Shining Brightly

TRANSFORMATION IS POSSIBLE! In Episode 62 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show, titled YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, I welcome the SPECTACULAR, Sanet Van Breda from South Africa. She calls everyone, MY BEAUTIFUL…and signs every email with MWAH “Moments with Authentic Hearts”. She shares her point of no return moment in getting slim and massive weight loss, dances to “Walking in Sunshine” every day, hosts the...

IT IS YOUR STORY TO TELL WHEN YOU ARE READY! In Episode 61 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show, titled THE ESSENCE OF BEAUTY (LINKS IN THE COMMENTS), please meet an absolute dynamo and my guest Cari Kenzie. An incredibly successful entrepreneur, amazing speaker, trainer and coach qualified and ran the Boston Marathon in 2013. The domestic terrorism bombing that took place as she was in the recove...

CELEBRATING 60 SHOWS AND OVER 50,000 DOWNLOADS! In Episode 60 that kicks off 2024 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (LINKS IN THE COMMENTS) titled, “TOP SHOWS OF 2023”. I look back at some fantastic episodes that had real impact, gave everyday people a voice and we laughed, cried and learned along the way. True hero and shero stories of struggle, love, hope, resilience, empowerment, survivorshi...

THE POWER TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE AFTER CANCER! In Episode 59 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (LINKS IN THE COMMETNS) titled, “THE POWER PANTILOONS”, my special guest is Tonya Baillargeon, a now 17-year cancer survivor is a cancer survivorship specialist and coach (like me) Working together with your oncologist's treatment plan, she's determined to help you vanquish fear, reshape your mindset,...

- RARE DISEASES AND DISORDERS affect 300 MILLION PEOPLE GLOBALLY. Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) affects 1 in 8000 people in the US. On Episode 58 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments) titled “TURNING PAIN INTO PURPOSE” with the incredible childhood patient, survivor and advocate Jenny Jones. At age 9 Jenny was misdiagnosed and mistreated for life threatening illnesses...

GOAL SETTING SIMPLIFIED! Have you made a list of your big and small personal and professional WINS in 2023? Then plan for your WINS for 2024 with an ACTION PLAN to GET IT DONE! In Episode 57 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show titled, ARE YOU A GOAL GETTER? Please meet the amazing Debra Eckerling founder of the D*E*B METHOD ® and award-winning author of Your Goal Guide . We talk about goal settin...

CANCER SCREENING SAVES LIVES. Stop what you are doing and schedule a breast, cervical, lung, prostate, colorectal cancer screening today! In Episode 56 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments), titled “CANCER SCREEN WEEK is DECEMBER 4-9, 2023! I MC a solo show about the importance of cancer screening. The statistics are insane! Especially for underserved populations. Young onse...

“IS YOUR HOUSE ON FIRE?” How is your mental wellness? It’s time to RETRAIN YOUR BRAIN. In Episode 55 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments) titled, TURNING TRIALS INTO TRIUMPHS. My special guest is Tim Mabry a first responder fire fighter who was trained to run toward fire to save lives. He shares how his personal struggles, depression and negative beliefs had him considering...

WE ALL GET KNOCKED DOWN IN LIFE, BIZ, FAMILY AND HEALTH! The key is to GET BACK UP AGAIN AND AGAIN! In Episode 54 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show, I am joined by Rachel Rose, who had a near fatal snowboard accident where she sustained brain injuries. She has be putting her life back together in a transformative way. Come her this pending author, motivational EDX speaker and positive intellige...

Episode Summary – “RAISE YOUR VIBE DAILY”! Remember the Beach Boys song - Good Vibrations! In Episode 53 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments), titled, “HIGH FREQUNECY VIBRATIONS AND A GREAT LIFE. I am joined by Lesley Klein from GOOD-VIBES TV who takes us through her journey from TV production to bookstore / café owner, a best-selling co-author and now hosting, producing an...

Episode Summary – "YOU CAN’T CHANGE YOUR LIFE – UNTIL YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND” in Episode 52 of the Shining Brightly Podcast show (links in the comments), titled, “LOSING MY MIND - FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA (FTD)” please meet my very special guest, Kris Bowring. He is a son, husband, and father. bass player, VP and business executive, motorcycle rider and SO MUCH MORE. He lived with ME and the MYSTERY...

Episode Summary – RIP, RIP TATER CHIP SAYS CARL VERSIO 2.0! In Episode ## of the Shining Brightly Podcast show (links in the comments) titled, “SURVIVING – PURELY OUT OF SPITE” please meet Carl and Melissa Boehm. WE played a game of “he said – she said” on how they met as a couple and then telling his incredible story publicly for the first time of Carl, age 38, suffering a grand mal seizure and M...

Episode Summary – You are not born to HATE. It is a learned behavior. You can choose to HATE or be KIND. In Episode 50 of the Shining Brightly Podcast show, titled “THEY HATE ME BUT DON’T EVEN KNOW ME”, I offer a solo show to talk about the explosion of hate, violence and the giant divide we have in humanity today. I share my first exposure to antisemitism / bullying in high school but much of my...

ROMANCE, LOVE AND DATING – SWIPE RIGHT AND LEFT. In Episode 48 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show titled WHAT IS TRUE LOVE? I am joined by the amazing and energetic “CUPID WHISPERER” Ry Duong. How do you start in the cultivation of True Love?  We discuss self-love for the individual and the couple. Ry helps you shine on your first date and more. Should you split the check or kiss on the fir...

ARE YOU THE LEADER OF THE PACK? Teamwork, timing, conditioning, chemistry, conditions and skill get you across the finish line. I am talking about business and life but in Episode 48 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments), my special guest Tanya McCready takes us behind the scenes in breeding Siberian Huskies that become a pack to lead a sled across the Alaskan tundra in the...

Episode Summary – FROM PRISON TO PURPOSE – IMAGINE 81 MONTHS IN A PANAMANIAN PRISON AND REBUILDING A MEANINGFUL LIFE. In Episode 48 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments) titled INCARCERATION TO INSPIRATION = JUSTICE, I am joined by Alan Moore an aspiring stylist in the fashion world that was asked to take a trip to Panama and bring back a package. She new in her heart of hea...

Episode Summary – “REJECTION AND REDIRECTION AND DON’T QUIT – PIVOT” – In Episode 46 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments) – “Are you motivating yourself or bullying yourself?” – I am joined by Kalyani Pardeshi, TEDx speaker, the only certified Flowcess trainer in Canada and the best-selling / award winning author of UNBULLIED. What is a Flowcess trainer and coach? What is t...

Episode Summary – “I HAVE 3 KIDNEYS AND THAT’S NO JOKE!” in Episode 45 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments) – “Comedy – Growth and Kidney Disease”, I am joined by Aj Coulter, a young onset stage IV kidney disease patient, transplant recipient, survivor and comedian. He shares his courageous battle at age 27 and the feelings of isolation after being diagnosed with kidney dis...

CAREGIVERS ARE ANGELS ON THIS EARTH! In Episode 44 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show: “How to Win When Life is Overwhelming”. I am joined by the amazing thought leader, mom, speaker, author facilitator, caregiver and so much more - Heidi Rome. We get into the details of caregiving for her ill mom and then autistic son Ethan. The gift of Ethan’s few words changed her narrative and let to a best-...

YOUNG ONSET CANCER IS ON THE RISE! In Episode 43 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments) “THERE IS NO WHY” you will meet Ashlee (mom) and Michael (son) Cramer who share an EXTREMELEY SIMILAR AND EMOTIONAL story to my first stage IV T-cell non-Hodgkins Lymphoma diagnosis, treatment (bone marrow – stem cell transplant from my twin sister) and survivorship in 1989. This amazing y...

Episode Summary – CONVERSATION WITH MY CHEMOTHERAPY MEDI-PORT that has lived inside of me for over 7 years. This may be the first time anyone has decided to publish a show talking to their power-port. In Episode 42 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments) – titled “SURVIVORSHIP – A Big Step Forward” I offer a solo broadcast where I get deep, vulnerable and share how I got to th...

Come meet a POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE AGENT! In Episode 41 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show, meet Buddy Thornton who is a Renaissance Man. A proud Vietnam Veteran (thank for your dedicated service), 27-year professional bowler, mediator, author of lots of books including the Slippery Slope, speaker, writer and very importantly a book editor for many including a collaborative co-authored series ca...

– SELF-CARE DOES EQUAL SELF-LOVE, in Episode 40 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments), I welcome the amazing Professor P (Patrick Scherer) and Dr Z (Zelda Okia) to discuss why self-care matters and how to take the steps necessary to get “unstuck” and move your life forward in a positive direction. BURNOUT is REAL and surrounding yourself with the right people and community w...

Look who is TALKING! EVERYONE! In Episode 39 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments) “GOT PASSION” meet VOICE OF THE INTERNET PIONEER, Jeff Pulver. He is a visionary entrepreneur, networking guru, master event / conference organizer and he asks everyone he meets: - What are you passionate about? We explore his newest project the VON Revolution, upcoming trip to Rwanda, talk ab...

The MARKETING EXPEDITION that uses storytelling to build your brand and bottom-line. In Episode 38 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show (links in the comments). People, brands and companies need to be found, known and trusted. Its noisy out there on traditional media, social media and now artificial intelligence. HUMAN INTELLIGENCE (HI) is needed to “measure what you treasure and automate what you...