Conversations around sexuality, psychedelics, trauma, shame, acceptance, and loving self kindness. How can we bravely co-create safe-enough spaces for our erotic and ecstatic selves to emerge and flourish? - www.rachealcharlie.com - If you wish to support my podcast, you can Buy Me a Cup of Coffe here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachealcharlie
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Promote Yourself to CEO | Small Business Strategy for Women Entrepreneurs
Racheal Cook MBA: Small Business Owner, Entrepreneur, Business Growth Strategist
If you're fed up with the non-stop solopreneur grind… I'm so glad you've found The Promote Yourself to CEO Show! Each week, join host Racheal Cook MBA for candid conversations about stepping into your role as CEO of your business, the hard lessons learned along the way, and practical, profitable strategies to grow a sustainable business without the hustle and burnout. Listen in to the latest show and connect with Racheal at http://www.theceocollective.com or on Instagram @racheal.cook to con ...
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Come and get a glimpse of my life. 🤦🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️😂 I want to open up to the world and show we don't always have to be perfect. Let's do this!
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Our podcast aims to provide listeners with information on current topics, in an informal conversational format. Each episode will be dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of mental health and the impact it has in our communities, as well as exploring different areas of advocacy from lived-experience and professional lenses. Hosted by Carolina de Almeida.
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It's Summer Break! We look forward to chatting with some amazing guests in the Fall! Welcome to the Grace-Filled Grit Podcast with Lana Stenner. We join you from the homestead, chatting all things Faith, Family and the Backyard Farm. Grab a cup of coffee and join us. We're glad you're here, friend.
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Designing an Excellent Customer Experience In 3 Stages
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Most people aren’t talking about customer experience when they think they are. They’re talking about putting out fires, troubleshooting things, solving problems as they arise--all customer service-oriented stuff. While having good customer service is important, it’s not a thing that’s necessarily going to help your business grow or generate excitem…
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The Key to Boosting Your Business and Creating Clients for Life
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Are you confusing customer service with customer experience? Right now, you might be wondering, “Huh? What’s the difference?” Customer service is reactive; it’s all about handling problems as they arise. But an incredible customer experience is a thoughtfully designed journey through your business that can elevate it and gain you clients for life. …
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10: Jaclyn Lanthier: Lichen Sclerosus
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This 10th episode is a conversation with Jaclyn Lanthier, around Lichen Sclerosis. We talk about what it is, the importance of diagnosis, hormones and their possible importance as an adjunct therapy, self touch and myofascial release, vibrators, the difficulties of folks with penis’s getting support and a diagnosis, and how much care and love is ne…
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What happens after a car collision, with Karen Blair from Aftermath Support
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Trigger warning: This episode discusses death, car collisions, and serious injury. In this episode we welcome Karen Blair, Chief Executive Officer of Aftermath Support a Northwest charity supporting victims of car collisions. We discuss the complexities of witnessing, being a victim of, or being a loved one of someone who's been killed or seriously…
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How to Gain Clients for Life with Stacey Harris
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Have things been slowing down in your business? What if you could start each year knowing that you have the majority of the revenue you need locked in? Many entrepreneurs have noticed a recent slowdown in their businesses due to consumer anxiety surrounding the economy. The natural reaction to that is to market to attract new people and bring them …
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Want Easier Sales and More Conversions? Add a Pre-Client Education Process
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Imagine spending a half hour (or longer) on a sales call with someone. And as you wrap it up, you’re hoping they’ll say yes to your product, program, or service. But instead, they tell you they’re not ready. Or they can’t afford it. Or the timing is off, and can they get back to you? This is one of the most frustrating things about sales and the re…
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Why Your Old Sales Strategy Might Not Be Working
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We’ve just seen a golden age for people wanting to start their own small business. The 10 to 15 year period from the 2008 recession to COVID-19 was a bull market that saw improved and more affordable technology available for small business owners. As a result, small businesses exploded into existence, particularly for women entrepreneurs. But the e…
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How to Embrace Sales Confidence In Your Business with Leslie Lyons
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Do you struggle internally with selling because you feel like you’re pushing people to buy things they don’t need? You want to improve your sales skills and feel like you’re advocating your offers out of service, not desperation. You need sales confidence. And my guest today, Leslie Lyons, is a sales and leadership coach with a no BS approach who’s…
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The Systems That Keep Your Business Running When You Slow Down
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Can you afford to take 30 days away from your business? What would happen if you can’t but took the time anyway? Sometimes, things come up. Personal or family illness, the impending birth of a new baby, or just needing a break can spark the need for taking some extended time off. But for a lot of small business owners, taking that time would essent…
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3 High Leverage Ways to Keep Up Business Momentum
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Just because it's a slow down season in your personal life doesn’t mean your sales have to follow suit. Summer especially is known (and sometimes feared) as a dead time for business revenue. Unless your product or service can specifically cater to what people purchase during the season, you’re probably expecting to see a dip in sales. But you can s…
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09: Tyson Adams: Porn Addiction, Circumcision, and a Pathway Back to Wholeness
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Episode 9: Tyson Adams: Porn Addiction, Circumcision, and a Pathway Back to Wholeness “There is a study done in 2015 that showed that 85/87% …of the porn that were the top 20/25 videos of that year, contained some form of violence, sexism, and or gender-ism, in the sense of the male was receiving the orgasms and the women were receiving a very smal…
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5 Ways to Maintain Momentum During The Summer Slowdown
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Summer is just around the corner! It’s the time of year to relax with a cold drink by the pool and just slow things down. Sounds great, but how do you make sure things don’t slow down too much in your business? In this episode, I talk about how you can avoid losing momentum during the slower summer months and ramp up your business for the fall. On …
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3 Areas to Think About When Defining Your Boundaries as CEO
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People keep asking for your time, energy, and attention. Someone invites you to an impromptu coffee date in the middle of something important or wants to meet up with you about something after business hours. But when it comes to your business, you need to learn to say no when necessary. You want to turn these types of things down but fear it’ll ha…
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5 Elements That’ll Help You Define Your Role As CEO
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What does it mean to be CEO of your business anyway? When you start your business, you’re the marketing team, the sales team, the customer service team, the tech support, all of it. But over time, as your business grows and gets more established, you want to take some of this workload off your plate. Traditional CEOs have the people and teams in pl…
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Being the Employee Vs Manager Vs CEO In Your Business
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Do you feel bogged down in your business? You might be in your email inbox more often than you want to be. Or chasing people who still need to pay that invoice or scheduling people on your calendar all the time. Or perhaps you’re stuck on the technical side of things every day, messing around with the code on your website or trying to figure out wh…
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Workplace Wellbeing, with Dan Murphy from TVS Supply Chain Solutions
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In this episode we are joined by Daniel Murphy, from TVS Supply Chain Solutions a multi-national logistics company, to discuss workplace wellbeing. We talk about TVS' journey in this space and share ideas of what you may want to try in your own business. Dan also shares what's coming up for TVS in the future, we discuss how Advocacy Focus has helpe…
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08: Marika Tousignant: Pleasure Is An Inside Job
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Pleasure Is An Inside Job "Self pleasuring is a never ending practise and you can keep that because I was my first partner when I was young, and I will be the last at the end of my life maybe. So I should have a good relationship with that person, and that’s me…It’s just healthy relationship with yourself.” Marika Tousignant is an intimacy coach, s…
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3 Key Mindset Shifts to Scale Beyond 6 Figures
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You’re doing all the right things in your business. You have a great offer and clients you adore. Yet, you’ve hit a ceiling in your business. You can’t figure out why or break through it no matter how hard you try. If this feels familiar, then in this episode you’ll learn the three big shifts you need to make to get you and your business unstuck an…
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Court of Protection Case Studies - with Megan Taylor and Leanne Barber
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FocusAF series 2 is here! Listen to the first episode of the new series, ‘Court of Protection’ with host Carolina de Almeida, joined by Megan Taylor from Stephensons Solicitors and Leanne Barber from Advocacy Focus, to discuss two Court of Protection cases. In this episode, you will hear about two real people whose lives were changed by the advocac…
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A lot of us entrepreneurs have seen (and heard) from our parents and others that success requires a lot of hard work and long hours. I used to be frustrated with the whole “work smarter, not harder” concept because I saw my entrepreneurial parents embrace the hustle. I thought to gain success, you had to do anything and everything and work 80-100 h…
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How to Make the Most of Investments in Business
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In your business, you have to constantly make big decisions. Who’s going to be your coach or mentor? Who should you hire to join your team? What resources should you use to help run your company? How (and where) will you market your business? It can get overwhelming! So you want to only spend time and money where there’s a return on your investment…
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After setting a revenue goal for your business, the next question on your mind might be, “How do I actually reach my goal?” If that’s you, then you’ll love this episode! In it, I dive even deeper into the actual math behind your revenue goal using real numbers to help you determine what to sell, at what price point, and to how many clients or custo…
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Episode 180: Seedtime and Harvest with Christie Purifoy
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Today we have a special guest joining us, Christie Purifoy to chat about seedtime, harvest, and the joys of gardening. She was one of your favorite episodes in the past. We are in full Spring planting season, and I am so excited to chat with Christie about the value of gardening and how much it brings into our lives. We will cover the topics of chi…
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How to Set the Right Revenue Goal for Your Business
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There’s a tale that’s rarely told in the business world. It’s a tale of two companies. Both make seven figures annually. But the business owners behind them receive a vastly different amount of money as actual take-home pay. What happens once money comes into a business? Where does it go from there? The lack of real disclosure on this in online ent…
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Episode 179: Jesus the Party Crasher - Talking Politics with Josh Butler
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Have you noticed a deeper level of political division in your community or church? If so, you’re not alone. Today we chat with Joshua Butler about faith and politics. We take a look at how Jesus disrupts politics as usual and redeems our partisan divide. We discuss being bold in our convictions, and involved in politics while staying Christ-centere…
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Why a Big Enough Business Is Key to a Business & Life You Love
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You’ve seen the hype about small business and entrepreneurial success out there. It’s unreal! Not a day goes by when I don’t see photos of fancy cars, vacations, oodles of cash, and the typical success catch phrases that come with them on my social media. Here’s the conundrum, though: when your business crosses into the territory of making seven or…
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The Vulnerable Side of Visibility with Erica Courdae
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Visibility is scary. It’s one of the reasons why so many female entrepreneurs don’t seek out more of it for their business. Yet, it’s also the thing that’ll grow your business. So how can you feel more confident and empowered in the spotlight? In this episode, I talk with my friend Erica Courdae, a CEO Collective mentor and Diversity, Equity, and I…
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Why TikTok Could Be an Incredible ATTRACT Strategy
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Do you think you’re attracting new people to your business through social media? The social media platforms that have been around for a while used to be that way. These days, though, fewer people see your content on most social media. So what is social media good for? Most of it now works best for nurturing your existing audience. But in this episo…
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Episode 178: Beautiful Blooms and Flower Gardening with Master Gardener Stacy Ling
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In this episode, we are talking all about flower gardens with my good friend Stacy Ling. Stacy is a master gardener, and she has one of the most beautiful gardens in the world. She is the genius behind the Bricks’n Bloom online platform. Today we will cover topics such as getting started with easy-to-grow flowers, garden design, and some of her fav…
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How to Prepare for Next Level Visibility (Even if You Feel Not Ready Yet)
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You know you must get in front of more potential clients to grow your business. So you make plans to get more visible, whether it’s through interviews or guest blog posts or videos or whatever. Yet, you feel this anxiety creep up at the thought of getting more visibility. So what do you do when the concept of putting yourself out there more feels s…
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07: Rita Bozi: Relational Embodiment and PUNK (Psychedelic Underground Neural Kindness)
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“There is nothing more extraordinary than, when you can resource your body enough, get enough support, to embody the people that have harmed you. It’s such a lesson in understanding intergenerational trauma. That there are no villains or victims. But that, as Gabor Maté says, there’s a lot of hurting people. “ Rita Bozi is a multidisciplinary Somat…
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Episode 177: Don’t Give Up Just Yet with Nick Connolly
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Pastor Nick Connolly is joining us to chat about choosing persistence in a world of overwhelming resistance. With each wave of resistance in life, it can be so tempting to simply give up. If this is where you find yourself, take heart. Nick Connolly has also been there, and he wants to help others find the motivation and encouragement to keep going…
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Why Your Marketing Isn’t Working (& How to Fix It)
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You spend so much time posting on social media or writing blog posts or sending newsletters to your email list. But no matter what you do (or how much), your marketing just. isn’t. working! You’re not seeing results in the form of new, paying clients. Today, I kick off a new series all about marketing that converts. In this first episode, I dive in…
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The Business You Have Today is The Result of The Work You Did 3 Months Ago!
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Imagine you’re watching a movie about two solo entrepreneurs: One is so excited about her business but finds herself spinning her wheels. She has an amazing vision for growing her business but goes from one idea to the next because instant success eludes her. The other also loves the idea of growing her business. But instead of constantly changing …
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Episode 176: From Scotland with Wisdom: Joy Clarkson and the Art of Nurturing Life
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Welcome to From Scotland with Wisdom, where we embark on a captivating journey with the insightful Joy Clarkson, from the enchanting landscapes of Scotland. In this episode, we delve into her latest book, "You Are a Tree" as Joy generously shares her profound perspectives on metaphors and the art of nurturing life, thought, and prayer. Joy is an au…
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I’m a business growth strategist who’s revealing the truth about scaling your business, so this episode series may have surprised you. But I want your eyes wide open when you go into business growth mode. It’s not just about making more sales; you also need to scale your team, customer experience, and infrastructure behind the scenes so your busine…
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3 Common Mistakes That Can Cause Your Scaling Business to Implode
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When you hear of businesses blowing up overnight, you get the glamorized version. You see the celebrity entrepreneurs online living the high life. They’re taking luxury vacations, driving fancy cars, and talking about how their business makes six, seven, eight (or more) figures. But here’s what they’re not telling you. Their business isn’t sustaina…
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7 Lessons I Learned On My Way to a Sustainable Business
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Just because you know something isn’t the same as experiencing it. As a CEO, you undergo rites of passage as you progress through your business, especially if you want a successful and sustainable one. In this episode, I share some of the lessons I’ve learned the hard way so you can see a little further ahead on your path, mitigate some of these ch…
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06: Jennie Anstey: The Waters of Life.
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In this episode, we delve into Jennie Anstey's fascinating journey towards embodiment and explore how it aligns with her work both in the water and on the land. Jennie opens up about the referential experiences that have been instrumental in helping her navigate the complexities of supporting a full practice of clients while still maintaining a ful…
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BONUS! Was 2023 A Hard Year? You Aren't Alone
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This week, I went live on Instagram to share a little Rach Rant that I knew I needed to share with you on the podcast. I've been hearing from so many small business owners who are looking for real support but when they bring their legitimate business challenges to the so called experts - they are told that the reason they are stuck is mindset. Mind…
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What You Don’t Know About Scaling Your Business Will Kill It
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Scaling is the name of the business game online, or so it would seem. So often we hear about people having seven-figure launches or seven-figure months (or even days). But there’s something that really doesn’t get talked about regarding these eye-popping figures that you need to know. Beyond just making more money, what does it really mean to scale…
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Episode 175: Addressing Emotional Eating and Body Image with Mendy Shriver
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Family counselor, previous fitness expert, and founder of Gospel Centered Health, Mendy Shriver, is joining us today. In this episode, we are chatting about transitioning to a healthy body image and understanding the triggers for emotional eating. She is sharing practical tips in this area and of course, she is pointing us back to God as well. You …
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As soon as you get up, the dog is already begging to be let outside. The kids don’t want to get ready for school, so you have to practically drag them out of bed. Your partner is wondering where the hell this or that is while you’re trying to get ready yourself for the day. And you’re still just barely awake in all this and haven’t had your coffee …
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Episode 174: Tearing Down Body Image Shame & Insecurity with Racheal Gilbert
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In this episode, we are chatting all about body image and how we renovate those insecurities. Racheal Gilbert is a trauma-informed therapist, owner of BBC Health, and podcast host of Real Talk with Rachael. She combines her clinical expertise and personal experience to help women overcome fear and insecurity to walk confidently in their God-given d…
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As a CEO, you’ve got many potential distractions in your business. Answering emails or other ongoing administrative work can keep your attention off the tasks that’ll actually move your company forward. Then by the end of the week, you’ve made little (if any) progress on the tasks that do drive business growth and success. In this episode, I talk a…
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Episode 173: Maintaining Mental Health & Good Habits with Mendy Shriver
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Join us for the 3rd episode of our series on Healthy Habits. Today we are chatting about mental health. Mendy discusses how to put in place healthy habits, break bad habits, and changes for those in their 40s, 50s, and 60s’. Mendy Shriver is the founder of Gospel Centered Health. She is a family counselor, fitness expert, and a wealth of knowledge.…
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05: Journey with Racheal Charlie : Personal Transformations in Somatic Sex Education
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This episode focuses on how my own personal and professional growth and learning have enabled me to assist others in their journeys of flourishing. Evelyne's perspective enriches our dialogue and helps in highlighting my journey, learnings and practice so you can have a deeper understanding of how I approach somatic sex education, sex work, and tra…
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I go on CEO dates with myself. Once every month (as well as on a weekly basis), I take some time to check in on my business and ensure I’m continuing the progress toward the goals I’ve set. This is how I create business plans that I follow through on and adapt as circumstances arise. And in this episode, I discuss how you too can build in self-acco…
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Episode 172: Healthy Habits & The Importance of Exercise with Mendy Shriver
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Join us for the 2nd episode in our series on Healthy Habits. Today we are chatting about exercise and movement. Mendy discusses how many times a week we need to work out, weight training even for those in their 40’s, 50’s and 60’s, and how to keep going when we lose motivation. Mendy Shriver is the founder of Gospel Centered Health. She is a family…
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Episode 171: Healthy Eating Habits with Mendy Shriver
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Join us for this 3-episode series on Healthy Habits. Today we are chatting about healthy eating habits. We are discussing the popular eating plans, the trendy intermittent fasting program, and touching on that tough topic of emotional eating. Next week we will dive into healthy habits with regards to exercise and movement and then in our last episo…
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