There’s a well-known saying that goes, “A picture says a thousand words.” Today, anyone can pick up a camera and capture what matters most to them. A photograph can easily bring back all our good memories. Mothers, especially those in their menopausal years, can learn photography and use it as a tool to enrich their lives.

CEO and founder of Momtography Beryl Young joins us in today’s episode. Beryl is a former elementary school teacher, and her passion for teaching led her to develop the “Momtography Method.” She offers photography education to a community of moms who want to capture, develop, and preserve photographs while being joyful in the process.

In this episode, Beryl talks about establishing Momtography and her experience with menopausal moms and empty nesters. She will also share different insights on the various techniques in capturing photos, and how photography can also foster connection, creativity, and confidence in mothers. If you are into photography or you want to learn more about it, be sure to tune in!

 

Here are the discussion points of this episode:
(4:10) How Beryl discovered photography and started to help empty nesters
(7:45) Challenges that those who want to learn photography will encounter
(12:11) Knowing the purpose for buying a camera
(12:51)  Recommendation for interchangeable cameras
(17:09) The power of editing
(18:50) Technical aspects of a camera
(22:14) Independence from automatic function
(25:28) Experimenting with the portrait mode on iPhone
(28:54) Troubleshooting DSLR camera lens problems
(30:45) When to have your camera cleaned
(33:16) Recommendations for learning photography
(36:26) Photography for women entrepreneurs
(41:45) Talking about technical photography for beginners

 

You may learn more about Beryl’s mission and Momtography at her website: Momtography.

Make sure to share your insights at drgordon@menopausemovement.com. If you want to join our online community, go to our Facebook community at Menopause Movement with Dr. Michelle Gordon. For more episodes, head over to my website.

I hope this podcast encouraged you to pursue photography. Thanks for tuning in!

There&rsquo;s a well-known saying that goes, &ldquo;A picture says a thousand words.&rdquo; Today, anyone can pick up a camera and capture what matters most to them. A photograph can easily bring back all our good memories. Mothers, especially those in their menopausal years, can learn photography and use it as a tool to enrich their lives.
CEO and founder of Momtography Beryl Young joins us in today&rsquo;s episode. Beryl is a former elementary school teacher, and her passion for teaching led her to develop the &ldquo;Momtography Method.&rdquo; She offers photography education to a community of moms who want to capture, develop, and preserve photographs while being joyful in the process.
In this episode, Beryl talks about establishing Momtography and her experience with menopausal moms and empty nesters. She will also share different insights on the various techniques in capturing photos, and how photography can also foster connection, creativity, and confidence in mothers. If you are into photography or you want to learn more about it, be sure to tune in!
&nbsp;
Here are the discussion points of this episode:
<ul>
<li>(4:10) How Beryl discovered photography and started to help empty nesters</li>
<li>(7:45) Challenges that those who want to learn photography will encounter</li>
<li>(12:11) Knowing the purpose for buying a camera</li>
<li>(12:51)&nbsp; Recommendation for interchangeable cameras</li>
<li>(17:09) The power of editing</li>
<li>(18:50) Technical aspects of a camera</li>
<li>(22:14) Independence from automatic function</li>
<li>(25:28) Experimenting with the portrait mode on iPhone</li>
<li>(28:54) Troubleshooting DSLR camera lens problems</li>
<li>(30:45) When to have your camera cleaned</li>
<li>(33:16) Recommendations for learning photography</li>
<li>(36:26) Photography for women entrepreneurs</li>
<li>(41:45) Talking about technical photography for beginners</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
You may learn more about Beryl&rsquo;s mission and Momtography at her website: <a href="https://momtography.club">Momtography</a>.
Make sure to share your insights at <a href="mailto:drgordon@menopausemovement.com">drgordon@menopausemovement.com</a>. If you want to join our online community, go to our Facebook community at <a href="https://facebook.com/groups/menopausemovement">Menopause Movement with Dr. Michelle Gordon</a>. For more episodes, head over to my <a href="https://www.drmichellegordon.com/podcasts/">website</a>.
I hope this podcast encouraged you to pursue photography. Thanks for tuning in!

Launch Your Life with Dr. Michelle Gordon is the only mindset podcast that provides weekly actionable insights for lasting happiness and change for high achievers who are ready to bounce back from burnout. 

Launch Your Life with Dr. Michelle Gordon is the only mindset podcast that provides weekly actionable insights for lasting happiness and change for high achievers who are ready to bounce back from burnout.

Launch Your Life Podcast

Launch Your Life with Dr. Michelle Gordon is the only mindset podcast that provides weekly actionable insights for lasting happiness and change for high achieving professionals who are ready to bounce back from burnout.

Launch Your Life with Dr. Michelle Gordon is the only mindset podcast that provides weekly actionable insights for lasting happiness and change for high achieving professionals who are ready to bounce back from burnout.

Capture What Matters with Beryl Young

There’s no easy way to talk about racism.

It’s a learned behavior and hard to unlearn without a relaunch to thinking patterns. 

I didn’t know anything different. But I actively worked to see how I was raised and change this. 

And I'm still a work in progress.

Today on the Launch Your Life Podcast, I’m talking about the racist history of my home town and Christmas, among other things



What’s Discussed in This Episode:

00:00 Intro

01:40 Racism

07:32 Christmas in the House of Many Horrors

10:03 Baby Grow-A-Tooth

11:17 Unlearning childhood beliefs



Resources:
Send me feedback and your thoughts: drg@drgordon.me
Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.launchyourlifepodcast.com) 
Connect with me on Instagram (@doctormichellegordon)
Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/drmgordon)
Check out my LinkedIn posts (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellegordon)



For more information, here’s the references used in this podcast:

https://www.britannica.com/event/Executive-Order-8802

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/executive-order-8802-1941-2/

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/sundown-towns/

https://tumbleweird.org/the-tri-cities-is-a-sundown-town-again/

https://biblehub.com/galatians/3-28.htmhttps://depts.washington.edu/labhist/maps-race-tricities.shtml



For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to The Launch Your Life Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.



Thank you for tuning in!

There’s no easy way to talk about racism.
It’s a learned behavior and hard to unlearn without a relaunch to thinking patterns. 
I didn’t know anything different. But I actively worked to see how I was raised and change this. 
And I'm still a work in progress.
Today on the Launch Your Life Podcast, I’m talking about the racist history of my home town and Christmas, among other things 
What’s Discussed in This Episode:
00:00 Intro
01:40 Racism
07:32 Christmas in the House of Many Horrors
10:03 Baby Grow-A-Tooth
11:17 Unlearning childhood beliefs
 
Resources:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Send me feedback and your thoughts: drg@drgordon.me</li>
<li aria-level="1">Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (<a href="https://www.launchyourlifepodcast.com">https://www.launchyourlifepodcast.com</a>) </li>
<li aria-level="1">Connect with me on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/doctormichellegordon/">@doctormichellegordon</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Follow me on Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon">https://www.facebook.com/drmgordon</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Check out my LinkedIn posts (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellegordon/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellegordon</a>) </li>
</ul>
For more information, here’s the references used in this podcast:
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Executive-Order-8802">https://www.britannica.com/event/Executive-Order-8802</a>
<a href="https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/executive-order-8802-1941-2/">https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/executive-order-8802-1941-2/</a> 
<a href="https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/sundown-towns/">https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/sundown-towns/</a>
<a href="https://tumbleweird.org/the-tri-cities-is-a-sundown-town-again/">https://tumbleweird.org/the-tri-cities-is-a-sundown-town-again/</a>
<a href="https://biblehub.com/galatians/3-28.htm">https://biblehub.com/galatians/3-28.htm</a><a href="https://depts.washington.edu/labhist/maps-race-tricities.shtml">https://depts.washington.edu/labhist/maps-race-tricities.shtml</a> 
For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my <a href="https://www.menopausemovement.com/blog">website</a>. Tune in and subscribe to The Launch Your Life Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.
 
Thank you for tuning in!

Memoir Series: Growing Pains 7 - Hometown Racism and Christmas (Launch Your Life Podcast Episode 168)

In my experience, sexualization caused extreme toxic shame. 

Merriam-Webster has a descriptive definition:

“A painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety, the susceptibility to such emotion, a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute.”

On today’s episode of the Launch Your Life Podcast, I talk about shame, my mother’s secrets, generational trauma, discovering fundamental truths about myself and more.


What’s Discussed in This Episode:

00:00 Intro

1:41 Sexualization and shame

2:13 Experiencing toxic shame

3:11 The steps of grooming

4:37 Overcoming toxic shame

5:06 Sex-ed

5:33 The result of my coping mechanism

6:03 Generational trauma

7:46 My mother’s secrets

8:48 The abuse in my father’s family

9:07 My father’s shocking response

9:40 Narcissistic parents

10:39 Fundamental truths (about me)

12:03 My entrepreneurial spirit started young



Resources:


Send me feedback and your thoughts: drg@drgordon.me
Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.launchyourlifepodcast.com) 
Connect with me on Instagram (@doctormichellegordon)
Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/drmgordon)
Check out my LinkedIn posts (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellegordon)



For more information, here’s the references used in this podcast:

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-toxic-shame#:~:text=Toxic%20shame%20is%20a%20feeling,childhood%20or%20as%20a%20teen



https://psychcentral.com/blog/psychology-self/2018/09/childhood-toxic-shame#1



https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Behaviors-of-Sexual-Predators-Grooming.pdf



https://www.health.com/condition/ptsd/generational-trauma





For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to The Launch Your Life Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.



Thank you for tuning in!

In my experience, sexualization caused extreme toxic shame. 
Merriam-Webster has a descriptive definition:
“A painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety, the susceptibility to such emotion, a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute.”
On today’s episode of the Launch Your Life Podcast, I talk about shame, my mother’s secrets, generational trauma, discovering fundamental truths about myself and more.
 What’s Discussed in This Episode:
00:00 Intro
1:41 Sexualization and shame
2:13 Experiencing toxic shame
3:11 The steps of grooming
4:37 Overcoming toxic shame
5:06 Sex-ed
5:33 The result of my coping mechanism
6:03 Generational trauma
7:46 My mother’s secrets
8:48 The abuse in my father’s family
9:07 My father’s shocking response
9:40 Narcissistic parents
10:39 Fundamental truths (about me)
12:03 My entrepreneurial spirit started young
 
Resources: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Send me feedback and your thoughts: drg@drgordon.me</li>
<li aria-level="1">Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (<a href="https://www.launchyourlifepodcast.com">https://www.launchyourlifepodcast.com</a>) </li>
<li aria-level="1">Connect with me on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/doctormichellegordon/">@doctormichellegordon</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Follow me on Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon">https://www.facebook.com/drmgordon</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Check out my LinkedIn posts (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellegordon/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellegordon</a>)</li>
</ul>
 
For more information, here’s the references used in this podcast:
<a href="https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-toxic-shame#:~:text=Toxic%20shame%20is%20a%20feeling,childhood%20or%20as%20a%20teen">https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-toxic-shame#:~:text=Toxic%20shame%20is%20a%20feeling,childhood%20or%20as%20a%20teen</a> 
<a href="https://psychcentral.com/blog/psychology-self/2018/09/childhood-toxic-shame#1">https://psychcentral.com/blog/psychology-self/2018/09/childhood-toxic-shame#1</a>
 
<a href="https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Behaviors-of-Sexual-Predators-Grooming.pdf">https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Behaviors-of-Sexual-Predators-Grooming.pdf</a>
 
<a href="https://www.health.com/condition/ptsd/generational-trauma">https://www.health.com/condition/ptsd/generational-trauma</a>
 
For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my <a href="https://www.menopausemovement.com/blog">website</a>. Tune in and subscribe to The Launch Your Life Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.
 
Thank you for tuning in!

Memoir Series: Growing Pains 6 - Toxic Shame (Launch Your Life Podcast Episode 167)

On today’s episode of The Launch Your Life Podcast, I continue with my childhood, reveal some alarming statistics, talk about the time I “woke up” in 5th grade, and more.



What’s Discussed in This Episode:



00:00 Intro

02:29 Some alarming statistics

06:45 Disassociation

07:53 Waking up

08:32 Shame and guilt

09:16 The torture lost memory

10:35 The brain's elegance



Resources:


Send me feedback and your thoughts: drg@drgordon.me
Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.launchyourlifepodcast.com) 
Connect with me on Instagram (@doctormichellegordon)
Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/drmgordon)
Check out my LinkedIn posts (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellegordon)
Child Sexual Abuse Statistics (https://victimsofcrime.org/child-sexual-abuse-statistics)



For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to The Launch Your Life Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.



Thank you for tuning in!

On today’s episode of The Launch Your Life Podcast, I continue with my childhood, reveal some alarming statistics, talk about the time I “woke up” in 5th grade, and more. 
What’s Discussed in This Episode:
 
00:00 Intro
02:29 Some alarming statistics
06:45 Disassociation
07:53 Waking up
08:32 Shame and guilt
09:16 The torture lost memory
10:35 The brain's elegance
 
Resources:
 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Send me feedback and your thoughts: drg@drgordon.me</li>
<li aria-level="1">Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (<a href="https://www.launchyourlifepodcast.com">https://www.launchyourlifepodcast.com</a>) </li>
<li aria-level="1">Connect with me on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/doctormichellegordon/">@doctormichellegordon</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Follow me on Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon">https://www.facebook.com/drmgordon</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Check out my LinkedIn posts (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellegordon/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellegordon</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Child Sexual Abuse Statistics (<a href="https://victimsofcrime.org/child-sexual-abuse-statistics">https://victimsofcrime.org/child-sexual-abuse-statistics</a>)</li>
</ul>
 
For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my <a href="https://www.menopausemovement.com/blog">website</a>. Tune in and subscribe to The Launch Your Life Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.
 
Thank you for tuning in!

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