Out of the Fog with Karen Hager

Today's guest had the great fortune to work with amazing teachers --- his wonderful, funny, difficult, and loving dogs. They kept him going in times of great stress, fear, and loss. Along the way, he was given opportunities to remember, over and over, how to love. Dogs are healers, Michael Overlie says, and he knows they can help lead you back to your self.

 

Michael Overlie is a lifelong dog fanatic. He has had a gift of connecting with animals since he was a small child. Dogs have been with him most of his life, giving him gifts and teaching him lessons. His greatest breakthrough was after the death of his brother. While grieving this loss, he was fully awakened to his own potential and the gifts our animals bring to our lives. Now he helps other men awaken to the gifts available to them from their dogs. He has dedicated himself to assisting men and their dogs discover their path to living a life of purpose, being extraordinary. Remembering. This is Michael’s purpose, his mission on this Earth. Michael’s new book is Let Your Dog Lead. Find out more at https://dogsandmen.com.

My guest says that is time to become your own soft spot to land. What if you could stop trying to FIX you and become your own best ally? In today’s episode, Elena Sonnino will share how to form an alliance with intuition and your body to navigate the journey of your life.

 

Elena Sonnino is a life coach, yin yoga teacher, and author. But what most people say about Elena is that she brings delightful sparks of energy to everything she does. Elena is on a mission to help you transform the walls of survival mode into doors of possibility so that you can step into the spotlight of your life as your most rooted and nourished self. Her work helps you get out of your head and into your body as your source of wisdom, and moves you from beyond shoulds and into delight, one day at a time. At home, Elena enjoys watching the sunrise, tending to her many plants, riding her Peloton bike, and impromptu kitchen dance parties. Learn more about Elena here or by reading her new book, Inhabit Your Joy: A Book of Nudges.

Romance and love addiction are real. You may know someone who is constantly in search of the next “love high” or jumps from one relationship to another. Or they may be consistently drawn to toxic partners who are abusive and manipulative. Sherry Gaba brings deep insight into these patterns, and shares wisdom to help break free of these addictive cycles.

Sherry Gaba, LCSW, is a licensed psychotherapist and life coach who helps people cope with codependency, love addiction, toxic relationships, and mental health issues. Sherry is a single mother and once her daughter was old enough, Sherry returned to school to receive her Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California.

As a leading expert on addiction and recovery, Sherry's TV appearances include: Vh1's Celebrity Rehab, CNN, Inside Edition, the Robert Irvine Show and Access Live, E! News, among others. She has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Women's World, the LA Times, Thrive Global, the New York Post, Marriage.com Psychology Today, Zoosk and other leading publications. She has also been a guest on many SiriusXM radio shows and now hosts her own podcast, The Love Fix.

Sherry is the author of Love Smacked, in which she addresses relationship addiction and codependency, and is a contributing writer to the book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times Tough People.

Sherry maintains a private practice and founder of Wake-Up Recovery an online group coaching program that applies the principals of positive psychology, law of attraction, and mindfulness for codependents, love addicts, and toxic relationships. Find out more at https://sherrygaba.com.

Daniel Shapiro shares the reality of the fifteen years he spent living and caring for his wife while single-handedly raising three young children. He often found himself looking for guidance as he struggled to figure out what is right, what is okay, what is wrong, what is just human, and how to bear it all. For anyone who has ever had to deal with the anguish and desperation of an illness, Daniel addresses questions that people living through unspeakable misfortunes may wonder about, but don’t know who to ask.

Dan Shapiro is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Brain Research Foundation, a foundation that exists to accelerate discoveries of the human brain by funding pioneering neuroscience research. Dan’s three children co-founded the Young Leadership Board in 2016 and have raised more than $260,000 for BRF. Dan is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School. A lifelong Chicagoan, he has practiced trial law nationally for many years. He enjoys spending his time reading and hanging out with his grown children. The Thin Ledge is his debut book. He is currently at work on a second book, a novel about an aging lawyer, late career ambition, and ethnicity in a changing world. Find out more here.

Emotions are something we experience. They don’t define us. In this episode, Amanda Hainline talks about how we can shift our emotional state to release stress, anxiety, and sadness. She will share tools we can use to help gain control of our emotions and feel better within five minutes.

Fifteen years ago, Amanda Hainline accidentally went from a regular suburban mom to full blown psychic in 30 seconds. To cope with the utter chaos from that experience, she worked with healers and angels to regain her sanity. Along the way she started not only surviving but thriving as a result of her new found gifts, becoming an intuitive, and hands-on healer, working with clients all over the globe. Her new book is Feel Better in Five Minutes: An Empowering Guide to Gain Control Over Your Emotions. Find out more at amandahainline.com.

Today’s guest knows that living in your feminine brings more flow, abundance and fulfillment to life. But what does it mean to invite feminine energy, and to ground our lives in that space? Elé de Posson shares her wisdom about magnetizing our paths to receive more good things.

Eléonore de Posson is a spiritual teacher, intuitive business mentor, healer, speaker, and author. She helps women entrepreneurs, leaders and wayshowers run their business and life from their feminine energy so that they can magnetize more wealth, alignment and flow while impacting humanity in their unique way. 

Elé’s new book is The Path of Femininity: The 6 Gifts of Your Sovereignty, and she’s the host of the Sacred Roots podcast.

Her gifts are depth, wisdom and practical leadership. With these gifts, she leads her clients to have a soul-led business and life. Find out more at eleonoredeposson.com.

Feeling exhausted, confused, and stressed out? This has been another tough year, and we may have survived intense emotions and spiritual pain. The Rev. Earl Johnson joins me to offer guidance on maintaining hope and relationships with people and things that matter, finding comfort during hard times, and entering the new year with hope.

As the national spiritual care manager for the American Red Cross, Rev. Earl E. Johnson, recruited, screened, trained, and deployed highly credentialed healthcare chaplains to mass fatality events for ten years. From plane crashes to school shootings, Johnson was part of a team that assessed and planned emotional and spiritual support for the victims and loved ones of these horrific unanticipated events.

Johnson has appeared on MSNBC and CNN to advocate for families of those lost in the Malaysian air incident. He lectured at Michigan State, Michigan, and Radford/Virginia Tech disaster preparedness conferences. In the past decade, he coordinated professional spiritual care support to fatal domestic aviation incidents, massive Gulf hurricanes including Katrina, Rita, and Gus, the Virginia Tech shootings, and Orlando.

Johnson is the author of Finding Comfort During Hard Times, one of the ten best health and wellness books of 2021, according to Booklist of the American Library Association.

Listener favorite Dr. Michael Lennox is here with astrological insights for the new year! Join us for a peek into 2022 and get Michael’s take on what to look forward to … and what to be aware of … in the months ahead.

Psychologist, Astrologer and Dream Expert, Dr. Michael Lennox has been helping people have a deeper understanding of their unconscious mind for almost twenty-five years.  In workshops, in the media, and for private clientele, Lennox guides people through life’s mysteries with a deep and profound wisdom delivered through a humorous and extemporaneous style that has become his trademark.  He is your ambassador to conscious embodiment.  His #redrobeastrology reports on Instagram reach thousands of people every day.

A highly sought-after media expert, Dr. Lennox has appeared on many television shows.  His radio and podcast appearances talking about the power of dreams and the impact of astrology now number in the hundreds. He hosts his own podcast, Conscious Embodiment: Astrology and Dreams with Dr. Michael Lennox. 

Dr. Lennox obtained his Masters and Doctorate in Psychology from The Chicago School.  Astrology and Personality, his Doctoral Dissertation, is published by Lambert Academic Publishing out of Germany.  He is the author of three books on dreams: Dream Sight: A Dictionary & Guide for Interpreting Any Dream; Llewellyn’s Complete Dream Dictionary; and The Little Book of Dreams.

Dr. Lennox leads classes, workshops, and retreats all over the United States and conducts a worldwide private practice based in Southern California.

2021 brought unexpected challenges and changes to all of us. Kathy and Karen are no exception. In this interview, Kathy and I share some of our personal experiences with disruptive change over the last year. You’ll also hear our take on how realizing what’s really important can shift perspective and shine a light on whether we’re operating from fear or with love.

Kathy Henry is a marketing consultant and copywriter, community volunteer and leader. TO her surprise, she is the mother of two adults (from a chronological perspective at least). In 2016 she co-founded Open Peaceful Heart with Karen Hager, a community dedicated to bringing more peace and love into our daily lives so it can ripple out into the world. Learn more at openpeacefulheart.com.

Want to know why new year’s intentions fail—often before January is even over? Want to start off 2022 maximizing the chances for fulfilling your dreams? Dr. Alice Chan joins me to share the secrets of living your best life in the new year!

Dr. Alice Chan is an author, executive and life coach, speaker, and teacher of conscious living principles. She works in the intersection of neuroscience and spirituality, particularly helping clients access their full-body intelligence and innate wisdom. Alice holds a doctorate in Communication Arts and Sciences-Mass Media and certifications in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; the Enneagram; and various coaching programs, including Miracle-Minded Coaching with Marianne Williamson.  Find out more at https://dralicechan.com.