A Quest for Well-Being

— "Life does not happen by itself, we need to make it happen."

My fascinating journey into Mediumship includes close to one hundred spirit readings that provide healing messages for the soul. I'm able to see, hear and feel spirit. In working with energy through the years, I have found that every experience and connection was different in its own way, just as everyone of us are unique in our very own special way. I hope you enjoy each and every one of these stories as much as I have enjoyed experiencing them. Inspiring, Informative, Intriguing...

Valeria Teles interviews Tammy Moyen — the author of the handbook "Heaven's Guiding Touch: True Accounts from the Spirit World."

Tammy Moyen grew up in a small rural farming community in Saskatchewan. She enjoys working with children and have been doing so now for twenty-six years.

Tammy has been working with energy since 1997. She is clairvoyant, clairsentient, clairaudient and has clairempathy, which means she is able to receive messages from feelings and pain as well as see, hear, and feel spirit.

Tammy works with her spirit guides, Angels and your loved ones who have crossed over. She feels compelled to honor her gift and feel very passionate about it.

To learn more about Tammy Moyen and her work please visit: https://www.heavensguidingtouch.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.

— "Great leaders almost instinctively demonstrate how much they care about their people. It is part of who they are. Truly great leaders seem to know exactly when to apply this skill at the right moment and in the right way."

Valeria Teles interviews Craig B. Whelden — the author of "Leadership: The Art of Inspiring People to Be Their Best."

Craig's leadership journey began as an Eagle Scout at age 14. Thirty years later, he was the youngest General in the United States Army.

Combined with another nine years as a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) with the U.S. Marine Corps, he has led thousands of Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Civilians... while serving 10 years in Europe and another 12 in the Pacific.

In 2011, he was inducted into the Purdue University Tri-Service ROTC Hall of Fame.

In March 2019, he published Leadership: The Art of Inspiring People to Be Their Best, winning three book awards and attaining #1 international bestseller status on Amazon.

Craig is now a Global Fortune 500 Speaker and lives in Bluffton, South Carolina.

To learn more about Craig B. Whelden and his work please visit: https://www.craigwhelden.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.

— "Being aware of our thoughts and their effects helps us to care more conscientiously for our bodies."

Valeria Teles interviews Catherine Ayano Nixon — the author of "Meditation and Movement for Self-Healing."

Catherine Ayano Nixon is a meditation artist. She combines the creative mediums of writing, music, and art with the healing movements of meditation, yoga, and tai chi to express spirit. She creates and teaches in the Lowertown Arts District of Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Her preferred name is Ayano, the middle name her Okinawan mother gave her when she was born there in 1957. Catherine is the name of her African American father's mother and became her name when she moved to the United States as a baby. Ayano and her brother and two sisters traveled and lived in Japan and Germany with their military parents. Her family finally settled in New Mexico.

In 1981, Ayano, who was called Cathy at the time, moved to Minnesota to attend University of Minnesota Law School after receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts from New Mexico State University. Even after she started work as a lawyer, Ayano kept singing and writing songs, performing in coffee shops, and gifting her friends and family with artwork. In 1988, she started studying tai chi with local master, Douglas William Bowes, who had studied with T.T. Lliang, a master of the Yang Style lineage.

Ayano became deeply absorbed in the world of tai chi and began to expand her spiritual focus from Christianity to Taoism, which she was drawn to for its mysticism and a familiarity that came out of her Asian background. As her inner life developed, her outer life changed. Initially drawn to write stories inspired by the I Ching, an ancient Chinese oracle also called The Book of Changes, she wandered out of the practice of family law and eventually into public school teaching. After Master Bowes died, Ayano continued to teach tai chi to various communities in the Twin Cities.

In her work for People Incorporated, Ayano found it particularly challenging to engage people to take an interest in caring for themselves through healing movement. Of course, many people preferred chair massage, a more passive healing therapy. But movement requires people to be fully present and in their bodies. Feeling your body working with your mind, there is no avoiding what is there.

To learn more about Catherine Ayano Nixon and her work please visit: https://www.ayanoart.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.

— "While circumstances may be difficult at times, each of us has the power to choose what we believe in."

This book portrays an ominous story of a father who lost his 15-year-old son, James to suicide, and tells of his journey in depression, self-examination, persistence and hope. Follow along as motivational speaker, Joe Hopfer offers insight into the problems that everyone must address in life.

Valeria Teles interviews Joe Hopfer — the author of "Hiding Behind My Smile: A Courageous Journey From Tragedy To Living A Happy Fulfilled Life."

Joe Hopfer is a nonfiction best-selling author of his latest book. Joe emotionally explains how he was able to pull himself up from the lowest time in his life to living a happier fulfilled life. Joe keeps the readers interest with his use of parables. Joe's writing style makes the user believe they can make it through the problems they are dealing with. Joe lives close to nature on his 10-acre Christmas tree farm in rural northeast Pennsylvania.

To learn more about Joe Hopfer and his work please visit: https://www.joehopfer.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.

— "Get clear about what you want, for it will lead you to who you are,"

Valeria Teles interviews Kristi Peck — the author of "Coming Home – A Love Story."

Kristi has been a teacher for pretty much all of her life. What started out as imaginative play when she was younger led to a lifetime purpose for helping others learn. She is here to inspire you to own your worth, be a learner in every aspect of your life and have a darn good time living your life.

As a natural born empath along with a bit of self-teaching and some incredible teachers along the way, she learned to leverage her natural abilities and intuitive wisdom to help others release energetic blocks, surrender painful memories, make conscious choices and cultivate a sacredness about life.

She knows the word healing seems to scare us and that is because it is a necessary path for our own evolution. She provides a safe space for those she serve to do the work and remember the Self as majestic and full of life.

She is a teacher of all things spiritual, a highly intuitive healer, a creative girl and a writer. She is the author her latest boon and the host of the podcast Living the Liminal: Finding Joy in the Present Moment, where it is about all topics related to healing, transformation and living in the present moment. She mentors people using her intuition and divine connection with transformation who come seeking change.

To learn more about Kristi Peck and her work, please visit: https://www.kristipeck.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.

— "Certainty breeds confidence. When you know you have the strategies and tactics to deal with whatever comes up, you have an air of self-assurance."

Learn the formula for living as the highest version of yourself, resulting in increased self-confidence, freedom and emotional wellbeing. If you feel you're not naturally confident, you could be stuck forever dreaming; the person you want to be always beyond your reach. Starting your day off in the wrong way can affect your confidence on every level, and cause you to be unfocused and inconsistent.

But what if genuine confidence could be learned and practiced? Even better, what if it could be learned using methods that exercise both brain and body, and that could be tailored to your unique life circumstances?

Valeria Teles interviews Danny Greeves — the author of "Six Steps to Self-Confidence: Build confidence. Express yourself. Have fun."

Danny Greeves has long been fascinated by how the mind, brain and body work seamlessly together to create our human experience. After a decade working with clients to help them feel better about their body and resolve physical pain, his attention moved to the ever more pressing area of mental health. Danny studied and trained with several of the world's leading minds in human behavior, and synthesized these approaches into transformational coaching programs designed to help people express themselves, believe in themselves, and appreciate the value they have to share. He is an expert in teaching how the mind works, and is inspired by helping people clear previous painful memories and traumas so they can live a life of meaning, purpose and productivity. Danny is the author of 'Six Steps to Self-confidence' and runs Danny Greeves Coaching.

To learn more about Danny Greeves and his work, please visit: https://www.dannygreevescoaching.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.

— "What if instead of treating mental illness with prescriptions and medication, we changed what we eat and how we feed our brains?"

Valeria Teles interviews Bonnie J. Kaplan — the author of "The Better Brain: Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition."

Currently Professor Emerita in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally from Ohio, she did all her training in the U.S. and then moved to Canada and the University of Calgary. She has published widely on the biological basis of developmental disorders and mental health – particularly, the contribution of nutrition to brain development and brain function.

Her efforts to include nutrition knowledge in the care of people with mental health challenges has earned her a variety of awards, including the Dr. Rogers Prize www.drrogersprize.org) in September 2019; Citation of Honour, having been nominated for Calgary 7 over 70 Award September 2019; and in 2017 she was selected as one of 150 Canadian Difference Makers in Mental Health, in honour of Canada's 150th birthday.

Her book The Better Brain, written with her former student Prof Julia Rucklidge (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand) is being released by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in April 2021.

To learn more about Bonnie J. Kaplan and her work please visit: https://www.bonniejkaplan.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.

— "Never settle for less than you deserve. Never diminish your value so others can afford you."

Valeria Teles interviews Laurie Jean — the author of "Crave: Sojourn of a Hungry Soul."

Raised in Portsmouth, Virginia, Laurie Jean has continuously worked to give voice to the voiceless. Laurie Jean writes, teaches, and lives with a ferocity that inspires others to do the same. From the projects of Virginia to the classrooms of Hampton University, she has established herself as an effective leader, an engaging writer, and an inspiring professor.

Despite the difficulties associated with being a single parent and providing for her family, Laurie Jean began a new journey in her life: she enrolled at Austin Peay State University and set in motion her pursuit for higher education. Working part-time jobs and financially surviving on her G.I. Bill, Laurie Jean received her Bachelor of Arts degree in two years of study, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Laurie Jean has ardently served Lock Haven University and its surrounding communities. As a professor of English at Lock Haven University, she established Lyrically Speaking, a spoken word group, which encourages students to discuss, craft, and perform original poetry that captures the essence of their realities. She served as faculty advisor to several groups on campus, including the Distinguished Gentlemen, a male minority group focused on encouraging leadership and Diamonds in the Ruff, a multicultural dance group.

Having served as Chair of the APSCUF Minority Retention Committee, Laurie Jean also showed her dedication to students at the university level. She and colleagues, Ramona Broomer and Kenneth Hall, established the Miriam B. Harris Celebration of Excellence Awards Dinner, where students of color are honored for accolades received at Lock Haven University. She served on the advisory board for Lock Haven University's women's center, Haven Outreach Program for Advocacy (H.O.P.E), and she served on the President's Commission on the Status of Women.

To learn more about Laurie Jean and her work, please visit: https://www.lauriejeancannady.net/

— 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.

— "End-of-life experiences are proof of humanity's built-in, natural, and profoundly spiritual capacity for self-sustenance and self-healing, grace and hope."

Valeria Teles interviews Dr. Christopher Kerr — the author of "Death Is But a Dream: Finding Hope and Meaning in End of Life Dreams."

Christopher Kerr is the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Executive Officer for The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in Buffalo, New York. Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Chris earned his MD as well as a PhD in Neurobiology. Outside of direct patient care, Chris' focus is in the area of patient advocacy. His passion is palliative care and a belief that such care should be throughout the continuum of illness. Under Dr. Kerr's medical leadership, Hospice Buffalo now serves 1,000 patients a day, half of whom receive services prior to hospice.

Dr. Kerr's background in research has evolved from bench science towards the human experience of illness as witnessed from the bedside, specifically patient's dreams and visions at the end of life. Although medically ignored, these near-universal experiences often provide comfort and meaning, as well as insight into the life led and the death anticipated. To date, the research team at Hospice Buffalo has published multiple studies on this topic and documented over 1,500 end-of-life events, many of which are videotaped. This work was the subject of his TEDx Buffalo Talk which has been viewed over 3.3 million times. It has been the subject of reports on The BBC, in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic Monthly, Scientific American Mind, Huffington Post, and Psychology Today. It is also featured in a current docuseries on Netflix called Surviving Death and an upcoming PBS Documentary called Death Is but A Dream (airing April 2021). Dr. Kerr's work has also been published in a book (Death Is But A Dream) by Penguin Random House which was released in 2020 in multiple languages.

To learn more about Dr. Christopher Kerr and his work please visit: https://www.drchristopherkerr.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.

— "I knew there was more to life on earth than what we were being taught." Valeria Teles interviews Amy Dempster — a grid keeper, and the owner of blog – Following Hawks.

Amy Dempster helps in understanding the healing power of the earth. What began as openly sharing her spiritual journey on her popular blog Following Hawks, has become a resource for others wanting to learn how to communicate with nature and share their own unique healing gifts with the earth.

Together with the Spirits of the Land in the mountains of northwest Montana, she tends seven portals on the land where she lives, along with any grid keeping work she is assigned. She also leads the Earth Tenders Academy, an immersive online journey to help others re- establish their connection with their ancient ancestors, learn to communicate with the seen and unseen forces in their environment and respectfully offer their healing energy to places in need. Amy is also the host of the podcast The Earth Keepers.

To learn more about Amy Dempster and her work, please visit: https://www.followinghawks.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.