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From Advocacy To Property
The OCD Realtor Peter Zhao
62 episodes
2 weeks ago
This is the channel hosted by The OCD Realtor, Peter Zhao, long time resident of Long Island New York and life time advocate in the realm of Tourette's syndrome and mental health. You will hear interviews and self podcast talking about subjects from Mental Health Awareness to Tourette's syndrome and other spectrum disorder. And as a licensed Real Estate Agent you will hear stories, tips, advice, interviews on Real Estate and related business topics.
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This is the channel hosted by The OCD Realtor, Peter Zhao, long time resident of Long Island New York and life time advocate in the realm of Tourette's syndrome and mental health. You will hear interviews and self podcast talking about subjects from Mental Health Awareness to Tourette's syndrome and other spectrum disorder. And as a licensed Real Estate Agent you will hear stories, tips, advice, interviews on Real Estate and related business topics.
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From Advocacy To Property
From Struggle to Stability: Ethel Moran’s Mission to Transform Housing & Social Services

🎙️ New Podcast Episode – From Advocacy to Property
Featuring: Ethel Moran, CEO of Urban Evaluation Solution

In the latest episode of From Advocacy to Property, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ethel Moran, the President and CEO of Urban Evaluation Solution. We first connected through the Facebook group "Voucher, Section 8, CityFHEPS, and Similar Postings," where she discovered my petition to reform the Human Resources Administration (HRA).

Ethel brings decades of experience in social services and public health education but found that existing social welfare agencies couldn’t fully satisfy her mission to create real, lasting change. So, she founded Urban Evaluation Solution—a platform designed to identify challenges, develop real solutions, and follow through until individuals achieve long-term success. Her work focuses heavily on housing assistance programs like CityFHEPS, HASA, and Section 8 to ensure families find stability.

🏡 Housing & Financial Stability – How Urban Evaluation Solution helps individuals secure housing and build financial independence.
🧠 Behavioral Health & Wellness – Offering psychiatric evaluations, counseling, and substance dependence treatment.
🩺 Medical & Social Services – Providing care coordination, primary healthcare, and assistance with entitlements like Social Security.
🤝 Community Support & Advocacy – The importance of partnerships in creating sustainable change.

This episode is packed with insightful, engaging conversation, and you’ll hear how our energy shifts from formal to passionate as we dive deeper into Ethel’s mission. It’s a discussion you won’t want to miss!

🔗 Connect with Urban Evaluation Solution:
🌐 Website:urbanevaluationsolution.org
📸 Instagram:@urbanevalny
📘 Facebook:Urban Evaluation Solution
📍 Office: 817 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10455
📞 Phone: (347) 588-6756

🎧 Tune in now and join us in guiding people from struggle to stability and success! 🚀

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

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9 months ago
56 minutes 47 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Navigating Housing Vouchers: Specialist's Insights

In this brand-new episode, we delve into the CITYFHEPS voucher program with a true boots-on-the-ground housing advocate. My guest, Nyshea Doloson, is an aspiring real estate professional who has already honed remarkable skills in navigating the complexities of voucher programs. She shares her experiences bridging the gaps between landlords, tenants, agents, and agencies.

Join us for an engaging and passionate conversation as we explore the highs and lows of working with CITYFHEPS. Together, we share insights, spark new ideas, vent frustrations, and imagine creative solutions for improving the system.

This is an episode packed with authenticity and invaluable perspectives—don’t miss it!

Disclaimer: As a licensed real estate professional, I want to note that this podcast is intended for informational and brainstorming purposes only. While my guest, Nyshea Doloson, is not yet licensed, her experiences and insights provide an honest and practical view of the voucher process. This program does not constitute legal, financial, or real estate advice but aims to foster discussions about the realities, challenges, and opportunities of the housing voucher system.

Join the Movement!
I’ve launched a petition advocating for meaningful changes to the housing voucher system. If you believe in creating better housing opportunities for voucher holders and a smoother process for landlords, tenants, and agents alike, please consider signing the petition. Every signature counts, and your support can help amplify our message.

https://chng.it/QKvYGJxzV9

We Want to Hear From You!
This podcast thrives on diverse perspectives. If you are a tenant, landlord, agent, or someone with experience in housing voucher programs, I invite you to share your story. Together, we can continue to shine a light on the challenges and opportunities in this space and work toward impactful solutions.

Thank you for listening and supporting "From Advocacy to Property." Stay tuned for more!

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10 months ago
1 hour 8 minutes 4 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
A Landlord’s Perspective: The Realities of NYC’s CITYFHEPS Housing Voucher
🎙️ From Advocacy to Property - Premier Episode Now Live! I had an incredible conversation with Ms. Kerry Black, a proud Brooklyn native turned homeowner and landlord in Uniondale, Nassau County. This marks the first episode of my newly rebranded podcast, From Advocacy to Property. We dive into the CityFHEPS housing voucher program, which fights homelessness and supports displaced families—particularly women with children affected by domestic violence cases. While the program offers significant benefits, like sign-on bonuses for landlords, guaranteed payments, and upfront incentives, the challenges in navigating government processes remain a pressing issue for both landlords and tenants. In this episode, Ms. Black shares her firsthand experience as a landlord, her thoughts on CityFHEPS, and how the program can be improved to work better for everyone involved. 🔗 Join the Movement! My petition advocating for better CityFHEPS policies has reached 157 signatures—let’s push for more! Sign and share: https://chng.it/QKvYGJxzV9. Tune in, share your thoughts, and join the conversation. I’d love to feature more landlords, tenants, agents, and social workers in future episodes! 🎧 Listen now to From Advocacy to Property with your host, The OCD Realtor Peter Zhao. #CityFHEPS #HousingAdvocacy #HomelessnessSolutions #RealEstatePodcast #FromAdvocacyToProperty #FairHousingMatters From Advocacy to Property - Premier Episode Now Live! I had an incredible conversation with Ms. Kerry Black, a proud Brooklyn native turned homeowner and landlord in Uniondale, Nassau County. This marks the first episode of my newly rebranded podcast, From Advocacy to Property. We dive into the CityFHEPS housing voucher program, which fights homelessness and supports displaced families—particularly women with children affected by domestic violence cases. While the program offers significant benefits, like sign-on bonuses for landlords, guaranteed payments, and upfront incentives, the challenges in navigating government processes remain a pressing issue for both landlords and tenants. In this episode, Ms. Black shares her firsthand experience as a landlord, her thoughts on CityFHEPS, and how the program can be improved to work better for everyone involved. 🔗 Join the Movement! My petition advocating for better CityFHEPS policies has reached 157 signatures—let’s push for more! Sign and share: https://chng.it/QKvYGJxzV9. Tune in, share your thoughts, and join the conversation. I’d love to feature more landlords, tenants, agents, and social workers in future episodes! 🎧 Listen now to From Advocacy to Property with your host, The OCD Realtor Peter Zhao. #CityFHEPS #HousingAdvocacy #HomelessnessSolutions #RealEstatePodcast #FromAdvocacyToProperty #FairHousingMatters
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10 months ago
58 minutes 12 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
He does Mortgage in his sleeps, Meet Amrish Dias

Season 5 conversations kicked off today with Episode 2. My special guest Amrish Dias, a trilingual Mortgage Expert and industry veteran came to my show today so we can get to know one another more than just doing business together. On the business end, I'm the Real Estate Agent, and Amrish Dias is my business referral partner representing Cardinal Financial Company. On the personal end, him and I are both fathers, lovers, New Yorkers, Long Islander, and in our less than 40 minutes of conversation we talked so much. Originally I was going to have a much longer conversation but due to technical difficulties we were forced to cut our conversation shorter. Nevertheless we've overcame challenges and we pivoted and refocused our energy to bring you today another excellent Podcast conversation. I value your time to listen to our stories. Thank you my audience for being the big part of my Podcast Experience.


If you have questions, or seeking mortgage related financial services, you may contact Amrish Dias.

PH: (516) 860-6238 Cardinal Financial NMLS 66247Equal Housing Opportunity🏡

www.zillow.com/lender-profile/AmrishDias/

⬇️⁠www.cardinalfinancial.com/loan-originator/amrish-dias⁠

https://www.instagram.com/rishthemortgagebanker

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11 months ago
38 minutes 6 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Same Podcast, Same Host, New Season 5, New Direction, Must Listen.
After a long hiatus, Fabulously-Tourette-Radio is back in a brand new season number 5. I'm your host, Peter Zhao, but now you can call me "The OCD Realtor". In this 1st episode of the brand new season I'm bringing you 30 minutes of passionate self podcasting to introduce you to the new direction of this Podcast. I will introduce you to my newest brand, The OCD Realtor. I will tell you why I've made the transition from HomeSmart Premier Living Realty to Epique Realty. Thank you for being my valuable listeners. I'm looking forward to featuring more guests to come to the show and bring you interesting conversations, topics, experience, stories, tips, and so much listening content. As always my show is in traditional audio format with occasional videocasting on demand. Enjoy the episode!
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1 year ago
29 minutes 44 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
This is a wonderful & bright self podcasting moment
This was my first podcast recorded while going Livestream on Instagram. I was flowing so well in my self-talks I actually went over the first 30 minutes segment without knowing the recording ended. This explains the gap you will hear but as always I improvised beautifully. In this episodes I spoke about my own personal journey integrating my work into my life and how things are intricately intertwined while maintaining harmony. I used this segment to address some Real Estate Market updates as well as sharing prospect strategy and tips. Thank you for your continuing participation and support toward my platform. As always I welcome guests to come to my show and our topics don't have to limit to just Tourette's, Mental Health, and Real Estate.
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1 year ago
55 minutes 45 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Real Estate, Freight Forwarding, Tourette's, Life.

First of all, there was a little bit of technical difficulties and I was muted the first 30seconds.

In this 1 hour self podcasting episode which was recorded LIVE on my FABULOUSLY_TOURETTE Instagram I made update toward my now 4 month of Real Estate Agency journey and I shared my own personal evaluation, strategies, and outlook. I talked about my recent opportunity of doing some part-time work in my past career Ocean Import Freight Forwarding operations and how this experience enlightened me and boosted my confidence. I will be turning 44 soon by middle of this month of April. I am proud of my own personal and professional progress. I will keep up the good work. Thank you for listening.

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1 year ago
59 minutes 47 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
A wonderful positive and bright Self-Podcast Moment

This was my first podcast recorded while going Livestream on Instagram. I was flowing so well in my self-talks I actually went over the first 30 minutes segment without knowing the recording ended. This explains the gap you will hear but as always I improvised beautifully. In this episodes I spoke about my own personal journey integrating my work into my life and how things are intricately intertwined while maintaining harmony. I used this segment to address some Real Estate Market updates as well as sharing prospect strategy and tips. Thank you for your continuing participation and support toward my platform. As always I welcome guests to come to my show and our topics don't have to limit to just Tourette's, Mental Health, and Real Estate.

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1 year ago
55 minutes 45 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Black History Month Elton Leonard Part 2

2 weeks after our initial conversation, Brooklyn based visual artist Elton Leonard returned for another episode. We started off episode 53 by talking about Martial Arts since Elton was a practitioner and I have been a long time enthusiast. We spoke about the importance of communication and how misunderstandings in our diverse city can spark into long time race tensions. We also discussed importance of mental health awareness and I invited Elton to be part of my future episodes because talks like this bring healing to both of us.

Thank you for your listening and supports.

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1 year ago
1 hour 21 minutes 50 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Kick off "Real Estate Insights series" with HomeSmart Premier Living Realty broker Rich Raspantini

Join us for Episode 52 of Season 4, where we kick off our Real Estate series with a special guest: the broker and owner of HomeSmart Premier Living Realty. Dive deep into the world of real estate as we explore market trends, insider tips, and invaluable insights to navigate the ever-evolving landscape. Whether you're a seasoned investor, first-time homebuyer, long time realtor or new agent, this conversation is packed with actionable advice to empower your real estate journey. Tune in to gain exclusive access to expert perspectives and uncover the keys to success in the dynamic realm of property investment and homeownership in future episode on FabulouslyTouretteRadio.

*** Due to unexpected technical difficulties the audio in this podcast wasn't the best. But good thing is I've fixed the issue, thank you ***


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1 year ago
58 minutes 50 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Elton Leonard

Kicking off 2024 February Black History Month I am bringing you a fresh episode with fresh content on the 1st of February.  I feel like time has been compressed over the past 4 years.  While writing this episode description I realize I have a hard time retracing the past 4 years.  Everything seemed like yesterday, yet 4 years have passed.  But I also feel like 10 years have passed in the period of 4.  Pandemic started January 2020 and so did the jumpstart of the COVID era Anti Asian hate crimes.  Then May 25th 2020, George Floyd's brutal death and another direct reflection of an ongoing epidemic systematic racial injustice and brutality in this country. A 3 year long wave of BLM protests started.  My partner was also assaulted because of COVID FEAR.  My friend, Steve Lee AKA #AsianSerpico was running for office and it was around that time I met Elton through Facebook since he and Steve had a past together.  

One of my initial conversations with Elton on the phone in 2020 was about race, equality, freedom, and misunderstandings.  He confronted me with a question regarding how African immigrants were treated in China because at the time the SINO/US relation was already sour thanks to the Trump Trade War then COVID.  As always I took my time and I thoroughly explained to Elton regarding my perspective on the situation.  I spent time to explain China's history so I can frame my perspective and distinguish between facts and opinions.  I felt Elton was pleasantly taken back my passionate speech to not only answer his question but I took my time to help him understand more.  And my intention of this episode was to kick off a series of future stories surrounding the conversation between me, a naturalized American of Chinese descent and a Black Artist born in a historical civil rights neighborhood in NYC of an African American mother and Black immigrant father.  And how we differ yet relate so much.  At the end of the episode you will hear how the energy of our conversation changed from the beginning to the end.  At one point, Elton expressed the importance of creating this link between the Asian and the Black communities in America and how much he appreciates the planning of future conversations like this.  

I totally didn't want this episode to be another generic artist interview type of podcast where cliche questions were asked.  But this episode really flowed like a conversation.  I hope to engage in future podcast in this format.  And look at how am I writing this episode intro.  I am really enjoying this. 


Elton Leonard is Brooklyn Based Artist, Illustrator, Art Teacher, Graphic Designer

Learn more at:

https://linktr.ee/thepeoplesartist.ny?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=bcbcfa51-1ffd-4c87-8c36-4d38af6b3357

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1 year ago
1 hour 32 minutes 48 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Episode 50!

Wow this is a milestone. I have reached the 50th episode. Want to know what happened 1 month after I made the Smart Move and signed with the brokerage of my choice and began my Real Estate Agent endeavor? In this episode you hear it all. From my mental health, to Real Estate, you will hear about my transformation.

Thank you for supporting my podcast and be part of my journey.

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1 year ago
56 minutes 57 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Stop The Self Sabotage

In this episode I talked a great deal about the damaging effects of "self sabotaging" and I shared exciting life updates. It's been little more than a week since I signed with the broker that I want to partner with, Home Smart Premier Living Realty and I feel like I am already a month into the journey because so much has happened and so fast. But none of this can be achieved if I took the route of self sabotaging. My name is Peter Zhao, I am a licensed NY real state agent thanks for listening and I appreciate your supports. If you have any questions about this podcast, if you want to be a guest, or you want to talk about real estate, please feel free to drop me a line at pyzintheplace2be@gmail.com

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1 year ago
44 minutes 3 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
One step at a time

In this exciting self-podcasting episode, I will continue to take you along my journey to become a Real Estate Agent in New York and I want to share with you about the fears and struggles and the reality I am dealing with. Some of the topics in this episode include real estate commission structures, comparison of brokerage, OCD, Anxiety, and Codependency Behaviors and many more. Thank you very much for your listening supports.

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1 year ago
50 minutes 48 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Delusions Expectations Turning Point
The drive to dinner felt surreal. From my passenger seats I saw the taillights of a fancy car. I wanted to dream big and imagine that I could also drive that car but I felt it's too early to dream big and I tried to vanquish this dream then it dawned on me. I started to tremble, tears poured out of my eyes and streamed down my cheeks in strange ways. I'm used to tears flowing down my jaws but this time they were flowing towards my earlobes. I wasn't frowning but I was smiling and pouring tears of joy. Getting this Realtor license meant tremendous, and I don't mean making the money. It helped me finally closed certain childhood wounds. My mother has long fed into me with the idea that I should do real estate. I helped her during a few open houses when I was still in Highschool. But the mother and son relationship is deeper than the oceans and I rebelled against her dreams and never pursuited RE. I was on a very strong antipsychotic medicine for 8 years to suppress tics from Tourette's syndrome. I took the med from age 12 to 20. The med stopped some tics but also created many new tics. Also the med carried hefty psychological side effects like hallucination and depression, by the time I was in college the med was pushing me to kill myself but I was also so depended on it. I stopped the meds but I was already messed up. All these years I unconsciously suppressed myself, sabotaged opportunities, and killed many dreams. Recently the lie I was holding can no longer hold the weight of the world. My fantasy is caving on me and just earlier today I felt like I was in another downward spiral. I tried this RE license 3 times. I dropped out of the online courses but I wanted to prove to my family that in-person class works. I cried to the sky and thought about the prayers I made at mom's colorful autumn resting place. Nobody in my house ever reminded me to study more but I seems to always feel I haven't studied enough. Many believed in me but I was unable to see myself clearly. To be able to pass both exams all on the first try was beyond my wildest imagination but I did it. Ever since those days of cramming for SAT preparations while managing my tics, ADHD OCD and the horrible hallucinations from the medication yet unable to break 1000, not even once traumatized me. Ever since then I often draw myself the conclusion that I will never be able to pass a test because I have learning disability. My dad thinks I lack persistence and resiliency but I remind him that every week I pull myself out of the deepest depressive quicksand and continue to push forward. This is huge accomplishment for me. This feels like a total catharsis, spiritual cleansing. I feel the healing. My kids said they've never seen daddy this happy before. For very long time I was highly fearful of the question about my 5 years plan. Suddenly I can now see light at end of the tunnel.
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2 years ago
30 minutes 10 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Tics and Freeze ups
Revenge of the summer is the main theme of this labor weekend because the heatwave bites back. During this holiday weekend I've had the pleasure of carrying out another interesting conversation with my guest, Shae. Like many of my guests on my show, I also met Shae through Facebook, from the mutual Tourette's syndrome support groups. She is a mom who resides in Tennessee. Her and I share common experiences and challenges with Tourette's syndrome, ADHD, OCD, and in this episode you will hear about other challenges Shae has to work with going through the days dealing with symptoms of Dystonia. In this one hour and half episode we covered a lot of topics surrounding the tics, the seizures, as well as parenting, work life, aspirations, spirituality, and more. Thank you for tuning in. Follow her stories on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chroniclesofthenigmasys?_t=8fPoteyZyaU&_r=1
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2 years ago
1 hour 29 minutes 51 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Homeless but not hopeless
In a span of little more than a year, FabulouslyTouretteRadio has evolved from self podcasting, venting, mind organizing to interviewing and conversing with guests and engaging in topics revolving around the mission of this podcast, share experience and advocate awareness in Tourette's syndrome and mental health. And this episode not only marks the start of a new season, but season 4 marks a new beginning for this podcast as I am expanding to conversations beyond just Tourette's and mental health. In this episode I have had the great pleasure of engaging in deep conversation with my guest Jillian McMillian who is a New Yorker, a mom of many stories, a mental health survivor, and she also volunteers at an organization called Mydogismyhome.org where she passionately wholeheartedly support the homeless population and the pets of their homeless human companions. In this episode you will hear about the PUPP Act, you will hear about my guest's own experience dealing with homelessness while raising a family and recovering from traumas.  This is a powerful episode of engaging dialogues of real people sharing their vulnerability, struggles, and their hopes of a better future. Thank you for your continuing listening.
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2 years ago
1 hour 22 minutes 25 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Meet Twitch Beard
Wow time flies. We are already at Episode 10 of Season 3. I'm proud to announce this is the final episode of this season. And a new season begins soon with new guests already lined up. I'm taking this podcast to beyond just Tourette's syndrome and mental health awareness. This podcast is evolving! I met a lot of great people online ever since the AOL days. And on social media like Facebook, I've met a lot of friends through our mutual experience living with Tourettes. One of them is George #TwitchBeard from Arizona. Although I knew him for a few years now online but through this episode him and I have discovered a lot more common interests than just our shared experience in living with Tourettes as a dad or coping with mental health and managing anxiety at work. I've had a rough night prior to this conversation and I nearly cancelled the date. But I'm glad I pushed through in the best display of my improvisational podcasting style. George has an established online presence, see link below. linktr.ee/Twitchbeard Thank you for listening and greatly appreciate your supports.
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2 years ago
1 hour 29 minutes 54 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Conversation with "Life's a Twitch" Emma
In Episode 9 of Season 3, I've had the pleasure of sitting down and having a conversation with Emma. She also goes by her social media alias, "Life's a Twitch" #LifesaTwitchEmma #lifesatwitch In a little over one hour of time, we learned so much more about each other, and we laughed over similar feelings and experiences toward our lives with Tourettes's syndrome and commodities. Emma shared her life journey with me, and we talked about future aspirations. She shared some tips about how to advocate TS on social media and how to handle negative attention. I talked about some important topics in the TS world, like the subject matter of "faking tics." Overall, this was another fun packed episode full of stories for the listeners to enjoy. Thank you for tuning in. Sorry to hear that, but i’m looking forward to it too! Here are her links: youtube.com/@lifesatwitchemma linktr.ee/lifesatwitch
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2 years ago
1 hour 20 minutes 22 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
Dustybeetles
I'm doing something entirely different in this episode. Instead of Tourette's and mental health, I'm going to share with you my long-time interest in insects and my passion for edible insects. In this exciting episode, I've invited the founder of DustyBeetles Tony, aka #Beetlebros Pumba, to share about the story behind the Edible Insect brand and so much more. Thanks for listening.
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2 years ago
1 hour 1 minute 45 seconds

From Advocacy To Property
This is the channel hosted by The OCD Realtor, Peter Zhao, long time resident of Long Island New York and life time advocate in the realm of Tourette's syndrome and mental health. You will hear interviews and self podcast talking about subjects from Mental Health Awareness to Tourette's syndrome and other spectrum disorder. And as a licensed Real Estate Agent you will hear stories, tips, advice, interviews on Real Estate and related business topics.