Friends Missing Friends

Today I talk to Rob Farquhar, a Sydney voiceover talent and podcaster, about redesigning his life after a major loss.

After the loss of his wife of eighteen years, Rob is moving back to be closer to his longtime friends. We talk about adult friendships, making big life changes after loss, and how the good stuff’s on the other side of fear. And a lot of that requires patience, not rushing the grieving or building of new relationships, and better getting to know ourselves and what we really want.

You can learn more about Rob here:

http://www.robf.com.au/

https://www.facebook.com/RadioRobVO/

Twitter/Instagram: @gmradiorob

Facebook: Rob.Farquhar

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Today I talk to Shannon MacFarlane (she/they). Shannon is a compassionate, creative, kind, and quirky human who enjoys being outside, hoarding eclectic information, scratching dog and cat butts, and snacks. She's working on her PhD in psychology with an emphasis in Thanatology. She supports mourning and grieving humans with art and education.

Learn more about Shannon at www.slobberedlens.com and @slobberedlens (Facebook and Instagram)

Shannon and I discuss

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This episode is a little different and special -- it takes place in the car, on a road trip with my friend Michele!

We talk about:

Resources:

Read the book Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52766000-big-friendship

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Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Andrew Gallant, where we talk all about acting and the wild side of grief. (To catch Part 1 of our convo, listen to episode 55!).

A bit about today’s guest, Andrew Gallant: Andrew is an actor and acting teacher extraordinaire. He holds an M.F.A in Acting from DePaul University, a postgraduate diploma from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, a BA in Theatre from UW-Madison and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity. For the last 15 years, Andrew has worked professionally in Chicago as an actor, playwright, director, and artistic director.

He is the founder of Green Shirt Studio, an acting school in Chicago specializing the Meisner approach to actor training. His students have appeared in Stranger Things, Moonlight, Molly’s Game, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, 9-1-1: Lone Star, The Chi, Easy, Empire, Fargo, The Book of Mormon (Broadway), and many other projects all over the world.

Today, Andrew and I discuss:

Resources:

Learn more about Sacred Fire Asheville:

https://www.sacredfireasheville.org/

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What does acting have to do with grief? A whole lot. The best acting deals with life’s biggest moments and emotions; the ones we often run from in our day to day life. 

Today my guest is Andrew Gallant, actor and acting teacher extraordinaire. Andrew holds an M.F.A in Acting from DePaul University, a postgraduate diploma from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, a BA in Theatre from UW-Madison and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity. For the last 15 years, Andrew has worked professionally in Chicago as an actor, playwright, director, and artistic director.

He is the founder of Green Shirt Studio, an acting school in Chicago specializing in the Meisner approach to actor training. His students have appeared in Stranger Things, Moonlight, Molly’s Game, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, 9-1-1: Lone Star, The Chi, Easy, Empire, Fargo, The Book of Mormon (Broadway), and many other projects all over the world.

Learn more about the acting school Andrew founded, Green Shirt Studio: ⁠https://www.greenshirtstudio.com/

Instagram: @greenshirtstudio

Today, Andrew and I discuss:

Resources:

To learn more about Green Shirt Studio in Chicago, check out their website: https://www.greenshirtstudio.com/

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Today I talk to Silvia Freeman, a Corporate Health & Well-being Facilitator / Coach, NLP Master Practitioner, EFT Practitioner, and Breathwork Facilitator. She loves teaching and facilitating workshops, where staff learn different ways of dealing with stress and anxiety, expressing their emotions, and learning how to become emotionally fit and healthy. Silvia teaches how to manage big emotions, how to move through them, especially grief, anxiety, stress, burnout, panic attacks, feeling overwhelmed, anger, sadness, and depression. Silvia also runs events and courses such as a 6-month membership Art of Emotions, Corporate workshops, and Back to Work in 9 Hours program.

To learn more about or connect with Silvia:

Her website: https://eznlp.co.uk/

Her Instagram: instagram.com/silvia.freeman

Today, Sylvia and I discuss:

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Today is part 2 of my conversation with Jorin Garguilo, a teacher and longtime member of the Chicago improv community (for Part 1, check out episode 52!).

Jorin is a Wisconsin-born, North Carolina-educated, Chicago based improvisor. Jorin began improvising in 1991 at ComedyWorx in Raleigh, North Carolina, and since 2004 has performed, taught, and coached at theaters across Chicago, the country, and the world. He was a founding member of Rainbow Deli at CIC and Revolver at iO. Jorin has written and currently teaches the ensemble curriculum in CIC’s training program. For info on improv shows or classes, check out @cictheater on Instagram.

Today, Jorin and I discuss:

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Today I talk to Jorin Garguilo, a teacher and longtime member of the Chicago improv community (I've taken his improv classes, and can attest that he's an incredible teacher and performer!).

Jorin is a Wisconsin-born, North Carolina-educated, Chicago based improvisor. Jorin began improvising in 1991 at ComedyWorx in Raleigh, North Carolina, and since 2004 has performed, taught, and coached at theaters across Chicago, the country, and the world. He was a founding member of Rainbow Deli at CIC and Revolver at iO. Jorin has written and currently teaches the ensemble curriculum in CIC’s training program. For info on improv shows or classes, check out @cictheater on Instagram.

Today, Jorin and I discuss:

Get in touch:

Thank you for listening to Friends Missing Friends. If you enjoyed it, please follow/subscribe, leave stars and a review – it’s so appreciated! 

You can send in your questions to [email protected], send a voice clip to our google voice number 312-291-1781, and follow us on IG @friendsmissingfriends. For more information, you can visit our website: friendsmissingfriends.com.

Today is Part 2 of my conversation with the amazing and talented Tekquiree, the founder of “Thrive Beyond Cancer” (for Part 1, check out episode 50!).

Her bio:

“My name is Tekquiree, and I am a Cancer Thriver. When I was only 34 years old; and 36 weeks pregnant with my son Jace (his name means healer), I was diagnosed with Stage IV Inflammatory Breast Cancer. By the grace of God, I welcomed a healthy baby boy and was healed 4-months later. I attribute my healing to my faith in God, my community, countless resources, and combining both holistic and conventional medicine.”

Learn more about her at https://tekquiree.com/ and https://thrivebeyondcancer.org

Today, Tekquiree and I discuss:

Resources:

Check out “Thrive Beyond Cancer” here: https://thrivebeyondcancer.org

Get in touch:

Thank you for listening to Friends Missing Friends. If you enjoyed it, please follow/subscribe, leave stars and a review – it’s so appreciated! 

You can send in your questions to [email protected],

Today I talk to Tekquiree, the amazing and talented founder of “Thrive Beyond Cancer.”

Her bio:

“My name is Tekquiree, and I am a Cancer Thriver. When I was only 34 years old; and 36 weeks pregnant with my son Jace (his name means healer), I was diagnosed with Stage IV Inflammatory Breast Cancer. By the grace of God, I welcomed a healthy baby boy and was healed 4-months later. I attribute my healing to my faith in God, my community, countless resources, and combining both holistic and conventional medicine.”

Learn more about her at https://tekquiree.com/ and https://thrivebeyondcancer.org

Today, Tekquiree and I discuss:

Resources:

Check out “Thrive Beyond Cancer” here: https://thrivebeyondcancer.org

Get in touch:

Thank you for listening to Friends Missing Friends. If you enjoyed it, please follow/subscribe, leave stars and a review – it’s so appreciated! 

You can send in your questions to [email protected], send a voice clip to our google voice number 312-291-1781, and follow us on IG @friendsmissingfriends. For more information, you can visit our website: friendsmissingfriends.com.