The Book Connection

What's the difference between passion, purpose, and mere busyness? Donal O'Brien has spent over two decades helping thousands of people answer that question. And in this episode of The Book Connection, the founder of Abrivia Recruitment Specialists and qualified executive coach brings those hard-won insights to his debut book, “Finding Your True Passion and Purpose.” A conversation about...

What does it take to survive (and thrive) when economic pressure feels relentless? Glenn Colson has built his answer across decades of experience in real estate, driver education, and a lifelong commitment to giving back.  In this episode of The Book Connection, he breaks down the core ideas behind his book, "Empowering Everyone’s Storms Of Inflation In Life: Make In Shrinkation"—from un...

She didn't write this book from concept. She wrote it from lived experience: years of walking an inner path of transformation as a nurse, healer, and seeker that led her beyond the visible into the sacred silence of the soul.  On today’s episode of The Book Connection, Paramjit Kaur opens up about her debut book “The Master's Wisdom,” the seeker-and-guide dialogue at its heart, and the q...

Leanne Woolsey spent years quietly doing the work—clearing earth energies, passing over earthbound souls, channeling, and anchoring new pillars of light—mostly flying under the radar. Now, in divine timing, she steps forward.  In this episode of The Book Connection, the intuitive channel and energy healer shares “To the Heart of Light,” a holistic manual for the soul that guides readers through th...

José Ocampo crossed the international border at sixteen with nothing but the hope that America held something better. What followed—decades of field work, discrimination, labor strikes, and quiet leadership—changed the trajectory of every generation that came after him.  Today on The Book Connection, his son Robert, a former Salinas City Council member and UC Santa Cruz graduate, shares the biogra...

What if the most powerful thing you can do for your children is heal yourself first? That's the heart of “Be Light to Raise Light,” an inspiring collection of stories by today’s featured guests.  In this episode of The Book Connection, multi-international bestselling authors Soraiya Bodhi and Nishma Karim share the vision behind a book that brings together nineteen awakened mothers and the re...

Rocky is a tiny bantam rooster discovered in an old barn by a young farmer who decides to save him. What follows is anything but ordinary. In this episode of The Book Connection, artist, illustrator, and storyteller Tony L. Holland introduces us to the little rooster whose adventures will leave you angry and happy, laughing and crying—and whose story, he believes, just might inspire you to overcom...

She escaped a decades-long abusive relationship with nothing but the clothes on her back. Then, at sixty, she started over—clawing her way back from homelessness to purchase a car and a home, earn a second master's degree, complete a dual PhD, and graduate from medical school at seventy-four. In this episode of The Book Connection, Eliza Grayson shares the story behind “Strip Maul,” a raw, fe...

God always holds a light somewhere. Even in the worst of times. That belief is what carried Clenice Hunt through years of heartbreak, violence, and the kind of exhaustion that only parents of children with severe autism truly understand.  In this episode of The Book Connection, Clenice shares her son Chris's incredible transformation and her memoir, “Rising Above Autism: A Mother’s Refusal To...

A devastating car accident. A brother in a coma halfway around the world. And a woman who had to become a caregiver overnight with no roadmap and no warning.  On today’s episode of The Book Connection, Nansie Chapman Douglas—counselor, songwriter, and storyteller—opens up about the deeply personal, often heartbreaking, and unexpectedly humorous journey behind her memoir, “When The Road Ends, Love...

He was branded an enemy of the state, swept to Siberia, and placed in one of the harshest outposts of the Soviet empire. The system was designed to erase him. Instead, it forged him.  In this episode of The Book Connection, David Sawatzki shares the remarkable true story of The Iron Broom—and the journey that carried him from a Siberian prison camp to leading men's character movements across...

We have been bamboozled—and according to Dr. Richard Cimbalo, it started long before any of us were born. Today on The Book Connection, the licensed psychologist, family therapist, author of “The Great Bamboozle,” and professor emeritus at Daemen University joins us and draws on physics, psychology, philosophy, and history to make a case that is as simple as it is radical: no two things in the uni...

What if the decisions you make, the people you love, and the destiny you arrive at are being shaped by something far greater than chance? That's the question at the heart of Brett D. Leavey's deeply personal book—and the answer came to him through a series of supernatural encounters that he never saw coming.  In this episode of The Book Connection, the part-time dentist and first-time au...

What does it take to go from surviving to leading billion-pound transformations and then build a framework that helps others do the same?  In this episode of The Book Connection, TEDx speaker, executive coach, and award-winning author Tony Jeton Selimi unpacks “Climb Greater Heights,” a book that blends business strategy, leadership psychology, neuroscience, and AI-era execution into one powerhous...

Most believers know God is with them. Fewer make the daily, deliberate choice to truly acknowledge His presence, worship Him intentionally, and grow closer through His Word.  In this episode, Kimberly F. Miller—minister, lifelong Bible student, and founder of Woman at the Well Ministries The Book Connection—joins us for a conversation about her book, “Bible Bits: In His Presence.” She opens up abo...

What does it actually take to trade corporate security for a purpose-driven life and make it financially sustainable? Kimberly Nicole Evans did it at fifty-three, and she's spent every year since helping others do the same.  Today on The Book Connection Show, the former banking executive, certified consultant, and creator of The Bridge40 Method talks about shifting from employee to Soulpreneu...

What if every tradition, every religion, every spiritual path you've ever encountered was simply a different language describing the same inner truth? That's the quiet conviction at the heart of C. L. Barnes' work, “The Hidden Light Within Beginning.” In this episode of The Book Connection, this lifelong spiritual seeker and author of the Inner Light Series opens up about the contem...

What if the thing keeping your safety culture from truly thriving is the very approach most organizations rely on? Charles Edgar has spent 25 years inside high-risk energy operations watching compliance-driven leadership fall short—and building a better alternative.  In this episode of The Book Connection, the certified safety professional, executive coach, and author of “Beyond Compliance: How Co...

Jan van Eyck's Ghent altarpiece has been worshipped for six centuries. What most people don't know is that the painter hid something inside it—and killed to protect it.  In this episode of The Book Connection, serial tech entrepreneur and debut novelist Mark Steven Hammond talks about “The Lost Panel,” the art history thriller that New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry calls &quo...

What does it mean to communicate with real power—not just influence, but transformative impact? Tracee Jones has spent her career at the intersection of business strategy, behavioral health, and organizational change, advising leaders and individuals navigating some of the most complex challenges imaginable.  Today, she brings that depth of experience to a conversation about her book, “Healthy Mes...

For too long, faith and fitness have been treated as separate pursuits. Coach Alex VanHouten disagrees—and he has spent over two decades and a forty-day devotional proving it.  In this episode of The Book Connection, the exercise scientist, Christian health coach, and host of the Faithful Fitness Podcast shares how physical training, nutrition, fasting, and daily discipline can become genuine acts...

Two young fish notice something is different about their mother. She tells them there's a stranger in her head—and she calls him ed. What follows is one of the most tender, thoughtful approaches to mental health and eating disorders that children's literature has seen.  Today on The Book Connection, author Monique Stokvis—a former air force captain with over 50 years of lived experience—...

A blind woman who promises safety. A child who chooses silence as her only weapon. A priest fleeing for his life. A slave who suddenly discovers supernatural strength.  In this episode of The Book Connection, C.M. Gilbreth walks us through the world of “Songs of Deliverance,” a richly imagined Biblical epic rooted in the Tolkien and Lewis tradition, where darkness is real, ordinary people are caug...

Modern parents are overwhelmed—and the culture isn't making it easier.  Today on The Book Connection, father, grandfather, and former Army helicopter pilot Mark H. Roberts offers a practical, biblically grounded solution in “Foundational Parenting,” a step-by-step guide built around twelve character qualities including respect, honesty, gratitude, and self-discipline.  A conversation for ever...

What do a mysterious childhood blood disorder, a devastating loss, and a dream about destiny have to do with North Korea? Everything—if your name is Adam Tangere.  In this episode of The Book Connection, journalist and storyteller Mark Anthony walks us through his debut novel, “Inadvertent Consequences: The Voice,” a sweeping geopolitical tale that follows one man's deeply personal quest of h...