C24-48. Mission 262 Ladies at the Emmys.

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her Mission 262 guests, on air from November 26th

Deborah Drummond had a vision for a book that would capture the wisdom of 262 remarkable women, and she made that vision a reality. Since its release, the book has had a profound impact, not only on its readers but also on the women who contributed to it. It has taken on a life of its own, traveling to various places and inspiring both women and men around the world.

Today, the focus is on the experience of taking the book to the Emmy Awards, where it made an impression and inspired those in attendance and where the book will be next, Oscars maybe?

For 30+ years, Deborah Drummond has been a pioneer in the world of entrepreneurship. She’s an accredited Health Educator, Ultrapreneur, 9x International Best-Selling Author, International Top Performance Speaker, and founder of Mission Accepted Media. She’s the Founder and Visionary behind the Show Up Stand Up Speak Up, Yes You! Movement, a heart-centered project designed to inspire women, and those who support women, to remember the solidarity of International Women’s Day.

The only thing she loves more than rocking stages and changing lives is being Mom to Chloae & Ocean and YaYa to her precious grandbabies. Nothing motivates her more.

www.DebDrummond.com

www.linkedin.com/in/DebDrummond

www.facebook.com/deborahldrummond

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Johann Callaghan founder of the S.L.E.E.P. Success Method. An international award-winning entrepreneur for excellence in collaboration (2024, TD Bank Toronto), she helps business professionals, leaders, coaches, and entrepreneurs go from overwhelmed and exhausted to focused, productive, and energized through better sleep. With over 10 years of experience in teaching and coaching, she offers courses, workshops, and global speaking engagements. Johann also hosts the Empowering Family Health Podcast. Outside of work, she enjoys forest walks, travel, and family time, and is a proud grandmother to her grandson, Isaac. Johann believes everything improves with better sleep.

www.johanncallaghan.com

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Dr. Lisa Tan helps professionals transform burnout into bliss. After a 15-year journey combining neuroscience, quantum physics, sacred sensuality, and clinical expertise, she now offers the Red Carpet Inner Circle, immersive masterclasses, and wellness consultations. An Emmy Awards VIP Lounge author and international speaker, she’s been featured in the Los Angeles Tribune, Mindvalley University, Fox News, and Apple TV. Dr. Tan co-authored the book 262 Women Entrepreneurs, Ultrapreneurs, Creatives, and Media Rock Legacy and Tell All, gifted at the Emmy Awards VIP Lounge. She aims to impact one million professionals by 2030, helping them balance parenthood and career. Believing that parents who regain clarity, confidence, and conviction can reconnect deeply with their children and purpose, Dr. Tan’s work ripples into future generations. Also known as Dr. Sun Tan, she enjoys island life on her terms and has been called the Asian female version of Tony Robbins.

https://bit.ly/drlisatan

http://www.linkedin.com/in/drlisatan

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Kathleen Carlson is a Partner in the 262 Movement, an intuitive guide, visionary mentor, and CEO of Straight Up Executive Consulting, where she empowers female leaders to align their lives with authentic purpose and success. With over 30 years in leadership, including managing a $300 million portfolio for a Fortune 50 retailer, Kathleen combines strategic expertise with deep mental fitness insight. A dynamic speaker, best-selling author, and cover feature of Contemporary Woman Magazine, she inspires women to create lives of fulfillment and balance. Kathleen’s work is all about helping women define success on their own terms:

Your Vision, Your Life, Your Way.

https://www.facebook.com/kzcarlson

www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-carlson-a05779a8/:

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https://www.straightupsuccess.com

Cathy Holt is an elite International speaker and author promoting women as change agents. For more than 30 years she has worked for gender equality and center-staging women in leadership and decision-making roles. She has mentored grassroots and aspiring women change agents throughout the globe to awaken their inner leader, speak their truth and transform themselves. Whether she is speaking at UN meetings, teaching courses on women and gender studies, politically advocating for women’s issues, or connecting with every-day women, she passionately shares her experiences, skills, and strategies while mentoring women to awaken their innate leadership abilities and seize opportunities to lead the change they want to see.

cathy@catherine-holt.com.

Catherine-Holt.com

www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-holt-hts

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Beth Elsfelder is a Reiki and Animal Reiki Master and Teacher, an author and speaker, the founder of Spirit Wolf Energetics, and an intuitive healer of animals and the people who love them. With 25 years of experience, Beth’s heart-centered energy work has touched hundreds of lives, promoting balance, health, peace, and a deeper human/animal bond. She offers personalized energy healing sessions, both in-person and remotely, to bring harmony to the body, mind, and spirit.

www.spiritwolfenergetics.com

https://www.facebook.com/spiritwolfhealing
https://www.instagram.com/spiritwlf_co

.linkedin.com/in/beth-elsfelder-spiritwolfenergetics

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Your host Sara Troy also a 262 author, has been sharing inspirational stories on her podcast network for over twelve and half years.

She has branch out on to Podcast-Books and Mentorship Directory, bring you the solutions from people who care.

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BB24-48. Todd Mitchell, Your Cybersecurity.

November 25, 2024November 24, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Building Your Business with Sara Troy and her guest Todd Mitchell, on air from November 26th

Most entrepreneurs and micro small businesses like me have 0-5 employees and cannot afford and do not need that solution. So, I made the decision to open my business and provide very relevant affordable solutions to a very real problem in today’s world! I work ONLY with solopreneurs and micro businesses to help them become cybersecurity compliant.

It is now my “mission” and my passion to be the little guy helping the little guy!

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Todd Mitchell is the owner of Cybersecurity4biz LLC, a Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Todd understands the value of protecting data. He is retired from the US Navy and has worked for the US Marine Corps, with over 30 years of experience in government protecting confidential and secret information using cybersecurity best practices. Todd received his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and Information Assurance with a concentration in ethical hacking. He also has an MBA and a Master’s Degree in Cyber Security Policy. Todd has decided to make it his mission to help all small businesses and families become cybersecurity compliant and protect their information.

While in college Todd was invited to be part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800 series working group. While working for the Marine Corps, Todd helped shape the cybersecurity controls used for the Department of Defense, other Government agencies, Contractors, Healthcare and Financial Industries. Currently as part of the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Community of Interest (COI), Todd has been working to share business insights, expertise, challenges, and perspectives to guide our work and assist NIST in addressing the cybersecurity needs of the small business community.

Like many of you, Todd runs his business out of the house and has had to use his own cybersecurity plan to protect his home router and encrypt a separate hard drive space for confidential client data, while also protecting his business from the rest of the family’s internet of things.

The best way for me to answer any questions is to request a FREE Consultation: https://www.cybersecurity4biz.com/contact

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consultant@cybersecurity4biz.com

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LM24-47. ZARA PHILLIPS. Somebody’s Daughter.

November 18, 2024November 17, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

“for the LOVE of Music” with Sara Troy and her guest Zara Phillips, on air from November 19th

ZARA PHILLIPS Somebody’s Daughter Adoptee Activist

Celebrating the release of her autobiographical film Somebody’s Daughter, Zara Phillips offers a candid perspective that contrasts with the often cheerful portrayals of adopted children in media. Drawing from her advocacy work, sociological research, and personal experience as an adoptee, she highlights adoptees’ struggles with identity, often feeling like outsiders with incomplete histories. Studies show they are up to four times more likely to attempt suicide and often turn to addiction as a coping mechanism, as Zara did in her youth. “An adoptee suffers the only trauma in the world where they’re expected to feel grateful,” she says, emphasizing that adoptees are seldom asked about the psychological impact of separation from their birth mothers.

Her film and 2018 book (and later, a one-woman show) depict her journey of addiction, recovery, and reconnection with her birth father, blending pathos with humor. Zara shares comical moments—like discovering her Italian roots and navigating a meeting with her father at Dunkin’ Donuts—that soften the story’s heavy themes. The film is bright and engaging, featuring a “Greek Chorus” of friends who support her journey.

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Zara Phillips is a multifaceted talent: an actress, singer, songwriter, and writer. She has released two albums, a memoir (“Mother Me”), and co-wrote a single with Darryl McDaniels. She’s also produced the autobiographical film Somebody’s Daughter, which explores her personal journey as an adoptee, her struggles with addiction, and her quest to connect with her birth family.

In addition to her creative work, Zara is a passionate advocate for adoptees, having spoken with experts like Gabor Maté and worked with organizations such as the OLLIE Foundation, a UK suicide prevention charity. “I’m grateful for the relationships with my biological family, made possible by AncestryDNA,” Zara says, reflecting on her deepened advocacy and the catharsis of making Somebody’s Daughter.

The film challenges the sanitized portrayal of adoption in mainstream media, revealing the deep psychological and emotional impacts on adoptees, including higher risks of suicide and addiction. Zara, adopted by a Jewish couple in the UK, highlights the trauma of separation from birth mothers and the challenges of forming attachments.

Somebody’s Daughter (also a 2018 book and 2022 one-woman show) chronicles Zara’s search for her birth parents and her path to healing. Directed by Liam Galvin, the film balances humor and pathos, featuring moments of self-discovery, including Zara’s humorous interactions with her biological family and adoptive mother.

Zara’s career spans music, writing, and advocacy. She began in the ’80s with music videos and backing vocals for artists like Bob Geldof and Matt Bianco, before returning to music in the 2000s with two albums. Her song “I’m Legit,” co-written with Darryl McDaniels, became a hit in the adoption community. In 2014, she won Best Direction for her one-woman show Beneath My Father’s Sky.

Her recent projects include the memoir Somebody’s Daughter, which she adapted into a play and film. Zara has also led workshops for adoptive families and mental health professionals. Grateful for the connections she’s made with her biological family through AncestryDNA, Zara feels the completion of her advocacy and creative journey in Somebody’s Daughter is a fulfilling culmination of years of personal and professional growth.

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https://www.zaraphillips.net

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C24-47. Renaii West’s Carnival World

November 18, 2024November 17, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Renaii West, on air from November 19th

Award-winning author Renaii West talks about the carnival world, including Renaissance fairies, belly dancers, fire performers and more…

Brighid LaFlamme, Belly dancer and fire performer, is the undisputed leader of a tight knit group of friends she has dubbed her Fire Buddies. When they are not performing at Renaissance fairies or other events, they can be found enjoying alternative forms of adult entertainment and activities at the local kink-oriented venue. When one of her Fire Buddies, who had recently distanced himself from the group, dies, she has trouble accepting the official story of a tragic accident and becomes determined to learn the truth, despite the challenges and discouragement she faces. Dragging her friends into this journey, and picking up a few new ones along the way, Brighid discovers the darker side of ambition, talents she never knew she had, and the value of friendship.

Renaii was inspired to write The Wrong Side of the Flame, which Kirkus Reviews praised for its “literary pyrotechnics,” capturing the intensity and vibrancy of her unique subject matter. She chose to explore the lives of belly dancers, fire spitters, and dominatrixes, characters drawn from her experience as a professional belly dancer and from the vibrant culture of Renaissance Faires. Through these characters and their unconventional relationships, Renaii explores themes of stepping beyond comfort zones—a challenging leap for many. Alongside her work as an author and playwright, she teaches at a performing arts school, where she passionately instills the transformative power of the arts in her students.

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Renaii West is the award-winning author, playwright and dramatic arts educator. Her newest book is The Wrong Side of the Flame, A Brigihd LaFlamme Mystery. Her debut novel, Death by Chaos, won an Indie Discovery Award in Women’s Issues and placed as a finalist in the Independent Author Network Award for Mystery.

After earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pacific Lutheran University and a Master of Arts in Communication from the United States International University, she became the dramatic arts instructor in a performing arts junior high magnet program, where she wrote and directed many of her own productions. She wrote and produced a short film, Eli’s Run, which was accepted at the Oceanside Film Festival:

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Renaii was also an amateur belly dancer for 10 years. Her passions include Greek mythology, classic films, folk and ballroom dancing, jigsaw puzzles, and of course, mysteries. She has traveled across the world, visiting England, Greece, Jordan, Mexico, Israel, Poland, Russia, France, Morocco, Latvia, and Estonia. She resides in San Diego, California.

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MH24-46. Julie Fingersh, “What happened to Danny”

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Mental Health Awareness with Sara Troy and her guest Julie Fingersh, on air from November 12th

“Julie Fingersh’s Stay is so rich, wise, funny, and beautifully written. It’s hard to put down once you start.”
—Anne Lamott, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Called “Profound, funny, and masterfully told by” by #1 New York Times bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, Stay: A Story of Family, Love, and Other Traumas is a riveting debut that captures the joyous and painful complexity of family love and loyalty, the cost of family secrets, and the quest to help the people we love most without losing our own way. It’s also a rare window into two of the biggest epidemics gripping society today: mental illness and chronic illness and the ways in which they affect relationships, personal identity, and the blueprint of our lives.

Told through the eyes of the author as both a young sibling and a mid-life parent, Julie Fingersh seamlessly weaves together present and past, unlocking the puzzle of her early adulthood with her struggling brother from the vantage point of a mid-life parent on the verge of an empty nest and her next chapter, just as her college-bound daughter’s life suddenly careens off track.

Sparkling with warmth, wit, and lyrical prose, Fingersh provides insight and sustenance for everyone wrestling with mid-life’s ghosts, parenting adult children, and the twin pillagers of fear and the inner critic. Above all, Stay is for readers who want to think, feel, laugh, cry, and perhaps see their own life’s trajectory and path forward with new eyes.

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Julie Fingersh is a writer, journalist and, most recently, the author of Stay: A Story of Family, Love & Other Traumas (Rowman & Littlefield; 2024) Julie’s personal essays, editorials, and reporting cover wellness, parenting adult children, cooking, and how to lead a more sane and meaningful life. Julie’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Huffington Post, The Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, Businessweek, Grown and Flown and more. Her Substack newsletter, Take My Advice. I’m Not Using It, is a midlife sequel of an award-winning humorist column she wrote in New York City in her twenties for Billboard Publications. Julie has two adult children and lives with her husband in Marin County, California. Stay is her first book.

“Profound, funny, and masterfully told. I can’t stop thinking about it.”

—Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project