Six months ago, we took foster placement of a little boy named Cole.  Yesterday we adopted him.   We adopted Cady and Emma earlier this year.  For the past four years, Ana and I have been foster parents.  It's been life-changing.  We have aged tremendously, and we have lived exceptionally.  We have hurt like never before.  And we have discovered a capability in ourselves and others of loving and being loved so completely and unconditionally that we never imagined possible. Most of all, we have served God faithfully, made countless mistakes, but each day we evaluated, forgave, and asked forgiveness, then got up the next day determined to do better. And today, we woke up, no longer raising someone else's children for them, but raising our own.  It's a lot to take in.  It's what we prayed for, and God answered those prayers. Ana and I sit down to talk about the experience, some of the highs and lows, and moving forward. Support The Podcast https://anchor.fm/goodlad-unscripted/support Support The Podcast  Visit GoodladUnscripted.com Watch GoodladUnscripted on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on Twitter Join the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Google Play Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe on Breaker Subscribe on Overcast Subscribe on Pocket Casts Subscribe on Radio Public --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodlad-unscripted/support

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We Adopted Cole

I met Tanji Johnson in 2001 when she had just graduated from being an amateur athlete to the Professional Division of competitive fitness in the IFBB.  She became an icon in the fitness industry, competing for 15 years as one of the very best, and at times, the very best in the world.  As a photographer and journalist, I had the privilege of covering her career for fitness industry magazines and websites and witnessing some of the incredible highs and devastating lows she experienced along the way.  Despite two typically career-ending injuries, she recovered and came back stronger and better than ever.   The approach she takes with life is the same she took with her athletic career, and because of that, she is immensely successful at everything she chooses to do.   I hope you find Tanji and her approach to facing difficulty inspiring.  We all can most certainly use some inspiration right now. Support The Podcast  Visit GoodladUnscripted.com Watch GoodladUnscripted on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on Twitter Join the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Google Play Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe on Breaker Subscribe on Overcast Subscribe on Pocket Casts Subscribe on Radio Public --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodlad-unscripted/support

Getting Back Up And Winning

Aging looks very different in 2020 than it did when I was growing up.  The average 60-year-old man or woman looks and acts very differently than they did even a generation ago.  Fitness is the culprit.  That and eating healthier and living healthier lifestyles.  Until now, however, finding applicable information about aging and staying fit has been challenging.  Most of the available fitness information created is for a younger audience, and the information available doesn't address some of the biological changes those over 50 experience like changing hormones, changing digestion, and reduced recovery, for instance.   And the information available for those over 50 is not always applicable to non-sedentary types and indeed not committed athletes that function at a high level of fitness and capability. Kevin Myles, Author of The Diet That Works, is our guest today, and we talk about his new project that just launched, The Fifty Plus Fit Club.  Kevin is a well known trainer and qualitifed expert on nutriton and training and a 61 year old male elite athlete.  In other words, the perfect man for the job.   Visit the website and you can reach out to Kevin Myles Here. Support The Podcast  Visit GoodladUnscripted.com Watch GoodladUnscripted on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on Twitter Join the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Google Play Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe on Breaker Subscribe on Overcast Subscribe on Pocket Casts Subscribe on Radio Public --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodlad-unscripted/support

Fitness Over Fifty

We are foster parents and our little boy Kwamane has been with us since he was 4 months old.  He is four now and has spend every day of his life since January 2017 with us.  Six weeks ago he went to live with his biological mother.  We knew it was coming and it's a day she has been dreaming about since they were separated and we are very happy and supportive of her.  But that doesn't make it easy, it just makes it right.   Ana and I finally break the silence and talk about Kwamane and the story behind him leaving in this episode.  You can also read the story here Support The Podcast  Visit GoodladUnscripted.com Watch GoodladUnscripted on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on Twitter Join the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Google Play Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe on Breaker Subscribe on Overcast Subscribe on Pocket Casts Subscribe on Radio Public --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodlad-unscripted/support

After Nearly Four Years Our Little Boy Is Gone

Ana has been my favorite model to work with for over a decade now.  We have done hundreds of photoshoots together, but since we became foster parents four years ago, and adoptive parents this year, working together has been rare. Recently, Aunt Elaine Goodlad gave us a day off, so Ana traveled with me to LA to do a photoshoot. Ana and I talk about shooting together, modeling, and our shoot in LA.  I hope you enjoy and if you want to see the video of the photoshoot, click the link here.  And thank you for subscribing to my youtube channel. Please support our sponsors:  Blackbean.coffee - Silverbulletantiaging.com - Blessedbodywear.com Visit GoodladUnscripted.com Watch GoodladUnscripted on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on Twitter Join the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Google Play Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe on Breaker Subscribe on Overcast Subscribe on Pocket Casts Subscribe on Radio Public --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodlad-unscripted/support

The Story Behind The Pictures

As a father and a taxpayer, I can't help but look at the state of our world and ask myself who the heck raised these fools.  My grandmother was the most significant influence in my life, and she was born in 1917 in the prairie province of Saskatchewan in Canada.  She and my grandfather were farmers. They survived the "hungry thirties" as she called them and washed clothes with a washboard, fetched water from the dugout to cook and clean with, chopped wood to heat the house and stove, and a doctor was a day's ride away in a horse-drawn wagon.  They came face to face with survival each day, and the community around them pulled together, so no one starved, and all had the bare necessities.  Manners were important, so civic pride and duty, hard work, integrity, and taking responsibility were the hallmarks of a good person.  Times have changed.  But why have they changed? Elaine Goodlad and I , or "Aunty Elaine" as she is called in our family, were raised by the same kind of people and come from the same neck of the woods.  We sit down to talk about what we think went wrong and how Ana, and I are raising our kids and why. Visit GoodladUnscripted.comWatch GoodladUnscripted on YoutubeFollow on InstagramFollow on TwitterJoin the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunesSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe on BreakerSubscribe on OvercastSubscribe on Pocket CastsSubscribe on Radio Public --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodlad-unscripted/support

Raising Responsible Adults

Before 2020 I always thought of people who stored large caches of food and water, medical supplies, and other supplies and survival equipment as oddballs. After lining up to buy toilet paper and rationing squares when none could be found, I have changed my opinion. Being prepared by having some basic survival provisions and equipment stored away is just prudent. In the event of something catastrophic happening to a community, it's the socially responsible thing to do. Security and personal protection expert Micheal Healea joins me on this show to talk about scenarios that quite possibly could happen and how to prepare so you and your family can survive a catastrophic event or disaster. <a href="https://www.redcross.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">American Red Cross</a> Visit GoodladUnscripted.comWatch GoodladUnscripted on YoutubeFollow on InstagramFollow on TwitterJoin the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunesSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe on BreakerSubscribe on OvercastSubscribe on Pocket CastsSubscribe on Radio Public --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodlad-unscripted/support

Before 2020 I always thought of people who stored large caches of food and water, medical supplies, and other supplies and survival equipment as oddballs. After lining up to buy toilet paper and rationing squares when none could be found, I have changed my opinion. Being prepared by having some basic survival provisions and equipment stored away is just prudent. In the event of something catastrophic happening to a community, it's the socially responsible thing to do. Security and personal protection expert Micheal Healea joins me on this show to talk about scenarios that quite possibly could happen and how to prepare so you and your family can survive a catastrophic event or disaster. American Red Cross Visit GoodladUnscripted.comWatch GoodladUnscripted on YoutubeFollow on InstagramFollow on TwitterJoin the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunesSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe on BreakerSubscribe on OvercastSubscribe on Pocket CastsSubscribe on Radio Public --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodlad-unscripted/support

Being Prepared For Disaster - Interview With A Prepper

This year has kicked everyone's butt and some people much harder than others. Suicide is such a problem that the US National Library Of Medicine website posted an article titled Covid19-Suicides: A Global Psychological Pandemic.  Ana and I talk about our circumstances and what we have learned about ourselves and each other that has helped us beat the hopelessness, frustration, and circumstantial depression so common in our country, and around the world. As always, we hope to add something to your day that helps. Visit GoodladUnscripted.comWatch GoodladUnscripted on YoutubeFollow on InstagramFollow on TwitterJoin the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunesSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe on BreakerSubscribe on OvercastSubscribe on Pocket CastsSubscribe on Radio Public

Dealing With The Covid-19 Pandemic And Depression

Alexi and Joli Irvine are sisters, professional dancers and models, and both are Vegas Showgirls.  They have played many of the biggest shows on the strip, yet they remain grounded and are sweet and down to earth girls despite their ample time in the spotlight.  When we visit, I often sit and marvel at their hyperspeed back-and-forth sibling banter, so I invited them to do a podcast with me to talk about dancing, performing, and being sisters. Follow Alexi and Joli on TikTok Visit GoodladUnscripted.com Watch GoodladUnscripted on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on Twitter Join the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Google Play Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe on Breaker Subscribe on Overcast Subscribe on Pocket Casts Subscribe on Radio Public 

Sisters And Vegas Showgirls

Our eighth wedding anniversary came and went with little fanfare on the 8th of this month.  Ana and I had dated four years before we married, we wanted to be sure.  So with a strong love and twelve years of wedded bliss under our belts, it should have been a day we even wanted to celebrate.  But we didn't.  Not in the traditional way, at least. This podcast is revealing.  We talk about how our marriage was brought to the brink this year, and why.  And we share the simple truth about how we turned things around.  And with all the love that fills our home, we talk about the most painful reason why our anniversary was a quiet one this year. Please support these sponsors: Silver Bullet Anti-Aging The Blackbean Coffee Company  Visit GoodladUnscripted.com Watch GoodladUnscripted on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on Twitter Join the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Google Play Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe on Breaker Subscribe on Overcast Subscribe on Pocket Casts Subscribe on Radio Public 

Why We Didn't Celebrate Our Anniversary This Year

Kimi Couture, the business executive, and entrepreneur, turned professional fighter,  got into women's Mixed Martial Arts back when no one thought it would be successful.  She was one of the pioneers, one of the original few professional female MMA fighters in the world, and while she didn't win every fight she had, she was tough as nails and one of the most entertaining and exciting professional MMA fighters, male or female, of that time. We sat down to talk about those days, growing up tough on a ranch in Colorado, her very public celebrity life, and very public divorce from MMA legend Randy Couture, and finally where she is today.   Visit GoodladUnscripted.comWatch GoodladUnscripted on YoutubeFollow on InstagramFollow on TwitterJoin the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunesSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe on BreakerSubscribe on OvercastSubscribe on Pocket CastsSubscribe on Radio Public

Interview With Celebrity MMA Fighter Kimi Couture

This year has taught us a great deal about ourselves, our family and life and we will never live it the way we once did.  It's infinitely better now.  In the absence of all we knew due to covid and quarantine, we discovered what really makes us happy and what is most important.  All of our dreams have changed, as have our goals, and our new life is much simpler than the one we were living before 2020. Ana joins me for this show, the kids were napping, and we talk about those changes and how we are coming out on the other side of this a little battered but much better for the experience. Visit GoodladUnscripted.comWatch GoodladUnscripted on YoutubeFollow on InstagramFollow on TwitterJoin the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunesSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe on BreakerSubscribe on OvercastSubscribe on Pocket CastsSubscribe on Radio Public

We Found Out What Makes Us Happy

You can follow Rick on Facebook Rick DeLauter has dedicated the past 43 years of his life to serving his country, the United States Of America.  His grandfather served in World War 1.  His father and uncles served in World War II.  And his oldest son, like him, also served in the military.  After 22 years in the Army, Rick retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and has continued serving in other roles related to the military to this day.  He is a guy that does that high-speed classified work throughout the world that is necessary to keep our country and interests safe and free.  I think he is a hero and a man that all good men can learn from and pattern themselves behind. At sixty-five years of age, he is the father of five-year-old Benjamin, who has Down Syndrome.  His perspective on being a dad and Benjamin's dad challenge me to be better with my own children.  He is a Christian and a man that comes from a mixed-race and mixed-culture home and sees nothing but the positives of that experience.   I had intentions of this podcast being a 30-minute show.  I should have known better.  We cut it short at an hour, and it was one of the fastest moving hours of my life.  I could listen to Rick for days.  He has formed his opinions based on his own experiences gleaned from a lifetime spent dealing with realities around the globe that most of us could never even imagine.  He is a man I respect, and it was an honor to have him on the show.   You can follow Rick on Facebook Visit GoodladUnscripted.comWatch GoodladUnscripted on YoutubeFollow on InstagramFollow on TwitterJoin the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunesSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe on BreakerSubscribe on OvercastSubscribe on Pocket CastsSubscribe on Radio Public

Interview With Rick DeLauter, An American Hero

Life. What is all of this for, and why and what is our purpose here? Inspired by the recent passing of a man we knew and respected deeply, we talk about our perspectives on what is essential, what isn't, and how important it is to evaluate where we are, where we are going, and make sure we are on the path to where we want to be. I close it out with a tip on how you can make sure that you are where you need to be. As always, we hope this adds something positive to your life and helps in some way. Visit GoodladUnscripted.comWatch GoodladUnscripted on YoutubeFollow on InstagramFollow on TwitterJoin the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunesSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe on BreakerSubscribe on OvercastSubscribe on Pocket CastsSubscribe on Radio Public

Life And Death And Living The Life You Were Meant To Live

Ana and I are together 24/7 right now and like a lot of couples, it's not an easy thing to do.  When things got contentious we had to make a choice to either let it escalate or sort out the issues and make our marriage a success.  That realization was the catalyst for tremendous growth and change and what we learned became the foundation for how we now deal with all adversity.  As with every podcast Ana and I do together, we hope this helps others that may not be doing so well with all the stress on their marriage right now. Visit GoodladUnscripted.comWatch GoodladUnscripted on YoutubeFollow on InstagramFollow on TwitterJoin the discussion on our Facebook Group Subscribe on iTunesSubscribe on Google PlaySubscribe on SpotifySubscribe on BreakerSubscribe on OvercastSubscribe on Pocket CastsSubscribe on Radio Public

Working Out Our Differences

Living fit, healthy and happy and taking on life's problems with my wife, three toddlers and way too many things to do

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