“Instead of focusing on all the negativity surrounding divorce—which, let’s be honest, there is,” says Melinda Previtera of Previtera Law Firm, “I want to change people’s mindsets as to how divorce can be an opportunity for rebirth and growth through self-love.” Part of that self-love is maintaining a sense of independence in a marriage, otherwise people start to desire control and get resentful and keep score. Individuals and couples need to be clear with their goals and their purpose, both short-term and long term, and Melinda helps them do that. Above all, people have to be willing to change. Despite the prevalence of divorce in our culture and the upcoming generations who are foregoing marriage altogether, there is still a great deal of stigma around the subject. People tend to project their own indecisions and insecurities onto divorced people, and value the endurance of a marriage over how much it actually serves those involved, including the children. Once divorced and navigating custody, there are important dos and don’ts that Melinda discusses here. Join Melinda and Deevo discuss the antiquated beliefs around marriage, the many lies people tell themselves about what’s best for the kids, and why divorce is the most radical act of self-love. Quotes • “I want to introduce a new perspective to this transition to this lifestyle reset is how I describe it, because when the decision to end the marriage is made, whether it’s made jointly or by one party, there is an opportunity for growth, evolution, and a reset in your life.” (8:49-9:12 | Melinda) • “At the end of the day, everybody going through this process is in pain, no matter how amicable, it’s a loss and there’s pain. So, I treat it with that kind of respect and dignity, rather than trying to win a divorce case.” (14:44-14:58 | Melinda) • “When you hear ‘we’ve outgrown each other,’ what that means is one person wants to grow and evolve, and the other person doesn’t.” (23:40-23:48 | Melinda) • “I felt like when I was getting judged post-divorce, or even while I was in the process, I felt like some of the questions I was getting asked were people’s way of using me as their litmus on how happy or unhappy they were (41:16-41:29 | Deevo) • “What’s the most common reason you find people are getting a divorce in this day and age?”(53:15-53:19 | Deevo) Links Connect with Melinda Previtera: Website | https://www.petrellilaw.com/ Instagram | @lawyeringforlove Connect with A Little Impolite: Deevo Instagram | @fusionphotog Lisa Instagram | @lisastaffphoto Business Instagram | @sproutconnectors Here it is! Our gift to you. The free download for “All of the Tools You Need for a Healthy Relationship with Social Media”: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62462253b3be600de2a2710c YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4C58U6MRnBaJP8NOknYHg Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-business/id1360851323 Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sprout-connectors/support

According to Adam Adams, founder of growyourshow.com, there are currently three main spheres of influence: Social media, in-person meeting, and thought leadership. He’s very quickly proven himself an expert in at least the latter two. Within six months of launching, Adam’s first podcast “Creative Real Estate” ranked in the top one percent, and he’s been honored by MeetUp for being one of its top six organizers out of 225,000. Now, he helps others to achieve success with their podcasts by building promotional campaigns that train the algorithm, particularly in those crucial initial 8 weeks. The key is engagement, and the key to engagement is asking rather than telling, he says. Whenever making announcements to your audience you should be asking for their help, and their opinions through open-ended questions that lead to more questions. On this episode of A Little Impolite, Adam walks Lisa and Deevo through his recommended scenario of best steps for promoting their upcoming photography business retreat, including busting some common misconceptions about where and how to include links, and the unique origins of his name. Quotes • “I kept hearing, ‘Your network is your net worth.’ It was pretty much a tattoo on my brain.” (29:00-29:13 | Adam) • “I started helping people with podcasts in 2017, six months into my journey, and they were getting a lot more success than I was getting because they were starting it off right and triggering these algorithms early.” (35:36-35:52 | Adam) • “What sort of budgeting are you recommending for people in that space?”(39:47-39:50 | Deevo) • “There’s scarcity and there’s urgency. I put the most amount of focus on urgency, but scarcity is critically important.”(1:05:20-1:05:28 | Adam) Links Connect with Adam Adams Website | growyourshow.com Connect with A Little Impolite: Deevo Instagram | @fusionphotog Lisa Instagram | @lisastaffphoto Business Instagram | @sproutconnectors Here it is! Our gift to you. The free download for “All of the Tools You Need for a Healthy Relationship with Social Media”: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62462253b3be600de2a2710c Interested in learning more about our all-inclusive photography workshop plus business incubator retreat known as Photography House? Click the link below! https://photographyhouse.net/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4C58U6MRnBaJP8NOknYHg Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-business/id1360851323 Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sprout-connectors/support

“I’d say my best piece of medical advice is to forget everything that you’ve been taught up until this point,” says Katie Green Holistic Healthcare Professional and Neuromuscular Therapist. “Give yourself permission to ditch the dogma, the doctrine. We’re going to start over.” As a competitive runner in college, Katie began experiencing health problems, and noticed that the doctors she saw were interested only in treating her symptoms, rather than getting to the source of her problems, and solving them from the inside out. She attributes this to a profit-driven healthcare industry, one that is inextricably linked to all of the other major industries and government agencies. She treats her own patients by first interviewing them extensively about their lifestyles and backgrounds, before giving them a full body assessment. She is passionately focused on the next generation, whom she believes has the power to change the world. First, she says, we must change their education about nutrition and the way they think about food. On this episode of A Little Impolite, learn why greens are not the super food they’ve been made out to be, the best way to drink coffee to get the most benefits, and the new supplement Katie is most excited about. Quotes • “Nobody is honoring the innate brilliance—the intelligence—of our bodies. There’s a fundamental reason why people are experiencing what they’re experiencing. That was my goal: I wanted to know what health actually means, to me, to you, to the next person. I know it’s not medication.” (18:19-18:38 | Katie) • “I think as both of you very well know, the world is dominated by corporate interest, and at the root of those interests is the pharmaceutical companies. They essentially run it all.” (22:04-22:16 | Katie) • “I know for myself and for a lot of other people, you’re rewarded with food– and not some healthy organic fruit– you’re always rewarded with garbage.” (36:24-36:38 | Lisa) • “So, these fantastic lettuce mixes that I buy at Costco filled with kale and spinach and dandelion leaves and all that good stuff is something I should not be eating?” (41:15-41:24 | Deevo) Links Connect with Katie Green: Website | www.greenlivinghht.com Instagram | @kdtgreen   @greenliving_holistichealth Connect with A Little Impolite: Deevo Instagram | @fusionphotog Lisa Instagram | @lisastaffphoto Business Instagram | @sproutconnectors Here it is! Our gift to you. The free download for “All of the Tools You Need for a Healthy Relationship with Social Media”: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62462253b3be600de2a2710c Interested in learning more about our all-inclusive photography workshop plus business incubator retreat known as Photography House? Click the link below! https://photographyhouse.net/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4C58U6MRnBaJP8NOknYHg Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-business/id1360851323 Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sprout-connectors/support

When it comes to relationships and sexuality, says, Dr. Kate Balestrieri, licensed psychologist and certified sex therapist, there’s a lot we can’t control. We have the model our parents set for us and an automated drive to repeat those patterns. We are limited to a certain extent by our genetics and driven by a deep psychological desire to belong. However, we do have control over whether we reject the old narratives and examples we have been taught and can welcome a lot of change into our lives. Deevo and Lisa talk about their own upbringings, and give insight into how those upbringings led them into and out of their first marriages, and how they plan to approach sex and relationships going forward. On this episode of A Little Impolite, they ask Dr. Kate Balestrieri how she encourages the couples in her practice to talk to each other, her opinions on pornography, and her recommendations for talking to your teenagers about sex. Quotes • “Is there such a thing as monogamy?” (6:24-6:26 | Lisa) • “There’s a big world out there of things you’ve never experienced and you think, ‘Why didn’t I partake of this?’ because it’s life changing, it’s good, it’s joy, and I’m not going to be burning in hell.” (12:00-12:14 | Lisa) • “I just went through the motions. I didn’t have any aptitude or forethought or self awareness around where I went to college, for example. I just thought, ‘That’s what I’m supposed to do. I’m going to go to college, get my degree, take a job, work for fifty years and live in my house with my white picket fence, two kids and one dog. And I think most people get stuck in that space.” (18:44-19:05 | Deevo) • “We’re not taught these skills in school. We’re not taught to be strong communicators. We’re taught to win an argument. We’re taught to defend ourselves.” (29:07-29:15 | Dr. Kate Balestrieri) • “What’s more important than having exactly the same erotic template is how you’re going to negotiate together, honor each other’s limits, and be curious with each other.”(30:38-31:48 | Dr. Kate Balestrieri) Links Connect with Dr. Kate Balestrieri: Website | www.modernintimacy.com Instagram | @drkatebalestrieri Connect with A Little Impolite: Deevo’s Instagram | @fusionphotog Lisa Instagram’s | @lisastaffphoto Business Instagram | @sproutconnectors Here it is! Our gift to you. The free download for “All of the Tools You Need for a Healthy Relationship with Social Media”: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62462253b3be600de2a2710c Interested in learning more about our all-inclusive photography workshop plus business incubator retreat known as Photography House? Click the link below! https://photographyhouse.net/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4C58U6MRnBaJP8NOknYHg Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-business/id1360851323 Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm: http://hivecast.fm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sprout-connectors/support

“It’s the perfect combination, the meeting point, of the masculine and the feminine, discipline and surrender, of action and creativity,” explains Gabi Robledo of what it means to enter into flow state. “You’re at a meeting space where you feel a sense of transcendence.” She first experienced it when rock climbing with her mother in Switzerland, one of the many places that the family visited when they decided to travel the world living out of an RV. Only in leaving the traditional life behind did she realize how much she was competing in every aspect of life, and placing her worth into external sources. Anyone can achieve their flow state, she insists. Essentially, it’s about getting out of beta wave, which is nearly impossible when we live in a world addicted to stress. Part of getting there is trading a constant and false sense of productivity for rest and creativity. On this episode of A Little Impolite, how to undo a deeply ingrained scarcity mentality, the depth and range of self-limiting beliefs, and the power of journaling. Quotes • “Our sense of self-value is the foundation which we build all our empowerment off of.” (25:50-25:54 | Gabi) • “It was a challenge of how can I work with the norm, do I need to work with the norm? Or, can I create the reality that I’m trying to live in, somewhere else?” (23:22-23:39- Gabi) • “As a competitive athlete she had the mindset that I needed to achieve and accomplish in order to be seen as a valuable human being.” (26:24-26:29 | Gabi) • “Awareness comes from a complete lack of distraction.”(33:55-33:59  | Gabi) • “You have that warped sense of time, you lose track of who you are, and you’re just disconnected from the self-monitor. (40:11-40:17 | Gabi) • “Everyone is on a path to become the hero of their journey.”(1:11:10-1:11:15 | Gabi) Links Connect with Gabi Robledo: Website | gabirobledo.com Instagram | @gabirobledo_ Connect with A Little Impolite: Deevo Instagram | @fusionphotog Lisa Instagram | @lisastaffphoto Business Instagram | @sproutconnectors Here it is! Our gift to you. The free download for “All of the Tools You Need for a Healthy Relationship with Social Media.”: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62462253b3be600de2a2710c YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4C58U6MRnBaJP8NOknYHg Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-business/id1360851323 Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm: http://hivecast.fm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sprout-connectors/support

"I'm not one of these extremely 'woo woo' people who start speaking and you're like, 'What the hell are you talking about?' I'm making this a little more accessible," says Bijou Finney, who teaches "conscious entrepreneurship" for businesses and business leaders through a plant-based therapy that revolves around psychedelics. As a former brand designer and videographer, she understands the challenges faced by creative professionals, and believes that the key to success in life and business is aligning yourself with your true nature and purpose. Psychedelics, she says, achieve this by clearing out all the blockage caused by past traumas and old emotional wounds. This allows us to get quiet enough to find out what we truly want and who we truly are, without any outside noise. As a result, we can become not only better business people, but more mindful of how our work impacts those around us. On this episode of A Little Impolite, hear Bijou discuss the lingering stigma surrounding psychedelics, the power of sitting still in silence, and how to get to the next level in the video game of life. Quotes • "I felt like entrepreneurs maybe needed to focus on being conscious entrepreneurs. Like how does my business affect the world around me? How do my choices affect the world around me?" (15:11-15:27 | Bijou) • “You're able to have the creativity and ability to see problems from a different perspective because it takes you away from yourself. You're able to actually step back from yourself. So, it's almost like a coaching situation where the coach can see what's going on easier than you can. (44:14-31 | Bijou) • "It starts with microdosing. Little bits that allow you to feel safe in your own skin to allow you to drop deeper into yourself really allow you to like, dip your toe in and get safe with the mushrooms and feel like they are your ally. (47:24-47:40 | Bijou) • "I get so passionate about rebranding psychedelics because we—especially women—hold everything inside of us, which literally leaves very little room for new versions of ourselves to bloom." (51:03-51:19 | Bijou) • "Everybody's psychedelic journey is completely different, and they need to feel supported and have clarity around what's possible for them to actually go down that path. Because before it's very dark and murky and scary." (1:05:26-1:05:40 | Bijou) • "Your money and your love and your sex are the same thing: they're energy. You either have blocks in them or you don't." (1:24:26- 1:24:31 | Bijou) Connect with Bijou Finney: Website | www.storyxstyle.com Instagram | @mushroommamasita Connect with A Little Impolite: Deevo Instagram | @fusionphotog Lisa Instagram | @lisastaffphoto Business Instagram | @sproutconnectors Here it is! Our gift to you. The free download for “All of the Tools You Need for a Healthy Relationship with Social Media”: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62462253b3be600de2a2710c YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4C58U6MRnBaJP8NOknYHg Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-business/id1360851323 Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sprout-connectors/support

Claudia Garbutt has, to quote Deevo, "more credentials, degrees, and pedigrees than anyone we've had on the show." A metaphysicist, biologist, microbiologist, and former neurologist, Garbutt now works as a mindset high-performance coach, working at the intersection between physiology and psychology. Since we encounter an increasing number of psychological stressors on a daily basis, Claudia believes we need to learn to combat this stress with daily habits. She helps her clients develop these habits using what she calls her sustainable success framework, which is built on the pillars of reprogramming the mind to eliminate limiting beliefs, nourishing the body with healthy food and exercise, and identifying and resolving past traumas. In this episode, Claudia will discuss how unresolved trauma manifests and presents physically and emotionally, how to recognize the specific manifestations in your own body, and strategies to reduce stress. Since every person's body is unique, awareness of our own reactions is key to creating an optimal self-care routine. Quotes • "These wounds are really like faulty programs running in the background and they stop us from achieving our conscious goals, or stop us from achieving our full potential, or they sabotage our relationships with others." (21:48-22:02 | Claudia) • "We don't make a change until we get into a crisis sometimes." (29:22-29:32| Lisa) • "They don't teach us this growing up and they certainly don't teach this in school, but everything is sort of in this persistent symbiosis, and one impact on your body or one impact on your mind or trauma or whatever it is, your body absorbs that and unless it's dealt with, it brings it out in some sort of malignant tumor, if you will." (30:40-31:06| Deevo) • "I think in the Western world, self care is usually seen as something extravagant, or it's laziness. We like to label it with a negative label. I'm not sure why. We often see it as something unproductive." (43:36-43:55 | Claudia) • “What I've discovered over the years is, explore your resistances because that's often…it leads you to the things that you need to do. If you discover that you have a lot of resistance around taking a break, then it's most definitely the thing you should be doing right now." (45:30-45:47| Claudia) • "Personal power is really about being able to control your own internal state and about connecting with others." (1:00:28-1:00:42 | Claudia) Links Connect with A Little Impolite: Here it is! Our gift to you. The free download for “All of the Tools You Need for a Healthy Relationship with Social Media”: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62462253b3be600de2a2710c Deevo Instagram | @fusionphotog Lisa Instagram | @lisastaffphoto Business Instagram | @sproutconnectors YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4C58U6MRnBaJP8NOknYHg Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-business/id1360851323 Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sprout-connectors/support

“Communication is critical to not only your relationship but being in business together,” says host Deevo. For those who don’t know, Deevo and Lisa were in a relationship before they started their social media agency, Sprout Connectors. Understanding the effort it takes to balance a romantic and business relationship, Deevo and Lisa explain how they make both sides of their partnership work. Deevo and Lisa understand that not all couples work well together. If you discuss the parameters of the joint venture beforehand and make time for romance, it is possible to have a successful and loving partnership. As long as you let yourself have individual hobbies and separate work from love, everyone can feel fulfilled while maintaining individuality. Through mutual respect and recognition of each other’s strengths, couples can make it work in the business and the bedroom. Tune into this week’s episode of A Little Impolite Podcast for a straightforward conversation on balancing love and business. Learn more about how Deevo and Lisa met, their work dynamic, and the necessity of alignment in personal and professional relationships. Quotes • “I think you overcompensate sometimes as a woman to allow space for you to perform as a leader.” [Lisa] (22:31 - 22:41) • “We need to decide how committed we are. We need to start that structure, and be all in or don't bother at all.” [Lisa] (28:21 - 28:28) • “You have to have something else outside of your business and your relationship that feeds your soul and keeps you an individual, so you don't morph into each other.” [Lisa] (37:10 - 37:20) • “Find ways to align and connect. You're going to have disagreements, you're going to have a different way of approaching something, but always have that open banter going.” [Lisa] (36:22 - 36:40) • “Communication is critical to not only your relationship but being in business together.” [Deevo] (47:29 - 47:34) Connect with A Little Impolite: Here it is! Our gift to you. The free download for “All of the Tools You Need for a Healthy Relationship with Social Media”: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62462253b3be600de2a2710c Deevo Instagram | @fusionphotog Lisa Instagram | @lisastaffphoto Business Instagram | @sproutconnectors YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4C58U6MRnBaJP8NOknYHg Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-business/id1360851323 Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sprout-connectors/support

“I don't have to worry about selling because I'm not interested in selling. I'm interested in helping,” explains Darrell Evans, Investor, Mentor, Entrepreneur, CEO, and Co-Founder. With a tremendous background in digital marketing, Darrell understands how to self-promote without being too grandiose. Instead of hiding behind fake confidence and narcissism, Darrell encourages the listeners to focus less on selling themselves and more on producing good work. The secret to Darrell’s success has always been to focus on “human to human” interaction. As an entrepreneur, he chooses to center more on the needs of his clients to ensure that they are a fit, rather than worrying about sales. By reminding himself that there’s always another human being at the other end of the phone, Darrell can remain humble while still driving revenue and seeing results. In a time where narcissism is often the default, truly believing in yourself and being good at what you do is the key to lasting growth. Tune into this week’s episode of A Little Impolite Podcast for an honest conversation on balancing success with humility. Learn more about Darrell’s business perspective, the difference between “acting as if” and “fake it until you make it,” and how authenticity is the best way to gain repeat business. Quotes • “I am a big believer in “act as if” versus “fake it until you make it.” It's an underlying theme that has more to do with internally believing in yourself and having confidence.” (11:33 - 11:50) [Darrell] • “For me, “positively impact lives” is one of my core values. And I just approached that in how I've done marketing, sales, business, and team building.” (21:20 - 21:28) [Darrell] • “I like metrics. Yes, I like analytics. And I do that. Yeah, I know all the numbers. And yes, at the end of the day, when I'm getting paid, and when we're getting paid to drive revenue, that stuff matters. But we also are super human, and trying to say that we're still talking to a human being on the other side of whatever it is, we're doing product sells, product marketing, service, sales, all of that. It's all just human to human.” (22:00 - 22:25) [Darrell] • “I don't have to worry about selling because I'm not interested in selling. I'm interested in helping.” (25:31 - 25:36) [Darrell] • “We need to believe that we are the best in the business at what we do, whether face-to-face with your client, in sales interactions, or on social media. What I think has to be there though, is internal confidence and belief.” (34:29 - 34:53) [Darrell] • “The proof is in the pudding. You don't have to be staring at yourself in your reflection all day long. Consumers can see through your bullshit. So I think it's all about the delivery in the context in which you show up.” (49:47 - 50:05) [Darrell] Connect with A Little Impolite: Here it is! Our gift to you. The free download for “All of the Tools You Need for a Healthy Relationship with Social Media”: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62462253b3be600de2a2710c Deevo Instagram | @fusionphotog Lisa Instagram | @lisastaffphoto Business Instagram | @sproutconnectors YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4C58U6MRnBaJP8NOknYHg Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-business/id1360851323 Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sprout-connectors/support

“The more we trust and depend on a person, the deeper the betrayal,” explains Dr. Debi Silber, CEO, Author, Psychologist,  and Health and Wellness Expert. With her expertise in holistic psychology, Dr. Debi is well aware of how betrayal affects our personalities and worldviews. With this in mind, Dr. Debi breaks down the different ways we deal with betrayal and how we can move forward from the pain. According to Dr. Debi, 45% of people who have been betrayed have gut issues from the stress of this experience. As much as we would like to believe that time heals everything, the only thing that helps us recover from this trauma is through five predictable stages of healing. Although it may seem easier to shut people out as a means of self-protection, it’s essential to work through the pain and allow yourself to have healthy relationships. Tune into this week’s episode of the A Little Impolite Podcast for a healing conversation about dealing with betrayal. Learn more about Deevo and Lisa’s experiences with toxic relationships, the commonality of self-sabotage, and the difference between transformation and resilience. Quotes • “When the person we trust the most proves untrustworthy, who do we trust? When the ones we run to when other people are causing harm are the ones causing the harm, where do we go? It's such a weird trauma, because it completely shatters the self. (16:23 - 16:39) • “The more we trust and depend on a person, the deeper the betrayal.” (17:50 - 17:53) • “You can have these triggers that can take you right down, and your body responds and reacts as if you just received the news again.” (31:08 - 31:17) • “You keep what you love and you get rid of what no longer serves you.” (51:47 - 51:49) • “Betrayal will show you who someone truly is. It will also wake them up to who they temporarily became. And then you have a choice with what you want to do with that.” (1:12:07 - 1:12:15) • “Life begins when you really wake up and realize, “Wow, I'm here to do something important.” You just you owe it to yourself. You owe it to the world. You can't go through something and not share it.” (1:20:46 - 1:20:56) Links Connect with Dr. Debi Silber: Website | The PBT Instagram | @debisilber Podcast | From Betrayal to Breakthrough Connect with Deevo and Lisa: Deevo Instagram | @fusionphotog Lisa Instagram | @lisastaffphoto Business Instagram | @sproutconnectors YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4C58U6MRnBaJP8NOknYHg Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-business/id1360851323 Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sprout-connectors/support