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Lance Christensen is a California education policy expert and is currently running for the position of state superintendent of public instruction in California. A father of five, Lance knows what it takes to produce an exceptional education experience and wants to ensure parents are added back in to the education equation. We discuss what exactly policy and politics is, California and of course, education. 

   4:00 - What is politics and policy? 
 13:00 - California; it's glory and challenges
 16:00 - Lance's story
 23:00 - The importance of beauty and the danger of vanity
 31:00 - Education and the role of parents and consent 

Stay open to connecting to some of the wisdom of the guests in Season 2! They just may change your mind. 

Hoyt talks about living in a cult, the ramifications of trauma, and how to use it to our benefit, and how the present culture reflects a cult-like mentality. 

    3:30 - Hoyt's cult story and power dynamics
   15:00 - Processing and healing trauma 
   18:40 - How others are affected by addict/cult victim behavior
   22:30 - How Covid mimics cult behavior
   26:45 - More about Hoyt's cult 
   35:30 - Critical thinking and how to reignite it in people
   40:00 - Politics and healthy skepticism
   44:20 - Inner resources and truth
   45:00 - Psychedelics
   51:30 - Role of humility in overcoming trauma, choices, taking ownership and narcissism
1:09:00 - When Hoyt realized he was in a cult
1:17:00 -  Lying and living a dual life
1:24:00 - How Hoyt uses his experiences in his current work in Hollywood
1:28:30 - Combatting mind control

References: 
https://www.amazon.com/Combatting-Cult-Mind-Control-Best-selling/dp/0892813113
https://www.amazon.com/Combating-Cult-Mind-Control-Destructive-ebook/dp/B00V9DU340
https://www.icsahome.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-little-bit-culty/id1553334816

Show notes: 

   02:10 - Erica's journey in occupational therapy.

   05:00 - Fascia: What it is, how it gets stuck and its relation to trauma.

   07:30 - Trauma response and how myofascial work helps release it. Fight or flight vs. rest and digest.

   14:30 - How the brain responds to protect us. (Fight, flight, freeze.)

   23:30 - How Erica prepares for healing sessions. And why her own personal development is key for success in her work.

   27:00 - Freedom and how it feels in the body.

   29:00 - Women's bodies and the balance of strength and softness. The power of the feminine.
   32:30 - On partnership and forgiveness.

   36:00 - On the power of gratitude and the mind body connection.

   41:00 - How to receive signals from the body.
   42:00 - Interconnectedness of the body and mind.

   46:35 - Women's health, how it's often misdiagnosed, and why 'normal' is not necessarily 'healthy'.

   55:50 - Erica's journey with breast implants and informed consent. 

1:08:00 - Opening our eyes and taking in new information. 

1:15:00 - Erica's non-profit supporting the end of sex trafficking. 

www.Head2soul.net

www.anewdawnfoundation.org

www.operationexplant.com

https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748

Pete Peterson, Dean of the School Of Public Policy at Pepperdine University, merges the ideologies of spirituality and politics, chats about communitarianism, the limitations of ideology and the importance of the ideals and promises as outlined in the U.S. Constitution. We also discuss systemic racism and the role friendship plays in healing the divide in our country.

     5:00 - Pete's journey to public policy and the idea of calling
   10:20 - How and why spirituality and politics converge and the effects of loneliness on politics
   18:30 - The pitfall of 'expert' information outside a greater context of health
   24:00 - The fear of death
   33:40 - Communitarianism
   44:00 - The limitations of ideology and loss of local policy
   48:00 - The importance of the U.S. Constitution and its ideals and promises 
   53:00 - Systemic racism, race and education and sustaining a standard of excellence
   57:00 - The role of friendship and healing divides
1:00:00 - The mass exodus of California and the Governor's recall 

https://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu/academics/faculty/pete-peterson/
https://twitter.com/Pete4CA

Meaghan is the editor in chief of Woman's Day magazine and author of the book "Your Fully Charged Life." In this episode she offers tips and tools to put more YAY! in every day! WE talk about food, our time working together in the fitness business, how she handles haters, and what helped her overcome the grief of losing her father. 

     2:30 - Meaghan and I catch up on life, eating gluten, and food

     9:00 - Meaghan's inspiration for her book "Your Fully Charged Life"

   10:55 - Movement as medicine, food as fuel, and eating disorders

   15:15 - Not competing in the "Hardship Olympics," compassion over competition, and handling haters

   22:00 - Imposter Syndrome

   25:00 - Resiliency during lockdowns, Meaghan's home "bubble," and work changes

   31:30 - Importance of human connection and "weak ties"

   36:00 - The gifts of positivity, honoring shadow side, and positivity platitudes

   43:00 - Meaghan's toolbox and the importance of dressing you want to feel

   48:40 - Challenges of writing her book

   51:10 - Music and Meaghan's go to songs to pump her up

   55:25 - Meaghan's book launch

   59:00 - Life resets, finding your tribe, celebrating success, and friend edits

 1:02:45 - Aligning career with life 

 1:06:30 - The joy of eating and food education

 1:11:00 - What's next at Women's Day, "Destination Celebration" and being CSO: Chief Spirit Officer 

https://meaghanbmurphy.com/

https://www.womansday.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Your-Fully-Charged-Life-Radically/dp/B08J8FS932/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=your+fully+charged+life&qid=1624926783&sr=8-1

https://open.spotify.com/track/1TIiWomS4i0Ikaf9EKdcLn?si=c5c46a43ca7c4edc

Craig Williams is an Ayurvedic specialist, herbalist, and acunpuncturist located in Austin, TX and the author of Tantric Physics: Volumes 1&2. We discuss how ancient wisdom can help us navigate current events and the amazing tools offered through established health practices. 

0:00:05 - Craig's impressive credentials and how he received them

0:06:20 - Finding a personal narrative and the importance of grounding

0:11:45 - What is Gnosticism and karma? 

0:17:00 - Propaganda and fear porn 

0:24:30 - About Ayurveda or the science of life and its relationship to yoga

0:33:00 - Tantra and bhakti and the Goddess 

0:36:30 - The role of the masculine and balance with feminine (Yin and Yang) 

0:46:30 - "Science" 

0:52:00 - The importance of right association 

0:54:00 - The role of energy and power

0:57:30 - Craig's book and life as sacred potential 

1:01:00 - Dark vs. Light

1:05:00 - Ayurveda and disease

1:13:00 - The power of personal empowerment and health

http://www.ayurvedaaustin.com/
https://www.anathemapublishing.com/craig-williams
https://www.anathemapublishing.com/tantric-physics-vol-1-2
https://www.instagram.com/shiva256ash/

Show notes: 

    2:40 - How Doug got his nickname "Guoder" :) 
    5:00 - Doug discusses his evolution and strength as an executive coach 
  10:00 - Consumerism and how it affects our happiness
  17:00 - Letting go and happiness
  19:50 - Hierarchy of needs, evolution, and capitalism
  22:50 - Polarities and the middle way 
  27:00 - Doug's method of 'flat tire' coaching and being the 'coach of last resort'
  32:30 - Role of vulnerability in the workplace
  42:50 - The effects of 2020 and what the future looks like
  55:00 - Respecting Earth and impact of behavior 
1:01:00 - Facade of separateness and individualism
1:05:00 - Knowledge vs. wisdom
1:09:00 - Listening 

Michaela and I discuss trauma (including the psychological fallout from 2020), what it truly means to be embodied and barriers to embodiment and how to become more resilient. We also touch on the energy of the Feminine and how women can bring that energy into their daily lives.

     2:35 - Michaela discusses her experience of 2020 and "fault lines"
     8:05 - The importance of receiving touch and contemplating getting older and diminishing intimacy
    13:00 - Role of intuition and the meaning of embodiment
    16:50 - Three barriers to embodiment
    21:00 - Trauma, disassociation and abandoning embodiment
    25:00 - Michaela's personal story of loss
    30:40 - How Michaela developed her internal resiliency
    35:40 - Adversity and its role in our life
    40:00 - How to be of service in the world
    43:00 - The feminine force and its application in life
    46:20 - The absence of flow or the Feminine and its impact in sexual relationship

Check out Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" as well as all her workshops and online courses!