Turmeric and Tequila™

"Witches listen to the secrets of the Earth, work in harmony with the powers of the moon and understand the longings of the human soul."

― Dacha Avelin

I am so excited today to bring a BRAND-NEW topic to T&T: Witchcraft! I am welcoming life enthusiasts and fellow graceful disruptor, Edie Fenton, to the T&T mic to share her journey in questioning a better way that led her to witchcraft and unpacking her own truths. From an early age Edie knew she needed to find out what made sense to her as far as religion, medicine, and beliefs in general. Society shapes much of our realities, but don't be afraid (be inspired by Edie!) to start doing some of your own research and seeking to see where we might have been led astray to keep us from knowing the truth- likely for the gain of others. Many current day "rituals" can be traced back to witchcraft including making a wish and blowing out your birthday candles, throwing coins into a wishing well, and even essential oils. It's all about the branding folks, if you shift your perspective you just might up your understanding. Enjoy this conversation and be ready to widen you lens on this great world and go hunting for your own meaning to make it all make sense!

Highlights:

Witchcraft, medicinal, herbal remedies and women with solutions. Feminism and business. Truth seeking and value applying. Questioning authority and trusting your gut. Traditions, rituals, and the "witchcraft" we unknowingly do on the daily. Changing the brand, not the product. Perspective, acceptance, and looking out for all voices. Beliefs, practices, and mental health.

Edith Fenton:

Edie left the teaching profession in April to find her joy. She's an empath who has recently started a journey to find her inner witch. She has 5 cats, 8 chickens and a giant man-child of a husband.

FB: @EdithManyMiraclesFenton

IG: @PantsForPrez

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"Don't Gain The World & Lose Your Soul, Wisdom Is Better Than Silver Or Gold."

― Bob Marley

I am so excited to welcome Shirin Etessam to the T&T Mic. Shirin is a multitalented business boss that has a wealth of business and personal experience to help guide us all back to our souls. From breakdown to breakthrough, Shirin is passionate about guiding us to a better, more fulfilled life. Shirin states, "From an early age, we're taught that to be worthy, to find true happiness, and to be "somebody," we have to accomplish many things. We become achievement machines, always grasping for the next big win to send a signal to the world—and to ourselves—that we've "made it." Yet, it's safe to say that most of us remain feeling at peace and unfulfilled despite checking all the boxes. According to Shirin, it's because we've disconnected from our souls. Today we discuss her forthcoming book, FREE TO BE, a unique, easy-to-digest set of daily exercises to help us reconnect with our souls and begin a journey towards fulfillment in just six short weeks. From brain and heart detox to guiding us through rewriting our personal story, the lessons found in the book are those Shirin has used with major corporate clients including Apple, ABC, BBC, Virgin, Intel, and more. Shirin shares her personal journey that can inspire us all to take control back, seek our own version of happy- and do less!

Highlights:

Soul searching and questioning our own happiness. Breakdown to breakthrough. Finding the inspiration to pivot. Society vs. reality. Generational narrative and living in the now. Taking charge of your mental and physical health. LGBTQIA+. The Film industry then and now. Doing less and feeling more. Living unapologetically.

Shirin Etessam:

Shirin Etessam is an entrepreneur, seasoned media executive, and transformational speaker. She has produced films, original television series and specials, created several companies, and led campaigns for some of the world's most recognized companies (ABC, CBS, Discovery, BBC, Facebook, Apple, Intel, Virgin, and many more). A proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Shirin founded OML TV, a popular platform dedicated to streaming and curating quality, queer female, video content and OML Originals, a female led production company telling diverse female stories through a vast spectrum of film and television genres. Today, Shirin guides seekers in her six-week program, Free to Be, to disconnect their human "being" from their human "doing" to find true and lasting fulfillment. She lives in Marin County, California, with her wife and two children.

Social Media:

• https://www.shirinetessam.com
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/innermore
• https://www.instagram.com/shirinetessam/
• https://www.tiktok.com/@shirinetessam

New Book:

• FREE TO BE: A Six-Week Guide to Reclaiming Your Soul

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"God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures."

-Francis Bacon

Pleasure is key to success. Pleasure if key to life. If you don't find pleasure in doing something, at some point you will stop doing it. Hence, we need as much pleasure in life as possible. I am excited to welcome follow Colorado based wellness and fun enthusiast, Blair Horton, to the T&T mic. Blair is passionate about pleasure and shares how she kept it as a priority and from that came success- on all levels. Blair shares her journey in health and wellness, how she has built her business chasing joy and abiding by her own personal boundaries- with and without tequila! This an awesome convo about questioning a better way by breaking barriers, not rules and taking health, hormones, birth control, and all things that fuel our soul- back into our own hands. Enjoy and check out all the good, empowering stuff Blair has going on!

Highlights:

Health and wellness. Shifting the narrative and not always listening to authority. Advocating for yourself. Drinking and not drinking. Hormones, birth control, and options to choose. Balance and joy. Fibroids and the lack of info available. Building a brand and constantly evolving. Enjoying the journey… pleasure!

Blair Horton:

Blair is a holistic nutrition consultant and natural chef focused on women's empowerment and hormonal health. She creates recipes that are nourishing, functional, and as aesthetically pleasing as they are delicious. If you are into interior design, holistic health, mocktails, and the great outdoors, Blair may just be your new bestie!

Instagram: @Holistic Rendezvous

website: holisticrendezvous.com

tiktok: @blairhorton

youtube: @blairhorton

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"Now, my disability isn't a hindrance. It's a celebration of what I can do."

-Sara R. Vogler

Art is life. Life is Art. So says Sara's email signature- heart AND soul. If Sara's journey thus far was a painting, there would be no painting more beautiful and inspiring than her true story work of art. Sara was born in Krakow, Poland with a severe form of a rare genetic disorder called TARSA syndrome. The condition means she was born without a radius bone in either forearm, causing her mobility in her hands and arms to be severely impaired. Sara and her family eventually moved to the US where she underwent 17 different surgeries, but Sara and her family we mission driven from the start with an underlying motto of "be the best you can be- no matter what". Sara is an operation professional with over 10 year of success in all spheres of the government, has 2 degrees, is a Reiki Master, artist, poet, and now, a CrossFit competitor. Her family is creative to the core, encouraging Sara and her creative pursuits in art and poetry and even created a documentary sharing Sara's journey and mission thus far (a must see). This is an incredible story of a champion's mindset, true resilience, and a no excuse- SUPER humble varsity human, absolutely living as the best version on themselves on the daily. Sara is a leader (and influencer:), inspiring us all to do really hard things. All the fist bumps to Sara- we can't wait to see what you do next.

Highlights:

Over coming adversity. Creativity and healing. The importance of community and family support. Fitness, wellness, and fun. Competing on and off the field. Trailblazers in the disability rights movement. CrossFit. Facing challenges and believing in something bigger. Youth programs and impact.

Sara R. Vogler is a strong and energetic program operation professional with a demonstrated history of over 10 years working in all spheres of government. Vogler has a Bachelor's degree in International Relations/Political Science from California State University, Sacramento as well as graduating from College of the Canyons with an Associate of Arts degree.

In her personal time, Vogler is an artist, a poet, a Reiki Master, and an avid CrossFit athlete where Vogler competed in the first ever Women's Upper Extremity division for the 2021 CrossFit Open ranking 35th out of 50th competitors.

@voguepoet

https://djvogue.wixsite.com/artislife

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"Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears."

- Les Brown

I am excited to welcome fellow creative and fellow podcaster, Mirlam Schulman, to the T&T mic today! Miriam Schulman is a deeply successful artist, author, podcaster, and coach- and she encourages you to embrace your inner weirdo to go from passion to profit! Miriam has helped thousands of artists and creatives around the world develop their skill sets and create more time and freedom to do what they love- and live happier, more purposeful lives. Miriam shares her own journey in this conversation and how she has overcome the hardest of trials and tribulations with faith and radical acceptance. After Miriam completed a portrait of her son in a Batman suit, the path to a new world emerged and the request for more art didn't stop- and neither did the financial opportunity. This is a great convo for anyone seeking passion, freedom, and space to follow your heart… you just might need to get out a paint brush or pen and start creating to see how you can actually get paid to do what you love!

Highlights:

Passion. Freedom. Creativity. Success. Radicle acceptance and faith. Deep loss to identity emergence. God, Universe, Madonna. Loss and identity. Believing in something bigger and knowing there is a path for you if you can listen to the inner voice.

Miriam Schulman is an artist and founder of The Inspiration Place, where she helps other artists learn how to profit from their passion or become better artists. She's helped thousands of artists around the world develop their skill sets and create more time and freedom to do what they love. Her art and story have been featured in major publications including Forbes, The New York Times, Art of Man, Art Journaling magazine, What Women Create as well as featured on NBC's "Parenthood" and the Amazon series "Hunters" with Al Pacino. Schulman's forthcoming book with HarperCollins Leadership Artpreneur is scheduled to be released on January 31, 2023. The Inspiration Place podcast is in the top 1% of all podcasts and is listened to in over 100 countries.

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"It's okay to love something bigger than yourself without fearing it. Anything worth loving is bigger than we are anyway."

-Percival Everett

I am so excited as always, to welcome #FITFAM to the T&T mic, Tamara Taylor, aka TT! Today we get into all the goods around perspective and answering the call! TT is a longtime athlete and current semi pro full tackle football player- headed to compete internationally. TT has had nothing short of a resilient path thus far, fueled by self-belief and the understanding that she is serving a mission bigger than her. We discuss opportunity, the important of representation, diversity and inclusion… and straight up how incredibly strong she is (on and off the field). This is a great convo for anyone needing encouragement to stay the course and keep the faith- so all of us:) Enjoy this inspiration and tune into TT's games on the socials!

Highlights:

Keeping the faith. Showing up in service. Commitment, sacrifice, and self-belief. Questioning the systems and self advocation. Perspective and life skills through sports. Family, friends, and community support. Working to be better a little each day.

Tamara Taylor (TT):

What's up y'all it's ya girl TT2STRONG! My name is Tamara Taylor. I'm from Aurora Illinois, but current I live in Denver! I am #39 on the Mile High Blaze, which is a women's full tackle football team! I am a child of Christ! I am a lover of CrossFit, and love pushing my mind, body, and soul to limits I didn't know were possible! I hope and pray that my journey through life in trying to find the best me can help inspire someone else to find who they truly are and can be!

@TT2STRONG

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"Leadership is not about titles, positions, or work hours. It's about relationships."

– Jim Kouzes

I am excited about this one- it's just you and I and we are diving into the essentials of leadership! These are 10 fundamental starting points to being a successful leader that are simple, straight forward, and applicable to ANY leadership role: business, family, sports, mentorships, etc. Good leaders are needed more than ever, on every level. Let's join together, take some personal responsibility and level up (as a human and a leader). Believe it or not, everyone is an influencer aka leader and someone, somewhere is looking up to you and is inspired by your decisions. The more we can authentically connect, create, and lead, the more positive impact we'll have collectively- moving this world forward in the right direction!

Highlights:

Leadership. Communication, connection, impact. Trust, honesty, encouragement, and accountability. Giving and receiving feedback for continuous improvement. Working as a successful individual to build a better team. Humanizing leadership and a new approach to heartfelt camaraderie. How you do something is how you do everything. Life skills for the future, for all.

Business News Daily, Effective Leadership Skills

Kristen M. Olson:

Creative. Coach. Leader. Athlete. Entrepreneur. Podcaster. Pup Mom.

Uniting mission driven humans everywhere. SEASONED MARKETING MANAGEMENT & BRAND DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL CULTURE MARKETING | STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP | STRATEGIC PLANNING Highly skilled and passion-driven professional with demonstrated success and progressive growth in leading fundraising efforts, organizing and managing large-scale events, as well as acquiring artists while scaling large and small events. Champion at human relations, fashion & creative, organization management, and relationship management. Instrumental in managing strategic partnerships, marketing, and branding efforts, identifying culture marketing opportunities, developing potential culture activations, and leading activation strategy. Success in designing and launching marketing campaigns leading to increased audience growth rate by 15%. Excel at identifying regional artists and opinion leaders to boost culture plans, executing culture marketing business plans, managing event ticketing plans, achieving media outcomes and building high-performing teams. Former D1 athlete, CrossFit Games Athlete, and current podcaster, Turmeric & Tequila™.

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"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do." -Eleanor Roosevelt

We can plan all we want, but the reality is that we have very little control over what happens in our lives. You need to show up in life with intention and be willing to roll with the waves as the path lays itself out for us and do want you can to keep your feet on the ground, steady and ready. It doesn't always make sense until time passes and we can reflect, but this ultimately teaches us to trust the process. Tough Stuff! I am excited to welcome a process trusting pro, Meagan O'Nan, to the T&T mic! Meagan is an award-winning author, keynote speaker, and vulnerable storytelling expert… because she has lived it! Meagan shares her journey of breakdown, breakthrough, and how it's all adding up right on time to what she is leaning into now, impact. This is an awesome convo for anyone who is in the thick of it and wondering how it all adds up. Meagan's resilience is powerful inspiration that began in youth sports. It's funny how we get the life skills we need for the journey along the way… get motivated by Megan's story and be ready for your next big move!

Highlights:

Hanging on and letting go. Showing up with intention and then just trusting the process. Resilience, life skills from youth and collegiate sports. People who come in our lives for a reason, season, or lifetime. Team work on and off the field. Core values and doing you. Spirit, energy, and the company you keep. Humanizing the brand, leadership, and authentically connecting at all levels.

Meagan O'Nan:

Meagan O'Nan is an award-winning author, keynote speaker, and vulnerable storytelling expert. She is the author of the award-winning book, "Creating Your Heaven on Earth," and "Courage: Agreeing to Disagree Is Not Enough." Meagan has spoken to thousands of people at live events since 2008. Meagan is passionate about creating deeper connections through speaking, workshops, and through her executive speaker coaching. Her approach is unique in that she uses storytelling as a way to overcome differences and generate healing. For the last decade, she has been a significant voice for the LGBTQ community in Mississippi.

Meagan's links:

Website | Facebook | Youtube | Instagram

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"We are all human beings and deserve to be treated as such. No matter who you are or where you come from, we can get on board and help each other rise together."

-Ean Thomas Tofya

Denver is moving and shaking in several arenas and the upcoming mayoral election is no exception! We have 17 candidates, the largest field in over 40 years, covering a wide range of issues and missions, thus I am excited to welcome one of the standouts, Ean Thomas Tafoya, to the T&T mic. Tofya is one of the younger options, but has been in the public service game for over 20 years and is a born and raised Denverite. He has a people-powered campaign, as a Fair Elections Candidate. "I've worked for three branches of local government. I've worked at all three levels of American government. I brought people together to pass more than a dozen laws that have impacted the people of Denver when our leaders have failed. I believe that we do need to call everyone together." Tofya stated at recent debate at Regis University.

Tofya is an educator, nonprofit leader, and deeply passionate about the environment. In this convo, we get to know Ean the human as he shares his mission and passion points as well as the struggles and challenges with the process as a whole. The transparency is refreshing and so is his personal connection to this earth and the importance he puts on his family and heritage. With the April 4th election nearing- get to know the mayoral candidates, as politicians AND people… our future depends on it! Best of luck, Ean!

Highlights:

The environment. The unhoused. Coming together and reconnecting with this earth. Self-care and personal responsibility. The business, fundraising, and fair election candidates. Community issues and local impact. Following your heart to your true calling. Family, fashion, creativity, and gracefully disrupting traditional systems and expectations.

Ean Thomas Tafoya:

Ean Thomas Tafoya, educator, nonprofit leader, and promoter of the arts, is a fourth-generation Denverite who has spent his life in public service. Throughout his career, he has worked for three branches of local government, served on dozens of community boards, and led many successful ballot initiatives. He is a proud civil rights and environmental justice leader and is currently serving as Co-chair of the Colorado Environmental Justice Action Task Force. Tafoya's career as a public servant honors his heritage of preserving and caring for the land and the people.

https://eantafoya.com/tafoyafordenver/

@eanthomastafoya\

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"I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples."

– Mother Teresa

I am excited to welcome #FITFAM to the T&T mic, Aaron Brill and Manny Menendez. I have trained for years with Aaron and was excited to learn that he was bringing CrossFit in a unique way to his then day job, as a police officer. Arron was inspired by an experience through a friend that experienced deep changes because of the fitness modality- so he decided to introduce CrossFit and its principles to the other "insiders" and Lions' Pride Fitness was born. Lions' Pride Fitness is a CrossFit Community for those in or returning from incarceration. With over 5 years of experience in building CrossFit programs inside prison, they wanted to continue that community success outside. Arron was lucky enough to cross paths with Army Combat Veteran, Manny Menendez, who he brought on board to help guide the Lions' Pride Fitness process. Arron and Manny share their passion for fitness, community, and questioning a better way regarding re-entrance into mainstream society- regardless of where you are coming from. We all know antiquated systems need change, but what a refreshing approach to take things into your own hands and contribute where you can. This is a great convo about shifting perspectives and providing space for growth and change. What a world we would have if we all could do more of that!

Highlights:

CrossFit and incarceration. Community, commitment, and working towards something larger. Perspective and opportunity. Systems and approach. Mindset of what we CAN do. Viewing people up close to lose your own bias. Humanizing leadership and meeting people where they are at. Taking existing skills and applying them to a legal game. Opportunity, hope, and evolution.

Aaron Brill

Aaron is 25-year veteran of law enforcement (retired Feb '21), with the last 22 on Denver PD. Aaron spent 12 years as a patrol cop, and 8 as an Academy Instructor where he found and fell in love with CrossFit, and 5 years as a patrol sergeant. He is a Co-founder of two non-profits aimed at bringing the whole person wellness of CrossFit to the justice system involved population. He is a proud husband of an amazing woman and Dad of two littles (6 year old daughter and 4 year old son).

Manny Menendez

SSG, USA(Ret.) B.A.S. CF-L1

Lead Program Coordinator

Veterans Healing Veterans from The Inside Out

My name is Manny Menendez I am a US Army Combat Veteran. After multiple deployments and injuries, I was medically retired from the service in 2013. I went on to earn my bachelor's degree after the service. Shortly thereafter I found myself incarcerated at Sterling Correctional Facility; this is where I found CrossFit. Aaron at the time was the president of the CrossFit program inside the prison and we helped establish/build the program at sterling. To this day I'm thankful for the work Aaron has done behind the wall and paving the way for CrossFit to be a part of that unique environment. Thanks to his work I was able to earn my CF-L1 behind bars. CrossFit has helped me make some foundational changes in my life and given me that structure, discipline, Comradery that I fell far away from during my transition out of the service. Now I am very passionate about helping those in prison and reentering the community through CrossFit and working out. I currently work as the lead program coordinator for veterans healing veterans, we are the largest organization advocating for the almost 200,000 justice involved veterans. We run a curriculum, which is based on narration therapy where we go in and help our nations forgot about hero's process some of their trauma so they are not finding themselves in these same positions. I have a very unique journey, but am truly blessed to have gone through it all, because now I have found my purpose/life's work and that is invaluable to me. Thank you for your time. I look forward to the future and continuing this amazing work we are doing, truly impacting lives and making better human beings.

Lions' Pride Fitness:

Mission: We exist to bring the full person wellness of CrossFit combined with peer and community mentorship to the Justice System Involved (JSI) population.

Vision: We see a world where the community supports people in the 'justice system involved' population and offer their time, talents and treasures in the success of those people.

Training Expertise: With years of success and experience in this field, we can help bring the components of a successful program to your area. We have refined the process through in person application and have seen first-hand what works and what doesn't.

Where we apply CrossFit: We see 3 areas in the justice system to apply CrossFit to help break the cycle: Courts, Corrections, Reintegration including probation/parole. We apply what we've seen work into the unique needs of each.

· Courts: Diversion into CrossFit Community Centers and Affiliates as part of a comprehensive alternative to jail/prison

· Corrections: We have a proven model for peer lead, Staff and community supported CrossFit Behind Bar(bell)s

· Reintegration: Access to a global network of CrossFit Affiliates and a developing mentor support system

https://lionspridefitness.org/

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