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Self Help MeWhy Yoga?On this episode of Self Help Me, Dena has an opportunity to dive into the world of yoga with the Instructor and Director of Ruh Yoga School in Goa, India, Akhilesh K.R. Akhilesh shares how yoga helps to regulate the nervous system and helps us understand the mind. He also shares details about his own practice and how he came into teaching. This was a wonderful interview that you won’t want to miss. For more info about Akhilesh and Ruh Yoga please visit: ruhyoga.com and on socials @ruhyoga.
*Bhakti Yoga is a spiritual path th...2025-07-0754 minSelf Help MeLet’s ManifestThis is the episode designed for listeners who are ready to manifest. If you’ve wanted to learn more about manifestation, how it works and how you can do it intentionally, this is the episode for you. Dena is joined by return guests and experts in Reiki, Cindy Bain and Breathwork, Geeta Whadera, who share how using these modalities can help you intentionally manifest your desires. This was a really fun and exciting episode that you will not want to miss. For more info about Cindy and her work please visit: www.cindybainreiki.com. For more info about Geeta an...2025-06-2348 minSelf Help MeFearIn this episode Dena dives into the topic of fear and how it affects our mind and body. In this particular instance, the concept of pain and fear of pain is discussed and Dena shares her own recent experiences with this along with the wellness tools she uses to work through fear, like mindfulness and diaphragmatic breathing. Thank you for listening and supporting Self Help Me. For more info about Dena and her work, you can follow her on socials @denatalks.
You can also take advantage of your limited time offer to try Magic Mind mental performance shots...2025-06-0933 minSelf Help MeMindfulness in the CourtroomThis episode features a heart warming interview with Mindfulness Instructor and Children’s Lawyer, Nicolle Kopping-Pavars. Nicolle shares how she incorporates both mindfulness and compassion into each courtroom she enters. This is the perfect episode for you if you’re looking to learn how you can bring kindness into the least expected areas of your life and how we can all be the one person in the room who causes a positive shift. For more info about Nicolle you can visit her website at: https://nicollekp.com/.
Brought to you By: The Sonar Network2025-05-0643 minSelf Help MeNavigating Body LanguageOn this episode, Dena speaks to Body Language Expert, Author and Speaker, Mark Bowden about human behaviour. Mark explains the value systems that we hold onto and how understanding someone’s value system can generate human connection. This was a very interesting conversation that provides insight on how understanding body language can help navigate various areas of our lives including job interviews, social situations, dating and more. For more information about Mark and his work, please visit truthplane.com or you can follow him on socials @truthplane.
You have a limited offer you can use now, that ge...2025-04-0749 min
Zen & Now podcastDENA Jackson's Miraculous Journey to HEALING and Laughter!In this uplifting conversation, comedian and motivational speaker Dena Jackson shares her journey from public relations to comedy, emphasizing the importance of humour in navigating life's challenges. She discusses her personal experiences with loss, anxiety, and the transformative power of spiritual practices like Reiki. Dina highlights how humour can serve as a coping mechanism and a tool for resilience, encouraging listeners to embrace the present moment and view challenges as opportunities for growth. In this conversation, the speakers explore various themes related to spirituality, mindfulness, and personal development. We discuss the importance of daily practices, the role of mindfulness...2025-03-201h 11
About Fundraising: The PodcastDena Jackson, PhD: Insights from the funders' point of viewDr. Dena Jackson has a wide range of interests and experience. Our conversation starts with learning about consultant as executive extender to asset poverty to the current state of the nonprofit sector.2025-03-1845 minSelf Help MeTapping Into AwarenessIn this episode Dena jumps into the world of manifestation with Energy Healer, Hypnotherapist and Angel Communicator, Seph Dietlin. Seph shares some very helpful tips and experiences about how we can connect with our own awareness and intentionally manifest our desires for relationships, wealth, health and more all while attempting a heart centred approach. For more info about Seph you can visit: talktomyangels.com or email him directly at seph@quantumangelmagic.com.
Brought to you By: The Sonar Network2025-02-1757 minSelf Help MeJudgment RemediesThis episode examines self judgment that shows up in our everyday life and Dena offers you some remedies on how to heal your inner critic or “Gollum” including breath work, journaling and mindfulness practice. For more info about Dena and her work you can find her on social media @denatalks.
Brought to you By: The Sonar Network2025-01-0730 min
PIEDMONSTERSAn Interview with Captain Jason AmbrosiThis week, we have our third and final installment of our ALPA Board of Directors Meeting interviews. Captain Jason Ambrosi, the president of ALPA, International, was generous enough to take the time to meet with us and share his thoughts on ALPA’s successes over the first two years of his term, as well as what is on the horizon for the aviation industry moving forward. For those who might not know, Captain Ambrosi also hosts an ALPA podcast, the Air Line Pilot Podcast, focused on ALPA initiatives and the aviation industry.
Air Line Pilot Pod...2024-12-2013 minSelf Help MeBurnout RecoveryThis episode is dedicated to anyone who is ready to heal from burnout. Listen to this interview with burnout expert and acclaimed speaker, Cait Donovan who share’s many micro adjustments we can make in our lives right now to recover. Dena learns about Cait’s own recovery journey, her training in Chinese Medicine and how to arrive on the other side by getting honest about self worth. For more info about Cait and her work, please visit https://www.friedtheburnoutpodcast.com/.
Brought to you By: The Sonar Network2024-12-1054 minPIEDMONSTERSMeet Our ALPA Support StaffIn October, your MEC & LEC reps, as well as other team members, traveled to Chicago for an MEC meeting, as well as ALPA’s bi-annual Board of Directors Meetings. Over the next several weeks, we will release three episodes recorded in Chicago during those meetings.
Our first one features interviews with some of the key members of our ALPA support staff. This includes Senior Labor Relations Specialist Dena Jackson, Senior Communications Specialist Nina Ing, and Senior Administrative Specialist Vicki Noble. Your MEC and committees work directly with these staffers who help keep things running smoothly. We...2024-12-0623 minSelf Help MeUnderstanding HypnosisOn this episode of Self Help Me, Dena is joined by renowned Healing Arts Practitioner, Cristina Kalyani Paes. We discuss the details of hypnosis, what it is and some of the training Cristina achieved while studying with Delores Cannon and Dr. Brian Weiss. We also discuss what someone can expect in a session with Cristina, her retreat centre, Casa Om in Costa Rica, her experience with UFOs and more. For more info about Cristina, her book, “Beyond Yoga: Healing Arts for Extraordinary States of Consciousness” and her website, please visit https://www.cristinakalyani.com/ and you can follow her on s...2024-11-2659 minSelf Help MeHealing with SoundThis week’s episode discusses various ways that we can heal through the use of sound featuring author, speaker, podcaster, and sound expert, Amanda Cupido. Amanda shares her knowledge about the use of binaural beats to help with sleep issues, singing bowls and other instruments (including an instrument called the “Song Pod”) used to help release emotions that are stored in the body and how to get comfortable with the sound of our own voice. For more info about Amanda, her new podcast, How to Fall Asleep Fast and her brand new book, please visit leadpodcasting.com, howtofallasleepfast.net and am...2024-11-1152 minSelf Help MeTap Your Way Through DoubtThis week’s episode features an interview with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Tapping expert, Brad Yates. We discuss self doubt, the mechanics behind EFT tapping and how it can benefit your life by helping you release fear and other negative emotions. This was a very interesting episode that includes a live tapping session taught by Brad that you can listen and tap along to. For more info about Brad, his Youtube channel, books and upcoming courses, please visit Tapwithbrad.com/ and you can follow him on socials @tapwithbrad.
Brought to you By: The Sonar Network2024-10-221h 01Self Help MeNew BeginningsOn this episode Dena dives into the season of change and how we can enter our new beginnings with fresh intentions. We look at how to let go of the old in a healthy way, embrace the present moment and step into the new. Self Help Practices like journaling, mindfulness and meditation are all discussed on this episode all of which you are welcome to try. For more info about Dena you can follow her on socials @denatalks.
Brought to you By: The Sonar Network2024-10-0727 min
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaDare to Dream by Gemma JacksonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/814490 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dare to Dream Author: Gemma Jackson Narrator: Caroline Lennon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 1, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Georgina Corrigan is worried. The first women sent to her Percy Place home by the BOBs - an organisation which supports women escaping difficult home lives - are ready to step out into the world again. Some have found opportunities in Dublin, others in New York. Will those travelling to America find employment with the Harvey Company? Thousands try every year to become Harvey Girls...2024-10-0103 minSelf Help MeShadow WorkThis episode aligns with the lunar eclipse and jumps right into the practice of shadow work, which asks us to identify and acknowledge our pain, traumas and inner guck that we typically don’t want to deal with. We discuss how the world shows us mirrors of what’s going on inside and that when we can take ownership and do the inner work, we can feel more light in our lives. Tools are shared on how to do this through the practices of journaling, artistic expression and meditation. Thank you for tuning in, for more info about Dena, you...2024-09-1731 min
You Know Something? with Dena and Tia"Giggles & Gratitude" Sundays Sept. 1, 2024SHOW NOTES
Happy September and Happy Birthday, "Little September Sapphires!"
It's also Labor Day Weekend. We hope you are having fun. Stuff a hot dog in your pie hole and jump in the water. Calories and Cellulite don't exist on a holiday weekend and it turns out that you really don't have to wait an hour after you eat to get back in the water.
Tia watched an interesting documentary called, "Quarterback," produced by Peyton Manning and she shares what she learned about "Neurofeedback Therapy" and how it helps Quarterbacks remember plays.
2024-09-0133 minSelf Help MeLet’s Get VulnerableOn this episode Dena get’s vulnerable with listeners about body image, self worth, bullying and other vulnerable topics along with sharing some wellness tools you can use to help you get honest with yourself about getting vulnerable. This episode shares the idea that talking promotes healing even when we approach the more difficult topics. More info about the breathwork exercises shared can be found in the book, “A Little Book of Breathwork,” by Nathalia Westmacott-Brown. For more info on Dena and her upcoming events you can follow her @denatalks.
Brought to you By: The Sonar Network2024-08-2027 minSelf Help MeDoing the Work with BreathworkThis week’s episode goes deep into the world of Somatic Breathwork, what it is, how it works and what it can do for you. Dena is joined by gifted Somatic Breathwork Facilitator, Geeta Waderha who explains how we can heal our own limiting beliefs, trauma and memories that reside within our subconscious with this practice. This was a very fascinating episode that you will not want to miss. For more info about Geeta, her breathwork events and her Puppy Yoga Studio, Paw Pals Yoga, you can follow her @geetainflow and @pawpalsyoga and visit her website at: mylittlewellnest.com...2024-08-0644 min
You Know Something? with Dena and Tia"Giggles & Gratitude" Sundays, July 21, 2024SHOW NOTES:
Happy Sunday!
It’s been a Muggy and Buggy Summer so far, but should we wish it away and bring on Fall? Or should we embrace these steamy days of summer, because we really don’t know how many summers we have left?
One of the goals in our mission statement for this podcast is to take our listeners away from the ick of the world, and boy has it been icky!!
In this episode, Dena stops to “Smell her Neighbors??”
It’s the Dog Days of Summer. How...2024-07-2142 min
You Know Something? with Dena and Tia"Giggles and Gratitude" Sundays, 07/14/24SHOW NOTES
Happy Sunday! Dena and Tia discuss
Spaghetti
Geriatric Birds
CatDogs? Dogcats?
The Third Commandment
An Outline for Praying
P - Praise
R - Repent
A - Ask
Y - Yield to GOD’S will
Tia shares some inspirational and funny quotes
And more…
TIA TIME
Tia Reads From her own Women’s Devotional Bible
1 Peter 2, 4-25
2024-07-1439 minSelf Help MeEverything is EnergyIn this very special episode Dena has the opportunity to dive into the world of energy in this interview with gifted Reiki Master, Cindy Bain. Cindy brings over 22 years of experience working with the sacred practice of Reiki to the podcast and she shares stories about synchronicities, past lives and healing trauma in the physical, emotional and energetic bodies. This is a unique and exciting interview that will provide you with insights that perhaps you have been wondering all of your life and maybe even before that. For more info about Cindy and her work, please visit https://www...2024-07-1051 min
You Know Something? with Dena and Tia"Giggles & Gratitude" Sundays, 06/30/24 Happy Sunday!
It’s the last day of June. Are you ready for July? Got those fireworks yet? Ugh. Tia’s dogs will be freakin’ their freak with the Fireworks again this year. Could we all maybe just agree to a quiet picnic?
Tia talks about her 411 call she made during our “OK Boomer” episode. Did they charge her?
Tonya Harding talk.
A twist on one of the 10 Commandments.
Lots of good inspirational writings shared in this episode.
And, of course, “Tia Time!”
MENTIONS/LINKS
“FOR WHA...2024-06-3038 minSelf Help MeAnxiety BitesIn this episode, Dena discusses the topic of anxiety through sharing her own personal experiences with it, how she manages it on the day-to-day (and night to night) and she offers some helpful tools you can try in anxious moments. Breath work and Mindfulness are two tools offered and Dena also dives into the Little Book of Self Care by Nathalia Westmacott-Brown. Please note, these practices are suggested in addition to any professional medical advice you have been given by your doctor. Enjoy! For more info on Dena, feel free to follow her on socials @denatalks.
Brought...2024-06-2630 min
Spooked!Ep. 439 – Dena Jackson’s Six Year Check InThe Spooky Wine Cellar
Today on Spooked! Damien flies solo, no Cody! Damien tries a new diet, and Dena highjacks a racecar driver. It’s all about friends, fabrics, and fast cars, so grab some sequins, get your tires rotated, and get ready to get Spooked!
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/spooked and get on your way to being your best self.
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Rate and Subscribe in a...2024-06-241h 18Self Help MeWellness in the WorkplaceWelcome to our very first instalment of our Wellness in the Workplace series. This series showcases various organizations across North America that find creative ways to incorporate wellness initiatives onsite for their internal staff. June is Brain Injury Awareness Month, which makes this the perfect time to showcase some team members from the Brain Injury Association of Durham (BIAD).
Join Dena as she interviews Heather Desta, Amy Ellis and Jazmin Visco about how what internal wellness initiatives are working for their staff and some helpful tips on how you can approach your boss about bringing wellness into...2024-06-1135 minSelf Help MeDissolving ResistanceThis week’s episode is all about blocks, in our outer reality and within us. Dena takes some time to share an experience she had with resistance coming up in her life and how working with the wellness practice of Tapping or EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) really helped her through it. If you’re interested in learning more about EFT Tapping, a great resource can be found at Tapwithbrad.com. You can follow Dena @denatalks.
Brought to you By: The Sonar Network2024-05-2825 minSelf Help MeHeal Your Heart from the StartListen to relatable stories and discover what wellness tools you can pull from your emotional tool belt to help heal your inner child and recover from bullying. You can learn more about more about EFT Tapping and how to get started by following Brad Yates, EFT Expert on Youtube or here: Brad Yates Tickets to Dena’s live one person show INWARD? on May 25th in Toronto can be found here: Ticket Link You can follow Dena @denatalks.
Brought to you By: The Sonar Network2024-05-1324 minSelf Help MeTaking the LeapSelf Help Me is the podcast for all of the self help section lovers. If you’re looking to feel better, then you are in the right place. We’ll be discussing taking the leap or “risk taking” this week and related topics that worry us and what tools we can use to heal from these limiting thoughts. Funny stories and very real and ridiculous moments are most definitely included.
Brought to you By: The Sonar Network2024-05-0130 minSelf Help MeWelcome to Self Help Me with Dena Jackson!Hosted by Comedian and Motivational Speaker, Dena Jackson, Self Help Me is the podcast for all of the self help section lovers. If you’re looking to feel better, then you are in the right place. We’ll be discussing self doubt, taking risks, imposter syndrome and all of the other topics that worry us and what tools we can use to heal from these limiting thoughts. Funny stories and very real and ridiculous moments are most definitely included.
New episodes start May 1, 2024.
Follow Dena for more: https://www.instagram.com/denatalks/
Brought to y...2024-04-2300 min
Be Love Be Well Be WholePut on the Boots and Splash in the PuddlePrevious guests, Patrice Marshall Mackenzie and Chef Halili, join Nicole on this stop on the journey to talk about self love. They are defining self-love and defying the the ways in which we talk about and practice it. "Sometimes self-love is an act of defiance." Join the journey!
Episode Theme Songs
Patrice - "Workin' Day and Night" - Michael Jackson
Nicole - "Defying Gravity" - Original Broadway Cast
Halili - "Golden" - Jill Scott
Self Love Practices in This Episode
Acceptance
Asses...2024-03-1537 min
Prison MindfulnessEp.12 Sound Immersion as Somatic Healing with Gail JacksonIn this episode, Gail Jackson speaks with Sandy Inkster about her experiences working as a probation and parole officer, and her work with drumming and sound immersion.
Mindfulness Inside: Point of view of a parole/probation officer/certified mindfulness teacher
Drumming, gongs and sound immersion: how it helps ground both prisoners and those working in prisons
Creating immersive environments for those traumatized by racial violence
GAIL JACKSON Gail Jackson comes to us from the unceded land of the Dena’ina People in Anchorage, Alaska where she is the owner and founder of CreativeRhythms. She is a graduate of th...2023-03-2344 min
Headphones OnMichael and JanetIn the soundtrack of our lives, Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson play meaningful roles; today, we discuss our favorite songs and their impact on music.
Episode Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3kWA4J02023-03-0953 min
20 Minute Morning ShowTravis P. Jackson, CEO and founder of HBCU Pride Nation, LLCTravis P. Jackson, CEO and founder of HBCU Pride Nation, LLC
This episode is a draft and can’t yet be heard by anyone but you.
The Stay Well Community Health Initiative, which brings health-related resources to Black communities across the country, is honoring six Black leaders during Black History Month on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services We Can Do This COVID-19 Public Education Campaign. Here is the link to the press release. Travis Jackson, one of our honorees, is the CEO and founder of HBCU Pride Nation, LLC. For m...2023-02-2421 minBe Love Be Well Be WholeFrom Letters to Swiping, Relationships The POV EpisodeWow, it’s been 2 years already! On this final and the anniversary stop of 2022’s journey, Nicole and Dena eavesdrop on a conversation between guests Edwardo Jackson and Chef Halili Davis. Join the journey as they share their points of view on dating, polyamory and situationships.
Edwardo is a connoisseur of cryptocurrency, lover of movies and fan of dating feedback. He also spends time as CEO & Founder of CinemaDraft, LLC and as a Cryptocurrency Consultant.
Connect with Edwardo
Website: www.cinemadraft.co
Instagram: @playcinemadraft
Chef Halili is a creative entrep...2022-12-1654 minBe Love Be Well Be WholeTap Into Your Sensual Intelligence With Ask GoodyThis stop on the journey is tapping into our sensual intelligence. Join Nicole and guest co-host Dr. Shanelle Watson as they chat with Goody Howard (aka Ask Goody) about the difference between being sensual and sexual, the numerous types of orgasms and how to honor your sensual self. Goody is a revolutionary and dynamic boss of sensual and sexual empowerment. These traits are expressed in her work as a sexologist.
Learn more about and connect with Goody
Instagram: @askgoody
Website: https://www.askgoody.com
Listener Love: Use the Code: BELOVE to r...2022-11-0929 min
God Yay or Nay?Ep. 92 - All About Mindfulness (with Dena Jackson) In this episode I speak with Comedian, Yoga and Meditation teacher Dena Jackson. Dena explains the difference between meditation and mindfulness and we discuss the different benefits each of those practices have given us. Dena has been working with a Mindfulness teacher that studied through Theravada Buddhism in Thailand. She tells us what she has learnt working with her teacher and how her practice has grown over the years. Dena explains how building a consistent mindfulness practice strengthens your awareness of your body and mind over time and how that can be used practically in your regular lif...2022-04-0750 min
Be Love Be Well Be WholeTaking Up, Holding, Sharing and Leaning into SpaceThis stop on the journey has us thinking about the ways we take up space. Join Nicole, Dr. Dena and their guest Patrice Marshall McKenzie as they delve into ways to bring your whole self into the spaces that you occupy. Patrice is an orator, door opener and celebrator of others. She spends her professional time as an educator and community advocate.
Connect With Patrice
https://www.patricemarshallmckenzie.com
Episode Sign Posts
The relationship has its own life too. As you create your relationship, develop rhythms around engaging and restoring. Operating...2022-03-3027 min
The Greg Bennett ShowDr. Dena Garner - How a Mouthpiece Can Change Your Recovery
Dr. Dena Garner is a professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance, the Director of Undergraduate Research and the Assistant Provost for Research and Policy at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Garner is best known in fitness circles for her work with performance mouthpieces, including helping to develop the technology behind the AIRWAAV mouthpiece.
Dena started working at The Citadel in 2004 while completing her post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Neurology at the Medical University of South Carolina, also located in Charleston. Before her move to Charleston, she worked at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon w...2022-03-071h 02
Broadway Drumming 101PODCAST - Dena Tauriello As a studied musician of several decades, Dena'sversatility has afforded her opportunities to play in various settings - from arenas to rock clubs and Broadway theaters to recording studios. She has been highlighted in several drum publications, including the September 2018 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine. Dena has held the drum chair for the following Broadway and Off-Broadway productions: Little Shop of Horrors; Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls; Head Over Heels; Cher Show (sub drummer); Magic Mike the Musical, Broadway Lab; & Galileo, Reading.Before she transitioned to Broadway, Dena spent nearly 20 years with the all-female rock band...2021-12-051h 23
Arise Esther: This is Your Moment!Women In Biblical Ministry: What God has to say about it!This one is a hot potato!Yet, It’s our heart to have a conversation about Women in Biblical Ministry. What does God have to say about it?In this 3-part series, I (Dawn Damon) along with my 2 Co-hosts Julie Coleman and Dena Dyer, take an in-depth look at the Word of God to see what the Bible truly teaches. We invite you, with fresh eyes… less bias and an open heart to join us.In this 3 part series- We are going to· Consider Jesus and his interaction with women.· Lo...2021-11-1745 min
Arise Esther: This is Your Moment!Women In Biblical Ministry: What God has to say about it! Part 2This one is a hot potato!Yet, It’s our heart to have a conversation about Women in Biblical Ministry. What does God have to say about it?In this 3-part series, I (Dawn Damon) along with my 2 Co-hosts Julie Coleman and Dena Dyer, take an in-depth look at the Word of God to see what the Bible truly teaches. We invite you, with fresh eyes… less bias and an open heart to join us.In this 3 part series- We are going to· Consider Jesus and his interaction with women.· Lo...2021-11-1037 min
Arise Esther: This is Your Moment!Women In Biblical Ministry: What God has to say about it!This one is a hot potato!Yet, It’s our heart to have a conversation about Women in Biblical Ministry. What does God have to say about it?In this 3-part series, I (Dawn Damon) along with my 2 Co-hosts Julie Coleman and Dena Dyer, take an in-depth look at the Word of God to see what the Bible truly teaches. We invite you, with fresh eyes… less bias and an open heart to join us.In this 3 part series- We are going to· Consider Jesus and his interaction with women.· Lo...2021-11-0343 min
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastPretty Much Pop #106: Stand-Up Comedy in the Internet AgeMark discusses how Internet culture has changed stand-up with three comedians: past guests Rodney Ramsey and Daniel Lobell, plus Dena Jackson.
How have YouTube, social media, and virtual spaces changed the way comedians work? We talk about story-telling vs. one-liners, repping your hometown, comedy cliques, surviving negativity, and more.
For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop or by subscribing via Apple Podcasts to the Mark Lintertainment Channel.
Sponsors: Use the code "Pretty" at Nebia.com/pretty to get 10% off a superior shower experience. Try The...2021-09-2800 min
Pretty Much Pop: A Culture PodcastPMP#106: Stand-Up Comedy in the Internet AgeMark discusses how Internet culture has changed stand-up with three comedians: past guests Rodney Ramsey and Daniel Lobell, plus Dena Jackson.
How have YouTube, social media, and virtual spaces changed the way comedians work? We talk about story-telling vs. one-liners, repping your hometown, comedy cliques, surviving negativity, and more.
For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop or by subscribing via Apple Podcasts to the Mark Lintertainment Channel.
Sponsors: Use the code "Pretty" at Nebia.com/pretty to get 10% off a superior shower experience. Try The...2021-09-2849 min
Starting OutSO #27 Dena Jackson - I Did Some Yoga in the Gutter and I Got OutThis week’s guest on Starting Out is the incredibly talented comic, speaker, and writer, Dena Jackson. We get kind of heavy right away, delving right into mental health issues, which has always drawn me to Dena. Her writing has been featured on CBC Comedy and the Beaverton and she’s delivered several talks for university and corporate audiences including a TEDx focused on mental health and mindfulness. I noticed a shift in Dena’s comedy when she really leaned into revealing her personal life and the pain she was dealing with, and how to make it funny so you ca...2021-08-1147 min