Becoming Wilkinson

Send us a textJason ManninoJason has decades of experience in multiple various careers that overlap including careers as an Executive Search Consultant, Executive Coach, Singer, Actor.  In Executive Search Jason has partnered with a variety of mission-driven clients both in house and with some of the world’s top executive recruiting agencies including Korn Ferry and Koya Partners (a division of Diversified Search Group). He also implemented in house executive search functions at world class organizations including University of Southern California, UC Berkeley, LA Care Health Plan among others. He also spent years working throughout the entertainment industry at organizations including Warner Bros. The Walt Disney Company and Universal Music among others.  In addition, Jason has had a lifelong love affair with the performing arts as a performer and supporter. Since moving to Palm Springs in 2021 he has sung with Modern Men, Coachella Valley Men’s Chorus, and had the honor of performing in the world premiere of their commission Momentum.  Next weekend will mark his 3rd concert with A Cabello, the Coachella Valley’s Premier Male Vocal Ensemble, in their tribute to the James Bond franchise’s 60th anniversary. Also, this month he makes his operatic debut in the lead role of Guy in TigerBear Productions' West Coast Premiere of Unbound.  He holds a B.A. in Theater Arts from Rutgers University and an M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from University of Santa Monica and he is credentialed as an executive/career coach with the International Coaching Federation (www.coachmannino.com), He is also a certified massage therapist and certified conscious breath worker.LINKS:Music:  A Cabbello (The Coachella Valley’s Premier Male Vocal Ensemble):   www.acabbello.orgOpera:  www.unboundopera.com (be sure to check performance dates/times or the Black Cast to see Jason)Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2022Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Send us a textScott Vitale is a gay man who weighed 312 pounds when he went in for his annual check up.  His doctor told him that if something didn't change in his lifestyle, he would die fairly soon.  He was referred to a doctor who did bariatric surgery.  Scott credits a lot of his success to the nutritionist who helped him learn to eat differently.  Under her guidance, he lost 45 pounds before the surgery.  Subsequently, the surgeon removed two thirds of his stomach, which caused some drastic changes in his life.His husband Eric supported him all along the way in this journey, and accompanied him to that first visit with the nutritionist.  When they returned home, Eric began to toss all of the bread, pastas , cereals, etc. into the trash and he told Scott that he too, would not be eating those things any longer.With his new-found energy and new life, Scott took up cycling and completed the San Francisco to LA Aids/Life Cycle ride in 2022.    He continues to cycle today and it's become his passion. Today he's maintains his ideal weight at 165 pounds.You may contact Scott via email at: svitale03@yahoo.comPhoto: Copyright Wilkinson/2022Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Send us a textTED FOXThe misadventures of Ted Fox's young gay life in Tennessee: early childhood adventures, a very flamboyant piano teacher, the diving team, begging Jesus to change him, travel, relatives in denial, becoming a trampoline champ, working as a dancer and actor, getting busted for weed, and other adventures!And of course all those adventures have given him great memories and also material for his Facebook storytelling group!Ted's Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/100051154877132Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2022Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Send us a textPeter Bedard, M.A.,  C.HtAuthor of  "Convergence Healing-  Healing pain with energetic love"."The doctors were able to put the bones back together, but they didn't put my life back together...""Millions of people suffer from some form of chronic pain (whether it be physical, emotional, or existential), and this discomfort silently drains too many of us of our highest potential and our power. Living in a state of unending pain pushes people to the margins of their own lives and robs them of direct access to their most authentic, essential, worthy selves. Pain, ironically, renders too many beautiful voices mute; it cripples the body, leaving too many dancing souls lost. And nobody knows this better than Peter Bedard.One night, seventeen-year-old dancer, Peter Bedard, died in a traffic accident. The white-bearded messenger waiting at the gate of heaven sent him back to Earth with a task to help others heal. After a decade of debilitating physical and emotional suffering, Peter uncovered an empowered, new way of healing chronic pain without medicine—convergence healing. In his groundbreaking approach, Bedard invites us to look at our pain as the greatest source of wisdom we will ever have. Instead of medicating it, trying to break with it, or somehow outwit it, he invites us to surrender to our pain so that we may finally integrate our losses, our transitions, our heartaches, and our mortality and make peace with the everlasting truth of who, uniquely, we truly are.Through the author’s own near-death experience and other compelling stories and case studies, Convergence Healing offers a whole new body-mind paradigm for those interested in living a balanced, well-integrated life".Check out www.ConvergenceHealingTeas.com and www.ConvergenceHealing.com for more healing love!Find Peter on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/peter.bedardBuy his book:  https://www.amazon.com/Convergence-Healing-Pain-Energetic-Love/dp/1501119524/Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2022Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Send us a textPaul Hietter Paul is a true renaissance man - having worked in a number of industries, with his favorites of being a caterer and event planner to the stars and a new thought minister. He is always happiest when he is of service and learning something new.   Overcoming life’s obstacles seems a good hobby and with hiking, working out, being a Chef and humanitarian, there is never a dull moment.  Currently single, and a cat daddy of Rumi and Leo,  Paul lives in Palm Springs, CA. He may be reached at 760-567-5820 or PaulHietter@icloud.com. Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2022Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Send us a textLucas SchelkensSometimes things happen in life which we interpret as negative events.But in hindsight, often it's those events which propel us to success in other areas of our lives.Lucas paints a word picture of such things in his own life.  We join him in his journey as hardships launch him into several successful careers.  And sometimes failures in a relationship can lead us down a different path.  And sometimes you round a corner and discover what you had desired all along: Finding the true love of your life.Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2022Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Send us a textJesse Rosenberg and Ken Avedisian: Finding true love in their sixties. It IS possible!So many times, as single gay men reach their third chapter in life, they believe that it's no longer possible to find love.Ken Avedisian and Jesse Rosenberg prove that this is not always the case.  After a chance meeting on a street corner during Leather Pride when they were each visiting Palm Springs, something clicked and the rest is history.They subsequently each moved to Palm Springs and bought a home together, remodeled it, got married during Covid and just returned from a month-long dream honeymoon in Africa.In this episode, they discuss their lives, their meeting and how they've compromised and worked together to form a new life together.Contact Ken:http:///www.cordonselections.comor Email: info@cordonselections.comContact Jesse:http://www.yogawithbears.comorEmail: info@yogawithbears.comandhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/436531930583333Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2022Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Send us a textCharlie Harding is an accomplished actor and singer, with a diverse mix of projects. He began his professional acting career with a co-starring role in the independent film Proxy.   Charlie is also the host and an executive producer of Underground and Out and About travel shows for Here! TV,  and Planet Out. He recently played the Bouncer in the upcoming film Here We Are, and stars with an ensemble cast in the mini series Silverlake.He was the lead singer of the band PROBE 7, releasing a full studio album and touring the west coast. As a songwriter and music producer, Charlie recently co-wrote and sang vocals for the song "Invisible Man," for a documentary about the unhoused.Contact Charlie:Web: http://www.HireCharlieHarding.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrcharding/Invisible Man on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JDbztdp0H8Unbound (kink) Opera: https://www.unboundopera.comPhoto: Copyright Wilkinson/2022Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Send us a textAdam's story and his struggles.Even though we each have dreams for that perfect life, many times we self sabotage ourselves for some hidden reason.  Adam shares the struggles he's had over the past several years with failed gay relationships, hurting himself and hurting others whom he's loved and lost.  Thankfully, his suicide attempts were not successful and he's here to share his poignant story with us.  It's so easy to judge others.  "Why didn't you do that"?  "Why did you say that"?  "Didn't you learn anything from the last time this happened"?  And yet, so many times we all do this type of thing to ourselves.  Hopefully, Adam's courage in sharing his story will give each of us insight into the way we so often behave in the very same way.And perhaps it will remind us to truly appreciate whom we have in the person sitting there, right in front of us.The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis LifelineText or call 988 on your cell phone for help.LGBT youth crisis helpline. If you are thinking about harming yourself — get immediate support. Connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S. It is 100% confidential, and 100% free.https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2022Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Send us a textPeter Gordon is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a private practice in Palm Springs, CA.  His life's path progressed from his days as a youth in NYC through various careers including a brief stint as a gypsy in the New York theater world to a landscape designer in Santa Fe, NM and then on to graduate school for counseling psychology at university outside of San Francisco at 50 years young Peter's initial desire for his new career path was based on a desire to work with queer youth navigating the treacherous waters of coming out, which, as most baby boomers know, was traumatic at best, at least until Stonewall and the modern movement toward equality.  However, his plans were fouled by the advent of the internet which allowed queer youth to connect world wide, from small towns to large cities in an entirely new way, accessing a community and achieving a degree of acceptance and self-respect, thereby limiting the need for a therapist. But there was still a lot of trauma in the LGBT community; and Peter focused on working with clients to heal using a relatively new theoretical model for trauma - EMDR.*  Gradually, Peter began to understand the ultimate limitations of various existing theoretical models of recovery programs, psychotherapy and psychotropic medications**.  The idea of plant medicines being used therapeutically has caught his attention and focus.  The recent positive research regarding the therapeutic benefits of the use of psychedelics to heal trauma, help addicts and alcoholics recover, and increase a sense of spirituality and connectedness has changed the direction of his practice.  Peter's practice is now heading into the future of healing trauma at a deeper level by combining psychedelics and therapy.*EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.**Psychotropic Medications:  A psychotropic drug is a drug that affects behavior, mood, thoughts, or perception (such as antidepressants).Peter is available for consultations and can be reached at:PMGMFT@YAHOO.COMPhoto: Copyright Wilkinson/2022Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com