"Learned it from an 80's Song"

In this episode of the podcast, join Certified Professional Fitness Coach Sandi Griffin as she shares her incredible journey and empowers others to achieve their fitness goals. Sandi’s extensive experience as an IFBB International Women’s Physique athlete, bodybuilding coach, and trainer has made her a sought-after consultant for Olympic and World Champion Athletes, U.S. Military Special Forces members, Medical Professionals, and Corporate Businesses.

In this episode you will learn these”totally rad” tips:

• Overcoming Obstacles: Discover how Sandi’s personal fitness journey, including her recent move to Colorado amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, taught her valuable lessons in perseverance, bravery, and resilience. Learn how she tackled roadblocks and emerged stronger than ever.
• Harnessing Strengths: Explore Sandi’s top 10 VIA strengths, including creativity, curiosity, and love of learning, and understand how she used them to manage challenges and make wise decisions. Gain insights into how leveraging your strengths can lead to personal and professional growth.
• Empowering Yourself: Be inspired by Sandi’s passion for helping others uncover their hidden strength and potential. Learn practical tips and strategies to overcome obstacles and achieve your fitness goals, all while embracing a positive mindset and finding joy in the journey.

Join Sandi Griffin in this engaging podcast episode as she shares her transformative experiences, provides valuable insights, and guides you on your own path to strength and wellness. Together, let’s unlock the power within and achieve greatness.

To Work with Sandi: www.sandigriffin.com

Join us in this inspiring episode as we host Dr. Radlauer-Doerfler, a renowned expert in the social influences of mental health and a recent Ted-X Speaker. With over 25 years of experience, Dr. Radlauer-Doerfler has significantly impacted behavioral health, public health, and organizational development. Her research on structural racism in the behavioral health field has led to the developing of a national curriculum designed to create more equitable systems. She is passionate about addressing community behavioral health challenges and speaks widely on the topic. This episode reveals the transformative power of music, personal growth, and social influences on mental health.

In this episode, you will learn these totally rad tips:

• How to explore the impact of personal strengths in shaping a fulfilling and purpose-driven life.
• How vulnerability fosters social connections.
• How being of service to others and finding ways to get involved in your local community can enhance your own well-being.
• How social support is important in influencing mental health outcomes.

It is Mental Health Awareness Month. We sit down with mental health advocate Tabby Kerwin, an award-winning mindset coach and best-selling author, to discuss her relationship with grief and how she overcame multiple losses. Tabby’s mission is to use her lived experiences coupled with her research in Positive Psychology to help others. Tabby also emphasizes that you can hurt, heal, and be happy. We can choose happiness and grow and flourish with our grief.

In this episode, you will learn these “totally rad” tips:

• How practicing self-compassion can improve mental health.
• How using your strengths can boost positive emotions during times of challenge
• How can learning about grief can help repair, heal and help you ultimately choose happiness
• How 7 minutes for yourself, to just “be”, self-reflection can inspire and motivate.

To work with Tabby, click on the following link: www.theperformexperience.com

Lisa Pezik is a Business Strategist, a #1 International Amazon Best Selling Author, Worldwide Speaker, Off-Broadway Playwright, Solo Theatre Actor, Songwriter, Recording Artist and former RN. She shares her incredible journey of surviving a narcissistic mother to pushing the boundaries of what she thought was possible to achieve her biggest dream!  Through self-reflection she made the decision to create a one man show and it became a musical in just one short year.  Through her honest, thought provoking, and entertaining award winning musical production of” Too Big for her Britches” she provides an intergenerational discussion on how to step into our light while diffusing what holds us back from our happiness.

In this episode you will learn these “totally rad tips”

How stepping outside your comfort zone and  “pushing it” in your unique way  can lead to goal achievement

How to look through the lens of what is possibility and broadening perspective to your potential.

How knowing your strengths can help provide a compass, pushing you toward what fulfils you.

See Lisa a Fringe: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on#q=Lisa Pezik

Connect with Lisa here: https://www.infinitedesignhouse.com/media

Listen to “Too Big for Her Britches Here”

With more than a decade of experience in working in the public schools supporting the well-being of students and families, Maggie Jones has been published in academic journals for her work on PTSD. With the increased demand for professional mental health services during the pandemic, school counselors, like Maggie, noticed their roles shifting. They spent much of their time providing crisis intervention for students and families.

Simultaneously, Maggie began to notice her own emotional well-being being challenged by having to face her own mental health diagnosis. Taking a leave of absence from her job, she and her family moved from the US to the Netherlands, where she has begun to heal. The episode explores her bravery in turning inward and showing up for herself.  Maggie shares her expat-life journey on Tik Tok under the account @mj_abroad.

In this episode you will learn these “totally rad” tips”

• How getting off the "hamster wheel” of life and taking space to reflect can help you heal from burnout.
• How to build resilience through practicing courage & bravery.
• How aknowledgeing that “there ain’t no easy way out” in growing, it is through facing your fears that you get the learning
• How identifying and tapping into your character strengths can help with healing from trauma. Character strengths are generally considered stable, but they can also be developed, facilitating personal development.

Patricia returns to “Learned it from an 80’s Song”, after a short hiatus, completing the Masters in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology from the University of East London. As part of this episode, she shares a personal story of being transplanted to many different places throughout her life, including an international relocation. Because of these experiences and transitions, Patricia offers three key steps for creating a sense of home wherever you live.

In this episode you will learn these totally rad tips:

• How to leaning into your strengths durning times of challenge can help you through times of transition
• How human connection and relationships are the keys to well-being
• How appreciating you surroundings can boost positive emotions, creating a deeper connection to your environment

Sean Ruff is a physical education teacher and fitness and weight management expert in this episode; he shares his story of perseverance and commitment.  As a youngster growing up in a challenging home environment, he recognized he had a choice to overcome distractions which sent him on a different trajectory. Through excelling in sports and having the support of his teammates, he found his passion for fitness and helping others.

In this episode, you will learn these “totally rad” tips:

• How, under the most challenging circumstances, finding support can help keep you on your path to success
• How the key to starting a workout or nutrition plan begins with self-exploration.
• How leaning into your strengths can help you bring awareness to what will assist you in achieving your goals and overcoming obstacles.

To learn more about Sean Ruff contact him at www.officialseanruff.com

Dr. Levi Harrison is a renowned Orthopedic Surgeon who is an author, speaker, philanthropist, and inventor. He just opened up his own Surgical and Wellness Center in CA.  In this episode, Dr. Levi shares his powerful story of how one shiny red bicycle inspired his journey to health, medicine, and being of service to others. From a very early age, he felt called to become a hand surgeon, and he shares his inspirational story of how it came to fruition. Dr. Levi’s mission has been to lead with intentional service and purpose.

In this episode, you will learn these “totally rad” tips.”

• How it is essential to pause and listen, this will direct you toward a purpose-driven life.
• How gratitude can shape your perspective, ultimately creating a more full-filled life.
• How you can make challenging life events work for you, creating the space to learn and grow.
• How your strengths and values can work synergistically and enforce your life’s journey.

Connect with Dr. Levi Harrison at

https://drleviharrison.com/

https://mytryangle.com/

Mariana Santos is the Founder and CEO of Brazilyfitness. She shares her powerful story of striving to gain confidence through life transitions as she adjusted to life in another country, moving from Canada to Brazil. Through her journey, she shares how her life challenges ended up being a gift, ultimately paving her way to her life’s purpose. Her mission is to help people build confidence, community, and connection through dance.

In this episode, you will find these “totally rad” tips:

• How dance can help you build confidence, giving you the strength to accomplish your personal goals.
• How dance increases positive emotions, which can help with adherence to an exercise routine.
• How understanding your greater purpose can keep decisions and goals aligned
• How knowing your VIA strengths can help you overcome obstacles.

To learn about Brazilyfitness or to join their team of instructors, contact https://www.brazilyfitness.com

Tim Flynn is the Owner of the nationwide Kato Karate martial arts school and an anti-bullying expert and spokesperson. In this episode, he shares his story of perseverance, honesty, and bravery in overcoming his own childhood experience with bullying.  Through his martial arts community, his mission is to help all children recognize their strengths and build confidence to achieve their personal best.

In this episode, you will learn these “totally rad” tips:

• How honesty is the internal compass helping you navigate your purpose.
• How karate can help build personal skills, mindset, and self-confidence among children
• How parents can participate and support their child’s self-confidence and prevent bullying.
• How to turn your dream and vision into a reality

To attend the Bullying prevention star-studded red carpet event on October 15th in Los Angeles and to learn more about Kato Karate Online, go to https://katokaratemn.com/.