Tag: Veterans

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

Guiding Wellness to the Military Community

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Kelsy Timas is guiding the military community to wellness— one soldier, one military spouse, one veteran at a time. Civilians are welcome to join the journey as well.
With 20 years experience in the health and wellness field, she has developed an entirely holistic establishment dedicated to healing individuals from the inside out.
I recently received the opportunity to visit Guiding Wellness Institute in Fayetteville, North Carolina to talk with Kelsy about her mission and passion which pours from every inch of her business.
The center offers services ranging from yoga, therapeutic massage, facial treatments, acupuncture, holistic life coaching, wellness and nutrition consultations onto to educational courses to include yoga teacher trainings.
In addition, Guiding Wellness Institute provides Warriors At Ease programs which supports health and healing of services members, veterans, military spouses and their families through yoga and meditation. The program was first developed in 2006 in partnership with Department of Defense-funded research at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. 
Through the programs success, a teacher training curriculum was developed to meet the growing demand of specially-trained instructors to share the benefits of WAE to the military community. WAE has grown to a network of 750 plus teachers worldwide who serve warriors and their families in the United States and abroad.
One of the most unique features offered at the institute are FREE (yes, you read that right... FREE) yoga classes provided weekly on Wednesday (6:30-7:30pm), Thursday (6:30-7:30pm) and Friday (9:15a-10:30am) for all active & retired military to include military spouses and their family members.
Kelsy and I spoke in depth about the many beneficial services Guiding Wellness Institute provides. You can listen 👂 to our conversation here on Hodge Podge Podcast 👉: https://anchor.fm/jalisonpaulyahoocom/episodes/Kelsy-Timas--Guiding-Wellness-To-the-Military-Community-eamm03

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

Top 6 Inspirational Women Interviews of 2019

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2019 brought me the opportunity to interview some extremely inspirational, intelligent and talented women who came into my life either professionally or personally.
It was such an honor to highlight their stories, and messages of hope. The world is filled with unique individuals that we can all learn from— I certainly benefited from each of the stories these women shared with me.
If you are looking for #inspiration in the #newyear look no further!
Here are the Top 6 Inspirational Interviews on #HodgePodgePodcast:

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

Tiffany Haywood: MilSpouse 🇺🇸, Mother, Award-Winning Blogger, Writer, Radio/TV/YouTube Personality, Business Consultant

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I was honored to speak with Tiffany Haywood— a military spouse, mom to six children, award-winning blogger (The Mrs. Tee Blog https://themrstee.com/), radio host (What's Going On Fayetteville), YouTuber (https://www.youtube.com/user/TeeLoveLifeLaughter/), technology and social media guru, and business consultant http://tiffanyhaywood.com/.

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

Take the Farm Road this Fall

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I grew up in rural Eastern North Carolina— grandchild of country folk— driving along farm roads was a way of life. The first nine years of my life were spent in a tick bite-sized farming community where my brother, our friends, and I roamed dirt aisles along tobacco fields— and lurked along the woods' edge… Continue reading Take the Farm Road this Fall

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

A Day at Dirtbag Ales Brewery and Taproom, Farmers Market

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This past Sunday, I was invited by Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau along with other local, and North Carolina based bloggers, to spend the day at Dirtbag Ales Brewery and Taproom to check out all of the establishments new improvements to their wildly successful business.

To say I was impressed is putting it lightly.
This veteran owned and operated business is top-notch— and so much more than just a brewery.

It is a community.

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

Networking is CRUCIAL

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Networking is crucial in developing a successful business. Whether you own a marketing firm, restaurant, boutique, bookstore, IT business— you must embrace networking as a main vein to grow your business.
Social Media is a fabulous way to connect and network with individuals worldwide or simply in your very own community: i.e. to simply introduce yourself to the world, find new customers and/or partners, advertise new services or sales, develop peer groups... what have you.
Doors 🚪 open through online exposure.
BUT, you cannot rely 100% on social media and online interactions to develop yourself as a professional entrepreneur.

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

Fayetteville Woodpeckers MILB ⚾️ Fayetteville, NC

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Segra Stadium, Fayetteville, North Carolina: My husband is a HUGE baseball enthusiast. He takes baseball very serious. He is THAT fan who is zoned in on the action intensely shouting and cheering for his team— sometimes a bit too loud and too enthusiastic for my liking. I'll lend that to his Philadelphia rearing as he… Continue reading Fayetteville Woodpeckers MILB ⚾️ Fayetteville, NC

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

Cape Fear River Trail: Part of the East Coast Greenway

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While North Carolina is enjoying a dip in sultry July temps, head out to the beautiful Cape Fear River Trail in Fayetteville, NC (conveniently located near I-95) to take in some fresh air and natural scenery.

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

Renaissance Day Spa Rises From Ashes

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Despite devastation from a fire which caused Renaissance European Day Spa to close its doors for seven long months, Owner Natalie Spencer continues to keep a "bounce" in her step and attitude.

I recently sat down with Natalie to talk about the reopening of her spa after a fire occurred in October 2018 which caused the successful Fayetteville, North Carolina business to close due to necessary restorations.

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

Carolina BBQ… Beach Road Pit Stop Heaven

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It has all the makings of your grandparents' Sunday dinner table— pork barbecue, fried chicken, fried shrimp and flounder, chicken and pastries, collards, lima beans, Brunswick stew, sweet tea, banana pudding, hush puppies— you get the drift.