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Wade Simmons: A man of many talents!

Wade A. Simmons, Jr was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He is an Independent filmmaker and funeral service worker. Wade has worked in the funeral business for 12 years and is a graduate of Worsham college of mortuary science. Outside of the funeral business, Wade loves to be creative; which led him to also graduate from Flash point Chicago Majoring in film. His motto is “ Make the most of time and not let time make the most of you “. 

Today, Wade and I talk about his entrance into his three passions: funeral service work, short film making, and wrestling. Although these may be seemingly random things, they tie in together perfectly and Wade is here to explain how!

Visit https://vimeo.com/wadefilmmaker777 to check out Wade's short films!

Holiday grief with Cindy Burns

I am SO excited to have grief coach Cindy Burns speaking with me on holiday grief today! This episode is a little lengthy but I promise you will love it and I hope you take as much from it as I did. Cindy became a window(er) coach after experiencing the loss of her husband. She is joining us all the way from Virginia, just to share profound revelations and information with us on grief, loss, and continuing life after loss.

The holidays can be a tough time for those experiencing grief, Cindy and I are here today to give you some tips and talk about grief of our own; in hopes to provide you with motivation to acknowledge, appreciate, and respect yourself through this potential tough time.

Cindy's Social media: For widows and widowers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/widowsandwidowersfindingpurpose
For others: https://www.facebook.com/widowsandwidowersfindingpurpose

Natia and Reah talk Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! We weren't going to post a full episode butttt since we've got so much coming up annnnnd we know how much you love hearing us talk about nonsense; we posted anyway!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

A short and sweet word from Noah and I followed by some holiday tips from https://realtytimes.com/consumeradvice/homeownersadvice/item/1007662-20171211-the-introverts-guide-to-hosting-holiday-get-togethers!

 

Boost Your Motivation (A few tricks for holiday stress)
When your motivation starts to lag, ask yourself these 20 questions:
1. Why am I feeling discouraged?
2. Have my goals changed?
3. Am I no longer feeling challenged?
4. Am I really ready for this change?
5. What is out of sync? What is missing?
6. Am I focusing on the wrong things?
7. How can I approach this to get myself back in sync?
8. Is there a different way to do this?
9. Would letting someone help me make a positive difference?
10. Are my expectations for this realistic?
11. Do I need to adjust my timeframe to better meet my goals?
12. Do I need to adjust my goals to better meet my timeframe?
13. What would someone else tell me about this situation?
14. If someone else were having this issue, what would I tell them?
15. Is there anything I can do to shake things up?
16. What am I'm doing right?
17. Why did I choose this goal? (remember your 'why')
18. What do I need to feel motivated again?
19. What do I need to do now?
20. What can I do right this minute to get back on track?

Social Media and Anxiety

In this episode, Natia and Reah speak on social media, plan to take a social media break (excluding their podcast FB), and reflect on the good, the bad, and the unsure of being a part of social media. Reah speaks on it from a parent and a person perspective; while Natia speaks from a young adult and human perspective both discussing how social media has/can effect our lives and our mental health.

Noted source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5904786/

Chapter 3: Disruptive Behaviors

In this episode, Reah and Natia talk about chapter 3: disruptive behaviors. Reah titled this chapter by the behaviors throughout her life herself and others displayed that she deemed disruptive to both her own life and the lives of others. Natia also discusses her take on the term, and her own experiences with these types of behaviors.

 

Article for reference on disruptive behaviors in children: https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/fact-sheets/disruptive-behaviours-in-children-what-parents-should-know

Introducing Elizabeth Correia

In this episode Reah welcomes author, speaker, coach, and all around thriver Elizabeth Correia! Elizabeth joins us today in her first of few episodes to introduce herself to our listeners as we get ready to spend the next few weeks learning about her life, struggles, and triumphs!

You can check Elizabeth out on her website https://www.elizabethcorreia.com/ or read more about her story at https://canadianwomen.org/blog/stories/elizabeths-story/

Halloween Trivia with Taytay

In light of Halloween week, Tatiana and I chose to do some Halloween trivia! As she is the great Chucky fan, we are doing a lot of that too. Enjoy this fun episode, as we take a break from the heavy stuff and enjoy spooky season. We will return to our regular topics next week!