The Next Chapter with Charlie

Show Notes

I am so interested in having a conversation today with my very special guest Monica Ocejo. The remainder of this introduction comes from a piece Monica wrote about herself… she has a way with words! She writes…

Monica is a Mexican-born fashion designer, entrepreneur, and accidental philosopher who believes in the healing power of laughter, lipstick, and lime.

After launching a successful fashion line and participating in Miami Fashion Week, Monica discovered her true runway was life itself. She's a breast cancer survivor, devoted mom of three, and a margarita enthusiast who isn't afraid to pair stilettos with tortillas. Monica splits her time between running a highly successful business, the Tortilla House, as wells as designing, cooking, and dodging life's unexpected salsas with grace and humor.

Between Threads and Tortillas is her debut memoir and love letter to resilience, heritage, and messy, but beautiful reinvention.

With that let's get Monica on the show!

LINKS

Please check out Monica's fun and beautiful new book Between Threads and Tortillas at Amazon after October 19, 2025. The Kindle version is available HERE.

Show Notes

Welcome to the Next Chapter with Charlie.

My guest today is Chad Hall. Chad is President of Coach Approach Ministries and an executive partner with StrongLead, a coaching organization in Hickory, North Carolina. He has written multiple books on coaching and leadership, promoting personal success and effectiveness for hungry people.

With that let's get Chad on the show!

LINKS

Please check out Chad's website HERE.

Chad's brief and brilliant booklet The Coaching Mindset is found at Amazon.

Show Notes

My special guest today is Rhonda Britten who was on the show a few months ago. Rhonda has become a personal as well as fan favorite on our show.

Rhonda Britten is a bestselling author and founder of the Fearless Living Institute, empowering individuals to conquer their fears.

Her own story of overcoming adversity serves as a powerful reminder that anyone can transform their life and achieve success.

Rhonda writes…

For twenty years, my life was a wreck. I was an alcoholic who attempted suicide three different times. Oh, and don't forget those lovely DUIs and the week I was in jail.

Yet today, I'm an Emmy-winning Life Coach who has been on Oprah and written multiple best-selling books.

In her post trauma years, Rhonda has hosted more than 600 episodes of Reality TV and much more.

Enough from me. Let's get Rhonda on the show.

LINKS

Please check out Rhonda's brilliant website at Fearlessliving.org

Rhonda's most recent book Fearless Living is found at Amazon.

For a free guide to Fearless Living, please take advantage of Rhonda's gift at http://fearlessliving.org/risk.

Show Notes

I am recording this "solosode" on my 76th birthday, today Sept 16th.

As I have thought about this milestone birthday, it occurs to me that a handful of principles have guided me into a life worth living. I love being old and getting older. I think that has much to do with driving toward some kind of intentionality.

So, I want to talk today about 5 principles that continue to mark my life.

Let me know if you are inspired.

Show Notes

I can't wait for conversation with poet and mystic Steve Garnaas-Holmes. Steve carries a much-needed role of as Divine Elder in the American caldron of longing for mystery and wonder and awe… and mostly hope.

Steve Garnaas-Holmes is a gift to all of us.

Let's allow this conversation with him to carry us away in love, wonder, and Divine mystery.

LINKS

Please check out Steve Garnaas-Holmes' daily poems at his website "Unfolding Light" HERE.

MOSTLY, if you are a lover of poetry (even if you are not) BUY THIS BOOK!

Unfolding Light

Show Notes

My two guests today are my old friend Terry Hershey and Immigration Litigator Devin Chatterton.

Much is being written and broadcast about immigrant deportations in the US. Agree or not with the policy, we cannot escape one deeply troubling truth. Our discussion today is not about policy but about the human lives impacted by such a policy.

The lives of people cannot be diminished in what feels to some inhuman acts.

Judge for yourself in this lively discussion.

With that, let's bring our guests on the show.

Links

Please visit Terry's website HERE.

Show Notes

Jack Calhoun is the Founder and President of Encore Career Lab, where he helps professionals reinvent their lives after their primary career is over.

Jack founded Encore Career Lab to show you how to create your perfect encore career that keeps you feeling engaged, purposeful and joyful while still providing you all the freedom and flexibility you've been craving when you leave your first career behind.

Hmm… Jack and I seem to swim to similar ponds. Let's find out…

With that, let's bring on him on the show.

Links

Please visit Jack's website for access to the Encore Career Lab HERE.

Show Notes

My guest today is Trey Tiji, a serial entrepreneur and explorer of ideas about the depths of who we are and how we interact with life psychologically, mindfully, and soulfully.

Like me, Trey is a "ponderer" and for that reason I very much look forward to an enchanting and thoughtful chat.

From his new book, Soulgery, (short for Soul Surgery) our guest Ahmet Bozer writes…

As external pressures mount, we instinctively look outward for relief, turning to quick fixes or external validation. Yet, in doing so, we overlook the one source of resilience always within reach: our inner self, where the ability to grow, adapt, and find fulfillment resides.

He continues…

The real challenge is sustaining this connection in a natural way and harnessing the power of our inner self to thrive.

And so today Ahmet Bozer and I discuss "harnessing the power of the inner self to thrive."

LINKS

You can find out more about Ahmet HERE.

In his daily post, Sabbath Moment, our guest today, Terry Hershey, addresses the vital need for art and music in our lives as salves in dealing with trying political times. He quotes the band Jethro when they write… "When people in power try to remove our humanity and dignity, art and music provide a Raison D'etre."

Art and music are certainly far more than an escape…

And so with this, I chat with author, teacher, and landscape architect, Terry Hershey.

LINKS

You can find out much more about Terry at his website Sabbath Moment HERE.