That's Aloud!

Have you ever sunk so low that you had nothing but your very soul left to lose? If so, you have something in common with today's guest, Steve Super. Steve thought everyone was his best friend when he was a well-to-do CEO, but when he lost everything and found himself out on the streets, he soon discovered that his only real friend was God. So he decided to make a deal with his one true friend...

Highlight Reel:

0:30 - To dream the American Dream

0:50 - From CEO to Homeless

4:30 - Success at any cost

7:00 - Yom Kippur & the birthday bargain

11:00 - Helping makes you stronger

16:00 - No magical solutions, just one very practical one

17:30 - Home sweet homeless in L.A.

22:30 - Nothing left to lose

29:50 - You teach people how to treat you

34:50 - Save yourself first

36:30 - The secret to a happy marriage

39:20 - Why the poor give more

46:00 - Aloha!

48:10 - Compassionate Credit Repair

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/lOJB6p_UtaI

Or you can read the full transcript on the That's Aloud blog!

The only constant is change. We will all go through many transitions in the course of our lives, and one we're all likely to go through eventually is retirement. Author Richard Haiduck interviewed 50 baby boomers about stepping over the "retired" threshold for his book, Shifting Gears (available for purchase as of today!), and he's here to recount some of the incredible stories they shared with him, as well as reflecting on his own journey in collecting these precious oral histories. 

Highlight Reel:

0:55 - The call to writing

3:00 - The art of shutting up and listening

5:00 - Climb every mountain (even after double hip and knee replacements)

7:30 - Sometimes you get a do-over

8:45 - When it wasn't okay to be gay

11:20 - Trillium awakening

15:00 - I once was blind...

16:00 - Lifelong friends preparing for death

22:10 - Your clock is ticking

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/lmS6UeOsMHA

We know that feeling is healing. But what happens when you've become so adept at avoiding your emotions that you have a hard time making sense of the signals your body is sending? Can neurofeedback aid the mind-body connection and lead to greater self-awareness?  This week’s guest, Neuphony co-founder Ria Rustagi, shares how technological advances in the field of emotional awareness can lead to better emotional acceptance.

Highlight Reel:

0:40 Starting a business as an introvert

2:20 The entrepreneurship hat

6:50 Better communication through COVID

09:10 Becoming the best version of yourself

10:20 Creating a variable neurofeedback device

12:30 Identifying the feedback loop

15:30 Controlling the feedback loop

21:10 Awareness and acceptance

22:30 All your dreams have come true

26:50 A true story of service

30:20 Committing to your passion

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/U-PaoDH1IQ0

Or you can read the full transcript on the That's Aloud blog!

Have you ever heard yelling and crying from next door, and then seen a little girl run out into the street in her pajamas to call the police from a pay phone? Today’s guest, Jenni Harris, was that little girl. She joins us today to discuss the surprising path and remarkable skills revealed through repetitive trauma. 

Sharing our survival stories is not just therapeutic for us, it can help give someone else the hope and coping tools they need to make it through. Could your story help save lives? Find out: www.thatsaloud.com

2:10 A Retreat From Domestic Violence

6:10 The Path Into Policing

8:30 Breaking the Cycle of Abuse

11:30 Women Were Property

13:40 The Day Change Began

17:30 Shame Has Blocked This Story

21:00 Trauma-Revealed Superpowers

25:50 Telling the Survival Story

27:50 You Are the Author of Your Own Story

30:30 All Your Dreams Have Come True

36:10 A Business of Nutrition

40:00 Permission to Leave a Place of Pain

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/ytQaTq5_Ous

Or you can read the full transcript on the That's Aloud blog!

When you see people protesting for a cause, or rallying behind a slogan, you may think you know what it means, or what they stand for. But unless you reach out to have a real conversation with an actual person about it, what you're really doing is telling yourself a story about them. A story that is largely constructed by the media and may or may not reflect their reality. Joining me for this special election day bonus episode is Madam Nselaa Ward, a former attorney and prominent figure in the National Organization for Women as well as the Black Lives Matter movement. Let the dialogue begin!

Highlight Reel:

0:50 - The story the world isn't getting: what are all these protests about??

1:20 - The power of finally having your story heard and believed

5:20 - How the #metoo movement and the BLM movements overlap

7:15 - Can all lives matter if black lives don't matter?

12:45 - Defusing the fear

17:30 - Getting to know each other as humans

18:30 - Filling in the blanks with bias

20:00 - Fear is easier to control than love

22:30 - Why are so many white people buying guns??

24:15 - What the media told you about the CHAZ/CHOP is wrong

25:40 - What does "defund the police" really mean?

26:11 - Why we need to demilitarize our police force

29:00 - Envisioning a new way of policing communities

34:40 - Start conversations with people who don't look like you

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/fJfZvGtVaQU

Or you can read the full transcript on the That's Aloud blog!

Some sessions are just so overwhelmingly powerful, I can't wait to share them, and I jump the proverbial line to bring them to you right away. This is one such episode. May it break you open the way it did both of us.

Happy Halloween, Samhain, All Hallows Eve, Dia de Los Muertos, etc.! The veil is thin my friends, and it's a good time to get in touch with the multitude of diverse energies that live within us and flow through and around us, today and every day. On this extra special episode, my dear friend and colleague Dr. Ottilana Rolandsson joins me to discuss the practice of respecting diversity, both within ourselves and in the world around us, and learning to hear and speak the language of the soul. Neither of us could have predicted, however, where that discussion would lead us in the end! 

Highlight Reel:

1:00 - Venturing into uncharted territory

2:40 - The power of embracing diversity, without and within

3:00 - Lead with pride

10:40 - Give your ego to the trashman

12:40 - You don't have to limit yourself to fit a niche

15:20 - Embracing the fullness of you

17:40 - Ottiliana's journey as an artist

25:50 - Leaving yourself to find yourself

29:15 - The spiral back to the root of it all: storytelling

30:10 - Ottiliana opens up to giving the world her true gifts

33:00 - Nothing held back

41:30 - The veil is thin

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/9QrEQo-GUlo

Or you can read the full transcript on the That's Aloud blog!

Can you ever really move forward if you can’t claim your own story? How does your story impact the stories of others? Today’s guest, Jacqueline Pena, shares not only her own story of triumph over the trauma of growing up with an alcoholic parent, but how to use your story to examine your past, understand your relationships, and choose your future.

Highlight Reel:

1:40  A Dominican Woman With an Alcoholic Parent

4:10 Where Does the Story Begin?

8:50 This Is My Father

10:30 Alcohol and Mental Health

12:10 This Is All I Can Stand

13:00 You Can’t Fix It Because It’s Not You

16:10 How Did I Get to This Place?

23:00 Bringing My Father to Miami

27:30 What Blocked This Story?

29:30 Empowerment Through Storytelling

34:50 How Stories Lead to Forgiveness

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/iclajvFTeXo

Or you can read the full transcript on the That's Aloud blog!

Picture this: For over 10 years, you’ve been lying to everyone - friends, family, coworkers, everyone.  It’s hard and it’s heavy, telling the lie over and over, and feeling guilty about it every day.  And now you want to stop. But how? Listen as grief coach and aspiring author Michelle Anhang tells us all about what didn’t happen when she finally released the terrible truth. And don't miss the incredible moment of pure synchronicity at the end, where Michelle and I discover we are the solution to each other's problem!

Highlight Reel:

1:10 Let’s talk about loss

6:00 Life after loss

7:10 How do we explain a suicide?

8:20 Finding the courage to tell the truth

12:10  The turning point

13:30  “I can’t live like this”

18:00  The story of freedom

18:30  The things you did right

19:50  Who needs to hear this story?

22:30  Ending the stigma around mental health

26:20  Make the decision and do it

26:50  The magic of allowing in a future story that is possible, not probable

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/8L6HUDjRa8Y

Or you can read the full transcript on the That's Aloud blog!

Bravery isn't always running headlong into battle or slaying a dragon. Sometimes bravery is staying loyal to your joy, despite all the voices--internal and external--telling you not to. Aleksandra Pinteric, aka Alex Pin, helps children and adults alike to take charge of their emotional wellness and bravely choose joy, even when their "badger" is acting up, and on today's episode, she's here to help you do the same!

HIGHLIGHT REEL:

0:55 - Story power

1:20 - How to teach kids about energy and emotional wellness

2:00 - "Mommy, there's a voice inside me telling me I'm not a good boy."

3:30 - "You're like a devil."

6:00 - Self-programming

8:50 - Everyone has a badger

16:20 - The girl who just wanted to play like other kids

19:15 - It's okay to wish

22:30 - Help your flower bloom

22:50 - Honesty

26:20 - Alex's ideal life

27:10 - It's gonna be a great breakfast!

31:40 - Faith & trust

32:00 - Bravery

3:20 - Surrender

Watch it on video! https://youtu.be/1v7jQxcE7Wo

Imposter syndrome is one thing, but what if your entire personality felt inauthentic? Like your whole life was a masquerade, and you could never be completely honest with anyone around you, even the people you know would understand? That's what this week's guest, Amy Rahe, felt like up until recently. Listen as she shares the dark secrets of her past, the ongoing struggles of her present, and the glorious, light-filled space that is her future.

HIGHLIGHT REEL:

5:30 - The cover story

7:10 - Incarceration (not recommended)

10:30 - Personality imposter syndrome

11:15 - "You don't belong anywhere good."

12:45 - Heroin addiction (REALLY not recommended)

14:00 - The universe will conspire to help you change once you realize that's what needs to happen

17:50 - EMDR Therapy and the mind/body connection

21:20 - The release

25:28 - Be stubborn and self-full about your healing process

26:40 - A new journey: Amy's next chapter

Watch it on video! https://youtu.be/Y0ecmyDUnCI