Fire Through Spirit on Empower Radio

This week - the FINAL EPISODE (no cliffhanger) of Fire Through Spirit Radio! The Final Hurrah is shared with my favorite co-host, Sharita Star, letting us in on what's in store for the New Year. Don't miss it!

Tonight is my final solo show taking your calls, doing readings, and hearing from you how the show has benefited you.

We're all familiar with those "cat pages" on Facebook: some are silly, and some are hilarious, and some are -- well, people's pets. But occasionally there is one that is both hilarious and helpful, and we're pleased to bring on Tina Modugno, artist and author, whose feline child, Oreo, has a wicked sense of humor as well as his own calendar and book! Tina will be talking to us about how Oreo went from a cupcake-sized stray kitten to the celebricat he is today, as well as talking about rescue organizations, why declawing your cat is the LAST thing you should do, and how to support organizations that make life a little better for the strays who need a hand. ALSO, a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT at the end of the show, so you don't want to miss it!

It's that a time of the year when food really does take front-and-center attention, from the Thanksgiving turkey to champagne on New Year's Eve -- and our chef-in-residence, Christie Seelye-King, is back to help us determine how to put our best recipes forward for the rest of 2014 -- including how to do gluten-free feasting that takes all the grief out of the Beef Burgundy and problems out of the Pumpkin Pie!

How many times do you go to the Internet looking for useful information, and get overwhelmed by the number of sites and level of complexity? If you're like me, often! That's why you definitely want to learn about Building Beautiful Souls, a new go-to website that's the brainchild of Bernadette Carter-King. As well as being a talented medium herself, she is an Internet genius and understands what it takes to build a community one pixel at a time. We'll be discussing her work and her take on finding metaphysical information you can trust on the web, as well as having a great time reflecting on the work we both do.

I’m jazzed to welcome back my friend Chris Alexandria, whose new book turns the idea of affirmations on its head. She advocates ASKfirmations: positive, present-tense questions that encourage the Universe to answer and deliver exactly what you deserve while getting the Ego to sit on the sidelines. She’ll explain the mechanics to us tonight, and teach all of us why Questions are some of the best devices in the Law of Attraction tool kit!

It's the time of the year for stories - ghost stories, stories of the old days and old times. Yet our own life stories are as powerful as anything that shamans told around campfires. My dear friend and brilliant storyteller Andrew Steed inspires us to reclaim and reweave our own stories, to own everything that has happened to us and turn it to our own advantage with the turn of a phrase and the turn of our hearts. Join me for this most magical conversation.

Everybody knows spring and summer are wonderful times to enjoy your gardens and backyards, and the birds provide a spectacular show as they migrate in and make families! But the fall and winter are when they need us the most, and your backyard habitat can be both a delight and a lifesaver for local wildlife when it's snowing, blowing and freezing. My favorite Nature Dude, David Mizejewski, is joining us tonight to talk about how to attract and enjoy birds and other backyard wildlife this fall and winter and how to have your yard recognized as a Certified Wildlife Habitat. Remember, Ma Feathers cares for her wing folks and fur buddies no matter the season. Now you can too!

There can be so many endings in life -- relationships, friendships, jobs, homes. The shamanic journey supports the individual experiencing the pain and the grief in the endings, but also gives the person walking that path the knowledge and direction to make an ending into a beautiful beginning. We will be talking with Summer Hawk Wolf, a well known Shamana in the Pennsylvania area, about her work, her skills and her abilities in helping clients to dance their life path with joy and understanding.

If you’re not one of them, I know you know one – the person who constantly struggles with food and body issues. After decades of looking at every possible solution (with none of them working very long), I was amazed to find that yoga and its practice of mindfulness can offer a surprisingly effective path to well-being.

Melissa Grabau’s new book, The Yoga of Food, invites us to explore contemplation prompts and meditations that will really plug us into a deeper appreciation of the body’s health and vitality. Sharing lessons and stories she’s cultivated from years of clinical practice, Melissa provides a roadmap toward a healthier approach to nutrition and the human spirit. If you want to make food a partner rather than a problem (or a pariah!) in your life