Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. Today we are recording on Podapalooza and so my episodes don't get to go as long and as deep as what we normally do. so it's gonna be a quick time, but Mo, thank you so much for coming on the podcast today and opening up and sharing your story. Thank you so much, Matt. It is an absolute. Pleasure to be here as we were discussing before before we record. Yeah, so so tell us a little bit abou

Matt (00:02.83) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection and community. I am recording in Podapalooza and most of my episodes are long form interviews. These are shorter forms and so we won't be able to get as deep as we normally do. But Dale, Dale Young is a coach for business entrepreneurs, for Christian entrepreneurs. So tell us a little bit about you, Dale. Dale (00:32.456) gosh, that would take way too long. you know, we'll start out with on

Matt (00:02.542) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection and community. We're here at Pada Palooza and I've said this, but our episodes are pretty, short. My episodes are normally kind of a long form, but we're gonna get to some really great information from Christine. So thank you for joining us and Christine, thanks for coming on our show today. Christine (00:26.988) Thank you for having me. I'm delighted to be here. Matt (00:29.836) Yeah, so

Matt (00:02.766) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. Today we've got Vivianne Israel on and she has got some unique stuff to talk to us about. So Vivianne, tell us just a little bit about you. Vivianne (00:17.774) Okay. Well, I'm a retired registered care nurse did critical care of 27 years and then emergency response. I've also had businesses. I'm published author of nonfiction in the past and the award winning things and no

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Matt Darrah (00:00) Podcast Disclaimer The information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Although a licensed therapist may be participating in this discussion, no therapist-client relationship is being formed by listening to this podcast. If you are experiencing a mental health concern, please seek help from a qualified, licensed mental h

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