Neff Inspiration

319 Rachelle McCloud: Anxiety, Depression & Traumatic Stress are actually Opportunities for Growth

Who knew? Hunting for symptoms of anxiety, depression and/or traumatic stress may lead to your next level of (professional, parenting, romantic, sexual, spiritual) expansion.
Rachelle McCloud, LCSW is a Mental Health Therapist and Emotional Wellness.
Through years of successfully helping clients move their anxiety, depression and trauma disorders into remission, she has developed a program that empowers people to skillfully get rid of symptoms and heal. She is also the facilitator of the Facebook group called Releasing the Baggage of Anxiety, Depression and Traumatic Stress, where she delivers free training on leading interventions that work well for getting rid of symptoms, not just coping or managing them. Her mission is to empower people to do their healing work effectively, safely and skillfully.
3 top tips for my audience: 
1. Get more pleasure and fulfilment out of your life and relationship.
2. Why symptoms of anxiety, depression and/or traumatic stress are expansion opportunities.
3. Why you may not get actual symptom resolution results even though you've been in therapy for years.

Social media and contact info. 
FACEBOOK (PERSONAL): https://www.facebook.com/rachelle.mccloud.5/
FACEBOOK (BUSINESS): https://www.facebook.com/RachelleMcCloudMSW  

318 Victoria Volk: The Unleashed Heart - Turning Grief into Growth

Victoria Volk, the owner of The Unleashed Heart, LLC, is an Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Self-Published Author, Usui & Karuna Holy Fire Reiki Master, Certified YouMap® Coach, Certified Biofield Tuning Practitioner, and End-of-Life Doula. Through in-person and online evidence-based grief programs, life-path coaching, and in-person or distance healing sessions, she offers holistic support to those who want to go from surviving to thriving.      

3 top tips for my audience:
1. Know that every single emotion you feel is information. 
2. There’s nothing wrong with you.
3. Hold onto faith; even the worst of times are often temporary.

https://www.theunleashedheart.com
https://www.instagram.com/theunleashedheart/ 
https://www.facebook.com/victoriatheunleashedheart/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-volk-a83447187/

317 Yogi Aaron: Is Flexibility Harming You? Stop Stretching - Start Activating Muscle Groups

One of the most sought-after teachers today, Yogi Aaron is trailblazing a new path in the world of yoga. Known for his unorthodox perspectives on stretching and flexibility and how both cause more harm than good, his teachings aim to help as many people as possible live a pain-free life so they can realize yoga's true intentions. 

He is the creator of the revolutionary approach to yoga — Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ (AYAMA) and the online platform: The Yogi Club, host of the yoga podcast ‘Stop Stretching’, author of ‘Autobiography of a Naked Yogi’ and the forth-coming book ‘Stop Stretching! A New Yogic Approach To Master Your Body + Live Pain-Free', and is the Co-Owner of Blue Osa Yoga Retreat & Spa in Costa Rica where he leads The Yogi Club Yoga Teacher Training Immersions year-round for students from all across the globe.

Yogi Aaron’s sense of humor, contagious laugh, courageous and adventurous spirit, and his own healing journey of overcoming pain and discovering and living his true life’s purpose makes him a stand-out and favored leading yoga teacher today.
                    
                
3 top tips for my audience:
1. Stop Stretching
2. Start with my free pain series to learn how to live pain free
3.  Listen to my podcast or get my newest book

Social media and contact info. 
https://YogiAaron.com

#AYAMA #muscleactivation #realyogatalk #stopstretching #yogaexpert #yogiaaron

316 DeVannon Hubert: Sex, Drugs and Jesus - How to grow from Drug Addiction, Dealing & Homelessness

De’Vannon Hubert is the author of Sex, Drugs and Jesus, a memoir about his struggles with drug addiction, drug dealing, homelessness, serving in the Armed Forces, contracting HIV and HEP B, and rejection from his church for his sexuality.

De’Vannon is also the host of the Sex, Drugs and Jesus Podcast and owns DownUnder Apparel - A lingerie and sportswear store for men and women. Aside from this, De'Vannon is an Honorably discharged veteran of the United States Air Force and a graduate of both Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the Hypnosis Motivation Institute. He also graduated from the Medical Training College of Baton Rouge and is a Licensed Massage Therapist. De’Vannon’s story is about surviving the social outskirts and finding one’s way back to a balanced path.

3 top tips for my audience:
1. Get clear on what you believe spiritually
2. Try to put yourself in other people’s shoes
3. Focus your energy on improving yourself rather than correcting others

Social media and contact info. How can viewers contact you after the interview? Please list your social media handles and websites. This is how they will appear in the show notes! 

https://www.sexdrugsandjesus.com
https://www.facebook.com/SexDrugsAndJesus/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/devannon/
https://www.instagram.com/sexdrugsandjesuspodcast/
https://twitter.com/TabooTopix
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnGqau-3OC4zMi0hgGJeusA

#SexDrugsAndJesus #Religion #Truth #Trauma #LGBTQIA #TrueCrime

315 Kattie Lail: Overcoming Meth Addiction and helping others to do the same

Kattie was exposed to meth at a very young age. Both her parents struggled with meth addiction, which resulted in a very dysfunctional home. When she was arrested at 19, Kattie realized she didn’t want to continue going down the same path. She went on to be a counselor of high-risk populations and remained sober for a number of years. After a relapse she was arrested on federal charges and spent three years in prison. That’s when Kattie finally started to accept help from the people around her. She found a loving, supportive community to help her maintain wellness.
She has a passion for criminal justice reform and wants to serve as a voice for those who are voiceless. She now serves as Addiction Wellness Coach Supervisor at Face It TOGETHER, a nonprofit dedicated to helping those impacted by addiction, including loved ones, get well. She’s a wealth of knowledge and empathy and uses her painful past experiences to help others.
                            
3 top tips for my audience:
1. Ask for help. It took me so long to accept help from people in my life. Once I did, it made all the difference.
2. Let go of your anger. I spent many years angry, especially at my Mom. As I’ve grown older, I’ve found much more compassion for her.
3. Incorporate mindfulness into your wellness whenever you can. I’m a big believer in the power of being present with your thoughts, feelings and actions.

Social media and contact info.  
wefaceittogether.org
facebook.com/wefaceittogether
instagram.com/faceittogether/
twitter.com/wefaceit2gether
linkedin.com/company/face-it-together

314 Joseph Kajy: What you have done in the past does not define your future!

Joseph Kajy has overcome his struggle with drug addiction, after being a slave to it for 11 years. His addiction has led him to serve two separate Prison sentences and being at a place where Suicide seemed like the only option. After realizing his only way of living a life worth something, was to face his addiction head-on and work towards living a sober life. Today Joseph has 5+ years of sobriety. He is a husband, a father, and a business owner of Top Fence which currently generates 4+ Million dollars in sales. Joseph's life mission now is to share his story and give hope & inspiration to anyone who feels like they have their own demons to fight and can't find hope anywhere in their life.

3 top tips for my audience:
1. Being self aware
2. facing your past
3. battle your inner voice and fears

Social media and contact info. 
Website:  http://www.topfencellc.com/
Social Media:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TopFenceLLC
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/josephkajy/
Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@josephkajy

313 John Davis: Combating Veteran Suicide - Your new Mission after the Military

John is the most tattooed person with a Harvard degree and has taught everything from incarcerated teenagers in New York to English in Asia to American Youth Ninja Warrior. He’s spoken to congress regarding veteran issues and is the author of Combat To College. John enjoys traveling, nature, and volunteer work. John currently resides in the Dominican Republic and works as an ambassador for the Foundation for a healthier Senegal.      
In John's words:
My journey of self-discovery after the military was a roller coaster. There were meltdowns battling PTSD, I got married and divorced, saw the bottom of a lot of Jack Daniels bottles, visited brothels in Bangkok, spent a night or two in jail, married and divorced again (facepalm), joined a motorcycle club, got addicted to pills, and spent hundreds of hours in tattoo parlors.  
After being consumed by my military identity for so long, I didn’t know who I was without it.
It was a journey to get back to myself and I found myself through helping others.

3 top tips for my audience:
      1. Traditional therapy isn’t as helpful as we want it to be 
      2.  Veterans should focus on our strengths instead of our weaknesses
      3.  You need a mentor, and you also need to be a mentor 

Social media and contact info. 
www.johnhdaviswriter.com
https://www.instagram.com/john.h.davis.writer/

#combattocollege #wearesva #GIbill #AUSA #UNG_Press

312 Barb Nangle: How to set boundaries even if you have never done it

Barb Nangle is a boundaries coach, speaker, writer and the Founder and CEO of Higher Power Coaching and Consulting, LLC and host of the podcast, "Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12 Step Recovery."
In 2015 at the age of 52, after decades of therapy and tons of self-help work in a variety of areas, Barb found herself in 12-step recovery. She’s been in two such fellowships since then and has changed deeply and profoundly as a result. As a former addict and people-pleasing rescuer, she empowers people to live their lives on purpose by coaching them to build boundary systems in their personal and professional lives.
                            
3 top tips for my audience:
These are my 3 most important tools of recovery:
1. pause
2.  Reach out for help
3.  Keep the focus on yourself

Social media and contact info. 
Instagram @HigherPowerCoaching
Podcast “Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12-Step Recovery”
“6 Weeks to Better Boundaries” online course (promo code: stepstoboundaries). The first three listeners of this podcast who sign up for the course will get $50 off (normally $149, so only $99 with coupon code)
Website HigherPowerCC.com 

#higherpowercoaching #fragmentedtowhole #liveonpurpose #livingonpurpose #boundarytips #setboundaries #healthyboundarie #behaviorchange #braveboundaries #boundaries #mentalhealth #narcissist #addictionrecovery #traumarecovery

311 Erik DaRosa: The Importance of Meeting Yourself Where You Are At

Erik DaRosa, known by friends and clients as “Yoda,” is an inspirational speaker and both the Founder and Co-host of the From Survivor to Thriver podcast. Erik is upending the front end of mental health conversations with his Co-host Marc Fernandes. Each week, he tackles different mental health topics through honest and relatable "kitchen table" conversations with real people helping to shatter mental health stigmas and find their voices. He aims to normalize discussions around mental health topics and remind his audience they are not alone, there is strength in community and "it's perfectly ok to not always be ok."
In Erik's words: 
For as long as I can remember, I did everything to hide my "not okay-ness" from the world. After years of therapy and a highly effective regime of medications, there were still times that I chose the path of least resistance, the same path that far too many people choose: to suffer in silence. For decades I outwardly displayed a facade, that of a usually smiling, highly functioning, type-A successful overachiever. I had, subconsciously or not, chosen to accept society's stigma rather than embrace my vulnerability.

Stigma says we shouldn't talk openly about these things. I say we should! Stigma also says we shouldn't stand high upon the mountaintop, vulnerable and transparent, for the entire world to see. I say we must!

Together, let's work to break the stigma of mental illness and remind one another that it's perfectly okay to not always be okay.  Collectively and with a bit of patience, we'll get through this, I promise.

3 top tips for my audience:
1. There is help
2. There is hope
3. There is a way through

Social media and contact info
Linked-In:    Erik DaRosa
Insta:        Skisherpa
FB:        Erik DaRosa
Podcast:    From Survivor to Thriver
FB Page:    From Survivor to Thriver

310 Alexandria DeVito: How Taking Care of Yourself Can Help Your Children Before They’re Even Born

Alexandria DeVito is the founder of Poplin, a pre-pregnancy wellness company for couples. Poplin helps couples *get ready* to get pregnant, starting with the most comprehensive pre-pregnancy wellness assessment out there. Alexandria has two Master’s degrees - one in business from Harvard Business School and one in nutrition. She developed Poplin after working with hundreds of couples trying to conceive, running tons of lab tests to discern what was going on and realizing that they had preventable health problems often undiagnosed by their doctors (including well into multiple rounds of fertility treatments). She knew there had to be a better way and built it from the ground up. 

In Alexandria's words:
Most of the time, when we talk about fertility, it’s in the context of infertility - and that’s way too late. As a type A planner, I realized there is guidance, tools and support for every other major milestone in life - weddings, home purchases, careers. It’s much more clinically effective - and it’s a better user experience overall - if we approach pregnancy like we approach these other major milestones. That's when I decided to take my diagnostic approach and protocols beyond the clinic and to serve couples across the country through Poplin. We help healthier parents conceive and give birth to healthier babies. 

3 top tips for my audience:
1. Know what you’re working with. Test, don’t guess. 
2. Pre-pregnancy planning involves both partners/donors. It’s a 50/50 biological equation.
3. Hormones are only 30% of the equation regarding fertility. Your whole health matters too. 

Connect with Us! 
Website: https://www.getpoplin.com 
Email: support@getpoplin.com 
Facebook: https://facebook.com/getpoplin 
Instagram: @getpoplin