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Who are your spirit guides — and how do you know when they are actually there? Jason Paul and Donna King open the first Mediumship Session with a lively exploration of guides, signs, free will, expectation, discernment and the unseen help that may be around us. Welcome to The Mediumship Sessions — a new regular Soul Sync series with Jason Paul and medium Donna King.Or, as Jason rather enthusiastically introduces it… the Chamber of Self-Discovery.This is a space for curiosity, experimentation and honest conversations about psychic and mediumistic development — without pretending that either of us has the entire universe figured out.And for the very first session, we're starting right at the beginning with something that fascinates so many people when they first begin exploring the spirit world:Spirit guides.Who are they? Does everybody have them? Do they really have names? How do we know when they are around — and how do we distinguish their influence from our own thoughts, imagination, expectations or ego?Donna shares her extraordinary experience of being aware of her guides from early childhood, including the deeply emotional period when that communication became quieter and she had to learn not to rely upon them for every answer.Together, Jason and Donna explore the many different ways we might experience guides and spiritual helpers, including:What a spirit guide actually isWhether everybody has guidesWhy guides may appear to step backNames, identities and our very human desire to define the spirit worldSigns, synchronicities and recognising guidanceDifferent guides and teams working at different stages of our livesHow sitting in stillness can help us become familiar with guide energyWhy strong psychic foundations matterWhether guides can intervene in moments of dangerFree will, choice and the possible paths available to usHow much guides may understand about our futureWhat the presence of a guide can actually feel likeWhy guides do not judge us for our mistakesThe difference between guidance and becoming dependent upon guidanceWhy expectation can become one of the biggest obstacles in psychic and mediumistic developmentAsking better, more open questionsGuide, higher self, subconscious mind or ego — how do we begin to tell the difference?As the conversation unfolds, one idea keeps returning: developing a relationship with spirit is not about forcing an experience or desperately trying to get something right.It is about becoming curious enough to notice.And perhaps that is what the Chamber of Self-Discovery is really about.The Mediumship Sessions will continue weekly, with Jason and Donna exploring different aspects of psychic awareness, mediumship and spiritual development — sharing their experiences, challenging ideas, answering listener questions and, most importantly, encouraging you to experiment and discover how your own awareness works.New Psychic & Mediumship Development ClassesJason's new autumn and winter psychic and mediumship development programme begins from mid-October 2026, including online development circles, classes and further opportunities to explore your potential.You can now register your interest and be among the first to receive dates, availability and joining information:www.jasonpaulmedium.com/psychic-mediumship-developmentVisit Jason:www.jasonpaulmedium.comListen and subscribe to Soul Sync wherever you get your podcasts.Questions for a future Mediumship Session?hello@jasonpaulmedium.comA guided meditation for connecting with spirit guides will also be coming soon.I'll soon be launching a new series of online classes and development circles — a global gathering for unfoldment, exploration and experiment. Together we'll creatively explore psychic awareness, mediumship, your own energy and the potential already within you.To be the first to hear about upcoming classes and circles, join the newsletter at jasonpaulmedium.com.Support the show

Magic mushrooms used to mean a party drug or a bad trip. Today psilocybin is in phase 3 clinical trials, and more women than you would ever guess are quietly microdosing for anxiety, creativity and the mental load of motherhood. In this episode I share why I microdose, how I do it, and everything I wish every woman knew before she tried it. I explain what psilocybin actually is, how much a microdose really is (and what I take), and what happens in your brain: the serotonin 2A receptor, BDNF, neuroplasticity, and why the loop of overthinking goes quiet. Then the energetic side: the crown chakra, the pineal gland, how psilocybin literally changes your brain's frequencies, and why sound has always been part of this medicine. I also get personal. My own microdosing journey before and after postpartum, my Sunday batch cooking ritual, the postpartum anxiety and intrusive thoughts I did not realize I had until I came out of them, and how microdosing helps me stay open to solutions instead of forcing the how. Join me live for The Exhale, my free 90 minute masterclass on peptides, longevity and the nervous system, on September 22 at 2 PM Eastern. Save your seat: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/the-exhale If you want me to build a protocol with you, my new one on one longevity program is opening and the waitlist is live. My 1:1 consults are closed, so the waitlist is the only way in, first come first serve: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/waitlist WHAT I COVER The podcast update launching next week The Exhale: why you cannot out-peptide a dysregulated nervous system My microdosing story, from talk therapy years ago to postpartum From ancient Mazatec ceremony to phase 3 trials and a possible 2027 launch What psilocybin is, and why it fits your serotonin receptors like a key How much a microdose is: 0.1 to 0.3 grams of dried mushroom, and my sweet spot The toboggan hill analogy, and how microdosing helps you see new solutions The science: serotonin 2A, glutamate, BDNF, psychoplastogens and the default mode network The energetic side: the crown chakra, the pineal gland, alpha waves and 432 and 528 Hz What to expect, and the Fadiman and Stamets protocols Future self work and letting go of the how Moms who microdose, postpartum anxiety, mom brain and Moms on Mushrooms Creativity and the sacral chakra The legal picture in Canada and the US How to start with intention   I TALK ABOUT: 00:00 - The podcast update, and The Exhale masterclass on September 22 07:08 - Why I microdose, and my story before and after postpartum 08:54 - From ancient ceremony to phase 3 trials 11:16 - What psilocybin is, and how much a microdose really is 14:35 - How I microdose on Sunday batch cooking days 15:42 - The toboggan hill: how microdosing helps you see new solutions 19:08 - The science: serotonin 2A, BDNF and the default mode network 21:30 - The energetic side: crown chakra, pineal gland and frequency 24:12 - What to expect, and the Fadiman and Stamets protocols 25:45 - Future self work and letting go of the how 32:07 - Motherhood, postpartum anxiety and creativity 35:21 - The legal picture, and how to start with intention   RESOURCES: The Exhale, my free masterclass, September 22 at 2 PM Eastern: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/the-exhale The waitlist for my new one on one longevity program: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/waitlist The LongHer Life Longevity Community: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/longherlife Schedule35: https://www.schedule35.co/ code: BIOHACKINGBRITTANY Enter the Schedule35 giveaway on my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biohackingbrittany/ Moms on Mushrooms, the community for mothers who microdose Dr. Joe Dispenza's work on the pineal gland, meditation and breathwork   CONNECT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biohackingbrittany/ Website: https://biohackingbrittany.com This episode is for education only and is not medical advice. Psilocybin is a controlled substance in Canada and federally in the US. Know your local laws and talk to your own provider, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or taking medication. This episode includes a partnership with Schedule35.

What does it mean to be a spiritually healthy Christian?In Week 1 of our new sermon series HEALTHY, Pastor Dan shares from John 15:1–11, where Jesus gives one of His clearest invitations to discipleship: “Remain in me.”Before we focus on doing more, serving more, growing more or achieving more, Jesus calls us to stay deeply connected to Him. In this message we explore what it means to abide in Christ, how spiritual fruit is produced, why God prunes us, and how our relationship with Jesus becomes the foundation for a healthy Christian life.Big Idea: Healthy disciples are deeply connected to Jesus, because lasting fruit only comes from abiding in Him.In this message:What it means to remain in JesusHow to grow spiritually as a ChristianThe meaning of the vine and branches in John 15Why God prunes usHow spiritual fruit developsThe importance of dependence on JesusBuilding a healthy relationship with GodKey Passage: John 15:1–11Series: HEALTHY — Healthy Disciples. Healthy Church. Lasting Fruit.If you are looking for encouragement in your Christian faith, spiritual growth, discipleship, or a deeper relationship with Jesus, we pray this message encourages and challenges you.

Send us Fan MailWhat if trying harder to share your faith is actually getting in the way? This week on Midweek Motivation, Jess unpacks the first step in the BLESS framework: Begin with Prayer. But this isn't a lecture about praying more. It's about why surrendering control is the thing that actually opens doors, changes your heart, and takes the weight off your shoulders. If you've ever felt the pressure to be someone you're not in order to share Jesus with people, this one is for youDiscover:Why Jesus began every major moment of His ministry with prayer, and what that means for usHow prayer shifts the responsibility for life change from you to GodThe practical habit of pausing in prayer and following through when God puts someone on your mindWhat it looks like to pray for open hearts, opportunities, boldness, and alignment with GodWhy your weakness might be the most important thing you bring to the tableYou don't have to be the most persuasive person in the room. You don't have to have all the answers. When you begin with prayer, you're handing the results to the one who actually changes people. And that, as Jess puts it, sure does take a load off.Key Takeaways:Prayer is the non-negotiable starting point for sharing your faithSurrender comes before strategyGod uses your weakness to show His strengthPraying for someone often opens doors you never would have knocked on yourselfYou're not responsible for the outcome. You're responsible for showing up.Question for you to think about:What if you paused right now and asked God to put one person on your mind, then followed through with a simple text?If this encouraged you, send it to someone who's been feeling the pressure to "do more." Drop a comment and let us know how prayer has opened doors in your life. Subscribe so you never miss a Midweek Motivation.Series: The Wild Work of God (Acts 1-6) at Westside Community ChurchFramework: BLESS (Begin with prayer, Listen, Eat, Serve, Share)Tool: Download the Westside app to use the BLESS tool IOS: Download on the App StoreAndroid: Download on Google PlaySUBSCRIBE to always see our content and let us reach more people for Jesus: https://www.youtube.com/westsidecommunitychurchpdx?sub_confirmation=1Give to support this ministry and help us reach people all around the world: https://www.westsidecommunitychurch.com/giveWebsite: https://www.westsidecommunitychurch.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/westsidecommunitychurchFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/westsidecommunitychurchpdx#MidweekMotivation #Prayer #BLESS #WestsideCommunityChurch #WildWorkOfGod #ShareYourFaith #HolySpirit #ChristianLiving #BeginWithPrayer

The Messy Middle of Your Outdoor Classroom: Permission to Start SmallWhat if your outdoor classroom doesn't need to be finished—or even close to perfect—to be meaningful?In this episode, we're talking about two permissions every outdoor educator needs: permission to start small and permission to embrace the messy middle.It's easy to look at a beautiful, established outdoor classroom and think you need the budget, materials, master plan, and perfect space before you can begin. But meaningful outdoor classrooms rarely happen all at once. They grow one idea, one experiment, and one small step at a time.And once you start? Things get messy. Children use materials in ways you never expected. Plants die. Plans change. Carefully designed spaces get rearranged. Something you thought children would love gets ignored—while the simplest addition captures their attention for weeks.That messy middle isn't a sign that you're doing it wrong. It's where the learning happens. In this episode, we explore:Why starting small is not the same as thinking smallHow to begin with what you already haveWhy your outdoor classroom doesn't need to look like anyone else'sWhat children's unexpected use of a space can teach usHow to view the “mess” as information instead of failureWhy outdoor classrooms should evolve alongside the children who use themHow to recognize progress that has nothing to do with how beautiful your space looksWhen to keep going, change direction, or let an idea goWhether you're dreaming about your first outdoor classroom, taking your first few steps, or standing right in the middle wondering if any of it is working, this conversation is for you. You don't need the whole plan to begin.Start small. Stay curious. Let it be messy.Then take the next small step. Outdoor Classroom Resources & Links:

Can you prevent postpartum depression? There is no checklist that can guarantee a new mom will or won't experience postpartum depression, but there are evidence-based preventive interventions and protective factors couples can begin putting in place during pregnancy.In this episode, Chelsea talks about postpartum mental health through the lens of preparation, partnership, and support. Prompted by the current conversations surrounding the Lindsay Clancy trial and Hayden Panettiere's public history with postpartum depression, she explores what expecting parents can do before the baby arrives to create a stronger safety net around the postpartum mother.Important: Chelsea is not a mental health clinician, and this episode is not medical advice or postpartum depression treatment. Postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis are also distinct conditions, and postpartum psychosis can require emergency psychiatric care.In this episode, we talk about:Understanding your individual risk factors for postpartum depression during pregnancyWhy you may want to establish with a perinatal mental health therapist before birthBuilding a maternal mental health support team before you need itWhy your partner should be part of your safety net—but not your entire safety netProtecting postpartum sleep and creating opportunities for meaningful restPreventing one parent from automatically becoming the default parentSharing the mental load instead of waiting for mom to delegateQuestions partners can ask beyond simply, “How are you?”Creating a postpartum mental health escalation plan during pregnancyWhat partners can actually own without trying to diagnose or “fix” postpartum depressionWhy functioning does not necessarily mean a new mother is doing wellHow expecting couples can build stronger relational protective structures before their baby arrivesOne of the biggest takeaways:Your partner does not need to own your mental health. They can own more of the environment around you.That can mean protecting opportunities for sleep, bringing food and water without being asked, taking ownership of household responsibilities, managing visitors, learning warning signs, knowing who to contact, noticing meaningful changes, and believing you when you say something does not feel right.Find perinatal mental health support through Postpartum Support International:PSI Perinatal Mental Health Provider Directory | PSI Perinatal Mental Health DirectoryDownload Chelsea's Postpartum Plan:Postpartum Planning Checklist for Couples | Postpartum TogetherLearn more about Prep for Us:Prep for Us: How to Prepare Your Relationship for a Baby | Postpartum TogetherPrep for Us is Chelsea's six-week preparation program for expecting couples. It is not postpartum depression treatment. Instead, couples work on the relational structures that can support a healthier postpartum environment—including understanding stress responses, sharing the mental load, protecting recovery, identifying support, communicating needs earlier, and learning how to recognize when something is no longer working.Because we cannot guarantee that a mother will never experience postpartum depression.But we can stop making “hopefully she tells us if she's drowning” the postpartum mental health plan.

Can leadership be too optimized? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, Eric Geiger joins host Jason Daye to explore why lasting leadership requires more than better systems, sharper strategies, and greater competency. Drawing from the story of Nehemiah and his book The Rooted Leader, Eric shares why our world desperately needs leaders whose vision, decisions, and leadership flow from deep roots of burden, belief, and dependence on God.In a culture obsessed with optimization, many pastors and ministry leaders feel pressure to improve, refine, and maximize every aspect of their leadership. While growth and effectiveness matter, Eric offers a timely reminder that leadership can become dangerously self-reliant when competency begins to replace dependence on God. True leadership health is formed beneath the surface.Together they discuss:Why burden and belief are the necessary roots beneath true visionHow the pursuit of optimization can subtly move leaders from dependence on God toward confidence in their own abilitiesWhy faithful leadership requires both perseverance in the fight and trust that God is fighting for usHow healthy leaders embrace both restlessness for God's mission and intentional rhythms of restWhy focusing only on the visible fruit of leadership can cause leaders to neglect the deeper roots that sustain long-term ministryEric also shares personal reflections on rest, family, and leadership sustainability, including how trusted leaders around him help ensure he cares well for himself and those closest to him. His honesty serves as a reminder of the importance of finding those who can help us care well for both others and ourselves.If you are a pastor or ministry leader seeking to grow in leadership while remaining deeply dependent on God, this conversation offers both encouragement and challenge. Lasting ministry fruit is never produced by optimization alone. It grows from leaders who cultivate deep roots of faith, trust, conviction, and dependence on the One who ultimately builds His Church.Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.Love well, live well, & lead wellComplimentary Coaching Session for Pastors http://PastorServe.org/freesessionFollow PastorServe LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookConnect with Jason Daye LinkedIn | Instagram...

Leonie's recording from outside, and there's a reason. Operation De-SADify is underway after a week of crying at random, including weeping twice in one day about Cathy Freeman winning gold in 2000. Tam has found the Slavic shamanic teacher she's been hunting for years and is running a literary festival. We're both reading fabulous books that we want to tell you about. Also: the autistic Olympics. Census night, baby.WHO THIS IS FORIf you're a neurodivergent creative running a business while also holding kids, ageing parents and your own wobbly nervous system through the last month of winter, this one's for you. Especially if you can't tell whether you need a strategy or just more sunshine and a nap. Two women talking honestly about widening to hold it all.TOPICS COVEREDSeasonal affective disorder, micro-depresso and Operation De-SADifyA Laufey concert with a teenager, and discovering there's room for all of usHow healing primitive reflexes changed Leonie's capacity for big overwhelming citiesTam's Slavic shamanic training and coming home to your own lineageEmotion as a pathway to the divine, instead of sitting still and being decorousParenting your kids as they are, not as your ancestors assigned themSandwich generation life and the tragedy-comedy of caring responsibilitiesCensus night as competitive sportKEY INSIGHTSRandom crying is a useful depression indicator if you're not ordinarily a weepy soul. If you're welling up at nothing at the end of winter, up your light, your vitamin D and your outdoor hours.Nervous system work has profound effects.. Leonie went from wanting to hide in a bush in Sydney to happily sitting through an arena concert.The way you see your child can be an inherited story rather than a true one. Keep people around you who'll aren't afraid to tell you you're wrong. Leonie's husband told her she was misreading one of their kids, and he was right.Don't break under the pressure. Widen. That's what every grandmother before you did.Making money and keeping money are two different skills. A leaky container drains a great income.NOTABLE QUOTES"I don't want to be the mother that just gets all her feathers ruffled just because she's gotten some feedback." — Leonie"Instead of feeling like I'm going to break under that pressure, I just keep thinking that I need to widen so I can hold it all." — LeonieLINKS & RESOURCESUnicorn Biz & Life Academy, $99/year: https://www.leoniedawson.com/academyJoin Leonie's mailing list for the illustrated book notes: https://www.leoniedawson.comDandenong Ranges Litfest, programme launch 27 August, tickets 28 August: https://dandyrangeslitfest.net/Tam's Slavic shamanic teacher, Vlasta: https://www.tiktok.com/@thevlasta Iris Meyer, shamanic practitioner: https://brightshaman.com/BOOKS MENTIONED:Indistractable by Nir EyalThe Psychology of Money by Morgan HouselUnnatural Habits (Phryne Fisher) by Kerry GreenwoodIf this one resonated... make sure you hit subscribe pretty pls! A review takes 40 seconds and helps other gorgeous souls find us. And if you want the whole toolkit, the Academy is $99 a year for 100+ programs, monthly coaching, and the Make Your Money Back Challenge that pays for your membership before you've finished your cup of chai!ABOUT YOUR HOSTS!Leonie Dawson is a multi award-winning entrepreneur who has created over $16 million in revenue in part-time hours. She is the founder of the Unicorn Biz & Life Academy which helps 3,000 people build unique, joyful & abundant businesses.https://www.leoniedawson.comTamara Protassow is a non-fiction writing mentor + creativity coach. She's developed books with 55+ authors over 16 years, both for self-published authors as well as for Hay House UK. https://www.tamaraprotassow.com #WomenInBusiness #NeurodivergentEntrepreneur #AuDHD #CreativeBusiness #SpiritualBusiness #MidlifeWomen #SandwichGeneration #PersonalGrowth #SoulfulBusiness

What if the fear you've been trying to push away is actually trying to tell you something important?Steph unpacks our complicated relationship with fear, pulling from her own personal growth journey to show how it shapes decisions we don't even notice. She breaks fear down into two distinct types, visceral and abstract, and explains why understanding the difference is key to real self-awareness. Rather than treating fear as something to conquer, Steph reframes it as valuable information, a signal about our beliefs and identity worth listening to instead of avoiding. Through this lens of emotional processing, we start to see fear management not as suppression but as connection, and it opens the door to greater resilience and a deeper sense of aliveness.In this episode you'll discover:The difference between visceral and abstract fearWhy avoiding fear backfires and what it costs usHow to shift from fighting fear to learning from itYour takeaways:Fear isn't something to defeat, it's information you can learn from.Learn the difference between visceral fear and abstract fear, and why it matters.Discover why you can't outthink fear, and what actually works instead.Chapters00:00 Understanding Fear: A Personal Journey09:52 Types of Fear: Visceral vs. Abstract18:49 Interacting with Fear: A New Approach

Send us Fan MailWhen was the last time you kept a promise to yourself that nobody else knew about?For most of my life, I couldn't have answered that question. I told people I was training for a marathon I never started. I called myself a business owner while doing none of the things business owners actually do behind the scenes. And I was broke, desperate, and nearly destitute the entire time.The money was a symptom. The disease was that I had spent years breaking promises to myself.In this solo episode of The Sign & Thrive Podcast, I unpack the half of self-love that almost nobody teaches. We hear endless advice about rest, boundaries, and protecting your peace, and I'm a fan of all of it. But there's no language at all for the kind of self-love that gets you moving toward your own dream instead of everyone else's.I've been coaching notaries for ten years, and I can count on one hand how many people said they'd focus on their business "after this season" and actually came back ready to build. I still have fingers left. This episode is about why that happens and how to break the pattern.What we cover:Why your confidence erodes without a single moment you can point toThe confidence account, and why your mind records the broken promise but never the excuseHow The Miracle Morning and the S.A.V.E.R.S. gave me a starting point when I couldn't build my own systemWhy your calendar is a ranked list of what you actually believe mattersPrioritization as a learnable skill, not a personality trait, and why nobody ever taught usHow order taker status keeps notaries reactive to rings, dings, and pingsThe three-layer system I run: weekly top three, daily big three, and my Daily Do'sFive practical ways to protect your focus time without losing responsive, fast-answer businessThe oxygen mask principle for helpers who feel selfish prioritizing themselvesIf you've been putting your dream on the back burner in the name of helping everyone else, this one is for you.Ready to build your own Daily Do's? Join me inside High Performance Notary on Skool and upgrade to VIP, and we'll build your routine together. Get the link at NotaryCoach.comMentioned in this episode: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

In this episode of Grandma's Silver, Allie Kochinsky sits down with interior designer Lindsey Walsh to explore how our homes evolve alongside the lives we build within them.Before launching her New Jersey-based design firm, Lindsey traveled the world for her high-level marketing job, experiencing architecture, interiors, and traditions across Asia, Europe, and South America. Today, she brings those influences together with an appreciation for classic design to create personal, welcoming, and enduring spaces.  The conversation goes beyond decor. Lindsey shares how travel shapes perspective, why meaningful homes are collected, and how developing your own sense of style is less about trend than careful attention.In this episode:Why the best homes evolve with usHow travel influences how we see designDeveloping an eye for timeless interiorsCreating a home that tells your storyRESOURCES:Visit Lindsey's website here.Follow along on Instagram.If you enjoy Grandma's Silver, follow the podcast and share this episode with a friend who loves heritage, design, and timeless living.

How should couples split newborn nights? (And does “sharing the nights” actually mean the same thing to both of you?)In this episode, Chelsea walks expecting couples through several ways to divide overnight newborn care, from split-night shifts and alternating wake-ups to feeder/support-partner roles and evening-and-morning coverage.More importantly, this isn't about finding the perfect newborn sleep schedule.It's about making sure both partners understand what they are agreeing to, protecting each person's basic need for rest, and knowing how to adjust when your original plan stops working.Chelsea covers:Different ways couples can split newborn night shiftsWhether both parents need to wake up for every feedingHow breastfeeding changes nighttime responsibilitiesWhat the non-feeding partner can fully ownHow returning to work affects the conversationWhy paid work and postpartum recovery both deserve considerationWarning signs that your current system isn't workingHow to avoid sleep scorekeeping and resentmentQuestions to discuss before your baby arrivesHow to safely say, “I'm not functioning well anymore”Why the ability to revise the plan matters more than creating the perfect planOne important reminder from this episode:Teamwork does not always mean doing the same task at the same moment.The goal is to build a system where one person's sleep, recovery, or needs do not automatically become less important than the other's.Use these questions after listening:What does each of us imagine nighttime care will look like?How much uninterrupted sleep does each of us need to function?How will feeding affect the division of nighttime care?What can the non-feeding partner fully own?How will we handle nights before a workday?How will either of us say, “I am no longer functioning safely”?When will we review and revise our plan?Prep for Us is Chelsea's six-week program for expecting couples who want to prepare for more than birth and baby gear.Together, you'll clarify expectations, understand your stress responses, divide responsibility more intentionally, communicate needs earlier, and create systems that can flex when real life looks different from the plan.Prep for Us: How to Prepare Your Relationship for a Baby | Postpartum TogetherLearn more from Chelsea at Postpartum Together.About Relationship Coaching with Chels + Mike | Postpartum TogetherInstagram: @postpartumtogetherQuestions to discuss with your partnerPrepare for parenthood as a team

Music Video for The Stairs: https://youtu.be/-9FOYTwxfcU?si=mFPQVDCKASBR1oFuLive from Wembley Stadium: https://youtu.be/N8CIBNJB2FM?si=sF_SoLZtDrzyaszvThere's a kind of loneliness that has nothing to do with being alone.You can live surrounded by hundreds—or thousands—of people, pass the same faces every day, share elevators, hallways, sidewalks and city blocks…and never truly know one another.  This week on The Songs That Made Us, Gunter explores INXS' “The Stairs,” a haunting meditation on the anonymous lives unfolding around us and the strange human experience of being physically close while remaining emotionally separate.Through the song, Gunter examines the psychology of loneliness, our biological need for connection, the phenomenon of “familiar strangers,” and the surprising role architecture and urban design play in determining whether people simply pass one another—or actually meet.And more than three decades after The Stairs appeared on INXS' X, its observations may be even more relevant in a digital world that gives us unprecedented proximity while often leaving genuine human connection painfully out of reach.In This EpisodeThe story and ideas behind INXS' “The Stairs”Why loneliness can exist even when we're surrounded by peopleLoneliness as a biological signal rather than a personal failingThe evolutionary importance of human connectionThe psychology of the “familiar stranger”How urban environments can create proximity without interactionSocial infrastructure and the spaces where relationships formWhy cities designed primarily for movement can unintentionally discourage connectionPsychological overload and why we sometimes withdraw from people around usHow digital environments reproduce the same paradoxWhy The Stairs remains strikingly relevant todaySmall acts of recognition that can begin closing the distance between strangersChapter HighlightsIntroduction: The Stairs and the Loneliness of Being SurroundedINXS and the Album XThe Psychological Need to BelongSocial Overload in Urban EnvironmentsLoneliness as a Biological SignalWaiting, Recognition and the Structure of The StairsHow Urban Design Shapes Human ConnectionFrom Physical Cities to Digital LonelinessProximity Without ConnectionSmall Acts That Bridge the DistanceSharing Our Experiences of LonelinessKey TakeawaysLoneliness is a signal. Like hunger or pain, it can alert us that an important human need isn't being met.Proximity isn't the same as connection. We can encounter the same people repeatedly without ever crossing the invisible boundary between stranger and acquaintance.Our environments matter. The spaces we build can either encourage spontaneous human contact or quietly discourage it.The digital world hasn't eliminated this paradox. In some ways, it has recreated the apartment building on a global scale: millions of people occupying the same space while remaining strangers.Connection can begin remarkably small. Recognition, conversation and simple acknowledgment can interrupt anonymity.GratitudeWe want to extend a huge thank you to our listeners in Fairborn, Elyria (uh-lee-ree-uh), Columbus, Grafton, Northfield, Lorain, Ashland, and Cincinnati for keeping Ohio securely at the #2 spot on the Top 10 USA listeners list.And to our Global Listeners, we extend our gratitude to two countries reaching our top 20 list for the very first time ever! First, our listeners in Karachi (kr-aa-chee) for bringing Pakistan to #20! And also to our listeners in Jos (pronounced like loss with a J) Plateau State for bringing Nigeria to #18! CONGRATULATIONS!! you made the Top Listeners List.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inspire-change-with-gunter--3633478/support.PatreonIf this episode resonates with you and you'd like to go deeper into practical exercises and guided reflection, Gunter offers extended self-development resources and exercises through our Patreon community: www.patreon.com/inspirechangeSponsorDistil UnionThis episode of Inspire Change with Gunter is brought to you by Distil Union, creators of beautifully designed, functional everyday carry accessories that help bring organization, simplicity, and intention into your daily life.Distil Union blends craftsmanship with thoughtful design to help you carry what matters most — without the clutter.

877 · Disney Worldbuilders Interview with Leslie IwerksDisney Worldbuilders asks a question most of us have never thought to ask... where does a Disney world actually begin?Not the land. Not the ride. The moment before any of it existed, when it was still just a feeling inside one person's head.This week I sit down with Leslie Iwerks, director of The Imagineering Story and Disneyland Handcrafted, to talk about her ambitious new documentary. Disney Worldbuilders brings together Bob Iger, Josh D'Amaro, James Cameron, Kevin Feige, Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Pete Docter, Jennifer Lee, and Jared Bush for a series of remarkably candid conversations about how deeply personal ideas become stories, characters, and physical worlds that millions of people can walk into.I had the privilege of screening the film before its release, and it is even better than I hoped.In our conversation, Leslie shares:Why so many of today's most influential creators were Disney fans first, and what that says about the parksHow personal struggles and childhood memories shaped stories like Frozen, Inside Out, and ZootopiaThe brutal note Jared Bush received on an early version of Zootopia, and what pulled it back from the edgeWhy Kevin Feige's favorite detail in any Disney land is a construction wallWhy story and technology have always worked together at Disney, going back to Walt and UbWhat creative failure, uncertainty, and rejection can teach the rest of usHow great leadership protects storytellers and creative riskWhy honoring Disney's history cannot mean being afraid to evolve itThe moment Leslie filmed that became the emotional heart of the filmLeslie also reflects on her grandfather, Disney Legend Ub Iwerks, and her father, Disney Legend Don Iwerks, and how their legacy of combining storytelling and technology continues through Disney's worldbuilders today. She does not just study world builders. She comes from them.Disney Worldbuilders premieres at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on August 16 and begins streaming on Disney+ on August 20.Subscribe to WDW Radio so you never miss an episode. Then tell me this: What Disney story, character, attraction, or world first made you believe that something impossible could become real? Share your answer in the WDW Radio Clubhouse at WDWRadio.com/Clubhouse, or leave me a voicemail at 407-900-9391.

Permian Basin oil companies are reporting strong quarterly earnings, as the Iran war keeps prices up and supply restricted. West Texas, formerly in a slump, has seen an uptick in hiring and new rigs. But oil companies are moving cautiously — they want to avoid a bust after the boom. Also in this episode, more caution: Small businesses carefully weigh workforce expansion, the U.S. invests billions to prop up the Japanese yen, and a Colorado peach farmer preps for a water shortage.Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter.Marketplace is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future.Read the stories in today's episode:Why did the U.S. just spend billions to prop up the Japanese yen?What the bond market is trying to tell usHow small- and medium-sized firms are navigating this labor market momentBecoming a freelance court reporter helped this mom find herselfHigh oil prices lift all boats in the Permian Basin, but companies remain cautiousPeaches pay the bills for Western Colorado farmers, but drought makes their future uncertain

Permian Basin oil companies are reporting strong quarterly earnings, as the Iran war keeps prices up and supply restricted. West Texas, formerly in a slump, has seen an uptick in hiring and new rigs. But oil companies are moving cautiously — they want to avoid a bust after the boom. Also in this episode, more caution: Small businesses carefully weigh workforce expansion, the U.S. invests billions to prop up the Japanese yen, and a Colorado peach farmer preps for a water shortage.Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter.Marketplace is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future.Read the stories in today's episode:Why did the U.S. just spend billions to prop up the Japanese yen?What the bond market is trying to tell usHow small- and medium-sized firms are navigating this labor market momentBecoming a freelance court reporter helped this mom find herselfHigh oil prices lift all boats in the Permian Basin, but companies remain cautiousPeaches pay the bills for Western Colorado farmers, but drought makes their future uncertain

What if the moments that matter most are the ones no one else ever sees?In this message from Hebrews 12:1–3, we are reminded that the Christian life is not a sprint—it's a race of endurance. Through powerful personal stories, practical illustrations, and biblical truth, this sermon explores how God shapes us through the quiet, unseen moments of faithfulness that often go unnoticed. Whether you're feeling discouraged, waiting on God, or simply trying to stay faithful in the everyday, this message is an encouragement to keep your eyes fixed on Jesus and take the next faithful step.Drawing from the imagery of running a race, training for an IRONMAN, and the hidden keel of a sailboat, this sermon reveals that true perseverance isn't built in dramatic moments—it's formed through thousands of ordinary decisions made in faith. Most importantly, it points to Jesus, who endured the cross for us and invites us to trust Him as the only sure foundation for life.In this message you'll discover:Why perseverance is built in the quiet, unseen momentsThe difference between the "weights" we carry and the sin that entangles usHow small daily decisions shape our spiritual lives over timeWhy fixing our eyes on Jesus gives us strength to endureWhat it means to build your life on a foundation that can withstand every stormHow God's work in you continues even when you can't yet see the resultsWhy today is the perfect day to take your next step of faithNo matter where you find yourself in your journey, this message is a reminder that God is at work—even in the ordinary moments—and that faithful endurance always begins with keeping your eyes on Christ.Get Involved: We want you to know God, find community, and make a difference. Learn more at: https://bellshoals.com/guide/

What if the calendar we follow isn't the only way to measure our lives?Tabs dives into the fascinating history of the Gregorian calendar—where it came from, why it replaced earlier calendars, and how it reshaped the way we experience time, productivity, and even our connection to nature. She also explores the lunar calendar, how ancient civilizations lived in rhythm with the moon, and what may have been gained—or lost—through the transition.Along the way, Tabs discusses the historical connection between calendars, governments, taxation, religion, and the industrialization of society, while asking thought-provoking questions about how the systems we live within influence our daily lives.You'll discover:Why the Gregorian calendar was createdHow the lunar calendar differs from the one we use todayWhat living in harmony with natural cycles can teach usHow reconnecting with seasonal and lunar rhythms may support intuition, creativity, and overall well-beingWhether you're interested in history, spirituality, or simply questioning the way we've always done things, this episode invites you to explore time from an entirely new perspective.Tune in for a fascinating conversation that bridges history, consciousness, and the rhythms of nature—and discover why something as ordinary as a calendar may have shaped your life more than you ever realized.Mediumship 101 Class ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tabsmccaffrey.com/development-page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Interested in booking a 1:1 session with Tabs? You can book here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tabsmccaffrey.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Everyone is excited to meet the baby, but that does not mean your first days postpartum need to become a public baby reveal.In this episode, Chelsea talks about how expecting couples can decide when to welcome visitors, distinguish genuine support from added work, and communicate postpartum boundaries without blaming one another or turning one partner into the family “bad guy.”You'll learn why even loving visitors can feel unexpectedly overwhelming after birth, how to think beyond rigid rules about when family should visit, and what you and your partner should discuss before making promises about your postpartum season.Chelsea also shares a simple formula for communicating boundaries clearly and kindly:Warmth + decision + next stepFor example:“We know you're excited, and we're excited for you to meet the baby. We're not committing to visits during the first week. We'll reach out once we know how recovery is going.”Later in the episode, Chelsea reflects on approaching ten years of motherhood and shares some of the things that surprised her most about birth, postpartum recovery, hormones, asking for help, feeling touched out, and experiencing resentment toward her partner.Why postpartum visits can become more stressful than expectedThe difference between a visitor and a genuine helperWhy good intentions do not automatically make a visit supportiveHow to decide when family should meet the babyHospital visitors versus visitors at homeProtecting physical recovery, feeding, rest, and bondingWhy you should avoid promising access before you know what recovery will requireHow partners can communicate boundaries to their own familiesWhy couples should use “we decided” languageWhat to say when relatives are disappointed or push backHow unclear family boundaries can create resentment between partnersWhat Chelsea wishes she had known before becoming a motherThe connection between receiving help, nervous-system regulation, and relationship healthInstead of beginning with, “Who is allowed to visit?” ask:What kind of support will help our new family feel safe, cared for, and able to recover?That question can help you make decisions based on your actual needs rather than guilt, family expectations, or pressure to keep everyone happy.The Postpartum Visitor PlanDownload the guide with reflection questions, visitor-planning prompts, and communication scripts for setting expectations with family.https://www.postpartumtogether.com/store/p/boundariesPeri bottle for postpartum recoveryChelsea mentioned how helpful a peri bottle can be during the first days of physical recovery after birth.https://amzn.to/4wt1upCPrep for UsPrep for Us is Chelsea's six-week relationship-preparation program for expecting couples. It helps partners strengthen communication, understand their stress responses, share the invisible work, clarify expectations, and enter parenthood as a stronger team.Prep for Us: How to Prepare Your Relationship for a Baby | Postpartum TogetherEmail: chelsea@postpartumtogether.comInstagram: @postpartumtogetherWebsite: www.postpartumtogether.comYour relatives are allowed to feel disappointed by your boundaries.Your responsibility is not to create a postpartum experience where no one ever feels left out. Your responsibility is to protect recovery, build trust between the two of you, and create enough room to meet your baby without immediately becoming responsible for everyone else's expectations.

What classes should first-time parents actually take before the baby arrives?In this episode, Chelsea breaks down the most common options, including hospital childbirth classes, Lamaze, HypnoBirthing, the Bradley Method, infant CPR, breastfeeding education, lactation support, and newborn-care classes.You'll hear how to decide which classes are worth your time, what hospital-based classes may leave out, and why finding a lactation professional before birth can make those early feeding days much easier.Chelsea also names the class most couples never think to take: preparation for the relationship transition.Because couples can spend hours learning how to swaddle a baby and almost no time learning how to handle the 3 a.m. disagreement about whose turn it is.This episode will help expecting parents prepare not only for birth and newborn care, but also for communication, mental load, stress, roles, and becoming parents as a team.Topics include:• Best classes for first-time parents• Hospital birth classes vs. independent birth education• Lamaze, HypnoBirthing, and the Bradley Method• Infant CPR and newborn-care classes• Prenatal breastfeeding and lactation support• Preparing your relationship before baby• Dividing responsibilities after birth• Communication and mental load for new parentsPrep for Us helps expecting couples prepare for the relationship transition into parenthood so they can communicate clearly, share the load, and stay connected after the baby arrives.Prep for Us: How to Prepare Your Relationship for a Baby | Postpartum Together

This episode is brought to you by The 10 Second Inbox—a small, tactical system for taming email without chasing inbox zero. One ten-second decision per message, one calm inbox you can glance at and close. It's launch priced at $29 (reg. $49) through July 26th. Get it at mikevardy.com/10secondinbox (code INBOXTODAY auto-applies).Patrick Rhone joins me again for the latest installment of our monthly PM Talks series, and this month we landed on a word that does a lot more heavy lifting than most people realize: tolerance. We start where we always seem to start lately — wandering through names, nicknames, and the strange cadence of how people get called what they get called — before Patrick pulls us back on track and asks the only question that matters: how much tolerance does anyone have for two guys talking about etymology for an hour?From there it opens up. Tolerance isn't just the human, get-along-with-people meaning we all reach for first. It's also a range — the amount of variance you're willing to accept before something stops working. Patrick brings the language of circus rigging, I bring the darts scene from Ted Lasso that shows up in my book, and somewhere in between we end up at Costco, minimalism, graduation dress shopping, and why "enough" is really just tolerance wearing a different shirt.Six Discussion PointsThe two meanings of tolerance — the "getting along with people" sense and the engineering "range you'll accept" sense — and the surprising place where they overlapPatrick's world of circus rigging: static load versus dynamic load, and why the right tolerance depends entirely on the act being performedThe Ted Lasso darts lesson from Productiveness — why accuracy beats perfection, and what "be curious, not judgmental" really teaches usHow "enough" is a form of tolerance, told through Patrick's wife and the great graduation dress hunt — a static need that suddenly turned dynamicCostco, the ketchup aisle, and Toffler's idea of "overchoice" — how narrowing your options lowers decision fatigue and quietly sets your tolerance for youWhy real tolerance demands patience and grace, and why it lives in the reasoned middle rather than at the purely logical or purely emotional extremesThree Connection PointsMy recent conversation with former WWE executive George BarriosPatrick Rhone's home base for everything he's up toUpdates on my forthcoming book ProductivenessWe didn't set out to make tolerance this expansive, but that's the fun of these conversations — they go where they go, and the topic ends up proving its own point. If there's one thing I want you to sit with after this one, it's that tolerance isn't about getting things perfect. It's about knowing your range, respecting that other people's ranges look nothing like yours, and giving yourself a little grace in the gap. Patrick and I will be back next month — possibly to talk about nuance, possibly not, because the whole point of nuance is that we might not get there.If this episode resonated, I'm exploring ideas like these more deeply in my upcoming book, Productiveness. You can follow along as it takes shape at mikevardy.com/productiveness.

Some people live more life in one lifetime than most of us live in three. Mikki Hoogendijk is one of them. She survived a bomb attack. She lost people she loved. She built things and watched them fall apart, lived in cities she had to leave, and carried grief that would have stopped most people. And every single time, she didn't move away from the pain — she moved through it, and turned it into something you could see, touch, and feel.In this episode, artist and author Mikki Hoogendijk joins Charuka Arora for a conversation about loss, fear, reinvention, and the quiet freedom that waits on the other side of the things we're most afraid of. Mikki's mother handed her a camera a month before she passed — and that gift began a lifetime of creating through grief, from photography to clay to eight-meter bronze sculptures. Now, with her memoir The Art of Letting Go, she shares what all of it taught her.We talk about:Why grief is never about a single moment and what it asks of usHow to keep creating when your life is falling apartThe seven-year-old self she keeps on her phone and why that child runs the showWhy she stopped making art for anyone's approvalReinventing yourself at any age, while everyone else settlesWhy letting go isn't losing it's making space for what's nextThis one is tender, honest, and quietly freeing. Whatever you're holding onto, or afraid to let go of, this conversation is for you.Because the other side of fear, it turns out, is freedom.

What happens when an INFP finally uses their Commander is the question this video answers, and the answer might surprise you.In this video you'll see:Why INFPs treat the Commander like it belongs to someone else, and why that's costing usHow the Soul and the Commander are actually on the same teamWhat it looks like when the two finally work together (including a real client story)If you want to go deeper on your inner characters, join EVOLVE at evolve.geekpsychology.com. Path of Heroes Academy is included.CHAPTER MARKERS00:00 Why INFPs leave their best character on the bench01:45 The most underappreciated part of us03:10 Why the Soul can't do it alone04:00 The Minecraft client05:45 EVOLVE community06:15 The shift doesn't come from inspiration08:15 What threshold actually feels like09:00 There are no bad parts of you

Olivia Levin is a digital entrepreneur, content creator, and founder of Swifties for Eternity, one of the largest fan-driven Taylor Swift communities online with more than 630,000 followers. What began as a Tumblr account she started at age 13 evolved into a thriving business built on community, content creation, brand partnerships, and consulting. Olivia is also the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Story of Us: How the Taylor Swift Fandom Changed Our Lives. Her journey demonstrates how passion, consistency, and authentic audience-building can eventually lead to meaningful income and career opportunities. On this episode we talk about: How Olivia grew a fan account into a platform with over 630,000 followers Why it took more than a decade of consistency before seeing explosive growth Creative ways to monetize niche audiences through brand deals and subscriptions The importance of authenticity and showing your personality online How Olivia landed a book deal and became a bestselling author Top 3 Takeaways Most successful creators spend years building their audience before experiencing breakthrough growth. Consistency and patience often matter more than short-term results. Authenticity is one of the most valuable assets a creator can have. Audiences connect with genuine passion far more than content designed solely to perform well. Building a community creates opportunities beyond content creation, including brand partnerships, consulting, products, subscriptions, and publishing deals. Notable Quotes "You can pretty much turn any passion that you have into some sort of at least side hustle to make money." "If you feel like you're forcing something or being performative because you think it's going to do well, people can see right through it." "Find within yourself the reason why you started the page in the first place and the reason why you're passionate about what you're talking about." Connect with Olivia Levin: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swiftiesforeternity Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivialevinn/ Other: The Story of Us: How the Taylor Swift Fandom Changed Our Lives (available wherever books are sold) A Word from Our Sponsors: - Are you ready to start your own creatorjourney and make it big? Visitwww.fanvue.com today and launch yourcareer! - To learn more about Mode Mobile and its investor community, go to https://invest.modemobile.com/travismakesmoney -Travis Makes Money is made possible by High Level – the All-In-One Sales & Marketing Platform built for agencies, by an agency.Capture leads, nurture them, and close more deals—all from one powerful platform.Get an extended free trial at gohighlevel.com/travis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The recent controversy over green algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool raises a fascinating question: Why are we so uncomfortable with what naturally emerges?When algae appeared, many saw it as a problem to be eliminated. But what if it was simply responding to the conditions that existed? What if the algae was reflecting something deeper about the environment?In this episode of Mondays with Bev & Paul, we explore how this story mirrors our own lives. Stress, anxiety, fear, frustration, and even illness are often treated as problems to fix or suppress. But could they instead be messages inviting us to pay attention to the conditions within our own lives?Join us as we discuss:Why we resist what naturally arisesThe difference between fixing and understandingWhat symptoms may be trying to tell usHow awareness can be the first step toward healingThe role of touch, relationship, and self-awareness in supporting well-beingPerhaps healing begins not by fighting what appears, but by becoming curious about what it is reflecting.Join the conversation and share your thoughts in the comments.Learn more about Bio-Touch Healing at JustTouch.com#BioTouch #SelfAwareness #Healing #TouchHealing #StressRelief #MindBodyConnection #MondaysWithBevAndPaul #PersonalGrowth #Wellness #ReflectingPool

Fear can be powerful and persuasive.But fear does not have to lead.In this message, “Where Are You With Fear? What To Do When Fear Takes Hold” we confront one of the most common struggles in the human experience. From Deuteronomy 20 to the story of David and Goliath, Scripture reminds us that fear may be present, but it does not have to have the final word.The people of God have always faced battles bigger than themselves. Yet again and again, God calls His people to courage—not because the battle isn't real, but because His presence is greater. The same God who goes before us, stands with us, and lives within us is the reason we can move forward without fear.In this sermon, you'll hear about:Why fear once had a legitimate claim on our livesWhat changes when we realize God is for us, with us, and in usHow to bring our fears honestly before GodWhat it looks like to face life's giants with confidence in God's powerThis message invites us to take an honest look at where fear has been influencing our decisions—and asks a personal question:If God has already gone before you, what are you still afraid to face? Because courage isn't the absence of fear.It's choosing to trust God more than what frightens you.

Some people don't just start businesses — they start movements. This week I sit down with Jess, the powerhouse founder of the Flower Summit, the Newcastle Food & Flower Markets and the Newcastle Flower School.We go right back to the beginning: the entrepreneurial kid who landed her first job at thirteen, started her first company at twenty-three with a hundred chair covers sewn in her auntie's garage, and went on to bring Australian Bridal Fashion Week to the country. From there, Jess found flowers — and never looked back, now running around two hundred weddings a year.But the heart of this episode is the spark behind the Flower Summit: a trip to the US, a community of female growers who cheer each other on instead of competing, and the courage to bring that same generous spirit home to Australia.In this episode: • Growing up entrepreneurial and starting a business at 23 • Bringing Australian Bridal Fashion Week to Australia • Falling in love with flowers and building a wedding business • Coming home to launch the Newcastle Food & Flower Markets • Tall-poppy culture vs. the "you go, girl" spirit she found in the US • How the Flower Summit was born (and named before her plane even landed) • Why it's for everyone — growers, designers, men and women alike • The Australian grower-led flower pricing guide she's building for the industry

Handless woman arrested for phone in hand :: Cop caught red handed :: Skeeter calls Penguin out for "lies" :: The honorable, scrupulous, ethical Ricky from the Commonwealth pays his debt to Rich E Rich :: Luckily, we are not currently third world in the US :: How long will the dollar have the petrodollar status? :: Uber Jorge talks about why he quit the TSA :: You can't send your own property overseas without it getting stolen by the boarder control in this circumstance :: RER comes out as pro dress code :: End qualified immunity :: Cop shot through front door, charged :: The Enhanced Olympics, athletes on steroids :: Bonnie hits the wall :: Dave Ridley vibe coding :: Angela McArdle more successful than any LP member :: Jeremy Cuckman? :: 2026-05-31 Hosts: Bonnie, Rich E Rich, Penguin

If you've ever stared at a shrinking salmon season and wondered who decides this stuff—and why—this episode is for you. Jamie sits down with Gabe Miller, longtime fishing buyer and 14-year member of the Puget Sound Sport Fishing Advisory Group, to pull back the curtain on North of Falcon, the models behind your seasons, and the one 30-second habit that could actually help. You'll walk away understanding the system better than 99% of anglers out there.Episode Overview:How North of Falcon, the feds, the tribes, and Canada all have to line up before your inside seasons get setWhy the $3 billion economic value of WA sport fishing keeps getting ignoredWhat VTRs are and how filling them out honestly protects future seasonsWhy "don't tell the fish checker anything" is quietly hurting all of usHow the advisory group really works—and why those hallway relationships matterThe real bottleneck in the whole season-setting process (it's not what you'd think)Timestamps: 00:00 – Meet Gabe Miller & his PNW fishing background 00:02 – The serendipitous path to becoming a fishing buyer 00:05 – The $3 billion sport fishing economy nobody credits 00:11 – How losing steelhead opportunity pulled him into advocacy 00:12 – ESA, Hood Canal & how salmon stocks get managed 00:18 – Getting involved: joining the advisory group 00:24 – What VTRs are and why they matter 00:29 – The 30-second habit that protects your season 00:31 – Inside the Puget Sound Sport Fishing Advisory Group 00:38 – How the North of Falcon process actually works 00:41 – The real bottleneck: timing 00:44 – Gabe's epic fishing story with his sonKey Takeaways:WA sport fishing drives $3 billion, 17,000 jobs, and $275M in tax revenue—and rarely gets credit for it.Telling the fish checker "I caught nothing" feels clever but sabotages next year's season.Filling out a VTR honestly takes 30 seconds and genuinely helps the department manage seasons.The advisory group carries no formal weight, but the relationships built there move the needle.The biggest problem with season-setting isn't the science—it's the compressed last-minute timing.Getting involved beats complaining online every single time.Resources & Links:WDFW Fishing Regulations: https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulationsNorth of Falcon process info: https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/management/north-falconPacific Fishery Management Council: https://www.pcouncil.orgVTR Form https://str.wdfw-fish.us/home FREE Salmon Training: https://anglersunlimited.co/3-essential-luresJoin the Gold waitlist: https://anglersunlimited.co/goldWant the full structured learning experience? Join the waitlist for Anglers Unlimited Gold membership at https://anglersunlimited.co/goldAbout the Podcast: Fishing for a Reason is the Pacific Northwest saltwater fishing education podcast for new anglers and families who want to catch more salmon, halibut, lingcod, shrimp and crab in Washington waters. Hosted by Jamie & Scott Propst from Anglers Unlimited, each episode delivers practical techniques, local knowledge, and expert insights to help you get off the couch and into the fish. Perfect for relocated professionals, military families, and boaters who are just getting into fishing.

This week, I'm sitting down with Olivia Levin — the woman behind what is widely considered the number one Taylor Swift fan account in the world, Swifties for Eternity. Olivia started on Tumblr at 13, got followed by Taylor herself, was invited to a secret session at the Holiday House at 17, and somehow turned all of that into a full-time career complete with brand deals, a ticket business, and a book deal with Simon & Schuster.We get into everything in this one — what it was actually like inside Taylor's house the night of the Reputation Secret Session, the moment Taylor made eye contact with her across the room, and what they talked about one-on-one. We also go deep on the business side: how Olivia monetized a fan account, the legalities of building a brand around a celebrity, and the online backlash she faced for charging $3 a month to help fans get face-value Eras Tour tickets.But honestly, the conversation that stuck with me most was about what it means to build your entire career on the back of another person and whether that's really all that different from any of us. We talk about parasocial relationships, the difference between obsession and admiration, the 13 lessons Olivia took from Taylor's career into her own life, and what she'd say to anyone who has a niche passion they can't figure out how to monetize.Olivia also just released her book, The Story of Us: How the Taylor Swift Fandom Changed Our Lives. You can purchase it here: https://amzn.to/4uNCfgS Sponsors:Spindrift: Visit https://www.drinkspindrift.com and use code lucie for 15% off.Blissy: Wake up with clearer skin, smoother hair, and cooler sleep. Use code LUCIE for an extra 30% off at https://www.blissy.com/LUCIELabcorp: Visit https://www.OnDemand.Labcorp.com/realstuff and use code "realstuff" to save up to 15% on select tests.Magnetic Me: New customers get 15% off sitewide at https://www.magneticme.comWatch this episode in video form on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjmevEcbh5h5FEX0pazPEtN86t7eb2OgX To apply to be a guest on the show, visit https://www.luciefink.com/apply and send us your story. I also want to extend a special thank you to East Love for the show's theme song, Rolling Stone. Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealstuffpod Find Lucie here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luciebfink/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@luciebfink YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/luciebfinkWebsite: https://luciefink.com/ Subscribe to my free newsletter "The Lucie List" here: https://thelucielist.beehiiv.com/subscribeExecutive Producer: Cloud10Produced by Dear Media.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Turning Military Life into a Mission Field: Embracing the InvitationThis episode dives deep into the extraordinary value of embracing change, building intentional community, and viewing each duty station as a divine mission. With guest Kori Yates, we explore how military families can turn constant movement into a powerful witness for Christ — one invitation at a time.In this episode:The power of unifying themes for the year and how they guide ministry effortsMoving as a constant—how family and faith adapt in new communitiesThe significance of intentionality in community building, even for introvertsLessons from biblical exile—living on mission wherever God places usHow military families are modern-day missionaries, shaping a global movementPractical ways to foster belonging quickly after a moveThe importance of boundaries to avoid exhaustion and stay spiritually energizedUsing small groups and church communities as launch pads for impactHonoring grief during transitions —why it's vital for health and purposeCreating "Moving Scrapbooks" to remember God's faithfulness across placesThe role of local churches in recognizing, welcoming, and sending military familiesTimestamps:00:00 - The invitation project as a unifying theme for 202602:23 - Family as odd ducks, navigating community in new places04:47 - The heart of biblical living in exile & God's purpose in displacement09:12 - Embracing introversion while building community11:30 - Transitioning from belonging to being sent as missionaries15:42 - Managing grief and expectations during frequent moves22:18 - Creating tools like "Moving Scrapbooks" to remember God's faithfulness27:05 - The importance of setting boundaries to prevent burnout35:19 - Why living intentionally in your current location is a powerful ministry42:33 - Quick community-building tips post-move49:01 - Validating grief and normalizing weariness in transition55:35 - Remembering people over possessions, building lifelong connections60:27 - How churches can recognize and activate military families as missionaries62:55 - Embracing your season and finishing strong in every assignmentWhat is God calling you to in this season? Embrace it fiercely. Serve intentionally. Let each move be a mission, each community a classroom, and each goodbye an invitation to trust in God's bigger plan. Your next chapter is already being written — step into it boldly, knowing you're part of a divine movement.

In this episode, I'm sharing a special three-part Ayurveda Summer Camp series that I originally recorded as a video series a few years ago — and the content felt too good not to bring to the podcast.Ayurveda is one of the most practical, beautiful systems for understanding your body, energy, habits, and daily rhythms. It's not about following a rigid list of rules or trying to force yourself into someone else's version of health. It's about learning how to listen to your body, understand what it's communicating, and create simple daily routines that bring you back into balance.Inside this episode, we explore what Ayurveda actually means by “perfect health,” why so many of us keep making choices that go against what we know is good for us, and how to begin living in deeper integrity with your body, your energy, and the natural rhythms of the day.You'll also learn the basics of the five elements, the three doshas, and the Ayurvedic clock — including why your biggest meal should be at lunch, why bedtime matters so much, and why your morning routine can shape the energy of your entire day.In this episode, you'll learn:How Ayurveda defines perfect healthWhy perfect health is less about discipline and more about alignmentThe #1 cause of disease, according to AyurvedaWhy we keep doing things we know don't serve usHow self-awareness helps you rebuild body integrityAyurveda basics of the five elements and the three doshas: kapha, pitta, and vataHow the Ayurvedic clock can help you optimize digestion, sleep, energy, and clarityWhy lunch is meant to be your biggest mealWhy getting to bed before your second wind mattersWhy the early morning hours are so powerful for identity, creativity, and neuroplasticityHow daily rituals help you stop living reactively and start living intentionallyJoin us inside The Pleasure Project ProgramThis is exactly what we'll be diving into in June inside The Pleasure Project Program: magical morning routines, better sleep, aligned meals, daily rituals, and the little things that help you feel and look your absolute best.If you'd love support applying these principles to your real life, I'd love to invite you to join us.Apply for The Pleasure Project Program hereDM me on Instagram and let me know your biggest takeaway from this episode.Click here to join The Pleasure Project Program

Olivia Levin, New York Times bestselling author of The Story of Us: How the Taylor Swift Fandom Changed Our Lives, joins me to explore what makes the Swiftie community one of the most powerful fandoms in the world. From meeting Taylor at a secret session to selling Eras Tour tickets at face value, Olivia shares how a shared passion can create genuine, lasting human connection. In this episode, you'll learn: Why authenticity and vulnerability are the foundation of any strong community — online or off What is Taylor Swift like in real life? How showing up unapologetically as yourself attracts the right people and creates real belonging Whether you're a longtime Taylor Swift fan or just curious about the magic behind this community, this conversation will leave you inspired to show up more authentically in your own life.  OLIVIA LEVIN: ⁠IG: ⁠@swiftiesforeternity Buy her bestselling book: The Story of Us PARING DOWN (SHANNON LEYKO): Sign up for my newsletter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The L.E.S.S. Express⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.shannonleyko.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shannonleyko⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shannon_leyko⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@shannonleyko⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/shannonleyko.paringdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blog & Additional Support (free trial!)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PARING DOWN RESOURCES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE for free checklist, hacks, worksheet, & more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS: 15% off ⁠⁠⁠oneskin.co/PARING⁠⁠⁠ with code PARING Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BornShoes.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠today for a 15% discount plus free ground shipping on all full-price shoes when you use my promo code, PARING 10 Free Meals from Hello Fresh + Free Breakfast For Life:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.hellofresh.com/paring10fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Only $2.99 per meal from Every Plate + 10% off for a month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.everyplate.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - CODE: paring299 Ethical, luxury women's clothing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/paring⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Find furniture, decor, and essentials that fit your unique style and budget. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wayfair.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ $300 off Air Doctor Pro air purifier:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://airdoctorpro.com/ -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code PARING 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier when you go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AquaTru.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use promo code PARING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lance Hohaia is a former professional rugby league player who enjoyed a remarkable career across both the NRL and Super League. A versatile and skilful playmaker, Lance spent the majority of his career with the New Zealand Warriors, where he became known for his toughness, leadership, and ability to step into multiple positions across the backline and spine. He also represented New Zealand on the international stage with the Kiwis during one of the team's most successful eras.-In this podcast we talked about:Moving to the USA and adjusting to a new way of lifeGetting into coaching after his league career, and the excitement around the growing game in the USHow becoming a father has changed his mindset and approach to various areas of lifeMaking his debut for the Warriors, including the nerves before the first training sessionPlaying alongside legends of the game such as Monty Betham, Stacey Jones and Awen GuttenbeilThe experience of playing in 2 NRL finals with the Warriors, and how his prep changed between 2002 and 2011The highs of winning the 2008 Rugby League World CupThe infamous 2014 Super League FinalEven the famous hit on Petero CivonicevaLance is an absolute champion, and this podcast was lots of fun to record. Tune in to this episode wherever you get your podcasts. We are on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeart Radio.

Guilt, shame, and unreasonable expectations should not be the words that describe parenthood, but for many new parents, they are. This conversation focuses on the impact of social systems on perinatal mental health and what professionals should know about how to support people with perinatal mental health conditions. We still have a long way to go to fully understand how our social systems impact parents. Join us to learn more! Olivia Scobie is a queer social worker whose own chaotic transition into motherhood inspired her dedication to supporting new parents. She holds a Master of Social Work and a Master of Arts in Sociology with a focus on gender and family, and she is completing a Ph.D. in Health Policy and Equity, researching the reproductive trauma experience of LGBT+ birthers. Olivia works one-on-one with parents and is the co-founder of Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Trainings, where she mentors and trains mental health and allied professionals to navigate the unique challenges of the perinatal period. She is the author of Impossible Parenting: Creating a New Culture of Mental Health for Parents, a bold call to rethink the impossible standards parents are expected to meet. Olivia specializes in perinatal mood, reproductive trauma, parental mental health, and provider burnout. She is committed to fostering equity, understanding, and support for parents and professionals alike.  Show Highlights: Olivia's journey into perinatal mental health Confusing expectations to maintain “parenthood status.” Understanding “maternal role collapse” and what it means to be a “good mom.” Mixed messages for moms about giving, depleting, sacrificing—but prioritizing self-care Systemic problems that contribute to the mixed messages for parents Maternal leave policies in Canada are different from those in the US How thoughts and feelings of guilt and shame show up for new parents External pressure of expectations, shame, and guilt can contribute to diagnosable perinatal mental health conditions. Understanding “maternal strain.” Recognizing when you've crossed from tired, exhausted motherhood into the space of needing professional help Significant pre-pregnancy risk factors that shouldn't be overlooked in perinatal mental health Highlights of Olivia's organization and their work in Canada The importance of validating and normalizing ALL feelings of parenthood Resources: Connect with Olivia Scobie Website Instagram, Facebook Impossible Parenting: Creating a New Culture of Mental Health for Parents Call the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA or visit cdph.ca.gov. Please find resources in English and Spanish at Postpartum Support International, or by phone/text at 1-800-944-4773.  There are many free resources, like online support groups, peer mentors, a specialist provider directory, and perinatal mental health training for therapists, physicians, nurses, doulas, and anyone who wants to be more supportive in offering services. You can also follow PSI on social media: Instagram, Facebook, and most other platforms. Visit www.postpartum.net/professionals/certificate-trainings/for information on the grief course.  Visit my website, www.wellmindperinatal.com, for more information, resources, and courses you can take today!  If you are a California resident seeking a therapist in perinatal mental health, please email me about openings for private pay clients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is it about travel that transforms us? Does stepping into a new place make us wiser, more compassionate, more connected to the world? Or is travel sometimes just an escape — a temporary break from the weight of everyday life?Today, we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes with Douglas Brouwer, author of The Traveler's Path: Finding Spiritual Growth and Inspiration Through Travel. Douglas has spent a lifetime exploring the world — not for the postcards, but for the meaning beneath the miles.From childhood road trips across North America to years spent living abroad, Douglas has experienced travel in all its forms: pilgrimages, study tours, mission trips, and even encounters with prisons around the world. His work isn't about where to go — it's about how to go. How to travel with intention. How to reflect on the journey. How to turn movement into meaning.In this replay, we explore:How travel becomes a catalyst for personal transformationWhy meaningful travel deepens our connection to culture and humanityThe difference between escape and true explorationHow intentional travel reshapes our understanding of the worldWhy experiencing history firsthand changes usHow compassion and empathy grow when we step beyond our own bordersIf you've ever wondered whether travel can truly change you — or if you're planning your next adventure — this episode offers wisdom, perspective, and a deeper way to see the world.Find us on Apple, Spotify or your favorite listening platform; visit us on our YouTube channel Find everything "One More Thing" here: https://taplink.cc/beforeyougopodcastWant to be a guest on One More Thing Before You Go? Send Michael Herst a message on PodMatch, here: PODMATCH Proud member of the Podmatch Network of Top Rated- PodcastsThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Did you grow up feeling like you were “bad with money” before you ever understood your ADHD?What if the overspending, the avoidance, the paralysis, the guilt are actually your nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do in response to fear, long before you ever had a bank account of your own?This week on The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, I'm joined by Catherine Morgan, a global speaker, author, and founder of The Money Panel®.Catherine spent 17 years as a financial adviser, so she knows the technical side of money inside out. But over time, she kept noticing the same thing: people would get the "right" advice but not be able to act on it.Catherine recognised that something else was getting in the way, which is what her work is all about now. She founded The Money Panel®, wrote the international bestseller It's Not About the Money, and has built a whole framework around the idea that our money patterns don't live in our spreadsheets... They live in our bodies.In this episode, we explore:Why money feels like a difficult conversation, and what it's really aboutHow fight, flight, freeze and fawn responses show up in our financial livesThe concept of "money as energy"Why separating our self-worth from our net worth is the first real stepWhy women tend to carry money stories differently than men and what that costs usHow financial stress shows up physically in the body, and how to work with it somaticallyWhy 2026 feels like a closing door, and 2027 a new one openingHow AI is reshaping careers and identity, and how to use it to spot the money patterns you're living insideHow EFT can help release fear-based money patterns that are stored in the bodyWhat it looks like to move beyond healing into becoming a true money visionaryCatherine brings a rare combination of financial expertise, deep psychological understanding, and lived experience to this conversation. For those of us whose relationship with money has always felt bigger, heavier, and more personal than it should, this episode offers something genuinely different to the standard budgeting apps and hacks that just don't work.This week's episode is sponsored by Understood.org, the leading nonprofit dedicated to empowering the millions of people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. Their podcast, AHA Aha! Shared candid stories about ADHD realisations, including the unexpected, emotional and even funny ways ADHD symptoms can surface!Join Catherine live in May If this episode resonated, Catherine is hosting a free two-part live experience on 14th and 18th May to help you release a fear-based money pattern from your body and build your Personal Money Map.Find out more about The Great Release here.Join the waitlist for Wealth Resonance, an 8-week live, multidimensional pathway beyond the money mindset to deep financial transformation, integrating mind, body, and nervous system to embody wealth from the inside out.Help & resources for topics mentioned in today's episode:Refuge - help with financial abuse Connect with Catherine via:The Money Panel Website: www.themoneypanel.co.ukCatherine's website: www.catherinemorgan.comYou can also access Catherine's free four-part Somatic Journey to Release the Pattern that Pushes Money Away. Use the code WEALTH to access for free.The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Live Event Recording is here!My first-ever ADHD Women's Wellbeing Live event sold out, and now the full experience is available to you wherever you are, whenever it feels right.Alongside three neuro-affirming experts, we spent four hours exploring the questions that matter most to late-diagnosed women. Get lifetime access here!Inside the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Live Recording, you'll find:Kate Moryoussef on post-diagnosis growth and her gentle framework for what comes nextDr Hannah Cullen on the neuroscience of ADHD and why your brain works the way it doesHannah Miller on reconnecting with purpose through a neurodivergent lensAdele Wimsett myth-busting on hormones, HRT, progesterone and perimenopauseUnderstand yourself more deeply, feel less alone, and finally access the expert knowledge you deserve. Because every woman with ADHD deserves access to the knowledge, expertise and understanding that for too long simply hasn't been available to us.To get lifetime access for £44, click here.Links and Resources:Find my popular ADHD workshops and resources on my website [here].Follow the podcast on Instagram: @adhd_womenswellbeing_podKate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.

Welcome back to Love Fully, a podcast dedicated to helping you deepen emotional connection, strengthen secure bonds, and understand your inner world with tenderness and clarity. In today's episode, we explore coping with disappointment through the lens of Emotionally Focused Therapy and the very real, very human experience of disappointment in relationships.Whether the disappointment comes from a partner, a friend, or family member, this episode unpacks why unmet needs strike so deeply at the heart of our attachment system. We talk honestly about the moments when we've reached vulnerably, communicated clearly, and still felt unseen or unsupported — and what to do next.Challenges We ExploreThe emotional impact of unmet expectationsWhy we minimize our own pain (and how this keeps us stuck)The grief that comes with realizing someone cannot show up for usHow disappointment, when acknowledged, becomes a doorway to deeper self-loveHow repeated unresponsiveness shapes attachment woundsKey Takeaways for HealingHonor your hurt — disappointment is a valid emotional signalLet your pain be witnessed — connection softens emotional weightWatch patterns, not promises — behavior reveals someone's capacityExpand your support system — seek secure, responsive othersRedirect with compassion — for yourself and for those who cannot meet your needsThrough a compassionate, humanistic dialogue, Kim and Kyle invite you to slow down, feel the truth of your experience, and explore how to stay open to love — even when others fall short. This episode is a reminder that healing disappointment isn't about dismissing your needs… it's about honoring the parts of you that long to be held, seen, and supported.Follow Love Fully on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.Until next time, stay connected and love fully. ❤️Additional Resources for You:Take the free Attachment Style Quiz to discover your attachment style today!Sign up for the Secure Attachment Path to foster deep, secure connections within your relationships.

When someone we love steps into a new season, sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is pray.Transitions, whether joyful or difficult, often leave us searching for the right words. In those moments, Scripture gives us a place to anchor our hearts and lift the people we love to God with confidence.In this episode, Angie shares a deeply personal moment as her son prepares to graduate from college and step into the next chapter of his life. Rooted in 2 Chronicles 20:12, this conversation invites listeners into a quiet time of praying God's promises over those entering new seasons. What you'll hear in this week's episodeWhy seasons of transition can feel both joyful and uncertain for the people who love usHow praying Scripture gives us words when we don't know what to pray12 powerful Bible passages to pray over someone entering a new seasonHow God's promises bring peace, guidance, protection, and hope in times of changeWhy praying God's Word reminds us that we can trust Him with the people we love ResourcesPrayers for New Seasons Scripture DownloadA printable list of the 12 Scriptures prayed in this episode so you can keep them close and pray them over the people you love.Get your download using this link: https://steadyon.myflodesk.com/12scripturesVerse of the Week“We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”2 Chronicles 20:12b (NIV) Connect with Angie & Steady Onhttps://www.livesteadyon.comTheme Music: Glimmer by Andy Ellison

This isn't just another "perfect love story"… This is a story about two people… Who didn't always get it right. Who broke up… more than once. Who didn't always understand each other… And had to learn how to love each other in real time. For the first time on the Legacy of Love podcast, I'm sitting down with just my husband, Alex… And we're opening up about our 16.5 year journey together. Not the highlight reel… But the real story:the rupturesthe distancethe misunderstandingsand the moments that could have ended everythingInside this episode, we share:The early stages of our relationship (and what we thought love would be)The breakups that shaped us — and why we kept finding our way backWhat long-distance taught us about trust, communication, and commitmentThe patterns we had to unlearn to make this relationship workThe moments we didn't understand each other… at allWhat it actually took to rebuild and choose each other againThe turning points that shifted everything between usHow we've grown into the partners we are todayThe truth most people don't talk about…The strongest relationships?Aren't the ones without conflict.They're the ones where both people are willing to:take responsibilitygrow individually & togetherand learn how to meet each other in a new way This episode is for you if you've ever wondered:“Can a relationship survive the hard seasons?”“Can we grow together instead of apart?”“What does it actually take to make love last?”Or if you're currently in a season where things feel:uncertaindisconnectedor like you're trying… but not quite meeting each otherWhat this conversation really reveals…Love isn't something you find once and keep forever.It's something you:choosebuildand come back to… again and againIf this resonated…And something in you is thinking:“There's more here for us…”That matters.Because you don't need to stay stuck in:the same patternsthe same miscommunicationthe same emotional distance❤️ Couples Coaching — When You're Both ReadyIf you and your partner are ready to go deeper…To actually shift the dynamic between you — not just talk about it…This is the work we do inside my couples coaching.Together, we:rebuild trustrestore emotional safetyshift communication patternsand create a relationship that feels aligned for both of youSo you can move from:tension → connectionmisunderstanding → claritydistance → intimacyIf this is calling to you DM me "Couples Coaching" on Instagram @IAmMelissaPeters here.

Have you ever felt the pressure to “bounce back”? The pressure to recover quickly, to be okay, to return to who I used to be. But what if that's not what God is asking of us?In today's episode, I'm sitting down with Charaia Rush, author of The Myth of Bouncing Back, and we're having a real conversation about failure, disappointment, and what it actually looks like to rebuild.Because I know so many of us aren't “bouncing back.” We're in the middle. (And sometimes… we're barely holding on.)We talk about:Where the pressure to “bounce back” really comes fromWhy failure isn't the end—but part of how God forms usHow we sometimes confuse hope with outcomesWhat it looks like to hold onto biblical hope when life doesn't go as planned“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” — Hebrews 10:23 (ESV)If you're in a rebuilding season, I want you to hear this: you're not behind, and you're not broken. Today might not be about going back, it might be about becoming.To connect with Charaia, head over to @charaiarush on IG!Get Charaia's book here: https://amzn.to/3NY3vJh Submit a question for “Ask Han” here: https://forms.gle/qWGxyy9M5Q5N2tMz9 SUPPORT BY WORDS: https://buymeacoffee.com/bywordsMy favorite Bible studies + devotionals - HANNAHHUGHES10  for 10% off: https://thedailygraceco.com?dt_id=300773 CONNECT:hello@thehannahhughes.comhttps://www.instagram.com/thehannahhughes 

How to Love Without Smothering and Set Boundaries Without WoundingWhy do our best intentions so often hurt the people we love most? Because love without boundaries can suffocate… and truth without compassion can wound. As we enter the week of Tiferet in Sefirat HaOmer, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores the Kabbalistic art of emotional balance, the sacred harmony between Chesed (kindness) and Gevurah (strength). Tiferet is not compromise. It is not weakness. It is the mature, beautiful ability to give people not what we want to give, but what they actually need to receive. This class offers a practical roadmap for developing emotional attunement, relational wisdom, and the courage to live from the heart rather than from ego.Key TakeawaysTiferet is emotional maturity, the balance of kindness and discipline.Intent matters, but impact matters too.Love can hurt when it is driven by control, anxiety, or ego.Truth becomes dangerous when it is weaponized instead of harmonized with compassion.Compassion is not giving what flatters the giver, it is giving what fits the receiver.Real beauty emerges when opposing traits work in harmony.Healthy relationships require attunement, not just good intentions.A holy “no” can sometimes be more compassionate than a misplaced “yes.”The path to Tiferet begins with pausing before reacting.Spiritual growth means becoming integrated, centered, and safe for others to experience.—A Brand-New Four Part Kabbalah SeriesTurning Walls into DoorwaysHow to Transform Life's Obstacles into the Path to Your Greatest GrowthWhy do we keep hitting the same emotional walls? Why do certain fears, insecurities, patterns, and painful circumstances keep showing up in our lives, despite our best efforts to change? What if the obstacles in your life are not interruptions to your purpose… but the very path to it?In this transformational four-part course, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores one of the deepest ideas in Jewish thought: That life's struggles are not punishments. They are invitations.Through Kabbalah, Chassidus, Torah psychology, and deeply practical tools, this course will help us understand:Why we struggleWhy we feel stuckHow our perceptions create our realityHow self-limiting beliefs imprison usHow to transform the walls in our lives into doorways to growth, healing, and purposeAccess HERE https://www.jewishndg.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=102Available now:Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Forgiveness-Experiment-What-Would-Your/dp/1069217638Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FR2QNJL6Audiobook: https://bit.ly/4tPFZhVSupport the showGot your own question for Rabbi Bernath? He can be reached at rabbi@jewishndg.com or http://www.theloverabbi.comSingle? You can make a profile on www.JMontreal.com and Rabbi Bernath will help you find that special someone.Donate and support Rabbi Bernath's work http://www.jewishndg.com/donateFollow Rabbi Bernath's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ybernathAccess Rabbi Bernath's Articles on Relationships https://medium.com/@loverabbi

Send us Fan MailHow to Love Without Smothering and Set Boundaries Without WoundingWhy do our best intentions so often hurt the people we love most? Because love without boundaries can suffocate… and truth without compassion can wound. As we enter the week of Tiferet in Sefirat HaOmer, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores the Kabbalistic art of emotional balance, the sacred harmony between Chesed (kindness) and Gevurah (strength). Tiferet is not compromise. It is not weakness. It is the mature, beautiful ability to give people not what we want to give, but what they actually need to receive. This class offers a practical roadmap for developing emotional attunement, relational wisdom, and the courage to live from the heart rather than from ego.Key TakeawaysTiferet is emotional maturity, the balance of kindness and discipline.Intent matters, but impact matters too.Love can hurt when it is driven by control, anxiety, or ego.Truth becomes dangerous when it is weaponized instead of harmonized with compassion.Compassion is not giving what flatters the giver, it is giving what fits the receiver.Real beauty emerges when opposing traits work in harmony.Healthy relationships require attunement, not just good intentions.A holy “no” can sometimes be more compassionate than a misplaced “yes.”The path to Tiferet begins with pausing before reacting.Spiritual growth means becoming integrated, centered, and safe for others to experience.—A Brand-New Four Part Kabbalah SeriesTurning Walls into DoorwaysHow to Transform Life's Obstacles into the Path to Your Greatest GrowthWhy do we keep hitting the same emotional walls? Why do certain fears, insecurities, patterns, and painful circumstances keep showing up in our lives, despite our best efforts to change? What if the obstacles in your life are not interruptions to your purpose… but the very path to it?In this transformational four-part course, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores one of the deepest ideas in Jewish thought: That life's struggles are not punishments. They are invitations.Through Kabbalah, Chassidus, Torah psychology, and deeply practical tools, this course will help us understand:Why we struggleWhy we feel stuckHow our perceptions create our realityHow self-limiting beliefs imprison usHow to transform the walls in our lives into doorways to growth, healing, and purposeAvailable now:Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Forgiveness-Experiment-What-Would-Your/dp/1069217638Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FR2QNJL6Audiobook: https://bit.ly/4tPFZhV Support the showGot your own question for Rabbi Bernath? He can be reached at rabbi@jewishndg.com or http://www.theloverabbi.comSingle? You can make a profile on www.JMontreal.com and Rabbi Bernath will help you find that special someone.Donate and support Rabbi Bernath's work http://www.jewishndg.com/donateFollow Rabbi Bernath's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ybernathAccess Rabbi Bernath's Articles on Relationships https://medium.com/@loverabbi

Artificial intelligence is everywhere — but what does it mean for us as humans, as embodied creatures, and as people of faith? In this episode of The UpWords Podcast, host Dan Johnson sits down with Noreen Herzfeld, a computer scientist turned theologian who has been thinking seriously about AI and humanity since the 1980s. Together they explore why we are driven to create AI in our own image, what Christian theology says about embodiment and relationship, and why the church should be cautious about AI.WHAT YOU WILL LEARNWhy humans are compelled to create AI in their own image — and what that reveals about usHow the Imago Dei (image of God) shifts from intellect to relationship in 20th-century theology — and why it matters for AIWhat Christianity's strong theology of embodiment means in a world increasingly dominated by language and the cloudWhy AI chatbot "relationships" are fundamentally different from — and inferior to — human relationshipsWhere AI has real, appropriate uses (narrow, domain-specific tools like AlphaFold) and where it falls dangerously shortWhy Noreen sees limited good use for AI in ministry — and significant risks in pastoral care and counseling settingsHow large language models differ fundamentally from earlier AI — and why they hallucinateThe collision course between AI energy consumption and climate changeWhy Noreen would advise most people: don't use it at allGUEST BIONoreen Herzfeld is one of the rare scholars who holds advanced degrees in both computer science and Christian theology. She earned her M.S. and M.A. from Penn State, took a sabbatical to study why humans want to build AI in our image, and ended up earning a Ph.D. in Theology from the Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley. She has been teaching and writing at the intersection of technology and faith for over two decades. Her books include In Our Image: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Spirit (Fortress, 2002), Technology and Religion: Remaining Human in a Co-Created World (Templeton, 2009), and The Artifice of Intelligence: Divine and Human Relationship in a Robotic World (Fortress, 2023). She also directs the Benedictine Spirituality and Ecotheology Program at St. John's School of Theology and Seminary and is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Philosophical and Religious Studies in Koper, Slovenia.RESOURCES & LINKSNoreen Herzfeld's faculty page: csbsju.edu/sot/person/noreen-herzfeld/In Our Image: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Spirit — (Fortress Press, 2002)Technology and Religion: Remaining Human in a Co-Created World — (Templeton, 2009)The Artifice of Intelligence: Divine and Human Relationship in a Robotic World — (Fortress, 2023)AlphaFold (DeepMind protein folding AI) — deepmind.google/technologies/alphafoldSherry Turkle, MIT sociologist — referenced in discussion of chatbot relationshipsSend us Fan MailCONNECT WITH USSubscribe to The UpWords Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts and visit slbf.org/studio to learn more about our work at the intersection of faith, the academy, and the marketplace.This episode was created by the SLBF STUDIO at Upper House.Produced by Daniel Johnson and Dave ConourEdited by Dave Conour

This episode of Excess Returns Weekly Wrap brings together the most important ideas from a packed week of interviews, covering AI and base rates, the Magnificent Seven, commodities, macro risks, and practical investing frameworks. Jack Forehand and Kai Wu break down key clips from Michael Mauboussin, Harris “Kuppy” Kupperman, Ben Hunt, Katie Stockton, and Aahan Menon to extract timeless lessons investors can apply across different market environments.The conversation moves from AI expectations and economic profit to geopolitical “common knowledge” moments, commodity dynamics, trend following, and the importance of thinking in probabilities and time horizons.Topics Covered:Why OpenAI's growth expectations are historically unprecedented and what base rates actually tell usHow base rates should guide expectations without limiting outlier outcomes like AmazonWhy large companies are growing faster today and the role of intangible assets and softwareThe concentration of economic profit in the Magnificent Seven and what it implies for valuationsWhy long-term time horizons create a structural edge in investingThe concept of “common knowledge” and how it reshapes markets during geopolitical eventsWhere AI value will accrue: companies vs consumers vs suppliersWhy commodities behave differently from stocks and bonds during supply shocksHow trend following works and why commodities are uniquely suited to itWhy investing is a probabilities game and how to manage uncertainty and position sizingHow technical indicators like the 200-day moving average should actually be usedTimestamps:00:00 Intro and overview of Weekly Wrap format00:02:05 Michael Mauboussin on OpenAI growth and base rates00:06:18 Why base rates matter but don't define outcomes00:09:50 Why large companies are growing faster than history suggests00:14:58 Kuppy on time horizons and avoiding short-term noise00:19:15 Ben Hunt on “common knowledge” and the Strait of Hormuz00:24:13 AI value accrual and consumer surplus vs company profits00:28:10 Commodities, backwardation, and why price trends differ from equities00:32:45 Trend following and why commodities exhibit stronger trends00:34:41 Investing as a game of probabilities and decision-making under uncertainty00:41:58 Katie Stockton on the 200-day moving average and technical signals00:46:20 Breadth, trend signals, and how technicals inform risk management00:50:30 Position sizing, uncertainty, and diversification frameworks00:55:40 Revisiting the Magnificent Seven and intangible assets00:59:00 Trend following frameworks and portfolio constructionCheck out the full episode and all of our interviews from this week on the Excess Returns YouTube channel and podcast platforms.

What if your anxiety isn't the problem… but the warning sign you've been ignoring? Anxiety is an alarm system to the fires burning in your life. In this powerful throwback episode of I Like Birds, Zach Rippey sits down with the highly respected Dr. John Delony to unpack the truth about anxiety, identity, and what it really means to live a non-anxious life.So many people today feel overwhelmed, stuck, and disconnected — but what if anxiety isn't something “wrong” with you? What if it's your body trying to get your attention?In this conversation, we dive into:Why anxiety is an alarm system, not a flawHow modern culture is shaping identity around labelsThe real reason so many people feel lonelyWhy we've outsourced community and what it's costing usHow to build a life rooted in peace, purpose, and connection with GOD and His CreationThis episode will challenge the way you think about mental health and help you move toward a more grounded, faith-filled life.If you've been feeling anxious, disconnected, or searching for peace — this one's for you. Zach experiences a mini version of the John Delony ShowGet John's BOOKS Here: Building a non-anxious lifeWork with Zach on a Speech: https://www.rippeywrites.com/contactBook a paid 1 on 1 stategy call for your podcast: https://tidycal.com/zachrippey23/1-on-1-strategy-call-for-podcast-launch-and-growth Want to hear more about Zach's podcast coaching program: https://tidycal.com/zachrippey23/the-power-of-the-pod-discovery-call Launch, grow, and scale your podcast FREE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ADMIvLFDyAc?si=NN4kw-NOfzU7c3qc Book Zach Rippey to Speak or Perform Comedy here: https://www.gigsalad.com/zach_rippey-christian_comedian_speaker_alva 

In this episode, Dirk Singer speaks with Meg Gentle, Executive Director at HIF Global, about how synthetic fuels and waste-based pathways could reshape the economics of sustainable aviation fuel.Gentle discusses:Why Chile's exceptional wind resources made it the starting point for HIF's first e-fuels facility, and how that model is now being replicated globallyHow e-fuels are produced by combining green hydrogen with captured CO2 to create transportable liquid fuels like methanol and jet fuelWhy HIF Global is pursuing two SAF pathways in parallel: e-methanol-to-jet for Europe and RNG-based SAF for the USHow waste-based fuels, particularly those derived from methane emissions, can achieve very low or even negative carbon intensityWhy the real bottleneck to scaling SAF is not technology or capital, but long-term policy certainty and “early mover protection”How SAF markets could evolve toward a carbon intensity-based pricing model, where fuels compete on dollars per tonne of CO2 abated rather than feedstock or pathwayIf you LOVED this episode, you'll also love the conversation we had with James Hygate, CEO of Firefly Green Fuels, who discusses the company's novel approach that turns sewage into jet fuel. Check it out here. Learn more about the innovators who are navigating the industry's challenges to make sustainable aviation a reality, in our new book ‘Sustainability in the Air: Volume 2'. Click here to learn more.Feel free to reach out via email to podcast@simpliflying.com. For more content on sustainable aviation, visit our website green.simpliflying.com and join the movement. It's about time.Links & More:HIF GlobalHIF Haru Oni: The first operating e-Fuels facility in the world - HIF Global  HIF Global and eFuel One ink deal for gigawatt-scale green hydrogen and methanol project in Uruguay - Fuel Cells Works HIF Global to provide green hydrogen-based fuels for tourists in southern Chile and Antarctica this summer - Hydrogen Insight 

In this message, from Pastor Levi Lusko, we're challenged to examine whether we're truly running the life of faith, or just drifting along the course. Looking at Hebrews 12, this message reminds us that following Jesus isn't passive. God has set a race before each of us, and He intends to reward faithfulness. At the same time, Scripture warns that the enemy is actively trying to steal what God wants to place in our hands.This message explores:The reality of eternal rewards and the Heavenly crowns available to usHow distraction and forgetfulness quietly pull us off paceThe importance of remembering our callingRunning with focus, attention, and effortHebrews tells us to “run with endurance the race set before us, looking unto Jesus.” You're not racing against anyone else, you're running the course God uniquely designed for you.NEXT STEPS:Ask for prayer or connect with a pastor: https://freshlife.church/contactRegister your decision to follow Jesus and receive free resources: https://freshlife.church/know-godGive a financial gift to support what God is doing as we take steps forward to see the Gospel reach far and wide: https://freshlife.church/giveSUBSCRIBE:Sign up to receive encouragement straight to your inbox, and to stay up to date with announcements, events, and more: https://church.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ea4d82b2567db3e86b7767cd&id=451f2fe63eDon't miss a video! Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/freshlifechurch?sub_confirmation=1CONNECT ON SOCIALS:Website: https://freshlife.churchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/freshlifeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/freshlifechurchTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/freshlifeYoutube: https://youtube.com/c/freshlifechurch/Fresh Life Church was pioneered by Pastors Levi and Jennie Lusko in 2007. We exist to see those stranded in sin find life and liberty in Jesus Christ. Today Fresh Life's ministry impacts people with the radical, life-changing message of Jesus' grace, spilling across Montana, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho… and beyond.

Episode Highlights With DivyaFertility is one of the most natural aspects of being human, and we are seeing it significantly declineThe male fertility factor that comes into play in as much as 70% of cases, and 1 in 6 couples face infertilityThyroid disorders affect 20 million Americans, with women 5-8x more likely to be affectedWe're exposed to over 80,000 chemicals daily, with less than 1% tested for reproductive safetyIt isn't just about age.. But what has changed: the environment has changed dramatically. Getting pregnant vs staying pregnant and the different hormones involvedOur body is always on our side so what is going on when fertility isn't optimal, that our body is trying to tell usHow thyroid hormones also affect fertility for men Tangible guidelines to know when toxins might be to blame and when to start looking at toxinsHow to detox safely if toxins are an issue for youAvoiding the pitfalls of detox marketing and what to try insteadHow quickly things can improve if we address all these factorsResources MentionedDivya Gupta – websiteFolow Divya Gupta on Instagram