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 This week’s guest is Joel Hodroff. He is an inventor, a 40+ year business entrepreneur and an economic futurist. He often feels like a Stranger in a Strangle Land (if you Grok). Joel believes that emerging business models—based upon cooperation and sustainability—can rapidly solve our most pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges. All the needed technologies are already at hand to update money, economics and commerce towards an ever-improving quality of life for individuals, families and communities... continue reading & listen

 This week’s guest is Gigi Langer, author of 50 Ways to Worry Less Now: Reject Negative Thinking to Find Peace, Clarity and Connection. She holds a PhD in Psychological Studies in Education and has 34 years of sobriety herself.Gigi and I have an extremely fun conversation talking about self-awareness, how to worry less, and how by believing our own whispered lies we are cutting off our own potential. Our conversation is broad and covers alcohol, marijuana, and sex addictions. We also discuss energy healing, forgiveness, Katie Byron’s The Work, an  ...Continue Reading & Listen

Dr. Yvette Erasmus rejoins me to discuss a childhood event of mine, the impact of childhood experiences, the distinction between trauma and stress, and what we can do to heal from those experiences. Listen now 

Ever wonder why some people you just “click” with and some rub you the wrong way instantly? Well, my guest this week, Jeannette Grace, and I talk about this very subject. Jeannette is the author of G Factor: 8 Secrets to Increasing Your Gravitational Pull at Work. She is a communication expert and people lover with a masters in communication and a minor in psychology. We talk about:... Read On & Listen

Just over eight years ago, Nicole Billingsley was a sex-traffic worker and drug addict who had lost all her parental rights to children. Fast forward to today and she is five weeks away from earning her Doctorate Degree and operates two recovery centers (Nivon Wellness Center) in the Twin Cities. Nicole is living proof that where there is life, there is hope. Please join me in listening to Nicole’s amazing story. Listen as she describes getting recruited into the sex trade and her experiences as an owner of an escort service in Las Vegas. You’ll hear how this led her to a severe drug addiction, time in jail and the harrowing experiences that went along with her lifestyle... Learn More & Listen

I am very excited to introduce this week’s guest, Nancy O’Brien, co-founder of Experience Happiness for the 20th Episode of the #LITA Podcast! I brought Nancy on to talk about her work in creating The Happiness Practice (THP). Nancy co-created THP with her business partner, Linda as a way to help people locate and cultivate their serenity & excitement regardless of outside circumstances. This is exciting work that literally change the world!..Read More & Listen

Ron Henderson, “The Fitness King”, is an author, fitness innovator and speaker, who has been providing personal training and motivational presentations to audiences for the past 40 years. Ron was the first fitness professional in the Minneapolis – St. Paul area to work with clients and help them define, develop, and pursue their fitness goals as a personal trainer. Ron has been called upon to coached Top Doctors, NFL players, Lawyers, and CEOs throughout the state of Minnesota....Read on & Listen 

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Jeff Hudson is my guest this week and we discuss his gambling addiction that left him feeling hopeless and tens of thousands of dollars in debt. What makes Jeff’s story most interesting is that even after writing his master’s thesis on how casinos manipulate their guests to gamble more and working at casinos, he still was drawn into this debilitating addiction.....Read More and List

Bonnie Lemke is my guest this week. Bonnie and I went to high school together and she reached out to me after seeing my social media posts about the podcast. Bonnie wants to use her experience to help others and she thought that telling her story would be a good first step to do that.You see, Bonnie, like many of us went through trauma in her childhood. She endured sexual, physical and mental abuse as a young girl and as an adult, she used alcohol to numb the pain from those experiences. 

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 This week’s guest was a real treat for me because of how much I enjoyed his book, The Joy of Not Thinking: A Radical Approach to Happiness. I loved his book because it gave me a practical guide to one of my biggest challenges- Silencing my Monkey Mind. My monkey mind tends to run in overdrive!  Read More & Listen

Erl Morell-Stinson

I learned so much and felt a real sense that I'm OK while I talked with Erl.  Here's more about Erl from his own LinkedIn profile:

I'm a bridge builder! I connect leaders in communities of abundance, with those in communities of need. Thus, I do my best work with leaders of noble character -- the kind-hearted, generous, compassionate... Continue Reading & Listen

Leslie Jackson is the author of her book titled “Change Course; One Lady’s Race from Acceptance to Adventure”. She has professionally raced . See More and Listen