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With Sarah neck deep in studies Nick goes it alone in a new junk drawer episode with 7 different topics. These range from young kids stuck on a deserted island, to a woman hearing voices in her head to an Alaskan man taking justice into his own hands.
#210 A former smoking, binge-drinking journalist, radio and television producer, Marcus's media career included time at Leader newspapers, Sport 927 and SEN 1116 before concluding at Channel Nine and The AFL Footy Show in 2006. In 2005 Marcus met his now-wife Sarah, a chiropractor, who was the catalyst of Marcus's health transformation from a Red Bull-guzzling, meat-eating smoker to a ginger-tea sipping teetotalling vegan, to somewhere back in the middle. In 2008 Marcus and Sarah opened Pure Wisdom Chiropractic and Lifestyle, were married in 2009 and in 2010 and 2012 welcomed Maya and Darby to the world. In 2013 Marcus and Damian Kristof began the podcast 100 Not Out: Mastering The Art of Ageing Well. In that same year, Marcus joined The Wellness Couch podcast network as the Executive Producer of events including The Wellness Summit. Since its inception, 100 Not Out has recorded more than 400 episodes and conversations with some of the planet's most graceful agers, high achievers and interesting people. 100 Not Out has received almost one million downloads, whilst The Wellness Couch network surpassed 11 million listens in 2020. In 2014 Marcus and his family moved to northern New South Wales. With Sarah now a stay-at-home mum, the time had arrived for Marcus to create the Exceptional Life Blueprint framework. He created an online program and began sharing his insights and trainings both digitally and in-person. Since then, Marcus's online courses have been consumed by over 20,000 people in 155 countries and he has delivered keynote presentations and trainings to companies as big as NAB all the way down to local communities. Sectors including banking, health, wellness and real estate trust Marcus to help their teams perform to exceptional standards. In 2019 Marcus and Sarah welcomed their fourth child Spencer, and amongst the craziness of raising young children, continue to love and support each other to make the rest of their life the best of their life. In this episode we cover How Your Exceptional Life book/ resource came to be How he went about qualifying the 64 exceptionals in the book If the order with which you prioritize the eight ‘ingredients' of the blueprint matter How social life and community have a huge impact on health and livelihood Introverts - how socializing differs from extroverts and how can an introvert can embrace this exceptional ingredient Why spirit is laced throughout all areas The conflict of opposites Marcus's hope for this exceptional book
#173 Today I'm here with the wonderful Marcus Pearce. Marc is a speaker, writer, and former radio and television producer. During our conversation today, we discuss the concept of an exceptional life. How can you make your life exceptional? What does that even mean? We talk about the consequences of mediocrity, its differences with simplicity, and why you could be playing your life on safe mode. If you think you need to make a change in the way you live and elevate yourself, then this episode is for you. “We own the responsibility to write our exceptional life.” About Marcus: Marcus Pearce is a former smoking, binge-drinking journalist, radio and television producer, Marcus's media career included time at Leader newspapers, Sport 927 and SEN 1116 before concluding at Channel Nine and The AFL Footy Show in 2006. After meeting his now-wife Sarah in 2005, he slowly switched from sports media to health, wellness, and personal growth media. Sarah, a chiropractor, was the catalyst of Marcus's health transformation from a Red Bull-guzzling, meat-eating smoker to a ginger-tea sipping teetotalling vegan, to somewhere back in the middle. In 2013 Marcus and Damian Kristof began the podcast 100 Not Out: Mastering the Art of Ageing Well. In that same year, Marcus joined The Wellness Couch podcast network as the Executive Producer of events including The Wellness Summit. Since its inception, 100 Not Out has recorded more than 400 episodes and conversations with some of the planet's most graceful agers, high achievers and interesting people. 100 Not Out has received almost one million downloads, whilst The Wellness Couch network surpassed 11 million listens in 2020. In 2014 Marcus and his family moved to northern New South Wales. With Sarah now a stay-at-home mum, the time had arrived for Marcus to create the Exceptional Life Blueprint framework. He created an online program and began sharing his insights and trainings both digitally and in-person. Since then, Marcus's online courses have been consumed by over 20,000 people in 155 countries and he has delivered keynote presentations and trainings to companies as big as NAB all the way down to local communities. Sectors including banking, health, wellness and real estate trust Marcus to help their teams perform to exceptional standards. Marcus' Website: marcuspearce.com.au Marcus's Book: mp.marcuspearce.com.au/order-form1600644372017 Key points with time stamp: Writing Your Exceptional Life (00:06) What creates an exceptional life? (06:46) A simple life vs a mediocre one. What's the difference? (10:36) Why do many of us settle for mediocrity? (13:37) Are there consequences to mediocrity? (17:13) What does it mean to be an Exceptional? (19:24) The story of Dr. Sanduk Ruit, the God of Sight (22:28) Is living through a crisis necessary for making change? (26:32) Are you being too safe? Can you get away with that? (29:40) Stop waiting for that wakeup call! (32:59) What is the Exceptional Life blueprint? (34:15) The power of simplicity (39:21) A low point that later became a blessing for Marcus (42:10) Allow free time to exist (46:31) Marcus's morning routine (50:15) An Exceptional Marcus would have dinner with (52:03) Make the rest of your life, the best of your life (55:16) Mentioned in this episode: Currumbin Your Exceptional Life: Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life, 2021. Marcus's book Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World's Healthiest and Longest-lived Peoples, 2006. A book by John Robbins Stuart Wilde, British writer Affirmations, 1986. A book by Stuart Wilde Hamilton The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying, 2011. A book by Bronnie Ware Paul Rose, Australian sports coach The MindBody Code, 2014. A book by Mario Martinez Dr. Sanduk Ruit, a Nepalese ophthalmologist Fred Hollows Tony Robbins John Demartini Victor Hugo Les Miserables The Novel of the Century, 2017. A book by David Bellos About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co
Remember three weeks ago when we said wedding bells were ringing for Chuck and Sarah? Well, now they’re really ringing! Or are they funeral bells? With Sarah targeted by the Norseman and Chris targeted by, well, Erin, it’s hard to tell. While dressed in their Sunday best, Erin and Chris learn about grief, the corruption of the American government, and the real origin of Avengers: Endgame. Also: Josh Schwartz is The Magnet, and Chris has a KILLER Vivian impression. Join us as we say farewell to the #SeasonOf4irDucts this week on GCY! LIKE and SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @gochuckpodcast Email us at gochuckyourselfpodcast@gmail.com. Reddit: u/GoChuckYourselfPod Theme music: “Warm Up” by Hadokowa via freemusicarchive.org. Cover Art by Molly Gillespie @ www.mollyegillespie.com.
Get up close and personal with Sarah Barker in today's Espresso. This avid fitness enthusiast, certified trainer, mom of four, and X-endurance affiliate is living a purpose-driven life thanks to the residual income she earns from direct sales. Sadly, this business model has garnered a lot of bad reputation through the years, as many people have lost their money on pyramid schemes. However, Sarah works hard to prove that this is an honest job that can help just about anyone make decent money to live a comfortable life. The key to success lies in being authentic. Instead of just pushing products to make money, you need to build connections and establish relationships. When you provide value, people will come to you. Remember, in a good sale, every party wins. With Sarah's passion for fitness and selling, she has more control over her life while earning good money and staying home with her kids at the same time. She considers this income stream an amazing opportunity because she gets paid according to how much she works. And Sarah is a woman who hustles hard! Keep in mind, when you are passionate about something, it will snowball and positively influence every aspect of your life. Show Notes: In today's show, we talk about: How Sarah Barker's active family shaped her mindset with regards to the fitness realm, starting with hobbies then moving on to competitive martial arts as early as grade six. What roles fitness can play in a person's life, considering how much the fitness industry has evolved over the years. How fitness has the power to teach the biggest lessons which carry over in other areas of life, including marriage and rearing kids. Why fitness coaching is not about you but about other people, especially when you know you're changing every aspect of a person's life. How ego can get in the way especially if you know that you excel in something, so being self-aware matters to keep yourself in check. What routines work well for self-care and business journey while managing family and other endeavors together. Why aiming to accomplish priorities helps instead of trying to keep everything balanced because many responsibilities mean sacrifices must be made to accomplish goals. How residual income helps harmonize your life with priorities and how it can help you accomplish what you want. How direct sales is like fitness as it takes time and discipline to make a six-figure income because it can never happen overnight. Why you need to find out what you want in your career, evaluate what you're willing to sacrifice, and find a way to get everything done. Why sales, in general, gets a bad reputation because people have been schemed and burned before. How to get over the stigma of doing direct sales as people often have a misconception about this business model. When you sell something, you need to detach yourself from the money concept because you must remember you are serving people first and foremost, so they will trust you enough to give you their money or buy your stuff. How it's important to have multiple streams of income and lean into the people with leadership to guide you. Learn more about Sarah Barker by smashing the following links below: Website: https://xendurance.com/pages/team-xnd?als=Xendurance (https://xendurance.com/pages/team-xnd?als=Xendurance) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarah.r.barker (https://www.facebook.com/sarah.r.barker) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahbarkerfitness/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/sarahbarkerfitness/?hl=en) Life is more fun when you subscribe to our channel! ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbb1ZR72EzU1uSr1rgSBR-g (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbb1ZR72EzU1uSr1rgSBR-g) The views and opinions expressed on the “Espresso with Erin & Sarit” podcast are solely those of the authors and guests. They should not be attributed to any other individual or
Today's episode is all about telling brand stories, with Sarah Braud from Braud Creative. All companies start with a story. We often forget about that story, but we really shouldn't. Why did we start the company, how did we start the company? It's a whole hero's story. With Sarah, we're discussing how important it is to bring that story to the forefront of your marketing. We want you to tell your tale. And just like any amazing story, it starts with a Hero. In your story, the HERO is your customer. They're the ones you're taking on a journey. By understanding them, who they are, what they're struggling with, you can guide them on this journey. It all begins with making sure your message is clear and focused, just like the story, on your hero! I hope you all stay safe.Enjoy!A huge thank you to Campaign Refinery for sponsoring this episode. Check out the amazing email marketing automation tool they've created.Please subscribe, rate and review, and find us @AllAboutDigMar on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to share your thoughts.The All About Digital Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Social INK, a digital marketing consultancy on a mission to put the social back into social media.
Sarah Hanson-Young has been senator for South Australia since 2008, representing the Australian Greens. With Sarah, we talked about human rights activism, feminism, what a Green New Deal should look like, systemic greed in today's world, and being real. The transcript and references mentioned in this episode can be found on Go Simone's website: www.gosimone.org/episode-22-sarah-hanson-young-addressing-climate-change-australian-political-bubble
Never stop experimenting — that’s the theme of this conversation with the people behind POP Rentals. Sarah Nie is a professional vacation rental manager and director of guest experiences at POP Rentals, a company she founded in 2011 and will soon be operating with Karen Gleason of POP Realty Group. Their team helps anyone buy, sell, or rent in western North Carolina. With Sarah’s expertise in technology and helping others take full advantage of it and Karen’s over 20 years of real estate experience, they’ve managed to take their individual strengths and combine them into a business that is greater than the sum of its parts. They both have a few topics they brought to discuss how they’re managing their rental business, and how they continue to experiment with doing things differently to remain competitive and bring in more revenue. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me (https://thanksforvisiting.me/) Resources: poprentals.com (https://poprentals.com/) @poprentalsasheville (https://www.instagram.com/poprentalsasheville/) facebook.com/poprentals (https://www.facebook.com/poprentals/) #STRShareSunday: @littlerivertinyhouse (http://instagram.com/littlerivertinyhouse) Thanks for Visiting is a production of (http://crate.media)
Are you frustrated in your life or business but not sure why? Have you suffered a loss and it's been difficult to recover? In this episode, Stephen Capps walks you through identifying and overcoming adversity. After suffering the loss of his wife, to cancer, losing his biggest customer in his young business. Stephen marries his beautiful Sarah just in time for everything to blowing up in his face. With Sarah by his side, Stephen not only had to recover from the loss but must navigate the challenges of a business that's crashing and burning. Let Stephen be your guide to help you overcome adversity avoid the crash and burn so you can have the life and business that you want. Steps for overcoming adversity. 1- Don't be the victim 2- No excuses 3- Go through the obstacles 4- Have a plan 5- Start 6- Don't quitSeth Godin's book The DipFollow us on Facebook
Featuring special guest Sarah Seember Huisken – Minneapolis storyboard artist, and 25% of the Cult Film Collective! There’s so much to love, to be joyful about, in SON OF THE WHITE MARE, including its recent long-awaited 4K restoration. Transplanting traditional Hungarian folklore for a 1981 audience in the name of nomadic peoples, this immaculately animated film communicates much more than its experimental trappings. Rather than play a straight fairytale, SON OF THE WHITE MARE dodges the audience’s firm grasp of form with nearly every scene change, reflecting the convulsive Hungarian social state (its original release was sandwiched between a 1956 revolt and the country’s formal shrugging of Communist rule in 1989). With Sarah, we discuss the movie’s use of form, humor, nature, sex, soft edges, semi-traditional gender politics, and imagery both modern and primal to elevate its “heroes slay the dragons” narrative into something worth treasuring. Find Sarah on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/calzonewizard/! Follow us at @trylovepodcast on Twitter and email us at trylovepodcast@gmail.com to get in touch! Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro ambiance from SON OF THE WHITE MARE (1981).
New York Times writer Sarah Maslin Nir joins us to talk about her book, "Horse Crazy - The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal". Plus, Jamie wins an auction and now owns an Andalusian and some Really Bad Adz. Listen in... HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 2493 - Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief; Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures.Title Sponsor: Kentucky Performance ProductsGuest: Sarah Maslin Nir and her book, "Horse Crazy - The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal" | FacebookPic Credit: "Horse Crazy - The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal"Really Bad Ads: Brought to you by HorseloverzThere’s an App for that! Check out the new Horse Radio Network app for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on Twitter or follow Horses In The Morning on FacebookAdditional support for this podcast provided by Listeners Like YouSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)
New York Times writer Sarah Maslin Nir joins us to talk about her book, "Horse Crazy - The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal". Plus, Jamie wins an auction and now owns an Andalusian and some Really Bad Adz. Listen in... HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 2493 - Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief; Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures.Title Sponsor: Kentucky Performance ProductsGuest: Sarah Maslin Nir and her book, "Horse Crazy - The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal" | FacebookPic Credit: "Horse Crazy - The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal"Really Bad Ads: Brought to you by HorseloverzThere’s an App for that! Check out the new Horse Radio Network app for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on Twitter or follow Horses In The Morning on FacebookAdditional support for this podcast provided by Listeners Like YouSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)
Hey Hey Screen Beans! It's time for an all new episode and this week we welcome tarot card reader and expert trivia host, Sarah York! With Sarah we chat about her love of horror movies, how she got into tarot card reading and why it's practice/craft is so important to her. We also deep dive on The Lovebirds, Avatar: The Last Air Bender, and Midsommar!
Sarah Grandinetti – What If Parenting Could Be Fun? Aired Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 1:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM EST It was when I turned 40 that I began to think maybe being a mom was not in the cards for me. Part of me was relieved and another part of me wondered if I had missed out on something. Then 5 years later I found myself in a partnership with a man that had a teenage daughter. I remember when we first met and how much we liked each other. She is such a sweet girl after all and curious about everything. I guess in a way I felt I had something I could contribute. Then we all did what most people do at some point in their relationship, we moved in together. That’s when things went a little south. We began playing out these rolls that we thought we were supposed to do. I became my dad at times trying to control her choices in an effort to protect her from herself. She became a little defiant and resistant to those around her. Who could blame her. I had turned into my controlling dad! Well fortunately we had the tools of Access Consciousness to help us choose something different. We realized we did not like the rolls we were playing out and desired to be friends instead. With Sarah contribution we realized we could actually enjoy each other in the little time we have left together before this sweet girl leaves for college. Did you know parenting could actually be fun, if you let it be? Sarah Grandinetti knows something about parenting. International speaker, Access Consciousness certified facilitator and mother of four, she inspires audiences all over the world to choose more and actualize their dreams. Never desiring to limit herself, Sarah is also the owner of Salon Mix, a celebrity hair salon, and founder of Being You, Being with Them, a monthly membership group or parents (and everyone else) are inspired by tools, talks and a tribe of like – minded people to create greater relationships with the young people in their lives. Whether presenting to an audience, teaching classes or working one on one In a deep-dive session, Sarah offers a rare combination of humor, warmth and insight that invites people to feel empowered, release limitations and truly BE themselves. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/being-you-being-with-them-7-days-for-7-program-tickets-106158107758 Visit the Outside the Impossible show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/outside-the-impossible/ Connect with Venus Castleberg at https://venuscastleberg.com/ #SarahGrandinetti #Parenting #AccessConsciousness #OutsideTheImpossible #VenusCastleberg
Welcome to a new episode of Time To Talk with Alex Reads. I am your host Alex Reads, and I am bringing you mental health and emotional wellbeing content that I hope will be of some benefit to you, so I am glad to have you here with me!This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and the theme this year is KINDNESS. I will be posting content throughout the week to support this, as I think we can always use a little room to be kinder in our lives. In a three-part series, I have teamed up with Samaritans, Network Rail and Office of Rail and Road to bring to you some conversations about mental health in the context of suicide prevention on the Nation’s railways. I am speaking to key players from mental health charity Samaritans, Network Rail and Office of Rail and Road in these first series of episodes to talk about their joint efforts with the Samaritan’s campaign ‘Small Talk Saves Lives’, a campaign. Small Talk Saves Lives is a campaign to empower the public to act to prevent suicide on the railways and other settings. Suicide is preventable and suicidal thoughts are often temporary and can be interrupted. Samaritans want to give as many people as possible the skills to notice if someone might be at risk and give them the confidence to approach them. A simple question or observation can be all it takes to interrupt suicidal thoughts and start the journey to recovery. Throughout this campaign, Samaritans is reminding people that they already know how to start a conversation, giving them the confidence to act.Research carried out jointly for Samaritans and the rail industry by the Universities of Middlesex and Westminster indicated that a ‘bystander’ campaign could be valuable as the public has a role to play in suicide prevention on the railways.And so, the partnership with British Transport Police, Network Rail and the wider rail industry to develop the campaign has been beneficial. They train thousands of rail staff in suicide prevention every year. Many of them go on to make an intervention and save a life. We encourage staff to notice if someone may be at risk and then start a conversation by asking a simple question, so making small talk.We have also consulted individuals who have experienced suicidal thoughts, those who have lost loved ones to suicide, people who regularly travel by train, and the general public. We wanted to make sure we considered a range of experiences when developing the campaign.An example of the importance of our campaign is Sarah's story. A stranger on a train platform helped stop Sarah from taking her own life. With Sarah's permission, we used her story to develop the first phase of the campaign and show others how small talk saved her life.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ORR - Office of Rail and Road - Ian Prosser, Chief inspector of railways and directorIan is the chief inspector of railways and director, railway safety at the Office of Rail and Road.Drop me an email: tttalkpod@gmail.com
Welcome to a new episode of Time To Talk with Alex Reads. I am your host Alex Reads, and I am bringing you mental health and emotional wellbeing content that I hope will be of some benefit to you, so I am glad to have you here with me!This week is Mental Health Awareness week, and the theme this year is KINDNESS. I will be posting content throughout the week to support this, as I think we can always use a little room to be kinder in our lives. In a three part series, I have teamed up with Samaritans, Network Rail and Office of Rail and Road to bring to you some conversations about mental health in the context of suicide prevention on the Nation’s railways. I am speaking to key players from mental health charity Samaritans, Network Rail and Office of Rail and Road in these first series of episodes to talk about their joint efforts with the Samaritan’s campaign ‘Small Talk Saves Lives’, a campaign. Small Talk Saves Lives is a campaign to empower the public to act to prevent suicide on the railways and other settings. Suicide is preventable and suicidal thoughts are often temporary and can be interrupted. Samaritans want to give as many people as possible the skills to notice if someone might be at risk and give them the confidence to approach them. A simple question or observation can be all it takes to interrupt suicidal thoughts and start the journey to recovery. Throughout this campaign, Samaritans is reminding people that they already know how to start a conversation, giving them the confidence to act.Research carried out jointly for Samaritans and the rail industry by the Universities of Middlesex and Westminster indicated that a ‘bystander’ campaign could be valuable as the public has a role to play in suicide prevention on the railways.And so, the partnership with British Transport Police, Network Rail and the wider rail industry to develop the campaign has been beneficial. They train thousands of rail staff in suicide prevention every year. Many of them go on to make an intervention and save a life. We encourage staff to notice if someone may be at risk and then start a conversation by asking a simple question, so making small talk.We have also consulted individuals who have experienced suicidal thoughts, those who have lost loved ones to suicide, people who regularly travel by train, and the general public. We wanted to make sure we considered a range of experiences when developing the campaign.An example of the importance of our campaign is Sarah's story. A stranger on a train platform helped stop Sarah from taking her own life. With Sarah's permission, we used her story to develop the first phase of the campaign and show others how small talk saved her life.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Samaritans Ruth Sutherland, CEO of Samaritans and has been since 2015. Drop me an email: tttalkpod@gmail.com
Welcome to a new episode of Time To Talk with Alex Reads. I am your host Alex Reads, and I am bringing you mental health and emotional wellbeing content that I hope will be of some benefit to you, so I am glad to have you here with me!This week is Mental Health Awareness week, and the theme this year is KINDNESS. I will be posting content throughout the week to support this, as I think we can always use a little room to be kinder in our lives. In a three-part series, I have teamed up with Samaritans, Network Rail and Office of Rail and Road to bring to you some conversations about mental health in the context of suicide prevention on the Nation’s railways. I am speaking to key players from mental health charity Samaritans, Network Rail and Office of Rail and Road in these first series of episodes to talk about their joint efforts with the Samaritan’s campaign ‘Small Talk Saves Lives’, a campaign. Small Talk Saves Lives is a campaign to empower the public to act to prevent suicide on the railways and other settings. Suicide is preventable and suicidal thoughts are often temporary and can be interrupted. Samaritans want to give as many people as possible the skills to notice if someone might be at risk and give them the confidence to approach them. A simple question or observation can be all it takes to interrupt suicidal thoughts and start the journey to recovery. Throughout this campaign, Samaritans are reminding people that they already know how to start a conversation, giving them the confidence to act.Research carried out jointly for Samaritans and the rail industry by the Universities of Middlesex and Westminster indicated that a ‘bystander’ campaign could be valuable as the public has a role to play in suicide prevention on the railways.And so, the partnership with British Transport Police, Network Rail and the wider rail industry to develop the campaign has been beneficial. They train thousands of rail staff in suicide prevention every year. Many of them go on to make an intervention and save a life. We encourage staff to notice if someone may be at risk and then start a conversation by asking a simple question, so making small talk.We have also consulted individuals who have experienced suicidal thoughts, those who have lost loved ones to suicide, people who regularly travel by train, and the general public. We wanted to make sure we considered a range of experiences when developing the campaign.An example of the importance of our campaign is Sarah's story. A stranger on a train platform helped stop Sarah from taking her own life. With Sarah's permission, we used her story to develop the first phase of the campaign and show others how small talk saved her life.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ian has worked in the rail industry for 33 years. He is a seasoned and experienced frontline operator. In September 2012 he became Network Rail’s lead for its suicide prevention programme. At a working level, he brings the rail industry together to deliver its suicide prevention programme.Ian has presented around the world on the challenge suicide presents to the railway. He is a regular figure in Parliament, and on committees and groups where an intimate knowledge of suicide prevention in public spaces is required. Delivered a public-facing bystander campaign in collaboration with Samaritans and the British Transport Police known as Small Talk Saves Lives.In June 2018 Ian was honoured by the Queen with an MBE for his work in this field.Drop me an email:tttalkpod@gmail.com
I’m reading from chapter five of Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, by Michael Santos. It's the story of my prison journey. For a full copy, visit PrisonProfessors.com Months 58-62 Since I received the divorce papers from Lisa, my interactions with women have been limited to Ms. Stephens, my work supervisor, and Susan, my friend from high school with whom I’ve had an ongoing, friendly correspondence. But those relationships don’t have any possibility for intimacy. This thing with Sarah is different. She lives in Atlanta, and her proximity causes me to fantasize that I could seduce her, make her my woman. Given the rules of this place, however, initiating physical intimacy will be a major challenge. Still, forced celibacy doesn’t diminish my thirst for love or my desire for sex. Thoughts of love have been on my mind for years. Another prisoner, Eugene Fischer, fed my hopes with a story about Orianna Fallaci, a world-famous journalist who loved a man who served time in a Greek prison for an attempted assassination. I wonder whether I could find a woman who would see me as a man and love me despite my imprisonment. I’m 28, and I refuse to give up on the possibilities. Upon receiving the invitation to attend my graduation, Sarah surprises me by driving over to the penitentiary. I’m on a volunteer suicide-watch duty in the hospital, looking after a despondent prisoner, when I receive the call. While I study for final exams, the guard hollers my name from the other side of locked gates. “Santos!” he yells. “Let’s go!” I see him standing outside the gate, fumbling with the ring of keys hanging on a chain attached to his belt. “What?” I have no idea what he’s talking about. “We’ve been paging you for 30 minutes. You’re supposed to report to the visiting room.” “I didn’t hear a page.” I close my books and walk toward the guard. “Leave the books. You’re late. I’ve got to take you straight to visiting.” “Why?” “Your attorney is here and she’s been waiting. Didn’t you know she was coming?” “I didn’t have any idea.” The 15-minute walk takes me through a maze of gates and courtyards and metal detectors and corridors. With each step I’m thinking about Sarah. She’s not on my visiting list, so I wonder how she got in. If she felt this urgency to see me, perhaps it’s to tell me face-to-face that my invitation went too far and to clarify where we stand. Or maybe it’s something else. ******* Some prisoners’ families live near Atlanta and I hear the institutional loudspeaker page those men for visits regularly. Until this back and forth with Sarah began, my focus on school extinguished any longing to sit in the visiting room. Sarah’s surprise visit breaks my routine. The strip search by an inquisitive guard doesn’t even bother me. After the full inspection I pull on my boxers and socks, step back into my khakis, tuck in my shirt, and lace my sneakers tightly before walking into the visiting room. Since Sarah came as a lawyer, I’m directed past the stairs leading down into the general visiting room where hundreds of people sit beside each other under the scrutiny of guards and surveillance cameras. The guard instructs me to walk across the hall to one of the private conference rooms. “She’s in two,” he says. Through the narrow vertical window cut into the wooden door I see Sarah for the first time in three months, since that day she handed me her business card. For a second I pause to watch her. She’s seated at a small table, absorbed with a stack of papers. Black designer sunglasses hold her long, honey-colored hair away from her face while she works. She’s prettier than I remember. I knock, startling her. She looks over at me, smiles, and waves me in. As I open the door she stands and quickly straightens her navy skirt. Suddenly we’re face to face in a room half the size of my cell. “Surprise!” she greets me as I close the door. Her perfume lingers in the air and I inhale the subtle, sweet fragrance. “Wow! This is a surprise. How’d you get in without being on my list?” “Lawyer privileges. I just flash my bar card. What took you so long to get here?” I smile. “I didn’t know you were coming.” “It’s okay. I brought some work with me. How about a hug?” She opens her arms. Her arms encircle me in a friendly gesture. I’ve been deprived of a woman’s touch for almost 3 years and I load the gesture with a lot more meaning. I’m awkward, unsure if I should hold her slender waist or keep my hands high on her back. The embrace lasts a second, but in that second, through her silk blouse, I feel the warmth of her back on my hands and her breasts pressing into my chest. “It’s cozy,” she says, looking around the small room. Some designer of prisons splurged by using two shades to paint the concrete walls–dark beige to shoulder height and a lighter beige up to the matching ceiling above. Its dreariness contrasts with Sarah’s radiance. She moves the suit jacket she’s folded over the back of the extra chair and we sit. When she asks whether I’ve ever been in this part of the visiting room, I shake my head no, telling her that I hardly ever come to the visiting room. She nods, in empathy I think. “So you’re graduating next month. Congratulations!” Her eyes shine as she leans back, pushing her fingers through her hair. “I’m looking forward to the commencement ceremony. Did you get my letter inviting you to come?” “I did. That’s why I’m here.” “Uh-oh.” “What do you mean?” “If you went to all the trouble of driving out here just to give me an answer, it probably means you can’t come, or you won’t come.” “No, not at all. I’d love to watch you receive your degree. It’s just that you’ve expressed so much admiration for Bruce, and you wrote that they’d only allow you to have two visitors. Maybe you should invite him and your sister. I can visit you any time.” “Well Bruce will be on vacation, but I asked you because I want you here. Will you come?” Our eyes lock as she smiles, nodding yes. “Good, I want you to meet my sister, Julie. I’ve written to her about you.” “Really? What about?” “Just that I’ve made a new friend and that we’re corresponding. My sister and I are close. She worries about me, wants me to be happy.” “I understand. Sounds like you’ve got a great sister.” “Two great sisters,” I say. “The best.” Sarah and I talk for three hours, discussing challenges I’ve faced, plans I’m making, and steps she’s taking to open her own practice. Without a doubt, I’m relishing the electricity between us, feeling a connection that hasn’t been a part of my existence for years. When I stand to leave we share a longer embrace, and she promises to return before my graduation. I’ll hold onto this memory of her breasts pressing into my chest. It’s been the best day since my confinement began. ******* I return to my cell and read. My brother-in-law, Tim, purchased a subscription to The Wall Street Journal for me last year. He’s building a career as an investment real estate broker and he advises me to familiarize myself with finance. Appreciating his advice, I make a point of carefully reading each issue. Learning more about the stock market helps me understand how to value public companies and reading the Journal broadens my business education. Rather than following sports, I devote time to commerce every day, convinced that the education will make me more capable of contributing to any business that will employ me once I’m released. I read an editorial in the Journal that upsets me. John DiIulio, a professor of politics at Princeton University, wrote a scathing article calling for society to build more prisons and urging administrators to manage them with tighter controls and fewer privileges. Wanting to provide him with a different perspective, I write him directly. In my letter I express my disagreement with his premise, explaining why we don’t need more prisons in America with tighter controls. Rather, we need strong, intelligent leadership to make better use of the prison resources we have. Instead of locking so many nonviolent people up and eradicating hope, I suggest administrators should implement policies that encourage prisoners to work toward educating themselves, reconciling with society, and earning freedom. I explain to Professor DiIulio what I’ve seen during the five years I’ve served. Most prisoners give up while they serve time. Many join gangs, hustle drugs and weapons, or incite disturbances. Oppressive policies cause negative adjustments. Instead, we need policies similar to those in business that encourage people to contribute with meaningful incentives. I explain to the Princeton scholar that I strive to live as a model for such reforms, that I’m about to graduate from Mercer University and that I’ll begin graduate school at Hofstra University in the fall. I conclude my letter by restating that by inspiring more prisoners to focus on preparing for release, prison leadership could better serve the interests of society by, among things, lowering recidivism rates. Dr. DiIulio surprises me by responding to my letter. Even though I’ve never stepped foot on a campus, universities have become a big part of my life. Holding the heavy stock of the envelope and letterhead gives me a charge. Wow! Princeton University. It’s one thing for me to write an unsolicited letter but quite another to receive a response. Through his letter he validates and honors me as a contributing citizen, as a man, not a prisoner. It’s moments like these that inspire me to keep up the work of building my support network. I’m on the right path. Dr. DiIulio agrees with all I expressed in my letter but says that the limitation of an op-ed piece doesn’t permit him enough space to elaborate on all his thoughts. After informing me that he has published extensively on the subject of prison management, he offers to send books I can read and comment on. It is the beginning of another fascinating correspondence. ******* To broaden my education, Bruce insists that I read classic literature, especially the plays of William Shakespeare. He sent me a complete anthology. Although I’m not smart enough to find much value in the poetry, I’ve read every play and I enjoyed many. From Julius Caesar, a line stays with me: There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in the shallows and in miseries. In Dr. DiIulio’s offer to correspond with me, I find a new opportunity to read critically and to challenge opinions with confidence. It’s as if my tide has come in and the flood is leading to fortune. I feel it. If an Ivy League professor finds me worthy of his mentoring energies I’ll have an incredible resource, another strong academic reference that will distinguish me from other prisoners. ******* May 12, 1992 is a day I’ve been working toward ever since guards processed me into USP Atlanta. I’m so excited. I feel as if I’m being released, and in a way, I am. I’m being lifted above a life of insignificance, distinguishing myself as a college graduate. It’s a credential I’ll carry for the rest of my life. A sense of liberty comes with this accomplishment, because regardless of how the prison system tries to direct me, I know where I’m going. I will leverage my degree to pry open new opportunities, and on this day, at least, I’m more than just a prisoner. I wrote and rewrote a speech for the commencement ceremony, four single-spaced pages. For the past six weeks I’ve practiced my delivery at every opportunity and after hundreds of rehearsals I’ve committed each word, sentence, and paragraph to memory. I knew this day would have significance. Now that it’s here, I’m glad I took the time to prepare. When it’s my turn to speak I think I can stand onstage with confidence that the penitentiary is powerless to repress. Immediately after the guards clear the afternoon census count I walk with a hundred other prisoners to the education building. The carefully scripted ceremony will begin at five in the chapel. Mr. Chandler and his subordinates have taken care to prepare and honor the dignitaries from Mercer University who will share the stage with Warden Stock and members of his executive staff. Although I want to impress those community leaders, mostly I’m eager for Julie and Sarah to see me. The prisoners who’ve earned their GEDs cheer. During my speech I want to inspire them to continue their education, as I plan to do myself. We have a responsibility to change this system. The best way to bring change is to develop skills and credentials to ensure we emerge into society successfully, as well-educated citizens, ready to contribute. As a prisoner, I also want the Mercer administrators to leave with a clear understanding of the need for more educational opportunities in prison. And I want my speech to inspire everyone in the auditorium, especially my sister and Sarah. Julie is 29 now, working as a young executive with an international cosmetics company. We’ve only visited a few times since I arrived in Atlanta. Her professional responsibilities, an active social life, and the geographical distance between us make traveling to Atlanta difficult. For years she has accepted my collect phone calls, sent me money to purchase goods in the commissary, and paid my educational costs. She is vested in every choice I make and I’m determined to show her that her trust and support are well placed. With Sarah, I have different motivations. I’m a man and I want a woman in my life. The music opening our graduation ceremonies begins, and I walk at the head of the procession, leading all the graduates who are now in matching black gowns and caps with tassels. In the audience I see a dozen people I presume came from Mercer; Julie and Sarah sit in the front row. Dr. Colin Harris, one of my favorite professors, is on the stage with Jean Owens, Mercer’s outreach program coordinator. Mr. Chandler sits beside them with the warden and several other staff members. I can’t quit smiling, grateful for the recognition. I walk to the front row to take my seat. As Mr. Chandler opens the ceremony with obligatory expressions of gratitude to the warden and other staff members, I exchange glances with Julie and Sarah. Then, we all bow our heads as Dr. Harris, Professor of Religion, gives the invocation. Next, Jean Owens delivers the keynote, turning me crimson as she tells the audience about my work ethic and determination. She describes the bright future that opens with education. Using the catchy slogan to promote Michael Jordan’s basketball shoes, Ms. Owens encourages those in the audience to “be like Mike,” referring not to the basketball legend but to me, and she urges those in the audience to continue their studies. I think I might have to excuse myself and find a bathroom, but when it’s my turn to speak, I walk with assurance to the stage to deliver the valedictory address, all else forgotten. I feel so tall at the lectern, like I’ve just grown six inches. I turn to my left and thank those from Mercer University, then to my right to thank the prison staff, and then out at my audience of graduates, staff, and guests in the cushioned seats, thanking them for attending. Without notes I deliver my speech that I’ve carefully rehearsed hundreds of times. Julie beams with pride in the front row, and I see Sarah grasp her hand. They’ve only just met, but in their support of me they’ve come together. Those 12 minutes on stage feel as if they’re the most positively energizing of my entire life. The audience gives a standing ovation. Even Warden Stock stands and gives me an affirmative nod when I look his way. Elated, I return to my seat, squeezing my sister’s hand as I pass in front of her. The other prisoners and I then receive our diplomas. Mr. Chandler gives closing remarks and ends the ceremony in order to maintain the schedule. We don’t have time for a reception. After all, this is a penitentiary. I’m the only prisoner with guests, and no allowance is given for further visitation. At least they were allowed to come for my memorable moment, and I’m in high spirits. “You were awesome!” “Send us a copy of your speech.” “I’m so proud of you.” Though it’s involuntary, a smile stretches across my face as I walk between my sister and Sarah through the corridor. I stop at the entrance to B cellblock and, under the watchful eyes of the warden, I give each of my guests a hug good-bye. ******* I’m paged to the mailroom, and when I show up, Mr. Chandler is standing at the door. “Boy, all the years you done been locked up and you still ain’t learned nothin’?” I know this routine and I stand waiting for the head of the education department to continue his reprimand, though I don’t have any idea what he’s talking about or why he paged me to the mailroom. “I done tol’ you befo’ ’bout havin’ yo folk’ send boxes to my depar’ment without axin’ me ‘forehand.” “Yes, I remember. I haven’t had anyone send me any boxes.” “If you ain’t had no one send no boxes, then why I gotta go through this mess lookin’ through books that done come from Princeton University?” A month has passed since my correspondence with Professor DiIulio, and when I wrote that I would welcome the books, I wasn’t thinking about the mailroom rules. If books come from a publisher or bookstore in an envelope, we’re allowed to receive them. For a prisoner to receive boxes, a staff member must provide advance authorization. “Don’t be standin’ there with your mouth all hangin’ open like you ain’t know these is comin’. Letter’s addressed to you.” “I thought the books would come in an envelope from the bookstore,” I say in way of an apology and explanation. “I didn’t know there would be so many.” “Who this Professa D’oolioo? You know ’im?” “Not really. I just wrote him. He teaches at Princeton and writes books. He wrote that he would send me some books but I didn’t know they would come like this.” “Boy you a real piece a work.” He handles the books one by one and squints while reading the titles and flipping through the pages. “Guv’nin’ Prisons, No ‘xcape. This professa be writin’ these books?” “I guess so.” “What business you got readin’ all these books ’bout prison. Ain’t you know ’nough ’bout prisons yet?” “I’m still learning, sir.” “I hope you done learnt ’nough to stay out.” I sense Mr. Chandler likes me. My graduation from Mercer and the speech I gave during commencement put a positive spotlight on his department. His gruff demeanor doesn’t intimidate me anymore because I know it’s just his way. “Well go ’head on then. Next time make sure you see me ’bout auth’rization.” Jubilant, I carry the box of books back to the business office where I work. Dr. DiIulio sent 17 books, two of which he authored. I sit at my desk and clear a space on the bookshelf behind me. Reading the books will help me build a relationship with him. I intend to write him about what I learn from each, and I especially look forward to reading the books that he wrote. My small personal library will provide ample research material as I begin my studies at Hofstra. ******* Since I can’t earn an accredited law degree from prison I’ve had to think about what I can study. Although reading the Wall Street Journal, and studying the stock market and finance interest me, I don’t want to pursue an MBA. Instead, after consulting with Bruce I propose to Hofstra that I study prisons and the people they hold. My Hofstra advisor is Dr. Al Cohn, Professor of Psychology and he approves of my plan. We establish an interdisciplinary curriculum, with studies in sociology, cultural anthropology, and psychology. To complete the program, Dr. Cohn and other Hofstra professors will evaluate my research reports and the lengthy thesis I must write to earn a Master of Arts degree. The books from Dr. DiIulio give me a theoretical understanding of the functions prisons should serve in society: Prisons should deter citizens from engaging in criminal behavior. They should punish those who stand convicted of having committed crimes. Prison terms should incapacitate those who serve them from committing additional crimes, at least during the term of confinement. And prisons should rehabilitate offenders in an effort to help them return to society as law-abiding citizens. After reading Governing Prisons, Dr. DiIulio’s comparative study of management in three separate prison systems, I begin collecting information to write my first term paper on prisoner adjustments. The book leads me to several other books and inspires me to develop a questionnaire to conduct original, ethnographic research to be tested on my fellow prisoners. The resulting term paper, which I entitle “The Crusonian Prisoner,” is accepted for presentation at an annual conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Chicago, boosting my self-confidence as a student. Perhaps it’s not surprising that my research leads to findings that differ from the distinguished Princeton professor. He calls for tighter controls in American prisons while my observations and experience convince me that administrators should run prisons like leaders run business. They should govern through the use of incentives rather than threat of further punishments. In a letter to him, I offer reasons to support my conclusions and I also send a copy of my academic paper describing the Crusonian prisoner. ******* “I want to kiss you.” Sarah has come to visit five times since my graduation ceremony last month and our letters have become much more personal. Her lawyer privileges allow her to visit whenever she chooses, making the regularly scheduled visiting hours irrelevant. Today is Tuesday, not a visiting day, and it’s early evening as I sit with her in one of the private rooms reserved for lawyers and law enforcement interviews. In these lawyer rooms, surveillance cameras do not monitor us. The guard sits at his desk, fifteen yards away on a platform and down a flight of stairs. The intensity of our gaze on each other tells us what we haven’t previously expressed in words. I lean across the table when she says it. “Kissing is something better done than said,” I say as I sit back down, still savoring the sweet taste of Sarah’s lips, the moist warmth of her tongue. “You should send me a visitor’s form so I can visit you regularly. I could have a problem alone in a room like this with you.” She closes her eyes while gripping the edge of the table. “But this is so much better to visit alone, privately.” “It’s dangerous for me, the temptation. I could get into trouble for abusing privileges. The prison could deny me access.” I stand and take two steps toward the door to peer through the narrow window. “Come here. Look at this. The guard at the desk to our right can’t come toward us without us seeing him climb the stairs, and the only other entry is from the corridor, requiring unlocking a door to the left. We’re alone. I don’t want to give up this privacy.” Sarah runs her manicured fingertips over her gray skirt as she stands and walks over. I surrender the window and move behind her. She looks down the hall to the right toward the guard’s station and to the left toward the heavy steel door leading in from the main corridor. I’m directly behind her with both of my hands on her hips. With my face I push her hair to the side and I kiss her neck. “Stop,” she whispers while her body presses back. “Watch. You can see the guard. Tell me if he moves.” I continue kissing her, touching her, feeling her, moving with her. For this moment, right now, I’m not a prisoner. I’m a man, 28 and virile, alone with a woman for the first time in five years. My prison record doesn’t matter, my goals don’t matter, and my freedom doesn’t matter. I’m not thinking about her professional standing. In the passion of this moment, neither is Sarah. The decades I must serve seem too far away. I need release, and Sarah is the woman who gives it to me. When we return to our seats perspiration has glued my shirt to my skin. Sarah is disheveled but glowing. “My God! What are we doing?” her smile belies a mixture of nervousness and exhilaration after the forbidden interlude. “Nothing. We’re not doing anything,” I protest. “You call that nothing? I could lose my license!” “For what? As far as anyone is concerned, we’re just a lawyer and a client in here. There isn’t anything different now from when you walked in here, nothing different from any other time you’ve visited.” “Your shirt’s wet. What are you going to say when you go back in?” “It’s hot in here. Just stay for a while longer, it’ll dry.” “How do I look? Can you tell?” Her hands shake as she pulls a compact from her purse. She looks into the tiny mirror. “You’re sexy. I can’t take my eyes off you.” She smiles and applies makeup. “You’re going to get me in trouble.”
RHLSTP Ed Fringe 2019 #16 - Rich Wilson and Sarah Kendall - Nagasaki Spider-man -There’s so much controversy over Joke of the Fringe that Richard can’t work out what to think. Luckily he has guests to do his thinking for him - Rich Wilson and Sarah Kendall. With Rich that chat revolves around why you should never follow the advice of Rob Rouse, what happens when you pretend to be gay so you can work in a gay sauna, why talking a bit might help men’s mental health and honesty in comedy. With Sarah things get giddy as the pair try to work out if they are actually alive, how Victorians coped with mortality, the best place to sit on a plane and how brilliant Bryony Kimmings is. Richard finds this one the funniest of the run so far.See Rich Wilson’s show - Tickets here https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/rich-wilson-death-becomes-himListen to his podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/insane-in-the-men-brain/id1454275103See Sarah’s show - tickets here - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sarah-kendall-paper-planesSee RHLSTP - http://richardherring.com/rhlstpt/tour See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
With Sarah gallivanting around France, Adam hijacks the entire hour to talk about some of the stupid shit men do when it comes to dating, answer some listener questions, and offer maybe a little bit of hope for women looking for decent men out there. Also, Adam genuinely appreciates Sarah's audio editing skills as he edited this episode himself poorly and thinks it sounds awful. Sarah's back next week, so don't despair, DKSers!
What's up movie fans! We're at it again and this week we welcome, actress, singer and movie lover Sarah Storm. With Sarah we chat about tv, movies and wanting more out of the media we consume.
DEBORAH JUDGES 4-5 Deborah who was the leader of Israel Her leadership does not mention that there was anything peculiar about her being both a leader and a woman. her gender does not seem to have been an issue at all. Deborah is described as “a woman/wife of Lappidoth” Judg, 5 we read that prior to Deborah’s leadership “village life in Israel had ceased” Judg. 5: 7, “the roads were abandoned” Judg. 5:6, and Israel had chosen false gods Judg. 5:8. The implication is that Israelite society became more civilised, safer, and more God-fearing because of Deborah’s leadership. Deborah was an excellent and versatile leader. She was a prophet Judg. 4:4 a judge a military leader Judg.4: 6-10, matriarch Judg. 5:7, Deborah’s prophetic insight was accurate and she showed decisive leadership in military matters Some have unfairly speculated that Deborah became a leader because there were no men capable of the task. However, the scriptures tell us that Israel was not without male leaders at that time. Judges 5 mentions leaders, nobles, princes, and warriors. it is evident that Deborah encouraged other leaders in Israel and that these leaders had great confidence in her leadership Deborah was an outstanding and respected female leader blessed by God Huldah was a prophet 2 Kin, 22:14–20 and 2 Chron, 34:22–28 she was one of the "seven prophetesses", with Sarah, Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, Abigail, and Esther. King Josiah had two faithful friends: Shaphan the scribe, and Hilkiah the priest: without any feeling of reserve, they brought the book of the law to the king, IT WAS A WOMAN in times of crisis that God raises up godly women to be His interpreters. He can count upon their weakness; they can give Him His place. So Hilkiah went to Huldah, the prophetess, the wife of Shallum keeper of the wardrobe
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed.With Sarah and Ryan bringing the stories this week, Mike has a little fun with the intro. Sarah shares her insight on where schools should draw the line on personalized learning. While Ryan discusses how enrichment for all levels of students can prove to have surprising results.Want to read more about the big ideas discussed in today's show? Click on the links below:Sarah: https://bit.ly/2FYXxT5 https://bit.ly/2CTZwVFRyan: https://edut.to/2UFcQp8
Write into Jules and Sarah! The Port Salut Crew HQ, PO Box 66747, London, NW5 9GH – we love your letters!With Sarah landing from holiday and Jules taking off in the morning, the podcast this week is a Sunday meet up to tell all about thermals, running and a cheese room. Meanwhile, how Jules getting on with dry January? There's hilarious news from a chilly Ken and tales of June abroad. News from the North includes a tale of mash potato and there's the brand new game of course for Jules to get stuck into.Brands and Services MentionedCouch to 5KSipsmithFollow us!@julesandsarahpodcast@julesvonhep@thissarahpowellHave a dance with the Jules and Sarah Spotify playlists! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This episode, we're welcoming a special guest: Democratic nominee from House District 68 Sarah Anthony. As District 3 Ingham County Commissioner, Sarah was the youngest African-American woman to serve as County Commissioner in in the nation. She's also Deputy Director of Partnerships and Advocacy at the Michigan College Access Network. Impressive resume aside, Sarah's a woman with an inspiring background and even more exciting future. Together, we discuss the age-old question: who left me in charge? Sarah lives by a simple mantra: you belong here. She writes this on the front page of every notebook she gets, so she doesn't forget. As women in leadership, it's difficult to remember this from time to time. While it's important to search for constant improvement, we shouldn't question our own authority. Whether you're an intern, full-time employee or leader in your organization, chances are you deserve to be in the role you've earned. You deserve your seat at the table. But that can take some getting used to. With Sarah, we tackle the infamous imposter syndrome—wondering how we got here, accepting our seat at the table, and convincing ourselves (and others) that we do, indeed, belong.
Learn how people with disabilities have lived, how they are living, and what we have learned from renowned consultant Michael Kendrick. [4-minute read, 65-minute listen] It is my pleasure to bring to you episode #047 with well-known international consultant in Human Services, Michael Kendrick PhD. Michael is involved in consulting, education and evaluative work with many governments, private agencies, advocacy groups, community organizations, universities and colleges across the globe. His work has involved training, evaluations, strategic planning, critical problem solving and confidential advice in the areas of mental health, disability and aging with an emphasis on persons requiring long term support. Michael has also developed and delivered the Optimal Individual Service Design (OISD) course that is the most in-depth leadership level educational program available internationally at present. [I’ve taken Michael’s OISD course, and I personally recommend it.] In this episode of the Empowering Ability podcast Michael Kendrick answers the questions of; How have people with disabilities lived?, How are they living today?, and, What have we learned? Michael also shares how we need to have a Mindshift to higher expectations and normalization for people disabilities, and also how we need to have enlightened attentiveness when with people. This blog paraphrases segments of my conversation with Michael, if you find this read interesting you can listen to the conversation in its entirety by clicking play on the player below or searching ‘Empowering Ability’ on your podcast player, such as, iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, etc.. How have people with disabilities lived? and, How are they living today? Paraphrasing from the podcast Michael shares: People [with disabilities] have lived under different circumstances depending on what point in history, and in what culture. It is clear that people with disabilities have been treated as inferior or of less value. They have less capacity than their brothers or sisters and so on, and large numbers of people see people with disabilities as negative. This has led to people with disabilities being treated as less human. [For example] When getting medical procedures people [with disabilities] didn’t get the same anesthetic because they were different than everyone else. Also, there are people aborting people with disabilities – this is a very strong statement that they are unwanted and seen as a burden. They [people with disabilities] live in a world of assumptions created by other people, which has big impacts on what kind of life they get to live. Everyone is subject to assumptions about them. There are two kinds assumptions; assumptions that liberate them and assumptions that hold them back. There was a time when it was believed people with disabilities couldn’t have regular jobs in the community, and now there are jurisdictions where 3 out of 4 people with disabilities have jobs in community. There was a time it was thought people with disabilities couldn’t be in regular classrooms. We see this now. In these examples a 'mindshift' has taken place. When we change our mind, we change our world. These mindsets have shifted in the last 2.5 generations, mostly in western societies, but this is moving into other societies. This shift started in Sweden and Denmark with the Normalization principal; simply [the idea] where devalued people should be treated like everyone else. This was later translated into the theory of social role valorization. Life will get better for people with disabilities when we pay attention to what is going on in our minds and we shift our perceptions. There is a belief that people would be better off segregated. If they are not with us, then they are somewhere else. They would be happier with their own kind, their own kind is other disabled people. Segregated sport, housing, schooling, work – there is segregated everything. We all need support to be successful, especially in new environments and social contexts. It is a myth that people with disabilities can’t succeed in inclusive settings. What have we learned? We have been too conservative and cautious about the true potentials for people with disabilities. The pessimism [of others] is the problem, not the people with disabilities. “If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.” - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE How do we hold higher expectations for people with disabilities? If something benefits the rest of the world, it will benefit people with disabilities as well. The application of this is called Culturally Valued Analogue (CVA). Simply, provide the same options that the rest of us have available to us. We should always do the normal thing and make it available to people with disabilities; the same activities and pastimes. Include people with disabilities in new experiences and see what they might enjoy. Each should have the opportunity to build an interesting life for themselves. This is why the individualized option makes sense for people. This is why it is regressive to give people the same options [for example, group homes]. If people haven’t had opportunities, create new opportunities for that person. It is never too late. If people have become deprived, it is ‘overcomable’. The caution is to do it at the pace of the individual. An exploratory journey of life tasting. Even if you have been held back, you can make up for it. Capacity for Decision Making Some people think disability means they have no capacity at all. A truer appraisal of all of us is that we all lack capacities of one kind or another to some degree. People with disabilities certainly have capacity. They can make decisions on their own behalf, and is it better that they do that, because they will learn how to make good decisions and they will experience the consequences of the decisions that didn’t turn out to be so good - like everyone else. That is how you learn about decision making, is making decisions and practicing decision making. You can safeguard people and their vulnerabilities with decision making. They can pick their own supporters to help them with decisions in areas they feel they need support in making decisions. People with disabilities rebel against not being able to be decision makers because they feel things are being done to them or on them, rather than with them. People are also easier to get along with when people [they] are decision makers because they don’t feel threatened, and that people [others] are there in a supportive way. Often behaviors will disappear. There might be times were people with disabilities might not make good decisions. It would be neglectful not to support people, even when they don’t ask for it. The person might be unwilling to take support, but there are times where people can intervene, but it must be done respectfully. If people are concerned about us, they ought to be able to share their concerns about our decisions. You are not giving up the ability to influence, but you are giving up the control of the individual. On the podcast, Michael discusses his views on circles of support, and how they can benefit an individual. Why is investment in group homes an outdated idea? In summary: It is based on the assumption that people with disabilities should live together. We [everyone else] chose to live with people we are compatible with. It is forced shared living. It creates the idea that it is the only option for people. There are much better options. Individualized one person at a time is much better because it gives you much more choice. Many jurisdictions have a freeze on the growth of segregated living. Michael’s Challenge To Everyone: Give people with disabilities quality attention when you are with them. If you pay attention to people a lot of things about people and their lives will become more clear to you. Pay attention. Let us get instructed by them, simply by knowing the person and getting to know them better. Be really attentive to learning who they are and what their life is like. We don’t know where this will take us, but this will raise our consciousness and change us for the better. One great shortcoming we all have is that we don’t take people with disabilities seriously enough. I think the antidote to that is ‘enlightened attentiveness’ to the person and let it go where it goes. It is the most deeply respectful thing we can do, is to pay attention to a human being. On the podcast, I give my perspective on how we can practice enlightened attentiveness and I share a story of my sister (Sarah) which is a good example of my 'mindshift' of doing WITH Sarah, instead of FOR Sarah. If you are interested in my insights take a listen to the podcast. A big thank you to Michael Kendrick for coming on the podcast and sharing his wisdom. If you received value from reading this blog or listening to this podcast episode I encourage you to share it with someone else you feel would benefit. Love & Respect, Eric Goll Resources: Video Insights from Michael Kendrick: Click here for youtube videos
Max and Argyle got sent to the graveyard this week so it's Dan and Sarah in the driving seat.They may never have revealed the secret of the millennium puzzle in the episode, but WE know it, so listen to find out.Miho is getting a goth GF, Honda vapes, and Anzu is dancing to those vaporwave mixes that you find on youtube. Meanwhile, Shadi is here and he's absolutely slaying it. Literally. YaasssEpisodes: 5 & 6 of Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998)With: Sarah(@sarahmccostumes) & Dan(@mike_daws0n)
Welcome to Venus, the second planet from the sun and the closest other planet to Earth. So, why do we always think of Mars as the closest and likeliest candidate for off-world exploration and habitation? On this episode, Sarah and David head to the only planet named after a female deity. With Sarah at the controls, David explores the surface of a planet which, despite its “hot and hellish landscape”, has more similarities to our own “Pale Blue Dot” than we realise. Things to Learn • Does Venus have volcanoes? • What happened to the Soviet Union’s Venera rocket series? • Why does a year on Venus last longer than a day? • Why are the plains so flat? • Why is it so hard to see the surface from Earth? • Could we colonise Venus, despite its hostile environment? Task Explore the world of highly-produced fictional podcasts and find some new shows to subscribe to! Links The Continents of Venus The composition of Venus Interesting facts about Venus
Successful products and sustainable companies are those that are built on user understanding intertwined with strong design and technical capabilities. This understanding ensures that products that are built are useful, usable and desirable. With that in mind, I'm joined by Dialexa's Head of Design Research, Sarah Reid, and Design Architect, James Utley, on this weeks episode of Custom Made. With Sarah and James as my guests, we discuss how, with the importance of getting products to market quicker, many companies are adopting a new approach to understanding their users to inform product design. This approach is called lean design research. Because a well built product with terrible design, is a bad product - and a well designed product that is poorly built is also a bad product. You need to place equal importance on the user experience design and the engineering (think Minimum Lovable Product over Minimum Viable Product) to make a product users love and that positively impacts your business Before you start building your product, and even before you start designing, it is critical to success to understand your users - this is design research. But it is not always necessary for this to take a year, 6 months or even less to understand them. There is a need to understand enough to move forward with a product, and then set up an approach to allow you to continually learn more about your user as your product is being designed, engineered, and even once it is live. Sarah and James have extensive experience working with startups and large enterprise organizations to help them understand their users, and design the best product that meets both user and business needs. During our discussion, we cover, what is lean design research, why it is important, and what are some of the techniques to bring this approach to your product development - and for anyone who has seen The Founder a film starring Michael Keaton which told the story of McDonald's. The scene where they are developing their speedy system of making the food with the kitchen staff in the basketball court is a great example of design research in action. Be sure to tweet at me https://twitter.com/dougplatts and let me know what you think of the show. Follow Dialexa on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dialexa/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dialexa/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dialexa Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/custom-made-di... iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Twitter: https://twitter.com/dialexa Medium: https://medium.com/back-to-the-napkin Podcast: https://by.dialexa.com/topic/custom-made YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Dialexa Subscribe to our weekly newsletter for our latest content and top weekly reads here: https://by.dialexa.com/newsletter-signup
THE X-CAST continues our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by discussing Assistant Director Walter Sergei Skinner in 'Kitten'. With Tony Black AWOL, Carl Sweeney is joined by Sarah Blair to talk the Skinman. With Sarah being possibly Mitch Pileggi's biggest fan, expect geekery of the highest order! Listen in! Just remember... trustno1... FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ITUNES Next time... Carl & Sarah continue the discussion on 'Kitten' by talking about our favourite dynamic duo, Mulder & Scully...
THE X-CAST continues our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by discussing Assistant Director Walter Sergei Skinner in 'Kitten'. With Tony Black AWOL, Carl Sweeney is joined by Sarah Blair to talk the Skinman. With Sarah being possibly Mitch Pileggi's biggest fan, expect geekery of the highest order! Listen in! Just remember... trustno1... FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ITUNES Next time... Carl & Sarah continue the discussion on 'Kitten' by talking about our favourite dynamic duo, Mulder & Scully...
With Sarah out of town, Alex enlists the help of their gal pal Meghan Walsh (Who Do You Think You Are) to process the news. ABC dug their hands way down the bottom of the barrel to pull out someone from a PRE-INSTAGRAM ERA. The announcement is...kinda growing on us? If we weren't going to get Peter, we may as well settle for the next-best silver fox. Also, racecar driver-turned real estate agent is pretty enticing!
Episode 28: Queen - A Kind of Magic (1986) Part 1 With Sarah back from her travels, the two hosts shift their musical direction slightly and focus their attention on a band very beloved by them both: Queen. While by no means a New Wave or synth-pop act, Queen's output in the 1980s did tend more towards the pop segment of the music spectrum, and the album up for discussion is a strong example of that-- it's the 1986 release, "A Kind of Magic." Because Brian and Sarah are so eager to finally talk about not only one of their very favorite bands, but also the first album they became familiar with by that band, they find themselves with a lot to say. So once again, their long-windedness has necessitated that side one of this album be broken up into two episodes. Part 1: Background "A Kind of Magic" is Queen's twelfth studio album, and it very easily could not have happened, if it weren't for two things: a particular day in July 1985 and the viewing of about twenty minutes of a film under production. The hosts discuss Queen's reluctance to produce another soundtrack album and the steps they took to ensure "A Kind of Magic" would stand as an album in its own right. Brian and Sarah also address the fact that the album has two different producers, each of whom tended to work with different halves of the band. They also bring up the international success the album had upon its release. Part 2: Personal History Brian starts off by listing the Queen 45s he owned as a youth, and then goes on to explain what got him to take a deeper interest in the band, several years later. By that time, Brian and Sarah were already dating, so Sarah's history with this album is associated with Brian playing it throughout their college years. Part 3: Track by Track Every song on the first side of this album was released as a single, at least somewhere in the world. And accordingly, almost every song also has a video associated with it. Brian and Sarah get especially caught up in talking about the first track and its video. Because they've already talked a lot about the background of the album and their personal history with both it and the band, this episode concludes after the discussion of "One Vision." One Vision (That's it! Sorry! More next episode!) See the video we discuss here: One Vision Read more at http://permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod
Episode 26: Human League - Dare (1981) Part 1 With Sarah off traveling the world, Brian welcomes back frequent co-host and friend of the show Colby Zell to sit in and discuss the classic offering from the new and different 1981 version of the Human League. Part 1: Background Pre-1981 the Human League was a fairly odd 4-piece releasing music that sometimes came close to sounding like pop, but more often than not would just be classified as some sort of 'sonic experience.' How did that band become the sextet that would conquer the world with "Don't You Want Me?" Brian and Colby tell the crazy tale of the band's transformation and reveal if this 'new look' League was able to win over the hearts and minds of the public. Part 2: Personal History Brian and Colby briefly discuss their own personal history with this record. Colby clues us in that even considering how huge this record was, it was another album by the League that he was listening to back in the early 80's. And Brian tries to move past the fact that he feels his mom owes him $5 from the day she picked up "Dare" for him at his local record shop. Part 3: Track by Track In a nice change of pace, both the US and the UK versions of "Dare" shared the same track listing, so for the first time in over a month, we don't have to worry about keeping two different sets of songs straight in our minds. Our hosts let the listeners know which songs on side 1 are 'red' songs and which are 'blue' songs - and what that means in the first place! Brian declares "fake music" the best music as Colby points out some areas where the original version of the Human League still has some influence on the songwriting of "Dare." Side One: The Things That Dreams Are Made Of Open Your Heart The Sound Of The Crowd Darkness Do Or Die See the videos discussed here: Open Your Heart (Official Video) The Sound Of The Crowd (TOTP) The Sound Of The Crowd (Jools Holland) Do Or Die (OTT) Read more at http://permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod
In the midst of election season both side of the channel, we try to make sense of an increasingly changing European political landscape... honestly, that's all that happens. With Sarah, Ethan, Damian, & host Matt.
With Sarah in New Orleans and Beth in D.C., the sound in this episode isn't ideal, but we hope the substance is worth it. First, we talk about Beth's experience at Vox Conversations before moving into a lightening round conversation about the news of the week: Michael Flynn's acceptance of payments from foreign governments The White House's release of a tax reform memo Efforts to resuscitate health care reform in the House President Obama's lucrative speaking gigA federal judge enjoining President Trump's executive order on sanctuary citiesOur Friday feedback comes directly from our listeners who attended dinner in DC. Thanks for bearing with us through the audio! We'll be back on Tuesday with better sound and a robust discussion of the issues. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
With Sarah away for a film critique conference, Spencer reads his review of Nicholas Cage's Bangkok Dangerous. Music by Lee Rosevere
With Sarah now gone and Abraham in his twilight years, attention turned to the next generation and the continuation of the covenant promise of God. To that end, Isaac needed a wife. Listen as Pastor Matt walks through this rich narrative which points us to the faithfulness and provision of God, and how when God's people know what the will of God is there should be no delay in doing it.
With Sarah still on vacation Ezra and Matt ask what we want out of our presidential nominating system, explain a new regulatory initiative that could save the middle class billions, and look at some new research on media consumption and polarization.The Weeds is supported by Goldman Sachs. To learn about developments currently shaping markets, industries, and the global economy, subscribe to the firm’s podcast, ‘Exchanges at Goldman Sachs,’ available on iTunes.The Weeds is also brought to you by The Great Courses Plus. Visit TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/Weeds to stream Understanding Investments and hundreds of other courses for free!And by Harry’s Razors. Visit Harrys.com right now and get $5 off your first purchase with promo code WEEDS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With Sarah on vacation, Matt and Ezra talk about the philosophical underpinnings of worries about inequality, take a look at Donald Trump's difficulty grappling with the delegate selection process, and discuss a blockbuster new paper that reveals huge city-to-city variation in how long poor people live. The Weeds is supported by Goldman Sachs. To learn about developments currently shaping markets, industries, and the global economy, subscribe to the firm’s podcast, ‘Exchanges at Goldman Sachs,’ available on iTunes.The Weeds is also brought to you by The Great Courses Plus. Visit TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/Weeds to stream Understanding Investments and hundreds of other courses for free! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DOWNLOAD your free TOOLKIT by clicking HERE! CALL Amy and ask a QUESTION: 513-339-1007 EMAIL Amy and ask a QUESTION: amy@daughtersincharge.com ******************************** THEME: Grooming a Daughter to Take Over SUMMARY: A father and daughter discuss the experiences and choices that led them to work together and to prepare her to take over the family business. FEATURED GUESTS: Sarah Dunser and Tony Dunser ORGANIZATION: True Grit Inc. WEBSITE: www.truegritinc.net CONTACT: truegrit2@cableone.net KEY QUOTES: * Sarah: "I asked my dad, what would it take for me to run the business, and he said 'get a degree, any degree'. So I got my degree in chemical engineering.” * Tony: "We tried to groom her from day 1 to take on to take over my job. She’s always had an interest…she’s not a girly girl; getting her hands dirty is not a problem." * Sarah: "I hope I can grow the business, I hope we can hire more people, take in more work, and provide better customer service. * I pay attention to detail now-are we doing the job right, are we making money or losing money-I see a lot more now." * Tony: "I hope Sarah gets us into a different field of work. With Sarah’s background and effort that she can get us into new areas. She has brought an intellect into this company that we’ve never had."
With Sarah, Eric and Bryan reunited, they also welcome back Nerdonomy co-founder Dave McGuire as a guest to discuss doomsday theories, and watch Dave come up with creative uses for Brita filters. Enjoy! Click here to download the podcast file. The post Mostly Comet Pills appeared first on NERDONOMY.
We are beings of energy. It’s how we get up and out of bed in the morning, how we make it through our days, and how we recharge in sleep at night. Our state of being — and our ability to heal — is largely depended on the way we are able to channel and process our energy. That’s why I’m so excited to have Sarah Weiss of the SpiritHeal Institute on the show with us today. With Sarah, I’d like to introduce the concept of grounding on the show, an incredibly important energy practice that can help you find your true self. We talk about our own energy, what it means to ground, the critical role of relaxation — and how the vast majority of us don’t really know how to relax! This episode is a bit longer than normal. Sarah gives us the gift of a grounding meditation at about 11 minutes in. I hope, once you listen to this episode, that you’ll keep it around and practice your own grounding with Sarah. As a holistic healer, I love this topic, and can have no better partner on the show today to introduce it than Sarah Weiss! About Sarah Weiss, MA, LMT Sarah Weiss, MA, LMT, founder of the SpiritHeal Institute awakens heart centered living and intuitive wisdom in her clients and students. She is a “practical mystic” and recognized teacher in the Sufi Path, the Andean Q’ero tradition and the Taoist lineage. Sarah serves as a healer, spiritual mentor, medical intuitive and retreat guide illuminating the path for those who are called to discover the light, depth and power of the heart.
With Sarah back from baseball nerd camp at last, esteemed contributor John Ramos returned to EHG to talk Mad Men, shapeless narrative, and Roger Sterling's savvy borrowing of Sam Elliott's mustache. After a Face Off report on creepy dollies from Liv, we iced The Slap, bowed before Game Of Thrones, hummed along with the recent crop of awesome music documentaries, and reproached reboots before the Canon parole board considered the case of a first-season Oz episode. Lip-sync battles and communicable diseases were our Winners and Losers, and it took a global village to play Dan Blau Rogge's fantastic Game Time. Dolls, diners, the death penalty, Devon Gummersall and more, in an all-new Extra Hot Great.Special Guest: John Ramos. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
With Sarah headed south of the border for a family get-away, the mother runners talk about the in’s and out’s of exercising while away from home. They talk about the guilt of taking time away from the family—and about the necessity of getting that alone-time. Dimity and Sarah weave in helpful suggestions culled from their Facebook page, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With Sarah unpacking in KC, Brian is joined again by Mark Villa this week to discuss broken legs, dirty tackles, the LA Galaxy, Manchester United, wood, pizza and more.
So how did you sleep last night? Did a lump in your bed cause you to toss and turn? If this is ever a problem, you should be grateful that you're not as delicate as the princess in "The Princess and the Pea", the story we present this week. This tale was written by the celebrated Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), although he probably based it on a genuine folklore motif. First published in 1835, the story was immediately popular and has been translated, adapted, retold and mangled many times over the years. In 1959 the musical adaptation "Once Upon a Mattress" opened on Broadway and became a smash hit, further popularizing the tale. And more recently, a fractured version called "The Princess and the Bowling Ball" appeared in "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales".As usual, however, we do not fracture this story, though we may bruise it a bit. We always stay faithful to the original plot, while injecting and infecting it with our own colorful style and humor that will appeal to contemporary audiences. We enact this story with our special guest Sarah, one of our "adopted daughters" who's spending a week on the road with us. She's both a fellow homeschooler and a fellow RVer. And no, our story choice was not inspired by her own sleeping habits. She is not a princess, and in fact could probably sleep on a bowling ball.With Sarah in tow, we're having a busy April performing in Northern California; we've been particularly in demand for National Library Week. We've been revisiting our roots in the San Francisco Bay Area, where we originated nearly 20 years ago. And where, once upon a time, Kimberly was in a production of "Once Upon A Mattress".Happy Listening!Dennis (Prince), Kimberly (Princess, Royal Attendant), Zephyr (King, Other Princesses) and Sarah (Queen, Other Princesses)
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