In this episode, author, model, actress, and one-time James Bond girl Anika Pavel spoke about her new book, “Encounter with the Future.” This work details Anika’s journey from her childhood in Iron Curtain Czechoslovakia to her rise as an international fashion model and actress. In this interview, Anika and Traci discuss how while still a teenager, what was intended as a one-year stay in England turned Anika into a refugee when the Soviet Union invaded her homeland. Anika described her “crash course” in life that took her from sleeping in a telephone booth at London’s Victoria Railway Station to walking the fashion runways; a role alongside Roger Moore in in “The Spy Who Loved Me;” and ultimately, to returning to her childhood passion, writing.

For more on Anika Pavel, and to order her book, visit https://www.anikapavel.com/.

For more on Traci Stein, visit https://www.drtracistein.com/.