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May 19, 2025
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – One Bottle at a Time: A True Love Story; 50 Tequila Craft Cocktails by Debbie Medina-Gach
One Bottle at a Time: A True Love Story; 50 Tequila Craft Cocktails by Debbie Medina-Gach
Dive into the vibrant world of mixology. One bottle at a time- a true love story is a heartfelt collection of 50 tequila craft cocktails each page unfolds a deeply personal narrative a tapestry of love, family, fate and resilience. Discover the story behind the bottle of Senor Rio tequila. Each of the fifty recipes comes with clear, step-by-step instructions, making it accessible for everyone. It’ s a celebration of creativity and a chance to unlock your hidden talents.
DEBBIE MEDINA – GACH,
FOUNDER
Debbie Medina-Gach, Co-Founder and CEO of Jalisco International Import, Inc., is a trailblazing figure in the tequila industry. Her brand, Señor Rio Tequila, co-founded with her late husband in 2007, stands as an epitome of quality and craftsmanship. With over two decades in Banking and Real Estate, Debbie’s transition to entrepreneurship was driven by a desire to connect with families. Despite her professional success, she remains grounded in her values, shaped by a challenging upbringing. Motivated by personal experiences, Debbie founded the We Care Crusade to support children and families facing conditions like those of her twin granddaughters who have special needs and are her heroes. Through her work and philanthropy, she champions diversity, inclusion, and equity. A proud baby boomer and widow, Debbie cherishes family time and values personal connections, embodying a life dedicated to community welfare.
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The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Overcoming Depression: Jim Shoopack’s Journey to Hope and Healing
Overcoming Depression: Jim Shoopack’s Journey to Hope and Healing
About the Guest(s):
Jim Shoopack is a dedicated marathoner, mental health advocate, motivational speaker, and community volunteer. He has triumphed over significant challenges, including two battles with major depressive disorder, in 2001 and 2021. Jim uses his personal journey of overcoming depression to raise awareness and support for those silently suffering. He is notably known for completing 21 marathons, including a remarkable achievement of four marathons in four months in 2016. Jim is currently committed to completing 100 marathons as a means of reclaiming the days lost to depression and inspiring others to pursue wellness.
Episode Summary:
In this powerful episode of the Chris Voss Show, Chris interviews Jim Shoopack, a marathoner and mental health advocate who shares his poignant journey through battling major depressive disorder not once, but twice. Jim’s story begins with an unexpected onset of depression in 2001, leading him through therapy, medication, and the transformative power of running. His narrative is a testament to resilience and the healing potential of exercise, therapy, and community support. Listeners will be captivated by Jim’s quest to run 100 marathons and how this symbolizes reclaiming time lost to mental illness.
Throughout the episode, Chris and Jim delve into the societal stigma surrounding mental health, especially in men, and the harmful effects of isolation and shame. Jim emphasizes the importance of seeking professional help, sharing his personal experiences with therapists and medications, and how they significantly contributed to his recovery. In an age where social media often portrays a facade of perfection, Jim’s candid accounts of overcoming deep personal struggles and his advocacy for mental health awareness offer timely and invaluable insights. Listeners will walk away with the understanding that asking for help is a brave and vital step in the journey toward recovery.
Key Takeaways:
The Power of Resilience: Jim’s story highlights the importance of perseverance through mental health challenges and the life-changing impact of relentless self-care.
Breaking the Stigma: The conversation underscores the urgent need to eradicate stigmas around mental health, encouraging open dialogue and understanding.
Role of Therapy and Medication: Jim emphasizes that professional help through therapy and medication can be pivotal in managing depression.
**Support Systems: ** Surrounding oneself with supportive and caring individuals is crucial for overcoming mental health struggles.
Physical Activity’s Healing Power: Engaging in activities like running can be a therapeutic tool in reclaiming one’s life from the grips of depression.
Notable Quotes:
“You’re worth the help, whoever you are, if you’re listening and you might have those thoughts that say or you might love someone who is having those thoughts.”
“It’s okay to not be okay. But it’s not okay to stay that way. Get help.”
“Our minds are more powerful than we give ourselves credit for.”
“Peace of mind is one of the biggest blessings as far as I’m concerned.”
“Every interaction with a person is energy – it’s either an investment or it’s a withdrawal.”
Resources:
Email: shoopackjim@gmail.com
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May 18, 2025
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – You and the Sunshine, Dylan…The Life and Times of a Caring Friend by Linda Sanders
You and the Sunshine, Dylan…The Life and Times of a Caring Friend by Linda Sanders
Dylan, the Golden Retriever therapy dog, has helped so many. As Sanders writes, “I considered it my responsibility to do whatever was necessary to see that he could fulfill his mission in life . . . to be of service to others.” Sanders carries on Dylan’s work with this book. With touching photos and heartfelt, unadorned prose, sometimes humorous, sometimes stark and uncompromising, Sanders reveals the depth and power of interspecies communication, bonding, and support.
When Dylan looked at you, his gaze penetrated directly into your soul. Any posturing of the ego or cultural assumptions of human superiority evaporated into the profound comfort of sharing the essence of one’s existence with another sympathetic being. In one photo, Larry, sitting in a wheelchair, cries and calls Dylan the names of every dog he used to have. Dylan returns his gaze and the caption reads, “Yes, I’m right here, we all are.” We could learn much from Dylan.
You and the Sunshine, Dylan is life-affirming, funny, touching, makes one cry, surprising, informative, and healing. The photos alone tell an incredible story of caring for others who need it most. There’s no other choice, but to love this book that makes you smile between some tears. With deep psychological insight and inspired prose, Sanders breathes new life into Dylan’s legacy.
Dylan’s Veterinarian,
Anne Rylestone, DVM, PhD
About the Author
Linda Sanders recently retired after working for 50 years in demanding private and public sector management positions. Although she succeeded in finding time for creative pursuits of music and theater, as well as carrying out her personal mission to ease people’s suffering in any small way she could, it was only after she retired that she found the time to write her first musical comedy, “Living the Island Life” and her first book, “You and the Sunshine, Dylan…”.
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May 17, 2025
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Leading Becomes You: How to Lead from Your Own Skin By Dr. Natalie Pickering
Leading Becomes You: How to Lead from Your Own Skin By Dr. Natalie Pickering
About the Guest(s):
Dr. Natalie Pickering is a distinguished work psychologist and board-certified executive coach with over 20 years of global experience in leadership and team transformation. She is dedicated to helping leaders discover their personal leadership superpowers and transform organizational cultures to fit people rather than the other way around. Previously, Dr. Pickering served as a trauma psychologist at a veterans hospital and later transitioned to the role of an internal employee assistance professional, which influenced her shift to leadership coaching. Her multifaceted approach includes psychological safety, emotional intelligence, and team development, drawing from her extensive clinical background to fortify leader identity.
Episode Summary:
Welcome to another enlightening episode of The Chris Voss Show, where host Chris Voss converses with the esteemed Dr. Natalie Pickering about the intricacies of leadership and identity. Natalie introduces her upcoming book, “Leading Becomes You: How to Lead From Your Own Skin,” and shares groundbreaking insights into discovering leader identity and composting personal and professional experiences for growth. As a work psychologist with a storied career, Natalie highlights the importance of a personalized leadership field guide and the common pitfalls leaders face, such as imposter syndrome and burnout.
Throughout the episode, Natalie elaborates on her comprehensive approach to leadership development, emphasizing the necessity of personal reflection and connecting with one’s true leadership identity. She discusses the challenges many leaders encounter, including unclear leadership identities and misplaced connection with colleagues’ agendas. Using engaging analogies like “The Petrified Forest,” Natalie vividly illustrates the traps of overconfidence and disconnection that leaders can fall into. Additionally, she explains her unique coaching methodologies that focus on clearing life debris, enabling leaders to unlock their highest potential and foster flourishing organizational environments.
Key Takeaways:
Individualized Leadership Development: Dr. Pickering emphasizes developing a personal leadership field guide to enhance effectiveness and prevent burnout.
Leader Identity Clarity: Understanding one’s true leadership identity is crucial for motivation, decision-making, and personal alignment within a team.
Overconfidence vs. Competence: Confidence can often be mistaken for competence; leaders should strive for a balance that encourages ongoing growth and development.
The Role of Past Experiences: Past personal and professional incidents shape current leadership abilities, and addressing unresolved issues is essential for growth.
Supporting Women’s Leadership: Dr. Pickering highlights the prevalence of imposter syndrome among women leaders, stressing the need for tailored support and development.
Notable Quotes:
“Leadership identity is the most underutilized performance strategy for leaders.”
“The real question here is being differently.”
“Confidence gets mistranslated as competence.”
“People leave managers, people leave supervisors, people leave leaders—not necessarily the company.”
“In the book I call that ‘The Petrified Forest.'”
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May 16, 2025
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation (A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel) by M.P. Woodward
Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation (A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel) by M.P. Woodward
The discovery of an oil field off the coast of Guyana plunges Jack Ryan, Jr into a cauldron of lies in the latest entry in this New York Times bestselling series.
It starts with the destruction of a US Coast Guard cutter and the loss of her entire crew. But the USCG Claiborne was on an innocuous mission to open a sea lane between an oil field off the coast of Guyana and the refineries of southern Louisiana. The destruction of the ship, tragic as it is, won’t stop that mission from continuing.
So who would sacrifice twenty-two men and women just to slow down the plan? That’s the question plaguing Jack Ryan Jr. He’s in Guyana to work a deal to get his company, Hendley Associates, in on the ground floor of this new discovery, but the destruction of the Claiborne and the kidnapping of the Guyanese Interior Minister make it clear that there’s a malignant force working to destroy Guyana’s oil industry. It’s up to Jack to identify the killers before they draw a bead on him, but how can he do that when the line of demarcation between friend and foe is constantly shifting?
About the author
M.P. Woodward is the NYT bestselling author of the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan Jr. books SHADOW STATE, LINE OF DEMARCATION and the Handler CIA espionage series (THE HANDLER, DEAD DROP) from Penguin Random House. He served as a U.S. Naval Intelligence officer before going on to a career in tech. For more, please visit his website or find him on social media
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The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Where You Once Belonged: A Novel by Lorna Graham
Where You Once Belonged: A Novel by Lorna Graham
A writer at Dateline NBC tries her hand at a different kind of mystery, perfect for fans of Chandler Baker’s Whisper Network, where a cynical TV news producer sells out her principles to rise to her network’s top job, and comes face-to-face with what appears to be her idealistic teenage self.
Everleigh Page is on the cusp of greatness. Executive producer of an award-winning primetime news magazine, she’s just been offered a role never attained by a woman at her network: president of the news division. It will be her job to shape coverage of world events and mold the journalists of tomorrow.
Too bad in order to get here she’s sold out most of the principles she held as an idealistic young reporter. Too bad she’s just, at the direction of her boss, fired two of her best staffers and killed an important investigative story that could save lives. As a woman, she knows, you have to play ball to get to the top. Even if it means bending your moral code or breaking up with your boyfriend. Sean may be the love of her life, but his large, complicated family has started taking up too much of her time.
Her younger self wouldn’t recognize her. Or will she?
When a college reunion takes a mystical twist, Everleigh finds herself defending her choices to the toughest critic in the world and confronting a crucial question: can she possibly right all the wrongs she was willing to tolerate just an hour ago?
About the author
Lorna Graham was born in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from Barnard College. She has written for Good Morning America and Dateline NBC. She also wrote a short film, “A Timeless Call,” honoring America’s military veterans, that was directed by Steven Spielberg. She lives in Greenwich Village.
The Ghost of Greenwich Village is her first novel.
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The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Messed Up Like You: How ADHD and anxiety didn’t stop me from becoming a successful entrepreneur by Rick Culleton
Messed Up Like You: How ADHD and anxiety didn’t stop me from becoming a successful entrepreneur by Rick Culleton
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Rick Culleton’s answer never changed: not poor.
Messed Up Like You is the wild but true story of a troubled man hustling his way to a better life. Honest, harrowing, and hilarious, Rick’s memoir weaves flight lessons with his journey from pizza waiter to serial entrepreneur, pilot, and athlete.
It’s flight school for everyone who dreams of soaring.
Rick Culleton was 15 when he was first arrested. Unathletic and written off by his teachers, he barely finished high school and went straight to prison.
In his 20s he hustled used cars and spiraled into debt. Rick struggled with blows that would have most of us throw in the towel. He was too scared to tell his wife when he faced yet another prison sentence, this time levied by the IRS.
Has life dealt you a bad hand?
Do your past mistakes haunt you?
Does your inner voice whisper big dreams are not for you?
Messed Up Like You is the rags-to-riches story for the rest of us. If you like true stories that inspire, that make you laugh, that compel you to act, then you’ll love Rick Culleton’s memoir.
His honest and profound advice will help you
✓ Honor commitments
✓ Avoid the woe-is-me-trap
✓ Let go of anger
✓ Like yourself with all your flaws
Never, ever give up. Your past does not define you!
Buy Messed Up Like You today and take that first step to achieve your dreams.
About the author
Rick Culleton is a hustler, survivor, and serial entrepreneur. He started working — and living! — in a Pizza Hut, and now owns businesses as varied as used electronics, hospitality, and real estate, including hotels in Costa Rica and Discount Electronics, an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company.
Culleton says the best way to build a successful business is to solve a problem.
Beyond business, he’s a licensed pilot, taekwondo black belt, triathlon athlete, rescue diver, and advocate for at-risk children. A pilot afraid of heights, Culleton enjoys globetrotting and splits his time between Austin, New York, and Costa Rica. He and his wife, Katherine, have two grown-up children. His debut book, Messed Up Like You, proves that you can achieve your dreams regardless of your past.
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May 15, 2025
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – My Lord Husband’s Ring by Darlene Porter
My Lord Husband’s Ring by Darlene Porter
Quite near the center of south-central of Medieval France, in the Year of Our Lord, 1535, Lady Marie Therese Caron stepped off a heavy traveling carriage in the courtyard of Aufey Castle. Youthful, gracious Marquis Robert Moreau, one of the four noblemen vassals to the Duc de Languedoc, greeted her upon arrival. His family had been tasked with administering the northernmost territory of the duchy for generations. Death is seldom planned. And Lady Marie had been orphaned at the loss of her father, le Comte’ (or baron), himself a vassal of the marquis. Since she had no brothers, her cousin assumed the baronry, essentially pushing her out. As it was but weeks prior to the marriage to Lord Robert’s second son, Lord Dominique, the teenage girl had been invited to Aufey prior to the event. In this moving novel, we watch the couple, against the customs of the time, fall in love. The status of wife of the second son fit just fine with the quiet girl’s nature. For Lord Dominque, his role as the anticipated future seneschal of the marquisette made him the man out of the spotlight but vital to its function. He and his bride were ready to play support roles to the larger personalities that were next in line of succession. Out of the dark of night came a force of attackers. In a traitorous act the Captain-of-the-Guard had deployed far too many of the vassal knights and garrisoned soldiers away from Aufey. It gave a fatal advantage to the invaders. The Moreau dynasty fell that night. Lady Marie managed to survive the bloodbath, flee the castle and surrounding area. She found herself taken in by a generous-hearted couple, Lady Marie became simple “Marie”. She found herself doing naught but marking time. Then a rumor came to town¿ One of the Moreau lords survived the attack¿
About the author
Darlene Porter’s education at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, resulted in the degree of Bachelor’s of Science, Nursing, and a minor in history. The author spent 33 years working as an RN. She currently lives in Southern California with her husband and extended family in a multi-generational home. She places exceptionally relatable characters in authentic settings with interesting situations. This is her third title published since 2017. Her other titles are available on Amazon.
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The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Think and Grow Thin: The Revolutionary Diet and Weight-loss System That Will Change Your Life in 88 Days! by Charles D’Angelo
Think and Grow Thin: The Revolutionary Diet and Weight-loss System That Will Change Your Life in 88 Days! by Charles D’Angelo
Millions across this nation have eaten themselves into a prison they can’t escape – and with Think and Grow Thin, Charles D’Angelo busts down those walls and unlocks the secrets of weight-loss success. This one-stop comprehensive guide targets your mind more than your muscles to help you battle the mindset that’s making you fat. Whether you have 10, 200 or even more pounds to lose, Charles’ easy-to-follow success strategies and eating plans will give you the skills and motivation to make weight loss finally work. Filled with inspirational success stories along with photographs. You won’t believe your eyes!
About the author
Although it might be hard to believe that a formerly morbidly obese person could earn national acclaim for helping hundreds of people take control of their health and habits, Charles D’Angelo has done exactly that.
A decade ago, the idea of such a bright and promising future would have been incomprehensible to Charles. He was a teenager, morbidly obese, miserable and had resigned himself to lifetime of lonely nights spent gorging on junk food in front of the TV.
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The Chris Voss Show Podcast – How It All Ends! (White Horse Series) by Dr. Richard Ruhling
How It All Ends! (White Horse Series) by Dr. Richard Ruhling
An increasing number of people are wondering, Are we getting to the biblical end-times? The answer is YES, but most people do not know that Muslims will precipitate it as seen in Christ’s warning for Jerusalem.
We can expect the war against Israel to escalate with Jerusalem taken as Zechariah 14 shows. Hezbollah has already joined with Hamas. In Hebrew, hamas is translated as violence in Genesis 6:13. God knew what was coming. and the Bible says, “The Lord shall roar from Jerusalem…the heavens and earth shall shake,” Joel 3:16. That earthquake will be felt worldwide as it initiates the biblical end-times.
God won’t do anything without revealing it, Amos 3:7, and the next verse is the “roar” that He wants to reveal.
The “roar” is one of four ways the earthquake is encoded in Revelation. The last of seven churches, lukewarm with materialism, ended in an earthquake also encoded as a “knock” circa 63 AD. And the message to that church has 7 parallels to Luke’s wedding parable where, when Christ “knocks,” The passage links a Biblical meaning to current events, and if we understand, we can move forward to be part of Christ’s kingdom after His knock (earthquake).
About the author
Richard Ruhling, MD, MPH was board-certified in Internal Medicine and taught Health Science at Loma Linda University. NIH gifted his school $40 million for a study to learn why the community lived about seven years longer than other non-smokers. The study supports the benefits of a vegan or vegetarian diet and many diseases are reversible if we eat wisely.
Ruhling’s wife died from another MD’s prescription for a urinary infection and Ruhling visited US senators with medical literature showing that prescription drugs are a leading cause of illness and death. One senator said, “You are wasting your time—they own us,” speaking of drug company donations to their re-election campaigns.
Ruhling was reared a Seventh-day Adventist, but now sees all denominations as stuck in their own history and closed to new truth from the Bible. His latest book, From Lockdown to knockdown The Fall of America & New World Order. It points to Judgment for US in 2023. It shows how judgment fell on Egypt for killing Israelite babies and how the US has aborted 60 million and enslaved most people in substance abuse and negative lifestyles.
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