Parents around the world are constantly searching for guidance to navigate the unpredictable journey of raising children. But what happens when life doesn’t go as planned? When challenges arise—whether it’s a child facing illness, bullying, or academic struggles—how can parents find the strength to remain hopeful? How do they sleep at night, knowing the world can be so uncertain, especially when their children are vulnerable to threats like terrorism or mass shootings in schools? Confronted with these types of difficult issues, it’s often challenging to maintain a positive outlook. We can all feel discouraged when the unknown makes us think, “If things aren’t good today, they won’t get better in the future.”

This is why bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and podcaster Allison Carmen’s new audiobook, Maybe Everything is Okay: A Parent’s Guide to Less Stress and Worry (September 17, 2024; Tantor Audio Original; narrated by Kim Niemi), is both important and timely. It offers parents a powerful and uplifting tool called the “Maybe mindset” to help them navigate the unknown with greater ease and renewed hope.

Whether a child is 2 or 22, or even has children of their own, this audiobook provides parents with a resilient mindset that will support them throughout their child’s entire life journey. Perhaps most importantly, Maybe Everything is Okay also equips parents with the tools to pass this invaluable perspective onto their children, helping them navigate their own challenges with more confidence and hope.

Maybe Everything is Okay is more than just an audiobook—it’s a lifelong companion for parents, offering a mindset that transforms fear into possibility and stress into resilience. Embracing the power of Maybe allows parents to approach each moment with their children with calm and openness, paving the way for a future filled with unexpected joys and opportunities.

Discover how the concept of Maybe can change everything. For your children, and for you, Maybe the best is yet to come!

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Mark’s son Nick was having terrible headaches, and as parents often do, he went to school anyway. When the headaches worsened, they took Nick to see his pediatrician and then a doctor, and then specialists. It was too late and misdiagnosed. He had brain cancer that had not been seen before in NJ. They lost their beloved son, Nick, too young.

Rockets in the Sky is Mark’s memoir on learning to heal. He takes the reader on many twists and turns, from sadness to anger and finally acceptance. It is beautifully written, and he has included some pretty funny family stories.

Mark began writing in his journal in January 2019 to see if he could heal through the terrible loss of his son, Nicholas. He simply needed to see if he could survive. After two years of writing, he realized he could and would survive. Through the people he met, the mediums, the signs, and sightings of Nicholas, his days got a little easier.

In Rockets in the Sky, Mark shares his struggles with his faith in God and his grave disappointment in science. How they both let his son Nicholas down, showing no mercy, while he was fighting the last stages of brain cancer. He kept the right people close and found the right tools to help regain and strengthen his faith in God, renew his belief in science, and, most importantly, reconnect with Nicholas.

If you are going through the loss of a loved one and you’re struggling, we hope what is written within these pages can inspire you to move forward with your life. To bring your loved one’s spirit with you as you go.

Mark Petruzzi can be followed on Instagram @mvpetruzzi

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Loretta welcomes David Wick who has been a devoted peacebuilder since 1978, with a remarkable career spanning over four decades. In 1974, he founded Youth Services in Santa Cruz and Watsonville, California, starting with a small team and a $17,000 budget. He grew it into a thriving multimillion-dollar center still active today. This experience inspired his contribution to “The Origins of Neuro Linguistic Programming.” In 1983, David co-launched Pathways To Peace (PTP), a UN-designated Peace Messenger NGO, instrumental in the UN’s 1981 International Day of Peace resolution. Since 1984, he has led Peace Day celebrations and now serves as a PTP Director. He founded the Peace Within Organizations program at Stanford University in 1985 and co-founded Peace Building Through Business in 1995, contributing to a global think tank on business’s future role. Today, David leads the Culture of Peace Initiative (CPI), with PTP as its Secretariat, inspiring individuals and communities worldwide to build peace from the inside out.

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Today, Loretta welcomes Billy Wynne who is a seasoned practitioner and teacher of Buddhism and mindfulness with over 30 years of experience. He is the author of "The Empty Path: Finding Fulfillment through the Radical Art of Lessening", a practical guide to embracing the Buddhist concept of emptiness for a more fulfilling life. Certified as a meditation teacher under Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, Billy also holds lay Zen Buddhist ordination from the Zen Center of Denver, where he teaches and serves on the board. Beyond his spiritual work, he is a health and well-being entrepreneur, having founded Impact Health and Awake, one of the first alcohol-free bars in the U.S. Billy lives just outside Denver with his wife Christy, their son, daughter (now in college), and two shih-poos, Oscar and Archie.

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Penny Murray is the founder of Resilient Balance and is a personal Integrative Ancestral Guide who helps you free yourself from inherited patterns – emotional, mental, and sometimes physical. Penny finds great joy connecting her life-long clairvoyance with the sound medicine of tuning forks and the wisdom of Euphoralite stones to bring stuck or looping ancestral patterns to rest. The ancestors can then move forward with their purpose, while the living experience more harmony and freedom. How does one benefit from the Ancestral Resolution Series? Although each client and their relations benefit in a myriad of individual ways, here are some of the most common benefits: Being a better communicator and feeling safe about it? Gain a deeper understanding and compassion for self and family member? Experience increased motivation to set and attain goals? Feelings of belonging and creating a legacy? Move forward in balance with how much you give and how much you receive? Organized, congruent thought patterns within Mind and Heart? Attract people and opportunities that nourish your innate self-find out more about Penny D. Murray here: https://resilientbalance.com/ Content Warning: If you are Indigenous some contents of this podcast may be difficult to hear. This story contains detailed and disturbing information about details of an Ancestral healing session involving children that perished in Canada’s Indian Residential School system. If you need emotional assistance, the following is contact information for support. For clarification the 215 unmarked graves were found by ground penetrating radar. In America, please seek out trauma resources from the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition:

If you are experiencing any traumatic stress, panic, anxiety, depression, or hopelessness, you are not alone, and help is available! You can call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to speak with a crisis counselor NOW. For Canadians there are multiple lines to call for assistance. Support is available for anyone affected by the effects of residential schools, and those who are triggered by the latest reports and some of the contents of this story. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-721-0066. A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for former students and those affected. People can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling the 24-hour national crisis line: 1-866-925-4419. The NWT Help Line offers free support to residents of the Northwest Territories, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is 100% free and confidential. The NWT Help Line also has an option for follow-up calls. Residents can call the help line at 1-800-661-0844. In Nunavut, the Kamatsiaqtut Help Line is open 24 hours a day at 1-800-265-3333. People are invited to call for any reason. In Yukon, mental health services are available to those in both Whitehorse and in rural Yukon communities through Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services. Yukoners can schedule Rapid Access Counselling supports in Whitehorse and all MWSU community hubs by calling 1-867-456-3838

(show originally aired 03-10-22)

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Today, Loretta Brown welcomes Florence Ann Romano! Florence is a personal growth strategist, author, philanthropist, and businesswoman with a sparkling personality. With an eye for marketing, Romano flourishes as both an advisor and the vice president of business strategy for Yakkety Yak. Florence Ann is a Director on the Foundation Board at Lurie Children’s Hospital and a proud member of the board of directors at Female Strong.  She is also a founding member of Sesame Street’s Leadership Council. Her latest book, Build Your Village: A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Every Stage of Life (Beyond Words)

Almost half of American parents surveyed say they face “overwhelming” stress daily. In an advisory issued on August 28th, the U.S. Surgeon General called parental stress an urgent public health issue. The advisory is a call to action, drawing attention to the stressors that threaten the mental health and well-being of parents and caregivers and emphasizing the critical connection between parental mental health and children’s long-term development.

Florence Ann has also been featured on over 500 national and local media outlets nationwide, including ABC/CBS/ NBC and FOX TV affiliates, Home & Family, The Jenny McCarthy Show, SiriusXM, and more.  She is also a regular expert on over 10 national TV affiliates across America!

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Reema Datta is the author of The Yogi’s Way: Transform Your Mind, Health, and Reality. Datta first learned yoga and Ayurveda from her mother and grandmothers, as well as her grandfather, who wrote several books on Vedic philosophy. After receiving her master’s from the London School of Economics, Datta worked for the United Nations before leaving to study ancient yogic wisdom and practice. Since 2002, she has taught yoga and Ayurveda workshops, retreats, and trainings in twenty countries across five continents. Over three thousand years ago, yogis knew what scientists are discovering today: The mind has the power to destroy us or to propel us to greater peace, creativity, possibility, vitality, and freedom. Yet yoga’s profound teachings on the mind and consciousness are largely absent in modern settings while its physical aspects of postures and breathwork take center stage. Her students include Sting, Paul Simon, Edie Brickell, Zainab Salbi, Sujatha Baliga, and thousands of other practitioners globally.

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Dr. Christopher Macklin is globally recognized as a Spiritual Teacher, Author, Energetic Healer, UFO Abduction Expert, and Medical Intuitive. His work focuses on holistic health, addressing spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical imbalances. He’s authored books on mental health, immune system enhancement, and manufactured diseases. A frequent guest on radio shows and at conferences, Macklin has a significant following on Telegram and over 250,000 on FB. For over 14 years, he’s specialized in aiding UFO abductees, helping remove negative ET influences, and works closely with positive ET races like the Pleiadians and Arcturians to heal and rebalance humanity. His latest book, “History, Truth and Healing,” explores the impact of negative ET presence on Earth.

This commitment led to four years of intensive meditation, enabling him to align with his true calling of divine healing. Now, Christopher serves an international clientele, offering comprehensive healing services that tackle physical, mental, and emotional challenges. He educates on divine sovereignty and alignment, co-founding The Global Enlightenment Project with his wife Amanda to support humanity’s spiritual and physical healing journey.

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