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#325 The Seeds That Grew: From Cop to Coach with Mel Batterman

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Tue, 5 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000

In this compelling episode of The Jar podcast, we had the privilege of visiting Mel Batterman at their Las Vegas home. Mel's life story is one of resilience, transformation, and finding purpose. Born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, to a teenage mother, Mel's early years were marked by the challenges of his unconventional family dynamic. His mother's struggles with personal demons led to multiple marriages and a tumultuous upbringing. Mel's own life journey was profoundly impacted during his teenage years when he endured abuse from his mother's third husband. However, he emerged from this dark period with a deep resolve and a commitment to studying criminal justice and child psychology in college.

Mel's career path took him into the world of law enforcement, starting as a police officer in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. his dedication eventually led to Madison and later to a job in Chicago. In 2021, he embarked on a transformative journey, transitioning from a career in law enforcement to become a life health wellness coach. Mel shared how his life experiences and training have shaped his coaching style, offering a unique perspective to clients.

During our conversation, Mel courageously opened up about his gender journey. Growing up as a girl, he always knew that his body didn't align with his true identity. Mel recently made the courageous decision to undergo transition, a process that ultimately led to the end of a 19-year relationship. Despite the challenges and losses, Mel described the experience as a profound sense of relief and peace, finally living as his authentic self.

Mel's story is a powerful testament to resilience, self-discovery, and the pursuit of purpose. It highlights how life's trials and tribulations can prepare us for our true calling. Join us as we delve into Mel's deeply moving narrative in another real and heartfelt conversation with a remarkable individual on The Jar podcast.

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#320 From Business Success to Homelessness: Lisa's Test of Resilience with Lisa Perez

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Thu, 8 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000

In a poignant and deeply personal episode of The Jar, we had the privilege of meeting Lisa Perez in the comfort of her bungalow, nestled within the Northern Arizona University campus. As we settled around TV dinner trays with The Jar between us, Lisa began to share her remarkable life journey.

Hailing from Idaho, Lisa's family roots run deep, with both her mother and father's families having lived there for generations. Growing up alongside her older brother, her family's frequent relocations due to her father's government contract negotiations eventually led them to settle in the Santa Barbara area of California. Lisa's quest for peace and understanding led her on a spiritual journey, where she grappled with her beliefs and sought answers about God and existence.

She went on to build her own successful businesses, mirroring her father's career, and became a high achiever, always on the move. However, this relentless pace took a toll, leading to a sudden breakdown that resulted in her losing everything. Lisa found herself homeless and eventually in a psych ward, where she began to confront the trauma that had haunted her for years.

Lisa's journey of healing involves facing painful memories, from enduring hurtful names from her family to surviving a traumatic assault during a sleepover at a young age, a secret she carried for four decades. One of the most challenging aspects of Lisa's story is her struggle to reconcile her love for her father, whom she admired deeply, with his inaction in protecting her from abuse that occurred under his roof. Her complex relationship with her son and her ongoing mourning for her father further complicate her path to healing.

This episode is a testament to Lisa's resilience and strength as she navigates the difficult terrain of her past. Join us as we listen to Lisa's story, a journey towards peace, self-discovery, and letting go of the burdens of the past. The Jar continues to bring you real conversations with real people, and Lisa's story is a powerful example of the transformative nature of these conversations.

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#314 The Benefit of the Doubt: Reflecting on Judgment and Maturity with Haven Steltmann

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We had the privilege of meeting Haven Seltmann in her home in Phoenix. Originally hailing from Portland, Oregon, Haven's life took her to the charming town of Silverton during her formative years. She grew up as an only child, her younger brother sadly passing away at a young age. This early experience set the stage for a profound spiritual journey.

Haven's upbringing was steeped in church and spirituality, evolving over the years as she learned to follow the universe's cues. Her relationship with her parents has been somewhat unconventional. Her dad feels more like an uncle, while her mom and sister play significant roles in her life.

During our conversation, we delved into the notion that as we grow and become parents ourselves, we often gain a deeper appreciation for our own parents' struggles and imperfections. Haven humorously referred to herself as the "poster child for the benefit of the doubt," reflecting on the judgments we cast on our parents as we mature and gain more understanding.

One poignant theme that emerged from Haven's story was the hope that children harbor for their parents to simply be present. She emphasized that being there for your children doesn't require trying to be more than what you are; it's about genuinely showing up.

Haven's journey is one of introspection, growth, and evolving perspectives. Join us as we sit down with Haven, traverse her life's path through The Jar, and gain insights into the complexity of family dynamics and the profound impact of parenting.

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#323 A Canvas of Hope and Healing with Marcel Roston

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 22:00:00 +0000

On a Thursday morning in North Vegas, we ventured to meet our next guest, Marcel. As we approached Marcel's street, a striking sight greeted us – a bright red pickup truck covered in what seemed like infinite graffiti, intentional graffiti that reminded us of the work of New York artist Renda Writer.

We parked the van across from Marcel's house, and almost instantly, a booming voice and a warm greeting echoed from the driveway. Marcel welcomed us, setting the tone for what promised to be a profound conversation.

Marcel hails from Ocean Beach, California, growing up with one brother and one sister in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. However, his childhood was marked by financial struggles, drugs in the household, and barely scraping by. His father, a charismatic Rolling Stone-type figure, eventually retired as a nurse at the age of 73.

We learned that the graffiti-covered truck outside belonged to Marcel, and it was more than just a vehicle; it was a canvas for his work. Marcel reaches out to strangers on the internet, engaging them in conversations about their mental health. If he senses someone isn't doing well, he gets in his truck, drives to them, has a talk, and they leave their mark on his truck.

What motivates Marcel to do this? The heartbreaking tragedy he endured on March 26 several years ago when he found his daughter in the garage, having taken her own life. Determined to prevent others from suffering a similar fate, Marcel has become a grief and trauma specialist. He's transformed his pain into purpose and his trauma into tools.

Marcel is a man with an unshakable mission to offer love, support, and help to those who need it. His dedication to saving lives is born from the heart-wrenching experience of not being able to save his own daughter. Marcel is a remarkable human being doing incredible work, and we invite you to join us, Marcel, and The Jar for another real conversation with real people.

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#321 A Survivor's Tale: Triumph Over Adversity with La' Erica Conner-Simms

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000

In this touching episode of The Jar, we had the privilege of meeting La’Erica Simms in her apartment in Lake Havasu City, where her five-year-old daughter was home sick, making her an honorary guest. La’Erica, a self-described introvert, initially approached the conversation reservedly. However, as the conversation unfolded, she gradually opened up, revealing her remarkable life journey.

Originally from Inglewood, California, La’Erica grew up with her mom and older brother, as her dad was absent from their lives. Her mother, despite battling mental illness, was deeply loved and respected by La’Erica. Nevertheless, she suffered under her mother's abuse, surviving a harrowing murder-suicide attempt that left her with both physical and emotional scars.

Following this traumatic event, La’Erica was placed in foster care and eventually sent to live with her grandmother on her mother's side on the East Coast. Unfortunately, this new environment did not offer the stability and support she needed.

The conversation delved into La’Erica's experience as a single parent, a topic that weighed heavily on her. She shared her desire to break the cycle of single parenthood due to her past experiences, revealing the guilt and difficulty she faces in finding grace for herself.

Despite these challenges, La’Erica finds herself in a good place today. She has a fulfilling job where she is valued, enjoys being part of a recovery group, and is a loving mother to her two children. Her journey through The Jar is a testament to resilience, strength, and the power of transformation. Tune in to hear La’Erica's story, as The Jar continues to engage in real conversations with real people.

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#319 Fatherhood Twice Over: Stephen's Joyful Journey with Stephen Wright

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000

In this heartwarming episode of The Jar, we had the pleasure of visiting Stephen Wright in his beautiful Flagstaff home, nestled on a hillside with a picturesque view.

Stephen's life journey is a tapestry of experiences that spans multiple locations and spiritual exploration. Born in 1979 in Pittsburgh, his family's journey took them from Ohio to Atlanta to Denver, finally landing in Scottsdale. Stephen humorously shared anecdotes about his move from Atlanta to Denver as a young boy, where he quickly shed his southern accent to adapt to his new surroundings, resulting in a now "vanilla" accent that doesn't give away his origin.

His spiritual journey began in his youth, where he immersed himself in church activities, youth groups, and even music, learning to play the drums and guitar. He fondly remembered his time attending a black church in Decatur, Georgia, a unique and enriching experience that left a lasting impact. As Stephen matured, he started asking deeper questions about Christianity and began exploring other religions, leading to a broader and more profound spirituality.

Stephen's family includes two siblings who are significantly younger. His journey eventually led him to Flagstaff in 2004, initially for a camping trip with old friends. However, during this trip, he found not only a beautiful natural setting but also a sense of community and belonging that inspired him to build his tribe.

In a delightful turn of events, Stephen, who became a father at the tender age of 18, now has the opportunity to savor fatherhood once again, this time with a five-year-old son. The joy on his face as he shared this experience is palpable, highlighting the unique perspective and appreciation that comes with being a father at different stages of life.

Join us as we delve into Stephen's journey through life, his diverse experiences, and his newfound sense of fulfillment and joy in fatherhood. The Jar continues to bring you real conversations with real people, and Stephen's story is a testament to the richness of these conversations.

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#318 In the Wild with Holly Jaleski

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000

In the outskirts of Flagstaff, we had the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Holly Jaleski, at her fascinating factory, Nova Kinetic, which she co-founded with her husband, Nolan. Holly's journey is one filled with adventure, wildlife, and a passion for the outdoors.

Holly originally hails from western Kentucky, but her family had strong ties to New York. Her father was drawn to the outdoors, particularly working on barges, so they eventually settled in Key West. Growing up, they seized every opportunity to explore the natural world, indulging in pursuits like hunting and fishing. Holly had one brother, and she quickly became known as the outdoorsy one in the family. She even climbed her first mountain at the tender age of 9.

As she ventured into college, Holly formed connections with Native Americans. These friendships would later inspire her travels to India, and then back to places like Tucson and Florida. However, her true passion was working with wild animals, and she began her journey in this field.

It was during her conservation work that she crossed paths with her future husband, Nolan. Both were coming out of previous relationships and were a bit older, so they initially started as friends. Their connection deepened over time, and after eight months of dating, they realized they had fallen deeply in love.

Today, Holly and Nolan run Nova Kinetic together, where they build things and solve problems collaboratively. Their partnership has resulted in the creation of a beautiful life together. Join us, along with Holly and The Jar, for another engaging conversation with a real person who has lived a real, adventurous life.

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#317 China Adventure: Loss of Community and Three Years as a Minister with Andrew Camp

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Wed, 6 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of visiting Andrew Camp in his beautiful home nestled on a serene hill in Flagstaff. Andrew's origin traces back to Colorado Springs, but his childhood took a significant turn when his family relocated to Orange County, California, where he grew up alongside three sisters. Interestingly, the youngest sibling was initially expected to be another boy, but to everyone's surprise, she turned out to be Andrew's fourth sister.

After completing college, Andrew embarked on a unique adventure. He spent three years in China, living in a small city, serving as a minister. Upon his return to the United States, he found himself on a blind date in Park City with a chef, marking the beginning of a new chapter in his life.

Andrew eventually returned to ministry, got married, and started a family. He landed a fulfilling job with a church in Flagstaff. However, as life unfolded, the challenges of relocating, adapting, and settling in took a toll on the church's attendance and financial stability. Unfortunately, Andrew found himself in the position of being the last hired and the first to be let go.

The loss of community, especially when intertwined with one's work, can be profoundly challenging. Andrew likened it to the feeling of "God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Yet, through this struggle, he recognized that life is an ever-evolving journey, one that presents both challenges and promises. Join us as we sit down with Andrew, listen to his story, and explore his ongoing journey through The Jar.

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#316 The Dynamic Duo of Indie Filmmaking with Jason Leue & Billie Sky

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 4 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000

In a cozy little manufactured house in Flagstaff, we had the pleasure of meeting the dynamic duo of energy and creativity, Jason and Billie. These two young filmmakers have a story that's as unique and diverse as their talents.

Their journey began on the big island, where they both found themselves working on organic farms. Despite having little in common initially, they discovered a shared passion for music that formed a strong bond between them. Each time they parted ways, life had a funny way of bringing them back together.

Billie, a jack-of-all-trades and serial entrepreneur, even decided to obtain a commercial driver's license to drive trucks for reasons known only to him. This decision led to more conversations and sparked ideas. In 2022, they officially incorporated their venture, which combined elements of music, comedy, trucking, and a touch of tech, all with a little Canadian and Texan influence.

The episode opens with Jason and Billie in their movie characters, providing hilarious entertainment for the first 20 minutes. However, as The Jar delivers a real question, they transition into a genuine conversation. Beyond their humor and creativity, Jason and Billy reveal their depth as real individuals. They discuss marriage, relationships, life, and love.

Join us, Jason, Billie, and The Jar for an engaging and entertaining conversation with these two talented individuals who embody the spirit of indie filmmaking and artistic expression.

For more in on Billie & Jason

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#315 Yearning for Acceptance: A Quest to Be Himself with Dale Breig

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 1 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000

In a heartfelt and introspective episode of The Jar, we had the pleasure of meeting Dale Briggs at his trailer on the outskirts of Flagstaff. The picturesque setting, with foothills and mountains in the distance, served as the backdrop for a candid conversation.

Dale's journey begins in Sharonville, a tight-knit community near Cincinnati. He hails from a family deeply rooted in American heritage, with a lineage dating back to the Daughters of the Revolution. His upbringing was marked by a strong sense of law and order, instilled by his father, a prosecutor, and his mother, true cole miners daughter from Eastern Kentucky, the ones heralding from the American Revolution who began shipping moonshine when Dale was just 11 as "medicine" from hi Aunt & Uncle who made it from their still.

Despite the challenges and colorful stories of moonshine, drugs, and a family with its share of complexities, there was a constant thread running through Dale's life—a yearning to be accepted for who he truly was. Amidst all the tumultuous experiences and substances within his family, he longed to find that one person who would embrace him unconditionally.

Dale's life unfolded in three distinct phases, with one-third spent in Ohio, one-third in Tampa, and now the final third in Flagstaff. He grapples with self-forgiveness, striving to be the best father he can be while also reconciling his feelings of exclusion from his youngest child's life. His determination shines through as he strives to be the best grandparent possible.

Join us as we sit in front of Dale's trailer, surrounded by the beauty of wildflowers and distant mountains, reflecting on two-thirds of his life and the hope he holds for redemption and acceptance. The Jar continues to bring you real conversations with real people, and Dale's story is a poignant reminder of the power of self-discovery and the possibility of finding peace through these conversations.

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https://www.youtube.com/@loveoutloudtoday

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#313 Teenage Mischief: From Pilfering Valium to Inspiring Ordained Minister with Dan Collins

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000

In South Phoenix, we had the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Dan Collins, a true product of the Southwest Chicago area. Dan shared some insights into what it was like growing up in the heart of the Midwest, which offered him a somewhat typical Midwestern childhood experience.

As the only boy in the family, Dan's upbringing had its share of unique experiences. His father was a dedicated union worker, which undoubtedly left an impression on young Dan. Around the sixth grade, the government implemented a busing program, reshuffling children from one part of the city to another for school. Dan found himself attending a Catholic school to avoid being bused into the inner city, but this move didn't shield him from youthful mischief.

At the tender age of 13, Dan ventured into some questionable activities, including pilfering Valiums from his grandma's medicine cabinet and even getting caught selling "black beauties." This led to a tumultuous period that culminated in a 90-day stay in a psychiatric ward. His stay was etched in his memory, from the names of the counselors to the doctors who attended to him. After his release, he entered high school and fell into a life of gang involvement, distancing himself from his family.

A pivotal moment came when Dan found his passion in sports, particularly track, and believed he was on the right track (pun intended). However, a series of mistakes led to him losing his eligibility, pushing him down a darker path. Despite enduring hardships, including struggles with alcoholism, Dan managed to achieve sobriety in 2013, embarking on a journey of recovery.

Remarkably, Dan is now an ordained minister who dedicates his life to working with addicts and alcoholics, offering support and guidance. His story is one of struggle, resilience, redemption, and ultimately, service. Join us in this powerful episode as we delve into Dan's life, filled with its share of trials and triumphs, and discover the inspiring journey of a man who found a higher calling in helping others. This is The Jar, where we engage in real conversations with real people, sharing their compelling stories.

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#312 An Immigrant's Tale: A Journey from Costa Rica to Phoenix with Ron Cortez

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In the heart of Phoenix, we had the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Ron Cortez, at his charming coffee shop that he co-owns with his wife, Judith. Ron's story is a testament to the American dream, with its origins in Costa Rica.

Born in the 1960s in Costa Rica, Ron embarked on his journey to America in the 1980s as an immigrant. His parents had always been entrepreneurs, instilling in him a strong work ethic and a drive to succeed. Ron grew up with two brothers and a sister in a Catholic household, where he was shaped by his family's values.

Upon arriving in the United States, Ron leveraged his background in banking to secure a job, a career path he pursued for eight years. However, life had its twists and turns, and Ron found himself at the lowest point he had ever experienced. But judging by Ron's resilience and determination, it's evident that not much can keep him down.

Ron faced adversity earlier in his life when he lost a leg while navigating the challenges of street life. However, he had a strong, influential figure in his life—his grandmother, who lived to the remarkable age of 107. Hailing from Panama, she played a vital role in shaping Ron's character and values.

Despite the obstacles he faced, Ron discovered love and built a beautiful family, including two daughters and a son. Alongside his family, he ventured into the coffee and cocoa business, which has become an incredible success story. Ron's journey as an immigrant who has created a thriving family and business is truly inspirational.

Join us in this episode of The Jar as we engage in a real conversation with Ron, a remarkable individual who has forged his path in pursuit of the American dream. His story is a testament to resilience, determination, and the beauty of building a meaningful life and business.

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#311 A Unique Farm Experience: Lavender Fields, Goat Walks, and Glamping with Muriel De Roeck

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Nestled down a peaceful dirt road off a main highway in Sonoita lies Muriel's Wild Oak Farm, a haven of tranquility and renewal. Muriel's story is one of transformation and resilience, and her farm reflects the beauty she's created amidst life's challenges.

Originally a Staten Island, New York native, Muriel always felt the call of the countryside, yearning to escape the city's hustle and bustle. She grew up with one brother, navigating her family's evolving religious beliefs, from staunch religiosity to atheism and then a return to spirituality through a unique "Dog church." However, her mother's job at the University of Arizona led the family out west, away from the city she longed to leave behind.

Muriel married and had two daughters, devoting herself to her family and her marriage for 27 years. Amidst her dedication to making her marriage work, she ran several businesses. However, in 2015, Muriel faced the painful reality of divorce, which brought significant changes to her life.

At Wild Oak Farm, Muriel cultivates over a thousand lavender plants, tends to her goats, and is in the process of creating a glamorous camping (glamping) facility. Guests can take goats for tranquil walks on the rolling hills and meditate in the fragrant lavender fields. The farm reflects her unwavering determination to build a place of beauty, peace, and renewal.

During the Blakely Ranch Equine Retreat, we had the privilege of touring Muriel's farm, taking her goats for strolls, and experiencing the serenity of her lavender fields. She also offers a selection of wonderful farm products for sale, reflecting her deep connection to her land.

Muriel's journey is a testament to her resilience and her pursuit of a fulfilling life. Despite the challenges she's faced, her indomitable spirit shines through. Wild Oak Farm is not just a place; it's a testament to Muriel's ability to create a sanctuary of beauty, serenity, and renewal right where she is, at home.

Join us, Muriel, and The Jar for a heartfelt conversation with a remarkable person who has found her piece of paradise and her path to a good life amidst life's trials and tribulations.

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#310 Providing Comfort and Care: The Role of a Death Doula with Holly Stefanski

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We met Holly at her bunkhouse near Sonoita, Arizona, where she shared her remarkable life journey with us. Originally from Michigan, Holly's life took her to central Florida, where she grew up with her parents, a brother, and a half-sister. Her father worked as a filter salesman, and her mother's wanderlust led to a childhood filled with change, encompassing 13 schools and seven marriages.

Holly herself experienced two marriages and had three children. However, her life took a heartbreaking turn when she lost her daughter to a long battle with cancer. This profound loss led Holly down a path she could never have anticipated: becoming a death doula.

In her role as a death doula, Holly provides invaluable support and comfort to individuals nearing the end of their lives. Her journey has transformed her into a compassionate caregiver with a deep understanding of the end-of-life process. Through her experiences, she's found a sense of purpose in helping others navigate this challenging stage of life.

Holly's story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the capacity to find purpose and meaning even in the face of tragedy. Join us as we sit down with Holly and The Jar for an authentic conversation with a real person who has discovered a profound calling in the midst of life's trials.

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#309 Equine Therapy and the Blakely Ranch: A Profound Healing Modality with Tami Blakely

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In a picturesque and historic home nestled on the edges of Sonoita, we had the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Tami Blakely. Her stunning property, complete with an expansive view and a pack of six Ridgebacks, set the stage for our conversation.

Tami is a true Arizona native, hailing from a family with deep roots in the state—fifth generation, to be precise. Her family's journey began with the ownership of the only original general store in their area. Over time, they transitioned into the oil and gas industry, becoming prominent players in the Wickenburg, Arizona region as the state developed.

Our introduction to Tami came through another guest on the show, Terri Malloy. We had the privilege of participating in a three-day equine therapy retreat at the Blakely Ranch, an experience that left a profound impact on us. Equine therapy, for those unfamiliar, is a powerful and transformative healing modality. It allows clients to communicate and connect with horses in profound ways, leading to personal growth and insights.

Tami's role in this retreat was multi-faceted. First and foremost, she's a bona fide cowgirl, contributing a deep knowledge of equine interactions. Secondly, her coaching skills are top-notch, helping clients navigate their emotions and experiences during the therapy. The third, and perhaps most remarkable, attribute is her gift of sensing people's emotional states and the presence of things seen and unseen.

Our conversation with Tami was nothing short of fascinating. She effortlessly responded to our questions, often revealing the answer before we finished reading them. Her personal story, while tragic and at times unimaginable in its hardships, has shaped her into the extraordinary person she is today. She's estranged from her family due to circumstances beyond her control, yet she's taken every life challenge and turned it into her life's purpose. Tami Blakely serves as a shining example of how to transform adversity into strength and purpose. Join us, Tami, and The Jar in this captivating episode that showcases the power of resilience and the human spirit.

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#308 A Personal Journey of Forgiveness: A Candid Discussion On Abortion, with Annaliese Dompe

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In the picturesque hills of Sonoita, Arizona, we had the privilege of meeting our next guest, Annaliese, in her beautiful home nestled into the hillside.

Annaliese's life journey began in Kingston, Jamaica, where her family had relocated due to her father's work as a builder of factories. Growing up in Kingston provided her with a unique and vibrant childhood, complete with all the challenges of a developing country. Yet, amidst those challenges, Annaliese had the opportunity to experience life in a different culture.

The family had their own brush with fame, as they became acquainted with the Bob Marley family, particularly the daughters. Eventually, life led them to a small town in Oregon, where Annaliese fell in love with the simplicity and charm of rural living, especially her deep connection with animals. She shared the challenges of growing up in a household marked by her father's struggles with alcohol and abuse, a situation that eventually led to her mother's departure, leaving behind three brothers.

Annaliese's journey took an exciting turn when she joined the Blakely Ranch Equine Retreat, working alongside our other guest, Tami Blakely. This retreat allowed her to tap into her incredible hosting skills, opening her home to participants and exploring her catering expertise by partnering with events like this. Her wife, Deanna, also played an essential role by graciously opening up their home to support Annaliese's endeavors.

During our conversation, Annaliese opened up about a profoundly personal and touching moment regarding forgiveness. She candidly discussed her decision to have an abortion and the complex emotions that often accompany such decisions, especially when reflecting on them in later years. We also delved into the delightful story of how Annaliese met her wife, which added a touch of humor and warmth to our conversation.

Annaliese's story is that of a truly beautiful human being, and we are grateful to have met her on this journey with The Jar. As she embarks on a new chapter in her life, we had the opportunity to reflect on who she is today and how her unique journey has shaped her into the remarkable person she has become. Join us in this insightful and heartfelt episode.

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#307 Dealing with an Alcoholic Parent: The Path to Forgiveness with Ivy Miles

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We met Ivy Miles on a Wednesday in Las Cruces, where she shared her remarkable life journey with us. Ivy hails from Illinois, where she grew up in a family with mom, dad, and two brothers. Her family faced significant challenges, particularly due to her father's alcoholism, which led to her parents' divorce when Ivy was just 19.

Her mother battled breast cancer not once but twice, adding emotional strain to Ivy's life. Amidst these hardships, Ivy eventually found a path to forgiveness with her father, a journey fraught with the complexities of dealing with an alcoholic parent.

Ivy's family was deeply religious, frequenting church gatherings during her upbringing. Her grandmother played a pivotal role in teaching her about the omnipresence of God. However, Ivy's mother had a more closed-off approach to spirituality.

During her teenage years, Ivy found herself drawn to a troublesome crowd as a means of escaping the chaos at home. This period of her life led her down a dangerous path. Still, Ivy realized that there was more to life and that she needed to make a change.

With newfound determination, Ivy turned her life around. She managed to get into college and discovered her passion for psychology. However, her journey through college was challenging, marked by a lack of support. Ultimately, Ivy made the difficult decision to drop out.

Her life hasn't been perfect, but Ivy describes it as beautiful. Her story is one of resilience, renewal, and personal growth. It's a testament to the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Join us as we sit down with Ivy and The Jar for an authentic conversation with a real person who has traveled a unique and inspiring path through life.

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#306 Career Twists and Turns: From Veterinary Aspirations to Insurance Success with Jasmine Crunk

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In our latest podcast episode, we had the privilege of sitting down with the resilient and inspiring Jasmine Crunk, a Las Cruces native whose life journey has been marked by profound challenges and transformative moments.

Jasmine's story begins in Las Cruces, where she grew up with her brother and loving parents, deeply rooted in their community. However, her pursuit of a dream took her thousands of miles away to upstate New York for a college internship on the path to becoming a veterinarian. Little did she know that this journey would lead to a period of introspection and, ultimately, self-discovery.

During her time in upstate New York, Jasmine found herself working at an animal clinic, where she thrived professionally. However, she also realized that she was slowly slipping into depression, grappling with loneliness and uncertainty about her life's direction. The turning point came in 2019 when her father had a life-altering accident, prompting Jasmine to return home to assist in his recovery.

Tragically, her homecoming was further complicated when her mother fell seriously ill and was diagnosed with stage four cancer. This was an especially challenging situation for Jasmine, who had grown up in a home affected by alcoholism. Now, she faced the daunting task of caring for both parents, a responsibility further intensified by the loss of her brother to suicide.

Amidst these emotional trials, Jasmine's career took various twists and turns. She transitioned from veterinary aspirations to becoming a child behavioral specialist, only to realize it wasn't her true calling. Back in Las Cruces, she explored a career in real estate, which unexpectedly opened the door to a fulfilling insurance job that profoundly changed her life.

Even more heartwarming, Jasmine's husband, Shaun, is set to join her in this new venture, further strengthening their bond as they build their business together.

Join us as we delve into Jasmine's inspiring journey on The Jar, where real conversations with real people reveal the extraordinary in the ordinary. Don't miss her touching closing message to her beloved children, a testament to the power of resilience and determination.

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#305 A Longing for Maternal Love: My Experience With an Adopted with MotherJennie Bishop

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In our latest episode, we sit down with the remarkable Jennie Bishop, a resilient woman from Henrico County, Virginia. Jennie's life journey is a testament to strength, transformation, and the enduring power of love.

From the very beginning, Jennie's life was marked by unique challenges. Born to a teenage mother, she became a mother herself at just 22 years old, giving her a newfound appreciation for the concept of family. However, family dynamics were far from simple, as she grew up under the care of her truck driver father and adopted mother. Her relationship with her adopted mother was complex, and she longed for the maternal love she had never truly felt.

Jennie's family also included an adopted brother with whom she struggled to connect. Their diverse backgrounds, with her parents being hippies and his parents being sports enthusiasts, added layers of complexity to their relationship. As life unfolded, Jennie found herself battling a harrowing heroin addiction. She discovered that her birth mother had used drugs, including heavy doses of acid, during her pregnancy with Jennie, shedding light on some of the challenges she faced.

Amidst a period of wandering, where she lived in her car and lacked direction, Jennie made a pivotal decision. She left it to chance, flipping a coin to decide between different destinations. Fate led her to Albuquerque, where she crossed paths with her now-husband Cliff. Their love story blossomed, leading to marriage and the start of a beautiful family.

Jennie's life has undergone a profound transformation, breaking the cycle of hardship. She has channeled her nurturing instincts towards raising her children and reshaping their future. Jennie's story is one of redemption, hope, and a heartfelt message about self-love and embracing the expectations that lie ahead. Join us as we dive into Jennie's inspiring journey on The Jar, where real conversations with real people uncover the extraordinary within us all.

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#304 Tarot Cards and Computers: Samantha's Unique Family Dynamics with Samantha Belletete

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In this engaging episode of The Jar podcast, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Samantha Bella Chtie in her Las Cruces home. Originally hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, Samantha's life journey is filled with fascinating twists and turns.

Her parents' divorce when she was just five years old marked the beginning of her unique upbringing. At the age of eleven, her mother remarried, and Samantha enjoyed the spectacle of it all. As an only child, her formative years were colored by her family's dynamics, which would later shape her perspective on life. Samantha's academic path led her to Greensboro, North Carolina, where she pursued her college education. After graduating, she chose to remain in the area for a period, setting the stage for the adventures and stories she would later share.

During our conversation, Samantha delves into her intriguing religious experiences with a cow, offering a glimpse into her spiritual journey. She also shares a remarkable story about her husband and the challenging journey they navigated in the midst of a divorce.

One of the recurring themes of Samantha's life story is her unique family. Her mother was not only a tarot card reader but also a computer programmer, providing an interesting contrast that reflects Samantha's own diverse interests and career. Additionally, Samantha's father's business connections bear relevance to her own current pursuits.

Samantha expresses deep appreciation for her husband and the personal growth she experienced during their time together. Like many guests on The Jar, Samantha's most recent life chapters are some of the most exciting, filled with adventures in VFW dating and significant personal changes over the past three months. Join us as we embark on another captivating conversation with Samantha and The Jar, where we engage in real discussions with real people, exploring the fascinating tapestry of their lives.

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#303 Embracing Identity: Judah Merez Journey as a Trans Woman

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 9 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting Judah Merez, in her home on a tranquil suburban street in Los Cruces during the Labor Day weekend. The vibe of the Southwest desert landscapes and the comfortable homes added a unique flavor to our conversation.

Judah welcomed us at her kitchen table, ready to embark on her journey with The Jar. Born in 1996 in San Antonio, she grew up in a bustling household with nine siblings. Here's where things get intriguing: her father was a general in the Hebrew Israelite Nation, which at one point was investigated by the FBI as a black militant organization. Judah describes it as a misogynistic cult, adding complexity to her early life.

Life at home was further complicated as her father was a polygamist. The family eventually left San Antonio when she was four, distancing themselves from the organization, and settled in New Mexico. Albuquerque became her home until she turned 27.

Judah paints a picture of challenging times during her childhood. Her father ruled with corporal punishment, instilling fear in her and her siblings. Her mother often stayed at work to avoid her father, leaving the kids exposed to violence in various forms.

Interestingly, music became a bond between Judha and her father, particularly his music. She was drawn to hip-hop, appreciating the power of language as a weapon through lyrics. This led her to make her recording debut at the age of 21, with her music now available on various platforms. Around the same time, she found herself returning to her childhood home to live once again.

Today, some years later, Judah Merez stands as a confident young individual, living with her partner and pursuing her dreams. She's a trans woman, a music artist, and a person in the process of self-discovery.

Join us as we dive into Judah Merez's story, filled with unique experiences, challenges, and a vibrant spirit that shines through her music and her journey of self-expression.

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#302 Family Bonds: Nathaniel's Relationship with His Father-in-Law with Nathaniel Roth

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Thu, 5 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting Nathaniel Roth in his charming home nestled in a suburban-style neighborhood with Pueblo-style homes and rock gardens. Settling into his front living room on a cozy couch, we were joined by one of his furry companions who made a few adorable appearances during our conversation.

Nathaniel, originally from Indiana, moved to Cincinnati when he was around eight years old and spent a significant part of his life there until the age of 18. He's been living in Las Cruces for two years, pursuing his PhD in social psychology. Growing up with his younger brother, Logan, Nathaniel's family adhered to Protestant Christianity for three generations. However, he always found himself conflicted between faith and rules, church doctrine, and human-made regulations. When his parents stopped attending church and left the choice to him, he too chose to discontinue formal church attendance. This decision was significant, as Nathaniel had been deeply involved in church life as a young person, including leading a band and studying the Bible.

Nathaniel shared one of his favorite quotes, "To understand all is to forgive all," which reflects his wisdom at a relatively young age. He understands the power of empathy and forgiveness in understanding and connecting with people.

Our conversation delved into Nathaniel's relationship with his father-in-law, highlighting his wish for a stronger bond and his and his wife's efforts to express their boundaries while hoping for a more fatherly connection in the future.

Teaching holds a special place in Nathaniel's heart, and he expressed his joy in interacting with students and the sense of purpose it brings. This discussion also led us to explore the weight of expectations, both from others and himself, and how this has influenced his journey.

Join Nathaniel and The Jar for a candid conversation with a person who is navigating the complexities of life, including his close relationships and his commitment to teaching.

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#301 The 'Secret Sauce': How I Turned My Unique Qualities into Strengths with Patrick Alexander

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Wed, 4 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting Patrick Alexander in his Las Cruces, New Mexico home, just a short three-hour drive from Albuquerque. After a quick setup, we settled into his living room, with Patrick taking a comfortable spot on the couch, and The Jar positioned between us.

Patrick hails from Southern Indiana, a small-town kid who grew up in a household shaped by divorce. Raised by his father alongside his brother, Patrick describes himself as that "smart but weird" kid. From a young age, he displayed a profound interest in biodiversity, encompassing everything from plants to animals. Until the age of seven, life seemed to be in a good place for Patrick.

However, as he transitioned into middle school and high school, social challenges emerged. Patrick endured relentless teasing, and it wasn't until the final two years of high school that he found relief. He transferred to what he calls the "hippie school," where he moved in with his mom on the Indiana University campus. Here, his life took a more positive turn, and his love for biology blossomed.

Patrick continued his educational journey, pursuing graduate school in New Mexico, where he completed his doctorate in environmental science. He delved into data analysis related to biodiversity, essentially living the dream he'd envisioned.

More recently, Patrick underwent a significant diagnosis: autism. This revelation began to explain many aspects of his life, from social challenges to his internal struggles with authenticity. He shared his journey of learning to be comfortable with who he is, embracing self-love, and looking in the mirror to say, "I love you," or, as we joked, "I like you."

Our conversation with Patrick takes us through his life journey as he navigates self-discovery and integration, ultimately turning his unique qualities into his "secret sauce." Join us, Patrick, and The Jar for a candid conversation about real life and real people.

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#300 Unschooling Explained: Empowering Children to Design Their Education with Kristen Himm

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Tue, 3 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting Kristen Himm at her business, ABQ Homeschool Connection, in Albuquerque. Her facility serves as a hub for homeschoolers, providing support and engaging learning activities. Kristen's journey starts in Upper Pennsylvania, where her father relocated the family to the Jersey shore to pursue a career in contracting. Her parents split when she was about 13, initially navigating co-parenting, but her mom decided to move when Kristen was 15. Kristen made the pivotal decision to join her mother, a choice that would prove beneficial as she thrived in her new environment.

Kristen recalls feeling a calling to teaching at the young age of 14. She had a remarkable teacher who was unorthodox in the system but deeply inspired his students by fostering independent thinking. Unfortunately, he was eventually fired for his approach, and Kristen, along with her classmates, understood the injustice behind it. This experience left a lasting impact, shaping her future choices.

As Kristen pursued her teaching career, she encountered recurring instances of injustice within academia, leading her to question the education system's integrity. Eventually, she decided to step away from administrative roles in education and embarked on a new mission: teaching parents how to "unschool" their children. Kristen is a strong advocate of the unschooling movement, which empowers children to design their own education based on their interests.

Kristen's journey has been filled with pivotal moments, all of which have prepared her for her current role in helping families navigate alternative education pathways. Join us and The Jar as we delve into Kristen's remarkable journey.

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#299 Underlying Issues & Healing: Depression, ADHD, Autism, and CPTSD with HaiYang DeGiglio

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Mon, 2 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting HaiYang de Giglio in her new home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on a Friday afternoon just before Labor Day. The weekend ahead promised a lot of unboxing and settling into her new space.

HaiYang hails from Detroit, where she grew up with a Korean mother and a black military father. Her multicultural background has given her a unique and rich perspective on life. Later in life, she married a Filipino Italian, adding even more diversity to her personal tapestry.

Her high school years were marked by chaos at home, and amidst this turmoil, HaiYang found solace in the form of structure and control in her life. She discovered her place in the world of show choir, where she could define who she was and what role she played. It became her great escape, offering opportunities to compete and shine. However, one form of escapism often leads to another, and she found herself drawn into the party scene, where drugs and alcohol started to take a toll on her life.

Yet, HaiYang was determined to regain control. She embarked on a journey of self-improvement, which led her to overcome her struggles with addiction. She got married and began a career as a paralegal, which progressively grew more successful. However, this newfound success brought its own set of challenges, as it exacerbated underlying issues such as depression, ADHD, autism, and CPTSD.

Amidst these difficulties, HaiYang and her husband decided to make a fresh start and relocated to Albuquerque from Tampa. The move was meant to offer them a new beginning, but it also brought its own share of challenges, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. HaiYang acknowledges that she's a different person now and that finding alignment with her husband is an ongoing challenge they are committed to tackling together.

Join us as we listen to HaiYang's story, shared through The Jar, and gain insights into her journey of self-discovery, growth, and resilience.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#298 Certified Posture Therapy Instructor: Jon Clark's Remarkable Transformation

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the privilege of meeting Jon Clark on a picturesque Wednesday in Albuquerque, where he resides against the backdrop of a golf course. Interestingly, Jon's roots trace back to a small New Mexico town that famously changed its name through a game show contest, leading to its transformation into Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. His father managed a restaurant, and the family eventually moved to Albuquerque, where his father delved into the world of technology by opening a small computer store that sold a revolutionary new product called Apple computers.

Jon's journey continued as he graduated in 2008 with a degree in industrial engineering. He had an older sister who raised three kids, and though his family initially adhered to the Catholic faith, it gradually faded away from their lives.

At the age of 17, Jon experienced a skiing accident that left him with a spinal injury. Over time, the injury escalated, bringing along excruciating pain. Despite the agony, he persisted through life – education, work, even moving to Seattle. Eventually, however, the pain became overwhelming, and he found himself back at his parents' home on Christmas morning, unable to bear the burden alone.

The unwavering support of his parents was a cornerstone for Jon during these tough times. They sold their home to secure a more accessible ranch-style house where Jon could navigate more easily. It was during this period that his father introduced him to a book titled "Pain-Free Posture Handbook," a gesture that initially triggered Jon's skepticism about a pain-free life.

In a serendipitous turn of events, Jon's life intersected with psilocybin. While searching for a used CPAP machine on Facebook Marketplace, a man shared his own problems with Jon and sent him home with some mushrooms to try. Intrigued and unfamiliar, Jon sampled a small dose and felt a reduction in his bodily spasms.

Encouraged by this, he embarked on a more substantial psilocybin experience, aided by his newfound understanding of the book on posture therapy. He visualized the human structure and incorporated exercises from the book, ultimately creating a healing sequence tailored to his needs.

Now a certified posture therapy instructor, Jon has defied the odds. He's emerged from his wheelchair, discarded his crutches, and embraced an active lifestyle that includes golfing and frisbee golf. His remarkable journey showcases the power of visualization and determination. Join us in The Jar as Jon shares this inspiring chapter of his life.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#297 The Artist Factory: Fostering Creativity and Collaboration in Albuquerque with Carlos Contreras

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We have the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Carlos Contreras, in his captivating and innovative shared artist space, a unique initiative he's spearheading called the "Artist Factory." This concept represents the first of its kind in Albuquerque—a gathering place for various artists and service providers to collaborate under one roof, creating a dynamic and supportive creative community.

During our conversation, Carlos passionately discusses the idea of nested businesses and the potential of bringing together artists and creators to contribute to their local community. His vision shines through as he envisions a space where these talents can flourish with the right support and investment.

Born and raised in Albuquerque, Carlos grew up in a traditional Catholic family, shaped by the influence of his marine father and the challenges posed by his mother's mental health issues. Despite the tough love atmosphere at home, Carlos found solace and expression in the arts. His journey began as a slam poet performer, a culture he embraced and excelled in, which helped him carve out his identity.

As life unfolded, Carlos transitioned into marriage and fatherhood, only to find himself divorced and returning home to Albuquerque. Here, he embarked on a new artistic path, exploring painting on large canvases. A defining moment emerged when his young daughter expressed interest in painting on his artwork. Carlos's decision to embrace her creativity inspired him to venture into abstract art, fundamentally altering his creative trajectory.

Join us as we delve into Carlos's story, discovering the evolution of his artistic expression, his resilience, and the unique community-building endeavor he's embarked upon with the Artist Factory. The Jar provides a platform for him to share his experiences, insights, and aspirations with us all.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#296 Life as an Ongoing Draft: Learning from Mistakes and Embracing Growth with John Thompson

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Our next guest, John Thompson, welcomed us into his uniquely adorned apartment in Santa Fe—a space transformed into a haven of new age universe vibes. His apartment resonated with the atmosphere of his endeavors, including a makeshift recording area for his audio books—a testament to his dedication.

John's upbringing was colored by his adopted mother's determination to pursue her passion for singing, performing wherever she could, even in churches and prisons. At 24, a significant turn of events occurred when his birth mother reached out to him on Facebook. Their meeting, along with the discovery of a sibling, proved overwhelming for a young man processing the complexities of these new relationships.

As we delve deeper into John's narrative, we uncover his writing journey, which began as early as fourth grade and has since flourished into a complex and vast ecosystem of creative expression. John's adult audio work is a testament to his dedication to curating and sharing this expansive literary world.

Despite his artistic inclinations, John also engaged in sports during his high school years. A recurring theme in many of our guests' stories—the profound influence of grandparents—shines through. For John, his grandma Lona stood as a guiding force, grounding him throughout his life journey.

John generously shares his writing process, reflecting on the lessons he's learned along the way: the significance of carving out dedicated writing time, the importance of pursuing one's bliss, the reminder not to become a mere chapter in someone else's story, and the recognition that life is an ongoing draft, allowing us to learn from our mistakes.

In this installment of The Jar, we join John as he opens up about his life experiences, weaving together tales of family dynamics, personal growth, and the power of creative expression.

For more of John check out:

His website: www.adultstorytime.net

Instagram: gratefulwanderer7

Podcast: Oddville revue with Adam Herman and John thompson

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#295 Rehab and Beyond: Discovering the True Challenge - Codependency with Kelley Koehler

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting Kelley Koehler at her massage studio – a space that resonates with intention, warmth, and mindfulness. As she welcomed us, it was clear that Kelley has undergone a remarkable transformation. She radiates a sense of self-love and maturity that contrasts vividly with the person she was not too long ago.

Kelley's roots trace back to suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her father's occupation as a racecar driver and her mother's self-absorption marked her upbringing. The divorce of her parents during her third-grade year led to a series of moves orchestrated by her mother's quest for work opportunities. From Arkansas to Wisconsin, the family navigated small towns as her mother hustled for a better life.

The shift from her Wisconsin small town to the bustling urban environment of Houston during her teenage years was a jarring experience. Kelley, who had been accustomed to being the center of attention in her small-town schools, suddenly found herself a small fish in a much larger pond. Coping with this culture shock and the ensuing struggle to fit in, Kelley turned to alcohol, drugs, and other means of self-soothing.

However, her life took a different direction. She left home at 17, and by the time she turned 18, she was in rehab. Surprisingly, her challenges weren't centered around drugs or alcohol; instead, she realized that her core issue was codependency and the need to learn how to navigate life independently from the influence of her narcissistic mother.

Kelley's journey included six marriages and six children. The cumulative experiences brought her to a moment of profound self-discovery. Now, in this beautiful chapter of her life, she has embraced self-love and has surrendered to her own identity. She has learned to stand strong in her individuality and no longer seeks someone or something external to complete her.

Join us as we bear witness to Kelley's inspiring transformation, a narrative that unfolds with each step she takes through The Jar.

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#294 Loss, Longing, and Love: My Journey from New York to the Grand Canyon with David Andrew

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the privilege of meeting our next guest, David Andrew, on a Thursday afternoon in Santa Fe. His apartment, located just off the main drag, still carried the sense of a recent transition. As we parked the van and began unloading our gear, the door to his apartment swung open, and there stood David, shirtless, waving us in with a casual declaration that he had just woken up. After getting settled, we took a moment to chat and even shared a morning cigarette.

David hails from northern New York, a child of the countryside, born in '66. His early years were marked by the loss of his father, an MD, when he was just three. He recalls those formative memories – the juxtaposition of his father's death and his birthday – and the long darkness that followed. His mother eventually remarried, introducing a stepfather into David's life. Like many of us, David endured the routine of high school and college, a job in a tie that felt like his personal version of hell. The turning point came when he abandoned that life and headed west. His first job, washing dishes at the Grand Canyon resort, brought a sense of freedom that he hadn't experienced before.

It was during his time at the Grand Canyon that David experienced his first taste of love – a love that was transient and left him feeling like he had fallen into a pit. As this chapter of his life came to a close, he made his way to Lubbock, Texas, where he spent over two decades building a life. He became deeply involved in the community theater scene, and those years shaped his identity, at least until he grew disillusioned with his job and the path he had been on. This pivotal moment in Lubbock marked the beginning of David's journey to Santa Fe, where he hoped to discover his next steps.

David is a profoundly intriguing individual, and his complexity invites compassion. His interview is raw and unfiltered, peppered with strong language and directness – a genuine conversation with a real person. In 2005, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a factor that has influenced his life's trajectory. During our conversation, David shares a heartfelt plea to his daughter, asking for forgiveness for not being the best parent while grappling with his mental health struggles.

Join us as we listen to David's story in his own words, a narrative that navigates through his highs and lows, triumphs and challenges, as he continues to forge his path within the pages of The Jar.

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#293 The Weight of Emotions: Unpacking Loss Along the Running Path with Anthony Kunkel

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We have the privilege of meeting our next guest, Anthony Kunkal, in his mountain home nestled on the outskirts of Durango. It's a place that perfectly reflects his adventurous and unconventional spirit.

Our encounter with Anthony was marked by a serendipitous moment as we spotted him running up a hill in his signature neon shorts—a true long-distance runner. A brief roadside chat confirmed our meeting, and we ventured up the winding road to his home. A spontaneous decision led us to an icy-cold pool, where we engaged in a pre-interview conversation, immersing ourselves both in water and dialogue.

As we settled into his cozy home, Anthony's background emerged. Raised in a military family, he experienced a childhood punctuated by frequent moves, adapting to new locations every few years. Christian teachings were a part of his early life, yet he felt a deeper alignment with Buddhist principles than any formal religious doctrine.

Anthony's life takes a remarkable trajectory—one marked by his pursuit of an unconventional lifestyle. He transformed one of his home's bedrooms into a dorm-like space, inviting individuals to stay for a modest fee while immersing themselves in training and learning. His financial structure relies on sponsorship funds to facilitate his training, and his lifestyle revolves around self-focused competition, except for those moments of sharing and teaching that balance his existence.

Through Anthony's narrative, we gain insights into the unique perspective of a professional athlete—a life driven by passion and dedication. He shares the poignant story of a friend from his Denver training days, a friend with whom he shared a brotherhood of understanding. Yet, the demands of his own chosen path led to a disconnection, and tragically, his friend took his own life. Anthony reflects on the weight of carrying that news, acknowledging it during intense training sessions but deferring the emotional unpacking.

Anthony describes his approach as "the artist's way." Engaging with him through The Jar offers a profound window into the inner workings and sacrifices of professional athletes. Anthony's commitment to his passion and his willingness to forego conventional comforts to chase his dreams provide a captivating narrative that underscores the beauty of unwavering dedication.

Join us and The Jar as Anthony unveils his life's journey, exploring the highs, the sacrifices, and the art of the athlete's path.

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#292 Therapy for Chefs: Blaine Bailey's Nonprofit Revolution

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We step into the world of our next guest, Blaine Bailey, right in the heart of downtown Durango, at a vibrant coworking space known as The Hive.

Blaine's story begins in the quiet landscape of small-town Arkansas, where he spent his childhood with his sister and their engineer father. As he grew, his perspectives on spirituality took an agnostic turn. With two years of college under his belt, he set his sights on a ski bum's dream, an aspiration that led him to the mountains until an unfortunate shoulder injury put an end to that chapter.

Returning to Arkansas, Blaine found his calling in culinary school, embracing the art of food and flavors. His journey eventually led him to Wisconsin, where he contributed to the management of a small restaurant, honing his skills and exploring his passion.

A fateful call from a friend in Durango, Colorado, opened a new door for Blaine. What seemed like a gentle offer of work in a kitchen evolved into a pivotal moment—he was thrust into the bustling heart of the culinary world. As he navigated the pressures of the industry, he was not immune to its vices—late nights, substances, and stress.

While the exhilaration of the culinary world was undeniable, Blaine felt a growing desire to step away. The turning point came with a tragedy—an encounter with the impact of addiction firsthand when a fellow chef succumbed to heroin in 2015. This heart-wrenching experience ignited Blaine's determination to channel his energy into something meaningful.

Drawing from his own mental health journey, Blaine transformed his pain into purpose. He founded "Therapy for Chefs," a nonprofit dedicated to promoting mental health awareness within the food service industry. Today, Blaine is fully immersed in managing "In the Weeds," working to create a healthier environment for culinary professionals, where their well-being is valued as much as their craft.

Blaine's story is a testament to the power of turning adversity into change, of taking one's own struggles and weaving them into a greater purpose. With The Jar as our guide, we embark on a journey alongside Blaine, exploring the highs, lows, and the transformative impact of pursuing one's calling.

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#291 Harnessing Hyper-Focus: Miguel Medina's ADHD and Ultrarunning

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Our next guest, Miguel Medina, graciously welcomed us into his home nestled in the Santa Fe hills. As we settled into his garage, a space transformed into his sanctuary, we couldn't help but feel the powerful energy that emanates from this long-distance and obstacle runner. Miguel stands among a select few individuals on this planet who have pushed the limits of human endurance beyond 100 miles, defying the boundaries that most of us perceive as unattainable.

Miguel's journey began in Torrance, California, where he was born into a family with diverse backgrounds. His father worked in TV production, and his parents' divorce led to a life marked by relocations between Mexico and California.

About a decade ago, Miguel's path led him to Durango, a location that became his training ground and a hub for ultra-running athletes. During this time, he found love and companionship with his fiancée, who shares his home and his life's journey.

Our conversation delved into the challenges of maintaining a deep passion for an art or sport while simultaneously nurturing a personal relationship. Miguel candidly shared the sacrifices that often accompany such dedication and the delicate balance required to harmonize these facets of life.

One of the intriguing aspects Miguel discussed was how his ADHD, often considered a challenge, becomes an asset during training. The hyper-focus that accompanies his condition allows him to immerse himself completely, achieving a state of meditation that excludes all external distractions, even his own sense of self, during his grueling 24-hour runs.

Miguel's journey also encountered a significant hurdle during his time as a student at UCLA, when he temporarily lost feeling in his legs and found himself on crutches and even a wheelchair. This unexpected twist, however, didn't deter him from pursuing his passion and rising to his remarkable accomplishments.

Beyond his role as a professional athlete, Miguel also works as a medical interpreter, a career he deeply values. Helping people navigate challenging medical situations resonates with him, and he believes it's his calling to be a compassionate guide for those in need.

Join us as we delve into Miguel's life, exploring the dedication, passion, and sacrifices that drive a professional athlete, and yet, at the same time, embrace the beauty and regularity of living a balanced life.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#290 Journeying with Trust: Susan Bennett's Adventure in Surrender

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Tap into the enchanting world of Durango, nestled within the embrace of a canyon near Alpine Rose, where we meet our next guest, Susan Bennett, in her uniquely charming Airstream Tucktaway. Susan's life journey unfolds against the backdrop of her upbringing in Indiana, a picturesque scene from the 70s that featured the idyllic American life—walks to school, the comfort of a stay-at-home mom, and her dad serving as a state trooper.

Susan's father, a remarkable self-starter, transformed his lack of a college education into an inspiring journey through law school. This led the family to transition from their small starter home to a more expansive countryside abode, a testament to the rewards of hard work and determination.

Years passed, and Susan's path led her to stay in Indianapolis, where she got married and became a mother to five daughters. However, when her youngest daughter turned five, Susan had a pivotal moment. She confronted her husband, expressing her inability to continue living in their current circumstances. In response, he agreed and walked away from their lives. Other than one brief visit several months later, he vanished from their world.

With unwavering strength, Susan embraced her role as a single mother and raised her five daughters, demonstrating incredible resilience and determination. As time passed, her daughters dispersed across the country, creating their own paths.

Recently, Susan embarked on a new chapter. She sold her possessions, her home, and embarked on a journey to follow her children, uprooting her life to be near them. Embracing a sense of trust and surrender, she humorously and earnestly shares that she has surrendered her life to God, allowing Him to guide her where and when she should go.

Living a life unburdened by possessions and routines, Susan's story is one of freedom, following the natural rhythm of life's ebbs and flows, and maintaining a deep connection with her children. Join us as we sit down with Susan, enveloped by the allure of her Airstream Tucktaway, and journey through her remarkable life story on The Jar.

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#289 Heritage and Entrepreneurial Grit: Susanna Dy's Immigrant Odyssey

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Step into the welcoming atmosphere of Durango, where we meet our next guest, Susanna Dy, at a friend's home. Susanna's roots trace back to a rich tapestry of heritage, as the daughter of two immigrants: her father from China and her mother from the Philippines. Their journey began in Canada, where Susanna was born, and her parents embodied the quintessential immigrant spirit—grit, determination, and an unyielding commitment to better their family's future.

Listening to Susanna recount her father's progression through various jobs and the businesses he established, then closed and reopened, is nothing short of inspiring. Her parents' journey from Canada to Michigan and eventually to Virginia Beach unfolded as they followed family ties and pursued opportunities for entrepreneurship.

Susanna absorbed the work ethic of her parents from an early age, often finding herself in the kitchen of her father's restaurants before and after school. This experience instilled in her a profound understanding of diligence, perseverance, and the value of hard work.

Balancing her innate artistic inclinations and talents with her family's practical work ethic presented a unique challenge for Susanna. While her heart resided in the realm of artistic expression, societal norms often prioritize practical pursuits over creativity.

As Susanna's parents transitioned to life in San Francisco, their health struggles with diabetes ignited a spark within her. This inspiration led her to create supplements that catered to their needs, emphasizing sugar-free alternatives.

Journey with us through Susanna's recollections of her childhood, her navigation of the delicate balance between creativity and practicality, and her transformation into the remarkable individual she is today. The Jar provides a platform for Susanna to share her story, offering insights into the complexities of heritage, personal aspirations, and the convergence of creativity and practicality.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#288 A Serendipitous Shift: How One Moment Lead me to Capturing More with Hannah Rita

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Thu, 7 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Step into the serene ambiance of the Grand County Public Library in Moab as we introduce our next guest, Hannah Rita. Originating from the northeastern region of Georgia, Hannah's story unfolds against a backdrop of family bonds interwoven with music. Tragedy struck her young life when her mother passed away when she was a mere six years old, but the strains of music echoed through her family, with her siblings sharing her musical inclination.

Hannah's early life was marked by isolation, which led her to find solace in her grandparents' care. At the age of 16, she was sent to live with her grandparents, and by 18, they encouraged her to stand on her own two feet. Armed with determination, she embarked on a journey that saw her earning her GED and pursuing a path in nursing, which later evolved into a passion for teaching.

An unexpected twist of fate brought Hannah into the world of photography. A seemingly accidental invitation to assist at a wedding as a photographer's assistant handed her a camera and, at that very moment, transformed her into a wedding photographer. As the years flowed by, she expanded her portfolio, diving into entrepreneurial endeavors here and there, always listening to the guidance of a higher power. It's these subtle nudges that have now led her to venture into coaching, sharing her wealth of knowledge as a photography coach.

Join us on this enchanting journey through The Jar as Hannah opens up about her life. Her story showcases the resilience that comes from overcoming adversity, the power of embracing unexpected opportunities, and the role of faith in guiding her towards fulfilling her passions and dreams.

For more of The Jar, visit:

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#286 Enriching Souls: Hospice Chaplain, Counselor, Moab Art Director, and Somatic Archaeology with Christy Williams

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 6 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We have the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Christy Williams, in the heart of Moab, Utah, at the KZMU FM studios—a renowned NPR community station known for its unique blend of public radio, broadcasting on frequencies 90.1 and 106.7 FM. Christy's presence is felt not just through the airwaves, but in the hearts of those who have come to know her as a DJ and radio talk show host for many years.

Christy's lifelong affinity for music has been a constant thread in her narrative. Even as young as three, she can vividly recall moments spent in Missouri with her parents, where she was captivated by Annie Williams and her musical talents. Singing and performing "Moon River" for her parents remains an early memory etched in her mind.

Growing up in Kansas City, her passion for music found an outlet in the high school choir. A pivotal figure emerged during those years—a teacher who believed in her, providing the inspiration and encouragement that can alter the trajectory of one's life. It's a testament to the profound impact a single individual can have, shaping the course of someone's journey.

Christy's connection to her community runs deep, and her giving nature reflects this bond. Her roles as a Grand County Hospice Chaplain, counselor, somatic archaeologist, and Moab Art Director exemplify her commitment to enriching the lives of those around her. Furthermore, her partnership with a holistic and spiritual individual mirrors her own growth journey.

As she recounts her experiences, Christy imparts a valuable lesson—her path was not immune to poor judgments and challenging choices. Yet, it's these very decisions that have led her to the most extraordinary and fulfilling journeys. It's a reminder to embrace life boldly, make choices that resonate with your true self, and trust that life's journey will catch you when you stumble.

Join us and Christy as we delve into The Jar, navigating her unique story, her connection to music, and her unwavering commitment to her community.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#287 Heart-Wrenching Choices: My Decision to Leave and Pursue Dreams with Angie Nicol

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Tue, 5 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Step into the vibrant world of our next guest, Angie Nicol, as we find ourselves in the enchanting setting of Moab on a tranquil Monday morning. Angie's story unfolds against the backdrop of the '60s, a time of cultural transformation, as she grew up in Moab, where her father toiled as a dedicated uranium miner while her mother fulfilled her role as a homemaker, all within the embrace of the Mormon faith.

As life led her down the path of single motherhood, Angie embarked on a journey that took her to Colorado Springs. Amidst the challenges of raising her children as a single mother, Angie faced a heart-wrenching decision that would echo through the years - leaving her daughter behind in the pursuit of a new life for herself and her son.

With determination etched into her spirit, Angie pursued her studies with unwavering dedication, eventually emerging from college with honors. Her career trajectory soared to great heights, leading her to a demanding job in Salt Lake City. However, the relentless pressure and demanding schedule took their toll, causing Angie's health to decline drastically. Stranded in a city without the support of friends and family, she found herself returning to her hometown of Moab.

Angie's life has been anything but ordinary. Imagine growing up in the shadow of a father who was a rugged uranium miner and an outdoorsman, while her mother fulfilled her nurturing role. Amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Moab, Angie's personality thrived, and at the tender age of 19, she courageously came out as a lesbian, navigating the complexities of small-town life during a time when acceptance was far from common.

Join us for an exhilarating and captivating interview as Angie takes us on a journey through The Jar. Through her anecdotes and reflections, we gain insight into her wild and diverse life experiences, from being a single mom to her academic accomplishments and her identity journey. Angie's larger-than-life personality shines through as she invites us to glimpse into her unique world, filled with challenges, triumphs, and a profound spirit of resilience.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#285 Living Unhoused, Dreaming Big: A Remarkable Journey with Perry B. Anthony

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Sat, 2 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Step into the library in Denver, Colorado, where our next guest, Perry B Anthony, joins us, accompanied by his loving dog. Our introduction to Perry occurred at a 1,000,000 Cups networking session in Denver. With his service dog by his side and a positive demeanor, Perry's presence drew our attention.

After an initial interaction at the networking event, Perry's unique story intrigued us, and we agreed to sit down for an interview a few days later. Little did we know that the large backpack he carried held all his possessions, as Perry was experiencing homelessness, living in a small gully next to the freeway that he called his camp.

Though Perry may be small in stature, his heart, ideas, and life experience fill any room he enters. From the day he was born, Perry faced adversity—his father's violent act in the hospital led to immediate foster care and separation from his birth parents. Over the course of his childhood, he navigated through 21 foster homes by the age of four, until he was eventually adopted.

Despite moments of stability, Perry found himself in a boys' camp and was subsequently sent from one foster home to another, all while grappling with bad choices and ill-advised decisions. His life took numerous twists and turns, yet today, he stands as a creative entrepreneur, a business person, and a media mogul in the making, serving a range of clients and businesses through social media and creative endeavors.

In a vulnerable and deeply moving part of our conversation, Perry lets down his guard and opens up about the many rejections he has faced in life. He discusses his ongoing dialogue with God, expressing his disagreements with the path that life has taken him on. Perry's relationship with spirituality is complex, marked by honest conversations with a higher power about the challenges he endures.

Join us in this touching and poignant interview, as we sit with Perry and his loyal canine companion, allowing The Jar to guide us through his life's journey—an odyssey filled with resilience, creativity, and the continuous pursuit of growth.

For more of The Jar, visit:

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#284 Traversing Fire: Finding Myself at a Retreat in the Mexican Mountains with Teresa Dunham

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Fri, 1 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Denver, the backdrop where our next guest, Theresa Dunnam, graces us with her presence on a Thursday. Theresa's narrative paints a vibrant canvas of her upbringing, rooted in a quaint rural town. In those days, the essence of American life enveloped her—a time when doors stood ajar, and the laughter of children echoed through the streets until twilight.

Born to a loving family of modest means, Theresa's childhood unfolded in the embrace of a tight-knit community. Religion played a minor role in her early years, setting the stage for her unconventional journey.

Marriage and motherhood graced Theresa's life, but as the chapters turned, divorce cast its shadow. A second marriage followed, but its challenges soon became apparent. It was her daughter's candid insight that acted as a catalyst for change. The wisdom encapsulated in the phrase "You don't have to keep marrying the same ones" empowered Theresa to break free from a cycle of negativity.

Venturing into the Mexican mountains for a life-altering retreat marked a pivotal turning point. Learning to traverse fire symbolized Theresa's determination to transform her life. Armed with newfound growth, she built stores and unique dome homes, carving a successful niche in Florida. Yet, life's unpredictable tides had more to teach her.

Amid triumphs and tribulations, Theresa's story emerges as a testament to the significance of inner peace over material possessions. Her narrative underscores the resilience of the human spirit and the pursuit of happiness within oneself. Embark with us on this riveting journey, as The Jar guides us through the chapters that define Theresa's remarkable life.

For more of Theresa check out her

Website : https://www.samsaralifetransformations.com/welcome-to-samsara?fbclid=IwAR2tqKhE_dvSERms9ik2BjDzZzisbrnA2QvDFAuBFg8PUvMdLcMcQBH6NFg

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#283 Brilliance Unveiled: From light design to Netflix with Joseph Haecker

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Step into the vibrant energy of downtown Denver as we meet our next guest, Joseph Haecker, at the Enterprise Coworking Space. Our paths crossed after attending a 1,000,000 Cups Denver meet-up event, and as we sat down with Joseph, the layers of his life began to unfold, revealing a multitude of surprises that lie beneath his exterior.

Joseph embodies the unexpected—a burly beard and tattooed arms juxtaposed against the artist and media mogul that resides within. Born in California and raised in Burbank, his childhood was marked by undeniable artistic talent. In his young mind, he was destined to become a Disney animator—a dream that began to take shape when he attended an art school for adults while in the first grade.

His heritage, a fusion of Mexican and German roots, provided him with a diverse cultural backdrop. However, the presence of a priest and a nun as family members also left its mark, revealing a side of life that's both intriguing and unconventional. His life's journey took him down the path of fatherhood, raising his two boys alone while embracing a hands-off parenting approach, a stark contrast to the strict and even violent upbringing he experienced from his father.

Joseph's artistic talents led him on an adventurous trajectory, from being a lighting designer traveling the world to installing grand installations in breathtaking locations. His artistic prowess also sparked the creation of a "podcast" that garnered significant popularity and attracted the attention of Netflix, ultimately leading to meetings with figures like Anthony Bourdain.

Through our engaging conversation, Joseph shared fascinating anecdotes, including an encounter that nearly escalated into a fight with Julian Lennon. However, amidst his impressive successes and endeavors, Joseph humbly acknowledges that his most profound accomplishment has been his role as a father.

As we journey through Joseph's remarkable story, guided by The Jar's thought-provoking prompts, we gain insight into the complex layers of his life—the artist, the media mogul, the father, and the man who cherishes the value of growth and experience.

For more of The Jar, visit:

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#282 Healing Through Therapy: My Twenty-Year Journey of Personal Growth with Alejandra Salazar

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We have the privilege of meeting our next guest, Alejandra, in her apartment in Houston, where she resides with Hymie Chapa, our previous guest. It's a unique opportunity to conduct separate interviews with two individuals who share the same living space, allowing them to learn more about each other's experiences.

Alejandra, a Colombian by birth, was born in Houston but was taken back to Colombia by her mother at a young age. However, at three years old, she returned to Houston in 1994. Growing up, Alejandra discovered that her father was not her biological father, and her mother had kept this secret from her. This revelation brought about a complex situation, as Alejandra grappled with the truth and began to break free from her mother's control.

Discovering such a truth can turn one's world upside down and unravel the fabric of their identity. For Alejandra, learning about her real father, who she is now in contact with, adds another layer of complexity. Her father, who knows of her existence and has followed her life from afar, dreams of a reunion. However, he remains a stranger to Alejandra, leaving her guarded and confused, filled with both love and hope, yet also uncertainty.

Despite the complications in her personal life, Alejandra was fortunate to have a strong family culture, with her grandparents playing a significant role in her upbringing. Interestingly, her mother, recognizing the importance of therapy, has had Alejandra in therapy since a young age, with the same therapist for the past 20 years.

A turning point in Alejandra's life occurred when she was caught engaging in a sexual act in the high school stairwell. Her mother promptly transferred her to a private school, where she thrived academically and began to blossom. This experience ignited her passion for academics, leading her to pursue a psychology degree and subsequently a master's degree. Currently, Alejandra is preparing for her doctoral studies, further deepening her understanding of the human mind.

In terms of spirituality, Alejandra's journey took an interesting turn during her college years when a class on the Old Testament led her to become agnostic or even atheist. It will be intriguing to follow her ongoing spiritual exploration and how it shapes her perspective on life.

Alongside her academic pursuits, Alejandra is a multifaceted individual. She is a coach, guiding others in their personal development journeys. As a nutritionist, she understands the importance of balanced nourishment and empowers others to make informed choices for their health. Additionally, Alejandra is a competitive bodybuilder, dedicating herself to the discipline and artistry of sculpting her physique.

Join us as we delve into Alejandra's story, navigating the complexities of her family dynamics, personal growth, spiritual journey, and her diverse pursuits as a coach, nutritionist, and competitive bodybuilder. Through The Jar, Alejandra shares her experiences, inspiring us with her resilience, determination, and unwavering commitment to personal and physical transformation.

For more of The Jar, visit:

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#281 Sculpting Strength: Jaime Chapa's Bodybuilding Path to Transformation

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Jaime Chapa, in his apartment complex in Lubbock, where he resides with his partner, Alejandra. Jaime's presence exudes strength, both physically and mentally, reflecting his multifaceted and inspiring lifestyle.

Growing up in government housing in Corpus Christi, Jaime experienced financial hardships that shaped his resilience and determination. Despite the challenges, he was raised by an incredible mother who kept the severity of their situation to herself, instilling in him a sense of perseverance and a deep appreciation for the power of family.

While Jaime's early years focused on survival, his passion for fitness began to emerge as he entered adulthood. Discovering his love for bodybuilding, he embarked on a transformative journey to sculpt his physique and embrace a disciplined lifestyle. Through dedication, hard work, and a commitment to personal growth, Jaime honed his bodybuilding skills, pushing his limits and achieving remarkable physical transformations.

Recognizing the value of his own experiences, Jaime ventured into coaching, eager to share his knowledge and empower others in their fitness journeys. As a bodybuilding coach, he guides individuals through tailored training programs, teaching them effective techniques, optimal nutrition, and the importance of a positive mindset. Jaime's coaching approach extends beyond physical fitness, emphasizing the mental and emotional aspects of well-being, inspiring his clients to adopt a holistic approach to their health.

In addition to coaching, Jaime's passion for health and wellness led him to pursue a career as a nutritionist. Understanding the crucial role of proper nourishment in achieving fitness goals, he educates others about the power of balanced nutrition and helps them develop sustainable dietary habits. Jaime's expertise in nutrition empowers individuals to make informed choices and prioritize their well-being.

Beyond his dedication to bodybuilding, coaching, and nutrition, Jaime has also pursued academic endeavors. His intellectual curiosity led him to study philosophy, where he explored profound questions about life, ethics, and human nature. Eager to expand his knowledge further, he pursued higher education, earning a master's degree and currently working towards a doctorate. Jaime's pursuit of academic excellence defies the odds within his family, inspiring others to strive for their educational goals and pursue intellectual growth.

Join us as we delve into Jaime's extraordinary journey, where his commitment to bodybuilding, coaching, and nutrition intertwines with his personal growth, academic pursuits, and a profound dedication to holistic well-being. Through his inspiring story, Jaime embodies resilience, passion, and a relentless pursuit of excellence in all aspects of life.

For more of Jaimie check out his instagram @Hi.m3h

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#280 Unexpected Connections: How Fate Led Us to TAMUK's Graduate Lounge with Sejal Bakhati & Danree Delaney

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

A few days ago, as we were driving through a restaurant parking lot, something unexpected happened. We caught the attention of a curious individual named Rudi and his friend, Danree, who were intrigued by the presence of The Jar. In a brief encounter, they expressed their interest in being guests on the show, and before we knew it, their enthusiasm and eagerness had sealed their spot.

This spontaneous meeting set the stage for an exciting new episode, as Rudi and Danree shared their aspirations and stories of perseverance. Little did we know that this chance encounter would lead us to the graduate lounge of the Biology and Health Sciences Department at Texas A&M University Kingsville (TAMUK), where we would have the privilege of sitting down with these remarkable individuals.

The serendipity of the moment was undeniable. As we engaged in conversation with Rudi, Danree, and their fellow student, Sejal, we discovered the depth of their experiences and the resilience that had brought them to this point in their academic journeys. It was here, in the heart of the graduate lounge, surrounded by the vibrant energy of TAMUK, that their stories would unfold.

Their genuine passion for learning, the support they had received from their families, and their unwavering determination became evident as we listened to their accounts. The graduate lounge, a space where ideas are shared, collaborations are forged, and dreams are nurtured, became the backdrop for these extraordinary individuals to reflect on their paths and the transformative power of education.

Join us as we delve into the extraordinary journeys of Rudi, Danree, and Sejal, exploring the intersection of culture, personal growth, and academic pursuit. From a chance encounter in a restaurant parking lot to the graduate lounge of TAMUK's Biology and Health Sciences Department, their stories remind us of the remarkable connections and opportunities that can emerge when we remain open to the unexpected twists and turns of life's journey.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#279 Embracing Abundance: My Recipe for a Fulfilling Life with Ricardo Santana

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We have the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Rick Santana, at his home in Corpus Christi on a serene Sunday morning. As Rick greets us, his magnetic personality immediately shines through, radiating a sense of abundance and positive energy.

Rick's father worked as a welder in this coastal city, known as the body of Christ, Corpus Christi. He had a wonderful childhood, with loving parents. His father served as a policeman, and his mother worked as a pharmacy technician.

From a young age, Rick found himself in the church choir, which opened doors for him to travel the world and sing for remarkable audiences in extraordinary places. Alongside his welding career, Rick explored various other professions, including being a high school counselor, guitar teacher, court clerk, working for a law firm, and even serving as a correctional officer. However, he eventually found himself labeled as "non-essential."

Throughout the years, Rick discovered his passion for cooking and food, using it to earn extra income. This led him to embark on a new journey alongside his best friend—the taco business. Through this venture, Rick experienced an incredible awakening, discovering his true purpose in life. He has since become a leader in the food truck industry in Houston, not only as a competitor but also as a supportive figure uplifting all trucks and fostering collaboration.

Sitting with Rick, we had the pleasure of receiving his sage advice, which encompasses making the most of every opportunity, embracing a simple way of life, and sharing the abundance bestowed upon us by a higher power.

Join us as we listen to Rick's captivating journey on The Jar, where he inspires us with his resilience, passion for food, and his role as a guiding force in the food truck community.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#277 Bad Boy No More: A Tale of Redemption and Growth with Paul VanSteenis

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Our next guest, Paul VanSteenis, welcomes us into his exquisite home in a beautiful subdivision in Houston. The house is adorned with elements from various cultures, reflecting the well-traveled life of his executive father. As we settle around the kitchen table, we anticipate that Paul's story will be an extraordinary one—a life filled with captivating side stories and a depth that could easily fill the pages of a book.

Paul's journey began in Seal Beach, California, where he proudly describes himself as a "bad, bad boy." He was expelled from multiple schools, driven by an inherent inclination to do things his way, with little regard for the consequences. This rebellious attitude became Paul's signature style, a constant throughout his life. While it often brought him challenges, he has since learned to channel this energy in a positive manner, leading him to build a successful business and brand.

In a lighthearted moment, Paul shares a recent incident involving a letter he received from Oral Roberts University, informing him that they were ready to issue his college degree from 18 years ago. However, he had apparently missed a tennis class and needed to complete it in order to receive his degree—an amusing reminder of the twists and turns life can take.

Beyond the funny anecdotes, Paul's story revolves around the choices he made. He deliberately chose to associate himself with the "cool kids," the bad kids, the edgy ones. However, he recognized that a pivotal shift occurred when he started spending time with the "nerds." These new connections and influences led him on a path of personal growth and transformation.

Paul candidly shares his past struggles, including being arrested by a SWAT team and battling addiction to heroin for a period of time. However, today he has successfully established a marketing company. He emphasizes the importance of valuing human life and striving to improve oneself by just one percent each day. Above all, he advocates for choosing to surround oneself with those who inspire intellectual curiosity and growth—the "nerds" who can truly make a positive impact on our lives.

As we embark on this episode, we look forward to delving deeper into Paul's unique and multifaceted journey. His story serves as a reminder that our choices shape our destinies, and that by embracing personal growth and meaningful connections, we can overcome challenges and build a fulfilling life.

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#275 Harmonizing Life's Twists: Patrick Brennan's Journey Through Music and Resilience

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We step into the world of our next guest, Patrick Brennan, as we enter his home in Houston on a tranquil Tuesday afternoon. Patrick's journey began in the Tri-City area, where he savored the simple joys of childhood - those carefree days of summer, playing until the street lights signaled it was time to come home.

Yet, life's script took a twist as his parents' marriage came to an end, bringing with it complexities that Patrick navigated with resilience. His mother's revelation of her sexuality and the introduction of her partner added layers of uniqueness to his upbringing, reshaping his family dynamics in ways he hadn't anticipated.

As Patrick ventured into his twenties, he found himself immersed in the world of music, living the life of a band member with all the allure and challenges that came with it. The rhythm of his days shifted, leading him through a myriad of experiences that would ultimately shape the person he is today.

Through candid reflection, Patrick opens up about the profound impact of closure. He shares a touching moment when he was able to mend his relationship with his father before his passing. This pivotal experience appears to have etched a sense of peace, mindfulness, and spiritual growth deep within Patrick's character. His journey stands as a testament to the art of processing life's chapters, internalizing the lessons they offer, and using them as tools for empowerment.

Join us as we sit down with the remarkable Patrick, whose youthful exterior holds the wisdom of an old soul. His story radiates with insights and a palpable sense of serenity, inspiring us to embrace life's twists and turns, transforming them into stepping stones rather than stumbling blocks. Through The Jar, we gain the privilege of walking alongside Patrick as he shares his unique path and the profound lessons he's learned along the way.

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#278 Siblings: The silent abuse with Renee Holar

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 2 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We are honored to meet our next guest, Renee Hollar, at her cozy apartment in Flour Bluff, just outside Corpus Christi, Texas. Despite the warmth of her smile and friendly personality, Renee's life has been incredibly complex and challenging, with struggles she has faced and overcome.

Renee's journey began in Gainesville, Texas, at around 4 and a half years old, when her parents divorced. She went to live with her father and his new wife, but the connection with her stepmom never truly formed, leaving her with a sense of abandonment and unrequited love. The pain intensified when her brother, who had returned to the father's house for a while, molested her when she was just 10 years old. Holding onto this traumatic secret for a long time, she eventually shared it, only to find her trust broken and her pain dismissed.

At 16, Renee married her sweetheart and became pregnant, but the relationship turned abusive, leading her to escape back home. This pattern of entering relationships, having children, and returning home repeated itself six times with six different fathers. Renee describes herself as a rebel who didn't want to conform or fit in; she lived a goth lifestyle and even experienced homelessness in Los Angeles. Throughout her story, she realizes that many of her life's difficulties were consequences of her own choices. She deeply regrets some of the decisions she made and urges others to learn from her experiences.

In addition to raising six children, Renee also had a couple of abortions. She shares a poignant encounter she had at a clinic, which had a significant impact on her life and opened up a spiritual door for her. This encounter brought about positive changes, providing Renee with peace as she reflects on her life.

We join Renee and The Jar in listening to this beautiful and powerful story of a life filled with chaos and struggles, but also resilience and growth. Renee's journey through motherhood has been filled with challenges, but she has taken ownership of her past mistakes, and she now embraces the present

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#276 Cherished Memories: My Quest to Preserve Home and Heart with Julie Leith

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Our next guest, Julie Leith, graciously welcomes us into her Houston home, radiating a warm and accepting presence that sets the tone for our delightful conversation.

Julie grew up in a traditional, loving family with both parents present and a strong connection to their church community. It was the kind of idyllic upbringing where children rode their bikes in the neighborhood until the streetlights came on—a quintessential slice of Americana. Her father worked as an Exxon oil man, and their family's ties to the oil industry ran deep, shaping their lives in many ways.

It's fascinating how our guests' stories often reveal the profound impact that their background and life experiences have had on shaping their purpose. Some journeys are challenging, while others are relatively smoother, yet they all seem to play a crucial role in preparing individuals for their life's calling.

Julie shares how her mother, a philanthropist at heart, instilled in her the value of giving back and helping others. Together, they have collectively contributed 75 years of volunteer work, a testament to their unwavering commitment to making a positive difference in their community.

From these experiences, Julie has discovered her own passion and purpose—to support the aging baby boomer generation in aging in place. She believes in allowing them to stay in their cherished homes, surrounded by familiar memories and the love of their families, for as long as possible. Her mission is to provide the necessary resources and assistance to ensure that this wave of baby boomers can age gracefully and comfortably in the homes they have built and cherished.

Join us as Julie unfolds her beautiful life story, enriched by the lessons and values instilled by her family. Her purpose-driven journey serves as an inspiration for us all, reminding us of the profound impact we can make in the lives of others when we embrace our calling and dedicate ourselves to making a positive difference in the world.

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#274 Finding Hope in the Darkest Times: Kristina Heppner's Road to Redemption

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We are humbled to meet our next guest, Kristina Heppner, in her small room at the halfway house where she currently resides with her boyfriend, James, as they await the paperwork to move into their new apartment. As we set up the table and chairs, the room exudes a warm and inviting atmosphere, giving us a sense that Kristina's stories will be powerful and healing.

Kristina had a privileged middle-class upbringing, with a wonderful childhood and a stay-at-home mom, while her dad worked as an engineer. It was an idyllic and beautiful American childhood. However, she distinctly remembers the events of 9/11, which triggered anxiety and separation anxiety with her mom, manifesting as she progressed through third grade. As time went on, she started experimenting with drugs and alcohol in high school, leading to a fateful night where she unknowingly consumed a laced drug, plunging her into a dark and challenging place.

Subsequently, Kristina's life took a tumultuous turn, as she found herself in and out of mental hospitals, spending a year on the streets, and experiencing various foster homes. Her story is undeniably difficult, but amidst the hardships, there is a glimmer of hope and courage that shines through. We explore this resilience in the episode.

One of the toughest moments in the interview was discussing the heart-wrenching decision to give up her children when they were just three and four years old, a consequence of her addiction and illness. Like many guests of The Jar who have traveled challenging paths, we often find that hope is embedded within their stories. For Kristina, that hope lies in the prospect of having her own apartment, a chance to start anew and take control of her life's trajectory.

We invite you to join us as we sit down with Kristina and listen to her story through The Jar, witnessing her journey of struggle, but also witnessing her unwavering hope and determination to rebuild her life.

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#273 Embracing Dreams: Amy's Prescription for Living Authentically with Amy Baker

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Our next guest, Amy Baker, welcomes us into her condominium in Austin, and it's a meeting that stems from our Mental Health Today podcast. Being just a couple of cities away, we had the opportunity to connect with her in person.

Amy's journey began in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and although it may not be apparent today, she was born with hip issues that could have limited her mobility. Thanks to her parents' proactive measures, including the use of braces and enrolling her in ballet, Amy overcame these challenges. Her determination and resilience didn't stop there, as she excelled in ballet and later channeled that same drive into bodybuilding and triathlons.

Life took a difficult turn for Amy when, at the age of 16, she left for San Francisco to pursue a career in ballet. However, her focus on dance overshadowed her academic pursuits, leading her parents to withdraw their financial support. Feeling abandoned and losing hope, Amy fell into a period of darkness that included addiction. However, she managed to find her way back to school, demonstrating her characteristic drive by earning a doctorate in pharmacy. For eight years, Amy worked as a pharmacist, but she felt a sense of incongruence in simply dispensing medication. Recognizing the potential for other healing modalities, she embarked on a journey of self-discovery, propelled by the culmination of her third divorce.

Through introspection, Amy realized that her life experiences had uniquely prepared her to become a coach—an intimacy and relationship coach, to be specific. It's a role that aligns perfectly with her desire to help others and make a meaningful impact. Amy embraces her personal growth journey and advises others to recognize the importance of their dreams. By fully embracing and showing up for their dreams, they not only inspire themselves but also become an inspiration for others. Her prescription for living authentically is to consistently show up as your true self, day after day.

Join us as Amy takes us on a profound journey through her life, shared through the lens of The Jar. Her story serves as a reminder that life's challenges can be transformative, paving the way for personal growth and the pursuit of dreams. Amy's authenticity, strength, and passion for helping others shine through, leaving an indelible mark on our listeners.

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#272 Lost and Found: JaMarr's Path to Reclaiming Family and Overcoming Tragedy with JaMarr Johnson

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We are thrilled to introduce our next guest, JaMarr Johnson, as we visit him at his home on the outskirts of Austin. From the moment we meet JaMarr, his presence fills the room with a vibrant energy. His physical stature, aura, and readiness for the conversation signal his readiness to shine on the show. JaMarr is not only a Marine but also a motivational speaker—a ball of energy and light.

JaMarr's upbringing was far from easy. His father, a Vietnam veteran, battled with severe drug addiction and PTSD, leading him down a destructive path. This left JaMarr to navigate a challenging environment, yet despite the hardships, he remained soft-hearted, warm, and compassionate.

Born to parents from New York City, JaMarr's life took a tragic turn when his father, in a case of mistaken identity, was shot and killed. Left to be raised by his mother, who faced her own battles with drug addiction, JaMarr found himself in the care of his grandmother until the age of 12. Against all odds, his mother exhibited incredible determination to turn her life around and reclaim her family.

However, the impact of his tumultuous early years had a profound effect on JaMarr. From a young age, he possessed a keen awareness of his surroundings, becoming hyper-vigilant and questioning the intricacies of life, God, religion, and spirituality.

JaMarr faced difficulties in school as well. Once his mother managed to rebuild their lives, they settled in Spanish East Harlem, where JaMarr's mastery of the English language made him stand out, drawing both admiration and ridicule. Enduring teasing and ridicule for his intellect and articulation, he attended multiple schools until a single person intervened and made a difference. This intervention opened doors for JaMarr, propelling him forward. It culminated in a remarkable 14-year career in the Marines, where he rose to the rank of naval officer before retiring in 2012.

Following his military service, JaMarr embarked on his dream of pursuing comedy in California for nine years while blending it with his blossoming career as a speaker. His multifaceted personality is a blend of depth, complexity, and simplicity, making him a captivating individual.

Join us as JaMarr sits down with The Jar and fearlessly shares his incredible story. Through his experiences, he takes us on a journey that encompasses resilience, self-discovery, and the pursuit of dreams. JaMarr's presence and insights will leave a lasting impression on our listeners, as we delve into the many layers of his life and the profound impact it has had on his journey.

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#271 Revealing Identity: Kim's Journey of Adoption and Self-Discovery with DJ Kimmy K

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We are delighted to introduce our next guest, Kim Middleton, known affectionately as DJ Kimmy K. Our encounter takes place at the Austin Windsor branch of the public library, where Kim graciously welcomes us with her warm and gentle presence. She hails from a small Texas town, a place reminiscent of a bygone era, where coming home at the sight of street lights illuminating the neighborhood was the norm—a testament to the innocence and simplicity of days gone by.

At the tender age of 12, Kim's world was forever changed when her father revealed that she was adopted. While this revelation had been their plan all along, the message was poorly delivered, leaving Kim to grapple with a sense of betrayal and a feeling that her entire life had been a lie.

Kim's family dynamic involved a working mother and a father pursuing education, leading them from their small Texas town to Houston, and eventually settling in South Florida. Despite her Texas roots, she grew up as a Florida girl, embracing the vibrancy and diversity of her surroundings.

During her high school and college years, Kim unexpectedly stumbled into the world of radio through a journalism internship. What started as a temporary opportunity blossomed into a remarkable career. Today, she is a full-time DJ, gracing some of the most renowned venues and captivating audiences with her infectious energy. Her journey even took her to the enchanting realm of Disney World for a year.

In the midst of sharing her life's adventures, Kim opens up about a profound experience she had—an encounter with her mortality due to a brain blockage in the back of her neck. During this challenging time, she saw Jesus in the window of a passing car, enveloped by a profound sense of peace and serenity. Kim attributes this spiritual encounter to her subsequent healing and restoration.

Kim's essence shines through as a beautiful, warm, and loving individual. Her story, vibrant personality, and zest for life radiate throughout our conversation on The Jar. Join us as we have the privilege of hearing Kim's inspiring journey, marked by resilience, self-discovery, and the transformative power of faith. DJ Kimmy K brings her unique blend of music and life experiences, enveloping us in a captivating and heartfelt narrative that will leave a lasting impression on our hearts.

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#269 The Fragility of Life: Ed's Reminder to Treasure Every Moment

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In our upcoming episode of The Jar podcast, we have the privilege of sitting down with a remarkable individual named Ed. As he enters the home of our next guest, Kerrie Stone, Ed's presence commands attention. With his long white beard and weathered face, it is clear that he has lived a life filled with experiences and wisdom.

Ed's journey began as a Texas farm kid, cherishing the freedom and simplicity of rural life. However, at the age of seven, his family relocated to Fort Worth, and Ed embarked on a new chapter of his life. Coming from a large family of six kids, with a loving stay-at-home mom, Ed's upbringing instilled in him the values of love, warmth, and togetherness.

Throughout his life, Ed has embraced various careers and ventures. Yet, the roles that he treasures most are those of a devoted husband and a loving father. The depth of his love for his family shines through in our conversation, weaving a strong thread of faith and devotion throughout his narrative.

The loss of his beloved wife in 2022 has left an indelible mark on Ed's heart and soul. With a heavy heart, he shares the profound impact of losing his best friend and companion of 55 years. His eyes reflect the depth of his grief, and his voice carries the weight of a broken heart. It is through his unwavering faith that Ed finds solace and strength, drawing on the wellspring of his beliefs to guide him through the darkest of times.

During our conversation, Ed opens up about another tragic loss he has endured— the passing of his daughter from an illness. He recounts the heartbreaking moment when she expressed her desire to meet God before her departure from this world. Through these poignant moments, Ed's resilience and steadfast faith become evident, illuminating the power of spirituality in navigating life's most challenging trials.

Join us as we embark on a profound and moving journey with Ed, accompanied by The Jar podcast. Through his story, we are reminded of the fragility of life, the enduring power of love, and the unwavering strength of faith. Ed's remarkable resilience will inspire and touch your heart, leaving a lasting impression of the profound impact of faith and the enduring bonds of love.

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#268 Lessons Learned: Insights on the Transformative Power of Homeschooling with Jennifer Land

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In our next episode of The Jar podcast, we have the sincere pleasure of introducing Jennifer Land, a truly remarkable individual whose warmth and nurturing nature radiate from her studio in Keller, Texas. As a seasoned massage therapist specializing in prenatal and postnatal massage, Jennifer has dedicated her career to supporting women throughout their transformative journeys into motherhood.

Jennifer's roots run deep in West Texas, where she was born and raised. Embracing the values of her community, she embarked on an incredible life journey that led her to becoming a devoted wife and mother. With love as the cornerstone of her family, Jennifer and her husband decided to embark on a homeschooling adventure, providing their children with a unique and tailored educational experience.

Our conversation with Jennifer takes us on a reflective exploration of her homeschooling journey. She eloquently shares the joys and challenges she has encountered along the way, painting a vivid picture of the lessons learned and the deep bonds that have formed within their family unit. Through her insights, we gain a profound understanding of the transformative power of education and the incredible role parents can play in shaping their children's lives.

Beyond her role as a dedicated mother and massage therapist, Jennifer unveils the fascinating dynamics of her relationship with her husband. She graciously shares how their differences have become a source of strength and growth, ultimately bringing them closer together. Her wisdom shines through as she encourages us all to embrace the unique qualities in our loved ones, fostering an environment of love, acceptance, and understanding.

At the heart of Jennifer's philosophy lies a profound belief in the power of grace and service. She reminds us that true wealth is not measured in material possessions, but rather in the genuine connections we forge and the acts of kindness we extend to others. Her story serves as an inspiring reminder to cherish the moments we have and to approach life with an open heart and a spirit of giving.

Join us as we embark on a captivating journey with Jennifer Land in The Jar podcast, where she generously shares her story of love, family, and personal growth. Her words will touch your heart, leaving you inspired to embrace the beauty of life, nurture meaningful relationships, and cultivate a spirit of gratitude and compassion.

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#267 Building a Clinic, Battling Burnout: A Molecular Biologist Turned Therapist's Unique Perspective on Mental Health with Monique Smith

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Welcome to The Jar podcast, where we delve into the captivating stories of individuals whose lives have been shaped by a multitude of experiences. In this episode, we are honored to have Monique Smith as our guest, joining us from Lawton, Oklahoma.

Monique's upbringing as an Army brat took her on a journey across different states and even overseas. Despite her nomadic childhood, Lawton has become a place of anchorage and familiarity for her. With a diverse educational background, Monique has found her passion in the field of therapy, utilizing her knowledge in molecular biology to better understand the complexities of mental health.

During our conversation, Monique opens up about her experience in establishing a clinic, only to face the challenges and burnout that followed, prompting her to take a break and refocus her path. We also explore the intersections of her scientific background and therapeutic work, as well as her journey of self-awareness within the realm of relationships.

Join us as we sit down with Monique Smith, an inspiring individual with a wealth of stories to share. Together, we will uncover the transformative power of resilience, self-discovery, and the profound impact that diverse life experiences can have on shaping our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.

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#266 Taking Back the Power: "Say I Can't" Records with Founder, Joshua Lauritson

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Welcome to The Jar podcast, where we delve into the diverse and captivating personal stories that shape our understanding of the human experience. In our upcoming episode, we have the privilege of meeting Joshua "OBSOULEET" Lauritson, an extraordinary individual whose life defies stereotypes and assumptions.

Joshua's journey began as a military brat, moving from place to place during his childhood. Eventually, he found himself settling in Lawton, Oklahoma, following a divorce to be closer to his children. Despite the challenges he faced growing up with abusive parents, Joshua's unwavering love for his kids fuels his determination to be the best version of himself.

In a testament to his resilience, Joshua founded "say I can't" records, a record company that channels his childhood experiences into a platform of empowerment. Through his music, he encourages others to believe in something greater and embrace spirituality in their lives.

A significant figure in Joshua's life is his grandmother, who provided him with a shining beacon of hope during his darkest moments. Her influence instilled in him the importance of being a light in the lives of others and breaking free from the cycle of abuse.

Join us as we sit down with Joshua "OBSOULEET" Lauritson for an enlightening conversation. Together, we will explore the transformative power of resilience, the pursuit of self-discovery, and the profound impact of finding light amidst adversity. Get ready to be inspired as Joshua shares his unique perspective and encourages us all to believe in our own potential.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#265 Beyond The Shelter Walls of The Family Promise with Sarah Svec & Aubrey Pryat

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Wed, 5 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Welcome to The Jar podcast, where we delve into the personal stories of individuals making a difference in the world. In our next episode, we have the privilege of meeting Sarah and Aubrey from the Family Promise shelter in Lawton.

Sarah serves as the Director of the shelter, while Aubrey works alongside her as the assistant Director. Together, they create a nurturing environment for displaced families, offering them support and a sense of belonging. Both Sarah and Aubrey have faced their own challenges, including difficult childhoods and strained family relationships.

Sarah's journey includes growing up with a schizophrenic mother and eventually being adopted by her older brother. These experiences brought forth feelings of rejection and abandonment, shaping her resilience and compassion for others. Aubrey, on the other hand, has dedicated herself to giving a voice to the oppressed and underserved, drawing from her own experiences of abuse and not fitting in.

Through their work at the Family Promise shelter, Sarah and Aubrey have channeled their personal struggles into a deep commitment to helping others. Their stories shed light on the transformative power of empathy and resilience, showcasing the extraordinary impact individuals can have on the lives of those facing homelessness.

Join us as we listen to Sarah and Aubrey's inspiring journeys, gaining insights into the challenges they have overcome and the compassion they bring to their work. The conversation will provide a glimpse into the lives of individuals who have dedicated themselves to making a difference in the lives of displaced families. Welcome to The Jar podcast with Sarah and Aubrey from the Family Promise shelter, where we explore stories of resilience and compassion that inspire us all.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#264 Aligning Passion and Purpose: A Quest for Authenticity in the Film Industry with JaBre' Glass

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Tue, 4 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Welcome to The Jar podcast, where we dive deep into personal stories and meaningful experiences. Get ready for an incredible episode featuring JaBre Glass, an extraordinary individual with a unique journey. From living in different parts of the world due to his military upbringing to finding his passion in the film industry, JaBre's story is filled with inspiration and self-discovery.

When we meet JaBre at the Oklahoma City library, we instantly connect with his adventurous spirit and curiosity about life. Having spent his childhood in Germany, he carries the indelible impressions of those formative years. Surprisingly, JaBre has made Lawton his home for the past two decades, where he has embarked on a quest to align his career with his true self.

Passionate about filmmaking, JaBre spends his time writing scenes and immersing himself in the art of production. But what sets him apart is his belief in the power of manifestation. He shares a captivating story of how his thoughts seemed to influence real-life events, leaving him in awe of the untapped potential within our minds.

As we delve into JaBre's journey, we witness his insatiable thirst for knowledge. He explores various disciplines, listens to the wisdom of great minds, and embraces the practice of gratitude. JaBre's enthusiasm is infectious, and he continues to learn and grow while finding ways to introduce his ideas to the world.

Join us as The Jar podcast embarks on this enlightening conversation with JaBre Glass. Together, we uncover the significance of controlling our thoughts, expressing gratitude, and embracing self-discovery. JaBre's story will resonate with listeners from all walks of life, inspiring them to tap into their own potential and make meaningful connections. Get ready for an episode that will leave you feeling inspired and empowered. Welcome to The Jar podcast with JaBre Glass!

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#263 Heartfelt Reversal: Exploring the Impacts of Role Reversal and a Mother-Daughter Bond Through a Life-Changing Heart Transplant with Marcellina & Aziah Obi

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 3 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In this emotionally charged episode of The Jar podcast, we have the privilege of sitting down with Marcellina and Aziah, a remarkable mother and daughter duo whose intertwined journeys will leave you deeply moved. Join us as we gather at the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Library to hear their poignant and powerful story.

Marcellina, a true hometown girl, grew up in the vibrant city of Oklahoma City, navigating the complexities of life while attending local schools and immersing herself in the fabric of her community. But her path was far from easy. As a child of divorced parents, Marcellina faced numerous challenges that tested her resilience and shaped her outlook on life.

However, amidst the difficulties, Marcellina found solace in her mother, her hero, whose unwavering love and support guided her through the stormy seas of life. But tragedy struck when her beloved mother passed away, leaving a void that seemed insurmountable. Little did Marcellina know that her own health would soon take a devastating turn.

Diagnosed with a severe heart disease, Marcellina's heart efficiency plummeted to a mere 5%, a harrowing prognosis that signaled the end of her journey. With her family urging her to prepare for the worst, Marcellina clung to a glimmer of hope, believing that her new home was right around the corner.

And then, like a miraculous twist of fate, Marcellina received the ultimate gift: a heart transplant. With a newfound lease on life, she embarked on the arduous road to recovery, defying the odds stacked against her. Her unwavering faith and determination carried her through the darkest moments, transforming her perspective on life and igniting a passion to make every precious moment count.

Meanwhile, as Marcellina fought for her life, her daughter Aziah, only eight years old at the time, found herself thrust into the role of caregiver—a weight no child should bear. The uncertainty, the responsibility, and the overwhelming emotions took their toll on young Aziah, forever altering the trajectory of her own journey. The vibrant, outgoing girl she once was retreated into the shadows, her voice silenced by the weight of her circumstances.

In this candid and deeply personal conversation, Marcellina and Aziah sit face-to-face, their eyes filled with both love and tears. As Marcellina hears, perhaps for the first time, the impact her illness had on her daughter's childhood, a profound understanding dawns upon her. The dynamic between mother and daughter unfolds before us, revealing a depth of love and resilience that transcends the boundaries of time and hardship.

Together, Marcellina and Aziah invite us into their intimate world, sharing the triumphs, the struggles, and the unbreakable bond that has carried them through life's most challenging moments. Their story serves as a testament to the power of love, the resilience of the human spirit, and the enduring strength found within a mother-daughter connection.

Join us as we journey alongside Marcellina and Aziah, exploring the intricacies of their intertwined lives, the profound impact of illness, and the healing power of understanding. In this episode, their voices echo with vulnerability and authenticity, reminding us of the enduring power of love, empathy, and the unbreakable bonds that shape our lives.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#262 Different Backgrounds, Shared Vision: Samuel and Ieasha's Beautiful Partnership

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Step into the beautiful new real estate office of Samuel and Ieasha Larkpor in Oklahoma City, aptly named Thunder Team. The ambiance is warm and inviting as we gather around a small round table in the center of the main room, joined by their adorable five-month-old daughter, who adds a delightful touch to the conversation.

As the questions from The Jar are drawn, the dynamic duo of Sam and Ieasha dive into their experiences and stories. Ieasha recounts her memorable first open house, a moment that holds a special place in her heart as she embarked on her real estate journey. Samuel, an immigrant from Africa, shares his remarkable background. At the age of eight, his family was able to escape the Civil War in their home country through his father's connections at the US Embassy. This experience shaped his perspective and instilled in him a drive to make the most of the opportunities presented to him.

On the other hand, Ieasha is a local girl with her own unique backstory, growing up in Oklahoma City. Through their interview, it becomes evident how aligned they are on many topics, sharing similar views while offering different perspectives. Their individual journeys, though cut from different cloth, beautifully complement each other.

Join Samuel and Ieasha as they navigate The Jar's questions, providing insights into their personal and professional lives. Through their candid and authentic responses, they reveal the importance of never giving up and holding onto hope. They acknowledge that life is designed to present challenges, but by embracing this truth and maintaining hope, it becomes easier to navigate the difficulties that come their way.

The power of their partnership shines through as they share their dreams, their commitment to their clients, and their unwavering belief in the value of real estate. Together, Samuel and Ieasha have built a successful business and a loving family, demonstrating the strength that comes from unity and shared goals. Prepare to be inspired as you join Samuel and Ieasha in their beautiful real estate office, and witness their journey of perseverance, collaboration, and the power of hope.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#261 From Struggle to Strength: Why I Became a Personal Trainer and Life Coach with Ashley Day

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Enter Ashley Day's cool and cozy apartment, just south of Oklahoma City in Norman, where she welcomes us alongside her furry companions. As a Texas girl, Ashley's story is marked by adoption within her own family, which brought about a unique dynamic. The relationship between her adoptive mother and her birth mother added complexity rather than simplicity to her life.

Growing up, Ashley embraced the good southern and Christian values instilled in her. She followed the path of a "good girl" and got married. However, she soon realized that she wasn't being true to herself, leading to the end of her marriage and the beginning of a transformative chapter in her life.

Ashley opens up about the most challenging and difficult day she faced—the moment she came out as gay to her family. Within the framework of conservative Christianity, this revelation created significant hurdles to navigate. While she has found comfort in managing relationships within her family, setting boundaries and preserving her sense of self, her vulnerability with her grandmother remains a struggle. Balancing the need to maintain their relationship while honoring her own identity proves to be a delicate balancing act.

She shares a poignant story of how she disclosed her sexual orientation to her grandmother and the outcome of that conversation. Seeking support from her stepfather during this time, she was disappointed to find that he was unable or unwilling to be there for her. This experience also led her to grapple with the abandonment she felt from her mother, further shaping her journey of self-acceptance.

Through the challenges and defining moments of her life, Ashley has found strength and purpose. She has become a personal trainer and life coach, using her experiences to empower others. In the gym, she finds joy in helping transgender individuals and fostering meaningful conversations about life. Ashley reminds us to assume good intentions, to extend grace where possible, and to acknowledge that everyone is going through their own struggles. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing that people will always be themselves, regardless of our expectations.

Join us as we delve into Ashley's inspiring journey of embracing authenticity, self-discovery, and empowering others. Discover how life experiences can shape a person and how Ashley has harnessed her own experiences to become something greater. Get ready to be inspired by her resilience and passion for helping others, as we join her in her apartment for a heartfelt conversation on The Jar Podcast.

For more of Ashley, check out her website: https://www.kickashpersonaltraining.com/?fbclid=IwAR0BRMJYAG1Rstqdm89KzcbR-o26DATizBwoDXh0ZM1yME8wuE3gOA5CBwM

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#260 Leading in Crisis: Decision-Making During the Pandemic with Lacey Cruse

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Step into the cozy and artistic ambiance of Lacey Cruse's home in a residential part of Wichita as we prepare to hear her captivating story. Lacey's dwelling reflects her artistic nature, adorned with the works of friends and pieces that hold stories of her life, forming a tapestry of experiences within its walls.

As we settle in, Lacey shares her upbringing, revealing the impact of watching her mother leave her alone with her father, while she and her brothers escaped the situation. Lacey recalls the partying and chaotic scenes in her father's house, and as a four-year-old, she found herself navigating through apocalyptic images of strangers passed out, trying to fend for herself. The nightmare continued when her father remarried. However, eventually, her mother returned, having turned her life around and remarried, rescuing Lacey from the tumultuous environment.

During her school years, Lacey found solace and passion in music and theater. She recounts the amusing story of acquiring an "ugly" cello, yet she managed to make it sing, discovering the power of her musical talent.

Lacey's relationship with her mother has experienced ups and downs, strained at times. However, she recognizes that it is rooted in generational trauma, understanding the struggles her mother and grandmother endured. Determined to break the cycle, Lacey strives to create a different path for her own daughters.

In a twist of fate, Lacey decided to run for office as a commissioner around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. This political role holds significant importance in the day-to-day affairs of the state. Despite having no corporate or government experience, Lacey found herself thrust into a serious and crucial position during the pandemic. She became the focal point for decision-making and actions regarding COVID-19.

Now free from that role, Lacey is taking time to process everything that transpired, acknowledging the lingering effects of PTSD. She is in a period of rest, recovery, and reflection, gradually returning to her passion for writing and preparing for her next steps.

Join us as we listen to Lacey's story of resilience, resilience that carries her through traumatic experiences, fuels her love for music, and places her at the center of political decision-making during a global crisis. Prepare to be inspired by her strength and determination as she shares her journey within the intimate space of The Jar.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#259 Coming Out and Rebuilding: In an LDS Family with Aaron Underwood

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Welcome to The Hyde Out, a vibrant and creative building in downtown Wichita, where artists of all kinds come together to share their passion. In the Slow Coast Studio room, we settle down for a chat with our next guest, Aaron Underwood. Sporting a manly beard, dreadlocks, and a ska knit cap, Aaron greets us with warmth and a presence akin to a bear.

As The Jar spins its magic, we quickly learn that Aaron's story defies any preconceived judgments or assumptions. He opens up about his father's role as a deacon in the Mormon church and the challenging path he faced when he came out as gay to his family. Aaron knew that this revelation would likely lead to rejection and potential fractures within his family. However, in embracing his truth, he also discovered his own freedom. Over time, through displaying integrity, taking meaningful actions, and reshaping their perception of him, Aaron has rebuilt his relationship with his father and family, fostering a better understanding and acceptance.

Following his departure from his family, Aaron embarked on a journey of self-discovery. He traveled to various places, but it was Atlanta that left a lasting impact. There, he delved into the art of building and repairing guitars, honing his craft. His travels took him to Houston, where he hitchhiked for two and a half years, and even to the enchanting shores of Hawaii, where he spent eight months. Living the life of a musician on the road became a significant part of his identity.

However, a significant turning point in Aaron's life arrived when he met his partner. Their love flourished, leading to marriage and the adoption of their son. This monumental change transformed Aaron's life in profound ways, and he wholeheartedly embraced the joys and responsibilities of fatherhood.

As we discuss his son and the plans they have for the future, Aaron's face lights up with a joy that only a parent can experience. He recounts the powerful moment when his son first looked at him and said, "I love you." The significance of that heartfelt expression of love resonates deeply within Aaron, encapsulating the beauty of their bond.

Join us as we delve into Aaron's extraordinary journey, where he has courageously embraced all the experiences life has thrown his way. Discover how he has taken these experiences and invested them in his city, its people, and most importantly, his own loving family. Aaron's story is one of resilience, self-discovery, and the transformative power of love.

For more of Aaron check out his podcast on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3y8QI5FP5ahJtAiYQ5LT1t

Or on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@aaronaustinshow

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#258 Heroes for Little Heroes: Supporting Children Battling Diseases with Briana Gallegos

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Step into the bustling office of Wichita's Littlest Heroes in downtown Wichita, where we meet our next guest, Briana Gallegos. Born and raised in a small town in Kansas, Briana's story is one of strength, responsibility, and unwavering dedication to making a difference in the lives of others.

From a young age, Briana faced the challenges of her parents' messy divorce. However, out of the ashes of this turmoil, she gained a remarkable stepmother who became a guiding light in her life. Tragically, her stepmother passed away when Briana was just 14 years old, thrusting her into the role of the woman of the house and shouldering adult responsibilities at a tender age.

Now a mother herself, Briana cherishes her eight-year-old daughter as a true miracle in her life. Her journey has been shaped by her deep connection to church, particularly the music it offered. Briana opens up about the delicate balance of church involvement for young people, highlighting the importance of finding one's own path and taking breaks when necessary.

Briana's compassionate nature and her innate desire to help others have led her to wear multiple hats and take on various roles. One of her most fulfilling endeavors is working at Wichita's Littlest Heroes—a nonprofit organization that supports young children battling diseases. In this role, Briana matches these courageous youngsters with generous donors, enabling parents to take time off work and cover the costs of their children's treatments. It is a challenging job, but one that fills her heart with a profound sense of purpose.

Despite juggling multiple responsibilities, Briana finds joy in her work because it aligns with her core values. Her selflessness and inability to say no demonstrate her unwavering commitment to serving others. Join us as Briana opens up to The Jar, sharing her unique perspective on growing up in a small Kansas town, attending the same school as her mother and grandfather, and how these experiences have shaped her into the compassionate and dedicated woman she is today.

For more of Briana Check out:
Boujee on a Budget page- https://www.facebook.com/groups/840139390636213/?ref=share_group_link
Wichitas Littlest Heroes Website -https://www.wichitaslittlestheroes.com

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#257 Overcoming Addiction: My Twelve-Year Battle to Achieve Sobriety with Greg Wright

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Step into the heartwarming home of Greg, nestled at the end of a charming cul-de-sac in Lincoln. Although this serene suburban setting might suggest an idyllic life, Greg's story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, as he overcame tremendous adversity to find his purpose, love, and the joy of fatherhood. Greg's life as an Marine's son took him across the globe. However, amidst the picturesque backdrop of his home, lies a tumultuous past that shaped him into the person he is today.

Raised in Lincoln, Greg's childhood was marked by the painful divorce of his parents. At one point, he was sent to live with his father, who proved to be ill-equipped to provide the love and support Greg desperately needed. Eventually, his father's wife demanded that Greg leave, and with a heavy heart, his father uttered the heartbreaking words that he loved his wife more than his own son.

At the age of 18, with his dreams of becoming a drummer at college, Greg made a bold decision. He left everything behind, including his drum set, and found himself working at a Florida Wendy's, earning a mere $3.13 an hour. Seeking guidance and direction, Greg reached out to his father, who advised him to join the Marines.

Upon his return from the Marines, Greg found himself ill-equipped for civilian life and grappling with the lingering effects of his father's rejection. This led him down a treacherous path of drugs and alcohol, enduring a twelve-year nightmare until finally achieving sobriety at the age of 37 in 2005.

Returning to his hometown of Lincoln, Greg's life took a remarkable turn. He rekindled a relationship with his grade school sweetheart, and their love blossomed, culminating in a beautiful marriage. Today, Greg leads a fulfilling life, working as a school bus driver for the local school district, cherishing the daily connections he forges with children. In his basement studio, he has found solace and creative expression, constructing a magnificent drum set and crafting instrumental post-rock music.

Greg's journey is one of redemption and transformation. From his time as a Marine to his tumultuous battle with addiction, every experience played a pivotal role in shaping the man he has become—the devoted husband and father. Join us as we delve into Greg's remarkable story, shared through the lens of The Jar, and discover the power of resilience, love, and the pursuit of one's true purpose.

Check out Greg's Band's Bandcamp: https://vector231.bandcamp.com/

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#256 Unconditional Love: Having A Transgender and Non-Binary Child with Rachele Stoops

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Embarking on a Journey of Resilience and Transformation with Rachele Stoops. Step into the home of our next guest, Rachele Stoops, located on the eastern side of Lincoln, Nebraska. As she welcomes us, her little Chihuahua, Cecil, nestled in her arms, adds an adorable touch to our podcast recording.

Born in Wichita, Rachele's life took a significant turn at the age of three when her father's pursuit of the ministry led their family to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Over the years, her father dedicated himself to studying and ministering as a pastor, building his career and gaining valuable experience. When it was time for school, Rachele returned to Sioux Falls and clung tightly to her childhood dream of being part of a performing traveling show crew, a dream that was fostered by her small performance college in the area.

At the young age of 20, Rachele found herself getting married and expecting a child. In order to make ends meet, she returned to her parents, taking on various small jobs. However, a pivotal moment in her life occurred in 2014 when she became an English and theater teacher. It was during this time that she remarried and found her life partner, someone who shared her vision and joined her in the daily grind of building a safe and nurturing environment for their family.

Rachele's journey of self-discovery and healing took an unexpected turn as she recently confronted her past experiences of molestation at the tender age of eight. Reflecting on the profound impact it had on her life, she also immersed herself in LGBTQ+ political activities happening across the country. While the pain associated with these experiences lingers, Rachele finds solace in being a pillar of support and love for her two children—one who identifies as transgender and the other as non-binary.

As she reaches yet another turning point in her life, this fall marks the start of a new chapter for Rachele. She has been given the privilege to open a new high school in Lincoln, where she will serve as the head of the theater department and an English teacher. This opportunity allows her to continue pursuing her passion and make a lasting impact on the lives of young individuals.

Join Rachele, Cecil the Chihuahua, Ken, and The Jar as we delve into Rachele's extraordinary life, traversing through her triumphs, challenges, and moments of profound growth and transformation. Prepare to be inspired by her resilience, touched by her unwavering love for her family, and captivated by the power of her storytelling.

For more of Rachele, check out: https://www.cecilcaboose.com/

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#255 Finding Strength in Faith: My Transformation through the LDS Church with Alaina Hulette

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Step into the Lorin-Cory-Isley branch of the Lincoln, Nebraska library system on a delightful Saturday morning, and you'll encounter our next guest, Alania. Adopted at a young age, she was swiftly welcomed into the warm embrace of her new home in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Her father's transition from a police officer to a FedEx delivery driver added a unique twist to their rural life, as his deliveries took him on fascinating journeys through the countryside, far different from the bustling streets of New York City.

In the heart of their home, Alania's mother embodied the role of a devoted stay-at-home mom. Church played a central part in their lives, with numerous events and activities revolving around their faith. Alania had an older brother and eventually had the opportunity to meet her birth parents. Among her birth parents, she formed the strongest connection with her birth father. Lucky to have two fathers in her life, Alania cherishes the profound relationships she shares with both.

However, Alania's early childhood was marred by significant trauma between the ages of 3 and 6. These experiences left a lasting impact, leading to self-harm behaviors. Eventually, she was placed in group homes, where she endured even greater trauma. The irony of it all was that her parents, who loved her deeply, stood by her side throughout her challenging journey, despite the unexplainable nature of her trauma-related behavior.

At the age of 18, Alania left home and, despite having abstained from alcohol and drugs, decided to attend a party one night. Tragically, she was given a date rape drug and fell victim to sexual assault. This harrowing experience plunged her into a downward spiral of substance abuse. In the depths of her despair, she tragically and painfully delivered her deceased fetus alone, a moment that forever marked her soul.

In her early twenties, Alania found herself pregnant again and entered into a marriage with a veteran. They welcomed two children together. However, her husband's battle with PTSD and alcoholism eventually led to their divorce. Despite the heartbreak, Alania found love and happiness in her third marriage. Embracing the Mormon faith, she and her new family became members of the LDS Church. Her mother-in-law became a shining example of a faith-led life, providing Alania with hope and a role model to emulate. The enduring love of her parents further bolstered her spirits.

Alania's story is one of complexity and hardship, yet her indomitable spirit, her unwavering determination to be the best version of herself for her children, her husband, and the world, shines through. Join us as we navigate through The Jar and bear witness to the incredible journey of Alania. Prepare to be moved, inspired, and reminded of the resilience of the human spirit.

For more of Alania, Check out her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alaina.l.hulette/

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#254 Love, Trials, and FBI Visits: Navigating the Legal Maze as the First Female Team Lead on a Prison Riot Squad with Janessa Finley-Ford

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Prepare to be captivated by the remarkable journey of Janessa Finley-Ford as she invites us into her serene suburban home on the outskirts of Lincoln. Behind her quiet and calm demeanor lies a life that defies expectations and takes us from the humble beginnings of a one-room schoolhouse to the hallowed halls of an FBI courtroom.

Growing up in Northeast Nebraska, Janessa experienced a childhood that reflected the end of a generation in America. As a fifth-generation farmstead dweller, she witnessed the fading remnants of small schoolhouses and family farms. Raised in a deeply traditional Catholic household, she was the youngest of her family, and her formative years were steeped in the values and traditions of her community.

In her early twenties, Janessa took the plunge into marriage, only to find herself divorced at a young age. She also struggled with a debilitating eating disorder, a battle she fought with resilience and determination. As she navigated her way through the trials of her youth, Janessa found solace and purpose in a career within the government sector.

Starting as a young prison caseworker, Janessa fearlessly broke barriers, becoming the first female to lead a prison emergency response team, a.k.a. riot squad. Her journey within the criminal justice system provided her with unique insights into the workings of the law, ultimately leading her to a position in homeland security. Her dedication and unwavering commitment to her work earned her the respect of her colleagues and peers.

However, amidst her professional achievements, Janessa's personal life took a tumultuous turn. She crossed paths with a man who would forever change her world. Their love story was both passionate and complex, as their relationship faced numerous challenges, examinations, and moments of tearing apart. It was during this time that the unexpected occurred—an unforeseen visit from the FBI to their home.

Janessa's partner became the target of an investigation involving threats to an election official. Caught in the overwhelming machinery of the government, their relationship was put to the test. In a whirlwind of legal proceedings, her partner ultimately made the difficult decision to accept a plea agreement. Janessa was left alone, holding the pieces of their lives together, waiting for the day they could be reunited.

Undeterred by the hardships she has faced, Janessa has channeled her life experiences into launching her own coaching career. Her deep well of resilience, wisdom, and unwavering strength has empowered her to guide and support others through their own journeys. Her incredible outlook and profound knowledge are a testament to the power of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

Join us as we delve into the captivating and inspiring journey of Janessa Finley-Ford and her husband—a story that transcends love, betrayal, and the triumph of the indomitable human spirit. Get ready to be moved, inspired, and reminded of the resilience within us all.

For more of Janessa, please check out: Her Blog

As well as: Her Facebook

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#253 Taking Back the Wheel: Incarceration in the Rear View Mirror on the Road to Recovery, and Connection with Jolie Lippitt

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

"Buckle up for an extraordinary encounter that unfolded in the most unexpected way. Picture this: we were dashing out of the library, frantically searching for a sweater before an interview with our next guest. It was in that bustling parking lot that we serendipitously crossed paths with the remarkable Jolie Lippitt. A quick introduction and an exchange of phone numbers later, we found ourselves eagerly anticipating a profound conversation at her home the very next day.

Jolie, originally hailing from the beautiful state of Wisconsin, embarked on a transformative journey to Topeka, Kansas. Drawn by a deep desire to connect with her Indigenous American roots, Jolie sought solace and a sense of belonging in the heart of Kansas.

Her residence on the north side of Topeka became the backdrop for an interview that would forever leave an indelible mark on our souls. From the moment we stepped into her abode, Jolie's radiant warmth and infectious personality enveloped us, setting the stage for an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and resilience.

Growing up, Jolie's Wisconsin roots and Indigenous heritage infused her upbringing with a rich tapestry of cultural influences. However, her childhood was marred by a challenging environment. She navigated a home plagued by alcoholic, criminal, and addict behaviors, confronting unimaginable hardships along the way. Jolie's indomitable spirit shone through as she faced these adversities head-on.

The weight of her pain became overwhelming at times, leading Jolie down a dark path. She experienced unspeakable trauma, having been subjected to multiple instances of sexual assault. The scars left by these harrowing experiences ran deep, leaving her grappling with profound emotional turmoil. In moments of despair, Jolie found herself on the brink, battling with her own thoughts of self-harm and attempting to navigate the darkest corners of her existence. These struggles brought her face-to-face with the criminal justice system, leading to multiple incarcerations.

Yet, against all odds, Jolie's resilience prevailed. She emerged from the depths of her darkest moments with an unyielding resolve to reclaim her life and find meaning in her experiences. Through sheer determination and a journey of healing, Jolie has managed to transform her pain into a source of strength. Her unwavering courage and resilience have become a guiding light for others who have faced similar battles.

It is this resilience and unwavering determination that make Jolie's journey all the more captivating. Her authenticity and willingness to share the rawest parts of her story serve as a beacon of hope for those who have faced their own struggles. Through her own healing and self-discovery, Jolie has become an inspiration to others, reminding us that our past does not define us and that there is always the possibility for growth and transformation.

Join us on this profound episode of The Jar as we embark on a remarkable odyssey alongside Jolie Lippitt. From the chance encounter in a library parking lot to the intimate conversations within the sanctuary of her Topeka home, this is a story that will leave you inspired, uplifted, and forever changed. Brace yourself for a captivating journey that reminds us of the resilience of the human spirit and the power of embracing our true selves."

For more of Jolie, check out:
https://kansasalumnimagazine.org/magazine-article/ku-cofrin-logan-center-kansas/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090544155147&mibextid=ZbWKwL

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#252 The Courage of Choosing Self-Discovery and Personal Freedom with Cynthia Coufal

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Step into the enchanting world of our next guest as we venture down a country road, past picturesque landscapes, and reach the end of a long driveway, where Cynthia's lovely home awaits. Nestled amidst the tranquility of Topeka's outskirts, we find ourselves entering her sanctuary, setting up The Jar and microphones on an old card table in her cozy office.

Cynthia's story begins in a small town, a world shaped by the rhythm of farm life and the reverberations of the Baptist church. Yet, despite the idyllic surroundings, Cynthia harbored a deep discontent, yearning for something beyond the boundaries of her rural upbringing. Her spirit longed for the vibrant pulse of city life, yearning to break free from the confines of the farm and make her mark on the wider world. She fearlessly voiced her dissent, making her feelings known both within the family farm and among her peers at school.

In her pursuit of a life beyond the farm, Cynthia took a momentous step by marrying an older man and embracing the role of a mother to his child. For fifteen years, she walked a path defined by marriage and motherhood, growing and maturing in the process. However, as her own identity blossomed, Cynthia found herself increasingly constrained by the limitations of her relationship. The whispers of her own dreams grew louder, beckoning her to embrace her true self.

In a heart-wrenching twist, Cynthia mustered the courage to make a difficult choice—she made the painful decision to leave her husband and her daughter behind for the sake of her own sanity. This moment of liberation was bittersweet, tinged with the remorse of leaving loved ones behind. However, Cynthia's daughter, in an act of remarkable maturity, encouraged her mother to embark on a journey towards personal freedom while remaining in the familiar embrace of their shared life.

Cynthia's professional path has been dedicated to serving and nurturing young hearts and minds. From her role as a teacher to a counselor, and now as a coach for teenagers, she has poured her energy into helping children navigate the challenges they face. Her office, adorned with the wisdom accumulated over years of guiding young souls, becomes the backdrop for our conversation. Cynthia generously shares her insights, techniques, and innovative ideas for empowering the next generation, a testament to her unwavering dedication.

In the enchanting chapter of Cynthia's life that unfolds before us, we witness the incredible transformation of a woman who dares to risk it all for a new beginning. With the echoes of her past reverberating in the background, she fearlessly embraces the uncertainty that lies ahead, ready to carve out her own destiny.

Join us as Cynthia and The Jar intertwine their narratives, navigating the twists and turns of her remarkable story. Through heartfelt conversations and introspection, we embark on a shared exploration of personal growth, resilience, and the profound impact we can have on young lives. Prepare to be inspired as Cynthia fearlessly pursues her newfound chapter, taking risks, and charting a course towards a life that resonates with her authentic self.

For more of Cynthia, check out her Life Coach Website: www.betterregulatethannever.com

As well as her youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@betterregulatethannever

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#251 Trailblazing for Equality: A Courageous Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights in Rural Oklahoma with Wulf Roby

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Venturing into the grand halls of the Topeka Public Library on a Tuesday afternoon, we encounter our next guest, Wulf Roby. The library exudes an air of wisdom and knowledge, with its vast collection of books and meticulously designed AV room where we gather for our conversation. Wulf's vibrant presence is immediately apparent, accentuated by a bold red sweater that mirrors their personality.

Hailing from rural Oklahoma, a small town that nurtured their early years, Wulf recently made the decision to relocate to Topeka in pursuit of love and marriage. As a dedicated member of the state library system, Wulf plays a vital role in overseeing and coordinating the operations of libraries across various cities—a noble endeavor that allows them to support and uplift communities through literature and educational resources.

The tapestry of Wulf's early life is woven with intriguing complexities. Growing up, their mother was uncertain about their biological father, leaving behind a trail of potential suspects. However, Wulf fondly recognizes the person they refer to as Dad, who stepped into the role of a loving and supportive parent, nurturing Wulf and their siblings. In contrast, the relationship with their biological brothers and sisters remains strained, highlighting the intricate dynamics of family dynamics and the intricate dance of human connections.

In a twist both intriguing and poignant, Wulf found themselves married at the tender age of 16, a circumstance that offered little choice. Out of this unexpected union, two sons were born, forever etching a chapter in Wulf's life story. With candor and vulnerability, they navigate the complexities of their journey, exploring the intersection of love, responsibility, and personal growth.

Wulf's passion for advocating for animals and the LGBTQ+ community shines through their endeavors. They share captivating stories of their advocacy work, including the courageous act of establishing a pride chapter in their small Oklahoma town. Their commitment to fostering inclusivity and acceptance in the face of adversity serves as a beacon of hope, inspiring others to embrace their true selves and fight for the rights and well-being of marginalized communities.

In a heartwarming and slightly unconventional twist, Wulf recounts their experience of assisting in the delivery of puppies, a tale that encapsulates their compassionate spirit and connection with the animal kingdom. Through their stories, Wulf invites us into their world, painting vivid pictures that elicit laughter, introspection, and a deep appreciation for the beauty found in the simplest of moments.

Join us as Wulf fearlessly embraces The Jar, diving headfirst into the depths of their unique life experiences, hopes, dreams, and everything in between. Through the sharing of their extraordinary journey, we are reminded of the resilience of the human spirit and the power of compassion in creating a more inclusive and understanding world. Prepare to be captivated by Wulf's infectious energy, profound insights, and unwavering determination to make a positive impact on the lives they touch.

For more of The Jar, visit:

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#250 Finding Home: A Heartwarming Story of Reconnecting and Embracing Unconditional Love with Steven DeVore

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

On this heartwarming episode of The Jar podcast, our guest is Steven DeVore, a remarkable individual with a captivating personality. We have the pleasure of meeting Steven in the cozy upstairs library of the LGBTQIA+ Center, a community resource center where real people and real conversations take place.

With his charming pioneer beard, Steven shares his experiences growing up in a loving and supportive environment. Despite his parents' divorce during his fourth-grade years and subsequent remarriages, Steven has maintained strong relationships with everyone involved.

Currently residing with his mother, Steven finds solace in this newfound opportunity to know each other as adults, discovering different aspects of their personalities, and supporting each other through their respective journeys. Steven's mother, navigating life after the loss of her husband, has found comfort and strength over the years, while Steven himself seeks the healing embrace of home following a harrowing incident where he was assaulted and nearly lost his life during a date.

Having worked in the retail business for several years, Steven has now found a career path in the pharmacy industry. However, his true passion lies in dedicating his time, energy, and enthusiasm to support various community projects and annual LGBTQIA+ events and parades. His involvement in these endeavors is a testament to his deep commitment to the community he cherishes.

Notably, last year, Steven took a transformative step towards improving his health by hiring a personal trainer at the gym. Prompted by his physician's diagnosis of being pre-diabetic, Steven embarked on a journey of weightlifting and adopting a healthier diet. The results were remarkable, as he shed a significant amount of weight and successfully averted the risk of diabetes. Alongside his physical transformation, Steven's newfound self-confidence blossomed, leading him on a beautiful journey of self-love and discovery within the gym's empowering environment.

Steven's story is truly inspiring, and his genuine and compassionate nature shines through in every conversation. Join us on this episode of The Jar as we delve deep into Steven's remarkable experiences, celebrating his resilience, personal growth, and the unwavering love he has found within himself.

Here is the website link for The Center Project, the LGBTQIA+ Resource Center where we met:

https://centerproject.org/

Here is the website link for Mid-Missouri PrideFest, the LGBTQIA+ Pride event that I'm on the Board for:

https://www.midmopride.org/

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#249 A Hero's Journey: My Transformation from Policeman to Devoted Parent with Gamal Castile

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting Gamal Castile at our previous guest's home, Alison Harrison, who graciously opened her home for us to record our conversation. Gamal Castile struck us as a truly beautiful human being. Gamal Castile's journey is one of growth, resilience, and compassion. Born and raised in a community that values love, understanding, and acceptance, Gamal has embraced these values and strives to make a positive impact in the lives of others.

From a young age, Gamal showed a passion for karate, which eventually became a transformative aspect of their life. Through dedication and hard work, Gamal immersed themselves in the practice and teachings of martial arts. Karate not only provided physical strength but also instilled discipline, focus, and a sense of purpose. In addition to their involvement in karate, Gamal Castile has served as a policeman, demonstrating their commitment to public service and ensuring the safety and well-being of their community. This role allowed them to make a difference and contribute to the greater good.

However, Gamal's journey took an unexpected turn when they became a loving father to a beautiful daughter. Despite the challenges and uncertainties that arose, Gamal embraced the responsibilities and joys of parenthood with unwavering love and dedication. Several years ago, Gamal had a girlfriend, and at some point, they separated. It was during this time that their daughter was born. Initially, there were doubts about Gamal being the father, but Gamal never gave up hope and remained close to the girl and her mother.

As fate would have it, the mother found herself in a difficult situation, facing legal issues and ultimately being incarcerated. It was in this circumstance that Gamal stepped up and became a father figure to his daughter. Despite the challenges and uncertainties, Gamal's love and commitment to his daughter have remained unwavering.

Through their own personal growth and the bond they share with their daughter, Gamal has discovered a new level of purpose and fulfillment. The journey of fatherhood has allowed Gamal to explore the depths of unconditional love, selflessness, and the importance of creating a positive and nurturing environment for their child.

Gamal Castile's story encompasses the power of love, resilience, and the enduring bond between a parent and child. Their dedication to their daughter, combined with their experiences in karate and as a policeman, has shaped their character and guided their path as a devoted parent. We invite you to join Gamal Castile and The Jar on this heartfelt journey, as they share their insights, wisdom, and the profound love that has guided their path as a devoted parent, martial artist, and public servant.

For more of The Jar, visit:

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#248 Beyond Labels: An Inspiring Story of Redefining Yourself with Alicen Harrison

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Alice Harrison, at her home in Columbia, Missouri. As we settled around her kitchen table, we immediately sensed her warm and inviting personality. Alice's childhood was relatively normal, growing up with her mom, dad, and sister. However, around the age of six, her parents started to have conflicts, leading to their separation. At some point, when Alice was seven or nine, her mom moved to a farm, and Alice decided to follow. This change had a profound impact on her life.

Embracing the farm life, Alice joined the 4H club and became involved in raising and competing with goats. She developed a deep connection with animals, giving each chicken and horse a name. This experience fostered a sense of responsibility, care, and connection with nature. During the period of her parents' separation, Alice had the opportunity to change schools temporarily. This change allowed her to escape the labels and expectations that had been attached to her from early childhood. It was a chance for her to redefine herself, and as a result, people started to see the real Alice.

After returning to her enrolled school district, Alice embarked on a remarkable journey. At the age of 21, she started her own cleaning business, which thrived and brought her significant success. However, the demands of the business eventually took a toll on her, leading to burnout. It was during this phase that Alice found herself at a crossroads, searching for a way to move forward. Driven by her passion for writing, Alice yearned for more space to explore her creativity. She embarked on a journey of self-discovery, seeking to find a balance between her entrepreneurial spirit and her artistic pursuits. Observing her as she navigates this transition promises to be an inspiring and exciting experience.

Despite her young age, Alice has already lived a rich life, filled with unexpected turns and transformative moments. As we join her on this journey, we are eager to hear her stories and insights, and we can't help but wonder what the future holds for this remarkable individual. Be sure to join us as Alice shares her unique life story, offering a glimpse into her world and sparking reflections on our own aspirations and possibilities for the future.

For more of Alicen check out her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alicen.hope/?fbclid=IwAR3yS3IbomhOCkFk130oacjKNrcYAMGpfKIWygxsseBHotE3xZAQXZskO-g

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#247 Finding Light in the Darkness: Overcoming Addiction and Embracing Spirituality with Chrystal L

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 9 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Chrystal, in Columbia, Missouri, at the charming Selfie Love Como shop located on the cute downtown Main Street. The shop features various themed booths where visitors can take fun selfies. We were fortunate to have the opportunity to record our conversation in the back corner under the 411 booth, and we extend a big shout-out to the team for accommodating us.

Chrystal is a true St. Louis girl. She grew up with her mom, dad, sister, and brother, and it was clear that she had a special bond with her father. Growing up near the Mississippi River, she enjoyed a childhood filled with adventure and nostalgia. Despite her parents' divorce, they made sure to prioritize family time, and both her mom and dad were present during those important moments. We couldn't help but chuckle as Chrystal reminisced about her cool, pre-smartphone, old-school kid lifestyle.

During her childhood, Chrystal's mom, who was battling addiction, made the courageous decision to join a recovery program. This path eventually led them to Columbia, Missouri, from St. Louis. After spending some time with her father, Chrystal joined her mother in Columbia. With her vibrant energy, it felt like she had experienced a million jobs in her young life. Eventually, she found herself working as an apprentice at a salon, and through a series of serendipitous events, she was offered the opportunity to take over and own the salon.

This unexpected turn opened up a whole new world for Chrystal. She embarked on a journey of entrepreneurship, opening a series of businesses and exploring avenues she had never imagined. Alongside her professional growth, Chrystal embarked on a spiritual journey, delving into self-understanding and introspection. Her insights and intellect about life, manifestation, and spirituality were truly inspiring. As a testament to her personal growth, she even designed her own tattoo inspired by the phrase "living in Christ by consciousness."

Chrystal's beautiful soul radiates light, and her positive interaction with The Jar was truly uplifting. We are excited to share this episode with you, as it showcases her incredible journey and the wisdom she has gained along the way. Join us as we delve into Chrystal's story, embracing her positivity, and taking away valuable life lessons from her experiences.

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#246 From Loss to Light: A Journey of Healing and Grace with Amber Saint

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Thu, 8 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Amber, at the Lincoln Library in downtown Springfield, Illinois. The library, located near the state capital, offers a beautiful and open space, and we found ourselves settling into a nice room for our conversation.

Amber's warm and engaging personality was immediately apparent, and it came as no surprise to learn that she hails from Joliet, Illinois. Growing up, she had a close-knit family, including her mom, grandparents, and various relatives who formed a supportive village. Amber fondly recalls her grandmother playing a significant role in their lives and being the one in control.

Having deep Christian roots on both sides of her family, Amber experienced a foundational childhood immersed in faith. However, as she grew older, she chose to explore a different church and became actively involved in the AME (African Methodist Episcopal) church. Her faith became an integral part of her identity and grounding.

Amber faced a significant loss when her first husband passed away in 2019. Although their marriage had been marked by turmoil and her first husband's poor behavior, she discovered a different perspective as she heard stories from people who knew him. They shared glimpses of a different side, highlighting the good in him. This newfound understanding provided Amber with fresh insights and shifted her perspective on their past.

Despite the challenges she has faced, Amber finds herself in a great place in life. She possesses a positive outlook and embraces a hopeful and optimistic mindset. Her interaction with The Jar was a true reflection of her inner light, and she engaged with openness and authenticity. We invite you to listen to this episode, as it encapsulates the purity and grace that Amber brings to her journey and her interactions with others.

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#245 A Mother's Unseen Legacy: My Story of Love and Redemption with Diana Eldridge

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Wed, 7 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Get ready to join us on a Monday morning in Springfield, Illinois as we introduce our next guest, Diana Eldridge. We extend a special thank you to Lisa Nardin from the Springhill Suites by Marriott for providing us with a cozy room for our conversation.

Diana grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, with her father working as a police officer and her mother as a teacher. Later on, her father landed a super cool job at the state police, prompting the family to relocate to Springfield. However, tragedy struck when her father was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), ultimately leading to his passing.

Being the younger sister, Diana often felt overshadowed by her older sibling, who seemed to fit the mold of the perfect daughter—cheerleading squad, homecoming queen, and all. In contrast, Diana struggled to connect with her mother, who was more inclined towards expressing her emotions and delving into the realm of feelings. The dynamics within the family left Diana feeling like she lived in her sister's shadow.

Raised in the Lutheran Church, Diana's journey with faith took an interesting turn after her confirmation. Her parents, in her own words, seemed to step back and say, "Okay, now it's up to you and God." This led Diana on a spiritual path, distancing herself from the church but finding solace in her deep connection to spirituality.

Now a mother of grown children and divorced, Diana reflects on her past long-term relationship. She admits that it had its rough moments, but she persevered and made sacrifices to maintain the appearance of a cohesive family unit. However, she has since found greater happiness and fulfillment. Surprisingly, her relationship with her mother has blossomed into an unexpected bond, and Diana now considers her mother to be her best friend—an outcome she never would have imagined.

In her professional life, Diana has found her calling in marketing for a local real estate firm. She possesses a natural talent for connecting with people and finds joy in helping them achieve their dreams of homeownership. Through her work, she is living the dream herself.

Join us as we navigate The Jar alongside Diana Eldridge, delving into her personal journey of self-discovery, family dynamics, and finding her own path. With her vibrant personality and genuine desire to connect with others, Diana's story is sure to inspire and resonate deeply within The Jar.

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#244 Serenity's Quest: Unveiling the Courageous Journey of An Anonymous Guest

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Tue, 6 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Prepare yourself for a powerful and introspective episode of The Jar Podcast as we introduce our next guest who has chosen to remain anonymous. For the sake of the notes and staying anonymous we will call him X. Our initial plan to meet at the Abraham Lincoln library in Springfield, Illinois encountered a small hiccup when we realized the library was closed on Sundays. However, X quickly hopped into our trusty Jar van, and we embarked on a journey to the capital grounds in search of a tranquil shade tree. Finding the perfect spot beneath a majestic tree, with the towering capital building as our backdrop, we set up our recording equipment and settled in for a heartfelt conversation with X.

As we chatted, it became apparent that X had been discreetly sipping from a water bottle, which he revealed contained alcohol. He bravely shared that he is battling alcoholism and, as of today, it is his final day of drinking before he embarks on a journey of recovery in rehab. The weight of this significant moment hung in the air, as X prepared himself mentally and emotionally for the challenging road ahead.

Hailing from a small town in southern Illinois, surrounded by pig farms, tree farms, and corn farms, X's upbringing was rooted in rural life. However, his journey took him into the food industry, where he spent significant time in Chicago and Springfield. Unfortunately, these environments proved conducive to developing unhealthy drinking habits, providing a means to stay busy and mask his pain.

Amidst X's personal struggles, he carries the weight of his parents' divorce, which involved a distressing incident where his father faked his own suicide. While X was young at the time and unaware of the full truth, over the years, he began to suspect that his father was gay. Coming from a strict, southern conservative Christian background, his father's struggle with his identity would have been an immense challenge. In addition to this, X is grappling with other traumas in his life, gradually working towards acknowledging and healing them.

Throughout our conversation, X's profound wisdom and beautiful soul shone through. Despite the hardships he has faced, he possesses a deep love for communication and a fervent desire to share his message with others. X's hope is that his story serves as a reminder for people to approach alcohol with caution and seek help before it takes them too far down a destructive path.

Join us on The Jar Podcast as we listen to X's captivating story and gain insight into his journey of self-discovery and recovery. Through his words, we will witness the resilience of the human spirit and the power of reaching out for support. Prepare to be moved by his wisdom, compassion, and his unyielding love for the world, as his message resonates deep within The Jar.

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#243 The Divine Awakening: Unveiling the Extraordinary Life Journey of Eron Mazza

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 5 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Get ready for an extraordinary episode of The Jar Podcast as we dive into the captivating life story of our special guest, Eron Mazza. Our encounter with Eron took place in the vibrant Spanish district of St. Louis, where we found ourselves surrounded by intriguing curiosities at the Elk and Vine, a unique shop filled with wonders. We owe a huge shoutout to Vince, the shop manager, for generously granting us permission to record in this captivating setting.

Eron's roots trace back to rural Oklahoma, where he spent his formative years. With a mother who hailed from Queens and a military upbringing, Eron's childhood was marked by constant movement and diverse influences. While his mother harbored hopes of shaping him into a different person, Eron's heart was captured by a dazzling glitter tuxedo he encountered at the renowned Cannes festival. The allure of artistic expression resonated deeply within him, setting him on a distinctive path.

In contrast to Eron's journey, his brother embraced more conventional pursuits, excelling in the realm of sports and adhering to traditional notions of masculinity. Eron's mother did her best to guide him towards a more mainstream trajectory, yearning for him to embody the image of a straight-laced individual. However, fate had other plans in store for Eron.

At a pivotal juncture in his life, Eron found himself entangled in a destructive relationship with a predator. It was a harrowing experience that left him in need of rescue, and it was his stepfather who stepped in to lend a helping hand. Grateful for this intervention, Eron sought solace and purpose within the confines of a seminary, immersing himself in theological studies. Yet, as he embarked on this path, his curiosity led him down uncharted territories, exploring the realms of the occult and delving into the intricacies of spellcraft.

However, it wasn't until the age of 25 that Eron truly began his personal odyssey of self-discovery. This milestone became a catalyst for embracing his authentic self, unapologetically embracing his identity as a gay man while simultaneously embarking on a profound journey of self-love. Through this transformative process, Eron realized that divinity resides within oneself and that coming to know and embrace his own divine essence was the key to unlocking his true potential.

Join us on The Jar Podcast as we embark on a captivating discussion with Eron, delving into the depths of his extraordinary life story. Through the magic of The Jar, we'll traverse the corridors of time, unraveling the layers of Eron's unique journey and uncovering the profound lessons and insights that have shaped his remarkable path. Don't miss this opportunity to be inspired and enlightened by the remarkable story of Eron Mazza.

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#242 Dad 2.0 & The Power of Pen and Paper From A Tech Guy, with "Fritz" A.K.A. Michael Fritzius

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Fri, 2 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Welcome to another episode of The Jar, where we meet our next guest, Michael "Fritz" Fritzius, at the Undivided Wealth Management office in Chesterfield, Missouri. We extend our gratitude to Gary Baker for graciously providing us with this space. Fritz, as he is fondly called, hails from a small town near St. Louis and had a formative Christian upbringing that left a lasting impact on his life. Now 42 years old, Fritz is happily married with four daughters and has built a career in the tech industry. Inspired by his father, who was an early pioneer in the world of technology, including working for Wang Computers, Fritz has found his calling in supporting podcasters. He assists with production and provides invaluable support to help them bring their shows to life. During our conversation, we delve into Fritz's spiritual journey and his evolving views on God. He shares his belief in limitless growth when it comes to spirituality and embraces the exciting yet daunting prospects it offers.

As a father, Fritz opens up about his transformation and how he has become a different dad, embodying greater presence and intention in his parenting. He recognizes that his personal growth is unlocking his true potential piece by piece, and he takes it upon himself to put those pieces together. Fritz also reveals his daily journaling routine, where he meticulously writes down his goals, tasks, expressions of gratitude, and sources of stress. Through this practice, he finds solace, comfort, and continuous personal growth. Join us as we embark on Fritz's captivating journey and explore the stories he shares with The Jar.

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#241 How I Reclaimed My Life: Pregnancy at 16, A Fallout with her Father, and the Loss of her Mother with Melissa Bright

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Thu, 1 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In this episode of The Jar, we have the pleasure of meeting Melisa Bright in her cozy apartment in St. Louis, just across the street from the botanical gardens. With her daughter and her adorable dog Maverick by her side, Melisa opens up about her life journey and the profound moments that have shaped her.

Melisa's childhood was marked by her parents' divorce, a common occurrence in the 70s and 80s. While she looks back with overall fondness, she recognizes the hidden trauma that she and many others tend to overlook. Her father's tough demeanor left a lasting impact, and she now sees how it contributes to her current struggles and pain.

One pivotal moment in Melisa's story was becoming pregnant at the age of 16. This brought disappointment from her father, leading to a "I'm done with you" kind of response. The jar conversation delves deep into the emotional power of this experience. At 25, Melisa faced another devastating blow when her mother passed away. This loss plunged her into a decade-long battle with depression and anxiety, as her mother had been her best friend.

However, in the past couple of years, Melisa has embarked on a remarkable healing journey. She has been discovering her true self and embracing her potential for growth. Through this process, she has realized the gaps in her current relationship with her partner, as well as the striking similarities between her relationship with her partner and her relationship with her father.

Join us as we listen to Melisa's fascinating story, filled with unexpected twists and poignant realizations. From her seemingly idyllic childhood to the depths of depression and her path towards healing, Melisa's journey is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of self-discovery.

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#240 Behind Closed Doors: My Story of Survival & Spiritual Awakening with Casaundra Lee

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Wed, 31 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the opportunity to meet Casey Lee at her apartment in downtown Springfield, located in a building called the 505. When we arrived, Casey was outside, taking a moment for herself and enjoying a cigarette before the interview.

Casey's upbringing was marked by an abusive home environment riddled with drug use. Her parents separated when she was just 11 years old, and her mother consistently played the victim, even in everyday interactions. From a young age, Casey saw through her mother's manipulations and realized the falsehoods behind her actions. Casey was exposed to parties where drugs were prevalent, and her mother even approved of her dating a boyfriend at the age of 13 and offered him drugs.

In a bizarre turn of events, Casey's mother somehow managed to present herself as the "mom of the year" at school, despite her involvement with methamphetamines and the energy derived from dealing drugs. This stark contrast between her mother's public persona and their private reality left a lasting impact on Casey.

As a result of her traumatic experiences and her genetics, Casey has been diagnosed with several mental health issues. However, she has also discovered a connection to the spirit world through her struggles. We engage in deep and thought-provoking conversations about her unique gifts and insights.

Casey's story continues to unfold as she shares her journey of marriage and becoming a mother to three children. Unfortunately, the cycle of addiction found its way back into her life, and from 2014 to 2017, she became a methamphetamine user, ultimately leading to her signing over the rights to her children and losing custody of them.

Even as we speak with Casey, she finds herself struggling financially, behind on rent, and facing the possibility of eviction. However, she remains hopeful that her work as a podcaster and her involvement in mass media, including internet radio and promoting local musicians, will help her overcome these challenges. The Jar becomes a vessel through which we hear the incredible story of Casey's indomitable spirit, showcasing her resilience and unwavering determination to never give up. Join us as Casey shares her journey, reminding us of the unyielding power of the human spirit and the potential for redemption and transformation, no matter the depths from which one rises.

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#239 Embracing Authenticity: My Journey of Swinging and Self Love with Jo Leavitt

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Mon, 29 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the privilege of meeting our next guest, Jo Leavitt, at the Stratford branch of the Missouri library in Springfield. Jo was originally born in Oregon, but when she was around 5 to 12 years old, her parents moved to California. Unfortunately, her parents eventually divorced, and her mother remarried someone Jo describes as a "real jack wagon." Jo's mother was so infatuated with her new husband that she signed Jo into foster care when she was just 14 years old, abandoning her for a boyfriend.

Now, Jo is the General Manager at a local sports complex and a life coach who has a deep passion for helping others. As you listen to her story unfold through the jar, you'll witness her journey of growth, learning, and overcoming tremendous challenges. Her experiences have granted her the credibility to connect with others on a profound level, offering understanding and guidance.

In addition to her coaching work, Jo is also passionate about her and her husband's lifestyle as swingers, which they have embraced for the past 18 years. She speaks passionately about the benefits this lifestyle brings, including increased confidence and personal growth. In fact, Jo even hosts a podcast dedicated to exploring and discussing this intriguing aspect of her life.

During our conversation, Jo shares about her relationship with her husband and how it has provided her with a sense of home and strength after the turbulent experiences she went through earlier in life. She cherishes the deep connection they have forged and the love they share, along with the four boys they have welcomed into their lives. Jo is in a place of great contentment, but we also delve into a powerful discussion about her reconciliation with her mother. While the timing and possibility of such reconciliation remain uncertain, it is clear that Jo is on a path towards healing and closure. Join Jo as she navigates through The Jar, uncovering her own healing, and embracing the transformative power of her journey.

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#238 Lies, Love, and Life's Lessons: Unveiling the Truth with Savanah Boyd

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 26 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Savanah Boyd, at the library center in Springfield, Missouri on Mother's Day. Savanah was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, into a family that included her mom, dad, and sister. Unfortunately, her parents divorced when she was just five years old, and her mom relocated them to a small town near her grandparents in Missouri. Savanah fondly recalls the memories of her time spent with her extended family, engaging in country activities like fishing with her grandpa.

During her upbringing, Savanah became actively involved in the local church, which served as an integral part of the community. She enjoyed participating in events and being part of the church's vibrant activities. However, as she grew older and entered college, her connection to organized religion waned, and she began focusing more on her personal spirituality. It was during her college years that she met her husband, and at the age of 19, Savanah became a mother. They are now proud parents of two children, navigating the challenges and joys of an interracial marriage and raising biracial children.

During her encounter with The Jar, there was an intriguing banter between Savanah and the jar itself. It seemed to ask her the tough questions, touching upon topics she may have been hesitant to discuss. Savanah openly shares about her tendency to lie as a child, describing herself as a serial liar. She delves into the complexity of her lies, their grandiosity, and the underlying hurt behind them. Interestingly, she reflects on how this perception has followed her into adulthood, reminding us all that people change and should not be branded solely based on their past actions. It serves as a powerful reminder to take the time to know individuals for who they are in the present.

Savanah engages in profound dialogue with The Jar, offering pearls of wisdom about living one's life authentically. Her story and experiences provide valuable insights into personal growth and transformation. Join us as we listen to Savanah's journey unfold through the probing questions of The Jar, allowing us to gain a deeper understanding of her unique perspective and the wisdom she has acquired along the way.

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#237 Psychology and Poetry: The Dual Journey with Todd Osbern

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Thu, 25 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Todd Osbern, during our travel from Little Rock to Springfield, Missouri. Our interview took place at his mom's house, giving it a warm and inviting atmosphere. Growing up with two sisters, a brother, and his parents, Todd spent a significant amount of time in Southern California during his childhood. He always had a creative side, a desire to be the center of attention, and a knack for making people smile. It was in high school that Todd discovered his passion for rapping, which served as his introduction to the world of entertainment.

However, his college years took a different turn. His partying and excessive drinking led to financial difficulties, as his father cut off his financial support. Todd found himself working at a video rental store for three years, which became a turning point in his life. Determined to make a change, he went back to school, majoring in psychology. This time, he took his studies seriously, earning excellent grades and navigating his way through student loans and financial independence. The jar prompts Todd to reflect on his journey through the field of psychology and the various roles he has held within the field.

Throughout his life, Todd has also been passionate about playing guitar and performing in bands. His songwriting skills developed from his love for poetry, and he shares how he had to adapt his writing style to suit the musical realm. Todd finds immense joy in songwriting and live performances, cherishing the connection he makes with his audience.

Tragedy struck when Todd's father was diagnosed with ALS. Witnessing the slow progression of the disease deeply affected him, but it also brought his family closer together. Before his father's passing, Todd was able to achieve significant milestones, including graduating from school and performing on stage, creating cherished memories that he holds dear.

Now, it is Todd's daughter, Charlie, who holds a special place in his life. She has filled his world with love and purpose, and Todd's experiences have prepared him to be a devoted and caring father. As he explores the jar, his love for his daughter shines through, and he shares insightful perspectives on raising her. Join us as Todd embraces the jar, delving into his life's experiences and the transformative journey he has embarked on.

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#236 Shoot Your Shot: My Guide to Living with No Regrets with Karen Golightly

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Wed, 24 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Karen Golightly, at her super cool little home on the edges of Memphis. Her home has a warm and vibrant atmosphere, with art taking over the walls, cool furniture, and an array of 100 small pots, succulents, and trinkets of art on her porch wall. We set up the jar on her kitchen table, which looked like it had been around for over a hundred years.

Karen was born in Mobile, Alabama, and she has that Delta southern accent that she can turn on and off at will. She has one brother named Rusty, who is a lawyer and still practices. He was also her sports coach for all of her sports growing up, and while she looks back fondly on her memories of Mobile, she had the desire to get out of the small town. We laughed as she shared that she didn't have any Chinese food until she was 17. She ended up in Memphis for school and then started a journey of fun and education that brought her to Australia, Europe, and ultimately achieving her doctoral degree, before finding her way back to Memphis. Along the way, she even became an author.

Karen talked about the one that got away, who in the end turned out to be a blessing in disguise, and how this is so often the lesson in life. She shares her story about starting "Paint Memphis" with four other people more than 10 years ago, and the fun and learning around that, and what it's like to have an art nonprofit and have fun turn of events. She knows one of our guests from New York, Mr. Renda Writer. We were fascinated by Karen's story and her positive outlook on life. She shared her life mantra, which she got from her father, "shoot your shot" and have no regrets. It's a great reminder to take risks and go after what you want in life. Join us as Karen shares her life journey, navigating through the jar, and providing insights and advice that we can all benefit from.

For more of Karen Visit: PaintMemphis.org

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#235 Tuning Life's Chords: Fatherhood, Podcasting, and Redemption with Justin White

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Tue, 23 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Our guest today is the talented and down-to-earth Justin White, whom we had the pleasure of meeting at his bungalow home in the suburbs of Memphis. As we arrived, Justin welcomed us from his balcony and directed us to park the van in his driveway. We could tell right away that we were in the presence of a musician, with guitars and music memorabilia filling the room.

Justin shared with us his early start in music, getting his first guitar at the age of 10 and playing in a group on the DD Ranch in Plano, Texas. He moved to Memphis with his family, where he grew up in the church of Christ and was heavily influenced by his religious upbringing. However, as he got older, he lost his trust and love for religion and now considers himself more of an agnostic.

As a father of three, Justin talked about the impact of fatherhood on his life and his relationship with his partner. He's shifted away from his previous rock 'n' roll lifestyle and has taken up podcasting as a side gig. He loves to entertain people and provide them with a break from their everyday troubles through his podcasts and especially playing music.

Throughout our conversation, Justin shared some great reminders for us all. He encourages us to tell the people we love that we love them, to share compliments when we have them, and to simply try new things. We were grateful for Justin's openness and willingness to share his story with us. Join us as we journey through the jar with Justin, as he picks his way through the memories and experiences that have shaped him into the talented and thoughtful person he is today.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#234 The Art of Healing: Unraveling the Threads of Tru and Blu with Jazzett & Dwight

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 22 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Jazzett and Dwight at their newly reconstructed warehouse in downtown Memphis, called 99 Front St. This space will serve as the home of their new venture, Tru and Blu, a unique combination of a teahouse and art café. The name is a tribute to their twin boys, True and Blue, with whom they share a beautiful and heartbreaking story.

As we sat across from them, Jazzett's runway-model-like stature and confident smile complemented Dwight's contemplative demeanor and impressive dreadlocks and beard. They have been together for two years, and their connection is palpable. They describe their love as divine and beautiful, a journey that has brought them together to heal, learn, and grow.

Jazzett's life story is one of both fun and adventure as a runway model and of painful experiences, including sexual abuse and physical violence. On the other hand, Dwight was raised by a single mother and lost her to breast cancer when he was young. He found himself on a destructive path before becoming a father and ultimately a single parent. This was his turning point, which led him to escape his own domestic violence and grow as a person.

Together, Jazzett and Dwight have been healing from their past traumas, growing together, and building their dreams. They are on a beautiful journey of learning more about each other and themselves, and they're excited to share their story with the world. Join us as we delve into the depths of The Jar with Jazzett and Dwight and discover the beauty and resilience of their spirits.

Check out Jazz' facebook page, Jazzi Little

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#233 Unlearning to Relearn: My Journey of Self-Discovery Through Art with Deavon Smith-Collins

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 19 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting our next guest, Deavon Smith-Collins, in her cozy home in North Little Rock. Growing up, it was just her and her mom, and her grandparents in a small town in Arkansas. As her mom worked hard to provide for her, they moved around quite a bit, and Deavon attended Christian schools in Little Rock and Fayetteville. While she learned a lot in these schools, she also realized there was a lot that needed to be unlearned, and she strives to be the kind of adult that she wished she had in her life growing up. Some of her biggest heroes were teachers, and now she finds herself in the same profession as an art teacher in a local school for the last few years.

During our conversation, Deavon opened up about her experience of being sexually assaulted in college. She shared that she only recently began to unpack and come to grips with the impact it had on her and her family. It has been a difficult journey, but she hopes that by coming out and sharing her story, she can inspire others to have the courage to speak out as well. It's an interesting time in Deavon's life, as she and her mom are facing new challenges. Her mother is returning home to take care of her grandmother, who is suffering from Alzheimer's, and Deavon is leaving Little Rock soon to follow her heart and chase love.

Deavon also shared that the hardest part of her journey has been saying goodbye to her fourth-grade students, who welcomed her as their art teacher since kindergarten. Saying goodbye to them was the most painful part of her journey so far. Join us on The Jar as Deavon navigates through her story and shares her experiences, hopes, and dreams.

For more of Deavon check out her Art: https://linktr.ee/jackkofalltradezz

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#232 From Rock Bottom to New Beginnings: My Quest for Sobriety and Inner Peace with Sara Jones

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Thu, 18 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting Sara Jones on a sunny Saturday morning in her cozy home in Little Rock. Her big, warm personality filled the room as soon as we walked in, and it was easy to see why her parents have stayed happily married all these years. Sara is the youngest of her siblings and was a bit of a surprise baby to her big Mississippi family. Growing up, her family was deeply spiritual and Christian, but they always encouraged Sara to follow her own path and discover her own beliefs. These days, Sara is enjoying playing the role of auntie to her sister's kids, and she recently moved to Little Rock for work.

Sara found herself working as an executive assistant, which seems to be the perfect fit for her bubbly personality and organizational skills. We were excited to learn that she's also exploring her creative side, as she recently wrote a book and enjoys painting in her spare time. During our conversation, Sara opened up about her recent sobriety journey and how she got there. She shared that she's always been a hopeless romantic, but her relationships always seemed to end in disappointment and heartbreak. It wasn't until she hit rock bottom that she realized she needed to make a change in her life.

Sara also spoke about the profound insights that her brother, who has special needs, has given her. She shared how he has taught her to appreciate the little things in life and to be grateful for every moment. As we delved deeper into Sara's story, we laughed and cried with her as she shared her experiences and struggles. The Jar provided a safe space for Sara to open up and share her journey, and we were honored to be a part of it.

Check our Sara's Links:

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Therapy and medication management scheduling for the state of Arkansas through Chenal Family Therapy: 501-781-2230

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#231 Shattered But Never Broken: The Car Accident That Shaped My Life with Jeff Jucha

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Wed, 17 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Jeff Jucha, at the Labyrinth Studios in downtown Little Rock. We would like to give a big shout-out to Marcus, the owner of the studio, for generously allowing us to use his space for the interview. Jeff is a Little Rock native who grew up with two caring parents, an above-ground pool, two Chevy Corsicas in the driveway, and of course, two golden retrievers. We laughed at this idyllic perception of his life, which in many ways, Jeff had, until the age of 15 when he was involved in a horrific car accident that took the lives of three people, including the person sitting next to him. Jeff was left with a mangled body that took years to recover physically. The physical recovery, the numerous operations, and setbacks, including almost losing his leg to infection, challenged Jeff, maybe even more so than his physical injuries but ultimately forged him mentally. Jeff found himself in the gym business and then in the health business, including coaching gym owners. He has a passion for helping others achieve their goals and live their best life. The Jar takes Jeff through some profound questions around love and relationships that you won't want to miss. His story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and how we can overcome even the most challenging obstacles in life.

For more of Jeff, Check out:

His TED TALK: https://youtu.be/khcap2Qnak8

His instagram: @jrjucha

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#230 MS as a Catalyst: My Mission to Inspire Others with Michael Villines

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Tue, 16 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We met our next guest, Michael Villines, in Baton Rouge, where he currently lives. As we arrived in the parking lot, Michael hustled from work to the interview, sporting a warm smile, a big heart, and a noticeable limp. As we learned during the story, Michael was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) a few years ago.

Michael is a young man of about 30 years old who hails from the Toledo area, where he lived for 15 years until his father moved them to Idaho for a few more. He grew up being homeschooled, and he's an interesting person with a driven and powerful ego that fuels his aspirations. To hear his journey and then the speed bump in the road of an MS diagnosis, you can't help but empathize with a young man struggling to reconcile his new identity and reality.

Despite the diagnosis, Michael has done quite well for himself, launching himself into a journey of healing himself and helping others through coaching. He ended up in Louisiana on a job referral from his father. Michael wanted to become a plant manager, a plant engineer, like his dad, so he packed up his car and drove to Baton Rouge.

Through some ups and downs of his young career, Michael received his diagnosis, and he has done a lot of growing up in these last eight years. He says he has learned that things happen for you, not to you, and when things happen for us, we find out what our purpose is. Only then can we begin to live up to our full potential for what God created us for. Join us as we sit with Michael and hear the story of a young man in the beginning of his career finding out that he has another purpose, a challenge to overcome, and a message to share.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#229 From Fatherless to Fearless: My Quest of Giving Others What I Was Missing Growing Up with Thaddeus McLarin

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Mon, 15 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Thaddeus McLaurin, in his home in Gonzales, Louisiana, a new community just outside Baton Rouge. Thaddeus is a Baton Rouge native. He grew up in a single-parent home, spending a lot of time with his mom, which gave him a quiet childhood. As a self-described geeky and nerdy boy, he spent summers with his grandma and a lot of time at church, but he didn't have a close relationship with his father, who passed away when Thaddeus was young.

Feeling the absence of a father figure, Thaddeus built his own nonprofit focused on young black kids. He wanted to teach them to think, learn life skills, and become more well-rounded humans. His greatest joy comes from giving and helping others. During the interview, Thaddeus shared an interesting take on the question of how love has healed him. He believes that love is self-love and that he has learned to value and love himself, which has given him strength.

Thaddeus talked a lot about his faith and how he is a "Jesus guy" who believes in the Alpha Omega. He tries to give to others to a fault and is always striving to become the best person he can be. Join us, The Jar, as we sit down with Thaddeus McLaurin in his home in Gonzales, Louisiana, and hear his life journey, his beliefs, and his wisdom.

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#228 Breaking Barriers: An Inspiring Story of Overcoming Obstacles with Simone O Higginbotham

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 12 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Simone Higginbotham, in her office at the Scotlandville Community Development Corporation, a nonprofit that she has been involved with for over 30 years. Simone has an interesting story of how she got to where she is today.

Simone grew up in Baton Rouge, near a place called Zion City, also known as the City of Churches. It is a 100-year-old African American community where her mother taught her that she was never too poor to dream big. Simone grew up in a small home with her brother, her mom, and her grandma. She has been married and divorced, has one daughter, and one granddaughter.

Simone shares with us her experience of being in a ten-year-long abusive relationship with her husband, which taught her a lot about herself. Although those ten years were terrible, it made her who she is today, and she wouldn't change it for the world.

Simone's mother had a lot of wisdom to impart on her children. They used to fight at the breakfast and dinner table, but her mother always reminded them that at some point, they would only have each other, and today they are best friends, talking at least once a day.

Simone's philosophy on life is rich and insightful. She believes in loving others with no limits, accepting them for who they are, not how you want them to be. If you can't help somebody, don't hurt them. Be humble because it will take you far. And always leave a place better than you found it.

Simone's work with the Scotlandville Community Development Corporation is a testament to her philosophy. The nonprofit's mission is to promote economic, educational, and community development in Scotlandville and surrounding areas. Simone has been instrumental in the success of the organization, which has provided job training, affordable housing, and other programs to help uplift the community.

Join us as Simone shares her beautiful story and insights as she works her way through the jar.

For more of Simone check out:

https://legendawardsbr.com/

www.scotlandvillecdc.org

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#227 Transcendentalism and Healing: My Path to Inner Peace with Rachel Laymoun

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Thu, 11 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We have the pleasure of meeting Rachel Lamont at her childhood home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is one of four siblings and describes her childhood as great, despite growing up in a small church bubble with her single mom who was a coastal geologist. The Louisiana Mississippi river basin was where Rachel found her home. Rachel's values are aligned with transcendentalism, and as she raises her own daughter, her relationship with her mom evolves and they both reflect on how she was raised. Rachel's father is now more present in her life, as their family continues to grow with grandchildren. However, Rachel moved back home a few years ago, which was and remains a difficult transition because this is also the source of much of her pain and trauma. She was molested in her home by her brother's childhood friend. When that friend was going to stand up at her brother's wedding, Rachel was forced to come out and share what happened to her. This was the beginning of her healing journey. Rachel is now an artist and poet, using her first book to articulate her growth together with her first husband, which ultimately led to their divorce. She shares that there is no right or wrong in relationships, just a realization that sometimes we're not meant for each other. Rachel's journey has not been easy, but she has used her experiences to grow and evolve into the person she is today. She shares her story with vulnerability and honesty, inspiring others to face their own pain and trauma with courage and strength. Join us as Rachel navigates through The Jar and her story unfolds beautifully, reminding us of the power of resilience and growth.

For more of Rachel check out:

Her book: Salty Lemon: journey from salty to sweet https://a.co/d/eRU2skm

I’m on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, & Twitter @check4newgrowth

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#226 Finding Strength in Poetry: Turning Pain into Words and Breaking Cycles with Mikel Taylor

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Wed, 10 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We arrived at the home of our next guest, Mikel, in a small town near Jackson. As we entered, we immediately felt a sense of warmth and comfort in the cozy, inviting kitchen. On the wall hung pictures of her daughter and son, and it was clear that this was the heart of their home. We sat down at the kitchen table and broke out the jar, ready to dive into Mikel's story. She shared with us that she was raised in a single-parent home and didn't have much of a relationship with her father. She also had siblings in Columbia. Mikel went to Tougaloo College (in Tougaloo, MS) and earned her master's degree at Jackson State University.

Mikel has an inner strength and courage that radiates from her, despite navigating a rich and challenging life so far. She has that calm confidence of a mom who is raising two kids and doing it well. Although she had some struggles growing up, she got a stepfather at 13 who is still in her life today, along with some amazing friends and family. But at the end of the day, it's her children that she knows will always be there for her.

Mikel shared that she had suffered some trauma at a young age by people close to her, and at times turned inward and even engaged in self-harm like cutting. But she also found solace in poetry and turned her pain into words. She now understands how to direct her pain and has been doing the work around her trauma and healing.

Despite her challenges, Mikel is a very loving and nurturing person who always fills up other people's cups. She talked about the challenge of finding that thing or that person that can fill our own cups, and how important it is to take care of ourselves in order to take care of others. Mikel has a tradition of choosing a word to live by each year on her birthday, and this year is her year of Grace. It's a beautiful and inspiring idea. We talked about her published poetry, with two books already out, Don, and another one on the way. Mikel is an amazing woman who has transformed her pain into strength, and we feel so lucky to have met her and shared her story with The Jar.

For more of Mikel Check out:

Her website: www.blossomstruth.org
Her YouTube page: https://youtube.com/@TruthLoop91

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#225 Chakra Expertise & Rap Stardom: The Fascinating Lives of Brad and Queen

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Tue, 9 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guests, Brad and Queen, at their offices in the Synergy Link Center in Jackson, Mississippi. The Jar loves these couple interviews, and this one does not disappoint. The Synergy Link is a really cool, innovative center where small entrepreneurs can come together and share space. It's the perfect setting for Brad and Queen, who are a dynamic and successful couple with a wealth of experience and knowledge to share.

Brad is a local Jackson guy who started out as a journalist before landing a coveted AP big city Atlanta role. He then pivoted and became a rap star for 10 to 15 years in the music business with Crooked Letters, and his rap name was Kamikaze. These days, he's into media here in town, doing teaching and coaching.

Queen, on the other hand, is a motivational spiritualist coach, chakra expert, and many other things in this area. She works full-time in her office here in the link. She's originally from Clinton, Mississippi, but her father moved the family to New York City when he attended seminary school, which had a tragic end.

Brad and Queen have been married for a long time, and while they're not without their scars, they are in a really good place. They've done a lot of work on the relationship, and it shows during The Jar interview. It's clear that Brad and Queen are intentional people who have a deep sense of purpose and a strong commitment to their respective paths. They have such a calm, reserved confidence that is both reassuring and inspiring. During the interview, they share their thoughts on everything from the power of vulnerability to the importance of self-care and mental health. They also offer some practical tips for building a successful and fulfilling life, no matter what obstacles you may face along the way. Perhaps most importantly, Brad and Queen emphasize the importance of communication and teamwork in any relationship. They have a natural chemistry and an obvious affection for one another that is truly heartwarming to witness.

As The Jar comes to a close, it's clear that Brad and Queen have much wisdom to impart to the world. They are beautiful, intentional people who have overcome adversity and found success and happiness in their own unique ways. They are an inspiration to us all, and we're honored to have had the chance to chat with them.

For more of Brad or Queen, Check out these links:

Linktr.ee/kazandqueen
Youtube.com/BradKamikazeFranklin
Or these social media handles:
FB: According To Kaz & Queen
IG: kazandqueen
Twitter: kazandqueen

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

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#224 Mouthwatering Barbecue and Inspiring Conversations with Pertis Williams

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 8 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

As The Jar team drove towards Jackson, Mississippi to meet their next guest, Pertis Williams, they received a text message from him informing them of a new location near his home called The Grind. Pertis's friend, Terence, had transformed an old Sonic burger drive-up into a community center where people could come together and talk about their issues, enjoy art, relax, and even record podcasts. But what caught their attention even more than this was the delicious aroma of barbecue wafting from the parking lot.

Pertis, being a true Mississippi native, had woken up extremely early that morning to smoke some ribs and chicken corn. He welcomed The Jar team with open arms and offered them some of his mouthwatering barbecue. Even though it was only 10 AM, they couldn't resist the tempting aroma of the meat and decided to snack on some before sitting down for The Jar interview.

Pertis talked about his childhood growing up in Brookhaven, Mississippi, surrounded by nature and spending his days playing in the woods, collecting things, and running around from sunrise to sunset. He had a natural curiosity, and he often referred to himself as a borrower, which he explained to The Jar team with a chuckle.

Family played a crucial role in Pertis's life. His father owned the funeral home in town and had recently been elected into politics, becoming the first black man to hold some of these positions. However, when Pertis was quite young, his father was killed in their home during a dispute while playing cards. This tragedy left a profound impact on Pertis and his family, but he was lucky to have a fantastic stepfather and a beautiful mother who was always there for him.

Recently, Pertis had gone through a difficult divorce, and he had moved back in with his mother. This experience allowed him to get closer to her, and they had formed a stronger bond than ever before. Pertis had also started a new project called Project Humanity, where he was trying to bring people together and unite opposites. He was the host of the "Audit" podcast, ran the "Uniting America" Facebook page, and firmly believed that we all had a responsibility to help others.

The Jar team was grateful to Pertis and his friend Terence for the fantastic hospitality and mouthwatering barbecue. They hope to see them again soon and discover more of Pertis's inspiring story.

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#223 Strings of Life: Finding My Voice and Following My Dreams with Hayden Hunter

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 5 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Hayden Hunter, at his cozy home in a quiet suburban street in Jackson, Mississippi. Hayden greets us with a warm smile and that classic good country boy look, complete with a handsome beard and that unmistakable southern hospitality that welcomes you in.

Hayden was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, with a small family that consisted of his mother and father. However, his parents eventually divorced, and his mother remarried. Unfortunately, his stepdad and mother also divorced when he was just a young man. But it was around this time, at age 12, that Hayden's stepfather bought him a guitar that would change his life forever.

The guitar quickly became Hayden's constant companion, and he began to hone his skills, spending hours upon hours practicing and writing his own music. He found solace in the instrument and the creative outlet it provided him. Fast forward to today, and Hayden is now engaged to his partner and the proud father of a newborn baby. He is also a working musician, gigging three to five nights a week, chasing his dream of a career in music as a writer, lyricist, and band member.

Hayden's journey to where he is today has been filled with challenges and hardships, but he has persevered and never given up on his dream. His partner works a day job and brings home a steady salary, allowing Hayden to work the night shift playing his music across the state and neighboring areas. During our chat, Hayden shared with us the southern attitude of letting go of hate and anger, embracing love and hospitality instead. He also talked about the importance of family and how his strong family unit has helped him through the tough times.

Hayden's story is a testament to the power of pursuing your dreams, even when it may seem difficult or impossible. He has found a way to balance his passion for music with his responsibilities as a partner and father, and he continues to chase his dreams with unwavering determination. Join us as Hayden adds his own piece to the quilt of 444 people, sharing his beautiful outlook on life and his inspiring story of never giving up on your dreams.

For more of Hayden check out his band's

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HHandtheYTs?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Instagram: https://instagram.com/hhandtheyts?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM=

For more of The Jar, visit:

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#222 Motherhood and Medicine: A Story of Love and Resilience with LB Brown

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Thu, 4 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, LB Brown, at her office in Tuscaloosa, the “Hope Grows Center for Counseling”. As we arrived in the parking lot, LB greeted us warmly and introduced us to some of her colleagues before we settled into her cozy office with The Jar. LB is a true Alabama girl, born and raised in Tuscaloosa with a big family that provided lots of support and activities, growing up in the Methodist Church. Now, as an adult, she wears many hats, including being a mother, a sister, a wife, a caretaker, and a social worker. We talked extensively about the challenges of balancing multiple roles and the skills it takes to transition between them seamlessly.

However, as we have learned on The Jar, there are no perfect lives, only moments, times, and places. LB’s second son was born with a rare genetic defect, and we discussed the impact of this diagnosis as a mother, finding resources, and dealing with an unknown prognosis. Despite the challenges, LB remains steadfast in her commitment to her family, her clients, and herself.

As a giver, LB knows the importance of taking care of oneself and replenishing one's cup before pouring into others. She shared with us some of the core values that guide her life, including trust, loyalty, teamwork, honesty, and compassion. And while she wears many hats and faces significant challenges, LB feels that she is entering a phase of growth and embracing the wonderment of life. The only place left to put her bets is on herself. Join us as we dive deeper into LB’s story as she navigates The Jar and the twists and turns of life.

Check out LB Brown at:

https://www.postpartum.net A power house of resources for pregnant and postpartum individuals!

Or use this link for information about the rare genetic syndrome her child has: https://www.cdlsusa.org

Her business instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happymoms_llc/

Her business facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063804563298&comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoyNDcwMTQ1MTQzNTkyMDNfNjA0NjkxNDQxNTgxOTA5

the health and wellness website: https://lbbrown1.isagenix.com/en-us/?fbclid=PAAaYJ6GXp4YZEJLOz1cSmLQ73Iifu0MwZNQ_9Y8JM6itcDdrf8uDx44esWQM

For financial social work information: https://financialsocialwork.com

For more of The Jar, visit:

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#221 Surviving Anger and A Tornado Disaster, with Laurascott Barfield

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 3 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

The air crackled with anticipation as we awaited the arrival of our next guest, Laurascott Barfield. We stood outside Kapstone realty office, located on an ancient off Main St. road in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The office was a hip and trendy place, fitting for someone like Laurascott, a realtor with a heart for adventure. She hailed from the rugged terrain of northern Idaho, a place where mountains were the norm, and nature was her solace.

Laurascott's journey was not an easy one. Her parents' divorce when she was just ten years old left her feeling angry and resentful. She moved to Orlando with her parents before eventually settling in Tuscaloosa, where she found solace in the great outdoors. She lived and breathed nature, and her love for it was evident in everything she did. Her home was her sanctuary, nestled far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

But life had other plans for Laurascott, as she came face to face with the devastation wrought by a tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa years ago. She narrowly escaped with her life, but the traumatic experience left her shaken to the core. Yet, instead of letting it break her, she used the experience to fuel her motivation, drawing on the lessons learned from that fateful day to shape her into the person she is today.

As Laurascott danced with The Jar, telling her story, it was clear that she had come a long way from the angry girl she once was. Her journey was one of resilience and strength, and her determination to overcome the obstacles in her path was truly inspiring. In the end, Laurascott's story was not just one of survival but also of redemption, and it served as a testament to the human spirit's enduring resilience.

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#220 Beyond The Bayou Biker: Trauma Makes Me A Better Crisis Counselor with Belinda Kock

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Tue, 2 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We pulled up to the Tuscaloosa Gateway Center, a new public space built after a devastating tornado hit the city several years ago. As we stepped out of the van, our eyes were immediately drawn to a beautiful Harley Davidson motorcycle parked nearby. And then, just as if on cue, Belinda Cook appeared at the door in full Harley gear, and we knew instantly that she was the owner of that stunning bike. Belinda is originally from Louisiana, near the Bayou, but she moved up to Atlanta when she was around 12 years old. She shared with us the funny story of how she was warned about moving to the big city of Montgomery, and we couldn't help but chuckle along with her.

Today, Belinda works as a crisis counselor and is also a mother, wife and a Harley Davidson instructor. She talked to us about how she wears different hats in life, but ultimately, she is always herself and that transfers across all her roles. Her work as a crisis counselor is particularly special because she has been to those dark places herself and can relate to the pain and trauma that others are experiencing.

Belinda's story is one of struggle and pain, but also one of finding purpose and hope. She has been through difficult times and has come out the other side stronger and more resilient. Her experiences have enabled her to be the best at what she does, and she has found her calling in helping others navigate their own struggles. Join us as we listen to Belinda's story unfold in the jar, and discover the beautiful person that she is.

For more of Belinda check out her website: www.free2grieve.com

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#219 From Gangs to Grace: A Story of an Unbreakable Spirit with Karen Lockhart

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 1 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

As we pulled up to Karen Lockhart's home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, she greeted us at the door with a warm smile and a friendly wave. Despite being new to the South, Karen exuded southern hospitality, and we knew right away that we were going to like her. Karen's story is both tragic and beautiful. Born and raised in New York City, she experienced a violent domestic situation and was forced to seek refuge in Alabama. Her father had 23 children and her mother had five, but Karen was mostly raised by her grandmother and spent time in foster care.

As a child, Karen was hit by a car and spent two years in the hospital, an experience that had a profound impact on her life. But nothing compared to being born without toes, a condition that led to ridicule from her peers and even her own family. At just 14 years old, Karen joined a gang and quickly found herself in prison. She was sentenced to 25 years to life and felt that she had no friends left on the streets. However, despite her dark past, Karen has found a way to use her experiences to help others.

Today, Karen works as a peer support specialist, helping people who are going through difficult times. She is also pursuing her GED after struggling with illiteracy as a teenager. Karen's story is a remarkable one, and she is truly an amazing human being. Despite the challenges she has faced, she is a light in the tunnel for so many others. Join us as we hear more of Karen's story through the questions in the jar.

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#218 A Miracle Child's Journey to Self-Love with Tanya Winemiller

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We were so grateful to have met Tonya Winemiller in her cozy home just outside of Montgomery. As we pulled up to her house, she greeted us warmly and we immediately felt at ease. After setting up our equipment, we sat down with Tanya at a small round table in her living room and started our conversation. We had a lighthearted pre-chat before diving into the deep nature of the jar's questions. Tanya signed up for The Jar thinking it was a mental health live show, but she was pleasantly surprised to find out it was a podcast that delved into the core of one's being.

As the fifth pregnancy of her mother, who had four previous abortions, Tanya considers herself a miracle. Her father left town, taking her younger brother with him, and she was left with her mother. Growing up in a trailer park was tough, and Tanya followed some family to Alabama, where she went through several marriages and divorces, having children along the way. At 18, she struggled in relationships and never knew how to be a partner.

After her most recent husband passed away, Tanya's past husbands and children came together, and she reconciled with her father. Despite all the love around her and shown to her, Tanya realized that she didn't love herself. She had been running to people to find self-love and only found her own voice when she was alone. Now, Tanya is in a place where she's comfortable in her own skin and has found self-love. She's reconciling with her past and who she was, and is on a journey with those who love her. It was truly inspiring to hear Tanya's story and join her on her journey as her life unfolds through the jar.

For more of Tanya, check out her blog: https://pricklypen.wordpress.com/

For more of The Jar, visit:

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#217 HIV Positive and Hopeful: An Inspiring Journey of Advocacy and Support with Marco Mays

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Meeting Marco Mays was quite an experience. As soon as we saw him, we couldn't help but be struck by his towering presence and infectious personality. He introduced himself as a country boy with a bit of farmer in him, and he shared stories about growing up in a traditional Church of Christ family with a father in the lumber business. After being valedictorian in high school, Marco joined the Navy, where he traveled the world, fell in and out of love, and grew as a person. But about 10 years ago, when his parents began to have health problems, he felt the call to come home to Montgomery.

Marco also shared his experience of being diagnosed as HIV positive years ago and the work he has done to support those who struggle with the disease, particularly in the same gender loving black community. It was clear that he was quite active in the community and passionate about helping others. As we wrapped up our conversation, Marco left us with some inspiring thoughts about the abundance of hope that surrounds us. It was clear that he had found his purpose in life, and we were grateful to have him share his story with us on The Jar.

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#216 From limited to limitless: A childhood with no dancing, movies, or secular music with Julia Turner-Qi

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest on a beautiful Monday at the end of the cul-de-sac in Pensacola, and the whole street is covered in these beautiful large, southern oaks. Julie is moving house, so we’re at the kitchen table with just a couple of chairs in an empty but stunning home, looking for its next owner.

She's a small-town Michigan girl who grew up in a trailer and in a very religious home with no dancing, movies, or secular music for the girls, other than religious choir songs. She jokes that she really lost 12 years of American culture, sitcoms, music, and more. However, now, of course, she loves to sing and even sings at the old folks home for everyone's entertainment. It's a great story as Julie shares her journey from being raised in this very closed environment, with vertical beliefs, to understanding nature, being open to the universe, and dedicating herself to maternal delivery for babies in a natural form of birth.

Like many of us, she found something positive in Covid-19. In the quiet of it, she was able to hear her own self-talk and realized how negative it was. She learned to turn that self-talk around and make it positive. She believes in the frequencies of humans and how it relates to hope, even in the darkest times, and directs her frequency towards hope. Join Julia as she navigates the jar and her story unfolds, and find inspiration in her message of positivity and hope.

For more of Julia, check out her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woo_ah_lalala/

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#215 Lessons from a Dad: Balancing Work, Family, and Everything in Between with Myles Reeves

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Our next guest, Myles Reeves, invited us into his office, a beautiful space in first-class real estate on the Gulf Coast near downtown Pensacola. As we sat down to talk, Myles shared his upbringing and journey with us.

Growing up with his mom, who had immigrated from Trinidad, Myles didn't have a strong relationship with his father. Despite this, he had a close bond with his mother, who worked tirelessly to provide for him and make sure he had everything he needed. Hearing Myles talk about his mother was a beautiful reminder of the sacrifices that parents make for their children.

After high school, Myles pursued a degree in hotel management but ultimately realized that it wasn't the right fit for him. A friend suggested that he try his hand at real estate, and Myles discovered that he had a natural talent for it. Today, he is thriving in his role as a real estate agent and loves helping his clients find the perfect home.

Myles has had two marriages and two children, and what's beautiful is that everyone gets along. He shared that his focus now is on being the best dad he can be and making sure his children know how much he loves them.

As we sat with Myles and pulled questions from the jar, he shared his wisdom and advice, urging listeners to be true to themselves and to focus on what really matters in life. It was clear that Myles is a person who has lived a rich and fulfilling life, and his story is an inspiration to us all. Join Myles on his journey by tuning into his episode on The Jar.

For more of Myles check out:

His Website: Findhomesinpensacola.com

His Facebook: Facebook.com/mylesisrealty

His Instagram: Instagram.com/real_myles/

His Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/@mygulfcoastlife

For more of The Jar, visit:

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#214 Roasting with Resilience: My aunt adopted me with Summer Sevi

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We are excited to introduce our next guest, Summer, the founder of à la prima, a small artisanal coffee roasting company. Walking through the back door of the shop and meeting Summer, it's clear that she has poured her heart and soul into creating this business, which has crossed over into success and is poised to blossom into a beautiful brand.

Summer is a native of Pensacola and her story is one of resilience and determination. Her mother, who struggled with mental health, realized that she couldn't provide the kind of life Summer deserved and made the difficult decision to give her up for adoption to her older sister. In a twist of fate, it was Summer who helped convince her own mother to make this decision. It's hard to imagine the impact of having to be the adult in the room as a child and persuade an adult to do what is best for you.

As a result of her past, Summer has struggled with interpersonal and romantic relationships, often trying to fix things or get them right in an effort to overcome her traumas. However, she has come a long way and now recognizes and understands herself much better. In our conversation with her, she shares how she has learned to see herself in a more complete way and embrace her success.

Despite her achievements, Summer still battles the voice in her head that tries to convince her she's not worthy of success. Our conversation with her is both fascinating and inspiring as she confronts her own dreams and the capacity to love herself enough to accept and embrace success. We invite you to join us for this compelling conversation with Summer as she sits down with The Jar.

For more of Summer check out:

Her Coffee Company's website: Www.allaprimacoffee.com

Her Coffee Company's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allaprimacoffee/

Her Personal Art Page on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summerseviart/

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#213 Beyond the Battlefield: A Marine Corps Veteran's Journey to Healing and Hope with Tim Chandler

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of meeting Tim Chandler, a retired United States Marine Corps veteran and an ordained pastor, at his home in Pensacola, Florida. Tim greeted us warmly and helped us bring our gear into the house before settling down at the dining room table to share some of his stories and experiences.

Growing up in Alabama and later Pensacola, Tim had a difficult childhood with an abusive stepfather that left him with low self-esteem. However, at the age of 16, Tim found solace in religion and gave himself to God. Shortly after, he joined the Marine Corps and served in Iraq. In 2014, he retired early due to a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) that he sustained while serving.

Now, Tim spends his time helping other veterans navigate the challenges of returning to civilian life. He shared with us the importance of supporting veterans not just on the battlefield but also at home, where many struggle with mental health issues, homelessness, and a lack of resources.

As an ordained pastor, Tim also uses his faith to support others and spread a message of hope and healing. He reminded us that our circumstances do not define who we are or who we can become, and that we all have the power to write our own story. He also emphasized the importance of healing our own pain before we can help others heal.

Overall, Tim is an incredible human being with a heart of service and a message of hope. We were honored to have the opportunity to talk with him and share his story on The Jar.

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

Follow The Jar on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

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#212 Moving forward with Tiffany Underwood

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Tiffany Underwood in her home in Tallahassee Florida. Tiffany’s media room is where she produces her auditions, it's fully stocked with box lights, cameras, and a computer set up. Tiffany story is a tough one, difficult to listen to at times, and it's those parts of her story that need to be shared. It reminds us of the importance of being vigilant parents, and better humans.

Her mom was divorced when she was younger, and it was her stepdad who raised her since her mother was often gone. Well she study to become a nurse, and ultimately became one. She shared a good family joke around what was for dinner; the answer always was weird, father was cooking fish sticks. Tiffany’s childhood and her life took a dark turn when she was only eight years old, her grandfather started to molest her, which went on until she was 12. It’s a terrible thing to imagine, not just physical abuse and the violation but the mental abuse that’s put on a child.

Throughout the years Tiffany has attempted to take her life a couple of times, and she talked about her plans in detail. She was very intentional and shares a story of the one time when she really asked God for help, and suddenly she was surrounded by light and a warm breeze. Tiffany describes how she felt saved by angels in that moment. She has a powerful message to share with other people who have thought about or think about taking their life, the message was universal and it’s simple way of approaching each day.

Tiffany is now focused on her acting auditioning for many roles and she recently enjoyed some success and getting a few rolls on several short films and having a couple of them featured at the same time in film festivals. Finally, Tiffany shared her favorite song that pulled her from the depths, Zach Williams called “fear is a liar.” Be sure to tune in and listen to her story of courage and hope.

For more of Tiffany check out:

Her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyrunderwood/

Her Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tiffanyunderwoodactor?mibextid=LQQJ4d

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#211 Finding Faith: A Mind-Boggling Journey Through Organized Religion with Julie Meadows-Keefe

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we meet Julie Meadows, a Florida native with a diverse background in government work and local politics. Julie grew up in a small town in Florida, where she went to the same high school as her parents. She had a difficult childhood due to her father's alcoholism, which made her hyper-vigilant and excellent at predicting human behavior for her own protection and safety.

Julie also had a mind-boggling, spiritual journey that covered the spectrum of organized religion. Throughout her life, she explored various faiths and beliefs, seeking a deeper understanding of spirituality and its role in her life. This journey led her to develop a unique perspective on life, relationships, and the world around her.

Julie's professional career has been primarily in government work, including local politics and ethics. She worked as an ethics officer, navigating complex webs of public interests, politics, conflicts, and responsibility. Her work in government has given her a deep appreciation for the importance of ethics, transparency, and accountability in public service.

As Julie reflects on her life and career, she shares some valuable advice for listeners. She emphasizes the importance of making good relationship choices and never shrinking after taking a hit in life but bouncing back and fighting to grow. She encourages listeners to have the courage to pursue their passions, even when it's not easy, and to never give up on their dreams.

Throughout her life, Julie's greatest success, proudest moment, and greatest source of love and self-love has been being a mother. Her daughter is the light of her life, and she is grateful for the opportunity to raise and nurture her.

Julie's journey is one of resilience, perseverance, and a commitment to doing what is right. Her experiences in life and work have given her a unique perspective on relationships, spirituality, and public service. All things she'll be sharing in great detail in the memoir she's currently writing. As listeners, we can all learn from Julie's insights and apply them to our own lives.

For more of Julie check out:

Her Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julie.meadowskeefe?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Her Instagram: https://instagram.com/juliemkeefe?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM=

To contact Julie use: msmoralambiguity@gmail.com

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

Follow The Jar on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

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#210 Discovering Identity: My Adoption Story with Terri Malloy

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we meet Terri Malloy at the Alfred Maclay Gardens State Park in Tallahassee, Florida. Terri is an artist who has been traveling the country for more than eight years, developing her skills and practicing her craft. At the park, she is currently working on a giving tree where people can make a donation and receive a small plaque and recognition.

Terri is a Virginia native and the only child. Her story is tough, as she never felt loved for some unknown reason. Her mother didn't even like her, and her father was distant and cold. He ultimately killed himself in the bathtub one night, leaving Terri alone with her mother in a loveless home.

Years later, Terri's mother passed away, and she found out via Facebook. After coming down to help close her mother's life, she sat with her uncle, who she had been estranged from due to her mom and was told that she was adopted. Her parents couldn't have kids, and finally, everything made sense to her: her feelings of distance, missing her mother's love and compassion.

Terri has come a long way to find love, self-love, understanding, relationships, and contentment through her own journeys with spiritual teachers and thought leaders. She has turned inward and turned to her art and travels to meet people and understand the funny thing called life.

Through her journey, Terri has found self-discovery and self-love, and she shares her story with us. She reminds us that we may not understand life in the beginning, but we're here to learn, be taught, and discover ourselves. Terri's story is truly a beautiful one, and she inspires us to embrace our own journeys and learn from them.

For more of Terri Visit:

Greyt RV Adventures: https://www.facebook.com/GreytRVadventures?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Greysful Art Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Terri.M.Malloy

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#209 Left at 10: From Abandonment to Empowerment, and a Transformative Trip to London with Elsie Gilmore

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In this episode of The Jar, we are joined by Elsie Gilmore, on a beautiful Easter Sunday morning at a cozy co-working space in St. Petersburg called Uptown Works. Elsie is a woman of great strength and resilience. Elsie grew up in a small, rural community in Vermont on a 200-acre dairy farm, where everybody knew everybody and everybody's business. Her upbringing on the farm tough, with long, dark winters and a male-dominated hierarchical culture. Her father's personality reflected that toughness, and her mother abandoned the family when Elsie was just 10 years old.

Growing up in a small town left Elsie searching for heroes, idols, and examples of what women can achieve and be. A pivotal moment in her life was when she made a trip to London and saw a multicultural environment where women and men worked together, bustling in the streets and offices. It was a transformative experience for her, as it was polar opposite to the life she knew back home. This experience led to a growth in mindset, and ultimately, in her 30s, Elsie moved to Florida and started a women's business group that grew and grew.

But in her 40s, Elsie faced illness that caused her to lose some years. However, she didn't give up on her dreams and now, in her 50s, she has many plans and ideas in place for her future. Her story is one of resilience and perseverance, and her journey through life is sure to inspire others. Join us as we listen to Elsie's story and learn about her plans for the future. It's a story of hope and determination that will leave you feeling uplifted.

For more of Elsie check out her hug mobile: https://www.thehugmobile.com

Uptown Works, the wonderful Co-working space we recorded: https://www.uptownworksstpete.com

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#208 A Fascinating Family, Poetry and Unexpected Motherhood with Maureen McDole

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Maureen McDole, on a Saturday afternoon at her art complex called The Factory. It’s a beautiful, sprawling industrial complex, nestled in the art community in Saint Petersburg. Maureen's story of growing up is wild and fantastical, filled with historical family tales and characters. It’s truly fascinating.

Maureen’s family has been in Florida for a long time and shares their history that includes carnivals, carnival barkers, train rides, fishing boats, fisheries, and early Americana. She grew up in this large, chaotic family, and her story is interesting and winding. Maureen is a writer, mostly a poet, and does poetry readings. And through a twist of fate, she became the mother to her sister's first child. You could only imagine with a story like that, and as a writer who's spent a lot of time reflecting on her life, just how beautifully she tells it. Her nonprofit, The Factory, is a creative space that reflects her unique personality and values. She shares with us how she started the nonprofit and the challenges of keeping it going, which makes for a great story.

During the conversation, Maureen reminds us to be true to ourselves, saying "be you because it's a good look on you." Her authenticity and creativity are inspiring, and her story is a testament to the beauty of embracing who we are. So join us as we navigate The Jar with Maureen. It's a journey that's sure to be filled with fascinating stories, insightful wisdom, and a reminder to stay true to ourselves.

For more of Maureen check out:

Her website: www.maureenmcdole.com

Her Non-Profit: www.keepstpetelit.org

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#207 Finding Beauty in the Unseen: A Body Brace & Dumpster Diving with Laura Oldaine

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Laura, in Gulfport, Florida on a sunny Saturday morning. She grew up in Michigan with a conventional middle-class childhood, but at the age of 12, she was diagnosed with scoliosis and fitted with a body brace that she would then wear for 20 hours a day. This made her stand out and feel like an outsider, but it also led her to befriend foreign exchange students and become curious about other cultures and people.

Laura eventually fulfilled her curiosity by traveling abroad and experiencing new cultures, which led to great stories and memories. She now resides in Gulfport near her parents, who she has a close relationship with both emotionally and geographically. Laura is very environmentally conscious and lives an intentional life, which includes dumpster diving as a way of supporting her local community.

During our conversation with Laura, we dive into how her values frame and guide her life. It's a discussion that's sure to inspire and leave you with insightful takeaways. Laura's journey through the jar is a reminder that even challenging experiences can lead us down unexpected and beautiful paths.

For more of Laura check out her:

Website: https://www.richandresilientliving.com/.

Book: Growing FREE (Financially Resilient & Economically Empowered) https://www.richandresilientliving.com/growingfree/. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCelxbT9pITAScS9jD3C0ngw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rich_resilient/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rich_resilient?lang=en

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#206 My Life of "Super Crazy" Adventures: How I Learned to Find Peace in Chaos with Sarah Long

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we're excited to sit down with the amazing and talented artist, Sarah Long. With her striking ruby hair, tattoos, and infectious personality, Sarah shares her incredible journey with us. Hidden behind her creative energy and talent, is a science nerd with multiple degrees. Sarah's childhood was a mix of tough times and exciting adventures. She grew up learning about the outdoors and creativity from her father, and she is his mini-me.

However, their home was also a violent place at times, and when Sarah was just 15, her father took his own life. Despite this tragic experience, Sarah bravely shares how it shaped her as a person. A mix of tough times and exciting adventures, she describes her life as having been "super crazy," but her positivity shines through. She wants to live to be 100 and encourages others to adopt her outlook that love is limitless. Recently, she released her first album with her boyfriend, his "reject," as she affectionately calls him. Sarah's open-hearted nature is evident in her philosophy that "love is limitless," and it's sure to inspire and move us all.

Join us as we listen to Sarah's story of growing up too quickly, finding peace in chaos, and having an open heart. Her journey is sure to inspire us all, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride!

For more of Sarah check out her Instagram: instagram.com/sarahs_uptosomething

Or her band's Linktree: linktr.ee/ernestineblack

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#205 The Weight of Words: Overcoming the Influence of a Critical Parent on Love & Self-Image, with Dawn Karlovich

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Dawn at her home in Jacksonville Florida. She was recommended to The Jar by another guest who had to cancel their interview. Dawn shares about her childhood as an army brat, born in Japan and spending her formative high school years in Germany. Her parents were both veterans, making for a colorful upbringing.

As Dawn delves into her relationship with her mother, she describes how her mother's focus on Dawn's weight negatively impacted their relationship, and how that dynamic crept into her romantic relationships. Her story is a reminder of how important it is to be mindful of the words we use, especially with our children.

Dawn went on to become a licensed clinical social worker who provides therapy services through BetterHelp, an online counseling platform. She opens up about her recent breakup after an eight-year relationship and the crushing feeling of having her future plans crumble in a single phone call. Reflecting on her past relationships, including her divorce, acknowledges the common themes and patterns that have impacted her.

Through introspection and answering The Jar’s tough questions, Dawn shares powerful insights about herself and the type of person she wants to be in a relationship with. You can tell she's spent a lot of time looking back on her past, using it as a tool to grow and march forward, carrying it's lessons. It’s a great conversation and a powerful reminder to be mindful of the impact of our words and actions on those around us. Listen in to hear Dawn's story as she makes her way through The Jar.

Here's a link to Dawn's Better Help page, incase any of you would like to reach out: http://www.betterhelp.com/dawn-karlovich Dawn has over 10 years of experience in the mental health field and specializes in working with individuals who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. She uses evidence-based approaches such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and trauma-focused CBT, as well as mindfulness-based techniques to help her clients build coping skills, develop self-awareness, and achieve their personal goals. Dawn offers a safe and non-judgmental space where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings and work towards healing and growth.

For more of The Jar, visit:

Website: https://www.thejar.live/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#204 A Mother-Daughter Journey Through Bipolar Disorder with Nikki Braswell & Vicki Burgess

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guests, Nikki Braswell and her mom Vickie, at their cute little home in Jacksonville, Florida. As we sit down at the kitchen table, Nikki's warm, bubbly, and expressive personality shines through, while Vickie's lovely smile hides the wisdom of knowing more than she lets on. Nikki's story reminds us that mental health, in its various manifestations, affects people all around us, and many are struggling with it every day to be the best version of themselves. Nikki is certainly one of those people, doing her best work now.

This is a story of Nikki finding out, through a very brutal manic episode, that she was bipolar. That episode led to a pretty dark time for Nikki: divorced, losing custody of her children, and even the opportunity to see them. In her state of mind, she also cut off communications with her parents. So, we hear the story from Nikki's point of view, reflecting on a not so great time in her life when she did a lot of things that hurt a lot of people. She now has the moment to reflect on that through The Jar alongside her mother, which is powerful.

We also hear Vickie's side of the story, and what it's like to be a mother to a daughter who is bipolar. Vickie was hurt by her daughter's illness, but she still loved her and ultimately, that love and relationship came back together through a simple act of kindness. If you listen in, you'll hear how Nikki was reunited with her kids and how her mom helped make their reunification possible. It's not just one great story, it's two great stories of a mom and a daughter who get a chance to reflect back on a difficult time together and rejoice in their love today.

Find Nikki on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heartsongdream

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#203 Walking the Talk: Reinvention, and Infectious Energy with Arlene Ross

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

What an exciting and heartwarming episode of The Jar podcast with Arlene Ross! As Ken arrived in Jacksonville, he immediately spotted Arlene in front of her apartment, she was live on Facebook, showing off the van and chatting with her friends and family. Arlene's infectious personality and energy are immediately apparent, and her pink mop inside her door is just the beginning of her unique story.

As the fourth child in a military family, Arlene has experienced numerous moves and family dynamics, including her parents' divorce. These experiences have given her a unique perspective on life, which she shares candidly with Ken in the episode. Arlene opens up about her journey of love and heartbreak, as well as her current "renaissance" where she is focused on weight loss, going back to school, and trying new things.

What's particularly inspiring about Arlene is that she's not just talking the talk - she's walking it too. She quit her regular job to become a janitor, so she could ensure she would get her 10,000 steps a day, and is learning a lot about herself in the process. Throughout the episode, Arlene offers words of wisdom to her future self, including "as long as you are alive, live" and "let it be you." Join Ken and Arlene on this insightful and inspiring episode of The Jar podcast, where you'll get to know Arlene's unique perspective on life and be inspired to live your best life too.

For more of Arlene find her on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064734787236

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arleneyvetteross/?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM%3D&fbclid=IwAR2vq00wjh0HI2JdmMsFpA3tlW3MzvF4oc50UAENyZId4gai3Qte4KlT_PU

For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

Follow The Jar on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/

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For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg

To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/

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#202 Seeds of Hope: The Power of Encouragement in the Face of Adversity with Lynn Dawson

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Lynn Dawson at her home in a small suburb just on the edge of Savannah. As so often with the jar, people stories really do come out, and as each layer that unfolds becomes more and more interesting. Lin, was a great guest because she was so open, honest, and transparent about her life as tough as it was, and gives people hope that listen to her story that this, too shall pass as she says the end. Lin, had a pretty tough childhood between bouncing back-and-forth between her mom and her dad in different states a year at a time there were lots of alcoholics around her. She was at various times under the care of people she shouldn’t have been, probably most of her life like that, and heard the words and the phrases that you really never wanna implant in a child’s head. A couple of people along the way told her they cared about her, wish they could help more, and these were the moments that gave her hope. Her story is a great reminder for us to implant those good seeds of praise and recognition to the youth. Listen in to hear Lin's, story. She’s got a lot of courage in her answers, a great story and The Jar really works with her to help her tell it.

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#201 The Builder's Journey: Creativity, Discipline, and Faith with Bryant Maude

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Step into the world of Bryant Maude, a warm and welcoming personality with a unique perspective on life. The Jar podcast takes you to Bryant's beautiful home, nestled in a lovely low country setting with a view of the marsh and channel.

As we chat away, it's like we're old friends catching up over a cup of coffee. But as we learn more about Bryant's journey, we realize that there's so much more to this man than meets the eye.

During the height of the pandemic, while many were stuck at home, Bryant and his wife decided to build their dream home. That's just the kind of guy Bryant is - a builder, like his grandfather, and a son of a soldier, with the perfect combination of discipline and creativity from his father, and a builder's mentality from his grandfather.

As we delve deeper into Bryant's journey with The Jar, we discover his unique perspective on life - that of a builder, investor, and creator. It's a viewpoint that has served him well and has helped him weather life's many storms.

But Bryant's strength doesn't just come from his experience as a builder. He is also spiritually grounded in his Christian faith, which gives him a deep sense of purpose and direction in life.

So, tune in to The Jar podcast to hear Bryant's inspiring story, and gain insight into his unique perspective on life. It's a journey you won't want to miss, full of hope, inspiration, and a reminder that we can all overcome life's challenges with the right mindset and perspective.

For more of Bryant check out:

http://Www.flatearthdave.com

http://foinetwork.net

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#200 Medical PTSD, Leadership, and being autistic with Chuck Hall

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Thu, 6 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

The next guest, Chuck Hall shared his office space just outside Atlanta. Chuck is a Pennsylvania native and had lived there most of his life, only recently moving to Atlanta. It’s such a great journey through the jar with Chuck especially in the moments before, as he kind of sets up the story. Chuck is retired from corporate work. He had a pretty impressive career in communications around senior leadership. He’s a coach today, and works with executives. Married for a long time, lives in a great area... You would summerize from an outside glance at Chuck that life was easy. But the road to where we are in life is not always a straight path, and chucks was definitely not easy, and interestingly, as he looks back, and finds out more about himself and he does see all the things that he’s overcome and the marks that life has left on him which is still unraveling but yet here in life, living it at its fullest. You see Chuck found out recently that he suffers from medical PTSD, and as a result from so many unpleasant encounters in doctors offices, hospitals, and Dentist chairs. Chuck also found out that he’s autistic which probably explains a lot of his visits to the doctors office in hospital having accidents. So, despite those challenges, and perhaps because of those life experiences, he became a great communicator, a business executive, and now a coach. Chuck has put in the work to get to these places and to be able to do these things. He’s worked on himself. He’s worked on his relationships, and just a pleasure to sit down with, and hear his journey with The Jar.

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#199 Run towards your problems with Daniel Lowe

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Wed, 5 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Daniel Lowe in his home up a beautiful suburban Atlanta Street. He’s got this really cool kind of super dark charcoal, gray painted house, architecturally and the color looks cool and you know that there’s a creative person inside here. And sure enough Daniel's got that cool filmmaker hip looking vibe we set up in his kind a living room office crack open the jar. Daniel is a small town kid from Virginia. He describes his childhood growing up. With that tough love father, and looking back now kind of realizing the impact that had on him. His early journey to Atlanta, to get a job, get out of the family business, away from his father and his influence, and in the end, he realize it was exactly that he was running away from things not towards things, and that’s had a big impact on his life. So he’s turned that corner a while ago, and really got himself into the filmmaking side and knowing what he wants to do and back after a journey into Atlanta and now chasing what he wants and not running from stuff. He shares that relationship with his dad and really it sounds difficult, and even in the end with the terminal illness pending he and his father couldn’t have that conversation how he wanted it but seemingly his dad just was never prepared for it and maybe it was too much for his dad to really have that conversation. Daniel's story is a really powerful one, with some tough moments and great lessons. It’s super to see somebody find what they want to run towards it, but to also lean into the tough things instead of running away.

Check out Daniel's website: videogeorgia.com

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#198 Never leave someone incomplete with Amrit Bhavinani

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Tue, 4 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Our next guest's name in Hindi means God's holy nectar. Amrit has a lovely home just near Olympic city, what used to be in the big city in Atlanta it’s a really cool little spot and even reminds us of home because of the brick streets. In Atlanta native with some family roots from Mumbai, kind of East meets West vibe set up in his house with great teas and incense but yet that creative personality coming out with an amazing little sign, welcoming the jar. Amrit shares his kind of reasoning for buying this house in this location and how that was centered in a point of his life and how in recognizing that who he is and what’s important to him has changed over time and that reflection is kind of interesting he’s got such a great human view, great karma, I loved his “never leave someone incomplete.” We talked about the law of detachment the four agreements. Amrit even takes us through a set of box breath’s. We have a great discussion around color and finally I’m gonna challenge the audience or more like an invitation to get closer to yourself to know that his self. It’s a great journey with Amrit and a lovely start back to the jar being back on the road and for sure you’re gonna enjoy it as much as we did it.

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#197 Let's talk about Infidelity with Elliot Poston

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Elliot Poston again in a little Marriott in Columbia. When I saw Elliot coming, I just knew he’s going to be our guest and for some reason he just looks like a South Carolina guy. He’s got his cap on, and sure enough he's from a small town, he's got two older brothers, a mom and the dad from that great country childhood story. He’s been married since 2012, and is a father to a son and daughter. He shares a really personal journey around infidelity. It’s powerful because of his openness, as he shared him, his wife's, and pastors feelings, and how the two of them got through it, and are better and stronger now. He’s got a nice job and he’s becoming an entertainer. You can see for sure he has it in his blood, he’s had a podcast going for a while and he’s also started announcing for a local wrestling league. It’s a great story and to top it off you can hire him as a Santa Claus, he's definitely got the look. It’s a great story, a great journey with The Jar thanks to Elliot being so open, and you can’t help but fall in love with him through his grace and humility.

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#196 Breaking and baking bread with Henry Hunter

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Well, you’re gonna love meeting and hearing from our next guest, Henry Hunter. Henry just has one of those magnanimous personalities and you'll feel his projecting positive energy of love acceptance. We meet Henry at a little hotel in Columbia. He’s the oldest of five. His mom and dad were teachers and ironically he has now become one himself. He grew up on grandma’s farm back in the day, and served in the military later on. It's been some time since then, and he breaks down his journey through The Jar, of how meeting a Jewish baker changed the course of his life. Yep, farm kid turned military guy, turned chef has found baking in his retirement and it’s not just any baking story, it's much, much more. He’s taken his passion for baking online to share what he knows, with the world, and out of that came a fantastic Facebook group centered around baking bread at home and Henry’s very own bread kitchen. How he got to this place is a great story to listen to and he laughs, saying he’s a full-time chemist and bread maker. We talk about his family, and Henry really knows how to take a question and used it to tell his story which makes for a great episode. Henry closes with some great advice, "you know you’ll never be as good as and fill in the blank in your life, but you can be the best you can, and be intentional in your efforts to that."

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#195 Growing up as an only child with Josh Kleiger

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Josh Kleiger in a little coffee shop in Columbia South Carolina. It’s our first sit down in South Carolina, our 36th state. Josh recently moved to Columbia from Charleston to be close to his mom and help her as she gets older. His father died early on when he was much younger so it’s really just him and his mom. After living a fast paced life, traveling a lot and living a free life with no ties since 2008, he’s enjoying slowing down and notes the growth that comes with reflection and trying to improve one’s self. He shares the journey of growing up as a kid, as only child, and kind of that private school track so the socialization part took some time once he was popped into a public of high school. He has really great insight on the journey of learning and growing into your self. He recently started a consulting business which is really going to force growth, and I’m sure it’s a really interesting time in his life. It’s a great chat, one you wont want to miss, so listen to hear more of his story and how Wim Hoff and his breathing techniques play a part in Josh's life now.

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#194 Helping my mother age in place with Amanda Lamb

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Amanda Lamb at the WRAL studio in Raleigh North Carolina. It’s so cool to be able to come into an actual news station office and do an interview with a legit career reporter like Amanda. She's a Philly girl who got her first job in 1989 as a reporter in Myrtle Beach South Carolina, and you can imagine the hustle it takes for a Philly girl to get a job in Myrtle Beach back in the day. Mad respect to Amanda for that. Amanda’s now a Podcaster, writer, first reporter. Several years ago she came to Raleigh and she met a southern gentleman and fell in love, and now they’re raising two girls. Her podcast work is quite interesting and covers quite a wide range of topics, with a strong focus in the true crime genre and she shared some really interesting stories around her experience of being a reporter, a writer, a podcaster. With her extra time she's been playing around with being a comedian. Amanda shares an intimate and beautiful story about her mom aging in place, who passed away with brain cancer and there’s a lot to take away from that sharing. I meant to share some great closing thoughts around how we have a choice in how we react to things in our life, along the way, and how to use them, or to learn more about ourselves and life. Hope you join us for Amanda’s episode, it’s a great journey through The Jar with her.

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#193 Don’t let the junkman in your life appraise your value, with Jeneen Slaughter

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet her next guest, Jeneen Slaughter at her apartment in Raleigh. Jeneen’s just got that super warm, fun, personality and you can tell right away it’s gonna be a great interview. She grew up in Detroit, and she's a mom of four. Her father worked with cars at Chrysler, and although she’s a daddies girl her father was abusive towards her mother. Her mom was depressed, and both her and her mom ended up in some codependency, really missing love and validation, and like many she grew up with low self-esteem. She talks about how in life, she was always looking for love to fill a void and how she made mistakes because she was coming from the wrong place. A place where her inner child was yet to be healed. She was finding codependency and thinking it was love. Now though, she’s in such a great place, and it was really through raising her children, that she ultimately found true love and validation within, and for herself. She’s a great example that you don’t have to be a product of your upbringing, and you can stop the cycle of abuse. You can give children a better start and opportunity than we were given. She shares a message for the audience; to be fearless in life and to forget your past, to not stay bonded to it, and how for her, God pulled her out of it. Finishing with a fantastic quote from her, “don’t let the junkman appraise your value, you are a diamond.”

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#192 I lost my father at only 3 years old with Leigh Ann Walker

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Leigh Ann Walker at the little Marriott hotel downtown Charlotte. We settle into a booth in the restaurant and crack open the jar. It’s a great conversation with Leigh Ann. The Jar gives her some great questions and we cover a lot of ground. Leigh Ann was an only child and probably a bit of a surprise as her mom was in her 40s when she had her. Her father passed away when she was just three, so she has no memories of him, and covers that relationship in her book. Her personal story in the journey of her mom, hospice, and at home, and the process of helping her pass. We talk about love for her children, yoga, and Marlene Dietrich, the movie star. It’s a great conversation, and Leigh Ann is clearly in a great place. She’s comfortable with who she is, her children, her life, and it comes through. Listen in to hear the calm, intelligent, reflection as she looks back on life through the jar.

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#191 The 19 page letter I left at my father's grave with Michael Holtz

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Michael Holtz, at a little Marriott in Knoxville. Michael’s a Racine, Wisconsin native and moved down here to Knoxville many years ago so he’s got strong Midwestern roots. His dad was a machinist, as was his grandfather. He had learned to read and write very early in age, so perhaps machinery was not in his future. In high school, he worked on the school's newspaper and that helped him land a job as an editor later on. What Michael never anticipated is that his writing would play a huge part in his story when he was diagnosed with cancer. Coincidentally enough, at the time he was working with the American Cancer Society, so he took it upon himself to deeply, and widely share his personal story. Michael is also a survivor of sexual abuse, and his sharing of that experience is an extremely powerful moment. We also talked about his relationship with his father and grandfather, and how forgiveness led him to write a 19 page letter to his father, and leave it at his gravesite. Michael really opens up and deeply shares with The Jar his life story, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

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#189 Meeting my wife at 17, and creating a different route to success with Sean Hampton

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Sean Hampton at the Marriott in Knoxville. We set up in a little corner of the breakfast area and sit down to get to know each other. Sean, a Florida kid, comes from a family with accomplished academia and healthcare professionals. But from an early age, Sean was attracted to acting and performance, and in so many families where a high value is placed on academia, this would’ve been greatly discouraged, but his father to his credit gave him freedom from the families legacy, and allowed Sean to create his own. In Sean’s pursuit to find his own way he ended up in Hollywood pursuing his acting career, and while pursuing that, he found that the lack of control of his own success drove him to create his own production company to get control over the process, and the end result. Out of that, came his desire and experience to help other people, and to give people on the other side of the camera, the opportunity to be themself, and to be their best. Sean’s managed to do all this in partnership with his wife of 25 years whom he met at the age of 17 when they worked at a grocery store together, a beautiful story itself. Sean is a beautiful human with a great story to listen to, as it unfolds through The Jar.

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#190 Overhearing my dad saying he didn't want me at eight years old with Kimberly Houston

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Kimberly at the courtyard Marriott in downtown Knoxville. Kimberly's another oops baby following her older brothers' and her parents divorce. When she was young her brothers went to live with her father and she stayed back with her grandparents. In a conversation she overheard between her grandparents and her father, she found out that her father didn't want her, at only eight years old. You can imagine the impact overhearing a conversation like that can have on you, especially as an eight year old. More recently, Kimberly’s been dealing with the loss of her second husband, who passed from a heart attack while they were cooking dinner, and how that sent her down a very dark hole. She remarks that because of friends constant poking and prodding, to get her out of the house, she ended up learning massage therapy. In the process of becoming a massage therapist, she learned how to heal herself by healing others. Listening to Kimberly’s story to truly appreciate what a long journey life is and how beautiful it can be.

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#188 The silver linings of my parents divorce with Delia Jo Ramsey

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 6 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Delia Jo Ramsey on the same Sunday at the Marriott in Nashville. She's got such a great southern name and of course she is from Huntsville Alabama and shares her story growing up there. Delia's Mom and dad were divorced when she was pretty young but out of that she ended up with two really great dad‘s. She talks about how she was kind of an upset baby, her siblings were much older and as a result she became kind of an only child. Delia Jo went to a small liberal arts school in Alabama and she focused on TV broadcasting, but as she jokes, "I don’t really like talking in front of people" and when she found that that world had gone mostly digital paired with the fact that she didn’t really love her career choice anyway, she found her way through a few different jobs. She shares a great story about her journey in moving to Dallas and marrying a preacher. Ultimately though, she found the pull to be home was to strong to ignore and she made it back just in time to find her mother being diagnosed with cancer, and discusses the impact that had on her and her relationship with alcohol. From there she talks about coming out of all the change and loss to finding her self and it’s a beautiful story. She's full of strength and her story is one you wont want to miss.

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#187 Storytelling and being a jack of all trades with Julie Brand

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Sun, 5 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest JuLee Brand at the little Marriott here in Nashville on a Sunday. She’s a North Dakota girl from Minot. JuLee is really interesting. The story she shares about her journey to become a publisher, and what that was like and it’s a great one. She talks on her being a jack of all trades, but a master of none conundrum she feels at the moment. JuLee really had this kind of roundabout corporate career and ended up becoming a founder of a publishing company. She’s a Gen X oops baby, and through being the youngest child she grew up to be a storyteller, especially other people stories. We talk about losing a parent or father in this case, and the profound impact the loss and losing part of yourself when you lose your parent and ultimately the ways we find to replace that with something else. Listen in to hear more of JuLee’s journey with The Jar.

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#185 The highs and lows of being an artist with Toby Penney

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Sat, 4 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Toby Penney in Frankfurt Kentucky on a snowy Wednesday. We agreed to meet at her art studio, which is downtown just near the capital, called roaming studios. It’s on the third floor of 100 year old Catholic good shepherd building school. The studio is a converted classroom and it’s this beautiful, bright, high ceiling studio with large old fashion windows and her art is hanging everywhere. Her beautiful self portrait stands out, as it kind of overwhelms everything in the center of the room and we settle in right next to it. Toby’s from a super small town in Tennessee and she’s got that great kind of small town Tennessee accent still in her voice and she’s in a really good space right now in this beautiful studio. She has become this accidental teacher and she found it by pursuing her passion, which she’s been doing for as long as she can remember. But it hasn't happened without some hardships along the way and she talks about some of the low and points. Ultimately, it’s a great conversation because Toby has had a pretty rich life and she has a great view of life and so her interaction with the jar is really nice and I hope you join along.

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#186 Making music with Kalen Chase

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 3 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Kalen chase, at a little Marriott in Nashville. It’s our first day in Nashville and of course we’re hoping to meet a rockstar and in walks Kalen. He's got that rockstar look going today with his long jacket, glasses, and his great white hair he's quite the look with his Albanestic glow. At a young age his parents move the family and his two brothers to Northeast Washington, where he grew up doing the country life thing and ultimately headed back to LA himself at the age of 18 to go to school to study music. It’s a really great story of his career and life which ultimately led him to singing for the band Korn for a few years and how recently the passing of two friends has brought him back. He’s on a mission to do music of his own right now, and writing the songs and putting the album together. It’s a great story and he’s a really interesting character and you’re certain to enjoy it.

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#184 Epilepsy, a near death experience, living in 39 cities in the US withKaren VanderMarliere-McCracken

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Thu, 2 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Karen in her home in Lawrenceburg. It’s a really fun and interesting conversation. Karen is one of five children and growing up she lived in 39 places across the US. Her father was a nuclear engineer and worked for a company that did a lot of the installations across United States. She was also one of those people who lived locally and really got into the local culture and history, so Karen is part of that. She’s a speaker, a writer, podcaster, and she’s been a children and youth pastor all of this for more than 20 years and we talk about that journey and getting to a place where you need a break or you need a change and trying to figure out what that is gonna look like. We have some fun and interesting conversations, one around ASMR, how her doggy can tell when she’s about to have an epileptic seizure, what’s it like having OCD, and finally her story of almost dying, and her EMT husband jumping to save her. It’s an exciting episode.

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#183 Retired clinical psychologist, Sassy

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Wed, 1 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Sassy, also known as Stacey Lynn Catlett at her childhood home here Frankfort, Kentucky. This is kind of really cool area and property. When she was really young, her dad was an excellent alcohol salesman and got moved around the country to develop business and that grew the travel bug in Sassy. They moved around quite a bit until her Dad finally had a chance to come back home to Frankfurt and took it. And after her own life journey, she finds herself back in the same home, and it’s a very interesting story of how a retired clinical psychologist, a jaded idealist could end up here. And even as a therapist for 25 years, we’re still people, and Sassy shares with us some of those painful moments and the things that she still trying to work through as a person and it’s a great travel through the jar and a great opportunity to hear Sassy's story.

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#182 Street smart and a high IQ with Reily

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Riley through another potential guest, Debbie who’s home we meet up in. Debbie came to meet Riley and a local state park where Riley and somehow ended up camping out with her self and her cats. One thing led to another. Debbie followed a cat and ended up finding Riley and really rescuing her from that situation and bringing her to her home. Debbie was fascinated with Riley's story and wanted to give her the opportunity to tell it on the jar. Riley has a story and it’s a tough story to hear but for sure it’s an interesting one. Her mom was 16 1/2 almost when she was born her dad was 27 and she had that back-and-forth relationship between mom and dad living with either one over the years. Through it all Riley’s been battling a few mental illnesses, trying to navigate life. Riley is highly intelligent, and her interaction with The Jar shows it. Her upbringing is a foundation, and her life alone through the years is kind of a pallet of wisdom, which is very interesting as more about who she is and how she views the world come through and make some powerful moments.

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#180 Raising a neurodivergent son, and losing a sibling with Lynn M

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Lynn at the Charleston West Virginia Marriott, on a Saturday morning. Getting to hear Lynne‘s story is really quite special because you get to hear from a mother of a 10 year old son with autism. You get to hear about what it was like for her to find out her son has autism, understanding what it means, what that’s like raising him, and the miracle in it. One of the biggest takeaways is what she’s come to realize in caring for Owen, and raising him, is that he has taught her more about herself and about other people, and she could ever teach him. The story of her brother, who passed away who she didn’t know as well as she thought, when really finding out what his community said about him, the kind of person he was, and the way he impacted of peoples lives gave her a completely new understanding of him. Her lesson from that was making certain that people always knew what she felt about them and what they meant to her in her life and that she love them. Lynne’s chat and sharing around a question about love is one of those magic moments with the jar. She’s able to really truly articulate beautifully her experience and her knowledge. Join in to hear her journey with the jar to get a better insight into the kind of courageous roll that she’s living in this life.

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#181 I lost 12 people in one year with Jennifer Bennett Price

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Jennifer Bennett Price at the hotel there in West Virginia. She’s been a nurse her whole career really in that front line service work and been a technician around dialysis for a good part of that. Her job even took her to Ghana for five years to try a business. She shares a powerful story about it, part of her life growing up where she lost 12 family members in one year, including her mom and how that really shaped her. We talk about how her mom has cancer and she had a long time to plan and prepare everyone for her death, and then the other side, her brother died suddenly when no one was prepared. It’s a really powerful sharing, and when you don’t want to mess tune in to hear the rest of the story with Jennifer.

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#179 Growing up on a farm, and losing parents with Clayton Spangler

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Our next guest Clayton Spangler joins us at the hotel and we sit down the table to get to know each other. Clayton had that idyllic life growing up as a kid group on the farm. Both his parents had a big family so they went between one farming property to another and while it was a lot of work and responsibility, it was also a lot of fun. He learned how to be responsible on a very big playground. But despite that or because of that background, Clayton ended up as an artist, a creator, photographer, and the story of how he came to learn photography is really interesting, a bit funny and odd, and you should join to hear it. Clayton also shares a powerful story around his mom and his dad passing, and what that meant to him, and what he took away from it in the reminder to always be present when you’re with people. It’s a really engaging conversation. The Jar really does allow Clayton to tell his story and it’s a great one. I hope you turn it.

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#178 Planting seeds and nurturing the mind with Tara Langston

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Tara Langston in our hotel there in Richmond. She’s a north Virginia girl, so she's a transplant down here in the south. Tara has an interesting story about growing up with no knowledge of religion and no exposure until a she was a little bit older. She started to hang out, going to church with her friends out of curiosity, and today she's married to a minister. She’s an animal lover, she dog rescues, and growing up as a middle child and a huge introvert, she became a therapist and she’s currently working with kids. She talked a little bit about the challenges kids face now, and the mental health issues that come along with them. As a therapist Tara shares some beautifully insightful perspectives on her own career. She describes the way she helps kids plant seeds and nurture the ground of their mind, and with her current work structure when they move on she never gets to see the flowers bloom. She reflects on this as being one of the harder parts of her job. It’s a great conversation with Tara, and certainly one you wont want to miss.

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#177 Young in life, old in experiences with Paul Granger

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Paul Granger at the Marriott in Richmond, Virginia. Paul has a real kind of gracious presence. He looks young, but somehow seems more mature. He’s a Podcaster, a father of three kids, and he has pretty beautiful story to tell. Paul shares his journey, through the corporate life, and recently departing and transitioning to full-time ministry, and the true leap of faith that it took him is really seemingly matched by the joy it’s bringing him. He’s got a couple of great series out on his podcast, and the links will be at the bottom of the notes. He and his wife have some deep experiences around learning to heal through two miscarriages early in their marriage, and the impact that that had on their life as individuals, their relationship with each other and their relationship with God. Listen in to hear his journey this far in life.

Check out Paul's podcast and website here: https://www.wheredidyouseegod.com/

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#176 On the scene with crisis counselor, Lisa D Alisso

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Lisa D Alisso at her home in Richmond. She’s got this beautiful old home in the in the center of the city and it’s filled with an amazing little collection of furniture, and art, creating a great setting to have a session with The Jar. Lisa recently moved back to Virginia from DC after her divorce to kind of collect her thoughts and to get on with her next chapter. We’ve interviewed a few policeman or fireman or first responders, and Lisa is another one. She was an on the scene counselor for a long time, helping suicide victims or those who are in trauma situations. The conversation of seeing humans in their worst moments, and being the one that is a trained professional to help guide them through that is one that you wont want to miss. It's an amazing job, but its a tough one. You could only imagine the difficulty of working in these roles on the tole it takes on people overtime. She has a really interesting upbringing she shares her story around the Danish grandparents in her life, and how she got to DC. She talked about her new career in taking what she learned from her trauma role and applying that into training for festivals around mental health issues. We talked about how life is full of challenges and going through a tough divorce and having your heart broken in the soul, crushing nature of it and yet, she’s come out of it so positively by leading with her heart. Lisa emphases how that will help get through troubling times with kindness and grace, and she’s on that journey. It’s a great interview I hope you join us, to hear it in her own words.

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#175 Walking through life assuming positive intent with April Palmer

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest April Palmer at the common house, RVA in Richmond, Virginia. Common house is set up like a remote office place and similar to WeWork style, a really hip and cool feel. Like so many of our guests April is such an interesting person. She’s lived in a few countries, and in several different cities. She’s a digital nomad and surfer. She’s a consultant in the tech industry which has given her the digital nomad life, but she’s also recently started to teach at VCU in Richmond, and among her other classes, she recently started a “how to get jobs“ so really using her practical business experience about what she was looking for when she was hiring people and she’s applying that and sharing that in the classroom. April talks about her spiritual journey. It’s quite an interesting story and she tells it very well. She’s a mom to three kids. There’s some surprises in there that she got along the way and we talked a little bit about who teaches who ultimately when you have children. Aprils in a great place and you can really see it in her face, her body language, and her answers. She's got so much love for everyone and everything, and you'll feel it. She says she goes about life assuming positive intent, and it’s a powerful way to walk in any room and it's a good lesson for everyone.

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#174 Career cheerleader and public speaker, Cara Pressley

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Cara Pressley at the CW and Brand. It’s clear from the outside that she's got a lot of energy to manage and has a powerful personality. I knew this was going to be a lot of fun, and Cara’s story doesn’t disappoint. She was able to go to private school, had a good stable life and then met someone in high school who. It was the drug dealer who ended up going to jail, is still in jail, and before that he became the father to her son, so she’s a single mom. She began working for the government and after 20 years, she has decided to forge her own path. Check her out on Cara Pressley.com You can maybe also scour the Internet for videos of her in her comedy days as big boned Barbie. But more recently she’s taking her personality and thirst for life and putting that energy into helping others. She calls herself a career cheerleader, and through getting to know her, you know she is good at it. She’s currently producing a podcast centered around Red Table Talk, discussing and reviewing the thoughts of others. You can catch her there and she’s moving towards her dreams of public speaking. Listen in to hear more of Cara's story come out through the questions on The Jar.

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#173 The irony of life with Dawud Shabazz

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Dawud Shabazz in his basement. It was cool a little house in Baltimore. He's a really interesting character and a lovely human being. Sitting up in his basement was really cool, it was a great vibe and had that whole beer mash smell going on in the house because he and his wife make home brews. So naturally we had a couple of home brews and sat down and get to know each other and open up the jar. It was a great interview because of his reflective nature and philosophical views on life. He’s from a family of seven kids who lived in Ohio and Baltimore and he ended up living here in Baltimore. He misses Ohio farmland but he’s definitely a city guy. He’s going through a bit of hardship now as his mom has cancer and he talked about that journey. He talks about being raised Christian, becoming a Muslim, and having a loving mother but an abusive father, whom he still loved in some way because he was a good dad but a bad husband. He talks about the conflict of being a son of that dynamic, and how growing older changed the way he looks at that relationship. The irony of it was that his mom would eventually help him care for his father, who is stricken with cancer and as his strength came to weakness, and despite the abuse, his mother showed him compassion. So many lessons to learn from the road, story such a great person and a lovely interview.

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#172 Meeting my father after 20 years with Tim Lodgen

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet the next guest, Tim Logan at the Marriott hotel downtown Baltimore. Tim is an impressive person when you meet him, you cant help but notice he’s big, he’s physical. He’s sharp edged and he just has a presence about him. I knew it was him the moment I saw him in the frame of the hotel door. As we got to settle into the chairs and set up, it wasn’t just Tim’s physical presence. It was also his is energy and the intensity around him. Tim's story is a hard one to listen to, even though it’s full of hope because it takes you to such a place of despair, such an emotional place, to listen and understand what another human goes through. There is a reminder of how dark the human spirit can become, and how it can happen to any of us. Tim’s parents divorced when he was six and he said that really did impact him. He never really felt like he was good enough. That perhaps a divorce was his fault. Despite Tim’s good nature and success in early life, that early self doubt, sent him on the troubling path. It’s a powerful part of the interview where Tim describes the moments leading up to him trying to take his life, and how now he’s 20 months sober, and finally learn to love himself at the age of 44. And after 20 years, he’s met his father again, and it was a powerful healing moment. Tim has an amazing story and he tells it with the intensity that'll captivate you. Tim is a beautiful human who held onto the coping skills of his inner child a bit too long, finally releasing them, bringing light to a once dark space.

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#171 Moving forward after divorce, and loss with Bob Paff

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Bob Paff at the Marriott in Baltimore. Bob’s got a great aura about them, just a warm and welcoming person and we got along great. He’s a Baltimore guy from six kids. He ended up being married twice and both times he caught his spouse cheating and there’s some pretty interesting parts to this story with valuable insights around it. He’s a latchkey kid from a single mom and he went to college to become a newscaster but somehow ended up being an insurance guy until 2010. I think it’s around this time when he divorced, and has a reflection on his life, leading to a moment where he decides to reinvent himself, and to share with people his journey, and how he's overcome his challenges. He shares about feeling like he failed in marriage even when it wasn’t his fault. He shares his journey of losing a son and the pain around that and then never forgetting, but still having to live your own life. Listen in to hear Bob’s story told to the jar and while in someways, his life may look so perfect from the outside, the real struggles that all of us go through and the importance of putting in the work, no matter where we are in life.

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#170 Table of Strangers with Lia James

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Lia James at her home in Baltimore. She’s got this really cool old house and we meet in the garage so we can set up at her beautiful red oak table. Leah runs a program called Table of Strangers and it’s where she comes into a city and sets up her insanely beautiful table and like a magnet, it attracts interesting characters, strangers, who then connect over a meal. It’s a fabulous concept and certain to be a TV show. Lia is a self confessed collector of people, collector of friends. She’s a Virginia native and she’s now out of her corporate career, as a consultant and career coach, and really focused on another supernatural gift of human service. It’s a great interview with Lia and we find out so much about her journey from her corporate career to her idea of strangers to Covid to eye surgery, and when she found a red wristband on the Florida convention and how it changed her life. Listen in to hear Lia, once a stranger to us, tell us her story.

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#169 Community, and connection in a tattoo shop with Larry Normile

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We catch up with our next guest Larry at his tattoo shop, Artistic Additions here in Dover. He’s been running the tattoo shop for more than 20 years and he started tattooing when he was 14. His father died when he was 16 and this set off a series of bad decisions and actions that landed him in prison. Eventually, Larry pulled himself together, and was able to use tattooing to open up his own shop and build not just a career for himself, but a place for artists. He’s the kind of person that lifts people up, helps people grow and this really comes through in the interview. He’s retiring from the tattoo side and letting the business continue to run, and it’s a great story of him, working with troubled youth gang members quite often, bringing them together and trying to create peace away from the violence. Larry is a wonderful human being, and arguable the perfect person to teach and share lessons to these kids. The things we don’t teach in school but truly need. He’s a great interview and it’s gonna be really fun to watch what he creates next.

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#168 Getting a grip on self love with Reba Shelby Meyer

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Meet our next guest Reba Shelby. A self proclaimed Georgia peach. Shelby was a joy to meet and to hear her story, to hear where she’s been and how she’s looking at 2023. There’s a lot to her story for everybody. She was a single kid when her parents got divorced and in that she gained a brother and a sister. Shelby talks a lot about not finding gratitude in situations where sometimes you’re not happy, so she wasn’t happy with the parents getting divorced obviously, but without he she wouldn't have gained a brother and sister. She’s a cancer survivor and she talks about what that was like and really focusing on getting better to be that mom for her to own kids. She shares how some of these lessons helped her reunite with her father, who she had stopped talking to, and she made that effort and repaired the relationship and how now it’s better than it ever was. 2023 is the year of Shelby. She’s determined to find self love, something she’s never really had a strong grip on and she’s focusing on gratitude self affirmations. There are some great things that we could all work on in 2023, listen in to hear another great story from a real kind human.

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#167 Drop your grudges with Al Carroll

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Al Carroll at a little hotel in Dover. Al's a consummate sales guy so he and Ken have an immediate connection, both sales warriors into the battles and the camaraderie of being survivors. Love one of his first quotes that he’s here to paint the clouds. Al’s a creative person who was trapped in the sales body from 1992 to 2003. He was in a band and did that circuit around Dover playing in bars playing in clubs and doing all the things that come with that lifestyle. He then, became a dad, became sober, and he describes this part of his life as, things went nuts. The creativity exploded, he's got a podcast, getting into and in finding love for comedy, and managing talent. And like so many of us, he has some personal relationships that were strained over time. His mother being the key one in the past that had a hold over him, and his mom left those grudges behind, and in that he realized the absurdity of it all. In healing his relationship with his mom, he found his father again. Those feelings taught him a lot, and challenged his beliefs about the people around him. The people he kept close and reevaluated all of his relationships. Now he’s surrounded himself with like-minded people who care about him, bring value to his life. Join us to hear more of his story as he navigates the jar.

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#166 Losing a child, coaching, and intentionality with, Jessica Smith Moyer

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Jessica Smith Meyer at her studio here in Dover. It’s called the Ice House Wellness and Community Studio. It’s a really cool place, a great space, with good vibes and it’s in this old icehouse. Jessica‘s been a self-described wellness fanatic for a long time, and finally decided to get out of that corporate gym life and dedicate herself to her own space where she could help people and do more than just fitness. She’s become a coach, and really pursued her passions and brings it all together into once space. She had a cool family upbringing as a gymnast, a very competitive gymnast, and it makes you appreciate where she's at and how she's taken that drive with her all this way. From the outside, you know, it looks like she’s had kind of a nice, easy life if you will, but the reality is, quite the contrary. She lost a son at nine months old. She had a number of miscarriages, she lost her faith, and then over time began to lean back into it again. She’s on a road to leaving a legacy of being intentional and authentic, no matter what happens. Jessica is one of a kind, a great human with a story you'll want to hear. She’s a coach, an author, and she's helping people in her studio everyday.

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#165 How I found my way back to being a news reporter with, Seth Kaplan

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We join our next guest, Seth Kaplan in his beautiful home in Harrisburg on a Saturday morning and it's a beautiful fall day. We set up his kitchen table and got straight into the jar. Seth has a great energy, smile, and personality. It's clear that he’s at a really great space in his life . He's married, has a home, a child and he’s found himself back in the career that he loves and it shows. Seth is the oldest child and his family grew up in Florida. They lived there for quite a bit and got into TV news reporting, which is a passion for him and then over time drifted away for 20 years. Some point not too long ago his wife knew that this was a real passion for him and that this is kind of, as he says, an unresolved part of his life. It's a part of his career that he needed to come back too as it was something he missed and here he is today a political reporter for the state, working for CBS and seems to be in a great place. As we got started, he kind of chuckled that while he’s comfortable with the microphone usually he’s the one holding it and asking the questions and the jar. He’s on the other side now and we jump right into the deep end with the question, do you have a hopeful heart? And did you have always someone to call when you need it? Join us to hear Seth's story and what a Florida kid living in Pennsylvania is all about.

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#164 Losing a parent early with Jen Shade

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Jen Shade a Harrisburg native in the studio office of Columbus radio, where she’s been a radio talkshow host for 30 years. She sporting flowing blonde hair a felt brimmed hat and she has a lovely warren personality and a young rebel feel. She joked that she came here for one to two years just to try radio out here. 30 years later, she's proving that if you hold still enough, the world revolves around you. Just before Christmas when she was nine her father passed away from a massive heart attack, and she describes the hole of the loneliness that left in her, but in a way, she felt that she knew how to be alone and how to deal with that while watching her mom struggle terribly with the loss. And in her own way it’s made her a better mom, a strong mom but not a tough mom. She shares the emotion and feelings around being there for the two years during Covid lockdown, a museum, a historical place that had so many memories and the power in the emotion of that. It’s a wild and frantic start to the conversation as we squeeze to talk, show host into the same short space, sharing one mic. Join us and listen to Jen's story, her journey with The Jar, and the wisdom that comes with knowing yourself.

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#163 Losing the family's anchor with Raeshell Thompson

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Thu, 9 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Rochelle Thompson at the elementary coffee shop in downtown Harrisburg just a few doors down from the beautiful state capital. It’s a bustling little spot, groovy, and has a very hip feel to it. We have a nice set up in the roasting room and merchandise shop just behind the counter. A big shout out to the elementary coffee for hosting us. Raeshell has a bubbling explosive energy almost like she’s had 16 espresso’s but it’s really just who she is. She is a dancer and she’s brining her dancer energy, beautiful smile, upbeat personality to the jar. She grew up with a mom, dad, brothers and a sister. They all lived next to grandma’s house. That’s one hell of a classic matriarchal family. So when grandma passed in 2016, the whole family lost their anchor and kind of drifted for a bit as they searched for a new grounding and Raeshell especially felt she lost her place, and lost her self. She found herself drinking, doing drugs, and hanging out with the kind of people that we know end up praying on people that are lost and weak. But now, she’s been sober for a while and it’s clear she’s found herself once again. She shared with us her journey through a dark tunnel and has surrounded herself with people that leave her with something instead of take something from her. It’s a really interesting conversation even though she's young she's so comfortable and grounded in her relationship with God. Join us to hear her version of her life story as she navigates the jar.

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#162 Through pain with grace, with Jennifer Daggs

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Wed, 8 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We made our next guest Jennifer at her home in an idyllic little neighborhood outside Harrisburg. It’s one of those fun homes that families have lived in for many many years filled with memories and things that make you smile. Jennifer met her husband in college in central Pennsylvania and it’s where they’ve lived since they got married 30 years ago. She’s an only child and kind of has that you know that great American childhood were you played outside all day until the bell rang, or dad whistled. She was raised Catholic until her father struggled with his balance between church and his job, trying to find that place where all of his beliefs matched and they ended up at a Unitarian church, and it’s kind of an explorative part of their journey. It led her to have a great internship in turkey. It doesn’t take long in the interview for Jennifer to open up and share the journey that the family went through with the daughter and it’s a powerful one, because perhaps not the exact story, but a lot of the parts are so common for many parents. Her daughter struggles with migraines and as a young girl they began to affect her mental health, and that ultimately leading to her daughter, trying to take her own life. The impact that has on a family is nuclear. It can go in so many directions. For Jennifer and her husband, they we're able to lean into each other and grow a stronger bond together and over 7 years, all three of them finally found the medical solution, and the mental health help she needed. Today she’s a thriving young woman and is it hard story with a beautiful ending. The pain of not being able to help your child is truly one of of most helpless feelings and something that no parent should have to face. Join us to hear Jennifer's story her husband's story and her daughter's story of how they made it through the other side. It’s clear that the love they have can help them overcome anything this thing called life can put in front of them, and it's a beautiful thing to see.

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#161 A full circle moment with Terry Keating

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Tue, 7 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Terry in the courtyard by Marriott I'm staying at. It’s a brisk New England day, man it’s cold. But still the sun is out and it’s a beautiful day in the end. Terry Scott, is that you know classic Irish, Catholic Northeast kind of a guy, just a real down-to-earth person. He’s got that very corporate experienced professional vibe about him while also being very creative and open and down to earth kind of to people in one body but actually he’s really true to himself in both places, and it’s a great conversation about somebody who performs on a high level in a number of different places. He’s got a very interesting journey, and he remarks that his dad kicked him out of the house when he was 19 and here he is finding him self back at the same place 40 years later, his journey is a great story and he shares what brought him home, and the kind of person that he’s become along the way. I hope you join in to learn a whole bunch more about Terry and his journey through the jar.

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#160 The 60's, the grind, and the job with Tory Gates

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Tory Gates, at our hotel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the capital city. Tony’s a seasoned creative artist. He’s a musician, an author, a radio host producer, and once upon a time an errand boy. As we settle in, Tony shares that he’s still on the journey of discovering who he is and what his role in the universe is. He's looking back on life, the good and bad choices, and how those affect who he is today. Tory is a northern Vermont fourth generation farm boy, a 60s kid with siblings from the 50s, and perhaps an oops baby. At 11 or 12 years old he was overcome with some anxiety and depression, as many young kids face. When he went off to college, he took the liberty of experiencing many options for work, and meeting plenty of people until one job caught his eye. A little a.m. radio station turning into FM, and he may not describe it like this, but it feels like radio found him. Tory shares the fantastic story of his journey from the little college station to the beginning of his career, the slow process, the grind, and then that magic door opening for him not because of luck, but because of his dedication. As he reflected on this, he noted that this was the first time he had created something. Join our conversation with Tory to hear the whole story, and how the jar helps him share his journey.

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#159 Reclaiming your innocence, with buddhist and life coach, Jemarc Axinto

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Jemarc at his house in a really cool Philly neighborhood. He’s styling in his batik looking African dress. He’s got it belted up like a kimono, and it’s got these big red blotches on it. Kind of matching this bit of hair he has on the top of his head. Certainly qualifying as one of the most stylish guests. Jemarc is a Buddhist as well as a life coach and it’s an extremely interesting interview because he’s got a Filipino Catholic upbringing in contrast with his current lifestyle and the journey thats taken him there is a great one. He lives such a cool life now, and is in such a good place with his thoughts, and how he looks at life's ups and downs. We had a lovely chat around growing up, and in the question of "who am I" for him as a Buddhist, it feels impossible to find and answer too but what came up instead was a reminder that “life is really a struggle to reclaim the childhood innocence that we have had." We talked about the concept that everything we receive, feel, and experience here, is in our mind, and in our mind only. Join us to listen to Jemarc's story as it unfolds with his journey through the jar and be as mesmerized as we were, that such a young person can carry such wisdom.

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#158 Finding out I was adopted in my 50s with, Marc Hersberger

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Mark Hershberger in his home in Ottawan New Jersey, right near Cherry Hill. We sit down at his dining room table, and I have my back to an impressive whiskey collection. We enjoyed a good chat with Mark who is in his 60s and found out not so long ago that he’s been adopted and there’s a story to that which comes out through the questions. Mark’s mom and dad were teachers, his mother at the high school and his dad at the college which was both good and bad, because everybody knew him, and it felt like there was nowhere to hide. He describes his life growing up as a middle-class kind of classic 70s americana childhood, where the doors were left unlocked and you'd play outside all day every summer. He’s a newly retired banker, but he’s got his fingers in a lot of interesting things like his Scandinavian Pop record label, and his podcast interview show where he interviews all kinds of artists. We finished the intro with a cute story about his adopted dog Chaz, and how Mark has struggled with his weight before and after Covid and Chaz got Mark back into a solid walking routine, which was the catalyst for him to drop 50 pounds. And we joked with the question of who saved who. Listen in to hear the rest of Mark's story, and his journey with The Jar.

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#157 Finding footing in a wheelchair with, Dan & Sharon

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guests, Dan and Sharon in a cute little hotel, just inside the New Jersey state line. We find a nice little spot in the corner of the breakfast place and set up for the jar. Dan and Sharon are both retired teachers with previous careers. In retirement, they’re pursuing some things that many retired people don’t pursue with an added twist, as due to an accident Dan has become a quadriplegic and by default Sharon became a full-time caregiver and tour guide. A few years ago Dan was participating in dance with a teacher, a.k.a. dance with the stars program at the high school, and then took a step off the stage and down into the orchestra pit, and from that accident and the complications from it became a quadriplegic and lost his ability to speak. But if you listen to the activities that they do for meals on wheels for participating in the great New Jersey scavenger hunt, you never know the march on in this retired life, making it their own. One of the first questions we got was “do people see you as you really are” I just got a real chuckle out of Dan because here is a former police officer, retired school teacher, who now is in a wheelchair. Really unable to completely articulate his feelings and emotions and it's difficult and impossible at times, for people to really appreciate the person in front of them. Listen to hear Dan and Sharon's story; a loving couple with three kids who have had a wonderful life and how they’re finding their legs in this new life. Sharon’s positive energy, a light that comes out from the inside and spills out into others, should remind us that no matter what our circumstances are, things can change in an instant and it’s more about how we manage what life brings us in the tough times than how we are in the easy times.

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156# The meaning of a name, my name, with Namarah McCall

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We need our next guest, Namarah McCall at the Delta hotel near the Philadelphia airport. As we sat and waited in the lobby with people coming and going, it was clear that when she came in there was a light and presence about her, I was excited to get to know. This was our guest, it’s a chaotic, busy weekend there, and tomorrow, I slip off to a corner of the closed restaurant and grab a table with the beautiful sunshine to sit down and hear her story. Namarah’s name is a beautiful one, and it means the one “that which has been bitter has been made sweet.” She shared with us the journey of understanding what her names means, how to embody it, without giving too much of her self away, and the struggle of learning that through the years as she grows and matures. She’s an artist, a coach, and a teacher. It really comes through as she goes through the jar she’s confident in her skin, her place, her purpose. She shares herb idea, waking up at 4 AM that inner peace that comes with the silence of that moment when the night owls in the morning people aren’t quite awake. Join us for a conversation with Namarah, as she tells her story, in her own words.

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#155 Teaching kids empathy with, Lynne Azarchi

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 9 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Lynne Azarchi at a cozy basement office in Trenton, New Jersey. We found Lynne, on LinkedIn where her work around empathy and children really stood out and we wanted to hear her story. Lynne wrote a research based book, called The Empathy Advantage, and she’s someone who’s really found her purpose in life and is dedicated to helping children heal and grow through empathy. Lynne, has spent more than 20 years at the kids bridge youth center and it’s the only youth center in the US that dedicated to teaching empathy, empowerment, bullying prevention, mindfulness, and diversity. Everything she is doing really lines up with what The Jar is focused on, and we feel lucky to be able to bring these conversations with real people into our daily lives. Join us to hear Lynne’s story and fully appreciate what it’s like to not just find your purpose but to dedicate your life to it, and in that moment, help and empower, so many others.

You can buy her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Empathy-Advantage-Coaching-Respectful-Successful/dp/1538143704

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#154 Covid put me in the trenches of my own mind with Susan Sorrentino Carabello

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 4 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000

I met Susan in her cool home just across the Trenton border in Pennsylvania but she said through and through, she's a jersey girl. Susan is an author, and a coach stepping into her own purpose. And it shows on her face. Formerly a make up artist and living life really based from what she said fear, but Covid changed all that. It killed her work and forced her to face her past, which is how the book came to be, and the writing of the book helped her face her past trauma, and overcome her fear. As we've seen with so many guests, that in the process of facing her past the key, the start was forgiveness, and once she forgave the person who inflicted the trauma on her, and she forgive herself, only, then when she truly able to live her life’s purpose. And it’s so funny, so odd that holding onto things cements us to the past, and that fear of letting go, even if terrible things truly freezes, and truly opens up all the possibilities. Join us to listen to Susan story, and to hear her own voice, the spark of life.

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#153 An aneurism had me fighting for my life with Tom McManimon

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Tue, 3 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Tom McKinnon, in his home on a beautiful Street in Trenton, New Jersey. Tom shares with us his magical childhood growing up, the eighth of nine kids, and how they've stayed close through all these years. They were all active in sports and just had a beautiful family life. As a young child, Tom was super artistic to the point that his mom kept markers, pencils and paper all around the house. I kind of feel that energy. When it came time for college, Tom had taken an interest in architecture and pursued that at a fine arts college, which led him to an internship at an ad agency in New York City, ultimately joining a small agency to be close to the creative process and the clients which he ended up selling, suddenly finding himself unemployed and in a way without a purpose anymore. In a strange twist of fate, Tom received a full dose of a tetanus shot, which ultimately led to the discovery of a brain aneurysm. During his fight for his life from the tetanus shot, he saw his mother who had passed away already by his side, holding his hand. Tell him everything will be OK. He recovered from his brain surgery to repair the aneurysm which truly saved his life. Turns out angels are around us. Listen to Tom's story to hear that no matter how beautiful our lives look, feel and often are, they are fragile. Success means little when your health is on the line. That the gratefulness that comes with facing our challenges in life, and overcoming them, is more powerful and more valuable than anything.

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#145 Who's interviewing who? with Debbie Nigro

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Mon, 2 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we aren’t really interviewing a guest so much as we are the guest. We meet Debbie Nigro just across the New York border in Connecticut at her studio where she broadcasts daily the on the Debbie Nigro show. This show begins with an interview of Ken some backstory about the jar and develops into Debbie, pulling a few questions out of the jar and sharing her experiences. It’s a great fun episode and she’s a fun, talking fast like a true New Yorker. We pulled some of our favorite parts from the interview with her and the questions she pulled for a special short episode.

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#152 I am a Magician with cerebral palsy with Tommy Burnett

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns) — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Tommy Burnett is our next guest along with his dog Ben we set up in the Domino park New York City just underneath the Williamsburg Bridge. It’s a beautiful location and a beautiful day. Tommy grew up in Manhattan and he’s now a mentalist and a magician. He explains that it’s not a gift but it’s a combination of intuition, observation, and being a magician of the mind. His work takes him literally around the world, and shortly after the interview was recorded, he was in London for one of his shows. Tommy found out later in life. He was born Jewish, raised Christian and ultimately his own spiritual journey is taking him closer to Buddhism and really away from organized religion. Tommy shares that he was born with cerebral palsy that affects his mouth and makes it difficult for him to speak without focus and it doesn’t stop him from his performance because magic is its own language and as a younger child of course he struggles with his disease, but really learn to turn it into a an asset. Join us, for some of his great views, on faith and hope and love, and how we wish you’d found self-love sooner and encourage listeners to believe in yourself, to believe in something greater than yourself, and to be excellent at everything you do.

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#151 Dance therapy with Olga Nesterova

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Olga in a beautiful little park on the river just opposite the United Nations building in New York City on a Sunday morning is truly an iconic location. What an interesting story and an interesting person Olga is. She’s young, from Ukraine, and her parents pushed her into dance at a very young age. They sought as her way up, and while she didn’t enjoy it at first the competition, the winning really hooked her in, and she went on to become a world champion. Like any competitive sport, it ultimately wears on the body and the mind and Olga had to get out while she still had her health, and she found her self in New York City working at the United Nations the dream of changing the world, where she soon found out that the machine would change her not the other way around. And threw some chance she was given an opportunity to create a safe place for people who have never danced, never performed to get their chance on the court to show their stuff at an NBA halftime that’s where Olga’s dance production company was formed. She went on to run shows for the NHL, the WNBA, and it was a place where people could express themselves, and overcome the mental hardships that they were facing through dance.

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#150 I don't change who I am around others with Maggie Marsico

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Maggie Marsico, at the Astoria Park just below the Williamsburg Bridge. Maggie's a quintessential New Yorker who grew up in Astoria Park. She’s half Irish half Italian and just comes from that robust New York cultural blend. She grew up with a core family presence, her mom, dad, and her sister, who she claims is just like her which is impossible to imagine there’s two people in the world like Maggie. We catch her at a really interesting time in her life. Her father is a real corporate person, and she's kind of followed that path until a recent job. After quitting her job really feeling at crossroads for life, kind of questioning what you’re doing, trying to figure out what you want to do when you're older. She’s a natural networker, and is now working alongside her mom helping in the events organize her business and you can just see the glow in the excitement that when somebody finds a great match. The conversation uncovers a lot as the jar peels back Maggie's views on life, including a good discussion around losing her grandmother slowly to to Alzheimer’s dementia, and how much it takes to be present, and to be part of that, and to support the people around her at the same time to reserve some compassion for yourself, some time and space for yourself because we have to protect ourselves while also giving to others. Join Maggie’s journey through the jar to learn more about her life story, and just to get a really great glimpse of the world through a New Yorkers' eyes.

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#149 Cupid & The Cowboy with Michelle and Maynard

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Our next guest Cupid and the cowboy join us in the basement of our little hotel in New York and Brooklyn, Cupid and the cowboy are a singing act. And you can catch them around the New York area. Michelle affectionately known as Cupid she’s a first born American her family from Ghana. Her father was Hindu her mother was Catholic so she’s got a really interesting background and is such an interesting person she’s quiet and she’s shy and she shares how that was a little bit rough in the high school days, the cowboy is not shy and was probably that California kid that we all used to idolize surfing in the morning and snow skiing in the afternoon. He really live the outdoor life growing up and his passion for music and drums when he was Let him to be in a few bands, and even on cover of the team man magazine. Cupid and the cowboy are a study in opposites the young shy, singer new to performing opposite the salty, older cowboy a veteran of the circuit come together to create a super cute pair leaning on each other for what the other doesn’t half borrowing each other’s strengths, they’ve come together through music and performance to entertain and to also put together a record. Join us to hear their story of how they met, how they’ve come together around music in around entertainment, and how that affects their outlook on life.

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#148 Finding Dharma with Kelly Keefe

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Kelly Keefe in lower Manhattan New York City at the beautiful and serene Rama Institute. It’s where Kelly is a yoga master and Stuart it’s really an amazing place. It’s got a great location and it’s so serene even though you’re right in the middle of New York City. Kelly’s got a beautiful light that comes through her calmness, and even though she is a master, she very much wears the students shoes day by day. We talked a lot about her learning journey around the different disciplines that she lives by. She said, she's a jersey kid that group in New York City, and found her self, her dharma, her role in life, as someone who is helping people live to their full potential. Her role is to help people get their minds, their bodies in the spirits all aligned. Listen to this episode to hear, Kelly’s journey, and how she found her dharma, and what lessons you may pick up to help you find your own purpose in life.

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#147 What do I do? "Whatever I want" with Renda Writer

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Renda Writer in Brooklyn in a little spot called Williamsburg. He lives in this modern architectural building, nestled in the center of an old Hasidic Jewish neighborhood. It’s a really cool building is on the top floor with tremendous views overlooking lower Manhattan. We settled into his apartment, his artist lair, he jokes that he is from the past, lives in the present, and does what he wants is truly an artist. He says that his words are his art, and his art is his words he’s intentional and fluid, and his art is informed by his poetry. Renda's a really grounded person a joy to be around and we had a great discussion and sharing information around writers and positive resources like the four agreements and Jerry Hicks and the Seth tapes Abraham hicks Bruce Lipton. Renda’s just finished coming off the road pre-Covid. He lived 10 years as a nomad around the world creating 85 murals dedicated to world peace. Renda is the artist we need but we may not deserve. Listen in to Renda as his journey with the jar wines around his life experience, and he shares his views and his purpose.

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#146 Finding yourself through acting with Richard Jordan

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Richard Jordan in Queens just on the edge of Brooklyn as a little bar come café where we get all that beautiful New York City background noise. Richard's a Florida, Texas, New York transplant who describes himself as a bit of a loner up until age 9 until he found theater. It was a place where he could be himself and explore who he wasn’t. He later describes finding acceptance among foreign students and leveraging that into a trip to France, and really a moment that expanded his mind and his horizons. Theater, and acting really are his passion and his purpose in life to give to other people and when he’s not searching for a new role, he’s on the other side as a casting Director. We talk about the joys and the pains of giving your all to something like acting in those auditions and not receiving any feedback or receiving the rejection, and a lot of it. We have a good chat about spirituality and religion and him growing up with pretty religious parents and himself not finding that proof, but open to the possibilities. Richard shares a few good philosophies like don’t take yourself too seriously time is the only currency we have in the more you question yourself the more you can trust yourself and be ok with being wrong because you will eventually get it right.

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#144 I spent 16 years in prison for a crime I didn't commit with Jeffery Deskovic ...

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Jeffrey in the basement of our little hotel in New York City over there in the Bronx. Jeff is a first guest to show up with a suit and tie, which is quite befitting. The role he’s got he’s off to meet a client after seeing us. You see Geoffrey’s an attorney, but he’s not any attorney’s he’s the founder of the JD foundation for justice and they free people who have been wrongly convicted. Jeffrey knows what it’s all about to be wrongly convicted at 16 he was arrested and 17 convicted of rape in a murder he didn’t commit any spent the next 16 years in prison. He has a fantastic story of betrayal, lies, and hopelessness. But he really overcame all of that and he talks about his speaking engagements. We talked about how to overcome adversity beautiful thoughts like “put yourself in position for a miracle." Tune in to hear, Jeffery's story about how he turned the tragedy into a triumph for himself, and for his clients in town one wrong has turned into many many rights.

https://www.amazon.com/Conviction-Jeffrey-Deskovic/dp/B08F9CN2XG

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#143 Mormonism, and abuse with Jessy Mack

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guess Jessy Mack at the little courtyard of the Marriott hotel in Hartford. She has her hair kind of this light purple matching her effervescent jacket got the glasses going to complete the look. Jesse’s a mama for a nurse and one of those nurses that really enjoys the work and really put yourself into it. Jesse was in a group Mormon house and things went a little sideways and her ages of 14 to 17 there was a lot of drinking etc. When you’re very young and your life you know falls apart, she bounced around between mom, dad friends. This lead her down the road of bad relationships where she was nearly killed, but in 2018, her life turned around. And as we sit with Jessy, you can see she’s in such a great place, so much wisdom that she’s pulled from the wreckage of her youth. She’s a beautiful mother of four, and she’s homeschooling. She’s in touch with her body, her mind her spirit. Listen in to hear her journey and how she made it through and became the person she is.

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#142 I was in a Cult with Kelly Sharp

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet her next guest, Kelly Sharp at her home in Glastonbury Connecticut beautiful Friday afternoon. Kelley has a fantastic story one of lies, deception, manipulation, and ultimately courage. Kelly’s an only child and at a very young age, her father was facing a divorce that led him to a small church and he convinced his wife to join and eventually of course Kelley was brought into the church, a place where women don’t wear pants. No one watches, TV or movies or reads old books or is allowed on the Internet Women are subservient to their men. As you can imagine, Kelly didn’t realize it and it’s still coming to grips with it that she was raised in a cult. She has found out sense that everything she thought was normal has turned out to be a lie, and everything she was told to be afraid of, and stay away from these turned out to be something else. Kelly did everything she was supposed to do she married the pastor ultimately, but things begin to unwind, and she started to seek the truth. She left the church seven years ago, and is on her journey of discovering who she is, and what life is about but sadly along the way, she’s lost her mom and her father before they could reconcile before they could come to an understanding. Join us as we hear Kelly's story of life in a cult. What it’s like to be in it, how difficult it is to get out of it, the cost you have to pay for your freedom, and the courage it takes.

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#141 I love the person I can become with Cody Bondra

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We catch up with our next guest, Cody Bondra on a Thursday afternoon in Hartford in the courtyard of the Marriott. Cody is a legit up-and-coming musician, a veritable rockstar in the making. Sitting with Cody is a pleasure. He has a presence and a calm about him that’s very comforting and put you at ease. Which is not how you might initially react based off his size and stature, and the fact that he is an ex-hockey player. He’s got some heights he’s got some slickness about him, which certainly helps him on stage. But yet Cody says when he looks in the mirror, even he, gets a little that imposter syndrome cause he doesn’t look anything. Actually like a rockstar you would imagine. But there he is. Cody’s got a really good outlook on life and relationships love words and it all comes through in the conversation. Cody has a great interaction with The Jar and you can’t help but really fall in love with Cody, his ideals, and the kind of person he’s become. And as Cody says, he’s in love with a person he’s becoming and who he can be too. A really interesting part of the conversation is where we talked about using your words carefully because you can’t take them back and there is the words that we have. He shares on not being able to take everybody with us, some people we lose behind, but the things that he’s gain by losing people has given him trust in his choices. Join us, and listen to Cody's story through the Jar.

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#140 Eating disorders, and an a adopted son with Debbie Gardner

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Debbie Gardner in East Longmeadow just near Springfield. Debbie is the editor at prime publications and she’s been there for 28 years. Truly an amazing dedication to a work career. Debbie and her husband adopted a Russian Ukraine boy when she was younger so it’s quite an interesting time for him to be alive and have those conversations. His mom only had one request back then, that he be raised Catholic. So she converted and together they took their first communion. Debbie shared a tough part of her story being a lifelong anorexic how it came about how she struggled with it about how she came out and it’s a powerful story. Not one so much rooted in the disease of anorexia, but the human struggle to come to grips with what causes these things in our lives, and how can readdress them, and once we find ways to manage them to persevere, how can we share a story with others so they can heal and no they’re not alone. Debbie does a great job of that during the interview and again it’s not a story for me about the anorexia but how she handled herself through it.

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#139 Forging your own path with Don Philip Silverman

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Don Philip Silverman at the Sheridan hotel there in Springfield. We found a not so quiet table in them in the main lobby and settled in for a long pre-chat, and a great discussion. Don's a real Springfield guy with the bit of Brooklyn New York thrown in there. He’s a little bit Jewish he’s a little bit Italian and a lot a bit Massachusetts. Don shares his love of music and his musical journey with us. I’m back to those everybody had a piano in their home, and the idea was to learn piano until of course you hear the Beatles on the radio at eight years old playing. Despite his fathers lack of real understanding of musicians, he appreciated the arts, despite his father’s views on it, he was still the person that bought Don, his first guitar, and the impression that made on Don’s knowing his fathers views, but loving him, and supporting him in what he loved. Don’s got a lot going on. He’s quite busy. He’s a photographer and he uses those skills to run a Facebook news page where he’s involved in city activities and sporty local sporting activities. He’s found himself and reporter for the north American hockey league kind of the Junior League for NHL. 66 years young dons, engaged, and then, as his father said to him one day “Don, you’re a slow starter, but the best is yet to come” Listen in to hear Don’s story as the jar slowly peels it back and it’s just a great chat.

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#138 Seak peace, not happiness with Pharaoh Bacon

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Pharaoh Jones, a.k.a., Pharaoh Beacon in his studio inside mega land, also known as TV and radio. Pharaoh’s got a massive personality a large presence. He’s always been an artist. A performer comes from a whole family of dancers. He had a daughter at 17, and that responsibility of being a father, and all that that meant gave him even more focus. Then he had never had to be his own person to be in charge of his own life, create his own empire. He’s got a podcast he’s got music he has shoes. He’s like a mini Kayne west. His creativity is always been there, but somehow at age 30 it really blossomed and now he can’t put a cover on it. We had a great chat around energy and Pharaoh shared his views that we are our own gate keepers, only you can let in good energy people. And the importance of being the best version of yourself. he does that by following his ambition of doing what he loves most. Finally, the most beautiful words from Pharaoh “happiness is a moment, don’t seek happiness because it’s fleeting. Seek peace, and in your pursuit of peace, you will find moments of happiness."

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#137 Organised religion vs spirituality with Dan Richards

Fri, 9 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Dan Richards, and his cool little Elvis house inside the city. Dan’s found this really cool little home for his family and he’s such a creative person that it’s flowed into every room. They’ve created an Elvis type house. Where are you? Each room's got its own theme, including an Elvis room. A jungle room. Dan is an insurance guy by day and musician by night truly a musician since he was a young kid. His dad was in the military so he grew up overseas but he’s been exposed to the arts and music at a young age even had a really cool band called Dan and the dirty catechisms. You may conclude by the band name that Dan, after studying all the religions, and we had such a great discussion around the beliefs of different religions dance concluded that he’s going to be an atheist for now. He hasn’t found or seen anything yet that’s going to get him to any organized religion. At one point a conversation turned to energy and the life force inside each human, and what that means in the religious world in the spiritual world, and how that intersects with Dan’s beliefs. It’s a great conversation and Dan’s an extremely interesting person, a gifted musician, and a creative artist, listen in to hear his story and how he’s formed his beliefs.

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#136 I am a transgender pastor with Donnie Anderson

Thu, 8 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, a pastor, Donnie Anderson at her home in Providence. Donnie asked their mom at nine years old about her feelings, being in the wrong body, not understanding who they were as a young child. As you can imagine that conversation didn’t go well and straight into the closet. Those feelings and emotions lived silently for 60 years. Fast forward and Donnie is now an important and well-known figure in the Christian community. Not just for her own church but also for other church leaders as a super Christian conservative. Donnie shares that keeping everything hidden and inside was an immense pressure cooker of emotions she felt would have caused her self destruction, had she not. Even so, the prospect of coming out was almost unbearably overwhelming, but finally out of self-preservation and self-love, she decided to come out to her family in 2017. She is such a bright light of courage, and an overall great and interesting person. Donnie left us with a quote from the Bible “if you wanna find out who you are, give yourself away” Follow along as Donnie shares her story and see how she has given her self away truly and is in the process of finding out who she really is coming. Join listen to her story.

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#135 Silver linings with parents past with Holly Dalton

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Holly at her home in Providence. Holly is a human artist and a real New Englander. And as we sit down and she looks back on her 30 years, she can say it’s been a tough road. When her parents divorced her older sister stayed with her grandparents and she stayed with her mom and ultimately mom passed away from alcoholism just five years ago and her father only two years ago to cancer. Like many children of alcoholics, Holly is only now coming to grips with the impact of that has in her life and her sister’s life. While growing up with her mom and stepdad who she really loved, she was mom’s little Spitfire, and really thought, she won the stepdad lotto but overtime her mom struggled with alcoholism, and it slowly took her away socially and then took her life. In the middle of that Holly found out that her father had cancer and didn’t have long to live so she and her sister found a way to come together and to be with him during the treatment and finally for hospice and Holly shares that they didn’t talk about the traumas of the the past, but we’re just present with her father and then their father’s death. Holly and her sister grew closer again. So we can find that every tragedy has a hope for a silver lining as the hope for what the sacrifice means to the people that stay behind. And I think this is the message from Holly’s experience that no matter what we’re going through that there may be a purpose in the struggle of the day is really building a foundation for the future.

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#134 Finding what you like, and doing it well with John Howell

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Our next guest is John Howell, the owner and proprietor, for more than 50 years of the Warwick Beacon newspaper. A special guest because he was referred to the jar by a close friend, who is the father of somebody we’ve worked with a known for more than 20 years. John tells a story of being an American university student and had an interest in political stories, ended up joining the Rockefeller presidential election campaign, and that led to another, which led to another no winners for him so he thought he tried his hand public relations. When that didn’t work, he somehow ended up walking into a job at the newspaper where the reporter had just quit, and shortly after that, he had a chance to buy them to the Warwick Beacon. Warwick has a couple of other newspapers and advertising arm and help support 18 other community newspapers around the state. It’s a great opportunity to hear John story one that reminds us, no matter what we start off our direction and we don’t really know our true purpose until we find it we feel it and we know it. Listen in to hear John’s do what you like, do it well and do it more motto is a beautiful one, and it’s a thread throughout his story.

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#133 A drive to be known with Derek Shapiro

Mon, 5 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Well, there’s so much to say about our next guest, Derek Shapiro. We meet Derek in his apartment in Cranston Rhode Island. Originally from Cranston, and one sister, Derek shares with us that he always wanted to be famous. He was drawn to radio as a young boy, and found himself with his first job as a radio intern. He’s divorced from a mixed marriage, but still friends with his ex who is now an LBGQT singer and they have two children. They share a boy and a girl. Derek is really an amazing person. He’s got so much energy and he’s super productive. He’s got daily podcast he’s making movies he’s got a YouTube channel. He worked with his father's friends. He’s just got such a great energy about him that you really want to be around them and hear what he’s up to. He shares with us that he thinks forgiveness equals peace and no one really wants to carry around hate and anger. Join in to listen to Derek story a real East Coast hustler, and a great human.

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#132 Life without short term memory with Don

Sun, 4 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We need a next guest, a referral guest on the back patio of a restaurant. It’s kind of a cloudy overcast day, but Don is decked out in his super bright and sunny, steal your face universe, Grateful Dead shirt. The irony of which does not escape your host as we go through talking with Don and his pure atheism shines through the conversation. Don is an only child and described his mom then and now as having a bad attitude and not somebody pleasant to be around which may explain Don’s impenetrable happiness kind of a defense mechanism against the negativity surrounding him and his childhood. It’s an interesting and challenging conversation for us and Don as we navigate the jar together. A couple of years ago Don suffered a fall and had significant brain bleed as a result is short term memory has dissolved making navigating the jar interesting surprising wonderful and challenging. Join us to hear Don’s marriage advice, life advice first being open to your partners needs second is loving. The person third is to avoid the fights to help each other, and finally to do what you can to make the world a better place. Listen to Don’s episode to hear how he overcame a negative home has navigated life as an atheist and in the grips of his disability.

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#131 EMTs and transitions with Elizabeth Collins

Sat, 3 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Our next guest, Elizabeth Collins or Eliza for short at her office in downtown Providence nestled inside the university campus. Eliza lost her mom at 13 months and because of that the abandonment in the other issues ago along with that she became a people pleaser a perfectionist, all self driven due to that innate abandonment. She became an EMT, but that felt a bit hollow because she really only treated symptoms. EMTs have it rough, they share these traumatic events with complete strangers and rarely get the closer to the events. There is no relationship with a patient who treat somebody and move on and she really wanted to get down to root causes. Get in touch with people have a relationship with the people she’s treating understand them. That later lead to her being a tarot reader, which led her to an acupuncture school, and somehow landing in Providence, a place where she you nobody to start a business, she knew little about. Fast forward to a little entrepreneur burn out, and that path to finding and discovering her spirituality and finding herself self in a good place. Listen in to Eliza’s beautiful story, her journey of discovering herself, and helping people along the way.

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#130 Spoken word and grant writing with Ginay Lopez

Fri, 2 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Oh, and we meet our next guess Ginay Lopez in her office AS 220 in Providence Rhode Island. It’s a beautiful space with tons of art adoring the walls the hallways. Ginay is a great writer for a S220 and nonprofit art organization set up there to provide affordable access housing studios to local artists. It’s a pretty amazing concept, where an artist with virtually no money can find a studio and materials to create and sell their art. Ginay is the grant writer a.k.a. rainmaker for the organization in her own time she’s also a spoken word performance artist, a poet, telling other people stories, and truly a beautiful soul. She shares some stories of her journey, growing up with a single mom, the violent brother and the challenges, not unfamiliar to us all. She’s on that spiritual journey, and had some great thoughts to share that we are really here to find our purpose and so the life we’re living is a pursuit of purpose to find that place of belonging in this world, where we find peace and happiness in a roll.

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#129 Mediumship and more with Mary D'Alba

Thu, 1 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Are next guest Mary de Alba caught up with us at the Marriott hotel in Boston. She’s half Italian and half Irish Catholic, but she always knew she was a little bit different. She could feel things see things hear things, and she’s now a medium and a tarot reader, and her research and education into the unknown is quite interesting and fun to follow along as it comes out in the jar. And the struggles along the way with mom, the Irish Catholic first is this pagan daughter, her father, in hospice, seeing the most beautiful staircase in the world coming down from the ceiling challenge her own faith in her own beliefs. She shares a little bit of her experience of not following her heart, and entering the corporate world and the struggle of doing something you you’re not here to do the discontent of not following your purpose. And finally, he’s a great modified saying that we picked up which is “everything happens for a purpose” and we just love the idea that changing out reason with purpose is such a powerful impact on the same saying.

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#128 Mental health & energies with Stephanie Jones

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Stephanie Jones at the Boston Marriott, quite a little corner. She’s a school counselor, guidance counselor, a mindfulness coach, and a therapist. She shares some of her experience, especially now about the impact of the last couple of years of Covid on kids in school, and the real impact that’s made and the choices we made as adults and how that’s impacted kids. Talks about her parents divorce the impact that had on her mom and her disappoint her mom completely forgot about her 18th birthday and effect that had on her life. Kind of that being forgotten a bit of being abandoned. The challenges of being a mental health professional for so long, and the inability to turn it off in your daily life as you meet people grow friends build a family. The importance in her role as well because you come and cross across so many types of energies that you need to protect yourself and making sure when you’re in the room with certain people that make you feel a certain way that you ensure you can absorb that and not impact yourself and she’s learn to remove herself from situations where the energy is not good for her. Make sure you protect your energy. Make sure you give off good energy for others and listening to find out what it’s like to be a lifelong mental health professional. But still, we’re all human and susceptible to our relationships regardless of our profession.

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#127 Alopecia: Bald at 30 with Laura Dukstra

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet at next guest on a beautiful little balcony and her at her parents condo in Weymouth Massachusetts just outside of Boston. Laura is south shore girl where she grew up, helping her mom and dad with their little hotel and restaurant starting work at a young age. Laura is a statement of confidence beauty grace and we find her at her parents house where she’s helping doing that move stuff where you're Parents begin to age and begin to plan for the next stages. Laura’s beauty really radiates from the inside out, and it comes from the confidence that can only be grown out of challenge and overcoming what life throws at you. At a young age, Laura began to suffer the effects of alopecia, a condition where you lose your hair. So imagine a teenage girl being balls in the opportunities for other teenagers to take advantage of that and the strength and it takes and to finally come out of the closet as a bald person at age 30. She’s an author with more than an offer with more than 1 million books sold, "I love you more" is a beautiful expression of Love that we can all learn from no matter how much hair we have.

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#126 College through covid with John & Jacob

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We need our next guests John and Jacob on the back porch at the Airbnb here in Dover. Kind of cool because we met John and Jake up the night before at the bonfire that was held by some other long-term guests. They met their freshman year at 18 and now are finally on campus together after the first couple years with Covid that’s a really bizarre and surreal that they're experiencing college in person for the first time as a junior. John Zechiel, stone state guy from Jacobson New Hampshire both come from divorced homes. John had an interesting dichotomy, spiritual mom, devout, Catholic father, devout, atheist Jacob a little bit more traditional, and they’re both on this kind of their own spiritual journey, discovering their own beliefs. Where they fit in this universe, and it was a great conversation, where they talked about how their forestry major, putting them out in nature, and seeing the synchronicity of life, the complexity of how the earth is built, and in that they have found their own connection to the universe.

Great to see such good friends from different backgrounds with some commonalities become good friends and to see that they’re on the journey where they’re young and have so much life ahead so much life experience, but you can see they’re gonna be lifelong friends. They share that you need a network of friends you can communicate with to help manage the mental challenges of life but you do that you have to grow your network and expand outside 100% of people like you, and then that you have to get uncomfortable to find a place of comfort with your own beliefs. Listen in to John and Jacob to hear a really inspiring story.

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#125 Growing up in Russia with Veronica Volk

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Veronica Volk on the back deck of our cool little Airbnb. Veronica is one of our first international guests. She grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia, where she studied sociology and Moscow found herself as a rotary exchange student in Alaska where she stayed for 3 1/2 years made her way to New York City and ultimately fathers love to New Hampshire. Her spiritual journey is quite interesting, because in Russia, when she was growing up, there was no religion. It was frowned upon and is a university student really not even allowed to go. And now, in this part of her life, she’s on that spiritual journey, and opening herself up and connecting with the universe. She’s found the law of attraction and she’s got comfort in that. And through her journey of love, she shares that her dog has taught her how to love unconditionally. Tune in to Veronica story, and hear the journey of a young Russian girl, a city girl, making her way across the world, finding her place.

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#124 Coming out as transgender in your 60s with Stephanie Donnell

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Stephanie out of her home, cute little Idealic Street in the city of Kittery, where she lives with her wife of 40 years. Stephanie is a 63-year-old trans woman who had that kind of leave it to Beaver childhood but yet knew from a young age she was different and is now 65 living as a trans woman, and she’s clearly beautifully comfortable in her own skin. And she shared her theory that the anonymous nature of a lot of tech rolls tend to attract people or becomes a safe space for miss gendered people. Stephanie's story is an amazing journey of courage and strength and determination and one of love where she got support from the people around other people closest to her that showed love to her on this journey. Listening to find out what it’s like to find freedom in your 60s to be supported by those that. Love you. And the courage to chase your dreams.

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#123 Becoming a mom at 17 with Chloe and Resha

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guests in Barrington New Hampshire, just outside of Dover. It’s a cute little apartment complex and we meet with Resha and her good friend Chloe to hear their story. Chloe is a 16-year-old mom living with her son and her new husband and really just starting out or starting over. Which is also a single mom, a gymnastics teacher, and shares her story of growing up in a single mom household where money was tight, but her passion for gymnastics exceeded all the obstacles. It’s a story of two friends who find each other along their journey in life and Covid gives them that opportunity to share their study time as each pursue a bit of higher education together. It’s a remarkable story in that two young boys become best friends and through that the mothers find their own best friend, a source of support and love. It’s a great episode to listen to to hear two friends share. They’re very different paths different stories, but in the context of humanity share so much.

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#122 Protecting nature and community for work with Jeremy Green

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest again at the courtyard outback at the little gazebo. Jeremy Green is kind of a special guest. He’s I think only our second referral from a from a friend so all of your friends of The Jar out there, please refer someone you think would be great. Jeremy has all the kind of traits of my friend Bill and the Woods family. Just a very chill vibe, genuine and cool, a huge respect and appreciation for nature and engagement. This is kind of love and appreciation that you see. Jeremy has this kind of funny, deliberate intentional approach in his life but as he tells a story looking back in it almost looks accidental so it’s kind of funny conundrum that we go through during the the interview. It’s really neat how Jeremy was able to turn his love of nature and appreciation for it into this kind of Superman/Batman of nature role, where he works for a company and he goes around and basically saves beautiful land from being developed.

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#121 Losing my husband to paranoid schizophrenia with Wendy Lee

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We met Wendy at the evergreen cemetery in Portland just a beautiful cemetery located in the central part of town on a gorgeous Wednesday morning blue sky nice light breeze green bright very calm and comforting atmosphere. Wendy is a lovely person with three children of her own and getting to that time in her life when she starts to think about grandchildren, with still one more son in college. See you she’s the youngest of five and is a true Mainer. She shared her story of growing up with a tough father and abusive father and the impact that had on the family life in a but also a family of strong women with her mother organist for the church and one of those real superhero 1970s kind of moms she’s now a yoga instructor and becoming a health coach and is on her own journey to really finding her self. She's growing into her self so comfortably and in a great place but I can really see that she’s on on the cusp of that kind of that next part of life. She was a great interview and her insights were beautiful and I hope you all listen in to to hear from somebody who has resolved all of the things from their younger years and is in a great place.

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#120 Unpacking each others baggage with Rachel Jones & Sincere

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Certainly a fun and interesting couple to meet and to get to know them through the jar. Rachels a 37-year-old plus size model and Sincere is a 25-year-old rapper and music artist and they are partners been together about 18 months and they’re both coming some from some really tough backgrounds some tough roads in life and yet they’ve chosen this relationship to as they say unpack their bags together and work through the shit that’s there together. Rachel has her own very interesting and unique story and all the challenges of being plus size and being almost the tallest person in high school so she had a difficult time growing up. Sincere growing up really tough, his mother lost custody of him when he was a child and he was brought up really in the system he said an institutional child raised by the Boston child services and that’s not a parent that you wanna have. Ultimately he checked himself out of the system when he was 19 which led to him finding himself overdosed in the Boston transit system and decided that day that that was enough and he couldn’t do that, he couldn’t die like that, and pulled himself out and became an artist start his career and then we are today. These two have a fun dynamic interview. Two very different people, from very very different backgrounds, that are leaning on each other in this life and committed to kind of helping each other work through their baggage. It’s a beautiful thing listen in on and hear each others story and the one they're building together.

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#119 Reincarnation and past life regression with Joanne Bartlet Majka

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Joanne Bartlet outback the hotel under the cute little gazebo. Joanne works as an accountant at an animal refuge league for greater Portland Maine and she’s a true Mainer. She recently moved back into her childhood home to help her mom age in place. She’s an intrepid traveler and claims to be an old soul, it’s easy to believe, she’s confident, strong articulate, and she is involved and it’s truly a fun session. She ends up with lots of forgiveness questions, and almost hysterically, the same question back to back, and it really centers around her relationship with her brother, who she’s lost communications with over the years through different disagreements in missteps and miscommunications they’ve come to a place where they’re not talking. And the jar kind of calls her out about forgiveness early in the conversation. It’s a powerful moment and a reminder to us all to not let the little things add up to become something big that keeps us from loved ones forgive early and often say I love you and let’s keep the communication going, even if it’s not easy.

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#118 Makers of Maine owner, Kristen Hawkins Verluelem

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Alon Pasion, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Kristen Hawkins Verluelem at her office, called the knack factory. We had to roll across town in the van and find a single story kind of business complex and as we park out comes Kristen kind of bouncing over to the van she’s a ball of energy and light and head straight to the conference room past the video editors, and music editors busy at their desks. Kristen's a creator and a mom with two kids. She’s a fellow Podcaster and seems to be an open, adventurous, and curious soul. Kristen has a great outlook on life and even though she’s a young mom she’s got really broad depths of life experience and stories and the way she’s able to connect people and stories and see those connections comes out in her podcast that she started called makers of Maine. Her brand is such a creative an interesting idea that it got her all the way to good morning America and that’s truly an amazing thing a dream situation for any Podcaster and anybody in the creative space to get highlighted on such a great show. The idea has now spawn a makers of America as Kristen’s next project. But before that join in, and listen to Kristen's version of makers of America reviews on life, and how people inspire her, and be inspired in turn by her.

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#117 Oncology, family & fixing what's broken before you go with Shannon Locsin

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Alon Pasion) — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Shannon Locsin our next guest could never imagine she’d be living next to her mom on the property she grew up in but there we are on her mom’s balcony ever so close to the Kennebec river. So beautiful, lovely setting down a kind of long driveway just a wooded property that again sits right on the river. They were just hanging out at mom’s balcony having a conversation with the The Jar. Shannon kind of laughed while telling her story about her nickname among part of her family, the invisible Filipino because she’s 1/4 Filipino but she looks pretty darn Irish with her red hair so she calls her self in an Irish, Irish woman, and a Mainer. Well, her father was married four times, and that leads to some interesting conversation. She’s just renewed her vows with her husband of 26 years. She’s had that very intentional life got her degree in history, and then ultimately went on to become a nurse in oncology and that allowed her to have a more technical skilled job which came with more flexible hours. In her oncology work, Shannon obviously sees a lot of trauma, despair, death, and it’s rolled into some interesting and unique outlooks on life and she’s learned some ways to help people go through this process. She talks about what hope is, and her effort to help people fix what’s broken in their life before they pass, which is a beautiful thing to share with someone. I hope you enjoy Shannons interview as much as we did and again, we’re lucky to meet another really front line worker who’s giving their heart and soul into their own community.

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#116 Life as a mental health crisis line worker with Jasmine Daniels

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest jazzy or Jasmine as she’s known at work at the little courtyard, Marriott there in Augusta. Jasmines a crisis worker here in Augusta, where she receives phone calls and like a 911 I think it’s comes out of the podcast is 811 mental health line and she does counseling on the phone right there, crisis, counseling, and if needed to jump in the car and goes to see people something like a 911 for mental health so instead of a an ambulance showing up it would be Jasmine. You could only imagine the type of work days she has. As we close the conversation, Jasmine was kind of sharing the the impact that the interview had on her the process of answering these questions which were so related to her work so it’s brought up a lot of those feelings and those emotions that are tied to those memories but yet also allows her to process some of what she’s been through. It was a very interesting interview and I hope you listen to this episode to get a better perspective on the first line workers, the kind of people we should really appreciate every day.

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#114 Rainbow gatherings, and eclectic faith with Anni Paisley

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Annie Paisley in a little park bench next to the downtown Montpelier library. She’s a real Queen’s girl, born and raised in New York. She very much grew up in kind of the end of the hippie era. She’s an artist, a musician, a tarot reader, an oracle reader, very spiritual and grounded person, and seen quite a bit in life. Theres an integrate part of the conversation where she talks about her faith, where it started and where it is now. Her faith is rooted in love, and knowing we’re all connected from beings to the smallest particle. Her belief is also routed her life experience, and she’s in tune with vibrations from man kind to animals, and even down to nature, a very kind of subtle vibration she calls it and energy field. Listen to this episode to hear Annie sit down with Ken and talk about how she navigated her way through life and the jar.

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# 112 An eye for one of a kinds with Kjiirt Jensen

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Kjiirt, a cartoonist at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in a small room after the side named after the great American Ethan Allen. Kjiirt has a very calming presence about him. He’s a very intentional person who ultimately ended up in Montpeliar. He sold his car and now works in the local co-op. He shares how he really loves the co-op because everybody comes through the co-op in the town and they buy the food there you see what they eat people pay their bills. They’re at the co-op so he really gets to see the ebbs and flows of the community, and in this intention of life with no car, and walking to and from work. You could begin to imagine that this would be quite a boring life, but his analogy is quite powerful. He talks about how he loves the small town because everyone is unique. Everyone is one of one. There are groups of people that are like this or hundred people like that everybody he meets is 100% unique and he enjoys that about living in a community like this, and he shares a story of the Wizard of Oz where if it’s not in your backyard, it doesn’t exist and in that framework you live in the wonderment of each day with the simplest of things and everything that’s in front of you. With Sheri’s like this, you just know that the interaction with The Jar is going to be great so tune in to hear more of how he approaches life.

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#113 Heidi's Haven Rescue owner, Sheila McGregor

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We met Sheila McGregor today at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier. Thank you to Alison the front desk manager for gifting us a perfect little meeting room to sit down together today. She is the founder and owner of Heidi‘s Haven Rescue, a dog rescue that supports non-kill policies. She’s a lifelong animal lover an activist, vegan, and she tells a great story about the moment she became a vegan as well as the incredible story of how she started her rescue. Heidi‘s heaven currently has 60 dogs two cows, 9 chickens, and 30 cats and as you could imagine it is a 24/7 365 days a year passion. It’s beyond a job it’s beyond a career it’s something that she does absolutely from the heart really doing gods work in a way for the animals. Sheila shares a lovely story about her father gifting her the acres of the property that she needed to do this to build a stream and the long struggle between her and her father because she was so different and it took him so long to really truly understand her. Listen to this episode us for an interesting conversation with a tremendous human who's is living out their purpose in a small but mighty little place called Heidi's Haven Rescue in northern Vermont.

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#111 Health, sexual assault, and bravery with Alison Joyal

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Alison Joyal, a nurse, a homeless coordinator and meals on wheels coordinator there in the state of Vermont. We arrived at Alison‘s place where she lives off the grid with her husband, and when we say off the grid, we mean fire outside of Burlington outside another town down some small roads down a gravel road and really at the end of the road there’s no electric service there no plumbing service truly off grid. I have a beautiful camper at home that they propped as they brought in as well as a super cool 1984 Toyota camper that serves as the dream car ready and waiting for that bucket list trip around the country. Allison such an interesting person she practices shamanism. She’s a reluctant empath practice is Reiki. She’s an herbalist, and for quite some time they had a micro farm, and she studied animal husbandry. She’s a mom she has a daughter and a son, and we talk a bit about them, and her approach to being a mom and the interesting spiritual journey that not only her but but through being a parent, kind of led her down. We learn a bit about forming a community that lives off grid, and everybody has some thing to contribute to the small community and periodically you have things you need, and everybody at that end of the road is there for each other. It’s a beautiful reflection of what and how people can really live at peace and harmony when they’re bound together by the struggle of survival.

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#110 Everyone is redeemable with Travis Washington

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Oh I first met Travis at the SOC studios check that when I was interviewed by making a rock for the war local kind of an NPR Cannava public radio station here in Burlington he’s the lead person in charge of internship so he engages a lot with local schools to find talent to help support the production of the different kinds of shows in podcasts and media that they produce. Tyler messaged me on Saturday morning and we met at the Franklins. We didn’t know each other and I really wanted to keep it real and quite raw so it worked in our benefit that we hadn't got to chat very long before. Travis is a 24-year-old fresh graduate he’s got a job he’s leading in mentoring young people in the industry trying to get in and going to school he’s politically active he’s in charge of the pull of the political channel for the city so he’s got progressive ideas he’s living in Burlington. He’s a person of mixed race who comes from a strong family unit and he's very articulate and describes his ideas with conviction. There’s a lot to love about this generation and I’ve been greatly inspired by people his age I’ve interviewed and even across the spectrum of ideas, ideals, values, and political views. Passionate, intelligent and articulate, and it gives me great hope for the future of the country tune in to hear a young person articulate their passion for the future.

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#109 Psychedelics changed our lives with Rory & Ryan Van Tuinen

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

I met Rory and Ryan in their upstairs office. They have a beautiful little Victorian home that they rented from the church. Cultivating connections as their business and their podcast they started as two brothers who have come back together after a winding journey. Overtime and probably through depression, Rory got into drugs and became addicted to heroin. Ryan who battled heavy depression, turned to psychedelics as a form of therapeutic resolve after trying and failing to get results through prescription medication. It was through his journey with psychedelics that his brother Rory also gave it a shot. They share their stories of heartbreak and triumph that they've experienced separately, together as brothers, and as a whole family. Their parents, interestingly enough and rather ironically, one is a psychiatrist and the other worked as a medical nurse. Rory and Ryan have a beautiful story of what it's like to overcome some really hard challenges and come back together with a purpose. They started cultivating connections as a result of Ryan’s first time using and the profound experience that had on him after years of being described prescribe Adderall alongside a bunch of other medications to control his depression and he felt for the first time that he had hope to get off those drugs and that there is a possibility of being better without being sedated. Along his journey he grabbed his brother Rory, they started a beautiful little ritual they do on Sundays which you can hear more about on their podcast. I hope you join to listening to hear how no matter how bad things become that purpose can be built into that path into those lessons and they give the foundation for change, for doing good in this world, and I can’t wait to follow Rory and Ryan story.

For more of Rory and Ryan visit their website to learn about their business Cultivating Connections HERE

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#108 Neurodivergent & clairvoyant family with Jessica Lynne

Tue, 8 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Jessica on the outskirts of Burlington down a few country roads on a beautiful little property. Jessica’s got some great stories from going to school across the street from a nuclear plant to be nearly beaten to death with a baseball bat and twice being potentially visited by aliens. Not all of us can live a life like Jessica and probably most of us don’t want to. She’s the youngest of seven in a kind of Brady Bunch story where her family dynamics were pretty, complicated, strong bossy mom who may have like the skills to be a great parent, so she compensated with that Marine Corps approach her father not really a person she wanted to live with either. In the end, she chose her mom and stories complicated through a series of troubling relationships. Jessica ended up nearly being beaten to death by one partner. In the end, Jessica stories a happy one, and she’s in a great place, but not without struggles. It’s really story of real life real Real people and real conversations. Tune into Jessica's story to hear life and to see where she is today.

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#107 Childhood acting, caregiving, hairdressing and more with Joey & Cosimo

Mon, 7 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Joey Sontz and Cosimo a beautifully line Street in Albany. We settled into the basement around a table and set up. I have a nice pre-chat and it’s like something out of a 70s show that 70s sitcom Joey and Coimo are like long long lost friends. They have a great banter and ability to finish each other sentences a total appreciation for each other and to care for each other that is evident. Cosimo is a caregiver and a hairdresser who was adopted. From his hairdressing experience and his caregiving role in life he’s just such a beast, strong, kind of a rooted human. Oh, that’s been given a special gift of empathy and service. I think they really complement each other because Joey stories pretty tough, and he’s a childhood actor known he was gonna be a star, his whole life and the glisten his eye is there. He’s got such a zest for life, and he even still has got that kind of childlike wonderment with the ideas and thoughts of making a big. But along the way life happened and he lost his mom and his dad one by one over long illnesses and then lost his wife to cancer so his career and life has been on hold for 20 years and then the time he’s found you know compassion and empathy in, and so many beautiful human things. Join us on this episode to hear how to really different lives, came together in their appreciation for each others service and closeness to death.

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#106 I won the JFK award with Lauren Breland

Sun, 6 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Today I met Lauren in Long Island a big city girl big family girl in the Albany public library and we move the hell branch S-Town on Schuyler Street it’s really interesting old building just a lovely old library. We had a study room it’s my second interview in the library and I’m in a really enjoy them both. Lauren is the uniqueness of the jar and the kind of the almost service work that it is coupled with the library location it makes it that much more impactful. Lauren is an interesting person, she is a strong woman. She grew up and spent a lot of her life as a long island native. She’s got that accent to match, and she comes from a big family. She’s had good love bad love she’s got too grown boys now, she’s a grandma and it's clear she's really at peace with herself. At the age of 49 she went to the Peace Corps where she ends up being assigned to Thailand in Southern Thailand and so her and I both share the experience of living in Thailand after about three years it’s really fantastic we’re actually in the country the same time. I think you’ll love the way that she speaks to the questions again that I’m now it’s now coming out where I’m not on the West Coast in the Pacific west and then in the north you know I’m I’m headed into the east and there’s a different A different way that people interpret the questions and also different life experience in the way they answer fastening journey and I hope you turn into Lauren gonna get a good flavor of what’s to come out from the East Coast.

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#105 I talk to animals with David Louis

Sat, 5 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000

I met David at the hotel here in Albany. We did the interview in my room, and I hadn't had the time to look and see what David was about prior to the interview other than the emails we had exchanged so I was going in quite blind. Funny enough, David was in the same boat at me, after being confirmed as a guest, his last and final question was like "what is this jar all about?." Eventually you know the night before he listened a few episodes and when I met him in the parking lot I am we chatted and even had a giggle about some of the episodes he had the chance to listen to. Me not knowing who David was proved to be quite good. David’s found his place as an animal communicator, he talks to animals and translates their message for their owners. He was born in New York, and how he was grown-up as a kid, much like guys my age, the family was young, and kind of tough. They didn't I love you back then, and as someone who was in touch with his emotions and very in touch with others feelings and emotions, you can hear how this had an effect on him. I love the part where he shared his takeaway from Stella the cow was how love is unconditional, and you can see how that belief translates into who he is and how he works through his own beliefs. He's a beautiful example of someone who recognizes the differences in others, but chooses to push forward holding onto similarities instead. He really learned through animals, and communicating with them. His final message was rather sweet, but more important than most realize; to follow your heart.

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#104 My father tried to kidnap me with Geoffroy-Georges Calont

Fri, 4 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000

I met Geoffrey at their upstairs apartment in a kind of a Koecher floor that they've got, here in Albany. We sat on the porch upstairs outside right off their bedroom, which is a real music geysers bedroom. It was full of musical items and speakers. As we watched the world go by on a summer afternoon, I had a chance to really get to know Geoffrey who goes by the name GG and I learned about their life and partner and I found myself being quite hopeful for for them. GG is another good example of the strength of humanity. All things considered they've got a great outlook on life right now even though his story is filled with trauma and for me another reminder of how poorly we can treat each other as humans. The things people did to GG makes me wonder what happened to them to turn them into such monsters, and look at GG as someone who has every right to be angry but is yet a good soul.

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#103 Sound gardens with Tenali Hrenak

Thu, 3 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We’re still in Cooperstown on the lake and a beautiful historic barn where we meet our next guest, Tenali Hrenak. Tenali shares with us, his Wisconsin childhood growing up in those beautiful pre-Internet days when you played outside exploring nature building forts going down to the broker, the lake riding your bike everywhere kind of a life based on curiosity to the street lights came on or the where the sun went down and you made it home for dinner with the family where everybody chitchatted and talked and they weren’t iPhones or iPads to distract us from the human interaction. It was in high school where Tenali got introduced to radio and he used his nickname and just called it the Tenali show and that stuck. He got his name Tenali in an interesting way when he was a kid growing up in high school there is an Indian neighbor and he had a really tough name to pronounce so he called himself Baba and Bob and Tenali became and it turns out the family gave him the name, Tenali, and an Indian culture. It’s kind of like this court jester. So he mentions when he got to the radio he felt like that was a great title and it’s stuck ever since. Tenali’s kind of continuing that now he’s a massive music collector 20s and 30s music he’s got something called muddy boots radio.org podcast he’s doing syndicated shows has some of the rainbow.org and just some really interesting and prolific person dedicated to keeping music and sounds alive.

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#102 I met my husband in kindergarten with Mary Davis Fralick

Tue, 1 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Mary Davis in the barn in Cooperstown. It's a beautiful little spot in New York on the north east side of the lake. Mary is sporting her beautiful sunflower dress on this lovely summer day and she’s a Cooperstown girl, but shortly after being born, she moved to North Carolina tobacco country and ended up in rolled in a small Baptist private school where unbeknownst to her she attended with her future husband. Years later, she ends up back in New York, and kind of pushed into her colleagues, who during the first day they find out they went to school together in a small private school in a small town in North Carolina. 31 years later, wife teacher, mother, grandmother she’s had all the experiences that you expect from someone at this point in their life. From almost seeing her daughter die in an accident to helping her child, who they are, and being that loving supporting parent, no matter what happens. Listen in to hear Mary's story, how she married the preachers son, the hippie nerd, how she’s untethered her self from the past, and how she looks at life that things don’t happen for a reason’s, but for the purpose that you make from it.

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#101 Emergency room MD, Francis Nolan

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

I met Francis in a barn on the lake here in Cooperstown. Francis is a retired doctor, expat, father and husband. He’s also an outdoorsman. Like myself, Francis' family lives halfway around the world. When I was an expat living in Asia I was in the insurance field and he is was working as a MD, so although the work is quite different, the experience of moving your family overseas, living and working overseas, is largely the same. We had quite a lot in common outside of that, as authors, musicians, and songwriters. So I had a real kindred spirit with a lot of the ways that Francis looked at the questions of the angle he took on him and then sharing it and I thought the answers were quite beautiful and introspective and a good place for younger listeners to get some validations on how their parents might look at life and how they may form and look at life as they mature.

For more of Francis visit his website: http://docdownunder.com/

OR Check out his book, Doc Down Under: An American Emergency Doc's Family Adventures in Australia & New Zealand

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#100 Connection, and saving a life with Emily Vesely

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

This week we are in Cooperstown, New York and staying at a beautiful property by the barn on the north east side of the lake. Our next guest, Emily joins us as a hometown girl in her 30s the last of three kids and kind of like The Jar's host Ken, she was a surprise baby. Emily shared about some tension in the house, especially with her father, which is still there. Her spiritual journey, being raised Catholic, and becoming along the way more and more focused and spiritual around nature. Emily shares with us her journey of really self-love and acceptance. She explains how 25-31 were difficult growth years trying to find your place in life – and find your own personal happiness. We talked about and looking in the mirror saying I love you and how it was only a few years ago that was impossible for her. Despite her struggles, Emily has a good outlook on life. She’s got that kind of vibe working for her in such that she’s started her own business, where she specializes in people, pets, and plants. You could say she's a well rounded resource for for people in town. She's got many connections as she's naturally a networker and outgoing person. Her drive seems endless as she recently dove into a vegan baking business, though self-admittedly her decorating skills are still kind of lacking.
The interesting points of the interview is when Emily shares that she’s a light bearing dragon and she sits in the darkness because a light bearing dragon can generate it’s only a little bit, a beacon of hope for other people because they can see that generative power.

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#99 Aging in place with Ellen Butler Clark

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest, Ellen Clark at her downtown shared office and event space called Experience Oswego. It’s a really cool building right on the main drag. In addition to having her own business, Ellen is also the primary caregiver for her father. They are practicing aging in place, and she did the same for her mother has now passed. One of the really cool things that she does with her father is they have tea time and break out old tea sets as they sit down to talk about old times and embrace nostalgia. Having your daughter there with you talking about memories as you’re aging in your home all the way through your passing is an uncommon and priceless experience. Ellen had a couple of really beautiful thoughts about love. The first one was that love comes with the knowledge or the experience of loss and it equals the wholeness of caring which embodies respect and acceptance and when you add a motion to life its that much greater. Join us to hear Ellen’s incredibly heartfelt story.

Check out Experience Oswego: https://experienceoswego.com/

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#98 Holding & letting go of my parents' divorce with Maureen McManus

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Our next guest, Maureen McManus joins us in a little hotel in Oswego. A self described prodigal daughter returning home after 7 1/2 years away. At age 30 she had a quarter life crisis if you could call it that, after she had moved to moved away. She missed Oswego and family that she left behind. And even though she missed family, she struggled with that emotion, because she was still upset and angry about her parents getting divorced which is what chased her out of Oswego in the first place, and being unable to reconcile the family. But her own realization that she was living in the past and blaming others for it and constantly was reliving it, and finally became aware that no, she didn’t need to be worried about the past, but focused on the future and in her reflections. She realized how her mom and dad loved her by the acts of service the things that they show the way that they show love. Listening to hear Maureen’s Journey till now, and I’m sure you’ll find a little bit of yourself in her story.

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#97 I went to college at 38 with Maureen Fitzgerald Wills

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest Marine Fitzgerald in her home in Oswego. One of those homes that you walk into and it has personality. She was born in New York, but ultimately moved closer to family in Oswego, and she shared that story with her sister, and kind of a sad story of the father, who became an alcoholic, and took out his issues on her. Eventually she had enough of his behavior and had discovered the courage to stand up for herself, and it was a strength she brought with her throughout her life. She went to school at an all girls school, a very traditional thing to learn how to be an executive secretary. She had a series of very interesting jobs that were not always secretarial and so she had a very interesting career life and for a woman to be in the position she was in in that period of time was pretty trailblazer. She married at a very young age, had one girl, and after years of infertility finally had her second child. Her husband was severely disabled by a brain aneurysm and she shares the impact and the pain around that and she still wears some of that today.

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#96 I stopped taking medication for MS with Liane Benedict

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Met Liane at her beautiful farm at Honeybee Ridge Farms and it’s also a place where she’s established the sanctuary faithful love sanctuary. It’s a piece of property that her and her husband bought and developed a place that she used to ride past while training for triathlons with her daughter and this part of the really dense forest road spoke to her and eventually her and her husband bought the property and they slowly your last 5+ years have been developing it out and it’s beautiful place I’ve got some goats, bees, and different kinds of herbs for her meditation and other businesses. She's an all around great person who was given a terrible set of cards when she was a single mom. I loved hearing about her philosophy, what they’re trying to do with the property and just her own spiritual journey.

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#95 I put an international con man in jail with Katherine De Bois

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We met our next guest Katherine in Niagara Falls and ironically, she turns out to be our only guest but interestingly, she’s Australian, not American. Her story is worthy of a TV series, if not a documentary. She oozes a beautiful, confident, strong presence, and you would never guess she could fall victim to what happened to her. She was scammed by a man who would best be described as a weaponized psycho. Her story is not only important or interesting for what happened to her but also for what she did with the experience and lessons. Listen to someone who was put through the wringer, after many others, but became the first person in a line of devastation and destruction to do something about it.

HER MUST READ BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Girl-who-Roared-Quietly-Collateral/dp/0692119531

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#94 How I got a $9000 fake check with Lonnie Sherrod

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:16:13 +0000

We met Lonnie at the Sheridan Bay hotel in Erie Pennsylvania, this spot right on the lake. Its a beautiful Saturday morning and we set up on the patio there with the view with the bay. Lonnie is an interesting guy. Local, father of two daughters, he’s a chef, he’s a bouncer he wants to become a photographer. He is in that spot of life, not young but not old, feeling time and opportunity away as he struggles between being a dad and being there for himself. I thought that that the way that he attacked the questions was great. He forged each question into his meaning, made them align with his positive outgoing view of life. He then came to come great conclusions. His purpose definitely is his daughters for them and for himself to be a different father than his father was.

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#93 I had my first child at 17 years old with Tim Lamb

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We meet Tim Lam our next guest at the Sheraton Bayside Hotel in Erie Pennsylvania. There is a great spot there, on the patio, sunny weather and the lake just there. Beautiful. Tim is a quiet unassuming guy when we meet and at the start of our conversation, but question by question, layer by layer his story unwraps through the jar.

His parents were separated when he was young, he shares the pain and confusion around that, the impact to him as he looks back. He talked about the way his mother was, and what it was like living in under her roof growing up. In that tension, he was of course playing that role of trouble maker. Rebellious, worked the music and bar scene, eventually getting involved in promotions, events, music. Now he is a music mogul in the city and a rapper.

When he was younger and he became a dad at 17 years old, and now is a father of three girls. Hes in a good place. He talks about his spiritual journey, and he was raised in the Catholic church and the ins and outs of how he got to where he is today spiritually.

Tim had a nice closing message for his 17-year-old self, one that other 17 year olds should listen for. Tune in to hear Tims story.

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#92 The pressures of manhood with Brad McDonald

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

I met Brad McDonald in his garage which is now a woodworking building in Waterford Pennsylvania where Brads a full-time woodworker and he’s got a whole shop there. He also has a portable sawmill in the side yard, on his gorgeous 1 acre property. He’s got a couple of pigs, chickens and he's a really interesting guy. His grandfather and father are both in similar businesses, and brad grew up as a true Pennsylvania kid. We had a really good talk about what it’s like growing up to be a man and and the responsibilities that come with it and ultimately finding out how to make a living and support yourself and those you love. Ultimately he realized in life its best working for yourself, and thats what drove him to go out on his own and start to do full-time wood crafting, lumber work, cabinetry work. When he met his wife, she had a three-year-old daughter, and he instantly fell in love with both of them, mentioning he said actually kind of fell in love with the daughter first, and then girlfriend soon after. Now they have a son together. Brad is adding on to his shop is a great individual with some lovely takes on the questions and great views on life. Towards the end of the interview he did share as we talked about love and the expression of love and how his grandfather used to always use the words "be good" and that was that generations way of saying "I love you". That tied into a story he shared about his fathers expression of love he waited so long for. His father was looking at work Brad had done recently, and sent him a message saying "hey I saw the stuff you’ve done it looks really great keep it up." Brad explains how that was so powerful for him in just a few kind words from someone he loves and respects and to see the impact that could have left and impression on me I hope you can join us soon and listen to the show and learn a lot more about Brad.

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#91 I started hustling at 11 years old with Cleveland Kane

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We met Cleveland Kane in our little Airbnb in the old warehouse district it’s kinda East Cleveland side but it’s pretty downtown cool building has been converted with these large windows and Matt came down to the coffee shop the green goat beforehand and I could definitely tell he was artistic and talented. He's a clothing designer and music artist. He owns his own clothing brand, which he came in wearing. His drive to make money started at 11 years old and he never stopped pushing his goals and dreams. He's the oldest of 7 children, and even though his parents separated, their family is completely whole. He's an incredibly talented beautiful individual with a lot of drive and ambition that he's put into action.

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#90 One stop on tour with Guy Snowdon

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We met Guy Snowdon and the old converted warehouse Airbnb on the eastern side of downtown Cleveland, a really cool little space. I had ran into him just before the interview downstairs, I could tell by his jacket he oozed artist. He had his English driving cap, his Ray bans, and we had a great chat. He's got a booming voice an absolute talent, outdoor stadium kind of voice. He’s a singer songwriter and everything else. He's a great human, just got his first album out with his team Guy Snowdon and the citizens. He’s a British guy and the rest of the the group are all Avecilla Americans. He's somebody who’s really put everything that he has behind his dream including moving his family across from the UK and to see he’s on the cusp of that success. He’s got really great energy and a beautiful contribution of stream of consciousness he shared on the jar. Listen in to meet a one of a kind rockstar.

Check out his spotify: Guy Snowdon & The Citizens

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#89 My grandma came to me in a dream with a message with Debra Barb

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We met Debra at initially for a little pre-chat at the Green Goat café downstairs from the Airbnb on the eastern side of Cleveland just outside of downtown. She’s a schoolteacher and a Westside kid. A real Cleveland native, and she’s been a science teacher now for 15 years. You can tell she’s a super relaxed person but very confident.

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#88 How my dog, started my business with Marie Buckingham

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

I met Marie at her property here in Shelby OH that's a beautiful kind of a cut down property. She has business here called the gated dock and it's where they train dogs to jump into pools as a competitive sport that's done internationally. She's a very interesting person she's a real animal lover. Maria is a giving person with a loving and open heart and as a result of that she's got some family members who are staying with her as they go through some tough times. In central Ohio and in a lot of the Midwest, the heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone abuse is abundant. They are all terrible drugs that have wrecked some of these small towns and communities and Murray's family is no exception. We learned about her father who was the central figure in her life, and the glue of the family. Her father passed away to COVID, and she struggled with letting him go, and letting him pass after he'd been on the ventilator and was in a state where he would probably not come out of anything. The tough decision around that and revisiting that decision and then the strength of knowing that that she probably made the right decision and he's in a better place. She shared about the courage of quitting a corporate factory job, after 17 years of that, she left and now has her own business here on the on the property and it's just a beautiful thing and you know and as I'm wrapping up making the note she's got her first client here and this little doggie is jumping in the water and learning how to dock jump. I really found Marie to be an interesting person. The way she looked at the questions the way she shared her answers really powerful and I thought the closing message was really great. She spoke to her family living with her in the house, her father, and she closed it off too with her good friend who made it out of a dark place, and how proud she is of her.

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#87 Strength through loss with Dawn Rene Bova

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We met Dawn a Bellevue native in her house in OH. A beautiful home with a mature summer cornfield lining her backyard. Dawn is a warm welcoming old soul and we were friends as soon as we met. Before getting down to business Dawn took me on a tour of her basement art studio. The stairway halls lined w her early works, memorial work, and more recent stuff. The main basement was her studio, and her work has grown and changed over the years, it's beautiful. HeartWorkByDawn, is her name. A Nurse by education and experience (but she always wanted to be an artist), this career started when her son Brad passed away 5 years ago. The human spirit amazes me every time I hear someones story. Dawn's journey from slowly losing her son to suddenly a surprise call that he gone is heart wrenching. But in her interpretation and interaction with The Jar, her story and views on life come alive. Her views on what the questions mean, how to interpret them and then the views she shares are inspiring. We never know why tragedy happens in our life, but Dawns story of something coming alive from the ashes of a young mans life is worth listening too.

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#86 Loss after Loss with Belinda Perelka

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Belinda came to the small farmhouse airbnb I stayed at in Plymouth, OH. We sat on the porch and got to know each other. It was evident that she was carrying a heavy load. A beautiful soul that exudes care and love. She saw the Facebook ad and wasn't sure but felt compelled to come on. The loss of her Husband just 8 weeks before was weighting heavy on her. Grief still unprocessed. She shares her journey of being an adopted girl, along with her sisters and how she ended up on a small farm here in Ohio. She had felt drawn to church from an early age and that journey lead her to and her husband starting a church here. Her husband passed away from COVID in May after fighting it since November the year before. Unfortunately the grief is too familiar to her, as she tragically lost her son in a traffic accident years ago. She knows the fight she has in-front of her. Belinda is strong though and she will come through this. After her first marriage she had 5 kids and decided to get back to school, work 2 jobs and get her nursing degree a true testament to the strength she has within. We close the session with some beautiful words from a beautiful soul.

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#85 Losing my son to addiction with Leslie Nalley

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We meet Leslie Nalley in Plymouth in a little farmhouse Airbnb. She's somebody who's able to keep a positive attitude despite the tragedies she's faced. She lost one of her sons to meth and which is not an uncommon thing in America. It’s a hard story to listen to in learning the ways it’s greatly impacted her life but out of it out of the tragedy she’s become a stronger person. The insights she shared regarding addiction and the loss of her son was really beautiful. I had a chance to join her for dinner a couple nights after the chat because Leslie really is a positive person you want to be around. Tune in to get an hour of an incredibly smart and strong individual you could really learn from.

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#84 In my culture, we don't say I love you with Habteab Gebreab

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We meet our next guest totally by accident, fate, or destiny or whatever you believe after getting ghosted by a potential guest that early afternoon, after skipping lunch, we were incredibly hungry and finally found somewhere to eat. Like a beacon of brightness a well kept sub shop practically appeared out of nowhere, so I slammed on the brakes, hard right turn, and we are in the parking lot of John Smith's Subs. It was a quiet shop with a pretty busy drive through and the gentleman behind the counter was so kind and so helpful so energetic so vested then of course, he turns out to be the franchisee. As we chat with Habteab we come to hear his story. An immigrant from East Africa, who happened to win the visa lottery and he’s got such a bright and outgoing, helpful positive attitude that naturally luck found him. As you hear his story of having polio as a child, yet, his father is still paying money for him to go to school, despite all the customs pushing him to do the opposite. He overcame all those challenges to become an immigrant with the American dream, and eventually he become a franchise owner. Tune in and hear, how a boy with polio was powered by love and the belief his father had in him.

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#83 Growing up on the streets of LA with Faith Chaney

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:50:35 +0000

We meet our next guest, Faith Chaney in the Columbus library, the Barrett branch, and as we arrived in the van and parked on the corner of the lot in a short time, a gentleman came out and was looking at the van and we had a quick chat to come and find out that Nate, this gentleman is the manager of the Bird branch, and he was intrigued by the van, and he came out to have a chat turned out great as he escorted me into the building. Helped arrange a great little private meeting room with our guest Faith. The magic of the van is amazing. Faith is a really interesting person. She’s no nonsense comes from the school of hard knocks and she says, “I am still standing." She grew up in the hard streets of Los Angeles. She wasn’t able to live with her father, her mom worked all the time. She was angry child, for good reason. She she saw racism at its worst but she said, as hard as that was, that she did get a better education in the end, and was grateful for it. Faith is just one of those moms putting in a ton of work. She’s got a full-time job after putting her own business on hold and she takes care of people in their home. She’s a giving loving person and she has two other jobs besides that just to help make ends meet and to help support her family. There was a lot of darkness in her childhood and her upbringing and anger that she carried for so many things but in the end she's recognized that love and more importantly self-love was really the best as was, her happiness her contentedness. Join us as we listen to Faith story her journey really around the country, working grinding, and so filled with hope despite the challenges that you can’t help it walk away feeling inspired.

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#82 Nagging optimism with Sue Bowles

Sun, 9 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We need we met our next guest in her home in Pataskala Indiana. Sue is an amazing person, and she greeted us on her little knee cart since she recently had surgery, and we kind of wheeled ourselves into her living room and set up the gear and started to talk. Turns out Sue is a prolific podcast guest. She’s a been on more than 100 shows and after just a little while speaking with her it’s clear why people want to get her in the show and why she’s invited on so many. She’s a speaker, a master life coach, and she’s been through so much trauma and turned that into an asset, a strength, not a liability while she’s on her healing journey. She lives with her brother in her home, and she talks about the courage to come out and share her story about being raped at 7. The courage came from her brother, who in his own authenticity, helped her overcome her fears to share what she’s been through. She talks about facing the depression and anxiety, and the self-worth issues that come for being a victim, but she had“nagging optimism” in the understanding and believe that it’s OK to not be OK. Sue shares her dream to be on the stage with people like Tony Robbins. She has a dare to dream stage Adair to believe movement that she’s working on. in your life trauma in your life to understand it’s OK to not be OK but do not let things define you, but to have you to find them. Join us on this episode to learn what it’s like to face your demons in the past and dream Dare to dream bigger for your future and what happens when you let go of the fear and embrace the possibilities.

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#81 How my sons' baptism almost put me in jail with Dr. Meleeka Clary-Ghosh

Sat, 8 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We met Dr. Meleeka in her quaint office on the outside of Indy. She's a powerhouse, a ball of energy and substance. A writer, a movie producer, an actress, a director, a clinical physiologist and a mother. She is also a fighter in the good fight. Join us we take Dr. Meleeka through The Jar. She details her time as an actress and the long road to becoming an activist. A mother who along the way of marriage got on the wrong side of the old boys network, had the courage to stand up and the fight was on. In the end she is winning, putting her energies into not backing down, but fighting forward. Writing, directing & staring in her own movie about power and corruption. Her strength and comfort with her own relationship with God come through time and again in this episode. Listen in to hear her story, in her own words. An amazing and beautiful soul shines through.

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#80 Homeschooler & life coach, Julie Tornquist

Fri, 7 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We met our next guest Julie Tornquist in a very interesting spot just inside Indianapolis. It's an eclectic place within the town called Woodruff Place. You have to imagine a typical residential area within the city, but it looks like some sort of paradise that had been designed the streets with beautiful center tree line dividers with fountains and art all around and it turns out that the city was built just before the depression as a place for up-and-coming city people to live but ultimately the project was bankrupt and became houses for the construction industry. Julie’s in a great place, being a mother of five and a grandmother of 13. She describes how the 13 came into their life, and she said all ways that you can become a grandmother through adoption, marriage, or picking kids up here and there but they’re all family and you could feel the family warmth coming from her. She homeschooled all of her kids and ultimately became a homeschool coach. She helped young military people trying to get into the military that needed a GED. Kind of a homeschool coaching for that help them get their GED. She was truly a life coach. She shares a little bit about how through homeschooling she got caught up in the religious aspect of it, and perhaps even crossing some of the fundamentalism, and how that impacted the family, leaving the kids in constant tension. Although she might do things differently, she’s a real believer in homeschooling. Finally, the story of how her and her husband met is about as cute as you can get, and a real love story, and I hope you join us to to hear her story her whole story.

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#79 Making The Mood with Dan & Taylor Hubbuch

Thu, 6 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We meet today’s guest Daniel and Tayler at a brand new vape shop that opened up in northeast Indianapolis called the mood fishers health and wellness shop. It’s a cava bar as well. Very cool space and really two great guys old friends that knew each other previously from work the industry, and they both went their separate ways for a few years only to find each other again and realize that there’s skills and what they brought to the table were vastly different but very complementary so they came together to open up the mood. They are two different sides of the same coin in a lot of that came out during the conversation. You’ll enjoy Dan’s background of the struggle, addictions, depression, framed against Tayler’s more steady, flatter path. And how even though they are opposite in so many ways, they make perfect friends. During the chat, they played off each other really well they added to each other’s questions or they had a different angle, but again complementary and then the same line hope, and gratitude.

My favorite quote from today’s episode was “trust is a leg of the table of faith”

Listening to today’s episode to understand how people we meet along the way may come back on our life in unexpected ways, and that we’d have our own journey together we’re stronger

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#78 How losing my brother pushed me forwards with Mayra Sherron

Wed, 5 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

As a teacher with an MMA in creative writing, Mayra is incredibly well spoken and descriptive in this episode. She was raised in a rather interesting household with a white mother who was raised mormon, and a black father. Her parents clearly had a huge affect on who she is and was a real catalyst for her becoming a writer. She took her writing skills and began sharing her talents as a teacher for college students for creative writing classes and black studies. Her brother was the first nurse in the US to die from covid at the beginning of the pandemic in New York, and as she describes the way she moved through the grief and where it lead her is beautiful. She has a lot to share, and theres a lot of lessons to take away from this episode.

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#77 The Frequency of reality with Erlinda Inniss

Tue, 4 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

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We join Erlinda and her beautiful little crystal shop and reading shop called Willow tree. They are in Fort just outside of Fort Wayne. She’s really an interesting and complex person as we slowly peeled away the onion of who she is. Erlinda is part Angolan and Filipino. Her mom was very spiritual but passed away when she was 12, and soon after spirit started appearing before her, and she realized she had a special gift. She was raised by her grandparents and became a real believer that intention matters. Erlinda is someone who has confidence in who she is, and her place in this world, her gifts and the responsibility that comes with those gifts. During our chat, we discussed some recent events that she has faced, pretty ugly racism in her city, directed at property and threats, directed to herself, and how this kind of ignorance and hate only strengthens people and hardens the resolve to keep doing what you’re doing especially when they believe and who they are and what their purpose is here. As Erlinda described it as she seeking to take her old routes and find new soil. Hope you tune in to hear Erlinda’s story about how much you are past and family in your roots in your DNA matter to your life today how they give you a resolving strength and confidence that you’re always on the right path.

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#74 We're putting all our eggs in one hopeful basket with Julie & Hugh Covert

Mon, 3 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

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We met Julie and Hugh on the docks of a small harbor on Drummon island in the upper peninsula of Michigan right on the edge of Canada. Their schooner, the Huron jewel sailed into harbor majestically as we waited to board, and to set up the podcast. The Huron Jewel is a beautiful 78 foot to mast, gaff rigged, schooner built by Hugh and Julie and many volunteers and currently on an extreme inspiration tour covering nine months sailing down on the East Coast and into The Gulf of Mexico. This is one of the few times that we’ve done a two person interview, and what a delight it was to be a fly on the wall for an hour of their love. I'd describe their love as a matured one, with a dash of puppy. They complement each other’s answers and finish each other’s questions. It’s no surprise to learn that it was love at first sight when they met. Julie and Hugh are living out their dream. They are all in 100% dedicated to the Schooner to sharing to stay the beauty and serenity of sail. Listen to Julian Hughes episode to learn what it is to live an intentional life, one where everything you do has consequences and those consequences are intertwined with your daily life.

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#76 Gypsy's, Radio, and so much more with Adam Merino

Sun, 2 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We met our next guest, Adam at the Allen County Public library in Fort Wayne, Indiana in a beautiful little radio studio that they have under the call letters WELT 95.7. It’s a great little space inside this public library and one of many across the country so if you haven’t been into some of the libraries recently in your neighborhood, it’s a great idea to check out the resources that they’ve got. Adam is a really interesting personality. He has instant charisma and a giant warm personality and after he shares with us that he’s a real gypsy. His parents traveled all around the country, doing gypsy stuff, eventually settling down and interestingly enough, his father became a pastor and Podcaster of his own show called “the misfit mentor” by Larry Merino. Adam himself is building his own social media network has his own podcast coaching and mentoring program and also has his own show he’s building. Adams that is an interesting life from being a nomad gypsy with his father to becoming the son of a keystone in the community. You can see the depths of Adam from these life experiences come through with his conversation with The Jar. He has a great approach to life and a great outlook and truly while he’s in chains, you can just feel the changes are going to be great for for him and the people around him.
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#75 I did everything right, and still faced cancer with Robin Righter

Sat, 1 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We met Robin at the royal yoga studio in Michigan a most unlikely place for a yoga studio. It’s Beautiful Main St. American midwest town. The studio is closed that day, so it was especially quiet in the large space felt very peaceful serene. Robin shared her story and it’s a powerful one. She’s found herself moving a bit the last few years, managing the Covid situation, surviving cancer after a long battle, and the journey to become a yoga instructor and find a way to use yoga to share yoga with other people going through similar challenges.

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#73 Life after stillborn twins, with Jessica Haessly

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We met up with Jessica in her backyard. A beautiful and well crafted intentional space. It has a small deck attached to the house in a beautiful landscape garden flowers, vegetables, and is truly a beautiful space to be to be present for the episode. Jessica is a calming personality present but yet a fierce energy inside and all that energy is channeled through her yoga work she’s slowly building a yoga practice, she’s a person of positive thoughts and positive actions towards achieving what you want. Certainly, on the outside, and with her business and her relationship with her husband, she truly looks like somebody you know I had a great life and easy life. But as we have learned over the months in the interviews in the cities with the different guests, we all have our challenges we all have our past, and we use that as a motivation and inspiration to live in the present. Jessica story of losing twins at 26 weeks is incredibly difficult to comprehend what it’s like to be her as well as her husband burying their first two children before they had a chance to get to know them. Yet in the conversation with Jessica, she’s managed to hold that pain give it space and still move forward in life and plans for the future. Listen to Jessica’s episode to hear what it’s like to navigate some of the most difficult and unimaginable things in life turn them into motivations in focus while still respecting the loss.

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#72 I was born out of S.A. with Kris Grish

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:18:00 +0000

We met up with Kris in the beautiful old Franklin Hotel in downtown Green Bay and settled into a beautiful room to begin our chat. He had been drinking into the night, and showed up at the 9AM interview with two more beers on stand by. He started the podcast with, "Hi, I'm Kris and I am an alcoholic." Kris was born from rape, of mixed race. His young father struggled with the situation and as a result, life was hard between them and harder for Kris. He grew up strong minded though, tough from his life. Never did drugs or alcohol till he was attacked by a dog in his teens. Sure he would die, the trauma scarred him and began a slow creep into a life of drugs, and then finally, alcohol. He has found his way in and out of treatment, finally landing on his feet, climbing out of the hole, only to get pushed and fall back down again. Still, despite all of his struggles in the stories, you can’t help it really truly fall in love with Chris and be cheering for him. He has found love, and in love hope. Kris survived many challenges in life and is in the process of finding his purpose, ready to take the stage of life again. Join us and listen into Kris's story and how The Jar pulls truths and wisdom from a young man.

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#71 Exploring the Seasons of the Soul with author Shelby Kottemann

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

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We meet Shelby at her home just outside the city and surrounded by beautiful lush greenery. Shelby is an extremely warm person. She had a smile that matched the energy radiating from from her eyes. She’s an individual with a presence thats comes across very centered, which we learn comes through being someone with radical acceptance. We bonded quite a bit since Shelby’s an author, she’s written a beautiful book available on Amazon called Seasons of The Soul . During our conversation, Shelby shared her outlook on life and how she balances her approach with gratitude, love, appreciation and curiosity. As a writer, her answers are beautiful, and descriptive. Listen in as she masters each question she pulls from The Jar.

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#70 When I needed her most, she committed suicide with Kalena Quaid

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Jacques Mollentze, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Kalena found The Jar through facebook, and soon enough she was the next guest. We find out a little bit about her life, and how she enjoys spending her time. She is the oldest of 10 grandchildren, and spent the last year traveling solo with her two dogs to several national parks. As Kalena describes her relationship with her dogs, we hear more about her struggles. She recently lost two grandparents who she was very close too. In a time of grief she turned to her friend for support, who asked how she could help Kalena. Kalena asked her to be there for her, and just a few days later she committed suicide. Kalena is an extremely strong young individual who is learning how to deal with a lot of grief all at once for the first time. Her story offers a lot of advice, perspective and wisdom for anyone struggling.

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#69 It REALLY get's better, mastering hardships with Peter Benson

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Jacques Mollentze) — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

I had a chance to catch up with Peter in a little corner spot of the courtyard Marriott I was staying in. As I was setting up I became aware of the quiet, sterile corporate environment around me, and then Peter made a grand entrance. He’s a very interesting person. Interesting looking. He’s got a great beard on him, sporting a full Jesus-like beard, and combined with his Indian-pajama-like dress, a Kaftan he looks both out of place, and in his own place. The contrast with Peter's father, who accompanied him a gentleman around 60+ years old in his very Madison Wisconsin attire, a football sweatshirt, paired with khaki pants. It was then I knew this would be a great interview. Peter is a young man who found comfort within himself, by forging his way one step at a time through struggle. Peter talks about how he has tried to commit suicide three times and now uses his experience of dark times and triumph to talk people through similar situations. He’s a musician, a philosopher, and it’s great to see someone come full circle by helping others. Listening in to peters journey, and how he went from a really truly lost soul to someone who’s found themselves.

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#68 Laser Artist, Bob Washburn

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

I met Bob in his garage/workshop in his home and he was almost like a caricature in the first moments. Bob came out of his garage to greet me with coffee cup in hand looking every bit like Bob the builder. We spent the next 20-30 minutes in a great pre-chat, getting a walk-through the workshop, where he had all of his equipment for his laser business. Bob comes across very steady, calm, and methodical. He and I talked about how important the the book and the video of the secret was to him of courage and the vision for his business. He talks about how his wife and himself started their work by searching for something that had purpose. There is a sense of peace about bob. A serenity that comes from an individual who's carrying out a plan they've set out for themselves. He's passionate, creative and thoughtful and it comes across in nuggets of wisdom throughout this episode.

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#67 Getting through love with Holly Nygno

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Jacques Mollentze) — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Today, The Jar meets Holly Nygno, a queen, essential suburban mom from Waukesha Wisconsin. Holly comes to us as a family friend a good close friend of my niece so I had a chance to to meet Holly and and learn more about her over the Fourth of July weekend and then finally had a chance to sit down with her at the Marriott hotel to hear her full story. She found herself in that unintentional role in the universe. She’s an extremely smart, passionate woman, running a family business, a retirement home that works with elder care through the hospice side of life. As the story unfolds through the jar you really get to see how unintentional role it really is, one that she herself struggled coming to terms with. Although difficult it's an important and beautiful role that she's taken on and it's clear that it’s a place where she belongs. She’s doing what many people could not do. Her kids give her the strength it takes to continue, as does the deep care she has about the community, and country.

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#66 What does your child archetype look like with Cindy Heinz

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Today’s guest Cindy Heinz, she is the mother-in-law of Brano, a very good friend of Ken's. They first met and became close friends in Saigon, Vietnam when the two were working and living internationally. Over time Ken was developing ideas for The Jar and ran many thoughts by Brano, and he became a vital sounding board and coach during the developmental phase. So to sit down with his mother-in-law someone Ken's heard so much about over the last two years, is quite special. Cindy and her husband Earl are both artists and their home is located in the suburbs Chicago at the end of a street and they’re backed up against the nature reserve so the home is surrounded by beautiful scenery. Cindy is a nurse and painter with much of her work hanging around the house. The pieces are truly beautiful. She’s also a wife, a mother and grandmother mother-in-law and he's got plenty of wisdom and life experience to share.

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#65 I'm married to the Universe with Sid Yiddish

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Jacques Mollentze, Danielle Stearns) — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We met Sid in downtown Chicago and ultimately had the interview near the river after several technical difficulties. Sid is a performance artist who's traveled the world. He has a band he plays in as a throat singer, but he has many talents like playing the ram horn. Meeting Sid was a blessing he's a true "stranger you'd pass on the street" and not think twice about, except maybe to judge him. He's a great example of why we're doing this podcast, to get to know people in America with all different interests and backgrounds. As a performance artist and someone with such devotion to their character we really do get some interesting insights from him. We learn a bit more about his life and how he got to this place and what his values are. Sid is an interesting, complex person. Lots to see on the surface and just as deep and complex inside.

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#64 "Hey future Ellis, if you're listening..." with 10 y/o Ellis & Co. - Brian & Susie

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Jacques Mollentze, Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns) — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

The Jar's first family interview is in Grayslake Illinois with Ellis a 10 year old boy and his parents, Brian and Susie. This episode if full of love, goodness, reflection and depth. As you listen to this episode you’ll be really struck with the three completely different personalities and the beautiful balance between them. At times you'll see the old soul poor out of the youngest in the room, as he answers the questions in such a beautiful and unique way. The relationship Ellis has with his parents, is one we all hope to have with our own. You can tell how much love they have for each other. Brian talks about the struggles he's faced, and how him and his son are overcoming some struggles they share together. You wanna listen to this episode to see the power of the interpretation of the questions by different people, the love and strength of a young family and the bond they've developed between them through communication, understanding and vulnerability.

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#63 How I became a Priest with Father Ryan

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Jacques Mollentze) — Fri, 9 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

For this episode Ken is at quite a special location, not only is it recorded in his hometown Wilmette Illinois, but it's also done in his high school Saint Francis Xavier where he was an alter boy during his grade school years. A few weeks prior to getting to a Wilmette we had a chat with the head priest at the church and ultimately had an opportunity to sit down with father Robert Ryan a new priest of one year at the parish. Father Ryan himself has a great backstory he was late to the priesthood after starting out his own corporate career coming from a strong faith based family. Overtime the corporate career ran its course and Father Ryan found himself back at home with his parents were the rule was you live under my roof you go to church. He found himself a little lost, going to church at age 30 living with his parents. One thing led to another and ultimately he found himself at a retreat at a seminary where people go to learn about the process of becoming a priest and again one thing led to another and he found himself in Wilmette Illinois one year ago and had his first assignment as a new priest. Listen in to hear how someone cannot only find God so late in life again but also find the passion to share what they found with others and to lead people and care for people in a total service capacity and one where he’s given up all of his normal life for one of service.

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#62 How I found out my kid, wasn't mine with Tom Bosen

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Jacques Mollentze) — Wed, 7 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

I met Tom as I strolled into a local restaurant in Des Moines. We were walking across the street, kind of looking at each other, and as arrive at the door at the same time. We walk in and are both heading for the bar for a drink for some food and it just so happened that once he sat down really the only spot left for me was next to him. From there than the natural conversation flowed. Tom learned about the jar and what I was doing and after hearing part of his story I thought he should be on. Him and his wife own a Florist Company that started in 1923 and as it passed down to the generations here we have Tom the patriarch of the family 100 years later taken the lands taking the property taking the businesses and turned it into something special something beautiful and impactful in the community.

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#61 The MLK of indigenous people of America, Dr. Dennis Hastings, with Richard Chilton & Margerey Coffey

Mon, 5 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Dr. Margaret coffee and Richard Chilton certainly is the most interesting and complex interview that I’ve had up to that point. Individual interviews with them would've have been great as they each had tremendously deep and complex answers. They really wanted to get on the show and speak about the last 20 something years that they had spent committed to a Native American tribe in Omaha, and their association and complete support of Dr. Dennis Hastings. Dr Dennis Hastings is often compared to Nelson Mandela, or Martin Luther King and certainly after the interview I got the impression that this was a fair comparison. These two are deeply involved in documenting the history of the tribes interaction with US government and touch on the different roads that lead them to become attached to the story. They are still living on the reservation together in Dr. Dennis Hastings home an American Indian who passed away, two people born and in another era struggling through life even in the 70s and 80s as they continue to do the right thing. A true joy to listen to their story and answers, and as im writing this im struggling to convey all the points they make, as they are all worth learning about.

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#60 Living well with schizophrenia with Logan Kenaros

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Jacques Mollentze, Danielle Stearns) — Fri, 2 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Today I met Logan at his old brownstone style apartment building on the upstairs floor so we hauled all the jar gear up to his apartment. As we did, I learned he donated his bedroom to a friend in need, meaning he Logan was sleeping on the floor in the corner, so we set up the gear in the other corner on the floor and sat down.

It doesn’t take long before we jump right into some of Logan‘s history. It’s hard not to have tremendous compassion for him, as he breaks down his life as a child, and the struggles that were brought onto him throughout his life, including multiple suicide attempts, multiple addictions, multiple homes, and a rather horrific example of parenting. He never knew his father, and after his mother left him at five, his brain could only cope in ways many people may never understand.

As we've seen over and over, the strength of individuals following such difficulties is rather remarkable. He’s found himself, leaned into his purpose, and is sitting here with a lot to share. It’s a compelling story, from a very interesting, intellectual human being.
Listen in if you want to hear the journey of a soul who started in a hard place, and overtime came out of the other side not unscathed, but rather, unstoppable.

(28:00) - Logan talks about Schizophrenia

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#59 26 year old business owner, Rachel Burnett

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns, Jacques Mollentze) — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Met up w Rachel and her partner in a beautiful Airbnb in Sioux City, IA. Young, energetic, optimistic and full of hope and Rachel exudes the confidence of an entrepreneur. Her business of social media marketing, Moon Media is all about expand their social media presence. A service minded person, her excitement around this is palpable. A Sioux City native, Rachel share her story of growing up here, a privileged life and then the divorce and the struggles too and changes that brought her and the affect on the family and her childhood. How that experience has shaped her growing up, the changes it brought and how she dealt with them. She shares her optimistic and open views of the world, and her plan of placing journals around the city for people to write and share different topics, and then turning those into podcasts for people to hear the ideas shared. Join us and listen to a Midwest girl describe her life through such beautiful eyes, in a great place in her life and full of hope and optimism.

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#58 I'm lucky to be adopted with Denise Olsen

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Jacques Mollentze, Danielle Stearns, Ken Stearns) — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Great to meet Denise in her home outside St. Paul. She's a super fan who has listened to most of the shows and it was great to chat with someone who felt like an old friend because of it. She's in the tourism and conference industry, a true saleswomen for the area, she even captured me to go along with her and her friends to an afternoon of music, drinks and food along the river days later. Adopted as a child along with her siblings she shares the thankfulness of being raised by great parents and even after meeting her biological Mom, she felt the strength of her parents that raised her. She talks about the risks around searching for your biological parents and the importance of understanding its not being rejected as a child, but the circumstances of the parents. She shares a story of stopping on a trip to see an airshow and having a young woman come up to her and ask for help as she had just taken pills attempting suicide and decided she didn't want to die.

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#57 Mental illness is just like cancer with Christie Dunn

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

I picked up Christie at the local restaurant bar. We sat next to each other at the bar and soon chatted and she took a question card and we started chatting about the jar, the van and what I was doing in town. The next day we sat down in my airbnb. Theres our story of us meeting and how there can't be coincidences in life. Her story is not like many others and its one of those we cant imagine being a part of. We meet her at a time in her life where there is lots of reflection, dealing with past trauma, loss. Her time in Minot will bring some closure in her life and brings hope of changes and new life ahead. She talks about almost losing her faith, hope. The question of "can we teach someone how to love themselves." It dawned on me later how the questions was really about her fiancee and her coming to grips with the reasons he took his life. It wasn't her, but him and that she couldn't teach him to love himself. Powerful question. After living a life w a Mom & Dad who were in a Cult and the collapse of that, Chrissy drifted a bit before finding the love of her life. Traveled the country in what can only be described as a dream come true. But alas, loving oneself is so important and ultimately, proved to hard for her fiancee and he took his life. Listen along to Christy as we traverse this young but full life and how she is a good place now. Closing one life and opening hers again.

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#56 Shit doesn't just happen with Darren Gibbins

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Jacques Mollentze) — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

I met Darren in the Minot Best Buy parking lot. I stopped there for supplies and when I came out he was there admiring the van and curious about "The Jar." We chatted about music, movies, cars and car and travel culture, as he had a dream to travel to. Showed me his crazy Japanese import Toyota truck. Soon, he was agreeing to be a guest on the show, a Minot native willing to jump into the jar. Darren is a free thinker, a life long learner and student. A super positive person who shares the pain of making the choices of losing friends and family that are negative and complaining and learning to surround himself with people that see the opportunities and happiness of life. A professor, a photographer and avid traveler he shares the warmth and happiness of seeing poor children make a toy from an empty water bottle. Happiness is what you make of it. His biggest regret in life was being unable to forgive his x wife and her of him, from petty things, things that didn't matter maybe just because they grew apart and maybe because of forgiveness, and in that losing the friendship of his step sons. But in the end, not letting these things get you down and keep moving through life, learning and growing. We talk about what he now looks for in a relationship and its really beautiful, articulate. His closing thoughts of a "Sweet Harvest" for everyone. Meaning, closing your evenings not angry at anyone, not letting disagreements get in the way of friendships where we have more in common than not. Listen in to hear from Darren on making all our remaining harvests the best we can and showing us that everyone has a story and its worth listening.

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#55 How hearing spirits changed my beliefs with Hannah Remmington

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We met Hannah after interviewing her mom Laurel on the family farm. Having grown up here, it's really all she's ever known as a home. A country girl through and through, she became involved with Future Farmers of America (FFA) a group of 800,000 members spread across America. FFA does phenyl farming, an organic compound found naturally in livestock waste and decomposing organic materials. There’s a regional, state, and national leadership positions held by young volunteers. Hannah shares her story of working in the industry, as well as her spiritual journey. She was raised in the church as a child, but when she went to university she was exposed to other ways of thinking which challenged her beliefs. She found herself in between two worlds as she developed a rather unique skill. She explains how she goes through everyday life with the ability to hear spirits on the other side talk to her. Her mediumship journey has taken her to new depths in understanding the world, herself and how she fits into it.

(11:45) - Hannah talks about her transition from christianity to mediumship

(34:50) - Hannah describes how she would spend the last day of her life with

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#54 I missed my Father's funeral with Laurel Grams

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We meet up with Laurel on her farm in a beautiful little spot a short ways outside the Minot. She has chickens, bunnies, and couple of geese. Sitting under at a tree shaded picnic table, she pulls the first question. We learn that she moved to the USA from Canada, and found herself working in mental health for the United States Air Force here in Minot. Her job assisted her journey to become a US citizen. Now that she's out of practice she’s we meet her at a time in her life where she's truly able to give insight on her own life and beliefs looking back through the questions. She shares the differences she sees in herself between her younger years and now. She lost her father during covid, and couldn't get to Canada to be there, or visit his grave. She also watched her addict husband die from alcohol, and found herself struggling with her anger towards him. As someone in the church she surrounded herself and found connection with people who share her same beliefs. Tragically, she felt isolated from her community as they used their beliefs to invalidate the anger, and judge her character. She’s a warm person with a good spirit and it comes through as she shares her challenges, and her work. Focusing now on gratitude, she finds herself with a greater appreciation of relationships and friendships. She closes by saying "her hope that everybody in their lifetime can find their peace." As she has clearly found her own in nature outside at "The Farm."

(29:00) - Laurel talks about working with the suicide prevention program

(51:00) - Laurel answers the question, "have you ever felt despair" by sharing the loss of her mother, father, and husband.

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#53 How I ended up working with my kids with Goldie Collette

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We met Goldie and her children at her shop Mama Made it 3 inside the Minot Mall. What a fun episode. Goldie is a ball of energy and her children are just like her. The kids managed the front of the store while Goldie and I set up in the back. They sell fried pickles and crazy Lemonade flavors. That is the signature drink the kids came up with to help earn money when the family was struggling. One day they brought their stand to the Mall parking lot and were chased away by security but also sent to the leasing office. Now here she is a business owner, alongside her son and daughter. Listen along as we get to hear her story. How did the girl from South Central make it to a small town in this norther state. The only one in her family to accomplish so much all while the doubters and haters watched. Learn what true determination and family love can make dreams come true story.

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#52 Soup & Soul with Kristine K. Dionne

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We meet Kristine in a small Airbnb apartment on a beautiful sunshine day in North Dakota. She brings along her young daughter Cloie, who later joins for a few questions herself. A local girl and social marketer found herself in Minot after the end of a relationship. As the eldest daughter in a single mom home, she grew up fast. Kristine shares some insights from someone who has suffered, is suffering from depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts. The challenge of finding help. We talk about Soup! Soup Ministry is wonderful idea of hers and we share the love of soup and how it is a gesture of love. She shares how a life coach has helped her shape her views of herself, her thoughts and taught her how to take more control over her life by painting the pictures of life as she wants. Join us to find out Kristine's views, beliefs, desires on a wide ranging chat about life and whats its like as a single Mom in todays world.

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#51 Dad, I'm gonna drive a tank with Kelly Dollinger

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns, Danielle Stearns, Jacques Mollentze) — Thu, 4 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We meet Kelly in a small upstairs apartment in Bismark. A veteran that spent 35 years as an emergency services worker in Dakota he has seen things most of us cannot imagine. He shares his journey through life, his drinking to manage the trauma from his job and how finally through his wife's support and his prayers to God he quit drinking and never looked back. Kelly is a large strong man, intimidating. His face and demeanor speak of strength and courage. Yet, he is humbled and quiet as he explains his journey of faith from a youth active in the church, to a man who could handle anything coming his way alone. But years of trauma, drinking, relationships that suffered, he found his way back to God and he shares in the most eloquent way. Listen in to learn how medics look at their job, life, each other. How the trauma of life does not need to be your own and the importance of finding a way to work through the challenges of life.

10:00 Kelly talks about PTSD

13:20 Kelly tells his favorite memory

1:00:00 Can you love unconditionally?

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#50 I am moving to Tennessee Tayler Kerzmann

Tue, 2 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

A small town girl, Taylor comes to us in transition. A fresh graduate shares the joy of seeing the Ocean for the first time, the 1/4 life crisis of young adulthood, finding her place. Contemplating a move to Tennessee she dreams of releasing her own music, inspired by her Grandfather, opening up her talents to the world. Like many of us she wasn't popular in HS and she carries this with herself to this day, learning to let go, developing her forgiveness, avoiding the resentment that comes with holding on to the past. Learning to trust her own decisions and not worry about whether it's the right direction or not. Join Taylor to hear a fresh view of life, the youthful hope & yet insecurities of the life ahead. We have all been Taylor, relive your youth through her eyes.

9:22 Who do you need to forgive from your past?

53:35 If you were to die tomorrow, how much would you spend to buy one more day?

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#49 Assisting people in their final moments with Mike Connelly

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:19:24 +0000

We met Mike in the small upstairs apartment in Bismark. His subtle strength through his faith was apparent, and we quickly opened up and found some common ground, then over the next hour plus, Mikes story unfolded. And it proved to be an encounter with a true living walking Angel. His story is like many others, a journey of finding himself, after a challenging childhood. From thinking he had no purpose in life, lost, hopeless to today running for City Councilman, not for the spotlight, but to make change, to better peoples lives. As he says, "to help people move forward in their lives." Married more than 20 years, he has adopted his two children as embryos and his views on raising children is so deep, so centered that you need to listen twice tot he way he views his role as a parent. So much to take away.

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#48 I’m going to do big things in this world with Maya McGregor

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

22-year-old Maya dishes out her unexpected dream career plan among many other business ventures. This young Jamaica native who is grateful for her work placement in Pierre, SD shares her beautiful soul and pure confidence from her questions from The Jar.

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#47 I found my husband online with Kimberly Borge

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Nail salon owner Kimberly finds joy in changing careers at 36 and utilizing one of the first online dating sites, quickly leading to the perfect date with her now husband. The Jar also allows her to open up about breaking away from many disagreeable family beliefs, and sharing a story of community when needed the most in Pierre, SD.

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#46 Under-qualified and armed with a chance to shine Austin Goss

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Originally from Myrtle Beach, Austin has bounced around his fair share of the continental US for school, the military, and a job hunt which finally landed him in Pierre, SD. Through questions from The Jar we hear about how being underqualified for a position he wanted, Austin was able to persuade himself into the job proving he was the right fit.

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#45 Sports radio, divorce, and missing his daughters with Dave Williams

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Not only has Dave found his passion working for Radio over 30 years, so has his wife and even teenage daughter. With currently life going well, he is able to look back on his past life and describe the struggles he faced with ease. He touches on the beautiful relationship he has with his parents, that got him through his divorce and how badly he wishes to reconnect with his daughters from his first marriage. Ken and The Jar hope to help with their future reunion in this episode.

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#44 How I met my deaf husband with Nancy Schlichenmayer

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Nancy fills a space that many don't ever consider in life. With over 90% of deaf babies born to hearing parents her place in the world is extremely important. She has dedicated over 40-years to helping people with disabilities. She met her deaf husband in an American Sign Language class and the rest was history. Nancy shares beautiful success stories about the deaf community and continues with selfless conversations from her questions from The Jar. She is a hard worker who touches on the 5 languages of appreciation in the work place, and how her work affects her ability to sign at home with her husband.

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#43 I love myself even more because I stuck through it with Dawn Marie Reed

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Dawn Marie lives just outside of Sundance WY in Belle Fourche SD. She is a creative mother of two who wears many hats like being an author, singer, and dancer just to name a few. With lots of life challenges in relationships as well as living in her schoolie, Dawn struggles with borderline personality disorder to top it off. At first, her nerves about what questions The Jar will bring her quickly subside as they help her cope with subjects she’s needed to verbalize.

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#42 From solitary to freemasonry with Anthony Tripp

Sat, 9 Jul 2022 20:29:44 +0000

Born in Reno, NV, Anthony grew up home-schooled until 8th grade and fell into the social aspect which led to a life decline. It wasn't long before the young punk found himself in jail where he pleaded his case to be switched to a mental health institute instead. After being told it would never happen, he felt cornered to make "deal with the devil" in jail. Listen to find out how that story plays out, and how he describes solitary confinement. On this episode of The Jar, Anthony shares about life in prison and making the best of a bad situation for all that he comes across…including finding his purpose as a free mason.

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#41 Cancer survivor doesn’t let life obstacles sway her way of life with Andrea Maestas

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:30:00 +0000

As a Breast-Cancer survivor and Air Force veteran, Andrea shares how once she became an empty-nester, she packed up in Phoenix to make a much needed change for herself in Rapid City, SD. As we hear where The Jar takes Andrea, she shares her retirement plan to keep moving wherever the wind blows.

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#40 First couple on The Jar gives hope to relationship longevity and business partnering together with Jenn and Hunter Harlan

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:20:00 +0000

On this special episode of The Jar, Jenn and Harlan who have been married for 27-years talk about being truly happy in life despite unfortunate changes. As a firefighter and former Marine, Hunter discusses being a servant of the people while Jenn shares the wages conflict in Rapid City being compromised from out-of-towners buying real estate and making the cost of living rise.

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#39 Everything has a spirit and energy with Lisa Wagner

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:10:00 +0000

Born in Rapid City, Lisa has profound spirituality with every aspect of her life. She gives Ken and The Jar listeners some advice about grounding and the power of crystals and rocks. As a former restaurant owner, Lisa shares how even after selling the building, she has always been attached to that specific area.

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#38 Moving on and moving up after losing a child with Tasia Bird

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Apothecary owner Tasia, talks about moving around as a child and eventually calling Rapid City, SD home again. After losing her 5 month old twelve years ago, Tasia shares an inspiring story of letting go and moving forward on this episode of The Jar.

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#37 Pigs and preaching with Russ Garrett

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:40:00 +0000

Sitting down on the other side of the interview, KCMI’s Russ Garrett goes from pig farm to radio station, sharing many experiences from his journey through some of The Jar’s deepest questions. On this episode of The Jar podcast, we get a powerful glimpse of Russ’s interpretation and recognition of how all people have the same value.

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#36 A painful childhood leads Kosha Johnson towards her purpose

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:30:00 +0000

On this episode of The Jar, Kosha Johnson steps out of her comfort zone to talk about subjects such as her long spiritual journey, being conceived by teenage parents, and finding her true passion. With a lot of pain from childhood, Kosha speaks about turning herself around and honing in on her ability to heal others through faith and a new found purpose.

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#35 Mushrooms X Private investigator, Tyler Cochran

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:20:00 +0000

27-year-old Tyler Cochran bonds with Ken as they share a connection despite the large age gap. As one of the guests found through his curiosity with The Jar van, this medicinal mushroom farmer and private investigator shares plenty of wisdom beyond his age. Finding self awareness early on, Tyler provides The Jar podcast listeners with a nutritional challenge that has worked for him and his fiancé among other life hacks.

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#34 Faith, culture, and the human mind with Patrick Powers

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:10:00 +0000

Patrick shares his path from psychology to philosophy to theology on this episode of The Jar. This excitable guest who is also a part of the Pine Ridge SD Oglala Lakota tribe explains how he finds goodness in everyone he comes across.

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#33 When life gives you lyme, make limeade with Angela Scanlan

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Between being a dual business owner and homeschooling her five-year-old, Angela finds time to sit down with Ken and The Jar. We learn on this episode about her Coffee Love Drop Fund meant for doing good whenever it shows up as a possibility. A fund created at Cappuccino and Company stemming from questioning the incentive of the popular pay it forward initiative. With other societal regiments in mind, Angela has a great perspective on this world that we can all learn from. Her perseverance through her struggles with Lyme's disease, the impact it has had on her life truly makes her story even more incredible.

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#32 Life undefeated with Chandra Watson

Mon, 30 May 2022 22:20:00 +0000

Mother of two boys, life coach, fitness fanatic, poetry author, and podcast host among other titles, Chandra Watson clearly knows what she wants and how to get it. However, it wasn’t always that easy growing up. Questions from The Jar allow Chandra to tell her story of being the victim of molestation as a child and ridding herself of trauma, yet always being able to see the other side’s perspective. One of the many strengths she shares with Ken on this episode of The Jar podcast.

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#31 Homeless afternoon with Rachael Shiebler

Mon, 30 May 2022 22:10:00 +0000

The Jar opens up a story of many moves, long work commutes, and multiple separations from an unhealthy and on-going relationship. During this episode of The Jar, Rachel continues on the journey of finding her place in this world while sharing her personal views and a short, yet beautiful closing statement for our podcast listeners.

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#30 Toxic relationships and depression with Noam Mantaka

Mon, 30 May 2022 22:00:00 +0000

With fate taking its course, Israeli Noam Mantaka opens up about his first marriage, how difficult it is to step away from unhappiness, and extreme verbal abuse while thinking about the best interest for his children. Noam's long journey of business start ups, failures, scams, being robbed by his partners, even beaten up, and hospitalized. Follow Noam's life journey of finding himself, finding love and finding a home, far away from his birthplace. His is a journey of courage, persistence and the ever hopeful soul that knows life will take care of me if I continue to treat people the way I want to be treated, eventually, ill come home. “With the darkness of life, the light will come” explains Noam through one of the many powerful questions he receives from The Jar as he shares his experiences.

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#29 Structural Engineer living by his Scout’s Honor, Barry Arnold

Mon, 23 May 2022 00:40:00 +0000

Barry's views are shaped by a full life and the countless books he reads, taking note to go back again and reflect on what he thought of passages, then and now. This is a great episode for listeners wanting to gleam the wisdom of a successful business person, great human and overall interesting person. As you explore around the Salt Lake area you’re most likely passing by much of Barry’s work. This Structural Engineer and former local Scout Leader answers questions The Jar provides for him with topics such as charity, the universe, finding his spirituality while in college, and the world we live in today.

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#28 I died giving birth with Krystal Fugal

Mon, 23 May 2022 00:30:00 +0000

Krystal has had a hectic few years and she shares with us the challenges of a single mother of four girls. Losing family members over the last few years has been hard on her, and she talks about her awareness and closeness with people in the afterlife. Through her own near death experience, dying on the labor room table, she saw her own self there, but was not her time. Delivering her baby at 25 weeks, and the struggles to regain her own health while caring for a premie baby was a long road. With health issues plaguing Krystal and her family, she manages to keep progressing while giving her time to helping those less fortunate. Her life journey seems to have been given some assistance from Ken and The Jar as she shares some very powerful emotions. After topics such as near-death experiences and self reflection, Krystal flips positions and decides to give Ken his own first question from The Jar.

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#27 How moving to Hong Kong changed my life with Courtney Haugen

Mon, 23 May 2022 00:20:00 +0000

On this extra special episode of The Jar, Ken sits down with a familiar face. Courtney is his daughters long time best friend. Having not seen Courtney since she was living in Hong Kong and in her teens, he notes how although familiar, she too is quite the stranger. Listen in as the fly on the wall, while this father daughter like dynamic unveils who she is today and how she got there. Courtney has had quite the interesting journey in life. She was born in Utah and into mormonism, and at 14 she moved across the world to Hong Kong. Going from being surrounded by people who look and think similarly to you, to then being the minority in those things had as big of an impact on her as you might imagine. She spoke fondly about her time overseas, and her family that did everything for her. Just like with almost everyone, the good is paired with the bad and Courtney shares the challenges of life, and how shedding a belief system left her with all of life's biggest questions unanswered.

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#26 We all come from the stars with Oglala Lakota Sioux, Billie Jo

Mon, 23 May 2022 00:10:00 +0000

One this episode of The Jar, we dive into the story of soft-spoken Billie Jo. Billie Jo is Oglala Lakota Sioux from the pine Ridge Indian reservation in pine Ridge, South Dakota. As a grandmother at 41, she shares the struggles of life's relationships that come and go, ones that have been lost, and others that have yet to be found. As a Lakota Sioux, she enlightens us with her beautiful soul and the beliefs of her ancestors that are still practiced in the present day.

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#25 Work hard, play.... later with William Ng

Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

It seems that the risks are worth the reward with William Ng. Standing out as one of the few Asians growing up in Provo Utah, William Ng shares his upbringing, life re-evaluation in the military, finding his family roots in Hong Kong, and becoming a successful data analyst and investor all before the young age of thirty.

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#24 The people I love most are sick with Duffy Benton

Fri, 20 May 2022 22:30:00 +0000

We join Ken and Duffy on The Jar in her office in town on a kinda rainy Saturday, with her cute dog watching out the door while they set up and chatted before the recording. Sharing an insurance background with Ken, the talk became warm and friendly quickly. With the challenges Duffy has faced in life her warm personality shows us how she has adapted and grown into a beautiful soul. From losing her husband emotionally as disease took his mind away, and her daughters long journey to a brain tumor diagnosis and the realities of what that meant would have really destroyed many of us. She talks about gratefulness when its hard to imagine not be bitter at what life has dealt her. But it has also rewarded her greatly.

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#23 A surgeon forgave my son's $10,000 bill with Fran Ciarlo

Fri, 20 May 2022 22:20:00 +0000

Down a small side street in residential area in Boise lies the cutest little house. Inside are treasures, art, and plants. A warm home with two beautiful people and their dog. We meet Fran Ciarlo she certainly has a full life behind her, a beautiful life ahead, and she shares the wisdom that only comes with the long road of life. A life long restaurant owner, married to a boy she fell in love with at first sight. So comfortable in her own skin, full of life and stories that round out her beliefs the questions in The Jar draw out the stories and wisdom.

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#22 An inconvenience to her family as "just another girl," and middle child syndrome with Amy Larson

Fri, 20 May 2022 22:10:00 +0000

22 steps up a beautiful old home in town where the landlord loves the number 4 we meet with Amy. She's an artist, art teacher, landscaper, butterfly, editor, and a middle child. A self described "Goulash", a mix of so many things. She living life day to day, comfortable now in her own skin. But the pain of separation from her children, her grandchildren comes through, showing her strength. Writing journals to be read one day by her family in an attempt to be understood by them and people she cares for. Her art, her journals are meant to be the breadcrumbs for her family to see her through and through.

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#21 I have 7 parents with Kris Rudolph

Fri, 20 May 2022 22:00:00 +0000

We catch up with Kris at a coffee shop on the streets in downtown Boise. A long life journey summarized in our short time together. Kris is a small business dreamer with great food ideas, a photographer, a mother, and grandmother. She touches on the struggles of not having a real father in her life, regardless of the many parents she had. She has a wild story from 18 years old when her boyfriend robs a bank behind her back and takes her on a wild Hollywood spending spree under the guise of him signing a contract and being rich. In the end, here she is 100% unapologetic Kris. Starting over in some ways, and building from her past in others.

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#20 The letter that took me 35 years to write changed my life with Anthony Mendoza

Fri, 13 May 2022 00:30:00 +0000

Tucked away on a small side road, on the edges of Boise, Anthony opens his home and heart to us in this difficult and challenging story. A professional auctioneer and aspiring Chef, Anthony takes us through his joys of working, the good things he has done, finding his way to becoming an accidental ski instructor for people who are disabled. Adaptive skiing is a way to modify ski equipment so anyone can enjoy the hills, and certainly this is a form of therapy for a broken soul trying to mend. Anthony shares his childhood nightmare of being sexually assaulted by his Grandfather, over time and locations. A betrayal of responsibility and destruction of trust, innocence and morality. Listen as he describes the ripple effect his traumatic childhood had on his once sound marriage, his relationship with his kids, and the letter he wrote that helped him heal. His current life is in disarray all the while his processional life grows and flourishes, providing him that hope he needs.

If you are seeking support and or resources due to sexual violence, you can reach out to organizations such as RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) by visiting www.rain.org or call their National Sexual Assault Hotline by dialing 800.656.HOPE (4673)

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#19 Insight from 13 year old, Penny Lane

Fri, 13 May 2022 00:20:00 +0000

In this special short episode of The Jar, we are given a glimpse into how a teenager perceives the same deep questions about life. At only 13 years old Penny has learned some lessons that take most people their entire lives. She touches on the importance of choosing friends wisely, and how hurt people, hurt people. Wise beyond her years there is something for everyone in this episode.

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#18 I turned my addiction into activism to help others with Erica Durham

Fri, 13 May 2022 00:10:00 +0000

We met Erica in her new office in downtown Helena. Still moving in there were boxes everywhere, the DNA of someones life reassembling into this new space. Across from the train station and in the district where most counseling and recovery services are offered, the wrong side of the tracks, but the right side of humanity. Erica's past is a hard one with addiction, and relationship challenges, real life stuff. Today we find her now in a great place, a leader in the state working with various state and local organizations, as well as building her own to bring treatment directly to people.

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#17 I woke up in Jail and I don't know how I got there. Addiction redemption with Brenda Valerio

Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We met in the basement apartment of an old Victorian home near downtown. It was subdivided into many apartments for people in recovery. Her house is a "clean" house, meaning no drugs, alcohol etc. Her friend sat in the corner, he too is in recovery from drugs and trauma of living on the streets. What can you say, Brenda is a self described hustler, scammer, pushy individual who could seemingly always get what she needed. She did a lot of bad things, to many people, an unfortunate symptom of addiction. And with that she had stature, leadership. Underneath the havoc of addiction, is a soft kind soul who passes no blame. She hit rock bottom and woke up with half her life spent in jail, and more than a decade since she has seen her kids. Listen as her story unfolds through The Jar, from perfect childhood to things gone wrong, to her finding her way.

In this episode Brenda talks about her struggles with addiction. Addiction is a chronic and treatable disease not a moral failing. Addiction does not discriminate, and it is a family health crisis. If you are struggling with addiction or know someone who is, please visit https://americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/alcohol-drug-hotline

If you are a family member of someone struggling please visit https://adfam.org.uk/

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#16 Raising a neurodivergent son, and surviving sexual trauma with Bronwen Nettles

Tue, 10 May 2022 00:15:00 +0000

Bronwen is an extremely smart and well spoken individual. She has experienced horrible things that unfortunately happen to many people. Understandably she struggles with forgiveness as an assault survivor, but the way she speaks on it and carries herself forward is oozing with grace and that alone, is truly worth listening too. Now, comfortable in her own skin she touches on her spirituality, raising her son who is on the spectrum, describes her past challenges and her challenges of living today. Her journals, her artistic talent are all on display in her wide ranging views of life based on her experiences. Her life as a mother and carrying her past, is beautifully said, and full of wisdom.

Sexual assault is discussed in this episode. If you are a victim of sexual assault or know someone who is that needs support please visit : https://www.assaultservicesknowledge.org/dc/talk-someone/chat-online

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#15 Broken relationships, kids, God, and can people really change? With Amber Litzinger

Tue, 10 May 2022 00:10:00 +0000

A self described certain Amazing Race champion based on her world traveler experience with kids in tow. A Mother of a 17 year old and a 2 year old, Amber is blessed with that surprise baby, throwing plans and life into a beautiful chaos. Feeling the pull to get back home, Amber and her husband made the move just before COVID and resettled in Great Falls, started business as realtors and never looked back. Drawing wisdom and strength from her faith, Amber strives to be the best Mom, best Realtor and be there for teenagers in school as she recognizes the potential they have and the struggles they'll face as they become young adults.

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#14 I am not PC with Steve VanDerschelden

Tue, 10 May 2022 00:05:00 +0000

Steve shares his life's views in a straight forward, in your face, raw unabashed way. A 60 year old grandfather who is at peace with himself, and his views on life. Its been a hard life filled with some good and bad choices that Steve shares openly through the time together, including robbing the neighborhood drug store as a teen to getting sober. He is relaxed, confident person that has the years behind him and all that goes with it. Behind the sometimes jarring words, Steve shares a powerful message and reminds us all that regardless of our differences, we bleed red. Being human is enough to come together to support one another.

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#13 I married a narcissist and came out the other side with Christine Waterstripe

Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Christine's life journey so far is already more than most of us can handle. A military veteran, a Mom and wife who suffered spousal abuse. After escaping that situation, she settled safely back home in Paradise California, only to lose everything again in the fire that wiped out an entire town. Challenge after challenge she now faced a real struggle to her fight to keep her kids safe. The years following brought lots of uncertainty, financial trouble, despair. Listen now to the determined, strong, confident Mom who has managed to turn it all around, leveraging these brutal hardships of life into an incredible Coaching career.

This episode talks about domestic violence, PTSD, and the struggles of mental health. If you or anyone you know is suffering please contact:

Domestic Abuse Hotline https://www.thehotline.org/

Suicide Prevention Hotline https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/

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#12 Why my grandma adopted me with Hunter Renville

Mon, 2 May 2022 23:20:00 +0000

Hunter Renville is a rapper with over 1 million streams on Spotify alone. Born and raised in Great Falls, Montana, He knows first hand what it's like growing up there and wants to make a change for the kids who come after him. You probably would never guess that hunter is only 20 years old when you hear the way he talks and carries himself throughout this episode. He is an extremely talented, humble, and insightful human being with a bright future ahead of him. In this episode he breaks down the hardships of his childhood, and how he maintains a positive outlook despite them.

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#11 Fishing and positivity with Andy Eckbergt

Mon, 2 May 2022 23:15:00 +0000

Andy came up through the ranks of the timber industry, a hard way up as he describes his work as a young man. His work ethic paid off and year upon year he came through the job, learning the industry. Since a young man he enjoyed fishing, and it became more than a passion, it became a way of life. HIs greatest joy can be found in teaching someone to fish, to see that smile on someones face the moment they hold their first fish. His smile grows wide as he describes his adventures ot taking people fishing and the lessons in life that come from that.

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#10 Chainsaw art by mountain man, Jimmy Smith

Mon, 2 May 2022 23:10:00 +0000

Jimmy is a fun outgoing person, living in the beautiful North West with his wife, daughter and son. Their home has several beautiful carvings as works in progress around the yard, pieces that he plays with on and off as the wood speaks to him and he brings life out of the large logs with his chainsaws. Walk back into his shop and see the history of his boat racing and his newest one that will take him to the national races in June.

Jimmy describes the loving and helpful way of people in Bonners Ferry, helping each other, taking care when help is needed. He shares the small town life of working together all day in the timber industry, then seeing the same folks at the store that evening.

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#09 You're more than the sum of your traumas, with Cassandra Rutherford Eckberg

Mon, 2 May 2022 23:05:00 +0000

Listen to someone who has been on a journey in life that crosses the country as a young child, stolen from her mother by her father, living city to city year by year as her Hollywood talent scout father criss crosses the country dragging her in tow. How she escaped with her first child from a crazy situation, and finally making her way to Bonners Ferry where she meets the love of her life only to lose him and finally find eternal love in her husband Andy. A daughter, mother, grandmother and a bright light in this large and expanding Pacific Northwest family.

This episode touches on domestic abuse, if you or anyone you know is suffering please visit https://www.thehotline.org/

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#07 A stranger paid $20,000 for my brothers rehab with Corrine Duville

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:00:00 +0000

Corinne grew up as the new kid, moving all over Washington before eventually moving to Coulee three years ago. A lot of the experiences Corinne shares on The Jar relates back to karma. The cliques, what goes around comes around and everything happens for a reason are true and Corinne does a beautiful job of reminding us that. The story of a stranger helping her brother is only one example of many. Corinne is an incredible human who has experienced hard times, but clearly has a huge heart regardless of her struggles.

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#06 Motorcycle madness, and a world of wisdom with Steven Fischer

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:00:00 +0000

Steve was living in Paradise CA when the deadliest and most destructive fire in California's history hit to date. He talks about how after helping those around him, he said a forever goodbye to the tools in his shop and escaped the flames by motorcycle. After eventually settling with his family in Coulee Washington, Steve slowly gained his bearings back and began to move on. He is an incredible person with an extra special outlook on life, and someone we all could benefit from listening too.

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#05 What it's like to nearly lose a parent who caused you so much pain with Alexandria Davis

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:00:00 +0000

In this episode Ken sits down with Alexandria, his first guest in Grand Coulee, Washington. Alexandria has had a rough and unfair start to her life to say the least. After almost losing herself, she realized the only way to find herself again was getting out of the town she was raised in. It gets complicated when getting out of town meant needing her father, someone she never wanted to rely on. She is able to see how the universe places challenges like this in front of us when we need to face them. She talks about nearly losing him, and reflects in real time on the trauma he's faced, that probably caused him to be the parent he was to her.

This episode deals with many potential triggers. They discuss trauma, depression, addiction, loss, ptsd, death, and war. If you or anyone you know is struggling, please visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/

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#08 Phoenix of the Camp Fire, Kimberly Pakney

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:00:00 +0000

If you only know part of Kim Parkvey's story you might think she's lucky, or you might think she's unlucky. She has been fortunate enough to experience two soulmates in one lifetime, however she has also experienced devastation most people can't comprehend. It might seem like the Camp Fire was a long time ago, but it was only three years ago that Kim and Paradise CA suffered the deadliest and most destructive fire in California's history to date. Kim touches on the beauty of loving her previous husband through her current marriage with Steve (Episode guest #6), and how lucky she is to have found two people who carry a soul that she's bonded with in other lifetimes.

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#01 Atheist turned Pastor, Karl Alsin

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 23:45:00 +0000

Karl Aslin grew up in a small town on the east coast, in an atheist family. As a child he was rather introverted, and reclusive but as he grew up and began his journey searching for the meaning of life, things changed drastically. He now speaks without hesitation in front of large crowds about God. Karl walks us through each step that lead him to who he is today, a father, husband and pastor in Olympia Washington.

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#04 Paying it forward with Juan Aleman

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 23:45:00 +0000

In the final episode recorded in Olympia Washington we meet Juan. Juan grew up in a small town in east Texas, his mother spoke English and Spanish, his Father only Spanish. They were one of only a few Mexican families in his community. He eventually moved to Olympia, and is now retired from a job working for the government. He spends his time producing two podcasts, The 80's Hour and Wrestling Wayback. Recorded in his home, Ken notes the photo wall in his dining room, of his son and daughter. When he was younger Juan found himself in a dark place after being beaten down by broken dreams and a broken heart. If it wasn't for his friend Paul who reached out with a helping hand, he wouldn't be where he is today. Unfortunately some time later Juan found himself in a deja-vu moment with the same friend, only their roles had reversed. A real life example of paying it forward, a story of being there for the ones we love when they need us most.

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#03 Activist Candace Mercer fights through chronic pain

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 23:45:00 +0000

Originally from NY Candace has called Olympia her home for 25 years now. Nestled in a cute little part of town, the homelessness around her was blinding. Having experienced more than most in one lifetime, she is deep, inspiring, and complex. She spent much of her life as a far left activist, reporting on and supporting many causes. After fighting alongside other like minded activists for so long, her beliefs were rather narrow, and it wasn't until a series of jarring events that she found reasons to question how open minded she truly was. She tells her story through a window of chronic pain, and the everyday tasks that are made incredibly challenging. Candace draws on the words of one of the 3000 books she's read when she needs the strength to continue on. Calling this part of her life her best, she is a wonderful and engaging person with a million reasons to be down, who she is and has become is beacon of hope for us all.

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#02 Old friends reach new depths with Tom Schrader

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 23:45:00 +0000

In his second sit down with The Jar, Ken catches up with a college fraternity brother whom he hadn't seen in over 30 years. When Ken first picked Olympia as a launching off point he knew that interviewing Tom was a must. As a leader in the real estate industry, his wife Tiffany's deep roots, Tom has a unique view on every topic brought up by the jar. He goes into depth on the many types of love, and his description of it was beautiful. Relaxed and articulate he shared his journey from a small Minnesota town, to a college basketball player, a model, to selling real estate to stars in California. Eventually falling in love with his wife Tiffany and moving to her hometown to settle down. Tom shares stories on the difficulties of parenthood, and grandparenthood and how the faith he shared with his wife was an integral part of getting them through those hard times.

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The Jar Podcast Trailer

thejarmedia@gmail.com (Ken Stearns) — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:57:08 +0000

Join Ken Stearns as he invites people of all faiths, no faith, and every background to join in the conversation through a series of complex questions that are raw, unfiltered, and worth figuring out on The Jar Podcast. For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTg To be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/ Follow The Jar on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/ Follow The Jar on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejar Disclaimer: The views stated in this episode are our guest's opinions and do not represent the views, beliefs or opinions of The Jar Podcast. Our goal is to provide a platform for everyone no matter what they believe, and we would like to continue to do that while making it clear our guests are not a representation of The Jar Podcast.