SoundBalming with Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields

Are you on a quest to find happiness? While happiness might feel elusive or out of your reach at times, that doesn't make it an impossible journey or goal to achieve. 

On the contrary, happiness could be waiting for you around the next corner if you just hang on. 

In this interview, Kortney  will help you identify where you are now - how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with various aspects of your life and why. She will push you to dream and vision a life that excites you - that fills you with joy and purpose.

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Doug Cartwright is a speaker, author, and the CEO and Founder of The Daily Shifts, an online company dedicated to inspiring lasting transformation of the mind, body, and soul. The Daily Shifts was born from Doug’s personal journey of introspection and healing. Now an app, a master class, and blog, The Daily Shifts has appeared on ABC News, Spectrum TV, and in Psychology Today, among others. 

In his new book, Holy Sh!t We’re Alive, Doug shows you how to live with intention, how to trust yourself, and how to show up every day for a meaningful life. You’ll learn mind-blowing facts and important clues to understand your existence and unique contributions. Self-love can be your superpower. No matter who you are or where you’ve been, his book gives you permission and motivation to do the work and throw out the garbage holding you back, so you too can maximize your human experience.

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Today I sit down with the author of the national bestseller Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World (published by Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books in 2018). He's also the CEO of The Better Meat Co., a four-time TEDx speaker, the Business for Good Podcast host, and a long-time leader in food sustainability. 

He co-founded, The Better Meat Co., which uses fermentation to turn microbes into meat within hours, creating a far more sustainable and humane method of satisfying our “meat tooth” than raising and slaughtering animals for food. 

www.bettermeat.co
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In this interview, Dr. Shields talks to Anissa A. Morgan, Founder and CEO of Dollars At 10. Dollars At 10 is a unique nonprofit organization for families, teaching transformation through financial education. Dollars At 10 comes from her experience of handling her finances at the age of 10. 

Anissa shares the lessons learned early to save and invest wisely. She purchased her first home in New York at the age of 25 after relocating to the United States for college as an international student at 18. She is also the author of two books, Teach Me How to Money Now and Cooper Learns to Save. Books that help parents start the conversation about money early with their children, the lessons are simple, interactive, and are used in an engaging way for both parents and children.

www.dollarsat10.org

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When the depression hit, Shawn Tegtmeier felt unlike herself.  And her chain-smoking made it worst. Then she met Walt and began to run.

In this episode, I sit down with Shawn Tegtmeier, who I started running because she wanted to get back in shape, but her mental health improved more than anything else.

She is a certified Personal Trainer and Published Author who changed her mindset from a chain-smoking couch potato to a full-time personal trainer who inspires others to change their lifestyle. She’s the author of Running with Walt: How A Chain Smoking Couch-Potato Got of the Couch.

www.shawntegtmeier.com

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In this episode, Jay Shifman shares his life journey and explains how and why it is so vital the child and youth mental health system is fixed. Jay shares how storytelling allowed him to find a path to recovery available to all who have suffered traumatic experiences as children.

Jay Shifman is a speaker, coach & mental health advocate. He is also the host of Choose Your Struggle podcast. 

www.jayshifman.com

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Committing to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEI&B) is not about having a feel-good story; it’s not even about being an employer of choice. DEI&B is about the success of your business and, quite frankly, doing the right thing. 

I sat down with Torin Ellis, to talk about how world is changing and prioritizing having a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization where every employee, at every level of the organization, knows they can bring their whole self to work is key.

Torin Ellis describes himself first and foremost in human terms: a husband, a father, a grandfather, a brother and an adviser. But professionally, he is also an expert on diversity and inclusion strategy, a risk mitigator and a tremendous speaker. Torin wants us all to take a closer look at diversity and inclusion (D&I) than what we may have heard from training exercises that simply checked off boxes. And he isn’t afraid to challenge people to have conversations that push them out of their comfort zones.

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Simone Knego is the best-selling author of The Extraordinary UnOrdinary You, is a speaker, entrepreneur, and mother to six multicultural children. With her bold witticism, larger than life personality, and fearless attitude, she is a powerful force for good. Sharing her journey of adopting three of her six children in foreign countries, her climb of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise cancer awareness, and all of the funny, scary, and inspiring stories that came along the way.

www.simoneknego.com

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For too long, women have been told to confine themselves—physically, socially, and emotionally. So on this episode, Dr. Shields sits down with Eliza VanCort, author of A Woman's Guide to Claiming Space, to discuss the inequalities and systems of oppression that take shape in private, professional, and public spaces.

Eliza identifies the five critical behaviors of all "Space Claiming Queens": use your voice and posture to project confidence and power, end self-sabotage, forge connections, neutralize unsafe spaces, and unite across differences. Through personal narrative, research, and actionable strategies, VanCort provides how-tos on combatting challenges like antimentors and microaggressions and advises on building up your "old girls" club, asking for what you're worth, and owning your Space without apology.

Eliza VanCort is a teacher, consultant, and speaker who provides the necessary tools for women to rewrite the rules and create the stories of their choice safely and without apology.

www.elizavancort.com

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In this episode, Maria Brito shares her most essential information about creativity.  She discuses how creativity works, how to find your hidden creative genius, and how to create meaningful work by learning how to make creative thinking a habit. 

Maria Brito is an award-winning New York-based contemporary art advisor, author, and curator. A Harvard graduate, originally from Venezuela, her first monograph “Out There” published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2013, was the recipient of the Best Book Awards in both the Art and Design Categories. In 2015 Brito was selected by Complex Magazine as one of the 20 Power Players in the Art World and in 2020 she was named by ARTNEWS as one of the visionaries who gets to shape the art world. She has written for publications such as Huffington Post, Elle, Forbes, Artnet, Cultured Magazine, Departures, and the Gulf Coast Journal of Literature and Fine Arts from the University of Houston, Texas. For several years, Maria has taught her creativity course in companies and, in 2019, she launched “Jumpstart”, an online program on creativity for entrepreneurs based on years of research and observation in both the areas of business and art.

www.mariabrito.com


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