Blooming Minds
Welcome to Blooming Minds Podcast with Jessica Castillo. This is a podcast to encourage the blooming of the mind through conversation. You'll hear from thought leaders in psychology, non-profit, researcher and creativity leaders who are positively impacting our communities, planet Earth, and humanity. Your host, Jessica Castillo is a students of life, an entrepreneur, yoga instructor, and psychology student. She founded Blooming Minds as an organization to help teach tools to help humanity reach purposeful lives, have healthy minds, and be their own individual. Stay connected @bloomingmindsjc
Interview with Anthony and Tabitha Scott from Glitch Fitness
In this episode of Blooming Minds, we get to talk to Anthony and Tabitha Scott, owners of Glitch Fitness.
During our conversation, we get to talk to Anthony and Tabitha about the discovery of Glitch Fitness and their personal stories of creating a positive impact in our community.
Glitch Fitness is on a mission to creating a positive healthier environment for kids and family. They are on a mission to installing Movement, Mindset, and Nutrition in the Las Vegas Youth Community. Anthony and Tabitha share their passion behind creating Glitch Fitness. They share the...
Interview with Sarah Tavernetti & Yamila De Leon from Bloom Academy
In this episode of Blooming Minds, we get to talk to Sarah Tavernetti & Yamila De Leon, Founder and CoFounder of Bloom Academy.
During our conversation, we get to talk about the opening of Bloom Academy and the work that goes into opening a self directing learning center.
We dive in deep into what a self directing learning center entails, and how valuing a child's voice is important to building character. Sarah and Yamila share personal stories of their upbringing and how their passion for children, inspired them to open up a school that cultivates sel...
Interview with Jenny Fay, Community Engagement and Development Director at Olive Crest
In this episode of Blooming Minds, we get to talk to Jenny Fay, Community Engagement and Development Director at Olive Crest
During our conversation, we get to talk to Jenny about what Olive Crest is doing for our communities and families in need. Olive Crest is on a mission to preventing child abuse by strengthening, equipping, and restoring children and families in crisis.
Jenny explains what ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) is and explains how Olive Crest has several approaches that help prevent child abuse. Olive Crest helps families heal through community, training, support, and in...
Interview with Amalie Zinsser, Community Director from Uncommons
In this episode of Blooming Minds, we get to talk to Amalie Zinsser, Community Director of Uncommons and Host of Not Your Average Influencer Podcast. Amalie shares with us her resilience story as a Latin Women.
During our conversation, we get to talk about the many projects Uncommons is bringing to our community, and how Amalie is driven to making this space a place where inclusion and diversity bloom.
Amalie shares with us her personal story of growing up with mental health illnesses. She is completely raw about her struggles and story of perseverance. After o...
Interview with Thomas Henley, Host & Founder of Aspergers Growth
In this episode of Blooming Minds, we get to talk to Thomas Henely, Host and Founder of Aspergers Growth and Autism and Mental Health Advocate. Thomas shares his journey and story of his long history with Autism, Depression, Anxiety, Eating Disorders & Panic Disorders.
During our conversation, Thomas shares his struggles of growing up on the autism spectrum and learning about his values to keep him going in life. He went to University of Manchester and got a degree in Biomedical Science. After a life time of experience with having autism, he went on a jo...
What is Emotional Intelligence?
On this episode of Blooming Minds Podcast, our host Jessica Castillo talks to you about What is Emotional Intelligence?
In this solo episode, Jessica explains the components and tools that involve having a strong Emotional Intelligence muscle. We dive in deeper into the 5 elements of EQ, which are Self Regulation, Self Awareness, Motivation, Empathy, and Social Skills.
Jessica provides personal examples of implementing the tools to grow a strong EQ muscle. She also explains that even having a "strong" emotional intelligence muscle requires you to continue to make mistakes to continue to grow and evolve. We...
Interview with Vedant Peris, Founder of AloeVR
In this episode of Blooming Minds, we get to talk to Vedant Peris, the Founder of AloeVR. Vedant shares his story of creating AloeVR, a mindfulness building virtual reality experience.
During our conversation, Vedant shares his expertise, experience, and passion for starting this virtual reality to help kids build emotion regulation, gain tools for mindfulness, and more! This virtual reality is aimed to help kids go into another world to build social emotional awareness, build confidence, heal trauma, and so much more!
Information about AloeVR:
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Interview with James Lomax, Founder of Life Skills Academy
In this episode of Blooming Minds, we get to talk to James Lomax, founder of Life Skills Academy. James shares his story of now starting his own micro school and discovering a need in our Vegas education.
During our conversation, James shares his upbringing and his passion behind starting his own learning center to provide a different type of learning to our students. James realized there was a need in our community and our children's education. Since discovering this need, James has decided to start his own Montessori inspired learning center to provide kids in our c...
Interview with Kelly Bennett, Creative Entrepreneur helping others create their dreams
In this episode of Blooming Minds, we get to talk to Kelly Bennett, Creative Entrepreneur helping others creating their dreams and small businesses. Kelly shares her story of now starting her small business to help other small businesses pursue their dreams and visions.
During our conversation, Kelly shares her upbringing and her journey of perseverance in the world of entrepreneurship. She shares the battles she's had to overcome within herself to now help other entrepreneurs reach their dreams. Kelly has her own Small Business Incubator, where she helps works closely with small business owners with marketing, s...
Interview with Elissa Lafranconi, Founder of Etika Logika & MA-LCPC-1
In this episode of Blooming Minds, we get to talk to Elissa Lafranconi, founder of Etika Logika and a mental health therapist. Elissa shares her expertise and advice when it comes to sharing her passion for mental health. With a background in philosophy and clinical professional counseling, Elissa provides a holistic approach to therapy.
During our conversation, Elissa provides an amazing perspective to how to view the world and how to tend to your mind, body, and spirit.
Where to find and learn more about Etika Logika:
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