New Yorker, Jennie Epland, suffered from depression and anxiety when her father passed away in her early 20's. To ease her sadness, depression and anxiety, she turned to movement and other healing modalities. Constantly witnessing her dad's struggle in movement and communication, Jennie soon became interested in healing and solving her own issues of emotional and spiritual imbalance. She found Pilates and Yoga for therapeutic teachings: alignment - emotional, mental, physical and spiritual. She was so greatly helped by these modalities (among many others), and has studied them for the last 10 years to help herself and others on the road to health and happiness.

Episode Resource List:

• Jennie’s Website: https://www.elskeessentials.com/
• Jennie’s Instagram: @elskejenniewellness
• Karen Atkins: https://www.karenatkins.com/
• Caroline Myss: https://www.myss.com/ 
• Reverend Vince and His Love Choir

Host: Athena Casey
Producer: Debbie Casey
Underscoring: Mat Eisenstein
Cover artwork: Louise Laffaille
Sponsor: YouniquelyFit 

New episodes drop every Tuesday and every other Thursday.

Jillian Simon is a licensed clinical social worker who has spent over 15 years focused on improving geriatric services with an emphasis on patient centered care. Jillian currently works as the Vice President and Executive Director for WelbeHealth PACE, a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly, whose goal is to help medical frail seniors live independently in their home, thriving in their community and out of nursing homes and hospitals.  As a veteran PACE and adult day health care executive, Jillian is passionate about promoting health, independence, and an overall increased quality of life for seniors and their families. 

Episode Resource List:

•  WelbeHealth: https://welbehealth.com/

Host: Athena Casey
Producer: Debbie Casey
Underscoring: Mat Eisenstein
Cover artwork: Louise Laffaille
Sponsor: YouniquelyFit 

New episodes drop every Tuesday and every other Thursday.

Dominican by birth, Caribbean for desire and Gringa by accident, Jimmy Lam is a writer living in Sexile.  After a long, excruciating immigration experience that sent him to Montreal, Oxford (UK) and New York he eventually landed in Florida where he continues to write an interminable memoir, "Neurosis of my Own."

His book Sexile = Sexilio was published on May, 2017 and is available through all the major internet platforms including Amazon.

Episode Resource List:

• Jimmy’s book, Sexile = Sexilio
• His favorite poet: Pedro Mir
• His favorite poem: I Sing The Body Electric, by Walt Whitman

Host: Athena Casey
Producer: Debbie Casey
Underscoring: Mat Eisenstein
Cover artwork: Louise Laffaille
Sponsor: YouniquelyFit  

New episodes drop every Tuesday and every other Thursday.

Sam's specialized experience is in learning and developmental work with children and adults who have profound and multiple learning difficulties, adverse childhood experiences and past trauma. Sam is currently studying for a degree in psychology, and has expanded his knowledge and expertise in communication aides such as sign language. Combining his passion of performance and purpose of education and inclusion, he has created Singing The Signs, a platform that brings the joy of music to audiences far and wide.

Episode Resource List:

• Instagram: @sam.ste 

Music Sam loves:

• Greatest Day, by Take That
• Finale from Frozen, the Broadway Musical
• I Love You Always Forever, by Donna Lewis
• Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin
• Somewhere Over The Rainbow, by Judy Garland

Host: Athena Casey
Producer: Debbie Casey
Underscoring: Mat Eisenstein
Cover artwork: Louise Laffaille
Sponsor: YouniquelyFit

New episodes drop every Tuesday and every other Thursday.

Fred Anguera is a filmmaker and activist. He talks about his documentary, “History in the Making”, which archives the grassroots efforts to legalize marriage for same-sex couples in the State of New York and at the Federal level.

Episode Resource List:

• Watch the documentary, History in the Making, a film by Fred Anguera. Use password: equality 
• Marriage Equality NY: https://www.marriageequality.org/history_in_the_making_nyc
• History in the Making Facebook
• Fred’s YouTube

Host: Athena Casey
Producer: Debbie Casey
Underscoring: Mat Eisenstein
Cover artwork: Louise Laffaille
Sponsor: YouniquelyFit 

New episodes drop every Tuesday and every other Thursday

WARNING: this episode contains strong language which may be unsuitable for children. Listener discretion is advised.

Catherine was adopted as a baby, but didn’t find out the truth of her adoption until she was in her 30’s. She also endured struggles with her identity because she was gay. As much love as she received growing up, her household was not the most openminded in accepting her truth.
 
After coming out, it took almost 8 years for her to be completely secure with herself. She grew to love herself, and with the love and support of her wife, they share a special love and bond. She is grateful for all her struggles in her life because without them she would not be the person she is today.

Episode Resource List:

• Catherine's Instagram
• Catherine's Facebook

Host: Athena Casey
Producer: Debbie Casey
Underscoring: Mat Eisenstein
Cover artwork: Louise Laffaille
Sponsor: YouniquelyFit

New episodes drop every Tuesday and every other Thursday.

Louise Laffaille is a French and Swiss artist, whose works have been seen in galleries in Paris, Switzerland, and New York City. Inspired by luminists and Asian techniques, her water color on paper, and oil on canvas aim to stirringly and truthfully measure the moods of Nature with a constant fascination for the light and fog phenomena we all like to observe. 

She is also the artist for the cover art of Intolerance.

Episode Resource List:

• Hugo Gallery New York: https://www.hugogalerie.com/louise-laffaille
• Louise's Website: www.louiselaffaille.com
• Galerie Univers: http://galerieunivers.ch/ 

Books She Recommends:

• You Can Heal Your Life, by Louise Hay: https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Heal-Your-Life/dp/0937611018

Artists Who Inspire Louise:

• William Turner: https://www.william-turner.org/
• Paul Ching-Bor: https://paulchingbor.com/

Host: Athena Casey
Producer: Debbie Casey
Underscoring: Mat Eisenstein
Cover artwork: Louise Laffaille
Sponsor: YouniquelyFit 

New episodes drop every Tuesday and every other Thursday.

Today's ALLY episode features the story of support for our SURVIVOR from episode 21. Our guest today has asked to remain anonymous to protect the identity of her partner, who shared his experience with intolerance of xenophobia.

Episode Resource List:

General Mischief Dance Theatre: "We Are Serious About Fun."
When you support General Mischief and other small 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations, your gift goes a long way (and is fully tax-deductible!) 

 Your support enables us to create life-affirming works that inspire audiences, -AND:

• Employ dedicated artists + sponsor artist visas
• Organize virtual assemblies for local NYC students
• Create meaningful cross-discipline collaborations
• Serve audiences through virtual spirit-lifting programming

Host: Athena Casey
Producer: Debbie Casey
Underscoring: Mat Eisenstein
Cover artwork: Louise Laffaille
Sponsor: YouniquelyFit 

New episodes drop every Tuesday and every other Thursday.

This episode's guest wishes to remain anonymous. Having fled his birth country of the Dominican Republic,  today's guest shares his experience as a survivor or xenophobia.

Episode Resource List:

• Rosetta Stone - resource for learning languages

Host: Athena Casey
Producer: Debbie Casey
Underscoring: Mat Eisenstein
Cover artwork: Louise Laffaille
Sponsor: YouniquelyFit

New episodes drop every Tuesday and every other Thursday.

Mat Eistenstein is a keyboardist,  conductor, composer, music arranger, and vocal coach. He has played keyboards in 40+ Broadway pit orchestras. He is also the composer and pianist for the opening and closing music of this podcast.

Episode Resource List:

• Mat's Website: www.mateisenstein.com
• Mat's YouTube Channel

Some of Mat's favorite musicians and musical artists:

• David Lanz 
• John Tesh
• David Benoit
• George Winston 
• Peter Kater 
• Stephen Sondheim 
• Andrew Lippa 
• Johann Sebastian Bach 
• Stephen Schwartz 
• Sting 
• Annie Lennox 
• Billy Joel 
• Elton John 
• Whitney Houston 
• Chicago 
• Jason Robert Brown 

Host: Athena Casey
Producer: Debbie CaseyUnderscoring: Mat Eisenstein
Cover artwork: Louise Laffaille
Sponsor: YouniquelyFit

New episodes drop every Tuesday and every other Thursday.