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

From: Ecuador/Miami, USA & Mexico/Illinois, USA Talk About: Latin ethnicity, culture, colorism, and family Connect: • Carolina Veira: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinaveira/ • Priscilla Guasso: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priscillaguasso/ Resources: • Red Table Talk: The Estefans - https://www.facebook.com/redtabletalkestefans/videos/143992647945702 • Fig Factor Media, http://figfactormedia.com/ • Isabel Wilkerson, Caste – The Origins of Our Discontents (https://www.isabelwilkerson.com/) 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 #Culture #Hispanic 💬 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: Maryland, USA & Japan/ Colorado, USA Talk about: How to live on without someone you love Connect with: • Saundra Rogers Email: ContactSaundraRogers@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saundra-rogers-92664763/ • Wakako Wheelock Email: wakako@brainworxinc.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wakako.hashimoto.98 Resources: • TEDx talk: Power of PAWS in Parenting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gGN9DB0GEQ • The Wisdom of Trauma: https://thewisdomoftrauma.com/resources/ • Book: Scattered Minds by Gabor Mate- https://drgabormate.com/book/scattered-minds/ • Metaphysical Anatomy: https://metaphysicalanatomy.com/ • Brain Gym: https://www.braingym.com/ 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 #Grief #ADHD #COVID19 #Brain 💬 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: Ethiopia/Sweden & New Jersey/ Kansas, USA Connect on: A shared experience decades later while living fully with other human beings. Connect with: Alemnesh Belatchew • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alemnesh.belatchew Fred Heismeyer • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fred.heismeyer.9 • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dr-fred-heismeyer-7a490a3/ Subscribe to this 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 #UWP #UpWithPeople #Travel #Culture #Living - Website: http://www.valeriehope.com - NQS Challenges: https://www.valeriehope.com/nqschallenges - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriehope/i - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValerieVHope