A Quest for Well-Being

Valeria interviews Wali Collins, the author of The Y'NEVANO Book of ENCOURAGEMENTS: Living a Regretless Life Wali Collins is the founder and CEO of Y'NEVANO Inc. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. The youngest of 3 children and the only boy, he had a lot of ambition and imagination as a child. Growing up he loved to paint pictures and would sell his work to family and neighbors. At the age...

— Once you learn how to access the silence you will find that you desire to be in that spiritual state more and more. Valeria interviews Robin Chodak. She is the author of 3 Must Have Connections for Inner Peace. Robin left her job after 20 years as a computer software systems analyst following the suicide of her husband Steve in 2005.  In the midst of grief she started a spiritual journey of self...

Valeria interviews Mary Jayne Rogers. Recognized as an industry innovator and pioneer, Exercise Physiologist, Mary Jayne Rogers is a 40+ year veteran of the Health and Wellness Industry. Dr. Rogers is a leading programmer, presenter, writer, and recipient of several industry accolades including the international IHRSA/CYBEX Fitness Director of the Year Award and the IHRSA/Keiser 50+ Award for exce...

Valeria interviews Jessica Kisiel, the author of Winning the Injury Game: How to Stop Chronic Pain and Achieve Peak Performance — An Athlete's Guide to Rapidly Overcoming Chronic Pain When athletes and active people can't perform at their peak because of chronic pain it's frustrating and life can feel incomplete. It's a story that author Jessica Kisiel, Exercise Physiologist and former professiona...

Valeria interviews Jenn Hand, the author of How to Be a Normal Eater: Finally Make Peace with Food and Live a Life Free From Dieting and The Normal Eater's Checklist . There IS a path to learn how to be one of those "normal" eaters--and Jenn's work show us how to get there. Jenn Hand, who has inspired thousands of women through her blog and podcast, outlines how to overcome binge eating, how to fi...

— "The soul wants to help you find purpose and passion, to have the joy of magic unfold in your life, to give you amazing and unbelievable experiences beyond your mind's limited thinking. There is so much freedom, love, and joy available to us on earth when we awaken" quoted from Seeker of Freedom and Joy.   Valeria interviews Debra Lansdowne. She is the author of Seeker of Freedom and Joy: Inspir...

— By letting go of your past, restructuring your belief system, and utilizing tangible tools, you can know and experience the truth that you are born enough. Valeria interviews Ondrea Lynn. She is the best-selling author of the book, Born Enough: The Holistic Blueprint to Remembering Ondrea's passion is to help you know that you are enough and mentors you into enoughness in all areas of your life:...

— Calm your worries and build your bravery — or just relax during a busy day or wind down before bed — All day long, you breathe — in and out, in and out — without even thinking about it. But did you know that you can play with your breath, use it to take you on an adventure? Valeria interviews William Meyer. He is the author of Big Breath: A Guided Meditation for Kids, and Three Breaths and Begin...

Valeria interviews Karen Treiger. After 18 years of practicing law in Seattle, Karen Treiger felt an unmistakable call to explore the story of her in-laws, Sam and Esther Goldberg. Educated at Barnard College and New York University Law School --where she was editor-in-chief of NYU Law Review -- Treiger made the momentous decision to retire from her law practice and pull together the threads of a...

Valeria interviews Deanna Singh, the author of Purposeful Hustle: Direct Your Life's Work Towards Making a Positive Impact Deanna Singh is an accomplished author, educator, business leader, and champion for marginalized communities. As the Founder/Chief Change Agent of Flying Elephant, Deanna consults with individuals and companies that are looking to make a positive difference in the world. She i...

It's not just WHAT you think, but HOW you think, that makes a difference in the outcomes you generate. You make tens of thousands of decisions a day – up to 70,000 according to research. Yet far too many of these decisions are made under emotional duress, stress, anxiety, and pressure. When this happens, the rational control center of your brain is no longer in charge, having been replaced by the...

Valeria interviews Christine Grauer, the author of Project: LIFE: Stop Waiting for Your Happy to Happen. Christine grew up in a violent home and became Mousie: a girl who never spoke up and ran and hid in the face of adversity. Christine was Mousie into her adulthood and lived her version of "normal" in repeated abusive relationships until the day her body rebelled and shut down. After her wake-up...

Valeria interviews Mary Campagna, the author of A Guide To Healing: Find Inner Peace On Your Life Journey. For her entire professional life, Mary has been a self-employed businesswoman, first as a store owner in Hoboken, New Jersey, and later as an independent visual artist. Like others, life for Mary has come with its challenges having lost her parents to cancer at a fairly young age, having a hu...

Valeria interviews Ron Pevny, the author of Conscious Living, Conscious Aging: Embrace & Savor Your Next Chapter We financially plan for our retirement, but do we plan for our wellbeing? Here is an empowering guide with practical tools to help you live a passionate, fulfilling second half of life. If you're part of the Baby Boomer generation, then you belong to 26 percent of the US population that...

Valeria interviews Pavlina Fedakova, the author of Transitioning: From Stressed and Depressed to Happy, Healthy and Free in Nine Steps   Pavlina is an international life coach, healer and spiritual mentor. She is passionate about chakra healing, kundalini dancing, meditation, healthy eating, chasing the eternal sunshine, experiencing other cultures and customs and advocating conscious sex educatio...

Valeria interviews Tracy Walder, the author of The Unexpected Spy: My Secret Life Chasing Down Some Of The World's Most Notorious Terrorists. Tracy worked as Staff Operations Officer (SOO) Intelligence Agency's Counterterrorism Center Weapons of Mass Destruction Group and a Special Agent at the FBI. During her time at the CIA, Tracy travelled to war zones and many other countries. Tracy received m...

Valeria interviews Dr. Nisha Manek, the author of Bridging Science and Spirit: The Genius of William A. Tiller's Physics and the Promise of Information Medicine. Fascinated by the mysterious power of human intention to make things happen? Discover its real-world applications by exploring the breakthrough research of psychoenergetic science. Does the physics of consciousness have you scratching you...

Valeria interviews Taylor Proctor. She is a transformational happiness mentor, happiness podcaster, and speaker. Taylor blends her experience as a global marketing director, leading international teams, with her mentoring certification to help her clients — individuals who find themselves wishing for more purpose, peace, and happiness — discover their personal happiness routines. Together, we unco...

Valeria interviews Milly Diericx. Milly has dedicated her life to healing herself and others. Her story begins with her having lupus and facing the very real chance that she would die in a couple of days. The medical prognosis being so negative, Milly had two choices, either accept it and give away her power to others and live in fear, or do something about it. She decided to live her life in her...

When Sarah Mayston works with her clients she initially looks at three areas. Where are you now? Where would you like to be? What's stopping making the required changes? Using this model, Sarah is able to effectively deal with a vast array of conditions and often work on coaching clients in many different aspects of their lives. She has a holistic approach with an emphasis on using trance assisted...

Valeria interviews Violette De Ayala. A mother to three humans, one non-human, and with Steve for over 27 years! Violette is a motivational speaker, small business expert + mindset and wealth coach and international best-selling author She launched her first business at the age of 22 and has not looked back. As a social and serial entrepreneur with an obsession for business growth, Violette is sea...

Valeria interviews Michelle Trujillo the author of Start With the Heart: Igniting Hope in Schools Through Social and Emotional Learning In this inspiring book, educational consultant and former high school principal Michelle Trujillo shows how positive school culture is anchored in social and emotional learning as a way of being. She guides educators to explore their own SEL aptitudes, inspires sc...

Valeria interviews Maria Robins, the author of I AM Magic: How To Create Your Best Life and I AM Calm: How To Leave Your Worries Behind. Growing up in Aotearoa, New Zealand, Land of the Long White Cloud, Maria Robins knew from a very early age that she wanted to be a writer. Born in the Scottish heritage city of Dunedin, she wrote her first complex story at age 6, which was ??? pages of A4 lined s...

Valeria interviews Lisa Druxman, the author of The Empowered Mama: How to Reclaim Your Time and Yourself while Raising a Happy, Healthy Family Lisa Druxman is the founder of FIT4MOM, the nation's leading company for pre and postnatal health, wellness, and fitness programs for every stage of motherhood. FIT4MOM has created business opportunities for moms nationwide, with more than 300 franchisees a...

Valeria interviews Laurel Bahr, the author of Love Gone Wrong: Living Happily Ever After as Survivors of Abuse. Laurel shares her personal journey of transformation. The book highlights the stereotypical aspects of abuse allowing victims to identify and see themselves in her story. Anyone will benefit from the lessons she learned and come away with increased awareness, compassion, hope and the cou...