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When Debbie didn't show up to work, her family was concerned. An anonymous male coworker was concerned, too, per his message on her answering machine. Police, on the other hand, had zero concern and did everything possible to botch the investigation.  Trigger Warnings: Sexual assault

Award winning comedian and actor Omid Djalili joins us to talk about his route to fame, taking part in Splash, quiz show catchphrases, performing in Persian for the first time recently and getting back on stage after lockdown. In 1974, aged 17, Debbie Gayle travelled to the Soviet Union to train at the Kirov school of ballet. It was the height of the Cold war, and she found the experience thoroughly unwelcoming with the exception of a woman called Natasha who became her friend. When Debbie became ill and was isolated in hospital, Natasha proved to be a life line, helping her return to the UK where she left ballet and started a family. Almost 50 years later she told the story to her son and tracked Natasha down, creating a podcast about her experience called "Finding Natasha". Former Chelsea and Everton winger turned 5live pundit Pat Nevin on becoming a footballer by accident. Emma Gray is a world-renowned sheepdog trainer who recently relocated from a remote farm in Northumberland to the even more remote Isle of Bute in Scotland. Not only did she take along her husband and baby, as one would expect, but she packed up her 500 sheep, 40 cows and 20 dogs and transported them by ferry. She talks to us about uprooting, new love and new pastures. Mary Beard chooses her inheritance tracks: Bridge over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel and Sisters are Doin' it for Themselves by Eurythmics with Aretha Franklin. And your thank you! Producer: Corinna Jones

Debbie’s parents are from Jeffersonville, Pa. outside of Philadelphia. Debbie was born in Dayton, Ohio and her sister was born in Chicago as here family moved around a lot as her dad served in the Air Force. When Debbie was five her family moved to Fairfax county Virginia where she grew up. Debbie now lives […]

Debbie Weil brings Frank Weil, her almost 90-year-old father, back on the podcast to give us his perspective on the 2020 presidential election, even as votes are still being counted. Her Dad is a prolific blogger at FAWideas.com, where he regularly offers his thoughts on Democratic politics, including cogent tirades about Donald Trump whom he regards as incompetent, amoral, and dangerous.So who else to make better sense of this nail-biting week than her Dad? He lives in Washington DC with her mother, Denie Weil; they’ve been married almost 70 years. In the late 1970s, Frank was an Assistant Secretary in the Dept. of Commerce under Jimmy Carter. In the decades since, as well as before, he has been deeply involved in Democratic politics. He’s been an informal advisor to Presidential candidates, including Barack Obama. And he always has an opinion. Plenty of them. They recorded the conversation you’re about to hear in the early afternoon of November 4th. The frustration of the previous night was starting to give way to patience as key swing states and counties continued to count votes. At the time they recorded, there was general agreement that Joe Biden would prevail, narrowly, and become the 46th President of the U.S.Frank says this is the most extraordinary election of his lifetime, both in terms of nail-biting outcome but also in view of the massive turnout and unusual process of early voting and mail-in ballots.He tells us that his frustration of the past weeks and months has turned into “inspiration” as he ponders the fact that a divided government might be a good thing, because it will force Washington to compromise and therefore better represent the people. He and Debbie take a brief walk down memory lane for some of the most memorable elections of his lifetime, the first being FDR’s unprecedented third election in 1940 with Henry Wallace as his running mate, when Frank was nine years old. When Debbie was nine, she remembers waking up with excitement the morning after Kennedy was elected in 1960.There are a few things Debbie and Frank didn’t get around to specifically discussing, including the record turnout, the highest in a century. And they didn’t have enough time to go deeply into examining the divide in this country, between rural and urban, educated and less educated, and the belief in astonishingly opposing narratives.You can’t help but sense this man's optimism, despite this difficult year and despite the real difficulties that lie ahead as we try to unite a deeply divided nation. He lets us go with a word of wisdom on the importance of collaboration even with those you don’t agree with. Mentioned in this episode or useful:Frank’s blog: https://fawideas.comFrank Weil's bioLet Me Be Frank: From a Silver Spoon to the Knives and Forks in the Road of My Life (FAW’s autobiography)The Result Will Not Be Too Different From Expectations (his blog post on Nov. 4, 2020)Frank's appearance on Episode 1 of the podcastWhy counting the votes takes so long: Here's what happens after polls close in a US presidential election (Pew Research Center, October 22, 2020)Memorable Elections (History.com, August 10, 2020)Truman vs Dewey: The 1948 United States presidential electionThe most famous election headline in U.S. history: Dewey Defeats TrumanNixon vs. Kennedy: The 1960 United States presidential electionHenry A. Wallace, the 33rd Vice President of the USA WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SPONSOR. If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife (GenX and Boomer) listeners, who are active, open to change and new possibilities, and who think differently about lifestyle, finances, and retirement, contact Debbie Weil. Media PartnersNext For MeEncore.orgMEA Support this podcast:Leave a review on iTunes: it will help us find a sponsor! If you are interested, contact Debbie WeilSubscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or Spotify Credits:Host: Debbie WeilProducer: Far Out MediaPodcast websiteMusic: Lakeside Path by Duck Lake Connect with us:Email: thegapyearpodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @debbieweilInsta: @debbieweilDebbie Weil and Sam Harrington's blog: Gap Year After Sixty 

PeriMenoPost Season 2 Episode 1 Welcome back to PeriMenoPost Podcasts!! I am so excited today to be launching the next season and also my wonderful and very funny guest, Debbie Baisden. Publican Actress Writer Campaigner Debbie has come into acting and comedy during her forties and she has found it to be an empowering and positive experience. Her and the Change in me is Debbie's comedy hit show full of menopause moments and also talking openly about the challenges women face whilst experiencing "the change" I have watched Debbie perform and she is very talented and gifted with her comedy and her confidence really shows helping you to embrace menopause and that it is a natural stage for all women to go through. One woman, four menopause voices. Dolly Slateman has to be my favourite and once you watch Dolly you won't forget her! Leicester University approached Debbie to work with them to change the perception of menopause and helping to tackle the taboo and stigma that surrounds menopause. I think Debbie is succeeding with this with her show. Unfortunately due to CoronaVirus Debbie was due to perform in this year's Edinburgh Fringe festival, do not fear as she will be there next year performing. Book your tickets as soon as they are available, I will be! When Debbie is not performing she runs her own Bistro pub, Rayleigh Arms in Essex. I've heard the fish and chips are delicious. During Lockdown every wednesday evening at 8pm. Debbie also hosted her Brit pub LIVE quiz's to help fundraise money for refuge. They were good fun and Dolly also makes an appearance, I fully recommend taking part and joining in!! Make sure you watch Debbie perform her show on World Menopause Day 18th October 2020 online, check her Bio for more information. Enjoy our podcast as we discuss how midlife and menopause arrives unexpectedly and how during these times you can regain your confidence. * Recording took place at the start of Lockdown Apr 2020 You can follow Debbie on Instagram: @debbie_baisden07 @dollyslatemen @britpublive Twitter; @Debbie_Baisden @DollySlatemen Facebook Facebook @Dolly Slatemen @BritPubLive For Debbie's blog and show more information is at her website: https://www.herandhechangeinme.com/

Debbie Duncan and Dennis Spears present an evening of jazz vocals at 7PM this Thursday, July 23 at Crooner’s in Minneapolis. It’ll be a drive in or dine out show. When Debbie got together with Phil Nusbaum, the talk turned to song selection.

When Debbie falls and hits her head, Cissy remembers when Joey got a concussion.

Cindy: (00:00) This is episode 8 with Mooniek Seebregts who is a Mom, Certified Master Coach, International Best-selling Author and Speaker. (00:08) Welcome to Exploring the Seasons of Life, a podcast for everyday women who are trying to be everything to everyone and forgetting themselves in the process. Each week, join Cindy MacMillan as she interviews coaches, spiritual explorers and celebrants from all walks of life about beginnings, endings and the messy bits in-between. Self-love, well-being, and mindset are at the heart of our conversations because once you change the inside, the outside will begin to change as well. (00:42) Welcome back, friend. I really appreciate that you are spending time with me today and I am so happy to share my conversation with Mooniek Seebregts with you. Mooniek is passionate about her mission to empower parents so they, in turn, can empower their kids. Through her highly acclaimed Great Parents Empower program, Mooniek gives overwhelmed parents the keys to feel confident, capable, loving and patient. (01:10) Welcome to the podcast. I'm so excited to have you. Mooniek: (01:14) I'm so excited to be here. Thank you. Cindy: (01:17) Well, thank you so much. My signature question is what does exploring the seasons of life mean to you personally or in your business? Mooniek: (01:26) If I talk about the parents' stuff, we have this idea that before the age of 40 we need to get some things going, get the job, get kids, hopefully, have a great partner and then it turns out that it is way more difficult. It's almost as if there is this big secret in society that says you have to do it, but as soon as you do it you're like, what did I do? How did I get here and what am I going to do? Mooniek: (02:01) I don't know what to do. That's basically what people think. Cindy: (02:05) Right. Well, thank you. So what season of life are you in? Mooniek: (02:09) I'm in the season of life that I am giving back. I went through a few stages in my life, try to try to figure all that out. You know, the partner, the kids, what do I want in my life, what profession do I want? I went through all that. Then I realized I now have some experience. I wish I had had this experience. And so my route, my path is to help the people that are in the middle of trying to figure it out. Cindy: (02:41) Thank you Mooniek. I loved that. One of the things that stood out to me when I was reading your website, and I loved this, there is a distinctive difference between being a parent and doing the parent. Being and doing what is the difference? Mooniek: (02:57) So this is one of the things that is a, I would say is a trap. Before you have your kids, you're thinking, oh this is going to be so fantastic. I'm going to be everything my parents weren't for me. I know exactly what to do. And then you have your child and then you're like, okay, so how does it work? And oh I don't know anything; I maybe know a little bit. And then we get so busy doing because we want to do all these things and we need to have the right foods in the beginning and we need to make sure that the kid sleeps. And then we need to run around and then we need to do our job and we need to be professional. We need to find the right babysitter or the right whatever, and then we need to find the right school and continue and continue, and then we need to do playdates and we need to find the right books because we want to be perfect. Mooniek: (03:46) We want to do it all right, and then we forget that actually maybe the most important thing to raise a human being, which is one of the most beautiful and almost sacred professions, I think in this world, we forget that it is the being that is the most powerful for our kids because they get us, it's almost like they soak us up and it's through us osmosis, that they get so much information. It's not really through osmosis, but that's what I always say. They get us, they get who we really are and what we're really saying, even if we're not saying it. Cindy: (04:23) Yeah. When you were describing that doing, that's exhausting actually, isn't it? Mooniek: (04:28) Oh, it's totally exhausting. People are overwhelmed and so stressed. Cindy: (04:34) Yeah, My children are grown so when I'm listening to different friends talk about all the clubs their children are in and all the different sports and everything, it's just, it really is exhausting. Mooniek: (04:48) It really is and for the parents it is exhausting and for the kids it is exhausting. And on top of that, I think that we forget, we parents, we forget that it is our task to help these little beings develop into the people that they are meant to be. And we have no idea what that is. We don't know who they are going to become. The smarter we are about pulling back a little bit and being the person you really want to be so that you can support your kid becoming who they are meant to be or can be, even if it's completely opposite of what you wanted - had in mind or what your ideal is. Cindy: (05:33) It really is being present with our kids. So what inspired you to start Great Parents Empower? Mooniek: (05:40) It's a lovely story. And it's a story of persistence. You know, Debbie Ford? Cindy: (05:46) Yes, I do. Mooniek: (05:47) A great leader in the self-development business. I was lucky enough to be educated, coached and trained by her and I knew that she had this course for parents. So when I was invited to do the course for parents, my first reaction was, no, I don't need that because I mean, who needs education when they are raising their children? I said, is it about development? And the answer was no, it's not about the development of the kids. So I'm kind of begrudgingly doing the first hour. And then I suddenly realized that these were the missing pieces because this was all about who I needed to be so I could raise my child. So it put me completely upside down, put, put, put the onus on me, who am I being so I can do to doing so I can raise this person in front of me. This little being this little girl. And basically I have raised my child this way, the way that the course teaches. When Debbie died the course was inherited by me and Martina, Martina and me and we updated it. We made it more 2020, the seven keys have all the tips and tools that you can use for the rest of your life. So we put it all together in only seven classes.  Cindy: (07:23) That is a beautiful story about how that came to be. I do want to get to your seven-class course in a few minutes. When people ask you, or let me change that around when you started asking people two questions, what is a great parent and what is your greatest challenge as a parent? What were some of the most common answers that you received? Mooniek: (07:52) They would immediately just steer away from the word great. Because we do realize, and this is true, that the more we're trying to be perfect, the more we cannot be perfect because perfection feels like a straightjacket. So most often people say, well, I want to be a good parent. But basically I am not a good parent because after seven o'clock I start yelling, because of my moods, I'm sure I damaged my kids because this kid is so different. I don't understand anything about this kid or because my marriage is so bad and I'm sure that has influenced. So parents on top of trying to do all these things for kids are also stressed about how much impact negatively they have on their children. Cindy: (08:40) And that makes sense because we do want to be, these great parents or good parents and when we're all stressed out we do worry about what that impacts going to be. Mooniek: (08:52) Yes. And so what I understood and what I'm constantly working on is that the more we can come from taking care of ourselves, the more we can come from the glass is full instead of half empty, the more we can come from. We are taking care of our own drama or our own shadow, our own imperfections. We don't lay it all on the kids because if we put it on the kids, they are so busy trying to take care of us that they cannot take care of their own development. Cindy: (09:25) Right. Yeah, absolutely. So what is the greatest challenge in being a parent? What do you consider to be the greatest challenge in being a parent? Is it our emotional health and the way it impacts our children? Mooniek: (09:41) I think that first of all, the myth that we have to have kids we should not buy into that. The second part is we should not buy into this myth that everything is going to be fantastic and we're going to picnic all the time and run through the fields and love each other so much because life is messy. But we do need to take care of ourselves. We do need to take care of ourselves, development of our hearts. If our heart is at war, we cannot be present. We cannot be the person, the rock, the banks. You know that the river can flow in. Our kids need to have the space to become. Cindy: (10:23) You described it so beautifully what you just said. Mooniek: (10:32) And so it is constantly taking a step back while being present, constantly being aware of your intention, constantly inviting yourself. Listen to yourself, to your wisdom. Ask yourself how are you doing? What do you need so that you can be the glass half-full instead of half-empty? I think one of the things that happen when we take care of people, whether it is our children or whether it is elderly people, is that we become so entangled with the care that we become so much part of the activities that there is very little left for us. Cindy: (11:12) I absolutely agree with you on that. And that is why one of the things that I want to talk about on the podcast each episode is that self-care that we need to do for ourselves. Mooniek: (11:25) Yeah. And for a lot of people, self-care sounds egotistical and you shouldn't do that. But it is how can you support yourself so you can support others? That's really what it is about. Cindy: (11:38) Absolutely. So I know you have a 7-class GreatParentsEmpower course that will help us discover a new way of parenting. Can we talk about that a little bit? Because that really sounded very intriguing. So what is that all about? Can you just talk about maybe a couple of the steps? Mooniek: (11:56) Every development starts I think with asking ourselves the right questions so we can get to the right answers so we can make our choices. So our course starts with an assessment and from the assessment comes some very interesting insights, with a lot of parents, we see over and over again that because they've been running so fast trying to do it all right. They are so entangled in the activities that taking the step back in the assessment already opens so many doors and then we pay attention to the common obstacles that we have when we think we want to go somewhere. So we help people to build a vision of who they really would like to be and how they would really like to have their family develop and then all the obstacles that happen. We pay attention to that in the course. There are a few, like for example one is that a lot of us parents are stuck in fantasy land. I was too, it's like you know what, this year I'm going to be this or that mom by February and then it's May and then it's June and I still haven't been able to get "there" because we are so wrapped up in the habits, in the bad habits or in the obstacles that we just repeat over and over again and one of them is that we repeat what our parents, how our parents raised us. Cindy: (13:22) And that's one of the things that we always say as we become parents, I'm not going to do that. I'm going to do it totally different. Mooniek: (13:31) But the thing is that parents get tired. There are a few instances, like a few years, for example around the year 10 or 12 or 15 that you see the parents check out because they're so done. They are tired from 15 years' time 24 hours being there for the child. So it's a long journey and if you don't have the tools and the tips, it is really hard to get yourself back up and take care of yourself so that you can take care of your kids. Cindy: (14:04) You said something just then and it just reminded me of what we're going through right now with the COVID19 when you said taking a step back and that's almost what we're doing right now. Taking a step back and reevaluating everything that's going on. And maybe part of that will be how we interact with our children. Mooniek: (14:28) I have to say that in my industry it's in my neighborhood. I have never seen as many fathers, especially on the bike with our kids. Fantastic. Cindy: (14:38) That's nice. Yes it is. I know my significant other and I went for a walk a couple of them nights ago and it was like the street, I'm not going to say it was full, but there was a lot of people we had not ever out walking. There was one other thing that I saw on your website that I wanted to ask you about. What does bullying, not listening, fighting, talking nonstop, not paying attention. What does that have in common and what can parents do about it? Mooniek: (15:13) So when we are wrapped up in our own emotional needs and we are wrapped up in the expectations of what we think society or culture or family of origin have for our kids it is very hard to sit down with our kids and look for the causes or the origin of what is really going on that this kid needs to have or is engaged in this behavior. And so where we come from is that the more we can take care of ourselves, the more we can actually love the person that we are. Despite all the things we don't like about ourselves, but the more we can be that glass half full kind of person, the more we can be instead of do the more we can just sit there and really connect with this kid from heart to heart. Mooniek: (16:09) Really just not talk all the time but just ask the right questions and be curious. So the more we've taken care of ourselves, the more we can give this to the children, the more we can follow who they are, what is going on with this kid, how do they need me to be so I can help him or her? Because there's a lot of loneliness in kids. There's a lot of sadness. There is a lot of stress in kids, but we don't know if we're too busy on our phones or in our professional life or in our, you know, whatever. We can be so distracted. They need us. Cindy: (16:51) I agree with you Monique on that. And thank you for saying that about a phone because one of the things that I have been doing since I have been working from home is at night when I am finished working; I am not being on my phone at all. Like I said, my children are grown but I am being present with my significant other. And again, I think that's one of the things that, that we're finding out right now about stepping back. Mooniek: (17:19) Yeah. You know, the other day I came across somebody who said, you know, he is a father, he said, you know, when I come home I'm tired from working and I'm glad that all my kids have a phone so I don't need to talk to them during dinner. And I was like, oh, what a missed opportunity. And this person had no idea that he said something so profoundly sad to me. Cindy: (17:44) He probably didn't even think anything about what he was saying, but that makes an impact, not even knowing what you're necessarily saying as well. Mooniek: (17:52) Yeah. And you know, if you think about it, our kids' brains are not grown until 29. There is so much that we don't know about ourselves that and we stay so complicated and so layered. There's so much to discover about ourselves. Who's going to help you discover yourself when you are a kid, if it's not your mom or dad, nobody has that much space for you to help you understand yourself. So I think it's a missed opportunity more than anything. It's a missed opportunity for the parents and for the kid. At the same time, we have these high expectations of our kids. We want them to be, you know, the next president or the next, this or that. So we have to help them get there. Cindy: (18:40) Absolutely. How can we make good decisions with our children? I'm thinking about the homework. I'm thinking about that and then I'm jumping over to thinking about them starting to date. Is there a way that we can help them make good decisions or is it, I mean it's all really coming back to us as parents about being there with them. Mooniek: (19:06) So the more interested I am in myself, the more I can use my heart, my head, my whole being. The more curious I am about the person that I am had I had the opportunity to make myself, it would have been a little bit more of this and a little bit more of that or a little less of that. Right. But we are who we are and so the more I can appreciate that the more I can do the same thing for other people. The more you know. So the inside so the outside, the more curious I am; I think it's the word, the keyword. The more curious I can be about myself. The more I can be about that little person in front of me. And so if I continuously show up as a curious person who is also a great role model, the more I can ask the question. Mooniek: (19:55) So what's up with this homework? What do you not like or how do you think you could deal with this? Yeah, it's, a lot six pages of the same math. Do you have an idea? You know, give them, help them to find their responsibility, their accountability, their solutions instead of us, you will do it at seven o'clock already and you're not done yet. How do you think you will, you know, what do you think the teacher will say that's old. That's old ways. We don't need to do that anymore. Cindy: (20:29) The more we are giving and loving to ourselves because we can't really give that if we don't have it within ourselves. Mooniek: (20:37) And I think curious, you know, stay curious. Cindy: (20:40) That's a great word and I'm hearing that a lot. So I think that's one of my words that I need to be working on. If you could turn back time and talk to your 18-year-old self, what would you tell her about the season of life you're in now? Or what would you tell her about your business now? Mooniek: (21:02) It's probably what I'm telling myself every day. Just do it. Be fearless. Be shameless. Shameless is my word. You know, it's so easy to say, Oh, I'm not going to do that because, and then my best self says, you know what, just do it. Be shameless. I mean, you never know who is waiting for the question or for the solution or the answer. Cindy: (21:33) Is there anything that I should have asked you? I know parenting is a huge, huge field. Is there anything that you'd like to leave us with I cannot believe at the time has absolutely flown by. Mooniek: (21:51) Yes, I think it is a beautiful thing to be a parent. It's such an opportunity for growth, for development and not to become perfect. That's not it. It's to enjoy, you know, to enjoy life. Who can I be, who can they be? How can we be together? Cindy: (22:11) Very nice. Thank you so much for being on Exploring the Seasons of Life podcast and I'm definitely going to have to have you back on. Thank you. Mooniek: (22:22) Thank you so much. Cindy: (22:24) You can follow Mooniek at Great Parents Empower and on her Facebook page Great Parents Empower. Mooniek has a fantastic 3-step tool for moms of school-age kids that will create the best connection with your children! 3 Powerful Questions to Ask Your Children that Spark Deeper Conversations and Transform Your Relationship with Your Kids! Here is the link: https://tinyurl.com/t2f5tm8 Thank you for listening to this week's episode of Exploring the Seasons of Life. I enjoyed my conversation with Mooniek. I especially liked it when she said, “You never know who is waiting for the question.” After the interview ended and we were saying goodbye; Mooniek said Cindy – what does exploring the seasons of life mean to you? That was a great question Mooniek. I have decided episode 15 will be all about me telling you why I created Exploring the Seasons of Life podcast and what that question means to me.

Dr. Dan welcomes colleague and friend Debbie Steinberg Kuntz to today’s episode to discuss our bright and quirky kids.  Debbie is a licensed marriage and family therapist and the founder of Bright and Quirky’s mission statement is powerful:  Ease the struggle for bright and quirky kids and parents, help them self-actualize with the help of experts in the fields of mental health and education, and inspire the hope that new ideas and possibilities bring. When Debbie started her family counseling practice a decade ago, she had no idea the area of 2e (twice-exceptional) would be her specialty. She credits her sons, now teenagers, and their unique strengths and challenges as the inspiration for her life’s work. Early in her parenting journey, Debbie learned that her own sons were ‘2e’ or ‘twice exceptional,’ meaning they are smart and also have unique brain wiring that makes accessing those smarts at times challenging.  As she researched and found solutions for them, she started to share the learning with families in her private practice near Seattle. These kids are very bright and struggle with learning, executive function, social, emotional and/or behavioral challenges. Some have diagnoses such as ADHD, autism/Aspergers, anxiety, depression and learning disabilities like dyslexia. In the winter of 2018, Debbie decided to try an experiment and run a 2e parenting program online. Today the Bright & Quirky Child Online Summit, attracting over 15,000 people from 95 countries featuring World-class psychologists, educators, and child development experts who share tools and insights to help bright & quirky kids thrive.  In fact, Dr. Dan is one of the featured speakers for the third annual online summit which is free if you register (click here to register).  Listeners can go to this link: https://hub.brightandquirky.com/~access/a7c5262f/   Today Debbie works with hundreds of bright-but-busy parents who work for Fortune 500 companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Starbucks, to have a happy home life and equip their kids with the habits to succeed. Since her private practice is typically full, she founded Positive Impact Family to help even more parents transform their family to become more happy, positive, and cooperative, and make a positive impact in the world.   Today’s show covers many topics and features registration information about the 2020 Bright and Quirky Summit as well as the “Idea Lab” learning community, online resources and parenting tools to help navigate: How to meet your uniquely wired child's needs by providing the right supports What it means to be a self-scientist How to teach kids, educators, others to lead with strengths Flipping the script on how we see our 2e kids And Debbie’s Parent Footprint moment advice on the importance of being present and just showing up for our kids For more information on Debbie’s work, the summit and more visit: https://brightandquirky.com/summit-2020/  and https://brightandquirky.com Watch this free video to learn more about Dr. Dan and Parent Footprint Awareness Training®. Parent Footprint podcast listeners can get a discount from Wild Foods because they align with Parent Footprint’s mission to make the world a better place one family at a time.  Use FOOTPRINT12 and this link http://wildfoods.co/?aff=325 for 12% off your order. 

LOL… laugh out loud. Love out loud. Live out loud. All the things, out loud. If you know me, out loud is a comfort zone:), mostly because I naturally have no volume control. Perhaps my creator knew I’d have a podcast one day? (Thank you God, Madonna, glitter, and tequila)… Who knows, but what I do know, after MANY years of uncomfortable biz, sports, personal, and life conversations- humor can save the day. In our current reality, many tough conversations and decisions are coming to the table, thank goodness, and we need find common ground and connection to communicate effectively, with open minds. The range of education, exposure, and tolerance (and so much more) varies greatly person to person. It’s hard to broch tough convos, to want to have them, and then to know how to have them. What about tough convos with kids? There is no rule book for any of this AND communication is the one thing we need the most right now. So, knowing that all things might be imperfect and that there are likely many uncontrolled variables with every tough convo, I offer humor as an entrance point. This is a skill in itself, hence I am SO excited to have Debbie Scheer on the show with me to cover her background and how her gift with humor has been a powerful entrance point to heavy conversations and challenging points in life. Debbie is gracious, smart, experienced, quick, and humble. She has mastered the art of communicating a heavy message with a comforting wave of humor surfing in the larger topic at hand. It’s a vital skill set that we should all embrace. Enjoy a good listen, notes suggested:)   Highlights: Humor. Communication with adults, kids, and everything in between. Stand up comedy, fundraising, auctions. Sex Ed. Life pivot points that are blessing in disguise. Following your heart… out loud. Motherhood and adoption. Positive energy and embracing the universe looking out for you. It takes a village. LOL.   Debbie Scheer is a speaker, emcee, benefit auctioneer, and humor coach/strategist who resides in Denver, CO. with her two children. As a speaker, Debbie effortlessly uses humor as a way to break through the discomfort that prevents us from talking about the things that we NEED to be talking about. Her motto is, if we can laugh about it then we can surely talk about it, regardless of what the ‘it’ is.  When Debbie isn’t speaking, emceeing, or raising money for nonprofits, she can be found forcing her children to hike with her in the Colorado mountains. You can’t miss them on the trail because she is the one shouting, “WE LIVE IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL STATE IN THE COUNTRY”, while her boys let out deep sighs of annoyance as they eye roll their way along the trail.  Debbie's Connects: Website Facebook Instagram Linkedin More on TurmericAndTequila.com 

When Debbie falls and hits her head, Cissy remembers when Joey got a concussion.

We kick off 2020 with a conversation with Silicon Valley legend and all-around wise guy, Guy Kawasaki. Not surprisingly, he is funny, and opinionated in addition to being wise. Guy worked with Steve Jobs at Apple as the original evangelist for the Macintosh computer. Then he went on to a career as an author, speaker and investor. He has written 15 books, a number of them New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers (the most recent is a quasi memoir, Wise Guy). He gives over 50 keynotes a year on the topics of innovation, evangelism and entrepreneurship for brand name companies like Nike, Google and Microsoft. Most recently, he became chief evangelist for Canva, an online design tool.So how does Debbie know Guy? She met him 20 years ago when she heard him speak at a small business conference. She was so taken with his presentation that she went up afterwards to say thank you and introduce herself. He responded by scribbling a note on a scrap of paper and handing it to her: "Think digital, act analog - Guy Kawasaki. May 25, 1999." Bingo. Even back then, in the early days of the Web, that hit home. She treasures the note and has thought of Guy as one of her unofficial mentors since then. (Check the episode web page to see the framed note.)Guy is a social media celebrity with 1.4 million Twitter followers. But he's also a genuinely nice guy, respectful and responsive. When Debbie got an email from him recently announcing his new podcast, Remarkable People, she replied to congratulate him and asked if he’d come on the Gap Year podcast. He responded, “I’d be happy to!”She was a little nervous about interviewing him so she prepared a list of specific questions. Generally she likes to let the conversation wander a bit more, but this worked out pretty well.She and Guy talk about:his Rule of Tenlessons learned from working with Steve Jobsthe practice of gratitudewhat changed when he turned 60 (he's now 65)the importance of having a growth mindset and continuing to learnwhy you should seek moments of joy (and not eternal happiness)his thoughts on the writing process (an obsession Debbie shares with him)why he mixes politics and social mediahis positive outlook on lifehow asking simple questions can yield big answershis advice for those seeking to reinvent themselves (hint: don't spend all your time on social media and answering email)Be sure to listen to Remarkable People. Debbie's favorite of the episodes so far are his interviews with Jane Goodall and Margaret Atwood. Both are legends but he manages to walk the line between admiring… and fawning. Debbie hopes she's done the same in this conversation with Guy. Mentioned in this episodeRemarkable People, Guy's new podcastAbout Guy Kawasaki: an amusing and frank bioGuy's books, including The Art of the Start 2.0 and Wise GuyHis favorite book on writing: Brenda Ueland - If you want to writeSteve JobsCanva Support this podcast:Leave a review on iTunes: it means so much!Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or Spotify Credits:Host: Debbie WeilProducer: Julie-Roxane KrikorianPodcast websiteMusic by Manuel Senfft Connect with us:Email: thegapyearpodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @debbieweilInsta: @debbieweil Thanks to our Media Partners!Encore.org, an ideas and innovation hub tapping the talent of those 50+ as a force for good.Modern Elder Academy Navigating mid-life transitions: Grow Whole, Not Old.Next For Me Rewriting +50 life through new work, a new purpose, or a new social contribution.

When you get out of your own way and stop trying to make things happen - when you pay attention to what’s calling on your heart - you end up exactly where you’re supposed to be. Following where inspiration leads is the subject of Debbie LaChusa’s book, The Following Inspiration Experiment. She joins Kevin Monroe on this week’s show to talk about living an inspired life. Following inspiration means listening to that little voice in your head, Debbie says. It’s trusting your gut, listening to your intuition, or it can be feeling called to do something. For her, it meant stepping away from planning every aspect of her life, and just paying attention to the people, events and opportunities that showed up. Kevin and Debbie relate how they came to this view of life. Kevin says that four words came to his mind one Sunday: “More led, less driven.” Since then he has been intentional about following the invitations that show up in life, rather than trying to make them happen. When Debbie started to let go and started doing what showed up, amazing things began to happen. Following inspiration has been a 10-year experiment for Debbie. Kevin asks if she is there yet. She responds that there is no ‘there’. There, she says, implies that happiness and success is someplace else. The best place to be is right here, right now, because when you’re present you notice the inspired path, you pay attention to the ideas that show up, and they stick. It’s simple, but it’s not always easy to practice, she points out. Your work will be harder, frustrating, and not as good when you force it. Kevin says that he has never produced inspired work in make-it-happen mode. Debbie adds that the recipients of your work can tell the difference: there’s an energy in your work when you do it from an inspired place that’s just not there when you plow through. We’re all going to end up where we’re supposed to be if we pay attention to what speaks to us. We each have our own path, and it’s different from everyone else’s. If we open ourselves to what shows up, our purpose will find us. Flow is being in the zone. It’s when life and work feel effortless, peaceful, and purposeful. Debbie says that being in flow is all about getting out of your head and into your heart. Kevin adds that it’s moving effortlessly with energy and direction towards an intention. Drifting, on the other hand, is feeling lost; it’s aimless. Synchronicity is a perfect, meaningful coincidence: it’s something that happens that you just couldn’t plan, but feels right. Let yourself follow through on the ideas and opportunities that feel right to you, Debbie advises. Trust that there’s a reason you’re being attracted to them. Ultimately, that’s what synchronicity is, and it’s one of the ways inspiration shows up. Living an inspired life makes you feel at peace. Even when bad things happen, you find the lessons and the good that comes from the bad. Debbie describes how her book title came about. It was an inspiration in itself, she relates. She says that her ‘marketing’ strategy has been to put her book out there, and trust that it will get in front of the people that it needs to. “That's what's happened,” Debbie says. She urges listeners not to be afraid to try something different. If life seems harder, and you’re feeling unsettled, if you’re thinking that there must be a better way, just give it a try, she says. Resources DebbieLaChusa.com The Following Inspiration Experiment  Join the Joy Challenge Email: kevin@higherpurposepodcast.com  Call or text Kevin: 678-744-5111 Schedule a call: KevinDMonroe.com/2020

Debbie talks with Susan De Cuba, an accomplished nonprofit executive who spent the last 13 years of her career as CEO of a hospice group in Florida.When Debbie met Susan, she was at the end of her gap year. After 40+ years of non-stop work, she had decided to take a year off - but in a purposeful way. Susan is practical and she is strategic. And she had a goal - to figure out her next step.Listen in as Debbie picks her brain about:The steps in her decision-making that led her to leave a high-profile careerHow as a leader you see junctures, or forks in the road, where you can continue on the same path - or step off and do something differentHow she divided her gap year into fiscal year quarters, like any successful executive making an annual plan, and what she chose to doWhat it was like to jump into the unknownAnd finally, how she ended up creating a new consulting career, by combining her existing skills and experienceShe felt a desire to serve others and she also knew she wanted freedom and flexibility. Most important, we talk about how she remained open to possibilities, especially around money and resources, and how that led her through a rejuvenating and, ultimately, successful gap year.PHOTO: Susan dancing in Mexico at the beginning of her gap year sabbatical.Mentioned in this episodeSusan De Cuba's bioBarbara WaxmanDebbie's podcast interview with BarbaraModern Elder AcademySupport this podcast:Leave a review on iTunes: it means so much!Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or SpotifyCredits:Host: Debbie WeilProducer: Julie-Roxane KrikorianPodcast websiteMusic by Manuel SenfftConnect with us:Email: thegapyearpodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @debbieweilInsta: @debbieweilRead Debbie and Sam's blog: Gap Year After SixtyThanks to our Media Partners!Encore.org, an ideas and innovation hub tapping the talent of those 50+ as a force for good.Modern Elder Academy Navigating mid-life transitions: Grow Whole, Not Old.Next For Me Rewriting +50 life through new work, a new purpose, or a new social contribution.

In this episode of the Miami Real Estate Podcast, interior designer Debbie Travin shares her three keys to home staging success to make your listing more appealing to potential buyers. She also tells us about the latest trends in interior design and decor that will add some "wow factor" to your home (or your listing). Enjoy the episode, and then give Debbie a call for help with your interior design project!  About Debbie: A mom, designer and CEO all-in-one. Growing up in the world of haute couture, her career in fashion led Debbie to discover her passion for interior design and eye for detail. When Debbie and her husband bought a home in Scarsdale, NY, they completely reconstructed the property with the help of an architect. After Debbie completed the interior design,  their architect would use the home as a model for clients, but when the clients attention quickly shifted to the interior design of the home rather than the structure, and also receiving media interest, Debbie knew she had to turn her passion into a career.  She went on to attend The New York School of Interior Design before launching DLT Interiors in 2010, which has become so successful they are now expanding into their second market, South Florida. To get in touch with Debbie or learn more about DLT Interior, call 914.582.9170 or visit www.dltinteriors.com. 

When Debbie is starting to question her husbands loyalty, Sela Mathers steps in to help. She gives Debbie the story of Bluebeard, in hopes that she'll learn a lesson. But Debbie doesn't agree. Zenescope retells the classic tale with a wonderful twist. Do you have a story arc you'd like us to cover? Send us your ideas. Twitter: @comicrundown Instagram: comicbookrundown Email: comicbookrundown@gmail.com Hosted by Joe Janero, Ron Hanes and Ellie Vorpal Edited by Joe Janero Theme song provided by one of the Sex Turtles (Joe Cubas)

Debbie sits down with Dr. Joy Dryer, a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who has been in private practice for 40 years. Dr. Joy (as her patients call her) works with individuals, families and couples making transitions. So the big existential questions have special interest for her: Who am I right now? Who do I want to be? And where? And with whom? These are essential gap year questions, especially for those in mid-life thinking about their marriage or other partner relationships and how they want to spend the time they have left. She has a special interest in couples and how they try to answer the big questions together. When Debbie and Sam left D.C. to take their gap year, they transitioned from essentially individual pursuits to a shared life. They found themselves spending a lot more time together and decided they needed someone to help them navigate this new shared stage in their relationship. They went to Dr. Joy looking for tools to communicate better as a mid-life couple; she was terrifically helpful. But this episode is not a therapy session. Debbie met up with Dr. Joy in her Brooklyn office to discuss mid-life and transitions, how marriages and relationships stay strong or sink, and how thinking about death can be a good thing. Mentioned in this episode Her website: Dr. Joy Dryer, PhD Dr. Joy's Acronyms: MC{squared}: Money X Children X Career (plus Sex) BLT (the existential questions, not the sandwich): Body, Love and Time Definition of Existential Psychotherapy (PDF) International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy at whose International Conference Dr. Joy recently presented a paper. Support this podcast: Leave a review on iTunes Subscribe and share this episode with friends! Credits: Show creator and host: Debbie Weil Producer and editor: Julie-Roxane Krikorian Podcast website Music by Manuel Senfft Connect with us: Email: thegapyearpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @debbieweil Insta: @debbieweil Thanks to our Media Partners! Encore.org, an ideas and innovation hub tapping the talent of those 50+ as a force for good. Modern Elder Academy Navigating mid-life transitions: Grow Whole, Not Old. Next For Me Rewriting +50 life through new work, a new purpose, or a new social contribution.

December 26, 1985. Fayetteville, North Carolina. 28-year old nurse Debbie Wolfe leaves at the end of her shift at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, but does not show up for work the following morning. When Debbie’s mother checks her cabin, she discovers that Debbie is missing. Six days later, one of Debbie’s friends finds her at the bottom of a nearby pond, but even though he claims her body was inside a barrel, the local sheriff’s department rule that Debbie drowned accidentally and that the barrel never existed. However, Debbie’s loved ones uncover a lot of odd discrepancies to suggest she was a victim of foul play and point the finger at two potential suspects. This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” chronicles a bizarre unexplained death surrounded with controversy which has never been solved. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/debbie-wolfe/ http://www.drmauricegodwin.com/murderofdebbiewolfe.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. Click here to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Click here to listen to the podcast on Stitcher. Click here to subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Music. Click here to subscribe to the podcast on Spotify. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Debbie Mirza is the author of Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist and is helping shed knowledge on a subject that is just now starting to get the attention it deserves. Debbie is a deeply spiritual person and felt she was drawn to write this book to help others struggling with covert narcissistic abuse. She is also a singer and a restorative coach. Links to find out more! YouTube Channel - [Debbie Mirza] Website - [http://www.debbiemirza.com] Book - [The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist] Table of Contents Introduction to Debbie Mirza 00:20 - Debbie was kind enough to join us today to talk about her new book and talk about her journey through recovering from covert narcissistic abuse. The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist - The Book 01:34 - Debbie talks about her new book “[The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist]” which was release in January 2018. Since the release of her book her eyes are being opened to the impact covert passive aggressive narcissists are having all around the world. In one example she shares a story from one of her readers who credits her book with helping to save her life. Validation is so important and it is critical when trying to recover from the aftermath of a covert narcissistic relationship. After a really bad episode of PTSD when she had retreated into her room the idea and title of the book materialized almost as if in a dream. She took that fierceness that was growing inside of her and focused that energy to write this book. Debbie recalled how she was unable to find a book like this when she was recovering so she decided to fill that gap. Writing the book was a daunting process and initially she was worried what her narcissist and their “flying monkeys” would say or do about it. But she took that fear and changed her directing to focus on the readers of the book and she kept them in her mind and that gave her so much love and care for them. During the course of writing this book she interviewed hundreds of people to get their experience. The incredible journey 11:36 - Debbie dives into the incredible journey that was the research phase of the book. The interviews included people all over the world. One of the amazing things she was surprised to learn is how everyone’s experiences and stories were so similar. It didn’t matter if you were in the United States or on the other side of the world the emotional trauma and the way the narcissist acted were the same. In the early days of both our recoveries information just wasn’t really available to the level that was really necessary for the community. Books and resources were either clinical without real in-depth knowledge of the level and severity of the abuse. When Debbie’s book “The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist” was released there really wasn’t another book like it. Validation is important to initially understand 14:27 - Debbie and Duane talk about the critical importance of validation when trying to heal from narcissistic abuse. The experience is so unreal that it is difficult for the target of the abuse to really understand and believe what they are experiencing is real. Couple this with the fact that most people, who haven’t experienced it, are in no position to provide heal emotional support for the target and tend to make things worse. They also discuss the importance of self-validation and how it is critical to learn how to NOT require the validation of other people. The biggest “take away” from the last six months 14:50 - Debbie talks about her continued growth and journey over the last six months since releasing her book. A side effect from the research and writing the book was dredging up old memories and experiences that really took a toll on her healthy. During the research she pulled out her old journals she wrote throughout the course of her life. The details in those journals brought back those memories and feelings and helped her realize she was remembering things differently that they obviously occurred. Debbie realized just how truly unhappy and alone she felt when in the midst of these toxic relationships. She documented these feelings but incorrectly placed the cause with other aspects of her life such as diet, work, job, anything other than the true source of her emotional and physical distress. The importance of what is not there 18:32 - One of the major epiphanies Debbie had when going through this is how we tend to focus on what “is” there instead of what is missing and isn’t there in the relationship. Very often during these toxic relationships we are not focusing on what they aren’t offering. For instance she had a handful of very serious medical emergencies and instead of getting love and attention as you would expect from someone that truly cares about you she instead was greeted with distain and the abscesses of love and compassion. We often don’t look at the simple truth that when someone truly cares they would be devastated if they thought they would lose us to a medical emergency. She also talks about how this is even more complicated with a covert narcissist because they can put on a show for people so they “think” they are really caring and loving when in fact they are the opposite. Outsiders see this facade and think we must be very “lucky” to have this person in our lives, but they don’t see the monster behind the curtain. How this impacted her health 21:09 - This journey into self reflection and the source of the trauma all took a toll on her body and she developed high blood pressure. This really upped all her energy and made just daily activities really difficult. She tried many different things from medication and diet without success in reducing her high blood pressure. She ultimately was introduced to the work of [Dr. Joe Dispenza’s work and his new book “Becoming Super Natural”] and it changed her life. Dr. Dispenza is very scientific and does an excellent job of explaining the effects of trauma on the human body. This information helped her understand how powerful fear, anxiety, helplessness and how with time that becomes our “default state”. The effect is that it keeps our bodies in an unhealthy “mode” and it takes active steps to break that cycle. She realized she had to change her emotional state to retrain her body that “we are going a different way now”. The other thing that really helped her in this was the importance of both meditation and guided meditation. This was very important to help her change her emotional state to focus on gratitude, joy and love which had a really positive effect on her life. This process is teaching your body a new way and for her the results are that she is completely off the blood pressure medication and she is feeling much better. The importance of retreats for emotional healing 27:44 - Debbie talks about her exciting new direction where she is planning to announce the creation of healing retreats to help people in their recovery process. She is a big believer in retreats because they enable you to get away from your “life”, take a break, get out in nature, and be among a group of safe and supportive people who truly understand you. These retreats will empower people with new tools they will be able to take back home with them to help them transform their lives. The first retreats will be in her home state of Colorado but she plans to create more exotic and exclusive retreats that will be hosted in an island off the coast of Spain. The result is taking “no contact” to an entirely different level and enabling you to truly focus on your own personal growth and healing. The healing process will profoundly change your live in a very positive way. Debbie further discusses how this has been such an eye opening experience and how you really learn that you can can have and gain a truly genuine and peaceful life. She also talks about the tremendously positive impact her own mother had on her life and she credits her love and guidance in helping her to have the strength to write this book. I needed to experience this to make the book possible 35:30 - Debbie tells the story of a conversation she had with a dear friend she has known since the 7th grade. Her friend was commenting on how she was sorry for her that she had to go through so much hardship and pain throughout her life. That conversation helped Debbie realize that the experience was needed to give her the knowledge, perspective, and strength to be able to heal and ultimately write this book. Without this knowledge she wouldn’t have the experience to truly help people understand their own personal experience and trauma and ultimately heal. She also reflects that even though this has been a tremendously painful process she would go through this again because she’s seen the positive impact it has had on her readers and viewers of her YouTube channel. Ultimately, she reflects, when we help each other we help to make this a better place! When things become crystal clear 41:46 - Everything starts to change once you begin to really see what is going on and things become crystal clear. When you are able to see through toxic covert narcissistic behavior that you weren’t able to before you no longer have self doubts about your experience. Even with this personal growth Debbie continues to be a target of so much rage from her narcissist and their flying monkeys. One common phenomenon when narcissists is they get worse as they get older. Even with this Debbie is getting stronger in dealing with these situations and people. The “gift” in all of this is that she cares less and less what people think about her. She is starting to do things that are “right for her” instead of worrying what people will think. As you heal, she reflects, you get to a place in your life where you can live life feeling joy and allowing your protagonist to “have their own journey”. She also brings up the point again that when you can “self-validate” you aren’t worried about what other people think about you and it gives you strength. As a result of this growth she is learning to trust her self more and more every single day. One reality that we all wake up with when healing from this is there really are a lot of toxic people in the world. Debbie acknowledges she has a bit of a “[Pollyanna Syndrome]” and it has skewed her world view in a positive light. When that realization first comes crushing down it can have a profound impact on your life. As a result she spent a bit of time where she didn’t leave her house much because she didn’t want to interact with people. This retreat from the world allowed her to escape and just focus on her own recovery. Fortunately most of her work can be done from home so it didn’t negatively impact her life. This entire experience has helped her make different life decisions. She has reprioritized her life and she is actively seeking out more peaceful situations for her life. Her focus now is to stay away from larger cities and stay near nature. She also discusses how with the newfound knowledge you don’t loose yourself but you gain knowledge and strength to recognize toxic people. It is important to gain this skill because it enables you to avoid or remove these people from your life. Throughout this journey she’s recognized and learned who she really is. She says, “You become pretty invisible when you know who you are and you no longer need validation from other people.” You also learn who are the really good people in your life, who you must interact with and who ultimately you can just remove from your life. Find a local Meetup Group 53:41 - One of the things that Debbie really recommends for people starting their recovery is to seek out a local in-person support group. These meet-up groups can really help you through the process. She used to lead a meet-up group in the Denver Colorado area that she’s since handed over to [Tracy Malone]. If you have the strength it can be incredibly helpful to meet and hear real stories of other survivors. This really helped her and opened her eyes. Being in a safe place with people who truly understand what you’ve been through is an incredibly healing experience. She further comments how it is so hard to see the reality when you are on an island and isolated from others who understand. Most of the time the unfortunate reality is the people in our lives do not have the experience to really be helpful when we are struggling. Debbie recommends, if a local meet-up group isn’t available, to seek out resources online such as livestreams and Facebook groups. It is just important to find validation for your experiences. Thank you and more information on how to find Debbie 56:05 - We wrap up the show with Debbie Mirza and she talks about her online social media presents and where you can find out more about what she’s doing.

We discuss how: - When Debbie was diagnosed RA she stopped being the very active person she was - She went on Methotrexate and found it very hard to take with mixed results - She added Humira and found some temporary pain relief - After one year she caught a cold and had to quit Humira and the pain was back - She had to quit the job due to the pain - Then she started looking for alternatives and found the Paddison Program - The people in the community helped her greatly - Her condition has improved to the point she got back to work - She now works out three times a week - Meditation also plays a big role in her program

In the world of real estate sales, there are good agents and successful teams wherever you look. Look a little deeper though, and you'll find the top producers that make up the top 20% of agents while working 80% of the available business. What is it that sets these powerhouse agents apart? In today's episode of (RE)source, Jay and Gabe talk with Debbie Holloway: Louisville real estate legend and head of Team+ Coaching for Tom Ferry. When Debbie isn't traveling around the country speaking to real estate professionals, she oversees the largest team coaching organization in the United States. Most agents are familiar with coaching, but aren't quite sure it's right for them. What happens when I hire a coach? Will my business grow? Listen in to hear Debbie tell the story of how coaching helped bring her career back from the brink of disaster and allowed her to reach a level of success she never dreamed of.

3 years ago Debbie and her family moved from Seattle to the Netherlands.  At that time, Debbie and her husband made the decision to homeschool their son Asher, who is “differently wired”.  Asher is profoundly gifted and has ADHD and Aspergers.  He is extremely intelligent, curious and compassionate – in short, an amazing kid.    When Debbie decided to homeschool Asher, she stepped aside from her traditional author role and began a authoring a new story – the story of the life she and Asher were building as they navigated through the huge transitions of an international move and A LOT of togetherness in their homeschooling adventure.    Through this journey Debbie and Asher created TiLT – an incredible online resource for families with differently wired kids.     Listen in to hear Debbie share: The advantages and challenges of homeschooling a differently wired child (in a new country) The power of personal development for kids – and how to get them started How to lean in to your child’s uniqueness rather than fight it or try to fix it Steps to creating an impenetrable bond with your child who is differently wired than you     Links Mentioned: SMA Ep 59: How to Create Your Own Miracle Morning  Carol Dweck’s TED Talk: “The Power of Believing That You Can Improve” TiLT Parenting: http://www.tiltparenting.com TiLT Parenting on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tiltparenting Debbie’s Author Site: http://www.debbiereber.com  

Debbi Andrews lost her children in a house fire 30 years ago. 3 years ago she met Linda Kennedy Hassel, a licensed clinical therapist who offers grief counseling. When Debbie learned that Linda lost her daughter at a young age as well, it explained her gentle understanding and compassionate kindness. These women walked the same journey separately. They didn’t want another mother who suffers the loss of a child to have to walk the journey alone. A Shield Of Angels was born. Linda is the founder and Debbie is a co-founder, along with Tara Castro, of this non-profit group to help mothers navigate their life journey after losing a child. Help that can only come from another mother who knows the pain of losing a child to murder or other tragic death and can help find a path to a new ‘normal’

Debbi Andrews lost her children in a house fire 30 years ago. 3 years ago she met Linda Kennedy Hassel, a licensed clinical therapist who offers grief counseling. When Debbie learned that Linda lost her daughter at a young age as well, it explained her gentle understanding and compassionate kindness. These women walked the same journey separately. They didn’t want another mother who suffers the loss of a child to have to walk the journey alone. A Shield Of Angels was born. Linda is the founder and Debbie is a co-founder, along with Tara Castro, of this non-profit group to help mothers navigate their life journey after losing a child. Help that can only come from another mother who knows the pain of losing a child to murder or other tragic death and can help find a path to a new ‘normal’