Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom

Cody Howell: A US Navy Veteran Making Waves in Music Cody Howell, a Kansas native, is a proud veteran of the US Navy and has since settled in Nashville to pursue his passion for music. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Randy Rogers, Dierks Bentley, and Zane Williams, Cody's music is a reflection of his heart and honest-to-goodness country lifestyle. His passion for storytelling through sheer musical authenticity incites connections with his audience and creates good times. Working with Project K-9 Hero In support of his fellow veterans and their families, Cody works with Project K-9 Hero – a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the best quality of life for retired Military Working Dogs and Police K-9s. Cody Howell is making a name for himself in the music industry. He recently appeared as a background vocalist on Dolly Parton's highly-anticipated rock album: Rockstar. Produced by the well-renowned producer/musician Kent Wells, Cody's debut single "Any Way You Go" is out now, with plans for a full album release in 2024. Website: https://www.codyhowellcountry.com/ **** If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Video of the interview is available here:https://youtu.be/GVfb-ILoWxc Support the show

Audrey and I discuss her book, American Wolf: From Nazi Refugee to American Spy as well as how time off forced her to look at life in a different way. ***** Growing up in New York in the late 1960s, Audrey Birnbaum assumed that watching Holocaust documentaries was a perfectly normal family activity. On her first day of elementary school, Audrey sat in the cafeteria, unwrapped her liverwurst sandwich, and excitedly told her new classmates about her public television proclivities. Her Brady Bunch-watching peers had never heard of PBS, but they had heard of PB&J (and they weren't too keen on liverwurst either). They made it abundantly clear: Audrey's childhood was, in fact, not normal at all. We will never know whether it was schoolyard bullying or watching tragic Shoah documentaries that was responsible for Audrey's acute sensitivity to others; but that empathy may have helped pave the way for her choice of medicine as a career. Audrey chose to specialize in Pediatric Gastroenterology - for who needed more help than children; and where could anyone feel more suffering than in one's gut? Day in and day out, she watched intricate family dynamics play out in the context of fragile health. Audrey listened to each patient's story until she could retell it with clarity and give it meaning. Through witnessing and recording these tender dramas, the seeds of writing had been planted. Shortly after her father's death in 2018, Audrey stumbled upon his extensive notes detailing his childhood escape from Nazi Germany. Audrey felt compelled to start writing his riveting story - a story addressing themes that are pressingly relevant today. While "American Wolf" deals with tragedy and loss, it punctuates the triumph of the human spirit. It is a memoir of Holocaust survival, a family drama, an immigration tale, and an often funny coming-of-age story that is sure to have an impact on anyone who has experienced prejudice, displacement, or questions about their identity. With her cherished medical career in the rear-view mirror, Audrey now enjoys singing, writing, reading, and being with friends who also had quirky childhoods. She lives with her husband in Westchester County, New York, and has three marvelous grown children. Audrey is currently working on her second book. **** "American Wolf: From Nazi Refugee to American Spy" is a riveting and inspiring book. It is a deeply personal story that is a true story of author Audrey Birnbaum's father, Jack Wolf Schwersenz, his family's nail-biting escape from Germany, and his subsequent adventure-filled efforts to embrace his adopted home. For more information on author Audrey Birnbaum and "American Wolf: From Nazi Refugee to American Spy," visit: www.audreybirnbaumauthor.com Buy her book here. ****** If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com The video of the interview is available here: https://youtu.be/kKGeXBty_Tk Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com Sound Design and production by Rich Zei at Third Ear Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdearaudioproductions ©2023 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

Amanda and I discuss the Friday the 13th and the meaning behind the day. Aliens, Big Foot, and some more serious topics. ***** From an early age, Amanda has been aware and in tune with her Psychic gifts and with the spirit world. As she grew up listening to the sound of her own drumbeat. She borrowed her first book on Wicca when she was 13 and her first tarot deck at 16. Then, at the age of18, she was free to truly study her Spirit Lead path of Witchcraft, Psychic Development, and Energy Healing at a local shop that was located in Indianapolis, IN. In 2006, Spirit lead Amanda to move down to Birmingham, AL. While living there the Spirits lead her to connect with her Southern roots and began doing professional readings at a local shop. This began her journey of being not just a high-demand Psychic/Medium/Tarot Reader, but she started teaching classes on the Tarot and becoming a leader in the community. As well as learning and practicing Hoodoo/Root working. In the Fall of 2009, Amanda came back home Indianapolis area. While helping her Today she is a member of the Temple of Witchcraft and the Cabot-Kent Hermetic Temple and is focused on helping others all around the world, with clients ranging from the United States, Canada, the U.K., China, Australia, Japan, Puerto Rico, India, Mexico, Cayman Islands, and Denmark to name a few. People come to her for spiritual guidance, love, relationship, career, and business guidance. Here website is here: https://3crowsconjure.com ********** If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom The video of the interview is available here: https://youtu.be/Jfe8goVw-a0 Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast Sound Design and production by Rich Zei at Third Ear Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdearaudioproductions Buzzsprout: Affiliate link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1832259 ©2023 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

Singer-Songwriter, Oliver Pigott and I chat about his time on Canadian Idol, the inspiration behind his single Eyes My Daddy Gave Me, and more. The song will be available on 10/20/2023. Pre-save Now. ******** Currently based in Nashville, OLIVER PIGOTT ​is a singer/songwriter, musician, and actor. He's written hundreds of songs in his career, toured and recorded across Europe and North America, and acted on both stage and screen. Oliver's time in the entertainment business has seen him as a frontman for projects of varying genres, from folk/pop to country, electronic, Americana, soul, and rock. He's worked with industry luminaries like Nick Tauber (Thin Lizzy, UFO), Doc McKinney (The Weeknd, Esthero), and Dean McTaggart (Wynonna Judd, Amanda Marshall) and recorded in premier studios, including Abbey Road in London, England, and CBC Studios in Toronto, Canada. Oliver appeared as a finalist, alongside his brother Sebastian, on the closing season of Canadian Idol. The two went on to perform and record internationally as The Pigott Brothers, writing songs for the CBC Gemini award-winning TV series "Being Erica." Oliver's original music has also been showcased in many feature films including "Lost Angels" which went on to win awards in Best Feature Film Soundtrack and Best Original Score at film festivals across the USA. In Jan. 2021, Oliver moved his family to the USA. Today, he spends his time raising his twin sons, teaching music to youth & adults, and collaborating with musicians in Nashville. Having spent the last year and a half working on his first album, Oliver’s debut US single will be released this fall. The single was produced by Billboard record producer and Grammy-accredited songwriter Clarence Jey and mixed by 2x Grammy award-winning Brandon Bell. Website: https://oliverpigott.com/home ***** If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@betertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/G304GcNF6Xc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show Support the show

Friend of the show, CerVon Campbell is back to discuss his new music and how much his life has changed. We discuss how he overcame his depression and is now making a difference with others. Of course, we still touch on a little movie and comic buzz too. ********* CerVon Campbell is an independent South Carolina artist known for his soulful sound and deep-venting lyrics. CerVon is not only a singer/ rapper, but also credited as a screenwriter, stand-up comic, songwriter, and actor. known for bending genres Campbell has crafted mixtures of hip-hop, r&b, alternatives, indie, country/folk, rock, and EDM throughout his discography. the South Carolina native has sounds similar to those of Childish Gambino, Frank Ocean, The Weekend, to artists like Munford & Sons along with the Lumineers. Website: https://beatcha.in/cervoncampbell Instagram: https://instagram.com/sexmonkeylimodriver?igshid=8yct7koxeu8y Twitter: @cervoncampbell ********** If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@betertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HWi1a6aNWAI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

Peter is back and we discuss his upcoming music fest. The ever-changing music business, before we dive into the world at large. ***** Peter is a meditation coach, Ki Gong instructor, Sound Healer, and musician. He was a professional musician for about ten years, but the money was drying up as the opportunities started to disappear because of the changing face of the music industry. He then went on to become a Ki Gong instructor and a meditation coach. This was a hard decision and made him realize why he had experienced the kind of life he had. It was the right decision but it felt wrong at the time. It has been an interesting conundrum for him. Website: https://www.peterpaulparker.co.uk/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterpaulparker Conscious Music For The People Event: https://consciousmusecollective.com/conscious-music-for-the-people ******* If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaunaD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Video of the interview is available here:https://youtu.be/om4DvdemDKk Support the show

Starting Season 7 off with a solo podcast. In this podcast I talk about Life, the new pup, becoming a teacher, and being an author. *** D.M. Needom has been creating stories since she was a kid. She started committing them to paper when she was in high school. Starting off as a bassist and television model during her first foray into college, she soon discovered her preferred form of education was working in the music and film industries. Living a fortuitous life, D.M. Needom appreciates the amazing opportunities she’s had in her life. Her first stint as a radio personality came after she won a contest for knowing the song of the day. She was a mere blur in My Best Friend’s Wedding as Julia Roberts ran past while she was an extra. However, the excitement of being on the set made her long to work on other projects. Her longing eventually led her to sign on to a low-budget sitcom, where she was an actress and had many other positions, including line producer. She’s stated numerous times that it was one of her favorite jobs. Originally from New Orleans, she now calls the North West Burbs of Chicago her home with her three fur babies; Chloe kitty, and Cami and Charlie, pups. While she got to experience motherhood being a stepmother, true love was elusive until she met her second husband, with whom she spent sixteen wonderful years together. Currently, she is working on Two follow-ups to My Daze with the Dark Muse, Is Love Just Another High, and Gotta Get High To Fall So Low. She is also a gifted intuitive Psychic Medium as well as Tarot and Oracle card reader. D. M. Needom has been providing readings at events, parties, privately for over 30 years in the Chicago area. Currently, she is offering Intuitive readings online and at Synergy Collective, where she also teaches. *** Website: www.dmneedom.com Find Books, Classes, and more at: https://linktr.ee/DMNeedom Video for the episode can be found here. :https://youtu.be/FQ1xSjrne-A Support the show

Amanda and I discuss the grief she felt when she lost her shop. Image and how we are all the same and connected. ***** From an early age, Amanda has been aware and in tune with her Psychic gifts and with the spirit world. As she grew up listening to the sound of her own drumbeat. She borrowed her first book on Wicca when she was 13 and her first tarot deck at 16. Then, at the age of18, she was free to truly study her Spirit Lead path of Witchcraft, Psychic Development, and Energy Healing at a local shop that was located in Indianapolis, IN. In 2006, Spirit lead Amanda to move down to Birmingham, AL. While living there the Spirits lead her to connect with her Southern roots and began doing professional readings at a local shop. This began her journey of being not just a high-demand Psychic/Medium/Tarot Reader, but she started teaching classes on the Tarot and becoming a leader in the community. As well as learning and practicing Hoodoo/Root working. In the Fall of 2009, Amanda came back home Indianapolis area. While helping her Today she is a member of the Temple of Witchcraft and the Cabot-Kent Hermetic Temple and is focused on helping others all around the world, with clients ranging from the United States, Canada, the U.K., China, Australia, Japan, Puerto Rico, India, Mexico, Cayman Islands, and Denmark to name a few. People come to her for spiritual guidance, love, relationship, career, and business guidance. Here website is here: https://3crowsconjure.com ********** If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaunaD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom The video of the interview is available here: https://youtu.be/5EyHvLKDQOU Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Sound Design and production by Rich Zei at Third Ear Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdearaudioproductions Buzzsprout: Affiliate link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1832259 ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

Davis and I talk about Stress Eating and the problems it can create as well as his near-death experience. ********* David Hernandez is a passionate, inspiring, and motivated individual who lifts others up in his belief that each of us was designed to live a life of purpose. He is on a mission to help struggling individuals learn to live a healthy, fun, and engaging life without resorting to emotional eating, diets, restrictive meal plans, or depriving themselves of the foods they love. When people learn THE RIGHT principles, weight release becomes fun and achievable. He’s seen it happen, year after year. He is not only a recognized Health and Fitness Professional but a trusted lifestyle and emotional mindset coach. He is a certified personal trainer, business owner, fitness consultant, speaker, nutrition specialist, mindset trainer, emotional teacher, and a trusted coach who loves to help people discover their true potential. David is the founder of Body By Purpose and the creator of the Elite Champion Fitness Academy, a company designed to equip individuals mentally, emotionally, and physically to reach their potential and fulfill their purpose in life. My Health and Fitness Academy, "The Elite Champion Fitness Academy," includes exercise, nutrition, mindset training, habits training, and much more. I pride myself on educating others about how to create generational health using two essential principles that most people leave out. It is our identity and habits of thinking that create patterns of failure in our lives, and if we correct them, we can create change in any area of life. People are often stunned and amazed to find that there is a champion inside of them that they didn't know how to tap into, and if they change these two principles, they really are, Not Defeated. Website: https://www.EmotionalEatingSupport.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davekhernandez/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davekhernandez/ ******* If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaunaD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Sound Design and production by Rich Zei at Third Ear Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdearaudioproductions Buzzsprout: Affiliate link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1832259 ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

Nick and I discuss his book Executive Loneliness ******* Executive depression, anxiety, and isolation – and the substance abuse, family breakdowns, poor physical health, self-harm, and suicide that can all too frequently result – were a major issue long before most of us had even heard the word “coronavirus”. I know this for a fact because three years ago, I myself went through a severe breakdown. At the time, I was performing very well in my career and had recently been placed in Singapore by my company. Over the previous decade, however, I’d been unexpectedly laid off from senior roles working in Indonesia and Vietnam. I couldn’t shake the paranoia that no matter how good my performance was, I could be retrenched at any moment. I lived on edge – and drinking took the edge off. When I first moved to Singapore, I was all alone in a foreign country, so I sought solace in alcohol and the superficial social circle of my local bar. I stopped exercising and gained 20kg within a few months of arriving in this country. It wasn’t the wonderful food here that did it – no, it was the booze. Drinking heavily at the end of most days was, to my mind, a reward and a form of therapy, but in fact it only left me feeling more imbalanced, lonely and disconnected. Psychosomatic disorders and my unhealthy lifestyle began to affect me physically. I felt I couldn’t get any more down and even made a will in preparation for my death, which I thought could come at any time, despite being only 43 years of age. I’d hit an all-time low. Finally, I acknowledged that I had to do something. I had to speak to someone. I actually consider myself lucky for having a drinking problem, because that meant I found my way to Alcoholics Anonymous. AA has been an invaluable source of support, helping give me the strength to remain sober these past two-and-a-half years. Getting back into exercise and participating in triathlons, I gradually regained my physical fitness, which in turn led to me achieving better mental balance. But I think the thing that helped me most was “paying it forward” and devoting time to service – giving back. For me, that meant contributing a portion of my time to an organization called SOS, Samaritans of Singapore. SOS provides emotional support to people in crisis, individuals who might be depressed and thinking about suicide, or who have been affected by the suicide of someone close to them. The suicide of a close friend when I was in the early stages of my recovery came as a real shock. No one knew he was feeling such despair. He suffered in silence, as so many high-powered executives do (especially men). He hadn’t told anyone about his depression or dark thoughts – and that was a terrible wake-up call for me. His book, Executive Loneliness, Website ******** If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Video of the interview is available here: https://youtu.be/P7LnFxk6GKo Sound Design and production by Rich Zei at Third Ear Audio ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

ViVi and I talk about her book as well as metaphysics. ******** Vi Vi Thai is a writer, truth seeker, healer, and fearlessly determined to live a free lifestyle regardless of others’ opinions. She uncovered her true life’s purpose after going through a dramatic and stressful time at the end of her stay in the US as an international student and worker. During that time, she achieved a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at Texas A & M University and a Masters of Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University. At the end of 2017, she started a new life in Canada as a new immigrant from Vietnam. Here, she embarked on a one-of-a-kind nomadic van-life adventure. Living her life purpose, Vi helps others to find their path of freedom to live their authentic selves because only then can we all be living a fulfilled life of happiness. She believes that, as we find our own inner freedom, that is when the world can be free and liberate itself to evolve to a better place in the cosmos. When she’s not planning her next adventure, you can find her savoring life’s simple pleasures with her beloved dog Marco. Website: https://www.livingthroughalchemy.com/ Book Link: https://amzn.to/3r6aB0v YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6_bnIuxOak50QN3QB_jUkg Support the show

Ulrika talks about her book and the inspiration behind it. ********* For many decades I was being depressed, and burned out and eventually I also became suicidal. My whole life was like an inner struggle with low self-esteem manifesting in many things such as stress, severe sleeping disorders and a deep depression. This ongoing inner struggle affected all aspects of my life; my relationships, health, work, money and career. My first first book; “2:47 The Journey Home to My Heart” was released 2019. It is an autobiography where I with a raw authenticity and vulnerability writes about my inner journey to free myself from my own inner prison, and to come back my Heart. This book is now sold in 8 countries, giving inspiration and hope to others who suffers from mental illness! You can find it on Amazon. From this long, and lifechanging experience I share my embodied wisdom, my knowledge, passion, teachings, and also my vision across the globe. Today I work as a Feminine Leadership Coach, International Spiritual Teacher and Author, Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist, public speaker and trainer with the entire world as a field of work. With more than 28 years of personal and professional experience in various Holistic disciplines, I primarily help and guide women in senior and leading positions who long for a more authentic, peaceful, juicy and balanced life. My vision is to contribute to a freer, more beautiful, a more conscious and loving world for all of us to live in together. Her method is an unique combination of well proven modern western techniques and ancient eastern wisdom and knowledge. ************ If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaunaD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Video of the interview is available here: https://youtu.be/DTQN_UCKQnI Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Sound Design and production by Rich Zei at Third Ear Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdearaudioproductions Buzzsprout: Affiliate link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1832259 ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

Melissa tells us about her book, Beautifully Broken: The Spiritual Woman’s Guide to Thriving, Not Simply Surviving a Divorce or Breakup, and her podcast, Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness. ******** Melissa Oatman is from Collinsville, Illinois. In addition to teaching German, Melissa is a healer, channeler, spiritual teacher, and intuitive. She hosts Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness, a weekly podcast dedicated to improving lives and deepening spirituality. She is the author of Beautifully Broken, the spiritual woman’s guide to thriving after a divorce or breakup. Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/melissaoatman222/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/awakenyourhearttopurpose/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/awaken-your-inner-awesomeness-melissa-oatman-daily/id1409822126 ****** If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaunaD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Video of the interview is available here: https://youtu.be/0jvJ9-AS90Q Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Sound Design and production by Rich Zei at Third Ear Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdearaudioproductions Buzzsprout: Affiliate link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1832259 ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

Marc talks about his lifelong struggle with skinny fat, while doctors see him as fit. We talk about body image and the role media plays in it. ********** I was born in a body that genetically lacked muscles/muscle mass, almost everywhere. Genetically, is common in my family. Even though I was always a very active kid, regularly playing soccer & tennis, walking to & swimming at the local pool, etc. at around age 8 I began to notice the skinny fat all over my body where there should be muscle/mass. As puberty hit, the fat only got worse. Because I was within my safe BMI, the doctors paid no attention. And because obesity is common in our family, my parents did not give it a second thought. After failing to find any help with the arbitrary, subjective, baseless, unscientifically debunked body types including the somatypes/three body types - endomorph, ectomorph, mesomorph - and hormone body types, Kibbe body types, triangle body types, 10 body types, etc., I began the Body Type Science research. I am not alone. The obesity epidemic is directly related to genetics & Body Type Science, not just eating too much & laziness. My soul's journey in my Body Type Four to age 47 has been riddled with chronic & acute hardships including bullying, obesity, depression (enteric brain), digestive/gut imbalance, serious back pain, isolation/loneliness, & lack of health, in general, as well as family & doctors hearing only what they want to hear regardless of the evidence & facts at hand. All of which have been overcome with hard work, determination, & science (the acquisition of true knowledge). As the lead scientific researcher at Fellow One Research, I have pioneered Body Type Science (The Four Body Types) since 2003 - the ONLY scientific body type in existence. Website: https://www.fellowone.com/ ******* If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaunaD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Sound Design and production by Rich Zei at Third Ear Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdearaudioproductions Buzzsprout: Affiliate link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1832259 ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

Gramps tells us about how his grandchildren living with him during the pandemic, inspired his book. ******* Gramps Jeffrey has 4 kids and 6 grandchildren and looks at how the kids are growing up as a baby boomer trying to understand how the world has evolved since he was 3 years old. As the author of the acclaimed business book “The Secrets of Retailing…How to Beat Walmart” and a contributor to The Huffington Post of over 100 articles on how to help the nonprofit world and also help grow small businesses, Gramps’ commentary is quite timely in the challenging world we live in. Website: https://grampsjeffrey.com ****** If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaunaD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Sound Design and production by Rich Zei at Third Ear Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdearaudioproductions Buzzsprout: Affiliate link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1832259 ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

Wajid discusses how his choices still lead him to where he was supposed to be. We also talk about reincarnation and the universe. ********* I was 17 and in high school and had an offer to go to college. I then decided to leave home instead and started my own journey in life. I always wondered if I did stay at home and go to college how my life would have turned out. Still get dreams of being in high school and studying to take my exams. From Pakistan to England and then settling in America, Wajid has lived an interesting and varied life in many fields of endeavor. From a technical background as a Field Service Engineer to a stand-up comedian with over twenty years as a union actor doing voice-over, narration, commercials as well as TV and movie roles. He also encompasses over forty years of experience in the field of metaphysics, healing, spirituality, and new age concepts. An avid hiker he managed to climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2006 Africa’s highest mountain in Tanzania. He is a humanitarian and environmentalist always looking for ways to improve life for people along with a deep love for our Planet and all the plants and animals who reside upon Her back. As a qualified Speaker, Healer and Teacher he can demonstrate how to reignite the spiritual flame within us and send it outwards to all, improving not only our own personal lives but those of all life streams that live in our beautiful world. Something he outlines in detail in his #1 bestseller on Amazon, “The Struggle for World Sanity” which will inspire and uplift those who read it. Digital Journal: http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/entertainment/wajid-hassan-talks-about-the-struggle-for-world-sanity-book/article/576330 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1234841/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Jamal-Abdul-Wajid-Hassan-Khan/e/B08DHQ124F YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRs_SR1xrio ********* If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaunaD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Sound Design and production by Rich Zei at Third Ear Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdearaudioproductions Buzzsprout: Affiliate link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1832259 ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

Amanda and I talk about opening a shop during the pandemic, being a death doula, and metaphysics. ******* From an early age, Amanda has been aware and in tune with her Psychic gifts and with the spirit world. As she grew up listening to the sound of her own drumbeat. She borrowed her first book on Wicca when she was 13 and her first tarot deck at 16. Then, at the age of18, she was free to truly study her Spirit Lead path of Witchcraft, Psychic Development, and Energy Healing at a local shop that was located in Indianapolis, IN. In 2006, Spirit lead Amanda to move down to Birmingham, AL. While living there the Spirits lead her to connect with her Southern roots and began doing professional readings at a local shop. This began her journey of being not just a high-demand Psychic/Medium/Tarot Reader, but she started teaching classes on the Tarot and becoming a leader in the community. As well as learning and practicing Hoodoo/Root working. In the Fall of 2009, Amanda came back home Indianapolis area. While helping her Today she is a member of the Temple of Witchcraft and the Cabot-Kent Hermetic Temple and is focused on helping others all around the world, with clients ranging from the United States, Canada, the U.K., China, Australia, Japan, Puerto Rico, India, Mexico, Cayman Islands, and Denmark to name a few. People come to her for spiritual guidance, love, relationship, career, and business guidance. Here website is here: https://3crowsconjure.com ********** If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaunaD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom The video of the interview is available here: https://youtu.be/5EyHvLKDQOU Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Sound Design and production by Rich Zei at Third Ear Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdearaudioproductions Buzzsprout: Affiliate link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1832259 ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

Scott talks about how retook the power in his hands to create the life he wanted. ********* My life has taken so many dramatic turns. After winning the national collegiate skydiving championships, I became cocky. Not just in skydiving but in life. Then I had a terrible accident, they said I wouldn't walk normally ever, & I couldn't go back to school. I went anyway, go on with my life, and learned super important lessons about humility and what I can do. The crash landing became one of the most important things. Before that, I was a terrible student in school, I didn't fit in. I knew I wasn't ready for college so I dropped out to join the Army at 17. Best thing I ever did for myself. I was in a failing marriage, the economy was down, and I couldn't get engineering work. I moved to Florida from Michigan by myself to take over an old skydiving center. My whole life changed, it opened up multiple entrepreneurial opportunities and set the path… Bigger changes or forks in the road later but these are all pretty dramatic with good lessons. Scott Harris is a skydiver, veteran, businessman, and motivational speaker. He uses his personal journey to create an exceptional storytelling experience for his audience. Scott can show others how to embrace challenges to perform at their highest level, Website: www.ScottKHarris.com ******* If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaunaD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Sound Design and production by Rich Zei at Third Ear Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdearaudioproductions Buzzsprout: Affiliate link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1832259 ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

Cervon is back to talk about music, DC, Marvel, and more. ******** CerVon Campbell is an independent South Carolina artist known for his soulful sound and deep venting lyrics. CerVon is not only a singer/ rapper, but also credited as a screenwriter, stand-up comic, songwriter, and actor. known for bending genres Campbell has crafted mixtures of hip-hop, r&b, alternatives, indie, country/folk, rock, and EDM throughout his discography. the South Carolina native has sounds similar to those of Childish Gambino, Frank Ocean, The Weekend, to artists like Munford & Sons along with the Lumineers. Website: https://beatcha.in/cervoncampbell Instagram: https://instagram.com/sexmonkeylimodriver?igshid=8yct7koxeu8y Twitter: @cervoncampbell ********** If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@betertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw/featured Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaunaD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show

Dr. Marni tells us about how she found spirituality at one of her lowest points and saw signs being left to show her the path for her journey. ****** My “story” is about choosing to live in gratitude, happiness and love after experiencing life’s challenges and loss. I am passionate about handling life's challenges with goodness, compassion, honesty and love. I talk about surviving Family Trauma which initially led to being open to the Universe's signs and synchronicities, and then eventually led to my writing to heal and becoming an author. I am the author of the 2020 Best Books award-winning spiritual fiction “God Came To My Garage Sale”, prominently endorsed by James Redfield, the best selling author of “The Celestine Prophecy” series and founding directors of IANDS-International Association for Near Death Studies. Book 1 of my latest 5-book series, “True Deceit False Love: 15,555 Terms & Phrases on Domestic Violence, Narcissistic Abuse & Parental Alienation”, prominently endorsed by Dr. Jennifer Harman, Dr. Sam Vaknin, Lisa A. Romano and Tracy A. Malone, was released by Balboa Press/Hay House in September 2021. Books 2 and 3 on Acrostic Poetry and a Survivor’s Workbook, also prominently endorsed by Sheri McGregor, Anoushka Marcin, Ashley Berges, Paxton, Tricia Barker and NarcSurvivor, were released January 2022. Book 4 of Free-Verse Poetry was released March 2022. Book 5 was released in May 2022. My goal is to inspire others to live their best life and overcome challenges by choosing how they respond to adversity. It is critical to understand and stay true to your core values. All of us can go from surviving the dark to thriving in the light, as we realize that our hardships, traumas and challenges are actually blessings to help us self-actualize. Please check out my website www.godcametomygaragesale.com ************** If you would like to contact the show about being a guest please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ETs2wpOHbCuhUNr0XFTw?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaunaD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Video of the interview is available here https://youtu.be/qycJgTtgUG4 Have a question or want to be a guest on the podcast email: dauna@bettertopodcast.com To see upcoming guests click here: https://www.dmneedom.com/better-topodcast Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Sound Design and production by Rich Zei at Third Ear Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdearaudioproductions Buzzsprout: Affiliate link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1832259 ©2022 Better To...Podcast with D. M.Needom Support the show