The Always Becoming Podcast: Recent Episodes
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What do you think?
Are you Always Becoming?
How would you finish this statement: “I AM . . . “
Are you a product of ‘nurture’ or ‘nature’?
Or, do you believe you are a “spiritual being having a human experience”?
Do you believe in a innate, natural drive to always be growing, toward self-actualization?
Do you have both a “real Self” and a “false Self”, or even multiple Selves?
Or, one Self, mostly, if not solely, a product of genes, heredity, and DNA?
Since a young child, I have had an interest in Psychology – which translates to Study of the Soul, but tends to refer to “personality”. My quest for knowledge in understanding the “I” in “I AM” is as strong as ever. And, I’m not the only one!
For centuries philosophers, theologians, mythologist, spiritual teachers, along with psychologists, have been on a quest for knowledge of Self, in search of the answers to: “Who Am I?” and “Are we Always Becoming?”
Join me and my guests as we explore these two questions. And be inspired by the personal Becoming stories told by guests who share the risks and the challenges, the successes and the letdowns, the joys and the heartaches they experienced while on their own Becoming journey.
Ending a intimate relationship does not have to be a extremely, maybe even traumatic, experience! Contary to what our society and culture wants us to believe, it is possible to move through the relationship ending process from a place of love, rather than from a place of fear. Our society has been sending us the message, through media, movies, stories, and music, that it is ‘normal’ to hurt your ex-partner. We have been feed the idea that we have to divorce not only our ex spouse, but the family members you have built a relationship with. That is very sad.
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Comedian, musician, and creator of “Heavy Head Podcast”, Tanner Hinds takes us through his experiences with mental illness. Tanner had been experiencing depression while in his early teens, but was only officially diagnosed with clinical depression when he was 17 years old. He adds that it took 6-7 more years to get a good treatment program that worked for him. Tanner is genuine and frank about his experiences because he wants to bring awareness about mental illness, and mental health care. Using comedy, music and storytelling on the Heavy Head Podcast, Tanner breaks through the stigma and tells his truth.
Visit and follow Tanner on Facebook and Instagram @thindscomic
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Licensed Mental Health Counselor, certified School Counselor, and certified Addictions Professional, Leslie Loanzon, shares some of her own Becoming Story as an immigrant from Philippines, raised in both the Asian and Military Cultures. She tells of how she is “westernized”, and has a clear understanding of what intergenerational conflicts look like. Leslie specializes in working with clients who experience emotional dysregulation, as well as those with trauma, depression and anxiety. Her more recent passion has been focused on the process of transition and stages we all go through in our lifetime.
For more information about Leslie Loanzon, LMHC you can visit her website www.rsgpsychological.com .
Or reach out to her by emailing rsgpsychological@gmail.com, or by calling 813-591-0812
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Psychotherapist Elena Simonsen is passionate about what she does—working with people who are struggling with addictive behaviors and trauma. She helps her clients navigate through change. Most of us do not like going through the experience of change—even if it is a good one. That is because along with change comes uncertainty. Elena shares how she helps her clients develop holistic tools that empowers them to face stressful situations.
You can learn more about Elana at www.bybsandthrive.com/
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Leslie Vaughn shares her incredible story of determination and resiliency, starting at the chapter when she suffered a severe head trauma and spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the waistline down. Leslie was only 20 years old when the accident took place. Her friend was driving while intoxicated and drove through a red light. Then, in an instance, the life she thought she would have was forever changed. Throughout her story, you will hear what those first days, weeks and years had been. Now, 24 years later, she is fulfilling her dream of becoming a licensed professional counselor, helping others with disabilities heal, grow, thrive, and succeed.
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Jasmine Bienvenue-Arnesen, takes us through her most recent chapter in her Becoming Story. The chapter starts when she is 19 and decided to train in the Mixed Martial Art Jiu Jitsu. She shares how she struggled with anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive-excessive exercising. Now, at 30 years old, Jasmine is wrapping this chapter of her Becoming Story up. She enters a new chapter with many lessons learned. And she enters as a healthier, more balanced person, who now makes self-care a priority.
Follow Jasmine on Instagram: @jazzinthewild
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Dr. Karan Lamb specializes in Anxiety Disorders to include Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors. TBRB is when a person engages in excessive grooming behaviors that cause injury such as obsessively pulling their hair out, picking at their skin, or biting nails. She address the question “Why is a person avoiding doing something in their life that is meaningful?”. Dr Karan tells us that OCD tries to protect you, and how OCD is greedy. She shares how anxiety disorders impact self-identity, and educates us on the difference between worry and rumination. Dr Karan has been working with anxiety, OCD and BFRB for over twenty years. You will learn a lot!
To learn more about Dr. Karan Lamb and contact her go to her website: www.lambpsychservices.com
You can follow her on:
Instagram: @lambpsych
Facebook: Lamb Psychological Services, LLC
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This is an incredibly special episode because it is with an incredibly special person in my life—my daughter Nicole. I have wanted to interview her for a while now. As I watch her travel her Becoming Path I have witnessed wonderful examples of “Manifestation” and “Creative Visualization”. Also examples of what it means to feel fear yet move forward anyway, following what resonates. Nicole had already created a life she wanted by living, working, and playing in Ybor City, Florida. She enjoyed the life she was living, having experiences that were important and necessary for her growth. But she knew she wanted more, something different. So, four years ago she quit the job she loved, moved out of the home she loved, and said her ‘good-byes’ to her family and friends. She gave away or sold ALL her belongs and got on a plane to Seattle with two suitcases. She tells us how, though hard at times, it all seemed “effortless” and fell into place with ease. Nicole says, “the Universe did not resist”.
Check out Nicole’s Etsy Shop where you will find tees, sweatshirts, other apparel with graphics she created herself. You can get a few “I got my COVID-19 Vaccine” button pins that were featured in several magazines.
Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/nicolesaidwhoa?ref=search_shop_redirect
Or www.etsy.com and search Nicolesaidwhoa
Follow Nicole on Instagram @nicolesaidwhoa
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Melissa is a mythopoetic writer and storyteller. What does that have to do with AlwaysBecoming? Melissa shares how myth gives us the language to find meaning in our lives and help us keep grow into who we are. Melissa has a wealth of knowledge about Carl Jung and shares what she thinks Jung would say if asked the question “Are we Always Becoming”. There is a chapter in Melissa’s Becoming Story where she started to question deeply engrained religious teachings, the very things she was told she could not question. Eventually she and her husband decided to leave Jehovah’s Witnesses, and suffered the consequences of losing their families . It takes courage to challenge your beliefs and follow your truth. Melissa Quaye is, in deed, incredibly courageous.
To learn more about Melissa you can follow her on:
Instagram: @storytellerwoman
Facebook: @storytellerwoman
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Get ready for an enlightening history lesson about the origins of ancient sacred dance. I first met Simona earlier in the year when I was on a search for something different. Some practice that incorporated mindfulness but was not your standard meditation practice or yoga practice. My husband was diagnosed with end stage liver disease and there were many times when it seemed we were going to lose him. I was filled with the intense, extremely uncomfortable, energy of fear, anxiety, even anger and I needed a way to release the energy and find peace with what was happening. Simona shares her knowledge of how sacred dance started, not as a form of entertainment, but as a way of uplifting the human soul, create healing and transformation. She shares how sacred dance is “a way to feel the connection to, what we call today, the Divine”. Simona is a true blessing in my life. Someone that I believe I was guided to by something much greater than myself.
You can learn more about Simona, sacred dance, Kundilini Rhythms Dance, and even participate in her lessons by doing a YouTube search of “Simona Dharma Devi”. Here is a link to one of her Belly Dancing lessons:
https://youtu.be/wgaZpLz2xrY
Visit her website at www.simonayoga.life for so much more, to include “Goddess Yoga”
Reach out to her directly through email: kundalinirhythmsdance@gmail.com or phone at 862-203-0082
Follow Simona on Instagram: dharma@kundalinirhythms
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Kelsey is founder of the Burnout Prevention Project. She is an accomplished violinist and singer having performed for audiences as large as 20,000. As a corporate recruiter, Kelsey interviewed over 2000 candidates and discovered that people are exhausted and disengaged from their jobs, and in search for something more. Kelsey shares her beliefs about how, as we get older, we start doubting ourselves and can become shut down. We talk about how well-intentioned people in our lives can plant those seeds of doubt causing us to loss confidence in ourselves. Kelsey discusses how navigating the challenges in our lives leads us to grow into better versions of ourselves. And, she shares how we have many purposes and passions in our lives, and that ‘life purpose’ changes throughout the course of a day.
Kelsey offers a FREE 20-minute discovery call to “re-Ignite your engagement”. Mention you heard about it on this show.
Contact Kelsey at 612-616-9336 or kelsey@burnoutpreventionproject.com
Learn more about Burnout Prevention Project at www.burnoutpreventionproject.com
Follow on IG at https://instagram.com/burnoutpreventionproject/
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Is juggling family, career, and other areas of your life exhausting you, leaving you stressed and worn out? You will love Season Two’s first guest, Grace Lange. Grace is with the Burnout Prevention Project and owner/consultant of Grace K. She shares some of her Becoming Story chapter titled “Giving Myself Grace”. She believes we are always ‘Becoming’ but need to have a “Growth Mindset”. Grace is full of positive energy and insightful views that you can apply in your life right now.
** Grace is offering a free behavioral Analysis and Discover Call. Just mention hearing her on the Always Becoming Podcast.
Contact Grace: grace@burnoutpreventionproject.com
Learn more about what she does at www.burnoutpreventionproject.com
Instagram: @burnoutpreventionproject
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Burnout-Prevention-Project-104327721741478
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Andrea shares that part of her most recent chapter in her Becoming Story includes being diagnosed with a rare, autoimmune disorder, Ankylosing Spondylitis. She shares some of the struggles she has had in adapting to the changes and to the limitations the disorder has created in her life. Andrea also shares her poem titled “Dear Vaccine”. She says that it is the first time she has read it to share publicly. In the poem, she expresses her feelings about the diagnosis and how it relates to the COVID vaccine.
For more information about Art2Action and their upcoming event visit www.Art2Action.org
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The art film “11 Reflections on September” will be streaming September 9th-12th at https://arabamericanmuseum.org
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This episode was recorded the day after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. We did not know that would happen at the time this interview was scheduled. As a writer, performer, director and Cultural Organizer, Andrea has spent a decade working on increasing awareness, visibility and support of Arab, Middle Easter/North African and Muslim Communities, and the ”Wars on/of Terror” in Afghanistan and Iraq. I asked Andrea for her thoughts about the Taliban take over and we have a frank, relevant discussion about the event, and the effect on the people of Afghan, Afghan women, and on our Warriors who fought and died in Afghanistan over the last 20 years. Andrea also talks about healing that comes from the artistic process and the revealing of hidden stories, sharing with us parts of her own Becoming Story of trauma in her childhood and her move to New York only 8 days prior to 911.
Look out for Part Two of the interview where Andrea talks about her recent diagnosis with the rare autoimmune disorder, Ankylosing Spondylitis. And we have the privileged of her reading the poem she wrote “Dear Vaccine”, which is about her experience with the disorder, and its relationship with the COVID vaccine.
For more information about Art
2Action and their upcoming event visit www.Art2Action.org
Follow Art2Action on Facebook www.facebook.com/art2action
and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/art2action/
The art film “11 Reflections on September” will be streaming September 9th-12th at https://arabamericanmuseum.org
For information about the Always Becoming Podcast, and if you have a Becoming Story you want to share, you can email be at iam@alwaysbecomingpodcast.com.
Visit the website www.alwaysbecomingpodcast.com
AND follow the podcast on Instagram at becoming_with_drlynne.
Cameron Steele, Contact Talk Radio Network owner and producer of this show, helps me launch this second season of the Always Becoming Podcast. Just like us, the podcast is ‘Always Becoming”, having learned many lesson throughout the first season. Cameron and I talk about the changes that have been made as the podcast evolves. I share a bit of my own Becoming Story, and my current chapter I titled “True Self – False Self”. We are excited about this new season and know you will be inspired by all our guests.
To learn more about Cameron and Contact Talk Radio Network visit their website:
Home | Internet Talk Radio | CTR Network
To learn more about the Always Becoming Podcast or you have a Becoming Story you would like to share visit www.alwaysbecomingpodcast.com
Or email me at iam@alwaysbecomingpodcast.com
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Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Yoga Instructor, and Gallup Certified Strength Finder Coach, Jamie Molnar, shares how she uses Yoga Psychology to help her clients achieve emotional, physical, and spiritual health. Jamie introduces me to Joseph Campbell’s Hero Journey and shows how Campbell’s model aligns with the concepts of “Becoming”. Jamie is inspiring as she speaks about listening to your calling and living your life authentically with purpose.
Learn more about Jamie Molnar www.bybsandthrive.com
Reach out to Jamie through email: jamie@jamiemolnar.com
You can call her at: 727-513-5932
Instagram: @bybsandthrive
Facebook: @bybsandthrive
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In this Quest episode, I talked with Licensed Mental Health Counselor and author Dr Sh’nai Simmons.
Dr. Sh’nai shares parts of her own Becoming Story,--chapters that include her early childhood educational experiences, her sudden move to Florida, taking a leap of Faith, despite much sacrifice and fear, surviving Breast Cancer, and the inspirations that led her to create her private practice Community Victory Family Services, Inc. She is the author of several books to include “Blessed not Broke”, and “Fight with Faith”. You can find her books on Amazon and her website. Dr Sh’nai guides others on their Becoming journeys as an approved Qualified Supervisor for Mental Health Counselor Interns and Marriage and Family Therapy interns. As a ‘self-care strategist’, Dr. Sh’nai works with people in the helping profession recover from Compassion Fatigue.
Find out more about Dr Sh’nai Simmons and Community Victory Family Services, Inc, at www.drshnai.com
Contact Dr Sh’nai at drsimmons@communityvictory.com and 800-715-3606
Community Victory Family Services, Inc is located at:
15438 N. Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33613
Follow Dr Sh’nai on Instagram @drshnai and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drsnotes
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In this quest episode, I talked with Retired Army veteran John Morgan, who made the incredible journey from being a Soldier for 23 years, then a college student finishing his graduate degree in Social Work to, currently, preparing for his Social Worker licensure. He shares with us many chapters of his Becoming Story. John has a passion for helping his fellow brothers and sisters-in-arms find hope as they struggle with the transition from being a Warrior to living in the world of civilians. As we listen to John, we can hear how there are always obstacles on our Becoming Path, the kind of barriers that get us stuck and stagnant. And there are no “good enough” reasons for giving up.
John works as a Veteran Employment Consultant in the Boley Center’s Veteran Reintegration program.
Learn more about the program at: Veterans – Boley Centers or call (727) 212-0377
And if you are a person in crisis and need immediate support please call (800) 273-TALK (8255)
You can also live chat, or text with a responder: Talk To Someone Now: Lifeline
Veterans—When you call press #1 so you can be connected to the Veteran’s Hotline.
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Anthropologist of dance and theater, and Classical Sacred dance instructor, Simona Dharma Devi, shares about her life experiences as a dance performer, actress, and Kundalini yoga instructor. She tells us that through these approaches she eventually created Kundalini Rhythms Dance—a mystical, sacred form of dance that is meant to be healing and transformative. Dharma believes dance is the ultimate healing form, and that dance gives us the ability to change self-limiting beliefs, and the negative stories we tell ourselves. Dharma shares some chapters of her own Becoming Story, which include a traumatic betrayal, and period of depression. She tells how she was able to move out of the darkness and reclaim her power by using dance to reconnect to her physical body, and to her creative, spiritual Self.
Learn more about Dharma, her Sacred Belly Dancing class and Kundalini Rhythms Dance program by visiting her website at: www.kundalinirhythmsdance.com
Get 10% off the fees to attend these classes when you mention this podcast.
You can contact Dharma at 862-203-0082 or by email at kundalinirhythmsdance@gmail.com
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FaceBook @kundalinirhythms
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Welcome to 2021. This is the first episode of the New Year. I had to cancel the interviews I had lined up for January because, literally, my becoming story was changing as the first sun of the New Year was rising. My husband became seriously ill, and is still in a life threatening condition. One of the most common themes of this podcast, and what all the guests share, is that adversity, hardship, or trauma marked the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next. And that is exactly what is happening to me. One chapter ending. A new one beginning.
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Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Issi Gispan, starts off the interview by saying “I’m on top of the world and still climbing!”. He shared that he started his quest for knowledge and training back in 1991, following a difficult divorce. Issi talks about the amazing power our own words have on our mind and body. He talks about how we tell ourselves stories about events in our past, and how NLP helps to change those stories, eliminating or reduce distressing symptoms like phobias, anxiety, even chronic pain. Issi is also a wonderful example of what I mean when I say “we are ALWAYS becoming”. Just last year, at 69 years old, Issi graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Holistic Health Sciences, and in February, just short of four months to his 70th birthday, he will be opening up his own private practice.
Issi lives and works in Australia.
Learn more about Issi and his services at www.issigispan.com
Reach out to Issi through email: issi.gispan@gmail.com
Phone: (+61)418-608080
Instagram @nlp_issi_
Facebook: @NLP.issi
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Clinical and transpersonal hypnotherapist, Monica Obando, teaches us about what hypnotherapy is and how it helps to identify and change the self-limiting beliefs we formed during childhood. Monica shares parts of her own Becoming Story, moving to the USA from Colombia in her 20’s, and how she went from being an Industrial Designer, to becoming a yoga teacher, and then a Hypnotherapist. She shares stories of her work with clients and describes how transformational hypnosis can be. She even touches on the topic of Past Life Regression and promises to do another episode when she can talk more about the concept of Past Life Regression.
Monica provides hypnotherapy and yoga classes online and in her Tampa, Florida office.
She is also offering classes for parents and children starting early 2021, that will include the use of art.
You can find out more about Monica and hypnotherapy, and contact her on her website www.monicaobando.com
Follow her on Facebook at transformationthroughhypnotherapy
And Instagram: @mobandocoach
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Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Assistant Director of Student Support Services at University of South Florida, Joseph Contes, shares with us parts of his Becoming Story and quest for knowledge. His Becoming journey has been shaped by his ethnicity, sexual orientation, and being the son of a Military service member. When describing the impact of having to move several times as a child, Joseph said “I’m like a potted plant. Locations may change but the soil remained the same”. Joseph informs us about the various programs at USF, that directly support and assist students who may be struggling with mental illness, low income, or who are emerging from the foster care system. This was a special interview for me. Joseph was a student of mine when he was attending Troy University’s Mental Health Counselor graduate program. Now, I am proud to say, he is a professional colleague.
You can contact Joseph at jcontes1@usf.edu and 727-873-4272
Learn more about USF’S Student Support Programs at https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/student-life/student-outreach-program/
Instagram @usf_st_pete_campus_sos
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker and author of the Now Cow children’s book series, Kelly Caleb, tells of a life altering event she experienced. She was hit by a drunk motorcyclist, causing her car to flip over multiple times, before plunging her down a 30 foot ravine. She miraculously survived. The driver who caused the accident did not. We never know what the next chapters of our Becoming Story will hold. For Kelly, this horrifying trauma led to months of recovery, using meditation and mindfulness to cope with the anxiety. And during this time of her recovery, she wrote the first children’s book, “Now Cow Helps Drama Llama: A Mindful Tale for Coping with Anxiety”. Kelly also shares about the suicide of her friend’s 13 year old son, and how 10% of the proceeds of her books are donated to Operation Jack’s Village. You will also hear about Kelly, the psychotherapist, who uses Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness to help people who are experiencing anxiety and addiction.
I encourage you to check out Now Cow books. Not only are they wonderful stories that give your children the tools to manage life’s challenges, but also are beautifully illustrated. They would make perfect gifts for all the special children in your life. Available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Check them out at: www.nowcowbooks.com
You can contact Kelly at nowcowbooks@gmail.com
And follower Kelly on Instagram: @nowcowdramallama
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This is the first of a series of episodes where I share some of the chapters in my own Becoming Story. We move through our life journey in phases or stages. They are the points on our lifeline that mark a transition in to and out of the chapters of our lives. Just like reading a book, we don’t know what is in the next chapter. We don’t know all the characters that may enter or which ones will leave. We don’t know all the events that will occur— the wins and the losses, the successes and let downs, the joy and the heart break. And through it all there are lessons learned, personal growth, and a greater understanding of what our purpose is. For me, there has been certain books that I read during each chapter of my life that has guided me, added to my understanding, and prepared me for what was to come in the next chapter.
In this first episode of the series, I share the chapter of my life that started in my late teens into my twenties. Some of the decisions I made set me in a direction that was not always the best for me, but I found my way back. I talk about the “crisis of faith” that occurred when introduced to the works of various theologians, and philosophers. One of the books that had an influence was “Love and Living”, by Franciscan Monk, Thomas Merton. I share about what I was learning, how I was starting to understand concepts of consciousness, Inner Self, True Self, creative visualization, and what is referred to as “manifestation”.
I share these things in hopes that it may inspire you, give you hope, help you learn and grow on your own Becoming journey.
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We cannot ignore the fact that developmental stages of life that include physiological changes in our bodies influence our “Becoming”. Retired psychotherapist, Christina Bellamy, talks about the transition that occurs through a woman’s life as she moves through the stages of perimenopause to post-menopause. This is an important part of the Becoming process, as cultural and societal norms can shape how a woman may view herself, impact her emotional and mental well-being, and the health of her relationships. Christina teaches us about how this stage of a woman’s life has been viewed through the years, in society, culturally, and within the medical profession. Christina talks about how couples are affected and how they can cope with, what she describes as, the possible “emotional tsunami”. Christina helps us celebrate this time in women’s lives through her words of humor, support and inspiration.
Email Christina with questions or comments:
cbbellamy4@gmail.com
RESOURCES Christina shared with us:
https://www.menopausecafe.net/
https://www.menopause.org/
https://www.amazon.com/Ourselves-Growing-Older-Women-Knowledge/dp/0671644246
https://www.amazon.com/Joanna-Macy/e/B000APOHVI%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Please email your questions and relevant experiences to IAM@thedrlynnesantiagoshow.com
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Federal Aviation Commercial Drone Pilot, Lizette Matos-Rosalez’, talks about “reinventing” herself many times through out her life. Lizette’s Becoming Story is one of resiliency, getting knocked down, but getting back up each time. Lizette realized her dream of becoming a professional dancer in her 20’s. Then built a career and business in the mortgage industry – until, in 2008, she lost everything over night when the housing market crashed. Lizette shares how she would have been homeless if not for the help of her younger brother. She picked herself up again-creating a Event Management company in Las Vegas. Then, again, at no fault of her own, her business was threatened when COVID hit, and a year of scheduled events were completely wiped out. But, remarkably, Lizette had just completed attending Drone Technology School, so she and her husband shifted focus and started a new business, BZB Aerial Media Company.
Lizette’s Becoming Story shows us that no matter how many times you may fall, you can pick yourself up again, and you do not have to keep doing the same things. You can re-invent yourself. You can have many dreams and live many dreams in one lifetime.
You can learn more about Lizette’s companies at www.bzb2020.com
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You can also find her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mskakilee
Email Lizette at info@destinationeventpros.com
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Licensed Clinical Social worker, Karen Perez, tells us about how her education and career journey started after leaving a violent marriage. She shares her Becoming Story, telling us what it was like being raised by a mom diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia, and her harrowing experiences as a survivor of intimate partner violence--violence that started with verbal and emotional abuse before getting married, and escalating to physical violence the night of her wedding. Karen educates us about how being in a violent, abusive relationship leads to a loss of self, loss of self-confidence, and loss of voice. Karen’s quest to learn and be trained to help others includes getting certified in traumatology, as well as becoming a certified Domestic Violence Counselor, and certified Forensic counselor. And to top it off—Karen is the first Latina elected official in Hillsborough County, Florida.
** IF YOU ARE IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP THERE IS HELP, THERE IS HOPE.
PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE.
YOU CAN CALL – 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), OR LIVE CHAT AT: www.thehotline.org
Connect with Karen on Facebook at www.facebook.com/embracingchanges
Email: kperezhsb2004@aol.com or call her at 813-493-7705
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Pharmacist, turned Intuitive Mindset Coach, KaKi Lee shares her Quest journey that started with pursuing a career, and living a life that others expected her to live— a path created by family, and cultural and societal norms. Postpartum depression was one of several life-altering experience that led to her realization that she was not happy and wanted to do something different in her life. KaKi shares her experiences in therapy, uncovering childhood sexual trauma, and needing to heal childhood wounds. By doing her own ‘inner work’, and training in the Laser Coaching System, she is able to help her clients shed the limiting beliefs that hold them back, find their authentic voice and discover their purpose with clarity.
You can learn more about KaKi on her website www.kakilee.com
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You can also find her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mskakilee
Kaki welcomes questions. You can email her at hello@kakilee.com
She also offers a free consultation which she refers to as a “Digital Tea”.
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Dr Karidad Ramis-Hartman lost her vision at 38 years old, while working on her Doctorate dissertation but she did not give up. This is an incredible episode that is sure to inspire you. Karidad shares with us her Quest for knowledg, and how she had pushed through many challenges along the way. She has over 20 years in the counseling field, helping chronic mentally ill veterans, as well as teens and families. She educates us on how severe mental illness impacts a person’s Becoming journey. She tells us of the heartbreaking effects mental illness has on the person’s sense of identity, and the loss of Self they experience.
But then Karidad takes us through her own personal Becoming story when she shares her experiences receiving the shocking news that she was losing her vision from a rare disorder—and it was happening while writing her Doctorate dissertation! Her mom, sister, and professor, would not let her quit, reminding her that she had come too far, and worked way too hard, to give up her dream of earning a Doctorate degree. Karidad is so courageous—she led us into her most difficult times when she felt depressed and hopeless. She said there were times when she would fall off, what she called, her “Becoming train”, but added - “I always bought more tickets, so I could jump back on”.
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From a profitable career in advertising, to 20 years as a public school teacher, Danielle’s career path evolved into becoming a yoga instructor and owner of Jai Dee Yoga & Wellness studio.
Danielle says “we are always becoming the next version of ourselves”, and that Becoming is both painful and rewarding. Danielle has experienced challenges to include being diagnosed at 47 years old with the life threatening disease myeloproliferative neoplasm. And she didn’t let a pandemic get in the way of becoming the owner of a yoga studio.
Danielle is having a Grand Reopening Open House & Ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday Oct 3rd from 1 to 3pm. Tampa’s Mayor Jane Castor will be there to cut the ribbon. There will be tours of the studio, vegan food by the Independent, and other food by La Carachita’s Tacos. Beverages include Craft beer from Angry Chair brewery. And there will be some craft vendors.
Danielle insures safety measures and social distancing will be in place for the event.
Grand Reopening House & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Saturday October 3rd from 1pm-3pm
5610 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, Florida 33604
Learn more about Danielle and the Jai Dee Yoga and Wellness studio at www.jaideeyoga.com
Call or text Danielle at 813-231-2300
Email her at danielle@jaideeyoga.com
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Is it possible to be ‘always becoming’ even in prison? Of course, it is! Christina Bellamy, a retired Licensed Mental Health Counselor, talks to us about her work in Colemen Prison—the largest Federal penitentiary in the country. Since 2001, she has been a volunteer facilitator of the Alternative to Violence Project (AVP), providing hundreds of workshops, and teaching incarcerated prisoners how to be co-facilitators of the program.
An avid composter and gardener, Christina refers to herself as “Composting Christina”, a name that she created when working in the prison. She uses these activities as analogues of the Becoming process, telling us that both involve “transformation, diversity, inclusion, hard work, a natural process that honors what is there…and letting go of the results”.
Email Christina to learn more about AVP, and with questions or comments:
cbbellamy4@gmail.com
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Pediatric and Prenatal Chiropractor, Dr. Sara Bober, shares her personal lived experiences that includes overcoming family trauma and her own self-limiting beliefs. As she speaks it becomes clear that she is also very proud of her parents ‘Becoming’ process. She tells how it was always assumed by her family and herself, that she would become a pediatrician, and even majored in pre-med in college. But after being introduced to chiropractic care to treat her severe headaches, she realized her true authentic path was to become a chiropractor herself.
I have been watching Sarah’s more recent “becoming” unfold on Instagram, and was impressed with her positive energy and enthusiasm. I also found out after our interview that she is good friends with my niece/God-daughter. It truly is a small world.
UPDATE: Wow. I just found out Sarah is a friend of my beautiful niece and God-daughter, Josie S. We had no idea until after the interview. Just another example of how small the world really is.
Learn more about Dr. Sarah on:
Facebook: drsarahbober
Instagram: /dr.sarahbober
Website: www.drsarahbober.com and www.mylutzchiropractor.com
Business Address Full Life Chiropractic, 1003 Dale Mabry Hwy
Lutz, FL, 33548
813-428-5648
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Owner of Transformational Consulting and author, Gary Teeney, shares with us his career journey, as he evolved from working in advertising and becoming the owner of two radio stations before 30 years old, to 30 years of experience as a business consultant assisting well known clients, such as Disney and Coca-Cola. Gary says he helps clients “gain access to their power”, “illuminate the path toward their goals”, and supports them as they manifest their goals. Gary tells us that his own transformational shift occurred when he stopped being a salesperson and started partnering with his clients. He attributes his success to having mentors that helped him see “the bigger picture”.
Gary was my business coach a few years back. He helped me create a vision for how I wanted to grow my therapy practice, but also started me on the path of writing a book “Conscious Partings – Ending Your Relationship from a Place of Love”, which I am still in the process of writing. Gary and I talked about me doing a podcast one day, so he has played a pivotal role in my own personal ‘becoming’ story.
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Learn more about Gary Teaney his website www.consultantstcb.com
Contact Gary gary.teaney@consultantstcb.com
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Entrepreneur, and host of the Soul Collective podcast, Emily Harris, shares her personal Becoming Story and transformation from being a successful business woman in corporate America, living the “American Dream” to living a life of authenticity, as founder of Soul Media, Soul Women’s Collective, and as a Business and Marketing coach.
Emily talks about her “dark night of the soul”, and “awakening”, realizing that she had been out of alignment with her core values of authenticity, vulnerability, and compassion. She also explains that all the people that come into our lives are “beautiful mirrors into our own consciousness”, who shows us where we need to work on ourselves.
I love how she said “life is not something happening to me, it’s happening for me”.
Psychotherapist, Johnny Nguyen, shares his perspective about the effects of culture and ethnicity on our ‘Becoming’. As a first generation Vietnamese American, with parents who migrated to the USA as refugees, Johnny shares with us his professional and personal experiences, discussing a range of topics to include intersectionality, assimilation and diversity. Pointing out that the USA is more like a ‘salad bowl’ than a ‘melting pot’, Johnny shows us how embracing our differences, and accepting our cultural and ethnic history helps us in our ‘becoming’ a more authentic Self.
Learn more about Johnny Nguyen and the services he provides by visiting his website www.prismwellnesscounseling.com
Contact Johnny for a complimentary consultation.
Phone: 813-906-9064
Email: johnnyn@prismwellnesscounseling.com
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Psychotherapist and Sex Therapist, Roene Zohler, shares with us the biological, societal, and cultural influences on the becoming of our Sexual Selves. Roene explains what is meant by the “Madonna-Whore Syndrome”. She shares on how we, as a society, still have difficulties talking openly about sex. Roene talks about her own journey of ‘becoming’ a sex therapist, starting with her work at a lingerie shop, selling sex toys.
Roene offers free, 15 minute, consultations
Learn more about Roene Zohler, LCSW and her services at www.roene.net
Email Roene at roene1@roene.net
Phone: (505) 84ROENE (505)847-6363
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Recorded on Juneteenth, author, Transformational Specialist and inspirational leader, Cynthia James talks frankly about systemic racism and the current social movement. Cynthia shares her own Becoming Story, growing up as an African American girl in a predominately white town and attending predominately white schools. Cynthia discusses her book “What Will Set You Free”, revealing her journey of healing and finding her voice.
Learn more about Cynthia James, her coaching services, several books, inspirational CDs and meditations on her website www.cynthiajames.net
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Retired Armor Officer, combat veteran, Nef Rodriguez shares his thoughts about ‘becoming’ a soldier and veteran, through his experiences as an “Army Brat”, an Army Officer, a Veteran, and the father of two sons who have served in the military. Nef believes that his combat experiences have proven to him that we are always Becoming, but that it is difficult to predict what changes will occur.
In 2018, Nef’s Becoming evolved with the opportunity to become the Executive Director of the veteran focused non-profit Camaraderie Foundation, Inc. Camaraderie Foundation provides 100% of the cost for counseling and support for military service members, veterans, and their family members.
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Psychotherapist and Mentor Coach, Sushama Kirtikar introduces us to “Positive Psychology” and her belief that “we are naturally and consciously evolving and becoming on a daily basis”. Sushama explains the Humanistic perspective of self-actualizing, and the idea that we all are “constantly becoming more, and richer, and fuller, and a better person”.
Sushama shares about her own recent, personal experiences when she faced a cancer diagnosis, underwent treatment and recovery. She gives us a glimpse into her own evolution and Becoming process, and the lessons she learned along the way.
Learn more about Sushama Kirtikar and her services at www.myturningforce.com
Email Sushama at sushamak@verizon.net
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Psychologist and Psychotherapist, Dr. Lisa Martin, talks about “marginalized identity”, “intersectional identities”, and the, often traumatic experiences of being “pushed to the edges” of society. Dr. Martin explains that minority groups are often defined by others, leading to shame, oppression, and disempowerment. She explains how the power of words, that label and try to define groups of people, are harmful to the person’s sense of self identity.
Using a strength-based approach in therapy, Dr Martin helps her clients find new words and language to describe their own identities. Words that are validating and empowering, and that express the true resiliency of the individual and the marginalized groups that he or she identifies with.
This episode was recorded prior to the murder of George Floyd, whose death shed more light on the effects of Critical Racial Trauma and racism that is real in in the US and globally.
https://www.83degreesmedia.com/features/clinical-psychologist-offers-advice-to-parents-060420.aspx
Dr. Martin offers free consultations.
Learn more about Dr. Lisa Martin on her website www.healwithDrLisa.com and email her at DrLisaJMartin@gmail.com
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Jungian therapist, Chris Dixon, shares his knowledge about psychoanalyst and personality theorist Carl Jung (1875-1961). Chris is asked the question “Are we always Becoming”? and gives us insight into what two ancient Greek philophers, Heraclitus and Parmenides (500 BC), would say if asked the question, answers enlighted us to the beginning of the concepts of “becoming” and “Being”. Chris discusses Jung’s theories on the ego, unconscious and the collective consciousness. He tells us why Jung rejected Sigmund Freud’s theories. He also shares his own experiences being psychoanalyzed and having his dreams interpreted by a Jungian psychologist. Great way to begin this podcast on our quest to understand more about our “Becoming Process”.
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Learn more about Chris Dixon and Carl Jung on Chris’s website www.allaboutjung.com
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Dr Lynne is interviewed by podcast producer and owner of Contact Talk Radio Network, Cameron Steele. Listen to Dr. Lynne’s own personal lived experiences in her life journey of Becoming, and why she decided to create this podcast.