The conversation with Meg Stafford was a very interesting conversation. We both talked about the relationship that I have with my daughter and her relationship with her daughters. Meg Stafford is a writer who loves exploration of all kinds. Her 2011 memoir, Topic of Cancer, won six literary awards (including being named "Best First Book" by the IBPA's Benjamin Franklin Awards) for its engrossing and hilarious portrayal of surviving and thriving after a life-altering diagnosis of breast cancer. For 25 years, she has been observing how small, remarkable moments enrich our lives in her monthly newspaper column, "A Moment's Notice." As a social worker in private practice, she's been helping others negotiate the terrain of relationships and connections for over 35 years. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, two dogs, and one large cat. Award-winning memoirist Meg Stafford has an adventurous spirit, and this time, she takes us along for the ride. When her daughters venture into terra incognita – one of them meditating in the Himalayas and the other providing unarmed protection in the Colombian countryside – Stafford decides to go too. In the process, she reflects on her own lifetime of wanderlust and what it means for a parent to love and let go. Generous, insightful, and deeply funny, Stafford is the ideal tour guide for a journey as big as the world and as intimate as the human heart. Keepin It Real w/ Caramel Podcast know readers are going to read the perspectives from both daughters, giving readers a three-dimensional look at Nepal, Bhutan, and Colombia, as well as what it’s like to negotiate relationships between parent and young adult. This heartwarming book earned early praise and is now available in select bookstores north of Boston and online at major retailers, including Amazon. Please read this novel "Who Will Accompany You?: My Mother-Daughter Journeys Far from Home and Close to the Heart"

“Meg Stafford hopes that readers will see a bit of themselves and new possibilities in these pages. For young adventurers, she hopes from their experiences, fans will have enthusiasm and remind them that there is so much to discover and embrace. For parents, Meg hopes their reflections help peope know that you can be the air under your children's wings -- even when clipping those wings might feel like the safer course of action,” said Meg Stafford. “Our travels highlighted that parent/child relationships don’t end, but they do change shape over time. It was enlightening to reflect upon that gradual transition throughout the pages of the book.”

Stafford’s first memoir, Topic of Cancer: Riding the Waves of the Big C, won six literary awards, including being named Best First Book by the IBPA’s Benjamin Franklin Awards. Since first appearing on Amazon, Who Will Accompany You? is earning early accolades as well and has become an “Instant #1 New Release in Travelogues and Travel Essays,” as well as an “Amazon Bestseller in Family Travel Guides, Family Travel, and Parenting Teenagers.”

“With Who Will Accompany You?, her second memoir, Meg Stafford, illuminates how there may be no greater test in parenting than trekking around the globe with your adult daughters. While she will always be Mom, this is a delightful masterclass in auditioning one another as adult fellow travelers,” commented Mark Gianino, Ph.D., MSW, Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University School of Social Work. “The voices of Meg, Kate, and Gale are distinct, while their love, humor, and trust are the bungee cords holding these three together, supple and strong. A humor-filled and colorful triumph!” If you want to contact with Meg Stafford, please Visit her websites @ www.MegStafford.com and http://www.whowillaccompanyyou.com/ - get social with Meg on IG | Linkedin - Thank you for listening and if you want to be heard email [email protected] or follow me on Instagram @mscaramellucas

Keepin It Real w/Caramel Podcast is always getting the most inspiring and empowering entrepreneurs on the podcast. When I spoke with Kenny J., it was so refreshing to speak with him. He wants to spread love in the air. Kenny J. Wilkins has an amazing voice and he wants the world to hear what he has to say. His music is very passionate and inspiring to let people know it's okay to love. I believe we need this kind of music because the world is going in a different direction. Kenny J. Wilkins was born in the small Northern New Jersey town of Englewood. Kenny and his family were consistent church members and Kenny J.'s father was a church musician. As Kenny J., was growing up music has always been in his life, he couldn't remember that music, not his life. His father was his influence along with other musicians. With God's gift to Kenny J., God developed and gave him a passion for music. Kenny J. began his music at the age of 5 years old. In church, you would see Kenny J., strumming an acoustic guitar when the music was playing, after the music stopped and the preaching began he would fall asleep. As Kenny J., grow he knew there was a lot of great well know talent in Englewood from Silvia Robinson to Dizzy Gillespie. It was these influences along with others that piqued Kenny J., interest even more in music. His music production began in the early '90s. It was the time that he was playing multiple instruments. Kenny J. played the drums, keyboard, organ & bass guitar. The bass guitar was his instrument of choice. By the mid-90s Kenny J. had produced and had been a part of countless projects from hip hop, R&B, Latin & Gospel music. Kenny J. graduated and then went to study music technology at the Institute of Audio Research in Manhattan. Upon finishing the program Kenny J. was ready to pursue his career. He started to be an independent music artist and he learned about the entertainment business so he can aware of any wrong business. Kenny J. is very knowledgeable about the entertainment industry. He is now a current member of the group "RIFF" but he still works on projects for himself and others. Kenny J., have a love for all genres of music. As for music, music is an expression from the heart for Kenny J. Every skill Kenny J. has is to contribute being free and expressing himself with what he hears. Whether he is writing a project, music, or lyrics he has to feel it. If the message is clear and it gives a positive perspective, Kenny J. will stay true to the muse. Most recently Kenny J. just released his single "Love Is All We Need" which can be found on all streaming platforms. As for Kenny J., he believes we need more love and positivity. With all the support that Kenny J., gets from his wife, family, and friends, I can see Kenny J., all the way to the top. You can follow Kenny J. Wilkins on his Instagram @kennywilkins STAY TUNED there is so much more music that Kenny J., is bringing into the world. Thank you for listening to and supporting the podcast. If you want to be heard email [email protected] or follow me on Instagram @[email protected]

I spoke with Wendy over the phone about all the positive creative chairs she is bringing into people's lives and homes. Speaking to Wendy loves what she does and she loves making people smile. Wendy's color is pink which brings life to her chairs and who wouldn't smile when they see the color pink? Wendy and I talked about the word "PLAY." We both agreed that as you reach adulthood people intend to get more serious in life. Sometimes you have to find the inner child and make time to play. I believe to remain happy and be less stressed you have to find your joy. Wendy finds her joy by helping her online course students tap into and cultivate their creativity, giving them permission to "PLAY" and upgrade their joy. Wendy's teaching style makes the challenge of learning a new craft feel accessible and fun! Wendy Conklin, The Chair Stylist, is a former educator turned boutique chair decorator helping people around the globe infuse personality, color, and whimsy into their surroundings. Through her company, Chair Whimsy, she offers various options to turn a boring and beige room into whimsical and wow, including a collection of ready-made designer chairs, custom chair design, and a host of courses to unleash the DIYer’s inner artist. Her whimsical style has been featured in outlets such as Forbes, HGTV Magazine, and Apartment Therapy and showcased in a colorful collaboration with American Lifestyle Brand, Frances Valentine. Wendy lives in a personality-filled home in Round Rock, Texas with her husband and little furry friend Maui, where she enjoys greenhouse gardening, mixing tasty cocktails, and renovating her retro-inspired motorhome as the “Camper Revamper.”

Therefore, Life Whimsy is the first book by artisan/entreprenista Wendy Conklin, a unique guidebook featuring practical tips for nurturing creativity in all aspects of life, insights on starting a small business, and step-by-step instructions on how to reupholster an old chair into a usable style piece. Life Whimsy releases March 25th and is available at: https://chairwhimsy.com/book/ and Wendy's website is https://chairwhimsy.com if you would like to follow Wendy on social media -

https://www.instagram.com/chairwhimsy/

https://www.facebook.com/Chairwhimsy/

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Anne and I had a historical discussion and she is a great person to interview. We had an amazing time. She loves writing and traveling, this helps her have the ability to have the experience to share in her novels. Speaking with Anne, it was fun conversating about different topics. Her novel Dollybird is a great novel for people to read. Anne has great reviews on her novel "Dollybird." Dollybird, the WILLA Literary Award-winning first historical novel by Anne Lazurko, whose latest book, What is Written on the Tongue (ECW Press), was a finalist for the 2022 Glengarry Book Prize, now has a new home with Shadowpaw Press Reprise, which publishes new editions of notable, previously published work. Anne is so grateful to have Dollybird given a new life by Shadowpaw Press. To have her characters and her story available to new readers is simply a gift. For Anne as an author, she hopes to have readers who can now find the format of their choice.

Dollybird is a page-turner for every character who is fully realized, crippled by pains specific and universal. Anne's writing is shot with poetry. Dollybird explores parents and children, men and women, siblings and female friends, and how these connections are complicated in the face of an indifferent, natural environment. Dollybird is available for order through most bookstores, online or off. It can also be purchased directly from Shadowpaw Press at shadowpawpress.com/product/dollybird. Shadowpaw Press, founded in Regina, Saskatchewan, by award-winning author Edward Willett in 2018, publishes new work by established and emerging authors through its Premiere imprint and new editions of notable, previously published work through its Reprise imprint. For more information, contact [email protected] or visit www.shadowpawpress.com.

More about the book "Dollybird"

Winner: 2014 WILLA Literary Award for historical fiction

Shortlisted: 2014 Fiction Award, Saskatchewan Book Awards

Twenty-year-old Moira, the daughter of a Newfoundland doctor, dreams of becoming a doctor herself; but when she becomes pregnant out of wedlock, she is banished to the bleak landscape of southern Saskatchewan in 1906. There, she must come to terms with her predicament, her pioneer environment, and her employment as a “dollybird,” a term applied to women who might be housekeepers, whores—or both. A saga of birth, death, and the violent potential of both men and the elements, Dollybird explores the small mercies that mean more than they should under a vast prairie sky that waits, not so quietly, for people to fail.

Anne Lazurko’s second novel, What is Written on the Tongue, was released in the spring of 2022 by ECW Press and was shortlisted for the 2022 Glengarry Book Award. A graduate of the Humber Creative Writing Program, Anne has had short fiction and poetry published in literary magazines and anthologies and is active in the prairie writing community as a mentor, editor, and teacher. She writes from her farm near Weyburn, Saskatchewan. To can find Anne Lazurko on her website at www.annelazurko.com or on social media as Anne Lazurko. Anne Lazurko is available for interviews, media appearances, speaking engagements, and/or book review requests. Please contact [email protected] by email or by phone at 403.464.6925

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I had a wonderful conversation with PJ Cowan. Our conversation was amazing and super entertaining. PJ is a serial entrepreneur and he knows how to be a great parent to his children. Multi-tasking is PJ's great attribute. We touch on a lot of PJ's journey in life. Army Veteran, Divorced Parent, Fitness Trainer, Fitness Competitor, Chef, and now

Podcast Host. PJ Cowan does it all. Currently residing in Atlanta, GA, he is ready to take on

2023 with open arms. He will be launching his podcast “Raw and Real Vet Talk” in March, you will get an insight into

PJ's world.

This won’t be just an ordinary podcast, as Pj is not just an ordinary man. He is open and

honest and ready to speak on all those hard topics people are scared to speak about. You

will hear about life in the Army, what it's like to be a Divorced Dad, and being a child's first

teacher. His views on certain politics and how he sees the system when it comes to his kids.

You will also learn why fitness became such a huge part of his life and why he enjoys

training others. Raw and Real Vet Talk will feature guests from the Entertainment Industry,

the Fitness Industry, Divorced Dads, Ex Veterans, and many more. Pj is giving others a

platform to share their stories as well of difficult times and overcoming them. This is an

opportunity for great conversation and a little debate.

Serving 8.5 years in the US Army and then learning how to be a civilian again, PJ learned a

lot of hard truths. Finding balance in life for many can be difficult, but even more so after the

army. He has taught himself that one of the most important things in life is finding a way to

love yourself and do what makes you happy.

2023 is looking bright for Pj Cowan. You can train with Pj, hear his voice on Raw and

Real Vet Talk and who knows even catch him on stage competing again. The

opportunities are endless and we can’t wait for the world to get to know his greatness. PJ is just a fun person to interact with and he has very great energy. PJ and I could have talked for more than 2 hours. If you would like to follow PJ Cowan on his social media, please follow Follow PJ on Instagram @cowanpj_ or raw_and_real_vettalk - Thank you for your service, PJ Cowan. Thank you for listening to and supporting the podcast. If you want to be heard email [email protected] or follow me on Instagram @mscaramellucas

Keepin It Real had an interesting conversation with Francesca Maria. Not only Francesca Maria is an Author, but she is also a Psychic Medium as well. This conversation had Keepin It Real asks Francesca Maria so many questions about so many things. Francesca Maria told Keepin It Real that she loves helping people. She is in her two worlds day & night. She writes very dark books and in the day, she is in the light by helping people to find their loved ones. Francesca Maria has been penning horror stories since she was able to pick up a pen and write at the age of six. This fascination with horror was spurred by her insatiable quest to uncover what was haunting her house as a child. Now in her late forties, Francesca is still haunted by her childhood home which continues to invade her dreams.

Francesca has spent 19 years as the co-owner of Black Cat Comics in Northern California and has been reading comics for over two decades. She is an avid fan of Neil Gaiman, Tom King, Stephen King, Tom Taylor, Geoff Johns, and Jeph Loeb. When she's not reading and writing horror, Francesca visits haunted places and records their histories. Francesca is a former journalist, a published author, and a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. Francesca is also a psychic medium and detective and uses her knowledge of the other world to aid in her storytelling. She has a black belt in Taekwondo, drives a '53 Chevy truck, and drums until her hands bleed. You can find her work in Crystal Lake's Flash Fiction monthly contests, the upcoming Death's Garden Revisited anthology, Black Cat Chronicles, and the upcoming debut release of her short story collection: THEY HIDE: SHORT STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK, coming 2023. Who are we if not for the monsters that we keep?

They Hide: Short Stories to Tell in the Dark collects thirteen chilling tales that weave through the shadows, exploring the nature of fear, powerlessness, and control.

- A series of murders in a New England colony

- An untamed beast in pre-revolutionary France

- A mysterious stranger who invades 18th-century Ireland

- A traveling circus that takes more than the price of

admission

- A gathering of the Dark, telling tales on the longest night of

the year, and more. Francesca Maria writes dark fiction surrounded by cats near the Pacific Ocean and you can find her at

francescamaria.com and on Twitter @Writer_of_Weird. Thank you for listening to and supporting the podcast. If you want to be heard email [email protected] or follow me on Instagram @mscaramellucas

Dr. Tamara Rosier and I had a really deep and interesting conversation. We both agreed that we all need to realize that people are different, we are all human and we are not perfect. We spoke about people with ADHD and it was very important to hear the symptoms that people have with ADHD.

Tamara Rosier, Ph.D., lives in West Michigan and is the founder of the ADHD Center of West Michigan, where she and her staff work with individuals with ADHD (and their families) to learn strategies and develop new skills to live effectively with ADHD. Dr. Rosier is also the president of the ADHD Coaches Organization. She is a popular conference and keynote speaker and she is a frequent guest on podcasts and has published numerous articles about living with ADHD. If you have ADHD or don't know if you have ADHD, your brain doesn't work the same way as a "normal" or neurotypical brain does because it's wired differently. This difference in circuitry is not somehow wrong, incomplete, lazy, or shameful. However, it does present you with significant challenges like time management, organization skills, forgetfulness, trouble completing tasks, mood swings, and relationship problems

are among the chief hurdles they jump through on a daily. Well, here’s the deal… When someone has ADHD, their brain is legitimately wired differently and focuses on different things than someone would expect them to. Therefore, it does present those diagnosed with ADHD with significant challenges around typical things that others do with ease of breathing. In Your Brain's Not Broken, Dr. Tamara Rosier applies her years of coaching others to explain how ADHD affects every aspect of your life so that you can finally understand why you think, feel, and act the way you do. The result? Practical tools that can dramatically improve your personal and professional life.

Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD can be found at ISBN-10: 0190054514

ISBN-13: 978-0190054519

Publisher: Oxford University Press (February 14, 2020)

Language: English you can also go to Dr. Tamara Rosier's website at https://www.tamararosier.com/ or go to her social media networks Dr. Tamara Rosier - This is very important to understand the symptoms of a person's mental and emotional state. Please don't put it to the side and say that person will be okay in a few minutes or moments, get help. A person can be crying for help but we tend to ignore it, please take a moment to analyze the situation. Thank you for listening to and supporting the podcast. If you want to be heard email [email protected] or follow me on Instagram @mscaramellucas

This is the first interview of the year. I interviewed LED Dancer, Stephanie Ross aka Stacey Daniels January 2, 2023, and our conversation was super awesome. We had so much fun that we forgot about the time. It was two girlfriends trying to catch up on old times. Stacey Daniels has such a great vibe and great energy. She has big dreams of becoming a dancer and I believe she is going to be 100% top-notch. Stacey Daniels is a college student at Daytona State College who is getting her degree in music production and technology. Stacey Daniels doesn't stop there she is a part of the dance team in college as well. Stacey Daniels has won awards for the best LED performance, best fire show, and aerialist of the year 2021/2022. Stacey Daniels loves to dance and music and she hopes to be one day a dancing DJ. Her dreams are big and one day her dreams will become a reality. One day Stacey Daniels will be touring the world doing what she loves DANCING. You can contact or follow Stacey Daniels on Instagram at Staceydaniels23

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I had an interesting conversation with the Aspiring Model "EBONY".

The conversation was very inspiring and empowering to know that EBONY wants a better life. You can go through challenging times but it is how you maintain yourself and how you push through the challenges. EBONY has been through a lot but she continues to push herself and realize how important it is that she doesn't lose herself.

The model EBONY was born as "Patavia" and she resides in Jacksonville, Florida. EBONY is looking to pursue the modeling industry. Modeling and Journalism are EBONY's life. EBONY was a former Lady Vol who ran track for the University of Tennessee. While she was running track she earned a degree in Journalism. After EBONY earned her degree and experienced college she wanted to pursue her dream of becoming a model. That is not all EBONY is working on.

EBONY is currently working on a master plan. She is working on a book the name of the book is called "Playing for Keeps". She also writes songs and many songs that she has written, she is trying to get both published the book and her songs. EBONY doesn't stop there she is super busy because she is working on a documentary about her life, or producing a movie. EBONY is securing her future. She wants the best for herself and to be able to make her dreams a reality means everything to EBONY.

If want to book EBONY or contact her you can go to her Facebook page at Patavia Estella Lowery.

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This is my second time interviewing James L. Hill. I interviewed him in 2020 during the pandemic. When I first started my podcast. It was a pleasure interviewing him again on December 28, 2022. Every time James and I talk, we can talk for hours so of course, we had to cut it short. Our conversation is full of enjoyment. James is an entrepreneur who loves helping people through his publishing or his writing. James L. Hill, a.k.a. JL Hill, is a native New Yorker from the South Bronx, Fort Apache, of the turbulent ’60s. He earned a degree in computer programming, which is his other love. As a multi-genre author, his experiences seasoned his novels and the worlds he imagined. He loves Fantasy, Adult Fiction, and Sci-Fi novels. James started RockHill Publishing LLC to publish his work and give others access to the literary world.

James' novel the four-part adult urban crime series, "The Killer Series", is complete. Killer With A Heart, Killer With Three Heads, and Killer With Black Blood have all received five-star reviews. Killer With Ice Eyes, the final chapter of the boys from the Bronx, is available now. James is currently working on a three-part historical fantasy Gemstone Series; The Emerald Lady is in publication to rave reviews. The Ruby Cradle and the third book, The Diamond Warrior, is coming to you soon. Then there’s the psychological dystopian science fiction thriller, Pegasus: A Journey To New Eden for your reading pleasure.

James keeps writing novels that people love to read. He also has a platform for writers who writes the novels he loves to write. To contact James or want to submit...RockHill Publishing LLC - P.O. Box 62523 - Virginia Beach, VA 23466-2523

www.rockhillpublishing.com

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