Best Dave Cottrell Podcasts (2023)

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Lobow's SPARK

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Life's Journey and Finding Yourself! 43:47

2h ago43:47

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Today we chat with Waba, a mental health streamer and advocate who looks to embrace all with love. Join us as they walk us through their journey with mental health, societal and endemic hate and fighting through and understanding their true worth! Follow Waba by clicking on the link below! https://allmylinks.com/wabastreams Lobow’s SPARK has starte…

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Lobow's SPARK

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Reaching Out: A Game Changer for Mental Health! 27:44

26d ago27:44

27:44

NEW SEASON after a Long but needed break! We Are Back!! Today, we welcome Up4thechallenge of @goodtotalk (on youtube) Podcast to discuss the power of friendship, making connection and what it means to reach out! Discover how the simple act of forging and maintaining genuine connections can uplift your spirits, safeguard your mental well-being, and …

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Lobow's SPARK

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Bouncing Back: Resilience in Focus | Mental Health Mastery 1:01:16

24d ago1:01:16

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This week we bring you another amazing group episode of the podcast with a lot of different perspectives, understandings and experiences within their mental health when it comes the concept of resilience. From cultural significance to individual personal struggles let's get into it! Follow us on Twitter: Lobow (Host): @LobowSpark Blushing:@Blushing…

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Lobow's SPARK

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A Long Road Made Shorter: Addressing the Journey! 34:42

1M ago34:42

34:42

Today we talk to the man who helped make this all possible, Leo Guinan. A software engineer and tech guru who has used his knowledge of tech to help him in his journey through mental health, making many friends along the way. Let's get into it! Lobow’s SPARK has started a fundraising effort for Crisis Text Line. We have a goal of $19 per episode as…

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Lobow's SPARK

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Candid Convos: Unmasking Mental Health with a Friend! 20:53

1M ago20:53

20:53

Today we talk to mental health advocate, supporter and friend, Terri Shubilla about the need to 'check-in', self realization and growth. Please remember to Like, Comment & Subscribe and don't miss out on many more chats like this! Lobow’s SPARK has started a fundraising effort for Crisis Text Line. We have a goal of $19 per episode as $19 supports …

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Lobow's SPARK

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ADHD Unleashed: The Power of Self Care & Awareness! 22:55

1M ago22:55

22:55

This week we talk with ADHD coach coach and mental health advocate, Dorsey McFadden about the need for self love, understanding ourselves and caring for who we are...Realizing our own greatness. Follow Dorsey on Twitter @dorseymc Lobow’s SPARK has started a fundraising effort for Crisis Text Line. We have a goal of $19 per episode as $19 supports o…

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Lobow's SPARK

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Mastering YOUR Mind: ADHD RESILIENCE w/RJ Zimmerman 35:28

6M ago35:28

35:28

Today’s ADHD friend is RJ Zimmerman and this is one of the most emotionally inspiring episodes to date. RJ is a sobriety coach, mental health advocate and he has been sober for going on 9 years. But more important than any of those things is that RJ is an incredible person and a very close friend to so many people. He and I open up about what ADHD …

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Lobow's SPARK

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UNLOCK YOUR MIND: Neurodivergent Resilience w/Up4thechallenege 35:02

6M ago35:02

35:02

Today’s friend is Up4thechallenge and while he has not been diagnosed with ADHD, he has both Autism & OCD. In this conversation, we discuss his journey and the strengths and weaknesses he sees from the struggle he faces within it. Up is a mental health facilitator and educator, and in my opinion, one of the best in the world when it comes to mental…

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Lobow's SPARK

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BREAK FREE: ADHD RESILIENCE w/Dave Cottrell 45:02

6M ago45:02

45:02

Today’s ADHD friend is Dave Cottrell, otherwise known as MindsetbyDave. Dave is an award winning mindfulness coach and mental health educator. In this episode we discuss the importance of building a bridge for yourself, seeing the good in yourself, taking breaks when needed, and so much more. On a personal note, I consider Dave to be a close friend…

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Lobow's SPARK

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From Darkness to Light: ADHD RESILIENCE w/Courtney Dedo 42:01

6M ago42:01

42:01

Buckle up and get ready for a raw but engaging episode. Today we chat with Canadian ADHD friend and survivor of abuse, Courtney Dedo. Courtney is yet another example of an ADHDer with amazing qualities that actually matter in life. She thinks outside the box, she loves to help others, and she is perceptive (just to name a few). Courtney backs up al…

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Lobow's SPARK

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ADHD & Loss: Healing with Music 33:46

7M ago33:46

33:46

Today's ADHD friend is Guy Farmer and he is one of my best friends. ADHD & Emotion…We talk face to face about this with Guy who has recently been through the loss of his father. He and I grew up together and in this episode, we will discuss what it feels like to lose someone so close to you. Guy Farmer is a passionate musician whose journey began i…

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Lobow's SPARK

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EMBRACING ANNOYING ADHD TRAITS: A CANDID PODCAST 52:49

8M ago52:49

52:49

Let's get honest and think about the things in ourselves that we don't like and how we can give ourselves the grace and understanding we (and those around us) deserve. This group episode centers around how to embrace the annoying ADHD traits within us. A difficult discussion to say the least but an important one. Lets explore the simple power of se…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy with Charlie Fioré 1:06:51

8M ago1:06:51

1:06:51

When I asked Charlie Fioré to join me on the podcast I thought all we would be talking about was epilepsy, then around 3 questions in I discover that Charlie also has cerbral palsy and he was kind enough to delve into both conditions for the rest of the episode. This is an extremely insighftul look into the life of someone living with epilepsy and …

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Facing My Fears of Social Rejection! 5:05

8M ago5:05

5:05

I'm a public speaker, who is very afraid of talking to strangers... How does THAT WORK? Well I'm excellent at being on stage or on camera, but put me in a networking meeting or a wedding where I know none of the other guests (or even sometimes social situations with some of my closest friends) and I'm an absolute WRECK. I'm also someone who challen…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Alcohol Free Lifestyle with RJ Zimmerman 54:57

8M ago54:57

54:57

Apart from having possibly one of ther coolest names on the plante, RJ Zimmerman is a pretty awesome individual. Currently 9 years sober RJ turned around a life of alcoholism, initially to start a family, but ultimately found a freedom in it that he never found at the bottom of any bottle. In the past 18 months, RJ has increasingly seen that his ex…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Cultish Behaviour In Church, Abusive Exes and Setting Up A Safehouse with Rachel McDerby 1:30:28

8M ago1:30:28

1:30:28

"I had to get out of a church that was like a cult" this sentence spoken very matter-of-factly was the start of a very interesting and bizarre conversation when I first met Rachel McDerby face to face. She gave me the cliff notes, invovling cultish behaviour in a church, running rehab centers with questionable ethics, an abusive ex and setting up a…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Is Mental Illness a Disability? 20:45

8M ago20:45

20:45

Is mental illness a diability? Well the short answer is YES! But it took me a LONG way to get to that short answer when answering for myself. If anyone else was to ask me if mental illness is a disability I would say "of course". But if they were to say "is YOUR mental illness a disability" then I would most likely have said no. There's many reason…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Normalising Having Open and Honest Mental Health Conversations - Tom Davies - Proper Mental Podcast 1:03:46

9M ago1:03:46

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A mental health podcaster talking to another mental health podcaster? What ever will they think of next. Tom Davies is the host of the Proper Mental Podcast, which is one of (if not the) highest ranking independent UK mental health podcast. Having lived with his own mental health struggles he found that talking about it with other people was part o…

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Lobow's SPARK

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ADHD & RESILIENCE w/ANNUSHKA SIMS 47:40

9M ago47:40

47:40

Today’s ADHD friend is Annushka Sims and she is one hell of a RESILIENT human being. She is a fellow content creator who provides inspiration and hope for millions of people with ADHD all over the world. Recently diagnosed 2 years ago, her journey is fascinating and in her owns words “I woke up one day & said I am done with being sad. That’s it.” A…

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Lobow's SPARK

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YOUR ADHD SPOUSE...A NEUROTYPICALS VOW OF RESILIENCE 1:06:10

9M ago1:06:10

1:06:10

Welcome to Season 10 of Lobow’s Spark…ADHD and RESILIENCE. Today’s friend is Brittany and she does NOT have ADHD but stay with me here…Sometimes when it comes down to ADHD and being resilient, we need a Neurotypical partner who is resilient enough to put in the time to understand us. It is even more important that they put in the time to try and un…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Getting More Disabled People Access to Gaming - With Paige from Special Effect 57:54

9M ago57:54

57:54

Accessibility in gaming is something many developers are keen to include (nowadays). This is often done by giving accessibility options within the game itself. Whether this be subtitles, audio description or high contrast visual modes or maybe by simplifying controls or offering a series of difficulty level modifiers. But what about where these adj…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Raynauds Syndrome with Chelsea Lea MacColl 1:05:58

9M ago1:05:58

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Raynaud's syndrome is more common than you may think, which was a surprise t me because I first heard about it when I met Chelsea Lea MacColl around 5 years ago. Raynaud's is a condition where the person feels the cold in an intense manor. As we talked through it in this interview it became clear that there aren't many ways to explain the differenc…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Emotional Intelligence, Fears and Needs with Will Hawkins 1:06:26

9M ago1:06:26

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Will Hawkins is a coach and a therapist. Coming from a background of physical training, he was interested in what's going on behind the scenes more. Undestanding a person's fears, their needs, their identity and their values. In this episode we talk a lot about emotional intelligence. Why it is important and what people can do to cultivate it. We d…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Mental Health, Fashion and Dark Humour - Lisa Jayne 1:05:45

9M ago1:05:45

1:05:45

Life, just filterless. This is the motto of Lisa Jayne and the name of her business. Having struggled for many year with her own mental health one of the areas she found comfort was in her dark sense of humour. Then when looking for clothing that reflected this she couldn't find what she was looking for, so she decided to make it! She now runs the …

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Are We Programmed To Be Unhappy? From the Hedonic Treadmill to Andrew Huberman 15:10

10M ago15:10

15:10

It's a big question, but I want to tackle it... are we programmed to be unhappy? The research in this one spans almost 300 years, staring with Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the hedonic treadmill, then heading to modern research by the likes of Anna Lembke and Andrew Huberman; all via the Tocqueville Paradox. Each of these pices of research presents a s…

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Lobow's SPARK

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ADHD & RESILIENCE...A TEAM EFFORT 38:31

10M ago38:31

38:31

Season 10 of Lobow’s SPARK is dedicated to my loving parents. Today’s Group Episode centers around the very theme of season 10, “ADHD & Resilience.” This topic was brought up by my loving mother who mentioned that not one time have I said the word “resilient” on this podcast. She was so right. I have both my parents to thank for instilling this cha…

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Lobow's SPARK

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ADHD RESILIENCE w/Eric Whittington 53:22

10M ago53:22

53:22

Welcome to Season 10 of Lobow’s SPARK…ADHD & Resilience. Today’s ADHD friend in Eric AKA lifeactuator. Eric’s Journey is one I can absolutely relate to. While he and I don’t agree on everything, we don’t have to because what we do agree on is our ADHD resilience. Listen to Eric tell his ADHD journey in one of the most motivating ways you can imagin…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Growing Up In A Cult - Vennie Kocsis 1:12:30

10M ago1:12:30

1:12:30

Vennie Kocsis spent her life from 3 until 14 living in a compound as a member of a cult. Struggling with segregation from the rest of the world on the outside, but also separation from her family on the inside; she lived a life that was always filtered through fear. You wouldn't think so listening to her today but she didn't learn about normal rela…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Josh Connolly - Redifining Resilience. Breathwork and Emotional Vulnerability 59:33

10M ago59:33

59:33

Josh Connolly is a powerful man, but not in the way that you may instantly think of that phrase. Yesh he plays rugby, he has also overocome addiction, so we can say that objectively he is strong, both physically and mentally, but there's much more to Josh than that. The power that Josh has - and teaches to others - is to actually embrace our emotio…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Dialectical Beahioural Therapy (DBT) and Somatic Healing are Transforming My Life - Kyra Houghton 54:05

10M ago54:05

54:05

Having been diagnosed with anxiety and depression as a teenager, Kyra Houghton has been no stranger to the world of mental health. Anxiety and depression were the manifestations of her childhood trauma, but as life progressed these labels didn't quite fit. She was later diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Complex Post Traumatic…

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Lobow's SPARK

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FACE to FACE with ADHD...A close friend of mine 58:15

10M ago58:15

58:15

For the first time I talk to one of my best friends and a former employee about their #adhd journey. If you want to watch two close friends with #adhd speak face to face without #zoom, this is the episode for you. It is the final episode of season 9...Season 10 is on the horizon but if you never watch another episode of Lobow's SPARK....This is the…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Dyspraxia and Late Diagnosis with Rachael Elizabeth 1:09:13

11M ago1:09:13

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Rachael Elizabeth is a powerflifter and a graphic designer, two things that require a lot of fine motor control. She is also a dyspraxic, which is something that hinders the motor control of those who live with it. From humble beginings and a childhood with confusion, shame and regularly being labeled as "clumsy". Rachael only started digging deepe…

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Lobow's SPARK

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ADHD Revelations & Resolutions 1:04:01

11M ago1:04:01

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The topic of this group episode is ADHD Revelations & Resolutions. 2022 is over and we are halfway through January of 2023…Let’s talk about it. We discuss the previous year in our own mental health journeys as well as what we plan to focus the most on in 2023 as it relates to our mental health. Enjoy listening to this incredibly honest and motivati…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Learning About Mental Health from Working Out 37:46

11M ago37:46

37:46

Before becoming Mindset By Dave I was a personal trainer, the kind who wanted to learn EVERYTHING! Along the way I noticed many things that working out can teach us about mental health. Lots of the principals involved in training can become powerful analogies for our mental health. This podcast episode is some of my favourites.…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Fentanyl Epidemic - Ten Dollar Death Trip Director Dominic Streeter 1:08:24

11M ago1:08:24

1:08:24

Vancouver is currently facing a fentanyl epidemic. The new wave of opiod addiction is a core part of daily life in Vancouver's downtown east side. When seeing this with his own two eyes director Dominic Streeter of Hied and Seek Films knew he had to shed some light on this and ask some very important questions. In his Netflix documentary "Ten Dolla…

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Lobow's SPARK

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ADHD with Benefits - A Glimpse Behind the Neurodivergent Curtain 1:01:37

11M ago1:01:37

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A team of Neurodivergents get together once a week that is not recorded. It is a safe place to be yourself. This is a glimpse into what we do when we are free of the world.....Thank you Terri Shubilla for naming our weekly get togethers (ADHD with Benefits)! I hope all of you have fun listening to this as there are some real & genuine words of enco…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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What Do Kink, Cabaret and Neurodivergence Have in Common? With Lady Cleo Cabaret 1:29:38

12M ago1:29:38

1:29:38

Above all things I would call Lady Cleo a communicator. Whether she does this with words, with music of with visual performances one thing is for sure, she does it in a meticulous and often mesmerizing way. I knew I wanted to talk with her when I invited her on the podcast and we decided to focus on kink and cabaret and the concept of discovering y…

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Lobow's SPARK

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The Power of ADHD Friendship with SABRINA PYLES 51:56

12M ago51:56

51:56

Today’s ADHD friend is Sabrina Pyles and she is one of the most down to earth and truly real people you will ever meet. This comes as no surprise to me as every single ADHDer I have met, is TRULY real. Sabrina and I discuss ADHD medication in this episode which is why I must put a disclaimer that I am not a psychiatrist that specializes in ADHD nor…

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Lobow's SPARK

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The Power of ADHD Friendship w/Wesley Van Den Bosch 1:16:40

1y ago1:16:40

1:16:40

Today’s ADHD friend is Wesley and you definitely want this amazing person on your side. Not only is he the funniest person I have ever met, he is also the most loving. These two things are a common theme with ADHD people. So how is being loving and entertaining a bad thing? Wesley and I discuss this throughout the most entertaining episode yet as h…

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Lobow's SPARK

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The Power of ADHD Friendship with Janackeh Blackwell 56:14

1y ago56:14

56:14

Today’s ADHD friend is Janackeh Blackwell! What an honor to speak with another ADHDer that was adopted…She is the type of person that can change your life in 5 seconds. What an unreal quality to have. Her impact is felt across the ADHD community simply by being herself. It is for the reason of authentencity I have the privilege of saying Janackeh, …

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Hannah from Beautiful Mind Coach and Plus Size vs Reality 59:22

1y ago59:22

59:22

Hannah is a fellow mindset coach and podcast coach, who I had the pleasure of meeting via the Mental Health Blog Awards. In this episode we get into Hannah's "why" for getting into this line of work, along with discussing the most common issues she sees and what resolutions are available for these. We also look to the future and get Hannah's ideas …

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Lobow's SPARK

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Neurodiversity & BOREDOM (ADHD/Autism/OCD) 1:06:18

1y ago1:06:18

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Today’s group episode discusses Neurodiversity & BOREDOM. Being “bored” presents itself differently in us as Neurodivergents…As a team, we discuss how being bored affects us individually and we offer tips on what we do to combat it. A very special thank you goes out to Mechi Mansilla for bringing this very important topic to the table. Together WE …

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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A Victims Mindset - Learned Helplessness 30:38

1y ago30:38

30:38

The phrase victims mindset gets thrown around far too readily these days. Usually by people who are just tired of confronting others who just don't seem to want to change. But what if I told you that there's something behind all of that and that? Something that keeps the person stuck in this cycle that if we were to learn a different approach to th…

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Lobow's SPARK

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ADHD/AUTISM/OCD TIPS ON ORGANIZATION 53:40

1y ago53:40

53:40

Today’s group episode discusses our Neurodivergent tricks, hacks, and opinions on how to stay organized in a world that looks down on us for our organizational skills. ADHD, AUTISM, and OCD are all represented in this unique and motivating conversation. A very special thank you goes out to BlushingCrafter for bringing this very important topic t th…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Intermittent Explosive Disorder With Asta 51:35

1y ago51:35

51:35

Today's guest is Asta, an amazingly strong member of our Twitch community. Asta is someone who suffers with the little know condition Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED). IED basically means that whereas for most of us we feel anger growing gradually and have opportunities to diffuse or walk away, those with IED can go from calm to a full rage in…

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Lobow's SPARK

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Power of Friendship w/ ANGEL 48:46

1y ago48:46

48:46

Today’s ADHD friend is Angel and this is her second time being on Lobow's SPARK. She reached out to us wanting to tell us about her journey since the last time we spoke months ago. As someone wanting to help as many Neurodivergent people as possible, this is the ultimate compliment. Having someone as inspirational as Angel choosing to give you an u…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Celebrating Autism with Clydie9 1:20:40

1y ago1:20:40

1:20:40

I had the pleasure of meeting Clydie at TwitchCon Amsterdam this year at a meetup for just chatting streamers. And he said something which let me knew I just had to have him on the show: "Autism awareness, or acceptance is not enough, we should be promoting autism celebration" Autism is not something that is "wrong" with a person's brain, it is mer…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Overcoming Substance Abuse with Face 38:51

1y ago38:51

38:51

Growing up with a mother with undiagnosed bipolar disorder, Face like many neglected young folk had to find his own ways of coping with the world around him. For Face this meant turning to alcohol and drugs and as we all know these things enter us in to cycles that are often (if not always) extremely difficult to remove ourselves from. Our entire w…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Cold Water Therapy for Mental Health with Dare To Dip 44:43

1y ago44:43

44:43

Sam Phillips, known online as Dare To Dip was a person struggling with alcohol addiction and anxiety. He decided to look for the answers in a different kind of liquid, VERY cold water! Sam set himself the challenge to get out in open water in the sea, every day for a year. Initially it was just for himself, but one of the amazing results of this pr…

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Mindset By Dave Podcast

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Sex Education Finally Gets Brought Up To Date with Valen Vain 1:42:52

1y ago1:42:52

1:42:52

Valen Vain is a performer, a sex educator and a "filth wizard" and if that doesn't entice you in then I don't know what will! A lifelong performer, Valen like many creatives did took to the internet dring lockdown, initially to talk about performance. But as the lockdown rolled on and performances dried up he was left with the question "what else c…

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