Inner Monologue

This week's guest on Inner Monologue is owner and operator of Move Tribe, Katherine Howard. She shares the origins of her vision for Move Tribe, a passion project of teaching movement classes to embrace your body and gain confidence. Her inspiration is to make dance movement more accessible to all. We discuss physical limitations and mental limitations such as fears and anxieties in the freedom of movement. We share how we can hold ourselves back and give up on our passions through our own limitations. She also shares her experience of living the dream in New York City as a dancer and the realities she faced in the big apple with the pressures of body image and her healing journey to love her form.

This week's guest on Inner Monologue is Kahneena Jones, Language and Historian Technician. She shares her experience of devastating grief after her mother's death. She uncovers the journey of the four years where she fell into a dark depression. We discuss the realizations she had to make conscious decisions to heal and bring joy back into her life. She reflects on the tools she acquired in learning meditation and other alternative methods. It wasn't until a Pacific Northwest road trip where she discovered a transcendental ceremony that allowed her to finally revive her happiness.

This week on Inner Monologue podcast we have yoga teacher, Anton Mackey. He shares his journey of yoga and meditation and how to bring these tools into your life to ease stress. We discuss the importance of being conscious of how you communicate and the power to affect others with your words. We also reflect on the concept of compassion and the value this trait brings to understanding other people's journeys, as well as men's role in reclaiming the masculine archetype in this day and age.

This week's guest on Inner Monologue is Desert Canvas Co-Founder, Caitlin MacMurtrie.  She is a biology student from Austin,Texas who found a love for mountain climbing in Arizona. Caitlin and I discussed her role in building Desert Canvas, an organization that builds community through workshops and music festivals. She expands on her experience and passion for music festivals and how the creative collaborative atmosphere of Burning Man inspired her passion for Desert Canvas.

Frances discusses her journey through grief of losing her step son to suicide. She shares how she wouldn't trade the experience of knowing her step son for the removal of pain from her loss. We also speak about the growth that occurs in intimate relationship after a shared grieving experience of the loss of a child.  She also discusses how the loss has shaped her personality to include more introspection, emotional self-awareness and healthy daily practices.

This week's guest on Inner Monologue is the owner and operator of video production company Creatista, Scott Griessel. We begin by discussing the value of going on a long, adventurous quest as a transitional point in life to open your eyes to a new way of being, giving up parts of the self to gain a different awareness. Scott also shares the experience of creating a documentary film of a group who walked across the country as he lived and journeyed, long term, along side them in an intense and intimate manner. We also discuss the varied art forms that he continues to engage in with his business in photography and film, as he emphasizes the importance that all of life is art and creative expression.

This week's guest on Inner Monologue podcast is Executive Director of Sonoran Prevention Works, Haley Coles. Haley opens up about her history with heroin dependency and her journey to sobriety. She shares how her quest to help others began after working at the Tacoma Needle Exchange in Washington state. Since then she has worked on reforming policy, conducting overdose prevention training and advocating the importance of understanding the origins of the addiction.

This week on Inner Monologue podcast is Shamanic practitioner and spiritual mentor, Evfa Cerises. We discuss the value of being a joyful presence in the world while bringing the true you through any job or service you offer. She reflects on shamanism and the importance of personal power and having a daily spiritual practice. We also cover the personal responsibility you have with the type of thoughts you are creating in your mind on a regular basis and the intentions you bring to your life.

This week's guest on the Inner Monologue podcast is Social Worker, Jeannette LaChappelle.
Jeannette shares her story as a recovering person who was born to a heroin addicted mother. She spent her early years in the foster care system and discusses the story of her journey in recovery. She reflects on the influence that Native American spirituality had on her healing path. This led to her process of becoming a social worker who found inspiration through her life experiences to help others.

This week's guest on the RISE podcast, Inner Monologue, is Wellness Director and Strength Coach, Brandon Day. We talk about Brandon's evolutionary path as an athlete. He shares his experiences playing in Footbal National Championship and making the cover of Sports Illustrated. Brandon shares the story of his ungraceful transition into life after football and how he started a journey to becoming a kinesiologist.