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Jean and Alison had the immense pleasure of speaking with Audrey Graves - the Braille Institute’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. For the last 20 years, Audrey has been teaching students with visual impairments at the Nebraska Center for the Education of the Blind (NCECBEV). She has taken on many roles in the education field, ranging from teacher to principal at NCECBEV. She is currently an outreach con...

Jean and Alison have a wonderful conversation about resilience and healing with John Tsilimparis, MFT, about his book - "The Magic in the Tragic: Rewriting the Script on Grief and Discovering Happiness in Our Darkest Days." John is a distinguished psychotherapist, mental health consultant, writer, podcast host, and former adjunct professor at Pepperdine University and UCLA. He is also the author o...

Jean and Alison speak with Cindy Drummond and Sarah Dube - volunteers with the LA Animal Rescue. The LA Animal Rescue is a small but mighty team of dedicated volunteers and fosters committed to creating happy endings for each of the homeless and abandoned animals who come into their care.  For their own wellbeing and through the generosity of sponsors, some animals live out the remainder of their...

Bonnie has been teaching dreaming and imagery to individuals and organizations around the world for over twenty years. She talked with Jean and Alison about her in-depth, amazing new book The Secret Mind: Unlock the Power of Dreams To Transform Your Life. Bonnie holds a PhD in psychology, is a PCC ICF credentialed coach, a certified practitioner from the School of Images, and is a 2025 Forbes Coac...

Anne L’Hommedieu-Sanderson is the Executive Director/Co-founder of ThinkerAnalytix and Associate in the Harvard Department of Philosophy. She taught English and Theology in public and parochial high schools for 20+ years and is a US Department of Education Presidential Scholar Teaching Award recipient. Here are steps to register for the course that Anne discusses in the podcast: Visit this link: h...

Kathleen has had a long, successful career as an actor. After 11 ½ years as Ellen Shepard on ALL MY CHILDREN, Kathleen garnered 2 Emmy nominations and an Emmy Award. She was also the leading role of Claudia Whittaker on the popular KNOTS LANDING for its last three seasons. After years of practical experience, and ongoing academic/technical training in the entertainment industry, Kathleen turned to...

Prolific journalist, author, speaker, and friendship expert, Anna Goldfarb approaches her favorite subject from a place of empathy and experience with rapid-fire, funny, curious, and heartfelt prose as read in numerous articles bearing her byline and, most clearly, in her book Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valued Connections. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, TIME, Vice, The C...

Jean and Alison had the privilege of speaking with Los Angeles County Fire Captain Aleksander Edwards. Edwards, a 13-year veteran with the fire department, talks about a fireman’s schedule, entering the department and losing his home in Tahitian Terrace during the Palisades Fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carson Tueller is a coach, speaker, and writer whose transformational work explores our notions of freedom, identity, and radical self-discovery. His work began when the trajectory of his life changed at 23 years old - not only did he come out and leave his lifelong Mormon faith, but he was also injured in an accident that left him paralyzed. Carson took what seemed to be an insurmountable challen...

The wonderful Danny Miller is the author of the best-selling, award winning books, Losing Control, Finding Serenity and The Gifts of Acceptance. He speaks with Jean and Alison about his newest book The Way of the Wave- Nature’s Model for Navigating Life’s Current. He is also an artist, poet, and professional real estate investor with a passion for tennis.  Learn more at danielamiller.com. Learn mo...

Julie was introduced to core shamanism in 2000, which enabled her to begin cultivating direct relationships with compassionate helping spirits using the practice of shamanic journeying. Julie is passionate about training committed practitioners as a way to contribute to the restoration of spiritual healing to its rightful place alongside Western and Eastern Medicine; Energy Medicine; psychiatry an...

Leon Logothetis is a renowned keynote speaker, an acclaimed author and a TV personality who ignites positive change by unleashing the boundless power of kindness. He talks with Jean and Alison about his incredible movie - The Kindness Within: A Journey To Freedom  that chronicles his soul-stirring adventure to find the meaning of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Burke founded The Optimism Institute in 2022 after an extensive media and sports career as an executive, writer, and producer. Bill served as CEO of The Weather Channel Companies after several years at Time Warner/Turner Broadcasting System. Additionally, for fifteen years he was the co-owner and chairman of the Portland Sea Dogs, the double-A Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Boston Red...

Neale Donald Walsch has written 40 books on contemporary spirituality and its practical application in everyday life, including nine books in the Conversations with God series, seven of which made the New York Times bestseller list. Book One remained on that list for 134 weeks. His titles have been translated into 37 languages and have been read by millions of people around the world. Learn more a...

Deanna deBara is a freelance writer (focusing on Health) and the host of the Season of Stuck podcast. The podcast is an exploration of “stuckness" through expert interviews, inspiring stories, and personal insights. Deanna explores how and why we get stuck, what it feels like, the lessons we can learn from it, and ultimately how to shake off the stuff and move forward in an authentic and empowered...

Host of the Angel Talk podcast, Rachel is a bit of a chameleon, so as soon as she connects with you, either in person or remotely, she immediately begins channeling information that is for your highest good. Though Rachel is an ordained minister who attended seminary, Rachel does not identify as religious. She is well-versed in the Bible and loves Jesus and God with her whole heart. Yet, she ident...

Paul and Liz Raci speak with Jean and Alison about Paul’s role in the uplifting movie Sing Sing and the affect Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) has on the lives on incarcerated adults. Paul is an American character actor working in stage, film and television. In 2021, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Sound of Metal. Paul is currently in t...

Jean & Alison speak with Dr. Amy Robbins again. Dr. Amy Robbins is a clinical psychologist, spiritual intuitive, and Director of Mental Health at BIÂN. As a leading expert on conscious living, Dr. Amy Robbins uses death as the lens to awaken us to life. She hosts - Life, Death and The Space Between - a podcast focused on expanding consciousness and opening listeners to the miraculous universe we l...

insidewink co-hosts, Jean Trebek & Alison Martin, were thrilled to be interviewed by Ingrid Busson-Hall and Kathleen Merrigan on the "This Is My Silver Lining" Podcast. So, get to know our hosts - Jean and Alison - a little better as they talk about their friendship, their experiences and their passion to Share The Good. Also, please check out "This is My Silver Lining" Podcast at https://thisismy...

Alexa Fischer, creator of the goal-setting, wish-granting jewelry company Wishbeads, and author of the book Wishwork is an entrepreneur, retreat leader, online course creator, speaker, and dreamer. After working with everyone from CEOs to non-profit organizations, Alexa finds (most often) that people’s greatest untapped resource is their own light. Her teaching centers on how to access that light...

A behavior coach, Certified Interfaith Spiritual Director, writer and podcast host of "The One You Feed", Eric Zimmer is endlessly inspired by the quest for a greater understanding of how our minds work and how to intentionally create the lives we want to live. oneyoufeed.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Georges Tomb is an award-winning composer and concert pianist of international fame that has performed in some of the world's most prestigious stages, such as “Carnegie Hall” in New York, “Le Petit Palais” of Paris, the “Royal Cultural Center” in the Middle East and “Teatro La Fenice” in Italy. Georges won the “Crystal Pine Award” from the International Sound and Film Music Festival - one of the 3...

Mike Robbins is an author, thought leader and sought-after speaker who teaches people, leaders, and teams to infuse their lives and businesses with authenticity and appreciation. As a leadership expert, he partners with some of the top organizations in the world helping enhance culture,  performance, trust, and belonging. Today we discuss his newest book - WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. www.mike-robb...

Jean and Alison revisit another of their past interviews with Jean’s pick - Anita Moorjani.  International speaker, cancer survivor, and author of Dying to Be Me, Anita Moorjani astounded fans across the globe with her New York Times bestselling book about overcoming cancer and her life-changing near-death experience. Now she returns with Sensitive Is the New Strong, a powerful, heartfelt book on...

This month, Alison & Jean pick a favorite insidewink podcast. We begin with Alison’s pick - Scarlett Lewis. Scarlett founded the Choose Love Movement after her son, Jesse, was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in December 2012 which remains as one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. Upon returning home, Scarlett discovered a message Jesse had written on their kitche...