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Sleep Fearlessly with Sharmiley D. IG26-03

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Ignite Your Heart and Soul with Sara Troy and her guest Sharmiley D. On air from January 20th

Sharmiley D. Author of Finding Sleep  a poetic memoir of trauma, resilience, and the struggle to rest in a body shaped by fear? Sharmiley D. explores the lingering impact of childhood abuse, abandonment, and emotional silence—and how these early wounds can follow us into adulthood, even into the night. With lyrical prose and raw reflection, this book is for anyone who has struggled with trauma-rooted insomnia, misplaced shame, or the belief that healing must be perfect. It offers no easy answers—but it does offer compassion, clarity, and a map back to yourself, even on the nights when nothing else works.

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Sharmiley D. was born in Guyana to Caribbean Indian parents in an arranged marriage. She grew up in a culture where beating children was considered normal, where discipline passed as love, and silence spoke loudest. She believed all families were like this. No one said otherwise.

For much of her life, Sharmiley tried to see the good in others, even at the cost of her own well being. Emotional neglect, punishment, and abandonment felt normal. But they weren’t.

Her healing journey led her to yoga, coaching, EFT, breath-work, trauma therapy, and spiritual practices from around the world. She draws inspiration from the work of Dr. Gabor Maté, Dr. Peter Levine, and Franz Ruppert.

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“Wishful Thinking” with TSIKKI THAU. C26-03 

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Ignite Your Heart and Soul with Sara Troy and her guest Tsikki Thau. On air from January 20th

Stress management expert Tsikki (pronounced ‘Seekie’) Thau, author of Attract It All: The Real Secret to Manifestation,  dispels the popular myths surrounding “wishful thinking” and talk about the real secret to manifestation.

This conversation explores why most manifestation tools fall short—and how to approach them in a way that truly works. Rather than asking the universe for things, it reframes manifestation as a grounded practice rooted in energy awareness and mindset, not magic. Drawing on the science behind how our thoughts, emotions, and nervous system shape our experience, the discussion offers simple breathwork and gratitude practices listeners can begin using right away. It also addresses how to set intentions and resolutions for 2026 that are realistic, embodied, and aligned—so they don’t fade by February, but genuinely take root and last.

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TSIKKI THAU is an internationally acclaimed stress management expert and manifestation coach with more than 30 years of experience transforming lives worldwide. Creator of the S.N.A.P method and Vibe-Up technology, Tsikki blends science with energy psychology to help clients overcome obstacles. She has been featured in Las Vegas Review Journal, Fox 5 News Television in Las Vegas, CNTV Best of the Nation, The Ed Bernstein Show, the Review Journal’s streaming shows (7 at 7 News and My Vegas magazine). Plus, she is a contributing writer for Vegas Wellness magazine. Tsikki has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including Top Stress Management Expert of the Year (IAOTP), Real Vegas magazine “Women Who Wow” for Stress Management, “Global Icon Award” from Passion Vista magazine and “Women of Distinction Award” ( NAWBO) for her innovative work.

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C25-50. Kate King’s MEND OR MOVE ON

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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Kate King, on air from December 16th

Katie King, licensed professional counselor and author of MEND OR MOVE ON: A Guide to Healing or Leaving Toxic Relationships (January 13, 2026), helps people navigate the complexities of harmful relationships — from manipulative partners and domineering bosses to abusive parents and family dysfunction. She explores the controversial yet increasingly necessary decision to choose estrangement or no-contact with toxic family members, including parents, and why this step is often essential for emotional safety and long-term well-being. King clarifies what truly defines a toxic relationship versus one that has simply run its course, while outlining seven common traps that keep people stuck in damaging dynamics. She offers practical tools for breaking free from psychological and emotional harm, releasing guilt, and setting boundaries that can actually strengthen healthy connections. King also distinguishes interdependency from codependency, shares communication strategies to avoid triggering conflict, and emphasizes the role of curiosity, compassion, and everyday kindness in building relationships rooted in dignity and mutual respect. As she notes, no one should settle for a bond that diminishes their autonomy or wellbeing — because toxic is toxic, and everyone deserves to grow in healthy connection.

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Kate King, MA, LPC, ATR-BC, is a licensed professional counselor and board-certified art therapist with nearly twenty years of experience helping individuals heal their inner wounds so they can positively contribute to the evolving collective. Her work incorporates a dynamic synergy of brain and nervous system science, psychological teachings, spiritual practices, and art therapeutic creative expression to provide a unique and effective approach to healing and growth, personally and relationally. King is also a professional artist, podcast host,  creative entrepreneur, and multi-award-winning author. Her previous books include The Radiant Life Project (2023), a psychological self-help guide to cultivating a deeply healthy, empowered life, and The Authentic Mother (2014), a creativity-based companion book for new parents. She lives with her husband and two children in Morrison, Colorado.   

For more information, visit Johns Hopkins University Press   

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AK25-48. Dr. Sheldon Greaves, The Guerrilla Scholar’s Handbook

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Authors Kiss with Sara Troy and her guest Dr. Sheldon Greaves, on air from December 2nd

The Guerrilla Scholar’s Handbook: A guide to the pursuit of learning for pleasure, empowerment, and changing the world. 

How to join the ranks of independent scholars, citizen scientists, recovering academics, makers, artists, activists, and other intellectual ne’er-do-wells pursuing a life of the mind—and changing the world.

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Sheldon Greaves completed a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in ancient Near Eastern Studies on a shoestring while living and working in Silicon Valley during the dot.com boom. Facing a sparse academic job market after graduating, he developed an unconventional approach to a life of the mind, what he calls “guerrilla scholarship”. Among his adventures was starting an educational software business, promoting science literacy in the nonprofit sector, publishing in his field, and co-founding the first private university designed to offer degree programs to members of the intelligence community. “The Guerrilla Scholar’s Handbook” is about how regular people can enjoy a life of the mind outside of academia and enrich their communities along the way.

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AK25-47. A Complete Fiction by R.L. Maizes

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An Author’s Kiss with Sara Troy and her guest R.L. Maizes, on air from November 25th

 A Complete Fiction  Told in a humorous vein, R.L. examines the very serious questions of who has a right to tell a story, and has cancel-culture gone too far in our social media–drenched world?

With little evidence, would-be author P.J. Larkin serves a “nibble” on the trendy new social media app Crave, accusing editor George Dunn of stealing the novel she submitted to him for publication. The nibble shoots to the top of the site’s Popular Menu Items, and before you can say “unpaid literary labor,” George is embroiled in a scandal, his job and book deal in jeopardy. P.J. ‘s novel is snapped up amid the publicity, but has she revealed her sister Mia’s secrets in the book? Some diners on Crave think so, and now it’s P.J.’s turn to feel the public’s scorn.

Fiction can give us a breather from the relentless churn of the news, and A Complete Fiction does just that—offering a thoughtful look at serious issues while keeping readers laughing along the way. Its very creation carries a touch of irony: a book critiquing the intrusiveness of social media must still rely on those same platforms for promotion. The author explores what makes social media so objectionable to her, from its noise to its pressure, while also touching on the quieter indignities of the writing life—like receiving the dreaded “remaindered” letter for earlier books.

Why she had her husband block her social media accounts for her while she wrote the book

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R.L. Maizes’s debut novel, Other People’s Pets, won the 2021 Colorado Book Award in Fiction and was a Library Journal Best Debut of Summer/Fall 2020. She also is the author of the short story collection, We Love Anderson Cooper. Her short stories have aired on National Public Radio and can be found in Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading and in The Best Small Fictions 2020. Maizes’s essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, O Magazine, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and have aired on NPR. She is a Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellow and the recipient of a Fellowship Grant from the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture for 2024–2025 for her novel-in-progress. Maizes was born in Queens, New York, and lives in Boulder County, Colorado, with her husband, Steve, and her muses: Rosie, a dog who spent her first year homeless in South Dakota and thinks Colorado is downright balmy, and the ghost of Arie the Cat.

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