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Researching our ancestry has become increasingly popular world-wide. Over 100 million family trees have been created just on Ancestry.com. Now we can dig even deeper and discover our Emotional DNA to improve our own lives and those of the generations that follow us. We are all born with special gifts, and our emotional DNA can help us fully develop those gifts or it can throw up roadblocks. Patterns handed down by our ancestors are stuck in our unconscious, determining our thoughts, feelings, actions, inactions, reactions, and decisions. It doesn’t have to be this way. We can become who we truly are. We can discover our Emotional DNA patterns, understand the limitations and the gifts they bring, embrace them, make new choices, and rewire our brain, allowing the best in us to fully emerge. Please join us Thursday to learn how we can change and heal our Emotional DNA and be transformed forever.

Michele was widowed in her thirties when her husband was hit while riding his bicycle. She discovered that: “We can't forget the lessons that grief and trauma teach us. And if we determine that the only way to consider ourselves healed is to return to the same self we were before trauma entered our lives, we are bound to fail. Instead, I believe that our work is to integrate every life experience, the wonderful and the terrible, into our lives and to view our healing through a lens that encourages and welcomes personal evolution--even if that evolution is fueled by trauma.” Michele’s healing process is helpful for anyone who has experienced the transition of a loved one, and any trauma such as physical injury, life-altering illness, violence, or abuse. Please join us Thursday to learn how we can integrate all our life experiences to become more resilient, strong, courageous, and transformed.

Dr. Jeste says wise people are smart, warmhearted, compassionate, empathetic, sophisticated, open minded, good listeners, reflective, unselfish, problem focused, trusted advisors, able to see from many perspectives, and willing to act on their beliefs. They are happy, aware of their gifts and blind spots, and make others feel heard. People who are wise instinctively know how to handle personal problems that overwhelm most people. They are calm and resolute amidst chaos and uncertainty. Others want to be more like them, and now they can be. As Dr. Jeste says, The modern rise in suicides, opioid abuse, loneliness, and internet addiction is damaging people’s health and destroying the social fabric. His research shows us how we can nurture and grow every facet of wisdom to face these challenges and others more effectively. Please join us Thursday to learn how to identify, understand, nurture, and promote the behaviors of wisdom that are already within all of us.

We’ve heard a lot about the benefits of trees for our physical and emotional health and well-being. Did you know that trees are also healers and magical spiritual beings? Some trees are as old as 9000 years, and they communicate with each other through their roots. Here is what Dr. Kac Young says about the book she’ll be talking about on my show: “I am so excited about my new book Magical Trees: A Guidebook for Finding the Magic in Everyday Trees using Crystals, Spells, Essential Oils and Rituals. Now is the time for this book to reach as many people as we can. The message in this book is personal and global. Trees need to be loved and sustained because they are so important to the body and soul of humans and to the longevity of our planet. In this book I outline everything we need to know about 50 trees and how we can use them for healing, magic, rituals, and sustenance. I hope you will join me in celebrating the wonder of trees, their priceless gifts and the knowledge we can share about how very special they truly are. Without trees humans cannot survive.” Please join us next Thursday to learn about how to communicate with trees, unlock their magic, and help save them from extinction.

Mass shootings, Covid, climate change, and all the stressors in the world and in our personal and work lives has caused most of us to be in a constant state of anxiety which often explodes into anger toward the people closest to us. A gesture, a tone of voice, or even a gentle touch can put us back into an earlier time in our life when we felt we weren’t good enough, we weren’t lovable, or we were in physical danger. It takes us out of the present moment and throws us into the past. Our survival brain takes over and triggers the fight, flight, or freeze response. Our logical mind is no longer in charge, and we act in ways that damage relationships important to us. This does not have to be the case. We can learn to respond, not react, and go from triggered to tranquil. Please join us Thursday to learn how to recognize our own triggers and those of people we care about, and techniques to heal ourselves and relationship misunderstandings.

Peace in the world begins with peace within each of us. As we change, everyone and everything around us changes. Quantum Physics teaches us that everything vibrates at a specific frequency. As we release fear, anxiety, shame, blame, and other negative emotions and thoughts, our vibration increases. Negative thoughts and emotions have a low frequency whereas positive thoughts and emotions have a high frequency. The more we stay in the high vibrations of love, gratitude, kindness, respect, harmony, balance, and peace, the higher our frequency is. The positive energy spreads to everyone in our lives, even the people we pass on the street. The result is that change in the world happens by each of us becoming more positive and thereby raising our frequency. Please join us Thursday to learn techniques to help you become the peace you want to see in the world.

Shame, blame, guilt, and judgment are all habits of the mind. We can choose to stay in that uncomfortable way of thinking and living or we can choose to accept life and stop letting it hurt us. When I realized that all my experiences have helped form who I am, I began to experience life differently. Since I don’t know which parts of my life I could remove and still be me, I chose to acknowledge that all of it has helped me become my true self. Recognizing the gifts of learning and growth in each experience has brought me peace and gratitude. We may not be able to control what happens to us, but we can control how we think about it which changes how we feel long term. Please join us Thursday to learn how we can free our minds of pain and negativity, and feel the beauty, love, and peace that is available to all of us.

“Sometimes things happen that reveal an apparent pattern, plan, and meaning to the workings of the world. When this revelation occurs, it's as if the Universe winks at us to say, ‘now you're in on the secret!’ The ‘secret’ is the realization that an infinite, unitary intelligence pervades everything--what author Stephen G Post calls infinite Mind…and that love is a kind of metaphysical glue that holds things together and provides a delightful fizz to the whole show.” writes Dr. Larry Dossey, MD. My guest helps us understand the importance of synchronicity in our lives and how to recognize it; the importance of love, kindness, and generosity; and the hidden mystery of human connectedness. He prescribes volunteering for health, happiness, resilience, and longevity based on research showing volunteering lowers levels of inflammation, cholesterol, and the body mass index, and helps those with mental health issues such as depression and schizophrenia. Please join us Thursday to explore Stephen Post’s deep understanding of spirituality and how love drives out fear and heals us and the world.

June is National PTSD Awareness Month, which is why I scheduled Dr. Laurie to be with us this month. As Dan Rather says in the foreword to her new book: “When it comes to teaching how to not just survive life’s hardest blows but to eventually thrive, nothing beats a teacher who has learned through personal experience. Once a seasoned journalist but now a practicing psychotherapist, Dr. Laurie Nadel has written a compelling book that guides us through coping with life’s most troubling times.” Dr. Laurie lost her home during Hurricane Sandy. What she gained were true friendships and the gifts of humility, patience, empathy, forgiveness, and growth. She followed her intuition and then discovered that scientific research supported her. As we discuss in every show, there are always silver linings to even the most challenging situations. Please join us Thursday to learn how to heal from PTSD and embrace the gifts that give us hope healing, and strength.

Marsha is fearless in speaking the truth about challenges that are unique to women in leadership positions. They include misogyny from men, other women, and even from within ourselves. Aggression is not considered acceptable when it comes from women leaders; strong boundaries are often harder to set because of expectations; and conflict is something some women avoid to keep the peace rather than using it to create effective solutions. Women also have the strengths of empathy and compassion, which are currently the most sought-after qualities for leaders today. As women grow in our leadership and relationship skills and our support of each other, our authentic leadership style emerges. Marsha gives us the gift of a deep dive into what makes women unique and how we can look closely at our own strengths and challenges to become the best leaders and people we can be. Please join us Thursday to learn how women can enhance our strengths and grow stronger and wiser in the areas that were neglected in our education at home and in school.

“It is our birthright: To acknowledge a higher power, no matter what you call it. To trust that every person was born perfect and is deeply loved by their Creator. To understand that being yourself is your life-purpose, no matter what. To know you were born at this time because the planet needs who you are--as you are.” My guest asserts that these spiritual truths are essential for good mental health. This is our shared foundation, no matter what religion we practice. It is the underpinning of a healthy, happy, and high functioning human being, society, and world. It is what we need for peace of mind, an understanding of unity, of connection, and of oneness, and for peace on earth. The challenge of our time is to restore our own soul and the soul of the world. It may be easier than we think to replace bad habits with good ones; accept others for who they are; develop positive relationships with food, money, and family; set strong boundaries; and stop repeating the patterns that prevent us from achieving our goals. Please join us Thursday to learn how we can conquer our karmic relationships, heal spiritual trauma, open our hearts, and restore our souls.

People want happiness above all else, including money. Studies consistently show the same results whether you’re talking about work life or personal life, and one always effects the other. A happy leader creates happy employees, which leads to increased productivity, happy customers, less stress, and an increase in the bottom line. There’s a science to happiness, and everything my guest discusses is validated with research. She will share with us her 8-step methodology to become a happy leader, like prioritizing relationships over to-do lists. Following these steps helps us become calm, motivated, confident, and inspirational. Added benefits are a healthy immune system, improved personal relationships, and good physical and psychological health. Please join us Thursday to learn how to have fun, become a positive force for change and better the lives of everyone who works for you and with you while growing the business, your career, and your income.

What steals our joy? Guilt, feelings of not deserving, beliefs that life is hard, “shoulds,” ”musts,” “could haves,” worry, fear, stress, and the list continues. 90% of our self-talk is negative, and we spend 1 to 8 hours a day worrying when only 8% of what we worry about happens. My guest believes that we were born to be happy. False beliefs, expectations, and allowing too much clutter into our lives interferes with our joy. Change begins with discovering what is most important to us. Sound too simple to be possible? Maybe it can be that simple. Regardless of our roles, gender, socio-economic status, or lifestyle, we can all choose to become happy. Please join us Thursday to learn practical techniques for being happier right now.

“For years I did not know what ‘it’ was. I felt anxiety as depression, panic attacks, procrastination, headaches, exhaustion and sometimes I felt physically ill. I have made it a passion to find out how I could change channels in my brain to manage anxiety and live to my fullest potential, live my dreams, and thrive” writes my guest. I understand what she is saying. I didn’t diagnose my own anxiety until my mid 70’s and that was after 21 years of therapy with two different counselors. When we don’t know what’s wrong, it’s hard to find the correct treatment. Taking aspirin for a headache stops the pain temporarily, but it doesn’t stop the problem that caused the headache. The American Psychological Association predicted a mental health crisis this year because of the trauma we have all been subjected to, including the pandemic, war, mass shootings, climate change, natural disasters, social injustice, and the economy. Anxiety disorders, depression, and suicides are all increasing, but there is help available. Please join us Thursday to learn simple techniques to help you identify and manage your anxiety and become a self-empowered, happy anxiety warrior.

Our attitudes toward aging dramatically influence the length and quality of our lives. In the United States, people with positive attitudes toward aging live 7 and a half years longer, and those with positive beliefs about memory retention have 30% less memory loss. In China, people with positive attitudes toward aging have the same sharp memories, hearing, and physical functioning as their grandchildren. Aging does not have to be about loss of our physical capabilities. It can be a time of personal growth, creativity, and spiritual development. We can heal our painful emotions, negative memories, thoughts, and beliefs, forgive ourselves and others, accept and love ourselves, and be grateful for the wisdom we have gained from a life well lived. We can do the inner work with our soul and become authentically who we are. Please join us Thursday to learn techniques to let go of past roles, expand our identity, and become fully real, transparent, and free to embrace a fulfilling life as the wise Elders.

Wellness practices are meant for everyone and can be easy to implement, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, income, or social status. “The lack of representation within the wellness industry is palpable, from practitioners and advocates to brands that seemingly cater to only one type of audience — wealthy, white Westerners,” writes Ciares. “Wellness is not for the privileged few. Wellness is a state of living that applies to all living creatures — humans, animals, and plants. And the most popular wellness practices have been practiced for millennia by people all over the world.” Ciares’ own healing journey from debilitating physical conditions to vibrant health have fueled her desire to share specific wellness practices, like alternative medicine, affordable plant-based whole foods, lazy-proof movement, nature, and music, to help people of all backgrounds. She encourages us to trust ourselves to determine which practices are best for us. Please join us Thursday to discover what could lead you to a healthier, stronger, happier version of yourself.

In my 40’s, I had the thought that we spend the first half of our lives going as far away from ourselves as possible, and if we’re lucky, we spend the next half of our lives coming back to ourselves. I think this is what the “mid-life crisis” is all about. We discover that we’ve been misled into believing that what really matters is the outward signs of success: fame, fortune, a fancy car and house, and the socially acceptable spouse and children. This was my guest’s life until his business and marriage failed followed by estrangement from his children, bitterness, depression, anger, and loneliness. This led him on a journey into spiritual teachings and unlearning all the beliefs that had led him into a false life. Without the right foundation, when the trappings of success are gone, there is nothing to hold us together. Adam’s search led him to The 13 Universal Wisdom Teachings and developing a process to shed false beliefs and values that separate us from our Divine Genius. Please join us Thursday to learn how to reconnect with our authentic creative, loving, and abundant life force.

The whisper of “the still small voice within” is hard to hear over the loud voices in our head and all around us with directives on what we should and shouldn’t do. Learning to listen to the voice of the Divine within is the most important thing we will ever do. Through our intuition, we hear the voice of our higher self, our guides, and the Divine. That’s where true wisdom resides. It’s the voice that knows what’s best for us. It’s the voice that wants us to thrive, to live in joy, to be who we truly are, to do what will fulfill us the most, and to feel unconditionally loved always. Please join us Thursday to learn how to listen to our Divine inner guidance, trust it, and follow it.

All relationships are experiencing unprecedented challenges during these times of extreme uncertainty. Divorce rates have skyrocketed globally in the last two years. We all want unconditional love but giving it and being able to receive it is not always easy. Our relationships can become a spiritual path to the soul. They can shift from a series of compromises and misunderstandings to nourishment, rejuvenation, and profound truth. This is possible for all our relationships, including: marriages, friendships, children, family members, coworkers, and even acquaintances. Please join us Thursday to learn how to relate from your soul, clarify and reduce conflict through spiritual communication, and allow all your relationships to become an opening to the Divine.

Guides, Angels, Archangels, Spiritual Masters, and the Divine Source of Love are always with us. It is up to us to acknowledge their presence, communicate with them, and accept their help. Life becomes easier when we know we are not alone. With their assistance, we can discover our life purpose, recognize our deepest wounds, and learn how to heal ourselves. My guest understands that as we heal ourselves, we heal the world. During a pandemic and a war that threatens to spread beyond the Ukrainian borders, we need this message. When we heal, we release negative energy and refill with love, and that healing love goes outward effecting everyone and everything. We can spread fear and worry, or we can spread love and hope. Please join us Thursday to learn about our core wounds, unconscious programming, and how to become the bright light that we truly are.

Attitude is everything. When someone asks you how old you are, do you cringe or do you proudly say, “I’m 69!”? Jackie chooses to be grateful for every day. She says: “I don’t give away any days.” In this time of Covid, war in the Ukraine, and the threat of nuclear war hanging over our heads, it’s easy to give away our days to worry and fear. That response to adversity puts negative energy into our body and the Universe when what we need is hope, love, and light to raise our frequency and that of the Ukraine. Jackie’s choice to embrace life at every age and in every circumstance is inspiring and uplifting, which is exactly what we all need right now. Please join us Thursday to discover the secret to aging with grace while laughing and raising your own vibration.

Energy Vampires drain a person’s energy, like a Vampire drains their blood. If we have an energy vampire in our life who consistently eats up our time, energy, and often money, we wind up exhausted and sick. We wonder why they seem to have an endless amount of energy when we are so tired all the time. Without our realizing it, people can invade our boundaries and steal our energy for themselves, sometimes even dipping into our life force. Empaths are particularly vulnerable to this kind of attack because we sense what people are thinking and feeling, often taking on the pain of others at our own expense. We tend to put the needs or others above our own, often feeling like we’re carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders. There are ways we can stay balanced and keep our energy safe. My guest has the skills we need to manage energy vampires and narcissists, increase our vitality, and fully embrace our unique gifts. Please join us Thursday to learn how to identify energy vampires who come into our lives as people or spirits, practical ways to protect our time, energy, and money, and techniques to heal our energy so we can be happy, healthy, and self-empowered.

I remember wondering why the committee ignored my suggestion yet got excited when a man made the same suggestion. When I told a male colleague, he said it must have been the way I said it. Blaming me as opposed to societal biases toward women is another example of the challenges women face. Even in the U.S. Supreme Court, female justices are interrupted four times more often than their male counterparts and 96% of the time they are interrupted by men. The U.S. constitutional amendment giving women equal legal rights took 100 years to be approved by Congress. Not only is it shocking that it took until 2022 for this to happen, but it was almost completely ignored in the media, as if it weren’t important at all. These attitudes are engrained early by teachers who expect more from boys than girls and give boys more encouragement. The result is that the potential of half of the population is underused. This hurts all of us. Please join us Thursday to learn how we can address and counteract systemic sexism in ways that benefit us all: men and women alike.

A client expressed surprise that a few months ago she could barely get off the couch due to severe pain, and now she is pain free while taking care of her 2 grandsons for 2 weeks in a house with stairs. My guest understands what my client is experiencing. Dr. Muehsam says: “Absolute health is simply peace of mind. It's our essential nature…It's the state of mind that we need to be in to heal from whatever ails us health-wise, and to shift circumstances and situations in our lives. Here's why: our thoughts and feelings affect our health and well-being instantaneously. Every thought and feeling is either creating a state of ease or dis-ease. A calm, peaceful mind creates a calm and peaceful body. A disturbed mind creates stress in the body… All physical symptoms, all diseases, have an emotional component…if we don't heal what's going on emotionally, we’ll never heal those physical symptoms, those physical diseases. We might find ways to mitigate physical symptoms and diseases by treating and suppressing symptoms. This is something that Western medicine does very well, and something that is often very necessary, if we've got acute or emergent issues going on. But if we don't heal emotionally, mitigating symptoms ends up pushing the symptoms and disease elsewhere. All healing is ultimately emotional healing. It's healing from the inside out.” Please join us Thursday to learn how to attain Absolute Health with the correct 5 tools and the 4 primary medicines which, instead of prescriptions, are: food, lifestyle, relationships and community, and purpose.

Most of us have been taught to trust facts over intuition. We are afraid of being wrong or making a mistake that could decrease our income or upset our boss. So, we make choices that feel safe and are based on numbers, logic, and group think. Our fear prevents us from using and trusting our intuition. We can, however, learn to use our intuition and leverage it for success and increased happiness. We all have intuition, and we can all learn to trust it and use it to create the personal and professional life we want. Melanie has exercises and information to help us succeed in the workplace and in life. We can learn to interpret signs and synchronicities to assist us in decision making, to trust our intuition, banish doubt, and reach our goals. There are even ways to validate the accuracy of our intuition. Please join us Thursday to learn how to use intuition to succeed at work and in life.

Homosexuality was a crime in the USA until 2003 and was considered a mental illness by the American Psychiatric Association between 1952 and 1973. The United Kingdom didn’t completely decriminalize homosexuality until 2013, and in some countries, homosexuality is still punishable by death. As outrageous as these facts are, we are still remiss in our social acceptance of members of the LGBTQ+ community and in accepting them within all religious communities. This is part of a larger problem that we have worldwide of intolerance of those who don’t fit limiting gender and sexual roles. There was a wonderful book and record that was popular when my children were young called, Free to Be You and Me. It helped us think beyond current social expectations and see that each of us is unique with the right to fully manifest who we truly are without being afraid of the judgment of others. It wasn’t until Gus was on my show a few years ago, that he helped me realize that I could be aggressive when the situation required it. By then, I was in my 70’s and just learning that a woman was allowed to be aggressive. It was up to me to decide when I needed to be aggressive and not up to society to dictate what a woman could and couldn’t do. I bought Free to Be You and Me for my grandchildren because we still need to learn the lessons taught in that book. Please join us Thursday when Dr. Gus Kaufman will talk with us about how we can create a world where everyone is free to be their unique self.

Everyone has the ability to receive messages from spirits on the other side. The difficulty is in our self-doubt, uncertainty, and fears. My guest uses Quantum Physics and his vast experience to prove the existence of the afterlife. He has developed ways to help people learn how to benefit from a session with a medium. Mark has also created the four-step RAFT Technique, which empowers everyone to Recognize spirit contact, Accept it as real, Feel it without fear, and Trust the message. Mark offers healing guidance for those coping with grief, PTSD, and survivor’s guilt. Please join us Thursday to receive credible validation of how the spirits of our loved ones intervene to guide and protect us in this world, how we can communicate with them, and how this will change our lives.

Do you believe that money is the root of all evil and spiritual people should be poor or do you believe that one way to express your spirituality is by using money to help create a better world? Struggling to pay the rent does not make you a better person. We have a lot of limiting beliefs about money that are hidden in our unconscious. We can release those negative beliefs and accept that money represents love and is a love gift from the Divine. We can change our beliefs about prosperity and draw greater abundance into our lives on all levels: spiritual, emotional, physical, mental, financial, material, environmental, and planetary. We can improve our lives, other people’s circumstances, and the earth. 2022 is a year of love, balance, and harmony. Financial prosperity can help us live those values. Through powerful meditation, intention, visualization, affirmation, mantra, and goal-setting practices, we can attain prosperity consciousness. Please join us Thursday and learn how these practical methods can positively transform our mind, our life, and the planet.

When you learned that a Rabbi and three others were being held hostage at the Colleyville synagogue on January 15th, what did you do? Many people were glued to the news, watching the traumatic events unfold, fearful that the worst would happen. Others took some form of action, like praying or calling a loved one or friend to check on their safety or to offer support. Others maintained hope and focused on the fact that highly trained people were working to get the hostages out safely. How we respond to traumatic events determines whether we hold on to the trauma or allow it to move through us without getting stuck. Because we are all living with ongoing collective trauma resulting from the pandemic, global warming, violence, the economy, social injustice, and challenges in our own lives, we need to know how to respond in ways that add to the well-being of all people, including ourselves. Please join us Thursday to learn positive actions we can take when faced with a traumatic situation in our personal lives or that is unfolding in the media.

Everything has energy, including numbers. That’s why I have Alice on my show at the beginning of every year. She gives us valuable insight into how to use the dominant energies of the year to our advantage. When we are in sync with the Universal energies, our lives flow with more ease, joy, and grace. Two is the number of the Divine Feminine, which is interesting because there are three 2’s in 2022, and love, harmony, and balance are all qualities of the Divine Feminine. It is important to note that regardless of our gender, we all have characteristics within us that reflect the Divine Feminine and the Divine Masculine. Keeping the energies in balance within ourselves and within society is important for the well-being of all. The three 2’s add up to 6, which is the Universal number for this year. Alice will take a quick look at how her predictions for 2021 manifested throughout the year. She’ll then tell us what to expect in 2022 in the world and from our political leaders and how to avoid the potential negative energies connected to the number 6. Please join us Thursday to learn how to successfully navigate 2022.

Dawon is my mentor, teacher, healer, and friend. We have been working together for about 16 years during which time he has helped me change my life. His psychic readings give me hope, enlightening information, and spiritual tools which have led to my healing on all levels: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. He has a knowledge of and connection with the spiritual realm that is deeper and broader than anyone I have encountered in my 35 years of spiritual study and direct work with psychics, shamans, channels, and healers. He always provides helpful insights and perspectives that allow me to move through life without the fear, anxiety, and drama that used to plague me. His psychic readings have been instrumental in my discovering the gifts I was born with, my purpose in life, and how to manage challenges with as much ease and peace as is possible. Dawon’s predictions, which he does for the first episode of every year, have a high rate of accuracy and are always illuminating and helpful. He often sees beyond the current year into the next several years, giving us an understanding of what the future holds. Please join us Thursday to hear what you can expect in 2022 and tools you can use to make it the best year possible for you and your loved ones.

Choosing to adopt a rescue cat creates challenges. Spirit was abandoned by his mother, had to forage for food and learn how to survive on the streets with bigger cats, cars, and other dangers. He was lucky. A kind man found him, his brother and sister, and turned them over to a shelter. When Kac adopted Spirit, he had to leave his siblings and adapt to a new life. When we have a rough start in life, as Spirit did, we bring emotional scars and fears with us. Through deep listening, empathy, and patience, Kac helped him go “from street life to the sweet life.” Kac looks at their first year together from her perspective and from Spirit’s perspective. She puts herself in his shoes and intuitively understands what he is thinking and feeling. What a gift to Spirit and to us. At one point, she wants to cut his fingernails, which is no easy task with a cat. She notices that when he watches her use his medicine on the scratches he gave her, he submits to the nail cutting. She writes his thoughts: “All she ever had to do was ask me, nicely. She also needs to get her own medicine.” They learn and grow together through communication, humor, and loving kindness. As an expert in the use of Bach Flower remedies, Kac was able to help Spirit heal his early trauma with the appropriate remedies, making Spirit’s adjustment even easier. Please join us Thursday to learn about Spirit’s first year and what it feels like to know you are safe in a furrever home.

We all have loved ones who have transitioned to the other side. They have not died. They have moved on to a different life in a different realm, the spiritual realm. The wonderous news is that we can still communicate with them, have a relationship with them, heal the past, and allow them to help guide us into our future. Just like we continue to grow on earth, they continue to grow in heaven. If we choose to communicate with them, we can learn from them and develop spiritually while we’re still on earth. From the other side, Joe’s son reassures him that there would have been even more pain had he lived longer. He then encourages Joe to trust his intuition and to stretch himself to reach spiritual enlightenment and soul enlightenment, telling him that it will be “exciting” and he needs excitement now. Please join us Thursday to learn how to communicate with your loved ones on the other side and to hear the lessons Joe has learned by communicating with his son who passed over in early 2016.

The impact of one traumatic childhood experience can affect the rest of our lives even if we have repressed it or forgotten it. When we don’t know how to process trauma, it gets stuck in the mind and body. Healthcare providers often miss the connection between past trauma and current anxiety, depression, and health, financial, and relationship problems. If we don’t identify the cause correctly, it’s harder to cure the problem. The World Health Organization says that over 70 percent of people experience trauma, with an average of three events per person, and 78 percent of people who had a traumatic experience develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Most think of trauma as rape, war, terrorist attacks, violent personal assaults, and natural disasters. It’s much broader than that, however, including anything causing us to feel lack of control, like emotional and mental abuse, bullying, betrayal, the pandemic, global warming, serious medical diagnoses, loss of a loved one, and prejudice. Trauma can cause us to feel disconnected from ourselves and others. Research shows that spending just 5 minutes in nature allows our heart rate to slow, our muscles to relax, and our mind to quiet. 15 minutes in nature causes a reduction in the stress hormone, cortisol, and 90 minutes results in reduced mental preoccupation with problems and increased connection to others and the world. Nature benefits the exact parts of the mind and body that are affected by trauma. Please join us Thursday to learn how to engage with nature to relax; tune into the somatic wisdom of the body to face lingering trauma and rewire it; and to work with painful experiences to transform them and heal ourselves and the world.

“Cure sometimes. Treat often. Comfort always.” A quote from Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine. In our current times, we seem to have forgotten that the patient is not only a disease or a condition, but a complex being that includes emotions, thoughts, and spiritual beliefs. If we are not treating the whole person, we have less chance of curing the disease. Lee Tomlinson writes: “Hundreds of patient studies on the benefits of compassion in treating and healing patients have concluded that those who experience compassionate care also experience: a physical feeling close to pleasure, a reduced desire for addictive painkillers, an increase in hope and optimism, an empowered immune system, (and) an increased will to live.” Yet 50% of Americans believe that the healthcare system and healthcare professionals are totally lacking in compassion. Even more astounding is that one-third of all Americans do not include compassion among their core values. With so much violence, anger, and prejudice, the world needs the antidote of compassion more than ever. Research shows that kindness and compassion spread. When one person is the recipient of an act to kindness, they are motivated to be kind to someone else. Please join us Thursday to learn how to bring compassion back to our healthcare system and providers, to ourselves, and to the world.

We often confuse numbing ourselves with feeling pleasure. We even have names that add to the confusion like, “comfort” foods, getting “high”, or a “trip.” Overeating, drinking alcohol, and taking drugs, however, are all ways of escaping reality and causing us more pain and suffering. Seeking empty pleasures like status, money, or reckless sex have the same result. Pleasure, on the other hand, takes us deep into our authentic feelings. Dr. Gottlieb defines pleasure as: “any experience that feels good…fills your body with delightful sensations, evokes warm feelings in your heart and positive thoughts in your mind, brings a smile to your lips, excites, amuses or satisfies, lifts your spirits or inspires a sense of well-being, meaning, and purpose.” He describes pleasure as a prism of experiences with four levels: physical (pleasures of the flesh), emotional (love, fun, and other positive social feelings), mental (like the delight of learning new ideas or the satisfaction of finding our purpose), and spiritual (including ecstasy, bliss, and peace of mind). Drawing upon his own life experiences, work as a healer, and insights from history, religion, philosophy, neuroscience, and mysticism, Dr. Gottlieb shows us how pleasure helps us live a fulfilling and meaningful life. Please join us Thursday to learn concrete steps for mastering the art of enjoying life.

Kac writes: “In either this life or a past incarnation, faeries became one with the purest energy and spirit of creation and now travel through the gates between the material and spiritual worlds, bringing ancient knowledge with them. They live in a reality where their souls are connected to what the ancients knew and we have forgotten. Their role is to bring that awareness back to us, and they will stay as long as it takes for us to believe. It may seem to us that they perform acts of magic, but the truth is we are all capable of magic and we are simply out of the practice of using our primordial gifts. Faeries can only exist where and when people believe in magic. What do you believe?” Stories of faeries are prevalent in cultures across the world from ancient times to present. Please enjoy this show which originally aired earlier this year with Dr. Kac Young and to learn the rules of faery life, what trees and plants attract faeries, and rituals to connect with faeries and experience the wisdom and magic they can bring into our lives.

A new interest in scientifically studying highly sensitive people is emerging in respected institutions such as Stanford and Harvard. Fully 20% of the world population has a genetically inherited trait of high sensitivity. My guest has identified four types: empaths, intuitives, visionaries, and expressives. Being highly sensitive can be challenging in a world that mostly disrespects these abilities and assumes that sensitives are strange or crazy. Because there has been such a stigma around being a sensitive, there has been minimal information about what these gifts are, how to develop them, and how to protect ourselves from becoming overwhelmed with the pain or anxiety that we pick up from others. This is changing now, and sensitives are beginning to understand themselves better. My guest has a four-week plan to help sensitives heal from the trauma affecting their sensory processing and employ coping skills to manage their intense emotions and sensations. As Marchesani writes, “Living with spiritual awareness as a highly sensitive person is not only possible, it's enlightening. We live less for ourselves and more for humanity….We must help build a world where all humans are treated as equals and can live without fear.” Please join us Thursday to learn how sensitives can decrease stress and anxiety, experience more accurate intuition, maintain healthy relationships, and create innovative solutions by using their gifts.

My guest writes: “My personal self-healing journey is medically documented and captured on video because I knew nobody would believe this was possible.” RJ has overcome chest-down paralysis, diabetes, pancreatitis, Hashimoto’s disease, and several other serious illnesses. His techniques have helped countless people across the globe with chronic illnesses, addictions, and physical, mental, or emotional problems that were not healed in other ways. His Ascend the Frequencies Healing Technique helps us achieve elevated states of consciousness and harness high-frequency energy for health, vitality, and deep inner peace. His seven-step process includes visualization, specific meditations, and mantras to reprogram our mind and body for regeneration and rejuvenation. With it, we can even eliminate illness completely. Please join us Thursday to learn how to heal debilitating health challenges and turn off the program of illness.

Several years ago, I started wondering why we focus on our differences when we have so much that unites us. It’s a simple shift in perspective that allows us to see The Face of God—the reflection of eternal love--in everyone, regardless of religion, race, gender, socio-economic status, country of origin, age, sexual preference, and all the labels we create to develop the illusion of difference, the illusion of separateness. My guest, Rabbi Wayne Dosick writes, “These incredible challenging times call us to nothing less than a radical shift in human consciousness, a sweeping revolution, an unbounded evolution and transformation of humankind in the planet we inhabit. We envision a complete, unconditional, unreserved embrace of the World of Spirit and a World of Oneness.” Please join us Thursday to learn how we can restore civility, decency, grace, and dignity to our lives.

Self-healing is an important component to any healing process. Whether we’re healing physically, mentally, emotionally, and/or spiritually, our active participation is essential to our success. That may seem self-evident, but it means more than just showing up for a healing appointment. If we are seeing someone, whether that person is an M.D., counselor, or alternative medicine practitioner, we need to be fully present and engaged. I remember one chiropractor telling me that he had some patients who received no benefit from the treatment because they weren’t fully engaged as partners in their own healing. They expected the healing to be done to them and for them. We need to help by actively allowing the healing and adding our energy and our commitment. SFT, Spiritual Freedom Technique, is a process that we can use for self-healing with or without a practitioner. The technique uses affirmations in conjunction with tapping specific places on our body. The tapping enhances the effectiveness of affirmations because it bypasses the ego. People often repeat affirmations with limited results because their mind is contradicting the affirmation. The tapping along with the precise wording of the affirmations allow direct access to the psyche. Please join us Thursday to learn how SFT is different from other forms of tapping and how it can help us heal core issues from this life and past lives.

Our spiritual evolution includes an increasing connection to the spiritual realms and awareness of our potential as a soul on the earth plane. Heaven as well as the astral, mental, and etheric dimensions are all part of the spiritual realms. Connecting with these spiritual worlds allows us to uncover our creativity and unique spiritual gifts. Fear is the only thing that separates us from the spiritual dimensions. We are all capable of accessing the heavenly planes, communicating with our guides and angels, our spirits from past lives, our loved ones who have transitioned, the ascended masters, the archangels, and the Divine. The more we know about the spiritual realms, how they work, what they are like, and how we can access them, the easier it will be for us to accelerate our spiritual development. Please join us Thursday to learn more about heaven, the afterlife, and how reaching our highest potential here on earth is essential to our spiritual growth and ascension.

Men’s way of thinking and doing has dominated our world and the structures in it for centuries. Women were generally excluded until relatively recently when they were allowed to work if they conformed to the dress code and behaviors that men had established. Women have spent so much effort learning how to fit into a male driven culture that they have not had the time or energy to look within. My guest empowers women to discover their authentic selves, passions, morals, values, and skills to create new ways of doing business, making money, defining beauty, and being in the world. Allison wrote: The Motherhood Center is a company with multimillions of dollars of revenue. In one year, without men, we were able to turn the business from losing money to being more than profitable.” The women making the decisions did not have degrees in business. They invented new systems using their native intelligence. Please join us Thursday to discover how women can become true to themselves in their personal and professional lives.

We all have psychic abilities. They are a gift from God that many of us have not opened yet. Some are afraid that psychic abilities are evil. Some were shamed, ridiculed, or dismissed for talking about psychic experiences. Some believe that only a select few have these abilities, Others are so overwhelmed by fear and worry that they can’t access these deep levels of knowing. It’s time for each one of us to acknowledge the fullness of who we are and develop the psychic abilities that will make our lives easier, richer, and more fulfilling. We can all find answers to difficult problems by tuning in to our intuition and trusting our gut feelings. Fear does not have to keep us up at night or stop us in our tracks. We can even remove negative thoughts that plague us. We can all learn who we are on a spiritual level, receive messages from spirit guides, and raise our vibrational frequency. Please join us Thursday to learn how we can expand our awareness and consciousness and become enlightened.

At the age of 15, I developed scoliosis with an S curve in my spine. This condition led to ongoing back pain starting around 30 and lasting for 45 years. During that time, I discovered I could wear magnets to eliminate the pain. That, however, would not have straightened my spine. I knew enough about the importance of the spine and our chakra, or energy centers, to know that I couldn’t be fully healthy and spiritually connected without healing the curve in my spine. I set my intention to heal and started practicing yoga and meditation, and working with practitioners of massage, breathwork, acupuncture, chiropractic, energy medicine, and other spiritual processes. The result has been amazing healing of my mind, body, and spirit with improved physical and mental health and spiritual development. I was not aware of Kriya yoga until now because it has been kept secret with only a select few being initiated by the masters. Dr. Lowenstein’s co-author Andrea Lett writes: “My first lesson in Kriya was to sit up straight…Many chronic aches and pains from previous injuries began to correct themselves through proper postural alignment. When I incorporated breathing practices, my life shifted exponentially…Kriya has altered the course of my wellness in transformational ways.” Please join us Thursday to learn how the ancient meditation technique of Kriya uses breath and the spine to unlock deep states of awareness, self-realization, and spiritual growth.

Psychic abilities are often referred to as a sixth sense. Just like any of our other senses, our psychic sense can be developed. It is not just a gifted few who have access to these abilities. My guest has created a series of mediations to help us awaken and grow our psychic gifts. We can use these talents to clear our chakras, connect with our past lives, meet our spiritual guide, and more. Having easy access to our sixth sense helps us enhance our lives and relationships. We can improve our energy flow, solve problems, enrich the lives of others, and keep out negative influences. Please join us Thursday to learn how we can access the spiritual realm and develop heightened awareness for a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world.

A.A. Milne wrote: “Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though.” We pay attention to their basic needs like when they want to go for a walk or eat or be petted, but do we have conversations with them? Do we even believe that’s possible, and if it is possible, what would they have to tell us anyway? Most of us know chimps and gorillas can communicate with humans using sign language, but their DNA is closer to humans than cats, dogs, or horses. How would our world be different if we opened our minds to the possibility that our animal companions could communicate with us and become our partners, teachers, guides, and healers? Animals may not use words, but they have many ways of communicating through body language, facial expressions, physical movement, barking or meowing to indicate potential danger, fear, unhappiness, joy, etc. I have one client whose dog likes to hear what I am saying during sessions. If he wears headphones, his dog knocks them off his head or sits on the phone. She isn’t intending to be difficult. She’s merely making her desires clear. This is a relatively basic form of communication, but if my client didn’t understand what his dog was saying, he could think the dog was being disruptive or just wanting his attention and put her out of the room. Misunderstandings like this can cause a problem in the relationship when it has the potential of creating a stronger bond between them. When we respond to their methods of communication, our animal companions increase the frequency, depth, and range of what and how they communicate with us. We can even learn to trust our intuition and communicate psychically with them. Please join us Thursday to learn how we can communicate with our animal companions and how they can help us heal from our past and become the best version of ourselves.

Plants have always held an important place in my heart. I grew up with them and never questioned their rightful place in my home and garden. When my mother was older and living in an apartment, she would lovingly grow African violets from leaves. She would line the fledgling plants up on her windowsill, and when they grew roots, she would plant them in pots and give them as gifts to her friends. It was as normal to have plants in my home as it was to have furniture, and it was equally normal to have plants on my patio and in my backyard garden. It was only later in life that I started to understand the spiritual meaning of plants. I learned about the importance of plants in feng shui and that talking to plants and playing jazz or classical music from 1-3 hours a day helps them grow better. Then research started to appear on the benefits of being around plants, like reduced stress, accelerated healing, and improved relationships, compassion, concentration, and memory. Flowers make us feel happier, secure, and relaxed. The positive energy emitted from plants and flowers improves people’s moods and helps prevent stress-related depression. There are also numerous benefits to having beautiful gardens in neighborhoods, like reduced crime and improved cohesiveness in the community. Even landscaping medians improve traffic safety and uplift the attitudes of drivers. Indigenous peoples have always known that plants possess a spirit essence that communicates through light, sound, and vibration. My guest works with plant consciousness to bring balance and healing by engaging our heart, soul, and spirit. Please join us Thursday to learn how plant spirits offer a guide to our spiritual evolution, which is necessary for the healing of humans and the healing of the earth.

My mother and aunt passed down their love of gardening to me and my sister. In her 90’s, when my aunt no longer had her own house, she would take pleasure in working in her son’s garden. It was a way of connecting with nature, relaxing, and creating beauty. I still plant some of their favorite flowers in my garden to help keep their memories alive. When I am trimming back plants or removing weeds, dead foliage, or withered flowers, I think about the cycles of life and what I need to trim back or remove in my own life. Everything has a time and a season. Removing what is no longer needed makes room for new plants in my garden and new opportunities in my life. Paying attention to what is happening in my garden helps me see more clearly what is happening in my life. Even the plants we choose affect us through the energy of their color and their spiritual meaning. For instance, daylilies carry the energy of impermanence, reminding us to appreciate every moment. Please join us Thursday to discover how mindfulness in the garden can lead to more healing and connectedness in the world.

We are moving into an age of elevated consciousness where healing happens at the convergence of God, Spirituality, and science. My guest, author Kimberly Meredith, is quickly gaining recognition as one of the most gifted medical mediumship healers and spiritual speakers in the world. She discovered her healing gifts after two near death experiences in 2013, which left her in a wheelchair for a year. Not only did she heal herself, but her gifts have been scientifically proven by several highly respected scientific laboratories. Tests run by Dr. Norman Shealy discovered that she emits scalar energy, which is a unique type of energy associated with the gifted inventor Nikola Tesla. Kimberley’s documented healings include removing tumors, restoring hearing, curing cancer, correcting immobility, and completely ridding people of rare diseases and emotional traumas. She wants all of us to have the tools to raise our consciousness and to implement this powerful healing in our own lives. Whether we are wrestling with chronic illness, seemingly untreatable symptoms, or other mental, emotional, or physical ailments, or just want to improve our health and spiritual well-being Kimberly’s gentle wisdom offers a way forward towards happiness and freedom. Please join us Thursday to learn how we can reach higher levels of consciousness, confront our own health struggles, and find true, lasting healing.