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Walk the Talk is all about people's dreams and goals and what is holding them back from achieving their life purpose. I provide resources to help make their dreams a reality. I also highlight success stories. These are people who have gone through challenging times and are now living and breathing t…

Tavia Avila


    • Apr 3, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 76 EPISODES


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    Walk the Talk with Jo-Anne Brown ~ Throat Chakra Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 62:41


    Season 4, Episode #29: Energy Healer and Intuitive, Jo-Anne Brown, talks about the two important aspects of the throat chakra, receptive and expressive. Jo also provides a guided meditation and ways we can start practicing communicating from our inner voice.

    Walk the Talk with Carol Lampman ~ Letting Go and Moving On

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 59:24


    Season 4, Episode #28: Holistic Therapist and Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman, shares ways to be midful of our attachments and techniques for letting go andmoving on. Carol also guides listeners through a mini breath exercise.

    Walk the Talk with Holistic Psychotherapist, Yoga & Meditation Instructor, Elana Morgulis Holistic Psychotherapist, Yoga & Meditation Instructor, Elana Morgulis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 65:59


    Season 4, Episode #27: Holistic Psychotherapist, Yoga & Meditation Instructor, Elana Morgulis, guides listeners through a self-compassion exercise and talks about what it means to practice faith, compassion, mindfulness, and intentionality.

    Walk the Talk with Energy Healer and Intuitive Jo-Anne Brown ~ Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 66:35


    Season 4, Episode #26: Energy Healer and Intuitive, Jo-Anne Brown, Joins me for part 2 of our discussion on how science validates intuition.

    Walk the Talk with Holisitc Therapist and Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman ~ Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 65:29


    Season 4, Episode #25: Holistic Therapist and Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman, teaches listeners how to practice the Basic Circular Breath and reprogram the mind using affirmations.

    Walk the Talk with Sex and Relationship Coach Amy Baldwin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 60:05


    Season 4, Episode #24: Sex and Relationship Coach and Co-host of Shameless Sex Podcast, Amy Baldwin, talks about pleasure skills and techniques (beyond what porn teaches us) including the power of slowness, presence, and communication.

    Walk the Talk with Intuitive, Numerologist, Energy Healer and new contributing Author, Jo-Anne Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 62:05


    Season 4, Episode #23: During my discussion with Jo-Anne she shared that at the age of 5 her family dynamic, and becoming ill, led her to a path of wanting "absolutes". She pursued an education in engineering and eventually felt the call to nurture and listen to her body and inner knowing. Jo-Anne went extreme on both ends of the spectrum and ultimately bridged the two and created an energy healing practice.

    Walk the Talk with Energy Healer, Intuitive and Yoga Instructor, Rebekah Lowe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 62:46


    Season 4, Episode #22: Energy Healer, Intuitive and Yoga Instructor, Rebekah Lowe, shares how being hit by a drunk driver guided her to a path of energy healing work. We also talk about how magic is simply moving energy with intention and the ways we can all start practicing.

    Walk the Talk with Holistic Therapist and Certified Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman ~ Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 68:32


    Season 4, Episode #21: Holistic Therapist and Certified Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman, joins me for part 2 of our discussion on techniques to use with breathwork. Carol also goes into the four levels (Body, emotions, mind, spirit) and they interact to create our reality.

    Walk the Talk with Intuitive Counselor and Guide, Cinda Kay Campbell ~ Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 57:13


    Season 4, Episode #20: Intuitive Counselor and Guide, Cinda Kay Campbell, joins me again, and this time she dives into one of the biggest intuition killers ~ CODEPENDENCY. During our discussion Cinda provides ways we can move to a more aligned interdependent way of relating to ourselves and our world.

    Walk the Talk with Angel Medium and Healer, Yvonne Cote ~ Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 58:02


    Season 4, Episode #19: Angel Medium and Healer, Yvonne Côté, joins me for part 2 of our discussion on There Is An Angel For That! During our conversation Yvonne highlights some of the Archangels, their purpose, service and the colors that are often associated with them. We also talk about the importance of getting clear about Spirit vocabulary and how it builds and strengthens our relationship with the Archangels.

    Walk the Talk with Holistic Sha-Medium, Tonya Dee

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 54:53


    Season 4, Episode #18: Returning guest Holistic Sha-Medium, Tonya Dee, talks about the importance of practicing energetic boundaries (grouding, clearing, and protecting ourselves).

    Walk the Talk with Intuitive Counselor & Guide, Cinda Kay Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 59:53


    Season 4, Episode #17: Intuitive Counselor & Guide, Cinda Kay Campbell, talks about intuition, how we are all multi-dimensional beings, and the universal meaning of numbers.

    Walk the Talk - Holistic Therapist and certified Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman, Shares how Breathwork Creates Positive Transformations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 61:32


    Season 4, Episode #16: Holistic Therapist and certified Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman, shares how breathwork can create positive transformations and leads listeners through a few breath exercises.

    Walk the Talk - Angel Medium & Healer, Yvonne Côtè, Shares how she found her Soul Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 57:34


    Season 4, Episode 15: Angel Medium & Healer, Yvonne Côtè, shares how she found her soul purpose after a head injury and now supports others who want to strengthen their connection with Angels.

    Walk the Talk - Holistic Sha-Medium, Tonya Dee, Dives into Intuition Building and Cowry Shell Divination Readings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 49:12


    Season 4, Episode #14: Holistic Sha-Medium, Tonya Dee, opens up about her near death experience at the age of 7 and how it led her to a deeper connection with Spirit. Tonya also shares the foundational pieces to building intuition and demonstrates how Cowry Shell Divination readings work.

    Walk the Talk - Poet and Columnist, Olga Rosales Salinas, Supports Youth by Creating a Scholarship

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 28:14


    Season 4, Episode #13: Olga Rosales Salinas, a Watsonville native, poet and columnist, shares her and her five sisters' inspiration for creating the Rosales Sisters' Scholarship, benefiting first-generation and immigrant students from the Central Coast of California.

    Walk the Talk - Weather Forecaster for ABC7 News/KGO-TV and former Weatherman and Co-host at Good Morning America, Spencer Christian, Talks about his Book, "You Bet Your Life"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 59:53


    Season 4, Episode #12: Weather Forecaster for ABC7 News/KGO-TV and former Weatherman and Co-host at Good Morning America, Spencer Christian, shares how his gambling addiction affected every aspect of himself and his life, and the moment he choose to recommit to his values and change the course of his life. Spencer's book, "You Bet Your Life", gives the public an inside view of his personal journey and how he "Survived Jim Crow Racism, Hurricane Chasing, and Gambling".

    Walk the Talk - Author, Sheetal Ohri, Talks about Life as an Immigrant and Navigating Cusotdy in Family Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 32:27


    Season 4, Episode #11: Media Celebrity, Talk Show Host and Author, Sheetal Ohri, shares her inspiration for writing her book "Custodial Battle, Chronicles Of An Immigrant Mother Who Was Delayed Justice In Family Law Due To Immigration Status".

    Walk the Talk - Recovering Alcoholic and Addict, Kate Wagner, Shares her Courageous Road to Recovery- Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 55:38


    Season 4, Episode #10: Recovering alcoholic and addict, Kate Wagner, joins me for part 2 of our discussion. During this episode Kate shares the moment she began to turn her life around and how self-love keeps her on a healthy path.

    Walk the Talk - Recovering Alcoholic and Addict, Kate Wagner, Shares her Courageous Road to Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 52:19


    Season 4, Episode #9: Recovering alcoholic and addict, Kate Wagner, shares how addiction took over her ability to care for herself, her child and the moment she began to turn her life around.

    Walk the Talk - Recovering Alcoholic and Addict, Brendan Billman, Shares his Courageous Road to Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 34:53


    Season 4, Episode #8: Recovering alcoholic and addict, Brendan Billman, shares how pills, meth, heroin and alcohol became what he lived and breathed moment to moment everyday for 31 years, and the day he chose to change his life for the better.

    Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Outreach Coordinator with Suicide Prevention, Owen Thomas, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 32:41


    Season 4, Mental Health Awareness Series, Episode #7: LGBTQ Pride Month! Outreach Coordinator with Suicide Prevention, Owen Thomas, is back for part 2 of our discussion and this time we highlight the importance of celebrating our differences.

    Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Outreach Coordinator with Suicide Prevention, Owen Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 25:09


    Season 4, Mental Health Awareness Series, Episode #6: Outreach Coordinator with Suicide Prevention, Owen Thomas, talks about the importance of creating a safe place for people to share their thoughts and feelings and that suicide prevention starts at the point of positive connection between people.

    Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Fitness Instructor and Mentor, Carina Reid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 27:09


    Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #5: Fitness Instructor and Mentor, Carina Reid, opens up about her own challenges with mental health, navigating "negative" labels and using her life experiences to preserve with purpose.

    Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Holistic Health and Lifestyle Coach, Sandy Jacquard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 20:33


    Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #2: Holistic Health and Lifestyle Coach, Sandy Jacquard, opens up about mental health within her own family and the services and support she offers through coaching.

    Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Communications Manager of a domestic violence center, Delphine Burns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 26:15


    Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #3: Communications Manager with a domestic violence support center, Delphine Burns, shares the services and support that is offered through the organization.

    Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with the Executive Director of a strength-based family center, Julie Macecevic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 21:33


    Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #4: Executive Director of a strength-based family center, Julie Macecevic, shares the services and support that is offered through the public benefit organization.

    Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Host Tavia Avila

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 17:11


    Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #1: Spiritual Mentor, Medium and Talk Show Host, Tavia Avila, shares her inspiration for creating her series on Mental Health Awareness and Tending to our Well-being.

    8 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Medium and Intuitive Life Coach, Kate Pendry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 59:17


    Season 3, Episode #8: Medium and Intuitive Life Coach, Kate Pendry, shares her experience of connecting with Spirit as a child and the confusion that surrounded her abilities. Kate also shares that the loss of her husband, Nick, created a turning point in her life that deepened her connection to God.

    7- Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Chef and Community Volunteer Rob Sanders

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 59:39


    Season 3, Episode #7: Rob Sanders, Owner and Chef of Saucey’z Foodtruck and Catering, talks about his passion to be of service and create community. He also talks about his determination to persevere through dark times and create the life he was being called to live.

    6 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Curtis Reliford

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 57:41


    Season 3, Episode #6: Founder of Follow Your Heart Action Network, Curtis Reliford, talks about his passion to spread peace and love and to help those in need. Curtis also shares the moments in his life that presented inspiration for him to choose love over anger.

    1 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Councilwoman Martine Watkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 57:56


    Season 3, Episode #1: City Councilmember and former Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, Martine Watkins, reflects on her 4 year term and the polices and solutions she wants to build on if she is re-elected. Martine shares her approach to building community through Health in All Policies, a conceptual frame which requires us to look at every decision we make through the lens of health, equity and sustainability.

    2 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Survivor of Human Trafficking, Winda

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 65:04


    Season 3, Episode 2: Survivor, Winda, shares her story of being trafficked for sex and birthing babies, that were taken from her starting at the age of 9. Winda describes the series of events that lead her to a new beginning after she arrived at Eden's Glory, a restoration home for woman. Winda is now the Assistant House Manager at the facility and helping other woman embrace a healthy lifestyle. She also facilitates trainings with law enforcement, social services and community members.

    3 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Spirit Medium, Jennifer Lyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 63:42


    Season 3, Episode #3: Returning guest, Spirit Medium, Jennifer Lyn, talks about the duality between light and dark energy, the influence it has on our everyday life and how creating balance between the two is key if we want to live in our power.

    5 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Sonja Brunner for Santa Cruz City Council

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 52:07


    Season 3, Episode #5: Sonja Brunner for Santa Cruz City Council talks about her involvement with community and wanting to be a voice for positive change.

    4 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Non-profit Co-founder Dawn Roh

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 51:52


    Season 3, Episode #4: President and Co-founder of High Council Foundation, Dawn Roh, shares her inspiration to create a non-profit that spreads acts of Kindness. She also gives examples of how the acts of kindness have created a positive ripple effect bringing community together. 

    2 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Councilwoman Martine Watkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 57:56


    City Councilmember and former Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, Martine Watkins, reflects on her 4 year term and the polices and solutions she wants to build on if she is re-elected. Martine shares her approach to building community through Health in All Policies, a conceptual frame which requires us to look at every decision we make through the lens of health, equity and sustainability.

    Walk the Talk for your Well-being

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 62:29


    Season 3, Episode #1: The Owner and CEO of Everyone's Music School and Host for Speak For Change podcast, Thomas Sage Pedersen, shares his perspective on “how to live bravely and commit fully” and “How you can change the world by knowing and bettering yourself.”

    Walk the Talk for your Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 66:26


    Episode #35: Host Tavia Avila is joined by Holistic Health and Lifestyle Coach, Sandy Jacquard, and her client, Moselle Madesko. Sandy shares her philosophy on health, which is tending to the mind, body and soul. Moselle shares how life has changed for herself since having Sandy as a coach and the transformation she continues to experience as she utilizes her services.

    The Fight Against Human Trafficking series continues with the founders of Set Free Monterey Bay and the Co-Founder and Co- Executive Director of Eden’s Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 61:00


    The Fight Against Human Trafficking series continues with the founders of Set Free Monterey Bay, Felicia and Chris George, and the Co-Founder and Co- Executive Director of Eden’s Glory, Annie Shomaker. During this episode Annie shares how the restoration home in Illinois was created, the difference it is making in survivors' lives and the inspiration it is creating for people to get involved and create more homes in the US.   

    Talk show host, Tavia Avila, opens up about sexual assault and the negative behaviors that have resulted from the trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 63:53


    Talk show host, Tavia Avila, opens up about sexual assault and the negative behaviors that have resulted from the trauma. She discloses how alcohol was used to help her get comfortable with men in romantic dynamics, and how ultimately drinking only blocked her from true intimacy.

    The Survivors' Voices: Healing from Sexual Assault series continues this week with Survivor Gabriela Sofia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 64:19


    The Survivors' Voices: Healing from Sexual Assault series continues with survivor, Gabriela Sofia. During this episode I share my personal experiences with sexual assault and Gabriela and I both talk about how trauma has affected how we interact with ourselves and the world. We both offer resources that have helped us as we continue our healing process. 

    The Black Lives Matter - It's Time to Listen series continues with the Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, Justin Cummings

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 45:44


    The Black Lives Matter - It's Time to Listen series continues with the Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, Justin Cummings. Justin shares his perspective on systemic racism and the changes that need to be made in our own communities if we want to create positive change. 

    Survivors' Voices: Healing from Sexual Assault

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 62:13


    Survivor, Gabriela Sofia, shares her experiences of sexual assault and offers resources that have helped her as she continues her healing process.

    Returning guest, Chase Hills, talks about pursuing his music career during a pandemic and his new position as a piano teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 64:19


    Returning guest, Chase Hills, talks about pursuing his music career during a pandemic and his new position as a piano teacher.

    The series on The Fight to End Human Trafficking continues with one of the founders of Set Free Monterey Bay and a survivor of human trafficking

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 58:32


    The series on The Fight to End Human Trafficking continues with one of the founders of Set Free Monterey Bay, Felicia George, and a survivor of being trafficked, Ashley Chesney. During our discussion Ashley shared a little bit about her personal experience of being trafficked, how prison saved her life and what she is doing today to help end modern day slavery. Felicia and Ashley both talked about the need to spread awareness, the signs to look for when someone is being groomed for trafficking, their goal to create a restoration home and so much more.

    The Fight Against Human Trafficking Begins with Awareness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 63:10


    Episode 1 of the new series on The Fight Against Human Trafficking.  During my interview with the founders of Set Free Monterey Bay, Chris and Felicia George, they talk about modern day slavery and how we can all get involved when it comes to ending human trafficking. 

    My Series on Black Lives Matter - It's Time to Listen continues with Kelvin Nivens who makes the distinction between the Black Lives Matter organization and the Black Lives Matter Movement, and where he stands when it comes to creating racial harmony

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 61:33


    My Series on Black Lives Matter - It's Time to Listen continues with Kelvin Nivens who makes the distinction between the Black Lives Matter organization and the Black Lives Matter Movement, and where he stands when it comes to creating racial harmony. 

    My series on Black lives Matter - It's Time to Listen continues with a man who has devoted his life to helping others transform their lives through exercise and nutrition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 61:12


    My series on Black Lives Matter - It's Time to Listen continues with a man who has devoted his life to helping others transform their lives through exercise and nutrition. Kelvin Nivens is the owner and head coach at fitness gym in Santa Cruz County. As conversation unfolded Kelvin shared that in order to have the conversations that are necessary to create “Real Change, Meaningful Change, Lasting Change...” in our world, we must go inward first and start the healing process.

    My series on Black Lives Matter - It's Time to Listen continues with Weather Forecaster for ABC7 News/KGO-TV and former Weatherman and Co-host at Good Morning America, Spencer Christian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 64:14


    My series on Black Lives Matter - It's Time to Listen continues with Weather Forecaster for ABC7 News/KGO-TV and former Weatherman and Co-host at Good Morning America, Spencer Christian. During our interview Spencer offered his perspective on what he believes is needed to create positive change and to end racism. He also offers ways in which we can all get involved and be proactive when it comes to creating racial harmony.

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