In 1830, the Blessed Mother appeared to St. Catherine Labouré, a French nun, and asked the sister to create what has come to be known as The Miraculous Medal, a sacramental that holds a special place in the heart of many Catholics. The Miraculous Medal was originally called the Medal of the Immaculate Conception. Because of the numerous accounts of miracles by those who wore it, people began to call it the Miraculous Medal, and the name stuck. The medal is also called the Medal of Our Lady of Gr...
Dec 12, 2023•46 min
"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you made me welcome, lacking clothes and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to see me," Jesus speaks to his disciples on the Mount of Olives. (Matthew 25, 31-46) The Corporal works of Mercy give Christians a model of what we are called to do— t o treat others as if they are Christ in disguise. In this podcast, host Maryann Ridini Spencer summarizes The Corporal Acts of M...
Dec 01, 2023•46 min
While juggling our busy family and work lives is important, it’s essential to think of not just our “material world” but our “souls” and the “spiritual aspects” of our lives. I know that when it comes to my prayer life, it’s best to put myself on a routine. For example – I’ve found that I’m consistent in my prayer life when I pray first thing in the morning and as the last thing I do before I go to bed; if I’m able to fit in prayer mid-day, that works, but my times are morning and evening. I’ve ...
Nov 18, 2023•6 min•Ep. 2
On June 24, 1981, the Feast of John the Baptist, the Blessed Mother Mary first appeared to a local children in Medjugorjie, a town located in the Her-zeg-ovina region of Bosnia, not far from the border of Croatia. Our Lady appeared delivered to the world a message of peace and conversion through prayer and fasting. Listen to THE MYSTICAL ROSE: The Five Stones of Medjugorje. Visit: MaryannRidiniSpencer.com Visit: Simply Delicious Living Podcasts...
Nov 07, 2023•5 min•Ep. 1
From The Writer's Pantry, in a recent AUTHOR TALK interview, Host Maryann Ridini Spencer spoke with Author, Film, and TV Producer Sherry Halperin about her latest novel, Mistress Molly and Her Senior Sex Club. Sherry invites the reader into the comical, interconnected lives of four fabulous youthful, vibrant, "older" women in her book. To quote Dr. Dale Atkins, Psychologist, Author, Lecturer, and Media Commentator: "With tenderness and humor, Sherry confronts aging well by exploring loneliness, ...
May 19, 2023•46 min
On Thursday, May 18, 2023, 1:00 PM Pacific, Author Maryann Ridini Spencer held a FACEBOOK LIVE AUTHOR TALK Roundtable from the Writer's Pantry discussing "It's All About Showing Up: The Power is in the Asking Volume 2 " by Dr. Robbie Motter . The book is an Anthology of heartfelt stories written by 64 authors, including additional Author Talk panelists Barbara A. Berg, Madeline Plate , Charmaine Summers, and Kay Sheffield . "It's All About Showing Up" shows how implementing important mantras can...
May 18, 2023•32 min
Every day we have to make decisions about our lives — how we want to live, what we’d like to do, how to respond in a confrontation or revelation…the list goes on. Speaker, Counselor, and Author of “Decision Time: How Strength-Based Decision Making Changes Everything,” Stone Love Faure is the guest for this podcast and shares her tips for making decisions from strength and living your best life. Visit Stone at: https://www.decisiontimestonelove.com Maryann Ridini Spencer hosts the Award-Winning S...
Jul 14, 2021•21 min
Living a busy and productive life often comes with moments of anxiety and stress. So, how can you release tension and find your center? Simply, Delicious Living host Maryann Ridini Spencer shares some of her go-to recipes for creating calm. Visit Maryann's Award-Winning Blog at Maryann Ridini Spencer.com and navigate to the Simply Delicious Living Blog Tab! Visit the Simply Delicious Living Author Talk Podcasts Visit Maryann Ridini Spencer's AMAZON Author Page...
Jan 15, 2021•7 min
Barbara Cowan Berg, licensed clinical therapist and author of "What to do when life is driving you crazy," "How to Escape the No-Win Trap," and the "Ring Shui" series, talks to Simply Delicious Living host Maryann Ridini Spencer. Barbara shares her tips about how we can usher in more love, joy, balance, and abundance into our lives. Visit Barbara at barbaraberg.com. Visit Maryann's Award-Winning Blog at Maryann Ridini Spencer.com and navigate to the Simply Delicious Living Blog Tab! Visit the Si...
Jan 08, 2021•11 min
In this Simply Delicious Living segment "Coping Tips for times of Stress, Change, Crisis, & Covid-19," host Maryann Ridini Spencer speaks with DorotheaHealing.com's Doris Muna, an Energy Healer, Author, and Teacher, about coping strategies dealing with stress, change, crisis, and the Covid-19 pandemic. Visit Maryann's Award-Winning Blog at Maryann Ridini Spencer.com and navigate to the Simply Delicious Living Blog Tab! Visit the Simply Delicious Living Author Talk Podcasts Visit Maryann Ridi...
Dec 30, 2020•18 min
In Southern California, a beautiful sprawling green lawn isn’t always the “smart” eco-friendly choice.In this Sustainability Now News Interview Cari Vega , owner of A Smart Garden in Downtown Ventura, shares some ideas on how to create a lush, water wise landscape planting climate appropriate plants that offer a variety of color and beauty. Visit: ASmartGarden.com Sustainability Now News...
Aug 06, 2018•11 min
“Making a difference one bottle at a time” is The Refill Shoppe’s motto. Owner of the bath, body, home, and clean shop located in downtown Ventura, Michelle Stevens, had an ah-ha moment thanks to a pretty olive oil bottle. LISTEN to this Sustainability Now News interview. Michelle talks with host Maryann Ridini Spencer about her sustainable lifestyle and eco-friendly business practices. Find out more about The Refill Shoppe . Learn more about Sustainability Now News . LIKE & Visit us on Face...
Jul 15, 2018•10 min
"A Smart Garden" is many things — organic, drought-tolerant, sustainable, low-maintenance, planted with native plants, and so much more. A Smart Garden's Cari Vega joins Sustainability Now News to talk about exactly what a smart garden is! LISTEN to Sustainability Now News reported by Maryann Ridini Spencer on KPPQ 104.1 FM RADIO in Ventura. Read Sustainability Now News in the Ventura Breeze. Find out more at SustainabilityNowNews.com ....
Jul 04, 2018•8 min
On Saturday, June 16, 2018, The City of Ventura Community Development Department and Environmental Sustainability Division presented Ventura Strong Re-Builds Green Expo . Sustainability Now News listened in on some of the workshops and spoke to green vendors who offered their tips on how to keep sustainable. LISTEN to Sustainability Now News reported by Maryann Ridini Spencer on KPPQ 104.1 FM RADIO in Ventura. Read Sustainability Now News in the Ventura Breeze....
Jun 19, 2018•6 min
The City of Ventura Community Development Department and the Environmental Sustainability Division partners to present Ventura Strong Re-Builds Green Expo Saturday, June 16, 11am-3:00pm at Ventura City Hall, 501 Poli Street. Environmental Sustainability Supervisor Courtney Lindberg joins us to share more about this important event. Find out more about the Ventura Strong Re-Builds Green Expo at cityofventura.ca.gov LISTEN to Sustainability Now News reported by Maryann Ridini Spencer on KPPQ 104.1...
Jun 14, 2018•5 min
Every year, one Saturday morning a month except for December, City of Ventura and Ventura Water hold FREE Gardening Classes offering informative lectures and Q&As. Topics range from smart controllers, to how to install an ocean-friendly landscape, and everything A to Z from designing, establishing and maintaining water-wise landscapes and balanced garden eco-systems. At a recent event at A Smart Garden in Downtown Ventura, Toro Company's Scott Donoho shares some great tips on what the averag...
Jun 11, 2018•4 min
We all have an impact on water quality! How? Sustainability Now News Host Maryann Ridini Spencer shares some valuable tips to help you save money and save the environment! Find out more about Sustainability Now News when you Visit Maryann's Award-Winning Website and Simply Delicious Living Blog at MaryannRidiniSpencer.com or SimplyDeliciousLiving.com Sustainability Now News is broadcast on Television and Radio (KPPQ Radio 104.1 FM Ventura)....
Mar 25, 2018•5 min
"Caution," "Danger," "Poison," "Keep Out of Reach of Children," "Toxic," — We've all read these words on traditional cleaning product labels that we purchase off the store shelf. While exposure to harsh chemicals can potentially irritate our skin and burn our eyes, the long-term exposure and subsequent health consequences can be significant. Even products labeled "all natural" or "Biodegradable" may not always be safe. In this Simply Delicious Living segment host, Maryann Ridini Spencer shares s...
Feb 27, 2018•5 min
What do you do when you're feeling blah and need a boost? In this Simply Delicious Living PODCAST Maryann Ridini Spencer shares some of her favorite mood boosters. *** Visit MaryannRidiniSpencer.com or AlohaWriter.com and navigate to the Simply Delicious Living Blog Tab.
Jan 22, 2018•5 min
In this Simply Delicious Living PODCAST with Maryann Ridini Spencer, Maryann shares her top FIVE Body, Mind, Spirit TIPS for 2018! Check out Maryann's Novel, "Lady in the Window," at Barnes and Noble or Amazon. Find out more about Maryann's novel at: MaryannRidiniSpencer.com FREE, SECURE SIGN up for Maryann's Simply Delicious Living Magazine & other healthy living news, CLICK HERE. Visit Maryann at MaryannRidiniSpencer.com or SimplyDeliciousLiving.com...
Jan 06, 2018•7 min
Food waste is a major concern presenting a serious challenge to our natural resources. According to The US Food & Drug Administration Between 30-40% of the food produced in the US goes uneaten (as much as 20 pounds of food per person each month, which equates to $165 billion in food waste annually). What can you do to prevent food waste? Listen to this Simply Delicious Living segment hosted by Maryann Ridini Spencer. Visit: Maryann's Award-Winning Simply Delicious Living Blog at MaryannRidin...
Dec 22, 2017•21 min
NAWBO member, Lauren Jayne, president of Xibeo, an Oxnard-based WBENC certified company specializing in custom and portable trade show exhibit solutions, founded her company with partner Theron Whitney in 2001. Operating out of a living room after a three-year stint at another firm, Jayne, then a single mother of two, and her partner Whitney grew this humble start-up to become a multi-million dollar success, serving clients locally, nationally, and worldwide. In this Simply Delicious Living Podc...
Mar 27, 2017•15 min
Whether you run your own business, or work as an employee for a company or organization, change is a certain guaranteed inevitability. You might be involved in a merger and acquisition, perhaps there’s a shift in management, maybe you’ve been downsized or a client decides not to renew their contract with your company. Rather than stress out and predict doom, NAWBO Ventura Board Member and Certified Business Change & Transition Coach Fern Perusse-Filzen, offers tips, techniques, and strategie...
Feb 20, 2017•15 min
Creating memorable marketing campaigns, engaging graphic designs and branded, dynamic copy is what Elaine Hollifield , Creative Consultant, Copywriter and President of Hollifield Creative and NAWBO Ventura’s President Elect (2016-2017 term), excels in. Hollifield, who has spearheaded advertising and marketing campaigns for well-known advertising agencies and major corporations as well as her own company, has garnered a wealth of experience working with such major corporations as: Nissan Dealers,...
Jan 19, 2017•13 min
On Saturday mornings, when you tune in to award-winning talk radio station 1590 KVTA from 6:00-8:00am, you’ll hear positive, life-affirming talk from the “Brighter Side” with Kim Pagano on her popular show, “The Kim Pagano Show.” With the mission of entertaining (and educating!) her loyal audience; Kim delves into any topic, with the exception of religion and politics, offering her listeners a wide array of guests from business owners, authors and members of the community, to educators, doctors,...
Dec 19, 2016•17 min
Smart business is simple business is what NAWBO member and successful Business Development Expert and Speaker Mary Cravets realized when she was faced with a health crisis that prompted her to re-evaluate how she was running her business. Rather than crumble and let her business suffer, Mary turned a negative into a positive by changing business systems and strategies, which led to some fantastic discoveries! No longer did she need to work around the clock and on weekends. Furthermore, her devel...
Nov 21, 2016•17 min
In this Simply Delicious Living PODCAST, Host Maryann Ridini Spencer speaks with Jill Friedman, the 2016 Legacy Award Winner and NAWBO Ventura Board Member about her advocacy for women and women's issues. *** Jill Friedman, NAWBO Ventura Board Member and a successful civil litigation attorney dedicated to social justice and the advancement of women and minorities in the legal profession, receives the “Legacy Award” from Women Lawyers of Ventura County (WLVC) at its annual dinner on September 15,...
Aug 22, 2016•13 min
Are you living the life you’ve always envisioned? If you could, would you like to make any changes to your current personal or work situation? Do you ever wonder about what steps you can take to design your own charmed life? In this Simply Delicious Living PODCAST hosted by Maryann Ridini Spencer, Linda Drevenstedt, MS , an insightful life coach, speaker, NAWBO Ventura member, and author of “ Life Path by Design, Coach Yourself to Your Own Charmed Life,” (Crescendo Publishing, LLC/2016), shares ...
Jul 25, 2016•13 min
On Friday, April 1, 2016 NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) Ventura County is presenting the 17th Annual BRAVO AWARDS Celebrating Outstanding Women in Business and Leadership at a special luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Serra Center in Camarillo, CA. In this Simply Delicious Living PODCAST host Maryann Ridini Spencer talks with the President of NAWBO Ventura County, Dr. Janis Shinkawa and President-Elect Brenda Terzian about this year's winners and event! To take ...
Feb 26, 2016•15 min
In this Simply Delicious Living Podcast, Maryann Ridini Spencer shares how to create “Abundant Living NOW.” “Growing up, my mother always taught my brothers, sister and I how to visualize what we wanted to achieve. She was a great believer in positive thinking and affirming good. You create your life with what you think and believe. So dare to dream and live your passion.” – Maryann Ridini Spencer Listen to this uplifting and informative podcast for another Simply Delicious Joyous Living inspira...
Jun 04, 2015•18 min
