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This is Catalyze, a podcast from the Morehead-Cain Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Inspired by our namesake chemist benefactors, Catalyze reflects the energy of transformation, action, and momentum. Each episode features conversations with Morehead-Cain Alumni and Scholars who are shaping their communities, industries, and the world. From formative moments at Carolina to career pivots, leadership philosophies, and personal values, we explore the stories behind the people who lead with character and purpose.

The stories we tell ourselves shape our world—and if we want to change our world, we can start by changing the story we tell ourselves. Tune in to The #POSITIVITY Podcast where host Jonas Cain shares fascinating stories that bring to life The 3 Pillars of Positivity, to inspire you with compelling ideas and empower you to put those ideas to work in your own life. Explore more at www.HashtagPositivity.com

The world is full of negative news stories, so the goal of this podcast is to look to what’s right with the world first and then use that knowledge to make what’s wrong with the world a little bit better (or maybe even irrelevant).

At the end of her first memoir, Unlucky in Love: Confessions of a Die Hard Romantic, Orlena Cain committed to spending 365 days single, while she rediscovered herself. This was done with the intent of healing the festering wounds she has hidden for a lifetime. Being single and dating with no commitment to a relationship sounded like a death sentence to her, but she realized it was down to now or never to wake up and really get to understand her inner demons - so that she can learn how to abolish them.

After Harley was caught and sent back to prison by a very feisty lady bounty hunter named Jackie June, the Triads have seized the opportunity to expand. Called upon to capture the newest leader of the West Coast human trafficking ring, Jackie infiltrates “The Auction,” a sex slave playhouse where men pay large sums of money to engage in games involving their basest fantasies of sex and debauchery. Just another day at work for Jackie - that is, until she meets Bethany Davis. Jackie has no idea what’s she’s in for, as Bethany’s plans for her unfold.

Kirk Murphy was burdened with guilt from a past mistake that took the life of his girlfriend Sarah. For years, he struggled with this burden, finding no relief from its grip. Kirk is invited to a small town in South Dakota to join a secret order that will start him on an amazing journey to discovering who he truly is and the redemption that has eluded him for so long.

Jackie June is a bounty hunter. She’s going undercover as a sex slave to find and capture the ringleader of a West Coast human-trafficking ring, Harley Laroque. With the help of her assistants, Brendon and Brian Carper, she enters the dark, violent world of the Mexican drug cartel as a captive. She quickly realizes this isn’t going to be as easy as she thought.

Jackie and her companions have been captured. After infiltrating a weekend retreat, in which men from all over the world came to buy and torture women in a frenzy of sex and games. They are on their way to the clinic. When women are used beyond repair, or when customers displeased Bethany Davis, they are sold to a private organ bank where they will be carved up for their body parts and then cremated. Neither Jackie nor the Carpers want to be led into that institution. They know their best chance is to be ready to fight their way out, as soon as the trailer door opens.

Matthew Jefferson is a very successful BDSM instructor in downtown San Francisco. With a body that women crave, and a charming smile, few women can resist him. Undergraduate journalist Kayden Panettiere decides to write an article about the adult industry. When she gets the opportunity to interview Matthew Jefferson, she becomes enticed into the world of BDSM. When she first walked through his door, Kayden ignited a fire inside of Matthew, and he can’t seem to get enough of her. Matthew realizes that maybe he can be exclusive to one submissive.

Lily’s life has been strict and boring up until now, she never knew just how to change it. Her parents had taught her to be smart and disciplined, but being so good had made her well run dry. That was until she started working for Landon Carmichael. Landon is a ruthless but brilliant lawyer, and she had somehow been lucky enough to land a job working as one of his paralegals with little experience. She yet again finds herself attracted to the smart guy, but when she finally gets alone time with him she finds out he is so much more interesting than any man she’s ever known.

How do you get perspective and encouragement to focus forward when you are in the middle of a sad, distressing, or life-altering challenge in your life? Mess to Message serves as a great start. It provides a story in each chapter about a life challenge and the good - the message - that resulted. It provides a reflection after each story that encourages us to see and seek God in the mess. It provides hope - through a positive lens - to negative situations.

Nestled within the deep Alabama forest lies a community built on ancient Indian burial ground and almost completely hidden away from the world if not for the winding main road which leads to it from the highway. Within this community rests scenic streets, quaint suburban homes, happy families...and ghostly legends that will chill your bones. Here lies a collection of some of the scariest Southern ghost stories.

Did you know that top motocross freestyle pros race around a course doing as many awesome moves as they can before time's up? Some perform an amazing trick called a cliffhanger, where they touch their toes to their bikes' handlebars while airborne.

Did you know that pro vert skateboarders speed up half-pipe ramps to catch incredible air? They do awesome tricks such as backside kick turns, grabs, and airwalks. Some vert skaters do eye-popping aerial spins, rotating one, two, even three times while airborne!

Did you know that the top BMX vert riders can race up and down ramps to show off awesome stunts like no-handed 900-degree aerial spins? They can rotate their bikes two and a half times while airborne. They do moves such as cliffhangers and tailwhips, wowing fans and judges alike.

Did you know that the top motocross best trick riders can fly off jumps without holding on to their bikes? At the X Games best trick competition, you might see stunts like no-handers, can cans, and no-footers. Some pro best trick riders can even pull off a double backflip!

Simon thought nothing of the mystery painting that showed up on his doorstep. Where it came from and who left it was unknown. But once it hung in his home, eerie events began to take place. An entity walked the hall, and strange sounds permeated the walls. Nightmarish images crept into their dreams. Now, something evil has taken hold of his little daughter.

On the eve of the day of revelation, the cold war between God and Satan is over; and the august, grandeur lives of Earth’s elite echelon cataclysmically collide as the execution date for the brutal murder of Jesus Christ, and the rising rebellion of Satan, eclipses the horizon. Now, judgement is imminent; and humanity chooses sides when the second coming of Jesus Christ returns upon the modern world to fulfill God’s final prophecy, gather the chosen, build the divine army, and reclaim his queen.

Imagine how it would feel if you could started your meditation journey, and you didn’t stop. You never got off track. You made the commitment to start - no guilt trips for missing a day, no wavering. You just did it. But often when we set our meditation goals, we start, then hit a roadblock, lose motivation, then beat ourselves up for not finishing. Over and over and over again. It’s frustrating and discouraging. The fact is it’s not your fault; you simply have not understood how the mind is programed and how habits are formed.

Fed up with feeling tired? Stressed? Mind racing? Craving some inner calm? Meditation helps to overcome a scattered and agitated mind and develop concentration and relaxation at the same time. By learning to let go of thoughts and watch the breath you can develop a stable mind that can focus on what you want rather than being pushed and pulled in any direction by random thoughts. Try this 7 day course: How To Mediate Made Easy, and discover how meditation will leave you feeling clear and relaxed.