How is this non-profit bringing strength training to survivors of gender based violence and why?

Interview with Dianna Scotece, the founder of StrengthIsMine.org. The mission of the organization: M.I.N.E. offers itself as a new tool for survivors emerging from the silence and isolation of gender-related violence,  including physical, emotional, domestic abuse, sex trafficking and exploitation.

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In collaboration with Sanctuary for Families, a leading service provider for the survivor community, the creators of M.I.N.E. have come to see how strength training can help survivors regain agency over their bodies, fortifying themselves physically and emotionally, all while building and participating in a robust and supportive community. 

To get involved with StrengthIsMine.org, head to their website.

About Dianna:

Dianna Scotece is a veteran Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist of 25 plus years.

In 2017, Dianna created Women of Iron, a power-lifting-focused event for women ages 50 and up. Seeing these women rejoice, thrive, and build a community as they practiced and executed deadlifts, squats, and bench presses empowered Dianna to widen her scope of influence to create Muscle Inspires New Empowerment (M.I.N.E)

Instagram: @infostrengthismine

Where to find me or work with me:

11/8-11/19, NYC Bench Press & Deadlift Workshop: https://ironstrongfitness.lpages.co/benchpress-deadlift-workshop-sign-up/

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IronStrongFit ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠IronStrongFitness.net⁠⁠

My small group strength training schedule in Jersey City: https://straightupstrong.as.me/tinas-jersey-city-group

Each week's episode drops Tuesday 7am ET

In this episode, I interview my monthly guest expert, sex therapist, Dr Christine Hyde.

We talk about how common painful sex is, what causes it, how a sex therapist helps, the partner of someone suffering through painful sex and how to talk to one's partner.

About Dr. Hyde:

Dr Christine Hyde is the founder of NJ Center for Sex Therapy and has been a practicing sex therapist for over 26 years.

https://njsextherapy.com/

About me:

Details about my November 18-19, 2023, Bench Press & Deadlift workshop in NYC: https://ironstrongfitness.lpages.co/benchpress-deadlift-workshop-sign-up/

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IronStrongFit ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠IronStrongFitness.net⁠⁠

My small group strength training schedule in Jersey City: https://straightupstrong.as.me/tinas-jersey-city-group

Each week's episode drops Tuesday 7am ET

 “Our epidemic of loneliness and isolation has been an under-appreciated public health crisis that has harmed individual and societal health. Our relationships are a source of healing and well-being hiding in plain sight – one that can help us live healthier, more fulfilled, and more productive lives,” said U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy.

I talk with psychotherapist, Jessica Munoz, about the emotion of loneliness that people don't recognize, how it manifests, how it affects our mental health and ways we can find connection.

Who is Jessica Munoz?

Jessica Munoz is a psychotherapist who specializes in helping adults struggling with anxiety and depression.  She is also a  PhD student in Applied Psychophysiology, with a research focus on somatic interventions as primary therapies for managing PTSD symptoms.

Find her on PsychologyToday.com: ⁠https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1158067⁠

Where to find me or work with me:

Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IronStrongFit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠IronStrongFitness.net⁠⁠⁠

My small group strength training schedule in Jersey City: ⁠https://straightupstrong.as.me/tinas-jersey-city-group⁠

Ron Rapatalo, career & executive coach, shares his experienced advice about identifying and building a circle of mentors to help one through a lifetime of career growth and transitions. He shares how to build the trust to develop one's own network of mentors that do not require us to follow the cookie cutter formula of career networking.

All his advice can also be found in his best selling book, Leverage.

About Ron

Ron Rapatalo is a talent shepherd, a career/executive/equity coach, a public speaker, a best-selling author, and a podcaster. He is currently the President and CEO of the Rapatalo Group, LLC.  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rapatalo/

Get Leverage book here: https://www.amazon.com/Leverage-People-About-Personally-Professionally-ebook/dp/B0CBL9V8VY/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Listen to Ron's podcast Ronderings here: https://ronderings.podcastsmatter.com/

Where to find me or work with me:

Free live Navigating First Steps Through Perimenopause webinar sign up here:  https://ironstrongfitness.lpages.co/first-steps-to-navigating-perimenopause-webinar-with-coach-tina

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IronStrongFit ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠IronStrongFitness.net⁠⁠

My small group strength training schedule in Jersey City: https://straightupstrong.as.me/tinas-jersey-city-group

Each week's episode drops Tuesday 7am ET

3 summers ago, I stopped sleeping. It hit me during a visit to my parents and I was unable to find sleep for months on end.

What I didn't know was that it was my one and only perimenopause symptom. Unfortunately, none of my doctors suggested perimenopause even though I was 49 (the most common age for perimenopause!).

This is the story of how I found sleep and how every body reacts differently to this natural stage of life.

I invite you to join me in my free live webinar, Navigating First Steps Through Perimenopause on Wednesday, October 11, 7-8:30pm.

I don't want anyone to be in the dark like I was!

October 11, 7-8:30pm Free Live Webinar Sign Up:  https://ironstrongfitness.lpages.co/first-steps-to-navigating-perimenopause-webinar-with-coach-tina

Find me at:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IronStrongFit ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠IronStrongFitness.net⁠⁠

My small group strength training schedule in Jersey City: https://straightupstrong.as.me/tinas-jersey-city-group

Each week's episode drops Tuesday 7am ET

If you don't already, you need to start getting copies of your dental and medical records. I give personal examples why in this shortie episode.

None of us know when we will need our medical or dental records in a pinch. Better to depend on yourself than an doctor's office to email or mail it to you.

Where to find me or work with me:

Free Live Peri-Menopause Webinar Sign Up with me Oct 11, Wed 7-8:30pm ET:  https://ironstrongfitness.lpages.co/first-steps-to-navigating-perimenopause-webinar-with-coach-tina

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IronStrongFit ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠IronStrongFitness.net⁠⁠

Each week's episode drops Tuesday 7am ET

This week, my monthly guest, sex therapist, Dr Christine Hyde educates on us on kink, as popularized in media by the movie 50 Shades of Gray.

Dr Hyde covers what it is, to how many couples engage in kink, to types of kink and how to explore kink with your partner.

About Dr Hyde:

Christine Hyde is the founder of NJ Center for Sex Therapy and has been a practicing sex therapist for over 26 years.
https://njsextherapy.com/

Where to find me or work with me:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IronStrongFit ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠IronStrongFitness.net⁠⁠

My small group strength training schedule in Jersey City: https://straightupstrong.as.me/tinas-jersey-city-group

Each week's episode drops Tuesday 7am ET

The 85 year old Harvard study following 724 men of different economic background showed how our close relationships, more than anything else, are what protect people from life's misfortunes, delay mental and physical decline and are better indicators of long happy lives.

Yet, as we get older, we have less and less friends, we lose touch and we are pickier about who we want to spend time with.

So, how does make and maintain friends beyond our 40's?

I share a couple examples from my life and two key actions we can take to make and maintain our friendships in the mid to later decades of our lives.

Where to find me or work with me:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IronStrongFit ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠IronStrongFitness.net⁠⁠

My small group strength training schedule in Jersey City: https://straightupstrong.as.me/tinas-jersey-city-group

Each week's episode drops Tuesday 7am ET

You feel a twinge or hear a pop during an exercise. Should you stop? Can you continue working out. Who should you see first the pain continues?

In this episode, I chat with an old friend of mine who started out his career with me as a personal trainer. Dr Wasserman went on to become a doctor of physical therapy and is who I refer my clients to when they have nagging injuries.

There are often physical therapists who recommend no exercise and Dr. Wasserman clarifies when that is the best case scenario.

About Dr. Joshua Wasserman

Joshua Wasserman is a Doctor of Physical Therapy.  They specialize in Orthopedic physical therapy, and helping those stay physically active in the presence of injury.  They provide telemedicine Physical therapy, and in home services for those in the Oakland , CA and San Francisco, CA area.

Instagram: @queer_physio

Where to find me or work with me:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IronStrongFit ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠IronStrongFitness.net⁠⁠

My small group strength training schedule in Jersey City: https://straightupstrong.as.me/tinas-jersey-city-group

Each week's episode drops Tuesday 7am ET

This week, I interview Amanda Pena, the creator of The Rules of 30, an instagram feed dedicated to helping 20-30somes navigate life choices and transformations to live their best life in one of the most defining decades of life.

We talk about Amanda's personal experiences that inspired the creation of her public feed that has ignited many to share their own stories and struggles. She shares advice and tips for all of us striving to define our best and true-to-ourselves journey.

Most importantly, the issues and desired transformations that those in their 20-30's struggle with resonate deeply even with us 40-50somes.

About Amanda:

Amanda Pena, creator of the @rulesof30, s passionate about helping 20 and 30somes feel less paralyzed when it comes to taking action in their 30s by providing tips on how to optimize one of the most powerful decades of their lives. 

After finding herself at a crossroads in her late twenties, she decided to lean into a "year of 30" by creating a powerful foundation of habits and routines to set herself up for a successful decade and beyond.

Instagram: @TheRulesof30

Where to find me or work with me:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@IronStrongFit ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠IronStrongFitness.net⁠⁠

My small group strength training schedule in Jersey City: https://straightupstrong.as.me/tinas-jersey-city-group

Each week's episode drops Tuesday 7am ET