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071: Emotional Sustainability and Self-care with JJ Flizanes Nov 22, 2019

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JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcast including People's Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. She is the Director of Invisible Fitness, a best-selling author of Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life and The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame. Named Best Personal Trainer in Los Angeles for 2007 by Elite Traveler Magazine, JJ has been featured in many national magazines, including Shape, Fitness, and Women's Health as well as appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox, the CW and KTLA. Grab a free copy of the Invisible Fitness Formula at http://jjflizanes.com/book

If you want to work with JJ she is offering special pricing on her 1-on-1 sessions just for ASM listeners. Learn more at www.ASustainableMind.com/JJ!

In this episode, Marjorie and JJ discuss:

What role victim mentality plays in how we advocate for environmental sustainability
Frequency and how it causes us to attract different people and situations
Resources available for individuals to step into a more empowered position in their lives

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Connect with JJ:

JJ@JJFlizanes.com

JJFlizanes.com

Fit2Love.tv (where you can find ALL of JJ's podcasts)

Spirit, Purpose & Energy Podcast

Men, Women & Relationship Podcast

Resources from JJ:

Center for Non-Violent Communication

Imago Therapy

Episode 118 of Fit to Love Podcast

Non-violent Communication the Book

Karpman drama triangle

Dr. Christiane Northrup

Dr. Eben Alexander

070: Purpose & Cause-based Podcasting Nov 19, 2019

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Have a passion for a worthy cause? Want to start a podcast? Let's team up!

I am bringing you 30 days of 1-on-1 coaching with me and a DIY podcasting course to get your cause-based podcast launched.

This is perfect for anyone that feels they have a message to share that can change the world for the better. Let's educate, inspire and promote action in your community!

Learn more at http://asustainablemind.com/diy/

069: Angel's Envy Whiskey Toasts The Trees with Ashley Erwin Sep 26, 2019

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Ashley Erwin grew up in rural, northern Georgia. In her words it was the "Type of place where fertilizer goes to greeting ya soon as the front door went to close, where cow tipping and horse jacking and bonfire-truck-meet-ups with blue label sodas stacked heavy in ice chests were the norm, and where 'mams and sirs were added on to ever'thing less a slap upside the head were what ya's hankering after."

In this episode, Ashley Erwin and Marjorie Alexander cover:

Why Angel's Envy is teaming up with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant trees and how you can get involved
What makes bourbon…BOURBON? Why, the trees of course!
The family history of Angel's Envy, including Lincoln Henderson, the creator of Woodford Reserve, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel as well as JD's "Gentleman Jack"
What techniques go into making Angel's Envy bourbons and ryes so unique

*** Use the hashtag #ToastTheTrees along with images of Angel's Envy cocktails, neat pours and bottles. Let's give Ashley lots of trees to plant next year in Kentucky! ***

Connect with Angel's Envy, Ashley Erwin and the rest of the Whiskey Guardians:

AngelsEnvy.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AngelsEnvyBourbon/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelsenvy/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Angels_Envy
Ashley Erwin on Angel's Envy: https://www.angelsenvy.com/people/whiskey-guardians/los-angeles/ashley-erwin/
Ashley Erwin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonfirebooze/
The Angel's Envy Whiskey Guardians: https://www.angelsenvy.com/people/whiskey-guardians/

Suggested Resources from Ashley:

500 Main from Angel's Envy has insider stories, events and limited whiskey releases: https://500main.angelsenvy.com
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson: https://amzn.to/2lHMdDk

068: Clean Energy in our Communities with Ted Bardacke of Clean Power Alliance Sep 20, 2019

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In this episode, Ted Bardacke and Marjorie Alexander cover:

What is clean energy and how does it get to us?
What is the future of renewable and carbon-free energy? Will we ever succeed from the grid?
How can residents get access to clean energy in their area?
What if there are no local utilities offering clean energy in my area?

About our Ted Bardacke:

Ted Bardacke, Executive Director of the Clean Power Alliance, has forged a unique career focusing on sustainable urbanism and economic development that spans three continents, including major stints in local government, non-profit organizations, journalism and academia.

Ted comes to the Alliance from the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, where he was Director of Infrastructure and Deputy Director of the Mayor's Sustainability Office. In those positions he was instrumental in both crafting and then implementing the city's first-ever Sustainability Plan, with a particular emphasis on pursuing distributed systems in the electricity and water sectors, and utilizing mobility infrastructure to pursue low-carbon and ecologically beneficial outcomes.

From 2003 to 2013, Ted worked in the Green Urbanism Program at Global Green USA and during the 1990s was a foreign correspondent for the Financial Times of London, based in Mexico City and Bangkok. A graduate of Wesleyan University and the Graduate School of Architecture at Columbia University, Ted has been a Visiting Fellow at Mexico City's Centro de Transporte Sustentable and is a permanent Lecturer in the Urban Planning Program at UCLA.

Connect with Ted Bardacke and Clean Power Alliance:

Clean Power Alliance website: https://cleanpoweralliance.org
Benefits of Clean Energy: https://cleanpoweralliance.org/about-us/#benefits
Residential Rates: https://cleanpoweralliance.org/rate-options/residential-rates/
Power Sources: https://cleanpoweralliance.org/about-us/power-sources/
Clean/Green Jobs & Contracting Opportunities: https://cleanpoweralliance.org/get-involved/job-contracting-opportunities/

Suggested Resources from Ted:

Online:

Books:

067: Sustainable & Ethical Fashion with Aspen Murray of Ethigirl Aug 17, 2019

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In this episode, Aspen Murray and Marjorie Alexander cover:

The reality of working conditions at some of the sweatshops that make our clothing
Companies who are creating ethically and sustainably produced clothing
How to spot sustainable clothing while shopping at traditional stores

About our guest:

Aspen Murray is a young activist who is dedicating her life to the pursuit of making ethical + sustainable fashion the norm. She firmly believes that we all have the power to vote with our dollars, but that we need to reform how we look at conscious consumerism: it shouldn't be difficult, it shouldn't be inaccessible to certain people, and it's okay if we mess up − because the onus should never fall entirely on the consumer

Connect with Aspen Murray and Ethigirl Online:

Ethigirl Blog: Ethigirl.com
Some of my favorite pieces:
Ethigirl on Social Media:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethigirlblog/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ethigirl/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethigirlblog
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/ethigirl_/

Suggested Resources from Aspen:

Online:

Consignment shops
- Depop
- Thredup
- Patagonia
- ModCloth
- Matatraders.com
- Everlane
The True Cost documentary
Fashion Revolution
Best Dressed on Youtube (hilarious by the way!)

Books:

Anything by Yvonne Chenard, Founder of Patagonia
Wear No Evil by Greta Eagan

066: Sustainable Intimacy Products with Wendy Strgar of Good Clean Love Aug 09, 2019

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In this episode, Wendy Strgar and Marjorie Alexander cover:

Bioplastic as sustainable packaging - what is it, where do you get it and why more companies aren't using it
How petroleum in personal hygiene products can impact the body
Staying emotionally connected with your partner
Active grieving after a loss

Connect with Wendy Strgar and Good Clean Love Online:

Good Clean Love website: GoodCleanLove.com
The scientific (and independent) research behind the Good Clean Love products: https://goodcleanlove.com/pages/science
Good Clean Love on Social Media:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodcleanlove/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/makeloveorganic/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/goodcleanlove

Suggested Resources from Wendy:

Suggested online resource:

Books:

The Book and Nature, Man and Woman by Allan Watts
21 Lessons for the 21st Century and Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein

About our guest:

Wendy Strgar is an award-winning entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Good Clean Love. Wendy started Good Clean Love in 2003 after hearing from many women about, and experiencing for herself, the painful side effects of using petrochemical-based hygiene and intimacy products. Under Wendy's leadership, Good Clean Love is a champion of sustainable business practices. In 2018, the company launched a carbon offset initiative; its flagship product, Almost Naked personal lubricant, became the first-ever Carbon Neutral intimacy product in the world. Good Clean Love is also one of the only personal care product brands whose products are packaged using bioplastic, a material made from recyclable sugar cane.

065: Dirty Gourmet: The Best Camping Food for Your Adventures with Emily Nielson Jun 27, 2019

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Dirty Gourmet is a women-owned outdoor company dedicated to empowering outdoorists to make food a part of their soul-nourishing outdoor experience. The founders of Dirty Gourmet, Mai-Yan Kwan, Emily Nielson, and Aimee Trudeau together after a bike tour across Canada and years of camp life took it upon themselves to rethink the idea of food in the outdoors. Whether you're a car camper getting started with a picky family to feed, or a lightweight backpacker looking for inspiration to get you to your destination, they have plenty of tips and recipes for you on our website and in their cookbook, Dirty Gourmet: Food for your Outdoor Adventures.

In this episode we cover:

How splitting up your trip types into 3 categories is important to enjoying cooking and eating awesome food in the great outdoors
Two must-follow rules for enjoying cooking during your outdoor adventures
A super easy homemade granola recipe!

Emily Nielson and Dirty Gourmet Online:

Dirty Gourmet website: DirtyGourmet.com
My favorite recipes on the blog:
Dirty Gourmet on Social Media:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/dirtygourmet/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dirtygourmet
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/dirtygourmet/
Dirty Gourmet: Food for your Outdoor Adventures

Suggested Resources from Emily:

Suggested online resource:

Mother Earth News

Books:

064: Samir Lakhani of Project EcoSoap - Recycled soap and hygiene education around the world May 11, 2019

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Samir Lakhani, 26, is a social entrepreneur dedicated to restoring health and dignity to developing countries through environmental initiatives. Prior to founding Eco-Soap Bank in 2014, Samir was deeply involved in climate-resilient aquaculture and nutrition projects in northern Cambodian villages. He has also developed solar lighting social enterprise projects in Cambodia, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Currently, he serves as the Founder & Executive Director of Eco-Soap Bank—a global soap-recycling organization—which operates in 10 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. To date, Eco-Soap Bank has reached over 1.1 million people with recycled soap and free hygiene education. In 2017, Samir received a CNN Hero Award for his work with global hygiene.

In this episode we cover:

How do you recycle soap in a sanitary way?
How is soap that is not recycled impacting our environment?
Where do you get the soap and who receives the recycled soap?
How do you change the everyday habits of a community that is respectful of their history and traditions?

Key Takeaways:

5 million bars of soap are thrown away EACH DAY! And it's not biodegradable!
Recruiting hygiene ambassadors that are of the local culture helps spread the message more effectively.
When you have big ideas, don't wait for it to be perfect, launch it now! But also consider longevity.
Get involved with Project EcoSoap - donate to the Kickstarter and help spread the word!

Samir Lakhani and Project Ecosoap Online:

Project EcoSoap on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/projectecosoap/project-ecosoap-zero-waste-big-impact\
Project EcoSoap website: https://projectecosoap.org/
Eco-Soap Bank: https://ecosoapbank.org/
A fun video message from Samir about EcoSoap!
Project EcoSoap on Social Media:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/projectecosoap
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/projectecosoap
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectecosoap
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObHCVqoIDGrpRR5mJfGl1A

Suggested Resources from Samir:

Suggested online resource:

YouTube! You can learn anything from how to build wind turbines to how to drive stick shift!

Books:

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance

063: Slugs and Snails and Squid, Oh My! with Malacologist Jann Vendetti Apr 14, 2019

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Jann Vendetti is the Twila Bratcher Chair in Malacological Research at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Malacology is the study of mollusks (snails, clams, octopus), and Jann's focus is snails. She was a postdoctoral researcher at California State University, Los Angeles and received her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley's Department of Integrative Biology and Museum of Paleontology. She is interested in urban biodiversity of snail and slug species, both introduced and native.

In this episode we cover:

What are the different types of terrestrial and marine mollusks?
How is climate change impacting various mollusk populations?
How do mollusks compare to and differ from more familiar taxa such as mammals?
Jann's favorite mollusk - the purple sea snail!

Jann Vendetti & The Natural History Museum of LA Online:

Jann Vendetti on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jann-vendetti-455b4412/
City Nature Challenge 2019 - April 26, 27 & 28: http://citynaturechallenge.org/
Natural History Museum of LA (NHMLA): https://nhm.org
Snails and slugs Living in Metropolitan Environments (SLIME) Project: https://nhm.org/site/activities-programs/citizen-science/slime
iNaturalist (app used in the City Nature Challenge):

Suggested Resources from Jann:

Who do you look up to?
- Dr. Eugenie Clark, the "Shark Lady": https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/eugenie-clark-shark-lady
- Sylvia Earle - Mission Blue Foundation: https://mission-blue.org/
  - Mission Blue, the documentary on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/70308278
Suggested online resource:
- ScienceDaily.com

Books:

Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist
Stephen Jay Gould:
- The Unofficial Stephen Jay Gould Archive: http://www.stephenjaygould.org/
- Stephen Jay Gould's books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2X4C2pc
Natalie Angier:
- Natalie Angier's books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Xh79y9

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062: Environmental Education at Any Age with The Earth Lady Izolda Trakhtenberg Feb 27, 2019

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Born in Moldova, Izolda Trakhtenberg learned how to communicate in multiple languages through a year-long immigration process. Today, Izolda facilitates workshops that inspire people to tap into and master their leadership, creativity, and communication skills. She worked as an educator for the National Geographic Society. Later, she traveled the world as a NASA environmental education trainer. Additionally, she is the author of five books, including Speak From Within: Engage, Inspire and Motivate Any Audience. She is also the host of the Tell Your Story Better and The Creative Kind podcasts. Izolda, her husband, and their two cats live in Maryland.

In this episode we cover:

Is there a difference between educating children and adults?
Why is NASA interested in studying Earth?
The most effective way to educate those around you about earth-friendly habits
A great free resource for teachers and everyday people that want to study Earth's ecology and atmosphere

Izolda Trakhtenberg Online:

IzoldaT.com
The Creative Kind, a daily Podcast
Tell Your Story Better, a weekly podcast
Izolda's book, Speak From Within
Social Media
- Instagram: @IzoldaT
- Twitter: @IzoldaT
- LinkedIn: IzoldaT
- Facebook: @IzoldaTSpeaker
Book Izolda for a presentation!

Suggestions & Resource from Izolda:

Globe.gov - A Worldwide Science and Education Program
Who does Izolda look up to in the field of environmental activism?
- Retired NASA Soil Scientist Alyssa Levine
- Anthropologist and primate activist Jane Goodall
- Conservation scientist and CEO of Conservation.org M. Sanjayan
International Fund for Animal Welfare
NASA image library (now public domain)

Books:

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