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Are you looking for some EXTRA BOOST to help kick off the “New You” in 2025? If your answer is YES! Then join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, January 8, from 10 - 11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing some of the “101 Ways to Think Positive” from their latest release to help you power up your New Year's Resolution for Success!  Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Ways to Think Positive is a collection of inspiring and empowering stories about using positive thinking to supercharge our attitude toward accomplishing what our heart desires in the new year!  This special collection presents readers with real-life examples of deliberate positive thinkers, showing people can call on resilience and inner strength when needed to change their lives through quick, easy-to-implement techniques that everyone can use to change their attitudes, create more happiness in their lives, and achieve their goals.   Amy Newmark has included four of her own stories—containing her own “wins” through positive thinking, and she has already picked up lots more great advice from the other contributors to the book.

Would you like to learn how to tap into the secret manifesting power of your home using the ancient energy practice of Feng Shui to turn your dreams into reality to live your best life in 2025? If Yes, - join Marie Diamond and me on Thursday, January 2nd, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, Your Home Is A Vision Board: Harness the Secret Manifesting Power of Your Home. Marie Diamond is one of the world's top transformational leaders, the star of the network TV show Feng Shui Your Life, a best-selling author, and an expert teacher of the Law of Attraction and Feng Shui. She is an Energy Master and was featured in the worldwide phenomenon The Secret. After a near-death experience as a teenager, Marie made it her mission to enlighten 500 million people with her teachings and wisdom. A “seer” in the modern context, Marie merges her profound intuitive knowledge with her extensive studies of quantum physics, Feng Shui, and meditation to help her students attract financial success, improved health, long-lasting relationships, and spiritual growth. Marie has taught over two million students over 30 years and has spoken in over 30 countries. In 2024, she was inducted into the Speaker's Hall of Fame. She has best-selling online courses with MindValley, Learning Strategies, Younity, and the Shift Network. She is a founding member of the Global Transformational Leadership Council and is the founder and president of the Association of Transformational Leaders of Europe. Marie's latest book, Your Home Is A Vision Board, provides practical guidance, wisdom, and easy-to-apply tips to empower anyone to create a life-lasting transformation by activating the manifesting power of their home to welcome more abundance into their life.

Wouldn't it be nice to wrap up the year with a “Me Time” that allows us to learn something special about our Global Village that enhances our knowledge and helps us navigate our humanness? Join Amb. Dr. Randi D. Ward and me on Wednesday, December 18th, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, Random Wanderings, an adventure novel mixture of fiction and real-life facts perfect for animal lovers, humanitarians, world travelers, romantics, and people who always dream bigger! Randi is a retired educator, poet, short story writer, blogger, novelist, YouTuber, and magazine editor and writer. In 2012, her memoir, Because I Believed In Me - My Egyptian Fantasy Came True, was published. Her big dreams and diligent work have been recognized by many radio, newspaper, magazine, and video interviewers. She has received numerous awards and honors from prestigious international organizations such as IAOTP, NAPW, IWLA, and Marquis Who's Who. As a world traveler of 53 countries, an animal advocate, and a concerned environmentalist, she has skillfully crafted her knowledge and love for other cultures and international friends, as well as her dire need to save endangered animals and reforest Africa into this new novel.    Randi's Random Wanderings novel - will take you to countries on four continents to experience their cultures and famous tourist attractions, with Vanessa Lambert, a recent veterinarian graduate and usually confident lady who experiences severe personal trauma and flees from her home in Atlanta, Georgia, to London, England as she begins her self discovery and healing journey.

Doesn't the holiday season bring back the warm fuzzy feeling of “Motherly Love” of how our moms go out of their way to give us their best to ensure our happiness? Please join our special guest host, Amb. Dr. Randi D. Ward and me on Wednesday, December 4th, from 10 - 11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing The 15th Anniversary Special Edition of the Multi-Award Winning and Bestselling From My Mama's Kitchen ~ “food for the soul, recipes for living” - My 9 MOMS - Conversations about Life, Love, and Laughter, to kick off the holiday season! Dr. Randi, our Inspirations for Better Living Magazine editor, insisted on interviewing me since I will be releasing the 15th Anniversary Special Edition of the Multi-Award-Winning and Bestselling From My Mama's Kitchen ~ “food for the soul, recipes for living” - My 9 MOMS - Conversations about Life, Love, and Laughter, this Friday, December 6th just in time to celebrate the holiday season in honor of my 9 Moms! Who and where I am Today is the result of the delicate sprinkling of a dash of this, a smidgen of that, and a pinch of these ladies' unconditional motherly teaching, coaching, counseling, and cheerleading over time as I journeyed to discover who I am, why I am here, and what my purpose is. Always looking through the lens of love, they never miss a beat in sharing their motherly wisdom to help me navigate life's challenges and celebrate successes. Their natural motherly intuition and unconditional love approach to our relationship epitomized this sentiment, “A Family Experience is Defined by Who Loves Us and Who We Love, rather than by our shared DNA.”

Would you like to hear powerful stories of random Acts of Kindness as we celebrated World Kindness Day this past November 13th? If your answer is Yes, join Teresa Velardi and me on Wednesday, November 27th, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, A Daily Gift of Kindness - A Collection of Stories from Kind Hearts from Around the Globe! Teresa Velardi is an author, publisher, host of the “Conversations That Make a Difference” podcast, coach, and potter. She uses the art of pottery to illustrate how each ball of clay can be transformed into a beautiful work of art with the touch of the potter's hand. She guides her clients through the process of centering, molding, shaping, and walking through the fire of challenges to effect positive life change as they gracefully and powerfully embrace the work of art they already are. Teresa found her passion and purpose through life's challenges while trusting God's plan. Faith, Gratitude, and Giving are her heart-centered approach to life. Her abilities as a writer, editor, and publisher are vital ingredients she offers to those who share their message with the world on her podcast and through her publishing platform. Teresa's daily quiet time, writing, and gratitude practice keep her focused on her God-given purpose as life unfolds in our ever-changing world. She says, “We all have a story and a heartfelt message to share. What's your message? Her latest book, A Daily Gift of Kindness - A Collection of Stories from Kind Hearts from Around the Globe, emphasizes the power of Kindness. It is the third book in the Daily Gift Book Series!

Are you looking for some really entertaining holiday stories about Thanksgiving to Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's? If your answer is YES! Then join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, November 20, from 10 - 11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing some of the “101 Stories of Holiday Joy, Love, and Gratitude” from their latest release to help you prep up for the upcoming holiday season!.  Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas is a collection of heartwarming stories about the true meaning of Christmas, the joy of giving, family reunions, holiday miracles, and handling the holidays after losing a loved one. There are also some great ideas for holiday meals, creative gifts, and starting the New Year with the right spirit! By the way, royalties from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas go to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program, which creates miracles for millions of families by providing holiday gifts to children in need in the U.S. Amy says, “We often use royalties from our books to support nonprofit organizations. The need is greater than ever now, and we're honored to share royalties from our books to make the holidays and the rest of the year a little more magical for families and pets.”

Would you like to learn how our emotions, mind, and spirit can enable unlimited self-healing? If your answer is YES, Join Joseph Selbie and me on Wednesday, November 13, from 10 - 11 A.M. CT U.S. Our conversation is about his remarkable life journey and his new book, The Physics of Miraculous Healing - How Emotion, Mind, and Spirit Enable Unlimited Self-Healing. Joseph Selbie enjoys making complex and obscure simple and clear. He is known for creating bridges of understanding between the modern evidenced-based discoveries of science and the timeless experience-based discoveries of the mystics. He is the author of Amazon's bestseller The Physics of God and BreakThrough the Limits of the Brain. A dedicated Kriya yoga meditator for over fifty years, Joseph taught yoga, meditation, and universal experiential spirituality throughout the U.S. and Europe. In 1975, he became a founding member of Ananda, a spiritual community and movement inspired by the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi. As a teacher and minister, and decades of study under Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Yogananda, gave him a deep dive into Eastern philosophy, meditation, and comparative religion. In 2022, Joseph was nominated for Trailblazer of the Decade by the OmTimes Magazine. He is also a critical thinker grounded in science, studying physics, chemistry, and microbiology at the University of Colorado. Now retired, Joseph was a founder and the CEO of Tristream, an early pioneer in experience design for the web. He collaborated with Jakob Nielsen, the thought leader in experience design, to write Best Team Practices for Web Application Design and spoke at many Nielsen-Norman Group conferences in the United States and Europe. Tristream clients included Cisco, Logitech, Ariba/SAP, Manpower, Tektronix, and Wells Fargo.

Would you like to learn how to eat nutritious meals on a budget of $50 per person per week? Yes, you can do it! Join Kimberly Gillan and me on Wednesday, October 30th, from 10 AM to 11 AM Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, How Low Can You Go? - Nutritious Meals From $50 Per Person Per Week! Kimberly Gillan is a professional strategic planner, economist, cancer survivor, determined woman, mom, wife, and author. She uses fundamental economic principles to create revolutionary answers on your minimum spending to live your best life. When Kimberley had to stop work due to illness, drastic changes were needed for her family to keep a roof over their heads. The challenge was “how low could she go on groceries” while providing the 17 most essential vitamins and minerals her family needed and still having weekly treats, snacks, and celebrations.  Over seven years of trial and error, she learned more than how to survive; she learned a recipe for a better life. Here it is, a set of instructions on how to play the grocery game and win. Her book, How Low Can You Go? Nutritious Meals From $50 Per Person Per Week, has over 80 recipes that prove you can do it. Yet, this is more than a recipe book. It is a book for our times, giving us the edge in a crisis.  We will learn what foods to buy and when, supermarket psychology, and how to stay ahead of the game when things change. There are tricks for when a favorite food becomes expensive and ideas on free foods that might be right under your feet. The bottom line is that, Yes, You Can Have 3 Nutritious Meals Per Day For The Price Of One Coffee!

Are you, or do you know someone who is, looking for a refreshing and engaging roadmap to aging? If so, Join Ron Pevny and me on Wednesday, October 23rd, from 9 to 10 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about his remarkable life journey and his expanded and updated 10th-anniversary edition of Conscious Living, Conscious Aging, a contemporary manual filled with practices and tools to help you navigate your elder years with purpose and clarity. Ron Pevny is the founder and director of the Center for Conscious Eldering, based in Colorado. He received his master's degree in integral counseling and psychotherapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies. For forty-five years, Ron has been dedicated to assisting people in negotiating life transitions as they create lives of purpose and passion. In the last 20 years, Ron has been presenting workshops and retreats across North America, including at EarthRise and IONS Retreat Center, supporting people in bringing purpose, growth, and commitment to service to their elder years. He is also a Certified Sage-ing® Leader and has hosted and interviewed for three Transforming Aging Summits presented by The Shift Network. Ron is also the co-host and interviewer for the Turning Points interview series sponsored by Sage-ing International. In this newly revised and updated 10th-anniversary edition of Conscious Living, Conscious Aging, you will find an empowering guide with practical tools to help you live a passionate, fulfilling, growth-oriented life. In other words, elderhood may be your next biggest adventure!

Are you looking for some real “Angelic, Miracles, and Heavenly” stories to inspire you? If your answer is YES! Then join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, October 16, from 10 - 11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing “Miracles, Angels & Messages from Heaven” stories from their latest release to help you realize and navigate the unexplainable. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles, Angels & Messages from Heaven is a collection of stories about regular people who find themselves in extraordinary, unexplainable situations, their prayers answered, and their lives forever changed. It's about the anonymous angels who touched their hearts and saved their lives. From miraculous connections and answered prayers to divine intervention and inexplicable healing, these stories prove that miracles can happen every day to people from all walks of life. According to Amy, “These stories open our hearts to possibilities—that something, somehow, somewhere can work in our lives to make good things happen when we need them most. We hear from our readers all the time that the most important thing we can do for them is give them hope, and these pages are filled with just that.”

Are you interested in knowing how novelists get their inspiration and write books that become best sellers and award winners? Do you have a story waiting to be written into a book? Join Marisa Labozzetta and me on Wednesday, October 2nd, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her latest novel, Men Who Walk in Dreams. Marisa Labozzetta was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. As a teaching fellow in the Graduate School of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown University, she received a Master of Science degree and completed her doctoral coursework. Marisa published her first piece in The Washington Star. She won first prize in the Rio Grande  Writers´ Fiction contest. She was a finalist in Playboy´s Victoria Chen Haider Memorial Literary Award for Fiction and the New Letters Literary Awards. Marisa went on to publish stories in the best-selling When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple, The American Voice, Show Me a Hero: Great Contemporary Stories About Sports, The Pegasus Review, VIA, KnitLit, Dont Tell Mama! The Penguin Book of Italian American Writing, Paradise, Our Mothers Our Selves, Beliefnet.com, Italian Americana, Perigee, and American Fiction, among others. In 1999, Marisa released her first novel, Stay With Me, Lella. She received a Pushcart Prize for her At the Copa collection in 2006. "Forecast for a Sunny Day," from that collection, won the Watchung Arts Center Award for Short Fiction in 2010. Her 2013 novel, Sometimes It Snows in America, was an Eric Hoffer Award Finalist. Her last novel, A Day in June, won the Best Book and American Fiction Awards. Her latest novel, Men Who Walk in Dreams, was a New Millennium Writings Fiction Award Finalist.

Would you like to learn how to tap into and trust your inner wisdom? If so, Join Karina Muller, Lana Gendlin, and me on Wednesday, August 28th, from 10 AM - 11 AM CDT U.S. Our conversation will be about their remarkable life journey, their new book, “Pendulums and Intuition - Practical Advice for Trusting Your Inner Wisdom” and how we can ask our heart for guidance in all areas of our lives.   Karina Muller and Lana Gendlin are co-founders of HeartCentric LLC, which includes two businesses: HeartCentric Divine Creations and HeartCentric Coaching Collaborative. They are certified life coaches, jewelry artisans, and entrepreneurs who turned their creative outlet and passion for making spiritual jewelry into a major component of their business strategy. Karina and Lana empower their coaching clients to look within and utilize their intuition to find the answers they seek for themselves. They realized that the pendulum is the perfect tool to help people authentically connect to the guidance already inside them—something that Karina and Lana honor and strive to teach their coaching clients. Anyone can learn to use a pendulum to access what is stored in their subconscious and bring it to the surface. Their mission is to empower people to connect to their intuition with the help of a pendulum. Pendulums and Intuition - Practical Advice for Trusting Your Inner Wisdom helps readers untangle indecision with answers on a string. The book helps you discover how to select or make your pendulum, care for it and yourself, and start your practice. Its user-friendly exercises and resources help you use a pendulum to access your intuition, achieve success, and live a decisively good life.

Would you like to learn an easy and fun way to manifest anything you desire in life successfully? JoinShantini Rajah and me on Wednesday, August 21st, from 9 to 10 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, Manifest Anything You Want: Six Magical Steps to Create an Extraordinary Life. Shantini Rajah is a mentor and energy practitioner in writing and manifesting. She loves helping conscious entrepreneurs find their true voice and manifest a life and business they love. As a trained physicist and engineer, Shantini combines a unique alchemy of science and spirituality in everything she does. Her clients include some of the biggest names in personal growth and healing, such as bestselling author and legendary energy medicine teacher Donna Eden, Mindvalley, Evercoach by Mindvalley, and Sahara Rose. Shantini is also a sought-after ghostwriter who has penned bestselling personal growth books for well-known authors. Over the years, her writing has appeared in Forbes, Inc., Thrive Global, Elephant Journal, Hay House books, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, The Good Fest, and BenBella Books, to name a few. Manifest Anything You Want: Six Magical Steps to Create an Extraordinary Life integrates spiritual and scientific concepts with simple exercises and tools that help readers become master manifesters and attract their dream lives. Shantini's “one healing breath” technique helps you call in your greatest desires in just a few moments each day. Whether you want to start a successful business, find true love that lasts a lifetime, or bravely speak your truth, it helps you generate a deep sense of safety in the body, mind, and spirit so you can confidently and joyfully partner with the Universe to receive everything you desire in inspiring, easy, and fun ways.

Ever wonder how some people successfully navigate life after learning about their astrology chart and discovering their innate divine spiritual gifts? Join Letao Wang and me on Wednesday, August 14th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about his remarkable life journey and his insightful mastery of tapping into the world of spirituality through astrology, numerology, and tarot to map out one's success. Letao Wang, founder and spiritual counselor of the Healing Kingdom, is a professional astrologist and tarot specialist. Since 2015, he has served clients in Hong Kong and internationally, offering insights through astrology, tarot, and numerology readings. He provides emotional support and self-empowerment in his readings, teaching his clients how to access their innate wisdom to amplify their personal power and intuition. Letao is the astrology columnist for Hong Kong Living Magazine. Letao was named the Best Astrologer and Tarot Specialist in 2021 by the Hong Kong Most Outstanding Business Award. He was recognized as the Spiritual Guide of the Year in 2020 by Liv Magazine and received the Hong Kong Influencers Award in 2019 and 2020 by Hong Kong Living Magazine. Letao is a member of the Hong Kong Society of Counseling and Psychology and the Australian Counseling Association. He has a Master's degree in counseling, translating and interpreting Chinese and English, an advanced diploma in applied astrology, and a Bachelor's degree in English. Letao's latest offering is The Oracle of the Celestial Deities, a 20-card deck and 152-page guidebook. This intuitive and inspirational oracular system combines the ancient wisdom of the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman mythology with modern astrology and archetypes to provide daily cosmic guidance.

Are you interested in eliminating anxiety to experience empowerment? Would you like to turn your stress into an energy of positive engagement? Join Amanda Huggins and me on Wednesday, August 7th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her transformational new book, Anxiety To Empowerment: Exercises and Meditations to Stop Stressing and Start Engaging. Amanda Huggins is an Anxiety and Mindfulness Coach, Certified Yoga Instructor, Podcast Host, Author, and Speaker. Through one-to-one coaching, digital courses, and retreats, her signature scientific, practical, and spiritual approach to anxiety has helped thousands of individuals break out of old patterns and restore peace in mind, body, and soul. Her popular podcast, HealingTALKS with Amanda Huggins, and her online presence have created a community of over half a million followers. Amanda has been featured on platforms such as Poosh.com, Massage and Bodywork Magazine, Good Morning LaLa Land TV show, and The Dr. Pat Show, to name a few.  Amanda's Anxiety To Empowerment book provides a complete course on unsticking yourself from stress. It reveals what powerful information your anxious thoughts hold and how to harness this insight to create a life filled with joy, empowerment, and self-love. Through visualizations and journal prompts, you will identify your own habits, anxiety triggers, and tendencies for self-sabotage. Then, you will be gently guided through exercises, meditations, yoga poses, and other activities to tap into your soul's inherent wisdom. The end result is you will gain a deeper understanding of your anxiety and cultivate a more empowered way of living, which is transforming your stress and anxiety into clear boundaries, healing, and success. 

Ever wonder how delicious and nutritious frozen and freeze-dried fruits and berries are prepared to promote healthy eating? Would you like to learn how a family's business passion became the foundation of leaving a legacy for love? Join Gina Dang and me on Wednesday, July 31st, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her remarkable life and her family's farming contribution to potentially transform the Australian Agricultural sector with innovation and excellence. Gina is the founder and CEO of Gina's Table and General Manager of SSS Strawberries. It is a family farm, and is a family-driven, food-loving, future-oriented entrepreneur. Her journey began when her family emigrated from Vietnam to Australia in 2001 in a small boat: Gina, her parents, Tan Dang and Gem Nguyen, and her brothers and sisters. She co-founded SSS Strawberries with her six siblings. It is one of Australia's largest and most innovative strawberry farms, with over 300 acres of land and 350 employees. Their passion and hard work led them to win the International Company of the Year recognition in 2022 in London and the Distinguished Australian Family Business Award in 2023. Gina's love for food led her to launch Gina's Table, a new food brand offering frozen and freeze-dried fruit products made in Australia's first and largest state-of-the-art facility. It is a 4,000-square-meter, $15 million freeze-dried facility. Gina's Table Products, freeze-dried Strawberries, Merries, and Happles have already gained popularity among international consumers who appreciate quality and convenience. As a philanthropist, Gina cares about making a positive difference globally and supports charities and foundations nationally and internationally. Her family established the SSS Foundation, which aims to improve the lives of people in need.

Would you like to quickly restore harmony, peace, and tranquility while eliminating stress and anxiety by using the power of your breath? Join Sigmar Berg and me on Wednesday, July 24th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about his remarkable life journey and his One Journey - The Lovetuner Book. Sigmar Berg is an American entrepreneur, artist, photographer, and designer who has spent his life seeking to bring wellness and balance to the world through art, design, and conscious consumerism. Sigmar's latest and most profound contribution is the Lovetuner.  As we currently live in a time of great chaos, division, and instability, it has also created an incredible opportunity for change. The Lovetuner transcends all cultures, religions, politics, and emotional wounds by opening the door to personal healing through the 528hz frequency, also known as the love vibration. With the mission to heal the world through spiritual and physical attunement, mindfulness, and a stepped path to renewal and growth for every human, the Lovetuner brings the ancient art of sound healing to today's world through an easily accessible transformative breathing and meditation tool. The One Journey book is the exciting story of a man who left his successful career and social life behind to experience a true spiritual awakening, which led him to remember his divine mission: the mission of love finally.  Through his Lovetuner® non-profit Foundation, Sigmar promotes wellness and healing with a three-pronged focus: bringing the Lovetuner® product to schools as a tool to help students and teachers overcome stress and anxiety; assisting in the relief of PTSD and suicide prevention within the Veterans' community; and sponsoring retreats for underprivileged children aimed at overcoming trauma, building unity, and promoting healing.

Would you like to learn how to change the quality of your life by changing your Aura to attain all that your heart's success desires? Join Dimitri Moraitis and me on Wednesday, July 17th, from 9 to 10 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about his remarkable life journey and his internationally bestselling and award-winning book, the 25th Anniversary Edition of Change Your Aura Change Your Life. Dimitri Moraitis is the co-founder and co-spiritual director of Spiritual Arts Institute, along with renowned clairvoyant Barbara Y. Martin, also known as the Mozart of Metaphysics. He is an illumined metaphysical teacher, healer, co-author of numerous books, and co-creator with Barbara of the Spiritual Arts Institute programs, course curriculums, and numerous workshops. He has been instrumental in bringing Spiritual Arts Institute in Encinitas, CA, to its place today as a premier metaphysical school for Aura, healing, and spiritual growth. Dimitri is an eloquent speaker on various spiritual topics and lectures across the country, appears on numerous podcasts and radio shows, and leads the workshops and training classes offered at the Institute with Barbara. The 25th Anniversary Edition of Change Your Aura Change Your Life - A Step-by-Step Guide to Unfolding Your Spiritual Power is your resource for unlimited spiritual energy. Everything you think, feel, and do radiate spiritual energy in various colors and hues. It is your Aura, your spiritual blueprint. By changing the quality of your Aura, you can change the quality of your life. Whether or not you see Auras, this breakthrough book reveals what the various colors of the Aura mean and say about you and how you can work with the power rays of spiritual enrichment to attain success in all areas of your life.

Are you looking for the “empowering words” to motivate you to expand your Bubble of Quiet Confidence? If your answer is YES! Then join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Tuesday, July 16, from 4 PM - 5 PM CT U.S. We will be discussing stories from their latest release - “Just Say Yes,” to help you realize your full potential. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Just Say Yes—101 Stories about Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone is a collection of stories about people who have mustered up their courage and stepped outside their comfort zones to improve their lives. Whether you are looking for love or a new job, overcoming shyness or a phobia, spicing up your life with new experiences or reaching out to make new friends, traveling alone or going on that scary roller coaster, you will find kindred souls in the stories shared in this empowering Chicken Soup book. Even the ten chapter titles carry positive messages and excellent advice: Be Bold; Let Yourself Trust; Give of Yourself; Trust Your Instincts; Take a Chance; Embrace Change; Connect with Someone; Do It Afraid; Rise to the Challenge; and Don't “Act Your Age.” According to Amy, “What I love about this book is that saying ‘yes' is something that 100% of us can do. How many self-help projects are that easy? It takes only one second to make a decision to start experiencing life to the fullest by using the power of yes.”

Are you interested in reducing the impact of everyday toxins that unknowingly impact your life and well-being? Join Sophia Ruan Gushée and me on Wednesday, July 10th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her critically acclaimed bestselling book, A to Z of D-Toxing: The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Our Toxic Exposures. Sophia Ruan Gushée is the founder of Ruan Living, an author, a pioneering nontoxic lifestyle expert, and a highly sought-after speaker. She is also the host of the Practical Nontoxic Living podcast. Her wellness expertise, book, and work have been featured in The Dr. Oz Show, Health, Family Circle, Fast Company, MindBodyGreen.com, and Today.com, to name a few. She also serves as a member of the Well+Good Council and the Brown University School of Public Health Advisory Council. Sophia's bestselling book, A to Z of D-Toxing, has received high praise from New York Times bestselling author Frank Lipman, MD, and David O. Carpenter, MD, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment of the University at Albany, New York. Their endorsements underscore the credibility and effectiveness of the book in reducing toxic exposures.  A to Z of D-Toxing addresses all aspects of our lives: diet, home indoor environment, beauty and personal care products, and technology. Readers are empowered to live healthier lifestyles from a truly holistic approach by avoiding what they buy and do. The book explains the health risks of daily exposures and is filled with common sense, practical tips, and easy-to-read information. A to Z of D-Toxing is essential for every household as it provides an invaluable resource laying the groundwork for improving life quality.

Are you interested in lifting your spiritual consciousness using the power of Love? Join Hope Ives Mauran and me on Wednesday, June 26th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life's journey and her latest book, Love's New Earth - Awakening To Our Collective True Nature As Love With Rays Of Hope And Reason To Prevail. Hope is a person of “If I can see it, I believe it.” That is until she had a channeled reading that revealed she was a psychic, an artist, and could channel. She began painting as it gave her the freedom to share her love of the Earth and things that were beyond words. Hope started consciously communicating with her newfound spirit guides when she realized she had been “talking” with them all along, just not in a conversational format. A revelation that changed her life, as it felt like “having a hotline to God,” Hope was stretched out on the lawn one night looking at the star-filled sky; she received a “download” for the design for what became known as the Healing Bed. Placed in a north/south direction and dug 18” into the ground, she lay in this rectangle box for 2 to 3 hours at a time several times a week and found it deeply relaxing and an unusual medium for loving the Earth. Hope advocates BioGeometry, the science that deals with the energy of shape. It uses shapes, colors, motion, orientation, and sound to produce a vibrational quality that balances one's energy fields. She has a degree in Forestry from the University of New Hampshire, which bolsters her love of nature and trees. Hope enjoys getting her hands in the dirt and growing vegetables.  

Every wonder that the Goddess is essential to the heart of all existence? Would you like to meet her, connect to magic and mystery, engage with love and beauty, and ground yourself in the sacred wholeness of nature? Join Anodea Judith and me on Wednesday, June 19th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey, her latest best-selling book, Goddess - Blessed Reunions with the Feminine Face of the Divine. Anodea Judith, Ph. D., is a pioneering thought leader, the founder and director of Sacred Centers. She is also a prolific writer, a skilled therapist, and a revered spiritual teacher. Her deep-rooted passion for the realization of human potential is matched only by her concern for humanity's impending crises—her fervent wish is that we “wake up in time.”  With lifelong studies of psychology, mythology, sociology, history, systems theory, and mystic spirituality, Anodea is one of the country's foremost experts on combining chakras and therapeutic issues and interpreting the Chakra System for the Western lifestyle. She teaches across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Ireland, Asia, and South and Central America.  On a more personal note, Anodea is not just a priestess but also a soulful musician, a visionary artist, a dedicated yogini, and a compassionate co-heart. She is adored for her holistic approach, bridging the gaps between mind, body, and spirit, and her dream of co-creating a harmonious world.  Goddess - Blessed Reunions with the Feminine Face of the Divine is part of Common Sentience. This uncommon book series brings the mystical into the mainstream by sharing spiritual wisdom and true, personal stories of the Divine experiences many are having.

Would you like to discover which remarkable and astonishing shapes have the Capacity to Change Your Life? If so, Join Gregory and Gail Hoag and me on Wednesday, June 12th, from 10 AM - 11 AM CDT U.S. Our conversation will be about their remarkable life journey, their #1 Bestselling Book, “Sacred Geometry - The Universal Language of Divine Alignment” and to learn what makes Sacred Geometry sacred and how does it impact or playout in human lives?   Gail and Gregory Hoag are leaders in the world of Sacred Geometry. As speakers and teachers in the consciousness movement with over 40 years of expertise, they pioneered groundbreaking technologies and discoveries that transformed the lives of tens of thousands across the globe with their teaching and tools. They harnessed the power of divine archetypes to amplify higher dimensional energies and elevate the human experience, catalyzing personal and spiritual growth. Gregory is a bestselling author, inventor, and researcher of sacred geometry and consciousness for over 40 years. Following a major Kundalini spiritual awakening in 1980, he started creating energetic tools through his company Metaforms, providing transformative experiences to foster spiritual evolution and the expansion of Source. Gail is an author, accomplished artist, spiritual advisor, and businesswoman who has served as a business consultant and team-building trainer in corporations. Her study of light, color, and energy in motion in her paintings launched a deep understanding of creating transformative fields to expand consciousness. Developing her intuitive gifts as an artist, healer, and spiritual counselor, she has assisted many people in fully embracing life.  Gail and Gregory's mission through Metaforms is to shift humanity's consciousness and health, to thrive and play in the new earth's energy.

Would you like to know how PTSD affects people, especially your loved ones, and how to understand better and support their journey to recovery? Join Tracey Brown and me on Wednesday, June 5th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey, which is shared in her #1 best-selling book, Rescue to Recovery—A Veteran' Story of Hidden Scars and Personal Discovery. Tracey is an internationally recognized speaker in the mindset industry. Her signature speech, “The Disease of Playing Small,” was featured in Season 4 of the Amazon Prime Video series Speak Up.  She is also a facilitator for the Polk Institute Foundation on the topic of “Mental Fitness for Entrepreneurs,” the Institute's Director of Mentors, and a United States Coast Guard veteran. Tracey's journey into understanding how our minds are set was born from trauma—the literal flames of life-threatening burns at the age of eight—as well as the trauma associated with doing four years of Search and Rescue and Marine Safety in the United States Coast Guard.  Her #1 best-selling book, Rescue to Recovery, is her story of navigating over 30 years of undiagnosed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Tracey's mission is to help others understand that we have great power in our choices and can train our minds to serve our highest good.

Do you realize that you can remain Young at Heart no matter how old you are? Yes, dynamic aging is in the air! Join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, May 29th, from 10 AM to 11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing stories from their latest collection, Young at Heart - 101 Tales of Dynamic Aging. We all have heard at some point, “Age is just a Number.” It is how we feel and act that determines who we are. Well, now we have a bunch of stories from people who live their lives validating that assertion. Stories filled with humor, wisdom, and inspiration prove that it is never too late to kick it up a notch! Chicken Soup for the Soul - Young at Heart - 101 Tales of Dynamic Aging is a compilation of stories by people in their fifties, sixties, seventies, eighties, and even nineties. Put aside those famous “senior moments,” this new anthology is enough to make anyone look forward to their “golden years.”

Would you like to know how to overcome health challenges, including Lyme disease and autoimmune conditions? Join Heather Gray and me on Wednesday, May 15th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and learning how to nourish your body to build a better help you!  Heather Gray, also known as the Lyme Boss, is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practioner, MC, Best-selling author, Podcast Host, and Speaker. She has been featured on NBC, Digital, Journal, AP, and FOX. Heather's chronic health challenges journey began at a very young age of 4 years old. She was even suicidal as a teenager and later, as a mom, experienced intense health struggles until she discovered that her long, challenging health journey was caused by Lyme disease and other autoimmune deficiencies.    After Heather embraced a holistic approach that addressed the mind, body, and spirit, she experienced true healing. Although Lyme disease tried to break her, it couldn't extinguish her spirit. Heather is now free of relapses and passionate about helping others in their health journey.

Are you interested in discovering how “Surrogate Moms” contribute to the happiness and joy of couples who want to build a family this Mother's Day? Join Alysia Lyons and me on Wednesday, May 8th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and how she became a surrogate mom for four fortunate families and gave birth to twin girls with the last one.  Alysia Lyons wears many hats. She is a mother, a business owner, an author, and a life coach. Being a mom has been the greatest, most rewarding one. Besides seeing her son, Zander, thriving, she is joyful about motherhood. Alysia's personal motherhood journey began when she said yes to a home-based business after being fed up with Corporate America. She was attracted to the freedom and flexibility of working for herself.  One of Alysia's most rewarding contributions to life is giving life. After finding out the difficulties families faced in having babies, she decided to become a surrogate mom for parents who wanted a family but were facing maternity challenges. Alysia tapped into her motherly instinct and realized she could make a difference in these families lives. Acting on her maternal love, she became a surrogate mom for four fortunate families and, with the last one, gave birth to twin girls. Besides bringing happiness and joy to these families, Alysia experiences joy and happiness each time, knowing she is fulfilling her desire to build a better world.

Would you like to learn more about the remarkable bonds between mothers and daughters that empower both individuals? Join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, April 24th, from 10 AM to 11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing stories of The Magic of Mothers and Daughters from their latest release, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mothers and Daughters, to kick off our early celebration of Mother's Day 2024. According to Amy, the heart-centered book showcases 101 stories of appreciation for mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers, mothers-in-law, and honorary mothers. The stories will make everyone laugh, tear up, nod their heads in recognition, and, most importantly—know they're appreciated. Chicken Soup for the Soul - Mothers and Daughters is a celebration of the unique relationships between mothers and daughters that can only be told through chapters like - Mom to the Rescue, Mom Knows Best, Across the Generations, Mother-Daughter Adventure, and Like Mother Like Daughter, to name a few! No matter what kind of mother-daughter relationship you have, this book has a story for you.

How do cats do it? They brighten our days, act as our therapists, and become our best friends—without saying one word. Let's explore the remarkable ways cats transform our lives! Join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, April 17th, at 10 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing that fun Special Human–Animal Bond from their latest release, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Me and My Cat - 101 Tales of Feline Friendship. The stories that cat owners share about their feline friends are remarkable. They're frequently hilarious, often heroic, and surprisingly human instincts will have cat lovers laughing, tearing up, and nodding their heads in recognition as we dive into these touching, inspiring, and sometimes mindboggling stories about all the ways in which cats enrich our lives, become part of our families, and make us better people. “It's remarkable how much cats add to our lives,” says Amy Newmark. “Our writers report on how their cats helped them improve their relationships, acted as natural therapists, and showed them how to overcome their own challenges. They learned how to be better humans through the examples of their cats' loyalty, faith, forgiveness, and resilience.” In keeping with Chicken Soup for the Soul's support for pet adoption and shelters, the 101 stories chosen for the book from thousands of submissions are inspirational and fun and feature rescued cats, including black cats and senior cats, which are often left behind at shelters. Chicken Soup for the Soul's mission is to make people think “shelter first” when they're considering adding a new pet to their families.

Would you like to know the inner workings of today's Membership and Subscription Economy? Join Robbie Kellman Baxter and me on Wednesday, April 3rd, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and why the membership and subscription economy models are so successful in today's business model. Robbie Kellman Baxter is the founder of Peninsula Strategies LLC, a consulting firm. She helps companies use subscription pricing, digital communities, and freemium models to build deeper customer relationships. For over 21 years, she has worked with over 100 organizations in over 20 industries. Robbie has presented globally as a keynote speaker at major conferences, association meetings, trade shows, elite universities, and private audiences at many of the world's most well-known companies. She hosts the podcast “Subscription Stories,” where she interviews business leaders to discuss how they use subscription pricing and membership models to redefine the biggest industries and generate predictable recurring revenue. Robbie also developed and taught nine video courses for LinkedIn Learning on business topics ranging from innovation to customer success and membership. Robbie's first book, “The Membership Economy: Find Your Superusers, Master the Forever Transaction & Build Recurring Revenue,” was named one of the top ten marketing books of all time by BookAuthority. Her second book, The Forever Transaction, walks readers through every step of the subscription business process. Robbie received her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and graduated with honors from Harvard College. She was a strategy consultant at Booz-Allen & Hamilton, a New York City Urban Fellow, and a Silicon Valley product marketer.

Would you like to experience a Career Advantage and a Rewarding Work Life? Join Caroline Dowd-Higgins and me on Wednesday, March 20th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, Your Career Advantage: Overcoming Challenges to Achieve a Rewarding Work Life! Caroline Dowd-Higgins is a career and executive coach, consultant, and speaker who is passionate about helping individuals and organizations navigate change and thrive. She is a Certified LeaderShape Transpersonal Executive Coach, a Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder-Centered Executive Coach, and a Gallup Strengths Coach. Caroline hosts the award-winning podcast Your Working Life and is known for her inspiring TEDxWomen talk on reframing failure. Her first book, This Is Not the Career I Ordered: Empowering Strategies from Women Who Recharged, Reignited, and Reinvented Their Careers, is full of empowering, energizing, and motivating action steps to help women find a career they will love. Caroline's latest book, Your Career Advantage: Overcoming Challenges to Achieve a Rewarding Work Life, is a treasure trove of insights and strategies. It delves into the secrets of a successful career and a fulfilling life, offering practical advice on navigating the challenges often accompanying professional growth. Whether you are a mid-career professional seeking to advance or a C-suite executive looking to maintain your success, Caroline's playbook is a valuable resource. It addresses the unique challenges and unexpected blind spots that can arise on your career journey, offering innovative ideas, inspiration, and techniques proven to achieve maximum impact.

Are you interested in insightful and transformative works on feminism and the human experience of pain? Join Dr. L Ayu Saraswati and me on Wednesday, March 13th, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, Scarred: A Feminist Journey Through Pain. Dr. Ayu is an award-winning author, award-winning teacher, engaging speaker, innovative consultant, and professor in women, gender, and sexuality studies at the University of Hawaii. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park. Before her current position, Dr. Ayu was an assistant professor in women's studies at the University of Kansas and a postdoctoral fellow at Emory University. Her book Pain Generation: Social Media, Feminist Activism, and the Neoliberal Selfie is a Nautilus book award winner, and her book Seeing Beauty, Sensing Race in Transnational Indonesia received the National Women's Studies Association Gloria Anzaldúa book award. Dr. Ayu's expertise also extends beyond academia. She serves as a board member at Women's Studies Quarterly, a consultant at EVERYBODY Consulting, and an acquisition editor at Biography: An Interdisciplinary Quarterly Journal.  Her latest book, Scarred: A Feminist Journey Through Pain, is one of Library Journal's Best Books of 2023. It is equal parts memoir and scholarly criticism. Dr. Ayu provides thought-provoking theories and life-transforming ways to understand pain, specifically in relation to feminism.

Would you like to learn how to be proactive in safeguarding your children by recognizing signs and symptoms of potential sexual abuse situations? Join Yvonne Sandomir and me on Wednesday, March 6th, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, What, Who, Why, Where, How, When, Plan - A Parents Guide To Preventing Child Sexual Abuse. Born and raised in the Deep South, Yvonne overcame multiple childhood traumas. Since July 2015, when her healing journey began, she has been dedicated to spreading awareness, education, and prevention of child sexual abuse. As a certified survivor with a compelling story, she shares her story in a memoir, "The Invisible Girl," and her podcast, Survivor Strong.   Besides being a Cognitive Behavioral Life Coach and author, Yvonne has been a lifelong poet. When she is not writing or in sessions with clients, she either sings karaoke, dances around the house, paints, or spends lots of time with her husband and two daughters. Yvonne's commitment to breaking the cycle of abuse is evident in her support for charities like Lauren's Kids and her involvement with ChildHelp in California. As a former Guardian Ad Litem, she brings a unique perspective to the conversation. What, Who, Why, Where, How, When, Plan: A parent's guide to preventing child sexual abuse provides valuable information on how to recognize the signs and symptoms of a possible sexual abuse situation and provides tools for prevention. It covers perpetrator red flags, grooming red flags, and techniques for preventing child sexual abuse. The tone is compelling, providing actionable advice that empowers parents to become proactive in protecting their children and keeping them safe from the dangers of sexual abuse.

Are you curious about that Magical Connection between humans and animals, especially dogs? Well, join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, February 28th, from 10 AM -11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing that fun Special Human–Animal Bond from their latest release, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Me and My Dog - 101 Tales of Canine Companionship. These stories will have dog lovers laughing, tearing up, and nodding their heads in recognition. The experiences are touching, inspiring, and sometimes mindboggling stories as to how dogs enrich our lives, become part of our families, and make us better people. “It's remarkable how much dogs add to our lives,” says Amy Newmark. “Our writers report on how their dogs helped them improve their relationships, acted as natural therapists, and showed them how to overcome their own challenges. They learned how to be better humans through the examples of their dogs' loyalty, faith, forgiveness, and resilience.” In keeping with Chicken Soup for the Soul's support for pet adoption and shelters, the 101 stories chosen for the book from thousands of submissions are inspirational and fun and feature rescued dogs, including black dogs and senior dogs, which are often left behind at shelters. Chicken Soup for the Soul's mission is to make people think “shelter first” when they're considering adding a new pet to their families.

Would you like to know the real cause of ADHD and learn lasting solutions to help your child resolve the issue? Join Connie McReynolds, Ph.D., and me on Wednesday, February 21st, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, Solving the ADHD Riddle: The Real Cause and Lasting Solutions to Your Child's Struggle to Learn. Dr. Connie is a Licensed Psychologist & Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with more than 30 years of experience in the field of rehabilitation counseling and psychology. She is the founder of neurofeedback clinics in southern California. Dr. Connie works with children and adults to reduce or eliminate conditions of ADHD, anxiety, anger, depression, chronic pain, learning problems, and trauma. She earned her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Connie gained valuable experiences in the Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Program at the Middleton VA  Hospital, the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Neuropsychological Clinic at Meriter Hospital,  and the Mendota Mental Health Institute. Her whole-hearted mission is to bring hope and resolution to those who are struggling with the symptoms of ADHD, their parents, and teachers. Dr. Connie's Solving the ADHD Riddle takes you on a journey into the intricate world of behavioral and learning challenges. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of ADHD and processing difficulties, Learn to navigate the complex landscape of diagnosis and treatment, Learn how to advocate effectively for the child or student, and Discover how to create a nurturing and supportive environment for learning and growth, fostering a brighter, more hopeful future for children with learning and behavioral challenges.

Are you looking for a breakthrough for your communications skills - transforming how you talk, listen, and interact? Join Chuck Wisner and me on Wednesday, February 14th, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about his remarkable life journey and his latest book, The Art of Conscious Conversations - Transforming How We Talk, Listen, and Interact. Chuck is the president of Wisner Consulting. He is a thinker, a coach, and a teacher in organizational strategy, human dynamics, and leadership excellence. For the past twenty-five years, he has served as a business and personal consultant and advisor to leaders in high-profile companies in several industries. Chuck's client list includes companies such as Google, Rivian, Apple, Tesla, Harvard Business School, Ford, and Chrysler. He was a senior affiliated mediator with the Harvard Mediation Program and was among the first to be certified through the Mastering the Art of Professional Coaching program at the Newfield Institute. Chuck was also an organizational learning and leadership specialist affiliated with MIT's Center for Organizational Learning. The Art Of Conscious Conversations takes a deep dive into the DNA of conversations, exploring the components and complexities of talking with others. With new insights, we can positively transform our interactions and relationships in our professional and personal lives. The book examines the how and the why of conversations and explores how we can reframe our thoughts, emotions, reactions, and interactions, increasing our awareness and improving the quality of our interactions at work and at home.

Have you ever been curious about the cryptic language of your dreams? Wonder no more! Join Theresa Cheung and me on Wednesday, February 7th, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, The Dream Dictionary from A to Z, Interpreting The Secrets Of Your Dreams. Theresa has been researching and writing about spirituality, dreams, and the paranormal for the past twenty-five years. She has a degree from Kings College, Cambridge University in Theology and English and several international bestselling books, including two Sunday Times top 10 bestsellers to her credit. Her Dream Dictionary from A to Z is regarded as a classic in its field. Theresa's spiritual books have been translated into over 40 languages. She has numerous features published online and in leading newspapers and magazines and is fast becoming known as the Queen of Dreams. Listed by Watkins as one of the 100 most spiritually influential living people, she works closely with scientists and neuroscientists researching consciousness. She is the media “go-to” for expert opinions on dreams, intuition, the afterlife, and the paranormal. Theresa also hosts White Shores, the podcast for spiritual beings. Dreams are a universal phenomenon, offering a window into the mysteries of the human psyche. Throughout history, cultures worldwide have sought to decipher the secrets concealed within our dreams. Theresa's “The Dream Dictionary from A to Z” is your ultimate companion in unraveling the symbolic tapestry of your dreams, enabling you to decode their profound meanings and gain valuable insights into your waking life. The comprehensive handbook will give you a deeper understanding of the messages your dreams convey and even gain glimpses into the future.

Are you ready to create fortunes, enhance your health, love life, family dynamics, and live your best life in 2024 by simply repositioning, adding, or removing items around your house and office? Join Marie Diamond and me on Wednesday, January 31st, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, Feng Shui Your Life - A Beginner's Guide to Using Your Home to Attract the Life of Your Dreams. Marie is one of the world's top transformational leaders, the star of the major network TV show Feng Shui Your Life, a bestselling author, and an expert teacher on the Law of Attraction and Feng Shui. She is an Energy Master and was featured in the worldwide phenomenon The Secret. Marie's mission is to enlighten 500 million people with her teachings and wisdom. She merges her profound intuitive knowledge with her extensive studies of quantum physics, Feng Shui, and meditation to help her students achieve financial success, improved health, long-lasting relationships, and spiritual growth. Marie has taught more than one million students over the last 30 years and has spoken in more than 30 countries. She has published best-selling online courses with MindValley, Learning Strategies, Younity, and the Shift Network. Marie is a founding member of the Global Transformational Leadership Council and the founder and president of the Association of Transformational Leaders of Europe. She is a business and spiritual mentor to a Who's Who of Celebrities in Film, Music, C-Suites, Global Leadership, Sports, and Royal Palaces. Feng Shui Your Life: A Beginner's Guide to Using Your Home to Attract the Life of Your Dream is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step manual about Feng Shui energy, how it flows around you and your spaces, and its impact on people in your life and business.

Are you ready to empower your life by eating your way to feel great, look great, and Thrive in 2024? If your answer is Yes, I am ready for transformational success - join Sandy Robertson and me on Wednesday, January 17th, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, Why Am I Eating This? Is This the Nourishment I Need? Sandy Robertson, RN, MSN, PH-CNS, is an author, a Board Certified Holistic Nurse (HN-BC), a Certified Medical Intuitive (CMIP), and a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner (CHTP) who weaves the traditional art and science of medicine with mind-body approaches to well-being. For the past 25 years, she has been a highly sought-after healing guide in private practice and a notable corporate healthcare systems leader/educator at the forefront of integrative, complementary, and mind/body approaches to behavior change for health and wellness. With her love of healing and healing energy, Sandy broadened her focus on corporate healthcare to include serving private clients through her private practice, Energy Works Wisdom. For healthcare systems, she continues to consult with healthcare programs, focusing on whole health integration. Sandy's 2nd edition, Why Am I Eating This? Is This the Nourishment I Need? offers compassionate, evidence-based wisdom on caring for ourselves and our mind, body, and spirit, along with her wellness journey and 7 brand new “lightbulb moment” questions about nourishment and self-care!

Are you seeking a proven methodology to enhance your learning skills and thrive in 2024? How about proven learning techniques you can share with your children to help them excel during this school year? If your answer is Yes, join Jessyka Coulter and me on Wednesday, January 10th, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her remarkable life journey and the exclusive learning system she offers through her Love to Learn Study Skills program. Jessyka Coulter is the Founder and CEO of Ace Cookie Tutoring. Since 4th grade, she had dreamed of graduating as a valedictorian when she finished high school. It might seem silly to a lot of people; however, she was determined, and since then, every homework assignment she completed or test she studied for in middle school and high school was done in the hopes of earning a 4.0 and being at the top of her class, the valedictorian. Today, besides accomplishing her dream, Jessyka uses her Ace Cookie Tutoring to help students of all ages excel in their learning journey by offering them her 12 study skills that are personalized to their learning habits and personalities through her Love to Learn Study Skills program. When students discover “How to Learn” at their own pace and understanding, this makes it easier for them and their parents. She works with tweens, teens, and college students to help them achieve their maximum learning potential.

Are you ready to Thrive in 2024 and can use some real inspiring stories to help motivate and jump-start your journey to regroup, refocus, and relaunch the New You? If your answer is Yes, join Teresa Velardi and me on Wednesday, January 3rd, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, A Daily Gift of Hope - A Collection of Stories from Hopeful Hearts from Around the Globe! Teresa Velardi is an author, publisher, host of the “Conversations That Make a Difference” podcast, coach, and potter. She uses the art of pottery to illustrate how each ball of clay can be transformed into a beautiful work of art with the touch of the potter's hand. She guides her clients through the process of centering, molding, shaping, and walking through the fire of challenges to effect positive life change as they gracefully and powerfully embrace the work of art they already are. Teresa found her passion and purpose through life's challenges while trusting God's plan. Faith, Gratitude, and Giving are her heart-centered approach to life. Her abilities as a writer, editor, and publisher are vital ingredients she offers to those who share their message with the world on her podcast and through her publishing platform. Teresa's daily quiet time, writing, and gratitude practice keep her focused on her God-given purpose as life unfolds in our ever-changing world. She says, “We all have a story and a heartfelt message to share. What's your message? Her latest book, A Daily Gift of Hope - A Collection of Stories from Hopeful Hearts from Around the Globe, emphasizes the power of Hope shared by 77 authors from around the world!

Let us have some fun and joy by having a holiday conversation with “Anything Goes With Mama Marlene” columnist Marlene Buchanan. Please join us on Wednesday, December 20th, from 10 AM - 11 AM CDT US. Marlene and I will be having a Kitchen Table Conversation about Life, Love, and Laughter as we celebrate the past, present, and future!      Marlene Ratledge Buchanan lives enthusiastically as a woman, wife, mother, teacher, and writer. She is quick to say that she planned to marry someone old and rich but only got old. However, on her first date with Snell, her husband, Marlene, knew he was the one for her, to the point she proposed. After his refusal, she considered getting him pregnant. They are parents to a beautiful olive-skinned son. James suffered a lack of oxygen during delivery, resulting in him having special needs. She refers to James' condition as a special gift After thirty-four years of being in public education, Marlene retired in 2007. In the classroom, she earned the name "Ms. Rat," garnering her a collection of rat figurines and collectibles over the years from her students. As a Southern Humorist, Marlene has entertained readers with her observations about life through her column, Hey Y'all, published in the Gwinnett Citizen in Georgia since 2015. As an author, her first book, the award-winning “Life is Hard. Soften It with Laughter,” is designed to look at life and find a giggle. As a matter of fact, Don't stop at a giggle….Let's laugh out loud at some of life's misadventures and mishaps! Life is hard. We need to do whatever we can to make it softer.

Have you ever felt that you didn't quite get your message across or stumbling for the right words to express yourself to your child or loved ones? If Yes, join Cathi Curen and me on Wednesday, December 13th, from 10 AM - 11 AM CDT U.S. to learn how you can effectively change all that, especially during this holiday season when our home is the perfect place to connect and reconnect with kitchen table conversations about Life, Love, and Laughter!      Cathi is an author, family astrologer, lifestyle design consultant, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, and adjunct professor at Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology. Although our home provides a place to rest, restore, revitalize, and support our health and well-being, our work and home schedules are often over-extended in today's fast-paced work demands and hybrid work environment. As a family astrologist and lifestyle design coach, Cathi works with individuals and families to develop happier and more fulfilling lifestyles using the ancient wisdom of astrology, mindful practices, and up-to-date design techniques. She tends to the interiors of the “Self” and the “Stage” of one's life through their home, office, and living places, creating spaces people want to be in! Cathi believes our homes should provide a living area reflecting our authenticity and a life lived purposefully. Connecting one's inner self with the outer world, she brings depth to her design to assist in creating environments that support individuals through life and all of its transitions.

Well, the season is upon us! Whatever kind of holiday you're having—a big family get-together, a quiet dinner for two, or something in between, it's a magical time of year. I invite you to join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, November 15th, from 10 AM -11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing fun stories from Thanksgiving to Hanukkah to Christmas to New Year's. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Time for Christmas - 101 Tales of Holiday Joy, Love & Gratitude shares stories about communities coming together to make Christmas and the various holidays special for families going through hard times, the ripple effect of the joy of giving, and the many creative ways to make our holidays even more fun. Amy says, “As always, the stories in this collection are what Chicken Soup for the Soul calls “Santa Safe,” meaning they keep the magic alive even for precocious readers.” In keeping with Chicken Soup for the Soul holiday tradition, All royalties from this book go to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program, which creates miracles for millions of families by providing holiday gifts to children in need in the U.S.

Are you interested in hearing about some amazing inspirational stories of Faith, Miracles, and Answered Prayers? If your answer is YES! Then join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, October 4th, from 10 AM -11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing stories of Angels and Miracles in Our Lives! Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels and the Miraculous - 101 Inspirational Stories of Faith, Miracles, and Answered Prayers is a collection of true stories from people who have experienced life-changing occurrences that can only be described as divine intervention or amazing coincidences that cannot be explained! The book offers glimpses into the lives of regular people who find themselves in extraordinary, unexplainable situations, their prayers answered, and their lives forever changed. It's about the anonymous angels who touched their hearts and saved their lives. From miraculous connections and answered prayers to divine intervention and inexplicable healing to angels and messages from heaven, these stories prove that miracles can happen every day to people from all walks of life. According to Amy, “These stories open our hearts to possibilities—that something, somehow, somewhere can work in our lives to make good things happen when we need them most.”

Could you switch from what you have been doing for decades to rediscover yourself and live the new You? If so, Join Tammy Hader and me on Wednesday, September 27th, from 10 AM - 11 AM CDT U.S. to learn about her fascinating journey and how we all have that special “moment” from her Walking Old Roads - A Memoir Of Kindness Rediscovered!     Tammy is a midwesterner lady who traded in her 30-year accounting career in 2018 to reinvent herself as a writer. Somehow, she was able to utilize her Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Wichita State University to meticulously articulate and arrange the alphabet to give rise to a series of extraordinary writing projects. Referred to as The Bashful Storyteller by one of her writing peers, Tammy authored the powerfully reflective book Walking Old Roads – A Memoir of Kindness Rediscovered, released this past June. She also writes essays about being a migraine warrior for WebMD and publishes life stories as a Baby Boomer for The National Association of Baby Boomer Women and BabyBoomer.org. BizCatalyst360 and Medium have also published Tammy's work. She was also a contributing author to the 2022 Daily Gift Book Series by Teresa Velardi. Resonant and enlightening, “Walking Old Roads” pulls a middle-aged woman from the realization she is at fault for breaking society and carries her out of the cynical, dusty ashes of self-isolation. Guided by her mother's wrinkled hands, a mid-life quest for lost benevolence finds more than answers hidden within the neglected shrubbery scattered along Memory Lane. Tammy is working on the second book of her memoir series, Door Number Three – A Memoir of Stupidity and Confidence. Besides writing, she enjoys caring for her mom, cooking for her family, and serving her two rescue cats with the royal attention they deserve.

Ever wonder what ingredients are required to build a true Character of Substance in yourself and your loved ones? If so, Join Coach Gary Waters and me on Wednesday, September 5th, from 10 AM - 11 AM CDT U.S. to learn how we can refine and enhance our reputation and help build a better future for our loved ones. Coach Waters and I will be talking about his remarkable life's journey and his book, Ten Principles of a Character Coach! Coach Gary Waters earned his reputation building college basketball programs. He was the winningest coach in the history of Cleveland State University. During his time at the school, Coach Waters won 194 games and led the Vikings to six postseason appearances. In 2009, Cleveland State made the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the second round after shocking Wake Forest. He rebuilt three programs -- Kent State (92-60, five years), Rutgers (79-75, five years) and CSU -- into winners. Coach Waters led Kent State to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1999 and a second in 2001 before leaving for Rutgers. The winner of numerous honors, he was 2008 Horizon League Coach of the Year, 2011 Horizon League Champions, inducted into The Ferris State University and Kent State Hall of Fame, and winner of the John Lotz Barnabas Award by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for the 2009-10 season. Coach Waters was named a Master Coach by the Nations of Coaches in 2015 and served on the National Association of Basketball Coaches board. Coach Waters is a Detroit native and graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration from Ferris State in 1975, a B.S. in Business Education from Ferris State in 1978, and an M.A. in Educational Administration from Central Michigan in 1976. He currently resides in Tampa, Florida.

Are you looking for some motivation to expand your Bubble of Confidence? If your answer is YES! Then join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, August 30, from 10 AM -11 AM CT U.S. We will discuss stories that will inspire and empower you to Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone! Chicken Soup for the Soul: Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone - 101 Stories about Trying New Things, Overcoming Fear, and Broadening Your World is a collection of stories from people mustering up their courage and stepping outside their comfort zones to improve their lives. Whether you are looking for love or a new job, overcoming shyness or a phobia, spicing up your life with new experiences or reaching out to make new friends, considering travel to exotic places or just heading to a new grocery store, you will find kindred souls in the stories shared in this empowering Chicken Soup book. Even the chapter titles carry a positive message and excellent advice: 1. Reinvent Yourself, 2. Face Your Fears, 3. Believe in Yourself, 4. Challenge Yourself, 5. Try Something New, 6. Be Daring, 7. Follow Your Dreams, 8. Go Far Away, 9. Just Say Yes, 10. Put Yourself Out There, and 11. Reach Out and Connect. According to Amy, because of the overwhelming number of stories they received, they will bring out a second volume on this theme in 2024, called “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Just Say Yes.” She believes that one of the keys to happiness is stepping outside your comfort zone!

Are you looking for ways to heal chronic stress, anxiety, depression, OCD & ADD for yourself and your children? If so, Join Dr. Christopher Macklin, Amanda Macklin, and me on Wednesday, August 9th, from 10 AM - 11 AM CDT U.S. to learn the techniques and tools you can use daily to help you, and your children to restore balance to the mind and brain, and begin to live a divine joyful live once again. Christopher Macklin, Ph.D., is highly respected globally as a spiritual and metaphysical lecturer, author, medical intuitive, and remote viewer. He is highly regarded for his work in aiding people to achieve optimal spiritual, emotional, and physical health and overall wellness. Dr. Christopher has written several books and is a frequent guest on radio and television outlets across the country. Born as a highly aware child in Chester, England, Dr. Christopher was able to perceive energy fields, spirit activity, and multi-dimensional phenomena from a very young age. He initially took the more traditional route through life and tried to fit in as best as he could as a successful aviation industry engineer. Today, Dr. Christopher and his wife Amanda are founders of The Global Enlightenment Project in Branson, Missouri. They serve an international client base, helping thousands of people rebalance and heal from various physical, mental, and emotional issues. His client's testimonials serve as ample proof of understanding the life-changing experiences he is able to facilitate. Dr. Christopher's latest book, Centering The Mind, focuses on healing chronic stress, anxiety, depression, OCD & ADD in children, adolescents, and adults.

Would you like Expert Tips on making your favorite cut of Beef taste Awesome, like Restaurant Quality Meals? If so, Join Jessica Formicola and me on Wednesday, August 2nd, from 10 AM - 11 AM CDT U.S. to learn how she uses her 4 S's Philosophy and 50 Mouthwatering Recipes to help you enjoy your time in the Kitchen by cooking and serving restaurant quality meals, from her new book, BEEF IT UP! Jessica is a former psychotherapist turned food critic, cookbook author, food judge, TV personality, recipe developer, and owner of Savory Experiments. She has contributed and appeared in Better Homes and Gardens, PARADE Magazine, Mashed, The Daily Meal, National Enquirer, Closer, Brilliant Baking, and Country Living. You can also catch her on local and national news, providing cooking demos for over 100+ brand partnerships. Jessica is passionate about her family, food, and travel. She lives with her wonderful husband, daughter, and son, Thomas, who is lovingly known as Tata. As you already know, the Kitchen is the heart of every home, and for Jessica, it is a creative cooking stage for exploring all the possibilities to turn home-cooked meals to a new level of Tasty Exquisites! Jessica's book, BEEF IT UP! - 50 Mouthwatering Recipes for Ground Beef, Steaks, Stews, Roasts, Ribs, and More, offers 50 tasty ways to serve protein-rich beef meals without fuss. Flavorful beef suppers (Cheeseburger Soup, Shepard's Pie Mac & Cheese) are featured along with new classics (Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas, 20-Minute Mongolian-style Beef ), salads (Southwest Steak Salad w/ Chipotle Ranch and Steakhouse Salad w/ Blue Cheese), quick hits (Empanada Hand Pies and Beef Satay with Peanut Sauce), and the tried-and-true burgers, steaks, and chili. Juicy photos provide the inspiration and confidence cooks of all levels need to deliver on the promise of a great meal every time.

Did you know collectively, we have the capability and the power to resolve our current global challenges and crises? Join Dr. Ervin Laszlo and me on Wednesday, July 26th, from 10 AM - 10:45 AM CDT U.S. to learn how we can all Upshift ourselves to evolve to our inherent next level of excellence, from his book, The Survival Imperative - Upshifting to Conscious Evolution, in building a better world for ourselves and future generations! Dr. Ervin was born in Budapest, Hungary. He was a celebrated child prodigy on the piano and had performed for the public since the age of nine. In 1970, he received Sorbonne University's highest degree, the Doctoratès Lettres et Sciences Humaines, which shifted his life toward becoming a scientist and humanist. Dr. Ervin lectured at various U.S. Universities, including Yale and Princeton. In the late 70s and early 80s, he ran global projects at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research at the request of the Secretary-General. A resident of Italy, Dr. Ervin was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. A renowned authority on science and philosophy, he is the author, co-author, and editor of 101 books translated into 23 languages. He has contributed hundreds of papers and articles in scientific journals and magazines. In the 1990s, his research led him to discover the Akashic Field. Dr. Ervin is the founder and president of the international think tank The Club of Budapest and the prestigious The Laszlo Institute of New Paradigm Research. With humanity facing its greatest series of simultaneous crises, Dr Ervin's latest book, The Survival Imperative - Upshifting to Conscious Evolution, offers a scientifically based perspective on what is called for at this critical juncture of our existence: a phase of upshift to higher levels of order and coherence to keep us on our evolutionary path.