Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest John Krotec, ON AIR FROM September 12th
In the search for acceptance, sexual assault survivor John Krotec discusses his own personal experience trying to find love in the cyber-world. He will detail how he first found the romantic cyber world and the pitfalls he encountered. His reactions to his own behaviour while in the cyber-world nearly ruined his personal life. He will talk about the nature of the cyber world, a place where because of technology you can be anybody or anything you want to be. It is his belief that such cyber-relationships are not real, just fantasy and illusion and, if not kept in check (the proper perspective), can erode the human spirit.
It really was a search for acceptance and satisfaction…things I was not finding in my own personal relationships and job…brought on by serious low self-esteem…
The journey of self-actualization (I call it the struggle for authenticity) is lifelong. For me and for millions of others, it can be and has been excruciatingly emotionally painful at times. However, for those struggling, there is a way out. It’s not easy. It takes brutal honesty and courage to overcome. After months of one-on-one therapy, I believe the only way to truly self-actualize is to dig deep, to introspect, and to do the hard work that will erase the negative limiting self-beliefs that can and will continue to reinforce self-loathing. You will have setbacks and you will make mistakes (I certainly have), but you will have small victories, too. I ultimately belief these small accomplishments can be built upon and lead you to success.
My own personal struggles dealing with self-loathing were the result of two significant events in my early life, events that took place before the age of fifteen. The extreme self-loathing created by these significant events fueled an extreme need for acceptance and love–not self-acceptance and self-love–but finding acceptance and love from others. The first event, being sexually assaulted, destroyed many parts of my self-esteem. It was not good. It sucked. The second event further reinforced my feelings of inadequacy AND added even more psychological destruction to my already fragile sense of self. Without going into too much detail about it, let’s just say it concerned the behavior of a parent and it created more confusion for me on the important subject of marital fidelity.
I will be sharing my personal journey for self-actualization with you in the hopes that my story will help others suffering from similar circumstances and feelings. One of the subjects that I will be exploring will be online relationships. Drawing upon my own experiences, I hope to expose the pitfalls of looking for acceptance and love in the digital world, a world full of fantasy and illusion. I know firsthand that millions are suffering. In the process, I hope to heal myself and my marriage and not add any more fuel to my self-loathing fire.
Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Stephen Morris, on air from May 30th
Were men joined in a “brotherhood,” like matrimony, by the Orthodox Church?
“Fearless in dealing with sensitive subjects, its pastoral conclusions are insightful and helpful for discussion of the subject within all Christian churches, not just Orthodox Christianity… Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down,” writes Wendy Mayer of the Centre for Early Christian Studies (Australian Catholic University) one of the world’s leading authorities on John Chrysostom and co-author of John Chrysostom: The Cult of Saints and The Homilies of John Chrysostom — Provenance. Reshaping the Foundations.
She goes on to say, “Fearlessly and unprejudiciously delves into not just historical approaches to homosexuality, but a much wider range of sexual relations and unions within the Orthodox Christian past… engages the topic with objectivity, courage and grace; a timely book in light of the current debate about marriage equality.
“I found the book refreshing and courageous. It puts the status of homosexuality within the Byzantine tradition carefully in context. The suggestion that John Chrysostom’s stance was the result of personal experience of sexual abuse is novel and insightful. A sound piece of historical writing.”
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Stephen Morris is an independent scholar and author of the Amazon #1 bestseller, “When Brothers Dwell in Unity: Byszantine Christianity and Homosexuality.” He studied Byzantine and medieval history and theology at Yale with Dr. John Boswell and Fr. Aidan Kavanaugh, as well as with Fr. John Meyendorff and Fr. Alexander Schmemann at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Academy. He has written on patristic preaching and exegesis as well as medieval and Byzantine hagiography. A former priest of the Orthodox Church, Stephen served as the Eastern Orthodox chaplain at Columbia University. He has also taught teens with autism and other severe/profound challenges and special needs. In addition to his historical research and writing, Stephen writes supernatural thrillers based on historic pre-modern occult beliefs and practices as well as local history, legends and folklore. A Seattle native, Stephen is now a long-time New York resident and currently lives in Manhattan with his partner, Elliot.
Soulful, Passionate, Revolutionary, Ravishing Relationships are you READY!!??
These relationships at home or work sprout through the feminine power which lives in the cauldron of your fiery stillness. It is in that place where life starts to make love through you, tuning you into presence & amplifying your inspired turn on to fuel your relationships at home, work & play. Stop forcing to “make it happen” and open up to allowing her to come alive in her magnificence.
Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Adriana Gavazzoni, on air from May 2nd
Behind the door
A. Gavazzoni
When the beautiful architect Lara dies at Manhattan lawyer Mark’s hand during a sex game at her summer house in the Hamptons, Carl, Mark’s defence attorney, hires Simone, a psychiatrist, professor and author of books on sexual behaviour to help him buttress his argument that Lara’s death was accidental. To help his defence, Mark has written a detailed account of his steamy, yearlong relationship with Lara.
Carl gives the text to Simone for analysis. While evaluating the presumed killer’s writing, Simone continues to receive psychiatric patients with sexual disorders and unusual fantasies and to research strange sexual behaviour for her next book. Meanwhile, Simone’s clinical partner, friend and research colleague, Edward, is working with the police to capture a serial killer who is torturing and killing women.
From hot and unusual sex partners to an ambitious mother and interesting and hilarious psychiatric patients, from New York to Paris, this fast-paced page-turner is a blend of mystery, suspense, humour, romance and erotica.
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Adriana Gavazzoni
Welcome to my site! My name’s Adriana Gavazzoni and I’m a lawyer and professor of law. When I’m not practising I enjoy spending my time writing novels and legal books and am a voracious reader. I’m a very active person and love to dance, exercise and travel. My favourite countries are France, Italy and USA. I speak four languages: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish, and am currently studying Chinese. I hope to master it someday but it’s been a challenge! I absolutely adore animals and have two dogs of my own. Don’t tell them, but my love for dogs extends to all the rest!
Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Sindy King, on air from April 25th
Sindy’s first crush was a little boy she met on the playground when she was 5 years old. As a little girl through to her twenties, Sindy believed with all her heart that she would one day meet her Prince Charming and live happily ever after. Her first boyfriend at 15 was an innocent puppy love, followed by a sweet but tragic intimate relationship at age 19 when she discovered he had been unfaithful to her. Sindy was so heartbroken and devastated that she dropped out of university for a time, but eventually returned to complete her degree in Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) specializing in Accounting, Human Resources, Kinesiology and Psychology.
After graduating from university, Sindy was determined to heal her broken heart by focusing on her career and passions in health and fitness, travel, science and Vedic astrology. She learned and taught Pole Dancing, trained and competed in Ironwoman at age 21 while living in Los Angeles, California. Indulging more in her love of numbers, logic and scientific analysis, Sindy moved to New York City to work as a Forensic Accountant for 10 years. Specialized in handling the financial aftermath of divorce, she got up close and personal with her clients suffering from the tragedy of a marriage breakdown. Sindy was determined to find a scientific solution for men and women struggling in an intimate relationship. During this time, she was coached and mentored by North America’s #1 Relationship Experts, as well as trained and mentored by Ernst Wilhelm on using the tools and insights Vedic Astrology for self-discovery and better relationships.
Almost a decade after her first heartbreak, Sindy met the man of her dreams. He was perfect; he also had blond hair and blue eyes like her childhood crush. Sindy was totally in love and invested in “The One”, but there was a fatal flaw: her Prince Charming did not support her vision and passions. Sindy made the difficult decision to walk away from an unfulfilling relationship. Loving and honouring herself first was a powerful lesson about the true meaning of love that could only be learned through this experience.
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From this journey, The Love Labwas born. After 10 years as a Forensic Accountant, Sindy quit her corporate job to be the world’s one and only Sexy Love Scientist working with. Sindy has successfully worked with clients from finding love for the first time to renewing their marriage vows. Sindy brings supportive tools from her 10 years’ experience as a Forensic Accountant specializing in divorce mediations, 19 years’ teaching and instruction in health and fitness, and the ancient wisdom of Vedic Astrology.
Born in Toronto and raised in Vancouver, Sindy splits her time between Vancouver and New York City.
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