Best Eloise A Joy Podcasts (2024)

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What If We Cared About Care? with Elissa Strauss 1:08:53

3h ago1:08:53

1:08:53

What if we considered care to be a sacred practice? What if the everyday tasks of parenting were backtracked by the dramatic score of the British Baking Show? Elissa Strauss, author of When You Care: Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others joins Sarah and Miranda to mull over what it would mean to value care as a society and in our personal lives. We…

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The Joy Of Hobbies in Motherhood, with Kaitlyn Teer 1:08:47

8d ago1:08:47

1:08:47

Author and editor Kaitlyn Teer (you may know her as the editor of Joanna Goddard’s Big Salad newsletter ) joins Sarah and Miranda to chat about how weirdly hard and wonderful it is to have hobbies as a mom, and the unique joy of being new (even bad!) at something. We get into such pressing questions as: What is “contaminated leisure time,” and how …

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Back To School, 'Nightbitch' & Necessary Losses with Sarah & Miranda 3:03

8d ago3:03

3:03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit motherofitall.substack.com Sarah and Miranda check in on Miranda’s daughter’s very first day of big kid school (even though she claims she’s “still little”), watch the just-dropped Nightbitch trailer in real time, discuss Sarah’s impending move after 15 years in the same apartment, and t…

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Children's Rights, 'Adultism' & Parenting With Author Eloise Rickman 1:18:01

16d ago1:18:01

1:18:01

We are thrilled to kick off season 2(!) with a bang in the form of a meaty, rich conversation with Eloise Rickman, author of It’s Not Fair: Why It’s Time For A Grown-Up Conversation About How Adults Treat Children. We hadn’t thought about children’s rights much before reading Eloise’s book (have you?) and now it’s all we want to think about. What a…

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Summer Bonus Ep! Donna Berzatto & Moms Of 'The Bear,' With Phil Maciak 43:41

25d ago43:41

43:41

Sarah & Miranda shoot the breeze, talk about some back-to-school feelings, drop some hints about what we'll cover in season 2, and nerd out about THAT EPISODE of The Bear. We had so much fun with Phil Maciak on our Screen Time episode (our most-listened to episode, BTW! thanks for that, friends) that we had to bring him back to talk about *crunch c…

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Summer Bonus Episode: Claire Zulkey 1:04:44

2M ago1:04:44

1:04:44

It’s summer, which means Sarah’s rocking a 3-cone-per-day ice cream lifestyle, and Miranda is guzzling $1 slushies by the pool. And work is …. still kind of happening. The brilliant, hilarious Claire Zulkey of the Evil Witches newsletter (which you need to subscribe to, if you don’t already) joins us to talk about the various joys and perils of sum…

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Episode 25: The Millennial Midlife Crisis with Amil Niazi 1:02:55

3M ago1:02:55

1:02:55

Canadian writer and The Cut columnist Amil Niazi joins us to discuss what happens when an entire generation follows their dreams, whether our feelings of economic instability are real or imagined, and having children (even a third!) while fighting against upgrade culture. Also, we stan Better Things, and we ask: Even if it’s not really OK, what if …

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Episode 24: Boys Are Not Like Dogs with Ruth Whippman 1:01:00

4M ago1:01:00

1:01:00

Sarah and Miranda are joined by Ruth Whippman, author of Boymom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity to talk about how boys need more but get less, the boys who are dying to talk about their feelings, and the radical power of a board book about a boy and his bags. Plus, do we say “no” to toxic-masculinity media or just say “yes…

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MOVIE CLUB: Mamma Mia (Or Is It DADDA Mia?) With Garrett Bucks 1:01:45

4M ago1:01:45

1:01:45

A juicy, earnestly silly over-think of Mamma Mia and Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again (Sarah’s preferred Mamma Mia) in which Sarah’s friend Garrett Bucks joins us with a spicy-hot take on the three (three!) dads of Mamma Mia. When Bucks is not thinking about the rich, layered texts that are Mamma Mia and Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again, he keeps busy do…

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Episode 23: We Can't Have Nice Things 30:17

4M ago30:17

30:17

Sarah flew to Iceland, only to be immediately taken down by a stomach flu. Meanwhile, back at home a Covid-like virus knocked Miranda’s family out for 14 days. So we called an emergency recording session of Mother Of It All just to vent about it all together. Why can’t parents have nice things, like occasional vacations or a week or two without abs…

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Episode 22: Screen Time with Phil Maciak 1:22:59

4M ago1:22:59

1:22:59

Sarah and Miranda host their first dad, cultural critic Phillip Maciak, and dig into screen time, shame, nostalgia, hugs, and multi-level marketing for second-graders. Links: * Phil’s book, Avidly Reads Screen Time * Phil on Instagram * Phil’s review of Season 2 of the Bear in The New Republic * The NOLA Pelicans’ King Cake Baby mascot * The Anxiou…

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Episode 21: The Mothers of the Mother of it All 1:10:02

5M ago1:10:02

1:10:02

Sarah and Miranda are joined by their moms, Bev and Linda, to talk about modern motherhood, what has and hasn’t changed in a generation, “Folly Fridays,” and whether mothers ever truly get their flowers. Links: * Terry Brazelton * Lydia Kiesling’s Golden State This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acc…

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Bonus Episode 2 - Building Better Relationships at Home and Work Podcast Special Announcement 18:22

5M ago18:22

18:22

Angela and Patti went live on their YouTube channels and Building Better Relationships at Home and Work Facebook Group to give an update on changes coming in 2025. Sorry about the echo in the audio, this was a live un-edited video and audio. We are taking a hiatus and we'll be sharing BBR past podcast episodes on our Youtube channels@CoachingforINS…

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Episode 20: 'Matrescence' Is Not A Dirty Word with Lucy Jones 1:12:04

5M ago1:12:04

1:12:04

Sarah and Miranda talk to Lucy Jones, author of the book Matrescence, out May 7th, about how becoming a mother is truly a biopsychosocial evolution, how motherhood in nature is more often about chaos and violence than dyads and instincts, Kafka’s Metamorphosis, and our favorite Bluey episodes. Links: * Order Lucy’s book, Matrescence * Alexandra Sac…

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Episode 19: Who's The Beef?! Sarah & Miranda Talk Vasectomies, Turning 40 & The 3rd Kid Question 54:24

5M ago54:24

54:24

A little one-on-one time with Sarah and Miranda! A fun chit-chatty check-in about vasectomies, the third kid question, the weird pressure of turning 40, why Sarah "doesn't get" Hawaii, mole moms, hopping on the 'crone train, and calendar reminders gone wild. Plus, a big announcement! How To Catch A Mole by Marc Hamer Poser by Claire DedererKrtek Th…

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Episode 18: Dr Becky and The Parenting-Optimization Era, with Kathryn Jezer-Morton 45:37

6M ago45:37

45:37

Columnist and sociologist Kathryn Jezer-Morton returns to give the inside scoop on her recent profile of Dr. Becky. Sarah, Miranda and KJM dive deep into what’s great (and maybe no so great) about the advice Dr. Becky doles out, and Kathryn explains what ultimately surprised her most about spending time with Dr. Becky and the “Good Inside” parent c…

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Episode 86 - Building Your Relationships with Style Special Guest Jackie Wheeler 34:34

6M ago34:34

34:34

In this podcast episode, we have a special guest, Jackie Wheeler of JackieStyle Image and Branding. Jackie is our "go-to" fashionista and image consultant/personal stylist. She loves assisting women in the spotlight with their style, image, and brand in person and online. Jackie's been in the image industry for over 30 years and owns JackieStyle Im…

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Episode 17 : Parenting and Psychedelics with Rebecca Kronman 1:07:45

6M ago1:07:45

1:07:45

Sarah and Miranda are joined by Rebecca Kronman, a licensed clinical social worker and co-founder of Plant Parenthood, a community that explores the intersection of psychedelics and the family. She talks about the importance of set and setting, the false dichotomy between healing and joy, and about how psychedelics help some parents heal intergener…

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MOVIE CLUB: Tully & The Power of Postpartum Ghost Stories with Janet Manley 51:13

6M ago51:13

51:13

LitHub contributing editor Janet Manley joins us to talk about the postpartum comedy with a horror twist that started it all, 2018’s Tully. We discuss how the conversation around the postpartum period has changed in six years, what the New York Times got wrong about this film, and what we would go back and offer our postpartum selves. Links: Janet’…

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Episode 16: Gaza, American Motherhood & Activism with Lydia Kiesling 1:02:46

6M ago1:02:46

1:02:46

With author and essayist Lydia Kiesling, we talk about the conflict in Gaza, which has taken the lives of tens of thousands of our fellow mothers and their children. We explore the ways that motherhood has the potential to awaken activism, about feeling frozen, helpless or overwhelmed, as well as how we can take our tender hearts and protective ins…

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Episode 15: Marriage & the Divorce Discourse with Emily Gould 1:07:30

7M ago1:07:30

1:07:30

Author and New York Magazine writer Emily Gould joins Sarah and Miranda to discuss her controversial personal essay, The Lure of Divorce, published in The Cut last month. We tackle the current divorce discourse, the work it takes to support our own mental health, what it’s like to write so intimately and so publicly at the same time, and whether it…

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Episode 85 - Your Accounting (Relationships) Made Easy with Special Guest Janiece Rice 30:02

7M ago30:02

30:02

In this podcast episode, we have Janiece Rice from YAME Consulting Your Accounting Made Easy. Janiece fell in love with finance and graduated from Indiana Wesleyan in 2014 with her bachelor's degree in accountancy. She's been in the accounting industry for over 20 years and has worked directly for small business owners, corporations, and consulting…

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Episode 14: Mothering, Race & Identity with Priya Joi 1:03:27

7M ago1:03:27

1:03:27

Sarah and Miranda are joined by Priya Joi, a Barcelona-based science journalist and the author of the memoir M(other)land: What I’ve Learned About Parenthood, Race, and Identity. Joi was born in the UK, spent part of her childhood in India, and is raising her own daughter in Barcelona. In this episode we explore how motherhood made questions of rac…

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Episode 84 Using The Tools Of Crystals And Tarot To Build Better Relationships with Special Guest Michael Sclafani 52:21

7M ago52:21

52:21

In this podcast episode, we have special guest Michael Sclafani, the Crystal Queer. Michael has been supporting gifted healers and highly sensitive Souls his entire life. As a natural intuitive with a passion for the psychic and healing arts, Divination, Reiki, and Crystal Therapy led him on a 25-year journey of reading Tarot for people worldwide. …

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MOVIE CLUB: Baby Boom with Jo Piazza 52:43

7M ago52:43

52:43

We’re giving our listener’s a little treat – a free February Movie Club episode! Author and podcaster Jo Piazza comes on the pod to break down the beloved 1987 working-mom classic, Baby Boom. We talk overt vs. covert misogyny, why it’s time to retire the phrase “having it all,” and of course, the brilliance of style acumen of Diane Keaton. Subscrib…

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Episode 13: How Social Media Storytelling Has Changed Our Understanding Of Motherhood, Childhood & What Makes A Good Life with Kathryn Jezer-Morton 1:08:47

7M ago1:08:47

1:08:47

Sociologist and writer Kathryn Jezer-Mortonjoins Sarah and Miranda to talk about the intersection of motherhood and what she calls “technological storytelling,” or, the way we construct our identities in the age of social media. We talk about her recent piece on the “core memories” trend as a microcosm of our desire to control our kids’ perception …

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Episode 83 - Building Better Relationships with Dating Done Right with Special Guest Whitney Kobrin 51:42

8M ago51:42

51:42

In this podcast episode, we have a special Guest, Whitney Kobrin. Whitney is a dating and relationship expert and coach who helps single, divorced, and widowed women date confidently and build healthy relationships in the modern world. Combining her background in psychology and matchmaking with her own experience, Whitney offers a uniquely skilled …

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Episode 12: Grief, Writing & A Mother's Oceanic Love with Tamarin Norwood 58:18

8M ago58:18

58:18

Precise, poetic and deeply moving, Tamarin Norwood's much-anticipated book, The Song of the Whole Wide World: On Grief, Motherhood and Poetry, chronicles her experience of having a son, Gabriel, who lived just 72 minutes. In this episode, she joins Miranda and Sarah to share and reflect on passages from her gorgeous book, talk about the ultimate "t…

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Patreon Movie Club Sneak Peek 3:08

8M ago3:08

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Every month for our Patreon members we release a special Movie Club episode where we take on movies through the lense of motherhood, and motherhood through the lense of movies. This month, we discuss the Oscar nominations with Tracy Clark Flory. Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to hear the full episode! --- Send in a voice message: http…

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Episode 82 - Building Better Relationships with Dance for Joy & DancewithAngela 51:48

8M ago51:48

51:48

In this podcast episode, Angela Ambrosia shared about her exciting new classes where you can Dance for Causeless Love and Joy. Angela Ambrosia is co-host of Building Better Relationships at Home and Work with Angela and Patti. She is an Energy Healer, Movement Meditation, and Dance Facilitator at Dance with Angela and a teacher of Loving Relationsh…

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Episode 11: The Wisdom of Disabled Parenting with Jessica Slice 1:07:51

8M ago1:07:51

1:07:51

Author and speaker Jessica Slice talks to Sarah about how disability culture has taught her to reject perfectionism, how internalized ableism makes parenting harder for all of us, and the beauty of building a family where everyone accepts and expresses their needs. Links: Jessica’s website and Substack newsletter Disability Visibility, edited by Al…

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Episode 10: A Better Birth with Rebekah Wheeler 1:02:50

9M ago1:02:50

1:02:50

Midwife, birth trauma healer, and beloved big sister Rebekah Wheeler breaks down what we get wrong about birth trauma, why there is no wrong way to give birth, and what we can do to truly support people through the birth process. Also, Sarah confronts her about never letting her borrow her Oasis t-shirt in middle school, and Miranda gets some free …

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Episode 9: Resisting Covert Grind Culture: Evie Ebert On Resolution Season 1:05:47

9M ago1:05:47

1:05:47

In which Miranda & Sarah define the many reasons they love Evie Ebert’s motherhood writing, and Evie responds to all the flattery by giving an exceptionally satisfying answer to our “where are your kids right now” question. Then we dig into resolution culture, wondering out loud if maybe (MAYBE) we’re done treating resolution season as the super bo…

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Episode 81 - Putting Your Best Face Forward with Special Guest Joseph McGuire 51:12

9M ago51:12

51:12

In this podcast episode we have a Special Guest, ⁠Joseph McGuire of Clear Sight Communications⁠. Joseph McGuire was previously here on BBR on Episode76 - Does Face Reading Build Better Relationships Joseph McGuire has been trained in the ancient Chinese skill of Face Reading, and Body Language since 1985, initially to healthcare professionals as di…

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Episode 8: Motherhood Is Sobering: Drinking, The Holidays & Mothering, with Angela Garbes 56:56

10M ago56:56

56:56

Miranda and Sarah welcome Angela Garbes, author of Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change and Like A Mother, to the show this week to talk about drinking, sobriety, and the fuzzy, fine lines that we trace around substance use in motherhood. Though it feels like sober curiosity — or full on sobriety — is on-trend, a recent CDC study indicated t…

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Episode 7: The Mother Culture Origin Story 59:42

10M ago59:42

59:42

It’s the Mother Culture Origin Story! Sarah and Miranda (that’s us) divulge a little more about who we are, what we’re doing here, how we found each other, and why motherhood continues to earn its place as the focal point of our most obsessive curiosities. We talk pregnancy, anxieties, traps, tenderness, and how we think about what happened to us w…

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Movie Club: Home Alone with Nancy Reddy 1:02:14

10M ago1:02:14

1:02:14

The lovely writer Nancy Reddy joins Miranda and Sarah to talk (and cry a little bit) about the infamous John Hughes Christmas movie extraordinaire, Home Alone. We get into the weeds of Kate McAllister’s power-mom parenting choices, realizing that this bananas plot line actually feels pretty relatable, WTF a “hyper mom” might be, and the gray areas …

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Episode 6: Are The Holidays Fun? It’s The MC Holiday Special with Guest Sara Petersen! 55:00

10M ago55:00

55:00

Switch on the twinkle lights, it’s the Mother Culture Holiday Episode! In which Sara P. (author of Momfluenced and the beloved substack, In Pursuit Of Clean Countertops) shares hot tips for Santa training your kids, Sarah W. finds out about Elf On A Shelf’s Jewish cousin. Then, Miranda tries to make everyone talk about big questions — like who and …

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Episode 80 Does Money Alchemy Build Better Relationships with Special Guest Eloise Burton 1:07:34

10M ago1:07:34

1:07:34

In this podcast episode, we had a Special Guest, Eloise Burton, a Money Alchemist and Author. After years of suffering from a “money mess,” Eloise Burton discovered Money Alchemy. Growing up in one of the most deprived areas in the UK was not an easy place to start a healthy and respectful relationship with money. Over the years, she accumulated ov…

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Episode 5: Are We Watering Down Feminism with Katherine Moos? 1:09:56

10M ago1:09:56

1:09:56

What do we really mean when we say capitalist patriarchy, gender politics, or even, feminism? Sarah and Miranda bring on a badass professor of feminist economics to school us on all this, plus the good, bad, and ugly of how this shows up in modern motherhood discourse. Katherine Moos is a professor of feminist political economy at UMASS Amherst. Sh…

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Episode 4: The Woman in Me in Us (The Britney Episode) with Amanda Montei 59:53

11M ago59:53

59:53

Miranda and Sarah are joined by Amanda Montei, the author of the recently published Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent and Control, to talk about the Britney Spears memoir and what it means for moms. Links: Amanda Montei in her Substack Newsletter Mad Women Jessica Grose in the New York Times Amanda Hess in the New York Times Lyz in Men Yel…

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Episode 3: Would More Freedom Make Our Kids Happier? 1:18:49

11M ago1:18:49

1:18:49

A recent paper in the journal Pediatrics suggested that parents hover more than they think they do, and that the increases in kids’ anxiety and depression might be related to that lack of independence. Miranda and Sarah explore the implications of this way of thinking about our kids’ well-being, the possibility that they themselves ‘helicopter’ mor…

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Episode 2: When Teachers Strike 1:12:00

11M ago1:12:00

1:12:00

The Portland teachers are going on strike and Miranda is in her feelings about it. Luckily, Sarah invited educator and mother Andria Kemp-Sellers on to talk about the possibilities of growing closer in conflict, the resilience of young children, and the joys of civic engagement. Sarah’s newsletter about the Oakland Teacher’s Strike Why US Teachers …

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Episode 1: Can We Reject The Crushing Time Pressure Of Motherhood? 1:07:59

11M ago1:07:59

1:07:59

Miranda and Sarah discuss Oliver Burkeman's book, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, and their own struggles with attention, loss, and letting go. Links: Olver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks Allison P Davis on friends with kids Why I Don’t Feel Guilty for Not Playing with My Kids Sarah’s parenting column, Good Enough Parent Alison Go…

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Episode 79 How YOU can get Miracles in your Relationships 1:12:40

11M ago1:12:40

1:12:40

In this month's podcast episode, Building Better Relationships at Home and Work with Angela and Patti, podcast co-host Angela Ambrosia will share how miracles have happened in her life and relationships and how she has studied the science of miracles through working on the power of our thoughts and how we talk to the powers that support us and whic…

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Episode 78 - Building Better Relationships By Intuitively Connecting From Within - Special Guest Silvia Leva 49:04

11M ago49:04

49:04

In this podcast episode we have a Special Guest Silvia Leva, Content Creator and YouTuber of Colorful Foresight. Silvia Leva is a content creator. On her YouTube Channel, Colorful Foresight is about where we intuitively connect from within. The topics are intuitive in nature from spirituality to current events. And in Colorful Foresight, there is a…

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Episode 77 Does Digital Marketing Build Better Relationships With Special Guest Melanie Shires 45:36

1y ago45:36

45:36

In this podcast episode, we have a Special Guest, Melanie Shires, otherwise known as Biz Coach Mel is a nonprofit marketing director and Arizona State University business development mentor who provides vital business development and digital marketing strategies to help those she teaches launch their ideas, build their business, accelerate revenue …

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Episode 76 - Does Face Reading Build Better Relationships with Special Guest Joseph McGuire 41:51

1y ago41:51

41:51

In this podcast episode we had a Special Guest, Joseph McGuire of Clear Sight Communications. Joseph McGuire has been taught in the ancient Chinese skill of Face Reading (Mien Shiang), and Body Language since 1985, initially to healthcare professionals as diagnostic and communication tools. He qualified and practiced as a holistic therapist in seve…

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Episode 75 - Attracting and Creating Healthy Loving Relationships with Special Guest John Kenny 53:41

1y ago53:41

53:41

In this podcast episode, we have a special guest John Kenny, The Relationship Guy. John Kenny is an award-winning Relationship Coach for People Who Want to Attract or Create Healthy, Loving Relationships. He is an Author, Speaker, Documentary Maker, and host of The Relationship Guy Podcast. He has been involved in personal development for nearly tw…

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Episode 74 - Building Better Relationships Through Feeling and Listening to the Body, Heart and Self with Angela Ambrosia 1:09:13

1+ y ago1:09:13

1:09:13

In this podcast episode Angela Ambrosia shares about her journey of feeling and listening to the body, heart and self. Angela Ambrosia is an Energy Healer, Movement Meditation, and Dance Facilitator at Dance with Angela and a teacher of Loving Relationships; she lives in Sydney, Australia. She teaches online classes and private sessions to open you…

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