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Use Your Medical Intuition! Mar 10, 2020

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Women are notorious for their powers of intuition (but men have it too!). But what about medical intuition? We all have it! But how do we use it? Wendie Colter of The Practical Path is here to tell us exactly what it is and how we can utilize it. We talk about intuition, medical intuition and sensing other people’s intuition and protecting ours. At first, it sounds way out there. But it is grounded in reality and is, well, quite practical!

www.thepracticalpath.com (Free Guided Meditations!)

facebook.com/thepracticalpath

Anxious in America Mar 03, 2020

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America is experiencing a silent epidemic. With one in five Americans has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, the United States is the most anxious nation on the planet. But what is anxiety? How can you combat feelings of anxiety and overwhelm? Psychologist Dr. Paul Napper discusses the phenomenon and the book he’s co-authored, The Power of Agency and what we can all do to get to the root cause of our anxiety.

Book: The Power of Agency

Scholarships for Everyone! Feb 25, 2020

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Featured Interview: School is expensive … yet, sometimes, more often than not, it is necessary for career success. Jean O’Toole, co-founder of Connections101, says there are scholarships for everyone regardless of age, income, athletic ability, or GPA. Basically, if you want to go to school, there is money out there for you.

Website: www.connections101.com

Always Feisty, Still Fabulous: Karyn, Jean and Sharmon Swinney-Monagan talk about school, how far they’ve gone and if they’d go back.

True Beauty Feb 18, 2020

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Featured Interview: Christine Rucci’s life changed overnight when a car accident broke every bone in her face. Thus began a 30-year journey to healing and wholeness on the outside, and, on the inside. She chronicles her journey in her memoir Too Phased.

Website: www.toophased.com

Book: Too Phased

Always Feisty, Still Fabulous: Karyn, Jean, and author/entrepreneur Sharmon Swinney-Monagan talk about how their ideas of beauty have changed over the years.

Moms of the World Unite! Feb 11, 2020

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Karyn and Jean have a great discussion with three moms about motherhood. Instead of pitting stay-at-home moms against working moms, they speak with representatives from both camps on how motherhood unites them more than separates them. Entrepreneur Beth Deters was a stay-at-home mom to two children. Professional photographer and artist, Cindy Canty worked and went to school while raising her son. Author and educator, Dr. Sharmon Monagan was a stay-at-home mother who eventually went back to work and school.

Beth Deters : www.bethsbuckles.com

Cindy Canty: www.ccantystudios.com

Sharmon Monagan: www.drsmonagan.com/

A 21st Century Love Story Feb 04, 2020

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Featured Interview: Nightsticks and Negligees is a romance novel that explores the love between two women while investigating a murder. Author Lucinda Mack wrote this novel to honor two lesbian friends who lost their lives to suicide. Lucinda, Karyn and Jean have a great discussion about acceptance and living your truth.

Website: www.lucindamack.com

Book: Nightsticks and Negligees

Standing Up for Downs! Jan 28, 2020

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Featured Interview: In her book, Unwanted, Linda Smith talks about how her life changed from model and actress to advocate and successful fundraiser when she became a mother of a child with Downs Syndrome. Her son Christopher changed her life and showed her what unconditional love really is.

Website: www.lindaslife.com

Book: Unwanted: How a Mother Learned to Turn Shame, Grief, and Fear into Purpose, Passion, and Empowerment

A Word from Your Aunties: Karyn and Jean talk about the importance of standing up and speaking up for yourself.

Motivated to Marry? Jan 21, 2020

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Featured Interview: If you aren’t married, are you motivated to get married? If you are Amy Schoen can help! As a life and relationship coach and author of Motivated to Marry, she helps marriage-minded men and women get off the dating merry-go-round and take that walk down the aisle. No matter your age, it’s never too late!

Website: www.motivatedtomarry.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/motivatedtomarry

A Word from Your Aunties!: Karyn and Jean also discuss the difference between a wedding and a marriage.

Get Empowered! Jan 14, 2020

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It’s time to get empowered! Straighten up. Stand up. And accept no excuses (even from yourself). Author, podcaster, and speaker Susan Burrell has tips on helping you empower yourself. In her book, Live an Empowered Life!, Susan takes readers on a 30-day journey of journaling, self-discovery and empowerment.

Website: www.susanburrell.com

Book: Live an Empowered Life!

Podcast: Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell

Get That Book Out Of Your Head Jan 07, 2020

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Sylvia Hubbard of the Motown Writers Network says 2020 should be the year you get that book out of your head and actually write it! Get rid of the excuses and get started. She has great tips for overcoming writer's block and actually getting your book written!

Website: Motown Writers Network

Facebook: Motown Writers