Integrity Nachos

Steve Harvey has said, "in all of life's adversity, you will find a lesson and a blessing.  Pain will always leave you a gift."  I heard his words after this episode was recorded, but it is so true and that is what we explore in this episode.  How does life teach us?  How can we pay attention?  How do we share wisdom when our instinct as parents is to protect our kids from pain?  Listen wherever you get your podcasts and remember to share with a friend who you think might get something out of this message as well.  Thank you for listening and sharing with others.  It really helps small podcasts like mine grow. 

At the start of a New Year, take a moment to cull your social media presence as well as your social interactions in person.  Embracing the power and control we have over our environments is essential to leading the kind of lives we desire and deserve.  Share Integrity Nachos with a friend who needs to hear this message and please subscribe, rate and review wherever you get your podcasts.  

Your gut, your inner knowing, your light team?  Whatever you call it, take some time to reflect with me on the voice inside that sometimes is drowned out by the loud world we live in today.  Listen and trust that all you know how to choose for you.  Share this episode with someone who may need to be reminded to trust their gut. 

4 Steps to dealing with problems and working through to solutions. 

Join me for my much-anticipated conversation with Richmond Food guru Robey Martin!  

Follow Robey on Instagram @callmerobey  and @eatitvirginia for more of her experiences with food!  We discussed so much, but please remember to check out her non-profit The Holli Fund for ways you can help support restaurant industry workers experiencing hardship. 

In this episode, Robey and I both recommended some podcasts you might want to check out, here's that list:

Nice White Parents

iWeigh

Smartless

Sinisterhood

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Integrity Nachos salutes the Class of 2020 with a collection of inspirational speakers who can lift all of us during difficult times.  Whether you're fighting darkness, plotting a new course, or transitioning through a life milestone, this episode will hopefully inspire and encourage you on your journey.  A rising tide lifts all ships.  Be well friends.  

Congrats to the Class of 2020!!

Join me in this first in the Justice for All; The View From Here episodes as Asst. Public Defender Abigail Thibeault shares her experiences as a public defender and explains how she came to decide this work was for her.  We discuss racism, and racial inequalities in a justice system that as Abbey puts it, "feeds itself".  At this moment when so many are screaming for long-overdue justice, it is powerful to sit with someone who is doing that work and feeling that frustration every day.  Disclaimer: We don't solve the problem of racial inequality.  We don't even come close, but these are the types of important and sometimes awkward and uncomfortable conversations that must be had in order to effect real systemic change in the minds and hearts in not only all of us but of those in power.  We share our opinions and they are just that.  Our intentions are purely for good and aimed at keeping the light shone on this topic that needs, demands, and deserves all of our attention.  

A Bonus episode conversation with Maddy and Ali where I learn to Zoom in preparation for an upcoming episode.  We discuss the what we're grateful for in our house features and get real about missing friends. 

Join me as I explore kindness and boundaries through the lens of economic studies.  If you like a metaphor to shift your perspective, this is your episode!  Remember to follow on Instagram @IntegrityNachos

We take a look at the very real emotional stress that is the Covid-19 Pandemic and how we can best get through it with our psyche intact.  Special guest Robyn Michelle offers insights, tips, and strategies for getting through this ever-changing new normal.  Join us.  Remember to follow @IntegrityNachos  on Instagram and share your feedback through direct message there or via voice message in the Anchor App.  

This episode was born out of a frustration at trying to pull together a different episode and the challenges that ensued.  It organically became obvious that there was a lesson for me and a reminder I ought to share about how I've managed to show up in the face of odds against me in a variety of situations.  Thanks for listening. 

As your host, I want you to know who I am, why I do what I do, and what I've recently discovered within myself.  I hope you'll use what I've discovered to guide your way towards figuring out what inner strengths you may have that you've been calling something else, but really you should call...Superpowers.

Join us as we explore goal setting at a variety of ages.  

A first run at getting our feet wet in podcasting.  We lay the foundation for what is to come as we grow our content to reach more and more people.  Like, share and subscribe!