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When Jessica and I changed the way we taught writing to the EBW Approach, our students' outcomes wildly improved. No matter how inexperienced your students may be with academic writing, the simple framework and approach we created will elevate your students' writing and help them achieve results you can't yet imagine. Are you enjoying the podcast? Tag us @ebacademics and let us know which episode you're listening to! Make sure to Subscribe and leave us a Review! Your review helps us reach even more middle school ELA teachers just like you! It would mean so much to us. To leave a review in iTunes, click HERE and scroll down to Rating and Reviews. Click on "Write a Review" and let us know how this podcast is helping you in your ELA classroom! Other episodes you might enjoy: Constructive Criticism: How to Change Your Mindset and Be Open to Feedback Mini Literary Analysis Writing PD: H  

Jessica Butterfield and Kelly Thompson are two delightful, committed, intelligent Latter-day Saints who grew up in Utah. Both Jessica and Kelly are also recovering addicts with a compelling story that needs to be heard—a story of struggle, redemption, and a fervent desire to help the addicted and their families, friends, and church leaders. Kelly has authored the book Between Monsters and Mercy and has been a facilitator for the Church's Addiction Recovery Program. Together they have begun a new podcast, "The Hope Addiction", as an extension of a podcast Jessica previously initiated. Highlights 04:15: Kelly's story: Turned to drugs as a teen to deal with physical ailments. Her siblings were on the BYU/temple marriage path. Time on the streets doing whatever it took (e.g., prostitution) to support her addiction. Testimony struggles in a less-active family. God became a punching bag and later her best friend during her time in a deep abyss. D&C 121 took on added meaning. Has been sober 4 ½ years, following 28 years of addiction. Sister missionaries showed up miraculously at a critical time. Began to realize that she was not inherently all the bad labels she had taken upon herself. Wants other to know the Savior can change lives and hearts. Gratitude for other recovering addicts whose stories inspired her to change. 10:48: Jessica's story: Raised in a small Utah town in an LDS home. Family became inactive when she was 12. Introduced to drugs/alcohol at 12. Had anxiety and depression she was not aware of. Addicted to heroin at 16. Addicted for four years. Hated the person she had become. At 20, went through heroin withdrawal. Did not wish to believe in the “Mormon God.” Attended an LDS 12-step meeting and experienced grace, hope and a priesthood blessing that changed her life. What could it hurt to try a different approach to life? Faith grew. Sealed in temple 3 years shy of being clean. Experienced a transformation through the Atonement. Has not relapsed since that change ten years ago. 15:45: What leads people to try drugs? Alcohol originally offered relief and seemed like a solution to anxiety/depression/trauma/family dysfunction/family history of addiction. Substance abuse worked fast and came with fun partying. Seeking out associates with similar adulterated values. Wired for anxiety? Drugs provided an escape “needed” to cope. God's love supplanted the need for harmful substances. 21:40: Rationalizing the foray into drugs? Escape 23:20: Common misconceptions about the disease. Where does choice end and addiction/disease begin? Lying and manipulation comes with the territory. Abuse affects the brain and takes over the survival instincts. If you are on fire you jump into a water to save yourself. Addicted people begin viewing drugs as a survival tool. Addicts are not bad people who need to be good; they are sick people who want to be better. As an addict your behavior affects others adversely. Mental health issues require compassion. 27:30: What can a church leader or family member do when someone is in the middle of their addiction? No easy answers. Allow someone to suffer the consequences of their choices--landing in jail isn't always a bad thing. Addicts need to be humbled. Pray for addicted loved ones to hit bottom and confess to being an addict so they can turn to the real source of strength. Heavenly Father knows our hearts and can provide healing circumstances. Be willing to plant seeds that can help an addict even if you don't see immediate results. When Jessica was ready to change, she remembered the good people in the church who had been very kind (e.g., non-judgmental home teachers, sister missionaries, etc.) 33:40: What about relapse? It is a one-day-at-a-time deal. Need Christ. Don't become overly confident. 36:45: Pushing the addictive experiences into the background vs being open about prior struggles. What about involving recovering addicts to help wards?

Tray and J are at it again in this hilarious minisode. When Jessica refuses to say the word "fart" Tracy comes up with a rainbow replacement. The girls want to start an Uber Eats revolution, but find it hard to stick to their guns. Become a VIP Baddie for even more Tray & J, at patreon.com/badexamples! And support our sponsors! For more information visit Best Fiends at bestfiends.com, HelloFresh at hellofresh.com/examples12, MadeFor at getmadefor.com, and Zola at zola.com/badexamples. Remember to enter our show codes for your exclusive offers baddies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Jessica from Simplified SEO Consulting joins the show. First, Jessica explains how she has learned to accept her imperfections when it comes to time management. Remember, therapists can't be all things to all people all of the time! Plus, Jessica tells us what she has done to make her email inbox so much more manageable. Tune in as Jessica gives loads of tips on SEO and how to get your counseling website to rank higher on Google.  Meet Jessica Tappana Jessica Tappana started her private practice on her maternity leave about 20 months ago. After filling up in only a matter of months, she decided to bring on other therapists as 1099s and transitioned Aspire Counseling into a group practice. Worried about how she would fill the caseloads of these new therapists, Jessica tried several different marketing strategies.  Ultimately, she decided to focus on getting her website to the first page of Google and began teaching herself SEO at nights after her kids were in bed. Slowly after gathering a couple of tips here and there, she got her website to the first page for nearly every keyword she targets.  Aspire Counseling has grown to now include five therapists and a virtual assistant! In fact, all of the therapists are nearly full, and Jessica hopes to find a few more quality team members in the months to come. Meanwhile, Jessica has discovered a passion for teaching other private practice owners what she has learned about website Search Engine Optimization.  As a private practice SEO Consultant, she has had the opportunity to work with therapists from around the country sharing her SEO secrets.  She's both optimized websites for private practices AND has taught therapists how to do the SEO work themselves through Zoom meetings and enjoyed watching their sites begin to climb to the first page of Google even in larger metropolitan areas like Atlanta or Houston.  Recently Jessica released a FREE 7-day e-mail series that teaches therapists all the necessary information they need to know and has received positive feedback across the board from other practice owners who are raving about the vast amount of information covered in only seven e-mails. Accepting Imperfections Around Time Management Accepting your imperfections and accepting your reality will be critical when it comes to time management. Some people always think they can see one more client during the day. However, you'll start to realize that's not always practical. In reality, you can do better if you accept your limitations as a private practice owner and as a therapist. Drawing boundaries will help you stay more present in everything that you do. Remember, you can't be everything to everyone all of the time. When you have healthy boundaries between work and your personal life, you will be a better therapist because of it. Managing Your Email Inbox Jessica has started getting some help with managing her email inbox. Many people find that they put incredible pressure on themselves to respond to emails immediately or within twenty-four hours. Depending on how full your inbox is, that can be impossible. That's why Jessica is outsourcing help for her email work. Of course, there are emails that she needs to respond to personally. However, those go into a particular folder for her to check periodically. In fact, Jessica is getting help from Uriah Guilford, who made an appearance on The Practice of Therapy Podcast episode 176. His 7-Day Email Transformation Challenge has been a total game-changer for Jessica and how she runs her inbox.   Outsourcing Your SEO Jessica outsources a lot of her private practice SEO. Even though Jessica is knowledgeable in SEO, she has trained all her staff to do it. Jessica realized that she doesn't need to be the one to optimize all of her blog posts. When Jessica first started her website, absolutely no one was clicking on it. However, Jessica learned everything she needed to know about SEO and applied it to her counseling website. Now, Jessica has a full practice and a thriving business. At Simplified SEO Consulting, Jessica helps her clients get to the top of search engines. That way, therapists can fill their caseloads and reach their ideal clients. If you're looking to learn more about SEO, Jessica has Online SEO Courses for DIY Practice Owners. SEO Tip: Content Is Key Content will be your best asset when it comes to SEO for your private practice website. Therapists are always worried about writing the right thing. When you write a lot on your website, therapists often think that their potential clients aren't going to read the content. Well, Jessica says a great way to improve readability is by creating subheadings for your content. That way, if someone is scanning the page, they can find exactly what they are looking for when reading the subheadings. You need enough information on your website for Google to know what your content is all about. If you don't have enough content, Google won't pull your website up when someone is making a search. Having A Niche Is Critical For Your SEO When you have a niche, SEO content will be a breeze. Instead of having fifty different specialties, you can narrow it down to a select few. When you narrow it down, you can write all sorts of things about those niches. If you niche down and write a whole page about depression, that's a great start. Then, write blog posts on how to combat depression, tips for dealing with depression, what to know about depression. That way, Google starts to see that this website knows a lot about depression. When people search for help with depression, your website will pop up. Being transparent… Some of the resources below use affiliate links which simply means we receive a commission if you purchase using the links, at no extra cost to you. Thanks for using the links! Jessica's Resources Aspire Counseling MO Simplified SEO Consulting  Email: Jessica@SimplifiedSEOConsulting.com Resources  Use the promo code "GORDON" to get 2 months of Therapy Notes free. 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What does true equity look like? Why is it important? How do we accomplish it? Jessica has spent her career looking for answers to these questions. Turns out, it’s on us. We have to do the hard work to make true equity and diversity a reality. We have to look our own bias in the face and allow it to change us. We need to ask the hard questions and get comfortable with the uncomfortable. Only then can we all recognize the benefits of true equity. ResourcesWomen in Wood Website: https://www.womeninwood.ca/ Women in Wood Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/womeninwoodSponsorsWest Fraser: https://www.westfraser.com/ GreenLink Forestry Inc.: http://greenlinkforestry.com/ Damaged Timber: https://www.damagedtimber.com/ GiveawayEnter YourForest10 at checkout at the Damaged Timber store for a 10% discount!Quotes8.53 - 9.02: “That’s one thing actually I've always found interesting about the tree planting camps - you don't really learn why; you are just… told, okay… here’s your trees, here’s your plot of land, get it done.” 13.06 - 13.12: “That’s kind of what’s kept me here, is just being able to interact with those people that really love their job and do their job because they really believe in what they do.”14.07 - 14.15: “I never saw my gender as something that was an issue in forestry because of the classes I was a part of, the people I was with.”14.57-15.06: ”We’d hang out with the guys… at the conferences and they would joke about being part of the boys’ club and we would say, ‘No, we should start our own girls’ club, right?’” 21.46 - 21.51: “You can only advocate for yourself. You can only be your own cheerleader. So if you’re not asking, you’re not going to get it.”25.25 - 25.35: “The sector still totally impacts confidence… If you’re not creating an inclusive environment for a woman to enter, it’s going to drive people out.” 26.44 - 26.56: “It’s a very simple thing to think about but... it has huge implications on the trajectory of women’s career paths - if you are not providing those same growth opportunities, then they are never going to grow into those leadership positions.” 29.21 - 29.27: “Just because you are a male, doesn’t mean that by having women in the workplace, you understand what it’s like to be a woman.” 37.48 - 38.01: “I’ve run into situations before where I have to stop myself and think… am I giving equitable advice and opportunities to my employees regardless of their gender or regardless of their background or regardless of their ethnicity?” 40.52 - 40.55: “The only way you ever learn is if you get outside your comfort zone.” 41.58 - 42.03: “You are never not learning, and don’t ever think that you’ve got all the knowledge.” 45.41 - 45.50: “It was tough to be one of the only women in the room and have a voice…. Some people in the room just helped me find that voice and gave me that confidence to speak up more and more.” 50.35 - 50.42: “I think that there’s a lot of promise for more women staying in the sector and feeling empowered to grow into leadership positions.” 1.03.21 - 1.03.26: “If you want to be more inclusive, you have to do the work.” 1.13.42 - 1.13.47: “You’re only going to come up with unique solutions if you bring in unique perspectives into the organization.” 1.16.50 - 1.16.54: “For me, I don’t feel that my gender has held me back but I know it does for a lot of people.” TakeawaysThe roots take hold (6.32)Jessica grew up in a wooded conservation suburb outside Toronto but didn’t consider herself outdoorsy. At the University of Toronto to be a vet, she began taking forestry courses to expand her repertoire and enjoyed the subject. She signed up for tree planting camps as a summer job in northern Ontario, her first camping experience which piqued her interest in the industry. She was also accepted into a European program to learn about sustainable forest management. The sapling of sustainability (10.45)On her return to Canada, Jessica travelled to different provinces at the behest of the government to learn about forestry practices across the country. Soon, opportunities began to show up which guided her into the forestry industry - a free conference here, a job there, an internship here, a volunteering post there. She pursued her master’s degree in forest conservation and joined the network of people passionate about sustainable forestry.Somewhere I belong (13.56)In Jessica’s undergrad program, all four students enrolled in forestry were women. Only at her first job did she realize that “something doesn't belong here and it’s definitely me”, she recalls. At one industry event, she noticed another woman, Lacey Rose, and together, they decided to create a Facebook group, Women in Wood, as a safe space for women in the forestry industry. With a quirky logo and t-shirts, the grassroots network has grown to over 2300 members today.If the shoe doesn’t fit (18.07)The Facebook Group is only open to women, and organizations or men trying to join are rejected to “provide that safe space for women… [to] ask those questions that they might not be able to ask if there were men part of the group”, Jessica explains. One of the discussions on the group is around finding gear that fits correctly since gear is not designed keeping women’s bodies in mind. Women feel unsafe and underconfident working in gear that doesn’t fit right. Asking for something is a gendered issue (20.10)Jessica shares that women and men perceive job postings differently - while a woman will only apply if she meets all the requirements, men apply even if they meet just half. They also differ in negotiating salaries, with women settling for lower salaries and men asking for more. She encourages women to have conversations around salary with their bosses, citing examples where just a conversation has led to a 17% raise. The sisterhood of the forestry women (22.02) Jessica has observed that Women in Wood has become a safe space to discuss many issues like sexual harassment and difficult supervisors or workplaces. Women offer advice, opportunities, examples and personal stories, creating a wealth of information and resources to guide every member. The diversity of approaches and perspectives in this empowering community helps the women equip their toolbox with a holistically informed perspective. What women are taught (25.24) Jessica laments that while many women enter the forestry industry, “the challenge has been women staying in forestry”. Not just forestry, but all industries need to support women in their life goals, providing equitable opportunities to nurture them into leaders. Men and women are often trained differently, making women miss out on the important skills required of leaders. Jessica learned how to read financials and talk numbers to increase her credibility as a leader. You can’t do a forest without us (29.03) Jessica suggests that men approach this conversation with humility and recognition that unconscious biases exist, asking employees questions to make workplaces more inclusive for them. When Jessica came back from maternity leave, she became mindful of how conversations with each employee can make the workplace more inclusive, making them feel “they matter and what works for them matters to the organization”. The authenticity of inclusivity (32.27) Jessica urges workplaces not to view inclusivity as a check in the box, but to make an honest effort. Most organizations recognize that without a focus on diversity and inclusion, they will lose customers, suppliers and employees, since “social media could ruin you as an organization”, Jessica observes. She believes people should work for companies that are reflective of their values and foster an inclusive and welcoming environment. You’re not listening to me (36.01) Jessica talks about an online event where her workplace had organized closed captioning for a deaf attendee, who later discussed how job postings with ‘excellent verbal communication skills’ intimidated her. This got Jessica thinking about how mindful we need to be to incorporate inclusivity into our workplaces and unravel our unconscious bias. She recommends employers become more aware of these details when looking to hire or advance people. Get comfortable with the uncomfortable (37.39) The responsibility of inclusivity lies with everyone, not just men, Jessica believes. Society needs to become more reflective of its unconscious biases. Uncovering them can be uncomfortable for each person based on their backgrounds and upbringing, but Jessica views it as a humbling opportunity to learn about other people’s challenges and deconstructing our assumptions around them, adapting to different people to create a culture of self-development and growth. Leading the way (42.50) Jessica thinks that a good leader draws out others’ successes and knowledge using their own as inspiration. She claims she is a relaxed leader and aspires to elevate the people on her team to share ideas. She warns other leaders against falling back on the women for extraneous tasks like taking meeting minutes or planning the Christmas party but giving them a safe space to voice their ideas in board meetings, mindful of their communication preferences. A word speaks a thousand opinions (48.49) A man may be described as a leader while a woman gets described as aggressive. Jessica still catches herself when she uses different words to describe men and women doing the same actions, but she says that part of the learning is to recognize that we make mistakes and then correct them. She advises the forestry sector to do the same, asking women for the support that is needed and encouraging them to have conversations around creating a welcoming space. Internal diversity and inclusion training (51.43) Jessica guides the listeners towards quizzes to reveal their unconscious bias. When her organization conducted diversity training, it was uncomfortable because “you don’t realize how you might be associating certain people with certain characteristics”. She suggests reaching out to local training organizations and professionals to learn about your biases. If you receive a bad report, don’t deny it, but use it to identify the gaps and encourage your team to do the same. Say when it’s not okay (58.12) Jessica tries to challenge herself and the people around her on orthodox ideas. In the past, she notes, people would brush off inappropriate remarks made by someone that made them uncomfortable. “It’s no longer okay to accept that that's just how someone is and that's the character they are and brush it off”, she remarks. She gives the example of now pointing out how bikini model calendars are offensive instead of ignoring them like in the past. Adaptable diversity and inclusion (1.01.49) Jessica acknowledges that the process of diversity and inclusion is continuous, and there isn’t just one way to get there. In the forestry industry, adapting has been the strategy with sustainability and with diversity. Organizations who truly want to create a culture of diversity and inclusion instead of just mentioning it in the mission statement on their website need to invest the effort needed to make it happen. Working Moms (1.04.49) Before Jessica went on maternity leave, she completed a lot of work because she wanted to focus on her child during her leave. Becoming a mother has taught her how to be much more conscious and efficient with time. She is part of a Facebook group, Moms at Work, filled with resources to help working moms across sectors. Her partner is an equal parent, even though society expects her to do most of the parenting as a woman. Returning to work as a new mom (1.08.07) Jessica puts expectations on herself to be everything and works to balance her work and family life. She sets time aside to be with the family even if that means she spends time before bed working. Her workplace has been supportive in her return, and she recommends organizations conduct onboarding sessions for employees returning from parental leave. This helps them catch up on the work they missed without feeling overwhelmed. Hold your leaders accountable (1.11.29) “If your leadership is indicating that you’re further ahead than you feel they might be, it’s important for people to bring that up”, Jessica advises. Pushing your leadership to correct the shortcomings in diversity and inclusion in the organization will help them provide appropriate solutions. Looking for a champion in senior management to further the cause in the organization is a good way to get leadership to take notice of important issues. Diversity helps businesses (1.13.29) Jessica guides employees to online searches to find statistics on how profitable it is for businesses to have diversity. Hard facts will convince senior management to make a change. “If you want to create change, come with a business case of why this may matter and you’re more likely to create change”, she says. She also mentions the importance of women developing the business skills to make such presentations and drive changes in the sector. Privilege and the way ahead (1.15.14) Jessica is aware that even though she didn’t have many challenges in the forestry sector because of her gender, not every woman has the same experience. There is much work to be done to eliminate discrimination and other challenges in the workplace. She is now “focussed on building a space in the sector where women feel like they can stay and feel like they are empowered... contributing to something that is long term”, she says. Do your part! (1.17.03) Jessica encourages women in forestry to join the Facebook group Women in Wood, to discover a treasure trove of empowerment, resources and opportunities. You can also follow them on Twitter and Instagram. Men are encouraged to guide the women in their life to the group and to be a supportive ally by donning the t-shirts! Most of all, she urges men to elevate the women in their organization and highlight their achievements.

In the Danielle centric episode, we cover "Truth or Beard" by Penny Reid and drink a healthy amount of wine. "Beards, brothers, and bikers! Oh my! Identical twins Beau and Duane Winston might share the same devastatingly handsome face, but where Beau is outgoing and sociable, Duane is broody and reserved. This is why perpetually level-headed Jessica James has been in naïve and unhealthy infatuation with Beau Winston for most of her life. Whereas Duane and Jessica have always been adversaries. She can’t stand him, and she’s pretty sure he can’t stand the sight of her… But after a case of mistaken identity, Jessica finds herself in a massive confusion kerfuffle. Jessica James has spent her whole life paralyzed by the fantasy of Beau and her assumptions of Duane’s disdain; therefore she’s unprepared for the reality that is Duane’s insatiable interest, as well as his hot hands and hot mouth and hotter looks. When Jessica finds herself drawn to the man who was always her adversary, how much of her level-head heart is she willing to risk?" Summary taken from Author's website.

The Warner Group is closing loans and opening doors in our community. The Warner Group's mission is to be the mortgage industry's most heart-led Lender. Fostering health while inspiring community and supporting philanthropy through home ownership. Brynn is the lead Loan Officer and has closed hundreds of loans since 2015. The best part of her job is being able to help people and create relationships in the community. When she's not helping people find the best home financing options, or working with agents and our mutual clients, she loves to hike, golf, and spend time with her husband and kiddos. Jessica Tappy is The Warner Group's Transaction Manager and task master. She keeps everyone in the transaction on track before, during, and after the loan process. Jessica purchased her first home several years ago and loves DIY projects. When Jessica is not working, she loves to cook, explore new adventures, and enjoys listening to live music. With this combination of expertise and resources, they help their clients choose the best home financing option to fit their goals. They work hard to provide the very best customer service and communication so that you trust them enough to refer your friends and families to The Warner Group. #warnerinyourcornerNMLS# 1474253https://ulc.mymortgage-online.com/bwarnerabout.html

When Jessica is addressed in a nod to a fancy Parisian woman, she gains confidence in her "old" age. Dana is trying to keep her weekly plans straight but manages to schedule everything at once.  A concept restaurant with a dated cliche name has Jessica fuming over their weird gimmicks and meals.  Dana's impression of a loud muffler explains why the noise drives her nuts. Animal Instincts Corner explores the fascinating intelligence of cephalopods and how they can be trained to show restraint and reap a larger reward with food based on a test designed for children. Oh Wow Corner is the luckiest find from a garage sale that most people would have passed up due to its price. Rave #1 is the work being done by MMIW USA. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women USA is an organization that brings awareness to the fact that indigenous women are currently being abducted, abused, or murdered at incredibly high rates. Every year they put together a GoFundMe for the children of missing or murdered indigenous women.  Rave #2 is Neighborhood Housing Services NHS and PATH. NHS helps people purchase, sell or repair their homes. PATH seeks to end homelessness for individuals, families, and communities. MMIW USA - https://mmiwusa.org/ NHS - https://nhslacounty.org/ PATH - https://epath.org/

When Jessica contacted me by email, she wrote that her life had been “engulfed by suicide.” First, it was her partner when their kid was a few days from turning two years of age. Then, eight years later, her father took his life and this happened only three months ago. Jessica contacted me because she wanted to share her story, a story that was put on hold because of the grief she couldn’t experience eight years ago. “I had to raise my son, to work, to go on with life,” she explained. As it often happens with suicide loss survivors, she was blamed by others, and she internalized this guilt, which resulted in her punishing herself by getting into abusive relationships and substance use until she hit rock bottom. Today, she wants to help break the silence surrounding suicide because she knows how destructive it can be. Thank you, Jessica, for helping break the stigma, and for trusting me to sit with you during such a painful time in your life. You can watch this interview on my YouTube Channel "Understand Suicide" https://bit.ly/2XlwXLp Donate to the podcast: https://bit.ly/3maL9RO Visit my page www.understandsuicide.com Find my book "Understanding suicide: living with loss, paths to prevention" https://amzn.to/2ANczuR Contact me and exchange experiences on my Facebook page: https://bit.ly/3h8sIet --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/paula-fontenelle/message

When Jessica ranted about what happened to her recent pizza delivery she was certain Dana would call her out for bougie toppings.  Never did she dream that Dana would come up with a plan to shame the restaurant, and agree to help her implement it.  A rant from Georgia about unleashed dogs has Dana recalling her own experience with that on her street and the unfortunate outcome. Hollywood Corner - spoiler alert!  There's no spoiler.  The people involved with Nexium have been brought up on charges and those who escaped 'Vow' to save the others.  Weirdo of the Week Corner perked Dana's Dad's interest half way across the country when a man spotted wearing a jet pack a la Tony Stark showed up in controlled air space.  Shout out to Kim Noonan, who Dana worked with on Pepper available on Apple, and his podcast Multi Racial White Boy Podcast.  Rave #1 is brought to us by a listener, who upon hearing last week's episode, let us know that the lumber from the giant tree in Rockefeller Center is donated to Habitat for Humanity every year.  Rave #2 is Lasting Smiles, an all natural, 100% recycled packaging lip balm company who gives 50% of their proceeds to various charities. Habitat for Humanity - https://www.habitat.org/stories/rockefeller-center-christmas-trees-journey-habitat-home Lasting Smiles - https://www.lastingsmiles.org/

When Jessica moved back to her hometown with her husband and two children she began to struggle with sleep. When nothing she tried seemed to work, she started to believe that she'd lost the ability to sleep and was losing hope — until she learned more about how insomnia develops and realized that her insomnia wasn't unique or unusual. When Jessica recognized many of the common thoughts and behaviors that perpetuate sleep disruption in her own experience with insomnia, she started to feel a sense of hope. This allowed her to start exploring and challenging her beliefs about sleep while implementing behaviors that build sleep drive, strengthen the body clock, and reduce sleep-related worry and anxiety. Today, Jessica rarely thinks about sleep and it no longer controls her life.

When the SVH gang set off on a science field trip to a remote island, Lila sneers at the non-luxurious boat taking them there - and our flat-faced queen's jibes are justified, because it doesn't take more than a few big waves on the way home before the boat starts sinking! When Jessica and Winston's lifeboat capsizes, they vanish in the foggy sea and the denizens of Sweet Valley fear the worst. Have we finally got rid of Jessica Wakefield forever? Don't get your hopes up, listeners - Jessica and Winston wash up on a tropical island where Jessica indulges in some of her usual deluded fantasising, Winston shows surprisingly impressive survival skills and Jessica even gets a bit OTG (though that may be wishful thinking from Anna). You can follow us on Twitter at @svhpodcast and follow the Headstuff Podcast Network on @HSPodnetwork and @ThisHeadstuff

Jeanne Martin was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age ten, in the 1950s. Technology was very different back then, of course, but so was the medical community's reaction. Jeanne was told she would never have children and if she did, she wouldn't live to see her children grow up. Today, Jeanne not only has a daughter, she's also a grandmother. She shares what she’s learned along the way. We also talk to Jeanne's daughter Jessica, who talks about growing up with a parent who has type 1. In Innovations, find out why when it comes to keeping track of long and short acting insulin, a CDE says invest in rubber bands. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. ---- Other episodes with amazing people living long and happy lives with T1D: Richard Vaughn was diagnosed in 1945 Judith Ball was diagnosed in 1941 ---- Check out Stacey's new book: The World's Worst Diabetes Mom! Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Sign up for our newsletter here ----- Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners! ----- Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone      Click here for Android Episode Transcription Stacey Simms  0:00 Diabetes Connections is brought to you by One Drop created for people with diabetes by people who have diabetes. By Real Good Foods real food you feel good about eating and by Dexcom take control of your diabetes and live life to the fullest with Dexcom.   Announcer  0:24 This is Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms.   Stacey Simms  0:30 This week, Jeanne Martin was diagnosed with type one at age 10. Back in 1955. She's had to fight a lot of doctors along the way, including one who told her she would not live to see her child grow up.   Jeanne Martin  0:45 And my reaction was I told my husband that guy can go walk up the street and get hit by a bus tomorrow. I'm not going to go along with that. That's was my reaction. I got mad. I didn't buy into it. I didn't get depressed because I Just thought he was full of baloney.   Stacey Simms  1:00 Jeanne was right. She's now a grandmother. And she shares what she's learned along the way that made her question and stand up to doctors like that. We're also joined by her daughter, Jessica, who shares with like growing up with a parent who has type one in innovations this week why a diabetes educator says invest in rubber bands. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Welcome to another week of Diabetes Connections. I am so glad to have you here I am your host, Stacey Simms, and we aim to educate and inspire about type one diabetes by sharing stories of connection. My son was diagnosed with type one right before he turned two that was back in 2006. My husband lives with type two diabetes. I don't have diabetes. I have a background in broadcasting and that is how you get this show. I spent 20 plus years and local television and radio news. I've been doing this show for more than five years now and I don't remember Ever putting the topic of the show to a vote, but I did that for this week, I put up a poll in our Facebook group, it's Diabetes Connections, the group, I have a couple of interviews. I'm usually a few weeks ahead with interviews in the can. And I asked the group to vote on which interview they wanted to hear next, and everybody chose Jeanne, I cannot say blame you. I am always amazed at the strength of these people, the stories of people who are living well with diabetes for 50 60 70 years. I mean, you think about it, before blood glucose meters were a thing. I mean, they weren't available to the 1980s. And this was a time that we're talking about with Jeanne before some doctors would even know about different types of diabetes. I was shocked to learn that that for a very long time, it was just diabetes and you treated it with a one shot a day, or then they would say juvenile diabetes. And you couldn't possibly have that if you were an adult and you're just on and on. And if you're new to the show, I've done several interviews with people who were diagnosed in the 50s in the 40s. And they've lived with type one for 70 years. And I will link those up with this episode. You can also search with a very good search engine at Diabetes connections.com. We're up to more than 320 episodes. So if you want to Google keywords like living long or 60 years with diabetes, that sort of thing. You can find that on the website. Before I get to the interview. I want to read something that was sent to me it's actually a review on Apple podcasts. I'm really bad at asking for reviews and keeping up with reviews. If you want to leave one up man, I would love it. Whatever podcast app you listen on, there is a way to leave a rating or review. This one came in from Shelley. Now her name is not on this but I know who this is because we featured her. We featured her son in a recent show. So Shelley wrote I love this podcast so much. I learned so much from listening especially enjoyed the tech episodes with Dexcom and Tandem etc. As the mom of a newly diagnosed four year old. I have found much needed encouragement and tips for helping and thrive with diabetes. Also, cannon was excited to hear you mention him swimming in the lake. Surely thank you for writing that. Yeah, we talked about cannon she had sent a picture into the Facebook group about him burning off the glucose. She said swimming in the lake pan swimming is one of those ways where Benny used to just those little kids just swim with every part of their body. They used to go low all the time in the pool. It's a little bit different. Now you know, a 15 year old does not swim like a four year old. But surely thanks for sending that review in. It's always nice to get reviews like that. And if you like the show, truly the best thing to do is to tell somebody about it tell somebody in the diabetes community. That's the best way to get the word out. All right, Jeanne and her story in just a moment but first diabetes Connections is brought to you by One Drop, getting diabetes supplies is a pain. Not only the ordering and the picking up but also the arguing with insurance over what they say you need and what you really need. Make it easy with One Drop. They offer personalized tester plans plus you get a Bluetooth a glucose meter test strips lancets and your certified diabetes coach, subscribe today to get the test strips for less than $20 a month delivered right to your door. No prescriptions or co pays required. One less thing to worry about. not that surprising when you learn that the founder of One Drop lives with type one, they get it One Drop gorgeous gear supplies delivered to your door 24 seven access to your certified diabetes coach, learn more, go to Diabetes connections.com and click on the One Drop logo.   I feel like I've known Jeanne Martin for as long as my son's had diabetes. That's almost 14 years. And that's because while I have never met Jeanne in person, I have been friends with her daughter Jessica Graham for even longer than those 14 years. We met when Jessica was in public relations here in Charlotte, and I was working as a health reporter for a local TV station. And later we were on the board of our local JDRF chapter together. I cannot believe it has taken me this long to share Jeannes story. She is just incredible. I was able to talk to Jeanne and Jessica, about living well with type one for 66 years. Jeanne and Jessica, thank you so much for joining me. I've known Jessica for so long, but I don't know so much of this story. I'm so excited to talk to you both. Thanks for coming on.   Jeanne & Jessica  6:17 Thank you for having us. You're very welcome.   Stacey Simms  6:20 Jeanne, I got to start with you. Because you have lived with type 1 diabetes now for more than 65 years. Let me just start out by saying How are you? How are you doing?   Jeanne Martin  6:30 I'm doing great. I think I'm doing just fine.   Stacey Simms  6:35 What do you mind if I ask what technology you use how you manage anything you'd like to share?   Jeanne Martin  6:40 Well, I checked my blood sugar with little contrast test strips. And I shoot nice. Well, I take shots   Stacey Simms  6:49 you can say brands, we’re all friends here.   Jeanne Martin  6:51 Yeah, I say I shoot myself   four times a day. I see my doctor every six months. Well, that's about it.   Jessica Graham  7:01 She does not use a pump or   Stacey Simms  7:04 any of that. No, if you don't mind, let's go back. Do you remember what it was like when you were diagnosed? You were 10 years old. Do you remember anything about that time?   Jeanne Martin  7:13 Oh, yes, I do very much. We lived in a very small town, not far from the Mayo Clinic. We just lived there a couple years. My friend's mother mentioned to my mother that I was drinking a lot of water and going in the bathroom a lot and she thought maybe my mother should have me checked out. So we did in the small town with the with the doctor there said, Well, she's either got diabetes or TB. Well, I didn't know what diabetes was. And I knew what TB was. So I thought, Oh, please don't i don't want TB. I'll have the other and so so the little basically country doctor didn't know what to do. So anyway, so they sent me to St. Mary's, which is public Have the Mayo Clinic. And they tested me and for sure that's what I had. So I had to stay there. I think it was five years. I didn't do all this stuff with the diets. And they wouldn't let me leave until I could get myself a shot. But I was active. And I don't really remember too much about it. The doctor were very nice, and everybody was very helpful. And back then you had glass syringes and needles and you couldn't check your blood sugar. You had to pee on the stick, and they sent me home and my mother had to weigh everything, and I had to watch what I ate. But other than that, that's about it. Then I just basically went on with my life. Did you   Stacey Simms  8:46 really? Were you able to jump back in go to school, do all the things you wanted to do with that time?   Jeanne Martin  8:51 Yeah, I did.   Stacey Simms  8:52 Mm hmm. It seems like such a different time, right. I'm just trying to think,   Jeanne Martin  8:55 Oh, yeah, it was a very different time and when I first got married, Remember, I had to boil my syringe once a week, we had to do that. And I was still peeing on a stick. And I only had one shot a day back then all through, you know, school. And of course, I didn't want to tell my friends when I was in high school. That's what I had. But of course, my mother told my best friend's mother. So everybody knew it, but I didn't know they knew it. Oh, wow.   Stacey Simms  9:25 Anyway, moms are sneaky that way. But yeah. The you know, the regimen was so different. You had one shot a day, right? And then you had to kind of eat around that shot. Did you have problems as a teenager? Did you do remember, you know, any issues or were you able to buy I would assume by routine and by figuring out what to eat, you know, how did it work out for you?   Jeanne Martin  9:47 Well, I didn't run into any problems when I was a teenager. And I do remember I don't know how I would go not very often, my friends and I and I would have hot fudge sundaes. Believe it But other than being bad like that, I lived at home and my mother, kind of watch what I ate. And I didn't need a lot of sweets. You know, it was my mother's management, not mine. And I came home for lunch all during school. And I didn't start taking more shots until about, oh, I don't know, maybe 45 40 years ago.   Stacey Simms  10:23 Yeah. It's so different to think about because we're talking about I mean, if doing my math correctly, you were diagnosed right? In the early 50s 1950s.   Jeanne Martin  10:30 Right? And 1955   Stacey Simms  10:33 Yes, so the routine was completely different. I mean, as you're listening, you got to understand not only one shot a day, but no blood sugar home meters, right. You're still checking. How often did you check done by check? We mean, pee on the stick.   Jeanne Martin  10:50 I probably did it maybe once a day. I honestly don't remember that. Not a lot. It's very different now. And somehow, I think my pancreas has always worked a little bit because I don't take much insulin. And I'm very, I don't want to say touchy with it, but I don't have to take a lot. And when I was diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic, they said that yes, my pancreas was working a little bit. That's what they thought. And I still think that's the case because I just don't need much insulin. And and I watch what I eat. I do, but you know, I'm not 100% I mean, I do have cookies,   Stacey Simms  11:30 but you're told us you were eating hot fudge sundae. So the cat is out of the bag…   Jeanne Martin  11:35 That was in my youth. You know, I do take care of myself. Now. I check myself four times a day, shoot up four times a day and I watch myself better now because I know better. I'm more wiser.   Stacey Simms  11:48 I'm curious to growing up. Did you know anybody with Type One Diabetes and if not, when did you meet somebody with no,   Jeanne Martin  11:55 I never knew anybody. I didn't know anybody with any kind of diabetes. It wasn't in my family, so none of my relatives had it. No, during high school I did not know, as an adult. I have met very few type one diabetics, I know they're out there, but very few. And it's kind of fun when I do just to kind of say, Well, you know, compare notes, so to speak. Sure.   Stacey Simms  12:21 Just let me ask you a couple of questions. Because the perspective of a kid, you know, we're all adults now. But a child growing up with type one in the house and the type one is in the parent is not something that I've talked a lot about on the podcast. What's your earliest memory of your mom and diabetes?   Jessica Graham  12:38 Well, I don't ever remember it not being there. And that was more because I worried about her than it was her. There was never literally and I'm, I mean, this literally, there was never a day when my mom said, Oh, I don't feel well or Oh me, you know. My sugar is off, or I just don't feel good today, never. And so it was nothing that she did. I just knew that if mom started acting funny, I needed to get the orange juice. So I remember that I never had a problem with shots. And I think that's because I always saw you give yourself a shot. So it was just, it was always there. The other thing that I remember is that I was always told that it skipped generations. And so I do remember I don't even know if you remember this. But I remember at one point when I was little, I told mom that I didn't want to have kids until there was a cure, because I didn't want my kid to have type one. And I she got really mad. My mom never got mad. But she got upset at that and told me that was absolutely you know, the wrong attitude to have and that she had a great life and it didn't have any impact. And so that was the end of that but it was just always there. So just always a part of life. Jeanne, I'd love to hear your perspective. On when Jessica who now has a I want to say a tween a teenage Yeah, yeah. just turned 13 Yeah. Wow.   Stacey Simms  14:07 I want to hear your reaction Jeanne to when she said that! Right back to Jeanne answering that question but first Diabetes Connections is brought to you by Real Good Foods. True story from my house. Benny came downstairs the other night, open the freezer door, looked in it close the door and said who ate the mint chocolate chip ice cream. And I had to say it was the I finished it off. Sorry, Benny. But they're Real Good Foods. Ice cream is really good. We had a vanilla chocolate and mint chip this last time I promised him I would buy more and I have to get the peanut butter kind as well. We haven't found the ice cream yet in our grocery store freezer so I get that online but our grocery store carries a lot of the meals and they are so good and super easy and basically just heat them up. If you have an air fryer. It's even better They have everything from pizza to breakfast sandwiches to bowls, these new bowl meals that are really nice entrees. Find out more, check out that mint chocolate chip ice cream for yourself. It stays frozen. They they package it up the right way. I was worried about that, but no need to worry should have known. Just go to Diabetes connections.com and click on the Real Good Foods logo. Now back to Jeanne answering my question about her reaction. When Jessica told her she was really concerned about having children.   Jeanne Martin  15:33 Well, I didn't want her to dwell on it. And I didn't want her not to have kids. You know, it's so much more advanced nowadays. And there's so much more that they can do. And I always do hope for here. I mean, I've been hanging on that for a long time, but you never know, one of these days. No matter what your problem is. You just have to get along and do the best you can and get along with your life and not dwell on it. And I've never dwelled on it.   Stacey Simms  16:02 Well, I'm curious too, because now we know and I've heard that too. it skips generations. We know it absolutely does not. But I'm curious Jeanne, you know, when you decided that you wanted to have children? Did anybody try to talk you out of it? This was a very different time for diabetes.   Jeanne Martin  16:14 Well, I was told that I would have a hard time having a child. And so we put up for adoption. And we were waiting to hear and I went to the doctor and thought I had a tumor but the tumor was Jessica. So I thought, okay, so we said, you know, we were going to have a baby so we don't need to adopt and they said, Well, why don't you wait to see if everything is okay. And I said, okay, because the doctors told me that Jessica only had a 40% chance of being born alive. So we waited and she was screaming and kickin, so she was Fine. So we stopped the adoption because we didn't need two babies at one time. And I didn't see her for I think it was like two or three days. She was in an incubator because her blood sugar was low when she was born, but then after that, she was fine. And I was fine. And that's it.   Stacey Simms  17:19 I'm sorry. I'm still on the tumor.   Jessica Graham  17:24 Well, and I'll add to that, because, you know, she won't tell you this part, but because she was diabetic, she couldn't have any medicine or or painkillers. When I was born, and you were in labor, what, 24 hours? No, no,   Jeanne Martin  17:39 it was, I don't remember 13 hours. So it was a   Jessica Graham  17:42 ridiculously long and I was stuck behind a piece of cartilage. And so I wasn't coming out. So she went through hell delivering me. But it all worked out. Yeah.   Stacey Simms  17:54 Oh, worked out. things really have changed. I mean,   Jeanne Martin  17:58 Oh, yes. And I also was I would not live to see my child grow up. Now I've got a 13 year old grandson.   Stacey Simms  18:07 But let's talk about that, because I've heard that from so many people diagnosed not only in the 50s, but even as late as like the 70s and 80s. This Doomsday of you're not going to live past 30. And I know that for many people, that unfortunately was the case, there was not the care. There was not, you know, whatever they needed, but it seemed as though in some ways, the doctors, I don't know, I don't want to editorialize here, but they seem to have this Doomsday approach. And when you were told that Jeanne, what was your reaction? I mean, I think a lot of people would have said, well, what's the point? Oh,   Jeanne Martin  18:37 I'm kind of stubborn.   And my reaction was, I told my husband, that guy can go walk out in the street and get hit by a bus tomorrow, and I just, I'm not going to go along with that. That's was my reaction. I got mad and he did die. A younger The age that I am now is a matter of fact, the guy that told me that I didn't buy into it. I didn't get depressed because I just thought it was full of baloney. I love it.   Stacey Simms  19:10 All right, this is getting interesting now. I do love it. Jessica. I know your mom is sitting right there. But you're doing great Jeanne, obviously with with your shots and with your checking, but the technology has advanced. I'm going to assume, Jessica, that you guys have had a lot of discussions about this. And your mom has said no. And you're respecting that don't put words in your mouth. But I'm curious how have those conversations happened?   Jessica Graham  19:36 Oh, yes. And I don't mind saying it with her sitting right here. So I don't mind that she doesn't do the pump because I understand. I mean, she's had incredible control for 60 some years and so i don't i don't blame her that but I want her to have a blood sugar monitor because she tends to go away Low, and she goes low at night. And it's been a problem as I call it a problem. Whenever she goes low it to me it's a problem. And so while she keeps great control, and I mean, it's her life, right, and it's her decision to make, I wish that she would get some of that electronic help with the monitoring of it. So yeah, we have that conversation a lot. But I lose.   Stacey Simms  20:26 That's a difficult situation. You know, we, as parents of children with type one have these conversations, especially once there were certain age, and I'm going to say, as young as four or five years old, where it really has to be up to the person to buy into it and say, Yes, I want this technology. And I would imagine and I'm just imagining having this conversation with my mother, who I think you have a lot in common with with Jeanne. And I think it would go that well. Yeah, well stubborn, but also you're doing very well.   Jessica Graham  20:52 Yeah, and Exactly. That's why I mean at the end of the day, what am I going to do right now I can only put in my two cents but that that is is the one thing that I wish you would do. And my dad to his credit. I mean, he's kind of grown up with this too, right? And so he's a great monitor strangely, he knows when it's the middle of the night and she's having a hard time. But I don't like to rely on that.   Unknown Speaker  21:17 But again, I lose   Jeanne Martin  21:19 stubborn. Well, let me cut in here. But the doctor prescribed a new kind of insulin that I've been taking. I don't know six months now and I have not had any trouble at night. Oh, good.   Stacey Simms  21:32 We don't have to use it in the show. Are you taking Tresiba?   Jeanne Martin  21:34 It's Tresiba. Yeah. And I have not had any trouble at night. Since I've been on that. Yeah, that's a good thing.   Stacey Simms  21:41 But my son uses an insulin pump. But long story short, we had him on Tresiba with the pump for a while because teenagers use the most ungodly amount of insulin that you could imagine. He's coming out of it. So we did away with the trusty bow, but boy, it's like the best long acting we've ever used. I'm curious too, and the bridge kind of skipping around chronologically. Hear but I mentioned earlier that there were not blood sugar meters for home use when you were diagnosed. Do you remember when you started using one of those maybe the 80s   Jeanne Martin  22:09 Well, I thought it was great because then I really knew what was going on. I mean it just it was very helpful because and that's why I checked myself a lot because you can't guess how much it's I mean, you can guess kind of how much insulin but you really can't without knowing what your blood sugar is to my mind. I mean, I think that's what's helped me keep control in Yeah, I don't like to stick my fingers but I mean, I'm so used to it now just comes second hand to me, so it made a big difference. What really made a big difference to is having plastic syringes that don't have to boil. Tell me   Stacey Simms  22:49 more about that. When did that switch? Not Not Not necessarily like what year but tell me more about that. What do you remember kind of the transition? Did you just one day throw all the glass ones out? What happened? Right   Jeanne Martin  23:00 Yeah, I did. I guess the doctor told me that these were available. And so I bought them and and use them. And then you know, he used it, throw it out. And it just, it made a big difference. It's just like, oh, gosh, you know, this is getting easier. Well, and you know, it was a lot easier. I mean, it sounds like a small thing, but it was a no to boil, you know, syringes once a week and needles once a week. And so this was great.   Jessica Graham  23:28 When did you I don't remember you ever boiling? Was that in the 60s or   Jeanne Martin  23:32 70s? No. Well, I must know. I don't think when you were born. Other times, I must have used the plastic ones. Yeah. Because I don't remember doing that either. When you were born.   Stacey Simms  23:43 You know, Jeanne, it's interesting. You said it seems like a little thing. I think for someone who has my perspective. My son was diagnosed in 2006. When we basically have I think we have all of the technology. At least it was on the drawing board if not available at the time. It wasn't as good as it is now. Just 1314 years later, but it was there. And so to think about transitioning from peeing on a stick to a blood sugar, meter glass syringes, to plastic syringes, these are monumental changes. I don't think it was a little thing. I can't imagine how much of a difference that made. I mean, the needles had to even feel different. They were more comfortable, I assume.   Jeanne Martin  24:20 Oh, well, it was it was like one size needle with the glass syringes, and they weren't that small. And now, you know, you can get all different kinds of sizes. Jessica, do you remember growing up?   Stacey Simms  24:32 It sounds like your mom's diabetes was not front and center, as I'm sure she would not have wanted it. But are there any things that stand out? You know, when you were a teenager? I'm trying to think his parents are just super embarrassing to begin with?   Jessica Graham  24:44 Honestly, no, because it just my mom wouldn't let it be the center. I mean, you're absolutely right about that. She she would never have wanted that. And I don't remember there being anything that happened when I was a teenager. That was odd. She She had one episode. I guess I was a teenager when you broke your ankle. She was we discovered that she couldn't drink champagne. She had a glass of champagne. I mean, literally a glass and the next morning passed out and broke her ankle because it messed up her blood sugar so badly that I don't remember anything ever. Embarrassing or weird or no, not not at all again, I I remember when I was a younger teenager, like if you started acting strangely, I needed to get you orange juice like I vaguely remember that but and that went for anybody. Like I think if anybody started acting strangely, I would have ended them. Shoes. But   Stacey Simms  25:43 Jeanne, did you have a career did you work? Did you work at home? Tell me a little bit about what you you know what you did?   Jeanne Martin  25:49 You know, I work during high school, I worked at clothing stores and I worked at a bakery. And then after school, I worked at a real The state office. And I guess that was it because it was the board of realtors, because I had to quit them when I got pregnant with Jessica. So that was it. And then when my husband started his company, I worked for him. I did the payroll and things like that.   Stacey Simms  26:19 Jessica, what led you to JDRF? I mean, we had met Previous to that, but we connected again at the Charlotte chapter.   Jessica Graham  26:25 I led community outreach for Harris Teeter, but didn't formally get involved. They were supportive of JDRF, but didn't formally get involved in a board capacity until I got to Time Warner Cable, and they were also involved with JDRF. And so I joined the board at that point, and was on the board for, I don't know, six or seven years, I think, and shared it in there. But I think I knew about JDRF through mom, like I think you just always supported them. Yeah, um, if I'm not mistaken, the world. organization was born the year I was born. Just another thing that has always been a part of my life. And I was really excited to get involved with the chapter because yeah, as you sort of already mentioned, the parents of type one diabetics are really involved. But there really aren't many children of type ones out there. There weren't at the time. It meant a lot to me to be involved and to be part of it.   Stacey Simms  27:24 I'm just curious, your mom, Jeanne, you just seem so laid back. And I've talked to several people who have lived with diabetes for this long who are I want to say relax, because obviously you're not, but who are more of the, hey, I'm taking care of it. We don't need to talk about it. You know, I'm not surrounded by people with type one. And then there are people who are younger, or we've been diagnosed more recently, who are really a big, big, big part of that community and want and need to kind of breathe that air. And I was curious, Jessica, was it surprising for you to kind of be involved in JDRF and be around people who were more like well, I am talking about every day and I am going to tell you more about it.   Jessica Graham  27:58 Yeah, I mean, it was it was definitely Different, because that's just not how it was in my house. I mean, it wasn't a big secret or anything. But Mom definitely didn't advertise it. And it certainly wasn't part of her identity. It was very, very different. And I really loved to one be involved that I really loved getting my mom in that community, like I would take her to the gala and that kind of thing. And she really is such an inspiration to a lot of people, especially those who are newly diagnosed because they can see somebody who really, I mean, has had a full, long, wonderful life with it. And so it's not this Doomsday message. And so she's really, I think, a real inspiration for that. And I think too, she's a great inspiration for how important attitude is an outlook is because she's never let it define her and she's never really Let it limit her. And I think she's really inspirational. So yes, it was very different to be around different people with it. But also it was really exciting to just to be able to share her with that community.   Stacey Simms  29:12 Jeanne, what's your reaction to have your daughter sitting next to you and saying, what an inspiration she thinks you are?   Jeanne Martin  29:17 Well, I think that's very nice. It's very complimentary. I never thought of myself that way. But I'm glad she sees me that way.   Stacey Simms  29:26 I know my listeners are going to want to know, a few more little details. Jeanne, do you exercise a lot? Have you always been active? Are you more kind of laid back about that too? You know, that's one of the things that people always ask me about.   Jeanne Martin  29:37 No, I say I'm pretty active. Well, since we've lived here almost the whole time. I would go to the why three days a week. I don't do that now because I suppose and when I was younger, I played golf, and did a little bit of tennis. I've always gardened Well, not always but for a long time I went out in the They are dug in the dirt and that type of thing. And I try to walk about a mile a day. I mean, I walk more, but I go for a mile walk, or more. I tried to do it every day, unless it rains. I do it early when it's hot, because the heat affects my blood sugar. I run into trouble easier. And I don't know if that's the same with other people. But anyway, that's what it is. Yeah, I think I'm pretty active.   Stacey Simms  30:27 Yeah, you're very active. Jessica, I'm curious, have you. You mentioned that you were worried about your son having type one and he's 13. Now, do you still think about that? It's in the back of your mind. Is it something that you've ever had checked out? Anything like that?   Jessica Graham  30:41 Um, yes. So I worry about it every day. But I don't   I try not to think about it. And I certainly have never mentioned it and   Unknown Speaker  30:49 we had   Jessica Graham  30:50 it chat once and I forget why you've charged it. Yeah, maybe. Maybe you were the one anyway. I feel like I had it checked once and I don't remember why maybe he was thirsty that day. But I do worry about it a lot. And I mean, literally every time he says I'm thirsty, because I'm just a little neurotic that way, but I don't talk about it at all. Like he would have no   Unknown Speaker  31:14 idea. I don't   Jessica Graham  31:16 think anybody would know that. But yeah, I worry about it a lot. But then again, I think, well, if he ever were to develop it, oh, my gosh, he has the world's greatest teacher to help him navigate it. So that puts my mind at ease. When he was very, very small. I found a test that he could have done. It might have even been when he was born. I mean, it was he was really, really young. And I think it was down in Florida, talking about TrialNet Yes, that must be what it was. And we just decided   Stacey Simms  31:49 not to do that. And I think I talked to you about it and talked to my mom about it. And she, I think suggested that we not do it and I decided not to so Well, Jeanne, let me then ask you about that because you would, as Jessica said, you know, he would have such a great role model and teacher, God forbid something would happen like that. So let me just ask you, what would your advice be for a newly diagnosed adult or a newly diagnosed family facing something like this now in in 20?   Jeanne Martin  32:19 Well, it depends the age of the kid. I think when you're a teenager, I think it is be harder on the kid because, you know, you don't want to be and maybe it's because I'm a girl and maybe it's back then you don't want to be different. I mean, you know, you want to blend in as a teenager, you don't really have enough self confidence to just say, Okay, I've got this and I'm gonna deal with it. I mean, I'm not saying that kids don't but I would think that's a harder age. But I guess I would just be very positive and all the things that can help. At the same time, it was would be your his responsibility to see He does try to do what he should do with diet and exercise and taking this medicine. I have a niece who came down with it when she was 10. And she never did well with it. She didn't do what she was supposed to do. And over the years, she's had all kinds of complications. And she just got very depressed with it. And you have to be positive. But you the kid himself, has to take responsibility for himself to do what he should do. And I strongly believe in that.   Stacey Simms  33:36 Thank you both so much for joining me today. It was amazing to learn about your story, Jeanne, and I'm so glad, Jessica that we were able to do this. Thank you for being on the podcast.   Jeanne Martin  33:45 Thank you for having us. Yes, thank you. It was nice meeting you via the computer.   Announcer  33:55 You're listening to Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms.   Stacey Simms  34:01 I shared some photos in the Facebook group that Jeanne and Jessica sent me, I was so happy to finally get a chance to talk to her. And you know what, after that interview, she sent me an email with some advice for Benny, which I thought was really, really nice. Now he is, as you've heard him here on the show, he maybe he's a little too confident, but he's very independent and very confident. But Jeanne has some really nice words just about you know, not letting diabetes stop you and keeping a good attitude that has served her well. And I really appreciate that she took the time to do that this community is just great. All right, innovations is up next. And we have a very low tech solution to a very scary problem. It has to do with rubber bands. All right. I'll explain that in just a moment. Diabetes Connections is brought to you by Dexcom. And we started with Dexcom back in the olden days before share. So trust me when I say using share and follow apps make a big difference. I made a lot of people who don't realize that when Dexcom launched you could not see numbers not only on your phone, but you could not share than with anybody else. But now it's such a great system. And Benny and I set parameters about when I'm going to text him or you know how long to wait all that it helps us talk and worry about diabetes less when he is at asleep over or goes on a trip. It gives me peace of mind. It also helps if I need to troubleshoot with him, because I can see what's happening over the last 24 hours and not just one moment. The alerts and alarms that we set help us from keeping the highs from getting too high and help us jump on lows before they're a big issue. Internet connectivity is required to access separate Dexcom follow app. To learn more, go to Diabetes connections.com and click on the Dexcom logo.   As you know I am the queen of diabetes mistakes I wrote a whole book about why I think mistakes are great. It's the world's worst diabetes mom real life stories of raising a child with type one. But I will say that making mistakes is also incredibly scary at times. And the one mistake that I think almost everybody with time wonder who's a caregiver for someone with type one has made is mixing up the long acting and the short acting when you're on MDI, whether it's the beginning or you've been doing this for a while, I've been enough Facebook groups where I see this happening. It's once in a blue moon for the individual. But it seems like almost every week somebody is coming in and saying, Oh, my gosh, I did this. I'm so scared. What do I do? Right? Well, one of the best tips I ever heard on is so simple. And I heard it from a CDE. And I'm so embarrassed that I don't know their name. And I'm so sorry, if this was you, email me Stacey at Diabetes connections.com. And I will give you credit, but what you do is this, whenever you have a new vial or a new pen, have long acting and do this on the long acting only take a rubber band and wrap it around the pen or the vial. Just wrap it around a couple times. You know, make sure it's not loose, it's not sliding around. And then every time you pick up your long acting, you will know that it feels different. It's got those rubber band bumps on it and If you do this often enough, really doesn't take that long, maybe two weeks, your fingers will start to associate that feel with the long acting. So if you make a mistake if you accidentally grab the wrong pen, your hand and your brain will instinctively know that something is wrong. Now, this is not proven. I haven't seen any studies on it. But this is advice that was given to me that I've heard other people use. And it really does make sense. It is incredible that after all this time was different kinds of insulin, that the pens are pretty much exactly the same. The Lantus vial, I remember might be a little skinnier, right? It looks a little bit different. But when you're moving quickly and automated, like a lot of us are, I mean, I could do that Tandem cartridge in my sleep, whereas when we first got it, I thought, oh my god, this is so complicated. I've got to lay everything out on the table. We did the Animas pump for 10 years, I could definitely feel that thing blindfolded. You just get used to your routine and how things are Feel so if you just wrap the rubber band around the long acting, you will get used to the feel of it. Let me know what you think. Does that make sense to you? Has anybody tried that? And if you've got an innovation like that This segment is for everything big and small. That makes living with type one just a little bit easier. Let me know I would love to hear from you.   Just a little personal update before I let you go, this has to do with insurance. We've had some employment situation changes around my house, which means I have already spent far too much time on the phone. I decided to start taking advice from one of our previous guests from Melissa Lee, who said when you have insurance issues, you should start with the diabetes companies and work backward. So I called Dexcom and Tandem and I said hello, I have changed insurance. What do I need to do? And they were very helpful. The bad news is my new insurance means we have to order from a third party supplier and it's Edgepark. Edgepark. If you're listening, please, please handle this. Well, we were with Edgepark years ago and I hate to disparage anybody. But let's just say let's turn this into a positive. I felt that it was such a gift for the last five and a half years to order directly from Tandem and directly from Dexcom. I am sad to see those days in my rear view mirror. So I will keep you posted on how it goes. I'm currently as I'm recording in the limbo of an Edgepark representative, we'll get back to you. We have plenty of supplies. I have a great support system if I need anything, so I'm not worried about Benny. But man, although I'm a liar, because I did say to him, you know, before you rip anything off your body, so bad before you take off that sensor or that inset, come talk to me, and make sure that it's okay to do so. Isn't that terrible? I mean, I'm laughing because we really are fine. But it just makes me crazy how expensive this stuff is, and how difficult the process is to order what you need. So I will keep you posted on that. Hopefully, it'll all go smoothly. But this is not my first rodeo. So I'm anticipating navigating a not so smooth road. I'll let you know. Thank you so much to my editor, John Bukenas from audio editing solutions. Thank you all so much as you listen, I'm Stacey Simms. I'll see you back here. Next Until then be kind to yourself.   Benny  41:07 Diabetes Connections is a production of Stacey Simms Media. All rights reserved. All Wrongs avenged

In this week's episode I sit down with an amazing individual whom I have known for many years. Jessica Vaughn has held her ACSM Personal Training Certification since 2016. She has been a personal trainer as well as corporate wellness director, and group fitness instructor since 2015, and has been prepping herself and clients for bodybuilding shows, pageants, and other competitions since 2016. Jessica shares in her background of wanting to be a football player and vet and becoming an athletic trainer that evolved into strength and conditioning and then  into corporate wellness and body building. Jessica is passionate about fitness and develops personal and creative plans for her clients. No fitness and nutrition plans are alike with her clients but they all have one common goal they are working towards. Jessica states Every[BODY] is different, every mind is different, and fully believes in getting to know her clients on a personal level so that she can create the best plans and programs for them to reach nothing but success! Jessica definitely is passionate about what she does and the results show for themselves. When Jessica isn't training and prepping for a show she can be found exploring the outdoors, driving her jeep, shooting guns and even enjoying the occasional slice of pizza.  If you would like to know more about training, fitness, nutrition or even body building check out her website One 10 training or on IG @the_savagejess    

Michelle Purple is a classic movie lover who also happens to own a production company with her close friend, Jessica Biel. They met on the set of STEALTH and became fast friends, bonding over watching films in Jessica’s trailer. When Jessica poked her to start a production company together, Michelle was hesitant. She was nervous to work with her friend and running an actor based company. She eventually said yes. Twelve years later, Iron Ocean Productions is a thriving production company that enhances strong female voices.  Iron Ocean Productions’ most recent project was Facebook Watch’s “Limetown,” in which Biel starred opposite Stanley Tucci. The show premiered in Fall 2019 to over 10 million viewers in the first 72 hours. Prior to this, the shingle had USA’s limited TV series THE SINNER, which has enjoyed three consecutive seasons resulting in multiple awards nominations, including Emmy, Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice award nominations for best actress for Jessica. The duo also received many nominations as executive producers. Season 3 of “The Sinner” starring Matt Bomer and Chris Messina is a well-crafted mystery that takes on toxic masculinity with care and is expertly realized by its performances. The show has been “The renewed for Season 4 and will return to USA in 2021.   They recently wrapped production on the pilot for EOne/FreeForm’s upcoming TV show “Cruel Summer,” starring Olivia Holt. It’s been picked up by the network and is going to series. Michelle heart and passion for this industry is truly palpable and can be heard in this week’s episode. It was truly a joy to chat with her and I’m personally excited to meet her in real life whenever the world opens back up! Tune in as she shines a light on what it’s like to work with Jessica, the grief and heartbreak that comes with producing, and what it's like to have a first look TV deal.

Jessica Chang is the co-founder and CEO of WeeCare, a mother, and a preschool owner. When Jessica was pregnant with her first child, she began touring daycares only to discover that all spots were full with long waitlists and exorbitant costs. Unable to comprehend why there were so few spots available and so many parents searching for childcare, she decided to dive into the childcare space and become an investor and owner of a preschool. This episode, Jessica breaks down the steps on her journey to developing WeeCare, and how she balanced her entrepreneurship with being the best parent she could be. Learn more about WeeCare: https://weecare.co/ WeeCare full directory of daycares across the United States: https://weecare.co/daycare-near-me Learn more about Fever Free virtual fever and symptom checks: https://feverfree.ai/ Chang on female entrepreneurship: _17:10 “One of the things that I think stops female from being entrepreneurs actually is we always feel like we don't have the time or we might fail and we don't want to risk it. And to be honest, the best advice I can give is just go do it. You know, I founded, we care while being pregnant with my first child. And then I went and raised money while being pregnant with my second child. So I think there's a need, that's like, Nope, there's never a right time.”  — On The Dot Woman Content Corner Looking for more tips, motivation and direction? Tune into the See It To Be It podcast every Thursday on your favorite streaming service. Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter and audio brief, Four Minutes with On The Dot. You'll receive examples of relatable female role models in over 10 industries, plus quick stats on empowering women in the world, and to top it off, an inspirational quote that’s sure to jumpstart your day. Check us out on social! We are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman (www.twitter.com/onthedotwoman) on Twitter, Instagram (www.instagram.com/onthedotwoman), and Facebook (www.facebook.com/onthedotwoman). Special Guest: Jessica Chang.

When Jessica, Tommy, Lexy, and the rest of the campers head to the wild camp, things get a little wilder than anyone bargained for.

When a home goes through multiple owners of multiple decades, many “things” are bound to happen there. Good moments, bad moments, moments of strife and moments of pleasure. All in all, the record of what happened within the walls of house ultimately reside with those who lived it. But what do you do when the walls begin to talk long after the former residents have moved on. Are they coming back, trying to tell their story? Do they have a warning or a message for the latest round of inhabitants of their “Haunted House”? Today we hear the story of a haunted house, and its current life in Indiana with paranormal investigator Jessica Ansley. PART 2 - AVAILABLE TO GRAVE KEEPERS ONLY - LISTEN HERE (http://www.patreon.com/thegravetalks) In part two of our interview, available only to Grave Keepers (http://www.patreon.com/thegravetalks) , we discuss: Is there a level of danger when someone takes a haunted house and adds in the more haunted objects? Why Jessica decide to investigate the house? What do the spirits want? When Jessica left, did the emotions you take on follow you? What are the stories of the house around the community?  As a Grave Keeper, for $5 per month you will get: Access to every episode (http://www.thegravetalks.com/category/podcast-episodes/) of our show, AD-FREE – MONTHS BEFORE THEY GO PUBLIC. Access to every EXCLUSIVE PART 2 episode of our show for Grave Keeper Only! Access to submit questions to upcoming guests of our show. The “good feeling” knowing that you are keeping this show alive (It really does feel good!) Listen to part two of this interview and get exclusive access to HUNDREDS of bonus episodes at http://www.patreon.com/thegravetalks

When Jessica and I changed the way we taught writing to the EBW Approach, our students’ outcomes wildly improved. No matter how inexperienced your students may be with academic writing, the simple framework and approach we created will elevate your students’ writing and help them achieve results you can’t yet imagine. Are you enjoying the podcast? Tag us @ebacademics and let us know which episode you're listening to! Make sure to Subscribe and leave us a Review! Your review helps us reach even more middle school ELA teachers just like you! It would mean so much to us. To leave a review in iTunes, click HERE and scroll down to Rating and Reviews. Click on "Write a Review" and let us know how this podcast is helping you in your ELA classroom! Other episodes you might enjoy: Constructive Criticism: How to Change Your Mindset and Be Open to Feedback Mini Literary Analysis Writing PD: Hooking Your Students  

When you include God in your fitness life, journey, and career, you are honoring your body, soul, and spirit and surrounding yourself with love. I’m joined by Jessica Hottle to talk about why she includes God and worship as a fitness coach and how walking in His love has changed her life. About Jessica Hottle Jessica is a fitness motivator and coach, Jesus prescriber, and speaker. She doesn’t follow rules, restrictions, or religious duties. She’s about God first, freedom living, authenticity, and integrity. Jessica is a #1 best-selling author who’s written 3 books: Know Your Worth, A Worthy Wife, and Own Your Worth. Jessica doesn’t believe in following that Instagram rhetoric that emphasizes showing off your butt to get views and followers. Neither of us does this and yet we’re both successful within the fitness industry. It’s about changing the standard - and about reconciling our love with God. When Jessica accepted God as part of her fitness career and journey, her life completely changed. Having that relationship with God in every part of her life brought her into full loving alignment. For Jessica, the ultimate goal is in that living love space. There’s been a lot of talk lately about the importance of self-love. Don’t get us wrong, self-love is something you should be practicing. But Jessica explains how self-love can lead to self-sabotage and what you can do to avoid this. Jessica explains how she approaches life from a place of delight. Having a heart full of joy and love makes seeing the world and responding to situations easier to manage. Delight brings a feeling of lightness to you that will help determine your impact in the world. One of the biggest reasons I asked Jessica to come on the show is because of her relationship with God and fitness. Jessica says that you should dedicate your workouts to God and explains how you can do this. When you move your body, your spirit and soul move closer to God. What are the qualities of love that God defines? Are you operating out of those towards yourself and towards others? Let me know in the comments on the episode page!   Got a question you’d love to hear me answer on the show? Leave me a voice message here!   In This Episode Why women don’t need to show their butt to be successful in the fitness industry How we can reconcile our love of God How your life changes when you encounter God’s love Why the goal should be the living love place How self-love can lead to self-sabotage Why you should approach life from a place of delight What happens in your spirit and soul when you move your body What some simple strategies are to turn your exercise into a practice that gets you closer to God are   Quotes “I had to stop blaming people for my life and situations, for things that I was going through, and start to look at my responsibility in the situation, as well, and how I was putting myself out there.” (13:51) “When scripture tells us to renew our mind, it never tells us to follow our heart. It always tells us to focus on the thoughts that we think, to renew our mind. I always tell women: It’s renew, reframe, and nurture. So you have to nurture the truth.” (23:13)  “I want to see women set free from these lies. When I was set free, it feels really uncomfortable at first because the lie and the truth are always in opposition. So it’s always full of tension. But when we start to see and get a revelation of what God’s truth really is, that is transforming.” (49:31)   Links Get all of Jessica Hottle's Freebies!! Listen to What’s The Truth? Podcast Find Jessica Hottle Online Follow Jessica Hottle on Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest Sign up for James Wedmore's Rise of the Digital CEO! Learn more about business coaching with me Find Fed and Fearless Online Got a question you’d love to hear me answer on the show? Leave me a voice message here! Join the Fed and Fearless Society on Facebook Follow me on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest

Jessica Zimmerman's story started when she tragically lost her sister in a car accident at the young age of 3. It changed her life forever and she knew that tomorrow is not promised. She decided early on that she was going to live life on her own terms and run her own business so she could spend every second of her day with the people she loves.    When she was 28 she bought a wedding rental business. To save money and try and turn a profit, she was doing all of the work herself and working 16 hour days. However, when she realized that her daughter didn’t want to come to her at the end of the day because she wasn’t ever around, she knew that something had to change. One of the main reasons she went into business was so that she could be a present mom. Frustrated, she pivoted her business to floral design only and started living her life the way she really wanted to. After this change, she started making 7 figures while working 6 hours a day. She had so much success, in fact, that she created a course to teach others how to do it called The Business Behind The Blooms.    When Jessica's husband fell very ill, they both went on a journey of self discovery that changed their whole perspective on life. She wrote her book Sleeping With A Stranger to share her story in a vulnerable way. She shares what she went through and how she created a life that gives her purpose while sharing her story and strategies with others.    Here's where you can get more from Jessica   Website: Jessicazimmerman.com Book: Sleeping With A Stranger   Business Courses: jessicazimmerman.com/courses Podcast: zimmermanpodcast.com   To access your Cash Flow System: https://www.cortneybaker.com/cash If you need business guidance: Email here Find Dr. Cortney Baker Online Follow Dr. Cortney Baker on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn Join From Side Hustle to CEO on Facebook Subscribe to Women in Business on Apple Podcasts

Which Disney character would you murder? In this episode, Jessica Kirson and I talk about why she would kill Elsa from Frozen, the reason she didn’t mind sucking dick in high school and what it was like checking into gay rehab. Jessica Kirson is a powerhouse on stage. Jessica’s act is a hilariously relatable performance of sheer silliness, vulnerability, and ridiculous characters. Her countless comedic character videos have racked up over 30 million views on social media. Her audience is multigenerational, creating an excuse for large groups of friends and families to spend a night out together. Jessica opens the show speaking about what it was like pledging for a sorority and meeting her first girlfriend. Then, Jessica moved to Lesbianville – she felt a little out of place. However, she was doing so many drugs then, so she needed to get away from her family. Jessica would do cocaine alone; nobody knew about it. She was very good at hiding it, yet she can’t believe that she did drugs alone. Also, Jessica didn’t even like cocaine, it made her super paranoid- she would hear things and sit and listen for two hours. Plus, Jessica speaks about sending marijuana through the mail. Then, Jessica talks about sending herself to gay rehab. She Googled the rehab herself! Jessica is blessed that she is able to take care of herself. When she made it to rehab, Jessica sat in the waiting room for ten hours because she needed a room by herself. Her family knew that she went to rehab and even visited her. Later, Jessica speaks about doing phone therapy – every time she sits down for a session, she feels enraged. Sometimes Jessica is so angry that she feels like no one understands her. Stay tuned as Jessica speaks about phone therapy, killing Elsa from Frozen, and fighting during the quarantine. In this Episode: [ 9:15 ] Pledging for a sorority [ 11:15 ] Why Jessica doesn’t mind giving blow      jobs [ 12:45 ] About moving to Lesbianville [ 13:50 ] Jessica liked doing drugs alone [ 17:20 ] Sending weed through the mail [ 20:20 ] About going to gay rehab [ 29:30 ] Why Jessica won’t be playing clubs   soon [ 38:00 ] Jessica is doing phone therapy [ 44:00 ] How Jessica gets to feel comfortable [ 50:35 ] When Jessica used to wear skirts and  dresses [ 53:30 ] About getting chased in a nightmare [ 57:00 ] Why Jessica wants to kill Elsa from   Frozen [ 60:30 ] Fighting as a couple during the quarantine Quotes: “I like choking on food, so I didn’t mind      sucking a dick.” “It’s very self-destructive to do cocaine      alone.” “I need my own room in rehab.” “I wish I could kill Elsa in front of people.” Links Mentioned: Jessica’s Website: https://jessicakirson.com/ Relatively Sane: https://jessicakirson.com/podcast/ Jessica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessykirson/ Support Jessica at www.Patreon.com/JessicaKirson Email me: emmasbunker@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emmawillmannshow/support

Jessica goes to London when she hears that her cousin Emma (also played by Angela Lansbury) has been killed. When Jessica arrives in London, Jessica learns that Emma is not dead but instead in hiding after threats on her life.You can stream the episode on Amazon with an IMDb account: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07NWL227H/ref=stream_3p_hd_ep?autoplay=1&t=0Guest Stars include:1. Patrick Macnee (The Avengers) as Oliver Trumbull2. Glynis Johns (Mary Poppins) as Bridget O'Hara (Wardrobe 3. Olivia Hussey (Romeo and Juliet) as Kitty Trumbull4. Barrie Ingham (The Day of the Jackal) as Inspector Roger Crimmins5. Kristoffer Tabori (other Murder She Wrote episodes) as Ernest FieldingHere is a link to the IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0653614/?ref_=fn_al_tt_6

When Jessica was born, both of her parents were shocked to find out that their baby did not have arms. They had no idea that she would be born differently because the pregnancy tests all showed average results. With the shock and unexpected news, Jessica’s mother Inez had a tough time accepting the truth and became quietly anxious about Jessica’s future. Jessica’s parents decided to integrate her into a regular environment as much as possible. She was enrolled in a public school, not a private or special needs school. Never thinking she was different, she did whatever the other children would do. But on the playground during recess, Jessica felt limited as people around her were overprotective and prevented her from climbing up the slide. In anger and frustration, Jessica sat on the swings dreaming of flying. Jessica graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Psychology and Communication. From the challenges she has overcome, she became an inspiration to many. Jessica realized her words and experience are a natural source of encouragement and optimism for many, which gave rise to her motivational speaking business. Around the same time, she decided to pursue flight lessons to overcome her greatest fear: flying. After an arduous three years, Jessica became a certified pilot, earning the title of the first woman to fly an airplane with her feet. For almost 20 years, Jessica has initiated many inspirational connections with people with disabilities, especially children, through one-on-one mentoring and more recently through her YouTube show Toe Talks. To date, Jessica has personally mentored over 100 children with disabilities and touched more than half a million people with Toe Talks. In January 2017, the US government legally recognized her efforts with the approval of Rightfooted Foundation International (RFI) as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Tucson, Arizona.

Book clubs, start your 2020 engines… You all know my love for books ’bout the ‘burbs and Last Couple Standing by Matthew Norman checks all the book discussion boxes: When Jessica and Mitch find out that their core group of friends are getting divorced, they find themselves as the last couple standing. This third novel … Continue reading Episode 35: Interview with Matthew Norman, author of Last Couple Standing. →

Ryan from Buckley has written to Fitz for help with his girlfriend Jessica. He says he followed Fitz’s advice to share his social media passwords with her so she can see he has nothing to hide, but now it seems she is using posing as him to try and bait women to see if she can catch him cheating. Ryan says he noticed he was getting a lot of weird answers from certain women but knew he hadn’t reached out to them, and says only Jessica has that kind of access. When Jessica comes on she says he has a lot of female friends and wanted to know how Ryan knew them all, so she sent some simple messages, as him, just to see how they would respond. When we press her it turns out she has been cheated on before so she has trust issues. This upsets Ryan because he says he is just not that kind of guy. He concedes that he is in sales and has a lot of attractive women “friends” and “followers” that he has to be nice to, but feels Jessica should not let her own past color how he lives his life, and she needs to learn to have trust. Can the P1’s fix this one? Or is Jessica too far gone? (Also - do you bring your wife or girlfriend on sales calls? Asking for a friend…)

Rotel Dip, Tacos and Pie - Oh my! Dana vacuumed up a lot more than crumbs at the car wash.  When Jessica rants about unnecessary information being shared in group texts, Dana is convinced that those people are liars.  The gals have the pipes to prove that California knows how to party. A call for help is put out on the airwaves after Dana's son points out her young eyebrows and Jessica tells her not to even consider brow tattoos. What The What Corner reveals how you can earn a cash prize with a gator in Indonesia.  Weirdo of the Week is Date Mark, a guy who advertises himself to potential soul mates. When's the last time you saw Angelyne in her little pink Corvette?  Rave #1 is a retired businessman in Toledo who announced he would pay for the college tuition, room and board for the entire graduating class of a local high school and additionally pay for one parent or guardian to go as well.  Rave #2 is Working Wardrobes, a charity that has been helping people with clothing and supplies to get back in the work force since 1990 who recently lost their entire operation in a devastating fire.   Working Wardrobes - https://workingwardrobes.org/

If you're looking for new ways to get more visibility in your business, speaking may be for you. We're chatting with Jessica Rasdall about how you can incorporate a speaking strategy in your creative business to attract your tribe, create connection, and scale your business through public speaking. Jessica Rasdall is a Motivational Speaker, Best Selling Author, Public Speaking Strategist and the host of The Creative Speaker Podcast. She partners with small business owners to craft stories and presentations that connect with their audience and convert from the stage. Jessica has shared her story of turning her “mess into a message” for over thirteen years and has been featured on major international media outlets such as ABC's 20/20, Katie Couric, The Guardian, MTV, Netflix and much more. When Jessica was a freshman in college, she made a life-altering decision that resulted in the death of her best friend. In an effort to raise awareness, cope with her guilt and keep her friend's memory alive, she began sharing her story. Jessica spoke to over 15,000 young adults across the country before she was sentenced to prison. By rewriting their story, her clients are transforming what were once considered limitations into some of their greatest business assets. Contact Jessica: jessica@jessicarasdall.com Website: thepublicspeakingstrategist.com Podcast: thecreativespeakerpodcast.com Shattered (The Book): https://amzn.to/2y9dvYp Facebook: Facebook.com/OfficialJessicaRasdall Instagram: instagram.com/jessicarasdall Pinterest: pinterest.com/jessicarasdall Get 50% off your first year of Honeybook: http://share.honeybook.com/themoderncreative Contact us at: themoderncreativepodcast.com instagram.com/moderncreativepodcast Contact Joyce: joycechristine.com instagram.com/_joycechristine Watch the FREE business training: https://joycechristine.com/masterclass-pod Contact Dianuh: chasinglinen.com instagram.com/dianuhaerin Music by Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud

Brought to you by Briggsy... London's Pretty Cool  Guest Bios Jessica Woodward  Jessica Woodward is a London native, starting her interest in printing while attending the visual arts program at H.B. Beal Secondary School. After graduating, Jessica attended NSCAD and graduated with a BFA major in Fine Art (printmaking) and a minor in Drawing and Art History. When Jessica returned to London, she opened a print shop and gallery called Pretty in Ink. Jessica worked as a printmaking technician at Fanshawe College and continues to do so at the University of Western Ontario. Jessica also runs her own business selling her prints, t-shirts, totes and more under the name Shark Bite Ink. Instagram: @sharkbiteink Website: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/SharkBiteInk Billy Bert Young Billy Bert Young is a local artist that specializes in all 2D media. Billy attended the Visual Arts Program at H.B. Beal Secondary School and graduated with a BFA from NSCAD with a major in Printmaking. After moving back to London, Billy began to work with many local artists such as James Kirkpatrick and Jason Mclean. Billy has completed show posters for the venue APK (RIP), zines, drawings, and murals. You can find Billy’s work in the collections of the Museum London and Art Gallery of Ontario among others. Instagram: @billybertyoung Jeremy Bruneel  Jeremy Bruneel is an illustrator from Chatham, who started his art journey at Sheridan College. After graduating he moved to Toronto and did editorial work for many publications such as Rolling Stone Magazine, Readers Digest, Globe and Mail, National Post and Seattle Magazine. After moving to London, Jeremy began to get connected to the London Music Scene. You will likely have seen Jeremy’s work from his series of painted concert posters for the local venue Call The Office. Instagram: @jeremybruneelillustrator Website: https://jeremybruneel.wixsite.com/illustration ----- Intro/Outro Song: Pictures - Never Betters  https://neverbetters.bandcamp.com ----

Have you hired an independent sales agent (ISA)? When Jessica started her boutique brokerage (don’t miss last week’s episode where she talked about the process), she knew that she was going to have to get some help for it to grow! The next big step was hiring an ISA, and training them to be the perfect new teammate. Jessica had the good fortune of a referral from within the Tom Ferry network, but that’s not all it takes to hire a good ISA: it takes trust, training, and team! This week on the Selling the Dream podcast, Jessica Forrester is sharing with us about the process of hiring and training her ISA, and answering all of our burning questions, like how they handle pay, location differences, and some of the things that she watched for in the process of hiring her ISA. This week is part two of two episodes talking to Jessica - make sure you don’t miss part one! She set the foundation last week, and now she’s giving those top tips that have helped her business explode! Before we dive in: have you created your free profile on the Second Home Agents website? Go over and get started: it’s FREE to join. Click here to register, fill out your profile and get listed today. Highlights of this episode: Tom introduces part 2 of this 2 part podcast episode. Part 1 was all about a boutique brokerage: part 2 focuses on the hiring process! Jessica shares about how she found her independent selling agent (ISA). What does an ISA do? Jessica’s ISA finds data on her leads; gathers information about interests, birthdays, or even what information they need: what questions are leads asking, and how can Jessica’s team answer them! The ISA visited Jessica on the ground to get to know the team, and get acquainted with the area: she spent 10 days there getting to know the ropes. Best case scenario: your ISA lives locally, and works with you. If you have an off-site ISA, you want to have someone who you can trust. What are some things that Jessica looked for in the hiring process? Jessica looked for someone in the same time zone: anyone 2 hours or more offset from your local time may not be a good fit for scheduling. Want to bring in more business? Get to know your community well! Know everyone in a location, and turn yourself into a resource for them. If you’re working in a secondary or resort market, don’t lose out on business by not following up - keep your name in front of people. Don’t write off realtors in your database - they can be an amazing source of referrals! Have clients interested in investment properties? If you have the resources, you can create business by helping investors connect with resources set up to use AirBnB or VRBO. You don’t want to turn into a management company, but just being a resource makes you a go-to agent! Jessica shares her experience with coaching, and how it’s completely changed the trajectory of her business. Make sure you subscribe to the Selling the Dream podcast so you don’t miss any new episodes. Leave a review: you never know when it will be read on the show! Hey everybody, thank you so much for spending time with us today: would you do me a giant favor and share this podcast with fellow realtors, and leave a review. Your reviews help this podcast get shared with more people. Connect with Jessica: Website LinkedIn Connect with me (Tom): 2nd Home Agents website Facebook Instagram YouTube EXCLUSIVE Resort & 2nd Home Real Estate Agents Facebook Group Subscribe to the Show Don’t miss a single episode of the podcast. You can search for “Selling the Dream” on any of your favorite listening platforms, or follow the links below: iTunes Spotify Stitcher YouTube Have you made your free profile on the Second Home Agents website? Go over and get started: it’s FREE. Click here to register, make your profile and get listed today. As always, thanks for listening. Don’t forget, you’re not selling a home: you’re selling the dream.   See you next time!

Have you ever thought about starting your own brokerage? You love team, but are thinking about what else you can do in your business. It’s not easy; that’s for sure! We’ve talked endlessly about how to make the decision to join a brokerage, or if you should be an independent agent. We’ve talked about what it’s like to be part of a SEAL team, or just what goes into making a solid team. But what is it really like to start a boutique brokerage, with a small number of dedicated agents? What can be possible in your business, if you were to go out on your own? Hand pick a team of similar (or different) agents, and go out on your own? What could happen? How could it completely change your business? What questions should you ask yourself, and what do you need to be prepared for? We’re exploring all of these questions in this week’s episode of the Selling the Dream. This week is part one of a two episode series where I am talking to Jessica Forrester about her experiences starting a boutique brokerage. It took years for them to get started, but once they got going, the sky’s the limit! Jessica shares insights gained by years of experience working in several different markets until she created the PERFECT spot just for her. Before we dive in: have you created your free profile on the Second Home Agents website? Go over and get started: it’s FREE to join. Click here to register, fill out your profile and get listed today. Highlights of this episode: Tom introduces Jessica Forrester, and part 1 of this 2 part podcast episode. Jessica shares how she got into real estate, and how much she loves working in the second home market: she loves helping make dreams come true. When Jessica moved from Texas to Florida, she joined a team. How did she pick a team to join? She looked for the data, to find out who was successful in the area. She contacted ten of the top agents in the area to see if they had a team, ended up interviewing three different agents to see about joining their team, and chose from there. Through the brokerage that she worked with, she ended up meeting future teammates, and establishing relationships in the industry. Eventually, Jessica started her own team: they had different agents that fulfilled unique roles and made the team well-rounded. It was not easy: the new team worked 24/7 for the first few years. The team grew and adapted as they learned how they could best serve their market. Tom asks Jessica how they set up their boutique brokerage and the timeline for starting the company: it didn’t happen overnight! Jessica wanted to start her boutique brokerage for people who wanted to do more, and experience higher levels of growth in their business. The key with a small boutique brokerage is for the team to have a reputation, but also for each agent to get individual recognition. Implement systems and scalability as quickly as you can: those keep you from burning out. Jessica shares how they handle the money and payments for each transaction. How do they pick people to potentially work with them? Jessica shares the criteria that she looks for in potential real estate agents on their team! Video messaging is a great way to connect personally! Try Bomb Bomb to send video messages to potential clients or team members. It’s ok to be selective about who you bring into your brokerage: people who come in because of money are the people who are going to leave because of money. Jessica shares how they follow up with leads, and what they outsource. Come back next week for part 2 of this interview with Jessica. Make sure you subscribe to the Selling the Dream podcast so you don’t miss any new episodes. Leave a review: you never know when it will be read on the show! Hey everybody, thank you so much for spending time with us today: would you do me a giant favor and share this podcast with fellow realtors, and leave a review. Your reviews help this podcast get shared with more people. Resources Mentioned: Bomb Bomb Video Connect with Jessica: Website LinkedIn Connect with me (Tom): 2nd Home Agents website Facebook Instagram YouTube EXCLUSIVE Resort & 2nd Home Real Estate Agents Facebook Group Subscribe to the Show Don’t miss a single episode of the podcast. You can search for “Selling the Dream” on any of your favorite listening platforms, or follow the links below: iTunes Spotify Stitcher YouTube Have you made your free profile on the Second Home Agents website? Go over and get started: it’s FREE. Click here to register, make your profile and get listed today. As always, thanks for listening. Don’t forget, you’re not selling a home: you’re selling the dream.   See you next time!

This is episode 71 of the Pam Sowder Podcast, with your host, Pam Sowder! Pam has over 2 decades of field and corporate experience and was voted one of the most influential women in direct selling. She helps match the daily needs of distributors to everyday life challenges.   Today on the podcast, Pam has a fun topic for you all: FASHION! And joining her today is her favorite fashionista friend, Jessica Papineau! Jessica is a personal stylist and shopper who offers on-set styling for photoshoots, weddings, special events, and more! She even customizes complete wardrobes by editing the closet, putting together outfits, and creating a full wardrobe lookbook. She helps women look and feel their best and believes that fashion and beauty is not a destination — but a journey! So what does fashion have to do with finding success in your business? Everything! In order to get out there and share your message with the world it’s important to be dressed for success! When we look good, we feel good, and when we feel good people gravitate towards us and want to know more!   In this episode, Jessica shares how fashion plays a huge part in your success, how you can put together a fantastic wardrobe on any budget, and how we can ‘suit up’ to show up!   Key Takeaways [:31] About today’s episode! [:51] Pam welcomes Jessica Papineau to the podcast! [1:07] Jessica tells the story of her past and how she got started with all of this! [8:45] Jessica shares the lessons she gained from her past and what it ultimately taught her. [9:27] Where did Jessica get her clothing when she was younger? And where did she get introduced to better clothing? Did she always have an eye for fashion? [11:03] Jessica speaks about her special shopping time with her grandmother when she was younger and how that helped inspire her passion for fashion as well as her independence. [13:57] How did Jessica get her strong sales skills and work ethic? [15:50] Does Jessica visualize and journal? [17:02] When Jessica thinks about her past, is she bitter about it at all? [18:04] Jessica tells the story of how she and Pam met in 2011! She also speaks about her children and being a stay-at-home mom for seven years. [19:58] Did Jessica feel that a part of her was missing when she was a stay-at-home mom? [21:12] Did Jessica ever feel lost after her children went to school? If so, how did she overcome that and find her purpose? And did she ever have mom guilt when she was working? [28:54] Why are some of us so afraid of when it comes to talking to the public? And how does she let all the “No’s,” not get to her? [30:26] What does Jessica mean when she says: “Get up and suit up!”? [33:49] Jessica gives her advice to young moms new to the business and explains why you really need to get up and suit up each and every day to truly work your business to its fullest potential! [36:45] How can we feel powerful and confident in yoga pants?! [39:34] What are the most important pieces of makeup and skincare to help us appear fresh and awake and ready to conquer the day? [42:07] How can we accessorize for success? And what’s trending right now? [43:27] What are ‘fashion sneakers?’ If we could only get one pair which would Jessica recommend? [45:58] Why does Jessica think that some people hate sales? And what does she think of sales as? [47:50] Why suiting up and showing up is critical in making sales. [48:20] If you don’t have a story to tell others yet, can you borrow others’? [50:00] Jessica’s advice to those who haven’t made any money yet but are incredibly passionate. [57:00] Why do some people fail to recommend products that they love and are using? How does Jessica recommend we “upsell?” [1:00:15] Jessica gives some final pieces of wisdom about goal setting. [1:01:13] Pam and Jessica’s challenge for you: do something right now (after listening to this episode!) that makes you feel uncomfortable! [1:01:41] What Pam and Jessica will be speaking about in a future episode!   Mentioned in this Episode It Works Jessica Papineau’s Website Jessica Papineau’s Instagram Strut This Lululemon SPANX Leggings on Amazon Alo Legging Bottoms T.J.Maxx MarshallsTarget Golden Goose Rachel Hollis   Continue on your Adventure Find more episodes on PamSowder.com/Listen Reach out to her at PamSowder.com/Connect   Reach out on Social Media! Follow Pam @ItWorksPam on Twitter — Tweet her and use #askpam #pamsowder!  

In this episode I interview Jessica Hoffman, a Canadian vegetarian food blogger who has accomplished the ultimate in blogger dreams: quitting her day job and making 6 figures off her blog alone! Jessica and I quickly bonded over yoga and vegetarian eats, and we chat all things what it takes to make money off your blog, how to get paid sponsorships, and her personal tips on pitching herself to brands. She also has cultivated an audience of 300K Instagram followers in her Choosing Chia community. You do not want to miss what this Blonde Bombshell has to say!  Jessica started Choosing Chia after a spontaneous trip to India where she studied yoga and Ayurveda.  She graduated from the Ajarya yoga academy with yoga instructor certification, and a new passion for healthy, plant-based cooking and eating.  Choosing Chia reflects her beliefs on eating and living a healthy lifestyle -including delicious, easy to make vegetarian recipes that focus on fresh ingredients. Jessica loves to serve people who are looking to eat healthier, incorporate more natural and plant-based foods in their diet, but who also want to take the stress out of healthy eating. Choosing Chia has been featured in publications like the New York Post, People magazine, Buzzfeed, Well & Good, Country Living, Mind Body Green and now on Ambitious Soul Podcast! When Jessica is not slaying at blogging, you can catch her working on her yoga practice, spending time up north in the mountains, going out for brunch, petting her dog, and eating all the croissants. Find Jessica at:www.choosingchia.com On Instagram: @choosingchia  Connect with Me! Instagram  @ambitioussoulpodcast https://www.instagram.com/ambitioussoulpodcast/ @christylepley https://www.instagram.com/christylepley/ Free Facebook Group - Ambitious Soul Sisterhoodhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/2229420643845537/ Don't forget to subscribe to receive next week's episode! 

Jessica Cisneros is having a moment. She's 26-year-old lawyer from Laredo, Texas, is making her first bid for office in a district that stretches along the Mexican border and up toward San Antonio. That's a long way from Washington. But everyone is talking about this political newcomer. Elizabeth Warren calls her "a Democrat that will be on the side of working people; not the side of big money and obstructionist Republicans." Emily's List is backing her, as is the Justice Democrats movement. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Cisneros "is going to fight for real people, not big corporate donors like the Koch Brothers, GEO Group, and Exxon. When Jessica is elected, not only will I no longer be the youngest person in Congress - I'll have a strong new ally in the fight for Medicare for All, getting corporate money out of politics, and fixing our broken immigration system." What's striking is that Cisneros is not running for an open seat, or taking on a Republican incumbent in the sprawling 28th district of Texas. She's running against a Democratic incumbent, Henry Cuellar, who ran his first campaign for public office almost a decade before Cisneros was born. Cuellar's a so-called "Blue Dog" Democrat who takes money from the private prison industry, votes with the NRA and often breaks with fellow Democrats to side with President Trump. Yet, he's backed by House Democratic leaders such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Texas-28 race will not be the only contest that tests establishment versus insurgent sentiments in 2020. But it's shaping up as one of the biggest ones.  Cisneros is forcing Democrats to take sides as she mounts a classic challenge to the compromises that the party so frequently makes. We spoke to her in Laredo and she is our guest this week on Next Left. SHOW NOTES: Labor, Ever So Gingerly, Tiptoes into the Insurgency (https://theintercept.com/2019/11/01/jessica-cisneros-texas-labor-unions/) The Intercept Rachel M. Cohen Jessica Cisneros on Challenging an Incumbent Democrat: ‘There’s a Lot He Has Never Had to Justify’ (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/us/politics/jessica-cisneros-2020.html) The New York Times Jennifer Medina Meet Jessica Cisneros, the 26-Year-Old Left Challenger Taking on ‘Trump’s Favorite Democrat’ (http://inthesetimes.com/article/21973/jessica-cisneros-trump-henry-cuellar-justice-democrats) In These Times Malaika Jabali This 26-Year-Old Running For Congress Wants to be the AOC of Texas (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a35dd5/this-26-year-old-running-for-congress-wants-to-be-the-aoc-of-texas) VICE News Tracy Jarrett and Alicia Menendez

Please remember: Like and Subscribe! Catch us everywhere podcasts are heard! UFC's own Jessica Eye stops in to discuss her upcoming fight in UFC245 and her journey in the fight game. Jessica Eye has had an amazing career and is considered the #1 Flyweight contender in the UFC. Jessica Eye was born in Akron, Ohio to Randy Allen and Colleen Joanne Eye. She joined the home with her half-sisters, Jennifer Carlisle-Brunner and Heather Carlisle-Hunter and brother, Randy Miles Eye. Her parents went through a divorce which separated the family when she was only 6 years old. Her mother and sisters were forced to move to the Washington D.C suburbs of Virginia. Eye attended elementary school in Virginia but returned to Ohio as her father earned full custody of her. She then grew up first in Cuyahoga Falls and finished her childhood in Rootstown Ohio; where she graduated high school and was a shining star athlete at Rootstown High. When Jessica was 16 years old, a drunk driver plowed into Eye and her father Randy while they were trying to start her stranded car on the roadside. She suffered a broken back, among other injuries, and was bed-ridden for three months. She credits this incident with creating her drive towards success in mixed martial arts. Eye discusses detailing the abuse she suffered as a teenager from her father. One particular abuse instance when Eye was 14, led to her father being arrested and charged with child endangerment and domestic abuse. Please visit: www.JohnBartoloShow.com Thank you for running in! Visit: www.k-var.com  Host:  IG: @John_bartolo www.JohnBartoloShow.com Twitter: @JJBartolo Video available on:  http://www.youtube.com/c/JohnBartolo Available everywhere podcasts can be heard. Photo's by: Marcy Johnson Branding Produced by: Quinton Foxworth 

Ready to shine on stage, share your story & make an impact?   In this episode of Inbox Besties, Jessica Rasdall shares her expertise when it comes to landing speaking gigs.  If you've been struggling with imposter syndrome, feeling confident on stage or getting speaking gigs in the first place, this episode is for you. In this episode we talk about: Why public speaking is a vital part of your marketing arsenal How to ensure you're speaking to the right audience Leveraging local events to land the speaking gig of your dreams And more  For the full blog post that goes with this episode, click here > Resources  mentioned //Little List, Big Profit - How to make the toe-curling income & impact you crave, from a micro size list (without feeling like manipulative, money hungry, buttface.)  Trelloing For Traffic - If you're a fun loving blogger with over 12 tabs open now, who gets easily distracted and is drowning in a piping hot bowl of "I'm so overwhelmed!!"... Then Trelloing For Traffic is for you. Jessica Rasdall's Official Bio // Jessica Rasdall is a Motivational Speaker, Best Selling Author, Public Speaking Strategist and the host of The Creative Speaker Podcast. She partners with small business owners to craft stories and presentations that connect with their audience and convert from the stage. Jessica has shared her story of turning her “mess into a message” for over thirteen years and has been featured on major international media outlets such as ABC's 20/20, Katie Couric, The Guardian, MTV, Netflix and much more. When Jessica was a freshman in college, she made a life-altering decision that resulted in the death of her best friend. In an effort to raise awareness, cope with her guilt and keep her friend’s memory alive, she began sharing her story. Jessica spoke to over 15,000 young adults across the country before she was sentenced to prison. By rewriting their story, her clients are transforming what were once considered limitations into some of their greatest business assets. www.JessicaRasdall.com  www.thepublicspeakingstrategist.com  www.thecreativespeakerpodcast.com www.instagram.com/jessicarasdall Freebie: Quiz: Does speaking fit into your marketing? https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/5a61aa019c62570014ec9266

When Jessica and her fiance break up, she dives back into the dating world in a big way. But then she gets sick -- really sick -- and wonders if she'll ever be able to find love again because of her illness. Check out SexLikeThis.com for more stories about sex and dating with a chronic illness or disability.  Sex Like This is a URevolution podcast hosted and produced by podcast fellow Nicole Edwards. Sponsor: Pandia Health - use promo code "URevolution" fo $5 off your purchase.

When Jessica was diagnosed with Lyme disease, she was forced to put aside her dreams of a career in nursing. Eventually she found a way to utilize and monetize her skills in patient advocacy and grant writing to find a new career path, one which can accommodate living with a chronic health condition. Topics covered include: Jessica's diagnosis and its effect on her career How a doctor's suggestion of writing led her into the realm of patient advocacy How using her existing skills created a portfolio of paid work which fits around her life! Resources mentioned in this episode (clickable links): Jessica's Facebook page Jessica's Instagram profile Patients Getting Paid Facebook Group Sign up for the Patients Getting Paid email waiting list ** Sign up for the FUMS Friday Night 6 Pack at FUMSnow.com. And for more information about Patients Getting Paid, get on the email list at FUMSnow.com/PatientsGettingPaid.  Or join the Patients Getting Paid Facebook Group! **If you get value from the FUMSnow Podcast Show, please consider leaving a rating or review wherever you get your podcasts. Reviews are really important and help to spread the word about what we do. It’s quick and easy to do and we have some instructions here. Thanks for your time and support! **Don’t forget to join us on the FUMS Facebook Page and on Twitter at FUMS. Have an idea for a topic or someone to interview? Perhaps YOU?? Send me an email at Kathy@FUMSnow.com. And remember to speak to this stupid disease as it deserves: tell it FUMS every day!! -- Thanks to Steve Woodward for editing the FUMS Podcast - visit him at The Podcasting Editor

Jessica Berman Goldklang has a zest for life and has always found joy gathering with people for meals. It’s why she’s the perfect special event planner.  However, Jessica has struggled most of her life with anxiety, having had her first panic attack shortly after her parents divorced when she was 13.  Nobody discussed panic attacks thirty years ago, so she believed there was something wrong with her, which only increased her anxiety.  Jessica moved from her hometown of Portland, Oregon to be with her father in California during high school. She strived for perfection to fight against how her life felt so out of control, going on to become a model student at Bradley University. But then she shocked herself by falling in love with a woman.  She never dared tell anyone out of shame because at the time there was no one for her to talk to, no role model she could look up to. Determined to live the white picket fence American dream, she pushed her feelings down instead of pursuing them. When Jessica moved to NY after college for a fellowship for Sundance, her anxiety came flooding back with a vengeance.  Eventually, Jessica made her way back to Los Angeles to live with the man she would marry. While working as an assistant to two prominent television producers, they asked her to plan their children’s birthday parties. She catered the events herself and earned her self-taught cooking and baking abilities a legendary reputation. To the outside world, Jessica’s life looked picture perfect. She had a kind and successful husband, two healthy daughters, and a beautiful home, but what she kept hidden was her postpartum depression and sometimes paralyzing anxiety. In 2016 her life completely changed. Without even searching, she met a woman and fell in love, unraveling years of suppressed feelings. Jessica made the difficult and painful decision to undo her life and claim her authentic self.  Through a painful yet meaningful transition, Jessica has created a new life for herself on her own terms. She still seeks therapy for her anxiety, but since choosing to acknowledge who she truly is, her panic attacks have subsided.  She has learned to listen to her mind, body, and heart as she moves through the world with boundless gratitude and love. Besides giving her 100% to her teenage daughters, she throws herself into her life’s passion as the proud owner of her business, Party Crush Events. Her clients include Lululemon, ABC, Warner Brothers, and Schwinn, to name a few- proving she’s calm under pressure and ready for anything.  Show Notes:   Party Crush Events Jessica Goldklang's Instagram Party Crush Events on Facebook Dear Family, Episode 2- Mikkel Bondesen on Overcoming Extreme Anxiety and Panic Attacks Without Medication Dear Family, the Podcast

How can working moms lose the guilt, work smarter, and thrive all at the same time when they are stretched too thin? Jessica Turner shares her story, advice, and encouragement to help women go from just surviving to thriving! Jessica Turner: A wife of to Matthew of 14 years, and mom to their 3 children. She is the founder of the popular lifestyle blog, The Mom Creative. When Jessica is not sharing her thoughts with the world, she is an award-winning marketing professional, sought after speaker, and freelance writer. Jessica has been featured in numerous media outlets like The Today Show, O Magazine, Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, and Inc.com. She is also an author of the Wall Street Journal best-selling book, The Fringe Hours, and her brand new book, Stretched Too Thin. "So I'm a grandma in the blogging world.” ~ Jessica Turner BOOK: Stretched Too Thin Connect with Jessica Turner Enjoy the multitude of topics discussed including self-care, honesty, Diastasis Recti, mom guilt, and marriage! Family Women's survey Honest conversation Self-care The Mom Creative A day in a life Mom guilt What is the root? Honesty Teachable moments Counseling Community Priority Diastasis Recti Recovery Thrive Busyness Seasons Choices Guilt pain point Social media The Box Declutter My Story Marriage Date nights Friendships   BOOK: Stretched Too Thin Connect with Jessica Turner "You are not alone!" ~ Jessica Turner   Quotes and statements within the interview: "Every day is an adventure; and there's silly songs and dances." "That is a lie!" "Because it is something that a lot of women deal with. They feel like the only way to make space in their lives is to leave themselves out, when that's really the absolute worse thing you can do." "Guilt can be a great teacher for us." "I think it is very important to be honest with your child." "It isn't generous to live that way to yourself. You deserve that love and generosity." "Make yourself number one and go ahead and get started." "And so I opted to have a breast reduction, which was covered by insurance, and a tummy tuck which included a diastasis recti repair at the same time." "It's not so much that there was a shift in my self-care, but certainly, I think it's made me an advocate for women to take good care of their bodies." "It's very clear that the only way you can love people well is if you are doing that yourself." "That maybe there is something that needs a change, because seasons are suppose to change." "But I think what I would want to erase are the periods where I really dwelled in guilt, where I sat in it." "Is there one area?" "The home management issue. I mean it's just a hot mess all the time it feels like." "If things are coming in, then other things need to be going out." "Start with just one small area and then move on to something else." "I can't say that I learned it, but I was reminded how much my story is like so many other women's." "Every chapter can stand on it's own two feet." "And honestly, the most important relationship in your life is the one with your spouse, if you're married." "Look up and talk to the people around you and cultivate some real community." "The life she is creating is hers to create." "The yearnings of her heart are enough to make a beautiful life."     What has your story gifted you? So many incredible relationships that I never would have expected as I set out into adulthood and though about what my life would look like. It's the people that has made it far more beautiful than I ever could have dreamt.  Favorite Bible Verse: "I can do all this through him who gives me strength." ~ Philippians 4:13   Resources mentioned in the episode: BOOK: Stretched Too Thin Connect with Jessica Turner Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessicaNTurner Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMomCreative/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicanturner/   "One step at a time leads to miles of greatness!"   Subscribe to Create Your Now TV on YouTube. Listen to Create Your Now on Spotify and Pandora. Listen to Create Your Now on iHeart Radio. Click here. 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Jessica’s personal style is hyper feminine, but deep down she likes math and numbers. That synthesis is where the moniker Sparkle Bookkeeping came from. [2:50] When Jessica was in college she had an opportunity to work for a cannabis tax firm, and got a feel for the industry as well as learned bookkeeping directly. After a while, she wanted to try something new. She felt like she would be able to do it on her own and she discovered Bookkeeper Business Launch. [6:20] The mindset aspect of the business has been a big part of Jessica’s journey. By applying what she learned in the course, her business has started to really take off. [8:00] Working for yourself is a rollercoaster ride with really high good days and some pretty terrible bad days, but it all evens out after a while if you can push through. [8:35] Jessica currently serves 17 clients mainly found through referrals. When she first started, she didn’t really picture much more than just herself and the books, but having found success, she believes that she could do more. [10:20] Jessica needs to get granular about what her business is going to do for her. Putting together a vivid vision is a way for her to make decisions about her business, based on whether it will move her closer to her vision or further away. The vision can give you a rulebook for your business. [12:30] Making her own schedule is probably the best part of her business. She’s been careful to make sure the business doesn’t take over her life, but that’s the struggle that most entrepreneurs have when building their business from scratch. [15:45] You have to be intentional about building a business that works around your life. You have to state what you are going to do, and then you figure out the how. [16:35] Jessica is able to pay for herself, and her day-to-day costs so she’s not financially strapped, but she would be happy to make more money. Not having her back against the wall puts her in a position of power where she doesn’t have to work with clients that aren’t aligned with her business. [19:25] We can’t talk about people without talking about processes, and we can’t talk about processes without talking about people. Right now, Jessica doesn’t have many processes written out, but she does have some checklists put together that have been helpful. The first step to creating processes is to record yourself doing a particular task while narrating what is happening, transcribing the audio, and turning that into a checklist. [25:15] Creating processes and checklists is the first step in hiring someone. A checklist should be able to fit on half a piece of paper and be less than 10 steps. If it’s any longer, it should be broken down further into separate processes. [27:10] Most of us hire the wrong way. We find someone and just throw them into the job and that sets everyone up for failure. And if they are someone who can do everything, if you come to rely on them without having written processes and they leave, your business is in big trouble. [29:00] One of the biggest misconceptions in the business is that we need to hire someone with bookkeeping experience. That’s not true, we should almost always hire a virtual assistant first. Bookkeeping experience is really just a bonus, not a prerequisite. [31:45] Document your processes as they are, not as they should be. Once you’ve got that done, take that task and give it to a VA. Start small, you can begin with as little as an hour a week. There is no need to spend the money and make a commitment until you get your processes down. [36:40] Once you start creating processes and giving them to a VA, you’re going to become addicted to the process. It could be over a year or more before you need to hire an established bookkeeping professional. It may even make more sense to graduate a trusted VA into the position by providing them with additional training, instead of finding someone who already has experience. [38:55] Jessica is more comfortable with letting go because breaking things down into individual tasks is much less daunting than letting a whole client go. One big tip is to encourage your VA to be critical about your processes and suggest improvements. [41:30] Hiring someone and bringing them into your business is an exponential gain in your business. Changing your CRM is an incremental gain. Start with platforms like Excel that everyone is already comfortable with, don’t try to do both at the same time. Once you got the ball rolling, that’s when you can explore different project management options. All the tools will work, it’s just a matter of finding one that works for you. [44:45] Jessica’s first action will be to write down her three-year vision for her business and get specific with what she wants. In terms of practical actions, Jessica is going to create process videos for one of her easier clients, and get them transcribed. Ben recommends putting a date on each action item because that makes them real.   Mentioned in this episode: Sparkle Bookkeeping

Warden Durand takes Jessica to the scene of the crime, which leaves her with more questions than answers.  When Jessica returns to Shelly's, she decides it won't hurt to get that interview.... but does Shelly cooperate?     Jessica Rainville is Jessica London Rick Coste is Warden Durand Demitra Papadinis is Shelly This episode of CHRIS is sponsored by Torr Country Farm!  www.torrcountryfarm.com CHRIS Podcast is written and produced by Jessica Rainville. Produced, mixed and, edited by Rick Coste Music by Tangent Music, LLC www.chrispodcast.com CHRIS Podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Jessica London, a PI from NYC, gets a message about a new case from her boss, Phil Slater, the morning after a one-night stand. When Jessica calls him back, she finds out Phil wants to send her to Maine to investigate a seven year old cold case. When she arrives in Stacyville, she meets the local sheriff, warden, and restaurant owner. This episode of CHRIS is sponsored by Sonic Forge Studios, the OFFICIAL studio of CHRIS Podcast! www.sonicforgestudios.com Jessica Rainville is Jessica London Owen McCuen is Tim/Tom Chuck Davis is Phil Slater Mike Weiner is Sheriff Weston Rick Coste is Warden Durand CHRIS Podcast is written and produced by Jessica Rainville. Produced, mixed and, edited by Rick Coste Music by Tangent Music, LLC www.chrispodcast.com CHRIS Podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

When Jessica became pregnant with her first child she was Chief Operating Officer of a rapidly growing tech start-up. With the support of her husband, she decided to return to work 6 weeks after their daughter was born. While she felt positive about her decision, she was disappointed with all the negative criticism she received. She talks about what being a good mother means to her and how their family makes it work.

On this episode, I interview my good friend, Jessica Rasdall, speaking coach to entrepreneurs, and we talk all about how you can add speaking as a revenue stream to your business as well as increase your credibility and authority in your industry.   Highlights:    How Jessica overcame a tragic event in her life and learned how to help and serve others with her message The 3 different tiers of speakers and how to know whether you should be using speaking as a revenue stream or as a part of your marketing strategy to build authority or to sell your offers from the stage Jessica answers the question, "when should you be paid to speak?" We discuss what conference and retreat organizers should be considering as they craft their speaking line-up Jessica tells you what to do first if you're interested in becoming a speaker   Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode:    Catch Kristin Live on Instagram   See Kristin Live on FB   The Speaker Quiz   The Creative Speaker Podcast     Get in Touch With Jessica Rasdall   Website | https://thepublicspeakingstrategist.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/jessicarasdall/   About Jessica   Jessica Rasdall is a Best Selling Author, Motivational Speaker, Podcast Host, and Public Speaking Strategist. She partners with creatives to craft stories and presentations that connect with their audience and stand out in a crowded market. Jessica has shared her story of turning her “mess into a message” for over twelve years and has been featured on major international media outlets such as ABC's 20/20, Katie Couric, The Guardian, MTV, Netflix, and many more.   When Jessica was a freshman in college, she made a life-altering decision that resulted in the death of her best friend. In an effort to raise awareness, cope with her guilt and keep her friend’s memory alive, she began sharing her story. Jessica spoke to over 15,000 young adults across the country before she was sentenced to prison.   By rewriting their story, her clients are transforming what were once considered “liabilities” into some of their greatest business assets.

Introduction: Today we are fortunate to have with us none other than Jessica Pasik, a graduate of Trinity High School in New York City. Jessica, currently a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, studies philosophy, politics and economics, and is a member of the Wharton Undergraduate Real Estate Club and women’s club lacrosse team. During her internship at Leasing REality in the summer of 2018, she strategized on how Leasing REality should pursue its growth, and also played a starring role in various short video “educational skits.” When Jessica is not mastering her craft in the library, she enjoys the company of her friends and raising awareness for scoliosis through her best friend’s charity, Strut for Scoliosis.   Episode Notes: At 2:07, Jessica Pasik notes that there are a ton of opportunities in the world, and why one must experience and try new things, take chances, and fail forward. At 3:16, Jessica touches upon getting involved, being engaged, and learning more about the world around you. At 4:08, Pasik discusses the importance of making a difference for others, and also mentions the Strut for Scoliosis initiative she is involved in. At 5:05, she informs that a work ethic is everything, and one must drive itself to do better and push others. At 6:42, Jessica shares that one needs to lean on others for help in the process of growing. At 7:47, Jessica closes out the podcast with a message on why one needs to see the positives in life, while looking beyond the negatives in life.

When Jessica was 31 she thought she had everything she ever wanted. She had the husband, the car, a successful stable job, the thatched cottage with the roses over the door, the multiple holidays. In short, Jessica had everything that was supposed to make her happy, but it didn’t. She felt completely stuck and alone and angry that after all the effort she was deeply unfulfilled and unhappy. In July 1991 Jessica had the courage to say ‘enough’ to herself, that there must be more to life than this and she's never looked back since. The unhappiness was buried deep within because at some point, Jessica lost touch of who she was. What she wanted, her desires, hopes and dreams; she had created a life that pleased everyone else but herself. And she was stuck because she didn’t know who she was and what she truly wanted. That was 26 years ago. Jessica is an international speaker, mentor, guide, coach and she wakes every day feeling blessed that she get to guide and support people to connect to their heart, discover what they truly want and go out and live it. Support the show (http://patreon.com/IanRutter)

“I had nothing to lose, so I answered the call and landed a fulltime writing gig!”—Jessica Pickett Host Jody Mayberry and Great Escape Publishing Director, Lori Allen, introduce us to Jessica Pickett. When Jessica came to GEP’s Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in 2014, she didn’t see herself having much in common with other attendees because she was working full-time and would be traveling and writing in her limited spare time. But now, Jessica has already had more than 100 stories published—an ambitious undertaking for someone who works full-time. She says, “I was 29 when I first attended the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop, married to a farmer and working in a fulltime career. Many of the people I met at the workshop were retired or getting ready to retire and I thought there was no way I would be able to do this.” Using the skills she learned at the workshop, she sent a query to a regional publication that was looking for writers. “I had nothing to lose, so I answered the call and landed a full-time writing gig!” Although Jessica can’t travel long distances often, she started with weekend trips and has managed to land another position as a writer for her local tourism office. Listen in for more information on how Jessica has managed to balance her full-time career and home life while following her dream of travel writing. If you’re interested in building a career as a travel writer, you can learn more about getting started here: www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting.

The betrayal of Jeri Hogarth cuts deep in this episode and in our Jessica Jones 210 Review “AKA Pork Chop” we talk about our top five case notes about this episode in our Spoiler filled discussion. As always make sure you've watched the episode before listening to the podcast. Jessica Jones 210 Review Podcast Spoiler filled Synopsis Written by: Aïda Mashaka Croal Directed by: Neasa Hardiman Jeri Hogarth (Carrie-Anne Moss) arranges a plea deal for Alisa (Janet McTeer) to avoid the Raft, if she gives up Dr. Karl Malus’ location. Alisa agrees when Jessica promises to keep Karl Malus (Callum Keith Rennie) safe. Elsewhere, Trish Walker (Rachael Taylor) struggles with her botched television audition, but forges ahead with her own investigation when she overhears that the super-powered killer has been caught. Her investigation takes a new twist after Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) explains everything to her and Malcolm Ducasse (Eka Darville), but tells them to stay away. Thanks to a cryptic conversation with her mother, involving a sex hotel and fantasy rooms, Jessica finds Malus and convinces him to go to a country with no extradition so Alisa can take Hogarth’s deal without betraying him. During their conversation he tells Jessica that he never treated a person called Shane Ryback (Eden Marryshow). She passes this information to Hogarth who dismisses the notion. But arriving home Hogarth discovers Inez (Leah Gibson) and Ryback gone and her Apartment trashed and robbed. In this heartbreaking moment she realizes she was not cured of her A.L.S. condition. Meanwhile, assisted by an unwitting Malcolm, Trish goes against Jessica’s wishes for selfish reasons and tracks Malus to his hotel room; but her intervention may damage Jessica’s carefully constructed plan. As Jessica finalises Karl’s new forged passport, courtesy of Oscar Arocho (J.R. Ramirez), she discovers that Alisa is being tormented by one of her guards, Dale Holiday (Brian Hutchison). Investigating him, Jessica finds evidence that he is a hunter who murders inmates to add to his collection. When Jessica goes to confront him to warn him off her mother, he attacks her, and she accidentally kills him in self-defense. Thanks so much for listening to our Jessica Jones 210 Review Podcast. Our Jessica Jones reviews have only just begun so if you would like to send any of your thoughts in please send them to feedback@defenderstvpodcast.com join us on facebook at Facebook.com/groups/defenderstvpodcast or follow us on Twitter @defenderscast and you can also record your thoughts for the podcast directly from our website defenderstvpodcast.com by clicking the “Send Voicemail” button. We will return on later this week with our review of Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 11 "AKA Three Lives and Counting" talk to you then. Thanks for listening John, Chris and Derek Defenders TV Podcast Date recorded: 25/03/2018 Date published: 06/04/2018 MP3, 48.08 mins, 96kbps, 33.2 MB All images and audio clips are copyright of Marvel and Netflix no infringement is intended. The intro and outro music for our show is provided by Mississippi MacDonald you can find more of his music at his website MississippiMacdonald.com .

The betrayal of Jeri Hogarth cuts deep in this episode and in our Jessica Jones 210 Review “AKA Pork Chop” we talk about our top five case notes about this episode in our Spoiler filled discussion. As always make sure you've watched the episode before listening to the podcast. Jessica Jones 210 Review Podcast Spoiler filled Synopsis Written by: Aïda Mashaka Croal Directed by: Neasa Hardiman Jeri Hogarth (Carrie-Anne Moss) arranges a plea deal for Alisa (Janet McTeer) to avoid the Raft, if she gives up Dr. Karl Malus’ location. Alisa agrees when Jessica promises to keep Karl Malus (Callum Keith Rennie) safe. Elsewhere, Trish Walker (Rachael Taylor) struggles with her botched television audition, but forges ahead with her own investigation when she overhears that the super-powered killer has been caught. Her investigation takes a new twist after Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) explains everything to her and Malcolm Ducasse (Eka Darville), but tells them to stay away. Thanks to a cryptic conversation with her mother, involving a sex hotel and fantasy rooms, Jessica finds Malus and convinces him to go to a country with no extradition so Alisa can take Hogarth’s deal without betraying him. During their conversation he tells Jessica that he never treated a person called Shane Ryback (Eden Marryshow). She passes this information to Hogarth who dismisses the notion. But arriving home Hogarth discovers Inez (Leah Gibson) and Ryback gone and her Apartment trashed and robbed. In this heartbreaking moment she realizes she was not cured of her A.L.S. condition. Meanwhile, assisted by an unwitting Malcolm, Trish goes against Jessica’s wishes for selfish reasons and tracks Malus to his hotel room; but her intervention may damage Jessica’s carefully constructed plan. As Jessica finalises Karl’s new forged passport, courtesy of Oscar Arocho (J.R. Ramirez), she discovers that Alisa is being tormented by one of her guards, Dale Holiday (Brian Hutchison). Investigating him, Jessica finds evidence that he is a hunter who murders inmates to add to his collection. When Jessica goes to confront him to warn him off her mother, he attacks her, and she accidentally kills him in self-defense. Thanks so much for listening to our Jessica Jones 210 Review Podcast. Our Jessica Jones reviews have only just begun so if you would like to send any of your thoughts in please send them to feedback@defenderstvpodcast.com join us on facebook at Facebook.com/groups/defenderstvpodcast or follow us on Twitter @defenderscast and you can also record your thoughts for the podcast directly from our website defenderstvpodcast.com by clicking the “Send Voicemail” button. We will return on later this week with our review of Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 11 "AKA Three Lives and Counting" talk to you then. Thanks for listening John, Chris and Derek Defenders TV Podcast Date recorded: 25/03/2018 Date published: 06/04/2018 MP3, 48.08 mins, 96kbps, 33.2 MB All images and audio clips are copyright of Marvel and Netflix no infringement is intended. The intro and outro music for our show is provided by Mississippi MacDonald you can find more of his music at his website MississippiMacdonald.com .

The betrayal of Jeri Hogarth cuts deep in this episode and in our Jessica Jones 210 Review “AKA Pork Chop” we talk about our top five case notes about this episode in our Spoiler filled discussion. As always make sure you've watched the episode before listening to the podcast. Jessica Jones 210 Review Podcast Spoiler filled Synopsis Written by: Aïda Mashaka Croal Directed by: Neasa Hardiman Jeri Hogarth (Carrie-Anne Moss) arranges a plea deal for Alisa (Janet McTeer) to avoid the Raft, if she gives up Dr. Karl Malus’ location. Alisa agrees when Jessica promises to keep Karl Malus (Callum Keith Rennie) safe. Elsewhere, Trish Walker (Rachael Taylor) struggles with her botched television audition, but forges ahead with her own investigation when she overhears that the super-powered killer has been caught. Her investigation takes a new twist after Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) explains everything to her and Malcolm Ducasse (Eka Darville), but tells them to stay away. Thanks to a cryptic conversation with her mother, involving a sex hotel and fantasy rooms, Jessica finds Malus and convinces him to go to a country with no extradition so Alisa can take Hogarth’s deal without betraying him. During their conversation he tells Jessica that he never treated a person called Shane Ryback (Eden Marryshow). She passes this information to Hogarth who dismisses the notion. But arriving home Hogarth discovers Inez (Leah Gibson) and Ryback gone and her Apartment trashed and robbed. In this heartbreaking moment she realizes she was not cured of her A.L.S. condition. Meanwhile, assisted by an unwitting Malcolm, Trish goes against Jessica’s wishes for selfish reasons and tracks Malus to his hotel room; but her intervention may damage Jessica’s carefully constructed plan. As Jessica finalises Karl’s new forged passport, courtesy of Oscar Arocho (J.R. Ramirez), she discovers that Alisa is being tormented by one of her guards, Dale Holiday (Brian Hutchison). Investigating him, Jessica finds evidence that he is a hunter who murders inmates to add to his collection. When Jessica goes to confront him to warn him off her mother, he attacks her, and she accidentally kills him in self-defense. Thanks so much for listening to our Jessica Jones 210 Review Podcast. Our Jessica Jones reviews have only just begun so if you would like to send any of your thoughts in please send them to feedback@defenderstvpodcast.com join us on facebook at Facebook.com/groups/defenderstvpodcast or follow us on Twitter @defenderscast and you can also record your thoughts for the podcast directly from our website defenderstvpodcast.com by clicking the “Send Voicemail” button. We will return on later this week with our review of Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 11 "AKA Three Lives and Counting" talk to you then. Thanks for listening John, Chris and Derek Defenders TV Podcast Date recorded: 25/03/2018 Date published: 06/04/2018 MP3, 48.08 mins, 96kbps, 33.2 MB All images and audio clips are copyright of Marvel and Netflix no infringement is intended. The intro and outro music for our show is provided by Mississippi MacDonald you can find more of his music at his website MississippiMacdonald.com .

In this episode, you will learn how Greek Peak Mountain Resort prioritizes providing a great experience for families from Jessica Sloma. Jessica Sloma is Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Greek Peak Mountain Resort and she has been involved with the resort since 2008. When Jessica first came to Greek Peak, she was a partner in an advertising agency in New York and was brought onboard to rebrand Greek Peak for the grand opening of the Hope Lake Lodge and Cascades Indoor Waterpark. She eventually transitioned from the advertising world to work directly for the resort. In 2015, the owners of Greek Peak purchased Toggenburg Mountain, a seasonal ski resort located outside of Syracuse, New York. This season Jessica, along with the Greek Peak executive team, have taken on the oversight of that property. A transcript of this episode is available here: http://destinationontheleft.com/jessica-sloma/

Promoting Confident, Heroic,  Inspiring, Courageous moms. (CHICmomorg.com)  Jessica Byrd, mother of two found her passion as a career mom by starting an organization to interact with young mothers to provide them with the tools, necessities, and environment to better raise their children. Jessica firmly believes in not only engaging our children with a positive social environment, but also providing a network of positive enforcement for young parents - which in result will promote a better society. CHICmom Org's sole purpose is to implement - Confident, Heroic, Inspiring, Courageous mothers.  When Jessica became a new mommy she was bombarded with tons of decisions to make, as most moms; should I work, should I do daycare, should I breastfeed, the list goes on. Despite having a very strong support group in her family, she noticed that amongst her peers, motherhood was like a secret society. A society of mothers who appeared to have it all figured out, but the reality was we all need help, and more importantly we all need each other. Jessica noticed that mothers lacked a sense of community and she wanted to solve that problem. What started as a post on Facebook, asking mothers to join her "moms club" has now grown to over sixty mothers in a member oriented organization named CHICmom.   As a career mom, Jessica has always given her personal and career growth just as much attention as she's given being a mommy and wife.  Her previous roles in event management, project management, and public relations has allowed her to rise in the ranks in her career path. Starting as a public relations consultant in Atlanta, GA, and returning to her hometown to then land a positive at The Michigan Chronicle, she’s never given up on her strong aspirations in following her career path in marketing and communications with the desire to start a mentoring coaching business for college students. Currently Jessica utilizes her communications, event management, and marketing expertise to serve as the Community Relations Specialist for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan.  Jessica has a niche for community engagement, with a personal goal to living a life on purpose and assisting everyone around her to do the same.  As a mother of a three and four-year old, life can be very demanding, but she admits to finding strength in CHICmom and strongly believes it was her God-given purpose. Additionally, she knows first hand that being a mother doesn't stop you from growing, in fact you discover a new sense of self discovery.     

How much of yourself should you put into work? Liz and Larry discuss the role work plays in your life, in your identity, and how you define success at work and in life. At Penn & Pencil, Matt is frustrated at Ivan who either disregards his ideas or steals them. When Jessica helps him brainstorm, she points out the larger issue: Matt cares too much about work. Plus, Larry interviews Brandon McEachern, CEO of Broccoli City. What would and wouldn’t you give up for the sake of a career? Call us with your answer! 424-224-5711 New to I Hate My Boss? Subscribe today: smarturl.it/IHMB Liz recommends: Drive, by Daniel Pink which you can get for free as part of your 30-day trial subscription at Audible.com/BOSS Learn more about Broccoli City: http://broccolicity.com/ Thank you to our sponsors: Blue Apron - Get your first 3 meals for free with free shipping by visiting them here: www.blueapron.com/boss Audible - Get a 30-day trial and a free audio book when you visit them here: www.audible.com/boss Casper - Get $50 off any mattress when you visit them here: www.casper.com/boss Zip Recruiter - Learn how to hire smarter and browse the most extensive job boards here: www.Ziprecruiter.com/boss Bose Color Soundlink II wireless speakers. Get closer to your podcasts with Bose. Bose.com/podcast We'd like to hear from you. Find us on Twitter @IHateMyBossShow, email iHateMyBoss@wondery.com or give us a call at 424-224-5711. We'd like to hear your opinions! please complete a quick survey at www.wondery.com/survey. And if you like the show please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

Getting visibility and guest appearances on podcasts are a great way to grow your business, but do you know how to get booked? Tonya's guest, Jessica Rhodes, is a master at this topic and we're so excited for her to share her knowledge with us! Jessica is the founder and CEO of InterviewConnections.com, the premier Guest Booking agency for podcasters and guest experts, and she is the acclaimed author of Interview Connections: How to #RockThePodcast From Both Sides of the Mic! Jessica is the host of Interview Connections TV, where each week she helps her viewers rock the podcast from both sides of the mic. She hosts/co-hosts three podcasts: Rhodes to Success, The Podcast Producers and The Parenting Rhodes. The Podcast Producers was selected by Apple as a “How to Podcast” show in iTunes and has also been included in the syllabus for a course about podcasting and audio journalism at Western University in Ontario, Canada. Jessica is has been a speaker at Podcast Movement, Podfest.us and Dream Business Academy. She lives in Rhode Island with her husband and two kids. THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY: THE PROFIT PARTY ACADEMY If you've been in business for a few years and have hit a plateau, you're ready to make more money, and you're stuck, Tonya Rineer's Profit Party Academy is designed specifically for you. She wants to help you break down limiting beliefs and mindset blocks to set you up to rock in your business. The group academy will be a mix of group calls, mastermind and calls with Tonya. If you want more information, RSVP for her Profit Party Academy. IN THIS EPISODE 2:00 Tonya binge listened to Jessica's podcast in order to learn everything she needed to know before starting the Profit Party podcast. 4:25 Before things were amazing, there were hiccups and there still are hiccups. Jessica shares her stories of bumps in the road and how she got started in her entrepreneur journey. 5:00 When Jessica got pregnant, she quit her job at a non-profit. Her dad told her about being a virtual assistant. Her dad was her first client. She didn't think about how much money she needed to make when she quit her job. 8:30 Her and her husband made decisions to live the "perfect" lifestyle and found that it came with the high price tag. They had a lot of credit card debt and made changes since facing their debt 8-10 months ago. They started following Dave Ramsey's plan to start cutting down on their debt. 10:00 The slippery slope of using credit cards. Jessica remembers getting her first credit card at her college. It's an emotional roller coaster to build a business and not have the income and money to pay for things. You don't want to not spend money because you feel like you're on a money diet. 12:53 Four years is how long it takes to get money coming in, get the right team members and have momentum going in your business. Jessica feels like she's at that point and it takes a while to get that business going. How well a business is going and what happens before the success 13:37 People see from the outside that the business is going well, but people don't see how much the entrepreneur is paying themselves and what happens before the success. There's so many changes that have to be made when you have a mindset shift when you decide not to buy things that you don't need. It's like going on a diet, it takes a bit see changes. You have to celebrate the little wins and build up for a big reward. For Jessica, paying off the debt and her reward will be getting a bathroom on her second floor. 15:45 Jessica started out as a virtual assistant for her dad. She checked links, categorized videos, client support, and Pinterest marketing. That's when she started getting into the podcast booking with her dad asking her to book him on podcasts. 16:53 Her transition from the door to door canvassing director for a non-profit, to an online business owner was a great advantage to her as she started working at podcast pitching. 18:00 Pitching big podcasters and not knowing who the big celebrities are in the online world. Fan girling the online celebrities and how we view the celebrities in the US culture. Talk to online celebrities like a peer and they'll be more likely to help you out and work with you. 20:14 The mindset of aspiring to be like those we look up to, we create a barrier of what we perceive our capabilities to be. If we copy what we like about them, we can act like them and take on those personality traits, it's easier to talk to them when you meet them. 21:47 Jessica tries to demystify the celebrities with her work. The huge celebrities are not the ones who will help you get where you need to be. She hit 6 figures and she had an email list of 200. Her view is that she'd rather be making a lot of money instead of being famous. Focus on making money in your business and the fame will come at that point. 24:24 Pick the people you're listening to and make sure they are actually making money and are successful. Focus on your own stuff. 25:07 What to focus on and how to get started podcasting. You're not going to be good when you first start. Record a few episodes and they might not be good, but just get started. You don't have to be marketing on every platform. When you blog, video, and podcast, there are pros and cons to putting out that much content. You have to make sure your podcast will fit in well with your business. Either interviewing clients and have great guest co-hosts. 30:37 When you first get on a call to podcast with them, break the ice and start talking before recording. That's really where you'll make or break the show. The goal is to have good chemistry with the guest and host. 32:38 Why Jessica decided to pick the service of hooking up podcasters and guests as her core service. She looked at what had the greatest potential for growth and money. 33:57 How she started pitching podcasts by looking at iTunes and emailing the hosts. She loves the excitement when her clients get booked on a podcast. 34:50 If you're bootstrapping your podcast pitching, listen to Jessica's podcast episodes on pitching podcasts. Come up with a one sheet and give podcasters something they can look at when you pitch them. Jessica is giving a free one sheet to the listeners which you can get on her website with the code publicity. Podcasters don't want to know why you're a great guest, they want to know what great content they will get from you. [bctt tweet="Focus on making money in your business and the fame will come at that point." username="tonyarineer"] KEY TAKEAWAYS Jessica shares her stories of bumps in the road and how she got started in her entrepreneur journey. Focus on making money in your business and the fame will come at that point. Talk to online celebrities like a peer and they'll be more likely to help you out and work with you. If you're bootstrapping your podcast pitching, listen to Jessica's podcast episodes on pitching podcasts. EPISODE RESOURCES Pat Flynn Free Money Mindset Training- just in case you're ready to take your profit power to the next level! Hang out with us inside our free Facebook Community- where every day is a party! CONTINUING THE PARTY WITH JESSICA: Jessica's website Jessica's Facebook Jessica's book Interview Connections: How to #RockThePodcast From Both Sides of the Mic!

“It’s an interesting time for outdoor recreation - we were called the sleeping giant just a few years ago. The giant is now awake!” - Jessica Wahl While it’s easy to be overwhelmed with all of the uncertainties in our turbulent political climate, this week’s guest brings some light to all of the positive things that are in motion that affect our lands and industry. I sat down with Jessica Wahl, the Government Affairs Manager at the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) who’s on the front lines in DC making a difference at the policy level. Jessica fell in love with the outdoors when she saw how it changed lives and improved communities through her previous work with the Office of the Secretary on external affairs and youth engagement in the outdoors. Jessica got to work closely with companies like Patagonia, KEEN and The North Face, so joining the ranks at OIA seemed like the perfect next step for her. When Jessica first came to OIA, more of her focus was on conservation but recently that focus has widened to anything and everything that gets people outside. The lines are blurring  between the traditional “man powered” outdoor industry and opening up to the whole supply chain including motor powered recreationists, hunters and more. When we all join arms and speak up together, our voices become louder. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do! GIVEAWAY: Verde and OIA partner KEEN are giving one lucky listener a pair of Durand Polar Shell boots! Bulletpoints: OIA was founded in 1989 by visionary outdoor industry leaders who realized that “outdoor” could be much more than a passing consumer trend. Today, OIA is the leading trade association and voice of the outdoor recreation industry. The Recreations Economic Contributions Act (REC Act) has been signed by President Obama, ensuring that the outdoor recreation economy, including outdoor industry jobs and our economic impact, are measured by the federal government and accounted for as part of the national Gross Domestic Product. Using the momentum from the REC Act, OIA is educating new members of congress and other admin on the importance of this Act and how it touches every district and state. It would be a huge benefit to appoint a Director of Outdoor Recreation, like Luis Benitez, in every state’s governor’s office. With these positions in place, each state can have a point person to take charge with land issues and to look out for outdoor business and recreation. In 2017 OIA wants to make sure there aren’t many rollbacks in recreation assets, public lands and climate policy. The much talked about Infrastructure and Transportation package should benefit trails, protected bike lanes, public lands, roads and bridges in parks. The National Park Service Centennial Act (H.R. 4680) addresses the $12 billion in needed repairs to park infrastructure, such as unmaintained trails and deteriorating buildings and structures that are in danger of falling apart. President-elect Trump does see value in the outdoor recreation economy and the jobs it creates. His pick for Interior Secretary, Cathy McMorris Rogers, was one of the original co-sponsor for the REC Act and helped push it through. Land management is critical and important. There are places to develop and places to leave in their natural state. Having those conversations at the local level is essential to overall success. We must work to keep our lands federally managed as it’s the #1 threat to outdoor recreation at this point. How can you help? Support your local specialty retailers! Buy gear and buy local. Get involved in your outdoor community and conservation efforts. Links: Take Me Outdoors KEEN Giveaway: https://verdebrandcomm.leadpages.co/keen-oia-giveaway/ Outdoor Industry Association: www.outdoorindustry.org Take Me Outdoors Interview with Luis Benitez: http://www.verdepr.com/2016/12/big-wins-for-outdoor-industry/ REC Act: https://outdoorindustry.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Rec-Act-June-20161.pdf National Park Service Centennial Act: https://www.npca.org/articles/1422-with-unanimous-support-senate-passes-the-national-park-service-centennial#sm.00019i3wfr4zdcyzs0n1rd7k144cl

Save the Dates: February 23–25 in Florida for the 1st ever She Podcasts EVENT PodFusion via Podfest! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Support our Patreon page! Communicate with us via Twitter by using the hashtag #AskSheP and of course follow us on Twitter   Show 124 Super Quick Re-cap! When Jessica easts sleeps and breathes proposals it’s not good for Elsie The harrowing story of Scott and his travel craziness The influence of energies around us and how they can affect us vs when stuff simply goes WRONG A mention of Podfest Chronicles, ya’ll should subscribe! Elsie’s really passionate about Podfusion - really people Feedback from the community about teachers and technology! Thank you Amy, you are rad. The possibility that teachers in murdertown Delaware are not getting the same resources as other teachers in other parts of the country A bit of Elsie’s history around technology Lines around podcast consumption (and growth) are often times drawn by culture or socio-economic parameters and developers and innovators need to address these concerns News! Podchristmas is going on! Yaaaassss! We vier of into a discussion of Daniel’s baby arrival and memories of having babies Tips! Wavve the app that makes your audio bits into movies with a really cool graphic. So nice. Jessica’s Pet Peeves The creation of Jessica’s pet peeves, live on the show Make sure that your intro matches your brand Don’t kill yourself producing a daily show! Stop counting your total downloads for your show!!!!! Stop counting your total downloads for your show!!!!! Stop counting your total downloads for your show!!!!! Weird And Wild Show of The Week Savings Angel Links mentioned by Jess and Elsie! Leave us feedback via Speakpipe! Elsie and Jess discussion Podfusion with Dave Jackson! (direct link to episode in iTunes! Cue Inc Podchristmas Wavve Savings Angel Podcasting Stratifies into Hard Layers She Podcasts thank-you to our community helpers! Our editor John from Audio Editing Solutions. He is so good you need to hire him STAT! Rebecca Council from CLR Virtual Connections Darlene from DarleneVictoria.com Shop for your podcasting education! The She Podcasts Shop Get your FREE How To Podcast tutorial! Help Us Spread The Word! It would be stellar if you shared She Podcasts with your fellow women podcasters on twitter. Click here to tweet some love! If this episode got you all fired up, head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! Ways to subscribe to She Podcasts! Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher Feedback + Promotion for Women Podcasters You can ask your questions, comment below, go to the She Podcasts Facebook group and even share your promos for your podcast! Let your voice be heard. Send it all to feedback@shepodcasts.com  

Jessica Rhodes runs Interview Connections, a company that helps match podcasts with guest experts. Her business is booming. And she’s running it with a team of virtual employees. Everything was running smooth. And then Jessica had to take time off for the birth of her second child. Jessica kept giving her assistant more control in the business. When Jessica came back and began reclaiming control, things turned bad. And it didn’t end well between them. Here’s what Jessica and I discuss: The big challenge we face with employee/boss relationships. What happens when you give someone too much control while you’re away, and what happens when you try to get it back. Why financial incentives don’t alway work to motivate someone. How tension grew between Jessica and her employee, and conversations that used to flow smoothly were now strained. How the feeling of distrust grew and ruined their relationship. What Jessica could’ve done that might have changed the outcome. How she fell into the trap of giving up control. The key Jessica discovered to make sure this doesn’t happen again. Why Jessica isn’t ready to let go of the control of her business and be an ’absentee CEO." Our discussion about the “business as a baby” metaphor. Why it’s good and bad. What she’s doing now to make sure her business grows and supports her lifestyle. The one thing you need to know about virtual assistants before hiring one. Enjoy the show: Employee Relationships And The Challenges They Cause

Today I am talking to motivational speaker, transformational coach and story expert Jessica Rasdall. All this week in The Balanced Entrepreneur Facebook Group, we are talking about Webinars, and how to leverage them to make automated sales and get a ton of phone calls on your calendar without lifting a finger. Jessica is an expert at unlocking the power of your story, which is a critical piece of any webinar, virtual event or live event. You have to have that story. Time Stamped Show Notes 0:00 – Introduction 1:00 – Jessica is a motivational speaker and transformational coach who has shared her story of turning her mess into a message for nearly 10 years. When Jessica was in college, she made a life-altering decision that resulted in the death of her best friend. Jessica spoke to over 15,000 young adults across the country before she was sentenced to prison, and today she helps entrepreneurs craft their signature stories. 1:50 – Jessica’s clients are transforming what were once considered liabilities into some of their greatest business assets. 4:00 – Jessica has three tips for leveraging storytelling in your business. 4:15 – Tip #1: Leverage your story to turn people into brand advocates. When you are thinking about your story and your business, and making that connection, you have to understand the power of that. If you take the time to stand behind your message, people start to trust you. Don’t give them everything about your story, because that will make them more interested once they trust you. 7:00 – When you craft your story, you basically tell people: Who you are What you do Who you do it for Why in the world you do it And what’s happening because of that 8:25 – “The part I think that we tend to leave out in our story, that is just as important as where you’ve been … is, ‘Where are you going?’ ” If you can cast a vision and craft that out for other people, they will want to stand with you. You don’t want your audience to be waiting. 10:10 – “When they can feel like they’re on this journey with you, they’re going to go to bat for you. They’re all in. That’s the difference between having a follower and having a brand advocate.” 11:10 – Tip #2: Own your own story. If you don’t tell your story, someone else is going to tell it for you. “Once you put it out there the way you want to put it out there, people will continue to spread it.” 12:45 – How do you handle the emotion behind your story so that you can own it? Focus on the audience you are there to serve, and how you plan to serve them. Realize that if you cry through the whole presentation, your message will not come through. When you are crafting your story, try to separate emotion from facts. Look at what happened and establish the facts of the situation. Once you begin to just look at the pieces of it like a puzzle, it becomes a lot easier to crack. “My client needs something specific from me. So I’m going to do whatever I have to do to take those puzzles pieces and arrange them in a way that’s going to serve them the best.” 18:40 – “My biggest tip I can give you when you’re telling your story is to make it visual.” What are they focusing on? If it’s not the message, you need to change something. 20:15 - Tip #3: The power of crafting your story. When you take the time to craft out your story, it gives you the power to rewrite it. “If I was going to share my story, I wanted it to be from a place of power, not from pain.” 23:05 – “You can take your story and share it in so many outlets, as long as you are creating a message in there.” 23:35 – Something small that we often leave out is why we do what we do. When we are giving an elevator pitch, we tell people what we do, but we also need to tell them why. Make them understand you are being authentic, and they will be more likely to reciprocate. 26:25 – Jessica has a gift: a worksheet that will help you craft out your own story. Resources Mentioned: Jessica Rasdall: Website Grab your Business Story Worksheet

"Someone did a murder on this grilled cheese man" It's the day of the Daytona 500, and that means there's a murder to solve. When Jessica and Sarah Broderick (Jessica Greco and Claire F.) find their triplet Parker dead, they try to get Griffin and Steve to talk about the murder. They are mostly disappointed. Then, neighbour Maurice 19 shows up, and is very, very flemish. www.GroceryGateway.com

Today I have the joy of interviewing Jessica Kupferman and Elsie Escobar from the Podcast called She Podcasts and now they have launched a specific Podcasting School of Women ($997). This segregated approach lead some men going, "Do we need a special school of Women?" and the answer (according to Jessica and Elsie is yes. Podcast Rewind - Dee Snider on Radio 2:21 Today I play a small clip from Dee Snider's Snider's Comments podcast (iTunes) who explains how radio is so bad, that people PAID MONEY to NOT listen to it. Satellite radio requires more hardware in a time when everything was going to the phone. My favorite part is Dee asks, "Name me three people in their 20's that are listening to Satellite Radio."Dee's show is on Podcast One, and is available at DeeSnider.com and iTunes Why a School of Women? You may not be aware of this, but Men and Women are different. Men like to get to the point, and Women love details. In today's episode Jessica reveals a story where she asked a man about her show and his answer was to shorten the episode length and do more of them.  When she shared this with her female audience, they told her "NO! Don't DO THAT!" In some cases Men "getting to the point" with their answer may come across as "salty." It may come across as impatient, and short. When a man answers a question he has good intentions (we love to fix stuff) and yet the delivery of the answer may not connect with everyone. For the record, there are plenty of women podcasters (the women who are listening need to get their friends listening to BOOST the AWARENESS of women podcasters, as well as shows geared towards women. Never Forget It's Your Show Does this mean you need to be more politically correct when you speak into the microphone? One should never knowingly, intently say things to hurt people. However, in a world that is getting more and more sensitive - you're going to offend someone. You are the best at being YOU, and if speaking a certain way doesn't come naturally it may hurt your performance. It may cause you to over think topics. One of the things I LOVE about She Podcasts is that I AM SO NOT THEIR TARGET AUDIENCE. Case in point, in one episode Elise admits she has a crush on someone. I don't think you'll hear that between Ray, Daniel, and myself on the next episode of the Podcasters Round table. And you know what? That is ABSOLUTELY OK!. You are NOT going to please everyone, and if you try your show will lose in the end. Elise and Jessica were contemplating letting dudes into their private Facebook for women only. I APPLAUD them for NOT letting men in. It's THEIR group, and they can handle it any way they want. You can always make your own group. How Did They Start? Jessica and Elsie met at a business school and often crossed each other past. When Jessica heard that Elsie was podcasting she immediately connect with her. It wasn't long until they noticed there was no "female - podcast about podcasting." So they thought, "We should make one," and they did. One Passion Different Approaches When I listen to the show, Elsie (who has a background in Yoga) and Jessica (who may across as "Feisty") compliment each other well. Jessica is always ready with a joke, and Elise has an completely infectious laugh. According to their website, "Jessica Kupferman is an online business consultant who helps small business owners and solopreneurs find their voice, create irresistible  online products and design their business by their own rules. Elsie Escobar is a digital Jedi, working in the mystical paradox between tech and holistic living choosing podcasting and the magic of audio as her weapon of choice." It's a great mix. What To Expect at the Podcasting School For Women? Jessica is using her branding and marketing experience, and uses it to tie into Podcasting. Instead of "how to use Facebook" it is now "How to use Facebook for podcasting." Elise can help with the Technical end as well as getting the confidence to press record. Thee are insights into how to handle guests. Elsie set up the course so that you examine yourself first. This way you can understand who you are, how you will react, and prepare accordingly. They also go back, and explain what is a podcast so they can explain it to their audience. The lessons are live, but recorded so you can listen later. Other Podcasting Resources If you don't' currently have the budget ($997) for the school, you can join their Private She Podcasts Facebook Group for free. They will also be doing a full day session at Podcast Movement (save on your ticket to Podcast Movement - the event - using the code sop) You can also list your show in their She Podcasts Directory Ready to Join the School of Podcasting? Get step by step tutorials Private Facebook Group Networking/Q&A "office hours" webinars 30 Day Money Back Guarantee Go to  www.theschoolofpodcasting.com