Tune In: Radio for Your Mind, Body & Soul

“Meditation is just noticing that your Mind TV is on.”Sound simple? Maybe so … but it’s hard-earned, experiential wisdom by our guest,executive coach & online content creator Toku McCree—who has studied meditation &mindfulness practices from the inside out for decades, including as a practitioner at aBuddhist monastery. You may be surprised to learn the striking similarities betweentwo-plus years of intentional living/monastic life with the bustling day-to-day existence ofairport travel. (We were!)In our conversation with Toku, we also learn:* The introspective observation he brings to modern-day dating (& the flip-side that the“there are no good, single men” lament of the Sex in the City days meets when thequintessential “good, single man” doesn’t need to be emotionally ‘fixed’)* What it’s like to observe loneliness as a natural part of the human condition ofsuffering … without actually wallowing in the suffering part of it* Toku’s interesting other projects—from Substack collaborations to executive trainingprograms to online dating experiments—& how they intersect as one lens to life (thatany of us can adopt)Listen & learn alongside host Kealah Parkinson about what Toku calls “the salamandermoment,” as well as ways any of us can bring the 360-degree experience ofcontemplation though monastic living into everyday moments of mindfulness for theaverage person.|| Learn more about our guest on Substack or dating experiment website. (You’ll seehe’s happily in a relationship now!)|| Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook.|| Want to speak with more confidence about whatever you love? Check out theConfident Communicators Club by Coach Kiki at Skool.

There are 4 BIG LIES that are corrupting the world …… according to our once-again-returning guest, mechanical-engineer-turned-Masters-in-counseling-turned-coach Johanna Smith. She’s used her life experiences to help others. Andnow she’s helping us to not just see the truth beyond the lies that she identifies in this episode,but she’s also made some really cool merch to help us embody (literally) this new wisdom.Hear Johanna share:- How each of these 4 Big Lies is based in a maladaptive mindset that spans generations of U.S.history- Why connecting with emotion & empathy is often easier than we think—& why it doesn’teven always require us to have lived another person’s same experience to empathize with eachother as humans- The differences between confidence & arrogance (& Coach Kiki’s thoughts on the matter)- A real truth bomb: “Human atrocities can be traced back to the notion of superiority.”Jump to 08:00 to hear the real truth Johanna says are behind these Big Lies(superiority/inferiority, entitlement, zero sum thinking & not bearing individual responsibility).Then jump to 40:00 to hear her quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (& more!).|| Read the article that inspired this all at Johanna Smith’s Substack. Learn more aboutHarmonious Balance—& get the new merch!—at HarmoniousBalanceJS.com.|| Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook.|| Want to speak with more confidence? Check out the Confident Communicators Club byCoach Kiki at Skool.

Ever heard of “Oppositional Defiant Disorder?” This now-aged buzzword was the hallmark ofkid resistance in the classroom & the cause of many caregiving land mines — for parents &teachers around the U.S., & particularly for today’s returning guest Amy Lakeberg. … But whenshe started tucking into the hallmarks, she found a lot that resonated for her, internally.Over the years, O.D.D. was re-named P.D.A. Amy shares with us the two different phrases thisacronym has abbreviated, as well as how these updated name changes mark movement fromthe outside observer perspective of this diagnosis to the interior experience of living with itevery day.In our conversation, we also:* explore the intersection of PDA & the autism spectrum* discuss how burnout relates to this diagnosis/behavior* identify the myths surrounding empathy & PDA — such as its absence* explain why curiosity & mindfulness led our guest Amy down the rabbit hole to learn & teachall that she has on the subject … & why she feels she knows the subject from the inside outFavorite quotes from the conversation:“[PDA is] basically having a very sensitive nervous system.”“[Ask yourself:] What does ‘safety’ mean to me?” (… especially if nervous system safety isdifferent from physical safety.)“We need to stop punishing kids [for non-compliance].”|| Learn more about Amy & even more about PDA at her Facebook community page, PDA Self-Help — or visit & join the newly-launched neurodivergent social community, Brainvary Hub.|| Hear our first conversation with Amy in Episode 603.|| Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook.|| Want to speak with more confidence about whatever you love? Check out the ConfidentCommunicators Club by Coach Kiki at Skool.

Nearly 20 years ago, Edwina Cowell sat on the family room floor & answered The Big Questions (“What is heaven?”; “What is hell?”; “Why do people die?”; “What is love?”) with her 7-year old son & some of his friends with their mothers. It was a moment that was created consciously over time with forethought … & became a lasting legacy for grownups & children all over the globe. Spiritual Playdate curriculum was born from these real-life play dates. Officially launched in 2015 at the Parliament of World Religions, it now reaches & teaches people in many countries these mission-based life skills for kids & their grownups, ages 5–12. Topics span big topics—heaven & hell, living & dying, God—& smaller but just as important ones like gratitude, forgiveness, resilience … & are currently being translated into other languages.In our conversation, Edwina shares:* The deeper origins of this story & how to use the online/printable curriculum* Why the Soul Talks frame all of the curriculum—& uses learning as discovery (via the Socratic Method)* How to deepen (& truly change) the traditional talks on bullying* Who is using this curriculum already (social workers, Sunday School teachers, homeschoolers, families & friends—as well as local volunteer educators to post-war refugees in parts of Africa)Jump to 42:00 to hear Edwina’s take on the roots of social ills (& how Spiritual Playdate opens the conversation to disentangle those roots, so they don’t take hold). And find her profound statement: “We can never get to world peace until we get to personal peace.”|| Learn more about MotherFounder Edwina Cowell & this social-spiritual-emotional learning tool at SpiritualPlaydate.com. || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.|| Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. || Want to speak with more confidence? Check out the Confident Communicators Club by Coach Kiki at Skool.

“The most valuable hours I’ve ever worked in my life.”That’s what Kristi Amendola, co-founder along with Eric Stanley of the MPower employment app (which can be found for free at the app store for both job-search candidates & employers) says this project has been for her. We first talked to Kristi back in 2024 (listen to that episode, too!) … when the world’s uncertainty coming out of the global pandemic was only more motivating to her and Eric Stanley. Together, through research, market/customer base data & technical application, they built a truly skills-based employment app to deliver hiring where workforce equity is at the core.In this updated conversation, we learn:* The 3 Pillars the app brings to users on either end of hiring (content, careers & community)* The transparent tracking system that’s also built into the service* How the 20% increase in the talent pool (drawing from lived & work experience) “opens the aperture” in Kristi’s words* Why the future of hiring is this app’s offering: anonymous, skilled hiring profiles* How both Eric & Kristi put their own app to work for themselves, too!|| Learn more about our guest & the app by visiting the company website M2N.us.|| SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.|| Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. || Want to speak with more confidence? Check out the Confident Communicators Club by Coach Kiki at Skool.

“Wealth does not come from money, but from ambitions & desires.”If true, that makes Ricardo Matos a very rich man! He spreads the deeper riches of personal growth & human health all around the world with his educational project, Tea the World, which has a mission to not only sell organic, full tea leaves in their products, but to also educate & inspire tea lovers on tea culture, facts & health globally. Hear our conversation where Ricardo shares:  • The words he finds have the most controversy—inside & outside of the tea world  • How tea helped him reduce the mid-life medications he takes & why he says he feels more energetic than he did at 17  • Why he finds white tea to be “the champagne of the tea industry”  • And what it he thinks it means to get your mind blownJump to 24:00 to hear his quote about why tea is “not a miracle cure” (& how packaging & fillers are a part of that explanation). He also shares the secrets to using less & getting more from it!|| Connect with Ricardo at TeaTheWorld.com or visit his LinkedIN profile to learn even more about his business passions.|| SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.|| Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

How much of your life path is written in the stars … & how much is yours to write? In this episode, we learn more about & from our returning guest Lisa Wagner, biomedical-engineer-turned-astrologist & author of the book Karmic Astrology. She shares: - Even more about how a career with the military surprisingly set her up to marry the discipline, curiosity & drive she needed to learn how to draft astrology charts- Some of the math & science needed for hand charting (versus online calculations, which most astrologists use today)- The other systems she explored on her personal path- Why she says we can all become more fluent in astrology … & embrace divine timing Lisa’s life shows how we can all be, as she says, pragmatic in our spiritual practices … & just what that can teach us. … We also swear like sailors in this episode!  || Connect with Lisa Wagner at: ⁠@KarmicAstrology⁠ (on IG) or get your copy of her ⁠book⁠. || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools.  || Level up your own EQ: Join the Confident Communicators Club on Skool to learn how you can use emotional intelligence to rule the room—wherever you are! || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. Support our WVLP, the grassroots local community radio 

You’ve heard of IQ & maybe even EQ, or the emotional intelligence quotient. But have you heard of BQ? That’s your body’s intelligence system. And it’s more than likely wiser than you think. Today’s guest, Christianne Zurowski, is a certified embodiment coach. She tells us just what that is, as well as: - What she calls The 4 Phases to BQ—tuning in with intention, building “body vocabulary,” tracking & taking action- How to find your “somatic superpowers,” or 21 ways to say no respectfully - Why her past life as a schoolteacher trained her to teach grownups to both talk to & listen to their bodies- Plus: the 3 brains of the body—your brain, heart & gut—& just what each can teach you If you’re burned out from pushing through or just tired from the mental gymnastics of continuously shifting your mindset, you might be ready to learn how to listen to what your body has to tell you.  || More ways to connect with Christianne: visit NextChapterCoach.com or follow her on Instagram. Connect with her directly at either of these sources & let her know that you heard her here for your own FREE COPY of the 21 Ways to Say No PDF. Join any of Christianne’s programs or see how she can work with your group today! || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. Support our WVLP, the grassroots local community radio station that hosts our show.

Even after they’ve passed to the beyond, Spiritual Life Coach & Intuitive Medium Kim Lawler tell us, “We really can talk to our people still.” She doesn’t just mean visiting their tombstones to fill them in on your day (though, of course, that counts, too). After 30 years as a nurse in traditional healthcare settings, Kim determined to stop ignoring the other-worldly wisdom that was all around her & start tuning into her own soul’s wisdom—& the guidance she felt from outside, or what she terms the universe. Listen to our conversation & hear these pearls of wisdom, among others: - Add yourself to The Golden Rule!- There are lots of ways to feel loss: death, retirement, kids leaving home, divorce & more.- You can talk to your own soul to find soothing. (Jump to 23:00 to learn more.0- “There is still a whole life you have. … Finish it out strong. Now is the time.” || More ways to connect with Kim: Her website, HeartToSoulConnection.com; her book, As We Sage: A Woman’s Guide to Reclaiming Spirit, Wisdom, Joy & Magic Beyond Mid-Life in Turbulent Times; her Garden of Knowledge oracle deck; or book her for a reading! || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

The heart as the seat of our soul: That’s the perspective cardiac Advanced Practice Nurse Teresa Palmer now has, after over two decades working in holistic cardiology.  On a medical mission trip to Romania, her perspective changed.  Teresa tells all about this experience, plus: * How what you believe is what you become* Heart disease is the leading cause of deaths in the U.S.—but 90% can be prevented with education & action, or self-care* Why she sees our hearts as our bodies’ GPS—in charge of meditation, breathing, how stress affects the body & developing intuition (what she calls, “inner knowing”)* The “big toolbox” she uses of traditional western + eastern & metaphysical medicine as a complement to standard “traditional care”* Our heart has a brain … with neuro-receptors* Our “inner landscape” is the real, authentic us* Connecting to your heartbeat is key, because “everything starts from within”—& your heartbeat is unique to you Hear also about host Kealah Parkinson’s own experience with “broken heart syndrome.” Perhaps Teresa’s best-earned wisdom can be summed up in this statement she makes in our talk:  Self-healing is no mystery. It’s simply a body in balance.  || Interact with Teresa & learn more about her at her website, WellbeingGal.com. Buy her book, Heal Your Heart from Within. You can also find data supporting Teresa’s claims & knowledge via the HeartMath Institute.  || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

“It started with some pain.” That’s what our guest, Candice Erickson-Perham—a healer, coach & podcast host in her own right—says of her journey. “It” is a journey she never realized she would take, & one she continues to be on now, all the more consciously. In our conversation, we learn more about that journey: How it started with her desire to avoid getting cortisone shots & moved into exploring novel modalities— Internal Family Systems, QHHT, past-life regression & Human Design; how it ended with her very own certification in Dr. Bradley Nelson’s Emotion Code, a concept that traces the roots of disease to where our bodies store emotions. Candice gets raw & real (so listener be warned) as we discuss:   - Why she believes her emotions were “stuck in her feet” (& what that meant for the rest of her body)  - How she (& so many others have) used busy-ness as a form of self-denial—& why that both works & doesn’t work  - What “reality-testing” is & how you can use it to find your own safe resources   - How old Candice was before she started her journey (44!) & why it’s never too late. We learn more, too, about her experiences—& all the metaphysical modalities that she personally chose over Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & EMDR, primarily because of their correlation to ACES. (And if any of these terms aren’t in your own vocabulary, tune in to learn more!) || Listen to Healers with Humor, Candice’s podcast co-hosted with our past guest Shelly Fox, where you’ll particularly enjoy their interview with HeatherAsh Amara, Toltec wisdom trainer & book series author, alongside Don Miguel Ruiz, Jr. Explore more of Candice’s story there in audio form or visit her website, IndiglowSoul.com. || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

Fellowship: It’s both a noun & a verb.  Rotarians like today’s guest Andre Adams are used to giving. As he shares in today’s conversation, it’s baked into the Rotary Club philosophy. A Chicago-area financial services pro, Andre has also been a member of his local Rotary for 4 years … where he has recently helped to develop a new type of fellowship (what Rotarians call their subset club groups): a networking-based group called Rotary Means Business. In this episode, Andre tell us:   - The history of Rotary Club, which is now international  - The legacy services the local club groups have created in communities globe-wide  - And most importantly, the conference that will take place July 18–20 to “help the people who help people” Jump to 14:00 to hear Andre’s description of how a candle doesn’t lose its flame by lighting another candle—& how that’s the perfect metaphor for Rotary Means Business. || Learn more about the Rotary Means Business conference & register to attend at RMBChicagoland.com or at his LinkedIN video post.  || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

Are you ready to kick off your own summer of health? For Northwest Indiana residents, the Summer of Health is about to kick-off on June 13 in downtown Valparaiso with the Porter County Health Fair. Tune In speaks in this episode to the Poco Health Department’s Communications Manager, Demetrious Lewis, on:   - The Health Fair kick-off events & features, like dental & vision screenings, haircuts, face-painting & more (jump to 13:40 for a vendor list)  - Services that are available in-office, year-round (vaccinations, well check-ups, resources)  - How his personal background as a sports broadcaster & telecommunications producer have aided his roles at Poco Health & as the Emergence Management Association’s Public Information Officer- The special heart health endorsement the department just received—& what fight-or-flight had to do with the training for that (jump to 35:00) Be healthy your whole summer long! || Listen to The PoCo Wellness Hour, hosted by Demetrious Lewis on WVLP 103.1fm in Valpo, or view it on YouTube. Follow them on Facebook for more info & updates.  || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook.

Is there such a thing as spiritual curriculum? Dr. Katja Rusanen, DSS (Doctor of Spiritual Science), believes there is. She believes it so completely that she recently wrote the book on it. Her own spiritual curriculum has taken a lifetime of learning, so far: After a deep loss early in life, she found her way to her own spiritual teachers, became a devout & dedicated student, took her training into doctoral level academics … & has become dedicated to helping others heal in a ripple effect around the world.  Hear why she thinks:   - There are 5 steps you can take to make peace with your past  - The first two are release & forgiveness (& it gets easier from there)  - Starting small can make even big practices a reality  - “Life didn’t happen to me; it happened for me.” Jump to the juicy wisdom: Go to 25:00 to hear her say, “I know the power of the dark night of the soul & the power of the light, too,” as she shares a very cool metaphor about doors. || Visit Dr. Katja Rusanen’s website to learn more about her—& also buy her book. Hear her interview on the Mirasee podcast, “Success Didn’t Heal Me—This Did.” || You may also enjoy our other episodes in the Intuition Series. || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

“Be more skeptical, not less.” So says psychic medium Jeanette Wilson—who is no stranger to skepticism. As the star of New Zealand’s TV series, “Dare to Believe,” plus the subject of many news stories & interviews across New Zealand, England & the U.S., Jeanette has made a decades-long career out of making believers of skeptics. She understands their perspective, she says, because she was once fully a skeptic, herself. In fact, she sometimes calls herself “The Skeptical Medium.” Once a banking professional with a career in that industry that spanned three decades, she found a form of enlightenment at a banking conference, of all places. Today, she makes her living as a medium & medical intuitive. In our conversation, we discuss:   - The moment she first felt otherworldly impressions, or when she says, “the message came through” (at that banking conference)  - The tools & techniques you can use to de-program yourself to be a more advancedmedium, yourself (in Jeannette’s terms)  - Why she sees both skepticism & meditation as the dual parts of tuning in to intuition  - How to access the free daily meditation on gratitude she shares on Facebook || Visit Jeanette Wilson’s website to learn more about her, her services & her many books. Join her Sangha Online Spiritual Community on Facebook for the free daily gratitude meditations & more.  || You may also enjoy our other episodes in the Intuition Series. || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

The first time Shelly Fox was asked to tune into what her Third Eye was telling her, her answer was … “a donut.” Not exactly universal wisdom.  Dabbling in yoga as a newbie, Shelly—who still uses her biology degree to develop laboratory products as her daytime career path—became more & more curious about the new words she was hearing in class, like “Third Eye,” “energy,” & “intuition.” What could these words be referencing if it wasn’t something measurable in a lab?  Shelly began reality testing. (Jump to 05:50 to hear her story—& to 10:25 for my favorite quote from Shelly about finding yourself to love yourself!)  In our talk, we cover:             - The tools she used to open up to her own intuitive energy            - How loving yourself is tied to our ability to listen to the wisdom of our intuition            - Why shame & comparison both dampen this ability            - The services she now offers as a certified medical intuitive            - Exactly what 6 paths Shelly recognizes as avenues to increasing your relationship                with your own intuition, as outlined in her book. || Visit Shelly Fox’s website to learn more about her. Hear her story in ongoing, episodical conversation with fellow intuitive healer Candice Erickson-Perham on their podcast, Healers with Humor. Join her Facebook fans online. || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

What is intuition? How do we know? How do we trust it ...?Our series on this subject starts NOW. Tune in!

“Life is your oracle.” So says intuitive guide Schamet Horsfield. And she should know:  As someone who has been called an oracle, herself—& as the creator of the forthcoming, visually stunning Wounds to Wisdom oracle deck & guidebook, as well as the Wounds to Wisdom Oracle School, teaching people how to tap into their own intuitive gifts to transform old wounds into earned wisdom (& then into superpowers)—Schamet is the perfect guide for all of us to begin a deeper understanding of individual intuition.  This interview starts off a series of conversations on the broad topic of intuition. We’ll learn from many self-proclaimed & even certified intuitives … & more scientists-&-bankers-turned-intuitive-healers than you may realize exist. In our talk with Schamet, we cover: - Her 30 years of experience as a healer, serving people around the globe- How & why she created her oracle deck & its beautiful drawings - What she calls the “3 parts of intuition” (gut instinct, the heart’s intuition of feelings, & your third eye, or “eagle vision”) & the differences between them- The FREE QUIZ you can take at her website to learn more about your own intuition. As a bonus, you can register & attend Schamet’s international virtual summit, Awaken the New Feminine Paradigm, using the registration link below. || Visit Schamet Horsfield’s website where you can also take her free quiz. || Register for the Awaken the New Feminine Paradigm leadership summit. || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

What is the definition of a superhero? That’s a question our conversation with returning guest J.D. Murgalo, host of multiple podcasts over a series of common interests, returns to again & again. The answers may surprise you. We also talk about some other interesting definitions, like:   - Keeping content user-friendly   - The importance of the “pause to process”   - How his being an “active listener with natural curiosity” poised him exactly right for this      career path as Audio Storyteller & Career Listener (his self-dubbed titles) Continue your listening after this with episodes of his shows, linked below.  || Follow J.D.’s parent brand, Not Today Media. Listen to J.D.’s other work:                                     • What’s Your Story? - storytelling podcast “connecting people to those                                     who share their lived experiences to learn & heal”                                    • Dads Cry Too - “a sustainable & practical parenting conversation from                                    the lens of a Montessori father”                                    • Come Back to Earth - conversations with “artists of all genres” on “the                                    impact their music has had on their mental health”                                    • Keepsake Chronicles - J.D.’s newest endeavor, “personal stories about                                    keepsakes as containers of memories”  || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook.  || LISTEN NEXT: Hear our past conversation with J.D. Murgalo. Catch more about the art of storytelling as healing in our interviews with authors Sarah Elizabeth Mangiarelli & Jillian Abby.  

“Storytelling gives significance.” That’s why Sarah Elizabeth Mangiarelli took the brave step of putting her life story (so far) into a teaching memoir book, When the White Picket Fence is No Longer Enough.  Her book is full of funny, surprising, heart-breaking & inspiring stories. And there are even synchronicities that some would call miracles. You can hear some of them in our interview. And you’ll learn the one simple journal prompt that kicked off her whole journey. Jump to 10:00 to hear more about Sarah’s coping strategies for surrendering control with a feeling of safety … & to 36:00 for what’s coming next.  Like she says, “I don’t think the lesson is ever over.” || Connect with author Sarah Elizabeth Mangiarelli at her blog or website. || And specially for Tune In listeners:                                      • First 25 listeners can get a FREE e-book version of Sarah’s                                    book by writing, “Tune In,” at her contact page.  || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook.  || LISTEN NEXT: Hear more about writing as healing in our conversation with author Jillian Abbey. … Stay tuned for even more on the therapeutic power of storytelling with our upcoming guest J.D. Murgalo—& find our first conversation with him now. 

From “peri-to-meno-to-post,” says our guest—Healthy Living Coach Denise Stegall—there’s a lot of life in menopause. Did you know …?  - Women start losing progesterone around age 37. - Sleep hygiene & food quality are important throughout life—& even more so in this timeframe. - Body image is not just for teenagers. - AND: Men go through menopause, too. After years working as a pharmaceutical rep (who happened to be experiencing early perimenopause without knowing it), Denise was introduced to Women to Women, the groundbreaking women’s wellness clinic started & served by Dr. Christiane Northrup. Today, through her lived experiences & educated wisdom, Denise helps people to eat & live their healthiest.  And now, for women in mid-life, she’s created multiple offerings. Find links to her monthly wellness series, Hormones to Harmony on LinkedIN, plus take her menopause quiz at her website. Get it all at our show notes today.  || Connect with Denise at her website, DeniseStegall.com, or follow her Hormones to Harmony Wellness Series at LinkedIN + as a live virtual event this April. 3, 2025  || You can also take her quiz or buy her book, Healthy Living, Happy Life, to learn more. (See the book where Denise & Kealah collaborated with other authors, too!)   || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook.  || LISTEN NEXT: Find similar topics in our conversation with Coach Wendy, Sandwich Gen.

Coach Wendy T. - Sandwich Gen “There are many women in the ‘Sandwich Generation’ who don’t believe they have the right to put their own masks on first.” Do you know what these words mean? Coach Wendy does … & she’s explaining it all in our conversation (that’s now available on-demand).  Here’s what: 1. “Sandwich Generation” traditionally refers to that era in life when people are taking care of both their children & their own parents. It’s more common than you may realize. 2. Just like we’re asked on airplanes to put our own oxygen masks on first if we are responsible for another person, this reality makes a great metaphor for meeting some of our personal & self-care needs when others’ depend on us daily.  3. The idea may make sense … but putting it into action can feel impossible in the moment.  4. Coach Wendy can help. (Jump to 41:00 to hear her best strategies for success!) My favorite takeaway are these words of wisdom: “You are the expert in your own life.”   || Connect with this episode’s guest at Coach-Wendy.com & hear her Smiling Souls podcast episodes, as well. || Other resources we mentioned today include: 30 Days Journal Prompts. || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook.  || LISTEN NEXT: Women Who Lead with DeNeen K. Attard

CPR for the amygdala: That's what our guest Hilary Russo calls Havening. It's a technique with a capital H that works on both "BIG T & Little t" trauma. In host Kealah Parkinson's discussion with Hilary—who is, herself, a media personality, holistic mental health practitioner & Havening ambassador—we learn:- Just what Havening is + one on-air exercise that listeners can do right along with us- Definitions & symptoms of secondary traumatic stress- Hilary's own experience of this as an on-air journalist covering the 9/11 attacks live- Why she has evolved her career from on-air journalism to one with "using my voice to help others & share the kind of news I want to share" - Other tools we can all use in what she calls our "Brain Candy Jar" - How YOU can win a giveaway for Tune In listeners ...Jump to: 30:00 for giveaway details + 40:00 for her inspiring quote of Shawn Achor on bringing the science of happiness to life.|| Connect with this episode’s guest in all these ways:  FREEBIESHUG it Out 5 Day Challenge Downloadhttps://www.hilaryrusso.com/5daychallengeREGISTER FOR THE MONTHLY FREE HAVENING HAPPY HOURhttps://www.hilaryrusso.com/eventsSOCIAL AND WAYS TO CONNECThttps://www.instagram.com/hilaryrussohttps://www.hilaryrusso.com/podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/hilaryrussohttps://www.facebook.com/HIListicallySpeaking/https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilaryrusso/https://www.hilaryrusso.com/haveninghttps://www.hilaryrusso.com/training|| SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

Meet our next guest, Jill:Jillian Abby is an award-winning author, storyteller, and advocate. Her memoir, *Perfectly Queer: Facing Big Fears, Living Hard Truths, and Loving Myself Fully Out of the Closet*, was selected by *Good Morning America* as one of their recommended reads, earning praise for its authenticity and courage. In addition to her own writing, Jillian is a collaborative ghostwriter for leaders at Fortune 100 companies and individuals with inspiring stories, helping them share their voices with the world.  Her engaging insights can be found on Substack at *Reframe with Jillian Abby* and across social media @JillianAbbyAuthor. In our conversation on Tune In, we got to hear about Jill's journey:- her formative years as a self-strict perfectionist- why she says "climbing to the top of Supposed-to Mountain" left her "still so unsatisfied"- how she turned from CPA to massage therapist (in what she calls her Goldilocks era)- the breakthrough that came—in 2 parts—while receiving cranio-sacral therapy- her thoughts on "writing as a mindfulness practice" (& why she also calls it "cheap therapy")- exactly why she feels like she is finally fully living Something you should also know about Jill: Whether writing or championing inclusivity, she is dedicated to helping others embrace their truth and live authentically.|| Connect with this episode’s guest at:   • Substack (check out her Queer Abby Q&A section of her Reframe newsletter) • Instagram (with weekly body doubling for writers!) || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

So, what exactly is PDA?One answer we discovered in conversation with guest Amy Lakeberg is: It depends on who you ask (& maybe a little on who's asking)!Known in variants as "pervasive demand avoidance" or "persistent drive for autonomy," the even older version is "oppositional defiance disorder." ... But is this state of being a apathologized 'disorder' or simply another way to be?Amy continues who quest to pursue her own inner world (& help others along the way) as she explores this concept. She's also recently created & continuing to develop a support group that welcomes both people who experience PDA & parents of kiddos who experience it.Hear now:- The emotions that often correlate to PDA- Why "demand" feels unsafe- How less forcing can bring about a better world, with or without PDA (& how you can practice this by forcing yourself less)- The link to PDA & meditation - Two books Amy recommends to anyone exploring the concept|| Connect with Amy Lakeberg: -PDA Self-Help group- Book recos (1 &2)- Pastconversation || Other resources we mentioned today include:  || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike. || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

"Plan BIG, but start small."   These are the words of wisdom that plant-based foods educator & conscious conversations podcast host Sarah Hlavacek-Metzger shares in our interview with her on the concept of Transitions.    If the only constant in life is change, how do you handle it?   Sarah shares with vulnerability & authenticity from the actual point of transition at the top of 2025 — not just moving into the New Year, but also moving into the unknown (or a number of unknowns) as she seeks new growth for her business & life.   Here are just a handful of her intriguing points:   - Some clues you may be looking for a transition are experiencing moods of overwhelm, analysis paralysis, shame or guilt   - Saying yes to something you want to say no to is another clue; what does that feel like to you?   - To begin your transition journey with intention, you can ask yourself, "What do you daydream about? What gets you excited?"   - The main arc to manifesting lasting, positive change post-transition = minimize your limiting beliefs; identify what you want; keep working on your mindset throughout   - 'Wintering' can happen in any season   - Bonus tip: "Movement provides clarity."   Sarah also shares her new guide, the Art of Manifestation journal, available at her stan store.    Oh, by the way, jump to 26:00 to hear her share this insight: "It doesn't have to be a full (life) overhaul to manifest your dreams. ... Just don't get stuck in the excuses or distractions."   || Connect with Sarah directly or follow her Instagram.    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook.   

Learn more about these amazing guests using these links ... & share the special secrets with your friends! Sarah Metzger / Plant-Based Foods / Transitions Amy Lakeberg / What is PDA? Jillian Abby / Perfectly Queer Book Hilary Russo / Havening / Holistic Mental Health ... plus we'll speak again soon with Lisa Wagner on how her life of science & research led to Karmic Astrology! || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

"I need to get organized ..." said EVERYONE in January 2025 (or almost everyone!) ... when what they really meant—according to our returning expert Leslie Shreve of Productive Day—is: "I want to be more productive." Do you also want to be more productive, more organized, more EFFICIENT with your time & space in 2025? Listen to our conversation with Leslie to learn how! (Hint: Jump to time code 30:00 to get her strategy!) You'll also find out how you can get her 3 freebies at her website: 1. Blind Spot Quiz 2. Smart Steps Audit Series 3. 7 Steps to Saving Time Report ... Join us live Saturdays & Sundays at wvlp.org. || Connect with this episode’s guest at: ProductiveDay.com   || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

What does your North Star say about your life path in 2025? You don't have to be a student of astrology to find the stars as interesting guides. Our very own local Sister Sage is back to share astro-wisdom from the star maps in this new year. "What are the bullet points of your life?" she asks us. And she shares that, "There's a glimpse of the lessons to come on your journey." Hear what she has to say about #hospitals, #healthcareworkers & #pharmaceuticals (& what the stars say, as well) ... plus listen to her wisdom on how "patterns have human importance." And just for fun ... jump to 53:00 to hear her list of celebrity names sure to be in the headlines in 2025. #astrology #Hello2025 #DivineAstrology || Connect with this episode’s guest at: KarmicLaw.com   || Other resources we mentioned today include the book: As Above, So Below   || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook. 

"There are no bad signs." Not every astrologer will tell you that. But Lisa Wagner is not every astrologer. Author of the 2024 Hay House title Karmic Astrology (see comments for buy link), Lisa has been practicing astrology since the mid-80s ... well before the internet allowed anyone & everyone to plug in a birth date & time to "cast a chart." Lisa learned hand-casting: using math & writing implements to calculate degrees & ascensions. ... And then she went deeper in her learning to include the information in akashic records, or karma & past lives. Even if astrology is not for you, bring your critical thinking cap & your curiosity to tune in to our conversation with Lisa on WVLP-LP 103.1 FM or here at the on-demand podcast version. Hear why this bio-medical engineer & military contractor decidedly dovetailed the esoterics of astrology to show up with intention in every aspect of her life (including work!). She also shares: - The empowering questions Lisa asks all her clients & readers to determine, "Is this info change-worthy?" - Why your own inner guidance is your best guide (beyond even her book!) - Exactly why she decided to write from a perspective of empowering others ... rather than from hooking them to become dependent on her own wisdom #listenandlearn #TuneIn #mindfulness #communityradio #podcast #astrology #karma #pastlives #feelandheal || Connect with Lisa Wagner at: @KarmicAstrology (on IG) or get your copy of her book. || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSOR: Coach Kiki  

"You better not pout; you better not cry" ...? Update your holidays by getting off of the Naughty-Nice List & taking your personal power back on your own EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. Get the book advance readers call "an insightful daily devotional," "a love letter to yourself," & "the book you'll want on your nightstand." ==> Direct buy link ==> Amazon link ==> Barnes & Noble online/store pickup

Our past guest Monika Krcoski of GreatNews.Life & the Valpo area is back! We're talking planners again ... & #visionboard / #moodboard items, + comparing/constrasting the differences, sharing more #planning & #GoalSetting2025 resources & laughing about just exactly how geeky both Monika & host Kealah Parkinson can get on this subject! Listen in & laugh along ... Plus, Monika asks our new fave question for 2025 #decisionmaking: "WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE THE MOST MONEY FOR YOUR HEART?" || Follow Monika on Instagram or listen to her previous episode: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/dashboard/episode/e2nkhia   || Other resources we mentioned today include:  • S.M.A.R.T. Goals • ClickUp • Clockify • Pinterest • ChatGPT • Journals & Planners (as Monika's 2 fave tools)   || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSOR: Coach Kiki (& get My Moody Daybook)!

Creative perceptions .... History, comics, conspiracy theories: These are some of the items on the spectrum of interests of our show's most recent guest, Jeremy McShurley. You may remember him as the Audio Engineer Extraordinaire (& sometime co-host) from Seasons 1 & 2 of Tune In. What you may not know is how his diverse & creative interests have manifested into some pretty amazing projects in the world. In this episode—now available in on-demand podcast form—you'll learn about Jeremy's books, online universe (to give even more depth to his fiction book The Virtue of Vices), metaphysical research & exploration, plus the ongoing homesteading project he & his wife Danielle have been progressively undertaking for 4 years. More than that, Jeremy shares his belief that, as individuals & collectively, "we need a stance on cosmology, or how the universe operates, to have a religious or spiritual belief." Hear his own cosmological perspective—what he refers to as "The Spectrumatic Universe"—& why he still totes the nickname "Rev. Swirl." Plus, jump to these timecode points for: - The mindful insight into his Spectrumatic Universe theory (approx. 10:00-20:00) - Climate theory (same spot) - The Walnut Grove Historical Society (approx. 20:00) - His current & upcoming creative projects (beyond 20:00) || Explore some of Jeremy's work at:  https://bornagainscientist.com/ https://thevirtueofvices.com/ https://neopoli.com/ https://thesocietyofenoch.org/ https://metaversaltemple.org/ || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries. 

What do you really believe?Jeni McIntosh-Elkins & DeNeen Attard, co-authors & co-facilitators of the 5-book series, "Learning about You," lead students & readers through this & other follow-up questions to get to the answers—like:"Who am I, really?""Why are my thoughts what they are?""How do I change & grow?"From fixed mindset to growth mindset, we can all shift our perspectives, little by little, to achieve the goals we want. DeNeen's personal life experience ("No one told me how to be a great leader," she shares in this conversation, so she did her own research & then took emulation a step further to authentication) & Jeni's ("I went from translating geek speak [in the tech world] to [the shock of deep grief & loss]") took them into profound personal #emotionalintelligence ... that qualifies them to guide others, likewise.#listenandlearn for these insights:- The importance of mindset, communication & time management to general success- Hidden links between resiliency & creativity- Where Jeni continues to grow by practicing boundaries- Why they both say that, "All growth comes from self-awareness"—& that "Curious people tend to be more successful"Look for the listen-on-demand podcast link in the comments! || Connect with this episode’s guests at: FetchHappiness.com or AttardLeadershipAcadamy.com.   || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries. 

"Follow your curiosity." Those are the words of wisdom that Rev. Dr. Jesse Herriott of Unity Birmingham shares with our listeners in this week's conversation. The ordained Reverend, priest & general education professor (with multiple doctorates & another on the way, as well as certifications & trainings in social work, pastoral counseling & adult education) shares this sage insight & more throughout our conversation—airing this evening on WVLP-LP 103.1 FM. He shares how his own curiosities have led him through all of these paths to deeper wisdom, work & community. Listen & learn about: - Traumatology - The "hug condition" - DEI & belonging - CG Scholars ... & why & how he reminds us all, "Your words are enough." || Connect with this episode’s guest at: Unity of Birmingham or through CG Scholars.   || Other resources we mentioned today include the following authors that we recommend you explore: Thomas Moore, Mark Epstein, Joseph Campbell, Bessel Van Der Kolk & others.   || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries. 

ARE YOU LISTENING? Tune in now! You'll hear Amy Lakeberg on WVLP-LP 103.1 FM, sharing about her INTENTIONAL HOBBIES—how she has brought a love of words, movement & curiosity into the foreground of her life ... & how the journey of homeschooling her son kicked off her own inner & outer exploration. This fierce ballroom dancer & fantasy romance author (who masquerades as a mild-mannered librarian, too) shares: - The art of synchronicity - How self-led "non-schooling" helped her learn to love herself - Why she finds #mindfulness to be both spiritual training & nervous system regulating || Find Amy's fantasy romance novel, Ancient Names, on Book Funnel.   || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries. 

Is #politics or #politicsnews making you feel IMBALANCED? Yes, it may be making you feel a lot of things. But finding #balance can be key. In this weekend's important interview with returning guest Johanna Smith, we talk about #justice as balance. As usual, the amazing engineer-turned-coach has a lot of insight to share. Some highlights: - A lack of justice, even for some, is de-stabilizing to all - Gamesmanship is a natural part of how politics is run, "but that's not the sum total of what it is" - The U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence & Bill of Rights are in some ways the Mission, Vision & Core Values of our country—that we can all get to know to understand how we live them day-to-day - We are in a spiritual identity crisis ... but it, too, can be a teacher & healer for our nation - Most importantly, it *is* important to not just vote, but to have *balanced* political conversations, because "our vote is our say" toward justice || Connect with this episode’s guest directly at her website: HarmoniousBalanceJS.com   || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries. 

Spreading goodwill wherever you go: Is it possible? Hear one woman's intentions to do exactly that ... & all that she's learned along the way! This week, we interview Debbie Zipes—who once let Google make her next big life choices when she felt so helpless & hopeless that she searched up, "What should I do with my life?" ... And she found TRAVEL as an answer. Learn about how she has let synchronicity become her teacher & her friend; how she finds safety—by staying curious, while also trusting her intuition; & how the kindness of strangers has more often than not been a boon, while the antidote to decision fatigue has been the wisdom of her friends. Hear how she has tested all of this wisdom in practice on the road across the U.S. & even more abroad through every continent except Antarctica—which is on her bucket list! || Follow Debbie Zipes' trails & tails at her Facebook page.    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries. 

"Don't give up. ... Just take a break." This valuable life lesson from Dr. Amira Mohammed of Lymphira, Inc. is what she lives by, herself. It's what she teaches her 5 sons—& what she teaches her patients at her clinic for sufferers of Lymphedema. Because she truly believes (& exemplifies) that "life is a gift," she has created the upcoming Lymphedema 5K Walk in Northwest Indiana. In this full episode, we talk to our returning guest Dr. Mohammed about this, plus: - The ways Lymphedema can show up in the body (like cancer, surgery, genetics) - How 20% of people with breast cancer experience Lymphedema & do NOT always get the proper diagnosis quickly - That 5 million Americans suffer—often without knowing they can be treated Learn more now when you listen & share with those you love who need this special support. || Register for the Walk or share your support: https://www.lymphirainc.org   || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries. 

What is transitional homelessness? Sandra Roussel knows. She has not only experienced this in her life, she's made her life about helping others to navigate it ... successfully. She's taking her life experience from that School of Hard Knocks & dove-tailing it with her professional lived experience in the military, as a mother, as a businessperson & with her forthcoming Masters in Adult Education to teach others how to overcome. Listen to & learn vicariously from her wisdom in this conversation. || Connect with this episode’s guest Sandra Roussell at: Fresh Start Housing   || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries. 

Lymphedema, the chronic backup of lymphatic fluid in the body, affects 5 million Americans every year. But most people live with this painful & life-impacting condition for 2-3 years before getting the right diagnosis. Dr. Amira Mohammad of Lymphira, Inc. is stopping the gap. Not only does her Merrillville-based clinic specialize in treating Lymphedema & educating patients, her non-profit organization also helps to provide FREE testing & even distribute compression socks (an important aide in treatment) to the underserved or underinsured. YOU can support the cause at the upcoming 5K Lymphedema Walk on Oct. 6. Grab details at the registration link—& listen to Dr. Mohammed as she shares her personal motivation & her altruistic heart for helping others in our short & informative conversation. Phone or text the clinic with Qs at 219-501-1856.

"All behavior is internally motivated." So shares our guest Kim Olver of Olver International—author, podcast host & Mental Freedom coach—along with this pearl of wisdom: "Nobody can make you do something you wouldn't want to do." If you feel that isn't true, you JUST MUST listen to this conversation to examine your beliefs about this one.... What is a "Mental Freedom coach," you'd like to know? Tune in to learn more! || Connect with this episode’s guest at: https://olverinternational.com ... or buy her book on Mental Freedom to learn even more.   || LISTENER SPECIAL! Click the link for a special $1200 discount (normally $3000) on the next MFX—that's a live group Mental Freedom training beginning Oct. 8. (Find more details when you click.)   || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries. 

Do you know the #truth about #anxiety? This week's returning guest, Britta Neinast, shares some pearls of wisdom she has learned in her years as a therapist & coach, including: - Anxiety is unexpressed fear - Fear = feeling unsafe- 3 ways anxiety expresses are through resistance, overwhelm & confusion - 3 roots are people-pleasing, perfectionism & imposter syndrome - We can view our anxiety as a gift with something to tell us In addition to all this, Britta shares ways we can LISTEN TO OUR BODIES & LEARN WHAT FEAR WE NEED TO EXPRESS. || Connect with this episode’s guest at: The Truth about Anxiety on Substack OR her website.   || Other resources we mentioned today include our previous interview with Britta Neinast titled A Daily Walk for Women.   || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries. 

Have you ever heard of a full stack developer—trained in multiple coding languages & representing local brands online through social media campaigns & a digital media company—who uses a PAPER PLANNER? It could be more common than you think. … And it has LOTS of brain balancing benefits.In our conversation with ⁠Monika Krcoski⁠, we uncover her FAVE planning tools & accessories, how learning Python opened the door to paper planning & just what it’s like to spend a week covering the more positive news of Northwest Indiana for ⁠GreatNews.Life⁠. Tune in today! … Or tomorrow, if you forgot to plan for it. 🙃 See you later, meditators! || Connect with Monika on social media (⁠@Monica_xoxo_⁠) & directly at GreatNews.Life.   || Other resources we mentioned today include:  • ⁠Passion Planner⁠ • ⁠Golden Coil⁠ • ⁠Anti-Planner⁠ || You may also like this book: ⁠Healthy Thinking, Happy Life: Master Your Mindset & Get $#it Done! ⁠ || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites ⁠Big Life Journal⁠ & ⁠Generation Mindful⁠ to find products like ⁠journals⁠, ⁠Calm Down Corner kits⁠, ⁠lesson plans⁠ & ⁠posters⁠ & even ⁠parenting communities⁠ to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate ⁠SensaCalm⁠ for weighted ⁠blankets⁠ & ⁠plushies⁠—& lots of other ⁠sensory tools⁠—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: ⁠Coach Kiki⁠ & ⁠Interfaith Ministries⁠. 

"Where do we take our emotions, if not online?" You're finding this info. online, through your favorite device portal, & even on social media. You may even listen to our conversation in podcast format—also online/through tech. To preach against the very channels that connect us to our listeners would be absurd. Therefore, this conversation brings ALL of this to the table. We speak with Maggie Moore—our returning guest, who previously told us all about "Shaking Our Chakras"—about how we adults can limit our screen time, just as we encourage our children. She asks the question above, as well as: "How do you get out of your to-do list & into your body?" And: "If cell phones are the new cigarettes, how do you filter out the junk?" After 20 years as a healing movement practitioner, as well as a custom crystal jewelry-maker, empath & guide, Maggie has developed ways to anchor herself & others with talismans, rituals & presence. Listen to all of this & more now. TUNE IN! || Connect with this episode’s guest at: https://www.maggiemoore.world.   || Other resources we mentioned today include:  • Maggie's Cycle Breakers interview • Float Sixty floatation spa in the Chicago area (Listeners can use code KIKI for a discount! 🙂)   || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.   || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries. 

Hello, Tune In listeners! If you know us from Valpariso's WVLP-LP 103.1 FM, you already know this week's distinguished guest Larry A Brechner (a.k.a. LAB). He's an established broadcast expert with decades of experience in TV, radio & theater, both behind the scenes & as a voice-over talent & director. He's also an artist/photographer, & blends these passions as the co-host of WVLP's show Art On The Air, along with Ester Golden, where they feature local & even well-known national & international artists of every genre & medium. His work has been Emmy award-winning. And he's even a lifetime voter for the Grammys. We talk with Larry about some of his favorite anecdotes through his life of marrying art with tech. And we learn how & why, as a director, he aimed to shy away from the overbearing forms of direction & preferred instead the practices of soft, or fluid, blocking, as well as his secret sauce of "lifting people's spirits to the task." See you later, meditators! (In addition to the above links, you can find Larry at Brech.com.) In this episode, we also mention the podcast Sleep Now by my friend & former guest Melina Stock. Hear our conversation with Melina, too! || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools ... or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies for kids & grownups. || Meet our show sponsors: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries.

Can you say, "ankylosing spondylitis?"  Neither can host Kealah Parkinson, but that didn't stop her or our amazing guest Marcia Freeman—retired minister, previously retired wealth manager, mother to grown children—from talking about Marcia's experience living with this debilitating autoimmune disease that attacks the spine.  Learn how she has gone from 10 years on heavy steroids & multiple other medications + endured 2 spinal surgeries, 2 hip surgeries & predicted more to a life spent walking outdoors for miles nearly every day in almost-all weather & using yoga & healthy eating to live with minimal medication ... & minimal pain! Hear how her mental mindset & spiritual insights have served her on this journey. Read more about Marcia's journey in her own words through these two articles: Muncie Journal & Spondylitis.org Tune in today! #TuneIn #tuneinmindfulradio #SpeakYourTruth #listenandlearn #ListenNow #AS #feelandheal #education #overcomeautoimmune #spondylitis #yoga #health #healing #mindfulness #mindfulliving || Support/connect with our show & host: ⁠http://buildbetterhumans.Substack.com⁠ ; ⁠http://www.workmood.Substack.com⁠ ; ⁠http://www.CoachKiki.com⁠ || Support our host station at http://www.WVLP.org || Looking for tools to #feelandheal for kids & grownups? Find resources that work for you at ⁠Big Life Journal⁠ or ⁠Generation Mindful⁠.

HOW CAN ASKING MORE QUESTIONS CREATE SAFETY? Our returning guest—school administrator Andy Brown—has spent 18 years in the education system learning this & putting it into practice. In our follow-up conversation to his original interview (linked below in the comments), we discuss: - How the *right* questions—asked with honesty—can create safety - That mistakes = trying to be invulnerable much of the time - Listening gives people space to hear their own anger - The roles of introverts & extroverts in relationships (including transactional relationships) - Why Mr. Andy Brown views his main role as a school administrator as support Tune in today! #TuneIn #tuneinmindfulradio #SpeakYourTruth #listenandlearn #ListenNow #transition #transitionmindset #education #educationmatters #schooladministrators #mindfulness #mindfulliving || Read with Mr. Brown at https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/i-read-somewhere-once-6956974823621238784 || Support/connect with our show & host: http://buildbetterhumans.Substack.com ; http://www.workmood.Substack.com ; http://www.CoachKiki.com || Support our host station at http://www.WVLP.org || Looking for tools to #feelandheal for kids & grownups? Find resources that work for you at Big Life Journal or Generation Mindful.

Do you ever wonder why you're here? Our guest this week, Shayleen Halloran, is an RTT (Rapid Transformational Therapy) practitioner with a BA in psychology, a former yoga teacher & an edupreneur/microschool founder who uses her life experience as a student, teacher & "awakening human" to be ultra-present every day. Just listen to how real & honest she gets in this interview as she shares: bravery, vulnerability, what’s she’s learned that helps her nurture the child within along with real-life children through her work & lifestyle. Listen to learn how you can move from survival to wonder, too. || Connect with Shayleen directly at https://www.TransformWithShay.com or https://www.WonderAcademyNWI.com || Support/connect with our show & host: http://buildbetterhumans.Substack.com ; http://www.workmood.Substack.com ; http://www.CoachKiki.com || Support our host station at http://www.WVLP.org || Looking for tools to #feelandheal for kids & grownups? Find resources that work for you at Big Life Journal https://biglifejournal.com?aff=1651 or Generation Mindful at https://genmindful.com/?rfsn=7979388.fa80a&&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&u_campaign=7979388.fa80a8