Johanna Garton began running on the dirt roads surrounding her family’s farmhouse in Wisconsin at age seven.  She continued through college, where she competed for Syracuse University as a walk-on.  She’s run more than twenty marathons, including five finishes at the Boston Marathon. Johanna’s first book, Awakening East, is the story of the adoption of her two children from China as babies and her family’s move to China to live for one year when the children were ages four and nine.  Her second book Edge of the Map tells the story of American high altitude mountaineer Christine Boskoff and is currently being developed into a feature film.  Johanna is a sportswriter and high school cross country coach who lives with her family in Denver.

In this episode, we explore Johanna’s career, what lead her to writing, some of the cool backstories of her books, and a variety of tools and tips, especially for those looking to pursue careers that align with your individual interests and passions. 

This episode was hosted by Emmy (@dremmyb).

Learn more about Johanna https://johannagarton.com/. 

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Do you ever wonder what is going on inside your pets mind? Today we talk with Dr. Sushma Hallock, The Rainbow Bridge Medium and her work as an Intuitive Animal Communicator.

We discuss what an Animal Communicator is and does, how she got started, intuition, her incredibly impressive background, and life in general.

Get in touch with Sushma: https://therainbowbridgemedium.com

Episode tested by: Meagan @meagand66

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Want to know what it takes to live out the NYC Acting Dream? In this episode, we talk to singing actor and educator, Hannah Thompson as she shares her journey from high school choir to “Phoebe” in the off-broadway Friends, the Parody Musical.

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What does 90210, Friends, and the Office have in common? Today’s guest, Assaf Gleizner, was part of the creative team that turned them into parody musicals! In this episode (a rebroadcast from The Illuminate Pod), Assaf shares the musical journey that lead to writing musicals – and a ton of fun stories along the way!

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In this episode, we are talking with Megan Jones. Megan is the owner of Savannah Glamour – a photography studio in Savannah Ga. Savannah Glamour is a for women-by women portrait studio specializing in Boudoir, Glamour, and Pin-Up photography. Megan’s infectiously wonderful personality and  love of what she does shines through every minute of our conversation. Maybe you will book a session for yourself…?

Learn more about Megan and Savannah Glamour:

https://linktr.ee/savannahglamour

This episode was hosted by Meagan (@meagand66)

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In this episode, we take you behind the scenes into our monthly planning meeting. We talk about reasons why we host Illuminate, some of the future guests we have lined up, and what is going on in our lives, as well as stray off on several tangents as good friends do. So happy to have you along as we “illuminate” the randomness that is a friendship and the normalcy of life as we know it.

This episode is co-hosted by @dremmyb and @meagand66.

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With the 77th Tonys airing last night, we couldn’t be more stoked for recent Illuminate guest, Cristina Vivenzio, a producer whose show just won the Tony for Best Musical (and Best Director and Best Lighting Design)! Not just any show, this one is based off of the well loved and still taught book, “The Outsiders.” If you haven’t downloaded the cast album, my fav song is “Great Expectations,” but you’ll love the entire set, so do that right after listening to the rebroadcast of this awesome conversation. 

In this episode, Cristina shares how an idea goes from thought to a stage on Broadway…one of the many ways this dream can become a reality. Along the way, Cristina shares tips, encouragement, and just a lot of cool insight for what is looking like the next big show in NYC! 

This episode was hosted by Emmy (@dremmyb).

Learn more about The Outsiders, A New Musical at: https://outsidersmusical.com/

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In honor of SCAD graduation, this week we bring you senior and soon to be grad, Ayden Behn! In this conversation, we talk through how Ayden approaches new albums (like the Arianna Grande album from earlier this year) and then we dive into playlists, music, and more! This episode makes me fall even more in love with music – we hope you enjoy! 

Just SOME of Ayden’s Favorites

• Pixar’s Soul, 2020

A link to Ayden’s fantasy playlist

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Laura Stuart is an amazing vocal pedagogue who has tapped into a way to bring joy, technique, and self-trust to singing. 

In this conversation we hear how Laura got into the world of singing and then we dive deep into working with adult singers, aging voices, and all kinds of vocal technique. If you always wanted to sing but wasn’t sure how or where to start or are scared of all the jargon – Laura is your person! 

This episode was hosted by Emmy (@dremmyb).

Learn more about Laura at Theweeklywarmup.com.

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In this episode, we are talking with Pattiejean McTernan – a practitioner and student of Ayurveda. In our conversation, we discuss what Ayurveda is, how it can be incorporated in our everyday lives and the power it holds to start to shift our lives into one of ease. Pattiejean brings a wealth of knowledge and suggestions on how we can keep life yummy.

To get in touch with Pattiejean: [email protected], Facebook: Pattiejean McTernan

For some of Pattiejean’s Ayurvedic book recommendations:

Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook – Kate O’Donnel

Ayurveda: A Life of Balance – Maya Tiwari

Ayurvedic Cooking for Self-Healing: 2nd Edition – Usha Lad and Dr. Vasant Lad

This episode was hosted by Meagan (@meagand66)

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