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LJ Amaral is a Clinical and Research Dietitian specializing in Oncology at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.  She is currently doing research on the ketogenic diet as an adjunct treatment to the standard of care for brain cancer patients.  Find LJ at https://www.ljamaral.com Ethan Russo, MD, is a board-certified neurologist, psychopharmacology researcher, and former Senior Medical Advisor to GW Pharmaceuticals. He served as study physician to GW Pharmaceuticals for three Phase III clinical trials of Sativex. He is author of Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs, co-editor of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Potential, and author of The Last Sorcerer: Echoes of the Rainforest. He was founding editor of Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics, selections of which were published as books: Cannabis Therapeutics in HIV/AIDS, Women and Cannabis: Medicine, Science and Sociology, Cannabis: From Pariah to Prescription, and Handbook of Cannabis Therapeutics: From Bench to Bedside. He has also published numerous book chapters, and over thirty articles in neurology, pain management, cannabis, and ethnobotany.  - - -  In this live salon from 9/20/22 on Clubhouse, Ethan, Dr. Russo and LJ discuss the current research and opportunities presented for brain cancer patients when it comes to diet and nutrition, specifically the Ketogenic Diet and the use of cannabis to treat brain cancer. This conversation was hosted with the support of xCures, learn more and signup for their xINFORM platform that pairs patients with clinical trials at www.xcures.com/brain Learn more about LIFECHANGES at www.ourlifechanges.co and the Love Extremist Project at www.extremist.love --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Greg Link is an 8 year GBM survivor, athlete, entrepreneur and investor originally from New York and living in Miami and Los Angeles.  Learn more about Greg here: https://people.com/health/greg-link-gbm-awareness-day/ Devin Ryan is living with Glioblastoma and uses the Optune helmet to treat her tumor.  She loves being outdoors, lightsaber fencing and connecting with others facing a similar diagnosis. Anne Donguy is the mother of a 12 yo boy named Anatole who was diagnosed in May 2018 with a Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG) on the thalamus. At that time, the tumor was inoperable, incurable, and they were told soon enough after radiotherapy and a first line of chemo that nothing could be done.  Now, with the help of xCures and the Musella Foundation, Anatole found a clinical trial drug he could use and his tumor shrunk by more than 80%. Anatole, despite important sequels (hemiparesi, bad vision, dizziness, fatigue), is a little guy who goes to school, has friends, plays checks and lives a life as normal as possible. He is a little miracle. Anne wrote a novel (in French) that is inspired by their story, it is called an exceptional summer. http://www.denoel.fr/Catalogue/DENOEL/Romans-francais/Un-ete-exceptionnel Leslie Jared is a 15 year cancer survivor who spent 4 years as a nurse advocate for other cancer patients before joining ChadTough.org and becoming a DIPG Navigator, helping patients and families find treatments for this rare tumor that affects young children.  Find Leslie at www.mydipgnavigator.org - - - In this live salon from 9/13/22 on Clubhouse, Greg, Devin, Anne and Leslie discuss their experiences as patients, caregivers and advocates living through GBM and DPG. This conversation was hosted with the support of xCures, learn more and signup for their xINFORM platform that pairs patients with clinical trials at www.xcures.com/brain Learn more about LIFECHANGES at www.ourlifechanges.co and the Love Extremist Project at www.extremist.love --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Caroline Catlin is a writer, photographer, and grief worker who believes in the power and impact of shared truths. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times, Teen Vogue, Longreads, Healthline, Glamour, and elsewhere. Her photography & film can be found in Boston Globe, AliveNow, The New York Times, and Healthline. Caroline’s background in behavioral health and developmental trauma has inspired her to incorporate art into the process of caregiving and advocacy, as well as to work on reforming the way health, illness, and disability are portrayed in the media. Her TED talk, Why I photograph the quiet moments of grief and loss, has been viewed over 1 million times. She is fueled most by connection, community, and sour candy. Find Caroline at https://www.carolinecatlin.com On Instagram: @mybodyofwater and Twitter: https://twitter.com/caroline_catlin In this episode Ethan and Caroline discuss how they relate to dis-ease in their own lives and those around them.  They discuss their relationships with mortality, creativity and connection through the life changes that accompany a major diagnosis.   Find us at www.ourlifechanges.co and www.extremist.love --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Pantera Sarah is a Wisconsin native who has lived in Los Angeles since 1994. For over 20 years she promoted some of the hottest nightclubs in Hollywood.  She produced the Emmy award winning “Yes We Can” video in support of President Obama”s campaign in 2008 and produced two coffee table books with over 200 celebrities , The Beauty Book for Brain Cancer-Editions 1 & 2, (www.thebeautybook.org) that benefited brain cancer research. She is currently producing and developing projects for both film and television. Michelle Pellizzon Lipsitz is the founder and HWIC of www.holisticism.com, a media platform that's challenging the status quo around what wellness truly means in a culture that is designed to keep us sick. In this live salon from 8/30/22 on Clubhouse, Michelle and Pantera Sarah discuss their experiences supporting loved ones with Brain Cancer.   This conversation was hosted with the support of xCures, learn more and signup for their xINFORM platform that pairs patients with clinical trials at www.xcures.com/brain Learn more about LIFECHANGES at www.ourlifechanges.co and the Love Extremist Project at www.extremist.love --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Dr. Zain Allison is a Lakewood CO based neurosurgeon and spine surgeon who specializes in cranial and spinal neurosurgery with an interest in neurotrauma, neuro-oncology, open neurovascular surgery, and minimally invasive and traditional spine surgeries. Dr. Allison has worked in Madagascar and Bali, and founded a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, “Gratia Servo,” to help fund access to emergency medical care in Madagascar. Working in different regions of the world as well as the US has given Dr. Allison a unique perspective when caring for patients with different backgrounds, approaching difficult medical decisions by treating patients as if they are part of his family.  His goal is to inform patients of all of their options, both surgical and nonsurgical, while guiding them toward realistic expectations. In this episode Ethan and Zain talk about the intricacies of neurosurgery, the major LIFECHANGE that Zain experienced at 18 that eventually led him to become a neurosurgeon and how he operates as a doctor and a millennial in response to patients going through challenging diagnosis.   Find Zain at https://www.neurosurgeryone.com/physician/dr-zain-allison-md/ Check out LIFECHANGES at http://www.ourlifechanges.co and join the Love Extremist Project at http://www.extremist.love/signup --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Welcome to LIFECHANGES with Brain Cancer - a collaborative series of salon conversations on Clubhouse hosted in partnership with the Love Extremists Club and xCures.  Learn more about how xCures helps patients and doctors connect to clinical trials and sign up for their xINFORM platform at http://www.xcures.com/brain - - - Al Musella, DPM got interested in brain tumors when his sister-in-law and father were diagnosed with Glioblastomas, in 1992 and 1999.  He helped create the first online resources for brain tumor patients:  The first online support group dedicated to brain tumor topics, the first registry of treatments and outcomes for brain tumor patients – called the brain tumor virtual trial,  the first online directory of clinical trials for brain tumors (and helped the NIH create clinicaltrials.gov!) and the first video library of brain tumor topics.  He created the Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research & Information so that he could fund research and help more patients. https://virtualtrials.org/ Dr. Zain Allison is a Lakewood CO based neurosurgeon and spine surgeon who specializes in cranial and spinal neurosurgery with an interest in neurotrauma, neuro-oncology, open neurovascular surgery, and minimally invasive and traditional spine surgeries. Working in different regions of the world as well as the US has given Dr. Allison a unique perspective when caring for patients with different backgrounds, approaching difficult medical decisions by treating patients as if they are part of his family.  His goal is to inform patients of all of their options, both surgical and nonsurgical, while guiding them toward realistic expectations. - - -  In this conversation we explore what to consider when first diagnosed with a brain tumor, how clinical trials and cancer facilities can support survival and new opportunities to change our medical system so more people have access to the life saving care they need. Support the Promising Pathway Act at https://virtualtrials.org/ Find LIFECHANGES and join us at http://www.ourlifechanges.co --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Orion Owens is a fine art photographer from San Diego, California. His unique approach to photography explores the limits of emerging aerial imaging technologies and their relationship to human creativity and physical accessibility. Owens’ abstract and starkly captivating work reveals the similarities between environmental transformation and the process of human rehabilitation throughout time and space. Themes of perception, psychedelia, and environmentalism run throughout Owens’ work and offer the viewer an opportunity to wander amongst the details of each abstract landscape. Find Orion at http://www.orionowens.com In this episode Ethan and Orion discuss how friendship, art, the environment and athletic adventures have evolved through Orion's many lives before his spinal cord injury, immediately after and in the phases of adjustment and flow to where he is today.  Orion's connection to water, the earth and building strong relationships through his life and art teach us so much about resilience, the power of our planet and the beauty of human connection. Stay connected to LIFECHANGES at http://www.ourlifechanges.co  Produced by the Love Extremist Project and Ethan Lipsitz http://www.extremist.love http://www.ethanlipsitz.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Dr. Jordana Jacobs is a clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City. Her approach is integrative, combining psychodynamic and existential therapy into her treatment of patients. Dr. Jacobs’ training at Memorial Sloan Kettering working with terminally ill cancer patients, her studies in Northern India, and her Vipassana meditation practice inspired her research on the complex relationship between death awareness and love. Her dissertation, entitled “Till Death do us Part: The Effect of Mortality Salience on Satisfaction in Long-term Romantic Relationships” specifically explored the ways in which priming for death has the potential to increase intimacy in partnerships. In addition to seeing patients, Dr. Jacobs gives presentations and leads retreats aimed towards helping people accept inevitable mortality so that they are able to live and love more fully. Find Dr. Jacobs at https://www.drjordanajacobs.com/ In this episode Ethan and Jordana explore the motivations behind Jordana's research and keen interest in mortality and how facing our inevitable death can support a more loving and meaningful life, especially as we consider our relationships with ourselves, our partners and others.   Learn more and join the Love Extremist Project at http://www.extremist.love and find us on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/loveextremist --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Dr. Akshay Pendyal is a dad, cardiologist, and writer living in North Carolina.  He's also one of Ethan's old college buddies.  In this kickoff LIFECHANGES  conversation Ethan and Akshay talk about the power dynamics of the hospital, doctor-patient relationships, the major life change that drove Akshay to become a cardiologist and how art and emotion are ever-present parts of medicine. Read Akshay's piece about his father here: https://www.thesmartset.com/the-common-meal/ Here's another amazing piece Akshay wrote about DMX: https://www.thesmartset.com/a-year-without-dmx/ Sign up to join the LIFECHANGES community at www.ourlifechanges.co Become a Love Extremist at www.extremist.love/signup --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Garett Reppenhagen is the son of a Vietnam Veteran and grandson of two World War II Veterans. He served in the U.S. Army as a Cavalry/Scout Sniper in the 1st Infantry Division. Garett completed a deployment in Kosovo on a 9-month peace-keeping mission and a combat tour in Baquaba, Iraq. Garett gained an Honorable Discharge in May of 2005 and began working as a veterans advocate and a dedicated activist. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Iraq Veterans Against the War, worked in Washington, DC, as a lobbyist and as Vice President of Public Relations for the Nobel Prize winning Veterans For America, as a Program Director for Veterans Green Jobs and was the Rocky Mountain Director for Vet Voice Foundation. Garett lives in Colorado where he serves as the Executive Director for Veterans For Peace. In this episode Ethan and Garett discuss what peace means, how Garett got involved in the military and how his mindset shifted as he got out.  They also dig into love, activism and what safety looks like as we push beyond our current political and economic climate.  Find Garett at veteransforpeace.org and check out People Over Pentagon as discussed in the episode Join the Love Extremists at www.extremist.love and on Clubhouse at www.joinclubhouse.com/club/loveextremists Find Ethan on Instagram at www.instagram.com/ethanlipsitz --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Wes Felton is a true multi-disciplinary artist and DC native with a background in theater, hip hop, poetry and visual art.  He has taught theater and recorded over 25 records in the last 10 years, received 11 Grammy Considerations for his project 'Imagine The Future' and was featured in the 2018 Netflix film 'Love Dot Com'. In this conversation Wes shares his poem from the Chrossrhodes song 'America' and explores the ways art can become a bridge and a trojan horse to building connections and understanding amongst people, especially those who grapple with trauma.  Ethan and Wes discuss life changes from being a committed single father to stepping into art full time and continuing to make work from DC to LA. Find Wes and support his work on Bandcamp here: wesfelton.bandcamp.com and on Instagram here: instagram.com/wesfeltondc Join the Love Extremist project at www.extremist.love and find us on clubhouse at www.joinclubhouse.com/club/loveextremists Find Ethan on Instagram at instagram.com/ethanlipsitz --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Alex Ebert is an award-winning film composer and the founder and frontman for the platinum-selling Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros.  He has recently turned his focus to philosophy, and is completing a number of projects on culture and emergence while living in New Orleans, La. In this expansive conversation Ethan and Alex discuss love in practice, how death serves as a mirror for love, purpose and fear and the implications of fame and creativity as a path to expressing love in community and on our own. Find Alex on Instagram at www.instagram.com/alex_ebert and follow his writings on Substack at badguru.substack.com Join the Love Extremists at www.extremist.love and follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/loveextremist Find Ethan on Instagram at www.instagram.com/ethanlipsitz and check out his artwork at www.ethanlipsitz.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Carla Fernandez is the cofounder of The Dinner Party, a peer-led community for grieving 20-40 somethings, now active in 100 cities and featured in NYTimes, NPR, and OnBeing and as a case study in almost a dozen books. When not working on The Dinner Party, Carla partners with organizations on experience design, facilitation and community strategy, helping healing ideas enter culture. She is a Reynolds Scholar in Social Entrepreneurship and an Annenberg Innovation Lab Senior Fellow. She currently lives between Joshua Tree, CA and the Hudson Valley, NY. www.thedinnerparty.org www.carlafernandez.co In this wide ranging conversation Ethan and Carla explore various aspects of grief as it relates to love, community, loss, disease and ongoing practice.  Join in on the next conversation in the Love Extremists club on Clubhouse at www.joinclubhouse.com/club/loveextremists Sign up to join the Love Extremist community at www.extremist.love Find Ethan on Instagram at www.instagram.com/ethanlipsitz --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Artie Gonzales is the creative who almost never was. A juvenile-tried-as-an-adult at the  age of 16, he spent 21-years of a Life sentence in the California prison system, eight of  which included housing within Pelican Bay’s notorious super-max Solitary Confinement  unit. It was here that he evolved past the brutality of his surroundings, as well as the highly political stature he held as a gang leader, committing himself to rehabilitation and non-violence. Released as a model prisoner by the Board of Parole Hearings in 2015, he then  dedicated himself to building a new life. Applying the same acumen and intelligence that  helped him survive the inhumane conditions of the prison system, he has become a  leader in his community, an advocate for legislative reforms, and a member of several  social justice organizations. In this conversation Ethan and Artie discuss how he found love for himself and with others in prison, the politics of the California prison system, how he supports people coming out of the system and the work Artie is doing to share important stories of those on the inside. Find more and follow along with Artie on Instagram at www.instagram.com/theartiegonzales Join the Love Extremists in Clubhouse at www.joinclubhouse.com/club/loveextremists Sign up for all happenings and events by subscribing at www.extremist.love --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Tiffany Trenda is a multidisciplinary performance artist born in 1979 in Los Angeles.  She received her BFA from Art Center College of Design and her MFA from UCLA Design and Media Arts program.  Tiffany has won countless awards for her innovative work across the globe with exhibitions in Asia, The Americas and Europe and inclusion in the permanent collection of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.  Trenda’s work explores the relationship of the body to today’s ever-changing technologies by creating living sculptures with wearables, donned with screens.  This represents how our bodies are constantly shifting between the physical and the simulated, making unconventional forms of presence and embodiment. She explores the phenomenology of the body and how simulation affects our intimacy, memory, and our senses.   Find her at tiffanytrenda.com  In this conversation Ethan and Tiffany explore her body of work and the questions that arise when technology and performance art merge and challenge our perceptions of intimacy, relationships, our bodies and ethics.  The interview was recorded live in Clubhouse and includes members of the Love Extremists community in the conversation.   Join us at www.joinclubhouse.com/club/loveextremists Sign up for the Love Extremist Project at www.extremist.love --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Doug Cartwright is the CEO and founder of The Daily Shifts, an online company dedicated to inspiring lasting transformations of the mind, body and soul, and author of a forthcoming book, Holy Sh!t, We’re Alive. As I’m sure you can tell from the title, Holy Sh!t, We’re Alive is not another boring, ‘enlightening’ self-help book. Instead, Doug shares his unusual journey – from self-made millionaire at age 24, devoted Mormon, family man – and how he had to lose it all and go down a rabbit hole of self discovery, world travel, heartbreak, meditation, and love, to find his true purpose and happiness. In this conversation, recorded live on Clubhouse, Ethan and Doug discuss how we can make changes to our lives with daily practices that embrace a deep, intentional life in the present.  If this conversation resonates with you, consider joining us for Camp Death where we will dive into these practices and explore how to support each other through facing mortality and living on purpose.  Learn more at www.extremist.love/campdeath Find Doug and his work at thedailyshifts.com Join the Love Extremists on Clubhouse www.joinclubhouse.com/club/loveextremists Sign up for our newsletter and join our programs at www.extremist.love --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

The internationally known sex educator Maggie Tapert has been leading her own brand of unique seminars and workshops for more than twenty years. Her pioneering work in the field of female sexuality is rooted in a profound focus on feminine pleasure and desire. Maggie Tapert was born in the USA and spent most of her adult life in Switzerland. She is mother, grandmother and has a private practice for coaching and mentoring in Zurich. Her autobiography, PLEASURE was first published in 2012 by Südwest Verlag and went into a second printing in 2019. - - - In this multi-generational conversation Ethan and Maggie explore the differences between US and European sexual cultures, her work as a sex educator and her personal experiences as a teacher, coach, mother, grandmother and partner.  We dig into power dynamics, shame and gender roles in relationships as well as some steamy stories from Maggie's work.   Find Maggie at www.maggietapert.com Join the Love Extremists at www.extremist.love and on Clubhouse at www.joinclubhouse.com/club/loveextremists --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Marina is a transformational coach who works with high achieving empaths to support them in experiencing more joy and aliveness in their lives. As a trauma-informed coach, she works with clients to go deep into the roots of behavioral patterns that hold them back from experiencing life to its fullest, looking at childhood-rooted beliefs, emotions, behavioral patterns, and the unconscious to create massive transformation. She uses body-based somatic approaches to support people flourishing by getting back to the body and strengthening connections with instincts and intuition.  Learn more at www.marinayt.com In this episode Ethan and Marina discuss the challenges that come as we address anger and shame in our bodies and how we can explore healthy ways to resolve trauma that we may be holding onto.  Marina provides valuable insights into shifting our approach to internal conflict and learning how to work with it in transformative ways.  This conversation was recorded live on Clubhouse.  To become a part of a future conversation, join the Love Extremists Club at www.joinclubhouse.com/club/loveextremists Stay up to date on all things Love Extremist at www.extremist.love --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

Crash Barbosa is a political activist, abolitionist, organizer, rapper, writer, and actor. Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, Crash started writing poetry at a young age. When he turned 18 years old, Crash turned down an offer from Columbia University after realizing his morals didn’t align with many educational institutions and decided to focus on building himself. Over the span of his career, Crash has been an outspoken political activist and mental health advocate. By working in film/music and having family ties to the Hollywood scene, Crash is fully immersed when it comes to understanding the entertainment industry. Currently, Crash is partnered with “Underground Railroad Entertainment Group” while Executive Producing a Documentary Series and working on his upcoming Album “How to Be an Activist.” Early on, Crash decided to use his platform and large following/fan base and focus on changing the world. While only speaking truth to the masses, Crash stands behind his words, his politics, and his character. In this episode Ethan and Crash discuss how we approach judgement on a personal, interpersonal and systemic level and how it all relates to values of abolition and changing culture through activism, art and interpersonal connection. Find Crash on Instagram at www.instagram.com/crashbarbosa Find the Love Extremist Project at www.extremist.love and on Clubhouse at www.joinclubhouse.com/club/loveextremists Find Ethan on Instagram at www.instagram.com/ethanlipsitz --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support

rev alison lee schuettinger is an ordained interfaith minister, faculty of sustainable systems at Parsons School of Design, professional photographer, writer and artist pursuing a Doctorate of Ministry in Women's Religious Leadership at Drew University.  Her ministry is grounded in nature based principles and focused on gender reconciliation as a needed solution to climate change. She has over ten years of experience working in education for sustainability across a variety of organizations including National Wildlife Federation, The New School, Department of Education and local non-profits.  Alison's teaching, counseling and coaching services explore how unsustainable ways of being have impacted our relationships with each other, the planet and ourselves. She works with clients to create an interdisciplinary curriculum that cultivates just and joyous relationships. In this expansive conversation Ethan and alison explore the dynamics of love, boundaries and decolonization as it relates to shifting paradigms related to gender roles, love practices and planetary stewardship.   Find alison on Instagram at www.instagram.com/alisonleebk Join us by signing up for our newsletter at www.extremist.love or by joining the Love Extremists on Clubhouse --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveextremistradio/support