Middle Finger Happiness

Wash your dirty hands - grab a snack. This ain't your daddy's podcast. This is MIDDLE FINGER HAPPINESS. {work hard. live well. don't fuck with me.} The come-back is always stronger than the setback . Sharon Lee Zapata, award-winning speaker, writer, artist, author of Middle Finger Happiness and CEO [chief energy officer] The Zapata Group - - She has no eminence front just earbud paraphernalia you crave. : Ever been at the fork in the road? ...Where you think, "F*ck it, I have to improve my life; make choices to do things differently, better?!" : Crack on! Let's go! xoxo, Sharon

M.I.A. Welcome back! ๐Ÿ’ฅSharon and her Special Edition cohost Leo Phoenix

Not missing the glorious Houston traffic Talks of life and death hikes in the mountains ๐Ÿ”๏ธand all sorts of creativity

05-23
26:02

The Super Powers of the Female ๐Ÿง  Brain. Itโ€™s International Womenโ€™s Day ๐ŸŒ

Sharonโ€™s back with a short power punch episode - - letโ€™s looks at what makes the super power female brain. Is Womenโ€™s intuition real? Why Womenโ€™s brains tend to be ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’†๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’”โ€ฆand more. Also, she has a free giveaway! Her latest book: ๐Ÿ“šโ€œ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’…๐’…๐’๐’† ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”๐’”โ€ฆ ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’….๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’.๐’…๐’๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’‡*๐’„๐’Œ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’Ž๐’†โ€

03-08
16:57

Special guest Ramon Ruiz, LMSW (licenses master social worker)& Recording Hip Hop Artist: The Rarity

Meet Ramon Ruiz, โ€˜The Rarityโ€™ Hip Hop singer, writer, producer, and Mental Health Specialist. He shares a plethora of amazing topics. His love of music, creativity, self-care, helping people, and how he became a LMSW. Ramon has seen an increase in teenage patients with mental health struggles, depression, and anxiety. The amount of teens performing Self-Harm cutting has grown (since the COVID19 pandemic arrived) Follow him on Instagram @theraritytx Visit his website www.TheRarity.com

02-20
52:43

Sharon & Leo + 2 cups of coffee - talk about a plethora of absorbing current topics & experiences

Grab your coffee or cold beer- - Laughs mixed with seriousness โ€ฆ Who needs news when youโ€™ve got Sharon and her Special Edition Co-host, Leo Phoenix. Today they riff on the mic ๐ŸŽ™ about the Russian Anti-satellite Testing (DA-ASAT missile), Chinaโ€™s new hypersonic space missile that went around the world, Covid Flu, Omicron Variant, The Simpsonโ€™s, and Leoโ€™s CVS drive-thru COVID19 testing with a homeless man, and so much moreโ€ฆ

12-01
01:00:07

โ€œAustralia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ+COVID19 = Fully F*cked.โ€ Great guest! Laurence McIntyre letโ€™s us know how โ€œmadโ€ it is

COVID19 in Australia is unbelievable. Imagine several โ€œlockdownsโ€? How about the latest lockdown at 300 days w\only one hour of outdoor activity. And youโ€™re not allowed to meet & talk with your neighbors AND youโ€™re not allowed to drive past 3-miles away from your homeโ€ฆ (if you are not vaccinated, you are STILL in lockdown) Authoritarian police are power crazy; no protest are allowed, no rights to guns, or maze/pepper spray. Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ is experiencing unbelievable Sunk Cost Fallacy. According to Laurence, their leaders are dictating how Aussies live. And so much moreโ€ฆ

11-04
58:13

How to Reset From a Shitty Day๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Sharon shares how she handled getting laid off, starting her consulting business AND her 2 big tips on ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’•๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’• ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’•๐’•๐’š ๐’…๐’‚๐’š. Sometimes we have days like thisโ€ฆ Have you noticed when weโ€™re at our absolute best itโ€™s usually because weโ€™re making good changes or improving our ๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’•๐’–๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”? - -

10-27
16:33

Special Guest Bek Lover. Unbelievable interview: chills, courage, determination โ€œdo your life nowโ€

Special episode from New York City - meet Bek Love, one of the greatest story tellers and host of ๐šƒ๐š‘๐šŽ ๐™ฒ๐š˜๐š–๐šŽ ๐™ฑ๐šŠ๐šŒ๐š” ๐šƒ๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š– ๐š™๐š˜๐š๐šŒ๐šŠ๐šœ๐š - - We all have struggles, insecurities, people we love whoโ€™ve died, maybe regretโ€ฆ Bekโ€™s powerful messages will move you โ€œ๐‘ต๐’ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’†, ๐’๐’ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’…๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’‚๐’“๐’†, ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’˜๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’‚ ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’†-๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ!โ€ Follow him on Instagram @beklovernyc - - - Website www.the comeback team.com

09-23
01:09:25

Welcome back Dr. Roman Velรกzquez, Former Marine, New Author, Neuro Cognitive Performance Specialist

Dr. Velรกzquez shares with us how our brain ultimately controls our body. Heโ€™ll tell us how to handle our โ€˜mentalโ€™ chatter, how to quiet a โ€˜noisyโ€™ ๐Ÿง  brain. : :And how about our 70,000 daily thoughts? How they help all of us become what we think about. - - His new Book: ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’• ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’• ๐‘ต๐’†๐’–๐’“๐’ ๐‘ช๐’๐’ˆ๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐‘ท๐’†๐’“๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆโ€ฆ ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐‘จ๐’•๐’‰๐’๐’†๐’•๐’†๐’” ๐’“๐’†๐’˜๐’Š๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Š๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’ is available on Amazon. : : Follow him on Instagram @dr.romanvelasquez and on Facebook @drvxs2brainbasedleadership

09-21
45:57

Tired of the B.S. thatโ€™s happening in our country ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sharon doesnโ€™t hold back itโ€™s her podcast

Sharon records her podcast while on her 10 miles bike ride. At this point in her podcast career she is not holding back on what she thinks about the clown ass administration from Bidenโ€™s vaccine mandate push to his incompetent leadershit (Sharon doesnโ€™t care if you like or follow her and her Podcast either)

09-16
13:48

Hello Season 5! Saturdayโ€™s drinking episode; our reaction to โ€˜Coughingโ€™ in public + special guests

Back In the studioโ€ฆ after a 4 week break - - Sharon and her special Ed-Cohost Leo Phoenix share drinks ๐Ÿน with Anonymous guest: Cobra Kai - Theyโ€™re reaction to how peopleโ€™s response to a simple Cough ๐Ÿ˜ทin public during the COVID pandemic and other shenanigan conversations

09-12
01:01:54

Catching up with my special Ed Co host and Deep Eddy Vodka ๐Ÿ”บ

Get ready to laugh your ass off and catch up with Leo & Sharon

07-29
54:21

Reinstall your mindset w/special guest Bishop Bang. Thereโ€™s no place like great health in your life.

Meet the founder of Bang Bang Fitness. Bishop Bang is a quintessential man when it comes to inspiring the human spirit! Great things will happen when you mix mindset, movement, and choose to reinvent your physical & mental health in your life. Follow him on Instagram @BangBangFitnessLLC - Follow him on Facebook Bang Bang Fitnessย 

07-21
33:44

Ex-Marine,Dr.Roman Velรกzquez โ€˜THEโ€™ Fight-Sport Cognitive Performance Trainer: MMA Fighters & Boxing

๐Ÿ˜ฏ Get ready to learn about your noggin! The average human has 70,000 thoughts daily- Dr. Velรกzquez tells us so much about OUR ๐Ÿง  BRAIN - creativity, fatigue, memory, learning new skills, and so much more. ๐Ÿ”ธhe trains with MMA Fighters ๐Ÿ”ธ the MODERN DAY Gladiator ๐Ÿ”ธrewire your circuits ๐Ÿ”ธ improve your memory ๐Ÿ”ธget shit done ๐Ÿ”ธ focus Follow him in Instagram @dr.romanvelasquez ๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿผ - On Facebook follow him on ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ www.Facebook.com/drvxs2brainbasedleadership

06-30
48:57

Drew Milden brings a surge of kick-ass energy. Behind the scenes: podcaster, info tech dude, and dad

Enjoy the co-mixture of advice, favorite mistakes, and what it takes to start ๐’‚๐’๐’š new endeavor. Drew is the podcast host of ๐‘ซ๐’“๐’†๐’˜ ๐’—๐’”. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘พ๐’๐’“๐’๐’…. We laugh about ๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’•๐’–๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” weโ€™ve both experienced in life and so much more. Follow Drew on Instagram & Facebook @drewvstheworldpodcast and his website https://www.drewvstheworld.com

06-25
34:46

Weird Girl Adventures! Meet Shelley Brown- Author & Artist and badass who brings pure ๐’•๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•-๐’†๐’๐’†๐’“๐’ˆ๐’š

Shelley is the Author of her new book: ๐‘พ๐’†๐’Š๐’“๐’… ๐‘ฎ๐’Š๐’“๐’ ๐‘จ๐’…๐’—๐’†๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’” ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘จ-๐’ Tap into your potential and embrace your โ€œnew nextโ€ levels of your weirdness. We talk about overcoming struggles & strains. Her interview will help your discover your personal alertness, mindfulness and so much more. Get her new book! Great summertime read ๐Ÿ–- available at Barnes & Noble, Target, Amazon. Visit her website ๐Ÿ–ค www.weirdgirladventures.com ๐Ÿ–ค Follow her on Instagram @weirdgirladventures

06-25
35:20

Puppies For Breakfast is back! Hector Garcia & Common Steve bring Corona beer & great convos!

Itโ€™s been a minute or three since Iโ€™ve had my friends Steve Martinez a.k.a. Common Steve and Hector Garcia in the studio... Two uber creative Houston difference makers. These entrepreneurs always bring great vibes, off the cuff convos... and more. Houston Texas get ready for the biggest dog festival in the world ๐ŸŒŽ Puppies For Breakfast is back! May 8th @dogpophtx @hectorgarciahtx (Instagram) - AND get ready for Houstonโ€™s new one-of -kind vodka @eadospirits (Instagram)

04-28
01:39:19

Sundays with Sharon is back! Get some Schweeeet-Mini kickass ๐Ÿ’ฅ that will get you going

We always pass failures on the way to our successes.... there are reasons why a pencil had a โœ๏ธ an eraser ....if you have to rewrite your story? Well, whip out that eraser. After some email requests, Sundays with Sharon is back๐Ÿ’ฅ - - just a short, positiveAF message. โค๏ธ love, Sharon

04-25
09:31

Giving birth to a dead baby - heโ€™s thriving 8 yrs.later non-curable illness Meet Amanda, Ezraโ€™s mom

Letโ€™s just name this podcast โ€œLife Report- How to Stay Alive, Strive, and Thriveโ€. Amanda, a nursing student with honors and (single young mother) tells her true story of how she broke her leg and her baby sonโ€™s heart-breaking birth and delivery. Amanda did not listen to all the doctorโ€™s advice. She bravely investigated, researched, and headed forward with her intuition. This podcast interview made me cry and laugh. Itโ€™s a must โ€˜listen toโ€™ if you have ever struggled with anything in your personal life. ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Following Amanda on Instagram @alive.strive.thrive

04-20
57:32

Imagine your sister dies when youโ€™re 9 years old? Trauma triggers permanent hair loss into adulthood

Have you been called a freak growing up because you are completely bald as a kid.. Growing up with a big personal secret - that no one knows... Well, meet an amazing badass woman: Kathi Tait, from Australia. Sheโ€™s the Founder of Bald and Blonde Evolution Podcast โ€œTHE BALD WARRIORโ€ movement. Her story will shift your mind set and inspire you beyond any baby-ass pep talk youโ€™ve probably had. Instagram & Facebook @baldevolution

04-15
38:02

Meet the kickass women behind PAWZUP! How a single mom & her friend team up to make this happen

This is for the people who love their ๐Ÿถ dogs. Spring is in full swing- Are you ready to get outside?โค๏ธ You've heard of Woodstock? ย Well, Donโ€™t miss "Woofstock' the 2nd PAWZUP Dog Festival for 2021!! - Tiffanie & Jill are hilarious at describing all the moving parts of creating a new endeavor thatโ€™s focused on their โค๏ธlove for all dogs. Follow them on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pawzuphtx/ and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pawzuphtx

04-14
42:53

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