The Unfolding Dr. Melissa Bordogna

This is a "From the Archives" episode as I recorded the interview in 2021 and for various personal reasons, I am only now releasing it. I felt it was important to honour my guests and the time they took to share their journey.


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“The rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.” – BKS Iyengar


From a young age, Jo Formosa aspired to be an Olympic champion but when she injured her back at 13 those hopes were squashed. Little did she know that she’d find her new passion for life through her healing process.


In this episode of The Unfolding, I speak with Clinical Director and Founder of Back2health “Ayurvedic Practice” and co-creator of Health Dynamics, Jo Formosa about her journey to healing and:


The power of the human bodyThe interconnection between mind, body and soulWhat your Dosha type says about you

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“Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.” –Vernon Howard


Join me in this episode of The Unfolding as I talk with retired professor, Community Fellow in Constructive Theology and my dear friend, Dr James Sodt about:


Being curiousStaying present and·Taking risks

About Our Guest (in his words):


Okay, so we need a bio. Let’s start with education. I received my bachelor’s degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. When I started, the question was what major to pursue. The choices were nuclear engineering, mathematics, or literature. I wound up leaving as an award-winning poet with a teaching certificate. I experienced several pedagogies that impressed me, especially R.D. Johnston, who struck us like a whirlwind; John Weigel, who was more like a volcano; and a Professor Jabker, who created an environment of data and invited us to act as professionals within it.


My first master’s was at SUNY-Brockport, near Rochester, New York, where I studied American and contemporary literature. I remember most of all “Fitzgerald” (actually, Robert Fitzgerald, I think – but he was sort of shrouded in mystery – and was mostly known by one name). His ability to invent different learning experiences within the form of a graduate class bordered on the magical. I especially remember a seminar with twenty-five students in it that actually functioned as a seminar.


It was around this time that I realized my reading was ranging from semiotics to social and behavioral sciences to engineering, physics, and math – all of which fell under the sprawling umbrella of communications. So off I went to Syracuse to study that. My second master’s was really a degree in one person – Bill Ehling. He was a communications theorist; I simply took everything he taught. In one class, I recall he handed out the final exam on the first day. Ten questions. We spent the rest of the semester coming up with our answers to them. That was intense. My doctoral work started with an interest in designing information support systems for members of Congress. It evolved into something we would call today behavioral economics and decision theory.


Next, we come to work. Leaving Syracuse, I went to the University of Kentucky in Lexington. I mostly taught social science research methodologies and information systems – here I was nominated for the university’s great teacher award. But the high point was being a co-teacher of the Deans’ Seminar in Information and Communications Policy.


Because of this class, I was invited to join AT&T as a strategist. I was part of a team that hoped to plan the largest voluntary corporate reorganization in the history of American business. The key word in that sentence is “voluntary.” Because at the invitation of the US Department of Justice, anti-trust division, we embarked instead on one of the (if not the) largest involuntary reorganizations in the history of American business. Other areas at AT&T included product design for pre-Internet information services, market management for higher education, and global market management.


Hoping to return to academia, I left AT&T to join the faculty at Susquehanna University as the Charles B. Degenstein Distinguished Professor of Communications. Eventually, I became the Director of the University’s Honors Program and was honored with the university’s highest teaching award. While there, I also was a founding faculty of the Thomas Edison State College’s Master’s of Arts in Professional Studies program where I taught the history and philosophy of technology.


Presently, I am retired from teaching. I’m not altogether mummified, however, and am now a Community Fellow in Constructive Theology at the Theological Seminary at Drew University. I’m presently working on a non-platonic metaphysics based on neuroscience and self-psychology.


 Connect with Jim:


Email: jsodt@drew.edu


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“Don’t you know yet? It is your light that light the world.” ― Rumi


In this episode of the unfolding, I speak with bestselling author and 2021 Business Coach of the Year, Alison Warner about:


What Lights You UpHarnessing Your Abilities andGiving Life, Time to Unfold

About Our Guest:


Alison Warner is the UK’s leading business coach for the Trades and Construction Industry and was named Business Coach of the Year in 2021 during the Best Businesswoman Awards.


A former troubleshooter for global brands such as Starbucks, Alison founded Evolve and Grow coaching company in 2010, and has since transformed the fortunes of trades and construction businesses across the UK dramatically increasing turnover. She hosts a podcast specifically for the industry and in January 2021 set up the first business growth academy for trades and construction SMES to popular acclaim.


Alison is the author of the Amazon Bestseller "How to go from Tradesperson to Managing Director in the Construction and Trade Industries" and is a regular contributor to the trade press, and national and broadcast media, including the BBC.


Connect with Alison:


Website: https://evolveandgrowcoaching.com/


Email: alison@evoloveandgrowcoaching.com


Facebook: @evolveandgrow


Instagram: @alisonwarnercoach


Twitter: @evolveandgrow


Curious about her book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Grow-Tradesperson-Construction-Industries/dp/1781332789


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Summary:


“Hold yourself back, or heal yourself back together. You decide.” ― Brittany Burgunder


After living for several years in the aftermath of a family tragedy that took her mother’s life, Brenda Adleman found herself losing the will to live until a close friend helped her tap into her love for her mother. From that moment, Brenda was able to step outside of her pain and realize that her mother would want her to thrive. So, she decided to stop living in the past, stop hiding and that it was time to share her story.


In this episode of The Unfolding, I speak with Brenda, an award-winner actor and creator of the critically acclaimed one-woman show, My Brooklyn Hamlet, about the importance of:


Acting on Divine GuidanceDoing the Inner Work to Heal Your Soul andSharing Your Story

About Our Guest:


Brenda Adelman is an award-winning actor, recipient of the Hero of Forgiveness award, has been interviewed on CBS, NPR, Fox TV News and over 200 podcasts, publications, radio and TV shows


She’s performed her critically acclaimed one-woman show, My Brooklyn Hamlet, based on her life story for over 12,000 people on stages worldwide and now virtually.


She teaches solopreneurs how to create an impact and income with their own successful Ted style talks, and in their videos through unforgettable storytelling.


Connect with Brenda:


 The Story Lounge


http://members.tellyourstorychangetheworld.com/


Facebook


http://facebook.com/brendaadelman


Instagram


https://www.instagram.com/brendaadelman/


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Summary:


“Health and well-being are best regarded as skills.” – Professor Richard Davidson


Cindy Wright discovered her love for physical activity at a young age after the death of her father and her brother’s move to university. As the Wellbeing Director for Gettysburg College, Cindy’s love for movement inspired her passion for supporting others to have healthy, meaningful and long-lasting lives.


In this episode of The Unfolding, I speak with Cindy Wright the Well-being Director for Gettysburg College. Cindy and I speak about:


the notion of wellbeing as a skill,the tools to support your wellbeingand the importance of articulating your life’s mission statement.

About Our Guest:


Cindy Wright has three decades of experience at Gettysburg College. She first came to the College in 1990 as the Assistant Director of Campus Recreation and as an adjunct instructor in the health sciences department. From 1993 to 1999, she served as the Director of Campus Recreation. In 2016, Wright was promoted to the Director of EES Student Success and Well-being.


As an instructor in the health sciences department, Wright has received a bevy of awards. She was named Outstanding Professor in the Sciences by the Order of Omega in 2003, 2004, and 2006, received the Student Senate Faculty Appreciation Award in 2008, was voted Favorite Professor at Gettysburg College by the Class of 2008, and in 2010 she was chosen as the speaker for baccalaureate. Recently, Wright was voted by the alumni as one of the top five current employees who had the biggest impact on their Gettysburg experience.


Connect with Cindy:


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-wright-0125947


 


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In this episode of The Unfolding, Dr Melissa Bordogna speaks with entrepreneur and samurai-in-training, Darius Lukas about: 


Pivoting pathsFollowing your intuitionBeing open to the unexpected

Having completed a degree in theatre at one of the most prestigious schools in London, Darius found himself drained of life and motivation. It was only after travelling to Singapore and spending time with a millionaire with radically different life views that he realized life was filled with endless possibilities and adulting was only as hard as you make it.


About Our Guest:


Darius Lukas is an entrepreneur, writer, mentor and samurai-in-training. He helps brands tell compelling stories through their products and services by uniquely combining the Wealth Dynamics system, samurai battle strategies and his experience as a professional theatre director.


Living between Asia and Europe, he runs a Singapore based company that specialises in online education platforms that currently include language and writing schools.


He also spent 5 years working as a storyteller for multi-million-dollar brands such as Entrepreneurs Institute, GeniusU and Entrepreneur Resorts.


He read English literature at the University of East Anglia and trained as a theatre director at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, UK.


Connect with Darius:


Instagram:


@DariusLukas


Facebook:


-Darius Lukas


Website:


www.dariuslukas.academy/ 


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