BE YOU DO YOU
By Sam Castle
Lanetta Marshall and Rhonda Rajsich
Rhonda Rajsich is the most decorated U.S. racquetball athlete inhistory, with 15 national titles, 4 U.S. Open wins, 2 world championships, and 6 Pan-American golds. But her story is about more than trophies—after surviving a brutal assault in 2008, she returned to competition just 64 days later andwon a world title. Today, she uses her 18+ years of experience as a speaker and coach to help others overcome adversity and elevate their lives through mindset, resilience, and grit. She’s a true champion on and off the court.
LanettaMarshall is a transformational life coach and Dream Architect,guiding purpose-driven people to break free from fear and build a life alignedwith their highest self. Once facing rock bottom with only $900 to her name, she turned her life around by mastering universal laws and investing in herself-discovery. Now the creator of the SoulSync Method and named BTI’s Transformational Coach of the Year in 2023, Lanetta empowers others to live with peace, abundance, and joy. Her heart-centered approach is rooted inlove—and in her words, “Everybody gets to go.”
Lanetta Marshall and Rhonda Rajsich
Rhonda Rajsich is the most decorated U.S. racquetball athlete inhistory, with 15 national titles, 4 U.S. Open wins, 2 world championships, and 6 Pan-American golds. But her story is about more than trophies—after surviving a brutal assault in 2008, she returned to competition just 64 days later andwon a world title. Today, she uses her 18+ years of experience as a speaker and coach to help others overcome adversity and elevate their lives through mindset, resilience, and grit. She’s a true champion on and off the court.
LanettaMarshall is a transformational life coach and Dream Architect,guiding purpose-driven people to break free from fear and build a life alignedwith their highest self. Once facing rock bottom with only $900 to her name, she turned her life around by mastering universal laws and investing in herself-discovery. Now the creator of the SoulSync Method and named BTI’s Transformational Coach of the Year in 2023, Lanetta empowers others to live with peace, abundance, and joy. Her heart-centered approach is rooted inlove—and in her words, “Everybody gets to go.”
Hugh Flynn
Hugh Flynn is an author, playwright, journalist, actor, and former healthcare executive. A passionate advocate for people with disabilities and underserved communities. Hugh played a vital role in outreach and services during the AIDS crisis of the1990s and has long fought for access to reproductive health services. His work has earned widespread recognition, including multiple citations for excellence from the Western Publications Association. His award-winning plays have beenproduced across the United States and in Canada. SOMETHING SPECIAL BE marks his first memoir. He resides in Southern California with his husband.
Hugh Flynn
Hugh Flynn is an author, playwright, journalist, actor, and former healthcare executive. A passionate advocate for people with disabilities and underserved communities. Hugh played a vital role in outreach and services during the AIDS crisis of the1990s and has long fought for access to reproductive health services. His work has earned widespread recognition, including multiple citations for excellencefrom the Western Publications Association. His award-winning plays have been produced across the United States and in Canada. SOMETHING SPECIAL BE marks his first memoir. He resides in Southern California with his husband.
Karl Dunn
Karl Dunn is a multi-award-winning advertising Creative Director who has lived and worked in eleven cities throughout Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, and America. A global citizen, Karl speaks on a broad section of topics such as Diversity, Equity& Inclusion, and Self-love — a culmination of his 25 years in international business, his personal experience of divorce, and his passion for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. He is the author of "How to Burn a Rainbow" an intimate, honest, and revealing story about divorce and self-love, released on May 17, 2024.
Website: https://www.karldunn.com/
Karl Dunn
Karl Dunn is a multi-award-winning advertising Creative Director who has lived and worked in eleven cities throughout Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, and America. A globalcitizen, Karl speaks on a broad section of topics such as Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Self-love — a culmination of his 25 years in international business, his personal experience of divorce, and his passion for the rights ofthe LGBTQ+ community. He is the author of "How to Burn a Rainbow" an intimate, honest, and revealing story about divorce and self-love, released on May 17, 2024.
Website: https://www.karldunn.com/
Beau Shaniuk
Beau Shaniuk (he/him) is a 27-year-old transmasculine person from Ohio. He currently lives in the Cleveland area with his wife, Lauren, and their BostonTerrier, George. Beau works in nonprofit advocacy for survivors of sexual violence and provides consulting and public education around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) with reframe52, a Cleveland and Chicago-based startup.
Outside of his professional work, Beau is a musician who produces his own music under the stage name Ladyboy. As a pop-rap & RnB artist, he has been creating and releasing music for just over a year, though he’s been a musician for most of his life. While not all his music is overtly queer, Beau enjoys using his artistry to uplift the LGBTQ+ community,exploring themes of queer joy, queer confidence, queer rage, queer desirability, and queer expression.
Website:
Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EyEQIrSwLWmL5WikGao8Q?si=FKXh37OdTy2bjk8Fp0VAoQ
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ladyboy/1732090669
Main Instagram: @beaushaniuk Ladyboy
Instagram: @ladyboymusicofficial
Beau Shaniuk
Beau Shaniuk (he/him) is a 27-year-old transmasculine person from Ohio. He currently lives in the Cleveland area with his wife, Lauren, and their BostonTerrier, George. Beau works in nonprofit advocacy for survivors of sexual violence and provides consulting and public education around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) with reframe52, a Cleveland and Chicago-based startup.
Outside of his professional work, Beau is a musician who produces his own music under the stage name Ladyboy. As a pop-rap & RnB artist, he has been creating and releasing music for just over a year, though he’s been a musician for most of his life. While not all his music is overtly queer, Beau enjoys using his artistry to uplift the LGBTQ+ community,exploring themes of queer joy, queer confidence, queer rage, queer desirability, and queer expression.
Website:
Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EyEQIrSwLWmL5WikGao8Q?si=FKXh37OdTy2bjk8Fp0VAoQ
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ladyboy/1732090669
Main Instagram: @beaushaniuk Ladyboy
Instagram: @ladyboymusicofficial
Alex Gay
Alex has been a coach since 2017 with a few different niches. He found his true talent in helping LGBTQIA+ people with confidence and authenticity after recovering from my own rock-bottom depression. As a sex and relationship coach, Alex has worked with singles, couples, poly folx, porn stars, and drag queens on being their most authentic selves in and out of bed. He loves empowering people with the confidence to speak up and get what they want. And to connect with true, vulnerable intimacy.
LGBTQIA+ Sex, Relationship & Dating Coach Alex Ray
Instagramhttps://instagram.com/heyalexgay
Websitehttps://www.tiktok.com/@heyalexgayThe Queer Confidence Podcast — Coach Alex Rayhttps://coachalexray.com/podcast
heyalexgay | Instagram, TikTok | Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/heyalexgay
Alex Gay
Alexhas been a coach since 2017 with a few different niches. He found his true talent in helping LGBTQIA+ people with confidence and authenticity afterrecovering from my own rock-bottom depression. As asex and relationship coach, Alex has worked with singles, couples, poly folx, porn stars, and drag queens on being their most authentic selves in and out ofbed. He loves empowering people with the confidence to speak up and get what they want. And to connect with true, vulnerable intimacy.
LGBTQIA+ Sex, Relationship & Dating Coach Alex Ray
Gay Dating, Sex and Relationship Coach empowers LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples to thrive in their relationships and personal lives. Coach Alex Ray helps clients stand up for themselves, build confidence for better dating, navigate open relationships / non-monogamy, and embrace authenticity.
LGBTQIA+ podcast learn how to build self confidence. Gay, genderqueer and gender nonconforming Coach Alex Ray shares his own story and his clients' stories to overcome insecurity, people pleasing and depression, plus practical tools to confidently be your authentic self.
LGBTQIA+ Sex, Relationship & Dating Coach Alex Ray
Instagramhttps://instagram.com/heyalexgay
Websitehttps://www.tiktok.com/@heyalexgayThe Queer Confidence Podcast — Coach Alex Rayhttps://coachalexray.com/podcast
heyalexgay | Instagram, TikTok | Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/heyalexgay
Romell Parks-Weekly
Romell Parks has been a spiritul leader since 2002, and his church has been LGBTQ+affirming since 2009. He is an overseer in the international fellowship of Church of the everlasting Kingdom. He holds a Master of Divinity degree and currently in a Doctor of Theology program. He has written 3 books addressing the controversial issue of Christianity and homosexuality and has taught affirming theology at conferences and seminars around the country. He is open to conversation, respectful debate, and other ways of engaging fellow Christians and challenging their long-held traditions that have so often led to marginalization of too many.
Romell believes in the power of people using their privilege to work to dismantle the very systems that gave them that privilege, including men working to dismantle patriarchy, straight people working to dismantle homophobia, white people to dismantle racism, and cisgender people to dismantle transphobia.
Website
https://www.rparksweekly.com
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https://www.youtube.com/@rparksweekly
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https://www.youtube.com/@faithevolution7
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Romell Parks-Weekly
Romell Parks has been a spiritul leader since 2002, and his church has been LGBTQ+affirming since 2009. He is an overseer in the international fellowship of Church of the everlasting Kingdom. He holds a Master of Divinity degree and currently in a Doctor of Theology program. He has written 3 books addressing the controversial issue of Christianity and homosexuality and has taught affirming theology at conferences and seminars around the country. He is open to conversation, respectful debate, and other ways of engaging fellow Christians and challenging their long-held traditions that have so often led to marginalization of too many.
Romell believes in the power of people using their privilege to work to dismantle the very systems that gave them that privilege, including men working to dismantle patriarchy, straight people working to dismantle homophobia, white people to dismantle racism, and cisgender people to dismantle transphobia.
Website
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https://www.youtube.com/@rparksweekly
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https://www.youtube.com/@faithevolution7
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https://www.youtube.com/@kingdomconsciousness7
Father Venus
Father Venus embodies a unique blend of artistry that challenges societal norms while celebrating identity and empowerment. His hip-hop music serves as a powerful medium for storytelling, intertwining themes of pleasure, justice, and magic to create rich sounds and visuals. The duality in his name reflects his nurturing yet assertive nature, allowing him to connect deeply with his audience. Father Venus’s journey, marked by resilience and self-discovery, invites others to reclaim their identities and explore the transformative power of art. Through his melodies, he encourages a collective reimagining of the world, making him a pivotal figure in the contemporary artistic landscape.
IG: fathervenusmusic
linktree.com/fathervenus
Vinent Folkes
Vincent Folkes is a recording artist, sound engineer, and philanthropist. He is the founder of For the Boys PGH, a collective dedicated to empowering trans boys and men in Pittsburgh.
IG: vinzjameson and fortheboyspgh
Christine Blosdale
Christine Blosdale is the Authority-Building Business and Media Coach who transforms entrepreneurs of all stripes into influential leaders and business superstars. Christine's mission is clear: to inspire, educate, and empower you to achieve unprecedented levels of success and fulfillment.
With over 25 years experience working with companies like America Online, Microsoft, TickerTV, Pacifica Radio, Reflections Holidays and Woman's Day Magazine, Christine brings both expertise and credibility to the table.
Her dynamic approach has established her as a sought-after coach, captivating public speaker, award-winning producer, influential podcaster, and four-time #1 bestselling author.
Guest website: http:www.ChristineBlosdale.com
Aiden Espada
Aiden Espada is an entrepreneur of many sorts which include online fitness coaching, digital marketing, network marketing and business mentorship/consulting.
He has dropped over 200+ pounds, is the #1 Trans Fitness Coach who helps Transmen develop mental toughness, drop 20-50 pounds of fat while eating more food.
Before entrepreneurship, he had been working for 15 years and 90 percent of that time had two jobs back to back to help his family put food on the table.
He started his entrepreneur journey because he realized he was trading time for money which was nearly killing him as he ran his health into the ground working so much.
Aiden’s passion is to significantly improve lives on a global level through elevating mindset ideas, strategies, and income.
His goal is to help others gain control of their futures and achieve success in all areas they desire to by creating; more choices in life, time with family, opportunity to end a generation of struggles, wealth, better health, a legacy and a world full of abundance for each individual.
IG: aespada.fit
Be you do you intro
Be You Do You is a platform dedicated to empowering LGBTQ+ individuals to embrace their true selves and live authentically. In each episode, we dive into the journeys of extraordinary individuals who have embraced their uniqueness and overcome societal pressures. From entrepreneurs and artists to activists and everyday people, our guests share their stories of self-discovery, resilience, and personal growth. Through candid conversations, we explore topics like life self-acceptance, navigating identity, breaking free from comparison, and cultivating self-love. Be You Do You believes that by embracing our authentic selves, we can unlock our greatness and live a life of joy and fulfillment. Join me as we uncover the secrets to living unapologetically and provide practical tips, tools, and inspiration for listeners to unleash their own authenticity. Whether you are seeking guidance in finding your true purpose or simply looking for a community that celebrates individuality, Be You Do You is here to support and uplift you. It is time to break free from the mold, embrace your quirks, and live life on your own terms. Tune in to Be You Do You on your favorite podcast platform and join our community of like-minded individuals who are on a journey of self-discovery and personal liberation.
Mac Scotty McGregor
Earth School With Sam Castle and Gazit Chaya
Sheila Wenger
person. She runs her podcast called Shift is Happening, in which she helps clients claim the highest power within them in order to launch their greatest dreams. She is also a mother of 18-year-old boy/girl twins, a wife of 28 years, and a self-proclaimed spiritual seeker who became a finder.
Links:
shifthypnosis.org/
SOCIALS:
www.facebook.com/shifthypnosisvancouverwa
www.facebook.com/shiftishappeningpodcast/
CONTACT ME:
sheila@shifthypnosis.org
Thelma J. Love
a small city in Fort Bend County, within the Houston-Sugar Land-Missouri City metropolitan
area. During Thelma’s early years growing up in Arcola with her parents and 11 siblings, the
population was predominantly Black American and her village was filled with uncles, aunts,
cousins, or long-time trusted neighbors. She started teaching after she left home and joined the
United States Air Force. She started teaching Sunday School classes at various churches, then
she taught professional military education courses while serving in the Air Force, and Franklin
Covey classes (training and assessment in the areas of leadership, individual effectiveness, and
business execution) at a San Antonio college, and she eventually taught real estate classes with
Keller Williams Realty and the San Antonio Board of Realtors after retiring from the Air Force.
After a 20-year career in the Air Force, Thelma served the San Antonio community as a realtor.
Her first book, “A Perfectly Imperfect Masterpiece,” was published this year. Thelma is a
woman of faith, wisdom, and talent for public speaking.
You can purchase her book at goodreads.com/ThelmaLove
Social media:
facebook.com/ThelmaLoveOFFICIAL
Instagram.com/ThelmaLoveOFFICIAL
youtube.com/@ThelmaLoveOFFICIAL
pinterest.com/ThelmaLoveOFFICIAL
linkeding.com/company/ThelmaLove
The MixTape Queens
They are the Founders of The Mixtape Queens which is catered to honoring and empowering creatives all over the world with high Quality ideas and designs!
With over 13 years of experience in graphic design, social media marketing and music marketing, The Mixtape Queens have created thousands of top-notch album covers, logos, motion graphics, and more for music artists and businesses worldwide.
The Mixtape queens podcast is streaming on all platforms, and people can visit our website and mixtapequeens.com
E.L. Winston
Elijah Nicholas
bringing together leaders who could impact the current global climate by
building up other black transgender men. Dr. Elijah is an author, actor, and
trans advocate. Living a life of conscious driven decision-making he has a
passion for helping others see their light and live their best life.
Car Talk with Ness-"The Power of Thoughts"
Car Talk with Ness and Sam
Bishop Johnnie Clark Jr.
Pastor Clark had studied at Southern Lousiana University and attended Oakland Bible college where he was an A student. He was voted one of the most influential people in the city of Lathrop California where he served on the chamber of commerce. He is a campus pastor at Word assemblely a family of churches under oversser Bishop Keith Clark. He currently serves as pastor at the Tracy campus in Tracy California.
Pastor Clark’s driving passion is preaching and teaching people about how to live what they learn. He continuously uses his God-given influence to benefit the lives of people wherever he goes.
Uche Chukwu
Uche has traveled to over 40 countries, networking and conversing with Black people all around the world, and he has learned that the collective diaspora community has a singular central problem – White Supremacy.
In an effort to be the catalyst and a driver for change, Uche walked away from a very comfortable career in Healthcare Research to pursue a second Masters in Philosophy with focus on Existential Being. Uche believes that every human’s existence is perfect and necessary, and that we must all embody our individual uniqueness and remain our most authentic selves at all times in order to pass the rigorous tests of life.
Uche’s method focuses on Spirituality – the belief that all is one but manifests in different forms. Being anything other than your natural self is an automatic failure. In other words, you owe it to yourself and the world to be your most authentic self at all times.
Uche believes that racism and homophobia around the world, especially towards people of African descent, reflects a collective mediocrity in thinking and a loss of understanding in our spiritual essence, and the time to re-write that narrative is now. Uche Chukwu – Unapologetically driving the legacy that God has brought him forth to lead.
The power of choice!
Bobbi Parish
Bobbi maintains a successful coaching practice using Internal Family Systems, Trauma Informed Stablization and HeartMath in service of both individuals and couples with trauma histories.
She is also well versed in Religious and Spiritual Trauma, which informed the writing of her book Creating Your Personal Sacred Text. It teaches a unique writing process that supports individuals developing a spiritual practice to define and celebrate their personal beliefs.
As a queer, neurodivergent mental health provider who has had her own mental health struggles, Bobbi also speaks out against marginalization and her own experience of being "othered" outside the mainstream Western Mental Health Community.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: @BobbiParish
Twitter: @BobbilParish
Facebook: Bobbi Parish Coaching
Also can post on all of The International Association of Trauma Recovery Coaching’s social media channels: Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
Life is too short!
Trust the process
It is never too late to do anything!
E.L. Winston
He is a husband
Father of 6
Hosts of couples seminar with his wife.
Business owner and relationship coach alongside wife at love lives inside us.
Owner of 2 non-profits tranzformation which supply binders, stp, and packers to brothers who need them and seek and serve where he serves the community in any way he can.
founder of 2 non-collegiate Greek organizations one for masculine-identified lesbians and the other for Trans Men and Ordained minister. And episode you don’t want to miss!!!
What are you carrying?
The be you do you experience-Gazit
Gazit Chaya
website: gazitchayankosi.wixsite.com/home instagram: @gazitchayankosi
The Trevor Project: I am not affiliated with this organization, but If you are thinking about harming yourself — get immediate support. Connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S. It is 100% confidential, and 100% free. You can call 866-488-7386.
Stayc Brown
Stayc’s passion is to inspire others to become a better version of themselves and to not be afraid to chase their dreams.
Help!
Kathy Houston
I AM
The power of your thoughts
Seasons: Are you ready?
You are one decision away!
Heather Hester of Just Breathe
DR. ELENA GITTENS
Dr. Gittens was born and raised in the small Caribbean Island of Barbados before immigrating to Brooklyn, NY with her family. Dr. Gittens later moved to California for college at Stanford University where she graduated with honors in psychology. She then earned her doctorate in clinical psychology with an emphasis in Diversity and Community Mental Health and LGBTQ+ and Gender psychology. Dr. Gittens has served in panels discussing mental health in marginalized communities, helped produce psychoeducational materials in both English and Spanish for the larger community, and has produced and participated in plays as well as monologue series that help others understand and relate to various mental health topics.
Dr. Gittens loves biking, going on long hikes, and spending time with her wife and fur baby. During her spare time, she is trying her hand at gardening, practicing yoga, and doing puzzles. Dr. Gittens enjoys cooking for close friends and family. As an island gyal at heart, or as her wife puts it – a true "water baby" – Dr. Gittens find swimming or soaking in large bodies or water quite healing and relaxing. She loves the sun, warm weather, and all things beach days.
In this interview, Dr. Gittens opens up about how she navigated through her sexual identity, some of the challenges she faced with her family, and overcoming trauma, pain, and chronic suicidal ideation. Through all that she endured - a testament that no matter what you go through, you can get through it. Dr. Gittens is now a successful Clinical Psychologist who enjoys helping others navigate their own lives and not just live but thrive!
“Live life out loud!” is a motto Dr. Gittens lives by, and she encourages others to do the same.
You can find her at: www.drg-myhealingspace.com/
