E.62: The Power of Appreciation & Sharing Our Feelings

with Robyn Spizman

Episode Notes:

Best-selling author and media personality, Robyn Spizman, shares insights and tips from her latest book, Loving Our Loud: The Power of a Kind Word: 

• The importance of slowing down to be present with those around us...

• Don't know what to say to share your appreciation? The importance of paying attention and being specific...

• The ripple effect of spreading gratitude...

• How to teach kids to share appreciation...

• Inspiring your partner to love out loud...

You can find all of Robyn’s books on her website: www.RobynSpizman.com

E.59: Race, Family, Drugs & Other Life Challenges

with Carla Rachel Sameth

Episode Notes:

Carla Rachel Sameth talks about what she's learned from living through:

• Multiple miscarriages, fertility treatments and tumultuous relationships...

• Being a lesbian, jewish mom to her African-Jewish son in Los Angeles...

• Having her nose broken by an LA Police officer and spending 8 hours in custody because she struggled to find her subway ticket in her bag…

• Having “the talk” with her black son about how to behave when the police show up…

• The terror of having a teenage son gripped by drug-addiction...

Carla's memoir, One Day On The Gold Line, is available now: https://carlasameth.com/books/

E.55: Rebuilding Life After Total Loss

with Karen Auvinen

Episode Notes:

Award-winning poet and author Karen Auvinen tells us about her new memoir, Rough Beauty: Forty Seasons of Mountain Living.

• How she lost everything when her cabin burnt to ashes...

• The role of Elvis, her husky in her life...

• Finding love unexpectedly... and where that went...

• How resistance makes all of life harder…

Her book Rough Beauty is a captivating, beautiful read and it’s available now.

E.52: From Suffering to Peace

with Mark Coleman

Episode Notes:

Author and mindfulness teacher of 20+ years, Mark Coleman, presents to us the vast and profound ways in which mindfulness can transform our lives. From our experience within our body, to cultivating the mind, to creating peace in the heart, and navigating our interactions with the outside world with awareness. 

He touched on…

• Peace to the Mind: Transforming judgment, self-criticism, comparison, and dissatisfaction.

• Peace to the Heart: Learning to let be and let go. Allowing the "dark night of the soul" to transform us and open us.

• Peace with the Outer World: How to practice radical acceptance in our relationships. Cultivating a relationship and a consistent practice of communing with nature.

• Peace within our Body: How mindfulness brings us into full embodiment and awareness of all our experiences.

 His book, From Suffering to Peace: The True Promise of Mindfulness is available online and also on his website MarkColeman.org

E.50: Miracles In Small Acts of Kindness

with Laura Schroff

Episode Notes:

Laura Schroff is the author of a memoir about the course of events that took place when an 11 year-old boy asked her for spare change because he was hungry. The story of the relationship the ensues is captured in her book, An Invisible Thread, #1 New York Times Best Seller for 39 weeks in 2011, and now released in a young readers' version. Laura's is the story of the life-changing power of small acts of kindness.

Her award-winning books are available at bookstores and online, and also through her website: http://lauraschroff.com

E.49: Finding Joy After Tragedy

with Belinda Farrell

Episode Notes:

Overcoming the tragedy of her son's suicide, losing all of her money in a Ponzi scheme, and healing herself from incapacitating back injuries, Belinda Farrell is a powerful voice for resiliency and the human ability to find joy even after adversity. She shares:

• An ancient Huna chant for clearing dark energy

• How Huna (ancient Hawaii) healing helped her heal her back.

• The practice of Ho'Oponopono, Cutting cords and what that does.

• Reconnective Healing

Her book, Find Your Friggin Joy, is available online. 

E.40: Being a Man in the Post #metoo World

with Robert Kandell

Episode Notes:

Robert Kandell, author of the book Unhidden: A Book for Men & Those Confused by Them, talks about:

• How men can learn to live unhidden and be the best expression of masculinity.

• How we collectively can participate in raising all boys to be men of integrity.

• When a man knows his behaviors have not been 100% on the up-and-up, what he can do about it.

• How by speaking their truths, women help men learn about being in relationship with them.

• How we can gradually dismantle predatory behaviors in our cultures by taking responsibility, naming abuse, and empowering ourselves to overcome our place of victimization.

E.38: The Art of Listening to Your Inner Diagnostics

with Sharon Roemmel

Episode notes:

Tapping into the wisdom inside us.

• Understanding how your body communicates & the various ways in which you can access its messages.

• Noticing what strengthens us and what depletes us.

• To learn more about Sharon’s work, you can visit her website: Practically Enlightened You

Guided Meditation Gift:

Sharon has a free guided meditation for you to download. Access it here.

E.32: Forgiveness: The Key to Healing & Thriving

with Morella Devost

Episode Notes:

Morella talks about forgiveness:

• The misconceptions around forgiveness that make it hard to forgive

• A new definition of forgiveness that makes it more accessible

• The process to free ourselves from pain, resentment, shame and/or guilt (aka. arriving at complete forgiveness)

Do you have thoughts or questions about forgiveness that you’d like to discuss with me? Do you need help forgiving someone or something? Is there something you haven’t been able to let go of?

Feel free to reach out, I’d be delighted to speak with you.

E.31: Creating Heaven On Earth: The Scientific Proof

with Bruce H. Lipton, PhD

Episode Notes:

Bruce Lipton, PhD, best-selling author of The Biology of Belief, Spontaneous Evolution and The Honeymoon Effect, and former professor and researcher at the medical schools of The University of Wisconsin and Stanford University, shares the scientific proof (and the good news) that we each have the power to create heaven on earth.

In this powerful conversation, Bruce touches on:

• The scientific evidence that: (1) we are not at the mercy of our genes, (2) evolution is not random or slow, and (3) mind/spirit and matter are not separate

• How these myths keep us believing ourselves powerless

• How we can reclaim our power to shape our health AND the reality around us

You can find Bruce’s books and upcoming events on his website: BruceLipton.com

E.30: Inspiring & Empowering Teens

with Adam Bunting

Episode Notes:

Adam Bunting, the very well loved and respected principal at CVU High School talks about helping teenagers thrive. He touches on:

• Helping teens connect their own gifts, roles, and purpose so they can be co-creators of their learning and feel empowered.

• The 5 elements of transformational learning experiences

• What personalized learning can do for teenagers

• Read Adam’s article on personalized learning in Edutopia and find his recommended resources on the CVU website.

E.29: Raising Conscious Children

with Seth Braun

Episode Notes:

Raising conscious children requires parents making conscious choices. In this episode we discuss:

• The downside of enrolling kids in every extracurricular activity and the ONE thing that is a greater predictor of their success later in life.

• How to be a steward parent rather than a controlling one

• The role of reading and quality stories to assist in the development of the child both in terms of vocabulary and also for life-coping skills.

• The catastrophic impact of the dumbing down of vocabulary and story.

• To learn more about Seth’s book and support its publication: Miniecello & The Knights of Valor

E.16: Knowing If It's Time to Exit Marriage & How To Do It Gracefully

with Sunny Joy McMillan

Episode Notes:

Sunny Joy McMillan lived through 12 years in a high-conflict divorce but was able to create a wonderful, healed, close friendship with her ex. She talks about the teachings in her book Unhitched: How to unstick your bad marriage, and how to know whether it's time to stay or go. During our conversation we touched on:

• The difference between the small self that is hurt and resentful, vs. the Wise Authentic Self that knows your truth. 
• How to move towards a clear knowing of what is right for you at any point in time
• "The Ugly Dirty Letter" and "The Cosmic Rewrite"
• What your marriage can teach you about you, and finding the blessing even in the worst of marriages

Go to this page to get a free copy of Sunny's book, Unhitched: Unstick Your Bad Marriage. 

E.07: Stop Being a "Good Girl" and Get What You Want

with Marcia Baczynski

Episode Notes:

Is your perfectionism, your people pleasing and your lack of boundaries affecting your relationship? 

In this episode, Marcia tells us about the Good Girl archetype and what are some of the problems it creates for women. She also presents to us strategies for beginning to implement boundaries, eliminate tolerations, and learn to ask for what we want. Really good stuff! 

• You can download Marcia's eBook on her website: Good Girl Recovery eBook
• And you can learn more about Marcia and get her support through her website: Asking For What You Want

E.03: Mastermind Parenting

With Randi Rubenstein, Author, Parent Coach

Join the launch party!! Go to iTunes, subscribe + rate + review this podcast and you'll be entered to win amazing prizes.  Once you've subscribed + rated + reviewed, send me a quick email to know you've done it.

I can't wait to send some goodies your way!

Episode Notes:

Parenting coach & author Randi Rubenstein joins us to talk about her extraordinary parenting strategies, stories from her own experiences with her kids, her clients' breakthroughs in parenting, and ideas for effective communication with kids of all ages.

Randi spoke about the power of empathy in parenting, and how parents often fail to empathize and therefore deprive their kids of not only being witnessed but also of the opportunity to resolve some conflict by themselves.

POWERFUL stuff! 

• Get a copy of Randi's book:  The Parent Gap
• Check out her podcast: Mastermind Parenting

E.01: About this podcast ~ turning challenges around to thrive in every dimension of life

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When you subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, rate it and give us a quick review, you'll be entered to win products form Pure|Energy Apothecary and gifts from our guests. 

It's only 3 steps and they take less than a minute:

1. Go to Podcasts in iTunes & search for Thrive With Morella. 
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   2. Rate us using the stars & leave  a quick review
3. Send me a quick email to let me know you've done it. Done! I'll get back to you and update you on the gifts we're sending out.

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Episode notes:

What if you're meant to thrive in every area of your life?

In this opening episode of the podcast I share with you why I've come to believe we are all meant to thrive, and that we can transform every dimension of our lives ~ from our health, to our career, our finances, our relationships and beyond.

I also tell you why I've decided to launch the podcast.

Let me know what you think in the comments and if you're liking the podcast, please do subscribe + rate + review on iTunes. It helps the podcast to be found by others.