Liz Nicholls is A Woman in Motion!

Getting Epilepsy at the age of 21 changed her life, it changed her! No one likes to feel marginalized by a medical condition. That is something that Liz Nicholls has fought hard not to be for most of her adult life. One of her specialties in Transformational Coaching is for women with epilepsy. Purely because she has been there, and knows that the struggles are both the same as everyone else and sometimes unique, as with any of life's challenges.



"It changes how you see yourself, how you feel about things, the world and everyone around you. It causes you to look at everything in a very different perspective"

​Liz Nicholls knows what it is to have lost everything and come back. At 21 she started learning how to live with a medical condition that few people really understand the impact of. She lost her job, her drivers license, and the impact of living with this uncertain challenge that flares up has given her a compassionate heart and now she taps into this in her important work. 



At 38 she made a life-changing decision. At 55, after surviving the loss of a parent, end of a long-term relationshiop, and overcoming chronic health issues, Liz recognized the need to find herself and her true purpose in life.

She studied under influential empowering women, worked for coaching companies and listened to 100's of women's stories at the same cross roads. It was at this time that she started her own business "Women In Motion", providing personal development and business resources for women.



Today, Liz helps women with epilepsy through her coaching programs, designed to support those women who she knows often still live in fear.  When epilepsy can appear without warning, it is easy to step into being a victim, and Liz has learned the strategies to keep her mindset in "Victor" mode!



She has climbed her way outside her box, having set out on a course alone in a search for resources to demand her life back from Grand Mal Epilepsy. She devoted time and effort to study blending cultures of health and align herself with the right people to overcome her blockages to live a fulfilling life.



Elizabeth (Liz) Nicholls is an Advocate for  Epilepsy.  Connect with Liz via her website at: www.liznicholls.com

Resources for Women with Epilepsy: https://bit.ly/3lvKmfj

 

or on Other Social Media at:

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MICHAEL NEWTON

Born in Yorkshire, grew up in South Wales. I loved music from an early age, and I learned many instruments while playing drums in a punk band. I was accepted into College at 16 years old to study music and electronics.

I graduated 1980 during the beginnings of electronics and computers in music.I had an exciting career commuting between LA and London. So I started out an early adopter of tech when a revolution was happening. 

I met my wife in San Diego. We had a great life. My wife suffered with depression that became worse, so we relocated to the rural Midwest to be closer to her Mom and sister. I got a regular job in IT, so I could be a better caregiver. Several years passed, and I suffered a stroke. Shortly thereafter, my wife’s sister and mother died accidentally. This was all too much for my wife’s mental state so she took her own life.. 

This left me 2 dogs and 2 cats stranded in the rural Midwest with no support and less than adequate health facilities or therapists. So I turned to music as my therapy. I first had to figure out my recording systems, and I entered music in step time because my tremors in my right hand made playing impossible. I wanted to document my progress in music and to date have written nearly 1000 tracks on Soundcloud created whilst volunteering for a theater post production audio and scoring a series of local radio plays. However my reading, writing, and speech needed help. I cussed a lot, which is a normal symptom post stroke, and people say I am blunt. This amount of trauma will do that to a person.

I managed to contact an old friend musician Lightyear in Florida, and via Skype, embarked on a book study every Sunday until my reading and speech improved. I went to therapy groups and was just about to venture into the real world when the pandemic hit.

If I wasn’t isolated before I was now. I had been using a virtual reality headset for exercise and meditation, and although I had worked with 3D modeling software in my career, I still lacked the motor control to build anything in VR. I discovered Social VR and with the help of music industry friends like Lightyear who were dealing with challenges due to COVID 19 persuading them to join me in building worlds in VR. Group therapy and support meetings began to flourish covering all kinds of mental health issues in a tailored space – people say they feel more present  compared to zoom.

Using social VR i have reconnected with old industry friends and made new ones. The VR community is growing organically with community input. New experiences are being created in media, education and support groups. I have seen theatrical productions conceived, cast and rehearsed in VR gone to comedy clubs talk shows all created by the VR community.

To this end, I help co host a weekly event virtual discussion of content creation where we help foster the community in our story-based mentorship. Whether you are a seasoned professional, content creator, or just curious, this is the place for you to turn dreams into reality, and it is truly a mind blowing event.

My life has had its challenges,but I am optimistic about the future. Social VR, I believe, will be the next generation of media, and I am so glad to play some part in it to help share it with the world.

JENS JARVIE

Jens is a passionate singer-songwriter, kirtan wallah, multi-instrumentalist, meditator, yogi, father, land steward, and lover of life who has carried a vision to uplift and assist the great awakening of humanity through music for the last 20 years.

He studied “music as a mode of transformation” at Naropa University integrating music, psychology, and religious studies. His chanting and original lyrics will inspire you to take flight in the vastness of the heart. Jens’s songs invoke healing and love for the benefit of all beings, inviting you on a journey of depth and transcendence. His music is about celebration, embodiment and remembrance of our deepest wisdom. Through positive affirmations, ancient mantras, engaging melodies and driving rhythms Jens offers a spirit of strength and devotion to soar into gratitude for this life we are living!

Jens has recorded and produced 4 albums in the last 10 years and resides in Sebastopol, Ca where he continues to grow his current project, The Heart Wide Open, “mantra music for an awakening world.”

Devin Gardner was a 2010 Watkins  Award Honoree from Detroit Michigan.  He is a former high school national top 10 ranked quarterback who eventually started at the University of Michigan. Devin was an undrafted free agent of the New England Patriots. He ultimately played professionally in Japan for a few years. Devin is now a Sports Broadcaster, a youth sports advocate, a podcaster, and is considered one of the greatest University of Michigan Sports Broadcasters'. 

Law Enforcement Appreciation Day organizer Ron MacLachlan beaten w/longboard & bullhorn by BLM/Antifa.

*BLM/Antifa advance notice to police they intended to “shut” us “down.” Police Chief knew. #TheyLetItHappen @denverpolice @jaredpolis @mayorhancock #DenverAnarchoTyranny pic.twitter.com/xHprcnkc0S

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) July 20, 2020

Malkin informed CM that the organizer of the event, Ron MacLachlan, "was beaten with a huge skateboard and bullhorn after leading a group prayer." His head was bruised and bloodied by the incident. There are pictures of MacLachlan's injuries and videos of some of the melee from the confrontations on Malkin's Twitter page.

https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/pro-police-rally-disrupted

David Bieri is Associate Professor of Urban Affairs at Virginia Tech, with a joint appointment in the Global Forum on Urban and Regional Resilience (GFURR) and in the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). His main research and teaching interests are at the intersection of regional economics, public finance and economic geography.

Dr. David Bieri is Associate Professor of Urban Affairs at Virginia Tech, with a joint appointment in the Global Forum on Urban and Regional Resilience (GFURR) and in the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). Dr. Bieri also holds an endowed appointment as Faculty Fellow in the VT Program in Real Estate. His current research examines spatial features of credit flows, focusing on the dynamics of urbanization and the evolutionary development of the monetary-financial system as a joint historical process. Dr. Bieri also writes about regulatory aspects of international finance, global monetary governance, and the history of economic thought.

Prior to joining the faculty at Virginia Tech, Dr. Bieri was a faculty member at Taubman College at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. From 1999 until 2006, Dr. Bieri held various positions at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, Switzerland, most recently as the Adviser to the CEO. From 2002 to 2004, he was Head of Business Development in which capacity he was responsible for new financial products and reserve management advisory for central banks. Prior to joining the BIS, Dr. Bieri worked as high-yield analyst at Bankers Trust in London and in fixed-income syndication at UBS in Zürich.

Bieri received his Ph.D. from the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech. He holds a M.Sc. in corporate and international finance from the University of Durham (UK) and a B.Sc. (hons) in economics from the London School of Economics.

Patrick Neville is an American politician and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 45th District, which includes much of Douglas County. A Republican, Neville currently serves as the Minority Leader of the House, having been elected to this position at the beginning of his second term in January 2017.