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Luv hooks and I welcome a guest who is a good friend of mine, she is a nurse and was my former manager at JG Melon in Greenwich Village. She is a very strong advocate for mental health and sobriety. Today We talk about her journey into sobriety, spirituality and meditation (3:15- 27:30). Her first hand experience working up in Harlem as a nurse during the Covid-19 virus outbreak. (27:31 - 47:08). Racial injustice in America (47:09 - 1:03:04). Recent supreme court ruling that protects LGBTQ workers in the united states and Kristinas idea to open up a sex toy shop (1:03:06 - 1:15:55). Working on self discipline with addiction (1:15:56 - 1:25:44)

Marc Thurman and Luv Hooks are two people who are dedicating their careers to educating the youth.

Marc is the Coordinator for the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Landmark College and runs three different centers: the Women's Center, the LGBTQA Center, and the Rise Up Center for students of color. Luv is an 8th grade science teacher, and grade level chair at North Star Academy in Newark, NJ.

Over this hour long interview the three of us discuss our reactions to the past weeks events surrounding the murder of George Floyd (3:10). As a white man its difficult but extremely important to start these conversations (9:55). Deciding to respond with compassion/having this conversation with people who have not been aware (10:50). Educating yourself on history and the impact social media has played within the Black Lives Matter movement (18:00). Drew Brees Comments on the National Anthem protest (25:00). Right now its easy to be apart of this movement (39:15). Specific steps we can make to move forward in a positive manor when it comes to social injustice (47:20).

Today On the show I welcomed on my girlfriend Luv Hooks, and my childhood friend Sally Meehan. We talked about the psychological aspect of being a competitive athlete your entire life, and then one day just calling it quits over night. We covered topics of sobriety, therapy, how mental health and wellness can change your life, the impact of the internet and social media, and much more. I think the main take away from this show, and what reunited Sally and I, is that we both took a step outside of our comfort zone, and we expressed our ideas publicly, which for a lot of people is a very difficult thing to do.

Chase and I discus what lead us to our paths of expression, and how practicing mental health and wellness routines have helped us get to this point in our journeys. We talk about the idea of self reflection, should you share those ideas, and why it is important. We also get into the NBA and NFL

Having worked as a graphic designer for over a decade, Ben gets into his professional journey as an artist. We get into the grind of whats it's like to be fully employed in the creative world, his successes, his, failures and some of the really cool projects he has worked on over the years. We also get into Tom Bradys departure from New England.

Teddy and I are two huge sports fans who are just getting into the podcasting game. On this episode we discuss what has been working for us so far in this creative journey, our goals and ideas for our shows, how to inspire others to get into this form of expression, how to grow a podcast, mental health and wellness, and we finish off with some NBA and NFL talk.

Zonfrelli and I discuss the difficulty of stepping outside of your comfort zone into a new creative atmosphere, and how athletics has played a significant roll in that process. We discussed how consistently bombing early on has given him a drive to continue pursuing comedy.

Dylan and I talk about his creative process as a hip hop artist and the difficulty of breaking into the music industry. He talks about how you must be ruthlessly authentic if you want to make it in this industry. Being my high school quarterback, we also discussed the current state of the New York Giants and the New England Patriots.

On this episode of Quarantine Connections Salvo and I discus what it was like going from college athletes, to teaching mathematics and why we made the decision to break into creative world by launching radio and podcast projects. We discus how to deal with failure and negativity along our journeys along with the Tom Brady, the New England Patriots and the 2020 Draft