Finding Nowhere

In this episode Alan spoke with Mike Turnbull who, for decades, made a living playing trombone in Las Vegas for artists such as Tom Jones, and Donnie and Marie. In 2013 he discovered he had a rare form of thyroid cancer that ultimately ended his career but It has not stopped his passion for endurance races. If anything, cancer just seems to have added fuel to the fire. 

In this episode of Finding Nowhere, host Alan Wartes talks with Steve Snelling, a San Francisco musician and songwriter. Steve started playing piano at age three and over the decades has played in “hundreds” of bands, performing everything from “garage rock to country to jazz to full-blown symphonic mayhem.” A practicing Buddhist for many years, he has looked for the sweet spot where music and meditation meet—and to connect with audiences on a level that transcends mere entertainment. At the time of this recording, Steve was more than 90 days into a personal challenge he set for himself: to record and share via YouTube one musical creation every day for a year. Some of the pieces are original, some improv, some familiar, but all are gifts he offers in the present moment.

In this episode of Finding Nowhere, host Alan Wartes talks with licensed addiction counselor and therapist Darlene Egelhoff. She specializes in trauma therapy, addiction recovery, and mental health nutrition. The conversation explores her deep belief that among all the factors that impact our mental health and resilience, our own thoughts stand out as the most powerful, for good or ill. Darlene shares her insight into how present moment awareness can help tame those thoughts and open the door to happier and healthier lives.

In this episode of Finding Nowhere, host Alan Wartes talks with veteran ecopsychologist and psychotherapist Marcie Telander. From her living room at “Wise Acre,” a small cabin on the East River in central Colorado, they discuss her journey from the high-pressure world of Chicago advertising and public relations to becoming an elder in the movement to improve mental health by restoring right relationship with Earth.

Losing someone you love is one of the hardest things anyone ever lives through. In this episode of Finding Nowhere, host Alan Wartes talks with successful management consultant Marv Weidner. His business partner and wife, Marty, died in 2017 following a brief battle with cancer. Marv opens up about how his grief—and how practicing present moment awareness was the lifeline that helped him through his darkest hours.