Take the Elevator

Send us Fan Mail Most people need a good music playlist for their road trips. Kory shares the science and creativity in harmony found in music theories.   The analogy of a road trip and balance meshes beautifully with our lived experiences and relationships with self and others.   Let's live in harmonious and inclusive spaces. Look up, and let's elevate.  Support the show https://www.fuz...

Send us Fan Mail How many of us have enjoyed a road trip? What do you want the most about them? Let's look in our rearview mirrors as we remember what we have left behind. As Kory and Gen reminisce, truths are revealed, and thoughts are elevated. Listen to this episode, share it with someone, and let's give the memory of a road trip to a family that may not have the means to take one. Lo...

Send us Fan Mail It's the beginning of another quarter, and we're discussing our goals. Instead of working toward them, the exact opposite seems to be happening.  Quite frustrating. But let's talk about the systems we have in place and how those work for us or against us. Look up, and let's elevate!   Support the show https://www.fuzzyfurryforest.com

Send us Fan Mail How are we showing up for one another by way of support? Love in action by way of support translates in multiple ways. Let's pause as we take the elevator to think about those who support us and recognize the support we provide others. Look up, and let's elevate.  Support the show https://www.fuzzyfurryforest.com

Send us Fan Mail It's the month of diversity. What better way to start than with a conversation around recognizing the value of being you? Play the part you are called for on your stage. A lot of times, it's easier said than done. Some of us care about what people think of us, but as we build ourselves up, we are freed from how people think we should be. Look up, and let's elevate....

Send us Fan Mail Get in the Elevator and talk about the limiting beliefs we may not realize exist in our worlds. From "life is difficult" to "I am bound to make mistakes" to "I'm too old to do that" to "I don't have enough time." That last one is the limiting self-talk I use too often. Instead, let's use our words and beliefs for positive, cre...

Send us Fan Mail We are happy to have Erin and Carissa on the Elevator who talk about their newfound friendship and podcast, The Great Escape. Their story will spark inspiration and appreciation for taking the leap of courage with people, a dream, and a purpose. Look up, and let's elevate! Support the show https://www.fuzzyfurryforest.com

Send us Fan Mail Today, we elevate by recognizing each individual's value to the challenge of getting out of their comfort zone to grow. What advice do you have to strengthen and encourage someone who may be going through it? Look up, and let's elevate! Support the show https://www.fuzzyfurryforest.com

Send us Fan Mail There's conflict resolution, conflict management, and conflict transformation. But at the end of the day, conflict is a part of life. It's how we view and embrace the conflict that will either hinder our growth or elevate it. Let's see it as an experience we opt to "struggle well" in. Look up, and let's elevate.  Support the show https://www.fuzzyfurr...

Send us Fan Mail What's beautiful or ugly will outshine and radiate over the other. It is our diversity, our experiences, and our unique preferences that define all that is beautiful and ugly.  Lookup, and let's elevate as we delve deep into something that we may not have explored and discovered.  Support the show https://www.fuzzyfurryforest.com

Send us Fan Mail Taking risks to elevate our community in love and partnership has led this episode today. One too many times, we blame the circumstances, fate, or other people for how our year is going thus far. What if we paused to ask ourselves how we may have contributed to the stench we're stepping in and smelling? First thing first - accountability. Then we can discuss partnering for su...

Send us Fan Mail As a human race, we share a common purpose of kindness, lifting one another up, or serving each other and the world we live in. How is that evident in your life? Are we producing fruits of love and service, and for whom specifically?  Let's call those out, be aware of them, and do the championing work daily. Look up, and let's elevate.  Support the show https://www.fuzzy...

Send us Fan Mail How many people do you know have a calling left unanswered?  The ringer is on max volume for us, but we decline the call. As time progresses, we feel more dissatisfied with our lives and who we've become. Before you know it, you wake up with your life half over and realize that your dreams are forgotten. If you are reading this, you are alive... and can still pick up the call...

Send us Fan Mail Today we talk about the POWER of positivity and how energy is contagious. How are you known consistently? Let's talk about the ways to a positive energy-changing life. Look up and elevate. Support the show https://www.fuzzyfurryforest.com

Send us Fan Mail If you have set resolutions and are having difficulty starting, or maybe you've started but not wholly, this elevator ride is for you. Find out why you and I procrastinate and intentionally add more stress to our lives. Maybe you're a parent, and your kids seem to be at a standstill, take this ride today. Share this episode with someone who needs encouragement, an accoun...

Send us Fan Mail While we understand our current state, we look up and talk about our hopes and dreams for the future. Thank you to Ehmandah and Lee for speaking the truth and words of life in the Elevator for the last 3 Monday episodes! Black Legacy! Support the show https://www.fuzzyfurryforest.com

Send us Fan Mail Take the Elevator to meet a guest - an exceptional guest. Please support her as she makes her debut on her parents' podcast. This is a small introduction to her identity and experiences, which have made her the marvelous woman she is today. Look up, and let's elevate.  Support the show https://www.fuzzyfurryforest.com

Send us Fan Mail Today Lee, Ehmanda, Kory, and Gen talk about what they are offering today to contribute towards the future. In this episode, we talk about colorful positivity, sharing stories for healing, no shame in receiving professional services for mental health, and leveraging resources. There is a dream for freedom of expression and becoming. Look up, and let's elevate.  Support the sh...

Send us Fan Mail We are finding that 2023 is about focus on the intentions and not the distractions.  This episode explores the idea that work-life balance happens for a season and not a lifetime. Shame and guilt needs to exit when you find yourself focusing on something more than the other thing because it lines up with your dreams, values, and principles. Look up, and let's elevate! Support...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, returning Elevator, Ehmandah, and a new guest, Lee. Two beautiful, powerful black women who share where black history begins for them. As parents, we discuss the responsibility of educating the younger generations with truth and an intention to remove the oppression. Please find out about their reality, stories, and experiences that have made them who they are today...

Send us Fan Mail Not sure if you have taken stock of all your growing moments in 2023. We invite you to do that with Gen and Kory to set intentions for what's next. Be determined to be a part of what moves you, what you love. Have the right people at your table because you deserve that - partners, friends, mentors, family, and experts who can give you the information you need for the next cha...

Send us Fan Mail The Lunar New Year is the year of the rabbit (or cat, for some)  in January 2023. The tragedy happened within the Asiam community right here in Southern California. There was also a senseless killing of a black citizen by those called to serve and protect. Yet throughout the month, there were many highs and moments that were elevating. Let's talk about all the things we may h...

Send us Fan Mail The first thought process for Carmen to get out of vicious cycles of abuse was to say, "I choose me." After getting lost in her relationships, she has to go back to the basics of who she is and who she was all along. Discovery for Carmen also includes getting the right people at her table and inviting them back with an apology while taking accountability. She notes the i...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever known someone who appeared to have it all together? Meet Carmen Ramirez - an educated career woman, an inspiring leader, an attractive person, a loyal friend, a loving mom, and a dedicated wife of 11 years to a man who abused her repeatedly. Carmen shares her cycle of trauma in this episode, including how her thoughts and plans for something better for her and her ch...

Send us Fan Mail This ride allows us to get to know Jeri Lyn more (from the 225th Floor) as she hangs out with our co-hosts in this episode. Her sense of humor and quick wit are a beautiful part of who she is. It will brighten your day and elevate your mood. How many of us need that today? Look up, and let's elevate!  Support the show https://www.fuzzyfurryforest.com