Living The Next Chapter: Candid Conversations with Authors and Writers for Readers Searching for a New Read

Episode 429 - Judy L Mohr - Hidden Traps of the Internet, Priviacy Policies, Domains and Newsletters for Authors

Kiwi Judy L Mohr is a writer, developmental editor, and a science nerd with a keen interest in internet technologies and social media security.

Her knowledge ranges from highly efficient ways to hide the bodies through to how to improve your SEO rankings for your websites. When she isn’t writing, editing, or doing something for writing within the local community, she can be found plotting her next foray into mischief and scouting for locations to hide the bodies. (Shh… Don’t tell anyone.)

Book: Hidden Traps of the Internet: Building and Protecting Your Online Platform - Take control over your online presence. https://amzn.to/3L5waY3

Building an online platform is an overwhelming and daunting task, with many pitfalls and horror stories surrounding the internet. It’s not surprising that many writers shy away from online activities, putting that online presence into the do-it-later category. But to survive in today’s publishing industry, a writer needs to be online.

This book focuses on how to build an online platform in a safe manner. Judy L Mohr (writer, editor, and writing coach) talks you through the various components of an online platform, showing you the tricks to staying safe online, carving out your own little corner of the internet while building that author platform.

Available in print and ebook.

https://judylmohr.com/

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Episode 428 - Dr. Shahana Alibhai - Improve Your Emotional Intelligence with her new book, Feel Better To Better Your Life

Meet Dr Shahana Alibhai
Everyone has a story and Dr. Shahana is no exception. Learn how her personal story intertwined with the stories of her patients is behind the creation of “Feel Better”.

Dr. Shahana Alibhai is a professional speaker, family physician and mental health expert.

She has worked with a multitude of organizations, including the University of British Columbia, Scotiabank and Remax to help the audience gain more clarity into their mental health.

As a lead physician at one of British Columbia’s largest youth health centres, much of Dr. Shahana’s career is focused on those struggling with their mental health. Her insights are highly sought after and she’s been featured in multiple major media, including CTV and Global. She is best known for her “Emotional Literacy for Better Mental Health” TEDx talk.

Dr. Shahana is a master at blending her personal story of postpartum anxiety and the resulting shame, denial and mental health challenges with her professional background in cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness meditation.

Your Journey to Mental Wellness
About The Book, "Feel Better"
Filled with stories, humor and practical exercises, “Feel Better” is your starting point to living a life filled with more acknowledgment, awareness and acceptance of your emotions.

https://drshahana.com/

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Episode 427 - Robbie Samuels - The Biz Book Publishing Hub, from writing to editing to publishing to marketing

As a business growth strategist, I coach entrepreneurial women in their 50s and beyond (and a few good men) who are ready to grow their impact and income through new revenue streams by helping them grow their audience BEFORE launching a program or service.

As an event design consultant and executive Zoom producer, I partner with speakers and in-house event teams to design inclusive, engaging, and transformative event experiences, whether in-person, virtual, or hybrid. I train speakers and the team, and handle all the virtual tech. My goal is to help you lower your stress. I've been producing events in one form or another since I was in college in the 90s and providing business growth strategy advice for nearly as long.

These skills combine to create a book launch strategy coach who coaches entrepreneurs to build a launch team of 150+ likely prospects and referral partners, get 50+ Amazon reviews, and host a virtual book launch party that creates a pipeline for their next offer. Conversations with prospects lead to new revenue, which is a measure of success you can take to the bank!

I was invited to do a TEDx on my signature networking technique, “croissants vs. bagels”

I published three books that have received over 650 Amazon reviews
I’ve hosted the On the Schmooze podcast since 2016

When the pandemic shuttered events I swiftly reinvented myself from networking expert to industry expert in the field of virtual event design. I then built a multi six-figure business based on all-new revenue streams

https://robbiesamuels.com/

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Episode 426 - Caryl J Hallberg - Creativity Inspires Creativity, Caryl's new book - A Brush With Mortality

Caryl Hallberg is a USA citizen living in Portugal.
Her home in Tomar, Portugal is an 800 year old stable located just below
the Convento de Cristo castle and parklands. She shares her home with a
podengo named Rosey, and a blue point siamese named Banda. 

Her personal interests have to do with children, family, animals, health,

agricultural sustainability, and higher levels of conscious living. She is herself a single parent of a now amazing adult son, and has been challenged by several serious illnesses. Caryl discovered through these experiences that there are ways of viewing reality that are more productive and evolved than others. In her role as a Pantheist Minister, Caryl approaches everything as containing divinity.

Caryl is the author of Rich Board, Poor Board, Your Diet Success Plan:
Lower Your Weight and Elevate your Health and Happiness, and of the
forthcoming book Navigating to Joy: 11 Steps Mapping Your Personal Path to Fulfillment.
She has authored fantasy fiction novels under a pseudonym since 1971. 

With the launch of her new novel, A Brush With Mortality, Caryl is offering her first work of fiction under her own name. This is also her first work in  the genre of psychological suspense mystery.

Book: A Brush With Mortality: Life, Death, And Erotic Exploration With Just A Dash Of Mystery

By all outward appearances she's just a typical woman going through menopause at the turn of the century, She is living in a stale and distant marriage, her grown kids are living their own lives, with a psychological and sexual itch she hasn't felt in years that needs to be scratched. What are the secrets this Executive of a Hospice nonprofit keeps?

Even she doesn't know for sure -
Her journey explores meaning through death, erotic adventure, mystery and those thoughts and actions we would rather keep hidden. Letty Mae takes on what it means to be a female of 50 when the new century's reality does not fit with your view of the world. Luckily, she has a guide, in the form of an elite bisexual patriarch, who must, in the end, die.

https://carylhallberg.com/

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Episode 425 - Gina DeMillo Wagner - Forces of Nature, A Memoir of Family, Loss and Finding Home

Gina DeMillo Wagner is an award-winning journalist and author. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Memoir Magazine, Modern Loss, Self, Outside, Writer’s Digest, and other publications.

She is a Yaddo Fellow, a winner of the CRAFT Creative Nonfiction Award, and her memoir was longlisted for the 2022 SFWP Literary prize. Gina has a master’s degree in journalism and is an instructor at Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She lives and works near Boulder, Colorado.

Forces of Nature: A Memoir of Family, Loss and Finding Home

Gina DeMillo Wagner’s brother Alan had a rare genetic disorder that caused him to veer from loving to violent. When Alan died suddenly, Gina was pulled away from the safety of her adult life and thrust back into a family she has been estranged from for nearly ten years.

FORCES OF NATURE follows this rewinding of the past, Gina’s caregiving journey and reckoning with complicated grief, plus Alan’s Christmas-themed funeral, and an investigation into his cause of death. It’s a personal story that asks universal questions: How much of ourselves should we sacrifice to those we love? And, what forces shape our sense of family and home?

https://ginadwagner.com/

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Episode 424 - Lois J Rodriguez - New Book in the works - Foster Care, Kinship Care and Adoption - Creating A Safe and Loving Home

Let me Introduce Myself

As a foster parent & adoptive mom, I went from newlywed to a family of 6 seemingly overnight. My deep dive experience with at-risk youth and trauma parenting has been a sink or swim adventure! Our boys are now early and middle adolescents and parenting neurodivergent children has sent me on a quest to understand the critical phases of child development and the challenges for at-risk youth.

In this episode we talk about Lois' upcoming book and her family - Foster Care, Kinship Care and Adoption - Creating A Safe and Loving Home

Mentioned in this episode:
https://www.comfortcases.org/ is a way to help children at the time they are pulled from their home and enter foster care. These are backpacks provided for their belongings, instead of using the trash bag, which is common.

https://www.fosterlove.com/ is the website for preparing birthday boxes for children in foster care

https://www.loisjrodriguez.com/

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EPISODE 423 - Rachell Freed - He Is Forever With Me - Surviving and Thriving after Sexual Abuse

About Rachell
Rachell is a survivor of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. She was molested from the age of 12 to 18 by her father and, as a result, became pregnant. These events would devastate many in similar circumstances, but not Rachell. All she wanted was to escape the torture and start a new life cemented in faith. Rachell shows how to survive abuse and the emotional effect trauma can have on your life. Take this journey with her. Learn how her experiences will help you to also survive, cope and deal with abuse.

https://heisforeverwithme.com/

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Episode 422 - Christine Samuel - Author of The Heart Space - Living With Grace and Eas in an Era of Uncertainty

About the author
Christine Samuel, a coach, facilitator, author, and speaker, is renowned for her deep exploration into transformative human experiences. With over two decades of expertise in the User Experience field, bridging the interaction between humans and technology, she now dedicates her work to answering vital questions: What creates transformative human experiences? How can we infuse Relational Intelligence into our collaborations?

Christine guides individuals and organizations through transitions, fostering a new paradigm of heart-centered connection and growth in our rapidly changing world. Through coaching, facilitation, and speaking engagements, she empowers them to cultivate deep listening skills, self-awareness, and inner wisdom.

As the founder of Inner Work Matters, Christine pioneers Relational Intelligence in training, coaching, and facilitation, reshaping how we collaborate and lead. She is also a co-founder of Women’s Career Mastery, empowering women to excel as holistic leaders in the modern workplace.

For the past few years, Christine has championed deep listening practice circles, providing invaluable spaces for individuals to learn and experience what it is like to be heard, seen, and acknowledged, and do the same for others.

Christine resides in Toronto with her husband, two children, a cat, and a dog.

The Heart Space: Living with Grace and Ease in an Era of Uncertainty
A timely and relevant read for anyone seeking balance, peace, and clarity in a rapidly changing world.

"The Heart Space" is a life-changing guide to embracing uncertainty, overcoming fears, and thriving in times of change. It shows you a way of being where actions become effortless, thinking hard is unnecessary, and peace of mind comes naturally, even if your path ahead is unclear.

In these tumultuous times, Christine Samuel provides deep insights and practical guidance for those on a journey to awakening when the old ways no longer work and the path forward is uncertain.

Inside "The Heart Space," you'll discover:

- Radical Receptivity: How to embrace the contradictions, discomfort, and possibilities that come with uncertainty.
- Release the grip of fear: Uncover how your mind's analytical nature often feeds fear, and learn to break free from its grip.
- Clarity and effortless action: Shift from constant doing to simply being, and explore the power of being guided by the heart.
- Find Peace in Simplicity: Discover a different kind of knowing and being that allows your mind to let go of its need for control.
- Living from The Heart Space: Learn how to bring your mind to your heart and discover an inner certainty that remains unchanged by circumstances. Unlock the secrets to stop overthinking and cultivate inner peace in your everyday life.

With vibrant illustrations, personal anecdotes, and hands-on practices, Christine Samuel showcases how life can bloom with more joy, fluidity, and freedom from fear when guided by the heart, especially in times of uncertainty ahead.

This book is a must-read for those seeking a transformative journey toward a more fulfilling existence. It invites readers to step away from a fear-driven way of being and embrace a life led by the heart.

Don't let uncertainty hold you back any longer. Embrace the power of your heart and unlock a life of grace and ease.

https://christinesamuel.ca/

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EPISODE 421 - Stephen Murray - Las Vegas Author, fiction, murder mystery, holiday fiction and crime fiction

Stephen Murray is a Las Vegas author. Praised for his unique writing style and powerful character development skills, his books cross multiple genres and appeals to diverse audiences.

Stephen was born in England, a far cry from the Nevada desert he now calls home. At age seven, his family relocated to the southern part of Africa, where he was raised in various countries and attended boarding school. The opportunity to experience other cultures as a child inspired a love of travel in him that eventually led to his love of the written word.

In his late teens, he returned to London and spent seven years absorbing as much art, music, culture, and countryside as he could. While living in England, he also seized the opportunity to explore neighboring countries and cultures throughout Europe. In 1976, a job opportunity brought him across the pond to Los Angeles, California. He happily lived there many years, eventually opening his own business.

In 2003, Stephen once again was drawn to something new. He left L.A. to escape the congested commutes that became part of his daily life and migrated to Las Vegas, Nevada. He quickly fell in love with the city, its caring communities and kind people.

Stephen has visited over 40 countries across 5 continents as an insatiable explorer of the globe. He found he enjoyed the quiet, untouched and less commercialized destinations of the world the most, such as Bhutan, Machu Picchu, Victoria Falls, and the Galapagos Islands. They provided inspiration and insight that remained with him long after the trips ended.In 2007, he started writing down the stories from his travels as a way to keep a record of all the places he’d visited and the people he’d met. He spent two years capturing his experiences on paper. Through this process he discovered a passion for writing.

He has since published several well-regarded books in the genres of mainstream fiction, murder mystery, holiday fiction and crime fiction. His work has earned a variety of awards and accolades by nationally recognized organizations.

In addition to being a published author, a public speaker, and an advocate for a variety of causes, Stephen was a partner in a software development and support company, which he originally founded in California in 1982.

In 2023, Stephen began hosting his own weekly TV series on WWDBTV titled ‘The Gift of Giving.’ He features guests involved in non-profits, foundations, 501c3 organizations and charities in the state of Nevada.

https://authorstephenmurray.com/

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EPISODE 420 - Cress Spicer - CHILDHOOD AUTISM - Insights Into Their Mysterious World

About the author
I am passionate about working with children on the autism spectrum . I love to connect with them on deep meaningful levels both as a student support worker supporting them in the school boards and when I am also teaching Reiki to the students,

My specialty is releasing stress and anxiety in children on the autism spectrum and their parents incorporating mindfulness, deep breathing techniques, reiki and meditation, bodytalk.

I have over 25 years experience working with children on the autism spectrum as a student support worker in various school boards.

I am a certified Reiki Master Teacher practicing for over 25 years, Certified Bodytalk Practioner practicing over 17 years.

Certified ECE Infant and toddler and 3rd level deaf blind intervenor training, certified in Mindup Mindfulness for school boards.

Book: CHILDHOOD AUTISM: Insights Into Their Mysterious World
https://amzn.to/3zGzean

Cress Spicer's book is a practical and user friendly guide, reflecting her many years of working with these very special and unique children. Cress's bond that she has formed and her deepening understanding of children on the autism spectrum and herself is evident in the stories she shares.
Cress incorporates easy to understand tools and techniques that one can use when working with these extraordinary group of humans.

What you learn from the book:
Strategies to help your sensitive child on the autism spectrum deal with over reacting to their environment, using mindfulness and reiki
How an autistic child can learn to self regulate themselves using mindfulness and connect with their emotions
Learn mindfulness , breathing techniques and reiki techniques to release, stress and anxiety

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