The Once Upon A Time Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tami Urbanek
Keith Kay was addicted to alcohol for quite some time, beginning in adolescence. In his adult years, he chose sobriety, but how to do it? He worked with the traditional recovery attempts and found success, but when he began questioning the status-quo, he became discouraged at the answers. He found his own way to maintain recovery and his method can help anyone who is seeking change, not just people struggling with addiction.
Judy Flickinger worked as a nurse for many years and worked in hospice. What question is not being asked to the doctor? When is hospice the right time? Is it possible to go in and then leave hospice? What do people experience at the end of their life? Is death scary? Listen to Judy share her knowledge right here!
David James, former police sergeant and a clinical psychologist and hypnotherapist, he can assist people in losing weight, quitting smoking, even passing the bar exam. What typical blocks do people have in achieving their desires? Is it self-worth and false beliefs? Working in Los Angeles, David assists many in uncovering and overcoming blocks in order to reach their dreams. David shares with us how it works and what the benefits are!
Roger Lambert not only coached middle school and high school basketball, but he did it while blind! He has also been a minister, motivational speaker and is the author of Paying Victory’s Price. He doesn’t believe in giving up, he goes for victory. But at what price? How much work is involved and what do people do to block their victory?
Georgina and her husband, both Jewish, were separated right after they married. Nazi Germany had invaded Hungary and right after that Georgina had her firstborn child. Georgina knew she needed to hide and she hid in plain sight of the Nazis, which took much courage. Unbeknownst to Georgina, her husband was hiding in plain sight too. How did they do it? Georgina’s daughter, Gabriella Kovac, wrote the story and shares with us what it was like living under communism and the courage Georgina carried in order to live against the odds.
Mali and Joe both knew what they wanted in a relationship and found each other online. They had both worked on inward searching and healing and were able to form a bond that many seek. As a result, Mali and Joe can coach others in finding and forming beautiful and harmonious relationships. What does it take? How does one find such a relationship? What all does it involve? Find their book, The Soul Mate Experience, on Amazon. Listen here!
Ray Drasnin has worked in the PR business for over 30 years, working with celebrities and pro-athletes. Here he shares with us some stories of his work, what he didn’t like, and what he’s up to now. Most importantly, he shares how a person or business can pitch to the media for an idea, product, or service. What, how, when does one pitch to the media. How does one create a soundbite? What are the tricks to the trade? If you want to create more exposure, don’t miss this episode!
Per Wickstrom is the CEO of several drug treatment centers. After finally overcoming his own addictions, he knew what worked and what didn’t in regards to treatment. He used his knowledge and desire to assist others in creating treatment centers that get to the core of the addiction and help heal the physical body. In this episode, Per also educates us on the prevalence of addiction with street drugs and FDA approved prescription drugs. How are the two very similar? What do we need to know?
Luis Minero, author of Demystifying the Out-of-Body Experience-A Practical Manual for Exploration and Personal Evolution, explains what an out of body experience is and how it’s different from a regular dream. How can we use an out of body experience to our healing advantage and how can it assist us in overcoming fear of death? Listen here!
Benecia Ponder had a young baby as a single mother and developed near blindness. How did she overcome her obstacles and how does she assist others now? Benecia openly shares her story and how she can assist you in finding financial abundance, loving relationships, and more!
Hossca Harrison, philosopher, medium, teacher, and author shares with us about the emotional body, how it’s different from the mental body, and how some people’s emotional body is crippled. What does it mean to have a crippled emotional body? How do we understand and heal in the injuries we may be carrying? Hossca gives us a sneak preview of the coming seminar, Bringing Down The Wall. Join the Integrating The Teachings of Jonah Facebook group for more!
Karen Cantrell, animal whisperer, shares with us her ability in communicating with animals. She can connect people with their beloved pets and she can connect with animals that have not been domesticated. What do our pets want to share with us? Why are they acting in a certain way? How can we help their health if they’re sick? Karen shares all of that with us and more!
First listen to Deborah Shaul, author of Living In the Now Not. Deborah shares with us how we need to move beyond the self-help books, like The Secret, to understand our full potential. What if something else is holding us back that we don’t see? Deborah shares how to determine that and how to begin resolving it! Then hear Todd Lemense, author of, Lose Your Ego, Gain The World. Todd, a motivational speaker, shares how his ego became his own obstacle. After earning large sums of money as a young adult, he began moving down a destructive path. Later, he learned how to begin shifting his attitude and lose his (negative) ego to change destruction into production.
Whether you agree or disagree with pornography, Dave Pounder is sure to educate you on a few areas of the industry, such as the psychology of it. Dave has acted, directed, and produced over 100 titles and acted in over 100 titles. He educates us on what the industry is like, what the expectations are, and how men and women choose to participate in and approach the industry. Listen to this explosive interview!
How does one discern the difference between true intuition and false beliefs acting as intuition? We can learn to listen and follow our intuition for positive results and bypass the limiting and false beliefs our minds hold. Learning to trust intuition is key as well. Can listening to intuition tie into dream interpretation too? What do dreams mean? Are they significant? Diane Brandon, author/speaker/intuition expert, leads us in a rich discussion of intuition and dreams.
Mindy Miralia realized her son was using drugs when he was a teenager. She tried to help him, but he progressed to heroin in his twenties. She tried everything from western medicine to eastern medicine. He wanted help, he accepted help, but the call of heroin was overpowering. He eventually overdosed. Before his death, however, they were able to begin the book, The Hero In Heroin: A Mother and Son’s Journey On Both Sides of the Veil. Listen to Miranda’s excellent interview on her experiences AND what her son’s spirit came back to her to tell her about his physical addiction.
Richard Sauder, author of Hidden in Plain Sight: Beyond the X-Files, became interested in discovering secrets our United States government was hiding from the general public. Many people know of Operation Paperclip (post WWII) and Richard made connections between Paperclip and other discoveries. What did he find? Why did the US government bring Nazi scientists here to continue their work at the end of WWII? It’s all hidden in plain sight.
John Rixey Moore has led an adventurous life. Beginning with his time fighting in Vietnam in the Green Berets for special operations to his travels around the world, including meeting an ex-Nazi U-Boat officer and now acting. John has acted in movies such as Executive Decision and Clear and Present Danger. He’s also acted in several soap operas, such as The Young and the Restless among many more. What was his time in Vietnam like and how did it change his perception in life? His first memoir, Hostage of Paradox, A Qualmish Disclosure details his time in Vietnam and his follow-up memoir, Company of Stone details his experiences in a remote monastery. Listen to his story here!
How does your life change after multiple near death experiences? Robert Kopecky, an Emmy nominated art director and author of How to Survive Life and Death: A Guide for Happiness for this Life and Beyond, tells us. What happened? What did he see? How has his traveling and experiences shaped his view on life and death? Find out here!
Many people who lived a chaotic and disruptive home life in childhood, was diagnosed with epilepsy at a young age, and then later diagnosed with more serious health concerns may find themselves on the verge of giving up. But not Mary Ellen Ciganovich. Mary Ellen decided to become inspired and to live her own inspiration. Her book, Healing Words: Life Lessons To Inspire, shows her strength and courage to live life in the face of adversity.