Out of the Fog with Karen Hager

Grief can knock us flat. Everything changes in an instant, and most people can’t understand what we’re going through.

Karen Johnson's fast-paced life as a Federal Judge came to an abrupt halt when her son passed from an overdose. Rather than grieve in a way that made people around her comfortable, she did the unexpected. She left her job of thirty years, sold her house with all of her belongings, and went on a journey that took her all over the world, ultimately discovering a healing and spiritual practice along the way. She’s here to share some of what she learned, and to help us discover how to transform grief and loss.

Karen V. Johnson is a graduate of Georgetown Law Center (J.D.), a former Fulbright Scholar in Afghanistan, and holds Masters Degrees in Public Health and Public and International Affairs (MPH, MPIA). Karen is a retired federal administrative law judge who practiced criminal and energy law for more than thirty years. She also is a former U.S. Army officer, Major, USAR (inactive). Karen was personally trained by Alberto Villoldo, and is faculty at the Four Winds Society and a Master Practitioner of Energy Medicine. She has trained extensively in the techniques of Illumination, Soul Retrieval, Extractions of Energies and Entities, Divination, and Death Rites. Living Grieving: Using Energy Medicine to Alchemize Grief and Loss is her first book. Find out more at karenjohnson.net.

What is the key to having more confidence? Dr. Joan Rosenberg believes we undermine ourselves when we disconnect or distract from our emotions. She’s identified eight key unpleasant emotions that can trip us up and shares her tools for releasing those emotions to help us feel more confident and successful. Why is 90 seconds important? Listen to find out!

Psychologist Joan Rosenberg, PhD, is a bestselling author, corporate wellness consultant, and media expert. She is an acclaimed speaker and trainer on communication, confidence, resilience, authenticity and grief. As a three-time TEDx speaker and member of the Association of Transformational Leaders, Dr. Rosenberg has been recognized for her innovative Emotional Mastery and confidence building approach, and for her thought leadership and global influence in personal development.

Dr. Rosenberg has served as a mental health media consultant for documentaries, print, radio, television and digital outlets. An Air Force veteran, she is a professor of psychology at Pepperdine University. Her latest book is 90 Seconds to a Life You Love: How to Master Your Difficult Feelings to Cultivate Lasting Confidence, Resilience and Authenticity. Find out more at drjoanrosenberg.com.

How can you practice your subtle energetic abilities and fully embrace your spiritual nature, even if you feel like you can't yet be open about it with those around you? Angela A. Wix brings insight about what it means to be a “secret psychic”. She’ll share how to recognize and receive spirit communication, and how to integrate your experience so you don't feel as though you’re caught between two worlds.

Angela A. Wix has been an acquiring editor for body-mind-spirit titles at Llewellyn Worldwide and is the author of Llewellyn’s Little Book of Unicorns and The Secret Psychic. She is a Certified Medical Reiki Master (CMRM), lifelong intuitive medium-in-training, and artist. Visit her at AngelaAnn.Wix.com/arts and @AngelaAWix on Facebook and Instagram.

Echo Bodine shares her experience with ghosts as human beings who have chosen, through their own free will, not to move on to the place our souls call home—what religions call heaven or the afterlife. She says that by learning from the human side of “trapped souls” we can make changes now to avoid becoming earthbound when we pass.

Echo Bodine is known internationally for her work as a spiritual healer and writer. She has appeared on numerous national television shows, including Sally Jesse Raphael and NBC's Later Today. She is the author of a number of books, including Hands That Heal, Echoes of the Soul, Relax, Little Book of Ghost Stories, and A Still Small Voice. Her new book is How to Live a Happily Ever After Afterlife. Find out more about Echo and her work at echobodine.com.

A traumatic event can trigger thoughts that keep us trapped in the past or anxious about the future. We may relive the traumatic event over and over again in our heads, and this can cause tremendous suffering. Dr. Nancy Wiley says it doesn’t have to be that way. She’ll share what her own awakening taught her about finding emotional freedom and easing suffering.

Dr. Nancy Wiley, D.D.S. is a highly trained scientist who is an expert in the physical body as she is in the subtle body and spiritual realms. She practiced clinical orthodontics for more than 27 years, while at the same time immersing herself in the study of meditation and the subtle energy.

Dr. Wiley has practiced Transcendental Meditation, Holosync (brain wave entrainment), and guided meditations with many teachers, including Jeddah Mali, her most treasured teacher and to whom she attributes the attainment of Unity Consciousness. She is also a Reiki Master and expert in several energy healing modalities, including EFT, Spring Forest Qigong, and Diamond Feng Shui.

Dr. Wiley now dedicates herself to igniting a massive shift in human consciousness, using Divine Trust as the cornerstone. She is the author of Divine Trust: A Practical Guide to End Your Suffering and Find Your Way Home. Find out more at trustthedivine.com.

Think medical intuition is a gift reserved only for the “special” few? Wendie Colter believes that we have the natural ability to intuitively connect with our body’s wisdom. Tune in to learn how you can tap into the wisdom your body holds, and how medical intuition can enhance healing and wellness.

Wendie Colter is a Certified Medical Intuitive, Master Certified Wellness Coach, and founder/CEO of The Practical Path®, Inc. Her accredited certification program, Medical Intuitive Training™, has been pivotal in helping wellness professionals develop and optimize their inherent intuition. Wendie’s trailblazing research on medical intuition is published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and she is the author of the groundbreaking book, Essentials of Medical Intuition: A Visionary Path to Wellness. Find out more at thepracticalpath.com.

Committing to the way of the sacred feminine means making time for silence and reflection, and tending to our inner lives. Christine Valters Paintner believes that embracing the wisdom of Mary the Blessed Mother and her many faces is one way to welcome the sacred feminine into our lives. She’s here to share familiar and unfamiliar names of Mary, expressed as archetypes that are shared across cultures … to open pathways of creativity, healing, and justice.

Christine Valters Paintner, PhD and Registered Expressive Arts Consultant/Educator,  is the online Abbess of abbeyofthearts.com, a virtual monastery and global community. The Abbey offers online programs and retreats to help integrate contemplative practice and creative expression. Christine is the author of 18 books on spirituality including her most recent, Birthing the Holy: Wisdom of Mary to Nurture Creativity and Renewal.

Everyone handles the stress of major trauma differently. Jennifer Berk Weisman knows that to promote recovery, it’s essential to learn how to manage daily stress, practice mindfulness, and discover how to handle life’s challenges. PTSD can be crippling and prevent you from progressing. Jennifer’s here to share her journey and help you find your own resilience in the face of life-changing events.

In a split second, a car speeding through a crosswalk jeopardized everything Jennifer Berk Weisman had built. Battling life-altering trauma, PTSD, a traumatic brain injury, and the cutthroat fashion industry, Just Bones Boardwear founder Jennifer Berk Weisman refused to let the accident define her and steal her identity.

On her journey from stay-at-home mom to innovative entrepreneur surviving unexpected adversity, Jennifer conquered every obstacle with a fierce determination to succeed. Her new book, Sink or Swimwear, shares her true story of recovery, hope, and resilience. Find out more at https://jenniferberkweisman.com.

What’s holding you back from a life of greater ease, grace, and joy? Amy Eliza Wong believes that changing the way we look at our current struggles opens a path for making conscious choices that lead to more freedom, wholeness and peace. She wants you to know there is always a way forward, no matter how difficult things are in the moment.

Amy Eliza Wong is a certified executive coach who has devoted more than 20 years to the study and practice of helping others live and lead on purpose. She works with some of the biggest names in tech and offers transformational leadership development and internal communication strategies to executives and teams around the world. Her new book is Living on Purpose: Five Deliberate Choices to Realize Fulfillment and Joy. Learn more about Amy and her work at https://alwaysonpurpose.com.

Shamanic teaching seems especially relevant in these unusual times when it can feel like we are going through great change, and yet not always clear on our direction. Itzhak Beery says ancient cultures foresaw the volatile events we are experiencing as a birthing process for a new future and human paradigm. Prophecies like “The Condor and The Eagle” from the High Andes of Ecuador, and the “Meeting of the Water,” from the native Brazilian Amazon, inform Itzhak’s perspective on what we are experiencing today.

Itzhak Beery is a leading international shamanic teacher, healer, speaker, and community activist. He is the author of three bestselling books, including Shamanic Healing: Traditional Medicine for the Modern World. For nearly 30 years, Itzhak bridges the spiritual and practical wisdom his indigenous teachers entrusted to him with a contemporary approach relevant to our modern times. Itzhak leads groups on healing expeditions to the Andes and the Amazon of Ecuador and Yucatan.

Itzhak is the founder of ShamanPortal.org, The Andes Summit, and co-founder of the New York Shamanic Circle. He is on the faculty of major spiritual centers, and he received the 'Ambassador for Peace Award’ from The Universal Peace Federation and the UN. Find out more at itzhakbeery.com.