I went to Bali for a month and it was the most unexpected experience. I saw the juxtaposition of wealth and poverty as well as pollution. But I also saw a culture of respect, beauty, and it opened up conversations in ways I could never talk about here. It helped me finalize my plans for the new year.

Key Takeaways:

[2:22] Expats in Bali

[3:52] Seeing poverty next to wealth

[7:05] Doing Boundless Life, the good and the bad

[10:09] Indonesian history, culture of gratitude, and religion

[13:51] Respecting others choices

[16:48] Bali is so polluted, limited drinking water, and traffic

[19:47] The ocean, the gentrification, and seeing Jack experience it

[22:20] Getting terribly sick, Balinese coffee, and the culture of family in Bali

[27:12] Politics, open conversations, stereotypes, and the day of silence

[29:40] My thoughts on Bali

[30:51] Thoughts for the new year

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I watched a movie that went through how IVF was invented and it made me reflect on my IVF journey as well. But just because the science in the movie was real, does not mean anything else was. All the relationships, drama, and other mini storylines were made up to make - a good story.

Key Takeaways:

[2:15] My IVF journey

[7:50] Often in religion women are seen as less than if they can’t have kids naturally

[9:07] Stress does not cause infertility or cause cancer

[9:51] IVF increases your risk of having multiples

[11:53] Joy, the movie about the birth of IVF

[14:29] The movie is mainly about Jean, religion, and her relationships

[17:24] 1969, the first extraction attempt and people saying it as horrifying

[19:06] Jean’s thoughts on abortion - were they true?

[21:28] They kept trying, but had ectopic pregnancies, Jean’s mom died, and she leaves

[24:28] They came back together to finish the science

[30:10] Even after the success, they had to fight to get Jean’s name on the plaque

[32:03] All the relationship stuff in the movie was fake

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• Joy

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Wow, the amount of movies that take someone’s life and completely misrepresent it? Too many to count. It hurts the lives of the people who the movie was made about, but also anyone that is like them. Because if they believe the story, they get false ideas in their head.

Key Takeaways:

[3:05] The Pocahontas movie was a downright lie

[7:13] The I, Tonya movie was exaggerated

[11:33] A Beautiful Mind left out abuse and misportrayed mental illness

[12:58] Erin Brockovich was oversexualized

[14:47] None of the characters actually existed in Newsies

[16:04] Amadeus painted Mozart as a crazy man

[18:33] Sully was a real event, but it was overdramatized to get viewers

[20:45] The Greatest Showman - not so great himself, more like abusive

[23:32] Remember the Titans is not how desegregation went down at all

[26:58] The movie, Rudy, misrepresented the actual person

[28:39] The Blind side made Michael look dumb, when he really just needed some help

[31:53] Homeless to Harvard - spoiler alert she didn’t graduate from Harvard

[35:36] How we choose to tell a story and what we believe

Resources:

• Pocahontas

• I, Tonya

• A Beautiful Mind

• Erin Brockovich

• Newsies

• Amadeus

• Sully

• The Greatest Showman

• Remember the Titans

• Rudy

• The Blind Side

• Homeless to Harvard

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As Christmas is upon us, I decided to dig up some lies on it, along with some of my childhood memories and how Christmas has differed for my kids. The biggest lie of all? When Jesus’s birthday occurs and what actually went down. I suppose it shall just remain another mystery. Happy Holidays.

Key Takeaways:

[3:05] My best Christmas time memory as a child

[6:32] Finding out Santa wasn’t real and Christmas magic

[8:19] December 25th is not Jesus’s birthday

[14:50] The tallest tree, candy canes, the movies, and Black Friday

[17:24] Trees take 15 years to grow, Rudolph, and Christmas was illegal

[19:48] Miracle on 34th Street, lit candles in the tree, and Christmas is not romantic

[22:18] Injuries, ugly sweater parties, the Grinch, and Santa Claus school

[25:10] What Xmas stands for, eggnog, singing, and mistletoe

[28:19] The story of Jesus’s birth is not accurate

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• Miracle on 34th Street

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I watched a movie on how Americans shop and consume, consume, consume. It was terrifying. It was even worse to see the devastating impacts it had on other countries and how quickly people will buy something new if it stops working.

Key Takeaways:

[4:57] How online shopping changed things

[6:40] Just one click has made it easy to buy more things

[8:34] Sell more by making an emotional connection

[13:15] People buy too many things and it has to go somewhere

[15:21] Making products not last long on purpose

[23:56] Recycling is a lie and other countries are suffering from it

[28:27] These companies hide the terrible things they’re doing

[32:04] Big companies keep trying to control people

[35:06] Clickbait and how the movie made this point

[38:11] What you can do to buy less

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• Buy Now

• The Social Network

• Painkiller

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The fitness and health industry thrives on lies upon lies. From saying that you’ll lose 30 pounds in 30 days to saying that weightlifting is dangerous as a woman. So many of these ideas shaped the younger me and I want women to know the truth about what they can do to live a fit life.

Key Takeaways:

[4:57] Strength training makes you bulky

[6:40] Cardio training burns fat and you have to sweat

[7:30] Working out everyday is the only way

[11:35] Your health is defined by your weight

[12:32] Exercise is hard and never fun

[14:20] 30 day fitness challenges will change your life

[15:51] Fat and carbs are bad

[18:45] Calories in, calories out mindset, eating less doesn't mean you lose weight

[20:07] Sweat equals a good workout and more fat burned

[20:48] Clickbait, take this supplement, and lose 30 pounds in 30 days

[22:11] Targeted fat loss is possible

[23:40] Taking supplements and diet pills will make everything better

[25:00] Intermittent fasting will make a huge difference

[25:42] Packaged healthy foods are better for you

[27:02] Women should not train like men

[29:51] Low intensity cardio won’t help you lose fat

[30:39] You should stretch before you work out

[31:45] Treadmills are better for your knees and muscle turns into fat

[32:59] The lies that are hard not to believe

[35:47] Weightlifting is bad for older people especially for women

[37:49] Deep squats are bad for you

[39:34] Weights and cardio should never be done on the same day

[40:42] Spot training will help you and so will detoxes

[42:45] There’s no one way to workout

[43:52] High intensity training is the best for fat loss

[45:27] CrossFit is all about competition

[46:49] CrossFit isn’t good for older people

[49:07] Trying new things is what CrossFit is all about

[48:58] What do you think is true in fitness?

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• Yes Fit

• Sasquatch Strength

• Southside Barbell

• Lunge Ladies

• Redefining Strength

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As I go into the holidays and my 9th year grieving, here are some lies surrounding grief that I never stop hearing. Some of them just piss me off and some of them I understand better as I’m farther along. Either way, the important part is that you can grieve how you want to, it’s not going to be linear, and take your time.

Key Takeaways:

[3:08] Grief can be temporary or forever

[5:21] Christmas plans

[8:08] Time does not heal all wounds

[10:35] I’m never going to be over it

[11:42] I’m not going to stop talking about Molly

[13:42] Being told I could have prevented her death

[15:30] Ignoring grief doesn’t make it go away

[18:30] Just because you grieve doesn’t make you a whiner

[22:18] God, death, and prayers

[24:21] Grief is not liner, you can’t hide from it, but it can also be beautiful

[27:34] The trajectory of grief plus, I don’t need to be told God needed Molly more

[31:59] Is grief easier for religious people? Do support groups make you sicker?

[34:22] There’s no right way to grieve and it doesn’t need to be controlled

[38:50] Grief being an obstacle and how religion treats it

[44:02] Don’t avoid your pain, move along with it, and not dwelling on self pity

[46:49] Doing drugs and alcohol to cope with death

[48:58] People forget the ones who die, but we can’t resent friends

[50:36] Take your time to grieve and what’s left of Molly in Gracie’s room

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• Kevin Thompson

• Just Playing House

• BeliefNet

• Substance Church

• Tides Program

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The school lunch program in this country is not healthy and creates a divide between the rich and poor. The amount of rules and regulations make it difficult to operate and none of these kids are getting something that is actually fresh and nutritious.

Key Takeaways:

[3:20] How the school lunch program works

[6:52] Schools buy lunches and the different menus for the wealthy and poor

[9:14] School lunch used to be fresh and healthy

[13:51] How much money these awful companies make

[14:47] So many kids can’t digest the milk given

[16:45] Cafeteria workers are not awful and not everyone gets the same food

[19:03] Schools have reduced lunch time and eliminated recess

[23:40] America doesn’t take into account cultural diversity

[25:04] Lying to kids and not making them healthy

[26:50] Criticism for hating on the FDA and having a choice with food

[32:13] The good happening

[33:39] My food experience, what’s yours like?

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