Podcasts about wilderness the quest

Astro themes of October! (00:01:33) October 1st - 2nd: Correction.  The Sun Mercury cazimi and the Libra eclipse - Something is wrong. (00:02:42) October 3rd - 7th: Analysis.  Mercury square Mars creating challenge in decision making. (00:04:07) October 8th - 13th: Intuition Mercury in Libra trine Jupiter in Gemini - Manifesting time! (00:07:11) October 14th - 19th: The beginning of transformation Venus opposite Uranus - What or who is draining your wealth and energetic resources? (00:12:34) October 20th - 24th: Refinement Mercury trine Saturn rx - Get clear headed on things. (00:15:30) October 25th - 31st: Picking your battles Mars sextile Uranus - A boost of freedom Books!!! (00:18:19) Aries Book Picks: Purpose, destiny and evolution of networks. The Crossroads of Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion by Elle Luna. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell. (00:19:05) Taurus Book Picks: Being unapologetically the self and evolution of your professional goals. Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries (00:19:50) Gemini Book Picks: Making your own luck and intense spiritual growth The Luck Factor: The Four Essential Principles by Richard Wiseman The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer (00:20:20) Cancer Book Picks: Innovative visions and or Financial transformation Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All by Tom Kelley and David Kelley You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero (00:21:07) Leo Book Picks: Rebirth in alliances and the evolution of connections with others. Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brené Brown The Power of Connection: How Relationships Help Us Heal by Dr. David F. Drake (00:21:51) Virgo Book Picks: Deep focus on wellness and health regeneration. How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease by Dr. Michael Greger Lifeforce: How New Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine Can Transform the Quality of Your Life & Those You Love by Tony Robbins (00:22:53) Libra Book Picks: Taking a risk in making changes Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown The Art of Risk: The New Science of Courage, Caution, and Chance by Kayt Sukel (00:23:44) Scorpio Book Picks: Power struggles in work and/or family and rebirth of emotional foundations Family Ties That Bind: A Self-help Guide to Change Through Family of Origin Therapy by Dr. Ronald W. Richardson It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are by Mark Wolynn (00:24:20) Sagittarius Book Picks: Time is money and the evolution of managing your mindset Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness by Morgan Housel (00:25:05) Capricorn Book Picks: Control of wealth and developing motivated negotiations in partnerships  The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich by David Bachwhere Bach Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen (00:25:58) Aquarius Book Picks: Rebirth of identity and unconventional self-reinvention The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear (00:26:41) Pisces Book Picks: Letting go of the past and empowerment through surrender The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life* by Mark Manson

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Being Lonely in Leadership Join Bobby and Bridge as they embark on a fascinating journey, analysing why loneliness seems to have reached epidemic proportions across the young, the old and whatever the in between looks like. What is at the root of loneliness? How does it affect leadership? And then most importantly, what can we start to do to bridge the gap of loneliness, seeking to rebuild our social muscles in a world that feels more disconnected than ever. Links Jonny Sun: You are not alone in your loneliness | TED Talk Kio Stark: Why you should talk to strangers | TED Talk Richard Renaldi | Touching Strangers Index Robert Waldinger - Research on Loneliness Robert Waldinger - Loneliness Kills Vivek Murthy: How To Solve the Work Loneliness Epidemic (forbes.com) Kingsley Aikins - The Networking Institute Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone: Brené Brown (Amazon.co.uk) The Friendship Formula: How to Say Goodbye to Loneliness and Discover Deeper Connection: Kyler Shumway (Amazon.co.uk)

Episode Summary: In this episode, Kelly and Alix continue sharing their most influential self-help books, this time diving into Human Design and honing in on how to show courage and be unapologetically ourselves.Topics Discussed:[1:23] Human Design: The Revolutionary System that Shows You Who You Came Here to Be by Jenna Zoe[18:41] Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown[22:09] Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, and Unapologetically Being Yourself by Dr Aziz Gazipura[33:30] Gut: the Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders[41:21] Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Joseph GrennyOther Resources MentionedMy Human DesignI Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed YongStrange World (film)What's New at LitJoy?Ella Enchanted LitJoy Edition releases on June 5 for Lunacorn Early Access and June 6 for public access! Whether you're returning to Frell or experiencing the magic for the first time, our gorgeous gilded edition will take your breath away!Follow LitJoy!We deeply appreciate your support in creating a community around stories!Make sure to RATE & REVIEW The LitJoy Podcast wherever you listen.Subscribe to our email list at https://litjoycrate.com/podcast-emailJoin our Lunacorns private membership group at https://litjoycrate.com/podcast-lunacornsFollow us on Instagram @litjoycrateFollow us on TikTok @litjoycrateCheck out LitJoy's officially licensed author collections!Use the code PODCAST10 for a 10% off discount!Find all episode show notes on The LitJoy Podcast homepage!Thank you for talking self-help books with us! We hope you found something new to take with you on your journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we go throughout our lives, we more often than not feel a sense of belonging at our places of work, within our families, and the people we choose to spend our time with. But sometimes we just don't “fit in”. That can make things awkward, it can stifle us and it can impact our mental health in some seriously negative ways. But what's the difference between belonging and fitting in? And what can we do to remove the uncomfortable and limiting feelings we get when we don't? In today's episode, I will distinguish the difference between what it means to belong vs “fit in”, how acting intentionally can work for us or against us, and how giving up the effort to “fit in” leaves more energy for things that truly matter. -- You Do Not Need to “Fit In” to Belong | Nila Conzen (Article) Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown (Book) Join The Forge! (Application) IGNITEd Podcast Facebook Group Buy my book! Own It!: Build a Fire Service Culture of Trust and Integrity Through Accountability (Book) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ignitedff/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ignitedff/support

Do you ever struggle with loneliness? Do you struggle to find “your people” with each move? Do you sometimes feel like no one knows the “real you”? Author and researcher Brené  Brown suggests that at the heart of loneliness is a feeling of disconnection and the absence of meaningful social interaction. But how do we make genuine connections that allow us to be our true selves, rather than settling for fitting in? In today's episode, I unpack Brené Brown's book, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, and specifically what this means for us as military spouses. We discuss: What true belonging is How to cultivate true belonging as a military spouse What true belonging actually looks like in real life What happens when we put these tips into practice If you are ready to turn isolation into a life of impact, then this episode is for you! Better Together, Christine   MENTIONS Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown   RESOURCES Work With Me Join The Free Community Free Clarity Workshop What Matters Most Worksheet Life Assessment Discover Who You Are Meant to Be Leave a Show Review. Pretty Please!

How can we grow from engaging tensions in our world? Vanessa Maleare shares her story of being shaped by tension in living out her calling, while reflecting on the story of Peter living in the tension of past failure and present affirmation.  [John 21:18-22]   Reflection Where in your life are you fleeing from tension? Which of these unresolvable tensions calls to you the most?? Which of the unresolvable tensions feels most pressing to engage in personally? Corporately? Resources Book: Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown

Today in our part 2 of 3 of the small series on trust, I dive into a bit more of the technical lessons that are important to consider when learning about trust. I've got some things to give you that might help on your journey as well!  I'll cite four authors throughout this brief conversation.. Charles Feltman, Stephen Covey, Paul Zak, and of course, Brené Brown. And I've broken out four key factors from The Thin Book of Trust that I think you'll appreciate. Enjoy! Resources The Thin Book of Trust, by Charles Feltman Stephen Covey, and two of his works in particular: The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything, and Trust and Inspire Paul Zak, author of The Trust Factor: The Science of Creating High Performance Companies and Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown. Thanks for listening, Stacie More episodes at StacieBaird.com.

Today we talk about well-known research-based self-help guru Brené Brown. What is her work about? What book should you read first? What kinds of concepts are in her books? If you are experiencing any issues in your life involving shame, vulnerability, resilience, belonging, emotions, or relationships, this episode is for you! Brene Brown's Books In This Episode: I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth about Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone  Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience

What is vulnerability according to Brené Brown? “The definition of vulnerability is uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure.But vulnerability is not weakness; it's our most accurate measure of courage.When the barrier is our belief about vulnerability, the question becomes: 'Are we willing to show up and be seen when we can't control the outcome?'When the barrier to vulnerability is about safety, the question becomes: 'Are we willing to create courageous spaces so we can be fully seen?”-- Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone In this episode, we talk more about what vulnerability is and isn't, but also how you can learn to expose yourself, little by little, in order to live a life you've dreamed of.Would love to have you join the conversation on IG: instagram.com/jaim91Or come hang in my Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/teamjaim91

Holly Miller is the CEO of United Way of Midland County in Midland, Michigan. She is an integral part of the community and is in leadership positions for many teams and collaborative groups. Her work with the Rotary Contemporary View Club, Midland Business Alliance, Health and Services Council, and Midland Area Wellbeing Coalition helps improve lives and bring people together. She is a graduate of Lansing Community College at Kendall and Kendall School of Design where she earned a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design. Holly lives in Midland with her husband and enjoys spending time with her two children and four grandchildren.    Today, Holly recounts her journey to becoming a community leader and how a health scare helped her reorganize her priorities. She discusses how her mindset about community work has allowed her to work in the face of criticism and how that's helped her keep her team motivated. She tells us some stories about the historic flooding in 2020 and how she helped her community during the local upheaval and a global pandemic. Holly also shares her vision for the future of her community and reveals how aspiring community leaders can get involved.    “It's in the struggle or the change or the unknown that you really learn more about yourself.” - Holly Miller   This week on Executive Decisions:   How Holly got her start as a community leader How a health scare helped Holly realize her true passion The people who inspired Holly to challenge herself  How Holly ignores the naysayers  The role of integrity in nonprofit work  How United Way brings volunteers together after a crisis  United Way gives a voice to the voiceless  How Holly views leadership  How the pandemic and devastating floods influenced programming and collaboration How to make every dollar help the most people  What Holly is most excited about for the future of her community  Debunking myths about people in need  Where Holly draws her strength as a leader  How Holly balances her work life and personal life  Holly's advice for aspiring community leaders    Resources Mentioned:   Book: Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown Book: Dare To Lead: Brave Work. 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In this podcast, Geneva Robins and Rita Reddy talk about change! Ugh, sometimes it's the actual worst. There can be some real gross parts of change, but some delicious bits too. Rita shares a lesson from her work in Trilotherapy, the Apple Tree Cycle. The metaphor of the apple tree cycle is a simple yet profound way of understanding change as an organic and natural part of learning and growth. You get a gentle way of looking at each stage of the cycle of life without fear or resistance. It's a really supportive and transformational Trilotherapy tool.What is Trilotherapy?Created by Zen Master Nissim Amon, Trilotherapy is based on his own training in Zen Buddhism and meditation plus elements of his learnings in Western psychology and Eastern philosophies. It's a retreat-based program with a series of workshops that can be taught individually or in a group setting.The main philosophy of Trilotherapy is that you have a Center self that you're born with and come into every life with, and two inner children, your rational mind and emotional mind. And our job in Trilotherapy is to help you figure out what place you're making decisions from; to help you make decisions from the Center, which is always your true self. Your two inner children, we call them your rational mind and your emotional mind; they create your personality. They take in all the information and process it, and then you're the one who's going to be making the decisions. Sometimes we're allowing these children to make the decisions for us. But the idea is to parent ourselves and these inner children to help us make the best life decisions. Trilotherapy helps us figure out where we're coming from and why we decide certain things.How do you deal with change?At times we all have to deal with enormous amounts of change and the feelings that come along with it, like grief and loss. Big changes can really challenge our ability to let go.Nobody likes change... unless it's the good parts of change! When the bad parts come around, which are always going to come around, that's when things get really hard. We sometimes misname change to be only the gross parts we don't like, but there is beauty in the whole cycle.Embrace Change with the Apple Tree CycleThe Apple Tree Cycle is a Trilotherapy tool to explore the natural cycles of change in our lives, so it's not so scary. The stages of change are represented by the metaphor of the life cycle of the apple tree:seed and gestation, which is the new idea or start of something new;plant and growth stage; where your new creation is expanding;fruiting and enjoying the creation;death, where the creation is complete, the fruit falls, and the tree dies; it involves letting go;rotting, which is the disintegration and complete release of the creation back to fertilizer; andback to gestation, the cycle always returns to the start.Everything goes through the apple tree cycle, even tiny little mini ones. You might go through 10 of them a day. It's basically the beginning, the middle, and the end of anything that's going on, whether it be a relationship or going to the store and getting groceries.We tend to like the beginning parts of the cycle when the little sprout is happening. There's forward progress like things could change; that'll be amazing. Then the growth part, you see things take form, and everything is expanding. And then, in the fruiting stage, you're starting to enjoy some of the things you've created and put into motion. But then there's the rotting and death stages, where in the apple tree cycle, the apple's fallen off of the branch and is now in the process of letting go and returning to the earth. It's when things degrade and turn into fertilizer. And so that's usually when we feel like poop!But it's also so beautiful because you know that poop is nourishing. It's food for the seed. And that's what we need. And there's beauty in it, even though it's the stinky gross part of change. Gratitude helps us Embrace ChangeThe Signs of Spring is a process from Geneva's book The Secret Art of Happiness: Change Your Life with the Reiki Ideals. It's a gratitude process that you use daily. It is especially helpful when you're in an uncomfortable place, and you're the in the turmoil of change. But even in those places, there's forward movement and progression, tiny sprouts and signs of spring. And when you start noticing them, tiny little signs that things are turning in your favour, then it can be the fuel that pulls you through the rough parts. Even at the lowest point, there's some little thing you can look to that says, "This is a temporary state. And it's going to get better." Life is a Cycle, just like the Apple TreeOur western world thinks after the end is nothing. It is a very linear view; the start and the end never link back up with each other. The end is final, and there's nothing but the abyss of loneliness and terror on the other side of death and rotting. But with the apple tree cycle, what's on the other side of that death and rotting is more life. This is the life-death-life cycle, which comes up in one of Geneva's favourite books, Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype, by Clarissa Pinkola Estés. The book deconstructs fairy tales in a Jungian and poetic analysis. It turns out that many ancient stories exist to help us so that we don't need to fear the death and loss stages of our lives. Because it is in the death and rotting stages where we get our strength and courage. Sometimes in times of hardship and struggle, we come together as a community. We reach out to other people and start learning and connecting with our inner and outer resources in new ways that maybe we wouldn't have before the change happened. The Wilderness of ChangeWhere do you find that comfortable place with the uncomfortable? Having an understanding of what stage you are in helps you to release fear. You can spot when you leave the cycle or cut things off before they grow. By reflecting on the apple tree cycle, you can see where you may self-sabotage. You get an opportunity to notice your patterns in the cycle and what part of the cycle gives you the most trouble. Seeing things from a different angle can make all the difference. Your Center might know more than the emotional or rational mind. But when we choose from the Center self, it might make you stand out, which puts you out into the wilderness. This is incredibly uncomfortable but is also often very necessary. We have to be willing to find our own way to our own Center.Even the people that love you the most aren't able to know the core of your own heart. And when they make kind suggestions, they can only recommend what has worked for them. It's not a replacement for following your own guidance. Only you can know your own heart. Sometimes people do what they think they should do rather than what is calling their own heart forward. They end up living a life that doesn't fit them. They're fitting in rather than really belonging. The book Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown is really helpful if this sounds familiar. In order to truly belong, you have to first belong to yourself completely. That is where choosing from the Center self can lead you to that wholehearted life.Reiki supports people through change. Reiki is very gentle and supportive. It helps connect you with this eternal, everlasting energy that supports all things. Reiki is connected to the energy within the fabric of life itself and the continuity of the cycles. It taps us into this eternal yet timeless frequency. And in that frequency, there's this moment of real peace and grace. And with great loss, sometimes it's only that which heals. There's a moment where we go into the infinite.We get comfort and peace with that transition stage so we can honour the love underneath the pain. Reiki helps set the grief to rest and let go with respect, love, and grace. We get to a place of peace, comfort, and acceptance. We're always here to help you no matter what part of the apple tree cycle you are in. We can cheer you on when things are going amazing and let things those roots deepen and ripen. And we can also help you process any pain that might pop up. You can get a bit of help, soothing, and support no matter where you are. You're doing great.  We'll have a new episode every month! Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Add your question to the comments below or record your question here: https://www.lunaholistic.com/podcast/  LunaHolistic Podcast TranscriptEmbracing Change with the Apple Tree CycleHosted by:             Geneva Robins – LunaHolistic Facilitated by:        Rita ReddyPodcast Air Date:  Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022Episode: LHP040:05  Welcome to the showGENEVA ROBINS: Welcome to the LunaHolistic podcast! I'm your host, Geneva Robins, and every month on this podcast, we'll talk about Reiki, as well as answering your questions on all things spiritual. We are gratefully located in Calgary in Treaty 7 Territory. Thank you all, and welcome to the show!Welcome to the LunaHolistic podcast. My name is Geneva Robins and I'm here today with Rita Reddy. Hi, Rita.RITA REDDY: Hello.GR: I'm so glad you can make it here today. Rita is a Reiki Master and Trilotherapist here in Calgary with me at LunaHolistic. And today, we're going to talk about a whole pile of things connected to spirituality and Reiki.Before we dig into that, we'll start with a little collective breath of gratitude, so just a little mini-meditation. If you happen to be driving, you can skip ahead, or just, you know, don't close your eyes or anything. But otherwise, if you're in a nice, safe space, you can gently close your eyes and take a few inner breaths. Just settling in, letting all of your energy regroup and reground. Feeling a sense of gratitude and wonder for the planet that we are sitting on. Feeling the energy below you rise up to greet you from the centre of the Earth to support you. Rising up through your body and out the top of your crown, and radiating all around you like a beautiful rainbow, completely held in safety, love, and support, yet also feeling free to expand. Sending some gratitude to all of the plant life that surrounds you, to the air, that fresh air the plants create, to the animals and birds and insects that live all around you, the life within everything. And sending out some gratitude to all the people that inhabit your world. And, of course, gratitude for your own heart for being here with us today. Thank you for joining us. Ah! And when you're ready, you can open your eyes. Ah! That's nice. How was that for you, Rita?RR: Oh, yeah, that was great. GR: Good, yeah. We've got some nice, juicy questions to explore and ponder. Before we jump straight into that, maybe we can start with what drew you into Reiki?3:17  What drew you into Reiki training?RR: Yes. I love this question. Because I was curious. I was in a healing kind of journey. And then I was meeting all these people who knew about many different things, like Reiki and Trilotherapy and other therapies. Yeah, in the circle that I was in, I came across some people who were doing Reiki on each other. And I asked them what that was, and they kind of showed me you know, like, what it was. And then I was curious. So, I found your course. I can't even remember how – maybe it was through Kim Johnston. Yeah, I just signed up because I was curious about what Reiki was, and how I fit in, because most of the people were telling me, "Oh, you'd be really good at Reiki because you're already, like, tapping into things that that you can tap into way better with Reiki training." And so, I was like, "Cool, what is it, like, what's Reiki training?" And so, I looked into all different kinds, and I found yours. And I really liked the way it was set up, like with 10 sessions of, like, going through your chakras, and I'd just gone through another course about chakras. And I was really like, on this like, path of learning about that. And so, I loved how your workshops were set up. And so, I, yeah, I signed up for the first one, and then of course, I was in! I was hooked. GR: [laughs]RR: And so, I wanted to know everything about it. I wanted to become a Reiki healer as well. And so, here I am.  GR: Yay!RR: Yeah!GR: You are a Reiki master, and a good one. [laughs] And one of the first couple of students I ever taught, too. RR: Yeah.GR: So, it's been really, really cool to get to go on this ride with you, which is awesome. RR: Yeah! GR: Oh, so great. I love it. I love the winding paths that we find our way into spirituality. RR: I know, right?GR: And I find it's like a little path that's sort of dotted with these gems, and you just get led from courses to classes to books to – you get the resources you need all along the way, which I think is amazing, so.RR: Yes.GR: Yeah. So great. Well, thank you. Thank you for being here. One of the things that we were talking about, and something that we've talked about quite a bit, you and I have talked about this a lot. And your take on this has really helped me, which actually comes from your Trilotherapy background, which maybe, before I ask the question, you can just briefly, like, what is Trilotherapy, and how do you use it to help yourself and help other people?6:24  What is Trilotherapy? How does it work?RR: Trilotherapy is created by Zen Master Nissim Amon. I met him in Calgary, but he lives in Tel Aviv in Israel. He basically invented Trilotherapy based on a bunch of his own training in Zen Buddhism and meditation. And he uses elements of his learning about Western psychology, and then Eastern philosophies. And he brought them together in this program called Trilotherapy, which is basically like another set of workshops. It's a retreat-based program. But at LunaHolistic, obviously, I teach it as well, on a one-on-one basis. The main idea is that you have a centre-self that you were born with and you come into every life with. And then you have these two children that are like your rational/irrational brain and your emotional brain, your emotional mind. Those three aspects work together to kind of guide you through decisions in life. And our job in Trilotherapy is to help you figure out what place you're making decisions from and kind of get you to making decisions from the centre, your centre-self, which is always your true self and your highest self. Yeah, your two inner children, we call them your rational mind and your emotional mind, are, they create your personality, and they take in all the information and process it and then, yeah, you're the one who's going to be making the decisions. And sometimes we're making decisions and allowing this child to make the decision for us. But the idea is to, like, parent ourselves and parent these children to help us make best decisions for our lives and figure out, like, where we're coming from and why we're deciding certain things.GR: I love it. It's so great. I find it's quite transformational. And it shifts your perspective with these sort of beautiful analogies, probably drawing from the Zen Buddhism aspect, where you have these very simple, seemingly simple-on-the-surface things, but they have very, very deep roots. And they can, I find when, you know, we've worked together on a few sessions, that it helps really flip my script. And, like you said, like, it [can] get me from, you know, my two little bratty children that, when, like [laughs] – they're both throwing temper tantrums and fighting with each other, and get me back into the centre where I can actually just care for them in a loving way with compassion, and sort of give them what they need without giving in to them.RR: Yeah, totally.GR: Just like bratty little children are just, you know, they just have needs that are unmet, and meeting them in a way that is nourishing rather than addictive, you know. RR: Yes! Totally.GR: Like the toddler in Superstore throwing a fit about not getting candy, when really they need a nap, right? So, it's like coming from that wisdom place. You give them the nap. You don't give them the candy, you know, and from an adult perspective – you go for a walk, you don't have a beer, you know. [laughs]RR: Exactly.GR: Or whatever example of numbing you might use. Yeah.RR: Exactly, yeah.GR: Yeah, amazing. So, the question that comes in from many people who are dealing with a lot, as we all are, because just, our whole world changed, and is changing again and changing again, and it just seems like a constant, a constant thing dealing with outer-world changes, but then also inner world changes as we sort of adapt to things like losing jobs and changing relationships, and all kinds of things are kind of up for people, which is just sort of life these days. [laughs] But for you, Rita, what are some tools that you use to deal with this enormous amount of change, and maybe the feelings that come along with it, like grief and loss and an ability to let go, like, what works for you, or what's your go-to thing in your back pocket when you're in that mucky change business? Ugh, who likes change?RR: Ugh, nobody likes change, unless it's the good parts of change. Change has so many good parts, and then when we have bad parts come around, which are always going to come around, that's when things get, like, really hard. That's what we call change, sometimes, like, we misname change to be like, the gross parts. 11:23  The Apple Tree Cycle is a Trilotherapy workshopBut my tool, my main tool, I think, that has been coming up so much for me lately, is the Apple Tree Cycle. And it's a Trilotherapy workshop that Nissim taught us. And I teach myself pretty much all the time. It's basically going through the stages of an apple tree, from the seed being fertilised and the gestation period of a seed, to the growth and the plant coming out. Growth is the next stage and then fruiting. So, all the fruits of your labour, and then the inevitable death of the cycle, and then a rotting of the cycle. And then back to that gestation period, where something new comes about.And you know, everything, everything goes through the cycle, even tiny, little, mini-ones. Like, you might go through like 10 of them a day, you know, like, it's just basically the beginning, the middle, [and] an end of anything that's going on, whether it be a relationship or going to the store and getting groceries.GR: Yeah, we tend to, but not always, like the beginning parts of the cycle. Like, when the little sprout is happening, it's like, you can see, oh, there's forward progress, like, things could change, that'll be amazing. And then the growth part, you get to see, like, how putting things into action are expanding. And then in the fruiting stage, it's like you're starting to get to enjoy some of the things that you've created and put into motion. But then there's that rotting and death stage, where, you know that, in the apple tree, it's like the apple's fallen off of the branch, and is now in the process of letting go and returning to the earth, which is like the fertilisation. And so, that's usually when we feel like poop. [laughs] You know?RR: Yeah, because we're turning into poop. GR: We're turning into poop. [laughs]RR: But it's also so beautiful, because you know that that poop is nourishing, and it's food for the seed. And that's what we need. And that's like, there's beauty in it, even though it's like the stinky, gross part of it. GR: Mm-hmm. Yeah.RR: Yeah, and I just thought of something, I think in your book, The Secret Art of Happiness. You talk about the Signs of Spring. Is that where you talk about it? GR: Yes.RR: Yeah, so Signs of Spring are so wonderful. And that's where the little sprouts come out. And yeah, everyone loves that. When you're going to plant like, that's your favourite part. You're like, it's happening, it has a plant!GR: It's happening. Yeah, yeah. And that Signs of Spring is like, we do that, for me, I do that process which is basically like a gratitude process. You're noticing that, even before you see any change happening, you're in an uncomfortable place, you're dealing with the grief and loss and the turmoil and you're in a, maybe even a stuck place and you don't like it, you know. Sort of like the winter season, where it's just like, there's just snow and ice and it's miserable and I don't like where I am, I'm uncomfortable. But even in those places, there's forward movement and progression. And when you start noticing them, like tiny, tiny little signs that things are turning in your favour, and then really heaping love and gratitude on those things, it can be the fuel that sort of pulls you through the rough parts, so that even when I'm feeling at my lowest point, there's some little thing that I can look to that says, "This is a temporary state and it's going to get better." Which, I like the idea of a cycle, is that – and that might be with, like, the way the rational mind likes to think about things, which is very linearly, that there's, that it's a line, it's, we have a start, we have a middle, and we have an end. The start and the end never link back up with each other. The end is final, and there's nothing but the abyss of loneliness and terror on the other side [laughs] of that death and rotting. And with a cycle, it's like, no, what's on the other side of that death and rotting is more life, and more growth, and more fruits, and then more death, and then more life. And it's this life-death-life cycle, which comes up in one of my favourite books. So, the book that, you know, totally changed my life is Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. And she talks a lot about, she sort of deconstructs fairy tales, in this sort of Jungian analysis. And I love, I love, love, love that book. And she talks a lot about this life-death-life cycle. And so, that we don't need to fear, sort of, these death parts of our lives when there's a feeling of loss or there is actual loss that we have to process. Because in that, there is beauty, like you'd said, and that's also where we get our strength, our courage. Sometimes in the times of hardship and struggle and turmoil is when we come together as a community. You know, we reach out to other people, we start learning and connecting with our inner resources and our outer resources in new ways that maybe we wouldn't have before all of the change happened, so yeah. Yeah, I love that. I love, it's such a neat, it's such a neat metaphor, for sure.17:40  The Apple Tree Cycle during the fruiting stage, and seasonal cycles.RR: And I'm really glad you said the thing about winter, because also in Nissim's workshop, and in Trilotherapy, in the Apple Tree Cycle during the fruiting stage, we can think of things as having seasons, so interests are like spring, summer, fall, and winter. And then again, so they're, the mini cycles are happening even though, you know, the larger tree is still here, you can see, like, the different mini-cycles happening in the fruiting stage. And that's okay, too. And just like you use the apple tree, or the apple falling off of the tree, rather than the tree dying itself. So, that's the seasonal cycle, and so there's also that. And you can find those in life and in your cycles that are happening.GR: Yeah, I find it's such a gentle way of looking at it that can help, you know, I find those, like, "reframes" really useful to just, seeing things from a different angle sometimes can make all of the difference. But yeah, when you get to that, like, moment, though, where you're right in it, you know? [laughs] Like, when you're in that, like, moment of discomfort, where do you find that comfortable place with the uncomfortable, you know? [laughs]RR: Yeah, so I think having an understanding of what stage you're in, I mean, sometimes, you know, people will sabotage, in my diagram, in my mind [laughs] of the Apple Tree Cycle, there's all these exit doors at each stage, where we might jump ship, like, you know, you're in a new relationship, and you're going through that growth stage, and you're ready for commitment. But you're so afraid of it, because there's sometimes these little traumas that come into play that are like, you know, “I'm not worthy of that,” or “I can't commit right now.” And you're just like, you jump, you take a perfectly good, budding relationship, and you might say, you know, “I don't deserve that,” or “I can't have that right now.” And you leave and you exit and you fast-forward to the death and the rotting. But having that awareness, you know, over time that that's what you're doing, I think, like, sometimes people get these, like, lightbulb moments where they're like, "I always leave the relationship at this stage." And things like that, like, just noticing the patterns in your cycles and noticing where, you know, you kind of have the most trouble.And I mean, I think I was telling you this earlier that most people come to get healing or Reiki or help when, or, you know, like in therapy, when they're in that death and rotting stage, because those are the grossest parts. And like, that's when you're like, "Can I handle this? I can't handle this." 20:32  Understanding the cycles of your life.The positive parts are where, you know, you see the Signs of Spring, and you're growing, and you're having fruits of your labour, like, you know, you're loving the person you just met, and you move in together, and you get engaged, and you're having a wedding. And like, those are such beautiful parts. And like, those are the parts that are even idealised in media and everything, and nobody loves talking about the breakup and the decline of the relationship. And nobody loves talking about stuff like that, no, but nobody loves being in it. [laughs] So, understanding the cycle, and like, that's like, and the stage you're in, is so important for healing and for making it through to the, to the next, you know, the next relationship or the next business idea, or whatever, like, that didn't work out. And so, the part where you're, it's not working out, you can also, once you recognize the cycle, you can jump out at that death stage and be like, "Nope, I know that this is dead, and I am letting it go and I'm moving on. And I want to start something new." And, you know, sometimes your next cycle is already percolating within your current cycle. And so, you can do that. You can like, fast-forward things if you are, have an awareness about what's happening.GR: Yeah, the change that you choose, you know, of the relationship metaphor, because instead of, you know, seeing it through all the way through its fruit and rotting, it's like, you might know, like, your centre, your core, might know at the first date that this is not the fruit you want to be picking, you know. RR: Yup.GR: That this isn't leading you forward, and it can be really scary to say "no" to somebody or to let somebody down or to end something or step away, because we don't want to make them feel bad. We don't want to hurt them. You know, it's uncomfortable for us. Why would we ever leave something that looks so good on paper, you know. And I think we can allow our rational and emotional minds to sort of pull us off our centre when we know deep inside what we truly need and want. And turning inward and listening to your inner wisdom is the piece, which is your inner guide knows what part of the cycle you're on and if this is a cycle you need to be on for your soul's growth. RR: Yeah.GR: And, because anything else won't feel right, you know. Even if there's discomfort, I think there's, when you're doing something that is meaningful and matters to you, and, in whatever capacity, there's joy in every stage. And I like that you talked about the exit points – there's joy in every stage, and there's also terror in every stage. [laughs] You know.RR: Yeah, right. GR: And that, you know, and some people might not even want to plant that seed, you know. Don't even think about things being better, because then I might hope for things to be better, and then my hopes might be dashed. And then it's a very painful place. So, don't even start to change anything because it might turn out badly. So, knowing where, which part of the cycle stops you, and that only really bothers us when it sort of bothers us deep inside. It's like, "No, but I'm longing for that. There's something inside me that maybe writes, wants to write that book." Or maybe you want to have children one day, or maybe you don't want to have children one day and maybe you want to travel the world and explore things and you don't want a relationship or any of that stuff, but you think you have to because that's what you've been told to do. So, you keep on hopping out because you don't actually fit in that cycle. And you need to find your, what calls your own heart and spirit forward, which can represent a big shift and change in, you know, changing things that, changing things from the status quo. So, maybe you're not an apple tree - maybe you're an orange tree, you know, [laughs] and you're not living, maybe you're not a tree at all, you know? [laughs]RR: Yeah, yeah. Totally. GR: Some other living being that has its ... RR: Some other organic thing is what everything is.GR: Yes, yes. Maybe you're a fish in the sea, and you need to swim. [laughs] Just be in freedom.RR: Yeah, or fly, like you're a bird and you want to fly. And that's, like, you're not rooted in that same sense that a tree is rooted. Yeah. And if they do, like, they're not rooted, but they're having these organic experiences and like, having this cycle where, yeah, it's true, like, it doesn't fit into the formula. That's a really interesting point, too. I was gonna say, about exiting too early – so, when I was talking about fast-forwarding, you could technically, you know, like, you're having a relationship, you know, you've been in it for 20 years, and then you jump out, and you make a new one with somebody, like, tomorrow. That's probably too early, because you also need to go through, sometimes, the death and the rotting stage, and sometimes people avoid it. And so, it's really important to know if you're avoiding something, or if you're actually aware of, like, what your needs are during those stages. And yeah, if you're really, like, processing and allowing your, kind of, spirit to, like, heal and become new again and be ready for the new cycle.26:41  What happens if you decide to leave early?GR: So, if you do decide to leave early, so, at the germination stage, it's like, "Oh, I tried this thing, I sampled a bit of life. This isn't for me, and I know it isn't." Letting yourself go through the, completing the cycle, and knowing that the part of the cycle that we avoid, tend to avoid the most is the death and rotting stage. So, it's like, letting it rot and letting it turn to compost and letting it get into the space where you're truly okay with not sampling that bit of life, you know. And processing that, you know, sometimes it's a processing that by not wanting to sample that bit of life, that maybe is part of a cultural norm or a stereotype or whatever it is, that there's another rotting that happens underneath that, which is that by choosing myself, sometimes it puts me at a distance from structures and, you know, traditional supports. And maybe it also makes me stand out a little bit, which puts you out into the wilderness a little bit, which is incredibly uncomfortable, but is also often very necessary when we're going through massive change, you know. We have to be willing to find our way to our own centre. I think of it, like, with one of the things I share a lot in Reiki is the importance of following your own heart, because even the people that love you the most can't know the core of your own heart. RR: No, yeah.GR: And when they make suggestions, which might be very kind, loving, helpful suggestions, they only have the capability of recommending what has worked for them, or what they've seen work for other people. RR: Yeah.GR: And it's not a replacement for following your own guidance and knowing, and recognizing that when people are offering kind suggestions, you know, you might have a real reaction. It's like, "Ahh! Stop telling me what to do!" And that's okay, like I'm greeting that reaction, because all it is is that it isn't in sync with what your heart is telling you to do, but it is in sync with their hearts. And so, sometimes what I find is that when people do what they think they're supposed to do, they're the good girl or the good boy or the good person, genderless person, that they do what they feel they ought to do or they should do, rather than the thing that is calling their heart forward. They end up living a life that doesn't fit them. They're fitting in rather than really belonging. And I really love the book Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown, because she talks a lot about that concept that in order to truly belong, in order to truly feel that peace and harmony, you have to first completely belong to yourself. And when you completely belong to yourself, then when people connect with you, you feel that true connection.30:06  How would you support someone through the gross parts of change with Reiki?RR: How would you support someone through the gross parts of change, or the really good parts of change with Reiki? Like, how would we use Reiki to support people through change?GR: Yeah, what I love about Reiki is that sometimes you can have the awareness, but it still doesn't shift the feeling, because the feelings are, get really locked in there, and they can be really complex. So, there is that, sort of, embracing and respecting, sort of, the grief parts of loss, like the grief, the loss, that sort of death and rotting. And sometimes it can be processing actual deaths of people that you know and love, and that represents, sort of, a very big, massive change that you didn't get to choose, but is part of the inevitable, organic nature of our being, is that all things will age, and all things will also die. And in that passing away, it creates space for transformation and growth. It's a change in that person's energy from one state to another state. The grief we feel when somebody we love passes is there because we love them. It's somebody passing away, but we can also feel that grief when we transition from a job or a child goes from one grade in school to another grade in school, you know, or switches schools, and we're supporting a kid through, you know, if we're parents, supporting a kid through that change, and we can see them, basically every day, walking further and further away from us, which is difficult. [laughs] You know? And can bring lots of tears. There's some really huge losses, and there's also many smaller losses, but respecting that "passing away", that there's an ending of a cycle. And that the reason that we feel a lot of grief around it is because we care so much. And so, it's like an honouring and respecting the feeling. And one of the things that I love about Reiki is that it's really, really soothing. And it's very gentle and supportive, and helps connect you with this sort of eternal, everlasting energy, the energy that supports all things, that's within the fabric of life itself, and is the continuity of the cycles, that taps us into this eternal yet timeless frequency. And in that frequency, there's this moment of real peace and grace. And with great loss, sometimes it's only that that heals it. There's a moment where we let go into the infinite. But it's like we get some comfort and peace with that transition stage so that we can honour the love that's underneath it. And we can process the pain that's overtop of the love. And when we process that pain and trauma, what we're left with is the gifts. We're left with the strength and the resilience and all of the things that we've learned. And we basically, you know – fully processed, any emotion at its core turns into wisdom. And so, then we can take the gifts, take the lessons, what did we learn? And the last cycle through the Apple Tree Cycle, and then we can incorporate that, we can take all of the good experiences, we can hold the love close to our heart, we can hold the lessons and the experience close to us. And then we can let everything else go. We can shut it and let it be released. And that's the other part that's amazing with Reiki is it helps clear off the stuff that's covering up all of the other good stuff or the nice feeling stuff. And it can sort of safely discharge and, kind of, setting it to rest, really, and honouring it, you know. There's this memorialising it or placing it in a place of respect and love and grace, and letting it go to a place of peace and comfort and acceptance. And that might take many times, you know, there's big things that take a lot to fully process and heal, and just giving yourself that space of like, "Oh, I'm grieving. I'm grieving this loss and grieving is okay. It's uncomfortable. But underneath grief is love, and underneath pain is lessons and growth and wisdom. And when I understand the lessons, and then when I transform this pain, I will be left feeling whole. I will be in a different place, because there's no 'back'. I will be transformed by this process of change. And I will accept and embrace the new me that is now living this new life. And I will move forward day by day with grace and gratitude and strength." And for me, that's what Reiki gives me. I find I can tap into that space where I don't know how, but I just sort of know deep in my core, the part of me that's eternal, that's seen everything, that part knows I will be okay with this. So, that's what it is for me. How does that sit with you? 35:53  The 'fifths' of the apple tree cycle.RR: Yeah, that's so beautiful. I thought of something, maybe like the rational side of the Apple Tree Cycle, is to think of things in fifths. So, you know, if your relationship was five years, then one of those years is going to be spent on that death period. And then the next is the rotting period. And if your relationship was 25 years, then five of those years are going to be death, and five of them are going to be rotting because five was gestation and five was growth and five was fruit. And you know, you have those 15 years of wonderful change, but what you were saying about the pain, being inside of that loss, and, like, on top of it at the death and the rotting stage, that comes from all of this wonderful, beautiful stuff, the positive stuff, I guess. And yet, this is beautiful, too – the other pieces, like, that all of it becomes fertiliser for the next. And it becomes this nourishing fertiliser for the next cycle and the next thing. Yeah, I love that energy that was there, and it's being, like, released and expressed. Always, like constantly.GR: Yeah. Amazing. Thank you so much, Rita, for joining us here today. And yeah, I'm just so, so grateful that we got a chance to connect and talk about this. Those of you listening will have some of these resources, the books that we love, about processing change, and all of that in the show notes. And as always, you can look at LunaHolistic.com/resources for some great resources and meditations and courses and whatnot to help you process any of the changes. You can book in Rita for Trilotherapy and Reiki, and we're always here to help you, no matter what part of Apple Tree Cycle you happen to be in. We can cheer you on when things are going amazing and let those roots deepen and ripen. And we can also help you process any pain that might be popping up between – trauma, grief, all of that stuff. You can get a bit of help and soothing and support, no matter where you are. You're doing great. You're doing great today! So, thank you all. And thanks, Rita.RR: Thanks, Geneva. Thanks, I always love talking with you.GR: Thank you for joining us on the LunaHolistic Podcast. We're so grateful that you are here. If you've got a question, we'd love to hear from you. Go to LunaHolistic.com/podcast and we'll answer you in an upcoming episode. Be sure to subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And also, please rate, because you never know where your little five stars will go to shine light into somebody's heart today. So, thank you very much and we'll see you next time.

TODAY'S GUEST   Susie Wise is a designer, educator, and author, whose wonderful book Design for Belonging: How to Build Inclusion and Collaboration in Your Communities came out in April 2022 as part of the new Stanford d.school book series on core design skills. She teaches at the Stanford d.school and coaches leaders in innovation practices and liberatory design.   EPISODE SUMMARY   In this conversation we talk about: The topic of belonging and how to foster it. The need for belonging in troubling times. What being bored at school taught Susie about herself and the world. How she moved from politics to design and got involved with the Stanford d.school. Her work in the K12 lab at d.school, which combined design thinking with the Montessori education system. Moving from design thinking and education, to liberatory design and design for belonging.   What is belonging? What does it look and feel like? Why does it matter? What is othering, and how does it work? The importance of ritual, storytelling, and spaces, and crafting belonging. As someone who's researched religion through a designer's eye, I love the emphasis on ritual, spaces, and storytelling, and crafting belonging. All of these areas, which religions are famously good at utilizing, whereas secular environments often fail entirely to appreciate. But what if a school made you feel as welcome and as part of the community as the best churches? What if the rituals we crafted and the stories we told included every one of us?   Since this interview with Susie, I've already interviewed a few of her co-authors in the d.school new book series, which will be coming out in the next few weeks.   This conversation is one of a dozen or so weekly conversations we already have lined up for you with thinkers, designers, makers, authors, entrepreneurs, and activists who are working to change our world for the better. So follow this podcast on your favorite podcast app, or head over to RemakePod.org to subscribe.   And now, let's jump right in with Susie Wise.   TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS   [5:08] Life in the Present [11:57] Childhood Projects [13:56] A Path to Design [18:05] The Birth of the K12 Lab [20:26] The Montessori System [23:16] Belonging and Equity [27:53] Design for Belonging [29:51] What is Belonging? [31:29] Seeing Belonging [36:33] Othering and Systemic Othering [43:25] The Assumption Storm [46:49] Shaping Belonging with Rituals [50:53] Shaping Belonging with Spaces [54:25] A Short Sermon   EPISODE LINKS Susie's Links

Communicating WELL feels impossible when tempers are high. This week we are talking brain science and it will help you understand why your kiddos act the way they do. Turns out, we have picked up some pretty great techniques over the years! This episode is all out strategies to struggle well when deescalating fights between siblings, grounding techniques for our fight or flight kiddos and ways to regulate ourselves before engaging. Follow our show's Instagram for more resources throughout the week! WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: Fire Daniel Tiger bops about anger: 1 & 2 HAULT, HAULT baby!  Connected Families  The Feelings Wheel Episode #55: Protecting Our Kids from Our Baggage with Jim and Lynne Jackson Episode #92: Sibling Conflict: From Bickering to Bonding with Jim and Lynne Jackson  Episode #226: Practical Parenting with Jim and Lynne Jackson What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown Podcast & Show rec (explicit) The Ballad of Mount Doogie Dowler | Loot Picmonkey Mood Board Maker CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon EPISODE SPONSORS: Moink: Follow the link for free filet mignon for a year with your subscription Thrive Causemetics: get 15% off your first purchase when you use promo code MSW at thrivecausemetics.com/msw Olive & June: Follow the link for 20% off your first mani system KiwiCo: Code MSW 30% your first month + FREE Shipping SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.   Tagged: brain science, mom anger, mental health resources

In this week's Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with Pam Lanhart. She's the Director of the Minnesota based non-profit organization “Thrive Family Recovery Resources” that she started in 2016 to help families with addicted loved ones. She's a certified recovery coach, peer specialist, speaker, author, and advocate for those dealing with substance use disorder - and their families.. She has a book and a FB page called “Praying Our Loved One Home” that our Christian audience members will especially love. She recently lost her young adult son Jake to the disease of addiction, but like our dear friend Heather Ross, she is forging ahead, more determined than ever to help families so they can help their struggling teens and young adults who are battling with addiction. Pam subscribes, as I do, to the CRAFT approach of treating our addicted loved ones with unconditional love and positive regard, no matter where they are in their sobriety. RESOURCES: Pam's information: Thrive Family Recovery Resources: https://thrivefamilyrecoveryresources.org/ Praying Our Loved One Home Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/prayingourlovedonehome Praying Our Loved One Home Blog: https://pamlanhart.com/praying-our-loved-one-home Praying Our Loved One Home Book: https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Our-Loved-One-Home/dp/B07NWZZS16 Pam's coaching website: https://pamlanhart.com/ Wild Hearts Adventures: https://www.wildheartsadventures.org/ Thrive! Family Addiction Support informed by CRAFT and Invitation to Change Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThriveFamilySupport Other resources mentioned in this episode: The First Day film: https://thefirstdayfilm.com/ Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child by Ross W. Greene, PhD: https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Human-Beings-Collaborative-Partnership/dp/1476723761 The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict by The Arbinger Institute: https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Peace-Resolving-Heart-Conflict/dp/0369343972/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1660195659&sr=1-1 Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown: https://www.amazon.com/Braving-Wilderness-Quest-Belonging-Courage/dp/0812985818/ref=monarch_sidesheet Motivational Interviewing: https://motivationalinterviewing.org/understanding-motivational-interviewing What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey: https://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-You-Conversations-Resilience/dp/B08PW4Q284 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/safe-home-podcast/message

OfSubstance.EventBrite.com - 9/10 In this week's Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with Pam Lanhart. She's the Director of the Minnesota based non-profit organization “Thrive Family Recovery Resources” that she started in 2016 to help families with addicted loved ones. She's a certified recovery coach, peer specialist, speaker, author, and advocate for those dealing with substance use disorder - and their families.. She has a book and a FB page called “Praying Our Loved One Home” that our Christian audience members will especially love. She recently lost her young adult son Jake to the disease of addiction, but like our dear friend Heather Ross, she is forging ahead, more determined than ever to help families so they can help their struggling teens and young adults who are battling with addiction. Pam subscribes, as I do, to the CRAFT approach of treating our addicted loved ones with unconditional love and positive regard, no matter where they are in their sobriety. RESOURCES: Pam's information: Thrive Family Recovery Resources: https://thrivefamilyrecoveryresources.org/ Praying Our Loved One Home Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/prayingourlovedonehome Praying Our Loved One Home Blog: https://pamlanhart.com/praying-our-loved-one-home Praying Our Loved One Home Book: https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Our-Loved-One-Home/dp/B07NWZZS16 Pam's coaching website: https://pamlanhart.com/ Wild Hearts Adventures: https://www.wildheartsadventures.org/ Thrive! Family Addiction Support informed by CRAFT and Invitation to Change Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThriveFamilySupport Other resources mentioned in this episode: The First Day film: https://thefirstdayfilm.com/ Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child by Ross W. Greene, PhD: https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Human-Beings-Collaborative-Partnership/dp/1476723761 The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict by The Arbinger Institute: https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Peace-Resolving-Heart-Conflict/dp/0369343972/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1660195659&sr=1-1 Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown: https://www.amazon.com/Braving-Wilderness-Quest-Belonging-Courage/dp/0812985818/ref=monarch_sidesheet Motivational Interviewing: https://motivationalinterviewing.org/understanding-motivational-interviewing What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey: https://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-You-Conversations-Resilience/dp/B08PW4Q284 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/safe-home-podcast/message

June 26, 2022Talk Title: How Curiosity Leads to the Rainbow of a Joy Infused WorldAre you interested in breaking down barriers in your life? Are you tired of the us vs. them mentality, but don't know how to get out of the cycle? Would you like to be a bridge builder or an ally, but don't know how? Join Rev. Abigail as she unpacks the power of curiosity to transform our world.“We don't even bother being curious anymore because somewhere, someone on "our side" has a position. In a fitting-in culture--at home, at work, or in our larger community--curiosity is seen as a weakness and asking questions equates to antagonism rather than being valued as learning.” — Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

For those long-time listeners, you know that I love learning and talking about Leadership, and I love bringing guests on the podcast who can share their leadership knowledge and expertise with you, which is why I couldn't wait to share this interview with you! My guest today is Drew Dudley, a Wall Street Journal best-selling author, educator, and speaker. A mentor of mine introduced me Drew's TEDx Talk “Leading with Lollipops” a few years ago, and since then I have shared Drew's Talk with dozens of people. If you haven't watched it yet, I encourage you to do it now. We have a link to Drew's TEDx Talk below. Drew Dudley is someone who has a refreshing perspective on leadership and he is an excellent storyteller. The first time I met him, I couldn't stop smiling, and hopefully by the end of this episode you'll feel empowered to be an extraordinarily intentional leader. Bottom line: Drew Dudley is going to inspire you to become a new kind of leader.  Your roadside friend, as you travel from client to client.  -Trace    Timestamps: Thanking the best audience in Water Treatment, the Scaling UP! Nation and upcoming events [01:54] Introducing Wall Street Journal best-selling author and TEDx Speaker, Drew Dudley [13:45] Tedx Talk experience and shaping your story [17:42] The origin of the “Lollipop Moment” [21:36] Creating change with Lollipop Moments  [28:08] Leadership as conscious acts [33:24] Becoming intentional with the language you choose to use [37:20] Getting Leadership right in business [40:40] What is Drew's book “This is Day One: A Practical Guide To Leadership The Matters” about? [47:04] Catch Drew Dudley in-person at the AWT Conference in Vancouver! [50:06] Lightning round questions [52:47] Thinking On Water With James [1:05:25]   Thinking On Water With James: In this week's episode, we're thinking about the shelf life of industrial-strength sodium hypochlorite or bleach. How long will a drum of sodium hypochlorite last? What factors can impact its shelf life? Do heat and light have an impact?  Will contact with certain metals have an impact? What is chemically happening to the sodium hypochlorite to reduce its shelf life? What are the possible consequences of feeding it after it is beyond its shelf life? How does understanding the shelf life of sodium hypochlorite impact the volume ordered when usage rate is considered? Take this week to think about the shelf life of industrial-strength sodium hypochlorite and what it may mean to you.    Quotes: “When leadership is all about power, influence, and prestige it doesn't connect with young people.” - Drew Dudley “One of the challenges isn't whether we have enough schools teaching Leadership, it's how they're teaching Leadership, especifically, what examples they are using.” - Drew Dudley “The key to any talk, TED or otherwise, is ‘what's the story'?” - Drew Dudley “The Lollipop Moment is about a moment in life where somebody let you know that you had a bigger impact than you are aware.” - Drew Dudley “Useful compelling ideas are inherently motivating.” - Drew Dudley “Every great story begins with an act of stupidity” - Drew Dudley “It's not the goals you've set, it's not the goals you reached; and it's how you behaved in pursuit of these goals.” - Drew Dudley “Moments of personal impact are the only source of power that are accessible to everyone on earth.”  - Drew Dudley “Leadership is not about random acts, it's about conscious acts.” - Drew Dudley “Never allow someone who you know is a person of worth to diminish themselves in front of you.” - Drew Dudley “If you present how you feel about something, it can't be argued with.” - Drew Dudley “Research shows that the more people in an organization that understand their own personal values and can live them everyday, the better the organization is going to be.” - Drew Dudley “In Leadership, you never steal anything, you benchmark a good practice.” - Drew Dudley “Please tell your story, share it with people. Vulnerability leads to extraordinary connections.” - Drew Dudley “As a speaker, what you've been given is the gift of other people's attention and the opportunity to change minds.” - Drew Dudley “When we put ideas out in the world, we have no idea where they're gonna land.” - Drew Dudley   Connect with Drew Dudley: TEDx Toronto - Drew Dudley "Leading with Lollipops" Phone: 1-855-685-3253 Email: support@drewdudley.com Website: www.drewdudley.com LinkedIn: in/dayonedrew Twitter: @DayOneDrew Instagram: @dayonedrew Facebook: @DayOneDrew Book: This is Day One by Drew Dudley   Links Mentioned: TEDx Toronto - Drew Dudley "Leading with Lollipops" Watch more TED Talks on TED and TEDx Talks Audible Cystic Fibrosis Canada The Rising Tide Mastermind AWT (Association of Water Technologies) How to Apply or Renew Your Passport? Dirty Jobs (TV Series) March of the Penguins (Documentary) Submit a Show Idea   Events: The Hang Networking Event - July 14, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m. EST 2022 Utility Leadership Conference – July 24 to 27, 2022 in Seattle, Washington  Smart Water Summit – August 29 to 31, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas  Association of Water Technologies' 2022 Annual Convention and Exposition – September 21 to 24, 2022 in Vancouver, Canada How to Apply or Renew Your Passport?   Books Mentioned: This is Day One: A Practical Guide To Leadership The Matters by Drew Dudley  Start With Why by Simon Sinek Dare to Lead by Brené Brown  Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown  Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown  The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown  Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown  Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown  I Thought It Was Just Me (But it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power by Brené Brown  Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't by Jim Collins Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy by Jon Gordon The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni Silos, Politics and Turf Wars by Patrick Lencioni Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? By Seth Godin Be So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport Leadership, Reinvented by Hamza Khan Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson Everything is Horrible and Wonderful by Stephanie Wittels Wachs The Leadership Test: Will You Pass? by Timothy R. Clark Encouraging The Heart Workbook by Barry Posner and James M. Kouzes Gettysburg Address - Abraham Lincoln  

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Summary: We sit down with Kelly, our friend and co-founder of Wild Within, to discuss the recent craziness and lessons learned after leading two powerful retreats on Lake Atitlan, in Guatemala during a COVID surge. Listen and explore:What it was like leading a 20-person, week long New Year's retreat and a 13-person Kambo retreat in GuatemalaThe challenges leading up to and on retreatAlasdair throws three vertebrae out of alignment on the second day of the retreatThe experience on retreat as a facilitator vs. a participantThe importance of setting the space and holding spaceThe surprising results we are seeing from our cacao ceremoniesThe power of travel as a consciousness-expanding toolThe importance for a team to know what they are in service ofViewing Wild Within as a multi-layered platform for changeMentioned on this episode:The Yoga Forest YemanjoThe Archetype of Initiation: Sacred Space, Ritual Process and Personal Transformation by Robert L. MooreFAR OUT #72 ~ Don't Ask 'Why Me?' Ask 'For What?' with Mayan Entrepreneur Anita Cortez ChacZero to One: Notes on Startups , or How to Build the Future by Peter ThielBraving the Wilderness : The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené BrownFAR OUT #64: The Power of Gathering w/ Kelly MargerumConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeWild Within @ www.thewildwithin.orgSupport this podcast:Discount link to purchase organic, raw ceremonial-grade cacao ethically sourced in Guatemala (a portion of proceeds support this podcast)Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is aplambeck22@gmail.com)Leave a review on iTunes!Share this episode with a friend! :DCredits:Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonaldOutro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

Hey, all it's new year's Eve. And I just wanted to send a message to say that I hope you have an amazing 2022!! This year was intense. The last quarter was off the charts energetically. It was both good and bad. And I know many people are saying that it's a little bit like being on a see-saw and apparently that is not likely to change. So buckle up and get grounded, take time to go within before you hit the ground running this year. And I just wanted to say, I appreciate you! Thank you for hanging in there with this podcast. I have, I had hired somebody to help me out to get me to hit the ground running in the fall when the kids went back to school. Sharing some of the best books I've read this year to keep you motivated! MONEY & BUSINESS $100M Offers: How to Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid by Alex Hormozi (Alex offers loads of free courses on his site, so go check them out as well.) You are a Badass at Making Moneyby Jen Sincero(Been reading this 2Xs a year for years - love it!) MINDSET & SPIRITUALITY Hello Fears by Michelle Poler Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown You Turn: Get Unstuck, Discover Your Direction, Design Your Dream Career by: Ashley Stahl Your Word Is Your Wandby: Florence Scovel Shinn Relax More, Try Less: The Easy Path to Abundance By: Neville Goddard , Tim Grimes PARENTING Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson *This may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase through a link here. I would never recommend a product I don't use or love myself! Lots of Love to you and yours in the year ahead!

Rushing into the future can mean missing important data.Data, in this case, doesn't mean points on a graph but really looking in the face of your experiences of the year. The good, the bad, the really hard, and the really exciting ones.This process helps us see patterns over the course of the year so we can see our growth and evaluate what we want to leave behind and what we want to bring with us into the new year.Rushing through the end of the year, avoiding reflection at all costs, making big promises to yourself and others to rush by the hurts and frustrations of the past year, robs us of the chance to find the best next steps for ourselves, our families, and our work.Taking the time to truly reflect on the past year is an act of Self-leadership that can support much-needed unburdening.This liminal space in the in-between of the years can be overrun with expectations and comparisons and feeling inundated with promises of what we need to do or buy that will make this year, the ‘best year ever!'.But there is power in protecting this time, in protecting your brain and your heart, so you can honor your dreams and desires for the upcoming year.Be gentle and tender with yourself, but take this time to prepare a path that is intentional and Self-led instead of reactionary.Take the time to collect the data that will help you translate what is in your head and your heart into experiences that will help you in the next year.Listen to the full episode to hear:Structuring your reflection for your wins, your challenges, and all the things you're grateful for, from good TV to loved onesLearn more about Rebecca:rebeccaching.comWork With RebeccaSign up for the weekly Unburdened Leader EmailRebecca's 2021 Favorites:HacksMare of EasttownTed Lassotick, tick…BOOM!VioletBillionsNine Perfect StrangersGrey's AnatomyLaw and Order: SVUNew AmsterdamThe Morning ShowA Boy Called ChristmasOnly Murders in the BuildingThis Is UsCruel SummerYouCobra KaiColin in Black & WhiteFor All MankindAll AmericanFatherhoodGoliathBoschResources:Feeling Blah During the Pandemic? It's Called Languishing - The New York TimesThe Unburdened Leader Ep 22: Clear and Decisive Leadership with Founder of Frank and Eileen, Audrey McLoghlinThe Unburdened Leader Ep 39: Leading with Generosity and Love with Terces EngelhartThe Unburdened Leader Ep 41: Leading Yourself First with Moorea Seal*Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone*, Brené BrownThe Unburdened Leader Ep 36: Leading with Dignity: Hard on Ideas, Easy on People with Rosalind WisemanThe Unburdened Leader Ep 40: Leading Authentically After Hard Falls with Dr. Ref RodriguezThe Unburdened Leader Ep 31: Building Resiliency and a Culture of Togetherness with Dr. Robyn Henderson-EspinozaThe Unburdened Leader Ep 28: Leading By Speaking Up When the Stakes Are High with Author Tiffany Bluhm

“True belonging is the spiritual practice of believing in and belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most authentic self with the world and find sacredness in both being a part of something and standing alone in the wilderness. True belonging doesn't require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are.” ― Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone “Belonging is the opposite of loneliness. It's a feeling of home, of “I can exhale here and be fully myself with no judgment or insecurity.” Belonging is about shared values and responsibility, and the desire to participate in making your community better. It's about taking pride, showing up, and offering your unique gifts to others. You can't belong if you only take.” ― Radha Agrawal, Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life Resources: Books on Social Justice & Racial Healing The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing by Anneliese A. Singh The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness by Rhonda Magee Me & White Supremacy Radical Compassion & Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach Books on Asian American Experiences Minor Feelings by Cathy Hong Park Model Breakers by Charlene Wang Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee Eat a Peach by David Chang Books on Belonging Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life by Radha Agrawal The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging by Charles H. Vogl The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker AAPI Organizations AAPI Women Lead Asian Mental Health Collective Asian American Feminist Collective This podcast episode is sponsored by Ana Luisa Jewelry: Go to https://shop.analuisa.com/permissiontobecome to get 10% off your order. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/permissiontobecome/message

To attract better clients you need to give greater assurance that you're someone they'd feel comfortable working with. Or even better that they yearn to work with. The best tool for doing this is your biography, but not via the usual "obituary style" litany of accomplishments. Rather, you need to tell the story of who you really are, and why you really care about helping people. Of course, it's hard to tell your own story. In this episode, Megan Hargroder shares the insights about doing this effectively, which she's learned by working with hundreds of solo and small firm lawyers—helping them not just with a website. But also helping them tell the story of who they really are. Show Notes Megan's Biography Ernie's Biography Slides used in Megan's Presentation Episode 38: Story-Based Marketing & Communications (with Megan Hargroder) Episode 52: SEO Voodoo for Online Marketing (with Megan Hargroder) Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen, by Donald Miller Win Your Case: How to Present, Persuade, and Prevail - Every Place, Every Time, by Gerry Spence Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, by Brené Brown BTW, I'd love to hear your questions or get feedback (if you want to record your thoughts using this cool tool). Also, you might want to download my free Guide to Working Smarter in the Digital Age (to help you optimize your practice —so you start working less and relaxing more). And if you want to make improvements faster, check out my Working Smarter course. Thanks to Our Sponsors SweetProcess is a great way to document your important workflows. Doing so will help make your practice run more smoothly, and require less involvement on your part to keep things running smoothly. The best way to understand how SweetProcess will help streamline your firm is to start using it. The company offers a 14-day free trial, but as a loyal listener of this podcast, you can try it for 28-days free of charge. And you don't even have to enter a credit card to get started. Just navigate to SweetProcess.com/ernie to start your 28-day free trial today. And thanks to the other sponsor of this podcast… Smith.ai is an amazing virtual receptionist service that specializes in working with solo and small law firms. When you hire Smith.ai you're actually hiring well-trained, friendly receptionists who can respond to callers in English or Spanish. If there's one great outsourcing opportunity for your practice, this is it. Let Smith.ai have your back while you stay focused on your work, knowing that your clients and prospects are being taken care of. Plans start at $210/month for 30 calls and pricing starts at $140 for 20 chats, with overage at $7 per chat. They offer a risk-free start with a 14-day money-back guarantee on all receptionist and live chat plans including add-ons (up to $1000). And they have a special offer for podcast listeners where you can get an extra $100 discount with promo code ERNIE100. Sign up for a risk-free start with a 14-day money-back guarantee now (and learn more) at smith.ai. EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at EmeraldCity Pro

If you're willing to go beyond the superficial and get more personal, you'll attract much better clients. It feels awkward at first, but it's vital. In this episode, I'll share some really personal things that I don't normally share. Not as a "marketing ploy," but to demonstrate that deeper connections come from going beyond the supposedly "safe zone" of superficiality. I'll share the true reason why I became a lawyer. It's not anything that anyone would ever guess. But once you know that true reason you'll know a lot more about me than even some of my long time friends probably know. Show Notes Win Your Case, by Gerry Spence Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, by Brené Brown BTW, I'd love to hear your questions or get feedback (if you want to record your thoughts using this cool tool). Also, you might want to download my free Guide to Working Smarter in the Digital Age (to help you optimize your practice —so you start working less and relaxing more). And if you want to make improvements faster, check out my Working Smarter course. Thanks to Our Sponsors SweetProcess is a great way to document your important workflows. Doing so will help make your practice run more smoothly, and require less involvement on your part to keep things running smoothly. The best way to understand how SweetProcess will help streamline your firm is to start using it. The company offers a 14-day free trial, but as a loyal listener of this podcast, you can try it for 28-days free of charge. And you don't even have to enter a credit card to get started. Just navigate to SweetProcess.com/ernie to start your 28-day free trial today. And thanks to the other sponsor of this podcast… Smith.ai is an amazing virtual receptionist service that specializes in working with solo and small law firms. When you hire Smith.ai you're actually hiring well-trained, friendly receptionists who can respond to callers in English or Spanish. If there's one great outsourcing opportunity for your practice, this is it. Let Smith.ai have your back while you stay focused on your work, knowing that your clients and prospects are being taken care of. Plans start at $210/month for 30 calls and pricing starts at $140 for 20 chats, with overage at $7 per chat. They offer a risk-free start with a 14-day money-back guarantee on all receptionist and live chat plans including add-ons (up to $1000). And they have a special offer for podcast listeners where you can get an extra $100 discount with promo code ERNIE100. Sign up for a risk-free start with a 14-day money-back guarantee now (and learn more) at smith.ai. EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at EmeraldCity Pro

These inspirational books have had a profound effect on me and helped me along my healing journey. Let me share them with you. Permission to Heal Bookshop - Buy books from the episodes & support independent bookstores. A Radical Awakening  - Dr. Shefali Tsabary Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear - Elizabeth Gilbert The Gifts of Imperfection - Dr. Brene Brown Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone - Dr. Brene Brown Burnout:  The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle  - Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski The Dovekeepers - Alice Hoffman Proof of Heaven - Dr. Eben AlexanderThe Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Untamed - Glennon Doyle The Great Gatsby - F. .Scott Fitzgerald You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment - Thich That Hahn - To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee Connect with MarciWebsite, Patreon, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Facebook Group.Permission to Heal on YouTube.Permission to Land (memoir) - Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, audiobook Permission to Land: Personal Transformation Through Writing The Permission to Heal podcast is a passion of mine. I need your help to bring more inspirational episodes to the world; please consider becoming a patron through PATREON. This is where your PATREON subscription comes in. With your subscription, you get perks and swag and the meaningful contentment knowing you are helping me get PTH to the people who need it. Support the show Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/PermissiontoHeal)

Paula Blair chats to theatre-maker and performer Mariae Smiarowska about her interactive online show ‘Landing' as well as her previous work and her experience as a creative practitioner during lockdown. Our discussion topics include migration, displacement, ritual, community and live performance. Mariae's socials: https://www.facebook.com/mariaeairam https://twitter.com/mariaesmiarows1 https://www.instagram.com/mariaesmiarowska/ View the full live recording with enabled captions at https://youtu.be/wpym2TJ9cdQ Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34565022-braving-the-wilderness commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Recorded using StreamYard on 30 July 2021. The audio recording was not great due to my computer's failing hardware. I've done what I can to improve and balance it in the edit. It's a really interesting discussion, so please give it a chance! And more than ever, any support via the following will help prevent future issues: https://www.patreon.com/avcultures https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/peablair https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/peablair https://liberapay.com/peablair https://bio.link/peablair audiovisualcultures@gmail.com If you enjoyed this, please subscribe and give it a good rating in your app! Thank you for listening.

Today we are talking about one of my most favorite things to discuss — how to be an audacious woman! One of the key qualities that I've noticed that distinguish entrepreneurs who are absolutely killing it from those who say they've “already tried everything” is the willingness to step outside the norm, a willingness to be uncomfortable, and the ability to take bold risks.   My guest today, Chana Ross, is someone whom I deeply respect for her audaciousness, risk-taking personality, and level-headedness. She is definitely no stranger to making bold decisions, stepping into discomfort, and saying, “Hell yes!” when an opportunity comes her way. She is a pelvic health physiotherapist, clinic owner, business coach, podcast host, mother of four, and a pioneer of the virtual practice space.   In this episode, we unpack every aspect of what it takes to be an audacious woman. Chana shares her personal story and career journey, how to know when it is the right time to make an uncomfortable choice, how to live life on your own terms, how to become more decisive and trust yourself, and the key pieces you need to put in place to become more confident, bold, and audacious!   Key Takeaways: [1:12] About today's episode with Chana Ross. [2:34] Welcome Chana Ross to the podcast! [3:30] Chana shares her story and career journey. [8:00] Chana shares her advice on how to know when it's the right time to make an uncomfortable choice vs. the wrong time. [11:25] Would Chana say that she is a good decision maker? [11:57] What informs Chana's ability to make quick decisions? [13:00] Where did Chana learn the ability to self-authorize to become more decisive? [14:58] What is audacious behavior? What does it mean to be audacious? [16:51] If men choose to live life on their own terms, are they being audacious? [17:17] Why audaciousness is such an invaluable quality. [19:51] Chana shares about her audacious role models. [21:58] You can't do everything — and that's okay! [25:05] Some of the audacious decisions that Chana has made in her own life. [28:06] When and how did Chana realize she could trust herself? [29:31] Chana's advice to those looking to become more audacious. [31:00] Chana's key performance indicators! [34:13] Where to learn more about Chana Ross and the incredible work that she is doing in this world! [34:42] What I love about Chana and the conversation that we had today.   Mentioned in This Episode: Chana Ross's Website Chana Ross's Instagram Vital Physiotherapy & Wellness Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, by Brené Brown   More About Chana Ross Chana Ross is the Clinic Director at Vital Physiotherapy and Wellness. She is incredibly passionate about pelvic and women's health and focused on empowering her clients to achieve their health, fitness, and mental health goals.   Chana's interest in women's health developed during her pregnancies with her four beautiful children. She has since completed extensive training in the treatment of pelvic pain, incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, anorectal disorders, chronic pain, and prenatal and postpartum conditions. She is one of a select number of physiotherapists in Canada with specialized training in labor and delivery and treatment of diastasis recti (“mummy tummy”).   Chana also teaches practitioners like you how to provide exceptional virtual care!   Connect with my Guest: Websites: ChanaRoss.com & VitalPhysiotherapy.com Social Media: Facebook & Instagram   If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more: Please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review!   Come Join Your Community on The Entrepology Collective Facebook Page! They say that you're the product of the five people with whom you spend the most time. Imagine you could spend time with hundreds of fellow entrepreneurs and go-getters looking to up-level their business, body, and mindset! Come hang out with us on Facebook and let us collectively inspire and support you towards your vision of contribution, your commitment towards better health, and your journey of mindset mastery. We're in this together! Come join us today!   CALL TO ACTION Confidence is not a quality that you are simply given; it is always something that is earned. It is a byproduct of two steps: 1) Making the decision to be courageous; 2) As a result of that courageousness, you develop competence. Competence is what gives us that confidence.   Let us know over on my Instagram @DrMeghanWalker what you are doing to take courageous action and earn your confidence! Or, let us know about some of the courageous choices you have made in your life!   Tweetables:   “The reality of making uncomfortable choices, or making choices that are hard, is that you actually don't know if it's the right time or not … the results tell you.” —  Chana Ross   “I have a rule. It's either a ‘Hell yes!' or it's a ‘No.'” —  Chana Ross   “I really think what's special about [those who are doing amazing things in their lives] is that they are making choices that other people aren't willing to make.” —  Chana Ross   “Choosing on their own terms is really what makes someone audacious.” —  Chana Ross   “You need to surround yourself with other people who are willing to make [bold] choices alongside you … in order to be successful.” —  Chana Ross   “You're truly capable of anything but [you] can't do everything at the same time.” —  Chana Ross  

Paula Blair chats to theatre-maker and performer Mariae Smiarowska about her interactive online show ‘Landing' as well as her previous work and her experience as a creative practitioner during lockdown. Our discussion topics include migration, displacement, ritual, community and live performance.Mariae's socials:https://www.facebook.com/mariaeairamhttps://twitter.com/mariaesmiarows1https://www.instagram.com/mariaesmiarowska/View the full live recording with enabled captions at https://youtu.be/wpym2TJ9cdQAutomated transcript.Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34565022-braving-the-wildernesscommonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703Recorded using StreamYard on 30 July 2021.The audio recording was not great due to my computer's failing hardware. I've done what I can to improve and balance the sound it in the edit. This is a really interesting discussion, so please do try to listen. And more than ever, any support via the following will help prevent future issues:https://www.patreon.com/avcultures https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/peablair https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/peablair https://liberapay.com/peablairhttps://bio.link/peablairaudiovisualcultures@gmail.comIf you enjoyed this, please subscribe and give it a good rating in your app!Thank you for listening. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/avcultures. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our final segment with Laura Schnell, she describes her faith deconstruction, responds to criticisms, and expresses the immense beauty she's found rediscovering her own voice as a post-Mormon woman. Show notes and links: Laura's Instagram “Why the Church is as True as the Gospel” Eugene England “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion” Gregory Boyle “Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype” Clarissa Pinkola Estés “Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage To Stand Alone” Brené Brown

I asked and you voted. And well, it's no surprise that the audience choice for best episode on the podcast over the last 10 years and 300 episodes is one of my favorite people in the world, Brené Brown.   Brené is a vulnerability and empathy expert and has one of the most watched TED Talks of all time on the subject. She is the author of four New York Times bestselling books, one of which, Daring Greatly, has served as a crucial resource for my own creativity. Her book, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, is not only a tool for personal development, it's also a blueprint for communication at scale, especially in difficult conversations. We get into how loneliness is related to creativity, why artists have a unique ability to speak truth to bullshit, and setting boundaries without being a jerk. This stuff is critical to maximize the impact you have with your work, art, craft, etc. Brené's ability to stand alone didn't come easy, that was something she trained and practiced. As she discloses in the show, although she often gives speeches to large audiences, she identifies as an introvert and feels the same social anxiety we all experience. If you're new to this episode, I can't wait for you to hear this. If you've already listened a time or two, thanks for selecting it for another listen. I would not be surprised if something hits you that needed to hear right now. Enjoy! Have a question? Text me 1-206-309-5177
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We all have a need to belong. In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, belonging is smack in the middle of the pyramid, right there with love. This is not to say the two are synonymous. You can certainly feel loved (by your family, a special someone, or a group) and simultaneously feel like you don't quite fit. Yet feeling loved and feeling like you belong are key components to home, to feeling at home. In this podcast, I discuss Brené Brown and her book Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging, in which she reveals one personal experience that she feels is the origin of her life-long sense of not belonging anywhere. Looking at her experience may help us understand our own and better understand our parents. This episode is also available as a blog post at JanPepplerHOME.com and at Finding Home on substack.com. (Note that the photo of the heart inside a leaf was taken by me. Photo credit: Jan Peppler.) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jan-peppler-phd/support

Danielle Reed and I spoke about one of my favorite topics - values. Last year, as we entered the pandemic, I *finally* made time to do a “values exercise”. It was an extension of a smaller values list I had done before. This one, I took the time to think, considering fully the definitions and etymology of each word… I made a lot of word discoveries and discoveries about myself.    I would love to invite you to listen in and consider if maybe it's time for you to make time to discover your core values - and experience the clarity, peace and impact of that on your life! **   “When something is off, pause and go through your values. You'll find the one that is off and all you gotta do in that moment is say, how can I step more towards this right now, right in this moment. We get our power back when we realize that we are in control of this, that I can step back on my path, in any moment. It's not always easy, but it's possible.” - Danielle Reed Connect with Danielle Reed:   https://coachonthego.net/   https://www.fitfierce.ca/   https://coachonthego.net/one-day-workshops/   https://coachonthego.net/the-daring-way-4/   https://coachonthego.net/a-year-of-joy/   https://coachonthego.net/rising-strong/     https://coachonthego.net/shop/   https://www.facebook.com/coachonthego.net   https://www.instagram.com/coach_onthego/ Mentioned in interview:   **As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases**   Danielle Reed: It's Time to Stop Making Bagels: A Journey Towards Embracing Imperfection Paperback https://amzn.to/3yVRneV   Danielle Reed: 30 Days to What Matters (Full Colour): A Values Journal Paperback   https://amzn.to/36ytQnS   Danielle Reed: What Matters?: Find Your Values, Live Your Values, Give Others Permission to do the Same Paperback   https://amzn.to/3r3BzUq   Don Miguel Ruiz: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom https://amzn.to/3wALEJN   Don Miguel Ruiz: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) Kindle Edition   https://amzn.to/3yTj7Au   Caroline Myss: Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential   https://amzn.to/3r3zU1j   Caroline Myss: Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential Kindle Edition https://amzn.to/3AV8hvH   Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler: Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High https://amzn.to/3AXDcaM   Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler: Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition Kindle Edition   https://amzn.to/3xABQ3G   Brene Brown - Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Love, Parent & Lead   https://amzn.to/3kp33Tt   Brene Brown - Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Kindle Edition https://amzn.to/3wDzakB Brene Brown - Gifts of Imperfection, The: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are  https://amzn.to/3AXJ4B2 Brene Brown - The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are Kindle Edition https://amzn.to/3yTlnHY Tarana Burke and Brene Brown - You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience Kindle Edition https://amzn.to/3xE8KjX   Tarana Burke and Brene Brown - You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience https://amzn.to/2UIiHy8   Brene Brown: Dare to Lead https://amzn.to/3yQu1Hr   Brene Brown: Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Kindle Edition https://amzn.to/3hFYBhn   Brene Brown - Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone  https://amzn.to/3rcCWQP   Brene Brown - Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone Kindle Edition https://amzn.to/3yKChIS   Brene Brown - Rising Strong  https://amzn.to/3yL0Rt2   Brene Brown - Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Kindle Edition https://amzn.to/3AOquuW   Brene Brown - I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough" https://amzn.to/3hxjV8q   Brene Brown - I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough" Kindle Edition https://amzn.to/3keZWgy ** My bio goes something like this...   I am going to make everything around me beautiful - that will be my life. (Elsie De Wolfe) This quote is my subtle mission in life...    I'm a mom to an amazing little girl, girlfriend to an amazing man, a social marketer with an amazing online values driven company, podcaster, thought leader, and the Editor-in-Chief of an online publication. I find a ton of my life's joy in connecting people, to other people, places and things.   I love speaking, writing, creating, traveling and connecting. A natural leader and disruptor, I have a passion for helping men and women to trust the niggle (trust themselves), tell the truth (boundaries are an amazing thing) and speak, even when their voice shakes. I'm a champion for the underdog, can't doesn't exist in my vocabulary and I believe that taking radical responsibility in your life changes everything.   Curious to know more? https://linktr.ee/CandiceSmiley   Modere.com or Modere.ca : 5579027 BIOCELL LIFE SAVE $10.00 CODE: https://www.modere.ca/ProductDetail/liquidbiocell-life-ca/?referralCode=5579027     DISCLOSURE: I USE MY WEBSITE, MAGAZINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO CREATE THE INCOME THAT SUPPORTS MY LIFESTYLE. WHEN YOU FOLLOW ME POSTS/ARTICLES/PAGES/ESSAYS  MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS, MEANING I GET A COMMISSION IF YOU DECIDE TO MAKE A PURCHASE THROUGH MY LINKS, AT NO COST TO YOU. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO Musique credit Tiffany Sparrow and Chinmaya Dunster www.tiffanysparrow.com www.sparrowharmonix.com/#music   Special thank you to Angel Carrola Hennig for making this podcast happen   @faithinsmallhands  

On this week’s episode, Yaz and Rebekah discuss the George Floyd/Derek Chauvin case and challenge each other on pre-conceived notions about race, police, and other similar topics. The Hidden Brain podcast episode mentioned in today’s podcast is no longer available. Here is a short article by the same people as the original podcast: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/17/714212984/hidden-brain-americas-changing-attitudes-toward-gay-people (America's Changing Attitudes toward Gay People) On Thru Colored Lenses we often quote Brené Brown who says, “People are hard to hate up close. Move in.” We mentioned the Heineken ad from a few years back that illustrated that concept beautifully. It’s absolutely worth a few minutes of your time to watch.  1. People Are Hard to Hate Close Up. Move In. 2. Speak Truth to Bullshit. Be Civil. 3. Hold Hands. With Strangers. 4. Strong Back. Soft Front. Wild Heart.” ― Brené Brown, https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/55699050 (Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone)

Today I am joined by my good friend, Melanie Sutherland. Melanie is a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, an entrepreneur, a mother, and an incredible advocate of women's health.   And what we're talking about today are the things that we wish women knew before they had a baby to optimize their health and optimize their capacity to execute in the world on the other side of motherhood. Traditionally, one of the biggest challenges in healthcare — and especially for those of us who are passionate about upstream preventative health — is that we've been trained by a healthcare system to be reactionary about health. We wait until the problem arises to deal with it. And when it comes to the changes that take place in a woman's body in that prenatal phase and how it influences health on the other side, there are some key elements that you need to be aware of in order to maximize that next phase of life. What is it that every woman needs to know before they have their baby so that their body is in the best possible shape on the other side? This is what Melanie and I are delving into today. This is a powerful and important conversation and I am excited for you to have the opportunity to join in and meet Melanie and hear all of her incredible insights!   Key Takeaways: [1:00] About today's episode! [2:24] Welcoming Melanie to The Entrepology Podcast! [3:05] Melanie shares what makes her uniquely qualified to lead today's discussion.[6:55] Why we need to prioritize ourselves as part of the prenatal experience. [8:56] The common narratives Melanie is seeing with women in her practice in regards to their pelvic floor and rehabilitation. [11:44] What do we need to know in the prenatal phase? What can we be doing to make sure that our body is in the best possible shape? [14:50] What it looks like to prioritize your health before giving birth. [19:52] How stress and burnout play into our health as new moms. [21:48] Melanie highlights some key components and tangible elements of health that women should be aware of that can be massive game-changers on the other side of giving birth. [27:17] The importance of engaging in mindfulness practices. [30:10] The connection between our pelvic floor and our health in general. [31:40] Melanie's KPIs! [37:19] Where to learn more about the work Melanie is doing in this world! [37:55] Thanking Melanie for joining the podcast and sharing her insights!   Mentioned in This Episode: Body Co. The Thrive Pregnancy Project | Body Co.  — 15% off of The Thrive Pregnancy Project for the Entrepology community! The Entrepology Podcast Ep. 215: “Body: Biohacking the Female Brain and the Connection Between Your Brain and Hormones with Dr. Romie Mushtaq” Ziva Meditation Stress Less, Accomplish More: Meditation for Extraordinary Performance, by Emily Fletcher Brené Brown Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, by Brené Brown Peloton Oura Ring Apple Watch   More About Melanie Sutherland Melanie Stevens Sutherland is a Registered Manual and Pelvic Health Physiotherapist. She is also the founder, Senior Physiotherapist, Community Educator, and Chief Health Strategist of Body Co. Health.   After years leading some of Ontario's most prestigious sport medicine clinics, Melanie founded Body Co. Body Co. was established after the birth of her daughter to combine her passion for optimizing the health of busy families with the flexibility of parenting her two small children.   Melanie is deeply passionate about helping other mothers build the strong, confident bodies they need to live the extraordinary lives they deserve. Over 18 years in practice, Melanie has helped thousands of women find the best physical version of themselves so they can show up and live life to their fullest potential.   Connect with my Guest: Website: BodyCoToronto.com Email: Melanie@BodyCoToronto.com Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram   If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more: Please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review!   Come Join Your Tribe on The Entrepology Collective Facebook Page! They say that you're the product of the five people with whom you spend the most time. Imagine you could spend time with hundreds of fellow entrepreneurs and go-getters looking to up-level their business, body, and mindset! Come hang out with us on Facebook and let us collectively inspire and support you towards your vision of contribution, your commitment towards better health, and your journey of mindset mastery. We're in this together! Come join us today!   BADASS FUEL — Fuel for Badass Women Scientifically Supported Ingredients | Support, Not Replacement | Non-GMO Two years ago, someone asked me what supplements I take to maintain my health, energy, and edge — and they were surprised that I only took four things consistently. For myself and my patients, there are four basics that support — at a foundational level — nearly every system in our bodies. In my quest for the highest quality ingredients and the easiest system for consistently incorporating supplementation into my routine, I formulated and manufactured my own line of foundational supplements. Trusted for myself and my patients, and under the guidance of your own healthcare provider, I'm excited to invite you to check out our foundational product line: Badass Basics. Learn more or order the products yourself by visiting BadassFuel.com!   CALL TO ACTION What practices will you be taking with you? Will you be booking an appointment with a pelvic floor therapist? Let us know your thoughts and your next course of action at The Entrepology Collective!

So glad you took the time to download my show notes for episode 1, Season 5 of Earn the Ask! I’m excited to share this concept with newcomers and to explain more about this philosophy to those who are already familiar. My Social Media Links Please connect with me and say hi! It’s my goal to give plenty of value (deposits!) via my social media channels and I’d love for you all to be a part of my groups. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-chaney-a401ba7/ Twitter: @AngelaChaney33 Facebook: Angela Chaney-Engagement Equity Private Engagement Equity Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/405529950468135 Book Suggestions from This Episode Engagement Equity: Earn the Ask by Angela Chaney The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk Give and Take by Adam Grant Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love by Amir Levine The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman Daring Greatly by Brene Brown Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are by Carlin Flora The Friendship Crisis: Finding, Making, and Keeping Friends When You’re Not a Kid Anymore by Marla Paul The Necessity of Strangers: The Intriguing Truth About Insight, Innovation, and Success by Alan Gregerman Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown To Sell is Human by Daniel Pink Ask for More: 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything by Alexandra Carter Resources from This Episode ROCKSBOX Code for a free month: ANGELACBFF118 Segment 1: What is Engagement Equity & EE and Social Media  1.   EE in Personal Life 2.   EE in Social Media ·        80% of posts should give value ·        20% can be an ‘ask’ (through posts or through Facebook ad campaign)

Thank you for joining me for Episode 12, my recap of Season 4! My Social Media Links Please connect with me and say hi! It’s my goal to give plenty of value (deposits!) via my social media channels and I’d love for you all to be a part of my groups. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-chaney-a401ba7/ Twitter: @AngelaChaney33 Facebook: Angela Chaney-Engagement Equity Private Engagement Equity Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/405529950468135 Book Suggestions from The Season Engagement Equity: Earn the Ask by Angela Chaney      Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain Please Understand Me: Character & Temperament Types by David Kiersey and Marilyn Bates Please Understand Me II by David Kiersey and Marilyn Bates Mars and Venus Together Forever: Relationship Skills for Lasting Love by John Gray The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People by Gary Chapman and Paul White Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell   The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk Give and Take by Adam Grant Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love by Amir Levine The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman Daring Greatly by Brene Brown Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are by Carlin Flora The Friendship Crisis: Finding, Making, and Keeping Friends When You’re Not a Kid Anymore by Marla Paul The Necessity of Strangers: The Intriguing Truth About Insight, Innovation, and Success by Alan Gregerman Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown To Sell is Human by Daniel Pink Ask for More: 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything by Alexandra Carter Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano The House on Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It by Ian Leslie A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian Grazer Ask for More: 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything by Alexandra Carter The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson The Customer Communication Formula by Charlotte Purvis Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships that Matter by Scott Gerber & Ryan Paugh Never Lose a Customer Again by Joey Coleman White Teeth by Zadie Smith The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larsen Room by Emma Donoghue Get Out of Your Own Way: A Skeptic’s Guide to Growth and Fulfillment by Dave Hollis To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel Pink How to Stop Time by Matt Haig Finding Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Mindset by Carole S. Dweck The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman  Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien The Best Place to Work by Ron Friedman The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace by Gary Chapman and Paul White The Truth About Employee Engagement by Patrick Lencioni Mindset by Carole S. Dweck All You Have to Do Is Ask: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success by Wayne Baker Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

In today's world of everyone posting their Hollywood reel on their IG and Facebook, it's easy to be bombarded with the feeling of comparison and wondering if you measure up or are good enough. This week, we talk about looking inside ourselves for validation and confidence rather than needing to get it from the outside world. We talk about the cost of constant comparison, why women are set up by society to feel catty and competitive, and why connection and belonging doesn't start with flaunting your latest purchase. We give practical tips on how to start feeling secure from within and building self love that will in turn let others in to see who we really are.   Takeaway: [3:34] Perfectionism is the new form of heroin, not heroism! It is a drug, and one way people try and get their fix is both by trying to show how perfect their life is through social media, and by comparing themselves to how much better or worse they are than others. The first step to responsible social media usage is knowing that most of what people post is curated with this in mind, and not the messy and authentic reality of life. [5:19] There is enough success to go around, so we don't need to be desperate about success. The idea that we have to be scrappy and claw our way to the top is bred from a patriarchal society. The beauty industry is just one of many examples where the industry thrives off people not feeling good enough. Think about how many businesses would go bankrupt if we actually liked the way we looked! [7:28] We would have been your favorite witches, burned at the stake for having our own opinions and ideas! The feeling of wanting to belong and be accepted not only comes from advertising and our upbringing, but also is thread into society as a survival mechanism. [8:12] We think internal validation is extremely difficult, but really it's just that we are not taught how to do it. When we start to name our emotions, we shift from external to internal validation and get a stronger sense of who we are and what we are feeling. [9:15] When you are able to validate yourself, you cling less to the opinions of others. You work with your higher powers and get stronger, resilient, and more confident. [17:05] The more you can give yourself internal validation, the less you fear rejection and judgement from others. It's liberating and frees you up more energy and space to live your authentic life. [21:59] Internal validation is especially important in dating, as it can be challenging for people to feel good enough to stay single until someone worthy shows up. [24:42] The body speaks to us about our negative emotions, and feeling unworthy can show up as many different feelings or symptoms with our body. The first step is raising awareness of our own emotional experience.   Connect With Us:  Joanna Denton | Dr. JJ Kelly  Resources Brene Brown  Brene's book about belonging is called Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to stand alone George Michael “Freedom”

Listen and explore:Life update from Ruidoso, New MexicoHow does one become a healer?The power in asking what is your medicine?Medicine as an ongoing dialogue with yourself, others and the worldMedicine is deeply personal and also not youAnswering the question: the medicine pathJulie-Roxane's medicineAlasdair's medicineMentioned on this episode:DISCOUNT LINK TO PURCHASE KEITH'S CACAOFAR OUT #69 ~  Chocolate Shaman Keith Wilson on Cacao: The Food for the ShiftFAR OUT #97 ~ Your Body is not the Obstacle, It's the Way: Will Johnson on the Posture of MeditationCrossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity by David WhyteBraving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené BrownAlasdair's Money Programhttps://www.animas.org/ (Bill Plotkin's work)FAR OUT #79 ~ Via Negativa: The Road to the Good LifeConnect with us:Website: www.thefarout.lifeEmail us at info@thefarout.lifeOn Instagram: @thefaroutcoupleJulie-Roxane on Instagram: @julieroxaneAlasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.comSupport this podcast:Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcoupleMake one-time donation with PayPal (our account is aplambeck22@gmail.com)Leave a review on iTunes!Share this episode with a friend! :DCredits:Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonaldOutro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)Podcast image taken by Alasdair in the Nepalese Himalayas

Join Charlie, Mary Rodgers, Alex, and Miranda as they recommend books for other Parks and Rec characters! This episode features book recs for besties: best friends Tom and Donna as well as Leslie's two besties, Ben and Ann! Books mentioned in this episode include: Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir by André Leon Talley Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Dune series by Frank Herbert The Encyclopedia of the Exquisite: An Anecdotal History of Elegant Delights by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling How to Make Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer Ramona Quimby series by Beverly Cleary Ready Player One series by Ernest Cline You are a Bad Ass: How to Stop Doubting your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

“The earth laughs in flowers.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Guest Introduction:   This is Exploring the Seasons of Life podcast episode 44. I’m Cindy MacMillan and today’s guest is Virginia Joy.  Welcome to Exploring the Seasons of Life, a podcast for women with a big heart on a spiritual journey. Each week, join Cindy MacMillan as she interviews coaches, spiritual explorers and celebrants from all walks of life about beginnings, endings and the messy bits in-between. Self-love, well-being, and mindset are at the heart of our conversations because once you change the inside, the outside will begin to change as well.   Virginia Joy is originally from New York. Born in Brooklyn and she knew as a kid she always wanted to help people. Virginia Joy’s interest in Aromatherapy began over 20 years ago…as many who seek alternative therapies. She began using essential oils for common ailments: headaches, colds and flu, and then found herself reaching for essential oils for many other issues in particular - addressing the emotions. This was back in 1983, and there really weren’t many resources to buy essential oils at all.   In 2010 Stillpoint Aromatics was formally birthed.  At Stillpoint Aromatics, she sources and imports over 400 essential oils and extracts! All of Stillpoint's oils are either certified organic, wild-harvested, unsprayed, biodynamically farmed with the rhythms of the earth and or vintage.  Here’s a glimpse of our conversation:  4:35 You know, it really was. It was really an organic journey and looking back, I think those journeys, the unplanned ones are the most rewarding and the most expansive. 6:15 It's a great question and there's a lot of confusion because essential oils are not flower essences and vice versa. 11:17 So even if somebody has, let's say, a back issue, there will always be a pain blend, so to speak for the back. But there's always another reason why that back is flaring. And that's where aromatherapy can add such a different dimension working on the psyche and on those patterns that cause the physical issue.  15:24 But for just grief in general, Melissa (Melissa officinalis) it's also lemon balm is one of the premier oils for shock and trauma. I have a psychiatrist friend that uses Melissa - keeps a couple of drops on a cotton ball in a plastic bag in his office - for when his patients either disassociate or are having a lot of trouble - to breathe that.  16:43 But people say what's your favorite oil? I have to tell you, that the aromas that help shift me are Coppertone or Chinese food. And that's because it reminds me of my mother.  23:00 So in the Metaphysics of Essential Oils class, we do a lot of work on applying the essential oils to the chakras, and to the energetic body, and also how the chakras and energetic body ties into the different physical ailments that we could have. And we also go deeply into the folklore and the history of how the ancients use those plants and trees.  27:52 My website is www.stillpointaromatics.com. I have a couple of Facebook pages: Stillpoint Aromatics, and I also admin, the Ethical Aromatherapy, and my metaphysical one is called the Stillpoint Mystery School, and that's on Facebook. I think it's Stillpoint Aroma on Twitter and then you could also just if you want to just text me, you could just text me directly. It's 928-301-8699. And so that way you could bypass the store.   Thanks for joining us this week on Exploring the Seasons of Life podcast.  Make sure to visit our website, CynthiaMacMillan.com, where you can subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or Spotify so you’ll never miss a show. While you’re at it, if you found value in this show we’d appreciate a rating on iTunes – or if you’d simply tell a friend about the show, that would help us out too.  Until next time live inspired! Resources Mentioned:   Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype  Untie the Strong Woman: Blessed Mother's Immaculate Love for the Wild Soul The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone  I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"  Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. You can find Virginia Joy at: Website  If you enjoyed this conversation with Virginia Joy you might also enjoy these other episodes: Crystals 101 with Angie Clark Human Design with Clare Marie Edgeman

Earn the Ask with Angela Chaney Episode 1: Intro to Engagement Equity  Introduction‌ ‌  So glad you took the time to download my show notes for episode 1, Season 4 of Earn the Ask! I’m excited to share this concept with newcomers and to explain more about this philosophy to those who are already familiar. My Social Media Links Please connect with me and say hi! It’s my goal to give plenty of value (deposits!) via my social media channels and I’d love for you all to be a part of my groups. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-chaney-a401ba7/ Twitter: @AngelaChaney33 Facebook: Angela Chaney-Engagement Equity Private Engagement Equity Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/405529950468135 Book Suggestions from This Episode Engagement Equity: Earn the Ask by Angela Chaney The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk Give and Take by Adam Grant Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love by Amir Levine The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman Daring Greatly by Brene Brown Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are by Carlin Flora The Friendship Crisis: Finding, Making, and Keeping Friends When You’re Not a Kid Anymore by Marla Paul The Necessity of Strangers: The Intriguing Truth About Insight, Innovation, and Success by Alan Gregerman Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown To Sell is Human by Daniel Pink Ask for More: 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything by Alexandra Carter Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano Segment 1: What is Engagement Equity & EE and Social Media 1.   EE in Personal Life 2.   EE in Social Media ·        80% of posts should give value ·        20% can be an ‘ask’ (through posts or through Facebook ad campaign) Segment 2: Engagement Equity in the Office, Leadership & Networking Groups 1.   Takers, Matchers & Givers 2.   A Paycheck is Not the Only Deposit a Leader Needs to Make 3.   Networking: Random vs Recurring ·        How to make deposits in each ·        What happens when tit for tat develops in a group ·        What happens when EE develops in a group Segment 3: Radiate Outward; Listening & Sharing 1.   To Be Strong for Others, You Have to Be Strong For Yourself 2.   How to Radiate Outward: ·        Take time for yourself ·        Know yourself ·        Have boundaries and deal-breakers ·        Put the inner circles before the outer 3.   Why Listening is Critical 4.   How to Share Appropriately Segment 4: Power Players: 1.   Curiosity: Be Interested to be Interesting 2.   The Platinum Rule: Treat Others the Way THEY Want to be Treated 3.   Follow Through: Think Before You Commit and Do What You Say You Will 4.   The Ask: When You Don’t Ask For What You’ve Earned, Your Deposits are Devalued 5.   Closing the Account: When Relationships Take Time or Attention Away From More Inner Circles and Become a Burden Shows‌ ‌ Previous:‌ ‌‌Episode‌ ‌13: Recap of Season 3 ‌ Next:‌ ‌‌Episode‌ 2: Season 4 How to Use Engagement Equity to Identify Your Market and Hone Your Message  Written‌ ‌by‌ ‌Angela Chaney Visit PixelFireMarketing.com Listen to my podcast of all past shows wherever you listen to your other favorite podcasts! Please listen, rate, and subscribe.

FULL SHOW NOTES for all four episodes of Schedule Your Way to Marketing Success: Earn the Ask with Angela Chaney Episode 8: Schedule Your Way to Marketing Success              IBGR‌ ‌-‌ ‌PROFIT‌ ‌Radio‌ ‌Network.‌‌ ‌Everything‌ ‌a‌ ‌business‌ ‌owner‌ ‌needs‌ ‌to‌ ‌start,‌ ‌grow‌ ‌or‌ ‌exit‌ ‌a‌ ‌ business.‌ ‌‌Come‌ ‌grow‌ ‌with‌ ‌us.‌ ‌  ‌ Introduction‌ ‌  ‌ So glad you took the time to download my show notes for episode 8 of Earn the Ask! Today we are talking about scheduling your way to marketing success. So many great tips in this show for the entrepreneur who has a lot on their plate. And, of course, some fun stuff, too! My Social Media Links Please connect with me and say hi! It’s my goal to give plenty of value (deposits!) via my social media channels and I’d love for you all to be a part of my groups. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-chaney-a401ba7/ Twitter: @AngelaChaney33 Facebook: Angela Chaney-Engagement Equity Private Engagement Equity Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/405529950468135 Book Suggestions from This Episode Engagement Equity: Earn the Ask by Angela Chaney Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown Resource Suggestions from This Episode Fast Company article on Intuitive Scheduling Social media scheduling tools: HootSuite and Sprout Social Project scheduling tool: Monday.com Rocksbox code for a free month: angelacbff118 Segment 1 Scheduling Your Time and Calendar 1.   Schedule YOU first 2.   Prioritize 3.   Make it easy for others to schedule meetings that work best for you Segment 2 Scheduling Your Online Marketing 1.   Why it’s important 2.   What to schedule 3.   Tools to use for scheduling 4.   Tips to keep in mind when scheduling Segment 3 Who Does Your Marketing? 1.   How to schedule when you do the marketing yourself 2.   How to schedule when you have an employee handle the marketing 3.   How to schedule when you hire an outside agency to handle marketing Segment 4: Schedule in a Way That Fits Who YOU Are 1.   Intuitive Scheduling 2.   The importance of knowing yourself 3.   Introvert/extrovert 4.   Energy/mood cycles 5.   Boundaries and deal-breakers **Important Note: A schedule should ALWAYS make your life EASIER. If your schedule is stressing you out, working against your personality, or does not fit your lifestyle, it’s NOT working and should be changed. ‌Shows‌ ‌ Previous:‌ ‌‌Episode‌ ‌7: What Does Your Website Say About You?  ‌ Next:‌ ‌‌Episode‌ 8‌: Strategic Advertising  ‌ Written‌ ‌by‌ ‌Angela Chaney Want to learn more about me or Pixel Fire Marketing, my online marketing agency based in Omaha, NE? Visit PixelFireMarketing.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn! I would also love for you to connect with me on LinkedIn. Shoot me a request and mention you listened to my show. Listen to my podcast of all past shows wherever you listen to your other favorite podcasts! Please listen, rate, and subscribe. 

Just how much do Americans hate each other? Are political divisions worse now than ever? Can we blame social media or Trump? Is there any way out of this?In this episode we chat with political behavioralist, Courtney Johnson, to discuss partisan polarization and tolerance in the United States today. Check out Courtney Johnson's podcast, Fierce Fem, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fierce-fems-podcast/id1522629429Episode Citations:Brown, B. (2017). Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone . Random House.Campbell, Angus et al (1980). The american voter. University of Chicago Press. Gibson, J. (1998). "A Sober Second Thought: An Experiment in Persuading Russian to Tolerate". American Journal of Political Science, 42(3), 819-850.Leonhardt, D. (2020). "The Morning". New York Times, Oct 9, 2020.Mason, L. (2018). Uncivil agreement: How politics became our identity. University of Chicago Press.

These are the links to books and websites mentioned in podcast #392 on September 21, 2020. I am an Amazon affiliate. If you buy after clicking through these links, I get a small commission, but you pay nothing extra. Thank you for supporting my work at A Decided Difference! Shameless self-promotion: If you buy only one book, make it mine. :) A Decided Difference: The Secret to Positive Change If you are dealing with depression and/or anxiety, I recommend these books by David Burns, M.D. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life If you want practical help with identifying your dreams and reaching your goals, I recommend this (or any) book by Barbara Sher. Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want If you want to change your work or your personal life, identify and develop your strengths with the ideas of Marcus Buckingham, found in these two books. Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently For developing habits that serve you, this book by Charles Duhigg. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business And this one by James Clear. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones To understand your emotional mind and your rational mind and get them to work together, this book by Chip and Dan Heath. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard And, if you are a communicator or influencer, this book by the Heath brothers. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die To discover, develop, and strengthen your inner badass, these two books by Jen Sincero. You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth For clarifying what is really important to you, this book by Greg McKeown. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less And this, or any book, by Brené Brown. Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone And finally, a link to the Clifton Strengths Finder test. (This is not an affiliate link.) Clifton Strengths Finder

Check out Be Brave @ Work and our guest Brian Madden, Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at Lexington Solutions, a wholly-owned software development subsidiary of Boston Capital, a leading real estate investment firm. Brian shares his observations about bravery in the workplace and his story about his experiences at a former workplace and the bravery it took to surface some troubling behaviors. Links of Interest On LinkedIn Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown

TODAY’S GUEST: Christine Hoover MA, LPC, NCC With Special Guest: Jaelynn Solomon, Co-Owner of Urban Rubbish Weddings TOPIC: FINDING BALANCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA This interview was fun and informal because I invited Christine and Jaelynn to drop by my house and share their thoughts on a topic that seems to pop up frequently in the flower industry — figuring out how to use social media to grow a business while successfully bypassing the comparison game which often ensues. With Christine's expertise in counseling and Jaelynn's practical experiences as a floral design business owner, I hoped we could share honestly about the struggles and the gifts of social media. And ultimately, I believed we could learn a few things from one another because these are women I trust and respect to talk with honesty about the sticky stuff. I hope you'll grab a cup of tea and plop down on the couch with us for this conversation. You might want to grab a pen and paper because Christine shares some advice I believe is worth noting! Takeaways From Our Conversation: Learn to appreciate the ways social media can help us connect with others Find healthy boundaries and understand that we're not wired to be close to thousands of people (ex. social media followers) Know your emotional limits to avoid compromising real-life relationships Know your personal threshold to avoid overwhelm which will ultimately compromise your creative work Find internal meaning to balance trying to meet external expectations Find value in the strengths of colleagues and learn from them Examine thoughts of resentment about unfairness and find strategies for moving past them Move in close to understand the 'story behind the story' and alleviate jealously or resentment Strive for human connections through business “People are hard to hate close up. Move in. Speak truth to bullshit. Be civil. Hold hands. With strangers. Strong back. Soft front. Wild heart.”― Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone Today’s episode is brought to you by: BOTANICAL BROUHAHA Host: Amy McGee (Botanical Brouhaha) BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Joel McGee Music Written & Performed by: Landon McGee If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like BB+ Episode 7: Alison Ellis on Social Media Mindset.

In today’s episode we explore:How you can tap into your true self.How this calls in your ideal clients.What you can do to start adding more of your unique authenticity into your business.Listen + Subscribe on iTunes.Download the free PDF guide and worksheet on the five visibility blockers HERE.----Andrea Fleischfresser is the founder of Destination You Coaching & Development and Leadership and Cross-cultural Coach with 20 years of experience abroad in HR and Coaching, specialized working with leaders and organizations with international responsibilities. She specializes in working with leaders and organizations with international responsibilities and multi-cultural teams and helps them to be successful in a global context.References:Brene Brown - Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand AloneSimon Sinek - Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take ActionResources:Links: www.destinationyoucoaching.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andreafleicoach/https://www.facebook.com/andrea.fleischfresser

Looking outside of our own lens…. A concept I wish was more mainstream. Learning to take a moment and look outside of the small realm of our own reality, only our personal experiences is a tool that will prove more lucrative than you could imagine.In this episode, I dive deeper into the concept that maybe there is a way we can honor our own realities AND be able to not only SEE but honor and maybe even understand where others are coming from as well.This isn’t a discussion meant to change your thoughts, it’s a discussion that I hope will inspire you to get more deeply connected with your own actual belief and understand them more. Understanding yourself and why you choose to plant your flag somewhere creates a level of empowerment I think a lot of us spend most of our lives looking for.In this episode, I also discuss the massive benefit of learning to LEAN IN, because it’s really hard to hate up close.I’m excited about this one so I hope you’ll join me in this powerful talk.Mentioned in this episode:My videoBraving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

Dr. Karen Giliam is Agency Chief Learning Officer & Organization Development Lead, NASA. In addition to her work at NASA, Dr. Gilliam has served as a faculty instructor, business owner, published author, and elected politician. She is also the grandmother of 12 and great grandmother of two. We explore a number of topics including self-knowledge, hope, empathy, storytelling, voice, and choice.Quotes from This Episode"What can I do, continue to do, or start doing, that keeps me on that inward journey of being all that I can be? Doing all that I was meant to do? And then, 'how can I apply that learning in my work?'""What occurs to me is that we haven't taught people how to examine their life, how to examine who they are...""One thing I find is critically important is that whole notion of voice...and what are you giving your voice to? Or for? On behalf of? And what does that mean to you? And how does that further your values? How does that honor your values?""What do you choose to do? What do you choose to do with the emotions that you're feeling? What do you choose to do to honor your values? What do you choose to do to be that voice on behalf of connecting others? On leading in a way that honors your values?""What do you want to leave this Earth knowing you contributed? And if it's for a single person, that's huge. If it's for a group or a community? Wow."Resources Mentioned in this EpisodeDr. Karen Gilliam - Finding Your Voice in a World That Needs ItJoan Southgate - Walking the Route of the Underground RailroadOther Resources Mentioned in this EpisodeBrené Brown - Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts Brené Brown - Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand AloneDaniel Kimble - Unshakeable Influence: Mastering the Inner Game of LeadershipQuotes Referenced by Dr. Gilliam"Develop a capacity to shine a light on yourself. The more we observe ourselves, the more we are aware of how the lens we see through affects our behavior toward other people." — Jennifer Mieres, MD"We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can’t have both. Not at the same time." — Brené Brown, Ph.D.

Episode 13.....We are relational BEINGS. In fact, you could argue that our reality is created through our relationship to the OTHER. Be it the economy, politics, friendships, sex, partnership, money, success, scarcity, abundance, spirituality....our relationship to the OTHER will always define our experience and thus our REALITY. In a time of huge shifting of paradigms, and drastic changes in life and what is NORMAL, how can our experience in relationship to these changes help us navigate uncertainty and receive life in the fullest way possible?We are in Eclipse Season, Summer Solstice, New Moon Energy and there is an amazing opportunity to let go, tune in and set intention to create through our relationship to the other. Life, Death, Life cycle. We have huge opportunities to shift ourselves right now and literally create our reality. What if we could experience "heaven on Earth" right now? What if we are the absolute creators of our reality and where we place our attention we understand that we are directing energy towards expanding that experience? What if we stepped fully into our sovereignty, personal accountability and our divine ability to shift our relationships to a more elevated, personal experience of abundance, passion and joy and recieve support in all the ways that feels good to us personally and that reflects our beliefs, values, and desires? Could we allow that same process to be true for the OTHER? Can we be willing to step into our own power and in relationship to all things and allow the same to be true for others? This is Sacred Relationship. Sacred Relationship with ourself first, and then with the other. Our Ask today is: "What is my relationship to giving my power away and why?"REFERENCES: "Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone" by Brené Brown, "Rise Sister Rise: A Guide to Unleashing the Wise, Wild Woman Within" by Rebecca Campbell, "The Great Human Potential: Walking in One's Own Light" by Wendy Kennedy and Tom Kenyon, "The Divine Feminine Oracle Guide Deck" by Meggan Watterson

Episode One Hundred Five Show Notes We are excited to announce that we are now an affiliate of Libro.fm audiobook platform: Listeners can receive three months for the price of one. Follow this link to learn more. (promo code: bookcougars)– 14th Readalong discussion– Convenience Store Woman – Sayaka Murata (translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori) The discussion will drop on August 4 via Episode 108, please get questions/comments to us by July 31. The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HERE.– Currently Reading –Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts – Kate Racculia (CW)Last Day – Luanne Rice (EF)How To Be an Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi (CW)My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies – Resmaa Menakem (CW) My Sister the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite (CW)(audio)– Just Read –The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships – Harriet Lerner (EF)(audio) Chris is spending time with the magazines Fine Books & CollectionsThe Lions of Fifth Avenue – Fiona Davis (EF) release date August 4, 2020The Book of V. – Anna Solomon (EF)– Biblio Adventures –Emily browsed inside Savoy Bookstore & Café in Westerly, RI. She picked up a copy of Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui. Chris was able to go to Guilford Free Library for a curb side pick-up!Chris attended two virtual events: Irene Butter discussing her book Shores Beyond Shores with Donna Apidone via CapRadio Reads. You can watch the conversation here.Erica Ruth Neubaur in conversation with Juliet Grames, discussing her book Murder at Mena House through Bank Square Books. Read Chris’s review here.Emily enjoyed several episodes of Brené Brown’s podcast, Unlocking Us, including a two-part conversation with Harriet Lerner, author of Why Won’t You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts and Ibram X. Kendi, author of How To Be an Antiracist. Brené Brown is the author of Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone.Emily listened to and recommends Episode 129 of Terrible, Thanks for Asking with Nora Borealis – Policing and Racial Trauma with Angela Davis.– Upcoming Jaunts –June 25 at 7pm – Chris will be attending a virtual event through RJ Julia Booksellers Richie Jackson author of Gay Like Me in conversation with Matthew Reimer author of We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation.Chris and Emily are heading on a joint jaunt to the Guilford Free Library for an outdoor fair featuring new book releases. Watch the video of our adventure here.– Upcoming Reads –Home Before Dark – Riley Sager (CW)The Last Flight – Julie Clark (EF)– Book of the Month Club –In order to get your first month at the discounted rate of $9.99 go to www.bookofthemonth.com and use promo code: bookcougars.The June Book of the Month Club picks are:The Vanishing Half – Brit BennettHome Before Dark – Riley SagerA Burning – Megha MujumdarOne to Watch – Kate Stayman-LondonThe Last Flight – Julie Clark– Also Mentioned –Book By Book BlogUrban Trauma: A Legacy of Racism – Dr. Maysa AkbarTrue Grit – Charles PortisThe Goldfinch – Donna TarttThe Dance of Intimacy – Harriet LernerThe New YorkerMadeline MillerThe Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella FortunaPurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle!We are an affiliate of Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookstore & Café. Please purchase books from them and support us at the same time. Click HERE to start shopping.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group! We have a BookTube Channel – please check it out here, and be sure to subscribe!Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.

When it comes to being a creative, a lot of people can get caught up in the “rules of art”. That’s why I knew I had to bring on Kristy Rice, an entrepreneur and stationery designer who lives by the mantra of "forget rules, forget right, remember joy”. No matter where you are in your creative journey I think this is something we all need to learn or relearn and that’s what we talked about in this episode. Kristy and I also get into how she started her business, her experience of bringing on her first employees and how she creates a sense of order in her day to day life. She talks about why she likes entrepreneurship and the freedom that comes along with it plus how she manages her work while only being in the studio part-time every single week!  (This episode was pre-recorded on Feb 27, 2020)   What’s in this episode: How balance and flexibility helps Kristy craft a life she loves How Kristy transitioned from art as a hobby to a career Figuring everything out on her own as she grew her business Kristy’s experience of learning how to delegate in her business Her first hires in her business How Kristy stays motivated and creatively inspired What Kristy’s day looks like and how she creates a sense of order How to forget about the “rules of art”  Their thoughts on happiness vs. joy Kristy’s experience of working with celebrity clients   About Kristy: Kristy Rice wears many hats: entrepreneur, mama, celebrity invitation designer, stylist…but her first love is watercolor. Kristy Rice began her art career humbly, while hiding under the covers with a flashlight as a 6 year old girl who just wanted to make art, literally day and night. It was clear from the start, Kristy would make her mark on the world with a paintbrush. As a modern watercolor painter whose style and instructional approach has become sought after worldwide, Kristy continues to inspire her community with a growing collection of instructional videos and books (Schiffer Publishing). Her spirited, "forget rules, forget right, remember joy" mantra has brought thousands to enjoy painting watercolor who never believed they could. With a degree in Art Education from the Pennsylvania State University+15 years and counting growing a creative wedding business Kristy's mission is to bring fine art and it's joys into the everyday life of many, has become a fierce passion.   Connect with Kristy: Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Momental Designs | Momental Designs Instagram   Links: The Art for Joy’s Sake Journal by Kristy Rice Painterly Days: The Floral Watercoloring Book for Adults by Kristy Rice Kristy’s Summer Cutting Garden: A Watercoloring Book (Kristy’s Cutting Garden) by Kristy Rice Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown Hope you’ve enjoyed this episode! Would love to hear from you. What is one thing you can do with the wisdom and guidance you’ve extracted from this episode to make a positive and lasting change in your own life? Connect with me on social media. You can find me @amytangerine on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and pretty much anywhere. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please rate and review on iTunes, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and let your friends know about it too! The more we spread the creativity and happiness that comes from pursuing our passions, the better off our amazing community will be. Hope you feel uplifted, energized and inspired. You are awesome! I’m Amy Tangerine encouraging you to forget the rules and follow your joy!

Join us in Episode 3 while Inanada has a migraine and Val is ANGRY! We are in it today....AND, this is life. So, let's do this! We discuss different ways we can hold ourselves in a place of compassion when we are not feeling our best and ways we can consciously nurture ourselves when our body, mind or Spirit is asking for our awareness. We look at ways we can hold ourselves in a space of unconditional love and compassion in ALL things. Our ASK for the day: What is the message that your body is telling you today, and how can you soften, surrender into and honor that message? Join us, as we fumble through our current state of less than optimal energy. You'll like it...we promise!REFERENCES: The Sophia Code by Kaia Ra, "Heal" on Netflix, The Surrender Experience by Michael Singer, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, Anna Grandmother of Jesus by Claire Heartsong, The Moses Code: The Most Powerful Manifestation Tool in the History of the World by James F. Twyman, The Essenes: Children of the Light by Stuart Wilson, Conversations with God: an Uncommon Dialogue by Neale Donald Walsch, A Course in Miracles: Combined Volume by Foundation for Inner Peace.*CORRECTION: Valerie referenced Jesus Christ as Jeshua. The correct name that Jesus Christ went by is Yeshua.

Dr. Ann Marie Taylor began her college education studying Criminal Justice at Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan. She quickly realized that many of her young charges were struggling with special education needs which inspired her to become a special education teacher. She received her master’s degree in special education from Francis Marion University in South Carolina. Dr. Taylor began teaching in 2000 at McLaurin Elementary School in Florence and while she was working at Pine Tree Hill Elementary in Camden she earned the title of 2008 South Carolina Teacher of the Year – the first special educator to ever receive this honor. In 2008, she became National Board Certified and also received the Woman of Distinction Award from the Girl Scouts of America. In 2009, she was awarded the Educator Leadership Award from Francis Marion University. She also received the Service Award from Palmetto State Teacher's Association (PSTA). She has served as the Director of Exceptional Children in Edgefield County for six years. Taylor is currently the Executive Director at Horse Creek Academy. Ann Marie's Recommendations Education Rockstars Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-scholl0/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-scholl0/support

Listen and explore: The 3 questions Alasdair asked himself that led to leaving social media last year The different ways Alasdair and Julie-Roxane thing about social media What happened when Julie-Roxane decided to join instagram earlier this year and why she's taking a break from it now. How social media has affected Alasdair and Julie-Roxane's relationship How leaving social media has effected their relationship Social media addiction as a symptom and what it suggests about the deeper questions our culture is grappling with Mentioned on this episode: Making Sense Podcast #136 - Digital Humanism w/ Sam Harris & Jarod Lanier Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jarod Lanier The Shallwos: What the INternet is Doing to Our Brains by Bicholas Carr The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get INside Our Heads by Tim Wu Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown Pandemic Legacy Season 2 board game Connect with us: Email us at host@thefaroutpodcast.com Follow FAR OUT on Instagram Follow JR on Instagram Support this podcast: Leave a review on iTunes! Donate to the FAR OUT podcast Subscribe to FAR OUT and share this episode with friends! :D Credits: Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

Listen and explore: Enrollment is now open for our Yosemite Wilderness Retreat 2020 (www.rippleoutretreats.com) Our listener Mike's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scrambledeggs411/ The power of story in our everyday lives Why Alasdair is so grateful he didn’t get the $80,000 he asked his boss for Initiation: entering the unknown The four most common jewels discovered on the other side The most critical part of the hero's journey Two ways the hero might fail the final test What it means to return from the journey Mentioned on this episode: FAR OUT episode 36: Embarking on the Hero's Journey FAR OUT episode 27: Are we afraid of being dragged back into the system? Carl Jung Joseph Campbell Stranger Things Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for Treu Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown * Seth Godin Connect with us: Email us at host@thefaroutpodcast.com Follow FAR OUT on Instagram Follow JR on Instagram Support this podcast: Leave a review on iTunes! Donate to the FAR OUT podcast Subscribe to FAR OUT and share this episode with friends! :D Credits: Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

Summer StreamingFor episode no. 34 we share some of our summer streaming as you might be kicking back this weekend yourself. Whether you're enjoying a staycation, kicking your feet up, or on holidays where the weather might be crap, we thought we'd share something for you stream and enjoy on Netflix.Brené Brown: The Call to Courage https://www.netflix.com/title/81010166  The Myths of Vulnerability (Brene Brown the Call to Courage) Vulnerability is weakness. (experiences of how you were raised) I don't do vulnerability. (everyone needs to show up and be seen when you can't control the outcome) I can go it alone. (you need others) You can engineer the uncertainty and discomfort of vulnerability. Trust comes before vulnerability -- you build it up incrementality. Vulnerability is disclosure. E.g. posted to social media (boundaries) Show up. Be seen. Answer the call. Brené Brown - The power of vulnerability TEDxHouston https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerabilityWine Country https://www.netflix.com/title/80194950 What old friends would join you on a reunion trip?Where would you spend a weekend away to catch up?If you have done this recently, how did it go? #InVino Books and Recommendations from this episode: Daring Greatly:  Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone https://brenebrown.com/books-audio/ Radical Candor https://www.radicalcandor.com/Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott https://www.radicalcandor.com/the-book/Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10111087-turn-right-at-machu-picchuListen to him on the Longform podcast https://longform.org/player/longform-podcast-345-mark-adams Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40365093-thick?ac=1&from_search=true Listen to her new podcast with Roxanne Gay “Hear to Slay” on Luminary: https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/roxane-gay-and-dr-tressie-mcmillan-cottom/hear-to-slay/b52dbaee-2243-4230-ac20-8dc36ca6a453 Stay connected to the #InVinoFab Podcast: Hosts: Patrice (@profpatrice) & Laura (@laurapasquini); pronouns: she/her Twitter: https://twitter.com/invinofab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invinofab/ 

How can we as leaders empower those around us and develop future leaders in the CAC world? In the latest episode of Team Talk, Tony interviews Kori Stephens of the Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center about what coaching is versus what it is not, the benefits of the coaching mindset, and how to truly practice deep listening and asking powerful questions. - Kori Stephens, MPH is the Project Director for the Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center, and is currently in the process of becoming an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation.   - Mentioned in this episode: FranklinCovey – Stephen Covey’s Listening Continuum from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Michael Bungay Stanier – The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever Greg McKeown – Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Karen Kimsey-House, Henry Kimsey-House, Phillip Sandhal, Laura Whitworth - Coactive Coaching: The Proven Framework for Transformative Conversations at Work and in Life Mike Robbins – Bring Your Whole Self to Work: How Vulnerability Unlocks Creativity, Connection, and Performance (Book and TED Talk) MRCAC - EduNet Webinars, Leading Engaged Teams project   Additional suggested resources: Brené Brown – Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging; Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.; Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Marilee Adams & Marshall Goldsmith – Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 12 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching, and Life Todd Kashdan & Robert Biswas-Diener – The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self – Not Just Your “Good” Self – Drives Success and Fulfillment Learning Journeys – Website Coaches Training Institute – Website Box of Crayons Consulting - Website -  Visit the NRCAC Website for resources, training opportunities, and more! Have an idea for a future Team Talk guest or topic? We want to hear from you! Email your suggestions to Tony DeVincenzo at tony@nrcac.org. - Disclaimer: This project was sponsored by NRCAC from Grant Award Number 2016-CI-FX-K003 and CFDA #16.758 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice. This project was sponsored by NRCAC from Grant Award Number 2016-CI-FX-K003 and CFDA #16.758 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice.

Michelle and Mark are together again this week to talk with John Bohannon about AI startup, Primer. His goal is to build systems that continuously read documents and write about what they discover. He discusses his recent work building a self-updating knowledge base and the research his team just published. Perhaps most interesting is the circuitous path he took to get to Primer. Hear about his adventures along the way to becoming a data scientist specializing in natural language processing. How does a microbiologist who developed a pregnancy test for fish get distracted by Python? What does contemporary dance have to do with establishing AI policy? Join us as he weaves a common thread along his career path: encountering interesting problems and discovering creative ways to solve them. John Bohannon John Bohannon is the Director of Science at Primer, an AI startup in San Francisco. Until 2017 he was an investigative journalist and data scientist writing mainly for Science magazine and Wired. He spent the first half of his career as a foreign correspondent, including as a Fulbright scholar in Berlin. His reporting from Gaza won the Reuters-IUCN Media Award for Excellence in Environmental Reporting from Europe. While embedded with military forces in Afghanistan he engineered the first voluntary release of civilian casualty data by NATO and the United Nations. As a visiting scholar in the Program in Ethics and Health at Harvard University he focused on the involvement of doctors and social scientists in the US government’s torture program. He was also the scientific advisor to Isabella Rosselini for “Green Porno” (winner of 4 Webby awards) and “Animals Distract Me” (official selection, 2011 Sundance Film Festival). He is the author of a peer-reviewed study of people’s inability to distinguish pet food from paté, which inspired Stephen Colbert to eat cat food on television. He has a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Oxford. Cool things of the week Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone book Next ‘19 Recap video I/O ‘19 Recap video All I/O Sessions videos Michelle’s Favorites: Session: Taylor Wilson interviewing Michio Kaku on the future of humanity video Sandbox: AI on the Edge by Gabe Weiss, Noah Negrey, Yu-Han Liu, and Luiz Gustavo Martins TensorFlow Lite site OSS site Codelab: AI on a microcontroller with TFLite and SparkFun Edge site Interview Primer site Primer Blog blog Headline Generation: Learning from Decomposable Document Titles paper BERT site Ngram Viewer site Google Books site Dance Your PhD 2018 WINNER - Superconductivity: The Musical! video Kinetech Arts site John Bohannon’s Website site Question of the week How can we be like John? Where can you find us next? Michelle will be at Kubecon Europe and CERN. Mark Mirchandani will be hanging around the bay area. Mark Mandel is in Tokyo. Gabi is in France. John is in NYC. Brian will be in Boulder, Colorado.

"Part of taking care of ourselves is to trust and be trusted that we have each other’s best interests in mind." - Julie Burton   Julie Burton has spent the past two decades working as a fitness instructor, freelance writer, author, self-care expert, and teacher while mothering her four children alongside her husband of 25 years. Co-founding the Twin Cities Writing Studio in 2015 and publishing The Self-Care Solution: A Modern Mother’s Must-Have Guide to Health and Well-Being in 2016, Julie’s life transformed. Experiencing firsthand the true power of women supporting women, Julie combined her passion and creative energy and founded ModernWell, the first co-working space for women in Minneapolis, where women are empowered to connect with themselves and each other through work, wellness, and creativity. Connect with Julie on Twitter @juliebburton, Instagram @juliebburton, or her personal website juliebburton.com.  Check out ModernWell on Twitter @modernwellco, Instagram @modernwellco, and modernwell.co.   ENTER TO WIN A COPY OF THE SELF-CARE SOLUTION HERE.   Julie's book recommendations: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown and Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown    Mentioned in today's episode: The Loft's Wordplay event May 11-12 How to Start a Podcast with Renee Powers at ModernWell May 13   More on the anti-choice legislation in Ohio: A Bill Banning Most Abortions Becomes Law in Ohio - NPR Ohio's Governor Just Signed One of the Harshest Abortion Bills in America - Bust Magazine The "heartbeat bills" that could ban almost all abortions, explained - Vox Ohio's Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Ban is the Latest Front in Fight Over Roe v. Wade - New York Times -- Website: http://www.feministbookclub.com Instagram: @feministbookclubbox Twitter: @fmnstbookclub Facebook: /feministbookclubbox Email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dvRgvD   -- Logo and web design by Shatterboxx  Original music by @onyxrose.music Transcript for this episode: bit.ly/FBCtranscript19   Get $5 off your Feminist Book Club Box with the code PODCAST at feministbookclub.com/shop.  

It’s just us, folks. Robert and Holly got together in Atlanta to record this episode in person (the first CXMH episode ever recorded without Skype!). We talk about faith, why we think doubt is a good thing, and what it often looks like to move through our faith lives. We share our own faith journeys, as well as digging into some proposed Stages of Faith progressions. (Note from Robert: I formally apologize for how much I say ‘like’ in this episode. If it’s any consolation, it probably annoyed me more while I was editing than it will annoy you while listening.) Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- here’s a picture of both Fowler and Peck’s stages of faith with descriptions- Benefit of the Doubt: Breaking the Idol of Certainty by Greg Boyd- Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life by Richard Rohr- Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown- we mention Susan Case Designs. Find out more on her website or on Instagram. Quotes:- “The goal is to be a river: there’s things flowing in and flowing out.” (tweet)- “What people need is someone to say ‘I acknowledge this sucks & is painful and I’m going to sit here with you in that.” (tweet)- “The opposite of faith isn’t doubt, it’s certainty.” (tweet) Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website or Twitter. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

It’s just us, folks. Robert and Holly got together in Atlanta to record this episode in person (the first CXMH episode ever recorded without Skype!). We talk about faith, why we think doubt is a good thing, and what it often looks like to move through our faith lives. We share our own faith journeys, as well as digging into some proposed Stages of Faith progressions.(Note from Robert: I formally apologize for how much I say ‘like’ in this episode. If it’s any consolation, it probably annoyed me more while I was editing than it will annoy you while listening.)Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- here’s a picture of both Fowler and Peck’s stages of faith with descriptions- Benefit of the Doubt: Breaking the Idol of Certainty by Greg Boyd- Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life by Richard Rohr- Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené BrownQuotes:- “The goal is to be a river: there’s things flowing in and flowing out.” (tweet)- “What people need is someone to say ‘I acknowledge this sucks & is painful and I’m going to sit here with you in that.” (tweet)- “The opposite of faith isn’t doubt, it’s certainty.” (tweet)Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website or Twitter.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

On episode No. 7 of the Cafe Binge Podcast, I'm talking about a really nasty habit that I'm breaking out of. A habit that I think a huge majority of women struggle with. One the affects all of our relationships negatively. And one that I think desperately needs quitting. So today I'm discussing the WHY of my quitting it and the HOW. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, by Brene Brown Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone,  by Brene Brown  Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, by Brene Brown  The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, by Brene Brown  Brene Brown, The Power of Vulnerability TED Talk  Brene Brown, Listening to Shame TED Talk    Follow Cafe Binge on Instagram @ cafebinge www.cafebinge.com All original content is copyright 2019 Cafe Binge.

In today's Sunday Soother advicecast, Catherine is taking a question from one reader who asks, how do I intentionally connect with a community that shares my values, goals, and interests?The Sunday Soother Advicecast is a spin-off the popular newsletter, The Sunday Soother, a weekly newsletter that helps reader access their spirituality and mindfulness in practical, actionable ways.You can find Catherine @candrews on Twitter and Instagram @catherineandrews. Submit your questions at this link; email your question to Catherine here; or leave a voicemail with your question at (202) 525-6558.Resources mentioned in this episode:Count Me In: How I Stepped Off the Sidelines, Created Connection, and Built a Fuller, Richer, More Lived-in LifeBraving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand AloneThe ABCs of Creating a Club and Friendships4 Ways to Socialize Effectively — If Boringly — In Your 30s and BeyondWhat is Rolfing?White Musk Essential Oil

Dr. Kathryn Doyle is a board-certified Naturopathic Doctor who offers a general family practice with expertise in nutrition, hormone balance, and digestive health. She practices in the heart of downtown Calgary, Alberta alongside the expert Chiropractors and Massage Therapists at Core Health Centre.   Kathryn and Michelle dive deep into the concepts of belonging, real connections, awareness in the field on naturopathic medicine, and doctors and patients engaging and dealing in a human connection about health, respect and values. Based on the teachings of Brene Brown, Kathryn reveals the difference between belonging and fitting in, which is of crucial importance while in the means of creating meaningful bonds to people.   Listen to this rich episode about naturopathic medicine, health and real connections.   Key Takeaways: [2:15] Who is Kathryn Doyle and how she got where she is? [3:41] How Kathryn decided she wanted to be a naturopathic doctor? [6:31] Fitting in vs belonging. [12:37] Being a professional and finding support in the community. [16:33] Creating a feeling of belonging in medicine. [20:04] Patients need to be in control of their own healths. [21:56] What are the patient’s expectations when they first visit a naturopathic doctor? [23:16] Naturopathic doctors need to be visible and transparent. [24:40] Cultivating a powerful relationship with patients [28:04] Self observation is crucial. [30:03] Human connection [31:26] Statistics about the effect of social isolation. [33:30] Ways of facilitating a better connection between doctor and patient. [37:20] Rapid fire questions with Rachel.   Continue on your wild journey… Join us on our Facebook community www.poppyclinic.com   Mentioned in this Episode Connect with Dr Kathryn Doyle on Facebook and Instagram My Core Health, Calgary   Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, Brené Brown

I recorded this podcast right after I finished Brene Brown's book "Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone". I believe if you want to belong in relationship, you must first belong to yourself. There was a time I didn't, and once I did, I met my match. www.somethingbetterpodcast.com www.amyloftus.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

Iviana Bynum is a Certified Aroma Freedom Technique Practitioner, a writer and a photographer. She writes about mindset, efficiency, stress management and emotional wellness. Her mission is to help women navigate motherhood & embrace the uncertainty life brings. She helps women transition into higher purpose by accepting that transition is seasonal and constant, and by helping them replace the beliefs and negative self-talk that are blocking them from their true identity through tools like aromatherapy and holistic techniques such as AFT and others. Her work has provided many aha moments, been covered by various media outlets, and much more. Many people read her articles each year and many subscribe to her popular email newsletter. She doesn’t claim to have all the answers, but she’s happy to share what she’s learned so far- how to live her very own Life UnchainedTM. Type of work/coaching: She teaches clients how to use aromatherapy for physical wellness and emotional well-being. Ivianna also guides them through specific self- discovery exercises as well as the Aroma Freedom Technique. This is done through one on one and group coaching. She also has several courses developed for getting the most out of your essential oils and on how to develop a personalized self-care routine. Please describe your specialty Iviana is a Certified Aroma Freedom Technique (AFT) Practitioner and will teach you how it can change your life. It’s a new method of using essential oils, combined with specific focusing exercises, to identify and release the negative thoughts, feelings, and memories that block a person from realizing their dreams and intentions. Why does someone typically go to traditional therapy? Because they’re blocked- having a career problem, relationship problem, emotional problem, something that is keeping them from where they’d like to be. The Aroma Freedom Technique is a new method to release those blocks once and for all. Once being guided through it a few times by Iviana, you’re able to do it on your own and take control of realizing your own dreams and intentions! Social Media: Website: http://ivianabynum.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/ivianabynum Facebook: http://facebook.com/lifeunchained On Today’s Episode We Chat About: To find your triggers you need to ask yourself questions Bella Dodds was who I talked to who is a anxiety specialist (http://belladodds.com/) Anxiety always stems from somewhere, these questions will help you find out where it starts Young Living : Stress Away essential oil Able to overcome and surpass trauma with Aroma Freedom Technique Transition is a part of our life, but if we don’t deal with the pains from our past we’ll keep dealing with the same things over and over again Treating your kids like they’re human so they feel welcome to talk. Book Recommendations: Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol K. Truman Believe Bigger: Discover the Path to Your Life Purpose by Marshawn Evans Daniels Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown 3 Things you are currently grateful for: Grateful to be alive (life is precious) For my children Water An extra one is my essential oils Favorite essential oils: (from Young Living) Abundance: helps negates fear (put it on back of neck, wrists, and heart/ diffuse it) Geranium : uplifting for anxiety Frankincense: when all else fails

This week we have seen families stripped from each other at our border. This is a human crisis, but this crisis did not just start this week. If we zoom out we will see a lot of anger, and a lot of hatred, and a lot of dehumanization for those who are considered "other." In this episode we explore how we got to where we are, we discuss the dangers of dehumanization, privilege and intersectionality, compassion (for ourselves and others), empathy, and the different ways in which we can show up as activists. I end the episode exploring how we can talk to our children about privilege and activism. In this episode I mention several resourses including the work of Brené Brown and her book Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone. I also share the work of  Dr. Kristin Neff on self-compassion. In terms of privilege I mention Peggy McIntosh's article White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack and Beverly Tatum's book Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations About Race. Michael Ventura's Applied Empathy work is also discussed, and raceconscious.org is shared as a resource for talking to our kids about race and privilege. Resources for finding ways to support what is happening at our borders can be found here. 

This week we have seen families stripped from each other at our border. This is a human crisis, but this crisis did not just start this week. If we zoom out we will see a lot of anger, and a lot of hatred, and a lot of dehumanization for those who are considered "other." In this episode we explore how we got to where we are, we discuss the dangers of dehumanization, privilege and intersectionality, compassion (for ourselves and others), empathy, and the different ways in which we can show up as activists. I end the episode exploring how we can talk to our children about privilege and activism. In this episode I mention several resourses including the work of Brené Brown and her book Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone. I also share the work of Dr. Kristin Neff on self-compassion. In terms of privilege I mention Peggy McIntosh's article White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack and Beverly Tatum's book Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations About Race. Michael Ventura's Applied Empathy work is also discussed, and raceconscious.org is shared as a resource for talking to our kids about race and privilege. Resources for finding ways to support what is happening at our borders can be found here.

Today our guest is C. Christopher Smith, a member of Englewood Christian Church in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the editor of the Englewood Review of Books and is the author of Slow Church (co-authored with John Pattison), Reading For the Common Good, and the upcoming book on conversations called How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church. (*I grabbed the title post-episode, FYI) Check out his Amazon Author Page here.Christopher and his family live in Indianapolis, IN. You can engage with him on Facebook and Twitter as well.Recommendations/mentions in this week's episode:Faithful Presence: 7 Disciplines that Shape the Church for Mission, David FitchThe work of Jean Vanier in books like this and through the L'Arche Communities he founded.Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, Brene BrownAdopted: The Sacrament of Belonging In a Fractured World, Kelly NikondehaMusic for otherWISE by Austin MartinotherWISE logo by Eric Wright/Metamora Design

Hey ass kickers! Well, after nearly 10 years of blogging, 5 years and 228 podcast episodes, I’m FINALLY doing a favorite things episode! I tried to record both as a regular podcast episode AND video, but alas, I had an technology FAIL on the video side, so these images will have to do! So, without further ado, here are some of my favorite things… Misc. Golden Girls coasters. I don’t even think I need to sell you on this one. Hair and beauty: Nume Curling Wand- When I do actually do my hair, I use this curling wand. I’ve had a few different ones, and this one by far is my favorite. I often get comments on my hair and on one occasion was chased down in Target by a breathless woman asking me how I got my curls. Lush’s Sea Salt Spray-- I’ve tried several Sea Salt sprays, even a big brand name that will go unnamed, but they’ve all been a huge waste of money, until I tried Lush’s brand. The smell is amazing, it’s not sticky, and works great. MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix-- I use the powder (BTW, that link will take you to my shade, NC30, but you probably want to go somewhere where they sell it so someone can match your skin tone). Super easy to put on (I use a brush) and I use to even out my skin tone. Add a little blush, eyebrow pencil, and mascara and I’m done. The bralette- Two of my favorites are here and here. Great for the small to medium breasted women who don’t need a whole lot of support. Gold bond hand cream- I feel like such a grandma with this, but… I have really dry skin and can’t stand it when my hands feel dry. I’ve tried approximately 17,000 different hand creams and this one BY FAR is my favorite. It’s not greasy (unless you use way too much), and it works, even through a hand washing. I keep the small tubes in different drawers all over my house, in my purse, and in the car. I don’t consider myself a super techie person, but these are the apps I can’t live without AND they’re all easy to use. Apps I use: Audible-  Great for audiobooks! Need I say more? Goodreads- Organize all the books you’ve read, are currently reading, and want to read. I use it especially for logging books I want to read, and reading reviews from people I know-- as it syncs with Facebook. Voxer- I’m obsessed with this app and have been for years. It’s changed my relationship with my friends for the better! It’s a walkie talkie app that allows you to also text, send images and videos, and gifs. I also use it with my private clients. Podcast app- Duh. Venmo- Pay people and get paid easily with NO FEES. Super easy to set up and use. (I don’t know if I would recommend this for business, but check with your CPA.) Insight Timer- GREAT for meditation, especially for beginners. YogaGlo- Get access to loads of different teachers for yoga and meditation, all from the comfort of home! (Get your first two weeks of YogaGlo FREE when you sign up on YogaGlo.com/KICKASS.) Yoga Studio- Super easy to use Yoga app. The reason I love this is the simplicity. Not a lot of choices, but just enough to get the job done. gTasks Pro- Essential, especially if you use Google Calendar. It syncs to the “tasks” portion of your Google Cal, and is SO easy to use. Books I love: I Thought It Was Just Me: Making the journey from “What Will People Think” to “I am Enough.” By Brené Brown The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go Of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. By Brené Brown Daring Greatly: How the Courage of Being Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead By Brené Brown Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms The Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead By Brené Brown Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone By Brené Brown Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find-- And Keep-- Love.  Find out why you behave the way you behave in relationships and how you can fix when it’s not working. So very eye-opening! 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts. An oldie but a goodie. Easy read and good to find out how you receive love. Great awareness to have not just in romantic relationships but friendships as well. Facing Love Addiction: Giving yourself the power to change the way you love by Pia Mellody Codependent No More: How to stop controlling others and start caring for yourself by Melody Beattie Getting the Love You Want: A guide for couples by Harv Hendrix Keeping the Love You Find: A personal guide by Harv Hendrix Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: How the Quest for Perfection is harming young women by Courtney E. Martin You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the mindset of wealth by Jen Sincero Documentaries: There are SO MANY great documentaries out there, and to be honest, I haven’t watched that many lately, but here are three that have stuck out to me immensely: Miss Representation. Watch this with the men in your life and with your daughters (appropriate age is around 13 years old.) Then, talk about it. The Mask You Live In. Again, watch this with the men in your life and with your sons (again, appropriate age is probably 12 or 13). Then, talk about it. 13th. This is such an important film. According to common sense media, 16 is an appropriate age for this one. http://yourkickasslife.com/230    

Everyone has a shadow but every shadow is different. Sometimes our gifts are hidden in those shadows. You have to embrace your shadow. Feelings are just feelings they’re just singles to acknowledge something. I = illness We = wellness 3 things to help you be present/ connect with your shadow Yin yoga (tolerance level will increase) Be honest (if people ask how you are doing, answer honestly...you’re not fine) Journal and ask your shadow to write back (caution, if you’re not ready for it then don’t do it and if you’re spiraling from it then contact help or even me) 3 self care practices you just can’t live without Yoga (yin yoga) Meditation Young living release essential oil epsom salt bath The feminin is dark (moon) The masculin is light (sun) Book recommendations: Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown 3 things you are grateful for: Talk to you and have this opportunity I’m honoring my truth and souls calling to do this work For my daughter Dr. Sarah Kahn has her doctorate in Clinical Psychology with a specialty in Integrative Psychology, taking a more holistic approach to healing. She left the formal field of psychology because she did not feel aligned with many of the beliefs and practices, and has started her own transformational coaching business. Social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahkahnpsyd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahkahnpsyd/ Website: http://www.drsarahkahn.com/

On today's 'Global Exchange' Podcast, we sit down with CGAI Fellow, and global business consultant, Amy Karam to discuss the rapid economic rise and challenge of China. Join Colin and Amy as they consider China's expeditious and robust economic development, as well as the reasons for its contemporary economic dominance; the future of the new global economy, in which China will have extraordinary sway; and the ongoing trade spat between China and the Trump Administration in the United States, which seems to be based on China's unwillingness to adhere to established Western trade rules. Bios: Colin Robertson (host) - A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Amy Karam - Amy Karam is a global expansion and competitive strategy consultant, speaker and the author of The China Factor: Leveraging Emerging Business Strategies to Compete, Grow and Win in the New Global Economy. She is also a corporate instructor for Stanford and Duke University, as well as her own workshops and is a trusted authority on globalization, innovation, competitive strategy and the shifting power dynamics in international business, given the rising strength of China and other emerging nations. Related Links: - "The China Factor: Leveraging Emerging Business Strategies to Compete, Grow, and Win in the New Global Economy" by Amy Karam (https://www.amazon.ca/China-Factor-Leveraging-Emerging-Strategies/dp/111927401X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524499535&sr=8-1&keywords=The+China+Factor) - "A World Larger Than Trump's: China's" by Ferry de Kerckhove [CGAI Policy Paper] (https://www.cgai.ca/a_world_larger_than_trumps_chinas) Book Recommendations: Amy Karam: "Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone" - by Brené Brown (https://www.amazon.ca/Braving-Wilderness-Quest-Belonging-Courage/dp/0812995848/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524500350&sr=8-1&keywords=braving+the+wilderness+brene+brown) Recording Date: April 11th, 2018 Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website at cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

This week’s episode is a wide ranging conversation with NFL kicker Steven Hauschka. I met Steve when he was playing with the Seattle Seahawks and floating at Float Seattle; now he plays for the Buffalo Bills. He’s got an interesting take on things; he’s a thoughtful guy, a biohacker and always looking for techniques and tips to be his absolute best. We talk about mediation, athletes speaking their minds, techniques for optimal performance, tribalism, life after football, society in general and much more! Podcasting and the Joe Rogan Experience (3:30) Steve has been a long time Joe Rogan's Podcast listener and when he’s always wondered what it was like to be one of the guests. It’s a tricky thing because you could be exposed when you talk for an hour, it is not just a premeditated interview!  That’s what makes podcasts so interesting: it’s actually just a conversation.  That is the beauty of it too.  You really get to know the people and get to see everything. Going Deeper With Athletes (10:00) With publications like Derek Jeter’s Players Tribune, athletes write articles themselves and share their experiences. And may come as a surprise to some that Steve insists that athletes are definitely as human as it gets with just as many flaws and issues as everyone else in the world.  To be able to speak openly or as openly we can think that we can get in the fact that, millions and millions people are going to read exactly what we write. Steve feels like there is a shift coming in the way that we consume media and in the way we understand story telling so that outlets like the players should be in or blogs by athletes because we are so visible and we mean so much to such a giant group of people and they want to hear the opinion about X or Y or Z. If it is all filtered through just blurb after blurb, there is nothing there. Growth And Repair (19:40) Steve says that if we break it down, it's not really that complicated to get like good work out but we see all these information with all those stupid products. People try to sell gym memberships - they don’t care if we go to the gym - they just want to sell you the membership. We get these different machines but nobody knows how to use them, so once again we have to weed your way through that –“what’s the best in there and I have figured out that the bodies are incredible, if you can invest your time and body, you feel amazing, you just feel amazing”, we need to get private instruction at the beginning just to learn it. Growth For 2018 (34:10) Even though you know people are working all year and a lot of people skip their vacations or they are banking their vacations for later, there is still opportunities for everybody to continue to dig or continue to fact find and find resources that help them in their life. In terms of Steve’s growth for 2018, the goal is research. He essentially had to find a new formula for success in Buffalo because he saw different therapist in the Luciano area and he had a specific workout routine.  When we are working with different people, there is no way to keep it the same. So he knew he had to find a new system in Buffalo. Part of this he was able to maintain and part of this was like he had to take a step back and think- what’s going on here, what I need to work on and he want to act on basics, He is going to work with his foundation with his trainer. He is investing his time in those two things. It’s not always about what you do but how you do it. He also bought himself a pair of rollerblades.  Because when were rollerblades ever not cool? Stresses of Football (41:00) Being an NFL kicker can certainly have its stresses.  "We put in all the work, you have your program and we are going to do that no matter what, and then things can happen that are totally out of our control."  NFL kickers are specifically expected to be perfect and this combination of perfectionism and uncertainty can weigh on anyone. Tribalism (45:10) It's in our DNA to worry about what the other members of the tribe think.  We connect our identities to these ideas and then when people have a different opinion, we enter Fight or Flight mode since you're defending your own identity.  We have to realize it's great we have different opinions; it's how we form a better future and evolve our culture. Best Parts of Football (52:00) "There's an amazing ability to spread positivity when you play for a football team," Steve says.  In his first couple of years in Seattle, he saw the city improve alongside the team on their way to being Super Bowl champions.  There are infinite opportunities for good, like meeting 5 year old Madeline Herman, a pediatric cancer patient with whom he developed a friendship and was able to shine a light on. Life After Football (62:15) At the end of the day, we just need more awareness.  If people are more aware, they will pass that on to other people who will make good decisions with the best interests of humanity in mind. Meditating (75:25) Steve says that if there was one thing people were to take away from this episode, it would be to meditate.  That’s the tool.  There’s a constant flow of things into our lives for our brains to handle and you've gotta give it some time to breathe. "Meditating is the superpower that nobody uses but everbody has.  You’re never gonna 'get there'.  There’s no end-goal, there’s no winning; that’s why they call it a practice." Links Steve Hauschka Steve Hauschka Instagram Seattle Seahawks Buffalo Bills Joe Rogan Podcast Float Seattle The Players’ Tribune Things That Make White People Uncomfortable Purple Carrot Pilates Foundation training Ginastica Natural Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging Toxic Tribalism Madeline Herman Headspace Follow Sean McCormick Instagram: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter Follow Natural Stacks Twitter: http://bit.ly/NsTwitterInstagram: http://bit.ly/NsInstagram Facebook: http://bit.ly/NsFacebook Shop Natural Stacks Shop: http://bit.ly/OPPShop

Pain, media portrayal, and empathy. Who of us hasn’t come across images of suffering?  Jeff and Allen discuss the nature of pain, the way presentations of suffering get used, and alternately consumed, and how we might provide spaces for healing in honest and genuine ways.  The episode ends in a moment of honesty through admission how their inner “fundies” occasionally slip.   Conversation on Pain, Media Portrayal and Empathy (00:54) ‘You Fundie is Showing’ Segment (48:49) RELEVANT LINKS Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link… this book is the inspiration for this conversation on pain, media portrayal and empathy) The Body in Pain by Elaine Scarry (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) “To know pain is to know certainty, to hear about pain is to know doubt.” - Allen’s quote from The Body in Pain God and Aliens – The Universe Doesn’t Revolve Around You, Probably – 032 (During the segment of this episode Allen expresses his desire for the superpower of empathy) My Moment of Un-Truth - Season 3, Episode 17 (Scrubs Episode) The Long History of Discrimination in Pain Medicine (Article) The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Getting to the Whole Truth About America’s Torture of Suspected Terrorists (Article) Coco (2017 Film) Ways social media is like fire, both good and bad, and how that metaphor helps us navigate the digital world (Article) Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Vicarious Traumatization (VT) YOUR SUPPORT Thank you for listening to Irenicast.  If you appreciate the show please consider sharing your appreciation by rating, reviewing and/or subscribing to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or whatever platform you’re listening on. You can also help support the show financially by going to irenicast.com/amazon to do your Amazon shopping.  This will cost you nothing, but Amazon will give a portion of the proceeds to the show. IRENCAST HOSTS Jeff Manildi | co-host and producer | jeff@irenicast.com Jeff is the husband to an incredibly strong woman and father of two captivating young ladies.  He is currently the Director of Discipleship at a United Methodist church on the central coast of California.  In addition to getting his B.A. in Theology, he also received his ordination through the prestigious online organization of The Universal Life Church whose alumni include the likes of Conan O’Brien and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.  Jeff loves all things that tell a story: people, movies, tv, music, comics, etc. You can follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter.  Also check out Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema.   Allen O’Brien | co-host | allen@irenicast.com Allen received his B.A. in Biblical Studies from The Master's College and an M.A. in Theology and Biblical Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary, making him the illegitimate child of both conservative and moderately progressive evangelicalism. He has worked in church ministry since 2006 and is currently solo-pastoring at his local UCC congregation. When not ministering, Allen throws things to his border collie Sonata and writes for multiple platforms. You can follow Allen (@AllenOB) on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, & Good Reads.  Also if you are in the Sacramento, CA area check out Allen’s brick and mortar version of this podcast called Intersections. ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our post-evangelical conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter and Google+ Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on iTunes, Google Play, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on Amazon Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

What happens when a community comes together to share its stories, triumphs, struggles and aspirations? PechaKucha, an international speaker series based on a 20×20 format (20 slides, 20 seconds each), exists to explore this question. Now held in over 1,000 cities around the world, the series gives a platform to each city’s residents—from creatives to professionals to regular folks with a story to tell—and the result is people connecting with people they would probably have never crossed paths. Minds change, perspectives shift, empathy and compassion expands, and also people fall in love with the unique tapestry of their city.   Guest Bio As a writer and communicator, Eddie Selover helps people express their business and personal stories in ways that are more relevant, credible, and impactful. As a marketing communications professional, Eddie has written speeches for senior executives, organized and executed large-scale conferences and events. As a certified life coach, Eddie helps people clarify their goals and priorities, and then better align their choices and actions to help meet those goals.   Several times a year, Eddie brings some of Orlando’s most interesting people together, as the organizer and host of PechaKucha Orlando. Held in over 1,000 cities around the world, PechaKucha Nights feature an eclectic mix of creatives and professionals who present in the 20×20 format: 20 slides, 20 seconds each.   Learn more at https://eddieselover.com/.     Mentioned in this Episode PechaKucha Orlando Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone By Brene Brown   Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: @kristenmanieri_ 

Simone Halpin is the co-founder and Executive Director of Naomi's House, a residential safe home in Chicago for women who have suffered from commercial sexual exploitation. With a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Moody Theological Seminary, Simone teaches and trains women what it means to love and follow Jesus. She and her husband have four children, and they live in the Chicago area. Naomi's House opened its doors in December 2016, shortly after my first conversation with Simone. In this interview, Simone provides an update on the day-to-day challenges and joys of stepping into something bigger than herself. She shares about needing to redefine success along the way, the beauty of being rooted and going deeper instead of wider, as well as the importance of clinging to God's Word as we seek clarity on our God-shaped dream. It was a pleasure to bring Simone back for a follow-up conversation and to get a glimpse of what has transpired following the opening of Naomi's House since she and I first talked in fall 2016. As you listen, I hope you hear and see what our big God can do with a willing heart. And that you can easily translate it to your own life. You'll find the show notes, links to resources mentioned, and ways to connect with Simone, here: http://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/75   MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Simone's first appearance on the show: Episode 17 Show Notes or direct link to listen BOOKS: Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing by Andy Crouch Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown   Get More Involved...Become a Devoted Dreamers Patron.   https://www.patreon.com/DevotedDreamersPodcast   GET CONNECTED: Find your tribe in the Devoted Dreamers Insiders Facebook Group where you can connect with other like-minded women in pursuit of their God-shaped dreams. Leave your review of the show on iTunes or Stitcher Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on Android   Some links to products listed here are affiliate links. When you click those and make a purchase, I earn a commission that supports this podcast. Thanks for your support!

I’m feeling so lucky this week to interview Kristen Ley, founder and owner of Thimblepress. Kristen and I talk about how to show up authentically online, and connect with your people in a real way. She also shares how she tunes into her intuition and her creative process. Thimblepress site: thimblepress.com Kristen's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kristen_ley/   Books Kristen Mentions:   Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile   Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown   Hug Your Customers: The Proven Way to Personalize Sales and Achieve Astounding Results Hardcover by Jack Mitchell     Chat system Kristen and Thimblepress uses: https://www.intercom.com  

This week, we're discussing Brené Brown's new book, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone.  We each read the book before our recording, but we did not discuss our thoughts or feelings about what we read in advance.  The result was a raw, honest conversation about what scares us, what about ourselves makes us uncomfortable, those moments in our lives where we sought belonging and failed, and more.  Because in a world where there is often such a hyper-focus on "finding your tribe" -- both at work at and home -- I think we realized through our discussion that too many people aren't honest with themselves about how you actually find your own sense of true belonging. 

5 classy, intelligent men, 1 humbled human being make up the conversation today. Stories from the past, thoughts and questions currently driving us, consensus on movement and serving a bigger purpose. 0- Introduction of New Friends 34.55- Entitlement, Paying the Bills 38:39- But How? A Purpose Now. 52.25- Songwriting Life, Testing Time. 56:04- Gonzo! ...Rockstar Status. 1:02:08- Putting up Fronts. Stigmas. 1:07:21- Masks Off, and Vulnerable 1:55:29- Hometown Friends 2:02:19- Life Altered Readings 2:14:49- Lenses 2:29:30- Common Threads 2:36:05- Deepest Fears, Priorities, Control 2:42:04- Breaking it Down 2:46:51- Story Time! Frats, Bros, College 2:58:56- Final Thoughts, Moments The questions were created or drawn from: Wild at Heart Revised and Updated: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Heart-Revised-Updated-Discovering/dp/1400200393/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513250773&sr=8-1&keywords=wild+at+heart+john+eldredge The Mask of Masculinity: How Men Can Embrace Vulnerability, Create Strong Relationships, and Live Their Fullest Lives https://www.amazon.com/Mask-Masculinity-Embrace-Vulnerability-Relationships/dp/1623368626/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513250799&sr=8-1&keywords=the+mask+of+masculinity Every Man's Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time (The Every Man Series) https://www.amazon.com/Every-Mans-Battle-Winning-Temptation/dp/1578563682/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513250856&sr=8-1&keywords=every+man%27s+battle Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone https://www.amazon.com/Braving-Wilderness-Quest-Belonging-Courage/dp/0812995848/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513250962&sr=8-1&keywords=braving+the+wilderness B.R.A.V.I.N.G. discussed: https://soundcloud.com/movingwithlife/041-count-on-yourself "My question, that which at the age of 50 brought me to the verge of suicide was the simplest of questions lying in the soul of every man. A question without an answer to which one cannot live. It was: what will come of what I am doing today or tomorrow? What will come of my whole life? Why should I live? Why wish for anything or do anything? It can also be expressed thus: Is there any meaning in my life that the inevitable death does not destroy?" -Leo Tolstoy Don't forget to subscribe and leave reviews! **** movingwithlife.co **** Email: podcast.millennial@gmail.com IG: @movingwithlife_ Find or get with Bryan for your excel needs! www.fiverr.com/bryanalejandro OR if you're feeling a little introverted --> www.etsy.com/shop/TheIntronaut?…arch_shop_redirect , IG- @theintronaut_ Best place to find Eddie! eddiesaenzmusic.com Andy's best connectors: kratos-for-all.tumblr.com , IG- @andys_hobby1

Recent natural weather-related disasters and the abundance of political crises prompted me to verbalize my thoughts about the fundamental uncertainty of life. When we are not pushed into decisions by things that are out of our control, how much risk do we actually take? How many unknown journeys do we embark on? It is always easier to stick with what we know but how does that help us grow? What would embracing uncertainty look like in your life?   Key Takeaways: [:58] Braving the Wilderness that is our world. [5:31] What would you take if you had to leave in an emergency? [11:35] Leaning into and embracing the fundamental uncertainty of life.   Resources: Mike Robbins Website Mike Robbins Podcast Mike Robbins on Facebook Mike Robbins on Twitter Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, by Brené Brown  

In episode 3 of “Post-Modern Living with Chris The Brain,” Chris and Kait talk about the perils of social media, why people are even still using it, and some positive and negative ways to use it. To cool down, Chris gives his suggestions on the best products for managing cables. People often talk about social media the way they talk about traffic - a necessary evil. But social media’s not compulsory, so why are we even still using it? What started as a tool for expression and connecting to our tribe went downhill when everyone started using it and it became a professional profile that needed to be taken seriously. Social media triggers a dopamine response, which gives us pleasure, but is connected to addiction - and too much of it leads to stress. In her book “Braving the Wilderness,” author Brené Brown says that the biggest mistake people make with social media is using it as a place to process pain. Chris and Kait discuss that when you process your pain by venting frustration on social media, someone else is often there to vent the opposite frustration, and you end up venting your anger at each other instead of having a conversation. They also mention that people can fall prey to a subconscious one-upsmanship when posting the good things about their lives. Chris and Kait are fans of Twitter, which is great for talking to people interested in the same thing as you in real time, following things that you’re interested in, and following people without others knowing about it via the list feature. They also point out that there isn’t pressure to post; you can just use it as a customized news feed. Here are their thoughts on other networks: Instagram - Great for use as a family album and keeping up with what your friends and family are doing LinkedIn - The true professional homepage, it’s more important than your resume for some recruiters Pinterest - Perfect if you make stuff and want to share with other people who make stuff Tumblr - A place to geek out on things you really like Snapchat - Making bad decisions have less consequences Reddit - Where people who say actually a lot go to prove people wrong about things Tinder - Making bad decisions have more consequences Facebook - It’s too much work to make Facebook work for you. On a lighter note, Chris gives a run-down on the best products for managing cables. Apple has (illogically) removed most of the ports in their newest products, which requires dozens of dongles and adapters. Chris’s Suggestions: GRID-IT! - takes a variety of objects and consolidates them into one nice organized system Waterfield Design and NutSac Bags - make lots of high-quality tiny gear bags Henge Docks - great docks for your MacBook, everything plugs into them Satechi - unified docking solutions for Macs, their Aluminum Type C Pro Hub Adapter is much better than the Apple dongles Shout Outs To: Apprenace, a company creating meaningful internship programs that help businesses and careers grow. DK New Media, a digital marketing company who lets us use their podcast studio Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, Brené Brown’s book about cultivating true belonging Discord, an app for gamers to chat Slack, a business and team tool that’s now being used to create small groups for conversations

Brené now holds the record for the most cjLIVE appearances, this being her third time on the show. She is a vulnerability and empathy expert and has one of the most watched TED Talks of all time on the subject and is the author of four New York Times best selling books, one of which, Daring Greatly, is my playbook for staying creative and true to myself. Her new book, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, has come out at a time where we need it most with our world being as divisive and disconnected as it is, it’s giving us the tools and ideas to use our unique skills to help connect with each other. Like in our past episodes, we quickly go deep in this conversation. Brené drops bombs about the importance of connection and how to use your art and creativity to get there. We talk about power of paradox and you need to look no further than the paradox of her no bullshit Texan way of communicating her vulnerabilities as a paradox in itself. It was so refreshing to break down boundaries with Brené again after a year- hope you enjoy the interview as much as I do. In today’s episode: We talk about how divisive times are good breeding grounds for good art and how that art may be just what we need to form stronger connections between us. Art can save us. Brené has such a unique way of talking about valuing your work. Have a strong back and a soft front. We talk about how to set boundaries around your worth and communicate that value without being a jerk. Everything in this episode comes down to taking the reigns on your brain. You will learn about and tactics on how to use your intellect to your advantage, especially when your lizard brains wants to take over. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.chasejarvis.com/podcast.  This episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world’s top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.