Positive Talk Radio

Deidre Gestrin believes sustainable success should never require sacrificing your health, purpose, or the people around you.

A consultant, speaker, author, and trainer with more than 20 years of experience, Deidre specializes in stress, trauma, burnout recovery, and behavioral health leadership. Her work helps professionals and organizations move beyond simply coping with pressure and create healthier systems that support both human well being and long term performance.

Drawing from extensive experience in behavioral health leadership, Deidre has developed high performing teams, strengthened workforce resilience, enhanced clinical supervision, and helped organizations improve the way care is delivered. Her expertise in program design, system optimization, and telehealth allows her to address burnout not only as an individual challenge, but also as an organizational one.

As the author of From Burnout to Balance: Unlock Your 7 Dimensions of Wellness to Create a Life of Abundance, Deidre equips healthcare professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and high achievers with practical strategies for navigating chronic stress, emotional exhaustion, compassion fatigue, and loss of purpose.

Today, she also works with organizations and high pressure teams to strengthen leadership, communication, workplace culture, and workforce stability while creating environments where people can perform without burning out.

Her message is simple: sustainable performance begins when we stop treating well being as separate from success and start building it into the way we work and lead.

Today’s guest: www.abundantwellnessessentials.com

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Barbara Kvelstein believes beauty and wellness are most powerful when they enhance who you already are.

Founder of Nordic Clinic and creator of the Scandinavian inspired skincare brand Norderm, Barbara brings a global perspective to beauty, aesthetics, and wellbeing. After traveling to more than 90 countries as a professional tennis player and model, she developed a deep appreciation for skincare and the connection between feeling confident and feeling well.

Originally from Northern Europe, Barbara created Nordic Clinic to bring an authentic Scandinavian philosophy of care to Seattle, one centered on natural beauty, quality, and thoughtful approaches designed with long term results in mind.

Her entrepreneurial journey also extends into hospitality and wellness. Together with her husband, former professional tennis player Hans Podlipnik, Barbara co-founded Earthlight Villas, a luxury hospitality and wellness concept in the Pacific Northwest.

But Barbara's work is rooted in a mission that reaches far beyond aesthetics. Before becoming an entrepreneur, she spent more than a decade working in human rights as a lawyer and NICCS certified anti-trafficking investigator. Today, that commitment continues through Nordic Clinic's mission to support efforts combating child sex trafficking.

Her message is simple: success becomes more meaningful when beauty, wellbeing, and business are built with purpose.

Today’s guest: www.nordicclinic.co

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Monique DeMonaco believes career success requires more than technical knowledge. It requires the emotional intelligence and human skills to communicate, adapt, and lead.

As the founder of EQ Wize, Coach Monique is helping bridge the gap between education and employment by preparing emerging professionals with the skills today's workplaces demand. An internationally trained Life, Executive, and Career Coach with more than 20 years of experience, she specializes in emotional intelligence, communication, emotional regulation, critical thinking, and professional development.

Through Emotional Intelligence and Brain Science based education and CPDSO accredited certifications, Monique helps young professionals understand what employers are truly looking for and develop the confidence and practical skills to become more hirable, promotable, and effective in the workplace.

Her work also supports parents, graduates, teams, and organizations navigating the rapidly changing world of work. Known for making complex concepts practical and easy to apply, Monique turns emotional intelligence and soft skills into actionable strategies people can use in their careers and everyday lives.

Her message is simple: technical skills may help you get an opportunity, but emotional intelligence, communication, and critical thinking help you make the most of it.

Today’s guest: -www.coachmonique.com -www.eqwize.com

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Dr. Ellyn Hilliard-McLeod believes true healing begins when we look beyond symptoms and address the whole person.

An integrative health coach, holistic nutritionist, educator, and author, Dr. Ellyn has spent decades helping people explore the emotional, physical, and spiritual roots of chronic illness. Her work blends nutrition, holistic health, education, and compassionate guidance to empower individuals to become active participants in their own healing.

Drawing on extensive training in holistic nutrition, the Gerson Therapy, Attitudinal Healing, and other integrative approaches, Dr. Ellyn has guided countless clients through complex health challenges while advocating for a more comprehensive understanding of wellness. She has also been a passionate voice for health freedom, helping advance legislation that protects patients' rights to pursue their chosen path of care.

As a longtime Waldorf educator and community leader, Dr. Ellyn believes that healing is not simply about treating disease. It is about restoring connection to ourselves, to others, and to a greater sense of purpose. Her book, It Takes More Than Carrot Juice, reflects that lifelong mission.

Her message is simple: lasting wellness begins when we nourish not only the body, but also the mind, heart, and spirit.

Today’s guest: www.sedonasolution.com

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Carolyn Sidgwick believes healing begins the moment we give ourselves permission to feel, reflect, and share our story.

A grief mentor, author, speaker, life coach, and founder of Soul Love, Carolyn helps people navigate loss with compassion, hope, and self love. After the devastating loss of both her husband, Matt, and her mother, she discovered that journaling became more than a coping tool. It became a path toward healing, purpose, and renewal.

That journey inspired the creation of the internationally published Soul Love Journal, a guided journal designed to help people reconnect with themselves through reflection, self compassion, and emotional healing. Today, Carolyn supports others as they move through grief, encouraging them to embrace their emotions, care for themselves, and find meaning beyond loss.

Through her writing, coaching, and speaking, Carolyn reminds people that grief is not something to overcome alone. It is a deeply personal journey that can also become a gateway to growth, connection, and hope.

Her message is simple: the more we allow ourselves to share, heal, and love ourselves through life's hardest moments, the more we discover that hope is never truly lost.

Today’s guest: www.sou8love.com

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Bruce Ashford believes meaningful growth begins with clarity, not complexity.

A strategic advisor, author, and founder of The Ashford Agency, Bruce helps nonprofit leaders and founder led businesses bridge the gap between the impact they are making and the growth they are capable of achieving. By combining clear messaging with practical strategy, he equips leaders to build organizations that are both mission driven and sustainable.

Drawing on more than two decades of executive leadership experience, Bruce has advised nonprofits, universities, businesses, and CEOs across local, national, and international organizations. As a certified StoryBrand Guide and Small Business Flight Plan advisor, he specializes in helping leaders communicate with greater clarity, strengthen their strategy, and lead with confidence.

A prolific author of nine books and hundreds of articles, Bruce has also served as a speechwriter and trusted advisor to elected officials, political campaigns, and organizational leaders, bringing thoughtful leadership insights to audiences across multiple sectors.

His message is simple: when leaders gain clarity about their mission, message, and strategy, growth becomes intentional, sustainable, and deeply impactful.

Today’s guest: www.theashfordagency.com

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Jeanie Brookbanks-Smith knows that resilience is not built when life is easy. It is built one step, one choice, and one day at a time.

A registered nurse, Board Certified Nurse Coach, speaker, endurance athlete, and founder of Life After Diagnosis, Jeanie has spent more than 30 years caring for patients through life's most difficult moments. Then, in 2021, everything changed when she unexpectedly became the patient.

After surviving acute liver failure, multiple ICU stays, sepsis, and a rare blood cancer diagnosis, Jeanie discovered that healing extends far beyond physical recovery. Drawing from her experience on both sides of the bedrail, she now helps people living with chronic illness rebuild self trust, regulate their nervous systems, and develop the emotional resilience needed to move forward with confidence.

Combining decades of clinical expertise with her personal journey, Jeanie empowers others to navigate uncertainty with hope, courage, and practical strategies rooted in mindset, neuroplasticity, and compassionate coaching.

Her message is simple: a diagnosis may change your life, but it does not have to define it. True resilience is built one step at a time.

Today’s guest: www.lifeafterdiagnosiswithjeanie.com

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Jennifer Chassman Browne believes true inclusion begins when people are seen, heard, and valued for who they are.

An educator, author, and inclusion advocate with more than 25 years of experience, Jennifer has dedicated her career to creating learning environments where every person has the opportunity to belong. As a teacher, school leader, and founder of New Ground Educational Consulting, she helps schools and organizations build cultures rooted in accessibility, equity, and meaningful inclusion.

Living with rheumatoid arthritis since the age of six, Jennifer brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work. Through workshops on disability inclusion, allyship, social justice, and belonging, she challenges people to rethink how environments, systems, and attitudes shape the experiences of those with disabilities.

Her upcoming book, See Us, Know Us: Profiles of Disability, continues that mission by sharing powerful stories that celebrate the lives, identities, and humanity of people with disabilities through portraits, biographies, and original poetry.

Jennifer's message is simple: inclusion is more than access. It is about creating a world where every person is recognized, respected, and given the opportunity to belong.

Today’s guest: www.jenniferchassmanbrowne.com

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Travis White believes our greatest setbacks can become the foundation for our greatest purpose.

As the host of Overcome with Travis White, Travis is on a mission to break the stigma surrounding mental health by creating honest conversations about resilience, recovery, and hope. Through interviews with mental health professionals, trauma survivors, veterans, addiction experts, and everyday people, he reminds listeners that no one has to face life's challenges alone.

Travis's message is deeply personal. After years of living with seizures, depression, anxiety, and the loss of much of his independence, he discovered that healing is not about returning to who you were. It is about becoming who you are meant to be. That journey inspired him to create the FAITH Framework, a practical approach to rebuilding confidence, resilience, and trust after adversity.

Today, through his podcast and speaking, Travis helps individuals and organizations strengthen mental well being, overcome life's challenges, and find purpose through perseverance.

His message is simple: your struggles do not define you. They can become the very foundation of the life you were meant to build.

Today’s guest: www.overcomepod.com

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Kristen Renee Appleby believes lasting transformation begins by rebuilding the foundation, not simply treating the symptoms.

A three time author, speaker, and founder of The Rebuild Collective, Kristen helps people create meaningful change across their health, finances, career, and relationships by uncovering the patterns that quietly shape every area of life. Her holistic approach addresses the environment, beliefs, habits, and emotional wounds that often keep people feeling stuck.

Before stepping into this work, Kristen built a successful career supporting high profile CEOs and working as a celebrity stylist in New York. But after an autoimmune diagnosis forced her to confront years of burnout and self neglect, she began a deeply personal journey of healing that transformed not only her health, but also her relationship with work, money, and purpose.

Drawing from that experience, and the insights shared in her books The Purpose Workbook, The Elements of Healing, and Healing the Money Wound, Kristen now helps others break lifelong patterns and build lives rooted in resilience, alignment, and intentional growth.

Her message is simple: when you heal the foundation, everything you build on top of it becomes stronger.

Today’s guest: www.kristenreneerebuilding.com

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