The Pretender

In this excerpt from episode 11, Pete talks about intermittent fasting, gives insight on self-discipline and how we should listen to our body.

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In this excerpt from episode 14, Mandy talks openly about marriage and how despite the challenges she faced she feels she is living her best life.

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In this season finale Jay reflects on his recent birthday and life as he shares his gratitude for all things thus far.

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Jay reprises about why he started The Pretender podcast and breaks down some of the reasons he is the original Pretender. He summarizes why he exposed his struggles and for whom he does the show.

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Definition of Pretender: one who makes a false or hypocritical show

Quotable:

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

-John 16:33

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Jay talks about the difficulty of being unable to help someone you care about; especially if you see them going to ruin. He shares his experience with this in his life and asks wonders how he could’ve saved the life of someone in his life. The touching part of it is that he still hasn’t figured that out yet.

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The Great Gatsby

Song Jay mentioned - How to save a life by the Fray

The parable of the Prodigal son

Quotable: “The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.”

― F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Jay talks about the challenge of waiting in life; particularly for things outside of your control. He shares why he sucks at it and some of his experiences with being in the waiting room of life. No magic trick or tips here, just my take on it.

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Jay talks to Jonathan Mundia Manenga about his unique real life journey. He shares an amazing, inspiring story and experience of determination in which he worked his way from someone who was going nowhere to someone with a real destination.

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The real-life show

Tim Ferriss’ podcast equipment

Kalabo, Zambia

Quotable: "My definition of success is the pursuit of your purpose, if you are on the right path pursuing the right thing then you are a successful person; it’s not a destination it’s the journey" - Jonathan

Show notes:

Rejected (8:00)

Desperate & scared to fail: (27:00)

Mental health (40:00)

The Real-life show (55:10)

J-Scriptures (1:07:04)

The Pretender theme music is a beat composed by 2dayPresents and is titled "1000 Feet"

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Jay and Mandy continue the conversation on mental health particularly how Christians deal with mental health, Multipotentiality, Mandy's work - the Moose, the Elephant and the duck. So much more exciting conversations including the Letter Mandy wrote to Jay back in 2016.

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Multipotentiality

Yinu custom creatives

Broadreach

PATH

Quotable: "There are some things you thrive by letting go of and there some things you thrive by holding on to" - Mandy

Show notes:

Mental health (1:18)

Multipotentiality (7:11)

Moose, Elephant & Duck (33:21)

The Letter (47:27)

The Pretender theme music is a beat composed by 2dayPresents and is titled "1000 Feet"

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I talk to Mandy Dube about her experience juggling life as top executive, wife & mother. She shares the impact of her Mother's death by suicide that led her to facing her own mental health challenges openly and much more.

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Book- Love Must be tough

Transformation Prayer Ministry

Magnesium bath

Rainbow baby

Quotable: "You cannot solve a problem under the same circumstances that created it" - Mandy

Show notes:

Balancing her role in the home with her career (4:23)

Marriage (21:34)

Rainbow baby (44:51)

Mental health (59:43)

The Pretender theme music is a beat composed by 2dayPresents and is titled "1000 Feet"

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Jay talks about perfectionism in his life and why he struggles with trying to be perfect. He shares a real chicken and dog story when it all came to a head and how he finally decided to be free of it, or trying to be free of it at least.

The Pretender theme music is a beat composed by 2dayPresents and is titled "1000 Feet"

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