What's Normal with Gabriel Sanders

In this episode, I talk to Tara Tomlinson, a woman who was indoctrinated into Non-Denominational Fundamentalist Evangelicalism, and suffered from trauma because of it. Tara was brave enough to share with us her “normal” upbringing, and takes us on a journey along an “underlying river of religion” that connects everyone in her story.   What Tara shares may shock you, or you may just simply be moved by it, or maybe listening to Tara’s story will help you begin your own (what Tara calls) “deconstruction.”  

Photography helped Tara. She says that photography helps create peace, and she finds and creates security through the art. She’s now an amazing photographer of weddings and portraits. Check out her website: www.taratomlinson.com.   

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Mentions:  Books: “Educated” by Tara Westover. “When We Were On Fire” by Addie Zierman. “Girl At The End of the World” by Elizabeth Esther. “Sin Bravely” by Maggie Rowe.   

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My guest is my old friend, Dan Scheiman. He has a PhD in Ornithology, which is the study of birds. Dan is known as the bird man. He is Dr. Dan the Bird Man, and is the Bird Conversation Director of the Audubon Society in Arkansas.  Dan’s normal is fighting for the longevity of the planet, working on policy issues, conservation, forest management, protection of birds and their habitat, energy conservation, protecting the earth’s ecosystems, and more. He is fighting the good fight! This is a very important episode.  

Audubon Arkansas: https://ar.audubon.org More on dicamba and the NATIVE Project: https://ar.audubon.org/conservation/working-lands  

Bird-friendly forestry PSA: https://ar.audubon.org/news/bird-friendly-forest-management Interview with Dan for the “Better Know a Birder” series: https://ar.audubon.org/news/better-know-birder-dr-dan-scheiman  

Mentions: “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carlson. “Animal Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small” by Ted Andrews. Movie: “The Big Year” (2011)  Enjoy your day. Take care of the planet. 

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The title and subject of this mini-episode is “New Dads Place," which is the Facebook supportive private group and public page that I created. I get into the hows and whys I initially built the group and page, my journey through being a new dad, my girls' birth stories, and the great need for and amazing growth of "New Dads Place." 

If you know of a dad, new dad, experienced dad, granddad, step-dad, foster dad, looking for support, or wishing to support other dads, spread the health and let them know there is a place for them.  

NEW DADS PLACE, a *Dads Only* Supportive Group for Dads:  

https://www.facebook.com/groups/newdadsplace/?ref=share  

NEW DADS PLACE, a Supportive Dads Page:  

https://www.facebook.com/newdadsplace  

Contact: [email protected]  

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Dr. Errika Walker-Magra is board certified in Emergency Medicine, Navy veteran, yoga instructor, wife, mother, vegan, and more.  Being a minority is her normal.  She has recently been on the frontline of the Covid crisis, she’s a hero, but that’s not the topic of the talk. Errika has many normals to her “normal” life. Errika lives with her “interracial, inter-cultural, inter-lingual” family in an affluent, gated community, with a pool and tennis courts.  I don’t want to say enjoy this talk. Enjoy Errika because she is a fascinating person, a brave person, a hero, a strong female role model, a Black voice... and a human being trying to do the best she can like all of us: Now that is normal.  

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Mentions:  Book: “Black Tax: The Cost of Growing up Black in America”.  “In Black & White” Hosted by Rick Lockhart II, online series. @ricklockhartii  “What Would You Do?” TV series.  “BrainPOP” https://www.brainpop.com  

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Dr. Scott Goldstein is... (inhaling).... a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP), Fellow of the Academy of EMS Physicians (FAEMS), and a EMT-T/PHP-tactical EMT/Prehospital provider. (Exhale….) 

At the Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia.  We talk about his new normal working on the front line of medicine. We also get into how the new normal affects him and his family, as it does all of us. He is a “vector” like he says, using his “fat blob of electricity” otherwise known as his brain. This is also a reunion for us, after not speaking for 25 years, what better way to do that.  He’s also a hero.  Be sure to check out Dr. Scott’s website of amazing paintings. Incredibly Powerful. Haunting. Real. He is a very talented artist... (and budding stand-up comedian.) https://scott-goldstein.pixels.com  

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+ Podcast artwork created by the amazing Dan Meth. On Instagram @danmeth.

On this episode, I talk to one of my good friends, David Jakubovic. We’ve known each other for about 20 years, since he edited a short movie of mine. Now, he is the Director and Editor of the new powerful documentary "CBD Nation."  We go through his life and career from editing videos for the Israeli Army, his reasons behind no longer creating narrative movies and prefers creating documentaries, and of course, his new movie. David says editing documentaries is "An Exercise in Madness.”  I’ve always thought he was a mad genius, and I’ve always honored and admired his normal. I hope you enjoy our talk as much as I did. https://www.davidjaku.com http://cbdnationfilm.com  

Mentions: "Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational, and Scientific" by Martin A. Lee "Behind the smokescreen of medical cannabis" TED talk by Dedi Meiri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ioJbVyNg08 

Google Scholar: scholar.google.com  

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Picture This: Patrick Harbron is a masterful photographer of the greatest rock icons of all time (Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen....), as well as idols of the entertainment industry (John Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel), on set of popular shows (“The Good Fight,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Veep”...), big name clients, and more and more. The list goes on and on. His work has been seen in magazines, books, pretty much everywhere! His normal is being behind the camera to capture these greats in an instant moment of time that can be preserved forever. Like Patrick says, the photo becomes history.  What an amazing and cool guy, and we had such a wonderful and fun conversation. I hope you enjoy the talk as much as I did. www.patrickharbron.com www.rockandrollicons.com Or just Google his name and you’ll go down a mesmerizing rabbit hole of amazing photography. Enjoy that!  

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Sebastiano has “Puppetry Dreams” me it all started with Barney, the purple dinosaur. A recent college graduate, he was a double major, literally building his puppetry degree like we would with one of his own puppets. He has not only Interned at the Jim Henson Company in New York, but he has created and built puppets of his own, and that’s only the tip of the foam iceberg. He lives and dreams puppets and Muppets, and is destined to be up in the ranks alongside Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, or Kevin Clash.  I hope his dreams come true, and I hope you enjoy the interesting conversation I had with Sebastiano as much as I did.  

There is a load of info about Sebastiano online, but please be sure to check out his website: www.sebastianoricci.com (*Not to be confused with the Italian painter who died in the 1700s.)  

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Welcome to this mini-episode of “What’s Normal with Gabriel Sanders.” This mini-ep is about dreams and nightmares. 

I've been haunted by nightmares since I was a child.... A guest shares a few crazy dreams of their own! 

Please feel free to share your thoughts on this topic or on other topics or issues that are mentioned in the show.  

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Brent Weichsel is deep into the world of RPG. (Role-Playing Games). Brent is also non-binary and goes by the pronouns of they/them. The talk is split into 2 halves, gaming and gender identity/awareness, connected by the arc of identity. This is Brent’s normal, and their journey into self-discovery has only recently begun. I was so honored, touched, and moved that they shared their “normal” with me and with you. 

Thank you for listening. 

If you are having a challenging time with transition, identity and gender confusion, just not being comfortable in your own skin, Brent has offered their open arms to you. Reach out to them on Twitter. ❤️ Brent’s Twitter: @bsweichsel  😁 

A big special thank you to Zoë Keating for permitting me to include her song “Optimist”.  Link: http://music.zoekeating.com  

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+ Podcast artwork created by the amazing Dan Meth. On Instagram @danmeth.