in this dramatic interview with Dr. and Master Sha, Dr. Marissa learns about this traditionally-trained Medical Doctor who also has higher degrees in Chinese medicine as well as many other practices from his CEO Marilyn Tam. In his travels around the world 50 weeks a year, Master Sha has an incredible track record healing people of everything from depression to cancer to slipped discs. Born in China, he knew that his calling to serve mankind as a Divine healer was revealed to him at age 6 and has healed senators, business and government leaders, Roberta Flack, Maya Angelou and Dr. John Gray to name a few. His methods are slightly non-traditional, but his track record, actually documented in a book by William Gladstone who was at first a skeptic, and his 11 books on the New York Times bestsellers list are proof. And as a gift to Dr. Marissa he arrives from his session to perform a healing for all listeners/watchers of the interview, then and now.

Don Miguel receives the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Conscious Life Expo and accepts Dr. Marissa's invitation to return and talk to her about his newest book The Toltec Art of Life and Death, which was the result of the almost fatal heart attack and subsequent coma he was in for 9 weeks. He talks about the dreams he had, of being called back, the beauty of letting go into the next world, and the artist way of the Toltec tradition which was his reason for returning to teach us. Dr. Marissa basks in the love of this Master teacher who sees others, the world and all living things with an unconditional love that he un-learned from his own childhood. Don Miguel sees only 2 things, the truth and lies, and encourages us all to let go of the lies that keep us down, small, and criticizing ourselves and others...and to embrace the truth, that we are wonderful, beautiful and loved unconditionally...first and foremost by ourselves.

Dr. Pat Allen, certified Relationship, Communication and Addictions therapist, 4-time Oprah guest (she calls Dr. Pat Comic Mother Superior ;) and now 5-time Asian Oprah guest comes back for her annual Valentine's Day (aka Single Awareness Day) interview with Dr. Marissa and brings research and human nature into the sexual attraction arena. Dr. Pat schools Dr. Marissa that one-third of men who are gigolos and one-third women are cougars because they haven't achieved balance in the addiction to dopamine. In her typical "no topic too sacred to address" manner, Dr. Pat explains why self-pleasure is God-made, that you can have a relationship without intercourse and why women need to have affection and touch in their lives otherwise they turn to comfort food and gain weight. Dr. Marissa asks Dr. Pat some questions from callers, who gives them advice about flirting and dating as a regular practice, and the difference between dating giggles and men with potential. Dr. Pat warns Dr. Marissa against spinsterhood, tells her to dance as a way to feel like a woman, and explains how relationships change after age 50. Finally, Dr. Pat shares about her new boyfriend who is 61 (she is now 81) and the 3 reasons she will not retire...because she has something to do, has people to love and that love her, and something to look forward to! Dr. Pat Allen receives Dr. Marissa's Beneficial Presence on the Planet Award again! Episode sponsored by www.SelfieStationPodcast.com/drmarissa

Celebrating 200 shows and the 19th Annual Season for Non-Violence Dr. Marissa brings on three powerful teachers on a Power Panel to answer questions like, What is the secret to happiness? What is the meaning of life? And who is God? @_NealeDWalsch author of Conversations with God @DrMichaelBB Bernard Beckwith Founder of @AgapeISC and Gospel of Inclusion @BishopPearson Carlton Pearson love God and each other up on the air explaining that much of the problems we blame God for are actually man-made! The three friends also give complimentary adjectives to describe themselves and each other, and Dr. Marissa gets into the action too! They admit that they do get tired in trying to keep up the pace in their work empowering others and how they empower themselves with rest… their internally driven happiness and close relationship with a God of Love is apparent and transparent. They do agree on almost everything, they don't get mad at God, and they do see each other in the best of love. Bishop Carlton Pearson, Neale Donald Walsh, and Michael Bernard Beckwith are all honorably presented with Dr. Marissa's Beneficial Presence on the Planet Award . The 200th episode of “Take My Advice, I’m Not Using It: Get Balanced with Dr. Marissa” is one to remember! Episode sponsored by Lisa Cohen and InSparkleMedia.

Are you ready for some seriously positive sex talk between Dr. Marissa, the new Asian Dr. Ruth and certified Sexologist Veronica Monet? In a "No holds barred" conversation about shame, guilt, fear, sexual encounters, bisexuality, safety and more, Veronica challenges Dr. Marissa to reframe her own shame-producing questions and reactions to her current state of her love-life or lack thereof! In an honest 'moose on the table' confession, Dr. Marissa shares the confusion bordering on anguish from shame around her body, sex, meaningful relationships versus non-meaningful relationships and flirting. Yes, there was a lot of sexual healing going on on the air as Sexologist Veronica Monet, whose own experiences included adversity via physical abusive relationships and rape, shared how one can make Choices...away from shame and guilt towards pleasure and love.

Episode sponsored by SelfieStationPodcast.com/DrMarissa and www.DeviWardTantra.com

In a poignant moving insightful interview with Dr. Marissa, award-winning journalist Greg Brian O'Brien shares uses his gift of language to describe the struggle and challenges of losing his brain, "his best friend" to the horrible disease of Alzheimer's. When he cannot recognize his wife or friends and colleagues, he likens it to doing his laundry in the basement and having someone who doesn't know he's there, turn off the lights... the light flickering on and off before finally becoming dark forever. Dr. Marissa cannot hold back her tears as he shares his own experience caring for his mother who also died with the disease, and at one point both of them taking the same drug for the same disease…how his words of comfort to any and all who feel lost--that the disease will never take who they are in their heart. His book "On Pluto: Inside the mind of Alzheimer's" is a must read for all. The work that he's doing as he is fighting for time against both Alzheimer's and prostrate cancer to raise awareness and money to fight the disease and find a cure is more than admirable. We can help! Greg O'Brien answers Dr. Marissa's candid questions around death, God, hope and life with this debilitating disease with quotes from Mark Twain and Bugs Bunny! This remarkable man points us in the direction of other efforts to "kick this disease in the butt!" --from Still Alice and the directors' valiant work in shining the light on women and Alzheimer's (two thirds of all Alzheimer's patients are women ) fund and his new friends/family of Glen Campbell. To end the interview, Dr. Marissa asks him to recount his favorite memories of his wife and children...and he answers with a glorious sense of humor and incredible power of faith, including asking God WTF! His faith and sense of humor, hope and sense of purpose earn him Dr. Marissa's Beneficial Presence on the Planet Award.

Comment: One of my most memorable interviews…watching someone speak from the heart, and so eloquently describing both the impact and the experience of this debilitating disease.

A bonus was Greg's interaction with my staff interpreter Romina...making this a truly memorable episode for my Radio for Our Deaf Community series. Episode sponsored by www4Balance.org and SelfieStationPodcast.com/DrMarissa

Dr. Marissa helps Tamika from Detroit and Randi from Gardena with questions about their Job/Career--the reality of being laid off and growing a new business. Tamika introduces the reality of her layoff, recent divorce and raising 4 boys...and the feeling of being in a hot hallway (when one door closes another one opens but sometimes it is hell in the hallway!). Dr.Marissa starts with a prescription to focus on an abundant Friendly Universe--that the grains of sand and stars in the sky and leaves on the trees are examples of the Real nature of life...that there are so many jobs to be had, and then Smog Checks some stinkin' thinkin' with respect to believing that there's only two extremes of struggling to have your own business and working for someone else's dream chained to a desk! Dr. Marissa recommends Balance tools of Appreciation, Best Case Scenario, Vent Partner, and even an analogy with orgasms to help her discover what will be written in the next chapter of her Book of Life! Randi from California is given practical Balance advice on how to take her new yoga business into a creative fun place, finding and branding a niche, and not pulling up a new plant to ask its roots if they're growing! Both callers are encouraged to have a play date with Google every day to increase the positive well being power of creativity in their job/career aspect of life. Episode sponsored by Selfiestationpodcast.com/DrMarissa and NoComplaints! App for The 21 day Fast from Complaining with Dr. Marissa www.4Balance.org

Hate your boss? Hate your job? Just in time for back to work over the holidays, Dr. Marissa invites Andrew Faas, a former senior executive with Canada’s two largest retailers to the studio...who has been both the bully and the bullied. According to the statistics, over 25% of the US Workforce in 2014 respond that they have been or currently are being bullied (WorkplaceBullying.org) His own difficult experience as a senior executive singled out for retaliation after blowing the whistle on another executive has led him to create the Faas Foundation, to promote wellness and wellbeing in all aspects of our society through basic medical research, healthcare and education. Andrew is also the author of “The Bully’s Trap: Bullying in the Workplace" and shares some advice for those who feel like they are being bullied. Dr. Marissa puts 'the moose on the table' about the difficult role of HR and the balance required in placing blame. Both preach to the choir about the bigger opportunity in building a corporate culture that brings out the best potential in all of it's human capital in a less stressful and more joyful workplace...improving the continuing depressing statistic that about 70% of people are unengaged in the workplace. Episode sponsored by SefieStationPodcast.com/drmarissa and NoComplaints! APP

So how do you rejuvenate fertility when you desperately want to have a child and nothing seems to be working? In this months Sexual Healing with Dr. Marissa episode, Author of "Yes You can get Pregnant" Aimee shares five areas of improvement that will enhance your health which will then enhance your ability to conceive. Using their teacher in common Dr. Deepak Chopra's five pillars as categories, and Chinese medicine wisdom, Amiee outlines the importance of sleep, food, skincare, BS belief system/consciousness and movement along with specific tools to improve the fertile soil or as the Chinese call the uterus, "the child's palace". Dr. Marissa vehemently agrees with the importance of mindsets of hopefulness and optimism as well as choosing actions that promote overall well-being for your body mind spirit and soul. Up to date tools include two apps SkinDeep and Think Dirty that measure the toxicity of skin care products that we unwittingly use to destroy our cellular balance. And the great news is that all of the advice is perfect for a New Year's resolution for ALL of us to get Healthy wealthy and wise!

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and more with Dr. Marissa and Actor/Author/Broadway Singer Charles Holt serenading listeners, and singing away the Holiday Blues! Dr. Marissa and Charles sing some of her favorite holiday tunes, and admits to her past as a lounge lizard, coming out of retirement to express her love for life and music on the air. Charles shares his journey from what he's supposed to do to what he loves to do...and how he made peace with his father and most of all, himself. Dr. Marissa gets emotional during Her Grown-Up Christmas List, wishing and wanting for more Love, More joy and More peace on our Planet. Mr. Holt www.finding-yourvoice.com agrees with his wish for Peace and everyone to know their unique gift talent and ability, and courage to share themselves freely with life and others. Happiest Holiday greetings from Dr. Marissa and this show that is a gift to herself! Episode sponsored by www.SelfiestationPodcast.com/DrMarissa and www.4Balance.org