SoundBalming with Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields

Chad Peterson is an expert business broker and the founder of Peterson Acquisitions, an award-winning M&A firm.Chad’s firm handles transactions in the $1 million to $25 million range, with some deals exceeding $25 million.  

On this episode, Chad discusses how grit and determination can lead to becoming a successful business owner once you find needs that aren't being addressed.

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Speaking with Bob Wheeler on today's episode was quite a delight! He has a vast base of experience and knowledge in all things finance as well as the emotional factors that contribute to attitudes and decisions in that arena. As CFO of the world-famous Comedy Store in Hollywood, he also has a treasure trove of stories and insights on the storied history of a venue that made tons of comedians into household names! He truly cares about the people he serves and offers some great bi-weekly online classes as well as other excellent material, not the least of which is his popular book, The Money Nerve: Navigating the Emotions of Money. Find out more at TheMoneyNerve.com

On this episode, comedian and CFO of the world-famous Comedy Store in Hollywood, Bob Wheeler, share simple strategies to help you conquer your money shame and avoid making poor financial decisions by teaching how emotions can dictate our choices. As a man of true integrity with infectious energy, Bob’s crusade for personal growth has cross-pollinated with his accounting practice to create a new approach to personal finances. His passion is to help others gain insights about how their emotions trigger financial decisions. Combining finances with behaviors, Bob explores his personal concept of creating a healthy relationship with money in his recent book, The Money Nerve. While strengthening his accounting practice, Bob has simultaneously pursued his love of satire and ventured into the realm of standup comedy. From his thirty years of helping clients, Bob has distilled a concoction of warmth, humor, information, motivation and budgeting directives that he offers to anyone with financial concerns. He is also currently the CFO for The World Famous Comedy Store. Bob's world travels have led him to high altitudes. He has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, ascended to the Mount Everest Base Camp, and hiked several smaller mountains in between.

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In this episode of SoundBalming, Taylor Bryant and Nicole Katsaounis join me to discuss the incredible impact of childhood experiences, the fuzzy distinction between trauma and stress, and what we can do to heal from those experiences. Taylor and are mindset coaches who have an extensive background practicing cognitive behavioral therapy with a focus on trauma. They have spent 10+ years serving their community as family therapists, individual therapists, mental health therapists, and trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy. Combining their years of therapy experience, Taylor & Nicole launched their coaching practice to have a more significant impact in their communities and change lives without being held down to a specific therapy model.

www.visiondrivencoaching.com

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If you are ambitious, driven and understand how important it is to have some balance in your life then you are in the right place, because I had the honor to speak with and interview Dr. David Arrington, and he gave me some really good personal and professional nuggets. 

David is one of the most successful executive coaches in the country. He coaches leaders to use positive accountability on their in-person and remote teams without micromanaging, which increases morale and engagement.

He is also the author of Promotable: How to Demonstrate Your Value, Highlight Your Potential & Land Your Next Promotion which was an Amazon #1 bestseller in multiple categories. 

www.arringtoncoaching.com

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Watching your dad or mom walk out the door with all of their stuff isn’t easy.

Knowing they aren’t coming back for you is an even harsher, more numbing, reality to grapple with. You’re left with questions like, Is there something wrong with me? Were we not fun to be around? Was I not enough?

When loss, violence or betrayal test our willingness to forgive — how do we do it anyway? This hour, Dr. Shields sits down with Leonoardo L.T.  Lightbourne and explores the challenges and benefits of forgiving others and ourselves.

Leonardo Lightbourne is a content creator, speaker, activist, mentor, writer & author of “It’s Not a Man’s World: How I conquered the sins of my father,” and founder of Open Thought, a non-profit organization.

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Maureen Pelton is a Coach, Consultant, Certified Advanced QNRT Practitioner, and Bridge Builders Collaborative Partner, who uses a variety of integrative modalities in her practice. Using her intuitive gifts, Maureen offers support and guidance to those seeking their truth, wisdom and personal power on their path of self-discovery. Through her unique method of HeartSight, she invites clients to open their hearts, blend their bodies and souls and raise their consciousness to include Divine wisdom.Born as a medium with mystic abilities, Maureen has received mentoring from mystics, psychics and mediums from the United States and abroad. She sat down with me to discuss, healing energies, racial healing, trauma, and spiritual health.

www.shiftit.com

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Lisa Erickson is a chakra-based energy healer, author, and teacher specializing in women’s energetics and sexual trauma healing. She has trained in many energy healing modalities and is certified in both mindfulness meditation instruction and trauma sensitivity. She is also the creator of a popular DailyOM course Awakening Your Feminine Chakras. Lisa is the author of Chakra Empowerment for Women: Self-Guided Techniques for Healing Trauma, Owning Your Power & Finding Overall Wellness. She joined me in the BalmShelter to about how working with your chakra energy can support you through life-cycles, as well as traumas that may cause disassociation with the body. This talk will help you claim your full personal power, move past any trauma holding you back, and thrive with twelve chakra tools that are based on the feminine energy body and life phases.

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What impact does the classroom environment have on overall class behavior and learning? A whole lot! Kay-Twelve founder, Kevin Stoller, chats with us about the power of your classroom environment, and how changing the classroom environment can increase academic engagement and decrease disruptive behavior. Kevin's company helps academic organizations better structure learning environments to get better outcomes from their students. 

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Have you experienced some kind of abuse or trauma in your life? Maybe it was handed down to you generationally, or perhaps you just found yourself on the wrong end of a relationship. Have you endured the loss of a loved one or a friendship? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are going to enjoy my interview with Tina Incarnation. 
Tina illustrates the many types of traumas she's experienced and the actions she took to survive, grieve and move on. Tina let go of the shame, guilt, anger, and fear associated with trauma and reclaimed a full life. Any listener who has experienced trauma or knows someone who has will find comfort and hope in this interview.

www.tinaencarnacion.com

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Building your social capital extends the value and power behind your network of social contacts. All of which can help you further hone your reputation and get ahead in your career.

But what exactly does it look like to build social capital?  Dr. Froswa Booker Drew stopped by the BalmShelter to share some practical was to build your social capital from practicing the law of reciprocity to staying in touch with friends and family. Listen to what the most well-connected professionals have already mastered.

Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew is an author, speaker, trainer and consultant. For more than twenty years, she has offered consulting services to a number of small businesses and organizations. With a vast, diverse network within and beyond the US, Froswa' is called a Master Networker and a Partnership Broker.

www.froswasrules.com

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