The advice every aspiring author needs is not about writing more, it's about writing the truth. Award-winning author and publisher Lana Mcara reveals how real-life pain, fear, and even your most embarrassing experiences can become the raw material for books people actually remember.

If you have a story in your heart but keep waiting for the “right time,” this conversation will challenge that delay. Host Favour and Lana unpack what separates a one-book dream from a lifelong writing career, why so many authors stall after publication, and how to think like a career author from day one.

You’ll discover:

- Why career authors publish consistently instead of treating one book like the finish line

- Lana’s simple test for turning personal experiences into compelling fiction or nonfiction

- The three qualities every powerful story needs: life-changing, emotional, and universal

- How to choose between traditional, hybrid, and self-publishing based on your goals

- Why marketing must begin before your manuscript is finished

- How time blocking helps writers protect creativity while treating writing like a business

Lana also shares the hard-earned lessons behind her own path, from a 14-year wait before her first book to a major creative blockage that was transformed through healing work, hypnosis, and energy practices. She explains how those experiences changed not just her writing, but her speed, confidence, and ability to help other authors break through mental blocks.

This episode is especially valuable if you're an aspiring author, a coach, healer, entrepreneur, or anyone sitting on a story that could help others. If you’ve been telling yourself your life is too ordinary to write about, Lana makes a powerful case that you’re probably overlooking the exact material readers are hungry for.

Perfect for anyone ready to stop waiting, start writing, and build a legacy through words.

Connect with Lana via her website https://www.lanamcara.com/ She’s on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanamcara/ as well as instagram http://instagram.com/lanamcara2

Financial freedom has less to do with how much you earn and more to do with what you do before the money arrives. Financial wellness coach Connor Tyson breaks down the mindset shifts and money habits that helped him erase $60,000 of debt in 15 months and build a healthier relationship with money.

Host Favour opens the conversation by tackling the question so many people avoid: why do smart, hardworking people still end up living paycheck to paycheck? Connor explains why knowledge alone is not enough, and why the real problem is usually habits, emotional spending, and treating money like it will always be there tomorrow.

You’ll discover:

- Why debt often feels like a convenience button, but quietly borrows from your future

- How to build a simple “money plan” before the month starts

- The difference between fixed bills, savings categories, and true spending power

- Why saying yes to a handbag, concert, or vacation means saying no to something else later

- How financial stress spills into sleep, relationships, confidence, and physical health

Connor also shares the mindset shift that changed everything for him: if you want freedom, you have to tell your money what to do first. He explains how clarity turns chaos into control, and why even small wins can snowball into confidence, debt freedom, and better relationships.

This episode is especially valuable if you’re tired of feeling behind, guilty about spending, or stuck in a cycle of earning, spending, and stressing. If you want practical, real-world strategies for getting intentional with your money and creating peace that lasts, this conversation is for you.

Connect with Connor Tyson via his website https://progressfc.com/ or book a money session with him via https://calendly.com/progress-financial-coaching/assessment He is also on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-tyson-chfc%C2%AE-07391a45/ as well as instagram https://www.instagram.com/connorthefinancialcoach/

What do you do when one accident takes away the future you thought you had? Kenneth Kunken answers with a life that defies every low expectation - from a devastating spinal cord injury at 20 to becoming the first quadriplegic to graduate from Cornell, earning multiple graduate degrees, building a 40-year legal career, and raising triplet sons.

Favour sits down with Kenneth Kunken, whose story proves that your identity does not have to be defined by your worst moment. After a football injury left him nearly paralyzed from the shoulders down, Ken had to navigate an inaccessible Cornell campus, total dependence on caregivers, and a world that assumed he had little to offer. Instead, he kept going, driven by family support, fierce determination, and a refusal to accept other people’s limits.

You'll discover:

- How Kenneth rebuilt his life after a catastrophic injury when the Americans with Disabilities Act did not yet exist

- Why he shifted from engineering to counseling, then into law and public service

- How a psychology professor, a disability advocate, and years of being underestimated shaped his next chapter

- The mindset habit that turned survival into purpose

- Why his memoir, *I Dream of Things That Never Were*, became both a family legacy and a message of hope

Kenneth also opens up about the role of support systems, the reality of living with severe disability, and what it means to keep high expectations when others predict a very small future for you. His perspective is a powerful reminder that setbacks can become a starting point - if you choose how to respond.

Essential listening if you need proof that resilience is not a slogan, hope is a strategy, and a life can be rebuilt far beyond what anyone expected. Connect with Kenneth via his website https://kenkunken.com/ He is also on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-j-kunken-b4b0a9a8/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ken.kunken/ as well as YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUUa2hyQF8ubUmEARY9WKA

Enjoy!

Frequency healing is either the next frontier in medicine or the most misunderstood one. Favour sits down with Michael Upstone to unpack the evidence, the promises, and the hard safety questions behind energy-based therapies so you can judge them with curiosity and critical thinking.

Michael Upstone, author of the *Frequency Healing* book series and president of Keep Health Research, shares how an encounter with a Russian space medicine device pulled him into nearly two decades of studying energy-based healing technologies. From there, he built a career training practitioners, clinicians, and home users while collecting the evidence behind these modalities.

You’ll discover: what frequency healing actually is, how it differs from conventional pharma-first care, and why Michael believes the body’s energy, communication, and coherence are central to repair. He breaks down concepts like photobiomodulation, biofeedback, biophotons, neuropeptides, and the “biphasic switch response” in plain language.

The conversation goes deep into the real-world questions listeners are asking now: Can these technologies help with chronic pain, inflammation, mobility, old injuries, scars, depression, and regeneration? Where do the limits begin? What are the contraindications for pregnancy, electrical sensitivity, arrhythmia, and acute mental illness? And how do you avoid the risk of too much treatment, the wrong frequency, or unrealistic expectations?

Michael also explains why he thinks a holistic strategy matters, including supplements, cofactors, detox support, and environmental factors like sleep, toxins, and even Wi-Fi exposure. He discusses how energy-based devices may fit alongside mainstream medicine rather than replace it, and why better individualized research could be the key to separating hype from genuinely useful tools.

If you’re curious about frequency healing, skeptical about alternative therapies, or looking for a nuanced conversation about what these technologies can and cannot do, this episode gives you the bigger picture without the fluff.

Connect with Michael Upstone via his website https://keephealthresearch.org/

And his books https://www.amazon.com/stores/Michael-Upstone/author/B0F3VCL5JV?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1781736662&sr=8-1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=bb0fdb5f-4a43-4656-826c-da50f835326c

He is also on LinkedIn as https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeupstone/ and his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@KeepHealthResearch

Love is rarely the problem - the real issue is the nervous system, autopilot, and the hidden patterns that quietly drain intimacy. Michael Cook reveals why passion fades in long-term relationships and how couples can rebuild emotional safety, desire, and connection without performance pressure.

Favour opens the conversation by asking the questions many couples never get answered: why two people can still love each other yet feel disconnected, what’s happening beneath surface-level communication, and how stress reshapes closeness over time. Michael Cook, author of *Reignite* and creator of The Outside Sex Revolution, brings a fresh framework for understanding lifelong intimacy through the lens of biology, regulation, and presence.

You’ll discover:

- Why love and desire are not the same thing

- How chronic stress pushes the body toward survival instead of connection

- Why “better communication” alone often fails to fix deeper relationship issues

- The principle behind Michael’s idea that what looks like the problem today may once have been the solution

- How slowing down, touch, breathing, and simple daily rituals can restore connection

- What “outside sex” means and why it challenges traditional, performance-driven intimacy

Michael also shares practical habits couples can use immediately, from a genuine six-second hug and longer exhales to phone-free moments, eye contact, shared walks, and feather-light touch that helps regulate the nervous system. He explains how these small actions stack into real relational change over time.

This episode matters because so many couples are trying to fix intimacy with more effort, more talk, or more pressure, when what they actually need is a safer, slower, more embodied approach. If you want a deeper connection that feels natural instead of forced, this conversation gives you a powerful new way to think about love, desire, and partnership.

Perfect for couples, therapists, and anyone who wants to understand why intimacy fades and how to bring it back with more ease, more curiosity, and more presence.

Connect with Michael via his website https://reigniteinstitute.com/

Enjoy!

Your child is not the problem - the parenting playbook is. Certified Human design coach Stefanie Carlstedt reveals why one-size-fits-all parenting breaks down, why behavior is often a clue instead of a crisis, and how understanding your child’s unique wiring can transform daily conflict into calm, connection, and confidence.

Host Favour opens up a conversation every overwhelmed parent needs right now: what if the reason your best discipline strategies keep failing is that your child was never designed to respond to them the same way their sibling does? Stefanie shares the journey that led her from coaching entrepreneurs to helping families, and why human design became the tool that finally helped parents stop guessing.

You’ll discover:

- Why the same parenting approach can work beautifully for one child and completely miss another

- How human design acts like a "manual" for understanding decision-making, energy, sleep, and interaction style

- Why children labeled "difficult" are often just misunderstood

- How to replace comparison with confidence by seeing each child’s strengths, challenges, and purpose

- Why your own stress, overwhelm, and reaction patterns matter just as much as your child’s behavior

Stefanie explains how looking beyond the surface can change everything from classroom behavior to sibling dynamics to the way parents respond in moments of frustration. She also breaks down how certain children need more solitude, others need more structure, and some are built to initiate rather than comply - insight that can radically reduce conflict at home.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re failing because your child doesn’t fit the "easy" parenting script, this episode offers a powerful reframe. The real goal is not to force your child into someone else’s mold - it’s to understand who they already are and parent from there.

Stefanie Carlstedt is a human design coach who helps parents and families understand their own designs and their children’s, with a focus on turning frustration into deeper connection. She has spent years coaching adults and now helps households create more peaceful, supportive relationships through self-understanding.

Perfect for parents, caregivers, and anyone who wants to raise more connected, confident children without the constant cycle of guilt, yelling, and comparison.

Connect with Stefanie via her website http://stefcarlstedt.com/ She’s also on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stefaniecarlstedt/ as well as Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stefanie.carlstedt.2025

Winning 5.2 million pounds should have changed everything. Instead, it became the beginning of a 20-year spiral into addiction, loneliness, and two suicide attempts - until Peter John Mather found the inside-out shift that finally rebuilt his life.

Favour sits down with Peter for a brutally honest conversation about how money amplifies who you already are, why external success cannot fix internal pain, and what it really takes to recover when rock bottom is only the start. Peter shares the exact moments that woke him up, from the shock of hearing his mother had won the lottery to the life-changing realization that you cannot keep returning to the same environment and expect a different result.

You'll discover:

- Why lottery winnings and "success" can intensify addiction instead of solving it

- The loneliness and self-doubt that often sit underneath substance abuse

- The mindset shift that moved Peter from feeling unloved to understanding vulnerability as a strength

- Why "change your environment, change your life" became the turning point he still lives by

- How apologizing, forgiveness, and radical honesty helped him repair relationships and build a healthier future

Peter also opens up about the relationship damage addiction caused, the difference between surface connections and real love, and the hard-earned recovery habits that have kept him sober for more than five years. He explains why his work now centers on helping people build healthier relationships with food, their bodies, and themselves through Healthy Mindset Rebels.

This episode goes beyond addiction recovery. It is a conversation about identity, self-worth, and the power of asking for help before the damage goes too far. Essential listening if you feel stuck in a cycle you cannot seem to break, love someone who is struggling, or want proof that a new life is possible even after everything falls apart.

Peter John Mather is the founder of Healthy Mindset Rebels and a recovery advocate who has built businesses, worked alongside leaders like Tony Robbins, and turned his own story of addiction and survival into a mission to help others transform from the inside out.

Connect with Peter John Mather via https://www.instagram.com/peterjohnmather1984/

He is also on LinkedIn as https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-john-mather-661989189/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/peterjohnmather1984/

Caregiving can wreck your health, your finances, and your faith in the system - unless you know how to fight back

When a loved one gets seriously ill, the real crisis is often the one nobody warns you about: denials, misread codes, wrong assumptions, burnout, and the crushing weight of being the person everyone expects to hold it together. Favour sits down with Tiffany Auvil, a healthcare veteran turned caregiver advocate, to unpack the painful lessons she learned while fighting for her husband through cancer, medical errors, and a devastating misdiagnosis.

Tiffany shares the moment an insurance "denial" turned out to be a clerical mistake, why a wrong code nearly derailed cancer treatment, and how caregivers can push back with confidence instead of panic. She also opens up about the emotional toll of caregiving, the warning signs of burnout she missed in herself, and the practical systems every family needs to stay organized when medical life becomes overwhelming.

You'll discover how to ask the right questions when insurance says no, when to seek a second opinion, and why keeping records, medication lists, and portal access in one place can save you from chaos later. Tiffany also breaks down the real purpose of her book, “The No BS Guide to Caregiving”, which includes scripts, worksheets, and plain-language tools for navigating the healthcare maze.

This episode is for anyone caring for a spouse, parent, child, or friend and feeling stretched past the limit. If you need clarity, advocacy tools, and a reminder that caregiving is an act of love - not a solo mission - this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

Tiffany Auvil spent more than 20 years working as a firefighter, EMT nurse, healthcare executive, and functional medicine health coach before becoming a caregiver herself. Her work now focuses on helping families advocate inside a system that too often expects them to figure everything out alone.

Perfect for caregivers, patients, and anyone who wants to protect the people they love without losing themselves in the process.

Tiffany’s story is personal, painful, and deeply practical. She doesn’t just talk about caregiving as a burden - she reframes it as an act of love, while giving listeners tools to survive the healthcare maze with more clarity and confidence.

Essential listening if you’re caring for someone, expecting to care for someone, or want to understand how to advocate when every minute matters. Connect with Tiffany Auvil via her website https://www.tiffanyauvil.com/ She is also on instagram https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyauvil/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tiffany.curranauvil/ as well as YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tiffanyauvil1465

What if financial freedom isn’t about how much money you make, but how many ways you teach your money to work for you? Marcus Norman breaks down how he built multiple streams of income through ATM investing, house hacking, franchising, and investing- without coming from generational wealth.

A former U.S. Navy sailor turned serial entrepreneur, investor, and host of ‘Gentleman Style Podcast’, Marcus shares the real story behind his journey from military service to business ownership. After struggling to transition back into civilian life, he worked multiple jobs, studied wealth-building, and learned how to turn practical opportunities into long-term income.

You’ll discover:

- How ATM investing works and why it can create passive income

- Why mentorship matters before you put money into a business

- What house hacking is and how it can offset your mortgage

- How Marcus used multiple jobs to fund his first investment

- How to decide whether to start a business, buy a franchise, or invest in someone else’s idea

- Why self-awareness is one of the most important money skills

Marcus also explains why business success starts with knowing your strengths, looking at the numbers, and adding value wherever you can. He shares the mindset behind his own success: stop waiting to feel ready, put in the work, and learn from people who are already where you want to go.

If you’re tired of generic advice and want a practical conversation about building wealth from the ground up, this episode gives you exactly that. Marcus proves that wealth-building is not reserved for people with a head start - it’s available to anyone willing to learn, work, and stay consistent.

In summary, our guest today Marcus Norman is a serial entrepreneur, investor, former U.S. Navy sailor, and the host of ‘Gentleman Style Podcast’. He has built businesses across ATM investing, real estate, franchising, equity investing, and alternative investments. Connect with Marcus Norman via his website https://gentlemanstylepodcast.com/ He’s also on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-norman-34564445/

Most entrepreneurs are doing marketing backwards. Melanie Gorman reveals the common-sense SEO approach that helps service businesses get found online, convert visitors into clients, and stop wasting money on trends that never pay off.

Favour sits down with Melanie Gorman, founder and chief strategist of Crownsville Media, to unpack what actually works in a world where Google, AI, and social platforms all reward clarity, specificity, and trust. Melanie brings 20+ years of experience helping therapists, lawyers, and other service professionals turn websites into real business assets, not just digital business cards.

You'll discover why every service needs its own landing page, why blogging still matters in the age of AI, and how to make your website speak clearly to both humans and algorithms. Melanie also breaks down the difference between traffic and revenue, how to tell if a marketing channel is truly working, and why most businesses fail by trying to be everywhere instead of focusing on the right place.

We break down the biggest myths around SEO, including why AI can give confident but misleading marketing advice, why your website needs to earn Google’s trust over time, and how to use data from Google Analytics and Search Console to make smarter decisions. Melanie also shares a practical framework for storytelling without oversharing, so you can build connection while protecting sensitive details.

If you’ve ever wondered how to get more visibility without drowning in marketing chaos, this episode gives you the secret which is simple and strategic. This is just perfect for entrepreneurs, coaches, therapists, lawyers, and anyone who needs their website to do more than look good.

Connect with Melanie Gorman via her website https://crownsvillemedia.com/ and she’s also on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/melaniegorman/