Allison Harvey is a WOMAN ON FIRE and a woman with a mission to provide every young woman in Haiti with an opportunity to stay clean and healthy during "that time of the month!"  How often do we, in the 1st world countries, think about the effects of being isolated for 4-5 days of the month - ever hear of the Pad Man in India?  This is Allison Harvey's mission for Haiti - provide the women with a vehicle to provide for themselves, make a little living, and live a life with clean sanitary items.  In the meantime, Allison is a networking DIVA and her infectious smile and personality draw you into her circle of international friends.  Stand Up & Speak Up today is a lively conversation about women working together to make their slice of the world pie a little bit better.  Enjoy!

It all started in a dream.  The childhood traumas filled her with emotional gaps and insecurities and she was choosing love in all the wrong places.  How do you giggle about your past when it's filled with horrific memories?  Join Christina Stuart and Debby Montgomery Johnson for a lively discussion about befriending the monsters in the closet...or hugging the bogey man who may be just as afraid of you as your are of him!  Learn how Christina uses LOVE LETTERS to herself to gain control over her past and how self care can launch you into the future with a smile on your face and giggles in your heart.  Dr. Tim McGuinness, Founder of The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams joins in with talk about how photography and journaling can be valuable tools to recovery.  

High Stress...Pharmaceutical management responsibilities...People Pleaser and NO VOICE to Stand Up for herself.  Dr. Melissa Balizan is the picture of a high achiever who climbed the administrative ladder in a large hospital only to land in the operating room for a surgery brought on by stress - and NO ONE from her department/division even called to check up on her.  Ah-ha moment - self care and courage to leave an unhealthy environment was the KEY to taking her health and personal control back.  Now she's on a mission, as a Concierge Pharmacist, to empower you and give you a CHOICE in your health care regimen. POWER TO THE PERSONAL PHARMACIST!  Additionally we discussed COVID-19 related scams with Dr. Tim McGuinness, Founder of SCARS (The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams.)

Grandma...Help! You've heard about those "Grandma Scams", haven't you? It could happen to YOUR FAMILY and we need to Beware and Be Aware. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Debbie Silverman lit the airwaves with tips to tell your parents/grandparents who to trust and who to NOT trust. Elder Fraud happens every minute and it takes a village, or at least a family, to protect and prevent. Don't wait until it happens to someone you love...FRAUD will happen and the banks may not prevent or have your back afterwards. (Former banker speaking here!) Protecting the Rabbit Ears Generation by Debbie Silverman is a MUST READ for everyone.

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Are you suffering from trauma?  Aren't we all?  Do you or someone you know have limited flexibility or mobility?  How about that chronic pain in your back or joints brought on after sitting at your desk for 8 hours on a zoom conference?  Victoria Ahrensdorf is a master teacher of the Feldenkrais Method and it is for anyone who wants to reconnect with their natural abilities to move, think and feel!  Whether you want to be more comfortable at your computer, playing with your children, walking or performing a favorite pastime, these gentle lessons can improve your overall well-being.  Victoria and Debby share an experience of living through a home fire as young girls - ever thought that an event in your childhood could still make your shutter or cringe at the smell of smoke?  Join us in figuring out how to "Go Beyond Your Old Ways" and prepare our body and soul for living to a good "Ol" age.  Stand Up & Speak Up features ordinary people who've been through extraordinary situations and struggles and found the courage to step out from behind their "smiles" and speak up about their experiences.  Join us each week for another incredible special guest and topic!

I bet you've never heard anyone say that before..."Cancer saved my life!" That message from the oncologist WOKE Sandra Nunes up in a way that nothing else in her life had done. She realized that corporate "security" and working for everyone but herself wasn't going to change the diagnosis. Only SHE could change her thoughts, actions, and steps going forward. She pushed forward with treatments and never had the thought that the end was near - she was a middle child and all her life she bowed her head to hide but now was the time for her to STAND UP and find her passion for life and for herself. The Law of Attraction and "The Secret" caught her attention and with some soul-searching and self-discovery, she "released herself" from corporate and jumped into entrepreneurship. Ups and Downs, YES, but she realized that we're not on this earth to just go to work and come home again, just to go back to work. Sandra's brave steps changed her life for the GOOD. Cancer wasn't going to define her...corporate wasn't going to define her...SHE wanted to define herself and now she's GROWING WITH SANDRA!

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Open the door and get him out of the pool...MOMMY, please!  You're not GOOD ENOUGH to be doing that.  WHO do you think you are?  How many times have the things we've HEARD, especially as children, affected what we are doing today as ADULTS?  Christina Blazes took a leap of faith and told her story about abuse and uncovered her "undiscovered hurt" that had been holding her back from her true POTENTIAL as a woman, wife, mom and entrepreneur.  Encouraged by her husband-to-be to "work on herself" and that was said in a loving, supportive manner, she sought out professional help and now recognizes the criticism and anger hurled at her as a child doesn't define who she is today.  She's using her hurt past to Pay It Forward with the young adults she's mentoring - she's using her PAST to change her PRESENT and to inspire the FUTURE for many others.  Dr. Tim McGuinness, Founder of The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams (SCARS)  joins in with a discussion of trauma and how online relationship fraud affects more than just the victim.

You heard "Money doesn't grow on trees" or "Don't talk about our family money - people will think you're  bragging" or "The ATM has money, just use your card!"  As children how many times did we hear "No" when you asked for something you'd wanted - even if you worked for it?  Those thoughts about finances might be HOLDING YOU BACK FROM YOUR GREATNESS!  Emily Shull, Founder of Me, Myself and Money, comes to us from The Netherlands to share how emotions are integrally tied to our finances and our financial decision making.  We all make mistakes, some "bigger" than others, but everything can tie back to a lesson we learned as children and it's time to let the PAST stay in the PAST!  Let's learn with Emily how we can make the present/future better once we understand the why's of our past.  There are 8 archetypes (Innocent, Victim, Warrior, Martyr, Fool, Creator/Artist, Tyrant and Magician, and NO, these aren't labels for YOU!)  and once you take the free and easy money quiz  at https://memyselfandmoney.com/quiz/ you'll be saying to yourself "Wow, Wish I had know that before..." or as I said "Wow, that's me...dead on!"  Today's show was a lively conversation about money lessons that we can all learn as adults but should have learned as kids.  Check out TheWomanBehindTheSmile.com for additional resources.

Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Laura J.K. Beers, The Motivational Medium™ was full of the SPIRIT today as we walked through how GRIEF can be good with the right perspective. Many times we go through life wearing "GRIEF GOGGLES!" You've heard about seeing life through rose colored glasses, well, we've got the gray ones! Does a "Medium" talk to ghosts or channel energy from your loved ones. You'll know when you connect/reconnect to your true self and it's fascinating to know the difference between being "selfish" and practicing "self care." Laura J.K. Beers offers a unique point of view for people to understand the 3 D's of loss: Death, Divorce and Disaster. Today we added a 4th "D" and that's Deception. Change Your Perspective, Change You Life is a subject worth pursuing...and you don't have to go it alone. Dr. Tim McGuinness, Founder of The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams (SCARS) joins in with victims advocate perspective and we're all here to support.

Can you really retire and REWIRE?  Absolutely YES and that's what Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Mary Sandoval Palmer was all about this week.  Although both Mary and Debby lost their spouses at early ages, they were courageous and determined enough to take one step toward being self-sufficient as single moms and entrepreneurs.  In spite of setbacks and some nay-sayers, the support, unconditional support, from their families set them on the path of service of others and to making choices that altered their lives.  Mary is recognized as a skincare and glamour master and a professionally trained Mary Kay Cosmetics Advanced Product and Color Certified Consultant.  She specializes in working with women who want to put their best face forward so they can be confident about their looks and lead with grace, confidence and power.  The conversation took Debby and Mary to how the Mary Kay Foundation works with national non-profits which provide shelter to victims of Domestic Violence - something that many victims of online relationship fraud and scam encounter.