2 Boomer Broads Podcast

With our 70th episode of the 2 Boomer Broads podcast, we wanted to express our gratitude and give you, our listeners, our love for all your raves and support. This episode is about YOU.

Coming to you from the all-natural museum of Boomer history.

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Rebecca – www.babyboomster.com  Food, wellness, lifestyle and travel for women over 50.

Sharone – www.sharonerosen.com  About her chiropractic practice and health tips.

To find all of our episodes go to our playlist page by clicking here.

We discussed some of our fan’s (and our) favorite shows.

Denny Tedesco – Documentary filmmaker of “The Wrecking Crew” about session musicians during the’60s and ’70s

Janet Montgomery Hypnotherapist – Janet has earned the most downloads (out of the ballpark)  of all of our 70 podcast episodes.

Gerry Welles – Numerologist – Gerry also has a huge number of downloads.

Memory with Brad Zupp – Keeping your brain active and alert

Vikki Claflin – Hilarious author of “Who Left the Cork Out of My Lunch”

Maggie Espinoza – who walked 800 miles to all the California missions and wrote a beautiful book about it.

Tami Peavy – Tells you how to stay in shape and improve your “muscle of balance” (your butt)

Cory Hacker – Damsel in Defense – self-defense products for women and tips to stay safe.

On that note, please check out a post on Rebecca’s blog called “How to Protect Yourself from an Active Shooter” – Important tips everyone needs to know.

The Funny About Colonoscopy – everyone ends up having to have one and this show is hysterical.

Carbon Dating Series – This web series starring Amanda Serra, Marcie Barkin, and Michael Gross is up for Emmy consideration.

Psychic Medium Lauren Bortolami – Insights on the future of the 2 Boomer Broads

Chantal Jauvin – She wrote a book about Dr. Ampoor,

We interview L.E. Kalikow, author of Sex, No Drugs, and Rock & Roll: Memoirs of a Music Junkie. He’s  had an amazing life as a recording artist, performer, and entrepreneur. His book is about a horny little guy trying to make it in the music industry during the 60’s and 70’s.

Coming to you this time from the Billboard Archives Library

Thousands of musicians never quite caught the golden ring but Mr. Kalikow came close opening for top acts like Van Morrison, Richie Havens, Phil Oaks,  and Buffy Saint Marie at Greenwich Village coffee houses. When the music industry started to change he changed course and went into business.

“The Baby Boomer generation went through the same growth process as the music itself.  Right after WWII, the country was innocent and everything was black and white. As we became teenagers and rebellious, so did the country.  As we became cynical, the country got cynical. (Nixon, Watergate, etc.)  The music was affected by the times.”

When he was performing he’d go to one club after another and put his name on a list to sing. If the club owner liked what he was doing they would put in into an opening slot.

Once he was working at The Bitter End and the concert promoter for Van Morrison and Jefferson Airplane needed someone to perform while the bands were setting up so he got to go on. Grace Slick had dropped acid that night. Meanwhile, Van Morrison was missing in action. No one knew where he was. The only act the promoter had was L.E.  As he was about to go on stage, Morrison arrived drunk and rowdy. L.E. had to play loudly to cover the sound of Morrison screaming and yelling backstage.

When Morrison finally came on stage, he fell over and slurred through his set. The audience thought he was being artistic.  L.E. says that as a control freak he never did drugs or drink because he hated the feeling of not being in control.

When Grace Slick went on stage she was fabulous despite the acid trip. Some people can adapt and others can’t.

Being successful in the music industry is all about timing

Record producers Cashman and West were working with an artist who had been rejected by every record label after his first album flopped on Columbia.  They were doing an album and believed in him but no one would sign him.  They finished the album and ABC wanted Cashman and West but didn’t want the artist. They signed the artist just to get Cashman and West. The artist was Jim Croce. That album was a mistake. It wasn’t supposed to come out. Don’t Mess with Jim became a huge hit.

L.E. had a similar experience that didn’t go as well. He was working late at night on a record where they brought in some of the great musicians of the day . The synthesizer had just been invented and a guy was using it for horn sounds on a song called Sweet Sadie Simpson that E.L. did vocals on. Columbia Records loved it and It looked he was going to get his big break. Then the business affairs people found out about the synthesizer and were afraid the musicians union would strike because the electronic synthesizer was replacing a musician. Columbia refused to put the record out because it didn’t want to put musicians out of business.

The synthesizer became popular during the disco era. It just shows that’s it’s all about timing.

During that time, L.E. did music for commercials and ran a couple jingle houses. When disco came in, it wasn’t the type of music he wanted to do so turned his focus on being a businessman .

He started to compile lists of contacts for managers and producers in the music industry and it became a popular “private” newsletter for industry insiders called “New on the Charts” which he ran for 35 years.

We interview yoga Goddess Jennifer Houghton of Bountiful Yoga and Wellness who teaches gentle yoga for people over 50.  Get ready for a nice and relaxing podcast.

Coming to you this time from the 2 Boomer Broad’s spacious stick yoga studio.

Gentle Yoga Breathing

If you sit and focus on your breath, and are fully present, you are actually doing yoga. The breath is a bridge between the body and the mind.  It can be used for relaxation, to build energy, to relieve pain, or to sleep better.

Jennifer specializes in working with people over 50, which has given her an understanding of the physical and mental needs of that demographic. Many times an older person will begin doing yoga for the first time to relieve pain and stiffness, to be more flexible or relaxed.

Yoga should meet you where you are. It shouldn’t be a matter of you adapting yourself to the yoga.

The word “yoga” means the union of body, mind and spirit. If you are doing positions that will hurt you, that is a disconnect. That’s why it’s become popular to offer gentle yoga or yoga for seniors to help reduce aches and pains. We should be doing yoga to enhance ourselves rather than hurt ourselves.

Fight or Flight

When we go into a fight or flight mode, our body does what it needs to in order to survive. Our blood pressure rises, (blood gets diverted from internal organs to the limbs so we can run fast or throw a spear) digestion and other bodily functions slow down to save energy, we start to breath fast and shallow only in the upper lobes of the lungs. We react to psychological stresses the same way we react to physical danger. In the modern world, we are in a moderate state of fight or flight all the time.

The one thing we can control is our breathing. When we take deep inhales through the nose, rather than the mouth, slow down the breath and breathe into the lower lobes of the lungs, that sends a signal to the body to go out of stress mode and into relaxation mode. The digestive system becomes renewed, hormone production is more balanced, and muscles relax. Endorphins stop the production of pain hormones.

Using gentle yoga to alleviate pain.

Jennifer broke her ribs in a fall. She used her breath to pay attention to her breath and slowed it down. Her muscles began to relax. She used mindfulness techniques and focused on the area that was experiencing the strongest physical sensation. Instead of calling it pain, she gave it a neutral label. She asked herself, “What does this sensation feel like? It feels like pulsing.” So rather than give it a label that is negative, she turned it into a neutral -positive.  She followed the sensation for a while until it moved (because it usually does) Then she labeled it again, heat – heat – heat – tingle – tingle – tingle, and so forth. Doing this allowed her to sleep and heal faster

How to work with Jennifer

Jennifer works with clients online. She has streaming videos that you can access from anywhere in the world and a 4-step breathing process that people for pain reduction that you can watch anytime you like with guidance.

Jennifer takes the 2 Boomer Broads through a breathing practice. You will need to listen in to the podcast to hear and participate in the entire guided exercise.  If you have any type of pain, including arthritis or fibromyalgia, you will want to hear this.

Laughing is breathing. When we laugh we are letting stuff out. Crying is the same. Both are great ways to breathe and release tension.

You can do some form of gentle yoga no matter what your physical conditions. Jennifer works with people who have MS, are walking with canes, are in wheelchairs or have other conditions.

Visit Jennifer’s website at www.bountifulyogaandwellness.com  You will find information about her posture project for people who want to strengthen their backs.

We interview Amanda Serra and Marcie Barkin, stars of the hit Carbon Dating Series, a web TV show on YouTube.  Amanda is also the creator and writer of the show and says Marcie is her muse. Marcie would rather be a male’s muse but will take what she can get.

Coming to you from our plush recording studios high atop Buster Keaton Peak

They have completed their first season with 9 episodes on their YouTube channel. The 2nd season is currently being written.  They were both in an acting class where the teacher pointed out that with digital media the way it is today, why not go out and make your own show. They both decided to create their own show online.

At first, they thought they could shoot the show on an IPhone, but after Amanda spoke to a producer friend of hers, Linda Palmer, she liked the idea and wanted to come on as producer and director.  She helped guide them through the first season and educated them on the production end of things.

Baby Boomers are able to go out and do anything they want and life can begin at 60.  There’s no reason to be afraid of technology and we should use it because we’re still relevant.

The Carbon Dating Series has qualified and is in the running for Emmy nominations in a new category called short format series comedy or drama.

The Carbon Dating Series is about the whimsical misadventures of two Baby Boomers awkwardly aging in a youth-oriented society. It’s chock full of flashbacks and fantasy sequences and follows the lives of two Baby Boomer women as they intersect with children coming back home to live, new relationships that come and go.

* Should they get botox or not in order to compete?

* Is pole dancing a good idea?

The two lead characters Amelia and Madelyn have been best friends since college. Both are single. One has been divorced and one is a widow. Amanda plays Amelia, a Midwestern woman who is always happy and in a good mood. She bumbles her way along in life and is mostly oblivious. Marcie’s character Madelyn is perennially an inch away from righteous anger and has her own internal soapbox. There isn’t one episode where her character is not humiliated in some comical way.

The show also stars Michael Gross, the father from Family Ties. He’s also a producer on the show. Madelyn is trying to make him her boyfriend in the show.

What is a webisode or web series?

A webisode or web series is the same as a TV show except that you watch it on your computer. Some webisodes are launched on Vimeo or Youtube Red or their own website. The Carbon Dating Series has its own channel on YouTube. Each episode lasts about 5 minutes. Online audiences have short attention spans so it’s important to keep them moving and active.

Amanda says you can watch the entire Carbon Dating Series first season in less than an hour. You can find it by going to Youtube and typing in Carbon Dating Series on the search bar. Watch it when you take a break from making dinner or when you’re doing your laundry.

The show ended up not being filmed with an IPhone and has a full production crew. It’s a union – SAG-AFTRA production. They try to use as many women on the crew as possible including a woman director of photography, director, sound, makeup, and visual graphics artist.  However, their craft service person (on-set cook) is a guy. The fact that Michael Gross is part of the show gave them the credibility they needed to be funded.

Linda Palmer had worked with Michael Gross before and was able to get him on board. He liked the script and has been integral in moving the project forward. The goal is to sell the show as a ½ hour sitcom.

Topics that have been tackled on the Carbon Dating Series:

* Do we dye our hair?

* Do we botox or not?

* Brittle Bones

* Peeing in pants from laughing too hard.

We interview Gerry (pronounced Gary) Welles, who is an expert in numerology.

About 25 years ago, Gerry was at a Shirley MacLaine seminar where she met someone who did a numerology reading for her. Gerry was floored at the result. The numerologist told her she should get a book about the subject and she did. Now she has 40 or 50 books and has been studying it ever since. She was amazed at how much information you can get about someone from their birthdate, name on their birth certificate and the name they go by.

Coming to you this time from the cavernous crystal caves of Carlsbad.

In a past podcast episode, we interviewed a medium so we were excited to see what insight Gerry would come up with about us.

Our numerology reading

Numerology comes from Pythagoras. Every number has a resonance or energy.

Sharone is a 7 life path, which means she looks for the deeper meaning in life and needs alone time to fill up. Two 9’s in her chart mean she is humanitarian but will do it with deep study – Why are we here? She has a few solid friends but doesn’t bring in new friends easily – they have to earn her trust. She loves finding the answers to puzzles – love challenges – and will analyze everything to find the deeper meaning. She is connected on an intuitive level and hates surface– inauthentic people.

Rebecca is a 1 life path (1 and 7 is a natural match) – She is all about independence as in “Don’t help me, I’ll do it myself.” She is also pioneering and does things outside the box.

Both Sharone and Rebecca see all the gray in life – It isn’t all black and white or right and wrong – They see all the possibilities.

Rebecca has a 7 birthday meaning she has a private side and doesn’t give it all up. She will check out the situation and then go in. (same with Sharone) As a # 1, she will get the job done, is very direct, and goes after what she wants in life.  She has a 3 and a 9 which means she’s very creative and talented.

Numerology Facts

Numerology answers many questions – Should you take your husband’s name? Should you change your name? What is your heart’s desire? (from name) Does your address suit you?  The numbers will also tell you about your personality.

There are numbers for each letter.

When you take on a new name, you are changing your energy.

You can go more in-depth with the numbers by having your chart done.

If you are a gambler, always use the numbers in your birthdate (lottery, other games)  They are your lucky numbers.

Numerology will tell you what you’re here to do in this life, if your children are baffling you, or if you will have marriage challenges.

It’s a good thing to wear your numbers. Gerry is the only numerologist in the world who has numerology jewelry.

An individual reading with Gerry lasts an hour. Each client will receive a 100-page numerology chart. Then, she will go through the chart and give a 2-year forecast. Life goes through cycles and you can refer to your chart for the rest of your life.

Gerry also uses the energy of crystals with the numbers.  A #1 is red garnet or red coral. A # 2 is rose quartz (for love), #3 is blue (to help express yourself) #7 is purple amethyst.

Sadly, Gerry passed away 8/2020 after a long battle with cancer.

 

 

Chantal Jauvin worked as a high-powered international attorney negotiating cases in Paris, Buenos Aires and all over the globe. She is the author of “The Boy with the Bamboo Heart,” the story of a street orphan who built a children’s charity.

Coming to you from the Boomer Lounge at the International Airport.

As an attorney, Chantal was a linear thinker  who typically did things one step at a time, but life got in the way. After living all over the world, she took time off from her job at Western Union in Denver, Colorado, to spend time with her ailing stepfather and family in Ottawa, Canada.

“I didn’t realize you can actually lose your circadian rhythm.”

During that time, she developed health problems of her own and realized that even though she had a fantastic career it was time for a break., She had traveled all over the world for work, but now wanted to travel for fun so she went to Thailand in March 2010. Her life took a turn when she met Dr. Amporn Wathanavongs (Dr. Amporn) at a children’s charity center she was visiting with her then fiancé who was sponsoring children there.  Dr. Amporn was in his early 70’s when she met him. He ran a children’s charity foundation to educate homeless children.  Two little girls she met there stole her heart. They were 7 or 8 years old and were outwardly happy and joyful. They proudly wanted to show Chantal their home, which turned out to be on a mound of garbage. It was hard for Chantal to imagine how the girls could be happy living in such dire circumstances.

After returning to the school she had lunch with Dr. Amporn who told her his life story of how he was orphaned at 5 and lured into the Cambodian jungle to be a boy soldier. There was no social welfare system or foster care available and he had to survive on his own.  What he wanted most in life was to create a children’s charity that would provide education and make it possible for kids to enjoy their childhood. At the end of their lunch, Dr. Amporn asked Chantal if she would write his life story.

He had been severely traumatized as a boy soldier. A stranger told him to go back to the monks in his boyhood village because they would teach him how to read and write.  Back home he began to learn and the world started to open up for him.  He befriended a Jesuit missionary who was working in the slums of Bangkok and he took him under his wing. The Jesuits sponsored him to go to the Philippines to have his first formal education in social works when he was in his 20’s.

From then until he was 65, Dr. Amporn did social work.  Eventually, a university in Louisiana recognized the work he had done in Thailand and gave him an honorary doctorate in social work.

Dr. Amporn is known as the foster father of 50,000 children.  He worked for the Christian Children’s fund in Thailand and went into the far reaches of the country to do case work. When he was 65, the fund required him to retire. He wasn’t happy to hear this because there was much more work he wanted to do. There had also been a financial disaster in Thailand when the Bot crashed. Luckily, Dr. Anporn had his pension payout in U.S. dollars. He took the entire amount and started his own children’s charity.

Through his FORDEC foundation, he is able to provide children with education through high school, a hot meal every day, health care, and vaccinations.  Many of the children there have disabilities caused by malnutrition.

When Chantal returned from Thailand later that year, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Fortunately, she had good health care in Philadelphia where she lived. Dr. Amporn’s story of survival inspired her to fight and survive.

She went back to Thailand to recover after her doctor gave her clearance. She credits Thai massage as a huge help to her recovery. A massage a day removes toxins from chemo and other treatments.

Chantal has been in remission for the last 5 yea...

We interview Susan Spaulding, who helps corporate executives and business owners recalibrate for Life 2.0.

Coming to you from the 2 Boomer Broads Executive Dining Room

Entrepreneurs are much more used to recalibrating and reinventing themselves than those who have owned a business for a long time or worked in corporations. A person who has worked in a high-level position often finds it difficult to separate their true identity from their former life. However, many have transitioned to other ventures that are both life-full-filling and satisfying.

Now is a great time to tap into that.

One thing that keeps former executives from pursuing their dreams, after retirement, is that they have a hard time dealing with the fact that they may have to spend part of their hard-earned money to do what they love.

Sharone quotes from Hello Dolly,

“ Money is like manure. It doesn’t do you any good unless you spread it around and help young things grow.”

Susan tells the story of a man who became a consultant after leaving a corporate job. He calls the money he makes “Monopoly Money,” and has chosen to use it to help friends and others in need.

As Baby Boomers, we’re still young at retirement age. (65) There’s plenty of time to shapeshift into whatever floats our boat.

Susan suggests that you do small scale experiments to find out what truly interests you.

How to recalibrate to Life 2.0

Life 2.0 is whatever or however you want to define your life. It’s about what’s next and is the discovery process of identifying who you are separate from where you’ve been.  Build a story around your interests, skills, expertise, passions, put together a plan, and the story you want to put forward, and start to experiment. Then, be ready to recalibrate and reinvent.

For one thing, you’re not as confined as you had been. (with business responsibilities or kids)

In her book, “Recalibrate for Life 2.0 – Transition Stories for Business Leaders,” Susan interviewed a dozen business executives and business owners who gave her tips. (they include lawyers, bankers, entertainment, and small business owners)

* It’s about being relevant. You do that by remaining open to new skills and new ways. Look for new interests and pursue them whether it’s online, through a class or otherwise.

* Where can you add value?

* How do you want to be viewed?

Sometimes couples, who have both been in business, experience conflicts, especially if one is not in sync with the other’s reinvention plans.  They’ve  invested more time at work than at home. When they leave their jobs, suddenly they’re home and don’t know how to live with each other. Their lives, which had previously been divergent, are now converging.

Others think they have it all figured out when they exit a job and it has to be a big idea. When they’re given permission to think it doesn’t have to be a big idea, their pursuit becomes more palatable and doable.

An executive may have a harder time letting go of his or her position than an employee. The bigger the corporation, the more of a box that person is in. The higher a person goes up the corporate ladder, the more resources, and perks and it’s hard to do without.

Business owners, like other entrepreneurs, are used to the fact that they have to recalibrate their businesses to deal with change and challenges making it easier for them than those who have been in a corporate environment for a long time.

Successful executive recalibrations

One lawyer became a photographer by taking classes and online workshops.

A banking executive took his banking knowledge to the urban core and no...

We interview Lee Gaitan from Atlanta, Georgia about surviving life when it kicks you in the butt.  She’s the author of the book, “My Pineapples Went to Houston – finding the humor in my dashed hopes, broken dreams, and plans gone outrageously awry.”  She has also written, “Falling Flesh Just Ahead and Other Signs on the Road to Midlife,” as well as chapters in several bestselling books.

Coming to you from the lost luggage department of Burbank Airport.

Lee tells a hilarious story of how she chose the title of her new book. – Listen in by clicking the player above.

Her father had just died and her mother was in a coma when her husband of 22 years dropped a bomb in her lap on Christmas Eve. He told her that he was leaving, he’d lost all their money and was moving in with a former stripper with 5 children.

It was downhill after that.

Within a matter of hours, Lee went from affluent to destitute.

Up until then, she had been happily promoting her book and freelance writing. Her husband, who had been successful in business, had recently quit his job and invested heavily into a new venture. Unbeknownst to Lee, he went deep in credit card debt and even got a loan from Lee’s father for $25,000 on his deathbed.  Some of the debts were in Lee’s name. Her daughter called her crying because she couldn’t register for her next semester in college The tuition hadn’t been paid.  The power was turned off. Lee and her daughter’s life had crumbled.

They didn’t hear from him for years after that.

Fortunately, both surviving life at it’s worst. Her daughter changed schools, got a full scholarship and is now enjoying a successful life. The ordeal took a toll on her emotionally but she made it through.

For the next 10 years Lee’s life was difficult and for a while, she worked 5 jobs teaching morning through night.   She’s proud to say she never declared bankruptcy, never defaulted on anything and paid every penny she owed back. Through the years, she’s had several health scares and lost her health insurance for a while.

Her conclusion on surviving life: You CAN’T lose your sense of humor.

After all that, she revisited the title she had decided on the book she’d planned to write before the shit hit the fan and realized it meant more to her than she ever realized.

Her struggle helped her find herself. She realized she couldn’t let her ex-husband take her spirit away.

“He can take everything from me but can’t take away who I am.”

Tips for Surviving Life When Your Whole World Crashes

* You learn to let go of the big rescue you think is going to come. You start to see your vision, scale it down and be grateful.

* Reach out to friends, inventory your job skills, and find things you can do to survive.

* Women naturally go through crap. Realize this and move forward.

* You’ll find that you are more resilient and a lot stronger than you ever imagined.

* You either splat or bounce back.

* Be willing to receive support from friends, pharmaceuticals, or whatever you need.

* Surviving life is no guarantee of anything. Shit still finds you. But, whatever happens, you will have learned to overcome it.

* The broken pieces of your life are like a mosaic. The good thing is:  you get to put them back together the way YOU want to.

* Sometimes perfection is a closed cage. (even if your life is going well) The cage is what you built when you were 25 and didn’t really know yourself.

* Have the mindset of the immediate and the long-term. The immediate is to survive but don’t lose sight of the long-term because it will allow you to thrive. It’s a delicate balance.

We interview Brad, Zupp, who is a memory improvement expert. He is also a memory athlete and participates in competitions around the world.  Brad told us he was born in 1968 but we let him do our podcast anyway. LOL.

He became interested in memory improvement when his uncle passed away from Alzheimer’s Disease.

Memory competitions include memorizing a shuffled deck of cards. The “athlete” has to memorize what order they’re in.  When the timer goes off, he or she is given an unshuffled deck and has to put the cards back like the memorized deck.

He helps Baby Boomers, seniors and kids improve their memory.

3 Top Memory Improvement Tips

* Try to remember something.

* Exercise your mind by learning something new. Then, test yourself.

* Review to remember (what did you do today?)– A good time is when you’re brushing your teeth.

Other tips to remember better

* We all have things we’re better at. A person may be able to quote dialogue from a movie and are hopeless at remembering names.

* Work on what you’re not good at.

* Practice listening and remember what your loved ones say. It will help cement your relationships and touch their hearts.

To help you listen and remember:

* Get the information

* Make a note of changes in attitude.

* Saving and recalling – organize your mind.

Multitasking

Take the time to enjoy and immerse yourself in the task you are doing. For example: Focus on Facebook for 5 minutes and then switch and  focus on the next task, etc.” If you do one thing at a time fully, your memory will improve.

There is a difference between multi-tasking and changing focus. It’s easier to switch back and forth when you’re younger. Scientists have found it takes 20 minutes to get fully into a task when you switch around.

There’s a difference between an exercise to keep the brain active and on that will improve memory. For instance, if you want to improve memory it’s better to learn a new language than do a crossword puzzle.

When you experience something new like travel, write down your experiences. You may find you can then write a book about it.

Share experiences and have conversations with others to improve memory.

More about Brad Zupp

Brad is passionate about helping people with memory improvement.

He has a book for kids called “Unlock Your Amazing Memory”  (for grades 5-8 – but adults love it too.)

Please visit his website at www.bradzupp.com

Just a side note:

Brad joined the circus and went to clown college at the Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Circus. He traveled with the circus for 2 years. He can juggle, throw pies, walk on stilts and put on clown makeup.

Please listen in to the entire podcast by clicking on the player at the top of this post or subscribe to our podcast on Itunes.

We interview Debbie Spector Weisman. Debbie is an author and a veteran of the parenting wars. She’s a mom of 2 and a Grandma and has put her experiences to good use as a Dream Life Coach. She also came out with a new book called, “It Came out of My Vagina, Now What?  An Honest, Really Honest Guide to Conscious Parenting.”

Coming to you this time directly from Dreamland.

How Debbie became interested in becoming a Dream Life Coach

She saw the movie “What the Bleep do We Know.” Her husband and she were hired to do the post-production work on the film.  At the time, she had no idea there was a connection between the mind and the body, that we could control our thoughts and change our habits. She had been a committed fatalist. The movie turned her around and she began searching for what she could do to make her life better.

She got into making mind/spirit movies and along the way she met Kelly Sullivan Walden who is an author and Dream Life Expert who has been a dream life coach for over 20 years. She set up dream circles to discuss dreams and Debbie joined in. She began learning about her dreams and what was going on inside her brain. She took Kelly’s Dream Life Coaching Training and become a dream life coach. It created such a shift in her life that she knew she had to share it with others.

What is a dream life coach?

It involved interpreting dreams, working with people’s dreams, and working with people after they understand their dreams. She doesn’t tell people what their dreams mean. She asks questions and guides them to understand what the dream means to them. She’s more of a guide and teacher.

It’s not enough to merely understand what a dream means, you have to take action on it. It may mean changing a fundamental behavior or habit. That’s where dream life coaching comes in.

Dream Symbolism

One person’s dream may mean something completely different than another person. For instance dreaming about a chicken often relates to a fear a person has. However, Debbie had a client who dreamed about a chicken and it turns out she raises chickens and they were her pets, so the symbolism wasn’t about a fear.

Tips on How to Remember Your Dreams

* Practice it. It’s like going to a gym.

* Make your bedroom a sacred space. Make it as peaceful and relaxing as possible. Declutter. Spray with lavender.

* Get rid of electronics in the bedroom.

* If you have mirrors in your bedroom make sure they’re not right next to your bed.

* Don’t drink alcohol right before you go to bed or caffeinated beverages.

* Do a “dream declaration” right before you go to sleep out loud, “Tonight, I’m going to remember my dreams.” Later, you can get more specific like, “Tonight, I’m going to dream about X.”

* When you first wake up, do not move a muscle for a few minutes. Repeat the dream to yourself over and over as much as you can while in the Twilight state.

* Have a pad and pen near your bed. Immediately get up and write down your dream. There are some apps available on your phone to press and record.

* Go back to what you wrote during the day. Chances are you may remember more.

If you have trouble remembering your dreams, write down the first thing you think of in the morning. It may be related to the dream but may also be what your mind should be focusing on.

Your subconscious is completely unfiltered.  If you can tap into that, you can grow yourself.

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Lucid Dreaming

When you’re in your dream and you know you’re dreaming and you are there.