Best Monique Allen Podcasts (2024)

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How to Start Over and Ignore the Doubt (and the doubters): Dr. Cindy Starke on Finding Midlife Magic 29:21

10d ago29:21

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“You don't have to let your past define you. You can change in a heartbeat”. Dr. Cindy Starke is a firm believer that it’s never too late to begin again. Cindy is a physician and geneticist, and at mid-life she made the bold decision to leave her full-time hospital position and top-end salary to found a coaching program dedicated to empowering wome…

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Podcast FINALE and Next Chapter 10:06

19d ago10:06

10:06

Send us a Text Message. It’s been three and a half years since I launched my first episode, deep in the COVID pandemic and at the helm of a California cider company. A lot has happened since then, I have talked to a lot of amazing people, and I have shared and learned a whole lot about being a female businesswoman in the alcohol industry. But now t…

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Casting Doubts: Unpacking the Electoral College System, with Maximina Juson, Director of One Person, One Vote? 29:01

24d ago29:01

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“The electoral college is a real pain point for the electorate. They don’t understand it, and they don’t know why we have it in the first place…So that’s why I made this film.” That’s how Maximina Juson explains her motivation for making the extraordinary, and necessary, new documentary, One Person, One Vote? It's a film that takes a closer look at…

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Breaking out of the Cubicle: Rethinking Work and School for the Neurodivergent Community 31:02

1M ago31:02

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“It's amazing that we have this tunnel vision around what success needs to look like, even though our society is filled with people who are wildly atypical.” Dr. Matt Zakreski is a dedicated clinical psychologist who's made it his mission to help harness the often overlooked abilities of the neurodivergent community – that’s anyone with a brain tha…

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#88 - Atacan Farms 1:02:09

2M ago1:02:09

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A conversation with returning guest and friend of the show, Zak of Atacan Farms. https://www.instagram.com/atacan.farms/ vvv SPOSORS & AFFILIATE LINKS vvv PlantWave -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://plantwave.com/?ref=welqkqfi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Plantly offers the widest variety of exotic, rare, but also accessible and easy to care for plants! In addition to the marketplace, t…

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Closing the Taproom Doors - How, When and What to Do with Tracy Gunn 59:36

2M ago59:36

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Send us a Text Message. Starting a business is tough, especially in the alcohol and hospitality industry. What’s more tough? Shutting it down. But how do you know if you even should? Tracy Gunn of Exitable says you should always have an exit strategy and an end goal. Join us as we walk through what that looks like and how she has lived it herself w…

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How To Save Lives: Flipping the Script on Addiction, with Sean Daniels 32:41

2M ago32:41

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“When I was trying to get sober, I couldn't find anything that had a sense of humor, and so I guess I at some point was like, well, then I have to write the thing that I can't find”. Sean Daniels is the hilarious, warm, and honest writer behind the hugely successful play, The White Chip, a comedy about addiction. Since its debut in 2019, The White …

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1785 Cider: Blazing a Modern Cider Trail in Germany with Wendy 45:32

2M ago45:32

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Send us a Text Message. Wendy LeBlanc cut her teeth in the tech industry in Seattle, learning data systems at Microsoft and elsewhere. But the call of cider drew her and her partner to the Black Forest of Germany to set up 1785 Cider company based out of his parent’s farmstead and orchard. She’s blazing a cider trail, slinging apples, and building …

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Breaking up with Alcohol: Reframing Recovery with Sisters in Sobriety, Sonia Kahlon and Kathleen Killen 33:11

2M ago33:11

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May is Mental Health Awareness month, and in this episode we're thrilled to shine a light on Sonia Kahlon and Kathleen Killen who host the fantastic podcast Sisters in Sobriety. We’re also talking about Everblume, an entirely unique alcohol recovery support community founded by Sonia. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, call or t…

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How to Speak Up: Assertiveness, Boundaries, and the Beauty of Anger, with Cara Tuttle 31:11

3M ago31:11

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“Anger is telling us something. It's often telling us that something isn't right or that a boundary is being violated”. Cara Tuttle is a lawyer, consultant, and educator focused on addressing sexual assault and harassment in higher education, and she wants us to explore our anger as a key tool in assertiveness training. After years of working on a …

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Is Your Taproom Website Working for You? with Kesley Gilbert-Kreiling 51:57

3M ago51:57

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Send us a Text Message. Ever wondered if your website is working well for you? There are specific things that the bar and restaurant industry need to make sure their online presence in their website is doing the best that it can to help their business. Kelsey Gilbert-Kreiling has built a community and a business around designing amazing websites an…

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#87 - Dean Karras (Gnosis Nursery) 1:04:39

3M ago1:04:39

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A conversation with Dean Karras, the green guru behind Gnosis Nursery. Having a lifelong love affair with plants, Dean is the heart and soul of Gnosis. As a seasoned botanist and avid cactus and succulent collector, Dean often embarks on adventures to witness these botanical wonders in situ. He has a wealth of knowledge that spans plant species and…

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Lifescaping: How to Dig Yourself Out of Entrepreneurial Trauma, with Monique Allen 30:47

3M ago30:47

30:47

“One of the jokes I have in coaching is, the surefire way to kill passion is to build a business around it, or marry it”. Monique Allen will tell you that entrepreneurship is it’s own special kind of trauma, and it needs a special kind of business coaching. Monique is a professional gardener who has spent almost four decades in the industry. Over t…

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Lodestar Whiskey: Building a Whiskey Brand for Women with Anna and Wendelin 46:38

3M ago46:38

46:38

Send us a Text Message. Born with strong German roots, Anna and Wendelin came up through the entertainment industry in the US, following their passions for film and music. But over the years on the road they fell in love with whiskey. In 2023 they set their sights on building a new brand and a new beverage that builds a community around whiskey and…

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Walking Away: How to Leave a Promising Career and Make Your Life Your Own (Camino stories part 2 of 2!), with Christine Job 30:41

4M ago30:41

30:41

“I was expecting to feel a certain way about the accomplishments. But it wasn't fulfilling, and I couldn't understand why.” Christine Job was a talented law student and the first Black female president of her class. From an early age, her family had expected her to go into law, but despite her achievements she was terribly unsatisfied. Christine’s …

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#86 - Nobodie 1:18:16

4M ago1:18:16

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Step into an insightful conversation with fellow earthling and compassionate soul, Michael of @no_bodie. As an avid gardener, cactus collector, and beacon of positivity, Michael brings a unique perspective to our discussion on society, mental health, addiction, psychedelic therapy, and the transformative power of gardening. Together, we delve into …

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Dragon's Head Cider: Small and Fierce PNW Cider with Laura Cherry 45:03

4M ago45:03

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Send us a Text Message. Building a cidery and orchard from scratch on an Island in the Puget Sound in Washington State was a major career shift for Laura Cherry and her husband. Now in its 2nd decade, Dragon’s Head Cider has started true to its traditional english cider roots and added a taproom downtown this fall. Laura joins me to reflect on her …

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Leaving Your Life: The Transformative Power of the Camino de Santiago (Camino stories part 1 of 2), with Writer and Entrepreneur, Kelli Field 33:23

4M ago33:23

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One night, at the tail end of a vacation in Europe, Kelli Field suddenly hit a wall. “I just started crying and I just told my husband, I can't do it anymore”. After decades of working in a high earning, high stress career that took a huge toll on her health, she realized she couldn’t go back to work. Something deep inside her had finally said no. …

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Women's History Month - A History and a Commentary 19:22

4M ago19:22

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Send us a Text Message. Annually the US celebrates and recognizes the amazing achievements of women throughout history and in the present day. What started as a Day turned into a Week and finally in 1987 gained the designation of an entire Month - Women’s History Month. This March we jump into the humble beginnings of this idea and how it grew into…

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Changing the Narrative: The Untold Her-story of Human Evolution, with Cat Bohannon, Bestselling Author of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution 34:44

5M ago34:44

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“There’s this really old, really crap story that how we got here is about what the guys did. And women were just like some side character behind a hill, just like pounding some tubers, saying, ‘Oh, sorry guys. I see you're busy. I'm just gonna build the future of our species in my actual body’.” That’s how the brilliant and hilarious Cat Bohannon i…

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DC Brau: How to Make Beer for All! with Paulette 48:01

5M ago48:01

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Send us a Text Message. DC Brau has been a gold standard in craft beer in DC for more than a decade. During that time Paulette Palacios has moved up through the beer scene, learning all the ins and outs of beer buying and building a network within the industry. Today they head up the taproom for the DC Brau Brewery and are instrumental in supportin…

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How to Escape Monogamy: The Valentine’s Day Episode! Featuring Psychologist, Sex Educator, and Best-Selling Author, Dr. Joli Hamilton 34:39

5M ago34:39

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Get ready for a Valentine's Day episode like no other. True to form, we're challenging some expectations, and today, it's that age-old ideal of “the couple”. Why is it still so glorified, and what are some ways to do relationships differently? Psychologist and sex educator Dr. Joli Hamilton is one expert who wants to shake up the monogamy paradigm.…

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Get Out and Lifescape with Monique Allen 48:20

5M ago48:20

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Send us a Text Message. Monique Allen has spent the last several decades in landscaping, building a thriving business, supporting a team, and recrafting their approach to the industry through the three pillars of planet, people, and profit. From her entrepreneurial experience she has also developed a program called lifescaping to help others build …

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Stuck In-Between: How to Defy Cultural Labels and Define Yourself (without all those rules), with Urmi Hossain 31:25

6M ago31:25

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“I never felt I was Bengali enough. I never felt I was Italian enough…And because of that, I struggled to find my cultural identity”. Urmi Hossain is Italian by birth, and Bengali by blood, but there’s always been friction between those two identities. Born and raised in Italy to immigrant parents from Bangladesh, Urmi grew up at the center of a cl…

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Sage Bird Ciderworks: Apple-achian Cider with Amberlee 47:00

6M ago47:00

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Send us a Text Message. Amberlee and her husband landed in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia for college and have now made their mark by launching the first cidery in town. Together they built a local network, organically grew a business during a pandemic, and now have a thriving space for cidermaking, the arts, and the community. She has built the…

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How To Save Your Kids: Kidnapping, Trauma, and Fighting the Odds...and Your Own Demons, with Author, Lizbeth Meredith 30:03

6M ago30:03

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“Four years after I left – four long years of being stalked and having my tires slashed – my former husband took the kids one day and disappeared out of country.” That’s the beginning of Lizbeth Meredith’s years-long nightmare of searching for her two young daughters after her abusive ex-husband kidnapped them and took them to Greece. Living on jus…

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Women and the Drinks Biz Podcast = A New Year and a New Name! 16:28

6M ago16:28

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Send us a Text Message. Here we are! A new year, and a new name for this podcast. I’m changing it up, cleaning it up, getting organized. As I jumped into a rebrand for this podcast, it brought me back to so many points of time along my cider business journey. So here’s why I felt I needed to shake things up and give this podcast a fresh start. But …

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Resolutions Out of the Box: Expectation-Shattering Heroes from 2023, with Kelly Guenther and Dr. Keri Ohlrich (and some of our epic guests from the past year) 22:05

6M ago22:05

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With every new year comes the resolutions: the promises of big change, self-improvement, personal growth, breaking bad habits, and even plans for complete reinvention. Whatever your goals for 2024, The Breakout is back to inspire you with powerful breakout stories, perspective-shifting leaders, and thought-provoking expert advice. So, as we jump in…

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Sleighing It: Holiday Greetings and The Breakout’s Year in High Gear, with Kelly Guenther and Dr. Keri Ohlrich 10:07

7M ago10:07

10:07

2023 has been a big year with highs and lows for everyone. As the year draws to a close, Keri and Kelly are looking back at their breakout year with The Breakout (sorry, had to). The show has hit number 1, the audience has had huge growth, and they’ve been hard at work on their new book that dives into a lot of the learnings from the show. It’s cal…

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Wine Country Women: A Voice for Women in Wine with Michelle Mandro 46:23

7M ago46:23

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Send us a Text Message. I talk a lot about the village in the cider world, and in beer, and in spirits. Michelle Mandro is building a network and a community within the wine world to support and highlight the work and successes of women across the wine industry. Wine Country Women has built a network, printed beautiful books featuring women in wine…

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#85 - Greenminded 57:28

7M ago57:28

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A conversation with Tate Griebel, head grower at Front Range Gardens in Broomfield, CO. https://www.instagram.com/greenminded https://www.instagram.com/frontrangegardens/ https://www.instagram.com/theemeraldleaf https://www.instagram.com/theemeraldleaf vvv SPOSORS & AFFILIATE LINKS vvv PlantWave -⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://plantwave.com/?ref=welqkqfi⁠⁠⁠⁠ Plantly…

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#84 - Sergey Baranov (Huachuma Wasi) 1:13:11

7M ago1:13:11

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An interview with shamanic practitioner, Sergey Baranov, of Huachuma Wasi. ⁠https://www.huachumawasi.com/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/huachumawasi/⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4hpOiU_vndR3hr1dk3amcw "Sergey is the founder of Huachuma Wasi, a healing center in the heart of the Sacred Valley, which is open all year round to receive guests and …

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How to Change the World, One Kid at a Time: From Medicine to Toys – Career Reinvention for a Better World, with Dr. Zee of InKidz 32:27

7M ago32:27

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“I lived in Southern California, born and raised my whole life. And I was bullied for being different”. That’s how Dr. Zabina Bhasin, better known as “Dr. Zee”, experienced her childhood as a South Asian American growing up in California. Today she is a child psychiatrist who is deeply committed to the health and wellbeing of children. Her work is …

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#83 - Friezeomatic 55:36

7M ago55:36

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Another conversation and crystal show & tell with friend of the show, Frieze. @friezeomatic • Instagram photos and videos⁠ ⁠Frieze. (@frieze_forms) • Instagram photos and videos⁠ PlantWave -⁠⁠ https://plantwave.com/?ref=welqkqfi⁠⁠ Plantly offers the widest variety of exotic, rare, but also accessible and easy to care for plants! In addition to the …

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Organic Online Marketing is NOT HARD or SCARY! with Lauren Gaggioli 49:54

7M ago49:54

49:54

Send us a Text Message. Building your organic marketing ecosystem. Say what?? Entrepreneurship takes a lot of work - building a product or service, constructing a business around it, securing sales, and marketing. So much marketing. And the website still reigns supreme as the gateway to your audience online. It must showcase your company culture an…

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Derailed by Divorce: How to Shake it Off So You Can Shake it Up, with Stacie Shifflett 31:41

8M ago31:41

31:41

“I didn’t want to be a leaf floating down a stream. I wanted control of the oars in this next phase of my life”. Stacie Shifflett has always led a bold life. She’s been pushing against boundaries and expectations since she was a teenager and she walked into the principal’s office to demand that she graduate high school early. She went on to several…

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Hot Plate Brewing: Brewing in the Berkshires with Sarah 49:21

8M ago49:21

49:21

Send us a Text Message. Sarah Real is a self-taught home brewer out of Brooklyn who, along with her husband, took the giant leap and founded a commercial brewery in the Berkshires in Massachusetts. She loves fermenting traditional beers but also highlighting the ingredients and pushing the flavor profile to construct new and interesting brews. She …

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How To Escape a Life-Sucking Career: Extreme Career Reinvention with Criminal Lawyer Turned Clown, Robert Markowitz 30:33

8M ago30:33

30:33

“I was beginning to lose my ability to feel. I would go to movies just to be able to cry, because otherwise I didn't feel anything”. If you’ve ever felt dead inside and that your job was killing you, you’re going to want to hear Robert Markowitz’s reinvention story. Years ago, Robert was a very successful, and incredibly miserable, criminal lawyer.…

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Our Failed Search for a Taproom 33:20

8M ago33:20

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Send us a Text Message. In 2017 when we were a couple years into South City Ciderworks we launched an effort to find a new location for a taproom/tasting room. We looked up the peninsula and down the peninsula. We looked at our own location and down in South Bay. So many places and so many letdowns. I’m stepping back in time to share our tale of sh…

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Aftershocks: Why Disaster Leads to Personal Growth, with Cognitive Scientist and Disaster Specialist, Jolie Wills 32:01

9M ago32:01

32:01

“The beauty of adversity is it creates these amazing conditions for growth”. Jolie Wills is a cognitive scientist and a specialist in disaster relief who wants us to rethink how we deal with disasters. In 2011, Jolie lived through New Zealand's worst earthquake on record. As she helped her community through the aftermath that included 5 years of de…

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Call Up Your Inner Activist! with Virginia Lacayo, PhD 54:18

9M ago54:18

54:18

Send us a Text Message. She’s an activist, a survivor, an entrepreneur, and a mentor. Virginia Lacayo has been through a lot growing up in Nicaragua and is here to share her story and how she has learned to be her own advocate and fight for the rights of other women and minorities. Anyone can be an activist but sometimes you just need a little help…

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What’s Holding you Back? The Surprising Reasons You’re Not Making Progress with Your Goals, with Erica Rooney 30:20

9M ago30:20

30:20

“We have so much more in our own control than we acknowledge”. Erica Rooney knows there are big glass ceilings that are tough to bust through, but she also believes that sometimes we also hold ourselves back. Erica is a C-suite executive, speaker and podcaster who’s on a mission to help women break free of what she calls “sticky floors”. Those are …

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Cider Sister's Cider: Traditional Cider in Idaho with Katy 1:01:37

9M ago1:01:37

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Send us a Text Message. It’s all about the Power of One! Katy Dang of Cider Sister’s Cider in Idaho has stayed true to the traditional cidermaking processes of old and as a one woman business has built a brand and a following around her cider. Her path took her from one coast to another and across the pond and back. Join us as she shares what she h…

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Why Conflict Happens and How Dealing with it Helps You Grow, with Conflict Expert, Carol Bowser 30:45

10M ago30:45

30:45

“I like to say that I help people break out of the sucking vortex of ‘pissed off’ ”. That’s how Carol Bowser describes her role as a conflict management expert. Carol is a former employment lawyer but after years of practicing law, she found herself much more drawn to mediation. She realized that conflict, and breaking it down, was her real passion…

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Wild Bevy Distilling: Foraged Craft Spirits in Maine with Mae 1:08:36

10M ago1:08:36

1:08:36

Send us a Text Message. Mae Littlefield had a couple of different businesses under her belt before she set out with her husband to develop and build a beautiful distillery in Southern Maine complete with a lovely lineup of craft spirits foraged from all parts of the state and showcasing the amazing smells and tastes of this unique New England regio…

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Mindset Mastery Part Two! Dr. Brian Davidson Takes a Snapshot of Keri and Kelly’s Minds 32:13

10M ago32:13

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Are people born gritty and resilient, or can anyone learn to be that way? Dr. Brian Davidson says that the tools for success can be developed by anyone, we just need to know what needs improvement. We met Brian in our last episode, when he told Keri and Kelly about MindVue, the assessment tool and learning platform that he built which uses positive…

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History of Cider in the US - Johnny Appleseed - The Man Behind the Legend 21:10

10M ago21:10

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Send us a Text Message. Johnny Appleseed is an American folk hero, myth, and legend. But he was also an actual man. On this episode we go back to the time of John Chapman to relive his story and learn about his contribution to cider and the American apples culture. It’s a far cry from the happy go lucky Disney version but like with most legends, th…

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36- Youth Sports & Politics of The Game

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In this episode, OEL invited a panel of guest who has experience with coaching and parents of children who are athletes. OEL dives deep into the voluntary work of coaches, their work life balance, and the politics of sports. We also discuss the competitive nature of youth sports, children’s passion versus parents passion, and expectations of the ki…

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Mindset Mastery: Dr. Brian Davidson Takes a Snapshot of Your Mind – Part One 32:29

11M ago32:29

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Brian Davidson is a psychologist and leadership expert who has always been fascinated by what drives successful people, and whether these same qualities can be taught to everyone. After years of research, he developed MindVue, an assessment tool and learning platform that first measures your mindset and then helps you improve it. But when he began …

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EP 72 | Root Cause Healing for Emotional Trauma with Cedric Bertelli 25:45

11M ago25:45

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Today, Dr. Boman is joined by Cedric Bertelli. Cedric is a recognized expert in Emotional Resolution (EmRes), a revolutionary approach to emotional healing that has transformed the lives of countless individuals. As the Founder and Director of the Emotional Health Institute (EHI), Cedric has dedicated his career to helping people overcome stress, a…

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