Wendy Jones
What I Meant to Say
I’m your host Wendy Jones, Founder of Be Better Media, mom of four, storyteller, and lifelong athlete passionate about human connection. I believe that the greatest gift we can give to the next generation is our own self-awareness. The goal of this podcast is to connect us through the visions, stories, and life lessons of people rising in sports, business & life and uncover the optimism that is sometimes front and center, and other times under the surface. Throughout my journey, I have experienced many ‘What I Meant to Say’ moments, but since life doesn’t give us do-overs, I’ve created a space...
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Jul 17, 2025
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Episodes
Optimized Parenting with Jim White 24.05.2023 59:48
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “One of the things I encourage parents to do is to model the good behavior.” 4:59 “If the parent always rescues them, the underlying message to the child is you can’t do it.” 11:27 “Sometimes the biggest lessons are when things get messy.” 11:52 “One of the principles when you’re loved b...
Hope Beyond Addiction with Taylor Grant 17.05.2023 1:08:45
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “When there’s love, it usually turns to hate pretty quick.” 11:23 “I'd rather feel better than than less than.” 16:33 “That’s been a saving grace of mine actually, is honesty.” 24:13 “I want to give people hope that my relationships are healed now.” 32:49 “I pray to something greater than m...
Healing America’s Heroes with Kevin Vance 10.05.2023 59:53
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “This is what I know. This is what I’ve experienced. This is what I can speak to.” 9:09 “I’ve had to look at the ugly side, and face it in order to heal, and see it for what it is. Forgive myself.” 13:40 “You can’t think to heal, we have to feel to heal.” 23:08 “There’s a tremendous in...
Going for Gold in Life & Volleyball with Emily Stockman 03.05.2023 55:27
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “Sometimes stepping away is just exactly what the body needs.” 10:46 “The coach I think is important, but you can’t put all your eggs in that basket because they will leave.” 29:17 “Holidays for our family are very big.” 32:00 “But living over there, I think if you have the opportunity,,...
Healing through Regenerative Medicine with Micaela Bensko 26.04.2023 48:35
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “Over the period of a year, I learned how to walk again.” 9:30 “When you’re forced to be still, what, what, what you can birth without trying and it’s the most organic experience.” 19:55 “It’s your own worst.” 22:03 “Anything that affects your quality of life can be devastating.” 22:29 “90...
Creative Connection with Nate Lombardi 19.04.2023 1:00:26
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “3.1 billion gamers on the planet.” 6:19 “What music that we listen to in our adolescence ends up being our favorite music for the rest of our lives.” 28:26 “Kids don’t consume media, they participate.” 35:45 “Not just trying to create a game, but trying to create a movement where they re...
Just Breathe with Taylor Somerville 12.04.2023 56:32
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “Finding that breathwork, it changed my, I would say my reaction function.” 6:24 “You’re fine, you know. You're frustrated, insecure, neurotic, and exhausted.” 9:27 “It’s gonna hit you in your body before it hits you in your mind.” 13:29 “Once you learn a little bit more about yourself,...
Animal Allies - Healing & Service through Sierra Delta with BJ Ganem 05.04.2023 1:11:07
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “Sierra Delta’s about service, dogs, and veterans.” 1:35 “We need our government, but we can’t rely on our government to help with these social issues.” 7:52 “Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome.” 11:18 “We’re building a wellness community around service to others, the love of dogs, and suppor...
Trauma is a Gift - Real Talk About PTSD with Peter DePrez 29.03.2023 1:30:33
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “So I wanted to understand the mechanical error that was taking place within my brain.” 9:27 “As soon as I started treating that injury, my symptoms started to dissipate.” 10:36 “It takes somebody exploring it themselves to figure out what works for them.” 15:35 “CTE is like the cirrhosis o...
Health & Healing with Narrative Medicine with Michelle Bernabe 22.03.2023 1:00:56
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways, and Memorable Quotes - “If a patient was on the floor crying, I would sit on the floor, you know and get to that level.” 8:25 “Powerful approach that uses storytelling and personal narratives to promote healing and well-being.” 13:05 “Moral injury is when your values are not in alignment with your actions.” 20...
Pressure is A Privilege with Kendall Kipp 15.03.2023 45:24
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “I’ve always been someone who loves to learn new things, so I think I kinda just looked at it as an opportunity to try something new.” 5:01 “Comparison is the thief of joy.” 7:07 “Just learning to set those boundaries because you are an athlete and you are a student, but you’re a person f...
The Art of Letting Go During Divorce with Ann Grant 08.03.2023 1:00:38
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “When you’re in that very uncertain place, that’s really where the magic can happen.” 5:55 “I really drilled down into my meditation practice, which I combined with my prayer practice.” 9:36 “Our children, my children, your children, learn by watching what we do and how we are, not by wha...
Go with the Flow with Kahlee York 03.03.2023 45:59
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “I really believe in this entire process.” 2:52 “It works out for sport, but it really works for everything.” 4:05 “We think about our period, right? What we don’t think about is the fact our hormones are changing over a month’s time. 5:23 “Something that I really think about in terms of...
Yoga for Life with Marissa Rodriguez 01.03.2023 1:08:59
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “You can pivot.” 9:08 “These are things you can’t do, but what can you do?” 10:35 “Identify your fear, write it down, say it out loud.” 12:14 “You’re right, there is always someone better than you, so why not learn from them?” 19:06 “Learn the rules, so you can appropriately break them.” 34...
Real Change in Health & Healing for Veterans and Beyond with Sharon Jackson 22.02.2023 57:37
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “At the age of 8, I began my personal relationship with God.” 2:48 “If there was something I wanted to do, I went for it.” 10:25 “Beat them, that go against you, beat them with success.” 18:12 “If I feel compelled to do something, I answer that and then ask questions later.” 30:12 “Alaska i...
Politics and Parenting with Jason Dibelius 15.02.2023 1:29:51
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways, and Memorable Quotes - “People need to understand the difference between news and commentary.” -Wendy @ 20:07 “These are just examples from the left and the right of people learning the hard way that there are consequences.” 25:31 “False balance is giving minority opinion equal time, a platform or whatever.” 31:...
How to Advocate for Your Health as a Student-Athlete with Jade Waskom 08.02.2023 52:38
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “What was interesting about this concussion compared to my last is the impact of it wasn’t as hard as previous concussions I had.” 4:54 “When you feel concussed immediately, you should step out!” 5:31 “It's a really hard thing to describe if you haven't been concussed before, but you trul...
Faith, Family & Food for Mental Health with Brother Luck 01.02.2023 49:19
For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “Stop chasing the validation of someone else’s approval. The only person who can validate you is the person in the mirror.” 6:57 “We all have the same 24 hours.” 8:48 “I’m willing to trust repeatedly.” 21:47 “An enemy is always going to separate their prey from the pack.” 23:49 “The tabl...
Finding the Optimum You with Pri Piantadosi-Lima 25.01.2023 1:02:26
Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “As they say in Brazil, like, if you want to learn how to be a lion, you have to hang out with the lions.” 2:58 “The goal is just to make people better through volleyball.” 11:12 “Who doesn’t love an underdog, you know, success story?” 12:57 “Confidence is not loyal to you and it only comes when it wants to come.” 14:23 “Everytime that team gets o...
Embracing the Change of Being a Lifelong Athlete with Mark Ryall 18.01.2023 59:45
Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “The daughter initiated and the father followed.” 8:50 “It’s hard as a parent to just sort of separate yourself from them and do what’s best for them, not what’s best for you and makes you feel good. You have to think of their long term future.” 12:37 “You lose about one percent of your aerobic capacity per year on average at that age.” 25:25 “The...
The Power of a Caring Coach with Marc Paisant 11.01.2023 1:02:28
Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “I used humor when I was young to really mask insecurities.” 4:17 “We can be intentional about how I can help myself and how I can help others.” 17:33 “My life was my priority.” 20:20 “There’s life around you that you’re missing because you’re living in a game we played 3 hours ago.” 23:11 “The only thing we really talk about is the choices that sh...
Thinking Independently In A Polarized World with Naffele Nikita 04.01.2023 1:13:35
Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “You just need to invest in myself, and work with someone else.” 7:22 “And now I’m able to see some of this stuff a little bit more clear because I don’t have all the other external things.” 19:18 “The idea I think a little bit more is just having a little bit more thought and intention behind even small simple things that we’re doing in the mornin...
Don’t Be Fragile with Austin Jochum 28.12.2022 55:48
Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes “You can offer people light in their life.” 3:00 “He had earned that leadership and I respected that.” 5:40 “Right or wrong, he would speak his mind and if he was wrong, he’d say he was wrong and if he was right he’d say he was right.” 7:21 “I view the Brian like this supercomputer.” 8:06 “Regardless, win or lose, I’m still worth something.” 10:59 “...
Life, Energy & Taking Real Care of the Planet with Jessica Paquette 21.12.2022 1:02:21
Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “I’m gonna make the cleanest oil and gas that we have until someone that’s smarter than me figures out another plan.” 4:07 “We have to work together and we have to honor and respect the Earth for her to provide for us too.” 6:46 “We need to cut the delusion factor out of it and we need to work together to be able to, as humans, make this work.” 7:4...
Living a Life of Vitality with Case Bradford 14.12.2022 56:03
Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - “The more you learn about fighting, the less you want to get in a fight.” 7:39 “Inside all of us is this thing called intuition.” 14:53 “I believe at our core we are creative beings.” 17:50 “There is a triple bottom line; you’re helping, you know, you’re making money, you’re helping people, you’re helping the planet.” 21:31 “There’s no losing in Ji...
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