Feeney Talks With Friends

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #177 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Heather Moran.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Heather. 

Heather is the owner of The Book Club. 

We talked about:
The Book Club is right above Bricco (minute 1)
Heather’s teaching career  (minute 2.30)
Harry Potter Camp & Open Drop Off (minute 4)
Storytelling classes (minute 5.30)
Reading Bingo Game collaboration with Luna Pizza (minute 6.30)
The Secret Sauce (minute 9)
Heather book, “Connected: What Every Kid Should Read Before Their First Phone” (minute 12) 
Mr. Feeney’s Book Projects (minute 15)
Book Events...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #176 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring TJ Presthus.

It was great to talk with my good #friend, TJ.

TJ is the starting defender on The Hartford Athletic and former captain of The Yale University Soccer Team.

We talked about:
Playing soccer at Yale (minute 1)
Being a captain and starting every game at Yale (minute 4)
Lessons from playing soccer (minute 9)
Year two at The Hartford Athletic (minute 13)
Samadia and Antony photos with Feeney (minute 16)
The Whoop bracelet (minute 19)
The Lux Bond and Green fundraiser (minute 28)<...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #175 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Rich Troy.

It was great to talk with my former college roommate and good #friend Rich.

Rich is a Spanish teacher and he recently retired from the Army National Guard after serving 30 years.

We talked about:
Rich retired from the military on July 11th (minute 1)
Explain what a Command Sergeant Major to third grader (minute 2)
Cheers with “Colonel’s Cut” bourbon (minute 4)
Retirement party photos (minute 5)
What makes PV a good #friend? (minute 7)
Shoutout to Dave from Directline Media (minute...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #174 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Dave Oliver.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Dave.

Dave is the founder of Diabetes Plus with Dave and author of the book, Diabetes - Now What?

We talked about:
31 years ago, Dave was diagnosed with diabetes (minute 1)
Diabetes Plus with Dave started 3 years ago (minute 3)
Dave’s book, Diabetes - Now What? (minute 5:30)
How Dave realized he has diabetes (minute 8)
Taking GLP-1 (minute 11)
Feeney earned The Champion of Children from The Village (minute 14)
Six Things th...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #173 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Alex P. Taylor.

It was great to talk with my good #friend, Alex. 

Alex is The Nacho King of Connecticut. He is the author of the book, Totally Nachragerous! 

We talked about:
Coracora Happy Hour (minute 1)
Mass Appeal in Chicopee (minute 2)
“Halloworth” Day (minute 4)
Alex visited Feeney’s classroom (minute 6)
Being the keynote speaker at Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce (minute 11)
Photo of Alex’s new nacho tattoo (minute 14)
Nacho analogy for cursive writing (minute 18)
The history of nachos ...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #172 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Benn Gawitt.

It was great to talk with my friend #friend, Benn. 

Benn is a teacher, rockstar, coffee enthusiast and twin girl dad! 

We talked about:
Names are important! (minute 1)
Fred Monet (minute 2)
Being a twin dad (minute 3)
Teaching Biology (minute 5)
Inspiration to become a teacher (minute 9)
Benn’s favorite teacher (minute 10)
Principal Drew DiPippo and pickup basketball (minute 14)
Mario B  (minute 17)
Benn was on House Hunters on HGTV  (minute 22)
Playing at the Johnny’s Jog (min...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #171 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring (Ret.) SFC Brian Stackpole.

It was great to talk with my Army buddy and good friend #friend, Stackpole. 

Stackpole retired from the military after serving 28 years. He was a cook, Navy Seabee, Army Rail Instructor, IED Hunter and much more! 

We talked about:
Retired after 28 years (minute 1)
Stackpole’s military career (minute 3)
Sea Bees training (minute 5)
Army Railroad Instructor - 88U (minute 7)
What is a NCO?  (minute 9)
Being an IED Hunter (minute 10)
“Hurt Locker is garbage" -  (minute 13)
Chris...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #170 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Dan Hovey.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Dan. 

Dan is the owner of West Hartford Solar. 

We talked about:
H O to V E - Y  (minute 1
Dan has been helping families for years  (minute 2)
Collaborating on a Toy Drive (minute 4)
Eric from Bergenn Financial and Ryan from Ryan’s Softwash (minute 7)
Widow Jane  (minute 10)
Fifth Annual Friends of Feeney Golf Tournament on September 12th (minute 11)
Dan’s inspiration for starting West Hartford Solar (minute 16)
Where...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #169 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Seth Wickersham.

It was great to talk with my good #friend, Seth. 

Seth is an ESPN journalist and New York Times best selling author. 

We talked about:
Seth on episode #7 back in 2022 (minute 1)
Talking about his book on Good Morning America (minute 2)
“Failed high school quarterback to NYT best seller author” (minute 5)
Feeney caught a two point conversion from Dylan Locke  (minute 6)
Seth wrote two books and has another one coming out soon (minute 9)
It’s Better to Be Feared: T...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #168 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Little Red.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Little Red.

Little Red is a Navy veteran and a UConn Super Fan!

We talked about:
Friends of Feeney just provided $300K to families in need (minute 1)
Little Red’s favorite UConn jerseys (minute 3)
How did you get the name, Little Red? (minute 5)
Big Red (minute 6.30)
UConn chants that he doesn’t like (minute 8)
Getting noticed and taking pics with fans (minute 10)
Rico Bosco from Barstool Sports (minute 12)
L...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #167 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Elle Doyle.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Elle.

Elle is the content creator for Reheated Coffee Club and podcast host of Connecticut Unfiltered.

We talked about:

Elle’s Launch Party (minute 1
Feeney sings karaoke with Eric B. (minute 3)
Iced by Anna Cookies (minute 4)
SoLA Karaoke (minute 5)
Anthony Anthony - podcast #1 (minute 6)
Elle’s publicist (minute 7)
Reheated Coffee Club (minute 8)
Upcoming guests on Connecticut Unfiltered (minute 10)
Elle’s favorite teacher (minute 14)
The Next C...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #166 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Rob O’Meara.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Rob.

Rob is a real estate agent at Keller Williams Legacy Partners.

We talked about:

Video of the Star Spangled Banner performed by his son, Micheal (minute 1
What does The Johnny’s Jog mean to Rob? (minute 3)
Rob was the 2026 Honoree for The Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade (minute 7)
How has Conard changed since 1987?  (minute 8.30)
Rob’s dad was the first football captain at Conard (minute 9.30)
The Stude...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #165 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Paul at Louis’ Lunch.

It was great to cook burgers and talk with my #friend, Paul.

Paul has worked at Louis’ Lunch for the past 30 years.

We talked about:

Cast Iron Vertical Gas Broilers from 1898 (minute 1)
Feeney cuts onions and cooks burgers (minute 2)
“This is NOT Burger King. You don’t get it your way!” (minute 3)
Feeney eats the burgers that he cooked (minute 4)
Foxon Park distributed by Casanova (minute 5)
1994 (minute 6)
What makes Jeff a good #friend? (minute 7.3...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #164 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Jason Wang, Gayle Harris and John Lyons.

It was good to talk with my #friends, Jason, Gayle and John! They are The West Hartford Republican Town Caucus.

We talked about:

Jason joined The Republican Town Caucus (minute 1)
Gayle switched from Board of Ed to Town Caucus (minute 3)
John recruited Jason and Gayle  (minute 6.30)
Being the Minority Party (6 to 3) (minute 8.30)
Zoning and Lewis Brown (minute 13)
Jason has photographic memory (minute 15)
Will more housing lower our taxes?  (minute 17)
Heritage Park ak...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #163 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Matt Moscardi .

It was great to “riff” with my #friend,  Matt!

Matt is the co-founder of Free Float Analytics and co-host of The Business Pants Podcast.

We talked about:
Free Float Analytics, Free  Float Media and subsidiaries (minute 1)
Cheddar pizza (minute 2)
Our newest podcast sponsor, The Mandell JCC (minute 3)
Photos from Feeney’s breakfast at Sally and Bob’s (minute 4)
Explain “ESG” to a third grader (minute 5)
How does Free Float use ESG? (minute 7.30)
FreeFloatAnalytics.com (minute 12.30)
Start, Bench...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #162 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Marcus Patton.

It was great to talk with my #friend and college dorm neighbor, Marcus! 

Marcus is the Production Operations Supervisor at ESPN and the Chairperson of The Diversity Council in Bristol.

We talked about:
We have an Emmy! (minute 1)
Marcus is the Production Operations Supervisor at ESPN (minute 2)
Surprise Guest, Andrew Arboe from episode #57 (minute 3)
Marcus & Feeney were “Neffugees” on the 5th floor at SCSU (minute 4)
The 3 rules of Emmy Awards (minute 6)
ESPN in Bristol (minute 7)
Marcus alway...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #161 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Robert Perriello.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Rob! 

Rob is a Real Estate Agent for Century 21 All Points Realty.

We talked about:
Podcast sponsors (minute 1)
Rob’s top 5 movies and podcast #160 (minute 2)
Anthony Ireland episode #74 (minute 3)
Rob is a #GirlDad (minute 4.30)
Rob and Feeney taught together at Kingsbury School in Waterbury  (minute 7.30)
Mission of Friends of Feeney (minute 11)
Growing up in Waterbury (minute 13)
PE teacher or Gym teacher? Real estate agent or Realtor? (minute 15)
E...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #160 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Jake and Max Markowitz.

It was great to talk movies with my #friends, Max and Jake! 

Max is a film critic and author of the blog "The Film Critic's Ticket - Admit One!" Jake was an extra in Marty Supreme!

We talked about:
Carlito’s Way (minute 1)
Jake was in Marty Supreme (minute 2)
The #160 in movies (minute 4)
Max’s update on Revolution, Resistance and Reclamation (minute 7)
Matt Damon’s quote about the audience being on their phones (minute 10)
Attending The Ven...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #159 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Christina Conners.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Christina!

Christina is a keynote singer, workshop facilitator, massage therapist, soulful songstress and author.

We talked about:
Christina attended Wolcott Elementary School (minute 1)
Christina’s background (minute 2)
David Friedman (minute 3)
Christina’s Cottage (minute 6)
Photo of Christina at the old music room in Wolcott School & her yearbook pic (minute 8:30)
Her music teacher, Mrs. Rovetti inspired her to sing (minute 10)
Songs for the Soul video (minute 11.30)
Music can heal...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #158 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Retired Colonel Mike Cabrey.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Mike!

Mike served 30 years in the Army.

We talked about:
Mike’s most important role is husband and dad (minute 1)
Met his wife in Germany (minute 2)
Army Brats (minute 4)
Being Pop Pop (minute 6)
Attending West Point (minute 8)
Medal of Honor Recipient, Captain Paul Bucha - Podcast Guest #43 (minute 13)
Bronze Star Medal & Air Assault Badge (minute 15)
Mike’s Ranger Tab tattoo (minute 18)
Elected as Vice-Mayor of C...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #157 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Jillian Gilchrest.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Jillian!

Jillian is the State Representative for the 18th District.

We talked about:
Year 8 of being State Rep (minute 1)
Selfie videos (minute 2)
Personal and Political balance (minute 5)
The West Hartford community (minute 6)
Jason Hayes, First Selectman of East Granby (minute 8)
Jillian is running for Congress (minute 11)
3 keys that make a good Congress person (minute 14)
Jahana Hayes and National History Day (minute 16)
John Larson’s biggest competition si...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #156 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Rino Ouellet.

It was great to talk and eat Dirt Wings with my #friend, Rino! 

Rino is the Beverage Program Director and FOH Hiring Manager. 

We talked about:
The holiday season (minute 1)
Sagamore Rye Whiskey from Matt Whitney (minute 3)
34 years at J. TImothy’s  (minute  4.30)
The J.Timothy’s 35th Annual Golf Tournament on May 18, 2026 (minute 7.30)
Travel back in time to 1989 (minute 9.30)
Helping Plainville Food Pantry and The John Huey Scholarship (minute 11)
“Controlled Chaos" (minute 13)
Confirm or Deny: J. T...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #155 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Harry Bellucci.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Harry! 

Harry is the Executive Director of Hartford PAL. 

We talked about:
Harry’s background (minute 1)
The Harry Bellucci Football Field (minute 2)
Growing up in Hartford (minute 3)
Teaching for 38 years and coaching for 42 years in Hartford (minute 4)
Proud moment with former players (minute 7)
Harry’s daughter Allie (minute10)
Advice for new teachers (minute 11)
Harry’s favorite coach (minute 13)
His coaching style (minute 16)
Confirm or Deny: Were you...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #154 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring The Soulful Forest.

It was great to talk with my #friends, Terry, Tara and Christina!

We talked about:
The Soulful Forest theme song (minute 1)
Christina Connors went to Wolcott School (minute 3)
Terry shows around The Soulful Forest (minute 5)
The Healing Chickadee (minute 7)
The Seven C's (minute 8.30)
Christina’s Cottage (minute 9.40)
Language matters (minute 12)
Tara Beall-Gomes (minute 14)
The Soulful Forest Tour Guide’s Manual (minute 16)
The Soulful Forest will be built in Naugatuck, CT (minute 21)
The Tweethearts (minu...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #153 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends for The Third Annual Hot Wings Challenge Fundraiser.

It was great to talk and eat hot wings with my good #friends, Avi, Allie, Chris, Linda and Jorge. 

We talked about:
Round 1: Valentina’s Extra Spicy Hot Sauce (minute 1)
Avi lost his dad to pancreatic cancer (minute 2)
Cheers to The Ron Foley Foundation (minute 3)
Chris from West Hartford Chamber of Commerce (minute 4)
What does The RFF mean to Allie?  (minute 5)
Linda from PeoplesBank  (minute 6)
We Care Computers  (minute 7)
Alex from Luna Pizza...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #152 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Lisa Lazarus and Deb Polun. 

It was great to talk to my #friends, Lisa and Deb! 
 
Lisa  is the Associate Director of Compliance & Recruitment at the YWCA Hartford Region and Deb is the Chief Strategy Officer for the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut (CHCACT).  Both Lisa and Deb serve  on The West Hartford Town Council. 

We talked about:
The West Hartford community (minute 1)
Lisa has 11 siblings!  (minute 2)
Past podcast guests, Ball 4 a Cure & Shane Spencer (minute 4)
Lisa works at the YWCA (mi...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #151 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Shane Spencer.

It was great to talk to my #friend, Shane Spencer!

Shane is a former Major League Baseball Player and three time World Series Champion! Currently, he is a coach and trainer at US9 Prospects.

We talked about:
Our 4th Annual Golf Tournament raised $34,000 (minute 1)
How Friends of Feeney started (minute 4)
Shane’s current plans (minute 6.30)
Shane is heading to Arkansas (minute 8)
Comparison to California, Arkansas and Northeast (minute 9.30)
September 1998 (minute 11)
Podcast Sponsors (minute 12)
3 keys that ma...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #150 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Ball 4 a Cure and Lonesome Eddie and the Bird Dogs

The 150th Podcast Celebration was a wonderful event at New Park Brewery.

Directline Media (minute 1)
10 years of Ball 4 a Cure (minute 2)
Starting a nonprofit organization with #friends (minute 3)
Seamus Turco (minute 5)
Voltron or Wu-Tang Clan (minute 6.30)
Cole (minute 7.30)
Bowl 4 a Cure (minute 9)
Lonesome Eddie and the Bird Dogs (minute 13)
Events: First, Last, Best, Worst  (minute 14.30)
Special guest, Lonesome Eddie (minute 15.40)
Superhero Sunday 5K (minute 20)
Ball 4 a C...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #149 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Eric Bergenn and Ryan McGinnis.

It was great to talk, eat and drink with my good #friends, Eric and Ryan at the office of Bergenn Financial Group.

Ryan owns Ryan’s Softwash and Eric owns Bergenn Financial Group.

We talked about:
Bergenn’s podcast intro (minute 1)
Podcast sponsors (minute 3)
Float 41 (minute 4.30)
Ryan Young and PeoplesBank (minute 6.30)
Ryan Keating and Agent Shamrock (minute 7.40)
4th Annual Friends of Feeney Golf Tournament (minute 8.30)
Swing analysis from Dave at GolfTech  (minute 10)
WeHa...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #148 of #FeeneyTalksFantasyFootball featuring Nick Lombardo.

It was great to talk with my #nephew, Nick!

Nick’s Picks is a #NephewOfFeeney, Fantasy Football Guru and Three Time Champion. 

We talked about:
“Take Your Kid to Work Day” at Collins Aerospace (minute 1)
241 Sports Camp (minute 2.30)
JJ Zachariason sound effect (minute 4.30)
West Hartford Dad’s FFB League (minute 5.20)
Nick attended a Yard Goats game and did the high five tunnel (minute 6.20)
Mason, another #NephewOfFeeney attended Malik Naber’s Football Camp (minute 9)
Top 5 players to draft (minu...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #147 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring  Jamie Arber.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Jamie! 

Jamie is the Executive Director of The Supported Living Group.  

We talked about:
Explain “Supported Living Group” to a Third Grader (minute 1)
Type of supports provided (minute 2)
Jamie’s inspiration for getting into the field (minute 3.30)
Christos and The Three Kings of Pizza (minute 7)
What makes Jonah Francis (#112) a good #friend? (minute 8)
What is C.B.I.S., L.P.C. & E.M.D.R.? (minute 10)
Hypnosis (minute 14...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #146 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Tom Holtz and Ryan McKenna. 

My cohost Rob and I had a great conversation with our #friends, Tom and Ryan.

Tom and Ryan are the owners of Insight Plus Technology. 

We talked about:
Insight Plus Technology (minute 1)
Tom’s story (minute 2)
Inspiration for the name and logo (minute 4)
Alarm, lights, thermostat system for your house (minute 8)
The Waterbug Feature  (minute 11)
Podcast sponsors (minute 13)
3 Keys (Sponsored by New England Door & Security) for being business owners (minute 14)
Bristol Tech (minut...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #145 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Heather Colp.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Heather! 

Heather is the Owner of Colp Building Consulting. 

We talked about:
Avi #91 & #119 (minute 1)
Colp Building Consulting sponsors Friends of Feeney (minute 2)
Explain “Designing and Consulting” to a 3rd Grader  (minute 4)
Glastonbury Education Foundation (minute 6)
Living and working in Japan, Taiwan and China (minute 8)
Guanxi (minute 11)
Projects: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 12)
Heather’s husband, Dave (minute 19)
Heather played high school basketball (minute 23)
Podcast sponsors (minute 27...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #144 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Cristina Savin. 

It was great to talk with my #friend, Cristina! 

Cristina is the founder of Sweet Bear Coffee Company. 

We talked about:
Restore Hyper Wellness (minute 1)
Sweet Bear Coffee Company  (minute 2)
Explain “Fair Trade” to a 3rd Grader  (minute 4)
Costs of coffee (minute 6)
The Wiley Family (minute 8)
Flavors of coffee (minute 10)
Crescent Moon Care Foundation in Canton (minute 12)
Sweet Bear Coffee sponsors our parade shirts and golf tee signs (minute 14)
Yard Goats game on August 15, 2025 (minute 16...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #143 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Chidebe Ndibe

It was great to talk with my #friend, Chi! 

Chidebe is an Associate Software Engineer at The Hartford and the Content Creator of Jumps By Chi. 

We talked about:
143 & Nancy Sohn (minute 1)
Working at The Hartford  (minute 2)
Explain “Software Engineer” to a 3rd Grader  (minute 4)
Jumps by Chi (minute 7)
Jumping Events: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 10)
Feeney’s leg press (minute 15)
Leg exercises for jumping (minute 17)
Elastic Volume (minute 22)
Increase Deep Squats (minute 24)
Attending...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #142 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Samantha Merwin and Shaleela Pina.

It was great to talk with my #friends, Sam and Shaleela!

Sam is the President and Shaleela is the Director of Community Outreach and Fundraising of ElbowBumpKid Inc.

We talked about:
The ElbowBumpKid logo (minute 1)
What is Type 1 Diabetes?  (minute 2)
Dianniversary (minute 5)
Time management and volunteering (minute 7)
Birdies for Charity (minute 11)
Podcast Sponsors (minute 14)
3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being a nonprofit organization (minute 15)
Cricket Press is a good #friend!  (mi...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #141 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Ryan Young and Terisa Licciardi 

It was great to talk with my #friends, Ryan and Terisa! 

Ryan is the Bank Manager and Terisa is the Assistant Bank Manager at PeoplesBank. 

We talked about:
Celebrate West Hartford  (minute 1)
Hartford Boys and Girls Club  (minute 7)
Terisa is the Assistant Bank Manager (minute 8:30)
Ryan is the Bank Manager (minute 11)
Ryan earned “Young Professional of the Year” by the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce (minute 13)
Chris and Katie from the West Hartford Chamber of Commer...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #140 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Sandy Finnimore and Chloe Roberts.

It was great to talk with my #friends, Sandy and Chloe!

Sandy is the Competitive Employment Coordinator and Chloe is an intern at Favarh’s Project SEARCH.

We talked about:
Competitive Employment Coordinator (CEC) (minute 1)
Beanz & Co. (minute 4)
The Special Olympics Summer Games (minute 7)
3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being a CEC (minute 9)
Instagram post about Sandy (minute 11)
98% Placement Rate (minute 14)
Chloe loves swimming, guinea pigs and horses (minute 16)
Sandy lo...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #139 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Susan Averna.
It was great to talk with my good #friend, Susan!
Susan is an author, coach, college professor, public speaker, counselor and psychologist.
We talked about:
Explaining what “Mental Health” to 3rd Grader (minute 1)
Feeney’s reflection after school drop off (minute 3)
Her inspiration to study psychology (minute 4.30)
Susan’s book, F.A.B.R.I.C (minute 7.30)
Susan’s book, Witness and Wonder (minute 13)
Controlling your nonverbals (minute 15)
What kids need (minute 20)
Social Emotional Learning (minute 22)
PBiS (minute 24...

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #138 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Ben Fuchs.
It was great to talk with my good #friend (& frenemy on the court), Ben.
Ben is the Founder of Fuchs Financial.

We talked about:
Feeney elbowed Fuchs on the basketball court (minute 2)
For consecutive years, Fuchs Financial is an Exclusive Hole Sponsor (minute 5)
Brook Goff (minute 7)
How many families has Friends of Feeney helped? (minute 9)
Feeney vs Fuchs  - 1 v 1 basketball game (minute 11)
Who is Fuchs favorite Rabbi? (minute 17)
Feeney as a basketball captain at the JCC (minute 19)