Discovering and Living the Best Version...of YOU!

Episode Summary: What if you knew in advance that whatever worthwhile undertaking you have in your heart was guaranteed to succeed, however you define success, that it couldn't miss? Failure would not be an option. How incredibly exhilarating, uplifting and empowering that would be! Are you able to control the outcome of all that burns within you? YES! Key Themes You simply need to ACT where "A" stands for Acceptance, "C" stands for Commitment and "T" stands for Team. The personal cost of...

Brief Episode Summary: “Until the masks come off and the wax removed, every date is a blind one!” Despite the trauma some experience, rather, because of it, on the other side, we discover that the greatest emotional state we can possess, is true happiness. There is no greater contributor to our well-being, our healing! Renaria B’s book, SCAR CITY, is about revisiting trauma and dark places, coping, the processing period, and finally, healing, all told in poetic form. Though it contains...

Brief Episode Summary: On April 17, 2020, I hosted one of my first podcast episodes…and still, one of the most memorable, at least it is to me. Its title is Recovering from Religion – Growing in Faith. Confessions of a Recovering Evangelical. My guest was Rabbi Alicia Magal. Today, I have the great joy of hosting political theologian and Episcopal priest, Rev. Dr. Marcia Ledford, Civil Rights Attorney. The organization she aligns with, Political Theology Matters, has within its Mission...

Brief Episode Summary: Where did this inviolable worship of the penis with its resultant global dominance originate and what role does male-engendered religion play in its perpetuation? Unquestionably, women don't require a man to experience an intense, satisfying orgasm. Furthermore, the notion that penile-vaginal sex as the only morally accepted way one that one can experience their sexuality is clearly a bunch of hooey! Key Topics: A real-life accounting of how religion and its...

Brief Episode Summary: History is replete with the stories of those who were down and almost out! Where turnarounds occurred, it was predicated on receiving the needed support and encouragement, much of it being efficient, but not effective. Then there’s Caroline…Comeback Caroline as the Gold Coast Bulletin recently referred to her. She knows only too well the truth in the saying “empty are the seats in the theater of mediocrity”, that efficient people do things right, but effective people...

Brief Episode Summary: “In a world of change, the learners shall inherit the earth, while the learned shall find themselves perfectly suited for a world that no longer exists.” - Eric Hoffer. In his book, Health in Flames, V. Thomas George, MD, MSc, asserts that Americans have been hearing the same old tired advice from doctors who preach the virtues of exercise and following a healthy diet for years. He acknowledges with complete honesty that it is not working. There is a better way! The...

Brief Episode Summary: For me, intentionally beginning each day, seeing my hand confidently resting in the hand of the Divine and walking together in lockstep, is crucial to getting off on the right foot! Thereafter, with “eyes that see, ears that hear and a heart that understands,” I need to be open to the “magic,” the events with life-changing consequences, the guideposts that confirm for me, that I’m on, “my amazing path!” Key Themes: The terms synchronicity and coincidence can be used...

Brief Episode Summary: Ollin is an ancient Aztec word, an expression of immense depth that conveys intense and immediate movement. It means to follow your path in life wholeheartedly, to move and act now, to get all-in. People who live in total harmony with the spirit and intent of this life and world-changing word are unabashed in their fervor. They leave no doubt whatsoever to any observer or listener as to where they line up on a whole host of issues. They are emotionally, physically,...

Brief Episode Summary: You are not a “depressed person,” rather, you may be a person living with depression. The greatest singular antidote is identifying all the contributing factors where you have control or influence over them, investing all your time, talents and treasures there and nowhere else! “Action is the antidote to despair” – Joan Baez Key Themes: We all possess a life-purpose. Whether we discover it or not is a different matter!If someone close to you is depressed and looking...

Brief Episode Summary: Begin a conversation with the goal of defining what spirituality is amongst 12 people and it’s a virtual certainty, that you’ll get 13 opinions, which will most definitely be “all over the map!” Some will be presented as “yes and” while others will be inflexible, “it’s my way or the highway.” That’s the way I used to be, convinced that I had the answers to most anything. If you wanted to know the truth about something, I was your guy! I was the Divine’s keeper of the...

Brief Episode Summary: For those who have found themselves at the mercy of the judicial system or will yet, given what can be at stake, how critically important is it that unfettered impartiality be at the core of the presiding judge’s being, his or her essence (or is that a pipe dream?) and, what is judicial independence and by defining it, does that act arrest corruption, or does attorney and journalist Patrick Radden Keefe hit the mark when he wrote, “corruption is a regrettable feature...

Brief Episode Summary: As I was beginning to read Brenda Lightfeather Marroy’s book, Alchemy 365, I became deeply aware of this ... Brenda and I share some amazingly similar backgrounds! It won't surprise me at all if you experience the same. Coming up with seven or so life-changing points of focus from a book that’s simply jam-packed with eye-opening discovery, for me, was quite a challenge! Alchemy 365 is a Self-Awareness Workbook, that will take you on a one-year adventure of...

Brief Episode Summary: Male Sexual Abuse occurs far more commonly than previously suspected, yet too few victims ever seek support, choosing instead, to suffer in silence! Rather, they cope through avoidance, isolation, substance abuse, hyper-masculinity and more. Dr. Palfy’s book, MEN TOO: UNSPOKEN TRUTHS ABOUT MALE SEXUAL ABUSE, is for male survivors and their supporters. It highlights the complex and unique barriers boys and men face during and after abuse, helping to put them on the...

Brief Episode Summary: Our brains, according to our featured guest, are not built for this world! They're built for an environment of scarcity and danger, subconsciously directing us toward possessions we don’t need and behaviors that cause us harm in a novel modern environment. Dr. Heiss has invested her career unpacking the paradoxes of the way humans think. Her research has been designated “transformative” by the National Science Foundation. She’s the author of the book INSTINCT, rewire...

Brief Episode Summary: Everyone listening to this podcast, on multiple occasions, has been confronted with the question, should I trust this person/this organization with what they're promising to deliver to me? What makes the question all the more daunting is what Mark Twain said, "Every one is a moon and has a dark side which he never shows, to anybody!" Caveat emptor (buyer beware!). Resources: Shareable link to this episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/859273/8637975Alan's email...

Brief Episode Summary: "An angels wings may be bent, but will never be broken!" "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing!" June 11, 2014 - It would be so easy, in view of the unthinkable events that transpired that day. to declare it one of infamy, a period when "the darkness" gloriously prevailed over "the light", but that would be tantamount to mistakenly exalting the profane, while disparaging the ennobled. It was a time that showcased both the...

Brief Episode Summary: Why is it that we spend so much more time with matters that are temporal, exceedingly fleeting and finite, like planning a vacation for instance, rather than investing in those things which will live on beyond our lifetime, acts which say to others, “I LOVE YOU?” The time to act is NOW! There is a LAST TIME for everything! Key Topics: A discussion which has death and dying at the core, can be an unpleasant conversation for most, yet, if one is to effectively prepare...

Show Summary: If all progress begins by telling the truth, are you or a family member now in pain...physically, emotionally, psychologically or otherwise? If so, you need to deeply listen to this episode on Overcoming with Celi Lippman - Wonder Woman! She's the poster woman for getting past the pain in one's life so you can live the best version...of you! The time for you to make abundant progress...is now! Key Topics: The difference between failing at a certain task or goal and being a...

Brief Episode Summary: “Until the masks come off and the wax removed, every date is a blind one!” Notwithstanding the front one puts on, the façade, when it comes to the myriad of mental health issues one may be living with due to burying it and not getting it out into the open, understandably out of fear, we truly don’t know whose home, that is, who lives and suffers, behind the mask! Key Themes: Coming clean with aspects of one’s life is always a risk, especially when it includes...

Regardless of the challenges that are right now staring you in the face, whether they are in your control to impact or not, the answer to making sustainable personal progress and eventually being set free of whatever is binding you, is to learn how to effectively manage change. I can think of no better way to get started than investing your self in Beverly Copen. With the current caronavirus pandemic impacting our lives on so many levels, never before has there been a moment in time where...