Igniting the Spark

Are you ready to take a ride down the rabbit hole and expand your consciousness? In this episode with psychologist, author and spiritual teacher Christina Donnell, that is exactly what we do. 

Christina Donnell, PhD, is a psychologist, author of two books, and spiritual teacher, who studied Eastern traditions and the shamanic energy practices of the Q’ero (Care-o) Indians of Peru for nearly three decades. She is the founding director of Winds of Change Association, a Minneapolis-based educational organization offering programs that cultivate humanity’s evolving consciousness.

Her new book is Encounters with Living Language: Surrendering to the Power of Words — Think Eat, Pray, Love meets Carlos Castaneda, with a twist of Rilke! This story of profound awakening to intelligent creative consciousness chronicles Christina's 92 Illuminations —deep internal dives into stillness and light she calls illuminations—that offered her privileged moments of expansion and insight arising spontaneously through her body and consciousness, that allowed her to channel the pure language that weaves reality. As she describes the unfolding illuminations, readers are transported beyond ordinary consciousness, and open doorways to the quantum reality that is all around us. The quantum field is not so mysterious or hard to imagine as we've been told. We are in it. It's an Energy Soup and we don't have to go anywhere to get there! This really excites me! It's a new way of looking at our world, how connected we truly are, and that we live and breathe in the quantum reality of All that Is.

For more information on Christina and her books, visit ChristinaDonnell.com.

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What makes a relationship last? How do you keep the spark, the passion, and the positive connection lasting a lifetime?

This week, my guests are Drs. Michael and Barbara Grossman, who are experts in the field of relationships and marriage and have dedicated their careers to helping individuals and couples create fulfilling and long-lasting romantic partnerships.

In this episode we talk about what makes love endure the test of time and discuss their newest book, Ageless Love: The Sexy Science Of Falling In Love Forever and delve into the science behind attraction and desire. You will hear practical tips to enhance communication skills, sustaining passion and deepening intimacy.

Dr. Michael, an MD and expert in integrative-regenerative medicine, and Dr. Barbara, a Ph.D. therapist with over 60,000 hours of counseling, combine their expertise to guide couples towards fulfilling, romantic partnerships. Their practical skills and teachings have transformed countless relationships, deepening emotional and spiritual bonds.

Drs. Michael and Barbara Grossman are the dynamic duo of relationship transformation. With over 30 years of experience, they have helped thousands of couples build fulfilling, romantic partnerships.

Learn more about Michael and Barbara at https://fallinginloveforever.com/.

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Are you ready to feel better and increase your wellbeing this year? This week, my guest Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal gives us the sacred recipe to overcoming the winter blues and enhancing our health and happiness.

Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal is the world-renowned researcher and psychiatrist who led the team that first described Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and pioneered light therapy to treat it. A best-selling author (Transcendence, The Gift of Adversity, Super Mind, and Poetry Rx),he is also an executive coach and popular public speaker. 

He is currently Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine and is listed as one of the Best Doctors in America. Dr. Rosenthal has practiced psychiatry for over three decades, treating people with all manner of psychiatric and emotional health issues. He is also a motivational speaker and a personal and professional coach, working with people from all walks of life including CEOs, top athletes, and performing artists.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects more than 10 million people in the States, 2 Million in the UK, and more than 12 million in Northern Europe, Dr. Norman Rosenthal led the team that discovered SAD and has a new book entitled, Defeating SAD, which provides new information on overcoming the disorder. He’s articulate and interesting and explains:

● How to prepare for the shorter days/winter

●  Ways to enhance environmental light

●  Cognitive behavior therapy specifically geared to SAD

● Foundational habits to alleviate SAD – including sleep, exercise, diet and weight management, meditation, and negative ions

● How to select an appropriate “SAD lamp” or “happy light” and, just as important, how to use it to the best effect

● that there is so much more to living well all year round than simply using a light box and so much more. 

To learn more about Dr. Norman, visit https://www.normanrosenthal.com/

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Are you ready to expand your mind? (and maybe even your heart?) In this episode I speak with the super charged, high energy Michele Blood about how you can find the mystical in everyday and experience more energy, vitality, and oneness in your life.

Michele Blood is a successful, multi-talented author, speaker and spiritual guide. Michele was a successful songwriter and rock singer in Australia and after a near-fatal car accident, while in the hospital with many serious injuries, she created positive Affirmation Songs which not only healed her body but also took her to worldwide success. 

Michele has appeared in many hundreds of podcasts, radio/tv shows, and magazines globally. After many years of meditation Michele’s Kundalini awakened and transformed her consciousness. Michele now teaches others how to live a Successful Life and experience Divine Oneness. 

She has shared the stage and worked with Bob Proctor, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Jack Canfield, and many other transformational Authors and Teachers.  Jack Canfield, Author of the world-famous “Chicken Soup For The Soul” book series says of Michele,

“Michele Blood’s energy is incredible. She is a walking billboard for what she teaches, a high vibration being. I thank her for the work she is doing in the world. I love it."

In this episode we talk about her newest offering, a video book, Manifestation Through the Power of Mysticism.

Strap in and get ready for a high vibe ride through the mystical! Your life may never be the same. 

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What would your life be like if you had received the messages you needed as a child to develop the right mindset and heartset to be a resilient, empowered, grounded and connected person in this world? 

In this episode I speak with Clinical Child Psychologist and Author, Amy Stark about her new book for children and adults alike: "YOU ARE MORE THAN: A PRIMER FOR FINDING LIGHT IN YOUR HEART." A fun and enlightening conversation I know you are going to enjoy! Not just for children, Amy's wisdom transcends the ages and is a light for all of us!

You are More Than is a book of hope for children. Giving hope to kids so they know they can reach out to others for help and be of service when someone around them needs help. It helps kids find their purpose through connecting with others, being of service and seeing their place in the world. 

Amy is a clinical psychologist based in Santa Ana, California. She received her doctorate from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego and is best known for her work with children in high-conflict divorce situations. Dr. Stark is the author of seven books for children. These books include a three-book Whole Heart series about self- esteem helping children feel good about themselves includes the popular titles, Whole Heart for Girls, Whole Heart for Young Women, and Whole Heart for Boys. She facilitates Whole Heart for Girls self-esteem workshops for Girl Scouts of Orange County and other groups.

Many years ago, Amy appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss her business book, Because I Said So, about how office life can represent the characteristics of a dysfunctional family. Her expertise has been sought after and published by Reader’s Digest, Women’s Health, and Parenting OC magazine.

To learn more about Amy, go to https://www.dramystark.com/

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Have you ever felt stuck and wondered how you could change something in your life or begin to heal more deeply? This episode, my conversation is with the inspirational and illuminated Angela Failor who shares with us her own story of surviving childhood trauma and her healing journey to wholeness where she helps to facilitate deep transformation and healing in others. 

Angela is an empathic entrepreneur who has a passion for empowering others to holistically heal from the physical, emotional, and spiritual consequences of trauma and to say “No More” to all forms of abuse. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Aurora Health Services, a Clinical Eden Energy Medicine Practitioner, a doTERRA Wellness Advocate, a Support Coach to amazing Life Coaches and Board Member with OMA Center for Mind, Body, & Spirit. She has worked as a Domestic Violence Counselor and Children’s Advocate, Sexual Trauma Counseling Intern, and a Drug and Alcohol Therapist. 

Angela credits God, energy medicine, and other holistic modalities with healing her life! Her mantra is “protect your peace” to allow your body the opportunity for natural healing to occur. She is currently writing a book about my amazing journey to inspire others to never lose hope! Our birthright is wellness!!

Join us and discover how you, too, can heal your life at https://shineyourlightllc.weebly.com/.

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What are you doing to take care of yourself and how are you really doing? Today on Igniting the Spark, I talk about the importance of understanding mental health and the key components of taking care of yourself so that you can enhance your wellbeing and continue to thrive.  

We live in crazy and challenging times and the best thing we can do to help our loved ones and communities is to make sure we are first taking care of ourselves so we can be better conduits for that health, love, and wellbeing to come through us into the world.

Join me on this episode packed with self care ideas and research proven techniques to help improve your state of being, mental health, and increase your joy and happiness. I'm excited to share this special episode with you!

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How do you feel empowered to make change when the world feels so chaotic? Is there something you can do... that we can all do together that will help make this world a better and more peaceful place?

Join me and my guest Dena Marriam as we discuss profound and important ways we can all contribute to raising consciousness and improving the planet and so much more! On this episode she also discusses her new book To Dance With Dakinis and the divine inspiration that has contributed to living an extraordinary life.

Dena Merriam began working in the inter-faith movement in the late 1990s when she served as Vice Chair of the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders held at the United Nation in New York in the year 2000. She subsequently convened a meeting of women religious and spiritual leaders at the Palais des Nations in Geneva and from that gathering founded the Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW) in 2002, an organization chaired by a multi-faith group of women spiritual leaders. In 2008, Ms. Merriam was one of the founding members of the Contemplative Alliance, which later became a program of GPIW. The purpose of the Alliance is to bring together meditation teachers and practitioners in a collective effort to uplift and transform society, while caring for and honoring our Mother Earth. For over 40 years, Dena Merriam has been a student of Paramahansa Yogananda and a practitioner of Kriya Yoga meditation. She is also a long-time student of the great texts of the Vedic tradition. Ms. Merriam received her master’s degree from Columbia University and has served on numerous boards. She is currently the Chair of the International Advisory Council of the Auroville Foundation in India. In 2014 she received the Niwano Peace Prize for her interfaith peace efforts and holds an Honorary Doctorate in Peace Studies from Mahachulalongkornvajravidyadara University (MCU) in Thailand. She is the author of My Journey Through Time, The Untold Story of Sita, When the Bright Moon Rises, Rukmini and the Turning of Time and To Dance with Dakinis.

To learn more about Dena, visit her website at https://www.denamerriam.com/

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How do you get and keep love? What are the elements that will help you attract love in your life and once you have it, what are the essential ingredients that sustain it?

I am SO excited to share with you this spark-filled conversation with Author/Speaker and Relationship Expert, Arielle Ford. In this episode we dive into her new book, The Love Thief, and uncover the juicy essential messages in this fantastic book and how the apply to you and your relationships.

Arielle Ford is a celebrated love and relationship expert, author, and speaker whose mission is to help people Find Love, Keep Love, and most importantly, Be Love.

Arielle has been called “The Cupid of Consciousness” and “The Fairy Godmother of Love.” She is a leading personality in the personal growth and contemporary spirituality movement. For the past 30 years she has been living, teaching, and promoting consciousness through all forms of media and is the co-creator and host of Evolving Wisdom’s Art of Love series.

As the president of The Ford Group, Arielle was widely recognized as America’s foremost book publicist and was instrumental in launching the careers of many NY Times bestselling self-help authors including Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Neale Donald Walsch, don Miguel Ruiz, and Debbie Ford.  

Arielle is a gifted writer and the author of eleven books including the international bestseller, THE SOULMATE SECRET: Manifest The Love of Your Life With The Law of Attraction (published in 21 languages and 40 countries).Her debut novel, The Love Thief, is a roller-coaster ride of love, betrayal, and unexpected transformation with a juicy revenge sub-plot and a surprise ending. One reviewer said:

"The Love Thief is an emotional journey where you’ll finish so completely satisfied, you’ll want a hypothetical cigarette.”  

So strap in and get ready for this high energy journey into Love!

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Do you have that critical voice in your head? The one that is always telling you what's wrong with the rest of the world or yourself and your own life? What if you had an awesome strategy to turn that voice off and the power of more positive thinking on? 

There is a way, and my amazing guest, Will Bowen will show you the way!

Will is founder of the Complaint FreeⓇ movement with over 15 million followers worldwide. He's been featured on Oprah, Forbes, NBC’s Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, The ABC World News, Fox News, People, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and Chicken Soup for the Soul.

In July 2006, Will Bowen handed out 250 purple rubber bracelets inviting people to use them as a tool to stop complaining. Will’s idea EXPLODED around the world and, to date, more than 15 million of his purple Complaint Free bracelets have been distributed to people in 106 countries.

Maya Angelou provided the foreword for Will’s #1 International Bestselling book A Complaint Free World, which has sold nearly 4 million copies in 40 languages and is required reading at many universities and businesses. Will Bowen is a humorous motivational speaker, a #1 International best-selling author, an award-winning trainer, and he’s the World Authority on Complaining — why people complain, what’s wrong with complaining, and how to get ourselves and others to stop complaining.

What a treat to have Will here on Igniting the Sparks! I am so excited for you to listen to this conversation so it can ignite some sparks in you!

Learn more about Will Bowen at www.willbowen.com

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Pick up my latest book: Becoming Fierce about how to live life fully, embodying the powerful, passionate, fiery energy that is the authentic expression of you!

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