Get ready to be pumped up by life coach, David Greenleaf’s transformational life stories.

What do you do after spending years focusing on healing your trauma, doing all the “right things” like regular therapy sessions and attending AA meetings, daily meditation, journaling and focusing on self-love and you are stuck STILL feeling sorry for yourself and your life?  David Greenleaf, life coach/blogger and podcaster, with many years work experience as a social worker tells us how he broke through from a victim mindset to being victorious over his inner demons.  It all started with Greenleaf listening to the inspirational work of David Goggin’s “Can’t Hurt Me.”  Goggins is an inspirational speaker, ex-Navy Seal and Ultra-Marathon competitor.

Greenleaf dove head first into exploring Goggins’ tough love approach of pushing through mental and emotional resistance to change through a confrontation with physical limits by taking up an intense cross-training routine. You will hear how his intense dedication to physical mastery, benefiting from his supportive cross-training community totally transformed his life.  After years of feeling oppressed by his history of childhood trauma, trying to cope with it through alcoholism, co-dependency and drugs, followed by years of working his Anonymous programs - he finally feels like he is living the life he was always meant to live.

Redefining his body also led him to redefine his career, realizing he could no longer work in a broken mental health care system which wasn’t truly addressing or helping to solve the root problems of his clients.  What makes Greenleaf’s work so unique - is that he has fearlessly confronted the trauma of his own life for years, and through it started serving others.  But in his own practice he adds: the introspective gifts of what he calls “deep woo-woo” of mindfulness in nature, raw-heart-felt sharing of his life story in his blogs and podcast to create connections with people and life, and t a “hard-ass with a heart of gold” personal trainer approach to life-coaching.  Join us for a wild ride of healing with David Greenleaf!

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Much of what we know about Sex Trafficking we learn through sensational stories through the media, or exploitative narratives through entertainment.  In this episode Laura Wilcox, the Founder of Stir It Up Collective - a Canadian Non-profit created to provide skill enhancement, somatic healing workshops, employment opportunities, and eventually, Peer Support to individuals who have experienced sex trafficking, gives us REAL tips on how to:

Sara Milligan, board member of the Stir It Up Collective further elaborates on the above and adds her knowledge of anti-violence work she has gained working in a Domestic Shelter.  She explains how in spite of how grim the issues of Sex Trafficking and anti-violence are, that both she and Laura really have found a joy in creating the collective.  Focusing on creative collaboration and healing is a joyful act - and focusing on this joy is prioritized in order to mitigate the painful struggles of their clientele.

Jude and I learned so much from these angels in human form doing such important work in their community!  We know you will too!

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Episode 11: The S Word Doesn’t Need to Be Scarey

Jude Gorini (Intuitive Coach) and Leela Davis (Creative Wellness Coach) discuss many topics for the first podcast of Mental Health Awareness Month.  It often is difficult to determine WHERE the mental and emotional health challenges come from - and Jude and Leela discuss their own familial histories of bipolar, autism, and depression, as well as cultural pressures that contributed to family mental health challenges. Their discussion is part expository and educational.  Timestamps of highlighted topics are below :

In this episode both Jude Gorini, an Intuitive Coach, and Leela Davis, a Creative Wellness Coach, dive into their interview with Sifu Devante' Love, Kungfu Master and founder of Healing Kung Fu, Witch and Doctorate Student of Columbia.  WHAAAAAAT?  Many minds were blown by this interview.  We are often taught that when we are dealt difficult hands in life, especially regarding societal/cultural oppressions like racism, sexism, or homophobia that has few options to address it.  Societal pressures encourage us to put up and shut up, squelching our spirits and souls in order to avoid dangerous pushback.  Or activist culture encourages us to aggressively fight out in the open, making us and even our families and friends potential targets of any number of negative responses from violent words and acts to financial deprivation.  Devante' tells fascinating stories about he shapeshifted through obstacles related to his coming out at 12, discovering the roots of slavery associated with his birth surname, and coming to term with psychic abilities he found disorienting in his youth.  Sifu seamlessly weaves all of these stories and more showing how he LIVES the role of an activist of imagination.  He shows how the most power you can hold is the ability to RE-imagine your life.  

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Welcome to the TRAILER of the Reboot of What I Didn't Tell My Therapist - Reboot, where Jude Gorini - Intuitive Coach, founder of Healing with Jude, and myself Leela Davis - Creative Wellness Coach discuss all the things in life that are "Krazy" making, as well as what keeps us healthy and happy. We are fearless about challenging certain "set in stone" ideas of what is mental health and how to achieve and maintain it.

No, we are not licensed therapists, but together we have between us over 50 years of experience with Bipolar Disorder 1. Join us and learn how to DIY your Mental Wellness with us and our guests!

For all those who are Fans of the first season of What I Didn't Tell My Therapist I can FEEL your Questions, which will be added in much more detail in Episode 8 - The Longest Trailer in the World.

What happened to Haley?  - She is alive and kicking it and chasing her creative dreams.  

What happened to Liza Davis - She is still Liza but has been rebooted (OUCH) to Leela Davis. Both Leela and Liza remain friends with Haley. You can learn more about Leela Davis as a Creative Wellness Coach and pretty swell human at leeladavis.com

Who is Jude Gorini? - He is an Intuitive Coach - check out his website at healingwithjude.com

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Haley Novander and Liza Davis dish out on their latest Fabbo Fails (things they are struggling with & determined to turn around).  Haley is dreading the dark and cold being a Southern California Belle.  Liza suggests that they hold a funeral for summer and focus on cozy inside activities like baking and making art.  Haley considers adopting a Bear mindset & crafting an organic B--t plug & committing to months of winter hibernation.

Haley Novander's Fabbo Fail #2 - HOW to improve performance on online courses.  They discuss the following list of great online resources, yet ANOTHER good way to power through the winter months!  Haley  signed up to "Ignite Your Creativity" a free class on the Coursera platform via SUNY - https://www.coursera.org/learn/ignite-creativity .   Haley states her concerns about how she does better learning by DOING.  Liza suggests other online platforms which focus on DOING, especially Lynda and Creative Live.

Liza's Fabbo Fail #1  - Social Media Marketing - How does she improve her performance?  Then Liza and Haley get sidetracked into discussing Podcast Creation strategy.  So, yes, you get a "behind the scenes" look into the production of podcasts, as Liza and Haley debate the format and rules of the podcast.

Liza's Fabbo Fail #2 - Liza reflects upon her spoken voice in the podcast vs. her written voice.  She worries about a possible lack of credibility due to her "goofy" demeanor on the podcast.  She wonders out loud, how to channel her inner "Mrs. Shakespeare while speaking.

If you enjoy a giggle or two, sandwiching life wisdoms on how to JUST BE whether you are a fan of yourself or not, please find us on on your favorite Podcast platform and SUBSCRIBE, dammit, SUBSCRIBE for free, so you get the shows as soon as they are published!  You help give this podcast for a reason for opening it's eyes and greeting the day with hope and promise!  And even BETTER if you give us a Fabulous rating - we will digitally kiss your feet!  We will give shout OUTS  to the most deserving of REVIEWS!   And if you want even MORE than this podcast you can  EMAIL US ---   [email protected]   (And yes, we just realized that Haley gave the wrong email address at the end of the show --- so maybe we don't REALLY want you to write us after all?  Sorry not sorry about our imperfections.  This TRULY is a work in progress! Instagram us ---- @WhatIDidntTellMyTherapist      https://www.instagram.com/whatididnttellmytherapist/  Tweet us @WhatTherapist   https://twitter.com/WhatTherapist  (Yeah, we know what it looks like...retroactive oops) Sending out LOVE and PRISHeeation for reading the shownotes!

This is an episode about POLITICS, SOCIAL MEDIA and other STUFF that makes both Haley and Liza crazy, like talking about politics and the modern world with family when you don't exactly see eye 2 eye.  

Thumbnail Photo Credit - Photo by Miguel Bruna on Unsplash

If you enjoy a giggle or two, sandwiching life wisdoms on how to JUST BE whether you are a fan of yourself or not, please find us on on your favorite Podcast platform and SUBSCRIBE, dammit, SUBSCRIBE.  You help give this podcast for a reason for opening it's eyes and greeting the day with hope and promise!  And even BETTER if you give us a Fabulous rating - we will digitally kiss your feet!  We will give shout OUTS  to the most deserving of REVIEWS!   And if you want even MORE than this podcast you can  EMAIL US ---   [email protected]   (And yes, we just realized that Haley gave the wrong email address at the end of the show --- so maybe we don't REALLY want you to write us after all?  Sorry not sorry about our imperfections.  This TRULY is a work in progress! Instagram us ---- @WhatIDidntTellMyTherapist      https://www.instagram.com/whatididnttellmytherapist/  Tweet us @WhatTherapist   https://twitter.com/WhatTherapist  (Yeah, we know what it looks like...retroactive oops) Sending out LOVE and PRISHeeation for reading the shownotes!

So five shows into the podcast, Haley Novander and Liza Davis are reveling in the advantages of maintaining their anonymity in the creative world.  The struggles they have in their lives has NOTHING to do with their creative lives which allows them to do whatever the "F" they want on the pod and have a blasty-blast and introducing their alter egos - Heckler & PigDog.  

So in the theme of making and breaking rules - the show starts with the Auto-tuned song -  I Don't Need Tha-tha- Therapy by Haley Novander with Liza Davis accompanying.  

Then they launch in without any introductions.  Wha-what? Listen they are figuring it out as they go along. Then they share some highlights of their Summer self-help strategies. Haley dishes on 3 weeks of fast and furious indy film-making.  Check out the YouTube channel Pocket Choke Pictures. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZJjLxXM-SrY2f74WcIAUg .   And Liza shares her adventures at the Summit of Consciousness in Nosara, Costa Rica.

Other topics covered:  Figuring out how to balance "leaning into the joy" of creativity but still charge what you are worth IF the creativity starts being a source of money.  And women are not always the best at promoting their full worth to the world;  Dealing with Haters in Social Media;

This is That: Patanjali's Yoga Sutras Padas 1 & 2 by Anand Mehrotra -  Liza stumbles a bit remembering the title of the book she is loving right now;How to make extreme lifestyle changes in a sustainable way, a.k.a. No Sweat Spirituality; Traveling and creating without expectations; Compassionate Ambition & Enjoying the Journey;  Overcoming your inner PigDOG  and Heckler.

If you enjoy a giggle or two, sandwiching life wisdoms on how to JUST BE whether you are a fan of yourself or not, please find us on on your favorite Podcast platform and SUBSCRIBE, dammit, SUBSCRIBE.  You help give this podcast for a reason for opening it's eyes and greeting the day with hope and promise!  And even BETTER if you give us a Fabulous rating - we will digitally kiss your feet!  We will give shout OUTS  to the most deserving of REVIEWS!   And if you want even MORE than this podcast you can  EMAIL US ---   [email protected]   (And yes, we just realized that Haley gave the wrong email address at the end of the show --- so maybe we don't REALLY want you to write us after all?  Sorry not sorry about our imperfections.  This TRULY is a work in progress! Instagram us ---- @WhatIDidntTellMyTherapist      https://www.instagram.com/whatididnttellmytherapist/  Tweet us @WhatTherapist   https://twitter.com/WhatTherapist  (Yeah, we know what it looks like...retroactive oops) Sending out LOVE and PRISHeeation for reading the shownotes!