Express Yourself!

"Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are." ― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger Hosts Brigitte Jia and Zahra Hasanian interview You Tube sensation, Chelsea Crocket who has written a book,Your Own Beautiful. In a culture where media is constantly telling young women they have to look a certain way to be beautiful, there is a lot of pressure to conform to the world's skewed definition of beauty. Chelsea is one of the biggest names in social media today with more than 1.5 million subscribers on her popular YouTube channel, BeautyliciousInsider, which she started when she was only thirteen years old. In Your Own Beautiful Chelsea expands on the beauty tips and advice featured on her YouTube channel while tackling tough questions. Zahra Hasanian discusses the connection between hope and beauty, both elusive qualities yet attainable. Brigitte talks about make-up artists and make-up to express yourself as a way to be beautiful.

"Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity." —Hippocrates If you could heal yourself from all ailments, would you? Host Brigitte Jia interviews healing medium, Anysia Marcell Kiel, author of Discovering the Healer Within: Use Chakras and Intuition to Clear Negativity & Release Pain. In the interview we discover ways to balance our physical health with our psyche health for a life of well being and centeredness. The healing method developed by Anysia at Soul-Centered Healing, LLC, identifies and clears the root causes and energetic imprints of illnesses, disease, trauma, and repetitive life patterns. Brigitte talks about medicinal innovations including the possibility of curing all cancers by 2050; rainforest plants, the antibiotics crisis, new strains of bacterial infections and viruses, plus the placebo effect! Chelsea Pelchat gives a medical historical perspective from the Middle Ages to the bacterial revolution that saved millions of lives.

Certified Relationship Coach & Award-Winning Diversity Advocate Chris Armstrong joins Brigitte Jia for a lively conversation on the meaning of communication and relationships. He speaks about the correlations between relationships and self-worth/self-esteem and the importance of teaching others about how you wish to be treated. Brigitte talks about the role of self-confidence and individuality in maintaining a good relationship, how to establish boundaries and consent. Zahra Hasanian shares excellent examples of stellar relationships throughout history including those of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as well as Catullus and Lesbia. When you want a positive, life affirming relationship, discover one in yourself first.

It's hard to believe the Express Yourself!™ Teen Radio has been broadcasting every Tuesday at NOON PT on the Voice America Kids Network since its debut on November 21, 2011. Created by veteran radio host and producer, Cynthia Brian, the program began with two teen hosts and five teen reporters, all volunteers with Be the Star You Are!® 501 c3 literacy and positive media message charity, who had zero on-air experience but a deep desire to get their thoughts and viewpoints across to the world. Since that time more than 38 teens have had the opportunity be reporters and many have moved into hosting positions with the privilege to interview authors, celebrities, Olympians, and experts in many fields from around the world. Today several of our hosts and former hosts share their experiences as radio personalities including Youngjoo Ahn, Henna Hundal, Brigitte Jia, Joven Hundal, and Zahra Hasanian. Also, what's on the table for Thanksgiving? Gratitude! Thanks for 6 years of listens!

Did you love coloring as a kid? Well why limit your artistic talents to childhood? Hosts Katie Choo and Brigitte Jia interview author of Color and Conjure and Magical Destinations of the Northeast . The book is about manifesting your desires with magic and creativity. Combining simple spells with enchanting symbolic imagery, this innovative book provides 50 spells with colorable images for love, money, protection, health, and much more. Our BTSYA resident artists, Brigitte brings another exciting segment of "Art Attack" and in her segment "Aim to Shoot," Katie provides insight into the key steps and strategies for manifesting one's dream career. Manifest your destiny and start coloring!

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke Discover the latest, greatest, and craziest advancements in technology with our Express Yourself! team of Brigitte, Joven, Jack, Chelsea, and Katie. Will cryptocurrency replace our current monetary system? Will self-driving cars be accident proof or prone? What are the newest and most lucrative careers in the fields of technology and digital? Want to know the history of the iphone? What is net neutrality and why do you need to care about it? The world of technology will have already changed by the time you listen! Tune in for the information that will benefit you today and tomorrow.

Hosts Brigitte Jia and Joven Hundal start off the show with Trends without Ends reporter Jack Pawlakos shares tricks, treats, and tips for a great Halloween. This year around 179 million Americans plan to dress up and celebrate Halloween,. spending will tally more than $9.1 billion! Chelsea Pelchat, reporter for Past Present, takes us on an historical tour of the origins of Halloween. The Celtic festival of Samhain, another word for summer's end, meant people would light bonfires and wear costumes to scare off ghosts. This was the day which Irish farmers believed that the dead could rise up from underground and walk amongst the living. Glamorous witch, Deborah Castellano encourages listeners to be crafty, cunning, and unafraid to want something fiercely through her book Glamour Magic: The Witchcraft Revolution for Getting What You Want , Glamour is your secret weapon—your guide to finding what you want and getting it, whether it is Halloween or just an ordinary day. Happy Halloween!

"Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure." ― J.K. Rowling What is it like to live in a haunted house? What if that house was actually a medieval prison that housed witches? Richard Estep and Vanessa Mitchell talk about their book, Spirits of the Cage with hosts Brigitte Jia and Katie Choo covering the haunting of one of England's oldest prisons for witches where Vanessa lived for three years until she couldn't take it any longer and Richard's subsequent investigation into the paranormal activities. Trends without ends reporter, Jack Pawlakos looks into the adventures of ghosting, ghost ships, and the tracking via smarkphones and apps of the paranormal. Brigitte wraps the hour with an Art Attack focusing on ghosts and spirits in art.

What does it mean to be connected? In today's highly contentious and divided political climate, there's an urgent need for people of all faiths and cultures to clarify, communicate, connect, and live our values into action. Hosts Zahra Hasanian and Brigitte Jia interview author of the new book, The Forever Letter, Rabbi Elana Zaiman who works to bridge and heal the values divide by helping people of all faiths and cultures to acknowledge, celebrate, and communicate their values, wisdom and love in powerful and lasting ways with the people who matter to them most. Zahra offers insights on how hope and connecting are healing partners and Brigitte takes music to a new level to connect the world. Be the Star You Are!® is collecting donations to help with Operation Hurricane and Fire Disaster Relief. http://www.bethestaryouare.org/copy-of-operation-hurricane-disaste

"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."— Milton Berle A very special program with the debut novel, Swearing Off Stars from Danielle Wong who was a valued volunteer with Be the Star You Are!® charity as a teenager. This show focuses on career building and we honor Danielle for building her career to live her dreams of becoming a published author. Danielle shares her journey¬¬–¬¬the obstacles, and inspirations. Spread across time and place, the story of love found and lost is one of desire, adventure, and ultimately, devotion. Jack Pawlakos researched and divulged trends in careers, especially the innovations in technology than have enabled people to experience working for themselves. In the final segment, hosts Brigitte Jia and Katie Choo read Danielle Wong's chapter, The Gift of Faith, from Be the Star You Are!® for Teens and talk about the trajectory from dreaming as a youth to doing as an adult. A very exciting and inspiration broadcast that you won't want to miss.