Ep. 50 - Not Quite Strangers: Meet Alicia Williams & Kai Maddox From: New York, USA & Alabama, USA Connect on: Getting to know familiar strangers Connect with: Alicia Williams o Hair Me Out Loft Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehairmeoutloft/ Kai Maddox o linkedin.com/in/kai-maddox-0366b021a Resources: Your talents/gifts: o https://www.marcusbuckingham.com/gift-of-standout/ Wealth Dynamics for entrepreneurs: o FREE TEST https://app.geniusu.com/my-genius-test o https://wealthdynamics.geniusu.com/ o https://youtu.be/cLtmRwv1r1E Subscribe to my YouTube channel and access new and past episodes! To receive episodes and personal 'Connection Challenges' in your inbox, subscribe at www.NotQuiteStrangers.com. #NotQuiteStrangers #ConnectToJoy #Inspiration #Diversity #Inclusion #family #entrepreneurship #college #cousins

Ep. 51 - Not Quite Strangers: Meet Jenny Price-Watterson & Jihann Pedersen From: Panama/Texas, USA & Panama/England Connect on: Connecting to your own culture Connect with: • Jenny Price-Watterson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-watterson-0a2b7317/ • Jihann Pedersen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jihannpedersen/ Subscribe to my YouTube channel and access new and past episodes! To receive episodes and personal 'Connection Challenges' in your inbox, subscribe at www.NotQuiteStrangers.com. #NotQuiteStrangers #ConnectToJoy #Inspiration #Diversity #Inclusion #travel #Panama #culture #Panamanian 💬 Let's connect 💬 • Website: http://www.valeriehope.com • NQS Challenges: https://www.valeriehope.com/nqschallenges • YouTube: www.youtube.com/ConnectToJoy • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriehope/i • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValerieVHope • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValerieVHope/

Ep. 48 - Not Quite Strangers: Meet Al Dawson & Anne Redelfs From: Texas, USA & Pennsylvania, USA Connect on: Healing the body and soul through conversation Connect with: Al Dawson: o Dawson2504@gmail.com Anne Redelfs: o https://anneredelfs.com/ o https://artoftheheal.now.site/home Resources: Books: o Artist, Shaman, Healer, Sage by Katherine Skaggs (https://www.artistshamanhealersage.com/) o Conversations with God – An Uncommon Dialogue by Neale Donald Walsh (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/309504/conversations-with-god-by-neale-donald-walsch/) o The Reluctant Shaman by Kay C. Whitaker (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-reluctant-shaman-kay-c-whitaker?variant=32117987213346) o The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker (https://giftoffear.com/book) Movie: o Altered States (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360/) Subscribe to my YouTube channel and access new and past episodes! To receive episodes and personal 'Connection Challenges' in your inbox, subscribe at www.NotQuiteStrangers.com. Let's connect • Website: http://www.valeriehope.com • NQS Challenges: https://www.valeriehope.com/nqschallenges • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriehope/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValerieVHope • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValerieVHope/

Ep. 48 - Not Quite Strangers: Meet Jorge Enderica & Sal Mendoza From: Ecuador/Texas, USA & El Salvador/Chicago, USA Connect on: Latinos and our threads of commonality Connect with: Jorge Enderica • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorgeenderica/ • Business website: assurnet.biz Salvador Mendoza • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salmendoza/ • Business website: https://www.nbcuni.com Movies/Shows: Jorge’s Picks: • As Good as it Gets • My Cousin Vinny Salvador’s picks: • Remember the Titans • West Wing • Friday Night Lights Valerie’s picks: • What Women Want • Band of Brothers • The Godfather Trilogy Subscribe to my YouTube channel and access new and past episodes! To receive episodes and personal 'Connection Challenges' in your inbox, subscribe at www.NotQuiteStrangers.com. #NotQuiteStrangers #ConnectToJoy #Inspiration #Diversity #Inclusion #Latin #Latinx #Hispanos #Immigrant 💬 Let's connect 💬 • Website: http://www.valeriehope.com • NQS Challenges: https://www.valeriehope.com/nqschallenges • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriehope/i • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValerieVHope • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValerieVHope/

Ep. 47 - Not Quite Strangers: Meet Daniel Todd & Kristin and Randall Brooks From: Texas, USA (All) Talk About: The freedom to connect with yourself and others Connect with: Daniel Todd o LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-todd-141983b2/ o Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danieltodd.yoga Kristin and Randal Brooks o Website: https://bhaktihouseband.com/ o YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZ398xd_hMhR3s7zzQqGOA o Kristin’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sitalovesrama o Bhakti House Band Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bhaktihouseband Music in this episode: "Golden Shoes" by Bhakti House Band https://open.spotify.com/track/6mlBw4vmBdYJfxOHqfLKOM?si=gC5t0dGnRuKCrX1zRwWQRQ&utm_source=copy-link Subscribe to my YouTube channel and access new and past episodes! To receive episodes and personal 'Connection Challenges' in your inbox, subscribe at www.NotQuiteStrangers.com. #NotQuiteStrangers #ConnectToJoy #Inspiration #Diversity #Inclusion #Music #Spiritual #Freedom 💬 Let's connect 💬 • Website: http://www.valeriehope.com • NQS Challenges: https://www.valeriehope.com/nqschallenges • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriehope/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValerieVHope • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValerieVHope/

From: Arizona, USA & São Paulo, Brazil Talk about: Travel from inside and out Connect with: Kathie Conrad (Francis’ wife) is a transition/transformational coach and counselor. o Email: freedomplusheart@gmail.com Guilherme Samel o Email: Samelguilherme@gmail.com o LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guilhermesamel/ o Website: organizacaocolaborativa.com.br Subscribe to my YouTube channel and access new and past episodes! To receive episodes and personal 'Connection Challenges' in your inbox, subscribe at www.NotQuiteStrangers.com. #NotQuiteStrangers #ConnectToJoy #Inspiration #Diversity #Inclusion #Travel #Stories #Connection Let's Connect • Website: http://www.valeriehope.com • NQS Challenges: https://www.valeriehope.com/nqschallenges • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriehope/i • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValerieVHope • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValerieVHope/

From: Texas, USA/Spain & Hawaii/Texas, USA Ages: 9 & 8 years old Connect on: The life of a 3rd and 4th grader Subscribe to my YouTube channel and access new and past episodes! To receive episodes and personal 'Connection Challenges' in your inbox, subscribe at www.NotQuiteStrangers.com. #NotQuiteStrangers #ConnectToJoy #Inspiration #Diversity #Inclusion #Kids #Children #ElementarySchool #Connection #Travel 💬 Let's connect 💬 • Website: http://www.valeriehope.com • NQS Challenges: https://www.valeriehope.com/nqschallenges • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriehope/i • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValerieVHope • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValerieVHope/

From: Texas, USA & Texas, USA Connect on: The secret to healing is self-love Connect with: Gail Blair: • Website: https://www.foodrevelation.com/ • Email: gail@foodrevelation.com • Phone: 469-640-0615 Lewis Cone: • Website: https://www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/NHCQFE?cid=41299788&marketingMessageCode=HD6LJ2 • Email: lewiscone@yahoo.com • Phone: 972-880-8541 Resources: • A Course in Miracles - https://acim.org/ • Celestine Prophecy - https://www.celestinevision.com/ • Conversations with God - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/309504/conversations-with-god-by-neale-donald-walsch/ • Applied Kinesiology - https://www.drweil.com/health-wellness/balanced-living/wellness-therapies/applied-kinesiology/ To receive new episodes and personal 'Connection Challenges' in your inbox, subscribe at www.NotQuiteStrangers.com. We would love you to like and rate us on your favorite podcast platform. #NotQuiteStrangers #ConnectToJoy #Inspiration #Diversity #Inclusion #Wellness #Holistic #Health 💬 Let's connect 💬 • Website: http://www.valeriehope.com • NQS Challenges: https://www.valeriehope.com/nqschallenges • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriehope/i • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValerieVHope • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValerieVHope/

From: India/California, USA & Texas, USA Connect on: Men managing depression & burnout Connect with: • Prashant Agrawal o LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashant-agrawal-b671983/ • Skip Mondragon o LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skip-mondragon-66a2b436/ o Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SkipWNW/ o Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkipWnw o TED Talk: Tough Guys Are An Endangered Species – https://youtu.be/YMmhTsdDX2g o Book: Wrestling Depression is not for Wimps: www.wrestlingisnotforwimps.com Resources: • Dr. Robert Lavant – Normative Male Alexithimia (when men have tremendous difficulty putting their emotional experience into words.) - https://www.drronaldlevant.com/mrni.html • Book: Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl • Book: The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichirou Kishimi, Fumitake Koga Wisdom • Gratitude - First thing in the morning be genuinely thankful for a few specific things in your life. This will prime you for a great day ahead. • Meditation - Is one of the best tools to build mental strength. Living in the moment and being happy is a choice. Meditation can help you choose more such moments. • Proverbs 17:22 - “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.” • Dr. Skip’s prescription: Laugh and laugh heartily Subscribe to my YouTube channel and access new and past episodes! To receive episodes and personal 'Connection Challenges' in your inbox, subscribe at www.NotQuiteStrangers.com. #NotQuiteStrangers #ConnectToJoy #Inspiration #Diversity #Inclusion #Manhood #Depression #Burnout #Masculinity 💬 Let's connect 💬 • Website: http://www.valeriehope.com • NQS Challenges: https://www.valeriehope.com/nqschallenges • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriehope/i • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValerieVHope • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValerieVHope/