Heart & Humor with Doug & Jayme

"Wellness begins at the end of your fork" - says author Dani Williamson  - Learn more about being healthy on all levels as Doug finds out more about Dani's book "Wild & Well - Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing"

0:24 - What is "Integrated Health"?

1:57 - Dani is a hybrid of traditional & holistic medicine

2:35 - Dani shares about overcoming many personal physical and emotional challenges and wants to help others do the same

8:33 - On why she wrote the book

10:06 - The only way to change is to take action

11:52 - Dani shares a bit about her 6 Commonsense Steps

14:57 - Final thought - "You are not broken"

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Doug catches up with CandacePayne ("The Chewbacca Mom") to learn more about what the ladies can expect at the New Beginnings Women's Event - Feb 26th - and so much more.

0:50 - Candace still holds the Facebook LIVE video view record!

1:43 - on her Harry Connick Jr experience

2:32 - Doug shares his Harry Connick Jr story

3:18 - What can the ladies expect on Feb 26th

4:41 - Candace shares some misconceptions of joy

6:05 - On her podcast - "Shut the Should Up"

6:54 - How has Candace's husband and kids reacted to her fame

8:13 - Funny story about how her husband reacted the first time he saw the Chewbacca Mask video

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One of the most inspiring and touching interviews I've done, I'm excited to share my conversation with author Mitch Albom, as he shares about his two latest books. Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family - and - The Stranger in the Lifeboat

0:57 - Mitch shares about his most personal book  "Finding Chika"

2:37 - On being the dad of such a special child

4:31 - What made Chika so special?

5:29 - What do you want people to take away from this book?

6:53 - Like so many of your others books, could this story turn into a movie?

7:24 - Mitch shares an overview of his modern-day parable "The Stranger in the Lifeboat" and how this novel connects with "Finding Chika"

11:00 - This is my favorite part of the conversation as Mitch shares a slice of the story from "Lifeboat" and a powerful illustration about coping with loss.

13:02 - My personal impact from what Mitch just shared

13:30 - Mitch shares about lessons learned from hanging out with the orphans in Haiti

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Doug catches up with best-selling author and national correspondent for "Inside Edition" - Megan Alexander to talk about her new Christmas show on UPtv

0:35 - Megan explains about the show "Small Town Christmas"

1:14 - How did you pick the cities to feature?

2:05 - Megan shares highlights of putting the series together

3:02 - Megan shares about her love of Christmas and her hope for how this series can inspire families

4:12 - Where can I watch the show?  www.UPTV.com

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Doug catches up with Dr Brian Simmons to learn more about this new "Passion" translation of the Bible. The Passion Translation

0:50 - Dr Simmons shares more about the Passion Translation

2:06 - Our language is limited when compared to Greek and Hebrew

3:04 - Our Bible comes from Greek, Hebrew & Aramaic

3:52 - Learn more about the differences between this translation and the more traditional translations like NIV and KJ

5:06 - "We are overly familiar with a God we barely know"

5:44 - Sharing about the amazing paintings from Ron DiCianni

7:26 - Dr Simmons shares his dramatic conversion to Christ

8:33 - Dr Simmons shares about his hope for those that connect with this new translation

9:44 - The importance of being open to hearing God's word - Fresh - Every Day!

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Doug catches up with "Rod & Rose" to talk about Christmas and Faith. Rod & Rose are married couple - Rodney Atkins & Rose Falcon

0:39  Rod & Rose share about their new Christmas song "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

(listen to the song here Mary Had a Little Lamb

1:47 They wanted to create a Christmas song for their kids

2:31 Christmas traditions and a "super hero" Elf

3:25 Christmas Magic for the kids

4:30 "Pop-Pop" sits in for Santa

5:04 Rodney's JC Penny's Christmas past  

5:44 Rodney's spiritual journey

8:22 What's it like doing music as a couple?

9:16 Songwriting, together, was tough at first

10:33 Rose & Rod share about their 2nd Christmas song

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Doug catches up with James Dillon, author of "The Gospel of It's a Wonderful Life"

0:44 Why do a spiritual book tied into this classic Christmas movie?

3:40 Sharing about THE most important scene in the movie

5:57 Was the director, Frank Capra, trying to make a faith film?

10:11 The movie wasn't a hit when it was released but did the director, Frank Capra, experience it's success in his lifetime?

13:01 James shares what he hopes people take away from the book

13:57 - Watch the film, with the book which provides group discussion questions to take the experience deeper

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Catching up with Shannen Fields - co-host of the mini-series "Rebuild & Restore" now streaming on www.PureFlix.com

0:28 More about this "reality show with a twist" based on James 1:27 (This show is part home renovation, part inspiration as audiences see the renovation of a widow's home and see them move through their journey of grief as theirs hearts and emotions are restored).

1:56 Sharing about a special episode involving her sister

2:47 During the filming of the shows, Shannen becomes a widow

4:26 Sharing about her emotions after her husbands diagnosis

7:11 On being able to "heal forward"

8:46 When your spouse has a terminal diagnosis, how do you navigate the final months with joy?

10:58 A word to widows trying to adjust

12:54 Sharing about a great ministry www.WidowStrong.com

14:08 Sharren shares some of her husband's wisdom "WAR" "WIN"

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Doug catches up with Jeff Brown, co-author of the book "Read to Lead: The Simple Habit that Expands Your Influence and Boosts your Career"

www.ReadtoLeadBook.com

1:18 - Reading, importance then and now

2:58 - On Speed Reading

3:34 - Tip on creating a new habit of reading

7:41 - Seeing Reading as a huge personal benefit

8:59 - Audio books vs actual books

10:44 - What Jeff has learned after interviewing over 400 authors over the last 8 years - D.R.E.A.M.

14:50 - Jeff shares about books impacting him personally

15:40 - Special incentives for those pre-ordering the book before it's August 31st release date

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Doug catches up with Laura Story, who brought her daughter Josie to the station, to talk about her new book - "So Long Normal: Living and Loving the Free Fall of Faith"

0:00 Life and remote learning through the pandemic

1:20 On Family Life and 4 kids

3:01 What was the inspiration to write this book?

6:09 Deconstructing "normal" & not comparing yourself to others on social media

7:55 On way God isn't answering your prayer your way

11:2 How to react when you see someone going thorough something devasting.

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