Rise

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Anne Hand, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University and a Master of Education degree from Harvard University. She has spent her career blending research, policy, and practice to create social impact in the Americas and beyond. She will share importance of belonging, and how family history defines us.  They discuss her book and empower others that we cannot change the past but instead live in the present!

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Jack Gindi, known as Papa Jack, who has lived a story of resilience, reinvention, and purpose. Through his online I Believe In Me, Four Pillars, and LIFE framework programs, he offers practical tools for parents, teens, and young adults to thrive. He proves that our greatest losses can become our most meaningful contributions to life and rise above!

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Dr. Bobby Hoffman, a University of Central Florida (UCF) professor, researcher, and author who specializes in motivation science and solving the mysteries of human behavior. Performance consulting for some of the world's most successful companies including General Electric, NBC, KPMG, and the NBA, he shares about societal pressure to find your passion, share his expertise, explore motivation, and get a better understanding of what drives passion. He will share tools that are research based to help YOU become your better self and rise!

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Dr. Philip Agrios, a Self-Sabotage Expert, Business Consultant, Best-Selling Author, and International Speaker who is a retired board-certified sports chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner who specialized in autoimmune disease. He explains self-sabotage, share the T-NOW Method, how to stop self-sabotage, and provide examples as he has his own experience. Learn how to prevent self-sabotage and overcome!

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Sharon Gordon, an award-winning producer and actress, storyteller, audio book narrator, acclaimed journalist, publicist, promoter and special event coordinator whose exemplary talents are represented in print, on radio and within the Jamaican Diaspora as a community leader and cultural influencer.  Today, they talk about her movie, book and share the importance of preserving cultural heritage. It’s never too late to get involved and serve in your community, while promoting your culture.

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Alla Kaluzhny, a licensed therapist, certified hypnotherapist, and award-winning author. She will talk about how who we were before shapes who we are now our relationships, fears, patterns, and choices. Her book “Turning the Pages” won a silver medal in the 2024 International Book Awards. Alla shares the importance of self-discovery. It can help you overcome and rise above past life impact when you focus on the positives!

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Vita Oyler, a Rehabilitation Counselor who has specialized in chronic pain for over 35 years after developing a chronic painful condition known as RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy). Holds a MS Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and currently working towards a PhD. She shares about her journey, learning to laugh more despite her challenges, discussing treatments that work better for her and inspire others to be hopeful and laugh more.

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Jodi Velazquez, who was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Robert Morris University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing communications, emphasizing non-fiction writing. Her latest book, an award-winning self-help memoir called Know the Enemy: Preventing Weight Gain, Diabetes and Disease, is a collection of 16 years of documenting her young daughter manage diabetes. She will share about her journey with daughter, discuss some nutritional habits, shares simple, practical nutrition tips to help you. You too can rise above and manage your child’s diabetes.

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Richard Ramos, with a career spans from working as a correctional officer in state and federal prisons, to serving as a juvenile hall instructor, at-risk school counselor, and founding director of multiple community organizations. His decades of service have earned him recognition from the White House, U.S. Congress, California State Assembly, and he's been inducted into Morehouse College's Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapels Board. He will share ways to improve communication, set healthy boundaries, create environment where their kids feel safe, and how to be the kind of dad your children need!

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Lisa Triggs, author of “The Menopause Mindshift: How I Unleashed My Inner Queen, And You Can Too!" From mindset shifts to lifestyle adjustments, her approach empowers women to take charge of their well-being, no matter the temperature. Lisa’s insights make it easier to navigate menopause with grace and resilience. Lisa will talk about menopause, her personal journey, and things that were most helpful for her. Learn to overcome the challenges and navigate menopause with a different mindset!