E.23: What Laughter Teaches Us About Living & Dying

with Jennifer Mathews, MA

Episode Notes:

Death and laughter are not two words that we often string together, but Jen Mathews does a brilliant job of teaching how laughter, and in particular Laughter Yoga, is a therapeutic tool not just for life but for navigating the difficult experience of death and loss.

Jen touches on:

• What is Laughter Yoga and provides examples of its exercises

• Her personal stories of loss, how she moved through them and what she gained in perspective and insight about death

• Her workshop, “Laughing Matters: What Death Teaches Us About Living & Dying”

For more information on her workshop and to read her blog, you can go to her website: JenniferMathews.com

E.22: Money Traps & the Keys to Overcome Them

with Rev. Karen Russo

Episode Notes:

What if money is NOT the root of all evil and that in fact your relationship with money can be just as spiritual as going to church? What if your money issues are really faith issues?

Rev. Karen Russo talks about our relationship with money and the Divine as one and she presents 3 core money myths (or money traps) that keep many people stuck in their money woes. For each myth, she also presents a set of keys or practices to overcome them.

To learn more about Rev. Karen, her books and her work, you can go to her website: TheMoneyKeys.com

E.21: Part II - Healing the Body with Sound & Electricity

with Eileen Day McKusick

Episode Notes:

In this part of our conversation Eileen dives into specific topics, such as:

• How she detects depression and bipolar, and what she can do about it

• What group Biofield Tuning calls are like and why they work

• How most people carry shame and hate energy —whether they own it or they’re projecting it onto others

• What the emotion of hate does to the heart

• Autoimmune conditions and their link to self-love

• How the body exchanges information with the environment through water

• How many people view self-love and self-care as selfish and why that’s a distortion

To learn more about Eileen, find a Biofield Tuning practitioner or sign up for one of Eileen’s Biofield Tuning calls, you can go to her website.

E.20: Healing the Body with Sound & Electricity

with Eileen Day McKusick

Episode Notes:

Eileen talks about the immediate and direct effect of using sound frequencies to produce healing in the body. How Biofield Tuning can detect and shift different energy blocks, emotional patterns, and health issues.

Eileen touches on:

• How your energy field has different viscosities that can be detected and shifted with a tuning fork

• How different emotions can also be detected in the field

• You the energy field around you holds information about your memories

• How different sounds have positive or negative effects on the body

• How your body is truly an electrical entity and how your heart constantly broadcasts the different frequencies of what you’re feeling

To learn more about Eileen and Biofield Tuning, you can visit her website.

E.19: Finding Peace Within Your Stressful Life

with Dr. Steve Taubman

Episode Notes:

What if you can be both ambitious and maintain a peaceful zen-like detachment? What if your busy, stressful life can be your best spiritual practice?

In this episode we talk about the five-step strategy to become a buddha in your own life, as presented in Dr. Taubman's book Buddha In the Trenches. 

We cover strategies for cultivating both peace and razor focus through the most intense of challenges. Seeing your work and life as your spiritual practice. The power of silence, integrity, happiness first, and so much more.

For more information on Steve's work:

• Visit his website:  SteveTaubman.com 
• And you can find his book at: Buddha In The Trenches

E.18: Groovin' for Fitness & Positive Vibes

With Heather Winia

Episode Notes:

What if not only your workouts but ALL of your life could feel more joyful?

Heather Winia is not only an expert but a role model for living a life filled with play, fun and joy. She is a Master Trainer for the Groove Movement and she's also a health coach and fitness instructor. She shares her tips and inspiration for 'groovin' through all of life.

She also shared about her upcoming Groove retreat taking place in Vermont in October. You can find more information about Heather, the retreat and Groove through the following websites:

• Heather's website
• The Vermont Groove retreat - And Heather is offering a 10% discount for people who register by August 23rd
• Groove DVDs

E.17: Changing The Culture That Fosters Cancer

with Brooke Moen

Episode Notes:

What if cancer is not just the luck of the draw? What if there's a LOT about our culture that fosters cancer? Brooke's answers are sure to surprise you, as she does not go down the typical path you might expect.

With her personal cancer story & experience as a Chinese Medicine practitioner, Brooke presents a unique perspective on the ways in which our western culture fosters cancer. She gives us powerful insights into treatment & prevention, and why "fighting" cancer might be the wrong attitude.

Why she calls cancer "the great calling"... you won't want to miss it. 

To learn more, you can find Brooke through BrookeMoenAcupuncture.com

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.15: Conscious Uncoupling

with Hannah Caterino

Episode Notes:

Hannah Caterino, MA, MEd, is a Certified Conscious Uncoupling Coach. She facilitates for her clients the work of helping them navigate the healing process as created by Katherine Woodward Thomas, best selling author of the books Calling In The One, and Conscious Uncoupling. 

She talks about the five important stages in the Conscious Uncoupling work, which involve achieving emotional freedom, reclaiming personal power, reviewing one's identity, creating a new vision and renegotiating agreements. 

You can learn more about Hanna's work through her website. 

E.14: Revolutionizing What It Means To Be Human

with Aja Andromeda

Episode Notes:

What if there is more to us than meets the eye? Aja Andromeda presents how all human beings have capacities beyond those we typically recognize and utilize. She tells her story of awakening to the multidimensional aspects of herself and how we can all do the same through certain key practices. She speaks of how this opening to our multidimensionality enables us to heal more easily and create lives with greater joy and peace.

You can reach her through her website:  MultidimensionalU.com and subscribe both to her weekly messages and her weekly live meditation for her Facebook group.

E.13: Worthiness, Love & Self-Acceptance: Keys To Healing The "Incurable"

with Tanya Penny

Episode Notes:

After dealing with anxiety, depression, pain and other health issues for over 25 years, in 2004 Tanya Penny was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She now considers herself 100% healed.

She tells us about the deeper work that is necessary for profound healing. We talked about how challenging it is to consider self-acceptance when dealing with health issues that we really want to overcome and what are some of the core practices that Tanya engaged in to heal herself, which she now teaches to her clients.

To learn more about Tanya, you can reach her through her website.  

Access Tanya's free gift:  You can download Tanya's Vibrant Body & Abundant Life Starter Kit here; it includes her Ten Keys Blueprint Guide, an audio lesson, and a 30-minute guided Therapeutic Meditation Practice. 

E.12: The Art of Money

with Bari Tessler

Episode Notes:

What if old money stories are keeping you from creating a healthier financial reality for yourself? What if budgeting and learning to manage money doesn't have to be boring, dry or scary? And what if a three-tiered approach to budgeting could help you move towards living the life you want to live?

Financial therapist, coach, author and teacher, Bari Tessler talks about her Art of Money methodology which is the core of her work in The Art Of Money year-long program and her book, The Art of Money: A Life-changing Guide To Financial Happiness.

With her characteristic warmth, Bari walks us through the three core stages of her work: Money Healing, Money Practice and Money Maps; and she talks about the unique aspects of her work and why it is so effective. 

To learn more about Bari, you can go to her website and you can also purchase her book on Amazon.  

E.11: Surviving & Thriving Through the Dark Night of the Soul

with Cora Poage

Episode notes:

Cora vulnerably and bravely talks about her recent "dark night of the soul" experience, and she presents us with a list of simple practices to help us navigate the dark times in life. Among some of the practices she presents and explains: Presence, Breathing, Self-honesty, Morning practice, Reaching out for support, and so much more. 

The books that Cora mentioned at the end are: How Much Does Your Soul Weigh? and A New Earth. 

And so much more! You can find Cora through her website: CoraPoage.com

E.10: Creating Workspaces That Bring Out Your Brilliance

with Judith Tamarah

Episode Notes:

Is your office supporting or hindering your best work? In this episode we talk about simple changes to your workspace so you feel surrounded with the qualities that bring out your brilliance, your best work and career success.

Judith walks us through simple steps to help us figure out the smallest of changes we can make that will produce big results in how our space works for us. 

She talks about 3 magical things that happen when you create a space that is beautiful to you, and how when we our current spaces resemble the spaces of our childhood, we typically repeat patterns from our childhood/our family.

To find our more about Judith's work, you can find her on her website.

E.09: Changing Your Money Stories

with Colin Ryan

Episode Notes:

Are your money stories helping or hurting you? Have you even payed attention to the story you keep telling yourself about you and money? What if you could start telling a different story?

Colin brings his stand-up comedy and storytelling skills to teach people how to create new skills in the personal finances, and therefore start creating a new story about money. We talked about the collective shame around money and how secrecy around our money mistakes serves to perpetuate money woes and money shame. We also talked about the first step in changing your money story.

Colin's new book is called, A Comedic Guide to Money. It's a great resource for parents to help them start having conversations with their kids about money.

You can find more about Colin and book him for a talk at your company, school or library through his website.

E.08: Unlocking The Flow of Your Health

with Dr. Travis Elliott

Episode notes:

What if a SINGLE drop of your blood could tell you EVERYTHING you need to know about your health at this very moment? AND dictate what is the first priority to focus on?

Dr. Travis Elliott, Naturopathic Physician tells us about how adding Bio-Resonance Analysis (BAH) to his practice allowed him to make two HUGE advances in his treatment of patients:

1. He is now able to incorporate energy medicine into his many (already successful) physiological treatments from functional medicine.
2. Hw can create completely customize treatment plans for every single patient, that are based on diagnostics of the most important priorities in their unique experience.

Travis tells us how no two people are the same, and even if their symptoms seem the same, the causes and their complete picture of health will be radically different and needs to be tackled differently. 

You can find Dr. Elliott's practice through his website. 

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.06: Recognizing & Shifting Negative Thinking

with Nicole Weiss

Episode Notes:

Are you unconsciously a glass half-empty person? Nicole Weiss talks about learning to spot and begin to shift negative thoughts that keep you from achieving and doing the things you want. She presents the concept of thinking "possible" rather than thinking positive, and why affirmations can be too big of a jump. 

You can find Nicole through her website: Nicole C. Weiss 

E.05: What If Your Workouts Are Killing Your Progress?

with Dave Smith

Episode Notes:

Dave talks to us about the downside of HIT (High Intensity Interval Training) and why it might not be right for everyone. He shares insights and stories that illustrate how HIIT can result in weight-loss plateaus, and even worse, cause injuries. 

He also talks about an alternate approach, LISS (Low Intensity Steady State) and how a combination of both types within a workout session can lead to maximum results. His Low-Intensity Fat-Loss program (LIFL) is a plug-and-play tool you can purchase.

• Learn more about Dave's approach to weight-loss and fitness at: MakeYourBodyWork.com 

• Check out his special Low Intensity Fat Loss program 

E.04: Writing Your Way Home

With Stella Orange, Copywriter 

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Episode Notes:

Stella Orange talks about writing as a powerful tool to discover our voice, our inner landscapes, and unleash the hero that lives within each of us.

We also talked about the transformative power of viewing our own lives through the lens of the hero’s journey.

Stella also has wonderful suggestions for creating a writing practice that is as essential to our wellbeing as any other form of self-care.

• Learn more about Stella's Writing Your Way workshop
• You can find Stella's copywriting and marketing services on her website