The Patricia Raskin Show

Nicole Zapoli is a prominent professional fitness and wellness coach, entrepreneur and former professional athlete. With over 20 years of experience in strength training, functional fitness, and nutrition. She is the founder of NZ Fitness LLC and CEO of Wodstar. Zapoli promotes a sustainable approach to health and fitness, focusing on movement, mindset, and alignment from the inside out. Her personal philosophy, which she calls her "6 SHIFTS," is detailed in her upcoming book, Live FIT from the Inside Out. She uses technology, including AI powered by Spren, to offer personalized coaching and track client progress. The 6 shifts are sleep, food, water, fitness, sunshine, quiet time. nicolezapoli.com BIO: Nicole Zapoli is a certified personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach with multiple certifications from institutions including NASM, CrossFit, and OPEX. She offers various services such as 1-on-1 training, remote coaching, custom nutrition plans, and functional gymnastics workshops.She has a diverse athletic background, which includes competitive gymnastics, professional dance, competitive natural bodybuilding, and CrossFit competitions. She is also a former professional cheerleader. As the founder of NZ Fitness LLC, she focuses on empowering individuals to live strong, healthy, and happy lives. She also serves as the CEO of Wodstar, a platform providing unique workout programs (WODs) for individuals and gyms.

Patricia will talk about her forthcoming book: Bee-ing and Age-ing: 10 Lessons on Positive Aging from the Bee draws lessons from bees to help people age well. In Bee-ing and Age-ing, bees function primarily as analogy: their cooperation, roles, and resilience become ten named lessons that illustrate how humans can age with purpose, connection, and positivity, supported by narrative examples. She blends data and inspirational self‑help with broadcast‑style storytelling, drawing on "amazing guests" from her Positive Aging work and her own experiences to make bee lessons concrete for everyday aging challenges. Each chapter will conclude with key "pollination" points and reflection prompts to help summarize the main ideas.

DESCRIPTION: Randi Halaway is a Self-Leadership and Personal Power Expert, Speaker, and Coach and creator of The Personal Power Way, a transformational framework that helps leaders and entrepreneurs reclaim their inner strength, regulate their nervous system, and lead with grounded confidence. An entrepreneur since 2001, Randi built and sold a thriving salon business before stepping fully into coaching and speaking. Her work goes beyond surface-level empowerment. She will discuss how to move past fear, chaos, and limiting beliefs, and to step into clarity, freedom, and the infinite possibilities available when we lead from personal power. GUEST BIO: Randi Halaway is a Self-Leadership and Personal Power Expert, Speaker, and Coach who helps leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries step into alignment, clarity, and freedom. She is the creator of The Personal Power Way, a heart-centered framework that guides people to navigate their blocks, regulate their nervous system, and lead with authenticity and grounded confidence. An entrepreneur for more than two decades, Randi began her career as a hairstylist and salon owner in San Diego before transitioning fully into coaching in 2016. Her own journey of reinvention – through business ownership, divorce, and personal growth – fuels her mission to help others break free from the illusion of "not enough" and reclaim their power. Through her speaking, coaching, and workshops, Randi empowers leaders at every level to take radical responsibility for their choices, embody their worth, and create lives and businesses that reflect their deepest truth. Social Media Links: Facebook facebook.com/randi.halaway.7 - https://www.facebook.com/randi.halaway.7 Linkedin: @randihalaway - https://www.linkedin.com/in/randihalaway Instagram @randihalaway - https://www.instagram.com/randihalaway/ TikTok: tiktok.com/@randihalaway - https://tiktok.com/@randihalaway All freebies here: https://programs.randihalaway.com/resource The Heart-Centered Collective Membership: https://programs.randihalaway.com/podcast The Self Love Course: https://randihalaway.com/the-self-love-course/

DESCRIPTION: Larry Zuckerman, author of To Save A Life, speaks to current issues of immigration and cultural identity. Through his novel, he highlights the inherent tension that generations of immigrants have felt between assimilating into American culture and honoring homeland traditions. He will speak about how that conflict divided Jewish immigrant families, and why 15 million immigrants came seeking freedom and dignity in the early 1900s--and were widely misunderstood as grifters and freeloaders. As many as one-third of Americans today trace their ancestry to immigrants who came between 1900 and 1914--and Larry Zuckerman's grandparents were among them. Inspired by their story and his research into the lives of immigrants on the Lower East Side, he presents a gripping historical novel filled with authentic details from tenements and sweatshops to the Orchard Street bazaar, from the Yiddish theater and Tin Pan Alley to a Tammany Hall backroom. Zuckerman paints an intimate portrait of hope, danger, dignity, and the quest for freedom. He discusses the realities of early twentieth-century immigration, the forces that pushed millions to America, the cultural conflicts that shaped Jewish immigrant families, and the roles and restrictions faced by women of the era. He also explores how popular music, pre-radio, reflected everyday life and influenced a rapidly changing culture. GUEST BIO: Larry Zuckerman is the descendant of courageous Jews who came to America from Eastern Europe. His grandparents spoke Yiddish around him whenever they wished to protect their privacy—and their impassioned, expressive tone made him want to know what he was missing. In paying homage to their generation and mother tongue, To Save a Life expresses his love for other times and places. Larry's previous novel, Lonely Are the Brave (2023), portrays a World War I hero turned at-home father in a Washington State logging town. Larry's nonfiction includes The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World, which was excerpted in The New York Times, and The Rape of Belgium: The Untold Story of World War I, which reflects his fascination with that tragic era. He has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition and delivered a keynote address at the 2009 World Potato Congress in Christchurch, New Zealand. He lives in Seattle. https://www.larryzuckerman.com/

DESCRIPTION: Dr. Peter Hartmann, a distinguished physician who spent five decades bridging family medicine and psychiatry currently blogs for Psychology Today and is the Executive Producer of Voyage Media's hit podcast, The Mind Doctor —an eight-part series based real-life medical mystery cases from his career. In The Mind Doctor, when a case exists at the intersection of mental health and physical health that baffles other doctors, Dr. Bruce Young gets called in to help. He finds the connection point crucial to solving the medical mystery. GUEST BIO: Peter M. Hartmann, MD, DLFAPA is a renowned physician dual board-certified in Family Medicine and Psychiatry, whose five-decade career has bridged clinical care, academic leadership, and psychiatric innovation. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed his psychiatry residency at the renowned Sheppard Pratt Hospital, affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. The recipient of multiple clinical and academic awards, Dr. Hartmann is also a graduate of Harvard Medical School's Media and Medicine program, where he explored narrative as a tool for healing and advocacy in modern medicine. Dr. Hartmann continues to give public lectures on mental health topics such as Personality Types, Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness, and Happiness. Whether speaking at conferences, schools, or businesses, his dynamic presentations leave listeners inspired, informed, and eager to explore the deeper questions about bridging the gap between mind and body. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peter.hartmann.5686 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-hartmann-m-d-7b43404/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phartm01

DESCRIPTION: Paula Marshall, Author of Finding the Soul of Big Business, is the CEO of the Bama Companies, Inc, which manufactures oven-ready products for customers in the quick-service and casual restaurant industry and private label products for retail in more than 17 countries. In her book, she speaks about the lessons and distinctions she has learned and applied to her intentions as a CEO. With recognition of each employee, vendor and customer's own journeys and the collective steps to become the journey of Bama Companies, Inc. Paula is the founder of Paula Marshall Foundation, which builds schools in Ghana for children to provides education that offers an opportunity for a new life. In this episode, Paula talks about food safety week that is global, dealing with fear of uncertainty at work and home, the schools her foundation has built in Ghana to provide education for children and adolescents, and how entrepreneurs and executives need similar skills to success. GUEST BIO As Bama's Chief Executive Officer, Paula provides strategic leadership and direction to the entire organization. Her vision stands as a beacon for Bama team members, inspiring the organization to achieve the Bama mission – "People Helping People Be Successful". Paula assumed responsibility as CEO of the Bama Companies in 1984, which now includes Bama Pie, Bama Foods, Bama Frozen Dough, Beijing Bama and Bama Europa. Under her leadership, Bama has expanded to provide a wide variety of frozen desserts and baked goods to fast food chains and casual and family dining restaurants. Paula received her Bachelor of Science in business from Oklahoma City University (OCU) in 1982, and her PhD in commercial science, also from OCU, in 1993. Paula is the author of four books and believes all business people must embrace both entrepreneurship and management to succeed. https://thepaulamarshall.com/story/ https://paulamarshallfoundation.org/

DESCRIPTION: Kristin MacRae, author of Living an Organized Energized Life!, provides virtual organizing and productivity coaching by helping others organize their lives, manage time and tasks, streamline workflows, and create structure so days flow more smoothly and efficiently. Along with her book, is a complementing workbork; a no-nonsense guide to turning chaos into clarity. It is straightforward and step-by-step here to help individuals get organized, reduce stress, save time, money, and create organized systems that actually work for different lifestyles. It's packed with real-life examples, practical strategies, and tips that can put into action right away. Whether you're tackling clutter, feeling stuck in procrastination, or just trying to find more efficiency in your daily routine, this book gives you everything you need to create lasting results. Kristin MacRae will speak about her book, workbook, and the "Organized Energized Insider program" that she created. She has shifted her business to all virtual, helping busy professionals, streamline their processes, workflows and working on time management, productivity and virtual assisting. GUEST BIO: Kristin MacRae is a productivity expert who's been helping busy professionals, solopreneurs, and companies cut through chaos since 2012. Kristin creates systems that save time, money, and stress—because when it comes to organization, she's all about productive vibes only. She's worked with more than 800 clients, led over 200 presentations, and helped people from age 8 to 99 get organized, energized, and back in control. Kristin's mission is simple: to help people feel motivated, organized, and energized—so they can take control of their time and their life. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090791774573 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-m-macrae-064ba447/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/organized_energized_living/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin_macrae

DESCRIPTION: Dr. Bradley Nelson, author of the bestselling books The Emotion Code, The Body Code, and The Heart Code (available Dec. 2, 2025), speaks about how your emotions affect your health, happiness and success, and your ability to love. From his 17 years of private practice and more than a decade training thousands of energy healing practitioners worldwide, Dr. Bradley concluded that most of the discomfort and illness we experience is rooted in trapped emotions, which are unresolved negative emotions people carry from difficult and traumatic experiences. He shares keys for identifying and releasing trapped emotions, and introduces readers to simple, effective ways to tap into the body's innate ability to heal. In his upcoming book, "The Heart Code," Dr. Brad focuses on what many consider the most important discovery in energy healing today: the Heart-Wall. This subtle energetic barrier affects everything from our health and relationships to our ability to experience success, love, and purpose. Based on decades of clinical experience and thousands of case studies, "The Heart Code" is being described as the book that can help heal the world — starting with the heart. Together, The Emotion Code, The Body Code, and The Heart Code offer a powerful trilogy of healing that helps transform the way we understand our bodies and our lives as well as represent a growing movement of heart-based healing that is transforming lives around the world. GUEST BIO: Dr. Bradley Nelson is an internationally recognized speaker, trainer, author, and holistic chiropractic physician. As a child, he suffered two life-threatening illnesses — both of which were healed, not by conventional medicine, but by separate alternative approaches. These early experiences opened his eyes to the power of natural healing and set the course for his life's work. Drawing from ancient healing principles, quantum physics, and personal revelation, he began to see that unresolved emotional energy — what he would later call "trapped emotions" — was often at the root of physical and emotional symptoms. Facebook: Dr Bradley Nelson https://www.facebook.com/DrBradleyNelson/ Instagram: @officialdrbradleynelson https://www.instagram.com/officialdrbradleynelson/ Twitter: @drbradleynelson https://twitter.com/drbradleynelson YouTube: Dr Bradley Nelson https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbrgTeYt58xfdGtySFjtGig Linkedin: Dr Bradley Nelson https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbradleynelson/

DESCRIPTION: Paula Marshall, Author of Finding the Soul of Big Business, is the CEO of the Bama Companies, Inc, which manufactures oven-ready products for customers in the quick-service and casual restaurant industry and private label products for retail in more than 17 countries. In her book, she speaks about the lessons and distinctions she has learned and applied to her intentions as a CEO. With recognition of each employee, vendor and customer's own journeys and the collective steps to become the journey of Bama Companies, Inc. Paula is the founder of Paula Marshall Foundation, which builds schools in Ghana for children to provides education that offers an opportunity for a new life. In this episode, Paula talks about food safety week that is global, dealing with fear of uncertainty at work and home, the schools her foundation has built in Ghana to provide education for children and adolescents, and how entrepreneurs and executives need similar skills to success. GUEST BIO As Bama's Chief Executive Officer, Paula provides strategic leadership and direction to the entire organization. Her vision stands as a beacon for Bama team members, inspiring the organization to achieve the Bama mission – "People Helping People Be Successful". Paula assumed responsibility as CEO of the Bama Companies in 1984, which now includes Bama Pie, Bama Foods, Bama Frozen Dough, Beijing Bama and Bama Europa. Under her leadership, Bama has expanded to provide a wide variety of frozen desserts and baked goods to fast food chains and casual and family dining restaurants. Paula received her Bachelor of Science in business from Oklahoma City University (OCU) in 1982, and her PhD in commercial science, also from OCU, in 1993. Paula is the author of four books and believes all business people must embrace both entrepreneurship and management to succeed. https://thepaulamarshall.com/story/ https://paulamarshallfoundation.org/

DESCRIPTION: Jeffrey Weiss, author of Racing Against Time: On Ironman, Ultramarathons and the Quest for Transformation in Mid-Life, was forty-eight years old, out of shape and searching for new purpose when he took on his first 10K, sparking the personal evolution and life-altering change which inspired his book, which is his new fitness memoir that tells how he pushed through perceived limits to became an Ironman and ultramarathoner, proving that age is no barrier to strength and ambition while exploring the emotional renewal that comes with chasing bold goals. Racing Against Time tells of Jeff's mid-life adventures in extreme sports, including finishes at Ironman Arizona (twice) and the 72-mile ultramarathon Midnight Express between the ages of 57 and 61. Jeff's story demonstrates the possibility of radical, life-altering change even during late middle age. He is a living example of the possibility of increasing "health span". Jeff strives to encourage others to see fitness as an accessible tool for changing how they age, so that they can continue to live actively and vigorously for years longer than they ever thought possible. GUEST BIO: Jeffrey Weiss is the author of Racing Against Time: On Ironman, Ultramarathons and the Quest forTransformation in Mid-Life, I Am My Brother's Keeper, and Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force. He is also an accomplished entrepreneur, having served as a C- suite executive in a start-up that recently sold for $3 billion. In addition to undergraduate and law degrees, Jeff has master's degrees in international law and in biotechnology. Jeffrey lives in Tel Aviv, where in 2024 he founded Stickers of Meaning, a project that preserves and educates about the memorial stickers that have appeared throughout Israel since October 7, 2023—honoring the fallen and inspiring the living with messages of love, purpose, daring, and joy. https://www.jeffreyweissauthor.com www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-l-weiss

DESCRIPTION: Susanne Biro, author of This Could Be Everything, contains 24+ years of global experience coaching over 200 CEOs and thousands of senior leaders, and specializes in emotional intelligence, leadership effectiveness, and whole-life success. She understands that leadership at the highest levels is demanding, exhausting, and often lonely. Through her signature approach, Inner Life Leadership, she helps leaders harness the power of self-awareness, because what happens inside always shapes what happens out there. Susannae strives to help her clients obtain greater self-knowledge and advanced self-mastery, which translates into greater leadership effectiveness and concrete business results. In her book she provides insight on breaking free from thought patterns that are limiting you and stifling your joy, unlocking clarity, confidence, and creativity when it matters most, building deeper, more meaningful connections with others and ahieving results that reflect your highest aspirations. She transforms the hidden anxieties into a catalyst for authentic leadership through her signature Inner Life Leadership approach. Susanne also enlightens others on topics such as the power of conscious dreaming, self-acceptance, authenticity, and leading with humanity. GUEST BIO: Susanne is the author of "I Want You To Win! Coaching Skills for Creative Leadership", a program she most notably delivered at Sir Richard Branson's private home in June 2017. She is also the co-author of the book Unleashed! Leader as Coach and the corresponding Leader as Coach workshop, a program adopted by countless organizations like General Electric, American Express, and the Mayo Clinic. She is a Forbes contributor and the strategic engagement and corporate initiatives director for Vegan Leaders in Corporate Management. Susanne is also a wife, a mother of two, and a student of yoga, holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from UBC, a Master's Degree in Coaching and Consulting/Applied Behavioral Science from the Leadership Institute of Seattle at Bastyr University, and a Diploma in Technology from BCIT. Website: susannebiro.com Podcast: deepfearpodcast.com App: innerlifeleadership.com LinkedIn: Susanne Biro Email: susanne@susannebiro.com

DESCRIPTION: Miriam Udel, author of Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children's Literature, is a Rabbi, scholar, and mother who reveals the impact of stories and poems written for Yiddish-speaking children in the early 20th century on what it means to be a Jew today. Miriam Udel discusses what Yiddish is and how its imaginative works helped and will continue to inspire Jewish children around the world make sense of their identity, resist injustice, and dream boldly. Drawing on nearly a thousand books across continents, Udel shows how literature became a tool for cultural nationalism, gender equality, economic justice, and empathy. She will explain how early Yiddish books for children build symbolic nations without borders, instills dignity and purpose, and how it reshaped generations of Jewish life. GUEST BIO: Miriam Udel is Judith London Evans Director of the Tam Institute of Jewish Studies and associate professor of Yiddish language, literature, and culture at Emory University, where she studies the Jewish encounter with modernity. She holds an AB in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and a PhD in Comparative Literature, both from Harvard University. Her academic research interests include 20th-century Yiddish literature and culture, Jewish children's literature, American-Jewish literature, and genre studies. She is also the author of Never Better!: The Modern Jewish Picaresque (University of Michigan Press, 2016), winner of the 2017 National Jewish Book Award in Modern Jewish Thought and Experience, and Honey on the Page: A Treasury of Yiddish Children's Literature. http://miriamudel.com.

DESCRIPTION: Long-time married couple and PhD psychologists, Judith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski, bestselling authors of eight books, including Overcoming the Fear of Being Fabulous, provide their readers 33 life-changing facts and processes that can move you from unconscious imprisonment to liberated, self-directed success in all aspects of life. Most people live lives of frustration, disappointment, and inexplicable holdbacks otherwise known as procrastination, depression, anxiety, and other lifestyle limitations that often show up in the workplace because they are living with unconscious “holdbacks”. This couple has more than 70 years combined experience helping people break through their personal barriers to liberation and success in various areas of life including professional success as well as love and real romance. Judith and Jim will share how professionals at every level—from entrepreneurs to executives—can overcome invisible barriers and live with greater authenticity, success, and joy. GUEST BIO: Best-selling authors of 8 books, married psychology team Judith & Jim, (Judith Sherven, PhD and Jim Sniechowski, PhD) have been an executive coaching team for a variety of tech leaders at companies around the world including LinkedIn, Unity Technologies, Blackbird Interactive and a variety of other companies which includes a variety of start-ups and individuals. They are also the hosts of their popular corporate 4-hour Learning & Development audio program “Being Fabulous In Business.” But prior to their extraordinary success, each of them made their living as professional actors earlier in their lives. More than their extensive professional background, Judith and Jim bring profound personal experience and knowledge to their work, having had to overcome "The Fear of Being Fabulous" themrselves. Married since 1988, they've triumphed in their success together. www.JudithandJim.com www.JudithandJim.com/books

DESCRIPTION: Camille Miller, bestselling author of The Ultimate Guide to Creating Your Soul-Aligned Business, The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Soul Professional, and The Ultimate Guide to Leaving Your Legacy, is a transformational leader and celebrated influencer in the field of entrepreneurship. As a Strategic Business Designer for Soul-Led Visionaries, she offers highly individualized mentoring and guidance in all aspects of business—from planning and strategy to marketing and client acquisition. She is the founder of a global business incubator, the Natural Life Business Partnership, a Soul Inspired Business School, and a global online Learning Academy. Camille is the leading authority on mentoring mid-life entrepreneurs to transform their wisdom and decades of experience into wealth through scalable, purpose-driven businesses. A recognized thought leader on soul-driven success, she empowers mission-driven leaders to create lasting impact and financial freedom—without compromising their values. GUEST BIO: Camille L. Miller is a 3x bestselling author on soul-driven entrepreneurship, founder of the Soul Professional Movement, and a sought-after Business Designer & Strategist. She is dedicated to helping soul-led entrepreneurs worldwide design businesses that align with their values and purpose. Her mission is simple: to inspire and support others in bringing their gifts to the world. To learn more about her work, her school, and upcoming programs, visit SoulProfessional.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camille.l.miller.mba/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camillelmiller/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/@camillelmiller.mba Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@camillelmiller

DESCRIPTION: Tony Jones, creator of the Tony Jones Wellness Hub App, now in testing and available for both Apple and Android, blends psychology expertise with motivational strategies to help others gain clarity, confidence, and total control of their lives and bodies. His shows, including Tony Jones Show, Tony Jones in the Morning, and Tony Jones Wellness Hub, are available on all major podcast platforms. A new show, Endless Summer Show, is streaming now at tonyjones.org. Tony currently hosts programs on 90.3 WRIU Kingston, 101.1 WBRU Providence, and online stations like FunLand Radio and KDX Rock Radio. Since joining FunLand Radio in 2022, Tony has built a dedicated following and now brings his energy to weekday afternoons from 2–6 PM CST. In this conversation, Tony dives into his omnimedia approach, the democratization of media, the growing interest in positive psychology, and the importance of college radio in engaging a new generation of broadcasters. GUEST BIO: Tony Jones, Psy.D., is a wellness coach, certified personal trainer, and independent media producer with a passion for helping people feel better, move better, and live with purpose. With a doctorate in psychology and a background in communications and project management, Tony blends mental and physical wellness to support real, lasting transformation. His approach is rooted in the belief that emotional and physical health are deeply connected. Recognizing the limitations of traditional mental health models, Tony became a certified personal trainer and corrective exercise specialist to bridge the gap between mind and body. Through a science-backed, whole-person strategy, he helps individuals align the mind, body, and spirit for a stronger, more balanced life. Facebook: facebook.com/tonyjonesmedia/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/tonyjonesinri/ Instagram @tonyjonesinri Youtube: youtube.com/@tonyjonesshow/ Other: X/Twitter @tonyjonesinri

DESCRIPTION: Karen Richter is a retreat leader, Forest Therapy Guide, women’s mentor, the founder of Confident by Nature, and author of Uncover Your Light: Empowering Stories of Hope and Resilience. She explores the struggles so many face: exhaustion from constant productivity, living by everyone else’s expectations, and feeling like life is racing past. Karen will share how break free of those struggles with intentional connection with nature,combined with holistic practices like qigong and Yoga Nidra, offers a powerful reset—helping us release stress, quiet self-doubt, and reconnect with who we truly are. Listeners will walk away with simple “rewilding” tools to ease stress, step off autopilot, and return to a life that feels authentic, joyful, and fully alive. Taking this journey of self-discovery will allow you to reconnect with the beauty and power that lies within: Get to know, love, and celebrate yourself. Your radiant light is waiting to shine brightly, and to inspire those around you to do the same. GUEST BIO: Karen Richter is a retreat leader, Forest Therapy Guide, women’s mentor, the founder of Confident by Nature, and author of Uncover Your Light: Empowering Stories of Hope and Resilience. She is a retreat leader, and women’s mentor. Karen spent years pouring herself into every role—mother, wife, daughter, friend, business owner—pushing harder and harder to prove her value, until she felt depleted and lost. Mindful time in nature helped her slow down and rediscover who she was beneath all the roles. Now she helps midlife women do the same—releasing stress, reclaiming joy, and reconnecting with both themselves and the Earth. Facebook: Karen S. Richter - Cohesive Outcomes (https://www.facebook.com/CohesiveOutcomes) Linkedin: Karen S. Richter (https://www.linkedin.com/in/karensrichter/) Instagram: Cohesive Outcomes (www.instagram.com/cohesiveoutcomes) Youtube: Confident by Nature (https://www.youtube.com/@ConfidentByNature )

DESCRIPTION: Dr. Leigh F. Callahan has over 35 years of experience in arthritis and health outcomes research, and experience in public health as a former arthritis epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Her specific areas of expertise are in four major areas: outcomes and epidemiological research, establishing collaborations in communities across North Carolina and the nation, leadership roles in professional and nonprofit arthritis organizations, and setting arthritis public health agendas. She educates others on managing Osteoarthritis through behavioral lifestyle interventions, such as weight management, self-management education, physical activity and injury prevention, which are the four key evidence-based public health interventions for Osteoarthritis (OA). Dr. Callahan also speaks about The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance (OAAA), which is supported, in part, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and has numerous free resources available for managing OA. GUEST BIO: Dr. Leigh F. Callahan is the tenured Mary Link Briggs Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine and professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill. She is an adjunct professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the Gillings School of Global Public Health. She is Associate Director of the Thurston Arthritis Research Center (TARC). She is also Director of the Osteoarthritis Action Alliance (OAAA), a coalition of more than 160 organizations committed to elevating osteoarthritis as a national health priority. Dr. Callahan has an undergraduate degree from UNC, Chapel Hill and a PhD from Vanderbilt University. https://oaaction.unc.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/leigh-callahan/

DESCRIPTION: Karen Salmansohn, author of Your To-Die-For Life How to Maximize Joy and Minimize Regret ... Before Your Time Runs Out, and behavioral change expert invites her audience to stop avoiding the one truth about the inevitability of our limited time, and encourages to start using it to live more fully, boldly, and unapologetically. After going through her own “I’m going to die” journey, Salmansohn discovered how mortality awareness can transform your life, helping people stop wasting time and start aligning with what truly matters. Backed by science and filled with practical tools, this book offers a fresh and cheeky approach to living with purpose. You’ll learn how to write your own eulogy to reverse-engineer your goals, build a “to die for” list to focus on what brings you alive, and do a life audit to release what drains your energy. With inspiring philosophy, research-based insights, and Salmansohn’s humor, Your To-Die-For Life will help you face your fears and use them as fuel for a life that’s deeply meaningful. GUEST BIO: Karen Salmansohn is a bestselling author with over 2 million books and courses sold, a leading behavioral change expert, and columnist for Oprah and Psychology Today. She is the founder of NotSalmon.com, a popular personal development site with a vibrant community of 1.5 million followers. In 1999, Karen first wrote with How to Be Happy, Dammit. Since then, she’s written numerous bestsellers including The Bounce Back Book and Think Happy. With a background in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, Karen is passionate about helping people live with courage, clarity, and joy. In Your To-Die-For Life, she pioneers the mortality awareness movement, reminding us that embracing death might just be the secret to truly living. https://www.notsalmon.com/ https://www.instagram.com/notsalmon/?hl=en

DESCRIPTION: Dessy Levinson, author of From Overwhelm to Flow, is a strategist and coach whose work draws from neuroscience, psychology, and lived experience. She has spent over two decades helping leaders, founders, and thoughtful individuals navigate complexity and build genuine resilience. In From Overwhelm to Flow, Levinson introduces the CRATE framework—Clarity, Regulation, Agency, Trust, and Energy—as a path to move from emotional chaos into grounded clarity. Whether you're a founder facing startup challenges, a leader fostering psychological safety, or someone seeking deeper understanding of your inner world, this book offers practical tools and strategic insights to help you transform how you relate to overwhelm. With warmth, honesty, and powerful stories of transformation, Levinson shows how our moments of greatest struggle can become the gateway to flow. This is not just another self-help book—it’s a guide to remembering what we already know: that intensity, when met with curiosity and skill, can lead to meaning, creativity, and real change. GUEST BIO: Dessy T. Levinson is an executive strategist and relational integration coach, founder of crate.com, and creator of the CRATE framework for cognitive and emotional resilience. With over twenty years of experience in advertising, venture capital, and high-performance coaching, she helps individuals and teams move from overwhelm to flow through deep psychological insight and business acumen. She lives in the New York area with her husband and teen children. crate.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/dessylevinson/

DESCRIPTION: Douglas Lynam, author of Taming Your Money Monsters: Nine Paths to Money Mastery With The Enneagram, helps identify their financial traps, heal money wounds, and cultivate abundance with tailored strategies. The Enneagram is a personality system that outlines nine types, each with unique motivations, fears, and desires, to support self-awareness, growth, and better relationships, and Douglas Lyman explains how each Enneagram type has a "money monster" and behaviors that harm financial health. He will speak about spirituality and wealth, proving that financial success and ethical living go hand in hand; not just coexisting, but enhancing each other. From Marine to Benedictine monk to financial expert, Doug Lynan’s unconventional journey reflects his unique perspective on wealth and purpose. GUEST BIO: After graduating top of his class from Marine Corps Officer Candidate School, Doug spent two decades as a monk while leading a prestigious school’s math department. Transitioning to finance in 2017, he became a partner at LongView Asset Management, overseeing $250 million in assets. He is the author of Taming Your Money Monsters: Nine Paths to Money Mastery With The Enneagram and From Monk to Money Manager: A Former Monk's Financial Guide to Becoming a Little Bit Wealthy—and Why That's Okay, both in which he focuses on financial self-help. https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-lynam/ https://www.instagram.com/douglynam/ https://www.douglynam.com/