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Patricia Greenberg, "The Fitness Gourmet," is an expert in all aspects of living life to the fullest at any age. As the creator of Eat Well, Live Well, Age Well, she consults, teaches, and hosts a weekly YouTube show and speaks at seminars nationwide. She has a special interest in enhancing the education of the general public, and providing accurate health information to today's consumer.

Passionate about wellness for life, Patricia completed 20 marathons and 115 half-marathons, and loves the sport of tower climbing, having conquered buildings all over the country. Married with a grown daughter, in her downtime she is an avid reader and knitter.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• How fitness and wellness were not fully part of Patricia's plan for her life until she started marathon training
• The defining moment that changed her life
• How her book is the "encyclopedia of aging well"
• Patricia's philosophy that life begins when you start to live it
• The realistic limitations we face when we age and how to pay attention
• The cause of many injuries as we age and how walking can help
• How resistance training can be beneficial for health
• How multitasking is one of the worst things you can do for your brain as you age

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Healing and clearing past relationships is necessary to get past the old and make way for the new. Romance depression is not like a flu that should be allowed to run its course to have its way with you. It can be managed, shortened, and solved.

Gillian Harris is a Spiritual Advisor and because she specializes in Metaphysics and Conscious Creation, she's often used as an 'Intention Coach' by those who want to learn how to activate their own Alchemy.

She is a teacher of Conscious Creation techniques - how to use aroma, stones and crystals, colors, strategic thought and authentic emotion to manifest at will. She's a long-time Medium, Channel, Intuit, Ordained Minister (New Thought), Reiki Master and she holds a Masters Degree in Spiritual Psychology (2012 USM). She is an inspirational speaker and four-time published author. Based in Southern California, you can often find Gillian off-roading in the desert where she facilitates sound baths under the stars and guided world peace and CE5 meditations.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• We are more than physical beings, we are spiritual and emotional as well
• Past relationships can keep people stuck in grief and negative patterns
• The importance of following your emotional guidance system
• Evaluating core beliefs from childhood and how they play a role in who we are
• Healing from the past and learning from our current relationships
• What it means to be a "conscious cougar"
• Gillian's books and courses available on her website

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Toby Dorr dared the unthinkable. She broke a convicted murderer out of Lansing Correctional Facility and found herself behind bars. Then she dared even more. Since completing her time in federal prison, she has achieved two master's degrees and rebuilt a broken life.

Featured in the Wall Street Journal, Anderson Cooper, Brooke Baldwin, Inside Edition, The Atlantic, and Dateline, she is a regular guest on podcasts, including the nationally-ranked podcast, Criminal.

A screenplay of her story is in the works and the Lifetime movie based on her story, Jailbreak Lovers, was released in July, 2022. Dorr created The Unleashed Series, imploring women through twelve-week programs to escape what confines them.

Through her memoir, Living with Conviction: Unexpected Sisterhood, Healing, and Redemption in the Wake of Life-Altering Choices, Dorr takes readers through all of the heart-pounding, tear-jerking, heartbreaking, eye-opening experiences that touch the most primal human need: the need to be significant. Dorr's memoir is an inspirational invitation to look upon life with self-acceptance and love.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Toby's background and the decision that landed her behind bars
• Toby's experience in prison and how she found freedom behind bars
• How writing supported Toby's healing journey
• Fighting back from the "Shame Dragon"
• How Toby worked on her Master's degrees
• How to escape your own emotional, physical, or spiritual prisons
• Overcoming victim mentality

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In Salt Lake City, Utah, Diana Cannon Ragsdale's family was a Mormon dynasty with ancestors who were contemporaries of Brigham Young—and they had many dark secrets to keep.

Growing up at the mercy of her mother's depression and father's undiagnosed schizophrenia, Diana and her five siblings were left to fend for themselves as their mom and dad rotated in and out of psychiatric hospitals and police custody.

This inspiring interview highlights Diana's experience growing up, and how she overcame her dysfuntional family history to rise above and move forward.

Diana Cannon Ragsdale is an author, retired physical therapist, and mental health advocate for survivors of abusive and dysfunctional families. Diana attended Utah State University on a dance scholarship and then several years later received her degree from the University of Utah. In retirement, she has dedicated herself to travel and creativity. Today, she lives happily in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is married and a mother of five and grandmother of eight. Loose Cannons is her first book.

A debut memoir like no other, Loose Cannons is a harrowing and hilarious saga spanning more than 60 years of multigenerational trauma and dysfunction—and the spiritual power it took to overcome it all.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Diana's family history of dysfunction and mental illness in a strict Mormon household
• Diana's parents' mental illnesses and how they were treated
• How Diana broke free from the constraints of her Mormon upbringing
• How it took Diana's third divorce to realize it was time to change her mindset and outlook
• The steps Diana took to break away from her past trauma and setbacks to start over
• The lesson Diana learned from her mother that led her to write her memoir

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August is Happiness Happens Month. Creating happiness is not as difficult as one might think. There are 31 types of happiness, and today's episode will inspire you to live a happier, more fulfilling life!

Pamela Gail Johnson is the Practical Happiness Advocate. She founded the Society of Happy People in 1998, created the first three globally celebrated happiness holidays, and is the author of Practical Happiness: Four Principles to Improve Your Life.

She started her career working at Junior Achievement, then in the mental health and substance abuse field at the Hazelden Foundation. She was an award-winning salesperson for American Express and Staples, and now helps leaders and teams create happier workplace cultures through her speaking and programs.

She lives in Dallas. Her happiest moments are when she's spending time with her friends, and meeting other people who are aspiring to live their happiest life.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Why managing happiness is important for all aspects of life
• Top happiness zappers and what to do about them
• How to recognize the happiness in your life
• Current trends in happiness and why unhappiness is increasing
• How to bring stress levels down
• Setting boundaries in friendships that are draining your happiness
• Pamela's organization, The Society of Happy People, and how they serve businesses and organizations

FREE GIFT for listeners! Download the happiness counter with the 31 types of happiness here.

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When we experience trauma and pain, whether emotional or physiological, we tend to start identifying with the issue itself, instead of asking what the issue is teaching us. This episode is a deep dive into the psychology of trauma and illness, and how to break free from the bondage of our current situation.

Andrew Hahn, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist. He received his A.B. Magna Cum Laude in Social Studies/Psychology from Harvard University and his Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Hahnemann University. He is certified by Helen Palmer to teach the Enneagram and has also been a faculty member in the graduate Counselling Programs at Lesley University and Northeastern University.

In 1997, Dr. Hahn developed the Life Centered Therapy Training program for those who want to facilitate and/or teach this process. Today, Dr. Hahn has a private practice in Waltham, MA; speaks, teaches and leads trainings and healing groups internationally; and continues his effort to better understand what is going on for people so that he can better help them live more contented and healthier lives.

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• His work with trauma and Life Centered Therapy
• How not to identify with your trauma and life experiences
• What is life and the self at its core
• How trauma keeps us stuck and how to break free
• The physical symptoms we experience and what they tell us about our trauma
• Why is self-acceptance important and how to start accepting yourself

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For many writers, the call is deep within them, but they aren't sure what that process looks like for them or how to get started. This episode focuses on answering that call to write and follow where your passion leads you!

Kathy Sparrow is an award-winning author and leadership and empowerment expert, who has been mentoring aspiring writers of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry for over two decades. Her latest book, The Whispered Teachings of Grandmother Trout, is touted as the feminine version of A River Runs Through It.

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• How Kathy pushed past criticism and answered the call to write
• Kathy's writing routine and how she gathers ideas and inspiration
• Kathy's love for fly fishing and how she integrated that in her latest novel
• Her journey writing The Whispered Teachings of Grandmother Trout
• Advice for writers wanting to get started
• Finding your purpose in your writing and moving forward
• What Kathy is working on next

Download a free excerpt from The Whispered Teachings of Grandmother Trout here.

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Many women can spend their entire lives wrapped up in comparison and body image struggles. This week's guest aims to change that from an entirely different approach.

Heather Creekmore writes and speaks hope to thousands of women each week inspiring them to stop comparing and start living. Her first book Compared to Who? encourages women to uncover the spiritual root of body image issues and find freedom. Her latest release, The Burden of Better, offers women a journey into the depths of God's grace to find a way off the treadmill of constant comparison.

Heather is on a mission to help women uncover the spiritual roots of their body image and comparison issues. Her podcast tackles these tough topics through the lens of the gospel. Heather is best recognized from her appearance as a contestant on the Netflix hit show Nailed It!, and her blue bake-fail of a cake was the icon for the show for several seasons.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Why Heather's main focus is helping women break free from comparison
• Why Heather thought that being "better" was the key to fulfillment, but it wasn't
• The problem with playing the comparison game
• Heather's struggle with body image and disordered eating and how she broke free
• Freedom from body image issues doesn't come from loving yourself harder
• The trap in constantly searching for the "ideal you."

Gift for Listeners:

Heather has a 5-Day Body Image Email Challenge free on her website. It's 5 days to transform the way you think about body image issues and kickstart your freedom journey!

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Laura Stack was best known in the business world for her professional moniker, The Productivity Pro. Her 30-year career as a keynote speaker, bestselling author of eight productivity books, and corporate spokesperson came to a screeching halt on November 20, 2019, when her 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide after becoming psychotic from dabbing high-THC marijuana concentrates. Laura responded by forming the nonprofit, Johnny's Ambassadors, to educate parents and teens about the dangers of today's high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicide.

Her platform now brings education, awareness, and prevention curriculum to parents, drug prevention conferences, community groups, and schools to stop youth marijuana use. She is a powerful speaker who brings Johnny's personal warning and solid research together in her new book, The Dangerous Truth About Today's Marijuana: Johnny Stack's Life and Death Story. Described as a force of nature with unstoppable drive and unwavering purpose, Laura is determined to get teens to #StopDabbing.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Laura's personal story and how she founded her non-profit, Johnny's Ambassadors, in honor of her son
• What parents need to know about today's high-potency THC, and terminologies like "gateway drug" and "dabbing."
• What Laura has learned that has renewed her purpose to make a difference
• Laura's book and the curriculum she helped develop for middle and high school students

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When life throws punches, there are strategies to kick back, and that is exactly what this episode is about.

Jennifer Cassetta is a nationally recognized speaker, empowerment coach and self-defense expert. Equipped with her 3rd Degree Black Belt in HapKiDo, Master's Degree in Nutrition, and health coaching certification, she develops programming that helps women feel strong, safe and powerful from the streets to the boardroom. With clients that include American Airlines, British Airways, Del Monte, Nike, Uber and UBS, Jennifer has rocked over one hundred stages across the country with her superpower combination of engaging content and contagious enthusiasm.

Her skills have been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, Rachael Ray and she was a featured expert on ABC-TV's My Diet is Better Than Yours. Her new book, The Art of Badassery: Unleash Your Mojo With Wisdom of the Dojo, will be found on bookshelves everywhere in August, 2022.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Jenn's traumatic experience being three blocks away from the World Trade Center on 9/11/01 and how it led her to martial arts
• The purpose of Jenn's new book, The Art of Badassery, and the approach to life through lessons from the dojo
• How to "embrace the suck," and push through the hard things
• How to learn to pivot and change direction, and make the ultimate comeback
• The importance of blocking negativity and communicating boundaries
• Finding power in body language and tone
• How meditation plays a role in Jenn's life
• The importance of learning self defense
• The purpose of her book, The Art of Badassery

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