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Empowering Women Worldwide Dec 08, 2020

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Join Johanna and I as she shares the injustices that our sisters are globally fighting and why she created Project Monma; an organization that aims to raise awareness about violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world. It is a global problem and is not confined to certain countries and religions; it is everyone's problem. Violence and discrimination by men towards women around the world is severely under-reported and therefore under-acknowledged.

Discussed in this episode:

[1:27] Why Johanna chose the name Project Monma
[2:20] Governments lack of support for women's rights
[5:49] Johanna and I talk about our experience with the 'male gaze'
[7:28] Research and documenting women's stories in Cambodia
[10:05] Education restrictions for women
[11:05] Families selling the women and children in the family
[12:12] Forced marriages
[14:47] The lack of sex education
[17:17] Placing shame on victims of sexual violence is illogical
[19:03] Johanna shares harassment stories from women she's encountered
[24:14] 'Blaming' from the point of view of a male student
[26:52] Deli Rape Case
[28:29] Men prefer to marry virgins, no man will marry a woman who's been raped
[34:59] Rape laws for women in descent-based slavery in West Africa
[37:22] There is more slavery today than there has ever been
[38:03] Sex slavery and human trafficking
[41:05] Racism between countries
[47:13] Giving education, critical thinking, and global knowledge to these women
[49:14] Johanna talks about how Ayaan Hirsi Ali
[52:17] Talking and spreading awareness will help create change

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Submission (Part1) - Written By Ayaan Hirsi & Directed By Theo van Gogh

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CASA, Foster Care, and Supporting the Future Dec 01, 2020

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Shannon Shubin is a Texas CASA, licensed foster parent, mentor, and advocate for children. Join us as she dives into the system, children's wellness and therapy, becoming a foster parent, how we can support these organizations, and debunking some myths and fears surrounding adoption from foster care.

Discussed in this episode:

[1:32] Shannon shares what CASA is
[3:41] Shannon explains different scenarios where a child can be removed from their home
[5:20] Why the foster care system is broken
[7:09] Group homes exist because there are not enough foster families
[8:53] How behavioral needs are being met
[10:27] The impact the pandemic has caused
[15:37] Children that are reunited with family or adopted
[17:09] Shannon goes over the process for someone wanting to adopt from foster care
[22:26] She informs us of the failures in the Texas foster care system & how you can help create change
[26:25] How much time CASA's spend with these children
[28:30] Negative outputs from traumatic exposure in their childhood
[32:15] Difference between private & state groups
[34:15] The first step for someone to take if they're interested in becoming a foster parent
[35:07] Shannon talks about the fears & myths people have about foster children
[38:01] What life is like as a CASA volunteer
[40:28] Shannon shares the different organizations to donate to & get involved

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Find an organization you'd like to get involved with by volunteering your time or make a donation. Become a CASA volunteer HERE.

Operation Underground Railroad

No Kid Hungry

The National Angels Foundation

Love Box

Foster Village Inc.

Countering Human Trafficking

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Applied Neurology & Somatics Nov 24, 2020

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Joining me again this week is Elisabeth Kristof, the founder of Brain Based Wellness. We will be digging deeper into what applied neurology is, somatic practices and how we use it in our everyday lives, and how you can implement these same practices into your daily structure.

In this episode, I share:

[1:24] Elisabeth explains applied neurology and her approach to it as an input training system
[5:56] Vision, vestibular, sensory, and proprioception on the Neural Hierarchy
[7:17] How Elisabeth assesses her new clients and trains them to be experts in their own nervous system
[11:06] Overriding at a cognitive level
[12:39] Relieving stress, tension, and trauma that is stored in the body through somatic practices
[17:37] Cultivate a connection intentionally (The Skill of Introception)
[20:02] How I used sensory stimulus to cure my neuropathy
[21:54] How Elisabeth started using applied neurology
[24:45] Stress stored in the body can be TOXIC
[27:24] Ways to process stress through your body, resolve trauma and The Emotional Plague
[31:40] Daily practices, somatic meditation, drills, and introception don't seem difficult but they are
[33:28] Being disassociated from our bodies
[46:54] How our personalities have changed after healing our nervous system
[37:54] It's normal to feel resistance to life-changing behavior
[39:40] Habits, trauma patterns and how wellness and coaching can be hard on people

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Auto-Immune Nov 17, 2020

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Explore auto-immune disorders, Lupus, Schogrins, and Rheumatoid arthritis with somatic and yogic practitioner Anna Gieselman. Anna has a deep understanding of the human body and with skillful sequencing and creative use of props, Anna teaches clients and students non-traditional ways to strengthen their joints, increase flexibility and move towards a more open and peaceful place in their bodies and mind.

In this episode, I share:

[1:51] Overview of what will be discussed
[2:40] How Anna discovered she had an auto-immune disease at 36 years old
[4:28] Trying to find different ways to heal
[4:46] A recovering massage therapist and how yoga was Anna's intro into body awareness
[6:44] Lupus with a hint of Rheumatoid arthritis
[8:00] What Schogrins is and how auto-immune impacted Anna's yoga practices and how she teaches
[10:34] What lupus is and the symptoms she feels from it
[13:28] From a vegetarian lifestyle to a carnivore diet
[21:19] A day in the life, eating with Anna
[24:54] Living with chronic pain
[25:53] Relationships and a decline in libido
[27:28] Did Anna's central nervous system play a contributing factor in the development of lupus?
[31:57] Healing and her positive outlook in the world around her

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Creating Resilience Through Trauma Nov 10, 2020

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Hannah Roediger is an elite health and performance trainer, with neuro specialist training and she's obsessed with human behavior and why we get into physical and emotional pain with a unique approach to healing.

In this episode, I share:

[1:06] Evolution of Hannah
[2:58] How Hannah's journey started
[3:52] Looking back at her parent's divorce
[8:30] Experiencing behavioral changes
[12:24] What caused Hannah's chronic pain
[17:22] How chronic pain affected Hannah
[22:38] Introduced to neurology and discovering she had sensory mismatch
[25:40] Does bulimia and bingeing live in the same place?
[27:16] Shadow work
[29:09] Arizona and Hannah have a special connection
[31:24] Dealing with darkness after her breakup
[25:24] Giving yourself the love you are worthy of
[37:26] Difference between being lonely and standing alone
[40:45] I never wanted to look at my anger

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Bingeing & Survival Response Oct 27, 2020

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Elisabeth Kristof, the founder of Brain Based Wellness, joins me to unpack the neurology behind disordered eating, scarcity mindset, diet culture, and more. She is an expert in using applied neurology to resolve old patterns, improve performance, and increase well-being.

In this episode, I share:

[2:38] Jennifer binge eating at an early age
[4:57] Why we replace the comfort and safety we are not getting with food
[6:01] Bingeing is a healthy output of a well-functioning brain if you deprive it
[10:23] Neurons associated with restriction, trigger the desire to binge
[14:08] Cultivate a relationship with movement
[19:40] How trauma and stress caused Elisabeth to binge
[21:18] Freeze and Fawn
[23:32] Undoing scarcity mindset and complete shunning of diet culture
[28:24] Stimulating your vagus nerve
[35:51] How are introception and scarcity mindset linked?
[39:59] What Elisabeth did to heal and find safety in herself
[43:18] Meditation can feel threatening when you are in a state of fight or flight
[46:54] Comparing ourselves to other people