Raising Our Gifted Children with Sara Troy and her guest Brandon Walden, ON AIR FROM MAY 22ND
Seeds and Trees is a beautifully illustrated story about the power of words. Follow the story of the young prince as he plants, waters and tends to the words (seeds) he’s given until one day he realizes they’ve grown into powerful trees…good and bad.
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Brandon is an author and a public speaker. However, more importantly, he is a husband and a father of 5 beautiful daughters. Natives of South Carolina, the Walden family is currently residing in Northern California. As a young man, Brandon was a talented singer-songwriter and a gifted visual artist. He dreamed of using his love of art, and desire to help people, by studying art and psychology and had desired to become an art therapist. However, upon graduating high school, Brandon found himself pursuing missions opportunities in third world countries to serve the poor and needy. This decision informed him greatly in his desire to serve the broken, but completely changed his trajectory as a young man. For many years you’d find him travelling the world looking for opportunities to serve.
Several years later he married his best friend, Stephanie. Years into marriage and having children Brandon began a journey of healing and therapy. As a young man, he had endured sexual abuse from the age of 6-9yrs old. This was a secret he held for over 25yrs. He soon realized the pain he was enduring was causing pain to those around him. He’s spent the past 5 years turning hurt into healing and pain into purpose. It was through this healing journey that he began to write his first children’s book called, Seeds and Trees. It’s a story about the heart and the power of words. Brandon often says it’s his personal biography cleverly disguised as a children’s book. He and his wife formed The Treasured Tree, LLC. late in 2017 as a collaborative company creating resources for parents, teachers and therapist. Brandon’s team is currently preparing a curriculum that can be used in public schools and home schools across the nation based on the concepts presented in Seeds and Trees.
Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Mimika Cooney, on air from May 8th
The Art of the Reset is when you know you are burnt out, had enough, feel stuck or just not feeling it anymore. That feeling that you know you are good at something, but do you love it, are you really living in your divine purpose and do you even know what it is? Are you listening to God and walking the path he laid out for you?
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Mimika Cooney is a Christian author, inspirational speaker, award-winning photographer, TV Host, Indie Filmmaker, entrepreneur and mother of three.
After experiencing severe rejection, bullying and a broken childhood; she spent years chasing accolades and was addicted to approval, in the pursuit of finding worth, validation and confidence.
Then God stepped in to heal her hurts, change her heart and awaken a passion for helping others seeking their purpose in life. Her book “Worrier to Warrior: A Mother’s Journey from Fear to Faith” she shares the personal story of overcoming her fear, grief, depression, anxiety and entrepreneurial burnout with God’s help. Mimika has been an entrepreneur since she was 16 years old. She was nominated by Huffington Post as one of”50 Women Entrepreneurs to Follow in 2017″. She has worked with entrepreneurs, authors, speakers and coaches with branding, marketing and video. She is passionate about empowering and equipping others to fulfil their God-given purpose by sharing the message of God’s love and grace with a world lost in negativity. Mimika says “Anything is truly possible when you put God first and follow His direction. Life can be tough at times by focusing on the Lord and his goodness turns everything into good. As a recovered perfectionist I’m here to tell you, darling, you can overcome if you break up with perfect and don’t give up!”
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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guestMarilyn R. Wilson. ON AIR FROM MAY 1ST
The next time you’re out in public, take a moment to look around you. Each and every person you see holds wisdom in their pockets—pieces of gold they’re accumulating as they walk their own unique life journey.
Within these pages Marilyn shares some of the many pieces of gold she has received over her decade-long career. They have been offered to her during interviews, through random encounters and while facing difficult challenges. The most important? We are each unique and exactly who we are meant to be.
Are you ready to dig for gold? All you need to do is be brave, be present in the moment and be open to the possibilities—then start a conversation.
“Every life has a story and, no matter our background, we share similar hopes, dreams and fears. This book not only gives you insight into the varied lives of its subjects but, through Marilyn’s reflections, shows how we each walk a similar spiritual path.”
Robbin Whachell, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Bahamas Weekly
“Marilyn shows us, through her compassionate and incisive interviews, how to grasp and link those golden moments, like sparkling prisms of light, into an animated and profound acceptance of ourselves, the people we encounter, the relationships we build, and the dreams that will set us free.”
Gabriella Contestabile, Author, Founder of Su Misura Sensory Journeys
“I was reminded we are collectively all walking our own paths, but we often experience similar emotions, feelings, obstacles, challenges, triumphs, rewards, and successes. We each learn as we go and we each become wiser as time passes. This is humanity.”
RozeMerie Cuevas, Co-Founder and Designer at JAC by Jacqueline Conoir
Marilyn R. Wilson is a freelance writer and speaker with a passion for interviewing. Her career as a writer began in an unusual way, by answering a Craigslist ad. The world shifted while she conducted her first interview—she had found her passion. Since 2006, she has interviewed over a hundred and fifty people from as near as her hometown of Vancouver, Canada, and as far away as South Africa.
Whether through a random encounter on the New York subway or via a one-on-one interview with an internationally recognized artist, her goal is the same—to give wings to the unique journeys of inspiring individuals. In 2007, this goal led the author to co-launch a successful, innovative magazine focused on articles about professionals working in the fashion industry paired with photography and illustrations by local artists.
In 2015, Marilyn took her passion to a new audience with the release of her first book—Life Outside the Box—the first in a new series highlighting the journeys of real people living extraordinary and real lives.
The journey to this book is so different than my others, so not sure exactly what angle you’d like to take. Life Outside The Box took 18 months of self-doubt and hard work to become a reality. Every chapter involved 1-2 interviews, transcribing the interviews, writing and then getting approval for it by the person interviewed, my publisher and then my editor.
The Wisdom of Listening was so different. I had been struggling for over a year trying to write Life Outside the Box #2 – the second in a series – with little success. One day in a meditation circle, the desire to write The Wisdom of Listening hit me hard. It was a passion project I had on a back burner. I thought if I just went to the computer and laid out the book, I could get back to the one I was working on.
Instead, I couldn’t stop. The first draft poured out of me like a waterfall over the next 3-1/2 weeks. It was a beautiful experience. It still took a year to bring to launch, but I will forever be grateful that I followed my heart and allowed this book to come next.
The book title and concept – In one interview with Fine Artist Pamela Masik, she shared how her art helped her heal and that one day she realized art was a piece of gold she held in her pocket that she could share with others to help them heal. That struck me hard and I knew one day I would take all the pieces of gold interviewees shared with me, as well as wisdom I gained on my personal journey, and pass them on to others through this book.
The Wisdom of Listening
Pieces of Gold from a Decade of Interviewing (and Life)
by Marilyn R. Wilson
“Open your mind wide, listen with your inner ear and let the nuggets of wisdom land
in your heart. Then be willing to pay it forward by sharing this book and the loving messages,
insights and wisdom with others.” Sue Dumais, Founder Heart Led Living
All Rights Reserved @2017 by Marilyn R. Wilson
DISCLAIMER: This is a work of non-fiction. The information in this book reflects interviews that were carried out by the author. Readers of the publication agree that neither Marilyn R Wilson nor her publisher will be held responsible or liable for damages that may be alleged or resulting directly or indirectly from their use of this publication. All external links are provided as a resource only and are not guaranteed to remain active for any length of time. Neither the publisher nor the author can be held accountable for the information provided by or actions resulting from accessing these resources.
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Igniting Our Hearts and Souls with Sara Troy and her guest Pam Del Franco, on air from May 1st
The key to any relationship, but specifically to a partner, is to be vigilant in learning how to listen to the intuitive part of yourself. You can enter a relationship wounded; you don’t need to be all sorted out. But you do have to be willing to look at how you might be participating in bad behaviour from your partner; for example you may be suppressing your needs; putting the other person first; avoiding looking at the reality of what’s happening and being stuck in the “if only I could …he would change”. When you constantly look within yourself and ask the hard questions, you may find it easier to make choices based on your own knowing which often gets suppressed in order to make a relationship work. That’s the part of you that does know what next step to take; when to be flexible and when to stand firm; when to stay and when to walk away.
The #MeToo movement – how important is this movement and why IS IT HAPPENING NOW?
I like to use the metaphor of a glass of water with a layer of mud on the bottom. If you’re just looking at the top it’s easy to miss all of that dirt at the bottom, but then you start to stir it up; it all mixes and muddles together and it looks like you’ll never have that clear water anymore. With time, the sediment settles back down to the bottom, and although it doesn’t actually leave the glass it has offered enough of a disturbance to acknowledge that it’s there.
The #MeToo movement is about that disturbance. Many women are coming forward speaking about things that happened to them 20 or 30 years ago. Some people comment that it was so long ago just leave it alone, what’s the point in bringing it up now. The point is that heartbreak, sadness, or fear don’t operate on the same timeline as our minds do on a day-to-day basis. Just like someone that can smell the aroma of apple pie and be immediately taken back to a time in the kitchen with their mother baking and re-experience the joy of that moment, we too can also immediately be transported back to a time where the experience made you feel scared, ashamed and alone.
The #MeToo movement is the mud at the bottom of the glass and it’s being stirred up. It’s not entirely new; we experienced similar ideology in the 1960’s but now with the power of social media, it offers a much wider platform. In that way, it’s even in more powerful because the #MeToo is easily accessible across generations of women.
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Any growth in humanity is important and I hope that in my lifetime I will be able to witness that we have the ability to #RiseUp not only for women’s equality but to move beyond that and become humanity moving forward together regardless of gender.
Pam Del Franco is a spiritual medium, counsellor, author and workshop facilitator. She has spent over 20 years helping women trust their intuition and feel more empowered. Pam graduated as a Social Service Worker in 1994, is a Certified Hypnotherapist. She has studied her dreams since 1986 and developed a dream interpretation app, Dulcis Somnium. Her memoir, Walking Out of the Fire, published in 2006, describes her experiences with physical, mental and emotional abuse and how she survived against all odds. She lives with her fur-baby Molly and enjoys spending her free time with her family and friends.
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An Author’s Kiss with Sara Troy and her guest Alysia Helming, on air from April 10th
Before The Beginning by Alysia Helming In Protogenesis, cultural fiction and ancient mythology converge in modern-day Greece. The novel follows Helene, an American teenage girl whose entire life is thrown into disarray when her mother suddenly disappears. She moves to Greece to live with a relative and must navigate how to fit in her new life and transform into the powerful woman she really is. While investigating her mother’s disappearance, Helene discovers a portal to another world, where Greek mythology comes to life…“I love strong women, and Helene embodies that. This book is a great reminder to dream deep” – Whitney Reynolds, Host of
The Whitney Reynolds Show on PBS
Over 500 people in Greece have contributed to the author’s research for theProtogenesisnovel, including renowned Greek archaeologists, cultural and mythology experts, and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
Due to the overwhelming support in Greece, Protogenesis has been selected to be featured in the United Nations’ (UNESCO) 2018 World Book Capital Event in Athens.Publisher: Black Rose Writing“This book bridges Greek & American communities with creativity, fantasy and a strong woman main character who learns what she’s really made of.“ – Aly Walansky, Lifestyle Journalist & Contributor to Today,
PopSugar & Women’s Health
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American novelistAlysia Helmingis the best-selling author of the ProtogenesisBook Series, she is President of Protogenesis Media, and Executive Producer of the short film series Footsteps in Athens which bring to life a selection of the book’s most intriguing scenes showcasing real-life experiences in Greece.
Alysia is also the Executive Producer of Meet Me In Greece, an American reality-based TV series which is currently under contract.
When Alysia isn’t writing, she is considered a ‘Clean Energy Guru’ and is also a majority investor/owner in Pristine Sun, a major solar independent power producer in the United States. Alysia is also Vice President of Green Reach, Inc., a diversified renewable energy company.
Alysia Helming has over 25 years’ experience in providing internal and external advisory services to CFOs & CEOs for Fortune 500 and mid-sized corporations, including Jacuzzi, Bushnell, Wells Fargo, Hallmark Cards, DST Systems and Exelon.
Most recently, Alysia served as CFO for at Pristine Sun. Prior to this, she was the CFO for renewable energy and wellness companies, Krystal Clean Biofuels and Probiotics Holdings, Inc., and was Director of Finance at Bushnell Outdoor Products, a $400MM corporation.
Alysia speaks on many topics including, but not limited to:
Protogenesis: Before The Beginning
How everything that Alysia writes about, happens in real life
Women’s Issues / Empowerment
Teaching women how to forge their inner strength
Using your book as a platform in the film industry
Writing / Screenwriting
Using the power of Greek Mythology to create your path
Clean energy / solar & wind power
Parenting children with special needs & Motherhood
Entrepreneurship & Start-up companies
Greece – Culture & Mythology
Spirituality & Near Death Experiences
Women in Business & Film
“…a thrilling story full of plot twists and turns…” – Children’s Book ReviewKostas Martakis
E! Entertainment as one of the is an award-winning Platinum Greek Recording Artist, Model, Television Star and Actor. Kostas was named by “25 Most Sexy Men in the World”, describing him as a “Greek God”.
Forever & Tonightthe hit single written for the release of Protogenesis was written and song by Kostas Marakis. www.kostasmartakis.com
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