A Fine Time for Healing

Are you kind to everyone but yourself?

In today's special guest's book, Out of Love: Finding Your Way Back to Self-Compassion, Marianne Ingheim, a doctoral student researching self-compassion, shows you how—and why—to be as kind and compassionate to yourself as you are to others.

Marianne Ingheim knows what it means to face adversity and tragedy. Raised in a rigid religious household, depression and anxiety were constants in her life. Diagnosed with breast cancer, she underwent a double mastectomy at 41. After that her husband, whom she had decided to divorce, committed suicide. These challenges prompted her to probe her own psychological patterns and coping mechanisms.

She soon realized that her brutal inner dialog and lack of self-compassion were under-recognized sources of suffering. They undermined her ability to face tough circumstances and made her feel as though happiness—even when life took turns for the positive—was out of reach. She committed to self-compassion, collected and customized a number of exercises to practice it, and saw changes in almost every area of her life. “What’s so amazing about self-compassion is that I can be the container for myself, taking care of me even when the world around me seems to be falling apart,” says Marianne.

 Marianne Ingheim is a Danish-Norwegian American writer, teacher, and PhD student at the California Institute of Integral Studies.

 MarianneIngheim.com

Have you always felt like an outsider, a stranger in a strange land? Perhaps you've even been the black sheep of your family? Have you wanted to return home almost since you were born? Do you feel a deep call to purpose, to lift the planet with your gifts?

"The Second Wave: Transcending the Human Drama" by Kerri Hummingbird Sami. In this book, she channels wisdom from White Eagle, ascended master of awakening and rainbow light activation of human DNA.

Kerri tells us that The Second Wave is now - now is the time; that we are being called into service.  "You may have Earth amnesia and forgotten who you are. Your soul brought you here because it’s time to remember. You are the old souls and master teachers from across the galaxy who came to Earth for the transition into the Age of Aquarius.

Kerri Hummingbird Sami is a soul guide, shamanic healer, award-winning author and inspirational speaker. Kerri has over 20 years of experience in leading by inspiration, and a special passion for empowering women to be the artists of their lives. She mentors women to rewrite the story of their lives through inner transformation, connection to essence, remembrance of purpose, and realignment to authenticity and truth.

She is certified in energy medicine by the Four Winds Light Body school, certified as a spiritual coach by the Artist of the Spirit Coach Training Program and HeatherAsh Amara, certified in empowerment and firewalk training by Sundoor, and certified as a Warrior Goddess Facilitator. She is the past President of the Austin Chapter of the International Association of Women (IAW).

Hypnosis is a naturally occurring state that you have already experienced  many times. In all cases, you were in a focused state of awareness:

You were in a dream-like state of relaxationYou were so absorbed by the task at hand (work, hobby) that you lost track of time or what’s going on around you.You were deeply engaged in your thoughts to such an extent that you could not hear people calling you right awayYou were driving and your mind was so fixated on another subject (a meeting, a task…) that you thought you had missed the exit.

Today's special guest, Harvard MBA & Hypnotherapist Christine Deschemin is with us today to talk about the self-hypnosis app she created called UpNow. UpNow is designed to help you change your life and your mind through a simple daily hypnotherapy routine. Christine’s app is a great resource for people looking to better their lives and maintain motivation and happiness. By listening to her hypnotherapy recordings, you will be able to access the hypnotic state with easy self hypnosis techniques.

Christine is dedicated to making the benefits of hypnotherapy more readily available so that everyone can enjoy a better life. Her mission is to make the world healthier and happier and help address the mental health challenges of our times. There are many challenges and they affect people of every age group. With UpNow Hypnosis, you can finally partner with your mind and realign your beliefs and mindset with your goals.

Have you ever wished you had someone supportive and intuitive in your corner when it comes navigating the confusing world of dating?

Today's special guest, Jonathon Aslay, the author of What The Heck Is Self-Love Anyway,is a successful dating coach who specializes in mid-life and purposeful dating. His new book, “What The Heck Is Self-Love Anyway?“ is packed with fun, engaging spiritual and personal growth practices. His dynamic Mid-Life Love Mastery mentorship program, inspires hundreds of people daily, around the world.

After losing his 19-year-old son Connor in 2018, Jonathon was forced to acknowledge what he's suspected all along: that dating strategies are often too one-dimensional to have a meaningful impact. Instead, it's the act of dating itself that brings out what he feels is the number one emotional health issue facing singles today: a soul-deep lack of self worth and self love. 

Today Jonathon is on a mission to encourage both men and women to adopt a daily practice of self help, personal development, and spirituality, so that they may find true inner happiness, purpose, and peace. With these practices, individuals will attract the relationship of their dreams. And his focus has expanded into a deeper, essential philosophy of what it truly means to LOVE.

Jonathan, an experienced and successful dating coach, is a supportive mentor and "big brother" to women. He wants to protect them from the wrong guy and help them find the man they’ll make a life with as soon as possible. He loves helping single women go from jaded, disappointed and hopeless to being the self-assured, irresistible catches that quality men are looking for.

Today's special guest, Hollister Rand is an internationally renowned medium, author, and speaker based in Los Angeles, CA. She provides specific messages from loved ones in spirit and is known for her extraordinarily detailed work. She has moved national and international audiences with spirit messages at demonstrations of spirit communication and on television and radio.

Hollister can see and hear spirits as well as get a sense of their personalities and emotions. During the last twenty-five-plus years, her unique abilities have provided comfort and healing to tens of thousands of people worldwide.

With her compassion and sense of humor, Hollister makes it seem as though communicating with spirits is an everyday thing. And for her, it is. Even as a very young girl, Hollister started seeing and speaking with spirits. In her grade school years, spirits filled the stairway leading to her bedroom door and surrounded her bed at night. Not always welcomed, these presences made it difficult to rest. Through the years, however, Hollister learned to “turn on and turn off” her spirit receptors, and get a good night’s sleep.

In Hollister's new book, Everything You Wanted to Know About the Afterlife but Were Afraid to Ask, she brings her incredible knowledge and experience that takes you on an eye-opening journey into the afterlife. 

“Life is never over,” says Hollister Rand. “Those we love are still as interested in our lives as they were when they were here. Damaged relationships can be healed by talking with spirits; broken hearts can be mended; questions answered. It is never too late to say, ‘I love you’ or ‘I’m sorry.’ It is never too late to give or receive forgiveness. Those opportunities do not end with what we call death.”

Today's special guest psychic therapist and spiritual teacher Vincent Genna, MSW shares insights on how to identify deeper issues the pandemic may be triggering and what steps to take to change “I’m tired of being stuck at home with you!” to “I’m so grateful you’re here with me!” 

Vincent Genna, MSW is known as a “tell-it-like-it-is,” truly authentic Spiritual Teacher and Psychic Therapist. He combines his extraordinary psychic abilities, academic credentials, and genuine all-loving approach to provide healing for body, mind and spirit. As a Psychic Therapist, Vincent uses his more than 36 years of training, research, and experience in the Metaphysical, Psychology, and Spiritual fields to dive deep into your psyche to release blockages, resistances, and self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors so you can fulfill the life of your dreams.

Thousands of followers around the world have been inspired by Vincent’s warm and genuine keynote presentations on self-love and self-mastery for notable organizations such as the Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research Enlightenment, the Institute of Noetic Sciences, the International Association of Near-Death Studies, the Afterlife Research Education Institute, as well from his numerous interviews on Impaulsive with Logan Paul, Unity Radio, Hay House Radio, Coast to Coast AM, Gaia TV, the Hallmark Channel, Beyond Reality TV, celebrity podcasts and vlogs, and other ABC, CBS, and NBC shows. He is also a beloved speaker at various Unity Centers, Centers for Spiritual Living, Spiritualist Churches, and spiritual centers throughout the country.

Currently, Vincent can be heard hosting his own weekly radio show called, Stop Stopping Yourself! on Unity Online Radio. Vincent teaches all levels of psychic and mediumship skills, including communicating with animals.

Today's Topic: Brainwashing Methods Used By Narcissists to Control Victims

As a narcissistic abuse survivor and expert I know how frustrating, helpless, and confusing this disorder can be to deal with. As an experienced counselor I know that issues dealing with this problem are always arising. The second Friday of every month my internet radio show, A Fine Time for Healing, will be entirely devoted to taking to your calls and answering your questions about NPD. The advice is FREE! The show airs at 11 a.m. EST and runs for 45 minutes. The number you will call to connect with the show and speak to me is 424-220-1801. This time will not be a convenient one for everyone so there is another way for you to get your questions answered. Just email me ahead of time and I will read your questions on air and answer them. I assure you that your identity will be kept anonymous. All shows will be recorded and archived after broadcasting. They can be listened to at your convenience by clicking on the link I will provide you when you email me. Please send your emails to [email protected] with “Radio Show Question” in the subject heading

Today's special guest, Dr. Tiffany Jana are diversity, equity and inclusion thought leaders. Her new book, written with co-author Dr. Michael Baran Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify and Stop Microaggressions, reframes the concept of microaggressions in order to gain some traction on a problem that hasn’t seen much progress in decades.

Microaggressions are ways that people unintentionally exclude and alienate others. Even though they may be unintentional, they inflict harm. They can take a cumulative toll when, for example, coworkers repeatedly mispronounce someone’s name, or when people cross the street when someone who looks or dresses differently approaches. Research shows that insensitivities such as these wear on victims’ physical and emotional well-being.

It can be awkward, if not perilous, for subjects of microaggressions (also referred to as subtle acts of exclusion) to set the record straight. Pointing out the offense to a coworker, an acquaintance, or a stranger can raise hackles. Yet, when the subject or an observer speaks up, it can be effective. Ignoring inaccurate assumptions or pretending they didn’t happen renders the subject invisible and silently condones the act. Speaking up also helps initiators recognize that we all mess up sometimes, and the only real problem would be not trying to improve our behavior after receiving feedback.

Dr. Tiffany Jana is the CEO of TMI Portfolio, a collection of companies working to advance inclusive workplaces. TMI Consulting, a TMI Portfolio company, is a 2018 Best for the World B Corporation. Jana is also the coauthor of Overcoming Bias and the second edition of the B Corp Handbook.

As the nation struggles to get control of the COVID-19 outbreak, millions of men and women are experiencing what today's special guests Daryl and Sara Van Tongeren call, "existential suffering."

Daryl and Sara, authors of the book The Courage to Suffer, are experts in treating this form of psychological trauma; trauma that occurs when people are hit with a crisis so severe that they can no longer depend on the ideas, beliefs, and expectations that previously guided their lives. It is a period of intense inner turmoil in which people question the very meaning of their existence.

Millions are going through this right now with the COVID-19 pandemic. As Daryl and Sara point out, the pandemic is taking such a psychological toll because it amplifies the four main fears that contribute to existential suffering: groundlessness, isolation, identity, and death.

The Van Tongerens are here to suggest several practices that anyone can do to get a handle on these fears and ultimately flourish despite them.

Daryl Van Tongeren, PhD, is an associate professsor of psychology at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. He is a social psychologist and has published over 150 scholarly articles and chapters on topics such as meaning in life, religion, virtues, relationships and well-being.He is currently an associate editor for The Journal of Positive Psychology and consulting editor for two other publications.

Sara Showalter Van Tongeren, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in the states of Michigan and Virginia. She has more than twelve years of clinical social work experience in settings such as private practice, foster care, inpatient hospitals, outpatient medical clinics, interpartner violence shelters, and behavioral health.Sara specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, existential psychotherapy, and more.

Today's special guest Zen Honeycutt is the founding Executive Director of Moms Across America (MAA), a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring our food is free of contaminants. She is the mother of 3 boys, one of whom had life-threatening allergies. That is until she found out about GMOs ..

MAA has recently launched a new, bar-setting verification for foods, beverages, and supplements called the Moms Across America Gold Standard that is designed to make shopping for healthy, safe, environmentally friendly foods, etc. easier. The new verification augments established certifications like Non-GMO Project Verified and USDA Organic to create an exceptional level of verification for key components such as ingredient transparency, fair wages, and packaging biodegradability. Since it was launched last September, four products have earned the MAA Gold Standard, with about 12 more in the pipeline.

While heading Moms Across America, Zen initiated the first testing for glyphosate in tap water, breast milk, and urine and spearheaded the non-profit’s successful petition to Costco to remove Roundup from their shelves. (now they’re working on Lowes and Home Depot). 

Her documentary, Communities Rising, highlights efforts across our nation to transform the food supply, and she is the author of Unstoppable: Transforming Sickness and Struggle into Triumph, Empowerment, and a Celebration of Community.

For years, Zen has been motivating groups around the globe to take action to improve their quality of life, health, and food. Speaking tours have taken her to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Switzerland, China, Maui, France, The Hague, and across mainland America.

Known for being UNSTOPPABLE, Zen makes a practice of going head-to-head with government agencies, big corporations, and anyone who believes that things simply are the way they are and that it’s impossible to create change. S