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Health Series Season One:  Episode 28 Part II Vocal Health with Darlene Jebson Darlene Jebson is the Director of Worship at Brightmoor Christian Church as well as the Vocal Music and Drama Teacher at Novi Christian Academy.  She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Music Education with a focus on voice and her Master's Degree in Education - both from Marygrove College.  She lives with her husband Mark, daughter Molly, and son Max in Commerce Township, Michigan. TRANSCRIPT OF THE SHOW Jessica:  So I'd love to shift gears because you sing so much and not just with students in the classroom, but you're leading worship on weekends at church and you do some of the productions at church so you sing a lot.  And I don't know if it's been a year or two years - it's been a little while I think, but you had some things happen with your voice.  I'd love to hear about your experience with your vocal health. Darlene:  It started - gosh... probably I was pr

Season One:  Episode 28  Part I Middle and High School Music with Darlene Jebson Darlene Jebson is the Director of Worship at Brightmoor Christian Church as well as the Vocal Music and Drama Teacher at Novi Christian Academy.  She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Music Education with a focus on voice and her Master's Degree in Education - both from Marygrove College.  She lives with her husband Mark, daughter Molly, and son Max in Commerce Township, Michigan. TRANSCRIPT FROM THE SHOW Jessica:  Darlene I am so glad to be talking with you. Darlene:  Well, it's great to talk to you Jessica.  I'm excited to do this! Jessica:  Yes!  I'm excited to have you and it's just been too long. Darlene:  Yes.  I agree. Jessica:  I've been looking forward to it. Darlene:  Yes. Jessica:  So I would love for you to share kind of your musical background, how you came to be at the position you're at, you know, any of those musical things. Darle

Health Series Season One:  Episode 27  Health with Megan Lyons Megan Lyons is the wellness coach and owner of The Lyons' Share Wellness.  Her passion is helping others feel amazing, inside and out.  She graduated from Harvard with honors in economics and went on to earn her MBA at Northwestern University.  In 2011, she earned a Certificate of Health Coaching and Holistic Nutrition from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and recently completed her Masters in Holistic Nutrition from Hawthorn University in 2019.  Megan enjoys being active, experimenting with healthy and nutritious foods, and sharing her knowledge with others through health coaching.  She lives in Dallas with her husband Kevin and their two adorable dogs, Maverick and Riley. Disclaimer:  Megan is a Certified Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, holds a Masters Degree in Holistic Nutrition, a Certified Group Fitness Instructor, and a Certified Running Coach, but is not a doctor or

Season One:  Episode 26  Spiritual Health It is officially summer in Texas and summer is always the perfect place to take time to focus on re-establishing healthy habits and taking better care of ourselves.  We have the time to do it - more so than during the school year.  We likely have the energy to do it and we have the emotional capacity to take care of ourselves because it's so easy to neglect that when we're more focused on our students during the school year.  So in this health series, each episode will focus on a different aspect like fitness, food, vocal health, behavior, mental, and today - our spiritual health.  This one can be controversial.  I realize that not everyone listening is going to have the same beliefs that I do.  In fact some of you may be in complete opposition to what I believe.  Faith can play a huge part in who we are.  It can be the reason we have the values and habits that we have.  Faith can be the reason that we make the choices we make.  It