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Join dripdrop Life Expert, Ed Crasnick weekly on the world’s first conversation coaching and comedy podcast about mental fitness, life skills, and all the things that you know and wish you knew as a kid.
In each episode creative guests from all fields, along with some familiar faces, will show and tell all kinds of skills we can use to upgrade everyday life.
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In this inspiring two part episode of the dripdrop podcast, Ed Crasnick chats with special guest and Life Expert Mike Shoreman, the Unbalanced Paddleboarder. In 2018 Mike Shoreman lost his mobility and all sense of balance due to a neurological disorder, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, and was told that he would never paddle again. His whole world changed. He was challenged mentally, emotionally and physically. Spoiler Alert : After almost a year of physiotherapy and retraining his brain to walk again, he stood up. And this summer he’s crossing all 5 Great Lakes on a paddle board in support of Canada's #1 Youth Mental Health Organisationhttp://jack.org ( Jack.org). This is the first time it’s been attempted since 1988 and the first time it will be done by a person with a disability.
In Part 1, Mike Shoreman openly and candidly talks about: His experience and what it was like to lose mobility, and how he overcame it; The weight of both mental and physical challenges; How his thinking has changed and how he handles down moments, depression and set-backs differently; Paddles Up, A global Movement.
In this inspiring two part episode of the dripdrop podcast, Ed Crasnick chats with special guest and Life Expert Mike Shoreman, the Unbalanced Paddleboarder. In 2018 Mike Shoreman lost his mobility and all sense of balance due to a neurological disorder, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, and was told that he would never paddle again. His whole world changed. He was challenged mentally, emotionally and physically. Spoiler Alert : After almost a year of physiotherapy and retraining his brain to walk again, he stood up. And this summer he’s crossing all 5 Great Lakes on a paddle board in support of Canada's #1 Youth Mental Health Organisationhttp://jack.org ( Jack.org). This is the first time it’s been attempted since 1988 and the first time it will be done by a person with a disability. In Part 2, Mike Shoreman dives into Crossing the Great Lakes; His work with http://jack.org (Jack.Org) and the https://tylerclementi.org/ (Tyler Clementi Foundation); His relationship with his father; His book, “https://www.amazon.ca/Diaries-Unbalanced-Paddleboarder-Thriving-Survivor/dp/1636490107 (Crash & Rise from Victim to Thriving Survivor),” a diary of going through a mental health journey.
“Practising gratitude for what I do have, makes the hard days easier.” - Mike Shoreman
Freeze! Watch and Listen to Rehearsal for Life: Urban Improv members Faith Soloway, Jackson Jirard, and Holly Tarnower. The nonprofit is an interactive program for young people that uses structured improvisational theater workshops to strengthen social and emotional (SEL) skills and help students deal creatively with real-life challenges through dialogue and performance. With guidance and practice learn real-time conflict resolution and de-escalation techniques that can be utilized in all communication settings (even with adults shhh).
Have you ever talked to your anger? What about practiced reacting? Learn how to talk to your anger and other emotions as another tool in your mental fitness tool kit. Ed talks anger with Renee Jain. She is a certified life coach and holds a MA in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Renee has been personally mentored and trained by some of the top depression prevention experts in the world. In this episode, they discuss different styles of anger, how to stop having the same argument over and over, and how to accept anger as a natural emotion that is sending a powerful message.
Do you ever feel out of sync? How do you get back in sync? The multi-talentedhttps://mrgrant.com/ ( Grant Baciocco) shares how lip synching can provide some unexpected insights. Grant is a SAG-AFTRA puppeteer who started his training with The Jim Henson Company in 2006 and has performed over 300 live shows with the company's Puppet Up! Uncensored including tours to Australia, Toronto, and Las Vegas. Grant is also the creator of TikTok sensationhttps://thetoiley.com/ ( Toiley T. Paper) with 2.2 million followers. Toiley joins host Ed Crasnick to discuss his success and his dream of playing the next James Bond in License to Roll. Sharing a couplehttps://squirrel-news.net/ ( Squirrel News) stories, we learn about a video game that focuses on the experience of depression, as well as a playground initiative in the Netherlands.
Did you know you can harness the power of your imagination to improve your mental fitness? You can! Learn how to use your imagination as another tool in your mental fitness tool kit. Ed talks imagineering with dripdrop Life Expert Jennifer Kolari. Jennifer is a family therapist, parenting coach, and founder ofhttps://connectedparenting.com/ ( Connected Parenting). The word imagineering is a mash up of "imagination" and "engineering." It can be defined as the application of creative ideas into a practical form. Join us as we dive into how you can become an imagineer of your own mind to deal with challenging situations and people. On ourhttps://squirrel-news.net/ ( Squirrel News) segment, Ed shares a highlight on the Paws for Life Canine Rescue program.
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