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Train Your Brain, Claim Your Power

Susan Sheraykopodcasters.spotify.com
This program is about training your brain to claim your power so you can optimize your life. Why? Because everything begins with a thought and how you think determines your results. You create what you want, starting with the thoughts you have and the words you speak. You have within you the power to handle whatever life throws your way, achieve the lifestyle of your dreams, and enjoy everyday life in the process. Start by recognizing the pillars that sustain a well lived life -- our mindset, health, finances, resilience, preparedness, relationships and community involvement.
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Noah St. John Shares the Secret Sauce to a 7-Figure Lifestyle

Noah St. John has been a personal mentor of mine starting a decade ago. This latest of his books offers numerous secrets to get the outcomes you want in life. And they are all solid coaching techniques. He teaches us how to leverage the four focus factors that can make or break our success. It's not just theory. The book is filled with exercises and questions to facilitate your progress throughout. Noah wants you to have your breakthrough!

Apr 11, 202337 minSeason 4Ep. 418

Dawn Weyand Coaches Pregnant Women Even Those in Prison

Author and fitness specialist Dawn Weyand helps women stay physically fit throughout their pregnancies. What she discovered is that it is far more challenging to work with pregnant prisoners within the penal system.

Apr 07, 202331 minSeason 4Ep. 417

Jennifer Cochern Talks About Alignment

Jennifer Cochern developed her own system that evolved out of her personal experiences. She describes this process in her book "Alignment: Move From Internal Chaos to Clarity." Using stories, Jennifer shares the ways to apply the A-B-C's that is easily relatable to everyone's life.

Mar 20, 202325 minSeason 4Ep. 416

Author Eve Strongheart Talks About Childhood Abuse and Recovery

Eve Strongheart shares the underlying traumas that are captured in "The Woman Next Door" and "The Black Sheep: A Survivor's Story of Recovery. These stories are drawn from her personal experience. She wrote these books for her own healing when working with first responders she realized that their traumas triggered and exasperated her own memories of life growing up and into her marriage. Eve holds an MA in Counselling. She works with First Responders - military, psychiatric nurses, police who su...

Mar 10, 202334 minSeason 4Ep. 415

Gary Benoit's Book Highlights His Own First Responder Adversity Story and How He Overcame It

When police officer Gary Benoit went through an officer involved shooting, it was a turning point to his entire life. He almost lost his wife and family. Over a little over 4 years, he examined his life, his relationships and what he could do to heal the personal issues he'd been holding in for years. He had all the issues of PTSD. With a new mindset, his marriage healed and they began to work together to help other first responders overcome adversity as well as they explored 7 key areas of life...

Feb 14, 202337 minSeason 4Ep. 414

Jason Thompson is Entertainer and Inspirateur

What a fun time I had chatting with Jason Thompson. He's a comedian and philosopher. Trained in the clergy, he left to explore a broader philosophy and found a home entertaining with his stand up and impersonations. I was able to catch him in Australia while visiting family there. However, you can find him performing in California where he makes his home.

Jan 30, 202329 minSeason 4Ep. 413

Mardria Williams Recommends "When Sorrow Comes My Way, I Look Up"

When Jesus taught, he shared stories - what we call parables. And to this day, one of the most effective ways to teach is to do with a story that is an example of what people do to get through life events. For Mardria, she looks up for spiritual support and her book "When Sorrow Comes My Way, I Look Up" is a presentation of the stepping stones that enable us to move from our life trials to our goals. She learned about this through going through loss on several occasions - as an 11 year old, as a...

Jan 24, 202326 minSeason 4Ep. 411

The Value of Transformational Principles for Business Building

Stacey Berger uses her business building background, combined with transformational principles to help individuals prevent burnout by balancing their lives. If you are burning the candle at both ends and suffering physically as a result, you will want to hear her story. Also, one of the techniques she finds valuable involves storytelling. We all have our own stories and there are others that are archetypal. For instance, animals don't live our lives, but it's in their nature to exemplify lessons...

Dec 31, 202221 minSeason 4Ep. 411

Guide Uma Girish Explains Human Design

When we first met Uma Girish, she had just written her book "Losing Amma, Finding Home: A Memoir About Love, Loss and Life's Detours." Uma had become a grief guide when she lost her mother, and hosted a podcast "The Grammar of Grief" for some time. Then she became aware of Human Design and has gone on to become a Human Design Guide where she helps individuals discover (or remember) who they have come here to be. The system is a blend of ancient wisdom, astrology, Jewish Kabbala, modern quantum c...

Dec 23, 202245 minSeason 4Ep. 410

Sara Hathaway is a Powerhouse in Environmental Fiction and Education

Sara Hathaway is the author of the 8 Part "Changing Earth" series. Nothing dry here. There is plenty of sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll to catch your interest. She's taken some of her survival stories to create radio dramas or you can catch her podcast "Survival: Fiction and Facts." She is active in the Prepper Broadcasting Network and, at times, is taking issue with some environmental solutions being touted. In particular, she sees problems with solar batteries that can only be created by strip minin...

Dec 23, 202226 minSeason 4Ep. 409

Grief Recovery Specialist Pat Acklie-Roth Discusses Working Through Grief Herself and with Others

Pat Acklie-Roth spent much of her life as the owner of a dressmaker business in Nebraska, however, in 2014, she began a course of study that has added a new dimension to her life. Soon she was working mornings as a seamstress and coaching in the afternoons. She found the love of her life with whom she spent his last 6 1/2 years. That's the point where she got involved in grief recovery. Now, she coaches privately and in groups, and speaking for churches and other organizations on the topic of 61...

Dec 23, 202232 minSeason 4Ep. 408

Stories About Finding One's Greatness by Paul Fischetti

Paul Fischett has published three novels. These stories are generational, drawn from his family's legacy as immigrants and sports figures. The third, Miss Pretty Please, introduces the feminine contribution to the stories with a more futurist exposition. Paul describes his books as fun, exciting and "soft inspirational." They are "Hot in August," "The Safety", and "Miss Pretty Please." He'd like people to realize they don't have to be superstars. They can do great things as everyday people, supp...

Dec 17, 202233 minSeason 4Ep. 407

From Three Left Feet to Transcendance

Benjamin Blackett began his journey from three left feet to Transcendance while a theatre major in college. Along the way, he began to develop his intuition, evolving into a Transcendance facilitator. On this call, you will not only get to understand what Transcendance is, you will also receive a very special offer from Benjamin to experience it for yourself.

Dec 16, 202231 minSeason 4Ep. 406

PW the Poet is your Cyrano de Bergerac

Have you ever struggled to declare your love for someone special? PW the Poet has found a way to make the process more comfortable. She has written poems designed for you to read aloud to your love, especially on those days when your own words elude you.

Dec 07, 202226 minSeason 4Ep. 404

Alice Parker Takes Us Across the Decades with "Choices, Changes & Friends"

Alice Parker grew up in the years when women's rights were just beginning to be discussed and explored. In those days, women were willing to experiment with totally new ideas of what was possible for them. And Alice was doing just that with her friends. It's a coming of a new age novel.

Dec 06, 202237 minSeason 4Ep. 405

Rebuilding Your Life Radio Mihailo Subotic

The idea for Mihailo Subotic's legacy book "2 Paycheques Away: Heads and Tales of the Downtown Eastside" developed while he was participating in photographing charity haircuts in Vancouver. The book became a way to raise money for 2PaychequesAway.org. These books are available at BooksbyMihailo.com, Apple Books, Google and Amazon.

Oct 27, 202225 minSeason 3Ep. 350

Marilyn Barry discusses the way to bring Heaven to Earth now

Author Marilyn Barry triangle meditated with psychosynthesist trainer Vivian King for two years prior to her death and continued for 11 years after. The other partners in the triangle meditations were able to corroborate their mutual experiences and have documented the experience in the book, "Viva." The descriptions of life in Heaven, the progressive journey one undertakes, and the guidance shared on how to bring Heaven to Earth now make this a powerful volume.

Oct 24, 202241 minSeason 4Ep. 402

For Steven Sego, There are Only Two Churches: God and Evil

Steven Sego discusses writes about only two churches: good and evil. He answers basic questions such as who is God, when is He coming back? His views are based on the Book of Mormon. His purpose is to help people live in ways so that they can keep these two kingdoms separate.

Oct 10, 202235 minSeason 4Ep. 400

Duane Haynes Knows God Wants You "To Flourish"

Duane Haynes fell from a high dive when he was 12 years old. He went into a coma, went to heaven, and met God. He was told, "Go back and show them the way home." And that's exactly what he has done. His poems are meant to be read aloud. Even in his interview, he is sharing a message for readers and listeners alike that have changed lives. Duane shares three of these poems here.

Sep 22, 202231 minSeason 4Ep. 401

Elise Cilliers and Her Husband Have "A Passion For Radio"

Elise Cilliers' book "A Passion for Radio" tells the story of how she and her husband built Waterberg Studio 104.9 in Limpopo, South Africa, bringing an entirely new voice to the broadcasting region without any prior experience. It had been her husband's boyhood dream and took a long time planning. Finally, in 2009 their plans came to fruition. "A Passion for Radio" is motivational and spiritual.

Sep 20, 202227 minSeason 4Ep. 351

John Quarmby Shares the Story of The Boy Ciaran

John Quarmby shares the story of a young man he met in Ireland who had suffered abuse for years. The book came about as therapy for John to discuss the problems he discovered - a ring of sexual abuse that was harming the children of a town. This book is a painful read and not suitable for survivors of abuse to read as it's too disturbing. Still, it's an important story to tell. The children suffered from a range of problems: alcoholism, drugs, bank robberies, prison, prostitution, drunk and diso...

Sep 04, 202236 minSeason 3Ep. 349

Jon Edward Gauthier Lost 5 Siblings Over 4 Years and Learned How Life Works

Jon Edward Gauthier has worked in the Ronald Reagan White House, with Jack Kemp on Capitol Hill and with Fannie Mae. Yet his book "Embracing Goodness: How Life Works" has nothing to do with economics. Rather, it is about life lessons learned when he lost 5 siblings in 4 years due to major traffic accidents. He sees the book as a first aid kit for emotional wounds. The book focuses on applications of the principles of St. Therese of Lisieux's book "The Story of a Soul." She did little things with...

Sep 03, 202236 minSeason 3Ep. 348

Prolific Writer Julie Young is a Christian Mystic Charged to Write about Redemption and the Second Coming

Julie Young has written 44 books to date, all about redemption and the second coming. She works in the health care industry and is a Reiki Master teacher. She has experienced the Mother Mary coming through her, Jesus teaching her science and history, showing her what is coming, and both St. Gabriel and St. Michael work with her. The Catholic Church has all 44 of her books and she has been told that they are waiting to see what happens in this world. These 44 titles include: "Miracles Among Chaos...

Sep 01, 202245 minSeason 3Ep. 347

To find African American heroes in fantasy sci fi, check out the Black Diamond series by T-POT

Terrence Potter has been a fan of fantasy science fiction since he was a boy. However, it was hard to find African American heroes. As he got older, he noticed the lack of diversity in superheroes and began to create the diversity he wasn't seeing. Underlying message to his readers: Be the change you want to see. For him, that meant creating heroes that more people can relate to so they can be inspired to make a difference.

Aug 29, 202223 minSeason 3Ep. 346

A. W. Cook's "Exit Strategy" Supports Christian Values

A. W. Cook as written a novel that explores life on the inside of a crime organization after a young couple determine they have to find an exit strategy to get out and live their lives. Rev. Cook is mindful to avoid offensive language and sexual references in the telling. Rev. A. Wayne Cook has also written "Live Right to Live Well: The Truth About Prosperous Living."

Jul 17, 202240 minSeason 3Ep. 345

Raymond Brown Suggests We Each Learn to Recognize "The Moment I Should Have Bounced"

Observing life as he does, Raymond Brown wants us to notice negative reactions to circumstances and get in the habit of asking ourselves 'what should I have done instead?' Our interactions reveal signs of problems ahead and the sooner we recognize them, the sooner we can take action to get rid of them. This is especially true of human relationships. There are simple 'tells' that we should not ignore. Raymond is a good speaker, and is brutally honest about things as he sees them. He would enjoy c...

Jul 17, 202222 minSeason 3Ep. 344

Gemma Escolano Shares "Vibrant Memories: Poems of Whispers and Mystery that Brings Out the Vigour of Heart

Born in the Philippines, Gemma Escolano has lived in Australia with her family for 10 years. In 2010, a small inner voice urged her to write, however, it was a slow process until her daughter read her writings and encouraged her to write more. Gemma feels that if her book and touch hearts and cause an awakening, that will be an accomplishment. Her main message: There is always light at the end of a struggle. You feel it.

Jul 17, 202226 minSeason 3Ep. 343

Marvina Sims Has Used Coaching and Writing to Heal Herself and Others

Marvina Sims has suffered with pain since birth, born with broken bones that the doctor couldn't see. She was born with brittle bone disease, type 4. Adding to that pain, she was born in a dysfunctional family and was a victim of abuse until 15 years into her marriage, she realized that she was in an abusive relationship and began the road to healing. Now she is a domestic abuse advocate and mental illness. She is a coach, firmly believing that if we're not healed, we will "bleed on" others, a v...

Jul 17, 202240 minSeason 3Ep. 342

Ruth Ann Warren Talks About Chocolate, Dancing and a Little Bit of Magic

Ruth Ann Warren's day job was to come up with marketing promotion ideas for some of the best chocolatiers in the world. When the pandemic sidelined everyone, Ruth Ann Warren put all that creativity to good use but writing children's books and then designing creative ways to share them. For her "A Little Chocolate, A Little Dancing, Together They Make Magic," Ruth Ann goes to schools and libraries to read the book and make the story real by eating and dancing with the children. She has other crea...

Jul 16, 202222 minSeason 3Ep. 341

Author Dawn Weyand Tackles More Than Natal Health: Pregnancy Fitness and Nutrition in Her New Documentary

A personal trainer specializing in serving pregnant women, Dawn Weyand decided to share her expertise with a wider audience through her book "Natal Health: Pregnancy Fitness and Wellness Guide" in 2013. At that point, life took a turn. While completing a law degree, Dawn's interest in pregnant women took her to the American prisons where she uncovered some questionable practices. The result is a documentary "Pregnant Prisoner." The subject has become her calling and she is actively fundraising t...

Jul 09, 202231 minSeason 3Ep. 340
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