Best Mike McBride Podcasts (2024)

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Calculus of IT - Episode 35 - "The Value of the Virtual CIO" 1:48:34

11h ago1:48:34

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The AI assistant is not a new concept. It’s been made “new” again through the GAI zeitgeist effect, but we have used AI assistants for quite a while now. In Episode 31, Mike and I discussed using GAI for IT strategic decision-making. Tonight, we took it a step further in connecting the dots with episodes 33 and 34, which focused on redefining the I…

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Calculus of IT - Episode 34 - 10/2/2024 - "The Next-Gen IT Paradigm - Part 2" 2:31:50

6d ago2:31:50

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Kevin Dushney and Joel Nichols joined Mike and me again to discuss whether or not the IT Paradigm should be changed and how we might do that if we wanted to. We discussed: Evolving IT Leadership Roles The changing role of the CIO - why do we still need a traditional CIO and where is this role going? Chief Digital Officer (CDO) - is this even/was it…

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Audrey Born 1953 working mother who embraced wayfinding technology before it was cool! 1:22:43

7d ago1:22:43

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Born in 1953, she got the full crazy treatment growing up blind. Yet, somehow she came through it all very well adjusted-a working wife and mother she has the same desires as anyone.. Her life is one lived just before the technology boom hit – before ride-share apps and other helpful smart phone tricks. Take a trip back with a very smart tour guide…

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Patrick McBride - September 28, 2024 37:12

11d ago37:12

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In this engaging conversation, Glenn Shelton interviews Patrick McBride, a prominent figure in the numismatic community. They discuss Patrick's extensive experience in coin collecting, his role as president of the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN), and the upcoming coin show. Patrick shares insights into his personal journey in numisma…

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Calculus of IT - Episode 33 - 9/25/2024 - "The Next-Gen IT Paradigm - Part 1" 2:38:22

21d ago2:38:22

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This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on the future of the "IT Paradigm." In Part 1, Mike and Nate, along with their two special guests Kevin Dushney and Joel Nichols, set the stage for how we arrived at this moment in time for the "corporate IT function" and the IT Leadership historically needed to run the show. You cannot begin to explore the future …

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150: Local Politics with Jim McBride

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I’m honored to have my friend, and Charleston city councilman, Jim McBride as a guest. In this episode we talk about Jim’s role as a local politician, what motivated him to seek office, and what he’s found surprising since taking on his role in municipal politics. Show notes Learn more about Jim McBride here, as well as sign up for his newsletter: …

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Calculus of IT - Episode 32 - 9/17/2024 - "The Pros and Cons of Citizen Developers" 2:05:56

29d ago2:05:56

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Mike and Nate, along with very special guest Bill Bartlett, parse the pros and cons of citizen developers in the organization. We discuss the guardrails and risks and the benefits of having employees take the reins of development for their improvements. It's a lot more complicated than you think, and the answer is not to simply prevent the behavior…

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Calculus of IT - Episode 31 - 9/10/2024 - "Using GAI for IT Decision Making" 1:53:52

1M ago1:53:52

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Mike and Nate are back! We went to a bar near Mike's office and didn't get the best sound quality as we hoped but that's what it is. In this episode, we asked the question - "How are we (and should we be) using GAI for IT strategic and operational decision-making?" We spent some time digging into this not so much to try and find nascent value in GA…

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Navigating the Future, with Isaac Rogers 43:36

1M ago43:36

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In this episode of Conversations In Depth, host Mike Carlon speaks with Isaac Rogers, President of Sago, about his unique journey from a tech startup in the early 2000s to a leader in the market research industry. Isaac shares the challenges and opportunities he encountered along the way, including the industry's digital transformation and the impa…

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Brian Geno | Sep 4, 2024 002 24:32

1M ago24:32

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Brian Geno is a practicing attorney and coin dealer who has a passion for numismatics. He started his business, Fairfax Coin and Collectibles Exchange, three years ago. Brian emphasizes the importance of building relationships with other dealers and collectors in the industry. He also offers tips for young collectors, such as using reputable source…

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149: Work Envisioned. Work Done. 1:00:50

2M ago1:00:50

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In this episode I share a vision of work; my work. The goal is clear, but I am without clarity on the details. Show notes The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods by A.G. Sertillanges Did you get value? Please support the show. If you find value in The Currency, please help me keep the show going by making a donation. Donating helps k…

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Mike born 1952, blind due to RLF/ROP a MUST LISTEN for all O&M Graduate Students!: Part 2 1:48:54

2M ago1:48:54

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This was one of the very early interviews I had done. Twenty-five years ago, late one evening I sat down across the table in my Hunter College office with good friend, Mike Levy. He had come prepared with written statements of memories and family lore surrounding his travel. I would recommend this interview to every graduate student studying O&M. M…

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Mike born 1952, blind due to RLF/ROP a MUST LISTEN for all O&M Graduate Students!: Part 1 59:59

2M ago59:59

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This was one of the very early interviews I had done. Twenty-five years ago, late one evening I sat down across a table in my Hunter College office with good friend, Mike Levy. He had come prepared with written statements of memories and family lore surrounding his travel. I would recommend this interview to every graduate student studying O&M. Mik…

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Calculus of IT - We are taking a brief break! 1:22

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Hi all - Mike and I will be taking a short break due to a massive amount of scheduling conflicts between now and mid-September. We will be back with a kickass set of episodes for the Fall and should be resuming our normal Wednesday night schedule again. Stay tuned! Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The New IT Lea…

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148: 554 Days 35:29

2M ago35:29

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I’ve been alcohol free for well over a year and a half now. It’s not something I talk a lot about but I wanted to share the benefits I’ve been experiencing since making the decision in the hopes that it might help someone else considering making a similar choice. Did you get value? Please support the show. If you find value in The Currency, please …

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Calculus of IT - Episode 30 - 8/7/2024 - "Harness the ultimate power of the Mighty Intranet" 1:46:28

2M ago1:46:28

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In episode 30, Nate and Mike ask the question "Why Intranet?" and then ask the question "Why not Intranet?" and then answer both. It is a riveting discussion on the almighty Intranet's past, present, and future. If you are an Intranet wizard, this episode is for you. If you have ptsd nightmares of Intranet management, be warned that this episode co…

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147: The Market Value of Truth 1:14:13

2M ago1:14:13

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Information as power, supply and demand, arbitrage—there’s an opportunity for those in the know. And it transcends markets. In this episode of The Currency Mike Gastin unpacks a different way of looking at Truth and applies it to our current situation. Did you get value? Please support the show. If you find value in The Currency, please help me kee…

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Judy Born 1952 - proof positive you can grow up without safe mobility and enjoy life to the fullest! 1:40:11

2M ago1:40:11

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Judy is a poster child of success absent safe mobility. As a child, she had light and color vision – and that means she was mobility visually impaired. In the 1950s, she learned to use the long cane, but she wasn’t allowed to take it home until she was older. She didn’t really start using a long cane until grad school. She and her husband go on gra…

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160 The Weight of Religious and Spiritual Expectations with Reid Zeller 40:32

2M ago40:32

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I am joined today by therapist and friend Reid Zeller who shares a story about egging cars when he was 16. Behind every story is a backstory. The backstory includes the nature of the environment we grew up in. When religious or spiritual expectations are placed on the shoulders of a child, pressure builds within that child. And when that pressure i…

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Bourse Sizzle - Mike Markowitz Goes Under the Loupe! 21:40

3M ago21:40

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Mike Markowitz, a numismatic expert, discusses his passion for ancient coins and the history they represent. He shares his journey into the world of numismatics, from his early interest in history to his fascination with ancient coins. Mike explains why ancient coins are so fascinating to collect and study, highlighting their tangible connection to…

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Calculus of IT - Episode 29 - 7/17/2024 - "Why do we give everyone Editor rights?" 1:55:52

3M ago1:55:52

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Episode 29 is our first episode where we break away from reviewing the New IT Leader's Survival Guide (since we completed its review in episode 28) and switch to a topically focused podcast model where we will tackle concepts and questions that impact today and tomorrow's IT Leaders. We have a very in-depth list of episodes coming in the next few m…

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159 Revisiting the Big Six: What You Needed from Your Parents 41:34

3M ago41:34

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When you were a child, you were deeply dependent on your primary caretakers. This means that the development of your brain was contingent upon the level of care and kindness in your family environment. Today I identify the six things you needed from your parents, and give examples of each. The “Big Six” things you needed from your parents include (…

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Calculus of IT - Episode 28 - 7/10/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Training and Education" 2:22:13

3M ago2:22:13

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Welcome to Episode 28!! Mike Crispin and I take some time to discuss Training and Education in Years 2 and beyond. The discussion ranges from measuring the effectiveness of training to incorporating training and education into IT strategic goals. Without question, having a plan in place to address training and keeping the company up to speed on the…

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Don McBride born 1936 became blind at age 11, O&M instructor before it was a grad degree. Part II 1:35:15

3M ago1:35:15

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In every accomplishment – the O&M instructor in me wishes more value had been placed on his safety. His life is filled with accomplishments and yet- all I can hear is just how freakin’ hard it has been for him to get around safely and he blames himself – not the inferior tools he’s been provided… He taught orientation and mobility (O&M) too – learn…

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146: Nannified Nonsense 49:02

4M ago49:02

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I recently quit using (and paying for) Adobe’s Creative Suite; a big move as I’ve been an Adobe user for almost 40 years. I published a video about my reasons, and my frustration with Adobe, and was surprised to see that video take off (over 90K views as of this writing). But what was interesting was a common theme among my detractors in the commen…

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158 The Critical Relationship Between Attachment and Affect Regulation 30:05

3M ago30:05

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If you have difficulty regulating your emotion, there is a reason for that! No one comes out of the womb with the ability to regulate their affect. The way you develop the neurobiological structures to regulate your own emotions is by having your affect interactively regulated by another. This is the main gift that a primary caregiver gives to a ch…

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157 What If My Story Isn’t That Bad? Why We All Tend to Minimize Our Wounds 29:24

4M ago29:24

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This episode is for people who experience emotional pain but feel like “nothing that bad happened to me growing up. I had a pretty good childhood.” As it says in Jeremiah 6, it is very common to dress our wounds as though they are not serious. One way we tend to minimize our wounds is by comparing our story to someone else who “had it worse.” Anoth…

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Calculus of IT - Episode 27 - 6/5/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Working With Your Partner" 2:03:50

4M ago2:03:50

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Holy crap we made it to Episode 27. In this episode, Mike and I discuss how the relationship is going between the IT Leader and their trusty sidekick after Year 1 and, let's be honest, by the end of Year 1 you either hate them or love them but hopefully, either way, they are making huge contributions to the success of IT. We also talk about the ong…

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145: True Business? 51:37

4M ago51:37

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A discussion on the real purpose of business—and it’s not profits. Did you get value? Please support the show. If you find value in The Currency, please help me keep the show going by making a donation. Donating helps keep the show free of advertisements, protects it from sponsor censorship, and helps me make it better by freeing me up to put more …

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156 Five Objections to Engaging Your Story: A Response 40:35

4M ago40:35

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When I began exploring my story, five objections kept coming up for me. These objections kept me stuck. In today’s episode, I respond to each of the five objections. Objection 1: I should focus on the present and the future, not "dwell on the past.” Objection 2: Looking at my story is self-indulgent, introspective navel gazing; I should be focused …

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Calculus of IT - Episode 26 - 5/29/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Employee Lifecycle and Employee Experience" 2:23:10

5M ago2:23:10

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In Episode 26, Nate and Mike, along with returning special guest Kate Bosman, dive back into the realities of setting a positive employee experience and creating a data-rich employee lifecycle. We tackle the concepts of gathering human level data throughout the org and finding ways to use that data without disrupting the overall trust between IT an…

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Calculus of IT - Episode 25 - 5/22/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Governance Revisited Part 2" 2:14:39

5M ago2:14:39

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We are back again and are still pernicious AF. As tonight is the 25th episode, we start by looking at what happened in technology 25 years ago...the list is pretty astonishing. We also cover some AI stuff as usual and then dig right into Governance in Years 2 and 3 as a new IT Leader, emphasizing the remaining two of the five primary governance dom…

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David Kalisher 43:36

5M ago43:36

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Honoring the honesty of our subjects is essential in filmmaking. Capturing their emotional journey, not just their words, is what makes a story compelling. — David Kalisher In this episode of Conversations in Depth, host Mike Carlon sits down with David Kalisher, the founder of Jolly Road Productions. David, a seasoned filmmaker, shares his journey…

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155 Why Engaging Your Story Heals Your Brain 39:34

5M ago39:34

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My invitation to you today is simple: to take your story seriously. Engaging your story is the single most important thing you can do to experience healing. When I say "your story," I'm talking more about the individual scenes than the overarching narrative of your life. Your stories—particularly your stories of heartache or harm—have shaped your b…

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Calculus of IT - Episode 24 - 5/15/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Governance Revisited Part 1" 2:23:11

5M ago2:23:11

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Wow what a fucking doozy this episode is. Some might even go so far to say that it is pernicious AF. We cover some AI stuff as usual and then dig right into Governance in Years 2 and 3 as a new IT Leader with an emphasis on 3 of the 5 primary governance domains: Project Prioritization, Development, and Infrastructure. This, my friends, is a special…

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Calculus of IT - Episode 23 - 5/8/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Strategy Revisited" 1:52:22

5M ago1:52:22

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For shits and giggles, I let Buzzsprout's GAI do the description for us this week. :-) Discover the charm of IT land's peculiarities and the sharp wit of tech leadership as we embark on this episode's engaging narrative. We'll unravel the intricacies of integrating private large language models into enterprise ecosystems, and while grasping the str…

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154 What Grief Is, How It Heals, and the Pain of Loneliness with J.S. Park 45:35

5M ago45:35

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In “As Long As You Need,” author J.S. Park writes that “Grief is not about letting go, but about letting in.” Letting in sorrow, letting in anger, and especially letting in other people who can be WITH us in our pain. This episode is about all kinds of grief—not merely the grief of losing a loved one. One of Joon Park’s main points is that we often…

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Calculus of IT - Episode 22 - 5/1/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Budgeting Part 2" 2:18:38

6M ago2:18:38

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In Episode 22, Mike and Nate continue the walkthrough of Year 2 for a new IT Leader resuming their discussion on budgeting and forecasting. In this episode, we focus on the remaining four major impacts: IT Organization, Facility Planning, Exploratory Projects, and Training. We return to some other topics in the news, including the newest Tekakord, …

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Calculus of IT - Episode 21 - 4/24/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Budgeting Part 1" 1:50:31

6M ago1:50:31

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In Episode 21, Mike and Nate take a wack at unstructured data becoming natively structured, some recent AI shenaniganery and, most importantly, begin the walkthrough of Year 2 for a new IT Leader. The walkthrough starts with a revisit of budgeting and reforecasting and the emphasis is on three major impacts: Platforms, Milestones, and Capex vs Opex…

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Calculus of IT - Episode 20 - 4/16/2024 - Live from Bio-IT World 2:52:03

6M ago2:52:03

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In episode 20, our fearless podcast hosts went on the road and managed to finagle their way into the BioIT World conference in Boston. We recorded this live from the Kestra bar at the Omni hotel and had several friends come by on camera (or off) to give us their insights into the technology road ahead. Plus, it has the usual shenanigans and discuss…

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Calculus of IT - Episode 19 - 4/3/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide Chapter 23 - The End of Year 1" 1:27:18

7M ago1:27:18

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In Episode 19, Mike and Nate wrap up the new IT Leader's first year. It's been an awesome journey so far and we have dissected the first year into all of its necessary parts. Reflecting on the first 18 podcasts, we started with the first 90 days in which we covered: Building your Foundation Writing a 90 Day Plan Conducting your Key Stakeholder Inte…

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Don McBride born 1936 became blind at age 11, O&M instructor before it was a grad degree. 1:37:57

7M ago1:37:57

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This week is a real treat- I found Don McBride’s interview, he was born in 1936. He is a great storyteller and gives amazing insight into what it was like to be blind child in the 1940s and 50s- he became blind at age 11, he attend residential school and so had certain advantages – but, there wasn’t white cane safety at the time and his older broth…

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153 How Your Past Story Affects Your Present Sexuality with Jay Stringer 50:28

7M ago50:28

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I am joined today by author Jay Stringer to talk about sexual stuckness/difficulties/pain. Healthy sexuality is deeply tied to the degree to which we have made sense of our story in our family of origin. Sadly, so few of us have ever been asked to connect the dots between our past life story and the sexual difficulties we face in the present. Today…

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