Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom

Send us Fan Mail Relationship Expert, Kristine Grant and I discuss her award-winning book: RELATIONSHIFT How to Write the Words You Really Want to Say. We also discuss how she has helped others compose words of love. ********  I have been composing these Inspired Heart letters for 18 years with rapid and amazing results.  My award-winning book:  RELATIONSHIFT How to Write the Words You Really Want...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer and I talk about her walking away from her job and building something for herself. A very valuable lesson the pandemic taught her. ******* Jennifer Peavey comes from a varied background of engineering, design, and innovation. She is known for finding common ground and powerful connections in unexplored territory. Amid the pandemic, Jennifer found herself making new connec...

Send us Fan Mail Terry and I talk about his time as a college basketball player and a police officer as well as how he is now in the battle of his life with rare cancer. ****** I have reinvented myself frequently over my professional career. After I graduated from college at The Citadel (where I played NCAA Division I basketball), I was employed in the Marketing Department at the corporate headqua...

Send us Fan Mail William and I discuss his 23-year career, as a Navy Seal. We also talk about his company NAKED WARRIOR RECOVERY and his desire to bring the number of military suicides down to 0. We also talk about his CBD line. If you are feeling like you need help immediately please call the Suicide Hotlin e at 800-273-8255   **** I am a Navy SEAL veteran with 26 years of service. I am the CEO o...

Send us Fan Mail Maddie and I talk about life in China and how she walked away from Disney to pursue another opportunity to follow her dream. We also discuss her books. ***** Hi, I’m Maddie Kelley 😇🎀! I like to think of myself as the Elle Woods of the office✨💅🏻. At my previous job with Disney, I experienced the joy of making magic . I carry that mentality with me everywhere I go, including my...

Send us Fan Mail Michelle and I discuss how she moved her business online, which proved to be a saving grace during the pandemic. We also talk about tapping and metaphysics. *****  Some possibilities include: quitting corporate to build my own business; moving across the country and starting again; choosing to take my business solely online (well before the pandemic). And perhaps even talking abou...

Send us Fan Mail Edward and I discuss how at 70 he tried to find his birth mother. He thought she was a high school kid, who accidentally got pregnant, but once he started digging, he discovered she was much more than that. ***** Edward Di Gangi is the author of The Gift Best Given: A Memoir , published in May of 2020. Through three years of research, Di Gangi found that his mother had been a cele...

Send us Fan Mail Jerry and I talk about his journey from following his dream of being an actor to Hollywood only to realize it was the wrong dream. His true dream was on a more spiritual path. ******** I grew up with Amish/ Mennonite roots but left this sect because it was too legalistic and judgmental. I disconnected from God altogether as I graduated with a speech and theater degree and moved to...

Send us Fan Mail Joann and I talk about how she kept pushing away her dream of being an author, and how it kept coming back until she faced her destiny.  ******** If you are depressed or contemplating suicide please reach out to  National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255  I wrote my first novel at twelve, but always convinced myself I wasn't good enough, smart enough, etc. I've h...

Send us Fan Mail Kim and I talk about how, after her divorce, she needed to learn to de-stigmatize her emotions.  ********* Kim's Bio: I think how different the world would be if all people had the skills to manage their emotions better. I have a unique framework I teach called The Emotion Chef. I used the concepts of cooking to help people manage their emotions. I offer an intro event called...

Send us Fan Mail Jewels and I talk about overcoming childhood trauma, and alcoholism to build a thriving and fulfilling life. We also discuss how some things from our childhood wouldn't fly today. ******* My name is Jewels. I’m a woman who has lived two lives in one lifetime. The first part was a life of childhood abuse and trauma which grew into the full-blown disease of alcoholism. My life...

Send us Fan Mail Jim and I discuss how a brain tumor turned his world as a financial manager completely upside down. However, it end up offering him a new career as a published author in the process. ***** Fun Fact: In 1991 I was a contestant on Jeopardy I lost-bet it all on the Final Question and got it wrong Still-it was a Bucket List experience. my story was published in The Hartford Courant Su...

Send us Fan Mail John and I discuss his movie, Ebony Hustle. We also talk about making it on budget and how he reached out to smaller companies to make affordable product placement deals. We also talk about how not everything is meant for us, no matter how bad we want it. ****** John Wayne S. III (JW) is a storyteller, producer, and director. Over his 20+ year career, JW has built a solid foundati...

Send us Fan Mail Amy and I discuss how at 40 she decided to go for her Master's degree in Holistic Healing and spread her healing message. ******* I am a board-certified holistic nutritionist and functional nutrition and lifestyle practitioner. My Healthy You™ approach to health, wellness, and weight loss is about creating metabolic balance so that true health and happy body weight are a natu...

Send us Fan Mail Susan and I discuss how her childhood formed her future and taught her she would never be in financial desperation again. We also talk about her being a step-parent and more. ****** A little about myself.  I am a multi-entrepreneur having started 3 businesses and involved with several other small businesses.  Your podcast seeks to talk about turning points and decisions.  As a you...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and I talk about how he went from small-town Montana to the bright lights of Hollywood. He moved to go to music school, and that turned into a 37-year adventure involving music, film, and helping create the book, Hollywood Time Travel . ******* Doug Stebleton has been working in the entertainment business since 1987. Born and raised in Glasgow, Montana, he came to Hollywood a...

Send us Fan Mail Paloma and I have a very frank and open conversation about sex, love, and how she helps women find their sexiness. ****** I've helped hundreds of women have their first orgasms on their own and with their partners. I know that the phrase "sex therapy" can raise a few eyebrows, so here's some reassurance that I actually know what I'm talking about. I have a...

Send us Fan Mail Judith and I discuss how she had to come to terms with the fact that she couldn’t help her daughter. We also discuss how much better her relationship is with her daughter now.  ****** Judith began studying energy healing and consciousness transformation after her own experience with recurring debilitating headaches. After years of getting no results from traditional medicine, she...

Send us Fan Mail Rich and I discuss how he never gave up on his passion to play music. We also discuss his Christmas album. *******  From humble and modest beginnings to redefining 60s and classic rock, Rich Chambers’ musical story is not unlike that of countless other musicians, or anyone in any career for that matter. Discovering a passion for the guitar at age 10, and an even greater passion fo...

Send us Fan Mail Manessia and I discuss the power of words, invisible disabilities, 80s rockstars, and more. ***** “I help women business owners to get up to 20 hours a day back from their business with an exercise that transforms their to-do lists.” Minessa Konecky (said koh/neh/kee) is a business overwhelm coach and live streamer searching for her dream home in the south shore of Massachusetts....

Send us Fan Mail Sharifah Hardie is the host of the Round Table Talk show and Ask Sharifah. She and I discuss her job journey and how she realized that there was a deeper meaning to her layoffs.  **** Sharifah Hardie is the "Queen of DIY in Business" Sharifah Hardie is a business consultant, author, talk show host, Candidate for 2024 California State Senate District 33, President of the...

Send us Fan Mail Anthony and Staci tell me about how they came to the rude awakening as performers that they needed to adopt a healthier lifestyle or give up their love of dance. ***** We are Anthony Lo Cascio, former prominent cast member of the international award-winning show, Tap Dogs, & Staci Lo Cascio, a former performer with the beloved show Sesame Street Live, professional tap dancers...

Send us Fan Mail H. J. and I discuss her choice to go for her MBA in writing at a New Age college even though it was out of her comfort zone. ******* I wrote the first draft of Otherside: The Serenity when I was 15 years old. As I grew and changed as a writer and a person, the book also changed and evolved. My personal beliefs about the afterlife highly influenced the way this book was written. Th...

Send us Fan Mail Taylor and I talk about intuition, manifesting, and moving away from the past in order to create the life you want.   ****** I have worn many hats and traveled many lands -- from suburban kid to world explorer; from Blacksmith to Corporate Lawyer to Spiritual Alchemist (and lots more in between). After nearly 20 years in the corporate world, I started my own company guiding others...

Send us Fan Mail CerVon and I discuss the release of his new album, It Be Like That Sometimes . We also chat about cancel culture, social media, and his hopes for the future. Truly, it is a conversation that is amusing at times as well as serious. ****** CerVon Campbell is an independent South Carolina artist known for his soulful sound and deep venting lyrics. CerVon is not only a singer/ rapper,...