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What if you could think out of the box and take your life to whole new level?  Many of us settle for an average, "normal" life inside of our comfort zone.  True adventure, excitement, and deeper fulfillment lie just outside of that zone, but often we are too afraid to take that first step that would change our lives.

Life coach and motivational speaker Jeff Crabtree has dedicated his career to helping people take those steps to transcend their ordinary lives to extraordinary lives where they are living above average.

Join us for an episode of inspiration and effective tools to take your life to the next level!

Living Above Average: 50 Life Coaching Tips To Help Change And Improve Your Life!:
https://amzn.to/2PIFcPl

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On this episode, Priest D starts the show off by discussing the process behind his opening freestyle (Management asks that we don’t encourage him), before getting into the feedback he has received about his vasectomy. Tiff’s “tv” roundup shines a light back on the show This Is Us - on NBC - and the importance of sharing our personal background with our children (9:51). Priest D informs the crew about his decision to stop watching tv and staying off of social media (20:30). Prenups - to get one or not to get one, Tiff poses the question to the Dudes, which leads to Priest D explaining how he has a prenup with Tiff and Dr. Ij explains his position on trust (32:46). The show ends with Priest D rapping about “babby” (1:37:00).

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Educator, single mother, doctoral student and all-around badass Lauryn joins Feminist Hotdog for a fun-filled look at our favorite feminist Halloween costume of the year, a women-only anti-nuclear protest camp that lasted almost two decades, and an artist who's still painting daily at the age of 103. Plus, we answer the question: What can we do about mansplaining? (Theme music by Ava Luna and Loyalty Freak Music.)

It's not often in life that we get to meet our heroes. David Burns has professionally been one of mine and during his career, he has helped thousands of people to change their thoughts and improve their lives, literally taking them from good to great and beyond. This episode is the last in a three-part series. This truly is the trifecta of feeling terrific!

In this interview, we get to know this amazing man behind the scenes a little more and learn in depth about his TEAM approach to rapidly transform limiting beliefs into new levels of living your best life!

Part one of our series:
https://www.thesparkpod.com/episodes/014-feeling-good-now-with-dr-david-burns/

Part two:
https://www.thesparkpod.com/episodes/020-on-the-road-to-feeling-great-with-dr-david-burns/

Dr. David Burns:
https://feelinggood.com/

Hosted by Stephanie James. Produced by Chris Lanphear for NoCo FM.
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If there is one thing that has been in the news lately, it is boys and sex.

The focus has been on violence and men behaving badly, right? Well, as a parent how do you combat that? How do you teach your own son to do better?  It starts by talking about sex and that conversation needs to happen earlier than you would expect.

Today we are talking to Kori Wilford, a public health educator with the Larimer County Department of Health, on how to raise sexually healthy boys and how to initiate that conversation early and often.

From the definition of sexual health, to today’s research, to what to teach at all ages, this episode is not only fascinating but filled with great information and practical tips on how to tackle this conversation no matter how old your child is.

Things I never knew until this interview:

* Sexual Health is like skin care, it’s never too early or too late to start
* Research shows that a comprehensive approach to sex education delays your child’s first sexual experience
* Young children who can properly name body parts are less likely to be perpetrated against
* Your child will come to you with questions if they haven’t already learned that questions are not okay
* You can teach about your family’s values while also teaching about sex
* If you decide to pick up a book for your child read it first (but maybe not on a plane, because that is when I decided to preview The What’s Happening to My Body: Book for Boys and while I LOVE this book, I’m not sure my fellow passengers were prepared for the diagrams)

Recommended Resources:

* It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
* What’s the Big Secret?: Talking about Sex with Girls and Boys by Laurie Krasny Brown
* What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys by Lynda Madaras
* Advocates for Youth Parent Sex Ed Center

Timestamps

* The Definition of Sexual Health (8:35)
* Sex Education research today (9:36)
* Comprehensive Approach Vs. Sexual Avoidance (11:14)
* What’s Different Today (12:52)
* Sex Ed at Different Ages (16:19)
* Infants and Toddlers (17:01)
* Preschool Aged Kids (18:58)
* Elementary School (27:40)
* The Start of Puberty (33:52)
* Middle School (35:30)
* Teaching Your Families Values (39:41)
* Learning Your Child is LGBTQ (42:13)
* High School (44:08)
* The Dos and Don’ts of Answering Questions (48:11)
* Resources (51:20)

Biker badass Valerie Downes joins Feminist Hotdog to talk about her recent cross-country bicycle journey, abortion access, gem sweaters and "peeling the banana."(Theme music by Ava Luna and Loyalty Freak Music.)

In this episode, Feminist Hotdog talks with writer Joanna Williams about the value of women’s rage, showing up for transgender folks and the complexities of polyamory. (Theme music by Ava Luna and Loyalty Freak Music.)

In our first episode, Feminist Hotdog talks with Kristina Turner, founder of The Fan Squad, about Comic Con, Doctor Who, Lyft rides gone wrong and who should be inducted into the Hotdog Hall of Fame. (Theme music by Ava Luna and Loyalty Freak Music.)

On this episode, the crew starts off by discussing what makes a good man (3:45), with Dr. Ij letting the crew know his brand of chivalry, what he thinks is his job and what he thinks is not his job at home. The crew then gets into marriage and what are the expectations for personal improvement from dating life to marriage life (32:00). Tiff thinks that the dudes should always be striving for better in their relationships, while also evading questions about Priest D. Priest D then shares the story of his vasectomy (45:30). After Priest D’s monologue, the crew talk about the use of the word nigga and whether its appropriate or not.

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On this episode, Priest D gives us an update on $20 Tuesdays (3:15). Tiff’s “reality” check-in gets hijacked by a random question from Dr. Ij about attractive people (6:35) which leads the crew into a discussion about wedding rings (13:00). Could you be Stedman and should Oprah always pay (27:00)? Also the crew gets into what appropriate behavior is when disagreements arise in a relationship (36:00). Priest D brings up the idea of buying in the hood in response to a post on IG (1:00:00). The episode ends w/ Priest D recapping his day off from work (1:19:00).

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