My friend Laura Beisser and I recorded this episode back in early 2020 to encourage people to find your community at the gym. Just as I was getting ready to release the episode, the pandemic hit, and people were advised not to go to the gym, so we decided to hold off on the release.

In the summer of 2021, I was getting ready to ask Laura if it would be a good time to release the episode, as more people were getting back in the gym. Before I got the chance to ask, Laura shared the devastating news - she had been diagnosed with a rare type of leukemia. A podcast episode no longer seemed important as Laura was in for the fight for her life. She was so brave, and her family and her gym community were there for her. I wish I could have done more for her, and I think I am still in shock that she is no longer with us.

I listen to this episode to remember Laura and the vibrant energy she brought to this world. When I listen to her words and stories, it makes me want to live life like Laura, and today I want you to meet her. I believe you will learn so much from Laura, and she will continue to live on through the people she has impacted along her journey of life.

Thank you for getting to know my wonderful friend Laura. I encourage you to build your community, help people feel welcome, smile and live life like Laura did. She lived a beautiful life and made a big impact on my life.

It's National Aunts Day, and I know many of you are aunts or aunts to your friends kids or mentors. I invite you to join us over on the Auntecdotes podcast. Today I am sharing highlights from the first nine episodes of Auntecdotes, so you can get caught up. I am not abandoning Single Soul Circle, but took some time off to focus on getting Auntecdotes off the ground.

About Auntecdotes

Connect with other aunts in our Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/auntecdotes.

If you would like to be a guest on Auntecdotes, please email me at auntecdotes@gmail.com or fill out the guest intake form.

Subscribe to get the latest episodes.

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I have exciting news! The Auntecdotes series now has its own podcast, "Auntecdotes: Stories From Favorite Aunts." Hear from aunts who are making a difference in their nieces and nephews lives and learn new ways to connect with your nieces and nephews.

Subscribe to the new Auntecdotes podcast here: https://auntecdotes.captivate.fm/listen

Join the Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/auntecdotes

Listen at http://www.auntecdotespodcast.com

If you would like to be a guest on the new Auntecdotes podcast, email me.

After reading a Facebook memory from 2010 and reading Brené Brown's book, Atlas of the Heart, it got me thinking about how to handle disappointment.

Brené Brown says, “There are too many people in the world today who decide to live disappointed rather than risk feeling disappointment.” While dating may continue to result in painful emotional experiences, I think it is worth the risk.

Through her experience as a caregiver, Nicky Sargant became an Alzheimer's ambassador, advocate and champion. She shares ways to improve the quality of life for those with Alzheimer's and has advice on how we can prevent the disease.

Follow Nicky on LinkedIn to learn more about Alzheimer's and how you can make a difference:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicky-sargant

In this Episode:

1:45 - How being single allows you to give more and follow your passions and dreams

3:20 - Nicky's journey to caregiving for people with Alzheimer's

5:40 - What Nicky has learned from caregiving

13:20 - What we can do to prevent Alzheimer's

16:20 - Benefits of walking

19:45 - What we should know about people with Alzheimer's

25:45 - How music therapy works for Alzheimer's patients

32:10 - What to expect in Nicky's book

39:15 - How Nicky uses her LinkedIn to share information about Alzheimer's

More From Nicky Sargant, Alzheimer’s Ambassador, Advocate and Champion

Gathering like-minded people to aid, assist and support a change in mindset for the betterment of Mankind. Together and United, we can bring about this Global mindset change, improve people’s quality of life as we clean up our Planet, for our generation and those to come.

Every 3 seconds someone in the world develops Dementia, with Alzheimer’s being the most common type.

My prime goal, as an Alzheimer’s Ambassador, Advocate and Champion, is to promote an awareness leading to a change in mindset, eliminating the stigmas attached to Alzheimer’s.

My challenge and passion is to be a voice of the voiceless, petitioning for changes and improvements to UK and International Laws, policies and procedures, to eliminate discrimination and uphold Safeguarding in all its forms. An awareness and mindset change into the way our food is farmed and processed, eliminating the use of insecticides, pesticides and antibiotics, which is clearly evident through studies to be one of the major factors of Alzheimer’s and attributing to cognitive decline.

Alzheimer’s could affect you, me or our families at any stage. Unlike Cancer, medical research has found no cure for Alzheimer’s, however, it is possible to prevent, to some degree, by focusing on your well-being, health and food. The best medicine is sunshine, exercise, organic food, stimulation and social activity.

I am passionate about looking at ways to manage Alzheimer’s through modern approaches, promoting the importance and benefits of functional medicines, diet, sleep, exercise, music, dance and simulation. Treatments increasing the quality of life and well-being of people with Alzheimer’s, in some cases many significant changes have taken place.

Functional medicine has substantial advantages over conventional medicine, especially at a time when our current healthcare system is overwhelmed; patients are limited to just 15- minutes consultation. Functional medicine investigates the root cause/s and treats accordingly, rather than treating the symptoms. New studies and research show profound links between, molds, mental toxicity, Lyme disease and Alzheimer’s.

I encourage conversations and education, to removing the stigma and social shame attached to Alzheimer’s, adopting positivity, awareness, optimism, and above all, hope. I have first- hand experience of the impact Alzheimer’s has on a person, and how that same person through lifestyle changes could begin to relive their life to the fullest, with much joy and happiness, being social engaging despite their cognitive impairments.

As an Alzheimer’s Ambassador, I advocate “Safeguarding” individuals with Alzheimer’s, their rights to live in safety, free from abuse, neglect and discrimination, while protecting their human rights, health and well-being, as outlined in the Care Act...

Sarah Davis is a podcast producer, learning experience designer and writer, living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the host of Breathing Wind, a podcast about grief, parent loss, change and healing. Also, don't miss Part One, where Sarah shares her journey through grief, her transformation and creation of the podcast, Breathing Wind.

Connect with Sarah:

Websites: www.breathingwind.com | www.davispodcastproductions.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breathingwindpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breathingwindpodcast/ 

In This Episode:

1:21 - Advice to listeners for dealing with grief

2:54 - Key learnings from her guests on the Breathing Wind podcast

8:43 - The most surprising thing about experiencing grief

10:30 - Advice for helping friends and family through loss

13:10 - What we can do to continue to support friends as time passes after their loss

16:05 - Sarah shares special memories of her father

Resources From Sarah:

Correction: Cheryl Jones' podcast name is  Good Grief (Weathering Grief is her website).

Sarah would like to add that a somatic practice that really helped her is called "Grief Tending" -- it's a ritual led by the Pacific Healing Circles. They offered the practice virtually during the pandemic and still offer it online (though they've gone in person for many of their events again). Sarah talked with one of the founders in season 1: https://www.breathingwind.com/episodes/11

Here are the links to individual episodes mentioned in this episode:

Cheryl Jones – Ep 41 – You can’t be prepared for grief, but you can prepare. You can have a sense of direction from hearing others’ stories but you will have to experience your own loss in your own time and way. https://www.breathingwind.com/episodes-2/41

Leaning into loss and being by your loved one’s side is less frightening than it may seem at first. https://www.breathingwind.com/episodes-2/38

How difficult, and yet important it is to have conversations about death and dying –as well as The Conversation Project (Deborah Szeto ep35) https://www.breathingwind.com/episodes-2/35

How to stay connected after someone has passed away, and how to honor their loss (Ep 32, 33) https://www.breathingwind.com/episodes-2/32 https://www.breathingwind.com/episodes-2/33

Vinyasa and other physical practices can help us move through grief (ep 30) https://www.breathingwind.com/episodes-2/30

Sound affects the way our brain processes information, and it allows us to get more deeply in touch with ourselves (ep 29) https://www.breathingwind.com/episodes-2/29

Grief counseling – it is about ultimately working through the experience of loss, adapting, finding ways to maintain connection with the one you...

Sarah Davis is a podcast producer, learning experience designer and writer, living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the host of Breathing Wind, a podcast about grief, parent loss, change and healing.  Be sure to subscribe and join us next week to hear part two where Sarah will share tips on dealing with grief, how you can help others through grief and what she has learned from her podcast guests.

Connect with Sarah:

Websites: www.breathingwind.com | www.davispodcastproductions.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breathingwindpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breathingwindpodcast/ 

Also mentioned in this episode:

Stephen Warley's podcast  Life Skills that Matter
Life Skills that Matter Episode with Sarah Davis as the guest
Terrible, Thanks for Asking Podcast

In This Episode:

1:00 - How Sarah's community was there for her when she lost her father

2:52 - Importance of leaning on others

3:28 - How being single can make the grief process different

5:15 - How she approached dating during grief

7:17 - Sarah shares more about the retreat she attended

13:04 - Sarah talks about the biggest challenge of podcasting - vulnerability

15:15 - What the Breathing Wind Podcast has done for Sarah and her listeners

20:26 - Her courage to quit her corporate job and start freelancing

23:35 - Grief that was experienced when she left her job

25:45 - Freelancing opened up new experiences including attending a conference, meeting new friends and becoming a digital nomad in Paris and Madrid.

Dating apps and other technology have made dating more challenging. From having too many options to putting in zero effort, it becomes difficult to find a relationship or to even get a date. Pat shares his perspective as a man in the dating world. I found that we have a lot more in common than we think. Let's come together and have more compassion for each other and give each other a chance.

Connect with Pat:

YouTube - The Chat With Pat
Instagram - @TheChatWithPat or @patdofficial

We'd love to have Pat come back and share more. Let us know what you think and if you have any questions for him at singlesoulcircle@gmail.com.

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