Trust and Thrive

Dr. April Moreno is a researcher and professional in public health and autoimmune integrative wellness. 

She is the host of the Sisterhood of Limitless Living podcast and is the founder and executive director of the Autoimmune Community Institute. She lives in Southern California with her husband and giant schnauzer service dog, Wellington.

In this episode, Dr. April shares her knowledge and thoughts on the novel coronavirus, precautions to take, ways to keep one's immune system up at this time, and the importance of taking care of our mental health.

She also shares her experience living with an autoimmune disease and the supportive community she's created for others.

Through her work, Dr. April is able to incorporate her knowledge on public health with the wellness space. She believes in practicing mindfulness, and gives tips in this episode on ways to do so.

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Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD, is the author of Taking Sexy Back: How to Own Your Sexuality and Create the Relationships You Want (February 2, 2020; New Harbinger) and Loving Bravely: 20 Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want (2017; New Harbinger), which was featured on the TODAY show.

Alexandra lives in the greater Chicago area, where she is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University.

She is also a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, a regular contributor at Psychology Today and an international speaker and teacher whose work has been featured on five continents.

In this episode, we touch on sexual self-awareness, sexual curiosity, understanding the messages and gendered stories we've been taught, the difference between gender vs. sex assigned at birth, self-compassion, letting go of sexual shame and past narratives, gender neutral parenting, and much more.

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TEDx TALK: Relational Self-Awareness: The Key to Navigating Modern Love

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Steve Kahan is a serial entrepreneur who has had great success moving from the corporate world, early in his career, to the startup world.

Steve has successfully helped six start-up companies grow from early-stage development to going public or being sold, resulting in more than $3 billion in shareholder value.

He is currently the CMO at Thycotic, which will become the seventh. Steve inspires teams and their organizations to take on the impossible and succeed.

Steve is also the author of Be a Startup Superstar. The book teaches recent college graduates and young professionals how to earn a great living doing what they love by igniting their career, ideally at a tech startup.

In his book and in this episode, Steve shares lessons learned in over 30 years for how young professionals or those who feel stuck in the corporate world can change the direction of their professional path.

Steve also shares many helpful tips on how to stand out in a job interview, the value in being detail-oriented, practicing patience, ways to network and find a mentor, discovering the right startup to work for, differences between the startup space and corporate world, and more.

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WEBSITE: www.beastartupsuperstar.com
BOOK: Be a Startup Superstar

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Shannon L. Werner, Ph.D. is a Systems Biologist, Reiki Energy Healer, Transformational Nutrition Coach, and the Founder of Relevate, a San Diego-based Barre and Pilates studio.

Shannon believes in food as medicine, the healing power of movement and community, and that the future of holistic healing lies in bridging science and spirituality.

In this episode, Shannon shares her story - on how she went from being a scientist to energy healer. She also touches on imbalances we may have, different energetic blockages, ways to be mindful, bridging between Western and Eastern medicine, and more.

We also discuss the importance of self-compassion, patience, understanding one's physical body, and how that connects to our emotional and spiritual needs.

Shannon provides many insightful takeaways to do with wellness, mindfulness, and accepting all parts of yourself.

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It's been quite a while since we've chatted one-on-one. I'm excited to share this solo episode with you all!

In this episode, I touch on limiting beliefs and reflecting on one's narrative. It's common to follow a narrative that may not bring out the best in us - but because it's what we know, we may just go along and do what we can to make it our reality.

I also share some personal limiting beliefs that have held me back. In addition, I share my thoughts on attracting the same energy we put out into the universe. If we believe we're not capable of XYZ, then we may do whatever we can to fulfill that narrative.

Overall, I truly believe that we must reflect on the story we've created for ourselves, so that we can, then, take the pen in our hands and rewrite our narrative.

We have the power to create the narrative we want, so why let ourselves be held back by one that's outdated?

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Sharon Peykar is a psychotherapist and Life Coach based in Los Angeles, CA. 

She works with individuals experiencing challenges related to breakups, dating, & family relationships. 

By creating an empathic space for self-discovery and self-acceptance, Sharon helps individuals develop healthy relationships with themselves and others. She promotes safety, transparency, and tools to empower her clients in all areas of their life. 

She is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara and the USC School of Social Work. She currently holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) with a concentration in Mental Health. 

As a trauma-informed clinician, Sharon has experience working with individuals experiencing addiction, anxiety, and depression related to relationship stressors, codependency, grief/loss, breakups and divorce. 

In this episode, we touch on codependency, different attachment styles, the 4 C's of secure attachment, self-sabotage in relationships, self-awareness as an essential part of a healthy relationship, unrealistic expectations, dealing with comparison and limiting beliefs, and more.

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WEBSITE: www.sharonpeykar.com

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Keah Brown is a journalist, freelance writer, and the creator of #DisabledAndCute. She is also the author of The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love with Me.

In The Pretty One, Keah muses on popular culture and media, family bonds, romantic relationships, and other universal human experiences. With wit and charm, Keah aims to shift the current culture and proper representation surrounding disability as she explores important topics in her life.

The candid essays are written in a millennial voice with the passion of someone who hasn’t let her disability define her and who, instead, brings awareness to the struggles and triumphs of the disabled.

Keah has spoken about the hashtag and about living with cerebral palsy in Teen Vogue, Essence.com, Catapult, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, and Lenny Letter among other publications.

She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from The State University of New York at Fredonia and has a love for popular culture and cheesecake. She lives in Western New York with her family.

Keah’s cerebral palsy affects her right side and she is known for “smashing stigmas, empowering her community, and celebrating herself” (Teen Vogue). Keah hopes #DisabledAndCute, her work with Tommy Hilfiger, and her essay collection will expand the conversation about disability, give voice to the disabled, and inspire people from all walks-of-life.

In this episode, Keah opens about living with a disability, defining herself by more than just one aspect of her life, breaking barriers and moving past negative stereotypes, the value in changing one's personal narrative and owning your story, dealing with hate and finding internal strength, practicing self-love, and more.

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BOOK: The Pretty One

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After losing both of her parents to brain cancer in the last two years, when she was just 26 and 28 years old, Rachel Reichblum started her growing Instagram account, @thatgoodgrief.

On her page, Rachel shares quotes that have resonated with her, reflections on her day-to-day with grief, and professional resources she's found to be really wonderful. 

In Rachel's words, "I'm just trying provide content for others in this terrible club so we feel less alone, and to provide resources to the friends and extended family who want to help, but really just don't know where to start."

Rachel currently lives in San Francisco and works in tech PR.

In this episode, Rachel opens up about the reality of living with grief and learning to cope with it on an every day basis. We discuss the importance of embracing every emotion that comes with grief, understanding that grief is not linear and is a lifelong process, the value in therapy and grief counseling, how to support someone during a difficult time, and more.

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Ashley Nell Tipton is a Fashion Designer and the Winner of Project Runway Season 14.

Ashley was born in sunny, beautiful San Diego, CA in 1991. She has 3 siblings and a large extended family. Family and living the California lifestyle were crucial elements in her upbringing.

Her passion for fashion started at a very young age. She learned to sew on her grandmother’s sewing machine when she was just seven years old, and only continued to grow her talents from there.

Ashley went on to attend Fashion Careers College where she got her AA in Fashion Design and Technology. Her senior collection at Fashion Careers College was highlighted in the annual Golden Hanger Fashion Awards. She’s also shown her collection at New York’s Full Figured Fashion Week in 2012.

After entering and winning Project Runway in 2015 Ashley signed a contract with clothing retail giant JCPenney to design and be the face of their “plus-size” Boutique +.

She has also designed Plus Sized patterns for Simplicity and her own jewelry line for K&M Accessories.

Gifted in understanding the needs of the plus-size consumer, Ashley released her first line of apparel and eyewear in November of 2017 and continues to work as a design consultant for other plus size establishments.

In this episode, Ashley shares her inspiring story, going from working in retail to winning Project Runway Season 14. She also opens up about the many changes that came with success and how, amidst her new opportunities and busy schedule, she's learned to prioritize her mental health. We also touch on imposter syndrome, destination syndrome, trusting the process, and celebrating one's successes.

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Mandy Saligari, MSc, BACP, SMMPP, NCAC, is a Therapist, author, broadcaster and the Co-Founder of Charter Harley Street.

Mandy came into addiction recovery in 1990, opening her own therapy practice in 1998, along with co-founding Charter in 2008 using her pioneering model of care outlined in her book 'Proactive Parenting,' a bestseller in its category (Published by Orion Spring and available on Amazon).

Mandy's enthusiasm for early intervention and prevention is infectious, leading her to extend her therapeutic work into family relationships, addressing issues relating to communication and poor self-esteem before they gather dangerous momentum.

Along with being an experienced presenter to students, teachers, and parents, Mandy's TEDx presentation ‘Emotions: handle them or they will handle you’ has received over 1 million views. She is also a regular contributor to television and press, including her flagship programme for Channel 5 'In Therapy.'

A compelling public speaker, Mandy is also passionate about dispelling the myths surrounding addiction and mental health through education, honest discussion, and emotional awareness. As a single working mother of 3 teenagers, her work clearly has a real-life application.

In this episode, Mandy defines and explains the importance of proactive parenting, reparenting, exploring our wounds as a part of recovery, dealing with addiction, forgiving yourself, and more.

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CHARTER HARLEY STREET: https://www.charterharleystreet.com/
BOOK: Proactive Parenting
TEDx Talk: Feelings: Handle them before they handle you

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