Nowhere To Go But Up

“Once you become an addict, everything else that you’ve done in your life is kind of disqualified in other people’s minds. And that’s how you’re defined.”

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Amber  joins me on today’s show to talk about how her younger sister’s death from a heroin overdose four years ago led to where she is currently. Amber shares everything with me about her sister’s life, including her bipolar diagnosis, how she got into drugs, feeling like a mother to her, and the final weeks leading up to her surprising death. She also discusses the aftermath: feeling suicidal, seeking professional help, and eventually overcoming depression.

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Through all this, we also chat about bipolar medication, her relationship to her podcast co-host Ashley, edibles, prison, and doing a podcast.

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My guest on today’s show is all about inspiration, Dominique Brightmon. Dom is the author of Going North, and host of The Going North Podcast.

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Dominique discusses inspiration after a series of events in 2012 made him realize he needed change in his life. Dom also tells me about his podcast, publishing his book on a dare, reading over fifty books a year, and we even discuss video games.

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Dominique Brightmon is an author and a podcast host. You can find his book and the podcast on dombrightmon.com, and you can contact him there. Dom is also on Facebook and Instagram @DomBrightmon.

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Dom's Bio:

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Dominique "Dom" Brightmon, DTM is an award-winning speaker and certified member of the John Maxwell Team. He is the author of "Going North!: Tips & Techniques to Advance Yourself" & the follow-up bestseller, "Stay the Course: The Elite Performer's 7 Secret Keys to Sustainable Success". Dom host's the Going North podcast, a top rated self-help podcast that interviews authors from all over the world. His mantra is Advance others to advance yourself. Reach out to him to learn how you can unlock your inner value through book writing, coaching, and podcasting.

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Here is where you can find Dom:

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Going North Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-north-podcast/id1290656762

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BizCatalyst360: https://www.bizcatalyst360.com/author/dombrightmon/

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In this episode I talk to a fellow podcaster (R.L. Malpica) that I heard during the IPU20 Summit. He had some similar thoughts to my own, was articulate, he had well formed thoughts and I really enjoyed listening to him, so I asked him to come on my show to tell us a little about his show "Minds Like Mines". * We also get into some other topics that are relevant to where we find ourselves today except we manage to stay away from the C word and the V word which will get your content removed or suppressed. * You can find R.L.here: * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rl_malpica/ * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQE_PWEwCIw2pOG2iGM7_w * Twitter: https://twitter.com/RLMalpica * Facebook Podcast Page: https://www.facebook.com/mindslikemines *

On today’s show I have a tag team extravaganza, as I am joined by fellow podcast host Wize Otero. Wize and I have a lengthy discussion about podcasts, both my own show and his, along with breaking down the process of podcasting.

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Wize chats about guests he has on his show, licensing music, merch and giveaways, and getting feedback from people he trusts. We also discuss possible Patreon tier goals, donations, connecting with people, and the importance of doing international interviews.

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Wize Otero is the host of the podcast Stuck in My Mind, a show about inspiring people to have fun and enjoy life. You can find the show at stuckinmymind2020.com, with links to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean there. Wize is on Facebook @Wize76, and on Twitter and Instagram @Wize_B_Blunt.

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In this episode Shaina Boe and myself talk to David Durocher Who is the Executive Director at The Other Side Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah. Shaina had sent me a link to a TEDx talk that David had done. I was so moved and inspired by what I had just watched, that within 40 minutes of watching it I had found and made contact with David. This episode is the result of or 1st conversation over the phone.

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After we ended this recording David invited Shaina and myself up to The Other Side Academy to see for ourselves first hand how the program works. We took him up on his offer. Shaina flew up from Florida and I drove up from the San Francisco Bay Area. I arrived first and wasn't sure what to expect. When I pulled up David was waiting outside to greet me and showed me to one of the two guest rooms that he had prepared for our stay. 

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For the next two days we were immersed into the daily functions of TOSA. We ate meals with the students. We were allowed to walk freely and talk to the students ask questions about the program and basically participate as if we were residents there.

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We were given a tour of the social enterprises that fund the program. TOSA is 100% self funded by the moving company and the thrift stores that are run by the students and overseen by the staff that were former students that graduated and decided to stay on to help give back to the program that saved their lives and taught them how to be productive members of society and no longer a risk to public safety.

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Here is the thing, this program is a minimum of a 2.5 year commitment if you are accepted. The cost to come here is ZERO dollars to the student, the taxpayers, the city, the county, and the state. The only requirement is a sincere desire to change your life and the behaviors that got you there. I can say that what we witnessed there was amazing!!! I have never felt that amount of warmth, and love from people that I had just met. It's really hard for me to put into words how touched I was. I was often holding back tears from how overwhelming the positive energy I was surrounded with. 

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About TOSA

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The Other Side Academy is a 2-year self-sustaining residential life-skills and vocational training program for women and men in long-term criminal behavior, drug addiction and homelessness. Students pay nothing to attend. * We are unique in 3 ways. * 1. Peer run. We don’t rely on professionals to ‘cure’ or ‘heal’ us. We use peer accountability in a highly structured family environment. Both students and staff come from the same background. * 2. Self-funded. We’re self-sufficient, generating the revenue we need to cover all of our operational expenses. Running social enterprises is the therapeutic context and vocational training that helps students succeed after graduation.

On today’s show I welcome food alchemist Julie Ward, who gave me many things to think about thanks to our discussion. Julie joins me to discuss aspects of her work, primarily plant-based diets.

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We discuss how changing to a plant diet helped her depression, links between food and mental health, and weight with the factors affecting it. Julie also gives me a rundown on the differences between vegetarians, vegans, and pescatarians, and gives me her thoughts on intermittent fasting.

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Julie Ward is a plant-based nutritionist who runs Fresh Food Alchemy. She does nutritional consulting, including a nutritional blueprint, and has online courses available for purchase. You can find Julie on Facebook and Instagram @FreshFoodAlchemy, and online at freshfoodalchemy.com. You can email her directly at [email protected].

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Julie's Bio:

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Julie helps others transition to health using a new approach to food and "habit hacks" that help her clients overcome obstacles. As the founder of Fresh Food Alchemy, Julie's presentations focus on how foods can boost energy, joy and focus. After overcoming her own depression, mood and digestive issues using plant-based wisdom, she brings 25 years of first-hand experience to the table, helping health educators and clients understand that optimal health is possible, and healthy food can taste great!

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Julie is a 100% plant-based certified ACE health coach with a certificate in Plant Based Nutrition. She loves creating new ways to make "healthy'' tasty, fun and healing!

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Fresh Food Alchemy:

Embrace a new plant-based lifestyle without compromising taste.

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Leaving the Standard American Diet (SAD) behind, we help you find a healthier way of eating the supports the body and mind. Fresh Food Alchemy is here to guide you on your journey to vibrant health and feeling better. With our help, changing your diet and your food lifestyle can be done with ease and grace. You can find new ways to eat your favorite foods.

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Fresh Food Alchemy is a plant-based lifestyle brand that delivers a healthier way of eating that supports the body and mind without compromising taste.

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Our philosophy is simple - food should support, heal and feed the body. One of the most powerful steps you can take to improve your health, boost energy levels, and prevent chronic diseases is to move to a plant-based diet. Fresh Food Alchemy is here to guide you on your journey to vibrant health.

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Our mission is to create healthy, happy, plant-based individuals and lifestyles. Alchemist are known to purify, mature, and perfect. As Fresh Food Alchemists, we help create and teach new ways to eat your favorite foods-one tasty, easy to make meal at a time!

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“If there’s really a higher power up there that loves us like I hear; I won’t wake up tomorrow.” This is a prayer my guest, Kip Brooks, said when he was eight years old. Kip joins me today to discuss his life, from feeling suicidal at age eight to becoming a coach with his wife and everything in between.

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Kip tells me about his childhood with an abusive, alcoholic father, which shaped his perception of what a man should be, along with relationship dynamics. He also discusses his early alcohol consumption, drug use, and stories from school. We then talk about how all of this feeds into his current life as a parent and a coach.
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Kip currently has a mini course out to help understand where baggage comes from. Him and his wife teach empowerment coaching and have a training academy together. Below You will find a link to a free gift from Kip to you.

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Kip's Bio:

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Kip Brooks is a certified Trainer and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and holds certificates in Leadership Development, Neuroscience, Root Cause Release, and Hypnosis. He is a best selling author, certified international Speaker, and an Empowerment and Breakthrough Coach and co-founder of Brooks Empowerment Academy along with his wife Marina Brooks. *

Kip has been featured on Entrepreneurs on Fire and was involved in the movie rendition of Think and Grow Rich, the Legacy. Out of 10,000 possible picks, he was chosen as part of a team of 250 coaches brought in by the President of Paraguay to teach transformational and heartfelt leadership to many leaders throughout the nation in a movement called Transformation Paraguay. 

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Things weren't always so great for him though. He had his first thoughts of suicide at eight-years-old. He began drinking regularly and taking prescription antidepressants at age 15. After over a decade of mental and emotional anguish and various drug use and multiple suicide attempts, he finally had enough. He quit cold-turkey and went looking for a better way, refusing to believe that depression was "just who he is." As his children came into the world, they only fueled his desire for a better life, a better way. Then, after the passing of his daughter in 2010, he refused to live in vain anymore and vowed to leave the world a better place because he was here, not because he left it. 

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He's been homeless and heartbroken but instead of being bitter, it's only made him better. 

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At 14-years-old, staring down the barrel of a gun he made a promise that if he ever found a way out of the darkness and live in the light then he would spend his life helping others do the same and now, he's' doing just that. 

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Free Gift For The Listeners:

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https://brooksempowermentacademy.com/gifts/

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Joining me on the show today all the way from Dubai is Neil Young. Neil is the founder and CEO of Advanced Alpha, a personal development mastermind. He discusses his business, and how he helps others discover their potential. Neil is 3 years into the Platinum Partnership Program with his mentor Tony Robbins.

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Neil discusses with me living in Dubai, how an infection and surgery at age four left a lasting impact after his parents said he looked “weak and helpless,” and how a panic attack at work changed his entire life. He also runs me through a goal setting exercise live on the show.

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Neil Young is the founder and CEO of Advanced Alpha. He is thirty-four years old, and has lived in Dubai for thirty years. He can be found at advancedalpha.ae, where he has a free PDF of his goal setting exercise, along with information about the mastermind and one-on-one coaching. He asks you to email him at [email protected] if you have any questions after listening to today’s show.

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Episode Sponsor:

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This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Vision 20/20 Consulting & Coaching LLC.

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You can find Chetaun on her website: chetaunsmith.com ,or  you can check out her social media channels on Instagram & Facebook at Get JobReady with Chetaun. You can also email her at [email protected].

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“One change of perspective changes everything,” this is what my guest today, Daniel Levin told me. Daniel is the author of The Mosaic, a book about the idea that where someone is at any given moment isn’t where they are at in their life.

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Daniel discusses changes about troubles from when he grew up to now, seeing JFK in his neighborhood as an innocent child, and how losing both of his parents - two years apart, on the same day - affected his entire life. He also tells me wonderful stories about meeting and listening to people, and about communicating with his developmentally disabled daughter.

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Daniel Levin can be found on danielbrucelevin.com and themosaiconline.com. His book, The Mosaic can be purchased through his website or on Amazon. Daniel hosts his own podcast, The Mosaic Podcast, which is available on The Mosaic website. He hopes listeners of the show will read the book and contact him.

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Danny's Bio:

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Levin walked away from an opportunity to run a billion dollar business, tohitchhike around the world to find happiness and inner peace. He studied in aseminary five years and left one day before becoming a Rabbi and he has livedas a Monk in a monastery for 10 years. As Director of Business Development, he
grew Hay House from $3,000,000 a year in sales to $100,000,000 a year in revenue.

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Levin is rare blend of businessman and mystic who sees what others do not see.It has been this one quality more than any other that has thrown him into some ofthe most exclusive boardrooms to help companies innovate new ways of findingsolutions when the old ways stop working.

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He is the author of The Mosaic, a life changing fable that invites people to listeto those others do not hear and to see the situations in their life differently. Tolearn more about Daniel Levin, please go to: www.DanielBruceLevin.com

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website URL”s and Podcast URL's  DanielBruceLevin.com       TheMosaicOnline.Com       TheMosaicPodcast.com  TheMosaicOnline.com/Conversations  *      to purchase my book, The Mosaic: please go to:   theMosaicOnline.com/shop/    or go to amazon: http://a.co/dvgsgG3         * to join The Mosaic Book club:

Today on the podcast I welcome someone right up my wheelhouse, Joe Martinez. Joe joins me to discuss his gripping life story. From growing up a latchkey kid in San Antonio, Texas, to getting a twenty year sentence for a liquor store break-in, to finally quitting crime and getting clean for his family.

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Joe also talks to me about his childhood, crimes he committed, shock probation, his turning points in life, major health issues from drug use, and parenting using his life decisions as teaching moments.

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Joe Martinez is the host of his own podcast, The Talk From Cell Block, where he talks to current and formerly incarcerated people to give them back their voice.

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Joe's Bio:

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A man with a year of college (tried to major in English. I got bored)

I had my first run in with the law at the age of 10, and it never stopped. Rarely having to confront consequences for my petty to grand larceny crimes, I never understood the consequences of committing a crime and getting caught and being found guilty, until I was 17, when I took a guilty plea for a burglary and was given a 20 year sentence for it. After that, it was in and out of jail through out my life leading into my late 30’s. Now, I use the time on my hands to try to help expose the justice system for all the corruption that fills the court rooms in the united states, state and federal level.

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Joe's Personal Story:

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https://anchor.fm/jose-martinez13/episodes/Pilot-Episode-eekcu2

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