C21-24 Shelley Brown and Weird Girl Adventures from A to Z.

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Shelley Brown, on air from June 15th

Elon Musk, Lady Gaga, Andy Warhol, Sir Richard Branson have all been described as “weird”, but that’s exactly what propelled them to their success. Our “weird” doesn’t know it’s weird until it’s judged by others. And when that happens, many of us spend years, even decades wearing that judgment every day like an itchy wool sweater. What happens if we shift our thinking and begin embracing our weirdness?
Shelley will invite your audience to allow their own “weird” and join what she affectionately calls the “the collective weirdness of humaning”. She will offer advice on:

How people can allow their “weird” in a way that generates personal and professional growth.
How to mitigate the “bullshould,” the space between where we are and where we think we should be.
Five ways organizations can benefit from embracing inclusivity through individuality and weirdness.

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Shelley Brown is a speaker, mindfulness educator, mentor, artist and author best known as the creator of Weird Girl, a series of humorous essays written about real life experiences. Born and raised in Chicago, she graduated from DePaul University and served over 25 years in corporate America.

In 2014, Brown faced her greatest challenge when she suffered a serious spinal injury. After a lifetime of fitness that included 25 marathons, six ultra-marathons, and countless half-marathons, she found herself living with impaired mobility and chronic pain. Now living life with gratitude and joy, Brown provides organizations with keynote talks and customized mindfulness seminars aimed at humanizing work cultures, cultivating self-aware leaders, and of course, allowing our “weird.”

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Weird Girl Adventures from A-Z is a funny, zany collection of life experiences as told through the eyes of Weird Girl, the alter ego of brilliant writer Shelley Brown, as she navigates her way through angsting, loving, and real life experiences along with her 45-year old sock monkey, her boyfriend who happens to be her dog, and a really nice guy who comes home after work and really doesn’t get Weird Girl, but loves her anyway.

www.weirdgirladventures.com

https://www.facebook.com/shelley.brown.182

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelleybbrown

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RG21-24 Neonatologist Susan Landers, MD, So Many Babies.

June 14, 2021January 26, 2022Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Raising Our Gifted Children with Sara Troy and her guest Susan Landers MD, on air form June 15th

Neonatologist Susan Landers, MD, author of the new memoir So Many Babies: My Life Balancing a Busy Medical Career & Motherhood, will discuss the traumatic life and death choices many parents face when their sick or premature baby needs the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit).
In the United States nearly half a million babies are born preterm (before 37-weeks of pregnancy), have an illness, low birth weight (under 5.5 pounds), a multiple (twin/triplet), a major congenital malformation, or other critical care scenarios when admitted to the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). Many of these children receive care and recover with the help of neonatologists and other specialists, and eventually leave the unit as healthy, thriving babies. However, for other babies who are extremely premature or those with an inoperable birth defect, there are traumatic and stressful times for parents – especially the moms – who are confronted with life and death choices for their babies.

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In So Many Babies, Neonatologist Susan Landers, MD, shares the stories of the close relationships that NICU staff and parents develop during some of the most distressing times of their sick child(ren)’s lives. In addition, Dr. Landers’ memoir describes how the practice of neonatology shaped and influenced her life experience (So Many Babies: My Life Balancing A Busy Medical Career & Motherhood; publication date: May 4, 2021.

As a neonatologist for over thirty-five years and a mother to three of her own children, Dr. Landers describes how the full-time practice of neonatology influenced her experience as a mother. As a neonatologist, she survived and thrived during a lengthy NICU practice, and she relates her experiences of finding resilience and endurance, managing to postpone burnout until late in her career. The book describes many technological changes that she witnessed over decades in neonatal medicine and high-risk obstetrics, such as infertility treatments and multiple births. Also, her experience in the NICU is illustrated by many poignant life-and-death scenarios, including stories about complex, critically ill patients, and their worried parents, each one touching her life.

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https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/45507615-susan-landers

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C21-24 Annemarie Shrouder, Being Brown in a Black and White world.

June 14, 2021May 21, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Annemarie Shrouder, on air from June 15th

Being Brown in a Black and White world. Her passion is Diversity and Inclusion and she is out to tackle Racism and Bias in the business world as well as socially.

Now more than ever Diversity and Inclusion play a pivotal role in healing our world. It is finally time to stand up, revisit the structures of the past, and dismantle any systems still in place causing separation and oppression so we can live in a Free, Equitable, and Thriving world.

Annemarie has spent more than 20 years in the field of Diversity and Inclusion as an international speaker, facilitator, and consultant. She has guided thousands of clients using her leading-edge method to create inclusive environments. As a biracial queer woman, Annemarie’s warm approach and transparency soothe participants, creating opportunities to put down their defenses and open lines of authentic communication. She is a master at creating belonging and safety in business environments, and the communities we care about.

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“Re: “I don’t see colour”

“We have to change the paradigm. I can be a person of colour and have value. You don’t have to strip me of my colour to help me rise in your regard.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t have a dream that suggested we not see colour in order to see the con- tent of character. Colour blindness implies judgment. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have to make a point to not notice my skin. And not seeing colour can’t be the only way you see my value. I believe Dr. King was asking us to lean into both/and.”

“Turning in and away from results in “us and them” thinking, which leaves little to no room for building connection, creating opportunities for dialogue, to hear and be heard, or to really see the other and be seen. “

“Because we focus on either/or. And in an either/or world, someone has to win, and someone has to lose.”

“When we hold both/and, we have an entry point for a possibility, an acknowledgment, a conversation, without the weight of having to choose a side.”

“The goal of a both/and space is to move us away from polarization toward greater connection, seeing more, and ultimately, greater belonging—and change.”

“It’s when environments are inclusive, and employees feel a sense of belonging and systemic barriers are removed that companies reap the true benefits of di- verse representation. “

Book on Amazon: Being Brown In a Black and White World

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BB21-24 Gary A. DePaul, PhD, Knowing Leadership

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021Sara Troy

**Building your business with Sara Troy and her guest Gary A DePaul, on air from June 15th**

Leadership is one of those concepts that is difficult to define but know it when they see it. During the past two decades, though, the way experts think about leadership has radically changed from the traditional view. Gary DePaul helps professionals demystify the leadership concept and learn how they can more effectively unify teams to achieve the extraordinary!

Gary is a leadership consultant, author, podcast host, and Researcher. He partners with HR and talent-development executives to strengthen the health of their organizations, teams, and themselves.

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Gary is the author of two leadership books:

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AMAZON

He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) where he teaches graduate students about leadership and management. Gary Completed his Ph.D. and Ed.M. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He earned a Bachelor of Art in History and Philosophy from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) designated Gary as a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT).

Website: garyadepaul.com

LinkedIn Gary DePaul Leadership

Podcast: Unlabeled Leadership

Blog: https://garydepaul.medium.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/garydepaul

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LaChelle Adkins, Americas Super-Mum.

June 13, 2021December 13, 2023Sara Troy

LaChelle Adkins is a Mum of 15 children 13 of which she birthed herself. You would think she is busy enough, but she still finds time to guide and support others in their quest for reaching their own goals in life.

In addition to life coaching, she uses her degree in Marketing from Indiana University to help small businesses increase their market share.

LaChelle enjoys accomplishing impossible feats because she believes that is evidence of God working in her life and creates momentum in her life when she is faced with challenges in life. Her goal is to leave a lasting impression on everyone that she meets and add value to make their lives better.

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LaChelle Adkins is married to Jerome Adkins. The couple have been married for 27 years and have 15 children. LaChelle and Jerome had 13 children together and Jerome has 2 other sons, the oldest of which lived with them from age 11 through high school graduation.

The couple began their own church- World Fellowship of Jesus Christ in 2011. They also began their company Protocol Group in 2016. This company was originally formed to represent their family as they were approached by several production companies to pursue a reality television show. After several contracts that did not share their family vision they retired that journey.

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