Woman of Strength Podcast

The Path meditation influenced by Richard Schwartz

Connecting heart and mind to create a good nights sleep through heart coherence. Your heart sends coherent signals to the brain and the brain synchronises to the heart's coherent rhythm. Heart coherence also triggers positive hormonal releases. This makes it easier to experience peace, positive feelings and a deeper meditative state more quickly, which will induces a peaceful sleep.

Accessing your heart's intelligence to create safety and restore your internal balance.

A hypnotic recording to boost the immune system during stressful times. Image by Okan Caliskan source: Pixaby

Love another into life 4 minute meditation to raise the love vibration on earth

Lynda M. West Founder/Creator of Living Live TV (interviewing amazing people who are making a positive impact on the world) Founder/Creator of Finishit Fast (turning procrastinators into actionators) Founder/President of  The Giving Angels (501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to get homeless veterans off the streets and into homes) Executive Film Producer of WishMan Movie (the story of the founding of the Make-A-Wish® Foundation) Bestselling Author of  The Year of Fears Co-Author with Greg S. Reid and John Humphrey of Amazon #1 Bestseller  Footsteps of the Fearless Organizer of Forbes, Inc., and Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top-Rated Must Attend Event - Secret Knock Former Chief Copy Editor & Columnist for Life By Design Magazine, San Diego's only entrepreneur magazine in print 619-733-7393 Lynda@LivingLive.tv p.s. Did I ever tell you about the time I ran away when I was 5 years old and was gone for an entire week

Melanie Banayat is a Professional Artist with a product line called the MiliGirl Collection https://www.facebook.com/pg/miligirlwellness/photos/?tab=album&album_id=212619118790782 Author of an award winning book 'Stretch Your Brave, Hack Your Story' Break Through Chronic Disease with Storytelling https://www.amazon.com/Stretch-Your-Brave-Hack-Story/dp/099622775X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541436950&sr=8-1&keywords=stretch+your+brave

Heather Higinbotham-Davies is a writer, rekindled poet, TEDx speaker, bridge builder and an eco-warrior. She believes in the power of community and the inherent goodness of people. She has an intense love affair with learning and more books than she can ever hope to read. Heather is a recovering people pleaser, compulsive learner, and proud imperfectionist. She is literally writing the book on being an environmental hypocrite. She secretly dreams of being a Cirque du Soleil aerial dancer, though she is not particularly flexible or graceful. When she’s not busy helping women to own their awesomeness or saving the planet, she can usually be found adventuring with her precocious kid and pirate husband, sleeping, soaking in hot springs, drinking tea, writing poetry, geeking out on sustainability and trying to make the world a better place. Heather was in an abusive relationship and then after many years and lessons learnt she met her ideal man

Robin Joy Meyers is an international Speaker, Author, Fear Strategist, Radio Host and Founder of Navigate & Empower With over 25 years of experience in the corporate and non-profit world in education, training and mentoring, as well as a Master’s of Science in Molecular Genetics, Robin has empowered thousands of women worldwide. An expert in transitions, Robin specializes in the power of self, mindset, leadership, and fear. Robin teaches women to use their voice and create their best life. Living a life without fear isn't realistic, but you can use fear to your advantage. Robin is an Amazon best-selling author of “Alone but Not Lonely,” and radio host of “Activate Bold Choices.” She has spoken on numerous size stages including One Woman Canada and is a two-time member in Tricia Brouk’s NYC Speaker Salon. Robin has spoken for thought leaders, experts and Ripple Talks, McMilland, and Chartwell speakers bureaus. 2019 Robin sets off on the Fearless Womens US Speaking Tour. Robin has been featured on CUTV News Radio and seen in media including ABC, CBS, Fox News Channel, and more. Robin likes to think of herself as an explorative cook. Loves sharing great meals, with no recipe, and would love to have a food truck.

Sharon Holand Gelfand, speaker, certified functional nutritionist and healthcare disruptor, transforms women’s lives by healing their guts, with more than just nutrition. She gets to the root of their most common health complaints by testing, not guessing and incorporating lifestyle shifts so they have more energy, less stress, alleviate symptoms and feel great.  Sharon’s path to health and wellness began when her son was diagnosed with Crohn’s, an autoimmune disease. Her decision to tackle his condition led her to change careers, sending her to graduate school where she completed a Masters of Science in Applied Clinical Nutrition. Through specific gut and hormone testing, and teaching clients to stop eating advertisement and listen to their bodies, Sharon has helped them reverse Type 2 Diabetes naturally, manage auto-immune conditions and, most importantly, reclaim their health and their lives. Email sharon@sharonholand.com Website http://sharonholand.com/

Shelly Petersen is a Psychic Akashic Records reader and intuitive artist who designs custom Mala Meditation Beads and teaches the Law of Attraction. After spending many years moving from suffering to a place of thriving and joy using the Law of Attraction, she's made it her mission to support others in doing the same only MUCH faster! Her unique way of shifting perspectives and her ability to create practical and easy to implement strategies in any circumstance takes the mystery out of this universal law. https://members.shellypetersen.com/c/MakeITManifest/splash www.shellypetersen.com

We don't talk openly enough about suicide, until you hear Claire speak from personal experience as she dispels the myth Claire Wild is a life sparkler, and a tamer of elephants (in the room). Nowadays, she is on a mission to change the way we see, and deal with, mental health; and especially crush the stigma that is still attached to it. In her private, and professional life, as a body mind therapeutic coach, she witnessed too many people suppressing parts of themselves in order to fit in, which lead them at least to stress, and eventually anxiety and / or depression, burnout, and even suicidal thoughts, not to mention various chronic ailments. She helps people finding resilience, through owning their stories, and embodying all the dimensions of who they are.   She also loves dancing; she is a slow-mad at heart, she lived and sailed on her own sailing-boat for a few years. She deeply believes in experiencing life, and is always keen to try something new.

Colleen Gallagher is the CEO of Colleen Gallagher International. She is a cancer-survivor, businesswoman, coach, consultant, speaker, author, world-traveler, millennial and specialist in Evolutionary Mindset Transformations. Her vision is to transform leaders and shift culture by passionately empowering individuals, companies and leaders to improve connectivity and move into lifestyle careers. Colleen believes individuals deserve to live a life with complete freedom on their terms, so she has devoted her life to creating tools that empower individuals to step into evolving their mindset, so they can transform their life and the world.

Susan Greif is an interpreter of creativity, (Mind Detective), a speaker, author and an illustrator and owner of Art Mends Hearts, LLC.  Susan uses the expressive, creative and healing arts to help individuals deal with trauma. Her unique multidisciplinary approach helps her clients find emotional freedom from anxiety, depression, anger, grief, loss, illness, pain, eating disorders, social behaviours and learning disabilities. She harnesses the power of creative expression to help her client release old stuck energies that keep them feeling paralyzed, panicked, powerless and in pain and propels them to move forward and reach their goals.  Susan believes that in order to move beyond trauma, individuals must address their physical, emotional and overall well-being. This can be accomplished by creating awareness, making a commitment to self-exploration, bringing the unconscious to the conscious and creating clarity. Susan interprets these expressive arts and helps bring the subconscious to awareness quicker than talk therapy. It makes thoughts and emotions more perceptible and tangible. This way those exposed to trauma can begin to restructure their thoughts and learn necessary coping skills so they can heal quicker and move forward to living a happier, healthier, and more balanced lifestyle. In addition, Susan is on the advisory team in the Healing Arts genre for Change Your Attitude Change Your Life (https://cyacyl.com). She writes monthly articles for 24/Seven Digital Magazine and is heard monthly on iHeart Radio and AM970 The Answer's "Conversations with Joan." Susan is a member of the Speaker Salon, curated by Tricia Brouk.  Susan works privately with individuals, businesses and organizations. Her programs and workshops are customized to fit the needs of individuals, groups, and small and large audiences.

Robyn Paulete is an intuitive healer and female alchemy expert who helps women discover the secrets to creating a life that’s intimately connected with the Divine; a life that aligns both physical & spiritual needs and values. Through earth-based traditions and practices, Robyn helps you see your true self (warts and all) as you learn to navigate your unique path to personal mastery. Her clients experience massive transformations (physically, emotionally & spiritually) as their potential is activated and their devotion to life’s ‘inner journey’ is honored. Robyn has been practicing traditional herbalism, shamanic healing, and transformational coaching for nearly 20 years. To learn about joining her for a Sacred Pilgrimage or for personal coaching programs email: admin@robynpaulete.com https://www.facebook.com/robynpaulete/

Tara Bradford is a Publicity Strategist, Reputation Designer, and Communications Expert. Tara has worked with everyone from start-up founders to Fortune 500 executives to help them become influential leaders, increase their visibility, and build credibility online. She is passionate about helping the world feel more connected and believes that the key to doing so is to inspire each of us to believe we are the centre of influence through service of others. She is an International Speaker on topics that address diversity & inclusion and she sits on the Executive Board of a division of the American Stroke Association. Her work has been featured in Forbes, HuffPost, Thrive Global, Bustle and more! https://www.tararaebradford.com/ Five day publicity challenge https://www.tararaebradford.com/pr-checklist

Laura Jean is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian with 15 years’ experience who focuses on the ‘whys’ of eating and how you can connect to your body to guide your interaction with food. She is passionate about helping women develop a healthier relationship with food and enjoy every eating experience. She empowers you to reclaim your inbuilt ability to interact with food and become the expert in your own food journey. You can contact Laura Jean here: https://eatwithawareness.com/ https://www.facebook.com/EatWithAwareness/ https://www.instagram.com/eatwithawareness/ Other freebie/optins 5 Beliefs that are sabotaging your weight & relationship with food http://eatwithawareness.com/getstarted/ For families & kids: 5 Steps to fostering a healthier relationship with food http://eatwithawareness.com/kids/ Laura’s weekly blog https://eatwithawareness.com/category/blog/

Marcus Ambrester – Psychotherapist & Author Marcus Ambrester, MA, received his master’s degree in transpersonal counselling psychology from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. A therapist for fifteen years, he is also an ordained minister. Besides working with women and couples, Marcus has a passion for working with combat veterans who live with the ongoing effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Presently, Marcus is in private practice, works with women and couples all over the world. He helps women to STEP INTO THEIR POWER AS WOMEN AND LEAVE SELF-DOUBT BEHIND! He teaches how to EMBRACE AND EMBODY YOUR RADIANCE AND WISDOM AND GROW PAST WHO YOU WERE TAUGHT TO BE – WHO YOU FELT LIKE YOU “HAD TO BE.” And he teaches HOW TO (AND WHY IT’S NECESSARY) TO MAKE YOURSELF THE PRIORITY AND STOP PUTTING YOURSELF LAST. You can purchase Marcus's book here on Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/Pillars-Awesome-Relationships-Marcus-Ambrester-ebook/dp/B008SV611A Or find him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-ambrester-bb59057/ http://www.marcusambrester.com/

was walking away from an argument with my husband when he came from behind and choked me. For years, his abuse had been emotional, psychological, even financial, but this was the first time it had turned physical. And he did it in front of our three young sons. There was no question that I had to divorce him. Not only for myself, ut for my children. I couldn’t let them think that they could one day treat their own wives this way without paying a very high price. I had to break the cycle. I thought our case would be open and shut. I was wrong. It took six years for my divorce to be final. Six long, brutal, excruciating years of lawyers, courtrooms, forensic psychologists, custody battles, kidnappings, expert witnesses, relocations, financial crises, property sales, child support enforcement proceedings, and a litany of other horrific issues. Perhaps it was my background as a writer that led me to all of the research I did. I’d been an advertising writer ever since graduating from the University of Virginia. At that point, I had 20 years of experience researching products and writing ads for them. I used that expertise to research my own divorce case. I wanted to understand everything I could about my husband’s personality disorder, about divorce in general and its effect on children, about co-parenting, and about the laws surrounding divorce. And because I had done all of this research (and to save some money), I convinced my lawyers to allow me to draft my own court papers. But this was only the beginning of my journey. I soon realized that the stress and overwhelm caused by these protracted proceedings were taking a physical toll on me. I was losing weight, not sleeping, not exercising and eating poorly. I was not able to enjoy my children the way I used to, the way they deserved. I didn’t have the patience I once had. In a word, I felt no joy. So in true writers fashion, I hit the books once again. By researching diet, exercise, balance and overall wellness, I was able to devise a plan to get my energy and positive outlook back, and with it, the joy. The divorce also took its toll financially. There was marital debt that I’d never even known about, plus astronomical legal fees. I needed a plan for paying my bills and managing my money. So I researched money management, and I found a system that put me back on track. Once I got myself grounded and knowledgeable in all these areas, things started falling into place. My ex-husband seemed to tire of sabotaging me. My children started thriving. I even fell in love again and remarried. I was so grateful for the enormous growth I had experienced, that I wanted to give back. I became a volunteer for the Coalition Against Domestic Violence. I supported and encouraged the women I met by imparting what I’d learned on my journey. But that wasn’t enough. I wanted to help more women with my message, so I left my writing career to become a divorce coach. I am honored and humbled to now be able to share all that I’ve learned with women all over the world. http://winningyourdivorce.com/

Jan has worked for non-profit and educational organizations all of her adult life. For the past 20 years, she has taught students ranging in age from 4 to 65 years old. As a lifelong learner, she is passionate about personal development and creativity. Many years ago, Jan fell in love with Spain while living with a family in Granada for one semester. She completed a B.A. in Spanish and then earned a teaching credential with a concentration in teaching English as a Second Language, as well as an M.A. in Education. As an AmeriCorps volunteer, she taught classes in adult literacy. She enjoys teaching adults from countries all over the world, relishing the opportunity to interact with members of diverse populations. The dark side of her personal journey involved struggling with years of debilitating depression. After surviving months of dark days with no hope, Jan sought help and slowly found the way back to the light. She is a speaker for the National Alliance on Mental Illness and is passionate about bringing hope to others. Over several decades, Jan has developed a practice of mindfulness and meditation. She has recently delved into the study of breaking habits by rewiring the brain. She will be launching a business this year to help women step into a life they love. The theme is it’s never too late to start a new life! Always looking for new adventures, Jan has traveled to 8 countries and enjoys ziplining and skydiving. To make contact with Jan hop over to her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ItsNeverTooLate.Life/

Phyllis Reagin is a Managing Partner, High-Performance Strategist & Certified Executive Coach with CSRH Consulting, LLC. She transforms Executives and Entrepreneurs for unprecedented levels of success. Phyllis' clients include Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, CBS, the American Lung Association in CA, United Way, Simon & Schuster, and Showtime Networks. Along with many private clients who are senior executives at fast-paced and demanding organizations. Phyllis coaches C-Suite leaders, executive teams, and high-potential leaders and provides Organizational Effectiveness consulting for Fortune500 companies, global enterprises, not-for-profit organizations, political offices, and entrepreneurial businesses. Phyllis gained her 20-plus years of management, organizational effectiveness, and marketing expertise as a leader at Warner Bros. Entertainment, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Cedar Sinai Medical Center Physician's Office, and Boyle Engineering Corp. Phyllis' blog, At The Coach's Table looks at recent and high-profile leadership mistakes in the worlds of entertainment, politics, and business. Phyllis discerns these leadership mishaps and provides immediately actionable strategies that leaders can use to have a positive impact. You can read more about Phyllis at www.phyllisreagin.com

Born in a rural, California town where being invisible was her main goal to ward off bullying peers, Dr. Gladys Ato has learned to be invisible no more. After a successful career as a higher education executive leader, psychotherapist, and consultant, she founded Bridging Consciousness, a personal development website that helps you rise above life's challenges and step into the limelight of your life. She mentors the next generation of thought leaders to grow their personal brand and reputation in the fields of personal development, wellness, spirituality, and leadership. In order to overcome several hardships and losses that left her secretly suffocating in a pool of depression, anxiety, and low self-worth for over 2 decades and burned out at 35, she had to infuse her life with the one thing she lacked inside: love. Once she did, she transformed from being a scared Latina girl to becoming: the first doctor of clinical psychology in her family, president of The National Hispanic University, the first 4-year university in the US for Latinos, board president of Instituto Familiar de la Raza, the first Latino mental health agency in San Francisco, board vice president of Kids’ Turn, a nonprofit helping families transition through divorce and separation. She used her losses as doorways to acceptance, understanding, gratitude, and forgiveness, which is the basis of her new book, The Good Goodbye. With over 30 years of public speaking experience, she inspires her audiences as a keynote speaker, panel speaker, and workshop leader at various organizational events. She's been named a Latina Leader by Hispanic Executive Magazine and a Women Worth Watching in Education winner by Profiles in Diversity Journal. She's featured in NPR, Thrive Global, Harness Magazine, Excelencia in Education, ABC 7 News, KRON 4 News, San Jose Mercury News, and Pajaro Latinoamericano. Today, she works with clients through private and group mentoring, online courses, and speaking engagements. You can find her strolling the streets of San Francisco with her pup, Lovebug, hunting for estate sale treasures, nourishing her passion for style, and satisfying her foodie palate. You can connect with Gladys here: Website: www.drgladysato.com Book link: http://bit.ly/thegoodgoodbyebook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gladys.ato.9 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gladysato/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.gladys.ato/

Denise is a spiritual teacher, student and empowerment coach as well as the founder of The Perspective Collective— a coaching space for women to find and develop their deepest and most authentic selves. She believes in wholehearted self-acceptance as the key to healing and transformation and works to shift clients out of limiting stories and unhealthy behavioral patterns so that they can live life in its most expansive realm of possibility. With a background in the performing arts, Denise is also a dedicated actor having most recently appeared in ABC Spark’s All For One. Storytelling is near and dear to her heart and, as an extension of her two paths combined, she co-founded HerStories— a speaker series and story-sharing platform that values authentic expression as a means of cultivating a deep and meaningful connection to ourselves, to others, to our communities, and to the world. Denise can be contacted by email or at her website www.herstoriesspeak.com or denise@herstoriesspeak.com

Mihaela Telecan, DVM, MS, RD, known as the LowCarbRD and Mindset Coach is on a mission to help one million women achieve unsurpassed health and bring happiness back into their lives. She is the founder of Healing With Foods, a wellness coaching practice focused on helping women reverse metabolic disorders (diabetes, PCOS, dyslipidemia, obesity, etc.), reduce inflammation and pain, heal leaky gut and autoimmunity, and most of all, gain their energy and happy life back. Combining her professional training with her unique upbringing in Romania and her own healing journey, Mihaela helps her clients gain incredible health and performance, all by using a low carb whole foods approach, along with important mindset and lifestyle changes. Mihaela was featured in local television stations BUZZ TV and Jax Channel 4 River City Live, as well as, published articles in Huffington Post, Elephant Journal, 904 Fitness and Proactive Health Magazine. She was also quoted in Life Extension Magazine and interviewed on various podcasts. LINKS: FREE Giveaway: http://bit.ly/nowillpowerLCHFmenu Website: http://www.mihaelatelecan.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/healingwithf... YouTube: http://bit.ly/mihaelaYouTube

Nina Dafe is the founder and editor of the Faraboverubiescollection.com. She has also been featured on Sheleadsafrica.org, Idyllicpursuit.com, Radiant Health Magazine, HuffPost and Relevant Magazine. Through her prolific essays, Nina sheds light on a range of topical issues from a Biblical perspective. She also draws on her special interest in feminism, womanism and female empowerment to dismantle the mindsets that keep women from enjoying the same opportunities and human rights as their male counterparts. Nina's passion stems from having grown up seeing the negative effects of such thinking during her formative years. For example, her grandmother was denied an education (whilst growing up in Nigeria) simply because she was female- restricting her options and quality of life. Although Nina was born and raised in London (UK), the impact of tradition, control and systemic sexism were still felt. This was most especially through witnessing multiple (other females) role models either forfeit their dreams, stay in abusive relationships or operate from a place of low self-worth. Not wanting to fall victim to these same social constructs herself, Nina completed over 4 years of research to compare these notions to what the Bible had to say about topics such as women and womanhood (which is now lovingly collated in her book, The Ultimate Guide to Eve, due to be released on July 31st). Nina's mission is to share this expertise, exposing women to the truths that she came into during her years of study and that she attributes to "saving her". http://www.faraboverubiescollection.com/ http://www.faraboverubiescollection.com/understand-gods-blueprint-for-womanhood

My name is Sibylle. I live an enchanted life in the beautiful West of Ireland. I am an agent of change: When I engage with beautiful souls like you, they tend to connect (back) to their passions and dreams. Some years ago, I realised that Coaching makes ideal use of this gift, and so I got a recognised “Advanced Diploma in Personal and Executive Coaching”. Ever since, I’ve worked with fellow Wild Spirits from all over the planet. What I won’t do: I won’t tell you what to do, and I won’t hand you a step-by-step formula to live your dreams. Why not? Because it’s in the nature of Wild Spirits that our lives don’t follow a set formula. There is no schematic which suits all of us. That’s the beauty, as well as the challenge of it. What I will do: I will get you into action mode. I will help you overcome procrastination and blocks so you can pursue your passion (or passions) and seize your wildest dreams. As a Coach, I am trained in powerful techniques and processes that will get you where you need to be. How far it is you wish to go, is up to you alone! I will hold you accountable along the way. I will help you set, adjust, and reach your goals and live your dreams, again and again and again, for as long as it is necessary. Are you interested in learning more about me? I also have a personal website and blog with a (pagan) earth-based spirituality theme. And if you’re really interested, here’s a bit of background. You can contact me at http://www.wildspiritscoaching.com/

Ioni is a lifestyle coach, a certified nutritionist & ran several online challenges where she brought communities together helping women stay healthy. Loni also teaches Bootcamp classes, practice yoga and love all things, health, wealth, mindfulness, and well-being. In the process of doing all this, she discovered that she actually loved empowering and inspiring other women and that most women always felt like they were never “enough”. Having gone through this herself, it was a catalyst for creating her online course “Be yourself and own it ...flaws and all” Ioni's life is guided by many principles but she believes the greatest gift we all have as human beings is the ability to learn and constantly reinvent ourselves. Educating yourself, rebuilding yourself, always thinking of yourself as a work in progress from all aspects emotional, physical, spiritual is the most powerful gift to yourself. Experiencing life and constantly trying to be the best parts of you will bring the fulfillment you seek.

Annick Ina is a transformational coach, speaker and author of 'Soul Superstar - Healing the Past and Letting Love Shine'. Unconditional Love is her gift to the world. After living with shame inside of her for years, leading to self-sabotage, self-abandonment, alcohol abuse and sadly, more shame, she's found her way back to her Self through sobriety, and feels called to share her message with women who are feeling lost and alone. During her sessions, she creates a sacred space where they can be seen and heard. She walks with them as they explore their stories, and heal their past, their wounds, and get to be at peace with every single part of their Selves. As they talk, cry, laugh together, her clients experience a deep sense of connection, Love, and an inner knowing that transformation is happening. She has completed the Spirit Junkie Masterclass with Gabby Bernstein (which includes EFT training) and is an official Desire Map facilitator. You can connect with Annick here: http://www.annickina.com Purchase her book here: http://www.bit.ly/soulsuperstaramazon

Sigrun Gudjonsdottir is a lifestyle entrepreneur and business mentor for online entrepreneurs. She has combined her unique background in business, information technology, architecture, and personal development to help women go from zero to multiple six figures in their online business. Prior to starting her own business, she was a CEO for over decade of numerous businesses in Iceland and Switzerland. During that time she also consulted various startups in Europe and USA and worked as a Dale Carnegie trainer. In the last 2 years Sigrun has trained thousands of entrepreneurs with her live online trainings and mentored hundreds of passionate entrepreneurs to take their business to the next level. Sigrun holds four Master’s degrees; in architecture from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, computer aided architectural design from ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), software engineering from University of Iceland, and MBA from London Business School. Icelandic by origin but global citizen by heart, she splits her time between Zurich, Switzerland and Reykjavik, Iceland while also traveling the world.

Karen Fasulo, entrepreneur and mother of 3 active daughters, found her passion for baking when her kids were very small. Karen soon opened a cake decorating business with the idea of only baking from scratch with memories of her own childhood. It was this business that helped her through the separation and divorce of her marriage. Through her business, she discovered personal strengths and skills that had been masked for years. She decided after 10 years it would be best to move on from the retail business and further her career consulting for leaders in the industry. Karen is pursuing her Business Analysis Certification through University of Toronto. Karen currently draws on her 18+ years of experience to offer business consulting specialising in customer relations to enterprises that are looking to systemize their procedures in order to allow for growth. Karen can be reached at: karen@karenannefasulo.com OR www.karenannefasulo.com

Dali Rivera is an Anti-Bullying & Diversity educator who teaches people to prevent bullying by debunking stereotypes. She is also a military veteran, speaker, parent to two young girls and wife of a disabled veteran. She is the creator of Embracing Differences & Debunking Stereotypes, a program that teaches people how to identify, change and debunk stereotypes in order to improve children’s academic achievement, self-esteem and likelihood of having a more successful life in adulthood. Her teaching method reinforces the embracing of people’s differences from learning about cultures to learning and physical disabilities, thus creating the perfect recipe to create future adults who close the inequality gap. Dali offers her program to schools, libraries, and organizations. She will soon be launching a program for parents who want to know how they can teach their kids to have a more open discussion about bullying, stereotypes and diversity. You can contact Dali through her website at www.dalitalks.com and you can follow her on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook under the handle DaliTalks.

Nora is a Holistic Wellbeing Practitioner. In her work, she combines aspects of Nutrition, Movement, and Mindset supporting people through lifestyle changes for happier and healthier living. Nora believes that she is a curious learner, passionate traveller and explorer. Living up to the rhyme - Nora the Explorer :) “ You can connect with Nora here: www.norameldere.com Facebook: Nora Meldere @norameldere.lv Instagram: norameldere.lv

Heather Higinbotham - After lifetime achievement award of people pleasing was not something to be proud of Heather set out to learn how to be selfish without being selfish and in the process discovered being real was not as scary as it seemed. In fact, it was freakin awesome and Heather now helps women gain their courage to rediscover and own their awesomeness and learn to unapologetically take care of themselves before everyone else. You can make contact with Heather here http://www.heatherhiginbotham.com

Lizza Monet Morales (@xoxoLizza on all social media platforms) has made a name for herself as one of the top 10 International multi-platform bilingual journalists and social media influencers as designated by The White House in 2014. She won the “Best Live Creator” award at the TECLA’s 2016, which marked the first time any award show honored a live-streamer. She is the 2017 winner of the shorty Awards as “Periscoper Of The Year” and once again for the “Best Live Creator” award for the TECLA’s 2017 awards. Lizza kicked off her year being named one of the “20 Most Inspiring Latinos and Latinas of 2016” by Alegeria Magazine. IMG, which produces the most impactful Fashion Week events around the globe, named Lizza one of their Global Committee Experts for their DHL Exported fashion designer competition for 2015-2016, alongside acclaimed designer Nicole Miller and Vogue Italy’s Sara Maino. This proud Latina, is a native Angeleno, who calls Los Angeles and New York home. Picking up her first copy of Variety and The Hollywood Reporter at the age of 8, Lizza immediately fell in love with the entertainment industry, had her first talk-show at age 10 and the rest as they say is history. Lizza has been on-air for Access Hollywood, Telemundo, EXTRA, Univision, Celebrity Justice, The Insider and The TV-Guide Channel among others. In addition, she has reported for Us Weekly, People Magazine and was a featured columnist in Item Magazine. She has been featured on The Conan O’Brien Show, CNN, NPR, AdWeek, Moda & Estilo Magazine’s cover girl, Vanity Fair and a full page feature in Cosmo for Latinas. As a result of her multi-platform work, she is now a highly sought after keynote speaker across the globe for private, public and corporate events. You can also find her online sharing her crazy adventures of her daily life, on and off set, on her Periscope channel under @xoxolizza, her blog and across all her social media platforms. She has garnered close to 8 million hearts (aka likes) and is the highest ranked Latin on Periscope; a livestreaming app with more than 14 million users. Periscope themselves, which is owned by Twitter, featured Lizza on the app as one of their 13 “#sheinspires” women around the world for Women’s Day 2016. Additionally, she was dubbed the “Carmen San Diego of Livestream,” after travelling close to 300,000 miles in 2015, making her the year’s most travelled live-streamer. You can connect with her online by looking up @xoxolizza on any social media platform you’re on. Drop a line and say “hi”.

Tamara Protassow is a non-fiction editor and writer who lives in the hills outside of Melbourne, Australia with her husband, two children, dog, cat and six chickens. Tamara specialises in developing and editing non-fiction books, and also runs an essential oils business on the side. When she’s not doing that, she writes on women, bodies, and feminism. Tamara loves chocolate in all forms except white (It’s white! How can it be chocolate?), and believes that thinking and logic are underrated – that is, that common sense is not so common anymore. She used to be a showgirl, but it’s ok. Her mother knows already. See more of Tamara at www.tamaraprotassow.com.

All about Gina Haines I love living life to its fullest, enjoying time with my family, friends and dog, and laughing (a lot). I also love work. For 15 years I was a university lecturer teaching the teachers of the future. I loved aspects of my job, but I could no longer ignore the niggling pull of a dream I had. I wanted to create a platform to help people find authentic happiness in their work and lives on a global scale. So, I resigned from my academic career to chase these dreams and walk my talk! I continue to follow my interests centred in authenticity, happiness and work through my current work, both as the director and host of GinaHainesTV, showcasing interviews with individuals who love their work and offering my ideas through GinaGems and on Gina's Blog as an educator, artist and author. I believe, your authenticity is your opportunity to make a difference in the world. To live authentically you need to know who you are, what you stand for and then live true to YOU. So hey... it's homecoming time! I've moved back home! Why not join me and let's get it happening for you too! Life has an expiry date and I want to live mine as fully as I can - as my BEST self. And I want this kind of authentic joy for you too. So, I teach self-awareness and self-empowerment, to illuminate, inspire and ignite people to connect with their authentic self, do work that works for them and to love living their best life! And... to come home to them! WHY? To lift the level of joy in the world. Happiness lies within. Happiness is optional and I choose it! Make contact with Gina :https://ginahaines.com/

Sue Burhoe is a Certified Holistic Life Coach and Soul Therapy Practitioner specializing in Law of Attraction. It is her mission to help people regain their personal power, heal from devastating loss and manifest all they want into their life. Sue brings together physical, mental, emotional and spiritual techniques to help bridge the gap between where you are now, to where you want to be. She believes that sometimes all you need to begin your healing process is a gentle nudge in the right direction and a space to be heard. Her unique, easy-going approach and sense of humor help clients go from feeling stuck and stagnant to feeling full of peace and purpose. She believes that with the right tools you will change your thoughts and therefore change your life, forever. http://www.sueburhoecoach.com

Carrie is an Image and Brand Consultant for thriving female entrepreneurs. Her work has been featured on OWN, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Super Soul Sunday with Christiane Northrup, Coastal Living, Old Port Magazine, and Hay House. She uses her experience in film, design, wellness and her love for fashion to create a holistic experience to personal style. She curates her client’s image to elevate the visibility of their brands. She loves to help women look good and feel good from the inside out. Carrie teaches women to own their true beauty and supports them in building their confidence by creating a dream image for their business and life. You can connect with her at www.carriemontgomery.com

Katie Kozlowski is a spiritual alchemist for the heart and soul and is the creator of Loving To Be Me and In {her} Awakening. After she was hit by a taxi near her 30th birthday, she experienced a great awakening that led her to pursue a life of teaching the value of love and knowing the self.  She uses her various gifts of storytelling, meditation, movement, intuitive guidance and spiritual teaching to create multifaceted programs that deliver life-changing content on multiple levels and believes we have everything we need inside us, we just don’t always know where to look. Come join her at www.lovingtobeme.com

Michelle Grewal (Gray-Wall) is a marketing coach, teacher and certified project manager who helps coaches + consultants create + implement a strategy to attract their ideal client. A former technology executive, Michelle enjoys teaching courses and workshops around online business tools in a way that is fun and easy to understand. A lifelong entrepreneur at heart, Michelle made the decision to apply her vast experience and expertise to helping women entrepreneurs implement systems and manage projects in a way that maximized their time, money, and energy. In her role as strategic project manager and collaborative business partner, she not only provides comprehensive technical solutions, systems management and launch strategy, but also coaches her clients through fear and overwhelm so that they can finally see their dreams come to life. Michelle is the founder + editor at Spark & Gloss, a lifestyle blog launching in 2017, featuring a curated collection of the products and services created by female entrepreneurs across all industries, and the inspirational stories that sparked them into life. She lives in Boston with her 3-under-3 kids, a husband and a yellow lab named Moose.

Bonnie Gillespie is living her dreams by helping others figure out how to live theirs. She casts SAG-AFTRA indie feature films and series such as the Machinima zombie smash hit BITE ME which made the leap from web to TV with Lionsgate in its second season. Her work on this groundbreaking series led to her membership in the Television Academy. As a weekly columnist for actors in publications such as Backstage and Actors Access for more than 15 years, Bonnie has also authored several books demystifying the casting process and illuminating the business side of pursuing a creative career. The most popular of these books is Self-Management for Actors: Getting Down to (Show) Business, which has been named one of The Top Ten Best Books on Acting Ever Written and is featured on the Tom Cruise actor resource blog. She tours the world teaching curriculum based on this top-selling book as a guest instructor at colleges, universities, actors’ unions, and private acting studios. She also works as a private coach to creatives eager to bring a sense of control and fun to their storytelling journeys. Bonnie has been featured on Good Morning America, BBC Breakfast, Sunrise Australia, UTV-Ireland, ARD-1 Germany, CBC Radio One, BBC Radio 5, E! Online, Yahoo! Movies, and in theWall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the LA Times. Her podcast “The Work” is available on iTunes. To hop on Bonnie’s mailing list and grab your tip-filled MP3, please visit BonnieGillespie.com. To work with Bonnie Gillespie on the Self-Management for Actors principles, go here. Website: http://bonniegillespie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CricketFeet Gem: Take away that I would want for your audience is to please start leaning toward really trusting I am enough because everything else stems from that. If you can honour that you are enough and you don't need outside validation for, 'cause somewhere in there in like level 3 is I am enough but boy I like it when there's outside confirmation letting me know I'm enough.

Donna Reina is a 53-year-old real estate professional by day and The Healing Hiker™ on weekends (and vacations). Donna was a single mother whose children are now grown. Donna’s purpose and passion include mentoring women by using spiritual tools and meditations to overcome any obstacle life may present. By personally overcoming the trauma of childhood abuse, depression, and currently going through the experience of breast cancer, she believes all things can work for good if we look for the light, heal, and then help others. Donna is a global traveler and adventure seeker having traveled to 6 continents! Using nature photography and spiritual inspiration, her goal is continue to share about her journey through breast cancer and life using nature as the catalyst for healing.

Kim Korven is a Canadian mother, spouse, lawyer, mediator, and adult educator. As a teenager, she competed nationally in judo, coached at the local judo club, and was active in her family’s farming operation. Doing so, she learned how to be mindful of her surroundings, how to recognise hard truths, and how to make decisions. She also developed a thirst to see the world, and experienced life in Indonesia, the Windward Islands, Mexico, and rural China before finishing law school. Kim waited until she was in her 30s to marry, and thought she was marrying for life. However, she discovered that she and her first husband were not well suited. She recognised they would be happier apart, but he wanted to stay married. It easily could have turned ugly, because her husband wanted to stay married. Kim used the principles from judo – “mutual welfare and benefit” and “maximum efficiency with minimum effort” and her knowledge of the legal system to create a peaceful divorce. It was still painful, but there was no trauma from fighting in court. Now their children transition easily between homes and have great relationships with each of their parents. They are confident and happy. Kim and her former spouse get along better now than when they were married; the tension and stress are gone. They live joyful and abundant lives! People, who know each of them have always asked Kim, “How did you do it?” Kim recognised that many people want to end their relationships peacefully, but don’t know where to start, or how to make peace a reality. Thus, she has started a practice – Full Circle Divorce & Separation Training Group – in which she helps couples create peaceful solutions for their families so that they can move forward and live lives of joy and abundance. Full Circle Divorce & Separation Training Group: www.fullcircledivorce.com

Tammi Gunwall has spent a lifetime working through adversity. As a child, Tammi suffered in silence as she hid years of sexual abuse at the hands of her step-father. As a young adult, she ran into marriage at the age of 19, only to be met with infidelity, physical and emotional abuse, depression, and eventually divorce. Tammi later struggled as a single mom working to support her two kids while also trying to rebuild her life. As recent as two years ago, Tammi had a serious health scare that required heart surgery to receive a mechanical heart valve at the young age of forty-four. Drawing strength and perspective from her personal struggles, Tammi has learned to find her voice after years of secrecy, shame and suffering. Today, Tammi is a certified Life Coach and creative mentor providing useful tools, tips, support and encouragement to women who are seeking life transformation and growth. She is the owner and founder of Patina Inspired Life – a company with a mission to help bring other’s dreams, passions and purpose into fruition. To learn more about Patina Inspired Life, or to connect with Tammi, go to: Website: www.patinainspiredlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/patinainspiredlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/patinainspiredlife Email: tgunwall@patinainspiredlife.com

Melissa Peace Pumo is a certified transformational life coach and author of What Are You Craving? A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing the Life You Were Meant to Live. Her personal experience of life transformation led to her passion for teaching others that they have the power to create the life they crave. She is president of Peace Consulting Group and Constructive Learning Design, LLC. As a former public school educator, she worked with high needs elementary students where she found the power of transformation through meaningful relationships. She continues to teach through instructional coaching for educators, life coaching, and live events. Her latest passion is to help people create their own “life journey” groups. These are small groups, like book clubs, that people form to support one another in developing the lives they crave. She connects these groups from around the world through her website www.thelifewecrave.com and her Facebook page www.facebook.com/thelifewecrave. You can also find her at www.instagram.com/lifewecrave and you can email her at mpeacelifecoach@gmail.com. Melissa is married and has a blended family of four children. She splits her time between her home state of North Carolina and Virginia, where her husband resides. Melissa's Gem: My number one step in any journey is to create that quiet time and space because if you allow the noise of the world to continue to just bombard your brain, it’s very difficult to get clear and to be able to develop the skills that you need to combat those negative thoughts. You can make contact with Melissa through the links below Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/What-Are-Craving-…t+are+you+craving Website: www.thelifewecrave.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/thelifewecrave/

Woman Of Strength Podcast is for women who have a yearning deep in their soul to serve the world and cannot turn it off! You show up every day as your RAW (Real Authentic Wild) self! You see the journey of life as a place to learn, grow and love the essence of who you are! In this podcast amazing women from all over the world share their journey of strength, commitment and determination to live a purposeful life. This is episode 000 an introduction to WOS Podcast, part of the Raw Woman Project https://www.elephantjournal.com/2017/03/before-you-pursue-a-strong-woman-read-this/