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Hourglass Podcast
by Christina Dees Health & Lifestyle Enthusiast
Join Christina on the Hourglass Podcast as she highlights inspiring stories of individuals who’ve transformed their passions into reality, proving it’s never too late to chase your dreams and design the life you desire. Whether you’re looking for motivation, actionable advice, or simply enjoy hearing from remarkable people, the Hourglass Podcast is here to inspire and entertain every step of the way.
Episodes
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Unlocking Mental Performance with BrainKanix Co-Founder Andrew Plotkin | HGP #56
Andrew Plotkin, co-founder of BrainKanix, joins the podcast to discuss the transformative power of mental performance and neurofeedback. Andrew shares his personal journey from a baseball player facing head injuries and depression to discovering neurofeedback as a means to enhance mental fitness....
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Comedian Cliff Cash: The Long Road | HGP#55
In this episode of the Hourglass Podcast, comedian Cliff Cash joins us to talk about his unique journey in comedy, including performing over 100 house shows for intimate audiences. We dive into the inspiration behind his new comedy special, The Long Road, explore how he finds humor in life’s...
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Comedian & Trivia Aficionado MT Bottles | HGP#54
We have a very special guest joining us, someone who has truly embraced the power of resilience and transformed their struggles into a remarkable future. MT Bottles is not just a comedian or trivia enthusiast but a true inspiration to all. Through his wit and humor, MT has captured the hearts of...
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Amanda Goodyear: Actress, Mom and Mess | HGP #53
Join us on this episode as we have the pleasure of hosting my favorite co-host and long time friend, Amanda Goodyear, a talented actress from Wilmington, NC. Amanda’s journey into the world of film work is an inspiring tale, shedding light on the realities behind the glitz and glamour. Recently,...
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Accelerate Your Life with Jesse Stockton | HGP#48
Prepare to be inspired, educated, and motivated to embrace a life of freedom, wellness, and self-discovery in this episode with Jesse Stockton. Jesse is a remarkable individual who has embraced the van life movement while immersing himself in the world of music. With not one, not two, but three...
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Port City Reggae Promoters Paul Allen & Kevin Blake | HGP#52
Welcome reggae lovers; we have a special treat for you! Joining us are the passionate reggae concert promoters, Paul Allen (aka Romio) and Kevin Blake, dedicated to spreading the sounds of reggae throughout our community. Paul and Kevin share their passion for reggae music and what they’re doing…
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A Cannabis Roundtable Discussion | HGP#51
Christina sits down with veterans, Josh Biddix and Lyle Nicholson, to discuss North Carolina SENATE BILL 3 – THE COMPASSONATE CARE ACT, which would legalize cannabis in NC for medical purposes. The trio also discuss the benefits of medical cannabis as it personally relates. Watch YouTube Video:...
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The Devil’s Stomping Ground: A North Carolina Film | HGP #50
The Devil’s Stomping Ground is a 100% North Carolina made film and supports many local actors and crew. Conceived, written, directed, produced, and edited by the incredible Jon Landau and stars local actor, Marc Bellinger. The Devil’s Stomping Ground is an independent film about a true folk…
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How Do Good Relationships Work w/ Rebekah Freedom | HGP#49
“It’s the idea that how you’re together matters far more than what you’re doing together. It’s this “how” that determines whether the relationship is going to thrive.” —Michael Fulwiler of The Gottman Institute So how do good relationships work? How important are compatible relationships to our...
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SOUL Alchemy with Noelle Whittington | HGP #47
Do what brings you joy, and your purpose will unfold. -Iyanla Vanzant What brings you joy? What makes you happy in your heart? What makes you happy in your soul? These are the questions that propelled me on my personal journey to discover my True Self. I wanted to align with my higher self to not...
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Pause, Reset, and Recharge | Frances Angeline Rowe | HGP#46
“The truth is often much kinder than the story I say to myself.” -Byron Katie “Now what?!” We all have had at least one “now what…” moment in life. A loss of identity, a breakup, loss of a loved one, ending of a career or competitive sport, finishing school, etc. Frances Angeline Rowe joins the...
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From Mom Mode to Me Time with Kayla Reilly, MSW, LCSW | Evolution Wellness | HGP#45
In this episode of the HGP we invite Kayla Reilly, MSW, LCSW, and founder of Evolution Wellness to share her thoughts on women’s wellness and why it is so important right now. We’ll share tips and tricks to a happy womanhood and discuss common traps women fall into. Our goal is to leave you…
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How to Connect with your Higher Self by Healing Stress with Kate Russ | HGP#44
“Everything is either love or fear and your nervous system health creates the physiology to access love or fear. By eliminating stressors to the nervous system like alcohol, coffee and well, stress you can vibrate love and align with your higher self.” -Kate Russ We welcome back to the podcast,...
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20 New Ideas for Kitchen Inspiration in 2020 with Ryanna Battiste | The New School Kitchen (NSK) |HGP#43
Guru of nutritional delicacy and health, Ryanna Battiste rejoins the podcast for another episode and this time we’re focusing on kitchen inspiration. Get ready to walk away feeling inspired with new recipes and excited to pick up some new grocery foods, plus we’ll help you use what you already…
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Greenfield Lake Amphitheater Concert Promoter and Radio Host: Beau Gunn | HGP#42
Concert Promoter and Radio Host, Beau Gunn, joins the podcast to share his love for music and tell his story of how he got started as a concert promoter. Learn how Beau went from radio sales to a radio show host to developing the ILM music scene and booking his first acts. Beau has brought a...
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41. The Paleo Ninja | Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson, AKA The Paleo Ninja, has quite a story to tell. The Paleo Ninja is a character for a cooking show that was aimed at showing people that it’s not hard to make healthy food. It was supposed to be creative and funny but it ended the first day of filming when the Paleo Ninja stabbed a...
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Hourglass Podcast | Best of 2018
In this final episode of Season 1, I’ll give you the top episodes of 2018 + my best advice for listeners. Link to Amazon booklist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3084ZS9DWAOFS?ref_=wl_share
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“It’s Personal not Personnel” | Retired Army Colonel Rob Campbell HGP#39
Most Americans Live to Work whereas most Europeans Work to Live. Are you someone who loves their job and feels rewarded? According to the 2017 Gallup Poll, 70% of employees in today’s workforce are not engaged at work, meaning they are not psychologically committed to their jobs, happy in the...
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Dry Needling | Change the Game Physical Therapy: Ryan Godfrey HGP#38
Many people think of physical therapy, or PT, as “rehab”, or something you need after surgery or an injury. There are many misconceptions when it comes to PT like you need a referral to see a physical therapist, or it’s only appropriate for people who have had surgery or seriously injured...
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Baseball Parents: Is Your Kid Good Enough? | Casey Clary HGP#37
Nowadays parents are clamoring to put their kids in the best sports programs, like travel baseball. Travel baseball is part of an $8 billion industry known as travel youth sports, where you have to pay to play. Youth sports has become a money making machine and it’s no surprise there has been an…
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Physician Selected CBD Hemp Oil | Dr. Pete Gemelli HGP#36
CBD, also known as hemp oil, is a hot topic right now and often comes with a negative stigma. This episode is here to give you all you need and want to know about CBD. CBD is a compound of the hemp plant that has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, neuro-protectant qualities, and healing properties. My...
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Flow Movement | Fitness Model, Athlete and Pole Fitness Champion: Marlo Fisken HGP#35
I recently met up with fitness guru, Marlo Fisken, at Pole Expo in Las Vegas. She was gracious enough to share an hour of her time chatting with me about her company, Flow Movement, which is more than just a brand; it’s a lifestyle. Flow movement includes apparel line, Floor Flow tutorials and...
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Nature Girl | Kierstin Jarvis HGP#34
Nature Girl is a female owned company that plans trips for women, to bring them together and get them outdoors. Nature Girl Kierstin Jarvis is all about adventure, travel, and exploring. Kierstin believes we should all take time to reconnect with nature. Being outdoors and connecting with nature...
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PARANORMAL Mind Reading Magic | Frederic Da Silva HGP#33
This show is a definite MUST when in Vegas. Paranormal is a Las Vegas show filled with mystery, hypnosis, mind-reading, and magic. International mentalist, Frederic Da Silva, created his own show that he both stars in and produces. Paranormal is an interactive magic show where audience members…
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Filmmaker Matt Davis: Lifestage Films | Harvest Filmworks | Studio Sherpas HGP#32
Filmmakers love to tell stories. My guest this week was named one of the top 25 event filmmakers on the planet. His company, Lifestage Films, is most known for their destination weddings. Learn what it’s like to go behind the lens and how Matt gets to create long-lasting memories for brides,...
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Resiliency and Leadership in the Workplace | Matt Domogala: EnergiZing HGP#31
“Resilience is the most needed, the least known, and most ignored skill on planet earth.” -Matt Domogala Chances are, sooner or later people will become sick of their job or hit a wall in their career. Chances are, at some point in our lives or career, we will experience the feeling of being…
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Bodysurfing Guru Don McCredie | DMC Fins HGP#30
Bodysurfing is one of the oldest water sports where surfers ride waves with just their body. Bodysurfers ride with the wave, on their belly, versus on top of it. Nowadays the sport is quickly gaining popularity with plenty of competitions popping up all across the globe. The most beautiful part…
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Mama Maisha: Women’s Health Advocacy | Reta Graham, MD HGP#29
Mama Maisha is an Asheville, NC-based non-profit making motherhood safer for the Luo tribe in the Mara region of Tanzania. Mama Maisha, or “Mother Life” in Swahili, was founded to provide effective, sustainable care in challenging, resource-limited circumstances. The number one cause of death of…
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Running + The Wired Athlete | Peyton Chitty HGP#28
Running wasn’t always something Peyton was passionate about. In fact, he never ran a day in his life until 2012. Remnants of a former car accident left him with degenerated discs in his neck and required him to have a discectomy of his cervical spine. During his recovery, one single wrong move...
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Intermittent Fasting (IF) + Dr. Dave Russ | HGP Minisode#2
Intermittent Fasting, or IF, has been gaining popularity and studies have confirmed that it helps with weight loss. The benefits are plentiful and the risks, if any, are relatively low. Dr. Dave Russ joins the podcast again and this time we tackle everything you want to know about IF, including…
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Overcoming Addiction: Mike Furino | Drift Dreams HGP#26
Addiction can be a struggle and a hard thing to overcome, especially without any help. Mike Furino struggled with addiction for 20 years. Like many people, he went down the wrong path, got with the wrong crowd, and found himself smoking marijuana at 13 years old. Mike then moved on to selling...
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Axis Fitness | Mike Barnhart HGP #25
“Fitness is like a relationship. You can’t cheat and expect it to work.” Axis Fitness co-owner, Mike Barnhart, starts each day before 4am so one could surmise Mike is passionate about fitness training. Mike’s experience in the equipment sales industry inspired him to open his own training…
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CBD + Hemp: Oak City Cannabis | Tim McChesney HGP #24
Oak City Cannabis owner Tim McChesney is one of the few farmers participating in the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program. Tim has a small, 3 acre farm of about 2,000 plants. His farm focuses more on a high quality plant resulting in high quality CBD products. In this episode we discuss: Hemp: Plants,...
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Farm-to-Table Chef & Surf House Restaurant Owner: Craig Love HGP#23
Farm-to-Table Chef and Surf House restaurant owner, Craig Love, wants to change the way people think about food. Craig’s restaurant uses seasonal produce from local, small farms and sustainable, regional seafood. Working in high end restaurants throughout his college career Craig was able to…
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Patty Barshay: Montessori Philosophy + Methodology HGP#22
Montessori education has been around for hundreds of years and is becoming increasingly popular in the U.S.. In this conversation with long time Montessorian, Patty Barshay, we explore Montessori Philosophy and Methodology. We breakdown each topic into Approach, Classroom, and Age Planes....
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Top Producing Coastal Realtor: Justin Donaton | HGP #21
North Carolina coastal realtor, Justin Donaton is one of the top producing agents in Wilmington and has worked hard for his success. He credits most of his success to his daily routine and habits but local expertise also plays an important part. In this episode, Justin breaks down traits of high...
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Health Impacts CEO Jessica Ahlum: Creating Happiness HGP#20
We create our own happiness. We live in a society that is constantly busy, constantly moving. How do we do it all? How do we take care of ourselves and how do we foster within our children the ability to seek health optimizing lifestyles while creating happiness for ourselves. As a mom I can tell...
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Uber Confessions: Stories from the Fun Lexus HGP#19
Welcome to the first episode of a personal project I’ve been cooking up for a while: Uber Confessions. Meet Uber driver Jamain Shipman and listen to him share stories from the fun lexus. Learn how he hustles hard and why he thinks you need to be a driver, too. Feeling unhappy and underappreciated...
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Overcoming Anorexia | Ola Van Zyl Positive Vitality Nutrition: HGP#18
Nutrition can be powerful and life changing. At 13 years old Ola Van Zyl put herself on a diet. Ola compared herself to photos in magazines and wanted to be skinny like the women she saw. This pressure to look a certain way led to control over her eating and soon she went from being a vegetarian…
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Surfrider Foundation Cape Fear Chapter Board Member Ethan Crouch: Making Effective Change In Your Community HGP#017
“The ocean is never protected, it’s always being protected.” -Surfrider Foundation Surfrider Foundation Cape Fear Chapter former Chair and current Board Member, Ethan Crouch, joins us to talk about making effective change in your community. We also discuss taking care of our oceans, climate…
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HGP Minisode 1 NUTRITION
Welcome to the first ever HGP minisode and our first ever HGP threesome! In this short episode we sit down with April Zilg and Jordan Vance and discuss the topic of Nutrition. Whether you are fueling for preparedness (AKA fueling for life) or fueling for performance, we can all agree that eating…
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Healing Powers of Chinese Medicine |TCM Practitioner and Awesome Formulas founder: Jeremy Linquist HGP #016
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner, Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist, and Awesome Formulas founder, Jeremy Linquist joins us to talk about the healing powers of TCM. Topics discussed include Chinese herbs, mushrooms, opioid addiction, cannabis, integrative medicine, and his very own...
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Wake N Bake Donuts: Danny Tangredi HGP#015
Wake N Bake donuts and coffee owner, Danny Tangredi, always had a knack for making sweet stuff from a young age. From making pies and jams to entering them in the county fair; he always knew he wanted his own business. Things got real cloudy in college and one hazy day the idea for Wake N Bake...
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Dr. Aaron: Chiropractor, Custom Car Designer, Marketing Guru, and Slimco HGP#014
“None of the secrets of success will work unless you do.” -Fortune Cookie My guest this week describes himself as a catholic boy from the midwest who likes to drink beer. Dr. Aaron Richardet, or Dr. Aaron as his patients call him, has many side hustles in addition to his day job...
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Kate Russ on being an Empath Mother HGP#013
“What you think you BECOME. What you feel you ATTRACT. What you imagine you CREATE.” -Buddha This week’s episode is for all of the mothers out there, particularly empath mothers. My guest this week shares her how she uses her “gift” and what it was like writing her new book, Aligned Like a…
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Whomporama Bodysurf Competition | Alex Torres HGP#012
“The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun.” -Phil Edwards Joining us this week is Alex Torres to talk about the Intergalactic Body Surf Championships, also known as, Whomporama. This event has been dubbed the silliest event of the year, where men, women, and youth sign up to...
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5th grade teacher Kevin Murphy gives back through his own nonprofit Ocean Cure HGP#011
“We make a living by what we GET. We make a life by what we GIVE.” -Winston Churchill. Summertime is when most teachers choose to relax…unless you’re Kevin Murphy. Kevin teaches 5th grade English at Mary C. Williams Elementary School August through June and then spends his entire summer giving...
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Ayahuasca |Youtube Gamer Nate Panning HGP#10
“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” -Albert Einstein Joining us this week is successful gamer, cartoonist, and YouTuber, Nate Panning. Learn how he went from being in bands to starting a successful YouTube channel with 4 other guys (@Neebs Gaming). In...
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher Jen Johnson talks about the power of mindfulness and how to reduce the stress in our lives HGP#009
“Refuge to the man is the mind, refuge to the mind is mindfulness” ― Buddha Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher and Life Coach, Jen Johnson, MS, MS, MFA, LPC, CRC, E-RYT, joins the podcast this week to talk about the power of mindfulness. Jen has been teaching mindfulness for over 30+…
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CrossFit CB Coach Jordan Vance aims to have a positive impact on as many people as possible HGP#008
“We have the answer to the world’s most vexing problem” – Greg Glassman [Listen to Greg give the “answer”: https://youtu.be/vPujtrae_WM] Welcome to my very first podcast episode ever recorded! Now that I’m a few episodes in I feel like it’s important to share the birth episode of the podcast to…
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Join Christina on the Hourglass Podcast as she highlights inspiring stories of individuals who’ve transformed their passions into reality, proving it’s never too late to chase your dreams and design the life you desire. Whether you’re looking for motivation, actionable advice, or simply enjoy hearing from remarkable people, the Hourglass Podcast is here to inspire and entertain every step of the way.
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