The Luminous Mind Podcast | A show about you becoming your best self through unconventional thinking
The Luminous Mind connects with and learns from people who are disrupting the status quo in how they learn, educate and live in the world around them. Prepare for a paradigm shift, light a candle - light your world.
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Episode 275 - Patrick Keeney, Building Programs for the Underserved
09/07/2021
Episode 275 - Patrick Keeney, Building Programs for the Underserved
Patrick Keeney has spent over 3 decades designing and delivering high quality, equitable educational experiences. Pat’s time as a physics teacher, coach, NASA consultant, learning designer, product manager, and now strategist has given him the chance to see education from many perspectives. For the last 10 years, Pat’s focus has been career and workforce education, and he was largely responsible for the design and implementation of the largest, national, online career academy network for high school students. Pat is a champion for pragmatic solutions through which career programs can be wildly effective, and people can have seamless opportunities to pursue and attain their next job on the road to becoming their best, career-self.
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Episode 274 - Regina Hall, Teaching Women to Exhale Towards Healing
12/02/2020
Episode 274 - Regina Hall, Teaching Women to Exhale Towards Healing
This podcast is with author, speaker and pastor, Regina Hall on how she helps women overcome trauma from sexual assault. She talks about how to use the pain from these situations for personal growth and a better understanding of God. She talks about changing your mindset and how to make intentional decisions towards better life choices and improved mental health. Check out the Show Notes
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Episode 273 - Joel Holc, The Eggshell Effect - My Journey From Fear
11/24/2020
Episode 273 - Joel Holc, The Eggshell Effect - My Journey From Fear
This podcast is with author, Joel Holc on his new book, The Eggshell Effect - My Journey From Fear. Joel recounts personal experiences as well as learning he received by asking one important question, "How did I get here?" He helps others unpack past experiences so they can stop living reactionary lives and make choices with more fulfilling intension.
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Episode 272 - Lucie Leblanc, Helping Us Become A Conscious Creator
11/18/2020
Episode 272 - Lucie Leblanc, Helping Us Become A Conscious Creator
This podcast is with life coach, Lucie Leblanc where we talk about how to become a Magnetic Mind Superconscious Creator. A marvelous technique to rewire your brain in minutes. This REVOLUTIONARY Technique is the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience. This is a powerful technic to become more and to achieve your goals.
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Episode 271 - Tisha Hammond, The Small Business Cheerleader
10/27/2020
Episode 271 - Tisha Hammond, The Small Business Cheerleader
This podcast is with best-selling author and highly-sought after speaker, Tisha Hammond. We chat about her experiences with starting her own business, making connections, and helping others find resources to be successful business entrepreneurs.
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Episode 270 - Melinda Wheelwright Brown, Using the Story of Eve and Adam To Teach Life Balance
10/20/2020
Episode 270 - Melinda Wheelwright Brown, Using the Story of Eve and Adam To Teach Life Balance
This podcast is with Melinda Wheelwright Brown, author of the book,
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Episode 269 - Lissa Figgins, Help Others Be Firmly Planted in Wellness
10/07/2020
Episode 269 - Lissa Figgins, Help Others Be Firmly Planted in Wellness
This podcast is with Women's Wellness Coach, Lissa Figgins. We talk about steps for women to take to get healthy and live longer more meaningful lives. Lissa give us helpful tips on being more intensional with our goals to live better, more fulfilling lives.
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Episode 268 - Quantrilla Ard, The PhD Mamma, Building Community With People of Color
09/29/2020
Episode 268 - Quantrilla Ard, The PhD Mamma, Building Community With People of Color
This is a thought provoking podcast with Quantrilla Ard, PhD who specializing in better maternal care for women of color and building communities to improve the lives of families of color. We had a frank discussion of how to build bridges and fighting racism.
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Episode 267 - Amber Lia, Healthy Transformations
09/29/2020
Episode 267 - Amber Lia, Healthy Transformations
Once again, we invite Amber Lia back to talk about her own healthy transformation with her husband Guy. We talk about what they learned through this process of getting healthy, how it has affected their family and how coaching other helps to confirm their resolve to make this a permanent lifestyle.
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Episode 266 - Jami Amerine, Empowering Us To Be Who We Were Created To Become
09/16/2020
Episode 266 - Jami Amerine, Empowering Us To Be Who We Were Created To Become
In this podcast, we speak with artist, author and speaker, Jami Amerine, mostly about her third book, Well Girl, An Inside-Out Journey To Wellness. It is a powerful conversation on better self-care through asking yourself an important question and considering new paradigms.
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Episode 265 - Katie Reid, Made Like Martha
09/08/2020
Episode 265 - Katie Reid, Made Like Martha
Are you a Martha who feels guilty for not being a Mary? People who are doers, often feel guilty that we aren't sitting to enjoy life more. However during our conversation with Katie Reid, we chat about how the world needs all types of people. We talk about how to be a more successful being a creative person and finishing projects. Katie M. Reid is a published author, of Made Like Martha, national speaker, and co-host of The Martha & Mary Show podcast. She has a Master's Degree in Secondary Education.
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Episode 264 - Mark Kumar, Helping to Create Lifestyle Entrepreneurs
09/01/2020
Episode 264 - Mark Kumar, Helping to Create Lifestyle Entrepreneurs
This podcast is with Mark Kumar who is a lifestyle entrepreneur. He tells us about his journey through self-directed learning and how he has taught himself the skills of entrepreneurship with several different businesses. He gives us tips on learning how to teach your passion to create a business that services others and lights the fire of illuminated learning.
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Episode 263 - Mark Beaumont, Unschool Yourself First
08/25/2020
Episode 263 - Mark Beaumont, Unschool Yourself First
In this episode, we chat with Mark Beaumont, who is a professional educator that is passionate about self directed learning. We talk about the need for parents to "unlearn" what they think education may look like to provide more student autonomy and a personalized learning experience for their children. Mark provides his own personal journey towards self-directed learning as a parent AND educator, as well as a plethora of resources to help parents begin their own unschooling experience.
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Episode 262 - Amber Lia, Marriage Triggers
08/18/2020
Episode 262 - Amber Lia, Marriage Triggers
This podcast is with a past firestarter, Amber Lia. We talk about her new book, Marriage Triggers: Exchanging Spouses' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses, which she co-authored with her husband, Guy. We talk about some common problems that couples have within marriage and how we can change our mindsets to fix them. We also how to foster better communication in marriage. A former high school English teacher, Amber is a work-at-home mom of four little boys ranging from 3 to 13. She is the best-selling co-author of Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses and Parenting Scripts: When What You’re Saying Isn’t Working, say Something New. She and her husband Guy own Storehouse Media Group, a faith-friendly and family-friendly TV and Film production company in Los Angeles, CA. Their book, Marriage Triggers, was released in January of 2020. When she’s not building sand castles with her boys on the beach, or searching for Nerf darts all over her house, you can find Amber writing to encourage families on her blog at motherofknights.com
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Episode 261 - Cassidy Younghans, Building Collaborative Learning Communities
08/15/2020
Episode 261 - Cassidy Younghans, Building Collaborative Learning Communities
This episode with educator, Cassidy Younghans, couldn't come at a better time! We discuss options for schooling for family and how to recreate a unique learning environment for each student. We also discuss options for teachers that give them more autonomy and joy within the profession. With COVID-19, this is a perfect time to be RETHINKING education! Cassidy Younghans is a certified educator who taught 7th grade English in a public school for 5 years before shifting her path towards Self-Directed Education. She interned at multiple alternative educational spaces, including North Star (with 23 years of history) and Houston Sudbury School in 2018-2019 before founding EPIC Life Learning Community in September 2019. EPIC Life Learning Community serves ages 4-18 in Carrollton, TX.
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Episode 260 - Zoe Greenhouse, Self-Directed Adventurer
08/14/2020
Episode 260 - Zoe Greenhouse, Self-Directed Adventurer
In this episode, we meet self-directed learner, Zoe Greenhouse, and learn how has came to self-directed education and how she manages her time and education. As a worldschooler, Zoe Greenhouse called everywhere from Guatemala to France home until sixth grade, when she decided she wanted to be normal. She spent the next five years at school, but in tenth grade finally realized traditional education wasn’t for her. Since then, she’s been planning adventures, doing self-directed projects, and encouraging others to think outside the box.
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Episode 260 - Zoe Greenhouse, Self-Directed Adventurer
08/14/2020
Episode 260 - Zoe Greenhouse, Self-Directed Adventurer
In this episode, we meet self-directed learner, Zoe Greenhouse, and learn how has came to self-directed education and how she manages her time and education. As a worldschooler, Zoe Greenhouse called everywhere from Guatemala to France home until sixth grade, when she decided she wanted to be normal. She spent the next five years at school, but in tenth grade finally realized traditional education wasn’t for her. Since then, she’s been planning adventures, doing self-directed projects, and encouraging others to think outside the box.
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Episode 259 - Emily Gaudreau, Helping to De-Pornify the Youth Culture - Part 2
07/28/2020
Episode 259 - Emily Gaudreau, Helping to De-Pornify the Youth Culture - Part 2
This is part 2 of our conversation with Emily where we focus on teaching children about staying safe from sexual predators had what to do when our children encounter pornography. This podcast has sensitive information about sex education, pornography, and alternative sexual experiences. It is not recommended for children. We chat with Emily Gaudreau, host of How To Raise A Maverick podcast about helping to teach children safety skills to keep them from being a victim of sexual abuse. We also discuss online safety as well as parenting skills for better communication with kids on sensitive topics.
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Episode 259 - Emily Gaudreau, Helping to De-Pornify the Youth Culture
07/21/2020
Episode 259 - Emily Gaudreau, Helping to De-Pornify the Youth Culture
This podcast has sensitive information about sex education, pornography, and alternative sexual experiences. It is not recommended for children. We chat with Emily Gaudreau, host of How To Raise A Maverick podcast about helping to teach children safety skills to keep them from being a victim of sexual abuse. We also discuss online safety as well as parenting skills for better communication with kids on sensitive topics.
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Episode 258 - Rob Huge, Questioning the Purpose for School
07/14/2020
Episode 258 - Rob Huge, Questioning the Purpose for School
This podcast is with founder, Rob Huge, of Greenfields Academy in Chicago, which is an Acton Academy school that focuses on creating students who are world-changers. The "Griffins" at Greenfields have the freedom and flexible to create their own educational path towards being more intentional in learning and life. Podcast timestamps: Rob Huge’s personal story Travel and how that impacts our learning 12:57 - What is the purpose of school? 13:21 - School has become childcare 13:58 - Our job as parents, isn’t to make good students but to help them become good people 14:28 - Once you come out of school, the 2 most important skills 14:51 - Young people living lives of quiet desperation 15:19 - If you want to fix school really quickly 15:30 - Difference between pedagogy and andagogy 16:30 - Covid19 exposes schools as child care 17:37 - Philosophy of Greenville Academy 20:25 - How “Griffins” spend their time 21:41 - Dr Robert Shanks works 24:15 - Higher education 25:48 - Compulsion in education 27:33 - Comparing school and a job 28:00 - Bullying in school 29:12 - Social Emotional Learning 30:26 - One right answer 30:45 - Diversity in private school 32:35 - Cost of Greenville’s academy vs. Traditional government schools 33:03 - Rob Huge’s paradigm change - multi-age learning 36:03 - Adult relationships with younger children, parenting with this style of education 44:30 - The meaning of the term “Griffen” 47:00 - Teaching without knowing all the answers 50:55 - Leading people to their life’s mission, back off of scheduling 58:00 - Preparing children for the future 1:01 - Habits for better learning 1:02:28 - Long -term for goals
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Episode 258 - Rob Huge, Questioning the Purpose for School
07/14/2020
Episode 258 - Rob Huge, Questioning the Purpose for School
This podcast is with founder, Rob Huge, of Greenfields Academy in Chicago, which is an Acton Academy school that focuses on creating students who are world-changers. The "Griffins" at Greenfields have the freedom and flexible to create their own educational path towards being more intentional in learning and life. Podcast timestamps: Rob Huge’s personal story Travel and how that impacts our learning 12:57 - What is the purpose of school? 13:21 - School has become childcare 13:58 - Our job as parents, isn’t to make good students but to help them become good people 14:28 - Once you come out of school, the 2 most important skills 14:51 - Young people living lives of quiet desperation 15:19 - If you want to fix school really quickly 15:30 - Difference between pedagogy and andagogy 16:30 - Covid19 exposes schools as child care 17:37 - Philosophy of Greenville Academy 20:25 - How “Griffins” spend their time 21:41 - Dr Robert Shanks works 24:15 - Higher education 25:48 - Compulsion in education 27:33 - Comparing school and a job 28:00 - Bullying in school 29:12 - Social Emotional Learning 30:26 - One right answer 30:45 - Diversity in private school 32:35 - Cost of Greenville’s academy vs. Traditional government schools 33:03 - Rob Huge’s paradigm change - multi-age learning 36:03 - Adult relationships with younger children, parenting with this style of education 44:30 - The meaning of the term “Griffen” 47:00 - Teaching without knowing all the answers 50:55 - Leading people to their life’s mission, back off of scheduling 58:00 - Preparing children for the future 1:01 - Habits for better learning 1:02:28 - Long -term for goals
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Episode 257 - Matt Beaudreau, Creating a Hero's Journey for Young People
07/07/2020
Episode 257 - Matt Beaudreau, Creating a Hero's Journey for Young People
This podcast is with a former public school educator, Matt Beaudreau, the founder of Acton Academy Placer's multiple California locations. He talks about his journey towards moving through the traditional systems, that teaches us how "to play the game" well, to now the school he founded, which encouraging hundreds of young heroes to find their calling. He is a multiple-time TEDx speaker, as well as a keynote speaker and consultant to Fortune 500 companies around the world. ABOUT Acton Academy Placer... Having worked in education for several years, our founder, Matt Beaudreau, witnessed firsthand the disparity in today’s standardized education. When he and his wife Heather began their family, they had to have a real conversation about how they wanted to approach their children’s learning. Standardized education simply didn't uphold the same priorities that they held as family. Then they discovered Acton Academy. Acton was anything and everything that they were hoping to find. Students learn how to set their own goals and achieve, harboring the freedom of thought and a genuine excitement for learning. They focus on learning about themselves and what will actually prepare them for the real world. Success is not determined by grades, rather, the effort and hard work they are putting towards their personal goals and the growth that is taking place. It was the perfect solution not only for them but also for a community that they knew needed it so badly. By fall of 2017, Acton Academy Placer was born. We’ve moved from location to location, starting with an out-of-the-ordinary 64 founding students and now finding our home in the heart of downtown Roseville with a student body of 130 young heroes. The amount of community involvement both inside and outside of Acton Placer has been truly humbling with entrepreneurs visiting our students to tell their stories, Acton parents offering their services to the school, and our very own heroes creating ideas for the growth of the school. So much has happened within the short amount of time that we have existed, and we can’t wait to see what the next years hold.
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Episode 256 - William Stixrud, Ph.D and Ned Johnson, The Self-Driven Child
07/01/2020
Episode 256 - William Stixrud, Ph.D and Ned Johnson, The Self-Driven Child
Both the authors of The Self-Driven Child, William Stirred and Ned Johnson, join The Luminous Mind to give tips and tricks on how to raise children more inclined to self-driven and motivated. We discuss parenting techniques to use with our kids so parenting is easier during those school years as we strive to more into the "consultant" role with less push back and more love.
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Episode 255 - James Lindsay, How to Have Impossible Conversations
06/25/2020
Episode 255 - James Lindsay, How to Have Impossible Conversations
In this episode, we talk with James Lindsay about How to Have Impossible Conversations and keep healthy relationships. We discuss ideas from the book he co-authored with Peter Boghossian, How to Have Impossible Conversations. He gives us a variety of ideas how to foster better conversations while we discuss tough topics with family and friends. He also gives us advice on social media interactions and how to better use the medium with less frustration.
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Episode 254 - Julia Soplop, Author, Photographer, and Home Educator
06/16/2020
Episode 254 - Julia Soplop, Author, Photographer, and Home Educator
This is a fun and enlightening conversation with Julia Soplop, author of the new book, "Equus Rising: How the Horse Shaped U.S. History." We learn all kinds of interesting new information about horses as well as the influence in American History. We also gain an understanding of how Julia created this book through homeschooling experiences with her family as well as the creation of homeschooling curriculum in photograph.
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Episode 253 - Jeremy Chevallier, Helping People Crash Their Careers
06/09/2020
Episode 253 - Jeremy Chevallier, Helping People Crash Their Careers
In this episode, Jeremy and I discuss how to "Crash" the job market with non-convention methods that help people continue to build their skills and learn new ways to stay relevant in a competitive job market.
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Episode 250 - Blake Boles, Why Are You STILL Sending Your Kids to School?
06/05/2020
Episode 250 - Blake Boles, Why Are You STILL Sending Your Kids to School?
This podcast is with past "Firestarter," Blake Boles! We discuss his newly released book, "Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?" We discuss his successful kickstarter previously done before publishing the book, with great extra stretch goals, to be done as extra offerings. Blake gives us insight into the research and data found while researching the book and give great advice to parents to know when it might be the right time to try something, educationally with our kids.
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Episode 252 - Gabe Howard, Mental Health Speaker, Writer & Activist
06/02/2020
Episode 252 - Gabe Howard, Mental Health Speaker, Writer & Activist
This discussion focuses on tough topics as we chat with Gabe Howard, podcaster and author of "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations." We discuss his journey through the mental illness diagnosis of bi-polar disorder as well as his advocacy for better mental health. We discuss ways to learn and live with mental health issues. Check out our show notes for more information.
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Episode 251 - David Allen, Getting Things Done
05/26/2020
Episode 251 - David Allen, Getting Things Done
David Allen is the creator of Getting Things Done and he walks me through the system that he has used to assist millions of people to discover the power of learning their mind, sharpening their focus, and accomplishing more with ease and elegance. We also talk about how to learn systems to learn more.
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The Luminous Mind Relit Series - Episode 076-Katie Hansen, Family Foundations
05/22/2020
The Luminous Mind Relit Series - Episode 076-Katie Hansen, Family Foundations
Through this call to work, learn and grow as a wife and mother to 6, she has come to understand what a true education is and discovered her love of nurturing women, building community and helping families develop their education on foundational principles. To learn more about Katie go to theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning
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