Episode 36
Rise And Thrive Together With Regina Rossi & Dr. Raquel A. Stuart
LIVE UNAPLOOGETICALLY YOU! THIS IS A “Wow” MUST WATCH / LISTEN! In Episode 37 on the Shining Brightly Podcast Show called RISE AND THRIVE TOGETHER with Regina Rossi and Dr Raquel Stuart (I call them the R+R sistah’s) we bring the heat with high energy and a game of “she said – she said introductions” Oh, wait till you hear the little unknown secrets they revealed. Then we get down to business and share the origins of building and launching an unstoppable, unshakeable, and heartfelt Rise and Thrive Together community that starts with you! DONT PLAY SMALL ANYMORE! Come listen, share and review this amazing high energy show with the brutal honesty and discipline that you need to be the best version of yourself to MAKE IT HAPPEN for YOU, OTHERS AND YOUR COMMUNITIES to thrive and shine together!
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Giveaway
FREE 30-minute Discovery Call with either Raquel or Regina – Use calendly link to schedule appt; or send us an email at info@riseandthrivetogether.com or contact us through our website: riseandthrivetogether.com. We will get back to you to set up the Free Discovery Call. Please mention you heard about us through Shining Brightly.
About the guest –
Regina Rossi began her 1st career, as a LMSW from NY for over 18 years providing counseling, education and workshops with hundreds of families and children of all ages and backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures and co-created an award-winning violence prevention curriculum for schools and communities. She currently is an empowerment, vitality, leadership and community development coach, and live webcast co-host for a weekly show on the ROKU TV channel Laws of Life with Blanca with over 50K subscribers, called Rise and Thrive Together which is out to educate, empower and equip people and communities in Being FREE in their Circumstances through conversations, resources and community building. Ms. Rossi has a thriving 1-1 private coaching practice for Women to Put Themselves 1st Unapologetically so they can Live the Life they Desire and Deserve. Ms. Rossi has a passion for dancing and singing and teaches a variety of Zumba Fitness formats for all ages and capabilities. She is a singer/songwriter and has performed for over 25 years in a cover band as well as singing her original songs. She is married for 13 years to her wonderful husband and has a 6.5 year old daughter whom they adopted at birth and has adopted herself and shares the importance of adoption. She is one of the co-authors of Raise The Vibration: A Weekly Guide For Alchemizing The Human Experience, sharing her and her husband's inspirational story of their struggles to triumph in adopting their daughter at birth.
Dr. Raquel A. Stuart is a Board-Certified Life Coach. She holds a Ph.D. in Human Services with a specialization in Counseling and a Life Coaching Certification from Robbins Madanes Training. She is also a Financial Consultant, helping families build generational wealth. Raquel has subject matter expertise in high engagement presentations and workshops dealing with pivoting your mindset, communication with self, in the workplace, and in relationships. Her energetic speaking style and unique ability to engage, motivate, and transform her audience is unlike any other. Raquel served as a Psychology Professor at various universities in the USA and in China. While in China, she served as the Associate Dean at a Sino university. She taught in Higher Education for almost 19 years. She is the author of “The Audacity of Self: Dare to Put You First.” This book takes the readers through her experiences from brokenness and pain to a life of possibilities. One where she can be exactly who she is, a person who lives her life with balance, living on purpose and with purpose, all while putting herself first. is a Board-Certified Life Coach, Author, Entrepreneur and Educator.
About the Host:
Howard Brown is a best-selling author, award-winning international speaker, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, interfaith peacemaker, and a two-time stage IV cancer survivor. He is also a sought-after speaker and consultant for corporate businesses, nonprofits, congregations, and community groups. Howard has co-founded two social networks that were the first to connect religious communities around the world. He is a nationally known patient advocate and “cancer whisperer” to many families. Howard, his wife Lisa, and daughter Emily currently reside in Michigan, and his happy place is on the basketball court.
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Transcript
Hello, it's Howard Brown. It's the Shining Brightly
Howard Brown:Show. Oh my god you are in for such a treat. We have the most
Howard Brown:amazing women. I call them the RNR sisters, but Regina Rossi
Howard Brown:and Raquel Stewart, how are you this evening?
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Doing Well, Howard, how are you?
Howard Brown:I am great because I'm with you two say, Regina,
Howard Brown:how you doing?
Regina Rossi:Dr. Regina who I got upgraded to Dr. Regina.
Regina Rossi:Thank you. Absolutely. I am a doctor of happiness. So I am in
Regina Rossi:bliss. Enjoy being on here today. So thank you. We're gonna
Regina Rossi:have some fun. So here's the deal. You guys run a hot new
Regina Rossi:show called The Rise and thrive together. And I got to be a
Regina Rossi:guest on the show and it rocked. It was so good. So I'm having
Regina Rossi:you back to the Shining Brightly because you are all about energy
Regina Rossi:and inspiration. But I'm going to play a little game here
Regina Rossi:because normally I read people's bios and tell them about them.
Regina Rossi:That's no fun. We're gonna play she said she said, so I'm gonna
Regina Rossi:have you to introduce each other since you are sisters from
Regina Rossi:different misters. So who wants to go first? Regina?
Regina Rossi:Awesome. Hey, everybody. I am so excited to introduce my sister
Regina Rossi:from another mister sister from another mister and could be
Regina Rossi:sister from another sister. Dr. Raquel Stewart. Yes, she is an
Regina Rossi:incredible p HD. That's the doctor in house here. And Human
Regina Rossi:Services. And a board certified life coach and who she truly is,
Regina Rossi:is one of the most incredible, I would say inspirational, like
Regina Rossi:speakers. You know, for me, she has put over 20 years in
Regina Rossi:education. She was the dean of a college many well she is the
Regina Rossi:dean of a college that she's just her last days tomorrow.
Regina Rossi:She's been an adjunct professor. She has been a professor
Regina Rossi:everywhere from New Jersey all the way to China. But what I
Regina Rossi:love about her the most is there's not a thing that she
Regina Rossi:can't say that's out and not inspire you and get you out of
Regina Rossi:your own way. So if you want real talk with real results,
Regina Rossi:that's Dr. Raquel Stewart, and she is one of the most
Regina Rossi:incredible people she's more than just a partner in business
Regina Rossi:with me. She is one of my dearest friends and truly is a
Regina Rossi:sister from another mister.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:That's beautiful. Wow. Great
Dr. Raquel Stuart:introduction. Yeah, this person you should meet her but ou
Dr. Raquel Stuart:voluntold her to go first. So now you know what now you got to
Dr. Raquel Stuart:give your rebuttal here. Wow, Regina. The rebuttal is really
Dr. Raquel Stuart:easy. I'd like to introduce my business partner and my sister
Dr. Raquel Stuart:friend Regina Rossi LaMoth I have known Regina for Yeah, a
Dr. Raquel Stuart:lot of years we've known each other and we've worked together
Dr. Raquel Stuart:she was in one department I was in another we didn't really
Dr. Raquel Stuart:discover each other and talk to each other until we were both
Dr. Raquel Stuart:leaving. We were both leaving the job at the same time and
Dr. Raquel Stuart:that was our connection. And from there even though time
Dr. Raquel Stuart:passed and we may not have talked to each other in most
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Regina is still the same Regina when I get on the phone it's not
Dr. Raquel Stuart:a hey, and that uncomfortable silence this i Hey, and Regina
Dr. Raquel Stuart:is running a marathon and I'm filled in on her life and like
Dr. Raquel Stuart:20 minutes Regina is awesome, amazing shining brightly star.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:She is authentic. She is genuine. She is transparent. And
Dr. Raquel Stuart:when I tell you there's not a false bone in her body. I'm
Dr. Raquel Stuart:telling the truth even when she's having limiting beliefs
Dr. Raquel Stuart:like we all do. She is not ashamed or embarrassed to say
Dr. Raquel Stuart:hey, so I had this conversation myself and I felt the way but
Dr. Raquel Stuart:you know what I had to pull myself out of that. Regina is
Dr. Raquel Stuart:that person so as much as you hear us talking limiting beliefs
Dr. Raquel Stuart:impact us and Regina is not afraid to share and she is just
Dr. Raquel Stuart:so open. She's compassionate. She's a Zumba instructor. Zoom
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Bini instructor. I just talked about her today with someone at
Dr. Raquel Stuart:my rowing lesson. I saw a friend who was a Zumba Zumba beanie
Dr. Raquel Stuart:life coach and she was like, Oh my gosh, that sounds so
Dr. Raquel Stuart:incredible. And I was like that's her. She's like how does
Dr. Raquel Stuart:she do it? So she just does what she does. So that's my sister
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Regina. I enjoy being a business partner and just keep growing
Dr. Raquel Stuart:our friendship.
Howard Brown:Wow, that was fun. I you should take it that's that
Howard Brown:that is special because I wanted you to share about each other.
Howard Brown:But now the next level is we're going to share something that
Howard Brown:you the other person does not know about each other? I
Howard Brown:December call your doctor a cow goes first. You
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Wow. Yeah. Regina knows just about
Dr. Raquel Stuart:everything about anything Oh, she doesn't know what does she
Dr. Raquel Stuart:know? So I like to know everyone's gonna know when i How
Dr. Raquel Stuart:would you're going to be sorry. When I pass gas I like to make
Dr. Raquel Stuart:sure I put my leg up so that it comes out and it doesn't get
Dr. Raquel Stuart:contained in there you go now everybody knows that's something
Dr. Raquel Stuart:she doesn't know about me. I like to let her free. Yes.
Howard Brown:Maybe I won't be using this bit again. No,
Howard Brown:already Regina let's oh that was right. Oh that was deep that,
Howard Brown:like, physically deep.
Regina Rossi:I absolutely love that. Um, I'm, there's a
Regina Rossi:probably a bunch of things. But uh, one frown. One that I love
Regina Rossi:to share is that I got to meet Steven Tyler from Aerosmith. in
Regina Rossi:person at Jones Beach. And on top of it, when they asked, hey,
Regina Rossi:who would like to have their breasts signed by Steven Tyler.
Regina Rossi:I was married at the time. And for my first marriage, I raised
Regina Rossi:my hands. This was by the way to help adults with developmental
Regina Rossi:disabilities. There were a bunch of adults with developmental
Regina Rossi:disabilities. So I did my part. I did my part for humanity. And
Regina Rossi:I lifted up my shirt and took off my bra and Steven Tyler
Regina Rossi:signed my left breast.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:There you go.
Howard Brown:I got to cool down here for a second ladies. We're
Howard Brown:passing gas and we're signing boobs. Wow,
Dr. Raquel Stuart:we have a party. We know how to do a party
Dr. Raquel Stuart:hours.
Howard Brown:Oh my god. Well, this show is not PG. We can go
Howard Brown:we were all adults here. It's all good. Oh my goodness. Wow.
Howard Brown:Now if that's not a way to start a show. So all right now, how
Howard Brown:did you all meet?
Regina Rossi:At work? Yes. At work.
Howard Brown:And you left that same day? That was it?
Regina Rossi:No, I would have you know, Raquel is correct. So,
Regina Rossi:Raquel and I worked worked in two different departments. I was
Regina Rossi:in part of the internship department, where we had
Regina Rossi:volunteers and interns throughout the whole entire
Regina Rossi:agency. We placed about 300 of them a year. And Raquel was a
Regina Rossi:specific supervisor for adults with developmental disabilities.
Regina Rossi:And I had some seniors in her department who volunteered. So
Regina Rossi:it was my job to go once a month, checking on how the
Regina Rossi:volunteers were doing, and a lot of the paperwork stuff and
Regina Rossi:checking on the education and training that they were doing
Regina Rossi:there for our volunteers, and see how we could support one
Regina Rossi:another. And she was one of those people where I loved
Regina Rossi:because I never had to spend time with her. I would send an
Regina Rossi:email, I would drop off paperwork, she would have
Regina Rossi:everything done, like meticulously. So there was never
Regina Rossi:really a moment where you know, she would answer everything.
Regina Rossi:Like especially in emails, trainings up to date, none of
Regina Rossi:the supervisor, none of my volunteers ever complained, they
Regina Rossi:absolutely love being her department they wanted to be so
Regina Rossi:I never really had to go. And that finally was to a point
Regina Rossi:where I was like, oh, this person, like I'm working in this
Regina Rossi:department for 12 years. And I don't know her. And one of the
Regina Rossi:things I pride myself on is like Raquel said, I like to know,
Regina Rossi:everybody and everything. So they called me the mayor of an
Regina Rossi:agency that had nine floors. And I didn't know her and that
Regina Rossi:bothered me. So I went in one day, and I asked her like, Hey,
Regina Rossi:can we meet? I really don't know, you, thank you for being
Regina Rossi:like the most incredible person that like handles all of my
Regina Rossi:life. So easy in my department, but I want to get to know you.
Regina Rossi:And there was a lot of inner turmoil going on in our agency.
Regina Rossi:And so we just like, you know, she was like, Yeah, and I was
Regina Rossi:like, let's do lunch, and we had lunch together. And that was it
Regina Rossi:wasn't like a catch up. It was like, literally, like we've met
Regina Rossi:each other our whole entire lives. And just went in and
Regina Rossi:started talking to find out that we both were interested in
Regina Rossi:leaving the agency and looking to create something more than
Regina Rossi:the life that we had. And that's how the conversation started.
Regina Rossi:And then we met and met weekly, we secretly met like, weekly now
Regina Rossi:all of a sudden, I got to see her weekly, you know, to check
Regina Rossi:in on stuff when I didn't in 12 years. And and we met weekly and
Regina Rossi:together we made our exit plan and empowered each other to lead
Regina Rossi:together powerfully. That's a cool story. And you just, you
Regina Rossi:just had this vibration or the sync or just you
Howard Brown:You know, you met and you, you you had an
Howard Brown:appreciation for each other. It's beautiful friendship that
Howard Brown:thank you for sharing that, because that's that how it's
Howard Brown:developed. And then it has evolved even further. And tell
Howard Brown:us about how did rise and thrive together? How did that idea come
Howard Brown:about?
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Well, pretty much Regina and I were talking
Dr. Raquel Stuart:about working together and collaborating partnership. And
Dr. Raquel Stuart:we were talking, and we were talking, and we were talking
Dr. Raquel Stuart:some more and then it got to be like, Okay, what are we going to
Dr. Raquel Stuart:do? We've talked and talk is good, but talk without action is
Dr. Raquel Stuart:just might as well be gossip, right? There's no action behind
Dr. Raquel Stuart:it. And so we got together weekly, and I mean, weekly for
Dr. Raquel Stuart:like, we would block out three hours this venture of ours
Dr. Raquel Stuart:started out as, hey, let's do an online course. Okay, great. We
Dr. Raquel Stuart:would break it down into modules, sessions, all of this
Dr. Raquel Stuart:stuff. And then one day, I told her, I was like, you know, I
Dr. Raquel Stuart:want to do something live though. We're gonna record these
Dr. Raquel Stuart:videos for online classes. But I'm a person I want live. And
Dr. Raquel Stuart:she was like, okay, and then Regina being who she is, and
Dr. Raquel Stuart:loving to just meet people collaborate and be in community.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:She joined the community, and met some amazing people. And
Dr. Raquel Stuart:then she was like, Hey, sis, okay, you want to do like, I've
Dr. Raquel Stuart:got something for us. And she brought it to me, we talked
Dr. Raquel Stuart:about it. We were like, let's just do it. Like, we didn't talk
Dr. Raquel Stuart:too long. We talked, we discussed and we're like, okay,
Dr. Raquel Stuart:let's do it. We're not sure how we're going to do some of the
Dr. Raquel Stuart:things. But you know what, it doesn't matter. Between the two
Dr. Raquel Stuart:of us, we got this covered. And then it was a matter of coming
Dr. Raquel Stuart:up with the name. And just listening to Regina talk. I was
Dr. Raquel Stuart:like, Oh, God, the name, you just said it. And she's like,
Dr. Raquel Stuart:well, that sounds like rising dry. And then she's like, rise
Dr. Raquel Stuart:and thrive together. Because it's about community. I was
Dr. Raquel Stuart:like, awesome. Let's run with it. So I wish it was some deep
Dr. Raquel Stuart:story. This was rooted for years and years and years in the
Dr. Raquel Stuart:making. And it just took us really and truly getting into
Dr. Raquel Stuart:action and being in a place separately, where we were both
Dr. Raquel Stuart:ready to grow. And then we came together as that community and
Dr. Raquel Stuart:built what is now rise and thrive together.
Howard Brown:Yep. It's beautiful. And the world needs
Howard Brown:both of you, because I love it that you help people get out of
Howard Brown:their own way. Well, we're coming out of, you know, the
Howard Brown:pandemic and people. i The number one fact came out was
Howard Brown:that loneliness leading to depression out of that, I mean,
Howard Brown:we're people that kind of run in packs, and kind of we were
Howard Brown:forced into, you know, this whole zoom world and things like
Howard Brown:that, and not being able to being restricted and things like
Howard Brown:that. So what are you seeing out there? The world is a noisy
Howard Brown:place, it can be a nasty place. It can be hard. Okay, and what
Howard Brown:do you what do you see out there? Who are the people that
Howard Brown:you're helping and that are coming to you?
Regina Rossi:I would say currently, for me, I've got two
Regina Rossi:particular groups, because like Raquel shared, Zoom beanie is a
Regina Rossi:programme for caregivers and their young children. So I've
Regina Rossi:spent the past seven years of my life and being a mom newly
Regina Rossi:right. So it wasn't until I was 48, that my husband and I were
Regina Rossi:like, Hey, we're going to adopt so I became a mom at a much
Regina Rossi:later age. So here I am, as you know, former social worker life
Regina Rossi:coach, you know, out there doing what I love teaching, you know,
Regina Rossi:classes of music and movement to young children and moms and to
Regina Rossi:seniors and people with disabilities. It was really the
Regina Rossi:mom group, because that was the ones where a create that safe
Regina Rossi:space for them, their caregivers to come. And although you're in
Regina Rossi:a class, and there are things happening, they come early, they
Regina Rossi:stay leader, and I just provided that safe place for them to be
Regina Rossi:and I would hear all of what it's you know, how difficult it
Regina Rossi:is to truly manage life are single moms, some are moms in
Regina Rossi:relationships, some are secretly wanting to get divorced, many
Regina Rossi:with young children, more children, and I'm this new mom,
Regina Rossi:myself, navigating this whole entire kind of like, mom, who,
Regina Rossi:although I felt for myself, being older was quite helpful.
Regina Rossi:And being a social worker working with kids for so long.
Regina Rossi:But it was just interesting, because I finally was like,
Regina Rossi:Yeah, I feel that way. Yeah, I feel that way. Yeah, I feel that
Regina Rossi:way. Spend most of that time realising that people need a
Regina Rossi:safe place. When you talk about mean, like, this is my personal
Regina Rossi:opinion. And I know it's like, you know, let's not get all mad
Regina Rossi:at me. But the bottom line is, you know, I grew up in Auburn
Regina Rossi:others, and my father, and I'm a very male energy person, I
Regina Rossi:watched men in our family or like, how my father described
Regina Rossi:like you Savage, who needed to say you got into a fight. And
Regina Rossi:the next minute, everything was good. My father's like, you
Regina Rossi:know, hey, I grew up grew up in the hood, like down in Brooklyn
Regina Rossi:and was like, boom, you beat each other up. And then next
Regina Rossi:week, you're on your turf, everybody was good again, women,
Regina Rossi:we hold grudges.
Regina Rossi:We lie, we smile to your face. And we all say yes. And I, I
Regina Rossi:just couldn't believe seeing that. And that's what I saw, I
Regina Rossi:saw these women who all thought they were in communities of
Regina Rossi:other women who are struggling with the same struggles, you
Regina Rossi:know, the same feelings, and then felt safe. And then all of
Regina Rossi:a sudden, were attacked in the safe mom groups, which I got all
Regina Rossi:into. And that's when I realised I didn't have that same
Regina Rossi:experience. And I sure wanted to disrupt that experience. And so
Regina Rossi:that's when I really started focusing on the moms and the
Regina Rossi:children. I've worked with a lot of people, but that truly is my
Regina Rossi:passion and my purpose. And I don't care what type of mom we
Regina Rossi:work, because we all take care of someone in some way, shape or
Regina Rossi:form, including your Furbabies. Because that is super important,
Regina Rossi:whatever that emotional support that you're providing. So that's
Regina Rossi:been my 14, it's now grown to my seniors, because I now have kind
Regina Rossi:of changed my soon back to seniors. So now I'm seeing the
Regina Rossi:second half of life. And by the way, that's the same thing. I
Regina Rossi:laugh, I tell her a cow for years. And I tell her all my
Regina Rossi:interns what you thought happened when you were a child,
Regina Rossi:and you thought were like you know, behind your back then
Regina Rossi:doesn't get any better when you get as an adult. And you then
Regina Rossi:get to as an adult, be able to shift that perception that by
Regina Rossi:empowering yourself and getting to get to know yourself and
Regina Rossi:realising you don't need that in your life. So I want people to
Regina Rossi:live their lives unapologetically. By putting
Regina Rossi:themselves first and knowing their worth. And they're worth
Regina Rossi:they're deserving everything that they want.
Howard Brown:Wrong. Wow. Raquel, you've been an educator.
Howard Brown:So how I mean? How are you applying this to your practice?
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Wow. So as an educator, Michael, my mission is
Dr. Raquel Stuart:to engage students in learning how to disrupt their thinking.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:And during COVID, it was really difficult for a lot of students
Dr. Raquel Stuart:because they didn't have what was needed to still attend
Dr. Raquel Stuart:classes, work, take care of their kids, being home all the
Dr. Raquel Stuart:time with the kids and having to do schoolwork was really, really
Dr. Raquel Stuart:difficult. So what we found was a lot of kids decided I have to
Dr. Raquel Stuart:stop saying kids, a lot of students decided they would stop
Dr. Raquel Stuart:going to school. And so we were in remote status for a long
Dr. Raquel Stuart:time. Now I was in the US when COVID hit happened to be in the
Dr. Raquel Stuart:US. So I was still working in China. And that was a remote for
Dr. Raquel Stuart:me, teaching classes, managing my faculty, managing the staff.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:And then I was teaching over here as well. And it got to be a
Dr. Raquel Stuart:lot. And what I saw the common thread was people just needed a
Dr. Raquel Stuart:break. And they didn't know how to find it. Because they
Dr. Raquel Stuart:couldn't go outside. And they weren't thinking I can still
Dr. Raquel Stuart:have a break inside. A lot of people got frustrated and
Dr. Raquel Stuart:annoyed because I can't go anywhere. And I'm tired of the
Dr. Raquel Stuart:house. And so here's the disruptive thinking part. And it
Dr. Raquel Stuart:became what is it that you've always wanted to do inside the
Dr. Raquel Stuart:house that you never had the time because you had to run to
Dr. Raquel Stuart:class you had to run to work and you had to come home deal with
Dr. Raquel Stuart:the kids do homework, cook clean? All these other things,
Dr. Raquel Stuart:blah, blah, blah, you could go to 50,000 things, but what is it
Dr. Raquel Stuart:you really wanted to get done at home, and you never had the
Dr. Raquel Stuart:time. And then they come up with a list of things. Now mind you,
Dr. Raquel Stuart:I'm teaching class. My background is Psychology. I'm
Dr. Raquel Stuart:teaching class, but my class is not really like an ordinary
Dr. Raquel Stuart:class. When you step in, I'll let you know that right out the
Dr. Raquel Stuart:gate, you have a chance to drop it. So this is the conversation
Dr. Raquel Stuart:that we're having. What is it that you've always wanted to do
Dr. Raquel Stuart:and some of them said to simple things? I was wanting to clean
Dr. Raquel Stuart:my closet out there clothes in there that I've had for so long
Dr. Raquel Stuart:and can't fit me. Okay, well guess what now is your chance.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:But the kids bring the kids in say we don't have to separate
Dr. Raquel Stuart:out our activities. We can bring the kids into some of our
Dr. Raquel Stuart:activities and sorting out your closet. Definitely one of them.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Anybody out there have a junk drawer anywhere kitchen, but we
Dr. Raquel Stuart:all have that junk drawer and we all say oh my gosh, every time
Dr. Raquel Stuart:we open it, I need to clean this. We closed it again. I open
Dr. Raquel Stuart:it I need to clean this Guess what COVID gave you the
Dr. Raquel Stuart:opportunity to take care of those little activities that you
Dr. Raquel Stuart:always wanted to due and never had the time, people took COVID
Dr. Raquel Stuart:for granted, I get a lot of people died. I've lost people, a
Dr. Raquel Stuart:lot of people during COVID. But I also saw the other side of
Dr. Raquel Stuart:COVID. And here's a disruptive thinker in me is that COVID gave
Dr. Raquel Stuart:me an opportunity to stop, pause, think and put me first,
Dr. Raquel Stuart:what is it that I want to do? It gave me the opportunity to build
Dr. Raquel Stuart:a business COVID gave me the opportunity to know that I have
Dr. Raquel Stuart:a creative bone in my body, I started making jewellery, I
Dr. Raquel Stuart:thought I was just a talker. But there was actually a creative
Dr. Raquel Stuart:side. And so in sharing that ball with my students disrupted
Dr. Raquel Stuart:their thinking, and they saw a different perspective, they saw
Dr. Raquel Stuart:COVID a different way. It's not holding you hostage, it's giving
Dr. Raquel Stuart:you time. And all it took was just that shift in thinking and
Dr. Raquel Stuart:mindset. And that is what I'm about. I want to disrupt your
Dr. Raquel Stuart:thinking. And that's how I saw COVID I get it, I get the pain.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:But can we make a slight quarter turn of a shift to the left? or
Dr. Raquel Stuart:to the right, change your thinking? What is it that I can
Dr. Raquel Stuart:do during this time? I will miss that. We saw it. Yeah, I mean,
Dr. Raquel Stuart:we're through it now. And but some of the kids are behind.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Granted, I get it, they're gonna either play catch up or get left
Dr. Raquel Stuart:behind, which is sad. I love that idea of cleaning the
Dr. Raquel Stuart:closet, and then you could even donate it to another cause or
Dr. Raquel Stuart:decide together and make it a group project at home.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Absolutely. Well, I for me, I did what you said, I dictated a
Dr. Raquel Stuart:book. So I'm with you on it. 100%, I was very productive. I
Dr. Raquel Stuart:got a book published in manuscript done in three years.
Howard Brown:And still healing and a tiny healing had to go on
Howard Brown:as far as you know, me getting better and things like that. So
Howard Brown:I agree with you. So people, they they need to be able to
Howard Brown:understand that they can potentially break things down
Howard Brown:into smaller bites is what I'm hearing from you as well. You
Howard Brown:can't take on the whole storm, but you could just take a piece
Howard Brown:of it. And as I say, and I do a keynote called Get back up
Howard Brown:again. Because we all get knocked down in life. I don't
Howard Brown:know anybody that's walking through clean, free and just
Howard Brown:cruising through life. If they are they're lying, or they're
Howard Brown:drinking, or they're jostling the system somehow. Right?
Regina Rossi:Right.
Howard Brown:We all we all do that. And it really begins with
Howard Brown:ourselves. Okay. And I think you even asked me on your show, I
Howard Brown:mean, I created some space of darkness, where I actually knew
Howard Brown:that I was in bad shape. I was frustrated, I had denial, I had
Howard Brown:anger. But I the discipline that I learned that I share with
Howard Brown:people is that I didn't stay there too long. You stay there
Howard Brown:too long, you ankle up getting it's a vacuum, it sucks you back
Howard Brown:and keeps you there too long ass. And that's not what I do.
Howard Brown:And we each talked about when we look in the mirror. And I
Howard Brown:actually want you to repeat that I know I did on your show. But I
Howard Brown:looked in the mirror today because I knew we were going to
Howard Brown:be meeting and I said, this is going to be one great day. I
Howard Brown:can't wait to get to this evening. So I can see you guys
Howard Brown:and your smiling faces and feel your energy. But I always do I
Howard Brown:feel blessed. I feel grateful. And I feel lucky. And to make
Howard Brown:something of the day. And I did today and it doesn't happen
Howard Brown:every day, but almost every day. And how do you answer that you
Howard Brown:looked in the mirror? And would you say today?
Regina Rossi:Oh, this morning, I looked in the mirror, the
Regina Rossi:first thing I did was I thanked God, right? It's a big piece of
Regina Rossi:my life. So I would say thank you, God, Thank you universe,
Regina Rossi:for providing me this extra moment in time to be able to be
Regina Rossi:of service to be the best version of myself that you have
Regina Rossi:created me for. And I am out to go out there and do your work,
Regina Rossi:just guide me through that. I listen or you and I just allow
Regina Rossi:the rest to happen. I'm always in that flow of it's pretty much
Regina Rossi:my ritual kind of change. But I just think, you know, thank the
Regina Rossi:higher self of me, you know, and for me, it's God, you know, to
Regina Rossi:say, you got me here, I'm here for another day, I'm so excited
Regina Rossi:to be this best version of myself. Just guide me to who I
Regina Rossi:need to speak to who I need to listen to who I need to not
Regina Rossi:speak to, you know, you know what I need to see what I need
Regina Rossi:to hear. And the rest of the day really flow as it's like, out of
Regina Rossi:my control. Like that's the part of like Raquel was talking about
Regina Rossi:is, you know, we're very, that's why we're so aligned with minds,
Regina Rossi:you know, mind shift, and it's just always noticing when I'm
Regina Rossi:controlling. And what is that? how that's impacted me and when
Regina Rossi:to just go hey, oh, I got that. That's, you know, that's me my
Regina Rossi:control space. Let me let that go. And here you go, Father,
Regina Rossi:you've got it. And the next thing you know, and today was
Regina Rossi:like an extraordinary, extraordinary day. We had some
Regina Rossi:great rise and thrive excited It means today for our company.
Howard Brown:You did. Raquel, what did you see in the mirror
Howard Brown:this morning?
Dr. Raquel Stuart:I was like, Girl, stop playing small. You're
Dr. Raquel Stuart:like, let's go get it. Let's tell people what they need to.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:They don't know they need to hear it. But we don't tell them.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:We give people what they want, while also providing what they
Dr. Raquel Stuart:need. And so I was like, girl, don't play small. But that's
Dr. Raquel Stuart:what I said, I have these kinds of conversations with me. And
Dr. Raquel Stuart:when I talk to God, I'm like, Alright, God, I need to be
Dr. Raquel Stuart:productive, because I don't know what I've been doing. But I need
Dr. Raquel Stuart:to get back on track. You know, for me today was don't play
Dr. Raquel Stuart:small. I love and say what you have to say. But I want to make
Dr. Raquel Stuart:a comment about your your statement. However, when you
Dr. Raquel Stuart:said you weren't that dark place and not to stay there. And what
Dr. Raquel Stuart:I call that is don't take up permanent residence in a place
Dr. Raquel Stuart:that you don't belong. You need to say, Return to Sender on that
Dr. Raquel Stuart:mail that comes to that house, return to send a put that right
Dr. Raquel Stuart:back in the mail, let it go right back where it belongs,
Dr. Raquel Stuart:because it doesn't belong with you.
Howard Brown:Oh my god, this is amazing. I agree. So I call it a
Howard Brown:discipline to it. It is a discipline. It is a learned
Howard Brown:ability to weed out that negativity Returned to sender,
Howard Brown:whatever you call it. I love it. It's absolutely so true. So this
Howard Brown:is this is incredible. All right. Well, this shows one big
Howard Brown:tease, you know, because people need to reach out to all of us
Howard Brown:because as we are doing for each other, okay, is that we are we
Howard Brown:are making introductions. Good things are happening. There's
Howard Brown:some great news happening with rising thrive. I will keep that
Howard Brown:secret a little longer tease everybody more. But we're going
Howard Brown:to do something here we're going to put on our sunglasses. All
Howard Brown:right.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:All right,
Howard Brown:let's put on some sunglasses here. Why? Because we
Howard Brown:are shining so brightly together. Okay. And I want you
Howard Brown:to tell people how they get a hold of you, because they need
Howard Brown:to contact you. And I want to give each of you the last word
Howard Brown:and then you'll kick it over to me to wrap up the show. And you
Howard Brown:don't have to keep your sunglasses on the whole time
Howard Brown:unless you want to.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Like oh, hey, everybody, the way that you can
Dr. Raquel Stuart:connect with rise and thrive is super simple. We have www. rise
Dr. Raquel Stuart:and thrive together.com That website is so simple you go rise
Dr. Raquel Stuart:and thrive together.com You will see if you want to email us real
Dr. Raquel Stuart:simple info at rise and thrive together.com and every one of
Dr. Raquel Stuart:our social medias, on Facebook, on Instagram and on YouTube is
Dr. Raquel Stuart:rise and thrive to gather. So that is how you can reach out to
Dr. Raquel Stuart:us. We would love love to hear from you have opportunities to
Dr. Raquel Stuart:have these type of conversations with you.
Regina Rossi:Do I say my last word or kick it over to NO NO NO
Regina Rossi:NO because Raquel is going to tell him you guys got a special
Regina Rossi:gift for the audio? Yes. So I'm gonna kick it over to for our
Regina Rossi:special announcement gifts go for
Dr. Raquel Stuart:I forgot about our special gifts. So we
Dr. Raquel Stuart:are so excited to be here. First of all, thank you shining
Dr. Raquel Stuart:brightly. Our special gift is you get a free 30 minute
Dr. Raquel Stuart:discovery call with Regina Ri and Howard is going to post our
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Calendly link. You set your appointment you just pick the
Dr. Raquel Stuart:day the time and you get 30 minutes. Do us a favour let us
Dr. Raquel Stuart:know which one you want to chat with double treble. If you want
Dr. Raquel Stuart:double treble, just say I want to double treble and we'll know
Dr. Raquel Stuart:that's both of us. But you get a free 30 minute discovery call
Dr. Raquel Stuart:because we want to help you where you are. Get to really
Dr. Raquel Stuart:where you want to be. That's our purpose.
Howard Brown:Oh my god codeword double treble. I love it. I
Howard Brown:mean, you gotta be pretty special to get both you guys
Howard Brown:because you will. You will Oh my god, you'll help every twice.
Howard Brown:Twice as much. Oh my god. Well, I'm gonna take my glasses off
Howard Brown:for a second and give you guys the final word, and then kick it
Howard Brown:over to me for a close.
Regina Rossi:Go ahead sis, Wow.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:This Listen, my final word to you is be a
Dr. Raquel Stuart:disrupter be a disrupter in your thinking. And I want you to have
Dr. Raquel Stuart:the audacity, the nerve to put you first. So disruptive
Dr. Raquel Stuart:thinking we want you to disrupt that thinking that is not
Dr. Raquel Stuart:serving you. And we want you to put yourself first because it's
Dr. Raquel Stuart:only together that we can rise and thrive. Got it Regina that
Dr. Raquel Stuart:all right.
Regina Rossi:I love it. Love it. Love it. One of the things
Regina Rossi:that I want to add on top of that is to know that you are not
Regina Rossi:alone.
Regina Rossi:You are seen you are heard and you are acknowledged and loved
Regina Rossi:if you are listening to this Show. And like Raquel saying,
Regina Rossi:and you've got that thinking going on that limiting belief
Regina Rossi:that's like, what you know, you don't understand, you don't
Regina Rossi:understand my circumstances, I've got no one that is a
Regina Rossi:limiting belief, you are not alone because you are on
Regina Rossi:listening to the show, which means you are connected,
Regina Rossi:somehow, some way. And even beautiful when it's the unknown
Regina Rossi:of the unknown unknowns of how you've found this, see, you are
Regina Rossi:seen, you are heard, and we will acknowledge you and all you need
Regina Rossi:to do is reach out real simple. www.riseandthrivetogether.com
Regina Rossi:info at rising thrive together.com and we will support
Regina Rossi:you because everything you need comes from you. And we're just
Regina Rossi:here to educate, equip and empower you to have the life
Regina Rossi:that you really truly desire. Absolutely.
Howard Brown:Well said. Both of you well said. I mean, you just
Howard Brown:basically in 30 minutes and less basically said, motivate,
Howard Brown:educate and inspire. And you made an offer that's incredible,
Howard Brown:to help people and I really appreciate that. I do want to
Howard Brown:shout out to our connector Blanca laws of life every
Howard Brown:Tuesday at 11am. Eastern, she put us together and and we are
Howard Brown:running with it. I mean, we just said you know what, thank you,
Howard Brown:Blanca. And we are absolutely, it's how it's done.
Dr. Raquel Stuart:And so Howard, I'm sorry, one more
Dr. Raquel Stuart:thing I forgot to mention. When you contact us for your 30
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Minute discovery call, please tell us we heard you on shining
Dr. Raquel Stuart:Brightly. Yes, we need you to do that for us.
Howard Brown:I will put that in the show notes. I'll put it in
Howard Brown:the show notes. And I'll put it in the links in the comment
Howard Brown:section when we when we share the show. They'll have the
Howard Brown:Calendly they'll put in the code word shining brightly codeword
Howard Brown:double treble why we'll see about that. They'll all get full
Howard Brown:instructions on that. So while this has been one powerful,
Howard Brown:energetic show, and I'm grateful for both of you and our
Howard Brown:friendship, and what we're doing together, you can reach me at
Howard Brown:shining brightly.com I've got I'm so interactive. I just want
Howard Brown:you to reach out and contact me I am a connector. If I can't
Howard Brown:help you, I will find someone that can help you. It doesn't
Howard Brown:matter what it is. And I have great resource materials. If you
Howard Brown:want to learn about survivorship of life survivorship of cancer,
Howard Brown:I got that download for you, if you want to learn about
Howard Brown:mentorship is leadership. All right. That means actually
Howard Brown:helping someone else out. Are you asking for help? We got a
Howard Brown:guide there for that. And then interfaith learning to actually
Howard Brown:relate to the other their culture, their cuisine, their
Howard Brown:customs, it makes for an interesting life. So please
Howard Brown:reach out for me, the podcasts my speaking and the book all
Howard Brown:available on Amazon.com reach out for me. And just remember
Howard Brown:when we shine brightly just a little bit each day for
Howard Brown:ourselves, for others and for our communities. The world is a
