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The Power of Community & Collaboration Podcast

The Power of Community & Collaboration Podcast

By: Maureen Kafkis
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Maureen Kafkis is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, the Brain BS™ coach, and the host of The Power of Community & Collaboration Podcast. When she learned that the average human brain has over 60,000 thoughts a day and that most of them are lies (Brain BS™) that cause needless suffering, she started to learn how to separate the fact from fiction in her mind and has never looked back. Maureen truly believes that living consciously, understanding how your brains work, and learning to feel your feelings are necessary for an empowering and fulfilling life. She brings her expertise and extensive knowledge to inspire people in the SB area and beyond to learn how to live consciously, tap into their personal power and become leaders in their community.


In a world where there is so much division and way too much focus on competition, the Brain BS™ Coach is promoting a conscious community and lifestyle built on leadership energy, collaboration, and mutual support. She is doing that because the power of the collective far exceeds anything that can be done at the individual level and it’s just way more fun! If we all consciously collaborate with one another and succeed together we can have a substantial ripple effect that will extend far beyond our local community. Listen and learn how you can add value to your own community!


Check out https://www.thebrainbs.com/ to learn more about the Brain BS™ Coach and what she is all about!


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Episodes
  • 248) Healing Trauma by Building Resilience
    Aug 13 2025

    This week on The Power of Community & Collaboration Podcast I am speaking with resilience coach and published author Elizabeth Morse. Liz and I talk about how powerful our subconscious programming is and why we need to address that too instead of just making our mindset the primary focus.

    In this episode you will discover just how much of an impact our internalized beliefs have over us-especially if we have been squashing them down for decades. They literally create whatever it is we experience in life so it is super important to become aware of them.

    Working with Liz can help you to build resilience and regulate your nervous system so you can experience success in life and feel emotionally safe.

    I am sharing the links to her website and two books below.
    http://lizmorse.com/
    https://a.co/d/gahSOKE
    https://amzn.to/41BUxVE

    Click on the platform of your choice to listen to the latest podcast episode, follow the podcast, and write a review so we can spread the news and reach more people!

    Apple Podcasts
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-community-collaboration-in-sb-podcast/id1548758744


    Spotify
    https://open.spotify.com/show/4RWxW7Ni1EHTAywriOwY9z?si=d9c181834529414d

    Google Podcasts
    https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Brain%20BS%20Podcast

    Amazon Music
    https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/09208f98-6c21-4fea-abbf-14a495cabd09/the-brain-bs-podcast-learning-to-live-consciously


    I Heart Radio
    https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-brain-bs-podcast-learn-76710324/


    Pandora
    https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-brain-bs-podcast-learning-to-live-consciously/PC:60845

    If you are one of those people that think what happens in the past stays in the past and no longer impacts you, you are going to suffer needlessly.

    Listen to this episode and begin to cultivate self-awareness, so you can develop your emotional intelligence and regulate your nervous system to achieve the goals you really want.

    If you want to get in touch with me or connect to get creative about a collaboration, click on the link below.

    https://www.thebrainbs.com/

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    37 mins
  • 247) Making the Commitment to Community
    Aug 6 2025

    In this episode I discuss how I decided who I wanted to support this year in the SB community. I talk about some of the things that held me back in the past and why now is the perfect time for me to move froward with The Horse Project and The Unity Shoppe.

    I hope by sharing my perspective with you about the importance of "volunteering", you will come to the same conclusion I did... It's really non-negotiable!

    With the way things are playing out in DC and the current state of the world, making a commitment to community is more important than ever. It's also a great way to experience the power of community and collaboration AND make some awesome friends.

    Listen to this episode and get inspired to find your own people or organizations that light you up. A place where you feel like you would be a good fit and have something to offer. Wherever you go or whatever you decide to do, it will be a win-win situation for everybody involved if you follow your heart.

    Now that I am rereading the show notes and reflecting on the podcast, I'm worried I switched Angela Miller-Bevan's last names around LOL

    If I did, ignore it!

    Click on the platform of your choice to listen to the latest podcast episode, follow the podcast, and write a review so we can spread the news and reach more people!

    Apple Podcasts
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-community-collaboration-in-sb-podcast/id1548758744


    Spotify
    https://open.spotify.com/show/4RWxW7Ni1EHTAywriOwY9z?si=d9c181834529414d

    Google Podcasts
    https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Brain%20BS%20Podcast

    Amazon Music
    https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/09208f98-6c21-4fea-abbf-14a495cabd09/the-brain-bs-podcast-learning-to-live-consciously


    I Heart Radio|

    https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-brain-bs-podcast-learn-76710324/


    Pandora|

    https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-brain-bs-podcast-learning-to-live-consciously/PC:60845

    Gone are the days where we can expect to be taken care of by our government agencies.

    These days it is up to community to take care of one another and it will benefit all of us.

    If you want to get in touch with me or connect to get creative about a collaboration, click on the link below.

    https://www.thebrainbs.com/


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    21 mins
  • 246) Healing With Horses. Part 2
    Jul 30 2025

    This week on The Power of Community & Collaboration Podcast I am speaking with Martha Varela who is the Executive Director of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) California Chapter. We talk about the issues women veterans face and the unique challenges that females experience in a male dominated military.

    Because there are so few options geared toward women veterans, we have to celebrate when holistic programs like Better With Horses come along to help improve the emotional, mental, and physical health of their participants.

    Better with Horses is a program that was piloted byThe Horse Project Santa Barbara with input from Paralyzed Veterans of America California Chapter. Martha is participating in the program and shares with us what it entails and why she thinks the program is so special and different from any other programs out there.

    If you are looking to support our military, consider sponsoring a woman veteran so that she can receive the support she needs to participate in The Better With Horses program and heal from all the trauma she has experienced in the military.

    You can donate through The Horse Project website or the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Please specify that you are donating to sponsor women veterans. I'll share both links below.

    https://www.thehorseprojectsantabarbara.com

    https://www.pvacc.org

    If you are on the fence and not totally sure that you buy into the magical energy of the horses, sign up to volunteer at The Horse Project Santa Barbara and feel it for yourself. There are many ways to get involved and we talk about all of it in this podcast episode and last week's as well.

    Click on the platform of your choice to listen to the latest podcast episode with Martha Varela, follow the podcast, and write a review so we can spread the news and reach more people!

    Apple Podcasts
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-community-collaboration-in-sb-podcast/id1548758744


    Spotify
    https://open.spotify.com/show/4RWxW7Ni1EHTAywriOwY9z?si=d9c181834529414d

    Google Podcasts
    https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Brain%20BS%20Podcast

    Amazon Music
    https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/09208f98-6c21-4fea-abbf-14a495cabd09/the-brain-bs-podcast-learning-to-live-consciously

    I Heart Radio
    https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-brain-bs-podcast-learn-76710324/

    Pandora
    https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-brain-bs-podcast-learning-to-live-consciously/PC:60845

    Never has there been an opportunity like this to support our women veterans. No donation is too small because they all add up-this is what the power of community and collaboration is all about.

    So please consider donating to this project or get involved by becoming a volunteer. If neither of those are an option, spread the word so we can reach more veterans and more sponsors!

    If you want to get in touch with me or connect to get creative about a collaboration, click on the link below.

    https://www.thebrainbs.com/

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    45 mins
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