
231. Bishop Omar in Memoriam
Youtube: https://youtu.be/c7fsVYlFsX0 As the election mounts, it seems like the country has never been less unified, but today's AMAZING #BetterTogether shows us there's still hope - lots of it. Bishop Omar is a widely respected community leader in Dallas, who began his career as Texas' first gang negotiator, a job where he was asked to go into prisons and negotiate tense dynamics between some of the state's most notorious gang leaders, including Bloods, Crips, and Neo-Nazis.Omar's revolutionary approach to gang negotiations centers on recognizing the humanity in all people, and figuring out our "intersections of agreement" so that we can take steps forward, together, rather than backwards. Omar's beautifully articulate storytelling and outlook really spoke to me, and had me emotional! This is an INCREDIBLE episode, and I believe that Omar is offering tools that can help heal the ever-increasing divide in our country. Watch, listen, subscribe to my channel (link in bio), and please share this episode with 3 people who need some #BishopOmar in their life. Also, make sure to watch #BetterTogether every weekday! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support
15 Mar 20211h 4min

Regular Guy Friday Ep. 5: The Deceptive Destructiveness of Half Commitments
Regular Guys and Gals it's YOUR day and a tired Kels and Kev are back to usher it in. Holding down the fort again this week for Maria, Kev and Kels deep dive into the ramifications behind 'half measure' approaches to relationships, work, life and even leisure. Piggy backing off interviews this week with Adam Grant and David Dobrik, K and K discuss the healthy form of procrastinating and the power of doing nothing. Kev describes how to have a 'carnie vacation' and why it is the most effective kind of vaca to partake in, especially during tough times. In addition, the duo discuss how to turn a 'coffee and a cruller' into the most polite means to engage in discussion and avoid confrontation while standing your ground. They contemplate this weekend being Night of 1000 Kweenz 2 while agreeing we are all #Kweenz no matter what. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support
12 Mar 20211h 15min

230. David Dobrik’s Most Candid Interview Yet
Youtube: https://youtu.be/WNOdY5gAWiA Ep. 230 #DavidDobrik #BetterTogether David Dobrik, YouTube juggernaut, pioneer, entrepreneur and beloved personality sits in with the #HealSquad to discuss his life and career journey. David goes into detail over his selfishness in giving, empathy for fellow DACA kids, immigrant parents and intense feelings of nostalgia that have him texting his high school teachers daily. David also talks about being a pessimist and how that motives him, as well as the power of doing nothing during the pandemic. We play a fun rapid fire game to find out ALL of David’s favorite things (a few may surprise you) and have a few laughs. It’s one of the most candid interviews he’s done to date and is now one of our favorite guests. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support
11 Mar 20211h 29min

229. Do This to Retrain Your Mind to Achieve Positive Change w/ Adam Grant
Youtube: https://youtu.be/we82jrsLWTw Ted talker, best selling author and organizational psychologist, Adam Grant, addresses the Heal Squad on the process of 'rethinking' and how it promotes success and fulfillment. Adam also defines givers, takers and matchers in business and in life - which of the three to embrace and avoid - and the surest means to attain success, based on data. He shares strategies on how to achieve Mental Fitness via a 3 step process as well and so much more. If you’re seeking a means to detox your brain and to open it up to new pathways to success, this is a must watch and listen! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support
10 Mar 20211h 19min

228. How Simplicity Leads To Success: Actress Kate Walsh on her ‘Ventilated Schedule’
Youtube: https://youtu.be/aYw9mjtsKf0 'Grey's Anatomy' alum and entreprenuer, Kate Walsh, joins Keven, Kelsey and the Heal Squad to discuss her health ailments ranging from early menopause to her brain tumor to her hip replacement surgery. Kate shares insight as to why women get sick and the emotional aspect tied to ailments. She discusses sucessful remedies that she has implemnted from employing ventilated schedules to meditating to getting back to nature to simplifying her life. She also admits it's still a daily challenge to do so while opening up about not being a parent while talking about her new movie 'Sometime Other Than Now' and making movies in Australia. If anxiety, stress, not being ebough, aging and poor health has you down, this is another interview tohat willi inspire you toward getting better...together. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support
9 Mar 202148min

227. How Jamie Kern Lima Turned 1 Million Rejections into a Billion Dollars
https://youtu.be/2Dxj3rfUNgA *This episode is pretaped, Maria will still be out this week* For years and years, @JamieKernLima, the mega-mega-millionaire who sold her cosmetics company #ITCosmetics to @LOreal for over a billion dollars, was told her line wouldn't sell, she didn't have the instincts for beauty, and, prepare to get angry, she wasn't the type of person who woman would buy beauty products from... she didn't fit THEIR mold. Yet, this fierce, smart, bad ass wouldn't take no for an answer. She listened to her gut, not the haters and just kept fighting, pushing and. BELIEVING. How did Jamie continue to push through the criticism? How did she go from less than $1,000 in her bank account, 22 bank loan rejections and being a Denny's waitress to the CEO of a Billion Dollar company? How did she do it all and continue to do it all with light and kindness? She divulges all in our interview. Tag a friend below who has big dreams yet feels defeated and that the odds are stacked against them. The journey and advice Jaime shares on @BetterTogetherwithMaria will help any budding entrepreneur or anyone with big goals. I learned a ton myself. Tune in, listen up, and prepare to be inspired. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support
8 Mar 20211h 20min

226. Why Doing What You Love Is NOT Irresponsible with Jillian Michaels
Youtube: https://youtu.be/iHbRharOv8I Joining the Heal Squad today on Better Together was none other than America's Trainer, Jillian Michaels. Jillian shares 5 quick tips to getting healthy during COVID, how the pandemic has pushed everyone to their limits and how that may be a great thing. Jillian shares her early employment journey where she sought job security and how, after four years, it yielded depression and exhaustion. Pivoting from a showbiz office executive position to training people at the local gym yielded fulfillment and taught her (and us) how pursuing your passion is the best pursuit of all. Jillian discusses the mindset required for life change as well as how to hang in when you make that change. She also discusses her Fitness App which has everything you need from exercises to nutritional information to sleep aids to meditation. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support
4 Mar 20211h 8min

225. The Art of The Comeback w/ Tim Storey
The great Tim Story, life coach to the likes of Oprah, Steve Harvey, Robert Downey Jr. and so many more, sat in and schooled the Better Together Heal Squad on the art of comebacks and the art of manifesting miracles. This is essential viewing, especially for those suffering pandemic losses and beyond. Tim goes in detail over ‘never wasting failures’, the means to thriving ‘Life Interruptions’, the need for us to ‘cooperate with the comeback’, how a comeback is not a ‘go back’, embracing new assignments, returning to places of innocence, being over doing, staying plural, not becoming discounted versions of ourselves, remaining awake, aware and taking inventory, and how serving others is always essential. Tim shares tools on breaking negative ways of thinking and so much more. If you are someone you know has been knocked down or experienced deep loss or is trying to manifest a miracle, please share this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support
3 Mar 20211h 28min