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What we all can learn from this heart-attack survivor by Jennifer Lohr

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Today I welcome my first guest to the chalet, a man named Matt Harris. I began following Matt on Facebook a little over a year ago and found him to be an interesting and inspiring individual. His posts expressing his love of his family and positivity grew even more meaningful to me and his other followers after Matt suffered a heart attack in mid-2017. He's learned an awful lot more than most about life in general; and his message of hope, positivity, and survival is important to share because I believe we all can learn something from his example. I'm very humbled and honored to introduce: Matt 1 .  Please tell me a little about yourself...I understand you're a husband, father, and even a musician - how would you describe yourself?             Matt: I am a man that wears many hats. Born in 1969 in Carmel, California. One of five children to a stay-at-home mother and a father who w...

What every #MeToo survivor needs you to know by Jennifer Lohr

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     The results from the recent #MeToo movement are staggering, and what is even more shocking is that it shows no signs of weakening. According to Twitter, the popular hashtag was used over half of a million times, and Facebook reported 4.7 million engagements in the first 24 hours of its recent inception. Individuals scaling the globe stood united by sharing their very intimate and personal stories that exploded onto the feeds of social media.       Aside from the obvious, there is something very important the public needs to know about each survivor story: the shear courage it took for them to come forward. They opened themselves up to face public scrutiny, scorn, blame, accountability for someone else's actions, along with the responsibility to continue on in the wake of the tragedy that shaped their lives.      I wish to commend each and every single perso...