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Desireé B Stephens

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Desireé B Stephens is an educator, counselor, and community builder who uses her TikTok platform to push forward with her Anti-oppression, pro-liberation views, and paths to healing. As a public speaker and modern-day philosopher, her approach is to ponder the many ails of the world through a lens of intersectionality in order to break free of constructs and binaries that lead us to get free, together, ONE conversation at a time! https://desireebstephens.bio #makeshifthappen #decolonizeevery ...
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Have The Conversation's mission is to hold space for candid conversations around mental health, wellness, and all the magic in between! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/havetheconversation/support
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A podcast about Trudging the Road to Happy Freaking Destiny! Interviews and random soliloquies where we laugh, cry, complain, explore, and learn. All are welcome, No exceptions. Including those who are not in recovery but perhaps know or love someone with addiction issues or just want to learn more. Along with experts and practitioners who help people work through addictions and behaviors they want to change. These conversations will span limitless topics and though will be through the lens ...
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Join Desireé B Stephens and Dr. Kimberly Douglass as they dive into the complexities of balancing progressive values within the constraints of a carceral education system. Together, they explore the challenges faced by educators and parents, share personal experiences with homeschooling neurodiverse children, and advocate for a more personalized, c…
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community. Today’s guest is someone I don’t know personally but do follow and learn from. Anna is a Coach who helps others reframe their mindset around drinking. For 20 years, she drank daily, thinking nothing of finishing a bottle of wine in the evening. At the time, she believed the alcohol was helping her…
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community! Our guest today has so much to offer and from yet another unique perspective and experience which is what this show is all about. Her name is Sally Magee and she’s an engineer, a Gallup-certified Strengths Coach, management leadership consultant and an accredited sobriety coach as well. Her sobrie…
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Happy day to our loyal listener community and thanks as always for joining! Our guest today is John Durham and he's known for his intellect, positivity, love and respect for everyone and a wild enthusiasm for recovery, nature and lifting others up. We've known each other via text thread with our close and mutual friend, Mel. On this episode we get …
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In this episode, Dr. Kimberly Douglass and Desireé B Stephens discuss the economic and accounting lens of colonization and its ongoing impact. They explore the following critical points: - The economic implications of modern technology and complicity in exploitation - Generational wealth derived from historical slavery and its effect on equity - Th…
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Happy day sober family and our entire listener community and thanks as always for joining! Our guest for this episode is someone I have gotten to see from Day 1 in the rooms. I love her for so many reasons. I met her at an Austin Women’s Group back in the day and watched her walk through some gnarly life stuff as if getting sober isn’t hard enough …
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Happy day sober family and our entire listener community and thanks as always for joining! Our guest for this episode is someone I met in Austin meetings years ago. I respect and appreciate her for so many reasons. Her intelligence and free-thinking approach to life intrigued me and every time she shares, I learn something very cool. I’ve always wa…
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community. Today’s guest is someone I don’t know personally which always makes for a different kind of interview. Anyone who hangs out in the rooms inevitably hears people’s stories because we have speaker meetings often. They remind us of what it was like, what happened and what it’s like now. I love explor…
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community! I am so excited for this conversation. Do you ever just ask the Universe for something, and it says “yes” without even challenging you to a duel or anything? Well that’s how this played out. I’ve been pushing myself to open my mind and my heart to what my spiritual life looks like beyond recovery.…
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Oooooh ladies and gents buckle up we’ve got a fun one! Our guest today is Liz Svatek. She has been leading groups and teams of Warrior Women for over 10 years. Her online community of over 100K women support each other in their healing, growth, and expansion. Liz believes women aren’t born Warriors, they become them, through radical shifts in persp…
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Join Desireé B Stephens and Dr. Kimberly Douglass as they delve into a critical discussion on the decolonization of neuro and the multilayered impact of systemic inequities. Witness a thought-provoking discourse that examines the historical and contemporary implications of societal and governmental structures. - The episode uncovers the erasure of …
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Join Desireé B Stephens and Chaneé Jackson Kendall in their raw and enlightening first episode of "Me and Chanee." Dive into a candid discussion about non-monogamy, decolonizing relationships, and the nuanced spectrum of love and sexuality.- Chaneé Jackson Kendall shares her journey into non-monogamy and her mission to advocate for its normalcy in …
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community. I’ve picked a really fun one to round out the end of our first year and second season! Ruth Lawson has a crazy good story around her struggles with booze, the law, health stuff, etc. Meeting her in the rooms was and remains one of the very best gifts the Universe has ever sent me. Get your popcorn…
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Hey sober/sober curious/sober-ish/sober-adjacent family and our entire listener community! I’m starting to feel like Steve Harvey on Celebrity Family Feud because I always say this, but man have we got a good one for you today! Dr. Robb Kelly has an incredible story regarding his struggles with alcohol and a wealth of knowledge and education as wel…
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Safi and I are discuccing actual activism and how to begin your journey in activism and more importantly, what it takes to stay and support for the long haul Here is the article to support this podcast https://desireebstephens.substack.com/p/so-you-want-to-get-active?
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community! I’m over the moon about this episode’s guest. She’s a great friend, fellow woman in recovery and just an all-around badass. She recently got engaged to her person and is experiencing all the gifts, and challenges, of the program. She’s also a successful customer experience guru in her work life an…
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community! Today we’re talking to Tony Thomas who owns Kilter Fitness and does a lot of other brainy things regarding fitness and how it touches all areas of life. Tony is sober adjacent, and we always love getting perspectives outside of our little siloes. We met on a plane heading back from Amsterdam to Au…
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community! We have another great conversation about sobriety or in this case sobriety-ish! Like I said from the start, the flavor of this show is curiosity, open-mindedness, learning and sharing stories in hopes we can help ourselves and others. On that note, I’d like to introduce you to Holly Krivo. She's a…
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Hey listeners! Our guest on this episode is a close friend and someone I've seen "grow up in public" as we often say in the rooms. Her transformation has been incredible to see and be a part of. She inspires me on many levels and is also just a funny, interesting and talented woman. Her name is Monica Fogelquist and a few cool things about her is t…
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Hey listeners! I am excited to welcome and introduce our guest. Her name is Dr. Evelyn Higgins. Her work is absolutely fascinating to me! She’s the Founder and CEO of Wired For Addiction®, She’s a recognized international expert in the epidemiology of addiction and other mental health complexities. As a Certified Addictionologist, Diplomate of the …
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community! We have a fantastic show, and I can’t wait to get into this one. Our guest is Kevin Griffin. Kevin is a Buddhist author, teacher, and leader in the mindful recovery movement. I read one of his books while traveling a few years ago and have read it several more times since then. I have notes in the…
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Hey listeners! I am excited to welcome and introduce our guest. His name is Paul Larsen – He’s the Author of "Find Your VOICE as a Leader" and Founder of the Find your VOICE Coaching Institute where he coaches professionals to break free from the limiting beliefs of Imposter Syndrome and shift from the mindset of a manager to a leader mindset. He h…
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community! We have a fantastic show, and I can’t wait to get into this one. Our guest is Lee Adkins. We’ve known each other since grade school days. He’s a trusted friend, mentor and person living an alcohol-free lifestyle. As well as a dad, successful real estate professional and owner of Amplified Solution…
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community! We have a great show lined up and I’m SO excited to share it with you. Our guests are Will and Margarita. We run in similar secular recovery circles, and I’ve been so inspired by their recovery stories, the programs they work, the people they help and their love story. This one is a total feel-goo…
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Hey everyone! Thanks for joining us and we have a great show in store today. Our guest Tim Lodgen. He's a man in recovery as well as a former U.S. Marine, Jr. Olympic Boxer, MMA fighter, Dad, Husband, etc. He shares his lessons about moving from being an active alcoholic addict to motivational speaker and uses his platform to advocate for mental he…
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community! We have a great show in store today. Our guest Jason Fotter and we went to school together many moons ago! His tag line is "just a guy in recovery" because he's a humble guy. So, I will brag on him since he won't. He makes his living as a Creative but is also a great friend. A guy in recovery. A D…
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community! We have a great show in store today. Our guest is Nicole Cameron and she's a gem! For those of you who don’t know her yet she's a Professional Coach, Consultant and Woman in Recovery from Alcoholism and Myriad Other Life Challenges. Our interview is candid, fun and very REAL. Nicole shares her hea…
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community! We have a great show in store today. Our guest is Steven English. For those of you who don’t know, let me just catch you up! He's a well-known and respected Coach, Trainer, TEDx Speaker, Team Facilitator and Person in Recovery. He's done executive coaching and team building for big names like Sams…
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Hey hey sober family and our entire listener community! We have a great show in store today. Our guest is Michael Blanchard. For those of you who don’t know let me chat him up a little. First of all he's got a compelling recovery story, but he's also put out two beautiful and poignant books that combine his photography and his recovery. They are ca…
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Hello listener community! Our guest for this episode is Tony Grebmeier and I am excited and grateful to have him here! He's a successful Co-Founder of ShipOffers, an author (Be Fulfilled Magazine and host of tools like journals and an app called BE.) He was the Creator and Host of the The Tony G. show for years and now does The Real Stories Behind …
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Honestly, I can't believe who our guest is! As I always say I'm the luckiest person I know and I'm so grateful that she said yes. Jean McCarthy is a real trailblazer in the Alcohol-Free Community. She started the Unpickled Blog in 2011 and has authored several books; “Take Good Care” “Unpickled: Prepare to be Alcohol Free” and “The Ember Ever There…
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Hey sober family and our entire listener community! We have a great show in store today. Our guest is Cole Chance. For those of you who don’t know, let me just catch you up! She's an International yoga teacher and Recovery Educator. In fact, she's joining us from Bali where she's facilitating retreats and changing lives. She teaches in many capacit…
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What's up I Have 12 Questions Community. We're in for a wild ride today. Our guest is Mike Anderson and he's got serious passion for his fath, recovery, family and career and I have to say it's contagious. Mike wears his heart on his sleeve and says "YES" when people ask him to share his story in hopes it will help others. His honest approach to ho…
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Hello hello I Have 12 questions community! So,our guest today is one I've been very excited about. We've known each other for years. She's a Licensed Professional Counselor Focusing on Trauma and the Owner of Chronic Wellness and Counseling in Austin, Texas. You can learn more about her practice at https://www.chronicwellnesscounseling.com/ In her …
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Hey hey listeners, today we're in LUCK! We are joined by Tash Meri who I am fortunate to call both a friend and an inspiration. She's Brilliant, Beautiful, Industrious and Forever Optimistic and Motivating. We'll talk today about her life and views on doing sobriety her own way, her WHY, family, being a member of and ally for Women of Color and the…
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Hello IHTQ supporters! We have a sweet treat today...the kind that makes you so grateful to be sober and like the world is just a massive, open and connected place to learn new things. I talk with Joe C. about life, recovery, structure and spontaneity, the science of substance use and how it ties into our lived experiences both individually and as …
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Hello and welcome to our first episode! We're doing it big with Brandon Puffer or "Coach Puff Positive" as he's affectionately known. His book came out in December and boy has he got a story to share with us. It's called From the Bullpen to the State Pen: On Choices, a Crash, and the Remarkable Freedom of Grace. Notably, Brandon was major league ba…
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Hey recovery and recovery adjacent fam! Just a quick intro to tease our upcoming podcast called I Have 12 Questions. Can't wait to see you there and hopefully interview you or someone you know about their life in recovery. Love to all, API Have 12 Questions
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EVERY MONDAY DEEDEE WEDNESDAY LPC-S AND I GO LIVE TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF COLONIZATION ON OUR RELATIONSHIP STYLES. HAVE YOU EVER QUESTIONED IF YOU WANTED TO BE MONOGAMOUS? OR WHY THE NUCLEAR FAMILY IS THE SUPERIOR FAMILY STRUCTURE? WHERE DID YOUR IDEALS AND VALUES COME FROM? JOIN US AS WE DECONSTRUCT ALL AVENUES OF LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS. I AM DES…
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I was blessed to have a candid discussion with Tony Nabors of Racial Equity Insights last night live on Tiktok. He wanted to know more about me, my style of speaking, and how I began this work of anti-oppression and liberation. Have a listen and tell me what you think. #desireebstephens #makeshifthappen #letshavetheconversation #diversityequityandi…
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Whew, this month of June in 2022 has been a BINGO card of systemic whiteness and its sheer nonsense. I always enjoy speaking with Rebbeca and Portia. The title speaks for itself. We are not seeking your voice to drown out ours. We need you to sit, pause and do the work of healing. THATS IT! #DEI #desireebstephens #whitewomanwhiperer #portianoir…
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This episode is choppy and raw but that seems to fit the bill considering the topic and the happenings surrounding this recording. Please listen as myself Portia and Rebecca the White Woman Whisperer have an in person masterclass on poor allyship, true intersections and antiracism education.
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Join me, Portia @Portia.Noir and Rebecca @white_woman_whisperer as we have a candid conversation about our DEI work we do on tiktok. What we believe is needed in truly unpacking, healing and decolonization. You've never had anti-racism work done like this! #desireebstephens #makeshifthappen #letshavetheconversation #dei #antiracism #decolonization …
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Stopping by to have the conversation is Best Selling Author and a dietician on a mission to bring back the true meaning of the word diet, Karie Cassell. With a long list of credentials and accomplishments, thriving private practice, and the success of her book, “The Domino Diet: How to Heal You From The Inside Out”. Karie opened up with us about ho…
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Our guest this week has removed her mask of shame, and is opening up after experiencing a love that turned into betrayal and financial disaster to the tune of over One Million Dollars. Yes, that's right ... $1,080,762 to be exact! Known as "The Woman Behind The Smile", Debby M. Johnson proves that you can step out from behind the mask and reclaim y…
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Grab your swords because we are slaying the shame this week with Healing to Happy Founder, Laura P. Martin! After battling her way through IBS, hypothyroidism, anxiety, hormonal imbalances, and skin issues - Laura found herself in several unhealthy relationships with food, addictions, and people. She knew there had to be a better solution. Diving f…
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We're hopping over to the 5th dimension this week to do some quantum healing with Tom Paladino! Tom is a Scalar Light researcher whose personal mission is to make a difference by providing people with the education and tools to restore optimal health so that humanity can enhance their quality of life. From Tesla to Hieronymous, We are learning all …
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