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Stephen Schettini, also known as The Inner Monk is a former Buddhist monk, TEDx speaker, and mindfulness teacher whose life story is full of courage, transformation, and deeply practical wisdom. Stephen’s journey began in emotional chaos, born into a family of circus performers, before he sought clarity and peace through eight years in monastic life in India. Eventually, he left the monastery not to abandon the teachings, but to translate them into real-world guidance for people navigating life’s complexity with compassion and grace.

Learn more at https://schettini.com.

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Jean and Alison spoke with Nancy Allen & Marlene McGuirt last year and they have since become friends. Nancy and Marlene, from the WeSPARK Cancer Support Center, share how WeSPARK enhances the quality of life for cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones by providing free programs and services, thereby alleviating the physical and emotional side effects of a cancer diagnosis. 

Learn more at www.wespark.org

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Jean and Alison spoke to Henry Shukman back in 2024 and was so taken with him, he has become an insidewink classic. Henry Shukman is an authorized Zen Master in the Sanbo Zen lineage, and is spiritual director emeritus of Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His book Original Love is "a manifesto, a map, and a manual, an essential guide for spirituality in the twenty-first century replacing the concept of original sin with original love as the true foundation of our life.”  

Learn more at  www.henryshukman.com

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Jean and Alison had a great conversation with Carla Ondrasik about her new book - Stop Trying!: The Life-Transforming Power of Trying Less and Doing More. Carla is a former vice president at EMI Music Publishing turned motivational speaker, coach and author, who uses her 20+ years of evidence-based research to help you accomplish everything you’ve been trying to do. Stop Trying! illuminates the deception in a mindset built on trying, which can lead to anxiety, procrastination, perceived loss of control, fatigue, fear of failure, lack of follow-through, and overall life dissatisfaction.

Learn more at https://www.carlaondrasik.com/

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Jean and Alison had the immense pleasure of speaking with Audrey Graves - the Braille Institute’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. For the last 20 years, Audrey has been teaching students with visual impairments at the Nebraska Center for the Education of the Blind (NCECBEV). She has taken on many roles in the education field, ranging from teacher to principal at NCECBEV. She is currently an outreach consultant. Her passion for and love of her students is so inspiring!

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Jean and Alison have a wonderful conversation about resilience and healing with John Tsilimparis, MFT, about his book - "The Magic in the Tragic: Rewriting the Script on Grief and Discovering Happiness in Our Darkest Days." John is a distinguished psychotherapist, mental health consultant, writer, podcast host, and former adjunct professor at Pepperdine University and UCLA. He is also the author of "Retrain Your Anxious Brain."

Learn more: johntsilimparis.com

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Jean and Alison speak with Cindy Drummond and Sarah Dube - volunteers with the LA Animal Rescue. The LA Animal Rescue is a small but mighty team of dedicated volunteers and fosters committed to creating happy endings for each of the homeless and abandoned animals who come into their care.  For their own wellbeing and through the generosity of sponsors, some animals live out the remainder of their lives with the rescue. However, most are safely rehomed to fully vetted and committed families. The rescue does not discriminate based on breed, age, health, or size of the animals they receive, nor do they focus on the previous family or circumstances. Instead, they choose to focus on each animal’s future, ensuring them a safe and healthy place to grow and thrive.

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Bonnie has been teaching dreaming and imagery to individuals and organizations around the world for over twenty years. She talked with Jean and Alison about her in-depth, amazing new book The Secret Mind: Unlock the Power of Dreams To Transform Your Life. Bonnie holds a PhD in psychology, is a PCC ICF credentialed coach, a certified practitioner from the School of Images, and is a 2025 Forbes Coaching Council Member and Contributor. Bonnie is an Executive Coach and Senior Fellow at George Washington University’s Center for Excellence in Public Leadership and she also co-hosts the One Humanity Lab’s podcast. 

Learn more at institutefordreamingandimagery.com.

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Anne L’Hommedieu-Sanderson is the Executive Director/Co-founder of ThinkerAnalytix and Associate in the Harvard Department of Philosophy. She taught English and Theology in public and parochial high schools for 20+ years and is a US Department of Education Presidential Scholar Teaching Award recipient.

Here are steps to register for the course that Anne discusses in the podcast:

Visit this link: https://course.thinkeranalytix.org/login?group=thinkARGUMENTS+Demo+Spring+2025&groupcode=G32cbb2e

On the right-hand side of the page, fill out your information and click “Register.”

You will land on the course homepage. Click the menu button on the top left of the page (three horizontal blue lines).

If you’d like to take the new DIAGNOSTIC module, click DIAGNOSTIC. If you’d rather start with the course lessons, scroll down and click “HOW WE ARGUE.” The course will guide you from there.

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Kathleen has had a long, successful career as an actor. After 11 ½ years as Ellen Shepard on ALL MY CHILDREN, Kathleen garnered 2 Emmy nominations and an Emmy Award. She was also the leading role of Claudia Whittaker on the popular KNOTS LANDING for its last three seasons. After years of practical experience, and ongoing academic/technical training in the entertainment industry, Kathleen turned toward her Spiritual calling and earned a degree in Spiritual Psychology that prepared to accept new and greater challenges. She currently coaches others on Emotional Fitness and Spirituality. 

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