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/

From: New York/Massachusetts, USA & Texas, USA Talk About: Create new choices in life through improvisation Connect With: • Izzy Gesell – o Website: www.izzyg.com o LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/izzygesell/ • Vanessa Kenney – o LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-kenney-38905431/ o Dallas Comedy Club storytelling classes: http://dallas-comedyclub.com/Challenge 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 #Improv #Storytelling #Choice #Games #Laughter 💬 Let's connect 💬 - Website: http://www.valeriehope.com - NQS Challenges: https://www.valeriehope.com/nqschallenges - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriehope/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriehope/i - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValerieVHope

From: South Carolina, USA /New Jersey, USA Talk About: LGBTQIA+and how connection is agreeing to love and respect one another. Connect with: • Karen Romestan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karen.romestan • Lindsay Tierstein o Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindsay.tierstein o LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-tierstein-they-them-theirs-04b04116/ Resources: • Book: Gideon the Ninth - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42036538-gideon-the-ninth 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 #Soul #LGBTQIA+ #Spirituality #Identity #Gender 💬 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: China/Texas, USA & Illinois/Texas, USA Talk About: What’s so funny? The humor in being human Connect with: • Lia Bai: o Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liabai2017 o Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liabaispeaks/ o LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liabaispeaks/ • Shruthi Garimalla: o @shruthigarimalla – TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shruthigarimalla o LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgarimalla/ Resources: • Book: Humor, Seriously: https://www.humorseriously.com/ by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas 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 #Humor #Comedy #Humanity #Cultural 💬 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

From: California, USA & Texas, USA Talk About: The power of owning your shadow Connect with: • Amy Lynn Durham: o Website: https://createmagicatwork.net/ o Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/createmagicatwork/ o LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylynndurham/ o Book: Create Magic at Work & Companion Journal: https://createmagicatwork.net/tools/ols/products/xn-the-journal-create-magic-at-work-8y2v • Rebeca Eigen: o Relationship consultations: https://www.shadowdance.com/consultations o Website: http://shadowdance.com. o Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rebecaeigen7thHouseAstrologer o Twitter: https://twitter.com/RebecaEigen o Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/rebecaeigen/?autologin=true o Book: The Shadow Dance & Astrological 7th House: https://www.shadowdance.com/the-workbook Resources: • Seat of the Soul – Gary Zukav: https://seatofthesoul.com/ • You Can Heal Your Life – Louise Hay: https://www.hayhouse.com/you-can-heal-your-life-paperback • Power v. Force by David Hawkins - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EJBABS2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 • The Moses Code - https://www.newtonvillebooks.com/book/9781401962746 • Liz Greene’s Psychological Horoscope Analysis - https://www.shadowdance.com/liz-greene 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 #Spiritual #Astrology #Shadow #Conflict #Personalgrowth 💬 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