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Tired of school change efforts that stall, or worse, never get off the ground? If you’re a principal, assistant principal, or instructional coach who is ready have a transformative impact on the teachers you serve then School Leadership Reimagined is for you. Each week, Robyn Jackson will share counterintuitive strategies to help you dramatically improve instruction. You’ll discover how to motivate your teachers, help them be accountable, overcome toxic cultures, and transform your school. N ...
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Welcome to Positively Selfish, with Robyn Lee. My mission is to show you that IT IS OK (and positive!) to be more protective and selfish with your time and do more for yourself rather than just give and give and give your time to everyone else around you. I take you away from the craziness of life.. for inspiring stories, awesome information and overall: empowerment. I interview guests who I admire for their mission, what they represent and who I know will inspire you to be more Positively S ...
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Feel Good Effect

Robyn Conley Downs

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The Feel Good Effect is a wellness podcast with a mission to unpack what it really mean to be healthy, with conversations and solo episodes themed around an effective, gentle approach. Hosted by Robyn Conley Downs, founder of mission-driven media and education brand, Real Food Whole Life, the show is about leaning out of wellness as another set of impossible standards, and leaning into self-trust, powerful mindset shifts, and radically simple strategies & habits that really work.
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Welcome to Help 4 HD Live! We are proud to broadcast credible information and education to the Huntington's disease community on a weekly basis. Help 4 HD Live! broadcasts every week providing vital information and inspiration to our Huntington's community. We have been blessed to interview many of our JHD/HD researchers, medical professionals, care providers and the pharmaceutical industry for six years. Join our Hosts, Katie Jackson each week for incredible programming and don’t forget to ...
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we speak to Ebonnie Rowe, the founder of Honey Jam, an artist development program in Canada that has helped artists like Nelly Furtado, Lu Kala and Jully Black take their careers to the next level. We then have a discussion where Kelly talks to you about what network TV shows you can expect to see in the fall, …
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Guy is a man of many many talents and you cannot listen to this episode without learning an immense amount about yourself, your life, your career/business and how to uplevel it all. Guy is the CEO of HSPG (where I also happen to be the MD!) - an impactful, innovative social housing real estate company supporting all angles of the UK homelessness cr…
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Are you feeling overwhelmed right now? You’re not alone. It seems like everyone is feeling that way. But, once you understand the root of all overwhelm, then you realize there is a solution and it’s simpler than you think. If you’re feeling overwhelmed right now, you don’t have to feel that way. Discover root cause of overwhelm, specific ways you c…
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Meredith Patterson is a performing artist, author, and producer whose family was impacted by Huntington's Disease. To learn more about her, please visit her website: https://meredithpatterson.com/ She also has a podcast called "Confessions of an Actress". This week on her podcast, she shared about Huntington's Disease as a way to raise awareness. Y…
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we speak to pop recording artist Parker Matthews about his song “More Than Friends,” what his journey has been like since he left Pittsburgh to move to Los Angeles to pursue a music career, the importance of mental health, being a part of the LGBTQ+ community, which artists have influenced his sound and a lot m…
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Have you ever offered teachers support only to have them complain about it later? If so, then today’s episode is for you. Find out the reason teachers often resist our support (and it’s NOT because they’re resistant to change) and how the way we were trained to offer support actually creates resentment on both sides. Then, discover the simple phras…
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Piere Rodriguez-Aliaga, PhD, is a young investigator whose current HD research is funded by the Hereditary Disease Foundation. He is using a new Nobel Prize-winning technology called Optical Tweezers to study one huntingtin molecule at a time, which allows access to structural information about pathogenic and non-pathogenic huntingtin variants with…
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we speak to our music editor Sharon Hyland about how many pop artists these days are releasing songs or albums in the country music vein. We also chat about the influence Beyoncé is having since the release of her album Cowboy Carter and the positive impact she’s having on other female artists in country music …
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The reason we offer PD to our teachers is that we are hoping to provide with support and resources so that they are more effective in the classroom. So why is it that most PD is so ineffective? In this very practical episode discover the 4 steps you must take to make your PD more useful to teachers and more impactful for students. It's time to stop…
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Jennifer Petrillo Billet PhD is an Executive Director and Program Lead for investigational dalzanemdor, or SAGE-718, at Sage Therapeutics. She is responsible for driving the global development strategy, including delivery of the right evidence for key stakeholders including regulators, payers, and providers, and patients. Dalzanemdor is being evalu…
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we welcome Montreal-born recording artist Alicia Creti to the show talking about her EP called Self/Less. Alicia talks to us about her musical journey, having to leave her hometown of Montreal to move to Los Angeles for her career and why she’d love to switch places with Usher for one day. We then dip into our …
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Someone asked me recently how you could tell if someone was truly a Builder. Anyone can SAY that they have a 100% vision, but how can you really know if they mean it? It’s a great question and on today’s episode, I’ll give you 3 ways to tell if someone is truly a Builder or if they are just talking the talk. Once you understand these 3 things, you’…
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we welcome author and digital media specialist Robyn Flynn talking about her book called Chasing Rainbows: Reflections on Infertility and Motherhood. Robyn talks to us about the journey she and her husband had to go on to finally welcome their beautiful daughter Peyton. We then chat with our music editor Sharon…
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Have you ever launched a new initiative hoping it would solve a big problem, and been disappointed by the results? We all have. But the difference between those who ultimately succeed and those who continue to struggle isn’t so much the plan they use, but how well they stick to their plans. On today’s episode, we’ll talk about the power of consiste…
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we are thrilled to welcome three extremely talented artists who you have seen on the world’s biggest stages performing alongside artists like Lizzo, Justin Timberlake, Duran Duran, Brandy, Christina Aguilera, John Legend, Janet Jackson and the list goes on. We talk to Jill Zadeh, Erin Stevenson and Onitsha Shaw…
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Have you ever gone to a conference, or read a book, or listened to a podcast and thought “I need to do that” only to realize months later that you haven’t done a thing? Do you have notebooks full of ideas and a camera roll full of snaps of slides from presentations you’ve long forgotten? We’ve all done it. And we think that if we were just more org…
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we start things off with our music editor Sharon Hyland talking about how some group members from popular boybands and girl groups have to move on and find other creative avenues after the band either breaks up or goes on hiatus like the boys of *NSYNC. We then take a trip into our Vintage Vault and have a conv…
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This episode is next in a series of practical episodes about how to focus on the right work and stop wasting time on things that don’t matter. Today, we’re looking at the difference between the way that we were trained to do quarterly planning and the way that Builders do quarterly planning. I’ll take you step-by-step through the simple process Bui…
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we kick things off with our music editor Sharon Hyland talking about Jennifer Lopez’s new documentary that she’s released which focuses on the hard work she and her team have put in to produce her musical film "This Is Me… Now: A Love Story." We then dip into our Vintage Vault chatting with Canadian recording a…
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This episode is next in a series of practical episodes about how to focus on the right work and stop wasting time on things that don’t matter. Today, we’re looking at a powerful process we use in BU to help us design systems that set our schools up for success. I’m taking you step-by-step through the process (warning: this is gonna hurt) to help yo…
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we welcome DJ and producer DJ Karaba who has been nominated for a Juno Award at this year’s ceremony for her fantastic song "Mad Mess." We talk to her about her dance career where she performed with artists like Drake, Camila Cabello and Selena Gomez. We then switch gears to talk about Karaba's current pursuit …
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This episode is the first in a series of practical episodes about how to focus on the right work and stop wasting time on things that don’t matter. Today, we’re looking at the exact steps Builders use to prune away the things that are sucking away your attention, time, and energy so that you can focus only on the things that will help you achieve y…
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we kick things off with our music editor Sharon Hyland talking about Sir Rod Stewart selling his music rights and likeness for almost $100 million dollars and Jennifer Lopez dropping her new album and hitting the road. We then dip into our Vintage Vault with American singer Fletcher talking about her love of Ce…
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Is there a decision you know you need to make but, for whatever reason, you’ve been putting it off? If so, today’s episode is for you. We’ll take a look at the hidden reasons that are keeping you from making a decision, the emotional consequences of unmade decisions, and specific things you can do to overcome decision paralysis and confidently make…
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Happy Valentine's Day! Join Erika Boulavsky from HD Reach and Lauren Holder from Help 4 HD in their conversations with Dave and Susie Hodgson about their Layers of Love. Dave and Susie's unique story talks about caring for both of their spouses with HD, how they found each other, and how they continue to support one another while caring for their k…
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we have a conversation with Juno Award-winning recording artist Rêve who hails from Montreal but is currently living in Toronto taking her career to the next level. We talk to Rêve about the importance of Montreal when it comes to her songwriting, what she is doing to prepare for being on tour as well as what i…
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What do you do about a teacher who refuses to do things the way that we ask them to? Well, if you’re a builder, it depends. You see, Builders rarely struggle with this problem for two reasons. First, they have a vision, mission, and core values in place that create true alignment and second, before jumping to a solution, Builders always ask themsel…
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we have a conversation with UK-born DJ and producer Sugar Jesus who now calls Toronto, Canada his home. Sugar Jesus talks to us about how his career got started, what it was like working with Juno Award-winning artist Kiesza, creating the theme song for the hit reality TV show Love Island and working on Andrew …
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Recently a woman asked me a question that I get asked from time-to-time. “Have you been a principal?” On today’s episode, I address the question (and the questions behind the question) in order to remove any barrier keeping you from choosing to help every student achieve 100% success #LikeABuilder.By School Leadership Reimagined
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Dr Frankie is a NHS Junior Doctor, Media Medic and absolutely divine human, dedicating her career to researching cancer, conducting clinical trials within the treatment landscape, diving deep into our immune systems and if that wasn't enough.. she's also educating the masses on getting to know our bodies, demystifying our cycles and helping women t…
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we kick things off with our music editor Sharon Hyland talking about Lisa Marie Presley’s upcoming memoir that has been completed by her daughter Riley after Lisa Marie passed away unexpectedly last year. We then dip into our Vintage Vault for a conversation with Canadian R&B artists Majid Jordan talking about …
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Who would have thought that the idea of “staff alignment” would be so triggering to some educators? And yet, when some educators hear the term, they immediately think that alignment equals conformity and control. Some are even adamant that true alignment isn’t necessary or even possible. So, in today’s episode, we’re going to tackle some of the big…
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This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we’re happy to welcome Juno Award-winning Canadian pop recording artist Kiesza. Kiesza has been working extremely hard to get her career back on track after going through a devastating car crash in 2017 which resulted in severe head trauma. She has new music on the way and talks to us about being excited to rel…
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In order to build true staff alignment, you need 4 things -- ownership, empowerment, alignment, and engagement. On the last episode (243) we discussed how to build true teacher ownership so that teachers take responsibility for the results in their classrooms and how you can build true empowerment so that you set teachers up to be successful in the…
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