Month: July 2018

Uber Confessions: Stories from the Fun Lexus HGP#19

07/27/2018 hourglass pod Episodes 1:14:36 Comments Off on Uber Confessions: Stories from the Fun Lexus HGP#19

Welcome to the first episode of a personal project I’ve been cooking up for a while: Uber Confessions. Meet Uber driver Jamain Shipman and listen to him share stories from the fun lexus. Learn how he hustles hard and why he thinks you need to be a driver, too.

Feeling unhappy and underappreciated by his manager at Goodwill, Jamain Shipman left his 40 hour work week to drive full time for Uber. As a loyal driver, Jamain enjoys being his own boss, making his own hours, and meeting new people. He has given over 2,000 rides in 8 1/2 months and holds a 5-star rating (1,057 reviews). We share thoughts on the future of ride share and what can be done to make ride share better. By the end of this episode you’ll want to request Jamain to be your personal driver.

Episode resources:
Reserve a ride: UZURV https://uzurv.com

 

 

Overcoming Anorexia | Ola Van Zyl Positive Vitality Nutrition: HGP#18

07/20/2018 hourglass pod Episodes 1:07:05 Comments Off on Overcoming Anorexia | Ola Van Zyl Positive Vitality Nutrition: HGP#18

Nutrition can be powerful and life changing. At 13 years old Ola Van Zyl put herself on a diet. Ola compared herself to photos in magazines and wanted to be skinny like the women she saw. This pressure to look a certain way led to control over her eating and soon she went from being a vegetarian to reducing her food groups and the amount of food she ate until she found herself weighing 81.5 pounds (37 kilograms) as a 5’4″ (1.65 meters) young woman in her 20’s.

Ola suffered from anorexia for 15 years until she overcame the disease but she still left with symptoms. Physically she was better but mentally she still suffered. She was eating food but wasn’t eating the right foods. This resulted in Ola feeling depressed, anxious, and moody, and feeling thus, she isolated herself from friends and family. One day she realized: Everyone else was happy and she wanted to be happy too. This epiphany inspired her to study nutrition and make some life changing habits that would ultimately transform her into a totally different person. Now she eats clean, exercises, and weighs a healthy and beautiful 125 pounds (57 kilograms).

Ola offers consultations through her website: www.positivevitalitynutrition.com. You can also reach her via Facebook @Low Carb Keto or email ola@positivevitality.ie

Surfrider Foundation Cape Fear Chapter Board Member Ethan Crouch: Making Effective Change In Your Community HGP#017

07/13/2018 hourglass pod Episodes 1:28:25 Comments Off on Surfrider Foundation Cape Fear Chapter Board Member Ethan Crouch: Making Effective Change In Your Community HGP#017

“The ocean is never protected, it’s always being protected.” -Surfrider Foundation

Surfrider Foundation Cape Fear Chapter former Chair and current Board Member, Ethan Crouch, joins us to talk about making effective change in your community. We also discuss taking care of our oceans, climate change, and reducing our plastics footprint.

Being environmentally conscious has been a part of Ethan’s whole life. Ethan grew up gardening, spent time in the woods, and enjoyed sailing and fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. Ethan also enjoys surfing and fishing on the Cape Fear Coast and feels fortunate to be surrounded by so many beautiful waterways (a yacht basin, a river, and the ocean). This appreciation for nature is the driving force for him to be a good steward of our natural environment. Once he found out there was a grass roots organization working hard to help protect the things on this earth he loves so much he knew he had to get involved. Ethan joined Surfrider Foundation in 2004 during undergraduate studies and has been volunteering non-stop with them ever since.

In addition to environmental topics we also discuss how you can make a difference in your local community. Whether it’s donating volunteer hours or giving monetary support, volunteers make an important difference in this world. Volunteering can make you feel good, increase your employment prospects, meet like minded people, and build a sense of community. To find your perfect fit, check out organizations like https://www.volunteermatch.org or do a quick Google search for local organizations in need.

To donate or learn more about Surfrider Foundation: www.capefear.surfrider.org or FB@CapeFearChapterSurfriderFoundation

HGP Minisode 1 NUTRITION

07/12/2018 hourglass pod Minisodes 41:18 Comments Off on HGP Minisode 1 NUTRITION

Welcome to the first ever HGP minisode and our first ever HGP threesome! In this short episode we sit down with April Zilg and Jordan Vance and discuss the topic of Nutrition.  Whether you are fueling for preparedness (AKA fueling for life) or fueling for performance, we can all agree that eating is one of the most important things we do on a daily basis. By the end of this episode you’ll be salivating and ready for some new recipes!

If you are looking for nutritional coaching check out Jordan @CrossFitCB or www.crossfitcb.com

Healing Powers of Chinese Medicine |TCM Practitioner and Awesome Formulas founder: Jeremy Linquist HGP #016

07/06/2018 hourglass pod Episodes 2:16:47 Comments Off on Healing Powers of Chinese Medicine |TCM Practitioner and Awesome Formulas founder: Jeremy Linquist HGP #016

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner, Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist, and Awesome Formulas founder, Jeremy Linquist joins us to talk about the healing powers of TCM.  Topics discussed include Chinese herbs, mushrooms, opioid addiction, cannabis, integrative medicine, and his very own hangover formula, Dr. Awesome.

Jeremy Linquist, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac, MSTOM, has been a licensed acupuncturist since 2008 after graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine (MSTOM) from the prestigeous Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, CA. He continued his studies by completing the International TCM Training Program of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture at the Chengdu University of TCM in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

Recommended books: The Web That Has No Weaver by Ted Kaptchuk. Between Heaven and Earth by Harriet Beinfield and Efrem Korngold. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. HGP recommendation: Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade by Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter

And an HGP favorite video from “Strange Buds” Season 1, Episode 1: https://youtu.be/nenE0YxBl80

Listen out for a @drawesome special discount for HGP listeners to save 50% off orders of $10 or more. www.awesomeformulas.com