My Independence Report

Kristen a long time friend talk about the challenges of being part of a "blended Family". A family where they are truly all one, but one that faces the real scary prospect of just leaving the home. This is a difficult time for them because there is so much hate, division and fear. Starting with the occupant of the oval office, Mr. Donald J. Trump. I am outraged that good people, Americans all should live life this way. It must change now. In November 2020 we must come together and vote to restore the presidency to a position of honor, that respects each one of us regardless of who we are. VOTE- WE AER ALL ONE!

Melody Litton (Jyoti Ma) is a personal transformation and empowerment coach focused on guiding others back to greater love and light. Within each of us is untapped greatness and beauty. Her goal is to help her clients to access their inner strength and light; releasing stress, addictions, negative emotions, unhelpful patterns, and trauma to become free to create and enjoy the life their soul is calling for. By using a combination of Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy, Transpersonal Life Coaching techniques, and Energy Healing methods, she is able to help her clients access the power of the subconscious mind, breaking away barriers and unhealthy patterns that hold them back and sabotage their development. She then walks hand in hand with her clients in helping them to create the life they desire. Melody works with individuals, couples, families, and groups.

In this episode I talk with hypnotherapist Georgina Cannon, who has spent her life helping people reconnect with their past lives! A fascinating discussion

In this episode we talk with Gary Zukav and his lovely wife Linda Francis about his books which include The Seat of the Soul, one of Oprah Winfrey's highest recommended books, a great episode

In this episode we talk with the members of Apple Jam a Beatles tribute band. They play some of the most convincing versions of the fab four and we have a great time in the studio

Janet Bodnar is the editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and a nationally recognized guru on personal and family finances. Prior to joining Kiplinger's, Bodnar worked for The Providence Journal and The Washington Post. She received an undergraduate degree from St. Bonaventure University and a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University, where she was also a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Business and Economics Journalism.

"Our most revered heroes, such as Jesus, Gandhi and Martin Luther King, distinguished themselves by their ability to remain true to themselves even when facing adversity. Whenever we exhibit this kind of integrity we feel like our own hero," writes Dr. Jordan Paul in his latest book, BECOMING YOUR OWN HERO. "It is available to us all but," he adds, "even our inspirational heroes usually have not shown us the way to apply this principle in our close interpersonal relationships." Now, Dr. Paul, co-author of the national best-seller, "Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved by You?, fills this gap. By showing us how to respond to difficulties in ways that do not compromise our own integrity or that of others, he provides a guide to finding greater fulfillment in relationships with ourselves, significant others, children, friends, and co-workers.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The New Revelations and Conversations with God comes a galvanizing vision of spirituality unlike anything you've experienced before....

Hilarious and addictive, this chronicle of a small-town girl’s stint as a celebrity nanny reveals what really happens in the diaper trenches of Hollywood.

When Oregon native Suzanne Hansen becomes a live-in nanny to the children of Hollywood über-agent Michael Ovitz, she thinks she’s found the job of her dreams. But Hansen’s behind-the-scenes access soon gets her much more than she bargained for: working twenty-four hours a day, juggling the shifting demands of the Hollywood elite, and struggling to comprehend wealth unimaginable to most Americans, not to mention dealing with the expected tantrums and the unexpected tense–and intense–atmosphere in the house where she lives with her employers.

When the thankless drudgery takes its toll and Hansen finally quits, her boss threatens to blackball her from ever nannying in Hollywood again. Discouraged but determined, Hansen manages to land gigs with Debra Winger and then Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman. Attentive, welcoming parents with a relaxed attitude toward celebrity–looks like Hansen’s fallen into a real-life happy ending. But the round-the-clock workdays continue, rubbing some of the glitter off L.A. living, and Hansen’s not sure how much longer she can pretend to be Mary Poppins. Even bosses who treat her like family can’t help as she struggles to find meaning in her work while living in a town that seems to lack respect for nannies and everyone else who comes in the employee’s entrance–but without whom many showbiz households would grind to a halt.

Peppering her own journey with true stories and high drama experienced by other nannies to the stars, Hansen offers an intriguing, entertaining mix of tales from the cribs of the rich and famous. You’ll Never Nanny in This Town Again is a treat for everyone who is fascinated by the skewed priorities of Tinseltown, for anyone who has wondered how high-wattage supermoms do it all, and for readers who love peeking behind the curtains of celebrity, all of whom will devour this unparalleled–and unabashedly true–account of one girl’s tour of duty as Hollywood’s hired help.

A free wheeling episode that give you a flavor of what the show was really like. and then I interview Jana Harris.

Born in San Francisco, Jana Harris is the author of Manhattan as a Second Language and Other Poems (1982), nominated for the Pulitzer Prize; Oh How Can I Keep on Singing?: Voices of Pioneer Women (2003), finalist for the PEN West Center Award; We Never Speak of It: Idaho-Wyoming Poems, 1889–90 (2003), nominated for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award; and You Haven’t Asked About My Wedding or What I Wore: Poems of Courtship on the American Frontier (2014). She authored the memoir Horses Never Lie About Love (2012) and the mystery novel The Pearl of Ruby City (2015). Harris earned a BS from the University of Oregon and an MA from San Francisco State University.