Egyptomania and the Rosetta Stone

With a hint of magic and the lure of buried wisdom, Ancient Egypt has, like a mysterious and powerful magnet, for millennia pulled on the collective imagination of the West. But almost as gripping as the story of Egypt itself is the story of Egyptomania, the tale of how that fascination took hold, the bold adventurers who unearthed antiquities, the clashing empires that fought over these ancient prizes, and a pair of brilliant linguists who cracked the ancient code of the hieroglyphs.

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Leading Empowered and Confident Young Women

This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in February 2020. Diljeet Taylor is the Brigham Young University Head Women's Cross Country Coach and Associate Director of Track & Field, and has been with BYU since 2016. She ran for Cal State Stanislaus and for the Nike Farm Olympic Development Team, then coached at Menlo College and later replaced her own coach at Cal State Stanislaus. A three-time All-American herself, she has coached 43 All-Americans and led the BYU Women's Cross Country team to first and second place NCAA titles the past three years. In 2021 she coached Whittni Orton (XC individual), the DMR team, Courtney Wayment (3000m), and Anna Camp-Bennett (1500m) to national titles. Diljeet and her husband Ira have two children, Taj and Avi. Highlights

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Deepening Your Connection With Your Partner

Over time, even the strongest relationships often start to mellow and decay. Sometimes, strengthening your connection is a matter of reigniting the flame that was always there; other times it means rescuing a relationship that is on the brink of disaster. So what can you do? Or is it even worth the time and effort? Along with her guests, Lisa digs into her lived experience to find the answers.

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How to Lose Weight Without Counting or Calculating

We need food to survive and yet for many, food can be a constant battle every day of what and how much to eat. But what if you could make peace with food and you don’t have to count or calculate everything that goes in your mouth or eliminate any food from your plate? How would you feel if you could be the weight you want and have a positive relationship with all food?   Today on the podcast coach Lisa Salisbury is going to talk about how she helps her clients create a healthy relationship with their food choices by teaching them they don’t have to eliminate anything and they can stop all the counting and calculating. If you have found yourself having anxiety and stress around food you will find this episode refreshing with great takeaways so you can enjoy all the food you want and still maintain your ideal weight. 

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