Dr. Chris Whaley was a professional wrestler for ten years before retiring to become a full-time pastor. According to his website, themaskedsaint.com, "Chris Whaley is an International Author, Southern Baptist Pastor, former Professional Wrestler, Actor & Motivational Speaker. Chris grew up in Auburndale, Florida and graduated from Auburndale High School in 1972. He graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University in 1976, and graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, M.Div in 1988. Received a D.Min in 2007." We spoke about his childhood, wrestling career, introduction to faith, and of course, his book, The Masked Saint. The book was also made into a film by the same name and has won several awards. An autographed copy of the book can be purchased at themaskedsaint.com and the movie is available on Amazon Prime. Enjoy!

Lenny Birt is a conservationist in the Central Savannah River Area of South Carolina. He started the group, "Friends of the Rapids" with the intention of cleaning up the river while bringing awareness to challenges facing the water, plants, and wildlife. Through hard work, perseverance, and help from others, Mr. Birt was able to get Act 177 signed into law, which "protects South Carolina's native turtles and other reptiles and amphibians." You can follow Mr. Birt and Friends of the Rapids on Instagram. Enjoy!

Janice Allen Jackson was City Manger/Administrator for several areas including the consolidated Augusta government and is currently the Principal Consultant for Janice Allen Jackson & Associates, LLC, and is also the host of the Local Matters of Georgia podcast. Find out more about Janice on her website, janiceallenjackson.weebly.com, and listen to Local Matters of Georgia every Wednesday @ 1:30pm on wkzk.net, 103.7FM, 1600AM, and wherever you get podcasts. Enjoy!

Branden Brown of Trinity Valley Dairy farm joins me to discuss the process on the farm, from milking to marketing. Also, we touch on governmental actions that both help and hurt agriculture as well as the future of farming. Enjoy!

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Chatting with Rita Desnoyers-Garcia of becomingawake.com and the Becoming Awake YouTube Channel, The Calm Mom Alliance Facebook Group, and Author of The Self-Compassion Project: How to become emotionally stronger, more effective, and happier by giving yourself a break...Enjoy!

Nancy Candea is an internationally known yoga therapist and author of the book Present: The Art of Living Boldly in the Second Half of Life. Her goal is to "Help Women In The Second Half Of Life to make peace with their past, find self-acceptance, & step wholeheartedly into their purpose." We spoke about her life and her book, which is available at nancycandea.com as well as Amazon. Enjoy!