The Dr. Brenda Wade Show

In his book Borrowed Theme, our guest Michael Evans makes the case that living in blind faith keeps people trapped in a mechanical life and prevents us from achieving our true life’s potential.

Michael is a successful businessman and published author, but in college, he contemplated suicide, and realized he had nothing to lose by chasing his true dreams.He turned to philosophy, literature and more recently, to science, studying astrophysics at the University of Copenhagens distant learning program. He is now CEO of an international security company, a devoted husband and father who lives each and every one of his 27,000 days in the present moment.

Michael argues that the “collective beliefs” people have today regarding religion, politics, morals and often marriage are outdated, nonsensical, and in many cases, dangerous. His first book was titled “The Real Matrix.” His website is www.therealmatrixbook.net.

Terry Real is an internationally recognized family therapist, speaker and author. Terry founded the Relational Life Institute, offering workshops for couples, individuals and parents around the country along with a professional training program for clinicians wanting to learn his RLT (Relational Life Therapy) methodology.

A family therapist and teacher for more than twenty-five years, Terry is the best-selling author of I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression, the straight- talking How Can I Get Through to You? Reconnecting Men and Women and most recently The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Make Love Work.

Terry’s work, with its rigorous commonsense approach, speaks to both men and women. His ideas on men’s issues and on couples therapy have been celebrated in venues from the Good Morning America, The Today Show and 20/20, to Oprah and The New York Times. A proponent of “full-throttle marriage,” as described in The New Rules of Marriage, Terry has been called “the most innovative voice in thinking about and treating men and their relationships in the world today.” Terry knows how to lead couples on a step-by- step journey to greater intimacy — and greater personal fulfillment.

His website is www.terryreal.com.

Married duo Roe and Don Polcyznski Jr. want our listeners to think about this: What is your inner selfie? The authors of “Changing Your Equation, they say most of us have never taken a good look at our personalities, natural tendencies, talents and interests and therefore don’t know ourselves as well as we think.

Roe and Don have built a successful relationship, founded on leadership principles. Together we have amassed two master’s degrees in business administration and management and have more than thirty-five years of management and leadership experience.

Over the course of their marriage, they’ve picked up and shared many of the insights they wished others had taught along the way. They say the goal of any partnership should be to look beyond love and learn how to create your ideal future as a couple. In their recently released book, “Changing Your Equation,” they show the pathway to love, prosperity and gratitude.

Their website is www.changeyourequation.com.

Dr. Paul Coleman is a nationally known psychologist and author in private practice with thirty years of experience. He has written thirteen books with traditional publishers including his latest “FINDING PEACE WHEN YOUR HEART IS IN PIECES” (Adams Media, November 2014) as well as “We Need to Talk: Tough Conversations with Your Spouse”

Dr. Coleman is an expert in the treatment of PTSD, Anxiety Disorders, Grief, and Couples Therapy. He takes a particular interest in helping people discover meaning and purpose to their lives after a major loss or upheaval.

He has appeared on national television shows such as Oprah, Today, Geraldo, The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet, Good Day New York, as well as dozens of radio programs across the country including mega-stations WABC and WOR in New York. He has been quoted in numerous popular magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Spirituality & Health, Real Simple, Reader’s Digest, First for Women, and several others.

http://www.paul-coleman.com/

Welcome to the final episode of our Love Month series, “Jumpstart Your Love.”Tonight’s segment is centered on self-love and how it relates to stress, particularly for women.

Dr. Tami West has been helping women take their power back and live their own lives for over 15 years. Her passion stems from a lifelong battle with anxiety disorder that initiated her dedication to women and their emotional health. Her clients come from all walks of life. Danbury Federal Prison inmates (the setting of the Netflix Emmy-winning series Orange is the New Black, as well as the prison home for Martha Stewart) found Tami to be genuine and real, with good practical messages and coping skills.

Tami is uniquely equipped to address the human factor that underlies the success of women, both personally and professionally. Her publications include The Stress Club, A Woman’s Guide to Personal Achievement and Professional Success, and Life Without the Monsters.

Her website is www.tamiwest.com.

It’s Love Month and tonight is the third installment of our series “Jump Start Your Heart.

Our guest tonight says true love emerges from a grateful heart…and a grateful heart starts with mindfulness. In her book Finding the Gift, Angela Howell has captured 366 unique meditations to help readers see life from a greater perspective, so they can really “get the lesson” and apply new insights to their own lives. As we embrace mindful living and improve how we show up in the world, the world becomes a better place for everyone…and this especially shows up in your love life.

One of our favorite returning guests here at MODERN LOVE, Angela has long been on the road to personal freedom. She survived a lengthy battle with anorexia and bulimia, and went on to earn multiple sales awards and top recognition with several Fortune 500 companies. She now shares her compelling story of triumph with a variety of audiences and uses her coaching program to help clients create A Life Worth Having.

Her website is www.angelahowell.com.

When all is said and done, music is the balm that soothes the soul. According to Psychology Today, here are the top 4 reasons music affects our love lives;

? Music boosts our hormones

? Music makes you easier to approach

? Music influences how you see potential partners

? Music = Pleasure = Sex

This Valentine’s Day, we are going beyond words to explore “The Music of Love” on this very

Special edition of Modern Love. Take a listen:

Nicolas Bearde’s latest album, which is nestled firmly in the Top 20 of the Jazz Week Charts. This new work sizzles with selections from the classic jazz songbook and tonight our guest is the one and only Nicolas Bearde himself.

An accomplished actor as well, Nicolas is a jazz singer of remarkable depth, range and technique who has won acclaim from critics and jazz audiences worldwide for his buttery baritone; and imaginative interpretations. His brilliant and lush vocals combine passion, wit and sensuality. Nicolas’ unique approach and electrifying delivery of his originals, time-tested standards, blues and other familiar jazz works, are soulful, swinging, improvisational and memorable!!

Valentine’s Day is one week away and it’s time to shift into gear with MODERN LOVE. Tonight is Part Two of our four-part series “Jumpstart Your Love.”

Question: can you time travel into your past to improve your love life today? Tonight’s guest says “Yes, you can!” and she’s here to show us how. The president of SoulShift Inc, Michelle Nagel is committed to making the world a better, happier place for everyone in it. She’s a transformational trainer, master herbalist and energy therapist. She has been leading workshops for over 15 years, empowering people to take responsibility for their own health and emotional well-being.

Michelle’s recent book, Suffering is Optional: Step Out of Darkness Into the Light is a guide to help people identify and overcome past traumas so they can live a vibrant and fulfilled life. Through years of study, Michelle developed a process called Soul Shift that empowers clients to overcome the limiting beliefs and negative patterns that keep them from livinga more fulfilling life. Her website is www.isoulshift.com

It’s Love Month here at Modern Love and we’re kicking off with a four-part series on how to love yourself better. Tonight we’re going to talk about that most important organ of all when it comes to love: your brain! (What were you thinking, dear listener?)

As Valentine’s Day approaches, it is again time to assess. The best gift you can give your lover is to bring optimum health and emotional wellness into the relationship. My guest tonight says stress, lack of exercise, and poor nutrition are killing us slowly. She says we need to follow eight essentials of health to feel, live and love better.

Meet Dr. Stacey Robinson. She was born and raised in Red Bluff, a rural town in northern California. When she entered undergrad at California State University at Long Beach, she only knew that she had a deeply ingrained need to care for people. After she realized that medicine was her calling, she attended Tulane University School of Medicine on an Air Force scholarship, graduating at the top of her class in 1996.

Dr. Stacey is now a functional medicine physician and the author of “Road Map to Health. “ To improve your love life, she will explain what you should be eating, which daily supplements to take, why your toothbrush type matters, and what special blood tests to ask your physician about.

The one thing everyone can agree on right now is that the future is TBD…To Be Determined. The question on everyone’s minds is “now what?” With the recent Inauguration of President Donald Trump and the historic Women’s Marches around the globe, a whole lot is shakin’ in this world. Whether it’s the transition our nation faces, your own personal transition or a change in your business or love life, tonight’s guest will give you greater clarity and confidence about your next right step.

Brenda K. Reynolds is a renowned business and change management consultant, coach, and facilitator who has worked with hundreds of major corporations, nonprofits and organizations including, McDonald’s, Special Olympics and Sherwin Williams to manage the people side of change for more than 23 years. Brenda is a “Now what?” expert and author of the upcoming book TBD-To Be Determined: How to Find Clarity and Confidence in Uncertain Times, available April 2017. She is an inspiring change agent who draws on her consulting and personal experiences to equip audiences with easy-to- apply strategies for managing complex transitions. You can reach Brenda via Facebook or Twitter @ bkrconsulting.