Co-Creating Impact: Recent Episodes
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Co-Creating Impact is a multi-hosted, all-inclusive community podcast. A safe place to share your story and the resources/tools that's worked for you in times of stress. Getting to know who's behind the social media mask and what's beneath our smile? Each episode is unique with the passion and wisdom that each co-host (co-creator) has learned with their ever-evolving journey. Share your passion and how it’s impacted your life and/or the lives of others. This is your time to be heard and to help others along the way. The sky is the limit on topics to share. From health, mental wellness, music, cars, food, spirituality, relationships, sports, hobbies, and etc. You get the idea, just bring your passion and knowledge to the table my friend!
Generational Neurodivergence seems to be more common than we think.
Our brave mental health advocate, Missy says that she sees some improvement in the school system since her time. However, there are still some issues that parents are fighting to advocate for their children.
She grew up feeling isolated and bullied by her peers for having a different way of learning. She felt that she was looked at as being different in a negative way because she was placed in a different learning support classroom yet had the same electives, lunch, and recess with her peers. So, she learned early on that keeping quiet and to herself was how she could cope.
Even though she noticed that her child didn’t seem as isolated in his school as she felt growing up, there were still some issues with what he needed academically. After many discussions with the school and noticing he wasn’t receiving the resources that he needed, it was clear that the time had come to pull him out of that school. Her time researching different schools paid off because he is doing so much better now.
Although Generational Neurodivergence seems to be more common than we think, Missy didn’t allow the stigma that she felt stop her from working hard to get her associates degree so she could live her dream of working with children. She says that she did not want to be a statistic!
Missy’s biggest message is for parents to continue to advocate for their children!!
Please welcome Missy to our Co-Creator family!
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The biggest impact in Marks life to write poetry began with his middle school English teachers positivity and discipline on a children's book project. Teachers are the BEST!! He recalls how middle school aged kids could be bullies and how this became part of his way to work through childhood stressors.
When a close personal friend passed, his Counselor recommended that he write the story of the day that he passed. How he felt his friend's soul pass through him to say his final goodbye on that day. Some people feel talking helps, he describes how it feels to get it out on paper. To put down on paper the images and conversations from that day to be able to see it physically.
Finding inspiration and mental clarity, for Mark, is from being in nature, going to parks, being with community, writing, and helping others. His favorite method is taking pen to paper to write when he's inspired to create a poem.
Poetry is similar to music in the way it can magically transport us to our deepest core beliefs and values. It touches us in a deeply profound, personal level. It can be an amazing outlet to tap into our vulnerability. Helping us work through our emotions around all sorts of things.
Mark's Poems have an incredibly deep impact that has the ability to wake up that part of you that may have laid dormant for years. It ignites inspiration that touches our mental, spiritual, and emotional well-being. I appreciate the 2 poems that he shared with us on this podcast and look forward to hearing more!
We were also blessed with a nice little show and tell of an incredible German Devotional book that he found in Minnesota from Germany dating back to 1776!
Thank you Mark for sharing your story, your incredible poems, and a part of your book collection with us!
Please welcome Mark to our Co-Creator family!
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Trigger Warning. We are talking with the found of Vet Life 4 Life, Shawn aka the Veteran Guy about the veterans that take their life. His motto is "Don't just talk about it, Be about it". This is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization to help veterans.
Shawn is a 9 year Veteran that did 2 tours in Afghanistan. His story impacts a lot of veterans and people that struggle with addiction and mental health. He is an inspirational speaker and helps those that want to get better.
He's also a Mindset Influencer and spends all of his time reaching out to others with his Social Media Platforms that he uses to helps others with Personal Development.
He uses his message to show people that “No matter what you struggle with you can overcome it”.
Shawn is a Veteran Activist who founded Vet Life 4 Life to Raise Awareness for Veteran Suicide, Mental Health, and Addiction. He uses his own experiences and knowledge to show others that “Your mental health does not define who you are”.
Shawn's Book, Veteran Mindset 2.0
Website - Vet Life 4 Life
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We can't say enough about our superhero nurses! They are an amazing gift to us all. Eric is sharing his experience and what tools he uses in times of stress as a nurse.
No one was prepared for what happened in 2020! Some establishments handled things better than others. Just as some people handled it better than others. So, when we hear stories like Eric's, its more than inspirational... it IS superhero status! And I hope all our superhero nurses feel that way!
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When it comes to weight loss accountability, Elisa decided that she wanted to share her journey with her community through social media and through her blog. She's found it's something that helps her in times of struggle as well as with her triumphs.
She has been focused and improving her food intake along with exercise that works best for her. Weight loss accountability for Elisa also means working on her emotional wellbeing and documenting it along the way.
How do you hold yourself accountable?
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Let's remove the stigma of family recovery from addiction. Debbie is sharing how addiction affects the entire family along with some fantastic resources.
Addiction is the one disease where pain is the motivator for change. It is caused by a complex set of factors to include; genetic, environmental, fitting in, or it was just fun at first. As humans we all have underlying pain and/or place of lack inside. We may fill that feeling of lack inside with a healthy or unhealthy thing.
Debbie helps women learn to overcome obstacles in order to discover opportunities for growth and action by dismantling old belief patterns that operate as barriers and sources of confusion.
She is a certified Inquiry-Based Coach who is also trained in The Work of Byron Katie. She's also a self-inquiry coach and facilitator for a non-profit recovery group for addiction-affected family members.
Family recovery from addiction is a difficult and long process but with support anything is possible!
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Laura, our superhero, opens up about her life as well as sharing her tips and tricks for teaching with compassion. Even while the kids are now bouncing off the walls!
Laura comes from a very religious upbringing and felt that her teaching beginnings were a little rocky. She says that a few of the kids are what kept her there. She's been teaching for 7 years and has so much compassion with the kids. Now even more than ever, they need her with the mental health that this last year has brought upon them.
Teaching with Compassion is a skill that isn't taught, it's what our superhero teacher are born with!
What are some ways we could provoke change in our school system to better serve our students?
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Emotionally detaching from objects doesn't mean we can't have a cozy/comfortable home. Maria is a single mom that went through so much in her life to include being homeless.
She went from feeling a little lost after finally purchasing her first home on her own to now helping others with emotionally detaching from objects that no longer serve them.
She assists her clients with emotionally detaching from objects to help make their home a space that they love to be in. Creating physical flow with their most precious objects to allow for good mental flow also.
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Some of us take a mothers love for granted. Some of us grow up without a mother or with a toxic mother. Does that make us become less loving as parents?
The death of Leo's parents and life as an adopted child to 2 different families, left her with many unanswered questions. Even though she's had some good influences and God on her side, she had a strong desire to have a mothers love.
Leo is finally speaking her truth and helping others along the way. She is a service member of the Army National Guard and a loving mother to a 5-year old. She has her masters degree in school counseling and works with children with special needs.
Her brand, Leo Speaks is about her story, healing, spreading encouragement, and coping. She will do group homes, individual counseling, and group work with the youth.
Leo Speaks YouTube Channel - Leo Speaks
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Knowing our family history is so important for many reasons. Anastacia shares details of finding her blood relations through Ancestry DNA after going with her instincts of feeling like an outsider for so long.
Keeping secrets can be damaging when it comes to our family history. Once the truth comes out, it's such a relief. And the truth always comes out! There may be some investigating and bumps along the way but the truth always come out!!!
To get to know your blood family can be such a blessing. Some people may never have that opportunity and some aren't too receptive. However, Anastacia finally feels like she fits in once she got to know her blood relations after so many years of not knowing her family history.
There are many twists and turns within her story but she says that she places the highest value on family now. Don't miss this inspirational story!
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Long Haul Covid Survivor, Christina shares her story with having the Coronavirus which lingered into what is now called the Coronavirus Long Haul. She, as a long haul survivor says, "It is NOT your fault! No matter how careful you are, it is still not your fault!"
Christina is a member of the Survivor Corps group. This is a group of individuals who survived COVID, but now are battling the long haul symptoms that are left after the virus. In addition to the debilitating symptoms, many of the members are also dealing with family members who do not believe or support them.
Christina's oldest sister, who is also a doctor, is a big reason she survived the virus and it strengthened their relationship.
Christina is a Confidence Coach, and she plans on using her Social Media platforms with her sister to talk about how other survivors can deal with not having family support at this uncertain and scary time in their lives.
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Gina was ready for her Paramedic Reset. Our paramedics are everyday superheroes!! Gina was aware of the psychological ramifications that come with such a stressful but rewarding career. I'm impressed that she was able to take the much needed break from it for her own health.
The level of details that was necessary to tack onto all the Paramedics workload to ensure safety is daunting. The awareness that the Paramedics had of the added potential danger within their job brought Gina to the realization that it was time for her to just take a step back from this whole different level of stress.
Fitness Queen to Counselor
Follow along as Tina shares her struggle with going from a soul sucking job to finding her purpose through the avenue of health and fitness. She went from listening to the old stories she would play in her head of not feeling good enough to finding the tools to help her get where she is today. How she was able to let her true self shine by putting herself out there with less self-judgement. Even though stepping away from her marriage meant she would go from being known as an inspirational person to being talked about over night.
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Vulnerability is Ok
Jo Deb wants others to know that vulnerability is ok and that you can find a way to your dreams at any age! She was isolated due to her suppressed autoimmune system for so long but she saw it as putting on a pair of glasses and the world just coming into focus.
She feels that she's living her second chance in life after going through a liver transplant. She went from a fast paced stressful job to painting and developing her own business. She's also a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) standing up for abused and neglected children in the court.
A formerly self-proclaimed person with abusive behaviors, Sean has changed his ways and now is an advocate against abuse.
He says he was intentional and premeditative with his verbal and mental abusive. Being a bully and knowing how to not leave marks on his victims.
Sean experienced childhood trauma, was addicted to drugs, and served his time in prison. He understands rock bottom and how to navigate through those learned behaviors now.
Self-awareness of his auto response to certain triggers, the shame, pain, and hiding who he was by speaking through it has helped him over time to become less abusive to now a strong advocate against abuse and a mentor for men.
He credits his healing through speaking his own truth and telling his story while absorbing similar stories as well as having professionals on his podcast speak on the subject.
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Do you believe that someone who says offensive things to your face is someone you could probably trust? We are diving deep into our offensive culture today!
Are we subscribing to a fairytale? It’s all about perspective and not masking red flags.
We are only responsible for ourselves and the easiest person to fool is ourselves. Self-examination is the hardest thing we can do. We CAN do hard things.
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Sexual assault advocate, Kimberly is sharing her sexual assault story. We are talking about rape, sexual assault, and trauma in this episode with understanding, compassion, support and some solutions.
She’s telling her story to help others navigate through their story. Our stories may be different but are alike with the emotions we go through during trauma and sexual assault are alike.
She comes from a place of understanding and feels that we can take that heavy coat of shame off by asking for help. Creating a support circle of therapy, doctors, support groups, and/or close friendships.
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Elisa is sharing the challenges of adult ADHD. Her understanding of her diagnosis, getting to the root of her ailments, her health/wellness journey, and staying focused. How she's created a command center to help her stay organized.
Elisa shares the tools and routines that work for her. About her short term memory, journaling and focusing. She found a great journal called Beacon that has an open calendar, a place for goals, gratitude and blank paper that has helped her stay organized. She found that when she stopped using that tool, things have been off.
Elisa's inspirational blog - Thoughts from my crowded mind
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Despite what some people may believe, there is a lot of authenticity on TikTok! It’s not all fun dancing and/or showing skin.
Jeffrey feels his most authentic and vulnerable while creating and performing music. Sharing that with our TikTok family has been another level of joy for him. Even though he is diversifying with his music business, he still makes a little time for TikTok.
We are always learning something new about ourselves. We just have to decide if we are going to choose to operate out of love or fear. This TikTok family is drawn to us from our own authenticity.
Jeff says, “What’s in you is for you and it’s coming for you.”
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Tina shares her stages of grief after the loss of her daughter. Surviving the mental and physical experience that grief takes on our entire being. How she went from rock bottom to literally digging her way back inch by inch with her garden.
She says “When you suffer everyday your entire being becomes weak! Holding on to your pain and feelings thinking that you’re saving the ones around you is completely insane. I know, I did that. Healing is something you must try but everyone heals differently, everyone grieves differently. You can't heal unless you deal. By that I mean people are hurting and unless you speak out, cry, vent to a friend, a stranger, you will not begin to heal until you say it out loud even to yourself what is hurting you. I used to think I was crazy because I cried over everything! Dishes, groceries, and simple tasks. I had no desire to do anything for so long. I thought surely nobody could feel like this but me. I was wrong, I wasn't alone. I wore many masks and faked life, it’s time to take off the mask and be a part of life."
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What does weight loss have to do with mental health? Trent started a weight loss journey a year ago and soon discovered what he really needed was a mental health journey.
He didn’t feel comfortable with reaching out for help but help found him. He found a community that has had such a positive impact on him that he wanted to find a way to give back.
Trent realized that we can’t change the world, but we can change one person’s world. So, he created a ‘Better today than yesterday team’ from feeling so supported in his own journey as a way to give back.
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Pediatric O.T.’s virtual adaptation, how is that even possible? See how Chaya found her way in a virtual world as a Pediatric Occupational Therapist. She describes for us what she does and how she does it. Did you know that compressing our joints helps our brains organize better? So much great information here!!
Conforming and adapting to our new way of normal takes a lot of inner reflection. Chaya’s mom, who is a Holocaust survivor, lived with her for a year because of the pandemic. Follow along as Chaya chats about that experience and her mental health struggles with depression, ADHD, and an eating disorder.
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Do you think sobriety & mental health are connected? Cait is laying out everything for us! From her sobriety, mental illness, eating disorder, spiritual journey, and her past adventures.
She feels better about going public about her story largely due to a mentor that has been an inspiration in her life.
The correlation between addiction and our mental health raises the question of what more can we do to assure better mental health options?
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Tracey takes us through the time she and her siblings were taken from their home and placed into the foster care system in England at the age of 6. To assuming the responsibility of taking care of her Mom when her Dad passed at the age of 13.
She had many social workers over the years. Reviews with many adults in the room talking to her as if she weren’t there. Talking about her health, education, how things were going in the home, in school, and in general. She said that they spoke to you as if you weren’t even there.
She never felt listened to as a child and grew up not trusting anyone. Her experience led her to become a volunteer with children in the foster care system in England, aspiring to make changes.
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We all know that going from trauma to triumph doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time, support, and community. Have a peak into Jodi’s incredible story and how she’s impacted so many of us with her strength, determination, and dedication.
Jodi’s friends staged an intervention after a traumatic event happened in her life. When things settled a bit, she realized that she had been chronically stressed, became chronically inflamed, and she wasn’t absorbing nutrients. She used to be a runner until it felt like a chore to even walk up a flight of stairs or take a shower.
She received a gift that would eventually change her life. She researched, experimented, listened to her body, and created home remedies that actually worked for her healing journey.
When she and her friends noticed how her home remedies where making such an impact on her life, others wanted to try it. When it worked for others, it encouraged Jodi to begin her own line to help even more people.
Now Jodi is dedicated to helping others with balancing the organ systems and region of the brain. She has so much information to share with her extensive research and organic products.
Jodi's Website - Vibrant Blue Oils
Jodi's New Book - Essential Oils to Boost the Brain & Heal the Body
5 steps to Calm Anxiety, Sleep Better & Reduce Inflammation
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Margi’s perspective on death, dealing with adversity, and finding her center is gratitude at its finest. Although she’s been through a lot in her life she’s always been able to “tie a knot and hang on” as her mom says.
The impact from her dads death at the young age of 4 brought her to realize that people don’t leave us because they want to, but because they have to go. People are gifts, what we have in this world is a gift, and it’s only our gift for a short period of time.
She believes there’s nothing that you can’t do, making her the ultimate hope dealer! Her logical, strong sense of knowing will leave you feeling warm and comforted.
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Are we addressing the emotional repercussions from Covid? Are we paying enough attention to the mental health aspect that this pandemic is having on most of us?
We’ve been forced to slow down which has made more room for self-examination. This time has given us the opportunity for conversation and validating that we are more alike than we are different. Paying attention to the small things in life. Giving ourselves permission to go within to bring on more self-awareness and personal healing. Going back to self rather than being consumed with things.
Justine opens up about the tools she’s used in her times of struggle. Relearning herself to find small joys that are closer to home. Finding different ways to adapt to our new normal.
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I’ve learned a lot about the connection between Gecko’s and Autism from our friend Ian today! Wow, who knew?!
Ian’s passion for Gecko’s and other reptiles started at 12 when his mom just wanted to keep him off the rough streets of California. As his friends were learning how to hotwire cars, he was at his mentors house who was a reptile importer/breeder.
He went on to become a rare Gecko breeder and began doing local shows. Ian found that children with high functioning autism that bought a Gecko or snake from him would report back to him with the healthiest reptiles. The commonality is pattern behavior. Ian says that the kids loved breeding them and taking such great care of them. And that it gave them such a great sense of pride.
This is one of those stories about following your passion and not the dollar signs.
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Lori and Elisa are exploring the tools that work for reinventing ourselves as we’ve grown more mature. We've noticed that our perspectives have changed and we are living more intentional without adding too much to our plate.
Are expectations in our society to view being busy as a badge of honor? Maybe not so much as we mature. It’s time to unlearn and re-train our brain!
Elisa is taking better care of her mental health and overall well-being even though she says that focus is her biggest challenge at this time. She doesn’t view self-care as being selfish. We have to protect our own energy, honor our boundaries, and fill our own cup up first before we are able to have an impact on others.
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Having a 20 year nicotine addiction and overcoming the cigarette mind games we played can be a long process. Seems to be the toughest thing to quit but what it takes for one to finally quit may not work for another.
We grew up hating that our parents smoked but then picked it up ourselves and had no idea the hold it would have on us. Now just thinking about our kids picking up a cigarette at the age that we did is a devastating thought.
We found ourselves going from being so addicted to cigarettes to enjoying our passions so much more now. You will enjoy hearing about Brett’s battle with his cigarette mind games, his passion for hiking, and restoring old cans.
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Our first responders are still facing the mental health stigma and Stephan heard it from a therapist! Normalizing mental health care is imperative, stomping out the stigma of mental illness is also imperative, but normalizing trauma isn't ok. It can be difficult to find a therapist that matches our needs, but it's important to keep trying until we do!
What an honor to speak with Stephan, a first responder who goes by Quebec Medic on Tiktok. His 16 years of experience as a Medic has given him great insight on so many things. He speaks on mental health, bringing humor to his patients, what types of calls they receive now since the pandemic, and helping other medics that are passionate about this profession.
Stephan treats every patient as if they were his own family. He is a hero and will be forever in our hearts!
Stephan on TikTok - QuebecMedic
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Are we preparing for the long term impact that Covid is having on our kids and mental health? We have a lot of new ‘normal’ we’ve grown accustomed to and perhaps now we will ‘normalize’ mental health tools to decrease the stigma a bit.
Our friend, Shane aka Liquidshano is such an uplifting human that shares his positivity and kindness to so many people in so many ways. We are diving into some powerful messages that he has to share today!
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When you have a love for ‘life in the kitchen’, nothing (not even Covid) stands in your way and Executive Chef Andre is proof of that! Although the impact on him was hard, he decided to rise above and make the most of it.
His extensive training and experience has led him to a meaningful yet different career path that he’s embraced and enjoys. He has learned how to creatively provide others on a budget and/or on specialty diets with flexible, tasty, and healthy meal plans!
Chef Andre also explains his fascinating culture that still negotiates in order for him to have permission to have his girlfriend’s hand in marriage. Not having blessings from the ancestors and breaking the traditions can be a problem!
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Lori and Lewis talk about his journey from the Dominican Republic with an interesting story from his childhood about 'The Green Country' and how he's only just recently felt comfortable with correcting people on how to pronounce his name.
We chat about what it meant for him to join the Army to why he still enjoys his favorite cereal from his childhood and of course his love of the word Namaste.
Revelations are deep and his insight on his own journey is amazing! We are always growing and evolving. Lewis has such great stories and insights to share and we will continue to follow him on his journey!!
Namaste
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Lori and Joe chat about the meaning and inception of his inspiring message which has turned into such a positive movement. He believes that life is the prize and is convinced that we have to help inspire ourselves, in order to inspire others. "Hi" = Help Inspyre!
Joe is a deep thinking, fun loving, caring, inspirational, and humble human! He opens up about how some of his experience from childhood was not only inspirational but also eye-opening.
Speaking of childhood, it's important to incorporate play into our everyday lives. Joe does that with his creative ways that he incorporates his message into our lives!
Let's all do our part to help inspire with loving kindness and empathy for one another!
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Lori and Jay talk about losing his home to fire and how the foundation created in his childhood has served him to find tools that work for him to move through trials in his life. Having a positive mindset doesn't mean we haven't experienced negativity.
Jay shares how his parents are still such an inspiration with both having beat cancer and still super active with an ever-evolving growth mindset.
When Jay found the TikTok community filled with so many positive folks from all different backgrounds spreading kindness and joy he felt at home enough to begin another podcast. Jay and his wife work in the school system and that's where his podcasting days began so he already had previous knowledge and experience.
There are some changes coming up in his life that is leading him to pivot into becoming a personal and executive coach.
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Lori and Jessica chat about the emotional, mental, and physical journeys of menopause. Also, talking about dysfunctional families and trauma. Are we knocking on our own doors to make sure we are mentally well while going through menopause?
Jessica is an advocate in finding a companion doctor that will advocate for you to explore all the resources that will work for your particular body and continue to seek like-minded friends during this time.
It's important to let go of the attachment to using the word mental health in order to preserve our own. Not placing preconceived societal stigma to the care of our mental health!
Jessica on TikTok - menopausalwitch
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Lori and Lenora are getting emotional with some hard subjects (abuse,/bulimia/anorexia/suicidal) that may create triggers for some. No matter how long ago bad things happen to us, it's important to give ourselves space to feel the emotions when they come.
We learn what tools and resources that Lenora turned to in order to guide her to where she is today. It's not something that happens overnight, but she does the work that it takes to continue with her healing journey. You won't want to miss her incredible journey!
Lenora is an advocate for health! She is an RN holistic health coach, nutritionist, personal fitness trainer, yoga practitioner, and reiki master.
Find her podcast, YouTube channel, and social media on her website - ItsANewDawn
Lenora on TikTok - itsanewdawn4you
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School work for some kids seem to be easy with virtual learning. Do we need to re-vamp our curriculum to keep up with all the tools at our fingertips for learning online?
Our co-hosts, Lori and Brett are sharing some of their stories today. Brett has this inspiring foundation of joy beneath his smile with such a fun loving vibe about him. He's one of those people you feel comfortable with right away.
We have a lot to share in these 15 minutes!! One worth mentioning here is his passion for hiking. Also, how important self-love is for staying connected with friends and family. We take a little dive into his past and present relationships. Feeling the incredible love and respect that he has for his girlfriend. It's beautiful to witness.
Brett's YouTube Channel
Brett on TikTok - sourdoughbrett
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We feed off energy and this pandemic is showing us who we really are and what's truly important! Our co-hosts Lori & Jeff explore the importance of staying connected.
Feeling misunderstood as an adolescent lead Jeff to where he is today. He felt music deeply and profoundly his whole life starting at the age of 4. He has connected with the thing he was intended to do in this life. You can feel his glow from a mile away when he's in his element.
Jeff has made a great impact on many lives with his music as well as his incredible comedic timing he has with his TikToks. Find out what's beneath Jeff's smile and the resources that work for him in times of stress.
Find Jeff's work - JAllenMaxie
Jeff on TikTok - jamusic4
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Lori's perspective and behind the scenes.
What's holding you back from your dreams?
Taking small steps to move forward with our dreams can just take a little encouragement from someone.
Elisa discusses her journey with starting her blog and the impact it's having on herself and on others. It's important to find our voice and be comfortable with self-care enough to move forward with our dreams! Finding connection with our support system and community is incredibly helpful. We are more alike than different and we can attain our dreams! No niche necessary.
Find her inspirational blog - Thoughts from my crowded mind
Join her Facebook Page - Thoughts from my crowded mind
Elisa on TikTok - elisa_1969
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Lori's perspective and behind the scenes.
We appreciate having the vaccine for Covid -19 because our health is very important. However, are we putting our mental health on the back burner during this time? Are we allocating funds toward the anxiety and depression levels that have sky-rocketed during this pandemic?
Are we spreading light and love with positive vibes only and then crying ourselves to sleep at night? In this episode, Lori with ItTimeSunshine.com discusses the impact the pandemic has had on everyone:
- How to make a shift by doing the work to get to our pure joy with trying all the tools and resources that are right at our fingertips.
- Sharing a gratitude exercise to try that will guide you to a deeper level.
- What it finally took for her to cut the cravings for cigarettes after 19 years of smoking.
- Exploring tools for getting to the core of weight loss, which for some of us is through our mental health!
When you're ready for an accountability partner, contact Lori or have a look at her services.
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Lori perspective and behind the scenes.
Lori is your host for this episode and is sharing the story behind this podcast along with expectations for becoming a co-creator. Asking that we all bring value from the knowledge that we have gained over the years with our particular industry, passion, hobbies, and/or our story.
She also shares a little bit about her story on infertility, how she overcame adversity, and the impact that's had on her as well as others.
Lori is Nacho average health/mental wellness guide! She's also a co-creator for Co-Creating Impact Podcast.
Lori's website - ItsTimeSunshine.com
Lori on TikTok - lori.its.time
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Lori's perspective and behind the scenes.