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Next Level Soul with Alex Ferrari: A Spirituality & Personal Growth Podcast
In 1980, Stephen Simon produced the film Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer. In 1998, he produced What Dreams May Come with Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra, and Cuba Gooding, Jr. On January 3, 2018, my wife and forever love Lauren suddenly passed away in her sleep. She was only 54. Six weeks later, Lauren began to communicate with Stephen…and in October 2018, they started writing the book "What Dreams Have Come: Loving Through The Veil". Wives, husbands, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, grandparents, and many others have experienced communication with loved ones who preceded them beyond the veil that separates life and what comes after life.Stephen Simon graduated from UCLA and Loyola Law School, entered the movie business in 1976, ran the film companies of legendary producers Ray Stark and Dino de Laurentiis, produced such films as Somewhere in Time and What Dreams May Come, co-founded The Spiritual Cinema Circle in 2004, and wrote the books The Force is With You and Bringing Back the Old Hollywood.Please enjoy my conversation with Stephen Simon.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/next-level-soul-podcast-with-alex-ferrari--4858435/support.
Don't Kill the Messenger with movie research expert Kevin Goetz
Send Kevin a Text MessageIn this episode of Don't Kill the Messenger, host Kevin Goetz interviews Scott Ross, a pioneering figure in the visual effects industry. As the former general manager of Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), Senior VP of LucasArts Entertainment, and co-founder of Digital Domain with James Cameron and Stan Winston, Scott Ross shares insights into the evolution of visual effects, from practical models to the digital revolution. His impressive portfolio includes iconic films like Star Wars, Terminator 2, Titanic, Apollo 13, and What Dreams May Come, and in this conversation, Ross reflects on working with some of Hollywood's greatest directors and creative minds.Early Career and Entry into Visual Effects (01:59)Ross talks about his unexpected journey from studying film at Hofstra University to running ILM.The Evolution of Visual Effects (04:26)Ross offers a historical perspective on the development of visual effects, from early innovations like The Great Train Robbery and Trip to the Moon, through the stop-motion animation of King Kong, to the groundbreaking digital effects of the 1980s.Working at Industrial Light and Magic (09:19)Ross recounts his experience running ILM, explaining how he rose through the ranks despite having limited direct experience with the optical and chemical processes used before the digital era.Seminal Projects: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (15:04)Ross shares insights on his groundbreaking work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit.Collaborating with George Lucas and James Cameron (17:57)Ross offers candid reflections on working with George Lucas and his partnership with James Cameron in founding Digital Domain.Visual Effects Economics and Challenges (25:54)Ross explains why visual effects are so expensive, mainly due to the enormous personnel requirements.The Impact of AI on Visual Effects (30:36)Ross offers a balanced view of artificial intelligence as both "an incredibly wonderful technology" and a potentially frightening force that could eliminate jobs.Reflections on Iconic Films (39:09)In a rapid-fire segment, Ross shares memories of working on films like Apollo 13, Titanic, Terminator 2, and What Dreams May Come.Throughout the conversation, Ross shares his perspective as a business leader who navigated the transition from creating practical to digital effects, offering both historical context and insights about the future of filmmaking as the technology continues to evolve.We look forward to bringing you more revelations from behind the scenes next time on Don't Kill the Messenger! Please leave us a review or connect on social media.Host: Kevin GoetzGuest: Scott RossProducer: Kari CampanoWriters: Kevin Goetz, Darlene Hayman, and Kari CampanoAudio Engineer: Gary Forbes (DG Entertainment) For more information about Scott Ross:Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Ross_(film_executive)IMDB:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743824/Upstart: The Digital Film Revolution (Book): https://a.co/d/iRhI0uR For more information about Kevin Goetz:Website: www.KevinGoetz360.comAudienceology Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Audience-ology/Kevin-Goetz/9781982186678Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, YouTube, and Substack: @KevinG
Daria Lavelle discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Daria Lavelle was born in Kyiv, immigrated to the US with her family as a child and now lives in New Jersey with her husband and their three children. She holds a BA from Princeton University and an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. She writes fiction, with short stories published in a variety of US outlets. Aftertaste is her debut novel. It's already sold into 13 territories with a major motion picture in development. It is available at https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/aftertaste-daria-lavelle/7752339 Putting Salt on Fruit - the easiest way to elevate and bring out the deepest flavors of your food (even out of season)! But one that most people don't think of combining with their fruit dishes. Opera for Fantasy Lovers - Opera is woefully unfashionable among younger people, and most high-fantasy and speculative fiction lovers I know have no interest in this stuffy art form, and yet, some of the most formative and epic and compelling narratives ever presented are operatic in form. The Hoboken, NJ food scene - New York (and Brooklyn, and Queens) get most of the love and accolades for their restaurant offerings, but Hoboken, NJ, is like the best kept secret of Italian-American cuisine and fabulous cocktails. The film What Dreams May Come - this 1998 film is largely forgotten / unknown among anyone under the age of 30, but it's worth revisiting as one of the most interesting and beautiful explorations of death, grief, love, and the Afterlife. Family Recipes - this is perhaps an imperative to listeners to take the time to learn their family recipes from their older generations. Finding Your Tribe - I'd love to talk about several ways this has been true in my life, from writing cohorts to mom groups with my kids, to the debut groups I'm part of this year as I move toward publication. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
After life The question of the afterlife fascinates us all, whether shaped by science, spirituality or something in between. In this episode, we explore what happens at the end of life, and what might follow, in a conversation with psychic medium Debbie Malone and science writer and journalist Bianca Nogrady. About the episode – brought to you by Australian Seniors. Join James Valentine for the sixth season of Life’s Booming: Dying to Know, our most unflinching yet. We’ll have the conversations that are hardest to have, ask the questions that are easy to ignore, and hear stories that will make you think differently about the one thing we’re all guaranteed to experience: Death. From vivid, near-death experiences to the quiet moments before death, this episode looks at how people make sense of the unknown. You’ll hear how psychic mediums describe receiving messages from those who’ve passed, what it feels like to come back from the brink, and how the scientific community approaches questions of consciousness, the soul, and what defines the moment of death. Debbie Malone is one of Australia’s most recognised psychic mediums, with over three decades of experience connecting people to their loved ones in spirit. As a medium, author and spiritual teacher, she works with individuals and audiences seeking comfort and closure, and has also assisted police on high-profile investigations involving missing persons and unsolved crimes. Bianca Nogrady is a journalist, author and science communicator who has spent more than a decade writing about death, dying and what it means to be mortal. Her book The End: The Human Experience of Death explores how cultures, clinicians, and individuals confront the reality of dying, and what we can learn from it. If you have any thoughts or questions and want to share your story to Life’s Booming, send us a voice note – lifesbooming@seniors.com.au Watch Life’s Booming on YouTube Listen to Life's Booming on Apple Podcasts Listen to Life's Booming on Spotify For more information visit seniors.com.au/podcast Produced by Medium Rare Content Agency, in conjunction with Ampel Sonic Experience Agency -- Disclaimer: Please be advised that this episode contains discussions about death, which may be triggering or upsetting for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. If you are struggling with the loss of a loved one, please know that you are not alone and there are resources available. For additional support please contact Lifeline on 131 114 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636. TRANSCRIPT: S06EP07 After life James: Hello and welcome to Life's Booming. I'm James Valentine and this season we're talking about death. In this episode, well, this is a debate that's been going ever since we were alive. What happens after we die? No matter your religion or spiritual beliefs, the question of the afterlife fascinates us all. James: With the help of my guests, I'll explore everything we know, or perhaps don't quite know, about it from both a spiritual and scientific perspective. Bianca Nogrady is an award winning science journalist and the author of The End, The Human Experience of Death, and Debbie Malone is a psychic medium who felt a spiritual awakening after a series of near-death experiences. James: Bianca, Debbie, welcome to Life's Booming. So, Debbie, this starts with you. You've had a lot of near-death experiences. Debbie: Yes, I have. I had one at three and 13, then I had some, had another two in my early 20s. And then I had a miscarriage and then I woke up and started seeing murders and it was the backpacker murders, [that] was the first thing that I actually saw. James: What do you mean by seeing them? Debbie: I was becoming a victim and I was being, you know, I was being attacked and murdered, in visions and dreams. At the time the backpacker murders was a really big thing on the news and I just thought I was watching TV too much. And then I started to see things before they happened on the news. I used to work at Fairfax community newspapers and I kept seeing all of these different visions and I spoke to one of the journalists and he said, why don't we do a story about you and just see what happens. And then it ended up, Ivan Milat's girlfriend, Chalinda Hughes contacted the newspaper and wanted to make contact. And I ended up, consequently, working on the case with the taskforce for quite a few, quite a few years. James: Right. I feel I'm automatically going to go a bit glib, but you mean they go, okay, so Debbie, what's happened? What can we expect this weekend? Debbie: Yeah. And it's, and it's funny cause it's not like that. Because it's, and me being the sceptic, all I wanted to do was to shut it down. I didn't want to do anything, have anything to do with it. I'd never had a reading. I didn't, you know, have tarot cards or anything like that. And when it started to happen, at first the police were quite sceptical and I had to speak to a few different officers and then they just said, just keep a diary. And they said, don't think about what you see, just write it down, put a date down. And when I had enough information, I would send it through to them. I can't say that I have solved cases, it's more like I'm a profiler. So I can see, I can describe things. And the thing is with, when it comes through, it can be the past, it can be the present, or it can be the future. So it's like pieces of a puzzle. It's almost like playing charades in a way. So you're hearing things and seeing things and you try and work it out. James: So police weren't sceptical of this. Debbie: Oh, some were, some were. And yeah, I've had some challenging experiences with them, but I've had some incredible officers that I've worked with, you know, during the time as well. And I just thought once I did something with the backpacker murders, it would all go away and I wouldn't have to deal with it anymore. I kind of thought that would be it. James: And by all go away, you mean the kind of visions you were having or you, you were getting a sense of, of… Are you, in this sense, are you someone who's seeing the future or are you someone who's seeing glimpses of the afterlife or something like that? Debbie: All of it. So the victims were coming to me, the two English girls were coming to me, and one of the visions was I could see somebody walking them into the forest, but I couldn't see who he was because I was seeing through his eyes. So they were walking away from me and they were kind of pleading with me to help them and then it would stop and then I would get a wall full of Polaroid images. And then it ended up, most of the images of the Polaroids were the other victims. But at the time, I didn't know. It was only later on when the case, you know, became solved – and some of those faces still haven't been, they haven't been linked to the case, so I think there's so many more. James: So going back to your near-death experiences. What did you see when that happened? What was your near-death experience? Debbie: My most vivid one, when I was 34, I had to have a major operation and I told the doctors that I was going to die and they thought I was being stupid. And I said about the anesthetic and they didn't believe me. Anyway, when I went through, I woke up after the operation and I was in a higher dependency, but they put me on a morphine drip and I didn't know I was allergic to morphine. So they kept telling me to, you know, push the button. And when I did, I ended up having a lot of really horrible visions to start with, but then I went through to this beautiful place. It was like, it was like a rollercoaster. Like, I love the night sky, and it was like I went up, I felt like I was an astronaut without a craft and I just could see the universe and I felt very calm. And then it was a lot of movement. The movie Contact for me is very close to my experience. And then I suddenly went into like, I would call it like a black hole. Cause I kind of feel like it was a vortex and I got sucked into it. But then, the movement was getting faster and faster, it's a bit like being on a rollercoaster. And then I landed in this meadow and everything seemed more colorful than it is here. And the stupid part about it, there was a privet hedge, I remember that. And it was about this tall, and there's this, like this little gate and there were people in front of me and they all went ahead, and then there's people on the other side and they all seemed so happy and you know, it just seems so beautiful and just, I felt so loved and peaceful. Then I got to my turn to go through the little gate and they said, no, you can't. And I'm a bit like, you know, I'm not the person that pushes in at the deli line. So it's like, you know, it's my turn. I want to go through. And they said, no, no, no, you can't, turn around. So I turned around and it was like, I was up in the sky, and I could see my – it makes me cry nearly every time I talk about it – I could see down that my one-year-old daughter was in my husband's arm, my three-year-old son was beside him and my seven-year-old was there, and the two boys are saying, where's mummy, where's mummy, and he said, mummy's not coming back, mummy's in heaven now. And then suddenly I fell back down and I'm back into the hospital room and the nurse is shaking me and they're pulling the morphine drip out. And she said, what are you doing? And I said, Oh, you know, I'm going to the light. And she said, not on my shift, it's too much paperwork. [laughter] James: Oh, the New South Wales public health system, it'll fix you up at any time. When you did your book, Bianca, did you do, did you talk to people with near-death experience or did you cover that area? Bianca: I did. I mean, the aim of my book was really to take, to kind of explore right up to the moment of death, but not beyond because I felt that my skills did not equip me to assess that in any kind of, in any form. But obviously people with near-death experiences did talk to me and also people who had talked to people with near-death experiences. Because one thing that really struck me with any time I hear stories like that is the people who've had them seem to lose their fear of death. You know, I think we all carry this fear of death in us. And I think it motivates a lot of what we do, but it, you know, I remember one woman just saying it was just so beautiful; I'm not scared, I'm just not scared of it anymore. James: Did you hear any, did people say the kind of detail that Debbie's describing there? I've never heard that. I've heard the light or that sort of thing, or feeling. I've never heard of such detail. Bianca: There was actually a study that was done that looked at a whole range of near-death experiences and tried to, I guess, classify some of the common elements to them and they sort of, that idea of there's a journeying, you know, it's a tunnel, it's driving down a road, maybe a rollercoaster, that there are, there's a journeying process and then there's a decision point. And at that decision point or junction, there is a sense that what is beyond is wonderful, that it's extraordinary and I want to be there. But then, either somebody says to them, no, it's not your time, there's something that turns them back. And I can't remember whether it's ever something that people, someone makes a conscious decision not to. From memory, people want to go forward, but someone else says, no, this is not your time. And, so, there's a pattern to those experiences, but in terms of the individual things, like I remember, one of the stories was a young soldier in world war… one of the major world wars, you know, who thought he was walking with his friends and then his friends just all kind of, he was just walking down this road and his friends just gradually disappeared. And, and then I think there was a point where someone said, no soldier, you've got to stop, go back. And so, you know, we bring to it our own circumstance, context, to it. But those features are common in all of them. James: But always good? Always in a sense of like going towards something good. This is going to be fine? Bianca: Well, it's interesting because there is a very small, very small, percentage of people who have horrific experiences, terrifying, terrifying experiences. I didn't hear of any of those stories, I don't know if you've encountered those… Debbie: Yeah, I have heard of that. Sometimes it's like they feel that, that movie What Dreams May Come, that Robin Williams was in, that kind of thing – kind of being stuck or earthbound, because a lot of the time when it's, sometimes it's someone who's tried to suicide and that they weren't, they weren't successful. James: I wonder if the, the near-death experience is a cultural thing. Like, did you look at that at all? Is it, is that… along the ways in which we talk about it seem to me very Western and almost very English, you know, like we talk about that sort of tradition. What do the South Americans do? What are the, what do the Germans do? Bianca: I think it is a cross-cultural phenomenon that, I mean, there's even, I think the earliest record of a near death, or what we think is a record of a near-death experience is actually from ancient Greece, and it was a description of a warrior. I don't know if there has been any kind of cross-cultural comparisons around near-death experiences. It would be really interesting. But I think what seems to come out is that it is very unique to that individual, what that experience is in terms of what the, what form the journey takes. James: You said Bianca, your book was, you know, I wanted to do up to death. What did you decide death was? Bianca: Well, that's a very good question because we don't actually, the definition of death is contested. And it is culturally specific. There are whole conferences that are held, still, on how we define death, and it's incredibly difficult. And the thing is, we don't need to define death unless we are wanting to donate organs. That's essentially the main reason we need a definition of death. We need a legal definition of death, so that if somebody is an organ donor, we know that removing their organs is not actually killing them. But it's incredibly complex. It's around the notion of when your heart stops, are you dead? But if your heart stops, we can restart your heart. If you stop breathing, we can re-, we can ventilate you. If your brain stops, how do we measure what brain activity, what's the difference between someone, for example, who's in [an] incredibly deep coma versus someone who might be what we now term as brain dead. And again, those definitions differ in different countries. I mean, again, if there's no time pressure, such as there would be with something like organ donation, then we do have the luxury of time to be able to wait. But there have been numerous cases where – there was one case in fact, where a surgeon was facing manslaughter charges because [of] a dispute over whether the person was in fact dead when he began to remove the organs. And it has very specific applications. There's been legal cases around brain death where two people were involved, a husband and wife involved in a car accident, who died first because that had implications in terms of the inheritance. And so there have been very complicated cases. And I mean, we talk about, well, brain death, well, loss of activity in the brain. But there is a state of, for lack of a better word, chronic brain death where people… The longest, I think, was somebody who literally survived for a decade and a half, a child who, I think they suffered meningitis, but they were kept on life support, breathing, they went through puberty. And then when they finally decided, we're not going to treat, or the decision was made to cease treatment for pneumonia, for example, which I guess is, you know, usually a common cause of death at that state. And when the autopsy was performed, and sorry this is a little bit brutal, but the brain was essentially calcified. So this, this individual was by legal definitions alive, up until that point, but you know, were they there? What had departed from that person? James: If the brain is the seed of consciousness, then they could not have been conscious, but then is the brain the seed of consciousness? You know, like all sorts of questions there. What do you think death is, Debbie, what's death? Debbie: Yeah, it's a hard one because I do believe there is life after, I suppose, the death is the death of the body, but I don't think it's the death of the soul. And I find that that's the thing that lives on and even you can measure it like when you make contact sometimes with spirit, they were an electromagnetic frequency. So EMF testers that you'd use to test a microwave will actually indicate when there's a spirit in the room, you know. But, when you're talking about transplants, another thing that I was thinking, I've done readings for people, like a lady who'd had a transplant. So she ended up, she was in a coma, but she had had a transplant from a young man, and it was a lung transplant, I think. And then she was in a coma and her mum came to see me, to see if like… because when people are in a coma, I can communicate with them even though they are still physically alive. And what was interesting, the person from the transplant came through the reading at the same time as the person who was the recipient. So it's, and you think, well, he's passed away, but he's living on through her. That, you know, but then he gave life to her to extend her life. So… Bianca: …I find that fascinating… Debbie: … that's even like, I suppose that's a whole other story. James: Well then. What's the, what's the soul? What's this soul thing that's then hanging around? Where is it hanging around? What is it? Debbie: What does it do? James: …Do you think there's a reincarnation? Debbie: Yes. James: Like what, what are you, what are you, what is, you seem to have gleaned a lot of information from the afterlife – let us know what's going on! Debbie: Oh, look, I definitely do feel that we, that we do live on. And I'm… One of the things that I do is called psychometry. So from holding or touching something, it's like I can, I can see through my hands, kind of thing. So you can touch an inanimate object, like a piece of jewellery. You can use clothing, but we tend to wash it. But say I went to Scotland and touched the sacred stones and I could see back into the past by touching that or just being in a historical site. And a lot of people might go to say a battle site or something, and they will feel that energy of sadness or, you know, or it might be a happy place, but you know, we tend to, we feel that. So I do feel that that energy does exist. But from my own personal experience, I did, you know, I've had past-life experiences, and one thing I did, I've been under hypnosis quite a lot of times with the police, but I did it to contact someone for a case, but it ended up, it took me back. So I had a past life and it was, I think unless I had my own proof, I would think, you know, I need to see-it-to-believe-it kind of thing. You know, I have seen things happen and even like children coming through and they know all about their great grandfather who they got their middle name or something so they can talk about them. James: Bianca, you're a science writer, you know, you edit science journals. Science, you know – Debbie, you know, this is just rubbish? Is there, is there, is there much science around this? Do scientists tend to just, you know, poo-poo this stuff? Bianca: It's funny. I always think of that, is it that line from Hamlet, there are greater things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy. And even though I, you know, I come from a very, I guess, Western scientific paradigm, both of my parents were doctors, I do also, you know, I would define myself as agnostic. I do have a sense that there is something greater than what we, you know, what exists in this mortal sphere that we find ourselves in. And in some ways, I don't know that it's the place of science to explore that. I think, I mean, certainly with the existing knowledge and technologies we have. We have no way of necessarily studying this. I mean, what we can do, you know, when we talk about near-death experiences… and, you know, I know that there's been studies looking at using, for example, functional magnetic resonance imaging, which is a kind of imaging where you can look at blood flow in the brain; you can look at areas of brain activity. The problem is, you know, that'd be great to study someone having a near-death experience, but how do you get those unique circumstances to happen? James: Yes. Can you have one at 10am tomorrow! Bianca: How do we schedule one? I mean, you know, maybe you could put someone into an induced coma, but I mean, there's obviously ethical challenges with doing that. There are… We do understand there are parts of the brain that, when kind of stimulated, can generate these kind of ‘sense of the numinous’, a sense of a feeling of other worldliness that our, you know… I mean, we are experiencing these things in this body, there will be things that are going on in our brain, that contribute to those emotions that contribute to those sensations. But whether we can say this is, whether I can say, I don't know, personally, this is purely a function of electrical impulses and neurotransmitters? I can't say that. I can't say yes or no. And I don't think science has the capacity to say yes or no. I think because so much of this is belief, it is faith, which is not to say that it doesn't exist in the same way that, you know, just because someone is mentally ill, that doesn't mean that it's not real. It is real. It is real in every facet that would define realness just because we can't measure it, doesn't mean it's not real. But at the moment we can't measure it. James: But Debbie, like you said a couple of times, you know, you can use electromagnetic something or another to measure presence and you can take photos and stuff. You would say actually there is science or there is evidence. Debbie: Yeah, there is, I think. James: What's that evidence? Debbie: Yeah, well, getting the images, I think that's part of it, but I also see when some of it's the communication with the other side, and the proof of what that person in spirit will come through and say that someone like myself wouldn't know that I can relay that to someone, you know. James: Give me an example, what happened? Debbie: I have a client that I've seen quite a number of times now. He came to see me about his father and he had this little toy bulldog that his dad had given him when he was a little boy. And the whole time, I didn't know about the dad, I just said, you know, I'm seeing your dad and your dad had a heart attack and he's really worried about you. And he said, Oh yeah, you're going deep sea fishing or going fishing soon, but he's telling me you can't go. And he said, I don't know, I don't know what you're talking about. I said, he's telling me there's something wrong with your heart. And I could suddenly see into his heart and I could see there was these three blockages. So there was two on the front, one in the back. And I don't propose to be a medical person at all, but I was just relaying what I saw. And I said, have you been having any heart problems? He said, no, no, I'm all good – and his wife's a nurse. And I said, look, your dad just wants you to get checked out. And his dad had died of a heart attack. Anyway, I must've said it to him about 20 times in the reading. He says, Oh, for goodness sakes, you just stop it. And then he rang me a week later and he said, well, I humored you. And he said, I'm not going on the fishing trip now. I'm in hospital. And they gave him three stints. And one of the blockages was the Widowmaker. And so his father had come from the other side to save his son, you know, and a few times now he sort of said, Oh, have I got any blockages? And another time I'd seen two more and he's, he had two more subsequently. But, yeah, it's funny. If they were nice before they pass, they can be nice when they go to the other side, but other times they can be horrible. Like, you know, I had a lady who suffered really badly with fibromyalgia. And her mother came through, through in the reading, and she said, I don't want her here. I hate my mother. She's horrible, make her go away. And I said, well, you brought her with you. I can't. And anyway, the mother just kept persisting. And I said, look, just listen to what I have to say, she wants to tell you she's sorry and acknowledges how unpleasant she was to you. And you do what you want to do with it, but you know, I'm just going to pass the message on and then maybe she'll be quiet. Anyway, I told her the message and I saw her about a month later, I ran into her at Cronulla, and she said, you won't believe, since I had that reading, I haven't been sick. And she said, I'm finally well. And I said, well, maybe all of that stress was, you know, affecting your health. Bianca: It's interesting because fibromyalgia, there's much higher incidents in people who've experienced childhood abuse. James: Oh! Debbie: Oh well, there you go. James: Yeah. Bianca: Yeah. James: It's not. All the time, as you walk down the street, as you're driving the car? Debbie: Yeah, sometimes. Sometimes, you know, those roadside memorials can be quite challenging because the person's still standing there, you know, and I think that… Bianca: …that’s very Sixth Sense! Debbie: … so yeah, that can make it hard or you can go into an historical location and you know, you might see someone hanging in from the ceiling and things like that. So people think it's all rosy and fun and happy; it's always pretty busy. Bianca: That's the thing, isn't it? We so desperately want to communicate… Debbie: …we do… Bianca: …with the people we've lost. Like, it's such a deep-seated need. I don't think there's anybody that wouldn't want, couldn't think of someone that they would want to just say, I miss you. I love you. You know, what should I do? It's incredible. Debbie: Yeah. And I think, I think the thing is we always, we all want proof. We all hope there's something more. It's just, it's a hard thing because unless you have your own experience, I'm not someone who wants to change everybody's mind. I think you need to have your own experience so that you have your own understanding and then you make your own decision. James: If there's a spectrum of sensitivity in this kind of way, then you're at one end, I am at the other. Like, I am zero for any sense of spirituality, other sideness, afterlife, nothing. Like I am just zero. Where would you sit, Bianca? Bianca: Um, well, it's hard to know how much is wishful thinking, for me. I mean, I didn't grow up in a religious household, I don't subscribe to any religion. As I said, agnostic. I think I would like to think… James: Have you ever had any moment? Like I have never had a single moment that says to me either, there's God, or there's anything, or there's any spirit, which doesn't mean I'm skeptical of your experience. Like, there's lots of other things I haven't experienced either, you know what I mean? Like, I've grown old enough to understand that! But it's like, I'm fascinated by you, to be quivering like a reed in the wind, but this sort of thing, where I'm just sort of, I'm just a buried stump. Bianca: You're a brick! I have never had any experience that I couldn't explain as being merely a product of my emotions and wishful thinking. You know, I had two wonderful grandmas who were both very different and who I adored and I like to think, you know, there are some moments that I've had where, you know, I've been really upset by something and I sort of, you know, I like to feel that they're there. I draw comfort from the sense of them not watching over me – because that just sounds gross – but just, you know, they are there. And, you know, I was talking to my son about this last night and, you know, when people die, my view is when people die, they live on in us. I mean, it's so trite, it's so Hollywood, but they do, you know, I think often about my two, my Onya and my Nan, you know, I imagine what they would think of my kids who they never met, for example, or what, you know, what they would do in this situation. So they're very much alive in some way, in my heart – God, it sounds like I'm writing a film; it's a Hallmark card – but it's, yeah, I would say there is nothing I have ever experienced that would be anything like what you experience. And again, I'm not to say that those things aren't real. It's again, not been my experience that wasn't just a function of love and grief. James: Writing a book on death. How has that left you? How's that, how's that altered your feelings about death? What is your relationship to death now? Bianca: It made me less afraid of dying, in the sense of it being an end of life. I mean, who knows how it will happen, but it made me less frightened of what that's going to be like. Because that was initially what prompted the book, I was with my nan about half an hour before she died and she was clearly dying, she wasn't, she was unconscious. And you know, I was in the room with my cousins and sort of left there thinking, I wonder what that was like for her. What is she going through? Was she in pain? Could she hear us? So really the book was an attempt to answer those questions. So having done that, there were many aspects that I think, yeah, you know, it's probably not the most fun thing. I think there was one palliative care doctor who said, look, it's probably like the worst flu and hangover you've ever experienced. Well, you know what? I've had the flu and I've had some pretty horrendous hangovers. So if that's it, I can deal with that. I think for me, the fear around death is leaving my children and my husband. And I know that they would go on and be fine, they would cope, but it's the idea of them growing up without me and me not being there when they grow up, that scares me. But you know, they're getting older and I sort of, I'm more of the view that, okay, you know what? If I was to depart for whatever reason at this point in my life, I know they’d be okay. And so the fear for me is lessening as I get older. And I've had a good life. So, you know, I see that with my dad, he's had a good life, he's outlived a whole lot of, you know, his historical ancestors, and he's got a great kind of collection of kids and grandkids. So, yeah, I think I am content with my life. So it holds fewer fears for me now. James: What's your relationship to death, Debbie? Debbie: I'm not frightened at all to pass, but I think the most important thing for me is to create memories while I'm here, because I believe that we leave our memories behind with our loved ones, and then we also take them with us when we go to the other side. You know, and I think it's nice to have those thoughts. And you know, we do have these experiences with our loved ones around us. We have them every day and a lot of us take it for granted. We've got the six, I'm sorry, we've got eight psychic senses, but we've got the five normal senses, but they actually work and coincide with it. And there's one called ‘clairalience’, where we smell things. So sometimes you might smell grandma's perfume or you might smell someone's smoke, and there's no one around, and you go, that's my imagination. But that's actually one of the psychic ‘clairs’. You know, we can have ‘clair’ touch, when we touch something, and we feel something from it. You might be touching grandma's watch or, you know, and we get a memory from that. You know, the smells, the sounds – we get sounds through the music or their voices. Or you have visions, there's so many different things. And we get it in our hearts. So clairempathy and clairsentience, those gut feelings that something's wrong. When you were talking to me before and asking me, was there anything there, there was a big whoosh of sort of cold energy that sort of appeared in the room, and then it's gone again James: That’d be me! Debbie: [laughter] But I think, for me, I'm not frightened of death. I'm the same as you; it's leaving your children behind and knowing they'll be all right, but also wanting them to know, we want them to know that our love lives on. I think that's the important thing and how loved they are. James: Could you die tomorrow? Debbie: Yeah, I could. Yeah, I had a really, the last really big near-death experience was in 2018. I was falsely diagnosed with carcinoid lymphoma and I was told I probably only had six months to live. And I was going through all the tests, getting, you know, lung washes and, you know, gastroscopes to see where the cancer had been. And then finally they gave me a PET scan and I didn't know… I'm allergic to a lot of things. Anyway, I had the PET, had the injection, was fine. They stuck me in a dark room. Next thing you know, I felt myself coming out of the chair, went above the earth and it was like, again, I was above the earth. So it seems to be for me, that's part of the story. But then I felt these like angelic beings around me and they kind of calm me down cause I could feel my heart going. Because after the injection, I could feel the burning go from my arm up into my brain, I felt my brain was on fire, went to my feet and then came back, and I just thought, I'm going, and I just thought, this is it. And then a nurse came in because they put me in a dark room, just left me. And then, I rang the buzzer, no one came. Anyway, the nurse came in and said, are you all right? And I said, no. And she said, just drink this. And she walked off and I was like, oh, okay. Then they put me in and I had the CAT scan and the guy was – cause they'd rushed me in, so I was a late Friday night one – and the guy sort of had a go at me afterwards. And he says, well, that was a waste of time. You've wasted my time. And I was like. What? And he says, there's nothing wrong with you. What are you here for? And it was like, it was just really weird. And then he sort of turned everything off and I had to find my way down three floors because I couldn't see properly because of the injection. And I was really sick for about three weeks and couldn't see properly. And then after that, it all came back normal. So I don't know what happened, but I'm pretty grateful for that. But yeah, I figure I might only have two more goes like a cat, so I'm just going to make the most of what I've got! Bianca: Yeah, yeah. James: Probably wise, yeah. Try and land on your paws. What a fascinating conversation. I'm very hopeful that all of us, you know, are not going to die tomorrow, or anywhere soon, anytime soon. But yeah, fantastic to investigate all of this with you. And thank you so much for being part of Life's Booming. Bianca and Debbie: Thanks for having us… for having us on. James: Thanks to our guests, Bianca Nogrady and Debbie Malone. You've been listening to season six of Life's Booming, Dying to Know, brought to you by Australian Seniors. Please, leave a review or tell someone about it. Head to seniors.com.au/podcast for more episodes. May your life, and your afterlife, be booming. I'm James Valentine. ENDSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
see more and get book here: https://karenswain.com/stephen-simon-... In 1980 Stephen Simon produced the film; Somewhere in Time, with Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer. In 1998, he produced a movie called; What Dreams May Come, with Robin Williams. And on January 3, 2018, Stephen's wife and love of his life, Lauren Simon suddenly passed away in her sleep, she was 54. Six weeks later, Lauren began to communicate with Stephen, through the vortex of his heart energy, and in October of 2018 together they started writing his self published book; What Dreams Have Come; Loving Through The Veil .. Host: KAren Swain https://karenswain.com See our links https://linktr.ee/KArenSwain More shows here: https://karenswain.com/listen/ Appreciate KAren's work Awakening Consciousness? THANK YOU for your Support for the content. Share your appreciation on this link https://www.paypal.me/KArenASwain Join our Awakening Empowerment Network Facebook Group / awakeningempowermentnetwork THANK YOU for your suppor
Hayden Panettiere ("Heroes") and Ryan Kelley ("Teen Wolf") star in this existential family film that runs somewhere between "What Dreams May Come" and "Jacob's Ladder." Throw in some irritating mouth noises from Armin Mueller-Stahl and you've got yourself....well, something. Find out more on this month's episode.
Scott Ross (born November 20, 1951) is an American digital media executive with a career spanning three decades. In the 1980s he led George Lucas' companies and in 1993 he founded, along with James Cameron and Stan Winston, Digital Domain, Inc., one of the largest digital production studios in the motion picture and advertising industries.[citation needed]In the 1980s Ross was general manager of Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) and under his leadership, ILM won five Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Innerspace, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Abyss, Death Becomes Her). The company re-organized in 1991 and Ross was named senior vice president of the LucasArts Entertainment Company, which comprised Skywalker Sound, LucasArts Commercial Productions, LucasArts Attractions, EditDroid/SoundDroid and ILM.Under Ross' direction, from 1993 to 2006, Digital Domain garnered two Academy Awards and three nominations, receiving its first Oscar in 1997 for the ground-breaking visual effects in Titanic. That was followed by a second Oscar for What Dreams May Come. Digital Domain received additional nominations for True Lies, Apollo 13 and I, Robot and won three Scientific and Technical Academy Awards for its proprietary software.Digital Domain's Commercials Division has established itself as the premier visual effects studio in the advertising industry. With Fortune 500 clients such as Nike, American Express, Gatorade, Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola and Mercedes-Benz, the Commercials Division has garnered dozens of Clio Awards. In addition to the visual effects divisions, Mr. Ross launched Digital Domain Films, a feature film production division. The first feature film produced by Ross was the New Line Cinema release Secondhand Lions which achieved both critical and box office success. In 2006, as Digital Domain's CEO and Chairman, Ross sold Digital Domain to Wyndcrest Holdings led by film director, Michael Bay, and his partner John Textor.At present, Ross sits on multiple boards and is an advisor to companies and schools such as the Beijing Film Academy, Lenovo Computers, DeTao Masters Academy in Shanghai, Eyellusion (a holographic live concert touring production company) and is a co-founder of Trojan Horse Was A Unicorn. the world's leading digital artist conference which takes place in Malta. Ross also continues developing film screenplays that focus on the pressing issues of the day.A native of New York City, Ross began his career in media studies at Hofstra University, where he graduated with a BS in communication arts in 1974. He returned to Hofstra in June 1997 to receive an honorary doctorate degree from his alma mater. Ross is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (OSCARS) and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (EMMYS). He has worked on over 100 of the world's largest special effects films and has lectured extensively about the creative process, content and technology in over 30 countries around the world.Read His New Book Here:https://www.amazon.com/UPSTART-DIGITAL-REVOLUTION-MANAGING-UNMANAGEABLE/dp/1836636911
Send us a textA young, expectant wife must figure out how to stop her husband's late night podcast binge habit before he harms himself or his family. On Episode 655 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the South Korean film, Sleep from director Jason Yu! We also talk about some of our favorite movies that involve sleep/dreams/nightmares as part of the plot, reminisce about obscure 70s and 80s toys, and have a chat about Satanic Panic. So grab your sleeping pills to keep you awake, call the family Shaman, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Legendary bitching, Satanic Panic, Twisted Sister, Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, Dungeons and Dragons, Don “Balloon” Knotts, Three's Company, Clyde's Car Crusher, the gas shortage of the 70s, MaXXXine, Vortex, Gaspar Noe, technicolor dreamf*ck, Dario Argento, Dune Part One and Two, “Haley's Comet” Pontiac Firebird, Alex Bregman, Boston Red Sox, you down with OBP?, Wrestlemania, Mike Tyson, Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund, The Machinist, Paranormal Activity, Sleepwalkers, Doctor Sleep, Nightmare on Elm St., Richard Lynch, Bad Dreams, E.G. Daily, Dean Cameron, Dream Scenario, In Dreams, What Dreams May Come, Inception, Woody Allen's Sleeper, Dreamscape, Come True, Sandman, Flatliners, The Nightmare, Room 237, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Insidious, The Cell, Poltergeist III, The Fallen, The Fall, Rosemary's Baby, Mean Street Posse, Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Snoop, Al Snow, Sleep, Jason Yu, shooting fish in a barrel, sexy-time straps, Korean Fred Willard, Se7en, Bong Joon-ho, The Host, Parasite, Lee Sun-kyun, Jung Yu-mi, Natasia Demetriou, David Lynch's Dune, G.I. Joe figures, Sci-Fi epics, Dr. Dune, Zod Bless You, Denis Villeneuve, Chekhov's Pomeranian, Owen Hart, Timestalker, Alice Lowe, Armchair Cowboy, and The Jeff Jarrett Rorschach Test.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show
Are catholic private schools safer than public schools? What are the requirements to go to hell? What exactly does happen when you die? Is heaven just full of people tricking you? Would you go to hell for the person to love and save them? To help answer these questions and more, Jason welcomes his friend Nick Jobe as they tell you WHY "What Dreams May Come" is a hella rad movie from the '90s.Check out all of our podcasts on our home websitewww.rabbitholepodcasts.comSupport us by giving us a dollar!patreon.com/rabbitholepodsQuestions, comments, concerns? Email Jason atwhateverjasonsoto@gmail.com
This week on 3 Guy Movie Review, we delve into the visually stunning and emotionally charged world of "What Dreams May Come." Join us as we explore the film's groundbreaking visual effects, which earned it an Academy Award, and discuss Robin Williams' poignant portrayal of a man journeying through the afterlife in search of his beloved wife. We'll examine the film's unique narrative structure, its exploration of themes like love, loss, and the afterlife, and how it stands up over two decades after its release. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to this cinematic experience, our in-depth analysis will offer fresh perspectives and insights. Don't miss this heartfelt discussion on a film that challenges our perceptions of life, death, and what lies beyond.
Grab some tissues, Pixie Dusters, because this week's selection of Robin Williams films are filled with emotional life lessons. Today you'll hear a breakdown of "Dead Poet's Society," "Good Will Hunting," and "What Dreams May Come." These films are all beautiful and heartbreaking in their own unique ways, and definitely worth a watch. But Dan might be banned from suggesting movies for a while... Follow your new Disney besties on Instagram @pixiedusttwinspodcast and on TikTok @pixiedusttwinspodcastFollow Dan, honorary third host of the "Pixie Dust Twins" Podcast, and King of the Manifestos: @Dantaastic on Instagram and YouTubeHave ideas for the show? Want to be a guest? Send them a message on Instagram!Rant Radio is LIVE! Call 844-857-7268 and leave your rant today. Check out LimitlessBroadcastingNetwork.com for all of our podcasts, subscriptions, and to pick up some awesome merch!
On Thursday the 7th of October, 2010, the Hermetic Hour, hosted by Poke Runyon, will present a lively review of magical fiction and films. We will go from "The Saragossa Manuscript"(1841) through Dion Fortune's "Moon Magic", Somerset Maugham's "The Magician" (novel and film), Chambers "The King in Yellow", Lovecraft's dream cycle, Merritt's lost worlds (that influenced Shaver), Jack Williamson's "Darker than You Think" (Jack Parson's favorite), Clark Ashton Smith dream-maker extraordinary, his imitator Jack Vance (from which we got Dungeons & Dragons), "Valis" by Philip K. Dick -- just to name a few. Then the films: Orson Welles' "Black Magic" on Cagliostro, Jean Cocteau's "Orpheus", Merrian Cooper's "She", "Simon King of the Witches," "What Dreams May Come," "Crowley," and Jodorowsky's "The Holy Mountain." A smorgasbord of mind-benders. Tune in and feast on it!
Robin Williams was an Oscar-winning actor and comedian best known for his improvisational skills. From his role as a radio broadcaster in “Good Morning Vietnam” to his portrayal of a man grappling with the karmic repercussions of his wife in “What Dreams May Come,” he had a powerful repertoire. Robin died 10 years ago today at the age of 63. The official cause of death was ruled a suicide. On the anniversary of his passing, we remember the incredible person he was, and celebrate his many successes on and off the big screen with his son Zak.This episode originally aired on August 11, 2024.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Join me as I sit down with Stephen Simon, the Hollywood producer behind films like "What Dreams May Come" and "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," to delve into his unique experiences communicating with his late wife Lauren "across the veil." Stephen shares personal stories of spiritual connection, navigating grief, and the profound belief that our thoughts shape our world both in life and beyond. We'll discuss his book aimed at validating others on similar spiritual journeys, the emotional impact of loss, and the lasting bonds with loved ones who have passed. Listen in for an inspiring conversation on life, death, and the space between. Visit our podcast page for episode notes, Stephen's book, and more resources.0:00 - Introduction of Stephen Simon 03:45 - Stephen explains "the other side of the veil" 08:22 - Communicating with Lauren: Personal experiences and responses 15:38 - Skepticism and validation: Writing a book on spiritual connections 21:10 - Emotional toll of grief and initial disbelief 27:54 - Daily routine: Feeling Lauren's presence and ongoing bond 36:37 - Call to action: Subscribe, rate, and review the podcast*********************************************** SUPPORT DR. AMY ROBBINS: If you're enjoying the podcast and finding value in guest interviews, ghost stories, and the content I share, please consider supporting the show by becoming a Patreon member for as little as $5 a month at Patreon.com/DrAmyRobbins As a member you'll get more say in the content we cover and exclusive access to behind-the-scenes goodness! Stay Connected with Dr. Amy Robbins: ● Instagram● YouTube● Website● Facebook *********************************************** FOLLOW STEPHEN SIMON: https://www.amazon.com/What-Dreams-Have-Come-Through/dp/0982820135 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55596931-what-dreams-have-comehttps://www.ablepages.com/whatdreamshavecome Life, Death and the Space Between is brought to you by:Dr. Amy Robbins | Host, Executive ProducerPodcastize.net | Audio & Video Production | Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Doppeljubiläum! In der 100. Folge des Podcasts feiert Marco seinen 50. Geburtstag. Ganz klar, dass heute italienische Filmkost auf dem Speiseplan steht. In "Mafia" / "Day of the Owl" (1968) stößt Kommissar Bellodi (Franco Nero) bei Mordermittlungen auf ein komplexes Netz aus Korruption und Verbrechen, in dessen Mitte der einflussreiche Mafia-Pate Don Mariano sitzt. Kann Bellodi der Wahrheit zum Recht verhelfen? In "Profondo Rosso" (1975), einem der großen Giallo-Filme von Dario Argento, wird ein Jazz-Pianist Zeuge eines brutalen Mordes. Gemeinsam mit einer Journalistin versucht er dem abstrusen Plan des Mörders zuvorzukommen und den Täter zu stellen, bevor er sein blutiges Werk vollenden kann. weitere Sichtungen: Minority Report, Perfect Days, Mars Express, What Dreams May Come, Defending Your Life, Alien Romulus Unterstützt uns mit einer Spende oder werdet Mitglied in der Filmkammer des Schreckens! https://ko-fi.com/filmkammer Weitere Links zu unseren Websites und Social Media https://linktr.ee/filmkammer Emails könnt ihr uns an filmkammer@buddelfisch.de senden Hört die Filmkammer überall wo es Podcasts gibt! Aufnahme: Marco Felici Music: Intro: "80s Workout Montage", von CrossGateProductions, lizensiert via Envato Intro: "Filmkammer Theme Song" Mix von Sebastian Kempke
WHO'S READY TO SOB? Seriously, like more than once. This week, in a very trigger-heavy episode, the siblings unpack one of Robin Williams' more devastating films, What Dreams May Come (1998). Carie puts Ross through the emotional woodchipper that is the story of Chris Nielsen and his family's arduous journey from life to death to ACTUAL Hell. Carie has some reading from the book the movie is based upon, Ross completely derails the recording over a Family Guy bit, and the siblings consider what they might look like in the afterlife. Help is available. Speak with someone today 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Languages: English, Spanish Hours: Available 24 hours SUPPORT US ON PATREON!
Vingt-neuvième épisode de Vanishing Point (seconde partie /2), le podcast itinérant qui vous invite à voyager sur les routes imaginaires du Cinéma, sans gps ni direction assistée, avec comme seule boussole : notre passion, nos échanges et nos envies. Piloté par Mad, Ben et Franck. En compagnie de Mergrin, le tôlier des podcasts Planète of the tapes et L'auberge des darons Retrouvez Mergrin sur Twitter (@mergrin01) et sur Podcastics : https://www.podcastics.com/podcast/planete-of-the-tapes/ Les films abordés dans cet épisode : 00:01:24 : Skip générique (on juge pas promis) 00:04:09 : Clerks, Kevin Smith (1994) 01:56:18 : JEU KIKICEKEDANKOI 02:09:09 : Lost Highway, David Lynch (1997) Les réponses au blindtest précédent (Épisode 28 Paintings in movies) sur Farewell Mona Lisa, The Dillinger Escape Plan : Les bronzés font du ski, Ghostbusters II, Pollock, The train, Van Gogh, What Dreams May Come, Les Affranchis Rejoignez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux : TWITTER : https://twitter.com/vpoint_podcast DISCORD : https://discord.gg/mDgZZd6Czj FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/podcast.vanishingpoint INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/vanishingpoint_podcast/ BLUESKY : https://bsky.app/profile/vpointpodcast.bsky.social
Today’s episode is with my favorite couple Sandi Stuart and Barnet Bain! Sandi is a graduate of the IBP (Integrated Body Psychotherapy) Institute, and has served as a coach and teacher at the IBP Institutes in Los Angeles and Italy since 2012. She also co-leads a virtual adoption support group with her daughter, an adult adoptee. Sandi is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council, and The Southern California Association of Transformational Leaders which is where we met. Prior to teaching and coaching, Sandi served as Executive Vice President of Sales for apparel giant Bugle Boy Industries for a remarkable 26 years. Barnet Bain is a filmmaker, author, and executive coach. Notable film credits include Milton’s Secret based on the novellette by Eckhart Tolle (director, writer), The Lost and Found Family (director); Oscar-winner What Dreams May Come (producer), Emmy-Award nominee, Outstanding TV Movie, Homeless to Harvard (executive producer), and The Celestine Prophecy (writer, producer). Some of his documentaries include Chasing Einstein (consulting producer) and When I was Young I Said I Would be Happy (producer). Barnet served as a core faculty member at Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University, the first Ivy League masters concentration in spirituality and psychology. He is the author of The Book of Doing and Being: Rediscovering Creativity in Life, Love and Work (Atria, 2015), and The Third Story: Awakening the Love that Transforms (Spindrift, 2013). We talk about the following and so much more: ✅ What does it take to have a long and happy relationship ✅ Their relationship journey and some pivotal moments that really defined their bond ✅ Communication Key: What unique communication strategies have they found most effective in your relationship that others might not consider ✅ The most challenging project or situation they’ve faced together, and how did you navigate through it ✅ What are the most valuable lessons they’ve learned from each other ✅ Advice they would you give to young couples who are just starting out, especially those in creative industries If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.
Robin Williams was an Oscar-winning actor and comedian best known for his improvisational skills. From his role as a radio broadcaster in “Good Morning Vietnam” to his portrayal of a man grappling with the karmic repercussions of his wife in “What Dreams May Come,” he had a powerful repertoire. Robin died 10 years ago today at the age of 63. The official cause of death was ruled a suicide. On the anniversary of his passing, we remember the incredible person he was, and celebrate his many successes on and off the big screen with his son Zak.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week, in honor of what would have been his 73rd birthday on July 21st, Vee and John decided to pick two underrated Robin Williams performances. This is: What Dreams May Come, and Insomnia
Vingt-neuvième épisode de Vanishing Point (première partie /2), le podcast itinérant qui vous invite à voyager sur les routes imaginaires du Cinéma, sans gps ni direction assistée, avec comme seule boussole : notre passion, nos échanges et nos envies. Piloté par Mad, Ben et Franck. En compagnie de Mergrin, le tôlier des podcasts Planète of the tapes et L'auberge des darons Retrouvez Mergrin sur Twitter (@mergrin01) et sur Podcastics : https://www.podcastics.com/podcast/planete-of-the-tapes/ Les films abordés dans cet épisode : 00:01:24 : Skip générique (on juge pas promis) 00:08:33 : Chuck Norris Vs. Communism, Illinca Călugăreanu (2015) 01:57:57 : BLINDTEST - Feel too good, The Move 02:08:35 : Boogie Nights, Paul Thomas Anderson (1997) Les réponses au blindtest précédent (Épisode 28 Paintings in movies) sur Farewell Mona Lisa, The Dillinger Escape Plan : Les bronzés font du ski, Ghostbusters II, Pollock, The train, Van Gogh, What Dreams May Come, Les Affranchis Rejoignez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux : TWITTER : https://twitter.com/vpoint_podcast DISCORD : https://discord.gg/mDgZZd6Czj FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/podcast.vanishingpoint INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/vanishingpoint_podcast/ BLUESKY : https://bsky.app/profile/vpointpodcast.bsky.social
So many thoughts pass through our minds in a day, but for most of us, few of them have much to do with what God has suggested we think about. What might happen if we could change our perspective? May this podcast by host Julie Harwick bless you! *** Welcome to Women World Leaders podcast. I'm your host, Julie Harwick. Thank you for joining me today as we celebrate God's grace in our lives, in this ministry and around the world. Sylvester Foster Porter was the pastor of the small Christian and Missionary Alliance church we attended during my junior high years. In his early 70's, he and his wife, Helen, were recently retired from being missionaries to the Philippines. They were old school. She played the organ and I never saw her wear anything but a dress, pantyhose and low-heeled pumps – never! He preached through the bible, verse by verse, taking more than two years to get through Revelation. He had several mannerisms that always brought inappropriate giggling from my best friend and me. Mostly bald, he had only a ring of white hair on the sides and back of his head, but it was full and thick. He had a habit of saying, “Oh Beloved,” when he wanted to emphasize something while he clapped his hands to each side of his head, making the hair he had instantly disappear. Seeing him go completely bald just like that always got us going. Whenever he referred to his youth, he'd say, “when I was young and red-headed…” Although I knew he was referring to the color of his hair, I always got a mental image of a small boy with not only red hair, but an entirely red head from the neck up. We were probably 11 at the time, so we were very easily amused. Helen had a common phrase she was known for as well. I can still see her shaking her curly white head and saying to other women of the church, “he's so heavenly minded, he's no earthly good!” I didn't really understand what that meant, but the other ladies would nod and laugh, so I filed it away as something I'd figure out when I was older. As I've thought about her odd comment over the years, I think I know what she meant, but I don't believe it's actually possible. Pastor Porter clearly loved the Lord. He loved to study God's Word, meditate on it and share it with others. I suspect that when it was time for household chores or to listen to her plans for the day, he was often distracted by the many spiritual questions he was pondering. I'm sure she often found that annoying, but on the other hand, I know many women who would give anything to see their husbands occupied with thoughts of God and His truths. Is it possible to be so heavenly minded, that you're no earthly good? Colossians 3:12 tells us, “Set your mind on things above, not on the things that are on earth.” That seems like a pretty clear directive and confirmation that Pastor Porter's mind was exactly where it needed to be. Although Helen Porter was the only person I ever heard use the phrase, “so heavenly minded, he's no earthly good,” it was a common notion – at least during the life of Christian author C. S. Lewis. In referencing this popular saying, he strongly disagreed. “On the contrary, most of us are so earthly minded that we are of no heavenly or earthly good. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this one.” We are so easily distracted by things that seem to demand our immediate attention. We have jobs, household chores, families to manage, appointments to keep, friends who need us…the list goes on. And add to that Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, our favorite tv shows, movies and sports teams. With all of our obligations, we deserve a little me time, don't we? There are so many demands on our time and energy, swirling around us like an ever-strengthening whirlpool, threatening to consume us. How could we possibly find time to focus on heaven and things we can barely begin to comprehend? And yet, these are the very things that scripture commands us to think on. We're given a list of them in Philippians 4:8. “Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right and pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” There aren't a lot of things on this earth that meet that criteria, so it sounds more like a description of someone who is heavenly minded. Jesus Himself was certainly heavenly minded. He talked about it 70 times in the book of Matthew alone. 54 of the 66 books in the bible refer to heaven. It's interesting to note that the bible begins and ends with references to heaven. Genesis 1:1 opens with, “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” The final chapter of Revelation says, “He showed me the great city, descending out of heaven from God.” Heaven was one of the last things Jesus talked about with His disciples the night he was arrested. In John chapter 14 we read, “In my Father's house there are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.” Those words were intended to bring comfort to the disciples who were about to face the most devastating 24 hours of their lives. They were also meant to bring comfort and curiosity to us. As children, most of us did have quite a lot of curiosity about heaven. We asked a lot of questions and our parents did their best to answer. A very common question upon the death of a beloved pet is always, “do animals go to heaven?” As a child, I always thought of heaven as having everything I loved and nothing I didn't, but as time went by, I thought of it less and less. I heard all the jokes about people who arrived at the pearly gates to be questioned by St. Peter and I saw movies like “What Dreams May Come,” that portrayed heaven as an unknowable, ethereal place as well as cartoons of people sitting on clouds, playing harps for all eternity. None of that made me eager to go there. I believe that one of Satan's most brilliant moves was to convince our popular culture that heaven is incredibly boring, filled with a bunch of “goody two-shoes, sitting on clouds in white robes, looking like angels. Conversely, many people believe that hell is filled with people who liked to have fun on earth and are continuing the party in hell. It's a little warm down there, but it doesn't spoil the fun. Unfortunately, in the case of hell, nothing could be further from the truth. And fortunately, that's also true of that diabolical view of heaven. My impressions of heaven changed dramatically when I discovered author Randy Alcorn. He's written numerous Christian fiction novels that have quite a bit of the story taking place in heaven. I was surprised and delighted at the way he portrayed it. The people who had acknowledged their sinful nature and received God's gift of salvation through Jesus Christ did participate in awesome, extended worship services standing around the throne, but they did so many other things as well. They spent one on one time with Jesus, having their eyes opened to the way He was working in their lives when they couldn't understand what was happening to them. They had work to do. Satisfying, fulfilling work that they enjoyed. They had their own private spaces, that God had designed specifically for them that included everything they had loved on earth as well as things they had never imagined. They were able to spend time with loved ones who had gone before them as well as ancestors they had never known and learn how they had been observed at times and prayed for through various trials. The author makes it clear that he is using his imagination in conjunction with what scripture does tell us about heaven and about God's character. He doesn't claim that his version of heaven is more accurate than anyone else's, but he encourages readers to spend time thinking and imagining with him. He's also written a non-fiction book called, “Heaven,” which I highly recommend. It's presented in a question and answer format and he does his best to give the logic as well as the faith behind his answers. It's not the sort of book you read straight through, because it's deep and challenging, but it's a great reference source for specific questions and will encourage you to spend more time thinking and imagining what heaven will be. That's exactly what I believe Paul intended when he wrote, “Set your mind on things above, not on things of the earth.” The days we spend on this earth are a miniscule fraction on the eternal timeline. And yet, we often live as if this is all there is, consumed by the cares of this world and oblivious to the next, where we will spend eternity. And I know, even trying to comprehend the concept of eternity blows our minds. We are such time-oriented beings, the absence of it is really beyond our comprehension. But God created humans to consider things that are beyond their comprehension – that is how we learn and grow and advance. And no doubt, that is why He challenges us to meditate on things that are above and even beyond our comprehension. That will cause us to learn and grow in our knowledge and appreciation of Him and His creation. It will cause us to advance in our spiritual walk with Him and prepare us for an eternity in His presence. Thanks for listening to Women World Leaders podcast! Join us each week as we explore together God's extravagant love and your courageous purpose. Visit our website at www.womenworldleaders.com to submit a prayer request, register for an upcoming event, and support the ministry. From His heart to yours, we are Women World Leaders . All content is copyrighted by Women World Leaders and cannot be used without written consent.
Over a 40-year career, Joel Hynek has helped bring some incredible VFX to life, beginning with optical effects for Xanadu, then making the Predator a terrifying opponent for Arnie, and moving onto a range of movies, including xXx, Judge Dredd, Stealth, plus blockbusters from India and China. He picked up a sci-tech Oscar for the design and development of an optical printer, and a VFX Oscar for his quietly revolutionary work on What Dreams May Come. Joel shares incredible stories from the world of VFX, including how he developed the Predator's invisibility cloak and night vision, the scrapes and near-misses he got into while filming Stealth, and reveals some interesting trivia about The Matrix and The Bourne Identity. He also talks about working with industry luminaries including Doug Trumbull, Rob Cohen, Doug Liman, and reveals his impressive lineage.
Where do we go when we die? Can we find our family there? Would you travel to the underworld to bring back a loved one? So many philosophical questions, all with (sometimes questionable) answers provided in the 1998 film “What Dreams May Come.” We'll also talk about movie depictions of the afterworld, the story of Orpheus, Robin Williams in serious acting roles, social security cards and Karl's disgusting encounters with bodily fluids at work. Sounds heavenly.
This week, we're hanging out with musician/band leader Hector Ultreras. We check out the trailer for the Watchers, which looks spooky and fun. Then, Hilton demands answers about Severance. We track down music from Zampino's old band the Buttafuocos. Then, it's Kevin Costner's oddly timed old west white savior flick Horizon. We're not feeling it. But we do like Adam Sandler in Spaceman, which has strong What Dreams May Come vibes. Plus, the new photo from the Crow remake has us forming opinions, and we're shocked at just how bad a Willy Wonka event in Scotland looked!
She was sad and lonely, this 19 year old college freshmen. So when he paid attention to her she reluctantly did the very things her mother warned her about. Dance of the Dead by Richard Matheson, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Stephen Kagan bought us $25 worth of coffee and says, “Thank you so much for all the great stories and wonderful storytelling. Listening to your podcast has kept me company many mornings on my long commute to work and makes it more pleasurable as the traffic dissolves and you transport me to other worlds and times. I must say I've really enjoyed the Harry Harrison, Robert Silverberg and Arthur C. Clarke stories the most and would love to hear more. And boy you must really love coffee! Thanks Again. Stephen.”Thanks Stephen, and by the way, my wife is the one who LOVES coffee. There's a link in the description if you would like to buy us a coffee.Buy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVWe go live every Thursday on YouTube, our Facebook page and Twitter. A few weeks ago we started doing something that has proven to be really popular. We randomly select a listener every Thursday and they get to choose a story they want us to narrate. J. M. Jennings won and chose today's story. Richard Matheson wrote it. You might recognize the name because of his novel I am Legend, which has been adapted for the big screen three times, or his short story Duel which Steven Spielberg turned into a TV movie. Then there's The Shrinking Man which became the movie The Incredible Shrinking Man, Hell House, The Legend of Hell House on film, Steel filmed as Real Steel, What Dreams May Come and there are more.From the publication Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 in January 1955, Dance of the Dead by Richard Matheson…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Tons of sinuous muscle, buried in fetid Venusian slime, he knew how to survive. Equipped with an ageless brain and lightning instincts, he also knew how to die! Savage Galahad by Bryce Walton.Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.comYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fiSign up for our newsletter https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/share Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"What Dreams May Come" is a thought-provoking film released in 1998, starring Robin Williams and Annabella Sciorra. It delves into themes of love, loss, the afterlife, and the power of imagination. The story follows a man who navigates the afterlife to save his wife's soul. In this episode, we delve into the mesmerizing world of "What Dreams May Come," a film that intricately weaves elements from Richard Matheson's novel, Dante's Inferno, and the captivating imagination of Robin Williams.
Stephen Simon - Producer of academy award winning movie - What Dreams May Come & Author of 'What Dreams Have Come,' guests in this breath taking launch episode of Season 8 of White Shores. Stephen chats to Theresa about his sublime movies and his latest book, What Dreams Have Come which he coauthored with his wife Lauren in spirit. To email/message Stephen:experiences@whatdreamshavecome.comTo find out more and order What Dreams Have Come from Amazon visit:Whatdreamshavecome.comThe brief musical interlude referenced in this episode and from the movie Somewhere in Time is: Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - 18th variation/Somewhere in Time To out more about Theresa's bestselling dream, intuition, afterlife and mystical titles and mission, visit:Www.theresacheung.comhttp://linktr.ee/theresacheungYou can contact Theresa via @thetheresacheung on Instagram and her author pages on Facebook and X and you can email her directly at: angeltalk710@aol.comThank you to Cluain Ri for the blissful episode music. To find out more about Cluain Ri visit: https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B016WPRJVYWhite Shores is produced by Matthew Cooper.
To DONATE to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors. Welcome back to Behind Greatness. We are sitting down today with Stephen Simon who joins us from his home near Portland. Stephen was born into a family already successful in Hollywood. As a young man, he went to law school and practised for a short while, but his heart was married to another mission. Stephen elaborates on this mission through his experience with the films he produced and the people who inspired him along the way. And along that way he produced acclaimed projects such as the Academy Award-winning film What Dreams May Come (starring Robin Williams & Cuba Gooding Jr). We learn about his twin flame and wife Lauren who passed several years ago and with whom he co-wrote a book after she transitioned to the other side. We also discuss his beloved Spiritual Cinema Circle project and we hear about the consensual realities he's learned about from the other side. We discuss the eternal wisdom of Neale Donald Walsch, Shirley MacLaine – and Wayne Gretzky. An open conversation with a man who's lived with an open heart. Have a listen to Stephen Gyllenhaal (ep 127) and Amy Jo Johnson (ep 92) for a couple of past open-heart conversations. Stephen, Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp-0982820135/dp/0982820135/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid= Website: www.whatdreamshavecome.com IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5816423/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/stephen.simon.18/
All humans are gifted with creativity; some are just able to express theirs more than others. And for oral surgeons, creativity is a vital part of their toolkit. But what other parallels can be drawn between art and oral surgery? Joining us today to show us why art and oral surgery are more similar than we may think is entrepreneur, painter, author, and oral surgeon Dr. Christopher Brown. Dr. Brown has made several movies and has written numerous novels, mostly about Renaissance art and religion, and he shares how he became immersed in art and why he reveres the Renaissance creatives high above everyone else. Our guest walks us through his painting process and why it mattered to him to prove Dan Brown wrong before diving into how da Vinci portrayed religion, how art has influenced his work as a surgeon, and other noteworthy similarities between oral surgeons and artists. We hope you enjoy this Everyday Oral Surgery venture into the fun and surreal. Key Points From This Episode:Welcoming Dr. Christopher Brown as he shares his work history and current practice setup.Dr. Brown explains his background in painting and art and his love for the Renaissance. The ins and outs of his Dali and da Vinci reimaginings; trying to prove Dan Brown wrong.What a closer look at da Vinci's paintings reveals (The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa). Debunking The Vitruvian Man and exploring da Vinci's religious works. How Dr. Brown maintains equilibrium between his work, passion, and life. Examining how art has influenced the way he goes about his work as a surgeon.His favorite pieces of literature from the past two years. How many artists are highly intellectual and multifaceted (just like surgeons). Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Dr. Christopher Brown on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-brown-2024598/Dr. Christopher Brown Email — docchbrown@aol.com Dr. Christopher Brown Books — https://www.leonardobooks.com/ The Da Vinci Code — https://danbrown.com/the-davinci-code/ What Dreams May Come — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120889/ Leonardo da Vinci — https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leonardo-da-Vinci Salvador Dali — https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salvador-Dali University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — https://www.unc.edu/ The University of Connecticut Health Center — https://health.uconn.edu/ KLS Martin — https://www.klsmartin.com/en/ Everyday Oral Surgery Website — https://www.everydayoralsurgery.com/ Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/everydayoralsurgery/ Everyday Oral Surgery on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EverydayOralSurgery/Dr. Grant Stucki Email — grantstucki@gmail.comDr. Grant Stucki Phone — 720-441-6059
Scott Ross (born November 20, 1951) is an American digital media executive with a career spanning three decades. In the 1980s he led George Lucas' companies and in 1993 he founded, along with James Cameron and Stan Winston, Digital Domain, Inc., In the 1980s Ross was general manager of Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) and under his leadership, ILM won five Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Innerspace, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Abyss, Death Becomes Her). The company re-organized in 1991 and Ross was named senior vice president of the LucasArts Entertainment Company, which comprised Skywalker Sound, LucasArts Commercial Productions, LucasArts Attractions, EditDroid/SoundDroid and ILM. Under Ross' direction, from 1993 to 2006, Digital Domain garnered two Academy Awards and three nominations, receiving its first Oscar in 1997 for the ground-breaking visual effects in Titanic. That was followed by a second Oscar for What Dreams May Come. Digital Domain received additional nominations for True Lies, Apollo 13 and I, Robot and won three Scientific and Technical Academy Awards for its proprietary software. Today, Dr. Ross sits on several boards, consults with international companies and lectures on Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and was one of the early adopters of Mixed Reality technologies. Dr. Ross was an early advisor to Magic Leap (an AR hardware and software startup that eventually raised over $2B), is a board member to Eyellusion (one of the world's leading hologram company which brings back deceased rock stars) and was a founding partner, along with Brett Leonard, the director of LAWNMOWER MAN in VR production company, Virtuosity. Dr. Ross has presented keynote speeches addressing new technologies such as AR/VR to SIGGRAPH in Shenzhen, BOAO in Hong Kong as well as to the Beijing Film Academy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amuse/support
What Dreams May Come is in the hot seat this week. Is it heaven sent or hell bent? Dave and Ausy say incredible visuals and a deeply emotional story make this a unique take on what comes after. Gav and Joel would rather not find out, with shallow sentimentality and weak characters making this a dud. All this with an impression of Robin Williams and Max Von Sydow and a quiz all about Joel's guilty pleasures. www.filmsontrial.co.uk/235
Michael's vacation adventures, What Dreams May Come, Strange New Worlds season 2.
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Barnet Bain: Entrepreneurial Impact, The Future & Spirituality Barnet Bain is a filmmaker, educator and executive coach, and author of ‘The Book of Doing and Being: Rediscovering Creativity in Life, Love and Work', Select film credits include Oscar-winner ‘What Dreams May Come'(producer) starring Robin Williams; Emmy-Award nominee, Outstanding TV Movie, ‘Homeless to Harvard' (executive producer); He served as a core faculty member at Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Columbia University, He consults and trains business leaders and private clients who are committed to high performance. Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show for entrepreneurs, who want to achieve high sales and positively impact humanity! Join host, JV Crum III, as he goes inside the minds of conscious guests such as Millionaire Entrepreneurs and World-Class Business Experts. Like this Podcast? Get every episode delivered to you free! Subscribe in iTunes Download Your Free Money-Making Gift Now... "Born to Make Millions" Hypnotic Audio - Click Here Now! Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps others find our podcast. Thanks so much! Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts." Conscious Millionaire Network has over 3,800 episodes that have been heard by over 100 million in 190 countries. Join us as a regular listener to get money-making and impact secrets on how you can grow your business and make a massive difference for humanity faster!
Barnet Bain: Entrepreneurial Impact, The Future & Spirituality Barnet Bain is a filmmaker, educator and executive coach, and author of ‘The Book of Doing and Being: Rediscovering Creativity in Life, Love and Work', Select film credits include Oscar-winner ‘What Dreams May Come'(producer) starring Robin Williams; Emmy-Award nominee, Outstanding TV Movie, ‘Homeless to Harvard' (executive producer); He served as a core faculty member at Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Columbia University, He consults and trains business leaders and private clients who are committed to high performance. Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show for entrepreneurs, who want to achieve high sales and positively impact humanity! Join host, JV Crum III, as he goes inside the minds of conscious guests such as Millionaire Entrepreneurs and World-Class Business Experts. Like this Podcast? Get every episode delivered to you free! Subscribe in iTunes Download Your Free Money-Making Gift Now... "Born to Make Millions" Hypnotic Audio - Click Here Now! Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps others find our podcast. Thanks so much! Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts." Conscious Millionaire Network has over 3,800 episodes that have been heard by over 100 million in 190 countries. Join us as a regular listener to get money-making and impact secrets on how you can grow your business and make a massive difference for humanity faster!
You are creative. Whether you think of yourself as artistic or musical has nothing to do with the truth about your creativity. The life you live each day is the ultimate creative act. When you awaken to your creative role in all things, you can willingly be more purposeful about living up to your full potential. In this episode of the MINDTRX podcast, Paul Scheele is joined by Barnet Bain. Barnet Bain is an award-winning filmmaker, author, and executive coach with a long history of spiritually oriented filmmaking. His film credits include “Milton's Secret,” “What Dreams May Come,” “Homeless to Harvard,” “The Celestine Prophecy,” and “The Lost and Found Family.” His books include “The Book of Doing and Being: Rediscovering Creativity in Life, Love, and Work” and “The Third Story: Awakening the Love That Transforms.” Barnet coaches business leaders and private clients who are committed to expanding awareness. Learn more and connect with Barnet at www.BarnetBain.com. Paul Scheele, PhD, is an acclaimed innovator within the fields of neuro-linguistic programming, whole mind learning, preconscious processing, and accelerated learning. As co-founder of Learning Strategies, he has designed and developed over one hundred programs to stimulate personal and professional success, including the Paraliminals on the MINDTRX app. Others include “PhotoReading at 25,000 words a minute,” “Genius Code,” “Abundance for Life” and “Future Mapping.” Paul guides people to meet critical challenges in their own lives as well as the world. And he helps them achieve extraordinary results in their relationships, work, finances, health, and spiritual well-being. He is the author of “PhotoReading,” “Natural Brilliance,” and “Drop Into Genius.” Learn more about Paul at www.LearningStrategies.com, www.MINDTRX.com, www.YouTube.com/LearningStrategies, and www.Facebook.com/LearningStrategies. To comment or ask a question about this episode please go to our channel on YouTube at https://youtu.be/4i3F_LfAlxE.
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Pastor Barry continues the series titled, "What Dreams May Come".Support the show
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Pastor Barry continues the sermon series called What Dreams May Come.Support the show
Pastor Barry begins a new series for the new year titled, "What Dreams May Come".Support the show
Today you're going to receive your permission to matter. Real big. It all matters because you matter. Kim McMillen said, “When I loved myself enough I quit having to be right which makes being wrong meaningless.” If being wrong is meaningless, then so is being right. So what makes life meaningful? YOU. A newer client recently told me, “Sometimes I feel like life is empty and meaningless.” This is what I said. "That's because it is..." We've all heard about the glass being half full or half happy, right? For a long time I saw it half full, but many years I decided that half full wasn't enough. I chose to see it FULL. FULL. FILLED. Then several years ago I said, the heck with half full, half empty, or full. I'm the glass. And as I told my client, “You're the glass.” And yes, you're empty. Until you fill yourself up with what means something to you. The only meaning is the meaning that you give it. What does it mean to YOU? What do YOU choose to fill yourself up with? Yesterday we talked about The Cost Of Not Loving Yourself. This is one of the costs of NOT loving yourself. Your cup will be empty, or filled with meaningless stuff that brings you no joy and slowly sucks the life out of you. But you can CHOOSE A DIFFERENT WAY… Today I posted a pic on Instagram of my daughter and I on the Brooklyn Bridge. It was from a few years ago, you know the infamous #TBT pic. It really got me thinking…and feeling. I ended up writing a very long post, but when I went to put it on IG, it was so long it wouldn't let me post it. I didn't even know that IG had a limit! So I posted a Part 1 rendition, and chose to post the rest tomorrow via the podcast because I believe YOU need to hear what I shared. I'm going to read it you, and then I'm posting this as a podcast video post on IG and FB tomorrow. You can also check it out there. Here it goes… "#TBT This was taken on the Brooklyn Bridge with my dear daughter, Anni a few years ago. 2014 to be exact. A few days after Anni's birthday. I remember it like it was yesterday because... A) I was with my precious Anni girl. B) It was her birthday week. C) I was on the Brooklyn Bridge for the very FIRST TIME…yep, first time…loved it! D) I had recently moved to NYC and I LOVE MYCity…MY beloved MANhattan! E) While we were taking these pics, Anni saw a tragic and shocking post on Facebook…Robin Williams had lost his life to suicide! I felt it so personally. I remember the intense pain I felt in my chest and stomach. Like I had just been punched in the gut. I think we all felt it at some level. But I had a deeper reason for feeling it… My favorite movie of all time is What Dreams May Come starring Robin Williams. It's about a man who takes it upon himself to go into the pits of hell and back to rescue his beloved wife after her suicide. This movie has had a significant impact on my life for SO many reasons. After watching it the first time, God shared with me that my purpose on planet earth is being a Messenger. A Messenger of Hope. Wow…I was so excited! (And I still am.) It was the beginning of my quest and mission of knowing what it really means to be a Messenger, and knowing the truest definition of "HOPE." The second time I watched it…it was something that he said in the movie about people who experience death by suicide, that changed my life FOREVER! At one of the lowest times in my life, it were these words that rung in my head as I contemplated ending it all in order to stop the pain I was living in. In the movie he said, “Suicides go to hell.” I remember hearing this so loudly in my head…screaming…as I was bargaining with God...sitting in my vehicle, in my garage, gas tank full, ready to turn the key. It was if that movie and those exact words were JUST for me. To get me to reconsider. If even for a moment. To consider something else. It's one of the reasons, besides choosing LOVE, that I reconsidered my plan and chose to take a different route. (Thank God!) One that's rooted in TRUTH. LOVE. LIFE. HEAVEN ON EARTH. Whether people who die by suicide go to heaven or not, isn't for me to say. All I know is that on that day, on this bridge, when I got the news about dear Robin Williams, I chose to believe that they do. And on that day, so many years ago, when I chose to find a new way to end the pain and suffering I was in, it began with LOVE. Loving God, loving myself, loving my life, and loving my life's work well. I didn't know that what my life was missing was ME… I didn't know that I wasn't loving myself… I didn't know how much it would end up costing me… I didn't know that the reason I had been contemplating doing such a horrific thing to myself and life was rooted in lies, and rooted in NOT loving myself and all the chaos and confusion that comes with it. I didn't know… I knew the truth, but I didn't know the WHOLE TRUTH. I didn't know that I was whole, even if I felt broken. I didn't know ME. So how could I love me? I didn't spend time with me. So how could I know me? I didn't love me. I didn't know that by fully accepting me I no longer had to accept anything less than my heart's desires. I didn't know that my “Happy Ever After” was something that I could create WITH ME. I didn't know that I could still love and live my dreams…and beyond. When I finally made the decision to go deeper than the pain, I stopped trying to “fix Shannon,” but instead I committed to “find her.” I started dating myself well...AND EVERYTHING (AND I MEAN EVERYTHING) BEGAN TO SHIFT. It shifted into alignment with TRUTH, and knowledge of the truth that led to FREEDOM. My freedom. This is the LOVE + FREEDOM I now love to live and love in…and I'm beyond grateful that I got to stand on the Brooklyn Bridge decades later with my sweet precious daughter because I chose LOVE. I chose LIFE. I get to stand WITH ME. In a city that I choose to love and live in because I chose to follow my heart and soul— BIG DREAMS AND ALL. This is what happens when YOU CHOOSE a new day, and a new way to love yourself (and others.) What's the cost of NOT loving yourself well? It's your love. It's your love life. It's your LIFE. When you can count the cost, you can begin to create the value that you desire. You can begin to choose something different, to see something different, because you are seeing differently. Today on the Women Sipping On Life podcast I share the WHOLE S.O.L. STORY. Thanks for listening. Thanks for loving. Thanks for sharing with someone who needs to be reminded of truth today. You are loved. Love yourself well. xo To learn how to become The Great Lover Of Your Life, I'm giving YOU a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well (all you'll pay for is shipping.) Why? Because I love you. That's why! Go to www.dateyourselfwell.com today. So with that, I'm going to remind you of the same thing. Your SACRED S.O.L. STEP for today is this… Go to www.dateyourselfwell.com today, and get yourself a FREE copy of my book. All you'll pay for is shipping. (This is based on the profound little book, When I Loved Myself Enough by Kim McMillen and Alison McMillen-Givnish. You can order a copy HERE.) Thanks for tuning in today, and every day...and allowing me to SIP ON LIFE with you. If you've been feeling like you're stuck, overwhelmed, or perhaps you still feel like you're drowning in your life, please don't hesitate to reach out. YOU ARE NOT ALONE... 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Ben and Paul sit down to discuss our very first pick "What Dreams May Come,” (1998). This WILD Academy Award winning film (Best visual effects) takes us on a journey to hell figuratively...and almost literally. Plot: When Chris (Robin Williams) is killed by a flying car, he journeys to heaven and beyond, in search of his deceased wife in the hopes of saving her soul, as well as his own. If you, or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, there is hope, and there is help. The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, at 988. https://988lifeline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=oneboxRecorded 09/20221hr 27minsExplicit language.Artwork - Ben McFaddenReview Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew FosketProduced by - Ben McFadden & Paul RootConcept - Paul Root
Epic Games CTO Kim Libreri is responsible for continuing Epic's tradition of fusing state-of-the-art technology with the pinnacle of visual artistry, and for defining the studio's Unreal Engine as the platform of choice for all types of interactive experiences including games, movies, visualization, augmented reality and virtual reality. Prior to joining Epic Games, Kim was the Chief Strategy Officer at Lucasfilm, where he was responsible for the company's STAR WARS technology strategy and innovations in interactive storytelling, including the highly-awarded 1313 prototype. Kim's career in digital technology and visual effects spans over 20 years, and he has credits on more than 25 films including SUPER 8, SPEED RACER, POSEIDON and THE MATRIX TRILOGY. He led the development team for the award-winning WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, as well as for the original MATRIX, developing the now-legendary Bullet Time technology. Kim is a respected member of many visual effects bodies, including the visual effects branch of the Academy. He has received numerous awards for his work and contributions to Motion Picture technology including an Oscar nomination in 2006 and two Academy Awards in 2000 and 2015. In this Episode, Epic Games CTO Kim Libreri talks about his groundbreaking work on the Bullet Time technology for THE MATRIX, why innovation is a must in a film career, performance art and interactivity, the evolution of digital humans – and why greatness cannot be achieved without randomness. For more show notes, visit www.allanmckay.com/379.
After dying in an accident, Chris Neilsen finds himself in an afterlife that exceeds his wildest dreams but learns that his wife, Annie, has killed herself and is dragged off to Hades. Risking eternal suffering, Chris descends the many circles of Hell in search of Annie with the hope of reversing the course of fate. Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy the discussion. Where to watch: Vudu YouTube Amazon Apple Send us questions, feedback, and film recommendations at: lefilmpodcast@gmail.com 00:00:00 - Intros 00:02:24 - Jezer's new film, "I Play Loser" 00:04:30 - First filmmmaking experiences and roles on set 00:20:08 - What Dreams May Come discussion starts 00:21:14 - Arman's first experience watching the film 00:22:17 - Learning about the concept of death as a child 00:26:09 - Initial impressions of the film 00:43:39 - Ratings 00:59:05 - Spoilers
Can tragedy open the door to spiritual communication? Maybe it's closer than you think. Joe McQuillen joins us with a heartfelt conversation sharing how the spirit world opened for him after his son died, and the amazing messages he receives. In episode 169: Finding purpose through tragedy; The loss of a child; First mediumship experience; The spiritual path; Communicating with the other side; Letting go of resentment; Rituals for spirit communication; Being prepped for life purpose; The greatest gift; What is it like on the other side? And more... Reference: My Search for Christopher on the Other Side by Joe McQuillen, We're Not Done Yet, Pop: My Lessons from the Other Side by Joe McQuillen, The Shack by Wm. Paul Young, What Dreams May Come, starring Robin Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr., Lilydale, NY https://www.lilydaleassembly.org/, Bridging Two Realms by John Holland, Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami Visit Joe at https://www.joemcquillen.net/ If you enjoyed this conversation and wish to support our podcast, please like, comment and share our channel. Contributions (any amount) can be made to https://paypal.me/thoughtchange. Thank you! We appreciate your support! Exploring the Mystical Side of Life is now on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/exploringthemysticalsideoflife/ Visit Linda Lang at https://ThoughtChange.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thoughtchange123 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThoughtChange1 YouTube ThoughtChange: https://bit.ly/3kLyGVa ThoughtChange on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linda.lang.thoughtchange --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thoughtchange/message
In 1980, Stephen Simon produced the film Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer. In 1998, he produced What Dreams May Come with Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra, and Cuba Gooding, Jr.Stephen Simon graduated from UCLA and Loyola Law School, entered the movie business in 1976, ran the film companies of legendary producers Ray Stark and Dino de Laurentiis, produced such films as Somewhere in Time and What Dreams May Come, co-founded The Spiritual Cinema Circle in 2004, and wrote the books The Force is With You and Bringing Back the Old Hollywood.Please enjoy my conversation with Stephen Simon.
Are you ready to embark on a journey, a voyage through time and laughter with one of the world's most beloved comedians, Robin Williams? This episode is an expedition like no other, a tribute to the man behind the laughter, the joy, and the tears. Let us guide you through his life's journey, from the halls of Juilliard, the stand-up stages of San Francisco and Los Angeles, to his unforgettable role as Mork from Mork and Mindy. It's a chance to reflect on his influence on popular culture, and even the unexpected rise in spinach consumption all thanks to Popeye!Together, we'll traverse Williams' illustrious film career, transitioning from comic relief roles to dramatic parts, dissecting memorable performances in classic films like Dead Poets Society, Awakenings, and Hook. We'll navigate controversies, celebrate co-stars like Maggie Smith, and fully appreciate Williams' craft as we discuss his roles in films like Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Again, What Dreams May Come, The Fisher King, and more. It's a detailed exploration of the characters he embodied, the emotions he evoked, and the lasting impact he left on our hearts.But this journey isn't complete without confronting the harsh realities of Williams' personal struggles. We'll address his battle with depression and Louis body dementia, the echoes of his passing, and his enduring legacy. We'll discuss the importance of mental health, the resources available, and the bravery of seeking help. As we conclude this expedition, we'll take a moment to appreciate a remarkable life, a brilliant career, and a person who, through his art, taught us all to cherish the fleeting, beautiful moments of life. So, buckle up, and let's get started on this.
Back for another recap episode, Clare Solly and LL riff back and forth about the root of fulfillment, shadow work, and the importance of finding people with similar life goals. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co . And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:Hacks for the best branding photosCreating things based on personal needsWorking out for health and longevityConnecting with people from linking experiences The stories that direct our lifeTripping and falling is a part of the shadow workDigging into the negative feelings to find the positivityEpisode References/Links:Astrology: The Ultimate Guide to the 12 Zodiac Signs, Numerology, and Kundalini Rising + A Comprehensive Guide to Tarot Reading If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox.ResourcesWatch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable PilatesSocial MediaInstagramFacebookLinkedInEpisode Transcript:Lesley Logan 0:01 Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guests will bring Bold, Executable, Intrinsic and Targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my best friend, Clare Solly and I are going to dig into the phenomenal convo I have with Helaine Knapp in our last episode. If you haven't yet, listen to that interview, feel free to pause this now and go back and listen to that one, then come back and join us. My mom just blew up my phone because she has been watching all of the, all of the episodes in one row. Like she's just doing all of them. And she watches them on our YouTube channel. And she likes to watch the recaps first and then the interview because she says it helps her pay more attention to the interview. That being said everyone, you can do it your own way. I so we are recording this in the past, in the present time of today, which is today is a Pilates day, and you are gonna get it sometime in a couple of weeks. So this is Pilates day was the first Saturday of May, it's International Pilates day. And Brad and I drove out to LA, stayed at my favorite hotel, we took Bayon with us. And then we did Pilates day as a convo. Class two, because May is not only Mental Health Awareness Month, it's also for support Foster Care Awareness Month, foster youth. And so anyways, if you follow along with OPC, we actually donate a percentage of all of our profits to charities that support foster youth. And there's many reasons for doing this. It's so so important. And there's so many kids who age out of the foster care system and they don't have any support. They don't have any parents or family unit to go to. I mean, at 18 I don't know that I should have just been like out in the world, on my own. So so I'm really grateful to those of you who donated, who came. Thank you so much for those who who donated and couldn't come and that's really amazing. We ... we raised several $100 for foster youth and I also got to meet, you know there was different businesses there that were also selling their amazing pieces and donating parts of all their sales. So I'm sure it was thousands of dollars when we combine everyone's efforts. And so just thank you everyone. That was really a lot of fun. Okay, Clare, welcome back. (Clare: Hi. Thank you.) Clare Solly everyone. She's back.Clare Solly 2:53 I'm back. I'm so excited to be here. And if you are watching the YouTube you're you're witnessing my my lioness mane this morning.Lesley Logan 3:01 I know. I don't know the last time I saw down.Clare Solly 3:05 Yeah, I yeah, I don't I don't know either. But I've got a lot of hair. (Clare laughs)Lesley Logan 3:11 I understand, you and me both. It started off like if you're watching on the YouTube, my hair start on the center of my head, but for whatever reason, it must be the shape of my head. It always falls to the left. Or maybe it's the way I twist the hair. Maybe that's what it is. Anyways that this this is a, we could be a hair commercial. Is really, if you are a hair product company would like some models, the two of us have too much hair we can definitely... (Clare: Totally) So Clare's back, Clare is @youwontbesolly on Instagram. She is one of my best friends. We've known each other since 2001. And she ...Clare Solly 3:45 My friend cuz it's old enough to drink we established on our last show.Lesley Logan 3:49 I know ... in happy hour. And you have been doing several recaps with me stepping in for Brad because Brad has a life and also his own pod company. And he runs all the companies and he was in Cambodia for many weeks. And so too many weeks, actually. So you've been helping me out here. So welcome back.Clare Solly 4:08 Thank you so much. It has been a delight. I mean, first of all, I'll sit around and talk to you forever and ever and ever. But it's also been fun as a listener to go back and hear, you know, Brad's versus my opinions and I like I was actually really impressed by the la... the one that dropped this week that we listened to. (Lesley: Oh yeah) But also it like being a guest is fun to come back of being a guest host is fun. So I think we asked originally on our first one, like if anybody wants to come be a guest, recapist, you know, or if anybody is interested in hearing a guest recapist (Lesley: Yeah) like tell us in in the comments.Lesley Logan 4:43 Yeah, let us know if you're liking guest recaps or if you are missing Brad, it's okay. You won't offend anyone we, you know, inquiring minds want to know, but yeah you (Clare: Yeah) were you were originally, you're episode 19?Clare Solly 4:55 19.Lesley Logan 4:57 Yeah, yeah. So I know I think this one is episode 102. So look where we're at.Clare Solly 5:03 Amazing, amazing. And I think I think I was like one of the first couple that you recorded. So it's, it's been such a journey. So exciting.Lesley Logan 5:11 I know. We ... (Clare: Here's too hundred more.) There's to hundred more at least that's what we're in for. Well, we have so much to talk about with Helaine. But before we do that, do we have a question from the audience? Or are you stealing the show?Clare Solly 5:23 I'm gonna steal the show yet again. Because this is, has been one of my exciting things to do. So I know that you said that you get a lot of business questions, but I think this question actually can help anybody, anybody who has their own business and or whatever. How, so you take fantastic photos. (Lesley: Oh thanks.) You are like, and again, you're one of my best friends. So I like I'm always excited to see your shows. I mean, your your photos. But how do you besides just being stunning. Like, how do you, what are your tips on taking a good picture? Because there are some days when it's like you have not you personally but like me, like there's too much chin. There's the wrong angle. Like, what are your and I know you've worked with photographers and things too. So what are like two or three tips that you can share with anybody on how to be a good model in a picture, (Lesley: Yeah) even if you're taking yourself.Lesley Logan 6:21 Oh, this is so fun. So I do take I do have a lot of professional shots. I have been doing that for a long time for someone who's not an actress I like I feel like knowing you, you're like only personally I knew was taking headshots all the time. And I'm like, "Really you need new headshots again, you need new headshots again?" And now we are doing, in LA I did a photo shoot almost monthly, which was not, I mean it was like every few months actually. And and then and then when I'm now that we're in Vegas, my photographer comes out twice a year. So I do I do, but I just do two hours at a time. So I basically do the same amount of shoots, but just pack them in. So tips, first of all, actually find a photographer that you have like a relationship with or you think you can build one. Like you'd want to be friends with them, because if they don't say anything to you, you don't really, really know what you're doing. And so, so that can be a little difficult. And so I love, my photographer is Monica Linda, of Girl Squad Media. And she is she's really good about ...Clare Solly 7:24 Who is also one of a podcast. (Lesley: Yeah) She was like, back in the teens too, I think.Lesley Logan 7:28 She's back in the teens as well. She has a great Be It story. And she is, it's crazy what she's coming up with. It is insane. She just opened a podcast recording studio, which is yeah, really, (Clare: Wow) really cool. Yeah. So you can, instead of having to sit in your closet, you can just like go to her studio, which is really cool. So I would say first, find a photographer that you like, they might be more expensive than you feel like paying. And I promise you paying less money with a photographer who don't jive with getting photos you can't use is like wasting money. So really get on the phone with them, build a relationship that helps. Second thing is laughing out loud makes great pictures. And people who came on my business retreat as like, "Okay, everyone laugh out loud." And they're like, they're no one made sound. I'm like, "No, you actually have to laugh out loud." (Lesley laughs out loud) Right. And when you do that, firstly, you look at your laughing, second you smile, everything looks brighter, lighter, and more fun. And it's better than just smiling all the time. Like no one wants to see a bunch of photos of you just like, no, no offense, like your friends do, your family does, but really, like you can't really use all of those. So you have to do some different things. And then also, you will start to learn your angles, I'm sure Clare as an actress, even you know, you know that there's angles, and there are some angles that I I have to be very careful. If I am sitting, I need to make sure that I get my head forward of my body. Otherwise, it starts to like everything starts to sink down. And then you know, I don't have any like, like there was like more chin there, just like, I lose, I lose the my facial structure when I do that. Which I think is why people think I'm so stunning. I was like, "I gotta get the head in front." The other thing is, when you're taking pictures, don't just sit there and just take like, let them take the same picture 17 times, you didn't change. So you do little tweaks, right like so you like have your head looking at them one way, then you tilt it another way, then you move your hand from your knee to your other hand or to your shoulder or, you know, so you do these little tiny tweaks so that you can get like 20 different photos in the same situation. Natural lighting to me is way better than artificial lighting. You're just gonna it's hard. I have blue eyes and like getting outside in the sun to get the I have to so I close my eyes and she counts to three and then I open them and then we close my eyes we count to three we open them. So those kinds of things. Know your colors. There are some colors that don't look good on you. It's okay. I don't care how in style they are. Let them go, ditch them. And then also this is really huge. Invest in getting your hair and makeup done, and you're going to hate how much makeup you're wearing, you're not going to love it. In fact, when I'm in real life, I'm like, "We better be going out to a boat party, wedding, something because I look way too dumb to stay at home." But when you get the photos back, you actually don't look too done up, you look really like you actually have depth and dimension. So you have to do your makeup very differently for photos because otherwise if you just it's like we're talking bronzer here, people if you're not wearing it, you'd lose your cheeks. So to basically too long, didn't read get hair and makeup artist and get a photographer that can tell you what to do. Play music. I didn't say this. Play some music that makes you feel like alive you don't have to dance, but like just makes you feel like a party. And then and then wear the colors that look good on you. So you know, I hope that helps.Clare Solly 10:52 So many suggestions. I love this. I love it all. So go back and look at Lesley's feed. Look at the @be_it_pod feed. Comment on those photos. And that you can see these tips in ...Lesley Logan 11:02 It's so fun. You know what's really annoying is that Brad just shows up and there's no hair and makeup and (Lesley laughs) he like there's something guys don't, they don't have to do it all. I don't understand. He looks great without it. But anyways, ladies, I got melasma so I gotta you know put some makeup on. (Clare laughs)Clare Solly 11:19 Oh, so yeah, I mean it's it's fantastic. And and I know you as a business owner, you are the face of your business. So you know you have to take ... but even for amateurs who are taking photos, (Lesley: Oh) it's good to have those tips. It's good to know.Lesley Logan 11:35 Everybody you all need at least a headshot. If you are because they're gonna want it, you're gonna need it, you put it on all of your socials anyways, you're gonna want on LinkedIn, you're gonna want on your resume, you're gonna want it for an interview, you're gonna be on a podcast they gonna ask you for your headshot. So at the very least get a headshot. Everyone needs them. But also it is kind of fun to look back and go, "Oh, what a fun day that was." Or "Oh, I remember that haircut." (Clare: Yeah) Yeah, well, thanks for that question. Y'all, so Clare, keep stealing the questions, but you can actually ask whatever questions do you want? Just go to the @be_it_pod, put it in a comment or DM us and we'll answer it all in the show.Clare Solly 12:11 Fantastic. Yeah. And speaking of the show, we should probably recap Helaine Knapp's episode with you from last week. So (Lesley: Let's do it.) a quick bio about Helaine Knapp. She's the founder and CEO of CITYROW. After spending years of climbing the corporate ladder, Helaine left the world of publishing for tech start-up. Group Fitness was her outlet while she was working hard on the hustle and bustle of New York City (I know it will). Months of spin and bootcamp classes left her with lower back injury. However, she began searching for a workout that was low impact but super effective after a friend suggested rowing, Helaine initially rejected it as something her dad did in college but following a few (Lesley laughs) work workouts on a sexy machine pairing with a total body sculpting moves off the machine changed her mind and the concept for CITYROW was born. That and CITYROW has this mission of delivering a fun, smart, effective workout of all to all fitness levels. And it has grown from CITYROW has grown from one studio in New York City to a national omnichannel fitness brand. She's she's amazing.Lesley Logan 13:16 She's amazing. She's so fun.Clare Solly 13:18 ... I this was I think I'd say this every time. But this was one of my favorite episodes that I got to listen to. So I'm so excited I get to talk about this with you. Then, speaking of what was one of your favorite things that you talked about with her?Lesley Logan 13:34 Oh, I'm so excited. And also so as Bayon that's the chain you're hearing in the background. He's just letting us know he's excited too. You know, I heard her another pod as I mentioned on on the podcast's interview and I just really thought what a be it till you see it story like way a just... I mean y'all she's not a fitness instructor and she started a fitness business. And I think that's, I can't stress enough how important that is for you to, to know. And that's what like leads into my thing that I love that she said which like, "Building CITYROW based on a personal need." And so like, I think we often think we have to be the expert at something like some of us have ideas and we think, "Oh, I have to go get that training or this training, that I need this training. And then I need to do these. I need to get all those photos that go along with it." Like we build up the the the opportunity to do something so much that it takes decades to create the thing. And really, she just was like, "I have this idea. Let me find someone who can teach the class that I want to take, and let me build the business of the place I want to go." And so if you have a problem, maybe you can team up with people who can help you solve that problem. And so then you'll love your thing so much. You can't help but sell it. I just think, it's I think it was genius.Yeah, that was that was really great. And she also mentioned like, yeah, well to kind of piggyback on that, surrounding yourself with people and just building on that. Yeah, I mean like building on the idea because yeah, you know, you are, you live in your little pocket of the world. And Lesley you know this very well, because I've seen you do it multiple times, you live in your little pocket of the world. And then you can find people who also have, who also have the drive that have similar or different linking experiences. And so you can can build something (Lesley: Yeah) within that. I love that sense of community that turns into a business.Yeah. And I think like, you know, did you watch WeCrashed? They didn't sponsor the show everyone, so don't go like saying, "Thanks." But did you watch the series?Clare Solly 15:41 I didn't.Lesley Logan 15:42 Okay, let me just tell you. That you can listen to the podcast every one on like one half speed and get the whole gist of it. You don't have to actually watch so but I will say Anne Hathaway did do a frickin amazing job. She really was made for that role. And I don't know that that's a compliment. But it should be. But I mean it to be. But at any rate, the first episode is like about him, like, trying to sell heels that like can turn into flats. And like, almost cut off, like his sister's hand when she's trying to like make the heel because like, you know, like ladies are walking around in New York City, you can walk on your heels. So like, you could like turn the heel, one way, then you can walk on the shoe like a flat, you could pop it out. And then he was creating these like knee pads for babies like so close, it had knee and elbow pads and for babies, but he wasn't passionate about any of those things, he was just thinking, "There's a hole in the market, or there's this thing I can create, I'm going to create, it's gonna make a lot of money." And the reality is, is that you have to actually care about what it is that you're creating, in some way it has to affect your life or someone else that you like, love and trust. Otherwise, you're just going to show up and it's going to be like selling paint on a wall. It's like, Yeah, this is nice, you know, and, and wallpaper is nice, but you don't have to build it. So I really, I think it just goes back to like, create things based on your personal needs, or someone you know, that you really care about. And you're going to feel a lot more unstoppable when the obstacles come your way. So what is something you love, she said?Clare Solly 17:09 I loved like the there's like this is kind of a two parter, like working out for the body's health and longevity. And just do one thing, and just keep doing it. I find it hysterical that you are one of my best friends. And you are so into working out. And I am so into sitting around and not. (Lesley laughs) And and I have a couple of friends who are in the fitness industry who are my closest friends. And I'm like, "No, but really, can we just sit and talk?" (Clare laughs)Lesley Logan 17:44 You got a friend who's a spin instructor or you've got friends who do these things. And like, you're like, and we're like, "Hey, let's go" and you're like, "Yeah, let's just hang here."Clare Solly 17:54 Well, and a couple of years ago, we talked about this a little bit, or you mentioned it before on the pod. We had a blog that's now like defunct, and we had talked about trying to we had this idea where we were we were giving challenges and I was like, "I know I need to make a change in my life. I know I need to work out more" because I like to move. I just like to do it in a way that doesn't feel like I'm working out and sweating and like whatever. So I started doing two sun salutations a day, because I could commit to doing two sun salutations. (Lesley: Yeah) Because I could do them while my coffee pot was like brewing. So I'd get up, have a glass of water, set the coffee to brew, go to the living room and do 10, two sun salutations, which takes like two, three minutes, depending on how deep I'm going and how long ...Lesley Logan 18:40 Yeah, if you're going by breath, or if you're just like going through ...Clare Solly 18:43 And some days, like my body was just like do the movements and be done. And some days I was like, "I want to hold this stretch, and I want to do this." And it I could feel a difference when I was doing it. And when I was not doing it like I would have some days where I'd be like, "Ah, I don't really do need to do it. Doesn't make that much difference." And it does. And (Lesley: It does.) like it was weird because like, I I knew that when I hadn't done them for a couple of days. I was going to hurt myself a couple days later because it's that was the cycle. (Lesley: Oh yeah) And so it's like my body's health was or my body was appreciating just those couple of minutes of care I was giving it. And even though it was only a couple and sometimes, like and again, I would go to a spin class like once a week or I'd go you know do some other seven. I'm live in New York, I walk constantly. (Lesley: Yeah) But those two sun salutations and committing to those has been such a change. And you know ...Lesley Logan 19:43 Are you still doing them this many years later? (Clare: I am.) That's amazing.Clare Solly 19:47 I am. I think it's been four or five years. I get up every morning and and I fallen off the wagon like I (Lesley: Yeah) you know. You know we all know that little little pandemic happened and so you know, depression, whatever, but ...Lesley Logan 20:00 ... that little thing. (Lesley laughs)But it's amazing. And sometimes like, I'll hurt myself or it's my, you know, women's cycle of the month, things like that. So it's like you're not supposed to do inversions when you're on your period. And so like, but I'll, I'll, I won't necessarily do down dog, but I'll still do or no up dog. Well, I can't remember. (Lesley: Yeah) Whatever the one where your butts in there, (Lesley: That's a down dog. Yeah.) Down dog, great. I can't remember. (Clare laughs) But I'll do I'll do the stretches. And I'll do like, I'll find myself like doing plank and some months, I'll challenge myself and like, "Hey, let's see how long we can hold plank for and then hold it for 10 seconds longer tomorrow." And (Lesley: That's ...) I got up to like, three minutes in plank.Are you serious? That's insane. Yeah, I am at a two minute handstand, by the way. (Clare: Oh wow!) Yeah. Yeah. And that's after taking, like, I think I took six months off of yoga and not for any reason. To be honest, I love my teachers, I have two teachers I frickin love and both their classes are at sucky times. So one guy, he's on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which may be now on Tuesdays, I'll get back into because that would be a nice way to end the day. I just happen to have happy hour at that time. So it would just be it just became a little weird Brad and I are doing happy hour, like zoom class, doing yoga. And I'm in a little sip anyways, don't anyone needs no one needs to tell me the how I shouldn't be drinking while I'm doing my yoga. But at any rate, I picked it back up probably six weeks ago. And I you know, it was amazing. I could still do the minute long handstand. And then he was like, "Okay, we're doing two minutes in the second week." I was like, "Two minutes, I just came back to the five, I'm surprising to do one minute." But your body does have this incredible memory. If you're really consistent with something you can get it, you can get back into it pretty well. And I want to just talk about something you mentioned, you're doing 2, and you committed 2 and sometimes you do a plank hold or sometimes you just do a different stretch. All of those little additions are things that BJ Fogg says, "You'll know when you can start to expand that. When you can start to like, make it five sun salutations or two sun salutations and a hip stretch." And it's also okay, if one day you just go to the two sun salutations, because the habit is actually just the two sun salutations. Everything else is extra credit. So,Clare Solly 22:08 Yeah. And it's it's the commitment to it too. Like I actually, I, when I'm on vacation, or things like that, like I'll like I would not do them on vacations originally. And now I just excuse myself, because that two minutes, that five minutes, whatever that is that I give myself is worth it.Lesley Logan 22:34 Well, yeah, it really is. And so, you know, I've been doing morning pages, and I too fell off the wagon with those with the little pandemic. Because I my excuse was, it's so freakin hot in the morning, I have to get outside and walk the dogs, because every minute I'm sitting there, it's just baking the asphalt more. But the reality is, is that I have to do my morning pages. So I'm just going to have to go to bed a little earlier or wake up earlier and make sure make room for a nap later in the day like those are because I, like you I don't get injured, I get pissed off. And it's because I didn't put the things that are pissing me off on a piece of paper and I kept them inside. And so anyways, back to Helaine and your takeaway, I really am glad you picked that one out. Because I do think people think, "Oh my gosh, like, I have to go to a 30 minute class or I have to go to an hour long thing." And you can just pick one thing and like you said, and just do that.Clare Solly 23:28 Yeah, well, and this is and again, not to like do a spot for you. But like, this is one of the reasons I love OPC. Like, I'm an OPC member. And sometimes I'll turn it on for like five minutes. And I just only do five minutes of Pilates. Like is that the right thing to do? Well, I mean ...Lesley Logan 23:45 It's exactly. (clare: I do 5 minutes, 5 minutes is better than nothing.) It's exactly right for you. (Clare: Yeah) And it's also why we say, "Finishing is optional." (Clare laughs)Clare Solly 23:53 Yeah. Sometimes I do the whole thing, and it seems like no time has gone by. Sometimes I'm like, "Nah, I'm good with five minutes."Lesley Logan 24:01 I know I um, I can always tell my energy level when I'm at my workout with my trainer. And if she ends 20 minutes early, and I'm like, "Ah, 20 minutes early." I mean, not that early. Like we did the workout. Right? But if I if I like or the other day I went and I was so grateful it ended after just the one workout that she created. I was like, "Okay, we're stretching. Okay, good. I can do that." I was like, I was like, "Oh, yes." I can always tell like where my body's energy is at and like if I need if I like when she's one of the stretching habits if I wanted more if I had like so grateful that we're stretching. Yeah, finishing is optional everyone, intentional movement is important. And just pick one thing and do that. Okay.Clare Solly 24:41 Yeah. (Lesley: All right, Clare.) We move on to the BE IT action item?Lesley Logan 24:46 Let's do it. Let's recap what's what's your, let's go into the BE IT action items that she gave us.Clare Solly 24:50 Yeah, so um, I the bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted action item that I really liked. And I sort of said this before is surround the people or surround yourself with people on the same journey as you. Which I think I mean, yes, definitely surround yourself with people that are similar. But and you've said this several times, like surround yourself with people who are different, but have the same motivation, like the that are going towards the same direction or want the same thing. Like you mentioned, the the, the, the we work thing earlier, and the how the guy was making all these different products. And it's like, well, what's his goal, that those were not aligned with his goal? (Lesley: Yeah) So therefore, they weren't successful? And like, what is your goal? What are you aiming towards it? Even if it seems like something that is totally not connected. And I think we talked about this on my episode of the podcast, like, this is the manifesting piece, right? This is like, what do you want from your life, and how, and then you'll find the map to get there. And you said, you surround yourself with those people, and connect yourself with those people that can help you either motivate you or share in that directional pole pointing to get you to that. (Lesley: Yeah) And she ... people.Lesley Logan 26:15 I, well, I couldn't agree more. And also, like, it's, the other people have had BE IT action items like, like, make sure you're like, you're you have, like, you know, the pre... people, positive people around you. And like, Brad and I work together, and we do a lot of masterminds. But we, that are and we work really great, we can find really great collabs. But very few of those people work with their, with their partner. So we actually have to be intentional about finding other couples working together. Because they get us on a different level. And so there's something about like, I can, for example, I was in LA yesterday, and we were visiting with some people, none of whom worked work work for themselves. So of course, they don't get when I say like, "Oh, we've got a launch coming up that's when we get back." They're like, "Oh, I wish you could stay." It's like, hmm, you clearly have no idea how many parts go into a launch and how much time that isn't much brain space it is. And so but when I say to a friend on a text message, who is an entrepreneur like, "Oh, yeah, we're on our way back, we have a launch kicking off in a few days." She's like, Oh my gosh, get some sleep. Make sure you're drinking lots of water." Like so when you surround yourself with people are on the same journey. There's almost like, you have almost like your own special code of language, and so they can get you on a deeper level. And also keep you up and make you excited about things when you're down. So yeah, I ...A slingshot friend.A slingshot friend like Clare is. Yes, yes. I'm glad you brought that one up. I feel like that one is hard for people to do. They have a hard time because they think they have to let go of other people.Clare Solly 27:52 Yeah, but I mean, you don't and that and again it it doesn't even have to be they don't have to have the same goal again, it's just sort of the same direction. Like, "What do you want out of life?" Like you and I both want fulfillment from our our endeavors. Right? And, and . It's not it's not a house. I mean, yes, those things come along with that. But it's like, we want to continually to be excited and fulfilled by the things that we we do with our lives.Lesley Logan 28:25 Yeah, yeah. No, it's true. It's it doesn't have to be like you don't have to find an, if you're a fitness or more fitness people. You could just it could be someone who also is trying to build something and create community and similar directions in life. I love that.Clare Solly 28:40 What was one for you?Lesley Logan 28:41 I loved get to know yourself. I think we've had similar versions of this come up before and I picked it anyways because I really don't think a lot of people spend enough time getting to know themselves. And there's so many different ways you can get to know yourself for example, yesterday I had an oracle card and tarot card reading. And that was very fascinating and was actually really fascinating how much she like, 'knew about me without knowing me.' I was like, "What is this? How do you know that?" But you don't have to get those kinds of readings to get to know yourself. There's just, you can get know to yourself in different ways. But you have to understand like, why are you getting frustrated about that? Why are you afraid of that? What is this thing that is making you you know, snap or or not believe in yourself or not get out of bed? And you know, like not go 5 4 3 2 1 in action. Like what it like get to know yourself because then only then can you actually build a life, like you said a fulfillment or alignment. You know, if you hate the mornings, why do you hate the mornings? Is it that you're not a morning person? Or is it you're going to bed at 1am and that you're asking yourself to get up at 6am. Like, actually get to know yourself so you can actually take steps in the direction of of creating the life that you want to live or being it till you see it. And so I just I think, I think getting to know yourself is a lifelong journey.Clare Solly 30:08 If you're into the woowoo, like I am, I know Brad is not and Lesley you're like a medium woo. (Clare laughs) A lot of a lot of the woowoo folks are talking about shadow work right now, which is like if you see that shadow work means just what you were saying. Like it means think through the stuff in your past, or the things that you don't like or the triggers for yourself. I actually had one coach that was like, anytime you have an accident, you trip, you run into something, you bump into something that's like to like, have you realign with a whatever that that thought was.Lesley Logan 30:44 Oh, my gosh, so when you fell on the sidewalk, and you like knocked yourself.Clare Solly 30:48 I, yeah, exactly. Well, and I again, I sat around trying to, like, heal for I don't know, why did air quotes, like heal from that not just physically, but like, what was I thinking at the time and what I was saying I was worried about my work and how I like that different. Like, I had just gotten back from vacation. And I was, I still had like two days before I had to go back to work. And I was like, my mind was racing about all these different pieces. And I think it was like, "No, no, you have to let stuff go."Lesley Logan 31:19 Interesting. That's so interesting that you bring that up, I didn't know that tripping and falling can be part of that shadow work or that part of like, getting you back in alignment. That's so fascinating.Clare Solly 31:30 And it doesn't even have to be as anything as big as my fault. Like, I my stationary bikes, it's in my tiny, tiny apartment and I run into the handle all the time. And I know I can go out and around. But I bump into it. I'm like, "Okay, what was I just thinking? I was thinking negative." And a lot of times it's negativity about myself, (Lesley: Oh) like, I'm not good enough. Or I'm like, I'm not, I haven't made the time. Like, I haven't not. Yeah, I haven't made the time for it. And it's like, well, no things come in the time that they're meant to, or things will happen in the time that they're meant to. And and yeah, it's the the more you deal with the icky stuff, like I am not a morning person. And it's, it's because I find more creativity at night. (Lesley: Yeah) And part of it is you know, I'd like I have an acting background, I do theater. Theater is mostly at night in the evenings. (Lesley: Yeah) I'm sort of geared to that. And again, my creative time, I'll get sleepy around like, 8 to 8:30 and then 9 to 11. I am super creative and super focused. And I find so much writing time in that in those.Lesley Logan 32:37 Did you get to a little nap hour in there? Yeah, but so I you know, I just think we, I, I downloaded a book called Astrology and the Kundalini Rising, because apparently, I'm entering my Uranus opposite Uranus time. And so I know I am a medium woo, but I'm going in. Because this is very interesting. There's some interesting stuff that they have, you know, discovered. It's not like a roadmap, but it is a roadmap. And it's again, just about getting to know yourself. If you find yourself complaining about the same thing. Write about it, and (Clare: Yeah) ask yourself. We had a guest Thor, who's like, talk about morning pages as well. He'll write about it. He's like, "Who... I can't do that. Who says I can't do that?" Oh, (Clare: Yeah) "I say I can't." Like get to know yourself because it really is the key to unlocking a lot of things. We tell ourselves some incredible stories. When people (Clare: Yeah) tell me a storyteller, I'm like, "I bet you tell yourself some whoppers." Just ...Clare Solly 33:34 There's an Ashton Kutcher quote that "We all sit around on a pile of collective stories." I think it's Ashtron that like ...Lesley Logan 33:44 I never thought we would quote Ashton Kutcher on this podcast. So, thank you. (Lesley and Clare laughs)Clare Solly 33:49 There's a first. It was it was one of those like, I was reading a book and like it was the top of the chapter and I was like, "Of all people." But yeah, like it's just a pile of collective stories, y'all. Like (Lesley: Yeah) so you can weed out the ones like our memory is selective like there are things about our like, we have a collective past and I don't you'll you'll remember things that I don't like and and I don't remember things that you know, or I remember things that you don't (Lesley: Yeah) And it's again, we can weed anything out. We our brains are wired that way to keep us safe and ...Lesley Logan 34:29 ... and also tell yourself a different story about the thing because (Clare: Yeah) you can also like I could talk about how like, "Oh, I wish like I had a terrible childhood whatever blah blah." And then I can also say, "You know I had the exact childhood though set me up to be this person that I am because I wouldn't be this peer. I didn't have that childhood. So like it kind of benefit the hell out of me. So maybe I can read..." You know what I mean? Like we could actually like you know, you can as you said you can weed it out or you can change it.Clare Solly 34:54 Yeah, see that see the light side of the the see the positivity in something. (Lesley: Yeah) And don't be afraid to go deep into the stuff that that is ne... that feels negative because there's positivity in there too.Lesley Logan 35:06 Oh, for sure that is, that's good that's another BE IT action item and we can put on there go into that, go into the, go in there. Do you remember that? We'll talk about this offline but there was that movie where he had to like Robin Williams had to go into like ...Clare Solly 35:20 A what the ... What Dreams May Come?Lesley Logan 35:22 Yes. And he did like go in there and they had to like weed it out, like a weed it out to get her out of there. (Clare: Yeah) It was ... chills deep. Anyways, everyone. I'm Lesley Logan.Clare Solly 35:33 I'm Clare Solly.Lesley Logan 35:34 Thank you so much for joining us today. We're so grateful you're here. How are you going to use these tips in your life? Let us know by sending a DM to the pod and on Instagram and we'll catch you on the next episode.Clare Solly 35:44 Bye y'all.Lesley Logan 35:47 That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review. And follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcasts. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the @be_it_pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others BE IT TILL YOU SEE IT. Have an awesome day!'Be It Till You See It' is a production of 'As The Crows Fly Media'. Brad Crowell 36:20 It's written produced, filmed and recorded by your host Lesley Logan and me, Brad Crowell. 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