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Season 5 Episode #24 Jessica Danel is coming from Bakersfield, Ca (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Jessica via her website jesssaying.net

About our guest: Jessica Danel is an animated, bold, and unapologetically honest storyteller, entrepreneur, and podcast host. As the creator of the Jess Saying podcast, she’s known for mixing heart, humor, and raw truth in ways that resonate with audiences from all walks of life.

Jessica built a million-dollar preschool business from her living room while raising three children, two of whom have special needs. Choosing to step away from it all to prioritize her family was a turning point that led to her memoir, Bucket List from a Redneck Girl. The book pulls no punches, chronicling her small-town upbringing, the chaos and beauty of motherhood, and the journey to reclaim her voice after life’s toughest hits.

Through her writing and her podcast, Jessica creates space for real conversations about family, marriage, identity, and starting over, offering stories that are messy, funny, heartfelt, and deeply relatable.

Jessica, thanks for having the courage to keep telling your story, for creating space for others to tell theirs and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients…welcome to the show!

TOTD – “Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance.”   Malcom Gladwell

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In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

Congrats on the book – Bucket List from a Redneck Girl…fighting, bullying…

Family – raising three children – two special needs…joys and challenges

Identity

Fresh Starts

Mindset

Growing through tragedy

Finding your voice

Transformational vs. Transactional stories/leadership/families/interactions

Last book or books you recommend?

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Season 5 Episode #23 Dr. Kate Lund is coming from Edmonds, Washington (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find via her website katelundspeaks.com

About our guest: Growing up with Hydrocephalus took the ordinary out of her childhood. Numerous surgeries, countless doctor visits and relentless recovery periods had become the norm for Kate.  But through it all, she found one thing that kept her thriving – the power of resilience in extraordinary circumstances. Building her life around finding incredible possibility on the other side of challenge kept her driven and ultimately helped Kate find her true calling.

Today, Kate is a licensed clinical psychologist of 15 years, peak performance coach, best-selling author and TEDx speaker. Her specialized training in medical psychology includes world-renowned Shriners Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, all of which are affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Kate uses a strengths-based approached to help her clients improve their confidence in school, sports and life while helping them to become more resilient and reach their full potential at all levels.

Thanks for sharing your many gifts, for putting your courage, thoughts, experience, and insight on paper (three times) and for guiding all people to see life’s adversities as opportunities for growth and understanding.   Welcome to the show!

TOTD – “Your actions are your only true belongings.”  Thich Nhat Hanh

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In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

What is Resilience

The power of managing our emotions – RULER…

Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Self-Management, 

Practical tools to use to help maintain homeostasis…

Mantra…

Friendship

Social Demands of being human

Books you recommend

Legacy 

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Season 5 Episode #22 Heather Colley is coming from London, England  (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Heather via her website heathercolleyauthor.com

About our guest: Heather Colley is a PhD student in English Literature at the University of Oxford (Regents Park College). Her current research is focused on late 19th and early 20th century jazz and blues aesthetics in transatlantic modernist literature, with a particular emphasis on the impacts of musical forms and tropes on literary experimentation and cultural development. Heather completed her Master’s in Modern and Contemporary Literature with Distinction at St Andrews, where she studied lyric and form in the work of mid-twentieth century African American women novelists. She received her Bachelor’s in English Literature/Creative Writing and Sociology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. Heather’s writing won The Oxford Review of Books Short Fiction Prize, the Hopwood Award, and inclusion in the Desperate Literature anthology. The Gilded Butterfly Effect is Heather’s debut novel. 

Thanks for sharing your many gifts and creativity with the world, having the courage to take your gift and put it on paper and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients…welcome to the show.

TOTD – “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”  Maya Angelou

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In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

What was your inspiration to study literature?  And to go abroad…

50k students to use health services…what are some of the challenges that college students face in finding someone to talk to…

The importance of connection and where fraternities and sororities attempt to fill that gap…

The writing process…what is yours and how do you overcome the challenges and joys that come with it…

How great did it feel to finish your book and to receive the author’s copy…

October 21st…released your first book…Beautiful book cover…

Stella, Penny, Millie, Leah…Thoughts on substances to help with mental health challenges…

Study drugs that help enhance focus… what are your thoughts on the rewiring of our brain leading to needing drugs to help us focus, leading to emotional uncertainty…

What characteristics do college students need to be successful?  What characteristics do colleges need to create success for their students?

What is the main takeaway you want the reader to take from your book?  How do you want to be perceived as a writer?

Plans for book 2 and so on… dealing with the pressure or excited to get to writing…

Book you recommend?

Legacy 

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Season 5 Episode #21 Mitch Weisburgh is coming from Larchmont, New York (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Mitchell via his website https://www.mindshiftingwithmitch.com

About our guest: For over four decades, Mitch has been at the intersection of education, technology, and learning transformation, helping individuals, educators, and organizations rethink how we learn, teach, and grow.  Recently Mitch authored Mind Shifting: Stop Your Brain from Sabotaging Your Happiness and Success.

Mitch is the creator of the Mind Shifting Method — a neuroscience-backed system helping high-achievers, coaches, and transformational leaders move beyond mindset alone to rewire their emotional operating systems for sustainable resilience, clarity, and self-trust.  Mitch works at the root level, so resilience, creativity, and powerful leadership become automatic, not exhausting. When individuals stop fighting their own brain, growth stops feeling like survival — and starts feeling like freedom.

Mitch, thanks for sharing your many gifts with people all over the world, thanks for continuing to challenge yourself to learn, grow and teach.   Thanks for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients – Welcome to the Show!

TOTD – “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.”                                                    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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 In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

What is Happiness and what is Success

Self-Awareness/Metacognition…

Self-Regulation…leading to general well-being and wellness…

Creating Harmony with Technology and Mindfulness…

Expectations vs. Standards… dealing with not meeting expectations or setting self up for failure…

Using Mindshift to transform life’s experiences that aren’t what we thought?

Igniting Human Potential

Rising Together… to embrace complexity…

Goals – reaching 5 million people with resourcefulness, resilience and collaboration…

What to do with Feedback…

Decision Making Process and what your brain is telling you…

Positive Self- Talk…

Mindshifting – Stop Your Brain From Sabotaging Your Happiness and Success – congrats on your book…

BOOKS - Conflict and Collaboration coming out in November…

Motivational Interviewing…

Styles of Conflict Resolution…

Books you recommend?

Legacy 

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Season 5 Episode #20 Joshua Fineman is coming from the North London area (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Josh via his website https://bemoremensch.com

About our guest: Josh is the founder of Mensch—a community helping men reconnect to purpose, presence, and a deeper sense of belonging. Josh’s methodology is through one on one coaching, men’s circles, and modern rites of passage.  The technique isn’t the focus, Josh’s focus is on providing nourishment to men’s hearts and souls.  Based in North London, Josh’s work blends nature, adventure, and honest conversation to support men in moving from simply functioning to living life with intention, meaning, and purpose.

Thanks for guiding men to develop their best versions of their current selves and therefore, building strong family, community, and social bonds.   Your work is so needed, so valuable, and essential in moving us forward as a people. Josh, welcome to the show.

TOTD – “Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”                                              Brene Brown

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In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

Father of three children, husband, coach, facilitator…

Providing NOURISHMENT

The importance of TOUCH…

Tell us about Mensch and let’s start with telling the listeners what it means?  Yiddish translation is to be a person of integrity and honor…How did it start?

What does it mean to take the ARMOUR off… what does that mean, why do men wear it and how do you help your clients learn how to take it off…

Nursing….SELF CARE… often so hard to care for ourselves over caring for others…

Life is a CARGO SHIP… explain…

The power of NO…

How important is commitment to building trust and comradery……

Reframing, reprogramming…what being a man means…

The POWER of a tribe… community- specifically the power of sharing…

One on one coaching…

Courage, Generosity, Fellowship, Presence

Living life with intention

Packs, Quests, Guides, Community Gatherings…

Books you recommend?

Legacy 

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Season 5 Episode #19 Jon Engelson and Joe Holtzberg coming from Brooklyn, New York 

You can find Jon and Joe via their website joburgmeats.com.  Please go to the website for a 15% discount and enter Jeff15 as the code.  Enjoy!

About our guest: For over 30 years, Jon worked as an entrepreneur, business consultant, and holistic health coach. Jon founded You Are What You Eat, Inc., which earned a spot on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing companies.  Jon currently serves as the Chief Strategic Officer for Joburg Meats. 

In addition to his work with Joburg Meats, Jon has supported food and snack start-ups with a 21-point checklist that helps ensure successful launches. Jon has also led seminars and private coaching sessions on holistic health and healing, helping individuals and businesses create strategies for growth and well-being. 

Jon, thanks for sharing your many gifts with countless individuals and businesses.  Thanks for caring about our world and for developing processes and methodologies that result in efficiency, holistic health, and overall well-being.  Thanks for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients - Welcome to the show!

TOTD – “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”                                                                                                              Dumbledore

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In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

What is the best part of your relationship?

Where does the business name Joburg come from?

What does Kosher mean in relation to the meat you produce? 

Metabolic Syndrome (increase risk of stroke, heart disease, type 2…)

Yuda is a energy healer…less than a year old…and son was choking…then became an EMT….

SHOW ME THE MONEY… CHEAPENING THE MARKET TO MAKE MORE MONEY..

Sustainability about your product

Grass raised or grass finished…

Pasture raised vs grain fed beef…

Regenerative farming = nutrient dense foods…

Legacy 

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Season 5 Episode #18 Jacquie Elliott is coming from Bend, Oregon (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find via her website jacquieelliottclc.com

About our guest: In 1994, a spiritual awakening set Jacquie on a path of transformation.  Jacquie built a successful business, prioritized fulfilling relationships, and pursued her education to become a certified Life, Relationship, and Spiritual Coach. 

Coaching is her true purpose, through retreats and workshops, Jacquie helps others uncover their true selves and break free from limiting beliefs. Her focus is on helping her clients combat what she calls "Tornado Head of abusive brain chatter." Her spiritual coach training has helped others not only find a loving higher power, but how to walk a spiritual path.

Jacquie, thanks for sharing your many gifts with people all over the world, thanks for continuing to learn, grow and challenge yourself, and thanks for being our guest on life’s essential ingredients.  Welcome to the show!

TOTD – “George Bernard Shaw stated, “Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

What does a spiritual path mean to you?

Conquering ABCs – abusive brain chatter…

Has ABC gotten worse with technology?

Best part of being a mom to two beautiful sons..

What is normal…

Healing

Forgiveness

Grace

Mindfulness

Red Flag List…love it…

The importance of awareness, beliefs, and challenging core beliefs…

Loving Chatter

I will guide you to the stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at anytime and be yourself. Don’t wait to step into the life you deserve!

Retreats

Legacy 

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C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved.   We also write children’s books and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other.   Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work. 

Season 5 Episode #17 Linda Sutton is coming from Austin, Texas (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find via her website lindadsutton.com and the22tangoshow.com (podcast)

About our guest: Linda Sutton is an international performing artist, inspirational speaker, instructor, and world dance expert with the unique ability to translate relationship dynamics through the lens and practice of tango. She is the host and executive producer of the award-winning television show “The 22Tango Show with Linda Sutton” which has aired for over 12 years in multiple markets, including Roku, and Amazon Fire TV. 

One of Linda’s gifts is in helping her clients, viewers, and listeners create harmony, synergy, and passion in their relationships using the secrets of Argentine tango. In tango, a couple must get in step within seconds in order to have a successful dance - all through non-verbal communication. Linda guides couples in the use of strategies and tactics to create a beautiful dance resulting in harmony on and off the dance floor. 

Linda thanks for sharing your many gifts and talents all over the world, for guiding couples in achieving life harmony thru dance and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients.  Welcome to the show..

TOTD – “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”                                                                                             Gandhi

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 In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

How did you get into dance…specifically tango…

Define beauty

The importance of trust in dancing and life

How vital is body language on the dance floor… communication and active listening

Leading vs. Following… and following your lead… love the collaboration to achieve harmony

Relationship on the dance floor and in life…

Giving and receiving feedback…

The WE OF TANGO

Congrats on your book… what are some of the highlights

Legacy 

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Season 5 Episode #16 Joshua Daniel is coming from Bedford, Virginia  (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Joshua via his website herogamescharity.com and counterculturesolutions.com

About our guest:  Joshua Daniel is the Founder and President of Hero Games Charity and the Founder and CEO of Counter Culture Solutions. With over 20 years in Special Operations and 9 deployments serving in the 75th Ranger Regiment and Special Forces, Joshua has lived through the toughest situations and learned what it takes to lead, adapt, and dominate. 

As the driving force behind Hero Games Charity, Joshua channels his passion for honoring fallen heroes by creating impactful events that bring the community together in support of Gold Star families. His unique perspective—from the front lines to everyday challenges—offers a no-nonsense approach to life’s hardest lessons. Joshua’s focus is on more than just survival; it’s about thriving in chaos, mastering resilience, and taking control when everything seems stacked against you.  

Joshua, thanks for your dedicated service to protect our country, to using your experience, insight and expertise in creating Hero Games Charity, and for your creativity in bringing Counter Culture Solutions to life as one of life’s great teaching tools.   Welcome to the show.

TOTD – "It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."                                Teddy Roosevelt

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

Military provides an opportunity to see the world… what are some of your memorable places you have been to?

COMMITMENT to being on the team with no intention of leaving the team…

War in Iraq was an inspiration for you at age 17… why?

Dealing with dark periods… what helped you get thru them…

Bedford has a HUGE military history…

Dealing with no access to technology… how did you get thru those challenges…

Hero Games was started in 2017 out of necessity… the games provided an opportunity to give back to your brothers and sisters who have fallen…Tell the story about the Hero Games journey…

Coaching at your brother’s Cross Fit company…what have you learned about people and coaching…

The honor of giving back….and something we should all do…

Books you recommend?

Congrats on your podcast – Hero Games.. interview the families who were the recipient of the Stoicism – what do you appreciate about it…

Hero Games 

SEAR Training– survive, evade, resist, escape…was one funding source for Hero Games which led to Counter Culture Solutions

The Weight We Carry… 

Legacy 

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C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved.   We also write children’s books and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other.   Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work. 

Season 5 Episode #15 Nancy Griffin is coming from The County, Canada (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Nancy via her website womenworthwellness.com

About our guest: Nancy is a connector and influencer. She attributes her success to personal courage, determination, and joy.  Nancy’s focuses on women’s health and wellness, hence creating Women, Worth & Wellness®. Nancy enjoys every opportunity to inspire and inform women about their personal health and wealth, net worth and self-worth, philanthropy and legacy—so that women feel fabulous, generous, joyful, confident, and on top of their game every day.

Nancy Griffin established Women, Worth & Wellness in 1994 as a Private Client Wealth Advisor for her female clients and their families. Nancy continues to promote and inspire Daring & Caring Leaders, encouraging them to step up and lead in the world, following in the footsteps of many other powerful Women Leaders in the past.

Nancy, thanks for sharing you many gifts and talents with women and people all over the world.   Thanks for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients – welcome to the show.

TOTD – “Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.”  ― Brene Brown

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In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

Where did your inspiration come from to CHAMPION women’s movement?

Let’s talk about your career and some of the highlights as well as some of the challenges…

The value of experience and wisdom

The value of experience and wisdom from a younger version of yourself…

Best advice you have been given

Best advice you have given

Life-long learning…

Philanthropy and Legacy Impact

The AGE OF INTEGRITY… what can I do to give back…(listened to you on a podcast)

Earning a seat at the table…

Health and Wealth go hand in hand…explain…

Events to inspire your community…

Generosity and Humor are two characteristics you value…

Books you recommend?

Legacy