The MINDBODYSOUL365 Podcast

About Kara

Kara  holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and practiced high-stakes corporate litigation at one of the largest law firms in the Southeast.  She planned her whole life to be an attorney. She graduated summa cum laude from Siena College. she went to Duke University School of Law on an academic scholarship and then was recruited by and did accept a job offer at one of the largest law firms in the southeast.  She had everything I thought she wanted, everything she planned and worked so hard for – money, success, the beautiful home.  Despite my success, She was unhappy.  

Kara says, "It was the hardest decision I ever made, but I eventually left the firm and left behind everything I had worked so hard for.  I did not have a plan as to what my future would hold, but I wanted answers."   Did success have to come at a price?  Was living in states of depletion, stress and overwhelm just normal?  Did we have to watch our bodies deteriorate?  Was joy something that we experienced only in moments here and there?  I took me a number of years, a lot of research and experimentation, and many dark moments.  But I eventually found what I was looking for and transformed my life and I now help others do the same.  I do this through Optimization Coaching, Programs I developed, and Kundalini Yoga. " 

Kara now shares what she has learned during the journey for answers and shows a passion for helping others do the same.

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About Lynne

Why should  you take cooking tips or health advice from a snarky grandma who doesn’t own a restaurant, isn’t a reality TV star, doesn’t have a medical degree, and doesn’t particularly like to cook? Here's why: my new book, "Brownies for Breakfast, A Cookbook for Diabetics and the People Who Love Them," is a cool, fun, beautiful, guidebook for anybody who wants to eat healthy: vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, gluten-free and sugar-free. There is enormous power in resetting your relationship with food, taking control of your health, strength, mindset and mood. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes more than thirty years ago, and offer myself as living proof that you can cook, eat, sleep and walk your way out of type 2 diabetes, along with other chronic ailments. That’s what I want for you, and the people who love you:“Brownies for Breakfast,” tells you exactly how to do it. 

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Jennifer Sienes holds a bachelor’s in psychology and a master’s in education, but discovered life-experience is the best teacher. She loves Jesus, romance, and writing—and puts it altogether in inspirational women’s fiction. Two of the three novels in her Apple Hill Series (set in Northern California) were inspired by actual events. She took first place in the ACFW Genesis Contest for her novel, Illusions, Book 2 in the Apple Hill Series. Her Bedford County Series is set in Tennessee where she now resides with her real-life hero (and husband).

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Jessica AKA Jessie (Susa)  currently works in HealthCare and as a   Peer Support Specialist/Case manager. She is  a warm-hearted loving woman with a huge heart who enjoys helping others. She has  used her  past to fuel my future to become the better version of herself.

People have asked herwould she change what she has gone through e.g. being sex trafficked as a child to family and friends, beatings just because my father was bored, addicted to drugs, alcohol and cigarettes since the age of 9,  raped at the age of 14 then became pregnant…Just to mention a few. 

Her answer is always “NO” Why? You ask.

"Because the hurts and pains have made me who I am today and I LOVE ME! If I would not have gone through those horrific situations I might have turned out like my father. A MONSTER."

During life’s course she became lost, addicted and homeless. Struggling to just be OK. She lost count at 50 suicide attempts. Why so many?

"My 1st attempt was at age 10. (I was tired) At age 21 I was sentenced to 12 years in prison for vehicular homicide 2 counts. One of the persons that was in the car with me that died was my 3 year old son. The other was a 19 year old young man. I completely lost my mind and had a nervous breakdown. I wanted life to end."

 On 12.10.18 her 33 year addiction ended.

"I fell on my knees, lifted my arms to the sky and cried out to God “Please help me I can’t do it anymore” He held onto my hand, never letting go and I’ve been sober since."
 
She has published a compilation book called “Never Alone” .

 February 2021 she  found a community called Radical Body Transformations.

This was the missing piece. This is a judgement free zone. This community helped her come out of her shell, accepted  her  for who she was and supported her even after knowing of her past. WOW! How great is that! She has won 2 competitions, but what’s even greater than that is she says her  mind, health, physical and spiritual well-being has been restored. 

"I now know I have a purpose and I have our Lord to thank for never giving up on me. I will end with this bible verse that I have held onto since a child. This scripture got me through life when I felt I had no one and I felt all hope was gone."

Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the thoughts I think towards you,

says the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not

of evil, to give you a future and a hope”.

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They may want to say attorney, speaker, author etc. but Kirk Nurmi would just like to simply be known as a human being. The quote “no one wants to die with music still left inside them” by Dr. Wayne Dyer has been an inspiration for Kirk.

He famously was the defense attorney in the Jodi Arias trial, which lasted from January 2013- April 2015. During this 2 ½ year period, he faced threats and public scrutiny, leading him to step away from law and even getting diagnosed with cancer as a result of the pressure from the trial.

As a result of the cancer, Kirk changed his focus to make his happiness a priority, something he had not done in the years prior to the diagnosis. The biggest question that he had to answer was “Am I Happy?” This forced him to examine areas of his life and make decisions based on how he answered that question.

Jennifer Lopez is an Elite Fitness, Health and Wellness Coach from Denver Colorado. She works with Radical Body Transformations to bring health and wellness to people worldwide. Jennifer has a passion for health and fitness that burns hot and bright in her belly. It is her aim to use fitness to change the world by teaching people the right practices to maintain health, and in turn, prevent chronic disease. Jennifer Lopez uses a holistic approach and believes that congruency with mind, body, and spirit can lead anyone to a healthy lifestyle with the right guidance and accountability.

Jennifer comes from a long line of coaches. Coaching is in her blood. Is it Jennifer's philosophy that love and encouragement lights fires inside of people, and that is her overall aim. To light a fire inside of YOU. 

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Robin Eisenbeis is a daughter, wife, and mother of 3 as well as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Founder at Dare To Grow with Robin.   She is an Outdoor Adventurer,  Business Owner,  Healthy Living Entrepreneur.

Studied Art History and Economics at St. Olaf College

Lives in Durham, North Carolina

From Janesville, Wisconsin

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Do you wonder why bad things always seem to happen to good people? Do you want to know how to overcome adversity and become successful despite terrible odds? Would you like to know what a parkway on Long Island has to do with two evil dictators? Author Steve Borys has been struggling with these questions all his life. The conclusions reached in this book were arrived at after decades of getting beat up, making mistakes, and asking for help. You will learn about the trials and tribulations of the Borys family as they rocket through history on a horrific and hysterical ride.

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Tim Smith is a former teacher, coach, school administrator, weight watchers leader and minister.   In 2011 he completely transformed his life by losing 127 lbs.    In the past 10 years he has ran and completed 6 full marathons, numerous half-marathons, and some short triathlon distances.   in 2013, along with wife Cindy they started MINDBODYSOUL365 as a healthy lifestyle program at their church.   

Tim has been married to wife Cindy for 45 years, has 3 grown childeren, and 7 grandchildren.  Still active in the ministry as the associate minister at the church of Christ in Seminole, Ok.  Tim still finds time to do the podcast and exercise and continue his love of running.  

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Laurie is the Executive Director of Elite Coaching for Jesse Itzler, Life Optimization Coach for JI Elite365, Certified Yoga Instructor, 

Wife and Mother of 2 beautiful daughters. 

After working 26 years as an Executive VP of Operations, she left to pursue her passion of helping others become the best versions of themselves while creating more memories and moments with those they love. 

Laurie is focused on living her life for a living, optimizing her balance between work, family, health and wellness.  She focuses her time on experiences to stimulate and feed her mind, body and soul.  You can find her on 

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Linzy Elizabeth is a Life Transformation Coach, author of the ‘Daily Inspirations’ blog and the creator of The DECIDE Process. She uses her unique, proprietary process to guide successful professionals in their 40’s & 50’s to create deeply meaningful shifts in their lives, so that they can thrive in their relationships, career, & health and live a happy, peaceful life that is free from regrets.

Having transitioned from medical school acceptance into marriage, entrepreneurship, & a homeschool mother, and then transitioned again into divorced life & solo-preneurship, Linzy is all too familiar with change. She has mastered the art of navigating major life changes with grace and ease and use them as opportunities to create a more meaningful life. She now uses her experience and hard-earned wisdom to guide high achievers who are finding themselves at crossroads in their life and help them achieve the deeply meaningful personal & professional successes that they want to create in their lives.

Linzy actively embraces life’s challenges and knows how to turn them into success, deep joy, satisfaction, and peace of mind. She enjoys living a connected, truly successful life filled with meaning, and guides her clients into doing the same.

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