Beyond the Draft

What if ghosts aren't meant to be feared, but helped?

Tina Erwin is a "Ghost Helper" and author of nine books on metaphysics, whose mission is teaching the living how to assist spirits who haven't crossed over. A retired Navy Commander with 20 years of service in the U.S. Submarine Force, she created The Crossing Over Prayer™ to help everyday people offer compassion and assistance to lost or confused souls.

In this episode, Tina explains what actually happens after someone dies, how to help a ghost you don't know or didn't even like in life, and how crossing over a spirit can support the living through their own grief. She also breaks down how to use The Crossing Over Prayer™, and what to do when it's someone else's, or your own, time to die.

What We Talked About:

1. What happens after someone dies
2. How to help a ghost cross over, even one you never knew
3. Removing the fear from encountering spirits
4. How crossing over a soul supports the grieving living
5. Using The Crossing Over Prayer™
6. Navigating grief after suicide, murder, or sudden loss

Connect with Tina Erwin:

Website: ghosthelpers.com

YouTube & LinkedIn: linked on her profile

How does someone go from a childhood defined by abuse to becoming a person who can find good in anyone, in any circumstance?

Paul Zolman is the international bestselling author of The Role of Love and creator of a practical, teachable system for giving and receiving all five love languages. Growing up in a family of abuse, physical touch became his default way of understanding love, something he later recognized as a twisted, distorted belief. From that painful beginning, he built a paradigm shift that transformed his life from anger to genuine love.

In this episode, Paul shares his story of growing up in what he calls a childhood "boot camp" of abuse, how he came to realize the love he learned as a child wasn't real love at all, and the system he created to help people, even young children, learn to give love languages away so they can start recognizing them coming back. He also breaks down how this approach could reduce violence in schools and improve cohesion in the workplace.

What We Talked About:

- Growing up in a childhood shaped by abuse

- Recognizing that physical touch wasn't actually love

- The paradigm shift that transformed anger into genuine love

- A simple, teachable system for giving all five love languages

- Applying this approach in schools and workplaces

- Why the system works for singles and couples alike

Connect with Paul Zolman:

Website: roleoflove.com

Facebook, Twitter/X, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn & TikTok: linked on his profile

How do you keep believing in God's love through two divorces, the loss of a son, and nearly losing a daughter to cancer?

Sharon Williams is a Christian author devoted to sharing the love of Jesus Christ through Scripture-based books that encourage faith and a deeper relationship with God. She's the author of Because He Loved Us and God's Whisper: Be Still and Know, drawing on decades of Bible study, ministry, and hospice volunteering.

In this episode, Sharon shares how her faith carried her through childhood hardship, two divorces, and the loss of a son to addiction, and why she believes the Bible isn't a confusing, outdated text but a life-giving guide filled with hope and truth. She also opens up about how God's presence shows up in daily life, even when we're not aware of it.

What We Talked About:

1. Walking through divorce, addiction loss, and cancer with faith intact
2. Why the Bible is a life-giving guide, not a confusing text
3. Recognizing God's presence in everyday life
4. The grace and hope found in Jesus as a personal Savior
5. What she hopes readers take from Because He Loved Us

Connect with Sharon Williams:

Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn & Threads: linked on her profileon

What happens to creativity when it goes unused for years, and how do we get it back?

Mari Reisberg, LPC, is a therapist, former trapeze artist, and creativity cultivator with 25 years in the performing and healing arts. She's the host of the Sustaining Creativity Podcast and splits her time between her therapy practice, Courage to Create Counseling, and her Sustaining Creativity business, helping performers and non-performers alike spark, grow, and sustain creativity in their lives.

In this episode, Mari explains what it actually means to be creative, even for people who don't consider themselves "creative types," what happens to unused creativity over time, and how the performing arts and healing arts connect more than people realize. She also shares practical ways to spark creativity today, and how it can help manage stress and increase self-confidence.

What We Talked About:

1. What it means to be creative, even if you don't think you are
2. What happens to creativity when it goes unused
3. The connection between performing arts and healing arts
4. Simple ways to spark creativity today
5. Using creativity to manage stress and build confidence
6. Her 17 years as a trapeze artist and aerial dancer

Connect with Mari Reisberg:

Podcast: sustainingcreativity.buzzsprout.com

Facebook, Instagram & TikTok: linked on her profile

What does it take to survive cancer, Lyme disease, a stroke, diabetes, a heart attack, and hypoxia, and come out the other side as a practitioner helping others find true root-cause healing?

Magic Barclay is a single mother of two, a Mould Toxicity Master Practitioner, and an expert in the PNEI of Trauma. After surviving a harmful childhood, disordered eating, alcoholism, and an abusive marriage, she rebuilt her health and her life from the ground up, and now leads Wholistic Natural Health Australia and hosts the podcast A Magical Life.

In this episode, Magic shares how years of unresolved childhood trauma manifested as serious physical illness, what the PNEI of Trauma actually means and why it matters, and how she learned to treat the root cause of illness rather than just its symptoms. She also opens up about escaping an abusive marriage and rebuilding her health and self-worth from nothing.

What We Talked About:

1. Surviving cancer, Lyme disease, stroke, and more
2. How childhood trauma showed up as physical illness
3. What the PNEI of Trauma actually means
4. Treating root cause instead of just symptoms
5. Escaping an abusive marriage and rebuilding from scratch
6. Learning to love herself after divorce and trauma

Connect with Magic Barclay:

Website: wholisticnaturalhealth.com.au

Podcast: A Magical Life

Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn: linked on her profile

What does it take to hike 2,200 miles at 72 years old, with an artificial knee, alongside your 71-year-old brother?

Rand Timmerman is a retired attorney, recovered alcoholic, and combat veteran who did exactly that, hiking the entire Appalachian Trail with his brother Ron. He documented the journey in his book, A Spiritual Passage, filled with 500 photographs and stories of grief, addiction recovery, and spiritual growth along the way.

In this episode, Rand shares what prompted him to attempt something he once thought was impossible, the hardest and most rewarding parts of the 2,200-mile journey, and how the hike became intertwined with his recovery from alcoholism and his brother Ron's grief over losing his wife. He also opens up about the most unusual spiritual moments and wildlife encounters along the trail.

What We Talked About:

1. Hiking the Appalachian Trail at 72 with an artificial knee
2. The hardest and most rewarding parts of a 2,200-mile hike
3. How the journey intertwined with recovery from alcoholism
4. Processing grief on the trail after losing a spouse
5. Unusual spiritual encounters along the way
6. Advice for anyone considering a similar challenge later in life

Connect with Rand Timmerman:

Website: randtimmerman.com

From Blocked to Bestselling: Liz Mugavero on Cracking the Mystery Novel Code

What happens when a writer loses her creative spark for nearly two decades — and then finds her way back to not just one, but three bestselling mystery series?

In this episode, I sit down with Liz Mugavero (who also writes as Cate Conte), author of the Pawsitively Organic Mysteries, the Cat Café Mysteries, and the Full Moon Mysteries. Liz opens up about her decades-long journey from an Agatha Award–nominated debut to becoming a creativity coach who now helps other writers reclaim their own creative mojo through her membership community, The Creativity Lab.

WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT

1. - Liz's lifelong obsession with writing — and the grandfather who sparked her fascination with crime and murder
2. - The 17-year creative block that nearly derailed her writing career
3. - How she built three distinct mystery series across two major publishers
4. - The difference between plotting and "pantsing" — and how to craft a compelling mystery
5. - What "creative recovery" actually means, and how any blocked writer can begin
6. - Why community is essential for writers at every stage
7. - Inside The Creativity Lab and how she coaches writers to finish what they start

CONNECT WITH LIZ MUGAVERO

- Website: https://cateconte.com/

- Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | LinkedIn (linked via her website)

What if some children identified as needing speech therapy could actually thrive with the right support at home first?

Jeaneen Tang is a speech-language pathologist with over 20 years of experience working with children from early intervention through the elderly. She's also a mother whose son, Che, suffered a traumatic brain injury and stroke at just 13 months old after a fall, doctors told her he might never walk or talk. He proved them wrong, and Jeaneen credits her professional expertise in early language development for playing a major role in his progress.

In this episode, Jeaneen shares Che's story and how her clinical background shaped the way she supported his recovery, why she believes a significant number of children identified as needing speech therapy could be helped through better parent and caregiver training, and the practical strategies families can start using today to support language development at home. She also opens up about what inspired her book, Play Dumb and Sabotage.

What We Talked About:

1. Her son Che's traumatic brain injury and stroke at 13 months
2. How her expertise shaped his recovery and development
3. Why some children may not need formal speech therapy with the right support
4. Practical strategies parents can implement today
5. What inspired her book, Play Dumb and Sabotage

Connect with Jeaneen Tang:

Website: playdumbandsabotage.com

Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn: linked on her profile

What happens when a single mother of eight, working full-time in high tech while finishing her degree, finally stops trying to prioritize her way out of overwhelm?

Margaret Agard is an award-winning author, former high-tech executive, and mother of eight, sleeping less than four hours a night while juggling work, school, and family. When her old strategy of prioritizing tasks stopped working, she began turning her daily to-do list over to God, and found she got more done, slept more, and felt less stress.

In this episode, Margaret shares the daily practice that transformed her overwhelming schedule into a life of greater peace and purpose, how she knows when God is speaking to her, and a simple prayer that can improve almost any relationship. She also opens up about writing her third memoir, Love: Becoming One with Parker, from her home in the North Carolina woods.

What We Talked About:

1. Being a single mom of eight while working full-time and finishing college
2. The daily practice of turning her to-do list over to God
3. How she recognizes when God is speaking to her
4. A simple prayer that can transform relationships
5. Living with more joy and less busyness

Connect with Margaret Agard:

Website: inhisfootsteps.com

Facebook, Twitter/X, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram & LinkedIn: linked on her profile

Why do some team members act like gold medal winners while others behave like aliens from another planet?

Sheila Glazov is a best-selling author and personality expert whose book, What Color Is Your Brain?®, has sold over 41,000 copies. A former elementary school teacher, she developed her color-coded framework while facilitating creative problem-solving sessions and watching talented people dismiss each other's ideas instead of listening.

In this episode, Sheila explains what inspired her Brain Color framework, why her approach is built on acceptance rather than mere tolerance, and what causes a "Soul Mate" to become a "Cell Mate" over time. She also breaks down how understanding someone's Brain Color can transform communication at home, at work, and in the classroom.

What We Talked About:

1. The moment that inspired the Brain Color framework
2. Acceptance versus tolerance in relationships
3. What causes a "Soul Mate" to become a "Cell Mate"
4. Personal vs. professional Brain Color perspectives
5. Helping children and students understand their own strengths

Connect with Sheila Glazov:

Website: sheilaglazov.com

YouTube, LinkedIn & Substack: linked on her profile