Personal growth
JIP 080: Gabrielle Demmer
Gabrielle Demmer: the importance of being your true self Demmer was born and raised in Miami, Florida and tells us about how belly dancing and Flamenco dancing from the age of 3 gave her self confidence to perform on stage but also how to be comfortable within her own body. She talks to us about…
Read MoreJIP 079: Shane Taylor
Shane Taylor: befriending anxiety & depression Shane is an anxiety, depression & trauma coach, founder of MBS Repair (Mind, Body, Soul Repair). To quote him, his goal is “to connect the bridge between human & emotions, to turn pain into power”. In this episode, Shane openly shares with us how he has been navigating through…
Read MoreJIP 077: Luke Manton
Luke Manton: learning to live with Tourette Syndrome Luke was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome 3 years ago at the age of 26. In this episode he talks to us about his personal experience with Tourette Syndrome including his tics, his struggles and how his life was flipped upside down. He also explained to us why…
Read MoreJIP 074: Danny Rodriguez
Danny Rodriguez: BLUE Missions In 2007, when Danny was a junior in high-school, he went to Dominican Republic to work for an organization to bring clean water to a remote community on the island. This project totally changed his life, and 3 years later in 2010, he co-founded BLUE Missions with his sister. The BLUE…
Read MoreJIP 073: Sam Lister
Sam Lister: pivoting business during a pandemic Sam is a 21 years old entrepreneur from Milwaukee. We interviewed him for the 1st time in May 2020 and decided to record a new episode every year with him to follow his growth & journey as Sam is a creative entrepreneur with big goals. Listen to this 1st…
Read MoreJIP 072: Séfora Chavarria
Séfora Chavarria: exploring nature as a child & designing tropical landscapes When we met Séfora for the 1st time, she was dressed as a fairy. So we start today’s episode with talking about self-expressing, the importance of being your authentic self and breaking the societal norms. Séfora then shares with us about growing up in…
Read MoreJIP 071: Angelique Andrade
Angelique Andrade: autism and gender identify (she/they) We met Angelique during our Yoga Teacher Training in early 2021. During this training, they educated us about Autism. The conversations that we had were so interesting that we had to bring them on the show! In this episode Angelique openly shares with us how they felt when…
Read MoreJIP 070: Zach Briere
Zach Briere: celebrating Pride with a former Disney character! To celebrate pride month, in today’s episode we are joined by Zach Zach openly shares with us how he felt growing up in New England, knowing in the inside he was gay, but not having a support from a friend, mentor or his community to express himself…
Read MoreJIP 068: Vanessa Arias
Vanessa Arias: photographer’s journey from Venezuela to Hawaii Vanessa tells us about growing up in Venezuela and her childhood dreams of becoming a diplomat. She shares with us how much of a difficult decision it was to leave her family behind but after getting a green card through the Diversity Visa program and moving to…
Read MoreJIP 067: Julian Castro
Julian Castro: quitting the “American Dream” to pursue creativity Julian grew up with a very creative childhood, always playing and creating. But his Portuguese parents were immigrants from Mozambique, and like most immigrant parents, raised him to work hard, go to college and “succeed”. They wanted him to live the “American Dream” that so many…
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