Speaking From The Heart

This episode focuses on when the unexpected loss of your ability to move forward happens “out of nowhere”. Too often, people who have encounters with unexpected events often enter into a processing of grief, when in reality, looking beyond that period is not planned accordingly. We will walk through strategies that will help with coping this healthy reaction in more meaningful, engaging ways.

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Intro/Outro By: Michael Dugan, Podcast Host: Voice4Chefs

Being able to find your calling may be extremely tough, especially if you have no confidence in what you provide and who you are. Through life experiences and the challenges that we face, you can emerge and build an empire of your choosing that will help anyone become what they ultimately want to be. In today's episode, Jenn Dusart, owner of Workouts With Jenn, provides a testimonial story of her success by one individual from behind the rows of others to help her see the true passion she has through her "service with a smile" approach in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Through her experiences, she provides careful attention to detail for every client wanting to see true results within themselves.

Guest Bio

Jenn is not your average personal trainer. She works with clients to achieve something bigger than the number on the scale. She will help anyone develop true confidence, a deep knowledge of body, energy, and strength clients did not know they had. In short, the goal is happiness, confidence, balance, freedom, and a brand-new friend. With Jenn, clients will take a deep breath and begin with a small step on your fitness journey as it unfolds. Jenn’s heart, her mission, is to believe in her clients until they believe in themselves!! While working out is the catalyst for happiness, Jenn’s focus is on fostering joy in people’s lives. Although her studio is in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, she has adapted her practice to be accessible for virtual training sessions, so she can assist anyone, anywhere in the world. Jenn has a son who is 20 years old, on the Dean’s list and almost junior at Gettysburg College, and he would like to be an attorney for the NAACP.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100040334512633

Instagram: @WorkoutWithJenn On Instagram

Website: https://workoutwithjenn.com/

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This eye-opening episode, wrapping up our special Wednesday episodes honoring businesses that are making an impact on the community, explores the truly uncomfortable subjects that are in our lives and making them comfortable for anyone to discuss. Our guest, Paula Bruckner, owner of My Vagina Coach, explores the struggles she had with personal issues affecting her excretory system, and how it became her mission to help women her age and older with the struggles of feeling embarrassingly uncomfortable. By bringing light to this subject, she becomes one of the most transparent guests on the episode to share why we can start the conversation of taking care of ourselves and making things normal for all of us to open up amongst each other.

Guest Bio

Paula helps Generation X women feel confident to be able to exercise without judging themselves so they can improve pelvic floor functioning through movement. Through her offerings with her business, My Vagina Coach, she provides personal training (through guided in-person and virtual classes), along with on demand opportunities that work on a wide variety of issues relating to issues that may be involved with this area of the body.

@Myvaginacoach on Instagram

YouTube Website: https://youtube.com/@pmb152

Business Website: https://myvaginacoach.offeringtree.com/

• What Is a Death Doula? – Cleveland Clinic (https://health.clevelandclinic.org/death-doula/) - This article explains more of the concept of a death doula, which was discussed towards the end of our conversation with our guest. Learn more about the benefits of having emotional support towards the end of life for anyone that may be struggling.

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Intro/Outro By: Michael Dugan, Podcast Host: Voice4Chefs

Expanding upon the discussion in Episode #35, learning how to be able to tell this story that you have created to others means being able (& willing) to find the value that you sell to others is truly important. This episode will explore techniques to help you expand upon the selling points that you have, and bring yourself to tell others that you are capable of so much more than what your current life has to offer.

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Intro/Outro By: Michael Dugan, Podcast Host: Voice4Chefs

Finding our ways to share our stories can be a disaster, especially if we are not willing to be able to encourage each other to become find our voice. What would it look like if you are able to create inspiration through not only others, but take your course through humbling experiences you never thought imaginable? Today's guest, Dan Armstrong, author of several successful books, discusses this journey from having a cleft palate to finding his voice through his experiences in the cable industry all the way through the works that he has produced with the likes of successful figures being in the same room as him. Full of love and encouragement, Dan will brighten your day of his amazing story to become who he is today!

Guest Bio

Dan Armstrong is the author of “The Adventures of a Real Life Cable Guy, a memoir of a career, and “Smart Dust – The Dawn of Trans-Humanism”, a fictional novel based on real technology. Dan has been featured on podcasts, most notably a two-time guest of The Los Angeles Tribune LIVE. Dan is also a co-author with other best-selling authors in two books, “Think Big!” and “Next Level Your Life”. Both books became #1 best-sellers in the USA, as well as, International best sellers. All books are available on Amazon – Smart Dust is also available on Audible and ITunes.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dan.armstrong.5076

Instagram: @dan.armstrong.author on Instagram

E-mail: [email protected]

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Intro/Outro By: Michael Dugan, Podcast Host: Voice4Chefs

Many episodes that we have featured have included the choice between two paths. However, this unique path that our guest today shares, Mia McGlynn, an accomplished children's books author, photographer, and marketing entrepreneur, certainly shows how you can take advantage of adversity, setbacks, and pain all by forgiving yourself and others no matter what they have done. This impactful episode shares the knowledge of what someone with a truly incredible mindset can do to work with all shapes and sizes of problems, even if they are big construction vehicles taking away the problems that we all face. No matter the struggle, "seeding" yourself in the roots of positivity can give a much rewarding career and personal relationships with individuals.

Guest Bio

Mia is a PA based photographer & writer. She has published 4 children's books, Bigger Diggers being the newest. This book is based and illustrated on photographs she took during her "dayjob" as a marketing manager for a heavy equipment dealership. The story promotes finding unique strengths and differences, and coming together as a team. There's a sequel in the works currently being illustrated. Her books focus on teaching important lessons and empowering kids, while also shining a light on real life roles and jobs. She is very passionate about the skilled trades and recently trained as an ambassador for a nonprofit called The Crew Collaborative, which aims to help educate and inform youth on blue collar/construction industries and to help break the stigma surrounding these areas. Aside from my books and marketing position, she runs her own photography business which allows her to serve the community in various ways from portraits and weddings, to commercial and product photos and digital marketing.

She is also a certified Level III Reiki Practitioner and transformation life coach. She is currently working on a self help/memoir in the hopes that by sharing her experiences, it will help others during times of struggle. Having grown up as a foster sibling to many children, and going through 2 divorces when it came time to build my own family, and then going on to blend a modern day "Brady Bunch", she is able to offer a vast and unique perspective on relationships, communication, and creating a life with passion and love.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090176190063&mibextid=ZbWKwL

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Website: http://www.miamcglynnbooks.com

Facebook Handle: @midlife_mediator

Facebook & Instagram Handle For Books: @miamcglynnbooks

Facebook and Instagram Handle For Photography: @miamcglynnphotography

• National Institute of Mental Health » Suicide Prevention (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention) - Taking care of our mental health is entirely important, especially if you, or someone you know, is in a mental crisis. Take a few moments to review the different techniques you can employ to ensure someone is safe, and call 988 if you are experiencing a crisis.
• Crew Collaborative | About Us (https://crewcollab.org/about-us/) - The Crew Collaborative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization using innovative tactics to strengthen the blue-collar workforce, establishing the community around the world and change the stigma surrounding careers in construction through education, conversation, events, and advocacy. This website provides more information about the organization and what you can do to get involved.

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Intro/Outro By: Michael Dugan, Podcast Host: Voice4Chefs

Being challenged to see your self-worth in what you are providing to others, whether it is through personal or professional means, can be tough on certain days when you least expect it. This often creates a number of different questions that you may need to ensure that not only you are recognizing your worth and what you bring, but to also know that you have something to sell to others! More specifically:

1. What can you do to ensure that you keep yourself "in check" with your worth and what you bring to the table?
2. What can you create as "selling points" to ensure that you are confident, determined, and building relationships with others?

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Intro/Outro By: Michael Dugan, Podcast Host: Voice4Chefs

The roots of how we start with anything in our lives often come from the experiences of our upbringing, particularly for today's guest, Fred Faylona. A candidate for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Treasurer, Fred shares he experiences growing up in the Phillipines and how it shaped him to serve in various public service roles, most notably his current role as the 6th Ward of Susquehanna Township Commissioner, also located in Dauphin County. Through trial and error, we can all learn that even with being a public servant, we can be focused on the bigger picture to help not only ourselves, but everyone else as well.

Guest Bio

Fred Faylona is a first-generation immigrant from the Philippines. He moved to the United States in late 2005 and settled in the Harrisburg area in early 2006. In 2009, he obtained his Associate of Arts degree in Computer Information Systems at Harrisburg Area Community College, and in 2016, graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Sciences and Technology. He belongs to several non-profit organizations that advance young professionals, Philippine-Americans, and the city of Harrisburg's historic characteristics. He is currently running for Dauphin County, PA Treasurer with his 25 years of IT experience, along with Insurance/Investments background from Primerica since 2015.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Fred4Dauphin/

Instagram Page: @fred4dauphin on Instagram

Website: https://fredfaylona.com/

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Intro/Outro By: Michael Dugan, Podcast Host: Voice4Chefs

Being able to find what your niche or calling in life is can be extremely difficult if you are not talking it through and internalizing those dialogues. In today's episode, podcast host and business coach Jeremy Cline shares his unique journey of how he was able to transform his life and others through his approach of changing our work lives and becoming happier in the process of doing so. Coaches are not "sworn enemies", and it shows that we all have something to learn from each other to become willing to find our voice.

Guest Bio

Jeremy is a career and business coach and the host of Change Work Life, the podcast that’s all about beating the Sunday evening blues and enjoying Mondays again.

Through interviews with ordinary people who have taken action to change the path of their career, and the career coaches who helped them, Jeremy explores the changes anyone can make to enjoy a better working life, whether these changes are small alterations to day-to-day routines, major career shifts or something in between.

After 15 years spent largely furthering other people’s dreams, Jeremy started to wonder whether he was going to end his career thinking, “Really? This is what I did with forty years of working life?” And so he started the Change Work Life podcast to find out what alternatives were out there and, as a coach, he helps others do the same.

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Website: https://changeworklife.com/

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Intro/Outro By: Michael Dugan, Podcast Host: Voice4Chefs

Oftentimes, it has been described from others in some circles of individuals that coaching is viewed "as a luxury", one of the first things that are cut during an economic downturn or when individuals clients cannot afford it. However, it is often misconceived and can have ramifications as a small investment can have tremendous opportunities for growth and development. In this episode, we explore this misconception and discuss ways to understand how to view coaching as a longer-term success strategy.

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Intro/Outro By: Michael Dugan, Podcast Host: Voice4Chefs