Choose Your Struggle

Choose Your Struggle

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  • Episode 14- The Person Behind the Call From Death Row with Tessie Castillo and Lyle May and a Shout Out from Veronica Porras!

    An interview with Author Tessie Castillo and Death Row writer Lyle May.  Stick around after the interview for the Good Egg and Choose Your Card.  Buy Tessie's Book! https://www.amazon.com/Crimson-Letters-Voices-Death-Row/dp/1684334446 and learn more at https://tessiecastillo.com/. You can find Lyle at https://www.scalawagmagazine.org/2019/10/prison-education/.  As always, you can learn more at my website www.JayShifman.com or on my LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayshifman/. You can find me on Facebook at Jay Shifman, on Instagram at TheNextShifman and on Twitter at @JBShifman.  

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    50 min
  • Episode 13- Special Episode! Jay on the Courage to Change Podcast

    Thanks for checking out this Special Episode of the Choose Your Struggle podcast. I had the absolute pleasure to be invited on to one of MY FAVORITE podcasts, the Courage to Change Podcast with the always incredible Ashley Loeb Blassingame!  No Choose Your Card, no Good Egg. Just an awesome conversation.  To find more info on Lion Rock and the Courage to Change podcast: Instagram @thecouragetochange_podcast | @lionrockrecovery Facebook @thecouragetochangepodcast | @lionrockrecovery Twitter @lionrock_rcvy As always, you can find me at www.JayShifman.com, Jay Shifman on Facebook and LinkedIn, TheNextShifman on Instagram and @JBShifman on twitter.

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    2 hr 7 min
  • Episode 12- Addiction Real Talk with Youturn and FAVOR's Elizabeth Mckissick and a shout out from Kamiko Glenn!

    Huge thank you to Elizabeth and Kamiko! Stick around after the episode for this week's Choose Your Card and Good Egg. Elizabeth's Article: https://medium.com/@liz_1551/i-am-not-ok-and-thats-ok-a646e5187758 Reach out! You can find me at my website www.JayShifman.com. TheNextShifman on Instagram, @JBShifman on Twitter, and Jay Shifman on Facebook and LinkedIn. #ChooseYourStruggle 

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    43 min
  • Episode 11- Vulnerability in a Period of Renewed Anti-Asian Discrimination with Activist Tessa Xuan and a Shout Out from Gabe Kalubi!

    Episode 11 of the Choose Your Struggle podcast features Tessa Xuan of OPAWL (https://www.facebook.com/teamOPAWL/) and a shout out by Gabe Kalubi!  As always stick around for this week's Good Egg and Choose Your Card. This episode is dedicated to my grandfather, Phil Cohen, who passed away a year ago this week. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cincinnati/obituary.aspx?n=philip-saul-cohen&pid=192802328&fhid=27761

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    40 min
  • Episode 10- Special Episode! Jay on the Success Life Master Series with Host Eric G. Reid!

    Thanks for tuning in for this special episode of the Choose Your Struggle Podcast. No Good Egg, no Choose Your Card. Just Jay being interviewed by the incredibly successful coach Eric G. Reid on his platform.  Tune in Friday for our regularly scheduled episode.  You can find more at www.JayShifman.com and check Eric out at https://www.facebook.com/groups/YourSuccessLife/about/.

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    1 hr 11 min
  • Episode 9- Mental Health in Show Business with Alissa Musto and Ainsley Ross!

    A very special episode. No Shout Out, no Long Interview. Two amazing entertainers sharing their stories!  Ainsley Ross can be found at https://www.instagram.com/ainsley_ross/. Alissa Musto can be found at https://www.instagram.com/alissamustomusic/. Stick around after the episode for Choose Your Card, brought to you by Blurt, and this week's Good Egg. Thanks for tuning in to the Choose Your Struggle podcast. You can find more at my website, www.JayShifman.com.  

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    56 min
  • Episode 8- How Linkin Park Saved a Life with Amanda Webster and a Shout Out from Diallo Riddle!

     Amanda Webster is a health coach, yoga instructor, fitness expert, model and women in recovery. You can find out more at her website, https://amandawebsterhealth.com/. ***Special note: Amanda uses the word 'Clean' to discuss her recovery. If you listen to the podcast frequently you know I don't love that word but, as Amanda is also in recovery, if she wants to use it, that's her choice.*** Thanks to Diallo Riddle for this week's shout out! Stick around after the interview for this week's Choose Your Card and Good Egg. You can learn more at my website, www.JayShifman.com. 

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    51 min
  • Episode 7- Lessons from Over a Decade in Cannabis with Entrepreneur Mike Pachan and a Shout Out from Missy Day!

    Episode 7 of the Choose Your Struggle podcast features an interview with Mike Pachan, a Cannabis Entrepreneur, and founder of Mountain Made, a CBD company. You can learn more at their website, https://www.mountainmade.life/.  The shout out for this episode is from Missy Day! Missy is a bright ray of sunshine I'm lucky to consider a friend. She's a Senior Marketing Manager at T-Mobile and an all around awesome human.  Stick around after the episode for this week's Choose Your Card, brought to you by the Blurt Foundation,  and your Good Egg. You can learn more at my website, www.JayShifman.com and find me at @JBShifman on Twitter, @TheNextShifman on Instagram, and Jay Shifman on LinkedIn and Facebook. 

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 6- Dispelling the Myths of the Single Woman with Acamea Deadwiler and a special shout out from Milana Vayntrub

    This episode is brought to you by Vurbl. Vurbl is launching new technology for audio creators like me, so our message is broadcast loud and clear. Learn more at Vurbl.com.

    This episode features an interview with the incredible Acamea Deadwiler. Acamea is a writer and speaker, and the author of Single That: Dispelling the Top 10 Myths of the Single Woman.

    You can find out more about Acamea at her website, https://www.acameadeadwiler.com/.

    This episode also features a shout out from Milana Vayntrub. You probably know her best as Marvel's Squirrel Girl or  from the memorable AT&T's Commercials. 

    Stick around after the interview for this week's Choose Your Card, brought to you by Blurt, and your Good Egg!  As always, you can learn more at my website, www.JayShifman.com.

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    48 min
  • Episode 5- Find Your Job Joy with Special Guest Kristen Zavo

    This episode is brought to you by Vurbl. Vurbl is launching new technology for audio creators like me, so our message is broadcast loud and clear. Learn more at Vurbl.com. Today's episode features an interview with Kristen Zavo. Kristen is an international best selling author of the book, Find Your Job Joy, and a career coach who's helped scores of people embrace true fulfillment in their life through finding their passion at work. I know, because Kristen helped ME! You can find Kristen at her website, www.Findyourjobjoy.com and email her (as requested for your special gift, listen to the end of the episode) at [email protected]. We also have this week's Choose Your Card, brought to you by Blurt, and your Good Egg!  As always, you can learn more at my website, www.JayShifman.com.  You can find an awesome cartoon by The Awkward Yeti that perfectly visualizes a point Kristen makes in this episode here. 

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    31 min

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Discussing issues of Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Recovery, and Drug Use & Policy with host Jay Shifman, Speaker, Storyteller, and Advocate.