Normal Lies

Episode 28. What's the difference between a travel agent and a travel advisor? Is it safe to go on a cruise now? 

Rita M. Perez, founder of RitaVentures, runs a travel agency that specializes in cruise ship retreats. She answers these questions plus the question, how DO travel advisors make their money?

You can listen to Rita on the Cruise Retreat Podcast or on The Strategic Travel Entrepreneur Podcast.  Her website is RitaVentires.net  and you can reach her at [email protected].

To learn more about her upcoming Rhine River Cruise taking place in July 2023, go to her Facebook group, Cruise with Rita. 

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Episode 27. Coach Jim Johnson spent over 28 years inspiring and leading one of the toughest audiences, our youth.  His experience developing winning high-school basketball teams, including 428 career victories, sets the stage for the unique credibility and power of Coach Jim Johnson’s message.

Many people talk about leadership, but it’s rare to find someone who has, quite literally, lead thousands.

In a moment later celebrated all over the world, Coach Johnson weighed risk with the potential for great opportunity for an autistic student-manager, Jason McElwain (JMac) catapulting him, the team, and JMac down a path of inspiration and hope. That one victory continues to reverberate into countless lives as audience after audience is touched by a wave of courage and tenacity, and witnesses what true leadership can accomplish.

In this episode, Coach Johnson discusses with Linda, teamwork, leadership, and what it takes to make dreams come true.

Learn more about Coach Johnson and how to have him speak at your next event at CoachJimJohnson.com. Listen to Coach Johnson's podcast Limitless Leadership Lounge which also features his co-hosts, Dr. Rehnuma Karim and Jonathan Goehring.

Go to Tiebreaker.com for the full story about Coach Johnson and Jason McElwain that Linda shared in this episode. 

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Episode 26.   How do you feel about the term work/life balance?   If you're like Linda, you are not a fan.   Lindsay White offers a different perspective she calls work & life blend. Join the conversation and see if this resonates with you like it did with Linda.

Lindsay White, of High Voltage Leadership, is a sought-after leadership coach and people strategist. Lindsay is passionate about guiding female entrepreneurs in creating the work & life blend they long for, and a leadership brand that is authentic and grounded in their own values and purpose.

Lindsay utilizes her 15 years in strategic talent management to guide these incredible leaders in creating culture and developing the people strategy that is often missing from their business plans. 

As an entrepreneur, working Mom, and first-time Grandmother, Lindsay knows
that the blend between work and life can be difficult to create. That’s why she loves to coach and guide female business owners as they navigate their personal leadership journey.

Connect with Lindsay at her website High Voltage Leadership or on Linked In, Lindsay White,  or on Facebook, High Voltage Leadership. 

Listen to Lindsay's podcast Female Founder Friday.  

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Episode 25.  Ashley Fico's quest to break down stereotypes and lies in the world of academia led her to create the hashtag, #academicrebel. Ashley’s journey toward living life authentically gave her the freedom to write, which has created new connections. This is a full conversation that includes people-pleasing, setting intentions and how connecting with her creativity has led Ashley to a wonderful new possibility.

Ashley has a background in both academia and entrepreneurship. She works as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health & Health Education at SUNY Brockport. Along with her brother, she is Co-Founder of InnoQuests LLC. They have created the InnoQuests mobile app, which transforms the process of touring a city into an immersive story-based experience analogous to an escape room.

Connect with Ashley Fico, Ph.D on LinkedIn,  email her at [email protected]. Follow Innoquests on Facebook.

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Episode 24.  We are all born into this society, however, we aren't  born into a society that is equal for all.  According to Dr. Tema Okun, we are born into a white supremacy culture.  In this episode, Linda  shares the work and words  of Dr. Tema Okun from her website whitesupremacyculture.info. 

What is the history of white supremacy culture? What is its impact on ALL people? What is intersectionality? These questions are answered along with Dr. Okun's thoughts about "source" or "divine" or whatever you choose to call your higher power. 

Dr. Okun has spent over 30 years working with and for organizations, schools, and community-based institutions as a trainer, facilitator, teacher, and mentor focused on issues of racial justice and equity. For 12 years she worked with the late and beloved Kenneth Jones at ChangeWork and then for another decade with Michelle Johnson and many brilliant colleagues at DismantlingRacismWorks. Dr. Okun currently co-leads the Teaching for Equity Fellows Program at Duke University, which works with faculty seeking to develop stronger skills both teaching about race and racism and across lines of race, class, and gender. She is the author of the award-winning The Emperor Has No Clothes: Teaching About Race and Racism to People Who Don’t Want to Know (2010, IAP) and the widely used article White Supremacy Culture. 

Episode 23.  Linda welcomes back Rev. Dr. Stephanie Sauvé, her guest from Episode 19, Turning our Fear into Faith.  The two continue their conversation as Linda shares her questions and struggles with faith, religion and Christianity. 

Learn why Rev. Dr. Sauvé says the opposite of faith is not doubt but certainty and how science and faith are not mutually exclusive. Stephanie also offers guidance when Linda talks about being put off by people pushing their religious views and discuss the topic of God’s judgment and punishment from a kinder, more forgiving perspective. 

Episode 22.  Lisa Caprelli is a speaker, songwriter and an award-winning author of the book series, Unicorn Jazz.™  Lisa is the producer and director of Unicorn Jazz Presents The Thing I Do, which is a show on Amazon TV, where kids send in their own video content, music, talent and more and  has been described as a modern day "Sesame Street meets Mickey Mouse Club.’' Lisa has been featured in FORBES magazine, ABC News, CBS news, USA today, and more.

Lisa’s story is inspiring. She is passionate about what she does which comes through in this conversation with Linda. Lisa is also a perfect example of breaking down the lies, personal and societal lies, when it comes to following our dreams.

Lisa  grew up with humble beginnings in El Paso, Texas and is proud of her Latin roots and  has  26 years experience in  branding, public relations,  radio & podcasting but she has made writing her life.   Lisa went on a 2 1/2 year journey researching & interviewing 13 notable entrepreneurs on what makes for a meaningful, happy and prosperous life.  Compiling their wisdom she created,  Skip a Step:  Imparting Wisdom For Young Entrepreneur Minds. 

Episode 21. Linda talks with David Battaglia, host of the Perception is Reality podcast.  

David lives in Texas and spends much of his time trying to help people combat common misconceptions. He is often perplexed as to why people take things at face value. 

David hosted his podcast for two years and describes it as  “an unscripted, unedited, sincere conversation discussing and comparing each other’s version of reality.”

Linda was a guest on David’s podcast in 2019. She credits her experience as a major influence in creating Normal Lies. You can listen to the episode where Linda was a guest here, Can people who push our buttons teach us anything?

In this episode, David talks about how being introverted led him to do his podcast. Linda and David also discuss  confirmation bias and social media, and how listening and curiosity can change our perception, uncover lies and ultimately change our world. 

You can contact David at [email protected].

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Episode 20.  Continued conversations with Michelle Wescott offering her perspective as a black woman and Linda's perspective as a white woman.  Linda begins by asking Michelle a question regarding fashion which then turns into a discussion about marketing tactics. That leads to a conversation about whether it’s appropriate for white people to use certain terms like tribe. The episode ends with Michelle and Linda's take on the news and social media and how they choose to be consumers of it, or not.

 Linda also reads a review on air.

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Episode 19.  Do you ever shy away from the topic of faith or religion for fear of creating conflict?   Are you afraid of asking questions because you don't want to be seen as someone who questions the authority of the church or its clergy?  What is true when it comes to religion/Christianity/faith? 

Linda expresses her struggles with these questions to her guest and friend, Rev. Dr. Stephanie Sauvé.  Learn why Dr. Sauvé not only encourages us to ask questions about our faith traditions but how questioning can deepen our faith. Listen as Linda's fear is transformed into excitement, joy  and hope. Yours can too! 

Linda's guest, Rev. Dr. Stephanie L. Sauvé,  has been a clergy person in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. for over 35 years. She received a M. Div from Yale Divinity School and her D. Min from Colgate Rochester Divinity School. 

Dr. Sauvé recently retired from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School where she served as the Vice President of Academic Life & Dean of the Faculty, Director of Supervised Ministry, Director of Life Long Learning and an Associate Professor of Practical Theology.  She is a certified Spiritual Director,  a trained Conflict Mediator/Transformer,  leads retreats and works with faith communities in conflict.

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If you have a question or a topic you'd like addressed on an upcoming podcast, go to Normal-Lies.com and click the contact page to send Linda a message. Or, click on the blue microphone icon at the bottom right of the page to leave a voicemail right there on the website. 

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