That's Aloud!

In today's world, we are constantly bombarded by media. We spend our downtime consuming other people's creative and intellectual output, from entertainment to social media to subtle advertising we're of which we're only peripherally aware. The messages we receive from outside ourselves can often convince us that our inner voice is wrong, or irrelevant, or simply not worth listening to, and what we really need is to do more, achieve more, and consume more. Today's guest, Justin Rambo of Versatile Success, took a wild leap of faith and decided to Turn Down the Noise of the outside world to hear his own inner voice. The result was nothing short of transformative. 

Highlight Reel:

2:30 - Going deeper on Justin's core story

3:55 - 1st grade, where the judgment begins

7:30 - The turning point for Justin

9:10 - The "aha" moment

10:30 - The ongoing fallout of feeling inferior

11:00 - Turning down the noise

14:25 - Getting to flow

16:40 - Embracing neurodiversity: different ways of thinking, learning, and being

23:10 - How the fear of inferiority keeps us from being ourselves

23:50 - Why withholding your gifts is the most selfish thing you can do

27:00 - Do what scares you

29:00 - Start from where you are, and stop comparing your journey 

34:40 - The art of the re-frame

42:00 - Justin's mantra

46:45 - The main message: get to know yourself!

Watch it on video! https://youtu.be/aOYyGtdgwD0

The murder of military specialist and sexual assault victim Vanessa Guillen has finally cast a spotlight on what has long been the secret shame of the U.S. Military: rampant sexual assault, and ubiquitous cover-ups. Inspired by Vanessa's story, more and more victims are coming forward to speak their truth and reclaim their power. Today's guest, April Joy Brand, speaks out not only on her own behalf, but on behalf of all the military service members who are still being actively silenced, suppressed, ignored, and overlooked. 

Highlight Reel:

1:00 - The ubiquity of sexual assault in the military

4:00 - How the military machine discourages victims from speaking out and seeking justice

9:20 - #IAmVanessaGuillen

11:00 - When bullets are treated better than female service members

13:30 - How to be an advocate for yourself and others

17:00 - Some scary stats

18:00 - Educate before you punish

22:00 - Moving toward compassionate victim interviews

30:00 - When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail: the problem of police being in charge of victim advocacy

37:30 - How to show victims you have their back

38:00 - Reward people for doing the right thing

38:50 - Self-reflection as a prerequisite for growth

Watch it on video! https://youtu.be/LJ1YXb5zET4

Sometimes the stories that need to be told belong to those who cannot speak for themselves. This week's guest, Jada "JC" Brazil, shares the horrific history behind modern Gynecology, sharing the untold stories of the women whose bodies were used, without their consent, and without anesthesia, as test subjects in the sadistic "medical" experiments of real-life mad doctors J. Marion Sims and Carl Clauberg. 

Grab a drink, friends. You'll need it. 

This week the incredible Tbird Luv (https://tbirdluv.com/) is here to help you let go of the expectations that hold you back from finding your why, connecting with your joy, and doing the work that needs to be done to create a better world. Prepare to get fired up and launch yourself headlong into a passion project you didn't know you had until this moment.

Highlight Reel:

1:44 - The narrative TBird is NOT engaging in

3:30 - What would love do?

5:00 - What you can do RIGHT NOW to make the world a better place

7:15 - How TBird discovered her purpose

15:00 - An exercise in self-compassion

18:25 - You are not for everyone (and that's great)

21:00 - There's nothing more whole than a broken heart

25:20 - Keep every boundary you need to keep, and break every boundary that needs to be broken

35:30 - The relationship between joy and love

42:00 - Find your WHY

Watch it on video! https://youtu.be/-hnzrE2ZP0g

Sara Weiss, a.k.a. Sass Boss, is the best-selling author of (Not) Born This Way, and refuses to be defined by the box the world keeps trying to put her in. This episode is just non-stop truth bombs and hard-earned wisdom, y'all. Enjoy!

0:50 - The label

4:50 - You hold the magic pen to write your life with

5:30 - Your pain is your superpower

7:30 - Pain avoidance is growth avoidance

8:00 - The worst thing that ever happened to you is the worst thing. Period.

13:00 - Teaching your kids a growth mindset

18:10 - We all operate perfectly. We just need the right recipe.

29:00 - The power of "try this instead"

30:00 - Relationships are everything

37:00 - Opportunity is everywhere

46:00 - Change your perspective, change your life

52:00 - Make friends with your demons

Open dialogue is one of the most powerful tools we have to forge connections across barriers of all kinds and enhance human understanding, empathy, and cooperation. Punam Saxena, host of the edu-me podcast, shares her experience as an Indian woman growing up in the deep South in the 1970's, and offers practical tips on how to engage people who are different from you in a productive exchange. Spoiler alert: do your research ahead of time! Don't expect people of color to educate you on issues that affect their communities. 

Highlight Reel:

3:45 - There is no secret. You just do the work.

4:50 - The story Punam has only recently felt comfortable enough to tell

7:00 - The human need to belong

14:00 - Miss Impression, People Appeaser

17:00 - Be the best version of yourself

31:30 - It's not "immigrants." It's brown people.

33:00 - Diversity isn't just about race

34:00 - Don't judge a book by it's cover

38:20 - Love one another, and love God. The end.

41:00 - Practical tips for productive open dialogue with people who are different from you

Watch the video! https://youtu.be/FwLX8Ntf4gc

"If we [BIPOC] could have won this battle alone, we would have by now." - Life Coach Colin C. Thompson: https://www.oligye.com/

Your support is needed. But the time for talking is past. Now is the time to take action.

https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/how-to-support-black-lives-matter

https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/

And please, if you don't already, start listening to podcasts by Black people, and especially Black women. It's time for us white folx to sit down, shut up, listen, and learn: 

https://blog.feedspot.com/black_podcasts/

https://www.flare.com/identity/black-women-podcasts/

https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-women-podcasts-for-2019/

HIGHLIGHT REEL:

2:30 - What everyone needs to know right now

7:00 - The dreaded talk every parent of a black child has to give: how not to get killed by cops

8:00 - Is our system broken? Or is it functioning as intended?

9:30 - Why the George Floyd footage hit America so hard

15:00 - The power of white guilt

16:30 - The story every BIPOC has a version of

27:00 - COPS, Live PD, and subliminal programming

29:00 - What the Black Lives Matter protests have accomplished and what's next

33:30 - Shifting the balance of power by filming white entitlement, manipulation, and brutality

40:20 - Where to start

48:30 - Colin's coaching journey

Everything you experience in life, no matter how painful or difficult, has a gift for you. It may take a while before you can recognize that gift, but there are no exceptions. That's the message Kate Emerald, founder of Life of Emerald and Global Healing Movement 2020 is so committed to spreading that, in this episode, she shares a story she has never before told publicly: the story of the most painful experience of her life, and the incredible gift it ultimately brought her. 

HIGHLIGHT REEL:

1:30 - Where it all started: 2009

4:00 - Kate discovers that ghosts are real

6:40 - Kate gets called the c-word (crazy) by someone she thought she could trust

9:40 - An angel appears

11:30 - Kate is institutionalized against her will

15:00 - The phoenix rises 

17:30 - Kate takes her power back

20:00 - Death is just a deadline so we can get our work done here on Earth

22:40 - Spirituality is REAL

24:28 - Kate's message to younger Kate

25:00 - You are not your experience

27:30 - Not everyone can handle the truth

29:45 - You are the only authority on you

38:00 - Kate discovers her true gift

You know her as the model from Manet's Olympia, and so many other works of art. But did you know that Victorine Meurent was also a celebrated painter? When author Drema Drudge learned that Victorine was more than just a model, she set out to give voice to this creative visionary so that her legacy would no longer be defined entirely by her image as seen through the eyes of men. And while Drema inspires us to give voice to the voiceless, Victorine reminds us of the importance of living in our own frame, lest we end up living in someone else's. 

HIGHLIGHT REEL:

1:30 - Victorine Meurent, more than a model

9:00 - Drema's connection to Victorine 

10:00 - Get your woo out!

12:00 - All art is collaborative

14:20 - The importance of editing

16:40 - Drema's advice for those who want to write creative non-fiction / historical fiction

20:00 - What artists want

21:30 - How to stop living in someone else's frame

23:00 - Why it's 100% okay to be excited to share your work with the world

24:00 - Where to find Victorine & Drema

Every moment of every day, we have direct access to pure grace, boundless love, and ecstatic joy. We can choose to feel, flowing through us, the energy of creation itself. And yet, so often we do not. Why? 

On this week's podcast, my new best friend Daniel Bruce Levin, author of The Mosaic, and host of The Mosaic podcast, not only answers this question, he offers practical guidance on what to do about it. With the help of some friends he's met along the way (the shaman, the Rabbi, the street artist, the trash man, the gardener, the businessman, the homeless man, and more), he drops some of the most gripping stories and profoundly beautiful insights I've ever had the pleasure of recording. 

HIGHLIGHT REEL:

1:20 - Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got till it's gone 

2:00 - A tumultuous and beautiful life

3:30 - The one thing EVERYONE wants

11:00 - The magic of masculine and feminine energies in balance

11:50 - The beauty of the blind spot

14:00 - Why we don't just live in a state of grace 24/7

16:00 - How to make room for new energy within yourself

17:50 - A free meditation: The Trash Man

22:40 - What do you do when your work is in service to others, but there are no others?

30:30 - The story of The Gardener 

41:00 - Wherever you go, there you are

41:40 - The beauty of the ordinary

43:00 - Meeting The Keeper of The Mosaic

55:00 - A story that will change your life if you let it!

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/4ccNVgeRe98