RISE TOGETHER PODCAST

Just in time for Down Syndrome Awareness Month, this week I had the privilege to sit down with two of my very good friends Heather and Josh Avis to discuss their work at The Lucky Few, all about encouraging families to reorient the way the view developmental differences such as Down syndrome. We really dig into the good, the bad, the painful of this work: how to make room for more representation, how to build a counter-narrative to the harmful ones we often see in our community, and how to seek to understand while at the same time, appreciating that...

In the midst of transition, a world flipped upside down, SO many of us lose a sense of who we are. You had a job that’s gone away, a relationship that’s ended, kids living in the house who’ve moved out — and now that this thing that was so much of who you were is gone, what does it mean for your identity? What of the thoughts and emotions that come with these shifting seas? In last month’s Life Coaching course I walked my community through some of the insights and breakthroughs that have come my way in the regular...

2020 marks the 40th Anniversary of poet and activist Audre Lorde’s powerful book The Cancer Journals, which details her experience coping with breast cancer and a radical mastectomy. Today we sit down with Audre Lorde’s daughter Dr. Elizabeth Lorde-Rollins (a doctor, writer, and breast cancer survivor) to discuss the lasting impact of her mother's book, as well as how major experiences such as illness can shape how parents and children view each other, and how healthcare providers function as activists in their own communities. As of January 2020, there are more than 3.5 million women with a history of breast cancer in the U.S. This includes women currently being treated and women who have finished treatment.  To...

This week on the podcast we wanted to share a snippet from last month's coaching all about ROUTINE. A good routine is an anchor to your values and your goals, even when the wind picks up. Today we're going to break down the steps you need to take to identify and build your ideal setup. -- Dave's first-ever book, Get Out Of Your Own Way, is OUT NOW! This book is for everyone, and we mean EVERYONE: women who loved Girl Wash Your Face, men who did or didn't read Girl Wash Your Face, personal development skeptics, personal development devotees,...

Today on the Rise Together podcast I sit down with my good friend Jay Shetty to discuss how loss shaped his journey to becoming a monk, the power and vulnerability of trying new things, and the way talent and passion create purpose - but not in the way that you think. Order Jay Shetty’s new book Think Like a Monk at https://thinklikeamonkbook.com/ -- Dave's first-ever book, Get Out Of Your Own Way, is OUT NOW! This book is for everyone, and we mean EVERYONE: women who loved Girl Wash Your Face, men who did or didn't read Girl Wash Your Face, personal development...

This week on the Rise Together podcast public speaker and adversity and life strategistVanessa Joy Walker is here to break down the differences between pursuing happiness and pursuing joy, and how this pursuit can carey. You can pick up Vanessa's book, Make Room For Joy, by clicking here -> https://bookshop.org/books/make-room-for-joy-choose-hope-discover-purpose-and-cultivate-joy-in-the-middle-of-life-s-most-complicated-seasons/9781952025013 -- Dave's first-ever book, Get Out Of Your Own Way, is OUT NOW! This book is for everyone, and we mean EVERYONE: women who loved Girl Wash Your Face, men who did or didn't read Girl Wash Your Face, personal development skeptics, personal development devotees, anyone and everyone who has...