Nurture The Mind

Mitch is the first guest to come on the show three times, making him the obvious choice as my favorite person to do podcasts with. We talked about our issues with anxiety, overthinking, and the things we wish we could change about ourselves. It's cool to see how far Mitch has grown since taking some time to live out in Utah while working at a ski resort. He mentioned how the biggest thing tha...

Liv Allen is a Junior at Simpson College. In this episode, we talk about our musical influences, which happen to be mainly rap and hip-hop. It ended up being the longest podcast I've ever recorded, but it was super fun! Liv is talented, smart, and well educated in the music industry. Can't wait until we get to do another one of these, enjoy! Go follow Liv on Instagram at https://www.inst...

Jamie Glanz is a Senior at Simpson College. She is a part of the Track and Field team. Originally I was only going to interview her for a story I was writing for the Simpsonian, but we ended up exploring some really interesting topics. She studied abroad last semester in Scotland. She told me how much she took away from that experience as she learned a lot about how much she was actually capable o...

Grace and I talked about mental health, how it has affected us over the years, and ways to cope with it moving forward. Grace is a freshman at Iowa State. Special thanks to her for joining Nurture The Mind and spitting some mental health tips. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pootsiemama/

This interview is a part of the series of interviews that Ethan, Olivia, and I conducted for our class project on how COVID-19 is impacting college students. The rest of our interviews will be released periodically over the coming days across social media, the apple podcast app, and spotify. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pootsiemama/

This interview is a part of the series of interviews that Ethan, Olivia, and I conducted for our class project on how COVID-19 is impacting college students. The rest of our interviews will be released periodically over the coming days across social media, the apple podcast app, and spotify. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pootsiemama/

This interview is a part of the series of interviews that Ethan, Olivia, and I conducted for our class project on how COVID-19 is impacting college students. The rest of our interviews will be released periodically over the coming days across social media, the apple podcast app, and spotify. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pootsiemama/

Maggie Lesiure is a Freshman from Simpson College. This interview is a part of the series of interviews that Ethan, Olivia, and I conducted for our class project on how COVID-19 is impacting college students. Maggie and I discussed how the "college experience" is being compromised right now, how hard it is to make friends at the moment, and this decision she's weighing about potenti...

Maggie DeCarlo is a Freshman at Simpson College. This interview is a part of the series of interviews that Ethan, Olivia, and I conducted for our class project on how COVID-19 is impacting college students. Maggie and I discussed how odd her first semester at college has been, how she has adjusted to being alone more often than not, mental health, and her experience on dating apps like Tinder. I w...

Dakota Phillips is a Senior at Iowa State University. This interview is a part of the series of interviews that Ethan, Olivia, and I conducted for our class project on how COVID-19 is impacting college students. Dakota shared how he's been staying busy during the pandemic, an update on his love life, and how he feels optimistic about the future. I want to thank Dakota for meeting up with me a...

This is a special edition of Nurture The Mind. I am joined by Olivia Allen and Ethan Humble, otherwise known as Lady and Gents. In this episode we unravel our findings for a class project in MultiMedia Editing. For this project we focused on how students have been affected by COVID-19, specifically how has their mental health been impacted? Or, how are college students dating in a climate of socia...

On this podcast, Dr. Dani Hommer and I go into her practice of diagnosing and fixing scar tissue. Based out of Peak Injury Solutions, which is on the square in Indianola, Iowa. Her husband and she are treating people with chronic inflammation and scar tissue that has accumulated over time. A growing practice that has started gaining interest from outside spectators is leading to more people coming...

This is Mitch's second time coming on the podcast. Mostly we just updated each other on the status of our lives. I was informed by Mitch that John Frusciante rejoined the Red Hot Chili Peppers and that absolutely blew my mind. We had a really cool moment to talk about our music and what we've been listening to lately. Thanks Mitch, I enjoyed our talk! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...

Mikaela Ozella is studying Biotechnology at DMACC. She is on track to graduate in the spring of 2021. We discussed some of the challenges of being a college student in the midst of our current pandemic, COVID-19. Originally, I wanted to speak with her because of an assignment in one of my college courses, but about 5 to 10 minutes into the conversation, we erupted with many other topics that we ha...

A reunion of some sorts. Anybody that truly knows me will know where this guy and I started from. My podcast journey began with him, as we created, "The Thought Observatory." Fast forward a few years and it feels natural and almost surreal to have him join me on my own podcast. This is nothing new, Dakota and I have expanded our minds through a ton of bro talks and deep thinking sessions...

One of my favorite episodes to date, my dear friend, Angie Sorenson came onto "Nurture The Mind" and we really had no direction in mind. We just talked about stuff that would pop up in a normal conversation the two of us. How does social media distance us from establishing meaningful connections? How does porn feed addictions and rationalizations to the mind? Is society hyper-focused on...

Casey Kociolek will be graduating from Simpson College this December. In our discussion we talked about the experiences you get from joining a fraternity house, why it's important for men to speak up in a society that has defined what it means to be masculine, and the weird ways that disassociation can make you feel. Casey has plans of getting married next summer, he is also starting a sports...

Dominic Endrizal and I reminisce on the summer days we would spend at the pool as kids, how humans can start to navigate their biases, and how bald young men have to face the devil himself before he can reach manhood. Prepare yourselves, you've been warned. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pootsiemama/

Ashley Martin is the owner of the coffee shop "Uncommon Grounds" in Indianola. We talked about her passion starting at a young age towards opening up a coffee shop one day, why coffee lovers need to unite, and how coffee shops could offer some separation from a world that is led to stare behind a screen. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pootsiemama/

Kayla Thomas works at COC. On this podcast we give our experiences with relentless anxiety, talk about the challenges of becoming a parent, and how therapy can help offer solutions to the problems you can't seem to get over. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pootsiemama/

Jordan Evans works as a HR Coordinator at DHI Group. She has a passion for helping people reach their fitness goals. On this podcast we discuss health and wellness, and how quarantine has made it harder for people to stick with their intentions. The world looks a lot different now, so how do we cope? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pootsiemama/

Natalie and I speak on the struggles of quarantine, our personal strategies to journaling, and how habits can be formed and maintained for the long run. Natalie just recently graduated from Coe College with a Bachelor's in kinesiology. You can follow her fitness page on instagram for tips on optimizing your health - @fab.fitnat  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pootsiemama/