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Health & Wellness Episodes

This category highlights discussions on health, wellness, and transformation, featuring experts and advocates sharing their insights and experiences.
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June 7, 2023

Living the dream with healing music artist Ashana Lobody

Send us a text Weaving together soaring, angelic vocals and the celestial sound of crystal singing bowls, Ashana Lobody is one of the premiere healing music artists of our time.In fact, Ashana’s original sound pioneered an entirely new genre of healing music with crystal singing bowls. This exquisitely crafted, luminous sonictapestry soothes and opens the heart, enfolding the listener in a transcendent experience of the Divine and a direct experience of the Soul. This stunninglybeautiful alchem...
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April 5, 2023

Living the dream with depression research expert Dr Rebecca Allen

Send us a text Dr. Allen graduated with a B.A. in Psychology with honors from Stanford University. She attended Oregon Health and Science University for medical school where she also earned a Masters of Public Health in biostatistics and epidemiology. She completed psychiatry residency at the Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program, a joint program between Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Massachusetts Mental Health Center. She served as Chi...
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March 31, 2023

Living the dream with certified professional fitness trainer John Petrelli

Send us a text John Petrelli is a certified professional fitness trainer. For nearly thirty years he has used his signature style of motivation and his unique program of physical exercise, nutrition, and martial arts training to positively impact the lives of countless people, from Grammy Award-winning recording artists to corporate executives to world-class athletes to film celebrities to busy moms and dads alike. In 2021, John's life took an unexpected turn when he became paralyzed with Guill...
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March 22, 2023

Living the dream with autoimmune expert Josie Warren

Send us a text For much of her young adult life, Josie struggled with autoimmune disorders, severe food allergies, a debilitating eating disorder anorexia, alcoholism, ADD, and anxiety and depression. She was told by her medical doctors that each of her diagnoses was lifelong and that she just needed to manage them the best she could for the rest of her life. Josie felt crushed, like a lost cause and there was really no hope for her. She was only in her twenties – these were supposed to be the ...
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March 15, 2023

Living the dream with social worker and mental health expert David Szczecinski

Send us a text David Szczecinski www.mymilan.com.au Formal Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Work Diploma of Clinical Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy Accreditations: Trainer (Certificate IV Training and Assessment) Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (Australia) Professional memberships: Member of Australian Association of Social Work. After serving in the Army, David re-trained as a Social Worker in 2003 and started work as a prison Drug and alcohol counselor. Many of David’s skills wer...
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March 1, 2023

Living the dream with fitness expert and founder of WeShape Katie Bramlett

Send us a text Katie Bramlett started WeShape with the intention of advocating for women to stop focusing on the number on the scale and instead put their energy and efforts towards a more meaningful intention such as movement, rest, and a deeper connection with self. Her entire company and product is rooted in intention, movement, community, and beliefs. Katie has a passion for bringing awareness to the toxic expectations placed on women in the fitness industry, as well as the often overshadowe...
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Feb. 13, 2023

Living the dream with metitation expert, author, poet, educator, consultant and ordinary mystic Blair Abee

Send us a text Blair is an author, poet, educator, consultant and ordinary mystic. He has written award winning 5 books available on Amazon Books and dozens of articles on meditation, manifestation, and related topics. He describes himself this way, “I am an explorer who has discovered a variety of techniques, tools and ideas that I think you will find useful in your own personal development. Here’s an example of what I mean. From one perspective, each of us has a unique story in which we are bo...
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Jan. 20, 2023

Living the dream with skincare expert, podcast host, and human trafficking survivor Deanna Kuempel

Send us a text Deanna Kuempel is a human trafficking survivor, a widow, a former C-Level executive, fashion designer, bodybuilder, skincare expert, currently Ms. Chicago America Nation 2021, now podcast host. She has lived a very big life with lots and lots of experience. When she decides to do something she always does it BIG! Deanna is the creator of the label free podcast and you can find more information about the show by visiting www.labelfreepodcast.com
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Jan. 11, 2023

Living the dream with Licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed clinical social worker Todd Creager

Send us a text Todd is a Licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed clinical social worker with 35+ years of experience helping couples and individuals heal themselves from crises such as trauma and infidelity. He also help couples rekindle the passion and aliveness in their relationship. Todd is a firm believer in combining healing modalities into his practice. He incorporates EMDR, Emotional Focused Therapy and Meditation to help promote optimal healing and living for his patients. ...
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Jan. 9, 2023

Living the dream with suicide loss survivor, author, and mental health speaker Sarah Gaer

Send us a text Sarah Gaer is a suicide loss survivor and holds a Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health counseling and has twenty four years’ experience in the field of mental health care. She is a proud alumna of Holyoke Community College Class of ’98 and Antioch New England University Class of ’09. Her graduate degree work was focused on military veterans and trauma. Sarah has worked as an outpatient clinician, on a crisis team, in residential settings both for those with chronic mental hea...
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Jan. 1, 2023

Living the dream with podcast host, personal trainer and gyn owner Brad Williams

Send us a text Brad Williams hosts the Over 40 Fitness Hacks show, a podcast about people who are over 40 staying fit without losing their social life. Brad has been a personal trainer and gym owner for over 12 years and has seen it all. On today’s show Brad will give some helpful tips for those over 40 to exercise and stay healthy without missing a beat in your social life. If you are under 40 please tune in as well because the advice Brad will be giving can help you also. www.over40fitnesshac...
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Dec. 23, 2022

Living the dream with author, speaker, coach, and centering prayer expert Rich Lewis

Send us a text Rich Lewis is an author, speaker and coach who focuses on centering prayer as a means of inner transformation. He teaches centering prayer in both his local and virtual community and offers one-on-one coaching. Rich’s newest book is titled, Sitting with God: A Journey To Your True Self Through Centering Prayer. He publishes a weekly meditation, book reviews, and interviews on his site, Silence Teaches. He has published articles for a number of organizations, including Contemplati...
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Dec. 14, 2022

Living the dream with author, motivational speaker, and stress management expert Phil Barth

Send us a text On August 5, 2015 Phil Barth took a surprise visit to the cardiac wing of Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati. Phil suffered what was labeled a "small" heart attack. Phil remembers thinking "if this is small he’d hate to see medium." Per the advice of his Doctor Phil changed his diet, started exercising more and decided to work on controlling stress. For the past five years Phil has published a daily list: Great things that happened today. Each day Phil celebrates the great thin...
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Dec. 12, 2022

Living the dream with author, international yoga teacher, and social entrepreneur Troy Hadeed

Send us a text Troy Hadeed was born in Trinidad, wrote his first letter to the editor at 10, has taught yoga internationally for over 15 years, and has founded several successful businesses, including a hemp store, a waste oil recycling business and a yoga studio. He has walked coast-to-coast across central America, navigated the world on a ship, spent prolonged periods in silence, and is continuously seeking to make sense of the human experience. In all things, Troy hopes that his life will ass...
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Dec. 7, 2022

Living the dream with mental health advocate and founder of Mind Aid Matthew Dickson

Send us a text Matthew Dickson helps people with mental illness in developing countries so they can get access to basic mental health care at www.MindAid.ca. Mind Aid steers people towards 7 nonprofits using these models of basic mental health care, which are low-cost, proven effective, and scalable. Some of these groups are promoted by Zak Williams (son of Robin Williams), Bill Clinton, Forest Whitaker (of "Star Wars"), Ashley Judd, and Tim Shriver (founder of the Special Olympics). Highlights ...
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Dec. 2, 2022

Living the dream with Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, Chef and Author Marlisa Brown

Send us a text Marlisa Brown is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator Author and Chef. She has been president of Total Wellness Inc., > 20 years, has a BS in Marketing and MS in Nutrition: she specializes in diabetes, obesity, CVD and GI disorders. Some Clients include; NY Jets, Kennedy Space Center, Hofstra and Adelphi Universities, Guardian Life, Brookhaven National Labs, Goldman Sachs Tiffany, Dean Witter Reynolds, Pall Corp, Bank of New York, Sony, Liz Claiborne, Ethicon and m...
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Nov. 16, 2022

Living the dream with interior designer and color whisperer Jeanette Chasworth

Send us a text Jeanette Chasworth, interior designer, (The Color Whisperer) would love to help you heal from past grief and trauma in a unique way! She focuses on designing beautiful spaces and designing to help you heal. Her design therapy process is about discovery. Jeanette’s role is to assist you in discovering your dreams, educating you on what is possible, and to assist in creating the home you never dreamed you always wanted. Jeanette works on doing Energy Clearings as well, these can be ...
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Nov. 2, 2022

Living the dream with author and alzheimer's expert Carlen Maddux

Send us a text alzheimer's disease is growing in epidemic proportions. The number affected in the U.S. alone is more than 20 million -people. (That's the population of Florida.) In his book, blog, and speaking engagements Carlen Maddux shares how art made his wife radiate with joy and confidence; how his family learns to lessen the strife in the midst of their crisis; and much more. NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S MONTH. This is not an old person's disease - hundreds of thousands of young fami...
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Oct. 19, 2022

Living the dream with author and burn out recovery guide doctor Hollie Sturgeon

Send us a text Dr Hollie Sturgeon is an Orlando-based Clinical Pharmacist with over a decade of helping patients manage their chronic stress and symptoms of burnout. She's a burnout recovery guide and author of the upcoming book Escape the Quicksand of Workplace Burnout: Your 5 Step Stress Survival Guide. When she isn’t providing burnout guidance, helping out at a local hospital, or mentoring newly-minted pharmacists, you will most likely find her at the lake with her two dogs. Dr. Hollie Sturg...
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Oct. 5, 2022

Living the dream with author and orthopedic surgeon Doug Garland

Send us a text Douglas Garland, M.D. practiced orthopedic surgery for 37 years in Southern California. Dr. Garland was a Clinical Professor of Orthopedics at the University of Southern California where he authored over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles. With over 600 citations, The Tall Poppy Syndrome is the most comprehensive book on the subject. As heard on a 2018 podcast episode of 'The Hidden Brain,' the tall poppy syndrome is a human condition that has been present in every society fro...
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Sept. 28, 2022

Living the dream with psychotherapist, life and business coach, hypnotist, teacher, speaker and author Susie Hayes

Send us a text With two Master's Degrees in education and counseling, and over 40 years experience as a psychotherapist, life and business coach, hypnotist, teacher, speaker and author, Susie Hayes helps people become and stay FREED from Stuck! She is the author of the award-winning book, "FREED from Stuck! Dare to Cross the Bridge Beyond Grief, trauma, and Self-Sabotage to Discover Lasting Change Now." www.freedfromstuck.com
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Sept. 5, 2022

Living the dream with happiness strategist Monique Rhodes

Send us a text Monique is a Happiness Strategist who teaches students and corporations around the world how to master their lives. She has spent the last 25 years studying the mind and its relationship to happiness and suffering. Over 70 universities and colleges use her program The 10 Minute Mind®. Her 8-week online course, The Happiness Baseline, has a 100% success rate in raising the mental wellness for every student who has completed it. Monique hosts the daily In Your Right Mind podcast, ...
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Aug. 22, 2022

Living the dream family/sports medicine physician Dr. David Schechter

Send us a text David Schechter, MD, is a family/sports medicine physician in private practice in Culver City, California. He has authored several books (including Think Away Your Pain) that explain the connection between stress and persistent or unexplained physical symptoms, such as back pain. In addition, he is the author of The MindBody Workbook, which has helped tens of thousands of people process emotional tension by writing about it (journaling). Dr. Schechter graduated from Princeton Univ...
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Aug. 19, 2022

Living the dream with Naturopath, yoga therapist, Karma Master, Holistic Health teacher/author/producer dr. Lynn Anderson

Send us a text Naturopath, yoga therapist, Karma Master, Holistic Health teacher/author/producer with over 30 years experience, internationally recognized author and speakerDoctor Lynn a Naturopath and Yoga therapist has authored multiple book series and has been published in major publications such as Reader’s Digest, Shape, SELF, SPRY, The Chicago Times, Huffington Post, Thrive Global and Redbook. She was featured as one of the “hottest” fitness professionals over fifty in Spry Magazine. She ...
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