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In today's episode of GroWise Be Well, Sarah shares the visutation she practices every morning. Tuning in you'll hear her discuss how she started her practice after learning about how to ‘check in' with your body from EFT practitioner Carol Look. Sarah explains how she intuitively visualized her body as a house and how that visualization has changed over time to be a house that is light, brighter, and well taken care of. Hear how an early experience of body shaming can inform your relationship with your body and how visutation can heal that relationship. Join us today to learn all about the fascinating ways that visutation can bring joy to your life and nurture your relationship with your body. Tune in for our next episode where Sarah will be sharing a guided visualization of her visutation practice. Key Points From This Episode:Introducing today's topic and how Sarah does visutation every morning.What Sarah learned from EFT practitioner Carol Look.How Sarah checks in with her body every day.Why Sarah finds it useful to visualize her body as a house.How early experiences of being shamed affected Sarah's relationship with her body.How Sarah's visualization has changed over time.Why you shouldn't feel ashamed if the house you visualize is looking a bit decrepit.What the different parts of her house represent in her body and daily life.Why her woodstove represents her chi fire.What Sarah learned from Kathryn Schiff and how it shaped her visutation.Why everyone's visutation will be different.Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Carol LookKathryn SchiffJon GabrielSarah Southwell on LinkedInGroWise Be Well

In today's episode of the Not Real Art Podcast, we discuss higher education in the creative arts, specifically when it comes to Sourdough's alma mater, Columbia College Chicago, where he graduated in 1994 with a double major in graphic design and arts management. Joining us is Sarah Schroeder, Director of Alumni Relations for Columbia College here on the West Coast. We discuss our shared love for Columbia College and how the institution can benefit anyone who is serious about a career in the creative arts, whether they are looking to pursue work in visual art, graphic design, fashion design, performance art, dance, theatre, comedy, digital design, gaming, AR, VR, creative writing, storytelling, filmmaking, production, or radio; you name it! If you are a creative or aspiring to be one, Columbia College Chicago is a great place to learn and master your craft. Just ask any one of the internationally acclaimed people who have attended classes at Columbia College, including countless Emmy Award winners and nominees, SNL cast member, Aidy Bryant, and hip hop legends, Kanye West and Common, not to mention the accomplished professionals behind the scenes in production, editing, and design. We have no doubt you will learn, grow, and be inspired by today's show, so make sure not to miss it!   Key Points From This Episode: An introduction to Sarah, her qualification from Columbia College, and her career trajectory. How she ended up becoming the Director of Alumni Relations for Columbia College. What Sarah finds so meaningful and rewarding about her role; seeing how alumni grow. What Columbia imparts to graduates as they embark on careers in creative industries. The value of being taught by working professionals in the field. Why it is important to prepare students for real world challenges in the creative arts. Sarah weighs in on whether or not an MFA is worth the money, given the rising costs of tertiary education in the creative arts. The valuable networking opportunities that Columbia offers its students and alumni. Who, in Sarah's opinion, are the most famous people to have attended Columbia College. Why you should choose Columbia over other colleges; the expansive creative curriculum.  Some of the other benefits of choosing Columbia, including the city of Chicago itself. How the programming has evolved at Columbia since Sourdough graduated in the 90s. How Columbia has embraced technology and digital, including video games. The benefits of “jumping right into your major” and starting to create right away. Learn about some of the resources that Columbia offers its students, such as the student-led urban arts festival, Manifest. With Manifest going virtual thanks to COVID-19, visitors can enjoy it in their own time. Find out how Columbia adapted and managed to pivot quickly during COVID. Sarah reflects on how the creative output of students will be influenced by the pandemic. Sarah and Sourdough discuss the role that artists play in creating the culture of the future. Being a creative versus an artist; why the term ‘creative' is more inclusive. The importance of training students to solve problems in creative ways, not just the technical aspects of being an artist in the traditional sense. Sourdough emphasizes the importance of nurturing and encouraging creativity. Sarah shares what she is working on, including a new alumni orientation for the classes of 2020 and 2021. For more information, visit: https://notrealart.com/columbia-college-chicago

I hear from so many women in menopause who don't want to look in the mirror because their bodies have changed and they don't recognize themselves anymore. And I think more than anything else, there's a big BIG piece of acceptance that's required to get past any obstacles. In today's episode I'm with guest Sarah Manuel who wrote the children's book, “Differences Are Dynamite.” Despite living life in a wheelchair and being given a death sentence as a child, Sarah has never accepted her limitations. Tune in to this podcast today and find out some simple questions to ask yourself about how to find your purpose! Discussion Points:  [0:00] Introduction  [4:46] Sarah shares the death sentence she received when she was a child  [8:42] The power of 1%   [10:50] What Sarah's childhood was like   [13:14] The cost of denial   [14:56] How acceptance led to Sarah finding her purpose   [17:06] Moving towards your obstacle to get past it  [17:56] Helping kids grapple with their own disability   [18:24] Everyone has differences and those differences have a reason   [19:26] Different is not bad, it's just different   [20:25] How we choose to view circumstance can create or ease suffering   [22:12] Sarah shares her pregnancy journey   [25:04] The difference in Sarah's thoughts now compared to her thoughts before  [25:57] Sarah's book Differences are Dynamite   [26:56] Sarah shares tips women who are going through an existential crisis can do  [29:09] Our mindset has the power to change our whole game [32:37] Your circumstances don't have to determine your reality   About the Guest: Sarah Manuel is living an amazing life, never taking no for an answer. Despite her being in a wheelchair and given a death sentence as a child, Sarah has never accepted her limitations. She told anyone who had listened to her her dreams for the future, including having a meaningful career, falling in love, and having a child, and Sarah successfully turned those dreams into reality. Now, Sarah has taken these hard won lessons and teaches others how to envision the future of their dreams, discover their purpose, and turn their dreams into reality.  Resources: Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones https://www.menopausemovement.com/blog   Connect with me on Instagram @drmichellegordon Follow me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drmichellegordon Join The Menopause Movement private group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/menopausemovement) Sign up for our Virtual Live Retreat: https://www.menopausemovement.com/retreat     Sign up for the 28-Day MENO-Belly Challenge here https://www.menopausemovement.com/challenge Visit Sarah's website and check out what she offers https://sarahmanuel.com/  Books mentioned in this episode: The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday https://amzn.to/2Tbz71H  Differences are Dynamite by Sarah Manuel https://amzn.to/36GL6Y4  For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to The Menopause Movement Podcast on YouTube,  Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher. Thank you for tuning in!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the Tending Creativity Podcast! Episode 11: Being an Embroidery Artist and the Importance of Rest ft. Sarah Jane (SalutingSoloMagpies) For this episode I talk with embroidery artist Sarah Jane about her experiences and work as an embroidery artist. :) In this episode we talk about: Sarah introduces herself. How Sarah started embroidery and her first pieces. Picking embroidery back up after a couple years away from it. Sarah's creative interests growing up. What Sarah thought of doing for work as a child. Quitting her retail job to explore creative work. Having family support to do and try what you want. Being unsure of what to do with your life. The different subject matter of Sarah's work and how it has evolved. Getting an ego boost from others' positive reaction to your work. The start of selling embroideries. Unique commissions. The perception of embroidery as an art form and devaluation of embroidery as just "women's work". "Crafts" vs "fine art". How Sarah makes work for her Etsy shop. Trying to figure out a work schedule, getting tasks done, etc. Rest and productivity, learning to allow yourself to rest. The impact of the pandemic on her working habits. Helpful Instagram graphics and accounts. Sarah's process for doing an embroidery. The materials Sarah uses and the low-cost investment of embroidery. Focusing on skill, passion, and your eye over materials and tools. Learning how to stitch. What Sarah does if an embroidery isn't going as planned. Dealing with and managing expectations and disappointment for our art. Physical impacts of doing embroidery. Pros and cons of selling on Etsy- visibility and fees. Sarah's other interests. Our love for cooking themed video games. Sarah's Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SalutingSoloMagpies Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salutingsolomagpies For transcript of this interview: www.marissuelena.com/blog/tendingcreativity/episode11 Subscribe to the podcast and leave a review! Follow us on Instagram Host/Marissa's Instagram Host/Marissa's Youtube Channel www.marissuelena.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tendingcreativity/message

This week we speak to Sarah Baker, CEO, Alison Bingham, Director of Development and Rachel Watson, Associate Principal and Director of Education and Achievement from TEAM Education Trust, in the final instalment of our series of podcasts covering their first year as a trust. We talk about what they feel they have learned and achieved,  their plans for further development and Sarah shares her top tips for first time CEO's.    We talk about:  The resilience and adaptability of their staff during the pandemic How proud they are of what has been achieved this year  What their first year as a trust might have looked like without challenges raised by COVID-19  The importance of building strong relationships across a trust  What Sarah has learned in her first year as a CEO, including delegation and trying to let go of her inner perfectionist  The importance of work-life balance for all staff, especially for the central team as role models for the other staff  How to work towards becoming an employer of choice  TEAM Education trusts CPLD programme

Fellow Northern Irish local, author, psychologist and life coach with a huge amount of passion and intellect, Sarah Gregg joins Pete in today's inspiring episode. Leaving her job in 2016 Sarah decided to reinvent her life and chase her dreams to become a successful author. Sarah discusses how her journey led her to have deeper trust within herself, why she believes people should be more open with their feelings and why it is her aim to encourage people to live the life they want.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Sarah believes that life can look good on paper and people can do everything that was expected of them yet still feel discontent. Many people are suffering with these emotions and Sarah endeavours to encourage people to reinvent the rules of happiness and success. She believes that everyone is whole and worthy and we need to live the life that we want. Whilst in Portugal, Sarah was working hard to write and continue to put stuff out there as it was something she loved but it was not working. Whilst part of her contemplated going back to the 9-5 office world, another part told her to keep going and believe in herself. The journey taught Sarah to have a deeper level of trust within herself, when you have that magical things can happen. It is important for Sarah to feel as though she does not need change herself but feel as though she can accept herself. Part of Sarah's work is helping people to move themself into alignment so that they can become ‘in-flow' and figure out how all the parts of themselves work together so that they can flow towards what matters most. As opposed to ‘how do I change myself' to get what I want. In the world of psychology there is an expectation that you should be a perfectly formed human being and not have bad feelings or flaws. What Sarah has realised is, having those flaws, experiences and feelings is what makes her really good at her job. The two aren't separate, the two are part. There should be more times and places where we are vulnerable enough to say ‘I am not having a good day today'. Sarah's book ‘Choose Happy' is about how small changes can create happier results. It takes common roadblocks to happiness such as comparison and gives anecdotes and psychology based strategies to help you navigate your way around that. ‘Choose Happy' helps navigate when your messy, complex lives inevitably bring up new emotions that are harder to handle.   BEST MOMENTS “We are not broken in any way, sometimes the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle are a little bit rearranged.” “So much of my journey has been events that cannot be explained.” “When you are in alignment, that is the optimum stage of consciousness.” ABOUT THE GUEST Sarah is a Northern Irish girl with a huge passion for unlocking human potential (you could call it a bit of an obsession). Sarah is a member of the British Psychological Society, a certified life coach, business coach, and a certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner. She's helped hundreds of ambitious individuals and businesses to dream big and take consistent action to get the results, with ease. In 2016 Sarah left her job and went in pursuit of her dream to work and travel full time. She now runs The Power to Reinvent and helps people across the world fulfill their potential and feel happier. ABOUT THE HOST The ‘Mighty Pete Lonton' from the ‘Mighty 247' company is your main host of ‘Fire In The Belly'. Pete is an Entrepreneur, Mentor, Coach, Property Investor, and father of 3 beautiful girls. Pete's background is in Project Management and Property, but his true passion is the ‘Fire in The Belly' project itself. His mission is to help others find their potential and become the mightiest version of themselves. Pete openly talks about losing both of his parents, suffering periods of depression, business downturn and burn-out, and ultimately his years spent not stoking ‘Fire In the Belly'. In 2017, at 37 years of age that changed, and he is now on a journey of learning, growing, accepting, and inspiring others. Pete can connect with people and intuitively asks questions to reveal a person's passion and discover how to live their mightiest life. The true power of ‘Fire In The Belly' is the Q&A's - Questions and Actions! The ‘Fire In The Belly' brand and the programme is rapidly expanding into podcasts, seminars, talks, business workshops, development course, and rapid results mentoring. CONTACT METHOD https://www.facebook.com/mightypetelonton/ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mightypete https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/   Support the show: https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Want to learn about ethical investing? Sarah Bengtsson joins us on the show today to teach you everything you need to know to get started investing ethically. Sarah is an expert in ESG Investing and the founder of Money Meets Soul where she teaches millennials to build wealth that is sustainable, both for themselves and the planet. In this episode you will learn: • What is ethical investing • How to get started investing ethically • What does ESG stand for and how you can use it to help you choose your investments • What Sarah invests in and how to access her top 20 ESG ETFs investment recommendations • Sarah's book recommendations for ethical investing

“Sometimes you just need an advocate to kick you in the pants.” Sarah Lesko just might be one of the most-loved women in the running industry. As the leader of corporate development for Oiselle, Sarah — or "Lesko," as most call her — is beloved by her colleagues, by Oiselle's elite athletes, and by the hundreds of members of the Volée team. So what is about Lesko that makes people so drawn to her? After hearing about Oiselle from countless women on this show — Lauren Fleshman, Sally Bergesen, Alison Mariella Désir, Rebecca Mehra, Kara Goucher, Courtney Carter — it's time to hear from Lesko herself! On this episode, Sarah talks about growing up on a commune, going to (and running for) Yale, and becoming a doctor. She talks about the health issue that forced her to take an 18-year break from running, and explains what drew her back in and got her on the run again. She talks about having kids (she's a mom to three boys) while in her medical residency, and about life as a mom and family medicine doctor. And she talks about her decision to leave the medical industry in 2015 to work for Oiselle. Today, Sarah manages Oiselle's philanthropic efforts, its Bras For Girls program, and the elite team. In this conversation, she reflects on helping grow the brand, including the initiatives she's proudest of, and the missteps along the way. Plus, she talks about why, at 52, she's proud to be "faster as a master." SPONSOR: AfterShokz — Visit ontherun.aftershokz.com for 15% off wireless headphones. EMBED EPISODE HERE What you'll get on this episode: How was your run today? (4:40) What's dominating your brain right now? (5:55) What Sarah's childhood was like as a self-proclaimed “child of hippies” (9:30) On med school, raising children during med school, and becoming a family medicine doctor (14:20) Meeting Sally Bergesen, and the road to Oiselle (22:25) Why Sarah took 18 years off of running (25:21) Reflecting on where Oiselle was at when Lesko entered the picture (29:50) On leaning in to internet culture, engaging with influencers in the running space, and starting to sign and sponsor professional athletes (34:35) What, exactly, Lesko does all day, and all about Bras for Girls (42:45) On being so loved (48:45) How Oiselle has evolved over the years (52:00) On hiring Alison Mariella Désir, and the brand's goals for DEI work (58:45) The role running plays in Sarah's life right now (1:05:25) What we mention on this episode: Sally Bergesen on Episode 48 of the Ali on the Run Show Lauren Fleshman on Episode 103 of the Ali on the Run Show Bras For Girls Oiselle Light Luxe Fabric Alison Mariella Désir on Episode 292 of the Ali on the Run Show Kara Goucher on Episode 86 of the Ali on the Run Show Running Industry Diversity Coalition Follow Sarah: Instagram @drlesko Twitter @drlesko Follow Ali: Instagram @aliontherun1 Join the Facebook group Twitter @aliontherun1 Support on Patreon Blog Strava Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify SoundCloud Overcast Stitcher Google Play SUPPORT the Ali on the Run Show! If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the run love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends!

Sarah from the "It Aint It Sis" podcast joins Leeza to rant all about how Sarah got the inspiration and courage to start a podcast, and become and author of her very own book "Pretty Young" all during a pandemic. This episode can inspire anyone who has been curious but battles fear and or don't know where to start. Some things we cover: A little bit about her - why she started her podcast What made her want to write a book/what is it about? What are some mental distractions women deal with? What Sarah hopes people get out of her book "Pretty Young" What did the writing process looked like? Check out Sarah ! https://www.instagram.com/itaintitsispodcast/ It Aint It Sis Podcast Pre-Order her book "Pretty Young" Available on Amazon & where all books are sold. ~ Keep up with Leeza Rants ~ leezarants.com https://www.instagram.com/leezarants/ Leeza's personal instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leezasmith_/

Dating is always tough, but during a pandemic it can feel downright impossible. “I’m incredibly lonely, and it’s impossible to meet anybody my age right now,” our listener Sarah said. Feeling isolated, Sarah has clung to a friends-with-benefit situation with Matthew, her friend and dance partner. But at 36, Sarah knows the relationship isn’t meant to last. On this episode of How To!, we bring on Logan Ury, director of relationship science at Hinge, dating coach, and author of How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love, to help Sarah break up with Matthew and move on. And moving on, Logan says, doesn’t necessarily mean just dating. What Sarah might really be missing is a community—and so she ought to search for not only a romantic partner but also friends who function as “other significant others.” If you liked this episode, check out: “How To Find Your First Kiss at 38.” Do you have a problem that needs solving? Send us a note at howto@slate.com or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dating is always tough, but during a pandemic it can feel downright impossible. “I’m incredibly lonely, and it’s impossible to meet anybody my age right now,” our listener Sarah said. Feeling isolated, Sarah has clung to a friends-with-benefit situation with Matthew, her friend and dance partner. But at 36, Sarah knows the relationship isn’t meant to last. On this episode of How To!, we bring on Logan Ury, director of relationship science at Hinge, dating coach, and author of How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love, to help Sarah break up with Matthew and move on. And moving on, Logan says, doesn’t necessarily mean just dating. What Sarah might really be missing is a community—and so she ought to search for not only a romantic partner but also friends who function as “other significant others.” If you liked this episode, check out: “How To Find Your First Kiss at 38.” Do you have a problem that needs solving? Send us a note at howto@slate.com or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Sarah E. Brown is an author, speaker, coach, trainer, and host of the KTS Success Factor™ Podcast. Her books include the best-selling Let Your Personality Be Your Career Guide and The Road to Success, the latter book co-written with Jack Canfield of Chicken Soup for the Soul® fame.  She has also developed a completely personalized book series, based on the reader’s unique personality, entitled The Book of YOU®, which helps individuals be happy, successful, and better understood in a variety of pursuits. Following a successful career in corporate America, most recently as Managing Director with Accenture, Sarah retired early to speak, coach, and train individuals (mostly women) to pursue and, more importantly, complete big projects and life goals by drawing on their unique gifts and following proven success principles. In this episode Sarah and I discuss... The distinction between a "good job" and a "bad job". What Sarah has observed in regard to women and their ability to get out of a workplace rut, and how she’s making the solution accessible to women who may not have access to this solution through her employer. What women can do to get the benefits of the coaching process and mentoring even if they don’t have a coach and there aren’t a lot of women at the senior levels of the organization to mentor them. How Sarah trains women to utilize self-coaching in a way that works and is sustainable and how you can get access to this training. Links Giveaway:  Text KTS to 833-230-2802 https://www.bookofyou.com https://www.sarahebrown.com Email: sarah@bookofyou.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KnowThyselfGuides LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahebrownphd/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KnowGuides Sponsors Zebralove Web Solutions: Close your online marketing skills gap, learn how to remain relevant in a quickly changing marketplace, and get ongoing support in promoting your businesses online. Stay ahead of the game by signing up for these Digital Marketing Forum. Go to womentakingthelead.com/zebraworkshops to register. Resources Create Goals that are Worthy of you: If you are done with either pursuing vanilla goals, suffering through the struggle of goals that are not aligned with your strengths, or dealing with heartbreak of an unattainable goal this course is for you! Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: A simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Visionary or Integrator? Startup or Maintenance CEO?In the world of business, there is no shortage of ways to categorize your leadership style and the way you operate. But maybe in the real world, it's not quite so distinct.I LOVE quizzes and personality tests and different ways of categorizing my personality, my skills, and how I think about things.Sometimes these assessments are genuinely useful and can help us understand how and why we do the things we do and think the way we think - which can help us improve our weaknesses and lean into our strengths.But, they can also sometimes create artificial boxes around us and create limitations that can keep us from growing as leaders and as individuals.One of these dichotomies that I've repeatedly gotten stuck on, personally, is the idea that you are either a startup or a maintenance CEO.You're either the energetic kid here to whip everyone into a frenzy of work, who changes things at the drop of a hat. Or you're the "adult" they bring in once things are rolling, so you can bring order to the chaos.As we've been talking about maintenance mode, it seemed like a logical choice to examine whether or not all business owners can even BE in maintenance mode. What if you ARE either a startup CEO or a maintenance one? Does that mean that your business will never be able to operate like clockwork?My guest today is Sarah Avenir, author and the CEO of &yet, a marketing and messaging agency. And she's been on both sides of this debate.She's BEEN a startup CEO, a freelancer, an employee, and then she got tapped to become the CEO of &yet and she had to figure out how to make a team of designers, developers, and strategists come together under what she calls systems of practice.Listen to the full episode to hear: What Sarah thinks of the dichotomy of Start-Up CEO vs Maintenance CEO and what the term Maintenance Mode means to her What the journey from being a startup CEO to a maintenance style CEO has been like for somebody who thinks in systems and who is comfortable with consistency. How Sarah has found freedom through the structure and routine of systems And how systems in practice incorporates being a human being and what we need to stay healthy Learn more about Sarah Avenir: Twitter @sarahavenir Roam Research People-First Growth Find Your Weirdos Meet Our Weirdos Learn more about Susan: Scalespark Dollars + Decisions Roundtable Twitter @ScaleSpark LinkedIn @thesusanboles

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Sarah Whitaker is the Owner and Client Success Manager for Williams Advertising and the founder of its newly launched division called Branded. What Sarah does so incredibly well is that she obsesses over the user experience. And being a native to all things digital, she naturally bridges human-to-human engagement with digital sales proficiency.

Have you found yourself in a place where it’s time to grow your team and you don’t know where to start? Or maybe you already have the team but you want to figure out how to make everything work better?  In this episode, I was joined by my friend and client Sarah Fox. Sarah is the Founder of the Bookish Fox, a book editing and coaching agency. We explored a few different topics in this episode around building your team (and of course we got into some of my biggest questions around writing a book too).  Sarah shares lessons she’s learned as she’s grown her team, how she’s evolved her standard operating procedure (SOP) process (she swears by the fact that SOPs only take 5 minutes and can save you 5 hours), and obstacles people face when writing their book. If you’re ready to grow your team or have any interest in becoming an author, you’ll definitely want to take notes!    What’s in this episode: What Sarah does as the founder of a book editing and coaching agency The moment when she knew she needed to hire a team What she credits to having her team stick around long term Lessons she’s learned from bringing on team members Her advice to service providers who want to write a book Biggest obstacles people face when writing their book How to schedule time into your day to get your book done What writing a non-fiction book can do for you as a done-for-you service-based business   For full show notes, resources, and links, head to https://nicolejacksonmiller.com/047   Enjoyed this episode? Then make sure to join us in my free Facebook Group so we can continue the conversation! Request free access at https://www.facebook.com/groups/serviceprovidersthatscale/.  Want to know when new episodes are released? Subscribe on your platform of choice so you can learn all of the scaling strategies I’m implementing in my own business and with my clients.  Let’s be friends. Send me a DM on, Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nicolejacksonmiller or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nicolejacksonmiller. 

If you are at a crossroads in your life, between sticking with the conventional path and taking a leap of faith in the direction of your passion, you're going to get a lot of inspiration from hearing today’s guest tell her story in her own words. Author and comedian, Sarah Cooper’s viral TikTok Trump impersonations have led to a Netflix show called Everything’s Fine, which is a comedic commentary on the state of America during “The Trump Years.” After working in corporate America, Sarah was eager to follow her passion and become a stand-up comedian, but it took a real leap of faith for her to go into comedy full time. When Trump was elected president, she began openly voicing her opinion about him on Twitter, so much so that the former-president blocked her in 2017. Eventually, each time Trump would do a news briefing, the media eagerly awaited Sarah's TikTok impressions; the floodgates opened, and she was offered a ton of exciting opportunities, from getting an agent to filming her recent Netflix comedy special. In this episode, Sarah shares a bit about her backstory and connects the dots between her upbringing and her now global fame. She talks about her persistent feelings of never quite belonging, not being Black or white “enough,” and how she overcame having low self-confidence. You’ll also find out how a date with Light’s brother inspired Sarah to take the stage, how her viral article inspired her to take a leap of faith, and how TikTok reignited her dreams of becoming famous. All this and more, including what her definition of success is now and what advice she would give 19-year-old Sarah, so make sure to tune in today!Key Points From This Episode:Hear a bit about Sarah’s background, born in Jamaica and raised in the US.Find out a bit about her family dynamic, between her, her parents, and her three siblings.Sarah explains that her favorite activity as a child was make-believe.How racism was viewed in Sarah’s family and the benefits of pretending it doesn’t exist.Sarah talks about her love for singing, dancing, acting, and Shakespeare.Why Sarah felt that she didn’t belong anywhere; she wasn’t white or Black “enough”.From the University of Maryland to Georgia Tech: what Sarah learned during her years in college.Sarah’s first time on stage in Atlanta and how it was inspired by a date with Light’s brother.Why stand-up comedy was a better fit for Sarah than acting; she liked making people laugh!How Sarah tried to fit in with corporate America and began taking notes while she was working at Google in New York.Find out about Sarah’s path to meditation and how her and Light crossed paths in 2012.Sarah’s viral article, ’10 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings’, and how it inspired her to take a leap of faith.How Sarah dealt with negative reviews after she published her book and became well-known.What Sarah said on Twitter that made Donald Trump block her in 2017.At 40, Sarah started doubting herself and the work she had put into her stand-up career, but then she discovered TikTok.Hear about the day that Sarah decided to do her first Trump impression on TikTok.Sarah tells the story of how she made her first viral TikTok about Trump’s bleach comments.The pressure to create that Sarah started feeling after the first few successful videos.Building an audience out of people connected through their hate for Trump by creating a Netflix special out of her impressions.How Sarah stayed true to her instincts while working with a big player like Netflix.The essence of Sarah’s stories is understanding that there is no one, right way to deal with racism, or micro-aggressions, or sexism.Sarah’s definition of success now: proving that she is more than her Trump i

In Episode 75, Ashley Audrain (author of The Push) joined me to talk about society’s expectations of mothers, how her publishing background influenced an early draft of The Push, and what it’s like to read and write dark stores. This post contains affiliate links (plus: here’s your Amazon Smile-specific affiliate link), through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights Generational differences in how society views motherhood and interesting feedback Ashley has gotten from mothers in her parents’ generation. What the overwhelming response to The Push has been like for Ashley and whether she expected this type of reaction from readers. How (and when) she found out The Push was going to be a GMA Book Club pick. How Ashley’s publishing marketing / PR background during The Girl on the Train‘s heyday influenced an early draft of The Push, which she eventually changed. How Ashley felt about writing such a dark book about a revered topic. What Sarah gets out of reading dark books. Some interesting feedback from men that Ashley has heard about The Push. Harmful phrases that are thrown around about motherhood all the time and how they can impact mothers’ mental health. Ashley’s thought process as she was writing Violet’s character. Ashley’s memories of reading We Need to Talk About Kevin. How / why Ashley decided to go with a slightly ambiguous ending (and her revision journey to get there). A preview of Ashley’s next book (called The Whisperers). Ashley’s Book Recommendations [33:59] Two OLD Books She Loves The Mothers by Brit Bennett (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [34:19] The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani | Buy from Amazon [37:54] Two NEW Books She Loves The Harpy by Megan Hunter | Buy from Amazon [40:37] Luster by Raven Leilani | Buy from Amazon [43:34] One Book She DIDN’T LOVE Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips | Buy from Amazon [45:52] One NEW RELEASE She’s Excited About The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker (May 18, 2021) | Buy from Amazon [49:11] Last 5 Star Book Ashley Read [50:02] Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam | Buy from Amazon [52:17] Other Books Mentioned The Pushby Ashley Audrain (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [0:51] The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [10:55] A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold | Buy from Amazon [27:39] We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver | Buy from Amazon [27:49] Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam | Buy from Amazon [28:44] The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [34:43] The End We Start From by Megan Hunter | Buy from Amazon [40:47] About Ashley Website | Instagram Ashley previously worked as the publicity director of Penguin Books Canada. Prior to Penguin, she worked in public relations. She is a graduate of the Media, Information & Technoculture program at Western University. She lives in Toronto, where she and her partner are raising their two young children. The Push is her first novel. Next Episode There will not be a new episode next week since the podcast is on a bi-weekly schedule. The following week, there will be a full length episode featuring Laura Tremaine, the author of Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First. and the host of the podcast 10 Things to Tell You (airing February 17).

Today’s episode is packed with helpful information about taking medication during pregnancy and the postpartum period. We’ll also take a closer look at COVID-related issues and the vaccine as they relate to perinatal mental health. Join us to learn more. Dr. Sarah Oreck is a Columbia University-trained psychiatrist who focuses on women’s mental wellness. In addition to her expertise in general and addiction psychiatry, Dr. Oreck is one of very few doctors with specialized training in reproductive psychiatry. She runs a private practice in which she combines the most up-to-date medical treatments with talk therapy, meditation, and a whole-body complementary approach. Dr. Oreck is passionate about teaching, and she regularly lectures at Cedars Sinai Hospital, UCLA, and The Providence Hospital System, in addition to her media work. She is actively involved in advocacy work and is a member of the Board of Directors of Maternal Mental Health Now. Show Highlights: An overview of the field of reproductive psychiatry--and how it helps people The “risk vs. risk” perspective regarding medication and perinatal mental health How Sarah talks to people about the risk of anxiety and depression Why mental health medications can be safer than untreated mental illness The dangers when physicians don’t keep up with new mental health research and literature How Sarah works to train and inform physicians about pregnancy and postpartum How Sarah’s individual clients benefit from her bilingual abilities due to her Colombian heritage The myths of motherhood in the Latin community that only magnify the need for a mental health focus Sarah’s observations about the impact of COVID on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders What it was like for Sarah to have her first baby during the COVID pandemic What we should know about the COVID vaccine regarding pregnancy and breastfeeding mothers How the stigmas around anxiety medication discourage people from taking medications that are necessary and life-saving What Sarah has seen in people getting the help, support, and connection that they need Resources: Sarah Oreck MD Instagram Facebook

Sarah has experienced many things from seeing abductions to seeing angels who aided her. Her awakened consciousness increased as she got older. She experienced the supernatural and past lives in Egypt & Atlantis. telepathy, weather abnormalities, feeling others emotions, remote viewing, quantum leaping, and time travel are among the other alternate realities Sarah has endured. "I’ve healed so much and believe every day is a healing journey to greater heights". Sarah works with many clients around the world in what she calls "Intuitive Healing". This includes using homeopathy herbs, supplements, diet super foods, detoxing, energy work, essential oils, visualization, mediation, subtle energy work, cellular work, all to heighten the frequency of the temple and precious bodies we have been given. She has made TV appearances on Gaia TV including Beyond Belief and Buzzsaw, as well as Vice TV, The Bases Project, co-hosting the Divine Truth Show on Revolution Radio and many others.Sarah Adams continues to be a major force in the world of enlightenment while healing many around the world.Overview of topics explored Sarah's soul and life journey.What parallel lifetimes does Sarah remember on earth ? + other planets.Being disconnected from soul.Can someone be soul-less ?Heart and soul connection.Sarahs purpose and passions.Healing ourselves and the planet.Ancient technologies.Artificial Intelligence.Where did the aboriginals and Egyptians come from ?Meditation, visualization, detoxing, talking to your system, doing the inner work and healing yourself. Death, How do our belief systems influence the transition experience , clearing energy to graduate earth school and why the matrix was really created.What Sarah understands about Psychedelics and preparing for them.What does love mean to Sarah ? What's a message you have for humanity ?If you love this episode please leave a rating and review and subscribe for more weekly explorations. I hope this episode brings you a ton of value. Connect With Sarah:https://www.sarahradams.com/https://www.instagram.com/divinehathor1985/Connect with me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lachlan.dunn/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lachlan.dunn.161/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOSrM6mN5TcDst3MwUAjKfg/videos?view_as=subscriber

Sarah is Australian and she's been living with type 1 diabetes for just over 10 years and has been Plant-Based for just over 1.5 years. Sarah is a lived experience turned Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), Theraputic Applied Percussion (TAP), and Mindset Coach on a mission to help other humans be the best human they can be using the tools and techniques she's learnt through personal experience over the years, plus her training and intuition. She uses the term "lived experience" because it means that she's more than likely lived it, which as a coach she feels is important to convey so that people know she's not only coming from a place of empathy, but a place of understanding thanks to first hand experience. Before becoming a coach she was a radio announcer and artist manager in the music Industry.   We also talk about: Sarah's diagnosis story NLP and common limiting beliefs around diabetes Mindset The things that hold us back and how to bust through obstacles Tapping into the subconscious mind and overcoming limiting beliefs Emotions and how most limiting beliefs aren't what we think they are Sarah shares a fun and simple exercise on emotions to get started and build awareness so that you can uncover limiting beliefs and create a success mindset! Sarah's journey to eating a plant based diet What Sarah eats in a day Plant based protein food sources Tips to getting started eating a plant based diet How Sarah has increased her insulin sensitivity through a plant based diet   If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of this episode on your device, post it on your Instagram stories and tag me and Sarah: @tajacato and @sarandipitycoaching :) If you feel called to do so, please leave me a 5 star review and let me know what you enjoy most about this episode, it'll only take a few seconds. Your reviews help other people find this podcast and benefit from hearing this content, too. To leave me a review all you have to do is click here  scroll down on your device and tap the starts to rate the podcast. Thank you so much for your support of this show!   How to Connect with Sarah: On Instagram: @sarandipitycoaching On Facebook: Sarandipitycoaching To join Sarah's FREE 5 Day Self-Discovery Challenge: click here To join Sarah's Plant Based diabetes community on Facebook: click here For coaching info: click here   Plant Based Links Mentioned on This Episode: Plant Proof Podcast: Simon Hill  Mastering Diabetes The Plant-Based Diabetic Community (TPBDC)   To Connect with Taja: On Instagram: @tajacato By e-mail: info@tajacato.com  Click here to enter for your chance to WIN the Fat Loss for Type 1's program!   Have you subscribed to this podcast yet? if not, please make sure to subscribe here so you don't miss out on weekly content and bonus episodes.   ♡ THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN ♡

The Whole View, Episode 438: The Fascinating Science of Habits Welcome back to episode 438 of the Whole View. (0:27) Stacy welcomes listeners to the very first show of the year! She is still readjusting to life after the holidays and knows everyone can identify with that sluggish feeling of getting back to routine. Sarah is a little different because she makes habit-centered resolutions every year. She takes the New Year as a time to reevaluate what she's planning to do in a habit-focused, not goal-focused, frame. This year, she thought a lot about body shaming and predatory marketing strategies of big business. She always finds the "new year, new you" mindset nauseating every year. But this year, whether it's because of the "quarantine 15" or something else, it's particularly bad. Especially given how emotionally vulnerable Sarah is feeling after 2020. This led Sarah to look into what's new in habit-forming research and refresh her knowledge of the science of habits since she hadn't done so in several years. There is so much cool science on habits, and Sarah jokes she fell down the rabbit hole. When she emerged, she realized how actionable it is. And how it can help pull on a lot of threads on how we can set up to succeed, period.   What Are Habits? Sarah suggests they start by looking at what scientifically is considered a habit. (4:00) She thinks that it's a bit more common to think of habits in the sense of bad ones we want to break, like smoking or nail-biting. Sarah explains that while we more easily identify "bad habits," habit-forming as a whole is a very important form of learning.  A habit is a learned action that we perform automatically when we encounter that action's linked stimulus. When the action is triggered, we perform it automatically and unconsciously.  Real, fully-formed habits are insensitive to the "reward" phase we initially rely on to form the habit. Sarah also explains that we perform habitual behaviors in the exact same way every time we encounter the stimulus.  And once we reach the point where it does matter if there is a reward for performing the habit or not, the behaviors tend to stick with us long-term. This is true even if the perceived benefit we derive from the behavior decreases over time or no longer distinguish a cause and effect of our behavior.  Science of Habits In Daily Life We perform about 40% of our day-to-day actions are habitual, meaning they are determined by stimulus-response associations and requires no conscious thought. (6:00) We evolved the ability to form habits because it does something important in terms of freeing up thinking resources.  When we're learning a habit, it starts as a routine to achieve an outcome (i.e., goal-directed), rewarded as reinforcement, and repeated in the same context. Sarah explains at the beginning of this learning process, the brain must use multiple areas to perform the behavior. Basal ganglia is the region of the brain associated with emotion, memories, pattern recognition, procedural learning, and control of voluntary motor movements.  The prefrontal cortex is the region of the brain associated with executive function and cognitive control. This includes attentional control, cognitive inhibition, inhibitory control, working memory, cognitive flexibility, information processing, planning, reasoning, problem-solving, organization, and decision making. As we repeat the behavior and master it, we use the prefrontal cortex less and less to perform the behavior. This is when the basal ganglia takes completely over.  Once the action becomes a habit, we don't use the prefrontal cortex at all. This frees up valuable executive functions for other tasks! Sarah used the example of learning to drive a car and "losing time" while driving long distances to show how prevalent the science of habits is in our lives.  The Science of Habits Behind Social Language The habit learning system increases efficiency, saving valuable mental energy, but comes at the expense of flexibility. Stacy jokes that while you can listen to a podcast, such as The Whole View, she doesn't recommend attempting to read the show notes while habitually driving your car. Sarah agrees that reading is not habitual enough to do while driving because words are heavily reliant on the frontal cortex. The exception to this, she explains, is social language.  For example, we might be so conditioned to hearing "Hi, how are you?" from a stranger, if they say, "wonderful day, isn't it?" we might automatically answer with something like, "Great! How are you?" Sarah explains social language is a form of habitual learning due to our use of "programmed responses."  She references a scenario when someone passes you on the street and asks how you are.  They don't really want to know all the horrible things that might have happened to you that morning. Because you're socially aware of it, you have a programmed response along the lines of, "good, how are you?" Sarah also shares encounters with her grandmother, who has dementia. She explains that much of their conversations revolve around these scripted, programmed responses. This is because her grandmother spent a lifetime building those responses. So her deteriorating memory can more easily hold onto them.   Why Focus on Habits? Sarah notes that we tend to fall back on habits, whether good or bad, when we're distracted, stressed, anxious, or tired. And we tend to perform automatic behaviors more often. (12:45) Sarah explains that this is why it's so important to focus on what kinds of habits we're forming.  We want the behavior we perform when unconsciously to help us toward our goals, rather than undermine us.  This is both why bad habits can undermine our ability to progress towards a goal. And why good habits can keep us on track (without the need for willpower or self-control) even when life gets overwhelming. Studies have shown that people who score highly in self-control measures don't achieve their goals because of that self-control exertion.  Rather, these people are highly effective at forming good habits that contribute to successful outcomes even when on "auto-pilot." Sarah explains we can actually use this system to make changes that can stick through stressful times and tiring days. We won't need to muscle our way through healthy changes if we can focus on the habit that drives the behavior.    How to Form a Good Habit Stacy jokes that she thinks of herself as someone in control to a disturbing level. (14:54) While she was listening to Sarah, she began to think of all the things that creep up on her that she doesn't always have great willpower about. A lot of those things are also things she doesn't tend to have focused habits for. She poses the question to Sarah whether she could have difficulty forming habits in those areas because the behaviors hit her brain differently? Setting Up The Learning Phase To answer Stacy's question, Sarah dives into the protocol from this scientific paper about the formation science of habits. (16:02) The paper aims to guide physicians in helping to improve their patient's health by focusing on habit formation. Decide on a goal that you would like to achieve for your health. Choose a simple action that will get you towards your goal, which you can do on a routine basis. Plan when and where you will do your chosen action. Be consistent: choose a time and place that you encounter at least daily. Every time you encounter that time and place, do the action. It will get easier with time, and eventually, you should find you are doing it automatically without even having to think about it. The Role Of Time In The Science Of Habits  Sarah informs the audience the commonly accepted "21 days to make or break a habit" is, unfortunately, a myth.  Research actually shows the average length of time to form a new habit is 66 days. However, it can vary from 18 to 254 days. That's about 8 months! Sarah explains that when we think about this in terms of developing good habits, we realize we need to get from the 21- or 30-day "challenges" we see everywhere. It's just not long enough. Stacy says that for her, a 30-day challenge has felt like a habit by the end and wonders if Sarah can shed any light or hope on that. Sarah explains that there are a few things at play here: First, habit-learning is inherently easier for some people. Generally, a really strong memory can speed up the time it takes to form a habit. The difficulty or complicatedness of the task also plays a role in how quickly we're able to habitualize it. How often we repeat the task throughout the day. If we're only doing the behavior once a day, it will take longer. What We Do To Help There are some things that we can do to support habit formation. And potentially speed up the time investment as well!(21:33) First, Sarah explains that starting off with a positive attitude can significantly help how quickly we learn the behavior. Stacy says it makes so much sense that someone being open and excited about change has an easier time making that change. A study evaluating habit formation's psychological determinant revealed that starting with a positive attitude about the new behavior predicted a higher level of automaticity after four weeks and habit maintenance at 8 months.  Participants were motivated to develop a flossing habit with persuasive information about the benefits of flossing and instructed to floss daily.  A questionnaire measured attitude by asking strongly agree to disagree with statements related to the information strongly.  The more the person understood the benefits of flossing, the more likely they were to form a strong flossing habit!  Sarah shares that she saw a lot of herself in this study. She is a person who always sees empowerment in knowledge. And she naturally seeks out the science behind any particular choice she is making. It's understanding the whys behind those benefits that drive the choices she makes into becoming habits.  She tells listeners that finding out and understanding the whys behind their choices can help them reach their goals. The Role Of Reward In The Science Of Habits Sarah reminds listeners that once a habit is fully formed, a reward no longer matters. (23:50) However, thinking about how we can up the reward in the beginning stages can help speed up how long it takes us to fully form the behavior. A simple neurological loop, called the habit loop, is at the core of every habit.  The habit loop consists of a stimulus or cue, an action performed in response to the stimulus, and a reward.  This reward reinforces the loop while the habit is being formed. Studies show increasing the perceived reward strengthens habits beyond the impact of repetition.  This means it takes fewer repetitions for a rewarded behavior to become a habit than an unrewarded behavior. Types of Rewards Pleasure is a positive and immediate sensory outcome that we perceive as a reward.  Sarah explains we get pleasure from delicious foods and intoxicating substances. It's what makes them so easily habit-forming.  Pleasure is a left-over survival instinct that drives up that reward. This triggers the brain to seek out and consume high-fat foods as often as we can to bulk up the fat stores needed to survive scarce food times. What Sarah finds most interesting is how habit formation changes this reward. Once we have a junk food habit, we don't experience the enjoyment of it in quite the same way.  Intrinsic motivation is wanting to act because of the anticipated inherent enjoyment of doing so.  Sarah explains that this reward is where positivity plays the biggest role.  Sarah explains that intrinsic motivation has shown to be a more powerful reward than extrinsic motivation or action to please others.  For example, people who quit smoking for themselves have far greater chances for success than smokers who quit for their families. Positive outcome expectancy involves understanding a good effect will result from the action. The other side is a negative outcome expectancy, which hinders habit formation.  Studies have shown that associating a negative experience with a task devalues the reward.  And Sarah explains that understanding how negative expectancy can derail our progress can help us avoid pitfalls.  You can apply these studies' insights by thinking of ways to up the reward ante when you perform your repetitive task.   Sarah reminds listeners that it's okay if the reward is delayed. Some studies show it might even be better to be delayed. What matters is that the reward is clearly associated with the behavior. Sarah and Stacy talk a moment about instances of dog training. And how much more effective positive reinforcement is.   How Science Of Habits Can Help Break Bad Behaviors Sarah explains that the best way to break a bad habit is to replace it with a good one. (32:41) This is because breaking a bad habit means that ceasing doing something we learned to do automatically. And it's harder to break a bad habit than it is to form a new one. Sarah also tells listeners one thing not to do: exert willpower! Studies show that using willpower or self-control not to do something causes a rebound effect.  One study found that people who suppressed their thoughts about eating chocolate ended up consuming significantly more chocolate than those who didn't.  Sarah explains that finding something you like to eat instead of chocolate decreases our urge to obsess over something we want and can't have. A similar study found that smokers who tried not to think about smoking ended up thinking about it and craving it even more. How Can We Break A Bad Habit? Sarah suggests creating some interference with the behavior. This forces the prefrontal cortex to kick in, stop the automatic behavior, and think about what it's doing. (37:19) Sarah cites this study showed forcing people to eat popcorn with their non-dominant hand at the movies helped break the habit of snacking at the theatre.  This same study found that habitual popcorn eaters even ate stale popcorn without thinking about it and supports the idea that reducing reward doesn't break a bad habit. Other studies have shown that if you delay the behavior long enough for conscious thought to kick in, the brain can switch to goal-directed behavior. Sarah tells listeners that this can be as easy as moving the snacks to a different cupboard.  She also adds these strategies aren't an automatic, over-night solution. But disrupting the behavior gives you time to modify it.  Removing The Stimulus The best way to break a bad habit is to remove the stimulus. (40:45) Studies have shown that removing the cue or trigger for a habitual behavior is one of the most effective ways to break a bad habit.  This is why so many people find it easier to quit smoking while on vacation. Or why wellness retreats can be such a great jump-start for a health journey.  Similar studies have shown that changing the environment is important for treating substance abuse.  Sarah suggests applying the insights from this research by thinking through the habit you want to break and identifying the stimuli.  If it's not possible to remove the stimulus entirely, think about how you can change or disrupt the stimulus enough that your prefrontal cortex has to kick in. If you can manage to do it, you can switch to goal-directed behavior instead. Sarah also warns of unintentional removal of a good habit stimulus. A break from school or work for the holidays has shown it can disrupt the habit of going to the gym.  She adds that this is why it's so easy to derail from our healthy lifestyle over the holidays. And explains why it's so much work to get back on track in January! One last strategy Sarah finds worth mentioning is mindfulness: One study shows mindfulness reduced craving-related eating by over 40%. Another showed increased the success of quitting smoking by 5x over the American Lung Association's Freedom From Smoking treatment!  New Year, Same Amazing You! Stacy takes a moment to highlight she and Sarah have been using the word "bad" to reference some parts of the science of habits. (45:00) She reiterates it doesn't mean you are a bad person for having formed a habit you now want to modify. They are using the word "bad" more as an umbrella term for something that does not positively affect your health.  She and Sarah are not here to judge anyone or make anyone feel bad. Their goal is only to help you make the best choices you possibly can for you and your body, Stacy doesn't try to change her habits because it's a new year. There is no "new year, new Stacy" because it's too much too fast and just not sustainable. Stacy encourages you to be realistic about the changes you're making, why you're making them, and to be sure you're making them for the right reasons. Keeping these things in mind, we set ourselves up for success. We can also avoid failure or other negative experiences that can sabotage our progress. Or make it more difficult the next time we try. Sarah reminds listeners that the key to success is to maintain the routine long enough to reach a habit. This means setting up a routine that's sustainable!   Final Thoughts Stacy shares that she got a lot of great things out of this show. And there are several things she plans to work on going forward. (53:09) She loves the idea of approaching things from a place of positivity and rewarding herself accordingly- like buying a new plant! Stacy takes a minute to update listeners on her houseplants. Sarah shares she is keeping her resolutions simple this year. Her main resolution is to make a big batch of soup every week, so there's always have homemade soup around. Not even to drink more of it, just to have it. She also wants to identify and (hopefully) remove her snacking habit stimuli.  She wants to make sure any snack she has is an intentional choice and not automatic. Finally, Sarah wants to keep up my good bedtime and morning routines in the hope that they will soon become habits. Stacy reminds listeners that having an "accountability buddy" to talk with is very important when setting yourself up for success. Sarah shares that she hopes learning the science of habits helps listeners break behaviors and establishing better ones. She adds that there is no rule saying we can only make resolutions on January 1st. And thinking about habits on a continuous level can help us be the best we can. Stacy reminds everyone to check out Patreon for bonus content from this episode. Thank you so much for listening, and we'll see you next week!

If you’re an uncommon therapist you absolutely need a website. Websites are an essential part of your business and a great tool for connecting and nurturing relationships with your audience. In this episode, I had on Sarah Gershone, a web designer who specializes in helping therapists make a bigger impact through creating dynamic, well-thought-out websites.   Sarah explains why you can’t only rely on social media to build a connection with your clients and how you can use your website to build trust and provide value. You’ll hear the process she goes through when helping clients with their websites and how to get people to actually visit and utilize your website!   What you’ll find in this episode: What Sarah does as a web designer for helpers and healers Her process for creating client websites Why a website is so beneficial How to get people to visit and use your website How you can use your website to facilitate trust with your audience Why you have to provide value  How Sarah helps people break out of their shell   About Sarah:Sarah Gershone is a web designer who helps therapists connect with more people and have a bigger impact on the world through beautiful websites and strategic design. She's a busy mom of four (translation: she can multi-task like a BOSS), a nature lover, and a huge fan of The Big Bang Theory. She lives in the Washington, DC metro area with her husband, kids, and an Australian Shepherd who never listens to anything she says. Connect with Sarah:Website | Instagram | LinkedIn Links mentioned:Free Video Course   Learn more:The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Instagram!

Sarah is a Certified Mastery level Holistic Health coach through the Health Coach Institute. She specializes in body image and intuitive eating, helping her clients break free from body shame and restrictive eating to live their most bold, authentic lives.As a NZ age group representative triathlete and personal trainer, Sarah took "physical health" to the extreme. This led to highly restrictive eating habits, an obsession with weight and the loss of her period for over 4 years. Through her own healing journey, working with her own personal coaches, studying different modalities and traveling solo for 9 months she was able to reclaim her identity and worth from her body. In this episode we chat about: Sarah's own personal journey with food and body image that led her to become a Body Image coach The toxic side of fitness cultureWhy your fitness or how you look does not define youExternal validation or approval we receive for having a certain size bodyUntangling self worth from the labels and identities of fitnessBecoming aware and curious about the messages you are receiving about your body - Are these messages supporting you to have a positive and healthier relationship to self worth?Finding out what's making me feel less than because I'm not looking the way I did?What are you making your body it mean about you?What Sarah did to start cultivating her self worth from withinQuestions to ask yourself when you exerciseResourcesNaomi WolfFind Sarah here:@sarahmenlove.healthhttps://sarahmenlovehealthcoaching.comBARKLEY EYEWEARFor 10% OFF use code: ABUNDANCE10Say Hi to Bek at @mindbeksoul

Series 2, Episode 7 - Things You Can Do to Find More Rent to Rent Deals. How and why? Get out of that rat race...What Sarah has found that works not just in her rent to rent business, but also with past experience of running Letting Agencies, building cold start businesses into profit by sourcing, negotiating and securing business! Do you want to start or elevate your Rent to Rent business, but haven't a clue where to start or what to do next? Or you do, but you just need that help and push to get off the mark? Then DM or email Sarah for an informal and confidential chat.Sarah provides 1-1 coaching on starting, setting up and running a successful Rent to Rent Business.With real life insight, experience, successes, failures, business tips, mindset and a whole lot more!Sarah will hold you accountable and provide you with advice, tips, knowledge and the skills to get started and then to keep pushing through on your Rent to Rent SA business. We are all scared of the unknown....But that's why it's important to get the help, the tools and a real person you can trust that has your best interests at heart. That won't hide any of the failures, mistakes and hardship running a rent to rent business really can be. It's about being authentic, honest and helping you achieve. But you need to show up every single day.Are you ready to create your own destiny?Follow Sarah on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahgoodfellow_entrepreneur/Or email Sarah on sarahgoodfellow86@gmail.com. Remember to Create your Own Destiny. Show up & Never Give Up! Subscribe, review, download and share out this free content podcast for all your friends and followers!Thank you for your continued support.S&A Serviced Properties Providing short term stays for business & leisure guests in Cambridge, Peterborough & Manchester, UKDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Mark interviews Actor, producer, audiobook narrator, and singer Sarah Beth Goer. Prior to the interview Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a few words about this episode's sponsor... You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. During their conversation, Mark and Sarah talk about: The fact that this is Sarah's first appearance as a podcast guest Working with Erin Wright on releasing her romance novels in audiobook How and when Sarah got started in audiobook narration The reality of trying to be an actor in LA - including the difficulty of even getting an audition Sarah's determination to get at least 200 rejections before giving up on this pursuit The importance of understanding your goal of having your books in audio Other suggestions to authors on strategies for determining whether or not its worth investing on audiobooks What Sarah wants every author to know about licensing their audio rights to a publisher The original of where Sarah got the "bug" for acting Determining that she really had to do acting for her soul Coming to terms with the doors that are open for you and the doors that are closed for you, and walking through the doors that are open instead of banging your head on the doors that are closed How audiobooks are an actor's medium - where an actor can't be limited or typecast by how they look, for example The comparison of a one-hander, a play performed by a single actor with being a single narrator of an audiobook Why Sarah highly recommends the audiobook for Charlotte's Web The converted and sound-proofed/sound-dampened closet that Sarah records in within her home How Mark met Sarah while looking for narrators for the audiobook for his Obsessions anthology The way Sarah gets new clients - Different genres that Sarah likes to work on as an audiobook narrator and what she looks for in a collaborative writing partner The deeply satisfying experience of creating the feature film THREE ROADS The resonance of a specific scene in the film that was created in an ad hoc fashion of collaboration between the actors ad libbing with suggestions from the director Sarah's penchant for ad lib film creation, but why they didn't use that for THREE ROADS (other than a few short scenes) Behind the scenes of the "little details" put into a feature film, such as the "scene within a scene" of a fictional movie two of the characters are watching The mind-boggling realization that every single thing seen on a television show or movie was painstakingly created, designed, or placed by someone responsible for that The challenging reality of the fact that the cost to just distribute this film and would most likely far outweigh the funds that would be earned off of it The cross-training of working on multiple collaborative and creative projects And more After the interview Mark shares a reflection about Sarah's conviction to stick it out until she tried 200 times, as well as the need for disruption in the film industry. Mark also welcomes new Patron, Kevin Partner.   Links of Interest: Sarah Beth Goer's Website Sarah on Twitter Wonder Woman Productions Pink Flamingo Productions Lyric Audiobooks Episode 157 - A Conversation with Jeff Elkins, The Dialogue Doctor Mark's Canadian Werewolf Series This Time Around (Book 0) A Canadian Werewolf in New York (Book 1) Stowe Away (Book 1.5) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles (Book 2) Findaway Voices Books2Read Draft2Digital Wide for the Win Submission Form Patreon for Stark Reflections   Sarah Beth Goer is a member of acting unions SAG-AFTRA and AEA. Her feature film THREE ROADS, which she co-wrote, starred in, and produced, won BEST WRITERS at the LA Femme International Film Festival in 2019. Sarah is also an audiobook narrator with over 100 titles under her belt. Notable works include Harper title The Unteachables (named in January 2019 an Apple Books Must-Listen), Disney Hyperion title The Devouring Gray (which placed on Barnes & Nobel's 20 most anticipated YA debuts of 2019), and Night Music – which Audiofile Magazine called “an exquisite listen,” deeming Goer's performance “dynamic,” and “noteworthy” as she “successfully capture[d] the raw emotions of first love muddled by racism and greed.”   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Looking to plan a Disney vacation? Let Joe be your travel agent and do all the work at no cost to you. Get started today by e-mailing josephcheung@travelmation.net! Episode Description Sarah Gilliland from Sarah in the Suburbs joins the podcast to discuss her September trip to Disney World. We discuss remote schooling on the road, Caribbean Beach Resort's pirate rooms, and what pandemic specific experiences Sarah can take or leave when this is all over. If you've visited the parks recently, we'd love to hear your experiences, contact us disneydeciphered AT gmail DOT com! Episode Notes What to Expect When Visiting Disney World in 2020 1:40 - Introducing Sarah 3:36 - When did Sarah's family visit WDW, did they fly or drive, traveling considerations 6:57 - Remote schooling on the road 11:26 - Caribbean Beach Resort's pirate rooms 13:51 - Overall impressions of the parks: crowds, wait times, weather, etc. 22:14 - What Sarah would like to see stick around post pandemic, dining experiences 25:14 - Positive pandemic experience in the parks 27:52 - Negative pandemic experience in the parks 30:12 - Disney dos or don'ts If we've helped you to plan your trip and you'd like to thank us we'd appreciate you considering a one time donation. Or if you'd like to receive bonus content, check out our Patreon page and our special subscriber only content! You can also support the show by buying tickets (if they're the best deal, of course) using our Undercover Tourist link. If you like what you hear, please share and subscribe! Find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, PlayerFM, iHeartRadio, or Google Play (please leave a positive review if you're enjoying the show), like our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter! Connect with Leslie @TripsWithTykes on social media and Joe @asthejoeflies.  

In professional sports, everything culminates on game day.  But in 2020, game day isn't happening like it used to. How are creative teams producing assets that keep fans excited and engaged when they can't be at the game in person? Sarah Eikmeier, digital designer at Las Vegas Raiders, joined the Brand Land podcast to talk about how COVID-19 affected creatives for her team. What Sarah and I discussed: How the shift to WFH is affecting creative collaboration The ways COVID has changed creative production in preparation for this season Producing an engaging asset that keep fans engaged on game day, even when they can't be at the game How this season is going to play out for the Raiders You can find this interview, and many more like it, by subscribing to the Brand Land podcast on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.

Located on just shy of 10 acres in Kaneville, Illinois, the Conley family has been an integral part of the community for generations. Sarah Conley, the owner and operator at Conley Farms Inc, is passionate about growing the best possible garlic products with integrity and hard work. She dedicated her farming journey to mastery of the single crop she deals in, and boy does it show!  She is a retired police officer who currently works as a firefighter/EMT. Conley Farms Inc. sells prepared garlic-centric foods out of their drive-through window and prides themselves on their locally famous garlic grilled cheese sandwich. Join us today to learn all about how Sarah and her farm keep her community healthy and vampire free!   You’ll hear: How Sarah got started in farming 1:21 How Sarah learned to grow garlic 4:31 What equipment Conley Farms uses on their farm 8:03 What time of year they plant their garlic crops 9:44 How Sarah ensures her garlic beds are fertile 11:56 When Sarah pulls her garlic scapes 15:54 How Conley Farms started the ready-to- eat/drive-through side of their farm 17:42 How Sarah is advertising the ready-to-eat foods at her farm 20:46 Why Sarah was initially averse to using social media 21:40 How Sarah makes sure all the vital tasks on the farm are prioritized 24:15 The hardest thing for Sarah about starting Conley Farms 25:26 How many cloves Sarah planted in the first year 26:18 What Sarah would do differently in her first year in garlic farming 28:29 How Sarah promotes the farm 32:40 What Sarah thinks is the biggest mistake newer farmers typically make 35:16 Sarah’s favorite farming tool 36:00 How Sarah’s nonprofit got started 37:45 How Sarah feels about starting a farm today 42:02 Where you can find out more about Sarah and Conley Farms Inc. 46:25   About the Guest: Sarah is a retired police officer and current volunteer firefighter/EMT who loves to keep the town vampire free with her small organic garlic farm in northern Illinois. Run by Sarah, her wife, three kids, and mother, they grow several varieties of hardneck garlic and pride themselves in creating the first Garlic Grilled Cheese and Cheesy Garlic Bread farm drive-thru! When they’re not serving up their bodacious garlic, they're running their not-for-profit, Harvesting Hope Project, that provides a safe place for vets and first responders to find hope and healing while battling PTSD, addiction, depression, and anxiety.   Resources:Website - conleyfarmskaneville.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/conleyfarmsinc, https://www.facebook.com/harvesthopeproject  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/conleyfarmsinc/

Founder of Disruptor Elite Group, a multifaceted entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Sarah Fontenot joins for an explosive conversation. Sarah is crazy enough to believe we can indeed be, do, and have, whatever we choose to be, do, and have. Sarah is just a small-town girl from Regina, Saskatchewan. She always knew, as a young girl, that there was so much more world out there! So much more to see and experience! Sarah is the girl who would speak up for the “little guy,” stand against the naysayers, and go after what she wants! She always saw the potential in others… even as a teenager, she was often the person people would confide in because she would never judge and intentionally spoke into their dream! At the time, Sarah had NO IDEA she would take that on full time as her passion! Sarah created the Disruptor Elite Group; for people who KNOW they want and DESERVE more, but need direction, tools, strategy, support, motivation, and inspiration. She has learned not only how to succeed, but to THRIVE in even the toughest of times. Sarah has failed more times than she can count, but because of that, we don't have to take the same downfalls she has taken! In this episode, Sarah speaks about her journey and how she got to where she is now. She dives into how our thought processes and beliefs hold us back and exactly what we need to do to fix it. We talk about how there will always be another COVID, but our businesses can grow despite the challenges we face in the economy. Stay tuned as we speak about ditching the negativity, the importance of a success mindset, and how to find our innermost truth. In this Episode You'll Learn:  All about today's guest, Sarah Fontenot [ 0:45 ] Why we need to find kindness for ourselves [ 11:25 ] How Sarah's heritage fuels her journey [ 21:10 ] The ways that Sarah leads her community during these challenging times [ 26:30 ] Why we need to develop a success mindset [ 33:10 ] How to create a playbook for our success [ 38:50 ] Why getting comfortable is the death for our success [ 47:45 ] The importance of finding our tribe [ 59:40 ] What Sarah would tell a former version of herself [ 62:30 ]   Soul Shifting Quotes:  “Convenience and conviction don't know one another.” “Our thoughts will create awareness.” “Get into action.” “There's so much negativity that ambushes our thought process.” “Listen to the things that fuel your spirit, mind, and body.” Links Mentioned:  Learn my 7 Secrets to Uplevel Your Brand & Land Your Dream Clients  Grab your FREE training, How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content that Converts  Text me at 603-931-4386 Learn more about Sarah by following her on Instagram or heading to the Disruptor Elite Group website: https://disruptorelitegroup.com. Watch Sarah on YouTube. Check out Disrupted Perspective. Tag me in your big shifts + takeaways: @amberlilyestrom  Did you hear something you loved here today?! Leave a Review + Subscribe via iTunes  Listen on Spotify 

Not sure where to get started? Click HERE to get your FREE copy of the Guide To Building Emotional Resilience to create a solid foundation of well-being today and start living a life that you love: https://sarahdrees.co.ukGet your copy of Sarah's downloadable CBT Journal HERE: https://sarahdrees.co.uk/the-cbt-journal/ In this episode:00.20: Sarah shares her story of how she started with journaling for her mental health after being diagnosed with an underactive thyroid04:30: What benefits of journaling did Sarah notice after she made journaling a habit?08.20: What Sarah found when she started researching the benefits of journaling further13.00 How journaling can bridge the gap to going to therapy - if therapy isn't readily available or if you don't feel ready for therapy yet15.45 How journaling engages both the left and right side of the brain and why this is important17.00 How can you get started with journaling for your mental health18.30 How you can take a more structured approach to journaling with Sarah's downloadable CBT Journal20.00 things you can do to enjoy journaling more21.00 How journaling can help you get more out of your therapy sessions23.00 What is the CBT Journal and who is it for? The blog post mentioned: https://sarahdrees.co.uk/what-is-the-cbt-journal-and-how-can-it-improve-your-mental-health/ Book mentioned "Opening Up By Writing It Down": https://www.amazon.co.uk/Opening-Writing-Down-Third-Expressive/dp/1462524923/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?crid=3SF0QE1SZW1R&dchild=1&keywords=dr+james+pennebaker&qid=1601743221&sprefix=dr+james+pen%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1-fkmr1 Follow Sarah Rees:

Welcome back to episode 423 of the Whole View. (0:27) In episode 400 when we talked about why we were moving to The Whole View, we talked about the necessity of having a podcast that focused on the scientific method. What Sarah wants to be able to help our audience understand are some of the common pitfalls in the alternative health community. We see this manifestation of bias, of dismissing science that doesn't conform to someone's beliefs. And we see it in a way that is miscommunicating the value of the different types of studies. One of the things that Sarah wanted to do is talk about how different studies work, which is what this week's episode will focus on. There are different structures for different types of studies, and what the weight of evidence is from different types of studies. We want to help our listeners look at articles from various educators and influencers and empower everyone to understand how science works and how to interpret information. When articles are cloaked in jargon and complex language that is oftentimes a red flag. Sarah wants our listeners to be able to identify the various red flags to be cautious of. The type of scientific evidence that Sarah draws on when she is writing an article is multiple disciplinary and crosses a lot of fields. Her ability to dig into the science in the level of detail that she can is an entire career's worth of training. This is a skill that takes years to acquire and is very challenging to develop without rigorous training and experience. However, Sarah does not think it is necessary for everyone to have this skill. She is hoping to give listeners a broad enough understanding of what scientific evidence actually is to be able to detect bull feces on the internet.   The Whole View Philosophy We try to always be honest and upfront about when we have the science to show and what we can try to guess from a hypothesis of that science. (7:51) Stacy knows that we have talked about what some of these terms mean on the show before. However, we have been addressing a lot of different topics as we expanded to the Whole View philosophy. We talk a lot about the importance of bio-individuality. And you can't learn that if you aren't able to be open to the idea of learning as you go. To Stacy that is what science is all about. For her, the scientific method is always changing and learning as you have new information and staying open to that new information. Science is all about taking the ongoing, upcoming information, and applying it in a way that helps us continue to evolve ourselves. Stacy thinks it is good for people to be able to check their sources. We are all perfectly capable of questioning how people reach the conclusions they are sharing in articles. Listeners you hold us to that standard. We want to always be a trusted source for you. Science is the basis of everything we share. What we are doing in the academic community is using the scientific method to expand human knowledge. However, this is not a straight line.   Nutritional Sciences Sarah shared her thoughts on the field of nutritional sciences, which is a young scientific field. (16:09) Because of this, we are in a renaissance in terms of the expansion of our understanding. We are at a point where there are big holes in our basic knowledge of nutritional sciences. Sarah shared some examples. It is important to understand that because of where we are in this field, we are in this phase where we are trying to lay the groundwork. Sarah recommends Death by Food Pyramid. She took a moment to also talk about the way this industry is not rooted simply in the science, that it is heavily rooted in profit. We are also talking about a field of science where a lot of the people who are communicators of this research have a lot of bias. Knowing what a communicator's bias is helps you to hear their information objectively.   Removing Bias Scientists in general try to be aware of their biases. We try to devise experiments where the biases have no opportunity to affect the results of the experiment. Sarah shared the ways in which this can be achieved. You are looking for as many qualititative measurements as possible, as opposed to quantitative or semi-quantitative. Sarah shared examples of how these terms play out in studies. In science, we look for as many ways to blind or control so that the bias cannot influence the data that is being collected. The data is then analyzed and as you draw the conclusions that is where bias comes back in. However, now it comes in the form of the expectations that are shared in the hypothesis.   The Scientific Method With the scientific method, you make observations, you collect information, and you ask a question. You are basically interested in looking at something that no body has looked at before. The goal is to look at the scientific literuature around that question and use it to formulate what would be an educated hypothesis. We can look at everything we know about the system and make a guess about what we think is going to happen. You then design an experiment that will help to answer that hypothesis. And then you conduct the experiment in as objective of a way as possible. You analyze the results and draw conclusions. And then you report your findings. Often, when you get to that piece of sending the study to journals, you then go through peer reviews. During peer reviews, a scientific article is typically reviewed by three experts in the field. As an expert in the field, you bring everything you know to looking at this paper. You read through it very carefully and you try to identify any methodological flaws and alternate interpretation for the data. There are three ways you can send it back. The first is that you can say it is accepted as is. The second response can be accepted as is with revisions, ranging from minor to major. Or you can reject the paper. The review process is all done blinded. It passes three researchers in the field and the editor, and then it can get published. The peer-review process is very important because it allows fresh eyes to look for any weakness in the paper. It is because of peer review that there is such a small fraction of papers that ever get retracted, and it works out to be less than 1 in 1,000. They are often retracted because of the discovery of a mistake. The person who is performing this research is just interested in expanding human knowledge, and that is why we see so few examples of fraud or bias to the point of needing to retract a paper.   What to Look For All scientific papers require a disclosure of competing interests, which is a disclosure of funding. (38:39) They also have to disclose any potential affiliation that could introduce bias into the study. There is always a statement, usually towards the end, before the citations. This is always an important thing to keep in mind. The affiliations of the authors are also important details to look for. Just because there is a financial disclosure that is linked to industry, does not mean that the research is biased. The peer-review process is still the main thing that is supposed to detect bias. Sarah thinks that the most important thing to look at is the body of scientific literature as a whole. In the alternative health communities, Sarah thinks that there is a tendency to look at a body of scientific literature and to simplify the findings on the one paper that shows something different. A lot of the interpretation that we get is either 'this one paper is the truth' or you get a dismissal. Neither one of these approaches is the right way to look at that one paper that shows something different. You want to look for the consensus. And you want to look for what the majority of the data is pointing to. Scientific consensus happens when you have enough data that the vast majority of experts looking at that data come to the same conclusion. It doesn't mean that every single study ever done supports that consensus view or that every scientist looking at the body of scientific literature comes to the same conclusion. However, it means that the vast majority of the data aligns with that explanation and that the vast majority of experts looking at the data agree. A hypothesis is a possible explanation or a preliminary conclusion or an educated guess. A theory is when the evidence builds up so much so that you have this scientific consensus and you can start to predict based on the theorem. Sarah shared an example of how this plays out using the theory of gravity.   Types of Studies - Anecdotal & Expert Opinions The lowest strength of evidence is anecdotes. (47:34) "Expert opinions" fall into this realm as well. This is basically, I'm looking around and not necessarily measuring anything. It also reflects personal experience and is not necessarily representative. This is what we might call a handwave explanation. It is not meaningless. However, it should be viewed as an indication that there might be something interesting to explore there. There is nothing about an anecdote or expert opinion that is proof. It is really the formulation of the initial question.   Types of Studies - Case Reports & Case Studies From there we can get into studies that start to solidify the question and the need to answer this question and expand on our understanding of that answer. (48:31) The next level is either case studies or case series. These are purely observational studies. A case study is typically an account of something that happens to one person. And a case series is a group. It is an anecdote with measurements. Sarah mentioned her anti-keto stance and said listeners can find more on that here.   Types of Studies - Case-Control Studies The next improvement in terms of strength of evidence is case-control studies. (51:26) These are retrospective, which means looking back. However, you have two groups within the study to compare against. They then trackback to determine an attribute or exposure that could have caused this. These studies show correlation, but it is hard to prove causation.   Types of Studies - Cohort Studies From there we can go to prospective studies, which are called cohort studies. (52:44) This is where you take a group of people and you follow them over time. So instead of comparing diabetic and non-diabetic people, you take a pile of people and see which ones develop diabetes. These are much stronger studies because there is much less room for selection bias. This study provides a much more rigorous data set. You have a lot less challenge with selection bias. These studies show correlation, but it is hard to prove causation.   Types of Studies - Mechanistic Studies Sarah places a high value on mechanistic studies. (54:46) These are mostly animal studies and cell culture studies. With these, you are trying to explain how something is linked. They provide mechanistic insight and improves understanding of an effect. It also proves causation by explaining why/how an effect is seen. Subsequent human trials are required to verify the predicted effects of the intervention.   Types of Studies - Randomized Control Trials This is considered the gold standard. (56:27) Subjects are randomly assigned to a test group, which receives the treatment, or a control group, which commonly receives a placebo. You can then design these to control for different types of bias. “Cross-over” trials: participants switch from control to treatment, or from treatment to control, groups half-way through the trial. "Blind” trials: participants do not know which group they are in. "Double-blind” trials: neither the participants nor the experimenters know which group the participant is in. Blinding trials helps to remove subconscious bias. Sarah shared other ways you can remove bias. You still need to combine the data from a randomized control trial, which is the intervention. When you have enough information to make a prediction about what is going to happen, you run the intervention to see if your prediction is correct. However, you still need the mechanistic studies to support that data because they explain why.   Types of Studies - Meta-Analyses From there that are meta-analyses. (1:01:27) This is where we pool together the data from multiple randomized control trials and look at a much bigger data set. And this is a really great way to look at a bigger body of evidence to see if an effect still happens even with all these differences. Looking at a meta-analyses helps us determine whether a difference is based on how a trial was set up versus a true difference. These are really important types of studies to do.   Types of Studies - Systematic Review The height of scientific evidence is called a systematic review. (1:02:22) This is where you go through meta-analyses all the way through the randomized control trials, you look at the cohort studies, and then you look at all the mechanistic studies. From there you are able to say, ah-ha, here is what this huge body of scientific evidence tells us, and here is the explanation. This is again something that Sarah puts a lot of stock into as she is going through something. They take into consideration the quality of the studies included. Reviews can help mitigate bias in individual studies and give us a more complete picture. Lastly, they are the best form of evidence, and either develop consensus or indicate the need for further studies.   How to be Objective The main takeaway from going through those types of studies is to understand that none of them by themselves is the proof. (1:04:42) The correlation does not equal causation. Sarah has a hard time when people approach research with a conspiracy theory mindset and think that the one study that shows the difference must be the truth. When we ignore the 90% of studies that show the other thing. Sarah also gets really upset over dismissing that one study because it shows something different. What it shows is complexity. To Sarah, she wants to understand why that one study shows something different than the rest. So that is another thing to look out for. Avoid cherry-picking and dismissing research. Science is the pursuit of truth, it is not the pursuit of backing up your opinion. If it doesn't back up your opinion, change your opinion. That is the scientific method. The other piece that upsets Sarah is when she sees the dismissal of papers because they were done in a small number of people. This is the last piece of the thread to pull in here. Statistical power is related to the standard deviation and the magnitude of the effect. Sarah explained this in greater detail and why it is a key detail in this all. Scientists are trained to answer the question with as little use of resources as possible. This means as small a sample size as possible, and this is because no matter what type of experiment you are doing, increasing the sample number has costs associated with it. Scientists are trained to do the minimum number of experiments to have statistical significance. Understanding statistical power is the most important because it is about understanding the magnitude of the effect and how to measure that with confidence. Not every study needs to be done in 200,000 people to be relevant. The thing to look for is to look at those P values and look at whether or not that data reaches statistical significance.   The Takeaway For our listeners, the biggest thing that we want you to take away from this discussion is understanding that if a scientific study is worthy of dismissal, then it is a flaw that is going to get that study retracted. (1:13:48) The scientific community is really good at policing itself for quality. Don't let somebody without a science background who is selling you some kind of supplement tell you that the paper being looked at is irrelevant or wrong. It is not, because if it is it will get retracted. We have all these different ways in the alternative health community to dismiss science. The problem with that is when science is really important and relevant, we are basically training ourselves to be conspiracy theorists. We are training ourselves to dismiss science. It becomes a slippery slope when we find excuses to dismiss papers, making data meaningless. When presented with conflicting evidence, if you see dismissal of that evidence, a red flag should go up. The building of scientific evidence is what is important. With an open mind to what conflicting data can actually reveal about a system - that is where we can be informed by the science in a way that improves our lives. At the end of the day, science is all about improving our lives by increasing human knowledge. Stacy noted that we need to be mindful that this information is complex and we need to be asking if this is coming from a credible source. For Stacy, she personally looks to review a summary or an abstract and checks the sources from there for any possible flags. Sarah took a moment to share on intervention studies.   For Special Consideration There is a type of animal study that is called an intervention study that is called an intervention study. (1:20:20) This is like the randomized control trials that we do in humans, but we are doing it in animals. And this is used a lot in drug development and vaccine development. This has a different weight to a mechanistic study. You cannot necessarily draw a straight line between data found in an animal study and what to expect in humans. A mechanistic study is about understanding the biochemistry - understanding how something happens. Where an intervention study is about measuring the magnitude of effect from this manipulation point. This is where you do need bigger sample sizes. And you can't say that because something worked in rats, it will work in humans. Another thing to look for in smaller studies is the definition of the population that is included. Sometimes that does mean that you take the information with a grain of salt before we start expanding that information to the general population. When it comes to vaccine development, one of the challenges is that we want to give it to the entire population. We need studies that show the safety profile in a heterogeneous population, people with genetic differences, and different conditions. A study also needs a bigger population to determine if those adverse reactions are happening with this vaccine and the frequency of them. Having those large sample sizes for an intervention trial is about having a sample that represents the general population so that we can identify efficacy as well as safety. This is the type of study where you want a really big population. When a covid vaccine is available, we will dedicate an entire episode to this topic and Sarah will dig in on the science. We have reached a point where science has become politized and it shouldn't be.   Closing Thoughts Context is important. (1:27:31) It is very easy to cherry-pick a quote that someone says and apply it to completely different circumstances. We are talking about not cherry-picking information, and continuing to educate ourselves. It is important to look for opportunities to continue learning and expand our understanding of what works. If you here us have a show about something that contradicts your current opinions/understandings, don't just listen to twenty minutes of the science and skip past the conclusion. When you just read/listen to a certain part, or skim the information, you will miss important pieces of the whole. We do our absolute best to always be broad in terms of what we are talking about. Stacy shared an example of how this plays out with research on red wine and how this plays out in a large sample size. It is not fair for us to boil down the complexity of science to a soundbite or a sentence without context. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to navigate and boil oceans sometimes on this show. Our goal is to keep shows to under an hour, and we are rarely able to do it. We want to make sure that we aren't coming out with a show and sharing simple bullet points on the subject. Sarah shared her thoughts on how our society's current health standards have shifted the way that we seek information. It is important to be cautious of predatory marketing practices. Being willing to revisit recommendations and have a new conversation about something is the scientific method. It is different than being wrong before - iterating on human knowledge is science. Sarah shared her excitement for where we are currently at with nutritional sciences. The reality is that nutritional sciences is young enough that right now we are drawing the best conclusions that we can with the date we have. However, there is a lot of unanswered questions that science needs to answer for us. Stacy found it fascinating to look at the relative newness of nutritional sciences when compared to other areas of research. This is what we are here to do for you. Sometimes we might find something that contradicts something that we said before. What Stacy loves is that we are willing to say, well, this is new and it is time to revisit this topic. You do the best that you can with the knowledge that you have at the time. The responsibility that Stacy feels we all need to have is to continue to learn so that that knowledge doesn't stay static. This is where science is magic. Sarah hopes that this was helpful for our listeners. We would love to hear your follow up questions, which you can submit via social media or the contact forms on both of Stacy and Sarah's sites. Thank you for listening! We will be back again next week and we will strive to make it a shorter show! (1:39:39)

In today's episode, Stuart welcomes Sarah Duffield from Mac Nutrition for a second time (Dec 2017, #77). They discuss how to coach nutrition clients effectively, lessons she wishes she could tell her younger self about coaching, using reflective practice, whether PTs should separate nutrition and training, how to help clients overcome weight loss plateaus and more.   Sarah is Mac-Nutrition’s Head of Nutrition and lead tutor for Mac-Nutrition Uni. She has a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science from Loughborough University and an MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition from Leeds Metropolitan University. We discuss how to coach nutrition clients effectively, lessons she wishes she could tell her younger self about coaching, using reflective practice, whether PTs should separate nutrition and training, how to help clients overcome weight loss plateaus and more.     Timestamps: [01.35] - How many team members Mac Nutrition now has. [03.30] - Selling with integrity. [10.00] - What Sarah misses about coaching clients 1-1. [11.50] - Learning to use different nutrition methods as tools in a toolbox. [16.30] - Using reflective practice for becoming a better coach. [23.25] - Transitioning from studying nutrition to coaching nutrition.   [25.00] - The importance of having a community of other coaches to bounce ideas off of. [27.43] - Personal trainers separating nutrition and training in their service options. [34.48] - The services that mac nutrition offers. [37.40] - How the contact with a client works. [41.30] - A client that Sarah failed with. [46.05] - Weight loss plateaus and what to do about them. [49.54] - MN's layperson's nutrition course.       Find Out More About Sarah: Instagram Mac Nutrition Website     Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook

FAT SHAMING, it's a real thing. It's devastating to a person's mental, emotional, and physical health. Sarah's done a TON of work to overcome shame in her life, especially shame related to her size. If you’ve dealt with shame associated with your weight, you’re NOT alone.Sarah’s going to walk you through a concrete exercise in this video you can do to help break the shame cycle.If you’re on the other side of the coin, and have shamed a loved one hoping it would motivate them to get healthy, you are NOT alone. It can be so hard to know what to say and how to say it. Sarah gives some golden pieces of advice for how to compassionately motivate someone to get healthy. Here’s what we talk about in this episode: (time stamps are for the YouTube video version of this podcast)3:28 - What Sarah’s doing for exercise.5:38 - Following up on last week’s implementation intention to eat a high protein breakfast and log her food everyday.9:48 - What Sarah is planning to do to be more consistent with logging her food.16:04 - What exactly is shame and how does it start to creep into our lives?19:52 - How the shame cycle caused Sarah to question if she was worthy of love...and even a good person!26:16 - The 3 levels of fat shaming...which one are you?29:40 - How to respond when your friends and family make comments about your weight or food choices.33:04 - “Shame, or anger is our primary way to make someone do what we want them to do in our family, what’s a better way to motivate someone to get healthy besides shaming them?” - Morgan asks, Sarah answers!Drop a comment and say hi! If you want to cheer Sarah on, do it!! If you’re struggling with a weight issue, let us know. For more personal stuff you can email us at info@reshapept.com. Just indicate if the question is for Sarah or Morgan and we’ll get back to you!Free Weight Loss ResourcesThe 5% Mindset | How to Win at Weight LossThe 3 Things You MUST Know to Lose Weight After 50The Ultimate Food Guide | What to Eat to Burn Fat

Especially in light of the pandemic, many parents are wondering how to supplement or replace traditional schooling for their children this fall. In this episode of Ventures, we explore the landscape of home education and practical opportunities for both parents and startups to approach the space. You can watch this episode via video here. My guests this week are experienced home educators Abby Wahl and Sarah Little, and we cover the following topics: 2:10 - Sarah intro, journey into homeschooling three children, teaching overseas, co-founding an elementary school, etc.. 9:55 - Abby intro and her path into homeschooling five children, exploring approaches/curricula, navigating four cases of dyslexia, and discovering the setup that works for her family. 22:20 - How did Sarah approach the different homeschooling approaches/curricula when she first began?26:20 - How have children been educated throughout history? What changed in the 19th and early 20th century? 33:25 - Noting the unfortunate differences and inequality between how wealthy people educate their children differently than the rest of humanity.35:50 - How did Abby approach the different homeschooling approaches/curricula when she first began? What does it look like today? 41:50 - Noting the book Range by David Epstein.43:45 - Why/how did Abby incorporate Charlotte Mason approaches into her homeschooling practices? What did/does that look like?47:20 - What Sarah's journey into Charlotte Mason philosophies looked like.57:10 - Will's mental model of education (1) base subjects (reading, writing, athematic, logic, and computer science), (2) subject studies (from history, geography, botany, algebra, etc..), and (3) reading tons of biographies, historical accounts, non-fiction, fiction, etc… to explore the stories and glue everything together. 59:00 - the “read, digest/meditate, then create” approach1:00:00 - commentary on the neo-classical philosophy of scoping grammar school years to primarily teaching facts/memorization/etc… 1:01:56 - commentary on the challenges of (and need for) logic as a part of education today1:04:45 - What should people considering homeschooling for the fall in light of the pandemic be thinking about? What resources do Sarah/Abby recommend? What are some gotchas to watch out for? What sorts of things do they recommend specifically for grade school, middle school, and high school? 1:21:30 - How do you ensure homeschooled kids are socially well-adjusted, have high emotional intelligence, etc… ?1:25:30 - The “elephant in the room” regarding the anti-social (and mentally unhealthy) nature of most teenagers these days being addicted to their phones and social media. 1:25:50 - How do deal with screen time, and whether to worry about kids not being up to speed on all the various cultural references. 1:26:40 - What tech startups out there are noteworthy from Abby's perspective in the homeschooling space? What tech startup(s) should be built? (see below links)1:31:05 - Encouragement for parents considering jumping into homeschooling either temporarily or more for the long haul. 1:34:11 - Find out more about classical homeschooling education by checking out a podcast that Abby is a co-host of called Scholé SistersFor links to the full list of resources, visit https://satchel.works/@wclittle/ventures-episode-4

Sarah Peck is a 20-time All-American swimmer who successfully swam the Escape from Alcatraz nine separate times. She's also the founder of Startup Pregnant where she documents stories of women’s leadership across work and family.In her junior year of college, Sarah fell down a flight of stairs, broke her foot, and decided maybe she was done with her swimming career. She didn't train that entire summer and decided to return to the water the following year.What she experienced upon her return changed who she was as a person. In this episode, we chat about:What Sarah's years as a competitive swimmer taught her about pushing herself to the limitThe juicy thoughts she thinks about to distract herself from the sharks swimming around her in open water How open water swimming helped her break the monotony of daily lifeHer time spent gardening as a child with her motherWhat inspired her to create Startup Pregnant to reinvent work and parenthoodThe importance of treating children as peopleHer relationship with her husband and their way of being equal partnersHer passion for investment in women's' futures

I am so excited for you to hear my next guest on the podcast, Sarah Centrella! Sarah is a 2x #1 best-selling author of the books; Hustle Believe Receive and #FutureBoards. She is the premier manifesting expert, and creator of #FutureBoards, and the #HBRMethod. She is a life coach, and a motivational speaker. Working with professional athletes in the NBA and NFL, celebrities, and thousands of people around the world helping each one of them create their dream life. Get ready to feel inspired! In today's episode we are talking about:  What is a future board? Is it the same as a vision board?  How a future board helps people in their business  What Sarah's best advice is for anyone who feels they cannot get unstuck or change their circumstance  Welcome back to another episode of the Foot Traffic podcast!! Stacy Tuschl is a speaker, business coach, and the owner of The Academy of Performing Arts in Wisconsin. She is the author of the book “Is Your Business Worth Saving?” where she reveals proven strategies for pulling entrepreneurs out of a rut and launching them toward business success. --> Want to work with the Foot Traffic Team and skyrocket your business during a recession? Here is a quick overview of the Foot Traffic Formula program: For the next 12 months, we are building out your marketing plan, systems, helping you increase your revenue so you can start to hire and remove some of the stress and pressure going on right now. You'll Get: 12 months of on-going strategy, systems, and support Weekly laser coaching sessions with me Weekly office hours and trainings with Team Foot Traffic to learn likes copywriting, paid IG and FB ads, funnel implementation and more Private on-boarding call to get you started on the right foot A Dedicated Community Manager that is in the FB group every weekday answering your questions A Dedicated Accountability Coach to work with every month for 25 minutes PRIVATELY. We want to help hold you accountable to hit your goals. Your investment is just $497/month and you can started with just a 30 day paid trial. Click here to learn more about the program. This is it! If you're ready, I can't wait to welcome you into the program.

Sarah Olivieri is a non-profit business strategist in addition to being a #1 international best selling author and former executive director. Featured in over 30 podcasts, she's the creator of the impact method, a framework that helps non-profits simplify operations and make a bigger impact without getting overwhelmed or burning out. She has 15 years of non-profit leadership experience and is the founder and heart of Pivot Ground. Sarah helps non-profits make a big impact with relative ease. During this episode, Cory and Sarah Olivieri focus on non-profits and their unique challenges. Piggybacking off of Sarah’s vast experience, they discuss the crucial roles at the top, board members and fighting for dollars as a non-profit.Link: Pivotground.comQuotes: “We all need enough money to do the things we need to do, and we need enough time off to be energized” – Sarah Olivieri“If you are not resting and you’re not paying yourself, you’re missing out on really important opportunities for your non-profit” – Sarah OlivieriTime Stamps: 4:13 – How does someone decide to get into the non-profit market? 8:41 – What Sarah sees as the greatest opportunities for non-profits to have a greater impact overall and the unique challenges of a non-profit 13:26 – The challenges and solutions of having board members 17:49 – The crucial roles at the top of a non-profit 22:07 – The fight for dollars 28:27 – Sarah’s advice for someone who wants to become a non-profit or mission driven for-profit based entrepreneur 30:58 - Determining as an executive director, needing to pay your own bills, how much money to take from the charity 33:28 – Building the right and culture 37:35 – Sarah’s craziest entrepreneurship moment 39:14 – Rapid fire questions! 44:07 – Entrepreneurship trivia!Want more? Visit FearlessWithCory.com

Connect with Sarah on Instagram: @sarahcooperandersen   Or check out her website here: https://www.therealgirllifestyle.com Grace by Grit Scholarship: https://www.gracedbygrit.com/scholarship-fund/ 3 steps to build your confidence in college: #1 - Define what confidence means to you. #2 - What does confidence look like to you and what is preventing you from being that right now? #3 – Notice what makes you confident? When does this happen, who are you around? ------ Some of my favorite moments: “Confidence is built from the inside out.”  “I was so afraid to tell people I was struggling.” “I was willing to stay at Syracuse and be miserable to avoid what people were going to think of me transferring.” “Feeling like there is one fit for you is narrow-minded.” “I was so afraid of what everyone else was going to think of me.” “What is preventing you from being confident?” -Feeling like a complete failure when transferring. -What it’s like to fail in front of everybody. -What Sarah wishes she would have done in college. -Pay attention to what makes you feel confident. -Confidence is a journey. Join the mailing list here: https://mailchi.mp/af96bcd71fdd/makecollegeyours Let's connect! Instagram @thecollegelifecoach Email: thecollegelifecoach@gmail.com Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makecollegeyours/Join and introduce yourself! Sending you all the good vibes!  -Alicia  makecollegeyours.com #makecollegeyours

How does the current Covid-19 scenario change companies’ approaches to talent management? Organisations around the world are delicately balancing crisis management with weighing up which longer term strategies and programs to invest in. In this week’s episode of HR Insights - The Podcast Emily Ramji chats to Sarah McLellan, Managing Director for SHL in the UK&I, to understand her perspective on what HR teams can do now to best position themselves for recovery and transformation later. Key Timestamps:3.45: How the current scenario changes companies’ approach to talent management7.28: What Sarah anticipates the next few months will look and feel like for organisations15.30: What businesses can do now to best position themselves for recovery later21.44: How to engage employees at this time 29.34: What organisations can do to ensure they’re positioned for growth and transformation

In this bonus episode, we'll be taking a look “behind the curtain” as we unpack episode 15, which covered how to stay unstoppable in the face of fear. In this bonus episode, we're getting personal as Sarah on Team Unstoppable asks me some pointed questions that explore my personal experience with overcoming fears and stepping into success. If you haven't listened to that episode, we highly recommend you check it out. What To Listen For My own unique terror barriers - What they are and how I recognize and overcome them! Exhaustion, sleeplessness and hanging out under the table in the fetal position Trauma that kept me on the floor - The rug was nice though :) Overdoing things Taking massive action Why giving back is a huge part of my business model What Sarah calls “The Absorption Factor” Wanting everyone to have the most extraordinary life possible Being a leader is raising the vibrational level My top three go-to actions when hitting my terror barriers Growing up surrounded by drama - And my attitude around drama now Raising my self worth The importance of environment A critical piece for success Resources Check out our free resources for listeners www.theunstoppablewoman.com/freestuff Join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/bizposse/ Come to the Unstoppable Woman Summit www.theunstoppablewoman.com/summit Join the Morning Mindset Club https://theunstoppablewoman.com/mindsetclub/

Sarah Ashman is the founder of Public Persona Studio, a company focused on helping entrepreneurs and influencers uplevel their business, elevate their influence and increase their perceived value through branding. She has over fifteen years experience as a brand strategist and creative director for influencers, thought leaders and business owners, developing and creating compelling and cohesive brands that are memorable and attract attention. She works for thought leaders such as Amy Porterfield and Nikki Elledge Brown, as well as fortune 500 companies such as Estee Lauder, Vogue Magazine and Mercedes-Benz. And if you haven't listened to episode 35 of The Design Business Show, please check that out because we really go into the story of how Sarah became known as the “Pitch Bitch”, how she's revolutionized her business and the brand industry and her great work. Here's what we covered on the episode: Why I invited Sarah back after talking with Hillary Weiss and learning about Sarah's Creative Direction Certification Program How Sarah left the corporate space to and started focusing on personality led brands in the online space How Sarah has a passion to help people first become the most powerful version of themselves and then help them wrap an incredible brand around that How Sarah uses left brain strategy and positioning along with this fun and creative direction What prompted Sarah to start her own business was that she felt a calling to make more of an impact by helping  people rather than big brands How Sarah felt frustrated with the limited creative freedom she was receiving and how she was looking for something to latch onto that felt meaningful How Sarah has always been fascinated with fashion and personal style which led  her start a fashion blog, called Public Persona in 2008 How Public Persona gained media attention and how through that clients started coming to Sarah How Refinery29 and Nylon Magazine did a feature on Sarah which led to people asking her to style them How Sarah saw that styling her clients was helping them feel better and show up in a more confident way How styling clients got Sarah thinking about how this might apply to brands and small businesses, which is how she made Public Persona as it is today How personal styling began to feel surface level when she realized she wanted to do more in the entrepreneurial space in the way of building brands How Sarah created this surface where she was helping people figure out who they were on a deeper level and then figuring out how to express that which turned into her service, Privé How Privé is now her core offering and a prerequisite for any other service Sarah does for clients How Privé helps clients think about their brand in a deeper way to help them see themselves very clearly and to help them show up more confidently How Sarah realized she loves doing the deeper work which is why she got away from doing logos and design work The story behind Sarah's MirrorBrand™ group program How Sarah was challenged with making a program that someone else can follow versus using the thinking and process she uses for one on one clients where she's doing the work The first time she launched MirrorBrand™ she only used word of mouth and told a few clients and people she knew Why Sarah only runs MirrorBrand™ once a year because she likes to be personally involved in it which makes it more than a course or program How creatives taking MirrorBrand™ fell in love with the process which resulted in them shifting further than surface level and into a brand strategist role which opened more possibilities for them How creatives in MirrorBrand™ asked Sarah to teach them how to do what she was doing which lead to the creation of her Creative Direction Certification How Sarah is in her first round of the Creative Direction Certification which is a nine month program in a mastermind format The different aspects of Sarah's Creative Direction Certification and how it can help creatives with their bigger picture vision to help clients How Sarah's Creative Direction Certification has those enrolled bring in a test client to go through the process so they can problem solve as a group to help these clients How Sarah's photoshoot styling service came about from doing website work for people and wanting specific photos that they didn't have How Sarah's background in directing large scale campaigns helped her with her photoshoot styling service How Sarah's photoshoot styling service spread by word of mouth and is the only really hands on service she has kept because she loves it so much The story behind the photoshoot Sarah helped style for Nikki Elledge Brown on Nikki's website What Sarah's next steps are and how she feels called to step into the teaching role and mentor which means a little less doing for clients one and one and just teaching her methodology How Sarah would love to see other people benefit from her methods to create a ripple effect How you can listen to episode 35 of The Design Business Show to hear more about Sarah's story How most of Sarah's business comes from word of mouth and how doing good work for clients will result in referrals   Links mentioned: Sarah's Website  MirrorBrand™ Connect with Sarah on Facebook  Connect with Sarah on Instagram Nikki Elledge Brown's Website    Like what you heard? 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Today, I'm talking with , one of the founders of , a SaaS startup that tracks feedback to help you build better products. What Sarah and her team have built at Canny is incredibly impressive. Maybe I'm just speaking for myself, but while I have culture (and a dozen other things) in the back of my mind, right now I'm focused on growth even if it means sacrificing in those other areas.. At Canny, they've grown rapidly while maintaining the culture and balance they want as a fully remote and bootstrapped company. To top it all off, Sarah has been able to do this not only as a first time founder, but as a first time manager. In our chat, we dig into how Sarah and her team have done this and how you can apply those lessons in your business.

The Novel:To Have and to HoaxThe Author: Martha Waters The Noobies: Sarah WendellThe Synopsis:In this fresh and hilarious historical rom-com, an estranged husband and wife in Regency England feign accidents and illness in an attempt to gain attention—and maybe just win each other back in the process.Five years ago, Lady Violet Grey and Lord James Audley met, fell in love, and got married. Four years ago, they had a fight to end all fights, and have barely spoken since.Their once-passionate love match has been reduced to one of cold, detached politeness. But when Violet receives a letter that James has been thrown from his horse and rendered unconscious at their country estate, she races to be by his side—only to discover him alive and well at a tavern, and completely unaware of her concern. She’s outraged. He’s confused. And the distance between them has never been more apparent.Wanting to teach her estranged husband a lesson, Violet decides to feign an illness of her own. James quickly sees through it, but he decides to play along in an ever-escalating game of manipulation, featuring actors masquerading as doctors, threats of Swiss sanitariums, faux mistresses—and a lot of flirtation between a husband and wife who might not hate each other as much as they thought. Will the two be able to overcome four years of hurt or will they continue to deny the spark between them?With charm, wit, and heart in spades, To Have and to Hoax is a fresh and eminently entertaining romantic comedy—perfect for fans of Jasmine Guillory and Julia Quinn. Show Notes: - Introducing Sarah Wendell, writer, reader, & podcasting extraordinaire - 15+ amazing years of connecting romance readers from around the world on Smart Bitches, Trashy Books- Sarah's favorite and least favorite tropes (no "danger boners" please)- Pass on the "Best Friend's Brother" trope - for a less traditional take on that trope, check out our review of The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend's Sister by Meghan Quinn- Quarantine does not mean stress-free reading...- A quick guide to painting your non-dominant hand- Introducing To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters - Sarah's first foray into romance novels at the library - Kelly's introduction to romance novels with I'm in No Mood for Love by Rachel Gibson- A brief synopsis for To Have and to Hoax - This is a romance novel written by someone who loves romance novels- If you're looking for a contemporary romcom set during Regency Era...- Things we love: female friendships, a perfect meet cute, and a commitment to consumption!- The secret that just keeps on going... a difficult task to accomplish in a novel- A little something extra for fans of Friends- We're hooked on the female characters, but when it comes to the men... "Such dudes."- How did we get to this point? What have you been doing for the last five years?- More groveling, please! - This is a "cilantro" book - you will absolutely love it if you can get on board with the silliness - All the makings for a theatrical farce - Martha, we need the stage adaptation.- Get ready for a SLOW burn...- Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels and some wise words about writing sex scenes from Lisa Kleypas- An ode to Lisa Kleypas' Wallflower series- Kelly shares a sexcerpt (or more like a kisscerpt)- Heart, Heat, & Humor Ratings  - What's drawing people in right now? Cozy, low-angst reads that make you laugh - Some quick recs: Jennifer Crusie, Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman- It's easy to root for nice, good humans  - Where and how to find Sarah - she's here to help you with recs!What Sarah's reading: The Cadfael Series, Star of the Morning by Lynn Kurland, Witch Hat Atelier (Kindle Unlimited), Julia Quinn's Rokesby SeriesWhat Kelly's reading: Carolina Reapers Series by Samantha Whiskey ShoutoutsAtria BooksFrolic Podcast Network Sonali DevFollow Boobies & Noobies on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @boobiespodcast*Boobies & Noobies is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts*

Subscribe to the podcast here!2:34 - Sarah talks about her resentment upon realizing she hadn't had a childhood.3:34 - What Sarah's classical music training taught her and the skills that serve her in positive ways, every day.7:35 - How classical music in the way that Sarah experienced it is creative but in a very narrow way. She shares her experience of trying to improvise on the cello for the first time. "The thought of improvising was so terrifying to me that I burst into tears."8:50 -Sarah and I talk about why our current creative experiments have to be away from music. "In order for me to explore creativity, it has to have nothing to do with the cello at this moment in my life."9:23 - Why the "expertise" we have in classical music makes it so difficult to experiment within music. The importance of cultivating creative courage by lowering the stakes.10:02 - Sarah talks about what she's learned through her writing practice about the barriers of perfectionism.10:55 - Her "obsession" with putting herself in uncomfortable situations to grow her creativity.12:13 - Sarah and I bond over our experiences around improvising and the existential crisis of not knowing how to do it.13:11 - Mike Block String Camp and how hard and ultimately rewarding that was for me.14:11 - How the training Sarah and I received did not ask us what we thought, what we felt, and what we wanted to make.14:55 - The rigid, black and white definitions of success in classical music and how these are antithetical to creativity.15:16 - The classical music culture's seeming resistance to discussions around vulnerability, burnout, mental health issues, self-loathing, loneliness. The tribalism and fixed beliefs of the classical music culture. Sarah's depression and how it was centered around her experiences of joylessness and burnout.18:32 - The complicated assumptions that committing to a classical musician's life means you must love it unconditionally.19:51 - The misconceptions people have about why a highly skilled classical musician would leave a seemingly effortless and blissful career.21:30 - Sarah's relationship to music now and how for a long time, she couldn't listen to classical music.25:15 - The complicated expectations of utter devotion to our instruments and the lifestyle of a successful classical musician, as well.26:11 - How doing things that may seem to divert our attention from our instruments can allow us to perform better by allowing us to see ourselves as separate from our performing personas.27:50 - "The primal, deeply imbedded feeling that perfection equaled worthiness is the biggest struggle of my life." Evolving beyond the debilitating fear of imperfection.29:34 - "What if I had done other things?" Sarah's realization in college that all she'd ever done was play the cello.30:14 - Letting go of the "vice grip" of having to be a classical musician and how this allowed Sarah room to intentionally choose her creative path.31:33 - Sarah shares the gifts of living in a small town.33:39 - Sarah and I talk about the crisis of "time" that we both felt as prodigies with an "expiration date" and I share my feelings of terror when I turned twenty and felt "over the hill."36:11 - Sarah mentions her dogs! :) 

Summary In today’s episode, with the help of Sarah McLean, the owner of the McLean Meditation Institute, my personal teacher, and a woman with an unusual and exciting background, we will demystify meditation.  There are so many brands and types of meditation out there; it can be downright confusing. The important thing is to understand a bit, not make it too hard, and, most importantly, do not delay your practice! Without practice, you are missing all the amazing benefits of meditation.  Sarah’s joining us from Santa Barbara, California, and will tell you her journey to demystify meditation.  She will tell you tales of her time in the Army, in an ashram in India, and travels on a nine-month mountain bike trek through faraway lands. She will touch on many experiences from Transcendental Meditation, working with Deepak Chopra to ah-ha moments on a rooftop in Georgetown, DC. She did all the work, and we all benefit from her discoveries. On last week’s show, we talked about three things to make your meditation a slam dunk: desire, focus, and a nonjudgmental attitude (which I learned long ago from Sarah herself.) This episode is perfect timing because Sarah will take those three things and go deeper as she unravels the mysteries of meditation. My suggestion is to listen intently but listen gently, like the awareness of breath in meditation. You know you are breathing but get lost in the beauty of its simplicity. Do not control or change; just follow and enjoy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Podcast  Hey there, Alexa Z here! I am so excited and a little nervous because I have Sarah McLean, my meditation teacher, on the line. She is kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule to help me, help you demystify meditation, specifically the different types/brands of meditation.   I found Sarah after many years of meditating. I started meditating when I was 17 years old because I had terrible panic attacks. Meditation was a pill for me. I wish I could go back and start again; I would because now I know all the opportunities meditation has provided me, and I would have had a more consistent practice from the start.  Alexa: I want to welcome Sarah! Again, I am a little nervous and excited. This will be a fun back and forth conversation. I am also a bit jealous because I know you are in Santa Barbara, California, and the weather is a lot nicer than the rain, drizzle, and cold here in Annapolis, Maryland.   Sarah: Well, it is a bit like heaven on earth, sorry to make you jealous. Maybe we can practice Mudita, which is sympathetic joy, I hope you can feel happy for me, that I get to live in Santa Barbara after trying to convince my husband to move here for 17 years. It's great to be here, and Maryland is not too shabby.  Alexa: No, it isn't, and knowing that I can visit and take more classes at your new meditation center with you in Santa Barbara, makes me super happy. So let's, get right into it. Let's demystify meditation. The reason why this came to mind is that my students, clients, and even strangers come to me and say they have been studying meditation but have not started their practice. Typically, they say they are waiting for a particular time in there life to begin meditating or that they need to continue to learn about meditation before starting a practice. Sarah, what do you think about all of this. Why is it so confusing? Sarah: There are so many different types, categories of meditation  Uses Formal and informal Religious, historical origin Different names in other languages Brand new/Brand names I'll share a little bit about my story and how I got into meditation. More importantly, how I realized I did not know anything about meditation.   Alexa: Oh, that's perfect! Sarah: When I was younger, I was in the military. I wanted to be a spy, but that didn't work out. I wanted to understand the mysteries of life. I did not become a spy; instead, I became a behavioral specialist; that's when I started to learn the mysteries of the mind. I worked with Soldiers who suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD). Back then, we used medication versus meditation. Luckily for me, I was introduced to a body awareness practice. I was sitting outside of a psychiatric hospital, where, unfortunately, that's where many Soldiers who were really suffering would end up. Our whole platoon was sitting out on the lawn when one of the male nurses introduced me to a body scan. He had us all laydown, and he guided us from our head to our toes, allowing us to relax. It was only about 10 minutes. In the end, I realized that I worked with very stressed Soldiers, and I didn't even realize the amount of stress I was carrying. That moment planted a seed in me. After I got out of the Army, I looked into contemplative practices. I spent a lot of time exploring world traditions, looking for the secrets of life. I was on my mountain bike for about nine months and bicycled half-way around the world. I kept looking for the answers. I found it when I was sitting in my room in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. I was on the top of a three-story of a brownstone, learning to meditate using a silent mantra practice, through Transcendental Meditation (TM). Again, there was a contrast on how I felt before I learned, and after I silently repeated a mantra that I had no idea what it meant. It was another "ah-ha" moment. A few months after that, I moved to a TM community. I answered the phones and discussed mind, body, health. I was working with Deepak Chopra, who, at the time, no one was familiar with. People were looking for alternative practices and alternative healing. Many people would seek our help because of health reasons such as chemotherapy didn't work, diagnosed with Parkinson's, or depressed. I would ask all who called, "do you meditate?" They would answer with, yes, while I am watching TV, driving to work, or in the shower. I would have to convince them all to learn to meditate because meditation was required to be in the TM community. In 1990, meditation was not a "buzz word." No one talked about mindfulness. People would come to the community, and I would teach them about meditation. Unfortunately, at the time, I thought there was only one way to meditate. Though I had that great experience with the body scan, I was still "drinking the kool-aid" on the brand name of TM. So even when someone told me they were Upasana, insight, or mindfulness, or a different type of meditation, I wouldn't give it much credit.   Alexa: I have known you for a long time, and I have heard all your stories, but it is so fun to listen to it in order; it's starting to make so much sense to me. I have a lot of military people in this town, and a lot of military people listen to my podcast. I want everyone to take note that Sarah started her journey with meditation in the Army. How long ago was that? Sarah: It was 1980/1981. It was only done by a rouge male nurse, who felt the need to take us aside and try the body awareness practice. Meditation was not mandated to be a part of our training.   Alexa: It still isn't mandated, but it is interesting that you initially thought you would become a spy, you ended up learning about body scans. A lot of meditators feel that we can't be a meditator unless I do what Sarah does, go all those places, learn all those things. You taught me through your experiences that I can learn, and I don't have to live in an ashram for years. I am really grateful for that! Sarah: You are welcome! Alexa: Thank you for doing all the learning for all of us.  Sarah: I wasn't the mainstream kind of gal, I didn't want just to get married and have kids, get a job, and retire. My motivation in life was, can I find out the mysteries of this existence? What is it that animates all of creation? I know I am a little weird, but that was what was right for me.   I have to fast-forward after working and being in the TM organization for years. I won't go into the whole story, as you can google it. Deepak Chopra and I got kicked out of TM. Getting kicked out of an organization tells me one thing, that is that it is exclusive, not inclusive. How can you get kicked out of a meditation organization?! Well, some ways are to change your guru, changing your job, or changes that some tell you not to, but you do it anyway. I am in good company, so is Deepak Chopra. There is also Ravi Shankar, who does the Art of Living program. Many have been "kicked out" of TM. That was a warning for me, how can TM be a great organization? TM practice is a great practice. After I left the TM organization, I went to California with Deepak in 1992/1993. We opened up a health center. He came up with his practice, which was also a silent practice that is not TM. Deepak's practice is called Primordial Sound Meditation. I started to learn that there are a variety of practices available and they all work. You can stare at the sky, a fire, etc. to use as your object of meditation.  There are so many types of meditation.  Zen Buddist Tradition paying attention to your breath counting your breath asking yourself questions that stopped the mind walking meditation imagination meditation Scientists are researching meditation. I have been a research subject in a few studies. Scientists have a hard time differentiating the different types of meditation. Here are a few ways that I categorize mediation: Focus awareness/concentration meditation Open awareness meditation- Advanced practices Guided meditation Imagery meditation When I was in India, I learned more about meditation.   Guru Eat, pray, love Chanting Devotion After India, I moved into a Zen Buddist Monastery. I wanted to give up the whole notion of devotion and move into emptiness.   I want to share the basics of meditation. You went into meditation because you wanted to get rid of your anxiety. I went into meditation because I had a very stressful childhood, and I also suffered from panic attacks. I wanted to feel that life mattered, I mattered, and a deep sense of love.   There are three basic ingredients to any type of meditation.  [Sarah discusses in detail the below] Your intention Attention What you are paying attention to: something you hear sound-based meditation something you see visual-based meditation something you sense feeling/emotion moving stillness Alexa: My listeners might still be a little unsure of where to start. When you talked about focused awareness and open awareness; I compare it to a camera, am I zooming in or am taking a wide-angled, panorama picture. I want to go back to the three things that you taught me, going back to desire, non-judgemental attitude, and focus. Sarah, I started feeling over-whelmed when I didn't have a focus. When I read your book, Soul-centered: Transform your life in 8 weeks with meditation, before knowing you, you helped me simplify meditation. Thank God, science now says we have a body, a mind, and an energy system, and neuroplasticity does exist. Sarah, I am sure you will agree with me, when science proved that neuroplasticity exists, that's when meditation became popular. Sarah, what are your thoughts? Sarah: Meditation is not difficult, but you do have to set yourself up to succeed. When I was writing that book, I tried to deconstruct meditation. First off, you have to recognize that many people will say that you have to clear your mind to meditate. The minute I close my eyes, my default neuro network comes in, I start a monologue with myself, and I can't clear my mind. Instead of clearing your mind, you should interrupt the constant activity of the mind by paying attention to a particular object. Yoga is about the union of subject, object.  Subject: You, your consciousness Object: could be: Breath Body movement Behavior Saint Quality of a Saint When I was writing that book, it was a ten-week program. Then this study came out about neuroplasticity, neuro meaning nervous system and the brain, and plasticity meaning plastic or flexibility. In 2012, neuroplasticity studies were showing that with meditation, the thickening of the cortex can happen. Meaning you develop new neuro-pathways, new connections that help you to navigate the world more skillfully. Meditation also changes other parts of your brain. Your amygdala, the reactivity center of the brain, lessens its dominance, so you become much more responsive as the executive function of the neocortex start to become more dominant. This all results in the amygdala, "fight or flight" response becomes less apparent. You gain space between stimulus and response. This shows up in meditation as a state, and overtime shows up as traits in the brain.   Meditation is a practice. Find the one you like. I used to be very militant due to my time in the military, and I used to think there is only one way to meditate. So, find a practice you like and get in a routine. The best thing to do is to start meditating as soon as you get up in the morning.   There are many studies on the different practices of meditation and their benefits.  mindfulness practice - keeps you more engaged Loving-kindness, gratitude practices - cultivate emotions transcending mental activity - direct experience of YOU Alexa: If I decided that all this information makes sense and I want to start meditation when I get up tomorrow morning, what should I do? Sarah:  Gather yourself, welcoming everything, and resisting nothing.  Start with 1-2 minutes of mindfulness. Sit down Close your eyes Set yourself up  Turn your phone off Turn music off  Sit up Close your eye or gaze towards your hands/floor Pay attention/observe environment and body Be in the being and not in the doing Then, Body Scan Choose a focus Start with breath awareness Relaxation Response Refocus It's the nature of your mind to think. Your job is to bring your mind back to your focus.  [Meditation Practice] It does not matter how many times you have to refocus, be kind to yourself, and let go of expectations.   Lastly, be sure to determine how long you are going to meditate.  Alexa: I would like to wrap up by saying, yes, there are many types of meditation, but don't worry about it and don't feel like you have to learn them all. What Sarah and I say, "just get up and start meditating." The best thing about research is that you are your own best individual subject. Pick a practice, stick with it, and enjoy it. I used the definition of meditation that comes straight from Sarah, "meditation is a practice, it's old, it's new, it's modern, it's ancient, it's all of those things, but it is a training." Links: Sarah McLean Bio Sarah McLean Books Alexa Z Meditates      

Sarah Bolt is the CEO and Co Founder of Forth. This is the second time she has featured on the show - check out her first episode with me below in the links and resources section. Forth produce home finger-prick blood test kits, with analysis at accredited labs and an a results dashboard that helps you understand the health markers that really matter. In this episode we discuss: 1. What Sarah has learnt so far about this new growing market. 2. How the sector has grown and the trends for the future. 3. Re-launch of Forth Edge - the sports and performance side of the business. Links and Resources: Forth with Life - https://www.forthwithlife.co.uk/ Forth Edge - https://www.forthedge.co.uk/ Forth Insta - https://instagram.com/forth_life?igshid=15090g7yzfee0 Forth Edge Insta - https://instagram.com/forth_edge?igshid=okzzdwmzrfxr A Deep Dive Into How To Interpret Your Blood Results (Sarah’s first Ep on the show) - https://soundcloud.com/user-188029167/a-deep-dive-into-how-to-interpret-your-blood-results-with-forth Just before you go: If you like the show please share it with someone. Also, please subscribe and do me a solid by leaving a comment and a rating - its helps the show reach more people. 33 Fuel: 33 Fuel support the show. 33 Fuel produce natural and powerful sports nutrition products. Completely plant based, gluten free and dairy free, 33 fuel have recently brought out an energy bar and a protein bar: https://www.33fuel.com/all-products/ Use matt10 for 10% off your first order: https://www.33fuel.com/

Welcome back to episode 389 of The Paleo View! (0:40) Stacy is human again and excited to dive into this week's topic. Sarah is feeling very fortunate to have maintained her health during this nasty cold and flu season. Stacy is thrilled that her recovery was a quick one. Matt graduated from Postal Academy first in his class and Stacy is feeling so proud of him. It has been a new world for Stacy and the boys as they all adjust to Matt working out of the house. Sarah and Stacy took a brief walk down memory lane, remembering the moments from their childhood when their mothers would break out into songs.   What Inspired this Show This week's episode was inspired by a listener's question and came from a woman who attended one of Sarah's workshops last year. It is a follow-up question from the healthy weight-loss session that Sarah hosted. The entire session is available as an online course on Sarah's site. It has a focus on not just how to lose weight, but how to lose weight in a healthy way so that it is easy to maintain that loss. The science tells us that every weight loss diet is effective. The trick is that maintaining that weight loss for the vast majority of these diets is flawed in that they are designed to eventually make us fail. Most weight-loss diets will result in two things. One is the reduction of our basil metabolic rate, which means we need fewer calories and burn fewer calories at rest. And two, ghrelin (our hunger hormone) is increasing. So we need fewer calories to keep going on our weight-loss journey, but we are getting hungrier and hungrier. Instinct kicks in and you can't muscle through that situation forever. This is when most people end up yo-yoing. Sarah's online course was designed to bust a lot of diet myths, as well as set the groundwork for understanding how to set smart goals and structure diet and lifestyle and lose weight in a sustainable way. This question from Lauren is a follow-up question to that information.   Joovv Before Stacy and Sarah jump into the science and the show, they want to take a moment to thank this week's sponsor, Joovv. Both Stacy and Sarah love their red light therapy, and they have been a long-time sponsor of the show. Sarah actually wrote a blog post about the role that red light therapy can have on weight loss. There is some preliminary evidence that the infrared wavelengths that Joovv provides can help regulate hormones. The red wavelengths can help to liberate fat from fat cells. There are also inflammatory benefits, skin health benefits, and so much more. Joovv is another tool in our big toolbox in terms of promoting healthy weight loss.   Q&A Lauren says (14:10): I went to The Paleo Mom's workshop in February 2019 and it was lovely. At the workshop, we talked about working out and hunger hormones. When we talk about exercise and weight loss, is there science behind high-intensity workouts that you burn calories throughout the day (after the workout) if the workout is intense enough? OR do you simply burn the calories DURING the workout and it stops there? I’ve read that there isn’t much science behind this theory (but I think it may be a hypothesis?!)  Sarah is very excited to answer this question because there is a lot of science on this. A hypothesis is not just a guess. You look at what is currently known and either work to explain what is happening, or expand what is known by predicting what will happen if the conditions right. Sarah broke down the difference between a hypothesis and a theory. There are a couple of studies now that show that if you achieve the same caloric deficit over time, we feel hungrier and that hunger magnifies over time. Whereas when you achieve that same level of caloric deficit through exercise, our hunger is the same as if we didn't have a caloric deficit. This is a very important thing to know in terms of weight loss. Diet is important from a lean muscle mass preservation effect and from a nutrients for supporting metabolism as we are burning fat. The research published in 2016 on the Big Loser contestants that proved how problematic this dual effect is. The more physically active those contestants were after the season had ended, the more likely they were to maintain their weight loss. Exercise provides this interesting benefit to hunger, but there is more to it than that. Losing weight is not as simple as calories in versus calories out, but calories do matter. A caloric deficit is required to lose weight. Where exercise comes into play in addition to helping to regulate hunger through weight loss, is hormone regulation. It improves insulin sensitivity, preserves lean muscle mass, a metabolic boost is stimulated, and exercise has been known to improve the gut microbiome composition. The pieces mentioned above have been broken down throughout the history of this show. Please reference these previous episodes for more information: 140: THE DANGER OF KETOGENIC DIETS 195: THE LATEST IN WEIGHT LOSS RESEARCH 196: THE OBESITY PARADOX 197: CARBOHYDRATE INSULIN HYPOTHESIS 198: WEIGHT LOSS FOLLOW UP 305: WHY INSULIN IS IMPORTANT & AWESOME! 353: BEACH BODY YO-YO 386: INTERMITTENT FASTING   More on Exercise Generally, exercise that has been traditionally viewed as cardio, generally results in more calories burned per hour when we are doing it.  (28:16) There are some exceptions, like when very heavy weight lifting can burn as many calories as running. However, there is a lot more data on cardio available. Any time that you add load (like hiking with a backpack), burns way more calories than hiking without. How many calories you burn in a workout is dependent on a number of things. Overall, on average, cardio burns more than traditional strength training activities, with the exception of weight lifting at a very intense level. There is a vast body of research showing that we do get a metabolic boost that can last hours after exercise. How high the boost is, is typically related to how intense the exercise is. How long it lasts, is related to the duration. In the last few years, there have been studies that have been trying to expand on these understandings. Some studies have shown that short bursts of activity can have a really dramatic boost on our metabolism after we are done exercising. One study, in particular, looked at two-minute sprints on a stationary bicycle, with three-minute rest periods in between. The same participants either did one, two, or three of these circuits. The study showed that they had a significantly increased metabolism. If they did three of those two-minute sprints, their metabolism stayed elevated for four hours afterward. There is definitely an impact based on how much we do, but there is a boost no matter what. There was another study where cyclists worked at approximately 80% of their VO2 max (which is a heavy workload) for 45-minutes. These participants had a metabolic boost that lasted 14-hours. Most studies show that by 24-hours later, our metabolism returns to normal. However, there was a study that looked at 80-minutes of cycling at 70-75 VO2 max, and their metabolism was still 5% higher than their BMR 24-hours later.   Strength Training There have been some really interesting studies looking at circuit training. The boost in our metabolism that we get from strength-training appears to last a lot longer than the boost that we get from cardio. Studies have shown a range in metabolic boost from weight-lifting ranging from 16-hours, to 24hours, and even up to 38-hours. Sarah broke down the studies in greater detail, showing how the results vary based on how the study is structured. When we do strength training, there seems to be a much longer tail in terms of how long metabolism lasts. There have even been studies that have compared circuit training to treadmill training. They have shown that the initial level is higher from resistance training. The metabolic boost from weight lifting is higher and lasts longer. This makes a fairly strong case for the metabolic benefits for weight-lifting, resistance-type training. In addition, over time this increases the basal metabolic rate through building more muscle. Overall, Sarah thinks it is a great idea to do both. Sarah found a few of the studies looking at volume to be particularly interesting (39:13). After reviewing the findings, Sarah feels that there isn't yet enough information to tell if more volume or more intensity equals a bigger metabolic boost.   Combining the Two Forms of Training There are a couple of studies showing that if you do cardio first and then your resistance training, you actually burn more calories during your workout. Doing the same amount of work, the difference is substantial. Sarah again broke down the details of the research into greater detail. Stacy shared her experience with picking a lane when it came to weight loss versus building strength. You need to know what your priorities are before jumping into a routine. Sarah wanted to highlight a key detail that we are talking about relatively small differences over the course of 24-hours. It is most important to set yourself up with an activity that you like that you are most likely to stick with. You need to feel good about it, and your body needs to like it. It is also very important to keep your intensity and your sport at something that is sustainable. Exercise is an important component of healthy weight loss, but it is also an important component of healthy living.  Stacy emphasized the importance of finding something you really enjoy doing. It comes down to habits. Make sure that you feel your best and are actually excited to do the exercise you have committed to doing.   A Deeper Look Into the Details There is one more study that Sarah would like to discuss. Interval training has been shown to provide a bigger metabolic boost. So combining that short-burst, intense type cardio with rest periods and with strength training, definitely provides the biggest metabolic boost. This final study found that going back and forth between cardio and resistance training did provide the highest metabolic boost that lasted the longest. The study also confirmed what was found in previous studies, regarding the benefits of doing cardio before weight-training, versus the other way around. Sarah found this study's findings on perceived exertion to be very interesting as well. The study found that the lowest perceived exertion was doing the endurance training first, and then the resistance training.  Sarah would love to see more data on this, and is actually working on a blog post on this.  The takehome is that exercise does boost your metabolism.  It will be a lot higher for depending on the type of exercise, how intense it was and how long it lasted. This is on top of all the other benefits of exercise. Like restoring insulin sensitivity, supporting liver health, the benefits to the gut microbiome, the hormonal impact, and so much more.   Other Ways to Boost Metabolism There are other things that are known to boost metabolism.  Digesting protein increases your basal metabolic rate.  This is true for any diet; if there is a big caloric restriction, we are burning muscle. The only thing that preserves muscle through weight loss is the combination of eating a high protein diet with doing some resistance training.  You can actually build more muscle through weight loss with this combo.  Eating about 30% of calories from protein has been shown to be very beneficial to both weight loss and supports the maintenance of weight loss.  Drinking a big bottle of water can also boost our metabolism. Getting enough sleep is really important.  There is a huge link between inadequate sleep and risk of weight gain and obesity.   Closing Thoughts The real take-home message is that exercise is important. It is important whether or not you are trying to lose weight, maintain weight loss, or maintain your health. One of the episodes that Stacy forgot to mention as a favorite is episode 367. Stacy took a moment to reiterate that weight loss can be for health and it can also be for aesthetics.  If you feel like you are failing at your weight-loss goals, this might be a mental shift as well as a physical shift that is needed. Referring back to that episode may be a great resource if you are having those feelings. It has definitely been a journey for Stacy to reach the point where she is longer working to be thin. Red-light therapy is one of the ways that you can both tweak how you feel mentally and physically.  When Stacy starts her day with red-light therapy, she mentally feels better.  She finds that she is prone to make better choices when she gets that boost in the morning.  If you feel like you are struggling, this might be something worth exploring. One of the things that Sarah did to start her recovery from her health crash was to dedicate time to red-light therapy with her Joovv.  The way that Joovv has combined the two wave-lengths is genius.  The wavelengths complement each other in so many different ways, in regards to our health. What Sarah finds most beneficial, is the effect that red-light therapy has on her stress management.  If you are regulating your stress response every morning, it will help you avoid making choices as a response to stress. Sarah and Stacy both love Joovv and hope that listeners will go check them out here.  Joovv is currently having a big sale, so be sure to check out those limited-time offers. Thank you so much for listening! If you think someone else might be interested in this show, please share it.  Please also leave reviews so that others can find this episode.  Thank you again for listening! Stacy and Sarah will be back again next week (1:06:18).

Listen to my conversation with Sarah and learn: What Sarah was doing before Girl Geek Academy and what led her to this advocacy What a “hackathon” is How Sarah and her friends accidentally created the world’s first women’s hackathon The factors that created the gap between women and technology Sarah’s thoughts about what technology is How Sarah and her team also work with boys The story behind the Girl Geeks book series Sarah’s thoughts about screen time How learning technology could actually teach children social skills How Sarah keeps track of her team’s goal of inspiring one million women into technology by 2025

Is it time for a marketing revolution? Hippie turned business coach, Sarah Santacroce thinks so and she's on a mission to be the one to start that online marketing revolution. In fact, she's already teaching her Gentle Marketing Revolution approach to a select group of heart-centered entrepreneurs. Want to find out how you can be a part of this movement towards empowering the consumer and leading the charge on a much more positive outlook on marketing? If yes, then make sure to listen to today's episode of the Infinite Impact Radio podcast. Are you ready...let's get started. Show notes from today's episode. 03:02 Hippie turned business coach, Sarah Santacroce, shares her origin story and how a life-crisis at 40 manifested the Gentle Business Revolution. 08:35 Why now is the time for a different approach to marketing and how Sarah made it her mission to bring that new approach to heart-centered entrepreneurs. 12:48 Understanding your definition of success and the importance of empowering the consumer in your marketing. 17:20 Important advice on how to simplify, get laser focused, and achieve the biggest impact when starting a new online business as an entrepreneur. 21:48 What Sarah is working on now and why you should pay attention to this very effective, but not very often used, way to create an offer that will have your customers begging to hand over their money. 27:30 Launch date of this new program - Gentle Marketing Revolution - and how you can be first in line when it launches. Want to learn more and connect with Sarah Santacroce? Here's how... Gentle Business Revolution =>                                        www.thegentlebusinessrevolution.com Gentle Marketing Revolution =>                                      www.thegentlemarketingrevolution.com One-Page Marketing Plan => www.sarahsantacroce.com/1page LinkedIN => www.linkedin.com/in/sarahsantacroce/ Thank you for listening. Make sure to not miss an episode. Subscribe now on your favorite listening platform and please leave us a review and share with someone who would benefit from this podcast. Are you ready to start your own purpose-driven business to make a positive impact on the world but don't know where to start? I would be honored to help. Please reach out to me on Facebook at Evans Putman Coaching https://www.facebook.com/EvansPutmanHQ/ and let's get you started!

TITLE Boundaries--I Want To Be The One To Stop It Here   GUEST Sarah Buino, LCSW, CADC, RDDP, CDWF   EPISODE OVERVIEW   This episode is all about authenticity and vulnerability.  Sarah talks about being a wounded healer and why she chooses to tell the truth when someone asks her how she is.  Sarah talks about her resistance to the term Highly Sensitive Person, aka HSP, and we examine this. We talk about NARM in therapy, and why Sarah believes in it.  Sarah talks about her decision to NOT have children, and we have an in-depth discussion about a boundary Sarah set with me, and how we both responded to this boundary.   HIGHLIGHTS Why it’s beneficial to be authentic when someone asks, “How are you?” Sarah talks about when feelings of not being worthy show up for her NARM—Neuro Affective Relational Model Sarah is doing her own work through the NARM model, and she has found it very effective It gets to developmental trauma that may be pre-verbal Epigenetics Trauma that happens in the womb can be passed from mother to child Non-verbal things in the environment can be passed on to children Sarah’s decision to not have children and why she made the decision Sarah talks about how she was impacted since her mother had her in order to have someone to love her The challenge of setting boundaries What fears come up for Sarah if she anticipates having to set a boundary What Sarah’s behavior may look like if she hasn’t set a boundary The benefits of setting boundaries The unexpected benefits when she has set boundaries Sarah talks about her resistance to identifying as an HSP We talk about the cultural connotation of sensitivity and how it can be perceived as a weakness We talk about alternative ways to describe what being an HSP means Highly Attuned Highly perceptive Highly responsive When Sarah and I first talked, she set a boundary with me, and we discuss how that impacted both of us We talk about how grief can be more complicated if you’ve had a challenging relationship with the deceased Sarah shares her experience of losing her parents—she had a difficult relationship with both of them, but has gotten some healing since their death We talk about therapists being vulnerable with their clients Sarah talks about what being a wounded healer means and how she uses this in her word I talk about Arianna Smith’s analogy of the bathtub when talking about overarousal and overstimulation and the HSP          BIO   Sarah Buino, LCSW, CADC, RDDP, CDWF is a speaker, teacher, therapist and the founder of Head/Heart Therapy, Inc. She holds a masters degree from Loyola University in Chicago and specializes in shame, trauma, and substance use disorders. Sarah integrates her knowledge of complementary healing modalities such as music, yoga, reiki, and the chakra system into her clinical practice to help clients enhance their authenticity. She’s also the host of a podcast Conversations With a Wounded Healer which examines the role of one’s own healing while being a care-giving professional.    PODCAST HOST   Patricia Young hosts the podcast Unapologetically Sensitive, and works with Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) helping them to understand their HSP traits, and turning their perceived shortcomings into superpowers. Patricia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and is passionate about providing education to help HSPs and non-HSPs understand and truly appreciate the amazing gifts they have to offer. Patricia works globally online with HSPs providing coaching. Patricia also facilitates online groups for HSPs that focus on building community and developing skills (identifying your superpowers, boundaries, perfectionism, dealing with conflict, mindfulness, embracing emotions, creating a lifestyle that supports the HSP, communication and more).   LINKS   Sarah’s Links   Website-- https://headhearttherapy.com/ IG: @headhearttherapy FB: @headhearttherapy @woundedhealr Twitter: @HeadHeart_Chi @woundedhealr Podcast—Conversations with a Wounded Healer https://headhearttherapy.com/podcast/   Resources   NARM Therapy—Neuro Affective Relationship Model https://narmtraining.com/   Kristin Neff-- https://self-compassion.org/   Tim Desmond-- https://timdesmond.net/   Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari-- http://chasingthescream.com/   Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller     Patricia’s Links   Online HSP Course--https://unapologeticallysensitive.com/hsp-online-groups/   Website--www.unapologeticallysensitive.com Facebook-- https://www.facebook.com/Unapologetically-Sensitive-2296688923985657/ Facebook group Unapologetically Sensitive-- https://www.facebook.com/groups/2099705880047619/ Instagram-- https://www.instagram.com/unapologeticallysensitive/ Youtube-- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOE6fodj7RBdO3Iw0NrAllg/videos?view_as=subscriber Pinterest-- https://www.pinterest.com/patriciayounglcsw/ e-mail-- unapologeticallysensitive@gmail.com Show hashtag--#unapologeticallysensitive Music-- Gravel Dance by Andy Robinson www.andyrobinson.com

"One of the hardest conversations I ever had was to admit that I’d been struggling. And I no longer wanted to be alive." Sarah True is a professional triathlete and Olympian. On this episode, she honestly and vulnerably shares her story of competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, hitting rock bottom, and the intense emotional recovery that followed. She opens up about her history with mood disorders and depression, and talks about how stress affects her body and her performance. She also talks about the past two years competing at the Ironman distance, including a very good year followed by a challenging one. Thank you to AfterShokz for sponsoring this episode of the Ali on the Run Show! CLICK HERE for $50 off your Aeropex wireless headphone endurance bundle!   What you’ll get on this episode: On diversity, inclusivity, privilege, and bias in sport (3:00) Sarah reflects on her racing year (8:30) Sarah talks about competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, and the emotional aftermath that followed (24:45) Sarah talks about managing her depression, and what that looks like today (36:00) How Sarah met her now-husband, fellow professional athlete Ben True (46:00) What Sarah says are the universal struggles in sport (51:00)   Follow Sarah: Instagram @sarah.b.true Twitter @sgroffy Facebook Follow Ali: Instagram @aliontherun1 Facebook Twitter @aliontherun1 Blog Strava Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify SoundCloud Overcast Stitcher Google Play SUPPORT the Ali on the Run Show! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the run love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends!

Welcome back to The Paleo View listeners. (0:40) We have an interesting episode for you this week friends. Stacy's nine-year-old is rebelling like a teenager. Cole is pretty cool as teenagers go. Stacy enjoys his sarcasm and dry humor. Finnian was recently described by his teacher as gregarious. Stacy's baby, Wesley, has a bleeding heart and is very aware of his impact on his community and the world. He has been passionate for years about consuming meat, which is an interesting topic for Stacy. Stacy was vegetarian for seven years before she went to college, but she has changed her tune on that. She now does a lot of educating and sharing about humanely and sustainably raised animals and how important this is to their family. Wesley has talked about going vegetarian a couple of times but has decided against it until recently. Recently Wesley saw something on YouTube that inspired him to make the move and go vegan for at least seven days. Pescatarian is always the route that Stacy has suggested. However, Wesley wanted to go full-on vegan. From sharing about this challenge on social media, Stacy has heard from so many people that their children also experiment with this. It has always been Stacy's approach that children are their own people and they make their own decisions. As much as this feels like a complete rebellion against everything Matt and Stacy believe, they do want to support that this is something he has thought about for a long time. Matt and Stacy decided to support him in this challenge, but they also saw it as an educational opportunity. Sarah commented on how Matt and Stacy empower their children with their choices.   Educational Opportunity The first thing they educated Wes on was protein, using a graphic from Robb Wolf's Instagram. (7:44) They are also discussing micronutrients and what he is missing in a vegan diet. Wesley is their Paleo baby. He has never had standard American foods, outside of gluten-free treats. He is following both a gluten-free and vegan food plan right now. Stacy is also avoiding soy and filler junk foods. They did find a lentil-based burger for Wes, but it was very hard to avoid canola oil in products. Sarah shared on Canola oil and the history of this product on the food market. Stacy shared a bit more on the foods they have found for Wes and what he has liked. What Sarah wants to add to this conversation is about the fat options available to you in a vegan diet. (14:32) The vegan community has done messaging very well, in terms of how they have distributed their arguments for their choices. Sarah does agree with the information shared on how negatively impactful the meat, dairy, and processed carbohydrate-heavy the average American diet is. A big part of the conversation needs to be on how important vegetables are, and how important it is to modify protein intake. There are nutrients that we get from animal foods that we cannot get from plant foods, and vice versa. Sarah thinks of Paleo as a plant-based diet. The only way to meet our nutrient needs is to consume from both categories of food. Sarah referred to these resources for omnivore education. We need nutrients from both plants and from animals. There are plenty of nutrients that you can get sufficiently by either going vegan or carnivore. However, in either extreme, there is a group of nutrients you are missing out on. Sarah's views this as an opportunity to talk to the flip side of the coin.   The Nutritional Gap There are nutrients that we get from animal foods that we either cannot get from plant foods, or we can only get from a very limited list of unusual plant foods. (18:01) In these cases, it is hard to get sufficient quantities of these nutrients. The nutrients that we could be missing out on including heme iron, the animal form of vitamin A, zinc, vitamin B12, vitamin K2, vitamin D3, CLA, DHA, EPA, creatine, taurine, carnitine, and selenium.  Sarah shared a bit about the various ways you can supplement your vegan diet to fill some of these nutrient misses. Protein requirements are an additional challenge on a Vegan diet because plants are not a source of complete protein. Complete protein refers to a food that contains all nine essential amino acids. One of the things that is a trick is looking at combining foods in order to get all of those essential amino acids. The classic mixing is to mix a grain and a legume to get all nine essential amino acids. It is really hard from plant-based sources to get enough leucine. Thre is a careful selection of food that can help round out the amino acid intake, but the other typical recommendation is that vegans need to consume more plant proteins to simply get enough protein.   Protein Absorption There is this whole other side of the protein challenge for vegans and vegetarians, which is the digestible indispensable amino acid score. Our digestive enzymes are not very great at breaking down plant proteins. There is a score that looks at how much of the protein is wasted through the digestive tract. The scores range from 0, which is completely non-digestible, to 1, which is considered fully digestible. There are some animal foods that score higher than 1 though. For example, beef is 1.1, chicken is 1.08, fish is 1. This means that in an average human digestive tract, the protein is 100% digested. Tofu has a score of 0.52, kidney beans have a score of 0.51, peanuts have a score of 0.43. Plant-based proteins, at best, half of the protein is fully digested in the digestive tract. If you are active, trying to build muscle or trying to lose weight, all of these things increase your protein requirements. Your health goals are more easy to achieve with higher protein intake. Sarah personally aims for about 2 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight, per day, spread out amongst three meals. (32:49) Getting this amount of protein is fairly straightforward, using dense protein sources. However, in the context of plant-based proteins, you have to consume a lot of food to fulfill your protein requirements. On top of that, you still have to supplement to hit your micronutrient needs. The main takeaway is that humans are omnivores and there are nutrients that we get from animal foods, that we can't get from plant foods. That doesn't mean that we need to eat a ton of animal foods to meet our nutritional needs. Like Stacy was saying at the start of the show, you can get these nutrients from a pescatarian diet. Sarah sees pescatarian as a really good compromise. You would need to eat shellfish.   Long-Term Effects & Impacts In the absence of animal food, it is basically impossible to achieve nutrient sufficiency, even with supplements. There is not a good idea of what happens when you don't get enough creatine over the course of your life. We understand the consequences of many micronutrient deficiencies, but we don't fully know the longterm impacts of amino acid deficiencies. The term non-essential is very misleading. Sarah tries to respectfully explain the need for nutrients in the context of a modest serving of an animal food, and lots and lots of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds. We can incorporate that with a focus on humanely raised meats. Returning to a decentralized food manufacturer system is a great way to balance the global environmental impact of raising meat, by recognizing the human nutritional needs to animal foods. Stacy shared more on why this point is so important to her, and ultimately inspired Matt and Stacy to write Beyond Bacon. The importance of respecting an animal's life and the kingdom of life is a very important piece of this dietary puzzle. The importance of the work that Diana Rodgers is doing. Sarah shared information on salmon migration and hatchery programs. This is just one great example of how measures are being taken to both cares for the environment and the animal kingdom. Thinking of an animal at the end of its life cycle, which is the ideal time to harvest it.   Supporting Others Choices The important part for Stacy is that all of these topics hit on the points of discussion she is having with Wesley. No matter what age a child is, Stacy thinks that the idea and the popularity of vegan/vegetarianism, is not just something that is cool, but also because there is compassion. If this is how someone feels, there are other things that we can think about to bridge the gap between how someone feels and respecting our own health. Stacy is empowering and supporting Wes and shared on why she feels it is important to encourage this experimentation while he is under her roof. While Stacy started as a vegan when Matt and Stacy first started dating, they both educated each other and met in the middle. Stacy's brother grew up a vegetarian but became a vegan when he went away to college. Stacy also shared on the work that her brother is doing to reduce food waste.   Adding in Probiotics One of the things Stacy has been focusing on with Wesley is adding in probiotics. (57:02) Stacy shared the gluten-free and vegan supplements that Wesley is taking during his 7-day challenge. Wesley's gut health is strong and is able to take on this dietary modification.  Stacy shared an update on the first three days of Wes's challenge.  She thinks that he isn't experiencing as much digestive distress as expected because of the probiotics he is taking Wesley is taking his Thrive probiotics in the morning, and also having a Forager smoothie. Matt and Stacy have never been diligent about the kids taking probiotics, but for Wes this has changed.  Sarah shared science on the role of animal products on the gut microbiome. While writing her new book, Sarah was most interested in writing about what is good for the gut microbiome. It is not a Paleo book.  It has been fascinating to Sarah to dig into this research beyond bacterial strains.  She has found another argument for omnivorism through her research.  There is this additional effect of dietary changes on the gut microbiome that depending on what the diet is, might be beneficial or might not be.  In the context of a diet that is missing something important for the gut microbiome, like veganism, supplementing with probiotics makes a whole lot of sense. Stacy shared why Thrive probiotics, in particular, is her brand of choice.    Closing Thoughts Stacy shared her latest happy moment in her food preparation for Wes's vegan meals. (1:08:40) Gluten-free vegan is a really hard diet to follow, as options are really limited.  Just because Wes wants to experiment with a vegan diet, there are certain household rules that Matt and Stacy are not flexing for him.  Stacy shared some additional food ideas that she has come across in prep for Wes's 7-day challenge.  There is a highlight bubble on Stacy's Instagram account with these ideas listed if you are interested.  Sarah hopes that this conversation helped other parents who are in similar situations.  Listeners can save 15% on Thrive probiotics by using the code 'PaleoView15' by visiting this link. Sarah is looking forward to an update on the Wes-vegan phase next week. Thank you so much listeners! Please don't forget to share this with your community and to leave a review! Stacy and Sarah love it when you engage with them on social media. Your hosts will be back again next week! (1:16:08)

As both a creator of television formats and also someone who looks to find the most original formats globally, Sarah Edwards's creative instincts have to always be on. Whether it's working with her team to devise the next hit show or searching for the seed of something great in another territory, Sarah describes herself as needing to remain open to inspiration at all times.    I met with Sarah at her office in Sony Pictures to talk about what goes into creating a hit show like The Weakest Link and Take Me Out, as well as going from someone who was 'average academically' to one of the most respected and leading figures in the television industry.    Three Takeaways From This Episode Include:   The troubles of trying to be innovative in a risk-averse industry and how to overcome them.  What Sarah would look for in a creative intern from the 700 people that would apply.  And an exercise to do that makes you go against your instincts in order to devise something original.    Sarah's Recommendation: Essentialism: The Disciplines Pursuit of Less   Daniel Brookes | Host of the Unlocking Creativity Podcast:  Twitter: @danielrbrookes Instagram: @danielrbrookes Email: info@unlockingcreativitypodcast.com   Unlocking Creativity Website: www.unlockingcreativitypodcast.com

Hooman talks a little bit about the movies. Is Uzi getting any? They talk sleep patterns. What Sarah's like with her kids, plus we get intimate with Alex and more!

One of my all time favorite podcasters, artists and minds, Sarah Blondin, is on the podcast today to help us each learn to move in the direction of greater awareness.  Sarah Blondin is an artist, writer and the podcast host for the Live Awake Project. She is one of the top teachers on the popular meditation app Insight Timer, where her meditations are in constant play and have been translated into numerous languages.  Her meditations are practiced by individuals all over the world, as well as in prisons, recovery centers, and wellness programs. Prior to her work as a spiritual teacher and guide, she was a broadcast journalist and actress. She lives in Salmon Arm British Columbia, with her husband and two sons. In this episode full of beautiful wisdom, Laura reveals what it looks like to dip beneath our attachments and explore what true presence looks like for us in this human experience.  In this Episode You'll Learn:  All about today's guest, Sarah Blondin [ 0:45 ] How Sarah discovered her purpose [ 4:10 ] About The Live Awake Podcast [ 8:10 ] How to relate to an achievement-based society [ 09:30 ] Sarah's struggle with worthiness [ 14:50 ] Where Sarah is a witness to her judgments [ 22:00 ] My near-death experience [ 26:00 ] What Sarah's book opened for her [ 35:45 ] Why the self-discovery journey is layered [ 42:25 ] What being a mother has taught Sarah [ 47:00 ] About our need to stay in the present [ 51:55 ] What Sarah would say to her past self [ 56:00 ] Soul Shifting Quotes:  “I provide an avenue for helping people feel.” “No matter what is going on, at least show up for what is nurturing you.” “I create from a place that is so true to me.” “I didn't stay stuck in pain; I walked through it.” “You are so ugly compared to what you are inside.” Links Mentioned:  Learn my 7 Secrets to Uplevel Your Brand & Land Your Dream Clients  Grab your FREE training, How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content that Converts  Purchase your ticket to Accelerate LIVE!  Check out Insight Timer Learn more about the Live Awake Project  Learn more about Sarah at her website: sarahblondin.com and be sure to follow her on Instagram: @sarahfinds Tag me in your big shifts + takeaways: @amberlilyestrom  Did you hear something you loved here today?! Leave a Review + Subscribe via iTunes  Listen on Spotify 

The most effective speakers realize their message is bigger than them. Today's guest shares her journey through grief in order to become a “renegade widow” whose bold message is impacting countless lives.   Sarah Nannen is a keynote speaker, life coach, and the author of the best-selling book Grief Unveiled: A Widow's Guide to Navigating Your Journey in Life After Loss. Sarah became a military widow and solo mom of four young children in 2014 when an aviation accident claimed her husband's life. Her journey through grief opened her eyes to a renegade way of approaching life and possibility that now informs her work with women breaking through limitation to live extraordinary lives. Her podcast, “Grief Unveiled,” released in 2018, offers up weekly conversations dedicated to real talk and real truth about grief and living.   We'll explore:   A bit about Sarah's current speaking platform, including her podcast. How Sarah came to embrace her identity as a speaker. The way Speakers Who Dare has impacted Sarah on multiple levels. Why being a “renegade widow” is so daring. The importance of having a professional on your side, and making plenty of time for rehearsal. What Sarah learned about herself in the process of Speakers Who Dare. The most surprising part of Speakers Who Dare. How speaking has impacted Sarah personally and professionally. Sarah's tips for becoming an effective speaker.

Few faces in the sub-Antarctic world are as familiar as that of Sarah Lurcock, South Georgia Heritage Trust's Director on South Georgia. Tireless in her management of the annual team that heads to Gryviken to manage the museum, the post office, and various goings-on in this remote outpost, Sarah is one of the strongest ambassadors for an island that so many love so dearly.   Photo by Heather Thorkelson   Many travellers recognize Sarah as the first local face they see upon arrival in South Georgia as she has spent years boarding expedition vessels and prepping visitors for their day visit to Grytviken.   Photo by Kerstin Langenberger   However, Sarah and her annually-rotating team are also largely responsible for the fundraising initiatives - largely from tourism vessels - that have paved the way for some groundbreaking projects to be completed in South Georgia.   Spending six months a year on South Georgia for over two decades, Sarah has truly dedicated her life to a place that many people only visit once in a lifetime and many more only dream of.   Listen to today's episode to hear Sarah's story and learn more about the future of South Georgia, the "pearl of the Antarctic".   HIGHLIGHTS 2:45 – The story of what drew Sarah to South Georgia in the first place about two decades ago   4:00 – Not too long ago, women weren’t allowed on the island   5:20 – How Sarah ended up as the Director of the South Georgia Heritage Trust on the island   8:50 – Good news! South Georgia now has a full-time curator at the museum   9:30 – Ever wanted to work on a remote, wildlife-packed island? Sarah spills the beans on how other seasonal positions on South Georgia get filled   11:35 – What day-to-day life is like in Grytviken when they're dealing with roughly 80 cruise ships per season (and growing)   15:40 – Is there anything that Sarah misses when she’s living off provisions during her 6 months on the island?   17:15 – What life was like on South Georgia in the pre-internet age   19:45 – How dependency on the internet is changing things, even in our most remote regions   21:00 – Sarah talks about the epic planning and execution involved in the Habitat Restoration Project which successfully eradicated rodents - invasive species - from the island   27:00 – All involved in the South Georgia Habitat Restoration project are now a resource for other similar, logistically challenging initiatives being attempted worldwide   29:00 – Sarah takes us through some of the different groundbreaking projects being undertaken on SG in order to preserve both her nature and her unique place in history   40:00 - The centenary of Shackleton's death is coming up soon and there are plans for a commemoration...   43:00 - What Sarah and her on-island team do with their precious little time off in this wild wonderland   LINKS The South Georgia Heritage Trust - https://www.sght.org/ Friends of South Georgia - http://www.fosgi.org/ Government of South Georgia - https://www.gov.gs/ South Georgia Heritage Trust Museum website - http://sgmuseum.gs/ UKAHT - https://www.ukaht.org/     AntArctic Stories is brought to you by Twin Tracks Expeditions - your experts in small-ship expedition cruises and unique adventures to the Arctic and Antarctica. We love sharing our insider knowledge to help you find your next polar adventure.   Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/twintracks Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/twintracksexpeditions Our website - http://twintracksexpeditions.com

In this week's episode, I am chatting with professional organizers Cabri Carpenter and Sarah Brent. Cabri and Sarah found each other through the Accountability Partner program we offer as a perk of our Inspired Organizer® membership. Due to the intentional changes they have made in their mindsets around money and self-worth, they have both taken huge steps forward in their businesses this year. I am so thrilled to have them share their stories with you today.    (00:00) – Introduction to the episode(01:27) – Introducing Cabri & Sarah(03:10) – More about the Accountability Partner Program(04:23) – Cabri & Sarah’s experience as Accountability Partners(07:08) – How Jen Sincero’s book influenced Cabri and Sarah(08:16) – How Sarah gained the confidence to raise her rates(10:22) – Pinpointing your negative money mindset themes in order to rewrite them(15:40) – Cabri shares about the snowball effect of goal-setting(19:20) – What Cabri would tell her past self(21:30) – What Sarah would tell her past self(26:45) – Sarah shares what happened when she stopped taking non-organizing side jobs(33:38) – Cabri shares why  she turned down a full-time warehouse organizing position(38:00) – Money Mindset book  recommendations (41:46) – Episode Wrap-up Resources mentioned: You Are A Badass At Making Money Profit First The Total Money Makeover Secrets of The Millionaire Mind Sell Or Be Sold The Life Coach School Podcast The rest of the show notes can be found at proorganizerstudio.com/blog/money-mindset

"It’s not sexy, but all the little teeny tiny things add up. Invest in recovery, nutrition, and sleep. That’s where you’re going to see the big gains — even though it’s not as much fun to put on Instagram. You’ll see it pay off." Sarah "Mac" Robinson is an elite runner, mom of two, and freelance brand storyteller. On this episode, she gets very candid about how her life — on the run and beyond — has changed since becoming a mom. She opens up about her experience with postpartum depression and anxiety, what life on medication has been like, and the stigmas surrounding postpartum mental health. She also talks about how she landed an Olympic Trials qualifying time in the marathon in 2016, what the road there was like, and what's next in her running life. Thank you to AfterShokz for sponsoring this episode of the Ali on the Run Show! CLICK HERE for $50 off your wireless headphone endurance bundle!   What you’ll get on this episode: Sarah’s experience with postpartum anxiety and Zoloft (3:15) Sarah’s running story — the high highs and low lows (20:10) On trying — and trying again and again — to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the marathon (24:30) On body image as an elite runner, both before and after having kids, and “skinny privilege” (34:10) What Sarah’s running looks like these days (37:00) Sarah’s career, how she found Oiselle, and what she’s up to professionally (42:20) Sarah’s messages to moms and to runners working on big goals (51:40) What we mention on this episode: Oiselle Sarah’s Instagram post about weaning off Zoloft Stephanie Bruce on Episode 104 of the Ali on the Run Show Lauren Fleshman on Episode 103 of the Ali on the Run Show Oiselle Mac Roga short Follow Sarah: Instagram @thatsarahmac Twitter @thatsarahmac Follow Ali: Instagram @aliontherun1 Facebook Twitter @aliontherun1 Blog Strava Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify SoundCloud Overcast Stitcher Google Play SUPPORT the Ali on the Run Show! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the run love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends!

Sarah is a badass career coach, author, and the founder of Careergasm, where she helps people quit jobs they hate in order to find work that feels good. Sarah walks the walk, and started her career on the path to becoming a professor in business school, but found herself extremely unhappy, and instead of pushing through, left her PhD program four years deep.  We talk about how to navigate looking for a new job or building a side hustle while you're still employed. We also get into the power of great mentors, the struggles inherent in leaving academia, and dealing with people who are unsupportive of big changes. Sarah explains how she schedules her week to match her work chemistry, and advocates for experimentation in order to find what works for you. TOPICS EXPLORED IN THIS EPISODE: A simple exercise to gain clarity on your desired career ingredients [ 4:13 ] How Sarah and I went on a journey of theme hunting [ 7:26 ] How to handle looking for a new job or building a side hustle as an employee [ 10:00 ] How to reframe the guilt you feel about leaving a profession [ 12:20 ] The “other” student debt [ 14:14 ] The sunk cost fallacy to the max [ 16:30 ] How mentors helped Sarah get unstuck in academia [ 20:30 ] One of the signs that you are in the wrong career track [ 26:55 ] Where many issues with work tend to manifest [ 30:02 ] How Sarah schedules her week to be a coach, author and human [ 33:37 ] What Sarah thinks about how you're “supposed to” write [ 36:47 ] How Sarah balances her ambition and need for a life [ 44:53 ] What to do if you find your interests changing [ 50:37 ]   Sarah's Quotable: The need for career experimentation never actually ends.   I was an otherwise intelligent woman, except for the fact that I was doing too much at once and not enjoying the beautiful successes along the way.   ========== Connect with Sarah: Instagram: @careergasm Website: www.careergasm.com Twitter: @careergasm Facebook: @careergasm Sarah's Books: Careergasm: Find Your Way to Feel Good Work Career Rookie: A Get-it-Together Guide for Grads, Students and Career Newbies ========== Connect with Kattie: Online: www.kattiethorndyke.com Instagram: @kattiethorndyke LinkedIn: @kattiethorndyke Facebook: @kattie.thorndyke

We talk about:– Sarah's love for dogs and her daily tasks at the kennel– How Sarah got to a place where she owns her own business– Sarah's other random skills (she's a costumer!!)– What Sarah needs from her clients to make for the best experience for everyone (especially their pups!)– An update on the renovations currently happening at the kennel– Why Lakeview doesn't discriminate against breeds or use cages– PMDD, self-diagnosis, and barriers to talking about and treating women's health– Sarah's volunteer work with Take Back the Night: Port Hopeand more!Featured Tunes by:– Wayne Kennedy– Avem– Backyard Riot– Deviants and the Odd Man Out

Sarah Nie is based in Asheville, North Carolina. And after she began her property management business, she began to be approached by owners all over Asheville. But this kind of growth came with a caveat: the city’s short term rental rules which were fluctuating and restricting business left and right.   What Sarah shares with us, now years after this journey begun, is the big lesson she learned: the lesson for anyone entering the vacation rental industry or thinking about growing in an urban environment. The power of commercially-licensed zones isn’t always the first thing we think about with this new gig economy. But after listening to Sarah, perhaps it will be.    If you want to innovate like Sarah, consider a demo with our friends at PointCentral (free HVAC Analytics included from this landing page): https://www.pointcentral.com/vrmb/   Here are some links mentioned in the episode:   https://www.vrmintel.com/events/inaugural-vacation-rental-womens-summit/   http://www.poprentals.com          

Erik is joined on this special live episode by Sarah Tavel (@sarahtavel), general partner at Benchmark. Sarah gave a fireside chat as part of Village Global’s Network Catalyst accelerator program in May 2019. They talk about:* The state of education and what Sarah is looking for in the space.* Why founders need to focus on “getting one thing really right, no matter how big or small.”* What Sarah sees in the crypto space and why she invested in Chainalysis.* The promise of vertical marketplaces.* Why Benchmark say “we are not in the business of predicting the future but rather of seeing the present clearly.”* How she evaluates markets and some of the verticals that she’s looking at investing in.* Company-building tips, including why as a company grows the CEO needs to “transition from CEO of the product to CEO of the system that builds a system.”And much more.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Erik is joined on this special live episode by Sarah Tavel (@sarahtavel), general partner at Benchmark. Sarah gave a fireside chat as part of Village Global’s Network Catalyst accelerator program in May 2019. They talk about:* The state of education and what Sarah is looking for in the space.* Why founders need to focus on “getting one thing really right, no matter how big or small.”* What Sarah sees in the crypto space and why she invested in Chainalysis.* The promise of vertical marketplaces.* Why Benchmark say “we are not in the business of predicting the future but rather of seeing the present clearly.”* How she evaluates markets and some of the verticals that she’s looking at investing in.* Company-building tips, including why as a company grows the CEO needs to “transition from CEO of the product to CEO of the system that builds a system.”And much more.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

In this week's episode, Stacy and Sarah.............................................. Listen to find out! Click here to listen in iTunes If you enjoy the show, please review it in iTunes! The Paleo View (TPV), Episode 347: How to eat Nose to Tail (0:00) Intro Go watch Wayne’s World!!! Stacy currently on vacation and can’t keep up with where she Loving not have to plan and not have to think We hope Stacy is having a great time and that the boys are learning a lot, enjoying the culture and the great food!! (4:15) What Sarah has been working on While Stacy is gone Sarah has been busy pulling together videos, photographs and stories from a conference she conducted, and all the program sessions are now available online for all those who missed it or couldn’t attend!! https://www.thepaleomom.com/courses/workshop-2019 Chris Wilson was the amazing videographer and is based out of the San Francisco Bay area and is AMAZING! and was able to capture 15hrs of seminars Sarah did, testimonials, etc that Sarah did while she was there. http://www.thechriswilson.com/ Sessions talk abut nutritional science, easy and sustainable weight loss, data and study reviews and what it all means! Science is often dismissed because it doesn’t fit into their message, but Sarah doesn’t agree that’s the way to go Sarah working on a blogpost diving into a recent scientific study stay that eggs cause cardiovascular disease Diets are often described as “healthy” but what you CAN’T eat but this is fundamentally flawed Diets should be defined by the actual food on your plate Sarah has already agreed to do another workshop in 2020 and it’s already LIVE for registration now! https://www.thepaleomom.com/go/workshop/ Next year Sarah will talk about genetics and phytochemicals and how they can be optimal for your lifestyle and goals (29:38) Eating nose to tail Stacy was a vegetarian for 7 years and it was based off the idea of not wanting to kill or hurt animals Stacy’s youngest son is now dealing with these questions about being a vegetarian and the family is talking to him about how to respect animals in a different way and participate in the circle of consuming them that is respectful Treating animals with respect has been a passion of Stacy’s since she went Paleo Stacy feels better about consuming animals knowing that she is participating in a healthy circle of life that gives back in the earth rather that takes away from it   (34:00) Listener Question from Katherine I need more offal recipes! I am eating paleo AIP and my extended family is slaughtering some pigs. I want to use the whole pig, but I don't know how to fix the feet, ears or eyes. And I don't have recipes that I like for the melt, head meat or tail. I find plenty of recipes for liver and eat it regularly. I have also made fried pig rinds, cracklins and of course lard. I love Stacy book Beyond Bacon but want to find more recipes that I can eat as AIP with few reintroductions. I currently have pig feet and ears in my freezer from last season, and we are about to butcher again. No one else wants to fix these parts, but I would end up extra and free offal if I only knew how to prepare it. And I might also convince extended family members to eat it too. I love your show and have been listening weekly for a few years now. It’s ok if you have certain parts that the family doesn’t like Stacy loves to use pig feet for pork broth! Lots a variety in liver and kidneys Make a simple Shepard’s pie and mix in the organ meats! Sarah’s go to ways to prepare things that you don’t want to eat straight Sautéed kidney Pig Feet/Ear broth!! SOOO YUMMY! Pig ears could be cracklings Hocks can go in soup Instant Pot for 45mins and add greens Spleen/Heart meat/Liver, Kidney meat Stew (steak and kidney) Can sub another organ meat and chop up small so you don’t taste it as much Grind up in food processor and add to ground beef or pork Ground hamburger pattys add organ meat chopped up! Heart Meat can be used to dilute liver or kidneys Also good as jerky!! Add orange or teriyaki marinade Kabobs!! Cut into 1in pieces, throw on skewer, and marinade overnight https://thedomesticman.com/ (47:52) Different pig parts and how to eat them Different states process meat differently so you may not see them at your farmers market Pig Snout is very collagen rich and is like eating skin Best roasted or fried Jowl (also called head bacon or jowl bacon) Muscle meat like pork belly Roasting is great start Smoking the jowl is DELICIOUS!!! Whole Head Best to take to the butcher or farmer who can help process it for you Head cheese Turns into more meaty texture instead of organ meat texture Brains Scrambled brain and eggs Precook brains (boil) in acidified water (vinegar and salt) and mix with eggs Same texture as eggs so you don’t even know it’s there! Neck Roast Collagen rich part of the pig Can be used in broth/pot roast and it is delicious! Play with the flavors and find what works for you Family won’t even know because it’s muscle meat Tongue Boil or slow roast and treat like carnitas/tacos and kids LOVE IT! Organ Meats Parts you can combine with other things to taste better Spleen Sweetbreads (organ meat from the thymus gland and pancreas) Boiled, cut and deep fried Liver Like eating with granny smith apples when you make like a mousse Gravy!! Subtle texture that can be blended into leftover soups and broths Burgers 2lbs ground beef mixed with 1lb liver Take from frozen, let it thaw for an hour and then box grate 425 degrees for 15 minutes in the oven Alpaca liver is the best Sarah has ever had and would eat it straight out the frying pan!! These foods are extremely nutrient dense and soooo good for you If you have a deficiency in one of your organs eating more liver (or kidney) may help because it has the nutrients your body needs for improved function Stick with it because you may start to feel really good eating these foods and you just might LOVE IT Tripe, Stomach, and food processing organs Chinese preparation is the best for Sarah Ex: Dim Sum If you can buy already prepared that might be the best way to start (78:50) Closing New record for longest episode!! Stacy is having a great time traveling in Europe Stacy’s son is looking forward to trying snail but doesn’t want to know that’s what it is before he has it! Hope this show has inspired you to try something new Doing it for your health, respecting the animals, and the earth! Resources https://thedomesticman.com/ http://realeverything.com/beyond-bacon/ http://www.buffalogal.com/ https://www.thepaleomom.com/books/paleo-approach-cookbook/                  

In This Episode You Will Learn About: Sarah Nicole’s story + what caused her to make massive changes Tips on shutting down the negativity looks like Sarah shares the questions she is most asked Sharing and connecting over her body Deciding to use social media as a business Where to start if you want to monetize your brand What Sarah has learned most on her journey Planning for the future What Sarah is manifesting   Resources: Learn more: thebirdspapaya.com Instagram: @thebirdspapaya The Bliss Project 2020   Show Notes I first “met” today’s guest on Instagram, during a time when I so much needed to hear her beautiful message. Sarah Nicole Reynolds joins me on today’s episode, and we are talking all things forgiveness and freeing yourself! Not too long ago, Sarah Nicole embarked in a journey to better her life, losing 100 pounds, working through inner dialogue, and finding value within herself. Today, she helps others see and understand their worth, love their bodies, feel less alone in the world, and be ok with life's little shakeups.   Question Highlights: Can you give us a few tips on what shutting it down and walking away actually looks like? What’s a question you find people ask you the most? What do you wish people would ask you more? How did you decide to make this work your business? Do you have any advice for those who want to monetize their brand, but don’t know where to start? What has been one of the biggest lessons that you’ve learned? How are you going to plan for your next explosive growth?   Sarah Nicole is a badass mama of 3 who likes to hype herself up in bios while talking in the third person. 5 years ago she embarked on a journey to get out of life's ruts and better her life. She lost 100lbs and went through massive life change with a divorce pushing her into new chapter of single motherhood. But like, a badass chapter. Since then, she met this bearded guy and he drank her poison and asked her to marry him. So she locked that down quickly and now they rock the whole chosen family thing! After struggling to find love for her body after losing all that weight, she worked through a lot of inner dialogues to discover the value and meaning behind self-love - and well, she thinks it's worth sharing about. By using social media as her journal, she loves helping others see and understand their worth, love their bodies, feel less alone in the world, and be ok with life's little shakeups. Follow me on social media @LoriHarder on Instagram and Lori Harder on Facebook

On this episode I'm visiting Benchmark Capital, one of the world's most renowned venture capital firms, at their offices in the heart of the Tenderloin in San Francisco to chat with two of its general partners, Sarah Tavel and Eric Vishria. Sarah Tavel has a unique background as an investor, then operator, and back to investor. In the mid-2000s she joined Silicon Valley-based Bessemer where she led an investment in Pinterest and others. She went on to join Pinterest back when they were only a few dozen people before returning to venture three and a half years later. She's now a GP at Benchmark and on the board of Hipcamp and Chainalysis. Eric Vishria started his career as an operator, working at Opsware and HP before founding Rockmelt, a social take on the web browser, back in 2008. Later the company was acquired by Yahoo where Eric joined as a VP before making a leap into venture at Benchmark. Over the past four-plus years he's lead investments in Confluent, Contentful, Amplitude, and others. In this episode we talk about: What it's like to go from operating to investing and the different skillsets involved in those jobs, and why Benchmark has bucked the trend of venture firms expanding both in headcount and fund size. What Sarah and Eric are looking for in an investment, which spaces they're most excited about (hint: they say that contrary to reports of its death, consumer is very much alive), and why each partner at the firm only does on average one or two investments in a year. The importance of starting a company in Silicon Valley (or not) and why we're seeing more startups build outside the Valley. We also discuss some of her favorite products, including a couple apps that are enabling new forms of communication on mobile, an “Airbnb for campsites,” and why Sarah has been playing Fortnite for “research purposes.” We’ll be back next week so be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Overcast, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Also, big thanks to AngelList and FreshBooks for their support.

It’s the day after Christmas and that means many of us have likely spent the past few weeks thinking about others, volunteering, and getting gifts to make the ones we love feel appreciated and joyful. However, the new year is approaching and that’s a time when we tend to shift our focus back to our own goals. So, that makes this week the perfect time to introduce you to Sarah Marshank. Sarah Marshank is founder of Selfistry; a company dedicated to educating, inspiring, and investigating human development. Selfistry refers to the artistry of the self, where authentic selfhood is treated as the foundation of a healthy community and being wisely selfish is the cornerstone of a whole and integrated self. It’s the concept of being wisely selfish that I find intriguing as we move closer to 2019 and that Sarah and I will be discussing today.   What you'll hear in this episode: Sarah’s favorite thing about the work she’s doing with Selfistry What it means to be wisely selfish and how it can impact our mind climate The importance of taking ownership of the word “selfish” and not applying feelings of shame to it How having a deeper understanding of yourself can help you gain or shift your perspective The main pitfall one might experience when they begin practicing being wisely selfish How being wisely selfish benefits those around you as well What Sarah believes is the greatest gift we can give to all of humanity right now   Connect with Ivy on Facebook and join the Mind Climate Community!

Well hello friends! Welcome to another addition of Wild and Free!! Holy shit, today’s episode was packed full a lot of information and pretty out there. But it was all in good fun and we had a great time. The main topic of today’s episode was all about WELLNESS. What Sarah and I do today remain MOSTLY healthy and sane. It takes a lot of work, let me tell ya. We pulled from a new deck, we talked about cleaning up our spaces and then dug into all things wellness. Nicole talked about her journey with essential oils and Sarah shared her journey with food and veganism and healing through nutrition. As always, if you have any questions, anything you’d like to talk about or any feedback, you can review us soon soundcloud or iTunes or you can email us at wildandfreepodcast@gmail.com You can also find us on Instagram at: Sarah @thesobersarah Nicole @riseandalignwithnicole And here are a few of the things that we talked about this week (we talked about a lot, so I hope I got all of them, if I missed anything, always reach out and I am happy to send over the information to you!) Practice You Daily Awakening Card Deck: https://practiceyou.com/#deck Simon Sinek TED Talk: How Great Leaders Inspire Action: https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=en dōTERRA: https://www.doterra.com/US/en/about-science

#73 How can seizing your yay create monumental shifts and joy in business and life? Sarah began her working life as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer at a leading international law firm. While she enjoyed several years building strong professional foundations and invaluable business acumen, she found it increasingly challenging to reconcile the all-consuming corporate lifestyle with her personal passions for health, wellbeing, creativity and adventure.  In pursuit of balance, Sarah and her partner started a creative side project in late 2014 capitalising on a gap they discovered in the health food market for matcha green tea powder. Three years on, this vibrant green superfood is one of the world's premier health food trends and Matcha Maiden is leading the way with a growing community of over 1500 stockists. Sarah has now hung up the suits and heels to step into the business full time. In 2016, the matcha mission developed into a physical venue and cutting edge cafe, Matcha Mylkbar, which is taking the food world by storm. Sarah now splits her time between the two businesses and is thoroughly enjoying life as a full time funtrepreneur. Sarah's Purpose is changing lanes, saying yes to things that you are not an expert in, managing mental health and personal relationships in business. In this episode we cover Who is Sarah and why was Matcha Maiden and Matcha Mylkbar created How Sarah’s crippling anxiety has impacted her life and business What Sarah's self care rituals or non negotiables are that help reduce her anxiety levels How she maintains a healthy relationship while working with her fiance We chat about some big lessons in business that have shaped who she is today Why the seize the yay podcast was created and how she seizes her yay And a load more  

Fellow Realtor Sarah Johnston joins me today to talk about how politics are affecting our Calgary market.   Today I have the pleasure of sitting down with fellow MaxWell Realtor Sarah Johnston to talk a little bit about how politics and policy are affecting the Calgary real estate market. Sarah recently attended the NAR Annual in Boston, Massachusetts and got the chance to talk with many agents across Canada and the U.S. According to her, although markets in the states vary, they’re doing just fine as a whole. Unemployment levels are low, and they’re keeping up with the cost of inflation. While some markets might be doing better than others, she didn’t notice any areas that were outright struggling. I always like to say that if they sneeze in the states, we in Canada catch a cold, so this news bodes well for our near future. What Sarah is more concerned about right now, though, is what’s happening here in Canada. In her opinion, politics are getting in the way of what’s going on in our market. “I was in Ottawa a month ago with the Political Action Standing Committee for the Calgary Real Estate Board,” she says, “and they didn’t seem to think that housing was a big deal right now—not anything that they wanted to concentrate on.” In fact, it was her impression that they wanted to increase some of the legislative changes coming up, which means it might get more difficult for homebuyers in our market. In addition to a growing concern about Canadians’ household debt loads, we expect to see interest rates continue to increase in 2019. Regulation is essentially collapsing housing industries everywhere outside of the major cities, and our sales haven’t been this low since the late 90s. This trend affects other industries outside of real estate. The housing industry produces between $30 and $40 billion per year, and a lot of other industries make a living off of houses being built and trading hands. The inability to slow that down can have crippling and far-reaching effects. “Regulation is essentially collapsing housing industries everywhere outside of the major cities.” On a lighter note, while at the NAR Annual, Sarah also got a chance to listen to Mark Wahlberg speak. Although Mark is known as an actor, he’s diversified his portfolio and he’s heavily involved in commercial real estate. “It was inspiring, actually, to listen to him. We’ve heard about his past indiscretions. He was a bad apple. He did some terrible, terrible things, but people really like a coming-of-age, good news story, and he’s turned his life around.” There are plenty of lessons to be learned from Mark’s story and how he’s been able to build a franchise around his name by working hard. That’s advice we can use no matter what industry we’re in. I want to thank Sarah for joining me today. If you have any more questions for her, you can reach her at (403) 272-0033 or email her at sarah@sarahjohnston.ca. As always, if you have any more questions for me, don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to help you.

“I’m still not sure which was crazier: me finishing second, or the response to me finishing second.” — Sarah Sellers After the 2018 Boston Marathon, everyone wanted to meet second place finisher Sarah Sellers. She joined the Ali on the Run Show just two days after her triumphant finish in Boston — and that episode went on to become the most-downloaded episode of the show ever. Today, Sarah is still a nurse anesthetist living in Arizona, but her life looks a little different post-Boston. She's no longer and unknown, unsponsored runner — she signed with Altra soon after Boston — and she's $75,000 richer thanks to the Boston Marathon. On this episode, she looks back at that day in Boston and how her life has changed since, and shares her big racing plans for the fall. Thank you to AfterShokz for sponsoring What's New With You Week on the Ali on the Run Show! CLICK HERE for $55 off your wireless headphone bundle!   What you’ll get on this episode: What the days and weeks after the Boston Marathon were like for Sarah (2:05) What it was like returning to work after Boston (4:45) What Sarah’s post-Boston recovery was like (6:00) How Sarah spent her $75,000 Boston Marathon prize money (7:30) How Sarah became sponsored post-Boston, what that process was like, and why she chose to partner with Altra (10:10) Whether her second-place finish in Boston added stress and pressure to Sarah’s running (16:00) How Sarah is fitting her new, busier running and racing commitments into her already intense work schedule (19:40) What’s next for Sarah Sellers? (23:00) What we mention on this episode: Sarah Sellers on Episode 69 of the Ali on the Run Show Boston Marathon London Marathon Kara Goucher Des Linden NYRR New York Mini 10K Altra Deseret News 10K Follow Sarah: Instagram @sarah_sellers Twitter @sarahwhosellers Follow Ali: Instagram @aliontherun1 Facebook Twitter @aliontherun1 Blog Strava Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify SoundCloud Overcast Stitcher Google Play SUPPORT the Ali on the Run Show! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the run love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends!

Sarah Wentzel-Fisher is the Executive Director of the Quivira Coalition, an innovative conservation organization devoted to building soil, biodiversity, and resilience on western working landscapes. Quivira was founded over twenty years ago by two conservationists and a rancher, all three of whom were exhausted by the divisive nature of the relationships between the agricultural and environmental communities. By putting their few differences aside and focusing on their many shared values, Quivira has led many of the West’s stakeholders toward collaborative, long-term solutions that improve western landscapes both ecologically and socially. • Sarah grew up in a small town in the Black Hills of South Dakota and learned the true value of community at an early age. As she grew older, she began to hone in on her interest in food—specifically how food and food production play such a huge role in the health and resilience of local communities. Her graduate work focused on the role of small-scale agriculture in New Mexico, and for six years she was the editor of Edible Santa Fe, a New Mexico-based magazine that covers the region’s local food scene. Her background made her a perfect fit for Quivira’s mission, and her creative mindset and understanding of agriculture have allowed her to successfully lead the organization into its next phase. • I had the pleasure of meeting Sarah here in Colorado Springs as she was on the tail end of a massive road trip through the West visiting with farmers, ranchers, and land managers. We had a fun conversation and touched on so many of the subjects that are of interest to me and to the podcast listeners. We chatted about the specifics of regenerative agriculture, and some of the misconceptions among well-meaning environmentalists around grazing as an effective method to fight climate change. Speaking of climate change, we talked about why Quivira does not hesitate to discuss climate change, even though that term can be a hot button issue among certain groups. We discussed the idea of rugged individualism, Quivira’s concept of the “Radical Center,” and the organization’s agricultural mentor program. She offered some advice for aspiring conservationists, and talked about how her creativity has served her well as a leader. And as usual, we covered books, films, favorite places in the West and more. • I encourage you to visit Quivira’s website and also to check out their podcast—it’s called Down To Earth: The Planet to Plate Podcast. If you’re a fan of this podcast, odds are you’ll enjoy that one, as well. You’ll probably like it better actually. Check the episode notes for links to everything we discuss, and enjoy! ••• http://mountainandprairie.com/sarah-wentzel-fisher/ ••• TOPICS DISCUSSED: 3:20 - How Sarah describes her work 4:05 - Quivira Coalition explained 5:45 - Misconceptions of agriculture 7:15 - Sarah’s work in the local food movement 8:40 - Educational and professional background 12:30 - Sarah’s early years and appreciation for community 15:40 - The "Radical Center” 19:10 - Founding of the Quivira Coalition 21:55 - Increased collaboration on the ground 24:40 - Media portrayals of the West 26:00 - Use of the term "Climate Change” 29:55 - How Quivira measures success 30:55 - Apprenticeship program 33:30 - Quivira’s on-the-ground projects 35:00 - Comanche Creek project 41:40 - Transition from writer to conservation leader 43:30 - Creative practice translating into leadership 45:30 - Mentors and heroes 48:45 - Importance of being open-minded 49:30 - Best farming books 54:50 - Advice for aspiring conservationists 1:00:20 - Optimistic or pessimistic? 1:06:35 - Quivira’s annual conference 1:10:00 - Favorite books 1:12:30 - What Sarah does for fun 1:15:10 - Most powerful outdoor experience 1:18:00 - Favorite location in the West 1:19:10 - Request of the listeners 1:20:15 - Connect with Quivira online and Down to Earth podcast

Sarah’s bf informed her over the weekend that he got a work bonus and raise...A MONTH AGO!? What? Sarah’s wondering if it’s a red flag he didn’t tell her about it. Plus, Leslie’s GoFundMe for her boob job is up: https://www.gofundme.com/leslie039s-boob-job. Plus, our thoughts on a Jimmy John’s driver exposing a cheating boyfriend, pineapple mail, and 7 signs you have high functioning anxiety syndrome.

069: Yoga with Pelvic Organ Prolapse with Dr. Sarah Duvall   After meeting physiotherapist Dr. Sarah Duvall through a webinar, Shannon knew that Sarah, through her expertise and passion for pelvic health, would make a great guest for an episode of The Connected Yoga Teacher, complimenting the series of episodes on pelvic health (links below).   In addition to her work as a physiotherapist who specializes in helping women recover from pelvic health issues, Sarah has experienced first-hand how emotionally and physically draining it can be to suffer from pelvic health issues when, following the birth of her child, she was diagnosed with Pelvic Organ Prolapse.   Sarah mainly works with women, specifically athletes and mothers, who need help with pelvic health issues including Diastasis and Pelvic Organ Prolapse. She was tired of seeing injuries that were entirely preventable; prolapse that worsens after birth, abdominal separation that just didn't heal, and back pain from women lifting their infants.   Dr. Sarah Duvall's goal is to help women exercise better. She sees many trying to back into shape after having a baby through jumps, crunches, sit ups, and other physically damaging workouts that impact both the abdominal muscles and pelvic floor. Sarah wants to empower women to build strength without getting hurt. She runs online courses for moms who are recovering from pregnancy and childbirth as well as those tailored to professionals who are working with pre and postnatal students.   Sarah defines Pelvic Organ Prolapse, the importance of breath awareness in relation to pelvic health, prolapse prevention, and advice for yoga teachers on how to support and accommodate those with prolapse.   4:30 Sarah's journey to becoming a Pelvic Health Specialist   5:40 Sarah defines Pelvic Organ Prolapse   8:20 Breath and pelvic health   14:00 Using your sitz bone to check-in with your breath and pelvic floor (a good exercise to teach your students)   18:10 Who is most susceptible to Pelvic Organ Prolapse   23:00 What it feels like to have Pelvic Organ Prolapse   25:40 Different types of prolapse   26:30 Other breath practices Sarah recommends for teaching yoga, including breathing through transitions   30:45 How yoga teachers can help students in class who've been diagnosed with prolapse   33:55 Is breath holding damaging to pelvic health and the importance of giving women hope they can resume their physical activities   37:00 Sarah's personal experience with Pelvic Organ Prolapse; the challenge of healing, relapses, and the emotional impact the diagnosis and treatment   43:15 Other considerations when you have a student with prolapse   44:05 How to recognize if you're straining or bearing down through kinesthetic awareness and the importance of checking in throughout the yoga class   47:15 What Sarah wants to tell yoga teachers and those teachers who are dealing with Pelvic Organ Prolapse themselves   48:15 How to get in touch with Sarah and her other offerings   49:20 Shannon's key takeaways Links   Email: sarah@coreexercisesolutions.com   Sarah's Website: Core Exercise Solutions   Course for Healthcare Professionals   Courses for Moms: Pre and Post Natal Pelvic Health Care   Dr. Sarah Ellis Duvall on Facebook   Core Exercise Solutions Youtube Channel   Printable PDF about Pelvic Organ Prolapse   Relevant TCYT Episodes:   007: Breath and Pelvic Health with Trista Zinn   008: Core Breath and Pelvic Health with Kim Vopni   009: Kegels, Mula Bandha, and Pelvic Health with Shelly Prosko   033: A New Perspective on Diastasis Recti with Sinead Dufour   The Connected Teacher Facebook Group   Book a Consultation Call with Shannon   Yoga for Pelvic Health Teacher Training with Shannon Crow Gratitude to our Sponsor Schedulicity

Anne and Michelle talk with Sarah Small, an intuitive coach and bioenergetic practitioner, about using crystals for chronic illness. Sarah explains how crystal healing works with the energetic frequencies of our bodies, what she means by the “subtle body,” and her suggestions for starter crystals.   Topics :45 - Introduction 2:36 - What Sarah is loving 7:39 - Vibrational medicine and intuition 9:08 - Sarah’s history with crystals 14:15 - Energetic frequency 22:53 - The frequency of crystals 27:55 - Energetic distortions in the body 33:34 - Why do we use crystals? 36:30 - The subtle energy body 40:09 - Using pendulums 42:00 - Crystals for chronic illness 48:45 - Law of attraction 51:10 - Charging, tuning, retuning, and cleansing 53:43 - Where to buy quality crystals 56:16 - Top three crystals 59:27 - Electromagnetic frequencies 1:05:30 - Where to find Sarah 1:09:23 - Sarah’s meal of the week   Links we mentioned in the podcast: Kathi's Krystals Healing Crystals Energy Muse The water experiments Autoimmune Tribe (Sarah's Instagram) Crystal Healing for Chronic Illness course Healing Uncensored (Sarah's podcast)

Sarah Stockdale, former Director of Global Community Growth at Tilt.com (acquired by AirBnb) and principal at Sarah Stockdale Growth Consulting, is a growth veteran who has experience growing and scaling early stage venture-backed companies out of both Toronto and Silicon Valley. In this episode, Sarah shares the growth process at Tilt (before they got acquired by AirBnb), what she looks for when hiring for a growth team and how to get users addicted to your app. For quotes and episode outline of this episode, go to https://growthmarketing.today/023 What You'll Learn in This Episode Sarah’s career progression (hint: she didn’t start in growth or marketing.. ahem MTV). The growth process at Tilt before they got acquired by AirBnb. What Sarah looks for in hiring growth marketers (hint: it’s not sexy resume!) How to hire for your #growth team How you get users addicted to your app   About Sarah Stockdale Sarah Stockdale is a growth veteran, with 7 years of experience growing and scaling early stage technology companies. With experience working at venture-backed companies out of both Toronto and Silicon Valley, Sarah has grown companies from scratch and led large growth teams. Past experience includes Product Marketing and Business Development at Wave and most recently, Sarah led a multi-national growth team at Tilt as the Director of Global Community Growth. Sarah mentors with Venture for Canada and 500 Startups, and has taught and spoken at Ryerson, Queen's, Brainstation, HackerYou, McMaster, George Brown and Mohawk College.  

Almost every big change in life, almost every big success, is a compilation of tiny steps forward. If you have a Big God Dream in your heart but it seems unattainable right now, saying yes today to the next small step is next best thing to do. And then do it all over again tomorrow, and the next day and the next. In this episode, Sarah Mackenzie and I talk about how she started living her dream by giving God a bunch of little yeses, even when she was feeling unprepared and unqualified. I love Sarah’s gumption. It’s the kind of thing that had her invite a prominent writer on her podcast before she had even started the podcast. She says she put her trust in God, believing He would give grace right when she needed it. And it certainly worked out! She had over four million downloads on The Read Aloud Revival Podcast this month! Yahoo, Sarah!! Today we talk about her lovely new book: The Read Aloud Family. And we talk about how she manages marriage, family and a having an enormous online resource that spreads all kinds of good news. We also talked up a pretty impressive book list that you’ll want to check out for yourself and for the kids in your life. I can’t wait for you to meet sweet Sarah! Here’s the interview on the Dear Daughters Podcast Episode 63. SHOW NOTES The Read Aloud Revival Podcast The Read Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids The Read Aloud Handbook, Jim Trelease Nurturing Competent Communicators with Andrew Pudewa Andrew Pudewa on Sarah’s podcast ~ RAR #1, RAR #89 Eavesdropping on the Soul, A Conversation with Katherine Paterson A Sense of Wonder: On Reading and Writing Books for Children, Katherine Paterson Gates of Excellence: On Reading and Writing Books for Children, Katherine Paterson Tomie dePaola’s books, Strega Nona  Sarah’s happy insta feed A Chef’s Life on PBS Austin Christian Fellowship Teaching from Rest: A Homeschoolers Guide to Unshakable Peace best picture books for age 4-8: Tomie dePaola’s Strega Nona Series, The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen, and Paul Galdone’s Folk Tale Classics (Henny Penny is my favorite :) best early chapter books for age 8-12: The Wilderking Trilogy and The Wingfeather Saga best books for teens: The Giver by Lois Lowry, The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom Honey for a Child’s Heart: The Imaginative Life of Books in Family Life, Gladys Hunt The Rabbit Room with Andrew Peterson Beverly Cleary’s books The Little House books What Sarah’s reading now ~ The Penderwicks by Jeanie Birdsall, and Everybody Always, by Bob Goff Sign up for my weekly-ish newsletter here.

Sarah Bartholemousz of You Legal, a legal concierge service, joins us this week to talk all about the legalities of running a healthcare business.She shares to us some of the common legal problems clinic owners face, the pros and cons of partnerships versus having an incorporation, contractors versus employees, and so much more! She also shares her personal journey to starting You Legal and what it’s like to bring innovation into her industry.There’s a lot to look forward to in this episode, so make sure to give this one a listen!QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE“Basically, I just decided I wanted to take my life into my hands. I did not want to wait until Nikola was born and get another job in six months and have that risk of losing it again; I wanted to control my destiny. And so the very next after I lost my job, I started my practice, which at that stage I named after myself like a lot of law firms.”“I found that I had a lot of other people interested in having service from me, and I felt like I couldn’t help everyone. So I looked for ways in which I could help more people that didn’t necessarily involve me doing the work.”“Think about what your clients actually want, not what has always been done is how you innovate, and asking them.”“As you grow your intellectual property, development becomes more important. And with contractors, that is a risk because you don’t control what they create. You don’t necessarily own it if it’s outside the contracting arrangement.”“If people aren’t values-aligned, they don’t tend to last very long.”MENTIONSGrow My Clinic online courseYou LegalGrowing a Medical Practice by Sarah Bartholemousz (book) Get a discount when you use the code: GROWINSHOW NOTES[0:01:18.8] The idea behind You Legal and how it was founded[0:05:28.1] Jack and Sarah talks about working remotely and online consultations in the healthcare industry[0:06:38.8] Dealing with pushbacks when you’re trying to innovate[0:08:07.7] Sarah’s ideal clients[0:09:37.0] How Sarah positioned You Legal and her role as the face of the business, writing books, doing talks, etc. - has it been deliberate and what have been the effects of doing them[0:10:54.8] Does publishing books and doing talks translate into business growth?[0:12:38.5] Sarah talks about some of the common legal problems clinic owners encounter[0:15:50.0] Pros and cons of a Partnership versus an Incorporation[0:19:37.6] Advice for partners who are in conflict but do not have a shareholders agreement[0:20:25.4] Employees vs. Contractors: Should a starting clinic consider contracting or consider an employee arrangement when bringing in a new member?[0:22:10.7] Having a misunderstanding with your practitioner: Consequences of when your practitioners are working under what you think is a contractor setup, but then later claim that they were an employee[0:24:22.9] What employers should consider if they’re planning to hire contractors on their team[0:27:06.6] How Sarah runs You Legal remotely[0:30:36.0] What Sarah does outside of work (which involves charity work and community involvement)[0:33:00.3] Learn more about Sarah, You Legal and other works she’s involved in!If you like this episode of the Grow My Clinic podcast, please don't forget to like, share, comment, and give us your ratings on

I am very excited to have Sarah Becker with me today! Sarah is a holistic problem solver and she is super smart- in fact, she's a real genius! She has some really great stories to tell you today and I'm sure you're going to want to take some notes, so be sure to have your pen and note-pad ready when you listen in to and hear the awesome tips she has to offer you.    Sarah is really passionate about helping people and with her unique set of skills, which range from Excel spreadsheet guru to process improvement expert, to energy healer, and she is able to solve problems in a way that others simply cannot.    Sarah spent ten years in corporate America, even though for much of that she felt she should have her own business. Six of those years were spent with one of the nation's top retailers and it was there that she honed her problem-solving skills. She became known as The Fixer because she could solve any challenge that was sent her way. She really loved converting her co-workers' painful daily tasks into simple, and automated slices of heaven! She has never yet met a task that she has not been able to improve!   Sarah left the corporate world to bring her knowledge to the small business space because people work way harder than they actually need to. So Sarah's main goal is to make your work and your personal life easier and more enjoyable. Listen in today to find out more!   Show highlights:   What brought Sarah to where she is today. What Sarah's journey has been like for her. The pain that Sarah went through and her limiting beliefs when she first started her business. The mistake that Sarah made when she first started out on her own and how she solved that. Sarah's early mid-life crisis and the spiritual journey that followed that. What Sarah learned from her journey. Being the Chief Holistic Officer of the business. The first time that she doubled her sales. Some advice about increasing your price to better align with your true value. Recognizing the valuable pieces of yourself. Sarah's top two sales strategies. Sarah's top tips.   If you would like to grow a successful and sustainable small business, where do you actually start? Today our sponsor is Cheryl Lightshoe, an international speaker. Cheryl has a new book out, called Straight Talk For Smart Business Women- Critical Tools To Build And Grow Your Business and it's a great way to stop the noise in your head and to help you to regain your focus. You can find her book on Amazon or visit her website www.straighttalkforsmartbusinesswomen.com. We will have Cheryl as our guest on the show in a few months, so keep a look out for her!      For a 20% discount for Sarah's process use the promo code double.   You can find Sarah's e-workbook at www.chiefholisticofficer.com.    Schedule your free 45-minute consultation with Sarah at www.clearsimplebusiness.com    You can find Sarah at sarah@clearsimplebusiness.com or at sarah@chiefholisticofficer.com and you can join also her Facebook community at CHO@ Chief Holistic Officer.   You can email Ursula at ursula@salescoachnow.com    Go to Ursula's website at www.salescoachnow.com to grab your free webinar The Authentic Sales Formula worth $500.   Go to www.ursulamentjes.com to see Ursula's latest keynotes and click on the link to book her now.       

Aired Friday, 27 April 2018, 7:00 PM ETUnconscious Contracts and Sacred Vows: How We Limit Our Life Energy~ This show is not to be missed! ~ What Sarah shares instantly altered the way I look at multiple areas of healing.Are you frustrated that change feels so hard? Do you wish that the messages you tell yourself could change their tune? For many of us, the voices in our head are repeating messages that are less than helpful or keep us stuck. And all too often those feelings of low self-worth, low self-esteem, and negative self-talk can manifest as symptoms in our physical body.The Autoimmune Hour is thrilled to have one of our most listened to experts back on the show. Tonight, we welcome back Sarah Peyton! She is the creator of the Your Resonant Self program (www.yourresonantself.com), an international speaker, #1 best selling author, and facilitator who has a passion for weaving together neuroscience knowledge and experiences of healing that unify our brains and bodies. Sarah makes Interpersonal Neurobiology research available to all, so we too can understand how this new area of research can dynamically change the trajectory of our healing. Sarah shows us simple ways to make our self first priority and why that's so important. She also shares:~ The latest research on how we create healthy self-compassion, and self-worth ~ How to talk to those parts of you that are keeping you stuck ~ Ways that we ‘pinch' our self into playing small and how to turn that around ~ How to be your best advocate in sickness and in health ~ How mindset, emotions, and past trauma can be part of what's going on now ~ Plus so much more…Sarah is funny, touching, raw and real in this interview. This episode is filled with her personal transformational stories and up-to-date research on our nervous systems and how they interact with each other. Trust me on this, this chat with Sarah will change lives and invite self-acceptance and self-compassion.More About Sarah Peyton:Sarah offers healing experiences of hearing ourselves and others deeply (using the precision and resonant language that come alive in the long-term study of Nonviolent communication) and 3D body-centered explorations of families over generations (through family constellation work.) You can learn more about Sarah Peyton and her awesome work at: www.yourresonantself.com and empathybrain.comListen to this transformational interview Friday, April 27, at 7PM ET and later in podcast. Transcripts available at www.LifeInterruptedRadio.com The information provided on Life Interrupted Radio.com and The Autoimmune Hour is for educational purposes only.

~ This show is not to be missed! ~ What Sarah shares instantly altered the way I look at multiple areas of healing.   Are you frustrated that change feels so hard? Do you wish that the messages you tell yourself could change their tune? For many of us, the voices in our head are repeating messages that are less than helpful or keep us stuck. And all too often those feelings of low self-worth, low self-esteem, and negative self-talk can manifest as symptoms in our physical body.The Autoimmune Hour is thrilled to have one of our most listened to experts back on the show.  Tonight, we welcome back Sarah Peyton! She is the creator of the Your Resonant Self program (www.yourresonantself.com), an international speaker, #1 best selling author, and facilitator who has a passion for weaving together neuroscience knowledge and experiences of healing that unify our brains and bodies. Sarah makes Interpersonal Neurobiology research available to all, so we too can understand how this new area of research can dynamically change the trajectory of our healing.Sarah shows us simple ways to make our self first priority and why that's so important. She also shares:• The latest research on how we create healthy self-compassion, and self-worth• How to talk to those parts of you that are keeping you stuck• Ways that we ‘pinch' our self into playing small and how to turn that around• How to be your best advocate in sickness and in health• How mindset, emotions, and past trauma can be part of what's going on nowPlus so much more….Sarah is funny, touching, and real. This episode is filled with her personal transformational stories and up-to-date research on our nervous systems and how they interact. You can learn more about Sarah Peyton and her awesome work at www.yourresonantself.com and empathybrain.com

“I think that’s what unites us as runners — we’re all trying to overcome excuses and doubts to get out there.” —Sarah Sellers “Who is Sarah Sellers?” That’s the question everyone was asking after the Tucson, AZ runner finished second at the 2018 Boston Marathon. Sarah isn’t a professional runner. She doesn’t have a sponsor. And she paid her own Boston Marathon entry fee. But on a brutally rainy and windy day in Boston, the 26-year-old nurse anesthetist ran a 2:44.04 — good enough to land her in the spot behind winner Desi Linden. Sarah had no idea she finished second (and, in doing so, nabbed a cool $75,000 prize), and when we recorded this episode just 48 hours after the race, she was still processing the results. Enjoy as she breaks down every detail from before, during, and after the race — including the surreal moment when she passed Shalane Flanagan! (And fun fact: Boston was only Sarah’s second marathon ever!)   What you’ll get on this episode: Sarah shares how she’s feeling 48 hours after placing second at the Boston Marathon (1:30) What Sarah’s Boston buildup was like, and how she balances high-mileage training with a demanding full-time job (4:20) The very cute story of how Sarah met her husband, Blake (8:00) How working long days helped prepare Sarah for Marathon Monday (8:45) Whether Sarah ever considered dropping out on race day (9:45) Sarah’s unexpected pre-race detour (10:00) Sarah shares her pre-race goals and the weather factors she dreads the most (11:35) What it was like starting with the elite field (13:00) Sarah breaks down the race from the soaking start to that triumphant finish (16:10) What it was like passing Shalane Flanagan (19:00) How Sarah found out she finished in second place (20:45) How Sarah plans to spend her $75,000 winnings (26:00) The moment that stands out as the ultimate high point from Sarah’s Boston Marathon experience (27:00) What’s next? (30:30) What we mention on this episode: Boston Marathon Deena Kastor Acadia National Park Boston Athletic Association Desi Linden Shalane Flanagan Kara Goucher Gwen Jorgensen Jordan Hasay Meb Keflezighi Follow Ali: Instagram @aliontherun1 Facebook Twitter @aliontherun1 Blog Strava Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify SoundCloud Overcast Stitcher Google Play SUPPORT the Ali on the Run Show! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the run love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends!

018: Accessible Yoga with Sarah Helt   There has been a growing movement focused on making yoga accessible to all that has caught Shannon's attention. On today's episode Shannon has invited Sarah Helt, an Ambassador from the Accessible Yoga organization, to share her insight on this topic. Sarah speaks with great thoughtfulness about what led her to teach yoga with a concentration on accessibility, on how to make yoga classes more available to those with disabilities, and the upcoming Accessible Yoga Conference.   Sarah was introduced to working with persons with disabilities through an apprenticeship program with senior Iyengar teacher Gabriel Halpern. This work became a great source of inspiration and led to her creation of NeuroYoga; an accessible style of teaching yoga and meditation geared toward persons with disabilities relating to the spinal cord and nervous system.   Sarah Helt is the Lead Teacher of Hot 8 Yoga, the Director of Communications and Marketing for Accessible Yoga along with her role as an Ambassador. 4:25 Shannon's reflections on making yoga accessible to all   13:30 What to expect at The Accessible Yoga Conference   15:50 What led Sarah to practice yoga and become involved in Accessible Yoga organization   18:15 How Sarah began to notice a link between yoga and pain management   18:55 How Sarah found her niche, her “soul work”   20:35 Sarah reflects on the journey leading to her to work with persons with disabilities and if looking back there's anything she would do differently   22:15 On not letting fear hold you back from modifying poses for those with disabilities and on taking your time to build your successes   23:55 On why there's a separate conference for accessible yoga   26:55 Yoga Accessibility Conference resource guide points to how meticulously those with disabilities have to plan to move in the world   29:30 Sarah sums up the Accessible Yoga Conference   30:40 What Sarah would like yoga teachers to incorporate into their classes to make them more accessible?   33:30 Sarah's involvement in the Accessible Yoga Conference and how to get in touch with the organization   34:40 About the Accessible Yoga Ambassador program   38:10 Shannon's closing thoughts and key takeaways- when are teachers ready to teach one-on-one and how to make yoga classes more accessible   Links   Accessible Yoga Email: info@accessibleyoga.org   Sarah Helt's Email: sarah@accessibleyoga.org   Accessible Yoga Website   Accessible Yoga on Facebook   Accessible Yoga on Instagram   Accessible Yoga on Twitter   Sick Boy Podcast   Accessible Yoga Conference in Toronto June 22nd- 24th   The Connected Teacher Facebook Group   Follow The Connected Teacher on Youtube   Book a Consultation Call with Shannon   Yoga for Pelvic Health Teacher Training   Mama Nurture Teacher Training (RPYT)   Gratitude to our Sponsor Schedulicity   Quotes   “I think it's really unfair that marginalized persons, such as those with disabilities, have to shoulder the burden to make society accept them.” ~Sarah Helt   “Unification will serve our world, as a whole.” ~Sarah Helt

After working in finance for 8 years, Sarah Williams quit her city job and spent 18 months traveling the world, climbing Kilimanjaro, backpacking around South America and more. Now she's helping inspire women and girls across the globe to both embrace and challenge their inner tough girl! In this podversation: Why Sarah left a lucrative career to travel and find herself What Sarah wishes she would've done before going full tilt A look behind the glossy of Instagram WAG Syndrome If you can't see it, how can you become it? What prompted the birth of Tough Girl Challenges and Podcast Sarah's pull towards knowledge behind the women's movement and advocacy now The power of turning off the white noise and tuning in to your inner dialogue Sarah's big insights from climbing mountains and other extreme challenges Why travel should be a bigger priority for all of us Sarah gets on hot seat to share why she so loves proving other people wrong Words of wisdom for getting started right where you are What's still on Sarah's bucket list and what keeps her up at night Connect with Sarah further at - https://www.toughgirlchallenges.com/

Have you ever felt like you are running away from your truth? Or perhaps you feel stuck and have no idea how to break free. Sarah Williams knows this feeling well. After her Mum passed away, Sarah ran from her feelings – to a different country, a different job, a different state. But eventually, she had to face her pain. What Sarah discovered is that these dark, rock-bottom moments are often opportunities to begin living your truth. It’s about getting really honest with yourself. If you’re ready to stop running and turn your pain into your greatest power, you’re going to love this Free Spirit Radio episode. Sarah and I explore: Using pain as a compass to discover your truth Learning how to embrace both the darkness and the light Pulling yourself up on your own bullshit How Sarah uses the wisdom of her body to access her intuition The power in voicing what you need Discernment, embodiment, trust, awareness and acceptance – qualities all free spirit women need   RESOURCES + The School of Embodiment Arts with Jenna Ward + You Can Heal Your Life, Louise Hay + Awaken Radio Podcast, Connie Chapman + The Highest Self Podcast, Sahara Rose   ABOUT SARAH Sarah Williams is a Feminine Embodiment Coach in training, Womens circle facilitator and Yoga Teacher on a mission to empower women to live the life they truly desire. Known for her down to earth approach and authentic musings, Sarah inspires women to get out of their head and back into the wisdom of their body. Connect with Sarah at: + Website: sarah-williams.co+ Facebook: /sarahwilliams.co + Instagram: @sarahwilliams.co   SUBSCRIBE TO FREE SPIRIT RADIO You can subscribe to Free Spirit Radio so you never miss an episode. + Click here to subscribe on Apple Podcasts + Click here to subscribe on Spotify + Click here to subscribe on Stitcher

Sarah Hody counsels entrepreneurs, established tech businesses and innovators on a variety of regulatory matters, primarily in the fintech and blockchain industries. Sarah is well-versed in state and federal financial services regulations, data security, privacy, intellectual property and regulatory compliance. Sarah’s background includes serving as in-house counsel at Coinbase, a digital asset exchange company as well as assisting token crowd sales (ICOs), asset-backed digital tokens, peer-to-peer lending, corporate governance, Bank Secrecy Act compliance, FINRA arbitration and financial services litigation.   Valeria Bystrowicz-Liendo advises emerging growth and established technology companies in the United States and Latin America, with a particular emphasis on blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT). As part of the Blockchain Technology & Digital Currency industry group, Valeria has been at the forefront of the legal and regulatory frameworks related to virtual currency and blockchain. She has represented clients in launching commercial platforms powered by blockchain tokens and counselled teams through their initial coin offerings (ICOs) process by offering regulatory guidance and corporate advice in engineering domestic and international corporate structures. After listening to this episode you will learn: How Sarah and Valeria got started in the legal field The challenges they faced as lawyers and how they discovered blockchains How the law operates and requires taking a new set of facts and sifting that through existing rules How there are tons of hard problems to be solved in the Blockchain world both technically and legally How tokens, Dapps and other Blockchain focused applications will touch everything we do behind the scenes How GDPR compliance, new European legislation is pushing the "right to be forgotten" data management policies What Sarah and Valeria would change and want to see more of in the space For show notes and more please visit: https://coinstructive.com/category/lab-radio/

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Show Summary: Welcome to Healthcare Change Makers, a podcast from HIROC where we talk to leaders about the joys and challenges of driving change in our complex and demanding healthcare organizations.   Today, your host, Ellen Gardner interviews Sarah Downey — the President and CEO of Michael Garron Hospital. Sarah strives for MGH to continue to be an outstanding healthcare provider to the people in Eastern Toronto and is inspiring the community to change the face of health. Join Ellen and Sarah to see change through the eyes of a healthcare leader.   Key Takeaways: [:46] What motivated Sarah to get into healthcare administration. [2:05] What was it that drew Sarah to the Michael Garron Hospital? [3:19] How MGH is maintaining their tradition as a community hospital while becoming a bigger institution. [5:33] How has MGH developing into a bigger institution affected the formation of Sarah’s own vision? [7:29] Sarah’s leadership philosophy. [8:20] How have Sarah’s previous positions and experiences informed her current philosophy? [9:28] How Sarah stays positive in the face of stress. [10:40] Overcoming the impact of the winter surge volume at the hospital. [12:35] Sarah’s take on the Patient Ombudsman’s annual report. [15:30] The important mentors in Sarah’s life and the lessons she’s learned from them. [17:22] How Sarah balances her naturally friendly nature with that of her CEO persona. [18:54] Is Sarah optimistic about the state of our healthcare system? [19:45] The shift in energy in the hospital after they received a $50 million donation. [21:34] What Sarah is looking forward to at MGH. [22:38] Reflecting on how far she’s come.   Mentioned in this Episode: Michael Garron Hospital University of Ottawa Dr. Bob Bell United Way Fundraiser Annual Report — Patient Ombudsman   Read More Interviews with Healthcare Leaders at Hiroc.com Follow us on Twitter, and listen on iTunes. Email us at Communications@HIROC.com.  

In this conversation with Sarah Crosley we talk about her journey from starting an etsy business to using automation, tools and passive income to scale her business while homeschooling and raising her family. I got my start in a similar place as Sarah, creating Etsy shops, figuring out how many keychains I'd have to sell to make a viable income. I quickly realized just like Sarah, that with the price point of my shop, it just wasn't feasible. In this case, don't give up, just pivot! All the steps along the way matter in leading up to your next best thing! Meet SarahSarah is the founder and lead designer of The Creative Boss. After years of running handmade shops on Etsy and scouring the interwebs for tips and advice on how to grow and succeed online, she knew that there needed to be a change! The Creative Boss was launched to offer a one stop shop for busy creatives who want to succeed online with ease.NoteworthyHow to instill creativity and entrepreneurship in our kidsTools to automate your home life and business with Trello and ZapierMonetizing Your HobbiesHow to know what to outsourceHow to determine what you really want to do in business and to earn an incomeCan you have a business and not outsource being mom?What Sarah’s Reading - The One ThingBest Book Sarah's Read - Get Rich Lucky BitchConnect with $1k Moms & Katie FlemingCome hang out with me Live on FacebookJoin the $1k Mom TribeLet's hang out on IG StoriesConnect with Sarah CrosleyDOWNLOAD FREEBIE | Website Essentials Toolkit: List of tools and resources needed for DIY website design and custom Divi layout pack -- only available to 1k mom podcast listeners.Follow Sarah on Facebook Follow Sarah on InstagramThe Creative Boss WebsiteIf you are wanting to build your own website on Worpress.org definitely get Sarah's FREE toolkit and check out the Divi Theme. Hands down what I recommend and personally use! Screenshot the show and tag me on IG Stories! I would love to hear about the AHA moments you've had!Feel free to email me with any questions you might have and I'll be sure to feature you on the next #AskKatie episode! katie@katiefleming.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Our baseline isn't happiness, our baseline is contentment.. We have to actively seek happiness." ~Sarah Buino Connection is the only way through all of this... What if we could stop talking to ourselves like a jerk? What if we could give up shame completely? What if happiness was only a perspective shift away? In this episode, I'm talking with licensed clinical social worker, certified addictions counselor and Certified Daring WayTM (that's Brene Brown's program!) facilitator, Sarah Buino of Head/Heart Therapy all about: Sarah's struggle with impostor syndrome & shame How did Sarah get into her work, specifically with addiction counseling Why Sarah calls herself a “joy pusher” and “empathy snob” How does Sarah keep herself moving forward Happiness vs. contentment How to shift perspective Using music as therapy How to stop talking to yourself as though you're an a*@hole! What Sarah is excited about! CONNECTION Best advice for mental health from Sarah “Everybody's crazy, everyone. Including me. And anybody who says they're not crazy- run. Because they're the craziest of them all.” ~Sarah Buino Resources & Links As far as holiday self-care for mental health and shame here are a couple of things from Sarah: Take breaks. Lots of time with family can be intense, so make sure there's down time.  Pick your battles. There's still likely to be discord in politically diverse families and while we all must remain diligent in our social justice quests, conservative Uncle Joe probably won't change his mind because of that one fact you share. People don't respond to facts anyway...they respond to feelings.  Be mindful. Family can push our buttons more fiercely and quickly than anyone else and shame is often one of the strong emotions that gets kicked up by our nearest and dearest. Shame wants us to either fight, flee or people-please, so when you feel those urges coming on, take a time out!  Reach out. When you do experience shame, the best thing to do is connect with someone who can understand.  The Season of You: Self-Care Holiday Gift Bundle* - digital gifts including meditation, prompts, recipes, a scavenger hunt and more from some of my creative colleagues! Perfect for women who do "too much" -- you or someone else you love. Sounds True* is my go-to resource for guided meditations, self-care resources, tools, trainings, books, and music for meditation and yoga. They also produce one of all-time favorite podcasts, Insights from the Edge, and I look forward to their annual holiday sale to stock up on my listening & reading for the year! That sale is NOW through December 22, 2017.*    *This is an affiliate link, meaning that if you order one (or more) The Creative Impostor will get a thank you bonus from the creators. You support me, I support them, they support you! NEW! 2018 Creative Collective Studio Memberships available in Chicago AND globally. You do NOT have to do this alone. The Creative Impostor Magic page - Get a special gift from Andrea here. Power Your Story -- Created by my high school student podcast mentees!!!  Subscribe in your favorite podcast app to be the first to get Season 2 THIS MONTH! "As long as we have people in our life who love us, not despite our imperfections, but because of them, then it is going to be okay. ”~Sarah Buino Connect with Sarah Head/Heart Therapy Facebook LinkedIn Sarah's Blog Connect with Andrea Website Facebook Instagram Podcast Envy: Podcast Launch, Craft & Coaching Services Chicago Women's Creative Collective Support the Creative Impostor Andrea's Patreon Page -- where you can support the show, get cool gifts from me and can become an active participant in the creative community! Free Audio Book & 30 day trial membership with Audible.com (support The Creative Impostor when you sign up!) "I'm excited about changing the world." ~Sarah Buino   This episode was mixed by Edwin R. Ruiz of Mondo Machine. The Creative Impostor theme music was created by JoVia Armstrong. I'd LOVE to hear from you! If you're listening in Apple Podcasts, PLEASE subscribe and leave a review. It's how Apple decides which shows people find when they are searching for specific topics like this one.

SHOW NOTES Sarah Jones is the founder of Introverted Alpha, the premier dating coaching company for introverted men.  With over 250K unique site visitors and $595K in revenue within its first three years, Introverted Alpha has become the strong alternative to pickup artist advice, an oasis for men who want genuine connections with women.  Sarah has loved introverted men all her life, and she naturally brings out their best. She has been featured in Business Insider, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Ramit Sethi's GrowthLab, Entrepreneur on Fire, So Money, and many more. Listen and Learn: How feeling invincible can be detrimental to your business Why your team is your environment What Sarah's favorite book on business is Why you need a genuine and refreshing approach TO FIND SARAH ON LINKEDIN, CLICK HERE. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT INTROVERTED ALPHA, CLICK HERE

Relationships, Market, Trust, Dating, Coaching   Summary   There's nothing more important to a business than having the trust of the market you serve. We'll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, Sarah Jones shares some powerful thoughts on how to earn the trust of that market. That and more on today's show.   Bob's Thought of the Day   Why we often choose something that we know is negative rather than something that might be positive. A key step to establish trust with your target market. {Not sure this is true - 99?} A powerful reminder from direct response expert Brian Kurtz on finding your niche.   Interview with Sarah Jones   You'll discover:   Sarah's journey from a writer and artist to a successful dating coach and entrepreneur. What Sarah means by “market trust,” and how to earn it. The difference between getting someone to do something and inviting inviting them. How Sarah uses Google search to attract people to her site. The importance of respecting your customer. How Sarah is continuing to expand her business.   Click to Tweet   On this episode, @IntrovertdAlpha reveals how to connect your #passion and strength with a specific market. If you want to earn your market's #trust, you must respect your customer. @IntrovertdAlpha #business Sarah Jones went from writer/artist to founder of premier dating coaching co. for #introverted men @IntrovertdAlpha   Interview Links   Why PUA Doesn't Work for Introverts and What Works Instead (free ebook)Introverted Alpha CoachesIntroverted Alpha BlogConnect with Introverted Alpha on FacebookConnect with Sarah on LinkedInFollow Introverted Alpha on Twitter Follow Introverted Alpha on InstagramResources   Sell The Go-Giver Way Webinar GoGiverSalesAcademy.com The Go-Giver Leader TheGoGiver.com GoGiverSpeaker.com Burg.com How to Post a Review

I lucked out into loving what I did enough that I was willing to deal with the scrappy moments. Today I’m talking to Sarah Jones, an extremely talented actress. Sarah has been on Broadway in a one woman play with over 20 characters, for which she won a Tony award. She has also won an Obie Award and given three Ted Talks. I love that Sarah creates her characters from a place of love and learning - they aren’t superficial, she really knows their story. In face, she knows these characters so well that once she assumes one of them, she can riff in that character. She’s so talented. Today we’re covering the gamut of being a performing artist: how she got her start, what it was like in the beginning when she had to be scrappy, and what her creative process is like for both her performing and her writing. We also learn about the personal development side and some of her rituals and practices that she does on a daily basis. My job is to be generous with my gifts, not to hold them back because I’m worried that they’re not good enough or something is wrong with me. Some things we learn in this podcast: How Sarah got into theater [4:50] What character Sarah is taking to the Women’s March [8:20] Who influenced her life [9:50] How Sarah got onto Broadway [11:35] What happened when Meryl Streep saw her perform [18:30] How to make a living and still make work you believe in [20:40] The role ego plays in success [28:00] The delicate balance of humility and confidence [35:10] How Sarah uses personal development [39:40] How these characters come into creation [45:50] What happens when Sarah creates a character [48:50] What Sarah’s writing process is like [52:05] The importance of remembering to connect with yourself [57:30] How Sarah uses vision boards [1:00:15] Links mentioned: Watch Sarah's TED Talks: 8 Characters, 11 Characters, 5 Characters Watch the short film Sarah made for the CFDA Awards Music Credit: Good for Me - Val Fleury (Giorgio Moroder remix) Connect with  Instagram | Twitter | Website

Happy Monday Couragemakers! I am so excited to share with you this week's episode of Couragemakers! For this week's episode, I sat down and had a good natter with Sarah Steckler. Sarah is a Creative Self-Love Coach who helps women take control of their lives by taking care of themselves. As a writer, journal lover, and creatively obsessed sticker collector, she loves to spend her free time wandering through nature and forest bathing, cuddling up with her English Bulldog, and planning her next Netflix binge!   In this episode, Sarah shares her journey of how creativity helped her learn to love herself, how her life has changed now she has become more intentional about her creativity and self love and how struggling is part of the process.   We really dive into how showing up as yourself can be a struggle, how giving yourself permission to have bad days can make all the difference and how important it is to find something we love that isn't for anyone but ourselves.   Sarah shares great advice for anyone looking to add more creativity and self love to their life, great practical self care for people doing their own thing and really helpful words of wisdom for creative women who struggle with their mental health.   This is also a great episode if you struggle with your mental health and want to use creativity as a way to help you, if you often find yourself thinking that doing things for yourself is selfish, and if you need the reminder that what you have to put in the world is pretty damn important.   I really loved my conversation with Sarah and finding out more about her journey and the work she's putting in the world. As creative people, it can be so hard to remember that while our creativity gives so much to the world, it gives so much to ourselves as well, and I'm so glad Sarah reminded us of that today.   Enjoy the show!​​​​ About Sarah   Sarah is a Creative Self-Love Coach who helps women take control of their lives by taking care of themselves. While this seems simple enough, Sarah understands the barriers to change we all can face, including self-doubt, guilt, feeling emotionally overwhelmed, and anxiety that comes with transitions and change. As a writer, journal lover, and creatively obsessed sticker collector, she loves to spend her free time wandering through nature and forest bathing, cuddling up with her English Bulldog, and planning her next Netflix binge! She's also huge animal lover who dreams of one day opening up her own cow sanctuary and dreams of creating her own self-care journal for others. You can connect with Sarah here: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Free Self Care Course   Things we talked about during today's show   The relationship between creativity and self love   What Sarah's self - love journey looks like   The biggest things Sarah has learned in starting a business   Sarah's advice for anyone looking to add more creativity and find self love in their life   Why women struggle with self love   Find out more and download the Couragemakers Manifesto here   If you have any question about today's episode, any comments or would like to be a guest on Couragemakers, get in touch: meg@thathummingbirdlife.com   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life   I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I started this podcast because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.   When I'm not recording episodes and making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life, sending free self care checks ins to hundreds of women every Sunday and helping my clients build brands they love as a graphic designer. I'm currently on a 3 month road trip of the US with Mr. Meg but normally based in the UK.   That Hummingbird Life | Twitter | Pinterest |  

The habits of successful people are something almost everyone is interested in – it doesn t matter if you re a creative, a stay at home mom, or a CEO. If there were a switch we could throw that would make us more creative most of us would do it. What is it that makes those who are ultra successful stand apart from the rest of the crowd.? Dane s guest today, Sarah Green Carmichael is a person who s taken a deep dive into the subject over the years. What she s observed is not commonplace knowledge – which is exactly what we want to uncover on this podcast, so we truly appreciate Sarah being so generous with her insights. If you take the time to listen to this conversation you ll hear the heart of a woman who cares not just about success, but about achieving it in ways that are healthier for you as an individual. Sometimes working smarter is not what you think. As Dane asked Sarah Green Carmichael about what she s learned in the realm of the habits of successful people she was quick to point out that the idea of working smarter rather than harder is not always the issue. We tend to think that the advent of technology is what enables us to make that distinction but in reality, technology often becomes just as much or more of a distraction to quality work as anything we ve struggled with before. Sarah points out that before we ask if we re working smarter we need to understand the way the human brain is wired to work and the limitations that wiring brings. Her suggestion is that we optimize our capacity for what it is rather than push it to be more than is possible and that as a result, smarter work will happen. It s a hard concept to explain in a paragraph so make sure you listen to what Sarah has to share on this episode. Why the path to gender equality is not so clear cut. Based on writing Sarah Green Carmichael has done for the Harvard Business Review, Dan asked her about her current thoughts when it comes to gender equality in the workplace and in the business world in general. Her perception is that it s not so much an issue of a glass ceiling anymore, but rather like a glass obstacle course. Women press forward with dedication and professionalism but run into obstacles that pop up along the way – and it s not always easy to know if those barriers are because of sexism or have more to do with people in the process who are simply jerks who are hard to work with. But she s got some great advice for women about how to navigate that obstacle course, so be sure you take some time to listen. Sarah s a generous woman who wants to help you succeed – no matter if you re a man or a woman. Personal development needs to take more into account besides your speciality. Did you ever consider that in order to stoke your creative fire you need things that are outside your discipline or area of expertise? Sarah Green Carmichael suggests that we need to fill our personal development plan with those other thing that seem unrelated but that serve to broaden our perspective about life and the world we live in. It gives us a wide angle view of everything when we do – including our particular area of specialization. You can hear more great insights like this on this episode of Converge. All business and personal development resources are NOT created equal. As you know, there are lots of tools out there to help you on your road to success. But discerning which are truly worth your time is tricky at best. It s always good when you get a glowing recommendation on a resource from a trusted friend or mentor. We hope that this episode of the podcast serves as that for you. Dane s conversation is with Sarah Green Carmichael, an editor at the Harvard Business Review – an online and offline publication that Dane believes is the cream of the crop when it comes to business resources. You ll hear Dane highlight how the HBR has been beneficial in his own career and why he thinks every creative or entrepreneur should consider a subscription to the publication. His guest Sarah also shares how you can make the most of the HBR free options as well, so there s something for everyone on this episode of Converge. Outline of this great episode [0:42] Dane s introduction of his guest Sarah Green Carmichael. [2:31] Why Sarah cares about the more mundane things that have to do with business. [5:32] The difference Sarah sees between average people and high performers. [8:06] Examples of people who have done this. [9:38] Better and worse ways of telling your story. [11:44] The importance of telling a brand story in a meaningful way. [13:13] Sarah s advice for women wanting to make a difference. [17:14] Are there ways women actually have an advantage in the marketplace? [20:26] What Sarah has learned about overworking and the advice she gives about it. [22:22] Is there such a thing as working smarter, not harder? [25:45] How you can create your own professional development plan Resources & Links mentioned in this episode The Harvard Business Review www.750Words.com GUESTS RESOURCES Website: www.HBR.org Twitter:https://twitter.com/skgreen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-green-carmichael-3601501   Connect with the Converge team: Website: www.Fastermind.co Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followdane/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danesanders Twitter: https://twitter.com/danesanders Audio Production and Show notes provided by PODCAST FAST TRACK The post S.2 Ep. 004 – The Habits of Successful People, Gender Equality, and More with Sarah Green Carmichael appeared first on Fastermind.co.

I loved having this conversation with Sarah Cordial. As a documentary filmmaker, she's worked at the likes of ESPN and Fox News and has created some awesomely inspirational pieces. Her back catalogue includes a wide range of topics, such as Syrian refugees and NBA superstars, and she's even been Emmy nominated on two occasions. As you can imagine, she's pretty damn good at storytelling and bringing out the authnticity in the people and situations she films about. But she's also a deeply spiritual person and has been heavily into self-growth for a long time. In fact, she's even now a podcast host herself with her show, The Daily Cordial, where she explores life's big questions with thought leaders from around the world. So I thought this was a great opportunity to discuss with her about self-growth and connecting with our authentic selves. In The Episode, We Talk About... Sarah's story of how she used her inquisitive nature to get into filmmaking. The importance of setting our intention in every situation. What Sarah learned from visiting a Syrian refugee camp. Why being vulnerable is vital to self-growth. Why our relationships can be the place we learn the most about ourselves. The keys to authenticity and connecting to our authentic selves. Links "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron "The Daily Cordial" podcast Sarah's Vimeo channel Sarah's Facebook You can give the episode a listen via the player above. Or head over to iTunes and subscribe there for Apple lovers, and over on Stitcher for non-Apple peeps. Love, Laughter & Light, Mike P.S. If you haven’t done so already, click here to join my Facebook group and engage with all the other dudes and dudettes in the Enlightened Entrepreneurial Badasses tribe!

I caught up with former Hollywood blockbuster movie costume designer turned serial entrepreneur, business consultant and virtual CEO Sarah Shaw. In our interview we talked about: • How sibling rivalry can set you up for entrepreneurship • What Sarah learned from working in the movie business for 20+ years • Why asking for business is the key to growing your business • Why not everybody wants you to be successful • Why you should never take no for an answer • How turning into a stalker is totally part of running your own business • How Sarah got her products in the hands of Jennifer Anniston, Oprah, Cameron Diaz, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julia Roberts, Hale Berry. • How organic PR helped Sarah sell 2,000 necklaces on the back of one picture in a magazine • What happened when she first met Bill Murray with no pants on... To subscribe to the show click here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/unconventionalists-mark-leruste/id1029651449?mt=2 SHOW NOTES www.theunconventionalists.com/episode/20 GET IN TOUCH Website: www.theunconventionalists.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/markleruste Twitter: www.twitter.com/markleruste YouTube: www.youtube.com/markleruste The Unconventionalists podcast cover was designed by Lorna Morris.

Edition #688 Part 2: Government is not THE problem, it just HAS problems Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith  Ch. 2: Act 1: IMF Economists: oops! We Were Wrong About Austerity - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-10-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: The world has turned and left me here - Weezer Ch. 4: Act 2: An Austerity Success Story... Almost - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-11-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: Nature of the experiment - Tokyo Police Club Ch. 6: Act 3: Why The Truth About Iceland Is So Dangerous To The US - Lee Camp - Air Date: 02-12-13 Ch. 7: Song 3: You showed me - The Lightning Seeds Ch. 8: Act 4: Early Cracks in GOP Debt Ceiling Gambit - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-15-13 Ch. 9: Song 4: Good day - Jukebox The Ghost Ch. 10: Act 5: Debt-B-Gone - Mark Fiore's Animation - Air Date: 01-17-13 Ch. 11: Song 5: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion Ch. 12: Act 6: Why can't we be more like Sarah Palin? - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-11-13 Ch. 13: Song 6: What Sarah said - Death Cab For Cutie Ch. 14: Act 7: Where Are Obama's Middle Class Wage Jobs? - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-20-13 Ch. 15: Song 7: Working class hero - Exit Clov Ch. 16: Act 8: House GOP Passes Weak Debt Ceiling Extension - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 1-23-13 Ch. 17: Song 8: Free to decide - The Cranberries Ch. 18: Act 9: The Real Reson For Post Office Financial Problems - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 2-8-13 Ch. 19: Song 9: La Cucaracha - The Hit Crew Ch. 20: Act 10: Big Government Vs. Reaganism - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-23-13 Voicemails: Ch. 21: Please see the documentary "The Corporation" - Anonymous Ch. 22: The fundamental basis of corporations actually is bad - Steven Ch. 23: JP Morgan Chase was immoral - Chris Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music:  Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 24: Final comments the tendencies of corporations Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!