A Quest for Well-Being

— "Keep unlocking more of yourself, continuing to see the depth of love within yourself, to see the magic of your existence."

Valeria Teles interviews Deepika Sandhu — the author of "Hello Universe, It's Me: How I scheduled a breakdown and manifested a new life (and how you can too)."

Deepika Sandhu is a Mom, Business Woman and a book author.

She was born in Surrey, British Columbia but spent most of her life in California. She is a Partner at a San Francisco Bay Area based Consulting Firm where she advise high-growth companies as they inspire the world with innovation. For over 20 years, she has helped transform burgeoning businesses into elegant operations.

While she has worked with many of the most innovative, up and coming technology companies, her favorite title is Mom. She has the fortunate pleasure of being Mom to a fun-loving, sassy, brave and highly courageous seven year old.

Life wasn't always so rosy. On the outside Deepika's life looked perfect – nice cars, nice home, nice clothes, nice purses, fun vacations and lots of smiles posted on social media. She was winning at the game of life. If she was in a giant football stadium, the big monitors over the field would be flashing in bold caps "YOU ARE KILLING IT." Problem is, she was not only killing it. It was killing her. None of her checklists, none of her to-do lists, and none of the activities or people that were filling my life were making me happy.

She needed a control+alt+delete on my life. She needed a reboot. She needed to throw all those checklists out the window. She needed an "I Dream of Jeannie" head nod to shake things up and get this all back on track.

So Deepika did the only thing a high powered, career woman, super mom and Pinterest enthusiast could do when her life is starting to crumble. She scheduled a breakdown. Her latest book is a story of how she scheduled a breakdown, raised her vibration and changed her life.

To learn more about Deepika Sandhu and her work please visit: https://www.hellouniverseitsme.com/

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "One always reaps what one sows, and please, do not forget to worship the elegance of the simplicity of this universal rule."

Valeria Teles interviews Sophie McLean — the author of "The Elegance of Simplicity: A Wisdom Teacher's Epic Journey to Awareness."

Sophie McLean's mission is to contribute to the creation of a new culture for humankind; or the shift from Homo Sapiens to Homo Spiritus, as Dr. David Hawkins so beautifully wrote.

Born in Algeria, educated in Morocco and France, with a professional career in the USA and UK, Sophie has led an eventful life. She has been a helicopter pilot, a teacher, a designer, a relief worker, a war refugee, a CEO, and served as a United Nations representative on The Commission on the Status of Women's Hunger Project. She has been shot at, shipwrecked, and widowed. She has lived on a farm, a boat, a penthouse, and in an ashram.

As a wisdom teacher, Sophie has spent decades leading transformational seminars to over 80,000 people around the world, of all ethnicities, ages, religions, and social backgrounds – all engaged with the universal existential questions of "Who and what am I?" and "What is my life about?" Her seminar and podcast topics span both human and metaphysical dimensions – exposing and deconstructing the automatic ego, consciousness, freedom, love, stress, anxiety, fear, relationships, health, sex, money, ownership, leadership, spirituality, creation and evolution, the feminine and the masculine, responsibility, and making an effective, actionable difference in the world.

Sophie engages people in a rigorous review of their life and a systematic questioning of their conclusions on the basis that without examining our network of ideas, beliefs, social and cultural judgments, and our assumptions about the world, those are transformed into constraints. Her interest is in the nature of what it means to be human.

In Sophie McLean's life and work, she strives to bring elegance, worldly experience, grit, courage, and insight leading to revelation and transformation.

To learn more about Sophie McLean and her work please visit: https://www.sophiemclean.com/

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "By allowing ourselves to become a wealthy/wealthier healer actually helps us serve the greater good."

Valeria Teles interviews Rebecca Wiener McGregor — an Amplifier Of Love, Catalyst Of Breakthroughs, Transformational Hypnotist, Money Mindset Coach And Speaker.

Rebecca Wiener McGregor is an Amplifier of Love and catalyst for breakthroughs! She shares her gifts as a transformational hypnotist + money mindset coach committed to helping visionary women live their Truth, step into their Divine Purpose, and create the life of their dreams. Over the last 16 years, she has helped her clients to release old blocks, traumas, loss, and hidden fears to find a deeper sense of self-worth and determination to live life on their own terms. Using that self-worth and determination as fuel to create the life they've been dreaming of with deeper connection, more joy, more impact, wealth, and more fun!

Rebecca's clients include spiritual entrepreneurs, coaches, healers, executives, entertainers, and influencers--women who have a message to share with the world. She's worked with women across the country and around the world to release limiting beliefs and rewire their subconscious minds to feel limitless, take action, and create a life filled with abundance. Rebecca lives with her husband (in a relationship she manifested) and her rescue dogs Lucy, Millie, and Winston in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where she loves books, art, music, has the ever-so-slight Netflix infatuation, and loves spending time hosting her friends and family.

To learn more about Rebecca Wiener McGregor and her work please visit: https://www.rebeccawiener.com/

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "More than ever this is a time of hope rather than despair. It's time for listening with all our senses and being open to the answers when they come. Our ancestors heard the call of the forest and they heard the song of nature. Now it's our chance to discover that forgotten wisdom."

Valeria Teles interviews Liz Jansen — the author of "Crash Landing: The Long Road Home."

Healer, author, and motorcycle aficionado Liz Jansen combines her artistic mediums to create stories that inspire readers to embark on their own journey of self-discovery. No helmet or jacket required.

Her healing approach blends wisdom from her experience as a Registered Nurse, Corporate Human Resources Professional, and Certified Practitioner in Shamanic Energy Medicine.

Liz was born into a German Mennonite culture, the granddaughter of Russian refugees. At age sixteen, she began riding her brothers' motorcycle on her family farm and a motorcycle became her lifelong muse. In 2003, after leaving a twenty-five-year marriage and a career in Corporate Human Resources, she spent two months traveling across Canada and the United States figuring out what to do next. Since then, Liz has logged hundreds of thousands of miles of mostly solo travel across Canada and the United States. While she enjoys the rugged beauty of Ontario's northern wilderness, she has a particular fondness for the open expanses of the Canadian prairies and Midwestern plains.

In 2014, at age sixty, Liz set out on a solo motorcycle quest, seeking the answer to how ancestral experiences and a culture she'd distanced herself from had shaped her. Barely three weeks into what was intended to be a twelve- to eighteen-month trip through the Americas, a crash changed her trajectory and ushered in a period of stillness. Two years later, back on her motorcycle, she completed that quest and got her answers. They weren't the answers she expected, and they'd appeared in a way she couldn't have imagined.

Liz is a member of the Writers' Union of Canada and the Non-Fiction Authors Association. She's the author of Women, Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment, Life Lessons from Motorcycles, and Crash Landing. She lives in Ontario with her cat, Measha, and Trudy, her Triumph Tiger motorcycle.

To learn more about Liz Jansen and her work please visit: https://www.lizjansen.com/

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "Once you recognize you are feeling fear, resolve to cast it out with a strong, solid intention to heal...motivated by self-love."

Valeria Teles interviews Cherie Burton — the author of "WHERE DEPRESSION ENDS AND YOU BEGIN: Four Passages to Discovery."

Cherie Burton is a mom of 6, author, holistic psychologist, speaker, biz owner, Women Seeking Wholeness podcast host, and hobbyist divine feminine scholar. She has worked as a clinical counselor in the fields of mental health and addiction and now specializes in the science and spirituality of emotional healing and sensory integration; a "whole soul" approach. Cherie is a former Mrs. Utah and guides females of all ages in her Stand Speak Shine private coaching programs, retreats and online schools. She travels internationally, empowering audiences with knowledge and tools to heal their trauma, find their soul callings, and embrace their wholeness.

To learn more about Cherie Burton and her work please visit: http://cherieburton.com

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "Elevating creativity, focus, mood stabilization, sound sleep, general emotional and mental wellness and overall fulfillment."

Valeria Teles interviews Dr. Anna Yusim — the author of "Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life."

Dr. Anna Yusim is an internationally recognized, award-winning, Stanford- and Yale-educated Board-Certified Psychiatrist and Executive Coach. With clients including Forbes 500 CEOs, Olympic athletes, A-list actors and actresses, and the Chairs of academic departments at top universities, Dr. Anna Yusim has helped over 1500 people in 70 countries achieve greater impact, purpose and joy in their life and work.

On the Clinical Faculty at Yale Medical School, Dr. Yusim is presently creating the world's first Spirituality and Mental Health Program at Yale. She has published over 100 articles on the intersection of medicine, mental health, spirituality and well-being. She is a frequent guest on CNN, FoxNews, ABC and other news outlets, and has appeared on hundreds of national and TV shows, radio programs and podcasts. !

To learn more about Dr. Anna Yusim and her work please visit: https://www.annayusim.com

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "People make poor decisions for a variety of reasons. Some of these reasons are conscious, but many are largely unconscious."

Have you ever faced a challenge or decision that felt so overwhelming you had no idea where to start? Choose Better provides a systematic approach to solving any problem, no matter how difficult. Designed by Dr. Timothy Yen, this series of questions will lead you step-by-step out of that state of indecision and into vibrant, confident action. In times of stress, it's easy to feel impossibly stuck. Not to mention isolated and alone. Developed across hundreds of individual case studies and thousands of clinical hours, Choose Better can help you find your best path forward no matter what life throws at you. Stop leaving your happiness and well-being to chance. Improve your relationships, at work and at home, while remaining true to your authentic self. Learn how to make the right decisions every time—with vision, clarity, and direction—and start claiming your best life.

Valeria Teles interviews Dr. Timothy Yen — the author of "Choose Better: The Optimal Decision-Making Framework."

Timothy Yen is a clinical psychologist with a doctorate from Azusa Pacific University, practicing in the East Bay area and leading conferences and retreats around the globe. Between his years in private practice and another eight years as a Mental Health Staff Sergeant in the US Army, he's empowered hundreds of individuals, families, organizations, and teams to develop authentic relationships and grow into their best selves. He currently resides in Northern California with his wife and son.

To learn more about Dr. Timothy Yen and his work, please visit: https://timyen.com/

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "Burnout is not a new phenomenon – but it's a growing one."

Valeria Teles interviews Suzi McAlpine — the author of "BEYOND BURNOUT: A New Zealand Guide — How to spot it, stop it and stamp it out."

Suzi specializes in leadership development, including executive coaching, leadership workshops and programs for CEOs, leadership teams and organizations throughout New Zealand. An experienced author and mentor, Suzi writes and teaches about accomplished leadership, what magic emerges when it's present, and how to inspire and improve leadership in individuals, teams and organizations.

Suzi has been a leader and senior executive herself, working alongside CEOs and executive teams in many guises. As a self-renowned 'leadership geek', Suzi's years of experience includes being an executive search consultant, associate director, executive coach, and a practice leader for a division of the world's largest HR consulting firm.

Award-winning blog, The Leader's Digest has been named in CMOE's Top 100 Socially-Shared Leadership Blogs, Serve To Lead's Best 21st Century Leadership Blogs, Charles Specht's Top 50 Global Leadership Bloggers, Hubworks Global Top 25 Leadership and Management Blogs and MP Star Financials' global Top 25 International Leadership Blogs for Small Business.

Most recently, Suzi launched The Leader's Map. The blended online leadership platform provides organizations wishing to equip their emerging leaders with the necessary leadership capabilities for success.

Based in Nelson, New Zealand, Suzi lives with her husband and three children.

To learn more about Suzi McAlpine and her work please visit: https://www.suzimcalpine.com/

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "It is one thing to have a desire to be transformed. It is a different thing to need to be transformed."

Valeria Teles interviews Jerome W. Terry — the author of "LORD Help Me With Me: A Guide to Help Renew the Mind for Life Transformation."

Jerome is an heir of God and a joint heir with Christ Jesus. He is someone who does not define himself by what he does. He defines himself by who he is in God.

Jerome encourages and teaches renewal of the mind from a Christian point-of-view so that we may better ourselves and strengthen our relationship with God. He uses his experiences and couples them with the Word to help people with their lives.

He writes and speaks with a unique perspective. His unique perspective does not come from a pulpit. Jerome's unique perspective comes from a pew. Because of his unique perspective, he has an uncommon ability to empathize with people's pain and with what they may be feeling.

Jerome is able to provide a voice of inspiration those who may be wrestling with some of the many things that he has had to overcome. He offers encouragement and teaching to believers who desire to be transformed by the renewing of the mind.

To learn more about Jerome W. Terry and his work please visit: https://www.jeromewterry.com/

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "An understanding of the mind, consciousness, and thought is a way to tap the human spirit to create constructive change and bring out the best in people."

Valeria Teles interviews Dr. Jack Pransky — the author of the "Modello: A Story of Hope for the Inner City and Beyond: An Inside-Out Model of Prevention and Resiliency in Action."

Jack Pransky, Ph.D. is founder/director of the Center for Inside-Out Understanding. He authored ten books on a spiritual understanding, "The Three Principles." Pransky worked in the field of prevention since 1968 in a wide variety of capacities and provides consultation and training throughout the U.S. and internationally and now specializes in prevention from the inside-out. He is a trainer of trainers and a coach of coaches. In 2001 his book, Modello received the Martin Luther King Storyteller's Award for the book best exemplifying Dr. King's vision of "the beloved community," and in 2004 Jack won the Vermont Prevention Pioneer's Award.

To learn more about Dr. Jack Pransky and his work please visit: https://www.insideoutunderstanding.com/

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.