it wasn't, but you have potential and I can see it in you and I can teach youbecause you have something I can't teach, which is drive.You have drive and determination and I think you can get thereif you get someone in your corner to give you the support and the skills thatyou need. And I'm gonna do that for you. So sure enough, every day for like ayear, I'd go over to David's house and [00:35:00]I'd work on DJing and he'd show me things. And then eventually he startedbooking me at his parties.And then the next thing you know, I'm doing more of his events,not just the one. We moved to another event at another event, and I'm startingto get a little bit of a following, and then we kind of hit the turning pointmoment for me, which is when I get reached out to by a bigger promot. and they'relike, We would really like to book you.We think you're great. We think you're talented, but we don'tlike that you're non-binary and we don't like that. You don't really look likewhat a traditional circuit party DJ should look like. Mm-hmm. because I don'treally have the AB and I'm not like ripped and I'm not, all these other thingsthat traditional circuit parties, DJs at that time looked like and I'm like,Excuse the fuck outta me.The hell does that mean? And they were just like, Well, youknow, we just don't think you'll like, react well of the, probably will connectwith you like some of our other DJs. I'm like, Oh, okay, cool. Holding my beer.So I I looked at Corey and, and my friend piloted time and we start, we startedLobo and [00:36:00] that that's what it was.We, we basically started it because we wanted a safe space foreverybody else who wasn't welcome at these, these circuit parties. So wedescribe Lobo really as like a diverse circuit party. You're, you're not gonnawalk in the LOBO and see a bunch of cookie cutter gs, you're gonna see theeverybody else.And that's what we describe it as. You're gonna see the bears,the kinks stirs, the pups, the furries, you know, your big guys, your littleguys. Everything in between except for that traditional, you know, Abercrombieand Fit case, so to speak is how I describe it. And they come too, but in thiscase, they're not the majority.They're in the minority. And the looks on their faces when theywalk in is what makes it like just that much more special because they, it, itdawns that this is a party for everyone and always will be. But that turningpoint really for me, essentially be, it happened on a whim because I was justlike, you know, I need to stop trying to be what my mother wants.I have to stop trying to be what everybody else wants me to be.And if I really. [00:37:00] To be happy andDJing makes me happy. Why not? Like I am not beholden to anybody else'sexpectations of me. I am not beholden to anybody else's what they want me tobe. I basically was like, this is my life. And yeah, I may have all theseconditions and whatever, and this, that, and the other, but you know what?There are people far worse off in the world than me who aredoing far greater things. And sure, I could sit around and be sorry for myselfand sit in my room and just cry and do all these things, or I can go out and dosomething about it. And by doing something about it, it has now gotten to thepoint where we could start the nonprofit, where we can get back to others whomay need that quote unquote kick in the butt supporting shoulder to get themgoing.Going De'Vannon: Talk tome. I commend your ambition here and for fighting to maintain a positiveattitude, making decisions. I appreciate the mentor who helped to mentor youand groom you into DJing. So talk to me about how you give back. You mentionedlike you go back to your high [00:38:00] schoolfrom time to time to give out.I know Lobo has some sort of youth initiative. So tell me aboutall the ways that you give back. Jake: Yeah, so thefirst and easiest way to say how Lobo gives back is Lobo has a policy that we willnever price anybody out of a party. If you can't afford to come to our party,you just shoot us a message saying, Hey, I need a ticket.And we give you a ticket. It's a no question to ask policy,like we will never tell somebody that you cannot come to a community event. Andthe reason for that is no one should be told, Oh, well, we know how much thismeans to you and we know that you have friends in your community here, butsorry, if you can't afford the $15, you just can't come.It is a literally no question to ask policy. We will give you aticket. Now, if that starts happening every single month, we may have a talk,but essentially the way it is is we buy a block of tickets every month as Loboto just give out the people. We don't ask why we don't ask the policy. I need aticket done.Here you go. Like, that's it. And again, the main reason forthat is because we know the impact this has on people. We made that decision atday one that we were never gonna be the party that was so full of itself that wewere gonna tell people if you can't afford to go too, too [00:39:00] bad. So that's, that's the first thing.And that happens in every city we go to all across the country.At every party we do that is like a non-negotiable. So do we lose money on itsometimes, But it's worth it for us because Community first, that's what ourevents always been about. Recently we also launched the nonprofit which is theLOBO initiative.I believe we officially now have finally, finally gotten ourletter from the irs. I have to check. It's supposedly in the mail, but it'staken them like eight months to officially get back to us cuz they were sobacklogged. But that's why we've been like more quiet about it saying that it'sbeen approved.And so we're starting to roll it out. And the main, the mainfocus of the non-profit essentially is like to focus on LGBTQ specificallyyouth. Adults and adolescents and with a key focus on those with disabilitieswho wanna chase their dreams, but just don't have the financial support or theemotional support to get there.The easiest way I describe it is, you know, one of our [00:40:00] programs is a mentorship scholarshipprogram. You tell us I wanna be a dj, we buy you equipment and give you amentor in that field who will help you. And it's too pronged for this reason.One, getting the equipment is great, but you also need someone to help opendoors for you, right?Because that's how all fields work. It's all aboutcommunication and networking, and you can be really, really talented, but ifyou don't have somebody to sometimes help get you in, that can be half thebattle. If you don't have someone you can call like, Hey, I just got offeredthis opportunity, do you think it's legitimate?That can be a huge thing. So we pair you with a mentor to helpteach you your craft, but then also continually be there to help you along yourjourney. And that's one, when we explain it, what we don't do is give out cashvalue. We give out equipment, we give out classes, we give out basic thingsthat can help people go after their dreams.Because that was the big thing for me. Had I had that supportearlier, who knows where I would be now. Wow. De'Vannon: There wasa time that I wanted to become a DJ and I did go and research it. I would go tolike the Guitar [00:41:00] Center and justdifferent places and try to Google it and find it out. But it is so you, it isnot as simple as it, you know, getting turntables or now, you know, like aMacBook, you know, and putting an app on it and then just going, Hey, I'm gonnathrow a party , you know?You know, it was so, it was so, such a struggle to figure outwhere the fuck do I get started? Okay. So I get the equipment, I startpracticing at home, then where do I go? Do I go knock on doors? You know? Youknow. So the fact that you streamlined this process and. And, and to at leastgive people a chance and they're gonna be those who start, who won't keep downthe path.But at least they could say that, you know, they were given anopportunity, right? In being willing to open doors or people in the industry,you're trying to give them what you got, which is somebody to help to vouch foryou. You know, I, you know, when you started DJing, I wish to the heavens, youknow, to God that we had that in every industry, you know, because there is somuch good talent out there, but it's [00:42:00]so much of it to this day.It's about who you know is like that in the author industry.You know, I'm a good writer, you know, but, you know, and I have a lot of goodstories to tell, but trying to get it out there is difficult because there's nolike, you know, mentor for, you know, for me to do that. So I appreciate thefuck outta that.Oh my God. Like, who knows? Maybe I'll, I'll go to DC orsomething and join your initiative and become a DJ at Laugh . Jake: So, so one ofthe cool things about it is we actually have mentors in all fields. We havepeople who work in the author industry. We have people who are writers,artists, DJs. Like I use DJ as the example, cause that's the easiest way tosay, but we, some of 'em reaches out to us like, Hey, I wanna be a film adirector.We have film editors who do YouTube, who are big YouTube starsand all these other things who will help, you know, teach them and we'll sendthem a camera and we'll be like, Hey, you know, here you go. Here's who youreach out to, you know, talk to them. Our whole thing is basically, if you tellus what you wanna do, we will find somebody who can help you and get you whatyou need.It's, it's really [00:43:00]that simple. And that is why, you know, we believe that it's so important tohave this because it's one of those things where you. There are so many people,like you said, there's so many fields who are ridiculously freaking talented atwhat they do, but they just don't have the monetary support, they don't havethe equipment support, they don't have the mentor to open doors.And so because of that, they fall through the cracks. And thatis what we want to pick up the pieces in because especially in the disabilitycommunity, but across the LGBTQ and really all communities in general, youknow, people slip through the cracks and that's when we have this opportunitywhere we miss so many great, talented people.Hallelujah. Jesus. De'Vannon: It does.Well then we'll talk after the show about what you might or might not do forme. You know, I can't lose anything by asking you know, so I don't like howthey were trying to change you. You know, that [00:44:00]opposition you met for being who? Are, you know, because the only reason that,that, that production company would've reached out to you and told you all ofthis would've been because they had in mind the way that they could change youand make you into a different person.You know? Other than that, there's no reason to reach out andbe like, We love everything about you except for who you actually are. Sochange that and then, you know, we could make this work. I come up against thatin the writing industry because I write very like real, you know, if we'retalking about getting fucked in the ass and come spraying the place andshooting up meth and blood on the ceiling, and then that's what the fuck we'regonna say.We're not, there's no other way to say it cuz of what happenedhappened. But a lot of people are very conservative who hold a lot of power ina lot of different industries, especially in the music industry and it peoplewho, who create very polarizing art, you know? You know, it sucks when yourwork lands on the desk of that conservative bitch, you know, you know, in thepublishing house or in the, you know, be it music [00:45:00]or you know, literary or whatever.Because that person, I've seen them take like an adversereaction to work, whereas had had more liberal person gotten ahold of it, theywould've gotten a point as opposed to clutching their pearls and shit andcutting off their circulation. Now they can't fucking think straight, you know,about what's in front of 'em.So what cities is low in, because when I looked it up, onething, you know, like just what cities? I know you're at least in dc, Columbus,Ohio, Virginia Beach, Norfolk area, Jake: where else?Yeah, so our website is a little bit behind because we're growing much quickerthan one person could keep up of it. But currently we are in Norfolk, VirginiaBeach.That's one. Columbus, DC, Pittsburgh, New York with, have acouple other cities on the, on the way. In addition to some other ones thatwe'll be returning to, but those are the big ones that we're at regularly. Wealso have Richmond coming soon. [00:46:00] Inaddition to Lobo the party, we also have Lobo, the drag show slash drag brunch,which is in New York, Norfolk, and DC as well.Which we do to elevate Queens who just wanna get experience andalso those who are incredibly talented. So we do that. And those, that's wherewe are currently. I can't say some of the other cities we haven't announcedofficially yet, but we do have some more in the wings coming soon. De'Vannon: Okay. I'mtaking a note on that logo drag show.I'll be in New York in November. Jake: Well, weshould, we should talk, we should talk De'Vannon: just thefirst in November, so we'll see. What's going on for sure. So, so the circuitparties, you know, they're only like, The prices I saw were like 10, $15.That's not super expensive to begin with. For what a circuit party could cost.Yeah. . So I thought the pricing was very, very humble and I'mso pleased to hear that you're really going out of your way to reach [00:47:00] for PE people. Do you have like a story ofsomeone who came, came to one of your events or one of your locations? Like abefore I get before and after story. Jake: Oh yeah, I gotplenty.We get, we get messages from people all the time who haveliterally said that our event has changed their life. And that's one of thethings that actually I'm gonna pull one up right now. Sorry. I gotta find itcuz there's one I do like to tell like at the very onset because it was someaningful.That's fine. While De'Vannon: you'relooking for that, I have another question. So in all of these cities, do youhave like an office? Do you have people who work for your organization? Andthen congratulations on officially becoming a nonprofit. Yes. So, so do youhave a physical location? Cuz these parties don't happen like, say every Jake: weekend.So the easiest way to explain it is Lobo, the party is forprofit and the LOBO initiative [00:48:00] isnon-profit. Okay. So Lobo the party, which is where we are in multiple citiesofficially, we don't have offices, but we do have people on the ground in allthose cities who, and we have telegram chats for every city we're in.So people can come and join and find that sets of community forthe city that they're, they're going to. So there's a Lobo Columbus chat, aLobo DC chat, a Lobo Norfolk chat. And these are like just telegrams andmessages that pups use. And what it is, is it's just another way to create thesets of community where people can just kind of come and express themselves.We also have the one community shared for Lobo as all citiesshare it. It is the Lobo Horny Jail chat. You can probably figure out what happenedin that chat. But that is because we don't believe in people being restrictedand expressing themselves. We've never been about that. Like, go on, expressyourself, like, you know, do your thing.So that is a chat for all the cities to come and do theirextracurricular horny stuff with. But that one's always fun to just kind of popin and see what's going on. But yes, we do have people and admins and all those[00:49:00] chats. We also have a communitydiscord where people can go. So that is how we connect with everybody.I'm always reachable. That's partly why I'm so tired is becauseI respond to messages like 24 7. But yeah. One of the things we tell people iswhen we go to a city, we don't just wanna be the party that comes and takesyour money and leaves until we come back. We are all about celebrating andlaying down community roots.And a lot of these cities already have community organizationsoutside of us. So we work with them, with those local organizations to helpthem get funding or whatever we can do. To help elevate their events because wedon't need to have a monopoly on this type of an event that doesn't helpanybody. If they're succeeding, we're succeeding, and that's what we're allabout.De'Vannon: Okay.That's pretty kick ass. So basically since you have a network of people canjust, they do like meetups and stuff like that, they can still physically reachout and text somebody in these various cities if need be. So can find all ofthis at the Jake: website. [00:50:00] All the telegram chats are on the website.We also have a general announcement channel on Telegram, whichhas all this info. We put it out on twitterer regularly and rotation how tojoin the chats. But basically on all of our socials, you can usually find yourway to whatever chat you're looking for. Or if you have the wrong end up in thewrong chat, someone will immediately get you to the right oneBut oftentimes what we see is that people join all the LOBOchats because they just want to, even if they're not anywhere near that city.Oh, how fun. Okay. Do you have that before? I do. So one of the messages we gota couple actually January of this year was from a friend of mine who's becomevery close to me, and the message kind of went something like this.It says real talk. I have to say straight to you. I can't tellyou how grateful I am for Lobo. I only found out about it around a month ago,and it became genuinely one of the best months of my life, arguably the best.I've had a very long history of depression and loneliness. I wasn't exactlypopular in school growing up, being a nerdy, painfully shy, weird kid, and I [00:51:00] was really nose diving this year.Then I ended up being introduced to this community and havedone a total 180 as far as my mental health goes. For the first time in mylife, I felt like I've had a true friend group, and I can't describe howamazing that felt. Put it this way, the day after the December lo, I feltreally strange, and it took a few hours into that day to realize that thatstrange feeling was because it was the first time and I couldn't begin to guesshow long that I woke up about a black cloud on my mind.The sun seemed brighter, My vision was. The world just felt somuch more alive to me as I've reflected on my past what's happened for me, thispath, I realize how much I was doing mentally in 2021, and the conscious of howamazing this December's been like for me, I've come to swear, Lobo has prettymuch saved my life.It was getting that bad for me. I really don't think I couldthank you enough for making Lobo a thing. De'Vannon: Well, I'mhere for all of that. Let me go on ahead and give you a clap and Jake: yes, , and youget messages like that and just like it hits you so deep. Like, I mean, I crysometimes when I get messages like this [00:52:00]because one of the things that is sometimes hard for me to realize is thatwe've created something and I, I often get credited for, but it's me and myentire team and my co-owner and best friend and brother by choice Phoenix.Like we have built this thing from the DC Eagle distinct littleparty in DC into something so much bigger than we could have ever imagined. Andsometimes I especially kind of live in this bubble where I'm not aware how manypeople it's impacting or the impact it's having. And so when we get that memessages like that, it's like, oh my goodness.And at the end of the day, you know, people are always like,Well, why? Like, why even bother keep doing it? And I always tell them thefollowing, which is that, yes, doing Lobo and being on the road every weekendand traveling is terrible for me medically and will probably take a coupleyears off my, off my life.And I'm okay with that. I'm okay with that trade off. And thereason for that is very simple. I am making people's lives better. My team ismaking people's lives better. We are creating a community event [00:53:00] that is impacting the world. And that'sall I've ever wanted. If I was to die tomorrow, I, I could leave a legacy thatwe've changed some people's lives and that's all I've ever wanted to do.And so for me, if you're telling me that I would lose a coupleyears in exchange for saving a couple. Then that's fine. If you're telling methat I can leave the world in this, a legacy in this event that basically willhelp to create, find people of their chosen family, I'm okay with that at theend of the day because that is what I've always wanted to do, is basically livelife like my grandmother and leave the world in a better place than I found it.And right now there's a lot of people leaving the world in amuch fi place than they found it. But if I can just impact one person, then itwas worth it for me. Amen. Everything De'Vannon: you justsaid. I mean, and you mentioned having, you know, fighting the disease andtraveling and you know, and I know DJs don't exactly get off work at 5:00 PM soI know, I know you're worthy for the wee hours.So is there any sort of special thing that you do to keep yougoing? Because [00:54:00] I know you mentionedfatigue, it can be one of the symptoms. So how are, how do you manage thedisease and do all that? You do Jake: Red Bull, ,lots and lots of Red Bull. No the DJ answer is Red Bull and Caffeine pills, butthe actual answer is basically from Monday to really, like Thursday it's sleepand recovery, and then starting on Thursday night it's travel, and Friday andSaturday it's go, and then we start the process over again.That's really what it is. It is draining. It is hard. It isrough. It is not easy with the mito, but at the end of the day, like I alwayssay, it's, you know, the look on people's faces at Lobo and the messages thatkeep me going. It's, it's knowing that we're doing something and. Thatultimately I get to live a life that many people wish they could.And I'm very appreciative for that. But I'm also not mistakenon how many people sacrifice for me along the way to get me here. You are a De'Vannon: gratefulmotherfucker. I [00:55:00] love it. So, toexplain, Jake I read where you do like, you create events for people withsensory issues. I wanna know what sort of sensory issues you speak of and howyou tailor Jake: it.Yeah, so that's something new we are still laying thegroundwork for, but that we have done. And what we are trying to do isbasically create nightclub events for people who, who have sensory issues,sensory overload, loud noises, lights like, you know, we can do. One of thethings that people often say is, and this is especially true in kink andnightlife just for the record, is I can.Make this accessible? Well, sure you can. You just don't wantto, you don't wanna put any extra legwork to get it there. There are times whenyou can't make something accessible. Like if there's only a stairway up, I getthat. But, you know, don't tell me you can't play the music at a lower level ona, on a certain night and not do a bunch of flashing lights.Like that's, that's an easy fix. That's an incredibly easy fix.It's just the fear of alienating your ongoing base is what is preventing people[00:56:00] in a lot of ways with a lot ofdisability accessibility. It's fear of alienating those who might not wantthat. And you can hear I think some of the passion in my voice when we talkabout this, because as someone with a disability, I never want someone to feellike they can't go somewhere because of something that may trigger somethingfor them.So one of

On this episode, Pom Tea & Earl Grey shared the history of Type A and Type B personalities, which type of personality traits that we own & how they can interchange depending on your environment. We shared that there are more types of personality types beyond A and B, the alphabet is growing ya'll! We also couldn't help but spill the tea on the types of personalities we want in a relationship & what types we are as a partner. Tune in to hear more.Keep Sippin! If you want to hear more, tap into the tea here: https://bit.ly/thetearoompod. Facebook: bit.ly/TheTeaRoomFBTwitter: bit.ly/TheTeaRoomTWRInstagram: bit.ly/TheTeaRoomIG

East Memphis native, Bri Saulsberry, is my guest for episode 211. Bri is the the Beauty, Boss and Brains behind the illustrious company that reimagines and redefines luxury experiences, Bri Saulsberry & Company. Bri Saulsberry and Company is a boutique design agency that specializes in uniquely reimagining spaces to create extraordinary experiences. Through thoughtfully designed bespoke events and interior design, BS & Co. prioritizes luxury and experience to produce inspiring and imaginative projects with an elegant, forward, yet timeless aesthetic.Bri is a graduate of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with a communications degree in Public Relations. During her tenure at the university, she was inspired by her travels and communications studies in two places that hold some of the world's most illustrious fashion, luxury and creativity— New York and Europe. Enamored during her stay, she immersed herself in the cultures and experiences both influential places afforded, creating relationships while absorbing all the beauty, luxury and industry insight that she could. The exposure, knowledge and invaluable experiences were a game-changer that affirmed and enhanced her passion. Following graduation from the University of Tennessee and special time off as a new mother to her sweet baby girl, Bri Saulsberry entered a brief career in education in which she excelled quickly. Nonetheless, in a world of educational politics and unprecedented times, she was left with a decision to pivot. She chose to pursue her passions, and this led to her greatest leap of faith— the launch of her company, Bri Saulsberry & Company.

Lindsay Fricks is a high-level real estate agent in the hot Phoenix Arizona market with her own team. In her own words, Lindsay says there is no such thing as a five-day work week in her business, so she subscribes to the work hard, play harder mentality. But, with the housing market changing, Lindsay wanted to find new tools to help her build rapport with her clients and more intimacy in her personal life. She was interested in learning more about the Enneagram, so I thought it would be fun to bring her on the show for a fan favorite live Enneagram typing session. Lindsay is a high achiever from a family of high achievers. She admits to being intense and assertive, with a BDE energy. She also admits to putting up walls when she isn't perceived as she wants to be, which can cause a disconnect in her relationships. On this episode of The Leadership Formula, Lindsay and I explore how, as Enneagram type 3, the Competitive Achiever, she's born to make stuff happen while making it all look easy. But all of that climbing the ladder of success and competitiveness can lead to burnout and empty victories. Listen in to understand how Lindsay can learn to leverage her 2 and 4 wings to integrate into the direction of the Enneagram type 6, her growth number, to slow down, avoid burnout, and for more connection, intimacy, and freedom in her business and her life. What You Will LearnWhy Enneagram 3s feel like they need to be the best to be worthy of loveWhy social Enneagram 3's are the ultimate chameleon of the EnneagramWhy 3s should lean into their 4 wing to figure out why they want to winWhy leaning into their 2 wing can help 3s create more intimacy by digging into what others needHow 3s can use their 4 wing to find more meaning in their victoriesHow 3s can use the healthy part of the Enneagram 9 to communicate the ‘win, win' to othersHow Enneagram 3s can use their growth number type 6 to become more strategic instead of bulldozing to the finish lineConnect with LindsayLindsay Fricks:https://lindsayfricks.com/Lindsay on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/lindsay.fricks/?hl=enConnect with Tracytracyomalley.comwww.instagram.com/tracy_omalleywww.facebook.com/tracy.omalleytwitter.com/TracyOMallwww.linkedin.com/in/tracy-o-malley/Email Tracy info@tracyomalley.com Resources Book an Enneagram Kickstart Session:http://tracyomalley.com/workwithme/Email info@tracyomalley.com

If you want to improve your body composition (lose fat w/o losing muscle) in a sustainable way without fad diets or forbidden foods, I invite you to apply to EMPOWER.Visit www.heathermcconochie.com/empower to learn more and apply today.Join our Facebook Group - "Fat Loss w/o Fads or Forbidden Foods" -https://www.facebook.com/groups/hmnutritionistFollow Heather IG: @heathermcconochieWeb: www.heathermcconochie.com

I compare crossing a marathon finish line to living a life that stays on course, fulfilling an intentional purpose and goal. It entails training in small increments, steady focused work and the awareness of boundaries and limits. Within sports, most running marathon training plans range from twelve to twenty weeks. It is a large commitment of time, energy and resources to be able to successfully run the twenty-six miles. Studies have shown that our bodies are primed for running. There are definite health benefits. Running can ease depression and anxiety, reduce risk of heart disease, diabetes and even obesity. But there are drawbacks. It can also bring muscle aches, blisters and injury. A 26.2 mile marathon race is no simple run and can take a toll mentally and physically. We will talk about getting to the marathon finish line in both the race of life and business successfully and intentionally, realizing there are obstacles along the course. Full Article here: https://goalsforyourlife.com/blog/marathon-finish-line

Eric interviews pastor Ryan Snow on how driven Type A people can slow down and recover their lives. Ryan is the father of four children, has run dozens of marathons (including Boston!), planted two churches, managed a business, and served as a bi-vocational pastor for the past fifteen years--this is a person who is driven! Learn about the intentional practices that Ryan has incorporated to help him slow down and recover his life.Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual TransformationLiturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life Addicted to Busy: Recovery for the Rushed Soul These books can be found at: https://bookstore.vineyardcolumbus.org/reads

Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle, your fav hosts are discussing the new 2021 ISFM Consensus Guidelines on the Collection and Administration of Blood and Blood Products in Cats. If you are confused about blood types, do not worry, you are not the only one. After this podcast, and more importantly reading the guidelines, you can be a bloody expert too! So happy to be back in our 125th episode, hooray.

We've all heard the term, "mental health," and while times are changing, and more people are more openly discussing the importance of mental health, there is still a specific connotation that you don't work on it until you absolutely have to. Chelsea is redefining what it looks like to practice mental wellness, to focus more on thriving, rather than just waiting for the whispers to turn into screams.    Chelsea gets real and raw in this episode as she shares the struggles she is also dealing with, and we talk all about the options you have to begin this practice with support.   You can find Chelsea on her website HERE or on instagram HERE   As ALWAYS, thank you to our sponsors! Organifi- Use code BLOOM at checkout for 15% off!  LMNT Electrolytes- Get a free sample pack to try out- you just pay shipping! 

I'm sure you know that feeling of being burned out. You've been going nonstop, under constant stress, not allowing yourself a break (or maybe truly unable to), and one day it just reaches a tipping point.   Samantha Kellgren is a health and mindset coach, and on today's episode, we have a pretty much perfect conversation about how to avoid burnout (especially if you're a Type A), find that balance that's right for YOU, and even a little bit on the better way to look at positivity.   Visit Samantha's website and grab her freebie on ways to create instant joy!   Follow Samantha on Instagram!   Join Samantha's Facebook Group! (Ambitious Women: Less Hustle, More Flow!) ;)   There are so many good tips in this one, I can't wait for you to hear it! Share it if it resonates, tag us, and let us know what you liked!   Join my next FREE challenge, The Energy Project, and in 6 days you'll increase your energy, reduce stress, find balance, peace, and clarity, improve your mood and focus, and even start to remove what's been holding you back! Join here: http://www.kerrijokala.com/energyproject   If you're ready to try a virtual Reiki mini-session and really release energy blocks and gain CLARITY, click here to book one!   Fitness and body confidence are an important part of feeling good about yourself! Join my virtual fitness studio featuring PiYo and Turbo Kick classes, and start with a FREE trial! ***Use the code "aprilspiked" to get any on-demand class for FREE this month!!***   Create your own positive affirmations without feeling cheesy or fake with the Affirmations Workbook!   Get the Confidence-Boosting Meditation Collection: 12 Guided Meditations to Increase Mindfulness and Focus, Reconnect to Yourself, and Build True Confidence   Follow me on Instagram!   Follow me on Facebook!   Join The Energy Within Facebook group!   Visit my blog!   Download your FREE Abundance Meditation here!   Support Operation Underground Railroad and stop child sex trafficking! Listen to Tim Ballard, founder of OUR, on the Jordan Harbinger Show!

Sarah Davidson shares her story of how a successful lawyer became the co-founder of Matcha Maiden, author of Seize The Yay and host of the podcast of the same name. She shares her journey of how adrenal fatigue got her on a new path, how she’s approached finding her purpose and how she’s learned to become friends with uncertainty. You can find Sarah on Instagram @spoonful_of_sarah, her podcast @seize_the_yay™ and buy her book Seize The Yay at a bookstore near you. Check out Anxious To Abundant In 30 Days and please use the code ABUNDANT for HALF OFF the full price: https://bit.ly/3sp8geZ We start April 9th! Loved this? Please share this episode and tag @georgiethenaturopath

Justine Altman joins us today as we’re digging into why addressing constipation matters if you are TTC. I remember going away on a girl's weekend (remember those!?!) and somehow we got around to the topic of poop! Well, it turns out half of the girls on the trip weren’t pooping regularly…as in they were going every couple of days or some even going only once per week! Now I’ve always been regular (I know TMI) but it turns out we all need to poop an average of 1-3 times/day. I know it sounds like a lot! But when we don’t move our bowels regularly – toxins recirculate in our body and that is not helpful for our fertility. If you are constipated or even if you suffer from gas, bloating, digestive upset, and more let’s figure out how we can alleviate your symptoms so that you can get pregnant naturally. In this episode you'll learn: 1) The connection between estrogen and constipation and what this means for your fertility (this is for you if you have PMS, hot flashes, headaches, and more). 2) The idea of bowel frequency and what our poop is telling us about our health. (Hint don’t be afraid to look at your poop). 3) The connection between constipation and thyroid problems. Plus how chronic stress impacts constipation. 4) Strategies to improve constipation plus foods to avoid and add to your diet. 5) Supplement recommendations to help alleviate symptoms so that you can prepare your body for pregnancy.   TIMESTAMPS:   04:32- INTRO TO TODAY'S TOPIC AND JUSTINE'S BIO 05:50- ALARMING STATS CONCERNING CONSTIPATION 06:29- WHY IS LOOKING AT CONSTIPATION IMPORTANT FOR FERTILITY? What causes constipation (and why it's a concern) It's common, but it's not NORMAL An important topic for BOTH men and woman 09:05- FREQUENCY AND WHAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR The ideal schedule for going to the bathroom Warning signs to know if "something is off" How long should your poop be? What should it look like? Why even if you are going often doesn't mean everything is ok 12:39- CHRONIC CONSTIPATION VS. "EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE" 14:25- THYROID ISSUES AND ITS' TIE TO CONSTIPATION "When there is an issue of the thyroid, it's rarely about the thyroid." "Everything is connected." 17:19- GUT INFECTIONS AND CONSTIPATION The difference between healthy and unhealthy flora Why constipation is one of the first things we have to look at when healing the gut 19:58 MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY AND CONSTIPATION How COMMON magnesium deficiency?  "Magnesium is a goofy thing." So how much do you really need? 22:02- MIND/BODY IMPLICATIONS OF CONSTIPATION "If your mind is tense we tend to tense our bowels." Making space for the potty and being intentional Why use a squatty potty? Which one should we use? Rebounding and dry brushing for constipation "All of it is connected." 27:40- OTHER SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS CONSTIPATION Why we should take our time while eating and chew every bite Drinking more water eating fiber The digestive process and what that means for constipation The rest and digest mindset (and why it matters) Breathing exercises before you eat 33:25- VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION Different ways to stimulate your vagus nerve (and why you should!) 35:10- FOODS TO AVOID TO HELP WITH CONSTIPATION Dried fruits, dairy, nuts, and other foods to be cautious of. 37:25- COLONICS, ENEMAS, and MINERAL LEVELS What are they and should we use them? Mineral levels and constipation 40:17- SUPPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Magnesium supplement recommendations  What about powdered supplements? Why aloe vera is important and how it can help Salt shots and why we sometimes want to raise sodium  47:14- FINAL THOUGHTS ON CONSTIPATION "It's really hard to heal if we reabsorb toxins." Why we address constipation FIRST   -- Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6 --- As you may know, I was diagnosed with POF/POI at 28 and had both my children with donor eggs. Years later I discovered the root cause of my infertility was food sensitivity, gut infection, and chronic stress.   I know that what you place on your fork every day does matter for your fertility - it's the first place we start with our Fab Fertile Method.   Starting Monday, Jan 11th I'll be hosting the Fertility Diet Challenge LIVE in the Fab Fertile Support Group.   The Fertility Diet Challenge is about taking ACTION with your partner. You'll be eligible for prizes, personalized support from my team, and insight into how diet is impacting your health/fertility.   Join the free Fertility Diet Challenge here>>>>>https://www.fertilitydietfreebie.com/   --- Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby. 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Today we're digging into what you need to do so that you don’t waste time when you are TTC. Happy New Year! We all know the saying new year - new you. And if you’re reading this right now you’re probably thinking, 2021 is the year that you’ll finally get pregnant and have your baby. So you start with diet changes, dust off your yoga mat, and commit to meditation. You’re on a roll for the first couple of weeks and then LIFE gets in the way and in comes self-sabotage. And you give up. It’s not your fault. The average person gives up their new year's resolution by January 19th. I know you’re thinking “I’m a type-A, action taker and a doer by nature” - I’ll push through”. But what if you’re doing things that actually set you back - instead of optimizing your fertility? I want to make sure that you don’t waste time in 2021 doing the wrong things that don’t get you closer to your goal of having your baby. This episode is for you if: 1) You want to prepare your body for a baby in 2021 2) You’ve researched and done everything possible for your diagnosis - but it is not working 3) You’re not sure what you should do next - you want a plan On this episode you'll learn: 1) My top 3 biggest time wasters I see with couples who are trying to conceive and what you can do to fast track your pregnancy success 2) Why New Years resolutions usually fail and how to set an intention that you actually stick to so that you can prepare for your baby. 3) How to get out of your own way so you don't waste time self-diagnosing, self-prescribing, and following recommendations that may be setting you back. ---   TIMESTAMPS: 6:02- INTRO TO TODAY'S TOPIC AND WHO IT IS FOR 07:50- THE DANGERS OF FOLLOWING GENERALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS Should you follow popular diets? "Sometimes generalized recommendations will set you back." Why we are looking for a food sensitivity Fertility diets and superfoods- should you listen to recommendations? What about exercise programs? Are you over-exercising? Doing the right program for you? "It is hard to see our own crap." Being careful WHERE you buy your supplements. Are teas and essential oils important? "You cannot 'out supplement' lack of sleep and a poor diet." 12:43- NOT WORKING ON THE BASICS (IS WASTING TIME) We are looking for the "quick fix" but are truly wasting time. The mental and emotional stress of fertility (and why we have to address it) Why we need to ask ourselves WHY is our body not wanting to procreate? 15:28- WHY YOU NEED TO INCLUDE YOUR PARTNER IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO WASTE TIME Sometimes you feel like this is your fault and the stress falls on you There are always things he can work on and ways he can optimize his fertility "Infertility can either tear you apart or bring you together." "We see the BEST success when BOTH partners make the changes." Are we hiding in our work? Avoiding something else? "A healthy couple leads to a healthy baby and a healthy pregnancy." Looking at martial stress, infections that are being passed back and forth, and leaving no stone unturned 21:03- WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT WITH THE FABFERTILIE METHOD What makes our program unique and who it is for. "It is not just about the testing."   --- Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6 --- As you may know, I was diagnosed with POF/POI at 28 and had both my children with donor eggs. Years later I discovered the root cause of my infertility was food sensitivity, gut infection, and chronic stress.   I know that what you place on your fork every day does matter for your fertility - it's the first place we start with our Fab Fertile Method.   Starting Monday, Jan 11th I'll be hosting the Fertility Diet Challenge LIVE in the Fab Fertile Support Group.   The Fertility Diet Challenge is about taking ACTION with your partner. You'll be eligible for prizes, personalized support from my team, and insight into how diet is impacting your health/fertility.   Join the free Fertility Diet Challenge here>>>>>https://www.fertilitydietfreebie.com/   --- Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world’s most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health) Visit BLUBlox website at: http://bit.ly/BLUBlox Use coupon code: getpregnantpodcast to recieve 15% discount. Free shipping worldwide.   --- Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby. Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/fabfertile/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/   ---   HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW!   Love the show?  You’ll really love Sarah’s resources page - filled with handpicked products/books/devices - get exclusive discounts and support the show by making purchases SHOP here: https://fabfertile.com/resources/     Other ways to support:   Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-pregnant-naturally/id1329414094   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36NoCIuODqlo3bQcVDOO02   Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/sarah-clark/get-pregnant-naturally   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC97zsClWDEbgmECB6uLUuiA   Player FM: https://player.fm/series/get-pregnant-naturally   Listen Notes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/get-pregnant-naturally-sarah-clark-82DYJtZnFAa/   Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/usiv9-629c6/Get-Pregnant-Naturally-Podcast   iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-get-pregnant-naturally-30947830/   LEAVE APPLE PODCAST REVIEW: http://bit.ly/getpregnantreview   SHARE:  Spread the word! Tell someone else about the show!  Together we are strong.      Related episodes:   Functional Medicine 101:  https://fabfertile.com/blog/functional-medicine-101-and-your-fertility/   How To Know Which Diet Is Right For Your Fertility:  https://fabfertile.com/blog/how-to-know-which-diet-is-right-for-your-fertility/   How To Optimize Sleep To Improve Fertility https://www.fabfertile.com/blog/how-to-optimize-sleep-to-improve-your-fertility/

Monika Friedman joins us today as we’re digging into what a Type A wishes she knew when she was TTC. There was a time that I couldn’t imagine doing anything without a plan. What I know today is that my planning was a way to have some form of control over an uncertain situation. When I was TTC, I had a plan A, B, C, D – if it didn’t work I planned to quit my job and travel around the world with my husband. And while planning has served me well – I’m a get it done kind of person – it has also caused me a lot of frustration, increased my impatience, and left me feeling exhausted (and somehow always behind). If you’re anything like me (and most of my clients are Type A) the uncertainty of the TTC journey may be driving you crazy. You’ve probably tried everything, put on your research hat (yep Dr. Google can be a slippery slope), and are feeling more overwhelmed than ever. What if there was a way to move forward and take ACTION, but on your own terms and with a sense of peace, calm, and knowing that the soul of your baby was waiting for you. How would you approach the journey to have your baby differently? I’m excited to welcome Monika Friedman to the podcast. Monika is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is one of our Fertility Coaches and an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception. If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success. Monika is a Fertility Coach helping professional women increase their chances of getting pregnant with less anxiety and more joy along the way. She is a 4-time IVF warrior, a yoga teacher, and a working mom with an MBA and 15 years of corporate experience under her belt.   In this episode you'll learn: 1) How being a Type A has served you and where it has left you feeling impatient, frustrated, and overwhelmed – especially as navigate the fertility journey. 2) We discuss Monika’s personal breakthrough and how she learned to let go of the impatience and control so that she could approach this journey on her own terms. 3) Tips for a Type A to slow down. 4) How to set boundaries at work – especially if you feel overworked or are in a demanding stressful job 5) Why takes a few steps back actually allows you to take a giant leap forward so that you can prepare for a successful pregnancy.   --- TIMESTAMPS: 06:47- INTRO TO MONIKA FRIEDMAN & TODAY'S TOPIC 07:25- DEFINITION OF A 'TYPE A' PERSON 07:51- THEMES WE SEE & THE IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS Taking the judgment out of being type A "We are our own fiercest critic" Sarah and Monika's personal stories with being type A Speaking to yourself like you are speaking to your best friend 12:27- "MINDSET FIRST" AND MONKIA'S FERTILITY JOURNEY "My fertility journey was a transformational journey for me." How she found peace with herself Understanding kindness and forgiveness for yourself A breakthrough she had on an airplane bathroom floor "Infertility was the best teacher I ever have but never asked for." 18:38- REFRAMING HOW WE SEE THE SILVER LINING Challenging your mind to take the path less traveled A visual technique to use for a powerful reframe Responding vs. reacting to triggers 22:45- REACHING OUT FOR SUPPORT FROM FERTILITY EXPERTS "It's courageous to ask for help." The power of "feeling into your body." 25:18- THE LIFESTYLE OF A "TYPE A" Monika's story of overworking and under eating (and how that affected her fertility) "Forgiveness is a key piece to my fertility journey" Working out as a coping mechanism. "Fertility works by its own rules." 31:25- RECOGNIZING UNHEALTHY TYPE A PATTERNS 32:58- EVERYTHING MONKIA TRIED ON HER FERTILITY JOURNEY The toll different treatments had on her body Dealing with infertility PTSD and the financial toll of treatments The importance of the functional approach 41:44- WHAT ARE THINGS WE CAN DO TO SLOW DOWN? Ways to say "no", and setting time in the calendar for yourself Asking yourself "What will make me happier this hour?" Breath practice for the morning and mindfulness practices How can you make these moments count? Educating people around you on what you need. Issues around overworking and slowing down Ask yourself "How do I want to show up as a mom?" 49:22- PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION How can we make progress while taking pressure off ourselves?   --- Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6 ---   Text For US residents text FERTILE to 55444 to access your free fertility yoga video. Message & data rates may apply. Terms & Privacy: https://txtf.co/consumer-terms. For non-US residents go to www.yogafreebie.com to access your free fertility yoga video. In this 20-minute intro video, we focus on a calming and peaceful practice to connect back to our hearts. These simple yoga poses can help quiet negative thoughts and make you feel more in control. --- Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world’s most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health) Visit BLUBlox website at: http://bit.ly/BLUBlox Use coupon code: getpregnantpodcast to recieve 15% discount. Free shipping worldwide.   --- Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby. Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/fabfertile/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/   ---   HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW!   Love the show?  You’ll really love Sarah’s resources page - filled with handpicked products/books/devices - get exclusive discounts and support the show by making purchases SHOP here: https://fabfertile.com/resources/     Other ways to support:   Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-pregnant-naturally/id1329414094   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36NoCIuODqlo3bQcVDOO02   Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/sarah-clark/get-pregnant-naturally   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC97zsClWDEbgmECB6uLUuiA   Player FM: https://player.fm/series/get-pregnant-naturally   Listen Notes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/get-pregnant-naturally-sarah-clark-82DYJtZnFAa/   Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/usiv9-629c6/Get-Pregnant-Naturally-Podcast   iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-get-pregnant-naturally-30947830/   LEAVE APPLE PODCAST REVIEW: http://bit.ly/getpregnantreview   SHARE:  Spread the word! Tell someone else about the show!  Together we are strong.      Related episodes:   Functional Medicine 101:  https://fabfertile.com/blog/functional-medicine-101-and-your-fertility/   Everything You Need To Know About EFT if you are TTC:  https://fabfertile.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-eft-if-you-are-ttc/   How To Recognize Patters And Why This Matters If You Are TTC:  https://fabfertile.com/blog/how-to-recognize-your-patterns-and-why-this-matters-if-you-are-ttc/

SH Park - Swine protection in the early stage with intradermal vaccine against typeA by European Commission for the Control of FMD

Do you know your Love Language?On this episode, our guest's love language is GIFTs. And boy does she have gifts for you inside the episode and free take aways, not only about romantic love in relationships but self love too. Lisa Concepcion walks us through her journey of failing in love in her 20s which inspired her to form her business as a Certified Professional LoveLife Strategist Coach and Founder of LoveQuestCoaching.com In this episode we'll talk about:Abundance vs scarcity mindsetManifesting the life you want and deserveKnowing when to take inspired actionAnd laugh alotFREEBIE!! Lisa offers a customized LoveLife Assessment on her website LoveQuestCoaching.comLisa Concepcion is a Certified Professional LoveLife Strategist Coach and Founder of LoveQuestCoaching.com She helps TypeA professionals who have it together when it comes to their professional lives yet struggle when it comes to love. She helps them to get to the root of patterns and blocks so that they transform and can thrive in relationships.You can find more about Lisa here:Website: www.LoveQuestCoaching.comInstagram @lisathelovecoachLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaconcepcion/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoveQuestWithLisaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thelisaconcepcion?fbclid=IwAR2J-G9TX4Fb7NmsVZA1pQc80R5QssqyMqb_WhYh_JpiSAs7DyktGGV7Mgc

Jacklyn hires her happy, positive, Type A friend, Georgeanne, to schedule her life--literally laying out the hours of her day and in result, Jacklyn is freed up to do more.  Everyone needs a Georgeanne.   Jacklyn subtly mentions to Georgeanne that she is going back to grad school.  Jacklyn is surprised that Georgeanne is surprised.  Georgeanne give a few tips on how to start new busy seasons in life and explains the importance of saying "no" without an explanation.   Jacklyn and Georgeanne giggle like school girls throughout the whole episode.    

Are you type A or type B? Do you actually know what that means? Are there other personality types out there? Find out more in this episode 

At 23 years old Jewels Clark is living proof that you can grow a business from nothing, even if you're just started your professional career. Now, as the founder of two LLCs, Jewels is leading the charge in how companies interact with creatives.Having experienced a "spiritual awakening", Jewels felt that she had to shift her mindset and change how she lived her life. Jewels reveals that she now takes the time to appreciate the small victories in her business and lives in gratitude.In this episode, Jewels gets real about the process of leaving her comfortable job at an ad agency and transitioning to making a salary through entrepreneurship. Valerie and Jewels also discuss Baby Boomers vs Millennials/Gen Zs in the workplace, paying your staff, and how to successfully manage your business when the economy slows down due to a pandemic.Creating How To Be Social grew out of a realization that creatives are good at creating, not at business planning. Jewels decided to birth a company that could expand the gig economy model by providing creatives a 'mothership' platform to be connected to companies. Key takeaways from this interview:-Know that what you're doing is enough, be happy with the journey yet having the ambition to go even further.-You can literally do anything you dream of and no one can stop you.-There's two types of entrepreneurs: 'the all or nothing' and the 'calculated risk-taker' and they have very different entrepreneurial journeys.-There's a big gap in responsibilities and spending when you're a solo preneur and a business owner.-When you become a business owner with a team you have to stay accountable and think bigger.-Education needs to pivot from creating young professionals 'good at working for someone else' so that students can set their own path.How to connect with Jewels:https://www.howtobesocial.com/https://www.instagram.com/howtobesocial_/https://www.facebook.com/HowtobeSocial/https://www.instagram.com/CreatorJewels/

THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT Marc Morisset • A Pro Career and Beyond • Episode 169   Marc Morisset had an incredible career as a professional athlete - movie parts, magazine covers and pro models. But that was just the start of his career in action sports. He went on to become the Canadian distributor for Forum Snowboards, Four Square and Special Blend, before starting his own Str/Ke Movement footwear brand.  https://strike-mvmnt.com/   He also built Whistler's first modern house called the Mountain Chalet. Check it out here... https://www.trendir.com/mountain-chalet-for-snowboard-pro-marc-morisset/   This week's interview is brought to you by Cardiff Snowcraft,  and Melvin Brewing. We ask that you support the brands that support disruptive snowboard media. Find out more at their websites.   http://cardiffsnow.com http://melvinbrewing.com Please consider supporting us at http://www.patreon.com/thesnowboardproject   You can follow us on Instagram @thesnowboardproject   Tip Line: (208) 471-8007   THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT Marc Morisset • A Pro Career and Beyond • Episode 169   Hosted by Mark Sullivan  Produced by Mark Sullivan Associate producer Dustin James Art by Aaron Draplin and Sarat  

Dorsey Standish is a mechanical engineer turned neuroscience & mindfulness master. As a mindfulness and meditation expert, she has worked with the biggest companies in the country to help Type A people optimize their performance and slow down, through the power of mindfulness meditation.In this interview, Valerie and Dorsey talk about the top three immediate benefits of practicing this type of meditation, how language has a powerful, calming effect in your routine and why you should stop glorifying that you're "so busy and stressed". Dorsey explains why the path to a healthier brain starts with ditching multi-tasking (hello 40% lost productivity), leaving your phone outside the bedroom and building your morning routine to reduce overwhelm and stress!Key takeaways from this interview:-Being stressed and busy has become society's status symbol and we need to change it.-Give yourself permission to feel, to be and to let things come and go.-Meditation is just like sports, it has different rules and you don't have to do 'them all'.-Mindfulness and gratitude aren't about stopping but instead, about increasing our awareness on what's happening around us and taking our time to act on it.-You can build morning routines little by little, and 'sandwich' them with other habits for extra effectiveness.-You lose control of your day when you choose to check your phone first thing in the morning: other peoples' schedules now rule yours.-"We're human beings, not human doings".Relevant links to resources:Mastermind Meditate: is a virtual gym for your brain. Join our online classes to learn and practice science-based mindfulness and emotional intelligence techniques. Website: www.mastermindmeditate.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/mastermindmeditateFacebook: www.facebook.com/mastermindmeditateSimple Habit App (iOS/Android): Meditations for busy people. Get a free premium trial at simplehabit.com/redeem/meditatewithmastermindCalm App (iOS/Android): Meditation for kids & adults, music, sleep stories. www.calm.comTara Brach R.A.I.N.: Resources for working through difficult emotions. www.tarabrach.com/rain​Connect with Valerie:​https://youglowgirlpodcast.com/https://www.instagram.com/youglowgirlpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/youglowgirlpodcast

Andee Sloot is a financial advisor on a mission to empower more proactive, money-savvy women entrepreneurs. Dubbed as a "money's therapist", Andee meets with women in all walks and stages of life, to align their financial planning to their core, personal values. In this episode, Andee explains the dos and don'ts of financial planning, demystifies the barriers to financial wellbeing and explains why you shouldn't spend money the same way you do with toothpaste.Key takeaways:-Match your lifestyle to your business pricing, because having a six-figure business doesn't mean anything if at the end of the month you have no money left.-Every single life decision has an impact on your finances, so you should find a financial accountability partner as soon as possible.-Prioritize building a 3-6 months' emergency fund instead of paying your student loan faster-Credit cards programs dilute your money awareness-Nothing is permanent: if you're in debt right now, remember that you won't be in debt forever-Women live longer lives than men, so they need tailored plans.Connect with Andee to break away from the 76% of people who live paycheck to paycheck in America and learn how you can make your money work for you!https://www.ameripriseadvisors.com/andee.sloot/https://www.instagram.com/andee_sloot/https://twitter.com/AlmanzaAndeehttps://www.facebook.com/andeeslootfa/

On this week’s episode of Nina’s Got Good News, host Nina B. Clarke is joined once again by her Good News VIP Guests of the Week, Julie Mountain and Dana Noorily. Julie and Dana, known as The Granoly Girls, are the co-owners of The Granola Bar, a modern diner with six locations across Connecticut and New York, with big expansion plans in the future. In Part 2 of their conversation, Nina talks with Julie and Dana about what makes up a day in the life of The Granoly Girls. They talk about balancing home and work lives, what’s next for the duo, and what advice they can give to aspiring entrepreneurs! This episode of Nina’s Got Good News is brought to you by typeA Deodorant! Visit their website by clicking the link below. Visit typeA Deodorant: typeadeodorant.com Use promo code GoodNews20 for 20% off your typeA order! ——————— Follow Nina on Instagram: www.instagram.com/ninabclarke/ Follow Nina on Twitter: twitter.com/ninabclarke Visit Nina’s blog: www.ninabradleyclarke.com Visit The Granola Bar’s website: thegranolabarct.com Follow The Granola Bar on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thegranolabar/ Follow Julie and Dana on Instagram: www.instagram.com/granolygirls/

On this week’s episode of Nina’s Got Good News, host Nina B. Clarke is joined by her Good News VIP Guests of the Week, Julie Mountain and Dana Noorily. Julie and Dana, known as The Granoly Girls, are the co-owners of The Granola Bar, a modern diner with six locations across Connecticut and New York, with big expansion plans in the future. Nina talks with Julie and Dana about how they started their granola business, and what led them to open a restaurant for their product in late 2013. They discuss the dynamic of co-owning a business, being an entrepreneur, what makes their granola so special and so much more! This episode of Nina’s Got Good News is brought to you by typeA Deodorant! Visit their website by clicking the link below. Visit typeA Deodorant: typeadeodorant.com Use promo code GoodNews20 for 20% off your typeA order! ——————— Follow Nina on Instagram: www.instagram.com/ninabclarke/ Follow Nina on Twitter: twitter.com/ninabclarke Visit Nina’s blog: www.ninabradleyclarke.com Visit The Granola Bar’s website: https://thegranolabarct.com Follow The Granola Bar on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegranolabar/ Follow Julie and Dana on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/granolygirls/

As a self-professed type A personality, it was humbling to reminded about the real meaning of a meditation practice. I am continually delighted to learn and re-discover lessons from my teachers. Thanks to Jim Bennitt for teaching me in the episode about meditation.

On this week’s episode of Nina’s Got Good News, host Nina B. Clarke is joined by her Good News VIP Guest of the Week, Lauren Smith Brody! Lauren is the founder of The Fifth Trimester movement, and the author of The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity and Big Success After Baby. Nina and Lauren discuss Lauren’s background in the corporate world, and how having her children caused a change of perspective and career. They talk about some of the most important tips and tricks for mothers going back to work, what’s next for Lauren and so much more! This episode of Nina’s Got Good News is brought to you by typeA Deodorant! Visit their website by clicking the link below. Visit typeA Deodorant: https://typeadeodorant.com Use promo code GoodNews20 for 20% off your typeA order! ——————— Follow Nina on Instagram: www.instagram.com/ninabclarke/ Follow Nina on Twitter: twitter.com/ninabclarke Visit Nina’s blog: www.ninabradleyclarke.com Buy The Fifth Trimester: https://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Trimester-Working-Sanity-Success/dp/0385541414/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1496959818&sr=1-1&keywords=the+fifth+trimester+by+lauren+smith+brody Check out Lauren’s website: http://www.thefifthtrimester.com Follow The Fifth Trimester on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefifthtrimester/

What's with the near-insanity that surrounds 'Valentine's Day'? Ms.Mark and special guest (Jess) give their opinions on the actual depth of Valentines Day. Special thanks to TypeA for production magic. Music: 'I Can't Help Falling In Love With You' by Elvis Presley.

Here's to being intentional and deliberate about your own safety! Music: 'Superwoman' by Alicia Keys. For self-defense classes, holla at @mi_woody, @plainmadraven , @angelthebrand on IG. Thank you, TypeA!

Gents, this one is for you. Maybe give more women the benefit of the doubt. Life throws so much at us, have a care, will you? Thank you, again, TypeA! Music: 'Flawless' by Beyonce.

Soulpreneur relatives, do you struggle with balancing the logical side of life with your dreams and visions for your future? Are you someone who is under large amounts of stress for a long period of time? Are you looking for ways to expand past limiting beliefs of yourself? In today's Astrid Mueller Talks feature, I speak with Jodi Flynn, author of Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing and founder of Women Taking the Lead. We'll be diving into the juiciest parts of Jodi's book and hearing about how she's learned to navigate and transmute copious amounts of stress while staying true to herself at the same time! This episode hones in on harmful behavioral patterns often expressed during times of stress, and tips on how to overcome them. Press the play button, relax, and listen in for a truly magical broadcast. Key points in this episode: Jodi's journey from corporate to women's empowerment coach Unpacking the Type-A, logically-oriented, high achieving, perfectionist personality Recognizing when stress is affecting our personality and behavior How to shift thought patterns around opportunities when they present themselves The importance of challenging limiting beliefs The benefits of exploring the narrative one creates for themselves And so much more!   Listen in to this week's episode to gain valuable insight around your own psyche and how you can shift your behavioral patterns by first shifting your thought patterns! 

$100 million. That was the value of not one, but two companies that Brandon built while living in New York. One got sold to a large publicly traded company, the other Brandon got fired from when he told his investors he didn't want to raise another $20MM. That story alone is enough to bring you in. But the real journey began after he left his beautiful wife and New York City apartment and decided to embark on a soul searching adventure through Southeast Asia. In today's episode we explore Brandon's journey from the big lights of NYC to, of all places Miami, where he recently co-founded 1heart, a start up studio that focuses on building conscious businesses and backing heart-centered leaders positively impacting the world. For more on Brandon and his work, make sure to visit www.wakingupinthe305.com 

Before making yourself all sonically cozy in the podcast itself, do give this shorter first episode a listen. If you do, you won’t have to wonder if this podcast is your thing, what it’s about, who Kara is, how it’s NOT about hair salons, how you don’t need to know French, and why going through the trouble of downloading and listening to one of the full length episodes might leave you a bit more stoked. Music: “Things Are Getting Better” Written by Rishi Dhir. Performed by The High Dials. Once you've finished this, you can jump right to episode 1.

MEET: MEET: Melissa Heisler, author of From Type A to Type Me and stress reduction coach, joins us to explore the negative effects of doing too much and how making simple practical changes can reduce our stress helping us find joy in life again. Unfortunately, Americans also have extremely high rates of depression and heart disease, which are often caused by common Type-A stressors and pressures to “have it all” and “be it all.” www.fromtypeatotypeme.com “Melissa Heisler is a tremendously effective coach who's brilliant at working with people who give away more energy than they receive: adult children of problem parents, caretakers who put others' needs ahead of their own, and those who feel their true paths but don't yet have their feet firmly grounded in their life's purpose. Smart, loving, and clear-sighted, Melissa is just the coach to help you repair your own life and soul, so that you can help others without burning out.” - Martha Beck, PhD, author and colum Whether you own your own business or work for someone, the stress of day to day responsibilities at work and at home can take their toll on your mental clarity, health, and relationships. Learn practical and easy to implement habits to reduce the amount of stress you experience, increase your productivity, provide you with a clear path to success, and reignite your joy. After 17 years in corporate marketing, a Masters in Integrated Marketing Communications, 10 years managing and directing theatrical productions - where the show must go on, and now running my own business I am intimately aware of how stress can take a toll on our efficiency, effectiveness, clarity, health, and joy. Is it time you took your life back from stress? http://www.fromtypeatotypeme.com

MEET: Melissa Heisler, author of From Type A to Type Me and stress reduction coach, joins us to explore the negative effects of doing too much and how making simple practical changes can reduce our stress helping us find joy in life again. Unfortunately, Americans also have extremely high rates of depression and heart disease, which are often caused by common Type-A stressors and pressures to “have it all” and “be it all.”www.fromtypeatotypeme.comThis show is broadcast live on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/)

Sometimes taking a day off isn't much of a day off. But, we'll chat a bit anyway. Talking about what type of personality are you. An Itay Hod update on the outting of Aaron Schock. And you won't believe what countries have the best male lovers.. woohoo..

Sometimes taking a day off isn't much of a day off. But, we'll chat a bit anyway. Talking about what type of personality are you. An Itay Hod update on the outting of Aaron Schock. And you won't believe what countries have the best male lovers.. woohoo..