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Darren Williams, filmmaker and therapist to the stars, joins John and Melynda from Nashville to discuss how he helps actors, musicians and the like stay calm, focused and grounded enough to continue to perform. In addition they discuss a non-profit Darren is involved with - https://www.lighthouseaffects.com/ We encourage you to visit them and participate if you feel moved. Also discussed in this episode: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5163158/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr9 Darren Williams https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2538514/ Hunger in America https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2825658/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Autism in America

John and Melynda discuss relationships again and some of the worst ways you can break up with someone. You'll hear a few personal stories about stalkers and some other great info like... "don't rape people."

Dachia Arritola of Dachia.com joins the podcast to talk about marketing your business online, starting a business as a woman over 50 and why you still have plenty of time to go after your dreams!

John and Melynda talk about minding your own business.

John and Melynda interview Tony Spain aka Tennessee Johnson about his alter ego, dealing with depression and hardship and also gangs and kids. Tony is head of security at a medical facility in Tennessee. He has worked with various folks in the past in counseling youth and anti terrorism areas. For security reasons we are not going to go deep into his bio. But, he also has a popular online persona Tennessee Johnson that serves as an outlet for his humor and creative side. He also reminds you all that his tattoo shop now accepts EBT. https://www.facebook.com/thetennesseejohnson/

John and Melynda talk about the first amendment, crazy people online and asking medical advice online.

Ron Foster is a cyber security expert with almost 20 years of IT experience. He has a varied background with various platforms and technologies. When he is not being paid to break things. He enjoys his collection of fireams and Bibles, as well as cooking, and scouting. He discusses how we can protect ourselves online.

Hosts John and Melynda answer your questions that were sent to info@stoptheearth.com in a very good cop/bad cop way. Guess who is who.

Ashley Kiefer is an owner of an adult home novelties business with Athena's home novelties. She teaches comprehensive sexual education to adults through home parties. Find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/athenasbyashleykiefer2/ (goddess yogi ash)

Candace Bowser, is an author and domestic violence shelter volunteer. She shares some of her knowledge with us so we might be able to help those around us effected by domestic violence. Listen for tips to identify and hotlines to help. Raised in rural Pennsylvania, Candace has always had a penchant for writing. She has published several books. Her passion in writing is not limited solely to horror twisted with romance. or dark romance as she calls it but also writes within the genres of paranormal suspense, mystery, adventure, and intrigue as well as doing the graphic art design work for her book covers and other authors in her spare time. In 2011, she was voted one of the Top Twenty Most Prolific Authors by AKG mag. Candace also writes under the pen name of Hargrove Perth allowing her to delve into all things dark and forbidden.

Dustin and his wife started a journey in February of 2015 to become consumer debt free. Ashley had lost her job in November 2013 and after a year of spinning their wheels they found Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover. Dustin & Ashley followed Dave Ramsey's teachings through his books and lead 4 Financial Peace University classes. Dustin & Ashley used a simplified approach to manage their personal finances by doing a monthly budget TOGETHER. After 27 months, making a household income between 120-140K, they paid off $87K in consumer debt & cash flowed a wedding. Dustin has a passion for helping others find the same peace of mind with their personal finances as a ministry to his church and friends that ask.

At over 300 lbs Tara thought her only option to lose weight was weight loss surgery, but after seeing 3 relatives lose weight with surgery only to gain it all back, she decided she didn't want to rearrange her insides for something that obviously has more to do with lifestyle. So she decided to do it the "hard way" with diet and exercise. She had some help in the beginning with medication from her doctor that taught her how much she needed to move and how much to eat, but after a couple months she was able to do it on her own and a year and a half later had lost 140 lbs!! That was in 2005 and she has kept it off even with having a baby in 2008. Being healthy is her passion now! She loves working out and loves all types of fitness, but especially yoga and is now a yoga instructor. She also completed a course with the Institute for the Psychology of Eating to become a Certified Mind Body Eating Coach. She hopes to inspire others to show them they can get healthy too!

Konstantin Posherstnik was born in Minsk, Belarus in 1988. He has one sister named Alona. The family moved to Kfar Saba, Israel when Konstantin was 2. After entering the lottery to win a green card for several years, they finally were accepted and able to move to America in March of 1999, when Konstantin was 11 years old. Konstantin went to Eden Prairie, MN High School. After graduating high school in 2007, he decided to attend college at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He pursued a double major in finance and accounting and met his future wife Jenna in their accounting class when they were sophomores. After a year living in the cities, Konstantin and Jenna decided to move to Rapid City, SD after they got married in 2012. Currently, Konstantin is a commercial lender at a local bank. Konstantin and Jenna have two sons, Koby (age 3) and Ethan (9 months) and stay very busy spending as much time together as a family as possible!

In this episode, John and Melynda explore Honesty vs Kindness. Which do you prefer?  Is it better to rip the band-aid off and tell someone how things are or should you proceed with kids gloves?  Does your relationship with the person matter? Are you kinder or more honest to strangers or loved ones?

  STES01E09 I’m biased about fallacies part 2.   John and Melynda revisit our second episode and follow up talking about fallacies.  You can follow along on the what’s your fallacy website as we discuss how to avoid using fallacies in our discussions with each other.    Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stop-the-earth Libsyn:  http://traffic.libsyn.com/stoptheearth/STE-S01E01.mp3 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stop-the-earth/id1437485303   Soon: (this week) http://www.stoptheearth.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/STEPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtlcOzTfmJ6meaYB8-2AVIg?view_as=subscriber Twitter: @STEPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stepodcast/

The answer is yes… yes we have. This episode we get derailed off our original topic and end up really getting into a passionate discussion about police brutality, politics and corruption and a whole lot more. The good news is, even though there were some disagreements, we maintained our civility and at the end of it all came out better informed and still friendly!   Dani Adams - Dani Adams is a PhD student in social work at the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration (SSA). She graduated from SSA in 2018 with her Master’s in social work, and from Roosevelt University in 2014 with a bachelors in Psychology, as well as a minor in Philosophy and a concentration in Children and Family Studies. She has acted as a clinical social worker in public schools and mental health clinics, primarily serving low-income middle school and high school students presenting with depression, anxiety, and trauma. Prior to starting graduate school, Dani was a clinical research coordinator working at the Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research at the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied the public mental health system in Philadelphia and how to increase the use of evidence-based practices in community settings. Her long-term career goal is to improve the affordability, accessibility, and quality of behavioral health services in low-income neighborhoods in an effort to reduce health disparities for marginalized populations. To accomplish this, her research focuses on how to best disseminate and implement evidence-based programs to youth and families in community settings (e.g., public schools and community mental health centers) and also aims to create innovative financing mechanisms to improve affordability and accessibility of mental health services. Dani is a passionate advocate for RESULTS, a non-profit dedicated to building the political will to end poverty. She leads the Chicago Chapter, and helped establish the first chapter in South Dakota. She grew up in poverty in South Dakota which has fueled her desire to improve health services and safety net programs. She has two cats named Waffles and Biscuits who provide her with hours of entertainment. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, riding her bike around the Chicago, and discovering new music. To view Dani’s published work, check out her Research Gate profile here.