Two Dates and a Dash Podcast

Maury Abreu is the CEO and Founder of Omega Protective Concepts. He began his combatives education in boxing at the age of 12 when his father was looking for him to learn skills that could translate to the streets. As he was being raised in an area where he saw a lot of violent crime, he was immediately drawn to the aggression and violent contact that boxing offered, yet was lacking in the traditional martial arts he’d previously done. Maury continued to compete as a boxer well into his late 20’s.

Maury served as a Sergeant in U.S. Marine Corps at various duty stations, where he provided security at sensitive sites and instructed military personnel in the operation and deployment of various weapons and tactics both domestically and abroad. He was also selected as a Close Combat Instructor, training Marines in all aspects of military combatives.

Maury then became a Federal Correctional Officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Shortly after September 11, 2001 he then began working for a government agency responsible for training individuals who operate globally and independently without backup, specifically in extreme close quarters combat and counterterrorism.

Maury is a nationally published author for Paladin Press, sharing some of his knowledge and passion for knife combatives on Kelly McCann’s Sudden Violence Series: “Edged Weapons: Response to Violent Knife Attacks.”

Maury is a competent and dynamic instructor with a legitimate teaching journey, possessing more than 20 years of combined military, law enforcement, and counterterrorism experience including instructing at a multitude of law enforcement and counterterrorism academies.

He has trained thousands of S.W.A.T. and law enforcement, military, and civilian clients, and is a certified instructor in Extreme Close-Quarters Personal Protection, Use of Force, Military Combatives, Knife and Firearm deployment and defense, Restraint and Control, Chemical Sprays, Baton, Physical Fitness, and Boxing. For more information about Maury, please go to www.omegaprotectiveconcepts.com.

After losing her 22 year old daughter, Teal, in 2012, Suzanne’s work has evolved to help busy women learn more about self-care– a lesson she learned in her grief.

As a podcaster, Suzanne hosts the podcast Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women which is in the top 2% of all podcasts. It was inspired her book, The Extremely Busy Woman’s Guide to Self-Care (Sourcebooks)

Suzanne is host of the Self-Care Group for Extremely Busy Women on Facebook, a thriving group of 56,000 women committed to self-care

A writer and author for more than 40 years, Suzanne has a catalog of powerful fiction and self-help titles including Surrendering to Joy and How Much Joy Can You Stand?

As a speaker, Suzanne currently shares her inspiring story of being a donor Mom and the importance of self-care for overworked healthcare professionals with Debi Granger. Debi’s daughter’s life was saved when she received Teal’s heart and kidney after her death. They focus on reinvention after loss… and getting back to joy no matter what. They also host the Back to Happy podcast.

Over the last fifteen years, Suzanne’s work has been featured in More, O Magazine, The New York Times, Coast to Coast AM, Tiny Buddha, Elephant Journal, Woman’s Day, The Wall Street Journal, SELF, The Christian Science Monitor, as well as more than 100 TV and radio programs. She is also the author of How Much Joy Can You Stand, Living Your Joy, and Surrendering to Joy, as well as 8 novels, including the popular lesbian fiction series, Oaktown Girls.. Suzanne lives in Oakland, California with her wife. For more information on Suzanne, please visit her website at www.suzannefalter.com.

Meet Lacey Schmidt: Triathlete, Ironman, Ultra endurance runner, teacher, and Owner of YogaSix Collegeville. Lacey has been an elementary school teacher for the past 13 years, and just days before the Pandemic, she signed a lease to open a Vinyasa yoga studio in Collegeville, PA.

Lacey was not always a practitioner of yoga. In fact, she never had any interest in making her way onto a mat, and did so only so that she could spend some extra time with a dear friend of hers. It wasn't long until Lacey was hooked to the connection of her mind, body, and spirit. Things instantly shifted in Lacey's life when she decided to give the practice a try, and she soon became a certified yoga instructor so that she could help others experience the beauty of the practice. Lacey's favorite thing about the practice is experiencing the mix of asanas and the build-up of “fire” along with it’s flowing water-like transition. She also loves to meet her students wherever they are at; and provide safe spaces for them to grow.

Lacey welcomes the community to join her on their mat at YogaSix Collegeville. She is just as excited to experience yoga with others as she is to learn their story. Come share "your why" with Lacey, and experience a full-sensory yoga experience at YogaSix Collegeville! For more information please visit www.yogasix.com/collegeville.

Sophie Wadsworth brings to her coaching practice a passion for helping leaders craft and deliver personal, mission-centered stories, while nurturing a culture of storytelling throughout their organizations. She draws on her experience as a writer and executive leader to collaborate with leaders in creating their unique presentations for community stakeholders, investors or clients, and keynote audiences . Sophie is the author of an award-winning collection of poetry and a selected storyteller for GBH’s Stories from the Stage on World Channel. Her clients include executives, authors, scientists, and leaders at companies including SUEZ, Fidelity, and Bristol-Meyers Squibb. She lives with her family and one very animated cat outside of Boston, Massachusetts. For more information about Sophie, please visit www.sophiewadsworth.com.

A licensed psychotherapist since 1995, Geralyn is a playful, soul-provoking life coach who believes one of the keys to happiness is being able to laugh at yourself. She is the author of JUNGLE JEAN, the biography of her mentor, Jean Liedloff, who traveled into the pristine regions of the Venezuelan rainforest back in the 1950s and subsequently wrote a seminal book, THE CONTINUUM CONCEPT, which became a childrearing classic.

In her work with clients, Geralyn assists adults who did not have a fully enriched infancy and childhood (i.e.: most of us), to see and feel the very real impact of “missing experiences.” The insight, understanding, and self-knowledge gained gives them new freedom and the courage to live a fully actualized life. She shows people how to "transmogrify" their everyday experience by leaning into the joy that is our natural state. Geralyn loves to share the story of how she learned to turn life’s many challenges into sources of energy rather than energy-sucking problems that put the kibosh on her life force.

Geralyn has been deeply influenced by a decades-long fascination with Littlewood's Law of Miracles, which states that any individual can expect to experience an outrageous event every thirty days. She is a blackbelt martial artist, salad aficionado, and renowned hair chameleon. Her favorite brain hack is jumping out of an airplane. For information on Geralyn, please visit www.junglejean.com.

Sean Tyler Foley (or STF as he's affectionately known) loves helping people find their voice so they can get their message out to the world. It is the focus of his book, "The Power to Speak Naked", and it’s what truly makes him feel alive. As a performer, speaker, and a general seeker of attention, he knows how hard it can be to get in front of an audience. Facilitating that, even in the smallest way for others, is what he was put on this earth to do.

STF is a husband, father, son, and performer, in that order. Some days he feels like he has dabbled in every industry on the planet, from oil and gas, to aviation, to film and television, but that diverse experience is what has made him so versatile!

Regardless of the industry or the titles he has held, what they all had in common was promoting and encouraging people to be heard and understood. The skills and resources he has garnered along the way have enabled him to become an entertaining professional speaker and a knowledgeable trainer, who aspires others to reach for their dreams. For more information please visit www.seantylerfoley.com.

With his nearly 2 decades of military upbringing and 3 decades in business, James is exceptionally qualified to lead the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the next Lieutenant Governor. The position's official duties are to serve as President of the State Senate, and Chairing the Board of Pardons and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council. Often, the position works on additional projects and have a full schedule of community and speaking events. The statutory duties of Lieutenant Governor as prescribed by Pennsylvania Statues (Pa. C.S.):

1. Serve as a member of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council

2. Serve as a member of the Military Base Community Enhancement Commission

3. Serve as Chairman of The Local Government Advisory Committee

4. Oversee the State Fire Commissioner on all matters concerning fire safety in this Commonwealth

James is an American businessman born and raised in rural Luxora, Arkansas, as a sharecropper, who joined the US Navy very young and moved to Pennsylvania in 2000. He is the founder and principal at Silverback Commodities and Traders LLC with over twenty-five years’ experience with global governments, energy, military, finance, project development, and engineering.

Being committed to public service, James ran for US Congress 8th Congressional District (currently 1st Congressional) in 2008, and for US Congress 2nd Congressional District (currently 3rd Congressional) in 2016 on a platform of economic and job growth, restoring fiscal responsibility, and creating stronger yet safer communities. After he retired from the US Navy, he sought strategies to unite citizens in common causes to improve our lives and fashion a brighter for our children and our grandchildren. James adapted his expertise to help deliver national security solutions for this 21st century. His naval service includes patrol duties in Vietnam, various Western Pacific Cruises, the Gulf of Hormuz, and the First Gulf War.

As a devout Christian, James attend Calvary Chapel of Philadelphia in northeast Philadelphia with over 13,000 churchgoers. He was appointed to manage the Faith Based Initiatives in Bucks County under former President George W. Bush and the late Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick. He also served on the Bristol Township Weed and Seed Council, the Berean Institute Board of Directors, and the Philadelphia Prostate Council under Mr. Michael Milliken. James has 3 children, 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. His deceased wife would be very pleased with his efforts and accomplishments and in running for LT Governor.

James completed various Naval Engineering Studies, Nuclear Biological Chemical Training, and trained US Navy Seals in Unarmed Self-defense, US Navy, San Diego, CA as a Second-Degree Black Belt. Also, James has a BS in Education, Training and Development, SIU-C, Carbondale, IL a MBA Business Administration, A.U., Boise, ID and attended Law School, John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, GA.

His diverse background and experience make him a well-qualified candidate to lead the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the next Lieutenant Governor. For more information please visit www.jonesforltgovernorpa.com.

Dr. Debi Silber is the founder of the Post Betrayal Transformation Institute and is a holistic psychologist, a health, mindset and personal development expert, the author of the #1 bestselling book: The Unshakable Woman: 4 Steps to Rebuilding Your Body, Mind and Life After a Life Crisis and her newest book: Trust Again: Overcoming Betrayal and Regaining Health, Confidence and Happiness. Her recent PhD study on how we experience betrayal made 3 groundbreaking discoveries that changes how long it takes to heal. In addition to being on FOX, CBS, The Dr. Oz Show, TEDx (twice) and more, she’s an award winning speaker, coach and author dedicated to helping people move past their betrayals as well as any other blocks preventing them from the health, work, relationships, confidence and happiness they want most.

Questions:

• Tell us about betrayal-why does it hurt, what does it impact, what does it create?

• What are some physical symptoms of betrayal, some emotional and mental symptoms?

• What are the 5 stages from betrayal to breakthrough that were discovered in your study?

• What’s post betrayal syndrome and how do we know if we have it?

• What’s Post Betrayal Transformation and how is it different from posttraumatic growth?

• What are the questions we can ask ourselves to see if we’re numbing/avoiding/distracting ourselves?

• How do we know if we haven’t healed from a betrayal?

• What do we need to do to move forward and heal from a betrayal experience?

-How can we learn to trust again?

Gift for you: Do you have Post Betrayal Syndrome? Take the Quiz: https://thepbtinstitute.com/quiz/

Roger Butts is a hospital chaplain in a 500 bed hospital in Colorado Springs. An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister for nearly 20 years, he is a member of the International Thomas Merton Society and the Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship. He enjoys tennis, reading, and music. His wife, Rev. Marta Fioriti, is minister of Black Forest Community Church. He has three teenagers and a black lab named Gracie. He attended Appalachian State and Wesley Theological Seminary (DC). Seeds of Devotion is his first books. To buy a copy of Roger's book, please visit https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08WRXCWSS/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

Have you ever had dreams (especially as a child) that did not come to fruition and then felt frustrated? We all have including Robert Raymond Riopel, the author of the best-selling book “Success Left A Clue”.

As a child Robert remembers having big dreams. One day he was a lawyer, the next a doctor or truck driver or even an astronaut. Anything and everything was possible. However, as he started to get older, life taught him that dreams don’t always come true, especially if you do not have the right education or come from the “Right” side of the tracks and are born into a wealthy family. These conditionings and beliefs started to take Robert’s life in a direction of playing smaller than he was. Luckily he had people in his life that were not willing to let him go in that direction and because of these people believing in him, Robert has made it his mission to assist others in living the life of their dreams as well.

It all began when after some success, Robert and his wife found themselves deep in debt and struggling. Thanks to guidance from total strangers, they started their journey in personal development and quickly turned things around. This led to Robert finding his true passion of learning and teaching others. It is because of his past and newfound passion for teaching that Riopel started studying and mentoring from the top success trainers and thinkers in the world to find out what they have in common and this is where he discovered that “Success Left A Clue”.

With this information, he has gone on to become a highly sought after, life-transforming trainer that now travels the world teaching and inspiring hundreds and thousands of people each year about success through his CLUE’s. It is now time for Robert Raymond Riopel to share this knowledge, that he has learned over 15+ years training, with the world through his book “Success Left A Clue”. For more information on Robert, please visit www.successleftaclue.com.

To get a free eBook copy of Robert's book "Success Left a Clue" please visit www.slac.rocks/book.