Connect to Joy Podcasts: Circle of Hope | Not Quite Strangers | Time to Come Alive

Max Lucado: “Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.”

Dealing with conflict is not generally a fulfilling task. You wouldn’t know it talking to Deepa Pulipati! As a family conflict mediator, counselor, and executive coach, she is clear that her most important client is the child. She shares the impact of using the court as a show of power, when mediation works, and when it doesn’t, as well as positive coping mechanisms.

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Connect with Deepa Pulipati

#TimeToComeAlive #ConnectToJoy #ConflictResolution #Mediation #Coaching

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Martin De Maat: “The fun is always on the other side of a yes.”

What if the road to freedom is to say “yes” to every opinion, idea, or request? Remington Fenter found his freedom of expression through his love of theatre. As an improv theatre instructor for Stomping Ground Comedy, he now teaches others how to be creative, courageous, and caring on stage and beyond.

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Additional Resources:

· Stomping Ground Comedy Theatre

· Stomping Ground Comedy Classes

· National Society of Genetic Counselors

#TimeToComeAlive #ConnectToJoy #Improv #Comedy #Freedom

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Rick Beneteau: “The most sacred place in the world is your mind. Guard it ferociously.”

Reverend Karen Romestan, ensures you know what to pack for your spiritual journey! We discuss how to model compassionate self-talk, to connect in meaningful ways with others, and identify how to heal deep wounds. Through Sacred Moments, LLC, Rev. Karen, guides you in establishing personal rituals that are meaningful and transformational that honor anniversaries, rites of passage, blessing home and office, animal blessings, or forgiveness rituals.

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Connect with Karen Romestan or Unity On Greenville – Dallas, TX 

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.sacredmomentsintime.com

What is spiritual direction?

Serving as a companion on your spiritual journey we seek to find the presence of the Divine in each of life's experiences. By living all of life from the foundation of divine guidance, we are better equipped to navigate challenges, relationships, and our own inner journey. In spiritual direction one is able to deepen their intimate connection to their inner self and Source.

#TimeToComeAlive #ConnectToJoy #Sacred #Spiritual #Forgiveness

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Mary Archer: “It sounds extraordinary, but it’s a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading.”

A professor with a sexy voice was all it took for Alison Reiff-Martin to decide she wanted a career in accounting. As a certified public accountant, her passion for finding the stories that make a business successful moves her beyond a transactional relationship with her clients.

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Connect with Alison Reiff-Martin

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.reiffmartincpa.com

#TimeToComeAlive #ConnectToJoy #Storytelling #Accounting #CPA

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Anonymous: “Authenticity: knowing who you are and being brave enough to live it.”

Self-proclaimed rabble-rouser, Dacia Faison Roe, Head of People Development for Cityblock Health, found creative ways to challenge herself in expressing her gifts and talents. This aroused her spirit and energy to create space to grow leaders, expand teams, and make a big impact on organizations. As a bonus, we talk about how to start a dialogue around race and privilege.

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Connect with Dacia Faison Roe

#TimeToComeAlive #ConnectToJoy #DesignThinking #Authenticity #Creativity

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Ursula K. Le Guin: “No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.”

Family means the world to Dr. Skip Mondragon. In spite of a family history filled with the pain and trauma of mental illness, his mission has been to heal himself and others. Hear how he came to find love, health, and purpose.

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• Skip’s path to excellence in amateur wrestling and medicine.
• How Skip wrestled with depression and came out triumphant.
• Skip’s piece of wisdom for people who are undergoing mental health difficulties.

Connect with Donald (Skip) Mondragon

• Book: Wrestling Depression is Not For Wimps 
• On Facebook  On Amazon

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Anonymous: “I’m stronger because I had to be, I’m smarter because of my mistakes, happier because of the sadness I’ve known, and now wiser because I learned.”

Going to prison for a felony charge was a major turning point for Bill Garrett. As a result of serving seven years, he deepened his relationship with God, found the love of his life, and founded an organization to serve and rehabilitate those who get a second chance at life.

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Connect with The Felony Foundation 

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#TimeToComeAlive #ConnectToJoy #Prison #Inmate #FelonyFoundation

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Mike Nichols: “The only safe thing in filmmaking is to take a chance.”

Being the youngest of eight children gave Calvin Gaskin a unique perspective on life and living. He took his perspective to the screen by getting behind a camera. As founder and owner of the global video production company, CaliKing Films, he’s traveled the world and discovered ways to bring out the soul of his subjects by connecting with them.

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Connect with Calvin Gaskin

#TimeToComeAlive #ConnectToJoy #Filmmaking #Storytelling #Cinematography

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Charles Kingsley  “Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.”

Neither being bullied nor wearing an “ungodly uniform” while attending Catholic school, would stop Father Malcolm Neyland from answering The Call. At age 8, he knew he was to become an ordained priest. 

In the 48 years he spent as an active member of the clergy, he participated in legal proceedings that have rocked the priesthood, met his Holiness John Paul II, and exhibited Vatican art in communities all over the world. Most importantly, he served the poor by acknowledging their humanity.

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• The joy of serving the poor in spirit, in health, and in wealth

• Answering the call gives you the freedom to say yes

• Discovering the irreplaceable you

#TimeToComeAlive #ConnectToJoy #Catholic #Priest #Purpose

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David Icke: “Today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut, that held its ground.”

How does building a toy fort for G.I. Joe action figures, a random sticker on a dresser drawer, and seeing a cool uniform, become the inspiration needed to level up in life?

Retired Major Ricardo Hope gives us a glimpse into the best and worst of times when he pledged to attend the United States Naval Academy and kicked off his journey as a U.S. Marine Corps officer.

Highlights:

•        What it takes to get into the Naval Academy

•        Balancing the military and academic studies

•        What happens after the Academy—from Ricardo’s first assignment to family life

Connect With:

Major Ricardo Hope, USMC ret.

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