Getting 2 Know U Pod

Dominic shares stories about how he got into acting, being the best Dallas Winston ever,  studying for roles as a youngster (4:11), appreciation for method actors, learning lines, trying out for and acting in Lessons From a Moon Walk, booking his own acting jobs, getting use to being told no, finding acting opportunities and applying for roles (35:00), his last project, his 1st lead role in The Will, being intimate with fellow co-actresses, crying on command, and his “Best 1st for Last” 1st time asking a girl out in middle school  and it turning into a 1st kiss  (1:31:01)

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Instagram: @domiwoods12

Twitter: @domiwoods11 

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Kyles shares stories about getting off Facebook, choosing remote learning for his daughter, gaming, being a science enthusiast and his desire to go to college (3:16), moving to Wyoming to be closer to his dad, remodeling jobs in Cali that bothered his conscience, being perceived as anti-social  (36:41), getting meaningful tattoos, trying to find religion in his early 20’s, enjoying physics and a cluster f%ck of “Best 1st for Last” about not joining the military, wanting to know get to know his father, and a psychedelic trip   (1:10:15)

To get to know more about Kyle, you can follow him on Twitter @Notmushtime

Lars shares stories about managing social media use with his kids, secret service stories, polarization of gun rights and COVID in Canada and the USA, his need to live a different life in the Okanagan Valley (3:55),  media selling fear, benefits of competitive sports, growing up an atheist on a farm to now reading the bible,  working hard in the wrong direction (38:45), the pressure of escaping a capitalistic centered lifestyle, trying to become a good person, relationship issues with his ex-wife and father, giving up drinking and his “Best 1st for Last” 1st time skating and how it inspires him to live like a 9 year old skating (1:27:40)

To get to know more about Lars, you can check out his IG @thenaramata and again, sorry for the poor sound quality. Don't know what happened. 

Josh shares stories (and thoughts) about putting his 2 cents out there, applying fundamental principals to life, science and religion, dealing with ADHD (3:32), injury derailing his athletic hopes, mushrooms leading to a deeper spirituality, slicing his achilles with a pick ax and dealing with other injuries (33:22), learning truth after football with audio books, challenging other people’s knowledge, moral absolutes (1:19:39),  “Best 1st for Last” 1st time he decided to take a step back and focus on himself (2:22:06)

Get 2 Know More about Josh by checking out his instagram @modestliving25

Anne shares stories about going nomadic, arbitrary deadline setting, exploring why she was codependent  (3:30), sitting alone and thinking about herself, examining core beliefs, getting ghosted by an ex then haunted by his return  (39:43), finding connections in her “5 lives lived” with past relationships including her marriage in 2013 (1:11:55),  creating lists of wants and no longer put up with’s  for future relationships, using COVID time for positives, getting into running (1:49:22), her “Best 1st for Last” her 1st day of teaching 1st grade.

Get 2 Know more about Anne by checking out her links:

Social media: @annethenomad

www.annelivingstoncoaching.com

Radical Rebirth: https://amzn.to/3jIH5Hy

David shares stories about the stigma around cannabis use, how cultures portray it, a Ted Talk changing his personal views on pot, getting people comfortable while interviewing them, and discovering the structure of a documentary while shooting (4:06), an anonymous source asking him to make a documentary about CBD,  kundalini yoga healing his asthma and sparking his belief in natural medicines, veterans in America feeling isolated b/c so few in America serve where in Israel there is a community b/c all serve  (33:33), distrusting people who wear suits, why he got off social media and the benefits he’s seen b/c of it, his “Best 1st for Last” 1st time he smoked cannabis at 23 and then took a 13 year break from smoking (1:00:33)

To Get 2 Know more about David go to his website 

 www.davidjaku.com

The movie's website: www.cbdnationfilm.com

And the movie can be seen at these links:

YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N7KdRgl5Io

ITUNES

https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/cbd-nation/id1524736146?ls=1

AMAZON

https://www.amazon.com/CBD-Nation-Jennifer-Lanksbury/dp/B08H55NTWG/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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David shares a short story about how his personal views on cannabis were changed b/c of a ted talk he watched which lead to him learning the many health benefits CBD had to offer people.

To Get 2 Know more about David go to his website  www.davidjaku.com or  www.cbdnationfilm.com

And the movie can be seen:

YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N7KdRgl5Io

ITUNES

https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/cbd-nation/id1524736146?ls=1

AMAZON

https://www.amazon.com/CBD-Nation-Jennifer-Lanksbury/dp/B08H55NTWG/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Michelle shares stories about the challenges of being socially outgoing while dealing with Schizophrenia, getting the cops called on her in college for cutting herself and subsequently getting beat down, feeling like she deserved to feel pain and started cutting herself   (3:11), going to school to be a graphic designer, difficulties keeping a job, being an artist as a way to cope with her anxiety, summer camp counseling at a sleep away camp during the summer  (32:04), living in NYC during COVID, smoking weed and how it helps her mental health, making money as a paid audience member (1:09:31), making her own brand b/c she was sick of having a secret and working for others, playing college lacrosse and hating being the low defender, being bored in school as a kid (1:39:52), dealing with mean and super intrusive thoughts as a teen and young adult b/c of her schizophrenia, not wanting to regularly take her meds until her college lacrosse coach intervened, and her “Best 1st for Last” 1st time racing up the Empire State Building stairs (2:13:58)

To Get 2 Know more about Michelle or get some of her clothing and merch, check out her website https://www.schizophrenic.nyc/

Michelle shares a short story about an internet troll leaving nasty comments when she shared the story of a cop beating her down during a crisis call while in college when it was reported that she had cut herself. 

To Get 2 Know more about Michelle or get some of her clothing and merch, check out her website https://www.schizophrenic.nyc/

Melanie shares stories about how she got into law enforcement, the importance of making mental health a priority for officers, the impact of her Field Training Officers on her career and perspective, being trained on controlling situations and leadership (3:08), making stops for stats and how those “performance quotas” help your chances of being promoted, mentally checking out b/c of the mental stress of the job, the institutional stigma behind expressing your trauma, being fired for her mental trauma and fighting to get her job back, nearly committing suicide because of the mental stress and lack of support from her department, her PTSD affecting her home life with her family (47:05), finally finding a support group by going to West Coast Post Trauma Retreat and getting to a better mental place, thinking of her mental health as an injury not a disability, systematic change to police training, why she became a cop (1:47:46),  “Best 1st for Last” 1st time playing in the police softball olympics and medaling, “ENCORE Appearance” more details about her dealing with her PTSD and trying to understand what the right kind of help was for her  (2:31:40), what would make a good counselor for cops, possibly getting in police counseling herself, coming home on Thanksgiving day and breaking down about her shame of being scared during a call  (3:38:37)

To Get 2 Know more about Melanie... check out her instagram @mikeska56 or Twitter @melaniemikeska She can also be contacted through email deputyjo @ msn . com

WCPR West Coast Post Trauma Retreat is the retreat she credits for saving her life https://www.frsn.org/west-coast-post-trauma-retreat.html

Fire Fighter Deconstructed is another great resource for those who have and are serving that are dealing with mental health

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-firefighter-deconstructed/id1500483348

Melanie wanted to make sure listeners know she's always here to lift you up and lend an ear, just reach out to her.

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