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E125 - Bruce Starr - The Luv Coach

This week’s guest the LUVCOACH - Bruce Starr is a relationship coach who has been on a 48-year study of life, having many of the top experts on love and relationships as his teachers and mentors. He is an internationally known professional speaker, television and radio talk show host, and producer.
From 1993 until 2003, He was the first Luvcoach on AOL, he had over 6,000 intimate, detailed, and documented discussions with people around the country. He took what he learned about those relationships and began hosting the first of many Luvcoach Relationship shows, which for many years airing to over three million Los Angeles households.
He is a published author of two books. The first book “Bodytraders, Transforming Back from Player To Lover,” summarizes his experience over those ten years. The second book “Her Teen Lovecoach” was written to help any teenager who desires more guidance in their young dating life!
Find Bruce here
www.theopenheartmovement.com/
www.facebook.com/TheLuvcoach
www.youtube.com/@theluvcoachbrucestarr8999?reload=9
www.linkedin.com/in/brucestarr/

E124 - Brent Webb - Mind Power Mastery

This week's guest is Brent Webb a motivational speaker who has spent the last 25 years traveling the world, teaching people how to unlock and unleash their inherent mind power. 
He suggests that people today face more disruption and uncertainty than ever and aims to help them overcome these challenges and uncertainties.
He believes that unlocking success, prosperity, love, and health requires different tools now than ever before, and he aims to provide people with the necessary resources to build their dream lives from scratch. 
In response, Brent has created a curriculum that provides all the tools needed to build a fulfilling life. Rather than focusing on one particular area, Brent's program aims to unlock success, prosperity, love, and health through the power of the mind. 
Brent suggests that the time for talking is over and encourages individuals to take action by investing in themselves and their future.
Where to find Brent
www.brentwebb.com
 

E123 - Allison Jane Ewing - Find Love Again: Learn to Date like a Goddess

This week's guest Allison Jayne Ewing is a psychotherapist and EFT Practitioner.
She began her career earning a Master's degree in Social Work and spent over fifteen years working with abused and neglected children and their families in the inner city of Chicago. 
After experiencing a divorce, herself, Allison decided to focus on helping other midlife women find healthy available single men who will love and adore them. 
She works using a powerful tool called EFT tapping to have women clear all blocks to successful dating and open up to the excitement of falling in love again. Her recently published book "Find Love Again: Learn to Date Like a Goddess", is a guide to igniting your inner goddess and finding the man of your dreams. 
​Allison lives with her two teenage sons and two cats outside of Chicago. She loves yoga, being in nature, having coffee in the morning on her porch swing, and traveling the world every chance she gets.
Where to find Allison
www.datingafteryourdivorce.com
www.inspiredlifetapping.com
www.facebook.com/InspiredLifeTapping
 

E122 - Mumma Firefox - Strong Superstar Single Mumma Gamer

This week's guest is a mental health advocate, part-time live show host/podcaster/content creator, and variety gamer with a full-time job on top of all that.
She has experienced/lived with post-partum depression, major depressive disorder, anxiety, C-PTSD, leaving an abusive partner, and family trauma situations.
This superstar mum is raising her two kids as a single mom! She has a 9-year-old who has Tourette Syndrome and a 16-year-old who is transgender and struggles with anxiety.
Living in Texas, together they just do their collective best to get by with all the politics and real dangers that come along with being *different* these days.
All she wants to do is help others feel less alone and encourage people to seek help when it feels the hardest but they need it most.
As someone who has personally struggled with mental health challenges, she recognizes the importance of having a safe space to discuss these issues openly and honestly. Her goal is to create a supportive community where individuals can share their experiences and feel a sense of comfort knowing that they are not alone.
Through her show and podcast, MommaFoxFire hopes to break down the stigma surrounding mental health and provide a platform for people to share their stories. She believes that by creating a supportive environment, individuals can find the strength and resources they need to manage their mental health challenges.
Ultimately, her mission is to promote greater understanding and compassion for those who are struggling with mental health issues.
Find Momma Firefox here;
www.podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/even-tacos-fall-apart/id1497771489
www.twitter.com/mommafoxfire
www.youtube.com/mommafoxfire
www.instagram.com/mommafoxfire/?hl=en
www.TacosFallApart.org

E121 - Jessica Welch - Co-Parenting and Custody Battles

This week's guest was a single mom for 10+ years with little to no involvement from my children's fathers. She has 3 kids with 2 different fathers 1 who passed away and the other there is an ongoing custody battle
She is here to tell her story and hopefully help other single parents who are fighting custody battles and difficult co-parenting situations.
Find Jessica here;
www.instagram.com/itsjessicawelch

E120 - Angela Greensill - Pandemic Affected Comedian Turned Children’s Author

What can I tell you about this week's guest …..
Angela is a seasoned performer with 3 Melbourne Comedy Festival Solo Shows under her belt. She has been a support act for many of the big names of comedy and she was a finalist in the Kings of Comedy contest and a preliminary finalist in Melbourne in the Raw Comedy contest. More recently she has been a writer for, ‘Mainland Tonight’, and ‘Pitch’.  Angela is known for her razor-sharp wit and has been pleasing audiences in all the best venues in Melbourne.
Angela has a rare auto-immune condition, so when covid hit she had to lay low until they found a vaccine. It gave Angela a chance to focus on writing. Rather than her usual comedy writing, Angela enjoyed where her brain went when writing for children. Angela first started writing funny little stories for her niece but soon realized there was a bigger audience for her stories. Angela’s main aim as an author is for children to laugh while they learn. Angela grew up on a farm in regional Queensland and this experience flavours her writing for a unique storytelling experience. The innocence of simpler times. She found it soothing while the world seemed to be going insane.
During the first year, she published 4 illustrated children’s books and her books are getting rave reviews on Amazon and are beautifully illustrated using the latest in digital technology.
Angela’s books are perfect for parents who want to feel good about their choices and for children who love a good story. Your child will ask for them again and again and, sometimes, that will be a good thing.
Find Angela here
www.linkedin.com/in/angela-greensill-a209a966
www.facebook.com/Angelagreencomedian
www.angelagreencomic.wordpress.com

E119 - Doug Noll - Listening Others Into Existence - Emotional Competency

This week's guest is appearing on the show for a second time, Doug Noll is a mediator and peacemaker who teaches people how to listen and validate others' emotions, which he calls Listening Others Into Existence.
He believes everyone has a deep need to be heard and validated and that listening and validating someone's emotions is the most powerful and precious gift you can give, costing you nothing.
Our culture however teaches us that emotions are bad, and we have learned from our parents to repress our emotions. This causes people to feel uncomfortable when someone is crying or angry, not knowing how to console a grieving friend, dealing with a screaming child, or avoiding hard conversations. As a result, people do not live in emotional safety, are scared of emotions, and are even afraid to admit to their fears, leading to misery, unhappiness, and despair, especially in relationships.
Doug's life became one big struggle as he was born nearly deaf, almost blind, and crippled with two club feet. He learned that emotions were not safe, and he became numb to his emotions. However, his work as a mediator and peacemaker forced him to confront human emotion straight on, and he discovered how to listen to others into existence. He taught inmates serving life sentences how to be peacemakers in maximum security prisons and then taught his skills at the highest levels of government in Washington, D.C. Today, he focuses on teaching emotional competency and de-escalation skills based on how our brains are hard-wired, which he believes is a solid foundation of empirical neuroscience.
Find Doug here;
www.facebook.com/DouglasNoll
www.linkedin.com/in/dougnoll/
www.twitter.com/dougnoll
www.dougnoll.com/emotional-competency/toxic-person-at-work
www.dougnoll.com/

E118 - Sivan Hong - Writing about Neurodiversity

This week’s guest Sivan Hong's career spans over two decades in several industries and professions, including holding esteemed positions as a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business and a former partner at The Bridgespan Group.
However today, Sivan authors and illustrates the best-selling children’s book series The Super Fun Day Books, including Benny J. and the Horrible Halloween, George J. and the Miserable Monday, Emily D. and the Fearful First Day and Avery G. and the Scary End of School.  Her inspiring books focus on neurodiverse children, who overcome their challenges with perseverance and bravery.  The Super Fun Day Books have even been featured on NBC and News12.
Sivan also serves as a Trustee on the Boards of the Rita Allen Foundation, Multicultural Children’s Book Day, and the ASPCA.  
Find Sivan here; 
www.sivanhong.com

E117 - Richard Capriola -Drug and Alcohol Teen Use Post Pandemic

It feels like this guest is becoming a regular……Last year we had an awesome gentleman on to talk about the addicted child and the book he had written to help parents recognise the signs and then understand what the next steps are should their child be addicted to substances and or other things.
Then Richard Capriola came back on the podcast to talk to us about his investigations on how the pandemic had impacted teen substance abuse and teen mental health.
And today Richard has come along to the podcast to tell post-pandemic how teen substance abuse and mental health is improving or failing.
Find Richard here;
www.helptheaddictedchild.com

E116 - Jessica Rhys Griffith - COO to Super Mum - How To Be A Single Mum And A Business Woman

This week’s guest has been a single parent for the last 10 years alongside being a director and then Chief Operating Officer for a consultancy business. Throughout that time, she has juggled the challenges of building a supportive and positive home environment for herself and her child whilst handling the increasing demands and expectations of an executive role in what has become an increasingly volatile world.
She has worked through various situations that at times have felt overwhelming; trying to create more time, being present for the right people at the right time, managing her guilt for not always being there for her daughter, being concerned with comparing herself to others and what her daughter might be missing or losing out on, and struggling to be the role model she want to be for her daughter. Not only all that but she has felt challenged at work about her dedication, felt vulnerable to criticism, felt the need to work twice as hard as others to prove her worth, and struggled with visibility and setting boundaries to find a harmonious balance between home and work. 
Jessica Rhys-Griffiths has always been motivated by working with individuals and teams to achieve their best and so she is here today because she wants to take what she has learned and support others in similar situations to find their way to be their best selves and be successful at home and work.
Find Jessica here;  
www.jessicarhys-griffith.com
www.linkedin.com/in/jessrhysgriffith