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They cause us to gasp, grip the pages a little tighter and evoke deep feelings in us. Stories, whether they are in books or via movies, touch us deeply. Which ones reach your soul? We traded our favorites on the 3/16/2015 Breaking Free Show.
Some of the favorites mentioned during the show:
Peyton Place (book/tv show)
The Love Letter (book)
Star Wars (movies)The author, Sylvia Plath
Traci Phillips looks at the entirety of a person’s life and treats them as a bioindividual. She looks at their relationships with what she calls “Primary Foods -” those things we “feed” ourselves other than food. To watch the recorded show, click here: http://www.nissancommunications.com/playarchive.php?id=R-sr84UvMm0
Marilyn – Introduction of guest Traci Phillips
Traci – I studied everything you need to know to be a life coach, but also over 100 types of nutritional theories and options.
Marilyn – You talk about Bioindividualism.
Traci – Yes, doctors compare us with what they have seen before. What I do is very different. I look at just the specific individual. I will do a health history. I also look beyond that. The premise is that everything is the emotional response to the issue. How do we feel about our work? Our relationships? This can also affect how and what we eat. I look at the issues, the emotions and then look at solutions.
Marilyn – Get to the emotion! You can work with them. As Traci said. You can have all the doing and the action. That’s not the issue. If you can’t wrap yourself around your worthiness or how you feel about things, how brilliant you are doesn’t matter. You have to buy into the solution emotionally for it to work.
Traci – The answers that are best for us are already inside of us. We have to be brave enough to go inside. My work, and it’s what I love about it, is about empowerment. Going from fear. We are only fearful because we don’t know. It’s not scary. The very thing that’s going to get us from knowing better to doing better is an incredible experience. It’s not about blame. It’s about present needs and how they are being met.
Marilyn – It’s like coming home again.
The ego gets a notion of the emotion. Our emotions are our greatest guides.
Our ego is important at times like in a fight or flight situation. We over apply it. We’ve been acculturated to believe things a certain way. The work is in the figuring out of what’s mine and what’s not.
Marilyn – So most of your work is figuring out what’s your stuff and what’s been passed down.
Traci – It’s all an illusion before we pick it up and take it as ours.
Traci – Different programs for different people. Online but not necessarily. Holistic health coaches, like myself,
At around age 12, I didn’t want the world to see me. Now, I’m OK. I went from 12 to feeling badly about myself.
Marilyn – How would you describe yourself now?
Traci – I come from the heart. My heart is always to serve with intention and love and provide a space for love. I see people’s shiny-ness. I embrace people so they can see those things.
I am a catalyst. As I heal my me, I also see myself as an individual cell. I am happy being my piece. I am OK being who I am. I am an important piece of a whole.
I love what God has given me.
Physically, I love my eyes and smile.
Traci – I am not afraid to go inside and tap my resources to figure out what’s right and authentic for me. I am grateful for the times when I have been challenged.
Marilyn – Traci spoke about the awareness. It’s how we’re showing up. We have this awareness. We open up even if it’s a breath at a time. Whatever it is. It’s how are you showing up. Do I want to keep it? Not being so attached to the things that you want to change as being wrong. It’s enlightenment.
Traci – We really need to let ourselves know that it’s OK to be happy and reach for what we want. It’s what we are supposed to do here. Which one is better?
There are challenges there because people think it’s supposed to be easier than it is.
Marion – Words have power. Shame doesn’t have to have the weight that we give it. Same with the word fear. It takes work and choices. That’s where the choices come in.
The ego wants to protect us, but it also wants to know who is in charge. That’s where the intuition comes in.
We are having great energy here!
One of the things that connected us is that Traci works with men. Traci, can you expand on that? What is it about men?
Traci – If I look back, all of my best friends in childhood were males. I look at my time with children as a teacher and know that it prepared me for what I do now. It was one of the greatest things that I have done. I was able to witness boys grow. I worked with them as a French teacher in elementary school at an all-boys school.
I started to wonder, during my training, where all the men were.
I ask lots of questions in the beginning. I had a men’s group. I had a conference call. Where do you see the role of emotions in your life? Each of the men shared. One of them said, “It doesn’t play a role at all. I wasn’t taught that it was important.”
If I feel that our emotions are the portal to our authenticity, what does it mean for someone who won’t see it at all?
So much of a man’s role is based on provider and fixer. Where is there room for failure? Where is there room to be vulnerable?
I started to understand. IT’s not that men don’t want to get into this type of work. It goes against the grain of what they learned about being a man.
I have gained such an appreciation for boys. In middle school, the boys are expected to move in a direction – and this is only in generality – they become more of an island. They aren’t supposed to admit they don’t know. Who will they go to bounce things off of? They should be able to, like any other human being, talk about their feelings.
Marilyn- Who were you told you could and couldn’t be?
T – We need to take responsibility and draw the line of discernment, especially of the ego. We are in charge. I love that you said that, Marilyn.
Below are Guests, People & Resources Referenced During the Show:
Guest:
Traci Philips, owner of That Certain Way To Wellness, offers Holistic Health & Lifestyle Coaching that assists individuals to find the wellness within by GOAL setting, ACTION planning & aligning their CORE VALUES with the daily CHOICES they make. Traci specializes in nutrition, authentic eating strategies, weight management & empowerment training, and is also the founder of Wellness of Chatham, a group that meets to discuss topics concerning health and well-being. A native of Denver, Colorado, Traci is truly passionate about helping people make connections between what they put into their bodies & minds and their daily vitality.
Chris Rinehart
Co-Producer/The Breaking Free Show– Online Television
Email: chris@reenchantplanetearth.com
Marilyn Shannon
Coach – Life/Business/Children/Teens/Adults
Host – The Breaking Free Show – Online Television
Superior Court Mediator
Co-founder Women’s Power Networking
Marilyn Shannon is the founder of Dialogue, Inc., her highly regarded private coaching practice dedicated to helping people explore and expand on every facet of their lives and guiding them to new levels of creativity, intellectual vitality, emotional well-being, and personal freedom. Marilyn is also the host of her Internet TV show, Breaking Free.
Marilyn also is the founder of ReEnchant Planet Earth. ReEnchant seeks to simplify the way we live and do business. It does so by highlighting, sharing, creating and honoring programs and projects that will return the planet to its natural state of tranquility and beauty already present on earth. Reenchant celebrates the awakening of each global citizen who endeavors to build effective, peaceful and loving connections with others and for our planet.
Contact Marilyn at: www.marilynshannon.com or by phone: 919-362-7133
www.marilynshannon.com
Phone: 919-362-7133
Email: marilyn@powerofdialogue.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marilynshannon4
It is said that water heals and is like breath. This Breaking Free Show focused on our bodies and how therapeutic and rejuvenating water is. We chatted with one of the only water therapist is the country: Michelle McLafferty. To watch the recorded show, click here: http://www.nissancommunications.com/playarchive.php?id=5oBqIJRp7UY
Marilyn – Introduction of guest Michelle McLafferty.
You are a therapeutic water chiropractor. What does that mean?
Michelle – I went to chiropractic school and started working with a physical therapist. I have always loved the water. It’s always been my place where I feel my best. After finishing school and a string of coincidences, I met a talented water therapist. There are people who work in the pools – speech therapists, etc. Not many chiropractors are in the pool with patients doing the hands on therapy. I do assessments, exercise, therapy and then the last part of the session I spent time assessing for pain. Then I do some subtle adjustments. It allows for better range of motion. The water helps me do what I need to do. The water decompresses the joints. There is natural pain reduction in the pool so people are more relaxed too and more receptive. It’s not just for people in pain. It’s good for athletes, too. It’s great for general relaxation as well. Water is so healing. You don’t need to have an injury! I don’t do many of the types of manipulations that you’d see in a traditional chiropractor’s office. It’s physical manipulation but it’s slower and more controlled. Sometimes my patient’s joints pop, but it’s a build up a gas in the synovial joint. You are relieving pressure. I don’t force those adjustments. I will gently bring the joint into a stretched range of motion and sometimes, people will hear an audible sound.
Caller Madge – Michelle is my trainer! It’s the best thing I’ve ever done. I had some pain in my foot. I tried everything. The swimming has been the best relief. My pain is basically gone. I also use a BMR, an electrical current mat. The swimming is most wonderful. We swim outside all year round here in CA. We used to swim in the ocean until there was a shark sighting!
Michelle and I do a lot of exercises in the pool. We have a whole routine. We do jumping jacks, etc. I probably tread about 40 minutes out of every hour!
You can march, bike, ski in the water. It puts a lot of effort on the core.
Marilyn – No matter what I do in the pool, it’s exercise! I can play and do all kinds of things! Water is healing.
Michelle – We have resistance equipment, noodles for pilates to work on the core or a kickboard. We use the noodle for balance, too. I think the water exercises are better than just swimming. Classic swimming is mostly upper body. What we do uses your entire body. You can burn a lot of calories in the water.
I also do massage while my clients are floating on their backs. There is a special floatation pillow that we use. You can wear a buoyancy belt that you wear and as a practitioner, I will hold the body too.
We use warm water and it’s emotive. The ears submerge. There’s a swooshing sound. It activates the old brain. It’s womb like. When a person is able to surrender to the water and trust that I have them. Cradling someone is very emotive.
The tense areas of the body start to relax and loosen. Many of those with chronic pain hold an emotional connection to the pain. It’s been shown that the Watsu work assists in that release.
Madge – That’s the time when Michelle massages me and moves my body in the water while she supports me.
It can be an emotional relief.
I work with a patient who had rheumatoid arthritis as a child. She was in water treatment as a child, like you, Marilyn. She runs a support group network. Any inflammatory illness such as fibromyalgia can be stressful to the patient’s body and emotions. In the water, they can let go of the pain in their body and the attachment to it. Some people are able to get several days of relief.
Water is the most resonant medium. When you give an adjustment or light massage, it’s received by the body with more sensitivity than if given on the land. There’s a higher transference of energy. It’s subtle but it’s definitely there.
Suziani – Use a small ball to roll through your hands in the water, swish back and forth, etc. to loosen your hands.
Marilyn – There’s an instinct to move in the water. There’s freedom, sound and joy and playfulness. And there are no phones, etc. You don’t have to be in pain to benefit from being in water. What makes people stop swimming in the first place?
As a child, I had arthritis. Many years ago, I had to do water therapy for it. I still love the water.
Michelle – At the end of the day, our patients are all weightless. It’s less effort than when you’re working in a traditional clinical environment.
I saw someone who could only be brought into the pool with a mechanical lift. He was unable to walk. Another person had a disease that attacked his ability to walk. The third person was pronounced dead due to a brain aneurysm. He was told he wouldn’t walk again. These three older men were unable to walk. Each had spent a # of months in the hospital. All of them are now walking. Two are back to work. It’s just an indescribable experience to be a part of that.
Below are Guests, People & Resources Referenced During the Show:
Guest: Michelle McLafferty
Dr. Michelle McLafferty received her medical training at Southern California University of Health Sciences, earning her Doctorate of Chiropractic degree in 2005, followed by a 2 yr Residency in Radiology/Diagnostic Imaging.
A Southern California native, and the oldest of 22 grandchildren, she has always been a natural caregiver.
Dr. McLafferty graduated from UC Berkeley in 2000. Her honor’s thesis for her bachelor’s degree was on stress and its effects on mind and body.
Dr. McLafferty is one of few Chiropractors in the United States with an expertise in aquatic therapy, helping patients overcome a multitude of injuries both in the pool and out, while reducing physical stress and tension on the body.
She advocates an integrated approach to care, working with other health care providers to comprehensively address the health care needs of each patient.
Specialties: Gentle chiropractic adjustments of the spine and extremities, massage, nutritional consultation, and functional rehab instruction.
Advanced technology (such as vascular therapy/BEMER Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy, LED light, and low level laser therapy) is also integrated to synergistically support the healing process.
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Website: aquachiro.com
Email: aquachiro@gmail.cm
Network of aqua practitioners:
ATRI – Aquatic Therapy and Rehab Institute. You can find a lot of people who do similar work, using water.
Watsu Practitioners –
Join the YMCA and get in the water!
Chris Rinehart
Co-Producer/The Breaking Free Show– Online Television
Email: chris@reenchantplanetearth.com
Marilyn Shannon
Coach – Life/Business/Children/Teens/Adults
Host – The Breaking Free Show – Online Television
Superior Court Mediator
Co-founder Women’s Power Networking
Marilyn Shannon is the founder of Dialogue, Inc., her highly regarded private coaching practice dedicated to helping people explore and expand on every facet of their lives and guiding them to new levels of creativity, intellectual vitality, emotional well-being, and personal freedom. Marilyn is also the host of her Internet TV show, Breaking Free.
Marilyn also is the founder of ReEnchant Planet Earth. ReEnchant seeks to simplify the way we live and do business. It does so by highlighting, sharing, creating and honoring programs and projects that will return the planet to its natural state of tranquility and beauty already present on earth. Reenchant celebrates the awakening of each global citizen who endeavors to build effective, peaceful and loving connections with others and for our planet.
Contact Marilyn at: www.marilynshannon.com or by phone: 919-362-7133
www.marilynshannon.com
Phone: 919-362-7133
Email: marilyn@powerofdialogue.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marilynshannon4
How many of us are sitting on an idea, something that is needed and wanted by many? How do we take that idea and turn it into a viable business? On this week’s Breaking Free Show, Wendy Manasse of Quenchwear joined us to talk about how she got started and where she is going. Use this link to watch the show in its entirety: http://www.nissancommunications.com/playarchive.php?id=Zc8acLiSNrY.
Note: A special for Breaking Free guests. The code is Breaking Free. Go to quenchwear.com and shop. Check out and enter the code for 30% their entire order on regular priced merchandise. Please note: This is a time limited special.
Marilyn – Intro
Wendy – I got my start in swimwear and learned that most of fashion is shallow, especially the swim wear world. I started Quenchwear in 2007 and it fills a need for women. It’s not about crazy magazine stuff. It’s real and it really is the psychology of dressing.
I used to work in swimwear and did so right out of college. The body really does change and do things as you age, but then you start living it. My friends’ bodies were changing and so was mine! Quenchwear was born because of that. I have a pool. I live in CA. At my age, you’re not really going to run around in a skin tank and leggings to be comfortable. That’s how Quenchwear was born. We will never be on the cover of Vogue, but we fill a need for women of a certain age.
I always say that “Once you get it, you get it.” Quenchwear becomes the foundation of our customer’s wardrobe. We are selective. We are thoughtful. We put cups in our tops for coverage in tops like halters. That way, women don’t have to look for bra options that may or may not work well with their body and needs for breast coverage and support.
In the beginning, I found that women really did get it.
Retail can handle different, but only after it is proven. I decided to grass roots it.
Women ask each other all the time if they like what another is wearing and they don’t know, but want to know. One woman tells another woman. That’s how it works with Quenchwear. It’s not mass marketed.
Women don’t ask, “Are you wearing Lulu Lemon?” No, they say “Wow, you look great! What are you wearing?”
Marilyn – If you have an idea, it can be done. How did you do it?
Wendy – One of the most important things to do is make sure to do your math. Calculate the cost of everything and then charge for it. So often, people don’t factor in all of the costs or end up losing profits because they haven’t priced correctly based on the cost sheet. I look at cost sheets all the time! Know your math or find someone who does. It’s important.
Wendy – Yes, thanks to Quenchwear, people have written to tell me that they have had the courage to go into the water for the first time in years!
Others have written to me because they have found a way through our clothing to look good while they are improving their lives.
The most rewarding part of Quenchwear is the personal, 1:1 stories that I hear from people.
Michelle from the chat asked, “What is the most rewarding part of what she does? What is it that makes her do what she does day after day?”
Wendy – What I put into the clothes, I get out. I love what I do!
‹Michelle› She transforms people! Quenchware could be considered a new form of psychotherapy!
Below are Guests, People & Resources Referenced During the Show:
Guest Wendy Manasse originates from the suburbs of Chicago where her love of designing apparel began. She graduated from Stephens College with a BFA in fashion design and went on to designing and merchandising women’s swimwear for top brands like Jantzen, Catalina, Anne Cole, Ralph Lauren and many private labels… including creating the Miracle Bra Swimwear.
After 20 plus years, Wendy left corporate swimwear to create product, that fills a big void in today’s offering…clothing fit for a woman’s body that can be customized for her lifestyle.
Started in 2007, Quenchwear gives women the solution for looking and feeling great with their bodies…no matter what they’re doing.
Contact Wendy here: http://www.quenchwear.com
Chris Rinehart
Co-Producer/The Breaking Free Show– Online Television
Email: chris@reenchantplanetearth.com
Marilyn Shannon
Coach – Life/Business/Children/Teens/Adults
Host – The Breaking Free Show – Online Television
Superior Court Mediator
Co-founder Women’s Power Networking
Marilyn Shannon is the founder of Dialogue, Inc., her highly regarded private coaching practice dedicated to helping people explore and expand on every facet of their lives and guiding them to new levels of creativity, intellectual vitality, emotional well-being, and personal freedom. Marilyn is also the host of her Internet TV show, Breaking Free.
Marilyn also is the founder of ReEnchant Planet Earth. ReEnchant seeks to simplify the way we live and do business. It does so by highlighting, sharing, creating and honoring programs and projects that will return the planet to its natural state of tranquility and beauty already present on earth. Reenchant celebrates the awakening of each global citizen who endeavors to build effective, peaceful and loving connections with others and for our planet.
Contact Marilyn at: www.marilynshannon.com or by phone: 919-362-7133
www.marilynshannon.com
Phone: 919-362-7133
Email: marilyn@powerofdialogue.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marilynshannon4
June 16th, 2014
Leslie Starsoneck has more than 25 years of experience working in and around the nonprofit community. She has had a career-long interest in philanthropy including helping individuals and groups develop fundraising strategies and examining what makes people want or not want to give. Leslie has operated her own consulting business for the past 9 years. Her clients include non-profit organizations hoping to beef up their capacity, and initiatives focused on increasing child and family well-being. She currently works on a program called Strong Fathers which uses fatherhood as a leading approach to increasing safety within the family, with the NC Pediatric Society on building medical homes for children in foster care, and as the Interim Executive Director for NC Child, an organization that is the result of a merger of Action for Children and the Covenant with North Carolina’s Children, both statewide child advocacy organizations dedicated to making North Carolina the best place to live and raise a child.
Dr. Kevin Snyder is a motivational speaker and author with a PASSION for helping individuals identify and live their PASSION to lead fulfilling lives. He is most commonly asked to keynote annual meetings and conventions where planners seek an energetic and captivating message to engage, inspire and entertain participants.
Prior to being the co-founder for the leadership bureau, Inspir-Active Solutions, Kevin held a career in university Student Affairs and most recently served as the Dean of Students for High Point University. His Masters and Doctorate degrees were both earned in Educational Leadership.
Through his motivational speaking career, Kevin has presented over 900 keynotes and leadership seminars for organizations and conferences in all 50 states and numerous countries. Clients span practically every industry including health care, government, direct marketing, hundreds of associations, over 300 colleges and universities and companies such as Anheuser-Busch, St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital, the American Marketing Association, the Association of Circuses and many others. Kevin was honored by TEDx in 2013 to present his program titled ‘The Ripple Effect’ which was the largest TEDx event in the South. Kevin currently serves as a speaker coach for TEDxHighPoint which will be taking place on Saturday, July 12 at High Point University.
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