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In this week's episode, Tamara is talking to  Dr. Kristin Miller, The Positivity Doc, a board-certified family physician who helps people struggling with stress and anxiety live their best lives. With over 10 years in clinical practice, she is the founder of Dr. Kristin Miller Wellness, where she has coached thousands and helped guide them to finding the keys to living their best lives. Dr. Miller is also a mental health advocate that uses her experience to help others get the help they need and is dedicated to squashing the stigma around mental health issues. Dr. K regularly engages with her community via her social platforms and YouTube Channel, sharing insights on the topics of Betting on Yourself 

What's Discussed in this Episode:
*How Kristin became a positivity doc
*Life decisions shouldn’t just be based on making other people happy, but by understanding what you want and what makes you happy
* Start accepting the fact that it’s okay to be selfish and to choose yourself sometimes
*It's okay to give permission to live our truth, no matter the cost 
*How toxic positivity manifests in different situations. An important part of the human experience is being able to feel all your emotions and not suppress any of them
*Embrace negative feelings, but not for too long as it can have unfortunate consequences on your body
*Dr. Kristin shares some of the tools people can use to stay positive 
*Books she’s reading in order to help with positivity and the things that make her happy

Some books mentioned in this podcast that could be beneficial to listeners:
Breaking the habit of being yourself
The Power of Now
The Big Leap
The Year of Living Danishly

Join Tamara in this week's episode as she chats with Natasha Sattler, author of the book Shit Adults Never Taught Us.

Natasha wrote this book during lockdown during covid.  Shit Adults Never Taught Us is a snapshot review of the things you never learned in school broken down into little bite-sized chapters. Disguised as a self-help book, this mini-memoir uses personal experiences, including some epic failures, to guide you through the most perplexing moments in life. Shit Adults Never Taught Us covers a lot of topics: including career strategies, mental health, emotional quandaries, and navigating all of the WTF moments of adulthood.

In this episode, you're going to learn, Natasha's motivation for writing the book and some of the biggest lessons she's learned in Career & Money, Relationships, Mind, and Life.

Think of this as a book you can revisit throughout your life and read the things that matter to you.

Check out  Shit Adults Never Taught Us instagram and buy the book here.

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In this episode, we're joined by international wealth coach Morgana Rae as she talks you through her six time-tested steps to turn your personal Money Monster of scarcity into a Money Honey of abundance. “Your financial situation reflects your inner Relationship with Money,” says Rae. “If you don’t like your finances, something has to change in your relationship” and Morgana shows how to jumpstart that transformation.

Morgana starts the conversation by speaking about how she's in the best place of her life and life only gets better into your 40s and 50s and we felt so inspired by this! She talks about meeting her partner and getting married in their 40s. In fact, she's at number 25 of her 100 weddings in 100 destinations! She even mentions a few of her favourite destination weddings and trust me, you don't want to miss this! It's like something you've never heard before!

We speak about the relationship between love and money and the economic empowerment of women to be financially secure on their own without depending on a partner/husband to help in the financial department, but also how both men and women need to be financially responsible.

Morgana dropped some really important gems here, starting with
*How her finances changed once her relationship with money changed
*Our unconscious need to protect ourselves from what we want
*Money is the number 1 excuse human beings make
* How people often state money as 'the root of all evil'

In this episode, we learn
*How to value and respect money
*We get down to the root cause of why we push away money. It's actually never about money, but what money represents.
*And, how we can create a polarity in which the magic and transformation can happen through Morgana's 6 step process of going from scarcity to abundance

"When you get rid of the monster, all that exists is love"
         - Morgana on creating and slaying her Money Monster thus leaving space to invite and                    fall in love with her Money Honey.


To learn more about Morgana or discover how you can slay your own Money Monster and fall in love with your Money Honey, visit morganarae.com or if you're a lover of love, check out her podcast, Crazy Sexy Midlife Love

In this episode, we're joined by Robert Riopel, an international best-selling author, speaker, trainer, and serial entrepreneur. Robert talks about going into $150,000 of debt and being stressed to financially free by the age of 32. Robert discovered his passion for training others because he felt that if he could even assist 1 person in their financial freedom, it would be all worthwhile.

Robert and Tamara discuss how he took control of his life and earned financial freedom. One of the things that have allowed him to live the life he's living, is that he's willing to put the work in, even when it comes to doing certain jobs he doesn't necessarily like. He and his wife became franchisees at the age of 23, but later in their 20s, but through poor planning and knowledge, they went into debt and realized they needed to change their mindset in order to create the kind of life they wanted to live in the future. This meant making tough decisions initially. 

Robert dropped many gems and insights in this episode, from, 

• Suggestions on how to pay off debt such as student loan debt.
• Thinking about what we enjoy in life and then finding ways to make money around it.
• Fear and how it is actually what draws obstacles into your life. 
• Enjoying the messy journey that is life.
• Why it's important to just be you and your authentic self 
• Don't  look at failure as failure, but rather as feedback and to surround yourself with growth-minded people
• How can anyone get an MBA (Massive Bank Account)
• Not focusing on our problems, but instead remaining present and thinking of the solution (no matter how small) to help us resolve the problem.

The biggest thing you can take away from this conversation with Robert is that  instead of earning a living, we need to create a life and Robert teaches us how we can do that through educating ourselves and creating new streams of income outside the "9-5." And through developing better habits and rewards systems, we can get things done instead of procrastinating.

Lastly, Robert teaches us the 4 Currencies of Life and why need to work on all areas of our life because the one we don't pay attention to will sabotage the rest.


To get an e-book copy of Robert's book, go to robertriopel.com and download the book. To reach Robert, visit his Facebook page.

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This week, we're joined by Robin Weaver, MS, INHC. She empowers women, specifically moms to heal their gut issues by improving their mood & reducing stress. She believes we are a culmination of not just WHAT we eat, but HOW we eat, WHY we eat, and WHO we eat with and strives to help women transform their lives because she has overcome her own struggles with the “food-mood relationship”.

Robin sheds light on the link between our gut health and brain health.

Dealing with bipolar disorder, her last psych break led her to psych hospital where she met her best friend who was a catalyst for her getting healthy. That coupled with her relationship with her daughter has led her to be sober for 5 years now,

Developed chronic stomach issues in 2020 which caused her to miss a lot of days at work. Countless tests later, her GI gave her an antidepressant to help with her gut which led her to inquire more. Serotonin (known as the happy chemical) is actually produced in your gut and not your brain as most people believe. The increase of serotonin in her body actually helps to relax her stomach. Her curious nature also led her to study and explore more on the nervous system and how the gut has a direct link to the brain.

We also learn why prebiotics is just as important as probiotics for gut health and the types of food we should be eating to get the right nutrients for our body and gut.

Robin recommends keeping a food journal to understand how certain foods react with your body and overall well-being as well as eating intuitively.

We also learn about how to exercise the vegas nerve such as alternate nostril breathing and a cold shower, which helps with overall stress and anxiety.

To learn more about or reach out to Robin, visit her Instagram page

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This week, we're joined by Gloria Battini,  a toxic relationship recovery coach, who spent 15 years in a toxic relationship herself.

During those 15 years, she has dealt with narcissistic abuse, she did not know who she was and experienced a loss of identity. 

Join Gloria and I as we discuss what narcissistic abuse is and the different phases of the cycle, including gaslighting.  We explore how victims of any type of abusive relationship also experience something known as trauma bonding. We'll dive deeper into what trauma bonding is and any signs you should be looking out for to understand if you or someone you know are in an abusive relationship.

And if you've ever asked the questions, do narcissists know what they're doing? We've got some answers. 

Lastly, Gloria talks about how anxiety, OCD, and seeing help for her disorders finally broke her free from her abusive relationship. We talked about what happened when she finally left the relationship and how anyone dealing with an abusive relationship can finally break free and reconnect with themselves.

Gloria is on a mission of healing, empowering, and giving a voice to all survivors of emotional abuse, toxic relationships, and narcissistic abuse. To learn more, visit her website or check her out on Instagram.

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This week, Tamara chats with an old friend from back in her Australia days, Sophie. This chat was the result of Sophie's article that she wrote for Mamamia AU, 'For 16 years, I thought I was straight. Then I came off contraception.'

What was discussed:

• Sophie talks about the effects birth control had on her and her sexuality over 16 years
• Why she went on contraception in the first place and how she realized and embraced the fact that she was a lesbian after getting off the pill
• They talk about the effects of birth control on women as a whole and how there's not necessarily a male equivalent or it's not stressed as much
• Women have to carry the burden and the responsibility of contraception and the effects of what happens as a result, if they refuse to use it or aren't careful in sexual situations
• Sophie talks about having to go on the pill at the age of 13 to help with her mood and periods
• As a whole, most women are not educated about the side effects of being on birth control, especially as young girls
• Growing up in Belgium, Sophie did not know many people who were gay or lesbian
• At 28 and in a 5-year relationship, she made a conscious decision to get off of contraception 
• After getting her IUD removed, she instantly felt the change of feeling more awake, more herself, and having her sex drive back. She felt renewed and re-energized 
• She entered a period where she was losing the attraction from her boyfriend, which caused them to enter into an open relationship in order to spice things up, resulting in her falling in love with a woman in the process
• PRIDE in Australia

This week, Tamara chat's with Dr. Marissa Pei, also known as Asian Oprah. She is host of her own award-winning syndicated show and all about Balance, with her own award-winning podcast on CNBC "Take My Advice I'm Not Using It: Get Balanced with Dr. Marissa."

With her colorful language, she teaches us how to turn pain, trauma, and setbacks into opportunities and happiness. Dr Marissa has made a pledge to help 8 million people get 88% happy in the next 8 years. Are you in?

What we Discuss

• Dr Marissa talks about how the pandemic opened up new opportunities she wouldn't have had before
• She helps us to recognize that life's expectations are just bullshit and her mission is to help people find happiness 
• She teaches us to strive for 88% happiness because perfectionism doesn't exist 
• Why human feel more comfortable with negative feelings than positive
• How thinking positively can help heal your ailments 
• The importance of starting your day with gratitude and ending your day knowing you did the best you could
• Naming 8 specific things you like about yourself and practice it as a muscle that needs constant strengthening
• How to have fun and not take life too seriously

To get in touch with Dr. Marissa, check out her website

Dr. Marissa also has a nonprofit 8 ways to Happiness 501(c) which helps children, teens and young adults who may have temporarily forgotten their birthright to happiness with free books about feelings and happiness.

For every donation of $25 receive a free e-book of her beloved interactive children’s book Mommy What are Feelings? Illustrated by her own daughters when they were five and seven, this book encourages kids to draw and express the vibrant sound, the beautiful touch, the tantalizing sight and delicious taste of feelings!
https://www.drmarissa.life/product-page/mommy-what-are-feelings-interactive-children-s-book 

And for every $10 receive a download of Dr. Marissa's newest baby, a short film The New PPP: Post Pandemic Possibilities  https://youtu.be/e40RWO2PgcY

Also when you do your regular shopping on Amazon and use this link, prices are the same but Amazon will donate a small percentage to my nonprofit. https://smile.amazon.com/ch/85-1103967

This week Tamara has a bit of girl chat with Anna, an artist, and handcrafter. Anna, a sensual person is on a journey to embrace more of her sexuality and find confidence.

What was discussed:

• The conversation starts out speaking about creativity as an outlet and Anna's experience of always being an artist and how she does illustrations that empower women
• Anna talks about growing up in German society (in a huge Muslim culture) and how the dress code in Germany is so modest
• As a child, she was super confident and loved her younger self
• Moving schools, she had to deal with the pressures of not feeling up to par with her peers as well as getting bullied which caused her to lose her confidence and feel insecure
• Tamara and Anna talk about the need to feel validated in the education system and how when it comes to a child's education you can't fit a square peg into a round hole
• Feeling alone, caused her to become troubled and bulimic

What you can learn from this episode:

• Trying to strive for the perfect look, we see in magazines and social media is not realistic
• When living up to non-existent beauty standards, you're not actually striving to look a certain way or like someone else, you're actually just striving to have their confidence and to look and feel confident
• As women, we're always striving for perfection and taught to feel like we're never enough
• You grow when you become uncomfortable
• The importance of knowing what is happening in our bodies especially around our cycles

To learn more about Anna or purchase her art, check out her Instagram 

In this episode, Tamara is joined by Anca Treefan, founder and CEO of Tree-Fan events and an advocate for women in the tech world. 

 What was discussed:

• Anca talks about her experience moving to America from Romania and why
• She discusses being triggered by a relationship and having to leave her family behind at 19
• She thought if she didn't make that move, she'd never be able to free herself from that relationship and she struggled to understand why she was so connected to this person that it had some form of control over he
• She talks about meeting him at a young age, getting tangled in an emotionally manipulated relationship with this person, the strong bond they shared, and the impact it had on her life
• She spent 5 years trying to break free which caused her to rebound into unhealthy relationships in that time
• She talks about how a nightmare she had in 2020 forced her to go back and relive her trauma in order to unearth it and heal because how she was acting in the present was related to things that happened in her past
• Through discovery and talking to a therapist and utilizing all the tools, she was able to heal again
• Through he strong sense of spirituality, Anca allowed God to heal the places in her heart she knew were broken, which made her incapable of having full healthy relationships in the present

What you can learn from this episode:

• Unhealthy bonds can have a damaging effect on us for years and years
• It's not about what you want, but what you need
• Sometimes we’re not mature enough to deal with certain things at a certain time and when we’ve built that maturity then those lessons will come back up for us to finally deal with it even though you may feel you’re so past it.
  
  Note to anyone listening who might be going through a tough time:
  I pray that after you go through a place of healing, that you no longer have to go back and relive that trauma. I hope you’ve truly unpacked every part of it so it doesn't rise up again in the future. But if it ever does, I pray you have the strength to know that you’ve fought through this once before and you can fight through it again and you’ll come out of this much better than you entered.