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Rev. Heidi interviews people making difference in the world by boldly being their authentic selves. Her questions reveal how her guests have "stripped off" their stories of doubt, worry and fear to allow their powerful gifts to heal and inspire others. Let's Get Naked: Revealing Our Authentic Selv…

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    • Jun 21, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 207 EPISODES


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    Being Yourself: Your Birthright and Your Responsibility!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2016 59:44


    We are all on a spiritual path whether we know it or not, temporarily housed in a human body. For most of us, just taking care of the body is a huge job. However, what if you knew, really knew, that you did not identify with your body, especially your gender?   Carly Lehwald is such a soul. Carly knew at age 9 that being in a male body was not true for her. Like most of us, not knowing that there was a solution, she just keep "pretending" to be what the world needed her to be.

    The Sounds of Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2016 60:45


    It is hard to believe in this world where "being busy and productive" is the highest priority that prolonged silence is even something someone would consider! What I've learned about dedicated silence is that it opens a deeper knowing that cannot be accessed without detaching from the "outer world." Special guest John Michael Pudelek is a man who has explored long periods of silence with the result of calm and clarity.

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    Are You a Modern-Day Mystic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2016 60:15


    Billie Tope Tate certainly is! Billie, a Native American Mescalero Apache teacher, will share ancient wisdom that will open up your intuitive mystical knowledge, if you are willing to heal your past trauma/drama.

    To Mecca and Back

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2016 60:45


    Sherry Rugen became a Muslim and discovered a deeper sense of Spirit within herself. Hear her story and be inspired on your own spiritual adventure!

    Write Your Story, Change Your Business

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2016 59:37


    Inside all of us lies a story waiting to come out! Let Book and Story Coach Kim O'Hara help you stop procrastinating! She finds untold stories everywhere and is passionate about intuitively and mindfully connecting entrepreneurs to their hidden greatness and helping them achieve their unrealized dream to write a book.

    Judaism Without the "-ism"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2016 59:14


    For those of you who enjoyed our passionate discussion on modern Judaism with Rabbi Tom Samuels this past week at Unity in Chicago, you're in for a treat! Rev. Heidi will have another lively discussion with him today. Tune in and embrace the inherently beautiful messiness of Life!

    What Can More Than 34 Years in Unity Do for You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2016 59:18


    Find out as I speak with a man whose life has spanned every aspect of the Unity movement. What one discovers when you meet Rev. Greg Barrette is clarity, compassion, and deep peace. Today's interview with Rev. Greg will inspire you to stay on your spiritual path and leave the results to God … the best is yet to be!

    What Does an Olympic Bronze Medalist Do When She Hits a Wall? She Prays!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2016 58:58


    That is what Catherine Garceau, an Olympic medalist, did when she was trapped in a crevice in the Red Rocks of Nevada: she prayed and allowed Grace to guide her. She also discovered the real trophy was something she did not need to win but something she needed to trust inside herself.

    Are You Creating Your Image Deliberately or By Default?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2016 60:33


    Monday's show with Char Panico Muffitt, focuses on the idea of image. Do you think you create your image from what you think the world wants of you or what you authentically feel?

    You Can't Stop a New Idea From Being Born!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2016 60:16


    Happy Easter Monday! Resurrection ... Spring ... Your life ... What great energy to allow the new to blossom! Today's interview is with Debra Wilson Guttas, "Your Mid-Life Transition Doula." Her healing practice invites her clients to energetically allow their dreams to be born, or reborn!

    Spring Into Your Wildness!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2016 60:32


    Our nature, like the flowers of spring, is to blossom. Unlike nature, we can resist that divine urge. This spring, allow your vibration to align with your wild side! That's what Gongmaster Teri Wilder did!

    Simple Tips to Create Great Energy in Your Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2016 58:52


    Wouldn't it be nice to come home to a space that reenergizes you? Do you wish you knew how to arrange your home so that it makes you feel good every time you come through the door? Diana Ezerins will be sharing information about how to create a living space that is filled with great flow and energy. When you move your belongings around to redesign your home, a wonderful synergy occurs that allows you to feel grounded, comfortable, and content in your space.

    Want Love? Try Radical Inclusiveness!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2016 60:31


    Being inclusive … we'd all like to say we live that way, but I wonder if we do? It is the rare individual that can see God in all living beings. My "naked" interview today is with Brother Joe Kilikevice, a Dominican Friar who founded the Shem Center for Interfaith Spirituality in Chicago.

    Leap Into a Higher Consciousness This Leap Year Day!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2016 59:15


    Leap Year Day … what a great opportunity to "shake life up " on a day that only comes every four years. Unity in Chicago is presenting a vibrant new evening every Monday in 2016 … an evening with Rev. Mark Anthony Lord called Mondays With Mark. Tune in as Mark tells us more about Mondays and how everyone can join in online!

    Wouldn't You Like to Find a Jewel by the Sea?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 59:54


    Well, I know where they are ... in beautiful San Diego! Linda Jalving is my special guest today. She'll talk about living your dream … Her journey to Unity, the creation of a love-filled beachside jewelry business in San Diego, and a recent trip to Tanzania!!

    Let's Talk About Unity AND Diversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2016 59:34


    Rev. Kurt Condra, senior minister of Unity on the North Shore, is meeting with faith leaders in Evanston, Illinois, this Thursday to discuss diversity in our church communities. How is diversity reflected in our church communities? What obstacles do we face in becoming welcoming and inclusive? How can we express it more fully outside of our walls?

    Are You Ready for Your Soul Mate? Take the Test …

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2016 58:55


    As we enter Valentine's month, let's talk about LOVE! Are you still attracting relationships that don't last? Our special guest Lisa Hayes, aka "The Love Whisperer," has a fabulous way to determine if you and the partner you want are truly available for great love to blossom.

    Don't Avoid Grief ... It Is the Recipe to Know Deep Love!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2016 59:40


    We are great avoiders of grief, aren't we? Our fear of being vulnerable may keep us looking "cool," but it severely thwarts our ability to experience the depth of love that is required for intimacy to be felt. Today's interview is with Rev. Patty Pipia, a Unity minister who has spent significant time working in hospice care. Patty helps others to feel their grief as a tool to feel safe and secure in the world.

    Whose Life Are You Living?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2016 59:46


    With media and advertisements always suggesting that "being yourself" is not enough, we can be easily hypnotized into creating an image that the world will accept rather than knowing our own value. Often we can live a pseudoself so long we forget what authenticity is. Chaney Weiner, author of Because This Is Your Life, reminds us of the often "unclaimed" inner power and clarity that will help us create the lives we were born to live!

    Stretch Your Way Into Wellness, With Nina

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2016 59:40


    Who knew that yoga—which is known traditionally to create flexibility and calm—could also be used to boost your immune system and help you overcome trauma … Nina C. Payne knows!

    Bring Spirit to Your Strategy ...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2016 59:51


    And let Mary Brown show you how! We often separate our "work" from our "joy" when they should be one and the same. Mary is a Web strategist and Web designer whose business has been based in Chicago since 2003.

    Your Life Can Feel Like a Jungle ... Unless You Work at a Zoo!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2015 58:50


    Shannon Layne's life did feel like a jungle until she found her true calling, working at a zoo.

    Affirming and Inclusive—A Way of Life ...

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2015 59:40


    Were the groups you hung out with in high school "affirming and inclusive"? Maybe not so much?? Meet Lexington Lawson, writer and producer for McTucky Fried High, a comedic, animated Web series about an ensemble of teen foods as they navigate sexuality, gender identity, feminism, religion, discrimination, and self-discovery in high school. It creates affirming and inclusive LGBTQ narratives centralizing youth issues.

    Livin' the Dream!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2015 60:00


    Your dream comes not so much to you as through you, and Mitch Polzak proves this in spades ... or more in deuces, as in Mitch Polzak and the Royal Deuces, the band with whom he performs and follows his musical dream. But wait—isn't it impossible to make a living as a musician? Clearly not! Maybe your dream is actually birthed as you "do your thing."

    Find Your Soul ... Find Yourself!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2015 59:31


    Before she became a true Soul Searcher, Emma Mildon was stretched out and overworked. As a young working-class Bohemian looking for a quick and easy spiritual fix that could fill the gap she felt in her life, Emma did what any self-respecting modern girl would do: she Googled "how to be spiritual." Tune in to a lively conversation with the author of The Soul Searcher's Handbook, and find out how helpful (or not) Google was in her quest!

    Embodyed Wellness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2015 59:20


    Are you feeling tired for no reason, overwhelmed, low on energy? Your body is trying to get your attention!! Wellness is a way of life, from the inside out. Join our conversation as Colleen Manning discusses her journey from food sensitivities to a life of vibrancy and radiant health.

    Why Do We Put off Our Good? Our Time Is Now!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2015 58:53


    Our Time Is Now, by my special guest, author Mary Ann Daly, M.A., LCPC, shows women how their hearts can lead the way to create rich and fulfilling personal lives for themselves, as well as make a meaningful difference in the world.

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    Why Is Unity the World's "Best Kept Secret"?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2015 60:07


    If you've been around Unity for any length of time you have heard the above statement. Since we believe that thoughts held in mind produce after in kind, why do we keep saying this and what can we do to shift that thinking, thereby changing the dynamic?

    Write a Book in a Weekend ... Are You Kidding?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2015 59:17


    Yep, that is what Tom Bird offers ... retreats to write your book in a weekend—and it works! Tom is dedicated to assisting authors (and we all have a book in us) to move from "left-brain thinking" to "right-brain flowing" when writing a book.

    Dig Deep and You Will Find Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2015 59:59


    Let Rev. Mark Anthony Lord help you excavate your Treasure! Mark Anthony "dug down" this year and discovered another chapter in the book of his life. He is coming back to Chicago!!

    StoweGood: Getting Real With the "Righteous Sisters"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2015 59:55


    Join us for a (Stowe) good time as Rev. Heidi talks with the musical dynamic duo of Stowe Dailey and Karen Taylor-Good! These Grammy-nominated songwriters will put a smile on your face and a song in your heart!

    Let Her Take You by the Hand Onto the Path of Your Life!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2015 59:02


    Connie Markoff, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist ... but she is so much more! Connie empowers the Spirit that is present within you to boldly guide and lead you down "the road less traveled." If you are feeling lost, offtrack, or just ready for some new, sturdy shoes to walk a new path, tune in to this show!

    Sit Under the Bodhi Tree With Rev. Lola!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2015 60:13


    Mom, mentor, minister ... what a life! As Buddha became awakened under the Bodhi tree, Rev. Lola P. Wright believes that awakening is available to all of us. As the spiritual leader of Bodhi Spiritual Center in Chicago, she's found awakening from being willing to lean into EVERYTHING that crosses her life path.

    If You Eat With Gratitude, Your Life Will Be Gourmet!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2015 59:46


    In our fast-paced world with our "fast food," the importance of savoring and celebrating the food we put into our bodies' temples can be forgotten. Our food/energy must become a time of gratitude if these precious bodies are going to be sustained. "But I don't have the time to prepare good food!!" you say. You are in luck ... Grateful Gourmet To Go to the rescue!

    Don't Die With Your Music Still in You!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2015 59:23


    We all have God-given talents, and they often go unnoticed, unappreciated, and unused! What if using and developing your talents was the only reason you were born?! Peter Polzak, Unity in Chicago's music director for more than eight years, has made a living and a LIFE as a musician. This interview will inspire you to never give up on the music in your heart!

    How to Stop the Negative Mental Broadcast!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2015 59:50


    singer/songwriter Irene Boggs shares her journey to creating "affirmajams," a surefire way to stop your mental chatter. Hear "Excuse Me" at affirmajams.com.

    What Would It Take for Your Life to Be Happy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2015 60:11


    It is so easy to live "of the world" rather than "in the world," to let the ways others see you, or the way you see yourself, dictate the joy you allow in your life. Jennie Landfield, a Certified Bars Facilitator, releases stress by asking questions of possibility and fostering curiosity rather than doubt and negativity.

    Can Poetry and Creative Arts Unlock Your Potential for Healing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2015 60:22


    So many illnesses begin and remain active by a block in one's life force—creativity. Let Jen Reich—a nurse, storyteller and poet—inspire you to explore some natural healing.

    A New Self-Care Slogan ... You Can't Ruin My Day!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2015 59:53


    We are always looking for experts to help us. Today I will interview an expert in feeling better … Mr. Jollytologist, Allen Klein! Tune in and let Allen remind us all how to take our power back and live with the slogan, which is the title of his newest book, You Can't Ruin My Day.

    Are You Ready for Your Life to Be Amazing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2015 59:57


    Welcome home to yourSelf and to Martha's world! Martha Creek is about self-realization and the subsequent peace. Martha says, "The journey to and toward peace is within. What would you give/do for a peaceful life and mind? 'Come on in' and realize truth and free yourSelf." 

    How to Turn Your Greatest Challenge Into Your Greatest Gift!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2015 59:57


    How often do we let the challenges of life stop us from enjoying life rather than using that energy to fuel our life purpose? Jonny Imerman will share his story of the life-threatening illness that ignited his life purpose that today blesses thousands.

    Happy, Sexy, and Shameless... Sounds Good!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2015 60:04


    "Getting Naked"—as far as this show is concerned—is being able to feel free to live your life spiritually awake and alive. Shasta Townsend is all about reminding women of that Truth!

    Honoring the Man Within!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2015 59:13


    What role models do men have growing up? Soldiers, superheroes, tough guys? Does our culture support men to "go within" and know who they truly are? No, it doesn't! Joe Zefran has created a one-day retreat titled Honoring the Man Within, assisting men in finding their power within rather than exerting power over others.

    James Van Praagh: Where Spirit and Human Meet!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2015 60:31


    Life is a continuum … and if life is everlasting, shouldn't we be able to venture through the thin veil and get messages from the "other side"? James Van Praagh, a pioneer among spiritual mediums, New York Times best-selling author, TV producer, and one of the most popular Hay House radio show hosts, is an expert in guiding participants into their own spiritual awareness.

    A New State of Living—Thriveation!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2015 58:59


    It is so easy to get stressed with the day-to-day busyness of life. How about living with a sense of well-being by moving from a state of striving to thriving. … THRIVEATION, my friends! Therese Weber helps people thrive through Higher Brain Living!

    Return to Love With Marianne Williamson!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2015 60:42


    I am thrilled to talk with Marianne Williamson, a woman who has been the catalyst for the spiritual breakthrough of thousands, including "yours truly." Return to Love, Marianne's book that spent 39 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list, propelled me into a world of courage, power, and purpose, giving me the strength to listen to my heart and follow my intuition. She will do that for you, too, if you are ready to Return to the Love that you are!

    Music to Inspire and Heal Your Soul!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2015 59:57


    Does the music you listen to inspire you to try new things, think in powerful ways, and go beyond your fears? POSIPALOOZA MUSIC DOES! My special guest Richard Mekdeci, along with Sue Riley and Jana Stanfield, will be the featured artists at the Posipalooza concert at Unity in Chicago, Friday, April 24.

    Life Is a Contact Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2015 60:09


    Being authentic is easy until someone tells you your authenticity is wrong. How much courage do you have to be yourself no matter what? Eric Lueshen's story will inspire you to know the only way to truly be happy and free is to completely love and accept yourself and step into life boldly!

    Meet the Global Happiness Leader!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2015 60:14


    Lynette Hanover, Global Happiness Leader, has been sharing positive life-affirming messages coupled with inspiring personal stories to diverse audiences since 2013. With a professional background working for both small businesses and large international corporations, she developed a successful career in corporate America before creating her own business to help individuals discover their true unique happiness.

    Holy Wholly Week … Does Your Life Feel Holy or More Like a Holy Mess?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2015 58:43


    How do we live a life that feels Holy and Whole? Unity churches give us the tools, but are we "walking our talk"? Fred Mahaffey's greatest gift is how he shares his heart so openly and purely. Fred will be our guest for Holy Week at Unity in Chicago on Wednesday night, April 1 (no fooling), sharing the Lord's prayer in Aramaic. We will talk about the meaning of the prayer in its original form and Fred's experience of it.

    What Is Your Soul's Assignment?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2015 59:10


    Most of us are wandering around this planet without the foggiest idea of who we are and that our lives are of great value. We don't feel like a soul with a purpose but often like a human "doing" rather than human "being." YOUR SOUL HAS A SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT!! Rev. Dr. Chris Michaels, author, keynote speaker, and radio host, will help you lift the fog and see clearly! 

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