Bridget Lindquist; Kathy Lindquist; Marty Lindquist; Sam Amsterdam; Dr. Kamakshi Zeidler; Dashon Goldson

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San Filipo Hiding in plain sight when a rare disease

(03:07):
doesn't look the way we expect, why early diagnoses matters,
and how time changes outcomes for families living with San
Filippo syndrome. We're gonna be joined by Kathylinquist. She's an
occupational therapist, assistant and parent advocate of San Filipo syndrome.
Marty Linquist Deputy Chief FDN y father and advocate of
San Filipo Syndrome and Bridget Linquist. She's a young adult

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Welcome back, Beautiful Dry State Area and beyond, Welcome back
New York City. You're listening to a moment of zen
right here on seven to ten war the Voice of
New York iHeartRadio. I'm your host, Zenzam's in today's We
Play It Forward conversation. It's one that demands our full
attention because rare diseases don't just challenge families, they challenge systems.

(04:47):
San Filippo syndrome is often described as childhood dementia. It's
a progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by the body's inability to
break down hepaphron sulfate. It's a toxic sugar that slowly
accumulates in the over the central nervous system. Over time.
That build up leads to cognitive decline, loss of motor skills, seizures,

(05:07):
and somewhat of a shortened life expectancy. Today, I'm joined
by Kathy and Marty Linquist of Wanton, New York, whose
two daughters, Margaret who's twenty one, and Bridget eighteen, are
living with San Filipo syndrome Type three B. Together they
spent years navigating subtle symptoms teenage onset, seizures and diagnoses
until answers finally came during adolescence in early childhood. Bridget

(05:31):
is also joining us right now, not just as a patient,
but as a young woman with goals, humor, creativity, and
an incredible voice that has become deeply influential in the
rare disease community. This is a conversation about missed windows,
about preservation versus progression, and about why for San Filipo
families today is their best day. Welcome to the show, superstars.

(05:54):
Huh Hello, Hi, So let's get into this. I'm going
to start with you, Kathy Marty. For years, your daughters
were living full engaged lives, school friendship goals, with nothing
that immediately pointed to a rare genetic disorder to my understanding,
and seizures didn't begin until their teens, as I was told,

(06:14):
and the diagnoses didn't come until Bridge. It was fifteen
and Margaret was already a young adult. So what was
it like searching for answers for so long? And how
did it feel when San Filipo Type three B finally
became the answer?

Speaker 4 (06:29):
I felt like Margaret and Bridge were being supported like
at their younger ages in school, they were getting the
support that they needed, so we weren't necessarily like searching
for answers like when they were toddlers or in elementary school.
It really wasn't until Bridget started having seizures the doctors
were like, something serious is.

Speaker 3 (06:50):
Going on here.

Speaker 4 (06:53):
And Margaret was already having seizures. She started seizures at
thirteen years old, years later than Bridges started having this seizures.
So I would say that was really when it became serious.

Speaker 5 (07:06):
And in speaking with the neurologists, she was also very
surprised that Bridget was having seizures. And you know, she
she was the one who recommended going to a geneticist
doing genetic testing. But even with that, we weren't thinking
san felipo. We weren't thinking rare disease. We kind of

(07:26):
did it almost just to check it off the box,
you know, check that box and and and say, okay,
we checked. We checked that, not really expecting to get
a diagnosis. And then when we did, you know, it
was something we had never heard of. Uh, we started researching. Obviously,
speaking to the doctors, they were very surprised too.

Speaker 3 (07:44):
And especially we clearly are both carriers.

Speaker 5 (07:48):
Correct, Yes, yes, yes, we're both carriers, but never we
never knew we were carriers until we were tested along
with the girls.

Speaker 3 (07:55):
Wow. Well, what you're describing reflects what experts call a
diagnostic odyssey, and for rare disease families, that odyssey often
lasts five to seven years and sometimes longer. So you're
kind of fitting that description. And that delay isn't just emotional,
It directly affects outcomes because when treatments like gene therapy
or enzyme replacement are closest to helping, you know, that's

(08:18):
when they're our closest to helping is before regression begins,
is what I wanted to say. So families aren't asking
for miracles, they're asking not to lose time they can
never get back.

Speaker 6 (08:30):
Right.

Speaker 3 (08:31):
Yeah, all right, So let's talk about adolescence. So adolescence
is already a period of identity formation neurologically, emotionally, and socially.
And to receive a diagnosis like this bridget at fifteen
means suddenly reinterpreting your entire childhood through a medical lens,
but still trying to plan a future. So you were

(08:53):
diagnosed at fifteen, and after growing up and going to
school and making friends and living what most people would
say a normal life, what was it like to learn
that something this serious had been there all along without
anyone knowing.

Speaker 7 (09:06):
It was hard to believe at first that I had
this diagnosis and it was there all that time, because
I was never affected by sam Felipo like other San
Fleipo patients were. My doctor explains to me that everyone
is on their own journey and it's a very wide range,

(09:27):
and I have an attenuated gene of san Fleipo, which
means that it's very slower affecting me.

Speaker 3 (09:34):
And I mean, look, what's what's so powerful about your
voice is that it challenges the idea that diagnosis defines identity.
Right now, it's frequently todd as an early onset disorder
with visible developmental regression, but the emerging data we're looking
at now shows that type three B can present later
like in the case of Bridget and progress more subtly,

(09:57):
and masquerade is common diagnosed. So, Kathy, you and I
spoke about this a d D ADHD autism autism spectrum traits,
learning differences, or these isolated seizure disorders right, So that
variability is one of the biggest barriers to early detection.
I would say, right, yes, I agree, yep. So when

(10:19):
you look at San Filipo, it's often associated with those
early developmental delays and you know, obvious regression, but that
wasn't your experience. So what have doctors explained about how
Type three B can present differently and how easily it
can be misread as things like add and autism or
these isolated seizure disorders, Like what are they dealing with

(10:41):
right now?

Speaker 8 (10:42):
Yeah?

Speaker 4 (10:42):
I think that those actors are very surprised because Margaret
and Bridge it really didn't have the typical characteristics of it.
A lot of the children experience chronic air infections which
my girls did not have, concept diarrhea which my girls
did not have, and I think a big one is adhday,
which our girls did not have. So it could be

(11:04):
easily messed when you don't have those symptoms. But like
Margaret and Bridget have seizures, not all San Filipo kids
have seizures, so I don't know the exact number, Like
is it half doing half toe?

Speaker 3 (11:17):
I'm not exactly sure about that.

Speaker 4 (11:18):
But if it wasn't for their seizures, they probably would
not be diagnosed.

Speaker 3 (11:23):
It really could be messed. And when rare diseases don't
fit the textbook, I mean children fall through cracks, so
bridget Many people still picture San Filipo one way, but
that's not your lived experience. I mean, you're studying to
be an esthetician, you love beauty music, and really I

(11:44):
heard you're a great comedian. You love to make people laugh.
So why is it so important to you that people
understand you as a whole person, not just a diagnosis.

Speaker 7 (11:55):
Sam Felipo syndrome is just a very small part of
my life, and I have so many positive things going
on in my life I'm able to do. So it's
not this big thing like cancer. It's like very different
than It's not like a disease or something crazy that

(12:16):
it's just something that I can live with. Like one
of my sister's friends was like, oh, I'm sorry, going
to work for what? And I'm like, Oh, it's okay,
I can live.

Speaker 3 (12:25):
With the And the truth is you can because right
now you're doing just fine and you're thriving. Now, let's
talk about what the invisible illness creates. So invisible illness
creates invisible labor, especially for mom and dad. Right when
children look fine, families often face skepticism instead of support,

(12:45):
even as the disease quietly progresses. So, Kathy and marty
A's parents, what's the hardest part of knowing your daughters
look fine to the outside world while living with a
progressive condition that most doctors have never even seen firsthand.

Speaker 5 (13:01):
Well, I think a lot of it is as you
mentioned earlier, that that they missed a lot of treatment
opportunities because of the normal progression of the of the disease. Uh,
it's geared more towards the children that are that that
just developed skills and then and then began to lose
those skills, and they try to catch them. At that time.

(13:23):
With all girls, they weren't on the radar at all
until they were teenagers, so a lot of those treatment
opportunities had passed. From the outside, it looked like they
were just normally developing children, and we believed they worked
for for quite a quite a while. And then when
we when we found out the diagnosis, immediately we looked
to treatment options and they really weren't any available to

(13:46):
them because they they are even in such a rare
community that they're ultra rare. I would say they're They're
very different than most of the other children in the community,
so there's really not much geared towards them as far
as clinical trials and treatments. So it's almost as if

(14:09):
because we're blessed that they are doing as well as
they're doing, but it's also excluded us from a lot
of treatment opportunities.

Speaker 3 (14:19):
Yeah, and that emotional toll is something research is only
beginning to acknowledge, right because parents carry not just the
caregiving responsibilities, but anticipatory grief and advocacy pressure and constant vigilance,
and you know, fewer unknowns, And that's the real wish
right now. Bridget You've chosen to use your voice conferences

(14:42):
and advocacy and social media, especially for kids who can
no longer speak for themselves. What gives you the courage
to step into that role at such a young age.

Speaker 7 (14:51):
I want to spread awareness about sam Felippo syndrome and
how each person can be different because I want to
make doctors and know that there are patients like me
out there who are very different than all the other
patients who can't walk, talk, and eat.

Speaker 3 (15:14):
Yeah, you're right, and you know even a simple message
like that, you know, save saves the time that we're
talking about, and time saves futures. And parents really belong
in rooms with doctors and regulators and lawmakers. You really do,
because you're the first line of defense.

Speaker 6 (15:30):
Right.

Speaker 3 (15:31):
Science doesn't move without pressure, and children don't have time
to wait. Right, Bridget, thank you so much for joining
us today, and thank you for sharing your story. Thank
you for being transparent and honest, and thank you for
your incredible voice. No problem, there's no problem. And mom
and dad, Kathy and Marty, you are incredible parents. You

(15:54):
are doing such an amazing job. Thank you for sharing
your story and your and your incredible daughter with our platform.
Thank you, Thank you. So check them out, follow them
on the gram directly at Bridget lind Q and at
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Welcome back to the Heart of Influence segment brought to
you by Diamond Liken, its subsidiaries and today conversation is

(17:01):
anchored in one essential truth. If you're not controlling the narrative,
you're inside someone else's. Here's why this matters, especially right now.
According to more than seventy five percent of modern enterprise
value now sits in intangible assets like trust and leadership
and credibility and governance and reputation. The Edelman Trust Barometer

(17:24):
shows that sixty seven percent of investors factored leadership communication
directly into valuation decisions, and Harvard Business Review has documented
repeatedly that most corporate breakdowns are preceded by narrative erosion,
not financial collapse. So, in other words, communication failure is
no longer a soft issue, it's a material risk. That's

(17:46):
why today's heart of Influenced conversation focuses on how narrative
discipline is built, protected, and executed at scale, particularly inside
high visibility, high growth environments. And joining me is Sam Amsterdam.
He serves as global Communications Council to Diamond Lake. Sam
works alongside Diamond Lake leadership to ensure that milestones, investments, partnerships,

(18:10):
and leadership decisions land with precision, credibility, and long term
trust across markets, media cycles, and global audiences. This conversation
isn't about promotion, It's about how influence actually functions behind
the scenes. Welcome to the show, superstar.

Speaker 8 (18:26):
Thank you so much for having me.

Speaker 3 (18:27):
Let's get to it so, Sam McKinsey and HBr research
shows organizations rarely fail financially first, they fail credibility first,
and narrative risk often shows up long before balance sheet
reflect trouble. So, from your vantage point working inside Diamond Lake,
where does this narrative breakdown usually begin?

Speaker 8 (18:49):
Well, it's particularly a pursuit to Diamond Lakes Operations, which
is a cross strategy investment advisory organization that helps to
in many cases digitize or tokenize American businesses. Narrative is everything.
It's a it's a very opaque business, UH, the arena
of decentralized finance. So building a brand, maintaining and and

(19:11):
and and growing transparency and trust is paramount. As a
strategic communications practitioner, I understand the importance of assuaging concerns
that your brand, your business is safe with an organization,
and I think it takes modern tactics but also age
old trust, engagement, transparency, and accountability UH principles of ethical

(19:36):
leadership that Diamond Lake has emblemized that I think are
important to modern day communication techniques.

Speaker 3 (19:42):
And what you said, it's at the heart of everything
because that distinction SAM is critical. The data shows rebuilding
trust can cost up to five times more than aligning
it correctly from the start, So you're what you're saying
is spot on.

Speaker 8 (19:56):
I'm a big fan of the the Edelman Trust Barometer,
and I understand that tragically there is year on year
a lack of trust in politicians, in governments, in business,
even in philanthropies, and it is thus imperative a business
imperative to promote transparency from within an organization for the
purposes of corporate social responsibility, between trust, between employers and employees,

(20:19):
and also between consumers and brands. Consumers are year on
year making their decisions for investments or purchases based on
the values emblemized by the brand. So now more than ever,
trust and transparency are critical.

Speaker 3 (20:34):
Yeah you said it, You said it, And global communication
studies consistently show that internal message inconsistency is one of
the strongest predictors of public failure, and the cracks show
internally before they ever hit the media, right, I mean,
we know this better than anyone else. So when you're
working with leadership teams, what early warning signs tell you

(20:55):
Communications and strategy are drifting apart.

Speaker 8 (20:58):
Typically there are two many moving parts. There. There is
no streamlined brand guidelines or messaging document. There are conflicts
internally mixed messages of what we'en working with companies in
terms of what is our value proposition, what is our
our corporate social responsibility steer without putting down a particular company,

(21:21):
Companies large suffer from the growing pains of the needs
to promote corporate social responsibility and stewardship. So I think
it often takes external counsel to come in and clean
sheet the organizations brand guidelines, mission statements. It doesn't have
to be a complete reinvention, but I think it gets

(21:41):
everybody on board and you make everybody within the company
feel like they're a part of the process.

Speaker 3 (21:46):
Yeah, that resonates, especially in a twenty four hour media
cycle where hesitation itself becomes a headline. Now, let's chat
precision over volume, so Edelman Zeo Trust Index shows trust
actually increases with measured restraint, not frequency, particularly during moments
of uncertainty. How do you help leadership determine when communication

(22:07):
adds clarity and when saying less protects credibility.

Speaker 8 (22:11):
Well, I think you can. One can certainly overspeak. I
think it's im I think if you have a mission,
you're sticking to the mission, you're articulate about that mission.
It's almost telling if you're overly aggressive in espousing that mission.
I think that one one of the core tenets of
any communications campaign is media training, vetting executive leadership, ensuring

(22:36):
that they stick to message and and don't overemphasize or
over espouse that message. I think sometimes less is more.
Folks can can make their determinations based on the strict
message box that is created, and that's not disingenuine. It's
simply about having a message that is streamlined across the
company and that resonates organically.

Speaker 3 (22:56):
Yeah, and that level of discipline sam is rare, and
it explains why organizations stay steady while others spiral publicly.

Speaker 8 (23:03):
Right. Well, absolutely, And I think that's especially when you're
talking about American businesses that are looking to tokenize. The
arena of cryptocurrency and tokenization is, let's face, it's still
very opaque. There are very few faces that go out
and speak in as expert commentators or speak about their distinction.
It's more these intangibles. That's the arena that we live in.

(23:24):
So if you can create distinction, create a core competency,
and stand out without overspeaking, without overreaching, without overpromising, I
think that you can really market effectively as a newly
tokenized American business.

Speaker 3 (23:42):
Yeah, so let's chat about I'm going to piggyback on
what you just said. Influence this year in the twenty
twenty six landscape, I mean, compared to even five years ago,
influence has fundamentally changed. I mean, to your point, decentralized media,
algorithm amplification and global scrutiny have really compressed response windows dramatically.

(24:03):
So from your global experience, what defines effective influence in
twenty twenty six?

Speaker 8 (24:08):
What defines effective influence in twenty twenty six? I think
it's about folks in a sense crowdsourcing. It's about having
your message and measuring how your message resonates. Are others
reiterating your message? Are others praising or scrutinizing, and then
you respond to the ramifications of your messaging. I think

(24:29):
influence means folks are talking about what you've said, what
you've done, are reverberating the tenets of your brand. So
it's to truly stand out. The barometer, if you will,
is how many folks are sharing my story. Not necessarily
from a followership standpoint, but how often are you hearing
what you've said repeated in the news cycle. You don't

(24:50):
have to be directly cited, but you can really assert
influence if what you're saying is unique, accountable, and credible.

Speaker 3 (24:57):
Well, Sam, it's been such a pleasure chatting with you,
but we are at the end of our date. This
wraps today's Heart of Influence conversation. You were amazing to
talk to. I loved everything that you brought to the table.
Your insights are really aligned with everything the show's principles
are built on. So thank you so much for lending
your voice to our platform today.

Speaker 8 (25:18):
I really appreciate you having it.

Speaker 3 (25:19):
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my procedure, Doctor Kamakshi Zeidler. She is a Board certified
plastic surgeon and founding physician partner at Esthetics in Silicon Valley.
Doctor Zeidler is nationally respected for her work in aesthetic
breast surgery and her role as a clinical investigator in
FDA mandated implant studies, and her deeply patient centered approach

(30:55):
is at the heart of this segment. Doctor Zeiler, Welcome
to the show, superstar.

Speaker 6 (30:59):
Thank you. It's so exciting to be here with you.

Speaker 3 (31:02):
Okay, So I want to talk about where women are
right now. So when you look at the patient research,
it shows that over seventy percent of women, doctor Zeiler,
are considering esthetic procedures, and they now rank biocompatibility and
long term safety as top priorities, often above size or shape.
And that's a massive shift from even a decade ago.

(31:23):
So when patients like me come to you, women who
have explanted or want to avoid implants altogether, how do
you frame what's realistically possible today.

Speaker 12 (31:35):
Yeah, it's a large number of women who actually are
fall into this category of wanting to have a beautiful
aesthetic feel very comfortable in their skin, but like you said,
wanting a choice that's biocompatible. I think that even more
so over the last decade, we've seen this shift to wellness.
So up until now options have been fairly limited. I mean,

(31:56):
there's ways of rearranging the tissue the way we do
in breast cancer.

Speaker 6 (31:59):
We could instruction to give better shape.

Speaker 12 (32:01):
This often includes some form of a breast lift or
tightening and moving the skin around. But sometimes there can
be contour regularities, a lot of scar tissues. Sometimes things
are misshapen or asymmetric and lack a little bit of volume.
So over the past decade, fat transfer has been really
a workhorse for providing great solutions and symmetry shaping and

(32:24):
giving some volume. Traditional fat crafting, though does require downtime.
It requires going to the operating room, oftentimes general anesthesia,
oftentimes a lot of liposuction, and a number of patients
are thin, you know, don't have a lot of fat
or even if there are some fat stores. Liposuction is
not without consequence. It can create indentations, It can lead

(32:48):
to a prolonged recovery, discomfort, and so you know, if
you're a woman who's felt you know, some loss of
femininity from the breast, changing the idea of having your
thighs or your abdomen or your back lipesuction with risk
of some scar tissue isn't always appealing, but it has
been a really good option. I think that the downside

(33:09):
also is that sometimes you need multiple procedures. So a
prospect of getting half a cup to a cup size
with multiple operations and going through all of that is
sometimes a lot. And so now enter this new option
of aloclay, specifically when it comes to a fat alternative
in terms of using your own fat, being able to
get something off the shelf without all the need for.

Speaker 6 (33:30):
Anesthesia, without all the lightposuction.

Speaker 12 (33:33):
Now this product is falling into that category of an
alternative solution, and there's even some benefits of it that
I seek that are actually in some ways esthetically better
than what we're able to achieve with traditional fat graph
And then I think that also aloclay has more than just.

Speaker 6 (33:50):
What traditional fat has.

Speaker 12 (33:52):
So when we do liposuction and purify fat, we get
fat cells, your own living fat cells. We usually do
this in a way that's very gentle to the body,
so we don't want to take all the supportive matrix
that exists in your body and create lots of scar tissue.
So different from traditional fat grafting, which is just the
living cells that are reinjected. Aloclay actually has a large

(34:12):
component of extracellular matrix, so all of the stuff that
structural around fat to give it shape comes with this.

Speaker 6 (34:19):
So when you.

Speaker 12 (34:19):
Inject aloclay, I'm actually able to get more contouring, more shaping,
more say like in the breast projection, and then we're
able to get with traditional fat.

Speaker 6 (34:30):
And that was one of the early things that I
noticed that I thought, gosh.

Speaker 12 (34:35):
These patients like yourself who had implants removed and maybe
missed some of the structure that an implant provided. Aloclay
is really this in between where it could be soft
and natural but still provide some structure.

Speaker 3 (34:48):
And that distinction is what mattered to me. Right, It
wasn't about fixing my explant. It was about expanding my choices.
And I think that you said it perfectly. I did
not want an invasive sure, and I didn't want to
have a foreign device implanted back into my body after
everything that you know that my journey entailed. So now

(35:10):
let's talk about explaining aloclay responsibly. So many women listening
and watching maybe hearing about Alokla for the very first time,
and clarity is critical, especially around regulation. So how do
you explain aloklay in simple terms, particularly as an FDA
regulated human tissue product, and how it differs from fat
transfer and synthetic fillers or implants.

Speaker 12 (35:33):
Right, So you really hit the nail on the head.
This is a different category. There are some other products
in the bioregenitive realm that are similar, things like sculpture
that build collagen or reneuva that you know builds your
own fat, but aloclay is really unique and that it
is actual donor fat cells with the matrix. So this

(35:54):
is you know, made by tissue banks that provide lots
of medical products. We're very familiar with it as surgency
specialized in breast cancer, reconstruction and breast aesthetics. Acellular dermal
matrix is a huge category that really came to breast surgery,
you know, in the last decade or two, and this
product is processed very much in the same way. So

(36:15):
when it comes to like implant surgery, breast reconstruction surgery
with this acelluldermal matrix, we have a lot of comfort
with how that's processed, how it's cleaned, how it's screened
so that there's no transmissible diseases and that it's a
sterile product, and that the body grows into it in
a way that accepts it as its own. And so

(36:35):
alol clay is like the fat version of that fat
and extracellular matrix. So it does come from categoric donors
and is processed much the way.

Speaker 6 (36:45):
That all these other tissue products are used.

Speaker 12 (36:48):
You know, bone graphs are done this way, tendon graphs,
a variety of things in medicine that provide you know,
meaningful improvements to quality of life. So this fat option
is one that we can use and lots of areas
of the body and using it in the breast, I think,
like you mentioned, you know, we're very thoughtful of making
sure that this is done in a responsible way.

Speaker 3 (37:09):
Yeah, And that explanation alone removes so much fear because
understanding this as a regulated tissue not a foreign device,
is the differentiator. Now I want to chat subtle shaping
and natural results. So studies on patient satisfaction consistently show
that natural look and feel now outrank dramatic size increase

(37:29):
when women define a successful outcome. Right, yes, So how
does aloclese support that subtle shaping, softness and balance for
women who want natural looking results. I've seen it on
my own breasts. You are one hundred percent right. It
gives you that extra volume. My breasts do feel chunkier
and fatter in a very symmetrical way. But I want

(37:52):
to know beyond the breasts, or maybe you can expand
on that. How it's also helping that subtle shape and
softness balance for women in other areas of the body.

Speaker 6 (38:02):
Yeah, I mean you hit the nail on the head.

Speaker 12 (38:04):
Yes, this has some structure, but it is very very soft,
and patients are really wanting a much more natural look
and feel. We see that across like all the ways
that people are enhancing their breast and Allo Clay really
does that well. I think that if you think of
what the breast gland is, there's glandular structure, but there's
a lot of fat intradigitated in there, and so being

(38:25):
able to use a very soft agent to create volume
and shaping is really wonderful. Like we can't do that
with breast implants. We can't do that as effectively with fat.
Fat is very soft, but it's almost too soft in
some senses that it can't really provide shape. So being
able to hance things right under the skin so that

(38:46):
it's not very irregular, being able to put that into
the cleavage so that it's soft. We're also using in
other areas of the body, like correcting little contour regularities
in the hips and the buttocks. One of the first
patients I treated, I was watching her very closely, and
we did a small amount and then came back for
a second treatment. And the fact that she came back

(39:06):
for yet a third treatment to increase volume, and then
you know, referred friends who weren't necessarily in an ex
plant situation but just native breasts wanting a little bit
of an enhancement. It speaks a lot when a patient
you know, wants to do more and chooses to refer friends.

Speaker 3 (39:23):
Oh yeah, without a doubt. So across esthetics and regenitive
solutions are one of the fastest growing areas of innovation,
particularly among women prioritizing long, long term wellness. Right, so
we know that regenitive solutions are at the heart of
all of this, and this is one of those solutions.
And really it's providing not only is it a regenerative solution,

(39:45):
it's providing a solution to a big, big problem in
the marketplace. Right, It's not just in its own category.
This is answering many many problems. Right, So, looking ahead,
where do you see regenerative structural fat allograph like alloqually
going and how might this reshape implant free breast enhancement?

Speaker 12 (40:05):
Yeah, I mean I think in a lot of ways,
this will be a starting point for a lot of
patients looking to enhance their breasts, you know, instead of
choosing implants in your twenties and maybe having you know,
operations over the course of a lifetime, even though that
technology has gotten much better.

Speaker 6 (40:23):
I see, much like some people.

Speaker 12 (40:25):
Will dabble with fillers in the face before having facial surgery,
that we'll see an entire non invasive component of breast
aesthetics really come about before people choose open, more significant
surgical interventions.

Speaker 3 (40:42):
Well, this has been an enlightening conversation. Uh, doctor Z.
Thank you for this conversation and for your care and
more importantly the care you bring to every patient.

Speaker 12 (40:51):
Absolutely, thank you for shedding light on this really exciting
new category.

Speaker 3 (40:56):
Now, if you're listening and exploring implant free regenerative options,
you definitely want to visit alloclaid dot com. You can
head directly to esthetics dot com that's Aesthetics TX and
check them out directly on the gram at doctor Zeidler
and at Esthetics. We'll be right back after this.

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Welcome back, beautiful Tri State Area. You're listening to a
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(43:40):
of our youth. A twenty twenty four CDC report found
that one in three teenagers struggles with chronic stress or anxiety,
and the Surgeon General continues to warn that young people
are facing the highest levels of disconnection and lack of
mentorship in modern history. Meanwhile, athletic participation, once a universal stabilizer,
is declining in underserved communities due to lack of access

(44:03):
and structured coaching. So today's headliner couldn't be more fitting.
From Pro Bowl powerhouse to community powerhouse. Deshaun Goldson on mentorship,
legacy and raising the next generation of champions. Deshaun Goldson
is not just a former NFL safety. Not just a
two time pro bowler or first time All Pro. He's

(44:24):
a mentor, a coach, an entrepreneur, and community architect, using
his platform to lift families and build confident young leaders.
Whether coaching in the NFL or developing the San Fernando
Valley Youth Chargers, Deshaun embodies what research from the Aspen
Institute calls the athlete mentor effect. When young people have
just one consistent adult investing in them, their likelihood of

(44:48):
graduating high school and avoiding high risk behaviors nearly doubles.
He also leads the Highest Point Foundation. It's an organization
committed to providing underserved youth with opportunities, stability, and emotional
see three pillars psychologists say are predictors of lifelong success. Deshaun,
Welcome to the show, Superstar.

Speaker 8 (45:08):
Yeah, thank you, thanks for having so excited to.

Speaker 3 (45:11):
Have you on. I want to chat about purpose after
the NFL. Right, So many elite athletes experience what psychologists
called identity foreclosure after retirement when the career ends, but
the identity hasn't been rebuilt yet. You walked straight into
purpose driven leadership. When did you realize that your legacy

(45:31):
wasn't going to be measured just by what you did
on the field, but by the lives you would shape
off of it.

Speaker 13 (45:37):
Well, for me, it all started, you know, just doing
community outreach, like while I was playing, and then shortly
after I retired, like I gotten the coach in high
school and I enjoy it. I enjoyed you know, you know,
dooluly eyes of the kids when they saw me step
onto that field and just hearing my voice. And I
noticed that, you know, players was reaching out for me

(45:58):
for advice, and I mean not even about like playbook
stuff for football. It was just more about like this
life and handling pressure and you know, staying on track, discipline,
things of that nature, and just bouncing back from setbacks.
And I had a lot to share it with him,
and I mean I just felt like it was my calling.

Speaker 3 (46:19):
You stepped into your calling literally, and that's incredibly grounded,
and it aligns with research showing that athletes who transition
into mentorship led roles experience higher life satisfaction than those
who don't. So your journey really proves that, yeah, for sure,
without a doubt. Now I want to talk about the
Youth Chargers structure, discipline and the modern athlete. So studies

(46:42):
from the Youth Sports Institute show that early exposure to
structure and positive disciplines reduced drop out rates and teams
by up to forty five percent. Your program clearly prioritizes both.
So what drove you to build the San Fernando Valley
Youth Chargers and what do you believe young athletes need
more today beyond speed, skill or physical development.

Speaker 13 (47:03):
I think growing up, I mean, the sports get me
out of trouble. You know, it gave me structure and
surrounding me myself with adults and young adults who actually
genly care about, you know, my future. And I felt
like I always knew I wanted to create something that
wasn't just a team, but good support system for these kids.
So with the San Fernando Valley Charger, it gave me

(47:23):
a chance to build a program where every kid you know,
can feel heard, seen, coach, and even valued.

Speaker 3 (47:32):
What you're offering, really, Deshaun, fills a gap that statistically
changes outcomes. You are doing some great work.

Speaker 8 (47:39):
There, tragulation.

Speaker 13 (47:40):
I appreciate that.

Speaker 3 (47:42):
Yeah. Yeah, let's talk about the highest point foundations. So
impact beyond the field, so to speak, Community foundations often
become lifelines, especially when resources are scarce. In fact, families
who participate in structured youth programs report improved emotional regulation
and academic performance within that year. Can you share a
moment from the highest point foundation that made you stop

(48:04):
and say, yeah, this is why we do this?

Speaker 13 (48:09):
Honestly, I mean it's a lot. I mean just being
connected is a community I feel like is beyond you know, expectations.
I mean there's so many moments really, I mean the
things that I do out of love and care like that,
the givebacks, whether it's Thanksgiving, Christmas, the camps we put
off with these children, the turnoffs are motivating.

Speaker 3 (48:31):
Social workers say it only takes one stabilizing force to
change a child's life path. And what you're describing is
exactly that you are that life force for them. You know,
you're doing something that maybe not everybody is patting you
on the back floor, but so much more important than
any job on the field, right, because you're really changing lives.

Speaker 13 (48:50):
Oh, definitely, definitely. I mean I feel like this generation
and these kids need that.

Speaker 3 (48:54):
Now. Playing in the NFL means you know, when you
were playing, that meant mastering the technical and psychological side
of high performance environments. But when you're coaching, you know,
coaching requires emotional intelligence patients and really shaping identity. Right,
what lessons from the NFL, both as a player and
now you know now that you're coaching, do you bring

(49:17):
into your youth programs that kids might not get anywhere else?

Speaker 13 (49:20):
Sex of the question, I mean, I think the biggest
lesson I bring from playing and coaching my career, I'll
root it inconsistency, accountability, and uh this resilience. You know,
and NFL you learn quickly that talent alone won't get
you where you want to go. So I mean it's
about work you put in on the day in, day out,
and the mindset I try to instill in these kids.

(49:42):
I mean it's like you have to put in this
work every day. It's not just about your talent, and
talent will get you will only get you so far.
It's really what you do beyond the closed door when
nobody else is looking. So I'm just trying to steal
these instill that in some of the youth now so
it's easier for them when as they get older.

Speaker 3 (50:00):
Now, national data also shows that mentorship and character development
are the strongest predictors of a young person's lifelong success,
more than talent, more than income or even academic performance.
So when you look at your young players, your community kids,
the next generation, what values do you hope follow them
long after the game is over?

Speaker 8 (50:21):
Oh?

Speaker 13 (50:21):
Man, that's another great question. I mean, I feel like
the core values I hope to instill, you know, in
the next generation is like I explained, it's just really
more like the discipline, the integrity, and the resilience some
of the things that as athletes and football players that
we some of the tentacles that we try to try for,

(50:41):
you know. But I mean, these these values shaped not
only great athletes, but great human beings. And I feel like,
you know, long after the game, the discipline will guide
their you know, their their habits, the integrity will will
define their character, and the resilience will define, you know,
they carry them how far they go in life. So
these are some of the things that I live on
and chartup, you know, instill in some of these young kids.

Speaker 3 (51:05):
That's beautiful, and those values become generational, right, that's what
breaks cycles, all right.

Speaker 13 (51:10):
Definitely, definitely, I mean.

Speaker 3 (51:12):
Your evolution from Pro Bowl powerhouse to community Powerhouse is
the reminder we all needed today that greatness isn't defined
by stadiums, but by the hearts you strengthen along the way,
and your youth program and the Highest Point Foundation are
rewriting the story for kids who deserve to be seeing, guided,
and believed in. So you're doing amazing things.

Speaker 13 (51:33):
I appreciate that.

Speaker 3 (51:34):
To support his mission, you could follow them at Highest
Point Foundation on Instagram and get involved, and a single
act of mentorship, remember, can shift an entire future. You
can also check him out personally on the gram at
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