Neff Inspiration

381 Jason Monahan: How To Improve Your Gut Health

Chef Jason Monahan of Rotorua's Mojo Dojo is a man on a mission. As a chef he knows how to create yummy food. As a man, he has decided to live his life to the fullest. That meant for Jason to loose 60 kg and he is nowhere finished with his journey. How did he do it? By focusing on his gut health. And armed with this knowledge, Jason provides healthy and wholesome food for everyone to enjoy. Forget about highly processed "food" full of salt, fat and sugar. His creations burst with vitamins and nutrients and are extremely yummy.

Once I had tasted how good healthy food can be there was no more question. I had to do an interview with Jason. So, enjoy our discussion where we deep-dive into gut health and the importance of the gut microbiome.

380 Rose Ann Forte: How To Change Your Relationship With Alcohol

Rose Ann is an Alcohol-Free Coach, a Positive Intelligence Coach and International Best-Selling author. She helps people put alcohol to the side for 12 consecutive weeks by educating them with the scientific principles behind alcohol abuse using God’s foundational principles to renewing your mind.
The Plans He Has For Me is a 12 week focused devotional for those who want to rid themselves of the psychological slavery of their alcohol habit.

3 Top Tips
1. Awareness is the key to changing your relationship with alcohol and solving for cognitive dissonance
2. This approach makes it safe for those who care about someone with a problem because it's more of a "try this" approach
3. Empowerment vs Victim

Social Media Contacts:
http://www.theplanshehasforme.com to get the Kickstart Method for Alcohol freedom
Book sold on Amazon and Barnes and Noble

 

 

379 Tina Davidson: How To Use Creativity & Music To Change Your Life

Tina Davidson, a highly regarded American composer, creates music that stands out for its emotional depth and lyrical dignity. Lauded for her authentic voice, The New York Times has praised her “vivid ear for harmony and colors.” Opera News describes Tina Davidson’s music as, “transfigured beauty,” and the Philadelphia Inquirer writes that she writes “real music, with structure, mood, novelty and harmonic sophistication – with haunting melodies that grow out of complex, repetitive rhythms.” Tina Davidson’s music can be heard on Albany Records, CRI, Mikrokosmik, Callisto, and Opus One recording labels – most recently recorded by Hilary Hahn on Deutsche Grammophon.
Her memoir, Let Your Heart Be Broken, Life and Music from a Classical Composer, is now available from Boyle & Dalton. Her memoir traces her extraordinary life in equally lyrical language, juxtaposing memories, journal entries, notes on compositions in progress, and insights into the life of an artist – and a mother – at work.

3 Top Tips
1. Let your heart be broken - all yourself to set into you grief, trauma
Heartbreakingly, your heart breaks, & in the two halves, rocking on the table, is revealed rich earth. Moist, dark soil, ready for new life to begin.
2. Family/friends may resist you getting happy, sober - find new friends, support
3. It takes many things to heal - do therapy, AA, but also healthy eating, sleeping, friends, yoga, dancing, long baths and walks.

Social Media 
https://www.facebook.com/tina.davidson.5205/
https://www.instagram.com/tinadavidson.music/
http://www.tinadavidson.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2y5Z17bEilAiViMp9FMuJh
https://www.amazon.com/Let-Your-Heart-Broken-Classical/dp/1633376966/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1677079964&sr=1-1

378 Jason Pike: Learning Disabilities Do Not Stop You

A decorated combat veteran with multiple deployments, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Pike, served 31 years in the United States Army as both an enlisted and officer, including nine years overseas in five countries. Jason earned over 30 service awards & badges and survived a wicked amount of Military training. 
His book A Soldier Against All Odds compiles all his life events in an inspiring storytelling format with the ups and downs of a life in uniform. His diversity of Army jobs, assignments, and schools from age 17 to 48 sets this military memoir up differently than most. 
Jason’s brutal honesty on how he did it while disclosing many sacred secrets about his survival is unique. With a straightforward account of one man’s journey, he inspires audiences nationwide at speaking events. He shows how to be resilient and persevere no matter the disadvantages and life struggles.

Social Media:
jasonpike.org
https://www.facebook.com/jasonpike.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-pike-7b6774137/
https://www.instagram.com/authorjasonpike/
https://www.instagram.com/authorjasonpike/

#resilience #mentalhealth #motivation #selfcare #love #mindfulness #mindset #selflove #strength #inspiration #hope #fitness #wellbeing #meditation #healing #wellness #health #growth #leadership #coaching #gratitude #community #courage #success #life #goals #anxiety   #depression #ptsd #cptsd #addictionrecovery #overcome #addiction #addictionhelp #addictionrecovery #addictionawareness #recovery #selfhelp #sober #sobriety

377 Amanda Blackwood: Overcoming Human Trafficking

When Amanda finally managed to get away from the man who was trafficking her she was thirty-one years old and didn’t know what she’d gone through even had a name, much less how to deal with the pain of feeling like a broken person, unworthy of love and filled with so much anger. On a freezing cold day in 2018 she saw former trafficked people standing strong and showing their beautiful resiliency on a stage at an anti-trafficking event. At that moment she finally knew what her purpose in life would be.
Since then, Amanda has spoken on a multitude of stages, been interviewed by the Chicago Tribune, sold her art all over the country, been a keynote speaker at international summits, loaned her voice to multiple radio programs, and published over a dozen books. She launched two podcasts - one that focuses on interviewing other authors of trauma, and the other that discusses the long term consequences of trauma and how to fight back for a better life. She's a trauma recovery mentor, professional artist, accomplished public speaker, and a charity campaigns manager for MMA legend Frank Shamrock through ShamrockWay.org

Amanda Blackwood is a prolific writer. Each of the books listed below have been published since 2018 with more on the way. The description of each book is listed under each cover image. All books are available in paperback and ebook versions. A limited few are currently available as audiobooks but that selection will continue to grow in the coming months. 

Amanda's Social Media
My primary podcast can be found at
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amandablackwood
My collaboration podcast is at
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/growthfromdarkness

I can be reached at the following social media pages. 
https://detailedpieces.com
https://growthfromdarkness.com
https://www.facebook.com/AmandaBlackwoodSurvivor
https://www.instagram.com/detailedpieces
https://www.linkedin.com/in/authoramandablackwood
https://twitter.com/DetailedPieces
https://www.tiktok.com/@detailedpieces
https://amandablackwoodthesurvivor.wordpress.com
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17646596.Amanda_Blackwood
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/amanda-blackwood
https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/LadyBlackwoodShop/

 

 #mentalhealth #motivation #selfcare #love #mindfulness #mindset #selflove #strength #inspiration #hope #fitness #wellbeing #meditation #healing #wellness #health #growth #leadership #coaching #gratitude #community #courage #success #life #goals #anxiety   #depression #ptsd #cptsd #addictionrecovery #overcome #addiction #addictionhelp #addictionrecovery #addictionawareness #recovery #selfhelp #sober #sobriety

376 Mike Forrester: How to Leave Your Past Behind and Begin Living Fearless Today

Mike Forrester is a men's transformation coach, founder of the Living Fearless coaching programs, and host of the Living Fearless Today podcast. His decades of experience with overcoming failures, setbacks, and struggles, fuels his clients to overcome their own self-doubt. With his personal journey through overcoming childhood trauma, dyslexia and loss of loved ones, Mike is determined to set the example to not allow excuses to derail you. His podcast, Living Fearless Today, focuses on helping men overcome fear, anxiety and depression by highlighting the success stories of those who have lived through it. His insights, methods, and stories of building Post Traumatic Growth have been featured on various podcasts, including Hanging Onto Hope, Revolutionary Man, Own Your Life Own Your Career and Think Unbroken.

3 Top Tips:

1. Remove self-criticality and begin to see yourself through the same eyes as you see your friends with grace and compassion when things happen to them.
2. What occurred to us does not need to be what holds us captive today and in our future. We can keep ourselves imprisoned from a life we desire by allowing the grief, guilt and anger of past trauma by being the driver of our life.
3. You are worth more than you may believe, you do matter and yes, there is hope for you

Podcast: https://LivingFearlessTodayPodcast.com
Website: https://www.hicoachmike.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hicoachmike
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hicoachmike
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hicoachmike
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hicoachmike

375 Andrea Epting: How To Live 100 years with Joy and Passion - Setting and Automating EASY Tasks

Andrea M. Epting - LPC, MAC, ACS, CST, CSAT
With 19 years of experience in the field of Mental Health, Mrs. Epting is a practicing Professional Counselor, Master Addiction Counselor, EMDR Certified Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and an Approved Clinical Supervisor. 
Andrea has been a private practitioner since 2007, specialising in treating trauma-initiated process addictions, diamine deficiencies, sexual dysfunctions, compulsive behaviours, and partner betrayal. 
Additionally, she is the Founder of Wize Mind Enterprises, Lightning In A Bottle digital courses, and the host of the Direct Impact podcast.

3 top tips:
Why we "Plan" for Recovery - Benefits of a Routine and Automating healthy tasks to support your recovery process.
How to establish EASY tasks to build self-trust and accountability.
Why the process of recovery leads to self-discovery & integrity. 

Social Media:
Instagram: @directimpactwithandreaepting
Instagram: @liab_lightninginabottle
Website: http://directimpactmedia.com/
Website: https://lightninginabottle.biz/

#recovery #mentalhealth #easy #selfcare #habits #journaling #practice #routine

374 Lisa Gennosa: Surviving Your Loved One’s Addiction: How I turned my Pain Into Passion

LISA M. GENNOSA lives with her husband in a small, rural town in eastern North Carolina, where she is a practising Physician Assistant. She is a dedicated wife and mother who grew up the third child of a liquor and narcotics agent. Her breadth of exposure to healthcare, the legal field and parenting an addict provided the foundation to reveal what we least like to talk about but most need to. She has done countless speaking engagements for police, parole and correctional officers, paramedics, nurses and other hospital staff, as well as medical students, to create positive change and provide them with much-needed education on substance use disorder, mental health and crisis intervention. Lisa has dedicated her time to work with incarcerated men and women in an unprecedented heroin recovery program in North Carolina.

3 top tips, steps, learning points or takeaways people will get from listening to your interview.
1. How to turn your pain into your passion for helping others
2. How to effectively communicate with your loved one to promote better outcomes.
3. How families of individuals with SUD can return to their own self-care, and what that looks like

http://www.lisagennosa.com
https://www.facebook.com/LisaGennosaAuthor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-gennosa/
admin@lisagennosa.com

373 Christie Walker: How Catholic Women Can Find Healing and Wholeness in Sobriety

As a Catholic Life Coach, Christie is dedicated to helping women in recovery and those looking to drink less or not at all. With over 25 years of successful sobriety, she has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share.

Christie’s expertise lies in helping Catholic women clear up the "mental mess" that can linger long after the last drink. She specializes in coaching women who are curious about how their drinking habits are impacting their lives and health, as well as those who have family members suffering from addiction or are new to recovery.

Christie’s passion for helping others stems from her own journey of overcoming addiction and finding hope through her faith. As a wife, mother, and business owner, she understands the unique challenges that women face in balancing their responsibilities and taking care of their mental, emotional, and spiritual health.

Through coaching, Christie offers practical tools, support, and a Christ-centered perspective to help women hear God’s voice more clearly and discover their purpose in life. Whether you're struggling with addiction or simply looking to take a break from alcohol for any reason, she can help you on your journey.

To find out more about Christie and the coaching she provides or book a FREE 30-minute free Discovery call visit her website. While you are there you can even sign up for a FREE guide called Drink Less or Not at All | A Catholic Guide to Freedom. It includes some of the same tools she uses with her coaching clients to help explore the role that alcohol currently plays in their lives and examine ways of developing healthier habits related to consumption. 
https://catholicrecoverycoach.com/

372 Rachel Lavin - The Doughnut Diaries: The Long Road of Learning to Love Yourself

Rachel Lavin is a Published author of The Doughnut Diaries, a Professional Speaker and Body Love Educator, a Certified Personal Trainer and a Certified Health Coach. She grew up in Northern California and has lived in Hawaii, Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon and New York City. She currently lives in Greenville, South Carolina, with her Partner. 

In 2000 Rachel began her career as an ACE-certified group fitness instructor, teaching a plethora of classes such as Aqua Aerobics, Bootcamp, Jazzercise, Dance Aerobics, and Stretch and Chair classes. In 2007 she was certified as an ACE Personal Trainer, working at big box gyms in NYC and becoming an independent trainer in 2012.  Rachel wanted to take her passion for helping people to the next level and became an ACE-certified Health Coach in 2018. 

In 2020 Rachel wrote her first book, "The Doughnut Diaries" about her own struggles with her weight and restrictive diets, which lasted for over thirty years. As Rachel turned forty, the expression, I got sick and tired of being sick and tired, hit home, and she made a decision to take her power back and heal from decades of negative thinking and self-sabotage. Rachel began to do the work on my mind, body and soul. Writing her book was her way of sharing my message to women and men alike that you are not alone! Now using her book, Rachel wants to help people who have had or a still experiencing negative body image. By using what she now refers to as my three pillars of fitness; Nourishment for both the mind and body, Movement & Rest. 

My mission is to create a safe space for all women to feel whole in their own bodies – Rachel Lavin.