From My Mama's Kitchen® Talk Radio

Are you looking for some EXTRA BOOST to help kick off the “New You” in 2025? If your answer is YES! Then join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, January 8, from 10 - 11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing some of the “101 Ways to Think Positive” from their latest release to help you power up your New Year’s Resolution for Success! 

Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Ways to Think Positive is a collection of inspiring and empowering stories about using positive thinking to supercharge our attitude toward accomplishing what our heart desires in the new year! 

This special collection presents readers with real-life examples of deliberate positive thinkers, showing people can call on resilience and inner strength when needed to change their lives through quick, easy-to-implement techniques that everyone can use to change their attitudes, create more happiness in their lives, and achieve their goals.

 

Amy Newmark has included four of her own stories—containing her own “wins” through positive thinking, and she has already picked up lots more great advice from the other contributors to the book.

Would you like to learn how to tap into the secret manifesting power of your home using the ancient energy practice of Feng Shui to turn your dreams into reality to live your best life in 2025? If Yes, - join Marie Diamond and me on Thursday, January 2nd, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, Your Home Is A Vision Board: Harness the Secret Manifesting Power of Your Home.

Marie Diamond is one of the world’s top transformational leaders, the star of the network TV show Feng Shui Your Life, a best-selling author, and an expert teacher of the Law of Attraction and Feng Shui. She is an Energy Master and was featured in the worldwide phenomenon The Secret.

After a near-death experience as a teenager, Marie made it her mission to enlighten 500 million people with her teachings and wisdom. A “seer” in the modern context, Marie merges her profound intuitive knowledge with her extensive studies of quantum physics, Feng Shui, and meditation to help her students attract financial success, improved health, long-lasting relationships, and spiritual growth.

Marie has taught over two million students over 30 years and has spoken in over 30 countries. In 2024, she was inducted into the Speaker’s Hall of Fame. She has best-selling online courses with MindValley, Learning Strategies, Younity, and the Shift Network. She is a founding member of the Global Transformational Leadership Council and is the founder and president of the Association of Transformational Leaders of Europe.

Marie’s latest book, Your Home Is A Vision Board, provides practical guidance, wisdom, and easy-to-apply tips to empower anyone to create a life-lasting transformation by activating the manifesting power of their home to welcome more abundance into their life.

Wouldn’t it be nice to wrap up the year with a “Me Time” that allows us to learn something special about our Global Village that enhances our knowledge and helps us navigate our humanness? Join Amb. Dr. Randi D. Ward and me on Wednesday, December 18th, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, Random Wanderings, an adventure novel mixture of fiction and real-life facts perfect for animal lovers, humanitarians, world travelers, romantics, and people who always dream bigger!

Randi is a retired educator, poet, short story writer, blogger, novelist, YouTuber, and magazine editor and writer. In 2012, her memoir, Because I Believed In Me - My Egyptian Fantasy Came True, was published. Her big dreams and diligent work have been recognized by many radio, newspaper, magazine, and video interviewers. She has received numerous awards and honors from prestigious international organizations such as IAOTP, NAPW, IWLA, and Marquis Who’s Who. As a world traveler of 53 countries, an animal advocate, and a concerned environmentalist, she has skillfully crafted her knowledge and love for other cultures and international friends, as well as her dire need to save endangered animals and reforest Africa into this new novel.   

Randi’s Random Wanderings novel - will take you to countries on four continents to experience their cultures and famous tourist attractions, with Vanessa Lambert, a recent veterinarian graduate and usually confident lady who experiences severe personal trauma and flees from her home in Atlanta, Georgia, to London, England as she begins her self discovery and healing journey.

Doesn’t the holiday season bring back the warm fuzzy feeling of “Motherly Love” of how our moms go out of their way to give us their best to ensure our happiness? Please join our special guest host, Amb. Dr. Randi D. Ward and me on Wednesday, December 4th, from 10 - 11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing The 15th Anniversary Special Edition of the Multi-Award Winning and Bestselling From My Mama’s Kitchen ~ “food for the soul, recipes for living” - My 9 MOMS - Conversations about Life, Love, and Laughter, to kick off the holiday season!

Dr. Randi, our Inspirations for Better Living Magazine editor, insisted on interviewing me since I will be releasing the 15th Anniversary Special Edition of the Multi-Award-Winning and Bestselling From My Mama’s Kitchen ~ “food for the soul, recipes for living” - My 9 MOMS - Conversations about Life, Love, and Laughter, this Friday, December 6th just in time to celebrate the holiday season in honor of my 9 Moms!

Who and where I am Today is the result of the delicate sprinkling of a dash of this, a smidgen of that, and a pinch of these ladies’ unconditional motherly teaching, coaching, counseling, and cheerleading over time as I journeyed to discover who I am, why I am here, and what my purpose is. Always looking through the lens of love, they never miss a beat in sharing their motherly wisdom to help me navigate life’s challenges and celebrate successes.

Their natural motherly intuition and unconditional love approach to our relationship epitomized this sentiment, “A Family Experience is Defined by Who Loves Us and Who We Love, rather than by our shared DNA.”

Would you like to hear powerful stories of random Acts of Kindness as we celebrated World Kindness Day this past November 13th? If your answer is Yes, join Teresa Velardi and me on Wednesday, November 27th, from 10 - 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, A Daily Gift of Kindness - A Collection of Stories from Kind Hearts from Around the Globe!

Teresa Velardi is an author, publisher, host of the “Conversations That Make a Difference” podcast, coach, and potter. She uses the art of pottery to illustrate how each ball of clay can be transformed into a beautiful work of art with the touch of the potter’s hand. She guides her clients through the process of centering, molding, shaping, and walking through the fire of challenges to effect positive life change as they gracefully and powerfully embrace the work of art they already are.

Teresa found her passion and purpose through life’s challenges while trusting God’s plan. Faith, Gratitude, and Giving are her heart-centered approach to life. Her abilities as a writer, editor, and publisher are vital ingredients she offers to those who share their message with the world on her podcast and through her publishing platform. Teresa’s daily quiet time, writing, and gratitude practice keep her focused on her God-given purpose as life unfolds in our ever-changing world. She says, “We all have a story and a heartfelt message to share. What’s your message?

Her latest book, A Daily Gift of Kindness - A Collection of Stories from Kind Hearts from Around the Globe, emphasizes the power of Kindness. It is the third book in the Daily Gift Book Series!

Are you looking for some really entertaining holiday stories about Thanksgiving to Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s? If your answer is YES! Then join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, November 20, from 10 - 11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing some of the “101 Stories of Holiday Joy, Love, and Gratitude” from their latest release to help you prep up for the upcoming holiday season!. 

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas is a collection of heartwarming stories about the true meaning of Christmas, the joy of giving, family reunions, holiday miracles, and handling the holidays after losing a loved one. There are also some great ideas for holiday meals, creative gifts, and starting the New Year with the right spirit!

By the way, royalties from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas go to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program, which creates miracles for millions of families by providing holiday gifts to children in need in the U.S.

Amy says, “We often use royalties from our books to support nonprofit organizations. The need is greater than ever now, and we’re honored to share royalties from our books to make the holidays and the rest of the year a little more magical for families and pets.”

Would you like to learn how our emotions, mind, and spirit can enable unlimited self-healing? If your answer is YES, Join Joseph Selbie and me on Wednesday, November 13, from 10 - 11 A.M. CT U.S. Our conversation is about his remarkable life journey and his new book, The Physics of Miraculous Healing - How Emotion, Mind, and Spirit Enable Unlimited Self-Healing.

Joseph Selbie enjoys making complex and obscure simple and clear. He is known for creating bridges of understanding between the modern evidenced-based discoveries of science and the timeless experience-based discoveries of the mystics. He is the author of Amazon's bestseller The Physics of God and BreakThrough the Limits of the Brain.

A dedicated Kriya yoga meditator for over fifty years, Joseph taught yoga, meditation, and universal experiential spirituality throughout the U.S. and Europe. In 1975, he became a founding member of Ananda, a spiritual community and movement inspired by the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi. As a teacher and minister, and decades of study under Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Yogananda, gave him a deep dive into Eastern philosophy, meditation, and comparative religion. In 2022, Joseph was nominated for Trailblazer of the Decade by the OmTimes Magazine.

He is also a critical thinker grounded in science, studying physics, chemistry, and microbiology at the University of Colorado. Now retired, Joseph was a founder and the CEO of Tristream, an early pioneer in experience design for the web. He collaborated with Jakob Nielsen, the thought leader in experience design, to write Best Team Practices for Web Application Design and spoke at many Nielsen-Norman Group conferences in the United States and Europe. Tristream clients included Cisco, Logitech, Ariba/SAP, Manpower, Tektronix, and Wells Fargo.

Would you like to learn how to eat nutritious meals on a budget of $50 per person per week? Yes, you can do it! Join Kimberly Gillan and me on Wednesday, October 30th, from 10 AM to 11 AM Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, How Low Can You Go? - Nutritious Meals From $50 Per Person Per Week!

Kimberly Gillan is a professional strategic planner, economist, cancer survivor, determined woman, mom, wife, and author. She uses fundamental economic principles to create revolutionary answers on your minimum spending to live your best life.

When Kimberley had to stop work due to illness, drastic changes were needed for her family to keep a roof over their heads. The challenge was “how low could she go on groceries” while providing the 17 most essential vitamins and minerals her family needed and still having weekly treats, snacks, and celebrations. 

Over seven years of trial and error, she learned more than how to survive; she learned a recipe for a better life. Here it is, a set of instructions on how to play the grocery game and win.

Her book, How Low Can You Go? Nutritious Meals From $50 Per Person Per Week, has over 80 recipes that prove you can do it. Yet, this is more than a recipe book. It is a book for our times, giving us the edge in a crisis. 

We will learn what foods to buy and when, supermarket psychology, and how to stay ahead of the game when things change. There are tricks for when a favorite food becomes expensive and ideas on free foods that might be right under your feet.

The bottom line is that, Yes, You Can Have 3 Nutritious Meals Per Day For The Price Of One Coffee!

Are you, or do you know someone who is, looking for a refreshing and engaging roadmap to aging? If so, Join Ron Pevny and me on Wednesday, October 23rd, from 9 to 10 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about his remarkable life journey and his expanded and updated 10th-anniversary edition of Conscious Living, Conscious Aging, a contemporary manual filled with practices and tools to help you navigate your elder years with purpose and clarity.

Ron Pevny is the founder and director of the Center for Conscious Eldering, based in Colorado. He received his master’s degree in integral counseling and psychotherapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies. For forty-five years, Ron has been dedicated to assisting people in negotiating life transitions as they create lives of purpose and passion.

In the last 20 years, Ron has been presenting workshops and retreats across North America, including at EarthRise and IONS Retreat Center, supporting people in bringing purpose, growth, and commitment to service to their elder years. He is also a Certified Sage-ing® Leader and has hosted and interviewed for three Transforming Aging Summits presented by The Shift Network. Ron is also the co-host and interviewer for the Turning Points interview series sponsored by Sage-ing International.

In this newly revised and updated 10th-anniversary edition of Conscious Living, Conscious Aging, you will find an empowering guide with practical tools to help you live a passionate, fulfilling, growth-oriented life. In other words, elderhood may be your next biggest adventure!

Are you looking for some real “Angelic, Miracles, and Heavenly” stories to inspire you? If your answer is YES! Then join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, October 16, from 10 - 11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing “Miracles, Angels & Messages from Heaven” stories from their latest release to help you realize and navigate the unexplainable.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles, Angels & Messages from Heaven is a collection of stories about regular people who find themselves in extraordinary, unexplainable situations, their prayers answered, and their lives forever changed. It’s about the anonymous angels who touched their hearts and saved their lives. From miraculous connections and answered prayers to divine intervention and inexplicable healing, these stories prove that miracles can happen every day to people from all walks of life.

According to Amy, “These stories open our hearts to possibilities—that something, somehow, somewhere can work in our lives to make good things happen when we need them most. We hear from our readers all the time that the most important thing we can do for them is give them hope, and these pages are filled with just that.”