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In this episode of the Brain Fever podcast, Jackie is joined by friend of the pod, Jodi Weber. Jodi is a retired Special Agent with the FBI, the author of "The Bald-Faced Deception," and a full-time web sleuth. She hosts her popular podcast, "Caught in My Web" five days/week on the Patreon app. While in the FBI, Jodi was part of an evidence response team deployed to the Pentagon post-September 11th.

Jackie and Jodi kick off another season of Brain Fever by discussing Jodi's multiple acts of life as: a journalist, a Special Agent, and now an author and creative. They dive into her days in the FBI and why she chose her third act as a mystery writer and podcaster. The two also cover the national attention surrounding the Lindsay Clancy trial, Jodi's analysis of the case and problems she saw, and women's health. Jodi also discusses the serious and traumatic consequences to her health from inhaling 9-11 toxins, and gives actionable steps that people can take to Never Forget 9-11 victims and first responders.

Find and follow Jodi Weber:

On TikTok: @jodeneweber

On Instagram: @weberjodene

Jodi's Website: https://jodeneweber.com/ (Amazon Storefront links to safety devices located on her website)

Jodi's Podcast: Caught in My Web (on Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/CAUGHTINMYWEB

Jodi's Book: The Bald-Faced Deception https://a.co/d/01wJQgL4

Make sure to catch Brain Fever! You don't want to miss this episode!

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In this episode, Jackie is joined by Dr. Cody Vest, a popular BookToker in New York City. Dr. Cody got his start as an AP English teacher in Arkansas while also earning a Ph.D. He then pivoted into the corporate world and began a new career working as an instructional designer for Walmart. When he started making videos about burnout, teaching, and his disdain for Where the Crawdads Sing, his content went viral! Dr. Cody continues to work full time in the corporate world while also enjoying notoriety as Jackie's favorite BookToker (and she's not alone, he's widely popular!).

Jackie and Dr. Cody cover a lot of ground on ... all the books! Elder millennial reads, why the high school curriculums should change and why there's pushback, finding meaning and healing in books, and how Dr. Cody began his BookToker side hustle to achieve 2.5 million likes and over 100K followers on TikTok alone. If you're new to reading, hope to get back to reading, or wonder what it's like to meet Dua Lipa, you don't want to miss this episode of Brain Fever!

Find and follow Dr. Cody:

On TikTok

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Calling all stressed out lawyers (dare I repeat myself) AND stressed out humans looking to find that inner feeling of balance. In this episode, Jackie is joined by Dr. Amy Wood, a clinical psychologist, executive coach, person who deals with stressed out lawyers extraordinaire, and author of "Lawyer Like an Athlete." While this show focuses a lot of energy on how quickly lawyers seem to expend the energy of their professional lives, any and everyone can benefit from Dr. Wood's generous knowledge and wisdom. Want to know more about mental health--listen to this show. Want to know about the true definition of burnout--listen to this show. Want helpful tips on how to reduce stress, find what nourishes and enriches your life, live better, and begin the daily striving for that inner balance--listen to this show.

And to hear the one piece of concrete advice, for anyone looking for some self or professional improvement ... Dr. Wood's answer is: ___! You can do it. You can start small and see big benefits. But first, you'll have to--listen to this show!

Spoiler alert: Jackie did next to nothing that Dr. Wood offers in her work to help lawyers. She also admits that if she could go back, she'd work with a counselor AND Dr. Wood. This really is life-changing material for practicing attorneys (and stressed out professionals).

Learn more about Dr. Amy Wood HERE.

Purchase her book, "Lawyer Like an Athlete," HERE.

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year, Brain Fever friends!