Martin’s Living Room Corner Podcast

Episode 37 Melissa Locsin (Young Motherhood, Actor, Filipino American, Heritage, Be here now)

Melissa Locsin, is a mother of 3, a wife and an actor. Melissa Locsin comes from San Jose to share tales of her life growing up as a mother raising her daughter in high school and navigating all the different ,challenges, career paths, and schools finally reaching her career as an actor now. We discuss motherhood, her mom, love for acting, being Filipino American and the lessons she has learned growing up and going through the ups and downs of life, along with a moment of revelation when she had a near death experience of almost losing her leg and her life. Melissa shines so bright with her energy about life and love she tells us the reason why we must be shiny and be present, be here now! Please enjoy this amazing soul’s podcast! I pull the red curtains for Melissa Locsin! Please tune in and enjoy this podcast!

Episode 36 Into Mitch's made bed (Surfing, Life Quotes, Optimistic lifestyle)

Mitch Pasek is my other neighbor that lives next door and he is also also Miss Abby Palin's roommate.  Mitch and Martin bring out the beers and podcast equipment on Saturday night to shoot the shits.  We talk about surfing, college, careers and optimistic life quotes.  Please enjoy this episode with Mitch Pasek!

Episode 35 Into Miss Abby Palin (Family, Teaching, Moving, Friendship, and Dating)

Abby Palin, is the girl next door, literally my next door neighbor in Campbell, California, she comes from just few a feet from the other side of the courtyard to grace us with her presence to be a part of THEMLRCP podcast.  On the podcast Abby discusses how her mom inspired her to become a teacher and how she navigated her dream of working at sea world to eventually make a choice to become a school teacher.  She talks about her infinity and beyond love for her grandma which truly inspires her personality and her family togetherness in regards to happiness, and also how her father contributes to her sense of humor and the amazing arsenal of jokes she has now.  She also discusses moving from Southern California to Northern California and all the friendships she has made through working at a school and also becoming a yoga teacher, lastly we discuss how she maintains real and authentic friendships and how she's been navigating the dating scene in general.  Please give a warm welcome to Miss Abby Palin.

Episode 34 Into Big Love with Coach Lax (Counselor, Grief , Big Love, Young Father, Begin Again)

Lax Drivas, is one of our new trainers at F45, his heart is so BIG, he had to be a part of The Mlrcp podcast. Coach Lax is destined for v.i.p heaven. He comes down to the mic today to discuss his life growing up in poverty, being a troubled youth telling off the principal, homelessness, being a young father, experiencing loss of close family and friends around him, trauma of abuse, and most importantly we talk about how he uses love and shares his love to everyone in his life. He even makes eye contact with random strangers on his daily runs and stares them down secretly tells them “I Love You” in his head. “Love them till they give you a reason not to -Lax” My heart is full from this podcast please enjoy Big Love with Coach Lax.

Episode 33 (dog,dog!) Mia (Play, Eat, Sleep, Repeat)

Mia is my brother Mike Merencillo’s dog. Mia loves to play, chase squirrels, and Mia’s best friend is Indie, Julia Pasek’s dog. Mia lives her best life every day and reminds us that life should be all play, chase squirrels and eat what ever food that happens to be in front us. Please enjoy this podcast of Mia.