The Thy Neighbor Podcast

Michelle Kelsey | Helping You Get the Marriage You Want, Without Leaving the One You Have

Michelle Kelsey is the owner of Michelle K. Coaching, a business that helps women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints improve their marriages through a five principle model. After traversing a difficult and unexpected divorce, Michelle found reprieve as she searched for answers to help herself and others find a better way. As a voracious reader and lover of learning, she has discovered a passion for helping women stay in their marriages. Her model is transformative and successful!
Like what you hear? Look forward to her podcast that is publishing soon called, Modern Marriage Makeover, https://michelle-k.com/ IG: @michellekloves, FB: Michelle Kelsey email: hello@michelle-k.com
All Things New,  Fiona & Terryl Givens Crucible of Doubt 
Passionate Marriage, David Snarsh 
The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis 
Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love) 
LDS Sex Therapist, Jennifer Finlayson Fife 
Breaking Down Patriarchy, Amy Allebest
How to Make More Money with Kelly Hollingsworth
Five step process: 
Identify what you do not want in your marriage and spouse. 
Identify what you DO want in your marriage and spouse. 
Recognize your spouse wants the same thing. 
Mentally set the standard for your marriage and create certainty in your mind. 
Invite your husband into your shared happily ever after sweetly and then coach your spouse if they need it.

Aubrey Glazier | Bettering Education Through Business Principles

Aubrey Glazier is likable, endearing and authentic. She is in year four of her education career and is an MBA student at the University of Utah. Besides her love of reading, writing, ice cream, karaoke and skiing she is known for keeping things random and making her co-workers laugh. She is full of love for her students and healthy boundaries with her profession. If you'd like to support her love of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, please send a few dollars to her Venmo @Aubrey-Glazier ;) 
In the interview Aubrey mentions the following educational tools:
Nearpod, Gimkit, Kahoot, Quizlet Live, Newsela
Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aubreyglazier/ 

Dawan Coombs | Academic & Spiritual Literacy

Dawan Coombs is an associate professor of English at Brigham Young University where she also serves as the university secondary education coordinator. She earned her bachelor's degree in English teaching from Brigham Young University and her masters degree in reading and literacy from the University of Utah while teaching English and reading at Provo High School. Later she earned her PhD in language and literacy education from the University of Georgia. She loves teaching, but when she's not working she also loves running, hiking, camping, cooking, eating, traveling, spoiling her nieces and nephews, watching college sports, and sometimes even reading. She's a bit of a social media recluse, but she loves interacting with people in person. (credit: Dawan Coombs) 
Show Notes: 
How They Croaked, The Awful Ends of the Awfully famous by Georgia Bragg & Kevin O’Malley (Illustrator)
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys 
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner 
Lovely War by Julie Berry 
Scythe by Neil Shusterman
Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly 
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Caletti 
Elaine Jack Quote: “Each soul is valuable to our Father in Heaven, the church has no borders, no restrictions by culture, race or language but illiteracy is a barrier, members must be able to read to understand the scriptures as well as the messages of the Latter Day prophets.”
Ensign article referenced in the interview and written by Dawan Coombs: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2014/12/nurturing-testimonies-by-nurturing-readers?lang=eng 

Kendel Christensen | A Passionate Learner

Kendel is a passionate and vivacious learner!  Below this biography are extensive show notes from his interview. A native of Herriman, UT and the founder of Learned Empowerment (www.learnedempowerment.com), a company that helps individuals become confident and capable, and take control of their future. As an educator, speaker, and author, Kendel is known for his unbounded enthusiasm for uncovering and conveying life-changing truths in hyper-real ways. From living in the Middle East to teaching in an inner-city high school, Kendel has dedicated his life to exploring all that the world has to offer and then distilling the best wisdom from those experiences. Kendel earned a Masters of Education from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Sociology from Brigham Young University. Ask him about his progress on memorizing 100 books, growing his personal database of 15,000+ inspiring quotes, or achieving his 140 life goals. He knows the two secrets for getting almost any kid to like you, and can perfectly imitate the sound of a cougar's roar. *biography used with Kendel's permission
Purchase his books, Life Simplified & Come Closer here: 
https://www.amazon.com/Kendel-Christensen/e/B01FSYYOPE%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share 
Show notes: 
If you'd like to reach out to Kendel, Twitter: @kendelc Websites: 
http://www.kendelc.com/
learnedempowerment.com 
email:
learnedempowerment@gmail.com 
Kendel’s GoodReads, 
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11225979.Kendel_Christensen 
Show Notes: 
Top Five Books
How to Read a Book? By Mortimer Jay Adler 
The Five Elements of Effective Thinking  Edward B. Burger & Michael Starbird
Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton & Sheila Heen
Be Unreasonable by Paul Lemberg
The Mansion by Henry VanDyke 
Other books he mentioned: 
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer 
How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes (Mastermind)  
The Book With No Pictures (children’s book)
Tracy’s recommendation
The Gift of Nothing (children’s book)
Coursera course on parenting by Alan Kasdin 
https://www.coursera.org/learn/everyday-parenting 
Referenced materials: 
Four Stages of Competence
Erik Erikson’s Eight Stages of Development 
Curve of Forgetting 
Fundamental Attribution Error Taylor Hartman’s Color Code Personality Test 
The Myers Briggs Personality Test 
Unconditional Positive Regard *Kendel isn’t a fan
Tool for memorization: 
Anki 
Heroes: 
Albert Schwitzer 
Talk by Eliot Butler on BYU Speeches
Everybody is Ignorant, Only on Different Subjects
Quotes: 
“Reasonable people conform themselves to the world, unreasonable people demand that the world conform to their ideals, therefore all progress in the world depends upon unreasonable people.”  -Paul Lemberg
Edmonds Demming, “It is not enough to do your best, you must know what to do and then do your best.” 
“You have not increased in intelligence until that knowledge has become part of your being.”  Elder David A. Bednar
“My life is my argument.” -Alber Schwitzer 
assertive: Acting on the belief that we are on the same level or equal to others and deserve the same amount of respect and communication as the next person.
tact: is the ability to teach, critique, criticize or correct someone else without them being offended

Natalie Lovell | Communicating for a Change

Natalie is an avid pickle ball player, an energetic soul and a public speaker. She has given well over 600+ presentations & her client is UDOT (Utah Department of Transportation). She discusses the importance of seeing things through a different lens, being cognizant of your biases and how we communicate with one another. Find her on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalielovell/ . Book a presentation at https://zerofatalities.com/.
Tracy referenced this TED talk by Celeste Headlee, 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1vskiVDwl4 

Jung Johnson | Awareness is Key

Jung Johnson is a mover! She is someone who uses her body to move joyfully through life. Her expertise in postural alignment, yoga, breath work, and pelvic floor allows her to read the body both physically and emotionally. She is someone who helps people improve their alignment both physically and emotionally. @joyfulbodytherapy https://www.joyfulbodytherapy.com/ 

Stephanie Rhodes Russell | Conducting & Accompanying Connection

Stephanie Rhodes Russell is a conductor & professional accompanist. She attended Utah State, University of Michigan & a doctorate at the University of Utah. She is talented and gifted at what she does and is a doer. A creator of incredible things like her non-profit Women's ALI, which helps women to be prepared in leadership and business acumen in their artistic fields. You are in for a treat! 
Website: https://www.stephanierhodesrussell.com/
IG: @stephrhodesrussell 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-rhodes-russell/ 
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-3nn9t-10b0f37 

Kira Blackman | Building Body, God, Gratitude & Community

Kira Blackman is committed to God, her daughter, community, body building, personal training & cutting hair. She is a fountain of wisdom a strength!
This episode covers her life story, overcoming an eating disorder, discovering the third voice, readjusting identity, the power of the human body, finding and building community, life as a single mom, the lessons she learns from her daughter and advice she would give her younger self. Prepare to be amazed. Follow her @Kmb259 @kirab_beauty

Madelyn Birchall | Remember Who You Are

Madelyn Birchall is an exemplary person and coach at OrangeTheory Fitness-Sandy. Through tools she uses in her own life she offers powerful words and incredible perspective on why life is not a process of becoming but remembering who we have always been. She is currently preparing to launch her own coaching business! Be sure to follow her on Instagram @mcmads_21, & stay tuned for her coaching launch! In the interview she mentions: The Power of Now by Eckert Tolle & Todd Sylvester's Beliefcast, https://tsinspires.podbean.com/ 

Katherine Murphy | Eyes to See & Ears to Hear

Katherine Murphy Mitchell is a cousin and close friend. She has incredible authentic wisdom that everyone needs to hear! She is someone who shows up for others, leans into the discomfort, teaches all along and tells you how she is really doing. She teaches painting classes, can face paint and is a talented artist on all accounts! Follow her on Instagram @katherinejustbrushin & @facepaintmyparty, dm her to arrange for her services. If you enjoyed this podcast please like, subscribe, comment and share.