Inner Monologue

This week on Inner Monologue we have guests, DJ Walker and Reid Blakey, fellow podcasters for the nerd-centric and pop-culture podcast B-Rated. DJ, Reid and I talk about our podcast B-Rated and why we decided to come together to collaborate on this project. We share our personal stories about how we developed a passion for comics and movies, how they influenced all of us over the years and our personal intentions for the B-Rated podcast.


Other Musical Contriputions
Synphaera Records
www.synphaera.com

Fourth Dimension
The Perfect Form by Fourth Dimension
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-perfect-form/1279434288

This week on Inner Monologue we have guest Sharmyn Townsend, yoga teacher and social activist based in Arizona. We discuss the concept of humanity being hard wired to be compassionate toward others and this concept in relation to social activism. She shares her story of allowing her meditation and yoga journey to shine the light on internal shadows. She discusses embracing her humanity and connecting to the feelings that she had previously self medicated. She also shares her story of hard drug and alcohol abuse and what inspired her to come clean. The power of meditation played a big part in her healing and the wellbeing that is derived from the awareness that everything that falls apart in one's life and within the world is so that it can shed light on something and fall together again.


Other Musical Contriputions
Synphaera Records
www.synphaera.com

Ascendant
Meridian by Ascendant
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/meridian/1127939110

his week on Inner Monologue, we have Brad Burge, the Director of Strategic
Communication for Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies, also known as M.A.P.S. Brad's primary role for MAPS is public relations, organizing conferences of the latest research for psychedelics and a focus on the need to rebrand the idea of psychedelics. We discuss the important roll that psychedelics play in our society as well as their medical benefits. Brad also shares his personal experience and relationship with psychedelics, which helped him overcome mental health issues he had dealt with from adolescence to college.


Other Musical Contriputions
Synphaera Records
www.synphaera.com

Ascendant
Meridian by Ascendant
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/meridian/1127939110

This week on Inner Monologue, we have Brittany Shulla, Yoga and meditation teacher as well as a wellness coach and practitioner. Her business focuses on classes she teaches in yoga and meditation for corporations through employee benefit programs. Her intentions are to give the employees tools to allow them to apply to their own lives for their benefit. She approaches the classes in a basic mindfulness format to allow it be very accessible to all. She also visits her history with eating disorders and how well being and mindfulness have supported in her healing and loving the body. We also reflect on another project she is involved in. She is a facilitator in Authentic Relating or "Circling", where groups gather to hold space for others in a supportive and therapeutic environment.


Other Musical Contriputions
Synphaera Records
www.synphaera.com

Ascendant
Meridian by Ascendant
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/meridian/1127939110

This week on Inner Monologue podcast is the mind body healing practitioner and owner of Your Medicine Woman, Maria Kalamas. We discuss the shadow side of our consciousness and embracing these parts of ourselves. We reflect on the importance of accepting our darkness and the aspects of ourselves that we consider inferior qualities. Maria opens up about her experience with domestic violence and divorce. This led her on a spiritual quest to better herself and in turn, teach others how to better themselves as well.

This week on Inner Monologue podcast is the founder of The Human Happiness Project, Ed Wischer. As many transformative stories begin, Ed’s journey begins with a breakup of a relationship.  Finding himself in an existential funk, he contemplated why happiness eluded him. He became fascinated with the concept and asked those close to him what happiness means to them. To his surprise, his friends and family were also stumped as to the true definition of happiness. This ultimately set Ed on a  quest to uncover his happiness.  Along this journey, he began to discover that happiness isn’t a goal, but a way to self-awareness.

This week on Inner Monologue podcast is mythological storyteller, Richard Schwab. Our conversation begins with Rich explaining his journey of traveling across the country which helped him define what his life's quest. He traveled to uncover his gifts and to learn how to gift them.  Rich also  shares his journey that lead him to becoming a storyteller of folklore and myth and why myth within storytelling is important.

This week on Inner Monologue podcast is co-founder of Rising Phoenix MHA (Mental Health Alliance), Ashley Holt.  Rising Phoenix is a local support group for people to find fellowship when dealing with stresses in life.  Ashley, a modern day southern vagabond, originally from Tullahoma, Tennessee eventually found herself here in Phoenix,Arizona.  Ashley shares her travels throughout the United States as we  discuss our appreciation for therapy. She also shares what inspired her to co-create this group, as well as the need for this type of support in life. We even touch upon what it would be like to be abducted by a UFO.

This week on Inner Monologue podcast is musician, Alex Mullins.  Despite being a phenomenal musician,  we begin our conversation with a discussion about mental health.  We reflect upon how mental health issues are classified very differently from physical health issues within society.  Alex opens up about growing up with a sister who has borderline personality disorder and how his family responded to her condition. We also discuss the subjects of therapy, meditation and of course music. 

This week on Inner Monologue podcast is visionary artist, Burgandy Viscosi. Burgandy is an accomplished painter, author and public speaker with a deep philosophical interpretation of life, death and the human condition. Burgandy always had the creative and artistic fire inside even at an early age. Her dedication to her creative expression solidified for her when a car accident and near death experience set her on a journey to bring back and teach what she experienced on the other side.

To learn more about Burgandy go to...
www.burgandyviscosi.com

Illustration by Sharon Stelluto.  
​Learn more about Sharon at www.sharonstelluto.com
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Entelechy Visions
www.entelechyvisions.com

Music in this podcast is provided by Cloudkicker.  
To learn more go to www.cloudkickermusic.com

​Other Musical Contributions
Synphaera Records
www.synphaera.com

Ascendant
Meridian by Ascendant
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