Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest Collin Jennifer Ruiz, on air from September 25th
Collin was sent to jail for a two year sentence in place of her brother whom they could not find. The injustice of it all is enough to cripple anyone, but what she learned while in jail, changed everything about her self and instead of serving nutritional foods, she served nutrition for the soul.
The topic of my book is how I changed my perspective of prison, and how that changed my experience. We often find ourselves feeling trapped, stuck, or imprisoned. I hope that my journey empowers/inspires others to find their freedom.
My Why is for people to experience freedom in the face of the limitations and constraints life throws at them. In my book I share how I discovered my own freedom inside a Federal prison. I had a therapist who challenged me to reframe my time in prison as if I were living in a monastery. That shift in perspective made all the difference in my experience of those two years.
Collin Ruiz, MS, a nutrition consultant of Holistic Nutrition. Holistic nutrition encourages consciously eating healthy foods to promote vibrant physical and mental health, while supporting a strong immune system and preventing disease.
Collin’s approach embraces “bio-individuality”- addressing each person’s unique needs with specific and personal nutritional solutions.
Collin augments nutrition with mindfulness practices as well as health and wellness coaching. Her clients express appreciation for her constant encouragement, insightfulness, creativity, and compassion.
Clients often come to Collin to address immediate health concerns and continue to work with her to enhance wellbeing and fulfillment through the seasons, changes, and challenges of living.
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Your Health is Your Choice with Sara Troy and her guest Jeff Dawson, on air from September 25th
Being a caregiver for someone you love who is dying is a profound and emotionally challenging experience. It involves not only physical care but also a deep emotional and spiritual connection. Here, we’ll explore the gifts of memories, perceptions, and the connections of the soul and spirit when crossing over from those who are dying and the deceased.
Memories and Shared Moments: As a caregiver, you have the unique opportunity to create and cherish lasting memories with your loved one. These memories become treasures that you can hold onto long after they have passed. The simple act of being present, listening, and sharing stories can bring comfort and joy to both you and the person you’re caring for.
Perceptions of Life’s Meaning: When someone is nearing the end of their life, they often reflect on the meaning and purpose of their existence. As a caregiver, you can engage in deep conversations that allow your loved one to explore their life’s journey, accomplishments, regrets, and hopes. These discussions can bring clarity and a sense of closure.
Spiritual Connections: Many people find solace in spirituality when facing the end of life. Caregivers can provide support by facilitating spiritual practices, whether through prayer, meditation, or connecting with religious or philosophical beliefs. This can help your loved one find peace and transcendence in their final days.
Soulful Bond: Caregiving is an act of love that transcends the physical realm. The bond you share with your loved one deepens as you accompany them on their journey. You become witnesses to their vulnerability, strength, and courage. This soulful connection can bring immense comfort and reassurance to both you and your loved one.
Crossing Over and Legacy: As your loved one approaches the end of life, there may be moments of transition and crossing over. These can be deeply spiritual experiences filled with profound insights and connections to the unknown. Caregivers often report feeling the presence of their loved ones even after they have passed, suggesting a continuation of the soul’s journey.
Grief and Healing: After your loved one has passed away, the memories, perceptions, and spiritual connections you shared can be a source of healing. While grief is a natural part of the process, these gifts can provide solace and help you navigate the complex emotions that accompany loss.
Being a caregiver during the end-of-life journey is both a challenging and rewarding experience. It allows you to give the gift of love, compassion, and companionship to someone you care deeply about. The memories, perceptions, and spiritual connections forged during this time are precious and enduring, providing comfort and support as you and your loved one navigate the profound transition from life to whatever lies beyond.
Jeff says “I spent twenty-five years in the wonderful world of road construction. Back surgery in 2010 put the skids on that career. My body couldn’t handle the rigors of twelve to sixteen-hour days, six to seven days a week anymore. As I convalesced, licking my wounds, I wondered what to do next. Not being out in the sun getting baked, or dodging traffic, was going to be a hard act to follow. Seriously, what else did I know? An article in the Dallas Morning News caught my eye. It was about being a professional speaker. Hmm? That sounds interesting. Becoming mobile again, I took a seat in front of a blank monitor, pondering what to write”.
Let’s start with something I know: my life. The first work is titled “God’s Plan: A Glimpse Into One’s Life.” I re-titled it six months later to “Why Did Everything Happen?” This is a look back at the last twenty-five years of my life and how the death of my partner, father and true love affected my life. I was amazed at the revelations.
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Traveling back home to see your sister and brother can be a powerful journey through time and memory, filled with a mix of nostalgia and complexity. It’s remarkable how our earliest roots and experiences continue to hold a special place in our hearts, no matter how far and wide we may have traveled.
Childhood Memories: Returning to your childhood home can flood your mind with vivid memories of the past. The sights, sounds, and smells of the place where you grew up can transport you back to a simpler time. You may find yourself reminiscing about the adventures, joys, and even the challenges of your youth.
Familiarity and Foreignness: The paradox of feeling both familiar and foreign is common when revisiting your roots. While the place and people may be familiar, you’ve undoubtedly changed over the years. The environment might feel different, and you may need time to readjust to the place that was once so integral to your life.
Longing for Home: There’s a saying that “home is where the heart is,” and it’s evident in your experience. Even though you left the UK in 1969, those initial roots continue to call to you. Home, in many ways, remains a part of your identity, no matter where you’ve lived or how long you’ve been away.
Flashbacks of a Life Lived: Each corner of your hometown likely holds memories of experiences, people, and events that have shaped you. Visiting these places can trigger vivid flashbacks, allowing you to relive moments from your past and reflect on the person you’ve become as a result of those experiences.
Childhood’s End: Returning to your childhood home can also serve as a reminder of the passage of time. Childhood, once so vivid and immediate, now exists in the realm of memory. It’s a bittersweet realization that highlights the inevitability of change and growth.
Connection to Roots: Your journey back to the UK underscores the enduring connection you have to your roots. It’s a testament to the enduring power of place and family in shaping who we are. These connections can ground us, providing a sense of continuity and belonging in an ever-changing world.
In revisiting your past, you have the opportunity to reconnect with the essence of who you are and to appreciate the journey you’ve taken. While the feelings of familiarity and foreignness may coexist, the beauty of such journeys lies in the depth of reflection and the rekindling of bonds with loved ones who share your history. It’s a reminder that our roots, no matter how distant in time or place, remain an integral part of our identity and continue to shape our present and future.
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Your Health is Your Choice with Sara Troy and her guest Dee Lippingwell, on air from September 25th
The Real Truth is there are over 100 known causes of liver disease that affect everyone from infants to seniors. One in 10 people will suffer from it. Liver disease is not just with Rock and Roll stars, but anyone can have it. Have you had the blood test that can save your life? Do not delay, it could be life or death.
The liver is an organ about the size of a football. It sits just under your rib cage on the right side of your abdomen. The liver is essential for digesting food and ridding your body of toxic substances.
Liver disease can be inherited (genetic). Liver problems can also be caused by a variety of factors that damage the liver, such as viruses, alcohol use and obesity.
Over time, conditions that damage the liver can lead to scarring (cirrhosis), which can lead to liver failure, a life-threatening condition. But early treatment may give the liver time to heal.
Many people have only heard of Cirrhosis which is often considered to be a form of liver disease. Cirrhosis is not a form of liver disease, it is a condition that results from permanent damage or scarring of the liver. It is the end stage of many different forms of liver disease and is known to cause a number of other health problems. You can learn more about Cirrhosis at HealthLinkBC
Some of the most frequent liver diseases are usually caused by one of these factors: Viral hepatitis (Hepatitis A, B and C)Obesity (fatty liver disease) Alcohol Genetics Autoimmune disorders of the liver Drugs and toxins Cancer
Liver disease doesn’t always cause noticeable signs and symptoms. If signs and symptoms of liver disease do occur, they may include:
Skin and eyes that appear yellowish (jaundice)
Abdominal pain and swelling
Swelling in the legs and ankles
Itchy skin
Dark urine color
Pale stool color
Chronic fatigue
Nausea or vomiting
Loss of appetite
Tendency to bruise easily
The Happy Liver Society of BC is a non-profit society focused on providing housing to support patients and their families from all over British Columbia as they need to travel to Vancouver General Hospital for a life-saving Liver Transplant. Liver transplant patients must stay in Vancouver for up to three months following their transplant for post-transplant care as an out-patient.
The Happy Liver Society opened Stacey House in September 2008 — a “home away from home” for post-operative liver transplant patients. It is located one block away from Vancouver General Hospital. Stacey House is a one-bedroom apartment that will sleep up to four people. The Happy Liver Society of BC provides for the rent and utilities of this suite.
The Happy Liver Society is raising funds to support Stacey House and to promote awareness of liver disease to the greater public. We promote immunization for Hepatitis A and B, testing of all people for Hepatitis C, and early screening and detection of liver disease in general.
Dee her self compromised her Liver, not through booze but through Idiophone
In 2022 Dee’s collection of thousands of photographs was accepted into the National Music Centre – Studio Bell – in Calgary, Alberta, where a special section will be dedicated to her vast collection of photographs for all to see. Although Dee’s work has been published all over the world since the start of her career she is definitely proud of the fact that she was a featured photographer in the best-selling “Expo Celebration Book” published in 1986. Her photographs were also a main feature of another best-selling book by Greg Potter and Red Robinson – “Backstage Vancouver”, published in 2004. She was also a substantial contributor to the “100 Years of Fun – The PNE Story”, released in 2011. Most recently Dee was part of the “Live at the Commodore” historical rendition by Aaron Chapman. In 1987 Dee published her first book of photographs called “The Best Seat In The House”… a title since used by major companies to promote their own products! This book was a collection of her best photos of rock and roll royalty to that date. She started her own publishing company (No Flash Publishing) and compiled photos and stories for her second book, “First three Sons…No Flash!” which not only highlights the famous performers that she’s shot but also deals with the behind-the-scenes, sometimes amusing, stories associated with her concert photos…it seems that everyone wants to know what it’s like backstage with the Rolling Stones! In 2021 Dee published “Memories From The Mountain”, a photographic essay depicting the 17 years (1993-2009) that she was the head photographer for the Merritt Mountain Music Festival. This was a Limited Edition printing and sold out quickly so another book was published featuring all the artists that performed over the year.
Just a sample of some of the greats Dee has captured over the years.
Raising Our Gifted Children with Sara Troy and her guest Buddy Thornton, on air from September 26th
Buddy Thornton and spouse, Sharon, plus their large extended four-generation family have lived in Arizona since the late 1980s. Buddy is a Vietnam-era veteran, earned his BS in Allied Health Sciences (UW-Milwaukee 1984), his MA in Human Services Counseling and Executive Leadership (Liberty University 2014), and is a doctoral candidate pursuing his Human Services doctorate. Buddy has numerous certifications and actively serves on multiple boards in an advisory capacity.
Buddy is the creative mind behind the Slippery Slope series and the author of Book I, Contemporary Society Through the Lens of Applied Ethics, and Book II, Contemporary Society Through the Lens of Applied Morals. Book III, The Optimal Journey to Oneself-Teen and Young Adult Edition, and Book IV, The Optimal Journey to Oneself-Parent-Teacher-Caregiver Edition continue the series.
Buddy brands as “The Positive Social Change Agent Pro” and has been invited to be a Keynote Speaker and Program Presenter (Conflict Management, Parenting Dynamics, Cross-Cultural Topics), with one notable global invitation to Da Nang Vietnam in November 2017 and invited to speak on cultural topics at the IIRP World Conference in Bethlehem, PA-October 2019. Buddy is a featured regular participant on the Impact of Educational Leadership podcast hosted by Isaiah Drone III.
Buddy is one of our esteemed authors and their contributions to child care is abundant: click on picture.to see them all
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