Reena loves a story, and she‘s fascinated by the people behind them. She loves to bring stories to life. Her appetite for storytelling has taken her from the Jerry Springer Show to the legal drama of the courtroom. From influential players to reality stars, nothing is censored here. Reena interviews people whose stories haven‘t been told, at least not through her unique lens, and then gets daddy‘s advice afterward like a good daughter does. Whether you have daddy issues or a father who‘s inspired your path, you will be able to tap into my daddy‘s wisdom, wit, and humor at the end of every episode. My daddy has been a guiding light my whole life and there‘s not much he doesn‘t know, as an entrepreneur for forty-plus years, a husband, a loyal son, and my number one supporter. He has learned lots of life lessons along the way and is here to share them with you. It‘s time to reminisce and reflect on the conversations you‘d like to have with your daddy and learn from mine. Come share in some good old-fashioned family bonding and help us up our wisdom rating. There is wisdom from four generations and I’m addressing what happens from childhood to adulthood!
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Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Today we are are breaking the silence and addressing abuse! Trigger warning advised mentions of suicide, sexual abuse, rape and perpetrators! Trauma comes in many shapes and forms. Your experience is a big deal! Your feelings don’t lie! Our bodies don’t lie! We don’t make up what we feel in our body! Today we are talking about Bill Cosby, Jeffrey Epstein, PTSD, and healing! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy!
Shari Botwin, LCSW opened her Cherry Hill private practice in 1996. Prior to starting her own practice, Shari worked at the Renfrew Center in Philadelphia. She provides individual, group, and family therapy with a specialization in treating trauma, abuse, eating disorders, anxiety and depression. Shari also provides virtual individual and family teletherapy using a HIPPA approved telemedicine platform. Shari holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from Rutgers University. Her second book, Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing, released worldwide November 4, 2019. The updated paperback edition released on October 11, 2021. (Rowman and Littlefield) rowman.com/ISBN/9781538125601/Thriving-After-Trauma-Stories-of-Living-and-Healing
She is also a featured blogger for Psychology Today. To read her latest contributions go to her profile verified by Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/shari-botwin-lcsw
Botwin has been called upon to comment on COVID and PTSD for a variety of international media outlets. Botwin has been featured on various podcasts, webinars and live zoom outreach for the public addressing how to manage with all the challenges during the pandemic.
Botwin has presented several professional CE workshops for Stockton University on trauma and eating disorders recovery. On March 9, 2018, Shari presented a Keynote Presentation to a sold-out house for Monte Nido on the connection between eating disorders and abuse. In 2017 Shari conducted a Keynote workshop for The International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals on the role of an eating disorder in staying stuck in trauma.
She has been featured to offer commentary on a variety of national media outlets; such as Today Show, Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, NBC News Now, MSNBC, CBS News, CTV Radio Europe, and CP24. The New York Times, Prevention Magazine, The Daily Beast, Huffington Post, The Associated Press, have quoted Shari on breaking stories related to trauma and abuse. She has also published several feature op-eds in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Ever wanted to learn more about a breaking news story, that you recognized parts of yourself in, and felt connected to? Unni Turrettini loves research and is a truth seeker! She says when you dare to ask, people are happy to share! She became friends with an FBI profiler who ended up writing the forward to her book! Are there warning signs to prevent lone wolf killers? What do lone wolf killers have in common with loneliness? We have to go beyond our superficial differences! How am I not tolerating the other? How can I love myself more? Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy!
Author, speaker, facilitator, and LONELINESS EXPERT helping individuals increase relational energy and organizations cultivate a culture of belonging.
Norwegian-born Unni Turrettini is the author of Betraying the Nobel: The Secrets and Corruption behind the Nobel Peace Prize (Pegasus Books, 2020), and The Mystery of the Lone Wolf Killer (Pegasus Books, 2015), which examines Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik from both a psychological and sociological perspective and focuses on what we can learn from that tragedy to prevent rampage killings spurred by loneliness. The Mystery of the Lone Wolf Killer won the 2016 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion award (Best Nonfiction).
She has appeared on ABC's The List, TRT World, Ticker News, Fox, CSPAN, The Tedx Stage, The James Altucher Show, BBC World Podcast, and in Authority Magazine, Voice of America, The New York Post, The Spectator, LittleThings, and WWD.
Unni grew up as a global citizen, spending half her life abroad, including the United States, France, and Switzerland before returning to Oslo in 2016. With law degrees from Norway, France, and the United States, Unni is a member of the New York Bar, and worked in law and finance for nearly a decade before becoming a full-time author, speaker and facilitator.
Website: https://unniturrettini.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unnitur/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnniTruthTeller
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/unniturrettini/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnniTurrettini
Landscape video links:
Short video on loneliness:
TEDx Youngstown 2018:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SFmuci6TJ0
TEDx Institut Le Rosey, Switzerland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13h9zB2ja5U
FREE Guide:
3 Tools To Battle Loneliness (pdf): https://courses.unniturrettini.com/loneliness-pdf
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Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Season 3!!! Today’s special guest is a husband, father, grandfather, pastor and former professional wrestler, Chris Whaley! He’s lived his dream and his calling. It was even turned into a movie! What’s it like to see your story told? What’s it like to be on set with a director’s chair?
Chris Whaley is a modern day vigilante who believes in good triumphing evil. He combats it and practices what he preaches!
Married for 47 years he sees Gd in all parts of his life including wrestling! What’s wrestling really like? Is it staged? Are the matches predetermined? What influenced Chris to become a pastor? Better Call Daddy behind the scenes of the Masked Saint!!!
Chris Whaley wrestled professionally from 1978 to 1988 as the Saint. He became a pastor in 1978 after graduating from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. After he had been a pastor he approached ministry in a different way than most pastors. It inspired him to write his first book, The Mask Saint! A must read book!
In 2015, The Masked Saint was adapted as a feature film and released in January 2016. It received four nominations at the 2015 International Christian Film Festival (Best Actor, Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Musical Score) and was chosen as Best Picture.
He says his girls are his biggest blessings! Find out what parenting lessons he taught and followed through on! He even got to meet my son Lazer!
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http://www.themaskedsaint.com/
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Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Arsiak Vartenian and I met at a Broad Shoulders women’s networking event in Chicago! She’s an open book, a role model for women, and had quite the emotional journey to becoming a mother. Multiple miscarriages, IVF doctors, pregnancies, embryos, and surrogacy, is becoming a mom instinctual? Did you make plans to become a parent? Did you talk to medical professionals to find out what to expect when you’re expecting? What kind of mother will you be? What do you wish you knew before embarking on the parenthood adventure? Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.
Arsiak Vartenian, is a builder of women, the community, and the host of Smart is the New Sexy, an uplifting talk show, and online platform. She aims to highlight the power of dreaming big through storytelling, connection, community, and heart.
Arsiak grew up in Arkansas, where she never truly fit in. Her dreams often felt “too big” for her surroundings. With extended roots in Chicago, she knew that like the skyscrapers, the sky was the limit -- as soon as she could spread her wings, she moved north and signed up for college in the Windy City.
College came to a close just shy of completing her senior year when Luxury Real Estate became the apple of her eye. She took a leap of faith and dove headfirst into her raw excitement. She was ready to learn and face all of the challenges the career could provide. She just wasn’t prepared for opposition from those she hoped would be her mentors. Yet again, faced with remarks that her dreams were beyond what she could produce. Even to this day, she’s felt the eye roll of doubt around Smart is the New Sexy.
Even through years of self-doubt and the doubt of others, a complicated divorce from her first husband, momentous financial failures, and the death of close family members, she’s chosen to push through and prove them all wrong.
Her divorce clouded her identity for a while and she needed to rediscover who she was. She put real estate on hold and returned to school to study Fine Arts & TV Production with a minor in journalism. Flash forward and you’ll see the direct correlation to Smart is the New Sexy. It just took her a decade to really find her confidence and be in front of the camera.
This confidence was shaped from active self-discovery but also listening and connecting with others' stories of challenge and triumph. Their stories enabled her to take steps to truly change course and subsequently experience real love and build upon a successful career.
Today, at the helm of Smart is the New Sexy, she feels more empowered now than ever before. Empowered Women Empower Women.
Smart Is The New Sexy has also been recognized by local Chicago and national broadcasts. You can watch these features on WGN, Fox 32, CBS Chicago, Ivanhoe Broadcasting, and more by visiting https://www.arsiak.com/
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Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
A lot of kids getting ready to attend college could use a guide! There’s a lot to figure out and you need a plan! Where are all the college scholarships hiding? What will payments look like for a hundred thousand dollars in debt for a masters degree? There are opportunities available to fund college instead of sleeping in. Today we talk to Rob McGraw, Global Talent Leader, Author of 12 Lies About College, and my toastmaster mentor about what to consider before attending university! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy!
Robert McGraw was born in the humble south suburbs of Chicago. His childhood solidified a character defining independence and fearlessness that have proven to be his greatest assets. After serving five years in the Marine Corps, he returned to Illinois and began working full time. Once again stable, he leveraged the Illinois Veterans Grant and Montgomery GI Bill to complete a B.S. and MBA in five years, at a profit of more than $ 24,000.
After experiencing professional success, helping friends and family, and recalling lessons learned along the way, he decided to give back by helping those at this critical juncture in their lives.
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Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Want to be crazy? Go live your life! That was the message Pixie got from her parents! Pixie became independent when she got pregnant and became a mother. She's now a podcaster, entertainer, content creator, Twitter #spaceshost, Hostess of Project Podcast with Pixie, and Next On Stage One. Twenty three years in the adult entertainment industry she's got lots of wild shenanigans to talk about from her past. Today we are busting hot button topics.
Things that are adult should stay adult! You have to have boundaries! No touchy no touchy! Dancing is time for money! I'm never going to show my daughter how to twerk! Sex education needs to be taught with the consent of parents. Education should come from home and be backed by the school. Gotta break down barriers and give kids advice at their level. Pixie didn't learn sex ed from her parents and many don't. Sex can be scary! Better Call Daddy: The Space For Controversy.
Today we are talking about how to think about your podcast as a business. You need to have a trajectory for your show, an elevator pitch, does this fit your brand? It's not just creating, you need boundaries, or it's chaos.
Project Podcast with Pixie
Pixie's Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/c/ProjectPodcastPixie
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Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Laura had all of the tools she needed to do a 180 from her keynote speaking on productivity and apply it to youth substance abuse. She’s like the Mothers Against Drunk Driving for marijuana! We don’t know all the science as parents! It’s not the same marijuana our parents used to smoke! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy!
Laura Stack is Johnny Stack’s mom and the Founder & CEO of Johnny’s Ambassadors. In the business world, Laura was better known by her professional moniker, The Productivity Pro®. She is a Hall-of-Fame Speaker and corporate spokesperson for many major brands. Laura is a bestselling author of eight books on productivity and performance topics with a large social media following, and she has given keynote speeches and training seminars to major corporate, association, and government audiences for over 30 years.
On November 20, 2019, Laura suddenly acquired the undesired wisdom of knowing what it’s like to lose one’s child, when her 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide. He became psychotic after dabbing high- potency marijuana concentrates and thought the mob was after him.
Laura’s world took a 180. She filed for and received 501c3 nonprofit status for Johnny’s Ambassadors, Inc., with the mission to educate parents and teens about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicide. She wrote the blockbuster book, The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story, with 300 pages about what happened. Described as a woman with unstoppable drive and unwavering purpose, Laura hopes to help other parents, grandparents, teachers (and frankly all adults with teens in their lives) by honestly and boldly sharing Johnny’s story of his high-potency marijuana use, psychosis, and suicide.
The devastating loss of her child gives Laura a powerful voice and a platform for change. Laura sees it as her responsibility to share Johnny's warning to prevent other families from having to go through what she did and save other young lives.
Laura’s platform now brings marijuana education, awareness, and prevention curriculum around the U.S. to raise awareness of THC use, mental illness, and suicide. She presents live and virtual keynotes, breakout sessions, and training for parents, teens, schools, healthcare, anti-drug coalitions, community- based prevention organizations, corporate wellness programs, and government agencies.
Laura is the recipient of the Drug-Free America Foundation’s Moxie Award for protecting youth from substances, as well as the Leadership in Advocacy Award from the National Speakers Association. By sharing Johnny’s own warning about marijuana, Laura is determined to start a movement to bring teen marijuana use, mental illness, and suicide into the spotlight and get them to #StopDabbing.
Laura lives with her husband near Denver, Colorado and has two surviving adult children, ages 26 and 20.
“Forge ahead despite your pain and give meaning to your loss.” – Laura Stack
https://JohnnysAmbassadors.org
Laura’s book : https://smile.amazon.com/Dangerous-Truth-About-Todays-Marijuana/dp/195094879x
Educational resources to about the harms youth marijuana use: https://johnnysambassadors.org/education
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Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
We have so much more power than we realize! We can choose what we believe and what we take on! Sometimes we give other people’s perceptions of us too much weight! You are not crazy! You don’t have to repeat generational patterns! You can get brave and liberate yourself from abuse! We don’t have to stay hurt, we can move forward and live an abundant life! Today Alana Sharps is speaking out against narcissism and breaking free from shame! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy!
Alana Sharps is a multi-talented Business Strategist, Thought Leader, and Author. She is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a certified Six Sigma enthusiast in process improvement. She has coached C-Suite executives through continuous improvement processes that aligned with business strategies, increased operational efficiencies, and yielded millions in corporate-wide cost savings.
Alana is also a survivor of a toxic marriage tangled in narcissistic abuse. As a result, she decided to pivot her technical expertise to a proven methodology for helping others overcome similar struggles. She is now a Certified High Conflict Divorce and Child Custody Consultant focusing on helping women get through the battle of post-separation abuse.
Battling a narcissist in family court is not an easy task and requires a unique skill set. Alana effectively prepares her clients for their tense legal battles with individuals who refuse to negotiate or collaborate. She does this by coaching through the four pillars of mindset growth, self-care, communication strategies, and evidentiary documentation techniques.
Alana’s journey from victim to survivor inspired her to make this type of support her life’s work. She has courageously captured her story of survival and resilience in her life-changing book “Was it My Fault?”. Her hope is that her clients and others will survive and thrive beyond their expectations.
When taking a pause from her passion to empower survivors, Alana serves the community in several non-profits. She is a board member for Time4Change of NC, a mentor for women in the HER Foundation, and a member of the National Society of Black Engineers. Alana is also the mother of three and resides in Raleigh, NC with her children and two dogs.
Resources
https://www.thehotline.org/resources/types-of-abuse/
https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/domestic-abuse-warning-signs/
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Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
How do you soldier on when taking care of a sick parent? What’s it like parenting three kids while your husband is deployed? Where does Judaism fit into all of this? Trish Reyes is a military spouse, mom to three girls, nutritional therapist, virtual assistant, and host of the Choose Mom Podcast. Originally from New Jersey, she has hopped around the county living in Maryland, Florida, Virginia, Nevada, and California. When she’s not momming, you can find her hiking, working on a home diy project, planning an adventure for her family, baking sourdough bread, or listening to a podcast - often all at once! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy!
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Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022