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Could you imagine watching your favorite epic film without the music? Would Jaws be nearly as scary if the open water scenes were not accompanied by the infamous John Williams two note alternating pattern dun nun, dun nun. For more than 45 years that sound has been our collective cultural shorthand to signal danger. Would the shower scene in Psycho be nearly as memorable without the accompanying eek eek eek. What about watching Star Wars without the theme music - not nearly as powerful. Composers have long understood the ability of music to affect a listener's state of mind. And now the science and the research is catching up with what composers have known all along, music affects us in profound ways. As the kick off to the Confidence Series I wanted to start off with the ability of music to boost not only our mood, but our self esteem and our confidence. The following episodes in the series will tackle other confidence blocks including mindset shifts, silencing your inner critic, and body positivity. All of those confidence enhancers work over time. But music, music works in the moment. The Journal of Positive Psychology published two studies in 2012 which found that listening to music can boost a person’s mood. Self belief has been directly connected to self-esteem and music has a direct effect on our self esteem. There is research to back up the fact that music can make you more confident during interviews.  And today's doctors tell us that music can enhance the function of neural networks, slow the heart rate, lower blood pressure, reduce levels of stress hormones and inflammatory cytokines, and provide some relief to patients undergoing surgery, as well as heart attack and stroke victims. And let’s not ignore the healing power it will have when there will inevitably come a time in your life when you just need to blast some tunes and let your piece of shit ex boyfriend know that you don’t need his sorry ass anymore. Songs like this gives us the confidence to get through our bad days, and you know what - you have made it through 100% of your bad days and come out on the other side even stronger. You have the power to take control of all of the parts of your life - even the ones that feel out of control sometimes. The truth is music can change the way we perceive the world and ourselves. Musical patterns affect our auditory cortex which is the neural reward system as well as other areas involved in memory and emotion. Listening to certain songs can change our emotions or make us emotional. The truth is building self confidence and self love is not something that happens overnight. We will all have demons both internal and external that will affect how we see ourselves, and the following episodes in this series and others to come will certainly help provide the tools to face them, but now that you know that music can help you along the way - I have created a Spotify playlist for you which includes all the bad ass, confidence building songs that you shared with me on my LinkedIn and Instagram polls. This playlist is for all of us, so feel free to add your favorite songs to the list to inspire others to be more confident. This week's drink of the week is a cocktail called Brave Bull, which is just 1.5 oz of reposado tequila, 1 oz of kahlua and a lemon twist. That’s it. That’s it takes to be strong and brave like a bull. A special shout out to Sherri Snow, Executive Director at North End Music & Performing Arts Center and her students Hannah and Harper for providing the music for today’s podcast.   Spotify Playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/6AXsrqykjf9Vh2I3jdMnAW?si=hcB75nVxQFuFdIyU_LtmSA Relevant Linkshttps://juliebrownbd.com/ ​(Website)https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/ ​(Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/​ (LinkedIn) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q​ (Youtube) https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/​ (Facebook)Don’t forget to buy the book!

As Americans we are taught that we all have certain unalienable rights. Written right there in the pages of our Declaration of Independence is that we have​ the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.​ Something about that line has always gotten me thinking. And it’s the word pursuit. You know why?Because I think of that word as having movement.The word pursuit, which means an effort to secure or attain, appears to me to be an ongoing effort, something which may slip through our fingers if we don’t keep working on it. So if happiness or the pursuit thereof, is one of our unalienable rights, how are we doing with it, after some 200 years after the writing of that line?Well, research suggests that we aren't doing so great. A new NORC poll drawing on trends from the long running General Social Survey finds Americans are less likely to call themselves very happy than at any point since that survey began back in 1972. If you think it’s because of the global pandemic you're both wrong and right: Research suggests that we've been unhappy for a while now. In March 2019, a full year before there was even a hint of an upcoming pandemic, The World Happiness Report, which is released to coincide with the United Nations International happiness day, stated that Americans are as unhappy as they've been in years. For the third straight year in a row, the US has dropped in the happiness rankings.So, how do we right this ship? How do we Bobby McFerrin our lives and ‘Don’t worry, be happy’?Lucky for you, our guest today knows all about finding happiness. Tune in to the episode as I’m joined by Pam Garramone, a Certified Positive Psychology Speaker and Life Coach teaching the Science of Happiness to anyone who wants to learn how to be happier. Pam talks all about Positive Psychology, her wonderful journey researching happiness and shares with us her 4 happiness boosters that we can start to use to be happier every day. Here’s a preview - your social connections are one of the number one happiness boosters you have!And to all those who say over and over again, “I’ll be happy when”....., you’re gonna find your answers today too! Let’s welcome a happier and nicer 2021.Drink of the Week​ ​Four Graces Pinot Noir.​ ​Pam’s favorite drink is the Pinot Noir, and that brought me to choose this one for the episode​!If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share the podcast to help it reach a larger audience.And if you would like a shout out for tipping your bartender and contributing to the ever growing This Sh!t Works bar tab click ​https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/JulieBrownBD?locale.x=en_US to make a donation. No amount is too small, it will get drunk! Relevant Links: Pam Garramone: ​https://www.pamgarramone.com/ ​https://www.instagram.com/pamgarramone/ ​https://www.facebook.com/pamgarramonespeakerandcoach​/ https://twitter.com/PamGarramone ​https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamgarramone/Julie Brown:https://juliebrownbd.com/ ​(Website)https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/ ​(Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/​ (LinkedIn) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q​ (Youtube) https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/​ (Facebook)

2020 is almost over. What a dumpster fire of a year AMIRIGHT? This is usually the time of the year when we gather our year end lists, think about all the things we have done, seen, heard and accomplished in the past 12 months. But right now the only thing I can think of is that I'm so glad it's almost over.Is it just me or are you also struggling to find things to be grateful for? I don't generally think of myself as an ungrateful bitch. But then I started getting nervous; what if I am and I don't even know it!? This question called for research, to see if some people are just more grateful than others, and if so why! Is there a gratitude gene? And what do you do if you don't have it?The research suggests that genetics may actually help explain why some people find it easier to feel and express gratitude than others. There have been studies that have explored what specific genes may help determine a person's grateful or less grateful disposition. Two promising candidates for this are the genes CD38 and COMT. While CD38 is involved in the secretion of the neuropeptide oxytocin, COMT acts in the recycling of the neurotransmitter dopamine. You remember our friends oxytocin from episode 20, and dopamine from episode 17 right.As I was pondering the research, I came across an email from a wonderful lady from my network who was starting a 28 day Gratitude journey on Facebook! Before my less grateful COMT gene could take over, I signed up for the journey, deciding to give my gratitude genes a workout. Each day within the Facebook community Beth prompted us to write down three things we were grateful for. And guess what? It totally helped me find the littlest things to be grateful for every day!We’re joined in the episode today by the incredibly positive Beth Hewitt, who’s a business and career strategist specializing in creative visualization, positivity and resilience. She's also the host of the Visualise You podcast. ( P.S. You're absolutely gonna fall in love with her accent!) Listen in as we discuss all about the 28-day Gratitude journey, why and how she decided to start it and how it’s impacted the participants and their outlook on life. Also, how it legit helped me flex my gratitude muscles!There’s absolutely no wrong entries for your Gratitude list, neither is there a specific time to practice it. Go at your pace and it becomes a habit!Drink of the Week Riverbench Blanc du Noir Sparkling Wine. Most people think of wine, especially in France, as a man's world. But look into the history of the three ladies mentioned in the episode to see how they revolutionized the champagne industry. I thank you again for being here for taking time out of your day to tune in and listen. Goodbye 2020! If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share the podcast to help it reach a larger audience.And if you would like a shout out for tipping your bartender and contributing to the ever growing This Sh!t Works bar tab click ​https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/JulieBrownBD?locale.x=en_US (HERE) to make a donation. No amount is too small, it will get drunk! Relevant Links: Beth Hewitt: ​https://bethhewitt.com/Visualise You Podcast: ​https://visualiseyou.com/https://juliebrownbd.com/ ​(Website)https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/ ​(Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/​ (LinkedIn) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q​ (Youtube) https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/​ (Facebook) 

We’ve all heard the line before, that it is better to give than to receive. During the holidays you’ll hear it over and over again, but is it true, and if so why? What does the act of giving do for us?Sure, philosophers will tell you to give freely, but what about scientists? What does the data say - is there data to back up the idea that it is indeed better to be a giver than a getter? Well, of course the data backs it up or this would be a pretty shitty podcast episode. But let’s start by first defining what giving is. For the purpose of my research and this podcast we will use this definition. A Gift, is the transfer of something without the expectation of receiving something in return. There have been a number of studies on the biological effects of giving - decades of research actually. Tune in the learn how giving activates regions within the brain associated with pleasure and how the act of releases the same hormones within the body that are released during sex!We also discuss three types of business interaction styles: takers, matchers, and givers. Listen in to determine which interaction style is yours. We also take a trip to the island of Puerto Rico where we discover this week's Drink of the Week: Coquito or Puerto Rican Eggnog!Coquito see link for the full recipe: https://thenovicechefblog.com/coquito/And if you would like a shout out for tipping your bartender and contributing to the ever growing This Sh!t Works bar tab click ​https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/JulieBrownBD?locale.x=en_US to make a donation. No amount is too small, it will get drunk!Relevant linkshttps://juliebrownbd.com/ ​(Website)https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/ ​(Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/​ (LinkedIn) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q​ (Youtube) https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/​ (Facebook)

Would you be surprised if I told you that friendship is as important for your health as diet and exercise. That there is an actual correlation between how social you are and how long you will live! New research shows that the power of friendship gets stronger with age and may even be more important than family relationships, which doesn't surprise me one fucking bit since my personal experience is that families are messy and unreliable. And it's your friends that you can depend on!Why then do they take a backseat to our more pressing day to day responsibilities?We all have friends, we all make friends, and friendship seems to be a hallmark of human behavior. But despite all this, it’s taken years for scientists to formally consider this aspect of human life! Quite surprisingly, even the study of animals has uncovered that social relationships and bonding are what ensure that you thrive. That it's not just survival of the fittest but also of the friendliest!Joining me on the episode today is Lydia Denworth, ​contributing editor for Scientific American, writer for Psychology Today, as well as the author of ‘Friendship: The Evolution, Biology and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond’.​ Take a moment to listen in on my conversation with Lydia to hear about her research into the biological, psychological, and evolutionary foundations of friendships, the importance of these friendships for long term happiness, and how we can learn to cultivate, nurture, and invest in our friendships.Friendship is like rewarding your brain, it's fun and it's pleasurable, so you keep coming back for more. Building on a friendship is neither easy nor quick. Lydia shares how a researcher at the University of Kansas actually counted up the number of hours it takes to go from an acquaintance to a friend, to a really good friend. Friendship is a voluntary relationship that definitely takes time to build!Lydia introduces us to Sylvia, a real mean baboon, that is until she experienced loss. What Sylvia did after her loss stunned even the primatologists, and her actions ultimately led to a better understanding of the importance of friendship and social bonding in animals.Tune in to experience the surprise for yourself!Growing up, I thought I was going to be a biologist, making me pursue a bachelor's degree in biology that I do nothing with today. And my inner biologists absolutely loved the conversation with Lydia. I hope you have a good time listening too.Drink of the Week​ is Beautiful Friendship, a cocktail of Cointreau, dark rum, lime juice, simple syrup and tamarind concentrate. (P.S.-If you don't know about tamarind concentrate or tamarind juice and you aren't using it in your cocktails, you don't know what you're missing out on!) Ingredients​- 0.75 oz Cointreau1.5 oz Dark rum0.5 oz Fresh lime juice0.25 oz Simple syrup1 bar spoon Tamarind concentrate 5 leaves Fresh mint1 pinch Cinnamon2 oz SodaMuddle mint in simple syrup in the bottom of a shaker. Add Cointreau, rum, lime juice, tamarind concentrate, and pinch of cinnamon and fill with ice. Shake that shit and strain over ice into a Collins glass. Top with soda and stir to combine. Garnish with mint sprigs.If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share the podcast to help it reach a larger audience.And if you would like a shout out for tipping your bartender and contributing to the ever growing This Sh!t Works bar tab click ​https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/JulieBrownBD?locale.x=en_US to make a donation. No amount is too small, it will get drunk!Relevant Links:Lydia’s book: https://lydiadenworth.com/books/friendship/ https://www.amazon.in/Friendship-Evolution-Biology-Extraordinary-Fundamental/dp/147297771 8https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/friendship-lydia-denworth/1132588577 https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Friendship/Lydia-Denworth/9780393651546?id=67033388098 39 https://bookshop.org/books/friendship-the-evolution-biology-and-extraordinary-power-of-life-s-fundamental-bond/9780393651546https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780393651546 https://juliebrownbd.com/ ​(Website)https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/ ​(Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/​ (LinkedIn) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q​ (Youtube) https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/​ (Facebook)

A study showed that 70 percent of employees say friends at work is the most crucial element to a happy working life, and 58 percent of men would refuse a higher-paying job if it meant not getting along with co-workers. Maybe this is why the Gallup research shows that people who have strong work relationships are more engaged, produce higher-quality work and have a higher state of well being.Then why do only 15% of people believe that they have a real friend at work? Probably because most of us have a tendency to separate and isolate our friendships, defining people either as our work friends or our “real” friends, not realizing the huge benefits of unifying them and bridging the distances between the two.Have you ever tried to get to know your colleagues at work well enough to make wonderful friends out of them? If not, you have underestimated their role in your happiness and in your success, for they have the power to phenomenally up your wellness and productivity!Here are a few tips to help turn your work friends into real friends Take it slow and one step at a time. Support your friends inside of the office. Use social media to find out more about them. Do lunch together. Ask them if they’re interested in doing something together. Find common interests. Include your real friends in get-togethers with work friends. Take the risk of forming better bonds. Listen in for more tips and tricks to turning work relationships into real friendships! Drink of the Week: ​The Negro Modelo beerYou might not be able to go to a bar and grab beers with your friends right now. But you can still drink beer. I realized it has been a while since I highlighted a beer as the Drink of the Week. A little history lesson about Negro Modelo, the first bottle came off the assembly line in 1925 and since then has been a part of Mexican culture. It's a fixture at major holidays, family celebrations, and friendly get-togethers from Sonora to Chiapas. There website actually has a number of cocktails that you can make with Negro Modelo - maybe I’ll have to try one of them one week for the drink of the week -  I actaully don’t think I’ve ever made a cocktail with beer before. Have you? Let me know if you have.If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share the podcast to help it reach a larger audience.And if you would like a shout out for tipping your bartender and contributing to the ever growing This Sh!t Works bar tab click HERE to make a donation. No amount is too small, it will get drunk!Relevant Links:https://juliebrownbd.com/ ​(Website)https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/ ​(Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/​ (LinkedIn) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q​ (Youtube) https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/​ (Facebook)Book: ​https://juliebrownbd.com/book/ ​(This Shit Works) 

Are you struggling to find a way to stand-out at networking events both virtual and in person? Tune into the next 13 minutes and never have another boring conversation again! Everything we do starts in our brain, it’s the literal boss of the body! And in the next few episodes, we are going to delve into the incredibly resourceful human brain and learn how you can utilize its power to get the best out of any networking event!There are a number of neurotransmitters involved in brain-body connection, including glutamate, GABA, dopamine, adrenaline, serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin, but out of all these, dopamine is going to be your best networking friend, your wing person, your main man. With the help of dopamine YOU are going to be a networking and relationship building superstar?Dopamine makes you curious about ideas and fuels your search for information and is also the feel good transmitter of the brain. You have the power to create dopamine spikes in the brains of the people you meet, just by asking the right questions. Curious? Let’s start with what ARE NOT the right questions to ask “How are you?” and “What do you do?” Those are the two ​lowest​ dopamine producing questions! Listen in to today’s podcast to discover how you can ask dopamine-inducing questions to kick start any conversation. Learn how asking the right questions allows you to discover a tremendous amount of information about a person in a very small amount of time. Start here, make a list of interesting dopamine inducing questions based off of the list you created about yourself in the “List yourself approach” in Episode Three. If you haven’t been there, please go back, listen to it, and then come back here so you can make the most out of this strategy. The monotony and boredom associated with typical networking events (especially virtual ones) can be eliminated just by asking better questions. Turn your “How are yous” into “Tell me about your favorite vacation” or in a virtual scenario, try going with “What is the best show you’ve binge watched during COVID?” and you’ll start off with a more casual and confident conversation.I’ve listed my favorite Dopamine inducing conversations for you in this episode. Drink of the Week: Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky.  Hear me take it straight out of the bottle today! (P.S.-Why don’t you let me know your favorite Scotches, so maybe I can try those too?)If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share the podcast to help it reach a larger audience. And if you would like a shout out for tipping your bartender and contributing to the ever growing This Sh!t Works bar tab click HERE to make a donation. No amount is too small, it will get drunk!Relevant LinksWebsiteInstagramLinkedInYoutubeFacebookEmail: julie@juliebrownbd.com    Book: This Shit WorksCheers, JB

Even during good years the holidays can be a difficult time for some people. Now, combine that with Covid fatigue, increased loneliness, travel restrictions, and isolation and the holidays can seem like an even more stark and lonely time. The holiday season this year is going to be different for everyone. Yes, we are untethered from the family and tradition this year, but we can still incorporate some parts of our tradition into the holiday and perhaps even create new traditions worthy of being carried forward into next year's holiday gatherings when we are all finally allowed to be together again. Wanna know how? Listen in!Therapist Aundi Kolber has tips to help us battle holiday loneliness. She says: 1. Identify two or three people that you can reach out to, if the loneliness of the holidays seems too overwhelming. 2. Do not wait until you are overwhelmed to contact them and ask if they can be on “your team” of people to contact when you need to be encouraged or just need someone to talk to! There are hundreds of thousands of people who’ve lost loved ones due to the virus, and it will be their first holiday season without them. We are all struggling, know that we’re all in this together! What new traditions can you create this year, perhaps you can create a Vid Hug Thanksgiving Video for all the people that you can’t be with in person. What about taking part in secret Santa events like a Secret Santa Dog, or Secret Santa Sis/Brother helping to bring unexpected joy to someone. Perhaps you can pack up a Thanksgiving treat to deliver to someone you know is struggling. Something good always comes with the bad - can you find it, and if you can’t find it can you make it?Drink of the Week: Sage Gold Rush CocktailFor me, sage is the Thanksgiving herb and I grow it in my garden so I always have plenty of it on hand. Make a honey simple syrup with equal parts honey and water. After it has boiled together, add a bunch of sage leaves. Let it steep in the syrup while it cools, then remove the sage leaves. 2 oz. Bourbon 1 ½ oz. syrup 1 ½ oz. lemon juice Sage sprigsLemon TwistTo make the cocktail, combine the first 3 in an ice fill shaker. Shake that shit for a minute and then strain it into an old-fashioned glass and garnish it with a lemon twist and some sprigs of sage. Check out my Instagram stories later today to see pics of this drink and all the other Thanksgiving shit I never have time to make but I'm definitely going to make this year, and please know this: If you need more people on your team, if you are feeling isolated and alone this holiday season, please know that you can reach out to me as I’ll be more than happy to be part of your team! If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share the podcast to help it reach a larger audience.Cheers,JB

We all have a hundreds if not thousands of things we want to do and accomplish in our lives, and sometimes when we look at the enormity of what we hope to achieve it can seem like it’s all too much. It can be incredibly easy to become overwhelmed, to get trapped under the mental weight of all your goals, and to lose focus. And that was before the pandemic started. The truth is we can become paralyzed by everything we have on our plate. We can easily become overwhelmed by our to-dos, and should do’s, causing us to throw our hands up in the air and say f*ck this shit. But that doesn’t accomplish anything, it just serves to create more stress for us, by making us believe that we in fact cannot get it done. Enter Paula Rizza, Emmy Award winning television producer, best selling author, a media trainer and a strategist. She is the founder of ListProducer.com, and the author of two Books, Listful Thinking: Using Lists to be More Productive, Highly Successful and Less Stressed. We could all use that right now. And Listful Living: A List Making Journey to a Less Stressed You. Can I get an Amen on that?Paula is here to share her tips and tricks to create better and more effective lists that suit your goals and productivity style, and even allows time for self care. She’s also going to change your life with her knowledge of apps and extensions to help you manage time more efficiently!  Check these out:MomentumOne TabPocketWe also discuss the Pomodoro technique, which I have been using everyday since our conversation and it is a TOTAL PRODUCTIVITY AND FOCUS GAME CHANGER.  Drink of the Week​ : The Daou 2018 Sauvignon Blanc because when Paula isn’t taking over the world she rather likes herself a nice crisp white wine.Check out Paula's resources for making “productive” lists:-Websites:​ ​https://paularizzo.com/ https://listproducer.com/starterkitPaula's Instagram:​ ​https://www.linkedin.com/paularizzo1If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share it to help it reach a larger audience! And if you would like a shout out for tipping your bartender and contributing to the ever growing This Sh!t Works bar tab click HERE to make a donation. No amount is too small, it will get drunk!

One does not just become an Instagram celebrity overnight, but when a person does, you can be sure that they are influential individuals and that the online network they have created will grow their business to greater heights! On the show today, we have Tiffany Narbonne, founder of T. Jazelle, who by sharing what she creates with love and passion has organically created a massive instagram following and become a certified Instagram celebrity.  Tiffany's personality shines through every single one of the bracelets that she creates. There is a special meaning behind each gemstone and charm, which Tiffany writes on a card herself and is included with every single piece of jewelry. The story of T. Jazelle is that of a woman who followed that “which set her soul on fire”, her most loved quote and an honest description of what grew business. In the episode, Tiffany talks about how she started the business as a side hustle while working at Channel Seven, then growing the business on Etsy, Facebook and Instagram, as well as her mindful charity practices. If you’re still trying to figure out how Instagram can help you grow your business, know this - Tiffany created an Instagram account for her pup, Lola, and one of the people who started following her happened to be the Lisa Vanderpump and Vanderpump dogs - WHAT?. Tiffany acted fast and reached out Lisa Vanderpump via DM on Instagram, this reach out  landed her an amazing opportunity to partner with the phenomenal personality! Your Instagram page is a good way of letting your followers know who you are inside and outside of your business, doing this allows them to connect with you on a personal level. This helps to create a relationship with your clients that can transcend the boundaries of the Instagram platform. Tiffany also discusses how many times per week to post, when are the best time to post, and the power of Instagram stories. Click here to shop her Give Back Collection. https://tjazelle.com/pages/tj-give-back-collection The Drink of the Week is Tiffany’s favorite, the Margarita but with a Julie Brown twist. Actually I’ve completely changed it, I’ve taken inspiration from a regular margarita and reimagined it with ginger and mezcal so now it’s a Smokey Ginger Margarita. Drink of the Week: Smokey Ginger Margarita1.5 oz Domaine Canton (ginger liqueur)1 oz one ounce of smoky mezcal (I used Silencio).5 oz of fresh lime juice Put that in a cocktail mixing glass filled with ice and stir for a while to let all the flavors come together.  Strain into a rocks glass with additional ice If you like what you heard today, please do like, share and review the podcast on iTunes! Plus remember to check out T. Jazelle and her meaning based jewelry - perfect gifts for the upcoming holiday season! https://tjazelle.com/And a special shout out to our sponsor - b Architecture Studio, a boutique architecture studio with locations on the North Shore of Massachusetts and Cape Cod. b Architecture Studio uses their core principles of “listen”, “communicate” and “create” to design homes that suit how you live. For more information and to be inspired for your next home project, visit https://barchstudio.com/