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The OptionEpisode 249 - Wendy JonesWendy Jones is an American author, entrepreneur, podcaster and the founder of "Be Better Media" - a movement dedicated to maximizing wellness, as well as enhancing one's quality of life. Her journals real like novels and her podcast "What I meant to say" is provocative. She is most recently involved in transformative health, in terms of the nervous system.
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2025-07-291h 35
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2024-07-1935 min
What I Meant to SayHow to Befriend Your Nervous System with Emily HightowerFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes “So much of that relates with my mom is because I had watched her grow with me as I was growing up doing everything. I didn’t know there were options of asking for help, you know, asking other people to, it just didn’t occur to me because I had never seen that. My mom was like, ‘you figure it out, you do it yourself, whatever you need to do, you figure out how to do it.’” 6:17Guest Bio
2024-05-1543 min
What I Meant to SayAn Athlete’s Guide to Thriving - Mind, Body & Spirit with Audrey BaldwinFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes “I just wanted to keep playing and get better for me.” 12:46“It’s more than a game, it’s beyond the game and what you’re learning in sport applies to everything in your life.” 16:51“How you do one thing is how you do everything.” 17:04“Sports exposes who you are and allows you the chance to change it.” 21:00“I think to get to an elite status you have to have this sort of obsession with it.” 33...
2024-04-1056 min
What I Meant to SayRising from the Depths with Jake StahlFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes “Self talk is huge, replacing should with could is huge.” 3:12“Free Will is an illusion. We’re all conditioned to make decisions.” 4:56“The moments of clarity that happen, if you’re aware of them, are staggering.” 19:16“Surround yourself with the right people.” 25:00 “The loneliness out there is tragic.” - Wendy @ 31:27“We attract to our level of healing.” - Wendy @ 33:00“You are the sum total of the five people you hang with.” 34:17“For every ten minutes you tal...
2024-02-2150 min
What I Meant to SayThe Role of Love with Paul ZolmanFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes “Is it me in this relationship that is causing this problem?” 7:43“If they ask for advice, I can offer advice, but they have to ask or I have to be given permission.” 15:59“Whatever you send out, eventually is going to come right back to you.” 18:44“Instead of having something to be angry about, and holding onto that, hold on to the things that are good about people.” 21:19“You’re not going to make any progress by blaming someone el...
2024-02-1447 min
What I Meant to SayBeing Love with Falyn FonoimoanaFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes “You can’t teach having a competitive nature.” 1:28“There’s not one way of doing anything.” 4:16“Is this about my child or is this about what I think is best or what I think should happen?” 15:20“Be who you are and give them what they need at that moment.” 19:41“If you really want to make a difference, you can not fit into the norm.” 22:17“If you’ve gone through anything traumatic, your trauma stores in your body.” 38:54
2024-01-1750 min
What I Meant to SayTraining for Life with Priscilla TallmanFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes “I knew somehow that it could be better.” 4:59“The tools I used to get good at volleyball were not healthy, and they were not sustainable.” 9:01 “A coach that has the ability to really sit back and evaluate what they’re dealing with and know that there’s more than one way in is a gift.” - Wendy @ 15:06“Who am I as this coach? I’m gonna go be that person because that’s where I’m going to be the strongest.” 16:26...
2024-01-1047 min
What I Meant to SayRelationships & Parenting with Gabby ReeceFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes“There’s something to be said for two different people with different perspectives and different ways that they would do it to be there to help rear a child.” 8:25“Eyeball to eyeball.” 14:01“They’re watching your every move, and even how we speak to them.” 16:35“My job is to love them and be the best example I can and listen when I’m needed.” 18:58“We’re wounded in a very specific way, each of us, and it’s our job to heal t...
2024-01-0345 min
What I Meant to SayUnlocking Longevity with LifeWave and Marci PrebleFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes “We radiate light like the sun.” 7:41“What the GHK copper peptide does by activating your stem cells is it calls on your stem cells to start repairing you again as if you were young.” 11:22“I am just so happy to be alive and to be of service.” 16:20“The product just does what you want it to do.” 19:32“This network is something amazing to latch onto both for your health and your financial freedom.” Wendy @ 31:58“For women, we just...
2023-12-2750 min
What I Meant to SayHow to Grow Older Not Get Older - The Wisdom of Morrie with Rob SchwartzFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes “That bridge between academia and regular life is so beautiful, and it’s so important.” - Wendy @ 4:19 “Grow older, not get older.” - Wendy @ 7:17“My parents were very loving and they really emphasized on paying attention to other people, paying attention to their feelings, not being obsessed with yourself and your own little story, but trying to figure out you fit into a wider context of society.” 7:53“When you age, you have to accept your new situation.” 9:30“If you put you...
2023-12-2045 min
What I Meant to SayRemove the Blocks & Build The Person You Want to Be with Ben AlbertFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes “I continue to try to build the man I get to become.” 5:42“SAVERS: Sleep, Affirmations, Visualization, Exercise, Reading, Scribing.” 7:01“My self care was getting rid of the things that were hurting me.” 9:01“Affirmations are affirming who you are and becoming that person.” 10:41 “Sometimes you have to do things before you’re actually motivated to do them.” - Wendy @ 12:56“Every experience we have is in preparation for who we get to become in the future.” 19:31“Ther...
2023-12-1349 min
What I Meant to SayGrounded Masculinity with Vincent InfanteFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes “Life is constantly changing.” 4:36“Life has been nothing of what I expected, but everything that I needed.” 5:45“It’s the reframe from I’m afraid of what might happen to the possibility of the greatness that could be.” -Wendy @ 9:41“Coaching is such a rewarding profession because being able to pull human potential and help people see what really is already inside of them is just hugely rewarding and makes the World so much better.” - Wendy @ 11:00“Coaches challenge...
2023-12-0651 min
What I Meant to SayHow To Pass On Generational Wisdom with Jeri Reeder and Ashley ClarkFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points & Memorable Quotes “You play out the unresolved trauma in your relationship.” - Wendy @ 0:40“I don’t have to respond the same way they respond.” - Ashley @ 6:49“If I want to take it slow, now I’m okay with it.” - Wendy @ 11:31“Learning that creativity can be an artistic expression.” - Wendy @ 13:12“I look for the kids who have the intangibles.” - Ashley @ 18:51“Leadership qualities really are not something you can teach as much as you can just infuse.” - W...
2023-11-2253 min
What I Meant to SayStop Worrying What Other People Think of You with Dr. Michael GervaisFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “Psychology needs to be out front, and the next form of leadership is going to be rooted in applied psychology.” 5:38“We really don’t want to be by ourselves, so when given time, we find ways to fill it.” 6:48“So our brains have become highly tuned to the slightest of potential rejection.” 13:22“F.O.P.O., Fear Of People’s Opinions is one of the mechanisms that’s right at the core of survival.” 15:26“I’ve always wanted to cel...
2023-11-0848 min
What I Meant to SayUsing Sensitivity as A Superpower to Heal with Josh ParishFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “I teach my clients ‘You are defined by the stories that you tell yourself.’” 9:17“The starting line is not equal, it’s not the same for everybody.” - Wendy @ 21:25“If you can figure out how you can win in the moment at all times, then you’re going to go great places.” 23:06“You have to forgive and take the lessons from the losses.” 32:39“Love yourself more.” 52:53Guest Bio - Josh Parish is a Southern-born man of many sk...
2023-11-0153 min
What I Meant to SayThe Makings of Matriarchs with Jeri ReederFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “I think being a matriarch, to me, is an honor, and it’s also a journey and a voyage.” 6:23“Sometimes we just have to be able to say the thing that doesn’t seem like the thing we should say, but then that’s the honest truth.” - Wendy @ 9:27“We want families to be raised by the sun and the moon.” 12:38“I don’t think we have flaws.” 20:02“I think part of the matriarchy is really nurturing every a...
2023-10-2537 min
What I Meant to SayHow to Match Your Mind and Money to Create Financial Freedom with Merle van den AkkerFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “What makes people tick when it comes to money?” 2:54“Your viewpoint of money and your relationship to money is very often already shaped by your childhood, by your parents, by whomever was in your direct social circle when you were growing up.” 4:06“A spendthrift as the name kind of indicates, is someone who gets a lot of pleasure from spending money.” 10:13“The tightwads, so people who have essentially the scrooges.” 10:43“If you are on a budget, and you k...
2023-10-1845 min
What I Meant to SayHow to Heal Around the Dinner Table with Sheila CarrollFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “The biggest bang for the buck was spending time with the parent.” 4:56“Preserve and protect.” 6:51“My thoughts create my feelings and my feelings drive my actions.” 13:09“Our actions give us the results in our life.” 14:22“We can really learn to think on purpose.” 15:19“It’s about progress not perfection.” 18:44“The act of prioritizing eating together as a family is so powerful for both the parents and the kids.” 28:55“If you can kind of model and be a...
2023-10-1141 min
What I Meant to SayOvercoming Anger & Addiction for Generational Healing with Derick JohnsonFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “Life is happening for me, not to me.” 3:48“How can I flip this pain into fuel?” 4:05“We just try to pinpoint where their weakness is and why that is a weakness.” 6:26“All we want is to be heard and understood.” 27:59“I feel like my gift was discernment.” 30:12“The patterns of addiction and numbing really limit human potential.” -Wendy @ 32:50“I have the power because I no longer give people the reaction that they expect.” 35:30
2023-10-0441 min
What I Meant to SayWhat You Need to Know Now about Healing with Inesa PonomariovaiteFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “Not pride, but proud because every struggle I really turned into the powerful moment.” 4:24“95% of the water products on the market are absolutely dangerous.” 9:02“I have no intentions here except to educate people.” 31:42 “I’m here for you to know you have the most beautiful endocannabinoid system, don’t get tricked. Empower that system.” 37:39“When you’re healthy and strong, you can always make the right decisions in your life, so your health must be a priority.” 44:30 ...
2023-09-2744 min
What I Meant to SayHow to Teach Your Kids to Create Financial Wins with Pete HurykFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points & Memorable Quotes - “Possession, not possessions. Keeping possession of your money because anytime that you're spending money, you're giving it away to the other team.” 4:44“How much am I thinking about where I’m putting that money?” 6:47“You have the possibility of compounding the benefits of learning about this early.” 7:59“Where’s my money going every single month and why is it going there?” 12:51“How do I grow money without working more hours?” 27:09“We think that emotions happen...
2023-09-2045 min
What I Meant to SayDevelop an Unbreakable Mindset with Logan LesserFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “That’s one of the great things about motocross is that it’s a family sport.” 4:14“My generation, they’re only only seeing this one thing.” 14:23“I look at it every day as the daily pursuit of becoming undeniable in every realm of human endeavor.” 20:14“And then I also figured out how to really just forget about the competitors, forget about all these other things, but literally just focus.” 26:47“If you have a really strong imagination and yo...
2023-09-1338 min
What I Meant to SayBaptism by Fire with Dave AlbinFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points & Memorable Quotes - “Before you take that first drink, call one of us.” 13:00“We’ll do more to avoid pain than we will to gain pleasure.” 15:04“The way human beings make decisions is we make them out of inspiration or desperation.” 15:13“What doesn’t challenge you, doesn’t change you.” 33:30“You can’t perform at a high level carrying that resentment around.” 36:54“Life can be so simple, if we just trust the process.” 41:13“With great wisdom comes grea...
2023-09-0651 min
What I Meant to SayHow to Take Radical Responsibility in Your Life with the Allergy ChefFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points & Memorable Quotes - “So, I’m basically allergic to everything, that's the diagnosis.” 3:01“What if you could have your cake without the toxicity?” 5:49“It’s all five pillars, it’s air, water, food, movement, medicine.” 6:24“No two people are the same.” 9:31“Doctors work for you. Hire and fire as you see fit.” 10:06“It’s okay that the genders aren’t equal because we are equally strong at different things.” 18:06“You vote with your dollar. When it comes to wha...
2023-08-301h 12
What I Meant to SayCreating Health, Healing & Alignment with Michelle GilletteFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points & Memorable Quotes - “When I got to the root cause, I got better.” 4:50 “If we can’t connect with ourselves, we can’t connect with other people.” - Wendy @ 8:05“When we partner with our body and we learn to love it instead of hate, you can’t hate yourself well.” 8:46“Your arms, maybe they jiggle when you wave, but they’re also the arms that hug people and help your babies.” 10:30“What you seek, you shall find.” 18:39“Foo...
2023-08-2351 min
What I Meant to SayWaking Up to All of Me with Amber SusaFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “I feel really good about the way I was able to Mom right there.” 9:49“We’re on the path to be plugged in the majority of the time.” 38:39“I consciously handle it differently.” 51:21“At a certain point in this life, not knowing what could be, is not an option for me.” - Wendy @ 1:00:29“If you lose something by being your true authentic self, then you weren’t meant to have it.” 1:09:24Guest Bio - Amber Susa is an en...
2023-08-091h 10
What I Meant to SayChemical Free Body with Tim JamesFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points & Memorable Quotes - “My poor health doesn’t affect just me, it affects everybody else around me.” 10:13“Living food for a living body.” 16:16“I turned my life into a daily detox because we live in a polluted world.” 22:35“The solution is actually you.” 23:37“You cannot heal when you are stressed out.” 25:36“When am I going to make my health a priority?” 33:59“Do what you love and do it now.” 39:20“Put yourself first.” 1:02:25
2023-07-261h 07
What I Meant to SayGenerational Learning with Cindy & Ashley ClarkFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “If I worried about every little thing they did, I would be a nervous wreck.” 7:38“Not every situation deserves a reaction.” 18:50“Live life with no regrets.” 50:00“Sometimes things need to be said whether it’s comfortable or uncomfortable.” 54:31“We all have the same issues, they are just packaged a little differently.” 1:07:51Guest Bio - Cindy is a Southern California native but moved to Arizona in 2018. She is a mom of five, awesome adult children and pass...
2023-07-191h 09
What I Meant to SayBeyond the Rut with Jerry DuganFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “What’s the point of going after success if it costs family in the process?” 2:27“I guess one of the darker things about being in the Army is you start thinking with the end in mind, the end of your life in mind.” 16:54“No matter what they come home with, they got to know you love them and that you’re there with them to help them navigate.” 26:28“Don't just go and solve the problem for them.” 29:37...
2023-07-1255 min
What I Meant to SayDeveloping an Olympic Mindset with Santiago GrassiFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “Swimming is not a physical sport, it’s mostly mental because everything you that you do when you’re swimming first happens in the mind, and then you do it with your body.” 7:09“Sports is something to work on yourself mentally and physically, mostly mentally.” 10:15“What is Michael Phelps thinking?” 18:08“I know I will do what I have to do when I have to do it.” 21:37Guest Bio - Born in Santa Fe, Argentina, I’ve always been pass...
2023-07-0553 min
What I Meant to SayThe Autism Resource Project with Gilda EvansFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “We are all on, what I like to think of as, the human spectrum.” 14:28“You meet one person with autism, you’ve met ONE person with autism. “ 22:55“I think early diagnosis and early intervention is so crucial.” 25:55“We don’t have rules here, we have agreements with our students.” 37:44“I cannot stress enough the importance of the right kind of communication, active listening, and really allowing yourself to be open and flexible to life. Life is dynamic!” 43:16
2023-06-2849 min
What I Meant to SayEnergy Matters with Torin JefferysFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points & Memorable Quotes - “All of your answers lie within.” 10:21“Whatever frequency you put out is basically a radio signal, right, and you’re going to get that back.” 21:44“It’s never too late to be who you already are.” 23:00“Be careful of how you use your words.” 29:04 “Where your attention goes, energy flows.” 31:33“It’s not up to me to try and change people’s minds.” 39:53“I just try to meet everybody with love.” 41:18“Th...
2023-06-211h 04
What I Meant to SayRecover & Restore with Mike GarrickFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points & Memorable Quotes - “I think that’s the whole point, right, is to take our suffering and turn it into lessons to impact more people.” 2:08“Human nature is to resist anything that’s uncomfortable.” 13:27“Act your way in before you think your way out.” 13:53“Going and doing is external, and being is internal.” 26:06 “When you control what goes in your mouth, that is a win.” 29:00“Oxygenate, Hydrate, Stimulate.” 46:31“Stress contracts, okay, and meditation expands.” 54:23
2023-06-1459 min
What I Meant to SayThe Father Daughter Project with Jim BondFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points & Memorable Quotes - “We just thought it was a prank without thinking about the consequences.” 5:17“Women tend to be better at communication.” 15:51“The relationship of fathers and daughters can be so profound.” 19:35“We’re affected by emotion, not logic.” 25:05“These major studies that discovered that more than 90% of decisions are made on the emotional side of the brain.” 25:10“If I didn’t have kids, I can’t imagine what my life would be like.” 27:08“Having kids gives you great...
2023-06-071h 13
What I Meant to SayMastering Purpose with Dr. Michael GervaisFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points & Memorable Quotes - “I loved the way it felt to unlock something.” 2:20“Wisdom is pattern recognition.” -Wendy @ 5:06“You teach what you have, and you can’t give what you don’t have.” 11:11“When something really matters to you, you’ll do whatever it takes.” 13:18“Fight, flight, freeze, submit are real responses to alarming acute stress.” 15:55“The first principle in an adaptation is to build capacity.” 24:24“The fear of people’s opinions is one of the great constrictors to...
2023-05-311h 06
What I Meant to SayOptimized Parenting with Jim WhiteFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “One of the things I encourage parents to do is to model the good behavior.” 4:59“If the parent always rescues them, the underlying message to the child is you can’t do it.” 11:27“Sometimes the biggest lessons are when things get messy.” 11:52“One of the principles when you’re loved based is the idea that all people are fundamentally good.” 15:23“Peace, joy, and purpose.” 19:45“We see what we look for.” 33:44
2023-05-2459 min
What I Meant to SayHope Beyond Addiction with Taylor GrantFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “When there’s love, it usually turns to hate pretty quick.” 11:23“I'd rather feel better than than less than.” 16:33“That’s been a saving grace of mine actually, is honesty.” 24:13“I want to give people hope that my relationships are healed now.” 32:49“I pray to something greater than me.” 48:09“There’s more purpose for me in this life.” 58:53“You have to be open, honest, and willing to get help.” 1:01:09“Addicti...
2023-05-171h 08
What I Meant to SayHealing America’s Heroes with Kevin VanceFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “This is what I know. This is what I’ve experienced. This is what I can speak to.” 9:09“I’ve had to look at the ugly side, and face it in order to heal, and see it for what it is. Forgive myself.” 13:40“You can’t think to heal, we have to feel to heal.” 23:08“There’s a tremendous intelligence that these medicines hold.” 24:59“It’s not going to be easy, but what you’re going to...
2023-05-1059 min
What I Meant to SayGoing for Gold in Life & Volleyball with Emily StockmanFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “Sometimes stepping away is just exactly what the body needs.” 10:46“The coach I think is important, but you can’t put all your eggs in that basket because they will leave.” 29:17“Holidays for our family are very big.” 32:00“But living over there, I think if you have the opportunity,, absolutely take it.” 32:14“From a physical sandpoint, first, is to be an athlete.” 39:53“Open communication is so important.” 42:32“At the end of the day...
2023-05-0355 min
What I Meant to SayHealing through Regenerative Medicine with Micaela BenskoFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “Over the period of a year, I learned how to walk again.” 9:30“When you’re forced to be still, what, what, what you can birth without trying and it’s the most organic experience.” 19:55“It’s your own worst.” 22:03“Anything that affects your quality of life can be devastating.” 22:29“90 percent of pain is inflammation.” 25:07“It takes 28 days to build a new habit.” 27:47“There is a direct correlation between overachievers and past tr...
2023-04-2648 min
What I Meant to SayCreative Connection with Nate LombardiFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “3.1 billion gamers on the planet.” 6:19“What music that we listen to in our adolescence ends up being our favorite music for the rest of our lives.” 28:26“Kids don’t consume media, they participate.” 35:45“Not just trying to create a game, but trying to create a movement where they really feel like they are a part of.” 51:22“I’m a big fan of people that do things for the planet.” 52:34“We can have really i...
2023-04-191h 00
What I Meant to SayJust Breathe with Taylor SomervilleFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “Finding that breathwork, it changed my, I would say my reaction function.” 6:24“You’re fine, you know. You're frustrated, insecure, neurotic, and exhausted.” 9:27“It’s gonna hit you in your body before it hits you in your mind.” 13:29“Once you learn a little bit more about yourself, you earn the right to be kind and alright you don’t always, it’s not always about pushing, pushing, pushing until you break.” 25:53“Can I be humble enoug...
2023-04-1256 min
What I Meant to SayAnimal Allies - Healing & Service through Sierra Delta with BJ GanemFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “Sierra Delta’s about service, dogs, and veterans.” 1:35“We need our government, but we can’t rely on our government to help with these social issues.” 7:52“Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome.” 11:18“We’re building a wellness community around service to others, the love of dogs, and supporting our veterans.” 11:39“Everybody I’ve ever met wants to be the good guy in their own story.” 15:01“Be the person your dog thinks you are.” 16:08
2023-04-051h 11
What I Meant to SayTrauma is a Gift - Real Talk About PTSD with Peter DePrezFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “So I wanted to understand the mechanical error that was taking place within my brain.” 9:27“As soon as I started treating that injury, my symptoms started to dissipate.” 10:36“It takes somebody exploring it themselves to figure out what works for them.” 15:35“CTE is like the cirrhosis of the brain if we use the comparison of the liver and the brain.” 16:04“The depression was beyond anything I could have imagined.” 22:16“You need other people t...
2023-03-291h 30
What I Meant to SayHealth & Healing with Narrative Medicine with Michelle BernabeFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points, Top Takeaways, and Memorable Quotes - “If a patient was on the floor crying, I would sit on the floor, you know and get to that level.” 8:25 “Powerful approach that uses storytelling and personal narratives to promote healing and well-being.” 13:05 “Moral injury is when your values are not in alignment with your actions.” 20:41 “I think it takes people who you trust leading by example.” 29:25 “You have to be very proud to feel we know anything at this point.” 38:55 “I...
2023-03-221h 00
What I Meant to SayPressure is A Privilege with Kendall KippFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “I’ve always been someone who loves to learn new things, so I think I kinda just looked at it as an opportunity to try something new.” 5:01“Comparison is the thief of joy.” 7:07“Just learning to set those boundaries because you are an athlete and you are a student, but you’re a person first.” 10:27“Pressure is a privilege.” 14:14“I’m really proud of the relationships I have in my life. I feel like I in...
2023-03-1545 min
What I Meant to SayThe Art of Letting Go During Divorce with Ann GrantFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “When you’re in that very uncertain place, that’s really where the magic can happen.” 5:55“I really drilled down into my meditation practice, which I combined with my prayer practice.” 9:36“Our children, my children, your children, learn by watching what we do and how we are, not by what we say.” 21:30“Clients that have gone through the collaborative process are by far my happiest divorced clients.” 40:57“It’s very important to have someone...
2023-03-081h 00
What I Meant to SayGo with the Flow with Kahlee YorkFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “I really believe in this entire process.” 2:52“It works out for sport, but it really works for everything.” 4:05“We think about our period, right? What we don’t think about is the fact our hormones are changing over a month’s time. 5:23“Something that I really think about in terms of training is muscle activation during my period.” 9:26“I'm just looking at how my body works.” 11:50“Not everyone trusts themselves to discern when...
2023-03-0345 min
What I Meant to SayYoga for Life with Marissa RodriguezFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “You can pivot.” 9:08“These are things you can’t do, but what can you do?” 10:35“Identify your fear, write it down, say it out loud.” 12:14“You’re right, there is always someone better than you, so why not learn from them?” 19:06“Learn the rules, so you can appropriately break them.” 34:00“There is something about you sitting with your body and then it relating back to something in your life.” 48:29“Don’t wait until you’re...
2023-03-011h 08
What I Meant to SayReal Change in Health & Healing for Veterans and Beyond with Sharon JacksonFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “At the age of 8, I began my personal relationship with God.” 2:48“If there was something I wanted to do, I went for it.” 10:25“Beat them, that go against you, beat them with success.” 18:12“If I feel compelled to do something, I answer that and then ask questions later.” 30:12“Alaska is considered a cheap date.” 36:01“I’m a conservative so I can be misjudged easily.” 39:34“I’m a humanitarian, not a politician.”...
2023-02-2257 min
What I Meant to SayPolitics and Parenting with Jason DibeliusFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tvKey Points, Top Takeaways, and Memorable Quotes - “People need to understand the difference between news and commentary.” -Wendy @ 20:07“These are just examples from the left and the right of people learning the hard way that there are consequences.” 25:31“False balance is giving minority opinion equal time, a platform or whatever.” 31:56“Censorship makes everybody else think you’re pumping a conspiracy theory.” 33:50“No one that runs a podcast is pretending to be an expert, but podcasts are important that without the podcast...
2023-02-151h 29
What I Meant to SayHow to Advocate for Your Health as a Student-Athlete with Jade WaskomFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “What was interesting about this concussion compared to my last is the impact of it wasn’t as hard as previous concussions I had.” 4:54“When you feel concussed immediately, you should step out!” 5:31“It's a really hard thing to describe if you haven't been concussed before, but you truly feel like an alien almost. You don’t recognize yourself, you don’t recognize your mind, you don't recognize, situations feel ten times more awkward.” 8:15
2023-02-0852 min
What I Meant to SayFaith, Family & Food for Mental Health with Brother LuckFor more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “Stop chasing the validation of someone else’s approval. The only person who can validate you is the person in the mirror.” 6:57“We all have the same 24 hours.” 8:48“I’m willing to trust repeatedly.” 21:47“An enemy is always going to separate their prey from the pack.” 23:49“The table is a metaphor for life because that’s where faith, family, and food all happen.” 28:58“Treat the grocery store like a racetrack and really sta...
2023-02-0149 min
What I Meant to SayThe Untamed Heart With Natacha NelsonKey Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “People’s ability to heal would be so different.” 2:26“The alignment that you work on physically is affecting your nervous system.” -Wendy quoting Natacha @ 6:51“If we are gonna apply an emotional solution, it has to be an emotional problem.” 9:27“Addiction is any behavior pattern that you use on a regular basis to avoid feeling anything uncomfortable.” 16:47“You don’t get out of that cycle until you finally let go of wishing that the past would’ve been different.” 22:21“Being prepared is different from tr...
2022-10-0554 min