We’ve all been given a gift. The gift of time. Yes, I know I’m not the first the say that, nor the last. But have you ever considered how time might be keeping in a closet of your life? Holding you back from doing the things that light you up and make you come alive?…
Episode 151: Messages From The Playground – Chris Tompkins
From baseball to ballet. Video games to theater productions. First picked to last picked. And even from “A’s to F’s” we are who we are because of messages we received on the playgrounds of our lives. Messages that impact our spiritual ability to accept who we are and to thrive in the possibility of who…
Episode 150: Uncloseted Riffs and Rants: Open The BIG BOLD STEP DOORS – Rick Clemons
You gotta itch that needs scratching. It’s something you desire and want. But in your lovely little mind you find yourself saying, “When the time is right…” Ok. Fine. Wait for the right time. So you wait and then along comes the RIGHT TIME, it knocks at your door and bada bing, bada boom, YOU…
Episode 149: Sexual Freedom, A Liberating Pathway to Living Authentically – Deva Logan
Let’s talk about sex. Or love. Or relationships. And while we’re at it lets address guilt, shame, frustrations, abusive relationships, and STD’s. YES! We’re talking about all those things that sometimes feel yucky and uncomfortable to talk about. Yet, when we do talk about these things, life gets so much more interesting and we learn …
Episode 148: Uncloseted Riffs and Rants: You’re The Master Thought Puppeteer – Rick Clemons
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “You are not your thoughts!” Or maybe, you heard, “You are what you think!” Both are correct, but it is hard for us to wrap our head around that concept. With over 70,000 thoughts rushing through our heads, any given day, how can we not be our thoughts? Today we…
Episode 147: Falling Under The Spell Of Coming Out and Living Your Truth – Davis Mallory
Imagine being in the national spotlight. In The Real World (yes that one on MTV). You’re a frat boy who’s simply cuter-than-cupid and to start that next chapter of your life. So what is one such as he supposed to do? It’s Simple. Be BOLD. In Davis Mallory’s case, his big bold move isn’t getting…
Episode 146: Uncloseted Riffs and Rants: Let Curiosity Be Your Guide – Rick Clemons
If I had never been curious, I might never have come out of the closet. If I had never been curious, I wouldn’t have risked becoming an entrepreneur If I had never been curious, I never would have said, “Welcome to The Coming Out Lounge!” For me, curiosity brings me alive. In fact curiosity brought me…
Episode 145: Coming Out To Thrive, Not Just Survive – Marnie Grundman
No matter what life hands you, you have within you the spirit to rise, to rewrite the outcome of your story and to create a life filled with love and happiness. That is if you choose to do so. At age 13, today’s guest was lost, and facing the worst of what the world and…
Episode 144: Uncloseted Riffs and Rants: React vs. Respond – Rick Clemons
I’m airing my dirty laundry so to speak. This happened because I realized I’m kind of a reaction junkie. Yes, I think I’m a little bit addicted to reacting versus responding. Although, both serve great purposes in our lives, when used incorrectly, reactions speak louder than words and f*ck up our words as well. Today…
Episode 143: Hidden Truth of Loss & Grief – Megan Snedden
Just for a moment imagine you’re a highly sought after photographer, shooting for media outlets such as the BBC, BuzzFeed, National Geographic Traveler, USA Today, and Yahoo – among others. You’re even one of Maria Shriver’s Architects for Change. But behind it all, you’re hiding in a closet of pain, loss, and grief…yet no one knows the…