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Robin Jelinek has spent most of her life researching the meaning of life and studying metaphysics. Continued practice led her to a Kundalini Awakening (a profound spiritual experience), which sparked incredible change within her and opened her body to receiving unfiltered information from the universe.By sharing the information she receives, she hopes to help others who are seeking a new path in life or looking for an alternative source of information. Please enjoy my conversation with Robin Jelinek.

Thomas Workman is an intuitive channel, teacher, and energy healer, and has many years of experience teaching, channeling and counseling for a wide range of individuals and groups.While working in Washington DC, Thomas discovered his latent gifts in metaphysics, and through his mentor and instructor Sheila Cash, developed as an intuitive channel. Thomas has since earned certifications in Reiki, Angel Card Reading, Oneness Blessing, and Two-Feather healing, and is currently completing a Doctorate in Theocentric Psychology. Since meeting his husband AJ in 2016, upon joining their spiritual practices, soon discovered a unique ability to simultaneously channel a collective of non-physical beings they call "The Guides" -- a group of angels, ascended masters, native ancestors, elementals, intergalactic and inter-dimensional beings who often speak with one voice from the Universal Mind.Thomas and AJ then founded SPEAKING FROM SOURCE to share messages from these Divine beings for the expansion and evolution of humanity, and focus their teaching on helping humans achieve a more consistent state of joy in their lives. Please enjoy my conversation with AJ Cavanagh & Thomas Workman.

Ever wanted to learn the dark craft of being able to pitch your story idea successfully? Stephanie Palmer has made it her life’s mission to help people do just that. Stephanie Palmer is a former MGM Pictures executive and best-selling author of the book “https://www.amazon.com/Good-Room-Yourself-Ideas-Audience/dp/0385520433/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=indiefilmhustle-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=A3U53KEQIXTVGPMV&creativeASIN=0385520433”Stephanie Palmer was the Director of Creative Affairs for MGM where she supervised the acquisition, development, and production of feature films. During my time at MGM, she was named by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the “Top 35 Executives Under 35.” Prior to MGM, she worked at Jerry Bruckheimer Films.She has heard thousands of pitches. She knows how to and how not to pitch your screenplay or story idea. She worked on films like https://www.amazon.com/Legally-Blonde-Reese-Witherspoon/dp/B000VIPJKM/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=indiefilmhustle-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=5KTS4ZMITG3HUJXS&creativeASIN=B000VIPJKM, https://www.amazon.com/Armageddon-Bruce-Willis/dp/B0060LYL30/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=indiefilmhustle-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=QCZM55XJEGV6KFNL&creativeASIN=B0060LYL30, https://www.amazon.com/Con-Air-Nicolas-Cage/dp/B004DMTCNM/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=indiefilmhustle-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=AZGB2SWZP52Z22DF&creativeASIN=B004DMTCNM and was even on an intern on https://www.amazon.com/Titanic-Leonardo-DiCaprio/dp/B0098G7AWS/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=indiefilmhustle-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=R2NP63FOS27IINWZ&creativeASIN=B0098G7AWS, there’s a very inserting story there.Learn how to pitch your screenplay like a pro with Stephanie Palmer.

November 18, 1973, at the age of 31, Betty J Eadie entered a hospital and died following her surgery where she experienced what is commonly known today as an NDE. 19 years later, following her death, Betty wrote about her experience. She authored the book titled “Embraced by the Light” that quickly became a New York Times number one best seller which also became a National best selling book. “Embraced By The Light,” became known by the media as the most eminent, prominent and extensive near-death experience ever recorded. Since then, Betty has written other books. Her second book, “The Awakening Heart” also quickly became a New York Times best selling book. Betty’s efforts continue today, she is currently writing the script for the movie of “Embraced” her book, in continuance of her sharing what she was shown in the spirit world about Heaven, God, Jesus, and what she learned about why man’s existence on earth— and, what awaits us all in the after life when we make our transition. Betty continues to give countless speaking events through radio, television appearances and Zoom interviews across world sharing that death does not end when we die, nor does it need to be feared because there is no death—there is only eternal life. Betty learned about reuniting with deceased loved ones and pets, but most importantly, Betty was given the most important message and that is God’s unconditional love for us all. Then, just before her return to earth and her body, Jesus gave her another message to bring back. That message is: “Above all else, love one another.”

For 20 years, Rose Thornton enjoyed a national reputation as an expert on old houses. The author of nine books, Rose has been featured on everything from PBS’ “History Detectives” to BBC Radio. In 2016, her husband committed suicide and two years later, Rose was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.After a “routine” medical procedure, Rose bled to death. In heaven, she was told that if she agreed to return to earth, she’d be restored to wholeness. Subsequently, medical tests affirmed that not only had the disease disappeared, but she was also healed of the crippling grief. Please enjoy my conversation with Rosemary Thornton.

Karen Anderson is an award-winning Animal Communicator specializing in pet loss. For the past twenty-six years, she has guided thousands of heartbroken pet parents struggling with a loss to find peace and healing. Karen has written several books documenting her incredible journey sharing insights from the afterlife, including the international #1 bestselling and award-winning "The Amazing Afterlife of Animals" and "Hear All Creatures. "Her newest book "The Pet I Can’t Forget: Finding Hope and Healing With Signs From the Afterlife" is a collection of true stories revealing messages and signs from the Other Side for bereaved pet owners.Karen offers coaching programs for Animal Communication and entrepreneurs who want to follow their passion. She continues her legacy of helping to enrich the lives of all animals. Karen founded Painted Rain Ranch, a non-profit animal sanctuary and final refuge for companion animals in the Inland Pacific Northwest. Please enjoy my conversation with Karen Anderson.

Chris Soth developed the “Mini-Movie Method” after years of success as a Hollywood screenwriter. Chris has multiple projects in development at major Hollywood studios. This master storyteller is also an expert in pitching and selling - necessary tools for a screenwriter in Hollywood.Chris holds an MFA in screenwriting and a BA in Dramatic Literature. He is the only seminar instructor whose work has been produced by a major Hollywood studio. MILLION-DOLLAR SCREENWRITING presents a method of story design that is easy to understand and easy to do, The Mini Movie Method! This is the key to unlocking your future as a working screenwriter in Hollywood. It turns writing into an effortless, step-by-step process and makes beginners into experts and experts into masters of the craft. The secret to successful screenwriting has finally arrived: The Mini-Movie Method!-THE MINI-MOVIE METHOD WAS INVENTED FOR MOVIES!-When the film was born story changed forever. Traditional “Three-Act Structure” was invented for the theater, but movies are shot, edited, and projected on “reels.” Each reel contains its own piece of the story, like chapters of a novel called “sequences” or “Mini-Movies.” The Mini-Movie Method is a way of “sequencing” your story that is specifically designed for movies, tailored to movies, and unique to movies because The Mini-Movie Method was CREATED for movies.

Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and author from the UK. He became a monk 29 years ago at Samye Ling Tibetan Monastery in Scotland, and has spent over six years in intensive meditation retreats, the longest of which was 4 years long. He is now regarded as one of the UK’s most influential meditation teachers, with pioneering work teaching in universities, schools, worldwide companies such as Google, hospitals, prisons and rehab centres. He has lectured at Oxford University and for the United Nations, and he provides courses to medical students, doctors and nurses. He trained Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton in meditation on the set of the Marvel movie ‘Dr. Strange’ and he collaborated with Ruby Wax and neuroscientist Ash Ranpura on the book ‘How to be Human’. Thubten is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller ‘A Monk’s Guide to Happiness: Meditation in the 21st Century’, which is now published in 13 countries including the US, and his next book ‘Handbook for Hard Times’ will be published in 2023. A Monk’s Guide to Happiness In our never-ending search for happiness we often find ourselves looking to external things for fulfillment, thinking that happiness can be unlocked by buying a bigger house, getting the next promotion, or building a perfect family. In this profound and inspiring book, Gelong Thubten shares a practical and sustainable approach to happiness. Thubten, a Buddhist monk and meditation expert who has worked with everyone from school kids to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and Benedict Cumberbatch, explains how meditation and mindfulness can create a direct path to happiness. A Monk’s Guide to Happiness explores the nature of happiness and helps bust the myth that our lives and minds are too busy for meditation. The book can show you how to: - Learn practical methods to help you choose happiness - Develop greater compassion for yourself and others - Learn to meditate in micro-moments during a busy day - Discover that you are naturally ‘hard-wired’ for happiness Reading A Monk’s Guide to Happiness could revolutionize your relationship with your thoughts and emotions, and help you create a life of true happiness and contentment.

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Genevieve Taeger is a Bestselling Author, Channeller, & Soul Purpose Coach. She Channels Powerful Healing and Wisdom Teachings from the Goddesses and Benevolent Realm. Since Genevieve Taeger was 16, she started receiving Visitations, Initiations, and Divine Guidance from over 60 Ascended Masters, Angels, Goddesses, and Benevolent Beings. She kept this a secret until her late 30s when she shared these teachings out of her home. Genevieve felt a Calling to Awaken others to the Power of their Holy Spirit and assist them with discovering and Living their Purpose. She kept ignoring this Calling until she had a breakdown when she turned 50 and dared to quit her job, sell her house and take a stand for a million others worldwide to Heal & Awaken the Goddess Within. Please enjoy my conversation with Genevieve Taeger.

Shelly Lefkoe is co-founder of the Lefkoe Institute (TLI). Her clients are people who’ve struggled with changing long-standing behavioral and emotional issues such as procrastination, fear and relationship issues … and her approach frees them to live more joyful lives. She does this by identifying the root causes of their problems - limiting beliefs. And she can eliminate these beliefs in a matter of hours. Her approach has been validated by independent research from the University of Arizona and published in the journal Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. So far her Lefkoe Institute has helped over 15,000 individuals make lasting changes to their behavior and emotions. Her online programs have reached over 150,000 people worldwide. Shelly is also a well-loved keynote speaker and workshop leader. Her work has been featured on the Today Show and many other national media.

Today's guest is a filmmaker and https://indiefilmhustle.com/mark-toia/ Michael Gallagher. Michael is one of the co-founders of Makers Studio. Makers Studios was the largest independent YouTube network in history. YouTube channels under Maker Studios have also collectively earned over 90 million subscribers and accumulated over 1.1 billion views monthly. On March 24, 2014, Maker Studios, Inc. agreed to sell itself to The Walt Disney Company for $500 million, rising to $950 million if financial milestones were met. Michael has leveraged his success as a YouTube filmmaker to become a full-blown feature film director. His latest film is Funny Story, a dramedy about a well-intentioned father who inadvertently wreaks havoc on the life of his estranged daughter when she invites him to her woodland wedding. Michael went on to direct smash hit films on Youtube like The Thinning Series and InstaFamous. He talks about the big mistakes he made distributing his first feature film Smiley, self-marketing his films, and lessons learned from building an audience on YouTube. Enjoy my conversation with Michael Gallagher.

Rebbeca Wertz is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Certified Pain Management Coach through Take Courage Coaching (TCCU) as well as a Certified Therapeutic Harp Practitioner through the International Harp Therapy Program (IHTP).Rebbeca's journey with early childhood trauma and abuse contributed to her chronic pain and illness including chronic migraine, fibromyalgia, and joint hypermobility syndrome/Ehler's Danlos Syndrome. She was at a point in her life where she could not get out of her own way and knew she needed a coach to help her see outside of herself and get her back on track. Rebbeca's healing journey has inspired her to help others looking for hope, health, and a connection with their higher self.Rebbeca's spiritual awakening in 2006 led her to discover multi-dimensional connection with divine groups like the Pleiadians, Arcturians, Andromedans, Sirians, etc. Rebbeca enjoys being an ambassador on Earth for these groups and connecting others with their loving divine families. Please enjoy my conversation with Rebbeca Wertz.

Dr. Q Moayad is a Transformational Mentor that provides tools necessary to experience a Quantum Leap of Personal Development that will help create Abundance of Happiness, Health & Wealth.Indian Palm Leaf Reading, or Nadi Astrology, is an ancient divinatory practice originating in India. It claims to unveil an individual's life history, present circumstances, and future prospects by examining inscriptions on ancient palm leaves, believed to have been written by sages centuries ago. Seekers provide a thumbprint to identify their specific palm leaf set, which is said to contain their unique life information. Trained readers interpret the inscriptions, often in Tamil script, to reveal details about one's career, relationships, and health. While some people believe in its accuracy, the practice is met with skepticism, and authenticity varies among practitioners. Please enjoy my conversation with Dr. Q Moayad.

I’m taking a journey down the rabbit hole of screenwriting psychoanalysis with Professor William Indick, who is a psychology professor at William Paterson University in New Jersey, professor of psychology executive chair of faculty at Dowling College, and author of Psychology for Screenwriters.We take a nerdy dig into the world of psychology and how it affects writers, screenwriters, and characters. With some expert contextualization, William psychoanalyzes some of our favorite films and characters while also breaking down character archetypes and themes he has studied. How did it all start, you ask? Well, in 2003 he made the decision to incorporate more culturally relevant theories of personality instead of antiquated theories in his psychology classes by sorting references from famous films. Based on his students growing interested and fascination, William researched to find psychology textbooks about films, but none existed. So he wrote one instead. The book was published by Michael Wiese productions in 2004. Psychology For Screenwriters supports that screenwriters must understand human behavior to make their stories come alive. This book clearly describes theories of personality and psychoanalysis with simple guidelines, thought-provoking exercises, vivid film images, and hundreds of examples from classic movies.Basically, the book takes general psychology theories and applications and adapts them into helpful tools for screenwriters.He delves into various genre archetypal characters and themes that are repetitive in screenplays in the second edition of the book which will be out soon. Just this summer, William published his sixth book, Media Environments and Mental Disorder: The Psychology of Information Immersion. It deals a lot with narcissism, and the notion that all media is a mirror, and how we understand ourselves at a time when we're constantly being reflected in a million ways. The information environments that modern society requires us to master and engage in are based on literacy and digital communication. Mediated information not only passes through our brains, it alters and rewires them. Since our environment, to a large extent, is shaped by the way we perceive, understand, and communicate information, we can even think of mental disorders as symptoms of maladaptation to our media environments.This book uses this "media ecology" model to explore the effects of media on mental disorders. It traces the development of media from the most basic forms--the sights and sounds expressed by the human body--to the most technologically complex media created to date, showing how each medium of communication relates to specific mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and autism. As the digital age proceeds to envelop us in an environment of infinite and instantly accessible information, it's crucial to our own mental health to understand how the various forms of media influence and shape our minds and behaviors.My conversation with William was one of those discussions that you come out of, more informed than you went in.We had a blast. Enjoy my very informative conversation with William Indick.

Peter Russell is on the faculty of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, a fellow of The World Business Academy and The Findhorn Foundation, and an Honorary Member of The Club of Budapest, and President of Science and NonDuality. At Cambridge University (UK), he studied mathematics and theoretical physics. Then, as he became increasingly fascinated by the mysteries of the human mind he changed to experimental psychology. Pursuing this interest, he traveled to India to study meditation and eastern philosophy, and on his return took up the first research post ever offered in Britain on the psychology of meditation. He also has a post-graduate degree in computer science, and conducted some of the early work on 3-dimensional displays, presaging by some twenty years the advent of virtual reality. In the 1970s, he was one of the first people to introduce human potential seminars into the corporate field, and for twenty years ran programs for senior management on creativity, stress management, personal development, and sustainable development. Clients have included IBM, Apple, Digital, American Express, Barclays Bank, Swedish Telecom, ICI, Shell Oil and British Petroleum. In 1982 he coined the term "global brain" with his 1980s bestseller of the same name in which he predicted the Internet and the impact it would have. The Global Brain His other books include: The TM Technique, The Upanishads, The Brain Book, The Creative Manager, The Consciousness Revolution, Waking Up in Time, The Global Brain / The Awakening Earth, Seeds of Awakening, From Science to God, and his most recent Letting Go of Nothing. As one of the more revolutionary futurists Peter Russell has been a keynote speaker at many international conferences, in Europe, Japan and the USA. His multi-image shows and videos, The Global Brain and The White Hole in Time have won praise and prizes from around the world. In 1993 the environmental magazine Buzzworm voted Peter Russell "Eco-Philosopher Extraordinaire" of the year. His principal interest is the deeper, spiritual significance of the times we are passing through. His work seeks to distill the essence of the world's spiritual traditions and present it in ways relevant to the current times.

Rev. Devi Grace is an ordained Gnostic minister, Essene bishop, Kundalini Yoga instructor, Caring Economy advocate (Center For Partnership Studies), advanced energy medicine practitioner, Twin Flame Physics mentor, oracle for Gaia, childhood walk-in, trained channel, initiated medicine woman, shamanic guide, geomancy consultant, Integral coach, spiritual messenger, multiple NDE experiencer, and a somatic teacher of male/ female soul embodiment.The mission of the Divine Union Academy is to provide guidance, tools, and platforms for individuals, couples, and teams to embody their soul’s original design in harmonic cohesion with the Natural Laws of our Universe. Visionary leaders are initiated into a direct re-balance of power within themselves; thus, impacting our evolving world through the transformational principles of Partnership Culture. We serve luminaries to integrate key Rites of Passage from Earth’s ancient lineages to renovate humanity’s capacity to awaken Earth’s new Blueprint of Consciousness.Divine Union Foundation’s vision is to provide an evolutionary regenerative template that opens the gateway for humanity to embody their original divine blueprint and realign with the vast intelligence of nature. Luminaries inspired to integrate a greater vision of life’s potentials are trained in the core values of partnership culture through time-honored lineages, thus creating leaders for a global awakening. We provide new platforms for embodied stewards to launch Cultural Transformation initiatives. Our legacy is the response to humanity’s deepest prayers for assistance in understanding who we are, what we are here for, and what we can do to ensure an expansive and generative future for our interdependent human and planetary ecology. Please enjoy my conversation with Rev. Devi Grace.

We have on the show Akerke Muratova. Akerke remembers what it was like before she was born she remembers her pre birth experience putting together her soul blueprint, her soul plan and why she chose such a difficult early life with abusive parents, abusive situation that she was and her explanation is heartfelt and beautiful. Please enjoy my conversation with Akerke Muratova.

Dr. Eben Alexander spent over 25 years as an academic neurosurgeon, including 15 years at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, the Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Over those years he personally dealt with hundreds of patients suffering from severe alterations in their level of consciousness. Many of those patients were rendered comatose by trauma, brain tumors, ruptured aneurysms, infections, or stroke. He thought he had a very good idea of how the brain generates consciousness, mind and spirit. In the predawn hours of November 10, 2008, he was driven into coma by a rare and mysterious bacterial meningo-encephalitis of unknown cause. He spent a week in coma on a ventilator, his prospects for survival diminishing rapidly. On the seventh day, to the surprise of everyone, he started to awaken. Memories of his life had been completely deleted inside of the coma, yet he awoke with memories of a fantastic odyssey deep into another realm – more real than this earthly one! His older son advised him to write down everything he could remember about his journey, before he read anything about near-death experiences, physics or cosmology. Six weeks later, he completed his initial recording of his remarkable journey, totaling over 20,000 words in length. Then he started reading, and was astonished by the commonalities between his journey and so many others reported throughout all cultures, continents and millennia. His journey brought key insights to the mind-body discussion and to our human understanding of the fundamental nature of reality. His experience clearly revealed that we are conscious in spite of our brain – that, in fact, consciousness is at the root of all existence. His story offers a crucial key to the understanding of reality and human consciousness. It will have a major effect on how we view spirituality, soul and the non-material realm. In analyzing his experience, including the scientific possibilities and grand implications, he envisions a more complete reconciliation of modern science and spirituality as a natural product. He has been blessed with a complete recovery that is inexplicable from the viewpoint of modern Western medicine. His latest book on the subject of consciousness and reality, Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Heart of Consciousness, co-authored with Karen Newell, will be released in Fall 2017 by Rodale Books. His first book, Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife (2012), debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list and remained in the top ten for over a year. His second book, The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion and Ordinary People are Proving the Afterlife (2014), explores humankind’s spiritual history and the progression of modern science from its birth in the seventeenth century, showing how we forgot, and are now at last remembering, who we really are and what our destiny truly is. His story was featured in a series of peer-reviewed medical articles about near-death experiences (NDEs) in Missouri Medicine(2015), now published as the book The Science of Near-Death Experiences (edited by John C. Hagan III, 2017). It concludes with his chapter, “Near-Death Experiences, The Mind-Body Debate, and The Nature of Reality.” A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Alexander received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in 1980. He taught neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston for fifteen years, and has performed over 4,000 neurosurgical operations. During his academic career he authored or co-authored over 150 chapters and papers in peer reviewed journals, authored or edited five books on radiosurgery and neurosurgery, and made over 230 presentations at conferences and medical centers around the world. Since Proof of Heaven was released in 2012, he has been a guest on The Dr. Oz Show, Super Soul Sunday with Oprah Winfrey, ABC-TV’s 20-20 and Good Morning America,...

In this episode, we have Racer Max and Rebel Rodriguez. The sons of the legendary filmmaker https://indiefilmhustle.com/robert-rodriguez-interview/and film producer https://indiefilmhustle.com/elizabeth-avellan/. Racer, Rebel, and I had an amazing conversation about what it was like being raised by two master filmmakers, what it was like to be on set, but also what they've learned along the way, what they are doing differently than their predecessors have, and the amazing work that they're doing on big projects like Hypnotic, We Are Heroes, and the latest in the Spy Kids franchise, Spy Kids: Armageddon. Spy Kids: Armageddon: The children of the world's greatest secret agents unwittingly help a powerful game developer unleash a computer virus that gives him control of all technology, leading them to become spies themselves to save their parents and the world.