MaryanneLive! Radio Show: Recent Episodes
Maryanne Comaroto
Interviews with experts in self-awareness to discover profound insights and common-sense truths about love, sex and relationships.
Nisha Zenoff offers support, guidance and wisdom from others who have experienced the unspeakable loss of the death of a child, as well as her personal story after the death of her beloved 17-year-old son, Victor, and her insight as a grief counselor and psychotherapist.
Charting the long path from the worst possible nightmare, shock, trauma, and overwhelming pain, to a life that once again miraculously contains joy, love, and laughter, Nisha addresses the importance of self-compassion and self-care. She reaches bereaved family members no matter where they are in their grief process, providing an in-depth perspective on how the death of a child affects siblings, other family members and friends, and offering a unique long-term perspective on grief.
While there is sadness at the core, she emphasizes love, truth and the often unspoken “signs and signals” from loved ones. Ultimately we can find the choice to embrace the world again, and live a purposeful and meaningful life in the aftermath of such heartbreak.
TheUnspeakableLoss.com
Struggling with chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety? Want to get unmedicated?
Madisyn Taylor is today a world-renowned expert in personal development and alternative healing methodologies and co-founder of one of the internet’s most popular inspirational websites—DailyOM. But before she guided millions of people on the path toward wellness she struggled under the physically, emotionally, and financially draining diagnoses of chronic fatigue syndrome, clinical depression, and anxiety.
After years of medications, therapies, and more medications, Taylor came to a stunning realization—her well-being was up to her. With nothing left to lose, she started her first tentative steps on what would become a program that would help her throw off the shackles of overreliance on medication and gain mental serenity after a lifetime of anxiety disorders and depression.
She’ll share a holistic path to wellness meant to supplement expert medical advice. It presents four basic pillars that build on one another to create a healing foundation of action steps:
- ONE: Clear Your Mind. How to retrain your brain and open new neurological pathways by learning meditation and reconnecting with nature.
- TWO: Nurture Your Spirit. Learning to work through fear and self-sabotage and embracing forgiveness to release the pain and help connect to a greater source.
- THREE: Strengthen Your Body. Understanding how a healthy body supports a healthy mind.
- FOUR: Find Your Tribe. Discovering the people who will give you a solid foundation of love and support and allow you to be yourself.
You too can become unmedicated!
DailyOM.com
What are dreams? Have you ever woken up screaming...or blissfully cradled in love? Dreams are not just white noise or something that happens to you while you sleep; they are the secret language of your unconscious. So often when we awake we find that our dreams have either evaporated like mist or seem to be just on the edge of our memory. Many people cannot recall them at all.
Clinical psychologist and therapist Dr. Doris Cohen has developed a 7-step process to let you tap into the rich repository of your subconscious. She'll let us know how to
- Unlock the secrets of your personal dream language
- Explore and interpret their meaning
- Harness the power of the brain to uncover a life of greater richness and meaning
Drawing on years of clinical experience and her familiarity with Freud, myth, and sacred writings, Dr. Doris presents a program that results in a life of abundance, texture, and self-awareness.
Learn more about Doris Cohen: drdoriscohen.net
Do animals have souls? Do we bond spiritually with them? How do you know your pet loves you?
Colorado country veterinarian Karlene Stange gives us the kernels of truth about the spirit, or anima, of animals from the perspective of each major religion and distills these into a very practical philosophy: "We must be grateful for the service and friendship animals provide, and celebrate their lives, honor loving memories, and have no regrets."
Vets in rural practice face especially difficult illnesses, physical conditions, and emotional trials, not like dog-and-cat vets who see their “patients” in sterile urban offices. Dr. Karlene Stange embraced these difficulties because her work led her to spiritual awareness and even bliss, despite the inevitable losses and horrors. She found that her experience was described in Jungian psychology: animals led her to her anima, her true inner self and what in Latin means “soul,” “breath,” and “life itself.”
Case examples from her practice illustrate Stange’s journey to understand the spiritual nature of the animal-human bond. This led her to Buddhist, Christian, Sufi, Islamic, Jewish, Hindu, and pagan teachings. Her evolved understanding offers us a unique interpretation of our love for animals, a compelling tour of spiritual traditions, and, ultimately, a healing and joyful engagement with the creatures with whom we share our planet.
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Learn more Learn more about Karlene Strange: animasanimals.com
Buy this! Take care of me! Sign this! We need you! Watch this! HeatherAsh Amara shows you how to awaken and consciously tend your inner energy in a crazy busy world that is constantly trying to hook your attention.
We’ll explore the idea of how to use whatever work you are doing—whether it is something you love or something to pay the rent—as a way to build more courage, strength, power, and peace within you. It’s not a rewiring of what you do, but rather of how you do it…
Using the principles and tools that have helped thousands of HeatherAsh’s readers and students, you’ll learn how to:
- Uncover the hidden beliefs and habits that are getting in your way
- Break your cycles of distraction, procrastination, and depletion
- Unclutter your internal and external space to allow calm and clarity
- Awaken, nourish and direct your inner fires—physical, emotional, and spiritual
- And bring the power of the sacred into each challenging moment of your day
The payoff? To experience greater joy and resilience that embraces creative flow with solid emotional ground, energetic drive with quiet rejuvenation—while fulfilling both your real-world daily demands and your deeper purpose here.
"Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ~ Howard Thurman
Learn more about HeatherAsh Amara: heatherashamara.com
Through fascinating real-life examples, Rebecca Costa reveals how technology has brought nations, businesses and individuals to the edge of clairvoyance. Yet, our ability to act on foreknowledge often falls short—causing leaders to squander the advantage of preemption.
Michael Gelb
As the current workforce has become more diverse and less hierarchical, connection, and its good friend, collaboration, are more important than ever. More of us can step into the role of leaders who guide others to discover a sense of meaning, purpose, and connection in the workplace. Leaders need to be flexible and adaptable in their relationship-building and communication skills.
Michael Gelb’s motto is "Connect before solving." He’s discovered that the most powerful catalyst for inspiring creative breakthroughs, and for translating those breakthroughs into sustainable innovations, is to guide people to connect with one another first, before trying to solve a problem.
Gelb shares his seven methods of developing this essential rapport in our professional and personal lives. He reminds us that developing rapport with others is not just a business tool to enhance productivity but a valuable end in itself. He guides us to cultivate the skills we all need to deepen our relationships, broaden our humanity, and transform our lives.
Learn more about Michael Gelb: MichaelGelb.com
John Travis
When John W. Travis, MD, lauded as one of the founding fathers of the wellness movement, became a parent, he was shocked to discover how unprepared he was for the emotional challenges of parenthood.
With his wife and colleague, Meryn Callander, he shares the story of their confident plunge into parenthood and the unraveling of that confidence, as they discovered themselves floundering, exhausted, and struggling to deal with the challenges confronting them. He found out firsthand why dads leave.
Cultural and generational forces are creating an unacknowledged epidemic of disappearing dads—fathers leaving their families, physically or emotionally, soon after the birth of a child.
Nearly twenty years in the making, John’s work provides insights and practical ways of preventing and healing the insidious and devastating impact of this dynamic. He has created the website ConnectedAndThriving.org which is full of resources, understanding, and hope for men—and the women who love them.
Learn more about John Travis MD: ConnectedAndThriving.org
Danielle Dulsky
What threatens us about the words WILD, or WITCH? What feels good? How can we pause and conjure the power of the archetypal feminine? Is your Wild Woman calling you...or out of control? Danielle Dulsky is a long-time activist for wild woman spirituality and the divine feminine's return. She shares simple, accessible, powerful ways to find your own, unique spiritual path of empowerment, honoring your cycles and re-connecting with nature. Woman Most Wild debunks old assumptions about witches being “bad” or “evil” and reveals the true nature of witchcraft: an ancient spiritual path of reverence for the natural rhythms and cycles of life. She helps us all reclaim the power we were born with and asks us to come home to our inner witch. Instead of being shamed for our “wildness” she validates it as our birthright, which includes a deep connection to nature. In her own words “The wild is your human way of relating to the life-force that is beyond human but wholly natural.” Regardless of gender, we can all tune in to the wild woman spirituality drumming underneath our feet, and Danielle is the perfect guide on the journey.
Learn more about Danielle Dulsky at DanielleDulsky.com and LivingMandalaYoga.com
Steven Gaines
Growing up gay in Brooklyn in the 60s, Steven found that nobody knew what to do with him. Despairing, bullied by the guys at the corner candy store, he went to the back of his grandfather's bra and girdle store, punched the glass pane out of a window and sawed his wrists and forearms on the shards of glass, narrowly avoiding death. His grandfather got him a private room in one of the most exclusive psychiatric hospitals in the world. A young psychiatrist there promised to cure him of his homosexuality, and he found out conversion therapy didn’t work; a Broadway producer who was in the hospital opened a new world for him. He’s now comfortable with himself and a journalist, novelist and biographer who has chronicled some of the 20th century’s most notable artists such as the Beatles and fashion designer Halston. He’s been through the worst and come out on top – a truly inspiring story proving that it does get better.
Learn more about Steven Gaines: stevengaines.com
Dr. Susan Bartell
Clutter: we've all got some somewhere. And it affects us. Ever gone head-to-head with your significant other over what to pack and what to trash? According to a new national study by SpareFoot, 90% of Americans in a relationship admit if they knew there wouldn’t be consequences, they’d get rid of some of their significant other’s possessions.
And why are you keeping this thing: your aunt gave it to you, it was the first thing you bought for yourself, you might need it sometime? Is there some object you’re hiding from your partner? How many things can you have in a room before you start to feel uncomfortable? How much time do you spend looking for misplaced objects in your home?
Dr. Susan Bartell gives you a perspective on where you stand with other American adults, and ways to help you make your home comfortably reflect your truest self.
Learn more about Dr. Susan Bartell: drsusanbartell.com
Jenniffer Weigel
Since the dawn of time, people have been fascinated by those who claim to have extraordinary psychic abilities. It is safe to say that many of those psychics are either extraordinary frauds or extraordinarily deluded. But could some of them be legitimate, with real gifts that can be used to help and heal? For 20 years, Emmy Award-winning journalist Jenniffer Weigel has been interviewing and investigating mediums, psychics, and healers. She gives us the fruits of her in-depth interviews with folks like Thomas John, Judith Orloff, Concetta Bertoldi, Caroline Myss, Echo Bodine, Rebecca Rosen, Paul Selig, and Michael Bodine. Also, Jenniffer got readings for both herself and and an individual previously unknown to the medium, psychic, or healer. She puts these psychically gifted people to the test―and the results are startling and profound. Listen in if you’re fascinated with communication with the dead, the idea of an afterlife, and the possibility of nontraditional healing.
Learn more about Jenniffer Weigel: jenweigel.com
Suzanne Scurlock-Durana
Traumatic experiences are a part of any life—from the emotional shock of someone’s careless words in childhood to intense physical injuries to life-threatening emergencies to assaults. Unresolved trauma becomes lodged in our body, blocking the ability of its communication system to share its wisdom. So we flounder when making decisions, remain in less-than-ideal or unsafe situations, and/or end up living a life that truly isn’t ours—while our body is madly signaling us with the solutions we seek.
Suzanne Scurlock-Durana has spent thirty years studying the gifts of the body and teaching thousands how to reclaim them, giving us ways to reconnect with our body’s inner guidance system of sensation, imagery, and inner knowing. “Your body is designed to guide you, keep you safe, and bring you full vitality and pleasure. It is the vehicle through which you create and manifest your thoughts and dreams into reality,” writes Suzanne. She shares how to reclaim lost parts of ourselves, tap into our body’s wisdom, and better navigate our lives.
Learn more about Suzanne Scurlock-Durana: healingfromthecore.com
Sandra Marinella
Most of us have a story inside waiting to be told. Sandra Marinella can help. She’s done years of pioneering work with veterans and cancer patients, as well as teaching writing and researching its profound healing properties.
Riveting true stories illustrate her methods for understanding, telling, and editing personal stories in ways that foster resilience and renewal. She also shares her own experience of using journaling and expressive writing to navigate challenges including breast cancer and postpartum depression.
Marinella explores how our myths, our metaphors, and our meaning are born of the stories we choose to tell. Each of the techniques, prompts, and exercises she shares helps us “to unravel the knot inside” and move forward toward greater well being.
Learn more about Sandra Marinella: www.storyyoutell.com
Stephanie Carnes
Sex addicts don't always show their deepest sexual desires to their loved ones. How can you tell whether your partner is simply behaving badly or truly suffers from a disease called sex addiction? When you discover that the person you loved and trusted most in the world is hiding from you, the result can be devastating.
Sex addiction therapist Dr. Stephanie Carnes helps you face that heartbreak and betrayal. She gives you a comprehensive guide to examining the relationship, including difficult questions like “Should I Stay or Should I Go?, How Do I Set Boundaries and Keep Myself Safe?, What Does It Mean if My Partner Has Shown an Interest in Minors? and "What should I tell the kids?".
She weaves real-life stories with practical therapeutic advice and specific tasks that gently educate, empower, and guide the partner of the sex addict through a process of recovery. Both you and your partner can discover hope and healing.
Learn more about Stephanie Carnes: iitap.com/blog/portfolio_page/dr-stefanie-carnes
Scott Stabile
If anyone had a right to curl up in a ball and give up, it was Scott Stabile. His parents were murdered when he was fourteen. Nine years later, his brother died of a heroin overdose. He joined a cult and wrenched himself out of it after thirteen years. But all the while, Stabile was learning to do things like forgive the man who murdered his parents, have compassion for his brother, and believe in the power of love to create positive change above all else.
Scott shares the experiences that pulled him from his center and the ways in which he brought himself back in ways that are universally applicable, uplifting, and even laugh-out-loud funny. “In each instance, it was big love that carried me back to my center. Love encouraged me to show up for my life authentically. Love challenged me to move forward, despite my fears. Every single time, love walked me home.”
Whether trying (as we all must) to silence shame, show up for friends, or overcome dreaded what-ifs, the hard-won insights that Scott shares are sure to help us do so with a renewed sense of love.
Learn more about Scott Stabile: scottstabile.com
Kamaria Powell
If you’ve never felt like one religion was right for you, you’re not alone. 20% of Americans do not identify with any religion, and one-third of adults under the age of 30 classify themselves as spiritual but not religious. And then there's the question of enlightenment.
Sitting between the saint and the sinner at church, Kamaria Powell began asking life’s most thought-provoking questions and to her surprise, receiving answers. Kamaria challenges readers to take their spiritual identity into their own hands. By candidly illustrating her own life experiences, flaws and all, she demonstrates how a chaotic, mundane life can be transformed into a more purposeful and dynamic one through the process of self-discovery and finding your own unique spirituality.
Do you have to meditate? No. Do you have to pray? No. Rather than following a prescribed set of rules, Kamaria encourages you to embrace your own spiritual identity no matter how unorthodox it may seem. It is by transforming ourselves that we in turn transform our world.
Learn more about Kamaria Powell: kamariapowell.wixsite.com/website
Thersea McKeown
You’re a kid, you’re special, and you matter! Theresa McKeown shares a lively, enriching book designed for the enthusiastic child - and the child at heart.
Twenty-six works of art, one for each letter of the alphabet, illustrate a character trait, and each one gets its own bubbly and cheerful poem. Kids get to write what each one means to them, creating a permanent reflection of how they viewed themselves and their world right then.
Part journal, part scrapbook and part photo album - each completed book will be a personal time capsule to be opened, remembered and cherished over the course of a lifetime as we look back on the roads we've taken. It’s a gateway to meaningful conversation about core values between parents and children in any grade of elementary school. What was it...is it...like to be me? And it’s fun!
Learn more about Theresa McKeown: www.theabcsofeverything.com
Robert O. Williams
What happens when we live all emotions, thoughts, and body feelings as love as opposed to just searching for love? We are free to give to others without need or fear. That is the power of love and pure heart consciousness.
Robert O. Williams leads us into the intimate journey of his life through the vivid memories of his unique childhood, an inspiring account of his talent and perseverance as a saxophone player, his introduction to Transcendental Meditation (TM), his magical time performing and recording with The Beach Boys, and the extraordinary journey through multiple near-death experiences and visits with other dimensions which culminated in three decades of research and invention of Quantum Code Technology™ and the Heart+ App.
Williams said, “The fact that we were able to develop a proven technology to strengthen our physical hearts as well as serve in the awakening of our spiritual hearts is, for me, an indication that we truly can raise consciousness through technology.” Love Is the Power is not about the search for love, romantic or otherwise; rather, it is about being love.
Learn more about Robert O. Williams: www.healtheworldproject.com
Arlene Drake
When confronted with an abused child, our first impulse is to drop everything and provide comfort, get him or her out of danger, and find out what the hell is going on at home. It’s obvious that the child is helpless, in trouble, and needs protection. Parents or not, we instinctively know what to do: We take care of the child. But what if the child is you?
Pioneer and 30- year veteran in the field of trauma and sexual abuse Dr. Arlene Drake lays out a powerful way to repair the damage of childhood abuse and its lasting effects, by teaching you what your parents couldn’t: an invaluable set of skills and practices that will give you the resources to live as a healthy, happy adult. She’s successfully helped over 1000 adults in their journey to recover from trauma, sexual abuse and endless therapy.
With the clear path her book provides, you can finally acknowledge that the suffering and the pain can stop. The destructive patterns can end. You can graduate into a life beyond “abuse victim,” take the power back from your abusers and finally be at peace.
Learn more about Arlene Drake: arlenedrake.com
Clint Emerson
Do you know what to do in an active shooter situation, or how to apply trauma medicine after a catastrophic event? What’s the most important thing to do if you’re stuck on a desert island or being boarded by pirates?
Retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson spent 20 years in operations around the globe. Now he’s created the essential survival guide, as adapted from the missions, training, and protocol of special operations, to combat the real threats of today’s complex world.
He’ll share how to defeat a range of life-threatening scenarios, from being lost in the woods, to escaping a theater shooting, creating improvised water filters, eluding a wild boar attack, and defending against home invasions, using low tech or “no-tech” tools.
Clint Emerson is a decorated hero and a survival expert we need to combat today’s crises.
Learn more about Clint Emerson: www.clintemerson.com escapethewolf.com
Virginia Bell
We are aging differently from the way we did in the past―we are not only living longer, we are staying healthy and vital longer. We can grow and prosper at any age!
Midlife Is Not a Crisis combines astrology, inspiration, and wisdom about aging to empower people to live more fully in the second half of life. It is based on the generational life cycles we all share at certain ages, from the Saturn Return at 29 and Midlife, which peaks at 42, all the way to the Uranus Return at 84.
These cycles are the great crossroads of life, and each cycle is a journey in itself. Strung together they offer a road map to life’s most challenging and rewarding passages. In every decade there are trials, lessons, and losses; in this we have no choice. Our freedom lies in how we respond―consciously or unconsciously, awake or asleep. The planet that governs each cycle acts as a wise elder or guide and holds the key to navigating the cycle successfully.
Astrologer Virginia Bell tells the story of these cycles and provides a guide to living consciously and well.
Learn more about Virginia Bell www.virginiabellastrology.com
Cathy Wild
There’s a depth you’re meant to explore. A flow you’re meant to find, where treasures await discovery. Take a transforming journey into the heart of who you are. Unlock and access your creativity, power, joy, and more. Delve below the surface of your life on an intimate journey through the seven stages of the creative process.
Counselor, artist, and author Cathy Wild shares her own deeply personal story as well as provocative insights gleaned from her many years in private practice. Discover your authentic voice while exploring timeless themes that compel creative expression—curiosity and imagination, mystery and mourning, chaos and clarity, suffering and gratitude and many more. Feel deeply supported as you unlock the mysteries of your own creative power.
Learn more about Cathy Wild: CathyWild.com
Robert Weiss
Why don’t men get it about cheating? What hurts the most is the lying, manipulating, and secrecy that it inevitably requires. Cheating men are typically unaware of the depth and nature of the pain they have inflicted on their mates.
Robert Weiss speaks to the loving but clueless man who has messed up an otherwise healthy relationship, and now wants to earn his way back home. This “learn it or lose her” primer for men caught cheating is a roadmap for rebuilding trust, restoring intimacy, and salvaging a damaged relationship. The cheated-on partner can feel validated and understood for her losses, and better understand how men think about sex, cheating, and relationship intimacy.
This direct address to unfaithful men (and their significant others) is not focused on shaming or judging, but instead acts as a translator that can help an unfaithful man truly understand the blow he has caused to his relationship and how to work through that pain with his partner.
Learn more about Robert Weiss: robertweissmsw.com
Rachel Harris
Ayahuasca, the psychedelic brew from the Amazon rainforest, is now being used (illegally) in North America for individual healing, consciousness exploration, or spirituality!
As a result of her own personal experience, research scientist and psychotherapist Rachel Harris created the largest study to date of what happens following an ayahuasca ceremony — if people find lasting relief from depression and anxiety; if those with alcohol problems permanently stop drinking; if transcendent experiences with ayahuasca translate into a more spiritual life; and more.
She’ll describe her findings, including miracle cures of depression and addiction, therapeutic breakthroughs, spiritual revelations, and challenging or bad trips. If you’re thinking about taking it, you’ll be able to make an informed decision. If you’ve experienced it, you’ll get creative ways to work therapeutically with your experiences. And she’ll offer insight to therapists who work with people after their ayahuasca journey.
“This is not a simple story about healing,” writes Dr. Harris. “The risks are significant, but the opportunity is beyond what Western medicine and psychotherapy can offer.”
Learn more about Rachel Harris: www.listeningtoayahuasca.com
James Cordova
Marriages don’t whine like children or bosses, but we have to pay attention to them or they can get sick or just plain tired.
Professor James Cordova of Clark University wrote The Marriage Checkup to help couples assess the strengths and weaknesses of their relationship and to develop strategies for strengthening its health. It’s a two-session assessment and feedback program that helps us look at intimacy, sexuality, co-parenting, managing money, and communication, "the marital health equivalent of the annual physical or the every-six-month dental visit.”
We can avoid the emotional turmoil associated with conventional marital counseling since we are simply receiving safe and routine feedback about potential problems in our marriage. Like physical health, the health of a relationship can be developed to greater levels of fitness and resilience to illness; even healthy couples can benefit from these exercises.
Learn more about James Cordova: wordpress.clarku.edu/coupleslab/
Winifred Reilly
What happens when your marriage is broken but you’re the only one who wants to fix it? We’ve all heard “it takes two” to make a marriage better, but therapist Winifred Reilly noticed that waiting for her change-averse husband to leap up and joyfully embrace her grand plans for remodeling her marriage wasn't working out any better for her than it was for her clients. So she decided to try to rescue her marriage by herself, even though she had no idea what that would take.
Like most couples she works with, she wanted a happier marriage, not a divorce. Now she gives us practical, effective, empowering alternatives to talking ourselves blue in the face. “I know from experience that when one partner takes that first step...behaves in a new way, challenges the status quo, the other will usually follow. Sometimes slowly, not always cheerfully, and often not in the way we imagined. But eventually, both partners become stronger and healthier, and so does the marriage.”
Learn more about Winifred Reilly: onetotango.com
Would it kill you to call your mother? You and your sister aren’t speaking...again... If you don’t have a picture-postcard family, where everyone loves one another, roots for one another, and never criticizes one another, listen in.
Life coach and retired family therapist Eric Maisel offers useful strategies for dealing with the people you’re connected to for life, even when they are not cooperative. Dr. Maisel tackles the problematic aspects of families, describing eight vital skills to help you cope with challenging relationships. The book also serves as a unique “field guide” to common types of dysfunctional families — authoritarian, anxious, addicted, and more — and how to thrive despite those dynamics.
By following Dr. Maisel’s battle-tested advice, you’ll learn to maintain inner peace in the midst of family chaos and create a better life for everybody.
Learn more about Eric Maisel: EricMaisel.com
Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose?
Janet Conner, author of Writing Down Your Soul, knows each of us has a divine purpose, and a divine GPS to the soul―an inner guide. Each of us contains the soul talents and abilities to remember that purpose and bring it to full expression in our lives. She wrote this book in a spiral of 7 loops that walk us through finding our gifts, talents, teachers, symbols, stories, and even shadows and wounds.
She’ll share meditations, anecdotes, and exercises to help us feed our divine spark. We’ll learn how to find and honor our soul’s birth choice; listen to our soul’s stories; and watch the past change as we view it with new eyes. We can nourish our gifts and talents to create a life we deeply love, overflowing with meaning and joy.
Learn more about Janet Conner: janetconner.com
Sarah Elliston
Sarah Elliston never realized she was "a difficult person," as she harangued people until she got her way, threw temper tantrums, and talked over her bosses. In her family, where she felt bullied, the only way she knew how to get attention was to voice her opinion, loudly!
She wasn't mean-spirited. She was just trying to do what she thought was RIGHT for herself and everyone else! Until a kind but firm boss pointed out that she was not only disrupting the office, but impeding her own professional advancement.
Sarah started on the journey to leave behind the difficult person, and became the woman who teaches others how to deal with difficult people. She’ll share tips on how to awaken the challenging personality, and change both the relationship and the environment. You’ll learn ways to resolve personal conflict, implement negotiation skills with positive results, and relate in a non-confrontational way in working out disagreements with friends, family, neighbors and business associates.
Learn more about Sarah Elliston: www.sarahelliston.com
Troy Amdahl and Dave Braun
Oola is that state of awesomeness you experience when your life is balanced and growing in all the key areas of health and well-being. It can be a noun or a verb, a destination or a feeling.
Troy Amdahl and Dave Braun, the OolaGuys, know that women are the ultimate multitaskers. While a circus performer might spin seven plates in a single show, women spin seven plates―figuratively―every day. They not only juggle kids, family, and home life, they also juggle work responsibilities, make constant business decisions, handle professional events, and so much more that it's truly mind-boggling what a woman can pack into a 24-hour day.
To truly live an OolaLife, it’s paramount to identify those toxic traits that hold us back from finding balance and growth in the seven F’s of Oola—fitness, finance, family, field (career), faith, friends and fun—and embrace the transformational characteristics that will help accelerate this journey to greatness.
The OolaGuys will talk about the experiences of 54 inspiring women, how to overcome unexpected hardships, and transform the juggling act of everyday life into a dream lifestyle of simplicity, tranquility, abundance, and opportunity.
Learn more about the OolaGuys: oolalife.com
Debra Engle
What if you had a best friend/counselor all rolled up into one—and you had access to their advice and wisdom 24/7?
You do; they’re your spirit guides, and Deb Engle will teach you how to find them if you haven’t already, and how to deepen that relationship even if you’ve worked with your guides for a long time. She’s got a lot of stories and practical steps that she’s learned from her own guides…and the Course in Miracles...powerful stuff that will help you approach situations in your life from a very different perspective.
She says, “The main message I’ve learned is that life doesn’t have to be such a struggle or so confusing. We don’t have to feel alone, because we never are. When we remember that, and intentionally partner with Spirit every day, we really can co-create a life of peace and purpose.”
Learn more about Debra Engle: debraengle.com
Henry Fersko-Weiss
How can the dying and their families bring deep meaning and comfort to care at the end of life?
Henry Fersko-Weiss describes a new way to support and guide people through the dying process; the end-of-life doula model adapted from the work of birth doulas. It honors the life of the person who is dying, offers them control over how they approach their death, and thoroughly supports loved ones.
That model encompasses summing up and planning work with a patient and family; continuous, around-the-clock vigil work; and reprocessing the loss with loved ones soon after the patient’s death. The dying person, their family, and caregivers can transform the experience from one of fear and despair into one that is uplifting and even life-affirming.
Learn how to give the last gift you can to yourself or someone you love.
Learn more about Henry Fersko-Weiss: inelda.org
Holly Parker
Living together, but your partner is emotionally absent; they are caught up in acting like a Critic, a Sponge, an Iceberg, an Emotional Silencer, a Defender? Constantly combating outright hostility or overcoming subtle distance can leave you with the sense that the give-and-take in your relationship has disappeared.
Harvard University clinical psychologist Dr. Holly Parker rescues us from the desperate, hopeless feelings that have come to define our relationship and life. She has developed a program filled with practical exercises and powerful advice for individuals on both sides of an emotionally damaged relationship. She talks about how to create healthy emotional connections and boost physical intimacy, how to eliminate habits that trigger self-sabotaging behavior, and more.
With patience, empathy, and willpower, Dr. Parker’s program can help you restore balance and peace of mind, and turn your damaged partnership back into a rewarding and joyful bond.
Learn more about Holly Parker: drhollyparker.com
Meg Simeone
How can you believe a desire that is out of your reach will materialize? How do you make sense of a truth that’s inexplicable yet undeniable? How do you find the courage to step into the unknown, confident that you’re going in the right direction? Avery — a man whose intuitive gifts were evident as a child — and Margaret, a left-brain skeptic whose unwillingness to believe persisted until she experienced what Avery asserted had always been available to her, join us today. We’ll learn how to:
• Remember who we really are
• Connect to an inner power, a universal energy that is always available
• Overcome the fear and worry that keep us stuck.
If you’re open to a reality that defies logic and sensibility, and ready to experience a new way of living in this lifetime, listen in!
Learn more about Meg Simeone and Avery: glass-full.me
Barbara Jaffe
Were you born to “replace” a child who died? No matter how many times replacement children are told that they are special, on some level they can feel they never seemed to live up to the model their parents wanted. They always fall short—never being “enough.”
Replacement child Barbara Jaffe shares her hard-won knowledge to help us identify our lost self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-worth, and fix the broken pieces within ourselves. We had been stunted; now, we need to be nurtured, not by others, but by ourselves. We can pursue a full and honorable life, one we can pass on to our children and then, to future generations.
Learn more about Barbara Jaffe: barbaraannjaffe.com
David Bedrick
If you're feeling pulled towards some sort of activism but aren't sure what, join us here! David Bedrick helps us broaden our vision to include how the social/political world impacts the inner lives of people, how dialogue across diverse viewpoints can impact hearts and minds, and how psychology can play a role as a social-change agent.
Bedrick deconstructs racism by looking at divergent views of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He deconstructs sexism by critiquing the diet industry and the way women feel about their bodies. Bedrick brings this same psychological eye to understanding societal problems (e.g., gun control, addiction), national celebrities (e.g., Robin Williams, Lance Armstrong), and popular psychology’s failure to create sustainable change. He provokes critical thinking, feeling, and dialogue.
It’s a daring call to empower activism and see ourselves as individuals intimately woven into a web of relationships and social issues.
Learn more about David Bedrick: davidbedrick.com
Tom Sterner
Are you fully engaged, present in this moment, completely content? Our culture encourages our minds to be overactive, anxious, longing for the future or regretting the past.
Thomas Sterner, bestselling author of The Practicing Mind, shows us how simple shifts in perspective — such as learning to center our attention on the process of what we are doing instead of what we are trying to achieve; using goals as guides instead of reminders of what is left to be done; and learning to work without judgment about the process — can completely transform the experience of going through each day.
He says, “Everything in life comes from practice. No matter how small or inconsequential we think it is, everything we do, from brushing our teeth to getting through a scary job interview, comes from practice, the deliberate repetition of an action with an awareness of what we want to achieve.” And it works!
Learn more about Thomas Sterner: tomsterner.com
Jeanine Staples
How do you behave in love: Main Chick, Side Chick, Bonnie, Bitch, or Victim? Have you known the terror of emotional, psychological, or physical violence, and does that impact the way you show up in relationships and how you operate in the world?
As an alternative response to the five toxic lover identities, Jeanine presents a new way of loving and living. She introduces the Supreme Lover identity and illuminates its integral connection to social and emotional justice for and through Black women's wisdom. She gives us the tools to take ownership of our lover identities, and consciously seek greater emotional justice for our lives and communities.
Learn a more conscious way of loving and living in the world.
Learn more about Jeanine Staples: Jeaninestaples.com and thesupremeloveproject.com
What is the Maryanne Live radio show and why should you listen? Maryanne takes you into the depths of her practice and tells some of her fascinating story.
She went from a history of abuse/debilitating panic disorder/draining relationships, had an experience of awakening, and explored all the possible spiritual practices she could find to stay awake.
She'll bring on experts in the field of self-inquiry and awareness to help you stay awake, and invite us all to take the material and not theorize but live and breathe the principles in our lives. How do we take all the things we know...forgiveness, compassion, kindness...and embody them in real time?
Sometimes it seems like domination and authoritarian patriarchy are everywhere.
The Sacred Feminine is returning from exile, as people from all walks of life and cultures turn to Goddess, deity, archetype and ideal, to evolve from the malignant chaos we face today. They're listening to their consciences, heart wisdom, and intuition to manifest a new normal. They're practicing partnership, generosity, and compassion to establish a new way of being. They're tapping into their empathy and morality as they hit the reset button.
Share the wisdom and activism of these spiritual, cultural and political leaders, old and new, male and female, inspiring the birth of a new world...a time of security, peace, joy, equality, and prosperity for all.
Learn more about Karen Tate: www.karentate.com
Megan McFeely
Come along on Megan McFeely’s personal journey as she rediscovers and reclaims the feminine qualities of the human psyche, qualities neglected and suppressed in the West for millennia and yet essential for our survival and wholeness. Her message serves as a wake-up call for both men and women.
But more important, it offers a contemplative glimpse into what it means to connect with the feminine potential that exists within us all. The healing power of the feminine can redress a world out of balance, taking you deep inside yourself and sending you back full of energy and hope.
Learn more about Megan McFeely www.AsSheIs.com
Mark Coleman
You know your Inner Critic, the voice that says you’re not enough, not good enough, or sometimes...too much.
Renowned meditation teacher Mark Coleman helps us see where it comes from, and what strengthens and weakens it. He’ll share insights into what creates, drives, and disarms the Inner Critic; examples from real people’s healing journeys that inspire and guide; tools we need to begin turning the lens of attention toward our own minds, with kindness and clarity. You’ll learn simple exercises you can immediately put into practice to invite, cultivate, and nurture your best self and make peace with your mind.
“The good news coming out of neuroscience is that your brain and negative habits can change based on how you use your attention,” writes Coleman. “When you see how much your inner critic robs you of peace and well-being, you will be less apt to give it your loyalty and attention.”
Learn more about Mark Coleman: MarkColeman.org
Chetan Parkyn and Carola Eastwood
What is your life purpose? What you are doing here, and are you on the right track to being fulfilled? How can we all live out our destinies?
World-renowned Human Design experts Chetan Parkyn and Carola Eastwood show how to use the place, date, and time of your birth to reveal your specific Life Theme, a unique, consistent, and recognizable undercurrent to your whole lifetime.
“Knowing and accepting your particular Life Theme is truly transformative. Embodying this awareness gives you reassurance and clarification about your unique life purpose. You can attune to your destiny and learn to live creatively through all the challenges, finding fulfillment in knowing you are living in accordance with your truth,” they say. “Discover the life you were born to live.”
Learn more about Human Design: www.HumanDesignForUsAll.com
Barbara Waxman
We’ve associated midlife with future decline and potential disability, a time when people begin to worry about being “over the hill.” The truth is, people between the ages of about 45 and 65 are at the top of the hill, with a life expectancy of nearly 80 years, and many of us will live even longer. Yet our thinking about “age” is stuck in a paradigm from the last century.
Middlescence is a new life stage, filled with potential, vitality and purpose. Backed by quantitative research and the qualitative data collected over Barbara Waxman’s 30 years as a gerontologist, the Manifesto establishes that Middlescents are happier and more purpose-driven than almost any other demographic segment.
She gives us tools and techniques to tap into those qualities so we can be filled with creativity, focus and potential. We can harness our leadership abilities to revolutionize our own lives and those of our family members, as well as revolutionizing our communities, workplaces, and the world.
Learn more about Barbara Waxman: www.barbarawaxman.com
Donna Henes
What is effective right action for us all in scary times? How can we stay heart-centered and true to what we believe in?
Mama Donna Henes, urban shaman, has years of experience in shining the light of truth on hidden agendas and staying positive. She shares ways we can pay attention to and respond ethically and empathetically to what we see, from the normalization of trash talk to physical grabbing.
We can live our values and lead exemplary lives, keeping hope and faith and trust alive. We can stay connected with our hearts, engage with the deepest truths about men and women in our culture...and make a difference!
Learn more about Donna Henes: donnahenes.net
Kevin Hancock
Kevin owned one of the oldest family businesses in Maine, and in 2008 the economy was tanking. Then he lost his voice from a rare neurological disorder. He was moved to go to the Pine Ridge Lakota Indian Reservation, in a series of trips strikingly similar to their ancient Vision Quest rite.
In losing consistent access to his voice, Kevin discovered a pathway, a calling, to strengthening the voices of others, which he uses to think differently about the future of Pine Ridge, the future of his business, and the future of tribes everywhere.
Find out how he learned to do less, not more; to look inward for meaning; to bring his business and himself back into balance and prosperity. Along the way, Kevin learns it was his soul's way of getting him to stop working, stop leading, stop caretaking. Find your own growing awareness of interconnectedness, where everybody can live a full, rich life.
Learn more about Kevin Hancock: www.kevindhancock.com
Sam Bennett
Want to change your life, don’t know where to start?
An overwhelmed procrastinator, frustrated overachiever, and recovering perfectionist herself, Sam Bennett knows all the ways we avoid pursuing our dreams and reaching our goals. She also knows how to “get it done.” A friend along the way, she offers small, easily doable changes you can make to achieve your goals and dreams.
She says, “Just because your dreams haven't happened up to now doesn't mean they won't happen. And just because your life, career, or projects haven't gone the way you may have wanted doesn't mean they are not going well. No matter what has happened to you up to now, you have an opportunity to create a new story, beginning right now.”
Learn more about Sam Bennett: startrightwhereyouare.com
Susan Anderson
Heartbroken after divorce, a breakup, a death, or the loss of friendship, health, a job, or a dream?
Abandonment breaks our hearts in subtle ways, too, when we are not recognized for our accomplishments, dismissed by a friend, or not invited to a party. It is a challenge that everyone must eventually face at one level or another.
Psychotherapist and abandonment expert Susan Anderson guides you through the five stages of your journey—shattering, withdrawal, internalizing, rage, and lifting. She explores the seemingly endless pain of heartbreak and gives us concrete recovery tools and exercises to discover and heal underlying issues, identify self-defeating behaviors of mistrust and insecurity, and build self-esteem. And even have fun doing it! You can come away with a new sense of self, with an increased capacity to love.
Learn more about Susan Anderson: abandonment.net
Ruth Whippman
Are you happy? Right now? Happy enough? As happy as everyone else? Could you be happier if you tried harder?
Journalist and documentary filmmaker Ruth Whippman found herself increasingly perplexed by the American obsession with happiness. She found that despite spending more time and money in search of happiness than any other nation on earth, research shows that the United States is one of the least contented, most anxious countries in the developed world. So Ruth set out on to get to the bottom of this contradiction, embarking on an uproarious pilgrimage to a controversial self-help course, visiting a “happiness city” in the Nevada desert, delving into the darker truths behind the “positive psychology movement,” and more.
She’ll share a rigorously researched yet universal answer, and one that comes absolutely free of charge.
Learn more about Ruth Whippman: www.ruthwhippman.com
Karen Casey
First introduced to A Course In Miracles during the early stages of sobriety when she hung on to Alcoholics Anonymous like her life depended on it (and, of course, it did), Karen yearned for something that could quiet her near-constant anxiety. These simple ideas and affirmations for meditation have done that for her, bringing her a simpler, softer, slower, and more loving life.
Karen not only offers an explanation of the ideas, but also shares her own experiences with them—stumbles and all—offering proof of how helpful and practical they really are and showing that the goal isn’t perfection, but rather progress toward creating a life of love and peace.
Learn more about Karen Casey: www.womens-spirituality.com
Eric Walrabenstein
How 5,000 veterans used the ancient secrets of yoga & mindfulness to reclaim their lives from stress and find inner peace, and how you can too!
Former U.S. Army infantry officer turned yoga master Eric created the BOOTSTRAP yoga system to help returning veterans and their families cope with the effects of PTSD and other psychological effects of war, and it works for ordinary people in real life. It’s one of the world's most comprehensive mind-body solutions for calming and rebalancing the nervous system. He’ll share how to explore the often unexamined internal sources of stress and emotional disturbance, and introduce ancient wellness techniques.
You can learn a proven methodology to apply mind-body wisdom to solve one of today's most pressing wellness issues--stress. Find out how to use it to help us master our humanness and live happier, healthier lives.
Learn more about Eric Walrabenstein: www.ericwal.com and www.bootstrapUSA.com
Donald Altman
You’ve heard about the psychological benefits of clearing out the clutter in your surroundings, but shutting away and trying to hide old pains and traumas can also create toxic clutter keeping you from the life of your dreams.
Integrating mindfulness and cutting-edge neuroscience, international expert Donald Altman teaches us how to modify entrenched habits and patterns with only a few minutes of attention daily. He’ll give us tips on how to realize what our baggage consists of and how to transform or toss it, then show how to avoid the daily danger of accumulating new emotional clutter. No matter how fraught your life or relationships may be, you can cleanse, heal, or accept the old wounds, mistakes, and disappointments.
You’ll discover how to address your past, better deal with the present, and cultivate the best possible future. Start fresh now!
Learn more about Donald Altman: www.mindfulpractices.com
Crystal Morissette
Are you a Mother: safe, selfless, protective, nurturing? A Daughter: coy, cute, dramatic, full of life, somewhat selfish? Or a Woman: do we even have an archetype for the word “woman"?
If you feel like these definitions could be keeping you emotionally stuck, Crystal helps you find which emotional age you’re operating from and heal the wounds that keep you triggered, afraid and small. You can heal the disowned parts of yourself into a unified or integrated place where you have peace of mind, a sense of healthiness and of wholeness.
Never feel like a victim of circumstance, genetics, or your past again. Instead of letting your emotions get the best of you, now it’s time to get the best of them!
Learn more about Crystal Morissette: www.TheEmotionalEdge.com www.SWATInstitute.com
Psychologist and relationship expert Stan Tatkin shares key concepts about how people become attracted to potential partners, move toward or away from commitment, and the important role the brain and nervous system play in this process. You’ll get powerful tips based in neuroscience and attachment theory to help you find a compatible mate and go on to create a fabulous relationship.
Zen Cryar DeBrucke
Cars have GPS’s; we are born with access to a powerful tool called an Internal Guidance System (IGS), says Zen Cryar DeBrucke. It's a broader, wiser and more infinite part of ourselves. When it’s closed, we feel constriction in our chests or a tightness in our stomachs, or lumps in our throats--and if we don’t know how to change our thoughts and shift our perspective, that leads to misery and suffering.
Once we learn how to access our own IGS, we can leave painful memories behind, abandon destructive relationship patterns, and create the life of our dreams. As we increase our level of consciousness and capacity to remain present to our IGS’s we move toward divine collaboration with others, leading to more love, joy, compassion and forgiveness on the planet. And pure fun!
Learn more about Zen Cryar DeBrucke: zeninamoment.com
Jean Bolen
Feeling indomitable, untamed, unsubdued? Or maybe not so much?
Jean Bolen explores the myth of Atalanta, the famous hunter and runner in ancient Greek mythology, a mortal woman who is identified with Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt and Moon. Atalanta began life abandoned and left to die because she was born a girl. She went on to conquer fierce animals and make a man prove himself before she would be his bride. She exemplifies the indomitable spirit in competent, courageous girls and in the women they become who will not be victims, no matter what.
Looking at today’s girls with grit like Princess Merida from the film Brave and Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games, Jean gives us ways we can explore and find our own uncrushable spirits.
Learn more about Jean Bolen: www.jeanbolen.com
Matthew McKay
When Matthew McKay’s son Jordan was murdered, he set out to discover the truth about why we are here, what happens when we die, and what death is. He determined to listen and look for his dead son in any way he could.
A psychologist with a deep love of science, he never expected to learn a technique called “channeled writing,” connect with Jordan on the other side, and become convinced that in the heart of pain exist things he never imagined. “In the same way Jordan helps me when I’m afraid or full of doubt, your loved ones are watching over you — in dreams or feelings or direct replies — if you ask.” Find out how to ask and listen!
Learn more about Matthew McKay: www.SeekingJordan.com
Shari Brown
Every day people all over the world are getting killed by other people who believe in different religions. We see and hear these differences and conflicts brought to our attention every day. Maybe it’s time to look at the commonalities in religion instead of focusing on the differences.
Shari Brown has been deeply involved in the Islamic, Christian, and Jewish faiths and communities. Through her earnest study of the three scriptures, she discovered that most share a common threshold of seven principles. She takes you on a voyage of each religion’s history of commandments and combines them into the seven common values you can use to understand and create happiness and prosperity.
Stephanie Marango and Rebecca Gordon
In the signs of the Zodiac, you might be born a Gemini, but did you know that you might also have the heart of a Leo or the feet of a Pisces? We’ve read our horoscopes for insights into our love lives, careers and friendships, often overlooking the fact that every day each sign expresses itself differently through our bodies.
Holistic health physician Stephanie Marango, and Rebecca Gordon, world-renowned astrologer and resident horoscope columnist for Harper’s Bazaar, present a never-before-seen guide to infinite and often untapped wisdom. Using the stars as the foundation, they provide lessons, meditations, and exercises that will guide you on your path to well-being.
Stephanie is at imbodyment.com
Rebecca is at www.mypathastrology.com
Linda and Charlie Bloom
“Couples with great relationships don’t fight” or “little things aren’t worth getting upset over” aren’t true, just common myths like the one about how the couples walk away together as the credits roll, heading for a life of "happily ever after." These misconceptions can prevent you from building the strong relationship you hope for.
Bestselling authors and relationship counselors Linda and Charlie Bloom offer compelling stories and valuable suggestions for replacing myths with realistic expectations, equipping you with behavior and communication guidelines that will enhance and strengthen your intimate relationship. It gets better...and more fun than you would have ever imagined!
Learn more about Linda and Charlie Bloom: www.bloomwork.com
Carmen Harris
Think magic belongs only on the stage or in the imagination of young children? Carmen’s book will teach you to reconsider and experience it again!
30 years a creative TV scriptwriter, she stumbled into becoming a healer when unexpectedly the awakened energy in the palms of her hands roused a terminally-ill cancer patient from an unresponsive state. The extraordinary events in her life can only be called magical, and she says this is available to all of us. Find out about the sixteen magical elements of the universe that can positively transform our perception of the outer world and bring peace and harmony to our inner existence. In the next section, Brown Stuff, she lists seventeen challenging scenarios.
Within each of these different sections are dynamic tips and techniques that are designed to help shift the Brown Stuff, resolve difficulties, and get to the Magic.
Theresa McKeown
Theresa shares the joys of reading and rhyming, and calls forth memories of succulent tastes of fruits and vegetables.
"How to Eat your ABCs" is the first in a series of educational books to help kids embrace the joy of learning, instilling a genuine sense of self-love, self-acceptance and personal responsibility to the world in which they live.
Narrated by BuzzBee (a happy, healthy honeybee who just adores kids), this book of rhyme has every letter of the alphabet represented by a farm-fresh food. You and your kids can fall in love with the world around you as well as the world within.
Learn more about Theresa McKeown: www.theabcsofeverything.com
Sandra Easter
Where do we all come from? Do you know who your ancestors were...and how they may be influencing you today? Jung teacher Sandra Easter introduces us to a powerful mode of psychological inquiry that engages them as living presences shaping who we are and the lives we live. Beyond our personal biography, we can find evidence of them in dreams, visions, and symptoms of illness, and in nature and the land on which we live.
Sandra shares real-life examples of women who, by establishing dialogues with the ancestors, have been able to work through personal and generational trauma and wounds, healing themselves and those in their ancestral lines. Her work can change the way you understand yourself and your relationship to those in your past and your future.
You can find her on Facebook, Sandra Easter PhD.
Kayt Sukel
Are risk-takers born or made? Kayt Sukel uses cutting-edge research to illustrate which parts of the brain drive behavior, the different genes and neurochemicals at play, and the “particular blend of biology and experience held within that allows us to know what risks are worth taking and what risks should be left alone.”
She shows us the fascinating neurological pathways that provide the “gas” and the “brakes” when we are faced with a risky decision. And she shares human interest stories from the boardroom, the classroom, the playing field, and military frontlines.
Marrying the knowledge of science with the wisdom of those who have played the game and won--professional poker players, female firefighters, top neurosurgeons--Kayt gives us a few key rules to reset our definitions of risk and shows how to put artful risk-taking into action.
Learn more about Kayt Sukel: kaytsukel.com
Pouline Middleton
Who says you have to find "the one"? How about three men; one to talk about the meaning of life with, one to be intimate with, and one to be an handyman?
Divorced single mother Pouline made up her mind to date three different men, one for each area that was important to her. She began a very transparent conscious dating search online. Every man she connected with knew her plan and needed to state which area he wished to be considered for. The interactions were fun, funny and profound.
Since creating Modern Love, Pouline has coached hundreds of people to get in touch with their three most important areas, whatever they may be. Her process also works for men seeking women and same-sex couples. It's fun, but under the humor is a serious look at bringing our highest consciousness to modern love and sex. Laugh and learn!
Learn more about Pouline Middleton: www.modernloveandsex.com
Helene Segura
Too much to do, not enough time? Health, relationships, and family suffering?
Helene can rescue you from the procrastination, distraction, inefficiency, and overwhelm that foster work/home imbalance. Whether you want to streamline, downsize, better manage paper and information, organize tasks, or simply make their work and home lives more efficient, she'll meets you where you are struggling most with quick, easy-to-implement strategies and tactics to “kick chaos to the curb.”
Learn more about Helene Segura: www.TheInefficiencyAssassin.com and www.helenesegura.com
Naomi Katz
Do you remember your first kiss? Your first heartbreak? Your first bra? The first time your best friend betrayed you?
Author and teacher Naomi Katz peels back the truth behind becoming a empowered woman in a chaotic world where airbrushed perfection is beauty - when in reality, beauty is who you are. She offers strategies to help young women cope with issues like body image, the media, relationships, competition, sex, and peer pressure. Tune in for guidance and inspiration...and a fun conversation.
Learn more about Naomi Katz: www.beautifulproject.net
Cara Bradley
Remember the best moments of your life, when you felt powerful and totally alive?
Mental strength coach Cara Bradley can show you how to wake up, show up and shine, experiencing what she calls “high-definition, high-voltage living” on purpose, daily. She’ll share fresh practices she pulls from her years of yoga, running track, and rollerblading that expertly guide you through the process toward an indescribable sense of fulfillment and empowerment that is always here, on the “verge” of happening, ready to emerge.
You can intentionally experience this natural state of clarity and vitality in your everyday life. Tap your personal power and thrive!
Learn more about Cara Bradley: www.carabradley.net
Matthew Fox
Are you full of awe, delight, amazement (Via Positiva)? Or silence, darkness, and suffering (Via Negativa)? Birthing, creativity, passion (Via Creativa) or justice, compassion, healing, celebration, and service (Via Transformativa)? These are the four paths of Creation Spirituality we travel on the way to God.
Matthew Fox, theologian and bestselling author, says every one of us is a mystic, an artist, and a prophet! He’ll talk about Trappist monk and social justice activist Thomas Merton’s ways of mixing contemplation and action, and how you can find a reliable connection with the underground river of Divine wisdom.
Learn more about Matthew Fox: www.matthewfox.org
“We work too much, sleep too little, love with half a heart, and wonder why we are unhappy and unhealthy,” says clinical psychologist Dr. Arthur Ciaramicoli. He'll share simple, realistic, powerful techniques for using empathy and cognitive behavioral therapy to relieve stress, perceive situations accurately, correct distorted thinking, and trigger our own neurochemistry to produce calm, focused energy.
He developed this approach over thirty-five years of working with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, and addictions. Over and over again, he has helped sufferers overcome old hurts and combat performance anxiety, fears, and excessive worry.
Join us for a calming and practical hour.
Learn more about Arthur Ciaramicoli: balanceyoursuccess.com/
Got stress, mind-numbing negative self-talk, boredom, depression? Jonathan, one of the world's leading experts on happiness and how to get there, brings you The 101 Best Apps, Gadgets, Tools and Supplements for Feeling More Delight in Your Life...not to mention joy!
He’ll talk about everything from a trans-cranial stimulation device called "The Thync" to Tinglers that fit on the head and the knees to create endless waves of pleasure. If singing makes you happy, consider the Singtrix that actually makes your off-key warbling sound like a rockstar. And he's got some surefire LEGAL cognitive-enhancing supplements that will boost you into the happy zone.
Whether it's a temporary fix or something with long-term effects, he's tried it and will tell you what he thinks. You’ll come away with a toolbox of “happiness hacks.”
Learn more about Jonathan Robinson: www.FindingHappiness.com
“Why has my cat suddenly stopped using the litter box?” “Why is my dog barking incessantly?” “Why doesn’t my dog or cat listen to me when I ask him to do something?”
Pet owners want to know about talking with their dogs and cats, and Tim Link, an expert animal communicator, can teach you how. He’ll help you first hone your communication skills, using the spoken and the visual, and also learn to “listen,” respecting the personality and feelings of your animals. His simple and accessible methods facilitate the understanding you’re craving, and create a back-and-forth communication that will enhance the lives of both animals and humans. T
Learn more about Tim Link: www.TalkingWithDogsandCats.com
Wrinkles, sags...how many hours a day do you obsess over your perceived flaws, chasing perfection?
Many of us have Body Dysmorphic Disorder, characterized by obsessive thinking in which a minor physical imperfection causes severe emotional distress, and some plastic surgeons are eager to operate even if they feel it won't solve the problem. Media has some responsibility for idolizing perfection. Often you see flawless faces of celebrities on the cover of magazines which were meticulously photo-shopped.
Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Renato Calabria continuously sees young patients, not necessarily with BDD, coming to the office with immaculate pictures of actresses asking if they can look like them. Often these patients go from doctor to doctor seeking a perfect image of themselves which is not achievable. A good plastic surgeon is someone who can say no. Dr. Renato guides you compassionately through the process of finding what you truly need.
Learn more about Dr. Renato Calabria: www.drcalabria.com
Look at your broken heart with the curiosity of a naturalist, as you would pay close attention to your pet, to understand what is going on.
The pain of mourning and heartbreak is neurologically similar to being submitted to torture. There seems to be only one way to end that agony; neurobiology calls it an evolutionary jump and psychologists call it an increase in consciousness. The whole brain must re-configure its connections and its thinking about love and relationships.
Lori Pye, PhD, joins us to talk about Ginette Paris' book Heartbreak: New Approaches to Healing - Recovering from lost love and mourning. A wider definition of love and a deeper understanding of its psychology will free you of the obsession for the missing partner and will teach your heart to love in a wiser manner.
Learn more about Ginette Paris: www.ginetteparis.com
Meditation is religious, right? It’s actually an age-old secular practice with numerous scientifically verified physical and psychological benefits.
Longtime secular meditation teacher Rick Heller here shows how it extends beyond the personal to enrich relationships with others, with community, and with the world. Step-by-step instructions, personal stories, and provocative questions teach empathy for others, stress reduction and inner peace, and in-the-moment living that fosters appreciation for life and resilience in the face of adversity.
If you have ever loved or even liked another person, he says, you can learn kindness meditation — and invites us to partake in awe and wonder at the rich experience of being alive.
Learn more about Rick Heller: www.rickheller.com
Did you know that for 30 years there was a plot for the US to colonize Canada? That President Reagan and Pope John Paul met secretly, and over the next 6 years the Soviet Union was brought to its knees?
Bestselling author (14 books, 40 languages, 20 million copies) Steve Berry talks about how he creates his characters, why he has so many strong women, and how much of his thrilling history is true (try 90%). Prepare to be surprised by the way history and politics shape our relationships.
Learn more about Steve Berry: steveberry.org
When Matthew McKay’s son Jordan was murdered, he set out to discover the truth about why we are here, what happens when we die, and what death is. He determined to listen and look for his dead son in any way he could.
A psychologist with a deep love of science, he never expected to learn a technique called “channeled writing,” connect with Jordan on the other side, and become convinced that in the heart of pain exist things he never imagined. “In the same way Jordan helps me when I’m afraid or full of doubt, your loved ones are watching over you — in dreams or feelings or direct replies — if you ask.” Find out how to ask and listen!
Learn more about Matthew McKay: www.SeekingJordan.com
Ever felt like you had a book inside you that just had to come out...but kept getting blocked?
Tom Bird has taught thousands of people in his Write Your Bestseller in a Weekend Retreats, midwifing them through dramatic transformations as they work through their resistance, fears, beliefs, and painful memories that come up when they begin writing.
Time and again, he sees them break through to new levels of self-awareness and conscious universal connections that change their lives...and their relationships. Join us and get a taste of the supercharge!
Learn more about Tom Bird: tombird.com
Do you struggle to find a good man? If you grew up fatherless--and this is epidemic--this could have had a profound effect on your love choices. As you transition into womanhood, you may need to fill this void with any male figure.
Marla Washington steps in to tell you some of the things needed to discern the men you pursue and the men who pursue you. If you didn’t have a daddy, tune in for critical insight and practical tools to create a healthy, loving romantic relationship.
Learn more about Marla Washington: marlawashington.com
Addiction and recovery are, at their core, about the meaning of life. Peg looks at behaviors from a Western philosophical perspective, offering a powerful set of tools sharpened over millennia. She is a recovering alcoholic who maintains that philosophy got and helps her to stay sober.
You don't have to be familiar with philosophy to enjoy her insights on issues all addicts and their loved ones face: self-identity, moral responsibility, self-knowledge and self-deception, free will and determinism, fatalism, and the nature of God. Not to mention their relations to others! She brings abstract thought out of the ivory tower and into our living rooms. Listen in for ways to live a rich, meaningful, and joyful life beyond addiction.
Learn more about Peg O'Connor: www.psychologytoday.com/experts/peg-oconnor-phd
Did you know that both men and women are wired for full-body orgasms? And that we all have the potential to be multi-orgasmic? Society has taught us to restrict our sexual energy, but with awareness, it can be creative, joyful, and fulfilling. Clue: it's not just about getting naked and having great sex.
Antonia Hall teaches you techniques to tap into a potent energy fueling your creativity, keeping you centered, enriching your day, revitalizing you, and helping you get in the flow!
Learn more about Antonia Hall: AntoniaHall.com
"I am so stupid...why did I do that again? I am so dumb. I'll never learn." Sound familiar? If your Inner Critic sometimes takes over and paralyzes you, listen in for Traci Stein's wise ways to help you find and further develop your strengths, and identify beliefs, patterns, and behaviors that can in the way of feeling and functioning well. We are far more than our challenges or self-judgments!
Traci reinforces the perspective of the loving observer and wise guide, to help us release self-criticism and enhance feelings of compassion, kindness, and gentleness towards ourselves and others. We can release self-doubt, cultivate feelings of personal mastery, envision a future stronger self and encourage present moment self-acceptance - while embracing positive change.
Learn more about Traci Stein: www.DrTraciStein.com
From the dawn of humanity, we’ve wanted to control other people’s thoughts, behaviors and actions. From the use of coercive persuasion by ancient Egyptians and the Knights Templar, to today’s "mind wars" claims of electronic harassment and microwave “bombing,” we have been at the mercy of “mind hacks” who try to reprogram our thoughts and reshape our beliefs.
Listen in for:
- Ancient mind control via spell casting, potions and rituals.
- The quest for a real Manchurian Candidate –MKUltra and the CIA connection.
- Mind control techniques including hypnosis, drugs, sexual abuse, electroshock, radiation, and psychic driving.
- Controlling mass thought through advertisement, media, politics, and religion.
- Cults and the use of mental re-programming.
- The brave new world of Voice to Skull Technology, cell phone hacks, drones, secret cameras and satellites
The inner frontier of the human mind is the last bastion of privacy. But are we really in control of our own minds? Find out ways to protect yourself and stay centered here.
Learn more about Marie Jones: mariedjones.com
You're having new insights, new experiences, lucid dreaming, even astral traveling; and you can tell very few people about this because most will say you're crazy, not awakening! What to do?
Not everyone is as sure-footed about the arrival of their paranormal, multi-dimensional and consciousness breakthroughs as Dr. Edwige. She is your guide to embracing your multi-dimensional self and your helpers so you can realize your soul purpose, joy and abundance. If you’re unsure about your odd dreams, experiences, coincidences, budding paranormal experiences and more, Dr. Edwige puts it all in perspective!
Learn more about Dr. Edwidge: dredwige.com
Have you been bullied...or are you a bully without knowing it?
After being called out as a bully early in his professional career, Andrew realized that respect is a better motivator than intimidation. This moment sparked a lifelong passion for creating workplaces structured to ensure psychological safety and freedom from bullying.
He spent over 25 years at the executive level of some of Canada’s largest corporations, and experienced workplace bullying firsthand after exposing corruption by a peer and being retaliated against. His dual perspectives, as a victim and a manager, give him a unique point of view. He assures you that you have a role to play in restructuring organizations to create supportive cultures. It's possible!
Learn more about Andrew Faas: http://www.andrewfaas.com
Those wise and loving eyes gazing up at you...Dr. Bernie Siegel knows how relationships with animals have helped his patients, alleviating their suffering and heartbreak.
Now, he’s gathered many inspiring true stories, including delightful tales from the “Siegel Family Zoo” where “squawks, purrs, chirrups, squeaks, barks” fill the house. He talks about how they reveal themselves as teachers and messengers, doctors and nurses, healers and miracle workers...and clowns.
Watching them, we can see how to be nonjudgmental and live better, healthier lives. If you have an animal, an appreciation for the inspirational, or simply the need for a smile, you’ll treasure his stories as a source of love, wisdom, and miracles.
Learn more about Dr. Bernie Siegel: www.BernieSiegelmd.com
Wounds heal up overnight. Arthritis, bone abnormalities, and bone spurs dissipate. Chronic back pain evaporates. Professional athletes see instant recovery from injuries. Not soap opera miracles, but actual healings from the hands of Dr. Gloria Kaye, a highly regarded psychotherapist, yoga therapy pioneer, hands-on healer and UCLA Medical School lecturer on Healing Touch.
She shares in-depth insights, practical techniques and inspiring stories of success with non-traditional healing...and she believes that everyone has the power to heal, and will start you on the path to opening your own healing channel!
Learn more about Gloria Kaye: www.drgloriakaye.com
We all know that meditation helps to lower stress, reduce anxiety and depression, and can even prevent disease. So why is it so challenging to begin and sustain everyday meditation?
Tobin Blake created a complete and detailed course on meditative practice. He shares how to reprogram your inner dialogue, overcome anxiety, heal depression, cultivate spiritual relationships, and stop battling your inner dialogue in order to discover your true Self. You can live awakened, with purpose and joy.
Learn more about Tobin Blake: www.tobinblake.com
Touch can feel wonderful...and it can be healing. Debra Schildhouse shares a simple, gentle, loving touch technique using just two fingers from each hand that changed her life. She’ll tell the story of Paul Bucky, whose recovery from a severe backache inspired the International Foundation of Bio-Magnetics that has healed thousands of people without charging a dime. You’ll hear stories of results that were called “miraculous” and open the window to your own healing.
Learn more about Debra Schildhouse: www.debraschildhouse.com and http://www.justtouch.com/
Want to love and be loved more? SARK, Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy, and her beloved, Dr. John Waddell, share how to remove the barriers to experiencing unconditional, succulent, wild love.
"Few of us have learned how to do this on a consistent basis,” they say. “Most of us have been told that the uninhibited joy and unconditional love we feel at the start of a relationship will inevitably fade. After practicing the six habits in this book, you will know that doesn’t have to be so.”
Listen in for ways to take your relationships with the most significant people in your life from "I love you anyway" to simply "I love you" — releasing tension and fear and getting the support and affection you want.
Learn more about SARK: planetsark.com
Jesus promised, “You will do the works that I did and greater works will you do in the fullness of time.” This "fullness” has now come.
Barbara has an evolutionary perspective on Christ consciousness, seeing in Christ an archetype for humanity’s current journey from egocentric, to the cocreation of ego freedom. She reveals how the Gospels and Jesus’ teachings are offering to our society new solutions to the impending dangers and challenges of our century. and we can achieve the Christ state as individuals, as part of the human race and as saviors of the Earth.
She states: “All people are born creative, endowed by our Creator with the inalienable right and responsibility to realize our creativity for the good of ourselves and the world.” Listen in and get in touch with your own creativity and power!
Learn more about Barbara Marx Hubbard: Evolve.org and barbaramarxhubbard.com
Feeling stuck? We all know that feeling of not knowing what to do next, or how to break out of the same old patterns of behavior, or listening to all that negative chatter that tells us we’re not enough.
As Alex puts it, when this happens, we keep ourselves running in place, playing small and safe. Alex gives you the step-by-step tools to take back control of your life, to stop struggling and to focus on how to create a life you truly want, rather than one you think you should want. Moved from a life that feels unfulfilled, constricted, and frustrated to one that is expansive and filled with love, abundance, and joy.
Learn more about Alex Bratty: alexbratty.com
Why leave it to others to decide how to celebrate your life, make vital life-and-death decisions, and pass along your inheritance (financial and cultural), when you can leave them a roadmap to what you truly desire?
Kelley takes us on a a deep-dive into planning what legacy we are leaving behind, how we want to convey it and how we want to enjoy the time left to us-without the worry of unfinished business. It's a unique and innovative twist on final-affairs planning from a delightful and FUNctional perspective. She takes you on an expedition of personal exploration and considerations as she ushers you step-by-step to completing your advance-care planning and personal initiatives.
And this is not just about planning for your death. It is about new beginnings and newfound perspectives about living. It is about taking care of necessary personal business in a pro-active and responsible manner that allows for incredible peace and freedom in the present. You can plan for the Sunset, while enjoying every Sunrise, with fresh outlooks and appreciation!
Learn more about Holley Kelley: www.sunrisesandsunsetsbook.com
Eros is the god of love, right? Eve Hogan's EROS equation (Event + Response = Outcome & Solution) is a “Soul-ution” for relationships. Based on the idea that it is our own response to a situation—rather than the situation itself—that creates a particular outcome, The EROS Equation is a unique approach to improving relationships.
Instead of focusing on difficult partners or problems, Eve gives techniques for unearthing patterns or behavior we are not aware of that might be getting in our way of experiencing intimacy. Maryanne chimes in with her own tools to help you create healthy, fulfilling, sustainable relationships, beginning within...and have fun doing that! Come away with useful new ways to set your intention for more intimacy this year.
Learn more about Eve Hogan: evehogan.com www.sacredgardenmaui.com www.sacredmauiretreats.com
Renowned medical doctor and spiritual teacher Bernie Siegel demonstrates how science and spirituality interact — and how you can tap your body’s potential to heal. Back in the day, he listened to his patients who had cancer, and learned about the role of attitude in healing. It took a while to convince the medical establishment, but now he's a foremost authority on unconventional healing practices, including drawing, visualization, dreams, love, and laughter. He'll share stories from his practice and hands-on, patient-proven techniques that can create miracles...and leave you laughing!
Learn more: www.BernieSiegelmd.com
Quilts exemplify precious things: comfort through the warmth they provide; community, since they are often created by groups; and love, given the time and effort they require.
Ruth Danner pieced together 55 true, inspirational stories of quilters and quilt-enthusiasts who use their skills to help others. Generosity, compassion, and unselfishness characterize these folks as they go about their quiet work, seeking no recognition — only the satisfaction of giving care and comfort to people in need.
Want to raise money, raise awareness, raise hopes? A quilt can accomplish any or all of these. Even if you don't sew, you can get inspired to turn something you love doing into a way of showing love!
Learn more about Ruth Danner: www.ruthdanner.com
Imagine discovering the man you love is a narcissist with a double life! Tune in for the heartbreaking account of Tina's journey to understanding how she fell in love with a narcissist, why she stayed in the relationship for so long, and how it related to her childhood traumas and losses.
Using her 30+ years of experience as a life coach and spiritual teacher, she expertly weaves together the perspective of a woman, a clinician, and a spiritual warrior. If you have looked for love in all the wrong places, hoped that someone "out there" will make you feel complete and whole, and are yearning to find a relationship with your own "Inner Beloved," Tina will inspire you and guide your way home. Move through love, loss, passion, betrayal, heartbreak, to forgiveness, healing, and redemption.
Learn more about Tina Benson: www.soulwhisperer.com
You are at the center of a multidimensional universe. The doors to the otherworld open from wherever you are—and the traffic moves both ways. You can walk the roads of waking life as a conscious dreamer, noticing how the world is speaking to you through signs, symbols, and the play of synchronicity—sidewalk oracles.
Robert Moss gives us practical and playful techniques to help us enlist the wisdom from the world around us to realize our deepest goals and wildest dreams. His inspiring and compelling perspective is a powerful reminder that every day can be a play day with an opportunity to make real magic.
Learn more about Robert Moss: www.mossdreams.com
Bob goes straight to the intersection of your heart and your wallet, the "money nerve," talking about the “why” of poor financial decision making. He gives you ways to
- Replace outdated belief systems related to money
- Overcome fears around money
- Have a healthy relationship with money
- Create honest budgets and change your mental maps to be more proactive and positive in your money-making decisions.
When you’re clear on your emotional response to money, you’ve got a path to financial freedom! And did we mention he’s got a great sense of humor?
Learn more about Bob Wheeler: www.themoneynerve.com