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Season 5 Episode #12 Bern Mendez is coming from Austin, Texas (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Bern via his website bernmendez.com

About our guest: For over 30 years Bern Mendez has been on a path dedicated to helping others. Bern’s journey into coaching began at one of the lowest points of his life. He was struggling with depression until a mentor stepped in and guided him out of the darkness. Experiencing such a profound shift, especially after nothing else had worked, ignited something deep and lasting within Bern. In that moment, he knew he had to devote his life to helping others experience that same freedom.

Bern had no idea his path would lead specifically into relationship and intimacy coaching. For the past 14 years Bern’s expertise has been focused on helping smart women to attract conscious, devotionally committed partners in record time, by guiding them to become the most radiant, authentic, and emotionally grounded version of themselves. Bern has been featured on CNN, Univision, Shine, Huff Post Live and his You Tube videos have been seen by more than 30 million people.

Bern thanks for sharing your many gifts with the world, for helping thousands of people find love, and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients. Welcome to the Show!

TOTD – “Helping one person might not change the whole world, but it could change the world for one person.” Anonymous

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In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

Secret sauce…what is yours?

5% Principle from your site…what is it?

Subconscious emotional barriers that inhibit deeply committed partnerships…

Skill that is not necessarily taught…Getting reps of learning how to

Listening

Communicating

Trusting

Intimacy

Love

The importance of clarity in seeking what you want…

Becoming the person you want to become and attracting the person you want to become…

Filling a void…

If you want to be in a relationship, be in a relationship… get reps and work on your relationship skills or values or essential ingredients…

What is radiance and how do you develop it?

Attracting a partner

Quiz on Hidden Attraction Blindspot (website)

“sisters in growth” from your website… what is it?

Developing confidence… how do you help your clients develop it…

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C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved. We also write children’s books and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other. Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work.

Season 5 Episode #11 Tay and Trev are coming from Austin, Texas (inform, inspire, & transform)

About our guests: I have had the good fortune of spending some of the best weeks of my life with our guests today. We have the honor of working a life-changing and transformational leadership camp. The camp is sponsored by Rotary Club District 5160 and lead by the one and only Lain Hensley.

Learning about leadership, love, sadness, joy, pain, triumph, and all the emotions that surface when you peel down the layers of this thing we call life… with these two incredible people - like I mentioned –is one of the best weeks of my life.

The time we have spent together have led to a wonderful friendship and I am so fortunate to have Tay and Trev in my life. Words to describe Tay include: beautiful, strong, organized, driven, compassionate, caring, assertive, great communicator, athletic, in love, and someone still yet undefined.

Words to describe Trev include: artistic, creative, strong, athletic, kind, helpful, courageous, bighearted, hard-working, talented, curious, inquisitive, in love, and someone still yet undefined.

Tay and Trev, thanks for all you do for the Austin community, for the campers of Camp Royal, for your family and friends, for me and my family and for being our guests on Life’s Essential Ingredients – Welcome to the Show!

TOTD – “Developing a powerful relationship isn’t about “finding” but collaboratively creating and becoming new people together, through the relationship.” Benjamin Hardy

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In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients? Individually and as a to be newly married couple.

Camp Royal experience…what do you love most about it…

Can’t mention camp without mentioning Lain and Grandma K…

Recently moved to Austin, what have you noticed most about it?

Let’s tell the listeners how your love story began..

What is love at this point in your life and your relationship?

Been together for three beautiful years…I know you have traveled the country during that time…where are some of the cool places you ventured together?

Trust – Covey’s definition and in application of rock climbing…how does it play out when you are hundreds of feet off the ground…

Rock Climbing, Artist, Biking, and Backpacking

Thing Tay does that you love the most – same for Trev

Any routines or rituals you have noticed in each other

Nursing School…most excited about and who inspired you?

Legacy Been married for 71 years and you both are ready to go home. You are in the beautiful HOME you built together and are surrounded by family and close friends. You are holding hands and getting ready to take your last breath…what is it you want to leave behind for your children, grandkids, great grandkids….

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C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved. We also write children’s books, host this podcast, and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other. Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work.

Season 5 Episode #10 Dana and Colleen are coming from Burnaby, British Columbia (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find our guests via their website: thedigitaldojo.net

About our guests: Dana Pemberton and Colleen Robinson bring partnership to a whole new level in their life changing work together. Vastly different in many ways, they deliver their own brand of magic to groups, companies, and individuals they work with across North America.

Colleen’s experience as a Chinese Medicine Practitioner, fascination with the intersection between science and spirituality, and focus on healing combines with Dana’s “boots on the ground” approach based on a lifetime of martial arts training and several decades of coaching. Together, their focus is to help their clients find and clear the old patterns that are holding them back, and replace them with simple applicable concepts.

Dana and Colleen thanks for sharing your many gifs with the world, the people you serve and for being our guests on Life’s Essential Ingredients – welcome to the show.

TOTD – “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor Frankl

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In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

The Mindset Reset…what is so important about mindset?

NAP – New Agreement Process…101, 6 week class, practitioner training,

NAP is a repeat after me process that tracks trauma to it’s roots. Rooted in the TRIPLE A process. Tactical integration of traditional Chinese medicine and essential concepts of the nervous system + aspects of the Black Belt Mind…

The White Belt Mind

The Power of a Breath

Unraveling Inherited Trauma

Weight, body image, body composition, exercise and food…

First steps you would advise for the listeners, should they seek to change some aspect of their life…

Classes you would recommend to the listeners?

You are launching your podcast – From Surviving to Thriving… tell the listeners about it…

Book or books you recommend?

Legacy

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C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved. We also write children’s books and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other. Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work.

Season 5 Episode #9 Chandler Stroud is coming from Darien, Connectitcut (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Chandler via her website healingheroespodcast.com and same for Insta

About our guest: A few years ago, Chandler was traveling for work and became curious about her past traumas and the impact they were having on her present life. A 4 a.m. inspirational wake-up led Chandler to her current journey as the host of Healing Heroes Podcast. That early morning, Chandler sprung out of bed and transcribed her vision for the show and since that time, has been building her team of heroes who have the mission to empower women all over the world.

Chandler is a wife, mother, and former corporate marketing executive who is ALL IN on seeking her quest for her transformative journey of self-discovery. Chandler has surrounded herself with her heroes who represent not just experts in their fields, but her own healers and advisors, who serve as guides along her path to peace, happiness, and ultimately living the life she was meant to be living.

Chandler thanks for taking a leap of faith in your self-discovery, thanks for putting an incredible team of healers together that have in a short time, impacted women all over the world and thanks for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients – Welcome to the Show!

TOTD – “I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.” —Carl Jung

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In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

Mother of two…

What is happiness? Joy? Healing? Steps to enhancing joy…past, present, future self…vision leads to road map…

Mind, Body, and Spirit… make body feel safe…

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

Being in nature and being quiet…

Somatic practices – breath work, meditation, myofascial release… to heal the body and then to get to the inner knowing…

NOT ALONE… the power of a tribe, community,

Broken Crayons Still Color…Last book or books you recommend?

How do our early years shape our later years?

Digestive issues growing up…

Body keeps the score…great book

What is holistic well-being?

How much happier can I get?

The POWER OF CURIOUSITY? 5 whys…

Taking a leap of faith… leaving your corporate career…

Been working with your heroes for the past few years…

Courageous and Kind…

Legacy

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C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved. We also write children’s books, host this podcast, and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other. Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work.

Season 5 Episode #8 Kem Frasier is coming from Summerville, South Carolina (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Kim via her website chandlerthehandlermovie.com or email her at kemfrasier@yahoo.com.

About our guest: Kem Frasier is the author of Chandler the Handler - You Can't Bully Me! Kem grew up in the South Bronx and unfortunately, can relate to the helpless feeling of being bullied. Kem worked as a teacher for 18 years and recently decided to make anti-bullying her life’s work.

Presently Kem spends her days in creative writing and as licensed professional counselor working in private practice. Kem, thanks for having the courage to share your story and to be willing to take action towards making our world a KINDER world. Welcome to the show!

TOTD – The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts:

To return love for hate

To include the excluded

To say, “I was wrong.”

Sydney J. Harris

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

Resilience – Courage – Leadership – let’s define them

Congrats on your creative ability and on the publication of your book – Chandler the Handler…

You are a storyteller….and are filming a story in the South Bronx next month… tell the listeners about it…where did you receive the funding…

The challenge of a lack of leadership from the top down… who do our children turn to who are role models…

Hurt people hurt people…

Why now…you are still a young woman but you have also lived a little…what was the turning point in your life that made you say TODAY IS THE DAY!!!

Define Bullying – Types, Numbers, Solutions…STOPBULLYING.GOV

An imbalance of power plus repetition. Types (verbal, social, physical 35 % of parents are worried about their child getting bullied at school, 53% of US teens say online harassment and bullying are a major problem, nearly half of all US teens have been cyberbullied, 19.2 % (6th-12th grade) report being bullied

Signs and Symptoms of a child getting bullied as well as the child bullying others?

Effects of being bullied and being the bully? Depression, Anxiety, Health Complaints, Decreased GPA. Bully – high risk behaviors – alcohol, fighting, early sexual activity, abusive relationships as adults…

BYSTANDER – not just a bystander – increased tobacco use, alcohol, mental health issues, and increased absence in school

ACEs and the long term impact of STRESS

What can schools do?

Parents do?

Creating a Culture of Kindness…

Values that define you…

Life Skills that are part of your PROACTIVE Program…

Last book or books you recommend?

Legacy

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C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved. We also write children’s books and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other. Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work.

Season 5 Episode #7 Jessica Decaillon is coming from Michigan (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Jessica via her website wondersparklearning.com

About our guest: Jessica is the dynamic founder of Wonder Spark Learning, an innovative online learning platform dedicated to sparking curiosity and a love of learning in children. As a seasoned educator with a passion for hands-on, interactive teaching, Jessica has built a thriving community of students. Jessica’s current class offering includes: Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Life Skills, STEM, and other language immersion classes.

A working homeschool mom herself, Jessica knows firsthand the challenges and rewards of balancing entrepreneurship with family life. Her journey began with a desire to support her own daughter’s education while empowering other parents to do the same. Today, she’s leading Wonder Spark Learning to new heights, offering unique classes that help kids build confidence, make friends, and ignite their passion for learning.

Jessica, thanks for having the courage to share your many gifts with the world and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients. Welcome to the show!

TOTD – “Trust is confidence born in two dimensions: your character and your competence.” Dr. Stephen Covey

In this episode:

Love the name of your business… is there any special meaning behind it?

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

Your website mentions Life Skills classes. What are the life skills our children need during this crucial time of their development

What pedagogy differentiates Wonder Spark from your competition?

The importance of family…

Making the difficult decision to homeschool your children?

If that is not an option, suggestions for parents in identifying and communicating with teachers and school administrators.

Cell phones in schools

The changing landscape of education

Teaching a classroom of 35 different learning styles

The psychology of education

Spiritual, Mental, and Physical well-being of our youth – how do you suggest parents socialize their children…

Neurodiversity – resources, ideas to help…

The impact of AI on education

Three best things a parent can do to help their child in the educational space

Books you recommend?

Legacy

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C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved. We also write children’s books and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other. Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work.

Season 5 Episode #6 Aneta Waclaw is coming from Mexico City (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Aneta via her website https://bio.site/nourisheinsideout

About our guest: Aneta is a passionate writer, podcast host, and advocate for personal growth and healing. As the creator of Nourished Inside Out and the author of Blooming with Self-Love, she empowers women to rebuild their confidence and embrace self-love after toxic relationships.

Drawing from her own experiences and extensive knowledge in emotional healing, Aneta blends neuroscience, holistic wellness, and self-care strategies to guide others toward transformation. Her work is a blend of heart-centered wisdom to help individuals break free from past pain and step into a more fulfilling life.

When she’s not writing or hosting her podcast, you can find Aneta exploring nature and the outdoors, capturing beauty through photography, or curating meaningful resources to support her community.

Aneta, thanks for sharing your many gifts with the people you serve, for having the courage to share your story, and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients – welcome to the show!

TOTD – "Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he called "the love of your fate."

Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, "This is what I need." It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment — not discouragement — you will find the strength is there. Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege!

Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures followed by wreckage were the incidents that shaped the life you have now. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes."

Joseph Campbell – Writer and Professor Build a habit - to create intention - to live your purpose!

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

Originally from Chicago… was working as a hairstylist… but wanted something more…

The Power of Your Story

The importance of self-awareness and self-love…

Congrats on your podcast – Nourished Inside Out – how many seasons… focuses on health relationships…

Define healing…

You mention neuroscience often… what aspect of it are you speaking of?

Let’s talk about forgiveness…

Congrats on your book – Blooming with Self-Love… let the listeners know about it,

Decision making – how has that process changed for you as you have matured and learned more about life…

Legacy

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C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved. We also write children’s books and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other. Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work.

Season 5 Episode #5 Dr. Derek Alessi is coming from East Amherst, NY (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Dr. Derek via his website strengthgenesis.com use POD 1 at checkout for any purchases. Also download his ebook for FREE here: Cooking with Gold.

About our guest: As America’s Premier Health Advocate, Dr. Derek’s core belief is that health and fitness are not a result of gimmicks, hype or the latest butt buster. Instead they are achieved by understanding the physiological complexities of the body and the synergistic role that the right kinds of exercise along with supportive nutrition can play in unlocking the healthy body that is inside every one of us.

Dr. Derek is passionate about body fat reduction, medication reduction and helping individuals improve the quality of their lives. Dr. Derek owns and operates Dr. Derek Health & Fitness and has appeared on over 2100-TV and 400-radio programs throughout the country and has been featured in national print media including Maxim, Burn Fitness for Women and Iron-Man Magazines.

Dr. Derek, thanks for sharing your many gifts and talents, for guiding people on their health and fitness journey, for continuing to be passionate about health, fitness, nutrition, and overall well-being, and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients…welcome to the show.

TOTD – “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison

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In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

You have been doing this for 30 plus years, how have you evolved as a trainer, coach, nutritionist…how has time, research, technology…changed how you approach what you do…

What got you into nutrition and physical fitness?

How important is mindset in all aspects of life but in this case, specifically health…

The psychology of life…intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation

The three pillars of success – Right Exercise, Right Diet, Active Management by Right Team…

5 step process – Initial Consultation, Skeletal System Alignment, Nutrition, Workout, Sustainability in fitness and sustainability in energy…

Importance of knowing what is going on “under the hood” glucose, ketone, body fat and deep sleep tracking along with the right kind of diet and intelligent exercise to extend life and improve lifestyle.

Power Sips…congrats on the book, most recent but also have Lose Fat Forever, The Promise, Bermuda Triangle Diet, and Cooking with Gold…

Microplastics…and the damage they do to us and to our environment… why do you care with the products you sell?

Carbohydrates

Coffee, how much caffeine is good for us

Seems like you are big on Macadamia Nut Oil…give me your insight

What’s the difference with coconut oil vs. avocado oil?

Cold Pressed Oil are they worth the extra money?

Amino Acids – we have 9 essential that come from animal products ie the food we eat and our body produces the other 11… repair body tissue, hormones and neurotransmitters, energy source, boost immune system, aid in digestion…how much protein should people take in?

Protein Supplements

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