Hey y'all thanks for joining me again. Wow has time passed. I honestly have had a lot going on in my life and this took a back seat. Thanks for your patience with me. If you've been here since the beginning you know I've wanted to podcast weekly, biweekly, monthly. I hope to have some consistency and for now my goal will be monthly. If you'd like a topic covered or like to be a guest let me know! I am not ready for a full sprint but I'd like to start walking again with this podcast.

This episode we dove into how my trip to Lebanon went. Discussing a variety of related topics like having parents whom are immigrants, not having family all together, the beauty of modern technology, the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine, culture and experiences. Trying to find balance in things, trying to be a peacemaker, being an empathizer, realizing how when talking about empathy for innocent civilians harmed in Palestine and/or Israel there is this narrative you can only pick one side and not have empathy for those suffering on the other side. It doesn't sit well with me. I have empathy for all those suffering. We were out sightseeing October 7th the beautiful Tyr, Lebanon where Christ had walked and I loved it.. but we came home to hear the news of what Hamas did to innocent Israelis. That broke my heart. And in the weeks that have passed I've mourned for the innocent families broken, murdered, and bombed in Gaza. It's been an emotional roller coaster for me I share but also I've had many moments of peace, comfort, and taking action to my best ability. Prayer and fasting have a new meaning to me. As well as taking care of my physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental health. Love, hope, and kindness is really the key to happiness, finding peace, and sharing it. I hope you are well, I hope you don't feel alone, and I hope this episode isn't too shabby. 

Sending love,
Tori

Thanks for joining me once again! Wishing you the best! I thought it would be neat to talk on what may interest others in the field of consultant work, working on a cruise ship, how we wonder how things are made, working in manufacturing plants like the Ford F150 plant, Harley Davidson, Mass Production food plants, etc. These were just some of my experiences working as an "Industrial Hygiene Consultant" aka an EHS(Environmental, Health, and Safety) specialist. I did this for nearly three years after getting one of my Bachelor's Degrees in Public Health Industrial Hygiene and pursued it as my career post graduation. This is why we moved from Utah to Houston. This is what allowed me to travel several times a month for work. This is what brought me the opportunity to head for Japan for the first time and work on the Diamond Princess and three other ships. I feel so thankful and wanted to share some experiences.
I also wanted to speak on safety tips and information I wish people knew. How crucial it is to know your rights! That your work space should be safe for your health whether it be an office, working outside, or with machinery. Please check out OSHA's websites if you have any concerns or want to just know what regulations are out there.

I'm here for you if you have any questions or concerns!
Would love to have a guest speaking on this more in the future too! 
Let me know what you "wonder" about!

xoxo Victoria
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Thank you for tuning in! I'm thankful to have guest Dr. Efrat LaMandre on my podcast to briefly discuss autoimmune diseases and how the root cause of how symptoms we  experience and physical ailments aren't all in our head. There are life style changes that can be made (paired with modern medicine) that can truly help you feel better. This is what she has dedicated her life to, she helps so many people at her practice in State Island and online. She has The Knew Method podcast, her website theknewmethod.com, and social pages @theknewmethod. 
Her book "It's NOT in Your Head: Your Body Doesn't Feel Right But You Don't Know Why," is available on Amazon and kindle as well. 

We discussed in this episode a few autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto's (hypothyroidism),  PCOS, etc. and how they have direct correlations to how we live our lives and what we are eating. I really enjoyed the discussion we had and this is great knowledge for anyone to know; even if you are in yours 20s and 30s to put in perspective health and life style choices. She's got so much knowledge as a Nurse Practitioner and with her PhD in Integrative Medicine, we could have covered so much more but this was a pleasure to have her on sharing her expertise and putting Integrative Medicine on our radar! If a consultation is desired you can check out her website to see if this could be beneficial for you. 
Thanks again for joining me! Please reach out if you have any questions or topic suggestions!

With love, Victoria