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Welcome! Neff Inspiration is the new name for Steps To Sobriety. I am an Anaesthetist, Bestselling Author, Speaker, Show Host and an Alcoholic in recovery. I interview guests that have gone through hell and kept going. I talk to people who have had extraordinary experiences and learn from their lessons. I talk to ordinary people whose perseverance made them superheroes. This show demystifies mental health problems with the help of transparency, authenticity, humility and self-love. My guests and I explore ways how to deal with the daily challenges that life throws at us. Let’s find answers on how to live a life that is so beautiful that yesterday becomes jealous of today!
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Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Comfort Kills Ambition
Jasmine Sandoval, Nurse Leader and Host of Comfort Kills Media, has always been the rebel to challenge the status quo. Jasmine inspires the empowerment of leadership, mindset, and transformation. Jasmine believes life needs a healthy balance of humble with a little hustle on the side!
Jasmine's 3 top tips
1. Empowerment to be enigmatically resilient
2. Thrive to be unapologetically passionate
3. Break the societal mold
Dr. Jazz's social media links:
ComfortKillsMedia.comus!
YouTube: Comfort Kills
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Podcast: Comfort Kills
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Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
In Lisa's words:
I escaped my traumatic childhood through humor. This later became my business.
Improvisation is a superbly useful tool I teach others for their businesses, projects and goals.
I'm the 'icebreaker queen', and I promise to not scare your introverts. 😃
Author, speaker, podcast host and embarrassing mom . . . I adore pranks and sharing creative tips to help others get unstuck with projects and energize team dynamics.
For two decades I ran and performed in a comedy and improv troupe and say; "You really should try this at home."
Lisa's 3 top tips:
1. Humor as a connector
2. Daring yourself daily
3. Creative tips to get unstuck
LisaDavidOlson.com
If you want learn more about living a fantastic life after alcohol, check out my book!
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Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
In Nancy's words:
I am dedicated peaking honestly and openly about taboo subjects, the traumas in my personal life story (sexual abuse, eating disorder, depression, dropping out of college, divorce, therapy...etc.) while creating safe space for others to do the same. I tell my story so that others have permission to tell theirs. I tell my story so that people who can find me when they need someone who can understand in a way only someone who has been there can.
Nancy has more than 20 years experience working as a Speech Language Pathologist focusing on the area of Social Cognition. She is passionate about her work, which helps individuals connect meaningfully with others and build community by strengthening communication skills. She brings this same passion to audiences when she bravely engages in conversations regarding her personal trauma, her healing ‘Spartan Race” and the tools she has gained that allow her to do more than survive. She has found a way to thrive and is dedicated to engaging in uncomfortable conversations about taboo topics in order to lift the shame and secrecy that surrounds them and share her experience to help others. She has conducted live (virtual) workshops and been a featured guest and speaker on live shows, podcasts and fundraising events.
Nancy's 3 top tips
1. Show-up, no matter where you are in your journey or how you’re feeling!
2. Expect life to be very ‘NOT Sexy’ at times. It is often ugly and snotty.
3. We all have important stories to tell. Share your story. Use your voice. Be heard.
Linkedin: Nancy Barrows M.S. CCC-SLP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-barrows-m-s-ccc-slp-92124213/
Instagram: Vibing_with_Nancy_Debra
https://www.instagram.com/vibing_with_nancy_debra/
Facebook: Nancy Debra
https://www.facebook.com/nancy.l.barrows
Email: nancy.d.barrows@gmail.com
If you want learn more about living a fantastic life after alcohol, check out my book!
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Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
To honor International Women's Day on the 8th of March I am talking to Mila Johansen, a public speaker, writing coach, teacher, and writer. She is the author of five books. She is a writing coach and has a new book coming out—21 Surprising Tips to Promote Your Book. She loves giving people permission to write their Short Book and teaches them how to do it. The Short Book can be used by entrepreneurs to become the expert in their field, to be a calling card or the outline for a longer book. Mila has published a book, From Cowgirl to Congress, available on Amazon and in bookstores, about her famous suffragette grandmother, Jessie Haver Butler, for the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote in August 2020. Mila lives on her organic citrus ranch in Northern California with her husband, four dogs and a cat.
Growing up in unimaginable situations as a child does not define you. Take inspiration from these stories of two women who overcame extreme poverty and dangers as children to go on to enjoy successful careers helping people in all walks of life. In the new book, From Cowgirl to Congress, Jessie Butler escaped a Colorado cattle ranch to become the 1st woman lobbyist in D.C. after putting together the Pulitzer School of Journalism. She went on to share the podium several times with Bernard Shaw and Eleanor Roosevelt. And later, in her early 90s, with Gloria Steinem and Marlo Thomas. Her granddaughter, Mila Johansen, who grew up in gangland, tells both their stories. No matter what your background, you can change the next chapter of your story and live your passion.
Mila's 3 top tips:
- Start -Just Start Or Start - Just Start--whatever your dream is.
- Write for 20 Min a Day Or Be inspired by other people’s stories
- Look at what others are writing in books, bios & descriptions or You are Enough!
If you want learn more about living a fantastic life after alcohol, check out my book!
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Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Estranged daughters in your life? How do you grieve with your own children not loving and supporting you?
Lisa's primary topic is overcoming life’s obstacles to pursue your best Life Purpose and passionate new beginning in career, and life. In her own words: I had a tragic car accident in 2017 - losing my job in 2018 on disability- separation and divorce in 2018 and have 2 estranged daughters in their 20’s. Grief at it’s best! But to move forward and build that life that you have always dreamed about and imagined! Creating an APP as a female in the Tech industry, best-selling Author and created a Blueprint program for Your Backup Plan to help thousands, millions of people each day to be better prepared for the unexpected.
Lisa's 3 top tips
1. Come to terms on your here and now- the present
2. Acknowledge the pain to overcome it and not beat yourself up over it
3. Get counseling and support from those that love and support you
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If you want learn more about living a fantastic life after alcohol, check out my book!
https://www.amazon.com/My-Steps-Sobri...
Wait, there is more!!! Have a look at
www.mystepstosobriety.com
to see which other books and projects I am involved in!
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Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Today I interview Pei-Ming Sun, an amazing woman that has reinvented herself from Taiwanese micro- and molecular biologist to stay-home single mother, small business owner as a real estate investor, a cooking instructor, a food truck operator, a small restaurant owner, then now an online entrepreneur as a life strategist to share key tips for a simple healthy lifestyle.
In Pei-Ming's words:
Life is SIMPLE. Being is what we have lost if we think life is difficult. Our dis-engagement from being true self has led us to inevitable suffering, addiction, depression, and even loss of willingness to live. It has been proven by science, our thought can create reality not only at both our conscious and subconscious levels but also at cellular level to change our biology. Thus, the only way to achieve healthy living is to re-discover our true self, nurture our mind and body, and live in a simple lifestyle that fits the best with our evolved human body.
Pei-Ming's 3 top tips:
1. Awareness
2. Balance
3. Consistency
My Healthy Superfood Cooking Lab is a two-hour virtual cooking platform that I will run twice a month starting in 2021 for my private FB group members. Here is the link to request to join my FB group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sunnysimplehealthyliving
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Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Today I catch up with Denise Cloughley: author, former inmate at Capri Hospital and now a woman on a mission to show others that the past does not equal the future.
I met Denise first on a Friday in March 2014. We were both starting the holiday of a lifetime. 27000 nzd for 1 month full board at Capri Hospital. We were both broken people but had done extensive research into alcohol. As good alcoholics do, we quickly compared notes. Who has the higher liver function tests, where is the best place to hide a bottle. Fun stuff!
Fast forward 2503 days. Both Denise and I live lives so beautiful that yesterday becomes jealous of today. We both have found the power to love ourselves, something we both considered impossible.
Denise has written this book for one simple reason - to show that the past does not equal the future. She has done so in a beautiful way. The book is well written and its content is honest and incredibly humbling. If you struggle with addiction or have a loved one who does, read this book. It is a journal of hope and shows that with the right help, and willingness of the patient, miracles are not only possible but in fact to be expected.
If you want learn more about living a fantastic life after alcohol, check out my book!
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Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Cassey: I am a 34 year old wife and stay at home mother of three. We live in a small West Texas town where I homeschool my oldest. I grew up in a dance studio and on the back of the horse. I was a competition dance coach, a massage therapist and I have a thriving coffee business. My goal currently is to show others how to stay Guided by Grace and leave my children an empowering legacy to build on. I have been clean 14 years.
An amazing woman, an amazing interview!
Cassey's 3 top tips:
1. Own it- Whatever the issue is, you have to own it.
2. Fix it- Take whatever steps necessary to repair the issue.
3. Live it- You have to decide, for you and not anyone else, be bold about it, be passionate about it.
Instagram: @Mrs.Holland21
Facebook : Cassey Holland
Email:Guidedbygrace21@gmail.com
If you want learn more about living a fantastic life after alcohol, check out my book!
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Saturday Feb 13, 2021
Saturday Feb 13, 2021
In Yumay's words:
I was severely abused by sadistic parents - overt dad and covert mom, and emigrated to the US at age 20 with nothing and no one. I learned how to heal myself and build a life:
1. MS in CS from Stanford at age 21. Paid for school by being a CS TA despite English being my second language.
2. Financially free in my early 30s.
3. Ran/Running global sales teams for Microsoft and Google.
4. Built and sold a striving race business with over 20k racers.
5. I was a pretty good athlete myself at one point in my life :) - adventure races, 50 mile runs, podium placing bike racer across MTB, cyclocross, road race, and track race.
6. What I am most proud of is that I have great relationships with my siblings, my friends, my husband and my cat. Not easy since I had to learn how to have good relationships from scratch!
7. Currently also hosting Life Is Love School to help survivors understand they have the power to heal themselves.
For Yumay the following topics are of biggest importance:
1. Not understanding the impact their childhood has on their life today, especially when it comes to intimate relationships.
2. Not realizing that they can heal themselves, but insisting that justice requires their abusers to apologize and fix what they’ve broken.
3. Not making progress because they don’t know how to go about healing themselves.
https://linktr.ee/lifeisloveschool
Everything I offer is free - blog, podcast, newsletter, FB support group for survivors, and workshop
If you want learn more about living a fantastic life after alcohol, check out my book!
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Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Raising teens in today’s world is challenging. Add a pandemic, and the potential for conflict is certain. Parents, especially moms, typically feel a tremendous burden of guilt and pain, and when trying to raise a teen, there is often conflict. However, there IS hope, and parents can both empower themselves and their teens to find peace and harmony in their home again.
You should NOT have to parent in isolation. Since schools are significant secondary agents of socialization, high school educators should be better trained as well. “It takes a village” has a whole new meaning in 2021!
Charle uses her unique lens as an Educator, a Mental Health Professional, and a Parent to help schools and families thrive. Her goal is to get teens safely to adulthood with resiliency and empowerment. She uses evidence-based data related to human development and brain science to educate adults about their influences on adolescent behavior. Charle designs and delivers online courses and virtual training internationally, and as the creator and host of the podcast Advancing Humanity, she also invests her time and energy into reaching people on a massive scale, aiming for a prosperous future.
Charle's top 3 tips:
1. Stop talking and listen to your teen.
2. Figure out the underlying issue with behaviors that arise.
3. Notice the negative pattern and do something different.
Website: HumanitySpeaker.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/advancing.humanity.9
LinkedIn @charle-peck
Twitter: @charlepeck
Email: event@humanityspeaker.com
Go to HumanitySpeaker.com to get a FREE resource.
Parents - 10 steps for taming teen conflict
Educators - 10 steps to taming teen anxiety in the classroom
Links for show notes:
Parents: https://app.mailerlite.com/sites/content/3273253
Educators: https://app.mailerlite.com/sites/content/3273310
If you want learn more about living a fantastic life after alcohol, check out my book!
https://www.amazon.com/My-Steps-Sobri...
Wait, there is more!!! Have a look at
www.mystepstosobriety.com
to see which other books and projects I am involved in!
And follow me on Instagram, Podcast, Facebook and Linkedin!
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