1 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: Take a deep breath in through your nose. Holds it. 2 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 2: Now, release slowly again, deep in, helle. 3 00:00:50,960 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: Hold release, repeating internally to yourself as you connect to 4 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: my voice. I am deeply well. I am deeply well. 5 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: I am deeply I'm Debbie Brown and this is the 6 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: Deeply Well Podcast. Welcome to Deeply Well, a soft place 7 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: to land on your journey. A podcast for those that 8 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: are curious, creative, and ready to expand in higher consciousness 9 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: and self care. This is where we heal, this is 10 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: where we trend send. Welcome back to the show. I'm 11 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: Debbie Brown. As always, thank you so much for being here. 12 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: I'm so grateful to have you as a listener of 13 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: this podcast, as a participant in this collective journey in 14 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: growing in consciousness that you know many of us are on. 15 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 1: So in today's episode, this is a solo episode, which 16 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: are kind of my faves. We're going to kind of 17 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: lock into a few different conversations. I have some news 18 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: that I'm really excited and want to be so intentional 19 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:31,679 Speaker 1: about sharing with you. That's going to come a little 20 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,519 Speaker 1: bit later in this episode. I have some soul work 21 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: for you in this episode. But first things first, I 22 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,239 Speaker 1: mean welcome to Fall. We are here. It is officially 23 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 1: pumpkin spice season. Oh my gosh. Like I'm not a 24 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: huge pumpkin person, and I don't really like a lot 25 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: of flavored beverages. That might sound odd, but I love 26 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: the color scheme of fall. Okay. I love these oranges 27 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: and these autumn tones and these various shades of browns 28 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: and rusts and reds, like they are my favorite colors. 29 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 1: So Fall, I have come to understand, is my favorite 30 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: season of the year. I used to think that it 31 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: was summer because I well, my birthdays in summer, but 32 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: also you know that feeling of being free and I 33 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: love the heat. But in fact, Fall, when it starts 34 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: to get dark earlier, I'm coming to love that. Like 35 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: this was the very first season that I wasn't getting 36 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: like a rationally upset that it was getting dark at 37 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: like four o'clock. I'm like, come on, keep me in 38 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: the house. This is what I need. God, Yes, Nature, Yes, Lord, 39 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: Sky Daddy, give me the tools. So I'm like really 40 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: enjoying fall right now. And I we're getting in kind 41 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: of gearing up to get into that sacred in between, 42 00:03:56,040 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: that space where we dance in between worlds. This year 43 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: isn't quite finished, next year isn't quite started. But somehow 44 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: we are all just able to have more space and 45 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: more time and less urgency around you know, so many 46 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: different facets of how we have to interact and stay 47 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: in connection with our work and with our friends and 48 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: with things like that. So something I'm really kind of 49 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: passionately observing and trying to really kind of sink into 50 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: enjoying is that beautiful kind of void space that fall 51 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: brings and the opportunity to have our senses enlivened in 52 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: different ways, like through smells, through having you know, more 53 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: spice in the air, the aromas of food, the aromas 54 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 1: of candy because Halloween is coming, but all those things, 55 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: I'm letting myself really enjoy that. And so I definitely 56 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: urge everyone listening to so see if you can naturally 57 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: and just intentionally connect to the rhythm of the season 58 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: right now and see what that means to you, See 59 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: what that feels like for you, And what can you 60 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: notice throughout the day with fall, depending on where you are, 61 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: I'm you know, of course, in La so we don't 62 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 1: really get a fall fall like not like the East coast, 63 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: right like our trees aren't barren, not most of them anyways, 64 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 1: and we still got palm trees. And sometimes you're still 65 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: going to catch, you know, a quick one hundred degree 66 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: day in December, but the overall feeling, you know, it 67 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: rained in la this week, stormed, actually, but that dampness 68 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: in the air. For the first time, I really let 69 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: myself savor that. I took some deep breaths when I 70 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 1: was walking out to the car to get ready to 71 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: go do drop off in the morning, and the dampness, 72 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: you know, and the crunch and the crispness, and so, 73 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: you know, we don't always get to have control of 74 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: everything in our worlds, very rarely, and also sometimes it's 75 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: just exhausting keeping up with your self care, especially in 76 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: seasons like this. The energy is charged, it's dense. There 77 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 1: is a lot that is changing about the world that 78 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: will change our lives and then our own stuff outside 79 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: of that, right, and so sometimes it's a little harder, 80 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: especially in seasons like this, to show up in all 81 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:28,919 Speaker 1: the facets of your life. If you're a parent, getting 82 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 1: ready for all the various holidays coming up, and you know, 83 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: the travel and all the things, and so in seasons 84 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: like this you may not get as much time to 85 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: focus on self care, but ways that we can connect 86 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: to that same kind of intention of looking for the 87 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: moments of fuel, looking for the moments of being able 88 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: to slow and use it as fuel in our lives 89 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: and in our bodies that really is all around us, 90 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: you know, stopping next time you're at Starbucks and really 91 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,279 Speaker 1: taking a deep breath and getting a little bit of 92 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: that chi you know, in your spirit, in your nose, 93 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: going outside, noticing, you know, what does it feel like, 94 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: what can I see? What can I hear? What can 95 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: I smell? What can I taste? Moments like that and 96 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: taking in the joy, you know, going intoe lights like 97 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: Halloween lights, Christmas lights, pumpkins and just letting your eyes 98 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: really savor those images for a few moments and see 99 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: where the thoughts take you and where the feelings take you. 100 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: Those are really powerful, shifting, low lift, very very very 101 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: low lift ways to get some of that intentionality, enjoy 102 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: and groundedness throughout your day for yourself. And something that 103 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: we have explored on this show at various times over 104 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: the year through my own experiences or different you know, 105 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: wonderful guests that we've had that have different modalities that 106 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: work with This is looking for ways to really study 107 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: your life and find out new kind of more intentional, 108 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: powerful ways of maximizing your life, of maximizing your unique 109 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: flow in your life and the type and style of 110 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: work that you do and in the kind of life 111 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: that you want to live. So I've been looking really 112 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: closely at that for my own life. And something I 113 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: have really realized now more than ever is year after year, 114 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: fall is actually for work, by far my busiest season. 115 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: I'm probably on the most planes in the fall. I 116 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: have the most kind of like active things that I'm 117 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: working on with my company and with partners in the fall. 118 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: And so I was kind of enjoying it because I 119 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: just got off like some really intense travel and trying 120 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: to catch up and kind of recuperate my body. But 121 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: you know, when you find those like strange little things 122 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: that you feel proud of about yourself, like those really 123 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 1: bizarre things no one else will ever really your understand. Oh, 124 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: I spell it myself. I got like the perfect pack 125 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: and my luggage on a few of these trips. I 126 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: mean just absolutely job well done, perfect pack, the exact 127 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: amount of clothes that I needed. I used everything that 128 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: I had, the exact amount of products. You know, that 129 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: feeling for those that kind of find themselves traveling like 130 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:26,839 Speaker 1: I love that. I am such an organizational junkie. Organizing 131 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: brings me so much pleasure, and working on things with 132 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: my hands brings me so much pleasure. So yeah, I 133 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: was leaning into that and joining. But it has been busy, y'all. 134 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: It's been so busy, and I kind of want to 135 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: share some of the events that I've been doing recently 136 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 1: and things that have inspired me about them. So I 137 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: hit up DC last month and I was invited to 138 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: be an award winner and a speaker at the Color 139 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: Vision Summit awards that takes place in Washington, d C. 140 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 2: Year. 141 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: It was absolutely so amazing, so special, and I want 142 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: to say a huge shout out to me and Davis, 143 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: who is the founder of these awards. And you know, 144 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: as a woman that has been kind of doing like 145 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: going to women's conferences and going to events for honestly 146 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: the better part of fifteen years from my last career 147 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:28,959 Speaker 1: to this one, this is one of the best ones 148 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: I have ever had a chance to be a part of. 149 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: There were absolutely brilliant women from all over you know, 150 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,679 Speaker 1: a couple I think I had come across the work, 151 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: but so many I didn't know that I got to 152 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: discover for the very first time their expertise and what 153 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 1: they do who are on the stage and speaking on panels. 154 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: And I really, after kind of like ten years of 155 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: seeing like these brunching kind of conferences happen that don't 156 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: always in my humble opinion, how a lot of takeaway 157 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: value to enrich the audiences I've seen kind of over 158 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: the years, just so many self aggrandizing events that are 159 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 1: just about the photoshoots and taking pictures, but you're not 160 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: always getting like things that can actually advance you, or 161 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: people on panels speaking to you in a way that 162 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: makes it useful for you even if you can't you know, 163 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: replicate it. And I have to say this event, the 164 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: Color Vision Awards, I was just blown away. I thought 165 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 1: everyone that was a part of it, they had such meaningful, 166 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: really interesting things to say, Like you could tell that 167 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,559 Speaker 1: everyone that spoke had spent a lot of natural time 168 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: in their life thinking about their life and really deeply 169 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: thinking about you know, how they're used and what they 170 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: do and what their kind of solve is or their 171 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: unique geniuses and they all gave it so generously and 172 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: freely on the stage, So it was really cool to 173 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 1: just even connect with some of the women and the 174 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 1: audience who came there to be poured into and to 175 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: learn and to you know, see a reflection of themselves, 176 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 1: and they were just all working on such interesting things 177 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: that weren't all self focused, and that was so lovely 178 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 1: to see and to hear and to see so many 179 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: people feel that way can be so isolating when you 180 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: are not a self focused person, and so many spaces 181 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: are just about make yourself a brand, make everybody look 182 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: at you. And it's like, I get that for some people, 183 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 1: that is their path and that's what they want to do, 184 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: but like y'all, that's recent. That is not what everybody 185 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:46,319 Speaker 1: wants to do. That's not how everybody wants to work, 186 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: and that's not what's one important to everybody and may 187 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: not be a deeper need that everyone has, you know, 188 00:12:53,280 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 1: this kind of constant like misplaced long to be seen 189 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: and to be seen as already fully successful and not 190 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 1: be seen trying, like I think that's hindered so so 191 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: so many, especially younger millennials and gen Z like that 192 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: can be such a Hindrance and it's just not real 193 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: and it's not really gonna last long term. It doesn't 194 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: give you enough space to evolve. So I say all 195 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: that to say, it was so cool just seeing such 196 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: like incredible advice be shared. So highly recommend if anyone 197 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 1: finds themselves in that area in Washington, d C. If 198 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: you're based there or if you're willing to travel, definitely 199 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: keep an eye open for that conference next year Mia 200 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: Davis color Vision Summit and the Color Vision Summit Awards. 201 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: And very honored to have received the Wellness Vanguard Award 202 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: there that day, so that was very special. So that 203 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: it was amazing. I highly recommend. I had a chance 204 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:08,319 Speaker 1: to go on my very first visit ever to Greenville, 205 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: South Carolina, and actually my only time my second time 206 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: ever being in South Carolina a few weeks ago, which 207 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: was so cool. It's just I don't often get a 208 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: chance to travel to the South outside of like Atlanta, 209 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: Texas and Florida, so there's so much I don't know 210 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: about those states and those cities, and it's just cool. 211 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: It's just so cool. It was awesome to visit South 212 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: Carolina and Greenville. I went for my dear dear friend 213 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: Avanter Gray's women's ministry conference. It was called the Relish Conference, 214 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: and they had some really wonderful faith based speakers and 215 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: I did a panel about being an author and writing 216 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: and getting your unique creativity out of you to figure 217 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: out the kind of story that you're meant to tell. 218 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 1: And so it was really special and really cool being 219 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: able to visit Love Story Church. My friends John and 220 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: avon Er Gray have pastored there for I believe it 221 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: might be I want to say, maybe eight years, so 222 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 1: to meet, you know, all the people that attend the church, 223 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: and it was just wonderful. Loved it. And also the 224 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: airport in Greenville, South Carolina is everything. They have a 225 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: park that is a part of the airport, an outdoor park, 226 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 1: and once you go through security and walk across, there 227 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 1: are these sliding doors and as soon as you walk 228 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: out of the sliding doors, there's a huge park with 229 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: tables and chairs and benches and statues and a waterfall 230 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: and a mountain. And what that did for my nervous 231 00:15:56,200 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: system as a weary traveler, I'm like, airports doom of this, 232 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 1: Like what an easy low lift? So I loved that 233 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: and I'm always on the lookout for stuff like that, 234 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: or you know, the airports, like Lagordia does this now 235 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: where they're in some of the security lines, they play 236 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: like nature sounds and I'm like, oh my god, save 237 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: us all. This does so much. So that was that 238 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 1: was a cool, a cool moment. I also had my 239 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: very first experience at Culture Con y'all in Brooklyn that 240 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: I hit up, which was so much fun. I had 241 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 1: never been to Culture Con before, and I had seen 242 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: it you know, online over the last few years, but 243 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 1: being able to go in person was amazing everyone. It 244 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: was such like a true convergence of creatives, of creative energy, 245 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: artistic poetic energy. I did a keynote and meditation in 246 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: the morning, and then I was on a paneanel with 247 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: some really special people Care Gains, doctor Raquel Martin and 248 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:09,719 Speaker 1: also Les Alfred, who moderated the panel, and they're just 249 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:14,160 Speaker 1: all outstanding. I love their work, I like the way 250 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: they share, so being able to connect with them and 251 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: spend time with them and you know, have our panel 252 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:22,919 Speaker 1: and mental health was really dope. The audience was amazing, 253 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: and I just love bringing meditation into unexpected places. The 254 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: first time I had a chance to like really do 255 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: that at a conference like this was probably twenty I 256 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: think it was twenty eighteen or twenty nineteen. I did 257 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:43,679 Speaker 1: Afro Tech when it was still in Oakland, and I 258 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 1: got to lead med and they have like ten thousand 259 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: people that come out. It's such a shout out to 260 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: Morgan Debonn. It's such an amazing, amazing event that grows 261 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 1: year after year. But I led meditation there and that 262 00:17:56,840 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: feeling of bringing it especially in rooms where people may 263 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: not have any experience with it, but my goodness, do 264 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: they need it. But especially those non traditional spaces. It's 265 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: just as a teacher, it's so fun to learn and 266 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,879 Speaker 1: observe and have it. So love that at culture con 267 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: meant some really wonderful folks ran into a bunch of folks. 268 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: But was very inspired overall. I say all that to 269 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:27,159 Speaker 1: say I was very inspired, especially to see just like 270 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 1: all the crowds and crowds of gen Z that was there, 271 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: and everybody was just free, so free, dressed in such 272 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: unique interesting ways and just moving about with like a 273 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: lot of creativity and grace. It was cool. It was 274 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: very cool to watch and see and I just feel 275 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: I feel so proud of people I had no idea 276 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 1: that there was you know, maybe I heard there was 277 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: some kinds of I don't know, rhetoric or banter or 278 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: things about it. And one of the things that I 279 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 1: kind of gathered as people were sharing with me that 280 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: you know, there was just some debates happening around it 281 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: is It's so wild how people always make time to 282 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: criticize things that they don't build. Like when I really 283 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,919 Speaker 1: thought of what it must have took to put something 284 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 1: like Culture Con on, the level of professionalism was outstanding, 285 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: which I take very seriously. Nothing frustrates me more than 286 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: unprofessional environments or places that run behind on time. I 287 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:37,919 Speaker 1: don't think there's an excuse for it. And so like 288 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: everyone that was working Culture Con, from the talent handlers 289 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 1: to the show producers to the photographers, like the level 290 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: of professionalism was outstanding. It ran like a well oiled machine. 291 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,400 Speaker 1: Everything was on time that I was a part of. 292 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:57,159 Speaker 1: And so those are things that I look for to 293 00:19:57,320 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 1: really give kind of thought to the quality of an experience. 294 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 1: And I thought the range of speakers was amazing. So 295 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: I think it's just interesting. You know, when you see 296 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: people speaking about certain things, I always wonder, like, what 297 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: were you hoping to get out of it, or what, like, 298 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 1: what did you think was going to happen by the 299 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 1: time you left, Because from my standpoint, especially if you 300 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 1: were a gen zer or a young millennial, you were 301 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 1: probably getting information from the experts on the stage you've 302 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 1: never heard before. But if you're somebody that has a 303 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,880 Speaker 1: more established career or you're an older millennial, I mean, 304 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 1: that might not be what you take away. But I 305 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: don't know if that's what you'd be looking for or 306 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:41,679 Speaker 1: should be looking for in the first place. So I 307 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 1: was just kind of thinking about some of the things 308 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: that I was reading and just being like, huh, it's 309 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 1: so interesting, like the way we or what stands out 310 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: to us as being critical about something and what moves 311 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 1: us to just kind of like put it into the world. Yeah, 312 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: so interesting, so interesting, But I loved it. I thought 313 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: it was amazing. Another event that if any of this 314 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: resonated with you, highly highly recommend looking into next year. 315 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:20,400 Speaker 1: And also just like meeting cool, interesting people. I've never 316 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: been a place where everyone was just so I don't 317 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: know if this is a generational thing, if people my 318 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:32,359 Speaker 1: age and older probably just had more barriers to being 319 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: free with each other, but everyone was. I was watching 320 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: people interact with one another, and there was just such 321 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: kindness and like such community and such a sense of 322 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 1: collaboration that was really refreshing, was really refreshing. So highly 323 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: recommend if you're into those things deeply. Well. I did 324 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: this other event as well with my brother Shaka Sinkor, 325 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: who has a really powerful book out that I recommend, 326 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:08,880 Speaker 1: and I especially recommend for men, any male listeners or 327 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 1: women that love men of any ages. I really recommend 328 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,640 Speaker 1: his book, which is called How to Be Free. There 329 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: is powerful technique in the book for connecting to higher 330 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:26,720 Speaker 1: states of awareness and consciousness and embodied healing. And also 331 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: he's just a phenomenal man, phenomenal man, so wise, so caring, 332 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 1: so on purpose. And so we did an event called 333 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,719 Speaker 1: Conversations for the Client where we were in conversation with 334 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 1: both our books in community in the View Park, Englewood 335 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 1: area at Hilltop Coffee here in LA And I was 336 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 1: realizing between that and this other event, I'm about to 337 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 1: tell you about how much I just miss the era 338 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 1: of when I was able to teach in person. A 339 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: girlfriend at dinner recently asked me, she goes, you know, 340 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: professionally the way my company operates, I kind of have 341 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 1: five full time jobs within one, but they're all distinctly different. 342 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 1: And she was like, well, what's your favorite thing? And 343 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:17,880 Speaker 1: I go, you know, my favorite thing is the thing 344 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 1: that I don't really get to do that much of anymore, 345 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:25,439 Speaker 1: and technically I really can't. It just doesn't fit the 346 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 1: flow of my working style. But when I do get 347 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 1: a chance to do it, it's like, Oh, I'm just 348 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 1: so grateful. There is nothing I love more than teaching 349 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:43,680 Speaker 1: groups in person, real practice and technique, and so being 350 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 1: able to do that in community in my community here 351 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 1: in La with Shaka was so special. And you know, 352 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:54,360 Speaker 1: whether you can make it to one of the events 353 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:57,440 Speaker 1: that I do, or this is just kind of your 354 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: nudge to seek out opportunities to do this in your 355 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 1: community or to bring this to your community. This is 356 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 1: what we need. We need to be with each other physically, 357 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 1: and we need to find ways to be in practice 358 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 1: and be in conversation with each other. So that was special, 359 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:19,200 Speaker 1: And then I just got back from this really amazing. 360 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: I talk about it often, but I am a board 361 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: member on the Mental Wealth Alliance, which is the incredible 362 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:30,480 Speaker 1: mental health foundation by my brother Charlemagne the God, and 363 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: he does a yearly expo. This was the fourth annual. 364 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: It took place in Newark, New Jersey, and it's called 365 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 1: the Mental Wealth Alliance, and it's a full, chunky, chunky 366 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: half day of really amazing programming advancing conversations within mental health. 367 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: So I led two panels while I was there. One 368 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 1: was a panel discussion and we're going to actually air 369 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 1: it as an episode of the show coming up. But 370 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: one was a panel justscussion on religious trauma that I 371 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 1: had former pastor Karl Lentz from hillsong On and also 372 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 1: doctor Teddy Reeves, and both of them, I just have 373 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 1: deep admiration for the courageous way, especially as men they 374 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 1: are speaking about religion, are speaking about their experiences, are 375 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: speaking out about the traumas that they've witnessed and experienced 376 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: and participated in, you know, at various times within the 377 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:46,199 Speaker 1: church system or people they know. And so it was 378 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 1: just riveting and I think it's a conversation that we 379 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: all deserve to think to spend a little bit more 380 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:55,160 Speaker 1: time thinking about whether or not you identify someone as 381 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: someone who has experienced religious trauma. You know, when we 382 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 1: think about anybody trying to hijack our connection to God. 383 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: We should be looking at that and thinking about that, 384 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: or just knowing that it can and does happen in 385 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: some spaces and with some people. I think it's really important. 386 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 1: And I also did a second conversation about ways to 387 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: actively create and cultivate healthy communication within our families and 388 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: within our communities, you know, kind of universally. Something so 389 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 1: many of us say when we're on the journey is 390 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: how hard it is reintegrating back into your life when 391 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:39,400 Speaker 1: you've started healing, because other people may not be and 392 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: you may not be able to change them, But how 393 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: do you work with your tools and the things that 394 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 1: you have cultivated and kind of still bring that back in. 395 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: So we have that conversation with therapists and author Danay 396 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: Logan who has been on this show. She has an 397 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 1: amazing book out called Sovereign Love. And also the amazing 398 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:01,440 Speaker 1: doctor Key Holman, who was recently on an episode of 399 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 1: the podcast, who has an amazing book called Nobody Is 400 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 1: Self Made. So they both gave and will air that 401 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: too as an episode. They both gave just really deep 402 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 1: and interesting insight and perspective on how we can heal 403 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 1: our communication patterns in our lives, so that was special. 404 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: And then also having a chance to teach a breakout 405 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: breath work and meditation room there for the whole community 406 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: that came to the event. I think they told us 407 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: our final count. Nearly four thousand people within the Tri 408 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:40,879 Speaker 1: state area and the New Jersey community came to that 409 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 1: event and got connected with resources and services within mental 410 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,680 Speaker 1: health and also just a chance to connect with these 411 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 1: kind of powerful, expanding conversations. So huge, huge thank you 412 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 1: to iHeartMedia, massive thank you to everyone that made this 413 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 1: high in whether you were on a stage or behind 414 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 1: the scenes like it was. We all did our part 415 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 1: and it was extraordinary and I'm really grateful to be 416 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: a part of that and was so inspired, was so inspired, 417 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: so inspired by the speakers, by the attendees and the 418 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:23,160 Speaker 1: audience that I got to meet and talk to. And yeah, 419 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: so more of that. We just need more in real 420 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 1: life with each other in meaningful ways. And again I 421 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:34,439 Speaker 1: just can't overstate this, like can we please? In this 422 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:37,640 Speaker 1: era of peacockying and strutting around in front of each 423 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: other and going to conferences and events and you know, 424 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 1: doing really self focused and surface level networking, like it 425 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 1: is time to get deeper. It is time to get 426 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 1: deeper at conferences, deeper in one on one communication, deeper 427 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: in our communities. Well, I don't even Yeah, I've been working. 428 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:01,480 Speaker 1: I have a few other things that I might save 429 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 1: to talk to you about in another episode, but yeah, 430 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: So those are the things, and something that I wanted 431 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 1: to share with you guys is I wanted to really 432 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: open up some understanding around two new partnerships you may 433 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: have seen me announce on social media and one you 434 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 1: may have heard me announce this past week on the show. 435 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 1: So I am really excited to tell you, you know, 436 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: for the last I mean, honestly, I feel like for 437 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: the whole time I've ever been on Instagram, but absolutely 438 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: for the last five to seven years, I have said 439 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: no to pretty much every single partnership that has come 440 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:43,320 Speaker 1: my way in terms of partnerships that require an element 441 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 1: of social media something that has been to me. This 442 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:50,720 Speaker 1: is solely me, and it's based on the kind of 443 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 1: work that I personally do. So this is not in 444 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: no way is this comparative to how anyone else is 445 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 1: doing business or creating, but something and that I knew, 446 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:04,520 Speaker 1: especially when I left Terrestrial Radio, where I used to 447 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 1: have to do so many commercials. Something I knew very 448 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 1: strongly was that I didn't want to sell working in wellness. 449 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 1: Once I moved fully into this mental health space in 450 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:23,960 Speaker 1: this last decade, I knew that I didn't want to 451 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: cross pollinate the worlds of offering expertise and education in 452 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: this work and selling people on things in this space. 453 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 1: I didn't want to do it. I didn't feel good 454 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 1: about it, I didn't see it done really well. I 455 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 1: didn't think it was necessary for the work that I 456 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,880 Speaker 1: was doing and for me to do business and earn. 457 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: And so you've never seen me hawk products. You've never 458 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 1: seen me kind of try to get you to sign 459 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: up for a course or sign up for my twenty 460 00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: percent off code of this or that. Just has not 461 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 1: been the by design, the way I design myself to 462 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: do my work in the world. And I think for 463 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:12,360 Speaker 1: many reasons that was important to me as a trauma 464 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 1: informed educator. I have really intentionally not ever wanted to 465 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 1: feel coheresive about things that I share because I realize 466 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: and deeply respect that my audience, whether it's this show 467 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:28,640 Speaker 1: or any of the ways that you might connect with me, 468 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 1: that you believe me that you take my word for 469 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 1: things that means the world to me. And I've never 470 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 1: wanted without absolute certainty to suggest or recommend things to 471 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: anyone because I know how I see what I offer 472 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 1: and how I offer it to be a sacred or responsibility. 473 00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:59,480 Speaker 1: And I didn't want to. Yeah, I didn't want to 474 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:01,560 Speaker 1: cross those worlds. I didn't see a way to do 475 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 1: it that I believed in. And so in that sense, 476 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 1: I want to give full disclosure about these two new 477 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:13,600 Speaker 1: partnerships I'm working with and why I chose to work 478 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:17,200 Speaker 1: with them. So the first partnership that I'm really excited 479 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:23,320 Speaker 1: about that I am. We're just at the beginning stages 480 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:28,959 Speaker 1: of kind of rolling out the beautiful ways we're going 481 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: to be in partnership. But it is an incredible skincare 482 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:36,440 Speaker 1: brand called Allies of Skin, and I've just taken a 483 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 1: position with the company as the integrated healing advisor there 484 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:43,920 Speaker 1: and so in this year long partnership that we've just 485 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:48,719 Speaker 1: locked into, I'm going to use my expertise in spiritual, 486 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:56,240 Speaker 1: energetic and physical healing to create meaningful embodied work with 487 00:32:56,400 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 1: the brand. So we are going to be sharing holistic practices. 488 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 1: Is we are going to be connecting with this incredible organization. 489 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 1: And so some of that work will include like really 490 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 1: cool campaigns and front facing stuff, and some of it 491 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:14,400 Speaker 1: will include like really deep partnership work that we're doing 492 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 1: with this incredible organization based in California called the Face 493 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 1: Forward Foundation that works with men and women and everyone 494 00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:32,560 Speaker 1: who has experienced facial trauma. Specifically that organization is they 495 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 1: do powerful work helps people who were in situations of 496 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 1: domestic violence, and in the domestic violence had facial disfigurement 497 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:47,480 Speaker 1: or were burned severely. And so I am so excited 498 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:51,320 Speaker 1: and thrilled to be able to do this kind of 499 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:56,360 Speaker 1: work with them and with this organization. I feel so 500 00:33:56,680 --> 00:34:00,640 Speaker 1: proud of this. And the skincare is just nominal. So 501 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 1: Allies of Skin was founded in twenty sixteen. It's a 502 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:08,040 Speaker 1: science led brand that's built on the belief that everyone 503 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 1: deserves to feel fearless in their skin. Each formula is 504 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:18,280 Speaker 1: powered by supercharged clinicals, so highly concentrated actives for multiple 505 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:23,440 Speaker 1: benefits in much fewer steps. They are known for multifunctional products, 506 00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:28,760 Speaker 1: rigorous testing, and full transparency in ingredients, and they're available 507 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:32,080 Speaker 1: in thirty six countries and counting and they continue to 508 00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:36,520 Speaker 1: redefine skincare as a tool for transformation and self acceptance. 509 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:40,439 Speaker 1: The founder is an amazing man named Nicholas Travis, who 510 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:44,120 Speaker 1: is just genius, brilliant, recently one Innovator of the Year 511 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:47,640 Speaker 1: at the Beauty Awards, but his own story of moving 512 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:54,160 Speaker 1: through highly i mean just significant amounts of life trauma 513 00:34:54,800 --> 00:35:00,960 Speaker 1: to even find this work and create these visiontionary products 514 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 1: that help your skin and face heal. I'm deeply inspired 515 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:08,840 Speaker 1: by him. He is a friend. He is doing really 516 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 1: important work that is multiprong work within the skincare industry. 517 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:17,200 Speaker 1: I also want to say that the cost of the 518 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 1: products is at a higher end of the price point, 519 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:23,319 Speaker 1: there may be barriers to being able to access the 520 00:35:23,360 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 1: product for those that do connect with it. I think 521 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: for many, it's also completely on par with a lot 522 00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:36,920 Speaker 1: of a lot of costs or a lot of spending 523 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 1: that you may already be doing on skincare, depending on 524 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:42,560 Speaker 1: the kinds of products that you use and what you're 525 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:46,960 Speaker 1: looking to target. Definitely amazing for millennial skin like mine 526 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:51,120 Speaker 1: that wants to be healing and hydrated, and I'm always 527 00:35:51,239 --> 00:35:56,359 Speaker 1: looking for ways to age gracefully and powerfully and as 528 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:59,040 Speaker 1: I'm getting to the age where I'm starting to discover 529 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:03,319 Speaker 1: and figure out, you know how that's going to go, 530 00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:08,400 Speaker 1: letting myself go gray like, you know, not really knowing 531 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:12,480 Speaker 1: what I might or might not do in the future 532 00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:16,440 Speaker 1: when it comes to my skin in my face. You know, 533 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:19,320 Speaker 1: working with these products has been really healing personally for 534 00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:22,520 Speaker 1: my skin and it's brought out the best in my face. 535 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:25,000 Speaker 1: And so I'm so excited to you is I'm very 536 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,359 Speaker 1: excited about their partnership, and I wanted to give you 537 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:31,240 Speaker 1: full transparency on what it entails and what it's about 538 00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:34,880 Speaker 1: and why I said yes, and why I'm excited for 539 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:39,760 Speaker 1: you to discover this brand as well. So the next 540 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:42,120 Speaker 1: partnership that I want to share that I'm so proud 541 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:47,399 Speaker 1: about and excited for is my Wish Garden Herbs collaboration. 542 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:50,359 Speaker 1: You may have heard a recent episode where I had 543 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:55,120 Speaker 1: doctor Aaron Stokes of Wishgarden come and share a lot 544 00:36:55,239 --> 00:37:01,080 Speaker 1: of specific detail about herbal products that are such a 545 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:04,919 Speaker 1: low lift for us to do and consume and add 546 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:08,719 Speaker 1: into our daily life, but add a tremendous amount of impact. So, 547 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:12,719 Speaker 1: as a woman that lives with chronic pain, shout out 548 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:17,040 Speaker 1: to the chronic pain, girlies and symptoms of autoimmune that 549 00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:20,840 Speaker 1: also has a life that requires a lot. I work hard, 550 00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:24,319 Speaker 1: and I'm raising a sun. I know many of us 551 00:37:24,360 --> 00:37:28,720 Speaker 1: can identify with that, having very full lives that require 552 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 1: a lot, and you know, probably having dealt with so 553 00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:39,480 Speaker 1: many significant stressors throughout life anyway, but now the overall 554 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:44,279 Speaker 1: stress of life, you know, I am so committed to 555 00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:48,600 Speaker 1: sharing with everyone more of the tools that I honestly, 556 00:37:48,719 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: authentically and organically use that help my process and help 557 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:57,160 Speaker 1: me be able to show up in my life regulated emotionally, 558 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:03,120 Speaker 1: having my nervous system regulated, feeling like myself, and navigating 559 00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:06,880 Speaker 1: a body that sometimes is in pain, getting good sleep. 560 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:12,480 Speaker 1: So Wish Garden is that. And I have been using 561 00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:16,239 Speaker 1: their products already. They help me significantly. I use their 562 00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:20,480 Speaker 1: products with my son. I love boosting my immunity with 563 00:38:20,520 --> 00:38:23,400 Speaker 1: their products, because lord knows, can't none of us afford 564 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:27,839 Speaker 1: more sick days or off of school days, or you know, 565 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:31,200 Speaker 1: all the things. And so these are the products that 566 00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:35,399 Speaker 1: keep me thriving. They keep me feeling really alive and 567 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:42,319 Speaker 1: really healthy. The price points are so I mean, from 568 00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:46,080 Speaker 1: my viewpoint, I think the price points are just absolutely 569 00:38:46,120 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 1: fantastic and easy to keep up with. And again I 570 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:55,080 Speaker 1: say that that that is through my lens. But if 571 00:38:55,120 --> 00:38:59,400 Speaker 1: nothing else, I hope that this really inspires your journey 572 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:02,359 Speaker 1: to start to experiment a little bit more with things 573 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:04,960 Speaker 1: that are good for you and add more things into 574 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,759 Speaker 1: your daily routine. So in this partnership, and I know 575 00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:10,200 Speaker 1: you heard a lot on the last episode, but wisch 576 00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:14,799 Speaker 1: Garden is America's number one selling liquid herbal blends. They've 577 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 1: been around since nineteen seventy nine. Then they can bind 578 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:22,080 Speaker 1: a lot of the ancient herbal wisdom with modern science 579 00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:27,320 Speaker 1: to create artisanal formulas that truly work. Their legendary herbal remedies. 580 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:33,520 Speaker 1: Harness the power of USDA organic and ethically wild harvested 581 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:40,520 Speaker 1: herbs that are tested for purity and potency with zero fillers. 582 00:39:40,680 --> 00:39:46,840 Speaker 1: That's important, preservatives or hidden nasties. That is important, especially 583 00:39:46,840 --> 00:39:50,360 Speaker 1: in a landscape where there are more products than ever 584 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:53,680 Speaker 1: that claim that they're holistic and organic and may not 585 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:57,600 Speaker 1: be so. Wisch Garden is pure plant power, speaks to 586 00:39:57,640 --> 00:40:01,560 Speaker 1: your body's language, and for nearly fifty years, that's mastery. 587 00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:04,799 Speaker 1: They've been perfecting the formulas to really help us and 588 00:40:05,719 --> 00:40:09,480 Speaker 1: help us be in control of our health naturally and sustainably. 589 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:13,799 Speaker 1: So I'm so excited that you can refer back to 590 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:17,880 Speaker 1: that conversation with doctor Aaron and that you can follow 591 00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:21,840 Speaker 1: the journey and hopefully connect to some products that feel 592 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:25,040 Speaker 1: good for you from the inside out. So I wanted 593 00:40:25,120 --> 00:40:28,759 Speaker 1: to be so transparent, give a lot of language to this. 594 00:40:29,120 --> 00:40:32,839 Speaker 1: Apologies if this deviates from the traditional show that you're 595 00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:36,920 Speaker 1: used to hearing, but I wanted to be so open 596 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:40,080 Speaker 1: and authentic with why both of those were a big 597 00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:42,840 Speaker 1: yes for me. And know that I have said no 598 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:47,120 Speaker 1: to things other people would gag about, you know, truly 599 00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:50,640 Speaker 1: that because it didn't in the line, but these do 600 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:53,279 Speaker 1: and I'm proud of them, and I'm excited for you 601 00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:57,319 Speaker 1: to come into those worlds with me. So thank you 602 00:40:57,680 --> 00:41:00,400 Speaker 1: for listening, thank you for grabbing the book. Living in 603 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:03,720 Speaker 1: Wisdom is available everywhere. Thank you for listening to this show. 604 00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:09,920 Speaker 1: And we're going to have even more great things before 605 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:13,080 Speaker 1: we break for the top of the year. So to 606 00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:15,880 Speaker 1: check in your soul work for today. You know, we 607 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:18,440 Speaker 1: are getting closer. We are officially in fall. We're getting 608 00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:22,480 Speaker 1: closer to the top of the year. Are you know, 609 00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:26,640 Speaker 1: quote unquote societal restart of the new year, but those 610 00:41:26,680 --> 00:41:29,120 Speaker 1: that know that know it really starts in the spring 611 00:41:29,160 --> 00:41:33,800 Speaker 1: with the equinox. But I want you to really make 612 00:41:34,080 --> 00:41:38,360 Speaker 1: tiny joy a bigger practice than ever. The world is hard, 613 00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:43,680 Speaker 1: life is hard. The overall natural stresses and triggers of 614 00:41:44,600 --> 00:41:48,359 Speaker 1: fall and winter and the holidays, you know they may 615 00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:51,800 Speaker 1: come rolling in. And so I want you to really 616 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:56,440 Speaker 1: diligently sit and think today and list for yourself three 617 00:41:56,480 --> 00:42:04,520 Speaker 1: to five things you are committed to actively intentionally adding 618 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:07,960 Speaker 1: into your life to support you. If you are someone 619 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:12,640 Speaker 1: that seems to have the SADS seasonal effective disorder, right, 620 00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:14,920 Speaker 1: you get a little sadder when it's darker, a little 621 00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:17,480 Speaker 1: sadder when it's more rainy and cold. I am one 622 00:42:17,480 --> 00:42:20,160 Speaker 1: of those people. If you are one of those people too, 623 00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:23,080 Speaker 1: let's start pre planning for that. What can you do 624 00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:25,719 Speaker 1: to bring yourself a little more light in your life, 625 00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:28,760 Speaker 1: a little more joy. Maybe it is adding an extra 626 00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:31,480 Speaker 1: warm epsom salt bath, but really taking the time to 627 00:42:31,560 --> 00:42:37,799 Speaker 1: light some candles, play some playlists, light some incense. Maybe 628 00:42:37,800 --> 00:42:40,279 Speaker 1: it's making more time to take a walk and as 629 00:42:40,320 --> 00:42:44,160 Speaker 1: you walk, deep breaths, noticing the crispness of the air 630 00:42:44,360 --> 00:42:48,040 Speaker 1: and connecting your senses. What do you see feel here touch. 631 00:42:49,719 --> 00:42:53,400 Speaker 1: Maybe it's you know, like buying yourself the Christmas present 632 00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:58,120 Speaker 1: you really wanted honestly, or you know, choosing for yourself 633 00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:02,000 Speaker 1: not to go to the family commitment because you're choosing 634 00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:06,279 Speaker 1: yourself instead. You know, whatever it is, and just make 635 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:10,840 Speaker 1: sure it feeds into protecting your peace, bringing you some 636 00:43:11,120 --> 00:43:14,799 Speaker 1: level of joy or tiny joy, and doing something that 637 00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:21,000 Speaker 1: is nourishing for your physical, mental and emotional health. Really 638 00:43:21,040 --> 00:43:24,080 Speaker 1: give it some thought. You have the tools, and you 639 00:43:24,239 --> 00:43:26,680 Speaker 1: definitely gathered a lot of tools. If you're a listener 640 00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:29,600 Speaker 1: of this episode, I don't know that you need to 641 00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:34,200 Speaker 1: hear anything new. I want you to investigate your past, 642 00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:36,799 Speaker 1: what has worked? What if you wanted to try and 643 00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:39,520 Speaker 1: not made time for, or what have you heard about 644 00:43:39,560 --> 00:43:43,280 Speaker 1: on a previous episode or in a previous soul work 645 00:43:43,320 --> 00:43:46,080 Speaker 1: that was shared that now is the time to like 646 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:49,080 Speaker 1: pump it up, supercharge it. How are you going to 647 00:43:49,120 --> 00:43:53,040 Speaker 1: supercharge your rituals to meet the level of stress and 648 00:43:53,120 --> 00:43:57,480 Speaker 1: potentially the level of triggers that may come during this season? 649 00:43:58,040 --> 00:44:01,200 Speaker 1: Think about it, plan for it, you serve it, and 650 00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:04,080 Speaker 1: get more sleep. I'll join you back here next week. 651 00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:13,640 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening. I'm sayday the content presented on 652 00:44:13,680 --> 00:44:18,200 Speaker 1: Deeply Well serves solely for educational and informational purposes. 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