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Mae Lawson Castro is an educator/teacher in one of the most prestigious schools in America. A Canadian living and working in the U.S. She teaches math (and also music), coaches volleyball. We talked about school shootings and what they as teachers are doing in the event that such incidents happen to safeguard and protect not only themselves but more importantly their students. What her take is on teachers carrying guns. We also discussed the current Democratic Primaries, social media, the cancel culture, A little Trump, a bit of Trudeau and a slice of Duterte. The struggles of being an educator in the public school system ultimately proving the fact that being a teacher is one if not the most undervalued, underappreciated, grossly underpaid profession.

In this episode of Alter|Ego, Founder of Warrior Leadership Kevin Padillo takes us through his amazing journey of self discovery - from a promising young boy to his dangerous and violent run with a gang and being in and out of prison for 5 years…all before he was 16. He spoke about how he went from being on 23.5 hour lockup kept separate from other inmates to inspiring young offenders and standing in front of hundreds of staff and inmates to touch their own mission in life. Reformed, enlightened and driven, he now brings his message to the world inspiring young leaders and entrepreneurs.

In this 1st part of a 2 part series, we welcome to the show Martin Macatangay, a former fitness trainer/varsity strength and conditioning coach turned professional barber and Bjay Munoz, an 18 year veteran in the field of Biomedical Service, a jiu jitsu practitioner and a basketball coach. We discussed an array of topics such as fitness, the barber world, jiu jitsu, parenting, basketball, technology, changing career paths, finding your passion and love lost.

After a month and a half hiatus, Alter|Ego is back with a brand new episode. Homeopathic doctor (specializing in women's health) Dr. Vijay Nielsen dropped by our studio to talk about his practice and share with us his vision of bridging alternative and traditional medicine.

In this episode of Alter|Ego, we spoke to a true inspiration - the amazing Zaldy Villamarin. Listen as he shares his story about growing up a little different from the other kids, a self-proclaimed geek (before that was cool) who loves star trek, anime and vintage transformer collectibles His experiences with being overweight bullying and what his motivation was for losing weight. Falling in love with Muay Thai kickboxing and his incredible journey from a determined student to a respected instructor. The importance of family and faith and his message to anyone who ever felt like they just don't fit in.

Alter|Ego welcomes to the podcast the beautiful, funny and brilliant star and host of an upcoming web series - Ms. Veronica Kerr.  She shared with us her experiences in modeling, the joy and challenges of becoming a mother at a young age and her pursuit of a new career in healthcare, animal care and Youtube.