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Charles is a longtime family friend. We talk about his experience with Lyme disease, his love for hunting, western medicine, and how to avoid shooting yourself in the knee.    The audio for this episode got messed up, my laptop was maxing out it's CPU so the audio randomly clips. I got a new computer since so future episodes will not have this fuzzy audio bug. 

Nitai’s passion is supporting individuals in removing limiting beliefs and trauma so they can fully BE themselves. At the age of 28, she lost her father and aunt (who was like a second mother), within a year of each other to terminal cancer. Taking on the role of caregiver to her father in his final months led her to explore how she could assist others in times of death and transformation.  In the following years, Nitai received her Masters's in Gender and Sexuality from Trinity College Dublin, her yoga teaching and Women’s Holistic Sexual Health certifications. Her work with trauma and resilience includes crisis counseling at the Dublin Rape Crisis Center, and group curriculum building and facilitating at a dual diagnosis outpatient drug rehab center. She currently creates and leads workshops on resilience, grief recovery, and sexuality & identity and supports people through transitions through guidance sessions and private psychedelic healing journeys. Learn more at her website: www.sheisbornoffire.com  Connect with Nitai on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheisbornoffire/

Coincidentally my podcast goes on hiatus ending with the same guest as last time. Kenzie and I are embarking on a month-long work trip for Arcimoto, so here's the last recorded episode of the show before we embark tomorrow morning. Named the episode Leaving cause Ariel is also leaving Eugene, in a couple of months she'll be heading to Puerto Rico.   This is her second, but sorta third appearance on the show, she's an all-around rockstar who helps entrepreneurs but is moving toward more creative work as a break from the fast paced life of start-ups.

Donny is a new friend and first-time guest on the show. He comes on and shares some tales from his life alongside takes on classic topics. 

Colton comes on the show for the first time and brings an interesting smokable herb that I've never heard of. He's worked a lot in the outdoors but is making a switch to creating digital media. (This episode had a technical difficulty that resulted in the audio coming out sounding different than my typical episode. Kenzie and I realized while editing, so he was back in Portland by the time we realized. The problem was located and the audio of the next show will be back to normal. Anyway, apologies for the sub-par audio on this one.) Enjoy the CBD we smoke on the show at: https://metoliushemp.com/collections/cannaclubs/products/5-cannaroll-club

Rob comes back on the show for his second appearance. We talk about all that he's been up to since we last spoke, weeks after he overcomes covid!   This episode has a couple of visual aspects, Rob and I both dressed up drank tequila while filming this ep, if you get curious you can see what it looks like on youtube by searching this show.   Smoke the CBD joints we enjoy on the show: https://metoliushemp.com/collections/cannaclubs/products/5-cannaroll-club

Second podcast in a row where I split the show between two guests, this time with a dynamic duo traveling the states and visiting all National Parks in a sweet home on wheels. This is Asher's second appearance on the show, last time he was heavy into music, and he's got some new interests to speak about this episode. First episode for Violet where we get to meet and hear her story for the first time! They'll be back in Eugene a couple times a year and I'll make sure to catch them and hear their recent travels when they are.   If you have strong feelings one way or another about the split-up shows, reach out and let me know if you want more of them or less. These were completely unplanned and occurring back to back was just a fun surprise, but I'm curious how folks who listen feel about it!   Follow their Jouney by tuning into their instagram! Violet: https://www.instagram.com/violetelectra/ Asher: https://www.instagram.com/asherliptz/    Smoke the CBD we enjoy on the show: https://metoliushemp.com/collections/cannaclubs/products/5-cannaroll-club 

This show was wildly unexpected, the original guest showed up with two friends and we end up having the guest switch every 20 minutes so each person gets to speak for a third of the show!   Follow Bele on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belleroseimage/

Rick Dancer is an independent journalist that reports on businesses around the West Coast. Previously he was the news anchor for Eugene's KEZI channel and switched out to pursue politics.   Rick comes on the show for his third appearance to give an update on where he's at in life and regale us with some stories from the past year since we last spoke.

Micahel is a part of Starve Ups and John Friess' CBD company which makes the joints we smoke on most episodes. He comes on the show to talk about his life & what he's up to. Enjoy the joints we smoke on the show at: https://metoliushemp.com/collections/cannaclubs/products/5-cannaroll-club

Weston was one of the first guests on the show, and he comes back on two years later to give an update on his wild life.   Smoke the CBD joints we enjoy on the show at: https://metoliushemp.com/collections/cannaclubs/products/5-cannaroll-club

Drew is a fellow reader of OG mandino's Greatest Salesman In The World book, but he lives the morals far closer than I. He comes on the show to give insight into his life experience.

Zubair is my neighbor and best friend. He comes on the show after a week spent at burning man.   We get to talk about all the fun stuff involved while wearing a green suit & getting a green screen involved!

This is Katie's second appearance on the show, the last time she was on she owned a clothing brand. She has since pivoted to real estate as a living, with a focus on reforming mental health as her passion project.

Nate comes on the show for his second appearance and plays a song as the outro to the show.    Between his first and second appearance, he was pursuing acupuncture in Portland Oregon but paused to pursue another journey.

Richard is the head of the Physics department at the University of Oregon.   He has spent decades studying nanoelectronics, neuroscience, retinal implants, solar cells, visual science of fractals.   -This episode was filmed a couple of months ago before I had a stable studio, the audio cuts out halfway through and the rest was recorded via backup thanks to Ariel's phone. She was the stand-in producer for this show.

Robert Killen is the Director of Lane County's Small Business Development Center. He comes on the show to speak about his work and give insight into how local economies work.   Learn more about Robert's work and reach out to him via: https://lanesbdc.com

Jordan comes back on the show to reconnect and tell some lively stories since we last spoke.   Smoke the CBD joints we enjoy on the show: https://metoliushemp.com/collections/cannaclubs/products/5-cannaroll-club

Will studies the importance of play in youth and is an advocate for better recess.     

Nathan comes on the show for his second appearance and we catch up on what we've been up to since we last spoke.   Reach out to Nathan and find his music via: https://www.instagram.com/natermctater/   Smoke the CBD joints we enjoy on the show at: https://metoliushemp.com/collections/cannaclubs/products/5-cannaroll-club