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CTP (S3EJunSpecial6) Mental Health in Modern Schools
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Terry Brinston, CEO of the Nurturing Wellness Group Foundation, shares her insights about the critical shortage of school nurses and the mental health crisis facing students today. We explore how technology addiction, lack of moral foundations, and diminished community connections are creating unprecedented challenges for young people.
• Only about 35% of schools have dedicated nurses on staff
• Many medical responsibilities fall to untrained administrative staff
• Students today face more health issues than previous generations including asthma, diabetes, and allergies
• Phone addiction in schools is creating serious attention problems and social isolation
• The "my truth" perspective has eroded shared values and made it difficult to establish boundaries
• Young people struggle with resilience and giving up too easily when faced with challenges
• Small acts of kindness benefit both the giver and receiver's mental health
• Building community connections and practicing gratitude can help combat isolation
• Teaching young people to volunteer helps develop empathy and appreciation
Visit Terry's websites at myschoolnurseco.com and terrybrinston.com

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CTP (S3EJunSpecial5) Brush Fires: How God Uses Our Past to Light the Way
The journey from worldly success to spiritual joy requires discovering your God-given purpose and embracing your unique design—including past traumas and experiences—to serve others effectively.
• God desires relationship over religion, inviting partnership rather than demanding robotic obedience
• Free will is central to faith—God respects our choices even when we make poor ones
• Every person has a unique purpose statement as distinctive as DNA or fingerprints
• Past struggles and traumas can become your most powerful ministry tools when redeemed
• True joy comes from using your God-given gifts in alignment with His purpose, not from success alone
• Brush Fires Ministry helps people discover their unique calling through assessments and workshops
• Our actions should flow from willing hearts rather than compulsion or force
Visit brushfires-digital.com to access free resources

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We break from our normal Saturday monologue to re-air the Life Walk 2024 discussion to promote the upcoming Life Walk 2025 event happening on June 21st, 2025 in southeast Michigan (and on other dates in other States).

• Upper Downriver Michigan Right to Life hosts annual Life Walk events dating back to the 1980s
• Life Walks raise funds for pro-life educational materials, billboards, newsletters, and community outreach
• Registered participants receive commemorative shirts and "passports" that get stamped at each stop
• The event welcomes families and individuals of all ages and includes a post-walk potluck
• Resource Centers (formerly Crisis Pregnancy Centers) provide practical support for mothers and families
• Pro-life advocacy extends from conception to natural death, including opposition to assisted suicide
• Life Walks create community for pro-life advocates who may feel isolated by media narratives

Join us for the Life Walk on June 21st, 2025 at Bishop Park in Wyandotte, Michigan. Registration begins at 9am. Can't walk? Join us for the potluck afterward! Visit udmi-rtl.org/news for details and registration information.

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CTP (S3EJunSpecial4) Wild Child With a Purpose w/ Charles Thompson
Charlie Thompson shares his journey from drug dealer to political aspirant, bringing insights from the streets to inform his vision for better governance that benefits everyone through ethical leadership and thoughtful policy.
• Politicians lie to get elected while public servants tell the truth and work to better people's lives
• Both political parties have corrupt individuals more interested in power than helping Americans
• Ethics and character should be prerequisites for political leadership, not afterthoughts
• Basic needs should be socialized while wants should be capitalized upon, creating a safety net not a hammock
• Term limits and age caps would help ensure elected officials can relate to their constituents
• Addressing poverty and meeting basic needs reduces crime and creates opportunity for all
• Thompson's diverse background includes football coaching, comedy, chemistry, and security work
You can find Charlie Thompson on X under TheCharlieTruth, on Facebook as Charles Thompson, and on YouTube where he's producing more content to reach audiences across the political spectrum.

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CTP (S3EJunSpecial3) From Bound Feet to Revolution: A Chinese Grandmother's Story
Tong Ge shares her award-winning novel "The House Filler," the first in her China China Trilogy chronicling three generations of women in China from 1920-1966. Based on her grandmother's true story, this historical fiction follows Golden Phoenix, whose bound feet were one inch too large for ideal marriage prospects, forcing her to marry a widower 20 years her senior.
• Growing up in China before immigrating to Canada in the late 1980s as an international student
• The ancient Chinese tradition of foot binding that measured women's beauty by foot size
• Golden Phoenix's struggle as a "house filler" – a woman who marries a widower
• How her three sons ended up on opposite sides during China's civil war
• Tong Ge's 20-year writing journey as an English-language author
• Current censorship in China that prevents overseas Chinese from interacting with mainland residents on social media
• Awards recognition including winner of 2024 Independent Prize Award for New Fiction
• The upcoming continuation of her trilogy focusing on her parents' generation and her own pre-immigration story
Visit tong-ge.com for more information.

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CTP (S3E103) Behind the Scenes: Meet the Fascinating Guests of CTP
We're approaching the end of Season 2 with plans to roll into Season 3 now 2025. This episode provides a rundown of recent and upcoming guests on the Constitutionalist Politics Podcast.
• Guest episodes are selected for quality and listener interest, not just to fill slots (though I'd love be able to have them ALL on, every Story worthy of being told and heard - but with my Health issues (as you all know) I have the time but not always the Energy and therefore cannot press/push and "overdo" and potentially put myself into the Hospital (that I cannot afford pay the copays)
• Recent guests include DC Gomez discussing "Monday Motivation" (Season 2, May Special 7)
• Health-related episodes aired at the end of February
• Music Weeks ran the first three weeks of March with different music-related shows daily
• Jonni Jordyn appeared discussing "The Mother of All Viruses"
• Upcoming June guests include Tong Ge ("The Fuller House"), Charles Thompson (politics and football), JR on from Brush Fires Ministries
• Additional June guests: Terri Brinston (myschoolnurse.com), Xavier Meza (discussing "bread and circus"), and Scott Homan (witnessunderground.com)

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CTP (S3EJunSpecial2) Trauma to Transformation w/ Shirley Buck
Shirley Buck shares her remarkable journey from severe childhood trauma and abuse to becoming a mindset coach and author, illustrating how alternative healing methods changed her life when traditional therapy wasn't her path forward.
• Born to deaf parents in Chicago, becoming their "ears and voice" at a very young age
• Survived her alcoholic mother's suicide attempt that also targeted Shirley when she was 13
• Experienced homelessness, addiction, and eating disorders throughout her teen years
• Chose self-help books and mindset transformation over traditional therapy and medication
• Founded Red Leaf Alternative Healing to help others transform their mindset through a 12-week coaching program
• Published "Sweet Freedom Whispered in My Ear," a book sharing her story with tools for healing
• Emphasizes taking personal accountability rather than blaming circumstances or others
• Found healing through music that helped her feel less alone during her darkest moments
• Planning two future books on parenting after abuse and trauma, and dating after abuse and trauma
• Believes self-love is essential to healing: "Everyone deserves happiness, everyone deserves love"
Connect with Shirley at ShirleyBuck.com

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CTP (S3EJunSpecial1) Digital Intelligence: Line Betw. AI and Soul w/ J. Jordyn
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Jonni Jordyn joins us to discuss her upcoming sci-fi thriller "The Mother of All Viruses," the first in a trilogy exploring artificial intelligence, digital consciousness, and whether an AI can possess a soul. The book draws from Jordyn's programming experience creating genetic algorithms and simulated breeding programs that inspired her storytelling.
• Jordyn's trilogy follows the evolution from AI to digital consciousness to potential spiritual awakening
• Her inspiration came from writing computer programs that simulated genetics with 2000 genes on chromosome pairs
• The sequel books will be titled "The Queen of All Viruses" and "The King of All Viruses"
• Jordyn is also releasing a magic-themed series about mystical abilities returning to the modern world
• Her diverse background includes working with former Santana band members who played at Woodstock
• She discusses psychic experiences and unexplained phenomena that have influenced her writing
• StoryRocket offers authors opportunities to get their books before film industry professionals
Find Jonni Jordyn's work at JordynAtLargeBooks.com

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