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Smartphones, apps and devices as designed are addicting. In this episode, Anthony shares his experience as a mentor on an Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme) week-long silent meditation retreat with 47 teens. Through conversations with teens and no access to phones for a week, he gains a deeper understanding of how 'smart' tech is impacting their mental health. 

To create a culture of care we must disrupt and dismantle racism. In this podcast episode, Anthony (Director) responds to three anti-racism reflections:

1) Describe a time that I noticed a racist idea within my consciousness. How did I respond?

2) Describe the most recent example of racism I noticed within our society – a racist idea, policy, or behavior.

3) Describe a time when I interacted with another person or a group of people, were witness to a racist idea, behavior or action and remained neutral.

There is infinite potential for gratitude to change the world. In this story, Anthony (Director) shares his unique journey of piloting an Evolving Minds program for a MOM's Organic Market grocery store. We hear how his negative perception of a manger changed in less than 15 minutes from practicing this simple and yet transformational gratitude technique.

It helps to know that you're not alone. Anthony, Director of Evolving Minds, shares his mental health story.

This episode, Anthony announces an incredibly exciting initiative with MOM's Organic Market, Mindful Grocery Stores. The first program of its kind, in the world. 

This episode, Anthony explores an essential mindfulness theme, Interconnection, through the eyes of a coffee bean, and how our simplest of actions, such as drinking a cup of coffee, or shopping at the grocery story, lead to significant environmental impact. 

This episode Anthony shares six lessons learned from launching a non-profit in 2020: 

1. Thoughtfully respond 
2. Follow every breadcrumb 
3. No work on the weekends 
4. We are all fundraisers 
5. It's a marathon, not a sprint 
6. We are a start-up 

This episode, Anthony talks about the imperfections of fundraising - the stress, internal doubts, reactivity, and provides a window into what it was like launching Evolving Minds' first ever fundraising campaign, Rooted in Resilience (at the time of this recording a few thousand dollars had been raised, a month later, the campaign raised over $12,000).  Anthony also speaks about the fundraising process, some frustrations with a culture of unsolicited advice giving and offers words of validation to keep going and pushing within the chaos. 

*Please note: There was an error at the time of recording, so the audio quality is not as high quality as previous or future recordings. Please enjoy our imperfection. 

As we build, scale and innovate, we often forget about our own mental health. This week, Anthony discusses how he re-prioritizes his mental health day by day. 

“We don’t know where we came from, we don’t know where we’re going, and yet here we are in this moment.” This week, Anthony explores how to be self aware and offers strategies to make self-awareness a habit. He also discusses how he is using these awareness skills within his growing Evolving Minds team.