Put on your headphones, because this episode is for the adults only. How do we finally decide to choose love over fear?It's easy to think we understand someone else's life, their work, their marriage. But we can never truly know what goes on in the house next door. Speaker, author and self-proclaimed "encourager" Janice Burt survived a gaslighting spouse for years. Today's inspiring keynotes are only in existence due to her surviving and then thriving after an unhealthy marriage. Listen to learn as Janice talks about the prison that fear keeps us in. She talks about how she handled getting out of a relationship that somehow already had gotten away from her. Her keynotes are uplifting and centered around communicating from the heart, and the addiction of people pleasing. How to recognize it and how to recover from it. www.janiceburt.comBooks on amazon: Bits and Pieces of a Broken Heart , and From Broken to Open
Oct 27, 2021
43 min
'Compulsive use despite negative consequences' . . . . is the definition of addiction. Writer, speaker and activist David Poses isn't just telling us stuff, he is sharing his story of being addicted to heroin, even using at work. Hiding in plain sight . . .For 20 years he hid his struggle with depression and opioid addiction. How did he decide to (literally) come clean with street drug use and lies?Hear his opinion that AA is "a form of quackery that uses clever little 'isms'." As well as why he says some forms of recovery actually increase risk of drug use. Prepare for a very honest sharing of the secret life of a user, how he found his way through and gives back with his advocate work for drug policy and treatment, and the Harm Reduction philosophy. Contact: www.davidposes.comBook: The Weight of Air; a story of the lies about addictions and the truth about recover
Oct 17, 2021
34 min
Lisa Dimino White is freakin' happy. Want some of that?She is a best selling author (Bursting With Happiness) and podcaster who is sharing the concept of seeking bursts of joy. Learn why she almost didn't wash her right hand, why Target makes her weep and lemonade stand theory. We get joy by sharing joy. That which we seek is bound to come back to us, so listen in on the C.A.R.E. model, how to be happy even when you're not feeling it and how to find happiness even in the really small stuff of life. www.thejoyseeker.com Burst of Joy Podcast Best Selling Book: Bursting With Happiness
Oct 11, 2021
38 min
"I'm not the Betty Crocker Mom", so says the guest in this week's episode who came out as a lesbian 10 years ago at age 72. 'From Bud to Blossom; our lesbian journeys' - is the new book that Nancy Allen cowrote with a number of other authors who openly share their personal stories. With a contagious laugh, a sharp wit and the cutest sayings ever, conversing with Nancy is one of transparency and hope for the many who remain silent. As a former stress management trainer who was way ahead of her time, she was no stranger to the goings-on in the corporate world and failed marriages. Let's celebrate gay pride week (the first week of October for our Georgia friends) and listen in to find out what Nancy means when she says she had to learn the rules of lesbian etiquette. www.nancyallen.netAmazon: From Bud to Blossom; our lesbian journeysBook to be released soon; Sherlock and his two moms.
Oct 4, 2021
31 min
When you learn your partner not only hires prostitutes, off Craigslist, but you also find out they were stealing your money to fund the addiction . . . . Hear it direct from the victim who would never call herself that. Eve Molzhon is an entrepreneur who has gone toe-to-toe with the biggest figures of any workplace. She is no wilted flower. Find out about the day she intercepted a call from her husband's hired lover and what she did to uncover the layers of deceit. You may want to take notes, because this is some genuinely useful private eye type information shared in this episode. Eve is a dog handler and trainer. She rescues the pups no one wants, and rehabs them into loving companions. Not surprisingly, she does similar rescues with those she employs at the Fun Fur Pets Dog Daycare and Boarding in Wisconsin. A strong red head with a lot to share. Don't miss this episode, you may want to listen twice!Dog Handler AcademySecond Chance To ShineFun Fur Pets Dog Daycare and Boarding
Sep 29, 2021
48 min
Alex P. Plasky took his last free step at age 16. Instead of giving up, this quadriplegic went on to be an author, speaker, coach and mastermind leader.Having a bad day? Reset your thoughts. Alex teaches us how our bad thoughts actually do us harm. He also has exercises in resetting a negative mindset, grasping the power of choice and how a "no" really means "next"."Be pissed off at the world or learn to be happy." Alex P. PlaskyMentality to Reality group on [email protected] [email protected]
Sep 21, 2021
37 min
Amanda Catarzi is an energetic thriver. Raised by circus parents who joined a cult, Amanda and her brother were severely sheltered from outside influence. Where most humans would wallow or crumble, Catarzi survived and chose to thrive. Hear about what it means to trade your body so you can eat, what religion means to her now and how a canadian in a cadillac accidentally knocked sense into her. She openly shares her childhood of being raised by performers who joined a strict cult, how she left and why the act of being in a grocery store alone for the first time was too much too handle. Catarzi was sex and labor trafficked as a young adult, she went on to work undercover for government agencies and even assisted in writing federal legislation. Her current work is running a content and strategy agency. www.Inkeryco.comInstagram: Amanda Catarzi
Sep 12, 2021
38 min
When a humor conference kicks off a world laugh champion contest in 2013, guest Julie Ostrow is the first to proclaim; "Yes, and" before even fully knowing what she signed up to do. Ostrow is a sales consultant and full time corporate trainer. Her background includes stand up comedy, improv with the famous Second City Chicago troupe, humorous speaker and communication coach who teaches, trains and leads with laughter. Discussing boundary setting and life shifts after the world-wide "pause", Ostrow and Olson dig into behind the scenes of performing, the importance of laughter, identifying grief in life's changes and humor as a coping mechanism. This episode is as full of deep reflection as it is laughs and gags. Ostrow says; "Allowing myself a Yes means I get to have an adventure. Don't question yourself so much.... just try it."Julie can be found on Instagram, LinkedIn, www.julieostrow.com and once in a while on "the Face Place."
Sep 3, 2021
32 min
There are 2 levels to the Tidy Dad (Tyler Moore). Learn about his passion for organizing, cleaning hacks and creating the best efficiencies ever!Moore speaks openly about mental health tidying, too. He stands up for male influencers (ask him how his skin is so soft and glowy). The Tidy Dad offers lessons in skinny dipping and says everyone needs to give themselves a super hero name. *The two topics may, or may not be, related. How do you keep a family of 5 organized in a 750 square foot New York apartment?Listen in and take good notes. Tidy Dad is here to save the day and inspire you to realize "Home is where you live, not where you store stuff."[email protected] InstaGram: TidyDad*Join the Tidy Dad Tribe!*
Sep 2, 2021
47 min
"Everyone should be seen, be heard and be loved . . . "When you're born 6 weeks early and weigh under 5 pounds, you decide to fight. Nathan Todd never stopped the fight and has a giant parma-smile to prove it. Meet the Loneliness Coach from South Carolina. Nathan is a teaches all ages to "work on your why". In this episode he share three golden ideas which offer solutions to getting through the tough times and to clarify what you love to do, and then HOW to go and DO it. Do you relate to the "image of my couch" ?Are you ready for genuine ideas on how to squish the negative inner voice?Can you start to take full responsibility for how you view the world?Let's get started . . . Join "The Loneliness Coach" group on Facebook. Find Nathan on Instagram at The Real Nathan Todd
Aug 23, 2021
35 min
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