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The spiritual path takes vulnerability and courage. So does any endeavor in personal growth.  Courage to do what, specifically?  Courage to honestly examine your life, and to realize that the way you've been doing things isn't working for you. In other words, it isn't bringing you constant, lasting happiness.  Also, let's include vulnerability, the courage to ask for help. This episode is about admitting that you don't have all the answers and asking for help, because help is most definitely available.  You can ask for help in a conversation with a human teacher, or you can ask for it via prayer. Either way, this vulnerability is tremendous for learning to set the ego aside. The ego wants you to think you have all the answers, that you're a rugged individualist who doesn't need anyone else.  How is that working out for you, though?  This episode is a salute and a huge shout out to all of you on the path, who have shown vulnerability and courage and have begun the process we all ultimately go through. It can be scary, yes, especially when we consider that most of us are absolutely not conditioned in our societies to be vulnerable. Showing it requires the utmost courage. And I thank you for that. --- Rev. Tomás Garza is a Spiritual Teacher, Coach, and SolePath Certified Mentor. He is also a bestselling Author. As a longtime meditator and student of various world spiritual traditions, he enjoys offering people a safe and powerful space for taking a deep dive with themselves and healing the illusion of separation. What else? He and his wife Cindy love hiking, heat, and poolside coffee. They live in Surprise, Arizona. For a glimpse into serious vulnerability and courage from an all-male cast, pick up your copy of Find Your Voice, Save Your Life 4: Transcendent Men, Real Stories, available now in paperback and ebook! https://tomasgarza.com --- Here's to vulnerability and courage on the path! Blooming barrel cactus, Saguaro National Park, Arizona

Yes, that's right. The theme of this episode is chill, calmness, relaxation, and being a chilled-out human. Fun! I offer this short episode in response to a frequent question. It goes like this: "Dude, how are you so chill? I mean seriously, how is it that you're so relaxed?" The very first thing I can say is that, well, I just am. Now, how can you be more relaxed in your life, and what are the benefits to you if you are? That's the more important question. This conversation is all about you. Even if your day isn't going as you'd hoped it would, how can you bring just a touch more peace and tranquility to your experience? One thing I invite you to do is avoid comparative reality. Just because someone else, say the Dalai Lama, appears calmer than you are doesn't mean there is anything wrong with you. It doesn't mean you're doing life incorrectly. Comparisons don't help us; after all, the Dalai Lama has been meditating much longer than most of us! What are the benefits of being just a bit calmer? For one thing, relaxation helps all of our physical systems immensely. Emotionally and psychologically, when we take the time for peaceful relaxation we begin to notice a gap between stimulus and response. What I mean by that is things that once caused you to fly off the handle may now affect you less, or there's a longer gap between the event and your response to it, i.e. no knee-jerk habitual reaction. This gap opens up mental and psychological space for you to make a different decision. Over time, this is huge. So how do you do it? Meditation is one way, so is a walk outside, exercise, yoga, sitting down to read or listening to music, you name it. The right answer is whatever works for you. Being chill can really, really help you. I invite you give some thought to how you could bring more peace and calmness to your life, then go out and create it. Please join me. [And PS: Please enjoy the Air Force jet flyovers at a couple of points in the recording. I have chosen not to edit these out and hereby offer them to you. The flyovers, which are completely random here in the west Phoenix metro area, happened to be very close to the ground on the day of recording, and presented me with an excellent opportunity to remain chill. Things are not always as we'd have them be. Enjoy!] --- Rev. Tomás Garza is a podcaster, spiritual teacher and coach, and a SolePath Certified Mentor. He invites the deeper exploration--you know, the vulnerable stuff--and will happily serve as a safe space and guide for this critical exploration. He and his wife Cindy are avid hikers and lovers of heat and sunshine. Hence, they live in Arizona.  For more information and to contact Rev. Tomás, please visit https://tomasgarza.com . --- What brings you a sense of calm? Poolside, Surprise, Arizona

When we think of healing in the world, we tend to think of the physical body, the curing of illness, the mending of a broken bone. This indeed constitutes healing. Today on the show, I invite you to ponder another, more expansive definition. Healing is of the mind. The physical body may or may not follow (though it typically does.)  How do we heal the mind? By allowing it to be healed, by accepting healing for ourselves. In truth we are whole and complete just as we are; we have only to allow this to be. We allow truth to be just as it is. Please join me for a short discussion of healing and your own power to perform it--yes, your own power.  This will be the first of many discussions on this topic. As always, with questions or comments please feel free to reach out, and to visit me on my website for more information. https://tomasgarza.com Thank you, Rev. Tomás *** Rev. Tomás Garza is an Ordained Minister of Metaphysical Sciences, Author, Spiritual Teacher, and SolePath Certified Mentor. He specializes in helping people awaken their own healing power for a life filled with purpose, joy, and fulfillment.  He began a meditation practice in the most unlikely place--high school geometry class--and loves hiking, the desert, and beautiful sunsets. He and his wife Cindy live in Surprise, Arizona. *** Rev. Tomás would love to hear from you. For any questions about this show, topics you would like to see addressed on Decide to Transform, or for further information about his programs and offerings, please email him: tomas@tomasgarza.com *** Trust that healing is more than you imagine it to be, and awaken your ability to heal. Landscape and sky, Sedona, Arizona

Spirituality is universal. It applies to everybody. It also applies equally to everybody, that is maximally. Spirituality is always on; it never switches off, even if we seem to. We could run off and hide for as long as we wish, but the universal never goes anywhere. That is why it's known as "universal." Please join me for this message of accessibility and inclusivity. There is no one excluded from these discussions, no matter what somebody's background may be. No one owns the truth. It is not property. This theme arises on a constant basis in my teachings. If you are content with your path and the spiritual tradition or traditions you follow, I invite you take a deeper dive. There is always another layer to uncover, that is until you have peeled them all away. If you are searching, I invite you to keep searching; we are blessed to live in the 21st Century with the internet and all of our modern technology; every spiritual tradition in the world is readily accessible. As always, I appreciate your joining me and happy practicing! Rev. Tomás --- Rev. Tomás Garza is a Spiritual Teacher, Author, and SolePath Certified Mentor. He has hosted Decide to Transform since 2019, and he helps people discover and live their sacred purpose through taking a deep dive into their spirituality.  For more information on how you can work with Rev. Tomás, visit his website: https://tomasgarza.com --- Spirituality is universal. Cottonwood and moon, Albuquerque, New Mexico

What are miracles? Great question. Of all the many topics of world spirituality, this always rises to the top of any list of the most attractive. But what are they, actually? We think of examples like people being cured of a supposedly incurable disease. We also think of levitation, bending spoons, or if we're Star Wars fans, Yoda or Luke Skywalker moving boulders with just the power of their own thought.  The truth is that miracles are far more accessible than that. One need not be a Jedi Master. Each of us is fully capable of miracles right here, right now. In fact, miracles are our birthright. We should expect them. In this episode please join me for a message of personal empowerment. It is merely a statement of truth. You are a miracle worker. I lean heavily on A Course in Miracles for this material. In fact, the definition I use stems directly from the Course. A miracle is any shift from fear to love, from the ego to God, from light to dark, from death to life. Any shift. Each and every one is equally powerful. If you find yourself unable to levitate, no problem: a miracle worker you remain. Again, miracles are far more accessible than you may imagine. Join me, and work them. *** Rev. Tomás Garza is a Spiritual Teacher and Mentor as well as a published Author, Podcaster, and Meditation Instructor. As a teacher of A Course in Miracles, Rev. Tomás invites you step into your power and explore ideas you may never have consciously held about yourself, yet know deep down to be true.  Also a SolePath certified Mentor, avid hiker, and lover of hot climates, Rev. Tomás lives with his wife Cindy in Surprise, Arizona. For information on Rev. Tomás, SolePath, and A Course in Miracles, please visit his website: https://tomasgarza.com *** You are a miracle worker. Ray of sunlight, Vulture Peak Ghost Town, Arizona

What is nonduality? What isn't it? Both are perfect questions, and neither can be answered in words. Nonduality is beyond all symbols and concepts; it simply is. That being the case, let's use some words to talk about it, why don't we? On this episode of Decide to Transform I take you on a short journey through the truth of all that is. Nonduality underlies all spirituality because it is all that truly exists. In other words, there truly is only oneness--the hippies and reggae artists aren't just making this up! Ultimate Truth (Absolute Truth if you're familiar with the Buddhist terminology) cannot be pinpointed with words, but it can be experienced. Spirituality, therefore, is all about experience. Yes, it is important to understand spiritual ideas on an intellectual level, but the intellect can only take you so far. Many traditions discuss and encourage the experience of nonduality. In practice, it involves dropping our pretenses, judgments, and self-concepts and allowing Truth to be just as it is. As many teachers will say, spirituality is quite simple: we have only to allow Truth to be. What makes this seem complicated? Our own concepts and judgments, our ideas about ourselves and the world that have absolutely no bearing on reality, but which we defend as though they were reality itself. Join me on this brief but informative journey. Many spiritual traditions have a pronounced nondual focus (for example several traditions of Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta and A Course in Miracles.) I invite you to delve into one of them and awaken to the presence of Love. It has always been, even as we have wandered elsewhere. *** Please enjoy the earlier shows from Season Five and past seasons, including the dozens of interviews with leading men and women in the field of personal growth and spirituality! Season Five kicks off with short episodes covering the basis of my own spiritual teachings, of which this show is number 4 of 7.  *** Rev. Tomás Garza is a Spiritual Coach and Mentor who started a personal practice of meditation in high school Geometry class, where his teacher, an old hippie, had everybody meditate. He is a Certified SolePath Mentor, Author, and Minister of Metaphysical Sciences. He and his wife Cindy are avid hikers and lovers of hot climates. They live in Surprise, Arizona. Visit Rev. Tomás on his website: https://tomasgarza.com *** Nonduality is reality. Lilacs in bloom, Benton County, Oregon

Disarm. That's my word. Yes, the subject of today's show is a verb. So is spirituality, when you think about it. Spirituality is an action verb. How is this? It involves our active decision-making each and every moment. As we see throughout the spiritual path, every moment presents us with an opportunity to choose Love or fear, God or the ego, etc. This choice is active and immediate. When we choose Love, we lay our weapons aside. We set aside our judgment, blame, petty vendettas, etc. Even if we only do it for a split second, still we disarm ourselves.  What we discover is that disarming feels good. It induces positive feelings in the moment and leads to happy outcomes. Do you not want more of these on the path? Of course you do! I invite you, then, to disarm. --- Rev. Tomás Garza is a SolePath Certified Mentor, Spiritual Coach and Teacher, Meditation Instructor, Author and Podcaster living in Surprise, Arizona.  Tomás welcomes your questions and comments, and would be happy to hop on a free call with you to discuss anything of importance to you on your spiritual journey. --- email: tomas@tomasgarza.com web: https://tomasgarza.com Facebook: Tomás Garza YouTube: Tomás Garza Instagram: @tomasgarzateacher --- Spirituality is disarmingly simple, blooming ocotillo, Sonoran Desert, Arizona

When it comes to spiritual practice, the power of decision cannot be understated. It is both central and immediate, with far-reaching implications. In short, it is huge. The world seems to present us with many decisions: what to make for dinner tonight, Netflix or Hulu, chicken or beef, the list goes on. While it seems we face a million decisions, in truth we have one decision to make, and we have only two options. Every moment of our lives, we choose either love or fear, light or dark, God or the ego, life or death, our higher Self or our cut-off little self, etc. This applies universally, i.e. to all of us, all the time, regardless of religious or spiritual background.  The choice we make then shows us more of the same. If we choose a fit of rage, we see a world enraged. If we choose love, we see a loving world. What appears to be outside of us reflects our choice back to us. What is really happening is that we are shaping our experience, based entirely on our choice in the present moment. Our decision matters. The beauty of it is that when we discover we have chosen fear in the past, we always have the present moment to make a different choice. We can always choose Love. We have a continuous opportunity to do it again and again. The past is gone, after all. --- Rev. Tomás Garza is an Ordained Minister, Spiritual Teacher, Coach, Podcaster, Meditation Instructor, Author, and SolePath Certified Mentor. An avid hiker and lover of hot climates, he and his wife Cindy live in Surprise, Arizona.  --- Contact Rev. Tomás tomas@tomasgarza.com https://tomasgarza.com YouTube: Tomás Garza Facebook: Tomás Garza Instagram: @tomasgarzateacher To Purchase Your Copy of "Decide": Decide ---

Welcome back to Decide to Transform!  After a five-month break, I'm coming back to the mic with some new and exciting, shorter episodes. I'll be coming to you solo, and speaking from my heart and my own experience on spirituality and the journey we all find ourselves on. This is, unbelievably, Season Five. This first episode is all about simplicity. As I show up in the world and teach, I find a number of themes coalescing, ideas that apply to every video I shoot and to every talk I give. Simplicity is one of them. We complicate everything needlessly. We are the ones who invent layers and gradations of experience, judging each one as "less than" or "better than," comparing and contrasting as though each item were a sole and separate entity. They are not. Spiritual practice is simple: either we choose Love or we choose fear in the present moment. Not yesterday, not next weekend, but now. It only appears that we have billions of choices before us; we have just one, and the choice we make governs our entire experience. Call this choice what you will: Love or fear, God or the ego, light or dark, life or death, Higher Self or little self, etc. It is the same for all of us. Such is the basis of spiritual practice, which of course is moment-to-moment, because the present moment is all there is.  So, here is the question: what are you choosing? --- I welcome your questions! Nothing is off limits. I invite you to shoot me an email at tomas@tomasgarza.com . --- To check out all of my links, visit https://linktr.ee/TOMASGARZA ---

What is your inner tour guide telling you?  Are you listening? Are you aware that you have an inner tour guide? Suzanne La Voie Sammon is aware. She is listening, and she invites you to explore with her on this very special episode of Decide to Transform. With over 30 years of experience in service-driven positions, including hospitality, Suzanne has realized that each of us has a unique, living story, and that we all find ourselves on an inner tourism journey. Join us as Suzanne talks about her love of travel and her own journeys. She invites and encourages each of us to explore, to take leaps of faith, and to stay open. On our inner journeys we are in the process of re-creating ourselves.  Also, Suzanne talks about her love of writing and the creative freedom it affords (she is best-selling solo and compilation author.) She reminds you that you can be who you want to be in life. Enjoy the journey! --- Suzanne La Voie Sammon is an enthusiastic traveler and seasoned writer with a huge zest for life. She is a best-selling solo and compilation author and currently serves as editor, ghostwriter, and proofreader for an international publishing company. She also has a love for helping customers and guests have epic experiences, especially though communication and attention to individual needs and preferences.  Suzanne has recently founded Highrise Tourism, which helps to promote service industry businesses. For more information, visit the Highrise Tourism website: highrisetourism.com email: suzanne@highrisetourism.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suzanne.sammon ---

Noa Gliksman lives in a postcard. Really, she lives in a postcard, and perhaps you have been there, too. It's in Mexico, on the Caribbean Sea, and I can promise you it is relaxing.  Whether you have been to Playa Del Carmen or you haven't, I'm sure you'll agree that living right next to the Caribbean Sea is picturesque and relaxing. We all want to live in a more relaxed state. Modern life stresses us, and we need to know that the journey from stressed to relaxed is possible. It is. Noa shows us how, and that it all stems from a decision.  At one point in her life, Noa suffered from depression and anxiety. Physical manifestations developed, and she was finally diagnosed with septic ulcers and a hernia, among other things.  Noa realized and accepted that she had created the situation. With this acceptance came the realization that having created the life full of stress, she could create a life of happiness and relaxation.  This began a gradual move to holistic wellness. Along the way, Noa was willing to use her own body as a lab, to see what worked and what didn't. What stuck was the realization that every moment is an opportunity for us to take responsibility for our health--not just physical but emotional, spiritual, etc. Noa reminds us that everything is possible, and that we hold more power than we realize; let us use it to create health, relaxation, and happiness. --- Noa Gliksman facilitates health transformations previously labeled impossible. She is passionate and determined to help people (re)claim their health and nurture their most valuable asset so it does not become a liability. She has helped executives, entrepreneurs, and even doctors reach new heights in life through habit changes that create optimal physical and mental health, renewed energy and mindset for inevitable success. Noa has transformed her own health; having suffered from severe acid reflux among other ailments, she is now a happy, healthy, balanced woman. Noa is a mother to teenage triplets and currently lives in Mexico. She has lived in Brazil, Israel, St.Lucia, and the United States, and is fluent in four languages. She has served hundreds of clients in over 40 countries and is a serial entrepreneur who manages multiple businesses. Her education is as eclectic as her travels, and her experience as diverse as her lifestyle. --- Facebook: Marcia Noa Gliksman Instagram: @marcianoagliksman LinkedIn: Marcia Noa Gliksman --- Join Noa and her business partner Dr. Stephan Neff for a very special online workshop on Friday, November 19, 2:30 PM EST.  "How to Boost Your Immune System with Pleasure" To register, visit stressedtorelaxed.com ---  

Join my special guest Amy Halloran-Steiner and me for the first-ever episode of Decide to Transform between high school classmates! Amy and I graduated from high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1990. Amy has gone on to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who teaches mindfulness and works with clients on her farm in western Oregon. She was once a wilderness therapist, and has long stressed the connection between mindfulness and nature. Nature truly does the work. It calms the brain. It soothes and instills tranquility. In working with clients on her farm, Amy offers a change of pace. In a valuable change of scenery, clients can attend session in Amy's office in a cow pasture. Sometimes something as basic as a change of scenery can have dramatic healing effects.  In this dynamic episode Amy shares her vast experience with travel and the outdoors, as well as her insights into mindfulness practice. She invites you to get out in nature--and to listen to this show! --- Amy Halloran-Steiner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who teaches mindfulness and works with clients on her farm in western Oregon. She tends the earth by gardening, raising animals, planting tress and immersing herself in nature. She believes strongly that we humans thrive through connection and care of one another and the earth when we are attuned to this present moment. One of Amy's latest endeavors is the publishing of The Mindfulness Sidekick: Mental Wellness to Maximize Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Amy embraces her role in helping others to transform into their best beings so that they might also give back to this world so in need of saving. --- amyhalloransteiner.com ---

At age 14, Ben Oosterveld found himself on the streets. At 15, he endured a failed suicide attempt. Rehab soon followed. Today, Ben is highly successful in business, having built a multi-million dollar, top national team in real estate. He leads personal growth retreats and coaches entrepreneurs and national companies. What changed? Ben realized that the inner game is everything.  Indeed the inner game does mean everything. Master this, and the whole world opens up. This is true in any arena of life: business, relationships, spirituality, you name it. Our inner game involves getting real and intimate--also very honest--with ourselves. Too often we run and hide. We feel we have to be or act a certain way; we perform for love, and in the process we lose ourselves. Ben knows this pain. He also knows the path we must tread if we are to move beyond it. Join us for a high-energy episode of Decide to Transform, and enjoy Ben's no-nonsense, practical approach to pointing the way for people to crawl out of their emotional holes. We have all been there; maybe some of us still are. If so, Ben has a very important message for you. Tune in and check it out! --- Ben Oosterveld did not have an easy start to life. He lived on the streets from the age of 14, survived a failed suicide attempt at 15, a later spent an entire year in rehab. His inner game needed work. He was a pure-bred people pleaser, manipulative and controlling man who always compared himself to others to the point of constant self-sabotage. Today, as a successful entrepreneur and business professional, Ben helps business owners get clear about who they really are and what they really want. He helps them make the right changes in business and in life with the new goal of building a life they love. His focus is on speaking, coaching, and running personal growth retreats. Ben loves business but his real obsession is helping people break free of the old patterns that hold them back in life. The inner game is everything to him and he is on a mission to find his tribe, one extraordinary person at a time. --- benoosterveld.com Instagram: @benoosterveld Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ben.oosterveld  ---

Five years ago, Emilie Rawlings had a breakdown. She was overworking herself, the culmination of years of struggling with boundaries, specifically of time and obligation. She pushed herself constantly to be better, informed by an undiagnosed anxiety and drive for perfectionism. Her breakdown was not just mental and emotional but physical, as well. Emilie found herself unable at one point to get out of bed, unable even to think. She was literally shutting down in every dimension of life. As she lay unable to move, Emilie reached a decision. She determined to put herself first. At age 45, this marked the first time in her life she had done this.  It proved to be the turning point. Unable to do anything besides lay down and breathe, Emilie began breath work and meditation, even if not calling them by name. She focused on this, and in so doing turned her considerable drive and determination toward self-care. Emile was unmade, and remade. During this time, Emilie developed, quite organically, a process she calls "Seven Layers." She now teaches this process, which begins--as her journey did--with simple body awareness. Through this process, people can enter into timelessness. Join us for this inspiring and very healing episode of Decide to Transform. --- Emilie Rawlings, having suffered a complete breakdown in mind, body, and soul, now devotes her time and energy to helping others who have suffered similar instances in their lives. She does this with her Self-Care strategy program. Emilie is passionate about spreading the message of Self-Love and Self-Care through her books and courses. https://EmilieRawlings.com email: emilie@emilierawlings.com Instagram: @emilie.rawlings --- Purchase Emilie's book Foundation here. The book includes a meditation companion, "The Foundation Experience."  ---  

GP is back!  Please join me for this very special edition of Decide to Transform as renowned Spiritual Teacher GP Walsh joins me on the show. GP is a regular contributor, and in the past few months we have had some amazing conversations and covered a number of topics. One thing is for sure: you will definitely learn something today. We begin with the premise of acceptance and receiving. What is this, really, on the spiritual path, and how can we be sure we really are accepting and receiving? Also, what are we accepting and receiving, and from whom? Let's start by accepting this: we do not know our own best interests. Really, we don't. Many of us have arrived at our present situation because we have tried everything. We have adopted many practices, modalities, and "things" and yet we still find ourselves suffering.  Let us accept that we have run out of moves. We can't do it by ourselves. We need help. And what's next? The short answer is genuine spiritual practice. In particular, on this show GP describes for us a process and practice that he created: Inner Reconciliation.  In the process of Inner Reconciliation, we start by allowing ourselves to feel--everything. We simply stop and we listen to ourselves. We observe what is happening. We sit with ourselves as is, quite simply that, without an agenda. When we do this, we find ourselves in the experience of unconditional Love. This is who and what we are. Note: we are not broken. We do not need to be fixed. We are perfect and whole exactly as we are. What we are doing here is we are creating an atmosphere of Love. The more we accept and receive, the more we feel it, the more it colonizes and permeates our system.  We invite you to embark on this journey today. It is time. --- GP Walsh is a renowned Spiritual Teacher with decades of experience practicing and teaching meditation, EFT, and spirituality. He is the creator of Inner Reconciliation, the process described in this episode, and is also the creator and teacher of a number of workshops and programs related to spirituality and awakening.  Visit GP's website at https://gpwalsh.com. ---

Newly-published Author, Coach and Yoga Instructor Rachel Matz has had plenty of experience of never feeling "enough." Like all of us in one way or another, she has been shamed, and has felt this pain acutely. Perhaps you can relate. Perhaps you have experienced shame and the nagging sensation of never being good enough, valuable enough, smart enough, sexy enough, etc. As human beings we tend to eat ourselves alive in this department, constantly reminding ourselves that we are sick, unworthy, and limited. Are you yearning to break away from this self-doubt? If so, tune in to this episode of the show, as Rachel walks us through some of her childhood shame and trauma and shares openly about her experience working through it and leaving it behind. The reality is that feeling "not enough" keeps you in a loop of suffering. Scarcity beliefs reign, and situations always seem to end in disaster.  This does not have to be the case. This does not have to be your experience. Rachel invites you to tune in, be proactive, and know that you are worthy. She invites you to practice "enoughness." --- Rachel Matz has a coaching business called The Embodied Goddess for women's embodiment, sexual liberation, and business mastery. She and her husband co-own 4th and Market, a three-story historic building in their hometown of Zanesville, Ohio which they have transformed into a yoga, wellness, and fitness hub. She also hosts international Yoga Retreats and Teacher Trainings each year. In addition, Rachel is the newly-published Author of I Am Worthy: Remembrance and Reclamation, available now!  Purchase your copy here! --- Contact Rachel at the following: Web: https://4th-and-market.com Facebook: Rachel Matz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theembodied_goddess/ ---

Yes, different is fun! You might even argue that it's essential. Author and Actor Andrew Mondia has adopted "Different Is Fun" as a life slogan, and he lives it every day. Andrew joins me as my guest on this episode of Decide to Transform to talk about this slogan, and to share with us his journey to adopting it, an opening up process that has spanned many years and is an integral part of his personal transformation.  Andrew has endured many challenges in life, from bullying and abuse when he was younger to an attempted suicide. On this highly energized and entertaining show, Andrew takes us through some of the significant milestones along the way, from coming out as gay in 2004 to performing at the Opening Ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympics.  Accepting yourself enables you to blossom. While this can certainly be a process, the rewards are well worth the effort. Are you fully accepting of yourself? Join us and come away inspired.  --- Multi-talented Andrew Mondia is an International Actor and Speaker who has inspired hundreds of people from different walks of life to live a passionate life by sharing his story of overcoming challenges. These include the childhood trauma of bullying and abuse to an attempted suicide. He has worked with award-winning actors and directors and has been featured in the Washington Post, UK's The Guardian, National Post and on BBC Radio One.  Andrew is also a featured Author Expert in two international best-selling books: My Journey My Journal and How Big Can You Dream? Having traveled the world extensively, Andrew currently lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. --- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrewmondia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmondia/ ---

In the world as it currently appears to us, we humans face the high-speed evaporation of old paradigms. As old ways of thinking and of being cease to serve us, we find ourselves on our own, finding our way through as best we can.  My special guest GP Walsh and I use this situation as a jumping-off point for a far-reaching, spontaneous, and purpose-driven dialogue, and we hope you will join us! Our current global predicament stems, of course, from our conditioning. The tribe, the culture aims to keep us safe, and we naturally seek this safety. At the same time, we have a deep drive to grow, to evolve. It is no wonder we feel pulled in different directions and conflicted. Enter the gift of spirituality: we have to decide for ourselves. How liberating! GP walks us through the pressing questions of what do we do? How do we navigate, transition, implement? While you'll have to tune in to find out more, suffice it to say that this choice--and where we're headed--is our destiny. This is what human consciousness developed for. Ultimately, what happens is we make an argument for Love. This is the Age of Love, and there's a reason you are listening to this show, right now. Join us. --- GP Walsh is a renowned Spiritual Teacher with a lifetime of experience teaching meditation, spirituality, and EFT. He is the creator of Inner Reconciliation and other programs designed to get you in touch with your inner Teacher and help you leave suffering behind, once and for all. GP is a regular contributor to the show. For more information about GP's classes, workshops, retreats, and products visit him on his website: https://gpwalsh.com ---

In this very special episode of Decide to Transform, I sit down with GP to discuss the Teacher. What is the true role of the Teacher? What does the Teacher do--or not do? We cover these and many other questions, and GP shares with us some of his experiences with Mooji, his own Teacher. While we primarily cover the arena of spirituality on the show, everything GP has to say about the Teacher applies to all aspects of life. Because spirituality is life, this is naturally the case. The true Teacher exemplifies what they are teaching, and brings you to the point where you no longer need a Teacher at all. The true Teacher says, "Don't take my word for it; look for yourself." Also, the true Teacher will not diminish you, will not humiliate or embarrass you, nor will they ask anything of you, and they will always be honest, even if harsh. They will always exhibit kindness. The true Teacher is in you. The Teacher reflects this back to you. The true Teacher is always there. --- GP Walsh is a renowned Spiritual Teacher with a lifetime of experience teaching meditation, spirituality, and EFT. He is the creator of Inner Reconciliation and other programs designed to get you in touch with your inner Teacher and help you leave suffering behind, once and for all. GP is a regular contributor to the show. For more information about GP's classes, workshops, retreats, and products visit him on his website: https://gpwalsh.com ---

Awesome is his middle name (really, legally.) Flip Awesome Aguilera has done a lot, been through a lot, and learned a ton in the process. As a liquor distributor by day in Miami, Flip spent his 20s in an evening poker league and as a DJ in South Beach. You can imagine. Life was a constant party. A major shift took place in his life when a friend one day took him biking. Flip began racing mountain bikes, lost 30 pounds, and transformed inside and out. Flip tells us that biking makes you present. This is one way he practices being present in the moment; it is the closest thing to God we can be. Having a practice of presence cannot be understated. In the present moment, creation happens. This practice transcends religion and is a foundational piece of all spirituality. As Flip puts it, he himself is "spiritually promiscuous."  And what is this but a sense of childlike curiosity? We should all follow Flip's example: we should all stay curious in life. --- Flip Awesome Aguilera is an NSCA, Precision Nutrition, University of Miami Sports coach, Jiujitsu blue belt, certified Holistic Life Coach and founder of Sweat Nation, established in 2010. Flip's coaching philosophy encompasses breath, mobility, stability, strength, nutrition, mindset, and self-defense.  Flip now resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is involved in several engaging events in the community. These include Nerd Nite COS, Memoirs (true stories, unfiltered( and Axen Club COS. These bring the community together through storytelling, learning, and accountability. For more information contact Flip at the addresses mentioned below. Flip's life affirmation is to do it by the book, but be the author. --- Podcast: WEYT sweatnationworld.com memoirscos@gmail.com nerdnitecos@gmail.com Facebook: Flip Aguilera Instagram: @flipawesomeaguilera ---

Join my special guest Erik Roth for a fascinating discussion of Shamanic Astrology. Prior to meeting Erik a year ago, I had no idea Shamanic Astrology existed. Like many people, I had been aware of different schools of thought within the Astrology community, but not a branch as holistic and comprehensive as this one. Erik is an experienced practitioner of Shamanic Astrology. To hear him discuss the alchemical, archetypal and magical/ceremonial dance of the stars and planets is a treat indeed. He reminds us that each of us is in a relationship to the sky and stars, and should we choose to cultivate this relationship, a beautiful world can emerge. Join us for this inspiring and beautiful look at the Three Worlds, shamanism, archetypes, and astrology as they blend to form a comprehensive whole. Also listen as Erik talks about the practice of Shamanic Astrology, how he helps clients, and how he can help you. --- Since 2010, Erik M. Roth has been providing astrological services as a Shamanic Astrologer, teacher, and author. He spent 9 years as the Managing Director of the Shamanic Astrology Mystery School. He comes from the lineage of Daniel Giamario's Shamanic Astrology Paradigm, a system of astrology that is holistic, archetypally-driven and founded upon the "Three Worlds," one of the main principles of this system of astrology. Exploring the alchemical and archetypal, magical/ceremonial qualities of the stars, planets and astrology has been a natural outgrowth of Erik's ongoing vision quest of understanding the nature of who and what we are as souls inhabiting earth as a physical body. inspiralnexus@gmail.com YouTube: Erik Roth --- For those of you in the Austin, Texas area on July 17 and 18, Erik will have a booth at the BodyMindSpirit Expo. Stop by and meet him! ---

Fatima Katz is a psychic in corporate America. While undoubtedly she is not alone, to her it has certainly felt like it.  Culturally Egyptian, Fatima was born in Chicago. As a child, she spent summers in Egypt with her family, which includes several generations of psychics. Fatima recognized her own psychic ability around age three or four, when she found that she knew the core of human suffering.  Islam, the majority religion in Egypt, frowns on psychics. People, including Fatima's family, become concerned with gossip and often stifle their psychic abilities, leaving them unable to grow. As a girl Fatima found that when she expressed her psychic abilities, people didn't believe her, so she opted not to pursue them. What ensued was a chronic feeling of "stuckness." For Fatima, this stifling energy was chronic. When she became pregnant with her firstborn at age 28, her psychic energy reawakened, and came on, as she describes it, "like gangbusters."  Fatima had found herself in corporate America, for all the usual reasons: the money, the benefits, societal conditioning, financial security, etc. As she continues to embrace her gifts, she finds herself transitioning out of the corporate arena. It has served its purpose. Join us for a deeply interesting and powerful conversation. If you find yourself in a corporate job--or any situation that no longer serves you--we invite you to tune in. You are not crazy; what is inside you is real and authentic. It is legit. --- Fatima Katz is an Executive Assistant in corporate America who also happens to be a Mediumistic Intuitive Reiki Practitioner. Culturally Egyptian, Fatima was born in Chicago.  Fatima joins me here on Decide to Transform for her first-ever guest appearance on a podcast! https://my-soulpurpose.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysoulpurpose111/                   https://www.instagram.com/feemyk/ ---

Dr. Garrett Goggans is an Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Mindset Coach who did not start out in these roles comfortably. Garrett was once afraid to speak on stage, despite feeling deeply called to it. Can anyone relate? Social anxiety repeatedly got the best of him. At one point, Garrett realized that in order to reach his goals and step into his calling, he needed to become a different person. He embarked on an in-depth journey of personal discovery, and in the process developed the Mindset Engineering that he now speaks about and coaches. Mindset Engineering helps us to re-write our own blueprint. As we do, everything changes. Join us for an in-depth discussion of how this works, and hear how spiritual growth and personal development have helped Garrett reach the point where he is today, a place of effectiveness and deep connection.  --- As a Coach, Dr. Garrett Goggans refers to his work as "Mindset Engineering," and his passion for it has come from numerous life experiences that have brought him to the realization that our thoughts are the single most contributing factor to achieving success. People would often tell him that it felt like they were moving upstream without a paddle. Garrett has made it his mission in life to help others see that with the proper mindset they can propel themselves up that stream in such a manner that the paddle would never be needed. Through positivity, encouragement, and an overwhelming sense of faith he has helped others look past their current situations and find success in any endeavor. https://garrettgoggans.com https://www.facebook.com/ggoggans https://www.instagram.com/drgarrettgoggans/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/drgarrettgoggans/ ---

In this very special and unique episode of Decide to Transform, GP Walsh provides us with a rare, step-by-step primer on the ancient yet little-known spiritual tradition of Advaita Vedanta. GP has been a practitioner and teacher of this tradition for decades, and offers us his unique insight into its philosophy and practice.  You may know this tradition as "Non-Dual Self Inquiry," "Compassionate Inquiry," or other moniker. "Advaita" in Sanskrit means "not two." It points to the experience of pure non-duality, the essence of life and spirituality itself. It cannot be spoken about, because it is beyond words. It cannot even be thought, because even thinking about something means you are not thinking about other things. In other words, it implies duality. GP expertly walks us through this extraordinary tradition of which he is a dynamic exemplar. With his characteristic humor and true love for all life, GP takes us on a rare step-by-step journey to the experience of who we are. The Tao is you, pure You. --- GP Walsh is a Master Spiritual Teacher and Meditator in a number of different traditions and healing modalities. He is especially known for his teachings in the tradition of Advaita Vedanta. He is a monthly Executive Contributor to Decide to Transform.  GP's teachings present spirituality in a very easy-to-access, practical and heartfelt manner. His approach is highly effective in getting us to drop the inner war we all unknowingly and unwittingly wage against ourselves.  Please visit https://gpwalsh.com for more information on GP's many course offerings, guided meditations, musical compositions and more. ---  

Have you ever been curious about the day-to-day spiritual practice of a true master teacher? Have you ever wondered what they do, what their day looks like?  If you answered yes, please tune in to this episode of Decide to Transform where GP Walsh joins me to discuss just this: his own spiritual practice. You may know GP from his many courses and workshops, or from his weekly Satsang with G. In this conversation, he takes us through the foundations of his own practice. Having practiced and taught for decades, meditation simply happens. It has become an integral part of life. Of course it didn't start out this way, and GP shares with us some of the historical development of his own spirituality.  In sum, spiritual practice is all about Curiosity and Exploration. We are all engaged in the process of becoming a Listener to all of the energies within us. Join us for this fascinating conversation to learn more. --- GP Walsh is a Master Spiritual Teacher and Meditator in a number of different traditions and healing modalities. He is especially known for his teachings in the tradition of Advaita Vedanta. He is a monthly Executive Contributor to Decide to Transform.  GP's teachings present spirituality in a very easy-to-access, practical and heartfelt manner. His approach is highly effective in getting us to drop the inner war we all unknowingly and unwittingly wage against ourselves.  Please visit https://gpwalsh.com for more information on GP's many course offerings, guided meditations, musical compositions and more. ---  

We all have many critics in life. Some people review our work and find it wanting. Others review our job performance and find that wanting. Still others judge us, label us, typecast us, etc. Not one of these people is our worst critic, however. Our worst critic is ourselves.  We clobber ourselves, beating ourselves up constantly. This applies to any facet of life. In spirituality, we are horribly impatient with ourselves; we expect ourselves to acquire the wisdom of Buddha in 15 minutes of distracted and wild meditation--and we are serious about it! This is where we find ourselves in the world. We have made it this way. So, what can we do about it? My guest on this episode, Deb Goldberg, knows from experience that it is possible--and necessary--to get out of our own way. We suffer from a core belief that we are not enough. Nothing we do measures up. Spiritual practice shows us--if we are willing--that this belief is of the ego. In truth we are enough--we are more than enough. Deb shows us that living and operating from a place of "enough" instead of scarcity is a matter of allowing. We have to trust our guides, God, Spirit, the Universe. We need a willingness to do something different, recognizing that what we're doing now isn't working. We have to ask open-hearted questions, trusting we will receive the answer. We always do. Join Deb for a powerful and very, very important discussion. If you recognize that you get in your own way, tune in to this episode. You will learn a tremendous amount, and come away inspired to take action! --- Deb Goldberg is a scribe and Messenger for God. She was a traditional clinical therapist for 18 years until a Spiritual Awakening by Jesus transformed her and changed her path to Spiritual Teacher, Coach and Author. She was taught God's Universal Love and Wisdom and brings that knowledge into her work to inspire others.  She is the author of a book series called A Divinely Ordered Life that was dictated by Jesus. Deb has hosted several video cast shows on social media to help people heal, inspire hope and connect to Divine Love. www.debbiengoldberg.com Amazon: https://amzn.to/2IDcf0z Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/REa43wQrluY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbiengoldberg/ ---

Do you have a non-human, non-physical guide? More than one? If you do, and even if you don't but you'd like to hear more about the experience, tune in to this episode of Decide to Transform as Rev. Carrie-Ann Baron, founder of WhiteLight Metaphysical Centre, takes us through the experience of connecting with and working with non-human guides. Angels and other non-human guides have helped Carrie-Ann to heal emotional blockages, and provide constant guidance and support. She received her first message 12 years ago, and today serves as a teacher and a guide for people to connect with this powerful wisdom.  What is it like to work with non-physical guides? Tune in and hear Carrie-Ann tell us! --- Rev. Carrie-Ann Baron, founder of WhiteLIght Metaphysical Centre, believes living life with ease and happiness is not only possible but is our natural flow state. She helps people achieve this by showing them how to connect with their higher selves, the spirit of others, the blessed earth, and the non-physical elements fo this world. With knowledge gained through various educational pursuits, and having navigated her way through a variety of life experiences, she is an expert at guiding others along their self-empowerment and spiritual journeys and teaching them how to trust their intuition, embrace their gifts, and discover their greatness. --- WhiteLight Metaphysical Centre: https://whitelightmetaphysical.com ---

If you are not familiar with SolePath, you'll want to tune in to this episode!  Joining me as my special guest is Rev. Carrie-Ann Baron of WhiteLight Metaphysical Centre. Carrie-Ann is a SolePath Certified Mentor and shares with us its profound impact. So, what is SolePath? It is your spiritual personality profile, in other words who you were meant to be. Consider that prior to taking your current human form, you planned your life, what you came here specifically to work on, what brings you joy, and what energies you have mastered that will no longer bring you joy, so shouldn't be dwelled on. You may feel this to be true, you may not. Either way, there is much you can glean from knowing what brings you joy and resonates deeply with your innermost being. How do I know this? I am familiar with SolePath myself. Let me tell you: it has revolutionized the way I look at all my activities, brought clarity I had been missing about all aspects of my experience, and showed me a straightforward path to step confidently and clearly into the role I was meant to play in this lifetime.  And what role is that? That of Compassionate Healer, supported by Intuitive Builder. These are two of many possible SolePaths. Join Carrie-Ann as she describes this incredible life hack, and how it contributes to truly understanding your greatness. Carrie-Ann encourages you to stay curious. Take the next step. Find out who you were born to be. --- Rev. Carrie-Ann Baron, founder of WhiteLIght Metaphysical Centre, believes living life with ease and happiness is not only possible but is our natural flow state. She helps people achieve this by showing them how to connect with their higher selves, the spirit of others, the blessed earth, and the non-physical elements fo this world. With knowledge gained through various educational pursuits, and having navigated her way through a variety of life experiences, she is an expert at guiding others along their self-empowerment and spiritual journeys and teaching them how to trust their intuition, embrace their gifts, and discover their greatness. --- Get your unique SolePath reading! https://whitelightmetaphysical.com ---

Gail Hamilton is blind.  Yes, she has played the victim. She has felt deprived, cheated, sorry for herself, but she has also moved beyond this. She has refused to be stuck and has embraced the role of creator. We all create our own experience. We create our lives. No matter the circumstance, we are not victims. We are not the helpless playthings of fate. We have free will--and we have never lost it. On this very special episode of Decide to Transform, Gail shares with us her process of moving through victimhood. The opposite of victimhood, of course, is creation. The opposite of closed is open, and the opposite of blame is taking responsibility.  Gail has remained committed to this transformation despite significant resistance from sighted people, many of whom have labeled her, pigeon-holed her into limited and select roles, and have underestimated her dynamism and creative ability. Join us for a humorous and very hard-hitting episode. Gail's message is uplifting: we do not need our eyes to see. Seeing is done with the heart. --- Gail Hamilton is an internationally-recognized motivational virtual and live speaker certified through the National Speakers Association. She is the accomplished author of Soaring into Greatness: A Blind Woman's Vision to Live Her Dreams and Fly. She is also a powerful singer, having sung two leading roles in two major opera productions, La Bohème and La Traviata. Gail believes that if you change the way you see, you will change the way you live. For more information about Gail and to book her as a speaker for your organization, contact her here: soaringintogreatness.com gail@soaringintogreatness.com ---  

Join me for a very special co-hosted episode of Decide to Transform as Lisa Berry and I welcome Jessica Compton to the show! Jessica is an experienced child and youth worker and an Elementary School Educational Assistant. In addition, Jessica is the founder and director of Tree of Stars. Tree of Stars promotes mental heath awareness and addiction recovery by telling stories through music, art, and resources. Jessica began Tree of Stars in 2017 and has touched countless lives.  Jessica's story is remarkable. Abandoned, abducted, abused, an addict, ADHD, and arrested 4 times, Jessica has transformed into a bona fide community leader over the years. Now ,she shares a message of hope. Art therapy and photography were particularly helpful to Jessica. At one point, she began reaching out to artists and musicians, understanding that we can all save ourselves together. Join us as Jessica shares some of the raw details of her story. Also, a message: if you know you need help, reach out. It is always available. --- Jessica Compton lives in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. For more information about Tree of Stars and Jessica's outreach projects, please visit the following: Instagram: @treeofstarsontour Facebook: Tree of Stars Tree of Stars Linktree: Tree of Stars YouTube: Tree of Stars ---

Get ready for a high-energy episode!  Special guest Cathy Alves Davis joins Lisa Berry and me for a co-hosted edition of Decide to Transform where we talk about miracles, trust, and the profound gift of faith. In 1998, Cathy faced a life-threatening Stage III Aggressive Breast Cancer. At the time of her diagnosis she was given little chance of surviving, but Cathy had an unwavering faith in God. She volunteered to be part of a rigorous and cutting-edge research protocol at Lombardi Cancer Research Center at Georgetown University Hospital.  During this time, God spoke to Cathy and reassured her that she would be fine. Trusting this, she moved forward with the treatments and with life.  She recovered, and the research results were nothing less than miraculous! The findings proved to be a great advancement in the fight against aggressive breast cancer. The specialized protocol is now standard treatment, saving tens of thousands of women's lives to date. On June 1, Cathy's book Myrcles will be available (pre-order is available now--see below.) The book is a heartfelt story and living example of faith. With it, Cathy aims to help people see what faith can do.  Please join us for an inspirational and high-energy conversation. The vibration is so high during the show that it affects Lisa's and my microphone--a sonic reverberation that appears with fully functional equipment and a high-speed internet connection. A blast of energy indeed! --- Cathy Alves Davis is the CEO of MYRCLES, LLC. She is an inspirational speaker, author, and part-time life coach. She is best know for writing the highly-acclaimed book Myrcles. For more than two decades now Cathy has counseled, encouraged, and given hope to women everywhere. She has appeared on QVC, Nightline, ABC, and NBC News.  Purchase Myrcles on Amazon: Myrcles ---

In part two of his Executive Contributor recordings for this month, Master Spiritual Teacher GP Walsh discusses freedom. Not the political platitude and amorphous ideal, but true freedom, the real thing. Real freedom is internal. It is our wellbeing with absolutely no dependency on anything external. If our happiness depends on anything external, we will inevitably fear to lose it. We will invest in home and auto security systems, we will worry, fret, even panic that our object of happiness could be taken away from us.  External things do not have happiness to give. A car does not have happiness. Nor does a new pair of shoes. Happiness is our natural state; it is always there. So, how do we get to the experience of this happiness? Enter GP's signature courses, beginning with "The Yoga of Allowing." In this masterful course, we learn to be present with our feelings just as they are, without attempting to change or label them. We integrate the energies we have labeled as "bad" and disowned, dropping our conflict with them.  By dropping this inner conflict, we create an inner environment of safety. In essence, we drop the fight with ourselves. A completely loving and uplifting experience follows.  The joy of life, in fact, is the discovery of who you are. You are--and have always been--the source of your own happiness. --- GP Walsh is a Master Meditator and Spiritual Teacher. A student of Non-Dual Self Inquiry and Sri Mooji, he offers a number of heartfelt and in-depth teachings, classes, and workshops that lead people to the ultimate realization of who we are. For more information about GP and to browse and purchase his meditations, courses, and products, visit him online. https://gpwalsh.com ---  

Master Spiritual Teacher and Executive Contributor GP Walsh joins me today for an in-depth conversation about choosing Love. In response to a listener question on how to choose Love in these highly disruptive times, GP shares from the heart and delivers a powerful show that will lift up even the most stressed-out and jaded among us. Clearly, the COVID-19 pandemic is perplexing. It is disruptive, and predictably invites people to project their fears. The vaccinated attack the unvaccinated, the unvaccinated attack the vaccinated, sides are chosen, dubious and uncorroborated evidence cited all around, and yet we all have the one choice we get to make moment-to-moment: Love or fear?  Love is our nature. It is who we are. The more we hear this message, the better. What recognizes itself as Love must be Love. Recognizing ourselves, we can apply our discriminating awareness in each and every situation to simply be loving. Because it is who we are, we know Love when we feel it and can choose it at all times.  This can take any number of forms, from a walk in the sunshine to smiling at somebody to petting a dog. etc. Every moment presents us with an opportunity. In addition to the confusion, what is also clear from the pandemic is that our human values have come back. As a direct result of the past year, more people than ever are valuing interrelationship and interconnectedness. We are social animals, after all.  GP demonstrates to us that even in these times, the meanings of the heart have become predominant. This is a welcome occurrence. Will it last? Time will tell, but this resurgence is encouraging. If each of us chooses it, it will last.  Let us see to that. --- GP Walsh is a Master Meditator and Spiritual Teacher. A student of Non-Dual Self Inquiry and Sri Mooji, he offers a number of heartfelt and in-depth teachings, classes, and workshops that lead people to the ultimate realization of who we are. For more information about GP and to browse and purchase his meditations, courses, and products, visit him online. https://gpwalsh.com ---  

The first time Jesus appeared to Deb Goldberg, my guest on this episode of Decide to Transform, He was wearing jeans and a white t-shirt. Very contemporary. This was to be the first of many appearances. As a result of past trauma, Deb had arrived at a place in her life where she had shut out Love. She then embarked on a process of reopening, of confronting her feelings, letting them go, and forgiving. This was a process of learning to love herself. What ensued was what Deb calls "Spiritual Reparenting." It is a process of learning straight from the Divine, of undoing everything in one's life so it can be divinely reinterpreted.  Part of this process for Deb was some rapid-fire dictation and receiving. In a span of 6 weeks, Jesus dictated 3 books, two weeks for each one. Deb's instruction: no typing; she was to hand-write. Even though she didn't understand everything at the time, Deb wrote about her experiences and the profound healing journey that commences when we simply open ourselves and practice allowing.  The series of books, A Divinely Ordered Life, is available for purchase. Join us for a fascinating story of allowing, acceptance, and self-love. --- Deb Goldberg is a scribe and Messenger for God. She was a traditional clinical therapist for 18 years until a Spiritual Awakening by Jesus transformed her and changed her path to Spiritual Teacher, Coach and Author. She was taught God's Universal Love and Wisdom and brings that knowledge into her work to inspire others.  She is the author of a book series called A Divinely Ordered Life that was dictated by Jesus. Deb has hosted several video cast shows on social media to help people heal, inspire hope and connect to Divine Love. www.debbiengoldberg.com Amazon: https://amzn.to/2IDcf0z Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/REa43wQrluY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbiengoldberg/ ---

Everything starts and ends with you. Does this excite you? Scare you? Maybe both? We tend in life to project, to try to get rid of our feelings of lack, pain and discomfort by placing them outside ourselves. In other words, everything is somebody else's fault. In reality, though, it all comes down to ourselves. We are the ones who get to (not have to, see the difference?) take ownership of our experience. When we discover we have made harmful choices, we have the power to choose differently. My guest for this episode of Decide to Transform, Lea Morrison, knows what it means to step up and take responsibility for your own experience. Depressed and suicidal as a teen, she hated herself. She ran. Eventually, she couldn't process the trauma that had informed her life and she dropped into seizures. She was prescribed high amounts of oxycontin, up to 200 mg a day. Lea shares with us on the show how she found her way out, and how she shows up nowadays as a coach and vibrational healer, embracing life and living it to the fullest.  Join us for a show that covers some serious material, yet is light-hearted and fun! Respond with Love, you'll get Love back. That's what Lea tells us. She's right about that. --- Known for her small frame and large personality, Lea Morrison comes to you as a trauma-informed coach, incorporating vibrational healing, mindfulness, and meditation into self-care instruction. Her intuitive ability to see the unseen, to explain the un-felt, and to reach into the root of what is holding you back is unparalleled within the healing community and one that she takes very seriously with great respect for the process of coming home to oneself.  Whether you are working through chronic pain, disease, or dis-ease such as depression, anxiety, thought patterns or limiting belief systems, Lea shares valuable tools that create dramatic transformations in all areas of your life. leamorrison.com Instagram: @LEAMorrison1 Facebook: @leamorrisonhealing ---

Spiritual practice and growth is all about experience. Understanding something intellectually is one thing; having the experience of it is quite another.  In order to have the experience, we have to allow the experience. In other words, we have to trust. Sally De La Rosa, my guest on this episode of Decide to Transform, knows all about trust, allowing, and getting out of your own way. While she is an accomplished Psychic Medium, Teacher, and Business Owner now, she did not always practice allowing. Like many Spiritual Teachers and Lightworkers, she was reluctant to step into her gifts for some time. Sally reminds us that stepping into one's Light is a lifelong choice. You make it more than once; in fact you make it every moment. Making this choice is all about understanding who we really are: the Light is a higher vibration and we are attracted to it, but we must choose it. Each moment is an opportunity to choose yet again. Stepping into your gifts involves accepting them and allowing them to go to work in your life. It is all about working on the trust. Join us as Sally graciously shares her insights and experience. --- Sally De La Rosa is a Psychic Medium, Lightworker, Usui Ryoho Reiki Master, Teacher, and Business Owner. She offers a wide variety of healing tools for Mind, Body, and Spirit. She looks forward to meeting you and to helping you make a connection.  Sally's healing center is known as Zenlightenment. Find out more by visiting her website: zenlightenment.live. Facebook Group: Zenlightenment ---

Competition sucks. No, really. It sucks. Yes, it forms an integral part of world economic systems, sporting events, business, you name it, but let us think about what competition is, actually. It is a physical manifestation of separation, our mad desire to see ourselves as independently-existing units at war with other for resources we presume, in our ignorance, to be finite. Even here in the world, where we have agreed to be bound by our economic systems, our legal systems, our competitive forms of entertainment, everything, there are other solutions to working with one another. Collaboration--true collaboration--is one of them. My guest on this edition of Decide to Transform, Annette Maria, at one point found herself worn out and sick of competition. She has since devoted her life to collaborative ventures, aiming to gather people for a shared sacred experience.  Annette considers collaboration--and all of human experience--a sacred dance. These days she is the Host of the podcast Sacred Dance and the Publisher of the multi-author book Caged No More, available soon.  Annette has a journey of finding her freedom and breaking from traditions that she happily shares with us. If you have ever felt stuck and bound by tradition or convention, the way things supposedly "are," give Annette a listen and come away energized and inspired! --- Annette Maria is the Founder of Sanctuary Publishing, Purpose Embodiment Coach, Intuitive Facilitator of Healing, Channel for Multi-dimensional Beings, Host of the Sacred Dance podcast, Published Author and Bhakti Yogini. Her work supports women to step into their soul's purpose, reclaim their inner goddess and manifest their deepest desires. She wants to see the planet a place that supports everyone feeling wildly expressed in their soul's purpose, reminded of their limitless potential and able to fully feel their humanness. Instagram: @its.annettemaria Sacred Dance Podcast: https://anchor.fm/annette-maria Website: Activationsbyannette.com Email: hello@activationsbyannette.com ---

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all. One way or another, our lives are not the same as they were a year ago. For some, especially those with mental health considerations, life has been completely upended. Join me for this special edition of Decide to Transform as I welcome Registered Psychotherapist and longtime Mental Health Advocate Carm Viola to the show. Carm has over 30 years of experience in children's mental health and is a Certified Anxiety Group Facilitator. Since the pandemic began, she has found herself very busy. You can just about imagine. Anxiety is always prevalent, even in the best of times. Multiply that now--exponentially. All is not dire and hopeless, however. Carm shows us this with her characteristic energy, playfulness and humor. She also shares her initiatives to spread love and kindness, initiatives like Heart Fuelers, which involve surprise visits to people deeply impacted by the current state of the world. While there may be a deep collective sense of loss and grief, there are plenty of people to help us find joy in life. Happiness is healing. Let us all reach for some. --- With over 30 years of experience in children's mental health, Carm Viola offers support to children and their families in the areas of speech and language, anxiety, selective mutism, self-regulation and other mental health concerns.  As a Mental Health Advocate, Carm has raised over $120,000 for children's programming and has been featured in the Neighbours of Woodbridge magazine. She has also appeared as a guest on several podcasts.  Instagram: @carmviola +1 416-453-5365 --- Heart Fuelers  Heart Fuelers exists to spread love and kindness in the world. In addition to the surprise visits to people, Heart Fuelers recognizes valuable members of the community and offers branded items such as t-shirts. Proceeds go to charity. Find out how you can contribute today! Instagram: @heartfuelers ---

Indeed. Love is how you heal. When something inexplicable and terrible happens to you or a loved one, how do you heal from it? Is it through retribution, in exacting revenge? The world would have us believe so. As an instrument of the world and our societies, our criminal justice systems believe so, too. But does retribution bring lasting healing? Really, truly, does it? If you answered no, rest assured that there is another way: Love. Quite simply, love is how you heal. Nothing else will work. Barbie Liss, my guest on this very special episode of Decide to Transform, recently had a direct experience of the healing power of love, and graciously shares her journey with us. In 2016, Barbie's daughter was raped. At the time, she was 21. The prosecution of the perpetrator went through pretrial in the traditional judicial system, and of curse the process was brutal. After the pretrial, Barbie's daughter did something unusual: pursuant to an often-overlooked Canadian law, she asked that the legal case be handled through Restorative Justice rather than the conventional system. This took time to get approved by the court, as this was the first known case in all of North America where Restorative Justice was called for post-rape. To provide a bit of context, a Restorative Justice solution calls for the perpetrator of a crime to be "restored," i.e. not punished by conventional methods. In court systems across the United States and Canada, Restorative Justice is available and quite common in some cases, such as juvenile court matters. It is highly uncommon--and at the time unheard of--as a solution for violent offenses such as rape. Do not think for a moment, however, that the perpetrator was let off easy. After many months of court-ordered therapy and a declaration by the therapist that he was ready, the perpetrator, Barbie's daughter, and Barbie herself participated in an 8-hour healing circle in which each participant got a turn to speak uninterrupted, and the perpetrator had to listen to the impact his actions had on everyone present. Then, he had to accept responsibility. Barbie's description of the healing circle is powerful. Also very powerful is her description of her own journey as a mother. She raises an important question for all of us: who is supporting the supporter? What happens when the supporter needs her own time and space to grieve?  In this hard-hitting episode, Barbie answers these questions for us and shares the work that she now does to help heal deep, often generational wounds. Through all of it, we cannot escape the conclusion that love is how you heal.  --- Barbie Liss has a B.A. in Psychology, is a Certified Life Coach, Reiki & Energy Healer and a Retreat Facilitator. She is a Speaker and Advocate for Restorative Justice and all things Human. Barbie has traveled the path of Life and Motherhood from typical to not-at-all typical experiences. Her life-altering experience and healing journey following her daughter's rape, and their ultimate Restorative Justice outcome, led Barbie to the path she walks today. In healing inward, Barbie found the call for healing outward. As a Maternal Empowerment Coach, heart-centered Wise Woman and Healer, Barbie offers a safe and love-filled space to guide in healing Generational Wounds and Societal messages that impact life. She helps cast aside fears and limiting beliefs as she walks with you on your path to reclaim your truest version of YOU! barbieliss.com barbie@barbieliss.com Instagram: @_barbieliss ---

God has a thought, and it is creation. Have you ever wondered how this works, and what the practical implications are in your life? If so, tune in to this episode as Executive Contributor and master spiritual teacher GP Walsh elaborates on Your Four Amazing Powers of Creation. Over his many years of practice, GP has adapted and developed these teachings into a course that he offers to all those curious about Self Inquiry and the truth of who we really are. The fundamental premise is this: Reality cannot be created; it simply is. What we experience in the world is our perception. The Four Powers describe how our perception is formed and how it works to shape our entire experience. As you might imagine, much of this perception is handed to us (or if you prefer foisted upon us) at a very young age. It goes on to govern and shape our so-called reality, unless we seek the way out--and there most certainly is a way out! The Four Powers are as follows: 1) Focused Attention 2) Belief 3) Identity 4) Discrimination GP describes Discrimination as our superpower. In short, we all have the ability to tell the difference between greatness and ugliness. We just know. This is Reality communicating to us. Without Discrimination, or when we willfully choose to ignore it, chaos ensues. In this very special double episode, GP shares with us some examples of what happens in a society and world where Discrimination is ignored. Corruption reigns, and moral and environmental degradation, massive wealth inequality, and a general numbness of the people to all the destruction raging around them. If you're curious which society we hone in on as an example of a lack of Discriminating Awareness, GP and I both reside in the United States. GP presents nothing short of creation itself with his characteristic precision, clarity, and sense of humor, and pointedly highlights what can happen when we collectively ignore our own powers. Join us! --- Master Spiritual Teacher GP Walsh has decades of experience in the study, practice, and teaching of universal spirituality. A student of Non-Dual Self Inquiry, GP's teachings present esoteric concepts in an easy-to-understand and actionable manner. One can understand, then go forth and practice.  GP offers a number of classes, workshops, meditations, and more on his website: gpwalsh.com . Sign up today to be placed on GP's mailing list and stay current on his upcoming teachings! --- GP is currently offering Your Four Amazing Powers of Creation! Sign up today to receive GP's pre-recorded material on the Four Powers and participate in GP's Live Event on Thursday, April 22! Please register early to allow sufficient time to go through the materials so that the event on the 22nd will be a true Masterclass! For more information and to sign up, please visit gpwalsh.com . ---     gpwalsh.com

Kady Romagnuolo grew up with anxiety. She lived in a rough neighborhood, and as she grew up she hid her anxiety from everyone. Later in life, as a professional participating in NLP training, her emotional baggage came up. The baggage always comes up, usually when we least expect it. Our anxiety is rooted in the past, and we just never know when it will spring forth in a raging torrent and demand that we acknowledge and begin to deal with it. Certainly anxiety can be rooted in past events and experience from this lifetime, but what Kady discovered is that anxiety can often be traced way back--to past lifetimes.  Is there more than just this lifetime? Many of us say yes. Enter past life regression. Kady participated in regressions and began to experience her own past lives, and came to understand the root of many behaviors that have manifested in this lifetime. Just knowing about it is empowering, and enough to cause a shift.  Nowadays, Kady works with clients in past life regression. On this episode of Decide to Transform, she shares some of her experiences from her own regressions and talks about the power of this therapeutic and healing modality.  Kady sees past life regression as a movie to experience healing. If you have ever been curious about it, tune in to this episode! --- Kady Romagnuolo is a board-certified NLP (neurolinguistic programming) Master Practitioner and a coach who specializes in conquering fear, goal achievement, breaking the cycle of self-sabotage and releasing negative ancestral and generational patterns. Kady is also the best-selling Author of the books Home of the Soul and She's No Longer Silent. She is an experienced Real Estate Broker who has trained agents across Canada and is recognized for her advocacy work in supporting mental health for real estate professionals.  www.KadyMindsetCoach.com www.facebook.com/KadyMindsetCoach/ www.instagram.com/Kady.romagnuolo/ ---

Listening is really healing. People need someone to listen--just listen--to them. Everyone possesses a basic need to be truly seen and truly heard. My special guest Mehri Coulter knows full well the tremendous healing power of listening. Mehri is a mental health advocate who happens to live with bipolar. In this episode she shares some of her very real struggles, and shows us how important it is for people to be seen and heard. Mehri was diagnosed with bipolar at age 20 when her fiancé brought her to a psychiatric hospital for being suicidal. After hospitalization and some medication, she did relatively well until experiencing severe postpartum depression after the birth of her third child. The next five years found her in a mix of severe depression, hypomania, anxiety and medication withdrawals.  Mehri's sister also suffers from bipolar, and so that people would not feel ashamed and alone, started her blog and Instagram account So_Bipolar. She aims to normalize the conversation about bipolar and to help lessen the stigma around mental health. People with bipolar are in desperate need of a listening ear. Only a few months ago, Mehri lost her 16-year-old nephew Christian to bipolar by way of suicide. No lives should be lost this way.  Join us for a frank yet energetic conversation about bipolar, listening, and mental health in general. If you or someone you know needs help, please reach out. It is available. --- Contact Mehri on Instagram: @So_Bipolar ---

Each of us is constantly unfolding, unraveling, a work in progress. We all find ourselves on a journey, one with difficult times and circumstances, detours, disappointments, and many, many opportunities to retreat from experience and hide. In such moments, we also have the choice to transform, to begin to shed our painful self-concepts. We have the choice to unfold. Deirdre Maloney, my guest on this episode of Decide to Transform, has chosen self-acceptance and unfolding. Join us as she openly shares her struggles. These included low self-worth, depression, anxiety, and drug abuse. She was able to rise above these setbacks and now lives the life of her dreams. Central to Deirdre's life and work is the journey out of shame. Many of us experience shame, for a multitude of reasons, and we can all attest to the fact that it is crippling. Through sport, writing, and other practices, Deirdre has moved away from shame and now helps others to do it, too. Transformation is an unfolding. It is also a project. Tune in to Deirdre as she shares her perspective as one who has lived this struggle, and has moved beyond it. --- Deirdre Maloney is the author of Unfold Me, a self-help book that will help its readers shift any shame they are experiencing in their own lives. Through her writing, she helps individuals feel understood and sets an example of self-acceptance.  Deirdre is also working on a plant-based cookbook, Unfolding in the Kitchen, available April 2021. Furthering her work in sport and empowerment, Deirdre is the founder of High Gate Racing, Canada's largest all-female competitive cycling team with an initiative to involve and keep young women in sport. She has a sponsorship program for the Youth Development Team, providing financial aid and life skills to help these young women harness their power as athletes, students, and community members. Deirdre is also a Holistic Healing Mentor, a co-founder of a women's healing circle in her community. The healing circle offers a safe environment for women to share their struggles, fears, and pain. Deirdre helps guide them to a path of healing. deemaloney.com Blog: TheUnfoldingProject.com ---  

Titus Kleppinger embodies transformation. In 2018, he found himself emotionally shut down. His marriage was suffering. He felt heartbroken, ashamed, guilty, defeated. And then he made a decision--a decision to transform. Today Titus shows up in his whole heart, assisting others to live from their hearts, too. When we do this, when we live from our hearts truly and without limitation, we experience the Flow. We work in it, we live it, we breathe it, and we embody it. We can excel, in other words share the Flow with others. Join my co-host Lisa Berry and me as we sit down for a deep and poignant conversation with Titus. Transformation is possible, and Titus reminds us of this. We all have the Glow, the Spark of life within us; we have only to claim it. Each of us is capable of Miracle Moments. These happen whenever we get ourselves into the Flow, into the very heart of service. This conversation is powerful. Tune in and be inspired. --- Titus Kelppinger discovered his heart, his purpose, and his calling in October 2018. He enjoys helping others to get from where they are to where they want to be. He empowers and encourages others to live from the heart and work in their flow. Each of us can have a more meaningful life now! Titus works with people on transformational development, concentrating on the whole person. His work focuses on mindset, health, nutrition, and spiritual wellbeing. When a person lives from their heart and works in their flow, they will be a success in whatever they set their mind to. Titus serves as proof. theglowcenter.com titus@theglowcenter.com Tel: +1 719-229-1110 --- --- My Co-host Lisa Berry is a longtime friend, business partner, and Host of the internet radio shows The Flow of Enlightenment (with GP Walsh) and Access to Angels and Grace (with Noemi Grace), as well as the livestream Dating Your Diet. She is a trained Nutritionist and Life Coach loving in Port Perry, Ontario.

Have the courage to change your mind. Find this, and anything is possible--literally. Join me on this episode of Decide to Transform as I welcome special guest Lavender Morantz to the show. Lavender has firsthand experience with impactful life transformation, and shares her story with us here. Lavender spent years in corporate fashion, and knows all too well the perils of the "busy trap," society's unwritten mandate that we all need to race around frantically, at warp speed and gasping for breath, and if we don't then we aren't "productive" or an upstanding citizen. In other words, we aren't worth much. B.S. That is what Lavender says (of course I agree.) If you find yourself caught up in the busy trap and exhausted, you can choose to ask yourself, as Lavender did, "Is this what I really want?"  If the answer is no, you can change your mind about the trajectory of your life. What is your intuition telling you? Listen to it. Speaking of intuition, listen as Lavender shares with us how important it is, and how it literally saved her life through a skin cancer diagnosis when she was 21. She continues to listen deeply to it each day. This is a deep and hard-hitting but also funny and light-hearted show. Join us. Have the courage to change your mind, and your experience will change remarkably. --- Lavender Morantz is an international speaker and leadership expert, specializing in teaching women how to create the life of their dreams with a proven strategic process. She is also a serial entrepreneur, founder of SwankPad (interior design), Freedom Junkie (legacy mentorship), co-founder of the Wealthy Moms' Club, a business and lifestyle coach, mentor, international speaker, published author, Certified Nutrition and Wellness specialist and a very proud mama of 2 super sassy girls. ** Join Lavender on Wednesday, April 7 for her free masterclass "Create Your Own Economy"! Details available on her website and social media. ** www.LavenderMorantz.com Facebook: Lavender Morantz Instagram: @lavendermorantz ---

So many people today talk about themselves or others as being "conscious." It is easy to pinpoint the opposite, because we see unconscious people every day, but what does it really mean to be "conscious?' What is involved in this, and what does a conscious person do? How do they go about life? Miranda Werkheiser, my guest on this episode, knows what it means to be conscious, and to have a fun, productive, and meaningful life in the process. Miranda defines a conscious person as being aware, of being present with intention. Miranda emphasizes surrender in a conscious life, surrender to the Flow, and surrender to one's own path, what we and we alone are meant to do. As many of us have, she spent years actively resisting. For over a decade, it felt to her like she was torturing herself in a life of conformity.  We all know the conformity from our own experience: the "need" to get the specific degree, get the "right" job, hook up with the "right" partner, and to "look" right at all times, to check all of society's boxes. This was not for her. Is it for any of us, really? Join us as Miranda talks about what it means to live a conscious life, and how the entrepreneur she now is honors the Flow and her inner guides, which are many. You will find she now lives a life of laughter and celebration. Such a life is available to all of us; we need to simply choose it. --- Miranda Werkheiser is a conscuous Huster whose mission in life is to bring others together to create magic in the forms of art, breakthroughs, clarity, vision and fun through conscious entrepreneurship. Miranda is the CEO of Suurender & Slay, LLC, a Spiritual Life Coach, and a Reiki Practitioner. surrenderandslayllc.com miranda@surrenderandslayllc.com Instagram: @surrenderandslayllc As a listener of this show, Miranda happily offers 25% off of anything!! Contact her for details. ---

It is not an easy road to owning our value. Other people put us down; we believe their messages. Society tells us where to go, whom to love, what to do and what to say, and we believe its messages. We suffer. Yet we can change. Having bought into the script in the first place, we can cancel it. We can choose a different way. Therese Skelly, my guest on this episode of Decide to Transform, has lived this experience. She has spent time in codependency and shame, she has suffered, and she has decided to own her value. Now, she lives life to the fullest and helps people bust shame, clear blocks, and live their own lives without apology. Healing shame--which tells us that who we are is wrong--is not an easy process, but it all begins with a decision. Therese has walked this road. Join us as she shares her journey and what has worked for her, leading to massive transformation and her living a completely different life. You can overcome shame and codependency. Therese will show you how. --- Whip-smart, funny, and a fiercely devoted stand for her clients' brilliance, Therese Skelly mentors mission-driven leaders and entrepreneurs globally who are ready to bust shame, clear blocks, and live their best life without apology. Through an intuitive process and her "take no prisoners" Mama T attitude, she helps her clients move past obstacles holding them back from being truly happy, empowered and free. Therese is a former therapist who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her pup Murphy, and dotes on her two grown boys, Danny and John. When she isn't working with clients or cooking up a storm in the kitchen, you can find her on the road, on the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle living life to the fullest. thereseskelly.com ts@thereseskelly.com Facebook Group: The Fiercely Brilliant ---  

Please join me as I welcome master spiritual teacher GP Walsh for a very special edition of Decide to Transform. GP appears on the show twice a month as Executive Contributor, and today he delivers a fabulous interview on what is meant by the label "spiritual." Also, he leads us in a fascinating discussion of what it means to stand in the authority of your own truth. In the modern world, confusion reigns when it comes to subjects like truth and authority. We are often taught that truth is highly individualized, and we are encouraged to stand in "our" truth, as though it sits apart from other people's truths and that we own it. This, of course, leads us to defining and defending it. Truth itself (with a capital T) belongs to all of us. It is shared, and we have never lost it. Here in the world, it takes courage to stand in it. We have to be willing to change, to give things up. If we are willing, what we find is that Truth Itself is the ultimate Authority.  Please join us for this fascinating conversation! --- GP Walsh has spent a lifetime studying various world spiritual traditions, and is a student of Non-Dual Self Inquiry master Sri Mooji. GP teaches on a variety of subjects, and is the creator of the programs The Yoga of Allowing and Inner Reconciliation. GP's teachings are deep, relatable, and compassionate, and they present esoteric concepts in an easy-to-understand format.  For more information about GP and his retreats, certification courses, and classes, visit gpwalsh.com. ---

Let us talk about God, shall we? What else? This is how GP Walsh and I kick off this special edition of Decide to Transform. GP joins me for two shows each month as Executive Contributor, providing you the listener with unique opportunities to hear the thoughts and experience of a master spiritual teacher. Join us as we consider God--nothing more, nothing less. Somewhere along the way, the Ineffable became a power figure, and remains so to this day in societies throughout the world. Rather than an experience that knows itself, God became a fact, a thing. GP describes for us the importance of Self-Inquiry in knowing who we truly are, and sitting in the "Great Doubt" as described in Eastern spiritual traditions, i.e. questioning everything and being willing to have Truth revealed as you, not just to you. The Great Doubt is the doorway.  Are you ready to sit in it? --- GP Walsh has spent a lifetime studying various world spiritual traditions, and is a student of Non-Dual Self Inquiry master Sri Mooji. GP teaches on a variety of subjects, and is the creator of the programs The Yoga of Allowing and Inner Reconciliation. GP's teachings are deep, relatable, and compassionate, and they present esoteric concepts in an easy-to-understand format.  For more information about GP and his retreats, certification courses, and classes, visit gpwalsh.com. ---

For those in the mood for a powerful and honest transformational story, tune in to this episode of Decide to Transform! My guest Dr. Stephan Neff is an anaesthetist, author, and alcoholic in recovery. Joining us from New Zealand, he is one of my international co-authors in the compilation Break Down to Wake Up: Journey Beyond the Now. Stephan's chapter "A Phoenix First Must Burn" recounts his addiction and recovery journey, from his frequent emotions of guilt, shame and pain to the sense of relief he felt while on his way to rehab. While he felt relieved to be heading to rehab, the experience was anything but easy. Stephan turned his life around, and graciously shares his experience so that others may be inspired to do the same. He has learned many lessons as a doctor and a man, and reminds us that the truth is simple: The past does not equal the future. Join us for a powerful conversation!  --- Dr. Stephan Neff is a retired pain physician who has developed a specific insight into human psychology. As a man trying to drown his sorrows, he found out the hard way that the critters can swim. Over the last 7 years he has made every day a little bit better than yesterday. Today Stephan is an expert in living a life so fantastic that alcohol has simply no role to play. He shares this passion through his podcast, YouTube channel, and social media (all titled A Different Life Story). In his book My Steps to Sobriety, he shares the lessons he has learned. Every alcoholic can turn his or her life around, one little decision at a time. This book shows how to do it. www.mystepstosobriety.com Podcast: Stephan Neff Instagram: A Different Life Story YouTube: A Different Life Story Facebook: A Different Life Story ---

Every day we breathe. Our hearts beat, and we draw breath. We exhale. The process repeats itself over and over again, automatically. Rarely, if ever, do we pause to consider the power of our breath, much less give thanks for it. Rarely does it ever dawn on us that by bringing our awareness to this most miraculous and basic function, we could radically alter the course of our lives. Please join me on this edition of Decide to Transform as I welcome Breathwork Specialist Sarah Novak to the show. Sarah is the first Breathwork Specialist ever to appear as a guest, and I invite you to tune in to the entire conversation, as she leads us in a breathwork exercise! Sarah is a former hair stylist who found out about breathwork on Instagram. Intrigued, she began to delve into it. At first she found it triggered her anxiety, but as she continued to show up and practice she discovered that in fact it helped her manage it. Breathwork became a healthful way for Sarah to process her anxiety and live a radically different life. These days, she works with people to help eradicate suffering by bringing our awareness back to the breath. Doing so calms us and shows us that indeed there is a different way to be. We cause ourselves pain and heartbreak unnecessarily. Breathwork is one of the ways out. --- Sarah Novak is a breathwork coach, speaker, and entrepreneur. Her mission is to eradicate human suffering by bringing awareness back to the breath. She is currently in training to become a NeurolInguistic Practitioner (NLP) and Clinical Hypnotherapist. Facebook: Sarah Novak Instagram: @Breathewith_sarah LinkedIn: Sarah Novak --- As a listener of this show, book a Discovery Call and a Free Session (30 minutes) with Sarah! Contact her on any of the social platforms mentioned above! ---