Author Episodes

1,327 | How to Keep Kids Safe Online in a Digital World with Nathan LaChine Nathan LaChine is a longtime foster parent, educator, and advocate with over two decades of experience supporting Washington State’s most vulnerable youth. A third-generation foster parent, he has provided therapeutic foster care for more than 20 years and is the founder of Evergreen Caregiver Support, an organization dedicated to empowering caregivers through training, resources, and community connection. He is the author of The Internet Safety Workbook for Tweens: With Olivia and Friends, an interactive guide that helps kids and families learn digital safety through storytelling, real-life scenarios, and engaging activities. The workbook features reflection exercises, “Chat Starters,” and a family internet safety agreement to promote healthy online habits. As a trainer and speaker, Nathan’s expertise spans internet safety, online grooming prevention, CSEC education, LGBTQIA+ youth support, harm redu…

1,326 | Debbie Weiss Reveals How to Start Over at Any Age Debbie Weiss is a bestselling author, speaker, and creator of The Sprinkle Effect™—a method that helps women rediscover themselves and rebuild their lives after caregiving, loss, or major life changes. After more than forty years as a family caregiver, Debbie experienced a powerful awakening at fifty: her life wouldn’t change unless she did. That realization sparked a journey of self-discovery and transformation that continues to inspire women everywhere. When she became a widow at fifty-nine, the strength she had cultivated through The Sprinkle Effect™ gave her the courage to keep growing and to empower others to do the same. Featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show and in MSN Magazine as one of the Top 10 Leading Speakers to Follow in 2025, Debbie is also the author of On Second Thought… Maybe I Can! and The Sprinkle Effect: A Guide to Creating a More Colorful and Fulfilling Life. Through her podcast Maybe I Can, an…

1,324 | Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy: Amy Dickens on Joy, Play, and Real Growth Amy Dickens is a leading voice on the power of joy and play as tools for transformation and nervous system regulation. As the creator of Joyfully You, author of 101 Ways to Spread Joy, and host of the Joyfully You Podcast, Amy helps people reconnect to their aliveness through laughter, movement, and community. Whether she’s leading parades of people dancing through city streets or speaking on stage about the ripple effect of joy, Amy’s message is clear: joy isn’t a distraction from growth—it’s the doorway to it. Through her work, Amy continues to inspire people around the world to live with more authenticity, connection, and delight. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.livejoyfullyyou.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier qualit…

1,322 | Cornelia Hansen on Understanding Child Development Through Astrology Cornelia Hansen is an author, educator, and astrologer whose lifelong passion for understanding human development has guided her through a remarkable career in both psychology and early childhood education. Born in New York City and later settling in California, Cornelia devoted 20 years to raising her four children before returning to school to earn master’s degrees in Early Childhood Education and Clinical Psychology. Her groundbreaking research at an LAUSD Early Childhood Learning Center became the foundation for her book Kidwheels, which explores the intersection of child development and astrology. For 17 years, she worked as a licensed Marriage, Family, and Child Therapist, and also taught psychology, English, and humanities at the high school level. Now retired from clinical practice, Cornelia teaches at Kepler College, an online astrology school, where she offers a course based on her book Kid…

1,321 | Dr. Kenneth Silvestri Shares a Holistic Approach to Healing Dr. Kenneth Silvestri has been in private practice as a psychotherapist since 1980, integrating psychology, anthropology, and homeopathy into a holistic approach to healing. He holds a doctorate from Columbia University and has completed national fellowships in the social sciences at the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania. A Certified Homeopath trained under Dr. Luc De Schepper and David Little, Dr. Silvestri combines psychotherapy and homeopathy to help clients resolve emotional and physical challenges through balance, awareness, and systemic healing. For over two decades, Dr. Silvestri taught at Montclair State University, the College of Saint Elizabeth, and Kean University, and currently serves as a Clinical Professor at Daybreak University and New York Medical College. An Aikido black belt, Qigong and Tai Chi practitioner, photographer, and poet, Dr. Silvestri brings mindfulness a…

1,317 | Michelle Schafer Discusses Overcoming Fear in Career Change Michelle Schafer is an ICF-certified career and leadership coach, author, and facilitator who helps professionals navigate career transitions with clarity, confidence, and purpose. After experiencing two unexpected restructurings early in her career, Michelle discovered her passion for guiding others through change. As founder of Michelle Schafer Coaching, she empowers clients across government, tech, finance, and nonprofit sectors to define their direction, strengthen their personal brands, and step into work that truly energizes them. She is the author of the #1 bestselling book Cultivating Career Growth: Navigating Transitions with Purpose and was recognized as one of Ottawa’s Top Coaches in 2024. Michelle’s mission is simple: to help people create careers that align with their strengths, values, and authentic selves. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s gu…

1,315 | Dr. Cindra Kamphoff Helps You Strengthen Your Mental Edge Dr. Cindra Kamphoff is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and certified mental performance coach who helps leaders, athletes, and teams unlock peak performance. For four years, she provided mental training for the Minnesota Vikings, and she worked with the U.S. Olympic Track and Field team during the Tokyo Olympics—coaching athletes one-on-one to strengthen their mental edge under pressure. Cindra is the author of Beyond Grit: Ten Powerful Practices to Gain the High Performance Edge, Beyond Grit for Business, and the upcoming The Confidence Mindset (Simon & Schuster). Her insights have been featured in The New York Times, ESPN the Magazine, Huffington Post, and USA Today. As founder of the Mentally Strong Institute and host of The High Performance Mindset Podcast—with over 2 million downloads—Cindra inspires people around the world to think bigger, perform stronger, and lead with confidenc…

1,312 | Blake Baumann Talks About Empowering Neurodivergent Young Adults Blake Baumann is an internationally recognized autism coach, speaker, and author dedicated to helping neurodivergent young adults and their families build real independence. As an autistic adult and parent of four neurodivergent young adults, Blake brings both personal understanding and professional expertise to his work. With over a decade of coaching experience and thousands of hours supporting families, he developed the Autism Launch Plan and the I.D.E.A.L. Launch System for Independence—practical frameworks that turn challenges into growth and confidence. He is also the founder of the Autism Independence Academy, where he empowers families to navigate Autism, ADHD, and Executive Functioning with clarity and hope. Blake’s mission is simple: inspire independence, empower families, and transform futures. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https:…

1,308 | Kerry Blaser Reveals the Spiritual Path to Deep Inner Healing Kerry Blaser is a mother, shaman, and author of My Inner Heroine: Exploring Feminine Pain. With a master’s degree in East Asian Religious Studies from UCSB, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern healing to guide others through trauma and transformation. Having grown up in a traumatic household in Southern California, Kerry’s journey has been one of profound awakening and self-acceptance. Embracing her identity as the same soul as Mary Magdalene, she shares her divine feminine wisdom to help others reconnect with their truth and inner power. Through her writing and spiritual practice, Kerry invites others to heal deeply, rise fully, and embrace the sacred feminine within. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.kerryblaser.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro…

1,302 | Nicholas Kemp Explains the Science and Spirit Behind Ikigai Nicholas Kemp is a keynote speaker, author, researcher, and founder of Ikigai Tribe, a global community of educators, psychologists, coaches, and trainers dedicated to teaching the true essence of ikigai—the Japanese concept of living a life worth meaning. He is the author of IKIGAI-KAN: Feel a Life Worth Living and holds a Diploma of Positive Psychology, blending science and philosophy to help individuals and organizations find purpose, fulfillment, and flow. Nick’s fascination with Japan began during a childhood trip to Tokyo, a spark that led him back years later for a traineeship with one of Japan’s largest restaurant chains and a decade of life-changing experiences there. Today, Nick continues to share his deep understanding of ikigai through speaking, writing, and coaching, inspiring people worldwide to live with clarity, joy, and intention. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love…

1,300 | J. Everett Prewitt Explores Resilience, Identity, and the Human Spirit J. Everett Prewitt is an award-winning author, Vietnam veteran, and former U.S. Army officer whose storytelling captures the heart of history, resilience, and the human experience. His debut novel, Snake Walkers, won four first-place fiction awards and the Bronze Medal for General Fiction in ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year contest. His second novel, A Long Way Back, received six awards, including first place from the Independent Publishers of New England. In 2024, Everett released Something About Ann and The Last Time I Saw Willie, earning multiple award nominations. His latest work, A Life in the Sunshine (2025), has been praised by U.S. Book Review and Midwest Book Review for its authenticity, depth, and uplifting perspective on perseverance and identity. When he isn’t writing, Everett enjoys golf, tennis, billiards, backgammon, jazz, and a fine glass of cabernet—living proof that a life …

1,299 | Shari Ross Breaks Down the S.I.M.P.L.E.™ Method for Aging Decisions Shari Ross is the author of Senior Living Made S.I.M.P.L.E.™ and creator of the companion workbook and toolkit that guide families step-by-step through the senior living journey with confidence and clarity. As the founder of the Senior Living Made S.I.M.P.L.E.™ brand, she is known for turning complex decisions into empowering choices filled with compassion and purpose. An award-winning senior living sales specialist, Shari has spent over a decade helping hundreds of families navigate assisted living, memory care, and long-term planning. Her expertise has earned her national recognition as a featured podcast guest and speaker at leading conferences on aging and caregiving. A graduate of NYU and proud Southern California resident with East Coast roots, Shari brings both professional insight and personal experience as she supports her own aging parents while raising two young adults. Through her signa…

1,298 | Tyler Jenkins Breaks Down the Psychology Behind Great Thrillers Tyler Jenkins is a psychological thriller author who dives fearlessly into the darker corners of the human mind. Her story In Plain Sight, published in Phaethon Magazine for Herkimer College, drew acclaim for its suspense, emotional depth, and layered political undertones. She is also the author of Empty Hours, a haunting short story collection that showcases her gift for blending tension, atmosphere, and unexpected twists. Through every story, Tyler captures the fragility, obsession, and moral conflict that define what it means to be human. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: www.instagram.com/manuscriptsofdread 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like th…

1,297 | Elizabeth Gould Shows How High Achievers Reach Their Next Level Elizabeth Gould is an acclaimed contrarian thought leader, bestselling author, and speaker known for inspiring high achievers to redefine success from the inside out. Recognized by Randi Zuckerberg as a founding member of her leadership institute and endorsed by Tony Robbins for her book Feeling Forwards, Elizabeth blends neuroscience, mindset mastery, and emotional intelligence to help others reach their next level—and stay there. With a background spanning law, management consulting, and executive recruitment, Elizabeth rebuilt her life after cancer to fulfill her true purpose as a writer, mentor, and visionary. Her work empowers others to align thought, purpose, and behavior to create lasting transformation from within. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: www.elizabethgould.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check ou…

1,294 | Robert Atkinson Explains How Our Life Story Leads to Transformation Robert Atkinson, Ph.D., is an award winning author, speaker, and developmental psychologist whose work illuminates the path from duality to interconnectedness and oneness. A 2017 Nautilus Book Award winner for The Story of Our Time and co editor of Our Moment of Choice, he is a leading voice on personal myth making, soul making, and the transformative power of life stories. He is the founder of the One Planet Peace Forum and StoryCommons, and is widely recognized for pioneering the field of life story interviewing. As a member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle, a project of the Source of Synergy Foundation, he contributes to global conversations that inspire collective awakening. Robert is the author of nine influential books. The Story of Our Time was praised by Michael Bernard Beckwith as a must read for a global audience. Mystic Journey was called an exquisite exploration of the spiritual craft of…

1,293 | Sandy Banfield Shows the Power of Mindfulness, Energy Work, and Flow Sandy Banfield is a soulful mentor, coach, energy healer, and creative entrepreneur who guides people to slow down, tune in, and live with clarity, intention, and flow. Based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, she is the founder of Business Life Magic, a space designed to help you reconnect with your truth and create a life that feels aligned and deeply fulfilling. Through her intuitive blend of coaching, mindfulness, energy work, and creativity, Sandy helps others trust their inner voice, manifest with purpose, and rewrite the stories that no longer serve them. Her work is shaped by the belief that life can heal after trauma and that every challenge holds the potential for transformation and meaning. Sandy is the creator of six bestselling mindfulness journals on Amazon, a range of soulful personal development tools, and the host of the Listen to Your Soul podcast, where she explores intuition, crea…

1,292 | Anil Gupta Teaches The Happiness Formula for Real Love Anil Gupta is internationally known as The Love Doctor, a world respected guide for singles, couples and families who want deeper connection, better communication and real transformation. His methods create rapid and lasting breakthroughs that empower people to live richer, fuller lives filled with love. A triple best selling international author and acclaimed TEDx speaker, Anil has inspired audiences across more than 18 countries. His work has been featured on iHeart Radio, Fox News, Sky TV, Harvard, ABC, NBC and many other major outlets. He has coached celebrities including Mike Tyson, spoken on Necker Island with Richard Branson and been invited to meet global leaders such as the Dalai Lama. After overcoming his own near suicide in 2008, Anil created his signature systems including The Happiness Formula, The Happiness Test, the Relationship Score and the Relationship Ratio. His workshops have reached audiences …

1,289 | Richard D. Waldman on the Mental Habits That Move You Forward Richard D. Waldman is a life coach, clinical pastor, veteran, speaker, and author of Your Guide to... A Better Way of Thinking. He helps people transform their mental health through his groundbreaking “Order to Life” strategy, a system that identifies why our thoughts go wrong and teaches how to restore clarity, balance, and purpose. Through his platform, Brainyites, Richard brings a fresh perspective to mental wellness—showing how to manage the mind’s chaos, harness imagination, and replace limiting thoughts with empowering beliefs. Known for his insightful talks and practical wisdom, Richard inspires audiences to focus on the mental factors that move them forward and release what holds them back. His mission is simple: to help you think better, live better, and become the architect of your own mind. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: brainyites.com …

1,288 | Equity, Leadership, and Heart: Dr. Cynthia Rapaido’s Education Framework Dr. Cynthia Rapaido is an award-winning educator, leadership coach, and author dedicated to shaping inclusive and transformative learning environments. With over 30 years of experience in K–12 education, she has served as a teacher, assistant principal, and high school principal across California—bringing wisdom, compassion, and innovation to every role. Holding an Ed.D. in International and Multicultural Education and an M.A. in Educational Administration from the University of San Francisco, Dr. Rapaido has also shared her expertise as a faculty lecturer, dissertation advisor, and mentor at UC Berkeley, USF, and CSU East Bay. Recognized as one of the “100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States” and honored as California Secondary Co-Administrator of the Year, she continues to champion equity, leadership, and emotional intelligence in education. Her debut book, Step Up Your Scho…

1,287 | Amey DeAnne's Guide to Boldly Stepping Into a New Chapter Amey DeAnne is an Amazon Best-Selling Author, Speaker, and passionate encourager of women to use their voices, shine their light, and share their stories of resilience. After more than 35 years in corporate America, Amey faced a life-changing turning point—approaching 50 during a global pandemic and experiencing solitude for the first time. What began as a season of stillness became a powerful journey of healing, reflection, and rediscovery. Today, Amey empowers women to rise above their past, reclaim their power, and boldly step into the next chapter of their lives with confidence, clarity, and purpose. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://my-resilient-journey.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for cre…

1,285 | Lynn Whitbeck Teaches How to Build Repeatable Growth Lynn Whitbeck is the Queen of Joyful Sales. Business owners hire Lynn to ignite winning sales, because most fail to create consistent, repeatable, and scalable growth. So, Lynn helps sell with intent for maximum impact, influence, and income. Bottomline, sales love it or hate it, you won’t survive without it. Lynn is the Founder and CEO of Petite2Queen, Amazon Best-Selling Author, Speaker, and Host of Claim Your Career Crown and the Get More Clients shows. She has been seen in USA Today, HuffPost, Chicago Tribune, and more! When she is not working with clients, Lynn loves visiting National Parks, cooking, and playing Pokémon Go. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://petite2queen.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect…

Nancy Parsons is one of today’s foremost experts in combining the science of assessments with the art of developing people. As CEO & President of CDR Companies, LLC, she sheds new light on personality strengths, inherent risks and motivation and change performance, careers and lives. Esteemed author of the Amazon best-seller, Women Are Creating the Glass Ceiling and Have the Power to End It, Nancy is the 2019 MEECO International Thought Leader of Distinction in Executive Coaching and continues to break barriers in her field. In 1998, Nancy co-authored the breakthrough CDR 3-D Assessment Suite®. Combining this scientifically-validated assessment suite with cutting-edge technology, Nancy and her team launched CDR-U Coach in July of 2020. Nancy provides executive coaching services for the C-Suite and leaders across all sectors, facilitates strategic executive team development sessions, and instructs custom “Authentic Leadership” and “Women in Leadership” workshops. Additionally, sh…

1,281 | Gavin Routledge Shares How to Live Pain-Free and Active Gavin Routledge is an osteopath, author, and lifelong student of pain. A Gold Medalist from the British School of Osteopathy, he’s spent more than 30 years helping people overcome lower back pain and sciatica — challenges he once faced himself. Gavin is the author of The Back Book and Pain-Free & Confident Golf, and the creator of Active X Intelligence, an AI trained on his clinical expertise to help people around the world live pain-free, 24/7. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and believes life is better when you stay active. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://active-x.co.uk/gavinai 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Drop a comment & s…

1,279 | Dr. LaSharnda Beckwith Shows What Faith-Driven Leadership Looks Like Dr. LaSharnda Beckwith is a visionary leader, author, and faith-driven CEO whose mission is to ignite transformation through service, empowerment, and purpose. As President and Chief Executive Officer of Lutheran Social Services, she leads nearly 200 employees across 16 offices and six counties, driving real change for vulnerable individuals, families, and communities. A former Provost and Chief Academic Officer at California Southern University and a 27-year executive veteran of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Dr. Beckwith blends business strategy with heart-centered leadership. Her lifelong work through Professional Christian Women in Service and other empowerment programs reflects her unwavering commitment to faith, equity, and impact. At her core, Dr. Beckwith believes in turning compassion into action and leadership into legacy—transforming lives one community at a time. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━…