I chat with Mental Health Technician, Laura McCaughey about addiction, sobriety, mental health and the pandemic, and the judge that changed her life.

Show Notes 2:24 Health and Wellness journey, coming out of addiction 4:05 Being a Mental Health Technician 5:10 Why I didn’t die from addiction. 7:22 Surrendering 7:50 The judge that saved my life. 9:50 My spiritual life, people who come in and out of your life, my life calling 11:07 Explaining the law for lay people to carry Narcan (Naloxone) 12:50 The local facility that taught me a lot 14:50 A spiritual moment in sobriety, seeing the judge that put me in jail 15:45 My spiritual journey 19:39 Mental health and the pandemic 21:00 Mental health and tele-health 23:40 My gratitude practice 24:30 What the pandemic taught me, motherhood 33:00 What to do if you’re struggling now.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Laura's Instagram
• Laura's Email
• Other links mentioned in the Tell Me Your Story Podcast

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This week, Dr. Freda Tyson, and Lisa Strzoda cover Chiropractic medicine, pregnancy, birth stories, internalized misogyny, and the creation of Feminist Manifesta.

A full transcript of this episode can be found here.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Prairie Chiropractic
• Prairie Chiropractic Facebook Page
• Feminist Manifesta
• Contact Dr. Freda via email: fredatysondc@outloook.com
• Contact Dr. Freda by phone: 563-888-1089
• Other links mentioned in the Tell Me Your Story Podcast

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Aaron Howard: How yoga helped me heal from a serious injury

1:21 Aaron talks about an injury that affected his life.

2:43 Why Aaron became a yoga instructor.

4:25 Who suggested that Aaron try yoga to facilitate healing for his injury?

6:09 How yoga helped Aaron heal.

8:32 How autoimmune disease influenced his decision to become a nurse.

11:26 Why Aaron decided to get a nursing degree.

12:03 Don’t underestimate him!

16:09 Why Aaron created his “Community Yoga” events.

20:58 Socially distant community yoga

22:19 How yoga helps with stress, loss, and the pandemic.

25:50 Why Aaron changed his business goals and going into the video production business.

31:50 What keeps an entreprenaur motivated?

32:20 What does Aaron value most about being an entreprenaur?

35:23 How important is having a supportive spouse when building a business?

36:12 Who was the driving factor in his business?

38:20 The Kindness Tour

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Aaron's website
• Aaron's Facebook page
• Email: howardhealthquarters@outlook.com
• Phone: 563-676-1811

Lisa’s podcast online store

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