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Welcome Back!

Today we are joined with a lovely friend of Lindsay's, Morgan Jenkins! 

Morgan picked up her first hoop one day in 2012 and has never turned back. A prominent figure in the Hoop Dance community, Morgan has been committed to her plastic circle for years. Melding dance and hooping is her passion and it show. From meeting the girls of and creating The Hooptown Hotties and making the coolest music videos ever with her friend Lee Jeffries, she has created a world where she is surrounded by tiny plastic circles.  Morgan now travels the world teaching hoop dance to anyone who wants to try!

Find everything about Morgan on her website:

http://www.hoopography.com/home

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missmojangles/

A gentle guide to helping you think through some of life's tough and not so tough decisions.

Today we are joined by Tatiana Lee and Mia Schaikewitz .

Tatiana and Mia are not only rockstar advocates fighting for diversity inclusion, they are both actresses and dancers following their dreams in sunny Los Angeles. Tatiana Lee was born with Spina Bifida and Mia suffered a great loss at the age of 15, after an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) had ruptured in her spinal cord, leaving her without the use of her legs.

Both women are not stopped or hindered by their wheelchairs, and in fact they OWN IT! And when we say own it, we mean it! Both women not only act and work in the industry, but they are both dancers with a company called Infinite Flow which is currently doing an auditorium school tour to show that nobody has to be limited just because of limited mobility.

December 3rd is International Persons with Disabilities Day and these ladies are doing a met-up in LA at Rush Street 9546 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232 from 7-9pm  Dec 3rd . Please feel free to join us for an evening of drinks and fun! We will be there so if you see us, lease come say hi!

Tatiana Lee: https://www.instagram.com/mstatilee/?hl=en

Mia Schaikewitz: https://www.instagram.com/miaschaikewitz/?hl=en

https://www.sincerelymia.com/

Mentioned:

Infinite Flow Dance: https://www.infiniteflowdance.org/

Accessible Hollywood: http://accessiblehollywood.com/

Welcome Back Family!

Today we are reaching deep into our souls and pulling out all of our favorite books and podcasts.  We really think that you can learn a lot about a person from the content that they consume.... so here it is. The content that we consume. 

Podcast Recommendations:

The Moth: https://themoth.org/

This American Life: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/

Gimlet Media:https://gimletmedia.com/

Shut Up Brain:https://www.brilliantside.com/shut-up-brain-podcast/

To Live and Die in LA:https://livediela.com/

OPRAH Supersoul Conversations:http://www.supersoul.tv/

School of Greatness:https://lewishowes.com/sogpodcast/

Invisibilia:https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510307/invisibilia

Up and Vanished: https://upandvanished.com/

Atlanta Monster:https://atlantamonster.com/

Dr Death: https://wondery.com/shows/dr-death/

Culpable:https://culpablepodcast.com/

The Highest Self Podcast: https://www.iamsahararose.com/highestselfpodcast

Conversations From The Heart: https://www.yogagirl.com/podcast

Broken: Jeffrey Epstein: https://apple.co/331itRo

The Mysterious Mr. Epstein: https://wondery.com/shows/the-mysterious-mr-epstein/

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/

Your Mom's House Podcast:http://www.yourmomshousepodcast.com/

WARNING ABOUT THIS ONE GUYS: The Heads of Sierra Blanca- not gonna link this one but if you want it, you find it.

Books:

Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide: https://amzn.to/2Otq1Ha

The Brain That Changes Itself: https://amzn.to/2NXyJ1t

The Mists of Avalon: https://amzn.to/3303d7p

The Giver:https://amzn.to/2qhzidA

Catcher in the Rye: https://amzn.to/2XsZMVw

Gone Girl: https://amzn.to/2CWtZmA

The Education of Little Trees:  https://amzn.to/32VCPeR

The Four Agreements: https://amzn.to/2QvQjeA

Anatomy of the Spirit:https://amzn.to/2CXtWH2

Times They Were A-Changing: https://amzn.to/2rY7co3

Wow what a week this has been!

We have all been feeling this moon cycle right? This week we unpack some things that have been bothering us recently. We talk today about how Women tend to be 'sorrier' than men. Do we apologise more? Are we too sensitive? What about the anxiety that comes with hurting someone? Lets sit down together and unpack the phrase that we feel is very over used.... "Im Sorry"

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Handle with Care

Today we are joined by Wombmates (twins,duh!) Bianca and Elton Joenel. Bianca and Elton are the founders of Handle with Care. They are bringing social awareness to the forefront of apparel. Bringing together trendy styles, with a purpose. Combating social stigmas and bringing you dope clothes!  These two are marrying vanity and empathy and we are here for it!

Handle With Care, the label:

https://handlewithcarethelabel.com/

Teen line: Teen to Teen Crisis Hotline

https://teenlineonline.org/

Dew Drops Little Flower

https://www.dewdropslittleflower.org/

Pencils of Promise

https://pencilsofpromise.org/

As always, check out Red Bear Roastery for the freshest coffee beans on the planet! Use code OFFTOPIC to save 20% at checkout

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Happy Almost Halloween!

Today we are joined by Guest Crystal Miel, she is a Psychic, a Palm Reader, a teacher of Tarot, a Pilates instructor and a Becky! (Listen in to hear all about The Beckys)

We sat down with Crystal to talk all things tarot and spirit realm. She read our Tarot, gave us a little lesson and talked a whole lot about her journey to becoming self aware and honing in on her abilities!

This was such a fun episode for us! Please make sure to follow Crystal!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crystalmiel/

Hello Friends!

What are you grateful for today?

We had the great honor of sitting through a special Reiki session with Katie Rose of Abstract Alchemy Healing. Katie is taking reiki to a whole new level with her addition of body paint! Katie doesn't just do your typical reiki healing, she adds her own spin with using the brush strokes and colors to help to heal and clear negative energies that are clogging you up! We learned a LOT about Reiki as neither of us had ever done it before!  Check out IGTV shortly for a sweet video of our experience!

Check out Katie 

www.abstractalchemyhealing.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alchemyabstract/?hl=en

Emily Eizen is a Southern California Multimedia Artist. She works in the mediums of painting, scuplture, photography, modeling and performance. The 60's clearly inspired this one of a kind babe! And she brought us some special treats that we are going to be giving away on our Instagram! Go follow us @clearlyofftopic to see what she is giving away!

Check out Emilys work at www.emileizen.com

Or find her on Instagram: @emilyeizen

Who is that cute little laugh in the background? 

We are joined again by the wonderful Melina Charis. (See Episode 9 for her first episode with us!)

We decided that we wanted to bring Melina into our gratefulness segment this week, let us know what you think about having our guests share in this part of our episode!

Melina Charis:

Please visit www.melinacharis.com to see what she has been up to!

Melina has just launched a new program! She is now a mindset coach! 

But wait... what is a mindset coach? A coach as a general definition (by Brooke Castillo) A coach is someone who helps you witness your own mind so you can change it to help get what you want. 

Melina does 1:1 training and also group training! You talk about what's going on, what's blocking you from your goals.  A coach can help you realize that the only limit on yourself is YOU. A coach can help you figure out how to manage your mind so you can reach your long term and short term goals. 

Sit that inner critic aside! Melina Charis is here to save the day. 

We talk about the 100 people in a room theory- There are 100 people in a room with you. 99 of those people love you, care for you and want you to succeed, but one hates you. You as a human will focus on the one person who has negative thoughts, rather that the 99 people surrounding you who love you. 

Hey Melina... what is the best thing that you have done to control looping thoughts and stop your mind from spiring out of control?

-- Journaling! Write down every single thought you are having. Looping thoughts, dont censor your thoughts. NOBODY IS LOOKING AT THIS BUT YOU! Don't be spiritual, dont be kind on that piece of paper. Allow yourself to release those thoughts. Your mind can be stopped by the act of writing. Putting those thoughts out releases them from you. (WOW MIND BLOWN HERE PEOPLE)

TOOLS:

Meditation discussed on the podcast: https://www.melinacharis.com/

Anxious to Aligned: https://www.melinacharis.com/aligned

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