Showing Up With Asher Gottesman

Chris "Church" Oppenheim of Interstate Ink joins us to talk about how to get got sober, his unique business model where he employs sober people, tattooing, his YouTube show, and podcast Broken Crayons and so much more. WE'RE TAKING A HIATUS! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING UP FOR US! Connect With Church: https://linktr.ee/interstateink https://www.instagram.com/tattoosbychurch/ https://www.instagram.com/thebrokencrayonsshow/ https://www.instagram.com/interstateinkla/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG 

Celebrity drummer Wes Watkins joins us today. He is a musician, author, father, and person in recovery. In this episode, we talk about Wes' depression, suicide attempt, alcoholism, mental health challenges, and how fighting for his son in court changed his life. This is ultimately an uplifting episode and a story of true triumph. Please show up for us by subscribing to, rating, and reviewing this show. Or just share it with a friend!  Connect With Wes Watkins: https://www.gotmyownsound.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wesgotmyownsound/ https://www.amazon.com/Fathers-Need-Their-Kids/dp/163790519X/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

If you've been looking for inspiration, this is the episode to listen to.  Tara Kowalke is a speaker, recovery/mental health warrior, trauma survivor, and single mother. In this episode, this incredible woman gets real about alcoholism, blacking out, her childhood trauma, shame, getting sober, how her disease impacted her family, making amends to her son, what a "living amends" is, surviving the pandemic, creating boundaries, public speaking, and what's next for her.  Please show up for us by subscribing to, rating, and reviewing this podcast. Connect With Tara Kowalke: https://www.instagram.com/tara_dactyl_left_coast/ https://www.instagram.com/greentararecovery/ https://allthejsofmylife.com/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

Marci Hopkins from Wake Up With Marci joins us today to talk about being successful and how getting sober changed her life. After working in media for years at Fox, then having a family, she decided to launch a talk show at the age of 40. But everything changed in her life when she decided to get sober after getting a DUI and hitting a bottom. In this episode, we talk about how sobriety changed her life, being in a 12 step program, the importance of gratitude, being a victim of child abuse but not living her life in a state of victimhood, spirituality and her new book as well as what's next for her.  Please show up for us by subscribing to rating and reviewing this podcast, or simply share it with a friend!  Connect With Marci Hopkins: https://wakeupwithmarci.com/ https://www.instagram.com/officialwakeupwithmarci_/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

Everyone goes through periods in life when they need a fresh start. No one knows this better than Olivia Howell who is the co-founder of the Fresh Starts registry. In this episode, we talk about how going through divorce gave Olivia the idea to start a new business as well as how these challenges ultimately make us stronger people.  Please show up for us by subscribing to, rating, and reviewing this podcast, or simply share it with a friend. Connect Olivia Howell & The Fresh Starts Registry:  https://www.freshstartsregistry.com/ https://www.instagram.com/freshstartsregistry/ https://www.facebook.com/FreshStartsRegistry Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

Ray Warner is a grief and loss coach whose wife died when he was 22 years old and a new father. He shares his incredible story as well as actionable takeaways for anyone dealing with grief. This is the episode to listen to if you've recently lost someone you love or are going through a challenging time.  Please show up for us by subscribing to, rating, and reviewing this podcast, or simply share it with a friend. Connect With Ray Warner: https://www.raywarnercoaching.com/ https://www.instagram.com/knordrw/ https://www.facebook.com/RayWarnerCoaching Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

Raquel Hellenga, who is a life and business coach for chronically ill creatives and entrepreneurs, joins us to talk about her life and unique business. In this episode, she talks about the difference between mental illness and chronic illness, denial about her disability, being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, pain versus suffering, defining trauma porn, internalized ableism, tips for people struggling with chronic illnesses, and so much more. Please show up for us by subscribing to, rating, and reviewing this podcast, or simply sharing it with a friend.  Connect With Raquel Hellenga: http://raquelhellenga.com/ https://www.instagram.com/raquelchronicillnesscoach/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

Have you ever dealt with a narcissist, had a relationship with one, or even wondered if you are one? Heather Kent joins us for a deep dive on narcissism, defining it, and all the different types of it this personality disorder. This is a truly illuminating conversation. Please show up for us by subscribing to, rating, and reviewing the podcast.  Connect With Heather Kent: https://www.heatherjkent.com/ https://www.instagram.com/heather__joanne/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

This is a raw, poignant, and important episode about eating disorders. Today we welcome Julie Newman to the show. As a child, she was a ballerina, suffered from OCD, and then she developed an eating disorder at the age of 13. In this episode, we talk about her making the choice to live, her rock bottom moment, the dangers of diet culture, eating disorder treatment, recovery, founding the Mary Rose foundation, and so much more.  If you like this show, please show up for us by subscribing, rating, and reviewing.  Connect With Julie Allen: https://maryrosefoundation.org/ https://www.instagram.com/maryrosefoundation/ https://maryrosenwboutique.com/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

The fabulous Serena DC from the hit Emmy nominated TV series Hollywood Disclosure, as well as Dream Life, and Instant Hotel joins us for an interesting conversation about content and sexuality. We also talk about the process of creating creative positive content, bullying, being villanized, being polyamorous, pansexuality, religion, ufos, Kabalah and so much more.  If you like this show, please subscribe, rate and review, or simply share with a friend. Connect With Serena DC: 'https://www.serenadc.com/ https://www.instagram.com/iamserenadc/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

"Skinny Vinny" Imperati joins us to tell his incredible story. In this episode, the Connecticut native talks about losing nearly 100 pounds, OCD, the blessings and curses he has in life, coming from a family of addiction and how he became an addict as a teenager, becoming homeless, living in a porta-potty (and the shame of why he was okay with it) moving to California to get sober, why having faith can be a challenge, becoming a content creator, working with Zackass, how he owes everything to sobriety, making amends, growing up Catholic but still having trouble with God, his favorite stunt and so much more! Please show up for us by subscribing, rating, and reviewing. Or simply share with a friend. https://www.instagram.com/skinnyvinny666 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvHIb8L-1KExupgrYPDegFA https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRR7R3pE/ https://twitter.com/ImperatiVinny Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

TRIGGER WARNING: TALK OF SUICIDE  Actress, writer, and producer Nadine Crocker joins us to talk about her movie Continue. She gets into how it is and isn't like her real life, suicidal ideation, using tools like therapy for mental health recovery, the importance of speaking her truth about mental health, and so much more. Please show up for us by subscribing to, rating, and reviewing this podcast. Connect With Nadine Crocker: https://www.continuethefilm.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nadinecrocker/ https://twitter.com/nadinecrocker Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

Moyosore Martins always wanted to be an artist, but his father wanted him to be something else. Then everything changed when he moved to the United States, where he learned how to be the best version of himself. In this episode, we talk about Martins' creative process, selling out his show in Los Angeles, why it feels good to be understood, the importance of gratitude, and why we need to make everything count. Please show up for us by subscribing to, rating, and reviewing this podcast. Connect With Moyosore Martins: https://www.moyosoremartins.com/ https://www.instagram.com/moyosoremartins1910/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

Molly Borman Heymont is an author, entrepreneur, and founder of Just Nips, which is one of the most popular breast cancer accessories in the world. She joins us today to talk about how she came up with this idea for this innovative product, how she loves to work, why she didn't love college, living in Detroit, her wallpaper designs and so much more.  Please show up for us by subscribing to rating and reviewing this podcast. Connect With Molly Borman Heymont: https://www.justnipsforall.com/ https://housewifeessentials.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mollybormitzvah/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

Author, conversation expert, developer of The Relationship Protocol® communication model, trauma consultant, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Debra Roberts joins us today to talk about showing up in a committed way, giving others the benefit of the doubt, why most people aren't effective communicators, the importance of actively listening, her online courses, how addiction impacted her life, how being touched by a stranger's compassion put her on the path to becoming a social worker, why communication shapes everything and so much more.  Please show up for us by subscribing to rating and reviewing this podcast. Connect With Debra Roberts: http://www.therelationshipprotocol.com https://www.instagram.com/therelationshipprotocol/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

Danielle Rothschild is the founder of the Little Mystic School and an astrology expert. She joins us today to talk about sun signs, moon signs, growing up feeling like an outsider, being bullied, trying to get pregnant during Covid, anxiety, when meditation doesn't work, the importance of therapy, her newest posters for kids, her books, and her upcoming clothing line.  Please show up for us by subscribing to rating and reviewing this podcast.  Connect With Danielle Rothschild: https://www.littlemysticschool.com/ https://www.instagram.com/littlemysticschool/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

Self Love Coach Jonathan Troen joins us today to talk about his self-love journey. We discuss why his purpose is radiating love, why he was unhappy working in the music industry, how he learned to love himself, reading Tony Robbins and The Secret, practicing yoga, the mind-body connection, the importance of forgiveness, gratitude, his evening meditation, imposter syndrome, and even actionable steps you can take.  Please show up for us by subscribing to, rating, and reviewing the show. Or simply share with a friend.Connect With Jonathan Troen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-love-revolution-podcast/id1535036982 https://selfloverevolution.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jonathantroen/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) Ilene Smith joins us today to talk about her own experience in therapy, how somatic experience therapy works, the nervous system, why we have the capacity for our own healing, why we must participate in healing ourselves, writing a book, dealing with negative self-talk, the importance of vulnerability, and connection. Please show up for us by subscribing to, rating, and reviewing the show. Or simply share with a friend. Connect With Ilene Smith: https://ilenesmith.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ilenesmithhealing/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

Galit Ventura-Rozen joins us to talk about getting to do what she loves for a living, mindset, life in Las Vegas, going back to school, how she works with clients, dealing with negative thoughts, losing her voice as a child, founding a very successful Facebook group during the pandemic, her upcoming book, television channel, and so much more.  Please show up for us by subscribing to, rating, and reviewing the podcast. Or share it with a friend! Connect With Galit Ventura Rozen: https://galitventurarozen.com/ https://www.instagram.com/galitventurarozen/ https://www.facebook.com/galitventurarozen https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-woman-podcast/id1499349138 https://www.amazon.com/Galit-Ventura-Rozen/e/B07L9F531R/ Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG

Thomas Martin wanted to become a priest but he felt he could better help people as a federal agent. And the story just gets more interesting from there. He joins us today to talk about working as a DEA Agent, working in Israel, the complicated parts of being a private investigator from an emotional standpoint, the hardest cases to investigate, how he quiets his mind, why his job is more Columbo than Magnum PI, his advice for anyone who wants to become a private investigator, and so much more.  Please show up for us by subscribing to, rating, and reviewing the podcast. Connect With Thomas Martin: https://www.martinpi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/martininvestigativeservices/ https://www.amazon.com/You-Only-Knew-Thomas-Martin/dp/188218078X Connect With Asher Gottesman: http://ashergottesman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theasherg/ https://twitter.com/TheAsherG