Episode 126 - Chuck Testa

Wayne Carpenter is Jaymee's father, a New York born singer/songwriter who lived and breathed music from his earliest life. Wayne developed himself as a performer and writer while attending prestigious music colleges before chasing his dreams on the West Coast in the early 1970's pursuing a record deal with his band (which included Jaymee's mother). But a twist of fate and a mouth to feed (Jaymee's birth) redirected Wayne's life into a new career, as an executive of the biggest record store chain in America (The Wherehouse) during the Southern California record store explosion of the late 1970's & 80's. This podcast features a highly entertaining journalistic behind the scenes account of both the golden age of the recording industry and the birth of record store culture, as well as an uncommon conversation between a Jaymee and his father, who makes his first guest appearance on the podcast. 'STREET MONK' - a docu-series on Jaymee's life as a spiritual practitioner, is now available on YouTube: ⁠www.youtu.be/ss6XCuODqow⁠LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited by Jaymee Carpenter. Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠VALLEY OF THE MOON vintage in OJAITHiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: [email protected] INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener

Jaymee shares a micro-dose of teachings on how to cultivate a life of dignity, accountability and sanity while on the spiritual path. 'STREET MONK' - a docu-series on Jaymee's life as a spiritual practitioner, is now available on YouTube: ⁠www.youtu.be/ss6XCuODqow⁠LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: [email protected] INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener

Chance Feimster aka "Da Snake Mon" is a naturalist guide and wildlife expert from North Carolina who’s been a devout fan of Jaymee's podcasts for the past 5 years. Earlier this year the two began working together in weekly Spritual Mentorship sessions online and a close bond formed between them. Chance decided to travel across the country to meet Jaymee and Lacee in person for the first time to spend the week in Ojai, CA, creating the quintessential interactive podcast experience for himself. In this beautifully tender, highly entertaining and completely unplanned episode, you’ll also learn interesting facts about animals, insects, plant life, and Jason Segel, plus a road map of how to begin seeing the external world as an extension of oneself.www.loveistheauthor.comLITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: YERBA MADRE www.yerbamadre.comBOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES www.bossanovasoap.comTOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠RAUM GOODS www.raumgoods.comINDIAN LODGE ROAD www.indianlodgeroad.comTHiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcastFAN CONTACT: [email protected] INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @da_snake_mon / @unconventionalgardener

Tulku Orgyen P'huntsok Rinpoche is a Vajrayana Buddhist teacher at the Odiyana Institute in Santa Barbara, CA, and one of Jaymee’s root guru’s in Tibetan Buddhism. At 18 months of age he was recognized as the reincarnation of an important teacher by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, and was raised since childhood to fulfill his incarnation. He is a beautifully tender and peaceful man, who speaks with simplicity, humor, and the lightest touch imaginable. On this, his fourth and most profound conversation with Jaymee on the podcast, teacher and student discuss Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, the true nature of mind, the mechanisms of karma and the exponential heart of devotion.www.loveistheauthor.comLITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. ODIYANA CHARITABLE SOCIETY: www.odiyanacs.orgInterested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: YERBA MADRE www.yerbamadre.comBOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES www.bossanovasoap.comTOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠RAUM GOODS www.raumgoods.comINDIAN LODGE ROAD www.indianlodgeroad.comTHiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcastFAN CONTACT: [email protected] INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener

Chuck Testa is owner/operator of Ojai Valley Taxidermy and easily the most recognizable taxidermist in the world, due largely to his viral internet commercial created by YouTubers Rhett and Link for their docu-series Commercial Kings. Besides a healthy exploration of the origins and ethics of taxidermy, Jaymee and Chuck engage in a meaningful conversation about the importance of engaging in open-minded conversation with people you don’t agree with. LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcastFAN CONTACT: [email protected] INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @ojai_valley_taxidermy / @unconventionalgardener

Jamie Kilstein has been a working comedian for decades, exploring the vast spectrum of highest highs and the lowest of lows both personally and professionally. After hearing his story you may feel that’s putting it lightly. But remarkably, Jamie has survived the gauntlet of his own mistakes and the rollercoaster of showbiz with the genuine heart of enthusiasm for what he’s learned along the way, grateful to be alive simply to tell the tale another day, to practice kindness towards himself and others, and make strangers laugh. You’ll learn what it was like being mentored by Robin Williams, who saved Jamie’s life, and what it’s been like navigating Jamie’s continuing mental health since Robin’s passing. LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcastFAN CONTACT: [email protected] INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @thejamiekilstein / @unconventionalgardener

Daren Thomas Magee is the prolific visionary artist behind the wildly popular design-meets-humor lifestyle brand known as Real Fun, Wow! For nearly 5 years he co-hosted a podcast with Jaymee titled Mystical/Cynical, a hilarious show about radical empathy which generated three seasons worth of episodes and a loyal fanbase around the world. Mystical/Cynical came to a close this past September, and this is their first long-form conversation since. Conversations about laying it all on the line for your art, the subtle and pronounced effects of micro-dosing mushrooms, integrating home grown spiritual realizations, the importance of humility, and the bewilderment of Love are all topics covered, plus Jaymee invites Daren to lead his first guided meditation at the end of the episode, so make sure to grab your Real Fun, Wow! cushion and stay a while.LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. COVER PHOTO: Daren Thomas Magee (www.realfunwow.com)Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcastFAN CONTACT: [email protected] INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @realfunwow / @unconventionalgardener

Jaymee and his partner Lacee are back with another YAWN & LOKO themed episode, offering one of a kind advice on how to maintain healthy romantic relationships while sustaining emotional health. The couple breaks down the noncommittal aspects of men, the poverty mentality within the feminine, a creative practice to help find God in the day to day, how to be in touch with your fundamental unbrokenness, how to motivate yourself to do life’s uncomfortable things, and  the difference between intuition and fear based thinking. Also, how to use your “cool” for the benefit of all living beingsLITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. COVER PHOTO: Matt & Jess Meyer (wearemattandjess)Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee or Lacee?email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)VALLEY OF THE MOON (www.shorturl.at/dCVh2)THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcastFAN CONTACT: [email protected] INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener

Adrian "Bonezeye" Cavazos is the multidisciplinary artist and former taxidermist behind the legendary Kill Tony Show podcast joke book, which he conceived during a massive psychedelic trip at the lowest point of his life. In this in depth conversation centered around overcoming mental health issues and generational trauma, Adrian shares unconventional methods of how he found his artistic purpose in life, and how kindness saves his life everyday. LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. ENGINEER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Patrick SchipperInterested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)VALLEY OF THE MOON (www.shorturl.at/dCVh2)THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcastFAN CONTACT: [email protected] INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @bonezeye / @unconventionalgardener

Jaymee and multidisciplinary artist Coulter Jacobs got together at CJLA Studios to record their third long form conversation about honoring the muse, devotion to the craft, sustainable mental health, irrational love, God, Buddhism, Beat Poets and guardian angels. LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced and edited by Jaymee Carpenter. MUSIC BY: Jaymee CarpenterInterested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)VALLEY OF THE MOON (www.shorturl.at/dCVh2)THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcastFAN CONTACT: [email protected] INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @coulterjacobs / @unconventionalgardener