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Sunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.66 Don't Give Up on Your Dream- Inspiration & Affirmations for Your Greatest DreamIn Today's episode, Tara Lynn tells about her personal struggle with keeping her biggest dream alive while doing all of the things-being a mom, working full-time, and all of that!  If you can relate to wanting something more for yourself, but struggling to find the time or way to do it, then this episode is for you.Listen for inspiration to keep your dream alive just by "touching the dream".  Listen and repeat these affirmations for your greatest dream...May you always be well.May you never give up on your dream....2025-04-0411 minFACING VERTFACING VERT066: My Mount Mitchell Heartbreaker 50M Experience-Tara Jordan (yep, me)I really don't like talking...that is why I ask the questions! BUT, on this episode it is just me rambling about my experience at the Mt. Mitchell Heartbreaker 50M this past Saturday, March 22nd. First of all, the weather was absolutely perfect...chilly in the morning and rising to around 68 or so in the afternoon. Clear, sunny and beautiful. I know Brandon (race director) was so happy to finally get a forecast like this for a race! I tried to go into this race with zero expectations and simply enjoy the day (and pain...). This was also my...2025-03-2948 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.65 Valentine's Day...Love It?...Hate it?... EMBRACE IT! (repost episode)Today's episode is to encourage you to "BE LOVE" this Valentine's Day!  This is especially for those who are single :-)  Love is all around!  Look and you will find it.  Show others love this Valentine's Day.  BE THE LOVE, put that love out into the universe, and see what happens!Thank-you so much for listening to the podcast.  I hope you find inspiration for love in your life.  Please subscribe/follow and share the podcast with anyone you think could use some love in their life!  Consider donating to the podcast to support my efforts in inspi...2025-02-1423 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.64 Why You Fell Off the Wagon and How to Get Back On! (Understanding & Re-establishing Good Habits)How are those New Year's Resolutions going? Not so good? Fell of the Wagon??  Well, you're not alone! It's easy to fall out of good intentions and go straight back into old, negative habits.  Listen as Tara Lynn tells of her personal experience with falling off the wagon and gives her 3 Steps to Get Back On Track!We are all only human.  We can make bad choices and fall back into unhealthy habits.  That's on us.  But the good news is, **If you are the problem, then you are also the SOLUTION!!You can do hard...2025-02-1134 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.63 Meditation for Better DaysA better day is here for you and so is Tara Lynn with this uplifting Meditation for Better Days.  It is within your power to have a better day.  Mindset, mindset, mindset.  Prepare to center yourself with your breath and visualize YOU flowing through your day in a better way.Today IS a better day, especially right here on The Sunny Side :-)Come back to this episode anytime you need to make it a better day.  You have everything you need right inside of you.  I believe in you!!Love, Tara Lynn2025-01-2307 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.62 The Heart of the GRINCHThe Grinch.  He's mean & green, the villain, yet the star of the show.  He wanted the Who's in Whoville to pay for his misery.  He stole Christmas. But then, what....his heart, it grew, 3x as big :-)Inspired by this Christmas classic, Tara Lynn gives you her Quick Inspiration on The Heart of The GRINCH...Enjoy!!Merry Christmas & Happy New Year My Friends:-)Love, Tara LynnReach out to me at, TaraLynnWellness@gmail.comFind me on Facebook at, Tara Lynn WellnessSee you next...2024-12-2210 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.61 The Power of Sound (music, our sense of hearing, & feeling life through sound)Stop, hey what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down... Oh sorry, just thinking of a song, haha... But seriously though, ever think about how sound makes you feel?  When you hear a certain sound, does it take you back to a moment in time?  Sound is a powerful thing.Every second of the day our bodies are taking in the world around us through our senses.  Our sense of hearing is POWERFUL.  In this episode, Tara Lynn talks about the power of sound, how to use sound to feel the day, uplift our mood, and to m...2024-12-1728 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.60 Happy Thanksgiving!! 5 Ways to Stay on Track & How to Handle Difficult Family (repost)It's Thanksgiving Week in the US!! Get ready for family you haven't seen in a while, laughter, fun, and ALL THE FOOD!!  How can we keep from falling off the wagon on our health & wellness journey?  How can we keep from losing our sh*t around those difficult family members we don't usually see?  How can we find GRATITUDE & BRING THE JOY?!!  We talk about all of that and more in this episode!  I give you my 5 Ways to Stay on Track this Thanksgiving!Episode Highlights;1. Consider a Turkey Trot and/or exercise in the morning.2. Eat o...2024-11-2634 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.59 Some Kind of Wonderful- 3 Ways to Find Your Wonderful (perspective/mindset shift)Isn't everything wonderful? So said-NO ONE in reality!  We all want to live a wonderful life, but what does that even mean?  Where do we get the images, the visions of what is perfect and wonderful?  In this episode, we talk about where we get the ideas of what our life should be like, social media influence on our embedded thoughts, and how to shift our perspective on our own lives.Tara Lynn's 3 Ways to Find Your Wonderful Life;1. Rethink/erase vision of perfection & idealism. Write down where you learned your unconscious ideals of a perfect lif...2024-11-2428 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.58 It's Dark O'Clock! 5 Ways to Beat Seasonal Depression! (Repost)It's DARK outside!! What is going on here?!  Daylight Savings time got you in a funk?  Tired of it getting dark before you even get home from work or school?  Then this episode is for you!  We are talking about darkness, light, sunshine, uplifting your mood, and all the things!!  You CAN beat the darkness! No more singing the Blues!  Don't give up, my friends!Listen as Tara Lynn gives you her 5 Ways to Beat Seasonal Depression!!Episode Highlights/Preview;1.  Take advantage of the sunlight you do have.2. Create your own "sunlight"3. Priorit...2024-11-2122 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.57 Stop Re-Living Past Trauma! 5 Steps to Help You Finally Move FORWARDWe all have past trauma and negative events from our past that can come back to haunt us (so to speak).  If you have recurring thoughts of bad things that have happened to you and would like to finally move past them, then this episode is for you!!  Listen as Tara Lynn gives you her 5 Steps to help you finally move forward, reprogram your brain, and shift your Mindset towards optimism & hope.5 Steps Overview (Reprogramming);1. Recognize the traumatic thoughts/feelings.2. Retell the current story-truth as it is happening now.3. Breathe (count 1-5 on the inhale, ho...2024-10-0940 minIllo Chat: Illustration PodcastIllo Chat: Illustration PodcastEP43 A Chat with Tara J. HannonIn this episode, we chat with author and illustrator Tara J. Hannon about her early graphic novel series Birtle. We discussed her process for submitting a graphic novel and the inspiration behind these adorable books. Thanks for listening. Tara J. Hannon: ⁠www.tarajhannon.com Podcast and video production by Sunny Duran ILLO CHAT ILLUSTRATION COMMUNITY (JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/groups/423218296121427⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OUR WEBSITE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠illochat.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch the video: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtu.be/QKQCEhcVxpE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▼YOUR HOSTS ▼ Sunny Duran: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sunnyduran.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Olga Herrera: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠olgah2024-09-221h 06Sunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.56 Meditation for Letting Go...Letting go....so hard sometimes. Are you holding on to something you know you need to let go of?  If you know, you know.  Maybe a person, the memory of a past relationship, negative thoughts from the past, a vice that has a hold on you... whatever it is, this meditation will help you be FREE.  Don't we all want to be free?Listen as Tara Lynn guides you through this gentle practice of letting go, releasing all that no longer serves us. (meditation starts at 2 minutes, 13 seconds in, after intro)*Revisit this episode any time you...2024-09-0810 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.55 The Secret to CONFIDENCE; #1 Hack & Best-Kept Secret to having Self-Confidence NOW!Want more confidence? Sure, we all do! Easier said than done, right? In today's episode, hear how easy it is to be more confident right this very minute!  Listen as Tara Lynn gives you her insights into appearing more confident and actually being more self-confident.  After listening, you will be able to have more confidence right now and throughout your day!What is the hack, you say?!!  In simple terms, Super Hero Pose!!  The secret... you need to listen to find out!! Tara Lynn's best tips for confidence...*Keep promises to yourself!...2024-09-0220 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.54 The One Where I Just Start Talking (Back to the Future & Birthday Reflections)This episode has to do with PERSPECTIVE & CHANGE.... I just had a birthday! Both a cause for celebration and reflection.  Listen as I talk about the 80's iconic film, Back to the Future! We can learn a lot from Marty McFly :-)  Every single thing we do creates a ripple affect in the world.  What you do today MATTERS.  You can change your future by changing your present!Do the small things well.  Someone once said, The way you do anything is the way you do everything. Do something great today.  Make a difference. Smile a...2024-08-2622 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.53 Take 5 Meditation with Tara Lynn (5 Senses Meditation for Centering)Do you have 5 minutes? This quick 5 minute meditation will help you ground yourself, calm your nervous system, and bring you back to your center. **Mediation begins after intro at 1 minute 35 seconds)Tara Lynn guides you through this relaxing practice to help you when you're in a state of overwhelm, or when you would just like a guiding practice to focus/center yourself.The 5 Senses are our sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste.  These are the ways in which we experience the world.  In this meditation, the sense of taste is substituted with our sen...2024-08-1806 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp. 52 Remember Who You Are/ Life Updates; I'm Speaking at Women on the Rise Summit! Plus, My 30th HS Class Reunion!!Lots of goodies in this one... Hear about my 30th class reunion and how looking back and remembering who you are can be a good thing!  Look back to move ahead.  Look at how far you've come!!  Speaking of coming far.... I am speaking at the Lead and Lift Women on the Rise Summit!! Me, the one who was quiet as a mouse in school, too scared to say anything, am now a speaker.  If I can do it, then so can you!! This Virtual Summit is Friday August 2nd-Saturday August 3rd.  **You can register for this FREE...2024-07-3120 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.51 Got Patience? Want Some? 5 Ways to Get Control Over Yourself & Be More PATIENT!Patience. Some say it's a virtue, others say, you're either born with it or you're not.  The fact is, you CAN be more patient.  Patience is a skill.  Listen as Tara Lynn gives her 5 ways to be more patient! Regain your self-control, your inner peace, your calm nature...it's in there somewhere!  Whether it's a person who's causing you to loose your sh*t, or a recurring frustrating situation, you will learn strategies to remain calm and be more PATIENT.Patience Affirmations; I am calm.  I am my highest self. I am patient.  I breathe in, I breath...2024-07-0141 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.50 Meditation for Summer SolsticeIt's SUMMER!! And....It's my 50th EPISODE!! This is cause to celebrate :-) Let's celebrate with a Meditation for Summer Solstice (begins at 5 min. 58 seconds in)... Let's talk SUN, good Summer memories, colors, sights, sounds, and all the feelings of GRATITUDE... My summer prayer for you... May you take in all the fiery energy of the sun... May you come into the light in all of your glory... May you live in strength, love, and joy!!Now take advantage of this long day and go do something great!!Much Love to you,Tara L...2024-06-2115 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.49 CARPE DIEM; How to Live in the Moment, Life Updates-Ride Alongs, & All the Things!Today's episode is a bit of a personal recap of my most recent adventures and experiences while living in the moment....Hence, the title- CARPE DIEM, or, Seize the Day!!  Why is this so hard for us? To be HERE, in the present moment, experiencing LIFE as it is happening???  Listen as Tara Lynn talks about her experiences of living in the moment, bringing joy to life, even among the chaos!  There will always be STUFF- worries, troubles, chores, tasks.....listen and be inspired to live life inspite of all the stuff!!May you be well.  May you...2024-06-1333 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.48 Ask Tara Lynn! Listener Questions; Workouts, Yoga, & "The One"This is my first "Ask Tara Lynn" podcast episode!! I'm so excited and grateful to have listeners who reached out with some questions. Today we talk about fitting in workouts into a busy schedule, "Cat Yoga", and getting past the idea of losing "The One" when it comes to relationships.My hope is that we can all learn from the questions and experience of others and that you may leave with some insight for yourself.  I am here for you!  Feel free to reach out to me with your question for the next "Ask Tara Lynn" podcast ep...2024-05-1635 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.47 Easy Like Sunday Morning (morning routine!)Ease into your morning with the help of Tara Lynn in this episode:-)  Here we talk about morning routine and Tara Lynn's Top 7 Considerations for a Smooth Morning. From setting yourself up the night before- to a peaceful awakening- to planning your day- we talk about all the things!  Enjoy!!Please subscribe/follow and share the podcast with anyone you think could use some inspiration in their day!**Shot out to Lionel Richie and his timeless hit, Easy Like Sunday Morning. Love you Lionel :-)Much Love, Tara LynnSup...2024-04-2630 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.46 A Word on Gratitude...Plus...Meditation for Mother EarthToday, I am grateful. Thankful for all of you and for what is.  In this episode, I talk about having gratitude for where you are right now.  The "Pause", where we stop, look around, take in the moment with a breath in...and a breath out.In honor of Earth Day, as well as, Spring! I also have a lovely Meditation for Mother Earth for you.  I hope this episode uplifts and inspires you to feel gratitude from within.Namaste.Much love to you, Tara LynnThank you so much for listening! If...2024-04-1719 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.45 The SOLAR ECLIPSE; Insights & MeditationThe great Solar Eclipse of 2024 is here!!  The sun is the source that holds our universe together.  Life-giving, essential to all living beings, our sun with show up in all of its glory for this monumental event!  Listen to Tara Lynn's insights on the eclipse, plus enjoy her original Solar Eclipse Meditation.  This meditation for the sun will leave you feeling joy and energy.   (*meditation starts at 18 minutes in)May you be well.May you experience an abundance of joy & zest in your life!Thank you so much for listening.  Please share the podcast with an...2024-04-0725 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.44 Spring Clean Your Wellness! 7 Ways to Help You Reset & Refresh this SpringIt's SPRING!! :-) We made it! Warmer days, blue skies, more sunlight, birds chirping, and all the things!  Want a change?  Need a reset?  New, positive energy? Then this is the episode for you!  Listen as Tara Lynn talks about spring cleaning your wellness!  Enjoy her 7 ways to help you reset and refresh during this time of renewal.Podcast Preview; 7 Ways to Help You Reset & Refresh this Spring-1. Open your windows. Let in the fresh air. Consider using a sage stick and/or adding a fragrance to your home.2. Fresh flowers3. Sweep/freshen up your...2024-03-2937 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.43 The Good Thing About Bad ThingsWhat's good about bad things?  What are we even talking about? Well, listen and find out what we're talking about! Yes, there is a central good thing that comes from bad things.  Listen as Tara Lynn gives you all the hope, inspiration, and goodness to get you through this season of life (literally & figuratively).You got this my friend!Keep going.Keep going. Keep going.Much love to you,Tara Lynn*Remember to keep it Sunny Side Up!Please subscribe/follow, and share the podcast with anyone you...2024-03-1919 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.42 WORTHY MEDITATION (QI)Today's podcast episode is  a special mediation on the topic of self-worth.  Listen to this "Worthy Meditation", a QI-Quick Inspiration from Tara Lynn.  As we continue the topic of self-worth, today's meditation will inspire and encourage you to feel your own worth.  You matter! You are valuable! You are worthy, all on your own, just because you are YOU.Much love to you my Friends,Tara LynnKeep it Sunny Side Up!!*Please subscribe/follow the podcast and share this episode with anyone you feel could use some motivation for self-worth.*Plea...2024-03-1008 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.41 WORTHY- YOU ARE YOURS (Part 1 of Worthy Series)Worthy.  Just that word is powerful.  It holds so much weight.  Do you feel worthy?  Do you have self-worth?  Do you feel like you matter?  In this episode, Tara Lynn discusses the concept of being worthy and references Jamie Kern Lima's latest book, Worthy.  We discuss the concept, You are Yours, an explanation of self-worth by Matthew Hussey.  Sooooo good! You guys are going to love this I know.For the person who doesn't feel like they are enough.  For the one who thinks they don't matter. Yes, you do!!!You are worthy.You matter.2024-03-0214 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.40 The Burnt Toast Theory -QIThe Burnt Toast Theory- What is it?  In this QI- Quick Inspiration, hear Tara Lynn's explanation of this theory.  Why do seemingly bad things happen to us?  Could there be a reason?  Could one minute of time save you a lifetime of agony?The Universe has your back!  God's got you.  Whatever your beliefs are, know that you are being guided by a higher power.Much love to you, Tara LynnKeep it Sunny Side Up!! :-)Please subscribe/follow & share the podcast with anyone you think could use some inspiration, motiva...2024-02-2305 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.39 Should You Join A Gym?? My 5 Reasons Why You Should! Plus- YMCA & Planet Fitness InsightsHave you been thinking about joining a gym?  Thought about the YMCA?  Planet Fitness?  Or maybe you even already have a gym membership but don't use it? Then this episode is for you!!  Listen as Tara Lynn gives you her 5 reasons why you should join a gym!  You will be motivated and inspired to just do it!!!  Also, listen to her insights on the YMCA & Planet Fitness.  As a YMCA member for over 20 years, and a Y employee, Tara Lynn has great info & insights for you.Episode Preview- 5 Reasons You Should Join A Gym;  1. You need a motivati...2024-02-1847 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.38 Meditation for a LONG DAY- QIHave you had a long day? I mean, a really long day?  Need some rest, self care, time for yourself?  Then take a few minutes and listen to my QI- Quick Inspiration, Meditation for a Long Day.  Give yourself the gift of meditation, of time, of breath.  Allow yourself to rest and rejuvenate your spirit.  You have done enough.  You are enough. You matter.Love, Tara LynnAs always, reminding you to keep it Sunny Side Up!Please subscribe/follow and share the podcast with anyone you think could use some sunshine in their...2024-02-1606 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.37 Valentine's Day...Love It? Hate It? Embrace It!!Today's episode is to encourage you to "BE LOVE" this Valentine's Day!  This is especially for those who are single :-)  Love is all around!  Look and you will find it.  Show others love this Valentine's Day.  BE THE LOVE, put that love out into the universe, and see what happens!Thank-you so much for listening to the podcast.  I hope you find inspiration for love in your life.  Please subscribe/follow and share the podcast with anyone you think could use some love in their life!  Consider donating to the podcast to support my efforts in inspi...2024-02-1023 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.36 You Are The Sky- QIQI- Quick Inspiration... Today's episode is about energy in the Universe, manifesting, and rising above to get perspective on our feelings and situation.  You are not an emotion.  You are experiencing an emotion.  You observe an emotion.  Listen to Tara Lynn's take on Rhonda Byrne's discussion of energy, manifesting, and perspective.  Rhonda Byrne is the author of The Secret- foundational book for understanding the Law of Attraction as it relates to abundance and manifestation.Rhonda Byrne was a guest on Lewis Howes' podcast, the School of Greatness- so good! Check it out!!May you r...2024-02-0210 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.35 The POWER of One MoreThe Power of One More.  One more day.  One more hour.  One more minute.  Break it down into small pieces and just focus on one more.  You can find your POWER in one more.  Listen as Tara Lynn explains the concept of "one more", an idea learned from Ed Mylett.  Ed's book, The Power of One More, is a brilliant resource for finding hope and strength from within.  Help yourself and learn about the power of one more!!Please subscribe/follow & share the podcast with anyone who could use some hope and inspiration in their life.Than...2024-01-2919 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.34 *Meditation for ONE MORETHE POWER OF ONE MORE.  If you feel like you can’t go on, this one is for you. ONE MORE.  One more day, one more moment, one more breath.  Breathe in, breathe out... Take it one more moment at a time.  Yes, you can go on.Today's podcast is inspired by two things... #1. Ed Mylett-motivational speaker, whom I have had the honor and blessing of seeing in person, author of The Power of One More- Go get this book!!!  So good! Taught me so much and has given me the inspiration to go on so many times! ...2024-01-2507 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.33 How to THRIVE in the Cold of WINTER! (or any Hard Season) 6 Tips!Brrr....It's  cold!  It's winter!  With all its darkness, ice. and freezing temps...It is a HARD Season to get through!  Listen as Tara Lynn gives you her 6 Tips on How to THRIVE in the Cold of Winter.  You CAN get through this!  We are in this together my friends!Stay warm!  See you next time on the Sunny Side :-)Support the showThanks so much for listening and have a SUNNY SIDE UP DAY!! :-)Want more of Tara Lynn? You can find her on Facebook at Tara Lynn Wellnes...2024-01-1628 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.32 GOALS 101; The Breakdown of a Goal/ 6 Areas of GrowthGOALS!  Where to begin?  Right here!  Today Tara Lynn guides you through her process of setting goals starting with considering areas of GROWTH.  We discuss 6 Areas of Growth, How to break down a goal into "Mile Markers" & Action Steps.  Tara Lynn gives you the encouragement and motivation to set goals and be your best self this year!!  You CAN and you WILL!!  YOU GOT THIS!!Thank-you so much for listening! Please subscribe/follow the podcast.  Please share with anyone you think could use some encouragement and positivity in their lives.Please consider DONATING to the podc...2024-01-0934 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp. 31 New Year Meditation/VisualizationThis is YOUR YEAR!  Visualize YOU. You being your BEST SELF.  You feeling your best, doing your best, living the best life possible.  Tara Lynn guides you through this meditation & visualization practice to help you see yourself being all you can be in the new year! Relax, restore, breathe, and find clarity in this practice.You have to see it to believe it.  See it in your mind's eye.  You can and you will!Happy New Year! Love, Tara Lynn*Please subscribe/follow & share the podcast with anyone you think could use som...2024-01-0410 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.30 Happy New Year 2024!! Let go of 2023 & Move Forward! How to do a Calendar Audit!Happy New Year my Friends!!  We've come to the end of 2023 (thank goodness!)  Let's not repeat things we don't want in the new year.  In this episode, Tara Lynn talks about how to do a "calendar audit", be mindful of what you DON'T want to bring into the new year, and most importantly, reflect & FOCUS on MORE of what you DO want in 2024!!Start your year with intention!  Let go of all the bad and bring on all the GOOD!!  This CAN & WILL be your best year yet!!Tara Lynn walks you through her calen...2023-12-3128 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.29 Silent Night MeditationSilent Night. Holy Night. All is Calm. All is Bright.Breathe in. Breath out.Listen as Tara Lynn guides you through this Quick Meditation- Silent Night.  May you find your inner calm, peace within, love, & joy.May you be well.Love, Tara LynnSupport the showThanks so much for listening and have a SUNNY SIDE UP DAY!! :-)Want more of Tara Lynn? You can find her on Facebook at Tara Lynn Wellness, and online at Taralynnwellness.com.*Watch Tara Lynn on YouTube! Sunny Side U...2023-12-2407 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.28 The Heart of The GRINCHThe Grinch.  He's mean & green, the villain, yet the star of the show.  He wanted the Who's in Whoville to pay for his misery.  He stole Christmas. But then, what....his heart, it grew, 3x as big :-)Inspired by this Christmas classic, Tara Lynn gives you her Quick Inspiration on The Heart of The GRINCH...Enjoy!!Merry Christmas & Happy New Year My Friends:-)Love, Tara LynnReach out to me at, TaraLynnWellness@gmail.comFind me on Facebook at, Tara Lynn WellnessSee you next...2023-12-2210 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.27 STOP Over-Eating!! My 8 Ways to NOT Over-Eat during the Holidays- or anytime!Are you a foodie?  Do you go all in on ALL the food on the holidays?!  Is it hard for you to control yourself around a chocolate cake?!  Then this episode is for you!Today we talk about how to NOT over-eat or over-do-it during the holidays.  Tara Lynn shares her 8 ways to NOT over eat, kinds words of encouragement, and inspiration!You CAN control your eating habits, even around the holidays!!Episode Preview;8 Ways to Not Over-Eat;1. Ensure hydration2.  Adequate sleep3. Supplementation4. Small Plate5. Brush teeth/gum/mint2023-12-1748 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.26 HOPE vs. Expectations...Have Hope Always!Need some hope?  Listen to Tara Lynn as she pours the HOPE and inspiration into your heart today!  Don't confuse hope for expectation... Don't ever let anyone tell you NOT to have HOPE!  Have ALL the HOPE in the world!!Listen, fill your cup, and share with someone you know could use a little more hope in their life.May you be well.May you have HOPE!Love, Coach Tara Lynn*Now you can watch the Sunny Side Up Podcast with Tara Lynn on YouTube!! Please subscribe and like the cha...2023-12-1115 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.25 QI- HEALING MeditationIn this QI-Quick Inspiration, Tara Lynn guides you through a meditation for HEALING.  Do you need healing?  Do you need to regain strength and health in your mind and body?  Do you want to feel good again?!  Then please listen and take it all in :-)You will want to find a quiet place to either sit or lay down.  Tara Lynn will guide you into relaxing your body and mind through breathing and positive affirmations for healing.  May you be well.  May your body & mind be healed.  May you feel good!  Your body...2023-12-0808 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.24 DOUBLE DOWN DECEMBER! Last Month, Best Month! My 5 Ideas to Help You Live Your Best Life in DecemberThis is the last month of the year!! We need to Double Down on ALL GOOD THINGS! Let's finish the year strong, as our highest self!  Listen to my 5 Ideas to help you live your best life in December....Preview;1. Get Perspective/ Get a Grip2. Be Kind! It's Not about the Gifts, It's about the Love & Thoughtfulness3. Consider a New Holiday Tradition4. Exercise EVERY DAY.5. Bring the JOY!! Live in the moment!Have a wonderful month my Friends!  Be your HIGHEST SELF every day!  Double down on ALL of your good hab...2023-12-0433 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.23 #1 Hack to Stop Negative Thoughts Now! 3 Ways to Reprogram Your Brain for PositivityDo you wanna nip those negative thoughts right out of your head?  Can't stop thinking about the past and want to change your thought pattern?  Then this episode is for you!  Listen as Tara Lynn gives you her 3 Ways to Reprogram your Brain and #1 Hack for Stopping those pesky negative thoughts right now!!  Don't let those negative thoughts win!  YOU tell your brain what to think.  YOU are in charge of your mind.  Listen, learn, and help yourself into positive thinking:-)Please listen, subscribe/follow, and share the podcast with anyone who could use LES...2023-11-2712 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.22 QI- Meditation for GRATITUDEPlease enjoy my QI- Quick Inspiration;  Meditation for Gratitude..  Tara Lynn guides you through this uplifting practice.  Feel all the feels, breathe, visualize, and meditate on the people, experiences, sights, smells, tastes, in your life that bring you joy.  Feel that gratitude!  Be grateful for this moment!For a more memorable experience, have a piece of paper and writing utensil ready.  Tara Lynn will guide you through the mental and physical practice of writing down your gratitude.  This practice of thinking, feeling, and writing, will embed the gratitude into your soul.I am grateful for all...2023-11-2212 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.21 THANKSGIVING WEEK! 5 Ways to Stay on Track/How to Handle Difficult Family/BRING THE JOY!!It's Thanksgiving Week in the US!! Get ready for family you haven't seen in a while, laughter, fun, and ALL THE FOOD!!  How can we keep from falling off the wagon on our health & wellness journey?  How can we keep from losing our sh*t around those difficult family members we don't usually see?  How can we find GRATITUDE & BRING THE JOY?!!  We talk about all of that and more in this episode!  I give you my 5 Ways to Stay on Track this Thanksgiving!Episode Highlights;1. Consider a Turkey Trot and/or exercise in the morning.2. Eat o...2023-11-1934 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.20 It's DARK O'Clock!! 5 Ways to Beat Seasonal Depression!It's DARK outside!! What is going on here?!  Daylight Savings time got you in a funk?  Tired of it getting dark before you even get home from work or school?  Then this episode is for you!  We are talking about darkness, light, sunshine, uplifting your mood, and all the things!!  You CAN beat the darkness! No more singing the Blues!  Don't give up, my friends!Listen as Tara Lynn gives you her 5 Ways to Beat Seasonal Depression!!Episode Highlights/Preview;1.  Take advantage of the sunlight you do have.2. Create your own "sunlight"3. Priorit...2023-11-1322 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.19 QI- Meditation for BRINGING THE JOY!!Want more JOY in your life?  In today's QI- Quick Inspiration, Tara Lynn guides you through a meditation to help you BRING THE JOY!!  Feel the day! Feel that JOY again!  Shot out to my hero, Brendon Burchard, for teaching me the most important life lessons.... Bring the Joy!! Live! Love! Matter!May you be well.May you live in JOY!!!Love, Coach TaraSupport the showThanks so much for listening and have a SUNNY SIDE UP DAY!! :-)Want more of Tara Lyn...2023-11-1006 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.18 How to Get Yourself to Do ANYTHING- 5 Ways from Tara Lynn, plus... Mel Robbins' 5 Second Rule ExplainedIn today's episode, Tara Lynn literally teaches you how you can GET YOURSELF TO DO ANYTHING!!  Anything?  Yes, ANYTHING!  Learn about the "5 Second Rule", by Mel Robbins, and learn how to get motivated to  JUST DO IT!!  Anyone can do anything!! Human potential is limitless!  Give this episode a listen!  Learn something new and get motivated to GO DO THE THING!!You can do it!! I BELIEVE IN YOU!!Love, Coach TaraEpisode Preview... Tara Lynn's 5 Ways to Get Yourself to Do Anything;1. 5 Second Rule (hack by Mel Robbins)2. Generate a strong...2023-11-0528 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.17 QI-Meditation for the Workplace (with Movement)Are you stressed out at work?  Sit all day or for long periods of time?  Need some help making it through the day?! Then today's episode is for you!  I hope you enjoy this QI- Quick Inspiration, where I bring you a quick dose of motivation and inspiration in between my regular episodes... Today is a Meditation for the Workplace, for anyone who works or is seated all day and/or just needs a "Brain Break" to RESET!!  This will help give you the motivation for work, restore your mind and body, and give you peace of mind :-)2023-11-0309 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.16 When to say YES! And When to say NO! The Sunny Side of Live.Love.Matter. & BoundariesListen as Tara Lynn brightens your day!!  Today we discuss; How to know when you should say YES to something, or when you should say NO!  Sometimes it is hard to decide what to do or say when a decision in our lives must be made.  Tara Lynn gives you 3 insightful questions to ask yourself when facing any decision....1. Does this choice align with my Values & Goals?2. Will this bring me Joy?3. Will this interfere with other obligations in my life?We also talk about the classic phrases, "When opportunity knocks, open the...2023-10-3031 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.15 QI-Meditation for Relaxation & SleepCan't Sleep?  Mind full of chaos?  Are you thinking, "If I could only relax & get some sleep"!  Then this episode is for you!  Listen to this QI-Quick Inspiration; Meditation for Relaxation & Sleep...  Tara Lynn will guide you through breathing, visualization, and calming words & affirmations, which will help calm your nervous system enabling you to relax into a state of sleep.  Give it a listen!May you be well.  May you be calm.  May you be peaceful.  May you relax & sleep :-)Enjoy!Support the showThanks so much for listening and have...2023-10-2506 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.14 Five Ways to Look Younger! The Sunny Side of Looking (and Feeling) Younger!When you look better, you feel better!  So said someone (and ME) in this podcast!!  Do you want to look younger?  Better yet, do you want to FEEL younger?  Then you will want to give this podcast a listen!  Listen as Tara Lynn discusses aging, appearance, and looking good from the inside out!  Light-hearted, sunny side topic today that you will surely enjoy!Podcast Preview;Tara Lynn's 5 Ways to Look Younger1. Water (stay hydrated)2. Sunscreen (daily moisturizer with SPF)3. SMILE :-)4. Move Your Body5. Bring the JOY!!I hope you enjoy...2023-10-2228 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.13 QI- Meditation for Happy Days:-)Today's QI is a quick meditation for happiness.  Inspired by a cloudy, gloomy day, my inner self is telling me to fight for it.  Fight for the Happy with me today!  We CAN be HAPPY my friend!  Listen, breathe, believe, repeat.Today is a HAPPY DAY:-)My full podcast comes out Monday mornings.  Start your week out with positivity, motivation, and inspiration with Tara Lynn, on the Sunny Side Up Podcast.If you find this podcast helpful, please subscribe/follow, and share with anyone you think would benefit.Thank-you for being here...2023-10-1905 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.12 Inspiration for Tough Times in Parenthood/ The Sunny Side of Parenting!Listen and be ENCOURAGED as Tara Lynn gives all parents the INSPIRATION you need to get through the tough times of PARENTING.  Parents, it's a tough world out there for us!  It can be hard to feel like we are doing a good job or hard to keep our sanity sometimes- just keepin it real here!  If you've gone through tough times as a parent, listen and feel the empathy and love pouring into you today.Mindset Shift for Parents Discussed Today;1. Just Breathe (space between stimulus & response)2. There's Always Tomorrow (fresh start)3. "The Las...2023-10-1532 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.11 QI- Well-Being MeditationNeed a quick dose of calm & wellness?  Listen as Tara Lynn guides you in a bonus meditation for well-being!  In this QI, you will breathe, listen & repeat affirmations to quickly bring you calm and soothe anxiety.  Return to this podcast as needed when you need to come back to the present moment, reset, and re-energize yourself.  May you be well.Love, Coach TaraWant to hear more from Tara Lynn?  Listen to her full podcasts each week right here on, The Sunny Side Up Podcast with Tara Lynn.  Please subscribe/ follow & share the podcast to anyone...2023-10-1105 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.10 Last 90 Days/ The Sunny Side of Getting a Head StartIn today's episode, Tara Lynn gives you inspiration to end the Last 90 Days of 2023 with power & intention!  She talks about getting a HEAD START on your goals, on a new life, on the New Year, by starting NOW!!!  TODAY is the first day of the rest of your LIFE! Not tomorrow, not Monday, TODAY!Tara Lynn gives 5 Ways to Get a Head Start on Your Goals!!  Inspired by Rachael Hollis:-)Recap; 1. Visualize2. Write down daily GRATITUDE and 10 Dreams3. Brain Dump (Brainstorm Action Steps)4. Take 1 Step Today (Like right NOW!)5. Keep a dail...2023-10-0943 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.9 QI- PRIDE in the HOOD!/ Running in the 07!!Listen and find the Sunny Side of life, as Tara Lynn talks about taking PRIDE in your neighborhood! She discusses running a half marathon in her own Hood, the 07!  Get EXCITED about life!  Learn about her insights of running a big race and cutting an HOUR off of her race time!  How is this possible?  Listen and find out!!  Shot out to the 07!!Tara Lynn created the Sunny Side Up Podcast to bring you inspriation, motivation, & joy! Please listen and share the podcast with anyone who you feel would benefit.  Please subscribe & follow the podcast! Tar...2023-10-0417 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.8 Learning Things the Hard Way/Autobiography in 5 Short Chapters (short story by Portia Nelson)In Today's podcast episode, Tara Lynn inspires you to get out of the circumstances that are pulling you down and to take a different path.  You CAN make choices in life for a better, healthier, stronger you!  We discuss hard life lessons, getting perspective, and speaking up for yourself.  Tara Lynn reads and discusses a profound short story by Portia Nelson, "Autobiography in Five Short Chapters".  If you've been through anything hard or are dealing with any struggle or vice that pulls you back again and again, then you will find great meaning in this episode.  Your...2023-10-0123 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.7 QI-GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE/ Celebrations!In today's Quick Inspiration episode, listen as Tara gives you ALL the motivation, good energy, and inspiration for you to GO DO THE THING!!  Why?  Because GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE!!!  Tara Lynn talks about the life lessons and motivation from the iconic 80's movie, The Goonies.  Can we all just go watch the Goonies on Netflix this weekend?Listen and enjoy as Tara Lynn brings you the Sunny Side of going for it!!  Don't give up!  I believe in you!!Find more of Tara Lynn on Facebook at, Tara Lynn Wellness, or online at Taralynnwellness.com2023-09-2910 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.6 My Five Big Life Lessons Learned from Brendon Burchard/ The Sunny Side of Dreaming BigIn Today's podcast episode, Tara Lynn encourages you to Dream Big! She talks about "Choosing Your Own Adventure", and inspires you with her 5 Big Life Lessons she learned from Brendon Burchard!  Tara Lynn also talks about having "Vision Beyond Your Circumstance", giving you the motivation to want more for your life and achieve your goals!Preview of the 5 Big Life Lessons Learned from Brendon Burchard;1. Put yourself in the presence of Greatness.2.  Tell your story.3.  The Journey IS the Destination, AND, the Destination IS the Journey.4.  Live. Love. Matter.5.  Bring the JOY!!T...2023-09-2445 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.5 QI- Quick Inspiration - Start Today/Go For It!Listen as Tara Lynn brings all the positivity into your day!!  Today is my first QI- Quick Inspiration for you! This is a shortie episode where I come at you with some inspiration for a better life! Listen and be INSPIRED!!Tara Lynn, M.Ed., Wellness Coach, Yoga Instructor, and personal growth junkie, believes in helping others live their best lives! Please subscribe to the podcast! Share it to spread positivity into the world, because, doesn't the world need more positivity?! YES!!Tara Lynn's regular podcast airs weekly, each Sunday morning.  You can find more of...2023-09-2107 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.4 Meeting Lewis Howes! The Sunny Side of Energy Flow/My 6 Ways to Raise Your Vibrational EnergyIn this episode, hear about Tara Lynn meeting LEWIS HOWES!! Tara Lynn talks about her experience at Lewis Howes' Summit of Greatness 2023! Then, on to a discussion of  ENERGY flow!! Learn about ENERGY and discover 6 Ways to Raise your Vibrational ENERGY!!  Listen to learn and find the Sunny Side of Life!!Preview:  "Energy is neither created nor destroyed"..... "You are a direct reflection of the 5 people you spend most of your time with"....1. Mind the people you are surrounding yourself with.2. What are you putting into your brain?3. Choose Uplifting Music4. THINK GOOD THO...2023-09-1737 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.3 Five Ways to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone/ The Sunny Side of Doing Things SoloPodcast host, Tara Lynn, delights you with her voice of empathy & motivation in this podcast!  Episode 3 gives you the motivation and tactical steps to get out of your comfort zone and to do things solo!  Tara Lynn discusses mindset, personal stories, and her 5 ways to get out of your comfort zone.  Give yourself the gift of the Sunny Side & give this a listen!  Please subscribe to the podcast & share!Support the showThanks so much for listening and have a SUNNY SIDE UP DAY!! :-)Want more of Tara Lynn? You can...2023-09-1023 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.2 Falling Back on our Habits/ 7 Ways to Bring Yourself out of HardshipsIn today's episode, Tara Lynn talks about pulling yourself out of hardships and the 7 ways that work for her.  We also talk about the importance of habits, falling back on our habits, and the way our brains can help us in forming a habit.  We also discuss the quote, "We don't rise to our expectations, we fall to our level of training".Join Tara Lynn each week and she gives insightful tips on how you can bring sunshine to your day, no matter what your circumstance is!Support the showThanks so much fo...2023-09-0329 minSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnSunny Side Up Podcast with Tara LynnEp.1 Why I Am Here - Plus 3 Ways To Bring Sunshine To Your Life TodayWelcome to the Sunny Side Up Podcast with your host, Tara Lynn!  Today, Tara Lynn welcomes you to the podcast with some info about herself, plus gives you 3 ways to bring sunshine into your day!  If you need someone to cheer you on and be a calming source of inspiration, then the Sunny Side Up Podcast is for you!! Tara Lynn is obsessed with all things personal growth, motivation, and wellness.  She is a Wellness Coach, Yoga Instructor, M.Ed., runner, and mom of two great kids.Subscribe to the Podcast so you don't miss...2023-08-2612 minClimate Change and Other Small TalkClimate Change and Other Small TalkRide or DieThough Win and his Grams are growing weary of life in a temporary camp, they never tire of each others' jokes. In a world of floods and fires, they are family, and Win will get his Grams to her lucky spot at bingo through hell and highwater.Ride Or Die was written by Tara Beagan. Find the transcript here. Climate Change and Other Small Talk is  a worldwide tour for your ears - minus the carbon footprint and lost luggage. Audio dramas from 9 creative teams around the globe will entertain as well as ex...2023-06-0729 minLet Perfect BurnLet Perfect BurnStill Here, With Award-Winning Mental Health Advocate, Liz Sweigart, PhDIn honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, I sit down with Liz Sweigart, an Award-Winning Mental Health Advocate, former PwC Partner, Author, Keynote Speaker, Advisor, Coach and Adjunct Professor. Liz understands to her core that the only way to save lives and to improve the lives of those suffering with their mental health is to speak truth without shame. “Until we put our voices together, we’re all just individually shouting into the void. But when we come together, that’s when I think we galvanize. We give people hope.” Liz walks us through her journey with depressio...2022-03-2343 minOff the Cuff with SDJ - Spontaneous | Informal | UnrehearsedOff the Cuff with SDJ - Spontaneous | Informal | Unrehearsed73.Crystals with Tara Marie JackTara Marie Jack specializes in creating jewelry designs that empower women. Her Intuitive gift allows her to connect with Spirit during the creative process. She tunes into the vibration of the stones and receives the messages Spirit wishes to impart upon the receiver. The crystals selected for each design amplifies the vibration of the message and allows the receiver to feel the message throughout their being while being worn. Tara is an expert in crystals and sharing the power of how crystals can help heal your mind, body and spirit.2021-09-1352 min#MORETHAN: A Podcast#MORETHAN: A PodcastLindsey Roy on The Power of PerspectiveLindsey Roy, Chief Marketing Officer for Hallmark Cards, had her world turned upside down when a sunny day at the lake turned into a nightmare. Thrown headlong into a extended physical and emotional healing process, she was forced to find a new way to think about her life - as an executive, a mom and wife, and a woman who had always been fueled by optimism. In this episode, she shares how she built a bridge to a new norm and and why perspective is a powerful facilitator. 2020-04-2438 minTrust & ThriveTrust & Thrive61: Success, Change, & Trusting the Process - with Ashley Nell Tipton, Fashion Designer & Winner of Project Runway Season 14Ashley Nell Tipton is a Fashion Designer and the Winner of Project Runway Season 14.Ashley was born in sunny, beautiful San Diego, CA in 1991. She has 3 siblings and a large extended family. Family and living the California lifestyle were crucial elements in her upbringing.Her passion for fashion started at a very young age. She learned to sew on her grandmother’s sewing machine when she was just seven years old, and only continued to grow her talents from there.Ashley went on to attend Fashion Careers College where she got her AA in...2020-01-161h 01Tara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastTrump and the banality of racism - a seminar with Sunny Rue ChivauraSunny Rue Chivaura, a recent graduate from Flinders University, discusses the age of Trump, inflected by race and racism.  When race-based attacks become normal, what happens to the daily lives of citizens of colour?2017-10-3054 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 24 - Breaking up is hard to doSunny, Steve and Tara address the challenge of breaking up 110,000 words into refereed articles.  Sunny has already completed two refereed articles and she discusses the surprises that emerge when she cuts up her thesis into new forms of writing, for new audiences.2017-05-2011 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 23 - Sunny does refereeingIn her first post-thesis week, Sunny has been asked to referee.  Tara and Steve talk about how to referee for an academic journal, and the specific challenges for early career researchers.2017-05-1110 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 22 - Yes Sunny has submittedIt is one of the best days in a person's life.  Sunny has submitted her thesis.  Steve, Tara and Sunny share this great moment with podcast listeners.  But Steve and Tara also put in place a plan for Sunny - 'throughcare' - to enable her career while the thesis is being examined.2017-05-0710 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 21 - Why haven't I freaked out yet?Sunny and Tara probe the final few weeks of a PhD.  It is an emotional time and incredibly intellectually exhausting.  Sunny and Tara talk about how to finish a thesis with rigour, kindness and predictability.  2017-03-1907 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 20 - Postcolonial Cultural StudiesSunny, Steve and Tara explore the interface between British and Australian cultural studies to probe the potential of a postcolonial cultural studies.2017-03-1910 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 19 - The Theory DraftSteve, Tara and Sunny discuss the final stages of her PhD completion.  Steve has just completed 'the theory draft.'  We talk about theory and its role in doctoral education, a candidature and a thesis.2017-03-0811 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 18 - Stroppy theory for silly timesSunny, Steve and Tara go into theory.  They explore Stuart Hall's theorizing and how it frames Sunny's thesis.  Tara goes hard on the current state of cultural studies (again).  Steve and Sunny are patient with her.2017-02-0611 minTransformations with TaraTransformations with TaraTara Sutphen will interview Professor Scott Alexander - Announcer & College Voice Teacher 12/16/16Scott Alexander has close to 30 years combined experience in both Radio and TV…announcing, voice-over production, promotions, research, sales and development. While residing in Southern California Scott has worked for DreamWorks, POP.com,NBC, and is a former member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Scott has voiced hundreds of commercials for radio, TV, narrated Infomercials featuringDonald Trump and Bruce Jenner, along with documentaries for the Olympics, promotional trailers, been featured in 3 national magazines and has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Scott has appeared on many telethons and has been the Master of Ceremonies for beauty pageants, special ev...2016-12-1655 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 17 - Entering the endgameSteve, Tara and Sunny enter the final stage of her thesis.  Steve and Tara introduce a strategy to keep this final difficult stage fresh for Sunny while also enabling her - remarkable - future career.2016-11-2011 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastManaging perfectionismSteve, Sunny and Tara talk through the challenges of Sunny's last chapter.  As always happens in the last stages of a PhD, emotional and intellectual doubts emerge.  How can PhD students manage perfectionism while finishing a PhD?2016-08-0708 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 15 - Althusser, the tea towel and identitySteve, Tara and Sunny talk about identity, particularly considering the role of Louis Althusser in Stuart Hall's thinking about self and politics.2016-07-2917 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 13 - Making powerful source material function in a PhD thesisSunny, Steve and Tara have now reached Sunny's last chapter of her PhD.  It is a long one.  It is complex.  How is Sunny to present and analyse 10 oral history interviews.  More precisely, how is she to structure this rich and hot information within her doctorate? Sunny, Steve and Tara talk through the options.2016-07-1710 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 12 - Brexit (really)Tara talks Sunny and Steve off the theoretical balcony after Brexit.  They talk about what the Brexit means to our understandings of race, conservatism and little Englishness.2016-07-0620 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastPolicing the crisis in new timesSteve and Tara talk with Sunny Rue Chivaura and Glory Gatwiri, exploring the book Policing the Crisis. What is the use and value of this book now, in a time of asylum seekers, hyper racism, sexism and xenophobia?2016-05-271h 12Tara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 11 - Policing race, history and theorySunny is about to fly to Adelaide to join us on the Flinders campus.  However before her arrival we continue our discussion of race, injustice and Policing the Crisis. 2016-05-1410 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 10 - Summoning self knowledge in the final year of a PhDSunny, Steve and Tara talk about the challenges when moving into the final year of a PhD.  It is important to maintain motivation, but also recognize the work that is still required alongside the work already completed.2016-03-2306 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 9 - Using podcasts to create a meta-doctorateSunny, Steve and Tara talk about the use of sound to create a thinking space for doctoral education, particularly enlivening oral history methods.2016-02-1906 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSociologists and historians having a scrag fightSunny, Steve and Tara talk about the next crucial stage of her project:  the oral history interviews.  They discuss the different mode and styles of interviews and the rich data that can be gained through oral historiography.2016-02-0705 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 7 - Why the authentic voice mattersSunny and Tara discuss how to handle oral history testimony in a digital age.2016-01-1814 minTransformations with TaraTransformations with TaraTara Sutphen will Interview Scott Alexander - The Voice 01/08/16Scott Alexander has close to 30 years combined experience in both Radio and TV…announcing, voice-over production, promotions, research, sales and development. While residing in Southern California Scott has worked for DreamWorks, POP.com,NBC, and is a former member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Scott has voiced hundreds of commercials for radio, TV, narrated Infomercials featuringDonald Trump and Bruce Jenner, along with documentaries for the Olympics, promotional trailers, been featured in 3 national magazines and has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Scott has appeared on many telethons and has been the Master of Ceremonies for beauty pageants, special ev...2016-01-0855 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 5 - Blackness in Australian identity (and Australian doctoral education)Sunny, Steve and Tara enter the complex area of blackness and Australian identity.  What space is available to explore blackness - as a scholar - in doctoral education?2015-12-0512 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 4 - Guess who is famous?Sunny, Steve and Tara talk about Sunny's rather fabulous week in the media.  We talk about the role of these interviews and articles in doctoral research and how powerful research about race can be transformative for rural and regional Australia.2015-11-1308 minTara Brabazon podcastTara Brabazon podcastSunny Rue Chivaura 3 - Sunny and Steve talk Scousers (and oral history)Sunny and Steve discuss the deep and wide benefits of oral history - even in a digital age - in valuing and validating the voice of migrants.2015-11-0604 min