From My Mama's Kitchen® Talk Radio

Are you interested in knowing how novelists get their inspiration and write books that become best sellers and award winners? Do you have a story waiting to be written into a book? Join Marisa Labozzetta and me on Wednesday, October 2nd, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her latest novel, Men Who Walk in Dreams.

Marisa Labozzetta was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. As a teaching fellow in the Graduate School of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown University, she received a Master of Science degree and completed her doctoral coursework.

Marisa published her first piece in The Washington Star. She won first prize in the Rio Grande  Writers´ Fiction contest. She was a finalist in Playboy´s Victoria Chen Haider Memorial Literary Award for Fiction and the New Letters Literary Awards.

Marisa went on to publish stories in the best-selling When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple, The American Voice, Show Me a Hero: Great Contemporary Stories About Sports, The Pegasus Review, VIA, KnitLit, Dont Tell Mama! The Penguin Book of Italian American Writing, Paradise, Our Mothers Our Selves, Beliefnet.com, Italian Americana, Perigee, and American Fiction, among others.

In 1999, Marisa released her first novel, Stay With Me, Lella. She received a Pushcart Prize for her At the Copa collection in 2006. "Forecast for a Sunny Day," from that collection, won the Watchung Arts Center Award for Short Fiction in 2010. Her 2013 novel, Sometimes It Snows in America, was an Eric Hoffer Award Finalist. Her last novel, A Day in June, won the Best Book and American Fiction Awards. Her latest novel, Men Who Walk in Dreams, was a New Millennium Writings Fiction Award Finalist.

Would you like to learn how to tap into and trust your inner wisdom? If so, Join Karina Muller, Lana Gendlin, and me on Wednesday, August 28th, from 10 AM - 11 AM CDT U.S. Our conversation will be about their remarkable life journey, their new book, “Pendulums and Intuition - Practical Advice for Trusting Your Inner Wisdom” and how we can ask our heart for guidance in all areas of our lives.  

Karina Muller and Lana Gendlin are co-founders of HeartCentric LLC, which includes two businesses: HeartCentric Divine Creations and HeartCentric Coaching Collaborative. They are certified life coaches, jewelry artisans, and entrepreneurs who turned their creative outlet and passion for making spiritual jewelry into a major component of their business strategy.

Karina and Lana empower their coaching clients to look within and utilize their intuition to find the answers they seek for themselves. They realized that the pendulum is the perfect tool to help people authentically connect to the guidance already inside them—something that Karina and Lana honor and strive to teach their coaching clients. Anyone can learn to use a pendulum to access what is stored in their subconscious and bring it to the surface. Their mission is to empower people to connect to their intuition with the help of a pendulum.

Pendulums and Intuition - Practical Advice for Trusting Your Inner Wisdom helps readers untangle indecision with answers on a string. The book helps you discover how to select or make your pendulum, care for it and yourself, and start your practice. Its user-friendly exercises and resources help you use a pendulum to access your intuition, achieve success, and live a decisively good life.

Would you like to learn an easy and fun way to manifest anything you desire in life successfully? JoinShantini Rajah and me on Wednesday, August 21st, from 9 to 10 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, Manifest Anything You Want: Six Magical Steps to Create an Extraordinary Life.

Shantini Rajah is a mentor and energy practitioner in writing and manifesting. She loves helping conscious entrepreneurs find their true voice and manifest a life and business they love. As a trained physicist and engineer, Shantini combines a unique alchemy of science and spirituality in everything she does. Her clients include some of the biggest names in personal growth and healing, such as bestselling author and legendary energy medicine teacher Donna Eden, Mindvalley, Evercoach by Mindvalley, and Sahara Rose.

Shantini is also a sought-after ghostwriter who has penned bestselling personal growth books for well-known authors. Over the years, her writing has appeared in Forbes, Inc., Thrive Global, Elephant Journal, Hay House books, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, The Good Fest, and BenBella Books, to name a few.

Manifest Anything You Want: Six Magical Steps to Create an Extraordinary Life integrates spiritual and scientific concepts with simple exercises and tools that help readers become master manifesters and attract their dream lives. Shantini's “one healing breath” technique helps you call in your greatest desires in just a few moments each day. Whether you want to start a successful business, find true love that lasts a lifetime, or bravely speak your truth, it helps you generate a deep sense of safety in the body, mind, and spirit so you can confidently and joyfully partner with the Universe to receive everything you desire in inspiring, easy, and fun ways.

Ever wonder how some people successfully navigate life after learning about their astrology chart and discovering their innate divine spiritual gifts? Join Letao Wang and me on Wednesday, August 14th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about his remarkable life journey and his insightful mastery of tapping into the world of spirituality through astrology, numerology, and tarot to map out one’s success.

Letao Wang, founder and spiritual counselor of the Healing Kingdom, is a professional astrologist and tarot specialist. Since 2015, he has served clients in Hong Kong and internationally, offering insights through astrology, tarot, and numerology readings. He provides emotional support and self-empowerment in his readings, teaching his clients how to access their innate wisdom to amplify their personal power and intuition. Letao is the astrology columnist for Hong Kong Living Magazine.

Letao was named the Best Astrologer and Tarot Specialist in 2021 by the Hong Kong Most Outstanding Business Award. He was recognized as the Spiritual Guide of the Year in 2020 by Liv Magazine and received the Hong Kong Influencers Award in 2019 and 2020 by Hong Kong Living Magazine.

Letao is a member of the Hong Kong Society of Counseling and Psychology and the Australian Counseling Association. He has a Master's degree in counseling, translating and interpreting Chinese and English, an advanced diploma in applied astrology, and a Bachelor's degree in English.

Letao’s latest offering is The Oracle of the Celestial Deities, a 20-card deck and 152-page guidebook. This intuitive and inspirational oracular system combines the ancient wisdom of the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman mythology with modern astrology and archetypes to provide daily cosmic guidance.

Are you interested in eliminating anxiety to experience empowerment? Would you like to turn your stress into an energy of positive engagement? Join Amanda Huggins and me on Wednesday, August 7th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her transformational new book, Anxiety To Empowerment: Exercises and Meditations to Stop Stressing and Start Engaging.

Amanda Huggins is an Anxiety and Mindfulness Coach, Certified Yoga Instructor, Podcast Host, Author, and Speaker. Through one-to-one coaching, digital courses, and retreats, her signature scientific, practical, and spiritual approach to anxiety has helped thousands of individuals break out of old patterns and restore peace in mind, body, and soul.

Her popular podcast, HealingTALKS with Amanda Huggins, and her online presence have created a community of over half a million followers. Amanda has been featured on platforms such as Poosh.com, Massage and Bodywork Magazine, Good Morning LaLa Land TV show, and The Dr. Pat Show, to name a few. 

Amanda’s Anxiety To Empowerment book provides a complete course on unsticking yourself from stress. It reveals what powerful information your anxious thoughts hold and how to harness this insight to create a life filled with joy, empowerment, and self-love. Through visualizations and journal prompts, you will identify your own habits, anxiety triggers, and tendencies for self-sabotage. Then, you will be gently guided through exercises, meditations, yoga poses, and other activities to tap into your soul's inherent wisdom. The end result is you will gain a deeper understanding of your anxiety and cultivate a more empowered way of living, which is transforming your stress and anxiety into clear boundaries, healing, and success.

Ever wonder how delicious and nutritious frozen and freeze-dried fruits and berries are prepared to promote healthy eating? Would you like to learn how a family’s business passion became the foundation of leaving a legacy for love? Join Gina Dang and me on Wednesday, July 31st, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her remarkable life and her family’s farming contribution to potentially transform the Australian Agricultural sector with innovation and excellence.

Gina is the founder and CEO of Gina’s Table and General Manager of SSS Strawberries. It is a family farm, and is a family-driven, food-loving, future-oriented entrepreneur. Her journey began when her family emigrated from Vietnam to Australia in 1990 in a small boat: Gina, her parents, Tan Dang and Gem Nguyen, and her brothers and sisters. She co-founded SSS Strawberries with her six siblings. It is one of Australia’s largest and most innovative strawberry farms, with over 300 acres of land and 350 employees. Their passion and hard work led them to win the International Company of the Year recognition in 2022 in London and the Distinguished Australian Family Business Award in 2023.

Gina’s love for food led her to launch Gina’s Table, a new food brand offering frozen and freeze-dried fruit products made in Australia's first and largest state-of-the-art facility. It is a 4,000-square-meter, $15 million freeze-dried facility. Gina’s Table Products, freeze-dried Strawberries, Merries, and Happles have already gained popularity among international consumers who appreciate quality and convenience.

As a philanthropist, Gina cares about making a positive difference globally and supports charities and foundations nationally and internationally. Her family established the SSS Foundation, which aims to improve the lives of people in need.

Would you like to quickly restore harmony, peace, and tranquility while eliminating stress and anxiety by using the power of your breath? Join Sigmar Berg and me on Wednesday, July 24th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about his remarkable life journey and his One Journey - The Lovetuner Book.

Sigmar Berg is an American entrepreneur, artist, photographer, and designer who has spent his life seeking to bring wellness and balance to the world through art, design, and conscious consumerism. Sigmar’s latest and most profound contribution is the Lovetuner. 

As we currently live in a time of great chaos, division, and instability, it has also created an incredible opportunity for change. The Lovetuner transcends all cultures, religions, politics, and emotional wounds by opening the door to personal healing through the 528hz frequency, also known as the love vibration. With the mission to heal the world through spiritual and physical attunement, mindfulness, and a stepped path to renewal and growth for every human, the Lovetuner brings the ancient art of sound healing to today’s world through an easily accessible transformative breathing and meditation tool.

The One Journey book is the exciting story of a man who left his successful career and social life behind to experience a true spiritual awakening, which led him to remember his divine mission: the mission of love finally. 

Through his Lovetuner® non-profit Foundation, Sigmar promotes wellness and healing with a three-pronged focus: bringing the Lovetuner® product to schools as a tool to help students and teachers overcome stress and anxiety; assisting in the relief of PTSD and suicide prevention within the Veterans' community; and sponsoring retreats for underprivileged children aimed at overcoming trauma, building unity, and promoting healing.

Would you like to learn how to change the quality of your life by changing your Aura to attain all that your heart's success desires? Join Dimitri Moraitis and me on Wednesday, July 17th, from 9 to 10 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about his remarkable life journey and his internationally bestselling and award-winning book, the 25th Anniversary Edition of Change Your Aura Change Your Life.

Dimitri Moraitis is the co-founder and co-spiritual director of Spiritual Arts Institute, along with renowned clairvoyant Barbara Y. Martin, also known as the Mozart of Metaphysics. He is an illumined metaphysical teacher, healer, co-author of numerous books, and co-creator with Barbara of the Spiritual Arts Institute programs, course curriculums, and numerous workshops. He has been instrumental in bringing Spiritual Arts Institute in Encinitas, CA, to its place today as a premier metaphysical school for Aura, healing, and spiritual growth. Dimitri is an eloquent speaker on various spiritual topics and lectures across the country, appears on numerous podcasts and radio shows, and leads the workshops and training classes offered at the Institute with Barbara.

The 25th Anniversary Edition of Change Your Aura Change Your Life - A Step-by-Step Guide to Unfolding Your Spiritual Power is your resource for unlimited spiritual energy. Everything you think, feel, and do radiate spiritual energy in various colors and hues. It is your Aura, your spiritual blueprint. By changing the quality of your Aura, you can change the quality of your life. Whether or not you see Auras, this breakthrough book reveals what the various colors of the Aura mean and say about you and how you can work with the power rays of spiritual enrichment to attain success in all areas of your life.

Are you looking for the “empowering words” to motivate you to expand your Bubble of Quiet Confidence? If your answer is YES! Then join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Tuesday, July 16, from 4 PM - 5 PM CT U.S. We will be discussing stories from their latest release - “Just Say Yes,” to help you realize your full potential.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Just Say Yes—101 Stories about Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone is a collection of stories about people who have mustered up their courage and stepped outside their comfort zones to improve their lives.

Whether you are looking for love or a new job, overcoming shyness or a phobia, spicing up your life with new experiences or reaching out to make new friends, traveling alone or going on that scary roller coaster, you will find kindred souls in the stories shared in this empowering Chicken Soup book.

Even the ten chapter titles carry positive messages and excellent advice: Be Bold; Let Yourself Trust; Give of Yourself; Trust Your Instincts; Take a Chance; Embrace Change; Connect with Someone; Do It Afraid; Rise to the Challenge; and Don’t “Act Your Age.”

According to Amy, “What I love about this book is that saying ‘yes’ is something that 100% of us can do. How many self-help projects are that easy? It takes only one second to make a decision to start experiencing life to the fullest by using the power of yes.”

Are you interested in reducing the impact of everyday toxins that unknowingly impact your life and well-being? Join Sophia Ruan Gushée and me on Wednesday, July 10th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her critically acclaimed bestselling book, A to Z of D-Toxing: The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Our Toxic Exposures.

Sophia Ruan Gushée is the founder of Ruan Living, an author, a pioneering nontoxic lifestyle expert, and a highly sought-after speaker. She is also the host of the Practical Nontoxic Living podcast. Her wellness expertise, book, and work have been featured in The Dr. Oz Show, Health, Family Circle, Fast Company, MindBodyGreen.com, and Today.com, to name a few. She also serves as a member of the Well+Good Council and the Brown University School of Public Health Advisory Council.

Sophia's bestselling book, A to Z of D-Toxing, has received high praise from New York Times bestselling author Frank Lipman, MD, and David O. Carpenter, MD, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment of the University at Albany, New York. Their endorsements underscore the credibility and effectiveness of the book in reducing toxic exposures. 

A to Z of D-Toxing addresses all aspects of our lives: diet, home indoor environment, beauty and personal care products, and technology. Readers are empowered to live healthier lifestyles from a truly holistic approach by avoiding what they buy and do. The book explains the health risks of daily exposures and is filled with common sense, practical tips, and easy-to-read information. A to Z of D-Toxing is essential for every household as it provides an invaluable resource laying the groundwork for improving life quality.