Better Call Daddy

Meg Heppner is going to educate me on her mennonite people!  We talk about how humans bastardize religion and when you start raising kids you have to figure out how to live!  Today she’s facing her God complex!  Better Call Daddy:The Safe Space For Controversy. Celia, my daughter, sneaks in at the end of the episode with tacos and connects to Meg about having three brothers!   Meg is a life coach, blogger and event host that is passionate about walking with people who want more out of life than just the status quo! She believes that life doesn’t have to work out exactly the way we think it “should” in order to be enjoyed and that people don’t have to be perfect in order to be loved. She believes that we all have the voice of truth inside of us but sometimes it can be hard to hear. And most importantly that we must live between the tension of accepting the things we cannot change and taking massive action on the things we can! Meg creates spaces where women can slow down and process all the things that are influencing and controlling their lives - their everyday thoughts, emotions, and the stories they have been telling themselves. Spaces where they can look at their inner world, gain valuable insight and then reclaim their personal authority, and make conscious decisions that transform the way they experience their lives! Through one on one coaching, group coaching and workshops Meg helps women show up in the world with more love, and less ego, more compassion, and less judgment, more vulnerability, and less shame, more emotional agility and less fear! Meg is also the current Branch Director of South Surrey/White Rock for Happy Healthy women. Meg’s currently running events are: The Self Love Series (March 2021 to June 2021) The Art Of Being H(You)man Series (January 2021 to April 2021) The Goddess Talks (All of 2021) Meg lives in British Columbia with her husband of 20 years, two teenage boys and their little dog Charlie. To learn more about Meg and her business, visit her website ​realexcellentliving.com Me and my daddy would love to hear from you ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy   Please subscribe and leave a five star review podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy Connect with Reena linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts

3 Dec 202148min

Caught up with Heather Cox Tzall after 15 years! We met on a life changing trip to Israel.  She’s now a mom of five, wife, entrepreneur, diversity advocate, passionate speaker, and certified boss lady!  I got the low down on how she met her hubby, stayed fluid in her Judaism observance, and how she started her stage performing in the circus!  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Me and my daddy would love to hear from you ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy Subscribe and leave us a five star review  podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy Connect with Reena linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts

29 Nov 202147min

Geoffrey’s dad was born in 1906, a larger than life hero, he was an engineer on a mining expedition in the subarctic, people thought his dad was his grandfather!  What’s it like growing up with a father who’s a retiree?  Today we talk about needing a hand up, mental health challenges, and what can happen when you get pinned in life! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Geoff Moore is a proud husband and father of four children. He is an active volunteer and second time entrepreneur with a passion for sustainable finance.  His greatest hero is his dad, who was a World War II veteran!   Almost ten years ago, his first entrepreneurial venture did not succeed and a whole host of issues drove him into the hospital for 5 weeks with a mental breakdown.  Based on this and other life experiences, he has decided to launch The Pinned Podcast in order to make a contribution to ending mental health stigma by engaging in authentic conversations with people who have battled through lived experiences of mental health challenges or who have provided care to those who do. Each conversation will be an opportunity for a candid sharing of the invitee's story and their messages of hope for those who are "pinned" today. The goal is to provide a "hand-up" to help people realize that all humans can get "pinned" and they are no ..."pinned" and they are not alone. There is never any shame in seeking a hand-up and the best time to seek it is always today.  Physical and mental health are of course intrinsic, central aspects of being alive... Why then should they be viewed any differently when people are in need of care?   Connect with Geoffrey   https://instagram.com/time_for_a_handup?utm_medium=copy_link   Subscribe and leave a five star review ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy   Connect with Reena linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts   instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts

24 Nov 202142min

Tragedy is not okay.  Suicide is not okay!  And you never know what is going to trigger someone!  OBGYN Kellie Lease Stecher has made it her purpose and passion to speak up and serve the medical community.  She's igniting others too! If you aren’t advocating for Womens rights what are you doing?  Kellie is an action mom, author, and a women’s health leader! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Kellie Stecher is an OBGYN, Chief Medical Officer of Linked Inclusion™, and Co-Founder and President of Patient Care Heroes, Founding Board Member for the Minnesota Branch of the League of Minority Voters, as well as the Governor of the 7th district of the American Medical Women’s Association. She has won the Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine’s Top Doctors' Rising Star award for the last three years. Her work has made her an invaluable contributor to both local and national publications, news, and podcasts. Dr. Stecher's focus is on advocacy and policy change, centering around safety and equity. She is the author of the book, Delivering, which was released in late 2021. The book is meant to empower women, mothers, working women, women in healthcare, and to inspire change. As the Chief Medical Officer at Linked Inclusion™, she leads a team of wellness experts in providing professional DEI + Wellness resources for social change management addressing the physical and mental health services needed for solving the trauma that accompanies exclusion.   Kellie’s book Delivering https://www.amazon.com/dp/1914560159/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_GNTN8FCEW1PJM7806TDJ   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy   Subscribe and leave a five star rating podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy   Connect with Reena linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts

19 Nov 202159min

Should privileges be earned?  How do kids get stimulation through a pandemic?  You have to structure activities for them, present them options, ways to reset.  Food is love in Dr. Roseann’s Italian home.  Today we are talking about creating changes without taking a pill!  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.   Dr. Roseann is a mental health trailblazer, founder of The Global Institute of Children’s Mental Health and Dr. Roseann, LLC who is, “Changing the way we view and treat children’s mental health”.  FORBES magazine called her, “A thought leader in children’s mental health”. She is known for brain-based solutions for struggling kids and her work has helped thousands reverse the most challenging conditions, such as ADHD, anxiety, mood, autism, learning disability, Lyme, and PANS/PANDAS using PROVEN holistic therapies such as neurofeedback, biofeedback, and psychotherapy. She is the author of the first ever book on teletherapy activities for child and adolescent therapists, “Teletherapy Toolkit™” and It’s Gonna be OK!™ and gives parents step-by-step solutions for their struggling kids with her books, Raising Successful Kids Community and remote neurofeedback program.  A media personality, she is often featured on dozens of media outlets: Fox, CBS, NBC, PARENTS, and New York Times.    YouTube https://www.youtube.com/DrRoseann   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrRoseannCapannaHodge/   Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/drroseann/ Twitter https://twitter.com/drroseann1   Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/roseanncapannahodge   Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/drroseanncapannahodge   TikTok Drroseann https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMej9kxJH/ Connect with Reena linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you  podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy   Subscribe and leave a five star review ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy

15 Nov 202158min

Gregory Proctor has been through hell and back multiple times!  He’s experienced divorce, the loss of his daddy, and multiple myeloma.  Are you built for this?   In order to move forward with anything difficult in life you have to have resilience, motivation, and the ability to work under pressure! Joining the military was nothing after the rules and governance in the Proctor home!  When you leave the house you better be put together!  He chose to explore the world, technology, and the seas!  Eight years in the military, thank you for your service!  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Greg Proctor is an entrepreneur, innovator, and podcaster with a passion for helping others overcome challenges by creating opportunities that add value.     A seasoned 25+ year dynamic leader who understands business and the humans who power it, he has an uncanny ability to anticipate trends and see things others cannot.  As founder and Managing Director of SchXer, he uses his unique talents as an organizational resiliency advisor, helping companies mitigate risk so they can survive and prosper long-term. It’s hard to leverage change when you’re unprepared to handle disruptions to your supply chain, human capital, and day-to-day business operations. A sudden crisis can be all it takes to catch a company off guard and send it into a tailspin. That’s where I come in.     Also Cofounder of Tru-Spot Technologies, he and his business partner have revolutionized augmented reality for online virtual seat purchasing, immersive fan viewing (without the Oculus headgear, as we like to say) all from the comfort of home.   And lastly, as the founder of Kut2ThaChase Podcast, he has disrupted the podcasting ecosystem by bringing forth a social & culture platform for everyone to sharing stories that nourish our souls through an unscripted dialogue. Kut2ThaChase Podcast http://www.k2tcpodcast.com/ Gregory on Instagram  https://instagram.com/kut2thachasepodcast?utm_medium=copy_link   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy   Subscribe to The Better Call Daddy Show podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy   Connect with Reena linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena

11 Nov 20211h 5min

What do you do when you are alone, all by yourself?  Have you ever figured out how to embrace who you are?  Erica Campos is a reproductive nerd who learned that women don’t understand their bodies and that she loved selling sex toys!  Today we talk about consent, stealthing, divorce, and what feels good! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Erica Campos is a Bilingual Certified Sex Educator with over 10 years experience in a wide variety of sex, sexual health & sexuality topics.    Erica’s career began in 2008, as an “Independent Sex Toy Consultant”. Offering In-home Sex Education Workshops (aka Sex Toy Parties)for women 18yrs & older. All of her workshops also included education and resources for her audience.    After several years as an independent consultant, Erica moved on and started a position as a Sex Educator for a non-profit organization that specializes in Reproductive Health. She is certified to teach many different Sex Ed topics from young adults to older adults at schools, organizations & programs all over Chicago.    Erica lives in Chicago with her husband, Jorge and her three fur babies, Twinkee, Tequila & REKS. When she is not teaching, she loves flipping furniture & going to flea markets shopping for vintage/antiques.     Chicago Community Resources: Illinois Coalition for Adolescent Health. Engages youth and communities through peer education around sexual health and reproductive justice.  312.427.4460 Chicago Alliance against Sexual Exploitation. Individualized legal advice, consultation, and representation following and related to sexual assault. Loop. 773.244.2230 Illinois Safe Schools Alliance. Promotes healthy development for LGBTQ youth in IL schools through advocacy, educate ion and youth organizing. Loop. 312.533.2624 Broadway Youth Center. A safe haven for LGBTQ youth. Health clinic, drop-in services, counseling and resource advocacy. Uptown. 773.388.1600 KAN-WIN. Provides domestic and sexual violence support and advocacy focused on Asian American survivors. Confidential location. 773.585.1392 Apna Ghar. Sexual and domestic violence services focused on crisis response, counseling, and advocacy for immigrants. Uptown and Skokie. 773.334.4663 Between Friends. Domestic violence multilingual counseling and support services, teen relationship education, and court advocacy. Confidential location. 1.800.603.4357 Youth Outreach Services. Behavioral health counseling and support services for youth and families, including for problematic sexual behavior. Multiple Chicago area locations and in home services. 773.777.7112 Mujeres Latinas en Accion. Free bilingual/bicultural individual counseling and therapy for domestic and sexual violence in Pilsen, South Chicago, and Brighton Park. 773.890.7676 Resilience (Rape Victim Advocates). Free trauma therapy, medical, and legal advocacy related to sexual violence at multiple locations in the loop and Northside. 312.443.9603  Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center Counseling, advocacy, case management and referral linkages for child survivors of sexual abuse. Provide services addressing problematic sexual behavior for youth    312.492.3719  Resilience (Rape Victim Advocates). Free trauma therapy, medical, and legal advocacy related to sexual violence at multiple locations in the loop and Northside. 312.443.9603 YWCA Metropolitan Chicago. Sexual violence support services, including counseling, case management, and advocacy, including for non-offending family members, as well as prevention education. Multiple South Site, city, and suburb locations. 312.733.2102 Connect with Erica www.MyCuerpoMiBody.com Me and my daddy would love to hear from you podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe and leave a five-star rating  ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy If you are interested in being a guest you can email me reena@bettercalldaddy.com

8 Nov 202141min

Why do I feel so broken?  Have you been round and round with therapists?  Do you need to be able to communicate better when your struggling? Today’s guest is a daddy of four, continuing to learn and about himself, his family, and his community! He journals, has a unique perspective on friendship, and developed a scale to help people with what’s typically hidden!  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.

5 Nov 202135min