24 Carat Conversations

This week we had the opportunity to interview   Susan Neal, an RN, health coach, and Christian who wants to show you how to reclaim your health and ideal weight by giving you knowledge about unhealthy foods, solutions for resolving negative eating habits, and methods to incorporate God into your new healthy lifestyle. When I was fifty I lost my health . I had no idea how precious it was until it w...

"Tanya Godsey is a Nashville based Singer Songwriter, Worship Leader, Speaker & Founder of Redeeming The Story Retreats. She is in that seemingly small family of Artists who are gifted and called to function as rare hybrids.  As both Minister and creative conduit Tanya shares stories and truth, whether musical or spoken, with the true heart of a Pastor. Her deepest desire is to leave a lasting spi...

We had a chance to talk to Kathy Howard and discussed how we can be deeper rooted in our faith.  A former "cultural Christian," Kathy Howard now has a passion for God's Word that's contagious. With more than 30 years of experience, Kathy has taught in dozens of states, internationally, and in a wide range of venues including multi-church conferences and large online events. She has a Masters of Ch...

Meghan Markle interview with Oprah really brought up some good discussions on mental health awareness, a few weeks ago we had the honor of interviewing Brittney Moses about mental health and the stigma behind it. Her honest conversation about faith and mental wellness was so insightful. So sit back and relax as we discuss this very important topic.   Go check out Brittney Brittney Moses is a Los A...

This week Phylis and Rhonda discuss the importance of Rest. We often want to bypass what we need mentally and physically. Rest is so important for our souls and when we don't take the time to rest it takes a toll on us in every aspect of our lives.     We hope this episode will inspire you to find the importance in resting.   Sparkle on friends!     Follow our Host Phylis Mantelli   https://www.in...

This week we want to welcome our guest Mabel Ninan, she is a writer and speaker. We discussed embracing our immigrant identity, born and raised within the minority Christian community in India, Mabel moved to the United States in  2008 and struggled to fit in and longed for rootedness and belonging, God opened her eyes to the fact that she was a spiritual immigrant too, a foreigner on earth who do...

We want to welcome this weeks guest Courtney Misener, she has worked with non-profits, start-ups, and companies both small and large, to provide tools that promote emotional health, respectful communication, awareness around depression and empathy, self-affirmations and self-care, and how to establish healthy boundaries (with others and ourselves).  She is a rockstar/pastor's wife and the head neg...

We had the opportunity to talk to Liz Vasquez about love and marriage. Her and her husband have a passion for helping other couples navigate through the ups and downs of married life. We had an amazing conversation about the ups and downs of marriage. Liz and her husband JJ Vasquez founded and Pastors Journey Church in Winter Park, Florida for the past 4 years. Her and her husband have been happil...

  We had an opportunity to interview the 2 Lindas' or as they call themselves Goldie and Rose! We discussed their Linked Personality Guide. We are all made uniquely and understanding how we understand ourselves and the way God created us can really help us in our relationship with others. We know you will enjoy this episode!   Linda Gilden is an award-winning author, speaker, editor, writing coach...

This week we are discussing the difference between a coach, mentor and counselor. In life we often need each of these people in our lives, we discuss which option may be best for what season you may be in. Enjoy this weeks conversation and sparkle on friends!    Follow our podcast host on their social     https://www.phylismantelli.com/   https://www.instagram.com/phylismantelli/   https://www.fac...

Do you choose a Word for the year? This is something both Phylis and I have done for a while so we decided to share how we choose a word and why it's so important to have a Word for the year!   We hope that this episode will encourage and inspire you to choose your Word for the year!   Phylis Mantelli   https://www.instagram.com/phylismantelli/   https://www.facebook.com/phylismantelliauthorpage R...

Emotional Intelligence is something that we have been learning about and we wanted to share how understanding this can help you navigate through life circumstances. Jeff has been a pastor his entire adult life; with students, a non-profit, campus lead pastor for a multi site church, and now as a life coach and pastoral counselor. In 2012 he enrolled in a leadership program with Christian psycholog...

We have been on a break for a few weeks but over the holidays Rhonda got a chance to have a conversation with her little brother Jeff about the truth in being transparent! We often have a hard time sharing our stories with others but we never know how our story can impact someone else! We know you will enjoy Jeffs story and this bonus episode!   Sparkle on! ✨   Follow our host   Phylis Mantelli  ...

We know this year has been full of challenges and lots of ups and downs, in this weeks episode Phylis and Rhonda discuss the Top 5 things they learned during 2020.   We hope that this will encourage you as you reflect on what 2020 has also taught you!   Sparkle on friends!    https://www.phylismantelli.com/   https://www.instagram.com/phylismantelli/   https://www.facebook.com/phylismantelliauthor...

Page Geske is the author of Milepost 95, From Wreckage to Redemption. She shared her story of redemption with us this week. She has a BA in Communication Studies with an emphasis in Public Relations from Virginia Tech. She currently works as a sales professional in the advertising industry. Page has intentionally pursued living out loud according to God's original design. She enjoys hiking, road b...

We had a great opportunity to talk to Toni Julian from " Toni Talks, Humanity Matters Podcast" We talked about switching our mindset and our experiences through this very tough year. It was an insightful conversation and we were so honored to be a part of her podcast! We hope that this episode helps you reset your mindset and encourages you!   Sparkle on Friends! Follow our host on social media! ...

This is an episode that Rhonda was interviewed on about the Mindset by Talk show host of You Can't Stop Step Up, Nneoma and guest Brian Penso. Mindset is so powerful and this conversation is about how important it is to guard our mind and stay the course even when we are in a situation that seems to want to take us down the spiral of uncertainty  We know that especially in this season that this ep...

We had a amazing conversation with Peggy Sue Wells this week!  "Eminently quotable, PeggySue Wells is a tonic — warm like your favorite blanket, bracing like a stiff drink." History buff, and tropical island votary, PeggySue Wells parasails, skydives, snorkels, scuba dives, and has taken (but not passed) pilot training. Writing from the 100-Acre wood in Indiana, PeggySue is the bestselling author...

We had a fabulous interview with Sarah Nuse this week. She  is an entrepreneur, wife and mother of three. She has successfully run a thriving business for nearly 20 years with Tippi Toes franchises across the country. She is an author, speaker, shoe designer and creator of four children's music albums. She is passionate about helping women successfully run their business while balancing her family...

Do you know what the enneagram is? Have your tried to understand it but just can't quite get why it's important to know what your number is? We enjoyed a conversation about the enneagram with Hillarie Kay, she is a small business coach and expert on the enneagram. We talk about why the enneagram can help you build better relationships with people both personally and professionally. We hope you enj...

It's that time again!   Generational Conversation with Nina and Dominique. This time they are discussing the journey to becoming an entrepreneur. We discuss the struggles of finding your way after college and how to take steps to pursue your passion. Often you need to try things out in order to find your passion and they discuss very candid and practical ways to walk through that process. This epi...

This week we are going to talk about worship and how important it is to our faith! We wanted to share our perspectives on what worship means to us. Worship is an act of surrender and allows our hearts to be prepared to speak to us. We hope that this episode inspires you to dig deeper in your faith. You can follow our host  Phylis Mantelli- Instagram @phylismantelli https://www.facebook.com/phylisM...

Debbie Boyd, by her own account was living a happy married and blessed life as an accomplished Supply Chain Sourcing Director for a major Silicon Valley technology company and Mother to two beautiful daughters.  In October 2005, Debbie's life dramatically changed when her 27 year old daughter Christie disappeared without a trace from a casino in Placer County CA. In 2006 the man that abducted Chri...

We had the privilege of interviewing Leah Luong this week, Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Leah and her husband, Tommy, made the move to Los Angeles, CA, in January of 2017. They have been married now for 4 years. Leah is the founder of the Zara Eleanor Foundation, which honors her daughter Zara who was stillborn in August of 2019. This organization helps families financially and emotio...

This month is Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness and we wanted to honor this month so we invited Linda to share her beautiful story of how she is impacting may families with her ministry He Knows my Name.  Linda's impact in Indiana and beyond has included providing funerals and headstones for babies and children.   These gifts are given to babies who are abandoned and to serve under resourced fam...